https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-01-08.pdf d686d3fc3df6b023c1b5124a1461c873 PDF Text Text 'i:eRA*r Cage squads win thrillers GR Symphony to visit Jan. 17 See Page 2 See Page 11 &12 New Year baby from Middleville See Page 3 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 2 News Briefs: Next Legislative Coffee is Jan. 12 The next Legislative Coffee session will be held at 8 am Monday. Jaa. 12, at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastinp Expected to be on hand will be Stale Rep. Terry Geiger and irprrrrwmiwi John Robinette from Congressman Vans Ehlers' office, Tom Chadwick from State Senator Joanne Emmons' office and Sara Linsmeier from Con­ gressman Nick Smith's office. They will talk about any issues the public might wish to discuss. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give the lawmakers and their representatives specific feed­ back oo the issues dwn«wd The Legislative Coffee series, spon­ sored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, is held on the second Monday of each month except during the summer. Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet al 7 p.m. Monday. Jnn. 12, at the Delton Kellogg Middle School li­ brary in Delton. The program will be a surprise. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. 1998 Bailey elected to 4th year as county board chairman by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor For the fourth consecutive year, Barry County Commissioner Jim Bailey is at the helm of the County Board. Bailey is "the strongest leader wc have, and he rightly should be the chairman of the board." said Commissioner Lew New­ man. who nominated Bailey for the chair­ manship at Friday's annual organizational meeting. "There's no doubt that he (Bailey) is the best man," Newman said after the meeting. "Wc like to have the best people for chair and he's demonstrated, without a doubt, leadership capability. He can talk to people and doesn't gel upset." Three of the eight commissioners, how­ ever. believed that Commissioner Robert Wenger should be board chairman. Commissioner Emmet Herrington nom­ inated Wenger for chairman, but Bailey was the victor in a 5-3 roil call vote. Casting votes for Bailey were commissioners Newman, Sandy James, Tim Burd. Rod Goebel and Bailey. Wenger’s supporters were Commissioners John Barnett. Her­ rington and Wenger. F’crrhgtor sa J Wccgcr ha-. a rv»d on the board longer than any other current board member. "This is probably his (Wenger's) last year, his 10th year. He has demonstrated a depth of understanding of county govern­ ment that all of us do not possess." Her­ rington said when nominating Wenger. He also noted Wenger’s "other appoint­ ments. leadership... He has been a long­ time leader in the field of agriculture, chairman and president of several boards and committees statewide and other parts of the United Slates and has been a leader in the community. 1 would ask the board to honor this man in his last year of public service." Wenger also was nominated for County Board vice chairman, but was defeated by Sandy James, who begins her second con­ secutive year as vice chairwoman. James was elected to the post by the same 5-3 margin. Bailey told commissioners that he hopes the board again will work hard and move "in a positive and progressive direction for the county." He appointed his fellow commissioners to a variety of committees and boards for 1998. noting that there were six changes from last year. His appointments were con­ firmed 7-1 by the board. Wenger cast the dissenting vote. ata..Jn g cnii.uiiiux. Xj rr lull die sum as the 1997 version c^xcpt for Facilities and Property. To that committee he added a full-time member. Newman, and assigned Herrington to serve as an alternate. New- Death and dying class sot at KCC deal with grief, loss and change. The class in Hastinp will begin at 9:10p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. and ran through Wednesday. May 4. Court reform project praised The Barry County Trial Court has received permission from the Michigan Supreme Court to continue its court reform and consolidation project indef­ continuing. The Barry project, one of six in Michigan, has allowed District, Cir­ cuit and Probate courts to consolidate operations. «hare resources and cooper­ ate with each other to serve the public. It has become common practice for Judges Gary Holman, Richard Shaw and James Fisher io in regularly in each others court and hear all types of cases. Judges and their staff also meet regularly and work together with other county agencies to try to improve the local court system. The new Michigan Family Court system officially began Jan. 1 in all of Michigan, but Family Court has been in operation in Barry County more than a year and a half. Thus, local courts have had the chance to work out problems far ahead of this year’s im­ plementation date. Judge Fisher said, "The project has allowed the courts to hear cases in a much more timely manner and has also resulted in very significant sav­ ings of tax dollars. "The Supreme Court's order ac­ knowledges the improvements devel­ oped by the Barry County courts and recognizes our local court system as a leader and innovator in the state of Michigan." More Mews Briefs on Page 2 Barry County Board of Commissioners (from left) Vice Chairwoman Sandy James and Chairman Jim Bailey receive their respective oaths of office from First Deputy Clerk Debbie Smith. In the oaths, they pledge to support the Michigan and U.S. constitutions and to faithfully discharge the duties of their respective offices in 1998, according to the best of their abilities. man had been an alternate last year. That action shapes all committees the same, with each having four members and one al­ lemale, Bailey said. For lhe Keyman group. Bailey look himself off and appointed Newman in his place to serve with James, but Bailey noted that'any cc.mmissioner may attend those meetings with representatives of nearby counties. Bailey expanded county representation on lhe Local Emergency Planning Committee from two to three commissioners. He re­ moved Barnett and added Newman and James to sene with Rod Goebel. Herrington was removed from lhe Menial Health Board and Tim Burd was named to represent lhe county on that panel with Bailey. On lhe Planning and Zoning Cuinniission, Newman was removed and Bailey will serve as the county's representative. See BAILEY, continued page 6 Panel to review draft of sewer and water study for 4 townships Cecilia Skidmore, volunteer and be­ reavement coordinator for Barry Com­ munity Hospice, will teach a class on death and dying this winter al the Fehsenfeld Center. Kellogg Commu­ nity College, in Hastings. Skidmore teaches a variety of courses, both al Western Michigan University and KCC, many of which initely. The Supreme Court’s order stated that Barry County's project has pro­ vided valuable information to the Supreme Court and other trial courts around the stole and there is benefit to PRICE 50* Bruce Hokanson's competency to stand trial on an open murder charge will be at issue when a motion hearing is held Tuesday in Barry County District Court. Competency test sought for man accused of murder by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Bruce Hokanson may undergo tests to decide if he is competent to stand trial if at­ torney Gordon Shane McNeill gets his way at a District Court hearing next Tuesday before Judge Gary Holman. Hokanson faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if he is convicted of a cliargc of open murder for the Christmas Eve slay­ ing of Harold Svoboda. 45. at Svoboda's Quimby Road home. Police believe a blunt object was used to kill Svoboda sometime between 12:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and 9:44 a.m. Dec. 25 while he was asleep on his couch. McNeill also wants permission Io obtain Svoboda's criminal history, he told Judge James Fisher at a scheduled District Court preliminary examination Wednesday morn­ ing. "I'm asking for a decision regarding (he character of the deceased." McNeill said. Fisher said he fell the victim's record is a matter that should be taken up during the anticipated Circuit Court process and that McNeill was acting prematurely. "I don't disagree that this would be a cir­ cuit court issue, but 1 would like to gel go­ ing on this." he told Fisher. Fisher scheduled the Jan. 13 motion hearings to take place in District Court al 2:30 p.m. and a preliminary examination was scheduled for Jan. 16 at I p.m. McNeill had also asked Fisher to set a bond for Hokanson. who has been held without bond in the Barr) County Jail since his arrest at Ssoboda's home Road Dec 25 Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley stated after the hearing that there is no evi­ dence that Hokanson is not competent to stand trial. • "There is nothing I've been informed of to indicate (hat he is incompetent to stand trial." Crowley said. "They definitely must present some type of evidence." That evidence and McNeill's reasons for requesting the motion be granted will be brought out at the Tuesday hearing. Crow­ ley said. See COMPETENCY, cont. page 6 Four area townships have banded to­ gether to manage waler and sewer services independent of the City of Hastings as the Central Barry County Sewer and Water Au­ thority, said Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Crullcndcn Friday. "Wc had always relied on the city of Hastings to take care of our waler and sewage needs but after what happened in discussions with them recently, it has told us that wc can no longer rely on them " she said. "The purpose is to take care of our own needs, whatever they may be." Crattenden was referring to two recent disputes over the extension of water and sewer services to the new Star Elementary School in Hastings Charter Township last year and the ongoing negotiations about water and sewer extension to lhe future site of a Wal-Mart store at M-37 and Heath Road. The city reluctantly agreed to provide the services to the new elementary school on Star School Road. "Wc would rather work it out with the city as was planned under the agreement," said Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards, referring to a 1992 contract he says provides 100,000 gallons of sewer per day to his township "When you have a 30 -year agreement. I feel you have to honor that." However. Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod has said that the Wal-Mart location is not in the sewer service district agreed to five years ago. The authority, which has not yet been incorporated but has commissioned Capital Consultants of Lansing Io update a 1979 sewer and water study, will hold a meeting at the Hastings Township Hall Monday. Jan. 26. at 7 p.m. to review a drafi of that study. Tlie study will define the number of po­ tential customers and the level of need for lhe services in all four townships. From that, the township will determine whether tlsc need is great enough to proceed with plans to build a four-tow nship system or to simply oversee and find ways to pro­ vide those services. "Wc would have Io apply for grants, and if that didn't work, wc would have to bond tor it." Crullcndcn said. "Wc don't know that we will need that until we sec the study." “We had always relied on the city of Hastings to take care of our water and sewage needs but after what happened in discussions with them recently, it has told us that we can no longer relay on them,* CruttandM. Hastinp Tw^ CM The panel consists of directors from the member townships. They are Carlton Township Supervisor David Kaiser, Castle­ ton Township Supervisor Justin Cooley. Hastings Charter Township Supervisor Richard Thomas and Edwards. After incorporating, the board members will appoint a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Crultcden said. "It will be similiar to the Southwest Barry Sewer and Water Authority." which manages those services for Johnstown, Prairieville Hope and Barry Townships, said Crullcndcn. "The study is not done yet but it will show where our most immediate concerns are. The study was our first order of business." The final version of the study is expected to be completed in February. Crullcndcn said. All but Castleton Township have ap­ proved articles of incorporation to form the authority■. Castleton is expected to vote on the articles at its township board meeting Jan. 7. Once the articles arc approved and filed with the Secretary of State, the group be­ comes an official entity. Penrod has said that the agreement be­ tween the city and Hastings Charter Town­ ship to pros ide the services to the school was a reluctant one and "Wc don't want to do that again." Penrod has also said that the city isn't in­ terested in providing sewer and water be­ yond its boundaries unless there is some kind of tax sharing agreement in place be­ cause businesses and industries close Io its border enjoy many of the same services, such as police protection and parks, as those inside the city. �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 Special ed millage allows new vocational services by Mary Warner Stuff Writer It’s been a little more than a year and three months since voters in Hastings and Delton approved an increase In special edu­ cation operating millage from I I to 2 mills. ‘ • Since the millage passed, much has been done with the increased funding, including the institution ot a vocational training pro­ gram for special education students, accord­ ing to Jim Hund, special cduc mon director for the Barry Intermediate School District. Hund said the BISD has an agreement with lhe Michigan Jobs Commission whereby the BISD contributes a certain amount of money for the training program and lhe commission matches the BISD contribution. The BISD is responsible for administering the program, which targets 11 th and 12th grade special education stu­ dents in Hastings and Delton and older stu­ dents in lhe Trainable Mentally Impaired special education program The BISD is setting up the program, which will involve enrolling students, de­ veloping jobs for them and giving partici­ pants job coaching once they begin work. Coaches will work with the students al job sites, helping them to learn lhe necessary skills for the job ■'Between now and the end of lhe year, wc hope to have 15 kids placed in jobs." Hund said. Ute job training program will "pul a little money in (the students’) pock­ ets," Hund said, and give them exposure to the work world prior to graduation. "If they don’t have any practical work Speech language pathologist Kris Thaler (left) is now able to use a laptoo computer to help her teach correct pronunciation, thanks Io a special education millage increase. She is pictured with Northeastern Elementary students (from left) Tyler Ray. Steven Root and Matthew Sch'M. News Briefs Jaycees planning ‘wedding event’ The Hastings Jaycees and Sound Express will sponsor a Wedding Ex­ travaganza al noon Saturday. Jan. 17. at Hastings High School. The free event will start with a wed­ ding fashion show in lhe lecture hall and booth displays in lhe cafeteria. Formal wear for brides and the latest fashions for grooms will be displayed. The Jaycees have expanded the event beyond the wedding into the honey­ moon and reception by displaying re­ ception wear and honeymoon clothing. The Jaycees also have arranged for Sonja’s Elite Dance Company to per­ form at lhe wedding show. Wedding Extravaganza booths will be open from noon to 5 p.m. for those who attend. Door prizes, ranging from free en­ gagement pictures to disc jockey ser­ vices to gown cleaning, will be given away. For more information, call Mark and Kathy Sheldon at 948-2142. Secretary of State hopeful to speak John Austin. Democratic Party can­ didate for Michigan Secretary of Slate in the 1998 election, will be guest speaker al the next First Friday pro­ gram at mum Jan 9. The First Friday forum this month will have to be held on lhe second Fri­ day because of the holiday season Austin. 35. a Genesee County Road Commissioner and senior project man­ ager tor the I.ansi ng-based Public Pol­ icy Associates, told Barry County Democrats that the secretary of state office needs to fulfill its constitutional mandate as lhe citizens' advocate in government. He is seeking his party’s nomination in August to run next November against incumbent Republican Candace Miller, who unseated longtime Secre­ tary Richard Austin, a Democrat, in 1994 .Austin formerly headed the Flint Roundtable, a leadership group pro­ moting community development in Genesee County A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvaid's John F Kennedy School of Govern­ ment. he lives with his wife. Terese, and their three children in Fenton. The ni»on program, sponsored by the Baity County Democratic Committee, will he held at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner ol Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Blood drive set at Castleton Hall A Red Cross blood drive will be held from I to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 14. al the Castleton Township Hall in Nashville. The drive will celebrate National Blood Donor Month to call attention to how important volunteer blood donors arc Io the rest of the w orld. Anyone who is least 17 years old. weighs al least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hxsn't given blind within 56 days of lhe last drive is eligible Io contribute. For more information, call the local Red Cross office al 945-3122 or I800-GIVE-LIFE. Historical Society will meet Jan. 15 The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 15. at lite Girrbach Funeral Home. 328 South Broadway. Hastings. The program. "A History of the Gir­ rbach Funeral Home." will be pre­ sented by Ray Girrbach. owner and di­ rector. A tour of the home will be in­ cluded in lhe program. Girrbach became manager of the home in September 1979. succeeding his parents. Florence and Tom Gir­ rbach. who earlier had bought lhe business from Bob and .Avis Sponablc. Hosts for the evening will be Puss and Jean Hammond and Ed and Juanita Slocum. Barry County Historical Society meetings and events are open to lhe public. Showcase tonight to feature gospel An evening of gospel music featur­ ing Roger Pompey, the Mission Sis­ ters and Tammy Richardson, will be presented at 6 30 tonight at the Arby’s Musicians' Showcase in Hastings. Pompey, of Edwardsburg, who is making his Showcase debut, has re­ leased three CDs. including "Pharaoh’s Phrogs." "I’ve Got a Feeling" and Pleasant Views ol the Lord’s House." He will be joined by his wife. Peggy, and his son. Jason. 'Hie Mission Sisters, with Carla Neil. Ann Johnson and Kristi Winick. will sing gospel music backed by key­ boards They sang on the Holly Trol­ ley during the recent holiday season and are making then second Showcase appearance Richardson, ol the Hastings area, will sing contemporary gospel music, with Brad Vincent backing her up on the keyboard Sealing al the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. experience before leaving school, obvi­ ously the opportunities to gel a job (after graduation) are going to be decreased." he said. Also, he said, "lhe more severely im­ paired kids wouldn’t have a clue to where Io start (looking for a job) or how tn do it. They have to have some assistance and some job coaching." Hund said because the economy is healthy and unemployment is low. “jobs are fairly plentiful." Staff members at the BISD will be finding employment for the students. The BISD is still looking for job coaches, who need "practical work experi­ ence and the patience and personality to work with lhe handicapped." Hund said. Students will be doing such things as jani­ torial work, jobs in the fast food industry or possibly farm labor. The BISD will have to work out lhe de­ tails of how to get students Io and from jobs, he said. "One of the big problems with the handicapped is a lack of trans­ portation to and from jobs.” As a result of the increase in millage, lhe BISD also has upgraded its technology, purchasing desktop and laptop computers for the teaching staff and speech therapists. Pte laptops arc helping the speech thera­ pists keep up with their paperwork and helping them in their work with students. Hund said. Some software already pur­ chased helps students with their pronuncia­ tion. Other software that may be purchased will, among other things, help students leach themselves how to speak in an under­ standable range of highs and lows. Another software program, being used by speech therapists and teachers in the Train­ able Mentally Impaired, Severely Mentally Impaired, and Pre-Primary Impaired pro­ grams. creates pictures symbolizing certain things so students who have speaking diffi­ culties can communicate their needs. The pictures, for example, indicate that students need to use (he restroom or would like a drink of walpr. Among other things, speech teacher Kris Thaler uses the software to produce photos of objects that begin with a certain sound students arc working on pionouncing. such as lhe "th" sound. Both staff and students arc excited about having the new technology. Hund said. The additional millage also has allowed the BISD to reduce the caseload of its speech iherapistihy adding additional staff Two new ihcrap^is were hired, bringing lhe total number in the district to five. Where before the BISD was running at or above capacity in the speech therapy pro­ gram. Hund said, "we’re now a little bit be­ low our maximum limits." Another change made as a result of the millage was adding another teacher in the Trainable Mentally Impaired program. Pre­ viously there was only one teacher for 28 students. Now there arc two. and the class­ room is divided into older and younger children. However. Hund said, lhe program is still operating out of cramped quarters in Delton and needs additional space. "Wc arc still pressed for space at DeltonKellogg." Hund said. The millage allowed for institution of a separate Pre-Primary Impaired program in Delton, but the new program is held in the same room also used for speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. A teacher and teacher assistant were hired for the Delton PPI program. A program in Delton was considered nec­ essary because previously Delton PPI stu­ dents had to be bused to Hastings to attend PPI classes. The special education program has also benefited from the completion of a $22 million renovation and building project in the Hastings school district. In Hastings, "there’s no more physical or occupational therapy going on in hallways, and no more speech therapists having to work in broom closets." Hund said. New additions al the middle school and all the area clcmentarics included special small classrooms where consultations and therapy can lake place. The construction project also included lhe building of a new elementary school, and extra classroom space at the new elementary allowed the BISD to move the Hastings PPI program there. It was previously housed in a local church. Conversely, the special education mil­ lage has benefited lhe Hastings and Delton Kellogg districts to the tunc of approxi­ mately $375,000 annually. That figure is a combined total of how much the districts are reimbursed by the BISD for providing special education services to students. Prior to lhe millage, the BISD was only able to remibursel4 percent of the districts’ special education costs. The millage increased re­ imbursements to 40 percent of costs. "It’s a significant amount of money com­ ing into their districts since the passage of the millage, which will continue in years to come." Hund said. The millage doubled the BISD budget, increasing revenues from over $500.(8 M> to nearly SI million “We’re able to do a lol more than previ­ ously." Hund said "I think everybody's pleased that, after 25 years (with no mil­ lage increases), we were able to gel lhe millage and arc able to do more to help kids in this office and in our local dis­ tricts." Soloist Michoel Bowmen Conductor John Vanneou GR Symphony to play four Beethoven “firsts” The great Ludwig van Beethoven was the first great composer to write a choral symphony, and lhe first to write such lo-o-ong symphonies But which was Beethoven’s greatest “first"? Decide for yourself when the Grand Rapid* Symphony appears in Hastings at 8 p.m. Satur­ day. Jan. 17. Associate conductor John Varineau will lead lhe symphony in four first movements from four of Beethoven s most popular symphonies, including his Symphony No. I in C major. No A in F major. No. 7 in A major and ending with the most famous of all. the first movement ol the Symphony No. 5 in C minor. The performance by lhe Grand Rapids Sym phony in Hastings will include a solo perfor­ mance by principal trumpeter Michael Bowman in Gocdicke’s Concert Elude, opus 49. for irum- pet and orchestra. The performance in the historic Central School Auditorium in Hastings, will open with Schubert’s popular "Italian" Overture in D. The first half will end with Men-delssohn’s beloved "Hebrides" Overture. The Thornapple Ans Council of Barry Coun­ ty welcomes the Grand Rapids Symphony to Hastings for its annua! concert. Tickets, avail­ able at the door, are $12 for adults. $8 for seniui citizens, and $5 for students over 12. Admission is free for children 12 and under when accdmpanied by an adult. The concert is sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County and is funded in pan by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cul­ tural Affairs. New ‘video’ era dawns on local judicial system by Shelly Sulscr Stuff Writer • Arraignments via a live, two-way video connection between the Barry County Jail and the 56-1 District Court not only save time, but also help prevent chances for es­ cape. said Undcrshcriff Don Ford Tuesday. "It works beautifully." Ford said of the procedure, which was implemented Dec. 19. "Wc don’t have to take lhe prisoner outside, put him in lhe ear. take him out­ side again and take him into lhe courtroom. All of those arc escape chances and who’s liable if they escape? Us." The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners was first approached about imple­ menting the method two years ago by the sheriffs department Sheriffs authorities said the video sys­ tem also frees up a deputy for duties other than transporting prisoners. "There arc times when wc have to wail until the court is ready and can’t assign that person (deputy ) Io go out and handle calls.’ Sheriff Steven DeBoer told the board at that lime. "They have to be available when the court calls for them to go. so there’s a lot of down time that isn’t necessarily involved in the transportation." Ford said w hen a person is arrested, the police paperwork is sent the to prosecutor’s office and then to the magistrate who can then arraign the new inmates. "Instead of waiting for a certain time of day. he can get them in there as soon as he’s ready and we didn’t have to take the prisoner outside." Ford said. "Il works beautifully.** When suspects arc arraigned by video, they arc taken into a room and placed in front of a video camera. 1 he inmate can see the judge on a television monitor and vice versa, and the parties can talk back and forth. "From what I understand, they have two TV monitors in the courtroom." said Ford. “There’s one right in front of the judge cod another one that the public and the media can view." . . Ford said that since the process was im­ plemented Dec. 19. it has been used daily*. "Wc may use it once or wc may use’it 10 limes." in one day. Ford said, explain­ ing that the process can only be used for district court arraignments and procedures for which the inmate is not required to be physically present in court. The sheriffs department was able |o work out a deal with the jail's telephone service provider to cover the $25,000 cost for the equipment. Ford explained that the phone company provides phones to the jail that inmates cQn use 24 hours a day. seven days a week, but only for collect calls. Because the phone company profits from those calls, it pays a monthly fee to the sheriffs department to maintain the con­ tract. The phone company agreed to pay lhe full $25,000 for the video arraignment equipment in lieu of its contract paymeijls to the department. Ford said. When you need to say 'WELCOME' to a new neighbor, 'THANKS' to a special friend, or ■ J 'CONGRATULATIONS' to a friend or family member,. give the gift of LOCAL INFORMATION. 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According to high school special educa­ tion teacher Gary Ivinskas. the move from middle school to high school has been doc­ umented as being "one of the scariest things in life" people have to go through. "It can be a high anxiety experience for eighth-graders." he said. The transition to high school also can af­ fect academic achievement and student be­ havior. high school assistant principal Beth Robb said. New high school students must adapt to the school's block scheduling, where some classes arc 85 minutes long, and must make sure they gel from one class to another in the four minutes they arc allotcd. There is less liexibility as far as students being able to retrieve items forgotten from lockers. And there is a lol of academic pressure. "High rchool students often face their toughest year as freshmen." high school assistant principal Mike Schneiderhan said. Six out of seven classes freshmen take are required in order to graduate, he said, in­ cluding English, science, math, social stud­ ies. physical education and health educa­ tion. incoming freshmen sometimes don’t realize that if they fail those required classes, they risk not having enough credits to graduate. This new program aims to help students succeed academically and succeed within the school environment. If the students arc successful as freshmen. Schneiderhan said, they will carry that success on to their sophomore, junior and senior years. "Pretty soon lhe whole building is see­ ing success." he said. morning classes. Two middle school stu­ dents arc assigned to each high school stu­ dent participating in the program. Eighth­ graders learn what it’s like to attend an 85­ minute class, have a chance to familiarize themselves with the building's layout, and discover what it's like to have to get from one class to another in four minutes al the same time 995 other students also are mak­ ing their way through the halls. The visits to classrooms arc preceded by a half hour orientation period. Thus far this year, two eighth grade teams of approximately 50 students apiece have traveled to the high school for the peer shadowing program. Another three groups of eighth-graders will be coming to the high school Feb. 12. 17 and 19. This coming spring, eighth-graders will participate in a spring orientation, which was begun two years ago at the request of middle school administrators, according to middle school Principal Mike Spahr. Mid­ dle school staff members have worked with high school staff to create lhe transition programs. "We know that transition between schools is important." Spahr said. The middle school also has special pro­ grams to help elementary students entering junior high. Al the middle school. Spahr said, stu­ dents arc used to a different type of schedule than the high school. Three years ago. the middle school grouped students into differ­ ent teams and assigned two or more teach­ ers to each team. Teachers on the same team then were placed in rooms near one another, so students do not have to travel far when switching classes. Set class peri- The academic peer shadowing program involves bringing teams of eighth-graders to the high school for half a day and having them accompany high school students to MainStreet announces four bank staffing changes Four staffing changes have been an­ nounced recently at MainStrcet Savings Bank. • Roberta Krouse has been promoted from assistant branch manager to branch manager of the Hastings office. She began working for MainStrcet as a customer ser­ vice representative in January 1989. "Roberta has acquired an in-depth bank­ ing knowledge and has a customer sen-ice style that appeals to customers." said Todd A. Harding, president of MainStreet Sav­ ings Bank. Krouse and her husband. Rick, have four children and live in Hastings. • Paul Andcrson-is the new branch man­ ager of the Hastings Felpausch branch of MainStrcet. He previously worked in lhe Charlotte Felpausch office as a customer service representative and at lhe Grand Ledge Felpausch office as assistant branch manager. "Since joining MainStrcet in April of 1996. he has developed an understanding of lhe supermarket banking concept, which promoted the convenience of one-stop shopping and banking." Harding said. "He and his wife, Heidi, live in Char­ lotte. Both new branch managers' responsibili­ ties will include directing the activities of branch personnel in handling ail branch op­ erations. sales and administrative responsi­ bilities. • Patty Woods has been promoted to a new role as branch administration manager. She will be responsible for operations of all branch office activities. She also will supervise the hiring of personnel and train new and existing personnel. Woods, who joined MainStreet in September 1995 as retail banking manager, had been acting as branch manager for both Hastings offices. LEGAL NOTICES MORTQAQC FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DOT COLLECTOR ATTEMFTIMJ TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANT INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Defrjuh hos been mode in lhe art October 3. 1994 in liber 616. on Page 66, Bony Funding Corporation d/b/a/ America * Wholesale lender, as assignee by INC * I7k/o Countrywide 72, Borry County Records, on which mortgage there is clowned to be due o< lhe date hereof the sum ol premises, or some Prior to joining MainStreet, she had been district manager at the local office of Great Lakes Bancorp. "Her experience in the banking industry has been an asset to MainStreet Savings Bank," Harding said. Woods, who has two daughters, lives in Hastings. • Chase Youngs comes to MainStreet as a loan originator. His responsibilities will focus primarily on home loans. Though based at the home office, he will serve as a "mobile loan officer." traveling to realtors' offices, customers* homes and businesses to serve the financial needs of the commu­ nity. Before joining the staff at MainStrcet, Youngs worked for a mortgage company in Grand Rapids. Youngs, who is a graduate of Hastings High School, lives in Hastings with his wife. Stacie. They arc expecting their first child. MainStreet Savings Bank has five of­ fices, including Hastings and Lake Odessa and supermarket branches in Charlotte. Grand Ledge and Hastings. Bank personnel arc awaiting completion of construction of their new main office fa­ cility on West State Street, which is scheduled to open its doors at the begin­ ning of March. Harding said the new facility will provide lhe bank with additional space that it needs for future growth and will provide tenant space for three local businesses. Heed Printing? Equipment Experience Economic Barry Counts first baby of the new year, Timothy Edward Cooley, with parents Pamela Riegler and Mark Cooley. Barry County’s first 1998 baby is from Middleville Timothy Edward Cooley, son of Pamela Riegler and Mark Cooley of Middleville, was the first baby born this year in Barry County, only an hour after 1998 began. He was born at I a m. Thursday, Jan. I, al Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He weighed eight pounds six ounces, and was 22 inches long. Riegler said Timothy has a 2-year-old brother, Steven, who also was bom al Pen­ nock Hospital. Riegler stayed in the same hospital room for both births. As parents of the first baby bom in the new year and winners of the annual Hast­ ings Banner first baby contest, Riegler and Cooley will receive the following gifts: • A $25 gift certificate to Plumb's Valu Rite Foods. • CITY OF HASTINGS • NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING the VACATION of a PORTION of NORTH JEFFERSON STREET Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall, Council Chambers, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan on Monday, January 26,1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear comments on the vacation of North Jefferson Street from West Thom Street to West High Street as shown on the map below. The City reserves an easement to construct and maintain any and all utilities. Written objections may be filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, or call (616) 945-2468, or call TDD call relay service 1-800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum, City Clerk PM, on Febnxxy 19, 1998 Soid pram orw utuoted in TCWNSHP OF YAN­ KEE SPRINGS, Borry County, Michigon. and ore described OS • A year's subscription to the Hastings Banner with a special advertisement and photo announcing the baby's arrival. • Dinner for four at the Mexican Connec­ tion. • The first month's supply of diapers from Felpausch. • A haircut and hot oil manicure at Mary's Hair and Nails. • A vaporizer from Bosley Pharmacy. • A $10 gift certificate to McDonald's. • A $25 gift certificate to Cinder Phar­ macy. • A $25 gift certificate to the Penn-Nook Gift Shop. • A gift certificate to Barlow Florist. • A $25 cash cart for Kmart. Call on the professionals at... J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 NEW YEARS CASH INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals for the Hastings City Hall/Police Dept. Reno­ vation Project in Hastings, Michigan will be received at Hastings City Hall, Clerk’s Office, 102 South Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, until 2:00 PM local time, Tuesday, February 10, 1998, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. No late bids will be accepted. Bid documents will be available for examination at the Builders Exchange of Grand Rapids, 4461 Cascade Road, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506, F.W. Dodge, Division of McGraw Hili, 2920 Fuller N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 and F.W. Dodge. Kalama­ zoo, Michigan. Bid documents will be available for distribution at the Hastings City Hall, Clerk's Office, 102 South Broadway, Has­ tings, Michigan 49058. Bid documents will also be available at M.C. Smith Associates, Inc., 529 Greenwood Avenue S.E., East Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506. A refundable charge of $50.00/set will be assessed when bid documents are distributed (maximum of 4 sets). A non-refundable charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) will be charged for bid sets requiring shipping and handling. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, bank draft of bid bond of an approved surety company doing business in Michigan in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount proposed. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Information for Bidders of the bid documents. City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any oi all bids, waive any irregularities and accept any bid in their own best interest. bl Bid documents will be available starting Tuesday, January 13, 1998 after 2:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Janu­ ary 21,1998 at the new City Hall/Police Dept, renovation site, 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. lhe redemption period shell be 6 monfh(s) from the dote ci such sole, unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CI 600 3241 a, in which cose flcH ST '.374 < Doted Jonuory 8. 1998 COUNTRYWIDE HOME IOANS, INC FOR MORE INFORMATION, PlEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys lor COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC. 30150Wegroph Suite 100 Binghom Forms, Michigon 48025 File 197120588 (2/5) ods were done away with The ringing of hells between classes was dispensed with. Teachers on the same team were given more flexibility with class length, so if they needed more time or less to teach a particular subject, they were not committed to a certain period. Middle school students do not. however, have to spend 85 minutes sitting in a classroom. Spahr said. In high school, longer periods of time spent in one class arc (he hardest adjustment for fresh­ men to make. Robb said. Aftci tltc students undergo peer shadow­ ing and spring orientation in eighth grade, they will be given additional support as ninth-graders via a special ninth grade "academy." which will focus on helping them adjust to high sch«>ol. Ivinskas said staff members have not completed planning for the academy and have not firmed up details, such as what period of time during the year it will be held. The goal of all of the transition pro­ grams. Schneiderhan said, is to try and make high school students' freshman year "as smooth and easy as possible.” o7o;oo 071.00 . «5 loo n$RN ST. 1 Work for this contract is scheduled to begin on March 1, 1998 with completion expected by June 30, 1998. M.C. Smith Associates and Architectural Group. Inc. 529 Greenwood Avenue S.E. East Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 (616)451-3346 �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 LETTERS.,.frt ni cur readers A tragic story on Christmas night To lhe editor: On Christmas night, as we were returning from a holiday visit, we came upon a very sad. disturbing and preventable scene. Near the comer of Hanover and Green, we saw a woman frantically waving a flashlight in the road, in front of a gravely injured chocolate labrador retriever, whose splayed hack legs indicated a broken back Other bv slanders held two beagles, an injured adult female, and an adorable puppj. whose front leg appeared to be injured. There was only one flea collar with no licens­ es or identification between the three dog* Everyone there assumed that the dogs hau been dumped Whoever hit these dogs did not even slop, but thanks to some good samantan* who did care, further injury to the lab was prevented, and the two beagle* were spared The lab was still conscious and obviously frightened and in a great deal of pain when the police, then animal control arrived on the scene We watched as this lovely animal tried to drag School board too worried about suits To the editor Swallow hard a Hastings teacher asked par­ ents to bake Christmas Cookies. Imagine the additional request of "no .Santa Claus.** I called one of lhe illustrious members of the school board and was told that St Nicholas was a religious figure. By lhe lime that dough was baked and frosted, you wouldn’t have known Santa from a cave man. Those quaking people think only of lawsuits. One of lhe few things he did not know, was that California has gone back to the basics, know the math tables and no calculators until at least the sixth grade Wouldn’t it be something if the average clerk could rattle off your change back to you w ith know-how? A school board member ought to be aware of what is going on nationwide, even if lhe super­ intendent of schools tells him the administrative view Who’s in charge ’Superintendent Carl Schoessel should stay in his office and tend to business, instead of being in every picture opportunity and serving on all the money insti­ tution’s boards From what I understand, the history books will soon be without George Washington’s name I riited States rales from 12th or so in sci­ ence worldwide. As long as lhe doctors and lhe school elite can build their big homes, all will be serene Spare me. The problem today goes right to lhe heart of a bunch of anti-American fanatics. I would like all the ACLU card carrying members to stand Murder coverage was disappointing To the editor: I am really disappointed in your coverage of the murder of Harold Svoboda. Bruce Hokanson is a very nice, gentle human being. I have known him for many years and never has lie ever been violent. You made it sound as though he has no life. He had a great job for many years. I know a lot of people who arc very dis­ appointed and tn shock with your coverage and one-sided story. My own belief in any­ thing you write again is deeply clouded. Bruce is a wonderful father. His son thinks the world of his dad. Right now. he is truly confused and worried about his dad. Bruce is like the rest of us — he has his ups and downs. He is human. Roxanne M. Johnson Lake Odessa American Heart Association.^^ A Call to Arms: Check Blood Pressure. right up and tell the world wh.it they have done lo defend the First Amendment in the past 30 years. Chaos? I thought lhe majority rules, hut one wacko can have more clout than the rest No matter the causes, they are there to defend the most ill sit­ uations. The ACl.l has been given a free ride in the liberal courts over the will of the country. We have to stand up. This country is going downhill fast. When you ACLU card carrying members stand up. do me a favor and list how long you served in the defense of lhe First Amendment while in uniform. No. you are not true Americans? In lhe same lone of overlording the survey committee. Drummond's gang is right at H. My last letter got me an invitation to observe some committee. We don’t need those few to wreck this country. You talk about wrecking. Bob Bender was hired to move economic development and Com­ missioner Tim Burd is correct The county does­ n't need Bob Bender Was he a commissioner when Delton Uvomotive was helped out? His biggest accomplishment is to live oil the public trough. Why can’t Barry County go at its own pace? The only way for Barry County to really pros­ per is to get a big company in that pays We sure have had a lot of little ones trying to get a three man job or so. Thousands of dollars down the drain. Maybe some of the Board of Commis­ sioners should not be re-elected next lime. Donald W. Johnson Middleville her battered, useless body to the curb. We talked lo her. and tried our best to calm her and give her some comfort, but were grateful when she was loaded into the animal control truck I will be haunted by lhe thrashing and the painful howls of that dog for a long time to come The lab and the beagle pup were immediately taken to j veterinarian, and the adult beagle was transported to the animal shelter The three dogs were later claimed by their owner. The lab had no chance lor survival, and had to be humanely destroyed. As a member of the Barry County Humane Society. I appreciate those caring individuals who stopped to oiler their assistance Certainly all three dogs would have perished without their help Also. I would like lo remind the citizens of the county that there is financial assistance available from our organization to pay for any costs incurred to stabilize or to end the suffering of any animal found in distress. Of course, if the animal is later claimed by lhe owner, the costs incurred would be the owner’s responsibility. And. as an important reminder to help pre­ vent situations such as this, please always have your dogs confined or under your control al all limes, have them spayed or neutered, have them licensed, and have their vaccination shots up to dale. If your dogs should get loose. identifica­ tion tags on the collar with your name, address and phone number helps to reunite lhe owner and the pet. Tatoos or microchips are also of great benefit, but an ID on lhe collar is essential. If you would like further it formation about the contents of this article, please feel free to call us at the Barry County Humane Society office al 945-8602 Tuesdays. Wednesdays or Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. or you can leave a message on our answering machine and we will get back to you. Also, feel free to drop by during our office hours. We are located at 106 B E. State Stabove Page’s Bookstore, in downtown Hast­ ings. Since the animals cannot speak for them­ selves. I hope to do that for them. Mary A. Fisher. Treasurer Barry County Humane Society Hastings Know Your legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 <­ Nick Smhh, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Here are appointments to county committees: County Committee appointments lor I WK arc: • Finance Committee: Rod Goebel, chairman: and member* Lew Newman. Tim Burd and Jim Bailey John Barnett is lhe alternate (The Finance Committee oversee* lhe County Building Authority, country treasurer. purchasing. Equalization Department and capital budget.) • County Development Robert Wenger, chairman, and member* Lew Newman. Sandy Janie* and John Barnett Tim Burd is the alternate (The County Development Committee oversee* Planning and Zoning. Park* and Recreation. Solid Waste. De­ partment of Public Work*. Soil & Water Conservation. Airport Commission, the Potawalomi Recreation. Conservation <x Development Council, the Cooperative Ex­ tension Service Emergency Preparedness. Local Emergency Planning Council and Central Dispatch/E-91 I.) • Facilities and Property: Sandy James, chairwoman: and members Robert Wenger. John Barnett. Rod Goebel and Lew New­ man. Emmet Herrington is the alternate. (Facilities and Properly Committee over­ sees parking, the Safety Committee, county buildings, custodial services and bid reviews.) • Personnel and Human Services: Lew Newman, chairman: and members Sandy James. Rod Goebel and Emmet Herrington. John Barnett is the alternate. (Personnel and Human Services oversees labor negoti­ ations. lhe Appeals Committee. Classifica­ tion Committee, county clerk, employee benefits, personnel policies, county admin­ istrator. Commission on Aging. BarryEaton District Health Dept.. Veteran’s Af­ fairs. Thomapple Manor. South-central Michigan Commission on Aging. Com­ munity Action Agency. Chief Executive Office Board, medical examiner. Family In­ dependence Agency. Mental Health. Sub­ stance Abuse and lhe Area Agency on Ag­ ing. Region 111.) • Central Services: Tim Burd, chairman: and members Emmet Herrington. Jim Bai­ ley and Robert Wenger. Sandy James is the alternate (Central Services oversees rcmonumcntaiion, the prosecuting attorney's office, child carc-prohatc and welfare. Uni­ fied Trial Court Division, the jury board. Friend of the Court, adult probation, law library the ShcnfT/Jail/Mannc departments, county surveyor. County Transit. Road Commission, road patrol, drain commis­ sion office, register of deeds. Land Informa­ tion Services including mapping and the abstract department and the animal shelter.} Representing the county on various boards and commissions are: Bailey and Burd on the Airport Board: Herrington on the Area Agency on Aging. Region III Board: Bailey. Wenger and Burd on the Barry-Eaton Board of Health: Herrington and Barnett on the Community Action Agency: Wenger on the Administrative 911/Ccntral Dispatch Board: Hcfrington and James on the Classification Commit­ tee: Wenger and Herrington on the County Commission on Aging Board; Burd on the Community Corrections Advisory Board; Barnett on the Community Dispute Reso­ lution Board; Goebel. Burd and Barnett on the Department of Public Works Board; Wenger on the Federal Emergency Man­ agement Agency Committee: Newman on the Jordan Lake Board; Burd on the Judicial Council; James and Newman. Keyman group, which is also open lo all commis­ sioners; Goebel. Newman and James on the Local Emergency Planning Council; Bailey and Burd on the Mental Health Board; Hertington and Wenger on the CEO Board; Newman on the Mortgage Review Board; James on the Parks & Recreation Board; Bailey on the Planning & Zoning Board; Newman on the Potawatomi Recreation. Conservation and Development Board; Wenger. Bailey and James on the Remonumentation Board: Barnett on the Safety Committee; Wenger on the Solid Waste Planning Committee; James apd Barnett on the Substance Abuse Board; James ant! Goebel (with Newman as an alternate) on the Transportation Board; and James and Newman on the Community Wrap Around Team. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Call 945-9554 to Subscribe! Write Us R letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: . • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone j. number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's • name and community of residence. 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Frank Fitzgerald of Eaton Coaoty u aponou__ _ _______ enable authentic, to take away the drinn' Uceaaaa of dtoee caotbt snowmobile, under lhe influence of alcohol. What wouM you think of Mcb al [)n‘otrd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Drvtvon ol J-Ad Grapncs Inc ’952 N Broad*. / Masitngs Mi 49058 0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs P»0S<Jent Joyce Ryan ’•easurer Fradertc Jacobs VicePresdeni Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • Davxl T 'Axjng (Eason Elaine Gilbert /Assistant Eason Sneiiy Suiset Helen Mudry Crndy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ciass-fied ads accepted Monday through ffda> 8amto5 30pm Scon Omen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Andy Jenkins, Hastings: Adam Miller, Hastings: Lee Wallace, Hastings: Nancy Agar, Hastings: Rod Reynolds, Delton: "They should treat it the same as a drunk driver.” "Yes. 1 think it’s better because it could be saving someone's life." "If they are stupid enough to drink, they should lose their license. I think anyone getting behind the wheel drunk should be shot." "I guess that would be fair. You're operating a motor vehicle, whether it's a car or a snowmobile." "It sounds Kite a good law because if they don’t take their license, they’ll end up hurting somebody." Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 with the other. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 — Page 5 Hastings Community Ed ciasses offer chance to shape up by Mary Warner Stuff Writer Winter and spring classes offered through Hastings Community Education offer help to those looking for a way lo trim a little excess poundage off waist and thighs this • new year. Those who enjoy walking can join the 75-milc walking club, which offers a tree T-shirt to those walking a total of 75 miles through the high school's upper halls. A new feature this year is the offering of free blood pressure checks and weigh-ins at var­ ious times throughout the walking periods, which are Mondays. Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 5 lo Leaf Coming to "Cereal City" I ; ! ! • ; Ryan Leaf, the Washington State University quarterback who is expected to be the No. 1 draft pick in this year's National Football League draft, will speak at the Junior Achievement Fund Drive Kick-Off on Jan. 16 at the Branson Ballroom in Battle Creek's McCamly Plaza Hotel. Leaf, who matched passes against the University of Michigan in the recently completed Rose Bowl, is scheduled to be at McCamly from 7:30-9 a.m. Reservations can be made by calling (616) 968-9188 before Jan. 12. Admission is free. Leaf set PAC 10 records with 3.637 passing -yards. 33 touchdown passes and 3,583 yards of total offense. He will address supporters of the Junior Achievement of South Central Michigan, a kindergarten through 12th grade program designed to promote understanding of capitalism and business concepts through volunteers and a developed curriculum that augments regular classroom studies. The kick-off breakfast is sponsored by the Battle Creek Health System and the McCamly Plaza Motel. May 2I. Several classes taught by longtime in­ structor Della Meade offer the opportunity for fun and exercise. Meade is leaching an exercise and dance class, country line danc­ ing and a couples dance class. Instructors Bob and Lynda Warner again will teach beginning and basic clogging, an American folk dance originating in the Ap­ palachians. A class in Sanchin-Ryu karate provides participants with self-defense skills and ex­ ercise. A yoga class offers a change of pace from traditional strenuous exercise. Even children can shape up with a dance class Meade offers for kids. Children can take Sanchin-Ryu karate, baton twirling classes, and tumbling classes. Parents can help their children ages 2 through 5 de­ velop their motor skills in "Parents as Playmates” and "Fitness and Fun" classes. Those looking for less physical activities during the winter months can take classes in computers, computer software, basic conversational Spanish, quilling, doll mak­ ing with felt, wood carving, paper crafting and oilier subjects. The paper crafting class is new to the roster of community education classes this semester. Participants will learn how to ar­ range small paper scrolls into delicate de­ signs. how to make homemade paper, how to design and make cbjccu from paper, and how to design packaging for gifts. Also new aie classes on how make a stained glass birdhouse and stained glas^ flower not. Those thinking they want to focus their efforts in the new year on financial fitness rather than physical fitness can try a class titled "How to Become a Millionaire." An­ other class offers information on financial planning and investing. A special class on financial planning for families with chil­ dren will locus on such things as college funding and the importance of wills and trusts. Anotlicr financial planning class will fo­ cus on "How to be a Financially Secure Woman." "Tightwadding" classes will teach participants how to make the most out of their paychecks. Those wanting to focus on improving their surroundings can take a class in inte­ rior decorating or a class on creating an outdoor perennial border. Those looking for adventure can attend private pilot ground school or get their snowmobile safely certification. Those receiving the wintcr/spring class catalog will have the added benefit of being ahlc to see what's being offered through Pennock Hospital Community Education. Community Education Director Beth Robb .in Hastings, the place of holding lhe Circuit Court within lhe County of Borry, City of Hodina on Thursday, February 19.1998, ol 1 OOp.m local limo. Pursuant to Public Ad No. 104, Public Ads of 1971 (MSA 27X324X3)) lhe redemption per>od shall bo six , (6) months from *e date of lhe foreclosure solo unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948Q 600.3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days ham lhe date of such sale. . The promises covered by said mortgage ore situat­ ed in toe Township of Prairievile, County of Bony, State of Michigon, and more fuiy described os: ; A RLRCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESOBBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER 1 /4 POST OF SECTION 26. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH 1/4 SECTION UNE TO CENTER OF MU3. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M-43 TO BEGWMNG, THENCE NORTH 31 ■DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET, THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180.07 FEET, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43, THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FEET TO CENTER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FEET Al ONG THE CENTER LINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGN'WNG, EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTER LY 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET mS A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M 43 AND TO RUN PUB LIC UTILITIES FROM M-43 TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FIRST UMON HOME EQUITY BANK. N A o North Carolina Corp Doted January 8, 1998 James W Bofchekx (P25500) RUSSELL A BATCHELOR Suite 411-S Waten Bu.ld.ng 161 Ottawa Avenue. N W Grand Rcpds. M 49503 (616) 774 8422 (2/5) Work on a $552,531 jail expansion project is progressing on schedule. The construction will add 14 new work release and six regular cell beds to the Barry County facility, as well as a new non-contact visitor's area f. prevent the passing of contraband into the jail. The six regular cell beds will be constructed for female inmates when needed as well as for use as minimum to maximum security cells. The addition of 14 work release beds helps boost revenue to the county because inmates are charged a fee similar to rent. Work is expected to be completed on March 1. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. loans For Homeowners call for same-day approval. i Legal Notices | CommonPoint Morlpigc CASH FAST11-800-968-2221 KARAOKE 3 Praeport Jilt Shamrock Tavern P" I 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, January lOth / MC’d by Sound Expose I Mark and Mik. Sheldon Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... WORLD TRAVEL SERIES Narrated by... Curt Matson “Puerto Rico” Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! Friday, January 16 • 7PM Hastings Central School Auditorium - plV* • For Your Listening Pleasure Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. Kandy Barnum at the Organ Tickets tvnlabl, at the door T.cxets’400 WAdUB One student scored 100 percent on three of the five GED sections, the first time such a high score has been achieved in Hastings, she said Robb said lhe popularity of community education classes continues to grow as people seek to expand their knowledge and al the same lime have some fun Those who want more information can call 94K-44I4 or slop In the community education offices al Hastings High School, which are open from K a.m. lo 4:30 p.m Monda> s through Fridays except Wednes­ days. when they arc open from 12:30 to 4:30 p in. and 5 30 to 9 p.m. Work continues on expansion project at jail facility Regardless of credit history, i -----------------------------1 MOWTOAGE SALE ; RUSSEU. AND BATCHELOR 6 ATTEMPTING TO ] COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION . OBTAINED WIL BE USED FOR THAI PURPOSE. DUnub ha occurred in lhe corxfibom of a mort­ gage mode by original mortgagors THE G. CHRIST IAN DOCKER TRUST UNO® AGREEMENT DATED Nov. 19. 1987 to FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK. NA a North Carolina corp.. CONS-14 0361, Charlotte, NC 28288, dated November 16 1994. and recorded with the Borry County Register ol Deeds on November 29, 1994, in Uber 619 at Rage 814. By reason of such defat* lhe undersianed elects to declare lhe entire unpaid amount of so id mortgage due and payable forthwith. 1 At lhe date of ihi s notice there is claimed lo be due ; for principal and interest, al the rate of 7 75% per annum on said mortgage *e sum of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND 5« HUNDRED THREE and 19/100 DOLLARS ($57,603.19). No suit or proceed.™ al low has been instituted to recover *e debt secured by soid mortgage or any port there of. } Notice is hereby given ihot by virtue of lhe power "of sole contained in soid mortgage and lhe statute in such cose made and provided and to pay soid amount with interest as provided in said mortgogt, and ol Ugol costs, chorats, and expenses, including aOornoy's foes clawed by low, said mortgage wd be foe . dosed by sale of lhe mortgaged promisos at puc.< vendue to the highest bidder at the County Courthouse said this is lhe second semester Pennock has included its class offerings in the cata­ log. Among classes offered by the hospital arc adult CPR. a siblings class for those about to become big brothers or sisters, a babysitting class, and a series of diabetes education classes. The Hastings Area School System con­ tinues lo offer a limited adult education schedule. One evening of classes will be offered on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. GED testing is also available. "We've had a large group of people tak­ ing the GED." Robb said. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a pro­ posed Ordinance which was received for first reading by the Township Board of Rutland Charter Township at its regular meeting held on December 10, 1997. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 57 EFFECTIVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION • An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezoning of certain property located in Land Section 3 within the Township from the "RE" Rural Estate Residential zoning classification to the "R2" Single Family Residential District zoning classifica­ tion; and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS SECTION I Rezoning of Property in Land section 3 A. The Zoning Map as incorporated by reference in the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezoning from the “RE" Rural Estate Residential District zoning classification to the “R2" Single Family Residential District zoning classification of the fol­ lowing described land in Land Section 3: COM AT NW COR SEC 3-3-9 FOR POB TH E 375 FT TH S 255 5 FT TH W 375 FT TH N TO POB SECTION II SEVERABILITY Should any section, clause or provision of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, dause or provision so declared to be invalid. SECOND III EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after pub­ lication after adoption. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at a regular meeting to be held at the Rutland Charter Township Hall on January 14. 1996. com­ mencing at 7:00 o'clock PM Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary rea­ sonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the hearing to individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or tele­ phone number listed below BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS, MI 49058 1616) 948-2194 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that lhe following h a proposed Ordinance which was received for first reading by the Township Board of Rutland Charter Township at its regular meeting held on December 10.1997 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. M EFFECTIVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezoning of certain property located in Land Section 1.1 within the Township from the “C3“ General Business District zoning classification to the "C2" Community Business District zoning classification; and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here­ with. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS SECTION 1 Rezoning of Property in Land Section 13 A. The Zoning Map as incorporated by reference in the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezoning from the "C3" General Business District zoning classification to the "C2" Community Business District zoning classification of the following desenbed land in Land section 13: COM AT THE E 1/4 COR SEC 13-3-9; TH S 00 DECREES 11 MINUTES 23 SECONDS E. 363.04 FT ALONG THE E LI OF SAID SECTION 13; TH S »9 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 01 SECONDS W. 510 60 FT. TH S 00 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 23 SECONDS I. 1*5.60 FT. TH S 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 46 SECONDS 3. 31155 FT TO THE NORTHERLY ROW LI OF W GREEN STREET (FORMER HIGHWAY M37. M43). TH NORTHWESTERLY 6756 FT ALONG SAID ROW AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509.16 FE AND THE CHORD OF WHICH IS N TH DEGREES 26 MINUTES 01 SECONDS W. 67.56 FT TO HIE FOB; TH NORTHWESTERLY 65 29 FT ALONG HIE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509 16 FT AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N TH DEGREES 35 MINUTES 46 SECONDS W. 65.29 FT; TH N 7H DEGREES 55 MINUTES 37 SECONDS W, 46 93 FT ALONG SAID ROW LI. TH N 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 29 SECONDS W. 200.07 FT. TH N W DEGREES 3H MINUTES 16 SECONDS E 110 00 FT. TH S 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 29 SECONDS E 222 50 FT TO THE FOB SECTION II SEVERABILITY Should any section, clause or provision of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to he invalid for any reason. Mich decla­ ration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, clause or provision so declared tn be invalid SECOND III EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) day* after publi­ cation after adoption All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith ate hereby repealed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at a regular meeting to be held at the Rutland Charter Township Hall on January 14. 199H. commencing at 7fl0 o'clock PM. Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reason­ able auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of panted matenals being consid­ ered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS, Ml 4W58 <6161 946-2194 �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 8, 1998 BAILEY, continued from page 1 The County Transportation Board was reduced from three to two representatives from the county. James and Goebel will remain on the Board and Newman was named as an alternate instead of a regular board member like he was last year. (See a separate story in this week's issue for a complete listing of the appoint­ ments) During a general comment session: • Wenger said an informal poll of county officials and employee.' has resulted in ap­ proval of the design he submitted for the county flag. The Michigan Association of Counties has pushed for each countv lo have a flag. • Herrington asked commissioners to re­ mind township officials lo attend the up­ coming leadership training being sponsored in part by the County Futuring Commit­ tee. He also asked commissioners to save their used Christmas cards for a Commis­ sion on Aging card recycling project. • James encouraged commissioners to visit the boards and committees with which they arc not formally associated and to visit some village meetings and have village of­ ficials attend county meetings "so that wc all have a better understanding of what goes on" in tlic various governmental units. "I would support those thoughts." Her­ rington said. ”1 think they are commend­ able and I think it would heal some of the division that exists.** Worship 'Together.,.at the church of your choice. Weekly schedule of services are area Hastings churches for your convenience. PLEASANTVIKW FAMILY CHURCH. 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml49030 616)738-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m . Sunday School IIW a.m.; Sunday Evening Prayer Tune 6: 00p.m. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7: 00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 We« Pastor Susan Trowbridge. (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship II a.m.; After School Special Wednesday. 4 p.m. P.O. Bos 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE, Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Past-v Brent Branham Phone 623-2285. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m.; Wor­ ship 11 00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6: 00p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7: 00 p.m. ST. ANDREW’S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH, mtetrng at 502 E. Bond St (Hatties Church of God building). 9 a.m. Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services. For more tnformutxn call 948-9327 or Rev David T. Hustwick. vicar al 948-2101 St. Andrew's » a pan of the Indepen­ dent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 1674 West Sum Rood. Hastings. Mich. James A. Camp­ bell. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m.. rimers for all ages. Morning Worship 10:45 a m. Nursery pro­ vided. Sunday Evening Service. 6: 00 p.m Wednesday activities 7: 00 p.m. are: Rainbows or J.J Bi­ ble Qua (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible Quiz (ages 8-12); Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19); Adah Bible Study - No age hnuis WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Dariene Pickard. 945-5974. Wor­ ship Services: Sunday. 9:00 a.m.. Rev. Ken Vaught; 11 00 a m.. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9:45 a m. for all ages 4-H. Mornkvs 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. BIBLE STUD •’ Sunday. 5:00 p.m Community Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m., freewill offering. We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church). 600 Powdl Rd.. I mile east of Hastings. Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services: 9:45 a m. - Bible Classes - for all ^es; 10:40 a m. - Morning Worship Thursday. 7:30p.m Prayer and Bi­ ble Study - Sharing Your Faith; 5:30 p.m Youth meeting with “Youth With a Message*'. 9459224. 6:30 p.m - Bible study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 805 S. Jefferson. Father Charles Fischer. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:00a m and 11:00a.m. Confessions Saturday 400-4 30 p.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 1716 North Brand­ way. Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Hour. IlWsm Morning Worship Service; 6 00 p.m. Even­ ing Service; Wednesday: 7 00 p.m. Services for Adults. Teens and Children PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD, 1330 N. Broadway. Hastings. Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship and l elebration 10:30 a m.; Sunday evening 6:00 p m . Wednesday nights 7 p.m. Bi­ ble study, youth and children's pro­ gram Pastor John Mullah THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH. 2730 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A. Arnett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549. Sunday worship 8:30 a m and 11:00 a.m. Sunday Childrens Church. Tuesday prayer and share time 9:30 a m.. Wednesday evening service 6:30 p.m. Youth group meets Wednes­ day 6:30 p.m also Nursery available for all services Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, M-37*Soulh at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor. Church phone 945-4995 Office hours. Wed./Thurs. 9 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday morning: 9:30 a.m.. Sun­ day School. 10:45 a.m. Morring Warship. Wednesday 6:45 p.m. Warriors (grades K-5d». Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7.-00 p.m. Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 2415 McCann Rd. Hastu^s, Ml 49058. Father Gale Johnson. Vicar. Phone 623-2030 (Delton) after 6 p.m. weekdays or all day weekends Sunday Morning Mass 10^X> a m. - 1928 Book of Common Prayer. HRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Kevin Shockey. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music. Morning Worship 9:45 and 11:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. for children and adnks Family Hour 6:00 p.m. Sun­ day evening Monday: First Mon­ day of foe Month Mom's Time Out. Wednesday Sr. H«h Youth. Jr. High Youth, and Awana at 6:30 p.m. BMe Study and Prayer 700 p.m. Thursday Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Cail church office for more information. 948-8004 NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Nashville. Father Charles F tieher. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mais Saturday evening 6:30 p.m. . GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, meeting al Maple Valley High School. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time Before.the Service Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK of HASTINGS Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N. Broadway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY 'Prescriptions’ - 118 5. Jefferson - 945-3*29 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS F1BERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH, 4887 Coma Grove Ruud. Pnamr Beu Her­ ring. Wheekhmr accewbie and etevator Sunday School 9:30 a m.; Church Service 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Youth Meetings. Junior-Senior High. BARRY CO. CHURCH OF CHRIST, 541 N. Mkhigmi Ave., Hasting*. Ml 49058 Sunday Ser­ vices: Bible Classes 10 a m.. Wor­ ship 11 a.m.. Evening Services 6 p.m Wednesday BMe toady 7 p.m. Norman Herron. Miuatoer. Phone 945-2938 BMe Survey on videos in foe home . Free BMe Cor­ respondence Coune. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH. Corner State Rd. aad Boltwood St.. Rev. Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor; Rev. Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phoae 945-9121. Sunday - 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 a m. Morning Worship; 5:00 p.m. Teens; 6:00 p.m. Eveamg Celebra­ tion for Adnhs "Kids Alive*’ for ages 2 through fifth grade. Wednes­ day - 9^0 am. Sauor Adult BMe Study; 10:00 am. Youth Afodt Bi­ ble Study; 6:30 p.m. Kid's Quizz­ ing; 7:00 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further in­ formation call the church office. Attend die cAurcA ofyourcAoice next Sunday. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. 219 E North S . Hastings. lev. Michael Anton Pastor Phone 945-9414 Sunday. Im. II - 8.00 A 10:45 a m Holy Couamufooa; 9:30 Sunday School (al) ^es) Thursday. Ian. 8 - 100 p.m AA. Saturday. Jan. 10 - 800 p.m. Keith Farlee WOODLAND - Keith Farlee. age 81, of Woodland, went to be with his Lord Saturday, January 3, 1998 at his home. Mr. Farlee was born May 6, 1916 in Wood­ land Township, the son of Charles and Estella (Williams) Farlee. He was married to his first wife, Wilmajean Mayo on September 29, 1940, she preceded him in death in 1980. He then married Marian Osborne in 1988, she preceded him in death in 1989. Mr. Farlee worked for Mitchell-Bently Corporation. He retired in 1978. He was preceded in death by his parents; great great grandson. Robert Bartlett and his sister, Neva Farlee. Mr. Farlee is survived by his two sons, Rick­ ard Farlee of Woodland and Charles (Chiitina) Farlee, dso of Woodland; seven grandchil­ dren; nine great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 7,1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Reverend Mark Ralph officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to United Bretheran Church in Woodbury. I________ Samantha Rose Iberle________ HASTINGS - Samantha Rose Iberle, infant daughter of Karl and Lisa fPalma) Iberle, passed away Friday, January 2, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. * She was born January 1, 1998. Samantha is survived by her parents, Karl and Lisa Iberle of Hastings; a brother, Erich and a sister. Bianca, both at home; paternal grandmother, Eleanor Iberle of Rushing; maternal grandparents, Cassandra (Bob) Enger of Ingleside, Illinois and Francois Palma of Delton; one aunt, one uncle and many cousins. Graveside services were held on Monday, January 5, 1998 at Ml Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Father Charles H. Fischer officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Sl Rose School Building Fund. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Faith Nikkole Prater HASTINGS - Faith Nikkole Prater, age 2, of Hastings, passed away Thursday. January 1, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Faith was born July 19,1995 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ted and Bonnie (Sucker) Prater. She is survived by her parents, Bonnie and Ted Prater of Hastings; three brothers, Justin Prater, Ryan Prater and Shamus Prater, two sisters, Haley Prater and Paige Prater, all are at home; maternal grandparents, Gerrie and Jean Sleeker of Kalamazoo; maternal great grand­ mother, Margaret DuBois of Schoolcraft and a uncle, Bob Prater of Kalamazoo. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 6, 1997 at Thronapple Valley Church in Hastings. Evangelist Merle Hamblin offi­ ciated. Burial took place at Rutland Township Cemetery, Barry Cbunty. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Nikkole Prater Memorial Find. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, corner of Green and Church streets. Dr. Bufford W Coe, Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Musk and Organist Church phone: 616/945-9574. Bar­ rier free building wifo etevtoor to all floors. Broadcast of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10:30 a m. SUNDAYS: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Coffee Fellowitap 10:30 a.m.; Worship 1100 a.m. with child care for in­ fants and toddlers thru age 4, and Junior Church for ^es 5 thru 2nd grade; Mi-Hi Youth Fellowship 4:00 p.m. WEDNESDAYS: Pioneer Clubs for children Kindergarten fora Fifth Grade 4:30 p.m THURSDAY: Youth Hand­ bells 5X» p.m.. Adak Handbells 6:30 p.m.. Chancel Choir 7J0 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 - Communi­ ty Prayer Service 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in Sanctomy. Sunday. Jan. 11 — Farewell party for Trudy Tobias retiring church secretary 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 21 — Family Fellowship Potluck and Programon Grand Rapids Servants Center 6:30 p.m. - PUblk Invited - table ser­ vice aad beverage furnished Charles L KeOey, Sr. | MIDDLEVILLE - Charles L. Kelley. Sr, age 79, of Middleville, passed away Saturday, January 3, 1998 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Mr. Kelley was born on May 2, 1918 in Middleville, lhe ion of Lula Christina Balke Schiedel. He was raised in Thomapple Town­ ship in Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg schools, graduating in 1936. He was married to Helen Louise Lewis on October 4,1940 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. Mr. Kelley retired from Steelcase Incorpor­ ated after 32 yean of service. He was a member of Caledonia Sportsman Club. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lula Christi nil Schiedel; a sister. Carrie Mac Stevens and a brother, John W. Kelley. Mr. Kelley is survived by his wife, Helen L Kelley; throe aom, Charles (Judy) Kelley, Jr. of Rockford. Michael (Vicky) Kelley of Middle­ ville and Dale Thomas (Gay Lee) Kelley of Middleville; a daugXer, Mary Kelley at Middleville; eight grandchildren; four great grandchillren; two sisters, Esther (Doyt) Hurless of Hastings and Edna Gillet of Caledo­ nia; several nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal services were held on Wednesday, January 7, 1998 al the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Michael Anton offi­ ciated. Interment took place at Ml Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made lo a chanty of your choice. FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS - Emma H. (Hohenstein) Rogers, age 82, of Frankfort, Dlinoia, passed away Monday, December 29, 1997. Mrs. Rogers was bom January 19, 1915. She was married to Oliver C. Rogen on December 4, 1935, he passed away in 1970. Mra. Rogen resided in East Lansing for 40 years before moving to Pennock Village in Hastings. She was a member of Edgewood United Church She is survived by tliree children, M. Alan (Connie) Rogen of The Woodlands, Texas, Barbara (Ernest) Strong of Hastings and Curtis (Carol) Rogen of Melbourne Beadi, Florida; twelve grandchildren; four great grandchil­ dren; her sister, Elsie Sippel of Rushville, Indiana; her cousin, Evelyn Hill of Falmouth, I ndiana and her sister-in-law, Myra Hohenstein of Mokena. Illinois. Funeral services were held on Friday. Janu­ ary 2, 1998 at the Gonline-Runciman Company East Chapel In East Lansing. Reverend Eleanor Morrison officiated. Inter­ ment took place at East Lawn Memory Gardens in Okemos. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association of Michigan, 271 Woodland Pass, Suite 110, East Lansing 48823 or IO the American Cancer Society, 416 Frandor, Suite 104, Lansing 48912, in memory of Emma Rogers. | Jasmin Lym Sedebnaier \ HASTINGS - Jasmin Lynn Sedelmaier, 4 month old infant, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, January 3,1998 at Pennock Hoqriul. Jasmin was born on September 12, 1997 in Hastings, the daughter at Melissa Strouse and Kun Sedelmaier. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Ono Sedelmaier; paternal great graBdfaiher, Furl Scdelnrater; greit grandfather, Charlie King and maternal great grandmother, Bernice Sheldon. Jasmin is survived by her mother, Melissa Strouse ol Hastings; her father, Kun Sedel­ maier at Hastings; a sister, Elizabeth Sedel­ maier of Hastings; maternal grandparetxs, Melba snd Edward Strouse of Hastings; mater­ nal great grandmother, Roae King of Hastings; paternal grandmother, Linda Sedelmaier of Traverse City; three uncles; three aunts and several cousins. Funeral services were Imld on Tuesday, January 6,1998 at Wren Funeral Home in Hast­ ings. Reverend Kenneth IL Vaught officiated. Burial lock place at Rutland Township Cemet­ ery in Barry County. Memorial cootributiom may be made to the family. In Loving Memory of: Charles G. Higgins MO-22-11-12-97 Jan. 10, ‘22 Hr lust lost you and Mom and it mil hum. Bui ur remember your happy face Happy Birthday and generous personality Love, your friends ond family... Doug & Sandy Higgins Chuck & Deb Higgins Dave & Tammy Higgins Charlene & Dennis Kling and families ^^fWCl^abvay^remember^ MIDDLEVILLE - Steve F. Shively, age 67, of Middleville, passed away Sunday. January 4, 1998 at his home. Mr. Shively was born on February 27,1930 in South Haven, the soo of Lloyd and Fern (Watson) Shively. He was raised in South Haven, Comstock Park and Yankee Springs. He attendrd South Haven Chambers School. He was telf employed as a barber in lhe Yankee Springs area. He served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Middleville V.F.W. Post 7548. Mr. Shively was an outdoors enthusiast He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an avid reader, enjoyed western movies and a good game of cards. He was preceded in death by his brother. Dale Shively. Mr. Shively is survived by his daughter, Luana (Pep) (Gary) Msrr of South Haven; two sons, Mark Shively of Shelbyville and Greg (Tracy) Shively of Grand Rapids; four grand­ children; two great grandchildren; one sister, Doris Neeson of Middleville; one brother, Tim Farrell of South Haven; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held on Wednes­ day. January 7, 1998 under the auspices of Middleville V.F.W. Post 7548 al lhe Robbins Cemetery in Yankee Springs Township. Reverend Douglas Davis officiated. Funeral arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Chapel in Middleville. |Arlene I. Swift | LAKE ODESSA - Arlene I. Swift, age 77. of Lake Odessa, passed away Friday, January 2, 1998 at her home in Lake Odessa. Mrs. Swift was born April 9.1920 in Vestsburg, the daughter of James and Laura (Corben) Bennett. i She was married lo Deforest Swift in MU 1942 in Gaylord. Mrs. Swift was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson. Tom Swift; four brodren and two sisters. She is rurvived by her husband. Deforest; two sons, Allen (Linda) Swift of Lake Odessa and Ned (Kathy) Swift of Lowell; three grand­ children, Matthew, Suzanne and Rachel Swift; several nieces snd nephews. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 5,1998 al the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Reverend Ward Pierce offi­ ciated. Interment took place at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. Memorial contributions may be made to Swifty’s P LA C E Play Area, Lake Odessa. Arthur E. Nichols |Steve F. Shivety| HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E. Grand St., Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-88890 or 948-2667. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m. If interested in a free Home Bibk Study. please call for more details FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 231 S. Broadway. Hastings Michigan 49058. (616) 945 5463 G Kent Keller. Ptotor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah's Art PreSchool. Julk A. Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Dec. 25— It is the birth­ day of a King! Rejoice! Friday. Dec 26 - Church office closed Sunday. Dec 21 — 9:30 a.m. and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Wor­ ship Services The 9:30 Service is broadcast over WBCH - AM 1220. Nursery is provided during both Services 10:30 a.m. Coffee Hour tn the Duung Room. No Youth reiiowinip Meetings wcuncMiay Dec 31 - Ringo Swmgo Square Dancers | MIDDLEVILLE - Arthur E. Nichols, age 62, of Middleville, passed away Friday, Janu­ ary 2, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Mr. Nxhols was born April 21, 1935 la Forrest City, Arkansas, the soo of Jeff E. aad Louise (>Voods) Nichols. He was raised la Forrest City, Arkansas and attended Forest City Public School. He graduated in 1954. He was married to Beverly Ann Alien on July 18. 1964 at the Justice of die Peace. Mr. Nichols was employed at Kelvinator la Grand Rapids and retired after 32 yean of service. He was active in the UAW-Local 206 and a member of the American Legion Post 335 in Grand Rapids. He served in the United Sates Air Force. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife. Beveriy A. Nichols; five boos, Eugene (Ellen) Nictois of Kentwood, Jeff (Deb) Nichols of Grand Rapids; Richard Nichols of Cutlerville; John Nichols and Michael Nichols, both of Middle­ ville; three granddaughters, Lindsay, Emihf and Ashtyn; two brothers, Jerry (CrystaQ Nichols of Middleville and Robert Nichols Arkansas; several nieces and nephews . Funerj' services were held on Tucsda* January 6,1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapa Reverend Mart Herrstein officiated. ImermeU took place at Mt Hope Cemetery In Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made lo M family. I Duane A Fisher| CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA Duane A. Fisher, age 63, of CharloaesviMi Virginia, passed sway Saturday, December 2a 1997 at his residence. Mr. Fisher was born on December 13,1934 in Lansing, the son of the late Arthur aq Bernice Adams Fisher. He was married to Lynda Steeby on NovcUF her 3, 1963. Mr. Fisher lived in Delton and Hastings until 1965 when he moved to Virginia. He moved lo Chariooesvilie in 1969. He was associated with Fisher Auto Pans in ownership and manage­ ment since 1965. He served in the United Stales Army in the 1950's. He war a member of Charioaesville Elks Lodge No. 389 and Farmington Country Cub: Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife, Lynda; a son. Scon Junior of Charlottesville; two brothers, Arthur (Mary) Fisher, Jr. of Staunton and John Talker of Delton; a sister, Dawn (Loren) Smith of Ruskin, Florida; father and mother-in-law, Roben and Mary Ellen Steettr of Hastinp; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chsri les and Bonnie Convene of Hastinp sal Robert and Susan Sensiba of Middleville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Teague Funeral Home in December. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions to Hospice of the Pied­ mont, 1290 Seminole Trail, Charioaesville, Virginia 22901 or the American Cancer Socie­ ty, 175 South Pantops Drive, Charioaesville, Virginia 22911. Funeral arragements were made by Teague Funeral Home Hazel I Wilson HASTINGS - Hazel I. Wilson, age 94, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, January 3, 1998 at Tendercare in Hastinp. Mrs. Wilson was born on October 14,1903 in Round, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Stevens) Malosh. She wu raised in the Mulli­ ken area and attended schools there. She was married to Nathaniel Carr Rasey, marriage ending in divorce. She then married Charles D. Wilson in 1928, he died November 1, 1953. She lived in the Battle Creek area before moving to the Haslings/Freepori areas in 1939. Mrs. Wilson did home care in private homes for many yean and worked as a nurses aid at the former Barry County Medical Care Facili­ ty, now Thomapple Manor. She was a member of the Welcome Corners Ladies Aid Society. She enjoyed fishing and her large flower garden. Mrs. Wilson wu preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Margurietle Cos; a grand­ son, Daniel Rasey; a brother. Elmer Malosh and a sister, Helen Sidman. She is survived by two sons, Arnold (Margaret) Wilson of Waterford and Richard (Dorothy) Rasey of Battle Creek; nine grand­ children; fifteen great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren and a sister, Elsie Harubarger of Mulliken Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 6,1998 at Wren Funeral Home in Hast­ ings. Reverend Daniel E. Smith officiated. Burial took place at the Freeport Cemetery. Memcrial contributions may be made to lhe American Heart Association. �_________________________ _______________________ The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 8, 1998 — Page 7 Social News ft Moore-Kaiser united in marriage Tracy Ann Mixirc and Mark Robert Kaiser. »th of Hastings, were united in mamage on •Saturday. Oct. II. 1997 Pastor Carl Litchticid performed the ceremony at the jPirst United Methodist Church in Hastings. | Tracy is the daughter of Howard and Mary ‘Moore of Hastings. Mark is the son of David ind Carolyn Kaiser, also of Hastings. ’ Melissa Moore, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Jennifer Casarez, friend of the Stride, was bridesmaid. '• Jeremy Kelly, friend of the groom, was best man. Kevin Huben. friend of the groom, was groomsman. „ Jacob Mesecar and Alexandra Mesecar. cousins of the groom and children of Todd and Nancy Mesecar were ring bearer and Jlower girl. •' Travis Moore, brother of the bride, and Derrick Rosenberger, friend of the groom. Xvere ushers. 2; Chris VanDietsh. cousin of the bride, attended the guest book. Terrance and June Miles, aunt and uncle of the groom, were blaster and mistress of ceremony. K After a honeymoon in Nonhem Michigan. The couple now resides in Hastings. Brandli-Fidler to be wed June 13 The engagement of Sommer Dione Brandli and Nathan Alan Fidler is announced by their parents. She is the daughter of Mark and Dawn Brandli of Delton and Betty Shepperd of Vicksburg. He is the son of Tom and Sharon Fidler of Waldron, Mich. The future bride is a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School and the future groom is a graduate of Waldron High School. Both arc attending Frontier School of the Bible, in LaGrange, Wyoming. A June 13th wedding is being planned. Woodland N€WS... by Cathet inc Lucas Paul and Mary Ellen Quigley Hew to Atlanta. Ga.. a few days before Christinas While they were there, their whole family, including daughters Pamela and Karen, who both work in lhe Atlanta area and granddaughter Kayla, went in Pain's car to Venice, Fla., where they met Paul's sister. Janet Dake, her husband Jim and family from Byron Center al Paul's parents home Everyone went lo Disney World togcllicr. The Woodland Quigleys flew back to Michigan Saturday after New Year's day to go back to their teaching jobs Monday morning. Some of the adults of Zion Lutheran Church had a New Year’s Eve parly in the Fireside lounge at the church. They enjoyed a potluck dinner before the usua* noisy Monopoly game and some other games got organized. According to Doris Nicthamer. everyone had the usual good time. Pastor Alan Scllman and his family left after the Christmas Eve services and drove to Baltimore where they visited with his mother. They got back in lime for lhe Sunday morning service on Jan. 4. Tonya Nicthamer was home from California for a few days before Christmas and had Christmas dinner with Harold and Nell Stannard in Palm Desert. Tom and Doris Nicthamer had an automobile accident on their way lo Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 2. They were on 1-96 and were hit from behind by a van driven by a man who had gone lo sleep. Their car was pushed down a steep bank. As they were belted in, they were neither one seriously injured, although they were taken to Blod •-!’ Hospital on back boards by ambulance i’oey were checked out and Xrayed thoroughly and released. Dave came and got them when they were released. Doris said they were both sore and achy here and there When 1 called. Tom was in lhe bath tub trying to soak out some ol the aches. Bernice Vroman slipped and fell on ice at her home on Main Street on New Year’s day. She thought she had a sprained ankle and drove herself to Pennock where they discovered she liad a bone broken near her ankle and again just below the knee. They kept her a lew days, and family brought her home on Monday. She is managing with family help and with a walker, according to her daughter-in-law. Marge Vroman. Marge said Bernice has a wheelchair if she needs it. but she is eager lo gel back lo making quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Earl Engle became ill on Saturday and some of his lamdy look him to Pennock, where they kept him with a heart problem. I have heard he is doing well and will soon be out. Greg MacKenzic Hew to California with a University of Michigan alumni group and enjoyed the Rose Parade in Pasadena and lhe Rose Bowl game which Michigan won. He was in the U of M marching band for four years and they never got lo lhe Rose Bowl, though he traveled many other places with (lie band. The Woodland Township committee to study improvements lo the library will meet al 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8. in the township board meeting room in the new town hall, which is the same building as Thelma A. Youngs officially retires Thelma A. Youngs is retiring from Hastings Tendercare Jan. 4. 1998. She began her career as an LPN 23 years ago in Sauli Sle. Marie and also worked at Evergreen Manor in Battle Creek. She attend­ ed Hale High School and graduated from Eastern Bible Institute in Green Lane. Pa. She spent 10 years as a home missionary on the Seneca and Cattaragus Indian Reservations in New York slate. She adopted daughter Wanda, while there. She is an active member of Nashville Assembly of God. She can now spend more time with her family, church and garage sales. Sit back. i LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Dtfouh having been mode in the conditions cl o certain mortgage executed on February 6. 1997, by Jpycn E.W•Hiorns. o single woman, os Mortgagor, to MainStreet Savings Bonk, FSB, as Mortgagee and urtiich mortgage was recorded in the office of lhe Register of Deeds lor Borry County, Michigan on February 6, 1997 at Uber 685. Page 171 (lhe 'Mortgage') and on wh<h Mortgage there is claimed „ b. Ju. on indebtedness os dehned by the Mortgage, due ond unpaid in the amount ol Twenty two Thousand Ninety-Six Dollars and 51/100 1422.096 51). os of the date of this notice, including principal, interest, ond other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding al law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any port gf the debt, secured by the Mortaoge. and the power of sole in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the defoJt NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, January 15, 1998. at 11.00 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Courthouse at 220 West Stole Street, in lhe City of Hastings. Michigan, that being lhe place of holding lhe Circuit Court for the County of Borry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest Didder, at pub­ lic sole, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs ond expenses of sole, certain property located in Barry County, Michigan, deserbed in the Mortgage os follows A parcel of land in me Northeast 1/4 of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township, Borry County. Michigan begin more particularly described os follows Beginning at o point on the North line of said Section 14, distance of 848 90 feet West of the Northeast corner of soid Section 14. thence South at right angles to soid North Section line a distance of 476 00 feet, thence West 453 00 feet, thence North 476 00 feet to said North Sectton line, thence East along soid North Section line 453 00 feet ip the place of beginning **•06 002 01722640 01 6024037 The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the dole of sole Dated December8 1997 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Street Hastings. AAI 49058 (1/8) : View our IRA Computer. •„wu " 2 Compare your options. Pick the best one. • . Sarah Anders will celebrate her 85th birth­ day with an open house to be held Sunday. Jan 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at her home. 6799 Otis Lake Rd. No gifts please. • ; Christopher James Willett. Hastings and Amber Rose Christensen. Hastings. Matthew Allen Milboum. Nashville and Terilynn Dawn Hills. Olivet. Come to Old Kent GO Sarah Anders to mark 85th the lire department garage and oil ice. Anyone with any ideas or who is willing lo help is welcome New books now in the library include a 1998 almanac. “The Ghost” by Danielle Steel, '’Cat & Mouse" by James Patterson. "A Certain Justice” by P. D. James. •‘Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier and "Then Came Heaven” by LaVyrle Spencer. Ms. Spencer says that this is her 23rd novel and her last; she is retiring It seems to me that Catherine Cookson said that ten years ago. but she has written a couple of books in that time: so wc will sec if Spencer can give up the writing life or not. If she does, she will be sorely missed, for her novels arc very human and very popular. I also replaced the old copy of “Mammoth Hunters” by Aucl. The last reader told me that 30 pages were missing, and the book was falling apart. It has been out of print for ages, but 1 found what looks like a brand new copy at the used book section of the Barnes and Noble store in Grand Rapids. GIRL, Miah Jean Dammen arrived eight weeks early at 4:51 a.m. Nov. 29. 1997, weighing 3 lbs. 11 ozs. and 17 1/2 inces long, bom at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Her parents are Todd and Mary Dammen of Hastings. Welcoming her home Dec. 19th were her brothers Cade. 6, and Garren, 3. Proud grandparents are Elmer and Hazel Dammen of Hastings and Alta Novacek of Grand Forks. N.D. GIRL, Ashley Marie Hanson is welcomed by her mother. Paula Helene Frizzell. She weighed 8 lbs.. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. Bom al Butterworth Hospital Thursday. Dec. II. 1997 at 8 p.m. Proud grandparents are Howard and Marsha Frizzell of Hastings. Rachel Noelle. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 25. 1997 al 6:41 a.m. lo Ray and Kimberly Smith of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs., 4 ozs.. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Pennock Hospital on Dec 22. 1997 at 8:29 a m. lo Dusty and Rodney Bement of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs.. 9^5 ozs.. and I8M inches long. g© _ Sit back. jjjjh Watch your money grow. Take money out. Pay no taxes. BOX, Zachary Ray. bom al Brittney Kaye, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 26. 1997 at 10:51 p.m. to Connie Ward and Bob Wellman of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs.. 15 ozs . and 21 inches long. GIRL, '"Yeah, it s that easy." Linda Brianne. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 24. 1997 at 9:17 a.m. to Vem and Jennifer (Highsmith) DeZess of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs.. 7 ozs.. and 19 in­ ches long GIRL, BOY BAUM, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 22. 1997 at 3:27 p.m. to Susie and Dave Baum of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs.. 0ozs.. and 20 inches long. BABY Carlos Wayne, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 22. 1997 at 2:47 p.m. to Sherry and Carlos Lemus of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs . 6 ozs.. and 20 inches long BOY. Zachary Shane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 27. 1997 al 2:32 p.m. to Joy and Shane Lewis of Lake Odessa Weighing 8 lbs., o ozs.. and 21 inches long. BOY. thenewIRAs. Our trained We make the new tax-free _ y y Qy staff will walk you through Roth IRA easy to understand, all the steps. They'll help you easy to select and easy to open. make the most of your time as We'll show you in seconds on our well as your money. Call or stop by. custom IRA Computer Calculator, It's easy 1-888-IRA-0603 your personal IRA benefits with OLD KENT OOL0 KtMT UMC �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORtt LOWRY SMI THtS RRM « A DOT COUICTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DOT. ARY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WU M USED PON THAT PUNPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Defouhhm been mode n*e conditions of o mortgoge mode by Frederick Pofrxk Morgon, o single mon to Mortgoge Plus, Inc . Mortgogee, doled AuouN 6. 1993 ond recorded on August 9. 1993 in Liber 579. on Poge 966 Berry County Records, Michigon. ond wos assigned by mesne assignments io Temple-Inland Mortgage Corporation os assignee, by on assignment doled August I, 1995 which was recorded on August 10 1995 in Uber 637, on Page 340. Bony County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof lhe sum of Sixty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Seven and 19/100 dollars ($69,897.19), including interest at 8 00% oer annum Under the power ol sole contained m sold mort gage ond the statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be lore closed by a sale of lhe mortooged premises, or some part of mem, ot public vendue, at the Bony County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigon at 1:00 o'clock p.m , on February 19, 1998. Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Bony Couny, Michigon, ond ore described as A parcel of land in lhe Northwest fractional 1/4 ol Section 15. Town 2 North, Range 9 West, described as commencing at a point 113 rods ond 10 feet South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, thence along the shore of the Lake North 74*1/2 degrees East 300 feet for the place of beginning, thence along the shore of the lake North 82 degrees East 50 feet, thence North 4*3/4 degrees West 118 feet, thence south 83 degrees West 50 feet, thence South 4*3/4 degrees East 120 feet ta the Place of Beginning, also commencing at o point 113 rods and lOteet South of the Northwest comer of soid Section 15, thence along the shore of lhe lake North 74-1/2 degrees, East 350 feet for the place of beginning, thence along the shore of the lake North 82 degrees East 50 feet, thence North 4-3/4 degrees West 115 feet, thence South 83 degrees West 50 feet, thence South 4-3/4 degrees East 118 feet to the place of beginning, Hope Township, Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shol be 6 months(s) from the dote of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which cose the redem^t kx* period shal be 30 days from the date Dated: January 8, 1998 TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & TroW, PC Attorneys for TEMPLE-INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION XI50 Telegraph Sute 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 File *97110264 (1/29) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in the condition of a mortgage mode by Mark I Seybert, A Married Mon and Caroline A. Seybert his wife to Mortgage Plus of Kalamazoo, Inc , Mortgagee, doted August J. 1995 ond recorded on August 15, 1995 ir Liber 637, on Page 617, Borry County Records. Michigan, ond was assigned by mesne assignments to COME RICA BANK, successor by merger to Comer ico Mortgage Corporation as assignee, by on assignment doted July 31, 1997, which wos recorded on September 15. 1997 in Document Number 1X1548. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date thereof the sum ol One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen ond 20/100 dollars ($132.9)7 20), including interest ol 7 875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sole ol lhe mortgaged premises, or some port of them, at public venue, at Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Michigon at 1 00 o’clock P.M., on January 22, 1998 Soid premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE, Borry County, Michigan, ond ore described os: Commencing ot the East 1 /4 post of Section 33, Town 2, North, Range 9 West. Thence North 89 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds West, 1184 X feet along the East ond West 1/4 line of said section 33 to the point of beginning, Thence continuing North 89 degrees 25 minutes 20 second- West, 480 X feet along said east ond West 1 /4 line of said Section, Thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 23 seconds East, 1321 X foet pordtel with the North and South 1/4 line of soid section; Thence South 89 degrees 25 min­ utes X seconds Eost, 480 X feet parallel with soid East ond West 1 /4 line ol said section. Thence North X degrees 07 minutes 23 seconds West. 1321 X foct parallel with sod North and South 1/4 line sad Section to the point ol beginning reserving the Northerly 33 X feet for highway purposes The redemption period shod be 6 month(s) from the dote of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6X3241 o, in which cose oT uch<so£'On pef'°d b* 30 do/1 C*°le Dated December 11. 1997 COMERtCABANK FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4X2 TroR & Tree. PC Attorneys for COMERCA BANK, Bingham Ferms. Michigan 4X25 Fifo No 97119332 (1/8) TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SANITARY SEWER MAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions of property owners within the Township signed by lhe record owners of land constituting more than fifty (53%) percent of the total area within the proposed special assessment district described herein, and upon motion of the Township Board of the Township of Prairieville, the Township Board proposes to construct a sanitary sewer main and appurtenances thereto along a portion of Doster Road. S. Lake Doster Drive and Parkway Lane within Prairieville Township and to create a special assessment district for the recovery of the cost thereof by special assessment against the properties benefitted thereby. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District within which the foregoing sanitary sewer main improvements arc proposed to be constructed and within which the cost thereof is pro­ posed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows: Part of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, and part of the Northwest one -quarter of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as follows: BEGINNING on the West line of aforementioned Section 19 at its intersection with the centerline of Heron Court (as platted): thence Southerly along the centerline of Doster Drive to a point on the extended Southerly right-of-way line of South Lake Doster Drive, thence West-Northwesterly and thereafter Southwesterly along the extended South right-of-way line and South nght-of way line of South Lake Doster Drive and thereafter the Easterly right-of-way line of South lake Doster Drive to its intersection with the West line of aforementioned Section X; thence Northerly Ann landers Smarter, tougher Dear Ann lenders: I am a 16-year-old girl from "Unsettled in Sioux City." I felt I had to add lo your answer. It seems an extraordinarily pushy young woman claimed to be the illegiti­ mate daughter of "Sioux City's" father. She was pestering the daylights out of the family and was adamant that they accept her. You sug­ gested slamming the phone down when she called and shutting the door in her face if she should show up. I don't know how life is in Sioux City, but here in New York there are a lot of weirdos. If someone were calling me constantly, forcing herself on my family and being totally obnox­ ious. I would consider her a lunatic and possi­ bly dangerous. You should have advised "Sioux City" to file an official report with the police. She should then talk to the phone company about tracing the harassing phone calls so the police can take action. "Sioux City" shouldn't lake any chances. This woman may be a real threat — she could also be mentally ill and in need of psychiatric help. - Concerned Citizen in lhe Big Apple. Dear Concerned Citizen: Thank you for be­ ing smarter and tougher than 1 was. You are right and I appreciate the input. I hope “Sioux City" sees this and follows through. wh<i is tired of dealing with teenage discrimi­ nation. It is something that I and many other teenagers face every day. and we are sick of it. Whenever I go into a store - it doesn't mat­ ter if it is a convenience store, a clothing store or even a video store - someone follows me around to make sure I don't steal anything. This is insulting. Another recurring problem hap­ pens when I go to a restaurant with friends. Teenagers always get horrible service because the waiter or waitress assumes we will leave a poor tip. I have never failed lo leave al least 15 percent, and my friends do the same - even if the service isn’t great. Please let your readers know that if adults don't give teenagers a chance, we cannot prove that we are honest and decent. - Bay Shore. N.Y. Dear Bay Shore: You have written a letter that deserves to be taken seriously. I don't blame you for feeling resentful. You sound honest and decent to me. How about it. folks let's give these teenagers a break. If we assume they are OK and give them something to live up to. al least 90 percent of them will meet lhe challenge. Over the top Dear Ann Landers: Perhaps you don’t wish lo re-open the "tissue issue" again, but I am un­ able to resist sending this article to you. Perhaps it will provide a laugh for your many readers. It was written by Art Robinson and appeared in the Saskatoon. Saskatchewan. Star-Phoenix. Longtime Landers Fan. Dear Fan: The column 1 wrote many years ago about bow to hang toilet paper (should lhe tissue go over the top or hang down along the wall?) seems destined to go on forever. Thank you for the piece by An Robinson. I’m sure my readers will enjoy it Here’s an edited version: "OK. so we know who won lhe races for mayor and city council. We also know the makeup of the public and Catholic school briards. Ditto, the health board. “But what about the really important question about which was asked of those who took pan in the ‘fun’ vote just before the election? What about the toilet tissue issue? "In order to have the new. computerized vote-counting machines tested and ready for lhe election, a trial run was conducted, and we were all invited to i ote on a 'fun' question. The ques­ tion was one which just popped up out of thin air and which carried no political association. The question was 'Are you in favor of toilet pa­ per in all public washrooms being installed with the loose end coming up and over the front of lhe roll? Here’s the scoop: "The answer was a resounding yes. A total of 768 people said they want the loose end coming over the top. Another 196 said they wanted it the other way. And you thought there was noth­ ing left about the election to report.: Dear Readers: In spite of the fact that an overwhelming number of people prefer the roll hung so that the paper comes over the top. I still prefer to have the paper hanging close to the wall. As a great many readers pointed out when the question was being discussed in the column several years ago. The most important thing is that lhe paper is THERE when you need it." Gem of the Day (Credit Marion Barry, mayor of Washington. D.C): "Outside of lhe killings. Washington has one of the lowest crime rales in the country." (He actually said this. I did not make this up.) along the West section line to the place of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM any part lying over. up» n or under the waters of Lake Doster. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received engineered plans showing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of such san­ LEGAL NOTICES itary sewer main construction in the amount of $325.(MM), has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk, and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to make such improvements and to create the aforedcscribed Special Assessment District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Plans. Special Assessment District, Cost Estimates, and Petitions may be examined at the Office of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notice until and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in accordance with Act 162 of the Public Acts of 1962 as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at lhe hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing his or her appearance or protest by letter and his or her personal appear­ ance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the event that written objections lo the improve­ ments are filed with the Township Board at or before the hearing hereinbefore scheduled, signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total area within the hereinbefore described proposed special assessment district, the project to be funded by that special assessment district cannot be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with lhe Township Board signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total land area in that special assessment district as finally established by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing upon such Petitions. Plans. Special Assessment District and Estimates of Cost w ill Ik held at the Prairieville Township Hall at 10115 S. Norns Road. Delton. Michigan within the Township commencing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. January 14. 1998 At such hearing, the Board will consider any written objections lo any of the foregoing matter which might be filed with the Board at or prior to the time of the hearings as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the plans, estimates ot cost, or the aforementioned pro­ posed Special Assessment District All interested persons arc invited to be present and express their views at the public hearings. Prairieville Township will provide the necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers tor lhe hearing impaired and audio tapes ot printed material being considered at the hear­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon our (4) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aid* or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk. Normajean Campbell. Clerk Prairieville Township IOI15 S Norns Road Delton. Ml 49046 (616) 623-2664 Decent teens Dear Ann Landers: After reading the letter NOTICE TO THE REMMMTI OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board ol Appeals will conduct a public nearmg ro« >ne toiiowing CASE NO. V-l-98 - Don 4 Michelle Arnold, (applicants) LOCATION: At West Lake Road on the West side in Sec. 19. Assyria Twp. PURPOSE: Requesting a variance on width ol private rood to be 12 feet wide which is less than the required 18 foot width. Di didn't buckle Now that the tears have dried, perhaps people all over the world can start to think rationally about Princess Diana's death. I was very disturbed by lhe glaring omis­ sion in the press reports. I thought about writ­ ing a letter to our local paper's editor but de­ cided your column would be a belter forum. According to the reports from Paris, of the four people in lhe car that night, only one was wearing a seal hell - Dodi Fayed's bodyguard, who occupied the passenger seal in front with the driver. He was also the inly survivor. I can't help but think that despite a drunk driDear Ann Landers: ver. being pursued by photographers and what­ ever else may have contributed to that awful crash, it the princess and her companions had taken two seconds to buckle up. we might have prayed for her recovery instead of being filled with grid over her death and the two young sons she left behind - Faithful Reader in Wilmington. N.C. Dear Wilmington: You have zoned in on I very important point I. too. wondered why more was not written about the seat-belt issue Thank you for calling this vital matter to the at tention of my readers. I m sure many more wil buckle up because you wrote. Driving old recently read your ar tide about elderly drivers. Several years ago. my mother, age 83. in­ formed me that she and her gentleman friend (who couldn't read a road map and refused to wear his glasses) would be driving down tn Florida. I said. "Over my dead body." Mother replied. "We’ve had good. full, long lives. If anything were to happen to us. I wouldn’t want you to be loo upset." I told her I wasn’t worried about THEM. I was worried about the mother, father and chil­ dren they might lake with them if they had a terrible accident. My mother said she had never thought of it that way They flew to Florida im stead. Soon after. Mom read that a 91 -year-old mao lost control of his car and killed one of hit friends. The next day. she sold her car and gave up driving. I know I’ll hate lo give up my car. but when the time comes. I will do it because I’ve bees there and seen that. - Richmond Heights. Ohio. Dear Ohio: A bouquet of orchids lo your dear mom for putting the safety of others ahead of her wish for convenience. It would be wonder­ ful if more elderly drivers made that decision voluntarily instead of waiting until something terrible happened. Dear Ann lenders: I An alcohol problem? Haw can you help yourself or someone you love? “Alcoholism: How lo Recognize It. How to Deal With It. How to Conquer It" will give you the answers. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this in­ cludes postage and handling) to: Alcohol, cfa Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55.) • Copyright 1998 Creston Syndicate. Inc. lake Odessa N€UJS The local historical society meets tonight. Jan. 8 with a program by James Redd about the Internet. The society has a new supply of the centennial history books for sale. Plans are under way for a second February dinner, a repeat of the elegant affair held last year near Valentine’s Day. The Lakewood Christian School dinner will be on Friday. Jan. 9. al Fellowship Hall. Robert Atherton, an Eagle dairy farmer, was the Gideon speaker at Central United Methodist Church on Sunday. He had a wide range of sto­ ries about the impact Gideon Bibles have had on the recipients here and abroad. The Kadwell family has been on vacation in Iowa visiting Mrs. Kadwell’s Sparks family. The Order of Eastern Star and Masonic lodges will omit their January and February meetings. They will resume in March. Many of their members are in Florida. The Women’s Fellowship of the First Con­ gregational Church will meet next week on Jan. 14 at I p.m. in the dining room. The speaker will be from Friends of the Library. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. Jan. 10. at I p.m. at the Depot/Museum. The speaker will be Patricia Bravender. whose topic will be the history of Boston Township. Paul and Heather (Broe) Scobey are now liv­ ing on Johnson Street in the house vacated by the Keefes Funeral services and burial were last week for Ruth Dunbar, widow of the Rev. Charles Dun­ bar. who came to Lake Odessa in 1971 a« pastor of the Lakewtxxl United Methodist Church. Ruth was an employee of Union Bank during her years here and even after they moved to Grand Rapids where her ailing husband was pastor of a smaller church. The Michigan Christian Advocate carried the obituary of Ruth Crater in its final 1997 issue, she lived on Fourth Avenue during lhe pastorate of her husband. John, at the First EUB church before the merger with the Lakewood EUB. She had been a piano and organ teacher much of her adult life. Her husband. John, resides at Edwardsburg. Son Tim and wife are at Bay City. Son Peter is living in Illinois. Daughter Rebec­ ca Gerber also lives at Edwardsburg and daugh­ ter Mirian and husband reside in Alexandria. W. News has a way of filtering back to Lake Odessa from Ronda. LaRue and Betty McMillen were thrilled with the joys of a Caribbean cruise in early December, a gift froia daughters and sons-in-law for their 50Ri anniversary. Also, a story comes of the Indiana man who made the trip south in a cloth wing ultra-life plane. He tried to follow the course of the Mis­ sissippi to avoid mountains. He began his trip in Angola. Ind., on Oct 21 The cold weather caused him to set down several times rimpiy to get warm. He had a snowstorm his first day out He tried to outrun a thunderstorm over wessey Tennessee. He had to spend two days m Nashville. Most of his short hops were about ® miles each. His speeds ranged from 30 to a) mph in good conditions. He cruised under 7(1) feet altitude for all four weeks while he emsaal seven states and saw the Gulf of Mexico. Below him he saw the countryside change from brig® autumn leaves to pine forests to orange grovel. He landed at LaBelle airport on Nov. 18. He r a retired welder for General Electric. t Doubtless, some of the many Lake Odes® residents who spend winters at LaBelle were in the group waiting for his touchdown. Sara Banks was married to Glen Davis of Sunfield on Dec. 27. WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE NUMBER 120297 ADDRESS ORDINANCE The ordnance e enacted pursuant lo Section 11 of Michigan Public Act 156 of 1851. as amended, CASE NO. V-2-96 - Felpausch Food Center (Delton), (applicant) being Michigan Compiled Law 46 11 LOCATION At 103 N. Grove (M-43) on the West side in Sec. 6. Borry Twp. PURPOSE: Requesting o variance on the number of parking spaces ol 105 which is less than the required 224 parking spaces. MEETING DATE: January 20. 1998 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 220 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigon. Articte I - PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION Soctton 1 • PURPOSE: The purpose of lhe address ordinance e to establish a township Interested persons desiring to present their views upon on appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time ond place Site inspections ol the above described proper ties will be completed by the Zoning Board ol Appeals members before the hearing. The variance applications ore available lor public inspection at the Borry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Michigan during the hours of 8 o.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m.). Monday thru Friday. Please coll the Plan­ ning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids ond services, such os signers for the hearing impaired ond audio topes ol printed materials being considered ot the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting hear­ ing upon ten (10) days notice to the County ol Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Borry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 W Stole Street. Hostings Ml 49058 (616) 948 4891 Nancy I. Boersmo. Barry County Clerk (1-8) system of assigning addresses to protect public health by enabling quicker emergency response Articte II - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Section II - ADDRESS ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATOR: The township supervisor shall be the address administrator Unless the board appoints the assessor to the position. Section III - ROAD NAMES Defines rules for road names. Section IV - ADDRESS NUMBERING: Defines numbering system Section V - CHANGING ADDRESS NUMBERS: Defines the rules for changxig address numbers to conform to the ordinance. Section VI - NOTICE AND ENFORCEMENT: Defines process for sending notices and enforcing the ordnance Article III • DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES Section VII - DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES: Rules for display of number Article IV - PENALTIES AND EFFECTIVE DATE Section VIII - PENALTIES: Penalties for non-compliance Section IX - EFFECTIVE DATE: Thrty (30) days after publication Article V - APPEALS Section X - APPEALS HEARINGS: Members of appeals board Section XI - APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS: Defines authority ot appeals board and possible actions they may take Section XII - SAVING CLAUSE AND REPEALER: The entve ordnance is not vota if one part becomes unenforceable Ths ordinance was adopted by roll call vote on December 2. 1997 The following voted yes: D Mackenzie. N Potter D Bump. T Allen, and C Allen The following voted no None The Supervisor declared the Ordinance duly adopted A True copy of tne Ordnance may be obtained or inspected at Woodland Township. 156 S Man Street Woodland Ml 48897 200 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 8, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... Green Street 1899; Conclusion By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Louise Potter. eldest child of Judge William W. Potter, wrote a description of Green Street as she remembered it when she lived on it with her family. On Nov. 9. I90I. William Potter took tide to the house at 518 S. Jefferson for the sum of $2,500. The family lived there until they moved to East Lansing in the 1920s. when Potter became involved in state government. It was sold to Albert and Bessie Lai sen for $4,100. Louise Potter wrote: •’My first introduction to round sandwich bread was al Clara Huffman's birthday party on their east lawn. There was really room for a party before the Arthur Browns built their big house. At one time. Miss Williams used to amuse herself and the children by taking their pictures. She has one of me. somewhere, age 5. in my best red plaid dress and peaked cap. look­ ing quite pigeon toed. I believe. ‘The Crook boys and their friends used to play anti-l over, over that strange shaped house in which Royal Mudge then lived. I trust they did not break more than the usual allowance of windows. My first introduction to black wal­ nuts was at the Crooks*. 1 haven’t a doubt but what those awful boys got the nuts from Fred McNair's farm. They had instructed me well in the matter of eating salt with nuts, graphically describing the awful death one might die if salt was omitted. "How many children. I wonder, knew the kindness of Grandmother Dunning? To this day 1 have a quaint curio or two which she gave me. And mother has a double pocketed knife basket with the handle between that used to be on the Dunning pantry shelf. (James Dunning built this house on K0 acres. In 1871, he subdivided the land and incorporated it as an addition to the city. The Dunning Addition included the prop­ erty from Green Street to Grand Street, and from Market Street west to McNair Street.] ‘The Tobias family and the Dan Lake family lived in the Dunning house, also in my time. There was a house built in the Dunning garden next to the Williamses, where lhe Stems lived later on. "In 1899. and while Mr. Hughes held a coun­ ty office, his family lived just opposite us and suffered much from my visitations. Archie taught me how to kill bumble bees with one stroke of a shingle and he and Fred taught me to fly kites and the wonders of moulding lead into bullets. It was Jennie, too. who visited deep disappointment on me by not keeping a promise to dye my hair red someday when she was doing a batch of ribbons. The Hughes had The David R. Cook home built in 1869 for $8,000. Later owned by Kellar Stem and the Robbes The house built for Charles Holbrook in 1858 at the corner of Green Street and Park Street. a green glass paper weight cut with many facets, that I coveted at the age of 4. and still do! "Mr. Mead, next door, was an invalid, but with his children I had famous times playing in his bams, the wide gardens and feeding the rab­ bits. Hide and seek there at dusk was a spooky game. Next the Crooks* was a garden, and then right beside our house lived the Brookes. Ned and Edna were older than I. but I enjoyed their Spencer and Renkes cousins when they came to town. “Our house was rented from Mr. Oscar Young. In those days it had no inside plumbing, and I remember very well the day the men came to put in the telephone, and the day when the wooden sidewalk was ripped and we had tar. 1 remember a thousand things about this house, our garden, the hillside toward the fairgrounds, but this is to be about Green Street and not my personal story. "Mr. Young had a shop his house where he made all sons of interesting things out of wood and in the swamp back of his house grew sweet flags. These had lovely blue blossom in the spring and were sometimes dug up by neigh­ bors who felt the root had some rare medical value. I would have preferred to eat the blue blossoms I felt. "One of my earliest Green Street memories is that of seeing the lawn at the Ironsides* full of chairs and hearing, and but vaguely under­ standing the tragic story of Mr. Ironsides* death. Shortly after this time, the family moved farther out on Green Street, next to the |David] Cook house and the Hoes family moved into their house, though Kate and the others went along to school in the same group Florence Hoes was at once lhe delight and despair of the younger children. She teased us unmercifully, but she could always whip out a wonderful story to make the way to schixil seem short. “Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester lived then across from the Hoeses. Their hill and the one back of the McOmber bam furnished fine sliding places in the winter. Grandfather Sylvester was very old then. He used to sit dozing in his chair on the porch on summer afternoons. He had a wonderful invention, a magic piece of leather with which he could kill flies, every time, even though he seemed almost asleep. "Back of the Hicks house there were won­ derful big bams, ice wagons, the sprinkler wagon, sleighs and their plump, patient horses. If one were quiet and well behaved, she might be allowed to assist lhe hired man by driving the team up to the hydrant for its evening drink. Next to lhe Hickses, lived the Busbys. Mr. John, who could shave a man a minute father used to say. |He had a barber shop under East State Street | and who was sometimes a hunting partner with father. There used to be great par­ ties and dancing in that house, but I was too young to be allowed up after 8 p.m.. so 1 always felt that I missed a good deal. Mother said that there were parties because Mrs. Busby was French. Il always seemed a pity to me that more people were not French. “I never knew the McOmber house intimate­ ly nor any of that family, but 1 admired its sim­ ple. fine lines. Square houses were nicer than gabled ones, to my young mind. When I was quite small the Browns (he was elected county officer) lived next to the McCombers. Paul and his three sisters were friends then as well as later on when they came to high school from Prairieville. "In the next block lived Brainard Richards and his father, and on the other side the Sullivans and the Davenports. The Sullivans had a hammock in their side yard that I admired and Mr. Sullivan and father sometimes walked in West Creek uxxxls and had big talk. "The last houses on lhe strec' then were Fred McNair’s and. opposite was the David R. Cooks. The Cook house, with its big oaks and its square facade, seemed to me to be the finest place in town. 'There were many exciting stories handed down to younger ones, like me. about Fred McNair, who lived and farmed alone. 1 was led to believe that he was a desperate and terrible fellow who. if he caught you. would certainly eat you. I have seen the Andrus house gang run­ ning like mad down Green Street with Fred after them, which drove the nail home as far as I was concerned, and I never dared venture with the Mead boys into Fred’s com field, which was some linn’ back of the Mead place, where the Lincoln Park addition was laid (Hit. I can «e since I am now a fanner, what a pest the Grett? Street boys must have been to gates, fences and crops. 'The last, the best of all the game, as children used to say. and that was West Creek woods in those days. It was wild, a paradise of wild flow­ ers in spring, warm sun on the fallen leaves, fems, mushrooms, hollow trees in which to hide. The place pulled me like a magnet so that it was the first place to look when mother found I had run away, as was my favorite pastime in IK99" Note: I IK99 lhe division between east and west in the city of Hastings was Broadway Street. In 1915-1916 the city changed the cen­ ter of town to Jefferson Street as it is today. Sources: Green Street. Hasting*. Michigan HiW. Louise Potter: Archives of Hastings Bunner: Stroll Down Green Street. 1979. Esther Walton: Plat maps from 1873 and 1895. I LEGAL NOTICE tatsofMcteps In the Circuit Court for the County of Barry HON JAMES H FISHER CASE NO 97-740 CK LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP . o Michigon Corporation, Pfomhff. CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES. INC , ’OGI COMP, INC ond HARRY B THOMPSON TRUST UD 9/21Z88, Defendants. JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) Attorney for Pfaintm 835 Golden Avenue Bottle Creei, Ml 49015 Telephone (616) 963 1441 NOTO OF l*N FOtEQOSUtt SALE A Judgment having been mode in Com No. 97­ 740 CK in the Borry County Circuit Court. Bony County, Michigan, wherein CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES. INC was found to be indebted unto LAKELAND ASPHALT CORPORATION, ond upon whkh L*i there is downed lo be due ond unpaid, at lhe date of this notice for principal ond interest the sum of $32,399.69. Now. therefore, by virtue of lhe statute of lhe State of Michigan in such cose made and provided, notice is hereby given #KJt on Thursday, the 12ih day of February, 1998, at 1.00 p.m., local time, said lien wiH be foredosed by o sole ot public auction, to lhe high­ est bidder or bidden, for cosh, at the East steps of the Bony County Courthouse, Hostings, Michigan, that being the place where the Circuit Court tor Borry County is held, of the premises described in said lien or so much thereof os may be necessary to pay the amount due, as aforesaid, on soid lien, with the inter­ est thereon at 7.0 percent (7.0%) per annum ond oil legal cosh, charges ond expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law, ond also any sum or sums which may be paid by lhe undersigned necessary to prated its interest in the promises, which said premis­ es ore located ot M-37 North of Hostings. Michigon, situated in the Township of Rutland, County of Berry ond State of Michigan and more particularly described as follows, fo-wih House built in 1867 by William F. Hams and his son-in-law, H. Oscar Young, who built many homes in Hastings. The home at 518 S. Jefferson, bought by William W. Potter 1901 for $2,500. PARCEL 42: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10, Town 3 North, Ronge 9 West. PARCEL 43: The North 1/2 of dw Southeost 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of soid Section 10. Town 3 North, Ronge 9 West. PARCEL 44: That portion of lhe Northeast 1 /4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10 lying South of lhe centerline of Highway M-37 EXCEPT: commencing at the Northwest comer of Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10; ihdnce South 11 3/7 rods, thence East to Highway M-37; thence Northwesterly along soid Highway M-37 to the East ond West 1/4 line; thence West along said East and West 1/4 line to lhe point of beginning PARCEL 45: That portion of me West 1/2 of die Northwest 1/4 of lhe Southeost 1/4 of said Section 10 lying South of lhe center!me of Highway M-37, EXCEPT Commencing where the East line ol lhe West 1 /2 of lhe Northwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of said Section 10 intersects the centerline of said Highway M­ 37 for the place of beginning for this exception; thence South 10 rods, thence Northwesterly, parallel to said Highway M-37. 8 rods, thence North to lhe center! me of said Highway M-37. thence Southeasterly along th 3 centerline of said Highway M-37 to lhe place of begin­ ning PARCEL 46 The West 1/2 of lhe Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10, EXCEPT, Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast I /4 of said Section 10 for the place of beginning of this exception; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 5 seconds West a long the North and South 1 /4 line of sod Section 991 33 feet, thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 396.32 foot, thence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds West 33061 foot, thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 10 seconds East 264.35 foot along the North line of the Southwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 of soid Section, thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 23 seconds East 1324 18 foot along the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of said section, thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 37 seconds West 659.47 foot to the place of beginning During lhe Four (4) months immediately following the sole, lhe property may be redeemed Doted December 29. 1997 JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) Attorney for Plaintiff (2/S �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 8. 1998 A Barry good sports Saturday... Lady Vikings win, Saxon spikers steadily improve The goal was set. , All that was left for Lakewood’s volleyball team was lo go out and execute. Coach Kellie Rowland's Lady Vikings proved that they still have the punch Saturday, winning its fifth straight Lakewood Invitational. Lakewood beat Class A Grand Ledge in the championship 15-7. 15-12. showing great determination with a comc-frombehind triumph in the second game. "The girls really wanted lo win it at home; it was really important for them." Rowland said. Hastings also spiked at Lakewood and improved as the day progressed. After opening with defeats lo Lakewood (15-1, 15-5), Grand Ledge (15-4, 15-7) and Potterville (15-8, 15-9), the Saxons split with Portland (II 15. 17-15) and crushed Ionia (15-6. 15-5). "Wc started off weak, but increasingly did better." Hastings Coach Tammy Cairl said. "Wc need lo work on our serving and blocking (but) I'm happy with the way the day ended up. They don't give up even when they put themselves in a hole." Cairl expects the play to improve even more when her entire lineup is on the floor al the same lime. On Saturday. Summer Gillons saw her first action of the season, but Hastings was without Amy Songer's spikes due lo vacation lime. Songer is regarded as one of the team's top hitlers. Hastings' Coach Dave Furrow and Assistant Coach Larry Melendy congratulate Bill Blair after his championship win at 171. Trojans take Lamb Invite, Saxons claim two titles You would have never known the health report of Middleville's wrestling team by watching its performance Saturday at Hastings High School's L.H. Lamb Invitational. "We're battered, bruised and missing a couple of kids," Trojan Coach Tom Lehman said. "The rest of the kids (though) sure wrestled well today." That they did. Ten wrestlers wearing the black and orange medaled with four finishing first, two taking seconds and three ending up with thirds. Middleville ran away with lhe first place trophy, scoring 165 points. The rest of the field included Charlotte (133). Lowell (121 1/2). Grand Ledge (107 1/2), Lake wood (82). Harper Creek (77 1/2). Hastings (69 1/2). Ionia (61). Coloma (51) and Battle Creek Central (28>. Kyle Brower (103). Jared Otto (140). Spencer Romph (152) and Ron Haynes (189) each went 3-0 to claim weight class titles for Middleville. In the finals. Brower beat Lowell's Brett West 14-4. Otto ousted Lakewood’s Ron Wicrckz 11-1. Romph rattled Harper Creek's Charlie Taft 3-2 and Haynes handled Charlotte's Aaron Uhl 6-5. "Haynes had a good match in the finals. Otto wrestled well (and) Romph beat lhe 'MVF of last year's (Lamb) tournament," Lehman said. "This is a highlight. It's always a very tough tournament.” For Hastings. Luke Nolcboom (145) and Bill Blair (171) earned first-place honors. Nolcboom won a 9-4 decision against Charlotte's Corey Jackson in his final. Blair beat Charlotte's Josh Brzyki 8-5 for his weight class title. "Both juniors wrestled very well today." Hastings Coach Dave Furrow said. "They out-did their seedings and wrestled aggressively. Bill knows what big matches arc about having been in two Stale championships. See LAMB Continued Page 11 T K's trip to Hastings brought them its fourth wrestling tournament title in tour tries. ♦ "Il's been very rare lo have all of lhe players here," Cairl said. "Wc have a pretty good lineup." Rowland can say the same about her LakewiKxl squad. The Lady Vikings of 1997-98 wanted their fans to know that they can still play with the best of them. According to Rowland, some supporters even questioned if they could win the Lakewood Invitational. Well, mission accomplished. After winning the first championship game with the Comets, the Lady Vikings fell behind 12-5 in the second contest. Hastings' Coach Tammy Cairl and her Saxon spikers wonder what the call is during Saturday's Lakewood Invitational. Hastings' Sara Allerding lays down a spike in pool play action at Saturday's Lakewood tournament. Katherine Shcllcnbarger ended the come back, though, by serving the final three points. In game two. Jill Benschoter and Jennifer Nielsen found ways to slop Grand Ledge's top guns, while Jami Schrock, in Rowland's terms, was just "pounding it.” "These girls amaze me; they just don't get rattled." Rowland said. Lakewood reached the championship with a 15-4. 15-1 victor)* against Portland in the semifinals. Grand Ledge ousted Potterville in the semifinals. 15-7. 15-9. Rowland said improvement was shown in a couple of important areas. "We're starting to understand where everyone is on the floor." Rowland. "Wc must continue to work on keeping lhe passes off lhe net. Without the size, wc have lo be more accurate." The Lady Vikings posted a 9-1 record in pool play beating Hastings (15-1. 15­ 5). Ionia (15-1. 15-2). Portland (15-4. 15­ 8). Potterville (15-5. 15-4) and splitting with Grand Ledge (11-15. 15-3). Lakewood changed its offensive scheme Lady Vikings Jennifer Nielsen. Audra Love. Jill Benschoter. Jami Schrock and Katherine Shellenbarger in the second game with the Comets and found that change to be quite successful. "In the first game wc got into a tipping situation and our timing was off," Rowiand said. "In the second game, lhe girls were not allowed to lip it." • Schrock led the Lakewood team in tournament kills with 66 and also managed 58 points serving with 8 aces. Amanda Blough, a sophomore setter, dished out 132 assists, Benschoter managed 34 blocks. Melissa Ruder topped the team in passing al 83 percent. Nielsen served 45 points with 2 aces and Shannon Spencer had a solid performance with 32 *i points and 7 aces. See SPIKERS Continued Page 12 prepare to block .n pool play acbon versus Grand Ledge. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 — Page 11 Panthers’ defense stifling in hoop triumph over Trojans I«m<“ l< (liiuk < I il What’s all the talk about? Michigan’s the only No. 1 Just another sign lhal lhe end of lhe world is coming soon. Michigan having to share its national football championship with Nebraska is something that even televangelist Jack ^anlmpc couldn't have predicted. , To do my share to remember this tragedy. here is a Top 10 list of reasons why the Wolverines truly arc No. I. . If you arc a Cornhuskcr fan. or a football player at Nebraska, remember lhal this column is written with clean tun intended So. please, not loo many nasty (citers this week. If that's the case, then there's no question who the No. I team is. Led by Superman Charles Woodson. Michigan played the best and shut down the best from week to week. Don’t tell me about Nebraska's "up the gut" attack, lhe 'Huskcr runners didn't jaunt against the most active defense the NCAA has seen in quite awhile. Michigan players may not dance in the end zones like Nebraska players do. but their moms and dads sure do smile when they sec them on the television. Don’t 10. J-Ad and Grantland’s Votes: could do is have a community service program for all Of its players who get in trouble with the law. This program would put these felonious Cornhuskcrs out in lhe corn fields with the chore of plucking all the Beason’s maize. I'm sure players like Lawrence Phillips and Christian Peter Would think twice about doing bad things if this program w as formed. Actually there is no split for the national championship. Michigan won the Grantland Rice award for best team and that achievement speaks volumes to people like me and Ray Page. Plus, nobody asked J-Ad's experts, but wc would have given our nod to Michigan. No doubt about it. To end our thoughts on the split championship here is a poem from Hal Buerge. a Hastings sports expert . 1. Al U of M Convicts Play: Tire least Nebraska 2. The Power of a Tough Schedule: Michigan's schedule, like its tanking, is No. I. The Wolverines don't Nebraska Cheated for The Silicon On opinions of sports writers, coaches often must rely * gaining knowledge in this manner, just the same as you and 1. Win: 5. The Good The writers study rosters from recruits to graduation. Then they study the performance of the teams throughout the nation. Spray Suspicion: I hear that on a cold day in Nebraska, lhe Cornhuskcrs prefer lo adhere a silicon spray to iltcir jerseys. Oh. excuse me that's the Denver Broncos and not Nebraska. They study the statistics and the schedules they compare. Sports writers learn what's going on among teams from everywhere. Boys Ole’ Writers spend days determining which teams should get the nod. Their findings arc most accurate, because, that is their job. Network: Many feel that the red and white got their No. I because the coaches fraternity wanted to send Osborne out a winner. Osborne has been around for many a moon, while Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr is one of the new guys on the block. The coaches poll has the name of USA Today on it... just another reason why I'm glad that I left the Gannett family. P S. Next lime you're at the Battle Creek Enquirer, stop by and tell them how much you appreciate their poll. 6. Nebraska’s Bakers Not Solid Group: The cheerleaders of Nebraska include Lou Holtz, the Vegas gamblers and Grand Rapids Press sports editor Bob Becker. In my inind. not necessarily the master minds of the universe. Holtz of course hates the Maize and Blue with a passion because they beat him loo much when he was al Notre Dame. The Vegas gamblers, who say that the Cornhuskcrs ^ould beat the Wolverines by a landslide, arc not very trustworthy for many other reasons. And Becker... where can 1 start. If I learned one thing in this business — and there isn't loo many things you can iearn from the sports writers fraternity — it's that you should always take the apposite point of view that Sir. Bob takes. If you do. you're probably headed in the right direction. 7. First String Not Needed: Michigan doesn't need to leave its first airing in to run up a score. Lloyd Carr's program is based on class. Mr. Win at all Cost Osborne's program just wants lo beat you by as much as they can. Nebraska showed that against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. P.S. Michigan. Nebraska. Honda State. North Carolina. Kansas Slate. Florida. UCLA and Washington Stale all proved that they are fetter than the Tennessee Vols. 8. Champions For Life Factor: Michigan players wK> don't make il into lhe NFL tend to end up being doctors, lawyers or big business executives. Nebraska players who don't make the NFL usually end up unemployed, miserable for life or in jail. Win During the season they're so busy with the molding of their teams; the opponents on their schedule, arc the only ones they've seen. The Cornhuskcrs needed a "miracle’’ play to beat Missouri, but the "miracle” play was illegal and should have given the Underdog Tigers the win. By the way. that game was played in Lincoln land and I hear the referee’s name was something like Osborne. 4. Does In rating college football teams; lo find the finest is the goal. Wc wonder then, the purpose, why lite coaches have a poll. Schedule cupcakes like Akron and Central Florida. Nebraska did play Kansas State. Washington and Colorado, hut Michigan Went against Colorado. Notre Dame, Iowa. Michigan State. Penn State and Ohio State. Tell me whose schedule is Better? Check the scores of the common ppponents (Colorado and Baylor) and You'll find U of M to still be No. I. * 3. Defense 9. Championships: Their poll's the most authentic; their homework has been done. And so. lhe poll they provide should be the only one. The coaches' poll is Pawed, wc think by an old. but well-known quirk. What wc have here, wc wont to fear. is the "Buddy System" at work Ha) Buerge Jan. 5. 1998 Thanks. Hal. My sentiments exactly. • Leaf Coming to B.C.: Washington Slate quarterback Ryan Leaf will speak at the Junior Achievement Fund Drive Kick-Off in Battle Creek on Friday. Jan. 12. Leaf, expected to be the No. I pick in this year’s NFL draft, will appear at the Branson Ballroom in McCamly Place from 7:30-9 a.m. Reservations can be made by calling (616) 968-9188 before Jan. 12. Admission is free. • T K Football All-Academic: The Thomapple Kellogg High School football team has been selected as one of four Class BB programs for Academic All-State honors. The Trojans earned lhe award from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association and will receive the award in early February by a icgional director. • Brower Still Near Top: T K wrestler Kyle Brower is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest State wrestling rankings by the Michigan Wrestling Association. • Open Gym in Delton: Delton's defensive havoc resulted in Panther points Tuesday as the home team ousted non-lcague foe Plainwell 68-56. Coach Jim Hogoboom’s Delton squad used full-court pressure and Plainwell did not have an answer. Jason Harner, a 6-5 transfer from Battle Creek Central High, not only led the Panthers with 22 points, hut also was lhe key man in Delton’s pummcling scheme. "Our press was good and Harner initiates our press." Hogoboom said. "Tonight, he was wonderful." Harner, though, was not the only Delton hoopstcr to shine Tuesday. Point guard Kyle Matteson tallied 21 points, dished out 5 assists and led lhe offense with very feu mistakes Seventeen out of Delton’s 27 baskets came off assists. "Tonight, we found some seams," Delton Coach, Jim Hogoboom "Wc feel good when the ball is in his hands." Hogobtxnn explained. Denny Bourdo, a 6-4 forward, pumped in 9 points, including one shot from 3point range. Josh Dahn may not have scored, but certainly caught the eyes of his coach. "Dahn had a great practice over the break and was active on the glass." Hogoboom said. Leading Delton's rebounding efforts were Bourdo with 10 and Harner with 9. The pressure pinned Plainwell early as Delton stormed out lo a 24-16 lead after one quarter and a 38-25 advantage at lhe break. Hamer scored 8 of his 12 points in lhe first half during the second quarter, helping Hogoboom’s team lo open up its lead even further. Matteson also provided a spark with 10 first half markers, including two long range triples. Delton drilled four. 3-pointcrs in the opening 16 minutes. ■ ' - t ar if ■ ■ Jeff Humbarger (54) drives towards the hole after the Panthers forced the Trojans into a turnover on Tuesday. Plainwell cut its deficit to eight points (38-30) early in the third quarter, but Harner. Matteson and Mike Kammeraad made it a 16-poinl game (50-32) with a 12-2 Delton run Of those 12 points. 6 of them belonged to Harner. The third quarter concluded with Delton still maintaining its 16-poinl (56-40) cushion. Again the Trojans narrowed the Panthers' lead lo eight points (58-50) midway through the final frame, hut HOOP Continued on page 12 * * LAMB.,.continued from page 10 Other weight class champions at the 34th Lamb were Charlotte s Troy Gilding (heavyweight), Lowell’s Nick West (112). Grand Ledge's Brian Beach (119). Coloma's Lenny Mcschino (125), Charlotte's Ryan Elliston (130). Grand Ledge's Tyler Hubert (135). Grand Ledge's Jacob Carter (160) and Lowell's Bill Stouffer (215). Mcschino was voted co­ top wrestler at the '97 Lamb, along with Middleville's Romph. Dcndel Craven (130) and Miso Glavan (215) also qualified for Middleville championships, while Tim Grove (heavyweight), Ron Wierckz (140) did the same for Lakewood. Craven lost 13-2 to Charlotte's Ryan Elliston, while Glavan was pinned by Lowell's Bill Stouffer in 1:43. Grove was pinned by Gilding in 3:08 and Wierckz lost an 11-1 decision to Otto. "Grove needs to win a big one," Lakewood Coach Bob Veitch said. "He made a couple of mistakes that cost him. He needs to be more patient." Veitch was surprised with what Wierckz achieved Saturday. "Ron (Wierckz) wasn’t even seeded, but pinned the No. 2 and the No. 3." Veitch said. "He can beat some good people." Evan Space (119). Israel Rosales (135) and Tim Stevens (160) carried home third place medals for lhe Trojans, while Erik Vernon (275) notched a fourth place achievement. Middleville, 9-0 and ranked No. 2 in Division II, is now 4-0 in invitationals this season. Matt VanDorp (112), Ponch Wildman Kyle Brower was one of four Trojans to earn weight class titles Saturday at the L.H. Lamb Tournament. * (152). Tony Harmer (160). T.J. Koch (189) also mcdaled for the Vikings. VanDorp placed fourth losing his consolation to BCC*s Zeke Robinson 14­ 3. Wildman finished fourth falling lo Lowell’s David Luyk 9-2 in his consolation. Harmer lost his consolation to Middleville's Stevens 9-1 and Koch wound up third with a 13-5 win over Grand Ledge s Brian Chcy ne Greg Secber < 103) and Tim Easey (215) cirried home medals for the Saxon grapplcts Secber was fourth, losing to Charlotte's Cam Doty in the consolation round, while Easey ended up fourth losing a 3-0 consolation decision lo Harper Creek’s Shaun Roach "Greg (Secber) wrestled in a lough weight class." Furrow said "The lop five had only two or less losses." Hastings returns to the mats today (Thursday. Jan 8) al home against Lowell and then travels to Delton Saturday (Jan. 10) for invitational action. The Delton-Kellogg gym will be open to adults on the following dates and times, fan 12. 19. 26 and Feb. 2 from 7-9:30 p*i.; Feb. 9 from 7:30-10 p.m.; Feb. 16. 23 and March 2 from 7-9:30 p.m. and March 9. 16 and 23 from 7:30-10 p.m. Talk lo you soon. BANNER SPORTS Serving the Entire BARRY COUNTY Areal Saxon Luke Noteboom pins Charlotte's Corey Jackson to the mat to take the 145-pound weight class final I �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 HOOP.,.continued from page 11 Delton was not to be denied and sank 8of-11 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to hold on for lhe triumph "Before Christmas, we did not plus well versus Pennfield (Dec 16). but against Kalamazoo Christian (Dec 19) wc made strides defensively." Hogoboom said. "Oser lhe break, we needed to gel belter offensively and ue did that. We made better choices and knocked down some shots. Tonight, we found some seams." The Panthers, now 2-3. will play al home again Friday in a KVA contest against Kalamazoo Hackett. DELTON 68 PLAINWELL 56 Delton...24...’4... 18... 12=68 Plainwell...16...9... 15... 16=56 2-2 2. Matteson 6 (2) 7-8 21. Kammeraad 3 (1 )_7. Bourdo 4 (1)0-1 9. Reser I 0-0 2. Harner 11 0-1 22. Humbarger 2 1-2 5. Delton: Reyna (I Totals: 27 (4) 10-14=68 Plainwell: Huberty 2 1-3 5, Rayman 2 3-6 7. Smiley I (1)0-1 3, Lahmeycr 0 7-7 7. Fritz 3 0-0 6. Cleveland 8 I-1 17. Sparks 2 1-4 5, Ragainis 3 0-16. Kyle Matteson (24) scores 2 of his 21 points while Denny Bourdo (34) during first half action at Delton on Tuesday. Delton won the game 68-56 and will face Kalamazoo Hackett in KVA basketball action on Friday. Jason Harner (52) and Rueben Reyna (22) put the defensive clamps on Plainwell. Panther guard Jett Humbarger moves past a Rainwell defender • Bowne’s shot drops to give Saxons league win Tony Bowne's floating layup that rolled an tnd ;'ie .im and fell through the basket as iin.e expired lifted Hastings past Northview 50-48 Tuesday night in O-K White basketball action al Hastings High. Bownc released the ball with roughly .6 seconds showing on the clock. When it finally went through the hoop, the hometown fans erupted. "We "aii a set play that was supposed lo go to Ed (VanDcrMolen)." Hastings Coach Don Schils explained. "He (Bownc) looked for the pass, but didn’t panic. It *v;is a huge win for us." The victor’ moved the Saxons to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the league. Northview is also now 2-1 in the O-K White. Bownc anu Darnell Day each tallied 16 points to lead the Saxons, while Jeff Storrs and VanDcrMolen both added 6 markers Two of Bowne's 16 came on a slam dunk. "Offensively, it was the best we’ve executed all year; wc just didn't hit all of our shots." Schils said. "Wc missed a lot of six-1 nd s.’vcn-footers.’’ Saxons Show Resiliency Down 12-2 in the third game, Hastings' varsity volleyball team found lhe will to win Tuesday against Barry Country foe Middleville. The Saxons behind the serving of Kristen Wildcrn (3 points. I ace), Aleisha Miller (7 points, no errors. 5 aces). Anne Burghdoff (2 points) and Laura Storm (3 point.*) pulled out a 17-15 game three triumph. Hastings lost the first game 9­ 15. but prevailed 15-13 in the second contest. "They're not going to quit." Hastings Coach Tammy Cairl said. Hastings led in game one by six. 7-1. but ended up losing to the Lady Trojans by the same margin. In game two, the action went back and fourth before the Saxons pulled out the two point victory. Burghdoff had "a lot of assists" in lhe three games with 34. Miller ripped 14 kills and Erika Simpson added 13 spikes. Miller collected 20 digs, Simpson 19, Storm 18 and Wildcrn 17. Simpson. Storm and Miller were all signaled out by Cairl for their service receive efforts. D-K victorious in volleyball Delton volleyball went 4-for-4 Monday night in Olivet. The Panthers' varsity beat the host Eagles (16-14 and 15-13) and also claimed a win against Bees of Bath (15-7 and 15- SPIKERS.,.continued from page 10 Leading Hastings* attack were Erika Simpson (16 kills, 27 digs). Aleisha Miller (13 kills, 3 service aces, 36 digs). Laura Storm (8 kills, 20 digs), Anne Burghdoff (10 kills, 53 assists, 3 aces, 32 digs), Kristen Wildcrn (16 digs) and Sara Allcrding (9 kills, 4 blocks. 3 assists and 6 service aces). Northview led 16-11 after one quarter and 28-25 al half. Hastings, however, out-scored its opponents 14-IO in the third frame to pull in front 39-38. "They’re (Northview) a dribble penetrating team and in the first half they hurt us with four. 3-pointers," Schils said. "Wc needed to tighten il up a little bit on defense in the second half. We played some great team defense." Foi all that Bownc did on offense, his defense was just as sparkling. In lhe fourth quarter, the sophomore held Northview's all-league point guard, Kyle Vcrlin. to l-of-6 shooting. "As good as he (Bownc) played offensively, he played better defensively." Schils said. Day’s 13 boards also played a huge part in the final score. Hastings travels to East Grand Rapids for O-K While play Friday (Jan. 9). Hastings a'sc won the freshmen and junior varsity matches, both wins coming in two games. * Delton's junior varsity spikers also won twice winning over Olivet (15-1,7I5and 15-7) and Bath(l3-I5, 15-iOand 16-14). For the varsity squad, Tara Reed had 13 digs. Kim Cole 7 kills and 7 service aces and Michelle Thompson collected 7 kills. On Wednesday night (Jan. 7) Delton opened its KVA season at Kalamazoo Christian. On Monday (Jan. 12) the Panthers go into a Barry County battle with the Lions of Maple Valley. Area JV spikers at Delton tourney Teams from Delton, Hastings. Maple Valley, Middleville. Kalamazoo Central, Galesburg-Augusta. Otsego. Vicksburg. Plainwell. Battle Creek Lakeview and Three Rivers took part in the DeltonKellogg Junior Varsity Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The host Panthers, won once and split twice in pool play, before beating Hastings (15-7, 15-12) in the semifinals. Delton then lost to G-A (15-3, 15-7) and Battle Creek Lakeview (10-15, 15-12. 15­ 9). Hastings won over Three Rivers and Otsego in pool play, but dropped its match to Kalamazoo Central. Maple Valley lost its three pool play matches versus Delton. Plainwell and Kalamazoo Central, while Middleville split with Vicksburg and lost to Battle Creek Lakeview and Galesburg-Augusta. The championship match matched Kalamazoo Central against GalesburgAugusta. K Central won lhal battle 15-9, 15-10 Lakewood Coach Kellie Rowland disputes a referee's call during pool play action on Saturday. Isom, Hannar triumphant at Hudsonville Invite Saxon Laura Storm sails over the net to make a block against Grand Ledge Saturday. ( With ten placers. Delton's matsmen finished third out of seven teams at Saturday 's Hudsonville Invitational. The Panthers. Coach by Aaron Tabor, scored 119 points to pull past Hudsonville (109). Unity Christian (7()i. East Grand Rapids (1(1) and Grand Rapids Creston (7). Hamilton won the tournament with 213 1/2 points and Wayland look second place honors tallying 211 1/2 points. Rob Isom and Nick Hannar both were weight class champions for Delton. Isom earned his achievement al 145. while Hannar grappled al 160. Panther runner-ups were Johnny Hicks (135). Dana Earl (152) and Jon Hancckow (215). Phil Schallhom (189) and Billy Ferris (heavyweight) were third place finishers, while Gary Herbert (119). Chad Jones (130) and Jeremy Coplin (140) carried home fourth place honors. The Panthers will host the Delton Tournament this Saturday (Jan. 10). Area teams scheduled to compete there arc Hastings and Maple Valley. VanDerMolen leads Gold past Rockford Led by Eric VanDcrMolen's 10 points. Hastings' eighth grade gold team bounced past Rockford on Tuesday night 27-23. Ollier scorers for the Saxons included Zac Fulmer (6 points). Dave Ockcrman (4). Ted Greenfield (4) and Joel Strickland (3). VanDcrMolen also pulled down 12 rebounds and made 7 steals. Fulmer and Ockcrman each grabbed 7 caroms. 7th Grade Gold In overtime. Rockford sneaked past Hastings 44-38. Dustin Bowman led Hastings with 11 markers and was followed by John Deming (7). Jake Hcuss (4). Chris Rounds (4). Aaron Snider (4), Eli Schmidt (2). Dave Eltzrolh (2) and Bryan Lee (I). �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 8. 1998 — Page 13 Joppie looks for hitting Stars with baseball A’s baseball organization BOWLING SCORES 8 * Recreation Bowling league #3 § Cross’ 10 5. Fairchild’s Oil 10. Carlton CenMer Excavating 6. Barry Automotive 5.5; K**reepor< Elevator 2; Hastings Bowl 2. S Good Games and Series - M Buehler 521; Sf Buehler 52X; M Pbrntt 504. G Yoder 217 »62. B King 53X. W. Brodock 504. J Woody S27. J Smith 501. D Lambert 216 235-625; E. gblxon 201 505 Bowie rettes । Bennett Industries 42-26; Hamilton Exaval Ing 39-29; 1) J Electric 33-35; Kent Oil 32-36. tarhon Center Excavating 31-37; Hecker InsurHigh Gaines and Scries - J. Gardner 162£408: J. Pettengill 163 404; M Dull 170-453; L. ^Elliston 199-500; G Otis 197-495; P. Britten gl54-409; C Hurless 174-455; M. Andrus 162<130; S Drake 154-430; L. Dawe 1X0-461; K Doster 143-374; E Vanasse 190; D. Jager 166­ 433. A Fox 173-447; T Christopher 1X4 £* Seeber 185-4X6; J Barnum 243. K Buvhcc 209; C Martin 207. J Deluut I9X. B Kerle) 197; D. Dutcher 194; G Snyder 1X5. B Fal corer 174; R. Snyder 173 Thursday Angels Nashville Chiropractic 45-19. Miller Exc. 43 1/2 20 1/2; Tick Trek Restaurant 41 23; Secber Auto Body 36-2X. Ret World 35-29; Cedar Creek Grocery 33-31. Riverside Cemetery 29­ 35; Gav«n Ford 28-36. NAPA Girls 25-35; Dowl It 22-42. Hastings Bowl 21 1/2-42 1/2; Ste­ fano's 21-39. High Games and Series - D. Snider 1X6; S (innage 203; J. Lewis 179; T. Daniel*- 202; K Ward 153; K. Kulhman 199;C. Gates 144. J Madden 225-54X; D McCollum 210; T. Soya 190; F. Ruthruff IK7; L. Watson 176. S. Green field 191; C Guernsey 172; I.. Aspev IX! 537; B Cuddahec 201-579; D Curtis I7(». M Eaton 1X6 Monday Mixers Sunday Afternoon Mixers Whispering Waters 41; Row die Girls 38 1/2; Kelley’s Keglers 38; Hastings Bowl 36 1/2; T.M. Lassies 34; Dewey’s Auto 34; Hartzler’s Tours 33; Michclob 33; Girrbach’s 31 1/2: Coldwell Banker 31; Mr. Bruce 29 1/2; Green Chics 2X. High Games and Series - S. Nash 223-524. E. Hammontree 179; D. Bums 17X-454; D. Kel­ ley 172-4X2; D Davis 179; R. Shapley 164­ 46X; B Davenport 190-479; M. Wieland 1X7­ 450; S. Purdum 1X9; A Hall 173-451; S Van Denburg 191-510; J. McMillon IXX-497; S. Glasgow 1X9-503. Red Dog 3-1. Just Trying 3-1. Space Cadets 2-2; Pin Pals 2-2; Pin Pickers 2-2; New Friends 1-3; Genin Jiggie 1-3. Saturday Majors Bovs High Games and Series - B. Bowman 212-5X0; D Varney 1X9-516; D. Humphrey 195-497; C. Bowman I6X-479; J. Butler 177­ 45X; D Dawly 176-437; B Weatherly 148-410. Girls High Games and Series - W. Miller 174-427; C Shumway 138-320; A Boger 1423IX;N. Towle 116-3IX. No-Tap Toum. High Games - B. Bowman 266; D. Humphrey 264; D. Varney 234; D. James 2IX; .J. James 213; A. McBnan 20X. High Series - D. Humphrey X19; J. James 750; B Bowman 720. D. James 696; D. Varney 679; W Miller 677; N. Towle 662. A. McBnan 659; M. Spidcl 650; T. Wallace 64X. Sunday Night Mixed Thee Froggers 46; H.E.D. 45 1/2; B.S.ers 42; Fearsome 4 41 1/2; Thunder Alley 41 1/2; Red­ necks 41; X-Filers 3X; Lucky Strikes 36; Short N Sweet .36; S & K 36. Diehards 35; 2 x 4 .34 1/2; 9 Out of Ten 31; Rock Bottom 30; Tag Along* 22; Friends 18. Womens High Games and Series - M. Sny- •der 190-553; K. Becker 193-530. S.L. Sanborn 1X9-516. M Eaton 190-506; M. Martin 202­ 501; S Sanborn 179-4X6. W. Purchis 179-426; D Dutcher 151-424; S Craven 161-418. K. Suttin 201. M. Kirchen 181; M. Bowman 171; ; ,C. Parsons 170; A. Kerley 164; S. Cross 151; L. . Couts 140. "The A's have taken the stance of developing front within," DAVE JOPPIE -Coach Dave Joppie follow him to Huntsville. "The organization is loaded with prospects with a lot of guys being promoted from Modesto." Joppie explained. "The A’s have taken the stance of developing from within." Expected to play in Huntsville in 1998 arc catcher A.J Hindi. outfielder Mario Eneamicion. third baseman Eric Chavez and outfielder Justin Bowles. Hinch played on the 1996 U.S. Olympic squad. Eneamicion is a former standout with lhe West Michigan Whitecaps. Chavez is a No. I draft pick of the A’s and Bowles is a former member of the Louisiana State University NCAA championship team, litis ta'ent itclps to bring a smile to Joppic’s face. Joppie worked hard to gain his chance of becoming a professional coach. His coaching credentials includes jobs al Portage Northern High School, the Fcrrari/Ratti Baltic Creek City Major League team, the Russell Plumbing team of the "Cereal City’s" CML. the Moose Mixed Brush Works 45; Ricky 4 42; 9 and a Wiggle 42. Ramblers 42; No Gcratol Req. 39.5; Heads Out 39; Bad Habit II 39. Get Lucky 37 5; Late Comers 37; Weekend Warriors 37; Nash Bash 37; I Know That 36; Gillons 36; Ten Pins 34; Four Rs 33; Sears Service 32; Special Ks 26. Good Games and Series Men - S. Peabodv 202-569; K. McDonald 179-469; E. Keeler 245­ 65X; W Brodock 1X7-506; M McKee 214-631. J. Barnum 206-3X6; J. Bartimus 193-543; A Taylor 221-575; D. Sears 179-511; R Fay 203­ 567; J. Mays 212-597; B. Madden Sr. 213-567; M. Martin 233-5X4; K. Bushev 192-554; M. Kasinsky 222-612. H. Pennington 222-640. D Service 194. W. Gillons 1X7; K. Meany 209; S Sanborn 190; T. Heath 220. Good Games and Series Women - Shirlee V. 207-596; S. Keillor 175-432; D. Service I7X­ 4X5; S. Ripley 146-412; S Keeler IX7-54X; S. Nash 160-471; H. Service 176-4X6; P. Ramey 2(M)-5O4. T. Pennington 200-521; B. Davenport 165; G Meany 191; B. Clow 157. K. Keeler 166. D. Bartimus 245-609. R Lydy 210; K. Becker 190 Tuesday Mixed ,- Consumers Concrete 8-4; Friends 8-4; Pin * Seekers 8-4; Advanced Commercial Printing 7-5; Hastings Bowlers 7-5; Woodmansee Sawmill 3-9; Flexfab 3-9; Mosteter Graphics 0-8. M?ns High Games & Series L Burch 178; L. Johnson 185; G. Snyder 219; D. Blakely 226; M. Yost 174; J. Beach ; 199. H. Bowman 198; M. Yost 184-502; J. Beach 188; P. Scobey 288-704; G. Heard 223-628; L. Johnson 186; R. O’Keefe 188; G. Snyder 208-552; G. Hause 211. S. Hause 182; ’ G. Hause 207; H. Bowman 201-575; L. Burch 149. Womens High Games Sc Series P. George 153-413; C. Mayhew 148; B. Wilkins 211-501; C O’Keefe 180; C. Keller 163-424; R. Storehouse 157-454; D. Slovinski 169-479; T. Phenix 170; D. Johnson 181; C. O’Keefe 180; S. Landis 184; R. Storehouse . 198-471; C. Mayhew 172. Dave Joppie is looking toward the Stars as he prepares for the upcoming professional baseball season. Joppie. a 19X4 graduate of Lakewood High School, is entering his filth season of coaching potential Major League stars. He w ill do so tn 1998 with the Stars. This spring. Joppie returns to Alabama as hitting coach oi the DoublcA Huntsville Stars, who are affiliated with the Oakland A’s. an organization Joppie says is deep with baseball talent A year ago. Joppie found himself coaching in sunny California with the Modesto A s. Some might think that all of the traveling and moving from city to city is a big challenge. Joppie enjoys such an existence. "It’s not a life for everybody, but it’s something I really enjoy." Joppie said. "My goal is to secure a managing position in lhe minors or an opening in college. Having four years of professional experience. I hope to open some eyes." Joppie. 32. knows that his work in Huntsville will be important lo the future of the A’s organization. Many of the players he worked with in Modesto will Connie Mack Kalamazoo Maroons. Kellogg Community College and Kalamazoo Community College In 1992. he managed Fcrrari/Ratti to a 41-9 record and a third place finish al nationals Alter initially being turned away for a coaching job with the West Michigan Whitecaps. Joppie was given his golden chance by Huntsville manager Dick Scott "I first started as a coach — throwing batting practice and hitting fungos — with no specific responsibilities." Joppie said. "It stayed that way through 1995 and 1996. Manager Dick Scott has taught me so much about the game." Scott was tabbed as the minor league "Manager of the Year" for his efforts in 1994. In 1997. Joppie was named hitting coach al Modesto, learning even more about the game from former MLB slai Jeffrey Leonard. Under Leonard. Joppie also handled infield instruction there. The two will remain a team in Huntsville. "I’ll be his right hand man and he’ll teach me how to run a game." Joppie said of Leonard, who was an All-Star with the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros. "Leonard will also be Huntsville and that makes a huge difference. His heart has softened (since he was a player) and we have a pretty tight relationship." Leonard always had lhe talent when he played in the "Bigs" but some questioned his altitude. Joppie. an intense competitor himself, also has changed some since becoming a coach at lhe professional level. "As a player in college (Aquinas). I was very intense and never reached my potential because of that." Joppie said. "Professional baseball has taught me to stay on an even keel emotionally." 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January 8, 1998 Armed man arrested after hunt by Shelly was trying to kill himself when his par­ ents discovered him with (he gun Barry County Sheriffs Deputies re­ ceived the help of a canine unit from lhe Wayland Post of the Michigan State Po­ lice. The dog found Lumbert hiding in the bam. Ford said. "When they found him in the barn, he fled the scene on fool into a wooded area." Ford said. "Il was extremely foggy and it was pouring rain. He was then located by the dog sometime after 3:30 a.m." Police found loaded 12 gauge, double barrel shot •. ..th 90 rounds of ammu- Sulser Staff Writer A man accused of striking his parents in the face and body, firing a rifle inside his house and fleeing on fool eluded po­ lice for nearly three hours before he was located in the woods about one-half mile from his Castleton Township home early Wednesday. Joseph Mark Lumbert. 21. of 1684 Covillc Road, is being held on $30,000 bond after being arraigned Wednesday on several charges in connection with lhe in­ cident. said Barry County Undershcriff Don Ford Wednesday. Lumbert was formally charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of felonious assault, two counts of mali­ cious destruction of property over SI00. one count of possessing a firearm while intoxicated, one count of discharge of a firearm while intoxicated, one count of possession of marijuana and one count of resisting an officer. Officers were first called to the scene when Lumbert's parents. Dan. 7I, and Lillian Lumbert. 52. of the same address, went to the sheriffs department at about 12:30 p.m. to report that their son had assaulted them. "Wc sent them immediately to Pennock Hospital for their injuries," said Ford. "Wc interviewed them quickly and wc thought their injuries were more serious than they thought they were, so we told them they should go to the hospital." According to Ford, the couple had ar­ rived home after being away for lhe evening to find that their son allegedly had broken into their bedroom and ob­ tained guns and ammunition. "They went to his room and found him lying in the bed. holding the gun." Ford said. "When they tried to lake the gun away from him. he assaulted them pre­ sumably with brass knuckles and ran out the door." Ford said it was suspected that Lumbert HHS break-in damaging by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Several thousand dollars in damage re­ sulted from an early Monday break-in al Hastings High School in which someone used a light blue vehicle to smash into the greenhouse and steal science lab equipment. Hastings City Deputy Police Chief Mike Leedy said Wednesday. Police suspect at least two subjects were involved, based on evidence at the scene. Leedy said. "The place was ransacked." Leedy said, noting that measuring instruments, scales and a fish tank were stolen, among other lab equipment. "As they entered the room, they pushed over some cages that A Vermontville man who was driving when his front seal passenger was killed in Nashville Nov. 24 has been charged with negligent homicide. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of two years in prison and be fined $2,000. Mason Trowbridge. 18. appeared withoui an attorney in Barry County’s 56-1 District Court Wednesday for a preliminary exami­ nation on lhe charge, but Assistant Prose- Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 I It //> 6 WEEK OLD CHOW Mix puppies tree to good homes. Call 616-948-3632 after 600 1992 FORD AEROSTAR, 7 PASSENGER, 92.000 mite*, ps/pb, air/craise, tinted windows, first $4,500 takes it, 616-795-9645, runs great HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER: 3 bedrooms, 2 car garage. 1 acre. $65,000, 616-948-4129 IN LOVING MEMORY OF Our dear wife, mother and grandmother who left us Jmuary 14. 1993. 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Mom, brothers A sisters FOR SALE: Carolina work boots, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair. 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Main, Ionia. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, low payments. Must sell 1-800-538-7870_____________ OSTRICH MEAT for sale for the health conscious person, 3 ounce portion contained 90 calo­ ries A 2 grams of fat SSlb. for burgers or ground SlOlb. for steaks U.S.D.A. inspected lo order caU 616-948-2338 FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds lo choose from. 1-800-538-7870_____________ QUEEN MATTRESS SET. New, still in plastic. Beautiful brass headboard and deluxe frame. VALUE $450: STEAL $175. 616-795-7120._________ HAJJ). APPROVED 3bd„ 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit Call 1-800-538-7870. RECLINING LIFT CHAIR with heater and massager. 3 months old. $600. Call 945-5516. Tj 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 2 . housed lab rats and when police were in­ vestigating. they were startled lo sec the rats running loose." Leedy said lhe break-in occurred some­ time before 4:15 a.in. when il was dis­ covered by officers on patrol. "Entry was gained by using a vehicle to break in a panel on the south side of the greenhouse, located behind the school." Leedy said. "Once inside the greenhouse, entry was made into the high school by breaking exit adjoining windows." Police are asking that anyone with in­ formation about the break-in call Barry County Silent Observer al I-800-3109031 or contact the Hastings City Police Department. Man charged in fatal crash Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cail...The muon and some .22 rifle ammunition in­ side the barn. A .22 caliber rifle and am­ munition also were found inside the house. Police believe the .22 was used lo shoot two television sets and the sliding glass doors in the kitchen of the home. Ford said. Lumbert has an "extensive" criminal history, including resisting and obstruct­ ing officers and felonious assault, said Ford. He also has been treated for mental ill­ ness at the Pine Rest Christian mental Itcalth facility, according to Ford. II * lhe Law. Barn- County* Ordinance 79-01 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs (acrm% from E.W. BlusJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Taum. 888-677-7446 H tinit </ 1996 EXPANSION 21 new openings. Ideal for students. Others must be filled by January 20. $1135 to start. Will min. 616-245-3882. HASTINGS CITY BANK has an immediate opening for a Consumer Loan Officer. 1-3 yean of Consumer Lending experience preferred. 4 year degree required. Excellent bene­ fits with growth potential. Send resame in confidence to: Person­ nel manager, Hastings City Bank, 150 W. Court St, Hni ings. Mi 49058. EOE HAPPY NEW YEAR INCOME ADVANCE RECOGNITION Due to the promotions in lhe immediate area, three openings now exist for SPORTSMINDED persons in the local area of a FORTUNE 500 company. If selected, you will be given three weeks classroom training al our expense. We provide complete company benefits: major medical, dental, life insurance, plus 40IK plan. $20,000-840,000 first year income potential and all promo­ tions are based on merit, not seniority. To be accepted, you need to be bondable, lave a pleasant personality, be ambi­ tious, eager to get ahead and free to start work immediately. We are particularly interested in leadership ability and people looking for a genuine career opportunity. For a confidential interview appointment, please call Employer Rep, Mr. Schumm (800)-238-0996. EOBMT___________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St., Free­ port, Ml EOE______________ MANAGER TRAINEE POSI­ TION. PAY. PROGRESS.-.Three openings exist now for smart- ninded persons in a large local international sales firm. This is an impressive opportunity for ambitious people who want to get ahead. To qualify, you need a Positive Mental Attitude, self­ confidence, a pleasant personali­ ty, bondable, and free to begin work immediately after accep­ tance. We provide complete company benefits- major medi­ cal, dental aad 401 (k) plan and complete training program. Previous experience not neces­ sary. Income $20,000 30,000 depending on your qualifica­ tions. Only those who sincerely *ant to get ahead, need apply. For a confidential interview appointment, mall or fax resume to: Director of Management of Development, 2380 Science Pkwy, 9108, Okemos, MI 48864; fax (517)349-2622. EOE/M-F. cutoi Amy McDowell asked that the hear­ ing be adjourned until Jan. 28. "I believe wc can reach a resolution in this matter, but wc need more informa­ tion," said McDowell. "If what is offered (in a plea agreement) is not sufficient, he could gel an attorney at that lime." Trowbridge was driving south on Durkee Street in Nashville when his vehicle was struck by a semi-truck traveling north on M-66. killing his 19-ycar-old front scat passenger. Derek Sadler of Olivet. Police believe Trowbridge became dis­ tracted. causing him to fail lo yield to the northbound traffic and cross lhe center line, causing the crash that also injured back-seat passenger Jarrod Cousins. 18. of Nashville. His Jan. 28 preliminary examination is scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m. Trowbridge remains free on a $2,500 personal recog­ nizance bond. COMPETENCY, cont. from page I He added that if Holman rules in favor of the motion, it could take up lo two months for the forensic evaluation of Hokanson lo be scheduled. "There is nothing in lhe police investiga­ tion to indicate that he is incompetent." Crowley said. "But if he is found incompe­ tent. you can't proceed against a defendant who is incompetent." Crowley added that the victim’s criminal history would only be relevant in the case if Hokanson were to claim that he killed him inj self defense. Hokanson told the court in his video ar­ raignment from the Barry County Jail Dec. 29 lhal he only meant to hurt Svoboda. "I didn't mean to kill him," he said. LEGAL NOTICES File No. 97-22221-IE Estate of Marie C. Cavonough. Social Security No. 374-28-7703. TO All INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or - m - - 4 oy i—- nw -* - loiivwiny i—n i onocvWQ The decedent, whose last known address wos 620 West Green Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. died 11/02/9?. An instrument dated 11/02/77 has boon admitted as the will of the deceased. Creditors of the deceased at o notified that aft claims against the estate will be forever barrod unless presented to the independent personal representative, Jean M. Walker. 1220 David Drive. Hastings. Michigon 49058. or to both the indepen­ dent persot <al representative and the tarry County Probate Court, Hastings. Michigan 49058. within 4 months ol the date of publication of this notice. Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to il. (1-8) II more than memories alive. American Heart Association HMrt Dmmm AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIALS 4 TRIBUTES 1-800-AHA-USA1 Lake O man arrested on felony sex charges A 46-ycar-old Lake Odessa man lias been charged with three felony counts ol inde­ cent exposure tn front of minor children and three counts of being a "sexually delin­ quent" person. John Douglas Curtis of Jordan Lake Road is being held on SI(XHXX) bond tn lhe Eaton County Jail, officials said Fri­ day. Curtis was arrested and arraigned on (lie charges Dec. 30 and a preliminary examina­ tion has been set for 3:30 p.m Monday. Jan. 12. in Eaton County District Court in Charlotte. Eaton County Sheriffs Department Capt. Kent Ruesch would not release any information on the details lhal led up to the charges, saying only that the case is still under investigation. The incidents allegedly occvnedal an ad­ dress on Main Street in Vermontville Oct 29. Nov 29 and Dec. 4. 1997 Officials from lhe Eaton County Prose­ cutor's office said indenccnt exposure would normally be a misdemeanor but because of an alleged history of similar behavior, the charges against Curtis have been authorized as felonies. Sexually delinquent bclaivior is defined as "behavior characterized by repetitive compulsive acts which indicate a disregard of the consequences or recognized rights of others." The possible penalty, if convicted, is from one day lo life in prison. Curtis is represented by court-appointed attorney Michael Hocking. Body found in roadway in Danby Township The body of a woman found in the mid­ dle of Musgrove Highway in Danby Town­ ship Saturday night has been identified as Deborah Lynn Wadkins. 38, of Ionia, the Ionia Post of the Michigan Stale Police said Monday. Though the incident originally was being investigated as a hit and run, police said Wednesday that Monday’s autopsy revealed that blunt trauma was the cause of death. Police said tliat a motorist reported see­ ing a body lying in the middle of the road­ way just cast of Keefer Highway at about 7:55 p.m. Jan. 3. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the initial investigation showed lhal the body was hit by a vehicle traveling westbound, police said Saturday. The incident is still under investigation and police arc asking anyone with informa­ tion to call the State Police post at (616) 527-3600. POLICE BEAT: Kidnapping, carjacking case dropped HASTINGS - A 42-ycar-old Orangeville man is free and felony kidnapping and carjacking charges were dropped in a preliminary examination Dec. 19. Terry Pinks was charged in early November with kidnapping and carjacking after he was accused of taking a Gun Lake area man against his will after they met at the Orangeville Tavern Nov. 2. Pinks was released from jail Dec. 22 and the charges were dropped when District Court Judge James Fisher ruled that there was a lack of evidence to proceed with prosecution. Burglar surprised by woman at home ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A woman lying in an upstairs bedroom with her infant baby was surprised when she saw a stranger crest tlic stairs of her borne Monday, Jan. 5, on Cox Road. Detective Lou Quinn of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police said the burglary is the most recent in a rash of break-ins in the vicinity and police are asking that anyone with information contact his department. Police said the woman first expected to sec her boyfriend when she heard someone walking up the stairs inside the home, but when she saw the man. he ran out lhe front door and left in a small white vehicle. Missing from the home was a Nintendo 64 video game system and four games. The man was described as five feet, eight inches tall. 170 pounds with brown, medium length hair and a brown mustache. He was wearing a white baseball hat, a white T-shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes. The incident occurred at about 10:15 a.m. Accident victim had slit his wrist YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A 48-year-old Battle Creek man originally thought lo have been injured in a car accident at Briggs Road and Hill Street may have attempted suicide, according to preliminary reports. The man was found inside his car unconscious and bleeding from the wrist before he was taken lo Pennock Hospital by Thomapple Ambulance, a preliminary report revealed. According to a report by the Michigan State Police, the man was castbound on Hill Street when he struck a mailbox on the passenger side before continuing cast where the car halted at a slop sign. The car then rolled back and struck a tree. The man was cited for careless driving, police said. Pennock Hospital had no comment on the man’s condition other than lo say he was not admitted. Charges sought in hit and run HOPE TOWNSHIP - Police arc seeking charges against a 55-ycar-old Hope Township man who allegedly struck an oncoming car when he crossed the center line on South Wall Lake Road (M-43) south of Cloverdale Road Dec. 27. Aaron Guy Maybee. 21 of Portage was southbound on South Wall Lake Road when the red pickup truck struck his car and continued north on South Wall Lake Road, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police later located the man and impounded the vehicle. Charges of leaving the scene hit and run accident and of driving on a revoked license are being requested. No injuries were reported. Police investigating jewelry heist ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A significant amount of jewelry worth an undisclosed about of money was stolen from a home in the 6000 block of Patterson Road, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. An unknown subject entered the home through an exterior door lhal leads into the garage and used a pillow case removed from a bedroom pillow to carry the merchandise, the report said. Police have no suspects and the incident remains under investigation. Woman hurt while avoiding deer ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP • A deer in the road aused an accident that injured a Delton woman early Tuesday. Jan 6. according to report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Diann Joy Eckhardt. .33 of 9324 Norris Road, was treated al Pennock Hospital and released alter being transported by Wayland Ambulance following the accident. According to police. Eckhardt was northbound on Norris Road one tenth of a mile south of Mullen Road when she lost control of her vehicle while trying lo avoid the deer. Her car then ran off the roadway. struck an embankment, vaulted and then struck a tree, police said. No deer was found at the scene, alcohol was not involved and Eckhardt was wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred, according to the report � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-01-15.pdf 35ed78410e3fb94992c407f6ae2aed31 PDF Text Text Lt. Newell eyes Ionia Reform candidate outlines views SeePage 11 See Page 3 See Page 2 Delton spikers maul MV Lions Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 J»STTlSrr PUB' 10 L'CRAxI i?:schi kst HtsTiMA w. 4-.se 1S*3 ANNER THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 3 News Briefs: ■WMody of Ufa’ concert planned Contemporary Christian artiil Joanna Carlson from Nashville. Tenn., will be featured in a free 'Melody of Life* concert al 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 21, al the Thornapple Valley Church, south of Hastings on M-43. The event, sponsored by Barry County Right to Life, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade U.S Supreme Court decision on Jan. 22, 1973. that legalized abortion. Carlson is a self-taught pianist, Delton community stunned by incident Police: Suicide, shooting premeditated by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A bizarre shooting near Delton last Fri­ day has left the community stunned and looking for answers as to why local native Delora (Graham) Deason. 36. would plan to kill her daughter and ex-husband before turning the gun on herself. Deason took her own life in the incident. Her ex-husband. Gale Dugan. 42. and daughter. Delaina. are recovering from in­ juries they sustained. "It was definitely premeditated." Monday. According to Frary. Deason's husband. John. 56. said his wife had been irritated when she returned to her Cory Road home will offering taken to support Carlson's ministry and Renee and Terry Wonz's ministry in Kazakhstan. Three area pastors will participate in prayer and Right to Life will have a brief memorial tribute during the in Orangeville Township Friday at about 4:30 p.m. after attending a custody hearing in Allegan County. Deason had been working as a visiting nurse in Barry and Allegan counties and was taking classes to earn a teaching cer­ tificate. said neighbor and friend. Megan McCoy. "It's like an evil twin sister came out and did this," said McCoy. Polke said Deason Indicated to no one what she planned to do when she took her Colt .380 semi-automatic handgun with her to a 5 p.m. meeting with her ex-hus­ band to drop off their 4-ycar-old daughter. Travelogue focus to be Puerto Rico Delaina Dugan Frary said the former couple did not ex­ change words prior to the shooting. Delaina got into the car with her father Delton and Hastings ambulance personnel place Delaina Dugan into the Butterworth Hospital AeroMed medivac helicopter shortly after the 5 p.m. shooting on Friday. Jan. 9 near Delton. Delaina. Deacon wai mecuiig I tva.i m Inc ..*on.c According to Frary. Dugan, a dairy '• I;.-, ha* snved o^GtscguTownship of her parents. Eileen and .darshall Gra­ ham. at 7468 North Crooked l-akc Drive because it was his weekend to have Delaina. Supervisor since 1996. was already waiting in front of the Graham residence in his blue Chevy Impala when Deason drove up with Delaina in the car. The "continent* of Puerto Rico will be the focus of the nest Hastings Kiwanis travelogue at 7 p.m. Friday at the Central School auditorium. Veteran performer and film maker Curt Matson will be on hand to narrate bis film about the smallest of the four islands constituting the Greater Antilles. The commonwealth of Puerto Rico often is referred to as a "continent" because of its great geographical and lifestyle diversity, where there are 272 miles of beaches with luxury hotels and casinos, yet not far away are jungles, mountains, caves and cliffs. Tickets for "Puerto Rico — Land of Enchantment" are available from any member of the Hastings Kiwanis Club or at the door on the night of the showing. Kandy Barnum will perform at the organ before the show and during intermission. Students’ art to be exhibited Artwork from Battle Creek, Bronson. Delton. Hastings. Hillsdale. Middleville. Pcnnficld and Springfield schools will be on display at the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hastings Monday. Jan. 19. through Saturday, Jan. 31. The annual Michigan Art Education Association Region IV exhibit will showcase the works of students in kindergarten through 12th grades, submitted by association member, teachers from Barry. Calhoun. Branch More Hews Briefs on Page 2 and as Dugan leaned toward Delaina to strap her into her car seat. Deason shot him in the neck from four to five inches away. The bullet passed all the way through his neck, narrowly missing his spine and brain stem. Frary said. "He had powder bums on his neck," said Frary. "If it had hit his spine, he would be dead." Dugan's statement to police that Deason •Ihm reached in front of him ar-d fired me shot at Delaina is supported by evidence found at the scene. Frary said. Eileen Graham, who was inside the See Shooting, Page 16 Mental Health Board removal irks Herrington by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Claiming to have mure qualifications than his colleagues. Barry County Com­ missioner Emmet Herrington said he does­ n't understand why County Board Chairman Jim Bailey removed him from representing the county on the Mental Health Board. At the close of Tuesday's County Board meeting. Herrington pressed Bailey for an answer and didn't seem satisfied with Bai­ lor's response. "1 feel you've cut my throat every chance you've had. ever since we've worked to­ gether." Herrington told Bailey. "I think its a personal thing and I'm damn sick of it." the only objection to the appointments. Herrington said after the Jan. 2 meeting that Bailey had stated that he didn't have to give him a reason for removing him from the Mental Health Board so Tuesday Her­ rington asked that Bailey's response be part have demonstrated them.” Herrington said. "I've been on the State Mental Health So­ ciety." and he noted his previous adminis­ trative experience at hospitals and mental hospitals for 35 years. "If you have anybody that can beat that. I will withdraw my complaint. I'm saying that I have qualifications to serve. I work variety of boards and commissions. Bailey pointed out to Herrington that the County Board confirmed Bailey's assign­ of the board's public record in the minutes. "This was the fourth time he has re­ moved inc from duties assigned for no rea­ son...” Herrington told the board. Herrington said he has served on the County Mental Health Board for the past three years and had served two years in the ments with a 7-1 vote and that Herrington himself had given endorsement to Bailey's actions. Commissioner Robert Wenger cast 1980s. "I have more qualifications io serve on this than any member of this board and I "I'm sorry you feel that way.” Bailey replied. When Bailey was elected County Board chairman for the fourth consecutive year at the board’s annual organizational session Jan. 2. he appointed Commissioner Tim Burd to replace Herrington on the Mental Health Board. Several other changes were made when Bailey presented his list of ap­ pointments to standing committees and a well with that board... "I have a background in mental health." Herrington said as he opened his com­ plaint. "I have many years of service. When I asked him (Bailey) why. he said 'this is nothing against you* that Mr. Burd had asked to serve on Mental Health, that it See Removal, Page 6 Council awards city manager 4.5% raise by David T. Young Editor Hastings City Manager was reappointed to another year on the job by the City Council Monday night and was given a raise of slightly better than 4.5 percent. Penrod. who was hired in August 1994 and has been Hastings' only city manager, was given a salary increase from $61,786 to $64,600 annually . The vote by council was unanimous. In his annual evaluation, Penrod had an overall score of 79 percent. His highest evaluation by category was in city <mcil relations, at 82 percent. His lowest, at 76 preciate your ability to maintain an objec­ tive and unbiased personal opinion and give council all points of view on issues for us percent, was in employee relations. Some comments made on his evaluation by council members were interesting. Posi­ to make a decision." Some of the negative comments were "Heard many complaints about the 'us and tive remarks included "Very professional in his approach to job." "Extremely knowl­ edgeable of governmental affairs." "You them' attitude conveyed by the city man­ agement. The citizens arc the customers." "Seems that Howard sometimes has too never try to hide anything, even when you wish you could." “I appreciate your hon­ esty and dedication to your job" and "I ap­ strong a personal agenda. Can't seem io take no for an answer from the council." "Need to improve the 'team player’ attitude and Hillsdale counties. The students* works will be judged at the local level and selected pieces will go to Lansing for state jurying for elementary and middle school exhibits, as well as the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Exhibit in Kalamazoo for students in grades 10*12. Work chosen for state level exhibition is based on the quality of the production for the student's age. unique images that avoid stereotypes and that reflect student learning and thinking. The purpose of the event is to recognize the creative ability of art students in grades K-12 and to demonstrate learning. Jefferson Street Gallery, located on Jefferson Street near Court Street. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call Kay Doyle at (616)758-3116. Delora Deason A neighbor, who was taking groceries from her car saw Deason drive up to her parents home that night and waved. Prairieville Police Chief Charles Frary said vocalist, guitar player and songwriter. Child care will be provided and catered refreshments will be served after the concert. There will be a free­ program. For more information, call Barry County Right to Life al 948-4033. PRICE 50* with other governmental units. The county and townships arc not the enemy." Penrod, after receiving the evaluation and raise, said, "I appreciate you (council members) taking the time to talk to me and fill out the evaluations. I do take heed of what you say. I can improve." The City Council Monday night also approved the reappointment of Stephanie Fekkes as city attorney. Her retainer's fee was increased by 2.9 percent to $10,805 and she will continue to get $105 per hour. The meeting also was the first for Coun­ cilman David McIntyre, who was elected to the Third Ward post Nov. 5. as were in­ cumbents David Jasperse. Joseph Bleam and Robert May. McIntyre replaces Evelyn Brower, who retired. The council voted unanimously to keep Miriam While as mayor pro tern. This will be her third year in the position, in which she will act as mayor in Frank Campbell's absence. There were a number of other mayoral appointments approved routinely, but it was noted there are three vacancies that have yet to be filled. One open slot is on the Planning Com­ mission. where Bonnie Ballinger said she won't be able to return for another threcyear term because of the press of personal business. Another is on the Zoning Board of Appeals, where Ron Lewis is stepping down after a thrcc-year term. The third one is on the Nature Area Board due to the death last summer of Bob Casey. "If anyone's interested, let us know down Hastings Clerk-Treasurer-Finance Director Ev Manshum administers the oath of office to council members (from left) David Jasperse. Robert May. Joe Bleam and David McIntyre, All were elected in the annual city election last November. See City, Page 5 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15. 1996 State Police commander vying for Ionia sheriff’s job Li. Gary Newell, commander ol the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police since March, said he wasn't looking for an­ other job when Ionia County Sheriff Terry Jungel announced last month he was leav­ in 1984. He announced in December he would leave the job on Jan. 18 to take over as executive director of the Michigan Sher­ iffs Association in Lansing, according to reports. Newell is one of five candidates to Fill the position until the next election this November. Whomever is elected in November will fill the remaining three years in his term. Newell said. Competing with Newell for the ap­ ing. But Newell has decided to throw his hat into the ring and will know by Friday whether he will be Jungcl's successor, he said. ”1 had entertained thoughts of running for that position in the future." said Newell, pointment arc: • Dwain Dennis. 49. of Lyons, a detec­ tive with the Ionia County Sheriffs De­ 52. who recently moved out of Barry County to his hometown of Saranac in Io­ nia County. He and his wife. Darlene, are building a home on property the couple has owned near Saranac since 1977. "He (Jungel) left somewhat unexpectedly so the opportunity was lheie," he said. Jungel. who joined the Ionia County Sheriffs Department as deputy in 1973. served as sheriff since he was first elected Lt. Gary Newell News Griefs Death and dying class set at KCC Cecilia Skidmore, volunteer and be­ reavement coordinator for Barry Com­ munity Hospice, will teach a class on death and dying this winter at the Fchscnfcld Center. Kellogg Commu­ nity College, in Hastings. Skidmore leaches a variety of courses, both at Western Michigan University and KCC. many of which deal with grief, loss and change. The class in Hastings will begin at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 28. and run through Wednesday. May 4. Social security visit rescheduled Because of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday holiday next Monday. Jan. 19. the January social security representative's visit in Hastings has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to noon at the Barry County Family and Independence Agency building. 555 West Woodlawn. The regular social security visit usually is on the third Monday of each month. Social security questions and requests to file applications should be directed to the toll-free number al I8OO-772-I2I3. Country featured at Showcase tonight An evening of country music with Homer Jones. Dave Dickerson and Ron Hutchins will be featured at 6:30 tonight for the Musicians Showcase at Arby's in Hastings. Jones is a singer-songwriter from Lake Odessa who has performed at numerous Showcases, the Prairieville Old-Fashioned Farm Days and Gas, fast food store proposed The vacant lot on the corner of Market and State streets in Hastings has a good chance of soon becoming the of a gas station-convenience store­ fast food restaurant. The Hastings Planning Commission last week approved a request for a special use permit for Al and Denise Pandl to build such a facility, across the street from Wendy’s Restaurant and the new MainStreet Savings Bank and next to Kmart. The Planning Commission, however, sent the Pandls’ proposed site plajp back for revisions and made exception to the special use permit because the plan would cause excessive traffic and problems for vehicles turning left from Slate onto Market. Pre-game dinner slated for Jan. 30 A Hastings Masonic Building Association pre-game dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30,. al the Hastings High School cafeteria. > ■ The dinner, which will be Ik fore the Hastings-Hudsonville high school basketball game here, will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage. Cost is $4.50 per adult and $2.50 per child 12 years and younger. For tickets or more information, call 945-9406. Historical Society will meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Jan. 15) at the Girrbach Funeral Home. 328 South Broadway. Hastings. The program. "A History of the Gir­ rbach Funeral Home." will lie pre­ sented by Ray Girrbach. owner and di­ rector. A tour of the home will be in­ cluded in the program. Girrbach became manager of the home in September 1979. succeeding Hastings Summerfest. Dickerson, a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Potterville, is subbing for Doug Newton, who is unable to his parents. Florence and Tom Gir­ rbach. who earlier had bought the business from Boh and Avis Sponabl-. Hosts for the evening will be Russ and Jean Hammond and Ed and Juanita Slocum. Barry County Historical Society attend. Hutchins, who made his Showcase meetings and events arc open to the public. debut last spring, performs country­ hits and original tunes, he hails from Battle Creek. Sealing al the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Jaycees to mark week Jan. 18-25 The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees will celebrate Jaycce Week Jan. 18-25. with a variety of activities. The group will have a church visitation at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Caledonia Sunday (Jan. 18) and will go to the Cinema in Hastings with their families Wednesday evening. On Thursday. Jan. 22. the "Wake Up Michigan" bus tour with State Jaycce President Barry Marshall will be in Hastings from X to 10 a.m. The public is welcome to join the group for breakfast. A dinner p’rty will be held Friday for all people who have chaired a Jaycce project. Finishing the week will be a social event at the Elks Lodge from 7 p.m. to I a.m Saturday. Jan. 25. Anyone betw ecn the ages of 21 and 39 is welcome to attend the events and ask about membership. For more information, call 945-5535. Jaycees planning ‘wedding event’ The Hastings Jaycees and Sound Express will sponsor a Wedding Ex­ tras agan/a al noon Saturday. Jan. 17. at Hastings High School. The free event will start with a wed­ ding fashion show in the lecture hall and booth displays in the cafeteria. Formal wear for brides and the latest fashions for grooms will be displayed. 11k Jaycees have expanded the event beyond the wedding into the honey­ moon and reception by displaying re­ ception wear and honeymoon clothing. They also have arranged for Sonja’s Elite Dance Company to perform at the wedding show. WWMT Channel 3 wcathercasler Amy Swee/cy will be the emcee of the wedding lashion show at I p.m. at the high school lecture hall. Wedding Extravaganza booths will be open from noon to 5 p.m. for those w ho attend Door prizes, ranging from Iree en­ gagement pictures to disc jockey ser­ vices to gown cleaning, will be given away. For more information, call Mark and Kathy Sheldon al 948-2142 partment. • Bob Cusack. 58. of Ionia. Cusack, a real estate broker and co-chairman of the Ionia County Ethical Good Government (EGG) group, has worked at the Ionia Jail. He reportedly ran for sheriff in 1976 and only wants to Till the position of Ionia County Sheriff until the November elec­ tion. • Terry Donovan, 54. of Ionia, is a secu­ rity guard for American Bumper in Ionia. He reportedly started out as a Battle Creek police office and later became trooper with the Michigan Slate Police where he re­ mained for 23 years. • Pal Cook, who works as an Ionia County Jail officer, will be interviewed on Friday. Making the decision will be a panel of three elected officials. consisting of Probate Judge Gerald Supina. Prosecutor Ray Voct and County Clerk Barb Trierweiler. Newell, who has 24 years under his belt in law enforcement, joined the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police in March of 1997 after serving three years as com­ mander of the Adrian post. He previously served at state police posts in New Baltimore and as a trooper in Ionia for seven years, before being promoted to sergeant and assigned to the Erie post in Monroe County. Newell then served in the Operations Section of the Slate Police in Lansing - a central reporting spot for incidents such as chemical spills or major fires, requiring no­ tification to the State Police director or deputy director - and was later in charge of the organized crime unit of the Criminal Investigation Division in Lansing for two years before moving to Adrian. His career has also taken him to Ma­ comb County, he said. After graduating from Saranac High School. Newell jpined the Air Force, where he got his first exposure to law enforce­ ment as a member of the air police, guard­ ing flights, he said. Though he has no experience working at a county sheriffs agency, he said the ad­ ministration requirements arc much the same, with the exception of jail administra­ tion. "It'll be a challenge." it appointed, he said. "They do some things differently but they're (stale police and sheriffs depart­ ments) the same as far as criminal investi­ gations and traffic enforcement." If he gets the job. Newell said the Michigan Stale Police would make an ap­ pointment to fill his position. “I don’t sec myself making any major, changes in the department." he said. "The main thing is administration to ensure that the people get the things they need as far as investigation of criminal activity and safely." If hired. Newell’s move would create a' vacancy on the Barry County 911 Board that will be filled by his successor. He also serves as a member of the Barry County Silent Observer Committee. City says utility extension talks going well by David T. Young Editor Talks among Hastings C ty. Hastings Township and Rutland Township officials on waler and sewer policy are going well thus far. City Manager Howard Penrod told the City Council Monday night that he. Hast­ ings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas and Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards met Tuesday. Jan. 6. with Probate Judge Richard Shaw as a facilitator. The talks arc aimed at trying to resolve disagreements over how the city will ex­ tend sewer and waler services to businesses, industries or residences located in the sur­ rounding townships. There have been spe­ cific disputes in the past year over utility extensions to the new Star Elementary School in Hastings Township and a pro­ posed new Wal-Mart in Rutland Township. Utility service to the elementary school has been settled, but there still is disagreement over service for Wal-Mart at the corner of M-37 and Heath Road. The city agreed with Hastings to extend waler to Star Elementary at double the rales for city residues, but is reluctant to pro­ vide the same for Wal-Mart for fears of township growth al the city's expense. There also is disagreement over whether Wal-Mart is located within a district that would be eligible for city utility extension under certain conditions. Because of the disagreements, officials for all three units agreed recently to meet with Judge Shaw as facilitator. "I personally feel that it was a very pro­ ductive meeting (Jan. 6)." Penrod told the council Monday evening. "He (Shaw) truly is a facilitator. "There is nothing to report yet. but I felt personally that it was a good meeting and we made some progress." Penrod said in a written memo to the council that he fell "we are much closer to reaching an agreement that will benefit all concerned" The next joint meeting will be held dur­ ing iIk first week of February. In other business Monday night, the council: • Received official notice that Amcricable International's cable television systems has been sold to Horizon Cablcvision and that a request for transfer of the franchise will be brought before the council perhaps sometime next month. City Attorney Stephanie Fckkcs said she doesn’t expect a lol of changes from the new cable provider, but the meeting next month would be an opportunity to ask for things like the Fox sports channel and be­ ing able to pay a onc-ycar bill and have one month free. • Heard remarks from Mayor Frank Campbell about what has been accom­ plished in the past year and what the city should anticipate for 1998. • Set a workshop to work on the next fiscal year budget for 7 p.m. Monday. Jan. 19. at council chambers in City Hall. • Granted a stay of an ordinance to allow a burning barrel for the Community Action Agency's 13th annual Walk for Warmth from 4:30 p.m. Friday. Feb. 20. to 9 a.rp’. Sunday Feb. 22. The barrel would be used for heat for those who will stay in a card; board box on the Barry County courthouse to call attention to the need for emergency heating assistance. • Recognized the Hastings Kiwanis Club's gift of blue spruce trees. • Agreed to purchase 7.4 acres of land op the northwest boundary of the industrial park (formerly referred to as "Brandon Es­ tates") from Jim Wiswell for $17,033.83. City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes, who said the land was bought essentially for the same price it sold it several years ago. told the council the closing date will be Friday. Jan. 16. • Approved a license agreement Hawkeye Environmental Land Services to do soil borings in city right of ways. "Il's just an extension of what they al­ ready have," Penrod said. • Approved a winter maintenance agree­ ment with the Barry County Road Comr mission in which the city will take care of. Green Street from the city limits to M37/M-43 while the county will provide year-round maintenance of Bachman Road., Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ field said. "We can terminate this agree­ ment if it doesn't work out." ». • Agreed to a traffic control order to erect a stop sign on Benson Street where it in? lersccts with Glenwood Drive. Barry, Eaton win child abuse grants : by Mary Warner Staff Writer Nearly $155,000 in grants awarded to Barry and Eaton counties by the slate of Michigan will help prevent child abuse and neglect locally, according to Ron Decker, director of the Barry/Ealon Family Indepen­ dence Agency. Barry and Eaton counties jointly received a $104,953 grant that will be used to ex­ pand the Healthy Families program in Barry County and to initiate a Healthy Families program in Eaton County. An additional $49,517 will be used to provide prevention services for cases re­ ferred to Children's Protective Services where there is a low risk thru child abuse or neglect will occur. The cases include both those where neglect or abuse has been sub­ stantiated and those where neglect or abuse has not been substantiated. Decker said the $104,953 grant was part of $2 million in funds recently allocated to the Michigan Family Independence Agency by the slate legislature for the prevention of child abuse and neglect of children age 3 or younger. Local organizations and agencies had to submit proposals to the state FIA asking for a portion of the $2 million. The Barry/Ealon proposal was one of 20 ap­ proved for funding out of 68 submitted to the state FIA. Decker said-the state FIA liked the Healthy Families grant proposal because Healthy Families targets the 0-3 age group and has been successful in preventing child abuse and neglect. The main focus of the program is to give new parents support for the first three to five years of their chil­ dren's lives. Family support workers help the parents develop positive parenl/child interaction, teach them child management skills, give them information on child development, breast feeding and nutrition, and assist them with well-baby checkups, pre-natal care and immunizations. They also refer the parents to other assistance programs they may need. With the new grant money. Healthy Families will be expanded so that every family in Barry County who lias a newborn and is willing to do so can be screened to determine whether Healthy Families ser­ vices might be helpful. Screening will be expanded to all hospitals in the area where a child is bom of Barry County parents. Decker said he is excited about receiving the funds because historically, "it's hard to gel prevention dollars." Providing funding agencies data proving a particular preven­ tion program's effectiveness is difficult, he said. The Healthy Families program has been able to document its impact on the prevention of child abuse and neglect, he said. • Decker said he is also excited that the stale of Michigan is taking a different tack when it comes to the problem of child abuse and neglect, focusing more on pre­ venting it from occurring, rather than pro­ viding services after it has occurred. He also said the state is beginning to spend its money differently. Rather than creating specific programs and dictating how money will be spent, the state is hav­ ing local organizations and agencies col­ laborate to develop programs best suited to local needs, and then providing funds for the programs that arc developed. A number of groups collaborated to put together the $104,953 Healthy Families grant proposal, including the Barry/Eaton FIA. the Barry Community Resource Net­ work. the Barry/Ealon District Health De­ partment. and the coordinating councils for Strong Families/Safc Children programs in Barry and Eaton counties. Likewise, the determination of how to spend the S49.5I7 grant for low-risk child abuse and neglect cases will be made by a special committee made up of representa­ tives from various agencies and organiza­ tions. including the FIA and the Barry Community Resource Network, and local parents FIA Programs Manager Don Rcwa will act as co-chair of the committee, along with a local parent. The committee will de­ cide where to allocate grant funds, create a way to measure the effectiveness of the programs receiving funds, and provide on­ going monitoring of expenditures. Money could be given for such services as outpatient counseling of at-risk families, parenting education or homemaker services. The latter involves having a human ser­ vices worker give families extra support, such as teaching them good nutrition and how to budget their money and helping them with housekeeping, transportation and child care needs. Other possible uses for the money would be for latchkey programs, domestic vio; lencc education, substance abuse treatmem programs, school-based prevention pro­ grams. or drop-in prevention services’. Rcwa said there is some concern in Barry County about the need to do more for chili dren living in homes where domestic vio­ lence occurs, and the committee may decide to target some of the grant funds to help those children. Decker said that there has been an "on* going need” for more services for child abuse and neglect cases that have been iden­ tified as low-risk. "We don't have enough money or services for this population." he said." Those considered "low risk” are deter­ mined through a screening process under­ taken by protective services workers once a referral has been made. Whether an incom­ ing case is categorized as low. moderate, or high-risk is determined by such factors how many children arc in the family (t^j larger the number, the greater risk of stres­ sors such as financial problems, overcrowd­ ing. etc.), the age of the children (younger children arc considered more vulnerable), whether a family member abuses alcohol« drugs, and c’hcr factors. If a family is coin sidcrcd low-risk. Children's Protective Ser­ vices can opt to forego ongoing services! or refer the family to other agencies that can provide services, such as substance abuse counseling. In some cases. Rewa said, the low-risfe families may already be receiving counsel­ ing or other community services. Both the Healthy Families funding and low-risk child abuse prevention funding will be for three years, if the state legisla-: lure allocates the money to the state HA all three years. The grant for child abuse prevention in families considered to be low-risk was part of $7 million allocated to the state FIA by. the stale legislature specifically for (ltf> purpose of preventing child abuse and ne­ glect in those families who have been re-; ferred to children's protective services but. have been categorized as low risk. ;. According to a written statement from the office of Gov. Engler, the grant funds are "designed to foster positive parenting, skills, improve parent-child interaction, promote access to needed community ser­ vices. increase local capacity to serve fund- See Grant, Page 5 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15, 1998 — Page 3 Secretary candidate wants to reform election system by David T. Young Editor John Austin. Democratic Party candidate for Michigan Secretary of State, is on a for those 'issue ads' on TV The secretary of state has the constitutional responsibil­ ity and should be leading the way in un­ leashing tlx- disinfecting and policing pow­ ers of an informed citizenry " But once again he admitted that 'the haid part is slowing the money chase (in cam­ paign finance reform), so we gel back to what we should Ik* doing as politicians and elected officials — talking to and listening to voters and citizens, not spending all our mission to help reform elections and cam­ paign financing He told a First Friday audience last week that, if elected, he would use his office to make it easier for more people to vote and to reduce the influence of big money in elections. Austin said it is ironic that the world is becoming more democratic and the United tunc talking to people who can give us a lol of money." He said he doesn't have a problem with people giving small amounts, like S5 to $50 apiece, which are given because the in­ Slates is being held up as a model, yet the descendants of Jefferson and Madison are struggling with the politics of money and cynicism. Only a little more than half of dividual voter is buying into the candidate's positions. But. "If you give me (the candidate) a lot of money (al least $1,000), you expect registered voters go to the polls in national presidential elections and the figures can run in the single digits in local elections. "We seem to be becoming pioneers again," he said, with a touch of irony. "Big money is controlling and influencing gov­ ernment. people are turned off. not voting, not participating. And they don't expect much from their politicians, they don't think we can do better "Democracy is at risk of atrophy and dy­ ing because of big money." Austin said the Michigan Secretary of State's office can make a difference in pro­ moting participation and reducing the big money influence. The secretary, he said, could develop a vote-by-mail system, loosen restrictions on absentee ballots, require electronic disclo­ sure of contributors to state candidates and PACs. institute disclosure requirements for candidate foundations and political advocacy groups, update lobbying laws and make fines tougher for violators of campaign fi­ nance laws. Low voter participation often is tied to interest in issues and candidates, and while the secretary of stale "can't legislate politi­ cal figures... can and shoald aggressively promote voter registration and more conve­ nient voting." Austin said he opposes Michigan's photo ID law. in which people can be required to perhaps something more — access, influ­ Democratic Party candidate for Michigan Secretary of State John Austin (right) makes a point at the First Friday forum while Jim Pino listens. But the problem actually, he said, is "the lack of public knowledge and engagement with the (political) process, and democra­ show their drivers’ license before being al­ lowed to vote. "We don't have a vote fraud problem in Michigan." he argued. "It (the voter ID law) is a signal to make certain people un­ comfortable in voting." cy's atrophy when pursuit of money re­ places discussion with citizens." He later added. "If government is to Ik* Austin said he believes, by contrast, that one of the roles of the secretary of state's accountable and citizens arc to believe they have influence, we must have access to the office is to encourage more public partici­ pation in the election process. The voter ID law was passed several years ago by a Republican governor (John Engler) and a GOP-conlrolled state legisla­ information that both informs citizens and curbs had behavior, and we must respond to ideas and people who advocate them, not just their money." Better public access to information might help slow the growth of the influ­ ence of money in politics, he said. This would involve the secretary letting people know where special interest money specifi­ cally goes and to whom it goes during de­ bate on issues. "Imagine if checking your state represen­ ture. Hie Democratic candidate also said he fa­ vors a system that would allow people to vote by mail. Austin said the problem of big money in American elections is perhaps the most pressing. The hardest part of campaign finance re­ form is reducing the role of money in poli­ tics." he said. "It's not easy, but we've got to keep working al it." tatives' voting records, contributors' lists or c-mailing them a message was as common as registering your car." Austin said. "Imagine knowing who was really paying ence and an open door or vote at the right lime.” he said. He admitted that reforming the system runs the risk of creating new problems, but something must be done. "... we have to try and keep experiment­ ing in these laboratories of democracy — the states," he said. Austin said he believes people want an elections and campaign system that encour­ ages citizen participation, provides citizens with access to candidates* messages, en­ ables the public to hold officials account­ able for their actions, encourages people to organize and woik together for what they believe and that diminishes the magnitude of money and lime spent chasing it. Among his suggested solutions arc a meal and gift ban for lobbyists, reducing the ceilings individuals can contribute, placing a onc-year moratorium on retiring public officials becoming lobbyists, re­ stricting the practice of candidates making loans to their own campaigns and reversing the ruling that allows officers to corpora­ tions and unions to cstab'ish more than one segregated fund, or PAC He said he thinks it's possible for people to work together for the common good, even il they sometimes disagree. He cited the recent example of the Michigan Cham­ ber oi Commerce and the Michigan luluca­ tion Association joining efforts to support an academic core curriculum tor children in public schools. Austin said he would support a ballot initiative that would have taxpayers spend $5 each a year to fund citizen candidates in contrast with candidates funded by big money and special interests "I'm a citizen candidate.'' he said, noting that he lives in Fenton, serves as a Genesee County Road Commissioner and doesn't have a lot of rich and powerful friends bankrolling his effort. "It may be worth it to spend $5 to end the game of politicians getting their money from big. powerful, private interests.7 "We've got to persuade each other that this is important and it can make a differ­ ence." he said. "We need to have a healthy dialogue on how we can do belter. I want you to believe the system can work." In a question and answer session. Austin said he opposes term limits. "I believe that if we have a democracy that works, we should have the opportunity to 'throw the bums out’ and reward good candidates." As for the argument that the "founding fallicrs" didn't intend for politicians to sene beyond a short time, he said the founding fathers didn't pul in any language opposing term limits in the U.S. constitution and its first 10 amendments. Austin also answered several questions on driver’s education from alternative educa­ tion students who attended the session. He said he favors the graduated system of get­ ting a license that was just passed, hut he isn't thrilled with privatizing the service, which he said has had some negative ef­ fects. Austin, raised in West Virginia, is a graduate of Swarthmore College and now lives in Fenton. He has a wife and three children. FIA appoints new programs manager by Mary Warner Staff Writer Don Rcwa has been promoted to the po­ sition of programs manager at the Family Independence Agency of Barry County. He assumed his new duties Dec. 28. Rcwa is a 19-ycar veteran of the agency who began his career in the FIA's day care and delinquency programs. He served 12 years as the agency's first volunteer ser­ vices supervisor, during which time the program gained statewide recognition for providing a number of services to people in the community through the use of local volunteers. In 1995 he became services supervisor, overseeing such programs as children’s protective services, children's foster care programs, and adult foster home placements and home help services. As programs manager, he is in charge of the agency's social service and financial programs and is responsible for developing and monitoring the purchase of service con­ tracts. such as contracts with the private sector to provide homemaker services and home-based counseling. Barry/Eaton FIA Director Ron Decker said that "It was with great delight and sat­ isfaction that I was able to promote an ex­ cellent candidate from within our office. Don has demonstrated excellent manage­ ment skills during his tenure with our agency, and is well respected for his work and knowledge within our community." Rcwa said he is excited about his new re­ sponsibilities and is looking forward to finding creative methods of providing so­ cial services to the community. One chang­ ing facet of the agency he is excited about, he said, is that Barry and other counties around the state are beginning to engage in joint collaborative efforts to provide ser­ vices Io citizens, an example being the until a revised staff allocation was received from the state FIA in October to begin re­ placing managers, and at that time he had Barry County Wraparound process, in which the FIA uses a number of different agencies and services to provide help to children who have suffered child abuse or neglect or have been through juvenile to "negotiate what positions I wanted to keep." After eliminating an administrative assis­ tant position and consolidating the four management positions previously men­ tioned. the agency wound up with a net re­ duction of five management positions. Three management positions — a joint Barry/Eaton office manager and joint Barry/Eaton business office supervisor, and a services supervisor for Barry County — still need to be filled. Decker said the biggest impact of the downsizing of the FIA locally has been court. Rcwa replaces former programs manager Anna Mead, who retired in June. Mead was one of several managers and staff members al the Barry FIA who took advantage of an early retirement program initiated by Gov. John Engler last spring in an effort to downsize state government. Decker said that since June the agency lost 13 staff members, including five man­ agers. through early retirements or transfers to other state agencies. As a result, he said. "Il has been a very difficult experience since June for those managers who were responsible for cover­ ing unfilled positions." Because managers needed to concentrate their efforts on critical needs during this time. Rcwa said, they had to cut back par­ ticipation in community planning agencies such as the Workforce Development Board and could not do much long-term planning. Since then, however, the non-managcment staff that was lost has been replaced, some of the managers have been replaced, and some management positions were con­ solidated. For example, there was formerly a business office supervisor, executive sec­ retary. volunteer services coordinator and office manager position for each of the two counties, but now one person will serve both Barry and Eaton counties. that staff members now have more duties than previously. However, he said, once restructuring is completed, "we will be able to be involved in all community activities, not just the ones that were critical, and we'll (also) be working less intensely." The staff restructuring is only one of many changes the FIA has undergone in re­ cent years due to state and federal welfare reform initiatives. New requirements that welfare recipients work at least part-time has reduced the number of families in Barry and other counties receiving money through the family independence program (FIP). formerly known as aid for dependent children. However, reduced FIP caseloads in Barry County did not help case the workload dur­ ing the recent staff reductions at the Barry FIA. Decker said, because of increased Medicaid cases and day care and food stamp payments. Decker said the Barry FIA had to wail Hokanson rult d competent by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Bruce J. Hokanson. the accused Christ­ mas Eve killer of Quimby Road resident Harold Svoboda, is competent to stand trial. Barry County 56-1 District Court Judge Gary Holman ruled al a motion hear­ ing Tuesday. "The presumption that he is .competent to stand trial has not been overcome," said Holman, who explained that a person is presumed to be competent unless there is convincing evidence to the contrary. Hokanson's court-appointed attorney. Gordon Shane McNeill, had requested a hearing on his motion for psychological tests of his client at a scheduled prelimi­ nary examination in district court Jan. 7. "I'd like someone with psychological training to address this issue as it has been raised." McNeill told Holman prior to the judge’s decision in court Tuesday. McNeill presented no evidence other than testimony from Michigan State Police De­ tective Lou Quinn, who had questioned Hokanson on Dec. 25. Dec. 27 and Dec. 29. Quinn testified that Hokanson appeared rational and able to communicate with him "without any problem " He said Hokanson complained in a writ­ ten statement to police Dec. 27 that he felt the interviewing process on Dec. 25 had "gone loo tar'* and that he had suffered "physical and mental abuse at the hands of the victim." "Did he say he 'just snapped?'" McNeill asked Detective Quinn. "Correct." Quinn testified. Quinn testified that he had interacted with Hokanson on Dec. 29 when he was formally charged with open murder and processed al the Barry County Jail. "He was rational, there was no problem. He was very cooperative with me." Quinn said. "He was definitely capable of com­ municating and understanding everything I explained to him." In answer to a question from Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley about Hokanson's explanation of his alleged ac­ tions the night Svoboda was killed. Quinn said Hokanson "had no problem communi­ cating that." While Quinn was on the witness stand.. McNeill asked him whether he had any special training in psychological issues. "No. just 24 years experience.'’ Quinn said. Quinn also testified, however, that be­ cause he Iclt that Hokanson was depressed, he requested Hokanson be watched for po­ tential suicide at the Barry County Jail, where he is being held without bond. "The only evidence submitted by Mr. McNeill is the testimony of Detective Quinn and his opinion is that the defendant was rational in his communications with him." Crowley told Holman in his closing argument. "There is no reason to conclude that Mr. Hokanson can't understand the na­ ture of the charge. I’m asking you to deny the motion." Hokanson is set to appear at a district court preliminary examination on the charge of open murder Friday. Jan. 16. at I p.m. Svoboda. 45. was killed in his sleep by a blow to the head with a blunt object, which police have decline to reveal. Hokanson. who was living with Svo­ boda al the lime of the incident, reportedly told authorities during his video arraign­ ment Dec. 29. "I only meant to hurt him. I didn't mean Io kill him." As part of his new duties. FIA programs manager Don Rewa will spend time collaborating with different agencies in the county to provide social services to local residents. Grant sought to build family housing and day care center by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Mothers who arc on welfare or have disabilities may have a belter economic fu­ ture if the Michigan Career and Technical MCTI career training opportunities that their male counterparts have enjoyed for over a half of a century." MCTI officials said in a written statement to the board. "If family housing and child care were Institute (MCT1) receives a grant to build family housing and a day care center on its campus in the Pine Lake area. The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday unanimously endorsed the concept, paving the way for MCTI to seek an Economic Development Community Block Grant for approximately $1.6 mil­ lion through the Michigan Jobs Commis­ available, women on welfare could become sion for the project. "1 personally feel this is...a real shot in the arm for what the citizens need, for what we need to do in Barry County." Commis­ sioner Robert Wenger said. "We are very fortunate to have this type of an institution in our county...to get people jobs." About 20 one-story housing units with two- and three-bedrooms arc proposed for construction in clusters on a 39-acrc parcel of land recently donated by the Kellogg Foundation Io expand MCTTs original 32- acre campus. If the grant is received. "it is highly pos­ sible it will be constructed this summer." said James Diller, director of MCTI Tlie money from the grant will have to How through the county, but the county will not have Io assume liabilities for the project. MCTI officials said. All adminis­ trative costs arc included in the grant. The theory behind the housing and day­ care project is that women with disabilities and children liave greater barriers to leaving welfare rolls than other people. "Without appropriate day care and living arrangements, women with families have nd had the opportunity to receive the same those qualified trained employees that local employers often find difficult to recruit." according to MCTI. In addition to day care, students in the family housing area would have access to MCTTs facilities for family recreation, health care, counseling support, skill train­ ing and job placement assistance. Located in southwest Barry County, stale-operated MCTI has current residential facilities for up to 350 students and i( the second largest comprehensive rehabilitation training center in the United Stales. About 50 commute from the surrounding area. Training programs in 16 vocational areas arc currently offered at MCTI: computer programming, culinary arts, dental tech­ nology. auto mechanics, cabinet making, custodial, customer service, drafting, elec­ tronics. machine technology, micro me­ chanical. office automation, personal com­ puter specialist, printing, upholstery and wood finishing. The longest program lakes two years. Many arc two 10-week sessions and efforts arc made to help students become trained as quickly as possible. MCTI. recently known as the State Technical Institute and Rehabilitation Cen­ ter. "has a long history of providing qualityvocational training and excellent job placement results." according to a written statement form MCTI. More than 80 percent of MCTI graduates See Center, Page 13 �PaQe 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15, 1998 LEITERS...frrm cur readers Combine Hastings Moose Lodge with COA To the editor This sketch ts the combination of the pre­ sent Commission on Aging Building and the Moose Lodge in Hastings The Hastings Moojc Lodge is for sale The COA. an aging building, is inadequate to meet demands By combining both buildings, a con­ siderable amount of expense could be eliminated. By incorporating these buildings with some remodeling and reconstruction, an adequate facility could be established Meals for our seniors are purchased now from outside sources, creating a very expen­ sive operation. This project would eliminate the need for outside purchases. Meals could be prepared locally and no doubt, the quality would be upgraded. They also would be serv­ ed seven days per week, compared to five days presently What better way could we serve our senior citizens? A considerable amount of purchases and reconstruction costs would be generated However, the savings by preparing our own meals would re-coup these expenses in a reasonably short length of time. Our seniors who have paid taxes all their lives deserve this privilege. Seniors have always voted diligently, and we urge you to continue to do so. Concerned Senior Citizen Raymond Weller. Hastings Bible tells why, offers solutions to problems Dear editor, Some 30 years ago I bought a used Econo Van from one of our local reputable auto deal­ ers This dealer was so kind as to tell me “if you go to the original owner he will give you anoth­ er seal for this van." This offer pleased me very much, so I went to the original owner and got the seat just like the man had said. Then the original owner was so kind as to tell me his experiences with this van. Here is the list as I remember it: I) It loses water (anti-freeze); 2) The motor then overheats; 3) Then the motor needs rebuilding; 4) This has happened several times. I thought to myself, Thanks a lot, sir, 1 really needed that.” On the way home with my van fully equipped with all its seats. I kept thinking, why? why? When I arrived home. I did what many auto owners and some mechanics do. I went all the way around the van and "kicked all four tires," but no lights came onand no ringing of any bells. So I went to plan "B" and opened the hood, and looked, and I still can't-explain, “why?" but I reached in and squeezed the radi­ ator hose. That's second on the diagnostic list after “kicking the tires.” . Just then I heard a noise like, "swish ah swish" and a light came on in my brain. My thoughts responded something like this: "Could it be? Could it be. that all these chronic prob­ lems were caused by such a little thing as. a radiator cap? Oh, I must tell you a bit of added motivation. I was planning on taking this van to the Upper Peninsula with a full load of young people in just a couple of days. Now let me tell you the rest of the story. I went to the local hardware store and purchased a new radiator cap for around S2.69. The results were fantastic. I had no trouble after that with the cooling system of that van. Now for the lesson 1 learned, and trust I shall never forget. The biggest problems are often caused by such little things, if you can just, "put your finger on the cause." Let’s apply that bit of wisdom First, let me suggest a gigantic question: What is the cause of “heir-abortion, war. murder (at least two men were slabbed to death just last week), suicide, haired, rape, broken homes, fatherless homes, sex perversion, anger, strife, deceit, etc.? And three sub questions: 1. Where is the Department of Conservation for the human race? 2. Where is the book on the conservation of the human race? 3. Where is the instruction book on the human race, written by the maker? Now for a rather simple answer to this chron­ ic problem. Why? What is the cause? God says, (and I am convinced. He is no doubt, right, by the authority of His position) “Professing to be wise, they became fools... And even as they did not like to retain god in their knowledge.God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness. (un-rightness). sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, mali­ ciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit. evil-mindness; they ire whisperers, backbiters, haters of God. violent, proud, boasters, inven­ tors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undisceming. untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, HastingsBaNNER Dcx'olrd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings tanner, Inc. A Ovisxxi of JAd Graphcs Inc 1952N Broadway Hasbngs Ml 49056 0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacoba President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Frederic Jacoba Vca Presadent Stwohan Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Eia>ne Gilbert iA$$nt»nt E&o" Shelly Su'set Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mar v Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Friday 8 a m to 5 30 P m Saturday fl 30 a m - Noon Scott Ommen Cindy O’Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 pet year m Barry County $27 pet year tn ad|omtng counties S29 00 per year elsewhe»e POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings. Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastogs. Ml 49058 unmerciful." Romans 1:22, 28*31. God further explains why we people do what we do, with these well chosen words of wis­ dom “The idols (gods) are silver and gold the work of men’s hands... They have mouths, but they do not speak: (etc.)... Those who make them are (or "become") like them, So is every­ one who trusts in them.” Psalms 115:4-8. "The truth will make you free." Of course, the truth will not work it’s best unless, it is known, recognized and believed. There is much more on this subject in the Instruction Book written by the Maker, read all about it in the book called the Holy Bible. Rus Sarver Hastings Mr. Svoboda was the murder victim To the editor. The news of Harold Svoboda's murder came as a big shock to many people. I have spoken to many people since then. 1 only met Harold a few times, so 1 can't say I really even knew him. (You can’t get to know a good man well if you only give a couple of rides from the local store to his house.) Many kind words have been spoken and writ­ ten on his behalf, a very nice article, written by Cindy Smith, being included. Quite a few people have also mentioned that Mr. Hokanson was a nice guy. It’s only hearsay to me. because I have never even looked upon his face other than newspaper shots. I became rather upset after reading a letter Io the editor in the Jan. 8 Banner from a lady who was upset over the coverage. Who is she wanti­ ng sympathy for? I understand that Mr. Hokanson’s son is con­ fused and worried about his father.lt's a natural reaction to finding out that your parent, who is supposed to teach us right from wrong, has just been arrested and accused of taking the life of another human being. I am human as well, and 1 really feel for Mr. Hokanson’s son. He should look on the bright side, he may still be able to visit, write or even accept calls from his father. The only way Mr. Svoboda's daughter and grandchildren can visit him any more is in their prayers and memories. Talk about being disap­ pointed! And a Merry Christmas to you. We are all human, we all have ups and downs, but most of us don't choose to use physical force to display our emotions. No matter how up or down I am, I base my choices on all pos­ sible consequences. If by some chance I should choose to do something of the same nature, may I get what 1 deserve. Angela J. Rose Nashville Write Us R letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone . number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Bigger isn’t better in agriculture To the editor: According to a new report from the Environment Protection Agency (ERA), agricul­ tural runoff, particularly animal waste, accounts for at least 60 percent of the pollution in U.S. rivers and streams classified as “impaired " The EPA’s report. "Animal Waste Pollution in America: An Emerging National Problem." says animals produce 130 times more waste than do humans The study cited an under-con­ struction. 50,000-acrc. hog operation in Utah, designed to produce 2.5 million hogs per year, noting that it will produce more waste than greater Los Angeles once it is full operation. This country is making a tragic mistake by allowing unlimited multi-thousand head, highly concentrated livestock operations. A majority of our national leaders, along with the Land Grant University system have turned their hacks on our family-oriented food production system. This nation's livestock production system has embarked on a race to the bottom for environ­ mental degradation. North Carolina has to many large hog operations and has had so many manure lagoon spills that it is now being described as a giant cesspool East coast waters with adjoining poultry and hog operations are now contaminated with Pfisteria, a bacteria that kills fish and sickens humans. The state of lowi has experienced some 40 hog manure lagoon spills in the last ample of years. Both surface water and aquifers arc being contaminated In the meantime, officials from the variot* stages dance around the issue, suspecting agri­ cultural runoff may be a problem Rarely did these issues surface when we had thousands or millions of smaller, independent livestock producers Bigger may be better in industrial production, but. not in this biological process we call agriculture Carl Mcllvain. President. Michigan Fanners Union Hastings Praise for court reform is deserved To the editor: The iccent praise of Barry County's court reform and permission from the Michigan Supreme Court to continue with the pro­ gram is noteworthy news. Barry County is very blessed to have three very fine judges, all of whom have an interest in improving the delivery of justice through a reform and consolidation pro­ gram that has received very favorable re­ views. The reform program has increased the work load for these men, but their willing­ ness to do this is greatly appreciated, espe­ cially since family problems seem to be taking more and more of the time of the courts, and the reform program is targeting these family problems in a much more co­ ordinated manner These three distinguished jurists —* James Fisher, Gary Holman and Richard. Shaw — seem to work very well together. Were it not for their compatible personali­ ties. the program might not have been so' successful up to this point. We should be very thankful to have these three men all serving at the same lime with the same de-* sire to improve our courts. I sincerely appreciate all three judges for their exemplary service. Sylvia Forster1 Hastings When you need to say 'WELCOME* to a new neighbor, THANKS' to a special friend, or 'CONGRATULATIONS* to a friend or family member, give the gift of LOCAL INFORMATION. Subscription to The Hastings BANNER. Call us at 945-9554. -------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ —h Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224^4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving. Cartton. Woodland, Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment linn: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line lor Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (al of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. ., ,h L • - . . . �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15, 1996 — Page 5 Rep. Geiger says prisons will be atop state agenda by David T. Young Editor Slate Rep. Terry Geiger says the biggest jssue facing the Michigan State Legislature |his year is the need for more prisons. "The issue is how many bed spaces w ill be needed." he told a Legislative Coffee au­ dience Monday morning. • Geiger said there has been talk about building as many as five new prisons to hhndlc the inmate population explosion, but that's too costly. So. lawmakers are {poking at other options, such as alterna­ tive sentences for non-violent offenders, which could lower the numbci needed to two or three. *. However, the Republican legislator from Lake Odessa stressed that this state already has about 42.000 hard-core criminals who arc "not the kind of people you’re going to want to sec walking the streets. ’ ’’It's going to be difficult." he added, "be­ cause there is no outpouring of support to build new prisons." , Timothy Burd, a member of the Barry County Board of Commissir-crs. asked Geiger if a proposal to lengthen maximum county jail sentences will be helpful in cas­ ing the overcrowding problem. "That's one of the more reasonable pro­ posals (as an alternative to building more prisons)." the legislator answered. "But there's a lot of resistance to a 24-month maximum sentence for jails because of a lack of bed space." He added. "1 also haxc concerns that you can get a different kind of prison popula­ tion (in county jails) that may be more dif­ ficult to deal with." Another citizen in the audience asked 4-hy the state closed down the Dunes facil­ ity near Saugatuck if more prisons arc peeded. J Geiger said that facility was too difficult dnd cosily to maintain and it wasn't praclidal. However, at the same time the Dunes yas closed, the slate converted into a prison an old complex in Newberry in the Upper Peninsula. Also joining the Legislative Coffee were Tom Chadwick, representing Slate Senator Joanne Emmons' office; Sara Linsmcier. from Congressman Nick Smith’s office; and John Robinette, representing the office of Congressman Vcrn Ehlers. It was noted that the State Legislature will be back in this week after the holiday break that started Dec. 10. Congress has been on break since mid-Novcmbcr and won't be back in session for at least another week. Chadwick said Emmons was unable to appear for Monday morning s session be­ cause she was on vacation in Florida. He said Emmons and others in the Michigan Senate arc anxiously awaiting news of what Gov. John Engler will pro­ pose later this month in the form of a tax cut. He noted the senator is chair of the fi­ goal that earlier had been set at the year 2002. Tlie deficit was said to be al $203 billion in 1994 and now it has fallen to $5 billion. If the there comes a nine where there is a budget surplu. sonic Republicans would like to oiler a tax cut while President Clin­ ton and some Democrats want to spend it on certain programs such as saving social security. Smith has said he wants to use a surplus to begin to pay oil the national debt that has accumulated to about $ 5 tril­ lion over the past 25 years. One special project Smith has been working on is eliminating loopholes making it legal for deadbeat parents to get out of making child support payments by declaring bankruptcy. Robinette said that Ehlers has been busy­ working i n a bill outlawing cloning of human beings after the recent announce­ ment that a Chicago doctor wants to exper­ iment with the practice. Tlie bill, which has passed the science committee, prohibits the use of federal funds for cloning humans. "Vcro's really pushing this." Robinette said. “He thinks it's important as a scien­ tist... Human cloning is not acceptable in the United States. He thinks it's morally past and is yet undecided Meanwhile. Ehlers has expressed some concerns, but he'll probably support it. Mcllvain said all presidents since Nixon have had fast track authority, but hed like someone to "define free trade and (tell) where it exists." Mcllvain and Geiger also discussed urban sprawl, problems. Geiger noted that "You can't stop people from moving to rural ar­ eas. You can only manage it (growth).” Barry Intermediate School District Super­ intendent Tom Mohler, who was host for the session, said the Barry County Fuluring Committee has been working on that issud. Another man m the audience asked about what can be done to get rid oi billboard ad­ vertisements along highways in Michigan, saying they make the landscape "un­ sightly." Geiger said. "I have concerns about try­ ing to manage and regulate pi ivale prop­ erty." Chadwick said Emmons did not vote lor a bill restricting billboard advertising but supports limiting or controlling cigarette advertising on them. He added that the problem is regulating billboards is that “It's a cheap way to adver­ tise. and tourism is a big industry in tuition fees. He said Emmons is proud of her work last year with "teacher call-ins" to get in­ people's property rights " In the straw vote held at the end of the session, the audience voted 12-8 against the state taking steps to regulate billboards. Jon its way toward balancing the budget, a See things FAST1 [ Use the Banner Classifieds!!! h Quality | Printing > ...depends on experience and equipment. To the editor: We were shocked to read tlie letter in last week's Banner from Roxanne Johnson. First of .ill. our whole family knew and thought the world of Harold Svoboda. He was our best man in our wedding. Now here's a person trying to make Bruce Hokanson out to be such a nice, good person. Nice and g(x>d people do not Cat/ The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 not resort to the brutal slaying of another human being when we’re "down." To the editor: In last week's letter to the editor in the Banner, a woman claimed that Bruce Hokanson is a "nice guy." Is she blind to the fact that he is accused of murdering a man while he was sleeping? If he is con­ victed. Bruce Hokanson is a murderer, not a "nice guy." And what does Hokanson's lawyer reed with Harold Svoboda's criminal record? Svoboda's past in no way can justify any reason for being killed while he slept Bruce Hokanson has admitted that he a parent less guilty of murder if he or she says. "I didn't mean to shake my baby so hard?" Bruce Hokanson did not act in self de­ fense. He had every opportunity to pack his bags and walk out the front dixir. but in­ stead. I think he waited until Harold Svo­ boda was innocently sleeping to take his revenge. Competent or incompetent. I believe that Bruce Hokanson is a cold-blooded murderer and a threat to society. Amy Haight Hastings purposely intended to commit bodily harm, but did not mean to kill him. Does it make Ms. Johnson is entitled to her opinion, of course, but we'd like to let her know of the difficulty this death has been on our family, especially our 7-ycar-old. who still cries every morning and every evening be­ cause his "buddy" was murdered. This is not what a very nice, gentle hu­ man being docs, devastating countless fam­ ily. friends' and children's lives. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eaton. Hastings Accused murderer isn’t ‘a nice guy’ City, continued from Page 1 here at City Hall,” Mayor Frank Campbell said. Approvedfor reappointments were: • Planning Commission — David Jasperse. Jeff Mansfield and Frank Camp­ bell to one year each and V. Harry Adrounie. three years. • Zoning Board of Appeals — Gordon Barlow, three years. • Library Board — Debbie Dorcy, one year. • Downtown Development Authority — Mark Feldpausch and Patty Woods, four years. • Health officer — Barry-Eaton District Health Department. • Director of Emergency Services — Jerry Sarver. • Nature Area Board — Frank Campbell and Harold Hawkins, one year. • Hastings City/Barry County Airport Board — Barry Wood, two years. • Legislative Coordinator — Frank by Tim Zwart. Ed.D. Licensed Psychologist Pine Rest Hastings Oink New Year’s resolutions, goals must be realistic By Let Deckrow, C.S.W. For centuries the New Year has been a time for self reflection and change. Janus, the Roman deity after which January was named, was said to possess two faces allowing him to simultane­ ously look back on past events and forward toward the future (Rosani Magali. the New Yeai Resolution Kit). Many religions and cultures have incorporat­ ed traditions of repentance and renewal, at dif­ ferent times throughout the year. In the contem­ porary west. New Year’s Day has traditionally been a time to reflect on the past year and pro­ ceed into the New Year with resolutions to improve oneself. Recognition and change are essential for growth in ourselves, our relationships and as a society. Unfortunately, identifying appropriate goals and meeting them has become arduous. An increasingly fast-paced society and daily demands make it difficult to reflect on our­ selves, our families and the future. Additionally, the media and marketplace create unrealistic ideals that conflict with our sense of self and values. Finally, we’ve become a society of immediacy; placing unrealistic pressures on ourselves and others (lose 10 pounds in three days). As a result, we find ourselves functioning with overwhelming ideals and minimal direc­ tion. Often goals are put aside and rarely addressed. It's necessary to spend time evaluating our lives and establishing goals, not only at New • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Jan. 13. 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street, Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. WE RE LOOKING FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO JOIN OUR TEAM! We have openings for 10 people for the Evening ft Weekend Shift. Between the hours of 4 pm & 1 am. We provide: • Training • Free Uniforms • FREE Meals • Flexible Schedules • Friendly Atmosphere • Let Us Quote Your Work! do what Hokanson is accused of doing to our friend Harold We do have compassion for Bruce Hokanson's family, hut we have no com­ passion for Bruce himself. Yes. people have their ups and downs, but the vast majority of our society docs track” authority on trade negotiations. Linsmcier said Smith feels the president "lias bungled some trade agreements” in the Michigan." Burd said. "Government isn't set up to make things look pretty and take away or national sales lax. ; She happily noted that the U.S. is well Svoboda’s death was hard on family, friends wrong." In the audience. Carl Mcllvain. president of the Michigan Farmers Union, asked both representatives of Ehlers and -Smith to comment on giving President Clinton "fast nance committee and oversaw increases in personal income tax exemptions and a re­ duction in the rates of increases in college formation about education reforms. He said her office "sent out 3,000 sur­ veys to teachers and got 10 percent back... Listening to teachers was more productive than listening to lobbyists.” Linsmcier said Smith's biggest upcom­ ing project is debate over reform of the lax code and the Internal Revenue Service and replacing it with something like a flat lax LETTERS from our readers... So if you are between the ages of 16 and 86, pick up an application at the... Year’s, but also throughout the year. Change is an inevitable part of life, whether we choose to manipulate our future or simply react to the inevitable. As you enter this new year what areas of your life can you choose to control? Consider the fol­ lowing steps when evaluating goals. 1) Spend time with yourself and family eval­ uating accomplishments, failures and dreams. 2) Identify reasonable long-term goals. Prioritize and simplify your list. Remember too many goals at once is almost guaranteed failure. 3) After establishing one or two long-term goals, identify small steps to take in meeting these goals, which will give you a sense of accomplishment. Example: Goal: spend more time with family. Slops: identify a specific lime frame each week for a family activity (one to four hours). Example: bowling, making dinner, sledding, etc. 4) Identify a time frame in which you can evaluate your ability Io meet this goal. 5) Keep in mind that change is a process not an absolute. We do not experience immediate results or character alteration, it takes time. Evaluate yourself fairly. 6) Seek guidance if your goals are unclear and you feel overwhelmed or a sense of hope­ lessness. Guidance can be provided by a pastor, counselor, support group, etc. Finally, developing sense of direction will be initially lime consuming. However, it will be worth the increased control you feel in your life. Have a great new year! 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs ■ //r viccs/cily engineer/zoning administrator, Jerry Sarver, police chief; Roger Cans, fire chief/fire marshal/ADA coordinator, Everil Manshum. city clerk/trcasurer/financc direc­ tor. and Joe Rahn, economic development director. Mansfield also told the council that Ed Hoffman has been hired as the new code enforcement officer/technician.. He will start next Monday. Jan. 19. Grant, cont’d from Pg. 2 lies at risk, improve school readiness, or support healthy family environments that discourage alcohol, tobacco or other drug use." The legislature allocated the funds after a Children’s Commission headed by Lieu­ tenant Gov. Connie Binsfeld recommended the expenditures as a means of enhancing local communities* abilities to keep chil­ dren safe. truly Stfiernatwr 3e jYuruny kernes it's the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs /across from E.W. Bltssl 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 Campbell, one year. • Board of Review — Richard Healh, four years. The seal was left vacant after not enough candidates ran in the city elec­ tion last November. City manager appointments approved were Judy Myers, assessor. Jeff Mansfield, deputy manager/dircctor of public ser- ma 888-677-7446 al affordable rate, to help with: Meal preparation Perional Care Shopping Housekeeping Companioruhip/rewite care SESIlOk HOME stlPKikY (616) 731-5787 Experience Beethoven you’ve Jfeverj-feard JTim before! The Thomapple^lrts Council of finny County Presents . Grand Rapids Symphony 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17th Central School./luditorium in.Jtastings SI2 adults. $8 senior citizens. So students. .Freefor apes 12 and under with an adult Hastings McDonald's 1215 W. State Street Hastings ALWAYS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER ■Sponsored by: Jle.xfabjlorizons International-Jlaslings City Hank Jlaslings Slanufactuting Company - National Bank ofJ tastings •The T iking Corporation �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15. 1998 Removal, continued from Page 1 didn't have anything Io do with my perfor­ mance. So I just want this to go on the record, so I u ill ask Mr. Bailey to tell this board and the citizens of Barry County why you hxik me off. You can tell me why you look ine off the other committees, loo." Bailey said he had wanted Io appoint Burd to the Mental Health Board last year because he has served on the Public Health Boai J and the state seemed to be going in the direction of combining the two because it had combined its offices of mental and community health "I thought that would be a giHid move." Bailey said. "At that lune it was questioned whether or not we could make the ap­ pointment (because of a state statute requir­ ing thrce-year terms), so I didn't make it last year. (At that point. Herrington had only served two years of his thrce-year Keep friends and relatives "IH TOUCH" with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER. Call 945-9554. . ‘Worship tTo^ttfl£T...A the church of your choice. Weekly schedule of services are area Hastings churches for your convenience. PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH. 2601 Lrcej Reed. Dowling. Ml 49050. 616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m ; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00p m Wednesday. BMeStudy. 7 00pm QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 79 West Pastor Susan Trowbridge. (616) 945 9392 Sunday School 10 am. Worship 11 am.. After School Special Wednesday. 4 p.m. P O Bos 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE. Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 tm. South. Pasrx Brent Branham Phone 623-2285 Sunday School st 10 00 a.m.. Wor­ tfop 1100 a m.. Evening Service al 6:00p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.-00 p.m. 4 ST. ANDREWS INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH, meeting at 502 E. Bond St. (Hastings Church of God building). 9 a m. Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd and 4<h Sundays 1928 praye’ book used at all services. For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev. David T. Hustwick. vicar at 948-2101. St. Andrew's is a pen of the Indepen­ dent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD. 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. James A Camp­ bell. Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 am. classes for all ages Morning Worship 10:45 a m. Nursery pro­ vided Sunday Evening Service. 6:00 p.m. Wednesday activities 7 00 pm. arc: Rainbows or IJ. Bi­ ble Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or firet grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible Quu (ages 8-12); Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quu (ages 13-19); Adult Bible Study - No age limit* WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Lrtchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974. Wor­ ship Services Sunday. 9:00 a m.. Rev Ken Vaught; 1100 a.m . Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9:45 a m for all ages. 4-H. Mondays 6:30 to 8:00 p m BIBLE STUDY: Sunday. 5:00p.m. Community Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8:00 a.m.. freewill offering. We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Chr-sl's Love, and the fellowship of people who care. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church). 600 Powell Rd., I mile east of Hastings. Rui Sarver. Paslor Encntui. 943-9224. Sunday Services: 9:45 a m. Bible Classes - for all ages; 10:40 a.m. - Morning Worship Thursday. 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Bi­ ble Study - Sharing Your Faith; 5:30 p.m. Youth meeting with "Youth With a Message". 943-9224; 6:30 p.m. • Bible study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 805 S Jefferson ■ ainer c.narles ■ isener. irastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m. and 1100 a.m.. Confessions Saturday 4 00-4 30 pm CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 1716 North Broad­ way. Randall Hartman. Pastor Simdey Services: 9:45 a m. Sunday School Hour. 11:00 a m Morning Worship Service; 6 00 p.m. Even­ ing Service; Wednesday: 7.-00p.m. Services for Adults. Teens and Children PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD. 1330 N Broadway. Hastings. Phone 943-3195. Sunday School 9:30 a.m_; Wonhip and Celebration 10: 30 a.m.; Tunda) evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday nights 7 p.m. Bi­ ble study. youth and children's pro­ gram. Pastor John Mul'tsh THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH. 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A. Amen. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday worship 8:30 a.m. and 11 00 a.m. Sunday Childrens Church. Tuesday prayer and share tune 9:30 am. Wednesday evening service 6:30 p.m. Youth group meets Wednes­ day 6:30 p.m also Nursery available for all services. Bring the whole family. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 943-4995. Office hours. Wed./Thun. 9 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday morning: 9:30 a.m.. Sun­ day School; 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday 6:45 p.m. Wamors (grades K-5th); Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting. (Child care provided) GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. 239 E North St.. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor. Phone 945-9414. Sunday. Jm 18 - 8:45 a.m. Sunday School (all ages). KMX) a.m. Holy Coramunioa An­ nual Meeting after. 6:00 p.m. Fly­ ing Doves. Friday Jan. 16 - Youth Group Retreat. Saturday. Jan. 17 — Youth Group Retreat; 9:30 a m. Catch. 3; 4:00 p.m. Catech.. 8:00 pm NA Tuesday. Jan. 20 - 7 30 p.m OA. Wednesday. Jan. 21 7JO a m Wordwatohers FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Kevin Shorkcy; Aaron Welch. Minister of Musu- Morning Worship 9:45 and 11:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 Md IIXX) a m. for children and adults. Family Hour 6XD p.m. Sun­ day evening Monday: First Mon­ day of the Month Mom's Tune Out. Wednesday: Sr. High Youth. Jr. High Youth, and Awana at 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Faithfol Men. Faithfol Women. Bible Study. Women s BMe Study. Call church office for more information. 948-8004. NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of Si Rose Cslholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday evening 6:30 p.m. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, meeting at Maple Valley Htgh School. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tune Before the Service. Nursery, children's ministry. youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK of HASTINGS Member F.D.I.C. • I THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N. Broadway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY “Prescriptions" - 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings*. Michigan WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH, 4887 Coats Grove Road. Pastor Ben Her­ ring. Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Church Service 10:30 a.m.. Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Youth Meetings. Junior-Senior High. BARRY CO. CHURCH OF CHRIST, 541 N Michigan Ave.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Ser vices: Bible Classes 10 a. tn.. Wor­ ship II a.m . 'Evening Services 6 p.m Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. Norman Herron, Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home. Free Bible Cor­ respondence Course. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH. Corner State Rd and Boltwood St.. Rev. Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday School; 10:45 a m Morning Worship; 5:00 p.m. Teens; 6:00 p.m. Evening Celebra­ tion for Adults Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade. Wednes­ day - 9:00 a.m. Senior Aduh Bible Study; 10:00 a m. Youth Aduh Bi­ ble Study. 6:30 p.m Kid's Quirt tag; 7:00 p.m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary. For further in­ formation call the church office. ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 2415 McCann Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar. Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p.m. weekdays or all day weekends Sunday Morning Mau 10:00 a.m. — 1928 Book of Common Prayer HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE, 502 E. Grand St.. Hastings. Pastor Dsvid Burgett. 948-88890 or 948-2667 Sunday School 10 a m ; Sunday Morning Worship 11 a m.; Sunday Eimlag Service 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m. If interested in a free Home BMe Study, please call for more details FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 945-5463. G. Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C. Keller. Director of Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Jan. 15 — 7:00 p.m. Cub Scout Pack Meeting - Lesson Sharpe Hall Saturday. Jan. 17 6 00 p.m. Youth Fellowships leave from Church parking lot for KWngs game. Sunday. Ian. 18 — 9:30 a m and 11XX) a.m. Sunday morning Worship Services. The 9:30 Service is broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 5th/6th Grade Sunday School Class presentation during Worship. Nursery is provid­ ed during both Services. 10:30 a.m. Coffee Hour - Dining Room; 2:00 p.m. Mexico Mission meeting Dining Room; 5:00 p.m. Confirma­ tion Clam - Dining Room. NO YOUTH FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS Monday. Jan. 19 7.00 p.m. Search Committee - Din­ ing Room. 7:30 p.m. Trustees meeting - Lounge Tuesday. Jan. 20 — 7 XX) Committee to prevent abuse Wednesday. Jan. 21 - 6:00 p.m Church Night Supper - Hall; 7 00 p.m. Choir rehearsal; 7:00 p.m. "Kerygmn" Bible Study Dining Room; 7.-00 p.m "Personal Evangelism" Bible Study - Lounge HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, corner of Green and Church streets. Dr. Bufford W. Coe. Pastor. Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education. Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Musk and Organist Church phone 616/945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10: 30 a.m. SUNDAYS: Sunday School 9 30 a m.; Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a m.; Worship 11: 00 a.m with child care for in­ fants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade; Mi Hi Youth Fellowship 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Jan. 18 — Human Relations Day Tuesday. Jan. 20 — United Methodist Men — 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Program. Wednesday. Jan 21 - Family Fellowship Potluck and Programon Grand Rapids Servant* Center 6 30 pm — PuKIk Invited — uble ser­ vice and beverage furnished WEDNESDAYS Pioneer Cub* for children Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade 4 30 pm THURSDAY: Youth Handbells 5 00 p m . Adult Handbell* 6:30 pm. Chancel Choir 7 30 p m term). When we brought the changes up last week (Jan. 2). it was mentioned specif­ ically that (it) was questioned before and couldn't be done because of the statute. That gave the opportunity for discussion... There was none and you voted in support of it. “It isn't an issue." Bailey said. "I think you would like an issue to be there, that it'.* personal. It wasn't that." “Do you consider qualifications at all when you're making assignments or do you use the divine right of kings to make as­ signments?" Herrington asked Bailey. "It's no divine right." Bailey responded. "Apparently there is." Herrington replied. "That’s the answer I got from you." "That's not the answer I staled. I’m sorry you disagree." Baiky sad. “Again, do you use qualifications when you make assignments or don't you?" Her­ rington asked. "...Qualifications are taken into consider­ ation...."Bailey said. At the Jan. 2 meeting. Bailey also re­ moved Commissioner Lew Newman from the County Planning and Zoning Commis­ sion. Bailey appointed himself to the slot. For the Keyman group. Bailey took himscll olf and appointed Newman in his place to serve with Board Vice Chair­ woman Sandy James. Bailey noted that any Beatrice B. Reed LAKE ODESSA - Beatrice B. Reed, age 77. of Lake Odessa, passed away Wednesday, January 7. 1998 at the Ionia County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Reed was born May 4, 1920 in Sheri­ dan. the daughter of Ralph and Pearl (Martin) James. She was married to James Reed. He preceded her in death on May 7, 1978. Mrs. Reed was employed at the Twin City Foods of Lake Odessa for several years. She is survived by three daughters, Vcnola iWes) Figel of South Carolina, Barbara (Robert) Robinson of Lake Odessa and Anita (James) Knox of Lake Odessa; two sons, Eugene (Karo!) Reed of Lake Odessa and James (Sally) Reed of Ionia; seventeen grand­ children; nineteen great gratk’children and one sister, Earlene Bennett of Duck Lake. There will be no funeral services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance. Funeral arrangements were made by Koops Funeral I'hapel in Lake Odessa. |Shirley Arm MiUirans| AMARILLO. TEXAS - Shirley Ann Milli­ ons, age 60, of Amarillo, Texas and formerly of Three Rivers and Delton, passed away Sunday, January 4, 1998. Mrs. Millions was born March 12, 1937 in Delton, the daughter of Thad Cook and Rena (Peake) Nye. She attended Delton-Kellogg schools. She graduated from Three Rivers High School. She was married to Geoid Millions in 1958. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Millions was a pentecostal and had moved with her husband from Three Rivers to Amarillo, Texas six years ago. She w; s preceded in death by a son, Douglas Millions in 1984; one step sister and one step brother. Mrs. Millions is survived by her husband. Gerald; Five daughters, Christina Barrus of Battle Creek, Becky Dean of Hastings, Pam Vigil of Amarillo, Texas, Marsha Frye of Constantine and Kimberly Millions of Amaril­ lo, Texas; six sons. Gary Hoard of Amarillo, Texas, Victor Millions of Three Rivers, Craig Millions of Amarillo, Texas, Robin Millions, Brian Millions and Ben Millions, all of Three Rivers; twenty three gondchildren; four great gondchildren; her mother, Rena Nye of Delton and three step brothers. Funeol services were held on Friday, Janu­ ary 9. 1998 at Williams Funeol Home in Delton. Burial took place at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Lucile E. Willits ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Lucile E. Willits, age 89, of Albuquerque, New Mexico and formerly of Hastings and Nashvil­ le areas, passed away Friday, Januapr 9.1998 at The Manzano Del Sol Good Samaritan Nursing Facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Willits has resided in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the past 51 years. She was married to Wilson N. Willits and he died in 1990. Mrs. Willits was also preceded in death by her grandson, Matthew Dunn in 1992. She is survived by a daughter, Marilyn Dunn of Albuquerque, New Mexico; a son, Wilson E. •■Bill" Willits of Cypress, Texas; four grand­ children; three great grandchildren and a sister­ in-law. Helen Kesler of Hastings. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, i 998 at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. Reverend Susan Trow­ bridge officiating. Burial will take place at Barryville Cemetery in Castleton Township of Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Delora Graham Deason DELTON - Delora Graham Deason, age 36. of Delton, passed away Saturday, January 10, 1998 in Delton. Mrs. Deason was born March 19, 1961 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Marshal! and Eileen (Neal) Graham. She attended DeltonKellogg schools and graduated from Kalama­ zoo Central in 1979. She married John Deason on December 28, 1996. Mrs. Deason had worked part time at Plain­ well Pines Nursing Center. She loved her daughter and riding horses. Mrs. Deason is survived by her husband, John Deason; a daughter, Delaine Graham Dugan, at home; her parents, Marshall and Eileen Graham of Delton; maternal grandpa­ rents. Stanley and Thelma Neal of Kalamazoo. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 13. 1998 at Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. Pastor Pele Terburg offi­ ciated. Cremation followed the services and a private burial of cremains will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements were made bv Williams Funeral Home in Delton. commissioner may attend the Keyman meetings which include representatives of nearby counties who discuss common is­ sues, solutions to problems and new ideas. Bailey also expanded county representa­ tion on the Local Emergency Planning Committee from two to three commission­ ers. He removed Commissioner John Bar­ nett and added Newman and James to serve with Commissioner Rod Goebel. The County Transportation Board was reduced from three to Inc ivprcsentatives from the county. James and Goebel will remain on the board and Ncwinan was named as an alternate instead of a regular board member like he was last year. Violet C. Holman Ruth C. Holder DELTON - Violet C. Holman, age 93, of Delton and formerly of Hickory Comers, passed away Saturday. January 10. 1998 at Lifecarc Center in Plainwell. Mrs. Holman was born on August 17, 1904 in Watson Township in Allegan County, the daughter of David Munger and Adda Foote. She graduated from Western State Teachers College in 1934. She was married to William E. Holman on August 17, 1945. Mrs. Holman began teaching in Michigan at Hoxeyvillc and also taught at the Bradley &. White rural schools in Allegan County. She lived in Alburquerque, New Mexico for 40 years and taught the Pueblo Indians for 6 years. She was a member of Interlakes Garden Club and also attended Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. She was a life member of the World Christian Endeavor Society and the Womens Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Holman was preceded in death by her husband, Willian Holman on September 23, 1961; her parents; three brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister Ha Francisco of Delton; one brother, Clair Munger of Battle Creek; miny nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place at her request. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 1998 at Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. Burial will follow at a later date at South Martin Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Sandra K. McCloud ' LAKE ODESSA - Sandra K. "Sandy" McCloud, age 56, of Lake Odessa, passed away Friday, January 9, 1998 at her residence. She was bom on November 28, 1941 in Lansing, the daughter of Howard and Ethel (Edwards) Haddix. She graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1960 and from the Charlotte Cosme­ tology school in 1962. She was married to Melvin C. McCloud on January 4, 1961 in Lake Odessa. Her hobbie was making dolls and was very talented in this. She was a member of the Lakewood United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Susanne; father, Howard and a sister, Geral­ dine Eno. She is survived by her husband, Melvin; two daughter. Sheri (Steve) Klotz of Sunfield, Salli McCloud of Yuma, Arizona; one son, Ronald (K iri) McCloud of Saranac; five grand­ children, Tina, Jacob and Marcus McCloud, Caleb and Hayden Klotz; mother, Ethel Haddix of Lake Odessa; six sisters and one brother, Adeline (Don) Eckman of Woodland, Loma (Roger) Sherman of Illinois, Richard (Gayle) Haddix of Charlotte, Virgie Hiller of Missouri, Janet (Ross) Thomas of Lake Odessa, Patsy (Don) Lenz of Freeport, Judy (Keith) Warner of Lake Odessa. Funeral Services were held Monday, Janu­ ary 12,1998 at the Lakewood United Method­ ist Church. Reverend Ward Pierce officiated. Interment look place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids. Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. I Cyrus N. James I LANSING - Cyrus N. James, age 79, of Lansing and formerly of Hastings, Nashville and Vermontville, passed away Friday, Janu­ ary 9, 1998 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Mr. James was born October 20, 1918 in Lutesville. Missouri, the son of William and Frances (Eaker) James. He attended schools there. He then worked for the conservation core, in 1942 he entered the United States Army and received four Bronze Medals and was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was married to Wilma H. Pippin on Janu­ ary 20, 1946. Mr. James moved to Nashville in 1946 and then Hastings for 27 years, then to Vermontvil­ le for 10 years, currently living in Lansing. He worked at E.W. Bliss for 20 years and Bradford White Corporation for 8 years. He retired in 1981. Mr. James was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Hastings. He was an avid outdoorsman, hunting, fishing, gardening and feeding birds. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma on January 3, 1987; two brothers and four sisters. Mr. James is survived by two daughters, Linda (Dennis) Bigler of Grand Rapids and Peggy (Al) Christian of Lansing; five grand­ children; four great grandchildren; a sister, Audrey Pulley; a brother, Carl James; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 12, 1998 at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Glenn Branham officiating. Burial t<v»k place at the Fuller Cemetery with BELLEVUE - Ruth C. Holder, age 90, of Bellevue, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 1998 at Battle Creek Health System. Mrs. Holder was bora April 16, 1907 in Baltimore Township, the daughter of William and Lydia (Garrison) Bryans. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1924 and Shel­ don School of Business in Chicago in 1927. She was married to Harvey Myers in 1927 which ended in divorce. She later married Harold Swanson io 1944, he died in 1950. She then married Clare Holder in 1952, he died in 1965. Mrs. Holder worked for several attorneys and insurance agencies in Hastings and Wood­ land. She also worked for Kim Sigler who later became Governor of Michigan. She resided at Patricia Foster Care Home in Bellevue since 1993. She enjoyed doing her own yard work, reading and crossword puzzles. Mrs. Holder was preceded in death by three brothers, Bernard, Arthur and Robert Bryans and two sisters, Emma Keller and Pearl Emmons. She is survived by her step son, Richard (Betty) Swanson of Rapid City; three nieces, Joyce Miller of Bellevue who has conducted all her affairs the past few years, Alice Harden of Hastings and Lois Steele of Freeport; four nephews. Dale Emmons and Lloyd Holder of Bellevue, John (Helen) Myers of Olivehurst, California and James (Bonnie) Myers of Lapeer. Funeral services were held on Friday, Janu­ ary 9, 1998 at Shaw Funeral Home in Battle Creek. Reverend Wendell Stine officiated. Interment took place at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or the Salvation Army. MEARS - David D. Wallace, age 64, of Mears and formerly of Okemos, Portland and Hastings, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at his residence. Mr. Wallace was bora July 31,1933 in Lans­ ing. the son of Donald H. and Elba Townsend Wallace. He was married to Constance McClelland on June 14, 1952 in Okemos. Mr. Wallace was employed as an insurance underwriter by Farm Bureau Insurance Company from 1961 to 1978 and Hastings Mutual Insurance Company from 1978 to 1995. He was past president of Central Michi­ gan Underwriters Association. He is survived by his wife, Cbnnic; three sons, Douglas Wallace of Lansing, Andrew Wallace of Grand Rapids and Robert Wallace of Portland; two daughters, Shawn Schafer of Grand Ledge and Debra (Russ) Brandsen of Portland; five grandchildren, Nikki Barker, David Brandsen, Kyle, Skye and Krisie Schaf­ er, great granddaughter, Elanna Barker, one brother, Richard H. (Mary) Wallace of Tucson, Arizona and a sister, Mary Walk ins of Okemos. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, 1998 at the Portland United Methodist Church. Reverend Scott K. Otis officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Mason County Hospice. Funeral arrangements were made by Cooper-Harris Funeral Home in Shelby. | ^^Rosuli^Fosto^ar^^ ] WAYLAND - Mrs. Rosalie (Foster) Carey, age 93. of Wayland. (Leighton Township), passed away Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at Clark Retirement Community, Grand Rapids. Mrs. Rosalie (Foster) Carey was bora on July 6,1904 in Cascade Township, Kent Coun­ ty, the daughter of Walter and Lucy (Johnson) Foster. She was married to Paul C. Carey on November 1986. She wis a member of the United Methodist Church. She loved and faithfully served her Lord Rosalie was a caring, loving mother, grand­ mother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with loved ones. Rosalie was preceded in death by her husband. Paul C. Carey; two sons, R. Jack Maxson, and Morris C. Maxson; two brothers and three sisters. Rosalie is survived by three sons, Harold B. (Hazel) Maxson of Fremont, Kay B. (Marylin) Maxson of Galesburg. David C. (Julie) Maxson of Traverse City; sixteen grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; four great great grandchil­ dren; three sisters, Helena Dinimen of Lowell, Bertha Jessup of Lowell, Maud Chadwick of Reno, Nevada; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday, Janu­ ary 10, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Ray Townsend officiated. Interment took place at Oakwood Cemetery, Lowell. Memorial contributions may be made to Clark Retirement Community. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15. 1998 — Page 7 Social News Woodland NCUUS... by Catherine Lucas Last week the weather turned cold, it snowed, it froze, it blew. By the weekend, we were pretty well iced in. A man from Hastings driving a car Sat­ urday on M-43 hit an icy spot in the road and ended up in a field between Nicthamcr Farms and the Schaibly farm. Someone stopped and look him in their van to Dav­ e's and Darlene’s home They put him in the beauty shop and called the ambulance. The medics said it was much nicer to be working in the warm shop than out in the icy field in the wind. The man was trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital. Tlie ambulance had two other calls Sat­ urday. but both only involved property damage and no injuries: so they did not Pennocks to mark 50th anniversary Hawks-Dull to renew vows Wayne and Marian Pennock of Nashville will celebrate 50lh wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday. Jan. 24. 1998 at the Maple Grove Township Com­ munity Hall in Nxshville. Wayne Pennock married Marian Cooley Jan. 24. 1948 in Hastings and have since been life long residents of Maple Grove Township in Barry County. He operated his family’s farm, retiring in 1988 Marian worked as a bookkeeper for Eaton Farm Bureau Coop, for 16 years, retiring in 1991. Wayne and Marian arc members of the Nashville United Methodist Church. Barry County Farm Bureau, and Vermontville Maple Syrup Coop. They continue to actively produce maple syrup every spring, a family operation since 1 89() Wayne remains a mem­ ber of the Nashville Masonic Lodge No. 255 F&AM Wayne and Marian have four children, Rodney Pennock of Dewitt. Loraine Curtis of Lapeer. Elaine Manby of Battle Creek, and the late Brian Pennock. They also have five grandchildren. The family invites your presence at the open house to share in the event, and request no gifts. Kelly Ruth Hawks and James Ray Dull, both of Hastings, were married in a civil cer­ emony on Oct. 24. 1997 Kelly is the daughter of Harold and Leslie Deis of Bitely. Ml. James is the son of Pete and Margie Dull of Hastings Witnesses to the marriage vows were Melissa Cans and Tony Kidder, close friends of the bride and groom. A renewal of vows is being planned for a ceremony at St. Rose Catholic Church. After a honeymoon to northern Michigan, the cou­ ple and their children now reside in Hastings. transport anyone. Darlene Niethamer had surgery on hci foot Friday. The surgery was done at a hospital in Grand Rapids. She will not be working in the beauty shop for around a month. Tlie Lakewood Community Ambulance personnel held their January dinner Sunday. The menu was roast beef and h^n, and Betty Bcgerow said despite the cold weather, they had a giNxl crowd. The next dinner will be Sunday afternoon. Feb. 8. Tlie Lake Odessa Area Historical Societyheld a general meeting Thursday evening. It was in the dining room of Lake Manor (next door to the depot.) Jim Redd, a computer specialist at Amway who lives in Lowell snokc to the society about the history of the Internet. President John Waite said the society re­ ceived a check for SI20 from Spartan foods for Spartan labels collected. He said he ap­ preciates everyone who saved the bar codes from Spartan products and turned them in to the historical society. This collection of bar codes will continue. BOY, Timothy Edward, him at Pennock Hos­ pital on Jan. 1. 1998 at 1:00 a.m. to Pam Reigler and Mark Cooley of Middleville. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Kaylin Michael, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Dec. 28. 1997 al 5:13 p.m. to John and Tracy Vela of Sunfield. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 1/2 ozs. and 19 inches king. Hazel Hildebrandt to celebrate 100th Hazel Hildebrandt will celebrate her KMhh birthday on Saturday. Jan. 17 at Tendercare of Hastings. She and her husband. EJ.. ow ned and oper­ ated the Hastings Heights Cafe (currently the Thomapple Valley Credit Union) in Hastings. She would enjoy hearing from family and friends. You may send birthday wishes to Hazel at Tendercare. 240 E. North Street. Room A-1. Hastings. Ml 49058 Koetje-Rook exchange vows Believing mamage to be ordained by God. who is Love Himself. Marie Belknap Koelje and Daniel Joseph Rook announce their mar riage. which took place on Dec. 5. 1997 at the Noel Chapel in Jamestown. Ml The private ceremony was attended by the couple's children. Christina. Tammi. Joy. Bethany. Elissa. Jesse. Lydia. Seth. Elizabeth. Deborah. The couple reside and work in Grand Raouls. Lloyd Terpening to mark 80 years Lloyd Terpening will observe his KOth birthday with a family celebration, to be held on Jan. 17th.____________ Opening the door to hope Call aw INallm. It's tOll-flM. THE VOICE or HOPE 1-R8R-572-1717 BffDVk '■•-Jr- BOY, Nikola Daniel, born al Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 29. 1997 at 9:05 a.m. to Shannon Redmond and Tracy Thxues of Vermontville. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 211/2 inches long. BOY, David Ramon, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 27. 1997 at 10:08 p.m. to Bernie Hause and Tammie Bolek of Woodland. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 1/2 ozs. and 19 inches. GIRL, Cassandra Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 27. 1997 at 10:46 p.m. to Paula and Darrin Sager of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Zalinda Lykarec. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 29. 1997 at 11:44 p.m. to Keith Miller and Tracey Shaurer of Nashville. Weighing 10 tis. 12 3/4 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Edith and Roger Buxton took grand­ daughter Erica to Hendersonville. N C . lor the holidays. They visited with the Marsteliars. Bruce and Joyce and with Edith’s mother. Hilda Jones, in the Marsteliars’ RV park Anne and Ross Meehan Hew down Dec. 24 and the entire Jones/Marstellar/Buxton clan spent Christmas together. They spent from Christmas to New Year's Eve in Lakeland. they arc improving Laic last week. Earl Engle was moved Irom Pennock Hospital to the Blodgett Medical Center, where he is having tests. It is believed al this time that he will have by-pass surgery this week Roger and Naomi Brodbeck Wilson and Natalie went with the Lake Odessa Youth Center group to Honduras during the holi­ days. They are home now. Fla., then went back to Hendersonville. They came on home Sunday. Jan 4. Tlie library committee met at the town­ ship meeting hall Thursday evening. Cheryl Allen. Judy Mackenzie. Carol Price. Carl and Gerry Litchfield and Mattie Landis were present. They plan to do some research into the library co-op and some other matters and meet one more time, then prepare a report for the township board, which will hold a special meeting to dis­ cuss the committee’s recommendations. Dales of these meetings will be announced Both Richard and Mildred Brodbeck arc in Pennock Hospital. A family member said • CITY OF HASTINGS • NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING the VACATION of a PORTION of NORTH JEFFERSON STREET Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall, Council Chambers, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan on Monday, January 26, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear comments on the vacation of North Jefferson Street from West Thom Street to West High Street as shown on the map below. The City reserves an easement to construct and maintain any and all utilities. * Written objections may be filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, or call (616) 945-2468, or call TDD call relay service 1-800-649-3777. �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15, 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THU RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. AMY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT FURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default hoi been mode in the conditions of o mortgage mode by Frederick Patrick Morgan, o single mon to Mortgage Hus. Inc., Mortgagee, doled August 6, 1993 and recorded on August 9, 1993 in Liber 579. on Page 966. Bony County Records. Michigan, ond was assigned by mesne assignments to Temple Inland Mortaoge Corporation as assignee, by on assignment dated Augusi 1, 1995 which was recorded on August 10 1995 in Liber 637, on Page 340, Bony County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Sixty Nme Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Seven ond 19/100 dollars ($69,897.19), including interest at 8 00% per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mort goge and the statute in such cose mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fare- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default fa-s been mode in Ae conditions of mortgage mode by Rondoll M Mortin, a single man to Mortgage America Inc , Mortoogee, doted January 10. 1997 and recorded on February dosed by a sale of the mortooged premises, or some port of them, ot public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan ot I 00 ©'dock p.m., on February 19, 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF HOPE, Borry County, Michigan, and ore described os: A parcel of land in the Northwest faxtionol 1 /4 of Section 15, Town 2 North, Range 9 West, described os commencing at a point 113 rods ond 10 feet South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, thence along the shore of the Lake North 74-1/2 degrees East 300 feet far the pface of beginning, thence along the shore of the lake North 82 degrees East 50 feet, thence North 4 3/4 degrees West 118 feet, thence south 83 degrees West 50 feet, thence South 4-3/4 degrees East 120 feet to the Place of Beginning, also commencing at a point 113 rods and 10 wet South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, Aence along the shore of the lake North 74-1 /2 degrees, East 350 feet for the place of beginning, thence along Ae shore of the lake North 82 degrees East 50 feet, thence North 4 3/4 degrees West 115 foet. thence South 83 degrees West 50 feet, Aence Sou* 4-3/4 degrees East 118 feet to the pface of beginning, Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan The redemption period shol be 6 months(s) from the date of such sale, unleu determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 day* from the date of such sale. Dated: January 8, 1998 TEMPLE-INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys for TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION XI50 Telegraph Suite 100 I Bingham Forms, Michigan 4X25 Fife *97110264 (1/29) closed by a sole of Ae mortgaged premises, or some port of mem, at public vendue, ot the Bony County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan at 1:00 o'docx pm, Feb 26, 1998 Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP of YAN­ KEE SPRINGS, Borry County, Michigan, ond are described os: Beginning at Ae Northwest corner of Lot 17 of Holiday Subdivision, os located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Town 3 North, Range 10 West, thence North 86 degrees 08 minutes East on the North lot line 75.0 feet; Aence South 0 degrees 15 minutes 51 seconds West 143 60 feet to the SouA lot line; thence North 63 degrees 24 minutes West 75.0 foot to Ae Southwest comer of said fat, Aence North 3 degrees 52 minutes West of the West fat line 105X feet to Ae place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 monA(s) from Ae dote of such sole, unleu determined abandoned in accordance wiA 19480. 600.3241a, in which cose the redemption period shol be X days from the date of such sole State of McMfsn Frofcete Court County ot Bmry CLARAS NOTICE MepestM Frabete Fife No 97 22224 E Estate of MARGUERITE J LANE, Deceased Social Security No. 387-01-107^. TO AU INTHESTEO PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be boned or affectIbyAefolowtoa: The decedent, whose last known address was 8547 Cory Drive, Debon, Mich«on 49046 died 08/23/95. An instrument dated 08/25/86 ho* been admitted as Aewfl of Ae deceased. Creditor* of Ae deceased ore notified that oO ALISTAIR J. H SMITH (P26690) 249 Cooley Street Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 (616)349-3700 (1/15) 5, 1997, in Liber 884, on Page 948. Borry County Records, Michigan, ond was assigned by said mort­ gagee to the CHARLES SHAFER, as assignee by on assignment dated January 10, 1997 which was recorded on February 5, 1997, in Liber 684, on Page 9u4, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof Ae sum of Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six ond 85/100 ad far* (58,186 85), including interest at 16 00% per annum. Under Ae power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ Dated January 15. 1998 CHARLES SHAFER FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for CHARLES SHAFER, XI50 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File *97042458 ’ Dear Ann Landers: I have a 16-year-old son who is a real handful. He lies, smokes pot. is rude and has no respect for anyone. "Matt" does piMKly in school and is a behavior problem. To be honest, a lot of the time, he’s just downright mean. But he can also be sweet, funny and lov­ ing. Our home has been a constant battleground for the last few years. My husband and my 18year-old son cannot stand Matt. We've tried family counseling, but all three of them think the others are wrong, and no amount of reason­ ing seems to make one bit of difference. My husband has been pushing me to send Matt to live with a distant relative, but I just can't do it. I feel that the boy is still a member of this family, and I am trying desperately to hold us together. I get sick to my stomach when they are all at home because of the constant bickering, blaming, pushing and shoving. 1 can't take any more of this. I know you can't help me. Ann. but can you just tell me that it won't always be this way? I am - Losing it in Longwood. Fla. Dear Longwood: Try another counselor not joint this time, just Matt. A 16-year-old who behaves this way is very unhappy and wants desperately to gel out from under the misery. Please let me know how he's doing. I feel for the kid. (2/12) Drivers too old? State of MIcNgan Probate Court County of Bany PUBLICATION NOTICE Docebent's Estate Fife No 97 22257 SE Estate of MARJORE L CAMPBELL a/k/o MAR JORE CAMPBELL. Deceased Social Security No. 364 20-1204 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS: Your interest in Ae estate may be barred or affect ed by Ais hearing. NOTICE: A hearing will be held on February 4, 1998 at 10.00 a.m. in Ae probate courtroom. Hostings, Michigan before Judge Richard H. Shaw on the petition of Donna J. Kinney requesting Donna J. Kinney be appointed personal representative of the estate of Marjorie L Campbel a/k/a Marjorie who lived al 437 West Mill Street, Hastings, Michigan ond who died 12-20-97, and requesting oho Ao wfl of Ae deceased dated .October 31, 1975 be admitted to probate. It also is requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be determined. Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Ae (proposed) personal representative or to both Ae probate court ond Ae (proposed) person­ al representative within 4 months ot Ae date of publi­ cation of notice. Notice is further given that Ae estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record. January 9, 1998 Richard J. Hudson (PI 52X) SEGEL, HUDSON, GEE A YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (616)945-3495 Donna J. Kinney By Ridxird J. Hudson 525 West Ctnton Hastings. MI 49058 (1/15) k Save money by 8 transferring your credit R card balance to a m Hastings City Bank ^MasterCard- or Visa®. l ■ W It is a smart way to pay for the holidays with a low fixed 15.9% fee. And we ll pay the 15.9% APR Get counseling Dear Readers: The issue of elderly drivers simply will not die. Here's a letter that I fee) compelled to share. It says it all: Be A Smart Shopper After The Holidays Too MM ltd Ann landers first month's interest on the transferred balance. Call any office today to see how much you will save. Dear Ann Landers: Recently, an 85-yearold couple in New Jersey left their home for a five-minute drive to the doctor’s office. They wandered aimlessly for 24 hours (more than 700 miles) around New Jersey and Pennsylva­ nia. stopping only for gas. before they were picked up by the police and taken to a hospital for observation. They even crossed a toll bridge without asking for directions, still believing they were on a five-minute trip to the doctor. It was so bizarre, it made the network TV news. How was it possible for these people to re­ new their licenses year after year, with no more than an eye exam? I know of elderly drivers who have glaucoma, cataracts and the onset of Alzheimer’s, and they are still sitting behind the wheel of a car with valid licenses, bragging about the fact that they have never had an acci­ dent. Only the good Lord knows how many ac­ cidents they have caused. 1 have seen a few of these elderly folks slam on the brakes because they thought a car almost a block away was in front of them. I have also seen them turn into driveways because they thought they were street comers. Just today. I witnessed a white-haired woman driving X mph in the passing lane of a 65 mph interstate. It’s high time every state in the union passed legislation that required a complete road test be­ fore a renewal was granted, beginning at age 70. and an eye exam by an optometrist at the DMV so the local friendly physician cannot give them a wink and a free pass. - New Rochelle. N.Y. Dear New Rochelle: 1 believe your sugges­ tions are good ones and could save lives, but they don’t stand a chance of the proverbial snowball in hell. The seniors in our country have a strong lobby and an amazing amount of clout. They don’t want these restrictions and would fight any kind of legislation that might deprive them of their right to drive. Driving means freedom and independence, and they are not going to give it up. Dear Ann Landers: I've been reading your column for years, but 1 never dreamed that one day I would write to you. I am hoping you will print my letter so my husband will see it. I know he reads your column every day. and I am not getting my point across. "Pat” seems to be drinking more beer than ever, and I am trying not to nag him about it, but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my mouth shut. He can’t seem to do anything un­ less he has a beer in his hand. After work, when he reads the mail, he will have four beers be­ fore I can get dinner on the table. Even if din­ ner is ready when he walks through the door, he'll open a beer. After dinner, he drinks a beer and watches TV or reads a magazine. He some­ times takes one with him to the bathroom and drinks it before or after his shower. I’ve told him he is becoming an alcoholic, but he keeps saying. “I’m not drinking booze. It’s only beer.” I love him very much and hale to see him do this to himself. Pat is 55 years old and a health nut - always watching his weight and his cholesterol, but he is totally blind to what he is doing to himself by drinking so Cash advance fee equal to 2°, Applies to any cash advance Equal Opportunity Lender Do you have questions about sex but no one . to talk to? Ann Landers' booklet. "Sex and the , ■ Teenager." is frank and to the point. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope * and a check or money order for$3.75 (this in-. . eludes postage and handling) to: Teens, c/o '. Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. /IL 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55). . Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. lake Odessa N€WS Monday will be a federal holiday in obeervancc* of the natal day of Martin Luther King Jr. There will be no mail service that day. Look for television programs to mark the an­ niversary day. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Thursday. Jan. 8. President Mike Waite announced plans for the Feb. 13 dinner at the depot with a valentine theme. Last year's in­ itial dinner was a great success, with many compliments from the diners on the ambience of the evening with its music, decoration* and gourmet food. The depot will be open Satur­ day, Jan. 31, for its monthly open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members of the Genealogical Society are invited to take ad­ vantage of these hours for their own research in the accumulated materials. There are now records from nine cemeteries of Ionia County available. The speaker for the Thursday evening meeting was James Redd of Lowell, formerly of Clarksville, who spoke on the deveiopmeut of evolution of the Internet. His diagrams and informal talks gave much information to his audience, most of whom are computer il­ literate. He answered most of their questions in the time that followed his presentation. The Vanguard, publication of MARSP, listed in its memoriam column the name of Gaylord Laughlin. Inquiry of his cousin, Geraldine Klahn, brings the information that he dkd at Oxnard, Calif., on October 24. He had lived there with his son, Charles, since I June after father and son had a delightful trip to Scotland to visit sites of the Clan MacLachlan and other points of interest. A service for burial of cremains of Gaylord and his wife. Ethel, who died in November 1996 will be held in the spring at St. Johns, Mich. Mr. Laughlin was a high school and junior high teacher of mathematics and was a coach at the Woodland High School at the time of the Lakewood merger. Following retirement, he and Ethel moved to Monroe. Daughter Katie Caldwell lives at Charlevoix. In a postscript to the story about luminaries and lofty tn ss, we team that Richard Peacock is the man who mounted the lighted tree atop the wall of the new Family Center at St. Ed­ ward's Church. Roger Winkter is responsible for the admirable job of placing the lighted More than W registered and 76 were suc­ cessful in contributing their pint. Death came on Jan. 5 to Russell Milter of Falh Church. Va. He was a Lake Odessa native. LOHS graduate about 19X. brother of Albert. Nettie Curtis. Gladys Spalding. Ernest. His memorial service will be at a Falls Church house of worship with burial of cre­ mains Jan. 20 at Arlington National Cemetery. The Genealogical Society held X> Tint meeting of the second year Saturday Like the initial meeting day a year earlier, the weather wu unpleasant. However, 17 braved the day and attended to hear Patricia Bravender give an excellent presentation on the formation of the township system based on the New England model, since most of the settlers in .. j Ionia County came from the New England . t states. She explained the original rote of township officers, including commissioners of the poor, of schools, of roads, the drains. . and justices of peace who could perform mar- .. riages. hear civil cases, appoint guardians for -. the mentally incompetent and generally -y. dispense justice. She then centered her focus on Boston Township and the Village of Saranac. Boston Township has three , cemeteries, with the one at the east village m. limits the very largest of the three, with bunals (tering back to the 1850s. The society has many accomplishments for its first year of existence. Members received the constitution and by-laws in their January newsletter. Of­ ficers hold their posts for two-year-terms. Among the dozens of people who gathered t on Sunday afternoon at Lakewood United Methodist Church to congratulate Lester > Yonkers on his 80th birthday anniversary was .. a couple from Ionia. Richard Hayge and wife ■' had moved back to Ionia County after some years in Norwafe, Ohio. Dick is bow at fanaa •u> County National Bank. He was formerly ar qu Union Bank here and lived at the Yonkers house during the work week white his wife re- ** mained in Muskegon. Their son was in high z school at the time. -51 A delayed report comes from the Nov. X- n open house for the 25th wedding anniversary of Roger and Debbie Winkter at the First Congregational Church. The couple had been T married on Dec. 9, 1972, at zix Lutheran Church near Woodland. About IX guests at- ' tended, including wedding party members Brent Mitchell, best man: Johnnie Lieb, ring bearer; Amy Thorp, flower girt. The hosts were children of the honored couple, Erick 11 uxl Oral Kind. Dnmn and Patrick Winter '> A week later the couple spent a fun week on • Aruba. Visitors came from Lansing. Drum- " ! mood Island. Clarksville. Grand Rapids/ Westphalia. Jackson. Bath. Hastings,' ' r* Hamilton. Sunfield, Vermontville. Ionia, Grand Ledge. Ypsilanti. Portland, Mulliken1 *1 and Freeport. Barry County certainly made the front page ' of the Grand Rapids Press on Sunday with the 'J Coats Grove and the Barry County Sheriff’s Department, conpiese with badges and ' uniforms. The trees of the supposed grove of ’ nui trees in the county played a large role in the story of “X-Bta.” Homeowners who feed the birds in winter' few day, iince the temperatures dipped below 20 degree,. The colder temperatures of three weeks ago gave rise to speculation on the dale when the lake would be frozen with ice from t shore to shore The guessing came to an abupt ’ “ halt with temperatures above 30 for much of ' last week. The waves were vigorously splashing on shore. Someone had a kayak on the lake near the souihshore. PHYSICAL THERAPIST PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT HOMECARE OPPORTUNITIES Paaaock Hoagrital has an opening for a Full-time Physical Therapist. Must hold current Michigan License and have at least one year of experience. Homecare experience is helpful but not required. Paaaock Hospital offers a total compensation package which pm Boord members present: Gotos. Horper, Cook ond Member FDIC Gem of the Day: Have you noticed that it is 7 impossible to siay mad very long at a person who makes you laugh? We are also seeking a part-time Physical Therapy Assistant. Must have an Associates Degree from an approved PTA program. Homecare experience is helpful but not required. LEGAL NOTICE SynopM ORANOCVIUE TOWNSHIP Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 ‘Different’ at 39 Dear Ann Landers: After reading the letter from ‘’John." the 32-year-old male virgin in San Diego. I have to say that I am even more of a virgin than he is. John is 32 and has had a couple dozen dates. I'm 39 with a similar total. (I am not gay.) Some of John's dates led to relationships that luminaries around the M-X curve on Christmas Eve. The Red Cross Bloodmobite more than met Beer lover Lewis Absent O'Brien Also present: 6 citizens and guests Treasurers Report received Correspondence read Fire Dept report received Gypsy MoA contract approved Bils read and approved Dorfene Harper. Clerk Attested to by John Gates. Supervisor much beer. We have a hard time communicating, so I have been going for counseling ever since his midlife crisis began. My counselor told me my husband is definitely an alcoholic. What now? - A Loving Wife in Palatine. III. Dear Loving Wife: No woman has ever nagged, cajoled or threatened a man into sobri­ ety. The notion that “it’s only beer’’ and there­ fore he is not an alcoholic is nonsense. Some alcoholics drink nothing but beer. 1 assume the health nut gets an annual phys­ ical. You might phone his doctor and clue him in. Won’t hurt, might help. Meanwhile, make a promise to yourself that you will never mention his drinking again. P.S. Has your counselor suggested that you attend Al-Anon meetings? If not. he or she should have. Look in your tele­ phone book. lasted a few months, while my longest relation­ ship was four dates in a threc-w-eek period. John said he wanted to have sex with a woman । he was dating and suggested it. while I have never felt that way about anyone and have never gotten so far as suggesting even a good-^ night kiss. John said he wants a serious, long-term rela- ’ lionship and is not interested in meaningless! one-night stands. I don't want either of thoseWhat I am interested in is a nice, platonic friendship - someone for occasional compan­ ionship. interesting discussions, dinner,-y movies, museums and so on. with no romanti^** or sexual involvement. A Am I an oddball or whaf’ Please be frank. Howard Beach. N.Y Dear Howard Beach: 1 see no need to get into labels, but surely you must recognize the fact that you are ’’different.''A 39-year-old male who has never been interested in a woman and has no desire to be anything but a dinner com­ panion is definitely not your average all-Amer­ ican guy. With a little bit of luck, you may run into a nice woman who does not care about sex and wants only to have dinner, visit museums and,u^ go to movies. She's out there somewhere. I. hope you find her. includes competitive salary, an Innovative Flexible Benefits package (pro-rated for part-time), paid time off system, pension plan, plus many other benefits. Qualified persons, please send appbeation/resume to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings, MI 49058 (616) 948-3112 Fax: (616) 945-4130 11 •' �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time Rural mail delivery comes to By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The Continental Congress recognized the importance of a postal system for the new nation and they gave priority to its establish­ ment. The General Post Office was created on July 26. 1775. the second esecutive office estab­ lished by the Congress, with the Indian Affairs Bureau being the first. In 1839. when Barry County was beginning to be a senled land and Hastings was very young, the people living there had to depend on getting their mail at Gull Prairie. 40 miles away. This was not a very dependable method of communication. In March of 1839. application was made for the creation of a post office and by April 29. 1839. Willard Hayes was given a commission as postmaster for the village. Postage at that time was 25 cents for each page of the letter. Postmaster Hayes didn’t do much business that three months of the year, taking in only $1. Other early Hastings postmasters following Hayes were W.S. Jennings. Henry A. Gotxlyear. Herman I. Knappen. Nathan Barlow. Robert J. Grant. J.W. Stebbins. Dr. John Roberts. John M. Nevins. William H. Powers. John H. Dennis. Philo A. Sheldon. Edward Powers. William R. Cook. John C. Ketcham. John J. Dawson. William L. Shulters. William J. Field, Lorenzo F. Maus. Roy G. Hubbard and Charles H. Hinman. Mail at that time came by way of Coldwater, and was carried by Daniel McClelland on horseback once each week. When the stage line opened between Battle Creek anu Grand Rapids. Hastings was a station on the route. The mail came by stagecoach and this was a daily delivery. When the Grand River Valley Railroad arrived in 1867 and the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad in 1887. the mails came to Hastings and Barry County by rail, with most of the trains carrying a mail car on the various trains. The farmers of the area were quite isolated. There were no telephones, automobiles weren’t here yet. there were no radios or television to bring in the outside world. The links to the rest of the county, state and world were newspapers and some magazines and the mail. Since the mail had to be picked up. this meant a trip to the post office, often involving a day in travel. The farmer often delayed picking up the mail for days, weeks and sometimes months, until the trip to town could be coupled with one for supplies, food or equipment. Many general store keepers applied for and received commissions as postmasters to help in making mail more available to everyone and adding a volume of business for their stores. John Wanamaker was the first United States Postmaster General to endorse rural free deliv­ ery. Cities had had free delivery since about 1863. but villages and farmers still had to pick up their mail at the post offices. The cost of sending a single sheet letter was 8 cents for a single sheet unless it had to travel more than 400 miles. Then it cost 25 cents. Gummed postage stamps became generally available in 1847. Letters could be sent COD until this time, when prepayment became com­ pulsory. Before it was required to put the postage on a letter before mailing it the addressee could simply refuse the letter and the post office was out of its cost. Requiring the let­ ters tn be stamped before accepting them for delivery helped the post office to cover its expenses. Post marks began in 1692 when Massachu­ setts Colony specified that each letter was to be marked with a print showing the date on which it wax received. These markings were made by hand. The stamp was invented by an English­ man. Henry Bishop in 1660. It was a circle divided in two. one side for the month and the other for the day of the month. In America, the New York Post Office began using it after 1772. Before John Wanamaker left the office of postmaster general, the funding for rural free delivery was appropriated in 1893. but the ser­ vice had not yet been started. However, the Grange and other farm organizations were lob­ bying for the service. In 1896. the first experimental rural delivery routes began in West Virginia with carriers working out of po<* offices in Charlestown. Halltown and Uvilla. This was not launched with much fanfare, and there was some hostili­ ty toward the plan. Critics claimed that it was impractical and too expensive to have mail men Early Hastings Mail Carriers, circa 1901. Pioneers greeting the mailman. crca 1840. Top row (from left) Hemen J. Knappen. just returning from Battle Creek with the mail; Frank Horton; Alvin Bailey; Dan.”! McClellan; Hiram J. Kenfield; Elisha Alden. Bottom row: Willard S. Hayes, post mas­ ter Slocum Bunker; Dr. William Upjon; "Major Tombs; Henry A. Goodyear. trudge over rutted roads, through forest, in all kinds of weather attempt to deliver rural mail. The farmers were delighted with the new ser­ vice and the new world opening up to them. One farmer calculated that in 15 years he had traveled 12.000 miles, going to and from the post office to get his mail. For the rural free mail delivery system to really succeed, better roads were needed Peti­ tions for rural delivery were being turned down by the post office due to unserviceable and inaccessible roads, which made local govern­ ments begin to put out the necessary money to improve roads. bridges, culverts to qualify for the RED service. Rural free delivery started in the Hastings area on July I. 1901. An announcement in the Hastings Banner of June 6. 1901. gave notice that two rural free mail routes from the city would start on Monday. July I. The route through Rutland Township was to be route No. I and the one to North Irving would be route No. 2. The service started ns predicted, but the Bantier-of July 4. 1901. Wamed that there were some problems to work out in the system. John Curtis was the carrier on No. I and Grant Hen­ dershott the carrier on route No. 2. He had a new covered horse drawn mail wagon made especially for rural free mail deliver work, and Mr. Curtis would soon receive his new mail carrier wagon. This article gave instructions to the patrons on the rural route about how to have their mail addressed. Those on the Curtis route should be addressed to Hastings. Michigan R.R. No. I and those on the Hendershott route should have their mail addressed to Hastings. Michigan. R.R. No. 2. The mail carriers were scheduled to leave the City of Hastings at 8:30 a.m. and got back sometime before 4 p.m. There was a great deal of discussion over what types of mail boxes were acceptable, with the independent patrons on the routes some­ times resenting being told what they could or could not use. This was resolved in time and rural mail patrons began to appreciate the ser­ vice. Rural free delivery opened other doors for the farmers and small town residents. Mail order items were one of the innovations of the postal service, and in 1912 parcel post became law. On Jan. I. 1913. merchandising through parcel post became a flouri'hing business with Montgomery Ward, the •! such mail order house, benefitting. Sea? ouck and Compa­ ny soon followed and •ail order catalogs became important parts ot most households, with various uses being made of (hem. The Hastings Banner of May 18. 1905, a copy brought to us by Virginia Snyder, had a story headlined ’The new county rural service: Commenced Monday, the new carriers all doing very nicely. Patience needed for a while until the changes in mailing lists can all be completed. “Monday there began in this county as near­ ly complete daily rural mail service as the post office department was able to inaugurate. We are sure it is appreciated and will be still more when it gets into better and smoother working order. There will be a gixid deal of confusion at first, and for a lime many may fail to get then letters and papers, especially the latter, as promptly as desirable. But the patrons can and should do all they can to aid in this matter by writing to all their friends from whom they get letters, giving them their new address and the number of their rural route; also write the pub­ lishers of the papers you take about the changes. We have made all the changes we have known of or heard of in our lists, but no doubt many more will be required. Please write us promptly, and do not fail to give both your old and new address. “Nine routes now start from this city. Else­ where. we give a picture of the nine carriers. Changes have been made in all the original six routes, but they retain the old numbers. John Curtis, carnar of route No. I. is the daddy of the bunch, having received his appointment in July 1990. Burdette Lichty. carrier of No. 2. was appointed in May 1902. and was the first to secure his appointment here under the civil ser­ vice regulation. |The Civil Service Act was passed in 1883.) D.R. Foster, comer of No. 3. and Charles Gaskill, carrier No. 4 were both appointed in February. 1903; Ed Birdsall, carri­ er No. 5 and George Clary, carrier No. 6 were appointed in October 1903. Charles Bachellor. carrier No. 7. Ralph Skidmore of No. 8 and John Shriber of No. 9. received their appoint­ ments in the present month (May 1905). It would be difficult to pick out nine men who would work harder and do rhore to please the patrons of their routes than the men we have named.’’ Other carriers also began operating as mail carriers on this same date. They were Assyria. Charles Serven; Cloverdale. Fred O. Replogle and Gaude Mosher; Coats Grove. Gaude E. Wood: Cresey. Frances L. Miller. Dowling. Edward Cassidy; Irving. Allan E. Matthews. Shultz. Henry A. Zerbel and Woodland. Otto G. Townsend. In 1905. the mail was delivered by horse and wagon in the winter time, the wheels were changed to sleighs to make the traveling on the snow covered roads a bit easier. Stories about rural free delivery and their carriers abound. George Clary, route No. 6 was said to have a horse that didn't need to be dri­ ven. It knew the route and would pull up to every mailbox. George could take a nap between deliveries if he so desired. This horse knew its way back to the post office, and to the Hanover Street address where the Garys lived. Mail carriers became an integral part of the communities they served, often doing task for their customers, which were not part of their job description. They were also the recipients of favors from their clients, often receiving cakes and cookies and beverages along their routes. They had certain places where they could stop to water and rest their horses and most carried a lunch, which was either eaten while traveling, or under a shade tree in good weather. Patrons often awarded the horses with a lump of sugar or an apple or a carrot. The carriers knew every patron on their routes by name, usually first names, including the children of the families along the routes. Parcel post packages, mail order purchases This snowmobile was built about 1930, by a great unde of Jack Phillips to cany mail during heavy snow storms in Barry County. A reunion of the Barry County mail carriers, date unknown. were delivered to the farm families as a part of the mail carrier’s job. but they sometimes deliv­ ered medications from the doctors and even groceries in the event of an emergency. Th* ear­ ners also would supply patrons with postage stamps if they left coins in the mail box. often with the outgoing letter. In the same issue of the Hastings Banner. Thursday. May 18. 1905. there was a listing of the rural routes from other post offices in the county. They showed Pelton as having four Rural Routes. Woodland w-;h three routes, and Cloverdale with two. The automobile soon made an impact on mail carriers. The horse drawn wagons and sleighs were retired except when the roads were made impassable by mud or snow during cer­ tain seasons of the year. A mail carrier had to cover many miles. In 1905. Delton routes were about 14 square miles, with the routes varying from 450 to 504 patrons. Woodland routes were approximately 25 miles in length and had about 475 patrons for the three routes. Cloverdale’s route No. I had 10 square miles, covered 19 3/4 miles and served 387 patrons: route No. 2 was a 16 square mile area. 25 1/8 miles in length and served 436 patrons. The coming of automobiles and better roads changed the rural free delivery systems. With the automobile, a earner could cover more ter­ ritory in less time than with the old mail wag­ ons. Routes were consolidated, and adjustments made. There were nine routes out of Hastings in 1905. This was reduced to five routes, hut cov­ ered more farm homes than the former nine were able to cover. Post offices were also changed. In the begin­ ning. the postmaster controlled where the post office was located, often in a store building or the home of the postmaster. The government postal department, still a part of the federal sys­ tem. made the appointments of the postmasters, who after 1883. had to qualify by passing the civil service examinations. The postal depart­ ment also began to choose the silex of the post offices, building new buildings in some places. On May 15. 1925. Hastings moved into the quarters completed by the government. This was a modem, brick federal building, costing S80.000. heated on a site once occupied by the house of pioneer Nathan Barlow, on the east side of South Church Street across from the county courthouse. This building served the postal department in Hastings until 1963. when a new post office building was built on West Mill Street. The post office system underwent many changes, many troubled times. In 1969. a reform was proposed to Congress which would reorganize the Post Office Department and it would be known as the Postal Service and become an independent agency rather than a federal agency. The Postal Reorganization Act was signed into law on Aug. 12. 1970. removing (he post­ master general from the president’s cabinet and eliminating politics and politicians from the management of postal affairs. The postmaster and deputy postmaster general would be appointed a nine-man board of governors to operate the postal affairs. Winton M. Blount was the first postmaster general appointed by this nine-man board. Sources: Archives of the Hastings Banner: The History of Allegan and Barry Counties. IMO: Hr Deliver, the story of the U.S. Postal Sen-ice. Postal Senice IW0. ADVERTISE in The Hastings BANNER call 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message. The nine mail carriers who carried the mail in 1905. (from right) front row. John Curtis. Rt. #1; Burdette Lichty. Rt. #2; D.R. Foster. Rt. #3; Charles Gaskill. Rt. #4; R-L, Second Row: Ed Birdsall. Rt #5; George Clary. Rt #6; Charles Bachellor. Rt. #7; Ralph Skidmore. Rt. #8 and John Shriber. Rt. #9. �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15, 1998 Saxons sink Trojan cage rivals MIDDLEVILLE — Die fact that it was Hastings versus Middleville was enough X-Files episode hype much ado about nothing .Anyone with brain capacity higher than a hazelnut tree knew that the X-Filcs program this week came to us from Coats Grove. Coats Grove is a nice, little Bany County community, roughly five miles northwest of Hastings. Not a whole lot goes on in Coats Grove, so you can imagine (he excitement that came from such a happening. The fact that the X-Filcs. an award­ winning show on the FOX network, would base one of its shows ("Schizogony") in Coats Grove made big news in many local media outlets. FOX 47 out of Lansing, the Lansing Stale Journal, the Grand Rapid* Press and the Rattle Creek Enquirer all covered the story and gave it top billing. J-Ad Graphics* staff writer Shelly Sulser initially brought us the story... first, best, live! I must give Sulser the credit she rightfully deserves. Anyway, enough commercials, back to our story... The X-Filcs begins each of its episodes with the location of where the story takes place. This Sunday, the words on the bottom of the tube said Coals Giove. Michigan. Yes, the same Coals Grove that I'm sure you've all been to many times in your lifetime. The reason why lhe X-Files chose Coals Grove was a.) they liked the name of the village and b.) they looked on the Internet and found that hazelnuts were grown in Barry County. Now. maybe hazelnuts aren’t found in Coals Grove, but I'm told there is a small grove not loo far away. So far. lhe X-Files is working with a little bit more than nothing. I. like many other curious folks in our neck of the woods, tuned in to the XFilcs Sunday *.u watch our episode. First. I must admit, that I'm not an X-Filcr per ».iy. but I was interested in how they would show our village... our police officers... our school., our cemetery.. and, most importantly, our cryptic hazelnut trees. Gluing my eyes to the lube. I began jotting down notes so I could give you lhe best coverage of our story. So I watched with great anticipation. I watched as they talked about the ' Coats Grove Authorities’’. I watched the scenes from the high school (supposedly Coats Grove High School because Hastings High School doesn't have checkered floors), lhe mountains (obviously Ml. Durkee named after the road that runs through the community) and I watched, in amazement, the rows upon rows of hazelnut trees. Maybe I watched the episode because I was just plain nuts! For some reason, though, the setting seemed more like Vancouver. British Columbia than it did Coals Grove in Barry County. This is my biggest gripe. If you were a hot shot producer from an award-winning show like lhe X-Filcs. wouldn't you do research on an area before you pul their name on your story? Pul a stage hand on an airplane to Grand Rapids, so she or he could find out a little bit about the location. I’m told that lhe X-Filcs called the Barry County Sheriffs Department to research and get permission to use certain likenesses and logos. If so, why did they call the Barry County authorities and not the Coats Grove authorities? 1 was going to phone Barry County Undershcriff Don Ford to check on that, bul then I thought that he probably had a lol to do now since the media folks have left town. Tlie one thing that I did learn from watching lhe X-Filc episode was that roots a.) suck and b.) kill. But, as far as an education of Barry Counly, I learned no', much. Much Ado About Nothing. • Stuff Appreciation Night: Has'ings High School will hold a Staff Appreciation Night during its Jan. 30 basketball game against Hudsonville. Hastings will honor all of its faculty and staff al the special event. A short reception will take place at 7 p.m. and an introduction will be held at half-time. • Brower Still No. 5: Middleville wrestler Kyle Brower remains No. 5 in to make a cold Tuesday night a very hot occasion inside the Thornapple-Kellogg gymnasium. But. there was more. Both Barry Counly basketball teams were coming off lough losses Iasi Friday. Tlie Saxons had just lost their O-K White matchup with East Grand Rapids (42-39). while the Trojans had suffered through a dismal game with O-K Blue foe Hamilton (54­ 39). “11ns is a good non-league game to help us focus back on lhe league," Middleville Coach Kurt Holzhuclcr said. "I really wanted to see how they would react. I was pleased." Tlie reasons for resurgence added even more fuel to a rivalry that hovers around the boiling point. And Tuesday, the two hoop squads engaged in a firing affair, one that Hastings handled 66-53. For Coach Don Schils and his Saxons, lhe victory’ extinguished a trying siring of defeats to the Trojans. "We haven’t beaten Middleville in quite a few years,” Schils said. "It’s a rivalry and 1 knew they would be ready to play. Middleville's a good, friendly rival (and) my kids know them pretty well." Holzhuclcr agreed with Schils on intensity found in a Middleville-Hastings confrontation. "it should slay pretty healed; I think that it's a neat rivalry.” Holzhuclcr said. "You saw the intensity tonight." Intensity was easily found Tuesday defensively and offensively. The first half was dominated by defense. Hastings held a 9-6 advantage after the opening eight minutes and out­ scored Middleville 16-12 in the second stanza to hold a 25-18 advantage at half. Middleville (4-4, 2-2) actually scored six of the game's first eight points before Hastings rallied to knot the score at 7-7. Hastings' Ed VanDerMolen and Middleville's Nathan Pranger both drilled 3-pointers in the opening frame, two of 10 triples in the contest. "1 thought we played pretty well at the start, bul we stayed at seven (7-7) for a long lime," Holzhuclcr said. Saxon guard Adam Whitney (20) gets defensive pressure from Trojans’ Bierens (20) and Luke Weatherhead (24). Schils said the Saxons had their shois in the first half, bul lhe defense rose to the occasion. "We were getting good looks and did a nice job on defense, especially in the first the 103-pound weight class, according to the Michigan Wrestling Association. The four in front of him arc Williamston's Nick Simmons, Goodrich's Dan Jones. Romeo's Scott Norton and Anchor Bay's Craig Trombley. • Griesc Better Thun Leaf: A cullinc on page 5 of the Jan. 5 Hastings Banner said that Washington Stale quarterback Ryan Leaf “matched passes against the University of Michigan.” In fact. Michigan signal-caller Brian Griesc threw for three scores and Leaf tossed for one. Leaf will be in Bailie Creek Friday al a Junior Achievement function. Look for a Leaf story in next week's Banner. Ed VanDerMolen (24) gave Hastings* some solid senior leadership Tuesday with his points, his passes and his court direction. Talk to you soon. half," Schils said. "Thai's our mainstay; it's kepi us in every single game this BANNER year.” Both offenses kicked into gear during the second quarter as the early adrenaline calmed down. Offensive highlights came from Middleville's Luke Weatherhead (4of-4 from the free throw line) and Hastings* Darnell Day (6 points). In the second quarter, the host Trojans sank all SPORTS six of their charity stripe attempts. Garrett Weatherhead opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, cutting Hastings' advantage to four points (25-21). After a Day scoop (27-21), the Trojans made Serving the Entire BARRY COUNTY Areal y Knights of Columbus free throw championship Jan. 17 All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for lhe 1998 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition, at the Central Gym. will be held on Saturday. Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. Tlie Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by the Knights of Columbus International headquarters based on scores from the stale-level competitions. All boys and girls 10 to 14 years old arc eligible to participate and will compete in respective age divisions. Last year, nearly 211.(XX) their big surge. First, Luke Weatherhead knocked down a triple try (27-24). Then. Pranger drilled one from behind the arch to tic the game at 27-27 with 6:10 left. Garrett Tony Bowne glides toward the hole during first-half action at ThomappleKellogg High School. sharpshooters participated in 3,400 local competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event Participants arc required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information Weatherhead followed with a bank shol (29-27) that gave Middleville its first lead and he followed that shot with a 3-pointer that put his squad up by five (32-27). "We need to hit some perimeter shots," Holzhueter explained. "In the second quarter, we didn't gel any ball movement. In the ihird quarter, we did. We need everything we can get." Bul Hastings re-gained the lead with contact David Flood at 945-4081. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.6 million members in more than 10.500 local councils. Last year. Knights of Columbus donated 50 million volunteer hours and SI05 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth. some triples of its own. "You could visibly sec that we were rattled, bul our seniors, especially Ed VanDerMolen. got us back to what we wanted to accomplish." Schils said. "Ed got us back into the offense." A Jeff Storrs 3-pointer brought the Saxons to within two points (32-30) and an Adam Whitney long-range bomb ppt the blue and gold up by one point (33-32) at the 3:30 mark. "Jeff (Storrs) and Adam (Whitney) stepped up and that was good to see." Schils said. Barry County Christian eagers suffer first defeat Barry Counts Christian lost its first basketball game in seven tries over the weekend, dropping a 61-56 contest to Family Altar Andy Roush led the B C.C. with 21 points team. Roush entered the contest with a 28-point average. Ryan Gerten topped Family Altar, now 8-2. with 23 markers. . See Saxons sink, continued on Page 11 Hastings Hurricanes No. 1 The Hastings Hurricanes, a fifth and six grade Junior Pro basketball team, won first place honors at the St. Therese Christmas Tournament held in Lahsing. The local eagers went 4-0 at the tournament. Team members include (front row. from left) Josh Maurer. Evan Wisner. Andrew Mepham, Mike Newsted. Eric Frith. Jeryd Eaton; (back row) Travis Sixberry. Coach Jason Sixberry. Tyler Tuthill. Scott Larsen. Jacob Tuthill. Justin Pratt. Drew Whitney and Coach Tim Larsen. (Photo provided) Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15. 1998 — Page 11 Easey, Isom wrestle in tourney finals at Delton-Kellogg Call it a wrestling marathon with nuns ..-’top-notch performances from Barrs County's best. Tlie Delton-Kellogg Varsity Wrestling ^Tournament on Saturday was a lengthy ^gjtest for grapplcrs from 12 schools. The action began in the morning time. bul did •***not conclude till roughly 9:30 p.m.. according *to Maple Valley Coach Tony Wawiemia. Class A Rochester Adams went home with the first-place hardware. Adams, a wrestling power that usually sends wrestlers to three to four tournaments on a given Saturday, scored 204 points in Delton. The other participating teams were Marshall (115 points). Rockford (110 1/2). Belding (107). Wayland (93 1/2). Carson City Crystal (89 1/2). Plainwell (79). Big Rapids (63 1/2). Hastings (62 1/2). Three Rivers (57). Delton-Kellogg (56) and Maple Valley (29). "This was a very lough tournament." Hastings Coach Dave Furrow said. "There •Xjwcrc many outstanding wrestlers from tlie different schools." Hastings* Tim Easey was the lone area weight class champion in die 215-pound Kwcight class Easey pinned Rockford's •Sj’Nick Vandcnburg in i :08 for his title Tlie host Panthers cheered for Robert Isom, who qualified for (lie finals in lhe <• 145-pound weight class. Isom, however. Sfelost his championship match to Saxon blockers improve Determined D-K spikers top MV RiK'hester Adams* Mark Lazzo on a b-4 decision. Hastings and Delton each had a place finisher. The Saxons' Bill look thud al 171 and the Panthers' Ferris placed third al heavy weight. third Blair Billy Blair pinned Rochester Adam s Vince Fume in I 25. while Ferris achieved Ins third with a 4 54 pm against Maple Valley's Jason Grosman. Blair's only loss came against the weight class champion. Big Rapids' Adam Bcrkc. Like Grasman. Maple Valley's Jeff Rhoades finished fourth in the 130-pound weight class. Rhoades was pinned by Carson City's Rob Beard in 43 seconds. In his first match. Rhoades won a 14-8 decision against Wayland's Paul Christensen, tlie No. I seed in the weight class. Luke Noteboom, at 145. and Michael Lipstraw, al 152. earned fourth place medals for Hastings. Noteboom was defeated by Big Rapids' Mike Haney in the consolation round, while Lipstraw was pinned by Marshall's Joe Weakley in 3:00. Jon Haneckow was the ninth Barry County wrestler to medal, finishing fourth al 215. Haneckow was pinned by Belding's Doug McNeil in 2:55 during the consolations. Determination can now be seen in lhe overall play of Delton-Kellogg's varsity volleyball team. In past seasons, the Panthers would tall behind and would never re-group. Now. D-K has that "killer inslint" to come back even during the most difficult situations. "They're mentally tough." Coach Rhonda Sturgeon explains. "Even when they gel behind, they're not Idling it get them dpwn." Tlie Panthers showed their determined look Monday in Barry County volleyball action against Maple Valley. Riding a big serve in Game I. D-K dominated 15-1. Engaged in a much closer Game 2. lhe Panthers pulled out lhe clean sweep. 16-14. Kim Cole scored 13 straight points, including 7 aces, in Game I. "Kim (Cole) has really taken on a leadership role." Sturgeon said. "She’s a great athlete." Kristy NcSmith collected 4 digs and Courtney Hcrsha 3 kills, also in Game I. A few breakdowns were experienced by the D-K team in Game 2. but Michelle Thompson and Hcrsha provided some big sparks. Thompson spiked 6 balls, while Herslta collected 4 digs. Delton-Kellogg also beat Maple Valley in junior varsity (15-0. 15-6) and freshman (15-8. 15-13) matches Monday. A quicker attack has given D-K's varsity spikers plenty of good times this season. "They're having a lot more fun mixing it up: that's helped a lot." Sturgeon said. D-K spiker Christy NeSmith (6) goes to the net in Monday's Barry County matchup with Maple Valley. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Delton-Kellogg, now 12-13, played at Kalamazoo Hackett Wednesday (Jan. 14) and will compete in the Wyoming Rogers Tournament Saturday (Jan. 17). HASTINGS... Blocking is a must in volleyball. And Hastings Coach Tammy Cairl knows that for her Saxons to succeed, they must be -successful in their blocking endeavors. ’’Our blocking improved a lol (on Saturday); they got their hands on the ball." Tlie Saxons went 3-6 on lhe day. but showed steady improvement as lhe tournament progressed. After losing to East Grand Rapids (15-3, 15-10). the blue and gold ousted Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-12. 15-8). Cairl said movement was a key versus "I was happy with lhe way we played; our record was not a good indicator." Cairl said. "Alcisha Miller did a great job in the middle." Miller's efforts were most important since Sara Allerding missed most of the Wayland Tournament with an injury. Miller had 8 block assists, while Anne Burghdoff managed 6. Summer Gillons led lhe Saxons in kills with 13 and Amy Songer spiked 11. Songer also led lhe team in digs with 49. being followed in that category by Laura Storm (38) and Burghdoff (33). Storm also served up 3 aces. Burghdoff was credited with 4 aces and 38 assists. See Spikers. continued on Page 12 G.R.C.C. "We moved well, had a couple of aces Billy Ferns medaled at heavyweight tor Delton’s wrestling team on Saturday. Delton-Kellogg's determination is shown here as two Panthers successfully block a spike from a Maple Valley volleyball player. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) and ran the ball well." Cairl said. Hastings dropped a 15-11. 16-14 match to a "very good defensive team" in Wayland before ending its day with a 15-5.6-15. 15­ 7 loss to Allegan. Saxons sink Trojans, continued from Page 10 Later, another Storrs triple extended Hastings' advantage out to four points points during that surge included a back door basket from Kyle Pohja (43-39). two Saxons canned l5-of-19 attempts from the line in the final frame to finish 19-of- "He's become four times the player he was last year and his defense has been (38 34). "Flic offense was a lol belter in the second half." Schils said. “We played together, as a team. Thai's been our hoops from VanDerMolen (45-39 and 55­ 46) and a near slam by Tony Bownc (57­ 46). Hastings had three to four slam dunk 27. Whitney made all six of his charity attempts in the fourth quarter, while Bownc and Gee were both 2-of-2. Gee. Ben O'Mara and /\dam Keller all were solid in Hastings’ triumph. Gee scored 3 points and pulled down 4 rebounds. O'Mara tallied 3 points along with 8 rebounds and a key block in the fourth quarter. Keller added 3 markers late in lhe game. 2 coming on a nice pul back (65-51) with 45 seconds umaining. "Gee played his best game." Schils said. "He worked his tail off and stepped outstanding." Schils said. Nine players scored for Hastings, with Day (14), VanDerMolen (12) and Whitney (II) leading the way. Day also came up big on the glass, pulling down 6 rebounds. Nine players also tallied points for Middleville with Garrett Wcalhcrhead (18). Luke Weatherhead (II) and Pranger (II) topping the charts. Holzhueter thought his team came to play, but also acknowledged that Hastings has the talent to go a long ways this up for us today.** Schils was also season. "My guys played with a lol of poise." Holzhueter said. "Hastings is so gtx»d and have a lot of experience and size. There no holes that you can exploit on Hastings. I would be real surprised if they don't make a run in the (O-K) White." Plenty of physical play came in Tuesday's Barry County battle, action the trademark all year." Middleville trailed by three points (41­ 38) after three quarters thanks to an Andrew Hillman basket as tune expired. Garrett Weatherhead scored 11 of his team's 19 in the third quarter, while Jeff Storrs drained 6 ot his team's 16 markers in that same stretch The fourth quarter opened with the Saxons charging ahead, thanks to an 18-8 run in the opening six minutes. Hastings' attempts in the game, but Middleville was not going to lei its rivals put one down. . Schils told his team to "keep attacking” in the fourth quarter and "look for your open shots." The plan worked just as smoothly as Hastings hit its free throws. Middleville tried to answer, with another triple from Garrett Wcalhcrhead (49-43) and a 3-point play by Ken VanRyn (61-51). but Hastings scaled the win by making its free throws. The impressed with O'Mara's development. ATTENTION READERS After several attempts we have not been able to contact this company. referees ignored for the most part. "To the players credit, both teams were frustrated, but kept their composure." Schils said. On Friday. Zeeland travels to Hastings for a O-K White battle, while Middleville travels to Wyoming Rogers. HASTINGS 66 MIDDLEVILLE 53 Hastings...9...16...16...25=66 Middleville..7...12... 19.. 15=53 Hastings: Bownc 2 2-2 6. Day 6 2-2 14. Gee 0 3-4 3. Keller I 1-2 3. O'Mara I 1- 3 3. Pohja 2 2-3 6. Jeff Storrs 3 (2) 0-0 8. VanDerMolen 4 (2) 2-4 12. Whitney 2 (1) 6-6 11. Totals: FG 21 (5) FT 19-27=66 Middleville: Garrett Weatherhead 7 (2) 2-3 18, Shear I 0-0 2. Bicrcns 0 1-2 I. Luke Wcalhcrhead 2(1)6-811. Pott 0 2- 2 2. Pranger 4 (2) 1-2 II. Hillman I 0­ 0 2. VanRyn I 3-3 5. Middleton 0 1-31. Totals: FG 16 (5) FT 16-23=53 ATTENTION wolvbu^ FREE. We advise you to pro­ ceed with caution if you decide to place an order. Hastings Coach Don Schils looks towards his bench for moral support during Tuesday s first half against Middleville. Ad was placed in |-ad Graphics Publications �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15. 1996 Spikers, continued from Page 11... Hastings spikes al Northview tonight (Jan. 15) and will compete in the Grand Rapids Catholic Central Tournament Saturday (Jan. 17). LAKEWOOD... Volleyball fans not only got to taste a breakfast uf champions Saturday at the Cereal City Classic, bul were also treated to lunch., and dinner And the Lakewood spikers contributed greatly to that championship play, winning tlie Class B title and battling Class A No. I Temperance Bedford for the overall championship. Coach Kellie Rowland's Lakewood team first beat Pennfield and Eaton Rapids in pool play and then ousted Harper Creek and Reed City during power pool action. The Seventh grade cage team wins in overtime The seventh grade Gold team overcame a 15-2 deficit to post a 40-35 overtime win over Rockford on Tuesday. Eli Schmidt tallied 14 points, including three 3-pointers, and Dustin Bowman also scored 14 points. Lonnie Rambin forced 8 turnovers and dished out 4 assists. Bowman and BJ. Donnini pulled down 8 offensive rebounds. Bryan Lee and Ben Jacobs each managed 6 rebounds and Jake Hcuss and Schmidt eacli had 5 steals. 8th Grade Gold The Gold came away with a 36-29 triumph over Rockford. Enc VanDerMolen led tlx: winners with 13 points and Ted Greenfield managed 8 markers. VanDerMolen and Greenfield also led the squad with 7 rebounds, while Joel Strickland dished out 2 assists. 7th Grade Blue Forest Hills Central got the better end of a 29-15 contest. Justin Halder and Nick Acker each led the Hastings squad with 4 points. Acker also grabbed 4 rebounds with 2 blocks. Donnie Converse had 4 rebounds and a block. Billy Morgan and Brandon Barcroft each liad 3 rebounds. 8th Grade Blue Tlie Blue lost a lough 40-34 decision to Forest Hills Central. Aaron Tobias and Kevin Stickney topped the Saxon scorers with 8 points. Jon Kendall and Carl Caldwell had solid defensive games. Lady Vikings “played their best" against Harper Creek, winning in two games, and then rolled past Reed City in three games Next up foi Rowland’s squad was Adnan Lenawee Christian, the Class D tournament winner Tlie score of that match was 15-12. 15-4 in favor ol the blue and white, selling up a championship matchup with No. I Temperance Bedford. Lakewood lost 15-10. 15-9. bul were solid in its efforts. Class A downtown Battle Creek, began at 8 a.m. and concluded al 8:30 p.m. Jami Schrock led Lakewood with 79 kills. Jennifer Nielsen had 34. Jill Benschoter 25 and Katherine Shellcnbargcr 25. Melissa Ruder made 70 digs. Benschoter 13 blocks and seller Amanda Blough dished out 104 assists. Blough's 104 assists came on 190 attempts for a success rale of 55 percent. Earlier in tlie week. Lake wood won it’s first league match against Mason. 16-14. 14-16. 15-4. Tlie Lady Vikings (now 21-2-3) face Capital Circuit foe Jackson Lumen Christi Thursday at home. "I’m real happy; a lot of improvement was made on Saturday.” Rowland said. “I'm so proud of them II was a good tournament for our blockers; they usually don't see the ball move around that last." Not only was Temperance Bedford at the Cereal City Classic, but so were Portage Northern and Battle Creek Central, two ol STATE RANKINGS... Here arc the latest Class A and B volleyball polls named by lhe Michigan Interscholaslic Volleyball Coaches Association. lhe lop teams in Class A. The tournament, that was played at three locations in Middle school hoop teams shoot 2 wins The seventh grade Gold team blew past Vallcywood last Thursday 40-27. Donnie Converse pulled down 7 rebounds and Nick Acker boarded 5 to go along with 2 blocks and 2 steals. Josh Milleson and Brian Baird were credited with big steals. Dustin Bowman scored 15 points, while BJ. Donnini and Aaron Snider each tallied 6 markers. Donnini and Bowin: n each pulled down 6 rebounds and Bryan Lee collected 5 8th Grade Blue Jon Kendall and William Fields each tallied 4 points, bul Hastings lost a 31-15 contest Io East Grand Rapids. caroms. Jake Hcuss had 6 steals. Eli Schmidt made 5 steals and Andrew Logan dished out 4 assists. 8th Grade Gold Eric VanDerMolen led the Gold with 8 markers in a 41-32 loss to Valleywood. Joel Strickland and VanDerMolen each made 3 steals. In the rebounding category, VanDerMolen and Zac Fulmer were credited with 8 rebounds apiece. 7th Grade Blue The seventh graders made it 2-for-2 with a 22-16 triumph against East Grand Rapids Brandon Barcroft and Justin Halder led the squad with 6 points apiece. 1. Temperance Bedford 32-2-0 2. Portage Northern 22-4-0 3. Portage Centra) 30-5-0 4. Battle Creek Central 16-7-1 5. Kalamazoo Central 19-5-2 6. East Kentwood 22-6-4 7. Bay City Central 8. Walled Lake Central 15-2-0 9. Rockford 17-4-0 10. Forest Hills Central 17-5-0 Class B 1. Stevensville-Lakeshore 27-1-1 2. Pinconning 30-3-1 3. Fruitport 21-6-0 4. Marysville 12-0-0 5. Comstock 20-8-1 6. Lakewood 21-2-3 7. Forest Hills Northern 16-3-1 8. Hamilton 18-4-1 9. Reed City 18-5-3 10. Gull Lake 14-6-1 .H Lions claim first win, lose to Panthers •s It was the type of shot that every/, basketball player practices on their ', driveway hoop and dreams about making. * A 3-pointer as time expires... W-I-S-H... Home team wins! 44 Chris Ewing's arching shot Friday < night not only came in a real game,' but also was a shot that his Map^ * Valley team truly needed. ' r Ewing's 3-pointer, from the top the key as time expired, lifted the,? Lions to their first win of lhe season,,/ The 54-51 victory over Lansing#] Christian was Maple Valley's finLP. triumph of the season after suffering ; through five earlier defeats. It als»: > made Coach Jerry Reese's team 1-0 in the SMAA league. ‘ , On Tuesday, lhe Lions went to 1-P: in the SMAA, losing to Pennfiel^ 7th grade eagers 69-49. Still, the win over L.C. did * / lot to boost lhe spirits of the Maple,.; Valley team. utf. "We wanted to get that one," Reese R said of M.V.'s No. I victory. "IT' Baske'.oall players from the seventh grade this season included (front row, from left) Billy Morgan. Jacob Buehl, Chris Rounds, Brian Barcroft, Aaron Snider, Cullen McKeough, Zack Scott. Brian Baird, Brian Donnini, Eli Schmidt, Cody White; (middle row) Anthony Rambin. Adam Lake. Chad Kendall, Justin Halder, Jim Johnston. Nick Wright. Adam Tutnill, Andrew Logan. Josh Milleson, Joel Qibbons; (back row) Coach John Johnston, Ben Jacobs, Dustin Bowman, Bryan Lee, David Eltzroth, Nick Acker, Donnie Converse. John Deming. Jon Nevins, Jacob Huess and Coach Pat Coltson. (Photo provided) RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTER­ ESTED PERSONS: Ebn’t Put Your Baby’s Health On The Line. TdrOwiffanf • Vw Ot Tdr Qw )<•» Boh becomes awfully, demoralizing in spirit and play (when you don't win). I'm happy that the team did not give in. It took to the very end." Reese said the long-range triple^ was not the play he had planned on, but it certainly worked. "The last play, the way they wer£ f 8th grade hoopsters Eighth grade basketball players in Hastings this year were (front row, from left) manager Laura Dickinson. Jeff Jolley. Carl Caldwell. Patrick Schultz. Ted Greenfield, Matt Hayes. Ryan Stamm, Eric Carpenter, Jeremiah Pennington. Trer< Smith. Chad Warner, manager Jenny Cottrell; (middle row) Jeremy Schilling William Fields. Mike Nitz. Joel Strickland. Joe Shaeffer, Justin Schultz. Chris Remley, Blake Komstadt. Nick Taylor, manager Emily Martin; (back row) Coach Stan Kirkendall, Aaron Tobias, David Wilson. Eric VanDerMolen. Dave Ockerman, Zac Fulmer. James Medeiros. Jon Kendall. Dan Worth. Kevin Stickney, Eric VanDerVeen and Coach Patrick Purgiel. (Photo provided) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pubhc hearing concerning pro­ posed amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday January 21. 1998. com­ that one” IRA —Coach Jerry Reese "I was like nervous." Ewing said. "I had to put it up. but I was afraid because 1 had missed my last threfe', 3-pointers. They were guarding outside, so I had to jump back out." Nine players scored for Reese's squad in lhe L.C. contest. Cody Page topped the score books with 10 points. Ewing and David Taylor each tallied 8 points and Chris Hartwell and Brandon Phenix each added 7»’ Taylor also led M.V. in rebounWL Way PLEASE TAKE FUR I HER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan, Zoninq Map and Zoning Ordinance are availaNc and may be exam­ ined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hal. during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or l-and Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing with 7. ta’t Phenix was the only Lion to score in double figures Tuesday, tallying* 12 points. . On Friday (Jan. 16) the Lioni return SMAA courts al BOWLINS si PLEASE TAKE FURTHEN NOTICE that upon wwn (7) days Barbera Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 24b 1 Heath Rood. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948 2194 to the Bellevue. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Hanning Commi.son reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommenda­ tion to the Rutland Charter Tcw.whip Board accordingly either at or foflouing the pubhc hearing All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesad time and place to take part m the discussion on the abuse proposed amendments wining shot. Ewing stepped out anp, let the ball fly with roughly twq. seconds remaining on the clock. The the horn sounded to end the contest. »•* 2 Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission notxc to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk ths’ Township wiH prtAide necessary reasonable auxiharv aids .ind services at the publu hearing to indniduak uith disabilities Individuals requiring auxiiian, aids or services should contact :he Township Clem at the address or telephone numbei listed below seconds to go and lhe score * deadlocked at 51-51. M.V. in-* bounded the ball bud looked for that “We wanted to get : PLEASE TAKE FURIHUk NOTICE that the items to be con­ sidered include. m bnef. the foBowwg as N 1/2 of NE 1/4 LYING N OF E W HWY SEC 34-3-9 EX CHURCH PROP 10 RDS E & W BY 8 RDS N & S OUT OF NW COR Al .SO EX LOEHR S LANDING ALS EX BEG AT A PT IN CEN M-43 WHICH IS LOCATED 50 FT W OF SW COR LOEHR S LANDING. SD PT BEING 4 u5 FT E AND 442 FT S 1 DEG HE FROM N 1/4 POST SD SEC. TH S 1 DEG 11 E 768 76 FT ALONG CEN M-43. TH S 88 DEG 44 E 706 65 FT TH N 5 DEG 27 W 469 50 FT. TH N 75 DEG 15 30 E 107 5 FT TH N 10 DEG 40 W 269 05 FT TO S U SD PLAT TH W 731 4 FT TO BEG EX COM AT NE COR SEC 34 TH N 89 DEG 01 39 W AL N U SEC 34 420 85 FT TO A PT ON TRAVERSE U PODUNK LAKE TH S 50 DEG 59 23 W AL SD TRAVERSE U 98 2 FT TH S 46 DEG 03 21 W AL SD TRAVERSE U 226 32 FT TH S 89 DEG 01 39 E 635 FT M/L TO A PT ON E 1J SEC 34 TH NLY 223 FT M/L TO POB This property is cur­ rently zoned RE Rural Estate Resxfc ntial District The applicant seeks rezoning to the ’R2‘ Single Family Residential District materialized." »G Ewing to the rescue. With five* ball found the bottom of the net and. mencing at 7 30 o clock pm at the Rutland Charier Townsfup Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan 1 Consideration of the application of DuRay Development LLC for rezoning of property located at 3250 Quimby Road Described playing, was supposed to be a flash; with (Trent) Harvey stepping in from , of the basket, but it never; We make the new tax-free Roth IRAs simple and uncomplicated at Tax FREE Hassle-FREE Confusion-FREE Old Kent Our custom IRA Computer IRA options for the best personal IRA plan tor you SCORES: zv --------------------------------------- T Whether it’s a Roth, Traditional, Rollover or Education IRA, we'll make it easy Io understand, easy to lhe right IRA for you, nght away. 1-888-IRA-0603 OLD KE/^T •OLD OKI M* «M Tuesday Mlsed Consumers Concrete 11-5; Friends 11,5; Advanced Commercial Priming 106; Bin Seekers 9-7; Hastings Bowlers 8-8; MosmtUr Graphics 7-9; Woodmansee Sawmill 4-12; Flexfab 4-12. Mros High Gaines & Series ,, L. Burch 180; L. Johnson 179; H. Bowman 203; B. Squires 178; G. Heard 223-613. Womens High Games & Series T. Phenii 166; B. Wilkins 194-529;j. Bryans 162; D. Slovinski 165; S. Landis 192; C. O'Keefe 184-491. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15, 1998 — Page 13 BOWUNG SCORES Senior Citizens Kucmpel’s 45; Brodock 45; Jesiek 42; Woodmansee 39; Moucoulis 38; No. One 36 1/2; Vrogindewey 34 1/2; Schlachter 33; Lethocoe 30 1/2; Nah 30. M & Ms 29; Hall 27. Brewer 25; Snyder 24 1/2; Friend 23. High Games and Series - M. Dull 185-465; J. Dull 161-456; R. Schlachter 165-460; Y. Markley 175; R. Murphy 166; W. Birman 193­ 495; W Woodmansee 182-488; D. Service 205­ 549; C. Haywood 164; B. Kingsley 176-497; B. Mallekoote 175-476. R. Wieland 204-565. S. Glasgow 183-479; B Vrogindewey 178-468; S. Pennington 197-490; J. Mulder 167; W. Brodock 201-516. B. Terry 185-529. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 44; Rowdie Girls 41 1/2; Kelley’s Keglers 39; Hastings Bowl 37 1/2. T.M. Lassies 37; Michelob 36; Dewey's Auto 35; Hartzler’s 34; Coldwater Banker 34; Girrbach*s 32 1/2; Mr. Bruce 31 1/2; Green Chics 30. High Games and Series - B. Moore 170“4?»3: R. Bennett IX I; M. Gross 1X1. V. Pierson 192-4X1; J. McMillon 220-516; M Snyder 179­ 494; S. VanDenburg 197-521; S. Glasgow 214­ 585; D. Davis 164. R. Shapley 167-466; M. Kill 165; E. Hammertree 181-472; H. Miller 1795QX; F. Schneider 168; M. Wieland 170-455; T. t3se 177-462; A. Hall 169-4X4; B. Howes 161­ 463; V. Carr 189-458. G. Gibson 172. Sunday Night Mixed Thee Froggers 48; H.E.D. 46 1/2; Fearsome 4 45 1/2; B.S.ers 45; Thunder Alley 44 1/2; Rednecks 42; X-Filers 41; 2x4 38 1/2; Diehards 38; Short N Sweet 37; S & K 37; Lucky Strikers 3<f, 9 out of Ten 31; Rock Bottom 31; Tag Along* 25; Friends 20. Womens High Games and Series - S. VanDenburg 208-597; L Bamum 185-538; SL. Sanborn 223-518; E. Ham mon tree 201-508; M. McClurkin 165-473; M. Kirchen 170-472; M. Simpson 169-438; B. James 143-419; M. Eaton 222; K. Sutfin 201; S. Cross 162; A. Hubbell 158; L. Couts 147; M. Mowrey 130. Mens High Games and Series - J. Bamum 234-615; M. Snyder 203-589; J. DeLaat 225­ 5X8; G. Snyder 215-579; J. Bamum III 217­ 565; R Craven 210-508; R Snyder 195-502; D. Wordell 190-490; C.W. Simpson 161-440; V. Dtaess 212; J. Kohler 212; B. Rentz 200; S. Sanborn 196; K. Hummontree 193; T. James 192; B. Hubbell 190; B. BarkhufT 190; R. bow­ man 186. Recreation Bowling League #3 Fairchild Ol II; Cross’s 10 1/2; Carlton Center Excavating 9; Barry Automotive 6 1/2; Hastings Bowl 6; Freeport Elevator 5. Good Games and Series - B. Barkhuff 201; S. Anger 254-201-603; D. Lambert 225-563; M. Brown 523; E Jackson 586; T. Wieland 226­ 504; R. Wieland 224-509; J Buehler 211; J. Buehler 519. Bow lent les Bennett Industries 44-28; Hamilton Excavating 39-33; Kent Oil Co. 34.5-37.5; D.J. Electric 34.5-37.5; Carlton Center Excavating 33-39; Hecker Insurance 31-41 High Games and Series - N. Potter 164; J. Hamilton 1X3-497; B Maker 179-465; D. Jager I73-47X; D Snyder 209-528; T. Christopher 196-564; J Gardner 152; J Pettengill 147; S. Drake 156 J. Doster 199-472; D.L. Coenen 140; P Britten I4X; N Goggins I7X-424; S. Merrill 220-534 Frida) Moose Mixed Rocky 4 46; Brush Works 45; 9 and a Wiggle 44; Ramblers 43; Bad Habit II 43; No Geratol Req'd 42.5; Gel Lucky 41.5; Heads Out 41; Weekend Warriors 40; Laie Comers 39; 1 Know That 38; Nash Bash 38; Gillons 37; Ten Pins 36. Sears Service 34; Four Rs 32; Special Ks 27. Good Game and Series Men - M. Martin 245-647; S Gillons 199-509; B Madden Jr. 220-569; H. Pennington 241-690; D. Service 233-610. R Faye 267-697; J. Mays 255-640. D Keillor 233-597. B Keeler 190-550; D. Sears 195-523; E Keeler 215-587; K. McDonald 195­ 490; R Roush IXO-527; J. Banimus 199-536. S Sanborn 201-535. J. Barnum 245-59X; T. Heath 212-571; S. Peabody 209; T Rainwater 204; K. Meanty 202; B Ripley 199; A. Taylor 197; B.Keillor 220; W. Gillons 172. Good Games and Series Women - B. Davenport 175-471; S. Nash 190-4X7; P. Kelly 172-472; S. Keillor 141-3X2; A. Keillor 150­ 405; K. Keeler 171-473; J. Madden 1X9-519; T. Clark 163-457; D. Olmsted 163-459; F. Ruthrutf 213-567; B. Roush 185-505; L. Bamum 191-544; K. Becker 182; B. Hughes 191; G. Mcaney 192; C. Madden 153; S. Smith 160; A. Gillons 177. Thursday A.M. Just Us 44-24; Parkers AFC Home 41-27; Varneys 37-31; LeHarves 36-28; Early Birds 35W-32U; Question Marks 33-35; Hastings Bowl 32-36; Lucky Shots 28^-35Vi. Good Games and Series - M. Atkinson 175-517; T. Parker 200-488; O. Gillons 160443; T. Parker 193-441; B. Sexton 169-435; S. Shea 178-428; J McKeough 151-421; M. Hodges 190; R. L-acs 176; L. Jackion 170. B. Estep 158; V. Secord 145; D. Gilbert 126. Yes Um 54-26; 3 Ponies Tack 51-29; B & L Dolls 42-38; Armour Auction 39.5-40.5; Trouble 38.5-41.5; Just 4 Fun 37-43; Laie Bloomers 36-44; Seebers Auto Body 35.5-44.5; Looney Toons 33.5-46.5; Texas Pride 33-47. YtyCA-Youth Council's Mens Basketball W-L B Minor Howell Hood Builders 3-0 Richies Koffee Shop2-0 Drill Team3-1 Lakewood Merchants 1-3 FlexFab1-3 Vultures0-3 BM^jor Other Body Shop . . Mamstreet Savings Hastings Merchants Blairs Landscapping Dolls 2003; Yes Um 1972; 3 Ponies Tack 1887. lad. High Gam — B. Thurston 264; S. Glasgow 253; S. Vrndenburg 245. lad. High Series - B Thurston 691; S. Glasgow 662; S. Vandenburg 613. lad. High Games Handicap — A. Graham 287; B. Thurston 284; S. Glasgow 276. Ind. High Series Handicap - B Thurston 751; S. Glasgow 731; D. Snyder 715. High Games/High Series - D. Mac­ Donald 160; S. Armour 182; A. Alexander 157; L. Trumble 168; J. Corger 181; K. Con­ ger 168; P. Villa 158; S. Kill 154; S. Salazar 175; S. Vandenburg 234-590; M. Eaton 180; D. Kelley 191-539; B. Vugteveen 152; N. Hook 187; M. Snyder 179-505; S. Glasgow 222-523; J. Hurless 168; L. Tilley 185; B. Hayes 169; B. Moody 180-524; L. Potter 178-517; V Green 183. Music Center Pennock Hospital . . Wednesday P.M. Wellons Hair Care 41-23; Hallifax 38 1/2-25 1/2; Results Mace’s Ph. 38-26; Nashville 5* 36 1/2-27 1/2; B Minor - Flexfab 44 vs. Richies Koffee Valley Realty 36-28; Eye and Ent 33 1/2-20 1/2; Shop 55; Howell/Hood Construction 37 vs. Lakewood Merchants 31; Drill Team 6X vs. Nashville Chiro 32-32; Misfits 30-34; Lifestyles 30-34; Farmers’ Feed 28-36; Seeber’s Vultures 41. Major - MainStreet Savings 71 vs. 22-42; Finishing Touch 21 1/2-42 1/2. High Games and Series - L. Elliston 200­ Pennock Hospital 57; Other Body Shop X4 vs. Music Center 64; Hastings Merchants 82 vs. 545; K. Becker 194-525; E Vanasse 191-495. B. Smith 187-474; C. Bishop 174-473; B. Blair Landscapping 63. Vrogindewey 175-461; T. Clark 172-449; T. Adult Indoor Soccer Case 170-434; J. Leo 155-389; B. Miner 171; E Dunham 160; F. Schneider 171; L. Yoder 175; W-L C. Pruden 169; S. Pennington 191; M. Garber Blue . .3-0 176; W. Purchis 155; E. Moore 160; P. Black ..2-1 Frederickson 171; M. Murphy 177; G. Otis 479; Green .1-2 J. Gardner 378. White .0-3 •t. Results ■; Blue 5 vs. White 4; Black 5 vs. Green I. YMCA of Barry County Aduh Coed Volleyboll W-L Tree Value Hastings Manufacturing . . . _Adult Coed Volleyball W-L .J&pm 10-2 True Value Dawe Hastings Saxons Hastings Manufacturing6-6 Fkjxfab ................................................................. 6-6 Simpson Industries 0-12 I YMCA Hastings Youth Council's Winter ” Women’s Volley ball ‘•'ganger Die. Inc •'M?>nstreel Savings •'Hastings Burial Vault 10-2 X-4 X-4 . . . . FlexFab Quality Roofing f,1tay James Electromechanical Goodenough Goodies . Backe Gmstruction................. : Gary’s Auto ' Hallifax/Hastings National Bank McConnells . Buslance .......................................... Saxon mats men. Sam Stafford, al 130. and Don Smith, al 160. both went 2-2. Other weight class winners al the Delton-Kellogg Tournament Rochester Adams' James Pack (heavyweight). Rockford's Craig Shutich (103). Wayland's Aaron Patrick (112). Carson City's Jamison Ward (119). ’ Rochester Adams’ Pat Diaz Rochester Adams’ J.P. Reese (130). Rochester Adams* Trevor Barkham (135). Three Rivers’ Malt Hcdrington (140). Rochester Adams' Luke Lazzo (152). Rockford's Jeff Scholton (160) and Way land 's Chad Sikkema (189) Rochester Adams, currently ranked No. I in Division I. won six weight class titles in total. "They certainly showed why (they arc No. I) on Saturday)." Furrow said. The Saxons faced the Red Arrows of Lowell in O-K action last Thursday and lost 54-15. Winners for Hastings were Notcboom al 145 (9-1 decision). Smith al 160 (injury default) and Blair al 171 (15-0 decision). Jeremy Bishop al 119 (5-3 decision). Stan Wilkins at 130 (10-0 decision). Jason Goggins at 135 (9-1 decision). Chad Noteboom at 135 (12-0 decision). Rob Lee at 145 (4-2 decision). Robert Fowler al 171 (pin in 2:51) and Lucas Rcascr al 171 (pin in 1:53) all won exhibition matches versus Lowell. Hastings faces O-K White foe Northview tonight (Thursday. Jan. i5) at home, vhilc Delton entertains Pennfield. Center, coat'd from Pg. 3 are placed in jobs within the first three months of graduation, officials said. Job placement continues to increase up to 95 percent within IX months of program completion. “We used to have more physically handi­ capped people than we do now.** Diller said. Most of the federal funding MCTI re­ ceives is to help people with disabilities. Currently 39 percent of the students at MCTI have learning disabilities. 19 percent have emotional disabilities. 15 percent physical disabilities. 12 percent substance abuse disabilities. 5 percent epilepsy. 4 percent mental retardation and 3 percent hearing disabilities. Anyone in the state could be referred to lhe facility, Diller said. Now administered by the Rehabilitation Services division of the Michigan Jobs Commission. MCTTs local roots go back to 1944 when a began as Bjjplc rcsidtMigl training center known as the Michigan Vo­ YMCA ? NEWS HexFib Pawe Hastings Saxons Simpson Industries Wrestle, continued from Page 11 6-6 .6-6 .3-9 .. 0-12 Saxon grappler Tim Easey puts an opponent in a head lock at the DeltonKellogg Varsity Tournament. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville township 1-and Use Master Plan and the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. January 21. 1998. commencing at 7:30 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing inc lude, in brief, the following• 1. The following proposed amendments to the Land Use Master Plan: A. The addition of addenda pertaining to a Water Resources Protection Plan and to Prairieville Creek. B. The addition of an addendum consisting of a Prairieville Township Water Resources Map. C. The addition of provisions pertaining to billboards and a map of existing billboards in Prairieville Township. 2. The following proposed amendments to lhe Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance: A. The amendments ot Section 3.1.49 pertaining to the definition of •'Lot/Parccl/Tract". It The amendment of Section 4.24 to add a paragraph requiring lots abutting lakes to have continuous lake f rontage that is not less than the minimum lot width requirement for the zoning district within which the lot is located. C. The amendment of Section 6.0.C.4 pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements <n the "R-1" Single Family Low Density Residential district zoning classifications. cational Veterans School. The first woman was admitted nearly 30 years later. Less than 18 percent of the student popu­ D The amendment of Section 6.I.C.4 pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements in the - R-2" Single family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District zoning lation has been female in the past two decades. The low female population has been a challenge for MCTI. E The amendment of Section 6.5 pertaining to the T Industrial District zoning classification to amend Subsection E Thereof pertaining Io yard and building coverage regulations and to adopt a new subsection "F" pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements. "We just can’t seem to draw in women into the institution. The difficulty with that is often times some of the women are already in single head of household situa­ tions. It is very difficult for them to deal with a family situation and cotnc to a dor­ mitory school." Diller said. That’s why he’s hopeful the special family housing units will broaden opportunities for women. "...It’s an extreme challenge, in spite of some of the systems that arc out there to try to help them, to really get them into a training program that gives them a future." Diller said. "There’s a lol of things that al­ lows them to pursue a job. but that job of­ ten times nowadays doesn’t include bene­ fits. It might be with a temp service that doesn't have a long term future. So for that family it’s very difficult for them to shed themselves of the support of welfare and move off into an area of opportunity that would be considered a career. If lhe housing gram for women with children becomes a reality, a family hous­ ing committee will be appointed by MCTI classification. F. lhe amendment of Section 6.6 pertaining to the “A" Agriculture District zoning classification to amend Subsection C thereof pertaining to yard regulations and to add new subsections “D" and “E” pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements and to minimum dwelling floor area requirements. G. The amendment of Section 4.13-1 pertaining to the purpose of site plan review requirements. H. The amendment of Section 4.13-2 so as to add new subseaions “f*. “g" and “h" requiring site plan review for access lots providing access to more than two access lot beneficiaries as defined in the Zoning Ordinance, all non-cxempt land uses allowed in the proposed *’WC Watershed Conservation Overlay Distna and all land uses on lands designated as wetlands in the Prairieville Township Waler Resources Map. which map will be adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance. I. The proposed amendment of subsections (4) and (5) of Scaion 4.13-3.C pertaining to informational requirements for site plans. J The proposed amendment of Seaion 4.'3-4 to add a new subseaion “e" adding a new standard for site plan review pertaining to minimizing erosion, alteration of lhe ground water table, pollution or reduaion of lhe natural water retention storage capacity of any watercourse or its associated wetlands. K. The addition of a new Scaion 6.7-2 creating the “WC" Watershed Conservation Overlay Distna and setting forth detailed regulations regarding the nature and scope of uses allowed within the Overlay Zoning Distna including, but not limited to. requirements for natural vegetation setback strips along all lakes and s’reams within lhe Overlay Distria. 1. The amendment of Section 5.0 to add a new subsection “J" to reference the “WC" Watershed Conservation Overlay District. to establish policy, security and manage­ ment procedures before selecting residents. M. The amendment of Section 3.1 to add definitions of “Access Lol". “Access Lot MCTI officials said. N The amendment of Scaion 435 pertaining to Non-Public Waterfront Access Lot Regulations so as to revise and set forth derailed regulations pertaining to the use of a water front lot for waterway access including, bul not limited to. limitations on numbers of docks STATE OF NONDISCRIMINATION Barry County Telephone Company is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Electrification Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture which provide that no person in the United States on the basis of race, color, national origin, age. or handicap shall be excluded from participation in. admission or access to, denied the benefits, of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of this organizations programs or activities. Beneficiary ". "High Waler Line". “Waterfront Lol" and "Waterway". and minimum waterway frontage requirements. (). Tlie amendment of Section 4.22 pertaining to yard encroachments. P The addition of a new Scaion 4.38 providing that no lot may be established with a depth more than four times its w idth and that in the case of a lot connected to a public road by a driveway on a narrow strip of land oi an easement in accordance with Seaion 4.34. the measurement of lol depth shall not include the easement or strip of land. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at lhe Public Hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located al 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any rea­ sonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including lhe time of pub­ lic hearing and may he further examined al the public hearing. The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments at or following the public hearing. All interested parties arc invited to he present to participate in discussion on the matter. The person responsible tor coordinating this organization's non-discrimi­ nation compliance is Robert E. Fisher, General Manger. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subject­ ed them to discrimination may obtain further information about the statutes and regulations listed above from and/or file a written compliant with this organization; or the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D.C. 20250: or the Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration. Washington, D.C. 20250. Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination. Confidentiality will be main­ tained to the extent possible. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio rapes of printed material being considered at the bear­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contaa the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. Prairieville Township Planning Commission Normajean Campbell. Clerk Prairieville Township Hall |ll| 15 South Noms Road Delton. Ml 491146 (616)623-2664 �Pace 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15. 1998 LEGAL NOTICE MORTOAQC HNtfCLOMMC BAH THIS RUM It A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTIMFT1MQ TO COLLECT A DOT. AMY MRMMAHON WE ONTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT FURROSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in conditions ol mortgage made by Jeffery L McMahon, aungfa man and Marge Nelson, a single woman to Mortgage Plus, Inc., Mortgagee, doted July 30, 1993 and recorded on Augusi 3, 1993 in Liber 579, on Page 361, Borry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by soid by mesne assignments to COMER1 CA BANK, fka Comerico Mortgage Corp os assignee, by on assignment doted July 31, 1997 whids was recorded on September 15, 1997 in Document Number 1001554, on Page Bony County Records, on which mortgage there is doimed Io be due at rite date hereof the sum ol Fifty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Thirty Four ond 78/100 dollars ($59,134.78), including interest at 8.00% per annum Under the power of sole contained in soid mort­ gage and the statute in such cose mode and provided, notice is hereby given that soid mortgage will be fare dosed by a sale ol rise mortgaged premises, or some port ol mem, at pubbc vendue, at the Borry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at 1:00 o'dock p.m., February 26, 1998. Soid premises ore situated in VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE, Borry County, Michigan, and ore described Lot 32 ol Chodeson Heights Addition No. 2 io rise Village ol Middle* die according io rise recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 4 ot Plots on Page 62. The redemption period shol be 6 month(s) from rise date of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241 o, in which cose rise redemption period shol be 30 days from rise date of such sale. Dated January 15, 1998 COME RICA BANK FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Tree 4 fa*. PC Attorneys far COMERJCA BANK. 30150 telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 Fib *9712404 (2/12) State of NBcMbbr Probate Coart Coaety of Barry e<_ua iC*TSrtM NOTICE Decedents Estate Fife No. 97 22229 SE Estate of Gerry Eugene Johnson, Deceased Social Security No 307 64-6259 TO ALL NTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in rise estate may bo boned or affect­ ed by this hearing. NOTICE: A hearing was hold on December 3, 1997 in the probate courtroom, Hastings, Michigan before Judge Richard H. Show on the petitions ol Gerald C. Johnson requesting foot Gerald C. Johnson bo appointed personal representative ol Gerry Eugene Johnson who lived at 812 Greenwood St., Mk&eville, Michigan and who died October 11, 1997. Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will bo forever barrod unless presented to rise (proposed) personal representative or to both rite probate court and the (oropooed) personal representative within 4 months ol me date of publica­ tion of this notice. Notice is farther given that rite estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record. January 6. 1998 Samuel H Pietsch (P30173) 30300 No.?hwestem Hwy, Suite 250 Farmington Halls, MJ 48334 (248) 932 2800 Gerald C. Johnson 812 Greenwood St Middfevrife. Ml 49333 MORTGAGE SALE aUSSELL AND BATCHELOR IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default hoi occurred in the conditions of o mort­ gage made by original mortgagors THE G CHRIST­ IAN DENCKER TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED Nov 19. 1987 to FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK. NA a North Carolina corp, CONS-14 0361, Charlotte. NC 28288, dated November 16. 1994, and recorded with the Bony County Register of Deeds on November 29, 1994, in Liber 619 at Page 814 By reason of such default lhe under stoned elects to declare the entire unpaid amount of said mortgage due and payable forthwith At lhe date ol this notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest, at the rate of 7.75% per annum on said mortgage the sum of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE ond 19/100 DOLLARS ($57.603 19) No suit or oroaed.no at low has been instituted to recover lhe debt secured by soid mortgage or any port there of. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of lhe power of safe contained in said mortgage and rise statute in such cose mode and provided and to pay said amount with interest as pro* *d in said mortgage, ond ol legal costs, cho* • ..J expenses, including attor­ ney's fees olowe ■ m, soid mortgage wril be fore­ closed by sole g the .nortgoged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the County Courthouse in Hostings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within the County of Barry, City of Hastings on Thursday. February 19, 1998, ot 1 00 p.m. local lime. Pursuant to Public Ad No. 104, Public Ads of 1971 (MSA 27A3240(3)) rise redemption period shol be six (6) months from lhe date of the foreclosure sole unless oewamnoa aoonaonea m occur ounce wen 600.324Io, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe. The premises covered by said mortgage are situat­ ed in the Township of Proirievrife, County of Barry, State of Michigan, and more folk described os: A PARCEL OF LAND N THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER 1 /4 POST OF SECTION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906.75 FEET ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH 1/4 SECTION ONE TO CENTER OF M-43, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M 43 TO BEGiNNNG, THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FffT, THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEB, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEB PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FEB TO CENTER CF M-43, THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FEB ALONG THE CENTER Uh£ OF M-43 BACK TO BEE^NNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTER­ LY 33 FEB FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET AS A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M 43 AND TO RUN PUB­ LIC UTILITIES FROM M-43 TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK, NA a North Carolina Corp. Dated: January 8, 1998 James W Batchelor (P255OO) RUSSELL A BATCHELOR Suite 411 -S Wotan Building 161 Ottawa Avenue, N W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)774-8422 (2/5) GR Symphony here Saturday night He was a titan of his age. a towering revolutionary who changed the musical world. Freeing himself from the musical limita­ tions of lhe past as well as the social and cultural limitations of his present. Ludwig van Beethoven was the first of the great composers to be truly his own man. fully aware he was writing music for the future. Some of Beethoven’s greatest "firsts" can be heard this Saturday night when the Grand Rapids Symphony comes to Hast­ ings on Saturday. Sponsored by the Thor­ napple Arts Council of Barry Counly. the orchestra will present Beethoven's "Famous Firsts" at 8 p.m. in Central Auditorium in Central Elementary School. Associate conductor John Varineau will lead the orchestra in four first movements from four of Beethoven's most popular symphonies, including his Symphony No. 1 in C major. No. 6 in F major, No. 7 in A major and ending with the most famous of all. the first movement of the Sym­ phony No. 5 in C minor. Only a few short years after Mozart and Haydn turned out dozens and dozens of symphonies — more than 40 for Mozart and more than 100 for Haydn. Beethoven wrote just nine. Bul the much longer sym­ phonies of Beethoven were towering works that altered lhe course of musical history in ways that Mozart and Haydn did not From the time he completed his first symphony al age 30. Beethoven's often tragic life was depicted in his music. "Beethoven is one of the first composers you can listen to biographically." Varineau said. "Il's interesting that he could write lhe Fifth and Sixth symphonies so close to each other, from the depths of despair in overcoming his deafness in the Fifth to the passion of the Sixth." The performance in lhe historic Central Auditorium will open with Schubert's popular "Italian" Overture in D. The first arts organizations in Michigan, and we're pleased to be able to bring them to Hast­ ings." . Members of the orchestra are happy as well to make the annual trip to Hastings. "Il fulfills one of the roles of a regional orchestra to play for the region." Varineau said. Tickets, available al tlie door, are $12 for adults. $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for students over 12. Admission is free for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult. tra. Saturday's concert is underwritten by Flexfab Horizons. Hastings City Bank. Hastings Manufacturing. National Bank of Hastings and The Viking Corporation. The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County has welcomed the Grand Rapids Symphony to Hastings for its annual pro­ Regardless of credit history,, call for same-day approval. CommonPoinl Mortgage ' Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County g r Members of lhe Barry County Historical Society shared their holiday spirit with others recently by collecting and donating 85 lbs of food to be distributed by Love, Inc. to Barry County needy families Accepting lhe donation is director of LOVE, Inc. Stove Reid (far right) from Historical Society President Milce Hook and Treasurer Diana Phillips. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE IMS MEETING SCHEDULE SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 1:30 P.M. CASH EAST/1-800-968-2221 WHERE: Board of Commissioners Meeting Room Barry Counly Courthouse Mezzanine COMBINED NOTICE NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ANO NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS 220 W. State Street Hastings. MI. 49058 CONTACT PERSON: TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES. GROUPS AND PERSONS: January II. 'HI ■ half will end with Mendelssohn's beloved "Hebrides" Overture. Principal trumpeter Michael Bowman will be featured soloisi in Goedicke's Con­ cert Etude, op. 49. for trumpet and orches­ Loans For Homeowners (1/15). gram since the council was founded in 1985 "Though lhe Thomapple Arts Council sponsors a wide variety of programs from art classes and exhibitions to annual holi­ day programs of music or storytelling, hosting lhe Grand Rapids Symphony here always is one of our biggest events." said Jeff Kaczmarczyk, concert chairman for the Thornapple Arts Council. "The Grand Rapids Symphony is one of the premiere Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds Dr. V. Harry Adrounie Chairperson LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given ihot lhe Borry Counly Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the following Special Use Permits: CASE NO SP 1 98 - Kevin ond Cynthia Persons (applicants) LOCATION A> 12915 Coiudy Rood on 1w Eod Assyria Twp. HJRPOSE: Requesting a special use permit to (616) 948-4890 MSHOA PO Box 30044 Lansing. Michigan 48909 Phone (517) 373-3309 Minutes of meetings and pertinent documents are on file at the Barry County Drain Commission located on the On or about February 3,1998 the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release Federal funds under the Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act LOCATION: At 4544 Farrell Rood on the East side third floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State Street. Hastings, Michigan. of 1990 for the following project 24 Units New Construction of Rental Housing tor Low-Income $600,000 MSHDA HOME Funds 546 000 USDA-RD Mortgage (1%) $1,146,000 MSHDA intends to award Hastings North Limited Partnership up Ip $600 000 m 1997 or 1998 HOME funds The funds will be used to construct 24 tow-income units The proposed development Hastings Nprth Apartments, will be located m the City of Hastings The site a located on North East Street north of East Woodlawn Avenue The City's downtown ts wrthm one-halt rruie of the site The project wl contain 12-one bedroom units and 12-two bedroom units m two-one story buildings 35 parking spaces win be provided with 11 of the spaces covered Each unit will have a private entrance and an out-door patio area Notice of FONSI MSHDA also gives notice that rt hr. been determined that the release of funds for the above project will not constitute an a ebon significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and accordingly MSHDA nas decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA. 42 USC 4321). The reasons for the decision not to prepare sucn Statement are as foltows No environmental adverse impacts or hazards were identified in the course of the environmental review An Envronmentai Revew Record respecting the proposed development has been made by MSHDA whch documents the environmental review of the project and more fully sets forth the reasons why such a Statement is not required This Environmental Revew Record is on file at 401 S. Washington Square. Lansing. Michigan 48933. The records are avail­ able for public examination and copying upon request between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p/n.. Monday through Friday Please contact David Mefwhch at (517) 335-2034 or Chris Cummins at (517) 373-3309 (MSHDA) for further infor­ mation. No further environmental review of such project is proposed to be conducted pnor to the request for release of Federa1 funds Public Comments on Finding Ali interested agencies, groups, and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit written comments for constaeratior Such written comments should be received at MSHDAs address listed above on or before February 2, 1998 Al! such comments so received will be considered and MSHDA will not request the release of federal funds or take any admm-s- tratrve action on proposed project pnor to the date speeded m the preceding sentence Release of Funds Hastings North Limrted Partnersh.p wilt undertake the project described above with HOME Program funds allocated to the State of Michigan (MSHDA) under the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 MSHDA and Maqone Green Director of the Office of Community Development and James L Logue "I in hs official capacity as Executive Director of MSHDA. are con­ senting to accept lhe junsdction of Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmen­ tal reviews, deasion-making, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval Hastings North Limited Partnership may use the HOME funds and CDBG funds and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Pokey Act of 1969 Objection To State and HUD Release Funds HUD will accept an objection to its approval pnly if it is on one of the following bases (a) that the certification was not m fact executed by the certifying officer or other officer of applicant approved by HUD or (b) that applicant s environmental review record for the development indicated omission of a reouired deasion finding or s<ep applicable to the development tn the envi­ ronment review process or (c) other specific grounds in HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 75 Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to Les Berman. HUD Detroit Area Office. 477 Michigan Avenue. Detroit. Ml 48226. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD No objections received after February 17.1998 will be considered by the HUD. Christine A. Cummins Environmental Review Officer MSHDA P.O. Box 30044 Lansing, Michigan 48909 NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Nonce »S HEREBY The Rutland Charter Towntfip Zawg Board of Appeals, wfl conduct a hearing on January 22. 1998. accessory building CASE NO SP 3 98 - J»yn Smith and Foster O/B/D Nextel Commute. LOCATION: On Trick Rood on lhe East side commencing a! 7 00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings 2x20 II. To act upon a request of Edward Freeland for a variance to be able to use 50.41 feet as a driveway for access to property described betow. The property is located at 117 N. MiddlevWte Road and is described as: RUTLAND TWP COM AT SW COR SEC 11-3-9 TH N 1 DEG. 29' W. ALONG W LINE SEC 11 922 72 FT. TO NLY ROW UNE HWY M-37 TH S. 63 DEG. 29 E. ALONG ROW HWY M-37 439.5 FT. TH S. 50 FT. ALONG ARC OF CURVE TO RT WHOSE RADIUS IS 3324 17 AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS S 63 DEG 09' E 50 FT TO POB TH N 26 DEG. 34' E. 432 71 FT TO BANK OF THORNAPPLE RIVER TH ALONG RIVER S. 77 DEG 06-22- E. 179.59 FT. TH. N. 82 DEG. W5r E. 187 46 FT. TH. N. 58 DEG. 38 25- E. 223.56 FT. TH. N 33 DEG. 44' 03* E 167 99 FT TO END OF TRAVERSE OF RIVER TH. S 63 DEG 26 OCT E. 276 FT TH S 35 DEG 02 3T W 582 60 FT TH N 63 DEG. 30- 15- W. 260 25 FT. TH. S 26 DEG 23' Of W 390.81 FT. TO NLY ROW HWY M-37 TH. NWLY 50.41 FT ALONG SAID ROW THE ARC OF A CURVE TO LEFT WHOSE RADIUS IS 3324 17 FT AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N. 56 DEG 05' 16- W 50 41 FT TH. N DEG 22 50* E. 384 30 FT. TH N 63 DEG 30 15* W 100 FT. TH. S 26 DEG 22- 30' W 373 59 FT TO NLY ROW HWY M-37 TH. NWLY 250 47 FT. ALONG SAID ROW AND ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT WHOSE RADIUS IS 3324 17 FT AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 60 DEG 24 48" W 250 33 FT TOPOB Rutland Charter Townshp Ordinance article III. Section 3 54 requires 66 feet width on a road Interested persons desiring to present the* views upon the above request, either verbally on m writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place CASE NO SP 4 98- Sfaffey Drake, (appftro<- between Altman ond Bird Roods in Sec. 35, Baltimore Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a special use permit to erect MEETING DATE January 26. 1998 TIME 7 30 PM Building at 220 West Court St, Hostings, Michigan Interested persons desiring to present riwir views Office p.m ), Monday thru Friday Please col lhe Office ot 948-4830 for farther information tory aids ond services, such as signers for the hear­ ing impaired ord audio tapes ot printed materials bemg considered at lhe meeting to individuals wiris disabilities at the meeting/heonng upon ten (10) days notice to lhe Counly ol Barry Individuals wirii disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services shoirid' contact lhe Counly of Borry by writing or colmg rise The application for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours following Muhoel Brown, County Administrator, 220 W State Street, Hostings, AAI 49058, (616) 948­ Rutland Charier Township wril provide necessary reasonable aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hear­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary axis or services should contact the Rutand Charier Township Clerk at the address or telephone nevnber listed below 4891 Nancy L Boersmo, Borry Counly Clerk Barbara Bedford, Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 , a (1/15) Call 945-9554 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 15, 1996 — Page 15 Exchange Club's Young Citizens of month selected Courtney Wakely. shown here with Principal Jerry Mueller, is Young Citizen of the Month for January from Pleasantview Elementary School. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who earned Exchange Club ol Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for January are (from lefty John Kinney. Kristin Williams and Michael Newsted. with teacher Alice Gergen. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for January, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Colleen Storkey. Kevin Davis and Kevin Dickinson. With them is teacher Amy Benninglield. Raymond J. Hayes Jr, Delton and Lori Ann Harris. Delton. Brian Patrick Moore, Delton and Sherry Mac WJIhelm«., Delton Charles Albert Faunae, Freeport and Lindsey At»n Elizabeth France, Freeport. Archie James Woods Jr, Middleville and Kelly Jo Schondelmayer. Middleville.. Jeffrey Thomas Perrapato, Plainwell and Christine Elizabeth Homer, Plainwell. Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! Legal Notices Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens ol the Month honors from the Hastings Exchange Club are Brandon M. Burke. Matt Lipstraw. Heidi Arnett. Emily Hoke. Jake Rohe and Amanda Smith. Stata of Michigan In the Clrcidt Court for the County of Barry HON JAMES H FISHER CASE NO 97 740 CK LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP. O AAichigon Corporohon. PfoinhH • Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens ol the Month for January, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Derie Lustey and Tinesha Bowman, shown with teacher Amy Tebo. Missing from the photo is Jamie Laneaaler........... . Clearview properties, inc . LDGt COMP, INC ond HARRY B THOMPSON TRUST UD 9/21/88, DefondonH CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) AJtorney for PfomhW 835 GoWen Avenue Bottle Creek, Ml 49015 Wephone (616)963 1441 NOTICE OF UEN FORECLOSURE SALE A Judgment having been mode m Co*e No. 97­ 740 CK m lhe Borry Counly Circuit Court, Bony County, AAichigon. wherein CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES, INC. wot found io be indebted unto LAKELAND ASPHALT CORPORATION, and upon which Lien there is cfoimed to be due and unpoia, at lhe date of this notice for principal and interest the sum of $32.399 69 Now, therefore, by virtue of lhe statute of the State of Mich^on in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given ihot on Thursday, me 12th day of February 1998. at 1 00 pm, local time, soid lien will be foredosed by a sole ot public auction, to lhe high­ est bidder or bidders, for cosh, al the East steps of Ine Borry County Courthouse, Hostings. Michiaon, that being the place where the Circuit Court lex Barry County is held, of the premises described in said lien ac-so much thereof os may be necessory to pay lhe amount due. os aforesaid, on sad lien, with lhe inter­ est thereon al 7 0 percent (7 0%) per annum ond oil legal costs, charaes ond expenses, including the attor­ ney foes allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be pod by the undersigned necessory to protect its interest in the premises, which sod premis­ es ore located ot M 37 North of Hostings. Michigan, situated m lhe Township of Rutfond. Counly of Borry ond State of AAichigon and more particularly described as follows, to-wit .,PARCEL *2: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10, Town 3 North Range 9 West. PARCEL «3 The North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1 /4 of sod Section 10. Town 3 North, Range 9 West PARCEL 44 Thot portion of the Northeast 1/4 of lhe Southwest 1 /4 of sad Section 10 lying South of lhe center!me of Highway M 37 EXCEPT commencing at lhe Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10. thence South 11 3/7 rods, thence East to Highway M-37; thence Northwesterly along sod Highway M-37 to the East and West 1/4 Ime. thence West along sod East and West 1 /4 Ime to lhe point of beginning PARCEL *5 That portion of the West 1 /2 of the Northwest ! /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sod Section 10 lying South of the centerline of Highway M-37, EXCEPT Commencing where the East Ime of lhe West 1Z2 of the Northwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sod Section 10 intersects the centerline of sod Highway M­ 37 for lhe place of beginning for this exception, thence South 10 rods, lhence Northwesterlv. parallel to sad Highway M 37. 8 rods, thence North to lhe centerline of sod Highway M 37. thence Southeasterly along the centerline of sad Highway M-37 to lhe place of beginnmg PARCEL «6 The West 1 /2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of sod Section 10. EXCEPT. Commencing at lhe Southwest comer of the Southeast 1 /4 of sad Section 10 for the place of beginning of •his exception, lhence North 00 degrees ’ 9 minutes 5 seconds West along lhe North and South 1/4 line of sad Section 991 33 foet, thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 396 32 feet, lhence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds West 330 61 feet, thence South 89 degrees 59 mmutes 10 seconds East 264 35 foe< along the North Ime of the Southwest 1 4 of the Southeast 1/4 of sad Section lhence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 23 seconds East 1324 18 feet along the East Ime of the West 1/2 of lhe Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sod section, thence North 89 degrees 49 mmutes 37 seconds West 659 47 foef M the place of beginning During lhe Four (4) months immediately following the sole the property may be redeemed Dated December 29. 1997 JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) Alomey for Plaintiff (2/5) 1 THIS HOLIDAY SEASON GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE SIGN A DONOR CARD TOD W. Please discias your feeling» shout organ and tissue donation uith your famiy. For more information Angie Norris and Danielle Dingman were selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for January at St. Rose School. She is shown here with their teacher. Diane Brighton. 1-800-482-1455 A Gift of Life Imliauvc of the National Kidney Know the Facts. Competition is heating up for local phone service. This can mean more choices, better services and lower prices. Are all phone companies the same? Get the facts by calling the Telecommunications Consumer Information Center: 1-800-646-9999 ©199? Telecommunications Consumer Information Center Notice js hereby given that Mayor Franklin L. Campbell will be making an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission for a 3 year term expiring January 2001, and an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Zoning Board of Appeals for a 3 year term expiring January 2001. Applications are available at the City Clerk’s Office. Any persons residing in the City of Hastings who would like to be considered for either of these appointments should submit a resume and/or application to the City Clerk’s Office at 102 South Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, or by calling 616-945-2468. The final date for making application is January 23, 1998. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Get Your Copies Of The Hastings Banner At Any Of These Area Locations Delton Hastings Admiral Back Door Deli Bosley's Hastings Speedy Mart Cinders DJ Electric Felpausch X-Press Northview Grocery Penn-Nook Gifts Plumb's R & J’s Goodenough Goodies Superette Tom's Market Day By Day Thomapple Lake Trading Post Granny’s General Store J-Ad Graphics Other Dowling Comer Store Cloverdale General Store Vermontville Grocery Banfield General Store Country Store (Bellevue) Gillett's Bait & Tackle A&L Quick Stop (Woodland) Lake Odessa Crystal Flash Bradee Drugs Lake-0 Shell Felpausch Carl's Market Hamlins Quick Stop Nashville Little’s Country Store Carl’s Market Cappons Quick Mart Mace Pharmacy South End Hotra Pharmacy Cappon Quick Mart Prairieville General Store Prairieville 66 Felpausch Delton Short Stop Cedar Creek Grocery Middleville Middleville Speedy Mart Crystal Flash Greg's Get It and Go Pastoor's Nesbitt's Village Grocery Gun Lake Gun Lake Amoco Weick's Food Town Sam's Gourmet Foods Cappon's Quick Mart Freeport L&J's Our Village General Store �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 15, 1998 Shooting, continued from Page 1 house when Delaina got into her lather’s car. heard the shots and ran toward lhe ter." Frary said he look lhe little gill in his scene. "She heard Delaina scream Mommy, don't shoot!’ just before Delora shot her­ arms and placed pressure on her chest wound to control the bleeding. "Hie ambulance pulled up right after we did and I was holding compression on (he bullet hole." said Frary. “Il was breeding self." said Frary. Eileen watched in horror as her daughter placed the gun in her mouth and fired, killing her instantly. Frary said Eileen rushed back inside lhe house and called 911 and reported that her daughter had just killed her ex husband and herself. "My shift was supposed to start at 5 p in ." said Frary. who rarely works the night shift. Because a shift needed to be covered that night. Frary had taken the day off and planned to work Friday night. "My partner and I. Rick Ozzello, were getting ready to go on shift when 911 called us to a possible homicidc/suicide." he recalled. ’’We were the first on the scene and lhe first thing we saw was two vehicles and the ex-husband inside lhe car and lhe body of the shooter in the road in front of tlie driveway." Frary said Deason, who was still holding lhe gun. was obviously dead upon their ar­ rival and that they at first did not realize that Delaina was in the car. "We grabbed the little gni.” Frary said. "He (Dugan) was conscious and told us his ex-wife and just shot him and his daugh­ pretty good." Frary said Delaina remained conscious and that he kept talking to her to keep her awake while she was being placed into lhe ambulance. "She told inc she was 3." said Frary. "I told her she was going to be OK and then she said 'Why did my mommy shoot me?' I saidj 'I don't know honey, but we're going to get you fixed right up and you're going to be OK.' I'm just glad she didn't die in my arms." Frary said the bullet that struck Delaina grazed her chin before entering her chest and striking some main arteries near her heart. "So. she was bleeding pretty intensely." Frary said. Delaina and Dugan wete taken from the scene by Lansing Mercy Ambulance per­ sonnel to the Delton Elementary School where Butterworth's Acromcd Helicopter was waiting. Dugan was released from the hospital Sunday. Delaina. who had been taken into emcr- Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca/iThe Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 H LOST: 1 YEAR OLD FEMALE calico cat (marbled gray, cream, yellow) face is half gray, half cream, no collar, lost from E. Madison & Orchard (vicinity of Bliss); if found Please call 616-948-2536 / or f>alt FOR SALE: Carolina work bools, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Main, Ionia, qlf.eA mattress set. New, still in plastic. Beautiful brass headboard and deluxe frame. VALUE S45O; STEAL S175. 616-795-7120._________ RECLINING LIFT CHAIR with heater and massagcr. 3. months .rid S600. Call 945-5516. Uiank > on CARD OF THANKS The family of Annabelle Wolff wishes to thank everyone who helped in so many ways at the death of my mother, grand­ mother sister, aunt or good friend. We thank Girrbach Funeral Home, Pastor Bennett, pallbear­ ers, Plcasantvicw Family Church, the church ladies for the lunch, and many others for your prayers and acts of caring. Thank you again. Russell & Diana (Wolff) Langdon ____________ Edward Langdon CARD OF THANKS The family of Kathleen Schantz wish to express our deepest appreciation for the many cards, beautiful flowers, plants, food memorial contribu­ tions, Masses, thoughts and prayers during Kathy’s hospita­ lization and at the time of her death. We would especially like to thank all those people involved in the Funeral Mass and lunc­ heon at St. Rose Church, close friends and relatives. • The Schantz Families _______ The Girrbach Families CARD OF THANKS Our heartfelt thanks tn our families and dear friends for the memorials, cards and calls during the loss of our precious daughter Cheryl. Loving thanks to Gladys and Hank Gibson for always being there for us and the scars of love they gave their sweet Cheryl. Kindness is never forgotten. 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Classes start on February 16th, 1998 and run through February 25th, 1998. If you are interested in taking this class, please come to Thomapple Manor and fill out an application before February 5th, 1998. ^ornappie # cManor fi ♦ 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. MI 49058 • E.O.E. I » WE BUY mortgages and land contracts for cash. Call Jack at (616)792-7741 (voice mail) leave name, number, and best time to be reached. For Rent HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400. ext. 201 I hip Wauled ACCOUNTANT FOR Bany Counly Telephone Company. Responsible for complete accounting, CPA preferred. Respond to: Bob Fisher, Box >127, Delton, Ml. 49046 ASSISTANT GENERAL manager to manage day to day operation of 8,000 customer telephone company. Respond to: Bob Fisher, Box >127, Delton, Ml. 49046__________________ ASSISTANT PLANT manager to manage 20 outside techni­ cians. Respond to: Bob Fisher, Box >127 Delton, Ml. 49046 HAIR STYLIST needed at The New Design (Caledonia), a progressive salon, excellent atmosphere. Progrcssivc/Comm Pay Scale. Education necessary. Paid vacation. Call Rita, 891-9257____________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak Sl, Free­ port, Ml EOE_______________ IMMEDIATE EMPLOY­ MENT OPPORTUNITY. Faith United Methodist Church of Delton, Michigan seeks one or two people to perform the duties of church custodian (care and cleaning of buildings and routine outside maintenance) Screening will begin promptly. Please submit a letter of interest accom­ panied by the names and phone numbers of three (3) references to: Pastor William A. Hertel, Fatih United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 467, Delton, Ml 49046, 616-623-5400________ ROOM AT THE TOP Due to the promotions in the’ immediate area, three openings now exist for SPORTSMINDED persons in the local area of a FORTUNE 500 company. If selected, you will be given three weeks classroom training at our expense. We provide complete company benefits: major medical, dental, life insurance, plus 401K plan. S20.000-S40.000 first year income potential and all promo­ tions arc based on merit, not seniority. To be accepted, you need to be bondable, have a pleasant personality, be ambi­ tious, eager to get ahead and free to start work immediately. We arc particularly interested in leadership ability and people looking for a genuine career opportunity. For a. confidential Interview appointment, please call Employer Rep. Mr. Schumm (KOO) 238-0996 NOW. EOE/M-F___________ TEMPORARY RESEARCH STUDY: on soft drink vending machines send a letter of interest to Data Bank USA Personnel dept. V-JJ 803 S. Calhoun Sutic 100 Fl. Wayne IN. 46802. The surveys will be conducted in Allegan. Barry. VanBurcn, Kalamazoo. Calhoun. Berrien, Cass. St. Joseph, and Branch Counties. Payment is SI.00. S2 00, and S3.00 per vending machien and 22c per mile.— Police Chief Chuck Frary gcncy surgery after her arrival al Butter­ worth Friday night, was in guarded condi­ tion Monday. "Il looks like she's going to make it. They got the bleeding slopped but the bul­ let was still lodged in her." said Frary. "They left it in. I don't know what they're going to do about that, whether they will go in and take it out at a later dale." Frary. who has 20 years experience in law enforcement, admitted that he was shaken by lhe incident after finally being able to return home al 6:30 the next morn­ ing "Il’s always hard when theft arc kids in­ volved." lie said, noting that he has grand­ children Dclaina's age. Frary said lie appreciated Barry Town­ ship Police Chief Mark Kik for his help in dispatching Acromcd. along with Sgt. Mike Haskamp and Trooper Bob Norris of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, as well as crime lab technician. Troopei Joe Garrett from the Battle Creek Post of lhe Michigan Slate Police, who helped with the investigation. “Il was pretty obvious what had hap­ pened." said Frary. who noted that the gun had been registered to Deason since 1994. "She had still, basically, the smoking gun in her hand." said Frary. Frary said he was familiar with Dugan and Deason prior to the shooting because there were ongoing complaints to his de­ partment from both parties, complaining about the other. "He would come in here and say 'I was supposed to pick my daughter up and she didn't show,* just to have it on record for the courts." said Frary. "And she would do lhe same thing... come and say he hadn't showed up at the appointed time. It got ridiculous." According to Megan McCoy, Delora and Gale Dugan were married in March of 1993 and by Christmas. Delaina was born. But by then, the marriage had fallen apart. The divorce was not final until early in 1994. McCoy said Delora was not the meek and mild person she was portrayed as in the media, bul had very strong opinions and was not afraid to express them. "She was not the doormat that she has been made out to be. She was a very self­ assured person." said McCoy. At the same lime. Delora was frustrated with the custody situation, said McCoy, who was careful to add. that "of course. I only know her side of the story." The custody arrangement gave Dugan visitation with his daughter every other Wednesday and every other weekend. McCov said. Hastings man listed critical after accident Harry Benjamin Hinkley. 39 of Hast­ ings. was listed in critical condition in a Grand Rapids hospital after he was struck Monday morning by a car driven by Eu­ gene Solgat. 17. of Mulliken, according to the Eaton County Sheriffs Depart­ "I know, according to the rumors, that she had a problem with lhe custody ar­ rangement over the holidays," said McCoy, who became friends with Delora when Dclora lived with her parents from 1994 until her marriage to John Deason in 1996. "We had our children at about lhe same lime so we would visit together to let our kids play together." "I think she was a fantastic mother.'* said McCoy. "I just believe that the last two minutes (of her life) really sucked." McCoy was quick to add that .she doesn't believe, however, that Delora intentionally shot her daughter. "I have Io believe n was accidental," she said. "I think she was aiming for her (ex-) husband." As a person, McCoy said Deason was a caring, funny person. "She was very intuitive and she was a very good listener, which is great for an only child." said McCoy, who lives on North Crooked Lake Drive near the Gra­ hams. "She was always reaching out to people and that reflects her personality. She liked nature and her main loves were horses and her daughter." Delora often showed her horses and en­ joyed trail riding. "She was just always a very in-control person.” said McCoy. "She was just frus­ trated, irritated... she was annoyed when people didn’t do what she fell people should do." She added that Delora grew up in the Delton area, attending Delton Kellogg Schools and graduating from Kalamazoo Central in 1979. As a mother, McCoy said Delora was very patient with Delaina. especially during her "terrible twos." "And when she told me she was taking courses to gel her degree in teaching, I said ’that’s so perfect for you' because she was so good with kids." McCoy said. "Now. if she had said she was going into real estate. I would have said, 'that's not you al all.'" McCoy said the shooting was totally "out of her nature " "They said on one newscast that the fam­ ily had a violent past." said McCoy. "It wasn’t like that al all Tlie police would be called off and on io mediate, but no one beat anybody." She added that though the couple often disagreed over lhe custody arrangements, it never seemed to ffcct Delaina. "She is a happy, go-lucky kid." said McCoy. "She never fussed about going with her dad or tier mom." Dugan, an Otsego native, is a good fa­ ther Io Delaina. often taking her to the park next to the township hall and playing with her on "her level." according to Otsego Township Treasurer Wanda Folk. "He'll even go down the slide with her. He's a very sensitive person." said Folk. "He really cares for people. I just can’t be­ lieve this happened to him. He's always there to help people, often before he will help himself. I think." Dugan and his brother Chipper, operate their family farm where they live with their mother. He was first elected Otsego Township Board Trustee in 1992 and was elected supervisor in a close victory in 1996. Though Dugan declined a phone call to his residence Wednesday. Folk said he sounded "pretty good" when she spoke with him Tuesday. A woman who answered lhe phone at Dugan's home Wednesday would only comment that Delama is "doing better." "It's <then recovery) a miracle all the way around." said Folk. The Delaina Dugan Special Fund is be­ ing established at First of America Bank in Delton to help cover her medical expenses and future care and education. And in Otsego, it.c Trust and Agency Fund has been established for Gale Dugan's medical expenses. Dugan reportedly has no medical insurance. Contributions can be sent to Gale Dugan at P.O. Box 255. Ot­ sego. ML 49078. POUC€ B€RT: Wind sends car airborne, man injured WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man suffered a broken sternum and other broken bones when his car toppled end over end in high winds Saturday. Jan. 10 at about I p.m.. according to a report by the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police. Arden Melbourne Adams, 56. was westbound on M-43 one-half foot east of Martin Road when a strong gust of wind apparently lifted the front end of his 1994 Dodge Spirit prior to the car entering the snow-covered portion of the roadway, police said. After the car hit the snow, the Adams lost control and ran off the roadway to lhe left and hit a ditch, causing the car to overturn three times. Adams, who was wearing a scat belt, suffered cuts to his face from the broken glass. He was taken by Lakewood Community Ambulance to Pennock Hospital and was later transferred to Blodgett. He was released Tuesday, Jan. 13. Police believe no alcohol was involved and no citations were issued. Man accused of stealing gun at store HASTINGS - Police are seeking charges against an Ionia County man who failed in an alleged attempt to steal a gun from Bob's Gun and Tackle Shop on Jan. 8 in Hastings. According to a report by the Michigan State Police, the man entered the store and asked for a box he could use to mail a gun to his brother in Montana. The store clerk gave the man tlie box. The man then asked if he could pul a similar gun at lhe store inside the box to sec if it would fit, police said. While the store clerk alerted store owner Steve Hayes that the man was at lhe gun rack with the box. the man attempted to leave the store with the gun. police said’ Hayes apprehended the man and waited for police to arrive. The man told police that he forgot the gun was in the box and was about to return to the store when Hayes confronted him, lhe police report said. Computer system stolen from school BARRY TOWNSHIP ■ Police are seeking information that would lead to the arrest of the thief or thieves who entered the Delton Kellogg Elementary School sometime between 11:30 p.m. Jan. 8 and 8 a m. Jan. 9 and stole a computer system, said Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik. Kik said a member of the school's custodial staff noticed three juveniles hanging around lhe school about 11:15 to. 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Taken from the school was a Microsoft keyboard, a Microsys lower computer, an Impression 7 Plus monitor, a mouse, and a Hewlett Packard HP670 inkjet printer. The system would cost S2.5OO to replace. Kik.said. Tlsey entered the school through a window." said Kik. They moved a plant and then went across lite room to reach the computer system, moved some program CDs that were laying on top of it bul didn't take them, ami loaded it up." Kik is asking that any parents noticing a new computer system in their home or anyone with information contact his department al 616/623-5512 or Silent Observer at I-800-3104031. ment. Hinkley was collecting hash on M-43 Middleville woman cited after accident near Dow Road in Sunfield Township when he was struck by the westbound car. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville woman was cited for improper lane usage after a head-on accident that injured her and lhe man in lhe oncoming car Jan. 5. Karen Ann Roih. 30. of Whiineyville Road, was apparently parked on lhe wrong side police said. Hinkley was airlifted to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids where he was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit where he was listed in critical condi­ tion Wednesday. According to the Eaton County Sherif­ fs Department, witnesses said that Hink­ ley may have stepped into the path of Solgat's car. The accident is still under investiga­ tion. Correction: Although charges of kidnapping and carjacking against Terry Pinks. 42. of Orangeville were dropped when Judge James Fisher ruled in District Court Dec. 19 that there was not enough evidence to bind him over, he was not set free as reported last week. Pinks was sentenced to prison for 12 to 24 months for violating his probation by being in the Orangeville Tavern on Nov. 2. according to authorities Whether he will face additional penalties for violating parole has not yet hecn determined, police said. of the road retrieving her mail one-quarter mile south of Parmalce Road when a car driven by Brian Kelly Prysock. 29. of Clarksville, crested lhe hill traveling south. Prysock told police he swerved to the right in an attempt to miss Roth's car. but was unable to avoid a collision. Roth and Prysock were taken by Thomapple Ambulance to Pennock Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries and released. Man cited for drunk driving in crash RUTLAND TOWNSHIP • A citation for drunk driving was issued to a Hastings man after a single-car accident on Airport Road one-tenth of a mile cast of Norway Avenue Jan. 11, according to a report from the Barry Counly Sheriffs Department. Robert Charles Schmader, 48. registered a .19 on a preliminary breath lest, according to the police report. Deputies say Schmader said he struck a patch of ice before running off the roadway al about 6:35 p.m.. rolling once and coming to rest on the driver’s side. Schmader was wearing a scat belt and no injuries were reported. Woman hurt in bad weather accident WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Cassandra Marie Smith of Mulliken escaped serious injur) early Saturday when the car she was driving east on M-50 (Brown Road) went out of control, sliding sideways into a ditch and rolling over coming to rest on its top. according to a report by the Barn County Sheriffs Department. Smith. 17. was taken by Lakewood Community Ambulance to Sparrow Hospital where she was treated and released alter the 1:30 a.m accident, which took place on icy roads in high winds No alcohol was involved in the accident and no citations were issued, according to police. Smith was reportedly wearing a seat hell when the accident occurred. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-01-22.pdf 0dc49390a7f1cad44a4067a824943654 PDF Text Text THURSDAY. JANUARY 22.19M VOLUME 145. NO. 4 News Briefs: Seminar slated on cooperation A teminar on inier-govemmenul cooperation will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thuradiy, Jan. 29. at the Fehaenfeld Center, Kellogg Community College campus, just west of Hastings. Elected and appointed officials from area villages, townships, schools, the city and the county, as well as members of the Barry County Futuring Committee, have been invited. The seminar will feature Dr. Lynn Harvey of Michigan Slate University as facilitator. Harvey is recognized as an expert in local government affairs and he has conducted similar sessions in other counties. The Futuring Committee and Barry County Cooperative Extension Services are co-sponsoring the event. The Barry County Board of Commissioners will be host for as dinner diet will precede the seminar. TWo Hood drives slated next week Because of a reported critical shortage, the Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have two blood drives next week, one in Middleville and another in Hastings. One drive will be held from I to 7 p.m. Monday. Jan. 26. at the First Baptist Church in Middleville. The other will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. The goal in Middleville is 60 pints, according to local coordinator Vicki Rick. The goal in Hastings is 100 pints. The drive will celebrate National Blood Donor Month to call attention to how important volunteer blood donors are to the rest of die world. Red Cross Director Karen Despres said the need for blood is increasing, but supplies are low. She said Michigan's are loo low to share with other regions in tic United Stales that may be in need, such as the northeast after its ice storm. Blood types that are needed the most are O-negative. A-negatiVe and Bnegative. O-negative is particularly critical because it can be transfused to people of any blood type. Anyone who is least 17 years old. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given blood within 56 days of the last drive is eligible to contribute. For more information, call the Barry County Red Cross office al 945-3122. Rick at 795-9461 or l-SOO-GIVB- UFE. “Hello Dotty” Is Feb. 19-21 "Hello. Dolly," the smash musical about a New York widow who loves to meddle in other people's business, will be presented by Hastings High School Thursday through Saturday. Feb. 19. 20 and 21 at Central Auditorium. Students selected for leading roles al recent auditions include Becky Carr, Sarah LaJoye. Amy Robb. Megan Schrimer. Jim Bailey. Matt Barnum. Charlie Cove and Adam Schultz. "Hello. Dolly!" features the title song. “Before the Parade Passes By." and the ballad “Il Only Takes a Moment " “Hello. Dolly!" opened a Broadway in 1964. and over the years attracted such leading ladies as Carol Channing. Gin­ ger Rogers. Ethel Merman, Betty Grable and Pearl Bailey. The screen version starring Barbara Streisand and Waller Matthau was released in 1969. Tickets are available in February from cast members and several area busi­ nesses. More Mews Briefs on Page 2 PRICE str (Left) Injuries that proved fatal for Harold Svoboda were described on the witness stand by Forensic Pathologist Dr. Joyce DeJongh. who peformed the autopsy at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids. Piece of firewood is murder weapon? Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Bruce Hokanson confessed to using a by piece of firewood to strike Harold Svoboda Christmas Eve. Michigan State Police Detective Lou Quinn testified during a preliminary examination Friday, in which Hokanson was bound over to Circuit Court. Hokanson. 42. will be arraigned Thursday. Feb. 12. at 8:15 a.m. on a charge of open murder which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. "He stated he used a piece of log. oneand-a-half inches in diameter by 16 inches long." Quinn said on the witness stand in 56-1 District Court. "After he assaulted Harold, he stated he disposed of it into the woodbumer." Police later recovered the remains of a piece of log from the woodbumer that nearly fits the description Hokanson gave to Quinn Dec. 27 when he was said to have confessed at the Barry County Jail. "...he said 'I snapped.'" Quinn testified. "I admit it. I did harm him. but I didn't mean to kill him.’" Witnesses testifying a* the hraring Friday included Metropolitan Hospital Forensic Pathologist Joyce DeJongh who revealed that Svoboda. 45. died of a severe trauma to the brain. DeJongh said Svoboda, whom police said was asleep when he was killed, suffered at least three strikes to the head, including a three-inch cut on the right side of his head above the ear. "There were three separate areas of obvious injury. There was a large skull fracture on the right side-of his head above the ear,” DeJongh testified, noting that (Below) Kerry Wood, who was "wearing this shirt and this vest" the night Harold Svoboda was killed, testified he heard nothing before waking the next morning to find Harold dead. multiple fractures around the fracture created in what she referred to as a ripple effect. DeJongh said she found another cut to the back of Svoboda's head and fractures to the right eye and cheek, as well as bleeding, bruises and damage to the brain. She also said that foreign material "(hat appeared to be tiny fragments of wood" were found in the wounds. "I can't say that it was wood with absolute certainty, but that's what it looked like," she said, adding that the log described by Quinn is consistent with the injuries she examined. In his cross examination of DeJongh, defense attorney Gordon Shane McNeill asked whether excessive alcohol would cause a greater amount of bleeding in the brain. DeJongh said the blood loss "would be slightly greater, but it wouldn't be significant.” According to Kerry Wood, who spent the night at what he referred to as "Svobodavillc" (Svoboda's home) on Christmas Eve. nearly three cases of beer w.u cot m'ixcJ Ly LuiM:!v5*'('b< .».• alibis guests die night of the mircLr. * Wood often spent weekends at "Svobodaville" and had been a friend of the victim for more than 30 years, he said. Wood also grew up with Hokanson. he said. After Svoboda's guests had gone Christmas Eve night. Wood testified, he and Svoboda sat at a kitchen table playing peker with beer bottle caps between 10 and 11 p.m. Sec SVOBODA’S continued page 2 Defense attorney Gordon Shane McNeill argues against a bind over on open murder at a preliminary examination of Bruce Hokanson in Barry County 56-1 District Court Friday. Hastings Schools to ask for renewal of millage by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Hastings School District will ask voters in a special election March 23 to re­ new 18 mills of non-homestead property taxes. The Hastings School Board voted Mon­ day to ask for the renewal, which would be for 10 years. According to a written statement by Su­ perintendent Carl Schoessel, "contrary to what many of the state's residents think. Proposal A did not eliminate the need to conduct millage voles. It did reduce the millage on homestead properties to 6 mills that aren't voted on, but it also created an 18-mill local tax levy on non-homestead properties (businesses, industrial property and second homes) that has to be voted on periodically. So. for school districts to re­ ceive full funding, voters have to re-authorize the non-homestead tax levy whenever it expires. "It must be emphasized that this is a re­ newal only, and is not a millage increase. A 'yes' vote will have no effect on home­ stead property taxes, but only assures con­ tinued full funding for Hastings Area Schools, as promised by the state of Michigan when Proposal A was passed. The funds raised by the non-homestead mil­ lage. $1.66 million, arc a very important part of the school system's regular operat­ ing budget, and arc not associated with th: bond issue funds in any way. There will be absolutely no changes in taxes or in fund­ ing with the passage of the renewal." Board President Patricia Endsley said at Monday's meeting that she wished clearer language would be allowed on the ballot, which will read that the millage is an in­ crease rather than a renewal. The law re­ quires the use of "increase." Schoessel said. because technically, whenever a millage expires, millage replacing it would be con­ sidered an increase. However. Schoessel said, the school dis­ trict can add to the ballot a written explana­ tion that the millage is only a renewal. Schoessel said Hastings is probably one of the last districts in the state asking for the non-homestead millage renewal after Proposal A was passed. Hastings voters approved a millage just prior to the passage of Proposal A, so the district's 18 mills of See MILLAGE continued page 2 Man with county ties is abduction prime suspect J-Ad Graphics News Service A man who once lived in Hastings and still has ties to at least two local residents is the prime suspect in a Wisconsin abduc­ tion and the possible murder of a 12-ycarold girl, Jennifer M. Wallace, said Wiscon­ sin investigators. Norbert William Ellis. 48. is currently being held on $15,000 bond in Wisconsin police that she last saw Ellis in the sum­ mer of 1997 and that she has known him for two to three years. She told police he calls her every couple of months, allegedly from around the coun­ try. A 20-year-old Vermontville woman also told Barry. County authorities that she had lunch with Ellis at the Lansing Mall last summer, and said that when she became ac­ quainted with him. he had lived in the Lansing and Okemos areas. She added that though he never touched her or the Nashville woman, he "made trust him. Acting on a tip fiom an unconfirmed source, dive teams have been searching the Menominee River in Michigan, which flows into the bay of Green Bay. Bates said. The Marinette County Sheriffs Depart­ ment has been working in the search and investigation with a number of agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga­ tion, the Michigan State Police and the Barry County Sheriffs Department. "The Barry County Sheriffs Depart­ ment... has been just great." said Bates. "They have been bending over backward for on charges of uttering and publishing, in­ cluding forging checks written to Michigan recipients, said Chief Detective Craig Bates of the Marinette County Wisconsin Sherif­ fs Department. "We're working with detectives there (Barry County) to see if he had any storage lockers and any kind of post office box." that might contain evidence linking him to us." Ellis, who has been allegedly "running scams” all over the country and is known to have a fondness for young girls, ages 12-13. had moved into a home next to the Wallace family about five months ago and befriended the family. Bates said. Though Ellis has not confessed to ab­ the abduction, said Bates. Police strongly believe Ellis is involved in the girl's abduction because he was the last person to sec her alive, said Bates. "That I can say for sure." Bates said. The two area women who know Ellis have been questioned by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, which also inter­ viewed a former local woman now living in Toledo. Ohio. An 18-ycar-old Nashville woman told comments" to them, and that she does not ducting Jennifer or having any other in­ volvement with her. he has been giving police many different, conflicting stories. Norbert William Ellis Jennifer M. Wallace Sec ABDUCTION continued page 2 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 22, 1998 SVOBODA, continued from page one Wood said Hokanson "was keening to himself" the wluile evening. "Al one point. he went upstairs and he did some drawing." Wood recalled about that night. He brought me a picture and said I could have it for a Christmas present." Wood testified that as he sat with his back toward the staircase playing cards with Svoboda. Hokanson came downstairs. "Harold said *hc Hipped me the biid!'." Wood testified, adding that Svoboda immediately rose from his chair and struck room where they each sat on separate couches, which sits two to three feet apart, and talked The pair sang "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall." Wood said, before Wood "passed out." He said the next thing he remembers is Hokanson waking him up the next morning asking who was going to wash the turkey "I said. I don't know, ask Harold.*" Wood said. "He said 'there's something Hokanson on the side of the jaw. "Bruce held his hands up and said 'don't do that. Harold’’ and started up the stairs." Wood said, noting that Svoboda then followed Hokanson up the stairs and the wrong with him.'" Wood said he then discovered Svoboda, laying on the couch halfway in his sleeping bag. cold and non-responsivc. "There was a big puddle of blood on the floor." he said visibly shaken. "I said two began swearing at one another. "Then Harold said 'I want him outta here,’" Wood testified. "1 said. 'Harold, it's 'Bruce, go get help now!'" Tlwl's when Hokanson crossed the road Christmas Eve.’" Svoboda then agreed to let Hokanson slay and he and Wood went to the living to the John Castclcin home. "My girlfriend answered the door." said Castclcin from the witness stand. "We had News Briefs... Death and dying class set at KCC Cecilia Skidmore, volunteer and be­ reavement coordinator for Barry Com­ munity Hospice, will teach a class on death and dying this winter at the Fchscnfcld Center. Kellogg Commu­ nity College, in Hastings. Skidmore teaches a variety of courses, both at Western Michigan University and KCC. many of which deal wilh grief, loss and change. The class in Hastings will begin at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 28. and run through Wednesday. May 4. Pre-game dinner slated for Jan. 30 A Hastings Masonic Building Association pre-game dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. The dinner, which will be before the Hastings-Hudsonville high school basketball game here, will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert The man who inspired the Academy Award-winning movie "Rain Man" will visit several Barry County school next month and meet with the public. Kim Peek. 46. of Sall Lake City, Utah, the inspiration for actor Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of a gifted, autistic young man in the 1989 film, will be in Hastings with his father. Fran, for a free program at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 4. at the Hastings High School lecture hall. Pee*, is not autistic, but has an IQ of 74. despite having "extraordinary recall" in 14 major subject areas. His knowledge quotient is 184. over again this is getting Sharrar testified. Peek and his father also will visit Delton Kellogg students the morning of Feb. 4 and in the afternoon at the Hastings Middle School. Students’ art to be exhibited per child 12 years and younger. For tickets or more information, call schools will be on display at the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hastings 945-9406 through Saturday. Jan. 31. The annual Michigan Art Education Association Region IV exhibit will showcase the works of students in A variety of musical styles, Arby's. Performing guests will include Duane Hagen. Randy Noom. David Mark Piell. Mary Taylor and Terri Pennepackcr. Hagen, from Otsego, is a comedian, singer and harmonica player. Noom is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Rockford. Piell. of Wyoming. Mich­ is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has performed in Hungary. Romania. Croatia an Albania. Taylor and Pennepackcr perform country and gospel music as the "Taylorcd Pennies.” Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. ‘Walk for Warmth' to be held Feb. 28 The 13th annual "Walk for Warmth" will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. Feb. 28. at the Free Methodist Church. 301 E. Slate Road. Hastings. The walk, sponsored by the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan, involves people who one- or three-mile routes and collect pledges to help elderly and needy people pay for their home heating costs. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the‘kickoff ceremony will be at 9:45. The routes will start at the church, head south toward downtown and then finish hack al the church. Hot chocolate will be available to the walkers al the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available al the church. All funds raised will remain in Barry County and be distributed to families w ith emergency hcalir j needs. A total of 189 walkers took part in the fund-raiser last year, and more than S8.2OO was collected to help 104 clients Across the state. 3.591 walkers from IS participating CAAs raised a little more than $300,000. Those interested in walking can pick up pledge sheets at the Barry County CAA offices. IO7 S. Jefferson StHastings or call 948-4260 for more information "It wasn't the scene I was expecting to find." Castclcin then told Wood and Hokanson not to touch anything and that he was returning home to call the police. Later, when Trooper Scott Sharrar arrived on the scene, Hokanson was placed under arrest on an outstanding Friend of the Court warrant for child neglect, Sharrar testified. Hokanson. along with Wood and other suspects, were interviewed at the Michigan Stale Police Post in Hastings. "We interviewed him for two to three hours at the post." Sharrar said. After nearly three hours of questioning, Sharrar said Hokanson stated he was tired of the questioning. "He didn't ask for the interview to stop, it was more like. 'Hey. you guys, you keep asking me the same questions over and and beverage Cost is $4.50 per adult and $2.50 including country, blues, folk and gospel, will be performed at 6:30 tonight at the Musicians Showcase at and he couldn't wake him up." Castclcin testified that Hokanson seemed "excited" and "kind of panicky." Castclcin then called Barry County­ Central Dispatch and relayed the information that Hokanson had given, he said. Being certified in CPR and having had previous advanced live saving experience. Castclcin crossed the road with Hokanson to Svoboda's home to check for a pulse. Castclcin said he was unable to find a pulse and that Svoboda's neck was hard and his fingers were yellow. "Rigor mortis had set in." said Castclcin. Real ‘Rain Man’ to visit Feb. 4 Artwork from Battle Creek, Branson, Delton, Hastii%s, Hillsdale. Muldicville. Pcnnficld arid SpringfiWff Showcase to have variety of music been in the living room doing the Christinas thing. He said Harold was cold kindergarten through 12th grades, submitted by association member teachers from Barry. Calhoun. Branch and Hillsdale counties. The students' works will be judged at the local level and selected pieces will go to Lansing for slate jurying for elementary and middle school exhibits, as well as the Michigan Youth Arts little old.*" "I can't say that it was wood with absolute certainty, but that's what it looked like..."fr* He added that Hokanson asked for a polygraph (lie detector) test "to prove his innocence." "He was very nervous and he fell we should slop and we did." Sharrar said. Hokanson and Wood were later questioned again and took polygraph tests at the Paw Paw post of the Michigan State Police. Hokanson's results al that time were "mixed," Sharrar said. McNeill asked Sharrar if he had been told about the possibility that there was a "hit" ou^on SvobodMaCd iflhe haj deyeloped suspects othetflhdn HfkJnson and Wood. "All 1 hod to go on was what other people said," said Sharrar. "Two to three people had said that Harold did not get along with his daughter, so we kept that in the back of our minds. We didn't rule her out. It was just something we kept in mind." He explained that Wood and Hokanson were the first suspects because they had been in the house when the murder occurred. "Did you develop any other suspects?" asked McNeill. "1 think everyone is a suspect until you Festival Exhibit in Kalamazoo for rule them out," Sharrar said. "Did you follow up on the reference to a 'hit* being taken on Mr. Svoboda?" students in grades 10-12. Work chosen for state level exhibition is based on the quality of McNeill asked. "No." Sharrar said. In Quinn’s testimony, however. Quinn the production for the student's age. unique images that avoid stereotypes and that reflect student learning and thinking. The purpose of the event is to recognize the creative ability of art students in grades K-12 and to demonstrate learning. Jafferson Street Gallery, located on Jefferson Street near Court Street. Hours arc Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call Kay Doyle at (616) 758-3116. Natural family planning offered Tom and Ann Fcldpausch. certified teachers of natural family planning, are offering a course in Hastings beginning Tuesday. Jan. 27. on safe, healthy, and effective form of birth regulation. The Feldpauschcs say the symptothcrmal method is as effective as the birth control pill and it teaches couples how to observe, crosscheck and benelit from the natural signs of fertility. They also claim it is helpful to either avoid or achieve pregnancy and natural family planning avoids putting chemicals into the woman’s body. The method works with irregular cycles and can be practiced throughout the couples' fertile years without health risks. It’s also immediately reversible and costs less than other forms of birth control. The Feldpauschcs teach under the guidance of the Couple to Couple League International, founded in 1971 and now the largest organization teaching NFP in North Anicrica. To register, call the Feldpauschcs al 948-2148 The $50 course fee includes instructions and materials. said that he did follow up on information about a possible hit on Svoboda, saying that some interviews still need to be conducted. He added that it would take a lot of "leg work" to develop other suspects, and (hat Wood and Hokanson were initially the most likely. Sharrar also testified, after questions from McNeill, that he had no personal knowledge or physical evidence of what Bruce Hokanson did between 10 p.m. Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning. Quinn also testified that he had no evidence of Hokanson's involvement or intent in Svoboda's death, other than his signed statement. Quinn also testified that the wood pile from Svoboda’s home had not been taken into evidence and that the only evidence taken from the scene were some carpet fibers and remnants, various tools, a compound bow. kitchen utensils and photos. The log taken from the woodbumer later is currently being examined. "There were some apparent fibers on it." Quinn told Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley in his testimony. "I took it from the residence myself." "Were they fibers of hair?" Crowley asked. "That has yet to be determined." Quinn said. McNeill objected to Hokanson being bound over on the charge of open murder or first degree murder, but said he would accept a bind over on second degree murder or manslaughter. He also claimed that aside from the statement by Hokanson. there was no evidence to link him to the crime. However. Judge Gary Holman ruled prior to the bind over that Hokanson's statement, which was admitted into evidence, was "sufficient evidence of the offense charged" and that it did indicate probable cause to believe that Hokanson committed the murder. Hastings Twp. to ask for Headlee override by Mary Warner limits to Coals Grove. Coats Grove cast of' ’ Staff Writer Hastings Charter Township will ask M-43 to the Barber Road curve, and South Broadway from the city limits to;< Campground Road. ;» The board will have to choose which > projects to fund. It usually spends between’? $40,000 and $45,000 on paved roadk voters this coming August to override the Headlee Amendment, which limits the amount of taxes the (ownship can collect. The tow nship board decided last week to place a request on the August primary ballot that it be allowed to collect one mill in property taxes, rather than the current .8171 it currently assesses. Under the provisions of Headlec, the tow nship cannot collect any taxes that are received as the result of increases in property value above the current rate of inflation. In other words, if one mill is assessed against a home with a stale equalized value (SEV) of $25,000. and the SEV of the home increases to $30,000. the increase in the SEV would be $5,000. or 20 percent. If the current rale of inflation (the average increase in the cost of living per year) is 3 percent, then the home would have increased in value 17 percent over the rate of inflation. Headlec requires that no taxes be collected on that 17 percent increase. In previous years, increases in Hastings Township property values have exceeded the rate of inflation, requiring the rollback in taxes from one mill — the amount state law allows the township to collect — to .8171 Township Clerk Bonnie Crutlenden said the board wants the additional tax money so the township can spend more on road improvements. If the township cannot collect its full one mill, she said, "we're going to be able to do less and less with roads as time goes on." At its meeting last Tuesday, the board was apprised of a meeting between township officials and the Barry County Road Commission, at which time the township was given a list of suggested improvement projects for paved roads in the township. Crutlenden said Star School Road, which now carries increased traffic because of a newly built elementary school, was given top priority. Other roads suggested for improvements were Bachman from the city improvements yearly. Crutlenden said. In other action at last Tuesday’s meeting,’* the board tabled a request from the YMCA for a donation of $1,812 per year for the . next five years to cover costs of recreation programs offered to township families. * The programs include such things as-* family fun nights, cheerleading for young^ girls, indoor soccer. Saturday basketball, summer playground activities and wrestling clinics. The township was told that the money is needed to offset program costs, which arc increasing to the point where, if_ municipalities don't help cover some of the expense, the fees families must pay to participate in the programs will have to be increased. Z. Also last Tuesday, the board decided to have the township attorney examine a company applying for a cable television franchise in the township. Horizoi£ Cablcvision of Charlotte is acquiring Americablc International Inc., which^ currently provides service to Hasting*^ Township. Once the attorney examines the company, the board will have to take a look at Horizon, compare services between it and Americablc. and then decide whether to approve the transfer of Americablc'* franchise to Horizon. Americable also serves the city of Hastings, and representatives of Horizon arc expected to appear before the Hastings City Council in February to explain their company's services. Also last Tuesday, an update was given on discussions being held about a proposal to form a district library. Hastings and Rutland townships will hold a joint meeting Feb. 10 at Hastings Township Hall prior to the regularly scheduled township board meeting to hear guest speaker Cynthia Faulkner, an expert in the formation of district libraries. MILLAGE, continued from page one non-homestead lax did not expire until this past month. Schoessel said jhc district's millage committee. Citizens for Quality Education, has already begun meeting to prepare for the election. The committee's main focus, he said, "will be to try and make sure ev­ eryone understands what the millage is all about." In other action at Monday's meeting, board Vice President Mike Hubert an­ nounced his attendance at a meeting of the new Hastings Schools Futuring Project committee. According to Schoessel. the 24-member committee met for the first time Jan. 13 and plans to meet three additional times be­ fore the end of February. Ils goal is to gain community input on events and trends that may occur in (he future, so the school sys­ tem can plan for those occurrences. Two-thirds of the committee is made up of a diverse assortment of community members, including businesspeople, repre­ sentatives of local government, the execu­ tive director of the Chamber of Commerce, a student and a parent. One-third of the committee is made up of school staff members. Jim Toburcn of Flexfab Hori­ zons International is serving as the group's facilitator. Schoessel said the group will be dis­ cussing two main questions: iJWImiI kinds of trends do they sec happening that could impact on the school district, and 2)What arc some things the school district needs to do and can do to help it deal with those trends. Schoessel said the group won't be devel­ oping specific programs that address needs foreseen by committee members. "We're looking at the big issues — what can the schools do to help the community and individual businesses get ready for the future." he said. Such issues might, for example, be de­ mographic in nature, he said. Committee members may indicate what they perceive the rate of population growth in the area, will be in coming years. If the growth is predicted to be slow and steady, Schoessel said, then the district's current facilities can accommodate it. However, if explosive growth is predicted, then the district may have to start planning for it. After the committee holds its last meet­ ing, it will turn over findings to the dis­ trict's system planning council, which will use the information to create objectives and programs in the district that will address the findings. Schoessel said that the committee will meet yearly after it finishes this year's dis­ cussions to sec where the district is in terms of dealing with future needs. * He said the group was organized in an eF fort to "be more aggressive about getting feedback from the community" regarding future needs. > At Monday's meeting. Schoessel invited members of the community to make sug­ gestions to the school district on areas of emphasis the district might want to focus on in the 1998-99 school year and future years. The district asks for such input every year as it begins preparation of next year’s budget. Also Monday, the board appointed Dave Arnold, director of educational services, and Steve Harbison, principal at Hasting High. Schoo!, to a regional Educational Advisory Group, which is working to help area schools plan programs focused on prepar­ ing students for the workplace. ABDUCTION, continued from page one "He's basically telling us he was with her and she had run away." Bates said. "Il's such a sad case." added Bales, who will retire in April. "She is such a bright girl, she's an 'A' student in school, she's name William Ellis. Bill Ellis or Hansen. Jennifer is 4’5" tall, weighs 75 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Her ears are double pierced and she was believed to be wearing a Green Bay Packers starter punctual. She's never left or run away." Bates added the Jennifer's two sisters are jacket and a long sleeved shirt with flowers and blue jeans. She attended Wausaukee "super kids, too." Jennifer was last seen Nov. 29. but was not reported missing until Dec. 13. Bates said the reason for the delay is that Elhs had told the family not to worry "that he had already reported" Jennifer missing. Authorities now have little hope that Schools. More information about the case, along with photos, can be found on the internet at http://mari.net/shcriff. Anyone in lower or upper Michigan who knows Ellis or has any information that may assist police in this case are asked to call Bales at (715) 732-7600, the Marinette. Wise.. Sheriff's Department/FBI Phone number at (715) 732-4576 or (715) Jennifer will be found alive. "We’re hoping the girl is alive, but for this length of time, it's less and less likely." he said. Bates noted that Ellis had been investi­ gated in connection with the abduction of missing Sturgis girl. Brittany Beers, but has been ruled out as a suspect in that case. Ellis has also been known to go by the 732-4746 or the Barry County Sheriffs Department at 948-4805. Jennifer is also listed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (800) 843-5678 (I-800-THE-LOST). Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 — Page 3 Barry County Transit to lease first bus Taking part in the Business Professionals of America regional competition Jan. 9 were (from left, front row) Katy Strouse. Kristen Sherwood. Kristen Piechnik, Rachel Dreyer, Amber Reid. Leslie Ockerman. Brooke Norris, (second row) Dennis Hinckley. Julie Anthony. Genna Nichols. Melissa Lancaster, Ben James. Traci Heffeloower, Nathan McKelvey, (third row) Cyndi Goodenough. Amy Schidel. Courtney Sinclair. Steve Flohr. Tonya l'.ick. Renee Bell, Anna Lewis, (back row) Amber Mikolajczyk. Bethany Miles. Brad Myers. Marc Haywood. Andy Soya. Rob Swiatek and Levi Solmes. Missing from the photo are Bethany Amett. Chartie Cove. John DeWitt, Jeff Doozan. Sarrah Gregory. Eric McCarty and Zack Woodley. by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Negotiations arc underway for Barry County Transit to lease *is first bus rather than purchase the vehicle outright. The Barry County Board of Commissioners last week approved the concept of the lease contract, authorizing County Transportation Manager Joseph A. Blcam to complete the negotiations No county funds arc involved. Tlie lease will be completely financed by grants. Blcam said. "We arc a test agency for the state." Bleam said of the leasing arrangement. The state is "a little low on capital" so the lease program is being explored, he said, adding that leasing is "presenting a lot more of a challenge" than the former purchase plan. Total cost of the 32-fool long Bluebird bus to serve Barry County citizens is approximately SI42.000 and negotiations for the yearly payment are still underway Blcam expects the lease to be over $30,000 annually and said the lease will probably he by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School Board gave Superintendent Marsha Wells and her hus­ band. Tom Stout, permission last week to buy a home being constructed by the high Hastings High School busu.^ss students earned first-place honors in four individual categories and another in the first-ever • The Presentation Management Team, third place, with Julie Anthony. Ben James. Melissa Lancaster and Zach Wood- Website Development team competition at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) regional meet Jan. 9 at Davenport College in Grand Rapids. Icy. • The Parliamentary Procedures Team, second place, with Rachel Dreyer. Marc Haywood. Genna Nichols. Leslie Ocker­ man. Andy Soya. Kristen Piechnik and school's building trades class. The story -and-a-half home, located across Crooked Lake from the high school, has 1.400 square feet on the main floor. 800 on the second floor, and 1,400 in the base­ ment. There arc three upstairs bedrooms, one main floor bedroom, one roughed-in bedroom in the basement, two and a half baths on the main and upper stories and another roughed-in bathroom in (lie base­ next year's national conference in Philadel­ phia. The other individual firsts were captured by Katy Strouse in Business Law. Amber Reid in Medical Concepts and Rachel Dreyer in Document Formatting. Other computer events required students to solve business problems using spread sheet and database applications and pro­ gramming languages. The Presentation Management Team used computer software to generate a program about business pro­ fessionals. Other contests tested students knowledge of business and technology con­ cepts and communications skills. Brooke Norris • Spelling Team, second place. Amber Reid and Rachel Dreyer. • Julie Anthony, sixth place. Spreadsheet Applications, second place. Business Law. • John DeWitt, sixth place. C++ Pro­ and Elben Black. once it is completed and an independent ap­ into the district's general fund. In other action al the meeting, the board approved a revised district crisis interven­ tion plan that provides support to school staff, students, and members of the com­ munity during or after a crisis. Events needing crisis intervention would be such things as automobile accidents that claim the lives of students or staff members. The plan organizes communication ef­ forts among staff members, students and members of the community. It also pro­ vides for the mobilization of counselors and other resource people to provide sup­ port to parents, students, staff members and community members. And it makes available to those who need it a comprehensive resource manual for those wanting additional sources of support or information. "The key is we want to be ready to pro­ vide support when necessary to help people during a time of loss." Wells said. cupational and leadership development, ser­ vice projects and development of basic business skills. This is the 13th year that the Hastings Delton-Kellogg eases attendance restrictions semester .“Before, once the student readied the sev­ enth absence, he knew he was going to fail, and there was no incentive for him to go back (to class)." assistant principal Brenda Pickett said. "Now. he will still be able to cam credit in a class if a teacher al­ lows it." The new policy also states that parents will be notified within 24 hours if their ment. Wells said site and her husband will pur­ chase the home al a "fair market value" ton this past summer. Her husband is a principal with the Battle Creek public schools. The couple currently lives in Lansing and has been "looking at a number of properties in the area." Wells said. "We certainly would like to be supportive of our own school district. Our students have demonstrated that they do very fine con­ struction. We're excited about being able to support their project in this way." According to building trades instructor Bob Barnhan. the last home the building trades class built, which had 3.000 finished square feel, was sold for $170,000. Profit from the sale of building trades homes goes Al the board's meeting last Monday, members presented high school Principal Paul Blacken with a plaque honoring the building trades class for its participation in construction of the Delton District Library. cations. Business Professionals of America is the Stale Board of Education sponsored voca­ gionals were: provide written documentation of the rea­ sons for any absences over six per semester, but docs not require parents to appear before an appeals board. It also al­ lows a student who has more than six -s scnces and the additional absences arc unex­ cused to enter into contracts with their teachers and parents. The contracts will stale what students need to do (in the way of additional work, etc.) to retain credit in their individual classes for a particular were appointed to three year terms on the County Parks A: Recreation Commission. The board also agreed to continue to pay additional compensation of up to $4,500 this year to the county mapping director for the extra computer services he provides for the county. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey en­ couraged all commissioners to attend the Michigan Association of Counties' legisla­ tive conference in February and the board approved paying per diems, millage and registration for all commissioners who par­ ticipate. trepreneur. • Zach Woodley, sixth place. Database Applications, third place. Data Communi­ chapter of the BPA has competed. The local chapter's advisors are Mary Dawson. Nancy Cottrell Patrick Purgiel as notes from doctors. The new policy requires that students Byrne were extended on the COA Board un­ til Dec 31. 1999 In addition. Elvin East and Foss While publishing. • Andy Soya, fifth place. Banking, sixth place. Business Law. • Rob Swiatek. fourth place. En­ Antonio. Texas. Other teams and individuals taking sec­ ond- through sixth-place honors a. the re­ absences per semester. . The new policy also gets nd of a rule that said students who had more than six unexcused absences would automatically lose class credit. The old policy, instituted in the fall of 1996. required parents to bring written doc­ umentation to an appeals hoard Io prove that any absences over and above six per semester were legitimate. Excused absences would be foi illness, attending a funeral, etc. Documentation would be such things re-appointed to three year terms on the County Commission on Aging Board and the terms of Jeanette Kogge and Heidi Verbal I. • Traci Hcffelbower. sixth place, desktop tional organization for students enrolled in business programs. Activities include oc­ by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School Board has made the high school attendance policy more "family-friendly’’ by abolishing a re­ quirement that parents appear before an ap­ peals board if their teen has more than six praisal is conducted. The home is expected to be finished by the end of this school year Wells took over as superintendent al Del­ grammer. fourth place. Business Math. • Jeff Doozan. fourth place. C++ Pro­ grammer. fourth place. Basic Progra amer. third place. Data Communications. • Sarrah Gregory , sixth place. Document Formatting. • March Havwood. fifth place. Prepared The Hastings students arc eligible to en­ ter the state competition March 6-8 at the Business Professionals of America State Conference in Detroit. Winners at the state level arc eligible to represent Michigan in the national competition in April in San . about (wo weeks. The new bus is while and the Transit hopes to earn some extra funds by offering the exterior to a business or organization that wants to "wrap a whole bus" with its advertising. In other business, the County Board appointed a number of citizens to serve on several boards and commissions. Audrey Thomas and Donna Baltisforc-Krebs were Superintendent to buy student-built house Hastings wins 5 firsts at business regionals The Website Development Team, with Julie Anthony. Steve Flohr. Ben James. Nathan McKelvey. Levi Solmes and Rob Swiatek. was the first from the region to win that category. The six HHS students designed an Internet site that documented chapter activities and established links to the national BPA and other organizations. Traci Hcffelbower also became the first shiden: from Hastings to earn a first in Computer Aided Graphics for her design for a five year agreement. Actually, he said, the agreement will be a leasc/purchasc contract with the local Transit ow ning the vehicle al the end of the agreement rather than having a ”buv-out~ clause at I Ik end. The contract for the vehicle is between the Transit, the Michigan Department of Transportation and an unnamed leasing party. Negotiations arc still being pursued with municipal leasing groups to arrive at the best yearly payment. Municipal Group Services Inc . based in Colorado, is one of the bidders Bleam said the local Transit "is in great need of replacement buses." He expects the leased bus. with a scaling capacity of 32. to arrive in Hastings in teen has been absent. Pickett said an attendance committee that looked at the attendance policy prior to the newly instituted changes found that "one of the problems (with the old policy) was that parents weren’t being notified of absences." Notification was given with every third and fifth absence, and then when students sui passed six absences. Now parents will know every time their teen is absent. Pickett urged parents to notify the school within 24 hours if their teen is sick or is out of school for some reason. Parents can use a 24-hour hotline number. (616) 623­ 9228. to report an absence. If the school hasn't been notified within 24 hours, school personnel will call the student's par­ ents or legal guardians. Pickett, who just look over as assistant principal this past fall, said the policy put in place last year, setting up an appeals board, has been upsetting to some parents, who "perceived it as an adversarial policy because they had to go before the (appeals board)." Parents fell the district should take their word for it if their child was ill or could not attend school for other reasons. Now. Pickett said, "we will take their word for the first six absences." Pickett said the changes were made in the policy because "our goal is to keep kids in class and have the learning go on." "The main point is that we don't want to lake credit away from kids, but we need to make kids accountable for being in class. We want some accountability, but we also want to include parents in the school — make them feel a part of it and not in an adversarial role. We want a family-friendly attendance policy that further develops our partnerships with parents." The annual Polar Bear Dip will take place this year, despite the fact that Winterfest has been greatly scaled back. Scaled down Winterfest to continue at Gun Lake by Mary Warner Staff Writer Hearty souls wanting to test their en­ durance in the chilly walers of Gun Lake arc still going to be able to do so. in spite of the fact that Gun Lake Wintcrfesl activi­ ties have been greatly scaled down this year. A Polar Bear Dip will be part of the win­ ter festival, which is scheduled for Satur­ day. Jan. 31. The dip will be held at 1:30 p.m. in front of South Side Pizza, located approximately four miles south of Chief Noonday Road on Patterson Road. South Side Pizza owner Doug Vickery, who is sponsoring the contest, will give a free ride on the Gun Lake Princess to the first 25 dippers and a guest of their choice. Dippers can register at The Tanning Cove, located next door to South Side Pizza. Changing rooms will be provided al South Side Pizza and an ice cream parlour next door. Vickery also is sponsoring broomball competition, which will take place in a field in back of the store or on the lake, if the ice is thick enough. However, broom­ ball games won't be held until Sunday, to avoid traffic and parking problems on Sat­ urday. Vickery said. Broomball games arc expected to begin at 9 a.m. Feb. I. Those wanting to sign up can call Alex Liceaga al 672-5886. The winning team will also be given a complimentary ride on the Gun Lake Princess. Rides for both the dippers and broomball winner will include pizza from South Side. Vickery said. The third annual chili cookoff also will be held as part of Wintcrfesl activities. The cookoff is sponsored by O'Neil's Restau­ rant and Pub. located at 11424 Chief Noonday Road, just west of Briggs Road. Restaurant owners Jeff and Judy Bott arc still looking for more entries. There is a $20 entry fee per team. Regis­ tration forms and cookoff rules arc avail­ able at the restaurant. Contestants must follow official chili cookoff rules, which prohibit the use of beans or pasta in (he chili. Judging will be done by five local residents. Winners will be announced al 3 p.m. Also at 3 p.m., the public will be able to sample all of the different chilis at a price of 50 cents per four-ounce cup. Proceeds from the entry fees and the sale of chili will go to the Barry County Commission on Aging. Last year the event raised $600 for the COA The chili cookoff has become a popular draw with area residents. An estimated 500 Paula Taylor, shown here with Principal Jerry Mueller, is Young Citizen of the Month for January from.Pleasantview Elementary School. The student was identfied incorrectly in last week's edition of the Banner. Know the Facts. visitors from as far away as Houghton Lake visited O'Neil's during the cookoff last year. For more information on the cookoff, call 795-3600. Also on Jan. 31. the Gun Lake Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a "Las Vegas Night" from 8 p.m. to midnight at Orchard Hills Golf Course, 714 125th Ave. Admis­ sion is $3 per person. No one under 21 will be admitted. Free popcorn, chips and pretzels will be served during the event. Other snacks and drinks will be available. Gambling will take place in both smoking and non-smoking rooms. For more information on the Las Vegas night, call 672-7822. The event will be the only Wintcrfesl ac­ tivity sponsored by the Gun Lake Cham­ ber. which dropped sponsorship of other ac­ tivities because volunteers who helped or­ ganize the winter festival in previous years were getting burned out and no one wanted to act as chairperson of the event. It isn't likely that one of the main draws of Winterfest. a swimsuit fashion showsponsored by the Sea Shanty, will be held this year. Sea Shanty owner Ellen Davis said that Winterfest activities may not draw as many people as they have in previous years, because the event has been scaled back so much, and she won't be able to justify the expense of holding the show. However. Vickery said he will try to sec if there is a way to keep the fashion show as part of Wintcrfesl. Competition is heating up for local phone service. Jhis can mean more choices, better services and lower prices. Are all phone companies the same? Get the feet* by calling the Telecommunications Consumer Information Center: 1-800-646-9999 ©1997 Telecommunications Consumer Information Center �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 22, 1998 LETTERS.,.from cur readers FINANCIAL FOCUS Roe Vs. Wade’s 25th anniversary not a proud one To the editor: Today. Jan 22. wc commemorate the 25th anniverxary of legalized abortion in the United Slates due to the Supreme Court deci­ sions Roc vs Wade and Doe vs. Bolton, which overturned current state abortion laws, making abortion legal on demand for the en­ tire nine months of pregnancy Abort ion supporters will talk about "hack­ alley” abortions before Roe vs. Wade, never mentioning the hundreds of mothers who have died in the era of legalized abortion, or the thousands of women suffering from post­ abortion trauma in its various forms. Promoters will continue lo “tell" teenage girls that it’s "just a blob of tissue.” or they call the baby a "fetus” so we don’t think too closely about whom we're destroying. Groups like Planned ParenthiMxj continue to press for removal of any regulations. Only when our teenage daughters can have abor­ tions on a whim will these people be happy. Only when babies can be killed right up to the moment they are delivered will abortion pro­ ponents give up their “fight.” I wonder how many abortions would be done if there wasn't millions of dollars at slake in the abortion industry? Bill Clinton’s election pledge sounded just like supporters of Roe vs. Wade 25 years ago: *"Abortion will be safe, legal and rare." Safe? Abortion clinics in our slate are not even sub­ ject to inspection and regulation for safety , cleanliness or proper medical protocol. Rare? An abortion lakes place every 22 seconds (in the U.S. alone). In fact, one in three children die due to legalized abortion in our country . Does 36 million (reported) dead children in America since 1973 sound "rare" to you? President Clinton designated Oct. 12. 1997. as "National Children’s Day.” In the first paragraph of his declaration he stales. "With the birth of every child, the world becomes new again. Within each new infant lies enor­ mous potential for loving, learning, and mak­ ing life better for others. Just as seeds need fertile soil, warm sunshine, and gentle rain to grow, so do our children need a caring en­ vironment. the security of knowing they are loved, and the encouragement and opportuni­ ty to make the most of their God-given talents. There is no more urgent task before us. as a people and as a nation, than creating such an environment for America’s children.” This declaration serves to demonstrate Clin­ ton's capacity for hypocrisy, and his sheer brazenness is staggering, because less than an hour after issuing this "Children’s Day” pro­ clamation — he vetoed the Partial-Birth Abor­ tion Ban Act. which brings the lives of those victims to a screeching halt without any pur­ suit of “life, liberty or freedom. ” If a disease inflicted the number of casuataet that abortion has. we’d pool all the world’s resources together to cure it. But in J, ‘ Was X-Files episode fantasy or reality? To the editor: Re: Sunday morning's (Jan II) Grand Rapids Press and Sunday night's (Jan 11) "X-Files" television show about Coals Grove: Fantasy or reality ’ In fantasy, the guy with the magic backhoc. which dug the body out of the sink­ hole. was good enough that later they could walk into a dry hole. In reality, the Barry County Road Com­ mission could have used this guy with the magic backhoe when they lost a big bull­ dozer in a sinkhole just west of Coats Grove. 1 hear it’s still under mud today In fantasy . "The X-Filcs." the blood and tragic loss of human life gives some peo­ ple a high. Hie problem is from the news lately. Some people turn these fantasies into realities. Jim and Ruth Higgins. Grand Rapids See things FAST' Use the Banner Classifieds!!! HastingsBaNNER Dn'otcd to the interests of Rarry County Since 1856 Bill Clinton's America, many people fight to export this disease throughout the world, under the new title of “Population Assistance " Abortion has become a means ot birth con­ trol; an excuse to nd our world of tho^c “less than perfect" and a way to "cure" world hunger We've lost respect for "Life " In the full circle of "choice." wc put animal rights before our fellow man. child abuse has sky­ rocketed 600 percent since Jan 22. 1975. and now we look at Jack Kevorkian as a hero Know Your Schools: . A tough job for low pay If you saw this "help wanted advertise­ ment in your local newspaper, would you apply for the job? "Needed dedicated volunteers who love children Willing to spend untold hours making lough decisions on complex social and educational issues. Actions will impact students, parents, teachers and the entire community Volunteers receive little or no pay Some 4.200 Michigan men and women said yes to an jd like that, and today they provide leadership to 560 local and 57 in­ termediate school districts as elected school board members. They receive few perks and little fanfare but do spend the untold hours mentioned in the ad. This month. Michiganians are honoring feliow citizens for their efforts fur their no­ ble efforts on behalf of public schools dur­ ing ’School Board Recognition Month During "School Board Recognition Month." emphasis is given to how school board members serve the public interest in education, and how they carry out the truest form of representative government in our $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes io PO Bo« B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 sponsibility and challenges, and it is ap­ propriate to set aside one month out of the year to thank our local leaders for their work on the community's behalf. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. Slate Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Repreaentative Tarry Geiger, Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014. Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion: Ron Stoddard. Lake Odessa: "I grew up in East Lansing and then moved to Detroit, but it was too busy and urban. I wanted to be near woods, lakes and stream so I moved to Lake Odessa lor the scenic beauty of the area." furnished by.. k Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jones and Co. Financial resolutions for the new year Out with the old. and in with the new It’s a familiar phrase at this time of year As you think about the resolutions you’d like to make for 1998. don’t forget about your financial needs With that in mind, following are some habits to consider ring­ ing in for the new year I Have a plan. Have you ever really taken the lime to map out your financial goals and objectives? Many people simply take things as they come, with no definite plans for the future But to build financial wealth, the very first step is to have a plan Think about your long-term goals, and be specific Do you warn to send your child lo Harvard, have SI million by the age of 611. or buy a condo on a Florida golf course? Once you envision your goals, it’s easier to devise a specific plan for reaching them 2. Buy quality Have you fallen prey io glamorous promises in the past, only to find they have no substance'.’ Resolve to avoid gimmicks. Buy high-quality investments such as government securities and common stocks of companies with long histories of growth and performance. 3. Think long term If this year’s sky­ rocketing stock market had you checking your investment values daily, it’s time lo change your thinking. The fact is. short­ term fluctuations are a part of stock invest­ ing. But the ultimate value of your invest­ ments is determined by their long-term per­ formance and growth Remember, it’s time in the market, not timing the market, that counts. 4 Diversify. When you find an invest­ ment you like, it’s tempting io stick with it — and nothing else But too much of any­ thing can be bad. Check your portfolio to Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thoritapfcle, Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third ot Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, distnct representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland. Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving. Carlton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ot Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th Distnct (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyna townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House ot Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field represent? tive Sara Linsmeier. President s cemment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitel Informatien line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. . • NEWSROOM • Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County Secretary Donald Myers, three years; Trea­ surer Eugene Haas, two years; and Trustees Kim Alderson, three years. Larry Haywood. 13 years, and Terry McKinney, two and a hall years These board members are responsible in Hustings fur a budget of more than S20 million (S2O.263.943). they oversee 400 employees; plans programs and curricula for 3.387 students; and manage facilities and equipment valued at S50 million Be­ ing a school board member has a lot of re­ U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822 Cerf Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. Distnct office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 4960'3. phone (618)466-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative^ ^L,. J k □avtd T Young lEaton Eiame Gilbert <Ats*um Ecstoc Shelly Suiset Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Mandy Mabel Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • democracy — volunteer public sen ice. Ul­ timately. school Kurd members' decisions affect 1 7 million school-age children statewide and SI 2 billion in educational expenditures, as they speak out for the best interests for all children. The men and women serving on the board of education for the Hastings Area School System and their years of service are President Patricia Endsley. 13 years; Vice President Michael Hubert, four years; Know Your Legislators: Frederic Jacobs Vice President Stephen Jacobs Secretary CutssAed accepted Monday ffwougn Fnlay 8am to 5 30 p m Satu'day 8 30 a m Noon Scott Ommen Cindy 0 Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge by Cart Schoessel, Superintendent Information about the Hastings Area School System Published by Hatting* Banner. Inc. A Drviton of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer We cannot undo what's been done, but I challenge you to educate yourselves, study the facts and make educated decisions and choices about the world around you We have failed miserably, yet there are still opportunities ahead to "save lives " Knowing were all accountable what "choices" will you make in '98’ Sincerely For Life. Joanna Haddix. President. BCRTL. Barry County Right to Life Members see if it’s over-concentrated in one compa­ ny or industry. If so. now is the lime to move things around. In fact, today’s lower capital gains tax rates make it even easier to reposition assets into a more well-rounded portfolio. 5. Take your time. Have you rushed into investmenBMBcitions in the past? Make a decision to be more thorough this year. Investment decisions should not be rushed, by you or anyone else. If you have ques­ tions. ask them, and don’t make a decision until you fully understand an investment, including its benefits and risks. 6. Once you've made a decision, act. Procrastination is a bad habit. When it comes to making high-quality investments, the sooner the better. Time is your greatest ally 7 Review your plan. Are you still investing as you were five or 10 years ago? As your life changes, so do your financial objectives — and so should your plan for teaching them Take nine to review your investments soon. Many professionals oiler free portfolio reviews In fact, your investment plan should be reviewed once a year to ensure that it continues to meet your needs ** Seek professional advice. In good markets, it’s easy to be a do-it-yourself investor — hut not so easy when the mar­ kets turn Kid I Inless you have the time and expertise lo continuously study the mar­ kets. the economy and a host of other fac­ tors. you’re probably belter off using an investment professional. In fact, a recent study found that typical investors achieve better results when using a full-service pro­ fessional. Investment professionals offer know ledge, resources and the discipline lo help you stay on course through rough walers. Incorporating these resolutions into your investing will take time, but the rewards can last a lifetime. Don’t put it off until next year. The sooner you begin following these investment guidelines, the sooner you can begin enjoying a better life. - STOCKS The following prices are from th# close of business last Tuesday proReported changes are from the “ vlous week. AT&T 657k 85’/4 Ameritech 44’5/k Anheuser-Busch Chrysler 34s/. CMS Energy Coca Cola 657. D & N Financial 25”/is Dow Chemical 927. Exxon 607. Family Dollar First Financial Bancorp Ford 48’/. General Motors 58’/. Hastings Mfg. 40 IBM 107’/. JCPenney 61”/.. Johnson & Johnson 69s/.. Kmart 11 Kellogg Company 49s/.. 47”/.. McDonald's Sears 46’/. Simpson Industries 12'/. Southeast Mich. Gas 18 Spartan Motors 7'h TCF Financial 32 Upjohn 37”/» + 37ii + 37* -7* + 7* + 17i + 7k +17. + 1’? + 23/e Keep friends and relatives "IN TOUCH" with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER. Call 945-9554. nnnn 'Why are small towns popular? A recent Timc’Magazinc feature story was about bow Americans are leaving urban and suburban areas lo live in small towns. What do you think makes small towns, like Hastings, so attractive for people to live in? * Linda Harig. Nashville: Bev Wilkins. Hastings: Ron Haynes, Middleville: Rose Kogge, Caledonia: Mandi DeWitt. Middleville: "It s the hometown atmosphere People are more friendly and know you by “The crime rate is lower. Il’s a dosc-knii community where people watch out for one another." "Close proximity lo your family’s needs, doctor, dry cleaners, schools, gnccncs. etc. Local businesses arc more friendly and customer oriented than in the city. You can take a walk at night and feel safe " "They arc a quiet place lo be and imH as busy." name." "Because you know pretty much everybody that lives there and because of low crime." �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22. 1998 I____ Elhelyn H. Chase________ I |_____ Ralph Elmer Baker, Sr._____ | LAKE ODESSA ■ Elhelyn H. Chase, age 101. of luikc Odessa, passed away Thursday. January 15. 1998 at the Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Mrs. Chase was born February 2. 1896 in Ada, the daughter of William and Came (Thorne) Henson. She was married lo Hollis Chase who preceded her in death. She owned and operated the Lake Odessa Hospital for many sears. Mrs. Chase was also preceded in death by her children. Maxine, Wayne Chase and Evelyn McCartney; three brothers, Clarence. Oliver, lid Benson and a sister. Thelma Benson She i. survived by her daughter, Betty (Gene) Makley of Lake Odessa; six grandchil­ dren, eight great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 17.1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in l^ike Odessa. Reverend Emmett Kadwell and Mr. John R Waite officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or National Multiple Sclerosis Society. DELTON • Ralph Elmer Baker. Sr. ace "9. of Delton and formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday. January 1". 1998 a: his residence He was born on February 8.1918 in Morley, the son of William A Mina Tagg; Baker. He vs as employed for 22 years as a Transpor­ tation Engineer with Knappen Molasses Company in Augusta, he re’ired in 1980. He married Leota i Leo? Washam on Decem­ ber 19, 1956 He enjoyed fishing, feeding wild birds, planting flowers and spending time with his sons. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Earl Baker. Mr. Baker is sun ived by his w ife. Lee, three sons, Elmer iSusan; Baker of Prairieville. Jimmie Baker A fiancee Rose of Delton. Billy (Kay; Baker of Orangeville; four grandchil­ dren; one niece. Shirley (Bob; Weaver of Watertown Tennessee; one nephew. Bruce (Jackie; Baker of Augusta. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 21. 1998 at Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Bernard Blair officiating. Burial took place at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society. ZT<XgietAe<...at the church of your choice. Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for vour convenience. PLLASAMAIEU FAMILY ( HI RCH. 2601 Lacey Road, fowling. Ml 49050 <616; 758­ 3(121 church phone Sunday Ser­ vice 9 30 am. Sunday School II 00 a m . Sunday Lscning Prayer Time 6'flpm. Wednesday. Bible Study. 00 p m QLIMBY I SITED METHODIST CHIRCH M-79 West Pastor Susan Trowbridge <6161945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship II am. After School Special Wednesday. 4pm RO BOX fiJ. Hastings. Ml*49058 Sen ices 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 (ju am Morning Worship Sen ice. 6 00 pm evening Ser­ vice. Wednesday " U0 p m Ser­ vices for Adults. Teen* and Chil­ dren PEACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH OF GOD. 1330 X Broadway. Hastings Phone 94<3195 Sunday School 9 30 am. Worship and Celebration 10 30 a m . Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night "pm Bible study, youth and children's pro­ gram Pastor John Melhsh CEDAR CREEK BIBLE. Cedar THORNAPPLE Creek Rd. H mi South. Pastor Brent Branham Phone 62.3-2285 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Wor­ ship II 00 a m . Evening Sen ice at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 pan CHIRCH. 2’50 Wall Lake Rd. Jeffrey A Arnett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and :' 00 a m Sunday Childrens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meet* Wednesday b 30 p m also Nursery available for all vemces Bring the whole family VSDRFWS INDEPEN. DEXT VXGLICAX CHI RCH ST meeting at 502 L Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-932" or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew *s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod H VSTIXGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD. I b"4 West State Road. Hast­ ings. Mtch James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 am. classes for all ages Morning Wor­ ship 10 45 am Xursery provided Sunday Evening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities " 00p m are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through " or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz <ages 8-121. Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz <age» 1.3-19). Adult Bible Studs - Xu age limn* V \LLE3 HOPE INITED METHODIST CHI RCH, M-3" South M M*79 Larry Habley. Pastor Church phone 945-4995 Office hour*. Wed Thur* 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 a m . Sun­ day Schcol. 10 45 am Morning Worship Wednesday 645 pm Warner*(grades K-5thj. Youth Fel­ lowship 6 45 pm to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th> Thursday "00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care providedi ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 2415 McCann Rd . Hastings. Ml 49u<8 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Dcltoni after ft pm weekdays or all day weekends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m 1928 Book of Common Prayer Hastings. Ml 4Q0<& Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 36**4001 or Darlene Pickard. 945-59’4 Wor­ ship Services Sunday. 9 00 am. Rev Km Vaught. II 00 a m . Rev Cui Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 4<am for all age* 4­ II. Mi*ndavs 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STI DY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Community Breakfast on third Saturdas each month 8 00 am. freewill offering We wel­ come you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHIRCH ijormerh the Hatting* Brethren Church). MH) Powell Rd . I mile east of Hasting* Ru* Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945­ 9224 Sunday Service* 9 45am Bible Classes - tor all ages. 10 40 a m - Morning Worship Thursday. * .30 p m Praver and Bible Study • Sharing Aour Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. n 30 p m • Bible Muds for all limit ST ROSE C ATHOLIC < III RCH. so* s Jetknon Fa­ ther Charles Fi*eher. Pastor Satur­ day Mass 4 to pm. Sundas Masses S ini a m and 11 00 a m . I oatcssion Saturday 4 00 • 4 30 pm < III RCH OF THE XV/ IRENE. I'lb North Broadwav Randa’I Hartman. Pastor Sun- I Woodlawn. Hasting* Kevin Shorkey. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morning Worship 9 45 and I1 00 am. Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 OU p m Sun­ day evening Monday Firs: Mon­ day of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednesday Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer "00 p m Thursday Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women * Bible Study Call church office for more information 948­ 8004 HASTINGS VPOSTOLIC TVBERX ACLE. <02 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948-266" Sunday School 10 am. Sunday Momtng Worship Ham. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study " p nt If interested tn a free Home Bible Study, please call for more det.:!* NASHVILLE AREA ST CYRIL'S C VTHOLIC CHI RCH. Nashville Father Charles Fisher. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hast­ ings Ma** Saturday Evening 6 30 pm GRACK COMMUNITY CHI RCH. meeting ai Maple \a • ley High School Pastor Don Ro*coe. i<!’> 8<2-922S Momtng Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children* ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training Tin* infomuiion on worship services is pr*n ivied b\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses AX REN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings FT F \F \B INC (IRPOR \TED ot Hasting* NATION At BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC Illi II AST1NGS BANNER and REMINDER . 9<2 N Broadwav Hasting* BOM F A PH ARM ACA ■ Ttcwnpiions’’ I IS S Jefferson 945-3429 II AN TINGS A| INI EACH RING CO. I Listing*. Michigan II ANIINGN F1BFRGI ANN PRODI UTS. INC. C.Hik Rd BxRRY CO. CHI RCH OF CHRIST. 541 X Michigan Ave Hasting*. Ml 49058 Sunday Ser­ vices Bible Cla*se* 10 a m . Wor­ ship II am. Evening Service* 6 pm Wednesday Bible study " p m Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-29)8 Bible Survey on video* tn the home Free Bible Correspondence Course hustings free METHODIST CHI RCH. Cor­ ner of Sate Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pas­ tor. Rev Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sunday • 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. < 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Celebra­ tion for adults "Kids Alive" for age* 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 am Sector Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid’s quizzing. " 0u p m Bible Study and Prayer n Sanctuary For further information call the church office. GRXCE LUTHERAN CHI RCH. 239 E North St Hastmgs Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945-9414 Sunday. Jan 25­ 8 00 A 10 45 am Holy Commu­ nion. 9 30 Sunday School. 6 00 pm Youth Group Saturday. Jan 24 - 9 30 a m Catch 3. 4 6o p m Catech . 8 00 NA Tuesday. Jan 2" - ’ 30 pm OX Wednesday. Jan 28 - 10V0 am W'ordwattbcn. " 00 p m SS Staff Hastings first united FIRST BKPTIST CHI RCH. 309 WELCOME CORNERS EXITED METHODIST CHI RCH. 3185 X Broadway. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTI \N PVRISH. 4ss" Coat* Grove Rd Pastor Ben Her­ ring W heelchair accessible and el­ evator Sunday Schoo! 9 30 am. Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youxh meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High Hastings. Michigan METHODIST CHI RCH. comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Buffcrd W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Edu­ cation Rochelle Krov Kes. Director of Music and Organist Church phone 616 94*.9<’4 Barner free building with elevator to all floor* Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 am. Coffee Fellowship 10 30 am . Worship 1100 am with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages < thru 2nd grade. M:-Hi Youth Fellowship 4 u0 p m Sunday. Jan 25 - Fish Bow’. Offering for Hunger WEDNESDAY Pioneer Clubs for children Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade 4 30 pm THURSDAY Youth Handbells <00 pm. Adult Handbells 6 30 p m. Chance! Choir " 30 p m FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHI RCH. 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 <6!6i 945.5463 G Kent Keller. Pa*ror Sally C Keller. Director of Noah's Ark PrcSchoo*. Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Super.ntendent Thursday. Jan 22 - <00 an Women* Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark. " 00 p m. Chr.st:x". Ln-.n Serv.ce a: St Ro*e Sat­ urday. Jan 24 - 10 00 am Noah’s Ark coffee hour - Dining Room. "00 pm Rmgo Swtngo Square Dance - Leaser. Sharpe Hall Sunday. Jan 2< - 9 3o a m Sunday morning Worship Service The 9 3v Service :♦ broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 Nunep. «pro­ vided during bs'th the Service and the Annual Meeting 10 30 am Coffee Hour - Dm mg Room. 11 00 a m Annual Meeting of the Congregation. ;2v0 noon. Yo«h Mussior Fundraiser - Dinner Sharpe Hail < oo p m Corfxrmanon Class Dmmg Room. Youfft Fel'owship Super Bowl parses - Marilyn I. Haywood HASTINGS - Marilyn I. Haywood, age 62. of Hastings, passed away Saturday. January 17, 1998 at St. Man's Living Center. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Haywood was born on November 28. 1935 in Hope Township, the daughter of Clar­ ence & Ina (Willison) Payne. She graduated from Delton Kellosg Schools m 1953 She was employed for 25 years at Hastings Manufacturing Company, ^he retired in 1987 due :o pc«ur health. Mrs. Haywood married Robert Haywood on December’14, 1972. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, hunting mushrooms & fishing. She had lived with her husband on Gun Lake Road for 25 years. She w as preceded in death by her parents; one niece. Sue Brownell. Mrs. Haywood is survived by her husband. Robert; one son. Lynn (Laurie) Brownell of Isauquah. Washington State; two grandchil­ dren. Leanna & Tamara; two sisters. Velma (James) Brownell of Delton. Diane (Virgil) Homister of Delton, five brothers. Elwyn (Marveta) Payne of Delton. Gerald (Jeanette) Pavne of Hastings. Merle (Patty) Payne of Cloverdale. Dale (Maxine) Payne of Delton, Wayne Payne of Delton; many nieces and nephews. Funeral sen ices were held Tuesday. January 20, 1998 at Williams Funeral Home with Pastor John Mellish of the Peace Community Church cf Hastings officiating. Burial took place at the E. Hickon Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Doris Mae Showman WINCHESTER. KENTUCKY - Doris Mae Shawman, age 69. of Winchester. Kentucky and formerly of Hastings, widow of Richard Hollis Shawman, passed away Saturday. Janu­ ary 17. ’*>98 in Winchester, Kentucky after a bnef illness. She was a native of Hastings, the daughter of the late Onward Harold and Jessie C. Parker Cain. She was a graduate of Hastings High School where she was a cheerleader and sang in the Bud Wolf Band. She was a former employee of Hastings Manufacturing. She was a member of the Hast­ ings Business and Professional Womans Cub, a member of Michigan United Conservation Cub and a member of the Long Lake Associa­ tion. She was active on the Hastings School Board and was employed at the Lacy Elemen­ tary Schoo! before moving to Kentucky. In Kentucky she worked for “H" Brand Buildings and Avas’presently employed with the Genera­ tion Center of Winchester. She was active in the Emanuel Episcopal Church of Winchester where she was secretary of the Episcopal Church Women and member of Daughters of the King. Mrs. Shawman is survived by her four daughters, Mrs. Keith (Debra) Hermenitt of Winchester, Kentucky, Holly Shawman and Pamela Brady of Hastings, and Kimberly Turner of Eastland, Texas; nine grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; one brother, Duward Cain of Hastings; two sisters, Joan Potter of Allegan and Linda Carpenter of Ludington; numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services w ill be held Friday, Janu­ ary 23. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emanuel Episcopal Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements were made by Edgington Funeral Home in Winchester, Kentucky. Richard G. Perrault MIDDLEVILLE - Richard G. Perrault, age 86, of Middleville, passed away Wednesday. January 14, 1998 at Tendercare. Hastings. Mr. Perrault was bom on March 9, 1911 at home on Garbow Road. Middleville, the son of Edward C. and Effie G. PerraulL He was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville Thoraapple-Kellogg Schools, graduating in 1929, Valedictorian of his class. ’ He married Lucille Moffit on April 12,1933, marriage ended in divorce, he then married Minnie E. Harris (English war bride) on May 11. 1946 m Chicago, Illinois. They bought the family farm where they lived for nearly 52 years" He w^s a farmer his entire life and he was a Pinkerton Security Guard at E.W. Bliss in Hastings. Bradford White in Middleville and Me Donald Douglas in Grand Rapids. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Perrault was a charter member of the Middleville VFW Post 7548. member of the Middleville Masonic Lodge No. 231 F.& A.M. He was a trapper and also enjoyed making Maple Syrup. He was preceded in death by his parents. Edward and Effie Perrault; sister. Evelyn and her husband Eoyd Noffke. Mr. Perrault is survived by his w ife. Minnie E. Perrault; daughter. Beverly L. Williams of Middleville; nine grandchildren. Shirley Maderis of Hastings. Joe N. Williams of Middleville, Chery! (Tim) Kugler of Ashley. Indiana, Sally tRandall) Kuipers of Byron Center. Michele (Paul) Chmura of Forestville. New York. Thomas (Leslie) Williams of Hast­ ings. David Williams of Hastings. Susan (Phil­ ip"' Pederson of Gobels, Stacey (Kirk) Vander Kooi of Holland, eighteen great grandchildren; one great great grandson; sister. Barbara (Dan; Dupon of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held on Friday. Janu­ ary 16.1998 at ±e Beeler Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Lee Zachman officiating. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville, under the auspices of Middleville VFW Post "548. Memorial contributions mav be made to Middleville VFW Post 7548. I _________ Irene M. Keeler HASTINGS • Irene M Keeler, age 77. t>( Hastings, passed awav Wednesday. January 21. 1998 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. [_________ George R. Mills_________ | HASTINGS - Mr. George R. Mills, age 86. of Hastings, passed away Monday. January 19. 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. Respecting his wishes there w ill be no funer­ al services. Memorial contributions may be made to the chanty of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home, Hastings. I__________ Franca C. Bennett_______ | HASTINGS - Frances C. Bennett, age 93. of Hastings and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday. January 14, 1998 at Thor­ napple Manor in Hastings. Mrs. Bennett was bom February 28.1904 in Grandville, the daughter of Haney Clarke and Jenny Toren Taylor. She graduated from Rock­ ford High School in 1924. She was married to Lyle F. Bennett on October 30, 1924 in Rockford. Mrs. Bennett was a resident of Mt. Pleasant, living for 50 years at 1207 North Drive. Past activities included Mt. Pleasant Community Church participation. C.M.U. Faculty Dames, the Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital Auxili­ ary, Mt. Pleasant Womens Club, the Girl Scout Council of Mt. Pleasant and the American Cancer Society She was an ardent fan of C.M.U. athletics. She is survived by her two children. Dr. Kingsley C. (Velma) Bennett of Hastings and Mary B. (David) Drake of Buena Vista, Color­ ado; grandchildren. Jeffrey (Jayne) Bennett of Grand Rapids, Frederick (Leslie) Bennett of Larkspur, Colorado, Lori (Wally) Bennett Sowles of Houston, Texas, Barry (Robin) Bennett of Petoskey, Mary (Brian) Wynne of Midland, Dirk (Laurie) Drake of Gainsville, Florida and Michael Drake of Gainsville, Florida. Funeral services were held on Saturday. January 17,1998 at the Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Interment took place in Rockford. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Community Church. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. I C. Delmond Frantz t | HASTINGS - C. Delmond Frantz, 91, of Hastings passed away Saturday, January 17, 1998 at the Thomapple Menor. He was bom on September 13, 1906 in Sunfield, the son of Moses and Sarah (Hoover) Frantz. He married Bessie Spencer on October 16, 1936 in Shepherd. He was a farmer for many years, drove school bus for the Lakewood Schools, drove oil truck for the Sunfield Farmers Elevator, and was on the Sunfield School Board. He was preceded in death by his four brothers and five sisters. He is survived by his wife, Bessie; three daughters. Virginia (Ray) Bowman of Pennsyl­ vania, Vonda (Cecil Frost) Frantz of North Carolina, Kathy (Rodger) Barnum of Clarks­ ville. nine grandchildren; three great grandchil­ dren; brother, Russell Frantz; several nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held Wednesday, January 21.1998 at the Sunfield Church of the Brethren with the Reverend Douglas Reichen­ bach officiating. His body was donated to Michigan State University for anatomical research. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Habitat for Humanity. P.O. Box 454, Lake Odessa, Michi­ gan 48849. Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. | ^Kc^hnTM^m^h^rett | MARSHALL - Alice Elva (Munn) Wherrett, age 78, of Marshall, passed away Saturday, January 17,1998 at Tendercare nursing Home in Marshall. She was born on October 9,1919 in Lansing, the daughter of Clyde Munn and Olive Hazel. She attended Lansing Eastern High School. She lived in Delton from 1945 to 1969 before moving to Marshall. She was a home­ maker, she had worked at Nash/Kelvinator as a parts inspector during World War II in Lans­ ing, she had also worked as a secretary at Dire Products in 1968. She was married to Corwin J. "Corky” Wherrett on August 23, 1969 in Battle Creek. Mrs. Wherrett was a Cub Scout Den Mother as well as Adult Scout Leader. She was also a Red Cross Volunteer and she helped in Cancer Society Fund Drives. She enjoyed golf, fishing, poetry, oil painting, sewing, and playing the piano (played by ear since the age of three) and loved to play anyone’s request. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Wherrett is survived by her husband, Corwin ’’Corky" Wherreit; sister, Arlene Arnold of Lansing; daughters. Kay ‘‘Dcady’’ Crabtree of Arlington. Washington. Carolyn ’ Din" Shelhart of Rolling Meadows. Illinois, Cynthia Dill of Chicago. Illinois; sons. John J Dill II and Gordon Dill both of Kalamazoo; stepsons, Corwin J. Wherrett II of Asheville. North Carolina. Donald A Wherrett of Coxord. California and Bob Wherrett of Battle Creek; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Cremation has been conducted Memorial services will be held on Monday. January 26. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Richard A Henry Funeral Home, Battle Creek. Memorial contributions may be made lo Alzheimer’s Association. Revert)J. CJiaaberiain | HASTINGS • Beverly J Chamberlain, age <>(). of I laMings. passed away .Saturday, January 17. 1998 al Iki tCNidcnte Mrs (.lutnbcrlain was born on April 27. 1937 in Marshall, the daughter ol l.loyil Ac Helen (WillianiMin) Bennett. She »4s raised in the Marshall area and attended Marshall schools, graduating in 1955 from Marshall High School where six* paruci paled in tlx* high scliool band She was married to Marvin K. Chamberlain on August 20. I960. She moved to Hastings in 1980 from Marshall. She was employed at die Michigan National Bank in Marshall for eight years She was a member of Hastings and MarshaD Country Clubs, former member MarshaD United Methodist Church and Qaklawn Hospi­ tal Guild. She was an avid handicralter espe­ cially in ceramics, needlepoint, painting, crocheting. She enjoyed traveling, going anti­ quing. fishing and she enjoyed her flower garden. Mrs. Chamberlain was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Chamberlain is survived by her husband, Marvin; one son, David Chamberlain of Detroit; one daughter, Deborah Chamber­ lain of Kalamazoo; three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 21, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Lany Hubley officiating. Burial look place at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Marshall. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or the American Caxer Society. I_____________ EarieE.Reid________ HASTINGS - Earle E. Reid, age 72, of Hast­ ings, passed away Monday, January 19,1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Reid was born on April 1,1925 at Rives Juxtion, the son of Lewis & Sylvia (Springett) Reid. He was raised in the Nashville and Olivet areas and iitended the Feigner Country School and Olivet High School. He served in the United States Navy from May 30, 1944 until his discharge on June 11, 1946. Mr. Reid lived most of his life in Barry County. ‘ He was married to Dorothy Downs in 1964, marriage ending in divorce. He was employed as an automobile and heavy equipment mechanic most of his work­ ing life. He also worked at the Barry County Sheriffs Department for several years before his retirement in 1986. He was a member of Barry County Sheriffs Posse, member of Barry County Steam, Gas A Antique Mxh'nery Association. Former board member and life member of the Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame. Mr. Reid had a great interest in horses and ponies. Over the years he participated in many area parades and events with a team of ponies and a covered wagon or buckboard. Mr. Reid was preceded in death by his father; sisters, Vonda Copeland A Evelyn Ruffxr. He recently was preceded in death by a dear companion of many years, Margaret Armour. Mr. Reid is survived by one son, Randy Reid of Hastings; one daughter, Sherrie (Ken) Smith of Fulton, six grandchildren, Kayla Reid, Jacob Smith, Emily Smith. Kimberly Smith, Kyle Smith A Jeff Holtz; mother, Sylvia Norton of Olivet; three sisters. Doris Harrington of Olivet, Grace E. Reid of Hastings, Eva Williams of Lake Odessa; many nixes, nephews A cousins. Funeral services will be held Thursday. January 22,1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Mr. Pete Montague officiating. Burial will be at Fl Custer National Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Charity of one’s choice. | -^Lam*c^larmDnRMe~ | BATTLE CREEK - Lawrexe Harmon Ruble, age 71, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 1998 in Brownsville. Texas. Mr. Ruble was bom on December 8,1926 in Battle Creek, the son of Lawrence A. A Bernice (Fowle) Ruble. He graduated from Lakeview High School in 1945. He served with United Slates Army in World War II. He owned A operated with his father Max Ruble, Ruble’s, Incoqxratcd in Battle Creek for 50 years. He married Mignon (Martin) Sluyter on July 1, 1966 Mr. Ruble was a computer "Bug", he was a member A past Master of Hickory Lodge 1345 A F. A.M.; Grand Rapids Saladin Shrine; Consistory A Knights Templar; past Patron of Prudexe-Nobles Chapter 1366 O.E.S., member of Battle Creek American Legion Post f 54 and Loyal Order of the Elks in .San Benito, Texas where the couple wintered. He was preceded in death by his parent-. A a daughter. I rasa Wei I wood. Mr. Ruble is survived by his wife. Mignon; seven children, Susan (Robert) Krug of llioe* mx. Arizona, George (Georgia) Sluyter ot Greeley, Colorado. David (Cheri) Ruble of Battle Creek. Linda (Terry) Carlson ol Battle Creek. Deidre (Dan) Wellwood of Whitmore Lake, John (Mary) Ruble of Battle Creeks David (Heidi).Sluytero(Greeley. Colorado. 19 grandchildren; six great grandchildren. Visitation will be held ’I'brusday. January 29. 1998 from 6-8 p.m. al the Williams Funeral Home in Delton where a Masonic Memorial. .Service will be held al 7 p m. under direction of Hickory Uidgc 1345 I‘.A A M Memorial services will be held l-'rid.iy. Janu­ ary 30, 1998 at 11:00 a.m al Williams Funeral! Home with Pastor Jeff Woolen and Pimlciu r-t Nobles Cliaplcr 1366 O li.S officiating l ull Military Honors al I t (’lister National Cemetery will follow services. Memorial confrilxilions may lx- made to Hickory Coitieis laidgc f345 |«A AM oi Prudence Nobles Chapter O F..S �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 — Page 7 Woodland N€WS... Social Nevus EIvin-Dole announce engagement The engagement of Tncia Lynn Eh in and Chad Henry Dole, k announced by their par ents. Jan Eh in and Hank and Vicki Dole. both of Shelbyville. I he future bride is a graduate of Wayland I’nion High School and is currently studying Secondary Education at Western Michigan University. Her fiancee is a graduate of Delton High Schixil and is employed as a plumber at Godwin Hardware and llumbing The couple is planning a May 2nd nodding. William Scon Mullins. Nashville and San­ dra Lynn Beare. Nashville. BOY. Jason Jack him al Battle (’reek Health System on Dec. 20. 1997 at 3:17 a.m. to Brenda and Brian < irccn. Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inches long. Welcoming Jason home is his sister. Megan. BOY, Adam Timothy. born at Blodgett Memorial Hospital on Dec. 31. 1997 at 5:27 p.m. to Gregg and Jennifer (King) Shaeffer of Hastings. Weighing X lbs. X ozs. and 21 inches Iking *BOY, Daniel l*ctcr. bom at Blodgett Hospital on Dec 30. 1997 at 3:08 p.m. lo Ron and Man Ohlcr of Nashville. Weighing 5 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 1'4 inches long. Proud grandpar cnls arc Ted and Corry Ohlcr of Battle Creek and Norinc Shacfcr of Bradenton. Ha. GIRL, Kclsy Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan 9. IVJX at 8:50 p.m. to Kevin and Karev Potter of Dowling. Weighing 8 lbs. 9.6 ozs. and 22 inches long GIRL. Kavlinn Ixc. bom at Pennock Hospt tai on Jan. 9. I99X at 12:19 p.m. lo Knstcn and Jerry Kasul of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 I .'4 ozs. and 20 I '2 inches long. GIRL. Mika)la Joice Bower, bom at Isen­ nock Hospital on Jan. 9. 1998 at 10:04 p.m. lo Randi ('outs and Kevin Boner of Hastings. Weighing X lbs. X 14 oz. and 20 12 inches long. BOY. Noah Ixwis. bom al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 7. I99X at 10:30 a.m. to Jessica and Ryan lavingslon of Clarksville. Weighing 7 lbs I oz. and 20 |/2 inches long. BOY. (lay l*atnck. bom at Isennock Hospital on Jan. 5. 199X al 10:26p.m. to Pat and Dawn Coltson of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. I oz. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Megan Michelle, born at Pc inock Hospital on Jan. 5. 1998 al 11:4X p.m. to Deanna and Darrick Carpenter of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Faith Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 4. I99X al X:49 p m to Ryann Gamson and Bruce Garber of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 19 inches long. Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! surgery and the surgery on each eye lasted seven and a half minutes. He only showed the tape of the first eye. The members each looked over the club group picture that Laurie Kilmer look at the 50th charier anniversary party held in October. The picture will be framed and hung in (he Lions Den with the group pic­ ture from around 1980. Mike Wrubel announced that the pancake breakfast/farmer's day event which the Woodland Lions usually cater for Crop Production Services will be Thursday. March 26. It will be held at Lakewood United Methodist Church again this year. For the past few years, some library pa­ trons have been asking me if I had any idea when Kathleen E. Woodiwiss would have another book published. I have always had to say “no." Well, now she finally has. and I bought lhe book for lhe library and it is now ready to circulate. It is called “Petals on the River” and has the Woodiwiss* rather elegant understated touch. I enjoyed reading this new historical romance. And speaking of the library, members of the Library Committee and lhe Township Board spent most of Saturday rearranging books and shelves in the library. I under­ stand that they plan to set up some reading areas and have the rooms rearranged soon. The library hours probably will change in the next few months, so watch for news of the changes and be sure to drop tn and sec what has been done when they have fin­ ished. The Kilpatrick Ladies Missionary Soci­ LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE Ml? RUSSELL AND BATCHELOR IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred in the conditions of o mort­ gage mode by original mortgagors THE G CHRIST­ IAN DENCKER TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED Nov 19. 1987 to FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK. NA. a North Carolina corp, CONS-14 0361. Chodone. NC 28288, dated November 16 1994, and recorded wtfo foe Barry County Register of Deeds on November 29. 1994, in Uber 619 at Page 814 By reason of such defoul the undersigned elects to dedore the entire unpod amount of soio mortgage due and payable forthwith At the dote of this notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest, at the rate of 7.75% per annum on said mortgage the sum of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE ond 19/100 DOLLARS ($57,603 19) No suit or proceeding ot low hos been instituted to recover lhe debt secured by soid mortgoge or ony port there of. Notice is hereby given foot by virtue of lhe power of sole contained in soid mortgoge and foe statute in such cose mode and provided and to pay soid amount with interest os provided in said mortgoge, ond oil legal costs, charges, ond expenses, including c4torney's fees allowed by law, said mortgage will be fore­ closed by sole of foe mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder ot foe County Courthouse in Hostings, the pfoce of holding the Circuit Court fathin foe County of Borry, City of Hastings on Thursday. February 19, 1998, at 1 00pm local time. Pursuant to Pubic Act No. 104, Public Acts of 1971 (MSA 27A324CX3)) foe redemption perod shot be six (6) months from foe dcSe of the foreclosure sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241o, in which cose foe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole. The premises covered by said mortgoge ore situat­ ed in foe fownsh ip of Prairieville, County of Borry, Stale of Michigan, ond more fully described os: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER 1 /4 POST OF SECDON 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH 1/4 SECTION UNE TO CENTER OF M 43, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M 43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 5/ MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 18007 FEET, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159 43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43, THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FEET TO CENTER OF M 43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 206 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTER LY 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES ANO EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16 5 FEET AS A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND m»QM M-43 AND TO RUN PUB­ LIC UDUDES FROM M-43 TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK, N A o North Carolina Corp Dated January 8. 1998 Jomei W Batchelor (P25500) RUSSELL & BATCHELOR Suite 411 -S Water* Building 161 Ottawa Avenue. N W. Grand Ropfo*. Ml 49503 (616)774 8422 (2/5) by Catherine Lucas The Woodland Lions Club met in their den last Tuesday evening. The meal of ham. au gratin potatoes, homemade rolls and cake was prepared by members. There were very few members present because of the current rash of illnesses in lhe area, and some members had other commitments. Member and Past President Doug Ress­ ner spoke and showed part of a VCR tape of his recent laser eye surgery. The surgery was done al a center in Lansing and was to correct nearsightedness. He said he was given Valium before the surgery and slept for six hours when he got home. Flessner said he experienced no pain during or after the surgery and in a few weeks, his vision was 20/20. The VCR tape was of Flessner’s own Synopsis of the Refuta Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD January 14, 1998 All Board Members present and 12 guests Approved agenda, minutes ond treasurer's report Jim McManus explained the re addressing of the County Rood work for 1998 approved Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (1/22) ety held its January dinner last Wednesday. It was a bitterly cold week, and so Lilian Vandecar made beef stew and hot biscuits. Her co-hostess was Novella Whited. There were 15 people at the dinner, which is always held on the second Wednesday of the month at noon and is open to the pub­ lic. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society is planning to hold another “Dinner At The Depot” similar to the one held in February last year. This will be a formal candle lit dinner at 6 p.m. Friday. Feb. 13. The meal again will be catered by Janet Thomas and the menu will be chicken cor­ don bleu. The event is open to lhe public. Anyone who wishes to sec the depot by candle light and enjoy a gourmet experience can make reservations by calling Lynda Cobb at 374- RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 57 ADOPTED: JANUARY 14, IMS EFFECTIVE: SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTIR ADOPTION Douglas Flessner tells the Woodland Lions Club about his laser eye surgery. 7518 by Feb. 11. The charge will be $8.50 per person. The event is part of a continuing effort by the Historical Society to allow the peo­ ple of the area to enjoy the restored depot at different times and in different moods and decors. This will be the night after the February meeting of the Historical Society which will meet on Thursday, Feb. 12. at 7:30 in the Lake Manor dining room. Tit* Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at the depot at I p.m. Saturday. Feb. 14. During the fellowship hour at Lakewood United Methodist Church (between church and Sunday school times) Roger Chapman presented Kathy Stowell with a set of deer whistles for her car because she has had several run-ins with those pesky animals in the last few years. He said he would install them for her. Betty Smith continues her hobby of writing to famous people, and last week she was surprised to receive a thank-you letter and an autographed picture from C. Everett Koops, former United States Sur­ geon General. He is now an instructor at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover. New Hampshire. Betty had written to him two months ago. Then later she was again surprised when, not expecting a reply, she received a letter of thanks from Barbara (Mrs. George) Bush for sending her a get well card and letter when Mrs. Bush had hip replacement surgery about six weeks ago. Mrs. Bush said. “I’m looking forward lo getting out on lhe golf course again. My hip is healing nicely.” Belly says if older people, living alone with time on their hands, want an interest­ ing hobby they should try writing letters for a new outlook and perspective. Impor­ where to send the letters. The senior high youth group at Lake­ wood United Methodist Church plan to hold a pizza supper Friday. Jan. 30, from 5 lo 7 p.m. The public is welcome. LEGAL NOTICES Synoptn RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSMM Jonuory 14, 1968 Opening meeting 7 00 p m. Al boord members present ond seweroT wdenh. Motion to go with Bumham ond Flower far Township Insurance All reports received and placed on file. Fourth quarter budget adjustments for 1997 approved Motion to pay oil vouchers and payroll. Motion to adopt Ordinance 957. Motion to adopt Ordinance »58. Motion to receive Ordinance *59 for first reading. Motion to receive Ordinance 060 for first reading. Motion to receive Ordinance 061 for first reading Adjournment ot 8:27 p m. Respectfully submitted. Barbara Bedford, Cleric Sywepeh IRVING TOWNSMT Jonuory 14, 1998 Meeting colled to order by Supervisor at 7 00 p.m. Four members present. One absent. Two guests present Clerk's and treasurer's reports presented and approved. Clerk authorized to purchase software to update voter registration file. Report on meeting with Road Commission. Bills approved for payment os presented. Meeting od|oumed at 7:55. Emily Harrison CleA (1/22) tant people all over the world do enjoy hearing from not so important people, and it is such a thrill and highlight of the day to go to the mailbox and find a reply lo your letter. Il’s not loo hard to figure out Loans For Homeowners Regardless of credit history, .•nil for same-day approval, Commonpoint Mortgage CASH FAST! 1-800-968-2221 Many companies in our county encourage volunteerism. Il is our desire to recognize the leaders who make it possible Tor so many worthwhile projects and programs to happen. Every Barry County “boss” is eligible for this award. All we ask is that you submit, in your own words, why The Hastings Jaycees should recognize your boss as the 1997 Boss of the Year. Maybe your boss allows you special time to pursue volunteer activities, encourages you and your fellow workers to gel involved, promotes community projects or has simply helped you become a better person by support and An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezonlng ot certain property located in Land Section 3 within the Township from the "RE" Rural Estate Realdentist District zoning classification to the "R2" Single Family Residential District zoning classifi­ cation; and to repeal all Ordinances or parts ot Ordinances In conflict herewith. encouragement. Each nomination is due by February 13. A pane! of judges will review all submissions and the Boss of the Year will be recognized at the March 3, 1998 Hastings Jaycees General Membership Meeting. Don’t Delay - Get your nomination in today to: Hastings Jaycees, Boss of the Year, P0 Box 81, Hastings Mi 49058 by February 13.1998! RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ■AMY COUNTY, MICHIGAN This space provided by J-Ad Graphics ORDAINS SECTION I mzonino of fr-’erty in land ssctioh s A. The Zoning is Incorporated by reference In the Rutland Cii. ter Township Zoning Ordi­ nance Is hereby amended by the rezoning from the “RE" Rural Estate Residential District zoning classification to the "R2"Single Family Residen­ tial District zoning classification ol the following described land in Land Section 3: COM AT NW COR SEC 3-3-9 FOR FOB TH E 375 FT TH S 255.5 FT TH W 375 FT TH N TO FOB SECTION II SEVERABILITY Should any section, clause or provision ot the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be Invalid tor any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, clause or provi­ sion so declared to be invalid. SECTION III EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after publication after adoption. All Ordinances or parts ol Ord nances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49056 (616) 946-2194 Name of Nominee:_______________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Company/Business: ___________________________________________________ _________________________ Address: Phone: Person submitting this fotm:___________________________ _______ __________________________________________ . Address:_________________ _________________________________________________ My Boss should be selected as 1997s Boss of the Year because: Phone:_____________________ �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 22, 1998 Dear California: Tell Keith as you go out the diMir that it he truly wants to rejoin the human race, he should call the national help line a' 1-800-DRUG-HELP (1-800-378­ 4435). (Write it out for him.) Il he is willing to make >n effort. I recommend tor you both Co-Dependents Anonvmous. P.O. Box 33577. Phoenix. An/. 85067-3577. and NarAnon f amily Group. Box 2562. Palos Verdes LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE TMtS RRM IS A DOT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE ORTAIN WILL RE USED FOR THAT FURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE Dfauh hot bean mode m fa conditions ol o mortgage mode by Frederick Patrick Morgan, a single mon to Mortgage Plus. Inc , Mortgagee, doled August 6. 1993 and recorded on August 9, 1993 in Uber 579, on Page 966, Borry County Records, Michigan, ond was assigned by mesne assignments to Temple-Inland Mortgoge Corporation os assignee, by on assignment doted August 1, 1995 which wos recorded on August 10 1995 in Uber 637, on Page 340, Borry County Records, on which mortgoge there is claimed to be due at the dote hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Seven and 19/100 dollars ($69,897.19), including interest at 8.00% per annum Under the power ot sole contained in said mort­ goge ond the statute in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgoge will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some port of mem, at public vendue, at the Borrv County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan at 1:00 o'dock p.m., on February 19, 1998. Soid premises ore situated m TOWNSHIP OF HOPE, Barry County, Michigan, ond ore described os: A parcel of lond in the Northwest frr Sonol 1/4 of Section 15, Town 2 North, Range 9 West, described os commencing at a point 113 rods ond 10 feet South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, thence olongfa shore ol the Lake North 74*1/2 degrees East XX) feet for the place of beginning, thence along lhe shore of lhe lake North 82 degrees East 50 feet, thence North 4-3/4 degrees West 118 feet, thence south 83 degrees West 50 feet, fance South 4-3/4 degrees East 120 feet to fa Place of Beginning, also commencing al a point 113 rods ond 10 teet South of fa Northwest comer of soid Section 15, thence along fa shore of lhe lake North 74-1 /2 degrees, East 350 feet for lhe place of beginning, fance along fa shore of fa lake North 82 degrees East 50 fete, fance North 4-3/4 degrees West 115 feet, fance South 83 degrees West 50 foot, fance South 4-3/4 degrees East 118 leet to fa place of beginning. Hope Township, Borry County, Michigan. The redemption period shol be 6 monfhs(s) from fa dote of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which cose fa redemphon period shol be 30 days from fa date of such sole Dated Jonuory 8, 1998 TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL; (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File *97110264 (1/29) hofeVownst Jonuory 12. 1990-7:30 p m Cal to order and Pledge to fa Flog. Adorns, Woods, Forster, Whitaker, Albert and 10 January bill*. Approved resolution 98-1, designating Ordinance Enforcement Officers, fence viewer, culling of broken frees/limbs in park, markers for deceased volunteer firemen, cutting of fence raw at back of Cedor Creek Exaubon Use Hearing. Adjournment at 1(H)Sylvia W. Forster, Clerk Polribo Albert, Supervisor (1/22) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m fa conditions of mortgoge moda by Randall M Morttn. a single mon to Mortgage America Inc , Mortgagee, doted Jonuory 10, 1997 ond recorded on February 5. 1997, in Lber 884 on Po£i 948. Barry County Records. Michigan. ond wos assorted by soid mort gogee to fa CHARLES SHAFER, os awgree by on assignment dated January 10. 1997 which wos recorded or. February 5, 1997, in Liber 684, on Poge 954, Borry County Records, on which mortgage fare is claimed to be due at fa date hereof fa sum of Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six ond 85/100 aoltors ($8,186 85), including interest at 16 00% per annum. Under lhe power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and fa statute in such rosu mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgoge will be fore­ closed by a sole ol fa mortaoged premises, or some port of mem, ot public vendue, ot fa Bony County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan ot 1:00 o'dock p.m., Feb. 26, 1998. Sato premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP of YAN KEE SPR1N3S, Borry County, Michigan, ond ore described os: Beginning at fa Northwest comer of Lot 17 of Holiday Subdivision, as located in fa Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Town 3 North, Range 10 West, thence North 86 degrees 08 minutes East on fa North lot line 75.0 feet, fance South 0 degrees 15 minutes 51 seconds West 143.60 feet to fa South lot line; thence North 63 degrees 24 minutes West 75.0 feet to fa Southwest comer of said lot, fance North 3 degrees 52 minutes Wcit of fa West lot line 105.30 feet to fa pface of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 month|s) from lhe dote of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case fa redemption period shall be 30 days from fa date of such sale. Dated January 15, 1998 CHARLES SHAFER FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Tree & Trott. PC Attorneys for CHARLES SHAFER, XI50Wegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 F4e *97042458 (2/12) Synopete HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Reguter Board meeting January 13, 1998 - 7:00 p.m. All members present. County Comm. Bailey, four g.<ests Minutes approved, treasurer's report received Approved transfer from Improvement Fund for cemetery drives. Supervisor to appoint Board of Review member. Tabled YMCA request Tabled paved rood repairs deciwon Approved treasurer's banking institutions Approved James Goufaoze os Attorney ond Jock Walker as auditor Voted to place allocated milloge proposal on August ballot Bonnie Crutlenden, Clerk Attested to by: Richard C. Thomas, Supervisor (1/22) Synepete BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular meeting January 6, 1998 Meeting colled to order ot 7:30 p.m. All board members present, several guests. All Board members present, several guests Minutes of Dec 2, 1997 accepted and placed on hie Treasurer report for period 09 read and placed an file. Authorize January bills $26,874.11. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectful/, Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk Richard Bornum Supervisor (1/22) • CITY OF HASTINGS • NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING the VACATION of a PORTION of NORTH JEFFERSON STREET Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall, Council Chambers, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan on Monday, January 26,1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear comments on the vacation of North Jefferson Street from West Thorn Street to West High Street as shown on the map below. The City reserves an easement to construct and maintain any and all utilities. Written objections may be filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, or call (616) 945-2468, or call TDD call relay service 1-800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum, City Clerk finn landers . you can catch more flics with honey than with vinegar. Looney jury Dear Ann Landers: You have written about loony judges and some of their ofi-lhcwall decisions. Thank you. People need to have their eyes opened, and you have cer­ tainly done it. They also need to note ot some of the decisions made by juries. They can be pretty loony, loo. For example: Two young men in Iowa ad­ mitted breaking into an animal shelter al night and beating to death lb cals with base­ balls bats. Seven additional cats were injured but survived. The jury, after two hours of deliberation, concluded that the cats were worth no more than S31.25 apiece. Because the total value of the cats did not exceed S5(M). this ruled out a felony conviction for which each perpetrator could have received a $15,000 fine and 10 years behind bars. The two 18-year-olds who committed this hideous crime were convicted of a misdemeanor. That means the maximum penalty these boys could receive is five years in prison and S75O in fines. One of the defense attorneys said this hor­ rible act was simply a stupid teenage mistake. What do you call it. Ann? - An Animal Vol­ unteer in Arlington. Va. Dear Virginia: This is a great deal more se­ rious than a teenage mistake. I call it sadistic behavior that may be psychopathic as well. According lo The Des Moines Register, the teens were sentenced to 23 days in jail and were fined S2.500 each. SI.800 of which will go lo the owners of the shelter for psycholog­ ical counseling. The boys were pul on proba­ tion and must complete a special program for youthful offenders or face four years in prison. Meanwhile, someone should keep an eye on those youqg men. Almost all serial killers have a history of torturing animals. The name of Jeffrey Dahmer comes to mind. Rcmcmbcr him? That is precisely how he started his killing career. Divide, conquer Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I have been married for five years. John has an 11-year-old daughter from his previous mar­ riage. I started dating John when "Mandy" was 2. My stepdaughter and I have always had a good relationship. The problem is John’s ex-wife. She de­ mands to know from their daughter every­ thing that goes on in our house. I mean every­ thing. For example, how much money I make and how much money we have in lhe bank. I have caught Mandy looking al my bills, pay­ checks and personal correspondence. She once told us that when she was younger, her mother demanded to know how wc got along together, if we ever fought, if there was much drinking and so forth. If the girl didn’t re­ spond. she would gel into trouble. John says he doesn't sec this as a problem. Well. I do. and it is having a very damaging effect on our marriage. We went for counsel­ ing. and the therapist told John that he needs to keep his daughter out of our business. I told John that he should visit with Mandy outside of our home. He refuses. What now? - A Desperate Woman. Dear Woman: If you have gone for coun­ seling and John refuses to listen to the coun­ selor. I doubt that he will pay any attention to what I say. It is obvious that his daughter is trying to "divide and conquer.' and the old maneuver is working quite well. Don’t let that little 11ycar-old push you to the point where you tell John he must choose between Mandy and you. You would undoubtedly lose. Hang in there, and do NOT take the bail. Remember LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decadent's Estate File No 98 22261-SE Estate ol JOHN L CHILDERS, detected Gem of the Day: Sign in a doctor's office: Everything I know about surgery. I learned from my lawyer. Cocaine ‘wins’ Dear Ann Landers: I am 46 and look great - no gray hair, very few wrinkles and Ions of energy. I am funny and have a lol of friends. I am also in love with a diug addict. "Keith" is seven years younger than me and has a bleak future. He can’t hold a job because cocaine keeps him up for days al a time, and then, he crashes. He doesn’t go out with anyone but me, locks himself up in his house alone and is definitely paranoid. I know Keith loves me. and it hurts both of us that he can’t slop taking cocaine. When he is clean. Keith is the most caring, tender man I’ve ever known. I remember all the wonder­ ful times wc have had in the past, and I know^, things would be perfect between us if he would only slop using drugs. Keith has increased his cocaine use lo the point where he cannot go without it. He has tried lo quit but without success. I refuse to have anything to do with him when he is us­ ing. which now goes on for months at a lime. I’ve been with Keith for seven years, and I can’t take it anymore. I’ve tried Al-Anon and spent thousands of dollars in therapy, but it's lime lo give up. I can no longer bear the pain of seeing Keith do this lo himself. Il breaks my heart. But I have finally realized that I cannot compete with the power of cocaine. I hope my letter will help someone else. If you can offer any words of wisdom. I’d ap­ preciate it. Ann. - Name Withheld in Cali­ fornia. Peninsula. Calif. 90274. Of course. Keith must be w illing lo go into rehab, or nothing will help him kick the habit. Good luck to you both. Insensitive hawkers Dear Ann Landers: It s happened again for the second lime since I gave birth to a stillborn son in April. The first time, a woman called from a photo studio about a month after his birth, addressing me by my first name, congratulating me and asking to schedule a sitting for the baby's picture. When I told her wc had lost our child, she ex­ pressed condolences and then immediately tried to interest me in a portrait of myself and my husband. 1 hung up on her. The very next day. 1 received a handwrit­ ten letter from a stranger in a neighboring tow n, along with various religious pamphlets on how to raise a child "the way God in­ tends." Thu letter, once again addressing me by my first name, congratulated us on our new baby and then went on about how won­ derful April must have been with our new baby. I promptly wrote the man a note, in­ forming him that our baby was born dead and April will always remind us of our heartache. I returned all his literature and suggested that he check more carefully be­ fore attempting to "enrich the lives of new parents." Ann. please warm solicitors to be careful about contacting new parents. Tell them to confirm the information before they mail any offers or make any phone calls. They could be reminding parents of a tragedy rather than a happy event. - Kettering. Ohio. Dear Ohio: Yours is not the first letter I have received on this subject. I doubt these insensitive hawkers will pay attention, so lhe only way for parents lo protect themselves is lo hang up the phone and tear up lhe mail im­ mediately. lake Odessa N6ULIS The monthly health clinic for Ionia County Health Department will be held after a lapse of a month at the basement of Central United Methodist Church on Wednesday. Jan. 28. from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Immunizations are of­ fered at this time, along with other services. Some revamping is under way in a business building across from Union Bank between Five Star Pizza and Swift’s Hower Shop. It is reported to be a mongage service moving in. The large front windows have been replaced with much shorter windows and wood siding. Due to a conflict in dates, the Frieous of the Library will postpone its annual meeting until March, rather than meet in February. The Grand Rapids Symphony presented a delightful concert at Hastings' Central Auditorium on Saturday evening. This touring group is a delight to see as well as to hear. A unique part was the plucking of violin strings in one number. There was one number done by just the stnnged instrument players while the others took a break. One would wonder from where some of the intriguing sounds were coming. Another wonder is what the percussionist was doing with his ear so close to the drum skin. The performance lasted nearly two hours. A few Lake Odessa people attended, in contrast to the number who go to sec a travelogue. The colder temperatures of last week finally brought durable ice to Jordan Lake. The first date for ice covering the expanse of the lake surface was Jan. 12. The spring ice broke up on March 31. 1997. The average icing date is Dec. 25. There was ice on the lake for 72 days last winter — from January 8 to March 31. The most recent year to have ice in December was in 1995. The Women’s Fellowship at their meeting on Jan. 14 saw a wide variety of the items available for loan at the Lake Odessa Com­ munity Library when one of the Friends brought bagsful of books, magazines. CDs. talking books, puppets, cookbooks and in­ come tax forms. Death came last week to Mrs. Duane Greenhoe of rural Ionia near Stage Road. She was the mother of Mrs. Joe (Becky) Alloft of Lake Odessa, formerly of Carlton Township. Funeral services were held on Friday at Ionia. One of the several golden wedding anniver­ saries listed in lhe Saturday Grand Rapids Press was that of Rev. Fred and Linda Buhman of Fremont. In their previous pastorale, they served the Christian Reformed Church here on Sixth Avenue. They will mark their anniversary with a coffee social at the First Christian Reformed Church at Fremont Jan. 25. Their children are Kathy. Fred III, Rosemary. Caroiee, Bonnie. Joanne and Rachael. Local relatives of the Hill family from Car­ son City were pleased to see the vigment featuring CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour on the news program “60 Minutes’’ Sunday evening. In one of her five appearances in the contract year, she was in Algeria searching for answers about the slaughter of Algerian people. One faction says the atrocities are being committed by islamic fundamentalists. The other faction says the slaughter of families is being done by the government’s own soldiers. Christiane’s mother is from the English branch of the same Hill family. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society has completed plans for some upcoming events. The second annual Dinner at the Depot will be held on Friday. Feb. 13. at 6 p.m. Lynda Cobb is taking reservations. The catered meal will feature chicken cordon bleu. The Bonanza Bugle will be published in February. The hollyhock sale will be on Saturday, May 30. The depot is to be open on the final Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. During those hours, members of the Ionia County Genealogical Society are in­ vited to do research in the library which houses much ancestry information. Depot Day will be on July 25. Programs for the com­ ing months are on local history in February, a train travel video in March, a slide program on the depot, which marks the tenth anniver­ sary of the depot being moved, and a Civil War program in May in anticipation of Depot Day’s emphasis on the War Between the States. There is to be a Civil War encampment on thtt July weekend across the field toward the fairgrounds. Parenting Seminar For parents. grandparent!, foster parents, and other caregivers of children ages 8 - 17 vrho have difficulty in school Sood locunfy No 403 66-5600 TO ALL Y4TERESTED PERSONS Your interest in fa estate may be barred or oHected by this hearing. NOTICE: A hearing will be held on Feb 4,1998 ot 10:45 a.m. in fa probate courtroom, HaUingt, Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on fa peti­ tion ot Allen R Childen requesting Allen R Childers be appointed representative of John L. Childers who lived ot 7590 Assyria, Nashville, Michigan ond who died November 30, 1997, and requesting also fa will ol fa deceased dated November 13, 1997 be admitted to probate and heirs of the deceased be determined Creditors of fa deceased are notified fat all claims against fa estate will be forever barred unless presented to fa (proposed) personal representative or to both fa probate court and fa (proposed) person­ al representative within 4 months or fa dote of publi­ cation of this notice Notice is further given fat fa estate will fan be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Jonuory 9, 1998 Robert L Byington (P27621) 222 West Apple Street Hostings, Ml 49058 0248 (616) 945-9557 Allen R. Childers 7590 Assyria Nashville, Ml 49073 (1 /22) developing friendships, and controlling their anger or behaviors. Seminar Dates: Thursday January 29, 1998 10:30 am - 12'30pm This seminar will: - Assess needs and problem areas - Teach parenting skills needed for the care of children with special needs - Provide support for parents/caregivers who address the needs of challenging children - And more. This is a FREE Seminar sponsored by Barry County Mental Health Services and Strong Famdy/Safe Children. For questions or registration please contact BCCMHS at (616) 948-8041. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... Early Post Offices in Barry County By Joyce F. Wcinbrecht Today's postal service has descended in an unbroken line from the system planned by Benjamin Franklin as it began in 1775. Franklin was the postmaster general until Nov. 7,1776. Samuel Osgood was the first post­ master general under the Continental Congress. When Michigan was admitted to the union as the ?.6<h state in 1837, William T. Barry, the postmaster Barry County was named for. had just retired and Amos Kendall held the office. Andrew Jackson was just Finishing his second term as president and Martin VanBuren was just beginning his first term as president. William T. Barry was the first postmaster general to sit as a member of ’.he President’s Cabinet in 1829. Mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback to stage, steamboat, railroad, automobile and airplane. By 1823. the post office was using steamboats to carry the mail, and by 1831 steam-driven engines were being used by the post office to carry mail cargos. In Barry County, lhe mail was coming in usu­ ally from Detroit to Ann Arbor, Jackson and Gull Prairie. Kalamazoo County, 40 miles from Hastings. In March 1839, when Hastings made application for a post office and received its commission on April 29, 1839, Willard Hayes became lhe first postmaster of the Hastings post office. In 1998, there are nine post offices in Barry County: Cloverdale. Delton. Dowling, Freeport. Hastings, Hickory Comers, Nashville, Middleville and Woodland. Over time, there have been at least 40 or more post offices located in the county at different times. An attempt to find as many of them as possible will be made, starting with Assyria Township and working through the county in alphabetical order. • Assyria Township was still part of Barry Township when the first post office was estab­ lished by the efforts of Cleaveland Ellis. He was to be the postmaster and the name was to be a name not already in use in the state of Michigan, so Assyria was chosen. Mrs. Ellis is credited for choosing the name, a biblical name. Mr. Ellis was the postmaster from the beginning of the post office in 1841 until 1847, when he turned it over to Calvin P. White, who maintained the postmaster job until 1855. The post office was later moved from the Ellis home on Section No. 3 and placed in the center of the township on the junction of Seaions No. 15, 16. 21 and 22, and was known as Assyria Center. This office was closed in 1937. • South Assyria was established in 1850, on Seaion No. 25, with Samuel H. Young serving as its first postmaster. In 1858, George W. Knapp was the next postmaster. This office was closed in 1860. The first mail carrier through Assyria was Calvin Salter, who brought the mail by horse back one time per week. He would deliver the mail to Assyria for his dinner and food and water for his horse. A stage line was established between Bellevue and Hastings, by way of Nashville and mail delivery became a daily service until the stages no longer used this route. Other postmasters for Assyria were: Richard Jones. Cornelius Tompkins. Amos W. Brown and Mrs. Philena Abbey. Ceylon Post Office, another post office in Assyria Township, Seaion No. 1, was located at the Assyria and Maple Grove town lines and on the Eaton-Barry County line. This post office was established by Levi Kenyon, who had pur­ chased the store from Norman Hagerman. Mr. Hagerman, in turn, built a saw mill north of the store in Maple Grove Township and a grist mill across the road, also in Maple Grove Township. Mr. Kenyon was the postmaster as the post office was located in his store. Mr. Kenyon turned the store bunding around so that it faced north on what is now Butler Road. Ceylon consisted of the general store, the post office, a stage coach stop with lunches avail­ able, the blacksmith shop, a sanitarium operated by Levi Kenyon, who had a doaor’s office in Battle Creek and in Ceylon, the feed mill, lhe saw mill and a cluster of homes. This post office closed in 1903 when rural free delivery became a part of the postal system. • Baltimore Township mail received for Baltimore was a general store erected by David Edwards in 1864. This store was afterward pur­ chased by J.C. Lampman, who in turn sold it to Horace Hall, who in turn sold it John Riley and in 1872 it was sold to Royal Rice, who became the postmaster. Baltimore at that time consisted .of a blacksmith and wagon shop, operated by Ormsbee and Brother, a resident physician. Dr. ; A.L. Van Hom, and a cluster of homes. This George Sulsbaugh s blacksmith snop tn Hntcnardville. Carlton District No. 7, a sawmill, a cemetery near there and a general store. Dennis Haskell was the first postmaster at Gerkey. The mill was located on land owned by J. VanBrocklin. and he probably owned and oper­ ated the mill. He wis buried in the Cheney Cemetery, which was deeded to Carlton Township in 1859. J. VanBrocklin died Oa. 21. 1863. at age 44. The cemetery, about an acre in size, on private land, has been obliterated. Cheney School. Carlton District No. 7 was closed in 1937, consolidated with Woodland Township school distria. • O'Donnell Post Office, Carlton Township, wis located on Sea ion No. 19 on the Carlton Township and Irving Township line on Fighter Road. The post office was begun on Feb. 16, 1887. and was closed on Dec. 6. 1902. John E. Edwards was the first postmaster. The post office and general store were located on the Edwards property. (To be Continued) First building erected specifically for a post office in Dowling post office continued as Baltimore P.O. until March 16, 1880, when it became known as Dowling and is still Dowling in 1998. In the early 1900s, a post office building was bdllt, Itowever, the location was changed sever­ al times. It was in the Wright Store, with Myra Wright as lhe postmistress for several years, in what is now known as the Dowling Corner Store. Then it was moved to the location at the north edge of the village, where it still stands in 1998. • Pritchardville Post Office, Baltimore Township, on Seaion No. 20, was established in 1879 with George H. Risbridger becoming the first postmaster. The village of Pritchardville was named for George Pritchard, who, with his brother, operat­ ed a grist mill and foundry there in 1878. George Pritchard later became the postmaster. There were three mail deliveries by stage each week. There was a saw mill and a grist mill built there in 1855 by Daniel S. Chase. George and Amanda Winters Salsbaugh settled in lhe vil­ lage of Prichardville in 1868 and George Sulsbaugh operated a blacksmith shop on Cedar Creek, which supplied the water power for lhe mills. A general store was operated out of the Sulsbaugh home. A small cluster of homes was built near the mills and lhe store. The post office was closed in 1903. • Highbank Post Office, Baltimore Township, was located on Seaion No. 24, where Seaions 13-14-23 and 24 meet near Highbank Creek. There was a post office there from Sept. 6, 1894, to April 15, 1903. Frank A. Wilcox was its first postmaster. • Hickory Comers. Barry Township was the earliest settlement in Barry County, beginning in 1834 when The Rev. Moses Lawrence built his house there. The legend states that when the area was being surveyed, there was a large hick­ ory nut tree in the center of Seaion 28. which was used as a monument. That tree had a hitch­ ing post built around it and eventually died from the constant impact of lhe horses on its root sys­ tem. but it was named Hickory Comers for that tree. Soloman C. Hall was an early settler there also, arriving in the late 1830s. He became lhe first postmaster on July 11, 1844. Later, Jake Houvenor brought the mail by horse and wagon. Wnght’s Store, Dowling, early 1900s He was also allowed to carry passengers. When the hotel opened in 1868, the stage line from Augusta arrived daily. An early location of the post office was in James Cadwalladcr's shop. Il was in Bissell's drug store at one time and when M.M. Rockwell became postmaster, it was moved into his general store.* For a time, the rural route mail was delivered through Cressey Post Office and some residents had both a post office box and a rural box. Clay Barber carried the Cressey route for many years. Hickory Comers began its first rural delivery with Roy Wallers as the carrier. The new office was built in 1952. Hickory Corners still has a post office in 1998. Postmasters who served Hickory Corners included Salmon C. Hall, William Borthwick. Adam Elliott, Hiram Sheldon, George B. Williams, John B. Brown, Willis C. Aiken, Henry Smith. Lewis Durkee, James M. Cadwallader, Wilier C. Bush, Christopher C. Messenger. John Shean, Edwin Bissell. Andrew G. Cortright, Edwin Bissell, Merari M. Rockwell. Charles S. Rennets, Freda Butler. Roger Davis and Connie Wireman (1982). • Delton Post Office, Barry Township, received its first post office on May 22, 1877. Dellstown was the first name proposed for lhe village, after Adelbert Monroe, who was an early business man in the hamlet having built a general store on Orchard Street. However, post office officials shortened it to Delton and Dell Monroe became the first postmaster. Jim Bush was the second postmaster, named on Dec. 10. 1879. The post office was in the house on lhe north side of the creamery. In 1880 Frank Norwood bought lhe store from Mr. Monroe and became postmaster on May 18. 1889. Abraham Bush carried the mail from Delton to Hickory Corners. The coming of the Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad in 1887 improved the way mail was delivered to the Delton area and Delton became a very aaive village. Delton still has a post office in 1998. • Carlton Township Post Office was first opened on Aug. 28. 1849. in his home, north of Hastings on Section No. 17 of Carlton Township by Jared S. Rogers, who was the first postmaster. In 1853, Enos Dryer was appointed postmaster due a change in administration from the Whig party lo lhe Democratic party. The post office remained in Jared Roger's home until 1854, when he passed away. Rowley Gifford followed and then Truman f. Barnum. Peter Covert was then appointed postmaster and the office was moved to Carlton Centre east of Jared Roger's place. The post office was closed from a period starting Sept. 26, 1859. w hen the mail route from Hastings to Ionia by way of Carlton Township, was canceled. It was reopened again from Oa. 7. 1862, lo June 7. 1866. Il was restored on Sept. 26. 1874. when a mail route was opened from Hastings to Woodland. It was named Carlton Centre, as there was already a Carlton post office in Monroe County . James M. Covert was postmas­ ter until he resigned in 1878 and Thomas Blinston was appointed to the position. The post office was located in the Blinston general store on the south side of the road, now known as M­ 43. The post office continued to be active until April 15. 1903. • Gerkey Post Office. Carlton Township, was located on section No. 12. Carlton Township, near the Cheney School. The post office was named for the Gerkey family. The post office was opened on Jan. 4. 1884. and remained open until June 17. 1902. At one time, there was a school there known is the Cheney School. Cartton Center as seen from the steeple of the Methodist Church steeple. The general store cn be seen in the upper right hand comer. ^kJtappy 25 th I Anniversary " Mom & | Dad January 20, 1998 | Love... Chad & Rachel �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 7-2 Hastings’ eagers beat Zeeland, Charlotte < < me h lliink < I it... Don't count on Broncos making Super Bowl super The Denver Broncos have trotted down this road before. No... The Denver Broncos have trotted down this road four times before. And each time, they have lost. And a couple of those defeats could be described as quite miserable. Do you remember the Orange Crush? The 1998 Super Bowl could have its own version called Denver Slush. We’re not talking about snow accumulation either. So what makes this year's Super Bowl journey any different for those who truly love that "Mile High” feeling? (P.S. John Denver probably can't save lhe Broncos at this point) Nothing, in fact if the game starts at 6 p.m. I feel quite comfortable in saying that you'll be turning to PBS' National Geographic by the time halftime rolls around. This week's episode, narrated by Jack Hanna, revolves around the dying Broncos in the San Diego Zoo. Green Bay. like J said last year, is by far the better team. The Pack are fast... they're well-coached... they have Terry Bradshaw Jr. in Brett Favre., and they have the Chcescheads. What else do you need? Now don't get me wrong. Denver is a good team, they're just not a great team. Great teams win Super Bowls. Others, like most of the recent contenders in the AFC. show up for a couple of quarters. The AFC is going for 14 consecutive defeats and odds are in their favor. The line currently is Green Bay by 12. but please do not lake this to mean I promote gambling. I obviously don't, unless it Halftime: Estimated length = Four hours exactly. Health requirement = Two extra strength Tylenol and plenty of Mexican bean dip. Third Quarter Feeling a bit on the wild side. John Elway takes lo the air and finds former Lion receiver Willie Green for a 6O-yard score. That touchdown makes Green Bay 's advantage just four points. 14-10. Don't curl. Chcescheads. On the next play from scrimmage Dorsey Levens (the best thing to come out of Notre Dame since Gerry Faust) breaks free down the sidelines for a 37-yard scamper. Levens* jaunt places the ball at the 41 where Favre once again goes to work. First Chumrra for 15 yards and a first down at the 26. Second, a trick play where Antonio Freeman catches a 9yard Favre toss and then flips it back lo Favre who sprints (A dime a minute) the remaining 17 yards. Bronco fans lose their cool, saying the play is illegal. Chccschcad fans also feel somewhat funny, probably from mixing foreign cheese with American brew. (Don't try this at home) Former Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne says the play was legal and Lou Holtz agrees. Back lo the game. Green Bay is clearly in charge. 21-10. going into the fourth quarter. Fourth Quarter Green Bay Coach Mike Holmgren lo use Scott Mitchell, the Detroit Lions signal­ caller. for the final quarter. Mitchell docs his best to try to lose the game, but Denver already has their eyes set on being lhe only 0-5 team ever in Super Bowl play. Mitchell throws four interceptions, but lhe Broncos give three of them back. Bowl highlights. Have to miss the game? Don't worry, it's all here. In the end. Denver musters a late scramble and touchdown pass from Elway and another Levens' thrill package. After the game. Elway tells Bronco management that he wants to be traded lo someone like Indianapolis. Elway ends up a Cull, Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf ends up a Bronco and Jim First Quarter Fontes. Second Quarter The Broncos finally show some life, but fail on two scoring opportunities because of costly Terrell Davis fumbles. Finally near the end of the half. Shanahan fires his kicker and replaces him with former Michigan standout Mike Gillette. Gillette splits lhe pipes for a 68-yard bool (10 yards to spare) as the horn sounds to end the first half. Green Bay Packer Reggie While leaves the field with two cans on Campbell's Chunky Soup stewing in his helmet. His mother, however, has to remain on the field to perform special cheers for lhe crazy halftime crowd. Score at Intermission: Green Bay 14, Denver 3. drained 3-pointcrs. Another offensive highlight was a slam dunk by Tony Bownc. Bowne has slammed home three in the last two games and. at least, four on the season. The Saxons led 12-7 at the end of the first quarter and 28-21 at intermission. An 18-8 third quarter turned what was a close 7-poinl contest into a 17-poinl advantage. Five Saxons scored in the quarter with many also doing stellar jobs on the defensive side of the flocr. "Wc got out and ran a little bit more." Schils said of his team's third quarter flurry. If there is an area of concern for the Hastings coach it is rebounding. Schils said they "struggled" rebounding lhe ball. Next up for Hastings Friday is "a very good offensive team" in Forest Hills Central During celebrations after Favre's score, the Pack quarterback swallows his chew and hxs lo be driven off the San Diego field in an ambulance. Fontes allows brings millions of dollars to a very poor town like the Motor City. This year. 1 team with my three football prognosticators (Bo. Bobbie and McGee) to give you this Sunday's Super The Pack charge out in San Diego lo a commanding 14-0 lead. Favre runs one in from 5 yards and throws the other 18 yards to reliable tight end Mark Chumrra. Dick Enberg. a Central Michigan University grad, spends the rest of the quarter telling the television audience what Chumrra brings to the table. Enberg. like the Broncos, doesn't get anywhere. The biggest highlight for Denver fans is when coach Mike Shanahan is required by the referee to take off the silicon spray he’s been wearing since kickoff. The Broncos are penalized 15 yards and Shanahan blames the "misunderstanding" of lhe rules on defensive coordinator John Teerlink. Tecrlink is fired at the end of the quarter and replaced by our old friend. Wayne The "big guys" stepped to the forefront Tuesday and led the Saxons to their third consecutive varsity basketball win. Darnell Day. Ben O'Mara and Adam Gee played huge roles in Hastings' 53-46 triumph over non-league foe Charlotte. Saxon Coach Don Schils explained Day's defensive efforts as his "best" of the season. Day was the main reason why Hastings (now 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the O-K White) held Charlotte's Matt McCoy to 5-of-l7 shooting and II total points. Coming into the game. McCoy had been putting up games in the 20-point range. "Wc played well defensively." Schils said. "Our big guys did a very nice job inside." On offense. Day lit it up for 19 points. His total was the most for any Saxon scorer this season. Adam Whitney and Jeff Storrs followed Day in the Saxon score book with 9 points apiece. Both Whitney and Storrs Harbaugh is traded to the Lions, even up Jett Storrs (22) drives to the hole in search of 2 points as the Saxons won over the league rival Chix at home. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 08 Leaf scons points as speaker at JA Kick-Off Washington Stale quarterback Ryan Leaf came to Battle Creek Friday and spoke to others about achieving success pursuing professional opportunities... and making an influence on society. Leaf, expected to be the No. I pick in this year's National Football League draft, Achievement Fund Drive Kick-Off Breakfast at the McCamly Plaza Branson Ballroom, Leaf captured the attention of the entire audience. His opening words focused on his own athletic achievements. "I was recruited by a lot of schools, but I went to Washington State to get a great degree." the Great Falls. Mont, native said. "We won the PAC-10 championship for the first time in 64 years and beat (rival) Washington in the Apple Cup in their own stadium They (Washington State fans) carried us around the stadium is a great example of someone who has excelled in all of those areas. The guest speaker at the Junior for Mr. Mitchell. Final Score: Green Bay 28. Denver 17 and Corporate America $1,998 million. • One of Broncos* Best: Lew Lang, a former coach at educator at Hastings High, was on the 1943-44 Western Michigan University basketball team that went 15-4 and lost just one game to a collegiate foe. That Bronco squad was ranked No. 4 nationally. for what seemed like forever." WSU Coach Mike Price was one of lhe main reasons why Leaf decided lo throw Coached by "Buck" Read, the team included Lang. Del Lorangcr. Rolla bombs for the Cougars "Mike (Price) look a chance on me." Leaf said. "Coming from Great Falls. Montana, you're not bom with a golden Anderson. Bill Millspaugh. Dun Huppcrt, Man- Bylsma. Bernie Compton. Bill Morton. Russ Mason. John Hocjkc. John spoon in your mouth." A finalist for the 1997 Heisman Trophy — awarded each year to lhe best college football player — Leaf was more than pleased just to be nominated for such Behrens. Gil Rodney and Dick Bowman. • Johnson Ruffs It: Dan Johnson, of Hastings, recently won the Ruff Trux competition at the Pontiac Silvcrdome. That event was held in conjunction with a prestigious award. "It was an unbelievable honor." Leaf lhe Monster Truck Show. saiu. "It was a shock not lo hear (Tennessee quarterback) Peyton • Joppic and the Saxons: Dave Joppic, featured in Jan. 7 Hastings Banner, was also an assistant at Hastings High under Saxon skipper Jeff Simpson. Joppic donated some bats to Hastings* annual Wooden Bat Tournament. He remains active in the community, sometimes officiating a local high school or college game during his off-season. Manning's name. Everybody (though) knew that (Michigan's) Charles (Woodson) had the same chance as Peyton to win it." Woodson did win the Heisman Trophy, but Leaf and Manning arc probably looking al more money when they start their stints in the NFL. Both quarterbacks are projected as "top picks" by most football prognosticators because of their size, arm strength and ability to engineer Talk to you soon. Daniels leads CMU Freshman Joni Daniels has scored double figures in five straight games for Central Michigan University's womens basketball Daniels, a recent graduate of Lakewood High School, tallied 10 points in CMU's 79-70 triumph over Western Michigan team. University last Saturday in Mt. Pleasant. A 6-5 center. Daniels now has a season scoring norm of 8.9 points and a rebounding average of 4.1 boards. Currently. Daniels is fifth in scoring (73.2). IOth in defense (76.5) and fourth in field goal percentage (44 percent) in the Mid-American Conference. In MAC games only. Daniels has a point norm of 13.9. DANIELS continued page 12 an offense. Leaf, is 6-6. 238 pounds and can run for crucial yards. He threw for 7.102 yards as a WSU quarterback and gained 404 more on lhe ground. In 1997. Leaf was third nationally in total offense (325.7 yards per game) and second in passing efficiency (16LI8). As a Cougar. Leaf accounted for 71 touchdowns. 58 of those coming through the air. Washington State University quarterback Ryan Leaf was the guest speaker at last Friday's Junior Achievement kick-off breakfast in Battle Creek. 40 • 40 » 40 • 40 * 40 » 40 • 40 » 40 Lordy, Lordy Guess Who’s Forty? 40 DEB SEEBER 40 January 19 From Your Family Joni Daniels 40 * 40 * 40 * 40 • 40 * 40 * 40 » 40 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP A joint workshop will be held with Rutland Charter Township and the City ol Hastings to receive and discuss information on district library formation at 700 p.m. on February 10. 1998. The regular monthly board meeting will begin as soon as the workshop ends. Call 948-9690 with any questions. CELLULAR SERVICE, PAGING, LONG DISTANCE SERVICE & SOO NUMBERS FOR HOME & BUSINESS, DSS SYSTEMS, AND INTERNE! SERVICE FOR ALLOT BARRY COUNTY! ^Sarws eetMtieta. • ■ ONE SOURCE COMMUNICATIONS 116 SOUTH GROVE STREET DELTON, MICHIGAN 49046 616-623-8901 or TOLL FREE 888-244-8206 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 — Page 11 Cheerleaders ready to compete The Saxon cheerleaders arc gearing up for upcoming competitions in Grand Rapids and Caledonia. In O-K While action last Friday. Hastings up-ended Zeeland also at home 71-61. On Saturday, the varsity and freshmen teams will be at the Cheer Michigan Invitational al Grand Rapids Union High School. The freshmen event starts at 10 a.m. and the varsity action is slated for 12:30 A 24-13 second quarter erased what was a four-point Chix advantage and made it a comfortable Saxon cushion. Four players scored in double figures for Hastings Kyle Pohja led the squad with 17 points. Ed VanDcrMolen tallied 12. Jeff Storrs totaled 11 and Adam Gee added 10. Topping Zeeland in lhe scoring book was Ryan Gcurink who tallied 21 points. Tim Twentyman also managed double figures with 13 points. The Chix defeat was their second in the O-K White. Pohja also was a factor on the boards with 11 rebounds. p.m. Spectators are encouraged. The following Saturday. Jan. 31. the Saxons will travel lo Caledonia for the Cheer Classic. The freshmen begin at 10 a.m. and the varsity Hastings' Tony Bowne slams one down in last Friday's O-K White hoop contest with Zeeland. (Photo by Perry Hardin) competition will follow. Caledonia cheerleading coach Theresa Rodgers expects 100 area schools lo compete in the Cheer Classic with over 1.000 cheerleaders participating. Delton's cheerleaders performed at halftime of the battle of the Panthers. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY Hastings' Kyle Pohja (42) leans and launches a jumper inside the paint during the Zeeland contest last Friday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Quick offense sparks Saxons Hastings High volleyball coacn Tammy Cairl saw some things she liked at the Grand Rapids Central Tournament last Saturday. But. there were also some things that need a bit of work. Consistency is what the first-year coach is searching and striving for and Cairl probably wouldn't mind another chance against Kenowa Hills cither. "Our play was up and down. Wc played incredible against Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Wyoming Park. Wc did so many things that wc had been working on. But. wc should have beaten Kenowa Hills." Amy Songer had 21 kills in the Catholic Central Tournament and added 5 more versus Northview last Thursday. Anne Burghdoff ripped 17 kills at C.C.. Summer Gillons 13 and Laura Storm 11. Storm also had 3 successful spikes in the Northview match. Dig leaders al C.C. were Storm with 15. Burghdoff with 10 and Kristen Wildcm with 10. Burghdoff also served up 4 aces at the Saturday event. On Tuesday, the Saxons took the Orioles of Charlotte to three games before losing a tough decision. The freshman volleyball team lost to Northview 15-9. 15-6. but rebounded with a second place Silver Division finish at Saturday's USA Volleyball Tournament in Grand Rapids. In lhe finals. I Ik* Saxons' dropped a 4-15. 15-7. 16-14 match lo Cedar Springs JoAnn Bailey had 42 service pt.ints and 22 aces. Samantha Oakland had 35 service points and 12 aces. Katie Noteboom had 23 kills and 7 blocks and Kala Friddlc added 9 kills and 5 blocks. Delton Panthers... Kalamazoo Hackett got the belter end of a 13-15. 15-6. 15-8 KVA contest on Jan. 14. Leading lhe Delton spikers were Michelle Thompson with 11 kills and 11 digs and Christy NeSmiih with 8 digs. Delton's junior varsity and freshman teams also lost matches lo Hackett. M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... Here are lhe latest Class A and Class B volleyball polls from the Michigan Imerscholaslic Volleyball Coaches Association. Stevensville-Lakeshore. No. I in Class B. lost a 15-9. 15-6 match to East Kentwood. No. 4 in Class A. at Saturday's East Kentwood Invitational. 1. Temperance Bedford 40-2-0 2. Portage Northern 29-4-0 3. Portage Centra) 38-5-0 4. East Kentwood 29-9-4 5. Birmingham Marian 16-5-0 6. Plymouth Salem 20-4-0 7. Livonia Lady wood 21-7-5 8. Battle Creek Central 17-7-1 9. Walled Lake Central 22-2-0 10. Rockford 22-5-0 HM. Kalamazoo Central 19-6-2 HM. Midland 18-5-1 HM. Bay City Central 19-6-0 HM. Forest Hills Central 22-7-0 Class B 1. Stevensville Lakeshore 33-2-1 2. Pinconning 36-4-1 3. Marysville 21-0-0 4. Fruitport 26-7-0 5. Lakewood 23-2-3 6. Comstock 24-11-1 7. Reed City 20-5-3 8. Gull Lake 13-12-2 9. Forest Hills Northern 17-4-1 10. Alma 27-3-1 HM. Shepherd 22-4-4 HM. Lumen Christi 14-7-1 HM. Roscommon 11-0-0 HM. Byron Center 22-4-3 HM. Jackson Northwest 16-6-2 ARTICLE I — of AuThortky The name of this Authority is CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY Ths principal office of the Authority will bo located al 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 ARTICLE It — MmiiUW—■■■ Creating A uthorWy Tho names of the municipalities incorporating this Authority are lhe Townships of Carleton. Castleton Hastings Charter and Rutlwid Charter, all of which are hereby designated as the constituent municipalities . ARTICLE Ml — Pwpsn of AidhorWy The purpose of this Authority is to acquire, own. improve enlarge, extend and operate a sewage disposal system, a water supply system, or a combination of systems, in accordance with tho authorization of The Act ARTICLE IV — »ewv CsigeraM. Termer*. Piem This Authority is a municipal authority and a public body corporate It shall bo composed of ail of the territory lying within tho corporate boundaries of its constituent municipalities It shall possess all of lhe powers necest»ary to carry out tho purposes of Its incorporation and those incident thereto. Tho enumeration of any powers heroin shall no I bo construed as a limitation upon its general powers unlees tho contest shall clearly indicate such The Authority may (1) Adopt bylaws for tho regulation of its affairs and the conduct of Us business (2) Adopt an official seal and alter tho seal at its pleasure (3) Maintain an office al such place or places within its territory as it may designate (4) Sue and be sued In its own name, plead and be impleaded (5) Determine the location of any project constructed by It under the provisions of The Act. and determine, in Its discretion and without reference to any other provisions of The Act or any other law. the design, standards, and the matenais ot construction, and construct, maintain, repair and operate tho project (8) Issue bonds of tho Authority tor any of its corporate purposes under such means aa may be provided In Tho Act. (7) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the use of any project constructed by it under (he provisions of Tho Act. (8) Acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of Its duties under The Act (0) Contract with constituent municipalities or nonconstituent municipalities in accordance with The Act (10) Perform any other activities or functions consistent with its purpose and authonzeC by The Act ARTICLE V — Dur—an of kukhertty This Authority shall continue In existence until dissolved by act of the constituent municipalities or by low. provided, however, that the Authority shall not bo dissolved If such dissolution could operate as an impairment of any of Its contracts or obligations AJtnCU VI — Ftecof Year The fiscal year of tho Authority shall commence on tho first day ol January in each calendar year and end on tho last day of December of that calendar year. . AXTICU VN - Beard of Dkrecters, Beprasawf—IS. Towne. Wceia, remgene—an Tho governing body of tho Authority shall be a Board of Directors which shall bo made up of one (1) representative from each of tho constituent municipalities Each representative shall at all times bo a member of the legislative body of each constituent municipality Farm Director shall qualify by taking tho constitutional oath of office and filing it with his or her respective Municipal Clerk. Tho first Directors shall bo appointed by tho legislative bodies of tho constituent municipalities within twenty (20) days after the effective date of tho incorporation of this Authority, and their terms shall expire on December 31. 2000 Thereafter, each Director shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1. 2001 Directors may succeed themselves If a Director has not been appointed and qualified at tho ond of a Director s term, tho Director shall remain In office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, so long as that Director is qualified by virtue of being a member of tho legislative body of tho constituent municipality which ho or she represents Within thirty (30) days after tho effective date of the Incorporation of the Authority tho members of lhe first Board of Directors shall moot for lhe purpose of organization At such organizational meeting the Board shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair and a Secretary and a Treasurer or a combined Secretary Treasurer, who shall be members of tho Board The Board may also appoint a Recording Secretary and Deputy Treasurer, who need not be members of tho Board Such officers shall serve until the organizational mooting of tho following year, which shall be hold annually in January of each year, or until their reapoctive succesaors shall be elected No appointment to tho Board and no election of an officer of the Board shall be deemed lo bo invalid because H was not made within or at lhe time spec thee in these Articles A Director shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing legislative body end any Director may bo removed at any time by action of tho legislative body of the municipality which such Director represents The effect of removal of a Director may not cause tho Authority to bo disbanded Each Director may receive for such services such reasonable compensation as may be fixed by tho Board. Directors shall be entitled to reimbursement for all expenditures made by them In carrying out official duties, including a reasonable allowance for traveling expenses ARTICLE Vttl — Vacancies on Board In lhe event of a vacancy on the Board, tho legislative body of the municipality selecting such representative shall till the vacwicy for the unexpired term in the event of a vacancy in any office ot tho Board, such vacancy shall bo filled by tho Board for tho unoxplred term, tn case of tho temporary absence or disability of any officer, the Board may appoint some person temporarily to act in his or her steed, except that In the event of tho temporary absence or disability of tho Chair, the Vico Chair shall so act ARTICLE IX — Meekknge, Euorwn, VoNng. Rukes, Rytows, kMnukes, NeNcee Regular meetings ot the Board shall ba held at least twice each year, al such time and place as shall bo proscribed by the Board Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Cnslr or by any two (2) Directors Directors shall bo given at least eighteen (18) hours not Ice of any special meeting A majority of tho then existing membership of tho Board shall constitute a quorum Tho Board shall act by motion or resolution A vote of a majority ot tho then existing membership of the Board shall bo required for passage of any action All voles shall be recorded in the mooting minutes which shall reflect how each Director voted Each Director shall have one vote ‘ Tho Board shall have tho right to adopt rules and bylaws governing its procedure which are not in conflict with the terms of any statute or of these Articles Tho Board shall keep a journal of its proceedings, which shall be signed by lhe Secretary and shall be provided to the Constituent municipalities. All votes shall be recorded In the meeting minutes which shall reflect how each Director voted The Board shall comply with tho requirements of the Open Meetings Act, being Act No 267 of 1978. as amended ARTICLE X — ORh-eis* DuKoa. Banda, Funds, Budge* The Chair of the Board shall be tho presiding officer In the absence or disability of tho Chau, the Vico Chair shall perform the duties of tho Chair The Secret ary shall bo tho recording officer of the Board The Treasurer shall bo custodian of the funds of tho Authority Each officer of the authority shall give to it a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of tho duties of his or her office Tho cost of said bonds snail bo paid by the Authority All monies shall be deposited in a financial lnstitutlon(B) lo bo designated by the Board, and all checks or other forms of withdrawal therefrom shall bo signed by tho Treasurer and one other officer ot the Authority, or as the board may by resolution authorize The officers of th® board shall have such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon them by the Board The Board shall prepare and adopt an annual budgel sotting forth the estimated revenues and proposed expenditures lor each year lor the operation of lhe Authority. After adoption, the board shall transmit a copy of tho annual budgel to Its constituent municipalities AXTICL1 XI — Ft—arty Ac gull Bl in The Authority may acquire property for a sewage disposal system, a water supply system, or a combination ol systems, by purchase, construction, lease, gift, devise or condemnation, either within or out of its limits, and may hold, manage, control, soil, exchange or lease such property For the purpose ot condemnation, it may proceed under the provisions of 1911 PA 149 as amended, or any other statute which grants to any municipality or public body the authority to acquire private property for public use ARTkCLE XN — Cenhocts Tho Authority and Its constituent municipalities may enter into any contract or contracts relative to tho acquisition, construction, purchase, financing, improvement, enlargement. extension, operation, maintenance, administration and management of sewage disposal or water supply systems, or both, as authorized in Tho Act The Authority may also enter into contracts wtth any nonconstitueni municipal it/ as authonzed and provided in Tho Act. for the furnishing of sewer and water service from any facilities operated by the Authority, or for the furnishing of such services by tho nonconstituent municipality to tho Authority Any charges or rates specified in such a contract shall bo subject to change by tho Authority from time to time if necessary to moot Its obligations The charges or rates to a nonconstituent municipality may be greater than those to constituent munclpailties No contracts shall be for a period exceeding forty (40) years AdTtCLE XM - Rukee and RkgidUknr Tho Authority may adopt and enforce rules and regulations by resolution of its Board, with the concurrence of ail Its constituent municipalities, all In accordance with tho Act ARTICLE XIV — Benda For the purpose of obtaining funds for the acquisition, construction, purchase, improvement, enlargement or extension ot a sewage disposal system or a waler supply system, or both, or any other authonzed service, the Authority mav. upon resolution duty adopted by H. issue its negotiable bonds, secured by the contractual full faith and credit pledges of each contracting municipality, in accordance with tho provisions of The Act ARTICLE XV — Revenue Benda Tho Authority may issue revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of Public Act 94 of 1933. as amended, or any other act providing lor the issuance ot revenue bonds, which bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues of th# sewage disposal or water suppy system or other service supplied by lhe Authority Tho charges specified in any contract or contracts socunng said bonds shall bo subject to increeeo by the Authority al any time if necessary in order to provide funds to meet Ils obligations ARTICLE XVI — Personnel The Authority may employ such personnel and employees as it may consider desirable, and n.ay retain from time to time tho services of attorneys and engineers, and fix the compensation therefor ARTICLE XVII — Annual AudN; Bane-Annual FMencIM Reports Tho Authority shall cause an annual audit to bo made of its financial transactions by a certified public accountant and shall furnish a copy to each constituent municipality Tho Authority shall provide semi-annual financial reports to each constituent municipality ARTTCLE XVW — Artkckes of kneorporufkon • PuMkcoNon and FBkng These Articles shall bo published once m a newspaper that has general circulation within the territory encompassed by tho Authority Ono (1) printed copy of such Articles of Incorporation, certified as a true copy thereof, with the data and place of publication, shall bo hied with lhe Michigan Secretary of State and tho County Clerk of tno County of Barry within thirty (30) days after the execution thereof has boon The Clerk of Hastings Charter Township. Michigan. <s hereby designated as the person to cause these Articles to bo published, certified and filed as aforesaid In the event she shall be unable io eel or shall neglect to act. then the Clerk of Rutland Charter Township. Michigan, shall act in her stead ARTICLE XIX — Aukhortty EPocWve Duke This Authority shall become effective upon the filing of certified copies of these Articles, as provided in the preceding Article ARTICLE XX - Amendment; AdOWen of Other Minlt»e—ri These Articles of Incorporation may bo amended at any time so as to permit any municipality, as defined >n The Act. to become a member of this Authority, if such amendment to the Articles of incorporation is adopted by the legislative body of such mumcipahty proposing to become a member and by the legislative bodies of each constituent municipality of the Authority Other amendments may bo made to these Articles of incorporation at any tm.e if adopted by the legislative body ol each constituent municipality of tho Authority Any such amendment shall bo endorsed, published and certified, and printed copies thereof filed in the same manner as the ongmai Articles of Incorpo'ai'on except that the filed and printed copies shah bo certified by the recording officer of the Authority These Articles have boon adopted by the several incorporating muntcipaidies as neretnaho' sot forth tn the following endorsements, and in witness whereof the chief elected officer and dark of each constituent municipality nave endorsed thereon the statement of such adoption The loregoing Articles of Incorporation were adopted by the Carleton Township Board at a township mwetmg held on the ?8tn day of December. 1997 CARLETON TOWNSHIP The foregoing Articles o’ Incorporation were adopted by the Castleton Townsnip Boa'd at a 'eguta' boa’d meeting held on the 7th day of January 1998 CASTLETON TOWNSHIP The foregoing Articles of Incorporation were adopted by me Board o» Hast-ng* Charter Townsnip at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of December 1997 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP The foregoing Articles of Incorporation were adopted by me Rutland Charter Township Board at a regular meeting held on me 10th day of December 1997 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP By. Barbara J. Redtord. Ckerk �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 Delton pins wrestling loss on Pennfield; Trojans No. 3 It was battle till the finish, but the Delton Panthers prevailed over the Pennfield Panthers in a Jan. 15 KVA wrestling classic. Delton's 39-33 triumph made them 6-2 on the season. Today (Thursday, Jan. 22) thev travel to Mattawan for another fierce league matchup. Posting wins against Pennfield were Johnny Hicks (135). Jeremie Coplin (I4O». Robert Isom (152). Dana Earl (160). Nick Hannar (171) Phil Sch.dlhorn (189). Jon Haneckow (215) and Billy Ferris (heavyweight). Isom, Earl, Haneckow and Ferris each won with pins. Isom's came in 3:05, Earl's in 1:58. Hancckow’s in 4:30 and Ferris' in 1:04. Hicks. Coplin and Hannar all won on decisions, while Schallhorn drew a void. Hicks’ match score was 3-0. Coplin's was 10-5 and Hannar narrowly escaped w ith a 7-6 victory. M.W.A. State Rankings... Division II I. Eaton Rapids 2. Dowagiac 3. Middleville 4. Mason 5. Ogemaw Heights 6. Grosse Pointe North 7. Lowell 8. Mount Morris 9. Jackson Northwest 10. Lapeer West 11. Stevensville Lakeshore 12. Petosky 13. Birmingham Seaholm 14. Forest Hills Northern 15. Caledonia Rankings... The recent Michigan Wrestling Association individual wrestling rankings finds Middleville's Kyle Brower at No. 5 in the 103-pound weight class. Listed in front of Brower LEAF riftliiiij from pf 10 arc Williamston's Nick Simmons. Goodrich's Dan Jones, Romeo's Scott Nelson and /Xnchor Bay's Craig Trombley. thriller Tuesday. This time, though, lhe Panthers lost to Gull Lake 63-57 in overtime. Delton led Gull Lake 20-17 after one quarter and were lied al half 26-26. Gull Lake was in front 43-35 after three quarters, but a 14-6 Delton streak tied the game at 49-49. Hamer again led Hogoboom’. team with 19 points. Matteson scored 13 and Robert Boyle added 8 markers. Boyle and Matteson both connected foe two 3- pointers. KVA foe Paw Paw comes to Delton for hardcoun action on Friday. Phil Schallhorn was a Delton mat leader last week in its KVA wrestling battle with rival Pennfield Delton goes 1-1 in overtime hoop contests Before coming to Delton. Jim Hogoboom worked as a basketball coach in Parchment. Russ luni was a foolball When: Where: Time: Sunday. January 25th First Baptist Church 309 E. Woodlawn Hastings. Ml 941-1004 4:00 pm - It'l 0V«r Cost:______Slop____________________ Come and watch the Super Bowl on a 20* x 20* screen. Video Games. food and pop served. and basketball coach in Delton. The (wo long-lime friends met again Friday as Hogoboom’s Delton Panthers battled luni’s Parchment Panthers for a Kalamazoo Valley Association hoop win. The game was:ltfd 61-61 al the end of regulation and 67-57 after lhe first "Il’s always been a drcam of mine to play NFL football." Leaf said "You go through hardship to become a success. There's a lot .»» working out and mental preparation that are involved. The best thing to do is to enjoy every minute of it. If you have stability in your life, stability will follow you." Leaf lists three reasons mainly for his success The first. Dream Big? The second. Slay mg Away from Alcohol and Drugs. The third. Slaying In School. Entering lhe NFL 12 credits short of a degree. Leaf has promised his parents that he will complete that goal. ”1 was lucky enough to have schools that wanted me." Leaf said of his educational opportunity "It helped my parents a lot. I will finish my degree and achieve my goal. (Still) After living on $400 a month my whole life, this (lhe NFL money) will be a ride. Setting big dreams also played a part in Leafs success. Still there is a drcam that he would like to have one more shot at achieving. ”1 sec me throwing a touchdown, if wc had one more second," the WSU signal caller said of his team's lost chance in the Rose Bowl. "Wc had a play set up to run a corner route to the post and that probably would have presented Michigan with some problems. It would have allowed us a chance at lhe end zone." That magical play, though. nc\cr ran as game's officials said time expired before the Cougars ol tense was set at the line. "You can’t blame the officials: it’s a tough situation to be in," Leaf said. WSU lost to Michigan 21-16 in the Rose Bowl. The Cougars valiantly drove against college football's No. I. but time expired on Leafs drcam after a completed pass and an attempted late spike. "It was a great game (and) I wanted to be an influence to how the game ended," Leaf stated of his somewhat rosy moments in Pasadena. "As soon as the official walked by me. I realized that the game was over. You can't be bitter about things like that.” Seeing Maize and Blue. Leaf left Pasadena with great respect for Michigan's stellar defense. "They held a 42-point team to 16 points," Leaf said. "Their defensive was great and the pressure they put on me back there. The best pss defense is a good pass rush.” Just prior to the Rose Bowl. Leaf decided to forgo his final year of eligibility at WSU and pursue his lifetime dream of being an NFL overtime. Fortunately, foi Hogoboom and his Delton eagers Jason Hamer came up with 4 big points in the second overtime, quarterback. "It was a drcam of mine lo play professional football," Leaf said. "Me and my coach (Price) discussed it and decided that this was the best thing for me and lifting them to a 74-72 victory. "He was good for us tonight,” Hogoboom said of Harner's Friday night my future." Leafs agent considered as dominance. And how about the rivalry between communicators and contract negotiators in the business. His association with Steinberg has allowed fellow Cougar Parchment and Delton? is Lee Steinberg, one of the best Surprise Your Valentine with... 2 0: Valentine Love Lines I in The Hastings Banner ■go 5>. 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COMPOSE Your Own Message Below 4 ft Compose your own Valentine message, it’s easy to do!! ; YMCA NEWS YMCA-Youth Council’s Mens Basketball B Minor W-L Richie* Koffcc Shop........................................ 2-0 Drill Team........................................................... 4-1 Howell Flood Builder* ...................................3-1 Flcxfab................................................................ 2-3 Lakewood Merchants ...................................... 1-3 Vultures...................... 0-4 BM^jor Olhcr Body Shop . ...................... 5-0 Mainstreet Savings.......................................... 3-1 Hastings Merchants............................................... 2-1*l Blairs Landscapping ........................................ 1-1 Music Center.......................................................1-2 Pennock Hospital............................................... 0-3 Weltons................................................................ 0-4 Results B Minor - Drill Team 40 vs. Howell/Flood 33; FlexFab 59 vs. Vultures 43. B Major - Pennock Hospital 64 vs. Weltons ’ 62; Other B<»dy Skip 72 vs. Blair Landscapping 65. Adult Indoor Soccer Team W-L/Blue ..................................................................... 4-0 • Black.................................................................... 2-2: ’ Green ................................................................... 1-3 White ....................................................................1-3 ' Results Blue 3 vs. Black 2; White 7 vs. Green 2. Adult Coed Volleyball Team W-L True Value........................................................ JO-2 i Dawe..................................................................... 7-5/ Hastings Hastings Flexfab Simpson Saxons ............................................... 7-5 -? Manufacturing................................... 6-6 i................................................................ 6-6 Industries ........................................0-12 YMCA Hastings Youth Council's Winter Women's Volleyball A ) Team W-L Ranger Die, Inc................................................ 14-4 i Hastings Burial Xfcult.................................... 14-4 , Mainstreet Savings ........................................13-5 Ray James Electromechanical .................... 12-6 Goodneough Goodies ...................................10-8 Gary’s Auto......................................................... 9-9-; McConnells......................................................8-10» Quality Roofing.............................................. 8-101 Backe Construction.......................................8-10 i Flexfab .............................................................. 7-11 ) Hallifax/Hastings National Bank .......4-14 < Bustance...........................................................1-17 YMCA of Barry County z\dult Coed Volleyball Standings ‘ W/L True Value........................ ............—.......... 15-3Dawe__________________________________ 9-3 ‘ Hastings Saxons.........~.......................................9-9 ~ Hastings Manufacturing.................................... 9-9 Flexfab....................................................... 12-6J, Simpson Industries....... «................................ .0-18' Family Fun Nights All families of Barry County are invited to; attend YMCA Family Fun Nights, Activities include basketball, volleyball, movie, crafts,' swimming (Middleville, only) and roller skating ■ (Hastings and Delton). The nights are scheduled as follows: Thomapple-Kellogg, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Jan. 23,Feb. 13, March 27. Hastings, 6:45-8:45 p.m.: Jan. 23, Feb. 13, March 27. , Delton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Dates lo be announced. , Cheerleading - 3rd through Sth grade J Hastings High School Cheerleaders will be intructors for girls from 3rd-5th grade. Practices will be held at Hastings High School Cafeteria from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesdays, Feb. 2-11. The girls will perform cheers at the Hastings High School VarsityBasketbJI game* on Feb. 13. Wear play clothes and tennis shoes for practices. Pre-registration m is required along with the fee of $15 per person, which includes a cheerleading T-shirt. Class is limited to 50 people. Indoor Soccer League The Indoor Soccer program has been changed to include 6th grade as well as 4th and 5lh. The registration deadline has also been extended to Friday, Jan. 23. Team formation will be held on Monday, Jan. 26 at Cefttral Gym from 4:30-6 p.m. Games and practices will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 2 at Central Gym from 4:30 lo 7 p m. Exact times will be announced after teams are formed. Cost of the program is $30. which also includes a team t-shirt. Coaches are needed for each team. Practices: Weeks 1 and 2. Practices and Games: Weeks 3. 4 and 5. Sunday Open Gyms Sunday Open Gyms will resume on Jan. 11, after the holidays at Hastings High School. The cost will be $3 per player or $6 per family. Basketball, Volleyball and Roller Skating are available from 2-4 p.m. I Corporate Games Plans are underway for the 1998 YMCA of Barry County Corporate Games. The games have been scheduled for a one-week format in May. Information will be mailed to past spon­ sors and teams. Watch this column for further information. Here are a couple of examples: S- H"r SWEET BEANS! .6 °ur tore 5b Yoarfc Hone, Bunn, NAME___ tf^botl^’ ADDRESS CITY--------- <2 h'ol.Vc<Ji •tn Meuoge. Message to be published on February 12th. 1998 DEADLINE IS Noon Tuesday. February 10th - Daniels missed most of the first half against WMU because of foul trouble. In the second half, though. Daniels hit two clutch baskets to turn a slim 34-32 Chippewa advantage into a 40-32 CMU, cushion. CMU (6-9. 3-4 in the MAC) opened the week with a game at lhe University of Toledo. On Saturday. CMU meets Eastern Michigan University at Rose Arena. Toledo enters the week at 12-3 and 6-1. while EMU checks in al 7-8 and 2-5. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22. 1998 — Page 13 BOWLING SCORES lliursdav AM. Bowling Just U* 45-27. Parker* AFC Home 44-28. Vamev* 41-31. Ixllarvcs 40-32; Early Birds 36 1/2-35 1/2; Lucky Shot* 34 1/2-37 1/2. Question Mark* 33-39. Hastings Bowl 33-39. Good Game* and Scries • R Isacc* ISO525. B Estep «93-528; O Gillons I6W-4K9. B Tracy 132-462. I) Gilbert 159-409. T Parker 122-407; M Hodges 176. M Atkinson 132; L Jackson 163; B Sexton 160. C. Stuart 155; B Bodo 141 Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 41-42; Nashville 5 Plus 40 1/2-27 1/2; Mace * Ph 39-29; Valley Realty 39-29. Hallifax 33 1/2-29 1/2; Eye and Ent Spec. 37 1/2-30 1/2; Nashville Chiru 35-33; Misfit* 34­ 34. Farmer * Feed 30-33; Lifestyle* 27-41; Finishing Touch 23 1/2-44 1/2; Seeber* Auto 23-45. High Game* and Series • T. Christopher 209-537; J Pettcngill 210-520; B Hayes 192­ 430; E. Moore 192-469. J Rice 166-479; S Merrill 179-476. C. Prudcn 173-463. D. Burns 176-465; P. Frederickson 165-464; S. Drake 172-461; B Smith 157-460; E. Mesccar 159­ 433; C Trumbull 132-433; B. Norris 153-421; N Hallifax 153-416. J Leo 143-414; J. Gardner 157-396; T. Laymance 147-392; D Bolt inter 157; L Yoder 169; S Durkee 154. M. Brimmer 165; E. Vanasse 175. B Estep 454. Mens High Games and Series - J Barnum 267-712. K Hammontrce 253-573. B Rentz 201-567. D Wordcll 230-559. B Heath 188­ 537. S Krallman 215-530; T James 180-480. C W Simpson 182-477; D Seeber 166-464, B Hubbell 210. B Kerley 202. V Dezess 201. S Sanborn 201. B Barkhuff 191. D Dutcher 160. J Kirchen 149 Bowierettes Bennett Industries 45-31; Hamilton Excavating 40-36. D.J. Electric 37.5-38.5. Carlton Center Excavting 37-39; Kent Oil Co. 34.5-41.5. Hecker Insurance 34-42. High Games and Series - G Potter 156­ 452; D.L Cocncn 141-397. H. Cocncn 192­ 480; J Pettcngill 155-417, L Elliston 193-543; E. Ulrich 198; N. Goggins 166-419. B Maker 171; K Eberly 197-509; K. Fowler 174-467; K Doster 146-383. Recreation Bowling League *3 Fairchild Oil 14; Cross’s 13 1/2; Carlton Center Excavating 12; Barry Automotive 7 1/2; Hastings Bowl 7; Freeport Elevator 6. Good Games and Series - J. Buehler 230­ 513; M. Porritt 503; B King 237-663; D McKelvey 531; J. Cook Jr. 211; R Wieland 202-521; R. Fav 200-564; D. Lambert 201-546; J Woody 201-546; E Jackson 209-502; M Brown 521. Thursday Angels Miller Exc 50 1/2-21 1/2; Nashville Chiropractic 46-26; Tick Tuck Restaurant 46­ 26; Pel World 41-31. Seebers Auto Body 40­ 32; Gavin Ford 35-37; Cedar Creek Grocery 33­ 29. Riversice Cemetery 31-41; NAPA Girls 31­ 37; Hastings Bowl 25 1/2-46 1/2; Stefano’s 25­ 3; Dowl It 24-48. High Games and Series • C. Hurless 191; as. Kerley 177; D. Bartimus 204; L Aspcy 191; B. Cuddahee 202; D. Curtis 190; B. Hayes 207; J. Conger 198; L. Potter 189; L Loftus 184-511; J. Varney 174; S Grinage 203-530; C. Curtis 161; L Perry 166; K. Covey 199 Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 15-5; Advanced Commercial Printing 13-7; Friends 12-8; Pin Seeker^ 12-8; Hastings Bowlers 11-9; Mosieiler Craphics 8-12; Woodmansee Sawmill 5-15; Flexfab 4-16. Mens High Gaines & Series G. Snyder 218-598; M. Yost 179; J. Beach 202; R. Reed 224-593. Womens High Games & Series D. Slovinski 171; R. Stonehouse 156, J. Bryans 178-442; G. Buchanan 198-488. Friday Mixed Moose 9 and a Wiggle 49; Rocky 4 47; Ramblers 47; Brush Works 46. Bad Habit II 46; Heads Out 44; Weekend Warriors 44; No Geratol Req'd 42.5; I Know That 42; Nash Bash 42; Get Lucky 41.5; Four Rs 40; Late Comers 39; Gillons 38; Ten Pins 37; Sears Service 37; Special Ks 28. Good Games and Series Men - D. Service 222-588; M Martin 214-622; B. Madden Jr. 194-534; H Pennington 241-620; M. Kasinsky 231-586; D. Sears 199-506; B. Keeler 206-559; A. Taylor 197-571; D. Keillor 184-513; P. Tossava 211-577; R. Fay 233-671; S. Sanborn 218-578; J. Barnum 259-707; K. McDonald 184-492; R. Robbins 189-515; J. Rainwater 190-535; M. Lydy 177-504; K Meaney 201; R. Scars 185. Good Games and Series Women • H. Service 178-593; B. Davenport 191-466; S. Nash 167-479; S. Smith 178-455; O. Gillons 172-458; J. Madden 247-651; S McKee 245­ 649; S. Sanborn 186-534; T Clark 166-457; D. Bartimus 195-559; K. Becker 190; L. Barnum 188; B. Roush 185; F. Ruthruff 195; Shirlec V. 203; D. Mays 164; M. Sears 163; R. brummel 174; K. Keeler 183; P. Ramey 177. Keep Informed Saturday Majors Giris High Game and Series - W. Miller 121-325; A. Rose 98-263. Boys High Game and Series - J. Butler 247­ 581; D. James 176-492; J. James 168-460; M. Spidel 173-445; C. Bowman 154-422; B. Kirby 154-411; L. Laubaugh 111-297. Sunday Afternoon Mixed Just Trying 8-11; New Friends 7-8; Gettin Jiggic 14-8; Red Dog 11-8; Squecky Shoes 3-8; Pin Pickers 12-8; The Good and the Bad 10-6’ Pin Pals 4-6; Killer Instinct 1-5; Just Cause 2-4; Comholios 9-3; Just Made It 13-3; Space Cadets 6-3; King Pins 5-0 Senior Citizens Kuempel’s 49; Brodock 47;Jesiek 45; Otis 44; Woodmansee 41; No. One 40 1/2; Moucoulis 40. Vrogindcwey 34 1/2; Schlachter 33; M & M’s 33; Lcthcoc 32 1/2; Nash 32; Hall 28; Friend 27; Brewer 25; Snyder 24 1/2. High Games and Series - E. Mesccar 194­ 542; S. Glasgow 198-571; M. Dull 164-450; B. Johnson 191. R Schlachter 189-511; I. Seeber 167; P. Otis 184-477; B Mallekootc 185-488; R Wieland 191-522; D. Hall 173-451; N. Hall 195-514; C. Jesick 204-476. B. Terry 197-544; J. Mercer 169-490. B Vrogindcwey 175-458; B. Howe* 184-452. B. Kingsley 460. W Woodmansee 178-503; D. Service 191-517; D. Mason 232-612; Y Marklev 173: K McDonald 163-488; W Bmdock 209-534; S Pennington 185-515. Monday Mixer* Whispering Waters 48. Row die Girls 43 1/2; Hastings Bowl, 41 1/2; Kelley’s Keglers 40; Budweiser 39; TM Lassies 38; Coldwell Banker 37. Dewey ’* Auto 37; Hartzler’s 35; Mr. Bruce .34 1/2; Giirbach’s 32 1/2. Green Chicks 30 High (iiimn and Series - S Guv 166-454; V Pierson 213-561. J McMillon 2119-554; M Snyder 184-505; S VinDcnburg 205-541; S Glasgow 192-546; R Shapiev 229-560. M. Wieland 173-542; II Service 184-484. D Kelley 451. P Mullord 194-439. K Keeler 178­ 455. D Burn* 186. B Anders 166-4.54; T Case 161. T. Ik-Witt 181. S Purdum 153. A Hall 168. Sunday Night Mixed Ihee I loggers 5 I. H.ED 49 |,2. B S ers 49. Ihunder Aliev 47 I.*2; Fearsome 4 45 1 2; RcdiKxks 4*. X Filers 44. Short and Sweet 41. 2x4 39 1/2. Diehard* 39. S A K 38. I uckv Strike* 36. 9 tmi <>| Tert 34. Rock IhHtom 32. lag Along* 26; I l lend* 2l Women* High Gunin and Serie* - S Sanborn 216-598. K Becket 212-586. I) Snvdci 22l-*7(». S Sanborn 205-563. M Snvdct 204 *«l. B James IM-452 W Purchts 149-411 | |4w*n 177 A lluMw.ll 169. N layhH Ihh. V Millet IM. M Mctlurkm 157. * < raven 149 ALL YEAR LOKO! Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER LEAF, continued from page 12 friends to nickname Leaf "Kush" in tribute lo the quarterback found in the Jerry Maguire film. "Kush” also had Steinberg in his comer. "He’ll do a great job lor me because he’s the best.” Leal said of Steinberg Lee’s a character and certainly is his own person. He brings that to the table, which is good in negotiations." A Pittsburgh Steeler fan while growing up. Leaf says he won’t shun any NFL team that drafts him. "Any team that gives me an opportunity lo play will be a dream come true." Leaf said. "It doesn’t matter, it's always been a dream of mine to play NFL football. One thing is for sure Whether it's Indianapolis. Arizona, or Chicago. Leaf and Manning are expected to be No. 1 and Middle school hoopsters end seasons sparkling Saving their best for last. Hastings' seventh grade Blue basketball team beat a pesky Delton squad in its season finale 34-29. Brian Baird and Brandon Barcroft led the Saxon scorers with 6 points apiece Donnie Converse had a solid all-around game with 5 points. 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Baird and Barcroft also shinned on lhe boards with 4 rebounds apiece. "Peyton (Manning! and I are good Inend* and vw talked about it (the draft). No mailer it he goes first and I go second, or I go first and he goe* second All I know, is were going to take a lot of money away from them. ” To Leafs credit, he ha* already learned the NFL Quarterback Code. When asked to evaluate lhe play , and techniques, of Detroit Lion quarterback Scott Mitchell. Leaf was not willing to add any negative comments "I know what they go through.' Leaf explained of the NFL signal-caller fraternity. "Any quarterback that bad mouths another quarterback doesn’t deserve to be in the league. He’s (Mitchell i try ing. He's a success in life." From the Barbara Walters’ tiles. Leaf was asked what type of tree he would be if he was one. His response, "a big oak tree".. now that makes a lol of sense. Leaf is a big fan of Junior Achievement and how they prepare young kids for the competitive world they will soon Jason Elenbaas' return to the Lakewood lineup is a pleasant sight for Viking Coach Mike Maciasz. With the 6-5 All-Stater manning the middle. Maciasz can use a variety of combinations to stop opponents and score on the offensive side of the floor. 8th Grade Blue... triumph over Delton. Jeremy Schilling. Patrick Strphem and James Medeiros each scored 6 points and Aaron Tobias managed 5 markers. 7th Grade Gold... BJ. Donnim tallied 10 points in Hastings' 42-22 triumph against Delton. Dustin Bowman pumped in 8 points. Eh Schmidt and Jake Heuss both added 1 points. Jon Nevins led the team with 5 assists. Dustin Bowman pulled down 10 rebounds. John Deming collected 7 rebounds and Ben Jacobs made 6 rebounds. Schmidt and Lonnie Rambin were lough defensively- with 4 steals apiece. DOCUMENT 00030 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: Fair Lake Sanitary Sewer System OWNER: Southwest Barry County Sewer and Water Authority law nearc business, and studied J A to educate himself on how the "how to*" of the business world. The bottom line: Sharing with Kids. If you would like to sponsor a kid. through J A. for $21 your efforts would be greatly appreciated. Mail contributions to Junior Achievement. 3 River Walk Centre Suite B. Battle Creek. ML 49017. "We have a lot of guys who are playing well." Maciasz said. "Now. we have the luxury of making shifts with different lineups. I really feel that we have a great team here w ith one of the best benches. ' Lake wood's depth was a deciding factor in Tuesday's 69-44 Barry County win over Middleville. The Vikings scored the games first 13 points ano led 15-5 alter the opening eight minutes. Matt Cramer and Ryan Westendorp scored 13 of Lakewood’s 15 first quarter points. Elenbaas stepped up in lhe second quarter with 10 markers including two 3pointers. Lakewood (now 8-2) out-scored Middleville (now 4-6 after starting out 4­ I) 18-13 in lhe second stanza and led 33­ 18 at half. The third quarter was Clum's chance lo shine. Clum not only scored 8 markers, but rebounded and made steals to the Viking fans' delight. Clum finished the game with 12 rebounds, while Westendorp added 8 caroms. Lakewood hit l5-of-l8 free throws in the fourth quarter and Middleville was 8of-10. For the game, the Vikings were 17-of-21 from the charity stripe and lhe Trojans were 18-of-24. Elenbaas and Westendorp both led Lakewood with 16 point. Clum managed 14 points and Cramer added 9 points. 8th Grade Gold... Call 945-9554 opened his ow n business through the help of J A. Rucker runs "Mo Time", a Elenbaas is back Hastings' Blue cruised to a 37-ll Delton won a hard-fought battle. 38-32. David Oekerman topped Hastings with 11 points. Eric VanDerMolen scored 8 and Dave Wilson added 7 markers. Matt Hayes and Zac Fulmer stood out on defense, each collecting 3 steals. encounter I m a very big Ian of it." Leaf said. "It's good for kid* lo understand the business side of sports. It allows them the opportunity to learn about the dillerent occupational cltoice* “ Junior Achievement is a non-profit economic education organization that educates and inspire* y oung people to value free enterprise, business and economics. J A programs are taught by volunteers and teachers annually in more than 95.000 classrooms. Bryce Rucker, a fifth grade student al Fremont Elementary in Battle Creek, has Lakewood s Ryan Westendorp (54) takes flight on a layup attempt as Middleville’s Luke Weatherhead (24) adds the defensive pressure. Garrett Weatherhead and Luke Weatherhead both pumped in 10 points for Middleville and Nate Pranger added 8 points. 210 S. Grove St. Dehon. Ml 49046 The Owner will receive separate, sealed proposals for the construction, of: Fair Lake Sanitary Sewer System: 18.300 lineal feet of 2-and 3-inch pressure sewer. 2.000 lineal feet of 1-1/2 Contract A: inch service lateral, valve structures, and appurtenances. Located on lhe east side of Fair Lake. 32 on-site installation of septic tanks and STEP equipment supplied by others. Installation of on site sewer con­ Contract B: nections between lhe building, septic tank and pressure sewer sen ice stub. Located on the northwest side of Fair Lake. 32 on-site installation of septic Contract C: tanks and STEP equipment supplied by others. Installation of on site sewer connections between the building, septic tank and pressure sewer senice stub. Located on the southwest side of Fair Lake. 32 on-site installation of septic tanks and STEP equipment supplied by others. Installation of on site sewer Contract D: connections between the building, septic tank and pressure sewer sen ice stub. BID DATE: February 18. 1998 BID TIME: 2 p.m.. local time LOCATION: Barry Township Hall. 155 East Orchard Street tn Delton. MI. Bidding documents, consisting of drawings, specifications, instructions, and forms, may be obtained after January 18. 1998. from the Engineer: Progressive Architecture Engineering Planning 1811 4 Mile Road. NE ~ Grand Rapids. Ml 49525-2442 Plan Room hotline 616/365-8559 For contracts. B. C. and D. a set of drawings showing the location of new STEP septic tanks may be examined at the Southwest Barry Sewer and Water Authority offices at 210 South Grove Street. Delton. MI 49046. during their regular business hours. DOCUMENT COST $30 per set. nonrefundaNe Checks shall be made payable to Progressive Architecture Engineering Planning Each bid mu*t be accompanied by a Bid Bond of certified check payable to the Owner for 5 per­ cent of the total amount of the bid The Bid Bond of certified check will be returned to unsuc­ cessful bidder* in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in the contract documents. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, a Payment Bond (and a Maintenance and Guarantee Bondi each tn the amount of 100 percent of the contract pnee. MAILING FEE $5 per set. nonrefundable. Checks shall be made payable to Progressive .Architecture Engineering Planning There is no mailing fee when sets are picked up at the Architect s/Engmeer'* Office. PREBID CONFERENCE A prebid conference will be held at the Barry Townshp Hall at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. February 6. 1998. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS "There’s a lot of relation with Parchment and Delton." Hogoboom said. "Russ was here and I coached at Parchment. Still, it's about the kids on the floor. Everybody has natural rivalries in the league. This should add some more excitement to this one." Harner canned 25 points and Kyle Matteson 21 in Delton's triumph over Parchment. Denny Bourdo also tallied double figures with 11 markers. Matteson scored 7 and Harner 6 in lhe first quarter as Delton opened up a 16-9 advantage. The home team actually led 12-2 and threatened to blow the game wide open with their full-court trap. "Early on our press worked, but they kind of ran us out of the press." Hogoboom said. Parchment narrowed the gap lo two points (20-18) at the 6:11 mark of the second quarter. Rick Nash and Nolan Minkler both drained two 3-pointers for Delton (now 4-4) followed that performance with another overtime thriller Tuesday. This time, though, the Panthers lost to Gull Lake 63-57 in overtime. Delton led Gull Lake 20-17 after one quarter and were lied at half 26-26. Gull Lake was in front 43-35 after three quarters, but a 14-6 Delton streak tied the game at 49-49. Harner again led Hogoboom’s team with 19 points. Matteson scored 13 and Robert Boyle added 8 markers. Boyle and Matteson both connected for two 3- pomters. KVA foe Paw Paw comes to Delton for hardcourt action on Friday. Parchment in the second stanza, while Bourdo topped Delton's offensive efforts with three field goals The score at intermission was 35-33 in favor of Delton * Panthers. Defense look over during the third quarter as Delton was limited lo 11 point* Harner tallied 6 of the II. but Parchment's Brett Kiel accounted for 9 markers Kiel finished with 18 for Parchment, freshman point guard Trey Zackery scored 19 and Nash added 16 points A Bourdo 3-pointer to sun the fourth quarter tied the game at 51-51. Hamer then followed with a three-point play to put his team ahead. 54-51 Both offenses went back-and-founh from that point A Matteson drive bump and score sent the game to overtime Delton nailed three triples in the fourth quarter and finished with five triple* for the game Matteson gave hi* squad a 68-66 advantage late in the first overtime, but a Kiel hoop kept the contest going Defense and rebounding were keys in the Parchment um Bourdo pulled down 9 rebound*. Jeff Humbargcr collected 7 Contractor* interested in submitting proposal* shall refer to the Instructions to Bidder* caroms and Matteson had 3 steal* and 4 assist* The triumph ua* the Panthers included in the bidding document* for bidding requirements. third consecutive Panther guard Robert Boyle (20) scored 6 points with one hoop in each of the last three quarters �Pace 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 Knights in armor pay visit to Central Elementary Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism bring history to lite tor Central fourth graders currently involved in reading about Medieval times. A medieval knight pauses before battle in the Central Elementary gym. Come to Old Kent Sit back. View our IRA Computer. Compare your options. Larry Sieting and Larry Schwartz put on a combat demonstration. Pick the best one. by Mary Warner Staff Writer A computer programmer, a chemist, and an electronic repair technician descended on Central Elementary School in Hastings Monday dressed in medieval garb and cart­ ing weapons of death and destruction. The men were members of lhe Society for Creative Anachronism, a non-profit ed­ Sit back, ijjli ucational organization which "studies the best of the Middle Ages and recreates it to­ day." according to the electronic repair technician. Larry Siding. Sieting and fellow SCA members Craig White (computer programmer) and Larry Schwartz (chemist) spoke to fourth-graders in Marianne Kendall s and Carolyn Meitz's classes. Kendall's class is currently reading a medieval tale called "Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop, and Meitz's class will read the book when Kendall's class Watch your money grow. Take money out. completes it. The SCA members gave demonstrations of what a fight would be like between knights using swords and other weapons of the lime, and answered students' questions. They explained that their Grand Rapidsbased club is part of an international SCA organization with 40.000 members world­ wide. The international group meets every year to stage large battle re-enactments. The Grand Rapids group has a hierarchy of Pay no taxes. * s© nights, squires, and men-at-arms, and even selects a king every six months. And un­ like knights of old. the knights in the Grand Rapids group arc female as well as "Yeah, it's that easy." We make the new tax-free Roth IRA easy to understand, easy to select and easy to open. male. The group docs not use horses and stage jousting tournaments, group members said, because even mock jousting can be danger­ ous. They said that tournament jousting was outlawed through much of the Middle Ages because so many people were killed. However, group members do engage in mock fighting, which according to Sieting does not glorify war. "We're trying to promote honor and thenewIRAs. Our trained staff will walk you through all the steps. They'll help you We'll show you in seconds on our make the most of your time as custom IRA Computer Calculator, well as vour money. Call or stop by. your personal IRA benefits with It's easy 1-88B-IRA-0603 chivalry." he said. In addition to staging mock battles, indi­ vidual SCA groups study various aspects of Medieval life, such Medieval history, OLD KEI^T COLD>tNTBAM<««M science and art. and learn to do such things as sewing, cooking, woodworking, leatherwork and pottery . SCA members come from all walks of life and join for various reasons. Sieting said. "Some people come in because they like the clothing." he said. "Some come in to do the combat.” A lot of SCA members like to study his­ tory. he said. And many enjoy the oppor­ tunities to be creative the group offers, he said. The SCA members have a special name they use in their group. White's is "Garth of lhe Crags." Sieting’s is "Gilebert de Di­ jon." Schwartz's is "Thorfin Grimkelsson." Sieting believes the Middle Ages con­ tinue to be popular with people because legends of King Arthur and the knights of the round table have given the period an aura of romance. LEGAL NOTICE MORTUM FMKLOMI SALE THB RBM t$ A DSTCOUBCTOt AmMPTMG TO COLLECT A tOt ANY t*0tMAD0N Wt OtlAJN WIL if U$H> FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Defouh hos been mode in conditions ol o mortgog* mod* by Michael F. Olis, unmarried male to Northern Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated November 8, 1995 and recorded on November 14, 1995 in liber 645, on Page 115. Borry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONS8ANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assy**. by assignment dated December 22, 1997 which was recorded on December 29. 1997 in Uber 1005768, on Page, Barry County Records, an which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof fa sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Eight and 85/100 dollars ($103,438 85), including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under Rse power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and fa statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given fat said mortgage wi be fore­ closed by a sale of fa mortaoged premises, or some port of mem, at public vendue, at fa Bony County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at 1:00 o'clock p.m., on Thursday, March 5, 1998. Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE, Borry County, M»-.higan, and are described os; Lot 65 and 66 of Lynden Johncodt Plat No. L, actording to 6ie recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats, on Page 93, being a port of fa North Fractional 1 /2 of SecAon 6, T2N, R1OW, Orangevil* Township, Borry County, Michigan. The redemption period shol be 1 monfas) from the dale of such sal*, unless an affidavit of occupancy or intent to occupy is recorded in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241(d) and giver to th* mortgagee, in which case th* redemption period shell b* 6 months) from th* date of such sal* Dated: January 22, 1998 NATtONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for NATION S8ANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suit* 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 F4* *97120675 (2/19) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 22, 1998Page 15 Jaycees’ Wedding Extravaganza features extravagant wear Sonja's Elite Dancing Academy kept things hopping while models changed gowns. LEGAL NOTICE State of MtcMgan In tke Orcutt Court for Dm County of Barry HON JAMES H FISHER CASE NO 97 740 CK LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP . O Michigon Corporation, Pfeinliff, CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES, INC , LOG COMP, INC. ond HARRY B THOMPSON TRUST UD 9/21/88, Defendants JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) AJtomey for PfemhH 815 Golden Avenue BaaUCW, Ml 49015 Telephone: (616)963-1441 Touching moments like this were one of the many highlights ol a wedding fashion show put on during the Wedding Extravaganza at Hastings High School last Saturday. The Extravaganza was sponsored by the Hastings Jaycees. and featured, in addition to the fashion show, many booths by businesses that sell wedding-related merchandise and services. Fashions were from Becker's Bridal Wear of Fowler and President s Tuxedo of southwest Michigan. Reception wear by Fashion Bug and honeymoon wear by Sea Shanty were showcased after the wedding fashion show. Nona OF UEN FORECLOSURE SALE A Judgment haring been mode in Com No. 97­ 740 CKm the Borry County Circuit Court, Barry County, Michigan, wherein CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES, INC. was found to be indebted unto LAKELAND ASPHALT CORPORATION, and upon which Lien there is doimed to be due and unpod, at the date of this notice for principal ond interest the sum of $32,399.69. No*, Aerefore, by virtue of the statute of the State oPMkhtgon in such cose made ond proAded, notice is hereby given that on Thursday, me 12ih day of February, 1998, at 100 p.m local time, said lien will be foreaosed by a sole at public auction, to the high­ est bidder or bidders, for cosh, at the East steps of me Bony County Courthouse, Hostings, Michigan, that being the pace where the Circuit Court tor Barry County is held, of the promises described in said lien or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount duo, os aforesaid. on said lion, with the inter­ est thereon at 7.0 percent (7.0%) per annum ond all legal costs, charges ond expenses, including the attor­ ney foes allowed by law, ond oho any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises, which said promis­ es ore located at M-37 North of Hostings, Michigan, situated in the Township of Rutland, County of Barry ond State of Michigan ond more particularly described at fellows. to-w* Many elaborate bridal gowns were featured. PARCEL 92: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10, Town 3 North, Range 9 West. PARCEL «3: The North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of lhe Southwest 1/4 of soid Section 10, Town 3 North, Ronge 9 West PARCEL 44: That portion of the Northeast 1/4 of he Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10 lying South of he cuntedine of Highway M-37 EXCEPT commencing st the Northwest comer of lhe Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10; thence South 11 3/7 rods; lhence East to Highway M-37; fance Northwesterly along said Highway M-37 to the East ond West 1 /4 line; lhence West along said East and West 1/4 line to the point of beginning PARCEL 95: That portion of me West 1 /2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast I/4 of said Section 10 lying Soudi of the centerline of Highway M-37, EXCEPT Commencing where lhe East line of the West 1/2 of lhe Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of soid Section 10 intersects the centerline of soid Highway M­ 37 for the place of beginning for this exception, lhence South 10 rods, thence Northwesterly, parallel to said Highway M-37, 8 rods; #ience North to lhe centerline of soid Highway M-37; lhence Southeasterly along the centerline of said Highway M-37 to the place of begin- ""paHCEL U TU Weu 1/2 ol Sou<t~w 1/4 ol fo SouiUou 1/4 ol >od Socboo 10. EXCEPT, Commencing at lhe Southwest comer of the Seufao st 1/4 of soid Section 10 for lhe pfece of beginning of this exception; lhence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 5 seconds West along lhe North and South 1 /4 line of soid Section 991.33 feet, thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 396 32 feet, thence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds West 330 61 feet, fance South 89 degrees 59 minutes 10 seconds East 264.35 feet along lhe North line of the Southwest 1/4 ci fa Southeast 1/4 of sod Section, thence South 00 degrees 15 mmutes 23 seconds East 1324 18 feet along the Eost line of lhe West 1 /2 of lhe Southwew 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sod section; lhence North 89 degiees 49 minutes 37 seconds West 659.47 feet The young member of the audience pictured above has a long way to go before he has to worry about what kind of tuxedo to wear tor his wedding. to lhe place of beginning During the Four (4) months immediately following the sale, lhe property may be redeemed Dated December 29, 1997 JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) Attorney for Plaintiff (2/5) NEW years cash “ CASH FOR HOMEOWNERS Members of Sonja's Elite Dancing Academy of Kentwood performed during lulls in the fashion show. I CALL! 1-800-669-8957 J �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 22, 1998 Steve Feldpausch doesn't let ALS stop his work for nature by Cindy J Smith Stuff Writer Ever since moving to the Hastings area in 1986. Steve Feldpausch has dedicated much of his time to reforestation and pre­ serving wildlife. Though diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and confined to a wheel chair, he still plays an active role on the Bany Soil and Water Board of Directors. Fellow board members honored him for his dedication to conservation last Saturday night at the Soil and Water Conservation District dinner. Feldpausch always loved a walk in the woods or the chance to sec wildlife up close more than anything else. After being raised near Grand Rapids, the opportunity to purchase a 133 acres in rural Barry County was a dream come true. "Probably his love for the land started when wc were just boys, "said twin brother. Mike. "There was a big field across the street from our home and we (Steve and his brothers) would roam and climb trees for hours. I guess that a true appreciation of nature was in our blood from the time that we were little." Like most twins. Steve and Mike did most everything together. They spent many hours hunting every fall. It was that hobby that attracted the two to the farm wferc Steve lives today. The pair began looking at that property on Buehler Road together. Both wanted a place to hunt and enjoy nature, with an easy commute lo Grand Rapids, where they both worked. In recent years, they have learned that they had ancestors who settled only a short distance away and could have enjoyed the very woods that appealed to both brothers. “The price was a little high and after a while I lost interest.' said Mike. "But Steve saw potential, and soon became the proud owner of all that room lo roam and a dilap­ idated house." That house, though much different now. was without central heat, had no insula­ tion. and was virtually inhabitable, the property was over grown with brush. "I was still a bachelor and full of energy.' remembered Steve. "I knew that someday that would be home." He began to work slowly on the house, but his major concern was the property. First on his agenda was to hire "profes­ sionals" who could help determine a long- range plan to preserve and best use all of tlie wooded areas there. "Though I knew what I wanted to ac­ complish. I also knew- thu I needed the help of professionals to help devise a plan.” Ik* said. "I have gotten excellent ad­ vice. and really appreciate what others have contributed." After several months of hard work. Steve had what he described as a good start on things, but what good was his "drcam" without someone to share it with? Two years later, as fate would have it. his life was changed dramatically. It began with a blind date, and then a storybook ro­ mance with wife Kelly. "It was a blind date." remembered Kelly. "And love at first sight." Always a city girl, she at first had a hard lime relating to Steve's craving for the out of doors, but after a few dales on "lhe farm." she began to realize how he had come to love the woods and everything as­ sociated with it. "Wc had quite a few dates planting trees." said Kelly. "It wasn't long before I began to love that property and appreciate the quiet and serenity of country living as much as Steve docs." Soon the two were wed. and it wasn'l long before several little Feldpauschcs came along. There arc now five in all. John now 7 1/2. Matthew. Jennifer. Christopher and little Mary, born six months ago. The addi­ tions lo their family didn't slow down progress on the tree farm. "This property has turned into an endless playground." said Steve. "The kids build forts, can identify trees and the older boys even have their own bows for deer hunt­ On example ol that support is the "con­ traption" built by his brothers this fall as bow season appr.iached Steve had always been an avid deer hunter and the thought of missing out this . past year was almost loo much for him lo " take Twin brother Mike went home one night and began piecing together a special chair for Steve so Ik* could hunt just like in ■. poor years Thai seal, called a “rickshaw." resembles j a home-made wheelchair, with arms extend­ ing off the back like a wheelbarrow. That I way his brothers can push him into his favonte hunting spot. Ready to mount on the arm of the chair < is a special bow. designed with a mouth- : piece that acts as a trigger. (He can no ? longer null a bow back with his arms.) Sister-in-law Dawna put the final touches on the project. "Soft cushions." she said. "He likes lo Though now confined to a wheelchair. Steve Feldpausch still enjoys the outdoors with his family, including John and Matthew (behind him). Jennifer (at left) Chnstopher (in his lapj.^fe Kelly and baby Mary. ing." As soon as their oldest was bom. he was pul in a napsack and accompanied his mom and dad on walks through the woods. "1 remember when Jcnn was just a little baby. maybe six montlis old or so. his dad would take him back scouting for deer." said John's uncle Mike. Now all the kids help with tree planting (except the baby). new fort in the trees, or a quiet winter evening when deer appear near the house. Maybe that's why they don't boast about forestry management." said Jim Fish, a former member of the Soil and Water Con­ servation District Board of Directors. “He such designations as "Tree Farmer of the Year." That honor was given to Steve in 1992. after he iiad worked with foresters to thin the woods and had a lour when done. His work to preserve natural resources and plan for years ahead impressed those who vis­ had taken out poor quality trees and had planted many others, including evergreens." Fish went on to say that he fell all too many times property owners with a little marketable timber would have those trees logged and do nothing to promote growth in lhe future, or to plan for a better stand by thinning the not-so-good grow th "So many log off all of the gixxl trees and just leave the bad." Fish said. "In my opinion. Steve broke ground in how to ef­ fectively care and manage woods. 1 thought lie really deserved an a ward for his efforts" The following year, Steve was asked if ited. "He had done an outstanding job with Though they arc really too young to un­ derstand what tree farming is all about, the youngsters have explored almost every acre of that farm lo this point. There is also a cherry tree planted to symbolize each one's birth. To Steve and Kelly, the rewards for their efforts arc the mere beauty of a fall day. the voices of their youngsters as they make a HASTINGS - Rose Lowell, age 81. of Hast­ ings. passed away Monday. January 19,1998 al her residence. She was bom July 6, 1916 in Dorr County, Wisconsin, lhe daughter of Henry and Nattie Paasch. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1935, and attended Eastern University for one year. She married Lawerence F. Lowell on May 1, 1937. Mrs. Lowell was a substitute Teacher in Genesee County for five years. They moved to Hastings in 1985 from Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Lowell loved lo travel. She was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys McMaster-.. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence F. Lowell of Hastings; one daughter. Marilyn (Richard) Bachelor of Hubbard Lake; three sons, Larry (Natalie) Lowell of Kentwood, Terry (Ellen) Lowell of Crystal Falls. Ronald (Terry) Low ill of Plainwell; nine grandchil­ dren; five great grandchildren; sister, Frances May of Stu-geon Bay, Wisconsin; brother, Hany Laude; half sister, Mildred Clapper of Ludington; many nieces and nephews. Respecting her wishes cremation has taken place, no visitation will take place, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements were made by Gin-bach Funeral Home. Hastings. Get Your Copies Of The Hastings Banner At Any Of These Area Locations Delton Hastings Admiral Back Door Deli Bosley’s Hastings Speedy Mart Cinders DJ Electric Felpausch X-Press Northview Grocery Penn-Nook Gifts Plumb's R & J’s Goodenough Goodies Superette Tern’s Market Day By Day Thomapple Lake Trading Post Granny's General Store J-Ad Graphics Other Dowling Comer Store Cloverdale General Store Vermontville Grocery Banfield General Store Country Store (Bellevue) Gillett's Bait & Tackle A&L Quick Stop (Woodland) Lake Odessa Crystal Flash Bradee Drugs Lake-O Shell Felpausch Cart's Market Hamlins Quick Stop ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 Hotra Pharmacy Cappon Quick Mart Prairieville General Store Prairieville 66 Felpausch Delton Short Stop Cedar Creek Grocery 1 ■ 1 ■ 1 ' Middleville Speedy Mart Crystal Flash Greg's Get It and Go Pastoor's Nesbitt's Village Grocery Middleville Gun Lake Gun Lake Amoco Weick’s Food Town Sam’s Gourmet Foods Cappon's Quick Mart Nashville Little's Country Store Carl’s Market Cappons Quick Mart Mace Pharmacy South End Freeport L & J’s Our Village General Store I he would be willing lo sit on the board. The members all felt he would be a great asset when promoting conservation prac­ tices. "I really appreciate their confidence in me." Steve said. "And I really enjoy my involvement on the board." It has also been an educational experience. His work has involved professionals from many different agencies and walks of life. This year's theme "Connecting with Conservation." is what he feels effective planning is all about. "I had no idea how many different agen­ cies were out there that can benefit individ­ uals with conservation issues.** he said. "I spend lots of lime out there." Though he did not get his buck this fall, those who hunted w ith him said that it ap­ peared that the bow was really quite accu­ rate. and even if it hadn't been, it was an opportunity to do what he loves most — spend time in the out of doors. Tears come lo Steve's eyes when he talks about the rickshaw, his involvement with the board, and the help that he receives on a daily basis from his family. "They have helped me so much since I have been sick." he said. "I really appreci­ ate all that everyone is doing. According to Steve and Kelly, there is still a lol of work lo be done on the tree farm Though they both realize that his physical condition won't allow him to con­ tinue many of the activities there that he enjoys, he will still appreciate the beauty of that woods through lhe eyes of his chil­ dren Now he watches out a big picture win­ dow as his children play in lhe edge of the woods. "I am so thankful that they can enjoy the great outdoors like I did when I was a kid," he said. "God has blessed me with a beauti­ ful wife and kids and the opportunity to bring them up in a place like this." Heed Printing? • Equipment • Experience • Economic think it is that contact that I enjoy most as a hoard member." These days, the ALS. which is a fatel degenerative disease affecting the central Call on the professionals at... nervous system, has limited his physical ability, but he still is an active member of the board, manages to go to work 30 hours a week and spends as much time as possi­ ble in the woods. All are now made possi­ ble with lhe help of family and friends. J-Ad Graphics ^945-9554 PART-TIME LAUNDRY POSITION Includes weekends ond various shifts. Willing to train. Also includes vocation and sick benefits. Health insurance benefits are available. To apply for this position, please come to Thornapple Manor and fill out an application. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings, Ml 49058 E.O.E. PHARMACY TECHNICIAN FULL-TIME Pennock Hospital is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to work in our newly expanded Pharmacy. Hospital and/or retail pharmacy experience is required. C.ph.T. Certification is pre­ ferred. Good clerical skills and strong interpersonal skills are nec­ essary. Pennock Hospital offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits pack­ age. paid time off system, pension plan, plus many other benefits. Qualified persons, please send application/resume to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. �I The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1998 — Page 17 HEEF Board awards grants for student enrichment programs by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Local students are expected to benefit in a variety of ways from enrichment materi­ als and special programs recently approved for funding by lhe Hastings Education En­ richment Foundation (HEEF). Eleven grants totaling $2,456 were ap­ proved al lhe recent HEEF board meeting, bringing the total of grants awarded in 1997 lo $7,188.50 lo help supplement ed­ ucational i pportunilics for the Hastings Area School System. HEEF provides funds for enrichment materials, programs and projects that would not be possible through the schools* existing funding. Recent grants approved by HEEF in­ Christmas was a bit brighter in Hastings this past holiday season thanks to the Hastings Summertest Committee. A check for S678.48 provided Chnstmas lights to the downtown area. Here with the check are (from left) Chamber Member and Co-Chair of Community Promotions. Karen Heath, Summertest Chairman, Mary Snowden, Chamber President. Deb Button and Summertest Co-Chair, Mike Hallifax. board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is made up of representatives from the Salvation Army. American Red Cross. Council of Jewish Federations. Catholic Charities USA. National. Council of Churches -of Christ in lhe USA and the United Way of America, which provides administrative staff and functions as fiscal agent. The board was charged with distributing funds appropriated by Congress to help ex­ The Summerlest Committees donation of $678.48 helped lo "light up" Christmas Festival Weekend and the holiday season. "We really appreciate all that the Sum­ merfest Committee did this year.” said Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Ex­ ecutive Director. Dixie Stadel-Manshum. "They give so much back lo the commu­ nity." costs for ninth and tenth grade students at Hastings High School to participate in a "Youth in Government" program in Lans­ ing. • An evening program of "Hands On Fun Science and Math" for fourth and fifth grade girls at Central School and their parents. Professional women in the community (especially from the Viking Corp., which is the school's "partner in education) will explain how they use math and science skills in their jobs. The purpose of the seven rent assistance payments and 40 util­ ities assistance payments. Requests for funding must be submitted to lhe Barry County United Way by Mon­ day. Feb. 9. Further information about the funding program may be obtained by calling 945­ T 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 h's the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 - • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 * Personal Care * Shopping * Housekeeping gwEEtaS MW. (616) 948-8618 <w twu fyw 888-577-7446 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE solutions.. Notice is hereby given that Mayor Franklin L_ " Cotnpanionship/respitc care sl S1'<TR homf. support (616) 731-5787 one source Campbell will be making an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission for a 3 year term expiring January 2001, and an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Cellular • Paging • Long Distance & 800/888 Service • OSS HAVE WE GOT A COMMUNICATION PACKAGE FOR YOU! Zoning Board of Appeals for a '■ year term expiring January 2001. Applications are available at the City Clerk’s Office. Any persons residing in the * Join the ever-demanding health care field * « and receive free training towards your State » J Certification as CENA. We offer health J • MOTOROLA STATEWIDE PAGER WITH SERVICE (S9.95IMONTH) • LONG DISTANCE SERVICE FOR 12 CENTS PER MINUTES, NO FEE FOR ACCESS, AND GET THE SAME LOW RATE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK! • INTERNET SERVICE FOR $15.95 PER MONTH, UNLIMITED ACCESS! • FREE CELLULAR PHONE WITH FREE ACTIVATION, FREE FIRST MONTH, 100 MINUTES FREE, FREE ROAMING IN MICHIGAN AND FREE LONG DISTANCE* * insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and * £ a challenging work environment. Classes •* ALL THIS FOR JUST City of Hastings considered who would like to be for either of these appointments should submit a resume and/or application to the Hastings. Call The Experts: * Meal preparation 1011 E. State St., Hastings Michigan 102 South Broadway. 616-945-2468. The or 49058. final date by calling for making application is January 23. 1998. Fveril G. Manshum City Clerk ************************** : CENA TRAINING j * start on February 11th, 1998 and run J ♦ through February 25th, 1998. If you are » * interested in taking this class, please come to £ ♦ Tbomapple Manor and fill out an applica- * * « tion before February 5th, 1998. * ♦ cQibrnapplc ♦ ---------------------------- ;----- ' ♦ $16.00! Want more information? Call us at 623-8901 or Toll free 888-244-8206 One Source Communications 116 South Grove Street Delton, Michigan 49046 ------------------ «. 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 • E.O.E. » «♦♦****♦♦*♦♦ Donations to HEEF may be made by sending checks lo: Hastings Education En­ richment Foundation. 232 W. Grand St.. Hastings. Ml. 49058. . Lining a< ’Rouble rates to help with: a themes: respect, responsibility, sharing, caring, honesty, friendship, cffort/perseverancc. problem solving, cooperalion/teamwork. confidence and organiza­ tion. Some of the projects, materials and ac­ tivities funded by HEEF also are partially funded by other sources. HEEF is a non-profit, independent corpo­ ration. All grade levels, elementary through adult education, arc eligible to receive HEEF grants and teachers and principals are encouraged lo apply for the HEEF funding. HEEF also awards scholarships. Contributions from area individuals, community businesses, corporations and bequests make HEEF grants possible. Memorial gifts in memory of a specific person arc always welcome, as are living tributes. Gifts to HEEF are tax deductible. The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks* will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire* letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Carefully screened helpers (across from E.W. Bliss) City Clerk's Office at Let Us Quote Your Work! /&A4 • A series of books to communicate value messages to all students at North­ eastern Elementary School. The enrichment materials will help increase the awareness of Northeastern's monthly character Write Us A letter: (e -/rvuif Sifternatire Action Signs dit; practice non-discrimination; have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food or shelter programs: and if a private voluntary organization, must have a voluntary board. Barry County in the past has distributed emergency food and shelter funds with (he Community Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, lhe Our Lady of Great Oaks • players* dictionary and skill sheets. • Forty-eight books for a science and so­ cial studies tutoring program between fourth- and second-graders. Fourth graders will read the books and then work with 4010. among food and shelter programs run by local service organizations. Il is also re­ sponsible for recommendations under this phase of the program. Under the terms of the grant of the na­ tional board, local government or private voluntary organizations chosen to receive the funds must be non-profit; have an ac­ counting system and conduct an annual au­ ...depends on experience and equipment. the cost of the program. • Materials lo improve fourth- and filth­ graders' vocabulary and spelling skills at Central School. Items to be purchased in­ clude six Scrabble board games, a motiva­ tional video, crossword puzzles, a Scrabble God and Lakewopd Community Council. These ..gcncics collectively were responsi­ ble for providing more than 10.000 meals, and Independence Agency and Barry County United Way. This local board will deter­ mine how the funds will be distributed Quality Printing program is to "impress upon our students the important choices they have in subject selection in impacting their futures in job selection." Calculators, measuring devices and handbooks for parents are included in Food Bank, the United Methodist Church. Simmons Williams American Legion. St. Ambrose Church, Nashville Assembly of try. The local board consists of representa­ tives from the Salvation Army. Barry County Board of Commissioners. Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross. Hastings Area Ministerial Associa­ tion. Community Action Agency. Family special programming and high school en­ richment. • A storytelling day at Southeastern El­ ementary School with professional story­ teller Jenifer Ivinskas. Developmental kindergarten through fifth grade students will hear different sets of stones. graders to participate in the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Artists-in-Rcsidcncy program and for fifth-graders to travel lo DeVos Hall lo hear the symphony perform. • Financial support to help defray 'he merchants pool their resources to provide Chnstmas lights for lhe downtown area. pand the capacity of food and shelter pro­ grams in high-need areas around lhe coun­ program encourages reading at home and understanding different types of literature. • Financial assistance lo enable the Hast­ ings High Saxon Science Club Show Team to give presentations in elementary classrooms, at fifth grade outdoor education camp, and for curriculum supplements, ture for beginning readers for "an exciting new venture" of incorporating literacy groups into lhe first grade .cadmg program at Central School. Curriculum areas in lhe books include lhe importance of commu­ nity. values education, science and math • A program for first- through fifth­ Barry County wins food, shelter funds Barrj' County has been awarded $10,442 in federal funding under lhe Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program. The selection was made by a national start the project and lhe books will be shared w ith other fourth grades. • Evening activities lo provide educa­ tional and social growth opportunities for Central. St. Rose and Plcasantview fifth­ graders while they attend camp Feb. 11-13 at the Ebersole Center The programs will include storytelling, a dog show. Karaoke and dancing. • A Tiger Time home reading program lor third-graders al Central School. The clude: • Purchasing 24 complete sets of litera­ Summerfest Committee has bright idea Christmas in Hastings was a hit brighter this year due to efforts of the Hastings Summerfest Committee to help purchase holiday lighting. The group lakes proceeds from Summer­ fest weekend each year and tries to find a way to put that money back into the com­ munity. After much discussion, they de­ cided that this sear, they could uk<* a little weight off the backs of local merchants and provide something that everyone in the community could enjoy. Usually those second-graders to help them with reading skills, how to make maps and lo learn how weather forecasts are compiled. Charts will be used to track weather. Two classes will •Credit inquiry and icrvke contract required. Some restrictions. Items are available separately RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 58 ADOPTED: JANUARY 14,I99S EFFECTIVE: SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezoning of certain property located in Land Section 13 within the Township from the "C3" General Business District zoning classification to the "C2” Community Business District zoning classifi­ cation; and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinan­ ces in conflict herewith. RUTLAND CMJUrm TOWN8MP bamtt county, mcmmam ORDAIN* MOTION I MZONMO OF PROP1RTY M LAND MOTION 13 A. The Zoning Map as Incorporated by reference in the Rutland Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezonlng from the **C3” General Business District zoning classification to the **C2" Community Business District zoning classification of the following described land in Land Section 13: COM AT THE E 1/4 COR SEC 13-3-9; TH S 00 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 23 SECONDS E. 363.04 FT ALONG THE E LI OF SAID SECTION 13. TH S 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 01 SECONDS W. 51040 FT; TH S 00 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 23 SECONDS E. 185.60 FT; TH S 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 46 SECONDS E, 311.55 FT TO THE NORTHERLY ROW LI OF W GREEN STREET (FORMER HIGHWAY M37/ M43); TH NORTHWESTERLY 67.56 FT ALONG SAID ROW AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509.16 FT AND THE CHORD OF WHICH IS N 78- DEGREES 26 MINUTES 01 SECONDS W, 67 56 FT TO THE POB, TH NORTH­ WESTERLY 65 29 FT ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509.16 FT AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N 78 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 46 SECONDS W. 65 29 FT; TH N 78 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 37 SECONDS W, 46.83 FT ALONG SAID ROW LI; TH N 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 29 SECONDS W, 200.07 FT; TH N 89 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 16 SECONDS E, 110.00 FT; TH S 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 29 SECONDS E, 222.50 FT TO THE POB MOTION ■ SfVIRAMUTY Should any section, clause or provision of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, clause or provision so declared to be invalid MCDON Ml IFHCTTV1 DAT1 This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after publication after adoption. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS, Ml 49058 (616) 946-2194 �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 22, 1996 tOURT NEWS: A Kentucky man. formerly of Cedar Springs, was sentenced in Barry County to prison Thursday for absconding after failing to appear for sentencing on a drunk driving charge in 1995 Kentucky authorities apprehended Floyd Balyeat. 45. of Bowling Green. Ky.. and turned him over to Barry County officials after learning he had an outstanding bench warrant for failure to appear in court. Barry County Fifth Circuit Judge James Fisher sentenced Balyeat to 18 months to four years in prison on lhe ab­ sconding charge, to which he pleaded guilt) Dec. 22. 1997. He was also sentenced to 18 months to five years in prison on the drunk driving charge, 'o which he pleaded guilty Sept. 28. 1995. according to court information. • Carl Junior Pickens. 37. of Hastings was sentenced lo one year in jail, five years probation and AIDS/STD testing af­ ter he was found guilty by a jury Dec. 9 of attempted first degree criminal sexual conduct. Pickens had been accused of engaging in sexual penetration with a boy under lhe age of 13 sometime in 1988 or 1989. Pickens pleaded not guilty in October to the original charge of first degree crim­ inal sexual conduct, for which he could have been given a maximum sentence of life in prison or any term of years and mandatory AIDS/STD testing. He was ordered to pay $500 in costs. $60 to the crime victims fund and to un­ dergo mental health counseling. • Gale Lynn Mesccar. 46. of Nashville, was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail. $1,000 in fines. $500 costs, sub­ stance abuse counseling and five years probation after pleading guilty Nov. 26 to third offense drunk driving. Mesccar was arrested by police after a traffic stop on Woodland Road in Wood­ land Township Nov. 18. 1997. According to court records. Mesccar had been previ­ ously convicted of drunk driving on Oct. 6. 1989. Dec 9. 1991 and April 4. 1997 He could have been sentenced to a max­ imum of $500 to $5,000 in fines and/or five years in prison. • Christelle Litnianski. 22. of Nashville, may not have to spend any time in jail if she is successful on one year of probation. Litnianski pleaded guilty to being an accessory after lhe fact of a felony. Ac­ cording to records, that charge was reduced to receiving and concealing stolen prop­ erty under $100. She originally was charged with one count of conspiracy to break into the VFW Hall in Nashville Sept. 17. 1997. CARD OF THANKS The family of Roderick L. Newton would like to thank our relatives, friends, neighbors and business associates who sent carts, ftowen, memorial contri­ butions and food at lhe time of Rod's death. Our thanks to Denny Myers for officiating al lhe funeral, and to Hastings F A AM 452 for the Masonic services. Also thanks to lhe Hastings Elk Lodge 41965 and to the Vivians for the luncheon. Your thoughts and prayers throughout this difficult time arc greatly appreciated. Your kind­ ness will never be forgotten. Gerry Newton Lynda Childers Gary, Shirley, Katie A Angie Jones Rod, Karen. Sarah A Rod Newton 18CU.FT. REFRIGERATOR­ FREEZER, great for cabin or garage. Bought a bigger fridge. Asking SI 25. cal1948-2081 after 4P«________________________ ESTEY PIANO Upright, asking S300. 616-891-9921. FOR SALE: Carolina work bools, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hill­ ingx and 414 W. Main, Ionia. OAK FIREWOOD aU oak no bull!! S50 a face cord. Mixed hartwood $40 a face cord, free delivery with 2 or more. 616-721-8733 ________________ POWER RIDER exercise machine complete with instruc­ tion video A progress chart. Like new condition. Used very little because of a back injury. Cost $300, asking S200. 948-8326 after 7pm.__________________ QUEEN MATTRESS SET. New, still in plastic. Beautiful brass headboard and deluxe frame. VALUE $450: STEAL $175. 616-795-7120._________ • Jeremy Otto, 19. of Middleville will be sentenced Feb. 12 for breaking into a home in the 1000 block of Norris Road concealing stolen property (cash under $100). a 90-day misdemeanor, and a fourth count of being an accessory after • Jay Allen Shovan. 40, of Hastings, had a pre-trial hearing set for him for Jan. WELSH CARDIGAN CORGIS Beautiful tri-color. 2 males, 1 female. $300 each. 517-726-1322 1344 CHEVY CAVALIER, 2-door. Teal. 5-spced, p/s, p/b, p/L anVfmfcass/rodio, very sharp car, excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm 517-7264)817 •97 JAYCO 24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Loaded. New. never used. Take over payments. Call 945-5516. •93 PONTIAC BONNEVIL­ LE: Good body, $700. 616-623-5814. HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400, ext. 201 ADULT FOSTER CARE has opening for lady. Private room. Call 948-9433. 29 after his arraignment Thursday in which he pleaded not guilty. Shovan is charged with drank driving, third offense, and malicious destraction of property for damaging a Barry County Sheriffs Department cruiser by kicking a door from the inside, driving on a sus­ pended or revoked license, second offense, unlawful use of a license plate and with being an habitual offender, fourth offense. Shovan was previously convicted of three or more felonies, including uttering and publishing in 1975; attempted larceny from a motor vehicle in 1976; escaping from the Ionia prison in 1976, attempted breaking and entering in 1980; larceny from a motor vehicle in 1980; prison es­ cape in 1982; and breaking and entering in 1985. If convicted of being a habitual of­ fender, he could be sentenced to a maxi­ mum of life in prison. WANTED: HOUSEKEEP­ ING JOBS, lots of experience, can provide phone references, call Ruth 616-948-9821 WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows with/without frames, good carpeting or large area nigs, please call 616-945-4505 IMWl Ib'IIKs 1994 FRONT KITCHEN: Land contract, must sell. Best offer. 1-800-538-7870, A.A.A. AMERICAN ABAN­ DONED REPOS: 3bd, 2 bath. Good credit, fair credit, no credit, bad credit. Anything in trade but kids. Boats, cars, snow­ mobiles. etc. 1-800-984-4663. ABANDONED REPO: never lived in, will move if necessary, huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Hometown USA. 1-800-538-7870___________ ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st time home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until January of 1997. 1-800-387-0035. West Mich. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, low payments. Must sell. 1-800-538-7870______________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from, 1-800-538-7870_____________ HAW. APPROVED 3bd., 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit Call 1-800-538-7870. RECLINING LIFT CHAIR with heater and massagcr. 3 months old. S600. Call 945-5516.___________________ SEARS STATIONARY BICYCLE in very good condi­ tion. 948-8326 after 7pm. second degree home invasion after he was accused of breaking into a home in lhe 7000 block of Whitneyville Road in Thomapple Township on or about Sept. 21 and Sept. 27 with intent to commit a larceny, a 15-year felony. Gibbs was accused of stealing stereo equipment, a safe and briefcase from lhe home. In addition to the jail term. Gibbs was sentenced to five years probation, sub­ stance abuse counseling. $500 in costs and $500 restitution. Gibbs also is charged with second de­ gree home invasion for allegedly breaking into a home in the 10000 block of Garbow Road in Thomapple Township Sept. 26 and taxing cash. If convicted on that charge, he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $3,000 fine. A second count of larceny in a building carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison and a $2,000 fine. in Yankee Springs Township May 14, 1997. Otto, charged with second degree home invasion and larceny in a building, is ac­ cused of taking cash, weapons and com­ pact disks from the home. Co//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 Sincerly. _______________ Sarah Anders • Anthony Lynn Gibbs, 21. of Belding, was sentenced to one year in jail to be served concurrent with a separate sentence in Kent County. Gibbs pleaded guilty Dec. 3, 1997, to with alleged conspirators Jason Betts. James Dielzel and Harold Butcher. That charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Litnianski was also originally charged with a second count of breaking and enter­ ing. a 10 year felony, a third count of Banner CLASSIFIEDS CARD OF THANKS I wish to extend many many thanks to my family for giving an open house for me for my 85th birthday. It wu truly a happy day for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks to all who came, please come again. Also thanks for the many beautiful cards and gifts. lhe fact by harboring and assisting Butcher. Betts and Dictzcl. a five-year. $10,000 felony. TJw Gar rf Yowwf So Yow Can T(6r Cat cflfaa Boh TRAVEL AGENT Immediate opening for full time experienced agent Must have front hne travel sales experience be detail onented. aggressive sales habits, excellent follow through abilities, and pleasant personality Woridspan preferred, but not required Send resume detailing destinations traveled to. as well as compensation requirements Premier Travel & Cruise 7105 Kraft Avenue 5 E. Caledonia. Ml 49316 («1«) 5544)311 BARRY COUNTY APPLIANCE SERVICE. AU makes A models, over 30 yean experience. Call 1-888-498-9137/616-948-9137 PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Slevcn Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant Call 945-9888. TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ al cleaning, window washing or laundry. Will clean homes, offices, cottages, aU workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (PART TIME): THERMOGAS in Hastings is seeking a candiatc for a part time customer service representative. This individual will work 20-30 flexible hours per week, will assist in daily posting, report generation, accounts receivable, customer record maintenance, answering telephones, customer relations. Must be customer oriented, depedable, able to apadt to vari­ ous work assignments, possess good oral and written communi­ cation skil Is, excel lent telephone and computer skills, and under­ stand basic accounting princi­ pals. Inlerested and your experi­ ence qualifies you. Mail or fax your resume to: THERMOGAS 2145 W Gun Lake Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058; aim: Debra Thomp­ son; Fax 616-945-5720. No phone calls please. A.E.O.E HAIR STYLIST needed at The New Design (Caledonia), a progressive salon, excellent atmosphere. Progressivc/Comm Pay Scale. Ongoing education. Paid vacation. Call Rita, 891-9257____________________ • Jeffrey Scott Gilbert. 35, of Dowling was sentenced Jan. 6 to two days in jail with credit for two days served after pleading guilty Dec. 4 to one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possessing a firearm while under the influence. His driver’s license was also suspended for six months but can be changed to restricted after 30 days. He was also ordered to pay $600 in fines, $600 in costs and $100 to lhe crime victim fund. Gilbert will be eligible for community service work after half of his fines and costs arc paid and he may be discharged from his three months to one year probation upon the payment of the costs in full. Gilbert was arrested after he used a gun to scare away a wild animal that was attacking a dog outside his home on Aug. 3. 1997. DeLaina Dugan released from hospital in GR A 4-year-old girl shot in the chest by her mother near Delton shortly before her mother killed herself Jan. 9 has been re­ leased from Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. According lo Prairieville Police Chief Chuck Frary, Delaina Dugan underwent surgery Thursday night to remove the bul­ let, which he now has in evidence, he said. "She was in surgery for about an hour or so and she came through it pretty well." Frary said. "She's home recuperating. She's still having a little trouble but not loo bad. And. she's having problems with Smoky doctor’s offices create tense moments A smoky doctor's office caused some tense moments tor staff and patients Jan. 15 when an overheated motor on a space heater resulted in a call to the Hastings Fire Department. Maintenance workers said the space heater was located in the ductwork in Dr. Diane Ebaugh's office in the Pennock Hospital Physician's Center. Firefighters received the call to the hospital at 10:28 a.m. The problem was quickly resolved and no injuries were reported. Detective Dennis named new Ionia County sheriff Gary Newell will keep his job as commandor of the Hastings Post of the Michi­ gan State Police after losing in a five-way competition for an appointment as Ionia County Sheri IT. A panel, consisting of Ionia County Prosecutor Ray Voel, Probate Judge Gerald Supina and lonir County Clerk Barb Tri­ erweiler. selected Ionia County Sheriffs Department Detective Dwain Dennis Friday to succeed Terry Jungel heading the de­ partment. Dennis will hold the job until the November election, when the post will be up for grabs again to fill the remaining three years in Jungcl's term. Jungel left the job to take a position as executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs Association in Lansing. Though Newell could not be reached for comment Wednesday, he had said previ­ ously he was interested in the job because he recently moved to Saranac, his home­ town, in Ionia County. Newell said last week that tie has enter­ tained thoughts of running for the sheriffs job in the future. "He (Jungel) left somewhat unexpect­ edly. so the opportunity was there," Newell said last week. Newell has been commander of the Hast­ ings Post since March 1997, replacing Lt. Ron Neil, who retired. Dennis has been with the Ionia County Sheriffs Department since September 1972. when he began as a patrol officer. He was then assigned lo the detective bureau in 1975. In 1996, he was promoted to detec­ tive lieutenant. Dennis holds a bachelor of arts degree in management and is a graduate of the FBI Academy. For the past 16 years, he has served "as an integral part of the administrative team at the Ionia County Sheriffs Department," a press release stated. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. POLIC6 B€RT: Assault, harassment charges sought in jail HASTINGS - Authorities are seeking charges against three inmates at lhe Barry County Jail for harassing and assaulting another inmate on Jan. I. According to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, an intrude gave jailers a suicide note that stated "I feel like I want to kill myself because of what everyone keeps saying about me." Two inmates may be charged with sexual harassment and assault and battery and one inmate may face charges of assault and battery. Woman held in drunk driving offense HOPE TOWNSHIP - Barry County Sheriffs Deputies arrested a woman for drank driving after they witnessed her nearly strike an oncoming car on M-43 near Guernsey Lake Road Jan. 9. A preliminary breath test revealed a .275 percent blood alcohol level, more than three times the legal limit. Police observed the 33-year-old Dowling woman's car fishtail four to five limes and travel into the oncoming lane of traffic, creating a near collision with a northbound car. according to a report by the Baity County Sheriffs Department. Charges of third offense drunk driving, driving while license suspended and transporting open intoxicants are being sought against the woman. Drunk driver may face resisting charge BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A 34-year-old Delton man was arrested for drank driving and resisting and obstructing police officers Jan. 3. The man had a .21 blood alcohol level, police reported, and became combative and verbally abusive to officers during their attempt to arrest him. M-66 head-on crash causes injuries WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Two people were hurt in a head-on accident on M-66 the muscle in her right arm." Delaina was released Friday, Jan. 16, one week after the incident, in which her father. Gale Dugan, 42, was also shot through the neck by Delora Deason in the driveway of Deason's parents' home al 7468 North near Coats Grove Road Jan. 14. Officers from lhe Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police said Bemadine SlaJtcr. 75. of Jordan Lake Road. Lake Odessa, was northbound on M-66 when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a southbound car driven by William Edward Moniak, Crooked Lake Road. Delaina will likely have to undergo Ambulance, were wearing their seat belts and no citations were issued. 27, of Terre Haute, Ind. Both drivers, who were taken to Pennock Hospital by Lakewood Community physical therapy as pan of her recovery. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak Sl, Free­ port, Ml EOE______________ Frary said. Gale Dugan, the Otsego Township Su­ pervisor. also is still recuperating from his wound at his home in Allegan County. "He’s doing pretty well." Frary said. "He's got some minimal damage, but the doctors arc hoping for a full recovery. "I talked with him this morning. It will THE HASTINGS POST OFFICE IS CURRENTLY HIRING TEMPORARY REUEF CARRIERS FOR 3 RURAL ROUTES. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO FURN­ ISH A CAR AND BE AVAIL­ ABLE TO WORK ON CALL OR SATURDAYS. WAGE IS $1135 PER HOUR PLUS VEHICLE ALLOWANCE. IF INTERESTED CONTACT THE HASTINGS POST OFFICE AT 616-945-4273 a long way lo go." Delora Deason, 36. had been dropping off Delaina to Dugan, her ex-husband since 1994, for his weekend visit with their daughter when she shot Dugan in lhe neck, then shot Delaina in the chest. Deason then placed the gun in her mouth and killed her­ self while her mother. Eileen Graham, watched in horror. Delora had been a Del­ Woman cited after accident Sunday RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A Hastings woman was cited for making an improper turn that caused an accident on M-43 near Gun Lake Road Sunday. Jan. 18. Police said Karen Felps of East Stale Road turned into lhe path of a car driven by Duane Dietrick of Thomapple Lake Road. Hastings. Felps and her passenger. I-year-old Caysea Felps. were taken to Pennock Hospital after the accident. be a long time recovering. That family has ton native. Frary said he has closed his investigation of the case. Three hurt when car hits icy patch JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek family suffered injuries in an accident on Osborne Road near Banfield Road Sunday. Jan. 18 after the driver lost control on a snowy and icy patch, said a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Police said Marsha Kay Strickland. 25. of Battle Creek lost control of the vehicle causing it to slide into the oncoming lane before sliding off the road to the nghl. The rear passenger side of the bed of the pickup truck struck a tree and the vehicle continued until it struck another tree head-on on the north shoulder. Hurt were Stockland and her passengers. William Arthur Sweat. 25 of Battle Creek and William Cody Sweat. 4. of Battle Creek. Stockland was cited for speeding. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-01-29.pdf 9d6249c0af30847e83f0043949a4409c PDF Text Text furniture Urban sprawl 1st Friday topic Plans unveiled for soccer field See Page 2 Devoted, to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER actings THURSDAY. JANUARY 29. 1996 VOLUME 145. NO. 5 PRICE 50* Justice Taylor speaks to Hastings Kiwanis by Mary Warner Staff Writer Former presidential candidate Morris K. Udall was accused during the 1976 election campaign of being too funny to be president." When Michigan Supreme Court Justice Clifford W. Taylor goes on the campaign trail this coming fall, he may be accused of audience. "Even his own staff says. The less said about this man. the better.’" When he called to tell his mother about his impending appointment by Gov. John Engler to the Michigan Supreme Court, he related, her response was. "That’s nice. Cliff. What’s next?" While exercising some juris-imprudcnce being too funny to be a Supreme Court with the gas pedal along a deserted stretch of U.S. Highway 2 on his way from judge. Taylor regaled members of the Hastings Escanaba to Petoskey, Taylor got stopped not once, but twice by Michigan State Kiwanis Club Wednesday with humorous stories about University of Michigan bashing, his mother, run-ins with the Michigan Slate Police and bloopers on the Police troopers, who inquired cxasperatedly after the second stop. "Justice Taylor, what arc we going to do with you?" After his appointment to the Supreme Court. Taylor said, he discovered he was campaign trail. While running for Congress, he told Kiwanians. some of those introducing him at speeches kept giving inaccurate background information, such as announcing that lie was a Harvard graduate (he is a U-M alumnus). So he advised his campaign staff to have those giving introductions make them brief, and he would provide more background data later. Thus, at one campaign stop near Ann Arbor, a woman introducing him told the the 100th judge to become a Michigan Supreme Court justice, and he became curious about those who sat on the bench before him. Reading about the first three judges appointed in Michigan, he said, he discovered that one of them was characterized in 1857 as "a man of considerable talent" but also a man of "many eccentricities." which "detracted from his usefulness." Sm JUSTICE. coRtinuad on page 3 Michigan Suprerrte Court Justice Clifford Taylor (left) and Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley are pictured during the Kiwanis luncheon. Humane Society wants campaign for new shelter by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Humane Society Board is offering to coordinate a capital campaign to raise funds from the private sector to build a new animal shelter in five years or less. In 1996. 1,371 of th. 2.006 dogs and cats received at the shelter were ultimately destroyed "primarily because space was not available and there were always more animals coming through the doors." according to the Humane Society. Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins Tuesday spoke briefly to the Barry County Board of Commissioners about the fund-raising proposal to make sure the community and the board arc aware of the society’s offer. Written copies of the proposal previously had been sent to each commissioner, she noted. Tire current shelter, located at 825 W. Apple St. in Hastings, has been in a state of disrepair for many years and is slated to be renovated this spring to bring it up to par with state requirements. Because the County Board voted last April to spend up to S50.000 for the renovation and a meeting is scheduled with one of the key prospective contractors early next week. Board Chairman Jim Bailey said he is not in favor of the Society's proposal. "The shelter can’t wait five years." Bailey said when asked to comment after the meeting. "Wc’vc made a motion to go forward and the state is waiting. They (state officials) want something done. We could do a lot less than what we've proposed to do and comply with the state, but I don't sec that as being an option." However. Bailey did say that if five of the board's eight members wanted to abandon the renovation. "I will go with them." Commissioner Emmet Herrington said he thought the society's proposal was excellent. Herrington, the only commissioner to comment publicly on the matter, recommended to the County Board ’’that this entire matter be referred to the County Development Committee for further investigation and report." No action was taken. See SHELTER, continued page 2 Winterfest to feature ‘hot and cold’ HOT, HOT, HOT... Chili cookers like those above will don funny hats and aprons on Saturday and attempt to please the palates ot judges during O’Neils Chili Cookoff. Here. Cloverdale resident Dan Buerge and his former chili cooking partner Craig Rose prepare for a previous chili cookoff. Buerge and his new partner, Bill Eastman, will be back at it this Saturday. The public can begin chili tasting at 3 p.m. COLD...COLO...COLO The tradition of donning bathing suits and jumping into the ice-cold waters of Gun Lake was kept alive this year, in spite of the downsizing of Winterfest. The Polar Bear Dip will go on, only this year it will be in front of South Side Pizza, located four miles south of Chief Noonday on Patterson Road, at 1:30 p.m. �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29. 1998 City to buy used furniture from MainStreet Savings by David T. Young Editor When city government olfici.ils and em­ ploy ees move into then new home later this year, some will be settling into office furniture that’s already been there for al least eight years 1 hat's because the Hastings City Coun­ cil Monday night agreed to buy a bunch of chairs desks, tables, solas, cabinets, stools and work stations that have been in use at what now is the site ot MainStreet Savings Bank flic price lag is $30,000. in what City manager Howard Penrod says is a whale ot a deal Penrod. in a written communication to the council, said. "We have looked at each item offered and feel this quality furniture, for $30,000. is a very good deal and well vv ithin the furniture budget proposed (in the city 's fiscal year)." The city has set aside $102,000 for furni­ ture in the budget The bank, located al the comer of Michi­ gan Avenue and Stale Street, will become the new City Hall this summer. Mean­ while. MainStreet is poised lo relocate to Hs new building that's nearly finished on West State Street between the Wendy's and Subway restaurants. Apparently. MainStreet plans to buy a lot of new furniture al its new localton. The used furniture H's leaving behind is good quality. Penrod said “We recommend it (the purchase)." he said.“It's in good sliapc We feel very com­ News Briefs... Pre-game dinner slated for Jan. 30 A Hastings Masonic Building Asso­ ciation pre-game dinner will be held from 4:30 lo 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. The dinner, which will he before the Hastings-Hudsonville high school basketball game here, will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage. Cost is $4 50 per adult and $2.50 per child 12 yAirs and younger. For tickets or more information, call 945-9406 Winterfest still offers more fun A leaner Winlcrfest celebration will be held at several Gun lake area loca­ tions Saturday and Sunday. The popular annual "Plar Bear Dip" will take place at 1:30 p.m. in front of the South Side Pizza parlor. Broomhall competition will start at 8:30 a m. Sunday either behind South Side Pizza or on Gun Lake if (he ice is thick enough Free ndcs on the Gun Lake Princess paddleboat will he awarded to the fiqst 25 Polar Bear Dippers and to the firstplace team in the broomball competi­ tion. A Las Vegas Night.” sponsored by the Gun Lake Area Chamber of Com­ merce. will be held at X p.m. Saturday at the Orchard Hills Golf Cousc. The third annual Chili Cookoff will be at O'Neil’s Restaurant and Pub. with tudging and lasting starting at 3 p.m. Tlie annual Winterfcsl celebration this year had lo be scaled back because ol a lack of volunteers lo help plan and implement the activities. Gospel is featured in Showcase tonight An evening of gospel music, featur­ ing Tod and Amanda. John Price and Tammy Richardson will be held al 6:30 tonight at the Musicians Show­ case at Arby's in Hastings. Todd and Amanda arc a husband and wife act from KentwixxJ and they will be making their Showcase debut They both sing, play guitars and write some ol their own music. They played this past fall at Bowens Mills and on the Holly Trolley in Hastings during the Chiisimas holiday season Price, a Showcase veteran, is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from l-ccport who performs popular Chris­ fortable with the price and it's budgeted tot Tliey (the furniture items) are not new. but certainly serviceable The purchase is expected to save the city a bundle of money it would have had to spend on new office lurnituie Pernod also announced that the city will be selling all its fumiluie currently in City Hall The council also decided to accept the low bid ol Comcnca lor financing the city’s purchase ot the MainStreet Savings Bank building. Comerica’s bid was 4 95 percent for 15 years, which means the city will have an annual payment ot just short of $1 10,000 and it will pay $492.711 in total interest Kim V.mdcrVecn lor a sidewalk or cross­ walk nc.ii the corner ol North Broadway and State Road She said she was particularly concerned about the west side of Broadway hum Stale Road to the bridge, which has only a narrow bike path lor kids to walk '"Hus is a dangerous place for these kids to walking, she said I invite you to drive by and get a look at it fins really is a problem There could be improvements lor child safety I d hate to see somebody to get hurt " Mayor Frank Campbell said he agree, but suggested that she work with Penrod and Director ol Public Services Jeff Mans­ field and have a recommendation brought before council at its next meeting "This is a good deal, especially al this point in time." Penrod told the council The city manager was referring to the fact the city now ts earning 5 35 percent on • Agreed to a request from Judith and Adolpho Jacinto to vacate a portion of North Jefferson Street from West Thorn to its longer term investments. Comerica’s bid was the lowest of seven presented to the council. in other business Monday evening. the council: • Received the annual police report from Chief Jerry Sarver It was noted that crime was down in 1997 In fact, over the past five years. 1997 had the fewest arrests, complaints, traffic accidents and traffic cita­ tions in Hastings Nationwide statistics also are showing a decline in overall crime over the past five years. • Referred to city staff a request from Jaycees to offer singing valentines The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees again this year will offer a singing valentine service for the upcoming holiday The Jaycees say they can serenade peoples’ significant others with the building fund over the past several years would give the campaign a Ticalthy start" ol more than $100,000. according lo the written proposal. A proposed tax mere «se of 1/2 mill to build a new animal shelter was defeated by voters in 1996. and a proposal lo try lo privatize the shelter was defeated by commissioners that same year. Because voters opposed a new building. Bailey said he wants lo be "very cautious” about "finding a creative way lo get a newone. even though they said no. That doesn't mean we don't look al them." In its proposal, the Humane Society­ points out that the millage vote was "narrowly defeated." "Because so many voters did support the idea afid were willing to pay for a new shelter, we the Board of Directors for the Barry County Humane Society. feel we arc not alone in our sincere desire to have a facility that will he a positive addition lo Barry County." the statement said. The Humane Society has proposed building a shelter in a new location because the current site "is completely locked in as far as any future expansion due lo the now enlarged water treatment plant (nearby)." In its proposal, the Humane Society has said it would find the land for the new building and be responsible for selecting the architect. The society also wants to have approval of the plans and permanent office space in tlie facility. Society members would "work with the adoption of animals from the shelter and other related issues.” the proposal said. "We would also continue our current animal shelter projects, such as paying for the euthanasia drug used, paying for the shots given to all cats and other special needs that the new shelter may require, to the best of our ability from donations, which is our only source of income." Land for the shelter site and the proposed new building would become the property of the county, according to the society's proposal, and likewise the county would be 5J35 i Tlie man who inspired the Academy Award-winning movie "Rain Man" will visit several Barry County­ knowledge quotient is 1X4. Peek and his father also will visit Tuesday. Feb. 3. with seventh-graders at Hastings Middle School, with Hast­ ings High School students at IB a m. Feb. 4 and in the early morning and af­ ternoon that same day with Delton Kellogg students ‘Walk for Warmth’ to be held Feb. 28 The 13th annual "Walk for Warmth" will be held al 10 a.m. Saturday. Feb. 28. at the Free Methodist Church. 301 Stale Road. Hastings. Tlie walk, sponsored by the Com­ munity Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, involves people who one- or three-mile routes and collect E. pledges to help elderly and needy peo­ ple pay tor their home heating costs. Registration will begin al 9 a.m and the kickoff ceremony will be al 9:45. 'flic routes will start at the church, head south toward downtown and then finish back at the church. Hol chocolate will be available to the walkers at the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available al the church. All funds raised will remain in Barry County and he distributed to families Hastings or v.ill 948-4260 tor more in­ formation responsible for the maintenance of the facility "as well as the staff-for the purposes of animal control and housing and caring for the animals at the facility." To pay for increased utility costs that a larger shelter might have, the Humane Society has suggested that the county use a percentage of tlie interest it receives from its "10091 Tax Payment Fund." which totaled $267,000 in interest in 1997. according to the proposal. "Agreeing to use a percentage of this amount would certainly show your support for our proposal." the Humane Society Board said. Wiggins, a Nashville area resident, told commissioners she was denied time on this week’s agenda to give the County Board "a full and proper presentation” about the capital campaign proposal for the shelter. She said she was told by County Administrator Michael Brown's office that she would have to first meet with the board’s Central Services Committee, which oversees the shelter. The committee is not scheduled to meet until Feb. 19. "We quite honestly feel the people of Barry County should be aware of our proposal before then," Wiggins said, explaining why she decided to speak during the brief time allotted for public comment on Tuesday's agenda. "We always work through committees. That’s nothing new." Bailey said after the opcrations at the shelter, to build a new shelter al the current site. "Tlie sheriff was trying to resolve the issue, if we couldn't get a contractor (for the block renovation) to come in. and was offering an option." Bailey said. The primary difference between the two Real ‘Rain Man’ to visit Feb. 4 schools next month and meet with the public. Kim Peek. 46. of Sall Lake City. Utah, the inspiration for actor Dustin Hoffman's portrayal ol a gifted, autis­ tic young man in the 19SK film, will be in Hastings with his father. Fran, for a free program al 7 p.m. Wednes­ day. Feb. 4. at the Hastings High School lecture hall. Peck is not autistic, but has an IQ of 74. despite having "extraordinary re­ call** in 14 major subject areas. His pital to have its annual health fair at Fish Hatchery Park from 8:30 a.m. lo 2:30 p.m. May 27. • Approved a request from the Hastings Youth Council to use Bob King Park Mondays through Thursday s and Saturdays from may 11 to July 3 for summer youth baseball and softball programs. Games will be held from 5 to 9 p m. weekdays and from X a.m. to I p.m Saturdays. • Heard from Penrod that Horizon Cable, which recently purchased Amcricablc Inter­ national. plans to send representatives to the council’s next meeting Feb. 9 to try to formalize the franchise transfer and answer questions. Penrod said he and City Attorney Stephanie Fckkcs had examined the new cable provider’s proposed agreement and “we feel comfortable with it." meeting. He also noted if five commissioners agree, the board can give a citizen permission to speak on the agenda without going to a committee first. Coincidentally. Bailey- said another similar proposal recently lias been received from the Barry County Sheriff's Department, which directly* supervises 4aily sage on the Javcecs* phone at 945- Scaling at the Showcase is on a hist come, first-served basis ing a CD She has performed at the Holland Tulip Festival, the Barry sources ol revenue, plus the approximately $25,000 that has been donated lo a shelter • Approved a request from Pennock Hos­ $12 for both plus a flower. For more information or to place an order, call 945|4675 or leave a mes­ County l air and the Hastings Sum­ mer fest Richardson also has played at a number ot Showcase programs She is talking to a national label about mak­ Die Humane Society has offered lo kick oil the proposed campaign with a $30,000 donation and has asked tlx* County Board to chip in the $50,000 it has set aside to renovate the current shelter. Those two asked why Tlie librarian said there will be a special meeting Feb 10 to discuss the possibility ol forming a district library. • Received the annual building inspec­ tor's report Irom Tom Thompson of Pro­ fessional Code Inspections. It was noted that 122 building permits were issued for a total value of $6,729,434 in 1997 and 359 rental units were inspected. unique and sometimes embarrassing gift Friday and Saturday. Feb. 13 and 14. Tlie service will be offered from noon lo 5 p.m. that Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Valentine s Day Hie cost of a singing valentine will be $10 fo; a song and a candy gift and with emergency heating needs A total ol 1X9 walkers ttxik part in the fund-raiser last year, and more than $8.2(H) was collected to help 104 clients Across the state. 3.591 walk­ ers from IS participating CAAs raised a little more than $300,000 Those interested in walking can pick up pledge sheets at the Barry County CAA offices. 107 S Jefferson St . tian music and his own He is on the pastoral staff al Thornapplc Valley Church SHELTER, cont. from page I West High Street for the construction of three single family homes. The move came alter a public healing in which no one voiced any objections. Hie city will retain the casement for util­ ities • Received the annual library report from Librarian Barbara Schondelmaycr. Coun­ cilman David Jaspcrsc noted that revenue from the city was high at $172,000 and proposals, he said, is that one is being offered by an organization (the Humane Society) that is "not elected and doesn't Gilmore Museum will build interpretive center with grant have to be accountable to taxpayers* dollars... The sheriff is an elected official. At least there is an accountability with taxpayer? dollars there.” The proposal from the Sheriffs Department is to demolish the current structure and build on the same property. Bailey said. "Their plan would be for an Gilmore-Classic Car Club Museum of Hickory- Comers will build an Interpretive Center with a $45,350 grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. The 2.000-squarc-iool building will be constructed in the middle of the museum’s grounds. The structure's exterior will be patterned alter several tilling stations in southwest Michigan built in the 1930s. according to Tom Kayser, executive director of the mu­ seum Two or three old-fashioned, non-funclioning gravity pumps will be installed un­ der a canopy in front ot the building. Inside, the center will contain special ex­ hibits focusing on the museum, the devel­ opment of the automobile, and the automo­ bile industry . Several exhibits will be handson. Kayser said, including a design center where visitors can "sit down at a drawing board and draw the car of their dreams " Other hands-on displays will include work­ ing cutaway engines illustrating how a car works and other explanations of why cars "looked like they did hack them." Also inside will be a full-size replica of a 1930s filling station service bay Kay ser said that in previous years mechanics worked in "grease pits" rather than hoisting cars up on hits The service bay replica will have a pit. and possibly a mannequin underneath *resenting a mechanic working on a car. Porce­ lain signs, glass oil bo'tles. spare parts and old tires will also be a part ol the exhibit The building's interior will also contain bainer-lrce restrooms for the handicapped. Kay ser said The only barrier-free facilities available to visitors currently are portable units, he said. I he additional restrooms will also help the museum accommodate large crowds ot peo­ ple during the museum's big car shows I he stale grant must Ik matched with cash and donated goods and services Hie Kalama­ . \ntique Auto Restorers Club has volun­ teered to raise funds tor the project by selling commemorative bricks, which will be used as part ot the columns holding up the san. py over the outside pumps Bricks will he embossed with donors names Tliey will be sold for $30 or $100. depending on their size. Kayser said a donation for part of the elec­ trical work has also been made Plans arc to complete the structure prior to the Red Barns Spectacular car show this coming August. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Aug. I during the car show, which is the museum’s largest of the year. Kayser said the museum was "delighted" to receive the grant, which was the largest given out by the state in this area. The Interpretative Center will be "a sub­ stantial addition to the museum." he said. Currently, the museum has six bams filled w ith antique cars, but has no central building where people can meet and educational pro­ grams can be held. Grant money received by the museum was part of a $4 million supplemental appropria­ tion to the arts by the state, which brought the total amount of stale lax dollars support­ ing arts and culture this year to more than $36 million. Kayser said supplemental appropriation was initialed when the state legislature sought lo give money lo the Detroit Insti­ tute ot Arts, and in a compromise agreement some funds were also delegated lo West Michigan. Barry County was identified as being underserved by the arts, which aided in the approval of the grant Local agencies like the Barry County Planning Commission and Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce also supported the application, he said. The museum. liKated one mile north of Gull Lake on M-43. has an annual atten­ dance ot about 26.000 Last year visitors Irom 35 foreign countries toured the facility. The museum is closed during the winter months, but the office is open from X a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday. Il will o|kii this year on May 2. and be open every­ day from 10 a m to 5 p in through Oct 25. Admission is $6 for adults. $5 for seniors over 62 and AAA members. $3 for ages 7-15 and tree lor children under seven Those wishing to puichasc a brick or make a cash or in-kind donation can call the museum al 671-5089 or sc«id a check to the museum al 6865 Hickory Road. Hickory Comers. 49060 adequate, functional building... and much less costly building." The Humane Society has not given a projected cost for its building proposal. "They (Humane Society Board members) want us to give them the money and let them make the decisions for the county, which I don't sec that happening cither." The sheriffs department's proposal also asks the county to chip in the balance of the $50,000 (allotted for renovation) that isn't spent and calls for using the $25,000 in the donation fund, plus asking the Humane Society to contribute $30,000. • " It (the sheriffs department proposal) came through committee and it’s going.to be looked al." he said. Bailey said he is frustrated that the animal shelter renovation did not lake place last summer, as originally planned because a contract could not be obtained with the low bid contractor for the concrete and block work. Several good bids had been received by word of mouth about the project last spring, but then the board voted lo formally advertise for bids. Bailey said he realizes now that he made a mistake when he cast the decisive vote to go along with the majority of members who wanted lo advertise for bidders. By the time the advertising process was over, the low bidders had already made commitments tc other projects, he said. " I'm kicking myself tremendously nou for not saying no. we're going to do it (the renovation) and get it done. At this point in time, we still have that opportunity to finish the project as we planned, as this board voted, and so I would say if this board changes and gels five votes to go the other way. I will go with them. I wouldn’t hold them up. I think this board has made the decision.. If we can’t gel that bid then 1 think we have to re-address it." Bailey said. "1 guess I would have lo tell the public, honestly, there's only so much you can do SHELTER (Continued page 14) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 29, 1998 — Page 3 Regional sewer and water system could cost as much as *15 million by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A regional lagoon system for parts of Hastings. Carlton. Castleton and Rutland townships could cost as much as $15.3 million, according to a preliminary feasi­ bility study presented Monday lo the Cen­ tral Barry County Sewer and Water Author­ ity. A regional system was one of two op­ tions recommended by Capitol Consultant Engineers of Lansing, which conducted the $15,000 Study of wastewater treatment and Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod will talk about urban sprawl from the perspeclive of city government. The next First Friday program Feb. 6 will feature a presentation on the problems of urban sprawl in Barry County. The forum, which will be held at nixin al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings, will have as guest speakers Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod and Barry County Planning/Zonmg/Building Director James Mc­ Manus. Penrod is expected to talk about urban sprawl problems from the perspective of city government. He will include informa­ tion about city policy on extension of sewer and water lo outside entities. McManus is expected to talk about the issue from the point of view of the county and its townships. Tlie city and Rutland Hastings townships have seen the issue surface over the last year in instances of hooking up the newest elementary school to waler and sewer ser­ vice in Hastings Township and in a request by a proposed Wal-Mart retail store in Rut­ land Township for the same utilities. Those planning lo attend may bring their own lunches or light may be purchased at the hall. Tlie First Friday forums, soon lo enter their ninth year, arc sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. M-43 construction project approved by Mary Warner Staff Writer There’s gixxl news and bad news from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Tlie gtxxl news is that approximately six miles of M-43 from Schult/ Road north to the M-37 interchange will be resurfaced this summer, and additional portions of M­ 37. M-43 and M-66 will receive spot resur­ facing. Tlie bad news is that, as with any road construction, there will be Ihe usual traffic delays. Last year the state resurfaced several different sections of M-43 south of Hast­ ings. but the construction necessitated the closing of one lane, which backed up traffic while the projects were completed. According lo Ari Adler of the MDOT. two lanes of traffic should be open at all times during the resurfacing of the six miles of M-43 south of the M-37 inter­ change. but the spot resurfacing in other areas could necessitate some lane closings. Money for the six-mile M-43 project is part of a SI billion road and bridge con­ struction program being undertaken by the MDOT this year Tlie MDOT* budget lor repairing and rebuilding roads more than doubled in 1998. thanks lo the passage ol a "Build Michigan II" plan which raised gasoline taxes four cents a gallon, raised truck permit and registration fees, and transferred S60 million from the state's rainy day fund to the MDOT. Road maintenance funds also increased 15 percent over last year, making it possibl * for the MDOT to expand its skip patch­ ing program in Barry County. Last year. 18 miles of the county were given a single overlay of asphalt, and this summer a large list of "little bits here and there" on M-66. M-43 and M-37 will be skip-patched. More road repair will be going on all over southwest Michigan this summer. Adler said, as a result of increased state funding. Construction on the six-mile. M-43 pro­ ject is due lo begin in the spring and be completed by fall. Hie project will coincide with another MDOT project scheduled for this summer — the addition of a left turn lane on M-43 allowing people lo turn north onto M-37. Funds for the intersec­ tion improvement arc coming from MDOTs safety fund. Adler said that when the gas tax was passed, the agreement was to spend the en­ tire lax increase on road improvements. According lo stale Transportation Director James R DeSana. ~Wc are keeping our promise to Michigan taxpayers. Every penny of the gas tax increase is being de­ moted to roads and bridges." Send a "Message of Love" with a Valentine LOVE LINE in The Banner. Use the form appearing in this issue. sents one. single family household, and that the county landfill is equal lo 50 sin­ gle-family households. For schools, said Crultcndcn. one classroom is equal to one REU. If the authority instead were lo opt for the separate service area facilities, the costs projected were: • Southeast Service Area - Lagoon - $7.3 million construction. $8,000 REU; SBR $7 million construction; $8,000 REU; community water system. $642,500 con­ struction. $4,000 REU. • Northeast Service Area ■ Lagixin - $3.1 million construction. $13,000 REU; SBR tions include lagoon treatment with farm land application of treated wastewater or treatment and discharge to the Thomapplc River from a central treatment facility." The lagoon type treatment system would involve building large holding cells (lagoons) for wastewater treatment and pu­ rification and distribution of the treated steady increase in the number of housing developments around the service area lakes, said Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Crultcndcn. “We've been blessed with a good water supply so we re okay there." she slid. "The water needs are mainly for the industrial ar­ eas near Green Street in Rutland Town­ ship." wastewater onto large pieces of farm land (land application). The SBR (sequential batch reactor) sys­ tem would involve pumping the wastewa­ ter to a treatment facility and then deposit­ ing the treated wastewater into the Thor­ napple River. According lo the study draft, a regional was not recommended due to the rolling topography, poor soil conditions or high groundwater tables found in the area; com­ munity water system - $769,000 construc­ tion. $5,000 REU. • West Service Area - Lagoon - $5.7 mil­ lion construction. SI 1.000 REU; SBR - $6 million. $12,000 REU; community waler service system - $1.4 million construction. $9,000 REU. JUSTICE, cont. from page I Taylor was appointed by Engler in August 1997 to fill a scat vacated by retiring Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley. His appointment was only until the next regular election. That means that not only will Taylor be seeking election to the court until Riley’s current term expires in 2001. Various funding sources include connec­ tion charges, the "State Revolving Fund.” the state "Drinking Water Fund." and a Jobs Commission grant, as well as contri­ butions from each of the participating thought perhaps the unfavorable description of the judge was the “earliest known trashing of a U-M man." First Friday to focus on urban sprawl issue Crultcndcn A regional SBR system would cost slightly less, about $14 I million and $8,000 per REU hookup. Crutlcnden explained that an REU repre­ connecting to the City." states the draft of the feasibility study, "viable treatment op­ This same judge chartered the University of Michigan. Taylor said, and Taylor Barry County Planning/Zoning/Building Director Jim McManus will talk about the issue from the point of view of of the county and townships. system is no longer viable said. tem versus separate service area systems contain two possible methods of wastewa­ ter treatment. “Recognizing the current impasse with water service needs. The second option involved building separate wastewater treatment and water service facilities in three parts of the au­ thority's areas: the northeast service area, which includes Leach. Middle and Lower Lakes; the west service area, which in­ cludes the M-37/M-43 "corridor” and Algo­ nquin Lake and the southeast service area, including Thomapplc Lake. Wastewater treatment options for residen­ tial use arc being studied by Hastings. Carlton and Castleton townships due to a lagoon system costing roughly $15.3 mil­ lion would cost about $9,000 per residen­ tial equivalent customer (REU) to hook up. though customers would likely not be re­ quired to hook up until their current sewage The Central Barry County Sewer and Waler Authority was formed by the four townships after two disputes with the City of Hastings over extension of those utility services outside the city limits to the new Star Elementary School in Hastings Char­ ter Tow nship and to the site of a new Wal­ Mart store in Rutland Charter Township. “If it weren’t for them not wanting to ex­ tend the services, we w ould not have needed to form tlie authority." Crultcndcn said. Each ol the two options - regional sys­ Taylor noted that some of the justices on the Michigan bench had served continuously for a long period of time. "I hope in about 10 months the notion of continuity will not be entirely lost on people." he joked, referring to the upcoming election. Even Conrad Mallett, chief justice of the he’ll have to return to the campaign trail two years from now to run for a full term. However, that is then, and this is now. and Taylor is concentrating on such things questions about his views on such things as assisted suicide and abortion, he may still be pulled into the current political fray over such issues. He might defend his decision on the assisted suicide case as merely “judicial conservatism." He is not, he has said previously, a "judicial activist" who "legislates from the bench." He said previously of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion that it is an example of the kind of political activism he frowns upon and was a decision that led lo unprcccntcd "political frustrations.” After the Kiwanis luncheon, he reiterated that "I believe that the legislature should enact laws that people want to have enacted and the courts should merely interpret them. It isn't our job to put our views into the law." In the assisted suicide case, he said, his decision was based on a review of the U.S. and Michigan constitutions, which found that the two documents were "silent on this topic" and thus did not indicate that making assisted suicide illegal would be unconstitutional. "Unless a statute is unconstitutional, we shouldn't undo it," he said, "which is frankly the biggest problem in the judiciary right now. There are a lot of judges who arc very aggressive and use their position lo implement their view of wise social policy." Some have disagreed with Taylor's self­ assessment. according to a Kalamazoo newspaper, which said Democrats view Taylor as "an activist judge who favors business over labor" and quoted the Michigan Democratic Parly chairman as saying that Taylor’s style is “that of a confidant and member of the kitchen cabinet of the governor If you look at his opinions, they have an extremist and ideological agenda.” On the other hand. Taylor was also characterized by a Detroit newspaper as "a good lawyer, a judge respectful of w hat the law says and requires, and a person who very likely will prove a strong addition lo the court.” And Chief Justice Mallett, a Democrat, was quoted in a Detroit paper as saying Taylor is "a good lawyer and a gixxl judge " Taylor said Wednesday that though the Michigan Supreme Court has four members nominated by the Democrats and three by Republicans, "the court works pretty harmoniously" and decisions the court has made while he's been on the bench have not broken down along parts lines. lo submit comments and changes to the draft of the feasibility study lo Capitol Consultants. The firm is then expected present a final draft lo the board in about two months, she said. as helping the Supreme Court implement the statewide formation of family courts. Se« JUSTICE, continued page 16 Michigan Supreme Court, has been quoted as saying Taylor has "a quick sense of humor." However, it may not be so easy for Taylor to joke about one topic that may come up as he seeks votes this fall. While serving as a Michigan Appeals Court judge, Taylor wrote the majority opinion stating that the Michigan and U.S. Constitutions do not limit the Michigan Legislature from enacting laws restricting assisted suicide. Thus, even though Taylor is bound by judicial rules from answering specific townships. Operating costs, however, have not yet been projected. Crutlcnden said. . Crultcndcn said the board has two weeks Svrea uwfaasied I j4gnesAf. HfeoJb | uetmona rruntz NASHVILLE - Agnes M. Weaks, 89. of Nashville passed away Saturday, January 24, 1998 at Tendercare in Hastings. She was bom on May 3, 1908 in Nashville, the daughter of Ansel and Nellie (Spellman) Kinne. She married Leland Weaks on May 20,1923 in Nashville. He passed away in 1969. Mrs. Weaks and her husband owned and operated Lee’s Cut Rate Clothing and Shoe Store in Nashville for 40 years. She was a member of the Nashville Baptist Church and enjoyed hand crafts, especially crocheting and quilling. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Weaks is survived by four daughters, Virginia Maenner of La Port, Texas, Mildred Houghtaling of Houston, Texas, Barbara (Wendell) Todd and Geraldine Hammond both of Hastings; 11 grandchildren, 22 great grand­ children; 12 great great grandchildren; and many step grandchildren and great step grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, January 26, 1998 at the Maple Valley Chape 1-Genther Funeral Home, Nashville with Reverend James Hynes officiating. Burial took place at Lake­ view Cemetery, Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the charily of one's choice. HASTINGS - C. Delmond Frantz, 91, of Hastings passed away Saturday, January 17. 1998 at the Thomapplc Manor. He was born on September 13, 1906 in Sunfield, the son of Moses and Sarah (Hoover) Frantz. He married Bessie Spencer on October 16, 1936 in Shepherd. He was a farmer for many years, drove school bus for the Lakewood Schools, drove oil truck for the Sunfield Farmers Elevator, and was on the Sunfield School Board. He was preceded in death by his four brothers and five sisters. He is survived by his wife, Bessie; three daughters, Virginia (Ray) Bowman of Pennsyl­ vania, Vonda (Ctecil Frost) Frantz of North Carolina, Kathy (Rodger) Barnum of Clarks­ ville; son. Terry Delmond (Sharon) Frantz of Iowa; nine grandchildren; three great grand­ children; brother, Russell Frantz; several nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held on Wednes­ day, January 21,1998 at the Sunfield Church of the Brethren with the Reverend Douglas Reich­ enbach officiating. His body was donated to Michigan State University for anatomical research. *a lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 454, Lake Odessa, Michi­ gan 48849. |H'tthrrLLone| Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. DELTON - Wilbur I. Lane, age 85, of Delton and formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away Sunday, January 25, 1998 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. He was bom August 3, 1912 in Lawrence, the son of Charlie & Caddie (Temple) Lane. He was a payroll clerk at Clarage Fan in Kalamazoo where he worked for 40 years retir­ ing in 1974. He was a member of the Cedar Creek Bible Church. He enjoyed woodcarving, fishing, camping and traveling. Mr. Lane married Wilma Kabbe on May 29. 1940. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Lane is survived by his wife, Wilma; two daughters, Phyllis (Leroy) VanMaanen of Vicksburg, Carolyn (Case) & Lawrence Greenfield of Nashville; one son, Ronald (Jane) Lane of Palm Harbor, Florida; ten grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; two sisters, Laura Hickok of Kalamazoo. Halo Dykstra of Kalamazoo; one brother, Charles (Esther) Lane of Nokomis, Florida; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 27, 1998 and Wednesday, January 28, 1998 from 6-8 n.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 29, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cedar Creek Bible Church with Dr. Brent Branham and Pastor Robert Norton officiating. Burial will take place at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cedar Creek Bible Church. |Rhine Wiltzer| MIDDLEVILLE - Rhine Wiltzer, 85. of Middleville passed away Wednesday, January 21, 1998 at Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids. He was born on November 29, 1912 in Gaines Township, the son of Henry and Gertrude (Selvius) Wiltzer. He was raised and attended schools in Gaines Township. He married Beatrice Ruth Greiner on March 18, 1941. Mr. Wiltzer was a dairy farmer and he owned and operated a thrashing machine business when he was seventeen years old. He was a caring, loving father and grandfather. He devoted his life lohis family and he enjoyed the friendship of many. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beat­ rice R. Wiltzer. Mr. Wiltzer is survived by three daughters, Jeanne (Wyatt) Neil of Caledonia, Linda (Dr. G. Neal) Kay of Birmingham, Alabama and Mariellen (John) Waldron of Excelsior, Minnesota; one son, Gerald (Amy) Wiltzer of Allo; six grandsons; one brother. Jay (Marie) Wiltzer of Alto; two sisters, Henrietta Knapp of Ludington and Katherine Winchester of Holland; two sister-in-laws, Doris Wiltzer of Byron Center and Wilma Johnson of Cadillac; one brother-in-law, Gerrit DuMann of Holland; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday, January 23, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middle­ ville. Reverend Warren Burgess officiated. Burial took place at Gaines Cemetery, Caledonia. �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29, 1998 One bigger sewer plant is better LETTERS.,.frcm cur readers Notes from character education meeting Dear editor. In the interest of keeping the community in­ formed. I present my notes from the January 1998 committee meeting on character educa­ tion. The following are the motions presented at the recent parent (open) committee meeting. • Whereas. This committee has not been pre­ sented with specific, documented statistics and or surveys demonstrating a clear need for a policy or program of this nature, and the Michi­ gan State Board of Education maintains that the studies on this issue have prosen inconclusive. | What docs research indicate as effective ways clude concepts such as civic virtue, citizenship, to implement character education? Policy on responsibility, and caring to be defined by a fed­ Character. October 1996 ] eral state elect hired official at a later date. • W’lercas. The local school board, and its representatives, have convened this committee (Paragraph d. Section I. Element G.] in accordance with a provision of the federal • Whereas. The fall parent/tcacher confer­ law known as Goals 2000'Educate America Act ences were not used to obtain input on this issue that has not yet won acceptance or approval in from a majority of parents in the community the Michigan State Legislature. {Section 10103, whose children might be most immediately af­ Partnerships in Character Education Pilot Pro fected. (Parents attending parent-teacher confer­ jcct. paragraph d. Section 2.] ences: Central School-95%. Northcastcrn-97% • Whereas. The above mentioned federal law (average fall and spring). Plcasantvicw-98.5% requires elements of character education to in­ •(average fall spring). Southcastcm-92.5% (av­ erage fall/spnng). Middlc-94% (fall 1996. 76.5% for their average). High School-4.853 conferences held in the 1996/1997 school year on six dates for 987 students. Source: Hastings 1996/1997 Annual School Report.] blems between adjacent properties. • Motion From Me: I call on this committee Regarding the Earth's water cycle, here is to resolve the motion before it by moving that why I believe that the Earth’s water cycle is we vote on. and recommend, the removal of mostly finite, and only partly infinite: character education from consideration and'or 1) The rate of speed of the Earth's water implementation by the Hastings Area School cycle, round and round, is finite (not infinite). System Board of Trustees (the school board) or So if the population of Barry County someday its appointees unless otherwise directed by state increases from today's 50.000 to about one or federal law over which this parent committee million or two million, by the year 2050. 2100 has no direct authority. or 2200. then the water pressure in each • Voce: Four in favor (a majority of the people household will decrease, because God. present that were not affiliated with the school), through nature’s de 4gn. does not speed up the nine against (mostly people affiliated with the water cycle just to please a number of "pro­ school system). The school board members and overcrowding-lifestyle'' citizens who want to superintendent chose to abstain from the vote. squeeze too many people into this finite little • Request: A request was made to let the county, and yet somehow still expect lowrecord show the nature of any affiliation with priced water. the school system on the part of votes both for 2) The finite, (not infinite), area of land and against. here in Barry County has a finite, (not in­ • Motion From the Chair: To protect the pri­ finite). runoff capacity , per unit of time, for vacy of some of the members of the committee, any new forever-paved-over places such as the report to the school board should not reflect new shopping malls, businesses, apartment any information about the people who voted in buddings, etc. connection with how they voted. Promptly sec­ 3) Though points one and two describe the onded. finite aspects ot the Earth's water cycle, there • Action: Refer to valued attributes of the is one slightly-infinite aspect, which is, of community instead of elements of character ed­ course, the total amount of time that the water ucation due to the correlation (or lack thereof) cycle could exist here in this universe, a total between local character education. State Board time of many billions of years, thanks to the of Education's character education, Goals tool oast and future longevity of the sun and 2000/Pilot Partnership in Character Education, the Esrth and the Clinton Administration’s expressed sup­ The Earth's waler cycle is mostly finite and port of character education after two confer­ only partly infinite in its aspects. Land, of ences on it in 1994. course, is always finite, as we humans ex­ • Final Step: Request input from the commu­ perience it. and only a finite number of people nity on which of the existing school programs can crowd into Barry County in the next 50 to will get the most emphasis. In support of char­ 200 years without overcrowding. I wonder acter education, what elements or areas of inter­ what we. the citizens of Barry County, should est do parents want their kids to be the most af­ strive for as the "ideal” annual population fected by? Which of the new programs do the growth rate for Barry County during the years parents have the most interest in (including the 2000 to 2200. including net migration in, lo presently tabled motion of mandatory commu­ prevent severe overcrowding and runaway nity service in order to graduate]? suburban sprawl, and to preserve our “A rose, by any other name...” (William beautiful green countryside here in finite Shakespeare]. Barry County, here on God’s green, yet “Will still cut your finger if you don’t look finite, planet Earth. carcfullv before ypu grab it." (Robert R. Webb]. Tom Bateman. Robert R. Webb Hastings Hastings Earth’s water cycle is mostly finite Dear sir: I wonder if the Earth's water cycle could be mostly finite, and only partly infinite. In my somewhat satirical and Malthusian letter in the Oct. 9 Hastings Banner. I speculated about water problems in Barry County, but forgot to mention the Earth's water cycle because of my lifelong problem of an occasional lack of clarity in my writing and thinking styles. Also. I forgot to ask whether the little, or big. disagreement between the City of Hastings and Rutland Township (described in the Aug 21 Hastings Banner), about the price of having enough City of Hastings water and sewerage capacity to serve Rutland Township, with its big new Wal-Mart store, might be a Malthusian “Water War." Also in my letter, perhaps I overdid a literary technique of exaggeration, by imply­ ing that Barry County is somehow as close to a Malthusian water crisis as are some of the world's dry places, such as California. Mex­ ico or the Middle East. The author of an Oct. 23 letter in the Hastings Banner complained about my Oct. 9 letter by saying that "most” of my six water­ saving choices suggested "government in­ terference” into citizens* lives. Actually, only two of my six choices suggested government involvement, while fully four out of the six choices suggested voluntary actions. One Choice mentioned cou:;y passports for newcomers, which is an interesting Barry County science fiction fantasy that will pro­ bably never be a reality until 100 to 200 years from now. Another choice mentioned county zoning laws about population density, but population density limitation is already im­ plied in our present laws forbidding anyone to have a building permit to build any tall high rise apartment building more than about five to 10 stories tall in this area because of over­ crowding and traffic. Also. (I assume), because of future solar energy shadow pro­ Millage request not an increase To the editor: Last Monday night, our school board announced a special election for a renewal of the 18.0-mill non-homcstcad millage. This is not a millage increase and a “yes” vote will have no effect on homestead property taxes. It will only assure continued funding for the Hastings area schools. The continued quality of our schools is nec­ essary for our community and its growth. Please vote “yes” on Monday. Mr - i 23. so our schools can continue to receive full funding. Deb Button, Hodges Jewelry Millage renewal helps Hastings To the editor: On March 23. voters in the Hastings Area School District will be asked to renew and reinstate the 18.0-mill non-homcstcad millage which recently expired. A "yes” vote has no effect on the property taxes of primary homeowners, yet is essential in order to continue funding the Hastings Area Schools al their current levels. Viking/Tydcn supports the renewal because quality of education in Hastings is extremely important to our company, both to train our future employees in Hastings and to attract desirable job candidates to the area from elsewhere. Tom Groos Chairman. 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Public Opinion: To the editor: When it comes to sewage treatment, bigger may be better While the plan by the collar townships «o form a separate sewer authority may be well i mentioned. it is not in the overall best finan­ cial interests of the citizens involved In addi lion to the expense of building, staffing and operating the utility, there is the expense of yet another board and its associated costs and politics. The recent problems at the Southwest Barry sewage treatment plant point up some of the problems and costs associated with small plants and start-ups. Small plants have much lower tolerances for variation in the raw material, as illustrated by the problems associated with temperature of the incoming flows. These problems will be rectified and the plant will be fine. I'm sure, but there is always a learning curve and associated costs. Small sewage treatment plants will be im­ portant in the future of Barry County as we in­ crease in population. In many areas, they will be the only option for saving our surface and ground water. Small sewage plants don’t make economic sense when there are other good options. There are other options to the plan being proposed by the collar townships. Hopefully, the leadership of the townships and the City of Hastings can have an open meeting to discuss them before the decision is made to move for­ ward on the separate plant. lhe conference on inter-governmental cooperation being held at K.C.C. in Hastings on the 29th of January would be a good place to start. • Option 1 — The City of Hastings and lhe collar townships form a regional sewer authority. The authority buys the city sewage treatment plant from the city and operates as a regional authority, serving ail the stakeholders and managed by a board that represents the total region. This seems like a win-win. as the city gets a significant cash in flow to retire debt, etc.. and the townships avoid building a new. smaller plant with all the attendant problems and cost. Best of all. the people get the use of a newly expanded, large, tolerant, state of the art. staffed plant without all the annexation concerns and haggling • Option 2 — Start a cooperative and have lhe cooperative purchase the plant from lhe ci­ ty. This again would remove the politics and allow the customers to have a direct say in how the business is run. The point of all this is that there are other options to the expensive, problematic pro­ posal now being considered by the collar townships. The suggested options may be ove»’y simplified, but it would be good to hear a jo:nt response from the city and townships as to why they won't work. There is an excellent sewage treatment plant in existence. Let’s use it. Don Drummond. Freeport We must dean up campaign financing Dear editor: Wc arc again making an effort to get Barry County voters involved in campaign finance re­ form. Common Cause’s efforts over a period of years has resulted in the introduction in the Sen­ ate of the bi-partisan McCain-Feingold bill and in the House of H.R. 493. Congressional lead­ ers at first tried to kill the bills by not bringing them to a vote, but due to public pressure, have not agreed to bring them lo a vote this spring. These bills would mainly ban the system of "soft money." which is a way used by both par­ ties to get around the present laws regulating gifts to candidates. It is ironic that the Republi­ cans who conducted hearings to make the Dem­ ocrats look bad raised several million dollars more than the Democrats in the same way. These contributions d?tcrminc how our repre­ sentatives vote and results in Congress repre­ senting the wealthy and corporations rather than the voters. These contributions by special inter­ est groups are costing the taxpayers S53 billion a year. This is known as corporate welfare. This is money that could be better spent in re­ ducing the national debt or on programs that help all the people instead of corporations. Some of these recipients arc Archer Daniel Midland Corporation. Gallo Winery, Sunkist Foods, McDonald's, the timber industries and the tobacco industry. The savings and loan scan­ dal alone cost the taxpayers $200 billion to clean up - all because during the 1980s S and Ls donated SI I million dollars to candidates so that they would vote to ease the regulations on savings and loans. This caused the crisis. If wc arc to solve the nation's most pressing problems, wc must clean up the corrupt cam­ paign finance problems. Wc urge you to ask your congressman and two senators to vote for these bills when they come up for a vote. The three congressmen representing Barry County and the two senators representing all of Michigan arc listed on this page of the Banner. James and Ruth Pino. Nashville Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham. Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vemon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds ol Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276 Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842 Should Clinton be impeached? If allegations that President Clinton had an affair with a While House intent are found to be true, do you think he should resign or be impeached? Why or why not? Inc. F rad eric Jacobs Vce President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary * ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Class.ads accepted Monday through crd*y 8amto530pm Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson Alicia "No, neither. I feel that he should just get back to being If allegations are proven to 'He should have the decency to resign and not wait be tn-. I believe his resignation would be better for them to impeach him!" than impeachment ' Saturday 8 30 a m • Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge president.' Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Terry Mailer, Caledonia: Carol Porter, Hastings: Abbott, Delton: Barbara Sauers, Woodland: « "Clinton should resign. Our leader should set an example, and what he did is morally wrong." Rick Weak, Deltoa: Lance Everett, Hamilton: "1 think he should be impeached if he did it He's a role model for all young people.' 1 think be should resign. He has hurt lhe country so much already." \ �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29. 1998 — Page 5 LETTERS from our readers... by Tim Zwart, Ed.D. Licensed Psychologist Pine Rest Hastings Clinic Herrington's removal was bad choice Children need healthy parents by Sandra Strum In preparing to write this article. 1 reviewed the articles from last year. I found that wc had placed a lot of emphasis on parent-child rela­ tionships. In particular, we emphasized dif­ ferent parenting strategies to manage children's behavior and help them learn how to function with increasing independence. The importance of effective parenting should never be underestimated. Good paren­ ting helps to build children's self-esteem, social skills, ability to evaluate new ideas and develop strong personal values that will guide them through life. In addition to children needing parents to practice consistent, good parenting, children need to see their parents relate to each other in a healthy way. Parents often underestimate how important their relationship with one another is to their children. This is particularly evident when parents have a difference of opinion they are trying to work through. Some parents fight in front of their children. When this happens children may hear one parent attacking the other's character, or in extreme cases, sec their parents become physically abusive Other parents choose to fight only behind closed doors. The children in these families are still aware that their parents are having a problem. However, these children may not know exactly what the problem is and they never sec how it is resolved. Both of these ways of handling conflict are harmful to children. Children feel their security is threatened when their parents are having difficulties. Wc have all heard stones of children who blamed themselves for their parents' problems and sometimes even their parents' divorce. Some parents try to avoid this by waiting until their child has graduated from high school and moved out of the home to divorce. Research shows that this still has a painful effect on young adults. These young people, rather than being able to work through their pain with their parents, teachers, friends and sometimes pastors, are left to grieve on their own. Clearly, if we want to help our children build a firm foundation, we also need lo work at maintaining healthy marriages and relation­ ships between parents. Whether married or divorced, how parents relate to one another has a huge impact on their children. Possibly lhe most important key to a Need Printing? healthy. happ> marriage is good communica­ tion Parents who are divorced talk frequently about child care and financial matters. The children arc noticing how you relate to one another whether you realize it or not. So. how can we make sure wc arc doing our best * Somewhere along the way we have pro­ bably all learned a few ’'keys to successful communication." I would like to review them with you: • l ight fair. This means that you do not hold grudges. When discussing a problem, it is best not to bring up "the last time you did this." or "you always do this." Avoid attack­ ing your partner's character. Avoid mind reading or trying to decide your partner's in­ tent. You need to lake a break if one of you is about to: call the other names; yell; throw something or shove the other person; or if you get so upset that you can no longer listen to the other person. • Hear the other person out. Often times we hear the first few words a person says and then start to formulate our response. Before the other person has finished, we are interrup­ ting with our own point of view. No one can listen and talk at the same time. We may be responding to our partner's complaint with one of our own. We may even offer ultimatums, essentially saying "My way or the high*a>.'’ These responses only make the situation worse. • Know when you need to take a break. If cither you or your partner are feeling too emotionally charged, you are not going to be able to successfully resolve the difficulty at hand. In this case, you need to take a break. If this seems like it would be a good safety valve for your relationship, you should talk about how you will use it in advance. You both need to understand that lhe break time is time to calm down, so you can then talk with each other reasonably, ft is for a limited amount of time that you agree on together. During this break, neither of you runs to a friend to gain more reasons why you are “right." You need to have a set time to talk about whatever the difficulty is so that it is not hanging over your heads. Neither of you should be wondering if or when the other one is going to attack. You will find if you hold to these rules, your disagreements do not have lo turn into fights. More often than not, if you hear one another out. you will find you are not so far apart. Your children will benefit by seeing you resolve differences with respect for one another's feelings and opinions. This shows them what behaviors are acceptable. It is im­ portant modeling for them of how to treat you and other people they interact with daily. When your children sec you and your part­ ner resolve difficulties, it builds their sense of security in themselves and in their relationship with both of you. To the editor: Mr. James Bailey, who is chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, had the commissioners vote on Tuesday. Jan. 13. to remove Emmet Herrington from the Barry County Mental Health Board. He had Tim Burd replace Herrington on the board. Al that commissioners' meeting Jan. 13. just as Bailey began to talk about remov­ ing Herrington and putting in Burd. Her­ rington was given a paper to read, so he didn't hear what Bailey was proposing. When Herrington heard lhe name "Burd" to consider for joining the Mental Health Board, he thought Bailey was removing himself from the board. So he voted for the motion to include Burd, not realizing he was being removed instead of Bailey. Then came the terrible surprising awak­ ening. when Herrington it was discovered it To the editor: I am a resident of District 7 represented by Commissioner Emmet Herrington on the County Board of Commissioners. After reading about Chairman James Bailey's removing Herrington from the Mental Health Board and refusing to give reasons other than Commissioner Burd wanted the assignment and that he (Bai’cy) did not have to give reasons. I recently visited Herrington at his hor«e. He said at no time had Bailey discussed the reassign­ ment with him prior to the meeting. Further, this was the fourth time Bailey had removed him from a committee assignment without dis­ cussing the reasons. Later in our meeting. Herrington said, and I quote. “In his micro-management efforts. Bai­ ley has interfered with the policy making re­ sponsibilities of the Mental Health Board and also the administrative responsibilities dele­ gated to the executive director. In my opinion, he has not demonstrated academic knowledge or empirical background to support such inter­ ference.” It is my understanding members of the Men­ tal Health Board and the executive director want Herrington to remain on the board. Commissioner Herringtons education and experience credentials are a matter of public record. I call on Bailey to openly disclose the reasons for removing Herrington from the Men­ tal Health Board. 1 also call upon both Bailey and Burd to share their education and experi­ ence credentials to serve on the Mental Health S1000C • $3= ro S50 0X - S265 no S8C00C no J-Ad 945-9554 LEGAL NOTICE Cal MS-2243 Justine McLean Hastings 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs It's the Law. 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Payments MUST accompany your message or be paid prior to publication. interest ol 7 875% per annum Under lhe power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cose mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore Enclosed please find My Special Prepaid Valentine Love Line! closed bv a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of mem, at public vendue, ot the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan ot 1 00 o'clock p.m,, on Thursday, March 5, 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE, Barry County, Michigan, and are NATONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Tro»t & Trott, P C Attorneys for NABONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph So.* 100 Bingham Forms. Michigan 48025 (2/19) F.le *97120675 ONLY $3.50^^.r 2 3 4 ton. Write to John Barnett. 903 E. Mill St.. Hastings. Barnett is another good man on the board. He will sec the commissioners read your letters instead of having them be read by just certain ones. Let’s fight for good government throughout this county and the entire USA. Surprise Your Valentine with... MORTOAQE FORECLOSURE SALE THS HUR tS A DOT COUKTOR ATTEMPTING TO COURT A DOT. ANT INFORMATION WE ORTAM WU M USED FOR THAI PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - OeloJi hoi bwn mode .n lhe described as Lot 65 and 66 of Lynden Johncock Plat No 1 , according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in bber 3 ot Plats, on Poge 93, being o part of lhe North Fractional 1/2 of Section 6, T2N, R10W, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan The redemption period shall be 1 month(s) from the dote of such sale, unless on affidavit of occupancy or intent to occupy is recorded in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 (r!) and giver to the mortgagee, in which cose lhe redemption period shall be 6 month(s) HASTINGS 4 _______ H CALL! 1-800-669-8957 ip mand that Herrington be reinstated as a member of the Mental Health Board. If you care enough lo want an excellent example of the kind of service people need in Barry County, you’ll find it in Emmet Herring­ Board with the citizens of our county. If they have equal or better credentials than Herrington and Bailey can document honest reasons for removing Herrington, I will be sat­ isfied. If not. I believe citizens will render a judg­ ment of this type of devious action at the next election. Floyd Miller, Bellevue Debt Consolidation c Cash for Any Purpose A 1 Day Pre-Approval \VnEyTrh S Fixed Rates Graphics, Inc. a commissioner. He is. as a noted person has said, a kind man. He cares about everyone. How very sad that Chairman Bailey would do what he did in having Herrington removed. 1 am asking everyone in Barry County to please write letters addressed to the Barry County Board of Commissioners and de­ money and did such a poor job that it was not hired again the following year He chose these "grant writers" not based on their qualifications, hut because they seemed like "nice people " Tlie grants turned out to be a political fi­ asco. thanks to Bailey. And. Mr. Bailey, whatever happened to the $50,000 long overdue lor animal shel- SaUSunHun 1245.245.5G0. 7W. 910 CASH FOR HOMEOWNERS CREDIT PROBLEMS OK sponsible. conscientious man and is un­ selfish. The people come first in his role as Give reasons for Herrington’s removal NEW YEARS CASH Call Us at... ter repairs* For those ol you who are disgusted with today's politicians and politics, here is a description of the kind of person need to have replaced. Emmet Herrington is a man who meets the highest of expectations, as is know n by those who have voted for him as a com­ missioner. He is a very reliable, honest, re­ was he who was being ten: *vcd. Burd, as a member ol lhe Mentjl Health Board, has no experience nor qualifications for lhe job. By contrast, Herrington lias excellent qualifications. He has served on the Stale Menial Health Society al hospitals and mental hospitals. Furthermore. Herrington has 35 years of administrative experience. This isn't Bailey's first instance of choosing unqualified people to do a job One great example is hiring a state grant writing firm who took $32,000 taxpayers' COMPOSE Your Own Message Below Compose your own Valentine message, it’s easy lo do!! Here are a tf couple * of examples: ^EET BEANS’ O«r love is here Tom„ Forever Vou„. Honf) % NAME ADDRESS CITY ,«n Metsoge Message to be published on February 12th. 1998 DEADLINE IS Noon Tuesday. February 10th ip �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29. 1998 Kenneth J. Aspinall_______ | HASTINGS - Kenneth J. Aspinall, age 68. of Hastings, passed away Monday, January 26. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Aspinall was bom on October 22, 1929 in Woodland Township, Barry County, the son of Ford A Dessie (Underwood) Aspinall. He was raised in the Woodland, Carlton & Schultz areas of Barry County and attended Rogers, Lakeview and Schultz Schools. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict serving from July 9,1952 until his discharge on April 14, 1954. He was married to Helen M. Backe on March 14, 1952. lie was employed at the Fuel Gas Company in Hastings fur 33 years, retiring in 1991. His previous work included: Owning and operating a milk hauling service for several years, E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings, the old Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Company in Hast­ ings, Bradford-White Company in Middleville and the former Mobile Service Station in Hastings. He was a member of Barry County Steam. Gas & Antique Machinery Association, Moose Lodge *628 in Hastings, Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame, Tri State Tractor Association of Indiana. He enjoyed camping & traveling and was former member of Hastings V.F.W. Post. Mr. Aspinall was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clarence & Carl Aspinall. Mr. Aspinall is survived by his wife, Helen; two sisters, Eva (Maurice) Smith of Queens Creek, Arizona, Evelyn (Bill) Hecht of Sara­ nac; four brothers, Ford (Leola) Aspinall Jr., of Hastings, Raymond (Joyce) Aspinall of Nash­ ville, Richard (Janet) Aspinall of Hastings, Norman (Diane) Aspinall Sr.. of Hastings; two sisters-in-law, Maggie Aspinall of Nashville, Ruth (Dale) Giles of Bath, Ohio; two brethersin-law, Ed (Bev) Backe of Hastings, Harry (Belly) Backe of Hastings; special nephews and families, Wayne (Bonnie) Eisner, Steven (Missy) Backe, Bill (Karen) Aspinall; other beloved nieces, nephews & great nieces & nephews. ' Funeral Services will be held Thursday. January 29, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught and Mr. Pete Montague officiating. Burial will take place at Woodland Memor­ ial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. CW,M,&hip the church of your choice. Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY' CHURCH OF GOD BARRY CO. CHURCH OF CHRIST 2601 Lacey Rcud. Ikmlmg. Ml 49050 (616) 758-3021 church 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am . Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children's program Pasior John Melltsh 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services BiNc phc»nc Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School II 00 a m . Sunday l-vemng Prayer Time 6 00 p m . Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH M-79 West Pasior Suian Trow­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ ndt. Pasior Church office phone Sunday Worship 130 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ School 10 am. Worship II am.. 948-2549 After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Box 63. Hasting*. Ml CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 2285 Sunday School al 10 00 a m . ings Church of God Building) 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 914 am. Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship Wednesday b 45pm Wimon (grades K-5lh), Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m. to 8:30 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 Si Andrew's is a part of the Anglican Independent Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9.30 a m.; classes pm. (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p.m Prayer Meeting. (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOUC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd . Hasungi, Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar. Phone 623-2050 (Deltoh) after 6 p.m. weekdays or all day week­ ends. Sunday Morning Mass 10:00 Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ a m. - 1928 Book of Common day Evening Service, 6 00 pm. Wednesday activities 7 00 p.m. are. Rainbows or J J. Bible Quiz (ages 2 HRST BAPTIST CHURCH for all ages Prayer 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Shorkey; Aaron Welch, Minister of or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); Music Morning Worship 9 45 and Quiz (ages Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19), Adult Bible 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9:45 and 1100 am ibr children and Study - No age limits adults Family Hour 6 00 p m Sun­ day evening Monday First Mon­ day of the Month MomV Time Out. Wednesday Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana al 6 30 WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pasior Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m ; Res Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 441. Mon­ pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 Thursday Faithful Men, Faithful Women, Bible Study. p.m Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948­ 8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE, days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 pm . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pasior fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of day Morning Worship II Christ's Lxsr. and the fellow ship of people v»ho (.ire GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Famerly the Htitixfi Brethren Church). Grace David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m. Sun­ Sarver. Pastor Emeritus, 945-9224 Sunday Sen ices 9 45 a m - Bible Classes • for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p m If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL'S CATHOUC CHURCH 600 Powell Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children^ min­ istry. youth group, adult small am group ministry, leadership training p .n . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and WOODGROV E BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study . 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p.m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Feb I 8 00 & 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Saturday. Jan 31 - 9 30 am Catch 3. 4 00 p.m Catcch . 8 00 NA Monday. Feb 2 4 7 00 pm Brothen of Grace Pjesday. Feb I 7 30 p m OA Wednesday. Feb 4 10 00 a.m. Wordwatchers. 6 00 p.m Sarah Circle (potluck). 7 00 p.m meeting HASTINGS HRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pasior Lisa Stevens, Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616'945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9:30 am . Coffee Fellow­ ship 10 30 am. Worship 1100 am with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi You>h Fellowship 4 00 p m Sunday. Feb I - Starts National Pi­ oneer Club Week (runs thru Satur­ day Feb 7 > WEDNESDAY Pio­ neer Gubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade 4 30 p m THURSDAY Youth Handbells 5 00 p m. Adult Handbells 6 30 p m. Chancel Choir 7 30 p m Thursday. Feb 5 Community Prayer Service (Sanctuary) Sun­ day. Feb 8 - is Racial Ethnic Lo­ Sunday Tuesday. Feb 17 UM ner. call 945-9574 ) FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pasior Sally C Keller. Director of Noahs Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Jan 29 - 9 00 am Women's Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark Saturday. Jan 31 I 30 pm Ordination Service for Martha Dimmers fol­ lowed by Reception in Sharpe Hall Sunday. Feb I 9 30 am. and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Wor­ The 9 30 Service is Hemng Wheelchair accessible and ship Services elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . broadcast over WBC H-AM 1220 Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services. •Church Service 10 30 am. 45 am Sunday School Hour; Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ ings. Junior-Senior High vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 CM) p m Services for 9 Adults. Teens and Children Communion celebrated during both sen ices today Nursery is pro­ vided during both services 10 30 a m Coffee Hour Dining Room. 5 00 pm Confirmation Class Dining Room. 6 00 p m Middle High Youth Fellowship meets at Church Senior High meets at the This information on worship services is pros tded by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses U REN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D I C THE HASTINGS BANNER aad REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY “Prescriptions" 118 S Jcli'crson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan Bradleys, for sledding check bulletin for times Monday. Feb 2 3 15pm Staff meeting. 7 00 p m Women's Concern Group Manse Tuesday. Feb 3 9 30 a m Ly dia Circle Lounge. 6 30 pm Jaycees Sharpe Hall. 7 oo p m Committee to present abuse Library. 7 15 p m Eileen Circle Wednesday. Feb 4 9 30 a m MarthaMary Circle. I 30 p m Cir­ cle •3, I 30 p m Circle «4. 6 00 p m Church Night supper Hall. 7 00 p m Choir Rehearsal. 7 00 pm "Kerygma" Bible Study dining room. 7 00 p m "Personal Evangelism" Bible HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan VENICE, FLORIDA - Russell W. Schuyler, age 81, of Venice, FLorida and fonnerly of Richland, passed away Saturday, January 17, 1998 in Bon Sec ours-Venice Hospital, Venice Florida. He was bom on August 9, 1916 in Alamo, the son of Edwin and Mary (Hamilton) Schuyler. He has been a winter resident of Venice since 1982. He was a member of Christ United Method­ ist Church, Venice, Florida. He was a former trustee for the Michigan Fiddlers Jamboree Association. He was a former member of the Gleaners Lodge in Kalamazoo. He was an Army World War II veteran. Mr. Schuyler was a self-employed furnace cleaner. He was a square dance caller for 62 years. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nellie C. Schuyler of Venice, Horida, and Richland; three daughters, Janet M. Hurd of Kalamazoo, Mary A. Doster of Plainwell, and Gloria J. Lenardson of Venice, Florida; eight grandchil­ dren and five great grandchildren. Memorial services were held on Wednes­ day, January 28, 1998 at the James A. McKee Funeral Home, North Port, Florida. There will also be a memorial service on June 16,1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. ^^oht^Jadi^Uegritin' | CHICAGO. ILLINOIS - John (Jack) Pelle­ grini IV, darling infant son of John and Sarah (Rcyff) Pellegrini III of Chicago, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 23, 1998 at Illi­ nois Masonic Hospital Chicago, Illinois. He is survived by his parents John and Sarah (Rcyff) Pellegrini III; grandparents, Dick and Sue Reyff of Middleville and Jeanne Pellegrini of West Bend, Wisconsin; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funerai services were held Wednesday, January 28. 1998 at lhe Middleville United Methodist Church with lhe Reverend Lee Zachman officiating. Interment took place at Ml Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home, Middleville. I______________ Tom K. Reed__________ | cal Church Sunday also Boy Scout Pastor Catholic Church. Hastings meeting at Maple Valley High 4 00 - 4 30 p m Senior Men will have Ladies Appreciation Night Dinner and Program 6 30 sage-. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible 11 00 am. Confession Saturday for ages 2 through fifth grade. Wednesday - 9 00 a m pm (Need Reservations for din­ Father Charles Fisher. A mission of St Rose ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S JclTcrwn Father Charles Fischer Pasior Saturday Mass 4 30 Daniel Graybill. Senior Nashville p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ Study for all St. Res ebration for adults “Kids Alive” a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays I92K prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call \Comcr of Slate Rd and Boltwood vices Bnng the whole family ley. Pasior Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wai Thun 9 Meeting at 502 t Bond St (Hast­ HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH pm Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- ST. ANDREWS INDEPEN­ DENT ANCUCAN CHURCH Russell W Schuyler Course also Nursery available for all ser­ HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Delores /. (Dee) Goddard HASTINGS - Delores I. (Dee) Goddard, age 69, of Hastings, passed away suddenly Friday, Januay 23, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born October 20. 1928 in South Boardman, tlie daughter of Charles and Almeda (Luce) Myers. She grew up in South Boardman before moving to Grand Rapids, where she met Grand Rapids Police Officer Vidor F. Goddard Sr., they were married August 21, 1949. Mrs. Goddard moved to Barry County in 1964 where she was employed at Lescoa, Incorporated before starting her own ceramic business in the early 1970’s and current owner. She is well known for her own distinctive style of ceramic painting, she enjoyed lhe outdoors, lhe wildlife, hunting and fishing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor F. Goddard Sr., on July 20, 1995; parents, Charles and Almeda Myers; brother, Arthur Myers; sister, Idella Myers; sister-in­ law, Dortha Barr, and son-in-law, Daniel Newman. Mrs. Goddard is survived by one son, Victor F. Jr., (Kimberly) Goddard of Hastings, Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence share time 9 30 a m. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meds Wednesday 6 30 p m Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 tri pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 (fl p m Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ dr. - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 drens Church Tuesday prayer and 49058 Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham. Charles L. Foote PLAINWELL - Charles L. Fooic, age 60, of Plainwell, passed away Wednesday. January 21. 1998 in Plainwell after a brief illness. He was bom June 16,1938 in Delton, the son of George R. & Ruth (McKibben) Foote. He graduated in 1956 from Delton Kellogg High School. He was uniied in marriage to Doris Kay Latzo in July 1959. He was a lifelong dairy farmer with his father and son. His love for family and friends, the land and animals were his joys in life. He loved hunting and fishing. Charles is survived by his wife, Doris; son, Charles “Bill" Jr., of Plainwell; daughter, Letty (Wayne) Sherry of Houston, Minnesota; two grandchildren, Jason & Nicole Sherry; parents. George & Ruth Foote of Plainwell; two brothers, George (Mabie) Foote of Middleville, Gary (Velma) Foote of Gobles; two sisters, Shirley (Jack) VanDyke and Sheryl (Tad) Gluchowskt of Plainwell; sister-in-law, Pat (Chuck) Slocum of Martin; special "Adopted" grandchildren, Randy & Amy Bender, A.J. Weyerman, Milly Krozel. Rick, Mare, and Samantha Burd; many aunts, uncles, niecesand nephews who were so special. At his request cremation has taken place. A Memorial service was held Saturday, January 24, 1998 at Martin Methodist Church with burial at Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Wings of Hospice of Allegan County or B-93 Country Cares for Kids. 7 30 Study p m Hannah Circle. 7 30 p m Ruth Circle Lounge. DELTON - Tom K. Reed, age 51. of Delton, passed away Sunday, January 25, 1998 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. He was born July 31, 1946 in Kalamazoo, ihe son of Kenneth and Ruth (Geib) Reed. Mr. Reed graduated from Delton Kellogg Schools in 1964. He farmed and hauled livestock and oper­ ated a sawdust & bark business and cut timber. He was formerly employed for several years with the Michigan Slate Highway Department. He was a member of lhe Delton Moose Lodge and a member of lhe Michigan Draft Horse & Mule Association. Mr. Reed loved his family and horses and was loved by all. Mr. Reed and his wife, Becky lived all their married life on lhe family home­ stead farm. He served in the United States Army from 1965-1967 and was stationed in Germany. Mr. Reed married Becky Cool on January 4, 1969. Mr. Reed was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth in 1984. Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Becky; two daughters, Tracie & Jamie Farrah of Delton, Tara Lynn at home; one son, Tom K. Reed, Jr., and fiancee, Becky Downs of Delton; four grandchildren, Adam, Anthony, MacKenzie, and Jacob; mother and step-father, Ruth (Reed) & Ernest Hofacker of Wall Lake, Delton; two sisters, Sue A Arlen Lcinaar of Delton, Jane & Dave Dewwy of Hickory Corners; several nieces and nephews. , Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 27, 1998 from 5-8 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 28. 1998 at Faith United Methodist Church in Delton with Pastor Gerald Gallaway & Russ Mawby officiating. Burial look place al Prairie Home Cemetery in Richland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers or Michigan Heart Association or charity of choice. daughter, Pamela Newman of Grand Rapids; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; brothers. Walt (Louise) Myers of Sparta, Doran (Sharon) Myers of Cedar Springs; sisters, Gladys Gardner of Cedar Springs, Arleha (Frank) Taylor of Nevada; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Gloria Noyce of Hastings. She touched the lives of many many people and will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 27, 1998 at lhe Girrbach Funeral Home with lhe Reverend Ronald Kelley officiating. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of ones choice. |Lucile Vera Gury| SARASOTA, FLORIDA - Lucile Vera Gury, age 92, of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Hastings, widow or the Reverend Don Gury who was the former rector of Emmanuel Epis­ copal Church, passed away Thursday, January 22, 1998 in Sarasota, Florida. She was born January 1, 1906 in Pittsford, the daughter of the late David and Nettie Lickly. She was married to the Reverend Don Gury on September 12, 1933. She was a graduate cr Pittsford High School and Michigan State University. She was an English Teacher who taught school in lhe Nashville area. She was a member of lhe Michigan Teachers Association and the Michi­ gan Slate Alumni Association. She was an Episcopalian who was active in many groups in her church and community and was a member of different committees in the Diocese of Western Michigan. Her husband, lhe Reverend Don Gury served as rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church from 1937 until 1969. After his service in Hastings they moved to Kalamazoo where he served the Diocese of Western Michigan at the Cathedral of Christ ihe King. After his retirement they moved to Boca Raton, Florida. After her husband died she moved to Sarasota, Florida and the Manor Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Gury is survived by her son, Mr. David (Karen) Gury of Boca Raton, Florida, and her daughter Mrs. Donna Lou (Don) Traver of Sarasota, Florida; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place and her funerai service will be held in June (date to be announced) at the Cathedral of Christ the king, Portage. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 325 West Center Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058.____________________________________ |Keith C. Mead| HASTINGS - Keith C. Mead, age 78. of Hastings, passed away Monday, January 26, 1998 at Battle Creek Health System. Mr. Mead was born on July 27,1919 in Cast­ leton Township, Barry County, the son of Edward A Charlotte (Main) Mead. He was a lifelong Castleton Township, Hast­ ings area residenL He attended the Martin School and Nashville High School. He later took several courses at Kellogg Community College. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II, serving from April 26, 1944 until January 4, 1946. He was married to Fern O. Oaks on Novem­ ber 3, 1937 and she preceded him in death on August 10, 1996. He was employed at Clark Equipment Company in Battle Creek for 30 years, retiring in 1981. He was also engaged in carpentry work. Mr. Mead was a gifted, creative and complex man who had many interests and abilities. He loved books of all kinds and enjoyed writing. He wrote many articles for lhe Hastings Banner, particularly about Mr. Irving Charlton and Charlton Park. Mr. Mead worked for Mr. Charlton for many years. He could recite poet­ ry and name nearly every species of trees, birds and animals. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a member of the Nashvilit V.F.W. Post. Mr. Mead was also preceded in death by his parents and infant brother, Vcrnard Mead. Mr. Mead is survived by one son, Ronald K. Mead of Hastings; one daughter, Charlotte L. Hynes of Phoenix, Arizona; three grandchil­ dren, Julie Ann Graham of New Albany, India­ na, Timothy M. Straub of Troy, Jonathan P. Straub of Phoenix, Arizona; two great grand­ children, Brittany Straub of Denver, Colorado, Elyse Straub of Troy. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 29,1998 al 11:00 a.m. al Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Thomas M. Graham officiating. Burial will take place at Warner Cemetery in Castleton Township, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Thomas Robert Thompson । SHEPHERDSVILLE. KENTUCKY Thomas Robert Thompson, age 52, of" Shepherdsville, Kentucky and formerly of Mud Lake, Delton, passed away Monday, January 19, 1998 at Audubon Hospital, Louis­ ville, Kentucky. He was bom on September 3.1945 in Green­ burg, Pennsylvania, the son of Carl and Loretta M. (Dctriks) Thompson. He was a woodcutter for the Herbert Fitzger­ ald Wood Company in Louisville, Kentucky and also a chef at a steakhouse in Canyon Country, California for several years. He was a member of Full Gospel Assembly Church in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. He spent his summers at the Mud Lake address with his father for many years. Mr. Thompson is survived by his father, Carl Thompson; one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Noss of Lemoore, California; one son, Robert Thompson of Dayton, Ohio; one brother, Carl Thompson, Jr. of Hamilton, Virginia; one step­ sister, Sandy JabHnski of Oshiemo. Cremation has taken place. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial service to be held Saturday, January 31, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home with Pasior Jeff Worden. officiating. Burial of cremains will take place at a later date in Pennsylvania. JmnaH. Leonard JONES - James H. Leonard, age 74, of Jones, Michigan, and fonnerly of Hastings, passed away Saturday, January 24, 1998 at his ' residence. He was bom on March 3, 1923 in Yankee ’ Springs. Mr. Leonard was married to Thelma K? Roach on August 15,1975. She preceded him' ’ in death on June 12, 1987. Mr. Leonard drove a semi truck and worked’' in a saw mill, he was also a retired fanner. Mr. Leonard is survived by one step daught­ er, Betty Counterman of Jones, Michigan; two step-sons, Leon Hall and Edward Strouse both of Hastings; several other step-children andEj step grandchildren; several nieces, nephews^; and cousins. Funeral Services were held on Wednesdays January 28, 1998 at Connelly FuneraH Reverend Lance M. Witham, Associate PastcS at Chapel Mill Missionary Church in Uniot® Michigan officiated. < Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery®} Hastings. • IIrene Marie Keeler K HASTINGS - Irene Marie Keeler, age 77, ok Hastings, dearly loved wife, mother, granM mother, sister and friend succumbed to £ lengthly illness on Wednesday, January 2K 1998 at her residence. £ Irene was bom February 22, 1920 in RiclvJ land, the daughter of Claude and Gracv (Norman) Wiswell of Kalamazoo. During her lifetime. Irene was employed at Kalamazoo State Hospital and, the Upjohn Company. She enjoyed many hobbies and activities including, travel (she made many trips throughout the state in her car and usually made it home), dancing and caring for her dog Tony. Her lifelong passion was her family. . She was preceded in death by her beloved. । husband, Mike Keeler Sr., in 1985. Irene is survived by her sons, Mike Jr, of. Hastings, Andrew (Jack) and Connie Keeler of Delton; grandchildren, Randy and Angela j (Keeler) Snore of Hastings, Craig Keeler of' Delton; three great grandchildren; sisters,, Anna (Susie) Sauer of Kalamazoo, Patricia Phillips of Galesburg, and Evangeline Schnepple of Oregon. Memorial services will be held Saturday,, February 7,1998 at 1:00 p.m. at lhe dance hall, in Carlton Center. Private family burial was held at Cedar Creex Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to lhe. Commission on Aging in Hastings. Arrangements were made by Girrbach.1 Funeral Home in Hastings. |LoisJ. McWhinney| MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Lois J. McWhinney, ’* 79, of Middleville passed away Thursday, January 22, 1998 at Pennock Hospital io , Hastings. She was bom on February 25,1918 in Spring Grove, the daughter of Charles and Jessie (Heydenberk) Redman. She was raised in Wayland and attended Wayland Schools, graduating in 1936. She married B. Gordon McWhinney on February 7, 1940. Mrs. McWhinney was a homemaker. She attended the Middleville United Methodist Church and devoted her life to her family and • her Church. She enjoyed spending time with her loved ones. She was a member and Treasur­ er of lhe Middleville Reading Club. She was preceded in death by her parent!, Charles and Jessie Redman and a daughter-inhw, Jennifer McWhinney. Mrs. McWhinney is survived by her husband, B. Gordon McWhinney; four sum, Russell G. McWhinney and special friend. Judy Timmons both of Greenville, Ohio, Jerry G. (Elaine) McWhinney of Middleville, Marvin E. McWhinney of Hastings and Brace (Marilyn) McWhinney of Middleville; two daughters, Suzanne (Richard) Verburg of Marley and Cheryl Lynn McWhinney of Middleville; eight grandchildren, Linn, Lisa, Joe!. Eric. Jestin, Katie, Gabe and Janine; and four great grandchildren, Ricky, Sterling, Jennifer and Katie Linn. Funeral services were held Monday, January 26. 1998 at lhe Beeler Funeral Chapel in Middleville. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took piace at Ml. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, Januqy 29, 1998 — Page 7 UUoodland NOUS... Social News by Catherine Lucas .A funeral was held Friday at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Lake Odessa for Maryann P Spit/lcy. who was a part of life in Woodland from the time she and her husband. Leo. opened the Woodland Townchouse in September 1980. Mary ann died Jan. 20. The Townehousc is now being operated by Quentin and Gayla Colby , previously of Grand Ledge, who came in September 1997 The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society still has a lew places available tor the for­ mal candlelight dinner on Friday . Feb 13. to be held at the Depot Museum. Reserva­ tions can be placed with Lynda Cobb al 374-7518. The cost will be $8.50 per per­ ’ Hall-Neil exchange vows TeHennepe-Norris plan to wed May 22 Angela Deanne Hall and Thomas Clinton Neil were united in marriage on November 8. 1997. The wedding took place at the Grace Lutheran Church and the reception followed at the Hastings Country Club. Both Clint and Angi graduated from Hastings High School and are now attending Kellogg Community College. Members in the wedding party were Angi’s son Gage. Maid of Honor Jennifer Shaeffer. Brooke Adams. Ginger Horton. Kim Beals. Sara Kenfield. Chris Cabral, best man was Chad Neil. James Morrison. Boyd Tobias. Josh Du its. Chad Horton and Angi’s brothers. Jeff Hall and Ryan Brackett Gary and Jenifer Ivinskas were master/mistress of ceremony. Angi is the daughter of Connie Brackett of Delton and Gene Hall of Grand Rapids. Clint is the son of Rick and Sharon Dutts and Ken and Connie Neil of Hastings. Clint and Angi reside in Hastings. Melodic Anne TcHennepe will become the bride of Steven Jason Norns on May 22. 1998 The bnde-elect is a graduate of South Christian High School and Reformed Bible College. She and her parents. Bill and Kathy TeHennepe. are of Wayland. The groom-elect graduated from Delton Kellogg High School and attended both Kalamazoo Valley Community and Cor­ nerstone colleges He and his parents. Steven G. Norris and Paul and Becky Hughes, are all of Delton. son. A schedule of workers has been set for tlie open museum hours on the last Satur­ day of each month in 1998. The hours arc 10 a m. lo 2 p.m. In May. hollyhock plants will be available during museum hours in keeping with lhe society’s effort io restore the 1930s plan to make Lake Odessa the holly hock city. Tlie program al lhe next general meeting of lhe historical society will be given by the society president. John Waite. That meeting wil! be at 7:30 Thursday. Feb. 12. in the Lake Mam>i dining loom. In March the program will be a VCR tape from National Geographic about his­ tone trains The society will celebrate its 30th an­ niversary in September of this year and will observe the IOth anniversary of mov­ ing the Lake Odessa Depot /X dinner is be­ ing planned to observe the occasion. Earl Engle is out of the hospital after cardiac bypass surgery and is staying al the home ot hr son. Jerry , in Lake Odessa for a short while before returning home I talked to him late last week and he said he is doing line and getting anxious lo be back m Woodland Joyce Faugh! and Paul David had Vir­ ginia Myers and myself in Sunday after­ noon for a light lunch and a visit. Virginia recently moved into the senior citizen apartments on Florence Street in Wood­ land. Her husband is in a nursing home in Dimondale. Joyce Faught is off work because of an injured foot. A “hi-lo” fork truck fell on her fimH while she was working at Brown’s in Ionia. This tool weighs about 100 pounds. The doctors do not think she has It is with great pleasure that Harley and Mary Marsh of -Hastings and Van and Marilyn Nield of Annapolis. Maryland announce the engagement of their children. Becky Anne Marsh and Steven Clark Nield. Becky and Steve are both going to school at the Universi­ ty of Idaho. They will be married August 8. 1998 in Driggs. Idaho. Sukptlse -RiUMnij | Open aMousr xJbk— GIRL, Kelia Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 12. 1998 at 3:30 a.m. to Kelly J Harp and Jeff Hamilton of Vermontville. Weighing 5 lbs. 1 1/4 oz. and 19 inches long j Know the Facts. Competition is heating up for local phone service. This can mean more choices, better services and lower prices. 1-800-646-9999 younger brother and sister-in-law in Febru­ ary 1996 Glendon Fred and Dorothy Eckardt of Hastings. Cremation look place and interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery at Lake Odessa. There will be no visitation and no memo­ rial service per her wishes. Barb Brodbeck is having treatment in a clinic in Tijuana. Baja California. Mexico. The Rev. George Speas will have an earlier uUiv ESTED PERSONS: J Join the ever-demanding health care field and receive free training towards your State ♦ Certification as CENA. We offer health ♦ insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and a challenging work environment. Classes start on February 11th, 1998 and run through February 25th, 1998. If you are interested in taking this class, please come to ♦ ♦ J * » * ♦ * Thomapple Manor and fill out an applica- * tion before February 5th, 1998. » PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that i public hearing con­ cerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. February 18.1998, commencing al 7:30 o'clock p.m. at the Rutland Chaner Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Herns to be considered include, tn brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Mr. Larry Haywood for rezonmg of property located 763, 767. 771 and 775 Airport Road, described as parcels tn the E 1/2 of the W 1/2 of lhe NE 1/4 OF THE SEC 10-3-9. DESCRIBED AS 222 FT N OF THE CNTRLI OF THOR­ NAPPLE RIVER AT THE AIRPORT ROAD BRIDGE. (ALSO DESCRIBED AS 167 FEET N OF THE NW ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE OVER THORNAPPLE RIVER) FOR THE FOB. TH W 615 FT TH S TO THE CTR OF THE RIVER. TH ELY AL CTR OF RIVER TO CTR OF W EDGE OF AIRPORT RD BRIDGE. TH N TO POB This property is currently zoned "AG” Agricultural District. The applicant seeks rezonmg to lhe "R2" Single Family Residential District. ♦ '2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 • E.O.E. 1 Consideration of amending Article XVIII. Schedule of Regulations of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. The proposed amendment could change lot area, width, coverage, setbacks, height and/or dwelling sizes in specific zoning districts * Jan. 31. 1998 • 3-5 p.». I p.m. All proceeds will go to their summer mission trip. Douglas and Susan Flessncr have had their new son, liny Samuel Thomas, at church the last two Sundays. He joined sons Matthew and Brett when he came home from the hospital after his birth. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTER­ CENA TRAINING 3. Such and further maners as may property come before the Planning Commission ^‘pi’icopnf 'Pattdi ^Jousr. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by lhe general public al lhe Rutland Chaner Township Hall, during regular business hours and dial copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan For the Benefit of may be examined at said public hearing. TOM REED PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE Roast Pork Dinner the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances Moose Lodge, Delton SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 1 ST 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. • Bi/ Donation • that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves and to make its recommendation to lhe Rutland Chaner Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing. This Hallmark Cold Crown Exclusive is the third and final doll in the "Be My Valentine Collector Series.™" Are all phone companies the same? Gat the facta by calling the Telecommunications Consumer Information Center: applesauce and coffee, tea and milk. Cornelia Eckardt Bloomer, known as Connie, passed away Friday. Jan. 23. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. Calif. She was supervisor of nurses al this hospital until she retired at age 75. She would have been 89 on March 20. Connie was the yc unger sister of Victor Eckardt. She was preceded in death by a RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Planning on cleaning the garage? Get rid of useful, but no longer needed items through a Banner Classified. Call Us at 945-9554. Douglas Jack Ezinga. Middleville and Darci DeWin. Middleville. Jack David Schaub. Nashville and Cathy Madelyne Bumford. Nashville. Albert Huizenga. Byron Center and Elizabeth Jean Grinage. Hastings. Derek James Gonzales. Hazel Park and Kariana Cullen. Hastings. Roy Douglas Perkovich. Delton and Deborah Lynn Gesmundo. Delton. | GIRL, Sage Elisc. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 17, 1998 al 5:40 a.m lo Kelly and Rob Kenyon of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs 14 1/4 ozs. and 22 inches long. The second author's tea ot the year was held in Cindy Bender's second grade classroom at Southeastern Elementary. New authors were (from left) Amanda Leask, Jackie Davis, Alexandra McMellen, Steven Westerveld, and Scott Wilson. Children read their books before classmates, parents, siblings and friends at the tea. Punch and cookies followed. ♦ft************************ GIRL, Tia Elizabeth, bom al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 14. 1998 at 12:57 p.m. to Charlie and Wendy James of Nashville Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Juliet Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 13. 19°8 at 10.02 p.m. to Danctte and Jamie Wilson of Hastings Weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. sausage on propane griddles borrowed from Crystal Hash with gas furnished by Rural Bottled Gas Company. They also served ing and she said that while her fool surgery is healing nicely, grandson Blake is ill with the flu; so she did not get to lhe Fire department breakfast. She hopes to be back working in her beauty shop the second week of February, beginning Feb. 9. The Senior High Youth of Lakewood United Methodist Church arc holding a pizza supper Friday. Jan. 30 from 5 lo 7 Marsh-Nield to wed in Idaho Dorothy Castelein will celebrate her 90th b'rthday on Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998 with an open house from 2-S p.m. at the Local 1002 Union Hall, 295 Washington. Middleville. Fncnds and family arc welcomed. Dorothy has three children: William (Martha) Castelein of Middleville; Ronald (Sue) Castelein of Huntsville. Ala.; Peggy (Don) Goldsworthy of Hastings. She has 10 grandchil­ dren and 17 great-grandchildren. She and Nial Castelein were married 62 years and Dorothy is a member of Quimby United Methodist Church and lifetime member of the Rebecca’s. Dorothy retired from the Medical Facility. arc gone. Joyce and Paul expected more guests later in the afternoon to watch the Super Bowl on their giant TV Tom Clark. Woodland Township Fire Chief, said the Tire department open house and pancake breakfast on Sunday drew around 200 people, and lhe guests seemed interested in seeing the equipment on dis­ play in the fire station The firemen cooked pancakes, eggs and surgery redone on his wrists this week. Ann Mehan will have further surgery on her neck, which was injured in an auto ac­ cident last year. Wayne Musbach will have another pain management treatment at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids this week for a severe back problem I talked lo Darlene Niethamcr this morn­ Second grade authors honored Dorothy Castelein to mark 90 years any broken bones, but more X-rays will be made later after the swelling and bruising PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Chaner Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary axis and services al lhe public hearing to individ­ uals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications to the Compensation Commission until 5:00 p.m. on Friday. February 13. 1998. Applications can be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd Floor, Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan All interested persons are invited lo be present at lhe Cinder Pharmacy & Hallmark Shop 110 W. State Street, Hastings • 945-9551 Open: Monday-Friday 9-7; Saturday 9-5 IkARBif ■. ar adKna-h •nc All Sig**, Rme-ved and ward undp'U *».»•■. .ns Manrl knr C.ir»B Manet afore aid time and place to take part in lhe discussion on lhe above proposed amendments. BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS, MICHIGAN 49058 (616)948-2194 �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 29, 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default ho* been mode in the condition* ol a mortgage mode by Terry L. J. M Stenidborton and Michelle Stenzdoarton, husband and wife to The Prudenhai Mortgage Company, Inc , a New Jeney Corporation Mortgagee, doled Apnl 6. 1994 and recorded on Apnl 11, 1994 in Uber 601. on Poge 729. Barry County Record*. Michigan, ond wo* a*ugned by *aid mortgagee to the Norwe*t Mortgage Inc., a California Corporation a* a*vgnee by on alignment doted June 20, 1996 which wot recorded on October 8. 1996. m Uber 674, on Poge 851. Barry County Record*, on which mortgage there i* doimea to be due at the dote hereof me turn of Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen ond 66/100 dollar* ($66,617 66). including interest ot 8 00% per annum Under the power of sole contained in satd mort­ gage and the statue in such case mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a *ate of lhe mortgaged premises, or some port of mem at public vendue, ot the Borry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigc- at 1 00 o'clock P.M , on March 12. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described a* Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest l/4of Section 24, Town 2 North, Range 9 West; thence North 1584 feet to point of beginning, thence West 826 feet, thence North 264 feet, thence East 826 feet to center of rood; thence South 264 feet to point of beginning The redemption penoa shall be 12 monfh(s) from the date of *uch sale Doled: January 29, 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE INC FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC , 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File #97121403 (2-19) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode m the conditions of a mortgage mode by Mona Herrero, a single woman to Fleet Mortgage Corp. Mortgagee, dated Moy 4, 1995 ond recorJed on Moy 9, 1995 m Uber 629, on Poge 837, Borry County Records. Michigan, ond was assigned by said mortgagee to the Michigan Stale Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate ond politic, a* assignee by on assignment dated May 4, 1995 which was recorded on May 9, 1995, in Uber 629, on Poge 842, Borry County Records, ond re-recorded on February 15, 1996, in Uber 651, Poge 837, Borry County Records, Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Seventy and 23/100 dollars ($71,070.23). including interest at 7.15% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage ond the statute in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale of lhe mortgaged premises, or some port ol them, at public vendue, at the Bony County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan ot 1 00 o'clock PM., on March 12, 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 Superviior Chase's Addition to the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plot thereofas recorded in Uber 3 ot Plats on Poge 1 The redemption period shall be 6 monlh(s) from the date of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which cose the redemption penod shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sole Doted January 29. 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPf.C'tl AUTHORITY. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmghom Forms, Michigan 48025 File #98010201 (2/26) NOTICt TO TNi RRMMNTB OF MAMMY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Pfen­ ning Commission will conduct a public nearing for lhe following Special Use Permits TABLED CASE NO SP 4 98 • Shirley Drake. Twp Supervi*or. (applicant), Baltimore Twp LOCATION On East Dowlmg Rood lhe South side between Altman and Bird Roods m Sec 35. Baltimore Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit to erect a new tawn*h.p boll MEETING DATE February 10. 1998 TIME 4 00 PM PLACE Community Room in 6-e Courts ond Low Building of 220 West Court St, Hastings. Michigan Interested persons desiring to present their views upon on appeal either verbally or in writing wj be given lhe opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time ond place Site inspection* of the above described properties will be completed by the Pfenning Commission mem­ bers the day of the heonng Persons interested in ac­ companying the group should contact lhe Pfenning Office The special use application is available for public mipection at the Borry County Pfenning Office, 220 W. State St, Hostings, Michigan during lhe hours of 8 a rr. to 5 p.m (dosed bet- een 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Fndcnr Please call lhe Pfenning Office at 948­ 4830 for further information. The County of Borry will provide necessary auxil­ iary aids ana services, such os signers for the neonng impaired ond audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabili­ ties at the meeting/heonng upor. ten (10) days notice to the County of Bony Individuals with disabilities re­ quiring auxiliary aids or services should contact lhe County of Borry by writing or colling the following Michael Brawn. County Administrator, 220 W. Street Street, Hostings, Ml 49058, (616) 948-4891. Nancy L. Boersma, Borry County Clerk (1 /29) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE TRIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in the conditions of mortgage mode by Rondofl M. Martin, a single mon to Mortgage America Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 10, 1997 and recorded on February 5. 1997. m uber 884, on Poge 948. Borry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by sod mort­ gagee to the CHARLES SHAFER, as assignee by on assignment dated January 10, 1997 which wo* recorded on February 5, 1997, in Uber 684, on Rqge 954. Bony County Records, on which mortgage there is doin.ed to be due at the dote hereof #*e sum of Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six and 85/100 Jai­ lor* ($8.186 85). including interest at 16.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sod mort­ gage ond the statute in such cose made and provided, notice is hereby given that sod mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some port of mem. at public vendue, at lhe Bony County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan ot 1:00 o'clock p.m., Feb. 26, 1998 Sod premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP of YAN­ KEE SPRINGS. Barry County, Michigan, ond are described as Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lol 17 of Holiday Subdivision, as located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Town 3 North. Range 10 West, thence North 86 degrees 08 minutes East on the North lot line 75.0 feet, thence South 0 degrees 15 minutes 51 seconds West 43 50 feet to the South lot line; thence North 63 depr*** * minutes West 75.0 feet to the Southwest cor void lot, thence North 3 degrees 52 minutes W •< e West lot line 105.30 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 monlh(s) from lhe dote of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948Q 600 3241 a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dote of such sole Doted January 15. 1998 CHARLES SHAFER FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Tro# 4 Tro*. PC Attorneys for CHARLES SHAFER, 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmghom Form*. Michigan 48025 Fife #97042458 (2/12) Be A Smart Shopper After The Holidays Too. *■" as o«/»o * L« CMOS’S®11 15.9% APR i Save money by k transferring your credit card balance to a Hastings City Bank MasterCard® or Visa’’. It is a smart way to ' pay for the holidays with a low fixed 15.9% APR and no annual fee. And we ll pay the first month's interest on the transferred balance. Call any office today to see how much you will save. Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Cash advance fee equal to 2°c Applies to any cash advance Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender Female pride Ann landers Not 2nd best Dear Ann lenders: This is for “Second Place in Buffalo." who was a virgin when she married. She worried that her husband com­ pared her to his previous lovers and her lack of experience put her way down on the list. Please tell her that the gift of virginity is very special and she has a right to be proud of it. Having many lovers does not make a person talented in bed A gtxxl sexual relationship comes from the love, respect and familiarity of someone who is important to you. It only gets better with time I'm sorry to say 1 was not a virgin when 1 married my husband 15 years ago. The memories of my past lovers have faded. They seemed important at Lhe time, but after all these years, I no longer remember what at­ tracted me to them. Please tell “Second Place" lo forget about the other women her husband slept w ith. They don’t matter now. I guarantee that he takes pride in the fact that she waited for him. Not many women do these days. The major regret in my life is that 1 failed to hang unto my virginity until I met my husband. He is a wonderful man and the one who truly deserv­ ed that special gift. — Kay in Upstate N.Y. Dear Kay: Your frank and honest letter will be much appreciated by those who have saved themselves for marriage. Keep reading for another one: Dear Ann: I am writing tn response to "Se­ cond Place in Buffalo. " Her husband had had several bed partners before they me< She was totally inexperienced and worried about being compared to the women who had preceded her My husband was a virgin when wc married. 1 was a widow and very experienced. I loved “Eddie” so much that the other men in my life never entered my mind. But Eddie was obsessed with the thought of the men 1 had been with. He became downright weird. Every time we made love, he would ask for details of my previous partners. Who was the txggejl? Who was the best? Did they talk dur­ ing sex? What did they say? Even though I kept telling Eddie that I had forgotten all about the others and he was the only one who mat­ tered, he persisted in questioning me. It felt as if there were another person in bed with us Here’s my suggestion to "Second Place ” Remember that your husband loved you enough to marry you. Forget about the rest. Experience comes with knowing what makes your partner happy. Time is your best ally. — Been There in Kansas Live-in lies Dear Ann Landers: Well, here goes another 32-cent postage investment to get your attention. I’ve written six letters, and you never printed any of them. My position is that it's better to stay single than to live with someone without benefit of marriage. Females who are foolish enough to live with a so-called “lover" are fair game for big trou­ ble. like, for instance, battering. If the lady is not good enough to be honored as a respec­ table wife, the consequences of a common­ law arrangement are to be expected. If sex is the main attraction, that too shall pass. Man is objective; woman is subjective. Man is realistic; woman is idealistic. Man is nomadic; woman needs roots. Man needs respect more than he needs love. — Savvy in Savannah Dear Savannah: Although you don't come right out and say it. your letter strongly sug­ gests that common-law wives deserve to get battered. And where did you get the notion that man needs respect more than be needs love? He needs both Your signature doesn’t match your letter. You don’t sound very "savvy” to me. On 2nd wives Dear Ann Landers: 1 am writing on behalf of a group of people that get a lot of grief and too little appreciation for the good we do. We are the second wives. Nominations sought for top HHS alumnus The board of the Hastings High School Alumni Association held its annual organiza­ tion meeting recently. Officers for the 1997-1998 years arc Presi­ dent Gail (Foster) Hess. Vice President Agnes (Thompson) Hollister, Treasurer Donna (Batchelder) Kinney, and Secretary Jack Wal­ ton. The nomination committee for the ’’Distin­ guished Alumnus of the Year” award is asking the public to submit nominations. The award will be presented at the 111th Alumni Ban­ quet. which will be held Saturday. June 13. at the high school cafeteria. Nominations must be in writing and should contain biographical information and reasons why the individual is being nominated. These could include personal character, accomplish­ ments, vocation, honors and awards received, community service, organization member­ ships. and any other helpful information The nominee must be an alumnus of Hast­ ings High School. The deadline for submitting nominations is April 1. Board members will consider nomi­ nations at their April meeting. Nominations should be mailed to Jane (Mullen) Sinclair. 7252 S. Bedford Road, Hastings. Ml 49058 Second wives make all the sacrifices that first wives make — and many more. Second wives are often called on to raise children they didn’t bring into the world. They also must make sure the support check gets to the first wife, regardless of the second family’s finan­ cial condition. Second wives must stand by silently if the first wife chooses to spend that money on herself and not on the kids. Second wives often delay having children of their own or decide not to have any at all if the money isn’t there. Stepmothers live with the knowledge that the children they nurture and make sacrifices for may not be there for them in their later years. It is a well-known fact that the judicial system in our country favors first wives with children Mothers have lhe government on their side. 1 have genuine sympathy for the first wives who are struggling with deadbeat fathers. They get a very raw deal. However, there arc plenty of first wives who have remarried and have excellent jobs, yet they still squeeze their former husbands for as much money as they can get. Any words of encouragement, Ann? We can use some backing. — S.R., Charlotte, N.C. Dear Charlotte: You have made a lot of good points, but every second wife should be aware that she is marrying a man with a history . Often, that history lakes precedence and will continue lo be his first priority as long as he lives. If lhe second wife is wise, she will be aware of this and not attempt to discourage his loyalty to his first family. He will admire her generosity of spirit and love her for it. The second wife is a genuine heroine if she can handle all the baggage gracefully But if the guy truly loves her and lets her know it. it’s well worth the effort. The next letter is from a divorced woman who tells us what divorce did for her self-esteem and level of confidence. It's a real unper: Dear Ann Ijmders: This letter is in response to “Housewife and Working Secretary in Fresno." who said housewives DO get paid — they reap the benefits of their husbands* salaries 1 stayed at home for 25 years and "reaped lhe benefits" of my husband's salary. 1 knew how to cook a meal and change a diaper. 1 also had no self-esteem, no notion that I might have a few brains of my own. and no money that 1 could spend without his approval. My husband paid all the bills I couldn't even balance a checkbook 1 didn't know what anything cost or what our mortgage payments were. I didn't understand health insurance and didn’t know anything about car payments or what interest rates we were paying on things we bought on credit. Divorce changed all that. I am now remar­ ried and run my own business. I balance four checkbooks and do payroll and all the book­ keeping. I deal with business accounts, workers' compensation, liability insurance and unemployment Slaying home is OK if you want your brain to go dead. Slaying home is OK if you want an occasional allowance for picking up toys and cleaning toilets I learned the hard way that 1 could make it on my own if 1 had to and am very proud of myself. Sign me — I Showed Him in Maryland Dear Maryland: More important than "showing him," you showed yourself. Lear­ ning to stand on your own two feet did wonders for your self-esteem. But please don't diminish the woman who slays home and lakes care of her children. This does not mean she is brain-dead. Perhaps she doesn't get the kudos and visibility of a corporate vice president, but her job is just as important and equally rewarding Lonesome? Take charge of your life and turn it around. Write for .Ann Landers ' new booklet. “How to Make Friends and Slop Be­ ing Lonely. ” Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $4.25 (this includes postage am handling) to: Friends, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Bax 11562. Chicago. Hl. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $5.15.) Copyright 19M Creators Syndicate, lac. lake Odessa NEWS Friends of the Library will omit their February meeting. The air-ual meeting will be held in March instead. Lakewood Christian School will have its monthly dinner on Friday, Feb. 6, with serving beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. West Berlin Wesleyan Church held a family fun day Saturday, with proceeds going toward a new hall. The church now uses the former Hcndcrlcitcr school building across Bliss Road from the church. It serves its purpose well, but is very limited for space. With serving from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the ladies offered three varieties of hearty soup, tossed salad, breads and pies. Outside there was a bonfire burning and two teams of horses, sleighs equipped with benches and blankets for fun sleigh rides on a hilly 40 acres of the Vierzen farm. Greg Raffler, former­ ly of Woodland Township, was one of the men helping with the sleigh venture. Central United Methodist Church observed Christian Education Sunday, Jan. 25. Tables in Fellowship Hall were decorated with colorful books, videos and note pads, all of which are available for loan from the church library or classrooms. About 80 enjoyed the potluck meal together. Following this, the company assembled in the church, where Sharon Rohrbachcr, education chairwoman, introduced the teachers and their classes tn succession with playleu and memory work performed for the amazement and plea­ sure of the audience. One class recited a newer version of the Ten Commandments using hand gestures to illustrate each one. Kindergartner Lyncttc Rohrbachcr recited all the names of the Old Testament books. This endeavor was accomplished by dozens of children in the Wonderful Wednesday program in the fall months but Lynettc was the youngest to learn all the names. Dismissal came in ample time for the Disciple class to hold its session at an carli- er hour so participants could be home in time for the Super Bowl. The Family Center at St. Edward's Church is progressing rapidly. The mild weather has been a factor in getting outdoor work finished. The rafters and roof boards arc in place. The height of lhe structure, especially the west wing, makes a change in the skyline for residents of Washington Boulevard with the view of the McCaul Woodlot and summer sunsets no longer visible. The State Journal had nearly a page of pub­ licity about the coming bow hunting expo to be held at Barry County Expo Center Saturday the coming weekend. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. This is aimed primarily at traditional bowhunters. The attendance grew from 1500 in 1996 lo 2500 last year. This is sponsored by a Nashville company. Carl Barcroft of Carlton Center returned home Saturday after knee replacement at Blodgett Hospital. The slope on the playground at East Elementary school has been a very popular place ever since we have had a good covering of snow. Sleds and saucers abound as youngsters go sliding down the hill. The Monday G.R. Press carried a letter to the editor from Ron Laviolette of Ionia. Ron was a junior high school English teacher here either side of 1970 for several years. Elsewhere in the same paper was a story of a snowmobile accident in Benzie county when Elaine Shoemaker, 79, was injured when she was run over by a snowmobile driven by her husband Arnold. She fell from her machine before she was struck. She was treated at a Traverse City hospital. Arnold is a brother of Don Shoemaker and Lorraine Scheidt. Elaine is formerly of Sunfield and is a cousin of many members of the Jackson family. NOTICE OF MEETING DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS Barry County Planning/Zoning Commission will meet on the following dates or at the call of the chair. JANUARY 26,1998 MAY 26,1998 SEPTEMBER 28,1998 FEBRUARY 23,1998 JUNE 22,1998 OCTOBER 26,1998 MARCH 23,1998 JULY 27,1998 NOVEMBER 23,1998 APRIL 27.1998 AUGUST 24,1998 DECEMBER 28.1998 Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on the following dates or at the call of the chair. JANUARY 20,1998 MAY 19.1998 SEPTEMBER 15,1998 FEBRUARY 17.1998 JUNE 16.1998 OCTOBER 20.1998 MARCH 17.1998 JULY 21,1998 NOVEMBER 17.1998 APRIL 21,1998 AUGUST 18,1998 DECEMBER 15.1998 Time of the meetings for both groups will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 220 W. Court St.. Hastings. Michigan. The County of Barry will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following: MICHAEL BROWN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 220 W. STATE ST. HASTINGS, Ml 49058 616-948-4891 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29. 1998 — Page 9 < r. From Time to Time More about early Barry County post offices By Joyce J. Weinbrecht • Castleton Township was settled in tnc early 1830s when Ebcnczcr Secies, Lorenzo Mudge Kenyon Mead and Anson Seeley took land in Section No. 32. Now about the post offices of Castleton Township. Mcmn was a post office on Section No. B, Castleton Township, near the Barry-Eaton County line, beginning on July 22. 1851, oper­ ating until June 3, 1868. David W. Smith was the posmatcr and the post office was located on his property. By 1873. though he still owned the property and continued to do so until into the 1890s. the post office was no longer in exis­ tence. There does not appear to have been a hamlet there, just a post office, probably in his home. Mr. Smith had purchased the original 40 acres in 1844. moving to Barry County from Indiana, coming originally from the state of New York. He later was able to acquire more land, owning 200 acres in 1895. •Barryvillc Post Office was the next post office opened, on Dec. 22. 1857. A grist mil) was built on Highbank Creek and a sawmill was built, using the water power of the creek, by Solomon M. Allen. This was later ow ned by Eli­ jah Alden. Oliver C. Comstock and then to Lathrop <Jtd Corsctt. MJ. Lathrop came to Castleton Township and Barryvillc from Mar­ shall in I860 By the mid-1860s an active village had evolved at the mill sites. There was a hotel, a sash factory, a general store and a Methodist church. The saw mill provided employment for many men of the area. There were railroad ties for the incoming Grand River Valley Railroad, which came through Castleton Township but missed Barry villc. The post office there was closed on March 7. 1873. There were a number of homes built up around the area. At one time there were over 100 people living in the village. This, however, declined when the saw mill was shut down. The Barryvillc Tavern remained for a while. One could get a good meal and some brisk conversa­ tion there. The church with its cemetery still remains in 1998. • Thomapplc Lake Station was opened after the Grand River Valley Railroad, later leased and operated by Michigan Central, came through along the southern border of Thomap­ plc Lake. The railroad established a small sta­ tion and post office there soon after the railroad arrived to accommodate the guests of Coles' Landing, where there was a resort hotel estab­ lished in 1866 hy Louis P. Cole of Ohio. Louis P. Cole was the postmaster there. It was closed in 1875 and joined with the Morgan post office. • Meadville Post Office was opened in 1867 following the arrival of the railroad. Minor Mead was the first postmaster. A village was platted at the spot on Section 29 in a land where the name Mead predominated. It was consoli­ dated with Morgan Post Office Dec. 10, 1878. • Shcndan. later Morgan, just east of Coles Landing, and west of Meadville, applied for a post office soon after the railroad came through the area. The hamlet of Shcndan began in 1866 when E.E. Cook built a saw mill there in 1866 at the point where Highbank Creek enters Thornapplc Lake. There was a store built there in 1869, which was owned by Horace Hall in 1873. The Michigan Central Railroad built a station there in 1878, but when an application for a post office was entered it was denied under the name Sheridan because there was already a Sheridan post office in Michigan. On Dec. 18, 1878 the hamlet received a post office under the name of Morgan, perhaps for John Morgan, who owned the 80 acres immediately to the west of the sta­ tion. It was quite a busy place. In addition to the general store there was a blacksmith, the saw mill, a physician, i back maker and a grist mill. The post office was in operation until Sept. 15, 1933. There is still a settlement there, though the railroad has been gone since 1983. There stii! is a general store and meat market there in 1998. • Coats Grove Post Office was first opened on Sept. 29, 1879. and was on the Woodland side of the hamlet. Coats Grove is located at the corner where the four townships. Woodland, Hastings. Carlton and Castleton, come together. George W. Coats was the first postmaster, lend­ ing his name to the post office. The mail was delivered by a team of horses, was sorted and the mail for Woodland was sent on its way. When the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad arrived in 1889. Coats Grove grew. A general store was opened on the Castleton Cor­ ner of the village and the post office became part of the store. The mail came into Coats Grove at this time, on the train twice each day. There was a set of pigeon holes in a desk at the back of the store where the people could come to get their mail. The hotel at Cole s Landing, Castleton Township. This post office was closed in 1916 when rural free delivery from Hastings took its place. Fred W. Smith was the postmaster until it closed. Coats Grove had a church on the Hast­ ings Township Comer, and there is still a church on this comer (1998), the school was on the Hastings comer, the building is still stand­ ing. There was the C.K.&S. Depot, the Smith Bros. Elevator, a stockyard and a saw mill. • Nashville. Castleton Township, was first planed in 1865 by George Gregg and his son, Robert B. Gregg, when the Grand River Valley Railroad (later to become the Michigan Central) was projected and a preliminary survey was made. The first train came through in January 1869. The post office was opened on June 29,1866. Dr. John H. Palmer was the first postmaster and operated the post office out of his home. Mail came to Nashville by stage, from Battle Creek three times weekly until the railroad carried the mail to the village. The village was named for Gardadus Nash, who only lived there during the time when the railroad was being built. He was a civil engineer for the Grand River Valley Railroad. He was pleased when the village was named for him when it was incorporated on March 26, 1869. Prior to the coming to the railroad and the incorporation of the village, there had existed a saw mill erected about 1855 by Charles Hanchert and his brother Hiram Hanchcn. Other early settlers of the area included Henry Feighncr, Solomon and William Henry and George B. Gregg. The village prospered and grew as the railroad arrived there and by 1869 there were many businesses operating there. A school was built, a newspaper was started and there was a blacksmith shop along with the mills. There is still a post office in Nashville in 1998, housed in the building on Main Street which was dedicated in 1966, a century after the first post office was opened. The village of Nashville is located on the Barry-Eaton County line and spills over into Maple Grove Township on its south side. • Hastings Post Office was established on April 29. 1939, with Willard Hayes as the first postmaster. Rural free delivery arrived in 1901 and the post office became a very busy place. The City of Hastings has been the county seat since 1841, incorporated as a village in 1855 and incorporated as a City on March 11, 1871. • The next post office established in Hastings Township was the one at Quimby Station, Hast­ ings Township. Harold L. Quimby came to the area in 1870 from Grand Rapids. He built a saw mill and kiln on theThomapple River on Section No. 26. Hastings Township. .Quimby moved in pre-cut homes for his workers, opened a general store and established the post office, making his brother, George Quimby, the first postmaster. Harold L. Quimby never lived in Quimby, but commuted by train from his home in Grand Rapids. When rural free delivery came to Quimby in 1904. Henry Castelein was the post master. I Smith Bros General Store, where the Coats Grove Post Office was once located George Scott was the rural mail carrier. Flora Cruso, homemaker, and a topnotch driver of horse and carnage, was the substitute mail car­ rier for George Scon, fighting snow dnfts m the winter, rcpamng broken harness and making sure that the mail went through. The post office remained open until Sept. 30. 1932. • Cedar Creek, Hope Township, had a United States post office established on Feb. 27, 1850, with Isaac LaGrange as the first postmaster. The first mail carrier in the township was William Campbell, who carried the mail once a week, on foot from Yorkville to Cedar Creek. Later Mrs. Frank Larabce and Eli Thomas carried the mail for many years Iwtwccn Cedar Creek and Hast­ ings. Cedar Creek was founded because of the water power of Cedar Creek was seen as a potential for a mill site. Isaac LaGrange bought 40 acres for S50 on the stream and built a saw mill in 1850. The dam was built by man power, with the men of the surrounding area hauling the din for this dam in wheelbarrows. It was very narrow, merely a footpath over the creek. It was later widened into a road wide enough for a team to pass over. In 1863, Simson McCaffcry and Philander Clark built a grist mill which was the only grist mill for miles and did an active business. Grind­ ing of flour at this mill continucc until 1932. The mill continued to grind animal feed until 1956, when it was sold to Forrest Stamm and the mill no longer operated. During 1879 and 1880, there was a water power shonagc predicted and Dr. H.F. Peckham built a three-story building to be used to house a steam grist mill. However, the water power did not fail and the large building was never used for a mill, but did serve the community as a playhouse, a skating rink, a dance hall and other social events. From 1855 on there was an active village at the site. C.P. Larabce operated a store. There was a blacksmith shop, a school, a church, and a cemetery and several doctors served the com­ munity over the years. The post office finally closed on Dec. 31, 1904, but Cedar Creek still has a store, a church and the cemetery. The dam is still there with the stream running under the roadway and Cedar Creek is still a lively stream in 1998. • Cloverdale Post Office was located at the spot once known as Kingsbury Mills, as was first a saw mill and then a grist mill at the spot between the two lakes. Long Lake and Mud Lake now known as Cloverdale Lake. The orig­ inal site of the post office was to have been located 2 172 miles east at Hope Center. The name for the new post office, Cloverdale, was suggested by E.B. Payne. The coming of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad changed the location when it didn’t come through Hope Center but ran along Mud Lake and Long Lake on its way across Barry County. The name Cloverdale remained. In 1887, Howard Mosher built the first gen­ eral store, across the road from the railroad sta­ tion and moved its stock of goods from his store at Hope Center. He was postmaster for four years. He made a letter box for handling the mail and installed it in his new store. The post office was established on May 20. 1887, and still is operating today but does not have rural delivery (1998). Postmasters over the years were Howard Mosher, George P. Mosher, Lewis H. Barnes, Dugal McCallum. Myron Chamberlain. Maggie Replogle, Lottie Fox. Glenn C. Freer, Anna Whitney, Lcnorc Waugh. Harry Fennels, George Kahler, Kenneth Reed and in 1951, Ruth M. Reed held the position. Welton D. Brooks became mail carrier at Cloverdale in April 1909, when the route was 19.75 miles in length. When he retired at the age of 70 in I960, the mail route had been lengthened to 47.6 miles. He had used five horses and buggies, tried a motorcycle before buying his first car. a Saxon in 1917. He traveled 82,000 miles by horse and buggy out of the total of 393,600 miles he had traveled during his career. He used 18 cars in the last 41 years that he delivered the mail on the rural free delivery route. The mail route was consolidated with Delton in January 1961 and the post office became a pick-up post office for the residents of the hamlet. • Shultz Post Office. Hope Township, was located on Sections No. 2, 3, and 11 of Hope Township. The first post office was established on Nov. 24. 1888. and was located in the store of James A. Babcock, who had purchased the land from Joseph Shultz. This was the year that the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad from Kalamazoo to Hastings came through the area. Postmasters were James A. Babcock. Nov. 24. 1888, followed by Grant H. Otis, Palmer R. Kams. Grant H. Otis, Roscwell Reynolds. Alon­ zo McCarty. Anson C. Boyes, Ernest Haynes and Inez Haynes. The post office in Shultz was discontinued on July 31, 1933. There was a very serious train wreck about a mile north of Shultz on July 5. 1909. and engi­ neer Melvin Mead and fireman Seth Chandler were killed. Henry Zcrbcl was the first rural mail earner out of Shultz. He and his trusts horse made the trip every day. regardless of weather. Other car­ riers were Orson Tobias. Faye Peake and Ray Erway. The post office was then consolidated with Hastings Post Office, becoming pan of R.F.D. No. 5 which Ray Erway carried for many years. The village of Shultz had a general store, the railroad station, an ice house, a chuich. the school, a blacksmith shop where crates were also made at one time, a creamery, a millinery shop and a Grange hall. Shultz store was moved to the comer of Shultz Road and M-43 to locate it on a mam road by George Haynes in 1930. It was closed in very recent times. (To be continued) The Post Office on Church Street. Hastings Charles Gaskill, Rural Free Delivery. Route #4, Hastings, and his Mail Sleigh and horse. Charles Gaskill, Route No. 4. Hastings, and his mail delivery truck, Welton Brooks, mail carrier and George Kahler, postmaster Cloverdale post office. The McCarty store, where the post office was located in Shultz Keep friends and relatives "IN TOUCH" with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER. Call 945-9554. �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29, 1998 Saxons’ goal: to raise funds for new soccer field < t illv h think t1 it Boykins proof that skill is not measured in size Al 5-5. Eastern Michigan University’s Earl Boykins stands tall among college basketball's chic. Called the "best little man in the nation** by Sports Illustrated, the senior guard can hoop it up with all contenders. You may have seen, or read, the SI piece... little man... big shoes...and a big basketball. This is lhe same Boykins that USA Basketball named its Male Athlete of the Year. Boykins was a co-captain of the United States 22-and-under team that won the gold medal at the 1997 World University Games in Italy. This is also the same Boykins who ranks No. I all­ time at EMU in assists (538 and counting) and second in scoring (1.810 and counting). Currently. Boykins ranks 12th in the NCAA individual scoring leaders with a point norm of nearly 23. He can dish it out as evident by his 5.3 assists per contest. Boykins may not be able to fly... yet. but he sure comes close. Especially when his Eagle teammates needs him to step up and soar toward new heights. In a Jan. 21 at Western Michigan University's University Arena, Boykins tallied 28 points with 26 coming in the game's second half. This reporter sat at press row, while Boykins ran down lhe floor and hooped it up time after time. Twelve of his 28 markers came on second half 3-pointers, a couple of those were dialed in from very long range. EMU lost the game 98-85, but Boykins was relentless in his attack. "Earl's loo proud to stop," EMU Coach Milton Barnes said. "(WMU guard) Jason Kimbrough did a real good job on Earl, but Earl can shoot the ball." Barnes is another great story. Before coming lo EMU. Barnes coached for a few seasons at nearby Albion High School. There, he was tabbed with the nickname "Good News" Barnes by now JAd editor Dave Young. It is a nickname that is well-deserved, despite his recent comments about certain officials (believe me the refs probably deserved it). In truth, Barnes couldn't ever be mistaken for former Piston tragedy "Bad News" Barnes. "Western did what they needed to tonight and are a legitimate contender for a (MAC) championship," Barnes said after the Jan. 21 loss. "Take note of this backcourt they've got here; they really have some weapons. In this league, you need strong guard play to win." The Broncos seem to have that. Senior guard Rashod Johnson (Toledo Rogers) scored a career high 27 points versus the Eagles. Kimbrough (Detroit DePorrcs) added 11 and "true" freshman Kylo Jones (Orchard Lake St. Mary) pumped in 8 points in limited duty. Johnson made these comments about Boykins efforts. "He started to feel it." Johnson said. "We tried lo hold the ball so he couldn't get more touches. Luckily, time ran out." Kimbrough added these remarks. "I've been hearing about him ever since 1 got lo Kalamazoo and finally 1 got my chance." Kimbrough said. "I'd be lying to say that this matchup. Western Michigan versus Eastern Michigan, isn't a big one." To mention WMU's guards and not their main attraction would make for an incomplete story. Senior forward Saddi Washington (Lansing Sexton) currently ranks 8th in the NCAA in scoring al 23.3. Against EMU. Washington had 26 points, 4 steals and 4 assists. "Overall, we played a very solid game." Washington said of the triumph over EMU. "Wc felt comfortable and played with a lol of purpose. Hopefully, this is a stepping stone to move up. I have a great cast of players surrounding me." After beating the Eagles, Coach Bob Donewald's Broncos traveled lo Toledo and blasted the Rockets on their home court. At 13-4 overall and 7-2 in the MAC. WMU has its sights on A.) A MAC title... B.) A Spot in the NCAA Dance... or C.) Both. This group of Broncos has even Doncwald. a 20-ycar NCAA coaching veteran, a little bit giddy. And don't forget. Doncwald was an assistant at the University of Indiana when Isiah Thomas schooled all comers. "These kids can shoot lhe ball." Doncwald said of his 1997-98 squad. "This is better or best athletic teams that I've ever coached." • Special Night for Wrestling Coaches: Hastings High’s final home wrestling match on Thursday. Feb. 5 against Forest Hills Central will sene as a special thanks for retiring coaches Dave Furrow and Larry Melcndy. Furrow began work with the Saxon program in 1972 and Melcndy in 1966. Former wrestlers will be on hand to help their former mentors celebrate lhe special occasion. • Murray Comes for Kicks: Former Detroit Lion placekicker Eddie Murray will hold one of the nation's best youth instructional kicking and punting camps June 24-26 al Adrian College. The camp is for boys ages 8-20 and features instruction from top kicking and punting instructors. Murray's camp is designed as a "skills camp" where emphasis is placed on teaching proper techniques. "We’re teaching them kicking and punting, but we're also trying to tell them a little bit about life," Murray said. "What we’re trying to do is not make them better kickers, but better people as well." For more information atxiul the camp, call I- 8OO-555-O8OI. • Bass-In Tournament: Tlie Mega­ Bucks Bass-In Tournament will come lo Barry County's Crooked Lake on July 25. The tournament will start al 6:30 a.m. and will conclude around I p.m. For more information, call Bob Swain, tournament director, at (616) 527-6582. • Denver Deserved to Win: The Denver Broncos did make this year’s Super Bowl a super game to watch. Even if you’re not a fan of the Broncos, you have to feel good for players like John Elway. Shannon Sharpe. Neil Smith. Steve Atwater and Gary Zimmerman. If Elway returns next season, can anyone say repeal? Talk to you soon. A soccer field al Hastings High School is a "necessity" according to athletic director Tim Johnston. Tlie school purchased two acres of land from Dr. Robert v':.ry in the fall. The land is located on lhe southwest corner of the high school site. Now. the Saxons plan to build a soccer field there and have started fund-raising endeavors to help to accomplish their goal. "Putting soccer on a field that's not conducive lo soccer is not a great setup for soccer." Johnston said. "Il's an absolute need; the wear and tear creates an unsafe surface. We need to provide a safe field for our kids to play on." Hastings High varsity soccer coach Dennis Argclsingcr says lhe new field will provided his team with a true home field advantage as well as lots of enthusiasm. "I'm excited about it. lhe enthusiasm about soccer in this area is increasing." Argcisinger said. "Because of the practice schedules, wc never had a home field advantage. The (new) field should have a college or professional environment. It will be nice to have another field." Johnson Field is used by football. soccer, band and lower level football teams during lhe fall. In the spring, when the field actually needs to recover. Johnson is the home of soccer and track teams. Scheduling conflicts are lhe result of so many programs using lhe same field. Tax deductible donations are being sought to help fund the project. Donors who contribute a S50 gift receive a name engraved plaque, a SI00 gift receives a name engraved brick, a $5<X) gift receives a name engraved 6x 12 inch granite block, a SI.(XX) gift receives a name engraved 12x12 inch granite block, a S5.000 gift receives a commemorative boulder, a $10,000 gift receives a name placed on the scoreboard and a $25,000 gift receives a named press box or concession stand. If interested in donating, please make checks payable to Hastings High School Soccer Field Project; 232 W. Grand; Hastings Mi. 49058. Donations over $1,000 can be pledged over a two-year period. "Il's taken three years of planning and talk to get to this stage." Johnston explained. "Now, the biggest challenge is raising the funds." Johnston said construction of the project will be determined on the pace of the fund-raising endeavors. Argctsinger said that tfie fund-raising started prior to him taking over the Saxon varsity, but he is interested in helping out. however he can. "Our goal is to start work as soon as possible, (but) lhe reality is the dollars that come in ." Johnston said. Tlie school has applied for three grants lo help raise funds for the field and is trying to avoid using tax dollars to build the facility. One of the grants sought is through the National Soccer Foundation, while the other two arc local. Work on the field will be handled in two phases. Phase One is for the excavation and the field construction. Johnston says the cost of this phase is $180,000. which includes a scoreboard, fencing and bleachers. Phase Two is for ihe lights and the press box. The total cost for both phases is $243,000. according to Johnston. "We have heard from a number of local businesses that seem interested in helping out." Johnston said. “Our feeling, by talking to our community is that they understand lhe need and are willing to support it." Delton’s spikers taste success at weekend tourney Making it out of pool play was the goal Delton's spikers were striving for last Saturday at their own tournament. And. though it wasn’t an easy aim. lhe Lady Panthers did just that. In their pool play finale, lhe Panthers earned a 18-20. 15-13 split against Caledonia. Delton needed at least a split to move on and face a talented Vicksburg squad in the semifinals. In Game I of the semis, the Lady Panthers charged out lo a 5-2 lead against lhe Bulldogs. Courtney Hcrsha and Dani Freeland each had service aces, helping in Delton's early success. Later, a Michele Thompson kill and a Christy NcSmith service ace gave the host squad a 7-4 edge, but Vicksburg rallied to tally the next four points and go ahead by one, 8-7. Delton managed just two more points in Game I. both on Bulldog miscues, and lost by a 15-9 margin. With Game 2 lied at I-1. Delton watched as Vicksburg ripped off 11 consecutive points and eventually prevailed 15-2. Still, the achievement of making it to the semifinals was well worth it for Coach Rhonda Sturgeon ard her Panther squad. "That’s the first time that we’ve gotten out of pool play in a very long time." Sturgeon said. "Every time wc play, the girls keep on improving. That taste makes them want more of it." Kim Cole and Thompson each collected 27 kills lo lead Delton al the tournament. NcSmith was solid on defense with 30 digs. Delton, as a team, dug up 132 "playable" balls, a stat that was quite pleasing for Sturgeon. SPIKERS continued on pace 12 Delton's Ann Glidden (34) guides one over the net. while two Caledonia opponents prepare to make a return. Hastings volleyball plays as team; quick offense sought Team continuity is valuable in any sport. At Hastings High, the varsity volleyball team has found such togetherness with braids and glitter. All of the Saxon spikers pull their hair up in braids to be more like a team. Coach Tammy Cairl credits Sara Allerding and Amy Songer for engineering the hair-raising scheme. The glitter, according to the first-year varsity coach, is definitely Amy (Songer). "Il’s very important, for them lo think In Game 2. the Pioneers collected the first three points, but the Saxons rallied for the next two on Anne Burghdoff serves. East, though, kept its cool and sprinted out lo a 9-2 advantage befo e Hastings mounted a late comeback bid. that they're a team," Cairl said. " The team chemistry was working IThursday, but the Saxons' quick offense was not. Tlie result a 15-11, 15-8 loss to O-K White foe East Grand Rapids. "Wc did not run a quick offense at all; We need lo do that to compete in this conference." Cairl explained. "Our blocking was solid and the attitudes were very good, (but) I would like lo sec the offense run better." Hastings fell behind in lhe first game 10-1 before scoring lhe next four points, the second of those points coming on a powerful kill by Alcisha Miller. East then went ahead 13-7 before Hastings tallied three consecutive points. An Amy Songer spike made it 13-8 and an Allerding block at the net trimmed the deficit to 13-10. Songer later added another kill to make it 14-11. but East scored once more to escape Game I with a win. Saxon spiker Amy Songer bumps the ball over the net in last week's home match against East Grand Rapids. Hastings’ Erika Simpson eyes a return with Kristen Wildern adding support in last Thursday's O-K White matchup at Hastings High. TEAM Continued on page 13 Amy Songer takes center court on this bump attempt, but team support Is always No. 1 with this Saxon varsity volleyball squad. Tonight, the blue and gold spikers travel to Zeeland High for O-K White play and then square oft against Otsego High in non-league action next Monday. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29. 1998 — Page 11 Saxons shoot past City League power in overtime Hastings' 9-2 varsity basketball record this season has included important league But. Tuesday's home triumph ........... ........... over Grand Rapids Catholic Central gave Coach Don Schils* Saxons something Carlson, Hope to face Olivet in MIAA hoops Renee Carlson came off the bench to score 12 points, but it still wasn't enough for Hope College's womens basketball team more to celebrate The 57-48 overtime win came against a Grand Rapids City League team and. even in Ms Killl- with Alma College on Jan. 21 But. thanks lo Lia Hoekstra's more importantly, one of the best basketball programs in the prestigious h<x»p conference IK points and Kristin Koenigsknechls 15 markers the Flying Dutch lieu past Adrian on Jan 24 by a 74-64 count Carlson, a native of Hastings, recorded her season high with her offensive cl forts versus Alma While Ottawa Hills, a City League squad, won ihe State championship last year, it was G.R.C.C that ruled the league The Cougars were III in lhe City League and 17-4 overall Entering Tuesday game al Hastings. Coach Steve Passinauh s squad was 4-2 and 6-5. Hastings, fresh off a 58-53 win over Forest Hills Central, also has a pretty Currently, the junior forward is averaging 6 I points and I 9 rebounds. Her career highs at Hope arc 21 points and 9 rebounds. The I-1 week put Hope s women al 9-7 overall and 4-2 in MIAA action. The 4-2 league mark is second best in the MIAA Hope hosted Defiance on Wednesday (Jan 2«) and will remain al home Saturday for a hoop hatlie against Olivet. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. solid hoop team The .Saxons, now 5-0 in non-league contests, were anxious to tangle against the Cougars. "This was a serious test. Schils said. When we made our goals for the season one was to win our outer league games. We scrimmaged them this summer, so the players knew each other very well. I wasn't loo worried about the guys being ready to play them." G.R.C.C. may be athletic director Tim Johnston’s alma mater, but the Hastings team wasn’t going to let them leave their town without a real tussle. Hastings trailed after the first quarter 1511, but limited G.R.C.C. to four points in tlie second stanza and look a 20*19 lead into lire break. "At lhe beginning of the game, we didn t take advantage of certain chances jjtal wc liad." Schils said Andy Ike nailed three 3-pointcrs in the opening eight minutes and led the Cougars al half with 9 markers. Ed VanDcrMolen and Darnell Day carried Hastings' offensive show in the first two quarters with 7 and 6 points, respectively. The third quarter opened and continued as the Ed VanDerMolen show. The senior guard drained a 3-pointcr lo put his team in front 23-19 in the quarter's first minute A Catholic Central turnover resulted in a leaning basket by Kyle Pohja. giving the blue and gold a 25-19 advantage Day then made a steal and SVanDcrMolcn notched another triple, putting the Saxons ahead 28-19. Tlie 12-0 Hastings' run end-d with a third, third ^quarter 3-poinlcr by VanDcrMolen as Blastings t<x>k charge at 32-19. B Catholic Central trimmed lhe deficit to ■our points. 34-30. with 21 seconds Srcmaining in the third quarter, but SVanDcrMolcn provided some more magic Sen.or guard Ed VanDerMolen (24) scored 23 points and sparked a 12-0 third Rapids'CatholfcCenfraL°nS 'mPr°Ved *° TUeSday a °ver Gra"d "Il was only a mallei of time." Schils said of his guards explosive play. "He was a 50 percent 3-point shooter last year. It's a credit to him... he's that type ol a leader. He handles it like a senior." Following a smooth jumper by Pohja with four minutes to play in lhe game, the Saxons were still in control at 42-37. But. a pul back basket by Dan Quinn and a triple by Ike tied the game at 42-42 with 2:15 left. Jeff Storrs then stepped up to save his Saxon squad from defeat. First. Storrs connected on a long-range 3-pointer with 50 seconds lell to keep Hastings within two points. 47-45. Then. Storrs drained another triple with 18 seconds remaining to tie lhe game al 48-48. With 10.9 seconds left. Nick Davidson had a chance to win the game for G R.C C.. but missed two free throw opportunities. Day gave Hastings an early 50-48 lead ®as lhe buzzer sounded. VanDcrMolen caught a pass in lhe air and lofted it towards the goal. The ball eventually found lhe bottom of the net. providing Hastings with a 6-point cushion heading into the fourth quarter. VanDerMolen. scored just 5 points against Forest Hills Central Friday, but came ready lo play on Tuesday. “There were a number of big plays, but the defense kept us in the game,” in lhe overtime session with a basket in the lane. The rest of the damage was done on defense and at the charity stripe. The. Saxons sank 7-of-8 free throw attempts in the extra period and stymied the Cougars' potent offensive attack with another stellar defensive effort. "Forty eight points in an overtime game is pretty good." Schils said. "Wc played fundamental defense because they (G.R.C.C.) do screen so well. We made some nice adjustments at the end of the game, but especially in the overtime." Ike finished with 22 points, but Davidson, another top Cougar scorer, was held to 2 points before fouling out. Kyle Ma,,eson (24) glides between two defenders and lets a jumper fly at Delton last Fnday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Delton hoopsters lose two during course of week With two key performers out of action. Delton's varsity basketball team fell upon a hard lime Tuesday night. Delton dropped a 77-32 decision to KVA contender Mattawan with both Ky»e Matteson and Jeff Hun b.vgcr missing from Coach Jim Vlogoboom's lineup. Matteson is expected back for Friday's game with Galesburg-Augusta. Mattawan drained ten 3-pointcrs Tuesday, but Delton's 23 turnovers did not help matters cither Jason Harner led the Delton squad with 7 points On Friday night. Delton dropped an KO78 battle against league foe Paw Paw In that Winterfcsl game. Harner scored 23. Robert Boyle 14. Matteson 13 and Rucben Reyna 11. Delton enters Friday game at 4-7 overall and 3-4 in the KVA. "Tony's (Bownc) done that to a lol of players.*' Schils exclaimed. For Hastings. VanDcrMolen tallied 23 points. Day 12 and Jeff Storrs 12. Storrs also crashed lhe boards from his guard spot for 7 caroms, while Day pulled down 7 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and collected 2 blocks. See SHOOT Continued on Page 12 Have a SPORTS STORY? Call... threeGnRSCCOnhr"t' Dame" Day ,50) prepare ,0 board ^"9 with i reeb.RCC hoopsters in Tuesday s hardcourt action 945-9554 &XSKKXS" ”p" p“ �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 29. 1998 No. 5 Lady Vikes bulldoze way to title at Mason Invite The young, but talented. Lakewood volleyball team is showing improvement each tune they hit the floor Lakewood. ranked No 5 in the recent Clas B poll, not only won Saturday's Mason Tournament, but did so with improved play Coach Kellie Row land says it's not dittuult to notice her team's overall growth. “They're able to run more options on offense and arc making the reads on defense." Row land said In pool play al Mason, (he Lady Vikings beat East Lansing 15-11. 15-10 and Williamston 15-2. 15-4 "Wc looked good., the girls played very hard yesterday." Row land exclaimed "We took it to other team’s weaknesses." In power pool. Row land's squad up­ ended Mason 15-8. 15-9 and Adrian 6-15. 15-11. 15-9. Lakewood's middle attack had a difficult lime, however, in the threegame battle with Adnan. After ousting Okemos 15-12. 15-2 in the Gold Bracket finals. Lakewood crushed Grand Ledge in the tournament championship 15-1. 15-7. Grand Ledge was also the team that Lakewood edged at its own invitational on Jan. 3. Both Jami Schrock and Jennifer Nielsen were named to the all-tournament team at Mason. Schrock had 12 blocks. 53 kills, 7 service aces and 52 digs. Nielsen managed 11 blocks. 31 kills and 53 digs. Other Lakewood statistics had Jill Benschoter with 16 blocks. Katherine Shellcnbargcr with 5 service aces and 38 service points. Melissa Ruder with 50 digs and Amanda Blough with 88 assists. Blough was successful on 88 of her 118 attempts lor an impressive 75 percent clip Lakewood. now 30-2-3. went to 3-0 in the Capital Circuit last Thursday with a 15-4. 15-8 triumph over Jackson Northwest Next up for the Lady Vikings is a home match with Okemos tonight (Thursday. Jan. 29). M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... Here are the Class A and Class B volleyball rankings for this week. The rankings were voted upon by the Michigan Inlcrscholasti*; Volleyball Coaches Association Three teams from the Capital Circuit are ranked in Class B (Lakewood. Charlotte and Jackson Lumen Christi), while a fourth league squad (Jackson Northwest) received honorable 5. Lakewood 25-2-3 6 Reed City 24-7-3 7. Comstock 26-11 -1 8. Charlotte 30-5 5 9. Jackson Lumen Christi 21-7-1 10. Forest Hills Northern 22-4-1 HM Alma 32-4-1 HM Roscommon 17-1-1 HM Jackson Northwest 19-7-3 HM Jackson County Western 22-5-3 HM Shepherd 28-5-4 SHOOT...continued from page 11 Schils mentioned that there were ' numerous" big plays m the contest. Still, it is the Saxon **D" that keeps it a championship contender "Jett < Stuns) had a few. Darnell (Day) had one from the top ol the key. there were a number of big plays, but lhe defense kept us in the game." Schils said. Three Saxons scored in double figures in the O-K White win against ihe Rangers Pohja led the team with 14 points. Tony Bowne tossed in 13 and Day added anotlter 13 Hastings led 44-32 alter three quarters, but I H.C. managed a 21-14 run in the Clai»s A I Temperance Bedford 46-3-0 2. Portage Central 39-5-0 3. East Kentwood 35-11 -4 4. Portage Northern 34-5-0 5. Birmingham Marian 18-5-0 6. Plymouth Salem 22-4-0 7. Walled Lake Central 24-2-0 8. Livonia Lady wood 23-7-5 9. Battle Creek Central 23-8-2 10. Forest Hills Central 28-8-0 HM. Kalamazoo Central 21-6-2 HM Midland 22-7-1 HM. Rockford 23-6-0 Class .B 1. 2. 3. 4. Stevensville Lakeshore 34-2-1 Pinconning 44-4-1 Marysville 23-0-0 Fruitport 23-7-0 Hastings' Tony Bowne drives baseline and around a puzzled G.R.C.C. defender during Tuesday's basketball tilt. SPORTS Junior Varsity... Hastings' JV squad took Grand Rapids Catholic Central to the limit Tuesday, but came up one point short. 43-42. Dan Deming led the Saxons with 16 points and Kyle Winkler added 9 markers. After six and nine-point quarter in the first and second stanzas, the Saxons came up with 13 and 14 points in the final two frames. Serving the Entire BARRY COUNTY Areal y Hastings’ wrestlers score three wins at Waverly Dual Tournament Saturday's Nine voids were the main story in a 73­ Lansing Waverly Dual Tournament was a remarkable achievement considering the number of wrestlers that Coach Dave Furrow actually had on hand. "Due to having a snow day on Friday, 6 Hastings win over East Grand Rapids 3-2 mark at we did not have as many wrestlers go to Till in the voids. As the day went on. we were forfeiting more and more weights." The Saxons wins came against Waverly 70-9. East Grand Rapids "B" 38­ 27 and Troy Athens 41-33. Tlie losses were to East Grand Rapids "A" 48-18 and Brighton 41-31. Three Hastings* mats men went 5-0: Luke Noteboom at 145. Bill Blair al 171 and Tim Easey at 215 Going 4-1 were Michael Lipstraw al 152 and Gabc McCarty at heavy weight. Ben Snow was 2-1 al 125. while Rob Lee (140). Don Smith (160) and Mike Pursell ended up 3-2 Furrow regarded his team's effort G. R. Catholic Central 48 Hastings 57 G.R.C.C.. 15. .4... 11. .18. .0=48 Hastings.. I I ...9.. 16.. 1 2..9=57 G.R.C.C.: Warwick 3 (I) 0-0 7. Davidson 1 0-4 2. Ike 7 (6> 2-4 22. Hugge 2 0-1 4. Kalcta I 0-0 2. Frazinc I 0-0 2. Quinn 4 1-2 9 Totals: FG 19 (7) FT 3-11=48 Hastings: Whitney I 0-2 2. Bowne 0 0-3 0. Jeff Storrs 3 (2) 4-5 12. VanDcrMolen 7 (5) 4-5 23. Gee I 0-0 2. Pohja 3 0-0 6. Day 4 4-6 12. Totals: FG 19 (7) FT 12-19=57 mention status. BANNER Hastings' final frame to make it close. One of the reasons why the Rangers were able lo make a comeback bid was a 6-for-l8 free mark for the Saxons during the fourth quarter Forest Hills Central beat Hastings 57­ 27 last Friday. Deming also tallied double figures in that game with 13 points. Hastings* JV trailed 10-6 after One quarter, 28-15 at half and 37-28 after three quarters. The Saxons hit l6-of-30 from the field (with two 3-poinlers) and 4-of-6 Saxon Adam Whitney (20) throws up an off-balance jumper during first quarter action versus the Cougars. from the free throw line. on Jan. 22. Greg Sccbcr at 103 pinned his East opponent in 5:04. Snow at 125 won on a pin in 1:05. Lee at 140 won a 15-3 decision and Lipstraw at 152 look a 6-0 decision. Winning exhibition matches versus East were Sam Cary at 112. Ryan Rowsc al 130. John Kieffer at 171. Andy Powell at 125 and Lucas Reascr at 171 Hastings will host Zeeland tonight (Thursday. Jan. 29) in O-K White action. Lakewood Duals Middleville placed second at Saturday 's Lakewood Duals, losing to Lowell 36-31. Tlie Trojans' 4-1 record included wins against Fowlerville (41-27). West Ottawa (48-23). Ovid-Elsie (66-11) and Lakewood (43-18). Middleville Cdhch Tom Lehman said that five-six of his wrestlers could not against Troy Athens as a great achievement. "It was a great team effort that.we hope will carry over to this week." Furrow said. "Tins was the first lime this season that the team began lo pull together and pick up the pace to compete as a total compete Saturday. Kyle Brower, al 112. and Spencer Romph. al 160. both recently reached the 150-win plateau for the Trojans. Romph's season record is 29-4, while Brower is 32­ 2. Brower is currently ranked No. 5 in the Slate Michigan Wrestling Association team." weight class poll. SPIKERS, continued from page 10 Delton's overall improvement can partly be attributed to its height. With taller players like Thompson and Cole in this year's lineup, the ability to compete becomes that much easier. "Being taller means wc can be more competitive." Sturgeon said. "Plus, a lot Barry County was also represented at the Delton Tournament by the Middleville and Maple Valley teams. Middleville went 3-5 with a win over Maple Valley 15-0. 15-5. a loss lo Potterville 15-3. 15-4. a loss lo Vicksburg 15-8, 15-7 and a split with of girls can jump." The spikers are also aided by the emotional leadership of players like Arin Three Rivers 7-15, 16-14. Maple Valley went winless, will: "weak" performances in serving, passing and serve reception. Bethany Poyer had 9 points and 7 assists for the Lady Lions. Tia Poll scored 8 points. Johcalhcr Grant managed 5 points. 5 digs and 9 assists and Dawn Stine registered 9 kills and 4 digs. Glidden. Delton went into lhe tournament still buzzing from a 12-15. 13-15. 15-11. 15­ 10. 15-8 loss to KVA rival Pcnnficld. But. the team rebounded well with a 4­ 4 pool play record at its own tournament. After starting out with a 15-2. 15-8 triumph against Bellevue. Delton gained a split with Hamilton 15-11. 6-15, lost lo Mendon 15-3. 15-9 and split with Caledonia 18-20. 15-13. Hamilton eventually won the tournament with an 18-16, 9-15, 15-5 win over Mendon in lhe championship match. Lakewood's Ponch Wildman and Middleville Chad Riel find themselves locked in a real Barry County battle during Saturday s Lakewood Dual Tournament. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Kim Cole (10) spikes one over the net as Delton teammate Christy NeSmith looks on at last Saturday s Delton Tournament. Panthers' Nicole Glenn and Kim Cole attempt a block in Saturday's pool play finale against Caledonia. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 29, 1998 — Page 13 TEAM, Continued on page 10 First. Erika Simpson served up an ace assisted blocks. Miller I solo block and I assisted block. Simpson 2 service aces and Burghdoff had 12 assists and 9 digs Cairl is inspired by her team's overall enthusiasm, stating "They like lo make it dramatic; they like to make it lough." Hastings will be back on the volleyball lo cul ii 9-3 Then, a Songer kill made it 9-4. Finally, another ace by Ten Daws narrowed the deficit to four points. 9-5. East eventually won lhe second game 15-K. despite a stellar block by Allerding late in lhe contest. Songer made 7 kills and 6 digs against E.G.R.. Allerding I solo block and 3 assisted blocks. Summer Gillons courts tonight (Thursday. Jan another league battle at Zeeland. 2 29) for Reason to cheer... Hastings High School s cheerleaders performed at haiftirre of Tuesday's non-league basketball contest with Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Saxons won the game n overtime 57-48 to add plenty of cheer for their fans. This Saturday. Hastings' cheerleaders will compete at Caledonia High School in the Cheer Classics event. Many local teams will be on hand for tl i competitions. Johnson’s road to Silverdome success not so Ruff Dan Johnson, of Hastings, repeated as champion of lhe Ruff Trux competition held recently at the Pontiac Silverdomc. featured on an upcoming Inside Monster Jam episode. In Johnson’s 12 years of racing, many Johnson. 32. won the event a year ago and heal out 18 other contenders at the first places have come his way Those winning locations include the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds (twice) and the Kellogg Arena (three times). The jeep that Johnson uses to compete is a 1977 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler. His Scrambler has gone through some modifications since he first started. New shocks were recently added. His engine is a 355 cad Chevrolet V-8. Sponsors of Johnson's jeep include Andy's Signs. Carqucsl. Hastings Chrysler Jeep. Hill Machine Company. KL Transmissions. Lane Automotive. Visions Auto Glass and Wilder's Automotive. Jan. 17 show. To win. Johnson had to master a few jumps and obstacles along the Silverdomc course. ’There's a lot of Itard work and trial and error... you really never know what you're getting into." Johnson said of his favored sport. "Fortunately. I've had some people who have helped me out. You basically learn as you go." Roughly 45.000-50.000 fans showed up in Pontiac and watched Johnson repeal. After he won. lhe local racer look a spin around lhe course with the ESPN2 television crew. An on-board interview was conducted by ESPN2 and should be BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 16-8; Friends 16-8; Pin Seekers 15-9; Advanced Commercial Priming 14-10; Hastings Bowlers 13-11; Mostetler Graphics 9-15; Flexfab 7 1/2-18 1/2; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 5 1/2-18 1/2. Mens High Games & Series L Burch 174; D. Malyneik 197-521; L. Johnson 183-535; J. Burghdoff 163; L. Miller 211; S Hause 177; K. Phenix 199; S. Hyde 208. Womens High Games & Series D. Squires 143-389. Thursday A.M. Just Us 4X-2K; Parkers AFC Home 45-31; Varney s 44-32; LcHarvcs 41-35; Early Birds 39 1/2-36 1/2; Hastings Bowl 36-40; Lucky Shots 35 I 2-40 1/2; Question Mark* 34-42. Good Games and Series - C. Stuart 203­ 553; B Tracy 191-506; S Lambert 165-476; L Jackson 180-469; B Sexton 175-453; I. RuthrufT 163-449; P. Caldwell 157-433; T. Parker 160-419; D Collier 151-418. D. Gilbert 142-352; F RuthrufT 198; R Isaacs 195; B Estep 162; S. Shea 161; T. Parker 156; V. Secord 147; B. Bodo 135; M. Bell 126; C. Ens 101. Friday Moose Mixed 9 and a Wiggle 51; Ramblers 50; Rocky 4 48; Brush works 47; Bad Habit 47; Heads Out 46 1/2; I Know That 45; Weekend Warriors 45; Nash Bash 45; Get Lucky 44 1/2; No Gcratol Required 43 I 2; Late Comers 42; 4 R’s 41 1/2; Gillons 41; Ten Pins 39; Scars and Service 38; Special K’s 29. Men’s Good Games and Series - J. Barnum 23t-687; M McKee 233-632; T Rainwater 222-626; S Peahodv 226-609; S Sanborn 233­ 598; R Ripley 234-586; B Keeler 232-575; R. Roush 191-548; D Service 217-547; K. Mcanv 201-509; R Sears 180-491; S. Gillons 195-484. Womens Good Games and Series - S. McKee 215-587; D Bartimus 202-575; K. Becker 204-562; S Keeler 211-559; B Hughes 212-551. H Service 213-540; S Sanborn 199­ 520. P Arens 170-480; P Ramey 169-478; C. Madden 155-462. E. Johnson 194-458; O. Gillons 187-458; S. Riplev 168-453; A. Keillor 160-378 Bowlerctees Bennett Industries 45-35; Hamilton Excavating 44-36; Carlton Center Excavating 40-40. D J Electric 38.5-41.5;. ____________ Kent Oil Co. 37.5-42.5; Hecker Insurance 35-45. High Games and Series - S. Merrill 184; S. Dunham 154-426; J. Hamilton 200-532; S. Drake 154. K Doster 142; E Vanasse 187-497. P Bnttcn 163-451. H. Cocnen 168-485; T Christopher 192. J Pettengill 160-417; L. Elliston 210-553. Saturday Majors Girls High Gimr and Series - A. Boger 163-367. W Miller 133-342. T. Huss 114-330; A Uilhams 124-314. A Rose 94-233. Boys High Game and Series - B. Bovs man 237-593. D Humphrey 212-516; B. Weatherly 207-514. J Butler 171-500; C. Bowman 176­ 491; M. Spidcl 205-477. J James 189-473; B Hammond 164-470; A McBrian 171-467. D James 166-433; I) Vamcv 158-455; C. Purdum 166-421. R Kirby 150-413 Cheerleaders take center stage Cheerleading now has more than just a supporting role in high school athletics. Sideline cheerleaders cheer at games to increase school spirit and raise support for the boys and girls I *ams that are on lhe court or on the field. Competitive cheerleaders attend cheer competitions as a team and arc the reason for lhe event. It is a sport that pushes lhe girls to their personal limits. As a team, lhe girls compete in search of their goals. This Saturday. Caledonia High School will host lhe Cheer Classics Cheer Competition. The freshman teams will start competitions al 10 a.m. and the varsity teams will follow. Hastings’ cheerleaders will compete. Caledonia cheerleading coach Teresa Rodgers expects 100 area schools, or more than I.(MX) cheerleaders, to compete in this year’s Cheer Classic. Competitive cheerleading in Michigan is performed in ihree rounds. Each learn lakes lhe floor three times and has the opportunity to do three different cheers. Tliey are judged on all Ihree cheers and rankings are posted after each of lhe rounds. Sideline cheer learns cheer at games and is different from competitive cheer. • 1: Hastings' Anne Burghdoff sets a ball for Sara Allerding (4) as Saxon teammate Summer Gillons (12) follows on the play. Recreation #3 Cross' 12 1/2; Fairchild Oil 12; Barry Automotive 9 1/2; Carlton Center Excavating 6; Hastings Bowl 4; Freeport Elevator 4. Good Games and Series - Ernie Olson 2Id549; B. Bark huff 21 1-553; D Lambert 547; E. Jackson 500; N. Thaler 229-553; R. Wieland 504; B Buehler 533; B. King 215-579; M. Cross Sr. 514. Wednesday P.M. Hair Care Center 44-28; Mace's Ph. 43-29; Nashville 5 Plu 41 1/2-30 1/2; Eye and Ent. Spec. 40 1/2-31 1/2; Valley Realty 40-32; Hallifax Services 39 1/2-32 1/2; Nashville Chiro 36-36; Misfits 34-38; Farmer’s Feed 33­ 39; Lifestyles 30-42; Finishing Touch 26 1/2-45 1/2; Sccbcr s Auto 24-48. High Games and Series - K. Sutfin 186-507; B Hayes 188-507; S. Pennington 180-496; S. Merrill 169-472; B. Planch 173-486; M. Garber 180-493; B. Johnson 171-467; R. Murphy 177­ 469; B. Wilson 166-462; B. Estep 167-459; P. Snyder 158-437; B. Norris 155-425; B. Smith 152-414; E. Mcsccar 169-414; D. Bums 157­ 407; N. Hallifax 167-404; L. Barnum 200; L. Elliston 194; J. Rice 171; G. Otis 172; E. Dunham 168; J. Gardner 140; C. Shcllenbargcr 139; B. Vrogindcwcy 173; M. Brimmer 458. YMCA NEWS • 7th Grade Blue Cheerleaders... The seventh grade Blue cheerleaders this season included (front row, from left) Wendi Iler. Kathryn Safie. Emily Heath. Holly Wilson. Dani Wanland; (back row) Bethany Weeks. Jennifer Shaw and Sally Barry. The team was coached by Marilyn Storm. (Photo provided) YMCA of Barry County Adult Coed Volley ball Team True Value...................... Hastings Manufacturing Flexfab ........................... Hastings Saxons............ Dawe................................ Simpson Industries .... W-L 21-3 14-10 13-11 12-12 .9-15 .3-21 YMCA-Youth Covadl's Men’s BmUtbaU Standings Week of Jan. 19 B Minor — Flexfab 58 vs. Howell/Flood 45; Drill Team 45 vs. Lakewood Merchants 28; Richie’s Koffee Shop 55 vs. Vultures 39; Lakewood Merchants 40 vs. Richie’s Koffee Shop 67. B Major - Music Center/OTT 66 vs. Hastings Merchants 69; Blair's Landscaping 76 vs. MainStreet Savings 51; Other Body Shop 88 vs. Welton’s 57; Music Center/OTT 58 vs. Blair’s landscaping 79; Pennock Hospital 55 vs. Musk Center/OTT 60 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 51; Rowdic Girls 45 1/2; Hastings Bowl 43 1/2; T.M. Lassies 42; Kelley's Keglcrs 42; Coldwell Banker 40; Budweiser 40; Dewey's Auto 40; Hartzler's 37; Mr. Bruce 35 1/2; Girrbach's 33 1/2; Green Chics 30. High Games and Series - B Johnson 177; S. Smith 173; S. Nash 174-455; E. Hammon tree 173-453; V. Pierson 198-550; S VanDcnburg 201-558; S Glasgow 190; G Gibson 191; K. Kelley 214-507; B .Moore 177-480; A. Hall 183-473. Sunday Afternoon II Just Try ing 15-1; Red Dog 12-4; Genin Jiggie 9-7; Squccky Shoes 9-7; Pin Pals 9-7; The Good and the Bad 9-7; New- Friends 8-8; Pin Pickers 8-8; Space Cadets 7-9; Just Made It 6-10; Just Made II 6-10. Killer Instinct 5-7; Comholios 4­ 12; Just Cause 4-8; King Pins 0--2. Sunday Night Mixed Three Frogcrs 54; B.S.ERS 53; H.E.D. 50­ 12; Fearsome 4 48-1/2; Thunder Alley 47-1/2; X-Filers 46; Rednecks 45; 2x4 43-1/2; Dichards 43; Short N Sweet 43 S & K 39; Lucky Strikes 38; 9 Out of Ten 37; Rock Bonom 32; Tag Alongs 28; Fnends 22. Women's High Games & Series D Sny­ der 232-599; S Sanborn 233-557; L. Barnum 183-513; A. Hubbell 176-468; M. Simpson 176­ 455; B James 157-437; W. Purchis 155-425; J. DcZcss 146-376; K. Sutfin 188: L. Falconer 185; E. Hammontree 168; M. Eaton 180; D Krallman 166. Men's High Games & Series S. Sanborn 234-634; B Kerley 197-527. M Lawson 201­ 522; J. Smith 191-516; D Wordcll 155-516; D Sccbcr 17K-476. C Martin 211. M. Snyder 208; B Hubbell 203; t Heath 2GI; M Cross 184; T James 165. YMCA Huti.n Youth CmkUY Winter Women's Volleyball League Team W-L Hastings Burial Vault..................................... 20-4 Ranger Die, Inc.................................................. 17-7 MainStreet Savings ........................................ 16-8 Ray James Electromechanical .....................16-8 Gary's Auto....................................................... 15-9 Goodenough Goodies................................... 14-10 Quality Roofing............................................. 13-11 Backe Construction ......................................10-14 McConnell's.......................................................8-16 Flexfab .............................................................. 8-16 Hallifax/Hastings National Bank ............... 5-19 Bustance .......................................................... 2-22 B Minor W/L Richie's Kofiee Shop...................................... 4-0 Drill Team.......................................................... 5-1 Howell Flood Builders.....................................3-2 Flexfab................................................................. 3-3 Lakewood Merchants....................................... 1-5 Vultures............................................................... 0-5 BM^or W/L Other Body Shop..............................................6-0 Hastings Merchants......................................... 3-1 MainStreet Savings........................................... 3-2 Blair's Landscaping......................................... 3-2 Music Center...................................................... 2-4 Pennock Hospital.............................................. 1-4 Welton's.............................................................. 0-5 8th Grade Blue Cheerleaders... The eighth grade Blue cheerleaders this season included (front row. from left) Emily Smith. Kristie Gibson. Janna Jackson.; (middle row) Traci Alsbury. Nicki Doozan. Jessie Roush; (back row) Ashley Keeler and Lindsay Overmire. The team was coached by Marilyn Storm. (Photo provided) YMCA of Barry County Adult Indoor Soccer League Game Results: Jan. 21 White 5 vs. Black 2; Green 6 vs. Blue 5. W/L Blue.......................................................................4-1 Black.................................................................... 2-3 Green....................................................................2-3 White.................................................................... 2-3 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, January 29, 1998 SHELTER FINANCIAL when wc couldn't get the block bid this (last) summer. We’ve got a chance to get that project accepted (now), sign contracts and get the work started this spring." He also questioned why Herrington wanted the society’s proposal to go through the County Development Committee, chaired by Commissioner Robert Wenger. Herrington had nominated Wenger to FOCUS furnished by... Mark 0. Christensen oppose Bailey for the board chairman’s scat. "Commissioner Herrington knows we go through the committee structure, and he A new year’s gift for retirement savers Happy New Year! Although the holidays are behind us. and you probably think you’ve opened all your presents, there’s another gift brought in by lhe new year: more choices for retirement sav­ ing. When Congress passed the Taxpayer Relief Act last August, it gave working Americans a new type of individual retirement account (IRA) and enhanced the traditional IRA. beginning in the 1998 tax year. The 1 raditional IRA The traditional IRA originally was designed to encourage people to save by allowing them to deposit money in an account and delay paying taxes on the eamings until the money is withdrawn for retirement. In addition, taxpayers originally could deduct their contributions from taxes in the year they were made. But the 1986 Tax Reform Act limited that deduction for people covered by employer-sponsored plans, allowing it only if their income was below certain amounts. The Taxpayer Relief Act gradually raises those income limits over the next eight years, expanding deductibility for many more peo­ ple covered by employer plans. (See table.) Another improvement to lhe traditional IRA is that taxpayers have more options for tax-free and penalty-free withdrawals. For tax years through 1997, IRA withdrawals before age 59-1/2 were subject to a 10 percent early withdrawal penally, with a few excep­ tions. The new law added two more excep­ tions: Penalty-free withdrawals can be made for qualified college expenses or up lo $10,000 of the cost of a first-time home pur­ chase. The Roth IRA The Roth IRA is a new choice for people who would rather pay taxes now than later. The traditional IRA is often referred to as a “front-end IRA,” meaning you get your tax break up front, via deductible contributions and tax-deferred eamings. The Roth IRA, on the other hand is a “back-end" IRA, providing more tax benefits later, when you withdraw the money. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax­ deductible, but eamings grow tax-free. Distributions are tax-free after the assets have been in the account for five years and as long as they are made after age 59-1/2 or for a qualified purpose (death, disability or a first- time home purchase up lo S 10,000). After age 70-1/2, the Roth IRA does allow contributions and does not require minimum distributions — unlike the traditional IRA. However, only single individuals with income up to S95.000 and couples earning up to $150,000 can fully fund Roth IRAs. When it comes to saving for retirement, which is belter for you, the traditional or the Roth IRA? The answer depends on a number of factors, including whether you think you’ll be in a higher or lower tax bracket at retire­ ment. Now is the time to answer that question, because these new laws take effect with lhe 1998 tax year. Consult your tax adviser and financial professional to establish the retire­ ment-planning strategy that works best for you. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the pre­ vious week. AT&T 63’/.. Ameritech 44’/. Anheuser-Busch 44’/. Chrysler 34'/. CMS Energy 43'/a Coca Cola 63’/. 24’/. D & N Financial Dow Chemical 90"/.. Exxon 60’/.. Family Dollar 31’/. First Financial Bancorpi 48’/. Ford 50 General Motors 57’/.. Hastings Mfg. 42 IBM 96’/.. JCPenney 62”/,. Johnson & Johnson 67’/,. Kmart 11’/w Kellogg Company 48’/. 47’/. McDonald's Sears 46’/,. 11’’/,. Simpson Industries Southeast Mich. Gas 18 Spartan Motors 7’/,. TCF Financial 31’/,. Upjohn 36”/.. Traditional IRA Income Phase-out Ranges for Deductible Contributions (Cont. from page 2) Year -2 -40s/. -’/. -’/. -’/. -2’/. -1’/,. - 2’/,. -’/,. -’/. + 1’/. -1’/.. +2 -n’/» + 1'/. -1’/. + ’/,. - "/.. -’/,. + ’/,. -”/.. -’/,. -’/. Adjusted Gross Income StegteFBer Married HHag Joiatfy 1998 $30,000 - $40,000 $50,000 - $60,000 1999 $31,000 ■ $41,000 $51,000 - $61,000 2000 $32,000 ■ $42,000 $52,000 - $62,000 2001 $33,000 - $43,000 $53,000 • $63,000 2002 $34,000 • $44,000 $54,000 - $64,000 2003 $40,000 ■ $50,000 $60,000 - $70,000 2004 $45,000 - $55,000 $65,000 - $75,000 2005 $50,000 - $60,000 $70,000 - $80,000 2006 $50,000 - $60,000 $75,000 - $85,000 2007 and $50,000 - $60,000 $80,00 - $100,000 President’s Special CD Helping you provide for a healthy financial future is what we’re all about. The sooner you open the account, the sooner your money can start earning interest at a great rate. Stop by any branch today! wants to put it in County Development." Bailey said. "The animal shelter actually falls underneath Central Services Committee and then wc have a Property Committee. Today. 1 think the thing was staged." » Bailey said he also is concerned that a precedent will be set if the county grants the Humane Society’s request for office space if a new building is constructed. "If we give them space in a county building, what happens if (for example) the Red Cross donates to an issue and says we want our office in county buildings." he said. "The other problem I have with this (Humane Society proposal) is the same individuals that are submitting this have said for the past three years: 'we have lo do something now, right now. We can't wail a year or two years.' "What has changed so much that now they are asking us to wait five years on them?" Bailey asked. "Not just this board, but past boards, they all take a beating sitting in these chairs. I guess wc all k?ow that when we run for office, that you're going to take some of those beatings. But I think that those are very unfair and unjust. And if you look at past history, the proposals that are 5.54%* APY 5.50 Simple Interest lo remove themselves from further controversy or possible criticism over the shelter issue. "Wc arc sure that you. the commissioners, arc quite tired of this on­ going dilemma over the current animal shelter ..." the proposal said. Last spring a vctcrinarian/inspcclor from the Animal Industry Division of the Michigan Department of Agriculture told the county he wanted a written timetable for correcting deficiencies al the shelter. The state docs have the power to close the shelter if repairs arc not made. Corrections required by the state inspector include permanent repair of a fence for the indoor and outdoor run in one ot the kennels, repairs of cracks in the cement Ihxir which needs lo be re-ccmenlcd and sealed, repair of other cement cracks in the large kennel area, drain work in the large kennel area where the “drain backs up," fixing a leaky roof over the large kennel and electrical wiring problems. Because the roof is flat and other attempts to repair it have failed, plans call for the old roof to be tom off and replaced with a new one as part of the proposed renovation. Outdoor kennel runs will be enclosed and ventilation in the shelter building is slated for improvement. When the 5-2 vote to approve renovations was held last spring. Commissioner John Barnett and Herrington voted against approving the funds because they fell it was a "Band-Aid" approach to the problem. Commissioner Robert Wenger was not at that session. In the Humane Society’s current proposal, members note that the county’s human and pct populations are going to increase and the current animal shelter State ef MicNgan Probate Court County of Barry puaucanoN of Nonet Dacadant'* Eetafe File No 98 22273SE Estate of JOHN USBORNE M, Decaosod. Sood security no. 363-56-2953. TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS: Your interest in the estate may be barred or affect­ ed bv ifus heorina NOTICE: A hearing wil bo hold on Wednesday, Fob. 18, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. in the probate court­ room, Hastings, Michigan, before Judge Richard H. Shaw on the petition of Betty M. Usborne requesting Barbara E. Buehler bo appointed representative of fa Estate of John Usborne M who lived at 6745 Tischor Rood, Lake Odessa, Michigan 48849, and who died 12/27/97, and requesting also the will of the deceased dated 04/15/91 and codicils dated none bo admitted to probate. Creditors of me deceased ore notified that all doims against the estate will bo forever barred unless pre­ sented to the (proposed) personal representative or to both lhe probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publica­ tion of this notice. Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of January 23, 1998 MICHAEL J. McPHILLIPS (P33715) DEPOT LAW OFFICES, 222 West Apple Street Hastings, Ml 49058 BARBARA E BUEHLER 6750 Buehler Rood Freeport, Ml 49325 (616)765-3931 (1/29) State of MicNgan Probate Court County of Bony publication notice Decedent's Estate File No. 98-22269-SE Estate of Richard J. Troutwine, Deceased. Social Security No. 378-36-2480. TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS: Your interest in the estate may be barred or affect­ ed by this heorina. NOTICE: A hearing will be held on February 18, 1998 at 10:00 a.m in the probate courtroom, Hastings, Michigan before Judge Richard H. Shaw on the petition of ShoKy K. Hartman requesting that Shirley J. Troutwino, of 6650 Center Rood, Hostings, Ml 49058, bo appointed personal representative of the estate of Richard J. Troutwino, Deceased, who lived at 6600 East Center Rood, Hastings, Michigan ond who died 8-21 -97, and requesting also lhe will of lhe deceased dated 6-26-97 be admitted to probate. It also is requested that lhe heirs at law of said deceased be determined. Creditors of the deceased ore notified that oil doims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal represontotrve or to both the probate court and the (proposed) person­ al representative within 4 months of lhe date of publi­ cation of this notice. Notice is further given that fa estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record. MONTGABE SALE RUSSEU AND BATCHELOR IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY ^FORMATION OBTAINED WIU BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by original mortgagors THE G. CHRIST­ IAN D6NCKER TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED Nov. 19, 1987 to ERST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK. N.A. a Non.'. Carolina corp., CONS-14 0361. Charlotte, NC 28288, dated hforember 16. 1994, and recorded with the Barry County Register of Deeds on November 29, 1994, in Liber 619 at Page 814. By reason of such default the undersigned elects to dedore lhe entire unpaid amount of said mortgage duo and payable forthwith. At the date of this notice there is downed to bo duo far principal ond interest, at the rate of 7.75% per annum on said mortgage the sum of RFTY SErtEN THOUSAND Sa HUNDRED THREE and 19/100 DOLLARS ($57,603.19). No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured ay said mortgage or any part there of. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sole contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case mode ond provided ond to pay said amount with interest os provided in said mortgage, ond aN legal costs, charges, ond expenses, including attor­ ney's lees oBowed by law, said mortgage will be faredosed by sole of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the County Courthouse in Hastings, lhe place of holding the Circuit Court within the County of Barry, eSy of Hastings on Thursday, February 19,1998, at 1 .-00 p.m. loadtime. Pursuant to Public Act No. 104, Public Ads of 1971 (MSA 27A3240(3)) the redemption period shol be six (6) months from lhe date of the foreclosure sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which cose the redemption period shod bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Tho premises covered by said mortgage are situat­ ed in the Township of PrairieviSe, County of Bony, State of Michigan, and mora fuSy dnerib^ o. A PARCEL C# LAND BL THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 Of SECTION 36, TOWN 1 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, DESCRIBED AS COMMENONG AT THE CENTER 1Z4 POST Of SECTION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906.75 FEET ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH 1/4 SECTION UM TO CENTER Of M-43, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258.41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UM Of M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET, THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FEET TO CENTER Of M-43, THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UM Of M-43 BACK TO BEGTNNG, EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTER­ LY 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES ANO EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET AS A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DRIVEWAY TO AM) FROM M 43 AND TO RUN PUB­ LIC imuOES FROM M-43 TO ADJACENT PARCELS Of LAND, TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK, N A. a Nortt, Carolina Corp. Dorad January 8,1998 Jomm W BokMor (P255OOI RUSSELL & BATCHELOR Suite 411 -S Woterr Building 161 Onawa Aranu.. NW. Grand Rapid.. Ml 49503 (616) 774-8422 (2/5) (1/29) Annual Pen entage Yield SI,000 Minimum • Limited time offer PART-TIME LAUNDRY POSITION • Annual Percentage Yield (APY) A penalty will be imposed for early withdrawal. FDIC insured. 3205 68th ST. S.E. 303 ARLINGTON 627 MAIN ST. TATE MIDDLEVILLE CALEDONIA DUTTON ANK 891-8113 698-6337 795-3361 ALEDONIA fir LCNOKR The First Name in Community Service Banking fdic 4 cannot be enlarged. The result, the proposal Said, is that the facility will become* "nothing more than a place of killing. We doubt if many people in our county would be comfortable knowing that lhe animal shelter had become such a facility. "...Wc propose this joint venture with the county, the Humane Society and lhe individuals and businesses in our county who agree with us that our county and lhe animals in Barry County deserve a decent facility — one that is no longer an eyesore and an embarrassment; a facility that will be a place for humane care of animals and provide a healthy environment for its employees; a facility that will require less repair and be more energy efficient; a facility that will prevent lhe spread of disease among animals in its care; a facility where humane education can be promoted, thus helping to alleviate the pct over­ population problem that ultimately ends up costing the county more tax money; a facility that will be viable well into the 21st century." the proposal said. "Wc all understand that this will be a long, hard project to raise the needed money. However, other counties have done it and we see no difference in lhe people in those counties and the people of Barry County... You, the commissioners for our county, can lead the way to a successful campaign by taking lhe necessary time to seriously consider our proposal and ultimately staling your support and cooperation in this undertaking." the proposal said. Loans For Homeowners Regardless of credit history, /’y* call for same-day approval. CommonPoint Mortgage CASH FAST! 1-800-968-2221 LEGAL NOTICES: SIEGEL HUDSON, GEE & YOUNGSMA 607 North Broodway Hastings, Ml 49058 616/945-3495 SHELLY K. HARTMAN, Pehhoner By: Richord J. Hudson 6600 E Center Rood Hostings, Ml 49058 9-Month CD coming, they arc the ones that told us this cannot wail.’" Tlie Humane Society secs its capital campaign offer as a way for commissioners Includes weekends and various shifts. Willing to train. Also includes vacation and sick benefits. Health insurance benefits are available To apply for this position, please come to Thorncpple Manor and fill out an application. "QTornapple oManor" 7700 Nashville Road, Hastings, Ml 49058 HON JAMES H RSHER CASE NO. 97-740 OC LAKELANO ASPHALT CORP. a Michigan Corporation. Pkteteff. £ I CLEARVEW PROPERTIES, NC., LOG COMP. INC. ond HARRY B. THOMPSON TRUST UO 9/21/88. Defendants. 835 Gadon Jteonuo Bod. Craik. Ml 49015 VhphonK (616) 963-1441 Nona Of UEN FORECLOSURE SALE I A Judgment having boon mode in Caso No. 97­ 740 CKin the Borry County Circuit Court, Bony County, Michigan, wherein CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES, INC. was found to be indebted unto LAKELAhD ASPHALT CORPORATION, and upon which Lien there is downed to be due and unpaid, at the date of this notice far principal ond interest tho sum of $32,399.69. Now, farefore, by virtue of the statute of fa State of Michigan in such cose made ond provided, notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 12lh day of February, 1998, at 1.00 p.m., local time, said lion wfl be foredosod by a sole at public auction, to the high­ est bidder or bidden, for cosh, at the East steps of fa Barry Countv Courthouse, Hastings, Michigan, that being the place where the Circuit Court tor Bony County is held, of the premises described in said lion or so much thereof os may bo necessary to pay the amount due, os aforesaid, on said lion, with fa inter­ est thereon at 7.0 percent (7.0%) per annum and al iogal costs, charges and expenses, including the attor­ ney foes allowed bv law, ond also any sum ar sums which may be paid by the undersignod necessary to prosed its interest in the premises, which said premis­ es are located at M-37 North of Hostings, Michigan, situated in the Township of Rutland, County of Barry ond State of Michigan and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: PARCEL 12: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10, Town 3 North, Range 9 West. PARCEL 13: Tho North 1/2 of *o Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10, Town 3 North, Range9Wsst. PARCEL 14: That portion of the Northeast 1/4 of lhe Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10 lying South of lhe centerline of Highway M-37 EXCEPT: commencing ot the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of die Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10; thence South 11 3/7 rods; thence East to Highway M-37; thence Northwesterly along said Highway M-37 to the East ond West 1/4 lino; thence West along said East and West 1/4 line to the point of beginning. PARCEL 15: That portion ofme West 1 /2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10 lying South of the centerline of Highway M-37, EXCEPT: Commencing where the East line of the West 1/2 of dw Northwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4of said Section 10 intersects the centerline of said Highway M­ 37 for the place of beginning for this exception; thence South 10 rods; thence Northwestedv, parallel to said Highway M-37, 8 rods; thence North to the centerline of said Highway M-37; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of said Highway M-37 to the place of begin­ ning PARCH 16: The West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10, EXCEPT, Commencing at lhe Southwest comer of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10 for the place of beginning of this exception; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 5 seconds West along the North ana South 1 /4 line of said Section 991.33 foot; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 396 32 foot, thence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds West 330.61 feet, thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 10 seconds East 264.35 foot clong the North line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 23 seconds East 1324.18 foot along the East line of lhe West 1/2 of the Southwest 1 /4 of lhe Southeast 1 /4 of said section; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 37 seconds West 659.47 foot to lhe place of beginning. During lhe Four (4) months immediately folowing the tale, lhe property may be redeemed. Doted December 29, 1997 JAMES L JUHNKE (P244I6) Attorney for Plaintiff (2/5) �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 29, 1998 COURT NEWS: A man who was scheduled to be sentenced on a joyriding charge did not appear in Barn County s 5lh Circuit Court ThursdayJudge James Fisher issued a bench warrant for Lconcio J. Martinez. 30. of Middleville, who was originally charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle after he allegedly took a 1989 Ford Taurus without the intent to steal on Nov. 24. 1996 Martinez pleaded guilty Dec. 12. 1997. to a reduced charge of joyriding. Also in court business Thursday: • Leonard Arlando Smith. 17. of Battle Creek was granted Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA) status after being charged April 14. 1997. after taking cash from a school. • Brandi Jo Foster. 23. of Baltic Creek, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with the last 60 days suspended until the end of her two-year probation. She was also given work release and ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling and to pay $400 in costs. $70 in restitution and $60 to the crime victims fund. Foster pleaded guilty Dec. 3. 1997. to larceny in a building after she was accused cf breaking into a home in the 4000 block of Fine Lake Road and stealing a compound bow and a rifle on Sept. 23. She was originally charged with second degree home invasion, a 15-ycar felony. That charge, however, was dismissed in exchange for her guilty plea on the larceny charge. • Edward Martin Haynes, 34, was sentenced lo 30 days in jail with credit for two days served after pleading guilty Dec. 17, 1997. to probation violation. The jail sentence is suspended until the completion of an assessment and treatment program and he was ordered to continue as previously sentenced Haynes was on probation after being sentenced Sept 3. 1997. to 30 days in jail with lhe last 29 days suspended until the end of one year probation lor attempted larceny in a building. He was accused of breaking into a store in Delton on Aug. 3. • Kenneth Ray Wood. 57. of Hastings, was sentenced lo eight months in jail and to continue as previously sentenced for probation violation. Wood pleaded guilty Dec. 10 lo violating his probation, which he was serving for a drunk driving conviction. Wood was previously sentenced Nov. 7. 1997. on a probation violation conviction, to 90 days in jail. His original sentence, after being found guilty of drunk driving, was 30 days in jail and two years probation. 24 breaking and entering conviction. Hull was originally sentenced to 90 days in jail with 46 days credit, and three years piobation. He pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with intent on June 25. 1997. VERY LARGE ASSORT­ MENT OF CARRAIGE BOLTS, Grade 8 Bolts, some Grade 5 $250. Call after 6:00pm. 945-9340. CARD OF THANKS We wish lo thank all our loved ones, friends A neighbors. Headstart gals, ladies of Reach out to Jesus, Pastor Pete Tcrburg. Megan McCoy, Faith United Methodist Church and Deiora's many, many dear friends for all their love, support and prayers during the darkest time of our life. A special thanks to all the wonderful people who gave to our granddaughter Delaine Dugan's Fund. God Bless You, Marshall A Eileen Graham ________________ John Deason THE FAMILY OF IRENE KEELER wish lo thank all those who have provided sympathy and support during the past several yean. In particular WC want to recognize the lender and professional care given to our loved one by Mrs. Lois Potter. It wes of highest importance to the family that every effort be made to provide a safe, comfortable and pleasant environment in which Irene could live out her life. Wc will be eternally grateful to Lois for ensuring that our goal was achieved. Wc also wish to acknowledge the help and support wc received from the following individual organizations: lhe Barry County Commission on Aging. Girrbach Funeral Home, Dr. Earl Burhans of Richland.________________ “THERE’S NOT ENOUGH’’ Not enough ink, not enough paper. Not enough words, not enough space. To express our feelings of gratitude, thanks, and love, to our families. Friends, neighbors, and acquaintcnces. There is not enough space lo put all that paper, printed words, with all that ink. To tell everyone how very much they helped us al the lime of our loss of the greatest husband, dad. grsndmpa, uncle and friend in the whole wide world. So wc will just say a simple thank you one and all, and special thank’s lo Bob Williams and Pastor Blair. The family of Ralph Baker is supposed to hasten the flow of cases through the system. He favors a constitutional amendment the stale legislature is considering that will abolish probate courts as part of lhe reorganization. On Wednesday, he applauded Barry County’s local judiciary, which has become a sort of ’’teacher’s pct" with the Supreme Court, he said. The reorganization of the local system to one trial court with three divisions has "virtually eliminated" case backlogs and resulted in a “huge savings to the people," he said. The high court is "going to try to lake the Hastings story lo other counties." he said, but applying the same type of reorganization to large metropolitan areas like Wayne County might be difficult because they have "all kinds of problems you don’t have in less populated counties." Besides, he said, it is a plus in Barry County that it has "three judges who get along real well." Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! Richard Walsh to stand trial on sex charge in Kent County A man whose parental rights lo lus four surviving children were taken away Oct. 28 after the 1996 drowning death of'lis 21- month-old son will stand trial April 20 in Kent County Circuit Court on charges of criminal sexual conduct. The sex charge against Richard Walsh, 29. involves alleged acts against a minor- Od/...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD loaded, power everything, remote starter, new tires & brakes, 90,000 miles, $7,900 OBO. 367-4198_____________ matters out ol probate court and giving circuit courts jourisdiction instead, which • Gregory Lee Hull Jr.. 18. of Hastings was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 82 days served for violating his probation, which he was serving for a July Banner CLASSIFIEDS 1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, 2-door, Teal, 5-ipeed, p/«, p/b, p/1. am/fm/ctM/rsdio, very sharp car, excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm 517-726-0817 ________________ JUSTICE, cont. from page 3 which involves taking juvenile court \h\< t Hunt ou\ Hull / \liih VERY LARGE ASSORT­ MENT OF CARRAIGE BOLTS, Grade 8 Boils, some Grade 5. $250. Call after 6:00pm, 945-9340. I BUY HOUSES fair prices all areas considered. Investor Rhea 623-5408___________________ WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows with/without frames, good carpeting or large area rugs, please call 616-945-4505 Kt < rt till• m WALL LAKE ACCESS: Building lol on Cordes Road, 517-852-2012 SMALL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE in Hastings. $360 rent plus deposit. No pets 945-9288 1« CU.FT. REFRIGERATOR­ FREEZER, great for cabin or garage. Asking $125 or best offer, call 948-2081 after 4pm. BARRY COUNTY APPLIANCE SERVICE. All makes A models, over 30 yean experience. Call 1-888-498-9137/616-948-9137 FOR SALE: Carolina work boots, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hasiings and 414 W. Main, Ionia. HANDY MAN: Will do electr­ ic, plumbing, carpentry work, dry-walling and minor repairs. Senior citizens discount Call for free estimates 945-8774. RECLINING LIFT CHAIR with heater and massagcr. 3 months old. $500. Call 945-5516.___________________ VERY LARGE ASSORT­ MENT OF CARRAIGE BOLTS, Grade 8 Bolls, some Grade 5. S250. Call after 6:00pm. 945-9340. Mobilt IlmiH s 1984 FRONT KITCHEN: Land contract, must sell. Best offer. 1-800-538-7870. A.A.A. AMERICAN ABAN­ DONED REPCS: 3bd., 2 bath. Good credit, fair credit, no credit, bad credit Anything in trade but kids. Boats, cars, snow­ mobiles, etc. 1-800-984-4663. ABANDONED REPO: never lived in, will move if necessary, huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Hometown USA, 1-800-538-7870_____________ ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st time home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until J anu ary of 1 997. 1-800-387-0035. West Mich. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom. 2 baih, low pavmcnts. Must sell. 1-800-538-7870_____________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from. 1-800-538-7870_____________ H.U.D. APPROVED 3bd. 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit. Call 1-800-538-7870. documents. Walsh entered a not guilty plea to the charge in his arraignment on June 5. 1997, said court officials. His trial, which was originally scheduled to begin Jan. 20, was rescheduled for lhe April date at 8:30 a.m. Walsh and his wife, Ruth Walsh, lost their parental rights when Barry County Probate Judge Richard Shaw ruled that lhe couple "are forever prohibited from liaving contact or communications with lhe minor children or their custodians." The couple was originally charged with involuntary manslaughter and three counts of child abuse in connection with their son Adam's death after he had wandered away from the homeless family's tent at the Indian Valley campground in the Middleville area. Those charge* against Richard Walsh subsequently were dropped because he was not home when Adam drowned. / or Rt nt HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400. cxL 201 ’97 JAYCO 24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Loaded. New, never used. Take over payments. CaU 945-5516. QUEEN MATTRESS SET. New, still in plastic. Beautiful brass headboard and deluxe frame. VALUE $450: STEAL $175. 616-795-7120._________ aged family member, according lo court PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant. Call 945-9888. TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ al cleaning, window washing or laundry. Will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. I hip Wanted HAIR STYLIST needed al The New Design (Caledonia), a progressive salon, excellent atmosphere. Progress!vc/Comm Pay Scale. Ongoing education. Paid vacation. Call Rita, 891-9257____________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St, Free­ port, Ml EOE_______________ McCORMICK ENTER­ PRISES, INC., a leader in the construction industry, is current­ ly seeking applications for short and long-term assignments in our corporate accounting depart­ ment in Delton, Michigan. Strong computer skills (Micro­ soft Word A Excel), ability to communicate with al! levels of management, and a drive to succeed in a fast-paccd environ­ ment arc required. Will tram the right people. Send your resume in confidence to: MEI. Attn: Human Resources, 729 S. Grove, Dcllon Ml. 49046. E.O.E LEGAL NOTICE MOWTGAM FOftECLOSUKE SALE TNS RUM tS A DOT COUfCTOA ATTEMPTWIG TO C OtXECT A DOT. ANT INPONMADON WE OCTAM WILL M USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - DUouk has bwi mods in lU condrions of a mortgage mode by Frederick Patrick Morgan, a single man to Mortgage Plus, Inc., Mortgagee, doled August 6, 1993 and recorded on Augusi 9, 1993 in liber 579, on Poge 966, Borry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to Temple-Inland Mortooge Corporation as assignee, by an assignment dated August 1, 1995 which was recorded on August 10 1995 in liber 637, on Page 340, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is downed to be due at the data hereof lhe sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Seven and 19/100 dollars ($69,897.19), including interest at 8 00% per annum. Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed bv a sale of Ate mortgaged premises, or some part of mem, at public vendue, at the Bony County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at 1:00 o’clock p.m., on February 19, 1998. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE, Bony County, Michigan, ond ore described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest fractional 1 /4 of Section 15, Town 2 North, Range 9 West, described os commencing at a point 113 rods ond 10 feet South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, thence along the shore of the Lake North 74-1/2 degrees Eost 300 ieet fry lhe place of beginning, lhence dong the shore of the lake North 82 degrees Eost 50 feet, lhence North 4-3/4 degrees West 118 feet, lhence south 83 degrees West 50 feet, lhence South 4-3/4 degrees East 120 feet to lhe Place of Beginning, also commencing at a point 113 rods ond 10 tent South of the Northwest comer of said Section 15, lhence along the shore of the lake North 74-1/2 degrees. East 350 feet for the place ol beginning, thence along the shore of the lake North 82 degrees East 50 toet, lhence North 4-3/4 degrees West 115 feet, lhence South 83 degrees West 50 feet, lhence South 4-3/4 degrees Eost 118 feet to the place of beginning, Hope Township, Bony County, Michigan. The redemption period shol be 6 monthsb) from the dote of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.324!a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole. Dated: January 8, 1998 TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL. (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, P.C Attorneys for TEMPLE INLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION XI50 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 File <97110264 (1/29 American Heart gri Association HMrr AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIALS A TRIBUTES 1-800-AHA-L'SA! a out*c " TtW apace proidad M wn.x'e Ci 994 Xnwrcan Heart AMoaafcor Wisconsin girl still missing; no charges filed against man A 12-ycar-old Wisconsin girl is still missing alter a search on a up that her body may be in the Menominee River turned up empty last week. "We searched the river and found noth­ ing." said Det Sgt Craig Bates of lhe Marinette County. Wisconsin Sheriffs De­ partment. The prime suspect in her disappearance, the last person to see Jennifer M Wallace alive, is Iter neighbor Norbert William El­ lis. a 48-ycar-old drifter with tics to a Barry County resident and a Vermontville woman, said Bates. Authorities have been unable to link El­ lis to Iter abduction and feared murder, other than conflicting stories he has given to po­ lice and lhe fact that he was the last person to see her. said Bales. "That I can say for sure." Bates said last week. Bates and chief investigator Sgt. Fred Carl of the Marinette County Sheriffs De­ partment are working with Michigan au­ thorities to locate Wallace and lo gather more information about Ellis that may supply evidence of his alleged involvement in her abduction. "We’re working with detectives there (in Michigan) to sec if he had any storage lockers and any kind of post office box." said Bates Wallace was last seen Nov. 29. 1997. and was reported missing Dec 13. Police said Ellis had told the family prior lo Dec 13 that he had already reported her missing. Among his stories to police. Ellis has said that he was with Wallace and that she ran away. Bales said. Ellis is currently being held in lhe Marinette County Jail on $15,000 bond on charges of check forging and uttering and publishing. Bales said. "The only charges arc for bad cliecks and forgeries," said Bates Monday. "There arc no other charges yet." More information about the case, along with photos, can be found on lhe Internet at http://mari.net/shcrilT. Anyone in lower or upper Michigan who knows Ellis or has any information that may help police in the case are asked to call Bates al (715) 732-7600. the Marinette. Wise.. Sheriffs Dcpartment/FBI Phone number at *715) 732-4576 or (715) 732-4746 or lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department at 948-4805. Jennifer is also listed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST). POLICE BEAT: Nashville man charged with assault NASHVILLE - A Nashville man has been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily haem less than murder and is being held on $5,000 bond in the Barry County Jail. Jeffrey Wayne Smith, 27. of 110 N. Main St.. Nashville, was arrested by the Nashville Police Department Saturday evening after he was accused of causing injury to his wife, of the same address, according to a preliminary report. Smith was arraigned in Barry County 56-1 District Court Monday. Jan. 26. when he demanded a preliminary examination. Tlie exam was scheduled for Wednesday. Feb. 4, at 9:45 a.m. The felony charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. Nashville police refused to comment on the incident. Man faces 3rd drunk driving offense PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A man with a .15 percent blood alcohol content was arrested and charged with a third drunk driving offense, according io a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Norman Eugene Guerin. 48, of Plainw’cll. was lodged in the Barry County Jail after officers arrested him during a traffic slop on Pine Lake Road Jan. 16 at about midnight. He was arraigned in Barry County 56-1 District Court, where a preliminary examination was set for Feb. 4. Horse killed after being struck on M-66 ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - One of three horses that ran into the path of a westbound vehicle on Tasker Road near M-66 Saturday. Jan. 24. was seriously injured and had to be destroyed by a trooper from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The driver of the vehicle. Iris Louis Huggctt. 49. of Curtis Road. Bellevue, was treated by Lifccarc Ambulance al the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 5:40 a.m. Stale Police said Huggctt attempted to stop but was unable to avoid striking one of the horses. Teen hurt in two-car accident THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A 15-year-old Middleville teen. Ashley Gustinis. is in Pennock Hospital after an accident Monday in which the car she was in was struck by a car driven by a Middleville man Monday. Jan. 26. Kenneth Allen Fisk. 34 of Greenwood Street was issued a citation after he told police he struck the vehicle Gustinis was riding in after turning around to talk to his children in the back scat. The Gustinis vehicle, driven by Nicholas Gustinis. 17, of 523 Charles Street, Middleville was turning left onto Finkbcincr Road from M-37 when Fisk's vehicle collided with it in a rcar-end accident. Nicholas Gustinis was treated at Pennock Hospital and released. Jeffrey Gustinis. 40, also was treated al Pennock Hospital and released and Ashley was admitted. Her condition was not available on Wednesday, though hospital officials said she is in a regular room. Fisk and his passengers, Michael Fisk. 9. and Nathan Fisk. 3. refused medical treatment. Husband, wife arrested after 3-car crash IRVING ROAD - A woman was arrested for drunk driving and her husband was arrested for resisting and obstructing an officer Sunday after an accident in which their vehicle struck two other vehicles on Wood School Road north of Sisson Road, according to a report by the Michigan State Police. A northbound vehicle driven by William Jarvis Holmes III. of Barlow Lake Road, Middleville, was slowing to turn into a driveway and was followed by another vehicle, driven by Michael Joseph Hall. 18 of Middleville, that was also slowing. A third car, driven by Robin Lee Scllcck. 37. of Hastings, was unable to slop and struck lhe Hall vehicle, which then struck the Holmes vehicle, police said. Police reported that as thc> attempted to gather information on the accident. Sclleck's passenger. Randy Scllcck. 46. of Hastings, allgcdly continued to interfere with the officer despite several warnings that he would be arrested. He was arraigned Jan. 26 and a preliminary’ examination was set for Feb. 4 Robin Scllcck. who had a blood alcohol content of .1? was cited and arrested for drunk driving. She has not been arraigned. Stranger at bus stop reported to police BARRY TOWNSHIP - Barn Township Police received a report on Wednesday. Jan. 21 that a man in his mid 30s lo early 40s stopped and offered a 10-ycar-old boy a ride to school al about 8 a.m. at a Hickory Road school bus slop. Chief Mark Kik said. Kik said after wailing for the bus for some lime, the boy realized he missed the bus. The man. driving a silver colored station wagon apparently passed the boy. then backed up to w here the boy was standing. Tlie man asked the to; .1 he had missed his bus and if he wanted a tide to school. The boy declined ami de man drove away. Kik said. "Tlie man didn’t try to force him to get into the car or anything." Kik said. "He just simply drove away." Stolen school items found in cemetery NASHVILLE - A computer and a television monitor taken Jan. 20 from lhe Maple Valley Adult Education building at 219 Washington Street in Nashville were later found in the Barryvillc cemetery. Nashville officer Terry Johnson said Wednesday. Johnson said the subjects entered the building through a window and the break-in was discovered at about 7:40 a.m. Police have scrveral suspects in the case but no arrests have been made. Johnson said. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-02-05.pdf e37f81bd252b65bae44513f9c198c93b PDF Text Text Saxons excel in cheerleading Winterfest still lives on Issues surface for snowmobiles See Page 15 See Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 H r * 2 oTINGS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO 6 News Briefs: Legislative Coffee wM be Monday ■ The next Legislative Coffee will be "bold at 8 a.m. Monday. Feb. 9. at the jCounty Scat Restaurant in Hastings. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Stale Representative Terry Geiger, and John Robinette and Sara Linsmeier, representing the offices of Congress­ men Vem Ehlers and Nick Smith, re­ spectively. will be presents to talk about issues the public might wish to "discuss. There will be a straw vote at the end of the session to give legisla­ tors feedback on issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series, spon­ sored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, is open to all Barry County citizens. 1st Friday topic te urban sprawl I The next First Friday program Feb. 6 will feature a presentation on the problems of urban sprawl in Barry County. The forum, which will be held al noon at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, earner of Green and Jefferson streets in Castings, will have as guest speakers ostings City Manager Howard Penrod and Barry County Planning/Zoning/Building Director James McManus. Penrod is expected to talk about urban sprawl problems from the perspective of city government. He will include information about city policy on extension of sewer and water to outside entities. McManus is expected to talk about the issue from the point of view of the county and its townships. The city and Rutland and Hastings townships liavc seen the issue surface over the last year in instances of hooking up the newest elementary school to water and sewer service in Hastings Township and in a request by a proposed Wal-Mart retail store in tluiland Township for the same "utilities. Non-partisan vote In Middleville? A proposal to make all local elections non-partisan will be on the ballot March 9 in the Middleville Village election. The Middleville Village Council last week officially adopted a resolution to put the question before the voters. If the proposal is approved, candidates for village offices will not have to declare party affiliation starting with the elections in March 2000. Local officials also contend that non-partisan elections will lessen the need for primaries, thereby saving local tax dollars. The council also proposes to reduce the minimum number of signatures required to file nominating petitions, from 15 to 10. District library workshop slated ' A special joint workshop, including the City of Hastings and Hastings and Rutland Charter Townships, will be held al 7 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 10, on the possibility of forming a district library. The meeting will be held at the Hastings Township Hall, 885 River Road. ’ For more information, call Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttendcn at 948-9690 or 945-3291. More Hews Briefs on Page 2 ANNER PRICE 50* Charlton Park director leaving by Mary Warner Staff Writer Diane Szcwczyk-Smith, director of Charlton Park Village Museum and Recre­ ation Area since 1985, is leaving her posi­ tion to become assistant director of the Muskegon County Museum. Szcwczyk-Smith said she will be depart­ ing Charlton Park sometime in late March and will begin work at the Muskegon mu­ seum April 14. The decision to take the new job was "one of the most difficult of my life," she said. In a resignation letter to the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, of which she is a member, she wrote, "I feel very fortu­ nate to have worked and lived at Charlton manager, supervise and coordinate the cura­ torial departments, assist the executive di­ rector with the supervision of historic preservation and renovation projects, and assume the duties of the executive director in the director's absence. The museum has seven properties within downtown Muskegon. Szewczyk-Smith said, among them two restored mansions formerly belonging to lumber barons. On a personal level. Szewczyk-Smith said, the fact that her husband has been Sw DIRECTOR, continued page IS Park for the past 12 and a half years, to re­ side in a community which is truly one of the best small towns in America, and to have had the opportunity to meet and work with such talented and caring people from throughout Barry County. My husband. Rick, and I leave Hastings with mixed emotions. We feel very fortunate to have raised our son here and will always consider Kim Peek, the real ‘Rain M»n,“ signs an autograph for student Josh Sanders at Hastings Middle School. Kim spoke to three sessions of seventh graders at the school on Tuesday. Real “Rain Man” dazzles local audiences with his mind Hastings our second home." Szewczyk-Smilh said her reasons for leaving were "both professional and per­ sonal." On a professional level, she said she was "locking for new challenges' and "looking to join a largei organization." At the Muskegon museum, her position will be "more focused," she said. "There won't be the breadth of the job here, and I'll be able to do things more in-depth." As assistant director of the museum, she will act as the health and human resource by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Questions directed to a guest by Hastings and Delton Kellogg students would have Diane Szewczyk-Smith sent the average adult flipping through the pages of a set of encyclopedias to scramble for the answers. Not so with Kim Peek, who spoke Tuesday and Wednesday to students in both High marks for local job development by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Barry County has one of the highest percentage rates in the state for helping public assistance recipients obtain jobs through the Work First program. "We're real proud of that record," said Elaine Furu-Baker. planning administrator for the Barry, Branch. Calhoun Workforce Development Board. Out of 484 enrolled in the "Work First" program during the past year, she said 257 have been placed in private sector employ­ welfarc-lo-work initiative. It's the largest amount of money that wc get in the threecounty area and that allocation grows each year as the government and citizens become more and more concerned about transition­ ing welfare recipients into the workforce. With the unemployment rate being so low right now. it’s a task. We're dealing with some very hard core unemployed individu­ als..." Barry's Work First funding for the past year was SI57.267. Baker praised the merits of the Work First program, saying it was designed "to really assist people" because it addresses the issues that keep people from working. Lack c." transportation, for instance, is of­ ten a stumbling block to securing em­ ployment. The Work First program pro­ vides solutions to that dilemma. See JOB DEVELOPMENT, cont. page 4 ment. Baker last week reported to the Barry County Board of Commissioners about the programs currently administered through the Workforce Development Board and talked about available funding. The Workforce Development Board is comprised of 33 members, primarily from the private sector. Baker said. Barry's repre­ sentatives include Tammy Pennington, William Cook, Collin Cruttendcn, Mary Campbell, Mark Fcldpausch, Keith Mur­ phy and a representative from Bradford­ White. County Commissioners Emmet Herring­ ton and Robert Wenger also represent the county on the Workforce Board. "I do want you to know that you have a couple of very active and interested repre­ sentatives in our partnership in Commis­ sioners Herrington and Wenger." Baker said. "They seldom miss a meeting and they really stick up for Barry County; so you're well represented in that three-county partnership. The Workforce Board helps to plan the ways federal and slate f unds arc spent in the area for workforce development activities, she said. Nearly $500,000 was spent in Barry County last year through local contractors to assist unemployed and part-time unem­ ployed county citizens. Those local con­ tractors include the Work First/Foundation for Behavioral Resources, Barry Intermedi­ ate School District. Hastings Area Schools and the Michigan Employment Security /Administration. "The largest percentage of money that we arc receiving now comes under "Work First." Baker said. "That is Gov. Engler's The water’s fine! Tara Lapekas of of Wayland attempts to drag Ryan Olds into the icy waters of Gun Lake Saturday afternoon during the annual Polar Bear Dip. The dip attracted about 50 hearty souls. There were three other Winterfest events, including a Las Vegas Night, a chili cookoof and a broomball competition. For the story and more photos, look inside today's edition of the Banner (Photo by Perry Hardin) school districts. Without hesitation for the most part. Kim spewed out answers to their questions, ranging the Greek alphabet to past Super Bowl winners. Kim is a megasavant - a person who can recall almost everything he has ever read in more than 7.000 books, plus recall classi­ cal and other music he has heard since age three. And Kim is the man who inspired the Academy Award winning movie "Rain Man." As a baby, Kim was labeled "mentally retarded" and a neurologist recommended that he be institutionalized. But his parents kept him at home and Kim's gifts began to surface al age three. Though he has an IQ of 74. his knowledge quotient is 184. which is genius level and higher than Einstein's knowledge quotient of 149. Kim has extraordinary recall in a least 14 major subject areas, ranging from profes­ sional sports to history and the space pro­ gram. Very few questions from students and teachers stumped 46-ycar-old Kim during his Barry County visit. It was logical that Kim didn't know the answer to a question about when the Orangeville Fire Depart­ ment was established because, of course, he’s never read anything about Orangeville. With each person he met Tuesday. Kim asked for the person’s birth dale. Immedi­ ately, he tells the person the day of the week hc/shc was born and the day of the week his/her birthday will fall this year. As an added bonus, he quickly tells the person the dale he/shc will retire at age 65. After hearing Kim speak. Hastings Mid­ dle School Principal Michael Spahr called the session tremendous and said he was grateful that Linda DeWitt of Hastings had arranged to bring Kim to Barry County. "It just gives us a great glimpse of the diversity among people and how different people can enrich your life." Spahr said. "It's just been one of the neatest things. Just watching him (Kim) with the kids has been tremendous. The kids have been just wonderful to him and we've just been very impressed with him and the process. He's a very special person and it’s really neat be­ ing part of his life." Spahr said about 30 seventh graders asked for Kim's autograph. Students, he said, were "very impressed with him and the way he can present himself and with the understanding that he is not someone to make fun of. but someone to enjoy. I think that's the biggest message that we're trying to gel to the kids today." At Delton Kellogg High School, student KaiC Mansfield said. "I thought it was a great experience to teach kids the differ­ ences between people; that education is very important." See “RAIN MAN*’ continued page 6 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5. 1998 Sex charge dropped against boy in exchange for guilty plea by Shelly Sulscr Sluff Writer A Yankee Springs boy charged Iasi November with felony criminal sexual conduct pleaded guilty in darry County juvenile court Thursday to a lesser charge of assault and battery Larry Hess. II. ol Yankee Spring Township, was accused ol inappropriately touching a 7-year-old neighbor while on the pla\ eround ol the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Sept I 3. 1997 The alleged assault was in front of other juvenile witnesses on the monkey bars, according to reports Hess testified in court Thursday that "all 1 did was help her across the monkey News Briefs County board to meet Friday The Barry County Board of Commissioners has changed its next regular meeting to 10 a.m. Friday. Feb. 6. The board's first meeting of each month is usually held on the second Tuesday, but was changed this month to accommodate commissioners who want to attend the Michigan Association ol Counties conference next week. The board meets on the top floor of the County Courthouse in Hastings Barry courts win $30,500 in grants The Barry County Trial Court has been awarded two state grants totaling $30,500 for this year The first grant, for $5,500. was awarded by the Michigan Justice Training Commission for staff training and will be used primarily for computer training The other grant, for $25.(XX). was awarded by the Michigan Supreme Court for continuation of the BarryCounty Trial Court Consolidation Project. This bongs the total of state grants received by the Barr County court to more than $3I2.OOu over the thrccycar period of the pilot consolidation project. Jaycees to offer singing valentines bars. I grabbed her around the feet and waist.” Hess, who had denied the charge in a pre trail hearing in N vember. was origi­ nally scheduled to be tried by a jury Dec 22 on the sex charge. That proceeding was rescheduled until Jan 29. where he waived his right to a trial and instead entered into the plea agreement in which the original felony sex charge and another pending petition were dismissed Hess was ordered to meet w ith Juvenile Court iFamily Division) casework supervisor and acting probation officer. Tim McMahon, who will prepare a report to present to Judge Richard Shaw at a Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p in Monday . Feb. 9. at the Delton Kellogg Middle School library. The public is welcome to attend the program. "Traveling the Oregon Trail.” The public is welcome and refreshments w ill be served. Historical Society will meet Feb. 19 Pie Barry County Historical Society will have its next meeting Thursday. Feb. 19. al the Courts and Law building community room. 220 W. Court St. in Hastings. Pie board will meet at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will be at 7:30. Pic program, by Hafold Frey, will be on “Stage Coach Days on Barry County Plank Roads " Hostesses lor the evening will be Sara Feldhauer and Joyce Wcinbrcchl. Local authors to sign book Kcnsingcr Jones, author of "Love Poems of a Businessman.” and his wife. Alice, who wrote accompanying commentary, will be available from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, Feb. 7. at Pages Book Store in Hastings for a book signing session< "Love Poems.' published only a couple of months ago. was Kcnsingcr Junes' second effort. His first was "Call from the Country . The poetry book chronicles the 40 years of his courtship, marriage and raising a family with Alice, who writes a narrative explaining prompted the poems. events that valentine service for the upcoming ‘Hello Dolly’ is Feb. 19-21 holiday. The Jaycees say they can serenade peoples' significant others with the unique and sometimes embarrassing gift Friday and Saturday. Feb. 13 and 14. The service will be offered from noon to 5 p.m. that Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Valentine's Day. The cost of a singing valentine will be $10 for a song and a candy gift and $12 for both plus a flower. For more information or to place an order, call 945-4675 or leave a mes­ sage on the Jaycees' phone at 945­ "Hello Dolly." the musical about a New York widow who loves to meddle in other people's business, will be presented Thursday through Saturday . Feb. 19. 20 and 21 at the Central School Auditorium in Hastings. Students selected for leading roles at recent auditions include Becky Carr. Sarah LaJoyc. Amy Robb. Megan Schriincr, Jim Bailey. Matt Barnum. Charlie Cove and Adam Schultz. The production features such musical numbers as the title song. "Before the Parade Passes By" and "It 5535. Only Takes a Moment " "Hello Dolly '" opened on Broadway in 1964 and over the years attracted such leading ladies as Carol Channing. Ginger Rogers. Ethel Mermen. Betty Grable and Pearl Bailey Pic screen version in 1969 starred Barbra Streisand and Waller Matthau. Tickets arc available from cast members and several area businesses. The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees again this year will offer a singing ‘Walk for Warmth' to be held Feb. 28 Pie 13th annual "Walk for Warmth" will be held al 10 a.m. Saturday . Feb. 28. at the Free Methodist Church. 301 E. Stale Road. Hastings The walk, sponsored by the Com­ munity Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, involves people who one- or three-mile routes and collect pledges to help elderly and needy peo­ ple pay for their home heating costs. Registration will begin al 9 am. and the kickoff ceremony will be at 9:45. Pie routes will start al the church, head south toward downtown and then finish back al the church Hot chocolate will be available Io the walkers at the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available at the church. All funds raised will remain in Barry County and be distributed to families with emergency heating needs A tot.! of 189 walkers took part in the fund-raiser last year, and more than $8.2(8) was collected to help 104 clients Across the state. 3.591 walk­ ers from IS participating CAAs raised a little more than $300,000 Those interested in walking can pick up pledge sheets at the Barry County CAA offices. 107 s Jet lei son St . Hastings or call 948-4260 for more in­ formation HHS alumni group seeks nominations The Hastings High School Alumni Association's Nominating Committee is asking the pubic to submit nomina­ tions for the "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year" award. Pie award will be presented at the I I 1th alumni banquet Saturdayevening. June 13. al the high school cafeteria Nominations should be in writing and should contain biographical infor­ mation and reasons why the individual is being nominated Some of the rea­ sons may have something to do with personal character, accomplishments, honors and awards received, vocation, community service and organization memberships The nominee must be an alumnus of Hastings High School The deadline for submission is Wednesday. April I They should be mailed to Jane < Mullen» Sinclair. 7252 S. Bedford Road. Hastings. 49058. disposition t sentence i ol the case set lor March 12 at 3:30 p in His mother. Sharon Ives, cried in court as hei son tearfully admitted to the assault and battery charge "Il was real hard because H's not true." said Ives, who said her sun only pleaded guilty because "they told us il he pleads guilty to assault and battery minor misde­ meanor ollense. . we will leave you alone.” She added that Hess was also upset by live plea agreement. "It's very, very hard because you teach your kids to be truthful and honest and it was hard to see him plead to something he did not do." she said. "We just keep telling each oilier we're winners and we're going to go on.' It was not the first time Hess has been before Judge Richard Shaw, however. Hess was acquitted by a jury in juvenile court last March after he was alleged to have left an offensive phone message on an answering machine. And. he made international headlines at the age of 9 when he was charged in 1995 with stalking a classmate after being accused of making more than 200 phone calls to her residence. That charge was adjourned by Shaw. "Pie persecution (of Hess) began before that." said Ives. Pic parents of the girl talked to the school principal and the principal called him in to the office and told him he was not supposed to be seen around her or talk to her. He was kicked off the buses, he wasn't allowed to go on field trips and they even switched his lunch because her lunch was the same as his." She said Hess went home confused about what he had done wrong. "I told him. "Larry, you didn’t do anything wrong.'" said Ives. "Il’s the way­ people look it." Ives, who says her husband. Phillip Ives, left her last month after their home was shot al. said the charges were harder on Hess. Phillip Ives, however, said he didn't leave the family, but that he was "kicked out" by Sharon Ives. "He (Larry) gels beaten up quite a bit by boys in the park." Sharon Ives said, and accused police of failing to respond to her complaints about the alleged assaults. Ives added that "it (the plea agreement) could have been a lol worse than it was and it’s over and now I can do something about the school system kicking him out because of all tnK." "I’m home spooling him." said Ives, who is unable’ to work due to a bone disease, she said. "He's been out of school since Nov. 3. He was going to Middleville and I fought to have him transferred to Wayland Union Pine Street but he only lasted six weeks there." She said Hess was called into the office and told that school officials had heard Ives li s going to take a lot tu correct that She added that "I find it hard to believe that there are so many cruel people." say ­ ing that Hess has been evaluated and ruled to be a reactive type of personality rather than aggressive, and that a complete psychological battery revealed that "he is no sex deviant " When asked whether it is possible that her son is guilty of some of the claims against him. Ives said "no " Ives is currently appealing a default ruling by District Court Judge GaryHolman in favor ot efforts by Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park to evict the Ives-Hess family Holman ruled last month that Ives and her children. Lauric. 15. and Larry had one week to move out of the park as a result of Ives tailing to appear for her trial on the matter Ives said, however, that she didn't show for the trial because it was the same day as a severe snowstorm that left hundreds ol county residents without power. Her objection to the default was denied, she said, and claims the park "just wants to get nd of Larry " Ives said she lias "enough evidence to prove that Larry was singled out” and that she has contacted the Fair Housing Commission, whom she says is currently investigating her complaint of a civil rights violation in the matter. According to Ives, the park has claimed that residents complain about Hess "cutting lawns." meaning he allegedly walks across their yards and climbs trees. Ives said most kids in the park "cut lawns" and that she has photographed other children doing so and climbing trees. She claims all accusations against Hess aic unfounded and that he carries a stigma that stems from the stalking case As a tesult. he is atraid to go anywhere and stays at home, inside the house, she said. , People often stare at Ives and her son when in public and rumors are spread about him. she said How tan you cope with it when you call the police about 15 people ganging up on your kid and they won't come out?" she said, adding that she has filed a written complaint with Circuit Judge James Fisher claiming her son is not receiving equal protection under (he law. Ives said her complaint to Fisher claims dial die government has absolute, power to "make or break” a person and "that needs to be resolved. Thai’s tyranny “ She went on to claim that on Aug 18, 1997. a Michigan State Police trooper went to hei home alter allegedly icceivin^ a complaint that Hess had frightened a' young girl while riding his bicycle. "I asked (the trooper) 'what did he dorsaid Ives. "He said 'he was riding his bike past her.’ 1 said, ’did he hit her? He said 'no ' I said did he say anything to her'*' He said "no' And then I blew and said what the bell arc you doing here. then’.**. When I call, you people never come’"" Regarding lire Family Court Division in Barry County. Ives said she believes that "they do not have the best interest ol any juvenile al heart." she said "Then: whole point is to prosecute and convict." Ives added that one counselor has suggested she move Iter family away trim the area, a suggestion she plans to follow by April, she said. "I've even thought about changing ou£ •arnes." she said. Classified ad fraud scheme possibility reported I A classified ad placed in local new spapers this week by an unknown caller is being investigated by the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police as being a part of possible fraud scheme The advertisement, which was published in the Tuesday editions of the Reminder. Lakewood News. Maple Valley News. Sun & News and the Friday. Jan. 30 issue of the Weekender, offers an apparent entry level or advanced account! payable and ac­ counts receivable job position. The .id offers a local telephone number and an "888' prefixed number. The local numbei is an apparent fax number. The 888 number rings into an unknown desti- nation and callers are not offered a job b* instead are offered "Custom Accounting software for a purchase price of $135 Tnj£ person answering the phone says that tip price can be taken directly from the calleRr checking or savings account and callers j0»‘ then asked for their account numbers. AP though a fictitious Cook Road address wajr given to the newspaper office for billi^fpurposes. another address in Studio City* Calif. is given to callers who opt to pur­ chase the software using a money order. The advertisement has been removed from further publication and the alleged scheme remains under investigation. rumors that he had sex charges pending against him. She claimed this occurred before charges were filed. Hess has also been charged with retail fraud (shop lifting.) said Ives, for stealing cigarettes allegedly for some boys at the trailer park. "You cither steal and get caught or you don’t and you gel beat up." she said. "What was he going to do* When he’s wrong, he's wrong and he says he's wrong." At least one other complaint of Hess making harassing telephone calls and another complaint of an alleged sex offense have been made to local authorities as well, according to reports. They were not pursued by the victims, however, for fear of public exposure to live media. Additionally, Hess has been accused of vandalism of some trailers al (he trailer park, a report said. Ives revealed he was once before threatened with a sexual assault charge for slapping a girl on the behind, but that Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley denied the petition, she claimed. "He had slapped a girl on the hind end trying to get her to chase him." said Ives "Kids do that when they play. "Trooper (Jennifer) Wickham stood in my hallway and said 'he's on the path to becoming a rapist.’" Ives said she asked Wickham “where's this coming from * and she said. "well, you can blame il on OJ Simpson. Because of OJ. the law is cracking down on this kind of thing.'" Ives said Wickham, however, denied making the statc-mcnls. Ives, who staunchly stands behind her son. said accusations against Hess and being expelled from school has caused him emotional distress. His counseling has been intensified to help him "deal with all the harassment." she said, i.oting that he was diagnosed as a first grader student with attention deficit and hyper activity disorder and that he is on medication. He has been receiving mental health counseling for the disorder since the stalk­ ing case She said her son also suffers from low self-esteem and frustration and that he needs extensive psychological therapy because ol lire harassment She said the claims against him have hurt his "psyche" and he views the world as a very depressing place "Everybody is out to get him." said Poetry book signing Saturday Kensmger Jones (right), author of "Love Poems of a Businessman." and his wife Alice (left), who wrote accompanying commentary for the book, will be at Page's Book Store in Hastings this coming Saturday. Feb. 7. from 10 a.m. until noon for a book signing session. Poems in the book, written by Ken over a period of 40 years, chronicle he and Alice's courtship.their marriage, the raising of their family and many other events. Interspersed with the poems is narrative by Alice explaining the events prompting the poems. Read the BANNER Every Week and be ■ an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5. 1998 — Page 3 Financial data highlighted in first intergovernmental meeting by Man Warner ' Staff Writri Participants at Barry County's first intergovernmental meeting last week were able to compare the fiscal capacity anil financial health ol the various municipal bodies in the county via statistics provided by meeting lacihtaioi Dr Lynn Harvey and his assistant. Steve Duprey Among other things, meeting participants learned that the total value ol property in the county has increased 58 percent in the last live years "The Stale Equalized Value ol Barry County increased 57 73 percent, from $666 million in 1992 Io SI 05 billion in 1997." according to written materials Harvey and Duprey provided to meeting participants. However. Duprey said in a financial packet given to more than 80 local government officials in attendance last Thursday. Barn residents were not taxed on the entire SEV increase Provisions in Proposal A limiting animal assessment increases to the cost ol living rate oi 5 percent (whichever is lower) resulted in only 43 percent of the increase being taxable. The largest increases in property values occurred in the residential category, which increased 67 percent, from S48I million total SEV in 1992 to S80I million in 1997. Personal property values increased 44 percent, from $44.6 million SEV to $64 3 million; agriculture property values increased 40 percent, from S83.6 million to $117 million; and commercial and industry property values increased 32 percent, from At the end of the table. Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell (left) and Barry County Futurmg Committee member Kensinger Jones were among those discussing areas where intergovernmental cooperation is needed. S51 million to $67 million. Showing the largest increase in total property values, according to Duprey's figures, was the village of Woodland, which went from an SEV of $2.7 million in 1992 to an SEV of nearly $5 million in 1997. a jump of 82 percent. Rutland Charter Township had the next biggest total SEV increase. 78 percent, lumping from $39.5 million in 1992 to $70 million in 1997. From right, Barry County Administrator Mike Brown and Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell choose what issues in their opinion should be made top priority. Irving Township went from S23 million SEV to $40.5 million in five years, a 77 percent increase. Hope Township's SEV increased from $33.7 million to $59 million, a 77 percent increase. And Johnstown Township’s SEV increased 71 percent, from $34 million to $58 million. Carlton Township SEV increased 68 percent. Woodland Township increased 64 percent. Hastings Township increased 63 percent. Thomapplc Township increased 61 percent, the village of Freeport increased 60 |»crccnt. Orangeville and Assy ria tovvnships increased 58 percent. Barry Township increased 56 percent. Prairieville Township increased 54 percent. Baltimore Township and the village of Middleville increased 47 percent. Maple Grove Township increased 45 percent. Castleton Township increased 44 percent, and the city of Hastings increased 40 percent. Having the least increase in SEV over the past five years was the village of Nashville, where total property values increased 39.8 percent, from $11 million to $15 million, in the past five years. The increase in property values in Hastings, according to Duprey, was below the county average. Altogether. 88 percent of the total county tax base is located in the 16 to.vnships. Duprey said. Twelve percent of the tax base is in the city. • f Hastings, and 5 percent of the total lax base is in the four villages (Village SEV is considered part of the township SEV.) Barry County commissioners Sandy James (seated at end of table) and Jim Bailey (second from the right) were among those seeking to establish critical issues needing intergovernmental cooperation. Duprey provided statistics on the SEV changes because property tax is a principal source of funding for municipalities in the county and changes in properly values affects the flow of tax revenue to the different municipalities. Also affecting lax revenue arc changes in millage rates, he said. On average, he said, villages in the county have decreased their millage rates from 14.13 mills in 1985 to 11.75 mills in 1996. Collectively, townships have been on an alternate path, with average levies increasing Rightly. from 2.13 mills in 1985 to 2 18 mills in 1996. The millage rale fcr the city of Hastings has increased from 15.26 to 16.2 mills in the Lisi 11 years. Barry County has fluctuated from 5.07 nflls in 1980 to 7.48 mills in 1985 and back down to 6.83 mills in 1996. Duprey also gave statistics on how what types of revenues individual municipalities arc receiving and how much revenue they are receiving in various categories. Townships, for instance, receive more funds from slate revenue sharing than they do property taxes — the 16 townships in Barry County received $3 million in revenue sharing dollars in 1996, compared to $88<).(XX) in property taxes. Conversely, the city of Hastings received $1.6 million in property tax revenues in 1996. compared to $839,600 state and federal dollars Expenditures between municipalities also differed, depending on the services offered hy each. For instance, according to Duprey's figures, the county spent 18 percent of its revenues, nearly $1.4 million, on the county court system, an expenditure townships, villages, and the city of Hastings did not have to make. Public works was the largest portion ol village expenditures in 1996; public safely was the largest portion of expenditures for the city of Hastings; the 16 townships collectively spent the largest share ol then revenues on general government expenditures, as did Barry County. The data was supplied at the meeting because "local governments considering engaging in intergovernmental or collaborative arrangements for the production and provision of community services need to have some insight as to the financial conditions of the participating units.' according to lite written materials "As the federal, state and local financial partnership is redefined in the coming years, local units as a matter of financial suivival will seek collaborative arrangements and partnering lor community service production and delivery." The meeting last week, hosted by Kellogg Community College, was sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee and Barry County Cooperative Extension. The purpose of the meeting was to help the various government units work together to solve some of the pressing problems facing the county. Township, city, and village government representatives and representatives from such agencies as the Commission on Aging, the Bany/Eaton District Health Department. KCC and the Barry See MEETING, continued on page 16 Gun Lake Winterfest lives on with ‘essential’ events by Helen Mudry Staff Writer This year’s 17th annual Gun Lake Win­ terfest may have been scaled down last weekend, but it had what many believe arc the essentials — the Polar Bear Dip and Chili Cook-Off Nearly ‘X) people decided to put their san­ ity to the test and jumped, dived, slid or were coaxed from the less than 50-dcgrce air temperature into the 29-degrcc water. For some dippers, this has become an an­ nual tradition. For others, this was the first and last time. In other words, once is enough. Contestants registered al Doug Vickery’s South Side Pizza, changed into their swim suits, walked across the road and then across the ice to "meet their fate " Most dippers came as part of a "team.’’ and encouraged each other. A lew were solo dippers. One University of Michigan fan proudly displayed a block ’ M" on his bare chest. He repeatedly jumped and splashed about in the shallow water, announcing to the world in no uncertain terms his school affiliation. Tlie first two dippers were newlyweds from Nashville. Scott and Sandra Mullins. As two of the first 25 to jump, they re­ ceived tickets to ride on Doug and Sharon Vickery's Gun Lake Princess, a glass-bot­ tomed boat that will cruise the lake when temperatures get warmer They decided Io do this in lieu of a honeymoon While the Polar Beals were dipping al the lake, up the road at O'Neil's Restaurant and Pub. the chili competition was under way. Bar owner Judith Bott made a hearty breakfast for the chili cooks A kitchen tarp and tables were set up lor the 13 chili teams The cooks brought everything else Competition started al 11 a m when the teams began mixing, chopping and stirring Team members take their turn stirring the chili. At 3 p.m., the fires are turned off and the judging begins. Bob and Carol Dwyer of Hastings combine their talents to create chili for the contest. Theirs did not win but many thought it was excellent. ingredients Cooking was done on portable gas grills which were hl precisely at noon. Tensions mounted as the countdown to the judging time approached. Grills were turned off al 3 p.m. By the unanimous decision of the judges, the grand prize winners were a team from Grand Rapids — Roy Phillipi and his cousin Scott Hiller. They have been cooking together for seven years and have entered many area competitions. Phillipi says he and Hiller enjoy the cooking competition and helping the various causes. In 1996. they came in second in the Snug Harbor contest al Grand Haven and the Cascade Chili Classic. Phillipi said his secret is to "basically make the chili taste like a Coney Island." This is the second time he and his cousin hav e entered the Gun Lake competition but the first lime they have won. They were As part of the winning team of Hiller and Phillipi. Roy Phillipi gets “bragging rights" and an engraved spoon. Tne beacn is nearly empty (below) and tnere's not a cioud in tne sky. Why aren't there more swimmers? awarded an engraved stirring spoon and bragging rights. Coming in second was Bill Nicl of Caledonia Ron Blackmore of Wayland came in third. But the Barry County Commission on Aging was the biggest winner. Il will be gelling a check for $1,100. nearly double the $600 the COA made last year. This money was raised through the $20 entry fees, sale of raffle tickets for door prizes and sale of chili tasting tickets. For 50 cents you could get a 4 oz. cup of chili to take off the winter chill. Two other Wintcrfcst events that also look place were the Las Vegas Night Sat­ urday evening and the broomball competi­ tion Sunday This brave Polar Bear is more afraid of loosing his sunglasses than of plunging into the fngid water �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5. 1998 JOB DEVELOPMENT, continued from page 1 "A large percentage of this (Work First) money is expended on clients for supporti\e services." Baker explained. "We can use this funding to get their autos repaired, llus year ...we can also help them purchase a vehicle. We can give them up to $600 for a vehicle that's been certified as driveable. We all know (if you’ve been out car shop­ ping) $600 is not going to get you very much of a car. But. for most people, what we are looking al is a down payment for people that have held their job for at least 30 days to get them started." Transportation for the very poor is a very big obstacle, especially in a rural county such as yours." Baker said. The use of public transportation is always encour­ aged u hen available but it "doesn't always meet the needs of the shifts they are work­ ing." she said. In the future. Baker expects more state funding to be available so job programs can work out solutions with lo­ cal transits. "We can also pay for driver's license re­ newal. license plates, one to three months of car insurance..." And we I fare-to-work recipients who need child care can gel financial assistance for that expense through the program. "...We’re real proud of the Work First program in all three counties and in Barry County it's operated by the public Founda­ tion for Behavioral Resources." she said. "They work very closely with the Family Independence Agency to assist these peo­ ple. We’re real pleased..." The program is called the Work First Job Club, located on Hanover Street in Hast­ ings. Job training is another category of ser­ vices the Workforce Board administers. Job training funds, for example, are used to help economically disadvantaged individu­ als and dislocated workers who have been LETTERS from our readers In NBA, do inmates run asylum? To the editor: The Detroit Pistons finally pulled the trigger and fired head coach Doug Collins. Now that Collins is gone, it's time to create a new system right now. It’s lime to give the reins of building this team to a new individual. It's time to sign that person and announce the signing during the weekend of the All-Star game. Il’s time to bring in an experienced coach (not a retread). The coach should be an ex-player, well known. He must be tough, but innovative. The individual must have the owner’s (Bill Davidson’s) blessing of being the coach and must be in control of player personnel. It’s time for the Detroit Pistons to ask several prominent ex-players such as Bill Laimbecr to run the team. Ideally, my choice would be Isiah Thomas as head coach and Laimbeer and Vinnic Johnson as assistants. However. I understand Thomas burned his bridges with Davidson on the way out several years ago. One must remember that the players hold all the cards in pro sports today. That is what happened to Collins in Detroit, as it did earlier in Chicago. So it’s time to feed the system of giving the players a chance to select a coach. To the silent majority and the paying public: Who cares which one is coach? Your seat still costs way too much at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Steve Jacobs. Hastings Let’s let government teach kids character To the editor: Thanks to Robert Webb for his notes from the Goals 2000 character education meeting. Parents arc incapable of inching their kids character, and we need government and Bill Clinton to do that for us. He’s a much better role model than right-wing conspirators like Jerry Falwell. Maybe ’’Friends of Bill” could teach these classes, once they’re all released from prison, of course. • Charlie Trie could teach money laundering. • Craig Livingstone could show them how to secure 900 confidential files and not go to jail like the poor Watergate shmuck who read only one file. • Al Gore could lecture on fund-raising in Buddist temples by monks who took vows of poverty • Gcnnifcr Flowers could teach Morals 101. • Joycclyn Elders - Child masturbation and condom use. • Jim Guy Tucker’s course could be real estate. More prisons not the answer To the editor: I read so much about Gov. Engler wanting to build two more prisons. You can see how Michi­ gan's crime has gone up. Instead of building more prisons, why doesn't Gov. Engler use the Army boot camps and men­ tal hospitals for holding youthful people and put the hard offender in prison cells and let these people work for their keep. These buildings are closed, so why doesn't Gov. Engler use them in this purpose? I’m all for these people having to work, instead of us taxpayer’s having to furnish them with a country club-style living. It’s time for us taxpayers to say enough is enough. I want Gov. Engler to put in the paper for the public to sec how much it would cost the state to keep one prisoner in prison for one year and how much it costs the state to pay one child’s education for one year. Let’s spend this S2 million a year educating our children to stay away from crime. Where arc Gov. Engler’s priorities? Bernadette Boshoven Hastings • Susan McDougal would like to speak on the legal aspects of pleading the fifth amendment vs. a possible mysterious deadly accident in the future. • Vince Foster unfortunately won’t be speak­ ing about anything. • Web Hubbcl - government ethics. If we’re lucky, Hillary would teach how to make a fortune in cattle futures. • Attendance would be mandatory for the president’s course - ’’Experience Proves Deny, Deny, Deny" and the "Sheep Will Believe and Follow." • James Carville - Character doesn’t matter. Cathy Cole victim of down-sizing, plant closings or la) offs. "With funding, we can put them through school, furnish hiring incentives to em­ ployers. We re real proud ol the programs that have been implemented here in Barry County by the Barry Intermediate School District. Joyce Snow. JTPA coordinator has dow n a wonderful job of taking Barry County programs and making them mean­ ingful for the unemployed citizens in your community." Baker said. Another program called School-to-Work is one "our private sector board members are really excited about...because they view it as a way to get early intervention, to get very young people to think about careers and learn what it’s like out there in the workforce." That program serves the Delton Kellogg and Hastings school districts because they are in the Barry Intermediate School Dis­ trict. The S24.56O funding for School-to-Work is not sufficient enough to implement a lot of change." Baker said. Some of the funds arc used to provide teachers with “a good idea of what demands industrial (businesses) and employers have of the kinds of people they want in their labor force." A clearinghouse established for the pro­ gram maintains "a database of local em­ ployers and coordinate all work-based learn­ ing activities with employers for the school district.” according to a written re­ port distributed by Baker to commission­ ers. "Each School-to-Work clearinghouse is responsible for partnership activities with employers and links between staff devel­ opment and the world of work. "The major goals of School-to-Work programming arc to institutionalize School-to-Work activities within schools and make School-to-Work opportunities available to all students in local districts." the report said. Two new initiatives the Workforce Board has taken on is the development of no wrong door centers. Baker said. "We’re kind of on the cutting edge with this Workforce Board... to Til in with the governor’s ’No Wrong Door’ policy." Wenger noted. “We do have one started at the Barry ISD...II will make one-stop shopping a re­ ality for the people (in need of jobs and training) in your community." Baker said. "It will pul all Work Force services in one spot. JTPA programs." and rehabilitation for the disabled. The other initiative is the result of Gov. Engler’s executive order in August to reor­ ganize the employment service. Baker said. The 1SD will open a service called Talent Bank so unemployed people can pul their Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Total dollars devoted to Workforce activi­ ties in the three counties was $3.5 million last year. Baker said. Population is the ma­ jor factor in the way funds arc distributed, w ith 60 percent going to Calhoun and 20 percent each to Barry and Branch. Work First funding, however, is allocated by caseload. Herrington and Baker both noted that the funding and programming between the three counties has more flexibility and co­ operation than in the past. In oilier business, the board: • Reconvened the County Compensation Commission which sets the pay for non­ judicial county elected officials. The board asked for the commission to make its rec­ ommendations on or before April 20.Commissioner Tim Burd said the board wanted the committee to meet earlier in the year this time so people who arc interested in running for public office in the August primary will know what the salaries arc for the various positions. Congressman Nick Smith Power to the people It is interesting to contrast last week’s State of the Union speech and the Governor’s State of the State address. Both speeches referenced many of the same challenges, as well as suc­ cesses. President Clinton implied that successes such ax welfare reform were achieved through the work of the federal government while Gov­ ernor Engler noted that Michigan’s welfare rolls are now the lowest they’ve been in 27 years. The fact is that Washington’s role was sending the money and responsibility for our welfare pro­ grams back to state government. The real progress came after Congress took authority away from the Washington bureaucrats and empowered the State of Michigan. Both the President and the Governor talked about the importance of education. The Presi­ dent suggested that national testing, federal lim­ its on social promotion and federal government oversight of class size are the keys to better edu­ cation. Michigan has hired an additional 6,700 teachers since 1991 and increased education funding every year. Several of us in Congress feel that we should be giving the states the fed­ eral education money without the accompany­ ing federal regulations and mandates. When you consider that the federal government most of the mandates and paperwork but only about 5 percent of the educational funding, ills obvious that parents, teacheis, local communities and the state can do a better job. Wc cannot expect to maintain our leading position in the world with a second-rate system of education. With some of my colleagues, I am cosponsoring legislation to add 100.000 new teachers in our schools and ensure that at least 95 percent of federal education aid gets spent in classrooms rather than Washington bureaucrats. Unfortunately, as much as half of federal aid is now spent on bureaucracy and regulation that does little tn help our children learn. We need to refocus ou. efforts on the classroom and reduce the myriad bureaucratic regulations and distrac­ tions which get in the way of teachers and stu­ dents. Both speakers also claimed success in reduc­ ing crime and drug use. The fact is that the fed­ eral government's drug interdiction efforts have failed to stop trafficking. Most of our success has come from community efforts to reduce demand for drugs and prevent people from starting. In addition, most criminal laws, con­ victions and apprehensions arc state matters rather than federal ones. Nevertheless, there is a role for the federal government. We must be more aggressive in guarding our borders and toughening penalties for drug runners. How can we say we’re committed to protecting the inno­ cent if we’re afraid to punish the guilty? After serving in both state and federal gov­ ernment. I am convinced that state and local decisions are more effective than mandates from bureaucrats and politicians in distant Washington. Despite the President’s proposals to start or expand 26 federal programs, the majority in Congress will continue to insist on a smaller, less intrusive federal government with a balanced budget and lower taxes. Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russel! Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. ' U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs,; Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vamon ENors, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton. Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. Drstncf office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich; 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. i State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all ol Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. HastingsBaNNER ML Whas do yoa think? Dn>oted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952N Broadway rtasfcngs Ml 49058-0602 (6161 945-9554 John Jacob* Prescer: Joyce Ryan Treawer Fraderic Jacob* Vce President Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry C indy Sm it h Mar v War ner James Jensen Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through fnday 8 am to 5 30 pm Saturday 8 30a m - Noon Scott Ommen Cindy O’Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County S27 per year m adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO ScxB Hastngs Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Mt 49058 Fred VaaDeatnirg, Haatlags Deb Eisenlohr, Grand Haven: 'I agree with the preiident. -Being that Tm a senior citizen. HI go for the social particularly with the social security. If we don't, people in lecurity issue." the future wont have my..and the education, too. We need that. * Mary Schneider, Middleville: '1 think the surplus should be used for a lax cut." Travis Toder, Halting!: Mari Gaaehka, Halting!: knock off the debt A compromise, somewhere in the middle, would be a nice alternative." 'I think that Clinton il right. We need more money *1 think Clinton should eliminate the national debt and try putting wme money back into schools" �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 5, 1998 — Page 5 Hastings City Bank announces promotions and appointments Eight promotions, appointments and re­ assignments have been announced recently at Hastings City Bank by Robert E. Pick­ ing. president and chief executive officer. They arc as follows: • Randoulph L. Teegardm has been pro­ moted to vice president, trust area. He joined the bank in 1983 as a trust adminis­ trator. was promoted to assistant trust offi­ cer in 1987. to trust manager in 1988 and assistant vice president in 1992. Teegardm earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1980 from Central Michigan University. He re­ ceived a master of business administration degree in finance from Western Michigan University in 1991. He also graduated from the National Graduate Trust School al Northwestern University in the same year. A member of the Hastings Planning Commission, he also is president of the Hastings Country Club and is a member of the Hastings Rotary, the Pennock Hospital Planned Giving Committee and tire Michi­ gan Bankers Association Trust Executive Committee. • Joan Heflelbower has been promoted to controller and cashier. She came to Hast­ ings City Bank in 1990 from Michigan National Bank. She was named operations manager when she started here and was promoted to assistant vice president of op­ erations in 1995. Heffclbowcr earned a bachelor ot busi­ ness administration degree from Aquinas College. An active member of the Ex­ change Club of Hastings, she lives here with her husband. Richard, and children Eric and Becky McCarty and Traci and Vai Heffclbowcr. Karen Scoby Joan Heflelbower Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SANITARY SEWER MAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions ol property owners within the Township signed by the record owners ol land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total area witrun the proposed special assessment district described herein and upon motion of the Townshp Board ot the Township of Prarievile. the Townsnip Board proposes to construct a sanitary sewer man and appurtenances thereto along a portion of Doster Road. S Lake Doster Drive and Parkway Lane with­ in Prairieville Township and to create a special assessment district for the recovery of the cost there­ of by special assessment against the properties benefitted thereby PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District withm which the foregoing sanitary sewer main improvements are proposed to be constructed and withm which the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows Part of the Southwest one quarter of Section 19. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, and pari of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as follows BEGINNING on the West line of aforementioned Section 19 at its intersection with the centerline of Heron Court (as platted), thence Southerly along the center­ line of Doster Drive to a point on the extended Southerly right-of-way line of South Lake Doster Drive; thence West-Northwesterly and thereafter Southwesterly along the extended South right-ofway Ime and South right-of-way Ime of South Lake Doster Drive and thereafter the Easterly nght-ofway Ime of South Lake Doster Drive to its miersection with the West ime of aforementioned Section 30. thence Northerly along the West section hne to the place of beginning EXCEPTING THERE­ FROM any party lymg over, upon or under the waters of Lake Doster PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received engineered plans show­ ing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of such sanitary sewer mam construction m the amount of $325,000. has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk, and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to make such xnprovements and to create the aloredescnbed Special Assessment District PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Plans. Special Assessment District. Cost Estimates and Petitions may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notce until and mdudmg the date of the pubic hearmg then on and may further be examined at such pubic hearmg PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, m accordance with Act 162 of the Pubic Acts of 1962 as amended, appearance and protest at the hearmg m the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest or his or her agent, may appear m person at the hearmg to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing hrs or her appearance or protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that m the event that written objections to the mprovements are filed with the Township Board at or before the hearmg herembefore scheduled, signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total area withm the herembefore described proposed special assessment district. the project to be funded by that special assessment district cannot be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total land area in the that special assessment district as finally established by the Township Board PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a pubic hearmg upon such Petitions. Plans. Special Assessment Dtstret and Estxnates of Cost wfl be held at die Prairieville Townshc Hall at 10115 S Non 3 Road. Delton Mchigan wrthm the Township commencing at 7 30 p m on Thursday. February 19. 1998 At such hearing the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregomg matters which might be fifed with the Board at or poor to the time of the hearings as wen as any revisions, correc­ tions amendments or changes to the plans estimates of cost or the aforementioned proposed Special Assessment District All interested persons are invited to be present and express tneir views at the pubic hearing Prairieville Township will provide the necessary reasonable auxrfiary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearmg. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk Indivxluals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk Normajean Campbell Clerk Prarievrfie Township 10115 S Norns Road Delton Ml 49046 (616) 623 2664 Jean Aki • Mark A. Kolanowski has been pro­ moted to assistant vice prcsidcnt/branch ex­ ecutive. He came to Hastings City Bank in 1993 from National Bank of Detroit (NBD). Since his arrival, he has served as consumer loan officer in the Hastings of­ fice. Kolanowski received his bachelor of arts degree in business from Alma College in 1986 and he earned his master of business administration from Western Michigan University in 1993. He is a member of the Hastings Kiwanis Club. Robert Haight LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TNE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zon­ ing Board ol Appeal j will conduct a public bearing for the following TABLED CASE V-39-97 - Andrew Warner, (appli­ cant) LOCATION At 4225 Trorfs End, off Hoshngs Point Rd , m Sec 4 of Orangrnle Twp PURPOSE Requesting a vononce to erect on addi­ tion to on existing house that is too dose to the ude yard m the RL-1 zixvng distnet CASE NO V-3-98 Rick W Mason, (applicant) LOCATION At 328 Sieb Drive, at Jordan Lake tn Sec 3 of Woodland Twp PURPOSE 1 Requesting a variance to creole a lol with less than the required lot width in the RL-2 zoning distnet 2. Reoueshng a variance to erect on odoihon onto on existing structure, the addition would be doser to lhe rear yard than allowed in lhe RL-2 zoning district. CASE NO. V-4-98 ■ Lorry ond Donna Lontis, (applicants) LOCATION Al 6200 Marsh Rood, on the West side between lewis Rd ond 114th St. in Sec. 30, Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a vo^once to expand o non­ conforming use - i.e , adding onto an existing single wide mobile home in the AR zoning distnet MEETING DATE: February 17, 1998 TIME 7 30 P.M. PLACE Community Room in lhe Courts ond Low Building at 220 West Court Street, Hostings, Michi­ gan Interested persons desiring to present their views upon on appeal eody verbally or in writing will be giv­ en the opportunity to be heard of lhe above mentioned hme and ploce Site inspection of lhe above described properties will be completed bv the Zoning Board ol Appeals members before the hearing The variance applications ore available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 W State St, Hastings, Michigan dun ng lhe hours of 8 am to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 pm ), Monday thru Fndcry Please col lhe Pfenning Office at 948­ 4830 for further information The County of Borry will provide necessary auxil­ iary o>ds and services, such as signers for the heonng impaired ond audio topes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabil­ ities at the meetina/heonng upon ten (10) days notice to lhe County or Barry Individuals wifh disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contort the County of Barry by wnhng or colling tie folowing Mtchoel Brown, County Administrator, 220 W State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (616) 948-489) Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (2/5) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22270-t Estate of Henry K Rempe. Social Security No 480 406876 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be borred or affect ed by the following The decedent, whose last known address wo* 11845 Lakeside Dnve, Wayland, Ml 49348 d.ed March 4. 1997 An instrument doted April 29, 1996 ho* been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased ore notified that oil claims ogo nst the estate will be forever borred unless pre seated to the independent Co-Personal Representa­ tives. Old Kent Bonk, One VondenBerg Center. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503. ond Carol Ann Rempe, 18845 Lakeside Dr Wayland, Ml 49348 ur to both the inde­ pendent Co-Personol Representative and the Barry County Probote Court. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 wrfh.n four months of the dote of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate w>l be there­ after assigned ond distributed to the persons entitled to it Robert D Brower (PI 1256) 800 Colder Plaza Bldg 250 Monroe NW Grand Rapid* Ml 49503 (616)831 1770 (2/5) JOYCE E FAUGHT Plaintiff JOHN J DULL AND MONTIE DULL ond other interested parties Defendant* YOU ARE BENG SUED M THIS COURT TO DIS­ CHARGE ANY CLAIM OR INTEREST THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 138 N MAN STREET, WOODLAND, MICHIGAN YOU MUST FILE YOUR ANSWER OR TAKE OTHER ACTION PERMIT­ TED BY LAW IN THE BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMAND­ ED IN THE COMPLAINT IN THIS CASE ANDREW? ABOOD ABOODLAW, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (517)319 7000 (2/19) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DOT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default hos been mode in lhe condition* of a mortgage mode by Michael F Otis, unmarried male to Northern Financial Services, Mortgagee, dated November 8, 1995 ond recorded on November 14, 1995 in Uber 645, on Page 115, Barry County Records, Michigan, ond was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee, by on assignment doled December 22, 199/ which wos recorded on December 29, 1997 in Uber 1005768, on Pdge, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dote hereof lhe sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight and 85/100 dollars ($103,438 85), including interest ot 7 875% per annum. Under the power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and lhe statute in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sole ol the mortgaged premises, or some port of Inem, ot public vendue, ol the Borry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at I 00 o'clock p.m , on Thursday. March 5, 1998 Said premises ore s-tuoted in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. Barry County, Michigan, and are described OS: Lot 65 and 66 of Lynden Johncocx Plot No 1., according to lhe recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 ot Plots, on Page 93, being o port of lhe North Fractional 1/2 of Section 6, T2N, R10W, Orangeville Township, Borry County, Michigan The redemption penod shall be I monthfi) from lhe date of such sale, unless an affidavit of occupancy or intent to occupy is recorded in accordance with I948CL 600 3241(d) ond giver to the mortgagee, m which cose the redemption period shall be 6 month)j) from the dote of such sale Dated January 22 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File #97120675 (2/19) Loans For Homeowners Regardless of credii history, He and his wife. Sue, live in Hastings with their two sons. Mitchell and Ben. • Harriet T. Cason has been promoted to opcratiorts manager. She came to Hastings from Old Kent Bank in 1995 when she be­ came branch manager of the Caledonia of­ fice. Cason holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Georgetown University in Kentucky. Her husband. Jay. is superintendent of Thomapple Kellogg Schools. The Casons live in Middleville and have two sons. Grant and Justin. • Robert G. Ranes Jr. has been appointed branch manager at the Caledonia office. He came to the bank in 1994 as branch super­ visor of the Middleville office. He was promoted to branch manager of the Nashville office in 1996. Ranes graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor of business ad­ ministration degree in finance and is now pursuing a master of business administra­ tion degree. He lives in Kentwood with his wife. Kathleen, and son. Matthew. • Karen S. Scoby has been promoted tc branch manager of the Nashville office. She came to Hastings City Bank from Is­ abella Bank and Trust in 1997 as a loan of­ ficer. Scoby holds an associate’s degree in business data processing from Montcalm Community College. She also has taken American Banker’s Association banking courses She lives in Charlotte with her husband. Lanny, and their two sons. Landon and Steven. • Jean Aki has been reassigned to lhe Hastings office as audit administrator. She joined Hastings City Bank in 1996 after spending 10 years in Indonesia. She joined the local bank as branch supervisor of the Middleville office. Aki graduated from the American Gradu­ ate School on International Management with a master’s degree in international management and holds a master of business administration degree from Baylor Univer­ sity. She now lives in Middleville. • Robert J. Haight has joined the bank as branch supervisor of the Middleville office. He comes from Old Kent Bank, where he served as an internal staff auditor. Haight joined the Army in 1986 and spent four years on active duty. He gradu­ ated from Western Michigan University in 1996 with a bachelor of business adminis­ •all for same-day approval. tration degree in accountancy. Haight is an active member of the CommonPoint Mortpagc Michigan Army National Guard and now CASH FAST! 1-800-963-2221 lives in Hastings. Send a "Message of Love" with a Valentine LOVE LINE in The Banner. Use the form appearing In this Issue. I �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 5. 1998 RAIN MAN, continued from page 1 The same feeling seemed to prevail al Hastings High School* where Carolyn De­ Witt said “I think it inspired a lol of people in lhe school. It was a great experience for everyone." Delton student Celesta Powell said “I thought it was real interesting how much knowledge he (Kimi has He seems like a real nice guy" As she watched Kim hug one of the stu­ dents. Celesta said. “Sec. he’s so sweet." "Il was a lot of fun I learned a lol to­ day." she said. Delton teacher Mary Collier said she en­ joyed Kim's sense of humor and personal­ ity “I never would have expected that. Il's an addition to all lhe marvelous things he can do." she said. Josh Orman, a student at Hastings High School, said "I think he (Kim) is right about treating people how you want to be treated. 'Dial's important. Il would make things a lot better everywhere." Hastings High student Shawna Woody was impressed with Kim and his father Fran's presentation, loo, "It was great I loved it." site said. Kim end Fran traveled from Sall Lake Cay. Utah to spread their message to Barn Count). At the end of .ach session. Kim tells every tine H would be a better world if every one recognized and respected the dif­ ferences in people. He had an extra message for seventh graders at Hastings Middle School “Remember to read. read, read and re­ member me as you go." Kim told the group Kim's local visit was partially sponsored by the Early On program at the Barry In­ termediate School District, the BISD Par­ ent Advisory Committee and private dona­ tions. Financial sponsorship may include several other local organizations Kim Peek (left) and his father Fran Peek, from the Salt Lake City area, spent several days in Barry County this week talking to local students. They are pictured with Linda DeWitt of Hastings who make the arrangements to bringthePeeMf to the county and Hastings Middle School Principal Michael Spahr (right). the church of your choice. Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2MJ I Laces Road. 1km ling. Ml 44050 (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 am. Sunday School 1100 a m . Sunday Hcmng Prayer Time 6 00 p m . Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p in QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pavtor Susan Truubndge |6I6 ) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 am.* Worship 11 a m . \ftcr School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Box 63. HasUngx Ml 49058 CEDVR CREEK BIBLE Cedar (. reek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brvni Branham Phone 623­ 22X5 Sunday School at 10 00 a m. Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREW 'S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 L Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T I lustwick, vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew * is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road. HasUngs. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 am. classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 45 a m for al) ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STU DY Sunday. 5 00 p m. Com­ munitv Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church t>mily with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH iFttmerir the Uniting* Greet Brethren Church). 600 Ansell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m • Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday, 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 (K) - 4 30 p m CHI RCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 arn Sunday School Hour. 11 (X) a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Aduhs. Teens and Children PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 1330 N Broadway. Hastings phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm BiNc study, youth and children^ program Pastor John Mcllish THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd. Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Wbrship 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share tune 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth gmup meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng lhe wK-*c family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larrv Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 ? m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson, Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am - 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morning Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m fix children and adults Family Hour 6 00 p m Sun­ day evening Monday First Mon­ day of the Month MomY Time Out Wednesday Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thursday Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women v Bible Study Call church office for more information 948­ 8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 9482667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Serv kc 6pm, Thursday Bible Study 7pm if in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC­ CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fisher. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Ikin Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebrafon 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children i min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben llernng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Jumcr-Scnior High This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses W REN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE H ASTINGS BANNER ami REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ' Prew.npt»nv" I IBS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan II XSTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CIS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan BARRY CO. CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m. Worship 11 a m. Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspotxlcnce Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor, Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cdcbeiiion for adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study, 6 30 p m KidY quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call lhe church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Feb 8 - 8 00 & 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages); 6 00 p m YG Saturday. Feb 7 - 9 30 a m Catch 3; 4 00 p ra. Inquires: MO Vow Renewal, 8 00 NA. h^imtoy. Feb 9 7 00 pm Women of Faith Tuesday. Feb 10 7 00 p m Evang Comm. 7 00 Stephen Supp Supers. 7 30 p m OA Wednesday. Feb II 10 00 am Wordwalchers. 7 00 p m Exec. Comm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Buffbrd W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616^45-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School ° 30 a m . Coffee Fellow.hip 10 30 am. Worship 11 00 a m with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Youth Fellowship 4 00 p m Sunday. Feb 8 is Racial Eihnx; Local Church Sunday also Boy Scout Sunday WEDNESDAY Pio­ neer Clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade 4 30 p m THURSDAY Youth Handbells 5 00 pm. Adult Handbells 6 30 p m . Chancel Choir 7 30 p m Tuesday. Feb 10 noon. Hi-Nooners ftxluck Program Wednesday. Feb 11 noon UM Women Lunch Program Tuesday. Feb 17 UM Men will have Lad-ics Ap­ preciation Night Dinner and Pro­ gram 6 30 pm (Need Reserva­ tions for dinner, call 945-9574 j FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. MkIiigan 49058 (616) 945v5463 G Kent Keller, Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther, Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Feb 5 9 00 a m Women's Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark. 10 00 am Circle «2. 4 00 p m Millage Com­ mittee • Sr High Classroom Sun­ day. Feb 8 - TODAY IS YOUTH SUNDW 9 30 am and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Worship Ser­ vice* The 9 30 Service is broad­ cast over WBCH ■ AM 1220 Nursery is provided during noth Service* 10 30 am Coffee HourDining Room. 2 00 pm Mexico Mission meeting packing. 3 15 pm Senior High PYF leaves for Mel Trotter Mission. 5 00 p m Confirmation Clasa - Dining Room. 6 00 pm Sunday School Teacher meeting • Sr High Class­ room. 6 00 p m Middle High PYF meets at the church Monday. Feb 9 7 30 p m Session Meeting Tuesday. Feb 10 6 15 Men's Bible Studs • YMCA. 3 00 pm NEWSLETTER DEADLINE'. 700 pm Mary Circle • Lounge. 7 30 p m Deacons meeting - Din­ ing Room Wednesday. Feb 11 6 00 p m Church Night wpper • Hall. 7 (X) p m Choir rehearsal. 7 00 p m “Kery gma' Bible Study Dining Room. 7 00 p m “Rmonal Evangelism" Bible Study • Lounge Eugene E. uBud” Hayden William R. (Billy) Haas HASTINGS - Eugene E. “Bud" Hayden, age 76, of Hastings, passed away Monday, Febru­ ary 2, 1998 at his residence. Mr. Hayden was born February 9, 1921 in Chicago. Illinois, the son of Eugene & Wilma (Carlin) Hayden. He was married to Betty R. (Wolfe) Waswick on October 1. 1960 in Cassopolis. They moved to the Dehon/Hastings areas in 1972. He was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, had a firm belief and faith in God’s, word the Bible. He was widely known as one of Jeho­ vah’s Witnesses throughout the community. He was an active and dedicated member for the past 47 years, the last four at the Hastings East Congregation, where he served as lhe presiding overseer. Mr. Hayden is survived by his wife, Betty; son, Michael E. Hayden of Greenville; daught­ er, Diane (Hayden) Knight of Elkhart, Indiana; step-daughter, Lyndsay E. Finch of Hastings; step-son, Daniel A. Waswick of Shelbyville; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 7, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Hastings Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Mr. Joseph C. Mazacek officiating. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS - William R. (Billy) Haas, age 66, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was born March 9,1931 in Barry County. Billy enjoyed the outdoors and playing cards with his friends. He attended the Day Center faithfully for many yean He is survived by several friends at Golden Moments, the day center, and special friends, Harriott Durkee, and Mary Spurgeon, and a very dose friend. Delores. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. [ Ronald B. Lehman WOODLAND - Ronald B. Lehman, 88, of Woodland, passed away Sunday, February 1, 1998 at his residence. He was bom on July 2, 1909 in Woodland Township, the son of Ora and Effie (Cotton) Lehman. He married Margaret Estella Kelsey on June 24, 1936 in Woodland. He was raised and attended schools in Warner Ville and Woodland in Woodland Township. He retired from the Farm Bureau Co-op in Charlotte in 1972. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret on November 4, 1983; brother, Cai ! in 1997. He is survived by his son, Harold (Linda) Lehman of Woodland; two grandsons. Jon Paul and Boon Ronald Lehman; one great grand­ son, Jon Paul Lehman Jr.; sister, Hildred Chase; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 4,1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa with Reverend George Speas officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance. Frances H. Bunker HASTINGS - Mrs. Frances H. Bunker, age 87, of Hastings, passed away Monday, Febru­ ary 2, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Bunker was bom on April 4, 1910 in Hudson, lhe daughter of Vernon 8c Edna (Cramer) Barkway. She was raised in the Hudson/Mason areas and attended Mason Schools, graduating in 1928 from Mason High School as class Valedictorian. She was married to Arthur K. Bunker on June 20,1928. She and her husband farmed for 25 years in Ingham County before moving to Barry County in 1953. She was a member of Hastings First Baptist Church, Bible School and girls club supervisor, 37 years as church communion set-up chair­ man, traveled extensively with her husband as missionary church builders, long-time member of the Farm Bureau and lhe Bureau “Just-AMere" group, was an avid flower garden grow­ er and enthusiast. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Bunker on April 11, 1995; her parents; grandson, Thomas Swift in 1990 and a brother. Wesley Barkway. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara (Clayton) Swift of Woodland, Ardis (Russell) Makley of Hastings; eight grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren. Visitation will take place Thursday. Febru­ ary 5. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. until funeral time. Funeral services will take place at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. February 5. 1998 at Hastings First Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Shorkey officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodland Township. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Baptist Church. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. < |Hazel M. Cooley| HASTINGS - Mrs. Hazel M. Cooley, age 90, of Hastings, passed away Sunday, February 1, 1998 in Springhill. Honda. Mrs. Cooley was born on October 25, 1907 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Richard & Bertha (Voelker) Sweetnam. She was raised in the Grand Rapids area and attended lhe Buchanan School and South High School. She was married to Harvey Randall, marriage ended In divorce. She then married Merle Codey on November 3, 1945. They moved to Hastings in 1968 from Kalamazoo. Her employment included: ten years at lhe former Mullers Bakery tn Grand Rapids and lhe former Army Ordinance Office in Grand Rapids for 3'A years. Mrs. Cooley has wintered in Horida for eighteen years. She was preceded in death by her parent; grandson, Steven Nyland; step-daughter, Norma Foote; brother, George Sweetnam. Mrs. Cooley is survived by her husband. Merle; one daughter, Marilyn (Lloyd) Nyland of Macatawa; two sons, Richard (Linda) Randall of *.ptos, California. Donald Randall of Howard, Ohio; one step-daughter, Marcella Kraft of Schoolcraft; three step-sons. Duane Cooley of Hastings, Richard Cooley of Texas, Donald (Linda) Cooley of Hastings; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, step­ grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Lawrence (Ruth) Cooley of Hastings Visitation will be Thursday, February 5. 1998 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, Febru­ ary 6, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings with Reverend Michael J. Anton officiating. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. I John F. Symonds| NASHVILLE - John K. Symonds, age 58. of Nashville, passed away Tuesday. January 27, 1998 in Texas. He was bom in Charlotte on September 9. 1939, the son of Malcolm & Lillian (Russell) Symonds. He graduated from W.K. Kellogg High Schoo) in Nashville in 1958. He married Jeanette Wiser in 1959 and Ann Gautney in 1975; both marriages ended in divorce. He owned and operated Portland Systems Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania He enjoyed Casinos, dog & horse racing, and the outdoors. He was preceded in death by his mother. Lillian Symonds; step-son. Marlin Sparks; two brothers, Duane Symonds and Pete Symonds. Mr. Symonds is survived by three sons. Michael (Beth) Symonds. William Symonds. Brian (Sally) Symonds all of Nashville; one daughter, Sharon (Richard) Craven of Nashvil­ le; stepchildren. Michael (Jackie) Sparks of Nashville, and Tammy Yates of Morristown. Tennessee; eight grandchildren; father. Malcolm Symonds of Nashville; three brothers, Russell (Darlene) Symonds of ’Marion, Donald (Ena Mae) Symonds of Nash­ ville, David Symonds of North Star; four sisters, Mary Lou (Robert) Bngood of Nashvil­ le, Phyllis (Wendell) Russell of Hickory Comers. Rozclla (Robert) Herman of Hastings, and Marilyn Shupp of Lansing Funeral services were held Friday, January 30, 1998 at the Maple Valley Chapcl-Genthcr Funeral Home. Reverend Al Mettler officiated Burial took place at Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice. | ~ Walter G. Miller Sr. HASTINGS - Waller G. Miller Sr., age 74. of Hastings, passed away Saturday, January 31, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bora June 4,1923, lhe son of Amos and Venie (Brocious) Miller. Mr. Miller moved to Hastings in 1995 from Pennsylvania, where he was employed for 23 years at Youngstown Sheet and Tube, retiring in 1978. Mr. Miller enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Betty (Kinnan) Miller of Pennsylvania; two sons, Walter G. Jr„ (Elizabeth) Miller of Hastings, Ronald L. (Sherry) Miller of Pennsylvania; daughter, Kathy A. Miller of Pennsylvania; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sisters, Rosamay Wike, MaiyLou Minnich, Mollie Jane Algoe; brothers, Lyman Miller, Robert Miller, all of Pennsylvania; many nieces and nephews. No services will be held, burial will be at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Dryridge, Pennsylvania Memorial contributions may be made to the; Alzheimer’s Association, 2727 South 11th. St^ Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009. Funeral arrangements were made Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. by |______ Harold Russell Heeler DELTON - Harold Russell Heeler, age 5: of Delton, passed away Saturday, January 3 1998 at his residence. ; Harold was bom August 14,1945, the son < Lawrence & Helen (Weaver) Heeler. . He attended Delton-Kellogg Schools at had been a self-employed Plumber for mat years. : Harold loved hunting, fishing 8c buildin He was married to Sharon Watson on Apt 3, 1993. He was preceded in death by his father mother; sister, Bonnie Reagan. "! Mr. Heeter is survived by his wife, Sharon*1 five daughters, Michele at home, Marcey & Dawn 8c Kim Heeter all of Wyoming and Sarah Watson of Leroy; one son, Don Watson of Three Rivers; step-mother, Wava Heeter of Seattle, Washington 8c mother 8c father-in-law. Bob & Inez Crawford of Delton; three sisters, Beverly 8c. Jim Burton of Battle Creek, Barbara & Jim Hill of Battle Creek. Beth 8c. Jerry Whit­ comb of Gaines; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews. Funeral senices were held Wednesday. February 4, 1998 al the Williams Funertff Home with Pastor Wilson Dye officiating. ’ Interment took place at Cedar Creek' Cemetery. |John C. Bush J FREEPORT - Mr. John C. Bush, age 73, < Freeport, passed away Monday, February 1998 at his residence. Mr. Bush was bon: on February 28, 1924 in Hastings, the son of Roy 8c. Ella (Martin) Buslp He was raised in the Hastings area an^ attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1942 from Hastings High School. A veteran of World War II serving first in the United States Army from 1942 until 1944 and then transfered to lhe United Slates Army Air Corps, serving until his discharge in 1945. He was married to Della M. Cutrcr on May 8. 1945. Following his military discharge he returned to lhe Hastings/Freeport areas until moving to Louisiana in 1962. He returned to lhe Freeport area in 1973 and has lived al his* present address since 1975. His employment included: Hastings E.W. Bliss Company, White Products in Middlevil­ le, a salesman, a millwright and was engaged in farming. He was a member of Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, former Boy Scout leader and was an^ avid model steam train enthusiast 8c collector.' Mr. Bush was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Eugene, Orville “Bill", and,, Frank Bush. Mr. Bush is survived by his wife, Delias three sons, John C. (Karen) Bush, Jr. of Walker,* Louisiana. Daniel R. (Sandy) Bush of Denvex,Colorado. Reverend Thomas E. (Pamela) Bush of Sawyer; daughter. Judith A. Dibble of Haa* mgs; seven grandchildren; two great grandctoWdren; sister, Clara Bush of Stanford. California’" Funeral services will be held Thursday^ February 5. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Wesleyan Church with Reverend Mark Patclh4 ett officiating. Burial will be al the Freeport Cemetery^ Memorial contributions may be made to the' Pennock Foundation. ? Arrangements were made by Wren Funerel Home. Hastings. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5, 1998 — Page 7 Social News Thomas-Field engagement told Jack Field and Patricia A. Thomas -i .520 W. Sager Rd. wish to announce their engage­ mem as of Christmas Day. No wedding date has been set yet. Schovans to observe 40th anniversary Jack and Geneva Schovan of Hastings will celcbralc their 40lh wedding anniversary on Feb. 8. 1998 They both are retired now and enjoy traveling They have three daughters. Mrs. Genic Cochran. Mrs. Va) Reigler (Charles) and Mrs. Jackie Lancaster (Jim) of Hastings. They have eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren and three more great grand­ children or. the way. The couple will celebrate at home with family. Storm-Madden to wed March 28 The parents of Kelli Jean Storm and Russell William Madden are proud to announce their upcoming wedding. March 28. 1998. at the Country Chapel located in Dowling. They are both Class of 1996 graduates of Hastings High School. Woodland NEWS... Lynda Cobb reports that reservations arc full for the Friday, Feb. 13. candlelight dinner at lhe depot, and John Waite said the Historical Society appreciates everyone who expressed interest in this event. The society will meet Thursday evening. Feb. 12. in the dining room of Lake Manor on Emerson Street. John Waite will pre­ sent a program, and the public is welcome. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at lhe depot at I p.m. Saturday. Feb. 14. The speaker will be Graydcn Slowins. who will speak about Sehewa Township history. A new book was purchased for the li­ brary this week It is "The Alienist.” the first hook by Caleb Carr, who wrote “Xhc Angel Of Darkness” that was purchased for the library in October and has been found interesting by lhe people who have read it. These books are sei in New York in the 1890s and are about an early child psychia­ trist. The high school group at Lakewood United Methodist Church held a pizza and salad bar supper Friday night to raise funds for their summer mission trip. Around 200 people came and enjoyed the evening, and John Waite reports it was a financial suc­ cess. The mission trip has not been planned yet. but it has been decided that it will be within the state of Michigan this year. Joyce Faught lias had more X-rays on her foot after lhe swelling and bruising went down, and there were no broken bones, but she is still off work. e The Lakewood Community Ambulance February dinner, an "all you can eat” ham and Swiss steak meal, will be held at Cun­ ningham Acres. I and 1/2 miles west of Lake Odessa on M-50 Sunday afternoon from noon to 3 p.m. Adults will cost S6 and children from 5 to 12 will cost S3. Under 5 and over 100 cal free. These meals arc a major fund-raiser for the ambulance as well as a great meal for a reasonable price. The Woodland Lions met Tuesday evening in their den. There were 12 Lions present and guest speaker Ed O’Mara, who spoke about the fish farm that he and his brother have. They raise talapia. a tropical fish from the Nile. These fish are an excel­ Ina Colvin to mark her 97th birthday Ina Colvin will celebrate her 97th birthday Feb. II. Now a resident al Thomapple Manor, an open house will be held there Sunday. Feb. 8 from 3 lo 5 p.m.. hosted by her five daughters. Bob and June VanDenburg. Win and Elaine Steward. Dick and Mert Clark. Verna Lancaster and Doris Colvin, and her daughter-in-law. Kate Colvin. Her son Floyd, died Sept. 6. 1997. She has 21 grandchildren. 35 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Ruth Varney is 90 today Ruth Varney of Thomapple Manor of Hastings and formerly of Nashville will celebrate her 90th birthday on Thursday. Feb. 5. and would enjoy receiving cards from family and friends. A surprise party by the family was held Sunday afternoon Feb. 1st at the Manor. A birthday cake and punch was served. ‘ She has two children. Bob (Ardeen) Varney and Lyle (Norma) Varney, both of Nashville She also has eight grandchildren. II great grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Please send cards to her at Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Rd.. Hastings. Mich. 49058 LEGAL • NOTICE 1 Stat* of Mkhifan Probata Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probata F»le No 97 22245 IE Estate ol Mildred I Shode Social Security No 376-18 3710 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in 4ie estate moy be borred or oHected by lhe following The decedent, whose lost known address wos Ten dercore, 240 E North, Hostings, Ml 49058 died 11 • 7-97. An instrument dated 11 30-93‘hos been admit­ ted os lhe will of lhe deceased Creditors of lhe deceased are notified that oil clom-s against lhe estate will be forever barred unless pre tented to the independent personal representative, Lin­ da Stidham, 6405 Thornapple Lake Rood, Nashville. Ml 49073, or to both the independent personal repre­ sentative ond the Barry County Probate Court, Host ings, Michigan 49058, withm 4 months of the dale ol publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Timothy L Tramp (P41571) 911 Fourth Avenue lake Odessa. Ml 48849 374-7400 (2/5| Kenneth Dean Babcock. Freeport and Dawn Ann Woodworth. Freeport. Leonard William Gincbaugh. Delton and Tammy Jean Townsend. Delton. Douglas A. Sherman. Middleville and Diane Lorraine Ogren. East Lansing. Shawn Lynn Rowley. Hastings and Michelle Lee Sivils. Hastings. John Edward Gills. Kalamazoo and Diane Dale Oman. Hickory Comers. Eugene Lynden Norns, Dowling and Lois Mac DcRosc. Dowling. Jamie Roy Secbcr. Hastings and Chcnc Lynn Cotant. Hastings. Martin Michael Zagumny. Plainwell and Car­ rie Lynn Boyd. Plainwell. David Louis Bunch. Hastings and Patncia Ann Smith. Don't even try to resist. lent food fish with somewhat the flavor of orange roughy. They are in large demand. The O’Maras have ponds in a heated ham for the fish. It takes about six months to grow the fish to market size Because they arc still in the learning stages of raising these fish, their produc­ tion is limited. The O'Maras hope they will be ahle to begin to meet a larger de­ mand in the future. Much of the process of raising these fish has been a doing and learning experience, as there is not a manual for it. They have developed their own healing systems, feed­ ing regimens, etc. Also, the waste product is a very good fertilizer. They are begin­ ning an indoor production of tomato plants with it which may be an excellent byprod­ uct. The O’Maras also arc doing a program with 4-H for the reproduction of these fish. It will enable them to increase the repro­ duction of the fish and the 4-H to raise some funds. The Lions and their guest enjoyed a meal of pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions, cooked by Doris Nicthamcr. Phyl­ lis Baitinger made salad and Doreen Shoe­ maker made dessert The Lions planned a Sweetheart Banquet lor the next meeting, which will be on Tuesday. Feb 10. There is still lots ol llu and other as­ sorted winter illnesses going around and many people arc not getting out much be­ cause of having it or not warning to get it. But the weather has wanned up in the last few days and things may be improving soon. Send Your Sweet Heart a “Message of Love”...in next week’s BANNER. LOVE LINES form appears elsewhere in this issue. February 13,14,15 jP Kalamazoo, Michigan •• Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds (• (Heated Buildings) II “A Spectacular Country Gathering -at the Original Country Peddler Show!" -.i Friday 4p-9p Adults $4.00 JI Saturday »a-5p Sunday lla-4p Child (2-12) $2.00 tExhcby) St II .............. X" to Lake St, him left, fellow to Fairgrounds TTTMS MAY \%RY AT IStXVTDCAL SIIOW5 / SO DCSCl X.' STS AJT11 Wo AMEKX.A5--------------------- REPORT OF CONDITION HASTINGS CITY BANK December 31, 1997 - Assets Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Non-interest-bearing balances and currency and coin Interest-bearing balances Securities Federal funds sold Securities purchased under agreements to resell Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases .............................................................................. LESS: Allowance for loan tosses Loans and leases net of Allowance Assets held in trading accounts Premises and fixed assets (including'capitalized leases) Other real estate owned Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies Customer s liability to this bank and acceptances outstanding Intangible assets Other assets . Total assets DOLLAR AMOUNT 9.848,917 0 42.645.646 12,050,000 0 101.295.461 1.318500 99.976,961 0 1.661.793 0 15.000 0 214.564 2,226.513 168,639.394 - Liabilities Domestic Deposits: Non-interest bearing Interest bearing Federal funds purchased Securities sold under agreements to repurchase Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury Other borrowed money Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding Subordinated notes and debentures . Other liabilities Total liabilities 142.963.106 20.523.786 122.439.320 0 0 0 7.490.054 400.835 0 0 1.314.484 152.168.479 - Equity Capital 0 Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 1.353.600 Common stock ....................................................................................... Surplus Undivided profits and capital reserves Net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities Total equity capital Total liabilities and equity capital Memoranda: Deposits ot state money - Michigan Our Conversation Heart Bear is irresistably squeezable, lovable, and all that good stuff you want to share on Valentine's Day. 4.878.000 10.180.796 58.519 16.470.915 168.639.394 0 I. Joan M. Heflelbower. AVP & Controller of the above named bank, do hereby declare that this report of condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief Joan M. Heflelbower We. the undersigned directors, attest the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare it has been examined by us. ancj.to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. A. Earlene Baum Cinder Pharmacy & Hallmark Shop 110 W. State Street Hastings • 945-9551 Open: Monday-Friday 9-7; Saturday 9-5 James R. Wiswell Directors �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5, 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - DeFoulI has been mode in the condition i ol a mortgage mode by Terry L J M Stenzelborton and Michelle Stenzeloorton. husband ond wife to The Prudential Mortgage Company, Inc . a New Jersey Corporation. Mortgagee, doted April 6. 1994 ond recorded on April 11.1994 in Uber 601 on Page 729, Borry County Records, Michigan, ond was assigned by said mortgagee to the Norwest Mortgage Inc . a California Corporation as assignee by on assignment dated June 20. 1996 which was recorded on October 8. 1996. m Uber 674. on Page 851. Borry County Records, on which mortgage there is doimea to be due at the dote hereof the sum ol Sixty Sim Thousand Sim Hundred Seventeen ond 66/100 dollars ($66,617 66), including interest of 8 00% per annum Under the power of sole contained in said mort goge ond the statue in such case mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, ot public vendue, ot the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan ot 1 00 o'clock PM, on March 12. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Borry County. Michigan ond are described os Commencing of the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1 /4 of the Northwest 1 /4of Section 24. Town 2 North, Range 9 West, thence North 1584 feet to point of beginning, thence Wes, 826 feet, thence North 264 feet, thence East 826 feet to center of rood, thence South 264 feet to pomt of beginning The redemption per>oa shall be 12 monfh(s) from the dote of such sole Doted January 29. 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE INC FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC . 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 File *97121403 (219) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in lhe conditions of a mortgage mode by Mono Terrero, o single woman to Fleet Mortgage Corp., Mortgagee, doted Moy 4, 1995 ond recorded on May 9, 1995 in Uber 629, on Page 837, Borry County Records, Michigan, ond was assigned by soid mortgagee to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic, as assignee by on assignment dated May 4, 1995 which was recorded on Moy 9, 1995, in Liber 629, on Page 842, Borry County Records, ond re-recorded on February 15, 1996, in Uber 651, Page 837, Borry County Records, Michigan on which mortaooe there is daimed to be due ot the dote hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Seventy ond 23/100 dollars ($71,070 23), including interest ot 7 15% per annum Under the power of sole contained in said mort­ gage ond lhe statute in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some port of tnem, ot public vendue, at the Borry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at 1:00 o'clock P.M., on March 12, 1998 Said premises ore situated in City of Hastings. Borry County, Michigan, ond ore described os. Lot 5 Supervisor Chose's Addition to the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plot thereot as recorded in Liber 3 erf Hats on Page 1. The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from lhe date of such sale, unless dete-mmed abandoned -n accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dote of such soi« Doted January 29. 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trot, P C Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File #98010201 (2/26) State of Michigan In the Circuit Court for the County of Barry HON JAMES H FISHER CASE NO 97 740 CK LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP a Michigan Corporation Plaintiff CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES INC LOGI COMP INC and HARRY B THOMPSON TRUST UD 9/21/88 Defendants JAMES L JUHNKE (P24416) Ate, ney for Plaintiff 835 Golden Avenue Battie Creek Ml 49015 Wqjhone (616)963 1441 NOTICE OF UEN FORECLOSURE SALE A Judgment having been mode in Cose No 97 740 CK m the Barry County Circuit Court, Barry County, Michigan whe'e.p CLEARVIEW PROPERTIES, INC was found to be indebted unto LAKELAND ASPHALT CORPORATION, and upon which Lien there is claimed to be due and unpata, at the dote of this notice for principal and interest the sum of $32 399 69 Now therefore, by virtue of the statute of the Stale of M<hgcn in such cose made ond provided, notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 12th day of February. 1998 ot 1 00 p m . local time, sad lien will be foreclosed by o sole ot public auction, to the high es> bidder ot bidders for cash, ot the East steps of toe Barry County Courthouse Hostings. Michigan, that being the place where the Circuit Court tor Borry County is held, of the premises described in said lien or so much thereof os may be necessary to pay the amount due. os aforesaid, on sod lien, with the inter­ est thereon at 7 0 percent (7 0%) per annum ond all legal costs, charges ond expenses, including the attar noy fees allowed by low, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises, which sod premis­ es ore located ot M 37 North of Hostings, Michigan, situated in the Township of Rutland. County of Barry and State of Michigan and more particularly described os fellows, to wit: PARCEL #2: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10. Town 3 North, Range 9 West PARCEL »3 The North 1 /2 of the Southeast ’ /4 of the Southwest 1/4 o1 sod Section 10. Town 3 North, Range 9 West PARCEL #4 That portton of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of sod Section 10 lying South of the centerline of Highway M-37 EXCEPT commencing of the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1 /4 of sod Section 10, thence South 11 3/7 ruds. thence East to Highway M-37, thence Northwesterly along sod Highway M-37 to the East and West 1/4 line, thence West along sod East ond West 1/4 line to the point of beginning PARCEL #5 That portion of the West 1/2 of lhe Northwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sad Section 10 lying South of the centerline of Highway M-37, EXCEPT Commencing where the East line of the West 1 /2 of the Northwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sod Section 10 intersects the centerline of sod Highway M­ 37 lor the place of beginning lor this exception, thence South 10 rods, thence Northwesterly, parallel to sod Highway M 37, 8 rods, thence Norm to the centerline of sod Highway M-37; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of sod Highway M-37 to lhe place of begin­ ning PARCEL #6 The West 1 /2 of the Southwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10, EXCEPT. Commencing at the Southwest corner o( the Southeast 1 /4 of sod Section 10 for the place of beginning of this exception, thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 5 seconds West along the North ana South 1 /4 line of sod Section 991 33 feet, thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 396 32 fee* thence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 51 seconds West 330 61 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 10 seconds East 264 35 feet along the North Ime of the Southwest I /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sad Section, thence South 00 degrees 15 mmutes 23 seconds East 1324 18 feet □long the East line of the West 1 /2 of the Southwest 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of sad section, thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 37 seconds West 659 47 feet to the place of beginning During the Four (4) months immediately following the sole, the property may be redeemed Doted December 29. 1997 JAMES! JUHNKE (P24416) Attorney for Plaintiff (2/5) Dangerous moles Ann landers Take up golf Dear Ann Landers: My husband. "George." is 71 years old We have had a wonderful marriage for over 30 years - until recently, that is. when George took up golf He was a great athlete in his younger days and quickly became quite a gixxJ golfer At the golf club, he met a young woman who works as a checker at the local supermarket. She is young enough to be his granddaughter. George and "Amy" play twice a week, and she usually beats him. Amy recently won a contest at the golf club for doing 70 sit-ups. A month ago. George decided to join a fitness club. He told me Amy suggested it. He introduced me to her at the supermarket last week, and she certainly is very well put together, as you might expect. A friend of ours told me that after the sessions at lhe fitness club. George and Amy go out together for lunch. Ann. I know that it is easy to look good at the age of 25. especially in skimpy white shorts and a white T-shirt, but I do not like these recent developments and wonder which person I should approach first. I must admit that this fitness program has improved George’s appearance, but I’m not so sure it has helped his Hood pressure. It certainly hasn't done much for mine. I need advice in a hurry. No name, please, just - Uneasy in Laguna Beach. Calif. Dear Laguna: I suggest that you take up golf (I’m sure there arc some good instructors at the club) and also join the fitness group. You could then have lunch with your husband after he is through working out This maneuver is called "cutting her off al the pass." Il's a battle tactic that seldom fails. Good luck Too young Dear Ann Landers: Last week, my 8-yearold daughter went to play at "Susie's" house. I later telephoned, and Susie's father informed me that the children were playing at Susie's boyfriend's house. Last night, my 10-year-old daughter asked permission to "go with" a boy in her class. I told her that 10-year-olds do not need to "go with" anyone. She said several girls in her class are going with boys and whenever there is a break-up. which is often, the girls cry for days. I have talked to other parents about this, and they say such behavior is normal and doesn't amount to much, i disagree. Parents need to set limits and give their children proper values. Young girls are taught how to put on makeup and look glamorous for boys when they are 8 or 9 years old. A psychologist friend of mine said kids see their mothers and big sisters using makeup and dating, and they arc seen as role models Well. Ann. our children also sec their parents hugging and kissing and their older GIRL. Sage Elisc. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 17. 1998 at 5:40 a.m. to Kelly and Rob Kenyon of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 1'4 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL. Raven Amethyst, born al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 16. I99X al 8:20 a.m. lo Ussa and Lyman Bristol of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. I o/. and 19 inches long. BOY. Matthew Ixe. bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Jan. 19. 1998 at 9:20 a.m. to Steve and Stacy Maurer of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs 11 I''2 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Mackenzie May. horn al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 19. 1998 al 7:45 p.m. lo Jaimic Haddix. Weighing 8 lbs. 11 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Taylor Marie Roark, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 20. 1998 at 3:59 a m. lo Jes­ sica Dupuis and Timothy Roark of Hastings. Weighing X lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long Confused About the New IRA Choices? Hastings City Bank Can Steer You In the Right Direction! We will help you take a clear look at how the Traditional. Education and Roth IRA compare so you can choose which is best for your circumstances. Hastings City Bank offers IRA certificates of deposit with terms ranging from 182 days to 8 years. Also, check into our IRA statement savings account that you can open with as little as S25.OO. Our IRA s offer highly competitive rates — ensuring that your IRA savings will grow steadily. And safety? Your savings are insured to SI00.000. Come see us and we 11 help you develop the right IRA program, combining personal sen-ice. safety and earnings growth. Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 MEMBER FDIC BOY. Jordon Louis. bom al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 20. 1998 al 4:55 p.m. to tarry and Al­ lison Hoffman of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs 11 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kaitlyn Mane, bom at Pennock Hos pital on Jan 21. I99X at 6:17 p.m. lo Ent and Barb Reid of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs 113 4 ozs. and 20.5 inches long. GIRL. Shclbi Denise, bom at Pennock Hos pital on Jan. 23. 1998 al 9:16 p.m to Daniel and Michelle Snowden of Hastings Weighing 8 lbs 10 I 2 ozs. and 21 inches long GIRL. Alexis Marie, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Jan 23. 199X al “ 12 p.m to Melissa Shncy and Alan Orscskcd Richland Weigh ing 9 lbs H I 2 ozs and 21 inches long GIRL. Madison Mane, bom al Butterworth Hospital on Jan I". |99Xal2 Ham to Rick and I i\a \anderPlocg ol Hastings Weighing ” lbs and 20 inches long. TWINS. Cassandra Jeanne and Benjamin Dale born at Ingham Regional Medical Cen ter on Dec. 30. 199" at 9 2" am and 9 28 a m to Ah in and Aimce (Keefer» Haw lev of Woodland Weighing 6 IK 2 o/s and 19 inches long and 5 lbs 9 o/s and 20 inches long sisters getting pregnant, but this doesn't make it OK for younger children to be doing that. If we let them wear makeup and "go out" when they arc 8. what will ihcy he doing when they are 15? I'll tell you. They'll be moving or. to lhe next base of this ballgame And we will have ourselves to blame If we give up fighting against peer pressure, we are allowing other people to raise our children We are putting their friends and their friends' parents in charge. Parents should let their children be children They will be adults soon enough and will never gc« to do it over again And neither will we - A Mother in Doyline. La. Dear Doyline: I cannot add a thing to what you have said, except my thanks for a letter that I hope will be taken seriously by parents of pre-teen children. If they arc sensible, they will learn from it. Older roving eye Itear Ann Landers: I am 43 years old. My husband. “Hany." is 63. The problem is that Harry is losing his ability to perform sexually without a considerable amount of help from me. This does not bother me. I don't mind "helping." What really concerns me is that Harry has decided he needs more sexual ex­ citement than our marriage can provide. Several weeks ago. Harry started to take a woman he met through work out to dinner — "just to talk." He claims there is nothing physical going on. but I think he is lying. I’ve told him that unless he stops seeing this woman and gets tested for venereal disease. I refuse «o have sex with him. He says I am be­ ing unreasonable. 1 think I’m being quite sensible. This impasse has put a real strain on our marriage. Please don't suggest counseling. I've already done that, and he won't go. What should I do now? — Hurting in Houston Dear Houston: No wife should be expected to remain silent while her husband regularly takes another woman out to dinner "just to talk.” You need more help than I can give you. Ask your family doctor to recommend a marriage counselor, and g > without Harry and ask for guidance. I have a hunch Harry’s decline in the virility department has a lot to do with his sudden attack of "roving eye." (They call this “The Old Goal Syndrome.") Dear Ann tandrrv: A while hack, you printed a letter from a grieving mother who had just buried her 28-ycar-old son. He had died due to a misdiagnosis of a cancerous mole by an HMD doctor She hoped that by writing you and sharing her experience, other lives could be saved I would like to thank her personally for telling her story because one of the lives she saved was mine I. too. had been concerned about a mole on my upper arm My HMO doctor told me it was nothing to worry about While this par­ ticular mole did not appear to he as advanced as the pictures of melanomas he showed me. it did have certain characteristics of melanoma — asymmetrical in shape, irregular borders, a change in color — and il was larger than a quarter inch in diameter I suggested to my doctor that he remove the mole before it became a problem. He reluc­ tantly agreed and indicated I'd have to make another appointment. He did not refer me to a dermatologist or surgeon. When I left his of­ fice. I figured I'd make the appointment in early fall so 1 wouldn't be sporting a fresh scar all summer. That mother's letter in your column pro­ mpted me to make an appointment with a der­ matologist immediately II turned out the mole on my arm was malignant and required two surgeries. While no words of comfort can mitigaie that mother's grief over losing her son. 1 believe her experience saved my life. Had I waited until fall to remove the mole, it may have been too late. Please print this letter so she might see it and know what a difference she made in my life. — Grateful in Jefferson City. Mo. Dear Grateful: And I am grateful to you for writing. You can be sure that among the hun­ dreds of thousands of people who read your letter today, at least a dozen had "suspicious" moles that will be checked out promptly. Some are most assuredly cancerous. Thanks for lhe lives you saved Gem of the Dey (Credit Zsa Zsa Gabor, a veteran of several divorces who said she never haled a man so much thai she would give his jewelry back): "I am a wonderful housekeeper. Every time 1 get a divorce. I keep the house." Lonesome? Take charge of your life and turn it around. Write for Ann Landers' new booklet. "How to Make Friends and Stop Be­ ing Lonely. " Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $4.25 (this includes postage and handling) to: Friends, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Bax 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $5.15.) Copyright 19M Creators Syndicate, Inc. Lake Odessa N€WS The Lakewood Christian School dinner for this month will be on Friday night Feb. 6. The Lake Odessa Dcpot/Muscum was open midday Saturday, even without advance public­ ity. ft is open on the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This time there were vis­ itors who chanced to sec directors of the society preparing the showcases for the valentine dinner to be held next week. Friday. Feb. 13. The limit has been reached on reservations. On the following day (Saturday. Feb. 14). the genealogical society will meet, and like every other time, they meet they get to sec what is on display. The showcase’s exhibit will still be in place for lhe Feb. 28 open house. A motion light is being installed on the southwest corner of the depot. The Ionia County Genealogical Society meet­ ing Saturday. Feb. 14. will feature Graydcn Slowins. Scbcwa Township Clerk, who will speak on the history and development of Scbc­ wa. He has prepared family histories of many families of the area and lias published the Schnaubcl family genealogy. A copy is in the local library. The Slowinski, Lehman, Eldndgc. O'Mara. Picrccfield and other families arc included in the descent lines. Also next week, the Women's Fellowship of the Congregation Church will hold its monthly meeting in the church dining room. Marcia Raffler and Laurel Garlingcr will be the hostess pair. Decma Wright of Vermontville will be the speaker and will do a program on making deco­ rative baskets. Mrs. Parke Beach Jr. has returned from surgery at Ann Arbor and is making good progress Marvin Shanks is making visible progress at TcndcrCarc in Hastings. He has stood alone for the first time an his speech is greatly improved. He continues with busy day s of therapy For recent years Walker Pharmacy has offered a sweet treat to any grade school young­ ster w ho brings in a fine report card. They used to be mounted on the rear wall, but that space is no longer sufficient. Now the large window is nearly covered with copies of the cards over­ lapped. That represents a lot of candy bars. It also represents many excellent students. The opening of the 1998 Winter Olympics comes Friday evening from 8 to 11 when the opening ceremonies will be broadcast. Motorists going toward Ionia w ill likely note thai the Carter Lumber Company seems to have its construction finished This is on the west side of M-66 just north of David Highway. Across the highway, excavation has been done for trenches for footings for a new building which is reported to be that of an automotive business. Toward Lansing, the Art Van furniture company is building a new showroom on the northcast comer of M-43 and Broadbent Road, half a mile before one reaches the 1-96 freeway. This will be kitty corner from Ethan Alien showrooms. Phyllis (Mrs. Elwin) Dietrick of Woodland is one of the surviving sisters of Elton (Ken) Casler of St. Johns who died Jan. 27. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, retired from Michigan D.O.T. Death came Sunday evening to the Rev. Mar­ tin Luther Brokaw, age 91. who had spent the last year or more at the home of his elder daugh­ ter and had received Hospice care in recent months. He had served the Middleville, Beld­ ing, Lake Odessa Central, LcVallcy and Berlin Center churches in this area in the years 1951 to 1971 after being in northern Michigan in his first years of ministry after attending Taylor University and Boston School of Theology. He was bom in Indiana, raised in Virginia, and his parents moved back to Indiana so he could attend secondary school. He had met his wife, Edna, in college. They were married during his Boston years. At Bellaire they adopted 4-ycarold Beth and a few months later adopted infant Margaret. In retirement the Brokaw* lived at Belding, where daughter Margaret, her husband Charles Barker Jr., whom she met in b;“h school here, and their six children live. Daugh­ ter Beth Kauffman and her husband reside al Bear Lake. Beth has three adult children living at Carson City and Belding. Funeral services were Wednesday forenoon at the Belding Unit­ ed Methodist Church. Bunal was at River Ridge Cemetery at Belding. St. Edward’s Family Center now has roofing. A solar eclipse is coming Thursday, Feb. 26. This will be the last time until the year 2017. However, in mid-Michigan wc will witness, about three minutes in the afternoon. For a bet­ ter view, people are adv ised to take a Caribbean cruise in the area of Aruba. Curacao. Antigua and Gaudcloupc. Mrs. Alice Doane. 92. of Holland passed away Saturday at Oak Crest Manor. She had been widowed in 1972 with the death of her husband, Raymond. Survivors arc her son. Richard, and wife, Rosemarie, of Lake Odessa, a daughter and her husband at Holland, grand­ children Kerry Stcnscn and Markc Doane, Kristin Garris and Michael Bailey. Service^ were held on Tuesday at the Estes-Leadlcig Chapel in Lansing, with burial at Mason. Shte had been employed by the Department of Na<£ ural Resources during her many years in Lan*? mg. Memorials may be made to Hospice. 2 For auto, home and life /instate I — being in good hands is the only place to be?M Ci 996 Allstate insurance Company and Allstate Lrfe insurance Company. Nortnproo*. Illinois SuDjeci to ioca. ava-iao>i.ty and quabU.:>oni Omer terms, condrtxms ano exclusions may apply 136 E State Street. Hastings. Ml 49056 Office 616-945-4030 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... A look at early post offices in Barry County (Part in) By Joycr F. Wcinbrccht Irving Township’s first settler was Albert E. Bull, who settled on land on the township lines of Rutland and Irving townships. In 1837, he put up a log cabin in Irving Township. It is said titat Irving Township was named for Washing­ ton Irving by Mr. Bull, w ho was something of a scholar In 1838. A.E. Bull was a solitary settler but was soon joined by William and Vclorous Ingra­ ham. who took land in Section No. 34 and when the State Road was surveyed in 1844 with the stage line coming through from Hastings to Grand Rapids. Will Ingraham built a tavern and stagecoach stop to accommodate passengers on that line. A.E. Bull applied for and received a post office that was opened on July 1. 1846, and called Irving It was located in A.E. Bulls home at first and he was the first post master. It was transferred to R.N. Hanna in 1847 and G.K. Beamer was appointed deputy. Beamer kept the mail at his house and was appointed postmaster in 1848. He was succeeded in 1855. by L.K. Powers, who kept the post office in his home on Section 32 until 1865 when it was moved to the village of Irving on section No. 31. L.B. Hill came to Irving Township and pur­ chased six. 80-acrc plots or 480 acres along the Thomapple River on Section No. 31 in July 1849 and let a contract for the building of a dam. In 1851 he built a saw mill. A blacksmith joined him at the mill site and soon others joined the miller and Asahcl Hubbard pur­ chased half interest in the water power. They converted a building which had been built by Mr. Hill to be used as a table factory, into a gnst mill and the place became Hubbardsvillc. There were two mill races, one short and one long, forming an island, the saw mill on the short one and the grist mill on the left one. In 1865, Ashcl Hubbard was appointed postmaster to succeed L.K. Powers and in 1869 F.L. Blake became postmaster and the post office was in his general store. The post office continued to be called Irving throughout the years. The Grand Valley River Railroad, later leased by the Michigan Central Railroad, came through and the station was called Irving Station. When rural free delivery came in Hastings took over the mail service in 1901. • North Irving Post Office Irving Township, was established by Peter-Cobb. It was located on Section No. 27. Irving Township, and was oper­ ated out of Peter Cobbs home, who was its postmaster. Though it was called North Irving Post Office, it was really in the southern part of the township, not far from Irving. It was opened on Feb. 6. 1858. and remained open until Jan. 5. 1885. It was closed for a month in 1885 but was reopened. It was operated until Dec. 31. 1901. when rural free delivery joined it to the Hast­ ings post office. There was an area in the Cobb house where there was pigeon holes built into the wall for sorting the mail. • Fillmore Post Office. Irving Township, was probably named for Millard Fillmore, who was vice president when President Zachary Taylor died on July 9. 1850. and thus became the pres­ ident. Fillmore Post Office was located in the center of Section No. 3. Irving Township. David D. Darling was the postmaster when it opened on Oct. II. 1866. Mr. Darling had a general store on this spot. The post office remained open with D.D Darling remaining as post master until Aug. 27. 1887. The mail was delivered to Fillmore daily over a route from Hastings to Lowell in Kent County. When Freeport got railroad services in 1887 and Fillmore was not on the railroad line, it faded away. David D. Darling was the only post­ master for Fillmore. Fillmore, in addition to the general store, had two saw mills, a grist mill and a handle factory as well as a school. • Freeport Post Office, Irving Township. Freeport was platted by M.S. Roush and his brother, Samuel, when the prospect of a rail­ road, which would be from Lowell to Hastings, was planned to cross their land on Section No. 1. Irving Township. The village was planed in November 1874. The railroad grading began in 1874 but the railroad didn’t reach Freeport until Nov. 24. 1887 Samuel Roush applied for the first post office in Freeport and was appointed the first post­ master on Jan. 2. 1878. The name Freeport was chosen by the Roush brothers, who had come to Michigan from Freeport. Ohio. Freeport was incorporated as a village in 1907. Rural free delivery arrived in 1901 and there is still mail delivery service out of Freeport The post office was moved several times as postmasters changed U.S. Post Office, Freeport. Ralph Kenyon had the post office in the rear of the bank building. Charles Can delivered the mail by horse and wagon after Rural Free Deliv­ ery came, and Eugene H. Sisson was the substi­ tute carrier. Mr. Session rented a horse “Old Duke,” and wagon from George Perkins’ Livery Stable to make the run. In the 1920s, Victor Sis­ son also was the postmaster for a while. Pearl Lightfoot served 29 years with the postal department in Freeport. She worked as postmaster until March 1962 and then trans­ ferred to the rural carrier position when Jed Stowe retired from that position. The Frecnort route had 100 patrons when Mrs. Lightfoot began carrying the mail over a 30-mile route. When she retired in 1965. the route covered 40 miles and had 297 patrons. James Swinson became postmaster in 1971. Eileen Beech was appointed officer in charge of Freeport Post Office when Swinson left. Dorothy Cool worked part time as postal clerk and Howard Thaler served as a substitute rural mail carrier. A neat looking post office building is located at 162 Division St. and still serves the commu­ nity in 1998. • Johnstown Post Office was located on the line between Section 22 and 27. John Culver came to Johnstown Township, which had been namcd_after John Mott^a Quaker preacher who had come to the area to build a Quaker colony. The colony didn’t happen, but the name John’s Town, contracted to Johnstown, remained. John Culver had come to Johnstown to make some improvements on the land which William P. Bristol had purchased. Mr. Culver had sever­ al setbacks and did not complete his assignment for Mr. Bristol, which included building a log cabin and planting a field of corn and making a potato patch. He was to receive a quarter of land from Mr. Bristol for his labor. Culver gave up and was ready to return to New York when he met a land speculator and purchased 120 acres in Section No. 22. He built a log cabin on this land and it became a stopping place for newcomers arriving in Johnstown, including the Bristol family when they finally got there. There were a few houses and a gener­ al store there. A post office was approved on Feb. 12, 1839. and named Johnstown Post Office. Stephen V. R. York was the first postmaster. John Culver also acted as postmaster for a time. This office was active until July 25. 1864, when the Bristolvillc Post Office was consoli­ dated with it. Johnstown Post Office was closed on May 25. 1874. was reactivated again in 1875 and continued to operate until 1887, when it was closed permanently. • Bnstolville P.O. was located on the northern edge of Johnstown Township on Section No. 4. It was named for William P. Bristol, who owned and operated a hotel on the stage line between Battle Creek and Hastings. A post office was opened on May 1, 1851. It was called Bristolville after the Bristols, William and Charles, who had settled on Section No. 4. Solomon H. Hess was the first postmaster. In addition to the hotel and stagecoach stop there was a school located at Bnstolville. A second hotel and stage stop was located about one mile south of the Bristol Inn qpd was operated by C. Robinson, whose wife was an excellent cook. This post office was closed on Jan. 9. 1865, and moved four miles south to Johnstown Post Office. • Banficld Post Office was on Section No. 20, in Johnstown Township. Banficld. at first Irving General Store, area 1910 called "The Comers," was named for the Rev. J.A. Banficld. the pastor of the Banficld Methodist Church. The village was loatcd on the stagecoach line from Battle Creek to Hast­ ings and became a very busy spot. In addition to the general store and the post office, there was a blacksmith shop and the church. In the 1900s, there was a telephone company there. The post office was first opened on April 13. 1880. Howard Ladwig Bellinger was the first postmaster. The post office closed on Sept. 15. 1904. • Lacey Post Office was located on the township line between Johnstown and Assyria townships. The post office was located on the south side of the road on Section No. 12. The village of Lacey was located at the comers of Seaion Nos. 6 and 7 Assyria Township and Seaions I and 12, Johnstown Township. It was named for Edward S. Lacey who had served as a congressman from the area in 1881. Levi N. Mosher was the postmaster when the post office opened on Aug. II. 1881. It was closed on June 15, 1905, when rural free deliv­ ery reached the area. • Gaskill Post Office was located on the northeast comer of Section 31. Johnstown Township, just north of Fick School and south of Fine Lake. It was named for Stephen Gaskill, who was the first postmaster. The post office was established on Dec. 21. 1889. The stage from Battle Creek to Nashville made a daily mail delivery. The fare to ride the stage to Battle Creek was 35 cents to Battle Creek. Frank Coleman became the postmaster and operated the general store. George Coleman was township clerk. Hirman Coleman was the justice of the peace. The post office closed on Oct. 15. 1903. when rural free delivery came. •Maple Grove Township Post Office was established on Feb. 19. 1851. with Joel Hyde as the first postmaster. This was in his home on Scaion 21. near the center of the township. Maple Grove was in the center of the town­ ship where scaions No. 15. 16.22 and 21 came togahcr. The post office was the reason that lit­ tle hamla developed at that point. It is said that it was named Maple Grove Township due to the abundance of beautiful maple trees in the area. Maple Grove was designated as a township by the United States survey in 1835 but until Eli Lapham and his family arrived by ox team, not much had been settled there on Section No. 35. The Laphams were of Quaker faith and Eli acted as preacher and counselor, with the mcaing being held in the Lapham cabin in the beginning. In 1868, John Clark built a store at a inter­ section of the four scaions, to supply the grow­ ing number of settlers with their needs. He ran the store for a period of two years when he sold it to Gilbert Lapham who in turn sold it to Lean­ der Lapham. son of Eli Lapham. Leander Lapham built a new building 1875 and moved the stock of the general store into it. as well as the post office. A settlement grew up at this point, and in addition to the store, there was a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop and in 1880 the postmaster was Johnson McKelvey. The post office was closed on Nov. 30. 1910. The Grange rented the hall from Leander Lapham to hold its mcaings and in 1912 pur­ chased it from him. Thcv sold to the township in 1948. • Orangeville Township Post Office was established in 1853. The name Orange had been scleaed for the spot by Pacr Falk, who settled on Seaion No. 26 of the tow nship and wanted it named for a village in Ohio. When it came time to apply for a post office for the hamla, Orangeville was located in Seaion No. 17. at the spot where a saw mill was built in 1851. A gnst mill was built there in 1855-1856. using the same water supply that was supplied by Fish Lake. The post office application was made for the name Orangeville but there already was an Orangeville located in Branch County, so the name was Orangeville Mills until in 1882 when Orangeville. Branch County, changed its name to Podunk and Orangeville Mills was changed to Orangeville. The first postmaster was Hiram Tillotson, fol­ lowed by Eli Nichols. 1855; H.C. Turner. 1861; Eli Nicholas again, 1868; W.H. Cressey. 1868 and Mrs. S.H. Thiers who held the position in 1882 when the name was changed. Lena More­ house also once served as postmaster. At first, the post office received mail once a week from Kalamazoo and once a week from Yankee Springs When the route between Plain­ well and Middleville was opened, the mail came more frequently. The first post office was in the Nichols store, later in the Spicklcr Store and then in a house Eventually the train brought the mail to Neeley. The Mill in Orangeville. Allegan County, and William Cole carried it to Hooper and Orangeville. About I901. R.F.D. was established out of Doster post office. In addition to the two mills and the post office and store, there was a blacksmith and hardware, a dressmaker, a physician, a mason, a wagon maker, a carpet weaver. the hotel, a notions and stationery store, and a house mover. A ndc on the stage cost 25 cents. There was a stage to and from Martin daily and a stage road called the Grand Rapids Road, ran from Battle Creek to Grand Rapids along the eastern edge of the village. There was a Grange and a school. It was a very aaive village in its time. There is still good evidence of its existence. The church­ es remain and the cemetery is still on the hill. The Mill Race and mill stream is still running and remnants of the mills remain. (To be concluded) LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE SALE RUSSELL AND BATCHELOR IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED will be used for that PURPOSE Default has occurred in lhe conditions of o mort­ gage mode by original mortgagors THE G CHRIST­ IAN DENCKER TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED Nov 19. 1987 to FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK, N A. a North Carolina corp , CONS-14 0361, Charlotte. NC 28288, dated November 16, 1994, ond recorded with the Barry County Register of Deed', on November 29, 1994, in liber 619 at Page 814 By rcoion of such default the undersigned elects to declare the entire unpaid amount of said mortgage due and poyoble forthwith At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for principal ond interest, at the rote of 7.75% per annum on sod mortgogn the sum of FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE and 19/100 DOLLARS ($57,603 19). No suit or proceeding at low has been instituted to recover the debt secured by soid mortgage or any port there of Notice rs hereby given that by virtue of the power of sole contained in sod mortgage and the statute in such cose mode and provided and to pay sod amount with interest os provided m sad mortgage, ond oil legal costs, charges, ond expenses, including attor­ ney's fees o#owea by law, sod mortgage will be fore­ closed by sole of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder ot the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within the County of Borry, City of Hostings on Thursday. February 19, 1998. at 1 00p m local time. Pursuant to Publ< Act No 104 . PuH< Acts of 1971 (MSA 27A3240(3|) the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the dote ol the foreclosure sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dote of such sale. The premises covered by sod mortgage ore situat ed in mo Township of Prairieville, County of Barry, State of Michigan, and more Killy described as A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST I /4 OF SECTION 36, TOWN I NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER 1 /4 POST OF SECTION 36 THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH 1/4 SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M 43. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M 43 TO BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 18007 FEET, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159 43 FEET PARALLEL TO M 43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FEET TO CENTER OF M 43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 206 FEET ALONG THE CENTER UNE OF M 43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTER LY 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16 5 FEET AS A RIGHT-OF WAY FOR DRIVEWAY to ANO FROM M 43 ANO TO RUN PUB UC UTILITIES FROM M 43 TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FIRST UNION HOME EQUITY BANK. N A a North Carolina Corp Dated January 8. 1998 James W Batchelor (P255OO) RUSSELL 6 BATCHELOR Suite 411 -S Waters Building 161 Ottawa Avenue, N W Grand Ropds, Ml 49503 (616)774 8422 (2/5) Opening the door to hope Call aur lifeline lf» tell-tree. rx roci v hox MDR 1-«00-572-1717 STATE OF MICHWAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY Hon. James H. Fisher F.le No 97 396 Ch W.G PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DeCAMP and MARGARET DeCAMP Plaintiff, JAMES W SUTHERLAND ond KARENJ SUTHERLAND. Davin A Dimmers (PI 2793) Attorney for Plaintiffs DIMMERS & DOHERTY 211 South Broodway Hastings, MJ 49058 (616) 945 9596 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt coSector attempting to colert a debt ond any information we obtain wJ be used for that purpose. A Judgment having been mode in Cose Number 97-396-CH in lhe Borry County Circuit, Borry County, Michigan, where James W Sutherland ond Koren J Sutherland have been found to be indebted unto W.G. Pierce, Jessie Pierce, Douglas A DeComp ond Mar­ garet DeCamp, upon such indebtedness which was based upon a Promissory Note ond Mortgage there was determined to be due ond unpaid ot me date of this Notice for principal interest the sum of $219,348 83 and an additional sum of $105 00 in costs os provided in the Judgment entered in this mat­ ter NOW THEREFORE by vrtue of the statute in lhe Slate of Michigan in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that on lhe 26th day of March, 1998 at 1:00 o'dock in the forenoon, local time, soid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole at public auc­ tion to me highest bidder or bidden for cash at the east steps of tne Barry County Courthouse, Hastings, Michigan, that being the place for the Circuit Court tar Borry County is held, street addressed 220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058, of lhe premises described in soid mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due os aforesaid on soid mortgage with interest thereon at 10% per annum ond all legal costs, charges ond expenses, induding attorney fees allowed by law, also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest m the premises which soid premises ore situated in the Township of Carlton, Borry County, Michigan and ore particularly desenbed as follows The South 81 teet of Lot No 25, ond the East 407 00 feet of Lot No 24 of Cufoerfs Plot No 3 m Carlton Township. Barry County, Michigan, also o parcel of fond odfocent to lhe Pfol described as Beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot Number 25. thence North 88* 51' West 227 00 feet. thence North 00*51' East 81 00 feet, thence South 88*51 East 227 00 feet thence South 00*51' West 81 00 feet to the point of beginning During the six months immediately following lhe sole, the property may be redeemed Doted January 27, 1998 David A Dimmers (Pl 2793) Attorney for Plaintiffs DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broadway Hastings, Ml 49058 616/945 9596 (3/12) Barry County Picnic in Florida... will be field at Zephyr Hills on 54 East at Forest Lake Estates February 25, 1998 from 10-3 p.m. ffiMaaaanemaaMeeaenaeewaeewei �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 5, 1998 Hastings’ cheer teams shine at West Michigan Classic < i me h think < I il Here’s one vote for Collins, not for the NBA Doug Collins is my kind ol coach and part of a dying breed in lhe professional ranks. But on Monday. Collins was fired as coach of lhe Detroit Pistons Forget that Collins won l(M) games for the ’Tons in his two full seasons on the Laimbcer wouldn't take the players' rif raf any more than Collins did. Paul Westphal... George Karl... Phil Jackson. I'm not so sure on any of these For a team of one senior, two juniors and nine sophomores. Hastings High School's varsity cheerleaders raised many eyebrows Saturday at lhe West Michigan Classic Cheer Competition in Caledonia The Saxons finished third of 11 teams in the Varsity Class B Sideline division with a 318 Hastings' freshman squad also took part in Saturday's event and wound up fourth in Class B w ith a 292. So. how happy was Hastings' coach Amy Hubbcl with the efforts from her teams? "Extremely." Hubbcl exclaimed. “They did a fabulous job; I'm so proud of them. " The varsity was confident going in. thanks to a fifth-place showing at the Cheer Michigan Invitational the previous week at Grand Rapids Union High School. Hubbcl said Saturday's third place to him. Pistons' president Tom Wilson added this comment about coaching in the three. Hey. why not Barkley, who's inching closer to retirement. Barkley probably wouldn't call plays or talk to the media. But lhe play ers would certainly love him. Collins is a great coach with fire and a strong understanding of the game's fundamentals. The intensity that he played lhe game with during his glory days as a 76er have never left him and that is a plus, not a minus. Messages mean little nowadays and coaches who keep their players smiling arc the ones most left off the hot scat. The NBA needs to rc-consider lhe direction that they are headed in before pocket books and egos become too large. Can anyone say Sprewell? • Johnson Wins Again: Dan Johnson, of Hastings, and his 1977 Jeep CJ-S Scrambler won twice in Rockford last weekend. Johnson also triumphed at a recent Ruff Trux competition held at the Pontiac Silvcrdomc. • Women's Conference Set: The NBA. "It's like (former Piston coach) Chuck Daly said, after awhile lhe players just stop listening It may be that coaching becomes a three- or four-year deal. Maybe that's all you get before your message wears out — no matter what your IOth annual Women in Sports Leadership Conference will be Sunday and Monday at the Sheraton Lansing Hotel. Scheduled to speak are such noteworthy individuals as Evelyn Ashford, a four-time Olympic track medalist, and Kim Whitaker, a fotmer three-sport star at Delton-Kellogg nervous.” The Saxons may be young, but they don't crumble under pressure. Senior Jcnni Lewis and juniors Tiffany Steward High School. Whitaker plans to talk and Linsey Moore provide the team with job. Forget that Collins guided lhe Detroit franchise to surprising play off ventures in 1995-96 and 1996-97 Forget that Collins helped to teach Grant Hill (he already had the skill) to be a total professional. Instead, remember that the Pistons arc 21-24 so far this year and don't appear to be going much further. Of course that lias nothing to do with the fact that Detroit still lacks "inside" depth. That will come in time, but it can't be expected now. Jerome Williams. Scott Pollard and Eric Montross have potential and another "tall" top draft pick won't hurt cither. But. the Pistons figured that Collins had done all he could do. They also fell that the players were no longer listening message is." What Wilson basically is saying is the NBA players don't listen anyway. so why not keep these million dollar men happy? I believe that this is why most great basketball coaches continue lo work in college and not with a professional team. I wonder how long Bobby Knight would last in the NBA?... possibly five minutes of one practice and then Webber. Hardaway or Jordan would throw him the ax. In two and a half seasons with Detroit. Collins went 121-88 with n.cdi.icrc. at best, talent He also did a great job in starting lhe Chicago Bulls dynasty that "Mr. Nice Guy" Phil Jackson inherited. It was Jordan who showed Collins the door in the "Windy City" and many believe it was lhe Piston players that handed Collins his walking papers in the "Motor City." My advice for Wilson and the Pistons brass: Find a nice young coach who gets along with the players and lets them do whales er they want. Isiah Thomas would be my personal choice, hut his knowledge of the game might cause the players to suffer brain damage. Bill Laimbcer. another Detroit player, would be another possibility. Forget it. on Tuesday. Despite losing the game 60-57. Panther Coach Jim Hogoboom was quite optimistic about individual performances and his team's overall work. "They were much more patient; 1 was pleased with the offensive movement." Hogoboom said. Pennfield led 49- 39 alter three quarters, but Delton made a spurt early in the final stanza to cut the deficit. Jason Hamer drained two hoops during the spurt and Robert Boy le dialed in from long range with a 3-pointcr. Delton trailed Pennfield by just one. 55-54. late Yankees. After playing a key role in lhe Yankees title ran last fall. Curtis reports for spring training duqcs with the club in a couple of weeks. • Honoring Retiring Coaches: Tonight (Thursday. Feb. 5) Hastings High School honors its two retiring wrestling coaches. Dave Furrow and Larry Melcndy. at the final home match against Forest Hills Central. Many from the Saxon Wrestling Alumni arc expected lo be on hand to celebrate the occasion. Talk to you soon. in the contest, but 12-1 Pennfield had just enough to hold on. Pennfield held on thanks in part to a !4-of-23 performance from the free throw line. In comparison. Delton attempted eight charity shots and made five. Josh Dahn provided Delton with a early spark, scoring the team's first five points in lhe opening quarter. Dahn, starting in his first game, finished with 7 markers. Kyle Matteson led Delton with 19 points. 15 of those coming in the first half. Harner also played a strong game with 18 points and 8 rebounds. All of Harner's markers came during the second half. Delton plays host to KVA foe Kalama/oo Christian on Friday. B.C.C. homecoming Friday There will be many sidebar stories to Barry County Christian's homecoming at lhe Hastings Middle School Friday . First, up is the volleyball action that "begins at 6 p.m. Coach John Price s squad has a combined Second, is the lad that the hardcourl battle — following the volleyball match — is against Battle Creek Family Altar B C C's only loss in its III season is to Altar. 61-58 Over the last two years. tallied 26 points in an 88-46 win over Carson City Fellowship earlier in the week to pul him at 977. Tony Ro/ema pumped in 14 and Seth Oosterhousc added 12 also m the triumph over Carson City. record of 23-3. Third, is the fact that B C.C. Iioopstcr Andy Roush is just baskets away from reaching the 1.000-poini plateau. Roush Delton wrestlers devastating Delton overpowered Paw Paw in a Kalama/oo Valley Association dual on Jan. 29 at Delton-Kellogg High School. The Panthers pinned a 57-22 loss on lhe Redskins, winning 10 of the 14 weight classes. Picking up those Delton triumphs were Gary Herbert at 119. Chad Jones al 125. Johnny Hicks at 135. Jeremie Coplin at 140. Robert Isom at 145. Dana Earl at 152. Nick Hannar at 160. Travis programs at the high school level can be somewhat high. Clinics, uniforms and competitions all lake dollars and make cheerleading an "expensive sport" according lo the Hastings coach. Stephanie Girrbach serves as the Saxons assistant coach. When the two Hastings teams are competing in two different gymnasiums (like Saturday), the two coaches can add their expertise to both squads. When Hubbcl began working w ith the program four years ago. the high school had 16 cheerleaders. Now. that number has grown to 30. Al Caledonia. Hastings' freshmen mayhave placed fourth, but they just missed third by six points. Hubbcl said that one of the team's cheerleaders was out with an injury and. in a sport like cheerleading, every point and every athlete counts. Here arc the local results from Saturday 's West Michigan Classic Cheer Competition at Caledonia High School. > Varsity Class B Sideline: I. DeWitt 374. 2. Lakewood 338, 3. Hastings 318. 4 Portland 306. 5. < Cedar Springs 289. 6. Sparta 280. 7. Hamilton 278. 7. Calvin Christian 278, 9. South Christian 272. 10. Wayland 240. 11 Fremont 235. Varsity Class A Sideline: 1 East Kentwood 354. 2. Hudsonville 326. 3. Grand Rapids Union 317. 4. Lowell 272. Junior Varsity Class A: I. East ' Kentwood 337. 2. West Ottawa 334, 3. ‘ Rocklord 313. 4. Charlotte 280. 5. * Lowell 261. CHEER Continued on pace 11 Hastings' freshman cheerleaders also competed in Saturday's big event. about her impressions on womens spons during the last six years. Whitaker, who attended Aquinas College, is currently a freshman basketball coach at D-K. Karen Lcinaar. the athletic director at D-K. will receive the 1998 Women In Sports Leadership Award. Lcinaar says this of the conference: "It’s a great opportunity for girls and women to see that opportunities are out there." • Curtis Wins Award: Chad Curtis, of Middleville, received lhe Pro Sports Achievement of the Year Award Monday- in Grand Rapids. Curtis played for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees last season, finishing his campaign with lhe World Champion Panthers scare Pennfield There was a lol of good that came out of Delton-Kellogg High School's varsity basketball defeat to State-ranked Pennfield came against "a little stiffer competition" and look plenty of practice. "Il's a lot of work." Hubbcl said. "Usually, we start off with aerobics for 45 minutes of our two hour practice Next, we spend an hour and 15 minutes perfecting the cheers, h's very stressful and sometimes lhe practices go over two hours." DeWitt won lhe Class B title with a 374 tally and Lakewood took second with a 338. Asked if Saturday's results should add fuel to a possible Lakewood-Hastings cheerleading rivalry. Hubbcl stated "there's going lo be." "This was the first one (from this organization) that we competed in." Hubbcl said of the West Michigan Classic sponsored events. “It goes very fast and moves right along. You don't spend time thinking about it and getting valuable leadership. Hubbcl says lhe judges score each team based on areas like stunts, precision, tightness ol motion, voice quality, overall execution, leadership of crowd and the variety of skills The belter the crowd support, the better the team score tends to be. The price of having cheerleading Loofboro at 171. Phil Schallhorn at 189 and Billy Ferns al heavyweight Herbert (3:27). Jones (4 44). Hicks (1:30). Hannar < 1:07) and Ferris 11 36) all prevailed on pins Coplin won a 9-6 decision, while Isom. Earl. Loolboro and Schallhorn drew voids. Delton travels to Galesburg-Augusta tonight (Thursday. Feb 5) for a KVA match t ne saxon varsity squad took third at the Caledonia cheerleading competition and now are looking forward to another top performance at DeWitt, Saxons’ shot at hoop title put on ‘Park’ A three-pointer by Adam Gee with five minutes to play in the fourth quarter gave Hastings a 50-42 lead on O-K White front-runner Wyoming Park Tuesday night al home. At that time, the eight-point Saxon lead looked as though it might stand. But Park tallied II of the next 14 points to send the hoop thriller into overtime. In the four-ininutc extra session. Tim Hoogcwind pumped in five of his 20 points as Park drove away with an important 60-58 overtime triumph. Hastings Coach Don Schils says the biggest obstacle for his squad now is learning how to win contests down the stretch. "We need to learn at lhe end of the game how to finish." Schils said. "In both games (against Park) we had chances to put them away- and didn't do it. The focus now is to learn how to finish games." Schils* squad controlled the action for most of the first battle against Park on Dec. 16. but lost out at the end 54-51. With Bownc pumping in 8 points, lhe Saxons charged out to a 17-14 first quarter lead against the Vikings Tuesday. Hastings missed its first four field goal opportunities tn the frame, but then drained eight of its next nine attempts. The Saxons' biggest lead in the opening eight minutes came when Jeff Storrs nailed a 3-poinler to put his team comfortably ahead 11-6. Park responded with the next five points before Kyle Pohja hit a jumper to pul his team back out in front 13-11. TITLE Continued on poage 11 Bowne slams one home for Saxons... Hastings High varsity hoopster Tony Bowne made his eighth dunk of the season Friday with this two-handed slam against Hudsonville High On Tuesday versus Wyoming Park, the sophomore forward notched No. 9 with a thunderous dunk during the second half. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5. 1998 — Page 11 TITLE...continued from page 10 Lakewood s cheerleaders have given Hastings, and other area schools, reason to push for athletic greatness. CHEER, continued from page 10 blastings' Adam Gee (40) sparked both the offense and the defense Tuesday. Here, Gee scores two between two Park defenders. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Park tallied the first four markers of the i cond quarter to go up 18-17. but an Ed uiDcrMolcn jumper (19-18) and a soft ihja leaner (21-18) allowed the Saxons & regain that advantage. Hastings g* ained the lead for the rest of the 1 stanza as Darnell Day (23-20), Gee 2) and VanDcrMolcn (27-22) c'.cd for hoops. At intermission, ig’s led 27-24. M Pohja was Iceling it early in the third quarter as two of his baskets pul lhe blue ;lpd gold in front 31-27. But. lhe rest of team joined in shortly after as Day scored tiff an Adam Whitney pass (35-35). Whitney used a nice fake lo pump in a score (37-35). Bowne brought the house to life with a dunk (39-35), Pohja hit another jumper in the lane (41-38) and Pohja scored his tenth point of the quarter (43-38) off a nice givc-and-go play with VanDcrMolcn. Entering the fourth quarter, the Saxons were still in charge 43-40. Bowne connected on a couple of early shots in the fourth quarter. giving the Sftxons a 47-42 lead. Then. Gee nailed his Igfly 3-pointer to give the home squad its eight-point cushion. But Park responded lo Hastings' challenge and knotted the score at 53-53 as regulation lime expired. In the overtime session, a couple of questionable calls hindered Hastings winning hopes. First Viking defender Ryan Rickert plowed into a Saxon, but no call was made. Second. Park went up to defend a Bowne shot attempt as time expired and clearly made contact. Again, no foul was called and Park escaped with tlie two-point win. "Both (cams were very good defensively." Schils said. "When wc were patient we got good looks at the basket. Unfortunately. (urnoxers ti”mcd out to be a key." Pohja lopped all Saxon scorers with 20 points and Bowne finished with 14. Besides Hoogcwind's 20. Park also got 11 points from K'Brio Kimble. Hastings scored more field goals than Pirk on Tuesday (24-22). but came up slfort in other important basketball areas. FWc needed lo win lhe rebounding war Park pretty much is the only team flat can rebound w ith us." Schils said. "It was close, but they (Park) seemed lo get the rebounds and lhe loose halls. They did a nice joh making baskets al the end of the game." The Saxons (10-3 overall and 5-3 in the O-K White) face another league lest Friday when they travel to Lowell. WYOMING P/KRK 60 HASTINGS 58 (O.T.) Park.. 14.. 10.. 16.. 13. .7 = 60 Hastings. .17. .10. .16. .10. .5 = 58 Park: Goci 2(2) 0-0 5 Adam Smith I (I) 0-0 3. Rickert 2 2-2 6. Diltcnber I 0­ 0 2. Kimble 5 1-2 II. Hougewtnd 7 6-6 20. Rob Smith 1113. Brunei 3 (I) 2-2 9 Totals: FG 22 (4) IT 12-13=60 Hastings: Bowne 7 0-1 14, Whitney I 0-0 2. Jeff Storrs I (I) 1-2 4. VanDcrMolcn 3(1) 0-0 7. Gee 2(1) 0-2 5. Pohja 7 6-8 20. Dav 3 0-0 6 Totals: FG 24 (3) FT 7-13=58 HASTINGS 51 HUDSONVILLE 38 The Saxon defense limited the Eagle scorers to 38 points on Jan. 30 to pull within one game of first place in the O-K White. Kyle Pohja led the offensive efforts with 15 points, Tony Bowne tallied 10 and Darnell Day managed 8. Junior Varsity Class B: I. Comstock Park 368. 2. Otsego 326. 3. Sturgis 323. 3. Sparta 323. 5 “ . Caledonia 299, 6. Calvin Christian 278. 7. Byron Center 272, 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central 271. 9. Hamilton 262. 10. Portland 258. 11. Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) 224. Freshman Class A: I. East Kentwood 310, 2. West Ottawa 303. 3 Rockford 279. 4. Hudsonville 263. 5. Charlotte 227. 6. Lowell 191. Freshman Class B: I Grand Rapids Catholic Central. 2. Sturgis 302. 3. Flint Powers 298. 4. Hastings 292, 5. Sparta 266. 8th Grade: I. Plainwell 322. 2. Spana 298. 3. Charlotte 229. 4. Hart 218. 5. Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) 170. 6. Delton Kellogg 166. 7. Wayland 150. 7th Grade: I. Rockford 326, 2. Lake Michigan Catholic 243, 3. Caledonia 206, 4. Thornapple (Middleville) 190. Varsity NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUT­ LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MTCHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a proposed Ordnance was received for first reading by the Townshp Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at its regular meeting held on January 14. 1998. and said Ordnance wdl be consxlered for adoption at the Township Board meetng to be held February 11. 1998. com­ mencing at . 00 o'clock p.m at lhe Rutland Charter Township Hall located at 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan A synop­ sis of the proposed ordinance appears below Interested per­ sons may examine the full text of the ordnance and secure copies of said ordinance al the Rutland Charter Townshp Hall, between the hours of 9:00 am. and noon on Mondays and Thursdays RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 61 ADOPTED EFFECTIVE: SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordnance by adding the definition of STORY to Article III • Section 3 88 of said Ordinance, to provrie penalty, to provide for the severability of any part of said Ordnance, to establish an effective date and to repeal all othei ordnances and parts of ordmar.ces >n conflict herewith RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS - SECTION I AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III - SECTION 3 M OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE A new definition ts hereby added to Article III. Section 3 88 and re number the definitions m accordance with this addition of lhe Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordnance as follows Section 3.88 STORY: A horizontal division of a build ng. that portion between one floor and the floor above SECTION II - PENALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be pun­ tshed by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) together with the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the Barry County Jail or such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, at the discretion of the Court Each day that a violation of this Ordinance continues to exist shall constitute a separate vio­ lation of thts Ordinance SECTION III - SEVERABILITY This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, provisions sentences and clauses are severable If any part of th® Ordinance -a found to be unconstitutional or invalid, it ts declared that the remainder of thts Ordnance shall not be affect eo thereby SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES This ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after publication after adoption Ail Ordinances or parts of Ordinances m conflict herewith are repealed Rutland Charter Township wdl provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities al the hearing upon reasonable notice to tne Township Clerk Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number designated below Barbara J Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948 2194 Grandville 666. 2. Rockford 610. 3. Forest Hills Central 509. Varsity Class B-D Competitive: I. Allegan 607. 2. Comstock Park 606. 3. Forest Hills Northern 598. Class Kellogg A Competitive: I. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Hastings* next cheerleading competitions are Saturday. Feb. 21. at DeWitt High School. That event, according to Hubbcl, also is sponsored by West Michigan Classic Cheer program. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ▼O: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUT­ LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MCMGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the totowing ts a proposed Ordinance which was received lor first reading by the Township Board of Rutland Charter Townshp at its regular meeting held January 14, 1996 A synopsis of the proposed ordinance ap>aars below Interested persons may examine the full text of the ordnance and secure copies of said ordnance al the Rutland Charter Township Hal. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings Michigan 49056. (616) 948-2194. between the hours of 900 am and noon on Mondays and Thursdays RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. BO ADOPTED EFFECTIVE: SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by repealing the first paragraph and adding a new paragraph to Article XX - Section 20 17 - Private Roads, repeal paragraph 2 of Article XX - Section 20 17(B) - Pnvate Roads of said Ordinance, to provide penalty; lo provide for the severabili­ ty of any part of sad Ordinance, to establish an effective date and to repeal all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUT­ LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MCMQAN, ANO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS ~ SECTION I PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a proposed Ordnance was received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at its regular meeting held on January 14. 1998. and said Ordinance will be consxlered for adoption at the Township Board meetng to be held February 11. 1998. com­ mencing at 7:00 o'clock p.m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall located at 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. A synop­ sis of lhe proposed ordinance appears below. Interested per­ sons may examine the full text of the ordinance and secure copies of said ordinance at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, between the hours of 9:00 am. and noon on Mondays and Thursday. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XX - SECTION 20.17 A SECTION 20.17(B) 2 OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHT ZONING ORDINANCE The first paragraph is hereby repealed and a new first paragraph is hereby added to Article XX • Section 20 17 - Pnvate Roads of the Rutland Gnarter Township Zoning Ordinance as follows RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 59 ADOPTED EFFECTIVE: SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by changing the maximum height for fences n Article XX - Section 20.25 - Fences and Hedges, to provide penalty, to provide for the severability of any part of sad Ordinance, lo establish an effective date and to repeal all other ordinances and parts of ordnances ia conflict herewith RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS - SECTION I AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XX - SECTION 20.25(B) FENCES AND HEDGES OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE Paragraph (B) is hereby repealed and a new paragraph (B) is hereby added to Article XX • Section 20 25(B) • Fences and Hedges of the Rutland Charter Township Zonrg Ordinance as follows Section 20.25 Fences and Hedges B. Except in the case of a swimming pool fence, no fence or hedge exceeding six (6) feet in height shall be erected or main­ tained tn a residential zoning district SECTION II - PENALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be pun­ ished by a fme not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) together with the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment tn the Barry County Jail or such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not lo exceed ninety (90) days, or both, at the discretion of the Court Each day that a violation of this Ordnance continues to exist shall constitute a separate vio­ lation of thts Ordnance SECTION III - SEVERABILITY This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, provisions, sentences and clauses are severable If any part of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, it ts declared that the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affect­ ed thereby SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES Thts Ordinance shall take effect immediately Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances m conflict herewith are hereby repealed Barbara J Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Haslmgs. Michigan 49058 (616) 948 2194 Sectton 20.17 Private Roods: Every devetoped parcel of land shall have frontage upon a public road or. if there is no pubic road available, a parcel shall front upon a private road estab­ lished in accordance with this section Said private road shall be constructed to meet all standards of the Barry County Road Commission for pubic roads in plats where three or more devel­ oped oarcels front said private road Paragraph two (2) is hereby repealed and a new paragraph two (2) ts hereby added to Article XX - Section 20 178(B) 2 - Pnvate Roads of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance as Sectton 20.17(B) 2 Private Roads: Any pnvate road authorized under thts section shall have a nght-of-way of at least sixty-six (66) feet tn width, and it shal meet al standards and specrfcabons required by the Barry County Road Commission for pubic roads m plats A hard surface on pnvate roads authorized pur­ suant to this section shall be waived by the Planning Commission where three (3) or less developed parcels front sad pnvate road SECTION II - PENALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be pun­ ished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) together with the costs of prosecution, ex by imprisonment in lhe Barry County Jail or such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, of both, at the discretion of the Court Each day that a violation of this Ordinance continues to exist shall constitute a seoarate vio­ lation of this Ordinance SECTION III - SEVERABILITY This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, provisions, sentences and clauses are severable If any part of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid it is declared that the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affect­ ed thereby SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after puWcabon after adoption Al Ordinances or parts of Ordinances <i confict herewith are hereby repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at a regular meeting to be held at the Rutland Charter Township Hal on February 11. 1998 commencing at 7 00 o'clock p m Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed matenal being considered al the heanng. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon reasonable notice to the Townsh-p Clerk Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids o» services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or .elephone number designated below Barbara Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5, 1998 Panthers aim to make big hits, big plays Delton Kellogg volleyball coach Rhonda Sturgeon was impressed with how her Panthers spiked al lhe Hamilton Tournament "Wc had a really good Saturday." Sturgeon explained. "Wc just couldn't get that big play ... the big hits or the big serves." As a result Delton played quite well, but went I -7 for its efforts. In pool play, the Panthers lost to Class A Holland 15-2. 15-12. Ludington 15-12. "Wc came clove to beating a few of those (teams)." Sturgeon said. "(Our biggest challenge) is not making the mental mistakes." On Saturday (Feb. 7) Delton travels to Marshall for more tournament play. M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... Here are the Class A and Class B volleyball rankings for this week. The rankings arc /rom the Michigan Intcrscholaslic Volleyball Coaches Association. 15-13 and gained a split with Dowagiac 7-15, 15-5 Delton met another Class A foe in the playoffs, losing to East Lansing 15-9. 15-6. A number of athletes were pointed out for their strong play at Hamilton. Kai C Mansfield was credited with giving the Panthers "a nice job serving and back row defense." Courtney Hcrsha and Michele Thompson were Delton's top guns hitting, while Ann Glidden provided a couple of solid solo blocks. Dani Freeland was a Delton defensive leader with 22 digs Class A I. Temperance Bedford 54-3-0 2. Portage Central 40-5-0 3. East Kentwood 36-11-4 4. Portage Northern 35-5-0 5. Livonia Lady wood 30-7-5 6. Plymouth Salem 24-4-0 7. Walled Lake Central 26-2-0 8. Birmingham Marian 39-6-0 9. Forest Hills Central 30-8-0 10. Battle Creek Central 24-10-2 HM. Charlotte 36-5-0 HM. Midland 24-7-1 HM. Kalamazoo Central 28-8-2 HM. Livonia Stevenson 24-3-1 Class B I. Stevensville Lakeshore 35-2-1 2. Pinconning 46-4-1 3. Marysville 32-0-0 4. Lakewood 26-2-3 5. Fruitport 28-8-0 6. Reed City 26-7-3 7. Fremont 38-6-3 8. Forest Hills Northern 24-5-1 9. Marshall 21-9-3 10. Alma 34-4-1 HM. Roscommon 18-1-1 HM Shepherd 32-7-5 HM. Jackson Northwest 21-7-3 HM. Jackson Lumen Christi 22-7-1 HM. Blissfield 22-3-1 Spiking Saxons learning on the job; face F.H.C. The varsity spikers at Hastings High continue to prove that they are eager to win and willing to leam. Coach Tammy Cairl’s Saxons battled the Bulldogs from Otsego Monday in a non-league match between "two evenly" skilled squads. Unfortunately for Hastings, the Otsego volleyballcrs won the ihrec-game contest. 15-10, 15-8 and 15-13. "The girls played all right in the first game, were a little slow in the second and made some nice digs and tips in the third game," Cairl said. "Wc tried to run a couple of quicks (offense) versus Otsego... We want to set a quick offense." One athlete who figures to play a significant part in Hastings' quicker plans is Summer Gillons. Gillons is being asked to run a quick back in the new Saxon alignment. Gillons made 2 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs and 6 assists against Otsego. Anne Burghdoff had 8 kills, 9 blocks, 18 digs and 13 assists. Amy Songer 4 kills. 2 blocks and 11 digs, Laura Storm 4 kills, 5 blocks and 10 digs. Erika Simpson 4 kills and 11 digs, Aleisha Miller 25 blocks and 10 digs, Katie Williams 3 kills and 6 digs, Kristen Wildem 5 digs and Teri Daws had 6 digs. "Fundamentals, I'm pretty happy with (and) the blocking is getting better." the first-year Hastings coach said. "Wc arc in a transition, trying to keep our good habits and knowing what's proper." The Saxons still have a tough lime matching up against the taller teams. In last Thursday's O-K White matchup with Zeeland. Hastings lost 15-6, 15-9 to a very tall and talented Zeeland squad. Sara Allerding, one of Hastings* lop blockers, missed the match and that did not help Hastings' winning chances. Courtney Hersha and Michele Thompson guard the net on Delton's side ot the court in recent tournament action at home. "...trying to keep our good habits and knowing what's proper." Coach Tammy Cairl NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A NEW SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AREA Section 324 11510(s)(b) of Pan 115, Solid Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and envi­ ronmental Protection Act. 1994 PA 451. as amended, provides for a notice of application for a con­ struction permit for a new or an expansion of an existing solid waste disposal area The Department of Envsonmental Quality has received an application for a construction permit for the expansion of the Hastings Santary Service. Inc. Landfifl. from City Environmental Services Landfill. Inc of Hastrgs The applicant proposes an I8 acre expansion of the* existng Type II sanitary landfill The proposed disposal area ts shown on the map below and will be located at 1869 N. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan BOWLING SCORES Songer had 6 digs. 5 digs, and 2 service aces versus Zeeland. Simpson 2 kills, 3 digs. Miller 5 blocks, Williams 2 kills. Daws I service ace. Storm 2 kills, 6 digs, Burghdoff 7 digs and 13 assists. Wildem 6 digs and Gillons 4 sets. Tonight (Thursday, Feb. 5) Hastings tangles with Forest Hills Central in O-K White league action. The varsity match, at F.H.C., is slated for 7:30 p.m. Recreation League «3 Cross’ 17 |/2; Fairchild Oil 16; Carlton Cen­ ter Excavating 14. Barry Automotive 7 1/2; Hastings Bowl 9; Freeport Elevator 8. Good Games and Series - M. Buehler 512; B. Buehler 512. M. Broun 213-586; J. Buehler 506; E. Olson 202-210-585; M Cross Jr. 582; J. Huber 514; R Fay 201-527; B Barkhuff 537; M. Davis 256-588; D. Lambert 507; W Brodock 512; J. Cook Jr. 211-203-600. Wednesday P.M. Mace's Ph 46-30; Hair Care 45-31; Valley Realty 43-33; Hallifax 42 1/2-33 1/2; Nash 5 Plus 42 1/2-33 1/2; Eye and Ent 41 1/2-34 1/2; Nash Chiro 37-39; Misfits 35-41; Farmers 34­ 42; Lifestyles 33-43; Finishing Touch 29 1/2-46 1/2; Seebcrs Auto 27-49. High Gaines and Series - E. Vanascc 222­ 545; E. Dunham 197-438; B Hayes 180-489; C. Bishop 159-449; B. Miner 157-449; D. Botimcr 171-448; T. Clark 164-439; R. Reichard 157­ 439; T. Laymance 166-426; N. Hallifax 146­ 398; K. Sutfin 193; D. Seebcr 174; P. Snyder 156; L. Weycrman 153; E. Mesccar 152; L. Elliston 542; B. Smith 422. Senior Citizens Ruempel's 49; Brodock 47; Jesick 46; Otis 45; No One 44 1/2; Moucoulis 43; Wood­ mansee 43; M&M’s 37; Vrogindcwcy 36 1/2; Schlachter 36; Nash 34; Lctbcoc 33 1/2; Fnend 31; Hall 30. Snyder 27 1/2; Brewer 25 High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 186­ 504; D. Mason 211-610; G. Waggoner 180-496; R. Wieland 181-469; P. Snyder 175-450; M. Matson 180; C. Jcsick 170-479; B. Terry 208­ 504; D. Service 180-503; W. Woodmansee 173­ 474; A. Lcthcoc 167; B Johnson 210-478; R. Schlachter 166-467; J. Beckwith 199-566; M. Schondelmaycr 179-464; W. Brobock 172-485; G. Otis 169; K. Colvin 210-500; R. Nash 170­ 456; W. Birman 173-474; N. Hall 169-454; K. Schantz 196-472. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 55; Rowdie Girls 47 1/2; Hastings Bowl 45 1/2; Kelley's Keglers 44; Coldwcll Banker 44;T.M. Lassies 43; Budweis­ er 42;Hartzlcr s 40; Dewey’s Auto 40; Mr. Bruce 37 1/2; Girrbach’s 35 1/2; Green Chics 30. High Games and Series - T. Case 167-458; T. DeWitt 161; S. Purdum 180; L. Perry 172; S. Smith 194; H. Service 184-500; V. Pierson 186­ 518; M. Snyder 184-521; S. VanDenburg 214­ 551; S. Glasgow 194-575; S. Vandenberg 165; G. Gibson 175-462; F. Girrbach 165; D. Kelley 167-490; C. Godbey 189; B. Moore 184; R. Bennett 170; S. Nash 205-495; R. Pitts 167; E. Hammon tree 180-482; H. Miller 195-482; M. Wieland 163-467. Thursday Angels Miller Exc. 58 1/2-21 1/2; Tick Tock Restau­ rant 52-28; Nashville Chiropractic 49-31; Pct World 46-34; Scebcrs Auto Body 46-34; Gavin Ford 37-43; Cedar Creek Grocery 36-44; NAPA Girls 36-40; Riverside Cemetery 33-47; Hast­ ings Bowl 28 1/2-51 1/2; Dowl It 27-53; Ste­ fano’s 27-49. High Games and Series - S. Varney 176­ 507; S. Grinagc 199-558; C. Curtis 168; T. Daniels 202-540; D. Greenfield 153; J. Gasper 231-613; S. Rose 190; D. Snider 196-558; L. Irwin 180; L. Kendall 172; K. Farr 181-508; C. Gates 158; L. Potter 506. Bowlerettes Bennett Industries 48-36; Carlton Center Excavating 44-40; Hamilton Excavating 44-40; Excavating 40-40; D.J. Electric 40.5-43.5; Kent Oil Co. 38.5-45.5; Hecker Insurance 37-47. High Games and Series - B. Maker 179; T. Christopher 198; E. Vanasse 184-522; N. Gog­ gins 179-452; S. Merrill 180; L. Elliston 200­ 539; N. Potter 160-447; K. Fowler 239-501; G. Potter 167; D. Cocncn 196-527; C. Hurless 192­ 493; H. Cocncn 177. Sunday Night Mixed Thee Froggcrs 57; B.S.ers 56; H.E.D. 511/2; Thunder Alley 50 1/2; Fearsome 4 49 1 *2; Short N Sweet 47; X-Filcrs 47; Dichards 45; Red­ necks 45; 2x4 43 1/2; S & K 42; Lucky Strikes 40; 9 Out of 10 38; Rock Bottom 35; Tag Alongs 29; Friends 26. Womens High Games and Series - D. Sny­ der 223-613; D. Secbci 208-563; M. Kirchen 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs ■1 3 .4 It's the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action. Signs HASTINGS 4 >13 W. STATIST, MS-»«3 ONLY $3.50 M4U>WM BWor« • teYMunanMYi (acron from E-W. Blin) 1011 E. State St., Hastings (616) 946-6618 «r tm nw 686-577-7446 Section 6. Hastings Twp Section 31. Cartton Twp County Barry The complete application package may be reviewed at the office of the Waste Management Division. Department of Envronmental Quality. 350 Ottawa Ave . N W. Grand Rapds. Michigan 49503. from 8 am to 5 pm . Monday through Friday Copies of the complete application package may be ordered from the Waste Management Division at the address listeo above for the cost of reproduction The Department will ho»d a pubic hearing m the inanity of the proposed disposal area rf a request for such a hearing ts submitted m writing by the applicant or the mumapaMy rvoived, or if a petition containing a number of signatures equaling at least 10% of the registered voters of the municipality where the project is to be located who voted m the last gubernatorial election ts submitted to the Department Such a petition shall be validated by me aerk of Hastings Townshp Requests for pub­ ic hearings should be submitted to the Department with*) 30 days Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste Management Division AseoooA$n«fn REPORTER WANTED For Middleville area to cover meetings, schools and write feature stories. Experience with a camera is helpful, as is a basic understanding of how local government works. Must be available some evenings and must be able to meet deadlines. Must be willing to help work on several other publications when asked. Of course, writing ability is essential. For more information or to apply, call David T. Young at J-Ad Graphics at (616) 945-9554 or send resume and clips to 1952 N. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 sa&Ki-Tmtzxiflua.tc TITANIC (pg-ij 193-541; K. Sutfin 189-538; E Hammontrec 177-506; G. Otis 193-495; M. Eaton 173-492; A Hubbell 176-475; B James 161-429; 1 Dczess 157-387; Sh Sanborn 192; C. Chortle 183; S. Snider 168; V. Miller 166; N. Taylor 162; C. Barnum 147; M. Mowrey 131. Mem High Gaines and Series - J. Barnum 266-703; C. Sanborn 266-610; B Barkhuff2l5584; M. Snyder 215-579; J. Barnum III 218­ 528; V. Dczess 201-517; D. Wotdcli 174-506; M. McLeod 205; B Hubbell 201; B. Kerley 191; J. Smith 186; L Bamum 182; T. James 176; R. Craven 170; D. Seebcr 169; D. Dutcher 160. Tuesday Trios Yes Um 66-25; 3 Pomes Tack 61-31; B& L . Dolls 92-40; Armour Auction 46.5-45.5; Late ; Bloomers 48-50; Trouble 41.5-49.5; Just for I Fun 41-51; Seebers Auto Body 59.5-52.5; ! Looney Toons 39.5-36.5; Texas Pride 35-52. ! Team High Games (Handicap) -BAL! Dolls 716; Looney Toons 702; Yes Um 639. Team High Series (Handicap) - B & L i Dolls 2003; Yes Um 1972; 3 Ponies Tack 1837. Ind. High Games - B. Thurston 264; S. • Glasgow 253; S. Vandcnburg 251. lad. High Series - B. Thurston 691; S. Van­ dcnburg 587; S. Glasgow 562. . lad. High Games (Handicap) - A. Graham 287; B. Thurston 284; S Glasgow 276 lad. High Series (Handicap) - B Thurston 751; S. Glasgow 731; S. Vandcnburg 720. High Games 4 Series - L. Trumble 177; J. ' Conger 154; T. Redman 157; V. Green 162; W. Purchis 180; D. Seeber 188; S. Vandcnburg 245­ 586; M Eaton 159; D. Kelley 201-945; B. Hayes 153; L. Potter 158; S. Kill 161; Salazar 184; T. Sebastian 173; M. Snyder 204-583; S. Glasgow 244-586; J. Hansen 152, D. MacDonaid 172; S. Armour 202-530; S. Snider 166; I . Hurless 166; L. Tilley 180-516. Saturday Majors Girts’ High Games & Series - C. Shumway 161- 394; A. Boger 119-323; W. Miller 110-312;. • T. Huss 119-299; A. Williams 90-240; A. Rose 82-238. , Boys’ High Games A Series - B. Bowman 212-537; J. Butler 197-520; B. Weatherly 182­ 510; C. Bowman 173-494; D. James 177-480; A. McBrian 159-417; B. Kirby 168-414. Boys'Good Games - P. Henney 150; C. Pur­ dum 144; J. James 144; N. Wright 127; T. Wai­ lace 125; B. Huss 123. Tuesday Mixed ,’ Friends 19-9; Consumers Concrete 17-11; Pin Seekers 17-11; Advanced Commercial Printing 17-11; Hastings Bowlers 15-13; Mostetler Graphics 10-18; Flexfab 8 1/2-19 1/2; Woodmansee Sawmill 8 1/2-19 1/2. Mens High Games & Series D. Blakely 232; M. Christensen 189-500; R. Reed 214-584; H. Bowman 199; J. Beach 193; L. Miller 191. Womens High Games & Series R. Stonehouse 153; A. Roemer 172; R. Walkington 162-443. , ‘DtSMUTT MUSUMSiw WyQtrda twym/ata SMTaalKlCm wo HABDIAMm ,• Moose Mixed Ramblers 53; 9 and a Wiggle 51; Rocky 4 51; Brushwoiks 50; Heads Out 49 1/2; I. Know That 49; Bad Habit II 48; No Geritol Req'd 4?'' 1/2; Get Lucky 47 1/2; Weekend Warriors 46;' Nash Bash 46; Gillons 45; 4 Rs 42 1/2; Late * Comers 42; Sears Service 42; Ten Pins 40; Spe-' cial Kls 29. Womens Good Games and Serin - T. Clark 232-593; B. Hughes 217-583; D. Bartimus 205­ 564; S. Sanborn 201-525; L Bamum 210-524; P. Ramey 191-479; H. Service 179-478; N. Tay­ lor 168-475; T. Pennington 178-474; M. Sears 162- 448; R. Brummel; 187-442; B. Clow 186­ 438; C. Madden 154-421; P. Kelly 160-420; K. Becker 199; B. Roush 190; G. Meany 173; K. Keeler 167; S. Everett 166; R. Lydy 163; B Davenport 157; S. Ripley 145; A. Keillor 130; J. Madden 196-452; S. VandenBurg 203-600; S. McKee 220-630; Meas Good Games and Serin - C. Purdum Jr. 242-644; B. Keeler 245-626; M. Kasinsky 222-623; J. Mays 225-613; S. Peabody 24S600; S. Sanborn 240-596; D. Service 213-594; ' J. Bartimus 220-591; R. Fay 256-590; B. Mad- I den Jr. 209-590; M. Lydy 215-571; K. Bushee 235-570; D. Keillor 225-565; D. Tinkler 186. 479; G. Snyder 160-470; J. Bamum 219; B Ripley 214; B. Keillor 192; A. Taylor 200; W. Brodock 182; R. Robbins I84;K. Meaney 175; K. MacDonald 169; M. McKee 275-2649; E. Keeler 235-659. Thursday A.M. Just Us 49-31; Varneys 48-32; Parkers AFC Home 45-35; LcHarvcs 44-36; Early Birds 42 1/2-37 1/2; Lucky Shots 36 1/2-43 1/2; Hastings Bowl 36-40; Question Marks 34-42. Good Gaores ind Series - C Stvart 195­ 493; I. RuthrufF 208-483; P. Caldwell I56-M8; T. Parker 172-446; V Sccord 161-436; S. Tcunesscn 155-377; D. Gilbert 146-373; S. Malloy 127-343; D. Collier 166; J. McKeough 165; B. Sexton 157;T. Parker 150. Sunday Afternoon II a. Just Trying 164; Red Dog 14-6; Squccky Shoes 12-8; Pin Pals 12-8; Pin Pickes 12-8; Genin Jiggie 11-9; Just Made It 10-10; New Friends 9-11; Killer Instinct 9-7; The Good and the Bad 9-11; Space Cadets 7-13; Just Cause 7-­ 9; Comholios 5-15; King Pins 0-16. Sn&riTimt* tJLfttS SM&mnuBttti2ll4l5.M5 ‘ n Have a SPORTS STORY? Call... 945-9554 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 5. 1998 — Page 13 Saxon wrestlers 4-1 at Lakewood Freshman of the Year? ' Joni Daniels is making lhe most ol hei start with Central Michigan University’s womens basketball team J' Daniels, a 6-5 freshman from ijakcwood High School, has scored double digits in nine games so far this season. On Jan. 8. Daniels tallied 26 markers tn a hoop contest against the University of Akron. In Mid-Amcrican Conference contests alone. Daniels is tops of lhe Chippewas with a 12 5 scoring norm Overall, the Lake Odessa native is averaging 9.2 points and 4 I rebounds In 10.0 ppg., forward Ebony Ramge is at 10.3. guaid Julie Miller is at IOS and guard Kerry Nora is at 9 X Daniels leads the Chippewas with a 549 (73-of |H» final varsity wrestling With a 4-1 record. Coach Dave Furrow’s Hastings squad finished second at the Lakewood Duals The host Vikir. claimed hist place with a 4-0-1 mark Hastings opened lhe day with a bang, knocking off Stale-raided Portland 40-30. Then alter losing a lough one point (36-351 decision to Lakewood. Hastings handled Delton 46-23. Byron Center 39­ 33 and Pennfield 44-24. "Wc had some outstanding performances from some of our wrestlers.” Furrow said. "I believe we ended the day with no major injuries." Included in those outstanding performances were Luke Notchooni. Don Smith and Bill Blair Ail three went 5-0 in their respective weight classes. Noteboom wrestled al 145. Smith at 160 held goal shooting mark (. MU entered the week 7-12 overall and 4-7 in the MAC Tonight (Thursday. Feb 5) lhe Chippewas face Ohio University at its home Rose Arena with up slated for 7 p m On Saturday (Feb 7) CMU meets Marshall University again at Rose w uh tip expected at 2 p m ' All hve of CMU’s starters arc aeraging near 10 points. Forward Sally Sedlar is at * YMCA u NEWS and Blair at 171 Michael Lipstraw, at 152. and Mike Purscll. at 189. each went 4-1. Going 3-2 were Greg Seebcr al 103. Michael Nyslrom al 135. Rob Lee at 140 and Gabe McCarty al heavyweight. Tim Easey. at 215. was a bn under the weather and finished al 2-1. Delton was 0-4 with losses to Byron Center 45-25. Hastings 46-23. Portland 51-18 and Lakewood 57-9. Delton and Pennfield did not square off at the Lakewood tournament due lo the fact that the two teams battle twice during the season in KVA matches. Lakewood won first place honors with Family Fun Nights On Friday. Feb. 6 from 6:45-8:45 p.m. the YMCA will be sponsoring a family fun night at the Hastings High School. Activities will include volleyball, basketball, old time movies, crafts, and rollerskating (bring your own sldrtes) The cost for the evening is S2 per per­ son. with a maximum of S5 per family. Children mQst be accompanied by at least one parent or guardian Sunday Family Open Gyms Every Sunday, until March 15. the YMCA will have the Hastings High School gym open fc* open gym. The gym opens at 2 and closes at 4. Activities will be basketball, volleyball and rollerskating (bring your own equipment). The cost for the activity is S3 per person with a fam­ ily cap of S6. Those with youth in grades 6 or lower must be accompanied by a parent. its tournament ol the season last Saturday, the Saxon grapplers made some real noise ' Joni Daniels Don Smith was one of three Saxon grapplers to go 5-0 at the Lakewood Duals. a 4-0-1 mark. The Vikings lied Byron Center 30-30. hut won the lie-breaker because they claimed seven w ins to Byron Center’s six. Other Viking victories came against Hastings 36-35. Portland 38-36. Pennfield 47-21 and Delton 57-9 opponent in 4:51. Lipstraw prevailed in a 4-1 decision. Smith won 21-5 and McCarty posted a pin in 1:17. Seebcr and Easey each drew voids during the Zeeland match. In exhibition matches against the Chix. Sam Cary al 112. Chad Noteboom at 130 and James Bax at 135 tallied triumphs. Cary look a 10-8 decision, while Noteboom and Bax both won with pins. Hastings, now 13-5. plays host to Forest Hills Central tonight (Thursday. Feb. 5). Retiring wrestling coaches Furrow and Larry Mclcndy will be honored at lhe final home match. . Hastings' second place showing al Lakewood followed a 42-26 league triumph last Thursday over Zeeland. Scoring wins for lhe Saxons were Seebcr al 103. Nyslrom al 135. Lee at 140. Noteboom al 145. Michael Lipstraw at 152. Smith al 160. Easey at 215 and McCarty al heavyweight. Nyslrom won a 13-3 decision. Lee had a pin in 3:13, Noteboom pinned his Chix YMCA Hastings Youth Council's Winter Women’s Volleyball League . Team W-L Hastings Bunal Vault...................................... 23-7 Ranger Die. Inc.................................................. 22-8 Ray James Electromechanical ................... 21-9 Mamstrcet Savings......................................... 18-12 Goodenough Goodies ................................. 18-12 Garys Auto..................................................... 17-13 Quality Roofing.............................................. 15-15 Backe Construction...................................... 13-17 FlexFab.............................................................12-18 McConnells ................................................... 10-20 Hallifax Hastings National Bank............... 9-21 Bustancc............................................................ 2-28 8th Grade Cheerleaders... YMCA Youth Council’s Mens Basketball B Minor W-L Richies Koffcc Shop ........................................ 6-0 Drill Team............................................................ 5-2 Howell Flood Builders......................................4-3 FlexFab................................................................. 4-3 Lakewood Merchants........................................1-6 Vultures................................................................ 0-6 B Major Other Body Shop................................................7-0 Hastings .Merchants...........................................4-2 Blairs Landscapping ........................................ 4-2 Mamstrcet Savings ........................................... 4-3 Music Center....................................................... 2-5 Pennock Hospital .............................................. 1-4 Wfltons................................................................. 0-6 Results B Minor - Richies Koffcc Shop 60 vs. Drill Team 44; FlexFab 71 vs. Lakewood Merchants 48; Howell Flood 42 vs. Richies KofTcc Shop 60; Howell Flood 45 vs. Vultures 31. B Major - Hastings Merchants 81 vs. Mainstreet Savings 77; Music Center 59 vs. Blairs Landscapping 81; Other Body Shop 83 vs. Hastings Merchants 52; Mamstrcet Savings 72 vy. Weltons 56. 7th Grade Cheerleaders... Adding spirit to Hastings' sidelines this season were seventh graders (front row, from left) Jessica Cheeseman, Nikki Swartz; (middle row) Michelle Scott. Olivia Pare. Emily Hoke, Courtney Fortier. Jesse Rose. Courtney Oakland; (back row) Coach Jennifer Kensington. (Photo provided) TRAVEL AGENT Immediate opening for full time expenenccd agent Must haw front line travel sales experience, be detail onenled. aggressive sales habits, excellent follow through abilities, and pleasant personality Woridspan preferred, but not required Send resume detailing destinations traveled to. as well as compensation requirements Premier Travel & Cruise 7105 Kraft Avenue S.E . Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616) 554-0311 ’ MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE (X 59 North 86 degree* 08 minute* Eos* on the North fat line 75 0 feet, "hence South 0 degree* 15 mmirtn 51 second* Weil 143 60 feet lo the South far Ime thence North 63 degree* 24 m mutes We*t 75 0 feet to the Southwest comer of sad lot. thence North 3 degree* 52 minute* West of the WeV lot line 105 30 feet to lhe place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 monfh(s) from the date of such sofa, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m wh<h cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such ide Doted January 15. 1998 CHARLES SHAFER FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC AWorney* for CHARLES SHAFER. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Form*. Michigan 48025 FJe *97042458 (2/121 ...For a busy Hastings Physician s Office 3 days a week ■ Medical office and computer experience preferred. Please send resume to... Ad #572 c/o The Reminder PO Box IM Haitiuf., MI. 49OS8 Valentine Love Lines a? Give Cupid a helping hand with a LOVED.NE in The Hastings Banner. Compose your own message on the coupon provided, and mail to The Hastings Banner. P.O. Box B, Hastings, Ml 49058. A special column will appear in the February 12th issue. (Deadline noon Tuesday, February 10th). Express your feelings to your wife, husband, parents, relatives, teachers, best friend, or anyone who you would like to say THANKS for being so nice. The cost is "lovingly low" just ‘4.00 for 16 words (additional words ICT each). Payments MUST accompany your message or be paid prior to publication. O & Valentine Love Line! COMPOSE Your Own Message Below * 5. „ SWEET BEAXS! <>“r Ime i. here F“r''rr'«r'H.,„e, Bunn, NAME------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -— ADDRESS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CITY tC’O AtXOl '' Message---------------- Ar-x»-.t *«« — a» J. — Aa Message to be published on February 12th. 1998 16 DEADLINE IS Noon Tuesday. February 10th « Compose your own Valentine message, its easy to do!! Here are a couple of examples: & b in The Hastings Banner Enclosed please find My Special Prepaid closed by a sole of the mortgaged premise*, or *ome part of mem, ol public vendue, ot the Borry County Courthouse in Halting*. Michigan at 1 00 o’clock p.m., Feb 26, 1998 Soid premise* ore lituoted in TOWNSHIP of YAN­ KEE SPRINGS, Borry County, Michigan, ond ore described os Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 17 of Holiday Subd-v mon. os located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31. Town 3 North, Ro’-ge 10 West, thence Receptionist... The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications to the Compensation Commission until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13. 1998. Applications can be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd Floor, Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan Surprise Your Valentine with LEGAL NQT1CES TRIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default ho* been mode in the condition* of mortgoge mode by Rondoll M Morfin, o *mgie mon lo Mortgoge Amerco Inc . Mortoogee. dated January 10. 1997 ond recorded on February 5, 1997, m Liber 884, on Page 948. Borry County Record*. Mcfrgon. and wo* aligned by *o<d mort­ gagee lo the CHARLES SHAFER o* assignee by on assignment dated January 10, 1997 which wo* recorded on February 5. 1997. in Liber 684, on Page 954, Borry County Record* on which mortgage there i* daimed to be due at the dote hereof lhe sum ol Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty Six and 85/100 dol­ lar* ($8,186 85), including iniere*! at 16 00% per annum. Under lhe power of sole contained in laid mort­ gage ond the statute in *uch cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ Cheering for the eighth grade this season were (first row) Stephanie Courtiic-hi, KeifTTOSaKTSBeond row) Amber Smith, SarerWenk, Amy OcoW, (third rowl-Amand!*— HawTnorne, Katie Marticius, Kristi Guidet; (fourth row) Coach Jennifer Kensington. (Photo provided) '““’VtoPP'n.-l'""’' L �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 5, 1998 Financial Cast readies for Hastings High School musical “Hello, Dolly” FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen Donating appreciated securities can eliminate capital gains tax . Busy getting ready for the opening night of the Hastings High School musical ‘Hello, Dolly.‘ are (from left) rehearsal assistant Connie Tolger, play co-director Sally Fullerton, and choreographer Karen Myers. It's time again for the Hastings High School musical. This year students will present ‘Hello. Dolly* Feb. 19, 20. and 21 at Central Auditorium. Pictured above practicing for the musical's ‘Sunday clothes' number are (from left) Bess Lyons. Amanda Hoke. Samantha Miller. Michelle Bies, Tiffany Seymour, Margaret Schirmer. Molly Woods and Katie Allerding. LEGAL NOTICE: State of MicNgan Judicial District Sth Judicial Court OftD€R FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE Co*. No 98-056-CH Court Addm* 220 W. State Sirwt, Hotting*, Ml 49058 Court telephone No.: (616) 948-4810. Plaintiff name{*), Wiley M Timmerman and Fannie G. Timmerman Attorney Ned P. Jansen (P41922) Mika, Meyer*, Beckett and Jone*, P.LC. 200 Ottawa, N W , Ste 700 Grand Rapid*, Ml 49503 Defendant The Unknown Hein, Devisees or Assigns of Alien Bechtel ond Ado Bechtel, Deceased, Who Have An interest in Certain Propertie* in Section 8, Thomapple lbwnjhtp. Bony County, Michigan THE COURT FINDS 1. Service of proc.** upon defendant*. The Unknown Hein, Devisee* or Assigns of Alon Bechtel and Ado Bechtel, Deceased, Who Have An Interest in Certain Property tn Section 8, Thomapple lowmhio, Barry County, Michigan, cannot reasonably bo mode a* provider! in MCR 2.105, and service of procass may be mode in a manner which is reasonably calcu­ lated to give defendant actual notice of th. proceed­ ings and on opportunity to be hoard FT IS ORDER® 2. Service of the Summons and Complaint, and a com of tfvs Order, may be made by the following methods (a) posting a copy of the Order and Sum­ mons and Complaint in the Barry County Circuit Courthou*, ot a location to be designated bv the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk, and (a) publishing a copy of the Order once each week for three consecutive weeks in the Hostings Banner Newspaper. 3. For each method used, proof of service must be filed promptly with the court as required under MCR 2.106 Dote 1/26/98 Judge James H. Fisher MC 304 (8/88) ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE MCR 2.103, MCR 2.105 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE BARRY COUNTY ORCUTT COURT Cose No 98-056-CH VERIFIED COMPLAINT WHEYM "MMERMAN AND FANNIE G. TIMMERMAN Plaintiff, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISES OR ASSIGNS OF ALLEN BECHTEL AND ADA BECHTEL. DECEASED. WHO HAVE AN INTEREST M CERTAIN PROPERTY IN SECTION 8, THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ne.lP Jon*en (Pi 1922) Wko, Meyers, Beckeff & Jones, P.L.C. Attorneys for Ptomhff 200 Ottawo. NW. Suite 700 Grand Ropd*. Ml 49503 (616)459 3200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ There is no other civil action between these parties anting out of the same transaction or occurrence as alleged m (hi* complaint pending in this court, nor has any such action been previously hied ond dismissed or transferred after having been assigned to a |udge I do not known of any civil action, not between these par­ ties. arising out of the same transaction or occurrence a* dleged m this complain that is either pending or was previously fi'ed ond dismissed, transferred, or otherwise disposed of after having been assigned to a judge in this court Hc.nhff* Wilev M. Timmerman ond Fannie G Tim­ merman. by and through their attorneys, Mika, Mey­ ers, Beckett and Jones. P.L C hereby bring this ochon pursuant to MCL 600 2932. MSA 27A 2932 and MCR 3 411 to quiet title to certain land located in Bar­ ry County, Michigan, as follows 1 This action seeks to quiet title to a certain eight acre parcel of real property located in Thornapple Township. Barry County, Michigan, ond described os of Edward Jone* and Co. _ The West 1 /2 of lhe Northwest 1 /4, except the North 62 acres ond al*o excepting the South 10 acres therein Section 8, Townsh.p 4 North, Range 10 West, Borry County, MichigonfSubject Parcel) 2. Plaintiff* Wiley M. Timmerman ond Fannie G Timmerman are husband ond wife and reside in Bor­ ry County, Michigan 3. Allen Bechtel ond Ado Bechtel, decedent*. re*ide din Borry County, Michigan ot the times of their death 4. This action seeks to quiet title to land owned by Allen Bechtel ond Ado Bechtel at the time of their death. 5. Plaintiff ho* researched, located, ond contacted all known living hem of Allen ond Ado Bechtel and ha* obtained Quitclaim Deeds from each heir ond that heir's spouse. The Deeds hove been recorded with lhe Barry County Register of Deeds ond copies are attached at Tab A 6 Plaintiff hoi been unable to determine the exis tone* or identity of any other doimont* to the Subject Parcel. 7. This action seeks injunctive relief under MCI 600 2932, MSA 27A 2932 and MCR 3 411 ond thus, jurisdiction and venue ore present in this Court 8. AHhe time of her death on September 15, 1912, Hannah Bechtel wo* th. record title owner of the fol­ lowing described property, which includes lhe subject The Northeast 1 /4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 8 ond also the West 1/2 of the North west 1/4, excepting 10 acre* of land off the South end thereof, in lhe Township of Thomop pie, in lhe County of Borry, ond State of Michi­ gan, Township 4 North, Range 10 West (Here­ after described as Parcel 1) Se. Tab 8 9. By assignment of residue of the Estate of Hannah Bechtel, dated April 16, 1913, and recorded ol liber 83, Page 285, Allen Bechtel received record tide to Parcel 1. See Exhibit 1. 10. The Southern boundary dividing a portion of Parcel 1 in the West 1 /2 of lhe Northwest 1 /4 from its neighbor immediately to lhe South, Ralph Noffke (the "Noffke property*) is indicated by o line of tree*. 11. On December 27, 1946, By Warranty Deed recorded at Uber 195, Page’ 321, Allen Bechtel and hi* wife, Ado Bechtel, transferred to Dudley C John ston ond Ila Johnston lhe following property The North port of lhe West 1 /2 of lhe North­ west 1 /4 of Section 8, containing 62 acres, also lhe Northeast 1 /4 of lhe Northwest 1 /4 of Section 6 containing 40 acres ond lhe South 5 acre* of the We*t 1 /2 of the Southwest 114 of Section 5, ol in Town 4 North, Range 10 West, Thomapple Township, Barry County, Michigan (hereafter described os Parcel 1 A) 12. Parcel 1A consists of Parcel 1 except for the subject eight acres 13. There wos not then, and is not now, a physical landmark delineating any boundary between Parcel 1A ond the Subject Parcel 14. Neither Allen nor Ado Bechtel ever conveyed out the subject parcel 15. Alen Bechtel d*ed on December 9, 1945 16 Ada Bechtel died on December 27, 1968 17 The subject parcel was not conveyed out by either lhe Allen Bechtel Estate of the Ada Bechtel Estate 18 On Apr.l 7. 1970 Dudley ond Ila Johnston entered into o land contract with Wiley ond Fannie Timmerman for the sale of property described above as Parcel IA See Exhibit 2 19 Wiley and Fannie Timmrmon took possession of Parcel 1A ond physical possession of me subject parcel on June 6, 1970 20 Since June 7, 1970 and for a period in excess of 15 years. Wiley ond Fannie Timmerman hove odu□Uy. visibly, openly, notoriously, exclusively, conhnu ousiy ond under a claim of right occupied lhe subject property, fully utilizing it in their form operation* 21 Dudley John*ton subsequently died and hi* death certificate is recorded at Liber 414, Page 793 22 On March 7, 1984. Ila Johnston conveyed Par cel 1A to Wiley and Fannie Timmerman by Warranty Deed, recorded on March 9, 1984 ol Liber 414. Page 794 See Tab C 23. Since June of 1970, Wiley and Fannie Timmer­ man have consistently maintained that their property extends to lhe tree line dividing Parcel I from lhe Nof­ fke property. 24. Wiley and Fannie Timmerman have, by adverse possession, acquired ownership of the subject parcel, ond are the rightful owner* thereof WHEREFORE, Wiley and Fannie Timmerman request this Court enter judgment in their favor ond against Defendants, quieting title in their names to lhe subject property, said judgment to be entered in recordable form indicating Wiley and Fannie Timmer­ man ore the rightful owners of tne subject parcel VERIFICATION The statement* set forth in parOaroph* 5 ond 6 are based on information personally known to me to be true ond actions taken by me to ascertain lhe identity of interested parties and doimont* to the subject par­ ed Respectfully submitted, MIKA. MEYERS. BECKETT & JONES. P.LC. Attorneys for Plaintiff Doted January 21. 1998 •r Neil P Jansen (P41922) Business Address: 200 Ottawa NW. Suite 700 Grand Rapid*. MJ 49503 (616)459 3200 Subsenbed and sworn to before me this 21 st day of January. 1998 Marcia L VanAcker Notary Public, Kent County State of Michigan My commission expires: 3-10-98 State of Michigan Judiciai District Sth Judicial Court SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Cose No 98-056 CH Court Address 220 W. State Street, Hostings, Ml 49058 Court telephone No.: (616) 948-4810. Plaintiff name{s), Wiley M. Timmerman ond Fannie G Timmerman Attorney Ne.1 P Jansen (P41922) Mika, Meyers, Beckett and Jone*. P.LC. • 200 Ottawa, NW, Ste 700 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 Defendant The Unknown Heirs. Devi*ee* or Assigns of Allen Bechtel ond Ado Bechtel, Deceased, Who Hove An Interest in Certain Properties in Section 8, Thomapple Township, Barry County, Michigan NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT in lhe name of lhe people of the State of Michigan, you ore notified 1 You are being syed 2 YOU HAVE 21 DAYS after receiving this sum­ mons to file an answer with the court ond serve a copy on the other party or to take other lawful action (28 day* if you were served by moil or you were served outside this state) 3 tf you do not answer or take other action withm the time allowed, judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in lhe complaint issued 1/26/98 This summon* exp -e* 4/26/98 Tommi A Pnce Court Clerk There >* no ott'er pending or resolved civil action ant­ ing out of the same transaction or occurrence* a* alleged m the Complaint VENUE Plointifffs) residence (rndude city, township, or vil­ lage) Barry County, Michigan Defendant*) residence (include city, township, or vil­ lage) Unknown Place where action arose or business conducted Barry County, Michigan I declare that the complaint information above ond attached i* true and ta the best of my information, knowledge, ord belief Doted January 21.1998 Neil P Jansen (P41922) (2/19) (Editor** note: Following is an update of one of our most popular columns.) Mans people have stocks or other securities that thes have owned for a long time. Cher the scars, additional shares mas have been acquired through stock splits, dividend rein 'estment or mergers, l he current value of the security may be much more than the original cost. It the security is sold, the investor receives a sizable capital gain. Mans investors in this situation feel thes can’t afford lo sell their securities. However, they may be able to afford to donate the security or sec unties to a chari table organization such as a college or church. That organization may then sell the security and use the proceeds, or hold it for income and future appreciation. If the donor chooses lo sell the security and then donate the proceeds, he or she still has to pay taxes on the capital gain. By donating the security directly, the donor not only avoids capital gains tax but also gets a tax deduction for the security’s fair market value at the lime of the donation (assuming the donor held the security for more than 18 months). Donations of appreciated securities to char­ itable organizations arc an important way lo help improve our communities. In “The Gospel of Wealth." Andrew Carnegie observed. ’’Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity." Carnegie rarely, if ever, gave money directly to individ­ uals. He invested tn institutions that he believed would administer his gifts to the community “far better than it could or would have done for itself." Carnegie gave away more than $300 mil­ lion in his lifetime. Much of this was done through gifts of appreciated sccurit*cs. You max not have Carnegie’s resources, but if you think you might benefit from making a charitable donation, ask your lax professional or investment representative. — STOCKS — The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the pre­ vious week. AT&T 64'/. Ameritech 42”/,. Anheuser-Busch 44Y. Chrysler 36'/.. CMS Energy 42’/,. Coca Cola 67 0 & N Financial 24'/. Dow Chemical 93”/,. Exxon 61’/. Family Dollar 32”/,. First Financial Bancorp 483/< Ford 51J/i. General Motors 61'/. Hastings Mfg. 40V. IBM 99s/.. JCPenney 67'/. Johnson & Johnson 68”/.. Kmart 12 Kellogg Company 44'/j McDonald's 48’/j Sears 47’/,. Simpson Industries 12’/. Southeast Mich. Gas 17’/. Spartan Motors 7'Ih TCF Financial 33</w Upjohn 39”/,. Gold 295.35 Silver 6.78 Dow Jones Ind. Avg. 8160.35 Volume 696,000,000 + ”/<• -1”/» + 1'’/<. -”/» + 31/. -’/. + 3'/. +1’/.. + 1’/u + '/. + 1’/w + 3”/w -1’/. + 21/. + 4’/w + r/i + ”/■ -4’fc + 1'/. +1 + ’/» -V. + 1’t» +3 Cause of Maple Grove Twp. woman’s death unexplained J-f\d Graphics News Service An unexplained death in Maple Grove Township last Oct. 24 will remain just that after autopsy results were inconclu­ sive. said Michigan State Police Detective Lou Quinn Monday An autopsy on the body of Lorec Childers. 47. of Assyria Road, did not re­ veal foul play or an overdose of medica­ tion. said Quinn. "They couldn't make any determination." said Quinn. "There still isn’t anything that substantiates foul play. Dr. Joyce DcJongh, who did the autopsy, couldn't come up with anything.” Quinn said that Childers was on medica­ tion because she had been suffering from depression and oilier medical problems, and that she had been known to accidentally overdose in tlx: past. "She would take her medication, fall asleep, then wake up and take it again.” Quinn said. ”Shc had lo be hospitalized for it. But the autopsy doesn't show that (to be the cause of her death.) There was nothing in her blood stream lo suggest an over­ dose." Quinn surmises that Childers, who had been caring for her terminally ill husband. John, at the tune of her death, had been sit­ ting in a recliner in her living room. The recliner had a broken leg. and had a tendency to lip over to the right when the lever was pulled. "I think she was silling in lhe chair read­ ing. I think after she look her medication, she started lo get drowsy and was silting in that chair and fell asleep.” said Quinn. "From the way the lamp was sitting on the end table. I think that she probably woke up knocked the lamp over and then picked it up. She probably was disoriented and went outside for some fresh air and col­ lapsed and died." Childers' body was discovered six to 12 hours later by her brother. 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February 5. 1998 — Page 15 Trespassing snowmobilers arouse area residents’ ire Shelly Stilsvr Shin Wulfi The family dog ol Gayle and Sieve by Bronson ol Delton may or may not gel to keep hei tight I tout leg The eight-year old Geiman Shepherd, named Molly, w.i* in then liont y.iul last Wednesday night to "do hei business when she was iuii o\ei by unknown snowniobileis cutting through the Bronsons Osborne and Rona Ro.iJ yard al about 9 15 p.m I was iunous. said Gayle Bronson, who screamed lot hei husband when she lound Molly silling by the back deck suffering Hom slnsk a shattered light Iron! leg and blood streaming from her mouth '11 they would have let u-» know they hit her. we wouldn't be a» angry, but they just hit her and left hei Gayle, who said she cates lor Molly nearly as much as she docs her two sons han and Chris, found hersell having to choose that night whether to have Molly's leg removed 01 to make an attempt to salvage it. The couple look the chance and went ahead with the S522 surgery that involved inserting a metal iod the lull length ol lhe Jog’s leg. She now struggles with a cast and swelling that causes unbeatable pain at limes, said Gay le "We saw the tracks in the yard and lhe vet continued that it was a snowmobile that hit her. said Gayle, who raised Molly from the age ol six weeks And then, they had the nerve to come through our yard again two days later DIRECTOR, unknown had been out there, it would have been snowmobilers trespass on private property along I Iona Road and Osborne Road near Delton almost daily alter heavy snowfall, them " .Another neighbor. Zclma Armintrout, s.nd snowmobilers also cross her yard and last year destroyed a small tree she had planted near lhe toad. lhe Bronsons say lhe sometimes until 3 a.m lhe family’s yard is well lighted by a mercury light in the and they believe that Molly would have been clearly visible to the snowmobilers Her neighbor. Maxine I ••udrn heard the machines passing tinough that night but didn't know until s -meliiiiatei that Molly had been hit A hunch ol snowmobiles had gone by and then I heard a woman scream twice and then some mumbling." she said. "Then, the snowmobile sounded different, like it had Ivecn damaged. I thought someone had gotten drunk and they were just out there yelling at each other I didn't know they were over in their yard." lhe snowmobile is believed lo be black and lhe Bronsons believe there was a man and woman on the sled when Molly was struck. "Il was a snowmobile with a real, wide Hack, said Louden, who lives across lhe road from lhe Bronsons Louden said she had always allowed lhe snowmobilers to use her fields but after learning about the Bronsons' dog being struck, she roped off her yard in an attempt to keep them out. "It they're going to be so careless. iiresponsible and stupid that they would hit a dog and not tell the people. I don't want them on my property at all." said Louden. "That's what turned me against them. That was very cold blooded. If one of their kids Charlton Park leaving (cont. from page 1) promoted, she has finished raising her fam­ ily. and she recently finished a master's de­ gree in park, recreation and tourism admin­ istration played a part in her decision Also, the new job will allow the S/ewc/yk-Smiths to move lo a location closer lo Rick's |ob He has been commut­ ing from Charlton Park to Holland for the past seven years. Szewczyk-Smith said, lhe couple’s plans are lo move somewhere between Holland and Muskegon Along with being director of Charlton Park. S/ewc/yk-.Simih has been active in many local organizations, including the Barry County Historical Society, the Barry County Tourism Council, the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Barry County Women s Festival Council, lhe Economic Development Council, the Hast­ ings Area Chamber ol Commerce, the Michigan Museum Association, the Michigan Recreation and Parks Associa­ tion. lhe Midwest Open Air Museum Co­ ordinating Council, lhe Sue Drummond An Education Fund, and the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County She was the first female to become a member ol the Exchange Chib of Hastings. Prior to being hired at Charlton Park in |9S5. she worked as the parks and recre­ ation director lor three municipalities in Clinton County and as a park ranger for lhe city of Charlotte During S/ewc/y k-Snnth's long tenure at Charlton Paik. many changes look place al the county-owned facility. "One of lhe things I'm proud of is that wc have improved our financial stability." site said Tlic first special operating millage for the park, one-fourth mill, was passed by county voters in 1986. and two subse­ quent millage renewals also were passed. And the Charlton Park Village Foundation was formed. which once fully endowed will '.be able lo award grants for park projects ; Tlierc were also a number of physical 'Improvements to the park, she s.nd "The most challenging was the construction of the modern restrooms at the beach." Also, a barber shop was dedicated last summer in the historic village, bringing to 17 the number of historic buildings dedicated there. While she was there, she said, the park added new special events, including a Civil War Muster and a Father's Day Car Show that is the largest singlc-day car show in the stale ot Michigan. Szcwczyk-Smith said, however, (hat the success ot the park has been a group effort on the part of park volunteers, staff mem­ bers. members of the park board, and members of the community. Jim Lumbert, a member ol the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission and former chairman of the commission, said he was a in cm Ik r of the commission when Szcwczyk-Smith was hired. "I was impressed with her then, and I continue lo be impressed with her." he said He said he is fond of describing her as having a “lock and load" personality — "once she makes up her mind to do some­ thing. she does it He said she docs every­ thing from "gel coffee to the preservation of artifacts to public relations for the park to communications between hersell and parks commission members." She's gotten several grants, he said, in­ cluding a DNR grant for the construction of lhe new beach restrooms In lhe past few years, the park's entrances have been resur­ faced. a car for th-.* park has been acquired, and a four-v.heel drive truck with a snow­ plow* was purchased Lumbert said that he knew that "sixmer or later we'd lose her." "She's been grossly underpaid for lhe past 10 years," he said II was only last year that the county brought her pay scale up to the same level as other county de­ partment heads, he said Prior to that, she was "almost $3,000 under the lowest paid (denanment head).” I haven't been able to catch them to tell them not to do it." said Armintrout. "If they didn't hit lhe little trees, it wouldn't bother me so much." According to Barry County Undershcnff Don l*oid. complaints of snowmobiles on private properly escalate in warmer weather when the ice on area lakes is loo unstable to support lhe winter recreation vehicles. The riders then resort to trespassing to enjoy the sport. "Wc get. on average, about one complaint a week" about snowmobilers trespassing on private property. Ford said. "When lhe ice is safe and they can go on lhe lakes, we gel fewer complaints." Gayle Bronson said several of her neighbors have been supportive and arc try ing to help find the culprits. They even call the family to ask how Molly is doing. "I called some repair shops in Hastings to see if anyone had taken a snowmobile in to be fixed, but no one had." said Bronscn. noting that Molly has already shown fear ol the machines since the accident. Gayle Bronson is still hoping that Molly’s leg can be salvaged after it was broken when unidentified snowmobilers ran over lhe eight-year-old family pet :n their yard around 9:15 p.m. last Wednesday. Jan. 28. "Wc heard one go by and all we saw were teeth." said Gayle Bronson. "We'll never be able to gel a snowmobile now . She hates he them." Barry* Tow nship police officers could not investigation ol the matter Bronson, who also plans lo rope off her "Muskegon is very fortunate to have hired her." he said. "It is our loss and their gain. There will be another director (for Charlton Park I but there won't be another reached are sorry to sec (Szewczyk-Smith) leave." James said. She has pul a lol of hours and a lol of effort into striving lo make this park the best it could be. 1 think Diane p Drivers escape injury in Tuesday crash • The driver of a northbound North Breadway vehicle that turned into the path of a ; southbound car at the State Road intersection in Hastings Tuesday was issued a ^citation after both cars collided at about 11:17 a.m. Hastings City Police report that Constance Tolman Semerad. 63. of Glenwood Drive in Hastings said she did not • see the southbound car. driven by Jerry Johnson. 80. of Hastings because a large, southbound truck waiting to turn left from the passing lane blocked her view Alcohol was not involved, both drivers were wearing their sea’helts and no mjunes were reported, according to the police report yard, said she feels sorry for the people who hit her dog because "they have this on their conscience." Smith is an outstanding person in her field and she will be missed, but we really arc thrilled for her." Diane." Sandy James, another member of the parks commission, said the commission has already met and discussed lhe procedure it will follow to find a replacement for Szewczyk-Smith. Plans are to advertise lhe opening in lhe Michigan Recreation and Park Association bulletin and the American Association of Museums monthly newslet­ ter. and possibly advertise on the Internet. There won't be any changes in the duties ol lhe new director. James said. The com­ mission will use a job description that was recently drawn up. She said she told com­ mission members that the selection of a replacement is "a very important decision" and she and the others should "take our time and not move loo hastily." The commission discussed the direction STREAM MAP ■ This 4 foot by 4 foot map shows virtually all of the 35,000 miles of MICHIGAN streams and lakes, on both peninsulas. 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The commission also wants to restore a log cabin already in its possession. James said, and restore to working order a train that would run from lhe village to the recreation ALSO AVAILABLE m heavy gauge LIFE TIME GUARANTEED. glass-hke dear lamination with wnie-on-wipe-off surface and trass eyeiettes for easy hanging Send4 FT BY 4 FT ROLLED map(s) postage paid at $?3 45 ea Send 4 FT BY 4 FT FOLDED niapis) postage pad al S23 45 ea Send ’4 FT BY 4 FT LAMINATED map(s) postage paid al $43 45 ea Cbecl enclosed SSHIPPED PRIORITY MAIL IN A STURDY TUBE Name Address StateZip City J-AD GRAPHICS 1952 N. Broadway P.O. !k>\ IKS Hastings. Ml 49058 area. 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February 5, 1998 Domestic violence cases keep local police busy on the charges Feb Local police have handled a slew of do­ 17 at 10:15 a m in Barry County’s 56-1 District Court. Dykstra, who also was cited for drunk drising and bond condition violation, and mestic violence cases, resulting in recent arrests. • A Hastings man who alleged!) kicked his girlfriend and heat her with a broom while trying to free his truck from a snow­ bank in Feeport Jan 25 faces charges of domestic violence and felonious assault Matthew Ray Dykstra. 25. of Hastings is scheduled for a preliminary examination his minor-aged girlfriend allegedly began jelling at each other as they tried lo tree the truck from the snow. according to a re­ port by the Barrs Count) ShchtTs Depart­ ment Dykstra then allegedly went lo the driver’s side of the vehicle and struck the COURT N€WS: •entenccd lo 90 days in jail, community service work, mental health counseling. $250 in costs and three years probation after ph ..ding no contest on Dec. 18. 1997. to fourth degree criminal sexual conduct. The jail lime will be suspended upon successful completion of probation, according to court documents. Wallace originally was charged with two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having sexual contact with two minor aged females on July II. 1997. Those counts were dismissed A Wayland man who was on probation for attempting lo escape Ire i the Barry County Jail April 7. 1997. while serving a sentence on a home invasion conviction was sent to prison by 5th Circuit Judge James Fisher Thursday lor three to six years for violating his probation. Andrew David Nelson. 18. had been previously sentenced to two months in jail and three years probation for the jail escape attempt, a four-ycar. $2,000 maximum felony. Nelson attempted to escape from the jail by using two metal chair legs to dig mortar away from a 2.5-foot wide by 6fool high screen covering a window in his cell in the east wing of the jail, according • Rick Michael Wilson. 18. of Hastings, was sentenced lo 10 months in jail with credit for 188 days served after pleading guilty to violating lhe probation he was serving for a previous home invasion and attempted uttering and to court documents. hi other recent court business: • Jason Eugene Betts. 19. of Hastings was sentenced lo six months in jail with credit for 79 days served. S5(M) in costs. publishing conviction. He was also ordered to continue his probation as previously sentenced and to enter a drug treatment program upon his $1,200 restitution, community service work and three years probation after pleading guilty Dec. 23 to breaking and release from jail. Wilson pleaded guilty July 9, 1997. to entering with intent. Betts was charged with breaking into a home Sept. 29. F997. in lhe 1000 block second degree home ins xsion for breaking into a dwelling June 5 in the 400 block of South Jcffcison Street in Hastings. He originally was sentenced July 24. 1997. to six months in jail and three years of Clark Road with the intent to commit a larceny a felony punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison. Charges of one count of second degree home invasion and one count of larceny in a building were dismissed. probation on the conviction. He was also sentenced to six months in jail and substance abuse counseling on the attempted uttering and publishing • Tim J. Wallace. 19. of Hastings was conviction. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Miscellaneous Recreation I nr K< HI BOLTS FOR SALE: Grade 8 Bolts, some Grade 5, and Cxriagc Bolts. $250. Call after 6:00pm, 945-9340. ’97 JAYCO 24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Loaded. New. never used. SI3,000. Call 945-5516. HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. 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Real / \lalt I BUY HOUSES fair prices all areas considered. Investor Rhea 623-5408____________________ woman with his hand During the course of lhe events. Dykstra is also accused of pulling her out ol the vehicle, throwing her lo the ground and kicking her. throwing snow al her and hilling her with a broom Tire girlfriend denied lire assault. Police said during his arrest. Dykstra in­ tentionally banged his head on lhe plexi­ glass security divider of the cruiser, causing a cut to his head. He then allegedly threw himself to the ground while being helped to the ambulance and accused police of pushing him. the report said. • Matthew Michael Kuhlman. 20. of Hastings is set to be sentenced in District Court March 4 on an aggravated domestic violence charge. He was also in court Wednesday for a preliminary examination on a charge of felonious assault stemming from an inci­ dent in which is he is accused of punching his girlfriend in the head five to six times, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. . Kuhlman also reportedly grabbed her leg and dragged her down a hallway and slapped her in the face during the Jan. 27 alterca­ tion. He is also accused of striking a neighbor in the leg with a baseball bat as he tried to confront Kuhlman about the in­ cident. the report states The girlfriend was taken to Pennock Hospital where she was treated for her in­ juries and released • An argument that began over the dog being on the furniture ended with the arrest of a Freeport man for domestic violence Jan 27. 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I : Juveniles cited for underage drinking ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - Fourteen area juveniles were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol after Barry County Sheriff's Deputies broke up a party on Butler Road around midnight Jan 30. Undershcnff Don Ford said Tuesday. Deputies were called to investigate a complaint of a loud party and discovered the juveniles consuming alcohol. Ford said. "Their parents were all called lo the scene to retrieve their children." Ford said. "We would just like people lo know that underage drinking is against the law and we're not going lo tolerate it. We'll write them all tickets and it's up to the courts after that." Bullet nearly strikes man sitting in kitchen BALTIMORE i'OWNSIP • A bullet that entered a home in lhe 2000 block of South Bedford Road Jan. 10 came within about two feel of striking lhe resident as he sat at his kitchen table. Henry Eaton told police he was sitting in his kitchen at about 5:30 p.m. when lhe case. Police have no suspects. on the different issues or encourage area politicians to begin dealing with lhe needs MIDDLEVILLE - A Middleville woman who was thrown when her snowmobile struck a ditch on a snowmobile trail climbed back onto lhe machine, drove home and called an ambulance Jan. 26. according lo a report by the Barry County Sheriffs deemed critical by lhe group. The hope is also to have intergovernmental meetings at least once a year. According to Harvey, such meetings are necessary because "if you're going lo get more partnering at a local level, you have to get people together in a personal relationship " . I bullet passed through the wall of the kitchen and lodged into a wooden microwave governmental bodies. The group placed most importance on the need to develop consistent county-wide policies and procedures regarding land use. Other issues they fell were important were lhe development of public utilities such as sewer and water, the maintaining and improvement of roads, the need to build trust among local government entities, the need to promote and support economic development in the county, the need to jointly provide emergency services such as police and fire protection and ambulance services, and the need to provide more recreational facilities, particularly indoor facilities that can be used in the winter. Participants at the meeting plan to meet again this month to further refine the critical needs for cooperative ventures, and then will either form action groups to work > mi Mobile llotnes • A 49-year-old Bellevue man is sched­ uled to appear lor a pre-trial in Barry County 56-1 District Court, charged with domestic violence after allegedly shoving a woman and threatening to kill her if she called police and he went to jail. William Thomas Bradford was arrested Jan 18 alter tire incident in which he al­ leged!) shoved his live-in girlfriend and made her fall down, causing minor injury lo her leg HEFTING, continued from page 3 Intermediate School District attended the WALL LAKE ACCESS: Building lol on Cordes Road, 517-852-2012 CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank our children, their spouses and our grandchildren for lhe lovely 50th wedding anniversary party. It was a very memorable day. Wc whh to thank all who sent cards and gifts and all who attended our celebration. You helped to make our day a good everlasting memory. Mr. A Mrs. Wayne Pennock his ringer down her throat, threatening to break her neck and k*ll her. and dragging her across a road and try ing to force her into a vehicle The woman and her son were rescued from the alleged attack by an acquaintance who drove past lhe altercation as it pro­ gressed along a roadside, according lo po­ lice. Battle Creek man charged with drunk driving BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man is scheduled for a pretrial in Barry County's 56-1 District Court on a drunk driving charge stemming from Jan. 28 accident on M-37 at about 3 a.m. Roscoe Franklin Yancy Jr.. 50. told police he had consumed about eight "screwdrivers*' prior to heading toward his Little Mill Lake Road home that night, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Yancy had passed his road and was about nine miles north of his turn when he apparently crossed the center line and ran off the roadway to the left, traveling about 210 feet. The four-door Lincoln then struck a tree, where it came lo rest. Yancy then walked away from the scene and was found by ambulance personnel laying in lhe snow, the report said, he was cited for drunk driving and refusal to lake a preliminary breath test. Middleville woman thrown from snowmobile Department. Lisa Michelle Schcidel. 32. said she was southbound on the trail when she throttled the machine just prior to being thrown. Wyoming fugitive caught in Barry County THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville man wanted by Wyoming authorities for failure to appear in court on a suspended license charge and by Grand Rapids authorities for contempt of court was picked up by troopers from lhe Hastings post of the Michigan Stale Police on Jan. 31. Police arrested David Michael Jensen. 37. after a traffic stop on M-37 near Garbow Road for having a loud exhaust and a cracked windshield. Also during the arrest, police found a baggie containing 27.2 grams cf possible marijuana and a baggie containing three burnt marijuana cigarettes, according to the police report. Snowmobiles, trailer stolen from rural home CALL1 1-800-669-8957 Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. Let Us Quote Your Work! Cal! The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 SHELBYVILLE - Two snowmobiles and the trailer they were on are missing from a Lynden Drive home near Shelbyville, according to a report by the Michigan State Police. According lo the report, a woman relumed home from buying groceries to find that the trailer carrying the two vehicles was missing on Jan. 22 at about 12:35 p.m. Missing arc a 1994 red Yamaha snowmobile worth more than $3,500 and a 1991 Ski-Doo Mach I vehicle worth about $2,800. The trailer is estimated lo be worth about $800. the report said. Landlord take belongings for unpaid rent CARLTON TOWNSHIP • A landlord who said he look several items from a renter's home Jan. 12 because she owed him more than $1,000 in unpaid rent was ordered by police lo return the items or face possible charges. The landlord, who lives in Lake Odessa, said he left a note at the home staling "You will get your sluff back when you pay your rent.” but was planning lo return the items following a Jan 13 eviction hearing, according to a report by lhe Hastings post of the Michigan Stale Police. Taken were a microwave oven, two compact disc players, a vidcocassette recorder, golf clubs and other items. The case was submitted to lhe Barry County Prosecutor's Office for review. Guitar, telephones missing from church ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A hass guitar and two telephones were taken from the Apostolic Church on Marsh Road Jan. 14. according to a report by the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police. Also taken were a foot pedal volume control for a keyboard and a guitar case. The case remains under investigation. Several items taken during break-in HOPE TOWNSHIP • Several items were taken from a home on Oakwood Drive during a breaking and entering that look place Jan. 27 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., according to a report by lire Hastings Post of lhe Michigan Stale Police. Taken from tire home in the 6(XX) block of Oakwood Drive were a cordless telephone, a videocassette recorder, an amplifier, a duel cassette deck, compact disc player, speakers and more The incident remains under investigation j � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-02-12.pdf f644d2c108c0158c9ff88db50432ab57 PDF Text Text Horizon wins ; cable franchise See Story on Page 2 ■ Saxon eagers only 1 game out City, Wal-Mart OK easement deal See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 11 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HMSTIIri.' ANNER THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO.7 News Briefs: Coffee House Concert slated pt’uc ufra..» PRICE 50* Burd resigns county board seat by Elaine Gilbert A fund-raijiog concert by the Del- Assistant Editor Joo-Kellogg juoior high ead high echool bands will ofc «die»x wiemters a relssed Mmoaphere end • cheace Jo sip coffee and eat light pastries questions to gel answers about county gov­ grhile listening to the bands' perfor- County Board of Commissioners. ■The first-ever "Coffee House Con­ longer wants to be a "part-time parent, cert" is scheduled for 7 pm. Saturday. fc>. 28, in the Delton Kellogg High .-School auditorium. Doors to the ad­ running from job to job" so he decided that joining cafeteria will be opened up and coocertgoen can either sit al tables means his District 5 scat on the County Tim Burd, known for asking the lough ernment and colorfully speaking his mind on the issues, has resigned from the Barry Burd said Wednesday afternoon that he no in Ac cafeteria as they watch the con­ cert, or sit in the auditorium. Admission to the concert is $1: bead members in grades sis through 12 will be performing. Proceeds will go to hard bend activities. he wanted to spend more time with his wife Kari and their three children. And that Board will have to go. Burd's primary employment is working as a corrections officer for the Michigan Slate Reformatory. He and his wife are also "in the middle of adopting another child” from Marshall island. Last year, they adopted a boy from an orphanage in Romania. "1 .ilKMlMPPIC WWMl ■Band concert sMed : The Thoraapple Wind Band is plani»ta| its second concert of the moeoft H 7 30 pm. Friday. Match 13, in Lake Odessa. I Rehearsals will be in the Lakewood high School band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12. An added performance will be held at the Red Cedm Festival of Community Bands in Okemos March 7. The Thoraapple Wind Band is made up of people from as far away -S Rockford, but mostly residents fiom the Thoraapple River area, particularly Hastings and Odessa. Directors for the group arc high school band direcion Joseph LaJoye of Hastings and Dave Macqueea of Lahnwood It receives no funding, only dona­ tions. Money is used to promote and support its continuance. Membership if open to any post-high school age don’t like walking away from Tim Burd something in the middle.” Burd said of his resignation. for "Thank you for the opportunity to serve raising his children make the decision with you in this capacity and may God necessary, he said bless your future efforts." Burd said in the The priorities he has Too often, he said he has found that the urgent things in his life have taken precedent over the important ones and ho wants to change that. letter. Bailey said Burd woeh*>c missed i.i county government. ▼ "He asked a lot of tough questions." Bai­ Burd's resignation came as a surprise tc board Chairman Jim Bailey. Andrea Mace (right) is the new Vermontville Maple Syrup Queen and Melissa Patterson is the alternate queen. Andrea Mace is new Maple Syrup Queen ley said. "Those kind of people are needed." by Elaine Gilbert He said Burd was known as a person who ’’1 think everybody’s surprised." Bailey said. wanted county government to do the right thing, be accountable and provide answers. Bailey said he ;s both ’’concerned as well Though sometimes blunt, once people as disappointed” that Burd has resigned. Al got to know Burd, they discovered he was a Friday’s nice guy. Bailey said. Barry County Board meeting. Bailey said Burd seemed to be actively Burd had also gained a reputation for al­ planning future activities pertaining to his ways wanting to give lax breaks to citi­ county responsibilities. zens. Bailey said. Burd's voting record and Burd, who has served on the board since January 1995. informed his fellow com­ discussions during county meetings attest to that. Queen Andrea is a member of the National Honor Society at Maple Valley Assistant Editor Andrea Macc collected sap for syrup High School, where she is a junior. She making when she was a young Girl Scout, participates on the school’s cross country, but now she has some sweeter duties — track and volleyball teams. reigning as the 1998 Vermontville Maple With the Maple Valley marching band, she Syrup Queen. The 17-ycar-old daughter of Dave and plays alto saxophone. She plays keyboard for the school jazz band and choir. Kathy Mace of Nashville. Andrea was Her extra-curricular activities include being selected queen Tuesday night during a part of the Michigan Lions All-Slate Band. Vermontville She also enjoys winter sports such as ice contest held at the Congregational Church. skating and skiing. missioners of his decision to quit in a two- Burd also carried a hefty load of commit­ sentence letter that was sent Monday to Melissa Patterson, daughter of John and She plans to attend Western Michigan tee assignments for the county, chairing Linda Patterson of Nashville, was picked as County Administrator Michael Brown. University and eventually pursue a career in the Central Services Committee which the alternate queen. the business field. his Burd cited "personal oversees the County Sheriffs Department. reasons" for resigning and asked that his Barry County Transit. Road Commission. In letter. resignation be effective immediately. Sec BURD, continued on page 3 musician. - For more information, call Kim Domkc al 945-9181, LaJoye at 945­ - 9766 or Macqueen at 374-3037. The new maple syrup royalty will reign over Vermontville's annual Syrup Festival She has a 20-year-old brother. Matt, and a brother. Daniel, in eighth grade. in April and promote the community and For the queen's contest. Andrea said she its pure maple syrup products in other didn’t have any high expectations that she communities around the state. Knowledge of the maple syrup process, would win. "1 just went in there saying, 'if I get it, from the tree to the table, as well as first great, but if I don’t, I shouldn’t let it hand experience in making syrup arc part of the criteria considered by judges. The judges also score contestants on appearance, poise, speaking skills, ability to represent the community and a written interfere with my life’." She said she is looking forward to "being a good representative for the community of Vermontville." See QUEEN, continued on page 15 essay. The "Great Decisions" book discus­ sion series, sponsored by the local chapter of the American Association of City, two townships mull district library University Women, will begin at I J:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, al Grace Lutheran Church. The group will have a sack lunch and then discuss the introduction, *U.S. Foreign Policy and the Ameri­ has one of its residents on the Library "The group usually meets at mem­ bers’ tomes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 The City of Hastings and Rutland and Hastings Township docs not contribute Hastings Charter Townships got together any money to the city library, but contracts Tuesday night to discuss what it would with the Freeport Library instead. take to make it happen, but there is no or 2 p.m. Members are to read the as­ Attorney Cynthia Faulhaber of Lansing, regarded as the "midwife" of district li­ from newspapers or periodicals. Anyone interested in invited to at­ joined or ordered a book. Anyone interested in starting an evening "Great Decisions" discussion group may call 948-2347. ..Goals of the program are to promote thoughtful debate and discussion, to bring people together io express ideas and opinions, to learn from others and eventually help formulate a national Peters also said 58 percent of the li­ brary's users arc from the city. About 25 to Michigan, talked government. Five members of the Hastings 30 percent arc from Rutland, so residents in Library Board also were present. that township, he said, arc getting a good deal on services. concentrate power and responsibilities into Librarian Barbara Schondclmaycr went to the hands of an elected or appointed Library the Rutland and Hastings Township Boards Board. It would serve the designated dis­ several years ago to ask for more support. trict. which would include the city and al At that time both were kicking in SI.000 a least one other township. year The response was the three-tenths of a Another factor is that the present library may not be adequate and a new one may Ian Wayne and his lip-syncing dog Fili, played by Middleville resident Mike Bremer and Cricket the dog. are just part of the entertainment dunng 'The Illusion of Murder." a dinner theater murder mystery being presented by the Village Players of Middleville Feb. 20. 21.27 and 28 at Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. Dinner is at 7:30 p.m . the play will follow A cash bar cocktail hour will be held Irom 6:30 Io 7:30. Cost is St 9 per person: for reservations call the Villa al 795-3640 or 891-1287 share is 9 percent. representatives from all three units of in Faulhaber said a district library would Lipo-syncing dog act part of murder mystery the funding for the library and Rutland’s to braries tend the first session Wednesday, re­ gardless of whether he or she has Jay Peters, a consultant from the Breton Group, said the city presides 91 percent of commitment yet. signed part of the book before the meeting, along with relevant material Board. Lisa Wallace, who was appointed last Monday night by council. ture? eign Policy for Sale?" More news Briefs on Page 2 tion several years ago. Rutland now also Editor Is there a district library in this area's fu­ can Political System," and the first topic, "Specif! Interests: Is U.S. For­ grass-roots opinion or the eight topics offered in the series by sending opin­ ion ballots to Congress and the Ad­ ministration. . Topics this year in the scries include China, Cuba, Africa, Turkey, human rights, financing development, and re­ ligion's role in world affairs. by David T. Young mill from Rutland voters and Hastings switching its support to Freeport. have to be built. The newer and larger Faulhaber told representatives from all library could serve and be supported by a three units of government that the advan­ larger area. The current city library is overseen al­ tages of hating a district library would be spreading the costs of supporting it all over most entirely by the Hastings City Coun­ the city and perhaps two townships because cil. which appoints the Library Board and a millage would levied districtwide. Also, provides most of the funds for operations. the governing powers likely would be The library also is supported by three- spread out more because the Library Board tenths of mill from Rutland Township, See LIBRARY, continued on page IS which was approved by voters in an elec­ �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12. 1998 Barry County must accept and control growth, officials say I >■ by David T. Young I think it (urban spiaul) is a crisis now " Editor McManus said that Barry County may be Pen rod showed what’s been happening and the problems that can and probably will result. Urban sprawl historically has not been a unique in that it’s gelling sprawl from not problem lor Barry County, bul as Bob just one. but four m.tropolitan areas — Dylan sang three decades ago. "The Times. Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo. Lansing and the centers for jobs, residences, recreation Battle Creek, with Grand Rapids exerting and shopping, bul in the past 20 years, They Arc a Changin’.” The expansion of nearby metropolitan He noted that in day s gone by cities were more people are moving out ol urban and the strongest push. areas into the suburl s and now into rural Both also said that local residents can small towns has brought the issue here, even suburban areas to live in small towns deal with the problem by ignoring it. by or in the country. Manager try ing to put their collective fingers in the Howard Penrod and Barry County Planning dike or by accepting its inevitability and Flic city manager said the population in Barry County from I960 to 1990 has and Zoning Director Jim McManus attempting according to Hastings City The two shared the podium last Friday for the monthly First Friday forum to explain urban spraw l and its effects on rural to control They it recommended the third option. nearly doubled "Today we don't live as close to where "Wc need to take a hold of this right now." McManus said. we work." he said. McManus later pointed out the startling "It's not a question of growth vs. no areas like Barry County Both said it’s important to understand growth." Penrod said. "It’s a question of second highest average of daily that urban spraw I already is here how best to grow and prosper We should traveled plan and work Michigan. Lapeer has the highest “No one in Michigan can expect to remain unaffected by the costs ol urban sprawl.” Penrod said. "People tend to overlook problems until they reach a crisis. together to make that happen." Both statistic is that to and has the County Barry from work miles all in of With so many people coming into Barry speakers brought materials to support their presentations County also comes greater pressure on the infrastructure, things like roads, water and sewer. Another consequence this of phenomenon is conversion of farm land to residential properties Barry County Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus speaks to the First criday audience about how urban sprawl is here now. "Il takes more infrastructure to support Jaycees to offer singing valentines News Briefs... The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees again this year will offer a singing valentine service for the upcoming County, bluegrass in Showcase tonight Country and bluegrass will be on ous Showcases. Albright, from Coldwater, also has sung al Bowens Mills and previous Showcases, and she has been at Much of her Prairieville Farm Days musical style is patterned after Patsy Cline. Scaling at the Showcase is on a ter of the March of Dimes, will be held in Hastings Saturday. May 2. al The local goal this year for the 1982. projected to be only 122,O(X). a loss of an the year 2012 is there average of six acres every day. That in itself has economic costs. Field." he noted, but things like single­ family sage on the Jaycees' phone at 945­ townhouses 5535. expensive. "Yes. they increase the tax dwellings, and mobile homes, buildings retail arc base." he added, "but they also cost the Historical Society will meet Feb. 19 The Barry County Historical Society will have its next meeting Thursday. Feb. 19. at the Courts and Law build­ ing community room. 220 W. Court St. in Hastings. county more money." Other kinds of land uses, such as offices industrial parks, high-rise apartments and age-restricted housing, are break-even ventures in terms of costs for government, but they do put large on demands infrastructure, particularly roads, water and sewer services. To meet the challenges ahead. McManus City Manager Howard Penrod talks about urban sprawl with a little visual help* from an overhead projector. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. stressed that wc cannot "hide our heads in position on requests from outside entities and the regular meeting will be al the sand" or "l^^lhe door and dig a moat." The answeiS es in controlling the for water and sew er sen ices. urban sprawl. inevitable, in managing growth. He said government be active because "if wc wait or the service)." he answered. "The issue wc transferring development rights, compact have now is what is equitable .’’ I believe for the slate to do something, it won't get wc all could share in the taxes.” done." Hostesses for the evening will be Sara Feldhaucr and Joyce Weinbrccht. ‘Hello Dolly* is Feb. 19-21 development and are purchasing consistent land use regulations countywidc. al the Central School Auditorium in Hastings. He said it's possible, for example, to He said is an advocate of the concept of worry about the city annexing, bul. “It was pass local laws that prohibit developing open space development, which encourages never intended for our boundaries to stay land until utilities arc in place. clustering residences on a large parcel to where they are." It was suggested that one thing that Penrod stressed cooperation among the units of government to manage and control farmers by getting their agricultural land the inevitable growth. He noted that the off the tax rolls. nearby metropolitan areas, population and city and Rutland and Hastings Charier Another suggestion was that land use economic growth, land conversion and Townships now arc working on the idea of something having a district library in which everybody ideas might not be received well in rural areas because of tlie issue of land rights. ** he called "the devil unbeknownst.” land division. He also urged citizens to lake part in the would share the costs almost equally. Carl Mcllvain, president of the Michigan Right now, city residents carry the largest Farmers Union, said that one big problem lax burden for the library. Rutland pays a is. “Wc live in a system that 'this is my land and I’ll do with it as I please'." ' growth management process by asking velopes at Gavin Chevrolet and Mc­ recent auditions include Becky Carr. questions, spreading the word and thinking millage and Hastings Township doesn't about other options if they're in a position contribute any thing al all. Robb. Megan sponsored by their employers already Schnmcr. Jim Bailey. Mall Barnum. have signed on to participate. Straight Charlie Cove and Adam Schultz. donations rather than pledges are en­ couraged. The funds will go for education, community services and research in the battle against birth defects. Nationwide the fund-raising goal is $1 million The production features such musi­ the Parade Passes By" and "It Only Takes a Moment." information about the such leading ladies as Carol Channing, Ginger Rogers. Ethel Mermen. Betty Grable and Pearl Bailey. The screen version in 1969 starred Barbra will be held al 10 a.m. Saturday. Feb 28. al the Free Methodist Church. 301 The walk, sponsored by the Com­ munity Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, involves people who one- or three-mile routes and collect pledges to help elderly and needy peo­ ple pay for their home heating cosis. Registration will begin at 9 a tn and the kickoff ceremony will be al 945 ’ The routes will start at the church, head south toward downtown and then finish back al the church. Hol chocolate will be available to the walkers al the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available at the church. All funds raised will remain in Barry County and be distributed to families with emergency heating needs /\ lot J of 189 walkers look part in the fund-raiser last year, and more than S8.2OO was collected to help 104 clients Across the state. 3.591 walk ers Iron* 18 participating CAAs raised a little more than $300,001). Those interested in walking can pick up pledge sheets al the Barry County CAA offices. 107 S Jellerson St. Hastings or call 948-4260 lor more in­ formation Tickets arc available from cast members and several area businesses KIA exhibit to visit Hastings An art exhibit from the Kalamazoo In­ E. Slate Road. Hastings In the question and answer portion of the the the way He added that farmers w ho no longer can library it is. (funding we'll have make a living will continue to sell their agricultural land to residential and difficulty supporting it." Penrod said. "The commercial developers because they have library is just as important lor rural and no other choice. urban residents , alike." stitute of Arts will be on display at Hast­ ings High School from Feb 18 through March 4. Titled “The Annual High School Area Show." the exhibit consists of 16 original works by students from 14 area schools. Works in the traveling exhibit were se­ lected from the annual juried exhibit held at the KIA this past summer. In­ cluded in the show is a work by Hastings student Kristen Ann Hanshaw. This exhibit is from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts' ARTREACH program. ARTREACH is funded in pan by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cul­ tural Affairs and by the Educational Community Credit Union of Kalama­ zoo. The program provides traveling ex­ hibits of original art works for oncmonth loans to schools, libraries and other community facilities in a 13county area of Southwest Michigan. The primary aim of ARTREACH is to enable Michigan communities to sec and participate in the visual arts Optional lectures and demonstrations arc also provided as a part of the ARI REACH program Any organization interested m the ARTREACII program may contact the ARTREACH Coordinator at the Kala­ mazoo Institute of Arts. 314 South Park St.. Kalamazoo. Ml 49007. Horizon wins cable franchise in Hastings by David T. Young second as opposed to the standard 28.800 now provided by most modems. Editor Streisand and Walter Matthau. The 13th annual "Walk for Warmth" county to look like 20 years from now.” keep forum. Penrod was asked about the city's I-800-968-DIME ‘Walk for Warmth* to be held Feb. 28 said. Wc need to decide what we want our wc situation) "Hello Dolly!" opened on Broadway in 1964 and over the years attracted March of Dimes or WalkAmerica. call For more "If to split their land. "Wc need to be proactive." McManus cal numbers as the title song. "Before should be done is provide incentives Vo for signs of urban sprawl — growth in Students selected lor leading roles at Sarah LaJoyc. Amy ’ 1 He added that surrounding townships He urged Barry County citizens to watch through Saturday. 19. 20 and 21 examples leave most of the remaining space open. New York w idow who loves to meddle Feb. Fifteen teams Penrod said it's important that local good County Plank Roads " ing funds may obtain donation en­ Donald's Restaurant. Both were asked how much local government can do about dealing with "We're willing terdo that if we can come l/> an equitable tax arrangement (to pay for be on "Stage Coach Days on Barry in other people’s business, will be pre­ Those interested in walking or rais­ by order, call 945-4675 or leave a mes­ sented Thursday Joanne Emmons. but "It doesn't cost anything to have an open For more information or to place an orary chair will be Senator requires "cither higher taxes or decline in IXI .(MX) acres of farm land in Michigan in cight-milc walk will be $5,000 Hon­ State from the cities and Hight 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Valentine's Day. "Hello Dolly." the musical about a Fish Hatchcry Park. With the noon to 5 p.m. that Friday and from "WalkAmerica." a fund-raiser pul together by the Greater Michigan chap­ other McManus zeroed in on the problem of Tlie program, by Harold Frey, will ‘WalkAmerica’ set in Hastings May 2 with Michigan areas, such as Oakland County. losing farm land. He noted that there were 7 30 lirst-come. first-served basts. later." 14. The service will be offered from Frcndgc. Jim Gibson. Dale Berry. Jack Summerfest. Bowens Mills and previ­ havoc played has I use land gift Friday and Saturday. Feb. 13 and $12 for both plus a Hower. Bender and Jim Metzger, lias performed which the now. pay infrastructure quality." Ixnrod said. be $10 for a song and a candy gift and al the Barry County Fair. Hastings it unique and sometimes embarrassing will be host for the Musicians Show­ River Boys. Tom Maurer Sr.. Tom with peoples' significant others with the case. Featured will be the Thornapplc The six members of the Thornapplc brought philosophy of "build suburbs, there also comes a point that The cost of a singing valentine will | Furthermore, urban sprawl in the past has holiday. The Jaycees say they can serenade the menu at 6:30 tonight when Arby’s River Boys and Donna Albright this type of growth." Penrod pointed out. "As far as I'm concerned, Americablc has not been living up to its agreement... its been one fiasco after another... You’re a to­ Horizon Cablcvision will be Hastings’ He also said his company plans to intro­ new provider of cable television service duce digital video service later this year. It starling early next month, after action by will include digital music, an on-screen Baird, however, responded, "We’ve been the Hastings City Council Monday night. program lineup, and pay per view movies around (this area) for 17 years.” He added and events. that The council adopted a resolution to ap­ tal stranger in our community." . Horizon has 32.000 customers in franchise Mayor Frank Campbell, however, said Michigan and recently won a national agreement from Americablc International to he hasn't been impressed with cable service fin Hastings in the past. award. u City Manager Howard Penrod pointed third company (besides out that Horizon bought out Americablc Americablc and Triad) that's come here and now is "agreeing to I Ac by the same since I've been on the council." he told rules as Americablc did . We have the op­ prove the transfer the city’s the Charlotte-based company. Americablc. which was purchased by Horizon recently, had held the franchise since 1989. Alan Baird, owner of Horizon, said his "You're the Baird, adding the other two "haven't deliv­ tion have been getting already and more. He said ered on what they promised. I'm discour­ that because Horizon's home base is in aged." stands." The franchise will run until the year company will offer everything customers of enforcing our franchise as it Mid-Michigan. he expects local customers Baird responded. "Give us a couple of 2004 and Penrod said negotiations for re­ to get good service, Horizon also is com­ months to prove it (good service) and newal usually begin about three years be­ ing into Vermontville. Lake Odessa. Mar­ you'll see." fore that, so tlie next couple of years would He added that because Lis company is shall and Albion. Tlie $30.95 monthly cost for full basic based in a community close by. not in In­ service remains, except that the Disney- diana or Florida, tlie service should be qual­ Channel will be part of that package rather ity and same day. give Hastings residents and officials a dunce to evaluate Horizon’s performance. City Attorney Stephanie I ckkcs, noting previous troubles with Americablc. told than an additional $8.95. For an additional "Call (Lake Odessa Village Manager) Baird. "I don’t want to have to track you $1 a month, customers can get Fox Sports John French. They’ll tell you wc do re­ down to get you to do what you’ve already Detroit, which replaces the Pro-Am Sports spond." Baird said. System (PASS) for fans of the Detroit Red Campbell also voiced objections to the agreed to do " Despite the concerns raised, the council Wings. Pistons and Tigers Tlie "basic" service, which includes local high-tech Internet service proposed by say­ voted unanimously to adopt the resolution ing. "I don't want the cable television sys­ for the franchise transfer. access and network television stations from tem to take a back seat to the Internet. Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo. Battle Creek and Lansing, will cost $14 a month The "more" Baird talked about is hookup to Internet services for $19.95 a month A Read the BANNER Every Week and second level of Internet service, for $49.95 a month (including the $19.95 for the Itrst level of Internet) would hook up customers through a special "box" rather than a sec­ ond phone line. That second level would provide a super speed of 500.000 bytes per be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Call 945-9554 to Subscribe! �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12.1998 — Page 3 Telemarketing bill, term limits highlights of Legislative Coffee by David T. Young Editor A bill that would require registration of ilephone solicitors and the effect of a court ulmg upholding term ’mills highlighted he Legislative Coffee Monday morning. Robert Picking asked both questions of state Rep. Terry Geiger. Stale Senator and •eprescntativcs from the offices Congrcss- nen Vern Ehlers and Nick Smith Picking said he supports legislation to Jcal with unwanted calls from telemar­ keters. "I think there's some merit to that as protection for citizens." he said. "We're all gelling them and some of them are offen­ Gary Rizor (right) accepts a plaque from Tom Mohler, co-chair of the government and community relations committee tor the Hastings Area Chamber ol Commerce. The award was lor the County Seat's willingness to be the site ol the monthly Legislative Coffee sessions in Hastings Editor Emmons replied that the telemarketing bill is stalled because charities don't want to be included. However, one man in the audience said some charities can be just as offensive as City OKs easement swap with Wal-Mart by David T. Young sive." solicitors for profitable ventures. A poll at the end of Monday s session showed that 37 in attendance favored regu­ lations for telemarketers. None were op­ posed. On term limits. Picking noted that a meeting, the City Council: judge's ruling recently upheld a law passed • Approved the appointment of Lisa Wal­ in 1992 by voters statewide that would ;Thc Hastings City Council Monday lace. who works at Noah's Ark Preschool, limit how many years state officials could night approved in concept a request from as the newest member of the Library Board, serve. The law. as written now. limits the Wal-Mart to relocate the city's utilities replacing David Storms. governor, slate senators, the secretary of easement in the old railroad right of way in Rutland Township. '.The move will help the retailer to con­ tinue to build its new facility at the corner of Heath Road and M-37/43. It also may be of advantage to the city, officials noted. ;Cily Manager Howard Penrod wrote in • Had the first reading of Ordinance No. 306. which would enact a revised and up­ dated code of ordinances. Second reading and adoption could be as early as Feb. 23. • Officially approved Aug. 28-30 as the dales of the annual Hastings Summcrfest downtown and at Fish Hatchery Park. stale and attorney general to two, four-ycar terms. State representatives are limited to three, two-year terms. "How docs this ruling affect our local representatives?'' Picking asked. Geiger noted lluil if he seeks and wins re­ election this November, it will have to be his communication to council members. • Approved a number of bids totaling "Wc feel the proposed location of the new about $45,355 for audio/vidco, phone and easement gives the city essentially the voice mail, cabling work for the new coun­ Emmons already has announced her can­ same worth as wc now have. Actually, it cil chambers later this year. Bids approved didacy for re-election to her third term in may be a little better since wc will regain were Automation. the senate. Her move is legal because she full title to the new property." $18,800 lor audio/vidco; Van He later added that city administration tell comfortable with the trade Tali Home Grand his last in the Michigan House because it will be his third. Bclkum was first elected in 1990, two years before Business Systems. $13,555 for phone and the term limits law was approved, there­ voice mail; Secant Technologies. $7,695 fore. in this case she is "grandmothered." rMayor Frank Campbell, however, said for cabling and Secant $5,305 for a portion Geiger said he backs the judge's ruling to be is concerned about the city’s new right of the computer. Some of the other work uphold the will of the state's voters in of. way being too close to the Thornapplc will be delayed until next year. 1992. River, prompting the Michigan Depart­ • Scheduled public hearings for Monday ment of Natural Resources or Department evening. Feb. 23. on creating special as­ of Environmental Quality to gel involved. Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ sessment districts for improvements on West Marshall Street and West Benson cost field said there will be at least 15 feel of Street. stable soil and vegetation between the river $140,228.76 and the new casement location and he $37,019.20. with the city paying one-third thought there could be more problems with for both. the current easement she because of its proximity to a wetland and flood plain. Initial for estimates arc Marshall and West • Agreed to renew leases for businesses at the industrial incubator, including Royal Products. Unlimited Fabrications, Halo will have more room with which to put in Products. Michigan Lasermark. Eurway new sewer and water services. Transit and CNC Manufacturing. what wc have now." he said. Wal-Mart still needs to work out an • Approved a request from the YMCA and Hastings Youth Council to use softball fields at Fish Hatchcry Park for leagues and agreement later this month on properly Bob King Park for the summer playground transfer conditions with a fiber optics com­ program pany. The retailer wants to be able to cross hockey. a 50-fool parcel Io provide storm waler re­ tention and drainage for the new facility. Attorney Bruce Gee said that Wal-Mart and courts tennis for roller • Approved a request for funds from the Thornapplc Arts Council for its summer concert series June 19-Aug. 2J at the needed to know it the city would be willing courthouse fountain and agreed to $2.(XX) to swap casement property before it closed match a mini-grant for the program if it is on its deal with the fiber optics company. approved by the Arts Council of Greater City Attorney Stephanie Fckkes said. Kalamaztx). "Wc need to gel a document fine tuned and • Decided each council member will wait for Wal-Mart to close on the property" nominate, in writing, one of three local and then have something presented later people, Esther Walton. Joyce Weinbrccht this month to council. and Mike Hook, for the John B. Swainston So council approved the concept of mov­ /\ward. Campbell said. "I don't have a problem Mart closing its anticipated deal with the with any of the three. The problem is se­ fiber optics firm. Campbell cast the only lecting just one name, but that's what dissenting vote. they're asking us to do." Deadline for nominations is March 15. ment. on the Airport Board, the Barry- Probation. Unified Trial Court Division. Eaton Board of Health, the Community Drain Commission. Register of Deeds, Corrections Advisory Panel and the Judicial Prosecuting Attorney. Friend of the Court. Council. Burd represented District No. 5. which includes Castleton and Maple Grove town­ ships and a portion of Woodland Town­ ley last month. Burd was appointed to ship. Burd's replacement may be made through Health Board to replace Commissioner appointment within 30 days by the board Emmet Herrington. Herrington has since or by holding a special election in District Burd also served, by county appoint­ 5 "within a reasonable length of time." Bailey said. Bailey plans to discuss the matter with fellow commissioners to obtain direction on how- to replace Burd, whose term ends Dec. 31 Geiger explained that with so many new­ comers. almost two-thirds of the House members will have be brought up to speed. "I have concerns about bringing new people along," he said. Because they arc green, he added. "They can be manipulated and challenged. "We need to develop a system of educa­ tion and training (for new legislators)." work on a special panel that investigated charges of voter fraud in the 1996 congres­ off the road." he said. "It's a step in the sional race in California in which Robert right direction." Dornan was unseated by a small number of There also is a bill that would allow Personally. Bailey said, he prefers to have the county appoint a replacement rather than spend several thousand dollars to pay for a special election to fill the remaining 10-plus months of Burd's term. Burd entered the county government arena after defeating former County Board Chairman Orvin Moore in the August. 1994 primary and winning the general elec­ tion unopposed plus a second (current) term after that. He previously served two years on the Maple Grove Township Board and on the County Republican Executive Committee for six years. Burd, who attends Nashville Baptist Church, previously served on the Barry County Christian School Board and was president of Maple Valley Right to Life before it came part of the Barry County Right to Life organization votes. Though some improper volts were county road commissions a chance to bid found, there weren’t enough and Loretta on highway huildmg and road repair pro­ Sanchez, was upheld as the winner. jects. Some question its fairness because private businesses have to factor in slate taxes in some of their costs of doing a pro­ He added that Ehlers is demanding action soon on a bill that would outlaw cloning. Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell asked why people who call to get state park ject "I think that is a legitimate point of de­ reservations get a number in Champaign. III. He said he tried to get such reservations bate." Geiger said. Jack Lenz of the Barry County Road for next summer and wound spending $25 Commission, however, stated that gov­ on lop of camping fees, while anyone can ernment should consider awarding projects get reservations al a KOA or Yogi Bear to the lowest bidder because it could Ik the campground free. Yankee Springs Township Supervisor wisest use of taxpayers' money. Sara Linsmcicr. from Nick Smith's of­ George London agreed, say ing. "The sys­ fice. sad the biggest issue in Washington tem has broken down... It’s a rip-off of the now is the budget and what to do with a stale parks system." surplus. Though he is interested in preserv­ Another resident in the audience asked ing social security. Smith is a champion of that two bills to protect religious freedoms reducing «he federal debt, she said. include prisoners as recipients. Another bad result, he said, is the loss of veteran lawmakers with a lol of "institu­ tional memory.” However, he added that American gov­ ernmental institutions arc resilient and "Wc manage to find ways to move past these kinds of issues." Road projects approved for Hastings Township The state and federal legislative branches by Mary Warner now arc in full session and a number of is­ Emmons told the audience about a dis­ turbing conversation she had recently with and the state should pay her to take care of her children. Even worse, she added, the woman had a new boyfriend. "What is the state's responsibility for the four children she helped create?" the senator She said more than half the children bom ble lor their children." Emmons said. "One way is for more prisoners to work, bul you families." Upcoming legislation she mentioned were a bill to cut off financial aid for stu­ dents convicted of drug offenses and a bal­ lot initiative that would require approval at least 60 percent of the State Legislature in order to raise the state income tax or the single business tax.. Geiger said it is difficult Io gel prisoners to do work that doesn't put the public or competing business at risk, but he noted that in Freeland there is a pilot project in which they build houses for the non-profit Habitat for Humanity. He noted that some members of the House Republican Caucus not long ago helped build a Habitat house, prompting limits. The city is also applying for a grant by the township board Tuesday. to build a 550-fool paved extension to The paving projects include one mile ol Enterprise Drive in the industrial park Bachman Road from the city limits to located off Star School Road. Total cost of 1.41 miles of Coals improvements for the city and township Grove Road from 2.500 feet cast of M-43 portions of Star School and the extension to Barber Road, and 1.62 miles of South of the industrial park road would be $1.1 to million; nearly S6(X).(XX) would be paid for Coals Grove Road. Broadway from the city limits Campground Road. with the grants if they arc approved. The roads will be scaled with asphalt after receiving a partial asphalt coating. In other action at Tuesday's board meeting, board members approved the Also approved by the board was the transfer of the township's cable television installation of a steel culvert on Becker franchise from Americablc International to Road three-fourths of a mile south ofCoats Horizon Cablevision of Charlotte. Horizon Grove Road. The steel culvert replaces a is buy ing Americablc. thus required the concrete culvert. cost to franchise transfer. for the Cruttcndcn said service will remain projects will be $57,900. The Bachman basically the same with the new cable Road project will cost $18,500, the Coals provider, with the exception of access to Total Grove project the township $10,900. the South Broadway project $24,500. and the culvert the Internet (for details of the service Horizon will provide, sec page 2). project $4,000. Carlton Township u ill pay Cruttcndcn said the cable company is an additional $10,900 for the Coals Grove hoping to expand cable service in the township and is currently looking into project. The Barry County Road Commission, whether it will be cost effective to bring which w ill do the re-paving, plans to begin cable to Barry 's Resort, a trailer park on this year's paving projects as soon as the Thornapple weather is warm enough, road commission presently available in the Indian Hills area engineer Brad Lamberg said. north of Hastings and on Powell Road. Tlie township board decided not to hold funds aside for resurfacing Star School Lake. Cable service is Middle Lane and Boulder Drive cast of Hastings. Road from the city limits to M-37. The The board also approved a request from township has applied for a grant from the the YMCA for funds Io help suppc.l Michigan Department of Transportation for recreation the project, but has not been notrfied yet playground activities Tlie board agreed to whether the grant has been approved pay $1,812 every year for the next five some observers to say. "Well, if politicians can do that, so can the prisoners " limits from State Street south to the city Hastings Charter Township was approved don't want some of these people out on the prisoners to work so they can support their reconstructing Star School within the city­ The resurfacing of three paved roads in in hospitals these days have certificates with the names of their fathers. the township portion of Star School and Staff Writer sues arc being tackled. street. Wc need to find a way for more serve on the County Community Mental removal. works." “We need to make more people responsi­ areas. In a controversial decision made by Bai­ the mental health field and is upset by his next year. 5 “That’s a dramatic, huge change." he Robinette said Ehlers recently finished "We've got to continue Io find ways to should support them." Animal Shelter. Child Care Probate. Adult complained that he has more experience in Legislature will have a nc?v face (his time asked. "I think the ones who make the kids BURD, continued from page 1 Child Care Welfare and about -even other Bul Ik* warned that because of the law at least 64 of the 110 scats in the Michigan car windshields. She said Smith recently was appointed chairman of a social security task force. deal with these people and get drunk drivers a woman who said her husband was in jail ing to a new easement, contingent on Wal­ hi other business at Monday evening's the voters change it." he said. putting a "scarlet letter" on offenders* drivers’ licenses or affixing red stickers on said. "Il will change the way the legislature Mansfield added that the new location "That casement would be heller than "Term limits are going to be here until Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell presents a proclamation to Barry County Humane Society Board Member Louise Odrzywolska. honoring ‘Be a PAL’ (Prevent a Litter) Month, an effort to call atention to the need to stop uncontrolled breeding in dogs and cats. Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttcndcn said years programs to the such YMCA. as summer Cruttcndcn said that if the grant is approved, the township approval of the funding was unanimous. may be able to pay required matching funds "It’s a worthwhile program." Cruttcndcn sues to be considered in the Michigan of $20,000 to $25,000 early next year said. "This is the first time they've asked House will be a program to gel all third- Jeff Mansfield. Hastings deputy Geiger said that new legislation and is­ graders to read al an acceptable level, chil- ‘dren's health insurance and initiatives to get repeal drunken drivers off the road. On the latter problem. Geiger said sev­ eral options arc being discussed, including taking away their driver's registration. city manager, said he expects to hear within two weeks whether the grant is approved us to chip in. and we're happy to do so." Also Monday, the board decided to spend $ 100 apiece on eight table-top partitions The city and township jointly applied tor that two MDOT economic development grants elections The privacy booths will allow Io improve Star School Road The improvements would include resurfacing will be used by voters during See ROADS, continued page 14 l �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12. 1998 II I FFF’S.—frt rri cur readers by Tim Zwart, Ed.D. Licensed Psychologist Pine Rest Hastings dink Pre-Valentine’s Day thoughts try to define love Dear editor: Doo atnone hate a better wav * You too must hear or read the new* about so-called love and ( iemJ has lor Ills creatures, the human race Now there is nothing wrong with any of these three concepts of love in the right context But. oh. defined by these words from the Bible "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's hfc for his fnends." John 15:13 murder, hatred, regret, temorse. devastating court cases, litigation bills, and on and on I his month wc see so manv symbolic hearts, the tragedy when any i»‘ these concepts arc focused on the wrong objects or in the wrong Let me list a tew things "agape" love will do and some things it will not do. Agape line is patient, kind, always protects, trusts, hopes, per­ severes. rejoices in the truth and never fails On the other side, it dj»es not envy, does not parade itself, is not puffed up. docs not behave rudely, docs not seek its own. is not provoked, it takes no account of evil done to it Agape love never fails. Now here is how to use this love tor super pleasing results. I.me your own wife, your own husband, children, neighbors, enemies, and last but not least, love God. "We line Him because He first lined us." John 4 19 Do not. and let me icmindmg us ol something called love, which often fails, turning into hate and its devastating consequences. \\ hat in the world is it that caus­ es 50 percent of the marriages to fail’’ Most people arc quick to blame the other person. Is it the weakness ot love * < >r the object ol love? Or the wrong kind of line * < h the lack of love ’ Or what? Our English word love covers at least three distinct concepts I »nc can mean brotherly love, tender affection Our word love can also mean sexual love < X out word also can mean the love context. For the sake of clarity-, let’s use the Greek words for each of these concepts of our word “Philco" is the Greek word for brotherly love, we have Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love "Eros" is the Greek word for sexual love, from which we get the word "erotic" “Agape" is the Greek word most often used in the New Testa­ ment. for God's love It is an unconditional commitment, stating. "I want the best for you and I am ready and willing to help you. regard­ less of wha' you do" Line can only be known by the action it prompts This is the concept Parent should have choice for ‘K’ schedule To the editor: I am writing to implore parents of school age children to get involved in the ever changing issue of kindergarten scheduling \t this time. Hastings Area Schools have both the ail-d.iv alternate and the half day schedules giving both I would like to see it stay this way children and parents a choice Recently. 1 called 43 school districts in West Michigan \t this time. 25 still have half day. 10 have the all-day. alternate, six (including Hast­ ings! have both of these schedules, one has the extended day everyday and one has schedules. I also want to make it clear that, research. I have found that the all-day and half day schedule arc pretty much all three from my alternate the same when it comes to academics I have found, and read, some seven-plus journal articles stating this fact, not to mention all the sources these articles quoted These findings are very differ­ ent from the statements made to parents by edu­ cators and administrators last May at an infor- mational meeting for parents. I realize the all-day alternate saves money, but. if you have younger kindergarten children, that may not be the best schedule for them Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to have a choice and base it on your children's abilities'* No matter if you like the all-day alternate or the half day schedule, you need to make your feelings known Write or call Superintendent Carl Schossel or Director of Educational Ser­ vices Dave Arnold or even a member of the school board to let them know you want to keep a choice in our schools. Thev can be reached at 232 West Grand. Hastings.’ Ml 4905X. 94X­ 4400. I also have a "choice" petition you can sign Just call me and I’ll get your name down on it! Wc need to band together to let the district know what we want for our children! 948-33X6 If I’m not home, please leave a message Tisha Harris Hastings Grave relocation hurtful to family T« the editor: I think it is pathetic, when a person is allowed to desecrate a grave for no reason other than to hurt people Several years ago. my brother passed away in a so-called swimming accident My family was not sure where his wife was going to have him placed because she would not let us know. Finally, she decided to have him placed next to our dad In conversation after wc lost our father, my brother had told his wife and my family that if "I ever passed. I would like to be by Dad ” Well he was for three years, hut then her step­ father died and she decided she wanted my brother moved next to him So she removed him and placed him three miles down the road to We talked to the court system and the health department. Apparently this was OK We had to call the state police office and have an officer ask where she had taken my brother. This. I believe, was done for no other reason than to be cruel and spiteful to my family, h’s a shame. I can only pray this ordeal never hap­ pens to any other soul. I did not mention any names or cemeteries. She knows who she is and so d<K*s God. I just thought people needed to know. That this tragedy could happen to you. And I pray it doesn’t. Chnsy Slaughter. acknow ledgemcnt to anyone Heed Printing? • Equipment • Experience • Economic Call on the professionals at... J-Ad Graphics ^.945-9554 he H*T astings BaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 by Whitney O'Neal, M.A. When people think about the association between the elderly and depression, many draw the erroneous conclusion that the two go hand in hand. It is true that as wc age, there are certain life factors which occur that can cause sadness, such as the death of a spouse, and selling one’s home to live in an assisted living facility or nursing home. However, it is important to not confuse sad­ ness and adjustment with depression. The Diag­ nostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor­ ders 4th edition (1994) classifies depression as emphasize "Do not love the world, or the things of the world, it anyone lines the world, the kne of the Father is not in him I or all that is in the world the lust of rhe flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world And the world is passing away and the lust of it; but he who docs the will of God abides forever" I John 2:15-17 a mood disorder. It can aflcc* -very aspect of one’s hfc. including thinking, activity level, self-esteem, emotions and concentration mem­ ory (another symptom sometimes confused with dementia). If an elderly person or another person in your life exhibits possible symptoms of depression, including but not limited to. depressed mood daily for most of the day. diminished or non­ I trust that by now you are asking, him can I get this agape" love'.’ Just in case you are inter­ ested. this Imc is not for sale You cannot buy it anywhere. May be that is why it seems so scarce. disappoint, because the kne of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. who any reference to or attempt to commit suicide, he she should be seen by his/her primary care physician and possibly a mental health profes­ was given to us." Romans 5.5. "And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." Acts 5:32. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love. joy. peace, long-sufl'erng. kindness, good­ ness. faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. sional (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th cd.. 1994). Causes of depression can stem from various Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its pas­ sions and desires" Galatians 5:22-24 I mc will bond a husband and wife together for hfc Love will bond a person to God for eter­ nity Faith works through love What a perfect match, a husband and wife who love each other and then children and Jesus. Jesus said. " ..If anyone loves Me. he will keep My word, and My lather will love him. and Wc will come to him and make Our home w ith him " John 14:23 I me is that perfect, pleasing, pleasant moti­ vator You can read all about it in the Bible in I Corinthians Chapter 13 and I John Chapter 4. "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with ah sour strength. This is the first commandment. And the second, like it. is this: You shall Ime your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these" Mark 12:30-3! "Wc love Him because He first lined us." 1 John 4:19 Hastings Rus Sarver, ■ Hastings involved in activities, thus helping them notjo isolate, is extremely beneficial to elderly people and can prevent or lessen depression. Another factor which is more common wjth the elderly is depression caused from prescribed medications. Elderly people tend to be on more medication due to deteriorating health and sometimes a certain medication or particular combinations of medications can cause depres­ sion. If an elderly person appears to have one or more of the above symptoms of depression, it is extremely important to convey this information to his'hcr primary care physician so heshe can examine the medications the elderly persot)'is taking. Certain medical conditions can also cause or worsen depression. One study found that as much as 10 to 15% of depression is attributable to chronic medical conditions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 1996). Again the primary care physician ant} a mental health professional can work togetherto help the person to decrease depressive symp­ toms. .» existent interest in daily activities, significant . The treatment of depression can be very suc­ weight loss, insomnia or sleeping too much, cessful in elderly persons. Treatment options more rapid or slower than typical physical can range from implementation of cxeraifc movement, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, activity programs to administration of anti­ deceased ability to think and concentrate, and depressant medications. From the textbook on love, the Holy Bible I quote “God is line " I John 4 X. 16 " Line is of God..." 1 John 4:7. “Now hope does not another cemetery It was on Father's Day that wc realized that this had happened Wc went to the cemetery to pay our respects and next to our father was a bare slab and dug up ground. Because she was his spouse, she was able to do this without any Depression in the elderly sources. Depression can be caused by a bio­ chemical imbalance, social to environmental changes, various medications, certain medical conditions or cognitive functioning. (Puntil. C., 1997). Social isolation is more common with elderly people and can be a major factor with depression. Keeping the elderly persons Wc should not be quick to conclude that “the blues" are a natunfl pan of growing old thus should not be treated. Being elderly docs mein that some life changes will occur, but it docs not mean that the quality of ones life should’be diminished. This has been a brief overview of depression in elderly people. If you know an elderly person you suspect is suffering from depression, wtork with him/her and encourage that person to at least talk to his/her primary care physician and possibly to a mental health professional. Read the BANNER Erery Week and be arnl INFORMED resident of Bhirry County. 1 -------- ■—..—.—— ......................... _3 Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building,. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Lavin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building. Washington D.C.' 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal' Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. ~1 Soancar Abraham, Republican, U.S. Congress Write Us A letter: Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs,• Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope! Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of I Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Inring, Carlton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds ol Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) : 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (20$ 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543-. 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line tor > Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. ; Peter Hoekstra, The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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J Ad Graphics Inc ’952N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (618) 945 9554 John Jacobs Presdent Joyce Ryan Treasure* Frederic Jacoba Vice President Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert tAssistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Qass.V-1 ads accepted Monday througn c’2«, 8an- tcSSOpn- Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30a m Diana Williams, Nashville: Nikki VanHouten. Hastings: Amy Scott, Hastings: Liasie Letat, Hastings: Tracy Salmea, Hastiags. Daag Shrewsbury "I haven't had a dunce Io watch very much, but I like the figure skating best." "The biathakm! My cousuu Andy Erickson is competing ” in that event. Bal I'm a skier , al heart. Tm from Utah. Y that's where I learned to ski." s Noor Cmdy 0 Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County SZ7 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 pet year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo« B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 ' Caledeala: I like the figure skating singles, doubles, men's, ladies' - all of it. 'Figure skating ' 'Ice skating ' "Figure skating." •» All �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12. 1998 — Page 5 Look to the ICI for valuable information Pauline E. Bracy Eva M. Tumn HASTINGS - Pauline E. Bracy, age 82, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom August 5, 1915, the daughter of Stanley and Alice Graham in Lapeer. She graduated from Lapeer High School then worked as an announcer for WMPC Radio Station for thirty yean. Mrs. Bracy was twice widowed prior to her marriage to Ellis E. Bracy on Novembe’ », 1970. They moved to Charlotte and then to Hastings in 1992. Mrs. Brxy was affiliated with the Calvary Bible Church in Lapeer, Chester Gospel Church in Charlotte, and attended the First Baptist Church of Hastings She was preceded in death by two husbands; a sister; and several grandchildren. Mrs. Bracy is survived by her husband, Ellis; one daughter, Alice (Jay) Baldwin of Flint; step children. Reverend Arnold Bracy of Lapeer, Vesta (Reverend John) Loscn of Belleville, Ronald W. Bracy of Nashville. Donald (Pat) Bracy of Lapeer, Patricia Turley of Hastings, Marsha (Jesse) Kcsslingof Battle Creek, Rebecca ”. no) Kelly of Grand Rapids; brother, Arthur Fiske) Graham of Lapeer, many grandchildren, great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 7, 1998 at Calvary Bible Church in Lapeer. Reverend Arnold Bracy and Reverend John Loscn officiated. Burial was at Attica Cemetery This column often quotes statistics and trends. Much of that information comes from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). Established in 1940. the ICI is the national association of the investment company indus­ try. (Perhaps the most well-known type of in.estment company is the mutual fund ) The Id’s membership includes about 6.700 mu­ tual funds. 447 closed-end funds and 10 spon­ sors of unit investment trusts. Its mutual fund members represent more than 59 million indi­ vidual shareholders and manage more than S4.2 trillion. Here arc some interesting statistics com­ piled by the ICI: • The typical mutual fund investor is mid­ dle-class and age 44. has financial assets of S50.000. is likely to be married and is em­ in Attica Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Hastings. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS - Mb. Eva M. Tomes, age 87. of Hasangs, passed away Wcdr.-sday, February 4. 1998 al her residence. Mrs. Tomes was bom on September 7,1910 in Hastings Township, Barry County, the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Johnson) Smith. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings Schools. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1927. She went on to attend the old Barry County Normal, receiving her teachers certification. She taught at the old Lakeview country school for two years. She was married to August A. Tumcs on June 26. 1930. Mrs. Tumcs was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, August A. Tumcs on December 17. 1989; parents; son. David Tumcs; daughter, Marilyn Ignatiadcs; grandchildren, Matthew & Jon Tumes & Kathy Tumes; daughters-in-law, Jean &. Mari­ lyn Tumes; one brother and four sisters. Mrs. Tumcs is survived by five daughters. Marjory (Ray) Maynard of Dowling. Elizabeth (Kenneth) Haight of Hastings, Beverly DeWitt of Middleville, Patricia (Robert) Fillingham of Hast­ ings, Mary Tumes of Hastings; two sons. August (Eleanor) Tumes Jr. of Harrison, Charles (Patri­ cia) Tumes of Hastings; many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and a great great grandchild; son-in-law, Al Ignatiadcs of Battle Creek; several nieces and nephews. Mass Christian Burial was held Saturday, February 7, 1998 at Sl Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Father Charles H. Fischer officiating. Burial was al Ml Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. invest men i goal, followed by financing their children’s college education (26 percent). • At ycar-end 1996, there were 2.626 stock mutual funds. 2,679 bond and income funds, and 988 money market funds. ployed. • Thirty-eight percent of 18- to 30-ycar-olds own mutual funds Twenty-seven percent of 31- to 50-year-olds and 42 percent of 51- to 70-year-olds own them. • Fund investors have long-term goals. Eighty-four percent say retirement is their top Credit Problem* OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rate* Frw AopKcetxjn «Apnone MONFyTkE MmapmEST .mQETG^ci o£n operator from approaching the home after Last week’s story about the Delton fami­ the incident? ly's dog who was struck by a passing I can think of no defense for the operator snowmobile certainly raises feeling and not returning later to explain the incident, questions. other than basic human nature and fear of I own a couple of dogs myself. They are. I'm sure it appears that I side with the ily. I can imagine the pain i d feel if one snowmobilers. but that is not the case. If were to be struck vehicle. I'm not mistaken, it is illegal to operate a lic road right of way (except for crossing). I near a public road right of way. I have do believe they are the party at fault, bul it neighbors who raise German shepherds, and docs raise the issue of pedestrian rights and canine owner responsibilities to have the a bicycle. I've been thrilled more than once animal under control at all times. by a 100-pound shepherd attempting to in­ Mike Smith tercept me. 1 would guess that it’s entirely possible Hastings female scream as described in the article. Don’t Put Your Baby's Health On The Line. A person’s only defense with a dog of that size is to outrun and avoid the possi­ bility of a bite. It is possible that the sec­ the driver attempted to beat the dog to the unfortunately, faster than the driver antici­ pated. TdkrCdRr<0<«rM^ ( an TuL’t a»« • ()■«’ ILH Is it not also possible that the wounded what it considered its property, keeping the For Foer Special VoUadoe... • Goose Clothes DIMMERS 4 DOHERTY 211 South Bmodwoy Hastings, Ml 49058 (616)945-9596 • Wall to-Wall Home Decor HOURS. Tuel Fti 10-5: Sal & Sun 10-4 igon, that bema lhe place for lhe Circuit Court lor r County is held, street addressed 220 West State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058, ol lhe premises described m said mortgage or so much thereof os may be necessary to pay lhe amount due os aforesaid on Sod mortgage wtfh interest thereon at 10% per annum and oil legal cosh, charges and expenses, including attorney foes allowed by law, also any sum or sums which may be paid by lhe undersigned necessary to protect ih interest in lhe premises wtwe i sod premises ore situated in lhe Township of Carbon Barry County, Midugon ond ore particularly described as follows The South 81 feet of Lol No 25, ond lhe East ; 407 00 feet of Lot No 24 of Culbert's Plat No 3 in Carbon Township, Barry County, Michigan, also a pored of land odpeent to the Plat described os Beginning at lhe Southwest comer of lot Number 25. thence North 88* 51' West 227 00 foot, lhence North 00*51'East 81 00 met. thence South 88*51 East 227 00 feet, thence South 00*51'West 81 00 feet to lhe point of beginning wwwvwvwwwvw v Gifts for Your v * Valentine! * BLIZZARD of the Week n’ 1120 a Hastings Gr€-V'* 5* Mor 1.79 Sat lift Suf ZW Give a HEART NECKLACE to show her you care. 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Ml 49058 616/945 9596 Stop m today ond fry the ALL OUR SPARKLING DIAMONDS 2259 Gun Lake Rd., Hastings, MI m 7 For Valentine's Day Say *1 LOVE YOU* with Diamonds cosh os provided in the Judgment entered in this mat , NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the statute in the State of Michigan in such case mode and pronded, notice is hereby given that on lhe 26th day of March, 1998 at 1.00 o'dock m lhe forenoon, local time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auc­ tion to me highest bidder or bidden for cosh at lhe Esteps of ine Barry County Courthouse. Hostinas, Ek 945*4174 SPRING HOURS •* Check Out our... This firm iso bbt coRector attempting to coBeef a debt and any information wo obtain wil bo used for that purpose. A Judgment having been mode in Cose Number 97-396-CH in the Barry County Circuit, Barry County, *1,1 -Ju1 wnere . X ■ \w jl/ C J 1 - - -J ana ——J Koren jI rwCTwgon, jomes oumenona Seiwnond hove been found to be indebted unto W.G. Fierce, Jesue Pierce. Douglas A DeCamp and Morporwt DeComp, upon meh indebtedness which was based upon a Promissory Note and Mortgage there was determined to be due and unpaid al me date of this Notice for principal interest the sum of 3219,348 83 and on additional sum of $105.00 in jXhace your order today by colling j • Scented Candles BARGAIN TABLE Nona OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE witk o xTtogeii QMeitftite The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Feb. 10. 1998 are available in the County Clerk’s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. • Pouty Baby Dawid A Dimmers (Pl 2793) ANomey lor Plaintiffs '"a • NOTICE • 1-80Q-AHA-USA1 i COUNTRY E CRAFTS KyrSu»p»isc QJou* ^vValentine Cake point of intercept. The dog may have been, dog would now even more viciously defend AMERICAN HEART AJWXTATION MEMORIALS A TRIBUTES JAMES W SUTHERLAND and KAREN J SUTHERLAND, CMfendoril. IMMVMIU yoatunu snowmobile. That could explain the first American Heart Association^^ KO someone on their side. vehicle of that type anywhere along a pub­ the dog was left unattended or unrestrained ond scream came at the point of impact as STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY •, Hen. James H. Reher . File No 97-396-CH W£ PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DeCAMP and MARGARET DeCAMP Pkewff, mote the interests of shareholders. It’s nice to know mutual fund investors have that the dog may have given chase to the 1-800-669-8957F LEGAL NOTICE: business, serve the public interest by encour­ aging adherence to the highest ethical stan­ dards by all segments of the industry, and pro­ confrontation. without question, like members of the fam­ during the summer months, as pass by on I e K Li shareholders were sensitive to declines, but their response was measured and gradual. • In 1980, 4.6 million households owned mutual funds, with total assets of $134.8 bil­ lion. In 1997, 36 8 million households owned mutual funds, representing S3.7 trillion in as­ sets. • Stock fund assets increased 38 percent in 1996 alone. While these statistics may be interesting, what’s even more important is that the ICI ad­ vocates for investors It seeks to enhance pub­ lic understanding of the investment company To the editor: Still, having said that, I question why $71 mo $251 mo SC 15 mo • A study of shareholder behavior from 1945 to 1995 found no evidence of "runs" during 14 market setbacks. Mutual fund Snowmobile story raises questions } HOMEOWNERS $10,000 $ 50 000 $80 000 cal government retirement funds, insurance companies, private trusts and others. ...from our readers Rupert M. Spaulding WARREN - Rupert M. Spaulding, 96, of Warren, passed away Thursday, February 5,1998 IT Bortz Health Care of Warren. ! He was bom September 19, 1901 in Bellevue, the son of Morton and Alta (Mapes) Spaulding. I He married Charlotte G. Miller in Goshen, Indiana and she preceded him in death on Septem­ ber 5, 1986. He was a dairy inspector for the Slate of Michi­ gan, Department of Agriculture retiring on Janu­ ary 6, 1967. Surviving are his daughter, Judy (Paul) Thome of Warren; two grandsons. John (Tammy) Thome, Mark Thome; great grandson, Daniel Thome. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Morris and Dvruld Thome; sister, Arlene Souks. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 7,1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odes­ sa-with Reverend Emmett Kadwell officiating. than 47 percent of stocks, and the rest is owned by private pension funds, state and lo­ • Slock funds account for 49.5 percent of total mutual fund assets. Bond funds repre­ sent 25 percent, and money market funds ac­ count for 25.5. percent. • Mutual funds held about 15 percent of to­ tal U.S. equities at the end of 1996 Individu­ als and nonprofit organizations hold more �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12, 1998 I |Forrest L. Yarger| CARMI, ILLINOIS - Forrest L. Yarger, age 95, of Carmi, Illinois and formerly of Freeport and Hastings, passed away Thursday. February 5, 1998 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, Illinois. He was bom August 23, 1902 in Freeport, the son of Frank and Stella Yarger. He was a barber in Hastings for many years. He was married to Geneva Yarger and Emily Ncnburger, they preceded him in death. Mr. Yarger has lived in Carmi for the past 15 years. ' He is survived by grandson, Thomas G. Heathcock of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma; grand­ daughter. Nancy Lesser of Owasso. Oklahoma; one niece and one nephew. No visitation will be held and private buna! will be at the Hastings Riverside Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiating. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Thelma M. Allen| HASTINGS • Thelma M. Allen, age 86, of Hastings, passed away Friday, February 6, 1998 at Thornapplc Manor in Hastings. She was bom August 24,1911 in Marion Ohio, the daughter of Daniel and Ethel (Cramer) Peterson. She attended school in Flint. Mrs. Allen was married to Raymond Allen. Her employment included, grocery store clerk, telephone operator, she retired in I960 as a photo finisher. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Hastings. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Allen in 1973 , nd a son, Herman E. Cocncn in 1993. Mrs. Allen is survived by a son, Albert E. Cocncn of Hastings; seven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren; brother, Ellsworth Peterson of Palo Allo, California; daughter-in­ law, Henrietta Cocncn of Hastings; nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 10, 1998 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hast­ ings with Pastor Daniel Graybill officiating. Burial look place at Flint Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emphysema Foundation. WATERLOO. IOWA - Dennis Robert Scarff, age 58, of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 22,1998 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, after a brief illness. He was bom September 27, 1939 in Garden City, the son of John and Adele Scarff. Mr. Scarff received his education in Michi­ gan and he served eight years in the United States Air Force. His career for the past 30 years was in business management and marketing. Mr. Scarff enjoyed computers, electronics and being a Ham Radio Operator. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Scarff is survived by his wife, Harriett (Sixberry) Scarff; two stepdaughters, Cheryl (William) Reiser of Douglasville, Georgia; Kris (Vem) Miller of Hastings; one stepson. Guy Keeny of Hastings. Vernon S. Newton the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PEACE COMMUNITY' CHI RCH OF GOD CASANTVIEW H. FAMILY CHURCH Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30am. Sunday School II (Warn. Sunday Lacey 2601 I vcning Prayer Time 6 00 pm. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 (X)pm QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 Wcvt Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 am. Worship II am. After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm B<»v 63. Hastings. Ml PO 49058 N 1330 Broadway. BARRY CO. CHURCH OF CHRIST Hastings Phone 945 3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7 I * *p* *m* Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mclhsh THORNAPPLEVALLEY CHl'RCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and CEDAR CREEK BIBLE share time v 30 a m . Wednesday C edar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ Phone 623­ evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m 2285 Sunday School at 10 00a m . Worship II 00 a m . Evening Ser­ also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng lhe whole family tor Brent Branham vice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREW 'S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHl'RCH ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book 7 (X) p m care provided) Prayer Meeting (Child Church 1674 West Stale Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m., classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7:00p m. arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 weekdays or all day week­ pm ends Sunday Morning Mas* 10:00 a.m 1928 Bxxik of Common - Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH through 7 or first grade). Kids Club 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Shorkcy. Aaron Welch. Minister of Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible Music Morning Worship 9 45 and Quiz (ages Study - No age limits W ELCOME CORNERS U NITED METHODIST CHl'RCH 3185 N 49058 Broadway. Hastings. Ml Carl Pastor Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Litchfield or Darlene Worship Scr- 1100 am. Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 (8) p m Sun­ day evening Monday First Mon­ day of the Month Horn's Time Out Wednesday Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 Thursday Faithful Men. Women. Bible Study. p m Faithful v ices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL, Women * Bible Study Call church office for more information 948­ 9 45 a m 8004 for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE, STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wic welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's i ove. and (lie fellowship of 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-1(890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ II am. day Morning Worship Sunday Evening Scrv ice 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHL'RCH terested tn a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details (Formerly lhe Hatringi Grate Church). 6(8) Powell Rd . 1 mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor I mentus. 945-9224 Brethren NASHVILLE AREA ST. ' Y RIL'S CATHOLIC CHl'RCH Sunday Scrv ices 9 45 a m - Bible ( lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 Nashville p in Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ Catholic Church. Hastings ing Your Faith. 5 30 p.m Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Youth St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail, Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration for adults “Kids Alive" - 9 (8) am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10(8) am Wednesday Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m KidX quizzing. 7 (8) p m Bible further information call the church office David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Comer of Slate Rd and Holtwood Study and Prayer in Sanctuary^ For 2101 St Andrew s is a part of lhe Canada Synod HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 used at all services for more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev Anglican Course ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday Independent Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence for ages 2 through fifth grade HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- Meeting al 502 E Bond St (Hast­ 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Pastor meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Father Charles Fisher. A mission of St Rose Mass GRAC E LI THERAN CHURCH 239 E Nonh St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Feb 15 8 00 & 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). 3 00­ 5 00 p m Flying Doves. Thursday. Feb 14 7 00 p m People-to-Pcoplc Lit Saturday. Feb 14 9.30 a nt Catch 3. 4 (M) p m Vow Re­ newals. 8 (8) NA Monday. Feb 16 7 00 p m Asst Min Prep Tues­ 17 7 (8) p m Cong Council. 7 30 OA Wednesday. Feb 18 Word Watchers, 7 (8) p m SS day. Feb Staff HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Hulford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Chnstian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 a ni SUNDAYS Sunday Schoo! 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow ship 10 30 am. Worship 1100 a m with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Youth Fcllrwship 4 00 p.m. Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm Sunday. Feb 15 Special Speaker - Dr Terry Wurtz - will speak about his work in Russia (former Soviet Union). He and his wife have been io Russia and are going again in the very near future to continue their medical and Chnstian work Tues­ day. Feb 17 UM Men sponsor Ladies'Appreciation Night Dinner and program. 6 30 p m (Call the church office to make your reser­ vations' ) Wednesdays Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth grade. 4 30 p m Wednes­ day. Feb 18 Fellowship Night - GRACE COMMUNITY CHl'RCH ST. ROSE C ITHOI.IC CHI RCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe, (517) Jefferson Father Charles ! ischcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (6I6| 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller, Director of Noah s Ark PreSchuul p m . Sunday MassesS (Xia m and 805 S service 11(8) am. Confession Saturday Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Feb 5 4 00 - 4 3(1 p m group ministry, leadership training 9 (Ml a m Women's Bible Study on WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH the Gospel of Mark. 10 (8) am Cir­ cle «2. 4 (Ml p m Millage Commit­ tee • Sr High Classroom Sunday. Feb 8 TODAY IS YOUTH SUN­ ( Hl RCH OF THE N UAKENE I "16 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 945 am Sunday School Hour. 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Hemng Wheelchair accessible and DAY' 9 30 a m I1 (Nt a m Morning Worship Ser­ elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Sunday morning Worship Services Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High WBCH - AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vice; 6(8) pm evening Service. Wednesday ’ 00 p m Services for Adults, Teen* and Children and 11 00 a m The 9 3(> Service is broadcast over vided during both Services 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Dining Room. This information on worship services is 2 (8) pm Mexico Mission meet­ ing packing. 3 15 p m Senior High PYF leaves tor Mel Trotter Mis­ provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these sion. 5 iX)pm (ontirmaiion Class local businesses - Dining Room. 6 00 p m Sunday AAREN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings School Teacher meeting - Sr High Fl.EXF AB INCORPORATED of Hastings N ATION AL BANK OF H ACTINGS Member F DI C THE H ACTINGS DANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY “Prescriptions*" I IK S Jefferson 945-3429 IIASTINGS MANI FACTI RING CO. I la .tings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS.INC . 77o Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan \ WOODLAND - Vernon S. Newton, 78. of > Idland, passed away Satuiday, February 7, 1998 at his residence. He was bom February 13,1919, the son of Neil V. and Edna D. (Fifield) Newton. He married Ruth Lehman on March 8,1941 in Woodland. He worked for E.W. Bliss Company for 38 years retiring in 1978. He was a member of the Hastings Masonic Lodge #104 and was a past Master and currently was the Chaplain. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Newton; two sons, Ken (Joyce) Newtc-* of Florida, Tom (Sheryl) Newton of Woodland; two daughters, Yonna (Eugene) Venton of North Carolina, Bren­ da (Jon) Brownell of Wisconsin; eight grandchil­ dren; five great grandchildren; brother, Howell (Calhlcen) Newton of Allo; two sisters, Ruby Nanasy of Perry, Orra (Leo) Oliver of Newaygo; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Lyle and O. Gary Newton. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Febru­ ary 11, 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa with Reverend Carl Litchfield officiating. Burial was in Woodland Memorial Park, Woodland Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance. a. I Jesrie M. Pierce| HASTINGS - Mrs. Jessie M. Pierce, age 79. of Hastings, passed away Monday, February 9,1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Pierce was bom on December 12,1918 in Caseville, the daughter of Charles and Edith (Turner) Kelly. She was raised in the Caseville area and attended schools there. She went to live in Detroit where she graduated from the Detroit Beauty Academy as a licensed beautician. She was married to Willard G. “Bill” Pierce on March 11,1940. They moved to Hastings in 1951 from Battle Creek. She was a State Archery Champion during the late 1950’s. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women’s Group, Past Elder &. Deacon of the Church, 1982 presented an honorary membership in the National Presbyte­ rian Women's Association, founding organizer of the local "Love Incorporated” organization of Hastings. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Lee, Jack & Jim Kelly and sisters, Alice Conners & Luara Myers. Mrs. Pierce is survived by her husband, Willard G. “Bill” Pierce; two sons, Willard L "Joe” Pier­ ce of Hastings, Gary J. Pierce of Portville, New York; three grandchildren; six great xidduldren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Febru­ ary 12, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Hastings First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Willard H. Curtis and Reverend G. Kent Keller officiating. Entombment will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hast­ ings Love Incorporated. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Georgia M. (Judy) Guilford j Classroom. 6 00 p m Middle High PYF meets at the church Monday. Feb o “ 3() p m Session Meeting Tuesday. Feb 10 6 15 Mens Bible Studs - YMCA. 3 00 pm NEWSLETTER DEADLINE'. “00 pm Mary Circle • Lounge. 7 30 p m Deacons meeting - Din­ ing Room Wednesday. Feb II 6(8) pm Church Night supper Hall. “00 pm Choir rehearsal. ~ 00 p m "Kcrygma- Bible Study Dining Room. ’ 00 pm "Pcrwinal I vangeltsm" Bible Study - Lounge HASTINGS - Walter G. Cosner, age 86, of Hastings, passed away Friday. February 6, 1998 at Tendcrcarc Nursing Home after a prolonged illness. Mr. Cosner was bom in Shcf Field, Ohio on June 8, 1912. He married Marguerite Fuller in Conneaut, Ohio on September 3.1938. The couple resided in Jackson from 1963 to 1994 In 1996 the Cosner s moved to Pennock Retirement Village in Hast­ ings and in December of 1997 Walter was moved to Tendercare Nursing Home. Walter was employed by the New York Central Railroad (Penn Central Railroad) from 1930 to 1971 where he retired after 41 years of distin­ guished services. He was an active member of the Brookside United Methodist Church, the Masonic High 12 Club, and the Golden Agers all of Jackson. He was also a life member of the Masons (York Rite) and a 50 year member of the Eastern Star based in Conneaut, Ohio. Walter is survived by his wife. Marguerite; son, Richard Cosner of Minneapolis, Minnesota; daughter, Mary Jo Brown of Baltic Creek; sister, Ruth Jones of Longview, Texas; brother, Paul Cosner of Sebastian, Florida; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Dave Johnston on Tuesday, February 10, 1998 from the Brookside United Methodist Church. Burial was at Roseland Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Brookside United Methodist Church or the Alzheimers Foundation. Funeral arrangements were made by PaticnccMontgomery Funeral Home, Jackson. | Frederic* Pierce Halbert | due to illness. He married Esther (Page) Halbert on March 5, 1943 in Battle Creek. He was a member of Redemption Lutheran Church, former member of Urbandale Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors Michigan Milk Producers Association for 13 years, Board of Directors Battle Creek Farm Bureau Associa­ tion for 14 years. Dairy Council of Michigan, Dairy Advisory Council at Michigan State University, Calhoun County Farmer of the Year, Dairyman of the Year (Michigan State ' University), Professional Dairy Farmers, and many other farm related organizations. He enjoyed raising swans, & racing homing pigeons. He was preceded in death by his parents; Barbara Mr. Halbert is survived by his wife, Esther (Page) Halbert; two daughters, Barbara L. Bowley of LaGrange, Kentucky, Kay H. Nelson of Plainwell; two sons, Mark J. Halbert of Battle Creek, Frederic L. Halbert of Banfield; brother, John H. Halbert of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Febru­ ary 10, 1998 at Redemption Lutheran Church with Reverend Dan Seng officiating. Burial was in Bedford Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Redemption Lutheran Church, Leila Arbore­ tum, or Michigan Parkinson Foundation. Funeral arrangements were made by Richard A. Henry Funeral Home, Battle Creek. I Joel O. Hummel [ VERMONTVILLE - Joel O. Hummel, age 84, of Vermontville, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. He was born April 15, 1913 in Kalamazoo, lhe son of Earl and Lillie Ann (Sievers) Hummel. He was raised by his grandparents, James and Mary Ann Hummel and was a life long '.stings. She was bom April 21,1922 in Marshall, the resident of the Nashville and Kalamo areas. He planted trees in Northern Michigan in the 1930’s as part of the Conservation Corps. He was also employed at Lentz Table Company in Nashville, Piston Ring Company in Hastings, and retired from Post Cereal Company in Battle Creek in 1975 after 23 years of service. He was a member of the Volunteer Fire Department of Nashville for 35 years following in his grandfather’s (James Hummel) foot­ steps. He was a lifetime member of lhe Nation­ al Trapper’s Association, Southern Michigan Trapper’s Association, lhe Upper Manistee River Association, and the Bear Lake Town­ daughter of James and Viola (Stuck) Guilford. attended school there. Judy lived in the Dowling Community and could be seen taking walks there and visiting neighbors. She enjoyed the outdoors, jigsaw puzzles and playing bir.go at Thornapple Manor. She spent time working in the Wood­ mansee saw mill until it closed in 1988, with special friend Harry (Pink) Woodmansee. She was preceded in death by a daughter. Donna Jean Guilford; parents; sisters, Betty Marie Mills, Frances Irene Guilford, Barbara Jean Guilford. Joyce Joanne Neblo; brother, James Guilford. She is survived by her sisters, Helen Froh of Jonesville, Shirley Wood of Albion, Doris Willbrandt of Marshall, Ethel Castello of Marshall, Gladys Clark of Marshall; brothers, George Guilford of Charlotte, Lorence Guil­ ford of Lutz, Florida, Frank Guilford of Marshall; many nieces and nephews; special friend, Beverly Lumbert of Hastings. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dowling Country Chapel, Reverend DeAnn Dobbs officiating. Burial will be at the Dowling Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Dowling Country Chapel. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings._______ _ _ Loans For Homeowners Regardless of credit history, Zy* .•all for same-day approval, Commonl'oint Mortgage CASH FAST! 1-800-963-2221 : * Mildrc^lmed^Ku^ | State University from 1940 to 1942 (3 years). Mr. Halbert was owner/operator of Halbert Dairy Farm, from 1943 to 1982 when he retired Halbert, ^^^^Hamld^Jones Humanity. BEDFORD - Frederick Pierce Halbert, age 77, of Bedford, passed away Friday, February 6, 1998 at Battle Creek Health System. He was born October 9, 1920 in Bedford Township, the son of the late Fred W. & Fannie Mae (Pierce) Halbert. Descendent of Bedford Pioneer family dating back to 1831. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1939 and attended Michigan three sisters, Marianna LaGoe, Joyce Diamond. | HASTINGS - Mr. Harold E. Jones, age 92, of Hastings, passed away early Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. it lhe Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiating. Visitation will also be Saturday, February 14,1998 at 10:00 a.m. dntil funeral time. I Memorial contributions may be made to »iairy Community Hospice or Habitat for HASTINGS - Georgia M. (Judy) Guilford, age 75, of Hastings, passed away Saturday. February 7, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in She was raised in the Marshall area and Potluck & Program. 6 30 p m FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH Study for all Walter G. Cosner _________ Dennis Robert Scarff FRUITA, COLORADO - Mildred Almtda Kurt, age 88, of Fruita, Colorado, passed away Friday, February 6,1998 at St Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center. Mildred Almeda Goss was born February 8, 1909 in Milzd, Idaho, the daughter of Simon Peter and Emily Almeda (Stanton) Goss. They moved from Idaho to Michigan while Mildred was still at an early age. She attended schools in Michigan at various places including Delton and Hastings. . She married Valentine Kunr shortly after high school. They moved to Chicago, Illinois where they spent 54 years together. They railed four children, three girls and one boy. One child, a baby girl, died soon after birth, wi Kurr enjoyed her family, her hobbies, quilQng and crocheting, as well as being involve£in church activities. She was preceded in d*^ by her husband, Valentine Kurr in 1983; parents; one daughter, two brothers. Mildred is survived by one son, Robert Kurr of Florida; three daughters, Janice Mora of Tuscon, Arizona, Yvonne Armantrout of Grand Junction, Colorado, Evangeline Goss of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 21 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren. Funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Febru­ ary 11,1998 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fruita. Cremation has taken place at her request. Funeral arrangements were made by Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. ' > | j ^^^Mildn^A^ndsl^*^ HASTINGS - Mrs. Mildred A. Endsley, age 80, of Hastings, passed away Monday, February 9, 1998 at her residence. ! Mrs. Endsley was bom on April 13, 1917 in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Jthe daughter of Clyde & Amy (Johnson) Kintfey. She was raised in Maple Grove Township and attended lhe Mayo Country School. She was married to Earl M. Endsley jan September 17, 1955. > She was employed al Hastings Manufacturing Company for 35 yean, retiring in 1975. Her previ­ ous employment included Kellogg Company apd Eaton Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ethel Laubaugh & Lillian Demond.' Mrs. Endsley is survived by her hu/'and, Eafl; two stepsons, Fred Endsley and Duane Endsky both of Grand Rapids; two stepdaughters, Bondie Spasoft of Seminole, Honda. Jill Reed of Las Vegas, Nevada; 15 step grandchildren; many step great grandchildren; one nephew, Roderick Demond; two great nephews; one great niece. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 12, 1998 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. .v Graveside services will be held Friday, Febru­ ary 13, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County with Reverend Russell A. Sarver officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Bany County Humane Society. •b |Charles S. Reigler Sr.J MIDDLEVILLE - Charles S. Reigler Sr., age 87, of Middleville, passed away Wednes­ day. February 4. 1998 at Tendercare of ship Improvement Association. He loved lhe outdoors, fishing, hunting, and trapping, especially West of Grayling at his Hastings. Mr. Reigler was bom December 25, 1911, lhe son of Seymour and Mabel (Kenyon) cabin. He was a great sportsman. Mr. Hummel was preceded in death by his first wife, Clara Belle Hummel; grandson, Wesley Wood, and sisters, Jennie Henry and Reigler in Freeport. He attended school in Freepon. He worked at VanHorns Sawmill, did carpenter and furnace work, worked at Hast­ ings Manufacturing, and at E.W. Bliss for 21 Geneva Whitt. Mr. Hummel is survived by his wife. Gladys (Perkins) Hummel; children, Marvin (Gloria) Hummel of Grand Ledge, Mary (Bob) Wood of Nashville, Jim (Mary Ann) Hummel of Nashc, Bonnie (Bob) Hanford of Hastings; step­ . ..ildren, Jim Perkins of Nashville and Janice Bayha of Vermontville; 15 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren; sisters, Vada Mix of Nashville, Audrey Wynne of Florida, and Beat­ rice Galliday of Kalamazoo; brothers. Robert Hummel of Vermontville, Martin Hummel of Hesperia, and Earl Hummel of Paw Paw. Funeral services were held Saturday, Febru­ ary 7, 1998 at the Maple Valley-Genther Funeral Home. Reverend Mark Thompson of Kalamo United Methodist Church officiated. Burial took place at Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashville Fire Department. years retiring in 1972. He married Erma W. Boyer on September 20. 1937. Mr. Reigler was an avid outdoorsman who also enjoyed spending lime with his family which included his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Erma; four sops, Morris (Barbara) Reigler of Hastings, Gary (Janet) Reigler of Grand Ledge, Owen Reigler of Middleville, Charles S. Jr. (Vai) Reigler# Hastings; 23 grandchildren; 30 great grandchil­ dren; one sister, Helen Engel of Middlevflie and many nieces and nephews. Respecting Mr. Retgler’s wishes, there will not be any visitation or funeral service held. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice. Funeral arrangements were made Girrbach Funeral Home of Hastings. by �The Hastings Banner — Thursday Woodland NEWS... Social News by Catherine Lucas Saturday evening while working in his hired Gen Litchfield as lhe new librarian The Lakewood Community Ambul.m.e wihhIs un M-43 (Carlton Ccntci Road 1 She will start on Match I February dinner, which had .1 sweetheart This is a serious loss to the n immunity new hours instituted about that time. In theme and included Swiss steak anil ham because Vem kept up the grounds ol sev­ the meantime. Maddic Landis and Pat was a huge success Both Belly Begeiow eral public places in the township and vil­ Michaud are filling in and Alice Forshcy said they had people lage w hen he w as able two new lined up into the parking lot Alice said Perry and Norma also said they had she thought they had served 275 people, both been down with cold-type illnesses, and after she told me that, a lew more but were now gelling out again Rapids in a lew days The Lake Odessa Area Historical Soci­ The next ambulance dinner will be the dining room ol I .ake Manor on Emer­ Sunday. March 8 These meals are held at son Street. Soviet) President John Waite were already eating when I got there, and Cunningham Acres west of Lake Odessa will speak about the earl) they told me that Vem Newton had died on M-50 Odessa Township They have six children and six grandchildren. Over the past 25 years they have traveled over the country to visit their children at Arizona. New York. Florida and California. They have also taken trips to Europe with friends. Hervey has been employed at Consumers Energy for over 30 years in Hastings and - Janice is a homemaker and involved in a fami' ly business. Philip and Pauline Armstrong will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. They have lived in the Hastings area for the past 40 years They have been retired and en­ joying many family functions. They have three daughters. Mrs. Brenda Morse (Cliff). Mrs. Mary Clark (Dan), and Lisa Armstrong. grandchildren. They also have six The Armstrongs will celebrate at home with family. In their spare time they both enjoy biking. ' gardening, music and spending time with their . friends at Hope Church. ORANGEVILLE, Barry County, Michigan, and ore described as: Lot 65 ond 66 of Lynden Johncock Plot No 1., occordina to lhe recorded plot thereof os recorded in Uber 3 ot Plots, on Po9« 93, being a port of lhe North Fractional 1/2 of Section 6, T2N, R10W, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan The redemption period shall be I month(s) from lhe dale of such sole, unless an affidavit of occupancy or intent to occupy is recorded in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241(d) and giver to lhe mortgagee, in which cose the redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the dote of such sale. Doled: January 22. 1998 NATIONSBANC ‘ MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys lor NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigan 48025 File 997120675 9 Allerding-Rasera i; plan Oct. 17 wedding . Steven Curtis of Columbus. Ga. and Loren (Jr. I Patch of Hastings, sons of the bode, and Domenico and Claudia Rasera of Venice. ■tJtaly. father and mother of the groom, wish to .announce the engagement of Donna Jean ‘ ^Allerdmg to Ettore Joesph Rasera. both of Robertson-Stampfler tell of engagement Ralph and Sharon Robertson and Don and Malinda Stampfler would like to announce the engagement of their children Sonja Robertson and Garctt Stampfler The couple is planning a March 1st wed­ ding. r xHastings. Mich. i I They will be married on Sweetest Day. Oct. I 17. 1998 bv Rev. Everett Rav in Na?**ville. 7. Mich lake Odessa N6I1JS Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet "Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Depot with Gray den Slow ins the speaker. His topic will be on Scbeua Township, its past, and its present and its . people. Members arc invited to bring old Valcn"tfhes. Carol Goodscll of Middleville was pictured in the Feb. 2 food section of the Lansing daily newspaper with a winning recipe submitted in the dormitory food contest by her son. Mark Pullen. The winning recipe was for pumpkin . roll. She in turn got the sccipc from her mother. She has been making this special food for about 10 years. It is one of her son's favorites because he docs not like cake. However, he docs like cream cheese, so this is his usual birthday treat. There were about 500 entries this year, spon­ sored bv the Department of Lnivcrsitv Housing at MSL. Geraldine Barker of Clarksville Road, sons £rcd and Don. daughter Emchnc and husband pf Beal City and the Garlocks. attended the Wednesday funeral at Belding last week for the Rev M Luther Brokaw. Some corrections arc due on the story about him last week. He was I several months past 92 years old. born in VirI gima and his older daughter is Mary Elizabeth ' Knudsen, not Kauffman. ■ Jeff Daniels, the actor who had leading roles in “101 Dalmatians." “Dumb and Dumber" and other movies was at The Rink on both Friday and Saturday evenings to sec his son play ice ■hockev as thev defeated the Big Rapids River Rats on Friday He was busy before both games signing autographs on slips of paper and even baseball caps Seven members of a local family Have a SPORTS ; STORY? Call... 945-9554 (2/19) Bywapais ORANMVWXK TOWNSHIP Refutar Mooting February 3, ISM at 7J0 pan. Board members present Gates, Harper. Cook, lewis Absent O'Brien Also 8 citizens present Treasurer's report received Correspondence reod Fire Dep' report received Approved clearing Lindsey Rd between Mullen ond Keller for future blacktop Discussed various home improvement programs Township will not apply for rhe CNR program Approved next year s $600 subsidy lor Bernard Museum Approved purchose of 4 voting stations Bills read approved attended to see 13-ycar-old Brian of Big Rapids play against a Battle Creek team on their home rink. Kevin Cross and tamily and Miss Kim Cross flew on Saturday morning to Florida to visit their father for a few day s. Lakewood girls* volleyball team had a nice headline in last Friday's paper reporting their win over Charlotte with scores of 15-8 and 15­ 9. Players mentioned for outstanding perfor­ mance were Katherine Shcllcnbargcr. grand­ daughter of Claude and Phyllis. Melissa Ruder and Jamie Schrock. The Ionia Sentinel reports that Odessa Town­ ship officers have selected Anne Adams as the new supervisor to replace Bernice Goodcmoot who is moving to northern Michigan with hus­ band Donald Goodcmoot Jr. Anne is the wife of Lawrence and daughter of Martin and Elaine Johnson She is a Lakewood graduate who now lives on Fifth Avenue. She has been the deputy supervisor for more than a year Ionia County realtors have made awards at Darlene Harper. Clerk Attested to by John Gates. Supervisor (2-12) with me. Neither of us did much except sic starts al 7 p m. enjoy each other's company It continues until cv - in. Hamilton. Ontario, and JOHN J DULL AND MONDE DULL ond other interested parties. Defendants YOU ARE BEING SUED IN THIS COURT TO DIS­ CHARGE ANY CLAIM OR INTEREST THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 138 N MAIN STREET, WOODLAND, MICHIGAN YOU MUST FILE YOUR ANSWER OR TAKE OTHER ACTION PERMIT TED BY LAW IN THE BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE REUEF DEMAND ED 19 THE COMPLAINT M THIS CASE ANDREW P ABOOO ABOOOLAW, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (517)319 7000 (2/19) TO THE RESIDENTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. ANO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions of property owners within the Township signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total area within the proposed special assessment district described herein, ana upon motion of the Township Board of the Township of Prairieville, the Township Board proposes to construct a sanitary sewer main and appurtenances thereto along a portion of Doster Road. S Lake Doster Drive and Parkway Lane with­ in Prairieville Township and to create a special assessment district for the recovery of the cost there­ of by special assessment against the properties benefitted thereby PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District within which the foregoing sanitary sewer mam improvements are proposed to be constructed and within which the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows: Part of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, and part of the Northwest une-quartef of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville Township. Barry County Michigan described as follows BEGINNING on the West Ime of aforementioned Section 19 at Its intersection with the centerline of Heron Court (as platted): thence Southerly along the centerIre of Doster Dnve to a port on the extended Southerly right-of-way Ime of South Lake Doster Drive: thence West-Northwesterly and thereafter Southwesterly along the extended South right-ofway line and South nght-of-wey Ime of South Lake Doster Drive and thereafter the Easterly right-ofway line of South Lake Doster Drive to its intersection with the West line of aforementioned Section 30; thence Northerly along the West section Ime to the place of beginning EXCEPTING THERE­ FROM any party lying over, upon or under the waters of Lake Doster PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received engineered plans show­ ing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of such sanitary sewer main construction m the amount of S325 000 has placeJ the same on file with the Township Clerk, and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to maxe such mprovements and to create the aforedesenbed Special Assessment District PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Plans. Special Assessment D-stnct. Cost Estimates, and Petitions may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notice unti and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Act 162 of the Public Acts of 1962 as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment. or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing his or her appearance or protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that m the event that written objections to the mprovements are Wed with the Township Board at or before the hearmg herembefore scheduled. signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total area withm the hereinbefore described proposed special assessment district, the project to be funded by that special assessment district cannot be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent ol lhe total land area in the that special assessment district as finally established by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing upon such Petitions. Plans. Special Assessment District and Estimates of Cost will be held at the Prairieville Townshp Hall at 10115 S. Norns Road. Delton. Michigan within the Township commcrc-ng at 7:30 p m on Thursday. February 19. 1996 Send your Valentine Love &. Kisses. All interested persons are invited to be present and express their views at the pubic hearing. Prairieville Township will provide the necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed mater*al being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days not.ee to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk Normaiean Campbell. Clerk Prarievtfle Township 10115 S Norns Road Deflon. MI 49046 (616) 623 2664 VALENTINE'S DAY Send a ...is Saturday, February 14th Valentines Candy Grahams. Boxed Candy- Assorted Arrangements. Silk & Fresh Bath Soaps & Gels. Lotions • • • ROSES — Arranged in a Vase — VdenaneillrtB ^rf$KQ99 Colors It's lhe Law. Barrs- County Ordinance 79-01 rw 888-877-7*46 s Middleville Floral & Gift • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available 1011 E. State St.. Hastings Stuffed Animals. "Ti" and Much. Much More! 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs (616) 948-8618 or Terrariums 1 Dozen Long Stem Vderumr»fin n lacron from E-W. Bliss) m NOTICE OF SANITARY SEWER MAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEARING StttMTtln. Fchutn 14 Action Signs works Toronto. TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Linda Silvas. 1 2 3 4 John lives Al such hearing, the Board will consider any written objections to any o< the foregong matters which might be filed with the Board at or poor to the time ot the hearings as well as any revisions, correc­ tions, amendments, or changes to the plans, estimates of cost, or the aforementioned proposed Special Assessment Dstrict JOYCE E FAUGHT Ho.nt.ff their annual dinner for sales in the past yea% Both Duane Yager and Phil McClelland had reached the S2 million mark. McClelland reached the SI million plateau. Terry Jordan and Wayne Musbach were at the half million mark with their 1997 sales. A Lansing couple who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary were Pablo I Pauli and Ester “Stella" Silvas, who were married in Lake Odessa. Stella was a daughter of Lenore Casil­ las Vargas She is a sister of Agnes Bartlett. Becky Galaviz. Eli ( asillas. Susie Cooley and Elvira Rivera. A family gift to the couple is an April trip on the Mexican Riviera He is retired from General Motors. I isher Body Division and she is retired as a family helper with the Lans­ ing School District. They have four children Carmen and Don Holbcn. Maggie and Joe Trevino. Mary and Jim lleldteth and Juan and My son John turned up Frida) evening and spent Saturday and part ol Sunda) ham Acres. Food is available and the mu­ cry one decides to go home MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WU BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default hoi been made in the conditions of a mortgage mode by Michoel F Otis, unmarried mole lo Northern Financial Services, Mortgagee, dated November 8, 1995 and recorded on November 14, 1995 m Uber 645. on Poge 115, Barry County Record*-, Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee, by on assignment doled December 22, 1997 which was recorded on December 29, 1997 in Uber 1005768, on PtJge. Bony County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dote hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred ThirtyE.ght ond 85/100 dollars (SI03.438 85). includ-ng interest ot 7 875% per annum Under lhe power of sale contained in said mart gage ond lhe statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed bv a sole of the mortgaged premise, or some port of them, ot public vendue, ot lhe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan al 1:00 o’clock p.m., on Thursday, March 5, 1998. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF history of sors Friday night musicalcs at Cunning­ The Woodland Township Board has Hervey and Janice Hilliker were married Feb. 16. 1973 al Hope Church in Hastings. I intend to buy books when I am in Grand came. I joined Perry and Norma Stowell, who LEGAL NOTICES Armstrongs to mark 40th anniversary There will be ety will meet Thursday evening al 7:30 in The ambulance organization also spun Hillikers to mark 25th anniveersary February 12, 1998 — Page 7 $39" , OlUefloiif! 314 Arlington • 795-3131 agi s m ® Siffunln. Fthum 14 Valrnemr t.. ihr Xn WWnl. knh Ikin Atem ►** <nul «r»«r nhe.wfl XHpa-inV lowedthn hrartwg* wnw^err m Hwt's.i^k^^B Tant $3499 □ ll'lelloia �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12, 1998 The problem now is that Mother docs not LEGAL NOTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 1M2 OF TITLE 15 Of TME UNH­ ID STITTS CODE YOt AW MLWBY INFOMtD THAT DU 5 M ATI LIT I TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU NIOWE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE Default has bee” made m the condition of a mortgage mode CATHY J NOR TON A SINGLE WOMAN TO BANC ONE FINAN CIAl SERVICES INC Mortgage doted July 12th 1996 ond recorded on July 15th 1996 in Liber 666 on page 573 Barry County Records. Michigan on which mortgage there n claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Thirty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and Fifty Seven Cents ($38,588 57) including .nterest at 15 150% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sa d mort gage and the statute >n such case made ana prcvid od. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them a’ public venue at the Ba'ry County Courthouse m Hastings Michigan at I 0C p m on March 26 1998 Said premises ore situated in the City of Dowlmg Barry County. State of Michigan, and are described os All that certain piece or parcel of land lying situ ate and being m the Township of Johnstown saia pa.cel bemg marked 'One' m the allotment survey m the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10 Town I North Range 8 West, and described as Beginning on the North 15 75 degrees East 613 30 feet from the iron post marked the Southeast angle of the highway run­ ning along the South line ot Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, and distant Ecst 32 rods, more or less. From the Southwest corner of said Sec­ tion. running thence North 85 50 deq'ees Wes* 8 rods more or less to the East edge of Bristol lake thence Northerly along said lake to a line running Easterly parallel w.th and d'S’ance 4 rods from the last described course, thence South 85 50 degrees East 8 rods mo»e or less to a point distant North 19 75 degrees East 68 40 feet from the beginning. Southwesterly to beginning TAX Item No COMMONLY KNOWN AS 891 Br.stol lake Rood Dowlmg. Ml 49050 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dote of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with I948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated January 29, 1998 Banc One Financial Services, Inc . Mortgagee MICHAEL M GRAND Attorney 31731 NORTHWESTERN HWY #28OW FARMINGTON HILLS, Ml 48334 (610)851-4411 (3-12) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS a DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in the conditions of a mortgage mode by Terry L J M Stenzel barton and Michelle Stenzetoorton. husband and wife to The Prudential .Mortgage Company, Inc , n New Jersey Corporation. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 6, 1994 and recorded on April 11. 1994 in Uber 601. on Page 729. Barry County Record*. Michigan, ond » as assigned by said mortgagee to the Norwest Mortgage Inc , a California Corporation, os assignee by an assignment dated June 20, 1996 which was recorded on October 8. 1996, in Liber 674, on Page 851, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen and 66/100 dollars ($66.617 66), including interest ot 8 00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed bv a sale ol lhe mortgaged premises, or some part ot mem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings, Michigan at I 00 o'clock PM , on March 12, 1W8 Said premises ore situated m Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described os Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of lhe Northwest l/4of Section 24. Town 2 North, Range 9 West, thence North 1584 fee* to point of beginning, thence West 826 fee*, thence North 264 fee*, thence East 826 fee* to center of rood, thence South 264 feet to point of beginning The redemption penoa shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sole Doted January 29- 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for NORWE ST MORTGAGE, INC . 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File #97121403 (219) State of MtcMgan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING File No 98 22289NC ■ • the matter of Ian Robert Oexler Social Security No J8fr84 9488 NOTICE A heor.ng will be held on Wednesday. March 4 1998 at 4 00 p m in the probate court­ room. Hastings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of Ion Robert Oexler to Ian Robert Horns This change of name is not sought for fraudulent intent 2/4/98 Ion R Oexler PO BOX 102 Bellevue, Ml 49021 (2-19) NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF THE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF • HASTINGS ARSA SCHOOL DISTRICT • BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES State of Michigan WHO MAY VOTE? Act <51, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976. as amended, provides the following: "The Inspectors of Election at an Annual or Special Election shall not receive the vote of a person residing in a registration School District whose name is not registered as an elector in the City or Township in which the person resides..." To The Qualified Elector* Of Said School District: Tba Daction Is bate* hsM to *ste an tha fsHswinc propoaal(a): I. MILLAGE MtOPOSmON Waaawal ol Scheel Oparattag MMogo The Hastings Area School System Board ol Education requests the authority to continue to levy not more than the statutory rate ot 18 mills on non homestead property for school operating purooses tor a period of ten (10) years, that being years 1998 through 2007. inclusive If the renewal is approved and levied by the School District, it is estimated that the School District will collect $1.662.370.00 in the first year "Shall the constitutional limitation on the total amount ol taxes which may be assessed against all nonhomestead property in Hastings Area School District. Counties of Barry and Calhoun, be increased by 18 mills on every dollar ($18.00 per $1,000 00 ol assessed valuation as finally equalized) on all non-homestead property in the School District for a period of ten (10) years. 1998 through 2007. inclusive, to be used lor school operating purposes? (This is a renewal of millage previously approved by voters.) LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION The last day on which persons may register with the Township Clerk(s) or City Clerk to vote at lhe SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION to be held on MARCH 23. 1998 is FEBRUARY 23. 1998 Persons registering after 5:00 o'clock p.m.. Eastern Standard Time, on the said day are NOT ELIGIBLE to vote at the SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION Persons planning to register must determine when the City and Township Clerks' offices will be open for registration. BOARD OF EDUCATION NO LONGER TAKES REGISTRATIONS Under the provisions of Act 451. Public Acts of Michigan. 1976. as amended, registrations will NOT BE TAKEN BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS and only persons who have registered as general electors with the appropriate Township or City Clerk of the Township or City in which they reside, or through registration at a Secretary of State's drivers license bureau, are registered school electors. TM* Notice is given by order of the Board of Education of Hasting* Area School District, Michigan Dated February 10. 1998 Donald A. Myers Secretary. Board of Education want me to inform her ex-husband or her two daughters in the event of her death. Her physi­ cal condition has deteriorated due to numerous medical problems Mother has advised me that I am the sole heir to her estate, so according to her. there is no need to notify the rest of the family when she dies I realize this is Mom'S decision, but it places a tremendous burden on me. and I do not know if I can respect her final wishes. Ann landers About funerals Dear Ann Landers: I have many ques­ tions about funerals _ a delicate topic - and no one to turn to for answers. Perhaps you could address this in your column. I’m sure many oth­ ers have these same questions. What is a memorial? Sometimes, a memorial is specified, like “in John’s name" or ’’UNICEF." Many times, it is not. Just how do I contribute to a memorial? Do I send cash or a check? To whom should it be sent? How do I find the address of a particular chanty? How much should a person contribute? There arc usually small condolence cards at a funeral home. Is that what I should use for a monetary contnbution. or should I purchase a card from the store? There arc many times when I do not person­ ally know the deceased but work with, or am fnends with, family members. Is is OK to visit the funeral home or attend the funeral without making a donation? Is it OK to just send a card or a note without enclosing money ’’ What about signing the guest book? Whether or not I knew the deceased, if I don’t make a donation, should I sign the book? Thanks for any help you can give me. - No Name. No State. Dear No Name: The purpose of artending a funeral is to show respect for the deceased and to support and comfort family and friends. Un­ less the funeral is specified as private, everyone is welcome. A condolence letter, or even a few personal words on a store-bought condolence card, should be sent to the family as soon as you learn of the death. It can be brief, just two or three sentences, but it should be sent as soon as pos­ sible and preferably handwritten. Money or checks never should be included in a card or let­ ter of sympathy. There is no obligation to send flowers or make a contribution to a chanty unless you wish to do so. The family may ask that instead of flowers, donations be made to a specific or­ ganization or charity in memory of the dc- ceased. If you wish to make a donation, send a check directly to the charity with a letter stating that it is in memory of the deceased and give the family’s address. The amount is entirely up to you. The charity will acknowledge receipt to you and notify the family. You should be able to locate the address of any charity at the local public library or in your city’s telephone book. Sometimes, the funeral home has this informa­ tion. It is thoughtful to attend the visitation at the mortuary, and your signature in the guest book will let the family know that you were there. Though it is not usual for thank-you notes to be sent to each person who attended, family mem­ bers like to know who visited so they can men­ tion it when they next see you. Your name should be carefully written so it is easily read. The most important thing to remember when someone dies is that your expression of sympa­ thy will comfort the family. Your questions may­ help others do so more easily. Thank you for writing. Advice on love Dear Abb Lenders: I am 56 years old. have been married for 35 of them and have been a reader of your column for many years. Now. I would like to give some advice to young hus­ bands on how to keep their wives happy with only 15 little words: I love you. You look great. your guide. You sound like a thoroughly decent fellow, and I'm confident that you will make the right decision. Lucky in love Dear Ann lenders: Do you believe in mir­ acles? I didn’t, but I certainly do now. HcreY what happened The phone rings. It’s the operator. “Ma’am," • she says, “there is a party try ing to reach you. but he docs not have the correct telephone number He says it’s urgent and would like you to call him back " Since my close fnends and family members have my number. I was very curious as to who this might be. I called the number, and a very deep, resonant voice came across the line. "Hello? Hello?" he said. 1 blurted out. “I was given your nu.nbcr by the operator. To whom am I speaking?" That deep, resonant voice belonged to an old boyfriend of mine from 40 years ago. He was flipping through the radio dials and came upon a station just as they were announcing the winncr of the daily call-in contest. As luck would have it, I was the winner that very morning, and-' the station was mentioning my name and the ' town I lived in. My long-ago friend just hap­ Lett’s cat out. Can I help? It’s my fault. Thanks. Ann - William in Bel Air, Md. Dear William: I took a poll in my office and was surprised that “Let’s cat out" was more popular than “I love you." Dying wish Dear Abb Landers: I trust your opinion and hope you can help me. My parents divorced 17 years ago. and my father has since remarried. My two older sisters have their own families. Neither of them is dose to my mother, and they haven't seen her in years. They also will not al­ low Mom to sec the grandchildren. There was Kay Johnson. Hastings. Jack Lee Brown. Hastings and Teresa Marie Christian. Hastings no specific incident to create this animosity. They just don’t get along. I am 35. am a single male and have main­ tained a close relationship with my mother, even though we live in different cities. I try to get along with everyone in my family but en­ dure constant criticism for “taking sides." Be­ lieve me. I long ago gave up trying to reconcile Louis Frederick Wierenga. Jr.. Hastings and Sue Ann Sifton. Woodland my mother and sisters. They despise each other, and there is nothing I can do about it. JefTrcy Charles Byrd. Hastings and Susan I cannot seek the adv ice of anyone else in my family, so please tell me what I should do. » Concerned Son in Honda Dear Concerned Son It is grossly unfair of your mother to put you in such a difficult posi­ tion. My advice is to avoid the subject, and if your mother bnngs it up. just listen and let her do all the talking. Don’t make any promises. When the time comes, let your conscience be pened to be tuned in. He could not believe his cars. He said he had been trying to locate me for many years, and suddenly, he learned of my whereabouts on -d ■ radio program. Here it is, 40 years later, and we found one another. Well, wc are together now, getting to know ■ each other all over again, and it’s wonderful. He was “Sleepless in New York" while I was • “Awake in New Jersey.” and it’s the gospel truth, folks. As my grandmother used to say. “It’s better to be lucky than smart." Just sign me. - L.W. in Palisades Park. NJ. Dear L.W. in NJ.: It sounds to me as if you are both. You must be in your 60s now What a beautiful love story. I hope you two have many happy, healthy years together. Is that Ann Landers column you clipped' years ago yellow with age? For a copy of her ' most frequently requested poems and essays, send a self-addressed, long, business-size rmr- * lope and a check or money orderfor $5.25 (this includes postage and handling) to: Gems. cAj ' Ann Landers. P.O. Box ! 1562. Chicago. Ilf. 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $6.25.) Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. 1 Dennis Allan Tinsman. Nashville and Eliza­ beth Ann Fruin. Nashville. Lawrence Douglas Anderson. Elkhart. Ind. and Bonnie Lou Hunt. Plainwell. Michael Robert Tumcs. Hastings and Lauric Ann Tandy. Hastings Scott Landon Barton. Middleville and Heather Anne Lcppancn. Middles illc. Garett Lee Stampfler. Hastings and Sonja Elizabeth Robertson. Houghton. Ryan Allen Lindsey. Delton and Amy Mane Ryno. Delton. Jerry Gene McNccs. Jr.. Shelbyville and Sta­ cie Jean Lester. Shelby ville. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode m the conditions ot mo. tgoge mode by Rondoll M Morfin. o single mon to Mortgoge Americo Inc., Morfoogee. doted Jonuory 10, 1997 and recorded on February 5. 1997. m Lter 884, on Page 948. Barry County Records. Michigan, ond wos assigned by sad mort­ gagee to the CHARLES SHAFER, os assignee by on assignment dated January 10. 1997 which was recorded on February 5, 1997, in Liber 684. on Page 954. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there « is claimed to be due at the dote hereof lhe sum of Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty Six ond 85/100 dol­ lars ($8.186 85), including interest at 16 00% per annum Under lhe power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cose mode and provided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale of lhe mortgaged premises, or some port of mem, at public vendue, ot the Barry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan at 1 00 o'clock pm. Feb 26. 1998 Sod premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP of YAN­ KEE SPRINGS. Barry County, Michigan, and ore described os Beginning of the Northwest corner of Lot 17 of Holiday Subdivision, os located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31. Town 3 North, Range 10 West, thence North 86 degrees 08 minutes East on the North lol line 75 0 fee*, thence South 0 degrees 15 minutes 51 seconds West 143 60 feet to the South lot line, thence North 63 degrees 24 minutes West 75 0 feet to the Southwest comer of sad fat. thence North 3 degrees 52 mmutes West of the West lol line 105 30 feet to the place of beginning The redemphon period shall be 6 month (s) from the dote of such safe unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 324lo, in wh<h cose rhe redemption period shall be 30 days from the dote of such sole Doted January 15. ’998 CHARLES SHAKER FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Tro** & Trott, Pv_ Attorneys for CHARLES SHAFER. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F4e #97042458 (2/121 BOV. Benjamin Moms Carey, bom at St. GIRL, Alissa Jo. bom at Pennock Hospital on Man 's Hospital on Jan. 18. 1998 at 5:02 p.m. to David and Ursula Carey of Hastings. Jan. 27. I99X at 8:24 a.m. to Angela Morgan and James Reeder of Nashville. Weighing 7 Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Zachcry Michael, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Jan. 26. 1998 at 7:31 p.m. to Marie Ackley and Nate Allyn of Woodland. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 inches long. fflarloa BOY. Kodcv. born at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 31. 1998 at 5 :40 p.m. to Angie Stull and Dennis • Hinckley of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs.. 8-l/2~ ozs.. and 19 inches long. J2&I 12four Qupii) Saturday, February 14th SEa/tge Jlsso/ttmenf Cut ^oive/is • Ca/inations Qoses dooming u408O...QiMe and Qookc and I nW Christian Bookstore n (towers since 1954 K f (.(J” n • ^3! ASF texfei I------- 1 L. ■ ,r 109-m West State St. Hastings. Ml 49058 945-5029 Computer charging 4// major Credit Cards Honored . �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12. 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time Early Barry County Post Offices (the CONCLUSION) By Joyce F. Weinbrccht Until the year I Ml Praincville was pan of Barry Township. In that year. Barry Township was div ided and the western half of the area was called Spalding In ’943 Spalding was named Praincville. In 1M7. Prairieville Township was divided and the northern pan became Orancev die Township. The Fulton. Barry County Post Office was Jot Smith in front of the Woodland Post Office. 1910. established on March 8. 1837 on section no. 2. when Prairieville Township was still called Spalding. This was the first post office estab­ lished in Barry County, just two months after Michigan achieved statehood. Charles W. Spalding was the first postmaster. Isaac Otis Gates Comers was located on section no. 2 of Yankee Springs lownship in the home of Ben­ followed him on Feb. I. 1838; Hiram Lewis, on July 16. I Ml; Ptter A. Keeler. Dec 3. 1850; Josiah C. Benjamin. May 26. 1851; Admas Storm. Aug. 15. 1853; Augustus F Williams. Aug. 24. 1853; Wclla A. Johnson. Jan. 5. 1854 Thornapple Township. operated the Cairns and Brown grocery store and the post office was in the store; George A. Blackman. Egbert P. Secor. Floyd Wilkinson. Clare W. Thomas. Charles A. Belson, and Eliz­ abeth Wood who held the position when the post office closed on Jan. 15. 1934 and the mail was delivered from Delton. There were stagecoach from Prairieville to Kalamazoo. Battle Creek, Hast­ ings and Grand Rapids. The route from Kala­ mazoo to Hastings had a driver named William Lyon Brown, who was called Uncle Billy. He was bom in Lenawee County. Mich, on Aug. 27. 1831. He died in Prairieville on Sept. 3. 1907. Milo Post Office. Prairieville Township was first called Prairieville, then changed to once a week. Milo post office was closed and reopened several times, once on Oct. 6, 1873. reopening on May 3. 1875. It was closed again on March 19, 1880 and again reopened after the C.K.&S. Railroad came through the hamlet on Nov. 21, 1887. It was located in the depot and store for over 21 years and W.C. Towne was the railroad agent and the postmaster. Towne died on Dec. 27, 1922 and Glen Boyle became agent, post­ master and storekeeper. The post office closed on Oct. 14. 1929. Gull Lake Post Office. Prairieville Township. When the stage line was changed to go by the north end of Gull Lake a post office was estab­ Thomas had built a saw mill at this point in 1850. It burned in 1856. He then built a grist mill at the same spot in 1867 to serve the com­ munity. The Gull Lake Post Office was closed on Dec. 31. 1904. A cluster of homes and businesses grew up at this point, including a dressmaker, a wagon maker, a carpenter, a mason, boot and shoe­ maker and a general store. Cressey Post Office. Praincville Township. OKssey Corners was named for Eratus Cressey v io arnved there in I M2. However there had b en settlers in the area as early as 1836. The f st school was built in 1836. The first post c lice was established on March 24. 1873 and v is in his home. The first store was built in I 80 and was located on the northwest comer the village. When the C.K &S. Railroad came in 1887. o tracks ran cast of Cressey Comers and a new s >rc was built in IK88 on the north side of ( csscy Road near the tracks. This was somc- t ncs referred to as Cressey Station but was 1 town to the postal system as Cressey. Clay t rber earned mail out of Cressey for many y ars. Bryon Fisher, the proprietor of the store, t c station agent and postmaster. Later owners c ‘ the store were Ralph Johnson Charles ’ cNulty and then Helen Reynolds. The post < Tice was moved to Hickory Corners on Oct. I. 1 >54. Brouard Post Office • Doster Post Office. I rairicvillc Township. Doster is one of the older t wns in the area. There were settlers there as t irly as 1835. It is located in two counties. Allc1 tn and Barry, two townships. Gun Plains and I rairicvillc and four sections, sections .8 and ) in Praincville and sections 13 and 24 in Gun I lams Nicholas Thom Brouard arnved in the area on June 14. 1843 and settled on section no. 18. Stephan Doster arrived around 1863-1864 and settled on land in section no. 19. road went through a comer of the county cross­ ing Doster s land and a comer of Brouard’s land. In 1884, the post office was established with William H Brouard as first postmaster. In 1887, Stephan Doster gave the railroad land on which to build a depot. The station was called Doster. Thus the post office was Brouard and the rail­ road station was Doster and they were located in the same building. It remained this way until March 3. 1900 when both became Doster. The post offices remained open until July 1961. The post office was moved later to the Albert Doster Hardware Store and Albert Doster was the postmaster. When John Oswald ran the hardware store, his wife was postmaster. Clarence Doster and Stephan J. Doster were postmasters. The hardware store burned down and Burchett Doster became postmaster and storekeeper until he retired in I960. Leland Hammond put chased the store and Mrs. Ham­ mond was in charge of the postal substation in 1960 with rhe rural deliver service routed out in Plainwell. Mich. The post office was closed on July 21. 1961. Andrew Nichols was one of the earliest carri­ ers for the RFD route covering it in a half day. Later a second route was established with Frances Brouard the earner. In 1935 the two routes were consolidated. Glass Creek Post Office. Rutland Township was established at the home of Chauncy H. Brewer on Dec. 10. IM9. It was called Glass Creek Post Office. When Mr. Brewer was removed from the position Moses Campbell was appointed postmaster. The post office at that time (I860) was located on section no. 7 of Rutland Township. It closed on Sept. 17. 1864. Rutland Centre Post Office was established in the home of Ira Shipman on section 20, Rutland Township, on July 15. 1862 and called Rutland Centre. Al the time of its establishment the stagecoach line went by the Shipmans home. Within a short time of its establishment the stage changed the route and the post office was discontinued on Oct. 8. 1862. Middleville Post Office. Thornapplc Town­ ship was established on May 6. 1839. The little village on the Thornapplc River had been called as Thorn Apple until the post office came and was officially became known as Middleville. On July 3. 1839 Benjamin H. Dibble opened the first post office to serve the area. This was actually on section 2. Yankee Springs Township. The name Dibblcvillc had been suggested by Congressman Lucious Lyon of Kent County, but Mr. Dibble didn’t like the name Dibblcvillc, so it was called Thom Apple until the name Middleville was chosen, as it was midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. The township continued to be Thornapplc. The post office was in the Dibble home until 1842 when he resigned and John W. Bradley was appointed postmaster. The post office remained in the Dibble home until I M3 when the post office was mov cd to the v illage of Mid­ dleville and the village became known as Mid­ dles ille. Calv in G. Hill was appointed postmas­ ter. Mr. Dibble took a contract to carry the mail from between Kalamazoo and Kent. Mid­ dleville was on this route and received mail twice weekly. Orson Withcy had been the con­ tracted earner. Postmasters following Mr. Hill were, A.C. Bruen; W.W. Ralph; John F. Emor.: Abraham A. Mead; Milton Mead and M.F. Dowling. Dar­ Rapids, however this midway point was really two miles south of the tavern. Mr. Dibble moved south about a mile from his former tavern and built another hotel which he called "The Washington”This hotel served rell Willard was appointed on April 23, 1977. The post office is still in operation in 1998. Parmelee Post Office. Thornapplc Township was established in 1874. Erastus Parmelee donated the land for a railroad station on the and the first postmaster was Nathan Barlow. In 1884. Nathan Barlow had purenased the land in section no. 17 with the saw mill located on it at Michigan Central Railroad line (built in 1869 by the Grand Valley Railroad Company) on the junction of Hoag (Cobb) Creek and Pay ne Creek. There was a four foot drop to power the mill. Feeling that the water power could be increased significantly. Mr. Barlow moved the mill to a point at the south end of Barlow Lake. In 1854. Barlow sold the mill to Timothy discovered and on Aug. 5, 1878 was corrected. This misspelling persist yet today (1998) as the was the postmaster. Before the post office was established the mail was brought to Woodland dwellers whenever someone traveled to Hast­ ings and brought the mail to the village. land. Michigan 1837-1987. Barry County His­ tory. 1985; Plat maps ot all townships. 1840 I860. 1873. 1895. 1913 Michigan /’() Archives, Charles Ueissert. HASTINGS 4 Country View Apartments spelled Erastus K. Parmelee’s last name incor­ rectly. It was spelled Parmalce. The error was road is still spelled Parmalce on most county maps. The office was open until July 31, 1913. Woodland Township Post Office was estab­ lished on Jan. 27, 1848. Nchemiah Lovewell Sources History ofAllegan and Barry Coun­ ties. 1880; Years Gone By. Bernard Historical Society. I967. Hope Township. July 4. 1976 and 1978. Nashville. Michigan 1869-1969. Mid­ dleville Michigan. 1904. The History ol ll'ood- no spirits and dedicated it to the temperance cause. Gun Lake Post Office. Yankee Springs Town­ ship was located on section no. 7. Yankee Springs Township It was established in 1850 which to build a depot and post office. The res­ idents of the hamlet built the depot. Mr. Parmelee was named the first postmaster and station agent. The post office didn’t actual­ ly open until April 19, 1878. Opening day found Parmelee with an inter­ esting problem as the Federal Government had Office, on Feb. 7. 1870. Mr. Bowens retired from the position in 1877 and C.H. Armstrong became the postmaster It was active until April 2. 1906. CaM MS-2243 hr MOMB wd SNOmtBS fiosooas fl GIFT CERTIFICATES fl Delton • OPENING SOON! HASIMM 4 TNtAItt No waiting list, one bedroom apartments for age 62 and over, income limitations, utilities included. (616) 623-4000 THE WEDDING For application caH: Equal Housing Opportunity. Ebcnezcr Sawdy was the earliest mail carrier, bringing the mail from Odessa Township, Ionia County, traveling on foot and carrying the mail FrtStt Utt Show 1120 pm lottyDSOM) in his vest pocket or wrapped in a handkerchief, and after six months, desiring a bit more digni­ Aerobics At ty in the handling of the United States mail a mail pouch was provided to Mr. Sawdy. Contempo Salon Ebcnezcr Sawdy was the next postmaster in Woodland. Others who followed were Lawrence Hilbert; Asa Pike; Milo Wheeler; Milo Barnum; Ward Shrincr; J.G. Meyers; S.S. Haight; David Kilpatrick and John Vcltc The mail came from Hastings three times weekly. Others who served Woodland as postmaster were Lawrence Fincfrock; Norma Sifton; Earl Engle and Isla Devries. Some of the mail carri­ ers for the RFD routes were Welby Crockford. Arthur Potter, Alton McGhan and Jim Wickham who still serves the community. The post office building was changed from time to time until the post office building was constructed in 1856. The last location before this building was built was the former Exchange Bank which had Call 89 I-I 093 AMSTADm Daly 430.720.1000. SWS«WT<m IMO. 440.720. WOO TITANIC pets lMM*DtCapto*UttWtatti (DHI •DW»400 740. SaUSwtfTuM 1240.400.740 FAIU Utt Show 11 pm tarty D SOI 9 JO ! 10 10 I 2 00 I.. I GO AS WOOD AS IT QfTI pan 1 JO n. ■1 10 A MptAMO 040 SMS^TuW 1215.415.700.040 7 10 •*e paaaaa ar TaaaAq ........................... .. lished at that point in 1856. George Thomas was the postmaster. On May 23. 1867. Wesley P. Andrus was appointed postmaster. George H was appointed as postmaster. The post office was moved to Bowens Mill on section no. 8 and the name was changed to Bowens Mill Post i n ......... .. Crooked Lake and finally to Milo. It was opened first in 1837 in the home of Charles Spalding. Later it was moved to the home of Lip Fisher who lived just south of Milo. The stage headed north from Kalamazoo brought the mail o Yankee Springs General Store, circa 1890. In 1873. the Michigan and Lake Shore Rail­ routes postmaster. John A. Miles succeeded John Miles as postmaster and in 1865 E.H. Bownc Calvin G. Hill was appointed postmaster. Benjamin Dibble sold the Silver Creek House tavern to Philip Leonard who changed the name to Middleville Cottage It later became known as The Halfway House as it was thought to be halfway between Battle Creek and Grand and Andrew J. Bownc. Jan. 3. 1855. The name was changed to Prairieville from Fulton on Dec. 8. 1855 and Andrew J. Bownc was the first Prairieville postmaster. Following him were: Ezckial B. VanVIcct. William E. Bramble. James W. Sackett. William L. Brown; John E. Cairns, who along with Mr. Brown Miles. O.C. Bates owned and operated the mill for about one and one-half years and then it was sold to E.H. Bowen in 1864. John Miles who had brought the mail to Gun Lake post office from Wayland on horseback became the second jamin S Dibble A post office was established at this point on July 3. 1839. He kept the post office at his Gates Corners home and tavern called the Silver Creek House, until 1843. when the post office was moved to Middleville in 4brnm* ■■■■■■■ITT housed the post office from 1945. Woodland still has an active post office and Rural Route Delivery and in fact has added a carrier in the past year. Blair Post Office, Woodland Township was located on section no. 36. in the southeast cor­ ner of Woodland Township. This post office was established June 10. 1862 and was named after Austin Blair. Governor of Michigan from 1861­ 1865. James C. Cole was the postmaster for sev­ eral years. Then the post office was moved across into Castleton Township for a time and it was returned to Woodland Township with Mahlon Cooper in charge. In 1878. the post office at Blair was discon­ tinued. During the time of the Civil War. Cclcs- tia Cole St. John served as the deputy postmas­ ter for her father James C. Cole. Coats Grove Post Office was first established in 1879 with George Coats as postmaster. The post office was in the Coats home and was located in Woodland Township. Coats Grove is 'k I Heart Shaped Diamond \ Pendant , ;JS49 located at the comers of four townships. Wood­ land. Carlton. Castleton and Hastings. ^(KIV5705-31F) When the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad came through Coats Grove there were many changes in the hamlet, with many addi­ tional services added. A general store was opened on the Castleton Corner of Coats Grove Heart SltaP*d ^3 Diamond Ring $79 by the Smith Bros, and Fred W. Smith became the postmaster. The post office was closed in 1916. Yankee Springs Township Post Office, locat­ ed on section 35. Yankee Springs Township, was established on Nov. 4. 1837 in Yankee Springs at the tavern operated by “Yankee Bill” Lewis who was appointed postmaster. At one point, in 1848, Yankee Springs Township had post office were changed to Gates, but the name Yankee Springs was almost immediately restored to both the post office and the township There was a place on section 2. Yankee Springs Township, where there was a school and a hotel and it was on the stagecoach line, in the same section where Mr. Dibble had his post office and home, and a tavern, and in some ref­ erences this is called Gates Comers. William Lewis remained postmaster until his death Those following him were John Crump. Stephen Potter and Albert Springer. Yankee Spnnes operated a post office until July 31. 1905. i (KMV5705-31P) 5^=, Diamond Heart $69 (K1O/S812-31) With Synthetic Stows Diamond Heart Slide $99 (K23/18O631P) Diamond Ring S79 (KKV5313-31P) Diamond Ringo S79 (KKV5738-31P) “Serving Vou over 40 yenra” Gilmore Jewelers (616) 945-9572 102 E. State St., Hastings, MI 49058 S-Ed Lay-Away Available �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12. 1996 < < me h think < I it... By request, here’s my heart to heart feelings on Feb. 14 First, let me say Happy Valentine's paper hearts, beautiful red velvet heart Day for all of you people who really need boxes full of chocolate. Valentine's Day. to hear those words. Bui more importantly. February is Second, let me say that what many will American Heart Month." Gel it...? Heart he celebrating on Saturday Feb. 14, still to heart. My biggest concern here is why does not hold much substance in my aren't my fellow Republicans spending heart. more time tackling our biggest cupid. My first plan this week was to talk about the Nagano Olympics, bul I latci opted wait to another week until President Bill Clinton. Don't tell me about approval ratings or ill feelings something interesting happens in Japan. I U.S. people need to learn that the morals do expect the men's hockey tournament to of our society is under siege with Slick be real intense with the U.S., Canada. Willy still in charge. Sweden and Russia all having the heart and skill to win gold. 3. Love Should Not Required: Valentine's Day is the one day of the year By the way. I'm celebrating Valentine's that people require others to go out and Day (or what I call Black Saturday) al a pay big bucks to show that they really do hockey game in Grand Rapids. Nothing care. tickles my heart more than to sec grown somebody, do loving things for them all men beating up each other for no major year round and let nature take its course. This is wrong, if you love cause except to show that they can't be Remember this, ladies, if your significant pushed around. other doesn't bring you a new ring or that ... Pushed Around ... Valentine's Day. What's lhe difference? way. house on the hill (his Valentine's Day, it's not because the world is crashing So with the Olympic column out of the I've decided to talk about Valentine's Day. My fans have asked if 1 down. Just take it that your man probably is not a Promise Keeper. Like I said last year, I don't trust a man 1 want to who wear tights and runs around with a disappoint them or cause them any heart sharp object in his hands. (By the way, failures. Cupid is who I'm talking about here.) piece and did not So here wc go. Here arc more reasons Also. I have a real problem with those why my heart docs not pump for Feb. 14: love musicians like Kenny G. and Elton 1. Too Many Hearty Advertisements: In one publication I John. Real men play sports like hockey read Tuesday there arc 34 ads that include play lovely love songs. Do you see the hearts or use Valentine's Day terminology. If you need to buy a new and basketball. Kenny G. and Elton John difference? 5. A Distraction From Deer Camps: Weekends are the time when need to hear that some company's "Sweet most of us leave the real world and Savings" could be your "Gift of Love." become Kings or Queens of our own 2. environments. Valentine's Day keeps us No Love in Politics: Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus away (I know, Dave. Dick's a gixxl Republican) Sunday afternoon basketball marathons. If begins his press release this week with you really want Valentine's Day to work, these words: "February brings with it one schedule it on Monday, every year. of the most cherished holidays for lovers from our Retiring wrestling coaches honored in final home meet Please excuse Hastings High School wrestling coaches Dave Furrow and Larry Mclcndy for being a little emotional last Thursday. For Furrow and Mclcndy. Thursday served as their last home meet on the Saxons' sidelines. Melcndy's first year :n the Hastings came on board in 1972. That’s nearly 60 years of the coaching mat sport combined. Former wrestlers and fans packed the stands to show their gratitude. A H.S. H. couple of wrestlers the two had coached or competed with were on hand to say a few special words. Dick Ziegler, who had three sons who wrestled at Hastings High and who also was a Saxon teammate of Furrow's in compact disc player (and I do), you don't There's Thursday in the 215-pound weight class wrestling comer was 1966. while Furrow 4. Cupid and Kenny G. Phobia: was planning to write a sequel to last year's Saxon Tim Easey pinned his Ranger to the mat last about Ken Starr's job performance. The Deer Camps or our Talk to you soon. — candy message hearts, red construction high school, shared some kind words from his memories. And Dale Traister, who wrestled for Mclcndy in high school and now coaches and referees the sport at the high school level, also told the others about his respect for his former mentor. The coaching duo were in awe from what they heard and how they fell. "It's fantastic, I just can't believe it," Melendy said. "Wrestling was the sport I BANNER spori| Serving the Bathe BARRY COUTTY Anal ? coached the most and constantly. There have been alo^oLgrc^ students and a lot of great menmRB It's great to sec their Coaches Dave Furrow and Larry Melendy analyze the mat action along with Hastings' grappler Luke Noteboom. sons, to see how successful they arc and to see that they have stayed around the community." Furrow also was a bit emotional about Thursday's ceremonies. "I watched them come in and it’s hard not to get teary eyed." Furrow said. "It's a wonderful gesture on their part to show up. When you have these guys for four years, you have the tendency to gel close with some. The honor has been all mine." The only sad part of Thursday s event was that it didn't come against a more gracious opponent. Forest Hills Central, last Thursday's mat foe. is easily one of the best teams in the area and handily handed Hastings a 46­ 24 defeat. Winning by pins for lhe Saxons were Michael Nystrom al 135, Tim Easey at 215 and Gabc McCarty at heavyweight. McCarty's pin took just 38 seconds to accomplish. Posting winning decisions for the Saxons were Don Smith at 160 and Bill Blair at 171. Smith, who defeated Slate- ranked Travis Opperman of Portland at the Jan. 3) Lakewood Dual Tournament, won 9-5. Blair's victory against F.H.C. was a 4-1 count. At the Coldwater JV wrestling tournament two Hastings* Saturday, partcipants medaled: Chad Noteboom and Jake Davis. Noteboom was 3-1 with 2 pins at 140 and finished second. Davis was 2-1 with I pins and finished fourth. The varsity Saxons wrestle at Hudsonville tonight (Thursday. Feb. 12) and compete in lhe O-K Tournament on Saturday (Feb. Loweli High School. White 14) at Hastings High School Athletic Director Tim Johnston (in middle) pays tribute to Saxon wrestling coaches Dave Furrow (on right) and Larry Melendy (on left) during Thursday’s special ceremonies that preced’d the wrestling match with F.H.C. Winning in Life... Man Neil, an assistant coach for Hope College's mens basketball program, spoke to the Hastings Rotary Monday about his work at the school and his views on winning in life. Neil, a Hastings High graduate, has coached 14 years at Hope. 4 years as a full-time assistant. His responsibilities include recruiting and developing the inside players lor Coach Glenn Van Wieren's Flying Dutchmen program. In his terms. Neil said life is Leadership. Integrity. Faith and Endurance. Hope's hoopsters play at Alma Saturday and return home next Wednesday (Feb. 18) for an MIAA contest with Adrian. Dick Zeigler shakes the hand of Coach Dave Furrow as fellow Coach Larry Melendy, Luana Furrow and Dale Traister look on. Michael Lipstraw was one of five Hastings winners versus F.H.C. and one of three to prevail with a pin. Wrestling Records in next week’s Banner. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12. 1998 — Page 11 le first time the two teams met at on Jan. rHastings 6. a Tony Bownc floating layup as time expired allowed the Mara, a 6-4 senior front-liner, also Mue and gold to escape with a narrow 50ided a big spark with a season-high 8 A8 victory. ts and 4 offensive caroms. Saxons sail past ‘Cats with Day, O’Mara leading the way B Basketball players are often asked to Sontribute during challenging situations. In the game's terminology, it is called • Stepping up. could which also be This time, the outcome wasn't points from Ed VanDerMulcn and Jim as exciting... or as scary lor the Hastings Storms. 4 points from Tony Bownc and 2 coach "It was a real good win after wc beat points from Adam Whitney. Storrs' total included a 3-point field goal. Park and Grand Rapids now lead described asEast taking lhe initiative Io ensure them at the buzzer at our place." Schils The Saxons' out-rebounded the Wildcats tastings by one game with East Grand recess. Rapids traveling to Ben Hastings forboth an Darnell Day and O'Mara Ilepped Tuesday night, enabling important up hoop clash Friday. The Saxons said "The team played well; Wc pressed 32-22 in the game and were whistled for arc now 12-3 overall andvarsity 7-3 in basketball the league tastings High School's after posting back-to-back wins over am to beat host Northview 60*48. Lowell and Northview. Park iswith 8-2 East and The Saxons ’ triumph along 12-2. while East is 8-2 andthe 10-4. irand Rapids' 47-44 win over Wyoming Day and the O'Mara were big men in tcforc game, wc talked about arkmiddle Tuesday night makes the O-K tamed White the Tuesday as the Saxons hing the offensive boards." Schils lieWildcats chase even more interesting. the with relative ease. “Darnell made our offense go; He 14 fouls to Northview's total of 18. Leading Northview in points Tuesday was Kyle Verlin with 16 points and Jon Garlough with 11 markers. "He (Day) was the man,” Hastings' 71-55 win over Lowell last Friday also included a double figure Day outing Day pumped in 11 markers, while Jeff Storrs tallied a game-high 18 allowing the Saxons to run away easily Day scored 22 points and pulled down the man.” t.‘bounds in what Hastings Coach Don on lire road. Hastings Coach, is described as the "best game of the Don Schils " for his 6-5 senior center. quite a bit." Schils said that defensive pressure was something that his team worked on in preparation for the key league contest. "Wc worked on pressing against a quality team." Schils said. "Wc were able Comets contain Panthers with work on boards to stop their penetration in that second half; We did a very gixid job of that." The Saxons stormed out to a 17-4 lead after one quarter, bul held just a six-point advantage. 30-22. al the half. The offense went sour in the third quarter, allowing Northview to stay within seven points at 38-31. Schils said that his team "stopped running the offense" but that changed during the 22poinl final stanza. "The fourth quarter, that’s been our problem quarter all year, but we've done a good job of improving that." Schils explained. Day and O'Mara were two big reasons for that improvement. YMCA NEWS Day obviously enjoys his matchups with the Wildcats. On Jan. 6. the senior center pumped in 16 points to go along with his 13 boards. The Saxons also received 7 points from Jeff Storrs and* Kyle Pohja on Tuesday. 5 L B* E Depth and rebounding were key factors B.C.C. standout Andy Roush (3) reached 1.000 points in his high school career Friday with 23 markers versus Family Altar in Delton's 69-53 defeat to Kalamazoo Christian last Friday in KVA varsity basketball action in Kalamazoo. Christian won the rebounding war 32­ 18 and used its talented bench to glide past the Panthers. Christian trailed 15-12 after the first B.C.C. can’t hold off Altar at homecoming quarter, but out-scored Ddion 20-9 in lhe second frame to go up 32-24 at half. In the third quarter. Christian managed 14 There were reasons to celebrate Friday night al the Hastings Middle School. Barry markers to Delton's 13. County Christian held its Kyle Matteson led the Panthers with 18 homecoming with many fans packing the points. Robert Boyle tallied 9 and Rueben gymnasium to watch both the volleyball Reyna added 8. and the basketball teams. "They made the big plays and had a lot The Eagles faced Battle Creek Family of rebounds on the offensive glass." /Altar in both competitions, performing Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. well while having a good time. but Coach John Price's eagers look a returns to the hard courts Friday (Feb. 13) talented Altar squad the distance, but lost at Kalamazoo Hackett. a 57-55 heart-breaker. So far in an 11-2 Delton did not play Tuesday, YMCA of Barry County Adult Indoor Soccer League season, both B.C.C. basketball losses have come against Altar. W/L/T But. there was reason to celebrate as ■ue6-2-0 White 3-3-1 forward Andy Roush entered lhe contest just 23 points shy of reaching 1.000 for ■ack3-4-0 his prep career. Roush tallied 23 versus Green2-4-1 Altar with three 3-pointers and eight total field goals. YMCA-Youth Council's Men's Basketball B Minor Flex Fab 57 vs. Drill Team 55; After the game. comments Lakewood Merchants 65 vs. Vultures 54; Howcll Flood 46 vs. Richie’s Koflcc Shop 60. about Price made these his star who is averaging new<4 fMMourpor g.inwr- B Major - Pennock Hospital 57 vs. Blair "Andy is such an unselfish player who ndscapmg 84; V chon’s 69 vs. Hastings Mcr- is a leader without opening his mouth." ants 94; MainStrcct Savings Bank 65 vs. usic Center 69. Price said. Minor: W/L chic’s KofTcc Shop7-0 ill Team5-3 JxFab5-3 iwcll Flood Builders4-4 B.C.C. kewood Merchants.2-6 iltures0-7 Continued on pas* 12 Major: . her Body Shop7-0 stings Merchants5-2 sir's Landscaping5-2 linStrcct Savings 4-4 Two B.C.C. spikers eye a lofty return during play with Family Altar Friday at the Hastings Middle School. JSIC enter3-5 nnock Hospital1-5 85 85 8*5 nitons0-7 YMCA-Hastings Youth Council's Winter Women's Vollev ball League W/L Bunal Vault he, Inc rs Electromechanical Goodies . Savings 28-8 .26-10 . 25-11 ...22-14 . 21-15 ... .21-15 Roofing ............................... ackc Construction..................... lex fab ...21-15 . . .15-21 IcConncll’s alii fax Hastings National Bank Leinaar's Leadership Award... Karen Leinaar, Delton-Kellogg's athletic director, was honored as the 1998 recipient of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Women In Sports Leadership award Monday at the Women In Sports Leadership Conference in Lansing. The award is presented annually by the M.H.S.A.A.'s representative council to a person who makes major contnbutions by encouraging and preparing women for positions as athletic administrators, coaches or officials. Pictured with Leinaar is M.H.S.A.A. vice president Dennis Kniola. (Photo provided) 85 85 8*5 85 - 85 - 85 - 85 85 8*5 — February 17th — Wishing you a... “Happy 85th Birthday " 85 8*5 8*5 8*5 8*5 8*5 8*5 We Love You! 8*5 85 • 85 • 85 • 85 • 85 2-34 YMCA of Barry County .Adult Coed Volley ball W/L True Value24-6 Hastings Manufacturing Hastings Saxons . 18-12 ...16-14 15-15 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene in the City Assessor’s Office. City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan on: March 3rd, 4th and Sth 3-27 9:00 a.m. to Noon - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Adult Floor Hockey League On Wednesday. Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interestEin playing in the YMCA-Youth Council’s uh floor hockey league. The meeting will be held in B-125 of the Hastings High School, each team that participated last year and wants tt> play in this year’s season or any new teams arc encouraged to attend. League organization, rule changes, fees and league starting times will be discussed. Teams will be registered on a first come, first served basis. There is a limit on the pumber of teams that can play so attendance at this meeting is important For more informa­ tion. please call the YMCA at 945-4574 The league is slated to begin Wednesday. March 4 Annual Candy Sale - Mark your calendars now. for the YMCA’s Annual candy sale From Feb. 27-March 21. any youth can earn their way to summer fun by sell­ ing "The World’s f inest" chocolate bar and earn S.45 towards any Barry County YMCA pro­ gram of their choosing All salesmen, with their parent or guardian, must attend an orientation meeting on Feb. 27. before any candy can be distributed The meeting will be held at the YMCA office. 234 E. State (next to Sisters Fabric) at 10 a.m Parties who are unable to attend must call the YMCA to make special arrangements • PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION • NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF . Flcxfab Dawe14-16 Simpson Industries CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW And as many days as may be necessary to review, correct, and equalize lhe 1998 assessment roll. Taxpavers wishing to appeal the assessed value, taxable value or classification assigned their property may appeal to the Board of Review in person or by letter. Taxpavers wisning to appear in person, please telephone (616) 945-2468 Ext. 15 for an appointment. Tentative factors for real property assessments in lhe City of Hastings will be as RATIO 49.44 FACTOR 1.0113 50(H) 1.0000 4534 1.1028 50.00 1.0000 50.00 1.0000 lhe City of Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to tlie Clerk of tlie City of Hastings, or call 616-945-2468. or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Even I G. Manshum City Clerk AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on February 18. 1998 at 7:30 PM at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 S Norris Road within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this Public Hearing include, in brief, the following: 1. Special Land Use Permit filed by Sheri L. Krohm of 10317 S. Norris Road. Delton. Michigan 49046 (Parcel No. 410-032 and 033). The applicant is requesting a permit to keep two horses on the property. The property in question is in the “R-1" Single Family. Low Density. Residential District. 2. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting follows: COMMERCIAL INDISTRIAL RESIDENTIAL DEV ELOPMENTAL PERSONAL PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written com­ ments on these special land use permit applications at the address below Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk. Prairieville Township Planning Commission Robert Kull. Secretary Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norris Road Delton, Michigan 49046 �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12, 1998 Viking spikers oust Orioles, take second at Belding Il was icsl week for Lakewood High's varsity volleyball team. First test came last Thursday as Coach Kellie Rowland's squad traveled to Charlotte for an intense Capital Circuit league match. Lakewood then ousted Northview 15-7. M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... 11-15, 15-1 to gel to lhe championship This week's rankings may be somewhat against Forest Hills Northern. Northern hard for Lakewood volleyball fans to was able to attack Lakewood's weak areas swallow The Lady Vikings were dropped to steal first-place honors 17-15. 15-3. from No. 4 to No ’’At that point, we knew that fatigue Intcrschoiastic 8 in the Michigan Volleyball Coaches Under Rowland, the Lady Vikcs had had set in." Rowland said. "Forest Hills Association won just once over the Orioles in their Northern was an all offensive team and Charlotte and a second place finish al previous five meetings in Charlotte. that hurt us. That's a lough tournament Belding. With lop gun Jennifer Nielsen in for us without (Jennifer) Nielsen " the lineup. Lakewood beats Northern Make that record 2*6 as Lakewood swept Charlotte with relative case 15-8. 15-9. "I was shocked; wc were able to get in poll after a sweep of Nielsen missed Saturday's tournament without a doubt. Five of the eight teams because of illness, hindering Lakewood’s ranked in front of Lakewood in the Class offensive fireworks tremendous!) Audra B poll have more than three losses and transition pretty easy." Rowland said. "Il Love, who usually plays blocker and not most was really emotional for me. My history hitter, replaced her in the starting lineup. comparable to the Vikcs. Just goes to is so bad there." Jami "We ended up better than what I "absolutely expected; we've only won it (Belding wonderful" according to Rowland with 15 Tournament) two times (and) blocking kills and 2 blocks. has been one of our weaknesses.’’ Schrock was Katherine Shcllcnbargcr added 15 digs Schrock led the team with 77 kills al and 8 service points, while Amanda Belding, while Jill Benschoter stepped up Blough collected 18 assists and 7 service and added 30 kills. 38 service points and points. 10 blocks. In their second challenge. "Jill is one of our top players in all Lakewood's spikers Finished second at the categories." Row land said of Benschoter's always tough Belding Tournament. efforts. “She makes things happen al the In pool play, the weekly Lady Vikcs beat Greenville 15-2. 15-9. split with Forest Hills Northern 15-9. 6-15 and won have played a schedule and the pollsters will leave you out to Lady Viking Coach Kellie Rowla id instructs hitter Jami Schrock (8) on proper hitting technique during recent volleyball action at Lakewood High. dry Class A 1. 2. 3. 4. Temperance Bedford 61-3-0 Portage Northern 41-5-0 Livonia Ladywood 34-6-1 Portage Central 43-7-0 B.C.C. continued from page 11 Tony Ro/ema pumped in 13 points and Rob Stuut added 9 also for the Eagles. net." Melissa not prove, slip once or gel somebody hurt, Ruder Shellcnbarger 51 had service 69 SPIKERS digs. points and against Lowell 15-6. 15-3 and East Grand Blough had 6 service aces and 108 assists. Rapids 15-10. 15-7. Rowland said her Lakewood battles Lansing Catholic team was especially "hot" during their Central in a league volleyball match match with E.G.R. tonight (Feb. 12). B.C.C. led 26-23 al half as Roush Continued on pace 14 Brian Chapman and a 3-pointer by Slum gave the Eagles the tying points as quarter time ran down. pumped in 12 markers during the opening A Roush jumper with 2:20 to play, pul 16 minutes with half of those coming B.C.C. within two points at 50-48. Bui. from 3-pomt land. Ahar held on for the victory, despite a After three quarters the score was knotted at 37-37. A reverse layup by last second 3-pointer by Stuut as time expired. Lions too much for Tigers in SMAA, 85-73 On a night when Andrea Mace was crowned the Vermontville Maple Syrup Queen, Cody Page proved to be just as sweet for basketball fans at Maple Valley High School. Page scored 23 points, including five 3- pointers. as Coach Jerry Reese's Lions defeated the Tigers of St. Philip 85-73. Page was a slippery character for St. Phil to defend, especially in the first half when he tallied 18 of his markers. Page was one of four Maple Valley scorers to notch double figures on Tuesday. Chris Hartwell finished with 13 points. Travis VanAlslinc 13 and Andy Hcybocr also contributed in?a big*way with 11 points. Everybody’s' contributions were needed as M.V. played the SMAA contest two players short. Andy Oleson and Trent Harvey both sal out the game for disciplinary reasons, possibly stemming from Friday's league loss to Dansville. "Wc needed people to step up (and) I thought that wc had many players who made good contributions to the team's efforts." Maple Valley Coach Jerry Reese said. "It was an opportunity to give some guys a chance and they made the best of their opportunities. When you play hard, like they did. that's when the game becomes exciting." LIONS Cody Page (24) spurred the Lions' shot at victory Tuesday in their hard court battle against the Tigers. —। WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC SERVICE TECHS/INSTALLER/LEADMAN Are you ready to put your residential skills to use with a commercial/industrial mechanical contractor? QUALITY AIR of Grand Rapids, Ml will train you to work independently, take responsibility for your own work and develop customer relations while becoming involved in all phases of commercial and industrial work. We offer an apprenticeship program and an educational reimbursement program, encouraging further study by our employees. We are looking for people who want to be part of a growth oriented service group. QUALITY AIR offers competitive wages, professional training, 401K. health and life insurance, profit sharing, advancement opportunities, paid holidays and vacations. We now have openings in our expanding service group. Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 Brian Chapman (11) drives to the hole and past a Ram defender in last Friday's homecoming contest. ' Receptionist... Legal Notices! ...For a busy Hasiings Physician s Office 3 days a week - Medical office and computer experience preferred. Adult Floor Hockey Director "Wf YMCA of Barry County and Hastings Youth Council Pleas, send resume to... The YMCA of Barn County, is seeking an individual who has experience organizing and running adult sport leagues, skills m refereeing. and skills in Floor Hockey or Ice Hockey. League would be held on Wednesday evenings in Hastings, beginning March 4 until late April TRAVEL AGENT Immediate opening for full time expenenced agent Must Resumes and letters of application should be sent to lhe YMCA, P.O. Box 252. Hastings. Ml Employment applica­ tion. salary range. |<»b description, and program dates and hours can be obtained at the YMCA Office, 234 E. State Street, Hastings Please no phone calls have front line travel sales experience, be detail oriented, Application Deadline February 18 aggressive sales habits, excellent follow through abilities, The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. and pleasant personality Worldspan preferred, but not required Send resume detailing destinations traveled to. Premier Travel & Cruise (616) 554-0311 CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES BID FOR SALE OF 1990 FORD TAURUS The Cn> ot Hastings. Michigan vs ill accept bids for the sale of one ill l*>M<» Ford Taurus automobile. This vehicle can be inspected at the Department ol Public Services Garage located at 301 East Court Street in Hastings. Michigan. Scaled bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. March 3. |99X at which time they shall be opened and read aloud publicly Sealed bids will he received at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 102 S. Broadua). Hastings. Michigan 44058 All bids must be clearly marked on the outside ot the bid submittal package •‘Sealed Bid • 1990 Furd Taurus”. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and lo award the bid tn a manner which the Cits deems to be in its best interest Escnl G Manshum City Clerk/Treasurer Michigon, and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Michigan Stole Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic, os assignee by an assignment dated May 4, 1995 which was recorded on May 9, 1995, in Liber 629, on Page 842, Bdrry County Records, ond rerecorded on February 15, 1996, in Liber 651, Page 837, Barry County Records, Michigan on which mortpope there is dotmed tobe due ot the dote hereof the sum of Seventy (Kw Thousand Seventy and 23/100 dollars ($71,070.23). including interest at 7.15% per annum. | as well as compensation requirements 7105 Kraft Avenue S E.. Caledonia. Ml 49316 THIS HRM IS A DOT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DOT ANY NFORMADON WE O8TAT4 WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default hos bean mode in lhe To the Community, professionals, Jaycees and Thornapple Valley Church from Wise Council and God hearts. I have gained so much. Thank you. Robert Hood □re described os: dole of such sole, unless determined abandoned in occordonce with 1948CL 600 324Io, in which cose Doled January 29, 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CAL (248| 642-4202 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorney for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 B<nghcm Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98010201 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12, 1998 — Page 13 at Potterville, F.H.C. POWUNG SCORES Play encouraging for spikers Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 21-11; Advanced Commercial Priming 20-12;Friends 19-13; Pin Seekers 18-14; Hastings Bowlers 17-15; Flex- fab 11 1/2-20 1/2; Modeller Graphics 11-21; Woodmansee Sawmill 10 1/2-21 1/2. Mens High Games & Series J. Burghdof 175-413; B. Squires 192; J. Beach 215. Womens High Games & Series D. Service 176; B. Wilkins 183; S. Landis 177. Made It 10-14; Just Cause 10-10; Space Cadets 7-17; Comholios 6-18; King Pins 0-20. Thursday A.M. Just Us 51-33; Varney s 50-34; LeHancs 47­ 37. Parkers AFC Home 46-38; Early Birds 45­ 12-39 1/2; Question Marks 39-45; Lucky Shots 38-45; Hastings Bowl 37-1/2-42-1/2. Good Games A Series R Isaacs 188-551; C Stuart 167-486; V Sccord 185-467; B Estep; 164-445; B Bodu 150-437; M. Atkinson 188; D Olmsted 162; J Rabies 155; T. Parker 146. C Ens 117. Wednesday P.M. Mace Pharmacy 49-31; Valley Realty 45-35: Hair Care 45-35; Hallifax 44-1/2-35-1/2; Eye A Ent. Spec. 43-1/2-36-1/2; Nashville 5 Hus 43­ 1/2-36-1/2; Nashville Chiro 41-39; Misfits 39­ 41; Fanner's Feed 36-44; Lifestyles 33-47; Fin­ ishing Touch 32-1.2-47-1/2; Scebcr s Auto 28­ 52. High Games & Series - L. Elliston 225-579; S. Glasgow 212-578; F. RuthrufT 202-527; E. Mesccar 202-445;L. Barnum 209-524; K. Becker 194-549; B Estep 192-440; T. Clark 179-457; B Miner 160-451; C. Shellenbarger 171-425; T. Lavmancc 165-488; B. Planch 173­ 445; C. Trumbull 150-400; N Thaler 151-503; E. Moore 173-435; J. Gardner 182-434; R. Murphy 165-465; J. Harper 158-359 T. Christopher 195; N. Hallifax 172; B. Hayes 188; D. Keller 142. Sunday Night Mixed Three Froggen 61; B.S.ers 57-1/2; H.E.D. 54-1/2; Fearsome 4 53-1/2; Thunder Alley 52­ 1/2; Short N Sweet 48; Rednecks 47-1/2; Snyder47; 214; Sh. Sanborn D. Dutcher Dichards X-Filers 47; S A192; K 46; 2x4 43189; Lucky J. Donnini 187;43; V Miller L.41; Falconer t2; Strikes 9 Out 179; of 10 Rock 172; S. 35; Sanborn 167; S.30; Snider 16137. J. DcZess Mtom Tag Alongs Friends frJ35. M. Mourcy 128. Women's High Games & Series - M. Men's High Games Series - B. Hubbell irchcn 192-535; M. A Snyder 181-521; K. Bcck- 105-605; R. FayM223-582; J. DelaatL. 215-575; 201-521; Eaton 181-497; LawsonC. 185fanbom 203-575; M. Snyder 214-565; B. Rentz >6; D. Kral I man 185-482; M. Simpson 16195-555; Simpson 186-543; G. Snyder il; C.C.W Barnum 158-435; M. Evans 150-417; |87-543; S. Kral I man 193-529; B. Falconer ‘69-488; D. Wordell 198-483; D. Secbcr 172­ 65; K. Bushec 234; K. Hammontree 227; B. cath 208; B. Barkhuff 203; R. Bowman 194; . Dutcher 183; J. Kirchen 157. Moose Mixed Ramblers 56; 9 & Wiggle 55; I Know That 51: Bad Habit II 51; Rocky 4 51; Heads Out 50­ 1/2; Brushworks 50; Get Lucky 48-12; Late Comers 48; No Gcntol Rcq'd. 47-1/2; Weekend Warriors 47; Nash Bash 47; Scars-Sers ice 46. 4 Rs 45-1/2; Ten Pins 44; Gillons 43; Special K’s 31. Men’s Good Games A Series - E. Keeler 213-615; A. Tavlor 228-604; M. McKee 223­ 2601; B. Ripley 220-601; B. Keillor 246-598; B. Keeler 225-587; B Madden 205-470; T. Rainwater 215-556; J. Bartimus 197-556; D. Service 196-531; R Robbins 202-502; M. Mar­ tin 206; K Bushec 200; K Keillor 190; R Roush 184; B. Madden Jr 178; M. Keeler 173; R. Sears 166. Women's Good Games A Series - S. Vandenburg 235-643; J. Madden 236-623; D. Bar­ timus 201-557; K. Becker 179-539; S. Sanborn 220-514; H. Service 171-507; T. Pennington 186-477; E Johnson 200-470; S. Nash 175­ 465; M. Scars 159-460; N. Taylor 164-457; L. Gillons 148-404; A. Keillor 145-357; S. McKee 236; B. Hughes 192; S. Keeler 183; L. Barnum Called it the Reunion Tournament lor assists. Hastings also gave lhe No. I team in Miller s efforts were even more important the O K While — Forest Hills Central — Potterville Tournament, lhe school where to the Saxons Iasi week as blocker Sara a real tussle on the road last Uiursday she starred during her prep career. Alicrding was unavailable for action. I- H (. . however, was able Io pull out a At Potterville. Cairl not only was All­ Amy Songer smashed 15 kills in 53 State three limes, but also guided the attempts al Potterville to go along with Songer managed 7 kills in 15 attempts Vikings program to a State championship her 50 digs and 3 service aces. Erika and 10 digs against F.H.C . Simpson had in her senior stanza. Simpson had S kills. 21 digs and 4 Of course, the Saxons weren’t able to service aces. Ten Daws 4 service aces. match hits with lhe Vikings Saturday as Andi Pond 3 service aces. I jura Storm 6 they were challenged by the bigger Class kills and 20 digs. Anne Burghdoff 7 kills. A and B teams, while Potterville played 25 digs and 30 assists and in the "little school tournament." Gillons collected 5 kills. 21 digs and 7 Summer 15-8. 15-10 triumph 7 digs. Storm 5 digs and Burghdoff 8 digs and 10 assists. The Saxon spikers play to host Hudsonville tonight before taking part in the Wyoming Park Tournament on Saturday (Feb. 14). Hastings won two games against Class A Grand Ledge (2-15. 15-9. 15-4). one against Class A Charlotte (16-14. 1-15. 6-15) and one game against Class B DeWitt (15-10. 1-15. 13-15) game triumph The first Charlotte over was especially sweet for Cairl. who served as the Orioles' JV coach before coming to the Hastings program. "All of the players that I coached on (Charlotte’s) JV are now seniors.” Cairl "Bill (Charlotte Coach Bill explained. Brenton) mentioned to me how much the (Hastings) girls have improved since (the Jan. 3) Lakewood (Tournament).’’ The Saxons have made huge strides in their overall play, but Cairl still hopes that more wins will eventually come with lhe improved play. "They arc improving, (bul) <I*c biggest problem is in the minds." Cairl said. "They're afraid to make mistakes.” 178; P. Arens 177; P. Ramey 170; K. Keeler 162; B. Miner 152; P. Kelly 144. Miller made 7 kills in 22 attempts and 3 blocks ai the Potterville Tournament. Cairl's Saxons look part in Saturday 's Hastings volleyball coach Tammy Cairl Al Potterville. Hastings' spikers had their share of ups... and downs, a big Saturday Majors Boys’ High Games A Series - B. Bowman concern for the first-year coach. "Il is a major roller coaster." Cairl said. 257-693; D. Humphrey 180-515; D. James 182­ "I would like for them to stay up on the 487; J. James 164-479; J Butler 174-476; B hills and not in the valleys. I'm told that's Kirby 159-448; B Weatherly 173-466; D. Var­ ney 160-439; B. Hammond 167-428; C. Bow­ man 157-428; M. Spidcl 179-394; C. Purdum part of rebuilding a program." 140-397 Giris' High Games A Series - W. Miller 155-396; A Boger 115-354; A. Williams 113­ 297; T. Huss 104-269; C. Shumway 112-265; A. Rose 86-229 Noi only did Potterville provide the Saxons with a few ups. it also allowed them to experiment a little bit with lheir lineup. For roughly half the tournament. Anne Burghdoff played in the middle, while Summer Gillons was used al setter. That change allowed Aleisha Miller to Thursday Angels Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 58; Hastings Bowl 48­ ; Rowdie Girls 48-1/2; Kelly's Keglers 45; Idwell Banker 45; T. M. Lassies 44; Budser 43; Dewey’s Auto 43; Hartzlers* Tours ; Mr. Bruce 40-1/2; Girrbach's 38-1/2; Green Games & Series - D. Larsen 181; R. ley 457; S. Nash 167-482; S. Purdum 182­ 9; M. Kill 197-474; S. Smith 168; H. Service 0-481; V. Carr 173-472; G. Gibson 175; D. ampen 178-508; V. Pierson 212-485; M. Snyder 178; S. VanDcnburg 193-550; S. Glas- Senior Citizens ' Kncmpcls 53; Brodock 51; Jesiek 49; No. 3 me 47-1/2; Moucoulis 47; Otis 46; Wood- lansee 46; Nash 37-1/2; M&M's 37-1/2; thlachter 37; Vrogindewey 36-1/2; Lethcoe 3-1/2; Hall 33; Fnend 32; Snyder 28-1/2; grower 25. X* High Games & Series - B. Kingsley 193- middle blocking position. Guy 193; C. Hurless 177; L. Aspcy 191; L. Kendall 182 C. Curtis 168; M. Martin 164; N. Delton district hits mats Feb. 19 Taylor 171; C. Burpee 188; N. Kloostcrman 183; D. Battimus 244-607; C. McGinn 181; S. Snider 179; K. McMillon 191-500; S Snider arc their way. ings Bowl 29-1/2-54-1/2; Stefanos 28-52; Dowl It 27-57. High Games A Series - P. Fisher 212; S. Varney 213; S. Grinagc 209; L. Potter 198, P. Striking Up Success... Ben Bowman, of Hastings, recently rolled a 693 series as pari of the Saturday Majors league at the Hastings Bowl. Bowman, 16. obtained his 693 with games of 232, 204 and 257. He has been bowHHg foflO years and dredits Individuals like Hastings Bowl employee Shirley VanDenburg for his development as a bowler. Get ready wrestling fans, districts On Thursday. Feb. 212-512; B Thurston 233-221-211-665. 19 Delton- Country Peddler Show© Kellogg High School will host a MQow 202-544; D. Dutcher 194-467; S. Guy 189­ 503; J. Vandenbcrge 170; B. Johnson 170. rest al times from her always demanding Miller Exc. 61-1/2-22-1/2; Tick Tock Restau­ rant 56-28; Nashville Chiropractic 53-31; Pct World 50-34; Scebcr s Auto Body 47-37; Gavin Ford 40-44; Cedar Creek Grocery 36-48; River­ side Cemetery 36-48; NAPA Girls 36-44; Hast­ Bowlerettes Division III district tournament with Bennett Industries 48-40; Carlton Center Excavating 47-41; D.J. Electric 44-5-43.5; Hamilton Excavating 44-44- Kent Oil Co. 42.5­ 45.5; Hecker insurance 38-50. Comstock, Pennficld, Maple Valley and Delton. Comstock and Delton will square February 13,14,15 T Kalamazoo, Michigan •• off at 6 p.m. as will Maple Valley High Games A Series - M. Dull 175-435; L. and Delton. Elliston 193-546; B. Scobey 161; N. Porter 158­ 436; K. Fowler 179; A. Fox 160: T. Christopher 189-516; D. L. Cocncn 159-381; P. Britten 155­ The final match will begin minutes after the last 10 Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds (.• i (Heated Buildings) *)f semifinal match concludes. 419; C. Hurlcss 181-477; S. Merrill 161-449; S. Drake 184-452. #2; G. Potter 201-539; S. Glasgow 258-605; D. *Bcduhn 182-454; G. Otis 184-531; K. Colvin 077; R. Nash 204-528; L. Markley 450; B. ■fcallekootc 22-482; C. Allman 174; B. Terry *•228-536; M. Matson 180-452. W. Birman 173; •> i Ml t>f (>ur pre on in tl t « /tt< It s tirt Mr| Value Inspected and Protected W. Woodmansee 213-588; P. Tcrpcning 177­ 457; R. Schlachter 184-490; D Mason 222-588; J. Beckwith 194-472. ...... Magtai* »nd mudt men! "A Spectacular Country Gathering ..Jit the Original Country Peddler Show!" Friday 4p-9p Adults $4.00 Saturday 9a-5p Child (2-12) $2.00 Sunday lla-4p (Each day) ......... wo’MxK&HtEB&fAWiViB*.............. 7T’ ii (• •.P JI II (• Recreation #3 Fairchild Oil 21; Cross’ 19-1/2; Carlton Cen­ ter Excavating 13; Hastings Bowl 15; Barry Automotive 11-1/2; Freeport Elevator II. - High Games A Series - E. Jackson 207-566; M. Porrin 515; J. Barnhart 205-520; B. King 203-570; D McKelvey 517; R Wieland 202­ ■mo. ar. flk. ctum. PAwtnd. P/tods 519; R. Fay 539; B. Barkhuff 200-535; S. Anger 503; D. Lambert 501. HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE Sunday Afternoon It Just Trying 20-4; Pin Pals 16-8; Red Dog 15­ 9; Squccky Shoes 15-9; New Fnends 13-11; The Good and the Bad 13-11; Killer Instinct 12­ 8; Genin’ Jiggic 12-12; Pin Pickers 12-12; Just Panthers, Trojans compete on frosh volleyball courts Automatic P/kxta. 31,000 mi M M Mte NmNy. . NRMT 1 Q, 500 TO 6AVIFA FORD] INC BARRY COl NTY MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS \ulur In^prctril anti Pmtt t tfd \< hi, h s '*■4^ EE7 THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOPE TOWNSHIP. 1 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance No 24 »» adopted by the Township Board of Hope Tburwhip ai Us meeting held on Februan 9.19U8 242 I " - ■- AMENDMENT TO HOPE TOWNSHIP CEMETERY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 24 ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 1IMI EFFECTIVE: THIRTY iMl DAYS FOLLOWING 4.4 Pl BUCATION AFTER ADOPTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Teams from Delton and Middleville An Ordinance io amend the Hope Toundup Cemetery Ordinance i Ordinance No 22) by the amendment of Subsection B of Section VII thereof pertaining to cemetery pound maimcnance. and lo repeal ail Ordmance\ or pan* of Ordmancr> in conflict there*uh took part in Saturday’s Delton-Kellogg Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Freshman Volleyball Invitational. Monday. February 23.1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the HOPE TOWNSHIP Special Assessment Roll for Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on West Marshall Street BARRY COIXD. MICHIGAN The host Panthers went 3-3 in pool play with a* win against Climax Scotts between South Young Street and South Park Street. ORDAINS (15-12. 15-9), a split with GalesburgAugusta (13-15, 15-6) and a loss to Comstock (15-9. 15-0). This notice is given pursuant to Chapter 14. of the Charter of lhe City of Hastings and Article IV. Section 13.103 of the Hastings Code. Middleville went 1-5 with defeats to Vicksburg (15-8. 15-4) and Pennficld (15­ 2. 15-6) and a split with Parchment (6­ 15. 15-12). In the championship match. Three Wntlen comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. B No shrub* or trees of any type shall be planted »ithin a Township cemetery without the approx al of the cemetery xevtun a the Township Clerk Any of the tiwepoin^ items placed without Midi appnnal may be removed by the Township or the ccmeiery sexton All winter artificial flowers and wreaths not removed by April 15 of any year and all summer artificial flowers not removed by November 15 of any year shall he removed by the cemetery sexion Rivers ousted Pennficld 15-5. 15-6. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! SECTION!. AMEND.MLM 10 HOPE IOWNSH1P CEMETERY ORIMNANCESubkcction ‘ B ol Section VII of lhe Hope Township Cemetery Ordinance lOrdinance No 22) is hereby amended to read a» lolio** the City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-24681 or TDD call relay sen ices 1-800­ SECTION IL REPE.lLAND EFTECT1VE DAIL Dus Ordinance shall take effect 30days follow■ tng puhlicatMm alter adoptnwi All Ordinances or pans ot Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed 649-3777. Event G. Manshum City Clerk/Treasurer Sylvia W. Forster. Clerk Hope Township * 5463 Wall luike Road Hastings. Ml 49058 1616)948-2464 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12, 1998 Hastings senior receives West Point nomination Barry County Residents.... Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER... keeping you informed of all commu­ nity notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to The BANNER and receive it at home. Or... pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by call 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER Making Barry County residents feel at home for over 100 years The Hastings BANNER • PO Box 3 • Hastings, Michigan 49058 Flying Dutch win two more Kyle Pohja. a senior at Hastings High School, has received a nomination to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point by U.S. Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers. He is now eligible for an ap­ Renee Carlson scored 11 points in one of two Hope College women's ; basketball wins last week. pointment. He also is a finalist in competition for a four-year ROTC Army Scholarship. Pohja is the son of Richard and Karen Po­ hja of Hastings He has been actively involved in sports and community activities during his high school years. He has participated in baseball, varsity track, and been a member of the varsity basketball team for three years. He has also been a member of a Battle Creek Carlson $25.00 Barry County $27.00 Surrounding Counties $15.00 9 Months College Students tip-off scheduled for 3 p.m. He has been a member of Key Club, Inter­ act. and FHA, was a fifth grade camp coun­ selor. Student of the Month, and attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference. Pohja enjoys working with young people. He has participated in the YMCA summer and SPIKERS also assisted with YMCA summer tennis as an assistant instructor. His plans include pursuing his academies in the engineering field and participating in col­ legiate sports. 5. East Kentwood 41-12-4 6. Midland 29-8-2 7. Plymouth Salem 29-5-1 i 8. Walled Lake Central 30-3-1 9. Forest Hills Central 36-9-0 10. Bay City Central 33-9-0 HM. Birmingham Marian 23-9-0 HM. Livonia Stevenson 25-4-1 HM. Kalamazoo Central 33-9-3 HM. B.C. Central 37-10-3 ROADS, continued from page 3 residents to sil down while they vote. Class B purchase the booths because the township to paper ballots, and the law requires that the new voting system have one voting board will also spend $75 for Larry Clever 8. Lakewood 31-3-4 detect any glitches in the software. supervisor the make 9. Marshall 27-8-6 10. Alma41-4-l HM. Shephard 39-8-5 HM. Roscommon 25-2-2 HM. Lumen Christi 23-7-1 HM. Comstock 32-13-2 the township's Kyle Pohja representative on the Board of Directors of Authority. And it appointed township resident Robert Stockham to the Township Kietzmann, who moved out of the township. LEGAL NOTICE: THE COURT HNDS: 1. Service of process upon defendants, The Unknown Heirs, Devisees or Assigns of Alon Bechtel and Ada Bechtel, Deceased, Who Hove An Interest in Certain Property in Section 8, Thomapple Township. Barry County, Michigan, cannot reasonably be mode os provided in MCR 2.105, and service of process may bo mode in a manner which is reasonably calcu­ lated Io give defendant actual notice of the proceed­ ings and on opportunity to be heard. 2. Service of the Summons and Complaint, and a copy ol this Order, may bo mode by the following methods: (a) posting a copy of the Order and Sum­ mons and Complaint in the Barry County Circuit Cour­ thouse at a location Io bo designated by the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk, ond lb) publishing a copy of the Order once each wook for throe consecutive vmoks in the Hostings Bonner Newspaper. 3. For each method used, proof ol service must bo Filed promptly with the court os required under MCR 2.106 Date 1/26/98 Judge James H. Fisher MC 304 (8/88) ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE MCR 2 103, MCR 2.105 STATE OP MORGAN M THE BARRY COUNTY ORCUTT COURT Cose No 98-056-CH VERIFIED COMPLAINT WREV M TIMMERMAN AND FANNIE G TIMMERMAN Plaintiff, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISES OR ASSIGNS OF ALLEN BECHTEL AND ADA BECHTEL DECEASED, WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN CERTAJN PROPERTY IN SECTION 8, THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN Defendants. •---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Ned P Jonson (P41922) Miko, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, PLC Attorneys for Pfomtiff 200 Ottawa. NW, Suite 700 Grand Ropsds, Ml 49503 (616) 459 3200 There is no other civil action between these parties arising out of the some transaction or occurrence os ologod.n this complaint ponding in this court, nor has ony such action been previously hied ond dismissed or transferred efter having been assigned to a |udgo. I do not known of ony civil ocnon, not between these par­ ties, arising out of the some transaction or occurrence os alleged in this complain that is either pending or was previously filed ond dismissed, transferred? or otherwise disposed of after having been assigned to o |udge in this court nomtiHs Wiley M Timmerman ond Fannie G Tim­ merman, by ond through their attorneys, Miko, Mey­ ers, Beckett ond Jones. PIC hereby bang this action pursuant to MCI 600 2932, MSA 27A 2932 ond MCR 3.411 to quie* tlie to certr— fond located in Bar ry County. Michigan, os folk 1 This action seeks to quiet title to a certain eight acre parcel uf red property located in Thomapple Township Barry County, Michigan, and described as The West 1/2 ol the Northwest 1/4, except fa North 62 acres and allo excepting the South 10 ocres therein Section 8, fownJ-np 4 North, Range 10 West, Barry County, Michigon(Subjoct Parcel). 2. Plaintiffs Wiley M. Timmermon and Fannie G. Timmermon ore husoond and wife and reside in Bar­ ry County, Michigan. 3. Allen Bechtel and Ada Bechtel, decedents, reside m Barry County, Michigan at the times ol their death. 4. This action seeks io quiet title to land owned by Allen Bechtel and Ado Bechtel at the time of far death 5. Plaintiff has researched, located, and contacted al known living heirs of Alon and Ada Bechtel and has obtained Quitclaim Deeds from each heir and fat heir's spouse. The Deeds hove been recorded with fa Barry County Register ol Deeds ond copies ore attached at Tab A. 6. Plaintiff has been unable to determine fa exis­ tence or identity of any other claimants to fa Subject Parcel. 7. This action seeks injunctive relief under MCI 600 2932; MSA 27A 2932 and MCR 3.411 and fas, jurisdiction and venue are present in this Court. 8. At fa time of her death on September 15, 1912, Hannah Bechtel was fa record title owner ol fa fol­ lowing described property, which includes fa subject -The Northeast 1/4 ol fa Northwest 1/4 ol Section 8 ond also fa West 1/2 of fa North­ west 1/4 excepting 10 acres of land off fa South end fared, in fa Township of Thomopple, in fa County of Barry, and State ol Michi­ gan, Township 4 North, Rango 10 West (Here­ after described os Parcel 1) Soo fob B 9. By assignment of rosiduo ol fa Estate cl Hannah Bechtel, dated April 16, 1913, and recorded at Libor 83, Page 285, Alon Bechtel received record tide to Parcel I . See Exhibit 1 10. The Soufam boundary dividing o portion ol Parcel 1 in fa West 1 /2 of fa Northwest 1/4 from its neighbor immediately to fa South, Ralph Noffke (fa 'Noffke property*) is indicated by a line ol trees. 11. On December 27, 1946, By Warranty Deed recorded at Uber 195, Pogo 321, Alon Bechtel ond his wife, Ada Bechtel, transferred to Dudfoy C. John­ ston and Ila Johnston fa following property: The North port ol fa West 1 /2 of fa North­ west 1 /4 or Section 8, containing 62 acres, alsc fa Northeast 1/4 of fa Northwest 1/4 of Section 8 containing 40 acres ond fa South 5 ocres of fa West 1/2 of fa Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, all in Town 4 North, Range 10 West, Thomapple Township, Barry County, Michigan (hereafter described as Parcel 1 A) 12. Parcel 1A consists of Parcel 1 except for fa subject eight acres. 13. There was not fan, and is not now, a physical landmark delineating ony boundary between Parcel 1A and fa Subject Parcel 14. Nefar Allen nor Ada Bechtel ever conveyed out fa subject pored. 15 Alon Bechtel died on December 9. 1945 16. Ado Bechtel died on December 27, 1968. 17. The subject parcel was not conveyed out by either fa Allen Bechtel Estate of fa Ado Bechtel Estate. 18. On April 7, 1970. Dudky and Ila Johnston entered into o land contract with Wiley ond Fannie Timmermon for fa sale of property described above os Parcel 1A. See Exhibit 2. 19. Wiley ond Fannie Timmermon took possession of Parcel 1A and physical possession of me subject parcel on June 6, 1970. 20 Since June 7, 1970 ond for a period in excess of 15 years, Wiley ond Fannie Timmermon have actu­ ally, visibly, openly, notoriously, exclusively, continu­ ously and under a doim of right occupied fa subject property, folly utilizing it in fair form operations 21 Oxley Johnston subsequent/ died ond his death certificate is recorded ot liber 414, Pogo 793. 22 On March 7, 1984. Ila Johnston conveyed Por cel 1A to Wiley and Fannie Timmerman by Warranty Deed, recorded on March 9. 1984 at Lfar 414. Pogo 794 See Tab C ------------------------------------------------------------- :---------------------- LIONS, The Hastings BANNER • P.O. Box B • Hastings, MI 49058 The Unknown Hein, Drnieei or Atugnt of Alon Bechtel and Ado Bechtel, Deceased, Who Hove An Interest in Certain Properties in Section 8, Thomapple township, Barry County, Michigan ' Board of Review. Stockham replaced Dave ZIP--------------------------------------------- PHONE Defender* ' ■ 1. Stevensville Lakeshore 36-2-1 2. Pinconning 53-4-1 3. Marysville 38-0-0 4. Fruitport 35-8-0 1 5. Forest Hills Nonhem 30-5-2 6. Reed City 31-8-6 7. Fremont 44-6-3 switched from pull-down voting machines The board also voted to * 12 Conttnuad from winter basketball programs as an assistant coach and counselor for four years. He has the Central Barry County Sewer and Water ORDER RNt AUlRNAn MRVICE Coke No 98 056 CH Court Address: 220 W. Stole Street, Hotting*, Ml 49058 Court telephone No.: (616) 948-4810 Pfointiff nome(s), Wiley M, Timmermon and Fannie G Timmermon Attorney Ned P. Jansen (P41922) Miko, Meyen, Beckett and Janet, P.LC. 200 Obowo, NW, Ste 700 Grand Rapids, Mi 49503 against.. The Hope hoopsters (12-8. 7-2) , A AU basketball team which has traveled the US. township CITY/STATE_____________________________________________________________ victorious proved will entertain Alma on Saturday with . voting system's software; the test will ADDRESS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in.| On Saturday, the Flying Dutch of Kalamazoo to conduct a lest of the new NAME_________________________________________________________________ markers Kalamazoo College, 80-59. station for every 200 registered voters. The $29.00 Other Areas II foe Albion last Wednesday. also Cruttcndcn said it was necessary to Yes! I would like to subscribe to The Hastings BANNER. scored Hope's 65-44 triumph over MIAA continued on page 12 Maple Valley (4-9 overall and 3-3 in Page ended with seven field goals, five the SMAA) led 24-20 after the first 3-pointers and 2-for-2 from the charity quarter with Page netting 10 points tn the stripe. “Cody responded really well." Reese opening eight minutes. Hartwell scored the Lions' first five exclaimed. 'He took responsibility for 23. Since June of 1970, Wiley and Fannie Timmer mon have consistently maintained fat fair proper^ extends to fa tree line dividing Parcel 1 from fa Not- points of the second stanza, Hcybocr powered for two points with a solid inside In lhe JV game. M.V. prevailed 5I-5Q, 24°*Wiley and Fannie Timmerman hove, by move and Page drained his third triple to with Pail Baird hitting the game-winning adverse possession, acquired ownership of fa subject parcel, and ore fa rightful owners thereof. WHEREFORE, Wiley ond Fannie Timmerman request this Court enter judgment in fair favor and ogoinsi Defendants, quieting title in fair names to fa subject property, said judgment to be entered in leading and played well tonight.” put M.V. ahead 32-31 with 4:19 to play 3-pointer with two seconds left. Early in in the half. the game, Justin VanAlstine was elbowed Later in the second quarter. VanAlstinc and had to leave because of an injury to answered with a leaner. Chris Ewing his scored on a put back and Page hit his VanAlstine returned, hit a 3-pointer and left eye. In the quarter. fourth fourth triple to knot the score at 40-40 recoroaoie rorm i naicon ng w ney ana ronmo i tmmer • man are fa rightful owners of me subject parcel. made a key block to help the Lions' with two minutes left. St. Phil, though, winning cause. VHHRCADON out-scored M.V. 4-3 in those final two The statements set forth in paragraphs 5 and 6 are based on information persona*/ known to me to be true and actions taken by me to ascertain fa identity of interested parties and doimonb to fa subject par­ cel. Respectfully submitted MKA, MEYERS, BECKETT & JONES, P.LC Attorneys for Pfointiff Dated : January 21, 1998 minutes and led 44-43 at the “With about three minutes left in the first quarter I was taken to Charlotte and had intermission. gel to seven stitches." Justin VanAlstinc started the second half with VanAlstine said. "The doctor told them another leaner and Heyboer scored on a (the employees in the doctor's office) tp put back plus a free throw as the Lions' hurry up. so I could go back and play. It roared to a 48-44 advantage at the 7:09 mark. Reese's team continued to build its was really cool.” Maple Valley travels to Lansing lead during the rest of the frame as Christian next Tuesday for another league VanAlstinc scored on a put back, Page encounter. Business Address: 200 Ottawa NW, Suite 700 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 (616)459-3200 Subscribed ond sworn to before me this 21 st day of January, 1998 Marcia L VonAcker Notary Public, Kent County State of Michigan dialed in another 3-pointcr. Heyboer for the M.V. eagers. VanAlstinc and Duval 6 (I) 3-5 16. Godey I 2-2 4, Channells 2 2-3 6, Andrews 1 (1)0-0 3, My commission expires: 3-10-98 State ef MtoMfan Ewing opened the frame with Lions' Prebish 4 3-6 II. Ostrowski I 0-0 2, baskets that gave their squad a 68-57 lead. Bauman I 0-0 2. Lorenz 1 0-0 2. Mfctel Dtetrtct MMctaCeert SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Cose No . 98-056-CH Court Address 220 W. State Street, Hostings, Ml 49058 Court telephone No: (616) 948 4810. Pfointiff nome(s), Wiley M. Timmermon ond Fannie G Timmerman Attorney Neil P. Jansen (P41922) Miko, Meyers, Beckett and Jones, P.LC. 200 Ottawa, N W., Ste. 700 Grand Rapds, Ml 49503 Defendant The Unknown Hein, Devisees or Assigns of Allen Bechtel and Ada Bechtel, Deceased, Wno Have An Interest in Certain Properties in Section 8, Thomapple fownship, Barry County, Michigan NODS TO THE DE FENDAhm h fa name of fa people of fa State of Michigan, you are notified: 1. You are being sued. 2. YOU HAVE 21 DAYS after receiving this sum­ mons to file on answer witfi fa court and serve a copy on fa other party or to take other lawfol action (28 days if you were served by moil or you were served outside this state) 3. tf you do not answer or take other action wHhm fa time alowed, judgment may be entered against you for fa relief demanded in fa complaint. Issued 1/26/98 This summons expires. 4/26/98 Tommi A. Price Court Clerk There is no other pending or resolved civil oction aris­ ing out of fa some transaction or occurrences os alleged in fa Complaint MAPLE VALLEY 85 ST. PHILIP 73 powered for two inside and Lee Gould scored two late hoops, the last on an offensive board. Those points put M.V. in charge, 61-54. M. St. Valley. .20..23.. 18..24=85 Philip..24..20..10..19=73 Maple Valley: Moody 9 11-14 29. The fourth quarter was just as smooth Hartwell. Page and Heyboer later notched field goals with Hartwell. VanAlstinc and Totals: FG 25 (2). FT 21-30=73. Maple Valley: Hartwell 5 (I) 4-6 Taylor draining free throw attempts. 13. VanEngen I (1)0-0 3, Phenix 2 (I) Maple Valley hit 8-of-11 charily attempts 2-2 7. Gould 2 (1) 0-0 5. Page 8 (5) 2-2 in lhe fourth quarter to finish !6-of-20 for 23, VanAlstine 5(1) 2-2. Ewing 2 0-0 4, the game. Taylor I 3-4 5. Heyboer 4 3-4 11. Brian Moody was St. Philip's lop gun Totals: FG 30 (9). FT 16-20=85. with 29 points and teammate Ben Duval added 16. Behold—Fair Valentine’ BARBIE Doll This Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive is the third and final doll in the “Be My Valentine Collector Series. “ VENUE Plaintiffs) residence (indude city, township, or vil­ lage) Barry County, Michigan Ddendontfs) residence (indude city, township, or vil­ lage) Unknown Pfoce where action arose or business conducted Barry County, Michigan I dedore that fa complaint information above ond attached is true ond to fa best of my mformohon, knowledge, and belief Doted January 21, 1998 NeJ P Jansen (P41922) (2/19) Cinder Pharmacy & Hallmark Shop 110 W. State Street, Hastings • 945-9551 Opci;. Monday-Friday 9-7; Saturday 9-5 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 12, 1998 — Page 15 Freeport Fire Dept, changes trigger walkout by Shelly Sulser be reached for comment on his reason for fighters incentive for their efforts by agree­ sponsihilily Staff Writer quitting and the names of the two other ing to pay them for every training meeting thing." he said. The Freeport Fire Department is looking people who left were not made available to they attend, which amounts potentially to the press. about $500 per year, Yarger said. for a new chief to replace Gib Townsend who quit the department Jan. 31 along with The department was left with only four his wife. Bonnie, and three other members firefighters remaining for less than a day. apparently over an objection to recent however, said Rcynhout. "Il’s not a great amount bul it's some to­ ken of our appreciation." said Yarger was not "a head hunting over for the previous chief. Lane Cooper. Reynhout has been an officer with the He noted there had been concern in the department for six years, serving as captain past that if the liremen continued to choose and has 20 years experience in fire service, the chief, it could easily become a ’ popu­ he said. larity contest" rather than a decision based "I like doing it for the community." he on qualifications. He and the board successfully recruited said of why he stayed. Alter learning of the objections to the changes. The five-member board, which oversees five new and returning members, including In order to pay lhe firefighters, however. applications. Yarger said lhe board agreed the department and contracts fire services to Yarger, who returned to active duly in lhe Yarger said the board agreed to require re­ parts of four townships in three counties, interim, by the end of the day Jan. 31. Yarger said he was sad to sec the five people quit the service. to meet with those opposed to the rule and "They were all good firefighters and we turn applications, which were provided by gave them a two-week extension for relum­ sent them letters thanking them for their is taking applications for the volunteer po­ The total of trained firefighters on lhe (he Michigan Townships Association and ing the forms. help and saying that if they wanted to come sition. said Board Chairmen Russ Yarger department now stands at eight. Yarger approved by the board's attorney, to slay on "It is going to be run more like a busi­ Tuesday. Townships served by the department in- said. the department and to complete W-4 forms. ness," said Yarger. "They didn’t like the He added that changes were made at the The firefighters also were required by fact that they could be hired or fired at any request of the townships the department their insurance carrier to sign a form stat­ time by the board. We thought these he tried to keep the community informed bell. said Yarger. Serving as interim chief is Townsend’s senes. "Wc amended the bylaws at lhe request of ing that the board could ask for physicals changes would make things better, plus wc that the department was still fully staffed and drug testing of the members as well. would give them compensation." and able to respond. son-in-law. Doug Rcynhout. who said he the townships to say that the fire board Yarger said. has applied for the chiefs position. picks the chief,” said Yarger, who noted ”elude Carlton. Irving. Bownc and Camp­ The Townsends have declined comment -on the matter until a later date. Former fire officer Lt. Engineer Paul Wells could not LIBRARY, cont. from page I could represent the entire district. If elected, the board would have seven members; if "I made a point of going to all the local didn't turn in their forms, they were no businesses to explain what had happened." longer firemen, he said. he said. some the chief. Townsend's management methods, he said "So the last day came for the applica­ the transfer of the chief appointment re- tions to be turned in and instead, they came heaval in and turned in their gear and radios," said Townsend had established a reputation of Yarger. ruling with un iron fist. The board also decided to offer the firc- complaints to the board about Township raised the question about how a Pcters said, "You need 36 percent more district library would affect the Thomapple space in your library just to do what you Kellogg do now." School/Community Library, w hich serves part of the township. He added, "You have an amazingly high level of activities for children, bul your fa­ According to other sources close to the (MFRs) to do so without also having to be highway" sort of philosophy. trained firefighters. Now. board members hope the depart­ proposed new library district, which would said. "What’s driving this (proposal) is a sources. Faulhaber said. split the township on district library is­ need for a new library, but wc can’t do that by ourselves." braries don't just charge fees for services. sues. Blanche Munjoy of Rutland said that all She answered that in order to get penal the people in the township now arc paying fines and state aid. libraries must be free three-tenths of a mill. Faulhaber said that new library facilities but don’t have the according to stale law. only those within the library district would funds to staff it properly and keep it open "And penal fines arc dwindling because have to pay the millage. She suggested enough. of sometimes erratic enforcement (of traffic continuing the current funding levels until easier if we have one person in charge of Diana Phillips from Hastings Township violations), inability to collect and the fact a district library became a reality and a new said she believes area schools have libraries more municipalities arc passing more local millage rate was approved. that sene young people well. cility is woefully inadequate." Yarger said Townsend was in charge of have one person in charge of both." said just looking forward to a good, commu­ Yarger, himself a former chief of the de­ nity-based fire department with a strong partment, having served for 12 years in that emphasis role, mostly in the spirit." The attorney said that al least two of the However, a teacher in the audience pointed out that schools are not open year round and they aren't conveniently available lhe concepts, Kathy Hanford from Rutland evenings. She strongly urged having li­ ballot and only 900 of 18,000 qualified brary facilities open all year, particularly electors showed up al the polls, a majority for children. of 451 "yes" voters would be sufficient. producers’ daughters or granddaughters, who could live anywhere. Now the contest also includes any single Maple- Valley High School junior, much out of the services. When asked about how other communi­ The attorney said the next step in consid­ ties in Michigan have handled created dis­ ering a district library should be each of the trict libraries, she said all but just a few three government units sending one or two have been accepted by voters, but some representatives to be part of committee to took awhile. She said it may take a couple work on pieces of an agreement. or three years for some who hadn't been Peters said, "This is a unique opportu­ Vermontville, you think of Nashville. It’s together." Faulhaber warned that indications of support are needed soon, otherwise the at­ ■” Andrea said she wants to learn more About the maple syrup making process this Reason and plans to help producers in the Vermontville Syrup Association. "I’ve seen syrup being made a number of tempt will be a waste of lime and effort. "Il lakes some work to get to lhe point where you're all cooperating." she said. "There's got to be an agreement. You can't that the current library building, lhe site of lhe old post office on Church Street, is no fias helped collect sap in the past. As a longer adequate in meeting the needs of lhe 'member of the Future Farmers of America, uwe took lhe buckets from the trees and put residents in a growing area. improve the service. "I think it will only get belter from tions for chief and other officer positions here." he said. "Wc hope we can continue today (Thursday. Feb. 12). good fire service to the community and gel Criteria set up to qualify for the post working together as a team. There has been experience, must have passed firefighter some unrest in the past and we’re hoping to one and two training classes and be willing gel past that." to take officer training classes within the six firefighters, with the help of the Wood­ ment members had their own bylaws inde­ land Fire Department, responded to a bam pendent of the board’s bylaws and that hav­ fire on Messer Road at lhe home of Harry ing officer training was not previously a and Linda Garrison. requirement for the chiefs post. "Things went very well." Yarger said, Townsend had served as chief of the de­ despite lhe fact some antique machinery partment for al least five years after taking you’re holding a 'no' vote ip your pocket," was lost, and no one was hurt. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING she said. Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas said, "We'll bring it up and discuss it. We’re contemplating putting the ques­ TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY tion on the ballot." He added, "We had it (supporting the li­ COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTER­ brary) voted on and it was turned down. If ESTED PERSONS: the people (in the township) can't support PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pubiic heanng con­ cerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter VUCOME J06HUA BtyAN BAHAI Ioih Jxituxiy M 1998 WANTED ALIVE WELL AND Paying cash NOW for your Quality Used Merchandise. Clean your garages-dean your basements-get ready for spring - and have CASH-NOW 21 1/8 IH. LOWS time. She also loves playing sports and put to the test early Friday, Feb. 6, when Yarger said previously, the fire depart­ IryxH mi Mmy vuaxiK 9 ut 5 oz. horse occupies much of Melissa’s free The department's ability to respond was first year on lhe job. XT 12:07XM TO nouv TXKKTX ‘ Riding and training her three-year-old back to being community oriented and will be that the applicant have five years Equestrian team. She is active in church ribbons with her horse. and community The board will begin to review applica­ flute with the band and is part of the four first-place training "There is no point in going any further if it (sap) in a big white tank,'* she said. and 4-H and has won on Yarger agreed the changes will serve to each." But another big issue is lhe perception ' Alternate Queen Melissa Patterson also A junior al the school, she plays first chair 1980s. "It might be it. then we can’t support it" force anyone to sign." times at Putnam Park in Nashville," she Remarked. Patterson, too. is a member of lhe National Honor Society at Maple Valley. noting senior citizens, preschoolers and adults can get just as nity for the greater Hastings area to come ’Andrea said. jusl for kids," levels are much below that. Because of the Maple Valley School bistrict. she said, "you think of Really like one (community) combined.” Faulhaber added, ’’Public libraries aren't could levy up to four total mills, bul most paying earlier to get used to the new setup. regardless of address, who has no children. "We’re going to take this opportunity to be re-committed to strong community sup­ It was pointed by Schondclmaycr that She said that if the issue was pul on the syrup ing services, a job the board may divide among two people. some communities have built a marvelous before a district library could be realized. juniors at Maple Valley High, except for both the fire services and the first respond­ port and action," said Briel. ’’We’re looking local government units would have to agree ‘queen contest was limited to Vermontville ment can move forward and work together, said the fire board treasurer, Lynn Briel. "They (the firefighters) were trying to As the attorney walked the units through Prior to several years ago. the syrup and agement reflected "it’s my way or the nal fines and state aid. which arc not stable She also said the District Library Board conflicts department. Townsend's method of man­ Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod continued from page I personality ing to serve as medical first responders would have to be considered outside the 4UEEN, and He added another potential change in the they can muster, librancs arc funded by pe­ she added. The department has had a history of up­ department may be to allow people want­ live inside the TK school district then ordinances to collect the fines themselves." He added that after the five people quit, Tlie board told the firefighters that if they Besides getting whatever local support, • She said she is frequently asked why li­ Yarger said. that in the past, the firefighters have elected Faulhaber said people in Rutland who appointed, eight. Though Yarger admitted there had been back, wc would be glad to have them." yoa Yuum, fluxmnm. IM FUHLV UVl M* VUCMtt Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday, February 18,1998, commencing at 7:30 o’clock pun. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings, Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Mr. Larry Haywood for rezoning of property located 763, 767, 771 and 775 Airport Road, described as parcels in the E 1/2 of the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 OF THE SEC 10-3-9, DESCRIBED AS 222 FT N OF THE CNTRU OF THOR­ NAPPLE RIVER AT THE AIRPORT ROAD BRIDGE. (ALSO DESCRIBED AS 167 FEET N OF THE NW ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE OVER THORN APPLE RIVER) FOR THE FOB. TH W 615 FT. TH S TO THE yaat CTR OF THE RIVER, TH ELY AL CTR OF RIVER TO hunting. CTR OF W EDGE OF AIRPORT RD BRIDGE, TH N TO For part-time work, she often helps on POB. This property is currently zoned “AG" Agricultural the family farm with her father or at District. The applicant seeks rezoning to the “R2" Single neighbors' farms milking cows. Family Residential District The Vermontville Lions Club hosted the syrup queen contest and sponsored a Community dinner before the judging was held Serving as queen contest judges were David Wayne Huva of WLCM Radio in Charlotte. Daniel Holmes of Community "Newspapers in Charlotte. Joyce Haigh, a maple syrup producer; and Elaine Gilbert of J-Ad Graphics. • BIDS • The Board of Education of Delton Kellogg Schools is now accepting sealed bids on two 1998 school buses. Bids should be submit­ ted to the Superintendent of Schools. 327 North Grove Street. Delton. Michigan 49046 and should be clearly labeled "School Bus Bids." Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on March 2. 1998. at which time they will be opened. Reach over Specifications available upon request at the transportation department. 30,000 2. Consideration of amending Article XVIII, Schedule We Make Shopping For Your Valentine Easy! Give a RAZOR’S ED6E GIFT CERTIFICATE for of Regulations of lhe Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. The proposed amendment could change lot area, width, coverage, setbacks, height and/or dwelling sizes in specific zoning districts. 3. Such and further matters as may properly come - Cuts - Colors • Perms « Electrolysis • tanning - Massage • Nails • REDKEN Products and much more! before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan, Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at lhe Rutland Charter Township Hall, dunng regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD I Call 945-9554 Township Board accordingly, either at or following the Legal Secretary Needed for Congenial, Non-Smoking Law Office public heanng. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individ­ Must be proficient with WordPerfect 6.0 uals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids (or higher) and related software. Generous or services should contact lhe Township Clerk at the pay & benefit package to the right person. address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at lhe Salary commensurate with experience. aforesaid lime and place to take part in the discussion on : ■ 24 Hours A Day : 7 Days A Week! the above proposed amendments. Send Retume and cover letter to: Ad #573 P.O. Box 188 Hastings, MI 49058 RAZOR'S Men • Women • Children Cal ta an aopc/i*nen* tatty • Wear* Open o ettrt a wee* • Mon-Fri 8 to 8 Sat 8 to 4 112E C0UR1ST HASTINGS- 948-8767 BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS, MICHIGAN 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12, 1998 Hastings High School honor roll told (For second marking period ending Jan. Beauregard Su/anne Mason. Miller. •Allyson Morgan. Paul Rcdbum. ‘Amber 16) Reid, ’Corey Sandusky. Destiny Scebcr. Seniors Erika Simpson. Tara Stockham. *Laura High Honors (3.5-4.O) — Casey Ander­ Storm. Michael Wank and Adam Whitney. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Williim Blair. son. Archambeau. Amy •Matthew Barnum. Jeff Sarah Arnett. Bcllgraph. Angela Boger. Sarah Bolthousr. Terry- Michelle Bies. Anne Burghdoff. •Carley Brighton. Rebecca Carr. Joshua Dickinson. Case. Amy Coe. *Lisa Cooklm, Jesse Brian Dunn. Peter Dunn, Sindi Fclzkc. Davis. Michelle Davis. Karen DcMoit. Adam Furrow. Danielle Golnek. Jessica John DeWitt. Harry Dorcy Jr.. Rachel Huss, Andrew Keller. Anna Lewis. Hous­ Gihbons. ton Malone. Christy Metzger. Bethany •Summer Gillons. Cynthia Hayes. Sarah Miles, Bradford Myers, Brooke Norris, Hayes. Traci Hcffelbower. Michael Jarvis. Bethany Olson, David Parker. Stacey Par­ Stephanie Jilcs. Lynnae Jones. Rebecca row, Aaron Potter. Jamie Reid. Nickolas Keeler. Sarah LaJoye. Bess Lyons. Melissa Rcmley. Dreyer, Asako Eto. Cheryl cel. Aleisha Miller. Amanda Brooke Rizor, Scott Sawyer. Mi- Kristen Schlachter. Amy Songer. Steven Miller. Storrs. Jonathan Styf. Laura Thomas and Mcancy. Rebecca Merriman. •Lind=k Melissa Moore. ’Angela Newsted. Jenny Heidi Wilkins. Pit- Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09 — Josh telkow. Kyle Pohja. Stacy Pratt. Lauren Bolthouse. Jeffrey Doozan. Erin Englehart. Reed. Timothy Rounds. Sarah Roush. Sara Flicarman. Justin Gordcnski. Marc Norris. *Erika Ordiway. Lindsey Kimberly Sawdy. •Carrie Service. Tiffany Haywood. Carrie Hess, Eric Meek. An­ Christopher thony O’Hcran. Michael Purscll. Jonathon Stafford. Michael Sulcer, Eddie Vander- Sclvig, Callie Shumway. James Storms. Molen. •Heidi Watson. •Danielle Wildem. Charles Thomas. •Katie Willison. •Katherine Wood and Joshua Warren. Seymour. Patrick Shade. Ulrich and Amanda Sophomores Mark Arens. Adam Bancroft. Amy Bclson. High Honors (3.5-4.O) — Joshua Aider- Nichole Bivens. Tye Casey. Chad Curtis. son, Justin Benner. ’Danielle Bowman. My lea dcGoa. Zachary Deming. Robert •Catherine Case. Katie Cook. Carolyn DeWitt. John Forbes. Kevin Gerlingen Sarrah Gregory, Sherri Gregory, Michelle Syndi Goodenough. Dana Hill. Benjamin Griggs. Valeric James, Jamie Hodges. Lucas Holston. Susan Hubbard. Virginia Hcffelbower, Jennifer Jennings, *Danicl Johnston. Mallison. Laura McKinney. Emily Mead. Lindsey Karas, Erika Main. *Ivy Malone. Louis Merlino Jr.. Joshua Moras. Genna Samantha Miller. Antosia Myers, •Steven Nichols, Kristen Piechnik, Benjamin Pot­ Cbrciler. Sarah Penrod, ’Laura Rafflcr, ter, Joshua Richie. Amy Robbc. Ryan Heather Rose. Amy Schiedel, •Courtney Rude. Kristen Sherwood. Angie Stull. Er­ Sinclair, Rachel Smith, Samantha Snow. ica West, Ryan Willard, Evan Winkler. •Samuel Stafford, Robert Swialck. Jennifer Monica Yoder and Rachel Young. Taylor. Marcie Westover, Amber Wilde and don Anderson, Andrew Courtright. Noah Brandon Willard. Nicholas Hostetler. Elizabeth Hustwick, Ginger Boger, Anthony Bownc, Amanda Buskirk. Kristen Hanshaw. McCarty. Jacob Miller. Marie Carpenter. Rebecca Casarez. Michael Matthew Moore. Julia Rcgcs. Kenneth Courtright. Nick Dclinc, Josh Doc. Bran­ Rose. Megan Schirmer. Jonathan Swinku- don Eddy. Callie Girrbach. Heather Gir­ nas and Matthew Toburen. rbach, Bobbie Henncy, Johnson. Eric Robert Lee, Brian Rebecca Juniors Matthews, High Honors (3.5-4.0) — ’Bethany Ar­ McKelvey, Stan Laura Loftus, McCarty, McKelvey, Hubert. Nicole Martin, Jcnellc Nichols. Lcleia Penning­ ton. Lacey Piltclkow. Stanley Wilkins. Jill Flohr, *Matt Gcrgcn. Elizabeth Gibbons. I recently attended the National Prayer Break­ fast in Washington »ith many leading Democ­ rat* and Republicans. It was an honor to hear from such figures as the Rev. Billy Graham. The event underscored in my mind our need to talk more about rhe importance of moral and char­ acter values in our society. When pollsters ask people if the country is doing well economically, most say yes. But that same majority also reports that our nation is still on the wrong track. While many people arc •Lindsay Hcmeriing. Amy Hcrmcnitt. Jen­ experiencing rising incomes, they are also see­ nifer Heuss, ’Melissa Hodges. ’Amanda ing an increase in crime, violence in schools, sex on television, and the continuing breakdown of the traditional American family . Williams and Lisa Wihroui. Freshmen High Honors (3.5-4.O) — Bethany As- Joann pinall. Barry. •Sarah Bailey, Matthew Bcachnau, Derek Brookmcycr. •Jill Chamberlain, •Sarah Dimond, •Heather Drumm, Raechcllc Easey. Steven Hoke, Justin Huss. *Leland Jennings. Aaron Keller, *Mark Lockwood. Kailcy Lyons, *Adam Miller. Katie Noteboom. •Samantha Oakland, Rhonda Pennepackcr, •Margaret Schirmer, Karcy Chad Ray, Schlachter, Schnackcnberg. Matthew •Heidi Schroeder, Gena Tormcn, •Kristen Wildcrn, Sara Williams, ’Jessica Winc- Argo. 3eachnau. Matthew Bradley. Sarah Bying­ Dana Reed, Andrew Safic, Heidi Schmidt. ton. • Alicia Cooney. Sally Edger. Erica Brice Schoemcr. Benjamin Shaw. Isaac Fulmer. Roxanne Galisdorfcr. Kari Gre­ Solmes, Lauren Stincman, Casey Stormcs. gory. Karen Herbstrcith. Kenneth Hox- Brian Tcuncsscn. Corey Thompson. Kyle worth. Derek Johnson, ’Michael Lipstraw, Winkler, Woods and Adam Beach, Branch. Larissa Carr, Dorothy Clemens, Paul Coscarelli, Brandon Dahn, lan Dud­ ley, Rex Foreman, Briennc Hallifax. Lind­ sey Hill, Rosclcc Hostetler, Jamie Howell, Kim Karmcs. Elizabeth King. Angie Mc- McKinney, Daniel Clurkin, Danielle Medeiros, Elizabeth Meek, Kylcc O’Hcran. Lucas Overmire. Laci Owen. Amanda Phillips, Lucas Poll, Potter, Jessica Katrina As a member of the Budget Committee with an advanced degree in economics. I have been very involved in straightening out our fiscal house and moving this nation toward a balanced federal budget. Bul the success or failure of our efforts on the deficit means nothing if America still maintains a deficit of moral values. Our greatness as a nation is not measured solely by the size of our pocketbooks, but by the strength of our character and our adherence to core val­ ues of faith, family and integrity. We must do more to strengthen America’s most successful social agency - the American family. In Congress, we’ve reformed a welfare policy that for decades told people if a parent moved out of the household, the government would take care of their kids while denying similar benefits to families that stay together. Likewise, we’re working to fix our tax policy which rewards families where parents work and pay Christina Pyle. Katharine Rogers. Jessica Roll. Jenessa Rude, Adam Schantz. Carrie Snell. Maria Danielle Soto. Swift. Kristi Dustin Spurgeon, Terril, Fred Thomas, Starlight Tyrrell, Lindsay VanAman, Kelsey Vihcr. Natasha Ward, Lucas Katherine Williams, Miranda Welton, Thomas Workman, David Wright and Kelli Zerbcl. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Am­ tor day care at the expense of parents who decide that one ot them should stay home dur­ ing then children's early and formative years. We will fight again to send the message that certain activities arc wrong We will ensure that the punishment for those who break our laws fits the crime, is swift, severe and certain As I did in the Michigan legislature. I will push for legislation to force criminals to spend 40 hours a week at work and 12 hours a week learning a skill. We will work to get nd of the marriage penalty that makes married people pay more tax than two single people under the same condi­ tions. As you may know. I’ve also been working with community members to brainstorm ways to send our kids the message that drug use is dangerous and wrong. Recently. I joined an effort to establish a residential drug treatment center in Jackson for addicted mothers, allow­ ing these women to live with their kids. But we arc not. in the end. going to solve society’s prob­ lems if we avoid the central challenge facing our Nation - making sure children are raised by parents who will nurture, support and raise these young people to be caring and productive citizens. America is a great nation, one founded on certain core ideals that have endured (he trau­ mas and tragedies of two centuries. Elected rep­ resentatives ought to be able to discuss the need for spiritual renewal and traditional values in our daily hfc. It is time that we appreciate the heritage we’ve been blessed w ith. while remind­ ing our children and grandchildren of the values that made us what we arc. Trail opponents lose claim to rail property An abandonee rail line that the Village of The trail property turns from the southern Middleville purchased for a "Rails to Trails" boundary of the Village of Middleville adjacent through Thomapple and Irving Townships, project does not belong to ber Christy, Robert DcMond. Joseph Fish. landowners as they claimed. Barry County Tess Fryklind, Amanda Hausc. Jcri Hender­ 56-1 District Judge Gary Holman ruled A lawsuit filed by Rutland residents Jerald shot. and Dawn Smith claims that the trail cuts in Matthew Norris, Jacot Paige, Scan Tefft, recently. People in favor of the 5.05 miles of Jacob Vanderhoff and Richard Wank. abandoned rail line being turned into a public­ ability to fully use their land, according to a pathway for hiking and bicycling say that published report on the issue paid $30,000 the ruling puts them one step closer to their to the Rails to Trails Conservancy two years goal. Adjacent ago for lhe 100-fooi wide stretch. Melinda Mcaney, Matthew Peake, Lindsay Rajt, Molly Briannc Paul Henncy. Amanda Martin, Nathan nett. Cheri Baker. David Barnum. ’James One nation under God Kristen Keech. Matthew Larsen. Joseph Waters, Honors (3.10-3.49) — Erin Allcrding, Katie Allcrding, Christy Anderson, Amber Doyle. Golc. Jolene Griffin. Kristen Kasinsky, Honors (3.10-3.49) — Cathy Anderson, Duron, Joe Edger. Adam Gee, Philip Golc, Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Bran­ bara Clemens, Stephen Garner. Jessica Regina Dixon. Seth Doe. Gena Duflo. Stacey Jackie Lesick. Jennifer Lewis. Jeremy Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Bar­ brenner, Taylor Wisner Kimberly Yoder. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Julie Anthony. Kirkendall. Jason Laux, Congressman Nick Smith Wyman Turn Around Center High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Simon Hill. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Jay Allcrding. Cas­ sidy Holtrust. David Lake and Joshua Rench •Indicates 4.0 grade point average. half their 90 acres and jeopardizes their claimed, Rutland Township Treasurer Blanche however, that the path, to be called the Paul Munjoy. who reportedly is among the Henry Memorial Thomapple Trail, was to project's opponents, is reported as saying, revert to them when it was abandoned by tlie "this is far from over." property Penn Central Railroad. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN owners . February 12, IBM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Given under Public Act 165 of the Public Acts of Michigan, 1971 Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on EQUALIZATION RATIOS AND MULTIPLIERS BY CLASSIFICATION Monday, February 23,1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the and ends in Rutland Township. It kucp^ more than mcmoi k"alive. Special Assessment Roll for Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on West Benson Street between East Line Lot 12 Block 3 Taffee Addition and the most Easterly Point Lot 13 Block 10 Taffee Addition to 40 feet West of the East Lot Line of Lol 8 Block 3 Taffee Addition. This notice is given pursuant to Chapter 14. of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article IV. Section 13.103 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings, Michigan 49058. 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February 12. 1998 — Page 17 Limo ride rewards good behavior by Mary Warner The limousine, rented from lhe Limo Stuff Writer Club ol Grand Rapids, picked up students Four Hasting Middle School students got at their homes, brought them to school, tn ride a limousine hack and forth to school transported them back and forth to the . Tuesday, and were treated to breakfast at restaurants, and dropped them off al their homes after lunch (the district had a half­ McDonald s and lunch al Pizza Hut. The students won lhe ride in a "limo day of school Tuesday). It was lhe first lotto." The names of 6(X) students who had time any of lhe students had ridden in a not received any discipline such as in­ limo, they said. . school suspension this past semester and "It was cool." Doozan said. "It was a lol had not had problems in their classes were different than I thought — a lot bigger than pul in a drawing for (he limousine ride. The special treat, won by sixth-grader Nick Adams, seventh-graders Steven Tyrrell and Tina Mam. and eighth-grader I thought." Inside the limousine there was a television, telephone, and "all of these little buttons that did different things." she said. Nikki Doozan. was offered for lhe first Doozan was "really happy that I'd not . time by the school this year as a way of given up and kept up my behavior" in order promoting good behavior, according to Io qualify lor lhe drawing, she said principal Mike Spahr. Spahr said the school plans on rewarding Spahr said the school staff was looking for positive ways to motivate students to more students with a limousine ride al the end of lhe next semester. From left. Nick Adams. Steve Tyrrell. Nikki Doocan and Tina Mam pose in front of the limousine that took them back and work hard and have a positive altitude. "Wc forth to class Tuesday and also transported them to breakfast and lunch at area restaurants. were trying to think of rewards rather than ‘ discipline." he said The ride and meals were paid for out of the school's student activity fund, which contains money students earned through magazine sales. Each student was allowed to pick one -teacher to go with them to breakfast and it/ 1 lunch. Teachers Rich Nauta. John Scott, 'Marcia Hyde and Came Bcnckcr were cho­ sen for the breakfast excursion, and teachers (inex Valentine Steve Collins. Mike Abbalc. Mel Hund and Nauta were chosen for the trip to Pizza Hut. AMANDA HALSE & AMY ROWSE Two of the hottest babes in Hastings! My heart beats only for you! Love Harrold DOUG, KRISTIN, ELIZABETH, SAMANTHA You all mean the world to me. Won't you be my Valentine’s Love Mom (Johanna) H APPY VALENTINE’S DAY Toad! You’ve always been my hand­ some Prince! Hogs and Kisses Mrs. Toad IV ANDREW, JOSH AND JUSTIN Happy Valentine's Day to three super terrific kids! I love you guys! MonVMindy EVEN THO YOU'RE FAR AWAY you arc in our thoughts exh day. Jim, Debbie, Julie, JeNae, * " Jimmy, Jason, JoAnn. Joshua. Jordan, Jacob, Jena. Jillian. Jcrod Love Grandma Grandpa In Nebraska II XPPY VALFN~» INK’S DAY Trevor Love Nikki BIG CRAIG. LITTLE CRAIG, KERIANNE AND NOW CALEB TOO! Always remember how much I love each of you! Forever, Mom GIFT OF LIFE BOB, Roses arc beautiful But, carnations arc fine I'm just so happy that you arc mine. Love, Very Special SICS A M)XOR CARD TODIY. Pleate di*cu*« ynur feeling* about organ and tiituc donation with yourfamiy For more information and a free donor card, call I-800-482-1455 BRENDA The love we share is wonderful and exciting Can we be Valentine friends for life? Love Jerry A Gift of Life Initiative of Lhe DEAR DON I’ve got the best. Who needs the rest 1 love you Diana DEAREST DADDY Thank you for adopting me and giving me a loving Christian home. You were worth the wait! Love Drago DEAREST LEROY, Happy Valentine's Day Without you in my life I'd feel very empty Thank-you Love Tilly DEAREST SHAWN It's been five years Can you believe it? I’ll love you forever! Amanda Hug & Kiss! DEAREST TIM Thank you for seven blessed years of marriage, for all your loving support, and for giving me Dragos. May God continue to bless you as a father and as a husband as wc add our newest darling in 1997. Always Sweetness “Embrace™ The gilt that speaks ol the love you share So special, so soft. so right DEAR FRIEND YOLANDA You arc a gift from God through good times and sorrow* Love Bette ■Embrace’. ..this JULIA design expresses the unique bond between two lovers. To be in the embrace of someone you love is pure joy. Celebrate that joy with this meaningful art pendant Available with and without diamond accent in 14k gold and Sterling Silver Prices start as low as S35 plus chain I1 DEAR KAYLA, LACEY, DRAGOS, & ? Thank you for the joy to be your Momma. I love you all more every day! Always Momma DENNY, You’re the greatest Thanks for being my dream come true. I love you now and forever Amy r DONNA’S JOE Happy Valentine’s Day! Thank you for being in my life. Can’t wait to be your wife. I love you! Joe's Donna THOMAS A. DAVIS h x ,1, r U•< I Wi East Stale Street ItaMine*. Michigan • 94K-WM "tr" Iar» In y o’fli than 1 ». i Ml 1U0 grandma and grandpa CUDDAHEE Happy Valentine's Day to 2 terrific grandparents Love you bunches Love Andrew GREG, I send my Ro>c to you. Hidden petals sweetly scented Grxcful beauty gently holding Sxred secrets tender moments Silent Love slowly blossoms Happy Valentine's Day' Love Cris iumr nth ANNIVERSARY You have been a great father and wonderful husband to us. Wc appreciate all you have done for us. Wc love you very much. Roses arc Red, Violets arc blue. I'm so glad I met you Your loving family Gwen, Rachael, Mike HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY VALENTINE’S DAY HEATHER! Congratulations Kurt & Heather on your engagement and upcom­ ing wedding July 18 th “Wc love you both!” HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HAL (Feb. 12) You arc the best Valentine I could ever get Four years now as husband & wife & your still lhe best in my hfc! Your loving Wife Sharon HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Aunt Jcsi, Uncle Micah and Gracic Wc miss you! Love Brenda and Dallas HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAA H APPY VALENTINE’S DAY Daddy Love Tyler H MTV VALENTINE’S DAY Papa and Grandma Darla Love Tyler HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY Papa and Grandma VanHouten Love Tyler RANDY, Wc decided to share our lives together, Wc will go through life as one forever. The life wc share is shinny and new. When it's old and tarnished I'll be glad I’m with you. Love always Robin Scllcck SAMMY ANNA MOO! Guess who loves you No! not “Philly” Poo I'm the one who wants your dreams to come true No matter what Love Mom S From Here To Eternity You Arc The Love Of My Life I Will Always Love You Love Ya HAPPY VALENTINE’S D \Y Honey, Thanks for the best two years of my life Love forcvxr Ray TENA D. 1 love you with all my heart Honestly! Can you love me again? Rich S PUMPKIN You arc mine this weekend! Be prepared! I love you forever Love “Babe" TO: JESSE, JOSH. SH AYNA, JUSTIN. BRENDA AND MADI Your the best! Happy Valentine’s Day!! Love Mom MOM & DAD C Thank you both for being the best parents. Happy Valentine's Day Love you both Julie C TO JIM BROWN My thongs! (oops) thoughts arc with you on Valentine's Day Your Secret Admirer MOM & DAD Wishing you lots of love on Valentine’s Day I love you forever BecGce MOMMA । You're the best I love you always Gregory NINNERS Be my Valentine luivc you always Your — — Nation PRINCESS SANDY, The first night I held you tight. The second night It was just right Down by the river. The third eight The lighting was so bright You took my breath away. Love always T.R.H. TO THE KING OF THE NORTH I will always love you. Happy Valentine’s Day Your Honey TO THE SUMMER OF 1996 “Sweat Hog" All my Hugs and Kisses Happy Valentine’s Dav BB TO THE WOMAN I LOVE on Valentine’s Day Our love everlasting day after day Forever yours Russ UNCLE PAUL Happy Valentine’s Day Love Ya Nick WAM.MA & WAMPA Happy Valentine's Day Love Ya Nick Dewey ray stud muffin From the love of sour life PS Gotcha HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY Jeannie Thanks for taking care of all the things you do. Love Ole H APPY VALENTIN! ’SDAt Pumpkin Face! You arc my Valentine forever. Caitlan. Love and Kisses Mommy and family JANIE I love you here I love you there. I’ll love you anywhere Love Randy JON & CORY The two best guys in my life! Happy Valentine’s Day Love you both Julie LEDA Your perfect H APPY VALENTINE’S DAt Boner! Tor making mv lif- complete Love Ijm C SA; M \RRIED 56 YEARS tn mv Succt Sweet Oh Bov! Love Garv V It \PPY \ \L! NUM ’S !> Bubby HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY Kyle' I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you! Love forever Stacy HEY BEAR I heard there’s going to be a bear cub That's great 1'mnotold enough to be a grand­ dad HONEY Loving you and being loved by you is the greatest feeling Love your Harley Honey I LOVE YOU Craig Love Jcnn V Mi DONNY THOMSON The love of my life I'm so glad you made me your wife Lisa I HAPPY VALENTIN! SDAt After Shock Will you be my Valentine-’ Someone «*4to loves you JADA Thanks for all your support and friendship You're my best friend IIXPPY \ \l I N I INE'S DAY Buzzard Love Ya B i ) 1 �Page 18 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 12. 1998 Woman gets frightening phone call from prisoner A phone call in which a Woodland Township woman was told a 13-year-old Fire destroys antique machinery Wlien a pole barn on Messer Road went without any clothes on. He also claimed to up in smoke last week, quite literally so have a gun to lhe girl's head did many of Harry and Linda Garrison's drcams. girl would be killed if she didn’t talk "dirty" Police said lhe woman then demanded Io was traced to an inmate who has been in­ speak with the girl, bul lhe man responded Fire destroyed the pole barn and six of dicted and sentenced on federal charges for that she could not speak because he was the Garrisons* antique tractors early Friday mailing threatening letters to the president holding a gun in her mouth. morning. Joseph Alan Lunsford. 26. of Linden, After refusing a second time to put the has since been transferred to a state prison girl on the phone, the woman told the man Though no one is sure just what started the fire, when the Garrison family was from the Newaygo County Jail, where the to leave her alone and never to call back alerted, it was just in lhe nick of time. The call originated, according to a spokesman again before hanging up and calling police, fire had already spread, scorching another from the Federal Marshal’s office in Grand lix report said. bam which housed more of his ’treasurers'. The woman told police she does not Rapids that "Those burned had their work know the man and it was not revealed how clothes on." Harry Garrison said in an in­ state charges, the spokesman said, and a Lunslord allegedly obtained the woman’s terview after the fire. "They were used on harrassing communications charge is pend­ phone number. the farm all the time. I didn’t have them all Lunsford is currently serving time on Tlie call was one of seven made from ing against Lunsford in Barry County as a that pay phone that night, the report states. result of the call. painted nice like the ones next door Wc almost lost those too." Harry said that he and Linda had gone to Using a pay phone in his cell al the jail, a Fair Board meeting and arrived home late which serves as a holding facility for fed­ on Thursday evening, about 11 p.m. At eral prisoners. Lunsford allegedly told lhe that point, there was no evidence of Tire. woman in the 4 a.m. call that his name When a neighbor alerted them about 2 was Kevin, that he was calling from an CORRECTION apartment in Grand Rapids and that it was a "a matter of life and death.” a.m., one building was fully engulfed and the barn next door, containing many re­ Susan Elizabeth Jacobsen, arrested by the The woman, who became fearful because Fifth she is eight months pregnant and was Fugitive Team District and the Hastings Post of lhe Michigan State Police home alone, refused to the accept the col­ Feb. lect call from the stranger. on When the man called back, he told her Firefighters from Freeport and Woodland immediately doused that bam and success­ report fully saved lhe structure and all its con­ provided to lhe Banner by the Michigan tents. Harry said that without fast action from a felony a has disputed a State Police. woman’s hands. Jacobsen claims the "She was scared at this point and decided was singed from the heat. for 2 embezzclmcnt. that a 13-year-old girl had her life in the warrant stored tractors, gas engines and classic cars, amount she is charged with cmbczzeling is $1,500. not to accept lhe charges," according to a report $35,000. as reported in the Police Beat by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. section of the Feb. 5 issue of the Banner. The man then asked for Rebecca. When the woman told him he had lhe wrong number, he told her if she didn't start talk­ "neighbor." he could have lost everything, ing dirty to him. he would kill the 13-year- Waallll 199B EXPANSION 21 new openings. $1135 to start Ideal for studentx/othen. Training provided. 245-3882 AREA COORDINATOR; People with good contacts in community to recruit host fami­ lies and work with foreign exchange students. Part time, flexible. CaU 888-346-9321 AVIATION CONTRACTOR seeks to fill FT & P/T ramp positions. 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TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ / or S<i/< Garrison is the second local citizen lose luming to his home on Barber Road. After while. Kathy Peterson paced the floors at part of his collection to a barn fire. Ted working second shift he had stopped by a her house awaiting the return of her hus­ McKelvey of Nashville lost his collection relative's home before going on home to band and word about the family's fate. of antique John Deeres two and a half years {uh'iiiiillie APPROX. 33 miles northwest of Nashville in a country setting. 2 to 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and fireplace, almost completely remodeled on the inside, including a large kitchen, has newer well, septic, furnace, plumbing, siding, storm windows, some newer electrical. Must sec to appreciate lhe beau­ ty of this house! S68.500. 517-852-2332. "I was so relieved that it was a bam and not their house." she said. LAKE More good news — the bam and its con­ 50 or the 70 which he always cleaned up fire." said his wife. Kathy. "Wc were both tents lost in the fire were insured. Garrison and look to the fair, but he was able to talk very frightened. Chris called 911 and I said that after a conversation with his in­ about the fire rather philosophically. stayed on the phone, giving directions surance adjuster on Monday, In.- concluded while he went over to help." (hat they would be compensated for their I nr Kay Suzanne Elliott, charged with killing two people when she crashed into the Hastings pleaded not Felpausch guilty to Oct. 3, counts of store two negligent homicide in Barry County's Fifth Represented by Grand Rapids attomev Raymond Beckering. Elliott waived a charges the of reading during her arraignment on lhe two counts and on a third charge of being a minor operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level. A pretrial hearing will be held Thursday. ANTIQUES FOR SALE: no one hurt." was • James Neslund. 32, of Delton, was similar situation," said Fisher. "I suppose sentenced Io four to 15 years in prison after he could have just as easily shot his pleading guilty to malicious destruction of parents." property less than $100, Io resisting and McPhillips. "But his intention was to a police officer, habitual offender Prior to sentencing, Lumbert testified: Neslund originally was charged after a "I love my parents with all my heart.’’ he 1995 incident in which he destroyed a said. "There is no excuse for what I did... trailer in Prairieville Township, a four-ycar I’ll never be able to forgive myself for what felony, and damaged road signs and failed to I did." report an accident. He also was charge^ Feb. Rat 8:15 a.m. prison prison after pleading guilty to Mark damaging a Michigan Slate Police cruiser. was sentenced to 18 months to 10 years in In other court business: Joseph obstructing shoot himself." with beating and wounding two men and Lumbert, 21, of Woodland, was sentenced to sign himself Ornate oak ice box, walnut sccrelary/bookcasc, oil lamps, walnut hall table, tins, rare baby walker, pendulum wall clock, cast ion bank, oak 3-drawcr lowboy, oak smoke stand; also have collectible Longebergcr baskets, 1991 Budweiser mug, video camera and 35mm Minol­ ta XE-5 camera. Call 616-948-8504_________________ least actions. "I'm concerned what he might do in a "1 think that's a valid assumption,'* said Circuit Court Thursday. • Suh "Nothing I can do about it now," he said. "At COURT N€WS: ACCESS: Building lot on Cordes Road. 517-852-2012 can never replace his John Deere "From our house it looked like a house • Brian Patrick Townsend, 36, of Delton WALL ago. Harry in to Pine Rest Christian Hospital after he pleaded guilty to charge&issued after a Jan. 7 incident in which he struck his mother in Neslund also was charged later with absconding and forfeiting his bond. probation violation. Townsend was five years • Shane Emerson Jones. 18, of Delton probation for a 1997 conviction of drunk was sentenced to one year in jail with credit driving, second notice and being a habitual for 178 days served for probation violation. serving offender, third offense. the face with brass knuckles and fled police on fool. He also was ordered to spend one year in the Barry County Jail with lhe balance suspended after the first 90 days are served if he cooperates with mental health treatment. Lumbert also was sentenced to three POLICE RCRT: 4x4, loaded with cap, 126,000 miles, great condition 56,950 OBO. 948-9489______________________ BRAND NEW BOLTS FOR SALE: Worth 5800, selling for 1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, FOR SALE: Carolina work fines 2-door, Teal, 5-spccd, p/s, p/b, p/1, am/fm/cass/radio, very sharp car. excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm bools, Minnetonka moccasins and horse lack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Main, Ionia. additionally ordered Lumbert to obtain and VERMONTVILLE TOWNSHIP - Windows in a pickup truck belonging to Maple maintain a job. to not possess any firearms Valley High High School coach Mike Booher were smashed. and another vehicle, and to submit to controlled substance and belonging to a student, was damaged in the high school parking lot following a 517-726-0817_________________ FOR SALE: New 350 Olds transmission with shift kit. S250 firm. 948-8749 chemical testing. Lumbert's father, Dan Lumbert, testified basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 10, police said. Deputies from the Eaton County Sheriff's Department were called to the high BRAND NEW BOLTS FOR SALE: Worth S800, selling for at the sentencing, pleading with the court school at about 8 p.m. when the damage was reported at the game. 1989 DODGE RAM $250. Call after 616-945-9340. / o> Krill 4 bedroom home. No pets. $625 a month plus utilities. Call 623-8135_____________________ FOR RENT: UpsUirs apart­ ment in Freeport. Suitable for 1 or 2 adults. $375 per month plus $375 deposit Heat included. references required. 765-5108 HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400, ext 201 I hank 5250. 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Must sell. 1-800-538-7870_______________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from, 1-800-538 7870_______________ Coach’s, students’ vehicles vandalized No other information regarding the incident was available al press time. to send his son to the Pine Rest facility. 6:00pm, CROOKED LAKE, DELTON now call Mrs. Krause NOW WW-6K5-66WC ext. 107 EOE\MR__________________________ tuner, LOCATED value of those tractors was immeasurable. several times to alert the family. Mean­ CaiL.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 lit Ip losses, though perhaps the sentimental That neighbor. Chris Peterson, was re­ went to the Garrison home to try to help. Banner CLASSIFIEDS When he arrived at the Garrison resi­ dence. he pounded on the dexir and yelled including his home. bed. He saw the smoke, called 911 and then old girl who was standing in front of him Hany Garrison is well known throughout Barry County as an active member of the Barry Gas, Steam and & Antique Machinery Club. One of his favorite past times is gathering with other club members to 'play* with their antique tractors. Every tractor in his collection has a story behind it, and it's always fun to share those stories with other members like Marvin Armour and Marvin Smith. Though a fire a Gamson’s last week destroyed six of his “working' tractors, firefighters were able to save those that he considers ’show ready*. "If you just send him to jail, it won't do any good." said Lumbert Dan Lumbert explained that his son had Car, then foot chase leads to arrest been to Pine Rest two weeks prior to the HASTINGS - A Hastings man who led police on a high speed car chase through incident, in which he also used a rifle to Hastings early Saturday, crashed into a garage and a parked car on Mill Street and fled shoot inside the home and threatened to on foot into Tyden Park was caught and arrested by Michigan Stale Police. Larry Darnell Gordon, 26. is being held in lhe Barry County Jail on $4,000 bond commit suicide. ’’He was on Prozac bul his mother took him off because he wouldn't do anything," said Mr. Lumbert, who was also injured by his son as he attempted to lake the gun away. "He slept all the time and he wouldn't bathe" when be was on the mood facing a string of charges in connection with the incident, including felony fleeing and eluding and resisting and obstructing a police officer. According Io a report by Trooper Ray Durham, officers stopped Gordon for speeding on M-37 near Shrincr Street in Hastings al about 7:07 a.m. While troopers were speaking w ith the subject, he sped off and a high speed pursuit ensued, ending when Gordon crashed into a residence and a parked vehicle on Mill Street next to Tyden Park. Gordon then attempted to run from the scene, but was altering drug. Prior to sentencing. Barry County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell told the judge that Lumbert should be held accountable for his actions. "I believe Mr. Lumbert has a host of problems." she said. "His parents have been there through it all to support him arrested after a short foot chase. Durham said. He has been arraigned on the felony charges and is scheduled to appear for a preliminary examination in Barry County 56-1 District Court Wednesday. Feb. 18. al 9:45 a.m. He also has been charged with drunk driving, having a false identification and violating his restricted license. Man with gun arrested at hospital and what he did to them was reprehensible. I believe he look advantage of his parents and assaulted them without reason for doing so." Lumbert's attorney. Michael McPhillips, responded that depression is a "very serious illness" and that it is widely unrecognized as such and used a University of Michigan H.U.D. APPROVED 3bd., 2 football player who quit the team because bath. Low payments. In by Chnstmiv Good credit or bad credit. Call 1-800-538-7870. of depression as an example. "Mr. Lumbert has the same kind of condition this man has." said McPhillips. Unfortunately, he's not a football player and he's not looked up to in his community. I don't think his condition is necessarily anything he has any control over This incident occurred when he was questioned Lumbert's revolver, a small amount of cocaine and marijuana in the coat he was wearing, according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. Police said the 42-ycar-old man had entered the hospital w ith his fiance and was very agitated. The man. whom a witness claims had been doing cocaine" all day. claimed he had been poisoned and announced that he had a gun. the report said Officers blocked off all exits al the hospital and approached the man alter seeing no weapons. The man agreed to be searched bul during the procedure, became upset and backed away from the officer, removed his coat and ordered the officer to keep his hands off. Police, however, were able Io arrest the man and mtally charged him with using immoral language in front of women and a minor child, a charge that was changed to disorderly conduct. Other charges [ending are resisting and obstructing, carry ing a concealed weapon, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm in a trying to do away w ith himself." Fisher HASTINGS - A Hastings man who created a disturbance in the Pennock Hospital emergency department Saturday was arrested after police found an unloaded .357 future hospital. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-02-19.pdf 8c622ca8ef7c4db19a5ac0cc28b096eb PDF Text Text Sheriff says crime down Schools9 award carries price See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 Spikers worry about mistakes See Story on Page 11 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 00100/00 F HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNER VOLUME 145. No. 8 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY^. 1998 PRICE 50" News Briefs: Applicants sought to fill Burd’s board seat Travel film is at HHS lecture hall The Hastings Kiwanis Club travel film "Japan" will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hastings High Schoo! lecture hall. The site of the travelogue this month has been changed because of the high school musical production of "Hello Dolly" at Central Schc • Audi­ torium. Dr. Dwayne L. Merry, professor emeritus of anthropology and archeol­ ogy al Orange Coast College in Cali­ fornia. will be on hand to narrate the film. Russell Nash will play on his own organ before the film and durihg the intermission. Tickets arc available al the door or from any Hastings Kiwanis Club member. Murder mystery production slated The Village Players of Middleville will present "The Illusion of Murder," a dinner theater murder mystery this Fnday and Saturday evening and again Feb. 27 and 28 at the Middle Villa Inn. Dinner will be at 7:30 and the per­ formance will follow. Cost is $19 per penon. For reserva­ tions, call the Middle Villa k* al 795­ 3640 or (616) 891-1287. Internet seminar slated in Delton The Delton District Library will of­ fer a Basic Internet seminar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. The library has received a computer dedica;ed for public use on the Internet through a grant from the Library of Michigan. Users must read and sign the library’s Internet policy and chil­ dren under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a consent form. Children under 15 also must have a responsible adult sitting next to them while using the system. Each user is allov/ed a half hour on the Internet computer. It no one else is waiting to use die computer an addi­ tional half hour can be arranged. Cost for the seminar Saturday is $10 per person. Call Many Ruston at (616) 664-6760 for more information. Pheasants Forever banquet March 14 The newly-organized Barry County chapter of Pheasants Forever will have its first annual banquet and auction at b p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Middle Villa Inn. Chapter President Jim Decker of Freeport said the purpose of the group, which was founded nationally 15 years ago, is to improve wildlife habitat for belter local hunting opportunities. Pheasants Forever, with hundreds of chapters nationwide, has helped turn thousands of acres into wildlife habitat from funds raised by annua) banquets and raffles. The group also maintains a staff of 13 regional biologists who work closely with members to deter­ mine what kind is best for a given area. Items that will be sold at the March 14 auction will include guns, , an prints by nationally known artists, statues, collector knives, outdoor clothing and other sport mg goods. Tickets arc still available and they may be obtained by calling Decker at Freeport Elevator (765-8421). chapter Treasurer Rick James at 945-5113 or Scott Prill at 948 3917. Membership dues are $20 annually. The cost of a dinner ticket is $15. More news Briefs on Page 2 by Elaine Gilbert Road Commission employees (from left) Daryl Brodbeck, Dan BurghdoH and Russ Chaffee pose in front of some of the trucks the road commission recently purchased. At left is one of seven new tandem axle 12 yard dump trucks; in the middle and at right are two one-ton patch trucks. All of the 10 trucks purchased are red; eventually the road commission hopes to switch the color of all its vehicles from orange to red to distinguish them from orange state highway department vehicles. Road commission buys new equipment by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Barry County Road Commission will spend increased funding it has been al­ located by the Michigan Department of Transportation to pay for 10 new trucks it recently purchased, according to road com­ mission engineer Brad Lamberg. Lamberg said the road commission will receive approximately $375,000 in addi­ tional state funding in 1998 as a result of increases in the stale g.*s tax and truck permit and registration fees. The commission last fall borrowed $850,000 by selling bonds. Money for the bonds will be used for road projects, and that in turn will free up road commission general fund revenue to make payments on the trucks. The bonds must be paid off al a rate of approximately $190,000 a year for the next five years, and a portion of the $375,000 increase in state funding will be used to make the bond payments. Lamberg said the other portion of the in­ crease. $ 185,000. will be used to offset a reduction in funding the road commission experienced as a result of the discontinu­ ance of the Build Michigan I program. Through that program, the state of Michi­ gan sold bonds and then distrihujed the money to individual counties for road im­ provement projects. The road commission was receiving approximately $200,000 a year as a result of that program. Lamberg said — a sum it will no longer receive. The 1998 increase was the result of a "Build Michigan II" program by the state which increased money for local road im­ provement projects by increasing the gas tax and truck registration fees, transferring money from the state's rainy day fund, and using money in the state’s Comprehensive Transportation Fund. Lamberg said the road commission al­ ready received its $201,000 share of rainy day fund money, and recently received its $72,800 share of the Comprehensive Transportation Fund money. The road commission used the $201,000 See ROADS, continued page S School millage election is March 30 by Mary Warner Staff Writer The date of a special election to renew 18 mills of non-homestead property tax in the Hastings School District has been changed from March 23 to March 30. School Superintendent Carl Schocsscl said a communications snafu between the county clerk’s office and the school admin­ istration resulted in papers not being filed on time for the March 23 election date. Schocsscl said the change in dates should not have any effect on the election. Non-homestead taxes arc millage levies on businesses, industrial property and sec­ ond homes. This is the first time the dis­ trict has had to ask for a renewal of only non-homestead property taxes, Schocsscl said. With the passage of Proposal A, regu­ lar millage elections were eliminated with the exception of a small amount of en­ hancement millage the district is allowed to ask for. However. Proposal A did set aside 18 mills of non-homestead property tax that must be renewed by voters. The 18 mills will raise some $1.66 mil­ lion for the district, which is "a very im­ portant part of the school system's regular operating budget," Schocsscl said previ­ ously. According to Todd Mora, the school dis­ trict's business manager, the upcoming millage election is "very important to the district as far as maintaining financial sta­ bility." This coming year, the district will have to pinch pennies even more than it has in the past to make up for a freeze in slate aid in 1998-99. State aid will be frozen so the state can pay school districts settlements for the Durant case (see separate story). The millage is just a renewal, which means there will be no increases in the amount of taxes charged to non-homestead property owners once it is passed and no assessments for this particular tax against homestead property owners. Schocsscl said that since there has never been a millage election in the district where homestead property taxes have not also been included, there is no way to predict what the turnout will be. Traditionally, he said, voters do not show up for elections which do not directly affect them, and that could affect turnout for the March election. At Monday's school board meeting, a lo­ cal resident asked if the district planned to ask for enhancement millage to operate the new elementary school on Star School Road. Board President Patricia Endsley said the district cannot ask for such millage unless the election includes the Delton School District. Approval of such millage "would be something both Hastings and Delton would want to do." she said. Proposal A requires that enhancement millages be for the entire intermediate school district, which in Hastings' case in­ See MILLAGE, continued on page 4 Assistant Editor ■ After accepting the resignation of Tim Burd with regrets the Barry Coynty Board of Commissioners Friday said it will seek resumes from people interested in being appointed to fill the remaining 10 months for Burd's District 5 scat. Burd last week resigned from his posi­ tion to devote more time to his family. He had served on the board since January 1995 and his current term expires Dec. 31. District 5 includes Maple Grove and Castleton townships and part of Woodland Township. Any registered voter in that district may apply to be considered to fill Burd's va­ cancy. People interested in serving on the county board are asked to send a resume to the county clerk’s office by 9 a.m. Tues­ day. Feb. 24. and include a written state­ ment telling the reason they would like to be appointed. The clerk's office is located in the courthouse. 220 W. State St., Hast­ ings. i * . When the county board meets Feb. 24, commissioners said they will decide how and when the interviews with prospective appointees will be conducted. Commissioners said they also will ask township officials in District 5 if they have any recommendations to fill Burd's post. The board had the choice of appointing someone to fill the scat within 30 days (which would be March 10) or holding a special election in District 5. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey, who favors appointment, noted that the minimum cost of holding a special election would be $1,800 to $2,000. If more than two candidates were in the election, a primary would have to be held, too. which would double the election cost, he said. Commissioners John Barnett, Emmet Herrington. Robert Wenger. Rod Goebel and Vice Chairwoman Sandy James said they support making an appointment to fill Burd’s seat. "It’s probably the best way to go, if it works out," Goebel said. Commissioner Emmet Herrington sug­ gested putting advertisements in local pa­ pers to notify District 5 citizens that the County Board is seeking resumes from prospective candidates to fill the remaining months of Burd's term. The advertisements would be "a matter of public relations" and offered as a good will gesture. Herrington said, "h’s going to cost a little extra, but it’s worth it." he said. Herrington said he would like the "com­ mittee of the whole." which would include all commissioners, to conduct the inter­ views for Burd's successor. "We represent the whole thing... If we have that respon­ sibility. it's on our shoulders." As a possible alternative, Bailey said that a special panel could be named to interview the candidates and make a recommendation to the board. The board could still appoint See SEAT, continued on page 5 Hokanson’s ‘responsibility’ debated by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Bruce J. Hokanson. charged with open murder for the Christmas Eve killing of Harold Svoboda, may undergo psychologi­ cal evaluation if a motion by his attomev is granted next month in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court. Hokanson waived arraignment in Circuit Court last week and a "not guilty" plea was entered by the court. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 8 15 a m. March 12. A request by Hokanson’s court-appointed attorney. Gordon Shane McNeill, for a forensic evaluation on the issues of compe­ tency to stand trial, diminished capacity and criminal responsibility is just one of at least four motions Judge James Fisher will consider at Hokanson’s pre-trial hearing. Hokanson. who had been staying at Svoboda’s Quimby Road (M-79) home, was arrested Christmas da\ and charged with open murder Dec. 29 after Svoboda, 45. died in his sleep from three blows to the head Hokanson confessed to police to using a small log to strike Svoboda before burning it in a wood stove. Hokanson was ruled competent to stand trial in a Jan. 13 hearing in front of Dis­ trict Judge Gary Holman, who stated that "the presumption that he is competent to stand trial has not been overcome." McNeill now wants his client to undergo a forensic evaluation to determine Hokan­ son’s competency, diminished capacity and his criminal responsibility, based on a number of factors, including a statement by his client that he "just snapped." "He (Hokanson) wants to have a psycho­ logical evaluation for the jury to consider when hearing the case." said McNeill Wednesday. According to Hokanson’s written state­ ment to police dated Dec 27, 1995. Hokanson "suffered physical abuse and mental abuse from Harold Svoboda while See HOKANSON, continued page 6 Bruce Hokanson �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 19. 1998 News Briefs... ‘Spay Day’ to cut sterilization costs The Barry County Humane Society will help area pct owners with the costs ol sterilizing cals and dogs on "Spay Day USA" Tuesday, Feb. 24. Pet owners can call 945-0602 or 945-3994 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Humane Society will issue a $10 certificate to each pel owner to help with the total cost of steriliza­ tion. ‘Coffee House Concert’ slated A fund-raising concert by the Del­ ton-Kellogg junior high and high school bands will offer audience mem­ bers a relaxed atmosphere and a chance io sip coffee and cat light pastries while listening to the bands’ perfor­ mances. The first-ever ’’Coffee House Con­ cert" is scheduled for 7 p in. Saturday. Feb. 28. in the Delton Kellogg High School auditorium. Doors to the ad­ joining cafeteria will be opened up. and concertgoers can either sit al tables in the cafeteria as they watch the con­ cert. or sit in the auditorium. Admission to the concert is $1; hand members in grades six through 12 will be performing Proceeds will go to fund band activities. KCC financial aid meet is Feb. 26 Current students al Kellogg Com­ munity College are invited to attend a Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) Night at the KCC Fehsenfcld Center. 2950 Gun Lake Road, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 26 Students attending are asked to bring their competed 1997 federal tax re­ turns. A financial aid officer will be available from noon to 5 p.m. prior to the session, at which attendees will be assisted in the completion of the FAFSA. Forms will bt supplied. The session is intended for current KCC students only who need help paying for college, who need to know about financial aid programs or who need help applying for financial aid. ‘Hello Dolly’ is Feb. 19-21 "Hello Dolly.” the musical about a New York widow who loves to meddle in other people's business, will be pre­ sented I’hursday through Saturday. Feb. 19. 20 and 21 al the Central School Auditorium in Hastings Students selected for leading roles at recent auditions include Becky Carr. Sarah LaJoyc. Amy Robb. Megan Schnmcr. Jim Bailey. Mall Barnum. Charlie Cove and Adam Schultz The production features such musi­ cal numbers as the title song. "Before the Parade Passes By" and "It Only Takes a Moment." "Hello Dolly’" opened on Broadway in 1964 and over the years attracted such leading ladies as Carol Channing. Ginger Rogers. Ethel Mermen. Betty Grable and Pearl Bailey. 'Die screen version in 1969 starred Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau. Tickets are available from cast members and several area businesses. ‘Walk for Warmth’ to be held Feb. 28 The 13th annual "Walk for Warmth" will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday . Feb. 28. al the Free Methodist Church. 301 E. Stale Road. Hastings. The walk, sponsored by the Com­ munity Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, involves people who one- or three-mile routes and collect pledges to help elderly and needy peo­ ple pay for their home healing costs. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the kickoff ceremony will be at 9 45 The routes will start at the church, head south toward downtown and then finish back at the church Hot chocolate will be available to the walkers at the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available al the church. .-XII ’unds raised will remain m Barry County and be distributed to families withemerger y heating needs A total ot ISO walkers took part in the fund-raiser last year, and mote than $8,200 was collected to help 104 clients Across the state. 3.591 walk­ ers from IN participating C.XAs raised a little more than $300,000 Thost interested in walking can pick up pledge sheets at the Barry County CAA offices |(I7 S Jefferson St . Hastings <»i call 948-4260 tor more in­ formation Estate planning sessions slated An estate planning and larm/small business transfer work-hop will be held March 5. 12. 19 and 26 al the Court and Law Building in Hastings The sessions are intended to help fanners and small businesses plan fur the future. Topics for discussion will be what an estate plan should include and how to set one up. the effects of state and inheritance taxes on plans, probate procedures and wills, durable power of attorney, patient advocate, trusts as tools in estate planning, and life insur­ ance. Registration is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Call the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service office at 948-4862 for mure information July 4 planning meeting March 3 The first planning meeting fur the 1998 4th of July chicken barbecue will be held at 6 p in. Tuesday. March 3. al the Charlton Park museum The annual event, sponsored by the 4th of July Veterans Association, is held in conjunction with Charlton Park s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. All veterans’ groups, auxiliaries and veterans al large are invited to attend the planning meeting. For more inormation. call Barry County Veterans Affairs al 948-4881. Charlton Park at 945.3775 or Frank K. Weinbrcchl at 945-5471. Historical Society will meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will have its next meeting ’I’hursday. Feb. 19. al the Courts and Law build­ ing community room. 220 W. Court St. in Hastings. rhe board will meet at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will be al 7:30. The program, by Harold Frey, will be on "Stage Coach Days on Barry County Plank Roads." Spaghetti dinner set for Feb. 27 The Hastings Kiwanis Club will sponsor an all-you-want-lo-cal spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri­ day. Feb. 27. al the Hastings High School cafeteria. Included on the menu will be spaghetti and sauce, salad. French gar­ lic bread, beverage and dessert. A meat­ less sauce also will be available. Cost is $4.50 person, children 12 and under can cal for $2.50 each. Proceeds will be used to support the local service club's community pro­ jects. Tickets are available al the door or from any Hastings Kiwanian. Thornapple Wind Band concert slated The Thornapple Wind Band is plan­ ning its second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday. March 13. in Lake Odessa. Rehearsals will be in the Lakewood High School band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12. An added performance will be held at the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands in Okemos March 7. Directors for the group arc high school band directors Joseph LaJoyc of Hastings and Dave Macquecn of Lake­ wood. For more information, call Kim Domkc al 945-9181. LaJoyc at 945­ 9766 or Macquecn at 374-3037. Showcase to mark 7th anniversary Lonesome and Blue, the Rangers and Jeff and Dcdo will be the featured per­ formers at the seventh anniversary cel­ ebration of the Musicians Showcase tonight al 6:30 at Arby ’s in Hastings. Lonesome and Blue, making its first appearance at the Showcase, is a fourmember bluegrass group that per­ formed in the International Bluegrass Music Association in Louisville. Ky.. last fall Group members are Larry Hadsall. guitar and vocals; Pooh Stevenson, mandolin, cello and vocals. Christee McNeil, bass and vocals; and Dennis Cyporyn. banjo Tfie Rangers i> a bluegrass, country and gospel quartet from Grand Rapids that has played often al the Showcase. Jell and Dcdo. also Showcase veterans, make up a gospel duo from Mid­ dleville Sealing al the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis County’s overall crime down, but serious violations increase by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape, are increasing in Barry County, but the overall crime rale is down, accord­ ing to the 1997 annual report presented to the County Board of Commissioners by Sheriff Stephen H DeBoer The rise of more serious crimes is an "alarming factor." the report said. "This poses a greater threat to the residents of the county. It also poses a greater challenge to this office These crimes take more and more resources to investigate and prose­ cute." Crime statistics in the annual report are "county wide, not just incidents handled by the sheriffs department. DeBoer said. Twenty-one rapes were reported in 1997. up from 12 the year before. For the first lime in several years, one murder was committed in '97. Aggravated assault crimes jumped from 17 in 1996 to 22 last year On the downward spiral were: robbery, three cases in 1997 down from five in ’96; burglary. 91 crimes in '97 down from 112 in '96; larceny. 162 crimes in '97 down from 181 in '96; arson, two crimes in ’97 as compared to three in '96: and motor ve­ hicle theft. 15 cases in '97 down from 32 in '96. Drunk driving arrests climbed from 134 in *96 to 152 in '97. DeBoer said he is not sure if there arc more drunk drivers on the roads or if law enforcement is doing a belter job of arrest­ ing them. "...At least these statistics show that we're taking more and more drunk drivers off the streets every year." DeBoer said. "It continues to be probably one of the biggest areas that we deal with on a day to day ba­ sis — the drunk drivers." Domestic violence is on the increase, with 126 cases reported last vear. up from 101 in *96. Non-aggravated assaults bolted from 101 cases in 96 to 210 in '97. Vandalism plummeted from 216 cases in '96 to 141 in *97. Violations of narcotic laws numbered 40 in '97. up from 26 in '96. Liquor law vio­ is to implement an Automatic Criminal Investigation Records System. DeBoer told county commissioners We arc going to be the first non-state police agency to go on line to the com­ puter in Lansing." DeBoer said. A team ot technicians from the Michigan State Police was al the Barry County Sher­ iff's Department earlier this month to begin the process ol hooking up the local law en­ forcement agency to the Automatic Crimi­ nal Investigation Records System "So we are basically going to be the guinea pigs, if you will." DeBoer said. "Along with that, the state police will be picking up a lol of the costs of hooking up that system All our records will be kept in the central data base in Lansing. We will have. then, access to that data base that we don't have now." It will include all of the state police posts plus Detroit police "on line with this program. So we arc going to have a wealth of in­ formation available to us that we don't have now." DeBoer said. "1 think it's really a benefit to our department and 1 think it’s noteworthy to see that they have the confi­ dence in us to make us the first (non-state police) program to go on line." Other goals of the sheriffs department for the current year include the continued lations also increased from 52 in '96 to 106 in '97 Four cases of forgery and counterfeiting are oA the h'ooV ^r '97. arid nolle were re­ development of a township liaison officer program, an enhanced billing procedure for the jail to charge inmates for room and board, and an aggressive yearly program to enforce dog licensing laws which is ex­ pected to result in a significant increase in revenues. A partial dog census conducted the past two years in targeted areas of the county has been successful, he said. More dog licenses were purchased last year than in the previous two years, and dog biles and animal complaints also have increased. DeBoer said the township liaison officer program, which is a modified community­ policing program, has been excellent and one of this year's goals is to continue to improve it. "We've had deputies going to township meetings whenever their schedules allow and interact with the people al the meetings and be a little more proactive in our ap­ proaches instead of reactive." The report saiu the program Jias already ifnproveti commctitcations between the ' ported the previous year. Fraud cases fell in '97 to 15 instances, down from 23 in '96. Embezzlement occurred once in '97 and once in '96. Four sex offenses were logged in '97. a drop from five the previous year. Individual handgun permits increased in '97 to 931. up from 871 in '96 Car-deer accidents continue to be a prob­ lem in Barry County. "1 think the last time the slats came out for traffic accidents in 1996. we were sixth in the state lor car-deer accidents. For a county this size, with our population, per capita, it is a problem.” DeBoer told the board. More than 1.711 traffic citations and 1.187 records of accident reports, criminal complaints and new- warrants were pro­ cessed by the sheriffs department's central records. A 1998 goal for the sheriffs department townships and the sheriffs office and it is expected to identify needs and the potential solutions to those needs. The enhanced billing procedure to help jail staff collect room and board costs from inmates is expected to increase revenues at the sheriffs department. DeBoer said. About $50,000 was collected from in­ mates last year. "Basically, as people leave (the jail) we give them a bill for their stay there, for roon; and board. If that is not paid, we send them a reminder letter and then it’s turned over to the credit bureau for collection." Five new initiatives have been imple­ mented in the Barry County Sheriffs De­ partment during the past year, according to the annual report. The new projects include expansion of the jail, a computerized jail management system, a fiber optics link, an inmate tele­ phone system and plans for improvements at the animal shelter, the report said. Woman pleads no contest in car deaths at Felpausch Suzanne Kay Elliott. 20. of Hastings pleaded no contest to one count of negli­ gent homicide in Barry County's 5th Cir­ cuit Court Thursday. The no contest plea means Elliott neither admits the charge nor denies it and accepts the punishment of the court 'Hie plea also means that there is no conviction that can be used against her in a civil case, accord­ ing to authorities. In exchange for her plea, a second charge of negligent homicide and a charge of being a minor with a blood alcohol content will be dismissed al the time of her sentencing, set for Thursday. March 5. al 8:15 a.m. As part of the plea agreement. BarryCounty Prosecutor Dale Crowley agreed not to comment to the court regarding a suggested sentence, but victims will be able to offer testimony regarding a possible sentence Elliott originally was charged with two counts of negligent homicide alter she crashed her boyfriend's GMC Jimmy into Suzanne Elliott the front entrance of the Hastings Fel­ pausch grocery store Oct 3, killing 68year-old Joyce Hyde of Aho and 39-year-old Gerry Johnson ot Middleville She told police she apparently tainted al­ ter slamming her finger in the car's door prior to entering the parking al about 4 30 p.m. that day. Elliott was also charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content ot be­ tween .02 and .07 percent. With counts two and three dropped. Elholt could still face a maximum sentence of two years in prison and or a $2,000 fine on count one. negligent homicide, a mis­ demeanor. The jail expansion will soon be com­ pleted and will increase the number of beds from 73 to 94 and will include a "non-con­ tact visit room." Staff have been trained to use a computer jail management system to book and track inmates through their jail stay. The fiber optics link provides for video arraignment at the jail rather than transport­ ing inmates "through public areas Io the courts. "This feature greatly enhances security, both for the courts and for the public. This link also will be used to share programs and information between the Sheriffs De­ partment. District Court. Probation. Prose­ cutor's Office and Circuit Court." the report said. The fiber optics line runs between the tail, located off West State Street, and the Courts and Law Building on West Court Street. "The line was made possible by utilizing monies received from the inmate phone contract in cooperation with Kalamazoo Valley Community College." the report said. An interest-free $45,000 loan through the ininale telephone system with Amcriiei also financed the video arraignment andu new video mug shot system. That was an arrangement made by extending the contract with Amcritcl, which also garncrccL-ii $3,000 signing bonus. In a section of the report about the jail, community service by inmates was de­ scribed as an important part of the pro­ gram. "It's a benefit to the community, it's.a benefit to the person who is doing the work because they gel credit for commu­ nity service and get a little break on the lime they spend in jail." DeBoer told the county board. More than 10,000 hours of total work was handled by inmates last year, he said.; Inmates in "the trustee program" providcd help to the county's animal shelter, courthouse, the transit authority. Expo Center. Charlton Park and YMCA camp. The jail's average daily population last year was 61 prisoners. Regarding training for sheriffs depart? ment employees. DeBoer said, "we tram our officers in a wide area." Being part of a consortium enables tfe department to "make use of monies from some of the bigger agencies. There’s a corK slant battle with taking people off the rood and sending them to training. You always have to balance the needs of the field against training, but I think we're doing a pretty good job there. The one area that we do have to get better in is training in the jail division." he said. In the jail, the report noted, "it is abso­ lutely necessary to maintain minimum staffing levels. Consequently, much of the critical core training needs to be delivered on an overtime basis." The department has 42 full-time employ­ ees. including 16 road patrol deputies and sergeants who "are out there 24 hours 41 day." ; In a cover letter in the report. DcBafcr said, "We are continuing with my com­ mitment to improving the quality, effi­ ciency and professionalism of the agency.. The year 1998 promises to be another pro­ gressive and successful year." In addition to DeBoer, Undcrshcriff Don­ ald D. Ford and Julie DeBoer assisted in preparing the annual report. Hastings Mfg. announces 2-1 stock split The board of directors for the Hastings Manufacturing Co. has announced a twofor-onc common slock split, reflecting a desire to improve the liquidity and mar­ ketability of its stock. The Hastings-based manufacturer and marketer of piston rings, automotive addi­ tives and specialty automotive tool prod­ ucts said the stock split will be effective March 23 to shareholders of record al the close of the business day Monday. March 2. The Hastings Manufacturing btftrd also announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per share and an extra dividend of five cents per share on the company's common stock. The total dividend amount of 15 cents is payable on a pre-split basis March 16 to shareholders of record March 2. "The slock split reflects our confidence in the future performance and long-term growth of our business.” said Andrew F. Johnson, co-chicf executive officer "Our goal with this action is to appeal to a wider range of investors, and by increasing the number of shares outstanding and lowering our price to a more favorable trading range, we believe we can accomplish this." Company officials said the two-for-one stock split will bring its total shares out­ standing to 780.626. Hastings Manufactur­ ing had 390.313 shares outstanding as of Dec. 31. 1997 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 3 Schools’ award from state ‘shallow victory’ by Man Warner Staff Writer An offer by the Male of Michigan to give Hastings Area Schools $616.(KM) as a result of the Michigan Supreme Court ruling in the Durant case was accepted by the Hastings School Board at its Monday meeting. However, board vice president Mike Hubert characterized the settlement as a ‘shallow victory" because the state will freeze state aid for the coming school year in order to make payments to Hastings and other school districts. The freeze in state aid could result in an estimated loss of $522,000 in revenue this coming year, according Io Todd Mora, business manager for the school district. Mora said that previously the stale has increased its aid payments each year, usually at around the same rate as the annual increase in the cost of living. Assuming enrollment remains the same this coming school year, a 3 percent increase in state aid would be around $522,000. he said Part of the agreement by the slate legislature to pay the Durant settlement to school districts included a reduction in the amount of payments schools are required to make to the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System. Mora said. The reduction in retirement payments was possible because the returns on investments made with retirement hind money have been enough to offset the reduction Mora estimates that the district may save approximately $350.(8)0 next year as a result of decreased retirement payments. That would reduce the net loss to the district this coming year to SI72.OOO. The board has the option of receiving one half of the $616,000. or $308,000, in a lump sum payment this coming November, or having the payment spread out over the next 15 years. If the board accepts the $308,000 lump sum payment, then the district could conceivably have some $136,000 more in stale revenues than it received last year, which would only be an increase in total state aid of less than I percent. The district will be affected by cost ol living increases in materials and services and by contractual increases in employees salaries this coming year, meaning it is probably looking at a net decrease in the amount of money it will have to spend compared to last year. As a result, the district will be operating with an even tighter budget than it has in the past three years. Mora said. Last year the budget called for dipping into district savings to the tune of almost half a million dollars to make up a deficit between revenues and proposed expenditures. The district also severely cut back building maintenance expenditures Ami. an additional $160.(88) also had Io be spent on operating and staffing the new elementary school, further reducing the overall amount of money available for operating expenses. "It s a tough situation for the district. Mora said For the current budget, he said, "we’re doubling our efforts to find ways to operate more efficiently We re making a concerted effort as far as try ing to eke out every dollar ol cost savings and every dollar of revenue we can.” According to Superintendent Carl Schocsscl. "no matter what." the district will not be able to receive the other hall ol the $616.(88) right away, but will rather have to accept It) installment payments spread out over the next 10 years According to board treasurer Eugene Haas, there is no guarantee that the district will actually receive the installment payments (since future legislatures may decide not to allocate the money). Board president Patricia Endsley also said there are "strings attached" to all of the payments According to Superintendent Carl Schocssel. the money must be spent on textbooks, electronic instructional material, computer software, new or improvements on technology infrastructure, school buses, school security, technical training, or payments on bond debt. The board Monday only decided to accept the stale's settlement oiler, and will decide later whether to accept the lump sum payment or installment payments. Prior to accepting the settlement offer, the board had to consider whether to pursue the money through different avenues The district previously hied a claim with the Local Government Claims Review Board. 'Die review board allows local governments to file claims if they feel requirements of the Headice Amendment are not being fulfilled It is because of Hcadlee tlial the Durant case was Tiled. In that case. 84 school districts across the stale Tiled suit against the stale of Michigan, saying that the Hcadlee Amendment required the state to provide funding for state-mandated programs, and asking that the slate pay back funds the districts spent for special education and other state-mandated programs since Hcadlee wqs passed. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state had to pay $211 million to the 84 school districts. The state legislature, knowing that the remaining 450 school districts in the state could Tile a similar suit and would presumably win it. offered to pay the districts set amounts of money, which resulted in the $616,000 settlement offer to Hastings Schocssel said the district's attorney made arrangements with an auditing Tirm to determine whether the stale's settlement offer was fair, and the auditing firm came up with a figure of $629,000 as being a fair payment. The board opted to settle for the $616,000 rather than go after the $629,000. Schocssel said, because the district would not be guaranteed that a claim with a Local Government Claims Review Board would be successful Also. Schocsscl said, additional attorneys' fees would cal into whatever extra amount the district might be able to recoup Schocsscl said one of the ways the school board may be able to save money this coming year is to refinance $16.7 million in outstanding bonds still owed as a result of a recently-completed district­ wide renovation and construction project. Schocsscl said interest rates on bonds have been declining, and if they go down far enough, the district would be ahlc to refinance at a lower interest rate. Mora said that the overall interest rate on the school's outstanding bonds is now at 5.5 percent. The district would be able to refinance if the interest dropped to 4.6 or 4.7 percent Mora said. Right now. interest rales in the bond market arc an average of 4.92 percent. The savings would not affect general fund revenues, however, as the debt retirement fund is a separate account. It could, however, allow the district to lower taxpayers' millage rates. Hastings Middle School announces honor roll (Second marking period ended Jan. 16) Eighth grade Dolly** debuts tonight The musical ‘Hello. Dolly.' presented by students at Hastings High School, open? tonight at 7 p.m. at Central Auditorium, and will run tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday night, Feb. 19. 29 and 21. Tickets are S5 tor students and senior citizens and S6 for adults. Taking a break dunng rehearsals are seniors (back, from left) Michelle Bies. Tiftany Seymour, Amy Robbe. Megan Schirmer, Adam Schultz. Casey Anderson, (middle, from left) Matt Barnum, Chad Furrow. Seth Doe. Jeremy Workman, Sarah LaJoye. Rachel Dreyer, and (front, from left) Chartie Cove. Matt Malik. Bess Lyons and Doug Sarver. Podunk Lake zoning debate continues in Rutland Twp. by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Podunk Lake residents continue to balk at the Copper Shores housing development plan, claiming that putting too many homes too close together would stress sep­ tic tanks and result in leakage into the lake, according to resident Joe Lyons. Meanwhile. Rutland Charter Township’s Planning and Zoning Commission again has turned down a residential zoning request by Rob Munger's company. Duray Devel­ opment. for an R-1 residential zone, which would allow him to put homes on 15.000 square feet minimum lot sizes. Munger plans to develop the 25 acres on the south side of Podunk Lake to build 24. 1.500-square-foot, ranch style homes, rang­ ing in price from $150,000 to $275,000 on 30.000-square foot (two-thirds acre) lots double the minimum lol size for R-l resi­ dential. he said. "I think the residents are offended because it’s been a natural piece of property and it's going to change." said Munger, who said he doesn't want to fight, but plans to fol­ low the laws of due process, even if it means suing the township "I can develop it under its current zoning. Either way. it will get developed." However, because the commission gave only "high density" as its reason tor reject­ ing Mungers proposal for R-l residential in lieu of the present R-E ( 100.(88) square foot lots) proposal, the Rutland Charter Township Board voted last week to send the proposal back to the zoning board for clarification. Township Supscrvisor Bob Edwards said that though the township s master plan for the lake still states R-l. the commission voted in December to change the designa­ tion to R-E. "It’s not in the master plan yet. but it's something that was decided." said Edwards. "We don't think R-l density on that lake is any good any more." Prior to voting to send the proposal back to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Edwards expressed concern that the board did not offer a substantial reason for deny­ ing the request. "These arc slim pickings." he said during the meeting. "The developer could look at this and say in court that the township just wants to be arbitrary and capricious and 'doesn't want us to develop.’ I commend them (the zoning board) for their debate. I just don’t sec any follow-through other than 'high density.'" Lyons questioned the board on its deci­ sion to reconsider the request. "I'm asking you. how many reasons do you need for denial.’" said Lyons. "We've given this guy every option. You’ve offered him a partial R-2 and tried to keep it low density around the lake. If we’re worried about court, that works both ways." "The commission's job is Io look at it for the best possible use." said Edwards. "If we accept this (denial) as is and it goes to court, it's out of our hands completely. Are you willing to take that gamble? I'd like it io be perfectly clear. I want to make sure we have our homework done." Munger, however, said he declined the offer for a partial R-2 because "at 15.000 square feet, that would mean 15 houses along Quimby Road That's fine for in town but not in the country. I like all my developments to be concealed from the road." He said that some homes will be set back from the road 50 feel, hut most will be 100 to 150 feel back He added that he wants to work with the township and the neighbors and consider their concerns, but only two residents have called him about the matter "That's the biggest shame ot the whole deal." said Munger. "People arc saying things and spreading rumors without talk­ ing to me. One person said I was going to build a harbor in there, someone else said I was putting in trailers. I don't do FHA or HUD housing. These are nice houses." He added that Rutland is the only town­ ship he deals with that does not have a land use planner. ”1 deal with a number of different town­ ships." said Munger. "They all have plan­ ners. Rutland, for some reason, wants to discuss it at a township meeting. But Bob Edwards is not a developer. This is the frustrating thing. If they sal down with me and had a meeting, we gould probably come up with a quick, easy compromise." Munger said a previous request for resi­ dential zoning was turned down last August by the Rutland zoning board because the members claimed the property was envi­ ronmentally unsuitable. But soil borings on the property com­ missioned by Munger disputed that claim. Munger said. "They had no report and they couldn't produce a reason for the denial." Munger said. "Thai’s when I got an attorney in­ volved. Because, if they’re going to make a claim like that, they need to hack it up." Munger, who was not al the township meeting last week and was not represented by his attorney, Jim Telman, questioned claims about sewage leakage into the lake. "They (the neighbors) all live on very small lots." said Munger. "So. they're say­ ing 'it was OK for us when we moved here, but it's not for anybody else' though my lots arc going to be bigger than theirs." Munger said he would like to start devel­ oping the land by spring, but he will be unable to divide into lots for resale until the zoning matter is resolved. 'Die the issue is expected to be discussed again by the planning and zoning board next month. High Honors 3.5 to 4.0 — "Samantha Allcrding. ’Lauren Beach. •Amanda Bcchlcr. •Carrie Bollhouse. •Stephanie Buck. ’Josh Clevenger. •Jennifer Cottrell, •Stephanie Courtright. •Brad Currier, *Nicolc Doozan. •Chelsea Evans, •Kelli Flohr. *Jon Kendall, •Heather Krebs, •Elizabeth Nida. ’Mike Nitz, ’Amanda Schantz. ’Erie Vandcrvccn. •Brenda Westfall. Kyle Bcllgraph. Mall Bernard. Eric Carpenter. Adam Carroll. Angela Eggers. Carl Furrow. Joe Keller. Bert Kosbar. Kcli Misak. Doug Poll. Chris Rcmlcy. Jeremy Shilling. Emily Smith. Jessica Storm, Josef Swmkunas. Veronika Villa. Sara Wank. Darrell Barnum, Alexis Powell, Andy Price, Nathan Wilkins. Rachel Newton. Hilary Appleby. Erin Bradley, Courtney Colvin. Laura Dickin­ son. Malt Hayes. Justin Hutchins. Janna Jackson. Josh Kceny. Vicky Mahmal, Jeremy Pond. Jessica Roush, Mike Arnett, Brandon Burke, Ashley Clark. Chris Don­ alds. Barrett Sherwood. Ryan Stamm, Di­ anna Vanbovcn and Brad Wills. Honors 3.10 to 3.49 — Alicia Birman. Sarah Haines. Ashley Keeler, Chris Komondy. Kale Martisius. Samantha Miller, Joel Strickland. Nick Taylor. Car­ olyn Woody. Dan Worth. Lynn McCal­ lum. Amanda Zalewski. Traci Alsbury. Robert Bunge, Drew Coleman. Jeff Jolley. Jim Medeiros. Lindsay Ovcrmirc. Wes Shoebridge. Scott Smcdbcrg. Annita Smith. Pat Stephens. Tyler Tossava. Angie Aspinall, Tiffany Davis. Ashley DcLinc. Brandy Eascy. Josh Goodale. Ted Greenfield. Molly Kruko. Andy Whiting and Leslie McKay. Honorable Mention 3.00 to 3.09 — Robert Baker. Tom Gicsclcr. Shawna Gro­ gan. Amanda Hawthorne. Jack Holden. Jenny Jenkins, Denisha Jordan, Blake Komstadt, Brandon Lawrence, Danielle Mikolajczyk. David Miller, Joe Miller, Josh Myers, Jason O'Hcran, David Ockcrman. Ben Olmsted. Ann Parker, Haley Seidl, Shayna Scllcck, Amanda Smith. Samantha Smith. Terra Sulccr. Tony Vcltrc and Ryan Wincbrcnncr. Seventh grade High Honors 3.5 to 4.0 — ’Jeff Bcachnau. •Alicia Bedford. ’Jenna Bryans. •Sabrina Buck. •Casey Cady. •Chelsea Case. • Amanda Clinton. • Donald Con­ verse. •Trover Davis. •Rachel Dcppe. •Laura Dipcrt. •Krystlc Dunn. ’Joel Gib­ bons. •Katie Hcstcrly. ’Emily Hoke. •Andy Logan. •Cassie Meade. • Jacob Rohe. ‘Josh Sanders. • Ken Anne Sher­ wood. "Teresa Smith. ’Nicole Swartz. •Brian Vanaman. ’Andy Worth. Kathryn Safic. Colleen Shcllenbargcr. Josh Bailey. Dustin Bowman. Lucas Brehm. Stacey Buck. Megan Butler. Elizabeth Cassell. Rebecca Crump. Brittney. Dobbins. Emily Dreyer. Megan Falconer. Erin Fish. Tiffany Howell. Craig Laurie. Olivia Parc'. Colette Purucker. Tony Rambin. Jenny Shaw. Jessica Smith. Kristina Welton. Moll) Alderson. Heath Augustine. Echo Burbank. Brian DeVries. Raquel Hawks. Lyndsi Kenyon. Alicia Totten. Ashley Wanland. Tamora Alexander. Abbie Allcrd­ ing. Chris Armstrong. Molly Bcnmngficld. Katie Boyer. Angie Dipp. Matt Gibbons. Emily Heath. Joe Lancaster. Josh Millcson. Arica Newton. Courtney Oakland. Icnny Peake. Jessica Rose. Chris Rounds. Dustin Schuch. Keith Stoudt. Nick StrickIan. Amanda Vanburen. Danielle Wanland. Jason Dipp. Brian Donnini. David Eltzroth, Grant Endsley. Courtney Fortier, Teha Huss. Sean Lancaster. Andy Lustcy. Becky Nicholson. Niki Nolcboom. Jessica Pond and Steve Sckrecki. Honors 3.10 to 3.49 — Jeff Baker. Richard Burke II. Amy Eascy. Jacob Hcuss. Danielle Long. Jamie Raji. Do­ minic Tormen. Samantha Wallace. Bethany Weeks. Laurence Adrianson, Jill Altoft. Eliza Chceseman. Jesse Doc. Leanne Etter, Beau Furrow. James Gregory. Chad Kendall. Bryan Lee, Mike Moray. Bryan Myers. Rachel Rodgers. Nathan Selby. Kcri Tcrpcning, Amber Thomas. Tasha Woodmansee. Cara Zcrbcl, Jacob Buehl. Holly Cole. Chris Fairchild. Heather Helmer. Seth Higbee. Michelle Miller. Justin Peck. Jessica Rangucttc. Heather Robinson, Brooke Sheldon, Kim Shorkcy. Jill Slocum. Shccna Vaughan and Holly Wilson. Honorable Mention 3.00 to 3.09 — Megan Avery. Cassie Barcroft. Sally Barry. Bruce Carpenter, Jessica Chceseman, Jeff Eddy. Tony Eisner, Eric Ford. Megan Fra­ zier, Peter Golc. Justin Halder. Joey Hinck­ ley. Brian Hurless, Wcndi Iler, Jim John­ ston. Derek Krallman, Sam Krouse. Bran­ don Marlette, James Mead, Nick Sinclair. Beau Steinke, Tanya Stephens, Colin Vanwinger, Adam Windes and Matt Windcs. Sixth grade High Honors 3.5 to 4.0 — ’Nick Adams, ‘Matt Aspinall. ’Robert Beyer. •Heather Carroll, ’Adam Case. *Sarah Clevenger. ’Julie Cole. ‘Margo Cooklin. •Danielle Drumm. ‘Lyndsay Dunn. "Jami Hayes, ’Erin Hcmeriing, *Dan Hodges. •Hilary Hutchins, •Scott Larsen. ‘Jeremy Lockwood, ’Megan McGandy. ’Erie Schiedel, ’Alice Trout, Mark Fcrrall, Jon Hollister, Matt Lipstraw, Chasity Neil, Rachael Wolfe, Sam Acker. Erin Dahn, Brian Doozan, Jill Jolley, Collin Kaiser, Andy Richardson. Heidi Arnett, Ashley Bunge, Caleb Case, Stephanie McNally. Laurann Menke, Heather Vanbclkum. Fran Adkins, Ashley Bclson, Brad Kidder. Amanda Main, Justin Pratt, Kristie Pratt. Amanda Rose. Christina Schorl, Jami Shilling, Alisha Thompson. Drew Bow­ man. Ashley Miller. Lucas Olmstead. Kris Beckwith. Mike Bouchard. Nicole Camp­ bell. Ashley Carr. Chad Ferguson. Ryan Ferguson, Jason Griffin, Randy Haire, Jon Henning. Tom Rowsc, Greg Smith and Pal Wilde. Honors 3.10 to 3.49 — Emily Allen. Fric Byington. Sara Clark. Tiffiny Eascy. Heather Heinrich. Andy Strouse. Peter Swiatek, Sage Wilson. Andy Bolthousc. Jamie Burkey. Danielle Clemens. Erica Davis. Malt DeBoer, Samantha Flook, Mark French. Leona Hall. Heather Math­ ews. Daryl Minton. Lisa Noteboom, Jeremy Angoli, Jon Britten. Jessica Fal­ coner. Heidi Ogden, Sara Paine. Justin Roll. Nicole Shaw, Dccanne Wright. Jon Daugherty, Nicole Edwards. Richard Harper. Brent Laubaugh. Brian Olmstead Andy Whitney. Tyler Wisniewski. Carmen Desvoigncs. Shawna Garvey. Jesse Lydy. Stacey Marlette. Scott Minnich and Laura Price. Honorable Mention 3.00 to 3.09 — Dan Blair, Melissa Boren. Kay Carlton. Erin Carpenter, Nick Gielarowski. Danielle Hays. Katie Hotchkiss. Alyssa Howe. Er­ ica Hubka. Angela Jones. Ted Knuppcnburg. Josh Lovett. Stephanie Mills. Bru teny Mitchell. Jessica Nichols. Brenda Smith. Morgan Steward. Barb West fall. Elizabeth Wilkins and Kcri Wills. — ‘Indicates 4.0 �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 LETTERS.,.frcm cur readers FINANCIAL FOCUS Boy won’t get justice; no more prisons To the editor: I would like to comment on a couple of ar­ ticles in the Feb 5 Banner One is about what's happening with Larrv Hess and his family and the other is more prisons not being the answer First, to get any justice and peace of mind for the Larry Hess family , they should move right out of Barry County because they will receive no justice as long as they live there They will continue to be harrassed The courts, police and prosecutor's office will keep after Larry time and time again, whenever they need headlines. They seem to want Larry to be made antisocial and they want him to hate all people in general and they're not going to stop trying until they have locked him up for the rest of his life. They want you to be a social outcast and they want you to hate all people in general. Communication from... CONGRESSMAN NICK SMITH Presidents' Day Recently a 9-yeai-old girl from Battle Creek asked me w ho I thought were our great presidents I've been pondering this question a lot as I celebrate the Presidents' Day holi­ day. which has always been for me a time to remember w ith awe some of the great leaders who have led America through times of triumph and adversity. Many of our Presidents overcame great obstacles to reach the highest heights of government and make their mark in history . Thomas Jefferson, one of our nation's great founders, was painfully shy and terrified of public speaking. Before he saved the Union as President. Abraham Lincoln failed twice in business and lost four campaigns for Con­ gress Teddy Roosevelt overcame severe asthma and a sickly childhood to become an enduring symbol of American virility and vigor Throughout his presidency. Franklin Roosevelt could not stand upright without the aid of crutches There were scandals and partisan criticisms along the way Congress attacked Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase — which doubled the size of the nation — as spend­ thrift Contemporaries called Lincoln's Get­ tysburg Address poorly wntten and inade­ quate President Roosevelt was accused of concealing advance knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor so that Congress would sup­ port a declaration of war against Japan. Ronald Reagan's capacity for leadership was constantly questioned by his opponents when he sought the presidency in 1980 But true greatness overcomes adversity. Jefferson fought his aversion to public atten­ tion and eloquently put into words the mean­ ing of America's experiment with democracy. Lincoln, of course, is now remembered for preserving the Union during its greatest crisis. Even from his wheelchair. Franklin Roosevelt stood as tall as any world leader in defeating the Third Reich Ronald Reagan was hailed for leading the nation to triumph in the Cold War and restoring confidence in ourselves. It is fining to honor those men (and before long there will also be women) who changed the course of history. Last year, we opened a new memorial to honor Franklin D. Roosevelt. And just two weeks ago. in honor of his 87th birthday. I cosponsored and voted for a law renaming Washington National Air­ port after Ronald Reagan. President Reagan, whom I had the privilege to know, was a man of modest means bom and raised in the Midwest who rose to become the most power­ ful leader in the world. Reagan had what I think is the hallmark of a truly great leader — he always challenged Americans to see their country as what he called "a shining city on a hill." In fact. Reagan shared many similarities with a President often overlooked by history — Calvin Coolidge. Both had con­ fidence in the American model of our free enterprise system that rewards those that try. work hard. save, and invest. Same way with me. I had family members run a scam on me. a scam telling the court they put thousands of dollars in my house for remodeling and since I am in prison, no at­ torney wanted to lake my case So I can feel what the Hess family is feeling. Now to pan two. I have been saying for years now that more prisons is not the answer and Ms. Boshoven (letter. Feb. 5) is wrong about prisons having country dub-style liv­ ing. Oh. they may look like college campuses, but they're not run like one. Drunk drivers, the mentally ill. and drug addicts should be in treatment centers for treatment, not in prison. The governor has closed most all mental hospitals and turned them into prisons. The Michigan Department of Corrections is sen­ ding prisoners with drunk driving offenses to Student seeks Michigan info To whom it may concern: We arc doing state reports in my class and I will be reporting on Michigan. The reports are due in May. I am researching information on government, art and the econo­ my 1 he reason I am w riting is to ask if you could publish my letter in your paper. I am hoping some of the citizens of your community would write to me about their lives and some of their experiences living in Michigan I live in Southern California and am sure many things about Michigan are difl'crcnt from where I live. Alsu if any of your readers find time to reply it would be great if they would enclose a copy of my “published**' letter. lhank you so much for taking time to read my letter. Lastly, any information about Michigan would be most appreciated. Andrew R. deKam 21400 Lindsay Drive. Trabuco Canyon. Calif 92679 out of state prisons at a higher cost. It costs taxpayers 10 percent more to house these prisoners in out of state federal prisons. Now taxpayers are paying to have all the state prisoners' clothing and personal proper­ ty sent out of all the state prisons by May 13. This will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars They want all prisoners to look alike in prison uniforms, so when a prisoner commits a crime, he won't be caught because all prisoners look alike and can't be identified by prison guards. Even the guards are against this. And most prisons are plann­ ing to riot over this and this will cause more prisoners and guards getting hurt or killed but this is w hat the M.D.O.C wants because they can use this to get more prisons built If the M.D.O.C. builds 10 more prisons, they will hurry up and fill them so they can ask taxpayers for more money to build even more prisons. Pretty soon most of the people in Michigan will be in prison. John Q. Public should let the governor know — no more prisons, but more treatment centers for alcoholics, drug addicts, for the mentally ill. Only send hardened felons to prison. When is the taxpayer going to stand up and say. "No more prisons, no more higher taxes to run them." Because the more they build, the more they will want to build. They had just wasted over $47 million on remodeling two housing units in Jackson when they could have used that money wisely and built three brand new prisons. The M.D.O.C. wastes more money than the taxpayers are aware of. Now the prisoners are paying for their own health care, but the health cat has not im­ proved. Prisoners are dying waiting to see a doctor or before they get help The parole board is not paroling prisoners like it should because they warn the prisons full so they can get more millions of dollars. The M.D.O.C. is money hungry. The more the taxpayers give them, the more millions they want. So let your legislators know, no more prisons because none are needed. You got their addresses in the Banner. Write them and tell them. "No more prisons." Larry D. Boise. Baraga Maximum Correction Facility. Baraga. Mich. Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822 Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Tarry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House ot Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. I furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. Ask your lawyer about a power of attorney Suppose you were going away on an extended trip and wanted someone else your accountant or a grown child, for example to handle your investments while you were away Would your broker let them’’ Probably not without a power of attorney. A power of attorney (POA) is a document that allows you to authorize someone else to act on your behalf. POAs arc used frequently for example, to allow spouses to conduct business for each other, or adult children to handle their older parents' finances The examples arc endless. POAs arc legal documents that should be drafted with guidance from an attorney The attorney can ensure that you clearly specify what act(s) the POA is designed to accom­ plish. In a POA. the person giving the authority is the principal, and the authorized person is the agent. POA and or attorney-in-fact. Common transactions between agents and brokerage firms include purchases, sales, gifts and loans. POAs give agents fiduciary duty to act in the principal's best interests and make deci­ sions that arc reasonably prudent and suitable for the principal. Most POAs give agents general authority to make purchases for the principal. Securities purchases, due to their increased risk, need spccTic POA language authorizing the added risk. Transfers and gifts that change owner­ ship of property require even more specific language. Many transfer agents accept general lan­ guage. such as “the power to sell, assign and transfer securities." However, some transfer agents may fmd such general language unac­ ceptable. Therefore, it’s to your benefit to be as specific as possible in describing the pow­ ers granted by your POA. Avoid blanket POAs that give your agent unlimited discre­ tion. In most states there is no automatic expira­ tion date on POAs. However, it's best to wntc them to expire at a specific time. For POAs older than one year, brokers typically arc required to certify that the principal is alive and the POA remains in effect. POAs arc not valid after the principal dies. However, most POAs today arc drafted as "durable." meaning they remain in effect even if the pri»»cipal becomes mentally incompetent If you have a need for someone else to act on your behalf, see your lawyer about a power of attorney . Getting legal help can ensure that you don't give away the store. MILLAGE, cont from page 1 eludes it and Delton. Schocsscl said after the meeting that "we believe it would be harder to get millage for Hastings when not only Hastings vot­ ers have to vote on it. but also Delton vot­ ers." and the district has no plans at this time to ask for enhancement millage. Also al Monday's meeting, the board was asked by a Hastings resident whether the district would continue a policy it insti­ tuted last year of not funding bus trans­ portation for field trips. Schocsscl said the district is pulling together its budget for next year, and "it is a priority for us to re­ store the funding." However, he said, he will not be able to say what the decision is on the funding until April or May. Also at Monday's meeting, an amend­ ment to the board's policy on credit re­ quirements for exchange students was in­ troduced which changed the yearly credit re­ quirements from five to seven. Schoessel said the change was made necessary by the high school's switch to block scheduling. Students at the high school must have a to­ tal of 23 and a half credits to graduate this year, and 25 to graduate next year. The board will vote on the change al its next meeting. CORRECTION: The name of Seth Bender, a senior, inad­ vertently was omitted from the honor roll that was published in the Feb. 12 edition of the Banner. Bender earned a grade point average of 3.17, placing him in the "Hon­ ors" category. LU rite Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor trom readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. . • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters betwesn the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions vaned, there is a limit ot one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. History is a great teacher. As we remember some of our great Presidents this month, let's take J moment to (cam one of the central lessons from their many remarkable lives — that, in America, a person who has determina­ tion and persistence can make great changes HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Pubhsned by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Dnnscn of J-Ad Grapn.cs inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058-0602 (616> 945-9554 Frederic Jacob* Vice President Stephen Jacob* Secretary John Jacob* Pre»tdenf Joyce Ryan Treasurer • NEWSROOM • Davd T Young (Editor) Elame Gilbert lAtmtant Eaton Shelly Suiset Helen Mudfy Ovidy Smith Marv Warner James Jenren Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Cu*s ’-ed ads accepted Monday through 1 ’C.i, 8 a m 5 pm Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Soon Cmdy 0 Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County 527 per year tn adjoining counties 329 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastogs Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 -Just go and do it He’s (Saddrnn Hussein) got something to hide. Just do it before it's loo late." -| thiak we ahoaH (Mi 1 *«ak ks wer* 4." haaiaam We «da1 fimh it bcftW*. Bvt Ml ■ tfie exptMC of the dviliaas in Iraq - . -We probably should, but if we get rid of him (Hussein), we might get somebody worse. It's better to know your enemies and what they're cajieMeof.- try "We AoUd and keep talking, and hepehMy we wool have to goto war." -IthiakkahouldharobM^ taken emu of yean ago whan» we woe m Iraq before. If it 4 had ben done correctly die first time, we wouldn't have ’ to go back now.' . ,; �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 5 State wants to take over 90 miles of county roads by Mary Warner Staff Writer A proposal by Gov. John Engler and the Michigan Department of Transportation lo take over county roads across the state would include the takeover of some CM) miles of roads in Barry County Roads being proposed for takeover in­ clude Coats Grove Road from M-43 east lo Woodland Road; Woodland Road from Coats Grove Road north to M-43; Slate Road from M-66 east lo Hager Road. Reed Street from M-66 east to Curtis R. id. Bul­ ler Road from M-66 east to Curtis Road; Lacey Road from M-37 cast to M-66; Hickory Road from Wall Lake Road cast to Banficld Road; Kellogg School Road from Hickory Road south to the county line; Doster Road from Cressey Road north to Pine Lake Road; Pine Lake Road from Doster cast lo Norris Road. Delton Road from Norris Road cast lo M-43; Norris Road from Delton Road north to Gun Lake Road; Yankee Springs Road from Gun luikc Road north lo M-37. Chief Noonday Road from M-43 west lo Patterson Road; State Road from M-43 west to Whit­ ney villc Road; Green Lake Road (Main Street in Middleville) from Whitneyville west to M-37; Whitneyville Road from State Road north lo IO8th Street; and North Broadway from Carlton Center Road north to Vcddcr Road. The proposal is for the Michigan De­ partment of Transportation to be responsi­ ble for all of the maintenance and construc­ tion on the roads. Road maintenance en­ compasses such things as pothole patch­ ing. grass mowing, culvert cleaning, sign and guard rail repair, winter snow removal, and the laying down of sand and salt in the winter. Road construction includes such things as resurfacing and rebuilding roads. According lo State Rep. Terry Geiger (RLakc Odessa), the proposal has "a lot of controversy surrounding it." with the result that H has been put on hold until more dis­ cussions can be held with road commis­ sions across the state. County road commissions are arguing that the proposal is an attempt by the stale to take gas tax revenues and federal road al­ locations away from counties. Counties re­ ceive state gas tax money based on the number of miles of local and primary roads they have and the population of each county Barry County Road Commission Engi­ neer Brad I .amberg said that if the proposal is approved, the reduction in local revenues "could be significant enough to affect the way we currently operate." In all likeli­ hood. be said, once the state takes over the I ika I roads, it will contract with the road commission to do the maintenance and construction work. "Il's quite obvious they're intending to pay us less to do the same job we re doing now." lie said l-ambcrg said the road commission docs not spend a set amount of money on each road in the county per year, but rather pri­ oritizes work, with roads in poorer condi­ tion receiving more attention. Several of the roads targeted for the takeover by the state, including State Road from M-43 lo Whitneyville. Coals Grove Road from Bar­ ber Road lo Woodland Road, and Woodland Road from Coals Grove lo Carlton Center Road, have been resurfaced within the past tew years and require very little mainte­ nance. Thus, in future years, if the roads remain in county hands, the road commis­ sion will have to spend less than KM) per­ cent of the slate gas lax revenue allotted lo those roads and will be able to spend more on other county roads that require mainte­ nance. However, if the roads arc taken over by the state, the county would not receive any revenues from those roads, and thus the funds could not be used to fix other roads in the county. Lamberg said there is also a question of whether the state would be able to take care of the roads more efficiently and less ex­ pensively than the county. A report put out last month by the Sen­ ate Fiscal Agency says that "a comparison of stale and county road commissions showed that many county road commis­ sions were able to provide comprehensive highway maintenance services at a much lower cost tiuin the Michigan Department of Transportation. Several explanations were pul forward for this difference, includ­ ing lower overhead costs for county road commissions and the additional responsi­ bilities of MDOT district garages." The report said that county road commis- Jan Geiger appointed to summit Jan Geiger, ow ncr of Michigan Chief Sales in Lake Odessa, has been appointed by Congress­ man Vcrn Ehlers as a Michigan delegate to the Small Business Congressional Summit June 17­ 19 in Washington. D.C. The summit will be a working meeting of hundreds of delegates nominated by members of Congress, the National Federation of Inde­ pendent Businesses (NFIB) and other small business partners, including the National Restaurant Association. American Farm Bureau Federation. American Furniture Manufacturers Association. Amcncan Society of Travel Agents. Printing Industries Association. Small Business Legislative Council, and the Society of Amcncan Flonsts. The purpose for the summit will be to focus the attention of elected officials, candidates for public office, regulators and the media on a small business agenda, which will include issues such as: regulatory reform, taxes, health care and legal reform The summit will produce the Small Business Referendum for the Future a document pros ided to the joint congressional leadership, chairs of the House and Senate Legal Notices RUTLAND C»Um TOWNSHIP Februory i 1, 1998 Ooen Meeting 7 00 p m All Board member* pc *ent and several revdent* All report* received and placed on file Motion io remodel axitfing office* and old meet­ ing room Edward* appointed to Central Barry County Sew­ er and Water Authority Motion to pay all voucher* and payroll Motion to adopt Ordinance *59 Motion to adopt Ordinance *60 Motion to adopt Ordinance *61 Motion to return request from Duroy Development back to Planning and Zoning for clarification Motion to do *ome of the black top rood* and cen­ sions arc also able lo provide highway maintenance services al a lower cost than private contractors. In the report, a comparison of the costs of using private contractors versus the MDOT versus county road commissions indicated that private contractors were the most costly. For example, a contract to maintain 20 miles of expressway in the Lansing area was awarded to ABC Paving of Trenton, and the maintenance costs proved to be 114 percent higher than ’hose of the MDOT in District 8 (which includes the Lansing area) and 144 percent more than the average cost of county road com­ missions in District 8. Also, reports on the quality of service provided by ABC indicated that in spite of attempts to improve, "their overall level of service remained poor * Thus, if the stale takes over local roads, it could conceivably pay a private contrac­ tor nearly twice as many tax dollars lo fix and maintain local roads as county road commissions would spend, with the added potential for poorer quality service. "Maybe we should be taking the state trunklines from them.” Lamberg said. The contract was awarded, according to the report, as a means of testing the state's "privatization initiatives," which seek to "examine ways in which private contractors could be used to enhance the quality and re­ duce the cost of government services." Geiger said he feels that "if the private sector can perform the same service or bet­ ter service for less money, then we should look at it." However, he said, "my feeling still is that whoever can perform the service at the least cost should be allowed lo do it." Geiger said he supported a bill that just passed the Michigan House of Representa­ tives and is now being considered by the state Senate that would allow county road commissions to bid on maintenance and construction contracts being awarded for state roads. Lamberg said he feels that if BarryCounty can be competitive in the bidding process, it should be allowed to compete for the contracts. Lamberg said that if the state lakes over local roads, there could be a problem if the same level of service is not maintained. In other words, once the state receives the money for the local roads, the money could get spent in other counties rather than Barry. "I think that's a legitimate concern," Geiger said. "What's important statewide ' may not be a priority on a local level." Geiger said that "local road commissions tend to be more sensitive to local needs." Lamberg also said the governor's and the MDOTs stated purpose for taking over lhe local roads — that the roads "serve a state purpose and can be better taken care of by the state," is not reflected by the roads tar­ geted for takeover in Barry County. One of the arguments by the governor and the MDOT, he said, is that there arc varying levels of service on roads from county to county. Takeover by the slate, Geiger said, could "provide a constant stream of quality secondary roads." However. ‘Lamberg said, less than 25 • ■ Jon Geiger Small Busincis Committees and state elected officials. Ms. Geiger and her husband. State Rep. Terry Geiger, live ip l_akc Odessa (2/19) State of Michigan FELICIA“ DAVIS * Both the rainy day fund and transporta­ tion fund payments were one-time-only al­ locations by the stale and will not continue next year, luimberg said. The $375,000 increase, however, is ex­ pected to continue from year lo year. Once the bond are paid off. Lamberg said, it may free up some funds to increase the number of road repair projects. But by that time, he said, "it will be time to replace other equipment." The road commission al­ ready has some graders and i.udcrs that need replacing, he said. Altogether, the road commission pur­ chased seven new plow trucks, two one-ton patch trucks, and one pickup. The patch trucks, pickup, and one plow truck have Buffie Cre««k Rood. *onoi representative and the Ba”y County P-ooo’e Court Courts and low B ag Suite 302 22 Hast­ ings MJ 49058. within 4 months of the dole of pub­ lication o’ th.s r.o’>ce Notice is further given that the estate will be *ffe»e o*ter assigned and due outed to The persons entitled (2/19) been delivered already. Lamberg said, and the rest should be delivered soon. Lamherg said some of the trucks the new vehicles replaced had 400.000 and 500.000 miles on them, and one was over 20 years old. In the past. Lamberg said, the road commission has put off purchasing new equipment in favor of trying lo keep up with road maintenance and repair. "But there's a limit to how long you can do that." he said. According lo Ari Adler of the MDOT. the city of Hastings and the villages within Barry County will jointly receive approxi­ mately $114,000 in additional funds in 1998 as a result of the Build Michigan II program. A portion of that increase will be a one-time only payment and a portion will be continued in later years. Money allocated to counties by the MDOT is for use on local roads. Adler said, not state trunk lines. SEAT, continued from page 1 its choice over the recommendation if commissioners desired, he said. "1 think this board should do it." Her­ rington responded Goebel said he is concerned that if the committee of the whole makes a recom­ mendation. it will be made without a repre­ sentative from District 5 on the committee. "There's nobody there." Herrington said of the District 5 scat. "... Il's up lo this board to make that ap­ pointment." commissioner Robert Wenger said. "It's not up to that district lo appoint the person (to fill that vacancy)." The process for Tilling a county board vacancy "is kind of a gray area." James noted. "It's up lo this board to decide the process, in some other counties, it's been done it in a variety of weys... I'd have to give that some more thought." "What do we stand to gain by adding this extra procedure?" Herrington asked concern­ ing a special panel. "Il’s similar to the compensation com­ mission (a citizens committee that recom­ mends salaries for all non-judicial county elected officials)." Bailey said. "Il gives an opportunity for some other individuals that arc respected or well thought of in the county to also make a recommendation to help. It docs not have to happen... I know you arc opposed to the compensation (commission) as well." he said lo Herring­ ton. "I think we're ducking our responsibil­ ity..." Herrington said. The debate may continue Feb. 24. Commissioner Lew Newman was absent at last week's special board meeting. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion Post #45 325 South Church Street Benefit Community Projects HASTINGS KIWANLS CLUB Serving: Delicious Spaghetti & Sauce. Salad. French Garik Bread. 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Woodlawn Hastings. Ml 49058 BA IMU HA Beverage and - Everyone Welcome - CIO J-Ad Graphics File No 97 222534E E-.tole o< Ntwitr J Show. deceased Social Security No 385-01-0023 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Your miere*t m •he eeo> may oe barred or affee’ed by follow­ ing The decede*** whose las? known odd'*** wo* 8980 Bivms Rood No*hv>lle Michigan d eo 11/17/97 _ Decedent >eh will ac’ed 7/20/87 Creditor* of *ie deceased o»e notified fha* oil .uke J Roy (P32558) UAWGM Lego1 Services Pion 6500 Merconiile Way Suite 3 lonsmg Ml 4891 I (517) 88’2836 ROADS, continued fre i page 1 to resurface approximately half a mile of road in each of the county's 16 townships. The $72,800 was put in the road commis­ sion's general fund. •t achool on Fob. IMti IS Ad #574 CLAMS NOTICS in Allegan County. I^imbcrg said more studies need to be done as to which roads in each county actu­ ally do serve a state purpose. Lamherg said the governor's office and MDOT arc refusing to talk about the eco­ nomics of lhe proposal "II they can show us real numbers and how these roads arc going lo have heller service than they've received in the past, wed be able to make up our minds (as to whether to support the takeover)." Lamherg said "At this point there's not enough in­ formation to make an intelligent decision." Geiger said he is in favor of continuing lo put the proposal on hold until such time as there is "some kind of consensus" be­ tween state and local officials concerning it. Geiger said the state's budget this year provides for the distribution of gas tax rev­ enues in the usual manner. Hamburgers & Fries ia Receptionist for a Busy Hastings Physician’s Office terline painting Adjournment 8 27 p m Rewectfuily *ubm>rted. Barbara Bedford Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edward* miles of the ‘X) miles proposed for takeover in Barry County involve roads that extend beyond the county. all the others begin and end within the county Also. Lamberg said, some ol the roads would not serve a "stale purpose." such as Coats Grove Road There would be no rea­ son for traffic traveling through Barry County (from Eaton to .Allegan or Kent counties, for example) lo use Coals Grove when they could use M-43. a state trunk­ line that parallels Coals Grove, he said Other county roads targeted by the stale have low speed limits and arc very curvy, making it less likely that traffic traveling from county lo county would use them Also. Lamberg said, the stale was not consistent in targeting roads. For example. Patterson Road, which borders Barry and Allegan counties, was not targeted for takeover in Barry County, but was targeted REQUEST FOR BIDS interest pace and otne» factors considered Sealed bids shall be received at the Office of the City Clerk Treasurer 102 S Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 until 3 30 p m or Wednesday March 4 1998 at Ah<h time they snail be opened and pub<>ciy read aloud Bids shall be submitted on a standard bid form available at the above address Bto specifications are included Aith thrs form AH bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package "Sealed Bid ■ 1997 1999 Tree Stump Removal Program." 4 DAYS............................... *341 5 DAYS............................... s401 Based on Double Occupancy Plus Port & Federal Taxes. Restrictions Apply □ Premier Travel 554-0311 YOl R CARMVAI. CRUSE HEADQUARTERS 7105 Kraft A»c Sfc । Corner of Kraft A. Bnv*drm*w> ( akikmia Michigan 493|6 Hours Mondjv Thursday s Mi am S pm INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS ~ HCarnival TM Mott W'vvT �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 HOKANSON, continued from page 1 living there." "1 hit Harold in the head because I had it with him... (I was) tired of his abuse so I just snapped and hit him with the small log." Hokanson wrote After getting up at I a.m and striking Svoboda. Hokanson went back to bed and got up al 7:30 a m., "made coffee around 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m.." he told police ' I yelled to Harold what lo do about lhe turkey? I got no response so I walked over lo Harold and felt that he was cold. I then woke Kerry (Wood) up and he told me lo go find a phone." McNeill claims that because Hokanson made no attempt to escape the scene and tried lo strike up a conversation with the deceased victim, his behavior demonstrates that of a person having a significant psy­ chological episode "warranting examina­ tion" of his capacity at the lime of lhe in­ cident. McNeill is also asking for a review of the criminal histories of James Ncslund and Anthony Hernandez who arc referenced in a supplemental police report regarding "pur ported" confessions by Hokanson Hernandez. 22. ot Middleville, is lamili.tr to lhe local courts, having been sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years probation in 1996 tor breaking into the Swamp Fox restaurant in 1995 Ncslund. 32 of Delton was sentenced Feb. 5. 1998 to live to 15 years in prison for being a habitual offender and for plead ing guilty to destroying a trailer in Prairieville Township in 1995 McNeill, however, said Wednesday that he does not know the extent of Neslund's or Hernandez’s involvement in this case, though he did say th.it neither man was a suspect in lhe killing. He is also asking for Svoboda’s complete criminal record, including arrest, charge and disposition, as well as any booking docu­ ments al the Barry County Jail and at the county jail of Lake Panasoffakc. Fla., "as the character of the deceased is material as .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW EAMILV CHURCH 2601 Lacey Riud. Dint ling. XII 49050 (616| 751-3021 church phone Sunday Sen ice V 30 a m . Sunday School 11 00 a m Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00 p m . Wednesday. Bible Sluds. 7 00 p m QI IMBY I SITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH M-79 West Pastor Susan Tnrobndfc (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship II am. After School Special Wednesday. 4 p m Pt) Boe 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd. 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 2285 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHI RCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services h»r more infor­ mation call 948-932? or Res David, T Hustuick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew'* is a part ot the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod H XSTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 16'4 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7.UU p m are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits W ELCOME CORNERS I MTED METHODIST CHI RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Serv ices Sunday. 9 00 a m Rev Ken Vaught. 11 (M) am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m. for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 lo 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 pm. ((im­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 0U a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ s i ove. and the fellowship of people w)» care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Fumerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church). 600 IXrncll Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 am - Bible ( lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p in Prayer and Bible Study ■ Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHI RCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 • 4 30 p m CHI RCH OF THE NXZVRENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. I! 00 i tn Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday ~ (Ml p m Services lor Adults. Teens and Children PEACE COMMUNITY ( Hl RCH OF GOD 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sundav School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am . Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children’s program Pastor John Mcllish THORN XPPLE X ALLEA ( Hl RC H 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery av .-liable for all ser­ vices Bring the whole familv HOPE I SITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH M-37 South at M-79. tarry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurv 9 am lo 12 noon Sunday Morning 9X1 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m lo 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday 7 oo p in Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN ( ATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am • 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. .Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Famih Hour 6(MJ pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 3d p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8(8)4 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand Si. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Sen icc 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHI’RCH Nashville lather Charles Fisher. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMl'MTV CHI RC H meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Ikin Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the sen tec Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WIMJDGROXE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W hcckha-r accessible and elevator Sunday School •» Wam. Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Ymilh meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is pro- ?«icd by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses AAREN Fl NER AL HOME of Hasting* FLEXFAB INC ORPOR ATED ol Hastings N ATION Al. B ANK OF II ASTINCiS Member F DIC THE II ASTINCiS BANNER and REMIND! R 1952 N Broadwav Hastings BOMB PH ARM AC A “Prescriptions" I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS M ANI FAC Tl RING CO. Hastings Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGL ASS PRODI CIS. IM . "■<) < <«ok Rd Hasting*. Michigan B ARRA C Ol NTA CHI RC II OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. XII 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 am Worship II am. I venmg Service* 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible studs 'pm Noonan Herron. Xtimstcr Phone V45-293X BiNc Survey on vidp>* in the home free BiNc Correspondence ( oursc HASTINGS FREE METHODIST C'Hl RC H ( omcr of State Rd and Bollwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Res iXtnald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p tn Teen*. 6 00 p tn Evening ( clcbralion for adult* "Kids Alive" tor age* 2 through fifth grade Wednesday ■ 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 IN) am Youth .Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p tn Kid's quizzing. '(I) pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary tor further information call the church office GRAC E LITHERAN ( Hl RCH 239 I- North St. Hasting* Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Feb 22 8 00 A 10 45 a m Holy ( ommurnon. 9 30 Sunday School tall ages). 4 oo p m Healing Service. 6 00 Xi*Mh Group. Thursday. Feb 19 7;00 p m Evangelism Comm Friday. Feb 20 5 45 pm Hockey Out­ ing Saturday. Feb 21 9 30am Catch 3. 4 (M) p m Inquirers 8 (X) NA Tuesday. Feb 24 7 30 OA Wednesday. Feb 25 10 <8) Word­ Watchers. 11 30 Holy Commu­ nion Lunch. 6 00 pm Supper. 7 00 Holy Communion flicting the mortal wound." "In lhe present case, the facts will show that lhe defendant stalked lhe victim while he slept lor the purpose ot hurting him. said Crowley. "The defendant then, accord­ ing to his statement to the police, blud­ geoned the victim with a 16-inch h\ I 1/2 inch log to "hurt or damage him" while he lay sleeping. These facts tai! to even come close lo the necessary foundation tor a sell defense theory.” For self defense, there must Ik- evidence that the defendant "honestly and reason­ ably" believed that he was tn danger; lhe degree of danger was of serious, bodily harm or death; and lhe action of lhe defen­ dant appear to be immediately necessary (only used the amount of force necessary for self defense), according to Crowley’s statement. Regarding*lhe victim's character. CrowIcy stales that evidence allowed is limited to reputation only, not specific incidents of conduct. If convicted of open murder. Hokanson could spend a maximum of lite in prison. He is currently being held without bond tn the Barry County Jail. the issue ol self-defense is hereby raised by lhe defendant." McNeill said in an official court document When Svoboda was alive, he spent his winters tn Florida where he owned a truck­ ing company His mother also lives in l-lorida McNeill wants hi review' the criminal history ol the victim because sell defense is one of several option?.” he will use to defend Hokanson. he said. "He assaulted me several times while people were present.” Hokanson wrote in his statement to Michigan State Police IXlective Lou Quinn. ’On Christmas Eve. Harold hit inc in lhe face in front of Kerry Wood while in one of his drunken fren­ zies." Barn County Prosecutor Dale Crowley, however, had submitted an argument to lhe court that self defense can only be sup­ ported it there is evidence, such as in Peo­ ple vs. Garbutt. where lhe court rules that evidence that lhe victim had a reputation as a "quarrelsome man. who earned weapons and threatened to use them" was not admissablc where lhe defendant had "followed the victim for the apparent purpose of in­ FIRST PRESBA TERI AN CHI RC II 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Nlichigan 49058 16I6) 945-5463 (, Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah* Ark PteSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday, feb 19 9 00 a m Women'* Bible Study on the Gospel of Nlark I nday. feb 20 6 45 p m Confirmation ( lass leaves for (amp Greenwood for Retreat Sunday, feb 22 9 30 a m and 11 (M) a m Sunday morn­ ing Worship Service* The 9 30 Service is broadcast over W B( II • \N! 1220 Nurscn '* provided dur­ ing both Services 10 30 am (oflee Hour - Dining R««om No PYf meetings toda. Monday, feb 23 "titipm Committee Night Tues­ day. feb 24 6 15 a m Nlen's Bible Study A Nit A Wednesday, feb 25 9 to am Cirdc Study Leader* meet with Pastor Keller. b 00 pm ( hutch Night supper • Hall. “(Mi pm Kervgma' Bible Study - Dming Room '00 pm "The Seven Deadly Sin*’ Lenten Bible Study lounge. ' *mi pm ( tuned ( h<nr rehearsal • Equipment • Experience • Economic Call on the < professionals at...f J-Ad Graphics8 &/Z’945-9554 Arnold L. “Lefty" Cunningham Harold E. Jones _____ Flossie A. Curtis________ LAKE ODESSA - Arnold L. “Lefty” Cunningham, 72, of Lake Odessa, passed away Thursday, February 12, 1998 at his residence after a shon illness. He was bom March 22, 1925 in Woodland Township, lhe son of Cecil & Lottie (Gilliland) Cunningham. He married Audra Sears on July 26,1946 in Lansing. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Marine Corps, and a member of the V.F.W. Jackson Mutschler Post #4461. He worked for Oldsmobile in Lansing for 30 years, retiring in 1983. He was preceded in death by his parents; twin brother, Ronald and son Terry. He is survived by his wife, Audra; three daughters, Judy (Thurman) Howard of Dimon­ dale, Gwen Cunningham of Manchester, New Hampshire, Dana Cunningham of Ypsilanti; three sons, Lloyd (Diane) Cunningham. Ronald (Christine) Cunningham and Alan Cunningham, all of Lake Odessa; four grand­ children; two brothers, Dareld (Rosie) Cunningham of Charlotte and Dale (Nancy) Cunningham of Lake Odessa; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday. Febru­ ary 16, 1998 at Lakewood United Methodist Church. Reverend Ward Pierce officiated. Burial took place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Lakewood United Methodist Church and Barry Community Hospice. Funeral arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. HASTINGS - Mr. HaroM E. Jones, age 92. of Hastings, passed away early Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Jones was bom on November 10, 1905 in Rutland Township, Barry County, the son of James & Myrtle (Scribner) Jones. He was raised in Rutland Township and attended rural schools, graduating in 1925 from Hastings High School. He was married to Frances I. McIntyre on June 30, 1934 Mr. Jones was a well known local building contractor for over 30 years. He had previously owned and operated the Vermontville Feed Mill for several years. He was a member of Hastings Masonic Lodge #52. He enjoyed traveling and was a long lime member of the “Wally Byann" Air Stream Caravan Cub, he also enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances on July 8, 1987; parents; brothers. LcLand, Darrel & Cair Jones. Mr. Jones is survived by two daughters, Marian (Frederick) Wurm of Hastings. Caro­ lyn Bible of Hastings and fiance, James VanWoldlear of Grand Rapids; two grandsons, Rusty (Brenda) Bible and Phillip Wurm; three sisters-in-law, Norma Jones of Mt. Pleasant. Emma Jones of Grand Rapids, Laura McIntyre of Nashville. Funeral services were held Saturday, Febru­ ary 14, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiating. Burial took place a! Hastings Riverside Cemetery. e Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or Habitat for Humanity. LAKE ODESSA - Rossie A. Curtis, 89, of Lake Odessa, passed away Thursday, Febniary 12, 1998 at her residence. She was born April 24, 1908 in Clarksville, lhe daughter of Alfred and Mary (Long) Bedell. She married Lloyd Curtis and he preceded her in death. She taught school for several years and was a member of the Woodbury United Brethren Church. She is survived by her cousins, Phyllis Garlingcr of Nashville. Norman Richard, Jr. of Albuqerque, New Mexico, Rolene Maion of Ml Vernon, Washington, Bernie Bedell of Lowell; nieces, Dorothy (Ken) Priddy of Nash­ ville, Ewilda Dillenbeck of Silver City. New Mexico, Mary Jean (Ernest) Rasey ot Nashville. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, lake Odessa with Reverend Duane Walter and Reverend Brian Allbrigh officiating. Inter me nt took place in Woodland Memoria Park, Woodland Township. Emilie L. Merring HASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST ( Hl R( H Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Buftord W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector ol Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AX1 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 am. ( offer Fellow­ ship 10 30 am. Worship 11 (MJ a m with child care for infant* and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Abuth fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth fellowship 5 30 p m Sunday, feb 21 Goodwill Class - Potluck dinner ■ Program on Land use in Barry County - 6 00 p m (Everyone invited') Wednesday. Feb 25 - Ash Wednesday - Catered Dinner - 6 30 pm (May make reservations by calling Church Of­ fice at 945-9574) Worship Ser­ vices at 7 30 pin Wednesdays Pi­ oneer Clubs for children kinder­ garten thru tilth grade. 4 30 pm Thursdays Youth Handbells. 5 (g) p m . /Adult Handbells. 6 30 p m . Chancel Choir. 7 30 p m Paper Drive Sponsored by the UX1 Men • Starts feb 27th and runs thru March IOth The truck will be at the Kmart parking lol Weed Printing?- HASTINGS - Emilie L. Merring, age 97, of Hastings, passed away Monday, Febniary 16, 1998 at Kountry Komfort Adult Foster Care in Hastings. She was bom June 19, 1900 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Emma Jane (Downs) Morgan. She attended school there and then had two years of Business College. Mrs. Merring worked in a clothing store in Pontiac, Michigan from 1937 to I960, when she moved to Ft. Myers, Florida. She lived there until moving to Hastings in 1994. She married George A. Merring April 24. 1929 and he preceded her in death on Novem­ ber 1. 1973. She was also preceded in death by one son. George A. Merring Jr. in 1969; two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by two grandsons, Stephen (Linda) Merring of Hastings, Daniel (Anne) Merring of Grand Rapids; three great grand­ sons, Francis J. Merring, Samuel J. Merring of Hastings and Ryan A. Merring of Grand Rapids; one nephew, Steven Morgan of Pennsylvania. No visitation or services will be held. Burial will be at Ft. Myers Memorial Garden Cemet­ ery in Ft. Myers, Florida. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry County Meals on Wheels Program. Funeral arrangements were made by Gin-bach Funeral Home in Hastings. |Leota Ray Pallas| SALUDA. NORTH CAROLINA - Leota Ray Pallas, age 87, of Saluda. North Carolina, passed away Monday, February 16, 1998 at Autumn Care of Saluda. A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, she had lived in Ohio and Connecticut before moving to Polk County in 1971. She was the daughter of the late Hershal and Margaret Ray and the wife of Vernon R. Pallas, who passed away in 1987. ' She received her Associates Degree in Accounting from Kent Slate and was employed as an Accountant for the Opportunity House. She was a member of Saluda Presbyterian Church. She was also preceded in death bv a son, Wallis Pallas. She is survived by her son. Ray R. Pallas and his wife Pamela of Windham, Maine; one granddaughter, Kiersta Pallas Stallman; two great grandchildren; one sister. Jeannette Hill of Largo, Florida and several nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 19,1998 at Saluda Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Herman Nodine officiating. Burial will be in Mtn. Page Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo Saluda Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 638, Saluda, North Carolina 28773. Arrangements were made by Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Crema­ tion Memorial Center, Hendersonville, North Carolina. — Memoriam — THIS HOLIDAY SEASON GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE SIGS A tMJSOR GKRD TOO O Ptc««c ditcuti your ferhnp ahuul erfan and titwe <kwiation uith y<xff faniy For more infornutmn and a fnx doner card, ca" 1-800-482-1455 A Gift of Life Initiator of the National Kidney Foundation' O« MUfclf.n In loving memory of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Thelma Geiger.- who passed awav Feb 18. 1989 It's been 9 long years since you left us We miss your warmth of love your laugh your great cooking and so much more Wo wish you were here to see our children grow but we know that you and Dad s presence are here watching us from Heaven Helen Marjorie Todd_____ NASHVILLE - Helen Marjorie Todd, ag 89, of Nashville, passed away Tuesday, Febre ary 10, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hasting: She was bom November 7, 1908 at he present home in Vermontville Township, th daughter of Joseph A. & Mary Etta (Dear Frith. She was a member of Vermontville Unite Methodist Church since 1918; charter memtx of Vermontville Historical Society; an championed handicap education in Eato County. After attending Hagar School, she drove horse and buggy or cutter to Nashville Hig School. She graduated in 1926 and then went t Bronson School of Nursing for two years i Kalamazcx). She served as a nurse first i Masonic Home in Alma, then around Vermom ville for many years. She married Robert L. Todd September 11 1932 at their present home and had two child ren, Richard C. in 1933 and Ruth Ann in 1944 She is survived by her husband, Robert; on brother, Fred Frith of Vermontville; daughtet Ruth Ann; son, Richard & Louise (Barney Todd; grandchildren, Rick (Cindy) Todd Rodney (Robyn) Todd. Teresa (Rodrick Reidsma. and Mark; great grandchildren Aaron, Hayley, Matthew, Christy, and Sarah She loved her family and her church. Funeral services were held Friday. February 13, 1998 at Vermontville United Methodist Church. Reverend Jeff Bowman officiated. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Vermontville United Methodist Church or Charlotte Christian School. Arrangements were made by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte. Save America^ Forests I TIk MtiOMridc CMRifa: to protect * rtstort Amorico'i aM mS j natural fortstt. You are both deeply missed Ron Chns Chuck Cody Bnttany Ed. Nicole and Cole Hum cal ar arite » han haw rot cu ImO- Alyce Dave Cindy ]tm Jessica Kaitlyn Sierra Chen and Christina • Sharon and Steve Connie C l Debbie Earl Stacia laceltne Dianne Shawn Austin and Alys Sate .America's Forests 4 Libran Court SE UIslington. DC 2000V 202 M-t-OJiq �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 7 Social News Weilers to observe 62nd anniverssary Ward and Mary Weiler celebrated their 62nd anniversary on February 17. 1998. They have five children; nine grand­ children; ten great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Stantons to mark 25th anniversary Albert Stantot| and Belinda Hughes were married in Hastings on Feb 23. 1973 He is the son of the late Harold and Genevieve Stanton and she is the daughter of Carroll and Joyce Hughes. They arc lifelong residents of Barry County. Albert is retired from the Hastings City Police Dept Belinda works as a regis­ tered nurse in the family birthing center at Pennock Hospital Al and Bee arc planning a family dinner with their daughter Jamie I Eric) Knoll and grandchildren. Ryan and Kern of Bryan Cen­ ter. son Josh and his fiance Stacey and son Aaron of Hastings, and will celebrate their anniversary on a second honeymoon tnp to Las Vegas. Nevada. Basore-Reid to wed March 21 Melissa A. Basore and Christopher P. Reid are happy to announce their intent to unite on March 21. 1998 at Unity Church Dora Johnson to turn 100 Dora Johnson will celebrate her 100th birthday. Saturday. Feb. 21. She would appre­ ciate cards at Thornapple Ma’ior. Hastings. Ml 49058 HOMEOWNERS ww on cnttirr cam atrr S 10,000 530,000 S80.000 Homing-Waller plan to wed July 18 Mr. and Mrs William Horning and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bevcr of Hastings are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Shasta Anne Horning and Clinton Gene Waller. Both Clinton and Shasta are graduates of Hastings High School and arc currently at­ tending Western Michigan University. Clint is a biology secondary education major and will begin his student teaching this autumn. Shasta is an elementary education major and attends W ML s Lee Honors College. A July 18. 1998 wedding in Sutton’s Bay. Ml is being planned A reception in Hastings w ill follow on Aug. 15. I* S77mo 5231 mo 5615, mo Credit Problems OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rates Free Aop?cabon Dy D'KX'O 8am-8oinEST Woodland NEWS... by Catherine Lucas The Woodland Lions Club held a Valen­ tine Ladies and Guest night Valentine Party al a restaurant in Lake Odessa. There were 22 Lions and wives at lhe party. After the meal, club President Wayne Musbach introduced Tom Nielhamer. who showed slides of the trip Ik* and Dons made to California in April 1997 They visited Harold and Nell Sk.nnard at their winter quarters in Palm Desert. Calif., and enjoyed visiting a California-style fruit and veg­ etable farm owned by a friend of Harold s. Nielhamer had slides of a young fig or­ chard. vineyards and a date grove as well as irrigated tomato, pepper and sweet corn fields. When the Nicthamers left the Stannards, they drove to Sequoia and Yosemite Na­ tional Parks in the California Sierra Nevada. Tom had slides of the giant red­ woods (Sequoia Giganlca). including Gen­ eral Sherman, the world’s largest living thing, and slides of the scenery in Yosemite Valley, including Bridal Veil Falls. Half Dome and El Capitain cliffs that were cut out of the mountains by a glacier many cons ago. Tom said that Yosemite Valley was closed lo private cars before the 1997 sea­ son and thereafter, access would only be by bus. It had become loo crowded w-ith pri­ vate cars and the exhausts were harming the geologic formations. The Nictharficrs returned by way of Reno. Nevada, and Sall Lake Ci’y. Utah. Tom said he was eager to get home to plant com. Each lady at the parly received a valen­ tine motif pin. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Thursday evening at Lake Manor. Waite reported that the Genealogical So­ ciety had had a motion-activated light in­ stalled at the entrance of the depot. The light will make entering the depot at night much easier, especially in the winter months. Waite also reported that the depot mu­ seum will be open the last Saturday of the month. (Feb. 28) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and new displays have been set up already. The displays this month feature historic hats and the hats of locally historic people. Lynda Cobb reported that 200 hollyhock plants have been ordered and they will be sold during museum hours in May. She said they usually run out in lhe first two hours; so if you want historical society hollyhocks, you must get there early. It was reported dial Clyde Shoemaker has given the society two pictures of the Lake Odessa school, one from 1921 and one from 1925. John Waite gave a program about the early history of Odessa Township, in which he stressed lhe Native Americans who lived in the area before lhe while men began coming. He said Chief Saubce was head of the small group or family of about 40 persons who traveled through lhe area each spring, summer and fall. From about 1820 to 1850. they followed the waterways during those seasons and in the fall, joined lhe larger groups to which they belonged. Many groups of these native peoples spent winters on Mackinac Island. They were a small group from the Ot­ tawa tribe headed by Chief Noonday. The Native Americans were moved lo Is- abclla County by a federal treaty in lhe early 1850s. I attended lhe very nice Depot dinner held by the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society Friday evening. Ross and Janet Thomas catered the meal, with the help ot llinda Tower. Katie's Stitch and Sew furnished silk Howers for the tables and Swift s Flo­ ral Shop gave candles and enough fresh carnations that each lady was given one to take home when she left. Joyce Faught tried to go back to work, but doctors finally decided, with the use of a bone scan, that she did have n broken bone in her fool from the industrial acci­ dent. JoAnne Jackson and Orpha Enz returned last week after spending a month in the southwest. They flew to San Diego where they were met by Eldon and Doris Flessner. They then spent two weeks with the Flcssners near Enscnala, Baja California. Mexico. The Flcssners then drove them to Yuma. Anz... where they visited Frank and Betty Colgro.e. w ho are former residents of this area. They stayed with the Colgrovcs for two weeks. The Flcssners went on to visit Mardelle Bates, whose winter home is near Phoenix. JoAnne said they had a nice time and had good weather while they were gone. They were lucky enough lo miss the El Nino storms. While I was in Grand Rapids Monday. 1 picked up three books for lhe library. Tltc first is Toni Morrison’s new- "Par­ adise*' which is not only lhe current choice of lhe Oprah's Book Club, but is now­ number one on the best seller list. John Grisham's new "The Street Lawyer'' hasn't been out long enough to be on any lists, but it is selling like crazy and being talked about everywhere. Of course, he is one of the most popular writers in lhe Woodland library; so I bought that one. loo. I also picked up a new Lilian Jackson Braun "Cal Who." This one is "The Cal Who Sang for the Birds." These light little mysteries always get read by many people. NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF THE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF • HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT • BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES State of Michigan WHO MAY VOTE? 1 -800-669-8957E LEGAL NOTICE Vernon and Phyllis Baitinger and Bob and Virginia Crockford enjoy their meal at the Woodland Lions Club Valentine dinner Act 451, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, as amended, provides the following: | Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Soard Fsbruory 10. 1998 All Boo'd members presen?, six guests Minutes opproved, treasurer’s report received Approved paved road work and Becker Rd cul­ vert Approved YMCA request Appointed Robert Stockham to Board ol Review Adooted resolution to transfer Amencable fran­ chise to Horizon Coble Amended budget Ceme’e v Capitol Outlay $9075 _ Purchased 8 voting stations from Doubleday and approved test oallot purchase • Appointed supervisor to sewer authority Paid outstr.iding bills ' Adjourned at 9 40 |onme Cruffenden, Clerk Artes’ed to by R chard C Thomas Supervisor (2/19) 22 local people gather in Florida Twenty-two people from the Hastings and Frccpori areas got together Thursday. Feb. 12. for an evening meal in dow ntown Zephyrhills. Fla. The group included Everett and Mary Galhy. Vern and Beverly McMillon. Bernard and Norma We. Elton and Evelyn Armour. Marion and Sharon Wallace. Maynard and Velma Nickleson. Doris and Chuck Hcacock. Ford and Leota .Aspinall. Marge and Dcwanc Fred Wilk. Harold and Bcasie Eckert. Jean Englerth and Marjorie Englcrth. All are looking forward to the annual Barry Counts Picnic in Florida Wednesday. Feb 25 "The Inspectors of Election at an Annual or Special Election shall not receive the vote of a person residing in a registration School District whose name is not registered as an eiector in the City or Township in which the person resides...’’ BOY. Krylan Rhye Pederson born on Dec. 15. 1997 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. and 18 inch­ es long. Parents are Steve and Missi (Lester) Pederson of Hastings. BOY. Anthony James, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Feb. 2. 1998 at 6:32 p.m. to Angie Kitzmiller and Tony Falvo of Delton. Weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Noah Oliver, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 2. 1998 at 1:30 a.m. to Neal and Michelle Elliott of Dowling. Weighing 6 lbs 9 ozs. and 20.5 inches long. BOY. Hunter Allen, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 2. 1998 al 8:19 a.m. to Damn and 1 nna Hyde of Clarksville. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 I 4 ozs. and 22 inches long To The Qualified Electors Of Said School District: The Docttow It being held to vote on the following propoMl(t): L MILLAGE PROPOSITION Renewal off School Operating Millage The Hastings Area School System Board of Education requests the authority to continue to levy not more than the statutory rate of 18 mills on non-homestead property for school operating purposes for a period of ten (10) years, that being years 1998 through 2007. inclusive. If the renewal is approved and levied by the School District, it is estimated that the School District will collect $1,662,370.00 in the first year. “Shall the constitutional limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all non-homestead property in Hastings Area School District, Counties of Barry and Calhoun, be increased by 16 mills on every dollar ($18.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation as finally equalized) on all non-homestead property in the School District for a period of ten (10) years. 1998 through 2007. inclusive, to be used for school operating purposes? (This is a renewal of millage previously approved by voters.) GIRL. Meagan Lou. bom at Metropolitan Can You Fill These Shoes? Hospital on Jan 29. 1998 at 8:55 a.m. to James and Mollie Filzhcnry of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. I oz. and 20 inches long. The last day on which persons may register with the Township Clerk(s) or City Clerk to vote at the SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION to be held on MARCH 30. 1998 is MARCH 2. 1998 Persons registering after 5.00 o'clock p.m.. Eastern Standard Time, on the said day are NOT ELIGIBLE to vote at the SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION Persons planning to register must determine when the City and Township Clerks’ offices will be open for registration. We are looking for certain individuals who can perform the duties of a nursing assistant. These individuals will possess honesty, dependabili­ ty. and caring nature. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and a fast paced work environment. Earn your Stale Certificate lo become a CENA, while being employed and receiving valuable experience? Classes begin March 16th and end March 31st. Please apply before March 9th at: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 EOE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION George Rex Fenstcmaker. Hastings and Stacey I vnn Pierce, Hastings Bryan Lee Clevenger. Nashville and Julie Ann O’Neill. Nashville. Ramon Lopez. Cloverdale and Madclon Kay Braddum. Cloverdale. Gregory Alan Swift. Hastings and Jessica Sue Spit/lcy. Freeport Patrick Omer Fitzsimmons. Bellevue and Jolene Michelle Pedersen. Bellevue David Earl I ales. Delton and Bethann West. Kalamazoo BOARD OF EDUCATION NO LONGER TAKES REGISTRATIONS Under the provisions of Act 451. Public Acts of Michigan. 1976. as amended, registrations will NOT BE TAKEN BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS and only persons who have registered as general electors with the appropriate Township or City Clerk of the Township or City in which they reside, or through registration at a Secretary of State's drivers license bureau, are registered school electors. This Notice Is given by order of the Board of Education of Hastings Area School District, Michigan Dated February 17. 1998 Donald A. Myers Secretary. Board of Education �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES rWBUAMT TO SECTION 19S2 Of THU IS Of TNI UMT ED STARS CODE YOL AM HEMBY INFOAWD THAT TNB IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INfONMATX* THAT YOU HKMOE MAY K USED FOR TMAT fUHPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE Default ha* beep ^ode n ’he condition ol a mortgage made by CATHY J NOR TON A SINGLE WOMAN TO BANC ONE FINAN CIAL SERVICES. INC Moogoge do’ed July 12* 1996 ond recorded on July i 5* 1996 m liber 666 on page 573 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage ’♦'ere is claimed to be due a» *e date hereof the sum of Thirty E>gh’ Thousand F «e Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and F hy Seven Cents ($38 588 57) nciud>ng .nteres’ a» 15 I5O*» pe» annum Under the power of sale contained *ad mort gage and the statute »n such case moae ana prov.a ed notice •* hereby g'ven mat sa.a mortgage w tie foreclosed by a sale ot me mortgaged premises o* some pa»’ of them a’ public venue ot me Barty County Courthouse m Hastings M-ch,gan at I 00 p m on March 26 1998 So'd premises are situated m the City of Dowling Barry County. S’a*e of Michigan and a»e described as All tha’ ce»tam p.ece or parcel of land lying situ ate and oe ng m me Township of Johnstown sa>d pc'cei bemg —a'«ea One •’ rhe allotment survey n the Soumwe st 1/4 of Section 10 Town I No”h Range 8 Wei1 and described as 8-9 mn,ng on the North 15 75 degrees East 8 I 3 30 fee’ from the iron post merged the Southeast angle of the highway tun mng along »he South ne ot Section 10 Town I North. Range 8 Wes’ and distant Eos’ 32 'ods. more or less, from the Southwes’ corner of said Sec tion, running thence North 85 50 degrees Wes’ 8 rods more or less to the East edge o’ Bristol lobe thence Northerly along sa>d lake to a line runn.ng Easterly parallel with and distance 4 rods from the las’ described course, thence South 85 50 degrees East 8 rods more or less to a point d>stont North 19 75 degrees East 68 40 feet nom the begmn ng Southwesterly to beginning TAX Item No COMMONLY KNOWN AS 891 Bristol lake Roca Dowlmg Ml 49050 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date cf such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with I948CI 600 3241a. >n which case the 'edempt on period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole Dated January 29. 1998 Bar*' Oe F none o Se'vices. Inc Mor’gogee MICHAEL M GRAND. Attorney 31731 NORTHWESTERN HWY «28OW FARMINGTON HltlS Ml 48334 1810)8514411 (312) Aynopeie NOPE TOWNSKIP Regular Board Meeting February 9 1998 7 30pm Coll to order and Pledge to the Flog Adams Woods Forster. Whitaker Albert and 9 citizens present App'oved ogenaa January minutes, and Febru ary bills Received correspondence, committee and trees..’ er’s reports Approved change to Cemetery Ordinance, hiring Surveyor Bob Corr to survey south line of Brush Ridge Cemetery allowing County Mapping to pro vide digital information on Hope Township a por ton of the 1998 Rood Work, keeping hall rental fees the same as at present, looking into opting out of County Address Ordinance purchase of MTA books, salary resolutions, increase of 50< an hour for Deputy Clerk, increase to $200 for burials, increase of 5% for employer contribution to retire­ ment increase m grant to $600 for Bernard Histori­ cal Museum paying for seminars for ZBA and Plan nmg Commission and for class for assessor adding money to 9899 budget to get Fund/PayroU pro gram, set Budget Hearing for 3/9/98 at 6 30 p m reimbursing Albert for map • Adtournment at 9 43 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by Patricio Albert Supervisor (2/!9) Tell of infidelity? 1 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT any INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in the cond-hons of a mortgage mode uv Terry L J M Stenzelbarton and Michelle S’enzelborton. husband and wife to The Prudential Mortgage Company, Inc . a New Jersey Corporation Mortgagee, dated April 6 i 994 and recorded on April 11,1994 in Liber 601 on Page 729 Barry County Records. Michigan, and was assigned by said mortgagee to lhe Norwest Mortgage Inc a California Corporation as assignee by an assignment dated June 20. 1996 which was recorded on October 8 1996 in Liber 674. on Page 851 Sorry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof me sum of Sixty Si* Thousand S<« Hundred Seventeen and 66/100 dollars ($66.617 66). including interest at 8 00% per annum Under the power of sole contained in said mort gage and lhe statue in such case mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore dosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them a’ public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan at 1 00 o’clock PM . on March 12. IW8 So»d premises ore situated «n Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described os Commencing a» the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1 '4 of the Northwest 1 /4of Section 24. Town 2 North Range 9 West thence North 1 584 feet to pomt of beginning, thence West 826 feet thence North 264 feet thence East 826 feet to center of rood, thence South 264 feet to pomt of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 monfh(s) from the date of such sale Doted January 29* 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC , 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms. Michigan 48025 File *97121403 (2 19) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Moria Terrero, a smgle woman to Fleet Mortgage Corp . Mortgagee dated May 4. 1995 ond recorded on May 9, 1995 m Liber 629. on Page 837. Bony County Records. Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic, os assignee by on assignmen' dated Moy 4, 1995 which was recorded on May 9, 1995, in Liber 629, on Page 842, Barry County Records, ond re recorded on February 15, 1996, in liber 651. Page 837, Barry County Records, Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Seventy and 23/100 dollars ($71,070 23). including interest at 7 15% per annum Under the power of sole contained in said mort­ gage ond the statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice >s hereby given that said mortgage w>ll be fore­ closed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hostings. Michigan ot 1 00 o'clock PM. on March 12. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described os. Lot 5 Supervisor Chase's Addition to the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plot thereat as recorded in liber 3 ot Plots on Page 1 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with I948CL 600 3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dote of such sole Dated January 29 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT authority FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmghom Forms. Michigan 48025 File *98010201 (2/26) Ann landers Husband or dog? Clean house Dear Kradrrs: it seems that I am in the dog house big time Remember the letter from "Be­ tween a Rock and a fiard Place’" She had a dog and tour cat* and married "Jim." who is allergic to animals He yelled at the dog and said it was stupid She added, however, that Jim was other­ wise a wonderful husband and father to then 2year-old son I took the position that her hus­ band’s well-being was more important than the animals' and she should find them a good home I thought that was a reasonable response, but the readers didn’t think so lhe first major vol­ ley came from “Sally” in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan She wrote. "Ihat marriage is doomed A woman who would banish her dog to the kitchen for a man. after the faithful pet had slept for eight years at the font of her bed. is an idiot ” Here’s more From IKtroii Your reader whose husband is allergic to her pets doesn't need a marriage counselor, she needs a allergist My cousin had a similar problem when she brought a dog into the family lhe "problem" turned out to be a godsend 1 he vet suggested an allergist, and my cousin's family has been living happily ever af­ ter Beverly Hills. Calif. It isn't easy to “find a good home" for an older animal If "Rock” takes the dog to a shelter, it is likely to be put to sleep In the event the dog is adopted, it will spend its remaining years heartbroken, wonder­ ing what transgression caused it to he discarded by its beloved owner Holly Browdc Massachusetts: As vice president of our local animal welfare agency. I must object to your re­ sponse to "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" I sec too many "dumped" animals that for some reason become an inconvenience to their imncrs. I doubt that a man who yells at his wife's dog w ill tum out to be a great husband or father Klamath. Calif: Please tell me why the wife should be the one who makes all the adjust­ ments Her husband certainly knew before he married her that she had pets, but apparently, he didn't show any signs of animosity until after the wedding If that man makes his wife give up her pets, she will always feel resentment, and it will most certainly have a negative impact on their relationship. Joyce Kellogg Altamonte Springs. Fla That woman says her husband is "faithful, smart, ambitious, a good provider and a wonderful father" to their 2-ycar-old son. but where's the compassion for lhe woman he married and her pets? I think he’s a self-centered, abusive pain in lhe neck. People who treat animals poorly usually treat people the same way I know from experience. Umatilla. Fla.: Have you visited a pound or shelter recently. Ann? The chances of finding a good home for those pets is about zilch. A bet­ ter alternative is to talk to the vet about new shampoos that reduce the dander that most peo­ ple arc allergic to If the cats need to be kept outside, they can use a heating pad in a special cat shelter on stilts like the one I use. My cats love it in the winter. Palmdale. Calif How could you tell that woman she'd be a fool to put an animal ahead of her husband who is "faithful, smart, ambitious, a good provider and a wonderful father?" Ex­ cuse me. but a man who is abusive, even if it's verbal, not physical, is not a good father or hus­ band. and no amount of brains or faithfulness will make up for his boorishness If he yells at the dog. how long will it be before he does the same thing to his 2-ycar-old son?Get with the program. Annie. Dear Readers: I would never advocate getting nd of a good husband and*father in favor of a pet. no matter how beloved. I agree, however, that the man should try allergy shots before giv­ ing up. My thanks to all who wrote. Dear Xnn l.anderv: Like mans who grew up dunng the Depression, my parents took great pndc in pulling themselves up by the bootstraps Their home was their castle, and they both worked diligently to maintain it. W hen my mother died six years ago. my sis­ ter. "Anne." now 36. was living at home with the folks She never moved out Anne now has four dogs, and they have virtually trashed the place I he liv ing room carpet smells like a cow bam The house is covered with dog hair, and since the dogs sleep with Anne, her bedsheets arc filthy. Despite the fact that my patents financed her college education. Anne, who has always had a g»M*d job. pays rent only sporadically My fa­ ther’s resentment is eating him alive I his would be easy tor me to write oft'as none of my business, but I would like nW children, ages 2 and 5. to spend more time with their grandpa He is getting on in years, and I want to visit more often, but seeing the beautiful home I grew up in being turned into a dump is very painful Dad complains to me constantly about Anne's frecloading He wants to remodel his home but say s he won't do it as long as the dogs arc there lhe wav things arc going. I'm afraid the dogs will outlive him. Please tell me what to do. This is critical, and I'm beside myself S.L. in Spencer. X Y. Dear Spencer. Have y ’u heard of psional house cleaners? They usually wo.k in teams and do a wonderful job. Look in the phone book, and make an appointment. You will wonder what took you so long. If there are none in Spencer, hire a cl car.,ng woman I urge you to get going. The longer you wait, the worse it will be for all concerned LEGAL NOTICE Confused About the New IRA Choices? Hastings City Bank Can Steer You In the Right Direction! We will help you take a clear look at how the Traditional. Education and Roth IRA compare so you can choose which is best for your circumstances. Hastings City Bank offers IRA certificates of deposit with terms ranging from 182 days to 8 years. Also, check into our IRA statement savings account that you can open with as little as 825.00. Our IR.A s offer highly competitive rates — ensuring that your IRA savings will grow steadily. And safety? Your savings are insured to SI00.000. Come see us and we II help you develop the right IRA program, combining personal service, safety and earnings growth. MOfYTGAGC FOMCLOMJWE BALI THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default hoi bee” mode m ihe conditions of a mortgage made by Richard J Romeyn a single mar to FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE COMPANY f/k/a NBD Mortgage Company Mortgagee oa’ed Moy 20 1993 and recorded o” June 7 1993 m liber 573 on Page 672. Ba"y County Records. Mich.gon on which mortgage *here is claimed to be due o’ the do’e ”ereo* *e sum of Thirty4hrt» Thousand Se.e- Hundred Eleven and 25/100 dollars ($33,711 25) includ­ ing interest o’ 7 75% pe» annum Under the power of sole contained tn sa>d mort­ gaged and *e statute m such case made and pro­ vided notice s Hereby given that sa>d mortgage will oe foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pretnises, or some part of them o’ pubic vendue o’ the Bo”y County Courthouse - Hastings Michigan o’ 1 00 o clock P m on Apr । 2 1998 ScO prem ves a-e s ’-o’ea m TOWNSHIP OF YANKEE SPRINGS Berry County M ch.gan and a*e desc' bea as lot 2 Ho'ipoy Subdivision acco’d-ng to *e 'ecoroea plat •ne'ea* - L oe» 5 o* Pla’s on Page 10 Toge’ne' w r-ght of "gress a^a eg'esi over Outo’ A G*ord» ew D’ve a~d OuHo* B to *ne Sno'e o* Gun lake all Deng ir *e Rober* England Pa’ occcrdmg io *e -ecordea t^o' there©’ os 'eco’ded m libe’ 5 of P'o’s on Page 16 The redemp’ion oe' ad shall be 6 monlh(s) "cm me da’e of Such sole unl*tt determ red abandoned n accordance w-m I948CL 600 3241 a n wrnch case me ’edema’or ©e* od s^a oe 30 days ”om me aa’e of suck ia e Do-ea Febr-a-. 19 1999 FIRST CHICAGO NED MORTGAGE COMPANY for information please call ^fastings? (litr <Bnnk Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 MEMBER FDIC .248 642 4202 T’O" i Tro- PC A-orrev> «O' FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Teegraa^ Su’e 100 B ngham Farm* M c^ugon 48025 Fie * 98020983 (3/19) Dear Xnn Landers; My husband and I have been married for 15 years, and we have three children Over the course ol our marriage, rm husband has had several affairs I his is wellknown by a numbet ot people because he ap­ peared publicly with various women The most v isible affair (also the most painful lot me) was his liaison with my sister I neatly left him. but he promised "never again il I would give him one last chance I agreed My sister has two children I have three The question is. how much should I tell the chil­ dren* I his is a rather small town, and gossip travels last I wi»uld n«»i be at all surprised to learn that they have already heard something W til you please advisc me ’ Indiana Mom Dear Mom: I see no reason to tell them any­ thing Should they come to you and ask if the stories they have heard are true, you must be honest and say. "Yes. but that is all in the past, and we don't need to think about it anymore" lo open a dialogue with children about their fa­ ther s infidelity would be punitive and counter­ productive. All welcome Dear Ann Landers: We recently had a death in the family 1 he notice is the paper read "pri­ vate graveside service" An in-law. who had neither seen nor spoken to a family member in 20 years, showed up at the cemetery and tagged along for the wake I think this was in ex­ tremely poor taste My husband disagrees. W hat do you sax. Ann’’ fines mg in Gan Ind ‘ Dear Gary A graveside service is not a so­ cial event Anyone who chooses to be present should be made to feel welcome Drugs an- everywhere Diev re easy to get. raw to use anJ <n<’w raster to get hooked on If \oit have questions about drugs. vou need Ann Landers booklet. "The Lowdown on Dope" Send a srif-addressrd. long, business-size enve­ lope and a check or money order for 5 f 75 (this includes postage and handling/ to Lowdown. t <» 4nn Landers. P() Ro\ //56J. Chicago. IH 606/1-0562 tin Canada, send SA 55 / Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate. Inc. Lake Odessa NEWS Union Bank s Keith Bumside and his wile enjoy a cozy dinner at the Depot. The Ionia County Health Department will hold its monthly immunization clinic on Wednesday. Feb. 25 in the lounge basement of the Central United Methodist Church, starting at 9 a.m. An eclipse is coming on Thursday. Feb 26. for about three minutes jn the afternoon There will not be another until about the year 2017 The Depot Museum will be open Saturday. Feb. 28. between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. for all vis­ itors This month the display cabinets are filled u uh hats and more hats There arc nhotographs of all varieties from baby bonnets to lofty ladies hats to men's top hats and even a cane Feathers, netting, veiling, satin, felt, and straw provide the substance and adornment of the head coverings. 0 A Lansing report is that Ionia County will be getting some of lhe state funds for highway improvement in the form of railroad grade crossing signs, reflective strips, stop signs and advance warning signs at 37 crossings. With the CSX line running on a diagonal from the cross­ ing on Clark Road on the north side of Barry County well into Kent county, there arc cross­ ings on both north south and cast west roads Added to that are crossings for the former Grand 1 runk line from Ionia west toward Grand Rapids There also will be new surface applied from Sprague Road, which is just south of Kmart and Mcijers north to the Grand River In a Saranac publication, the Ionia ( ounty National Bunk with branches in Belding. Low­ ell and Woodland, announced the appointment of Janice (Hawki Geiger to its board of direc­ tors. She is chief operating officer and co-owner of Michigan Chief Sales of Lake Odessa She is a graduate of Lakewotni High School and ( entral Michigan University She has a string of community set vice to her credit. The second valentine dinner at the Depot was held Friday evening. Guests were treated to punch, dips and spreads lor their snacks while dinner music played the entire evening Most were seated at tables for two with candlelight on their tables lhe windows were covered with lacy curtains and draperies One party of six had seating in the ticket office turned cozy dining space lhe leisurely dinner was served in cours­ es It was catered by Rt»ss and Janet Thomas. Lind.11 :chl«nver I or one lady it was a birthdav surprise She knew her husband was taking her out to cat but she never dreamed of going to such a place She vowed to come back next year lhe rooms were decorated with hats. Victorian era dishes, and an array of photographs. Caadlcs and flowers handed to each lady upon departure were given by Lynda Swift. The vio­ let nosegays al each table were from Katies Stitch *N Stuf .A return of valentine dinners came at Central UM Church Saturday evening when the scmoi and junior high youths groups hosted a meal Guests were directed to the church lounge by a double row of lummana along the walk. A ftci punch and appetizers in the lounge, they were escorted to the adjacent dining room, which was decorated in medieval fashion with murals ol knights, damsels, dragons and castles The wait­ resses wore long dresses and conical head dresses with floating chiffon streamers. A pool with fountain was the centerpiece ol the room. David and Claire (Chapman) Anderson of west Lansing were among the many who attend­ ed the Sunday afternoon visitation to the Cun­ ningham family Others were Ed and Phy lbs Miller of Bellevue, parents of Chnstinc Cun­ ningham Galen and Maxine Wonley of East Lansing were also in the crowd Did you ever recycle calendars ’ This v.ntcr recently found a 1987 linen calendar towel that matches 1998. except it shows a year at a glance 1 hen in a box of hoarded beautiful cal­ endars from abroad, there is one from 1976 which also fits this year In the senes of seasonal exhibits, the I cderick Mcncr (iardens of Grand Rapids will again fea­ ture the butterflies from Feb 28 through March 29 I he potential in the form of cocooning on boards is shipped to Grand Rapids When the magic day arrives, visitors who chance to be present see the butterflies emerge from their cocoons. Mrs Ronald (Marge) Entkson had arthro­ scopic knee surgery last week in Honda Parke and Marge Beach have left for Honda alter Mrs Bleach recovered from two surgeries. With the mild winter we have had. it would have been appropriate for the Michiganders to write to their friends to say. "The weather i> great W ish you were here ” Some of the spring bulbs have sent up new growth Reports last fall were that the oldest structure at the (aledonia Farmers' Elevator. Lakfe Odessa site, was to be razed This week a Icarion to the north side has been removed. Likclk this is the first step in the procevv This is an ola gtain elevator used by the Burling Mills and then the l ake Odessa Co-Op I levator until recent years �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... Another view of the William W. Potter Family Margaret Richardson Potter at their Wall Lake Home By Joycr F. Wrinbrecht William W. Ruler was the son of Lucien Bonaparte Potter, who was born in New York in 1838. He traveled, as a child of II. to Illinois where he had a maternal uncle W hen he could­ n’t travel by waterways, he walked, no small accomplishment for an 11-year-old youth His family members were known for their desire to travel and explore new lands Nathaniel Rotter came from England in 1638 from England He was an early settler of Rhode Island. Lucien Potter was working in Maple Grose. Barry County, just prior to the Civil War. He served during the war. becoming a captain in the Cavalry. Company L. Merrill House. Michi­ gan. Battalion of Volunteers. He had married Clarinda Louisa Trimmer, daughter of Lewis and Hannah Trimmer of Maple Grove in 1X40. William W Potter was born in Maple Grove Township on March 1. 1869 William Potter and his tour siblings attended country school in Maple Grove Township and then Nashville High School lie attended State Normal College at Ypsilanti and taught si iwml for a time. He then enrolled in the law depart­ ment at the University of Michigan and was admitted to the bar in 1894 - William W Potter married Margaret A. Richardson of Harrison. Mich . where he was wpenntendent of schools for a time In 1896. he became associated with Phillip T. Colgrove. attorney julaw, and the family became a pan of Hastings. He was elected attorney general for Michigan in 1926 and became a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1928 until his tl death, resulting from an automobile accident in 1940 W illiam and Margaret Richardson Potter had a family of six children; Louise. Doreen. Phillip, Charles W illiam. Marguerite and Eliza­ beth. All led interesting lives This essay is an account of mnik of the life of Louise, who wrote the overview of •’Green Street. 189*)” Materials for this article have been supplied by Margaret Ann Potter Hoag of Roanoke. Va . daughter of Philip R and Marguerite Potter, niece of I lutsc Potter, granddaughter of William W hitter. We wish to share with our readers some more of the Potter story: Anchorage Daily News. Tuesday. June 30. 1981. by Amy Bur mar. Daily News reporter. "If this little old lady tries to sell you a car. don’t assume that she drove it only to church on Sundays. "Louise Potter, who has driven the Alaska Highway 36 times, thinks nothing of making a 10,000-milc drive each summer. "She starts in her hometown of New London. Conn, and ends up in her destination. Camp Denali, a wilderness resort in Denali National Park, some weeks later, usually just several pot­ holes the worse for wear. "This 86-yearold world traveler and retired college administrator calls her annual trek her ‘only claim to distinction* and brags that she has lost but four tires to the road "‘I like it. potholes and all But when I first drove it in 1956. it was better than it is now. And it wasn’t so good then.’ "Her first visit was to Fairbanks in 1946. ’I couldn't believe all the flowers. I wanted to know what they were. But I went into the book store, and they didn’t have anything on flowers And neither did the library. So I wrote to a pub­ lisher when I went back to Connecticut and they asked me to write one ’ "Not knowing the Latin name of a single flower and the common names of fewer than a dozen. Potter wrote Roadside Flowers ot Alas­ ka ' 1 hat was when there weren't so many roads, she grins, and more recently |she wrote] Flow­ ers Along the McKinley Park Road ' "She remembers Alaska the way it used to be. when early settlers raised their eyebrows at the nation of a woman driving the Alcan alone I hat was when Wasilla {Alaska] had 154 people and one schoolhouse where Potter was the sole teacher " I had been coming up here quite a lot by then, and 1 wanted to stay I figured out how I could stay, by teaching.' she says. 'In those days there were 29 students in the high school I taught half of them and the principal taught the other half’ "But she secs nothing unusual in the life she has led. and shies away from strangers fawning. This attention comes easily at (. amp Denali, where Potter is a combination of resident botanist, grandmother and old time honorary Alaskan "She is not much bigger than a 9-year-old at the camp which she has known all his life Her lace, like her body, is small and almost Snttle in its strength She is wrinkled, with the blue eyes of a Yankee that never seem to fade, no matter how brutal the winters. And when she smiles she looks just as she might have 80 year ago. "Her red plaid jacket and loose gray corduroy pants are baggy, making her look even more fragile She straightens the red kerchief that covers her thinning gray hair. ’"My trademark? she says of the scarf. "But at her cabin, in Little Little Annie, the place that lias become undeniably hers, the scarf lies to the side of a pile of papers. "Rotter spends her morning at a wooden table writing letters and postcards, occasionally look­ ing out of the window for a view of Mount McKinley. "There is a small stove, and Potter’s cabin is one of the few with running water in her cabin Her clothes hang on a rack above the single bed But there is only one chair "■Sit here.' she say s, getting up She looks for a place to sit and glances at the bed. neatly made, covered with a quilt she has brought on more than a dozen of these trips. ’"My mother always told me that you don't sit on beds.' she says, not seeing any alternatives. ’Well, just the edge.' she says smoothing out and then perching on a corner. "Potter has never been one to adhere to con­ ventional opinions just because other people agreed with them. First she w-cnt to college, which wasn’t too bad. since she chose her father’s alma mater, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor But then she took off to London, where she studied silver smithing and she still uses some of the pieces w hich she crafted. "For 15 years, things looked like they were settling dow n, as Miss Potter became the execu­ tive secretary to the president of the Connect i- Alaska Nxbnam* I ast F>nnt<«>« Itodkrt MORJJvi "» (1) Pelnl McK.ntey 20.J20 h.[ 5 FofM.lal.oA S51.9O l«»l Cap.tai J««neau iKf*" C.lf Anchorag* paga 121 cut ( ollege tor Women she even had a week­ end retreat, a 100-acre farm in Vermont But when the president retired so did Potter Vid she took a trip around the world by barge I hat was years ago and Rotter has neither patience nor interest in dates ’She says only that she sold her farm and moved to New I ondon. where she spends the spring and pan ot the fall lhe rest ot rhe time she is visiting I ondon or a nephew in Ghana, or .i friend in Mexico ot is in southern Spain ■"I know moie people here than anywhere else, and the last time my sister asked me why I just don’t move there.' she says But it I did then I would just be running around somewhere else “She travels alone, perhaps so no one else will cramp her style She has never married or had children and doesn't say that she would like to have done it any differently ■"I’ve had a crazy life I realize I haven't done any of the proper things But i’ve had a good time.’" Miss Potter came by her sense of adventure quite naturally. Her mother. Margaret Richard­ son Potter, was an adventurous person in het own right W hile she was a very supportive wife and mother she did mans things of interest her­ self Hie William W Potter family was one of the earliest families to make Wall I akc into a beau­ tiful summer resort section, along with the Walldorf! family As early as I‘>04 the Pottei family maintained a summer cottage on the North Shores ot Wall I akc Mrs Potter was fond of fishing and swim­ ming and the children were often with her on these ventures She often did things that had not been done previously. She held the record for swimming some of the longer distances held on the lake She once swam from "Oakwood” the cottage of W W Hayes, a distance ol 2.633 feet to Beechwood Runt During her travels, she often brought home stones in various shapes and colors and when they built a permanent home in 1931 many of the stones became a part of the large fireplace in the living room She christened the cottage ’Durnovin ’ After Judge Ritter’s death in I ‘MO this Wall Lake home became the home center of the family. Margaret Ann Potter Hoag recalls the family times spent at Wall Lake and when she was 11 years old. her parents Philip R and Marguerite Potter, built a home at Wall Lake and they moved there from Detroit. She attended Delton Kellogg School, seventh grade through 12th grade, graduating in 1947. When Mrs. Potter became too fragile to live alone, she moved to Delton, where she lived with Blanche Richards, mother of Clare Richards. Louise Ritter often came to visit her mother at the Richards* home during those years. Louise liked to wear men’s trousers on her trips to and from Alaska and would often buy them at the Goodwill store. She was very short and usually needed to have them short­ ened. Mrs. Richards hemmed many pair of pants for Louise to wear on her long trips. Margaret Richardson Potter died in 1954 and is buried in W ilcox Cemetery. Maple Grove Township. Louise Potter, the oldest of the six children of W W potter and Margaret Richardson Potter was born in Ann Arbor. Michigan on Jan 25. 1895. while her father studied law at the Uni­ versity She grew up in Hastings. Mich gradu­ ating from Hastings High School in 1912 She graduated in 1916 from the University of Michigan and studied at the University of Lon­ don. I ngland in 1929-1930 Miss Potter worked as a teacher in Cam­ bridge. Massachusetts, in Buffalo. N.Y.. and in Wasilla. Alaska She was dean of women at the I diversity of Alaska and assistant to the presi­ dent of Vassar ( ollege tn Poughkeepsie. N.Y.. and assistant to the president of ( onnccticut < ollege for Women at New London. Connecti­ cut. She became know n as "Potter” to her Alaskan friends. She was an av id traveler She visited the British Isles. Europe. Iceland New Zealand Australia. Africa. Israel. Mexico. Canada. Alas­ ka and Hawaii and covered most of the conti­ nental I nited States In 1964. she went around the world by freighter She discovered Alaska in 1946 From that f irst visit she worked hard to find a way to spend at least part of every year here with her dear friends and surrounded by the countryside she lov ed In 1956. she packed her car and drov e to Wasilla. Alaska, from Thetford Vt. It was a trip she made alone by car almost every year until 1985 That year she flew north to spend her last summer at ( amp Denali Louise wrote and published many books and articles about her family, about her travels, about the communities where she’d lived and about the Alaskan wildflowers that fascinated her It was Louise's interest in family history that first brought her to Vermont After a camping trip to Thetford in 1936. she bought the little brick house by the old bridge at Rice’s Mills. At the bid red bnck farmhouse on the road to the center, she welcomed her nieces and nephews summer after summer until she sold that home to the Wicnkc family. Margaret Ann Ritter Hoag has great memo­ ries of the old bnck farmhouse in Vermont where she spent the summer of 1942 with her Aunt Louise when she was 12 years old She built a new home for her retirement in I960 next to the garage in Thetford Center [Ver­ mont]. Her itchy foot kept her moving, however. She lived in Hanover. N.H.. and again in New Lon­ don. Conn., before settling in Thetford Center across from her former home, a fnend. tenant and neighbor of Elmer and Bertha Brown. Louise Potter died just short of her 100th birthday, at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Skowhegan. Maine, on Sept. 5. 1993. where she had moved to recover from a broken hip. Louise Potter and her sister Doreen Potter Hanna compiled and wrote a history and genealogy of the Potter family entitled "The Potter - Richardson Memorial.” Sources Margaret Ann fritter Hoag. niece of Miss fritter. Anchorage Daily News, Tuesday. June 30. 1981; Hope Township. Second Edition. 1978. History pl Barry County. Il.’ff fritter. /V/2. Barry County History 1985. Years Gone B\. Bernard Historical Society’. 1967. j ATTENTION TEENS! •i • J If you are at least 14 years and 9 months of age, you can get J « started on driver education. If you want to get your license at « • 16 you will need to have completed both segments one and ♦ J two of driver education. For more information or to get J X registered for a winter or spring class give us a call. • i -^3 Cereal City i : Driving School | : J ♦ J 616-721-8709 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board ot Review of tltc City of Hastings will convene in lhe City Assessor’s Office. City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan on: March 3rd. 4th and Sth 9:00 a.m. to Noon - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. And as many days as may be necessary to review, correct, and equalize the 1998 assessment roll. Taxpayers wishing to appeal the assessed value, taxable value or classification assigned their property may appeal to the Board ol Review in person or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person, please telephone (616) 945-2468 Ext. 15 for an appointment Tentative factors lor real property assessments in the City of Hastings will be as follows COMMERCIAL ISIHSTRIAI. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PERSONAL RATIO FACTOR 49.44 50.00 4534 50.00 50.00 1.0113 1.0000 1.1028 LOOM lhe City ol Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, or call 616-945-2468. or TDD call relay services I• 8(81-649-3777. F.venl G Manshum City Clerk Detaii map of Alaska, noting area where Louise Potter soent many years teaching at Wasilla Alaska : Classes beginning in HASTINGS, Monday. Feb. 23 1 Take $50.00 off the regular $275.00 fee for segment *1 when ♦ you mention this ad. J �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 ( < me l< think < f it... Hockey, eh, gives Nagano viewers ‘real’ sport drama The United Stales men may not be skating for a medal, but the Olympic hockey tournaments still are the best competitions in these somewhat sleeps Nagano ’VS Games Thanks to lhe gold winning performance ol the U.S. women's team, plus the fact that National Hockey Players make up a majority of lhe talented teams in the mens' tournament, the sport ol hockey looks to greatlx benefit from these Japanese experiences Forget Sushi, poisonous blow fish or ice dancer Pasha Stick with the hockey and you're sure to SCORE* with Nagano For the I rsl time ever in the Winter Olympics, womens hockey was par: of the big celebration l he I' S women not only won the gold medal with a 3-1 triumph over ( anada late Sunday in the championship game, hut did so with a lot of class, a lol ot emotion and a whole lot of great character Team captain Cammi Granato. with first clinched and a radiant smile on her face, showed what the ' true’' Olympic spirit is all about Her realistic emotion was quite heart-warming in comparison to Pasha and her idiotic. Marilyn Monroe­ like behavior Canada's women had won lour World Cups in a row. but it was the good ole' U.S.A, that first tasted Olympic glory. It was the country's first gold medal in hockey since the men pulled oil the Miracle on Ice in *980. Do you remember 1980 in Lake Placid ’. I do "The Impossible Dream Come True'" There will be no Miracle on Icc for the U.S. men «n 1998 a* the red. while and blue's chance iui gold g:ory ended late Tuesday w ith a 4-1 defeat to a very solid Czech Republic squad. The defeat made Team U.S.A. 1-3 with the other two ice defeats coming to Sweden and Canada After winning the World Cup in '96. lhe U.S. hail high hopes for anotlier great finish in Nagano, hut fell on some slippery ice. Not even talented skaters like Breit Hull. Keith Tkachuk. John LeClair. Chris Chclios. Brian Lecich or Brenden Shanahan could save this team from a major disappointment And don't blame this sorrow on the hockey players who stayed out too late We arc talking about grown men. aren't we'.’ There’s two things you should know about hock-v players: I. They like lo have a good time and 2. They like to drink lots o beer After saying this I should also state that hockey players arc lhe most charismatic athletes on. lhe planet and alway s, ch. make for the best interviews. The U.S. men weren't playing against slushy competition cither Canada. Sweden, the Czech Republic and Russia all have their own versions of Drcam Teams, squads that feature some of the best play makers in the NHL. The Canadians were so distraught about losing the last World Cup that they strategically built a team ’hat equid overpower their American counterparts Size and speed with size being their biggest building goal So far. Canada's plan has worked wonderfully. F.ric Lindros. Joe Sakic. Wayne Gretzky. Ray Bourque. Rob Blake. Trevor Linden. Patrick Roy. Keith Prmieau and The Captain Steve Yzcrman I may be from lhe U.S., but my heart is always with Yzcnnan 1 predict that Canada will meet the Czech Republic in the gold medal game An early score prediction. 3-2 in favor of our neighbors from the North 1 originally thought Sweden might get to the gold game, but just found out that a Tuesday loss to Finland made that history Sweden, even without I'll Samuelson in the lineup, is awesome and benefit from lhe large skating surface that they arc playing on m lhe Olympic games II I was NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. I would take notice of how interesting the game becomes on the bigger ice surfaces The Czech Republic has Jaromir Jagr and goalkeeper Dominik Hasek I like their chances, but still believe that Jagr hair s too long and he should spend more time on hts defense and not on his hair products The Russians have our friend. Sergei Fedorov, and han Kravchuk I returned from Rotary Monday in tune to watch a half period of lhe game between Russia and the Czechs This hockey tournament is not just about good will and happy times Ask our friend Jagr. who got to experience a facial with lhe ice. And lei's not forget about Tccmu Selanne who plays for the Fins or one of my other favorite icers Nik Lidstrom who is a member of Team Sweden. Olympic hockey in '98 has been awesome This is better than the basketball Drcam Team because more countries have benefited from the additions of the pro players Hockey is great sport and should continue to grow with this Olympic experience Forget about Pasha and her fellow ice dancers, their growth can only be measured through lhe block judging. As far as the rest of my Nagano experience goes- 1 truly enjoy watching and saying Picabo Street. I really worry about this figure skater named Rudy and I've been spending much lime on my davenport practicing my vcision of the luge The skiing has been all right, but the number of cancellations has left me out in the cold. Olympics Grade: C — Northview 48-46 Adam Schantz topped lhe Hastings team in the score book with 12 points In pool play. Cairl's squad split with Chcboygen (15-3, 14-16). lost to a "very good" Grand Rapids Christian team (15­ 13. 15-12) and split with Eastern. Grand Rapids Christian won the championship Setter Anne Burghdoff (11) and Sara Allerding (4) look for Amy Songer (6) to make the spike as Hudsonville prepares for a block at the net. at the Dec. 20 Holiday Cup Tournament, also held in Grand Rapids. Hastings then ousted Ottawa Hills (15­ 2. 15-7) before losing to Waterford Mott (15-12. 15-3) in the semifinals. When asked what areas she fell her team improved in Saturday. Cairl mentioned serving, attitude and enthusiasm. The first-year coach also said the team is receiving vocal leadership from Allerding. Katie Williams and Gillons. Songer had 28 kills and 46 digs at the U.S.A. Tournament to lead the team in those two categories. Burghdoff had 12 kills, and 6 service aces. Gillons 14 kills. Songer 5 service accs and Simpson contributed with 7 kills and 37 digs. Hastings plays host to Wyoming Park tonight (Thursday. Feb. 19) in O-K While volleyball action. Delton's volleyball team will compete in the Kalamazoo Valley Association Tournament in Mattawan on Saturday. • Tech Signs G.L. Spiker: Laura Grubka. a senior hitter on Gull Lake's volleyball team, recently signed a scholarship to play at Georgia Tech next fall. Grubka. who has earned All-State honors al Gull Lake, will play for a Yellowjacket program that has qualified for the NCAA Tournament four of the last five years. Freshman spikers qualify for quarters • My Heart Goes Out: Some special people helped lo make my Valentine's experience not so bad The Merry Merchants of South Jefferson Street sent me three long-stemmed roses on Friday and that helped me lo Lighten Up a bit Hie good people at Contcmpo Salon invited me to a hockey game in Grand Rapids on Saturday and that also provided me with a sweetening spark. And last, but not least. I must thank Jon Gambee for all of his recent help and 1 hope that you gel better teal darn soon! Talk to you soon. without I injured player Kyle) Matteson was extremely important.' Tile Panthers also received 7 points and a 3-pointer from Mike Kammeraad. 4 points from Rueben Reyna and IS points from Jason Hamer Harner nailed 7-of-l I field goals in the second half On the boards. Delton won the battle over Hackett 28-19 Th». was a great team win; I'm real pleased." Hogoboom added Delton travel* to Parchment tor more KVA hoops on I riJay Freshman eagers winning The freshman ba*kctballer* .u Hastings High won twice last week »tver league toes Northview and l ast Grand Rapid* Leland Jennings made a last *econd shot al the buzzer lo lift the Saxons past Sometimes worrying about making mistakes can make you make mistakes Hastings varsity volleyball coach Tammy Cairl believes this could be the reason why her Saxons are not winning more on the courts. A match against Hudsonville last Thursday — which resulted in a 15-11. 15-4 loss — seemed lo prove what the first-year Saxon coach was referring to. Instead, of moving a step forward. Hastings spikers appeared to take a step back. I was not lutppy wnh their performance. Caul said "It was the worst they played all season Hastings scored lhe first 5 points of lhe fir.t game with Sara Allerding serving four of the five, but Hudsonville rallied lor 15 of the final 21 and look a 1-0 lead m lhe league match Allerding accounted lor 3 service aces in game one and also teamed with Amy Songer for a successful block that pul Hastings ahead 6-4 Songer registered 3 kills, including one spike that pul her team in front 11-10 Kristin Wildern gave the Saxons' their fourth service ace at 9-7 and Laura Storm was credited with 2 kills. Hudsonville scored lhe first 5 points of game two. but Songer served three straight points for Hastings to cut the gap lo 5 3 Summer Gillens made a leaping block for the third Saxon point. But. lhe Eagles scored 10 ol the next 11 points to claim clean sweep. Songer spiked 2 kills in Game 2. Erika Simpson collected 4 digs and Anne Burghdoff had 4 assists. Simpson finished the match with a team-leading 9 digs, while Burghdoff had a team-leading 8 assists. Improvement was shown Saturday at the U.S.A Volleyball Tournament in Grand Rapids. • Academic All-State: Jennie Doyle, ol Middleville, was named to lhe Basketball Coaches 1997-98 All-Stale team. Doyle, also an AILBarry County athlete, had a grade point average of 3.7 and led the Lady Trojans in scoring and in other important categories last season. Panthers pull out “team” triumph over Fighting Irish With "huge" games from Denny Bourdo and Robert Boyle. Delton's varsity hoopslers defeated Kalamazoo Hackett last Friday in KVA hoops 60-47 Bourdo had 14 points. It) rebound*. * assists. 4 steals and 3 blocks Boyle added 15 points. 5 defensive rebounds. 6 assists and 2 steals Boyles point total included three 3-pomlers and a 4-!or-4 outing at the free throw line "This was a huge win lor us. Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said lhe way our guards (including Boy lei stepped up Volleyball team anxious to rid selves of mistakes Ha*ungs used a tenacious defensive eft 'll to limit l ast Giand Rapids to 31 point* and prevailed in that game 35-31. Dustin fcrreil. Sea:* left! and Jennings cash tallied * points t lead the Saxon* Hie freshmen are now ‘>7 overall and " 4 m the <) K White Summer Gillons (12) uses some fancy foot work to guide the ball over the net in last Thursday's O-K volleyball match at Hastings. Hastings' freshman volleyball team lost in the quarterfinals to Hudsonville at Saturday's East Grand Rapids Tournament. 15-9. 15-4. Rissa Carr had 11 service points, including 8 accs. JoAnn Bailey and Jenessa Rude also shinned serving with 10 points each. Katie Noteboom had II kills and 16 blocks. Kain Fnddle 6 kills and 11 blocks and Saman.ha Oakland collected 8 digs also for th: Saxon squad. Hastings lost 11-15. 15-6. 15-5 to Forest Hills Central last week in league volleyball action. Noteboom led the Saxon spikers with 5 kills and 3 blocks and Fnddle managed 3 kills. No. 7 Lake wood second to Salem at Creston Classic Plymouth Salem capitalized on I akewood's service receive errors en route lo a 15-9. 15-2 volleyball championship triumph .it Saturday 's Creston Classic. Salem. 6-0 m Pool A. faced Coach Kellie Row land's Lakewood team. 5-1 in Pool C. in what appeared to be an explosive championship match between two of the best teams m the State The Lady Vikcs. however, were not so much stymied by the No 4 team in Class z\. as by their inability to return Salem * serves. "It was the worst serve receive that we’ve had all year." Rowland said "They have three monster* (tall players) It's the best team that I’ve seen." Lakewood opened the day with a 15-13 loss to Coopersville in its first game in pool play, but battled back to win the second 15­ 9. Row land said "bad" serve receive play also was a factor in tha: match. attacked very well/' "We Lakewood Coach Kellie Rowland The Lady Vikcs then won over Creston 15-2. 15-3. Grant 15-3. 15-5 and Hesperia 15-0. 15-3 to earn their spot in the quarterfinals. In that round. Rowland’s spikers handled Cadillac 15-8. 15-7. In lhe semifinals. "Jami (Schrock) came alive" to lift Lakewood past Wyoming Park 15-10. 15-12. “Wc attacked very well and are starting I’ run more plays and more options." Rowland said of her team’s overall play al Creston. Schrock had 63 kills and 38 service points Saturday. Katherine Shcllenbargcr 40 service points. 8 aces and 36 kills. Jill Benschoter 9 digs and 71 blocks. Melissa Ruder 76 blocks. Amanda Blough 111 assists and Jennifer Nielsen returned to the Lakewood lineup with 37 kills and 7 blocks. LAKEWOOD Continued on page 11 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 11 J-Ad Graphics 1Q_3 Kyle Brower (Middleville) 43-2 Phil Plowman (Lakewood) 24-6 Greg Seeber (Hastings) 24-10 112 Matt VanDorp (Lakewood) 20-20 David Kiel (Middleville) 17-16 119 Evan Space (Middleville) 27-5 125 Kns Utley (Middleville) 28-10 Randy Silsbee (Maple Valley) 22-17 130 Dendel Craven (Middleville) 36-9 Jett Rhoades (Maple Valley) 24-10 Nick Hummell (Lakewood) 12-8 135 Is Rosales (Middleville) 34-5 Tyler Robins (Maple Valley) 28-11 Johnny Hicks (Delton) 19-8 140 Jared Otto (Middleville) 39-5 Ron Wierckz (Lakewood) 23-11 Trevor Wawiemia (Ma. Valley) 24-13 Rob Lee (Hastings) 14-13 145 Luke Noteboom (Hastings) 31-8 Ponch Wildman (Lakewood) 22-10 Pat Lowe (Maple Valley) 10-0 152 Robert Isom (Delton) 25-5 Michael Lipstraw (Hastings) 24-15 Chris Dunham (Maple Valley) 12-10 Ryan Craven (Middleville) 18-17 160 Spencer Romph (Middleville) 40-4 Nick Hannar (Delton) 27-6 Don Smith (Hastings) 23-4 171 Bill Blair (Hastings) 32-4 Jeremy Vandefiler (M-ville) 32-10 T.J. Koch (Lakewood) 28-9 189 Ron Haynes (Middleville) 40-4 Phil Schallnom (Delton) 21-13 Mike Pursell (Hastings) 16-12 Jarrod LaRoche (Lakewood) 8-7 215 Tim Easey (Hastings) 29-5 Miso Glavan (Middleville) 21-10 Andy Adams (Maple Valley) 14-13 275 Erik Vernon (Middleville) 37-7 Billy Fems (Delton) 25-9 Tim Grove (Lakewood) 25-9 Jason Grasman (Maple Valley) 22-11 Gabe McCarty (Hastings) 22-12 Sports Story Call 945-9554 LEGAL NOTICE: Steteof MteMgan Probate Court Cooaty of Barry PUBLICATION NOT1CC Docoaaeb Katato File No 08-22296-SE Es’o’e of De>orei I Goddo’d Deceased Socol Security No 385 28 8241 TO All INTERESTED PERSONS Your .mere*’ m ihe eito'e may be barred or affected by Hu * hearing TAKE NOTICE On March 18 1998 at 10 00 a m . tn the Probole Courtroom Hastings. Michigan, before Honorable Richard h Show. Judge of Pro­ bate a hearing will be held on the petition of Vic’or f Goddard J' reQues’mg ma» he be ooooin’ed pe» sono! Representative of the Estate of Delores I Goddo'd who iivea at 4Id P newood Dr ve Hos*mgs Michigan 49058 ond wno d'ed on January 23 • 908 reques’ ng *or me ne«r* □* o o* me dece den’ be determined and reques’ ng oiso mo* th* Will of the deceased dated Augutf 28 1996 and codicils doted none oe cammed to Probate Creditors of the deceased ore notified that oil claims agamst the estate w ' oe fo’ever barred unless presented ’o the jp'oposed! personal repru sentative or to bo"- the probo’e ecu” o"d the [pro­ posed) personal rep’esento’ve with n fou’ months of the dote of pub- cation of h. s notice No’ ce s further given thot the estate w men oe assigned to e"» tied Ksons appearing of recc'd e 2/13/98 David A Dimmers [PI 2793) DiMMfRS 5 DOHERTY 221 Sou*h B'OOdway Hastmgs Ml 49058 616/945 9596 Victor F Goddard J» 5187 Midway Dr ve Hastings Michigan 49058 616/948 8511 (2/19) Trojan wrestlers gain share of O-K Blue On a (-shirt that promotes the 1997-98 Middleville wrestling team are the following words: Go Hard or Go Home Coach Tom Lehman’s i-am did both Saturday to help realize its dream once again of being league champion. The Trojans qualified all 14 of their wrestlers for the championship round, helping to defeat second place Hamilton by 26 1/2 points al the O-K Blue Conference Wrestling Tournament al Thornapplc Kellogg High School Hamilton defeated Middleville 30-29 in the regular season dual, so Lehman's squad had to finish first Saturday to gain a share of the league crown. And that's just what they did. with three Trojans winning weight class titles, seven placing second, two finishing third and two wrestling for fourths. “We wrestled very well getting to the finals, but did not wrestle well in the finals.” Lehman said. Middleville ended the day with 209 1/2 points to Hamilton's team total of 183. The second place Hawkeyes won two more weight classes than the Trojans, but lost a couple of crucial head-to-head matches in the semifinal round. Heavyweight Erik Vernon beat Aaron Kapenga 3-0. while 130-pounder Dendel Craven pinned Chris DeBoer in 1:50. Craven and Vernon came away with second-place awards Saturday, but their wins were instrumental in Middleville's first place achievement. Seniors Kyle Brower and Spencer Romph both won weight class titles Saturday and arc battling each other for the schtxil record for career wins. Brower and Romph both have around 160 prep wrestling wins. Marty Sinkc held the previous school mark of 158 from 1980-83. But as Brower stated Saturday, the first goal is winning a district title and possibly getting back to the State finals. Brower won his second consecutive O-K Blue title Saturday. Afterward. Brower shed a few tears for the accomplishment. Brower pinned Byron Center’s DJ. Prince in 1:45 for his title al 103, while Romph won by injury default over Wyoming Rogers’ Malt Tuinslra al 160. The third Trojan grapplcr who finished first at the conference championship was Jared Otto. Otto worked four years to earn his conference title. Otto won at 140 with an 8-0 decision against Godwin Heights* * Thinh Tang. Vernon at heavyweight, Dendel Craven at 130. Is Rosales at 135. Ryan Craven at 152. Jeremy Vandcfifcr al 171, Ron Haynes at 189 and Miso Glavan at 215 were lhe seven Trojans who also made it to a championship finale. Kris Utley at 125 and Jeremy Strait at 145 came away with thirds, while Luke Egolf at 112 and Bret Wiersma al 119 each collected fourths. “Il was real nice lo sec the kids come through.” Lehman said of his team's championship efforts. ”Wc’rc totally Middleville's Kyle Brower, one ot the best in the State at 103. is worried about team goals and not about individual accomplishments or records. The Trojans are currently ranked No. 2 in Division II and are aiming tor more State glory LAKEWOOD Continued on page 11 In last Thursday's league victory over Lansing Catholic Central. Schrock had 14 kills. Benschoter 2 blacks. Shcllenbargcr 13 digs. Nielsen 5 service aces and Blough 20 assists. Lakewood won the match 15-6. 15­ 10. This week in Capital Circuit action. Eaton Rapids comes to Lakewood for an intense Thursday (Feb. 19) volleyball battle. The contest will be Schrock’s last at home, and special ceremonies arc planned. M.I.V.C.A. Class A Dendel Craven's points at 130 were instrumental in the Trojans' O-K Blue title chase Saturday at home. healthy, and today the kids wrestled aggressively. Hamihmris an awfully solid team." The Trojan coach, who recently became the sixth wrestling coach in the state lo reach 400 wins, can also say that about his current squad. t Middleville enters the post-season ranked No. 3 in Division IL In Lehman’s 26 years at the helm of Middleville's mats program. the black and orange have won 10 conference titles, four district titles, three regional titles and a State championship in 1996. The Trojans had won over 60 consecutive duals in the O-K Blue before Hamilton snapped that streak on Jan. 22. “Our goal was to gel to the end of the season with a share of the championship.” Ixhman said. Ten Panther wrestlers earn medals at KVA Tournament Nick's Hannar's weight class wrestling championship al 160 highlighted Delton's third place performance at the Kalamazoo Valley Association Tournament. Hannar defeated Galesburg-Augusta's Mike Walden 14-7 in the championship round to win his title. The Panthers, as a team, scored 124 1/2 points to place third. G-A had 185 points for first place and Pennficld was second with 173 1/2 points. Delton had a 4-1 league record, while G-A was 5-0. Four other Delton wrestlers also competed in championships and earned second places, heavyweight Billy Ferris. 135-poundcr Johnny Hicks. 145-poundcr Robert Isom and 152-poundcr Dana Earl. Ferris was pinned by G-A's Garrie Mann in 1:38. Hicks lost a 10-2 decision to G-A's Jarred Thomas. Isom was beat by G-A's Alee Kowalcski 4-2 and Earl dropped a 5-0 decision lo Pcnnficld's Matt Travis. Three Panther grapplers placed third. 119-pounder Gary Herbert. 171-pounder Travis Loofhoro and 215-pounder John DeGocde. Herbert pinned Mattawan's Nate Salisbury in 58 seconds of his consolation match. Loofhoro defeated GA’s Jake Oslcrling 10-7 and DcGocdc pinned Paw Paw's Steve Kieler in 1:32. Phil Schallhorn. al 189. and Chad Jones, at 125, also mcdalcd for Delton. Schallhorn was fourth losing a 6-4 decision to G-A’s Jim Baker and Jones 111 • CARLTON TOWNSHIP • BOARD of REVIEW ...will meet March 3.1998 at the Carlton Township Hall at 85 Welcome Rd.. Hastings. Ml to organize and review the 1998 assessment roll at 7:30 p.m. The Board of Review will meet the public for assessment review at the Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058, phone 945-5990. on the following dates* Monday. March 9 • 9 am to 12 pm & 2 pm to 5 pm Wednesday, March 11 1 pm to 4 pm I 6 pm to 9 pm And any other dates necessary to equalize the 1998 assessment roll. Mail ins will be taken. Agricultural 47.50% Commercial 47.59% Industrial 50.00% Residential ____ 46.36% Timber Cutover ..............................N/C Developmental ......................... N/C Personal ................................. 50.00% David Kaiser Carlton Township Supervisor Rankings... Temperance Bedford, the No. I team in Class A. beat Livonia Ladywood, the No. 3 team in Class A. to take its own tournament last Saturday. Plymouth Salem, the No. 7 team in Class A. won over Lakewood. No. 7 in Class B. to prevail in the Creston Classic. Here arc the weekly rankings for the Class A ?nd Class B polls: 1.0526 1.0506 1 0000 1.0785 N/C N/C 1.0000 ' 1. Temperance Bedford 69-3-0 2. Portage Northern 42-5-0 3. Livonia Lady wood 40-7-1 4. Portage Central 42-7-0 5. East Kentwood 42-12-4 6. Midland 30-8-2 7. Plymouth Salem 30-6-1 8. Forest Hills Central 37-9-0 9. Walled Lake Central 36-5-2 10. Bay City Central 34-9-0 HM. Kalamazoo Central 40-9-3 HM. Battle Creek Central 40-12-4 HM. Livonia Stevenson 29-7-2 Class B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Stevensville Lakeshore 43-3-1 Pinconning 55-4-3 Marysville 41-0-0 Reed City 32-8-5 Fruitport 41-9-0 Forest Hills Northern 31-5-2 7. Lakewood 32-3-4 was fourth after being pinned by G-A's Dennis Hanna in 2:33. 8. Fremont 49-7-3 9. Shephard 46-9-5 10. Alma 47-5-1 HM. Petoskey 35-7-6 HM. Roscommon 32-2-2 HM. Jackson Lumen Christi 28-8-2 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 1 11 I* Notice of Board of Review WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC SERVICE TECHS/INSTALLER/LEADMAN The Board ot Review will meet on March 3, 1996. In the office of the Supervisor at Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road, Hastings to organize and review the Assessment Roll. Are you ready to put your residential skills to use with a commercial/industnal mechanical contractor? QUALITY AIR of Grand Rapids. Ml will train you to work independently, take responsibility for your own work and develop customer relations while becom­ ing involved in all phases of commercial and industrial work. We offer an apprenticeship program and an education­ al reimbursement program, encouraging further study by our employees. We are looking for people who want to be part of a growth oriented service group. QUALITY AIR oilers competitive wages, professional training, 401K. health and life insurance, profit sharing, advancement opportunities. paid holidays and vacations. We now havb openings in our expanding service group. PUBLIC MEETING to hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, 2461 Heath Road. Hastings on: Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 - MARCH », 1P9« - «:OO AM to Noon • 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - MARCH IO, im - R:OO AM to Noon • 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment Roll. PROPtRTY AMIttMtHT RATIOS B FACTORS FOR W97 CLASS RATIO Agriculture.............. 48.35% Commercial............ 50.00% Industrial................. ...... 50.00% Residential.............. 44.98% Developmental .......... - 0 ■ Personal -0- MULTIPLIER 1.0341 1.0000 1.0000 1.1116 -0-0- The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same If you have purchased property it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have improved your property such as additions new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also reflect in the value of your property. Upon request ot any person who Is asses­ sed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shown, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property as will, in their judgment, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal Robert M. Edwards, Supervisor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road Hastings, Ml 49058-9725 (616) 948-2194 �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19, 1998 Saxons hope to rebound in Friday clash with Chix Air Storm... Saxon Laura Storm (10) draws plenty of air wifh a successful block attempt last Thursday versus the Eagles. (See Page 10 for the volleyball story) Saxons, with just one senior, fare well at league There were quite a few achievements made by Hastings' wrestling team at Saturday's O-K White Tournament in Lowell. Two Saxon grapplcrs won weight class championships, one reached the 100-win plateau and two improved on their tournament expectations. Don Smith, at 160, and Bill Blair, at 171, both went 3-0 to become league champions. Blair now has 32 wins for the season, while Smith is at 23 victories. Luke Notcboom. at 145, notched lhe 100th win of his prep wrestling career with a 3-1, third place showing at Lowell. Noteboom's season mark is now 31-8. Coming away with second places were Tim Eascy at 215 and Gabc McCarty al heavyweight. Both Hastings* mat men finished at 2-1. Eascy is third on the team in wins at 29-5. There are those basketball purists who would defend East Grand Rapids' slow, but successful style of play East won two low-scoring O-K White basketball games last week, despite a bit of a Friday scare from Hastings First. East parked Park 47-44 last * Tuesday before going on to beat Hastings 48-40. The two wins tied East with Park for first in lhe league standings at 9-2. East lost a non-conference game io Ottawa Hills Tuesday, despite an explosive 50 points. Ottawa Hills scored 58. giving East an 11-5 overall record. Saxon Coach Don Schils said he was pleased with his team's defense, but fell his squad could have held the Pioneers to even less than 48 points. "East has played like that forever... and so deliberately." Schils said. "To our credit, we fought back there. When we did knock down some shots, we were able lo gel back into the game." Schils said. "Defensively, we did a great job... to hold a team to 48 points. To me, they (East) scored more than we wanted them to." Hastings* offensive woes were also a factor in the game’s outcome. "East plays great defense, but we didn't do the things we wanted to do.” Schils explained. "We wanted to run an up­ tempo game, that's the style we wanted." Schils said. "We were struggling on that part." The Pioneers scored 14 of lhe game's first 20 points to lake cat !y control of the contest. After one quarter. East led 16-6 thanks to that slow, but deliberate style. In the second quarter, the Saxons were able lo gel out and run a little bit more and those opportunities were rewarded. Adam Whitney scored a field goal lo open the second stanza and Darnell Day and Ben O'Mara later added two field goals apiece to cut East's advantage to one point (18-17) at the 2:21 mark. Two free throws by Tony Bownc allowed the blue and gold lo take its first lead with 35 seconds remaining in the first half, but East countered with a threc- poinl play that gave them a 21-19 lead al intermission Bowne's points were set up by a tenacious defensive stand that gave Hastings its shot for the lead East limited Hastings to four points in SAXONS Continued on page 13 YMCA NEWS ; YMCA of Barry County Adult Coed Volleyball Standby Hastings eagers' Ben O'Mara (52). Tony Bowne (14) and Darnell Day (50) wonder what the call is during last Friday's league game versus E.G.R. Saxon Tony Bowne (14) drives for two points as East prepares to block his attempt at the goal. Joining Noteboom in the ranks of the third place finishers were Greg Sccbcr. at 103. and Michael Lipslraw. al 152. The Saxons also grabbed two fourth place medals from Michael Nystrom, at 135. and Rob Lee. at 140. "We wrestled well at the tournament." Hastings Coach Dave Furrow said. "All of our placers ended up where they had been seeded, except Nystrom and Lee. who were not seeded. Both of them defaulted in the consolation finals with injuries from earlier matches." LEAGUE FIRE(FULL-TIME) FIGHTER Applicants must be 21 years old. high school graduate or equivalent, have a cur­ rent Michigan driver's license with 6 points or less, be certified Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations Candidates must successfully complete a written exam, oral interview and medical exam with drug screen Starting wage is $8 00 per hour Penston/benefit package LEGAL NOTICES City of Hastings application forms must be completed Applications are available at City Hall. 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 (616945 2468) and the Hastings Fire Department. 110 E. Mill St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Return completed application form with copy of Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations certificates, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday. March 9. 1998 to: MKMTGAGC HNKCLMUM SALK City of Hastings Attn: Fire Fighter 102 S. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 Full Time - 2nd Shift PENNOCK HOSPITAL has a new position available for a full time painter to work 2nd shift tn our Maintenance Department. This person will be responsible tor the routine and specialized painting and related tasks to maintain the condition and appearance ot our hos­ pital buildings and facilities. The successful candidate will have three to five years ot painting experience. PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a complete compensation package which includes com­ petitive salary; an innovative flexible benefits system: paid time off svstem; shift and weekend differentials: tuition reimbursement for continuing education: a personal taxdeferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5'< ot jour salary; and much more. Please submit resume/applnation to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 E.O.E YMCA-Hartings Youth CnuuriTs Winter Women’s VoBeybal Leagne Standby • Feb. 14, 19M W/L Hastings Burial Vault................................. 31-11 Ranger Die, Inc............................................ 31-11 Ray James Electromechanical.................. 30-12 Gary s Auto...................................................25-17 Quality Roofing............................................ 25-17 Goodenough Goodies................................. 24-18 MainStreet Savings...................................... 24-18 Backe Construction....................................... 18-24 Ftexfab.............................................................16-26 Hallifax/Hastings National Bank.............. 14-28 McConnell’s.................................................. 11-31 Bustance............................................................ 3-39 Adult Indoor Soccer League Game Results • Feb. 11. 199B Standby: W/L/T Blue.................................................................. 742-0 White................................................................4-3-1 Black................................................................. 3-5-0 Green................................................................2-5-1 Blue 7vs. Green 3; Black forfeited to White The City of Hastings (Ml) is accepting applications for full-time Fire Fighter Responsibilities include general duties in all phases of fire protection, including sup­ pression. prevention, inspection, public relations and eduction MAINTENANCE PAINTER W/L True Value....................................................... 35-1 Hastings Manufacturing............................. 26-lf Hastings Saxons........................................... 20-22 He*f«b............................................................ 21-21 Dawe................................................................ 19-23 Simpson Industries........................................ 3-3"/ Remits from Games 2/14: Fint Match: W/L Dawe.................................................................i.1-2 True Value........................................................J-| Simpson Industries........................................* .2-1 Hastings Manufacturing.................................1-2 2nd Match: Simpson Industries........................................,.2-1 Dawe.................................................................... 2-1 Hastings Saxons................................................ 1-2 Ftexfab.................................................................2-1 3rd Match: Ftexfab................................................................. 1-2 Hastings Manufacturing................................. 2-1 Hastings Saxons................................................0-3 True Value......................................................... 3-0 YMCA-Youth Council's Men’s Basketball Standby Week of Feb. 9, 19N B Minor: Flexfab 44 vs. Richie’s Koffee Shop 54; Drill Team 67 vs. Vultures 51; Howell/Flood 46 vs. Lakewood Merchants 35. B Major: Pennock Hospital 63 vs. Hastings Merchants 66. BMtaoc W/L Richie s Koffee Shop...................................... 8-0 Drill Team.......................................................... 6-3 Ftexfab................................................................. 5-4 Howell Flood Builders.....................................5-4 Lakewood Merchants...................................... 2-7 Vultures .............................................................0-8 B Mgjar: Other Body Shop.............................................. 7-0 Hastings Merchants......................................... 6-2 Blair's Landscaping......................................... 5-2 MainStreet Savings...........................................4-4 Music Center...................................................... 3-5 Pennock Hospital...............................................1-6 Welton’s.............................................................. 0-7 Continued on page 13 City of Hastings is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. lhe third quarter and tallied 11 of its own. Day. who finished with I0 points and 12 hoards, scored a field goal and blocked a Pioneer shot to highlight Hastings* third quarter efforts. Ed VanDcrMolen added lhe oilier two Saxon markers. A couple ol three-point hoops by Jeff Storrs to open the fourth quarter, put Schils* squad within five points (34-29) with six minutes left and a Storrs* offensive boards and put back kept the Kyle Pohja (42) goes underneath an East defender in an O-K White defensive hoop battle in Hastings. McCormick Enterprises, Inc., a growing southwestern Michigan company providing millwright, crane and specialized support services to the industrial and manufacturing sectors, is searching for highly skilled and motivated individuals who are looking for challenging opportunities. We have the following positions available: PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR The successful candidate will possess five + years of experience and the skills necessary to administer a payroll of several hundred multi-craft, union affiliated employees, including fringe benefits, tax reporting, and all required administrative paperwork. Strong computer skills, word processing, and spreadsheet experience is also required. ACCOUNTING A/R (Two positions open) The successful candidates will possess five + years of experience in T&M accounting systems. Strong computer skills are required including Windows. Microsoft Word & Excel, and any Integrated accounting software. Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent working experience required. Send resume in confidence to: McCormick Enterprises. Inc. Attn: Human Resources 729 S Grove Delton. Ml 49046 EOE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default hos been mode in rhe condition* ol o morlgoge mode by RICHARD G. SCHEIB, o tingle mon to HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, o Michigon Corporation, Mort­ gagee. doled June 6. 1995 ond recorded on June 8, 1995 in liber 632. on Poge 331, Bony County Records, Michigon, on which morlgoge there is claimed to be due ar the date hereof the sum oF Six­ ty-seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-One ond 05/100 dollars ($67,821 05), including interest at 9 125% per annum Under the power of sole contained m soid morl­ goge ond lhe statute m such case mode or J provid­ ed notice >s hereby given that said mortgage wrll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premi set, or some port of them, al public vendue, ot lhe Barry County Courthouse in Hostings. Michigan ol I 00 o'clock p m , on Thursday, April 2. 1998 Said premises ore situated in VILLAGE of MID DLEVIllE. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described os lot 42. of Middleville Downs Addition No 2, according to the recorded plat thereof, os recorded in liber 5 of Plots, on Page 13 The redemption period shall be 6 monlh(s) from the dale of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which cose the redemphon period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Doled February 19, 1998 HE ART WE ll MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALI (248) 642 4202 Trot! & Trott. PC Attorneys far HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms Michigan 48025 File *98010181 (3/19) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 13 BOWLING SCORES Thursday Angels • • Miller Exc 62%-25%; Nashville Chiropractic 57-31; Tick Tack Restaurant 56-32; Pet World 54-34; Secber s Auto Body 47-41; Gavin Ford 42-46; NAPA Girls 41-47; Cedar Creek Grocery 39-49. Riverside Cemeterv 3949. Hastings Bowl 3O%-57%; Stephanos 30-58; Dowl II 30-58 * High Games A Series — C Guemsev '190^510; K Covey 175. J Lewis 206-505; C Burpee 191-501. K McMillon 184-502; B Thurston 210; L Aspey 209-534; B Cuddahee 200; D McCollum 256-593; M Westbrook 165; K Ward 153; C. McGinn 163; P Fisher 215-554; S Gnnagc 220; D Curtis 183; M. Eaton 183-516. Recreation Bowling League *3 Fairchild Oil 24; Carlton Center Excavating 22; Cross’s 20Vi; Hastings Bowl 18; Freeport Elevator 12; Barry Automotive 11 Vi. High Games A Series - J Buehler 216-5610; R Fay 230-555; S. Anger - - 21I-2O4-243-658; M Davis 212-202-583; D Lambert 224-561; J Huber 502. B Buehler 539; B Redman 216; M. Minnick 501; E. Jackson 559; M Brown 511; J Cook Jr. 219-519 Wednesday P.M. Mace Pharmacy 51-33; Hallifax 48%-35%; Hair Care 48 36. Valley Realty 46-38; Nashville Chiropractic 44-40; Eye i E.N.T. Spec. 43%40%; Nash 5 Plus 43%-40%; Misfits 43-41; Farmer’s Feed 37-47; Lifestyles 36-48; Finishing Touch 34%49%; Seeber’s Auto 29-55. High Games A Series — M. Brimmer 224-468; S. Merrill 209480; M. Garber 178-510; F Girrbach 176494; B Hathaway 183477; B Hayes 185-501; S Glasgow 213-575; E. UInch 169433; T Case 187494; E. Vanasse 177-513; J Gardner 162435; R Reichard 158437; B Miner 182459; D Keller 168442; P Planch 203; B. Norns 151; L Weyerman 162; T Laymance 158; R. Murphy 157; E. Mesecar 159; C. Shcllenbargcr 137; J Penengill 158. C Bishop 158. Friday Moose Mixed . . 9 & A Wiggle 57; Ramblers 56; Heads Out 54%; 1 Know That 53; Brushworks 53; Rocky 4 53; Get Lucky 52%; Late Comers 52; Bad Habit II 52; No Gcritol Req’d 49%; 4 R’s 48%; Weekend Warriors 48; Scars A Service 48; Nash Bash 47; Ten Pins 46; Gillon s 45; Special K’s 33 Men’s Good Games A Series - B. Keeler 270-251-709; M. Martin 227-633; J Barnum 231-622; S. Peabody 217-621; J. Mays 229-593; D. Keillor 212-567; T. Rainwater 237-562; B. Madden 209-560; B Madden Jr. 201-560; K. Bushee 190-554; B. Ripley 204-550; K McDonald 221-533; W Brodock 194-526; K. Meaney 211-510; S Sanborn 210; D. Service 203; B Heath 182; D Sears 177; M. Lydy J72; ,C. Madden 166. Women’s Good Games A Series - S. McKee 245-637; S. Keeler 198-574; G. Meaney 212-559; J. Madden 191-555; L. Bamum 212-551; I Ruthruff 185-532; H. Service 189-528; T. Clark 197-525; E. Johnson 191-524; S. Sanborn 196-515; S. Everett 161457; B Clow 154431; K. Keeler 213; S. Nash 195; D Bammus 193; B Hughes 192; K. Becker 189; R Lydy 182: P. Ramey 176; B Davenport 163; n. Mays 162; N. Taylor 157; R Brummel 156; S. Riplev 136. Thursday A.M. Varney’s 53-35; Just Us 52-36; LeHarves 50-38; Early Birds 49%-38%; Parkers AFC Home 4642; Hastings Bowl 4246; Question Marks 4048; Lucky Shots 38%49%. Good Games A Series — J. McKeough 183465; V. Secord 174490; S. Lambert LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SAUE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COUEQ A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE O8TAW WIL BE USED FOB THAT PUBPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default ha* been mode in lhe •ebndihon* of a mortgage mode by AAchoel F. Oh*. - unmarried mole to Northern Financial Service*. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 1995 and recorded on November 14. 1995 in Uber 645, on Page 115, Barry County Record'. Michigan, ond wo* auigned by me*ne o**ignment* lo NATlONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION ot atugnee. by an ojugnment doled December 22. 1997 wh«ch wo* recorded on Dr.;ember 29 1997 in Uber 1005768, on Pdge Barry County Record*, on which mortgage there •* claimed »o be due at the date hereof the *um of One Hundred Three Thou tend Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight ond 85/100 dollar* ($103,438 85), including mterett ot 7 875% per annum Under the power of *ole contained m *o>d mort­ gage ond the itatute in *uch co*e mode and provided, notice i* hereby given that *o»d mortgage will be fore­ doted by a *ale of the mortgaged premitet, or tome . port of them, ol public ■■'endue, at the Barry County Courthoute in Hothng*. Midugon at I 00 o'clock p.m , on Thurtdoy. March 5. 1998 Said premite* are t.tuafed in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. Barry County, Mich.gan, and are detcribed a* lot 65 ond 66 of Lynden Johncock Plat No 1 , occordma to lhe recorded plot thereof o* recorded in L'ber 3 o» Plat* on Page 93. being a part of rhe North Fractional 1/2 ol Section 6. T2N, R10W. Orangeville town*h.p, Barry County. Michigan The redemphon period *holl be 1 monihf*) from the date ol *uch *ale. unle** on aHidavit of occupancy or intent to occupy <* recorded m accordance with I948CL 600 3241(d) ond give* to the mortgagee, in which cate the redemption period tholl be 6 month(t) from the date of *uch tale Doted January 22, 1998 NATlONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorney* kx NATlONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION XI50 Telegraph Su.»e 100 B ogham corm* M>ch-gar. 48025 F.’e <97120675 (2/19) Daniels lifts CMU eagers past WMU in MAC 181451. B Bodo 150432. T Parker 142409; D Gilbert 156-382; L Jackson 203. D. Olmsted 169; B Sexton 157. M. Hodges 156; I Ruthruff 153; B Estep 152. As the starling center on Central Michigan University's womens basketball team. Lake Odessa’s Joni Daniels continues to soar. Daniels scored a season high 19 points in CMU* 77-65 triumph over Western Michigan University last Saturday in Kalamazoo. The 6-5 freshman also led the Chippewas on the glass with 8 rebounds. Daniels* previous point best was Jan. 24 when she tallied 13 points against Eastern Michigan University. Her 8 rebounds Saturday tied her season best. In Mid-American Conference action this year, the Lakewood High graduate leads her squad with 12.3 points per hoop contest. CMU is now 9-13 overall and 6-8 in the MAC. The top eight MAC teams make the post-season tournament and currently CMU stands seventh at 6-8 Following Wednesday's game al Eastern Michigan. Coach Fran Voll’s CMU squad returns home Saturday to lace Northern Illinois at Rose Arena. Game lime is 2 p.m. The Chippewas' 12-point win over the Broncos found five CMU players in double figures. Besides Daniels' 19. Julie Miller had 13 and Ebony Raingc. Kerry Nora and Sally Scdlar each had 10 Sunday Night Mixed Thee Froggcrs 65; B.S.ers 61 %; Fearsome 4 56%. Thunder Alley 56%; H E D 56%; Short N Sweet 51. Rednecks 50%. Diehards 49; SAK 47; X-Filers 47; 2x4 43%; Lucky Strikes 43; 9 Out of 10 42; Rock Bottom 35; Tag Along* 34; Friends 28. Women’s High Games A Series - M Bowman 201-550; L. Bamum 253-537; M Snyder 185-515; M Eaton 185-514; E Ham montrec 202493; M. Manin 174485. J. Donnini 179480; S. Sanborn 181478; L. Lawson 166453: S. VanDenburg 203; C. Christie 168; S. Snider 161; A. Hubbell 154; L. Couts 137. Men’s High Games A Series — J. Bamum 260-674; S. Sanborn 243-645; C. Sanborn 225-627; J. Kohler 237-585; R Fay 215-582; J. Smith 199-555; B Hubbell 221-540; R Bowman 200-537; D Wordell 189-517; J Bamum III 189-516; D Dutcher 164474; T Heath 244; K. Hammontrce 207; R. Craven 183; M Cross 175; V DeZess 172; C.W. Simpson 170. Bowlerettes Bennett Industries 5141; Carlton Center Excavating 4844; DJ. Electric 47.544.5; Hamilton Excavating 4547; Kent Oil Co. 44.547.5; Hecker Insurance 40-52. High Games A Series — S. Drake 173; L. Dawe 182442; K. Doster 152-396; E. Vanasse 194491; S. Dunham 155428; K. Fowler 166; J. Hamilton 165470; N. Gog­ gins 175432; J. Redman 166433; S. Merrill 178482; J Pettengill 162403; D. Jager 187437; T Christopher 193-540. League f 194: Sunday Aft. 11 Just Trying 21-7; Squecky Shoes 18-10; Pin Pals 17-11; Red Dog 16-12; Pin Pickers 16-12; Killer Instinct 15-9; New Friends 15-13; Just Made It 14-14; Genin’ Jiggic 13-15; The Good and the Bad 13-15; Just Cause 13-11. Comholios 9-19; Space Cadets 9-19; King Pins 0-24. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 60; Rowdie Girls 52 %; Hastings Bowl 50%; Kelley's Keglers 48; Dewey’s Auto 46; T.M. Lassies 45; Han­ ders’ Tours 45; Coldwell Banker 45; Budweiser 44; Mr. Bruce 43%; Ginbach's 39%; Green Chics 33. High Games A Series — B. Davenport 177; F. Schneider 463; B Vrogindewey 198474; D. Kelley 198-530; P. Snyder 179; K. Keeler 220486; V Hartshorn 452; M Matson 176; M. Snowden 178; M. Gross 201463; A. Hall 171450: J. McMillon 211-528; M Snyder 183-537; S. VanDen­ burg 187-502; M. Kill 171; H. Service 179479 Senior Citizens Kuempel's 55; Jestek 53; Brodock 53; Moucoulis 51; Woodmansee 50; No. One 47%; Otis 47; Nash 40%; M&M’s 37%; Vrogindewey 37%; Schlachter 37; Lethcoe Hall 36; 28%; 36%; Friend 36;............ .. "Snyder * Brewer 26. Women’s High Games A Series — E Mesccar 211495; R. Murphy 164482; G. Ous 192; K. Colvin 177467; F. Girrbach 189-500; A Lethcoe 188484; J. Arps 174; S Glasgow 189-528 Men’s High Games A Series — J. Beckwith 196498; C Jesiek 203-552; B Teny 191-536; D Service 206-586; P Olis 452; W. Brodock 173485; W. Woodmansee 181494; G. Forbey 182-515; C. Haywood 194-519; D. Hall 165475; W. Birman 183-515; N Hall 172; A. Brewer 165462; B. Mallekooie 173. Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 23-13; Advanced Commercial Printing 21-15; Friends 20-16; Hastings Bowlers 20-16; Pin Seekers 19-17; Flexfab 14 1/2-21 1/2; Mostetler Graphics 14-22; Wixxlmansce Sawmill 12 1/2-23 1/2. Mens High Games & Series L. Johnson 212; L. Miller 202; K. Greenfield 245-638; K. Keller 211-527; M. Yost 206-557; B. Squires 181. Womens High Games & Series D. Sample 150; S. Bowman 209; L. Thomas 160414; D. Snyder 202-577; B. Wilkins 190. A Major Feat... Chad Sanborn. 15, recently rolled a 707 series in the Hastings Bowl’s Thursday Majors league. Sanborn's series was the best by any minor ever at the local alley. The Hastings resident rolled games of 267, 216 and 224 on Feb. 5 to achieve his personal best. Sanborn said he has been bowling for 10 years now and has many individuals to thank for his success in the sport. LEAGUE.,.continued from page 12 Hastings' team was third with 138 I/2 points. Lowell scored 207 and Forest Hills Central managed 195 I/2. Lowell and F.H.C. shared the league 300 rolled Perfection on the lane. Hastings' Ken Madden recentlyrolled a 300 game in the Grand Trunk Mixed League al M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek. Madden’s 300. the first of his career, was part of a 746 senes and was the 66th thrown in the "Cereal City" so far this season. The B.C. record is 79 3(X)s set in 1994-95 championship for the season and Hastings took third place honors. For Furrow and his assistant. Larry Melendy. it was a nice end lo tlicir league coaching campaigns. ’’This was a good ending to our coaching careers in league competition." Furrow said. "These wrestlers represented Hastings well and have been a pleasure to coach, lhe best thing about this team is that they only will lose one senior in Tim Eascy They should be strong contenders next season." Three wrestlers placed for Hastings at lhe JV tournament. John Kieffer, at 171. was 3-0 and placed first. Paul Coscarclli. al 160. was 2-1 and took second and Luke Rodgers, al 145. was 3-1 and wound up in third place For QUALITY PRINTING at Economical Costs. Call J-Ad Graphics in Hastings • 616-945-9554 Country View Apartments Delton • OPENING SOON! No waiting list, one bedroom apartments for age 62 and over, income limitations, utilities included The Barry County Board of Com­ missioners is requesting resumes, including the reason for seeking the appointment, from interested citi­ zens in District 5, which includes the townships of Maple Grove, Cast­ leton and part of Woodland, to com­ plete the term of County Commis­ sioner which ends on 12-31-98. Resumes, including the reason for seeking appointment, must be for­ warded to the Barry County Clerk's office, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Ml on or before February 24,1998 at 9:30 a.m. SAXONS continued from page 12 lead at five (38-33) with 2:30 to piay. Storrs, like Day. finished lhe contest with 10 points. But. the Saxons could not gel any closer than five. East did not score a basket in the final four minutes, but hit 10-of-l4 free throw attempts to notch the victory. Hastings. 124 overall and 7-4 in the O-K While, travel to Zeeland Friday. The Chix entered the week al 7-8 and 5-6. 1 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 It’s the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 4 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs lacrou Jrom E.W. Biut) KAAA6KE . Preeport Shamrock Tavern 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, February 21st MC’d by Sound Express Mark and Mike Sheldon For application call: (616) 623-4000 Equal Housing Opportunity • NOTICE • Joni Daniels Head Cook and Food Service Director YMCA Camp Algonquin YMCA Camp Algonquin. 2<>55 lroquoi> Trail Hasting*, i* seek­ ing a highly organized and enthusiastic tndnidual who can make <»ur camper* teel al home" by preparing meal* and *upcr*i*mg our hxid service operation ( amp \lgonqum i* home to 4‘> camper* and 25 *iatt Camp begin* June " and end* Xugu*t 7 Additional cookmg opportunities exist lo. lale spring and tall retreat group* Resume* and letter* ot appluation should be *eni *o the Y MCA. P.O Bo* 252. Hasting* Ml l;mploymcnt appluatum. salary range job description, and pn*grani dates un«! hour* l. obtained at lhe X M( AOllice 2U I State Hasting* Plea phone call*. Application Deadline: February 2$ lhe X M< A i* an Equal ()ppofiumt> I inplosei YMCA of Barn’ County 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 wTwarm 888-577-7446 Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... Q WL J® SERIES Narrated by... Dwayne Merry "JAPAN” Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! Friday, February 20 • 7PM Hastings High School Lecture Hall For Your Listening Pleasure Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. Music By Our Talented Organists T.ck.tsavailibl.atthedoor AJI Tickets^00 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 Exchange Club Young Citizens of the Month announced Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens ot the Month for February, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Angela Hilbert. Tiffany Hause and Megan Davis, with principal Chris Warren. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for February, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Eric Frith, Courtney Barnard and Erin Bare. With them is teacher John Merritt. Matt Hoffman was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for February at St. Rose School. He is shown here with their teacher. Diane Brighton. Paula Taylor, shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk. is Young Citizen of the Month for February from Pleasantvrew Elementary School. LEGAL NOTICE: State <rf Michigan Judicial District Sth Mtetal Court ONDCIt FOft ALTERNATE SERV»Cf Caso No 98-056-CH Court Address: 220 W. State Street, Hostings, MJ 49058 Court talephone No.: (616) 948-4810 Plaintiff nome(s), Wiley M Timmerman ond Fannie G. Timmerman Attorney NtalP Jansen (P41922) Miko, Meyers, Beckett and Jones, PI G 200 Ottawa, N W , Sta 700 Grand Ropdi. Ml 49503 Drfmdon/ The Unknown Heirs, Devisees or Assigns oi Allen Bechtel ond Ada Bechtel, Deceased, Wno Have An Interest in Certain Properties in Section 8, Thomopple Township, Barry County, Michigan THE COURT FINDS 1. Service of process upon defendants, The Unknown Hein, Devisees or Assigns of Alon Bechtal and Ado Bechtal, Deceased, Who Have An Interest in Certain Property in Section 8, Thomopple Township, Barry County. Michigon, cannot reasonably be mode as provided in MCR 2.105, and service of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably calcu­ lated to give defendant actual notice of the proceed­ ings and on opportunity to be heard. (TtSORDaED 2. Service of the Summons and Complaint, ond a copy of this Order, may be mode by the following metaods: (o) posting a copy of lhe Order and Sum­ mons ond Complaint in the Barry County Circuit Cour­ thouse at a location to be designated bv the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk, and (a) publishing a copy of the Order once each week for three consecutive weeks in lhe Hastings Banner Newspaper. 3. For each method used, proof of service must be filed promptly with lhe cour* os required under MCR 2.106 Dote 1/26/98 Judge James H. Fisher MC 304 (8/88) ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE MCR 2.103, MCR 2.105 STATE Of MICHIGAN IN THE BARRY COUNTY OtOJfT COURT Cose No 98-056-CH VERIFIED COMPLAINT WILEY M TIMMERMAN AND FANNIE G TIMMERMAN Ploinliff THE UNKNOWN HERS, DEVISES OR ASSIGNS OF ALLEN BECHTEL AND ADA BECHTEL DECEASED. WHO HAVE AN INTEREST M CERTAW PROPERTY IN SECTION 8. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN Defendants -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / NeilP Jansen (P41922) Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, P.l.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 200 Ottawa, NW, Suita 700 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 (616) 459 3200 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 There is no other cnnl action between these pomes anting out of the some transaction or occurrence as alleged in iks complaint pending in this court, nor has any such action been previously nled ond dismissed or transferred after having been assigned to a |udge I do not known of any civil oction, not between these par­ ties, arising out of lhe some transaction or occurrence os alleged in this complain that is either pending or was previously hied and dismissed, transferred, or otherwise disposed of after having been assigned to a judge in this court Plaintiffs Wiley M Timmerman ond Fannie G Tim­ merman, by and through their attorneys, Mika, Mey­ ers, Beckett and Jones, P L C hereby bring this action pursuant to MCL 600 2932, MSA 27A 2932 ond MCR 3 411 to quiet title to certain land located in Bar ry County, Michigan, as follows 1 This action seeks to quiet title to a certain eight acre parcel of real property located in Thornapple Township Barry County, Micnigon, and described as The West 1 /2 of the Northwest 1/4, except lhe North 62 ceres ond also excepting the South 10 ceres therein Section 8, Townsnip 4 North, Range 10 West, Barry County, Michigon(Subject Parcel) 2. Plaintiffs Wiley M. Timmerman and Fannie G Timmerman are husband and wife ond reside in Bar­ ry County, Michigan 3 Allen Bechtel and Ada Bechtel, decedents, reside m Barry County, Michigan ot the hmes of their death 4. This oction seeks to quiet hlie to land owned by Allen Bechtel ond Ado Bechtel at the hme of their death 5 Plaintiff has researched, located, ond contacted oil known living hers of Allen and Ada Bechtel and has obtained Quitdoim Deeds from each heir and that heir's spouse. The Deeds have been recorded with the Barry County Register of Deeds and copies are attached ot Tao A. 6. Plaintiff has been unable to determine the exis­ tence or identity of any other claimants to lhe Subject Parcel. 7 This action seeks injunctive relief under MCL 600 2932, MSA 27A 2932 ond MCR 3 411 ond thus, jurisdiction ond venue are present in this Court 8. Al lhe time of her death on September 15, 1912, Hannah Bechtel was lhe record title owner of lhe fol­ lowing described property, which indudes lhe subject The Northeast 1 /4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 8 and also the West 1/2 of the North­ west 1/4, excepting 10 acres of lond off tne South end thereof, in lhe Township of Thomuppie, in lhe County of Barry, ond State of Michi­ gon, Township 4 North, Range 10 West (Here­ after described os Parcel 1) See Tab B 9. By assignment of residue of the Estate of Hannah Bechtel, dated April 16, 1913, ond recorded at liber 83, Page 285, Allen Bechtel received record title to Parcel 1. See Exhibit 1. 10. The Southern boundary dividing a portion of Parcel 1 in lhe West 1 /2 of lhe Northwest 1 /4 from its neighbor immediately to lhe South, Ralph Noffke (lhe 'Noffke property") is indicated by a line of trees. 11. On December 27, 1946, By Warranty Deed recorded at Liber 195, Page 321, Allen Bechtel and his wife, Ada Bechtel, transferred to Dudley C John­ ston and Ila Johnston the following property "The North port of the West 1 /2 of lhe North­ west 1 /4 of Section 8, containing 62 acres, also the Northeast 1 /4 of the Northwest 1 /4 of Section 8 containing 40 acres ond lhe South 5 acres of the West 1 /2 of the Southwest 1 /4 of Section 5, oil in Town 4 North, Range 10 West, Thomopple Township, Barry County, Michigan (hereafter described as Pored 1 A) 12. Parcel 1A consists of Parcel 1 except for the subject eight acres 13 There was not then, ond is not now, a physical landmark delineating any boundary between Parcel 1A ond the Subject Parcel 14 Neither Allen nor Ada Bechtel ever conveyed out the subject parcel 15 Allen Bechtel died on December 9, 1945 16 Ado Bechtel died on December 27, 1968 17. The subject parcel wos not conveyed out by either the Allen Bechtel Estate of the Ado Bechtel Estate ’8 On April 7. 1970 Dudley ond Ho Johnston enter'd nto a land contract with W.ley and Fannie Timmerman for the sole of property described above as Pored 1A See Exhibit 2. 19 Wiley and Fannie Lmmermon took posses won of Pored 1A and physical possession of me subject pored on June 6, ■ 970 20 Since June 7. 1970 ond for a period in excess of 15 years, Wiley and Fannie Timmerman hove octo □Uy. visibly, openly, notoriously, exclusively, contmu ously ond under o claim of nght occupied the subject property, fully utilizing it in their form operations 21 Dudley Johnston subsequently died ond his death certificate is recorded at Liber 414, Page 793 22 On March 7, 1984. Ila Johnston conveyed Par cd 1A to Wiley ond Fannie Timmerman by Warranty Deed, recorded on March 9. 1984 at Liber 414, Poge 794 See Tab C 23. Since June of 1970, Wiley and Fannie Timmer­ man hove consistently maintained that their propertv extends to the tree line dividing Parcel 1 from lhe Not fke property. 24. Wiley and Fannie Timmerman have, by adverse possession, acquired ownership of the subject parcel, and are the rightful owners thereof. WHEREFORE, Wiley and Fannie Timmerman request this Court enter judgment in their favor and against Defendants, quieting Mie in their names to lhe subject property, said judgment to be entered in recordable form indicating Wiley ond Fonrve Timmer­ man ore the rightful owners of tne subject parcel. VERIFICATION The statements set forth m paragraphs 5 ond 6 ore based on information personally known to me n be true and ochons token by me to ascertain the identity of interested parties ond datmanh to the subject par­ cel. Respectfully su xmftad, MIKA, MEYERS, BECKETT & JONES, PLC. Attorneys for Plaintiff Dated January 21. 1998 By, Neil P Jon ten (P41922) Business Address: 200 Ottawa NW, Suite 700 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 (616) 459 3200 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21 st day of January, 1998 Marcia L VanAcker Notary Public, Kent County State of Michigan My commission expires 3-10-98 State of Michigan Judicial Dtetrict 5th Judicial Court SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Cose No 98-056 CH CoJrt Address: 220 W. State Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 Court telephone No : (616) 948-4810. Plaintiff name(s), Wiley M. Timmerman ond Fannie G. Timmerman Attorney Neil P Jonsen (P41922) Mika, Meyers, Beckett and Jones, P.L.C. 200 Ottawa. N W. Sta 700 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors from the Hastings Exchange Club are Drew Bowman. Mike Nitz, Jenny Shaw, Heath Augustine. Heather Krebs and Heather Carroll. Middle school announces ‘Rising Star’ award winners Hastings Middle School has announced the names of recipients of its ’ Rising Star” awards for the first semester. To win the “Rising Stsr" designation, students must have: • Raised at least one core subject grade LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MiCHWAN in the emeurr court for the COUNTY OF BARRY Hen. James H. Heber File No 97 396 CH WG PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DeCAMP ond MARGARET DeCAMP Hointiff, JAMES W SUTHERLAND ond KAREN J SUTHERLAND, Defendont David A. Dimmen (P12793) Attorney lor Plaintiffs DIMMERS 8 DOHERTY 211 South Broadway Hastings, Ml 49058 (616)945-9596 NOTKE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt colector attempting to cole cl a debt and any intonnation we obtain wil be used for that purpose. A Judgment having been mode m Cose Number 97-396-CH in the Barry County Circuit, Barry County, Michigon, where James W. Sutherland and Koren J Sutherland have been found to be indebted unto W.G. Pierce, Jessie Pierce, Douglas A DeComp and Mar­ garet DeCamp, upon suai indebtedness which wos based upon a Promissory Note ond Mortgage there was determined to be due ond unpaid at the date of this Notice for principal interest the sum of $219,348.83 and on additional sum of $105.00 in cosh os provided in the Judgment entered in this mat­ Defendant The Unknown Hem, Devisees or Assigns of Alien Bechtel ond Ada Bechtel, Deceased. Who Have An Interest in Certain Properties in Section 8, Thomopple Township. Barry County, Michigan NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT In fco name of people of the State of Michigon, you ore notified 1 You ore being sued. 2 YOU HAVE 21 DAYS after receiving this sum­ mons to file an answer with lhe court ond serve a copy on the other party or to take other lawful action (28 days if you were served by moil or you were served outside this state) 3 if you do not answer or take other action within the time allowed, judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint Issued 1/26/98 This summons expires 4/26/98 Tommi A Pnce Court Clerk There is no other pending or resolved civil action oru­ ing out of the same transaction or occurrences as alleged in the Complaint VENUE Piamtiff(s) residence (include city, township, or vil­ lage) Barry County, Michigan Defendant^) residence (include city, township, or vil­ lage) Unknown Place where action arose or business conducted Barry County, Michigan I declare that the complaint information above and attached is true and to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief Dated January 21,1998 Ne<l P Jonsen (P41922) Students at Northeastern Elementary School who earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for February are (from left) Nick Ray. Nicole Noviskey and Amber Main, with teacher Tina Bovee. (2/19) ter. NOW THEREFORE by virtue of lhe statute in the State of Michigan in such cose mode ond orovided. notice is hereby given that on lhe 26lh day U March, 1998 at 1 00 o'dock in lhe forenoon, local time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole ot public auc­ tion to the highest bidder or bidders for cosh at the east steps of the Barry County Courthouse, Hastings, Michigan, that being tne piece for the Circuit Court tor Barry County is held, street addressed 220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigon 49058, of lhe premises described in said mortgage or so much thereof os may be necessary to pay tne amount due as aforesaid on said mortgage with interest thereon at 10% per annum ond oil logoi cosh, charges and expenses, including attorney fees allowed by law, also any sum or sums which may be paid by lhe undersigned necessary to protect ih interest in the premises whic ’ said premises are situated in the Township of Carlton Barry County, Michigon and ore particularly described os follows The South 81 feet of Lot No 25, ond the East 407 00 feet of Lot No 24 of Culbort * Plot No 3 in Carlton Township, Barry County. Michigan, also a parcel of lond adjacent to the Plot described os Beginning at lhe Southwest comer of Lol Number 25, thence North 88* 5T West 227 00 feet, thence North 00*51' East 81 00 feet, thence South 88*51 Ecu 227 00 feet, thence South 00*51' West 81 00 feet to the point of beginning During the six months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed Dated January 27, 1998 David A D;mmers (PI2793) Attorney for Plaintiffs DIMMERS 6 DOHERTY 221 South Broodway Hastings, Ml 49058 616/945 9596 (3/12) while maintaining and not lowering all other core subject grades earned in the pre­ vious (nine-wcck) marking period. • Earned no incomplete or failing grades in any subjects. The “Rising Star" students, listed by grades, were: Sixth grade Robert Beyer, Daniel Blair. Ashley Bunge. Nicole Campbell. Ashley Carr. Adam Case. Caleb Case. Macgan Chaffee. Danielle Clemens. Julie Cole. Margo Cooklin. Andrew Cotant. Lyndsay Dunn. Tiffiny Eascy. Matthew Fcnstcmaker, Michael Fox. Shawna Garvey. Wilson Guidct. Aamon Hasman. Jonathan Hollis­ ter. Daniel Hom. Katie Hotchkiss. Jill Jol­ ley. Collin Kaiser. Bradley Kidder. Nicole King. Ted Knuppcnburg. Scott Larsen. Brent Laubaugh. Joshua Lovett. Jesse Lydy. Amanda Main. Megan McGandy. Roberta Miller. Scott Minnich. Daryl Minton. Chasity Neil. Jessica Nichols. Justin Pratt. Andrew Richardson. Macken­ zie Rohm. Amanda Rose. Laura Rosen­ berger. Eric Schiedel. Brenda Smith. An­ drew Strouse. Alisha Thompson. Nicholas Thompson. Jacob Tuthill. Heath Vanbclkum. Jesse Volstrorr.cr, Barbara West­ fall. Keri Wills and Austin Wincgar. Seventh grade Jillian Altoft. Lucas Brehm. Timothy Brown. Jenna Bryans. Sabrina Buck. Stacey Buck. Megan Butler. Amanda Clin­ ton. Amanda Demaray. Brian DcVrries. Ja­ son Dipp. Paul Downing. Grant Endsley. Jason Fisher. Megan Frazier. Raquel Hawks. Chad Kendall Ryon Lear. Andrew Lustcy. Denis Martindale. Travis McMil­ lan, Michelle Miller. Michael Moray. Olivia Parc. Charles Purdum. Lewis Reynolds. Andrew Roobol. Steve Rulhruff, Joshua Sanders. Nathan Selby. Colleen Shcllenbargcr. Beau Steinke. Kcri Tcrpening. Amber Thomas. Josiah Timmerman. Domonic Tormcn. Bethany Weeks, Adam Windes. Tasha Woodmansee and Nicholas Wright. Eighth grade Michael Arnett. Darrell Bamum. Kyle Bcllgraph. Jacob Bouwcr. Damon Burd. Kyle Carpenter. Jennifer Cottrell. Chad­ wick Davis. Ashlet Delinc. Brandy Eascy. Amy Granner. Shawna Grogan. Kristi Guidct. Matthew Hayes. Janna Jackson. Ashlet Keeler. Joseph Keller. Victoria Mahmal. Benjamin Mann. Kate Martisius. Joseph Miller. Rachel Newton. Ro/.anna Ortega. Jeremy Pond. Alexis Powell, An­ drew Rice. Justin Schultz. Wesley Shoe­ bridge. Man Sims. Scott Smcdberg. Ryan Stamm. Joel Strickland. Shavne Todd. Eric VanderVeen. Anthony Vcltre. Brenda West­ fall. John Wilcox. Erin Woodley, Stephanie Woodmansee. Loans For Homeowners Regardless of credit history. ZyA .all for same-day approval. CommonPoinf Mortgage CASH FAST! 1-800-968-2221 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19. 1998 — Page 15 Hastings 3rd-graders jump, raise funds “for heart” Younger students dropped in lo watch Central third graders jump. Because it was the day before Valentine s Day. the students are wearing special Valentine hats. Darrow Cross, uncle of third grader Anna Symonds, participated in the Star jump roping. by Mary Warner Staff Writer Third-graders ai all the Hastings elcmcnlanes last week got some exercise and at the same time helped light against heart disease. Students participated in "Jump Rope tor Heart." a program that raises funds for the American Heart Association. Students who volunteered lo do so col­ lected donations or pledges, and then jumped rope off and on for two hours Fri­ day morning The jumping took place at Southeastern. Central and Star elcmcnlarics (Pleasantview and Northeastern students jumped at Star), and included some adults as well as students. Al Southeastern, according lo physical education teacher Jan Bowers, a representa­ tive from the school's business partner. Hastings Fiberglass Products, took part in the jumping. Representatives from Mc­ Donald's. the YMCA and Pennock Hospi­ tal also look part. There were even some grandparents of students participating. Bowers said. Bowers, who coordinates the project for lhe district, said she feels the activity is "very important." not just in terms of promoting fitness, but also because money raised goes to a worthwhile project. She said statistics indicate that one in four people in the U.S. will have some kind of heart trouble. Al Southeastern, a record-breaking $2,000 was raised. Al Central, the jumpers raised S7(X>. and those at Star, which also included students from Pleasantview and Northeastern, raised SHOO. Bowers said she was "dumbfounded" that $2,000 was raised al Soutlieastern Only 50 or so students jumped al Southeastern, she said, making their fund-raising efforts "outstanding." Barry County Sheriff's Sgt. Bill Johnson joined in at Star Elementary. Southeastern third grader Ashley Wisniewski set a record, jumping 138 times in 30 seconds. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. • PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP • BOARD Of REVIEW Southeastern parent Cheryl Northrop took a turn at the rope Central third grader Vanessa Garza takes her turn jumping. Reach over 30,000 LEGAL NOTICES: JOYCE E FAUGHT Ploint.H JOHNJ DUU AND MONTIE DULL ond other iniereved parties Defendant, YOU ARE BEING SUED IN THIS COURT TO D6 CHARGE any CLAIM OR INTEREST THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN PROPERTY .OCATED AT 138 N MAIN SWEET WOODLAND Michigan YOU MUST file your ANSWER OR TAKE OTHER acton PfR.M ’ TED BV LAW IN THE BARR* COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO a DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THf RELIEF DEMAND ED IN the com plant in THIS case ANDREW P ABOOO ABOODLAW A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (517)319 7000 (2/19) State of Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING F e No 98 22289 NC l« ..,e c; |or RcDe.. Oe«ier So-, ol Secur-N Nt 386 84 9488 NOTICE A hear -g w t>e "»a o” Wednesday Ma-.-- 4 I960 3'400p- " •he p’coc’e court•octi Hastings V-ctugtr be*o’e J.age Rcha-d H S-aw on —e pe*’o" ‘o- -ange rone o’ Ion Rooe-* Oe« e- to lo- Rooe** Ho” i Thu c*,o-,ge of nome •» no’ sOvCT-’ -O’ •’Oud- F-* "ten" 2 4 93 R Oe.ePO BOX 102 Be e*ue Mi 49Q2 I |2 19) area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 • 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! The Board of Review (BOR) will meet at 9:00 AM on March 3. 1998 at lhe Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norns Road. Delton. Ml 49046 to review the Assessment Roll The BOR will meet with the public on March 9. 9 00 A M -12:00 PM (noon); and 2:00 P.M.-5:00 PM and March 13th 1 00 PM -4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.-9:00 P.M . and any additional days if necessary to hear appeals Written letters of appeal will be accepted until March 20. 1998 For appointment call (616) 623-2664 Tentative equalization ratios and multipliers by classification for 1997 are as follows Class Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Developmental Ratiof.) 4902 49 43 50 00 41 25 NC Multiplier 1 0200 1 0115 1 0000 1 2121 The BOR will hear protest of assessed value, taxable value, prop­ erty classification, poverty exemptions or percentage of qualified agri­ cultural property exemption assigned by the Assessor. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids for services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individu­ als with disabilities at BOR upon three (3) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk by writing to the address above or calling |616) 623-2664 Lloyd S. Goyings. Supervisor Prairieville Township �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 19, 1998 COURT NEWS: James Dietzcl. 19. of Nashville, was sentenced to prison Feb. 5 for his role in a break-in of a home in the I(XX) block of Clark Road in Castleton Township Sept 26. Dietzcl. convicted of being a habitual of­ fender and second degree home invasion bv pleading guilty Jan 14. will serve four to 22 years in prison. 1997. Otto was also given two years pro­ bation and the original charge of home in­ vasion w as dismissed • Mark Wirsch. 26. of Hastings was sen­ tenced Feb. 12 lo 30 days in jail with one day credit and jail suspended to the end of probation, plus $600 costs, S6(X) fines and one year of probation. Wirsch pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to resisting and obstructing Hastings City police officer Eric Ingram on Dec. 20. 1997. The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail and or a S1.000 fine. In exchange for his guilty plea, charges of breaking and entering the Nashville VFW hall with Christelle Litnianski. Harold Butcher and Jason Betts were dis­ missed. • Stacy Michelle Campbell. 20. of Battle Creek was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status for the Oct. 23. 1997 break-in of a home in the 6000 block of Thomapplc Lake Road in Castleton Township. In other recent court news: • Lauric Lynn Wallers. 36. of Mid­ dleville did not appear for sentencing on welfare fraud charges and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest Feb. 12. She is accused of providing false information to welfare agents to receive a larger amount of assistance than she is entitled to in 1995. a four year felony. • Michael Weinert, of Hastings, was sen­ tenced to 35 days in jail with credit for 35 days served plus one year probation for ab­ sconding on a bond between July 9. 1990 and Nov. 14. 1990. • Jeremy Otto. 18, of Middleville pleaded no contest to larceny in a building and was sentenced Feb. 12 to six months in jail, with the last five months suspended to lhe end of probation. Otto was accused of breaking into a home in the 1000 block of Norris Road in Yankee Springs Township on May 14. • Stephen Edward Brown. 25. of Battle Creek was sentenced to one year with 101 days credit for probation violation. Brown pleaded guilty to the charge Jan. 16. 1998. He was on two years probation for a 1996 conviction of receiving and concealing weapons and firearms. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Kt i n litton Saitoinil \th ’97 JAYCO 24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Loaded. New. $529 WEEKLY MAILING COMPANY LETTERS from never used. home, many positions available, easy, no experience needed, free information, call American Publishers, 1-800-426-3026, exL 1400 24hri SI3.000. Call 945-5516. H anted WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows with/without frames, good carpeting or large area mgs, please caU 616-945-4505 I or Salt 1987 lutuinotive BUICK RIVIERA: 76,000 actual miles, excellent condition inside and out, $4,000 firm. Call anytime 765-3068. 1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, 2-door, Teal, 5-spccd, p/s, p/b, p/1, am/fm/cass/radio, very sharp car, excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm 517-726-0817 BRAND NEW, NEVER USED 110 AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-945-9340._______________ FOR SALE: Carolina work boots. Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Main. Ionia. I nr Rent RENT: 2 APARTMENTS, I bedroom. 2nd floor; 3 bedrooms, 1 st Boor. I st month plus security deposit, no animals, 616-945-9283________________ 3 BEDROOM HOME, 1-1/2 bath, full basement, pole bam, acre land, S550/month plus security, 6’6-966-3964 days or 616-671-5792 evenings, ask for Joann___________________ CROOKED LAKE, DELTON 4 bedroom home. No pets. $625 a month plus utilities. Call 623-8135____________________ FOR RENT IN HASTINGS, 2 bedroom home with garage, available March 1st, call 616-945-2364________________ HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments m Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400, ext. 201 HASTINGS 4 All terwnt Digital Fr*« Drink -2S Com Roflllt >13 W STATIST. «O-n«3 ONLY S3.50»..~., t «><« NTH WTM ROMOOJNtt ■ CaM 945-2243 or 1 -000-535-7203 ■ ■ to Virlfr Moto a Stomtan! ■ Nw Stwafat thru Fab. 881 -THE WEDOMG SINGER ’ ■ MooooMiranj ■ □M, 4 15 700 9*C ’2 U 4 IS 700 |4C -on LmnMb (X C*M • UM UtaMM MmMmM to M Aoart ■MMtoN kKMMN« Btol Mcnm (MOtHMltaitaMaa' DM, 4 00 7 30 SMSuk’to* 1230 *00 7 30 UM Stoa 1100 g>» D Ml ■▼Am MMMV1 BLUB MOTMOS 2000 t to r to • to r«to UflO 215 noorpBMM 7 JO »JO We wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives and friends for their prayers, cards, and support during the loss of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. And our thanks to Girrbach Funeral Home for their help and understanding, to Reverend Daniel Graybcll for his comfort­ ing words, and to the ladies of the Free Methodist Church for the delicious luncheon. Also our thanks and sincere appreciation to lhe nurses and aides on B-wing al Thomapplc Manor and to Dr. Brown for their wonderful care and understand­ ing while she was a patient there. Mohih llotnts KITCHEN: Land contract, must sell Best offer. 1-800-538-7870. 1984 FRONT A.A.A. AMERICAN ABAN­ DONED REPOS: 3bd, 2 bath. Good credit, fair credit, no credit, bad crtdiL Anything in trade but kids. Boats, cars, snow­ mobiles, etc. 1-800-984-4663. ABANDONED REPO: never lived in, will move if necessary, huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Hometown USA, 1-800-538-7870 Kii\tni w BARRY 11 it t \ COUNTY APPLIANCE SERVICE. All makes A models, over 30 years experience. Call 1-888-498-9137/616-948-9137 PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates, joe Mix Plano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant Call 945-9888. RICHARD’S HOME COMPUTER TRAINING: Very reasonable rates, in your home, on your computer, at your convicnience. Windows 96, MS work, MS word, MS excel I, MS money. Learn to surf the interncL 616-<23-4403___________ TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ al cleaning, window washing or laundry. Will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. I BUY HOUSES fair prices all areas considered. Investor Rhea 623-5408 PC’S • MM Mr* Hu . HMm HMt ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ) on Kt al I \talt DtoKS'WtXI 1245 2*5 4*5 710 020 IM Sno- 11XM <O-i» U 50 TITANIC pc I hank CARD OF THANKS ■ ■ ■ ■ Untiia-ft 1 IHIIimTT 1 ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st time home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until Januarv ol 1997. 1-8OO-387-OO35. West Mich. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom. 2 bath, low payments. Must sell. 1-800-538-7870_____________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds lo choose from, 1-800-538-7870_____________ H.U.D. APPROVED 3bd., 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit. Call 1-8OO-538-787O. ( otntnutiiix \oiiit \ I AM NOT responsible for any depts. Made by John Symonds. _______________ Ann Symonds Mtscellam nux BRAND NEW, NEVER USED 110 AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-945-9340. Help Wanted 1998 EXPANSION 21 new openings. $11.35 lo start Ideal for students/others. Training provided. 245-3882 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE POSITION available at a skilled nursing facility. Prefer a candidate with experience in billing and collections in a health care setting. Knowledge of Medicare, Mcdicadc and private insurances. Wage comcnsatcs with education and experience. Mail or fax resume: 240 E. North St, Hastings. 616-945-3247 NOW HIRING/ Counterman for Harvey’s in Woodbury on M-66. Full time Tuesday thru Saturday. Pay based on experience.__________________ AREA COORDINATOR; People with good contacts in community lo recruit host fami­ lies and work with foreign exchange students. Part lime, flexible. Call 888-346-9321 AVIATION CONTRACTOR seeks to fill F/T A P/T ramp positions. Start at $6.50, $7.00 after 90 days. Benefits include travel. Must pass drag screen and background check. Driven license req. To apply, call 956-0924_______ CNA’S AND HHA’S Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice has openings in Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Holland, Ionia, Hastings and Muskegon for the following: •Hospice: AM's and PM’s •Pri­ vate Duty: All shifts, 2 to 12 hours ’Medicare: AM’s •Sup­ plemental staffing: All shifts (competitive wages start at SI (Mir). We need you to be certified/ experienced; have reliable trans­ portation, have excellent refer­ ences and a caring attitude. We’ll give you the work you want at a competitive wage, a terrific working environment and an incentive program to bonus if you meet requirements. Call Barb at 956-7844 or 1-800-948-0727. Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice. EOE________________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St., Free­ port, Ml EOE______________ HELP WANTED: Dependable workers part lime. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Satur­ days. Call 945-9554 Mon-Fri. 9am til 4pm ask for Don. HOME WORKERS WANTED! Make SI80 weekly processing grocery premiums from your location Pleasant, respectable. Checks mailed weekly! Application, call 800-865-8933 ext 4400, MAIL LETTERS FROM HOME: cam thousands weekly like me. I’ll tell you who pays best. Send your address and stamp to: Linda Curtis Box 8086 Grand Rapids, Ml. 49518 8086. Sheriff warns of unsafe ice conditions The reports this time of year often say. "person trapped on ice floc after it separates from shore.” but how often do people pay at­ tention? Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer thinks they should pay attention . it could save their lives. "The warmer temperatures, and especially the fluctuation in temperature can cause the ice to weaken." said the sheriff, “so don’t be deceit cd. even if the ice appears safe you mas really be skating on thin ice" When temperatures do get cold enough for the water to freeze, u inter sports enthusiasts should always check before venturing out onto ice. Icccan form in several different con­ ditions. and some are more perilous than oth­ ers. Clear ice is the strongest, formed by a long hard freeze, and can vary in color from green, blue and black depending on the water color beneath the ice. Frazil ice is usually the first type to form when temperatures drop, and is made up of disk-shaped crystals which form a thin film, eventually forming a solid sheet of icc. Snow ice is milky looking and was formed from re­ frozen melted snow Snow icc is low in den­ sity and porous and is very weak. Layered ice is just that, many layers of frozen and refrozen snow, giving it a stnped appearance DeBoer offers these tips to ice fisherman, snowmobilcrs. icc skaters, or anyone who goes out on the ice: Never go alone; test the icc with a spud every few fort - thickness can change in that short of a space; wear a life preserver or float-coat; attach a 20-25 foot long rope to your waist and let it drag behind you - it won’t interfere and it’s something someone can grab should you fall through. The notion that icc thickness is the only factor determining ice strength should be dis­ carded once and for all. DeBoer said. "Thick ice docs not necessarily mean safe icc." Because icc seldom freezes at the same rate in the same body of water, it is not uniformly thick from one location to another. Icc can be one foot thick in one location, and only one inch thick just ten feet away, according to ex­ perts. New ice is usually stronger than old ice, and grows thicker and stronger during forma­ tion. But as ice decays, and many factors can cause this, it becomes unsafe even though it may appear thick. Some of the factors that can cause ice dete­ rioration are: • Weather - spells of warmer, then colder temperatures like we’ve had lately, can cause melting and refreezing. weakening the icc. • Underground springs - many Michigan lakes arc spring fed. and the warmer tempera­ tures of the spring water can cause the ice to weaken from underneath. • Entrances of streams and dams can also cause the icc to be unstable in those locations. • A thick blanket of snow can actually insu­ late the surface against freezing, causing the ice to form more slowly or even deteriorate. If you do break through the icc. there arc some things you can do to avoid serious injury or death. First, try not to panic and thrash about. The air trapped in your clothing will help you float. Yell for help. Tum toward the direction that you came from. The ice is likely to be stronger there. Place your arms on the edge of the solid icc. Keys, a pocket knife, ice pick, or a belt buckle will help you grip the icc. You may want to carry a few laigc nails in an outside coat pocket for this purpose. Once you’ve got a grip on the icc. kick your legs hard and pull yourself up on the icc. If the icc breaks, move forward and try again. When you're out. do not stand up. but roll away from the break and stand only when you’ve reached solid icc. Go to a place of shelter and warm up immediately. If you arc attempting to rescue someone else who’s fallen through the icc. follow these steps: ■ Stay calm! Don't walk or run to the edge of the breakthrough or you risk becoming a victim, too. • Throw the victim a rope, or slide a long ladder, pole or sturdy branch. Always lie on your stomach and push the object out in front of you. • If there arc other people available, form a chain by lying flat on your stomach and grip­ ping the ankles of the person in front of you. Once you have pulled the person from the water, seek shelter and try and warm them, and seek medical assistance. "Please use extreme caution when on the icc this time of year." urged Sheriff DeBoer. Hastings man in serious condition Police are unsure what caused David Jack Curtiss, 52. of 6029 E. Center Road Hastings, to drive oft Charlton Park Road, one half mile south of Center Road Tuesday at about 11:05 a.m. Curtiss, who was wearing a seatbelt when his 1985 Chevy pickup drifted off the right side ot the road and struck a large tree, suffered head injuries and multiple fractures in the accident, said Trooper Ray Durham of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. He was taken to Pennock Hospital and later transferred to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo where he is listed in serious condition. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the accident, according to a preliminary police report. POLICE BERT: Local woman accused of embezzling HASTINGS - A customer service representative at Fcrrcllgas in Hastings has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly stealing nearly $7,000 from her employer, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Linda Sue Bedford, 36, of Hastings turned herself in Feb. 6 after charges were authorized by Barry County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell Feb. 5. . Detectives were called to investigate the possible embezzling of funds from lhe company last November after money allegedly was taken on three dates in July and one date in August 1997, according to the arrest report. Bedford was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Feb. 6, when a $5,000 personal recognizance bond was set on two counts of felony embezzlement and a $500 bond was set on two counts of misdemeanor embezzlement. She is scheduled for a preliminary examination in district court March 4 at 9 a.m. Drug raid results in accidental shooting BELLEVUE - A suspect was treated at Pennock Hospital and released after he was accidentally shot during a confrontation with police who were executing a search warrant for marijuana Tuesday. Feb. 17. at about 8 p.m. Authorities from the South West Enforcement Team (SWET) were conducting the raid al 2480 Section Road, where detectives seized a small amount of marijuana and an extensive amount of material used to facilitate the manufacture of marijuana. During the search, the occupant of the residence, whose name was not released at press lime, became involved in a confrontation in the kitchen area with SW'ET officers, according to a press statement on the incident. During the apprehension process, an officer’s handgun discharged, striking the occupant in lhe right wrist. "It appears at this time that the shooting was accidental in nature." said Lt. Tracy McAndrew of the SWET office in Kalamazoo. "Authorities will be reviewing the activities surrounding the apprehension process to determine exactly what happened." Warrants arc being sought by the Eaton County Prosecutor s office. Nashville man arrested after pursuit JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP ■ A Michigan Slate Police trooper attempting to make a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving found himself in hot pursuit Friday afternoon. Trooper Bryan Fuller attempted lo slop the brown Jeep Cherokee driven by Kenneth Rutherford, 41. of Nashville and a female occupant at about 3:10 p.m. when lhe lhe vehicle took off north on Schreiner Road from Fruin Road. The Jeep turned east onto Cooper, then north on North Avenue and then cast on Butler Road before Fuller was able to stop the Jeep on the crest of a hill just west of M-66. Fuller took both Rutherford and the female into custody as they lay in the roadway and was joined shortly thereafter by backup units, said Sgt. Steve Harper of the Hastings Post. Rutherford was arraigned on felony fleeing and eluding charges Tuesday and a $4,000. 10 percent bond was set. He was also charged with drunk driving and driving on a suspended license and faces a preliminary examination Feb. 25 at 9:45 a m. There were no charges filed against the female passenger. Teens chased by males with long guns THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP - Police were unable lo locate two while males with long guns who reportedly chased some teens toward a bus garage near Cherry Valley and Jackson Roads, according to preliminary reports. The teens noticed an unfamiliar vehicle in the driveway just prior lo being chased by the subjects, they reported. The Michigan State Police assisted the Barry County Sheriffs Department in searching for the subjects and their vehicles. No other information was available at press time. Bull escapes trailer during ride on M-43 American Heart Association.^^ A Call to Arms: Check Blood Pressure. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP - An Angus bull whose services were no longer needed by a local dairy farmer escaped the trailer he was being hauled away in and returned to the cow pasture last Thursday morning. Animal control officer Mike Cross said the trailer the bull had been riding in was westbound at M-43 and M-37 when the animal escaped and headed south toward the cow pasture at M-43 and Chief Noonday Road. The bull passed through the Kellogg Community College parking lot, before it returned to the pasture and "bulled’’ through the pasture fence. Animal control officers were also called to remove two horses from Tanner Lake Road on Monday and seven cows from Wahascon and Mud Lake Road Feb. 13. In all three cases, the owners were on hand to quickly resolve the situation. Two cows loose on Center Road last month, however, were not so lucky. They were struck by a vehicle as animal control officers were attempting to return them to their pasture. One had to be destroyed. Woman responding to accident has wreck BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP • A woman who had gone to help her husband who had just had an accident on M-37 al Cloverdale Road Friday morning collided with a northbound car while making a "U" turn at that intersection. Valeric Ann Slaughter. 22. of Cloverdale Road, told police she did not sec the car, driven by Betty Jane Danku. 72. of Delton and was unable to avoid the collision at about 9:25 a.m. Slaughter was try ing to get to the west side of the road where her husband had been hurt in an accident al about 8:15 a m Darrell Robert Slaughter. 22. had been northbound on .M-37 when he fell asleep, crossed the centerline, ran off the roadway to the left and struck the ditch. No serious injuries were reported. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-02-26.pdf 62247dcfa416d56db097172abccb6d41 PDF Text Text HASilJ"■' P’JFUC UBRMY .. ■ • • ■ HA ; n;»u. W: 4-,5e 18^3 HHS eagers in fine rhythm County minutes won’t be verbatim See Story on Page 11 See Story on Page 2 The Hastings Lenten series starts Feb. 26 ”!*• Apostles’ Creed" is the title of An 199* six-week Lenten series, spon­ sored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, which will start Thurs­ day, Feb. 26 Each 30-minute service will be held •wry Thursday at 12:30, p.m. from Fib. 26 through April 2 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. A ■oca luacheon in the Sharpe Hail will precede the service, which will take pirec in the church sanctuary. Pastor Buff Coe will be the speaker far die first service. Other pastors who wiH speaker will be Jeff Arnett of the Thuenapple Apple Valley Church March 5; Doug Reichenbach. Hope dauch of the Brethren March 12; Carl Litchfield, Welcome Comers and Woodand United Methodist Churches Mrech 19; Charles Fischer. Si Rose of Lana Catholic Church March 26 •■d Larry Hubley, Hope United Mhbcdiit Church April 2 Mmiral nxompaniment and special Music will be provided by Barbara Standage, the Presbyterian organin; Tara Dixon, the church pianist; Patti Lsioye’s Hartings High School choir and the Presbyterian Praise Group. ANNER PRICE SO- City readies for move to new city hall by David T. Young Editor Hastings city government is just about ready to make its move into its new home, the old MainStrect Savings Bank building at the comer of Michigan and Slate streets. Meanwhile, bank personnel are busy moving into their gleaming new quarters on West State Street, across from the K mart plaza and in between the Wendy's and Subway restaurants. The new MainStreet facility is expected to be open to the public for the first time today (Thursday, Feb. 26). MainStreet and the city Wednesday after­ noon officially closed on the sale of the former bank building and on Monday night, the city council took several steps toward moving in, a process officials hope to have complete by early July at the lat­ est. City Manager Howard Penrod told the council that Mayor Frank Campbell is putting the pressure on to be in the facility by the lime Hastings hosts Mayor Ex­ change Day. but it may be more realistic to figure the move to be completed by some­ time in June. One big step the council took Monday night was accepting the low bid of $396,975 from James W. Karsten Con­ struction of Wyoming (Mich.) for renovat­ ing what will be the new city hall. Former location of MaiinStreet Savings Bank to become new facilities for the City of Hastings. Penrod said the bid was very favorable economically because the city had budgeted $460,000 for the renovation project. When by the •i^cnci’. about the quality of work by KAhpa. Director of haven't dealt with them personally, but I'm comfortable with their recommendations.” Karsten is expected lo begin work on renovation* Monday. .March 2. Council also decided on the letter.ng for the sign that will grace the front of the building. It will say, simply, "Hastings City Hall Administration/Police." Penrod said h>: idea is io make the new See CITY HALL, continued page 6 Public Services Jeff Mansfield, replied, "I Six candidates seek Burd’s seat by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Six people have applied for appointment to the vacant District No. 5 scat on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Avon Welch will give a french horn 'recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Ffaal Baptist Church of Hastinp audi­ torium Welch will be accompanied by Tara Dixson on the piano. They will per­ form works by Beethoven, Strauss. Saint Saens, Rossini and more. There is no admission. RefreshaMM will be provided. The applicants arc Wayne Curtis, Christopher Earl, Rose Mary Heaton, Jef­ frey S. MacKcnzic. Larry J. Rafflcr and Spaghetti dinner set for Feb. 27 . Proceeds will be used to support the ; local service club's community pro­ ' See Story on Page 3 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 French horn recital slated The Hastings Kiwanis Club will I sponsor an all-you-want-to-eat ■ apufhetu supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Friat the Hastings High School cafetaria. Included on the menu will be • qwghrtti and sauce, salad, French gar­ * fc bread, beverage and dessert. A meat• tai sauce also will be available. : Cost is $4.50 person, children 12 hand under can eat for $2.50 each. ' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 VOLUME 145 • NO. 9 News Briefs: Govt, cooperation still a big goal Doors open at New MainStreet bank building today The doors of the new MainStreet Savings Bank building at 629 W. State St. in Hastings open to the public for the first time today (Feb. 26). Drive-through customers have been using the new bank since Monday. The 22,237-square-foot facility also houses Metropolitan Title Co., law offices of attorneys Stephanie Fekkes. James Goulooze, Jill Humphreys Steele and Tia deGoa; and OakCrest Financial Group. The new structure includes a community room, open atriums and a clock tower to incorporate a downtown flavor to the new location. submit some of the questions for the panel members to ask. Bailey said the interviews will probably be held the first week of March. • Wayne Curtis is a Nashville resi­ dent and co-owner of Curtis Enterprises and a warehouse, both in Castleton Township. He rents the warehouse to three other busi­ Alex Walden. They arc interested in filling the remaining months of Tim Burd's term, which expires Dec. 31. Burd unexpectedly resigned from the county board earlier this month to devote more time to his family. District 5 includes the townships of Castleton and Maple Grove and part of nesses. "I care greatly about the communities and the people that live in them," Curtis said of his reason for applying for the va­ Woodland Township. The county board has to appoint Burd's successor by March 10. Applicants for Burd's position will be in­ terviewed by a panel comprised of County Clerk Nancy Boersma, a county judge and County Sheriff Stephen DeBoer. The county board Tuesday decided to ask the panel to conduct the interviews and make a recommendation. The panel's recommendation will not be binding on the county board, however. Some commissioners have indicated a de­ sire to be present during the interviews and for all the people that live in them. "I am a very practical person. I feel be­ cause I was elected lo the Maple Valley School Board I have some of the voters be­ hind me," Curtis continued in his written statement to the board. On the school board, Curtis is chairman cant county board seat. "I would like to see them continue to grow in an orderly man­ ner. I would like to see them remain safe of the board's labor and management com­ mittee and serves on the facilities and equipment committee and the policies and curriculum committee. Curtis is a member of the Palo Baptist See CANDIDATES, continued page 2 / Tickets ere available at the door or • tan any Hastings Kiwanian. 'WWk for Warmth’ wM be Saturday ■ The 13th annual "Walk for Warmth* : will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the fine Methodist Church, 301 E. Stale Rond. Hastings. The walk, sponsored by the Comtmmity Action Agency of South Cen­ tral Michigan, involves people who walk one- or three-mile routes and col­ lect pledges to help elderly and needy people pay for their home heating costs. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the kickoff ceremony will be at 9:45. The routes will start at the church, : head south toward downtown and then finish back at the church. Hot chocolate will be available to the walkers at the halfway point and coffee, cookies and orange will be available at the church. All funds raised will remain in Barry County and be distributed to families with emergency healing needs. More Hews Briefs on Page 2 Police say found woman ‘just wanted to get away’ by "It was the next exit north of M-89. which would have been the one she took to Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A woman sought intensely by the FBI. Michigan State Police, family and friends work." said Daniel. "So the car was found only about four to five miles away from since failing to show up for work or return to her mother-in-law's residence lo pick up her child Friday apparently “just wanted to get away." said Det. Sgt. Ken Daniel from the Wayland Post of the Michigan State Daniel said the car was towed to their de­ partment, which became involved in the investgation upon learning that Egan lives with her parents in the Wayland area. The car was found to be operable and had plenty of gas. said Daniel. Police. Kristina Egan. 22. of Winchester Drive near Gun Lake, was located Monday evening by the FBI with a lifelong male friend of Egan's in Big Rapids, said Daniel. Egan had left her 22-month-old baby at lhe Jackson home of her estranged hus­ band's mother before taking 1-94 to U.S.131 toward her job al the M-89 Theatre Friday afternoon where she was expected at 4 p.m., Daniel said. When Egan didn't return for her child, her mother-in-law became concerned and began making phone calls. "She called Kristina s mother and she wasn't there, either,” said Daniel, who noted she was then reported lo the Jackson where she worked." Daniel said Egan’s estranged husband . flew back to Michigan from where he lives and works in North Carolina to help in her search. Kristina Egan "They had been living in North Carolina, but they had had some marital problems and she moved back home and enrolled at Kalamazoo Valley Community College." Post of the Michigan State police as a missing person on Saturday. Daniel said that on Sunday. Egan's father traveled Tina's path to work and found her car parked along US 131 just south of lhe Allegan County line near the "B” Avenue exit, said Daniel Daniel said. He said the family was stunned al her disappearance because she never indicated she would leave unannounced "She is a 22-ycar-old lady who by all in­ dications is a responsible person and a gixxl mom." said Daniel. "There was no reason for her not to show up." It was the FBI's interview of Egan's es­ tranged husband that led them to the man in Big Rapids. Daniel said. "It was at about 6 p.m. Monday that the FBI located her and verified that she was OK." said Daniel Wednesday. "She stayed up there for a day and she and her husband went to the Family Independence Agency yesterday (Tuesday)." Daniel said Egan, who could not be reached for comment, had allegedly tried to stage the disappcamce. "I haven't talked to her personally, but it appears she set this up to look like she had disappeared," said Daniel. "She apparently wanted to get away.” No laws were broken, said Daniel, al­ though she will be cited for improper park­ ing on the freeway and will he assessed the towing fee. He added, "Although we aren't loo wild about spending all that time and those re­ sources investigating it as an abuduction and homicide, we'd much rather it end up this way.” �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26. 1998 News Briefs... Hastings schools in session Monday Hastings Area Schools will be in session Monday. March 2. despite the fact that it was listed as a contingency day on the school calendars. Because of snow days lost earlier in the academic year, the day will have to be used as a makeup. The Hastings schools will have a mid-winter break Friday. Feb. 27. and won’t be in session that day. Estate planning sessions slated An estate planning and farm/small business transfer workshop will be held March 5. 12, 19 and 26 at the Court and Law Building in Hxstings. The sessions are intended to help farmers and small businesses plan for the future. Topics for discussion will be what an estate plan should include and how to set one up, the effects of state and inheritance taxes on plans, probate procedures and wills, durable power of attorney, patient advocate, trusts as tools in estate planning, and life insur­ ance. Registration is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Call the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service office at 948-4862 for more information. Murder mystery production slated The Village Players of Middleville will present "The Illusion of Murder.” a dinner theater murder mystery this Friday and Saturday evening at the Middle Villa Inn Dinner will be at 7:30 and the per­ formance will follow. Cost is $19 per person. For reserva­ tions. call the Middle Villa Inn al 795­ 3640 or (616)891-1287 ‘Coffee House Concert’ slated A fund-raising concert by lhe Del­ ton-Kellogg junior high and high school bands w«il offer audience mem­ bers a relaxed atmosphere and a chance to sip coffee and cal light pastries while listening to the bands’ perfor­ mances. The first-ever ’’Coffee House Con­ cert” is scheduled for 7 p.m Saturday in lhe Delton Kellogg High School auditorium. Doors to the adjoining cafeteria will be opened up. and con­ certgoers can cither sit at tables in the cafeteria xs they watch the concert, or sit in the auditorium. Admission to the concert is $ I Band members in grades six through 12 will be performing. Proceeds will go to fund band activities. Thornapple Wind Band concert slated The Thornapple Wind Band is plan­ The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment will have an immunization clinic next Tuesday in Hxstings and on Wednesday. March 11. in Delton. The clinic in Hxstings will be from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the health de­ partment. 110 W. Center St. in Hast­ ings. The clinic in Delton will be at the Faith United Methodist Church from 2 to 3:30 p.m. March II. No appointment is necessary, but parents should bring their children's immunization records. For more information call the health department at 945-9516. KCC financial aid meeting tonight Current students at Kellogg Com­ munity College arc invited to attend a Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) Night at the KCC Fehscnfcld Center. 2950 Gun Lake Road, at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Students attending arc asked to bn ng their competed 1997 federal tax re­ turns. A financial aid officer will he available from ncxm to 5 p.m. prior to the session, at which attendees will be assisted in the completion of the FAFSA. Forms will be supplied. The session is intended for current KCC students only who need help paying for college, who need to know about financial aid programs or who need help applying for financial aid. Art scholarships available for kids The Thornapple Arts Council is providing $4,000 in in scholaiship money to Barry County students who want to attend fine arts camps this summer. The camps may include visual arts, music, theater, writing, dance, film making, sculpture and ceramics. To qualify, the camps must be accredited places, such as Blue Lake. Interlochen, Kendall and the Battle Creek Arts Cen­ ter. but they do not have to be located in Michigan. Applicants must be entering grades 6 through 12 next fall and be residents of Barry County. Fine arts majors in college will be considered if they pre­ viously had been Arts Council schol­ arship recipients. Scholarship funds are not intended for private lessons or for the purchase of instruments. Awards will be given to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of the study program Students arc expected to come up with the remaining funds themselves Scholarships will be granted based or. a portfolio or audition, a personal interview, a written application, let­ ters. reco.nmcndations and need Auditions will be held al 3:15 p m Thursday. March 19. at Central School Auditorium in Hastings Scholarship forms arc available at most middle and high schools in the county or one may call Jim Pino al 852-9240 All entries must be post­ marked by Friday. March 6 by Elaine Gilbert Assishtltt liihhtr Normally, hardly anyone takes notice when lhe Barry County Board ol Commis­ sioners approves the minutes of its previ­ ous meeting Approval of minutes, considered the offi­ cial document of board proceedings, is usu ally a routine procedure that produces a unanimous roll call vole, but that was not the case Tuesday when minutes of the Feb 6 meeting were approved 4-3. with com­ missioners Emmet Herrington. John Bar­ nett and Robert Wenger casting the dissent­ ing voles. The controversy is between Herrington and County Clerk.Nancy Bocrsma Several limes this year. Herrington has made special requests lot verbatim minutes of certain portions of the meeting that per­ tain to himself and his committee assign ments. Bocrsma told the hoard this week that lhe clerk s office will no longer prepare verbatim minutes "I have gone through my papers and ev­ erything (hat I have on minutes and etc and our obligation as far as our office is concerned.” Bocrsma said. "We will not be doing any verbatim minutes any more This is a decision that J have made This is one that is going to stand "I have talked to Mr Herrington about it and he was very unhappy. He didn't like my decision.” she t*«Id the board. "But. we can't use the minutes as a political issue or a bully pulpit and it's just getting to the point where this is stuff that doesn't go in the minutes and should not So that is my decision and that will st md." One of Herrington’s recent requests for verbatim minutes was when he asked County Board Chairman Jim Bailey to state publicly why he had taken him off the Barry County Mental Health Board. Bocrsma's office replied to that request and the minutes included nearly two pages of comments on the issue. At lhe Jan 27 meeting. Hemngton xsked lor verbatim comments regarding the report made by Elaine Furu-Baker, planning ad­ ministrator lor '.he Barry. Branch. Calhoun Work force Development Board. Herrington and Wenger are the county’s representatives on the workforce board. The workforce report was not printed verbatim when the Jan. 27 minutes were prepared and approved, and in the Feb. 6 minutes. Bocrsma noted that verbatim en­ tries would not be allowed. Normally only a brief statement is made in the minutes when a guest or other officials make pre­ sentations or give reports to the board. Written reports arc normally placed on file with correspondence to the board. In the Feb. 6 minutes. Bocrsma noted that state law specifies that minutes arc re­ quired to contain: a statement of the time, dale and place of the meting; the members present xs well as absent; a record of any decisions made at lite meeting and a record of all roll call votes; and an explanation for the purposc(s) if the meeting is a closed session. Hemngton told the board this week that he will reply to Bocrsma's decision to ban verbatim minutes al the board’s next meet­ ing. which is set for March 10. Chairman Bailey responded. "O.K." and then asked Herrington. "...You’re not pre­ pared lo reply now?" "I was. but something has come up since I got here this morning.” Herrington said. "I have to do some more research." Discussing the matter of approving the Feb. 6 minutes. Bailey said. "I think if we approve the minutes, the minutes are going to stand But I think it you want to address an issue out ol that paragraph (in lhe min­ utes) that can be addressed But. the min­ utes (if approved) will stand " Herrington responded. "I understand it (the minutesi may change after you hear it (his reply)." "The minutes will change?” Bailey xsked "I will ask that they change." Herrington replied "Then.” Bailey said, "we need to do it different commissioner, because if wc ap­ prove the minutes we can not change them. "...I would suggest you not approve them." Hemngton said "Well, wc have a motion and support (on the floor) to approve lhe minutes." Bailey said. "So we have to vote on that at this time." He asked Herrington again if he wanted to explore the matter in more detail. ”1 feel that once you hear the result of my research, it may change your thinking on the issue al hand." Herrington said. "And I've had some legal advice on it" "All right." Bailey responded. "Now would be the time for the discus­ sion before we vote (on lhe Feb. 6 min­ utes)." Commissioner Rod Goebel said lo Herrington. "I was prepared.” Herrington said. "I had a paper to hand out to each of you. but there is something that has changed this, changed my preparations, and I have to do some more research on it. "You have lo do what you have to do and I have to do what I have lo do." Herrington said. "I think that's the way you have lo look at it. I’ve got to be honest with my­ self and my constituents." ning its second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday . March 13. in Lake Health Dept, plans two clinics No verbatim minutes, county clerk says Odessa. Rehearsals will be in the Lakewood High School band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12. An added performance will be held at the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands in Okemos March 7. Directors for the group arc high school band directors Joseph LaJoyc of Hastings and Dave Macqucen of Lake­ wood. For more information, call Kim Domke at 945-9181. LaJoyc at 945­ 9766 or Macqucen at 374-3037. Pheasants Forever banquet March 14 The newly-organized Barry County chapter of Pheasants Forever will have its first annual banquet and auction al b p.m. Saturday. March 14. at the Middle Villa Inn. Chapter President Jim Decker of Freeport said the purpose of the group, which was founded nationally 15 years ago. is to improve wildlife habitat for better local hunting opportunities. Pheasants Forever, with hundreds of chapters nationwide, has helped turn thousands of acres into wildlife habitat from funds raised by annual banquets and raffles. The group also maintains a staff of 13 regional biologists who work closely with members to deter­ mine what kind is best for a given area Items that will be sold at the March 14 auction will include guns, . art prints by nationally known artists, statues, collector knives, outdoor clothing and other sporting goods. Tickets arc still available and they may be obtained by calling Decker at Freeport Elevator (765-8421). chapter Treasurer Rick James at 945-5113 or Scott Prill at 948-3917. Membership dues arc $20 annually. The cost of a dinner ticket is $15. Seven seek title of Miss Delton Seven young women will compete in tonight's । Thursday. Feb. 26) Miss Delton Pageant al the Delton Kellogg High School auditorium The candidates arc Amber Barker. Autumn Chilton. Rebekah Ann Ferris. Kate Kwxsny. Andrea Mendoza. Kannc Norton and Lisa Wilcockson. The new Miss Delton and her court will reign for a year, performing a monthly service project, holding fund­ raisers and serving as ambassadors for the community. They will preside over the annual Founders Weekend festivi­ ties Aug. 7-8. Miss Delton will receive a $500 ed­ ucational scholarship and portrait. Each member of the court will win a S50 savings bond. Candidates arc judged on poise, grammar, neatness and how thor­ oughly they answer questions in the pageant. The emcee of tonight s pageant (at 7 p.m.) will be Brad Vincent. Judges will be Lin Hough of the Founders Weekend Committee, businessman Drew Chapple. Patti Cline represent­ ing area churches. Ron Johnson of the Delton area Lions, business owner Christy Tigcheiaar and Terese Dclaphiano of Delton Kellogg Schools. ‘State of the County’ address is March 6 James Bailey, chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, will be the guest speaker at lhe next First Friday, program Friday. March 6 Fhc forum will take place at noon that Friday al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings Bailey will give hts annual "State of the County" address. He will talk about the most pressing recent issues in Barry County government. Bailey, who was first elected in Novem­ ber 1994. has been chairman of the county board sir.ee ht|first took office, in January 1995. He serves in District No. 4. which includes Carlton and Hastings Charter townships and portions of Irving and Woodland townships. This will be his third annual "Stale of lhe County" address. The public is welcome to attend and ask questions. Those attending may bring their own lunches or they may purchase light fare at the hall. The First Friday forum series is spon­ sored by lhe Barry County Democratic Committee. James Bailey CANDIDATES, continued from page 1 Deacon Board and the Palo Baptist Trustee Board, serving on .is finance and budget committee and constitution committee. sponsibility to be fair and honest. • Christopher Earl, another Nashville applicant, said he intended to run against Burd for lhe Republican nomina­ where she markets polymer clay jewelry that she creates. Heaton also is employed tion in the August primary election before learning that Burd had resigned. "I have a strong interest in becoming a county commissioner." Earl told the board in his written statement ”1 hold that posi­ tion in high esteem and see it as a voice for the people, not only for my constituents, but for the good of the county xs a w hole "I have kept myself current on commis­ sion activities, so I feel it would only take me a short time to become a vital part of the board." Earl said. "I have lived in Barry County lor the ma­ jority of my life, both as a resident and business owner. My wife and I have a small farm here where we raise horses and cattle. My wife. Diane, is a lifelong resi­ dent of both Barry County and the fifth dis­ trict. Since this is primarily a farming community, my background would be well suited for this position." Earl continued. He hxs 14 years of experience in the transportation industry and served nearly four years w ith lhe U.S Army Earl is currently employed as a safety training specialist with the Michigan Truck Safety Commission in Lansing She is the owner of Rosemary & Thyme Polymer Clay Creations in Nashville, as a pharmacy technician at Mace Phar­ macy in Nashville. From December 1987 to July 1993. Heaton served xs Nashville's village clerk and office manager. Heaton graduated cum laude in 1982 from Western Michigan University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree. She majored in political science and minored in psychology and sociology. She also has completed nine hours of graduate work at WMU A former board member of the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County. Heaton has taught polymer clay classes at Kellogg Community College, the Battle Creek Art Center and several other places. • Jeffrey Mackenzie is a resident of Woodland where he has a private law prac­ tice. "I have lived in Barry County my entire life and would consider it a great honor to be able to serve and give back to this community since I firmly believe in local government." MacKenzie said in his letter December 1993 and said his focus has been on estate planning, corporation and partner­ ship. real estate, landlord-tenant disputes, child custody and visitation, collection of debts owed to clients and criminal cases. MacKenzie also owns an agricultural business, which was established in 1993, to negotiate leases of crop land and develop marketing plans and operational budgets and arrange for lines of credit He earned a juris doctor degree in May 1993 from Wayne State University Law School. MacKenzie also holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Michigan State University. He has had a private pilot license for air­ craft since October 1996. • Larry Rattier, who lives in Castle­ ton Township and has a Hastings address, is a retired tool and die maker. In his written statement to the county board. Rafflcr said he is "interested in fin­ ishing the term of Commissioner Burd" and has "ample time lo spend on commis­ sion work." In the pxst. Rafflcr has served as an ap­ pointed member of the Barry County Offi­ cer Compensation Committee, comprised of a group of citizens who set salaries for non-judicial elected officials. He previously served on lhe canvassing board, the CETA board. Commission on Aging board. EBI board and the Woodland He has received training in leadership, of application. "Through my profession as a local attor­ ney I have had an opportunity to meet with a large number of my neighbors in the public relations and other areas pertaining to schools at the Academy of Boardsmanship. county. Often, my clients express a strong feeling that they live in a good commu­ nity. However, people often have questions Village Council. Rattier also has served on his church council and a number of union boards. He has attended Michigan State Univer­ Earl also is a certified "level 2" fire­ fighter and has taken ti correspondence course for firefighters through Colorado Stale University and a "Train the Trainer Program" through the Michigan State Po­ lice Training Academy and has a number of about how or why county government ex­ ists and works. I would like to be this community's representative on lhe Board of a county board scat and twice for state rep­ other certifications, including first respon­ der. He hxs studied business administration at Battle Creek Community College • Rose Mary Heaton, also of Nashville, told the board in a written statement that there ate several reasons why she would like to be appointed lo the county board. "I have education and experience in the fields of political science and public admin­ istration that I feel could be put lo good use on the Barry County Board ol Com­ missioners." Heaton said "While serving as (Nashsdie) village clerk. I successfully secured state and fed­ eral grant money fora new municipal well, improvements to the existing waler sys­ tem. additional sidewalks and public access sites on the Thornapple Riser. "I understand the budgetary process and the importance of planning and looking ahead." she said "I believe that public ser­ vants and elected officials have a duty, a re­ Commissioners lo explain to these people exactly what county government docs for them and why it is important," he said. MacKenzie said he is interested in attend­ ing township meetings in Castleton. Maple Grove and Woodland townships to facilitate communication between the county and townships. "I view the county board as a team, elected by the people lo represent lhe community." he said. "Of course, the members of the board cannot agree on ev­ ery decision. However, respect of lhe insti­ tutions of government should encourage a board member to carefully consider the views expressed by all of the board mem­ bers and clearly express his or her own views before voting on an issue before the board. If appointed lo the Board of Com­ missioners this will be my philosophy of approaching business before the board. "I am certain that with my lifelong lies to Barry County and experience xs a local attorney. I can effectively perform on the Board of Commissioners for Barry County." MacKenzie said. He opened his Woodland law practice in sity and Kellogg Community College. Rafflcr was defeated in past elections for resentative. • Alex Walden of Nashville is retired from his position as a mcchanic/foreman with the Barry County Road Commission. "I have been a resident in Maple Grove Township for the past 31 years, and believe I have the qualities necessary lo fill the va­ cancy - straightforward honesty and knowl­ edge of Barry County." Walden said in his written statement to the board. "Although retired. 1 would like to remain active in the community and be of service lo the township and the county." he said. Walden, who worked for the County Road Commission for eight years, cur­ rently is involved in cash crop fanning. He has farmed for the pxst 30 years. Walden said he owned and operated a suc­ cessful dairy farm for seven years. In addition, he was owner and chief me­ chanic of Walden s Repair Service in Nashville for 30 years. The business of­ fered repair service for trucks, tractors and farm equipment. Previous employment included a stint as service manager for Bellevue Equipment Co. and manager of its parts department. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26, 1998 — Page 3 Inter-government group moves forward to develop cooperation by Mary Warner Staff Writer According lo Dr. Lynn Harvey, a profes­ sor al Michigan Stale University, coopera­ tion is "an unnatural acl between two non­ consenting adults." Local officials seeking to change that definition gathered for the second time last Wednesday for an intergovernmental meet­ ing that focused on ways the various gov­ ernmental units in the county can work to­ gether to meet future needs of the county. Harvey acted as facilitator for both meet­ slate ol Michigan has such a program, but Barry County has yet to quality to receive funds lot the purchase of property Mc­ Manus said Barry County could develop its own land purchase program, but would have lo come up with the funds to do so. Another method of controlling urban sprawl is through a transfer of deselonmcni rights program, which is the same thing as a purchase of development rights program, except the governmental unit would not have to pay for the property. McManus said. Another method to manage urban sprawl is through cluster development. McManus said, where residential, commercial and in­ dustrial areas are clustered together in smaller areas, allowing for the preservation of open space surrounding the clusters. In his presentation. McManus predicted that residential land use in the next 22 ings. In lhe first session, the group members defined arras they felt needed immediate at­ tention. Those areas included the need to develop consistent county-wide policies and procedures on land use. joint development of public utilities such as sewer and water, maintaining and improving roads, the need to build trust among government units, promotion of economic development, the need lo cooperate in providing emergency services, and the need lo provide more recreation facilities. At last Wednesday's meeting those in at­ tendance broke up into five groups. Topics discussed by the groups included infrastruc­ ture (roads), land use. recreation, trust and economic development. Tom Mohler, facilitator of the group dis­ cussing trust, said a "good mission state­ ment" for the trust group might be a say­ ing quoted by Harvey. "Seek first to un­ derstand. then to be understood." which is one of author Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” The trust group discussed ways officials from different governmental entities could Officials from a number of governmental units in the county attended the second meeting devoted to intergovernmental cooperation. learn more about each other to promote better understanding of each unit's needs and methods of operation One suggestion offered by the group was to develop a common data base all the gov­ ernmental units could access, containing such information as individual units' land use plans and development objectives. Also suggested was that officials from different governmental units learn more about the structural differences between them (since misunderstandings could ansc if officials don't understand the way different govern­ mental units operate). The group also suggested that training might be undertaken so officials could learn such things as intergovernmental problem­ solving strategies. This group decided to meet again at the Barry Intermediate School District offices on Woodlawn in Hastings al 7 p.m. Tues­ day. March 17. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. Barry County Road Commission Engi­ neer Brad Lamberg. who facilitated the in­ frastructure group, said the discussion in his group centered on road maintenance and improvement. The need for "ensuring that existing money is being spent efficiently" for roads was discussed, as well as the need to determine if more or better roads or maintenance services arc needed, and the need to raise funds for more roads or service if they are deemed desirable or necessary. Debbie Smith, facilitator of the group discussing recreation, said her group decided that working with the county parks and recreation commission and the county-wide Collaborative Economic Development Committee might be a course of action members would want to lake. Fred Jacobs, facilitator of the group dis­ cussing economic development, said the group decided that the development of sewer and water facilities in the county was the biggest issue confronting promoters of Georgia Holcomb of Bellevue escaped serious injury when her car rolled and struck a house Monday afternoon in Assyria Township. Car destroys chain link fence, rolls, hits house J-Ad Graphics News Service A Bellevue woman who said she swerved to avoid hitting an animal in the road Monday. Feb. 23. in Assyria Township refused treatment for her minor injuries in a one-car accident. "It was smaller than a dog. but bigger than a squirrel." Holcomb said shortly after the mishap Georgia Lee Holcomb. 26. of 9520 Tasker {load, was wearing a scat belt and alcohol was not a factor in lhe 5 p.m. accident, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Holcomb, who was cited for hazardous driving, told police she was westbound on Tasker Road when she attempted to avoid hitting an animal in the road. As her vehicle ran off the road to the right, Holcomb apparently overcorrected and re-entered lhe roadway and then left the roadway off the left side of the road, the report said. The car then hit a chain link fence, rolled twice and then stopped up against the front porch of a home al 8190 Tasker Road. "I was in lying down and heard a terrible crash." said Kaylin Rhoades, who lives in the home struck by the Holcomb car. "I ran out and asked my youngest son what had happened ” At that point, she looked out the front door and saw the car and immediately thought someone must be dead, she said. She then called 911. Rhoades said she usually parks her van in front of the porch where Holcomb’s car came to rest, but because she had left a son sleeping in the van after arriving home earlier, she pulled it closer to the garage so he would be in lhe shade while he napped. Holcomb was found in the back seat of the overturned car and then crawled out of the wreckage on her own. witnesses said. economic development. The group pro­ posed doing an inventory of existing sewer systems to establish which what kind of capacity they have and arc using. Group members also discussed having an inven­ tory done of zoning areas where sewer and water is most like to be needed in the future. Members also discussed working with the current county-wide collaborative eco­ nomic development committee. And it dis­ cussed working with the city of Hastings and surrounding townships on a collabora­ tive agreement allowing expansion of sewer and water facilities. According to Harvey, state law allows governments to enter into conditional land transfer agreements whereby townships or other municipalities transfer certain amounts of land to cities or other govern­ mental entities for up to 50 years, after which the land reverts back to the original governmental unit. The land transfers would allow for the areas transferred to re­ ceive sewer, water and other services. In exchange, lhe townships would receive rev­ enue from the city for up to 50 years to make up for lost tax revenues. Don Drummond, facilitator of the group discussing land use. said his group talked about the need to "get people aware of the issues associated with land use." One sug­ gestion for doing so was to include in­ formation on land use in residents* tax bills. Another suggestion was to let people know about current information available on land use in lhe form of slide presenta­ tions and videos. A slide presentation on land use made by Barry County Planner Jim McManus at the intergovernmental meeting can be given lo any group or or­ ganization requesting it. Drummond said. Two videos on land use are also available FIRE(FULL-TIME) FIGHTER The City of Hastings (Ml) is accepting applications for full-time Fire Fighter Responsibilities include general duties in an phases of fire protection, including sup­ pression. prevention, inspection, public relations and education Northeastern celebrates Black History Month Ashley Blankenship (above) was one of 19 fourth-graders in Tim Newsted's class at Northeastern who played prominent African Americans in a presentation last Friday celebrating Black History Month. Blankenship played Sojourner Truth. All the students had previously done in-class reports on the people they represented, and then memorized their presentations for the all-school assembly. Some of those portrayed included Martin Luther King Jr., Joe Louis, Billie Holliday and Louis Armstrong. Applicants must be 21 years old, high school graduate or equivalent, have a cur­ rent Michigan drivers license with 6 points or less, be certified Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations Candidates must successfully complete a written exam, oral interview and medical exam with drug screen Starting wage is $8.00 per hour Pension/benefit package. City of Hastings application forms must be completed. App'.cations are available at City Hall. 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 (616/945-2468) and the Hastings Fire Department. 110 E Mill St. Hastings. Ml 49058 Return completed application form with copy of Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations certificates, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday. March 9. 1998 to City of Hastings Attn Fire Fighter 102 S Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 City of Hastings is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer through the Barry Cooperative Extension office. If necessary, a speaker can be ar­ ranged to present the videos. Drummond said. The slide presentation and videos "illus­ trate ideas being used around our nation to maintain the rural atmosphere of different areas," he said. Drummond said that "a lot of people have thrown up their hands and said. What can we do? to control urban sprawl and maintain the rural atmosphere of Barry County. "Once you've seen one of the videos, you come away encouraged that it isn't hope­ less," he said. The group also discussed the possibility of sending out a questionnaire with tax bills to "sec if people understand what's happening" to land in Barry County" and find out "what people want Barry County to look like 20-30 years from now." The group also discussed a possible need to increase fines for zonii.g ordinance viola­ tions. And the committee talked about splitting agricultural zoning into three parts, one allowing intensive animal farm­ ing. another allowing animal and crop farming, and the other allowing crop-only farming. The land use group will meet again March 26 at 4 p.m. in the community room of the Courts and Law Building in Hastings. Anyone who wants to come is welcome. Drummond said. (The recreation, economic development, and infrastructure groups also plan to meet again, but have not yet set dates.) In the presentation on land use by Mc­ Manus last Wednesday, several methods to preserve the rural atmosphere in the county were propo chase de land is be ke ’ One way would be lo pur­ l rights, where valuable government units to open space. The years is going to increase 75 percent in Barry County. From 1992 to 2012, he pre­ dicted that 44.000 acres of agricultural land in the county will be lost to other uses. He said that with current land use poli­ cies in lhe county, if predicted areas of growth arc marked in red on Barry County maps, eventually the maps will look like they have lhe "measles." Development will be random and sporadic, with the loss of much open space. Current zoning encour­ ages such a measles effect, he said, because rural agricultural zoning allows for splits of as little as one acre apiece. McManus said such development will end up costing local units of government "a lot of money." County Commissioner Robert Wenger, one of those attending the meeting, said the intergovernmental group may be able to fa­ cilitate more intergovernmental cooperation to establish uniform zoning requirements. According to Harvey, intergovemment agreements to provide joint service to the community take "perseverance, patience, compromise and an open mind." When attempting to enter into such agreements, government entities have many obstacles to overcome, he said. Such agreements require joint record keeping and sharing of costs. Some municipalities fear losing control if they share services with other government units. Some officials want to preserve their "turf." And there are issues of having to jointly be legally re­ sponsible for services provided. The benefits of entering into agreements to jointly provide services, he said, is that there can be cost savings both to govern­ ment units and those who may be charged for the services. There can also be a reduc­ tion in the duplication of services. The quality of service may be better, as well. And, he said, joint intergovernmental ventures may result in citizens perceiving local government officials as "wise custo­ dians of the public purse." ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP BOARD of REVIEW NOTICE of MEETING The Assyria Township Board of Review will meet at the township hall. 8060 Tasker Road. Bellevue. Michigan 49021 on March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. to organize and receive the rolls. The Assyria Township Board of Review will meet at the township hall. 8060 Tasker Road. Bellevue. Michigan 49021 on March 9th and March 10th from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on March 12th to hear protest The Assyria Township Board will provide neces­ sary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meet­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the meeting or (public hearing upon 7 days notice to the Assyria Township Board Individuals with disabilities requihng auxiliary [aids or services should contact the Assyna Township Board by writing or calling the following: Dena Miller, 10570 M-66. Nashville. Michigan 49073 • 616-758-3410. Mike Boles. Supervisor Can You Fill These Shoes? We are looking for certain individuals who can perform the duties of a nursing assistant. These individuals will possess honesty, dependabili­ ty, and caring nature. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and a fast-paced work environment. Earn your Slate Certificate to become a CENA, while being employed and receiving valuable experience! Classes begin March 16th and end March 31st. Please apply before March 9th at: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 EOE �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26. 1998 LETTERS from our reoders.^ There are many reasons not to develop Back in prison as millennium approaches To the editor: As the 20th Century draws to a close. It is all too easy to sec that the 21st Century and the coming of the year ”2000" is a state of mind. As I sit and wonder what the millennium may bring, I myself don’t sec good coming, as today while I was watching "CNN" and other net­ works here in prison, I was wondering, "Is any­ one trying to come together and steer the world away from violence just as I sec so much hate­ ful and violent people here as I do my time." And I ask myself, "What am I doing here when I should have been the man God wants me to be and help bring this world ’• a victorious planet as He has created all thugs for good, not evil." With all of the lethal weapons wc have and other nations, the 20th Century is closing for bad and the 21st Century doesn't seem to bring much happiness for our children to look for­ ward to having a blessed life for any of our grandchildren I wonder what will become of the news I just received. That I have a grandchild on the way. and look where I’m at. I should have tried to work toward helping my three children and helped people, as God tells us to love our neigh­ bors as ourselves and to be at peace with one another I have a lot to think about where I messed up in life, due to losing alcohol more than my free­ dom or I wouldn't be here. I know how much my mother and her wisdom would say. "Terry, stay away from that evil stuff." I hope with God’s help, this time that my alcohol days arc over and my grandchildren, the world's grandchildren, will learn more quickly than I did. I do know that I must change myself to help change the world and my hope and prayer is that people will really re-examine their most deeply held beliefs and help change the ones that need changing. Life has real problems or multiple ones for some, as alcohol has had its work on my life. If one can help people at work on fail­ ing marriages, health problems, relationships, addictions, and so on. then this world, I believe may have a hope of light to shine, and be a bet­ ter place to live in. I can recall thinking to myself back in 1996 when I was in prison that in four-years 2000 will be upon me and I pray that I won’t be back in prison. I wanted to be released to sec that great 21 st century draw near, to be free doing what my children and my family and fellow neighbors would have me to do and give something rather than take. But here I am disappointed in myself when I knew I’d lose if I drank again. I’m not Snowmobilers’ actions were illegal To the editor: Well, it sounds like Mike Smith owns a snow­ mobile and it sounds like he knows more than what he’s telling in his letter to the Banner (Feb. 12). Snowmobilers should respect cincr peoples* yards and not come halfway up to the houses. These snowmobilers were illegal and they knew it. There is no right of way near a public road, except on trails, and if they have permission from the owners of private property And yes. dogs do remember who and what hurts than, and she won’t forget. If I can’t let my dog out at night in her own yard something is very wrong. Wc didn’t let her out and forget ibout her. Our house isn’t close to the road. I’ve been investigating the regulations on snowmobiles. They are supposed to be at a crawl if they go in front of a house or business, and it is illegal for them to be on the road unless crossing over. So when was this snowmobiler ever in the right? It does raise questions about animal rights. They have feelings and they hurt just like humans, trust me. I'm finding out first hand. They do not get enough priority. They get hit, so what, they mu:4 have done something wrong. The bottom line is this was a hit and run and it didn’t matter who got hurt. It could have been one of my kids that night. And there is no excuse for human nature and fear of confrontation. The dog was hurt badly. They could have picked up a phone and called going to give up hope, as I’m not a loser Each of us in this world has great and impor­ tant work to do. Everyone counts and wc all can make a difference and wc must work together, as even if I’m in prison again, I am changing and I want to be a helper not a prisoner. The violence must stop and let’s help one another so the prisons won’t be full of law breakers but empty beds. I had a goal to do that, but one bottle, that’s all it took, got in my way again. Jesus said, "The fields arc white for harvest, but the workers arc few." If wc arc unsure what our own unique goal may be. let’s ask for guidance and God will help us. I know mine and God’s been telling me all along, ”1 want you out as a worker for me and tell your life story to help others know about prison and sin and they go hand in hand and some may not see the bars you have But they have their ow n in front of them." And He say s. "Terry remain hopeful and trust and great results will follow." And "People." let’s clean up the environment and pray for harmony among all nations, elimination of war, drug abuse, alco­ hol. crime, freedom from hunger, disease, and happiness for all people everywhere. To all of you who may read this. I give thanks and you are my hope as I pray God blesses us all in the year 2000 and throughout the 21st centu­ ry. Take heed people, not just of my voice but ot others you may come across. I know God has sent many Tcrjy’s way and I’m still learning and trying to do better... Terry L. Pinks Kinross Facility Bombing Iraq would lead to world war To the editor: The propaganda machine, consisting of Sec­ retary of State Madeline Albnght. Defense Sec­ retary William Cohen and National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, is determined to per­ suade all us citizens to agree on the bombing of Iraq. No compromise of any kind with Saddam Hussein will be accepted. People who arc against the bombing arc ignored and treated as outcasts Deaths that will occur in the bombing of Iraq are unemotionally, nonchalantly, admitted by the propaganda machine. I for one feel very sorry for the Arabs, they have been severely misunderstood and severely treated. How would you react to the land you live on being taken from you? The reason is the former owners of the land have decided it's their origi­ nal land, and having lived elsewhere, they decided they belong back on the land they departed - for religious use. Who arc the land grabbers, the land takeovers? Israel. How do they go about getting the land back? They get U.S. assistance and promises to back them up. How? Israel is allowed with U.S. military armanents and supplies, to bomb, maim and kill innocent Arabs. It continues even to this moment. The Arabs are not to retaliate, though in their limited way they do. The result of Arab retalia­ tion Israel makes complaints and noise heard round the world. Sneakily, Israel in past years, let it be known of their possessing nuclear bombs and bomb sites. Nothing was said, nothing was done by U.S. about it. King Hussein, a peaceful man tried his very best to make peace between the Arabs and Israel. The present leader of Israel saw to it the promise of peace that was on a road to certain­ ly. didn’t happen. King Hussein on TV when peace was no longer possible, was absolutely dcspondcnt and hopeless looking as he faced the cameras. King Hussein is a great person. One to admire in every respect. I’ll close this letter with a prediction. If Iraq is bombed it will cause a world war. a war that will destroy not only the earth but all life on it. No I’m not a so-called psychic. I’m just pre­ dicting from all I have closely studied of the world situation. Wc arc living in a very, very dangerous world. Phone your senators and the White House. The phone numbers arc on editorial page of Banner Justine McLean Hastings Snowboarding gold medal tainted yo letters to the editor from readers, but must be met before they will be published. The • All number name and na only. • Le be • L bust • L un the by the writer, with address and phone tion. All that will be printed is the writer's ence. We do not publish anonymous letters, t the editor's discretion for compelling reasons nts that are libelous or slanderous will not iting tor style, grammar and sense, estimonials for or criticisms ot for-profit of "cards of thanks' will not be accepted public interest, which will be determined by of a personal nature will not be published the same two people on one issue will be limit • I varied, there is a limit of one letter per P» :hat grow during the spring and summer. Exces­ sive weed growth, tn turn, affects the ability of fish to grow and could even result in large fish kills in summer or winter Mr. Munger also stated in his interview., "They (the neighbors) all live on very small lots, so they arc saying it was OK for us when wc moved here, but it’s not for anybody else." I believe that if Mr. Munger were to take a poll, all the residents on Podunk Lake would say that they wished they had larger lots. The fact is, the majority of these homes were built several years ago and at that time were most probably used only as summer homes. Some residents on the lake even voiced their concerns at the already present septic problem on the lake. Another fact is Joe and I arc for development, especially rural, as it increases our business, but we also get to see first hand the effects overde­ velopment can have on property especially on lakes. As far as Rutland not having a land use plan­ ner, it’s true, wc do not. but we do have the Barry County land use planner. Jim McManus. I am sure that if Mr. Munger would like him to help out with this issue he would love to come out and take a look at this land and give his opinion. Also, wc agree Robert Edwards is not a developer, but he is the supervisor of the Rut­ land Township Board Developers arc not envi­ ronmental specialists. We feel that Mr. Edwards and the Planning and Zoning Commission members are studying this from all angles avail­ able and following lhe "Michigan Laws Relat­ ing to Planning." especially, “The Township Rural Zoning Act 125271" and “Zoning Ordi­ nance; basis; considerations. Act 125273." Mr. Munger said he will “develop this land whether it is rezoned or not." and then what? Will he live here? I doubt it. He will recoup his investment and then some and walk away to leave us. lhe concerned residents, to live with what he leaves behind. Joe and Barb Lyons Hastings editor: This year in the Nagano Olympics, in the event of snowboarding. Canadian snowboarding Ross Rcbagliati tested positive for marijuana I feel Ross Rcbagliati should not have gotten a gold medal. Gold medals arc for winners. What kind of winner is a man that takes illegal drugs? A winner should be drug free. If they let Olympians get away with this, what will they be allowed to do next? Chad James Delton Middle School Write Us A letter: The Hastings there are a To the editor: After reading Rob Munger’s statements in last week’s Banner, wc feel that it is necessary to let the public know that our reasoning for fight­ ing this rczonmg is not because wc are offend­ ed and want this piece of land to stay natural. Also, we would like to state that the residents of Podunk Lake and on Quimby Road intend to follow the laws of due process. None of the residents in this area are against some development of this land we ourselves have walked through this land and have observed a few really beautiful building sites. It is a very nice piece of land that has always had a verbal agreement from every seller to buyer that it would not be developed until now. At the first rczonmg meeting on July 16. 1997. Mr. Munger explained, due to the extreme contour of land sanations he would have more flexibili­ ty to keep the property in a natural state if the property was rezoned It is kind of hard to believe that you could take 25 acres and build 24 (1,500 square fool homes) without taking away from the natural state of the land Mr. Munger said he wanted to work with the neighbors and our concerns. OK then, show us the documentation from the Barry County Health Department that this land will support the development he is proposing - not a report from an engineer Show us the documentation from the DEQ that this development will not hurt the wetland areas that arc in question - not a report from an engineer and if he feels that strongly and is that sure this development will not in any way harm these wetlands or lake, sign a guarantee that Podunk Lake will not suffer and become just another of Barry County's trag­ ic over-developed non-sewered lakes Wc live here. Most of us are life long resi­ dents of Barry County. Wc have seen the effects of development on our small lakes. Take a look at Algonquin. Middle. Leach, Thornapple all non-sewered. Nutrients (especially phosphorus) from leaky septic systems play a major role in causing excessive weed and algae growih in lakes and ponds. Just a small amount of addi­ tional phosphorus in a lake or pond can make a huge difference in the amount of aquatic weeds legibly or typed, double-spaced. Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. ILS. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton, Woodland, Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and lhe Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3763. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, pbone (517) 373-0842. (common courtesy). Gayle Bronson Delton What did you HastingsBaNNER What did you think of the tele (NyatpKt? Wtet <M yon drink wea Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovnon of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (618) 946-9554 ■ John Jacoba Fratface Jacobo President Vco President Joyce Ryan Stephen Jacobo Treasurer Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Ybung (Ettot) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smit h Maty Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassrfied ads accepted Monday through Frday 8 to 530 pm Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a tn ■ Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Kates: $25 per year <n Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastngs Ml 49058 ■ Oaaa Kaap, Heatings: Cart (Billings, "1 Head the coverageI realty enjoyed the womens figire skating. I know there are a lot at commercials. but every show has that." 1 th ink it was really bad becasnh ot the way they performed." Haetl'tgs: Joe WUltsrea, Haatiaga: * MM! v gta "BJetee" Mank, ' Bantings: Dawn Miketajesyk. Haatiaga: Leslie Blleth, Kentwood: "I thought it was good. I enjoyed the figure skating." "I didn't watch much of it. "I was disappointed that 1 fetal waKh k. bat W ; But the news told you who you had to stay «p until 2 wife fed. Stated no * won before you saw iron TV. run. to aee the hockey, which aaaphriats." That was nor good — you were the most hyped events." knew what was going to happen before it happened * I �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26, 1998 — Page 5 ■IwScr ■ ■■MST by J°n Bos Psy.D. Limited Licensed Psychoiogni House OKs 56th District Court split The Michigan House of Representatives hxs voted overwhelmingly to rcdistrict and split 56th District Court, which now Parenting the severely oppositional ADHD teen • ; J ; ; J ! Last Friday I had the opportunity to present a lecture at an ADD conference in Grand rapids. The topic was “Parenting the Extremely Defiant ADHD Adolescent " I thought that using this column would be a good way to share some of the highlights this lecture. Parenting the ADHD ODD adolescent can be difficult because individuals with ADHD may have difficulties attending to salient social cues (i.c. miss the warning signs or don't understand expectations as the sender intends) This fact is important for parents to realize, because their role is essentially of teaching their adolescent to pay attention to various social cues. Often communication is strained and tensions at home may rise. Here arc some guidelines to assist parents in managing the defiant ADHD adolescent: Communicate with your adolescent that you want them to be independent and respon­ sible. The process of becoming more inde­ pendent (responsibility and in a healthy man­ ner) is known as individuation. Individuation is the process by which children and adoles­ cents become increasingly independent in the expressiop and regulation of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors Parents don't always want to be (and rightfully so) responsible for their children’s behavior. An example of individualization may be teens who violate for their children's behav­ ior. An example of individuation may be teens . who violate curfew as a way of demonstrating they arc capable of staying out later. The teens should be confronted, but probably not at 1:30 in the morning. Let cooler heads pre­ vail and process the issue in the morning. Few parents arc capable of good parenting when they arc either tired or angry. When is the nght time to process the issue, and how do you go about this task? “ Recognize that unless you and your adolcscent arc talking about the same issue, there will likely be an argument. Rule One is mutual problem definition. Second, include you adolescent in on the problem solving and the issuing of consequences. Again, adolescents need to be trained to become adults, and one Communication from— CONGRESSMAN NICK SMITH ! Local efforts ! aid economic isuccess The politicians in Washington like to claim a lot of credit for things when times arc good. And to some degree. Congress docs get credit for enacting the first federal tax cuts in 16 years. allowing families to pocket more of their hard­ earned dollars. But I’ve been particularly impressed by the important contributions of individual states. businesses, families and workers to our economic health. In the past week. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with constituents in 14 town hall meetings in six different counties. Recently in Eaton County, for example, I attended a wall-raising ceremony for the Capital Centre, a 120-acrc. SHO million development project in Delta and Windsor township near Lansing When completed at the start of the 21 st century , it will include a sports and concert arena, a hotel and conference center, a restaurant and banquet facility, a health and fitness <cntcr. retail shops, offices, and a virtual reality center and sports bar. This project will benefit '“the entire mid-Michigan area and will stand proudly as a symbol of economic growth. As importantly, it will endure as a magnificent trib• utc to private sector investment and entrepre­ neurial spirit. While infrastructure investments like this represent a visible sign of growth, another ■ important economic indicator is our investment . in people I am proud to support efforts to help tram a skilled workforce in Michigan and prc­ . pare these workers for the challenges of a new • century. t Less than 10 miles away from the Capital • Centre. Rfckham Vocational Industries is just ! one good example of an effort to help people : regain control of their lives. The company hires individuals with mental and physical disabili. ties, as well xs welfare recipients and others who society sometimes fails to give a fair chance Those once thought unable or unwilling ' to hold jobs arc now becoming productive, self• sufficient members of our communities. In fact, since Congress passed welfare reform • legislation, we have given more power to states to experiment with new and innovative ways to move people permanently from welfare to work. Once unleashed from unnecessary federal n. > dates. Michigan has been able to tailor assis­ tance programs to effectively meet the needs of its populace. Individual organizations such as Peckham have succeeded by focusing on help­ ing individuals obtain job skills and lasting employment We need to encourage just this sort of cooperative effort between federal, state and local governments and the private sector I believe that the focus can not solely be on what the federal government has done Keeping our economic engine running requires individ­ ual and local investment, hard work and cooperativc efforts I J } | ( ’ ’ J ! • • • • . : ;• j . { • - way cf accomplishing that is to include them in making important decisions Thus. Rule Two is negotiation work with your adolescent without giving them permis­ sion to disobey rules or threaten you. Rule Three is to reduce your stress by engaging in advance decision making this allows for clarification of expectations by both parties. Clear expectation and mutual problem solv­ ing may result in less volatility if an issues not arise Another area within communication that is problematic for both parents and adolescents experience difficulty is cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions arc unreasonable expec­ tations and malicious attributions which indi­ viduals make toward each other w hen there is conflict. In terms of communication, cogni­ tive distortions arc akin to putting the “emphasis on the wrong syllable." For exam­ ple, a parenting saying your room is never clean. A frustrated adolescent may say some­ thing along the lines of “You don't like any of my fnends" or Why do you always blame me?" The preceding statements arc example of cognitive distortion, which, in most cases, arc probably not entirely true or accurate. One way to avoid cognitive distortions, and the arguments which frequently accompany them is to avoid generalizing from one incident to a senes of less serious infractions or even parental expectations. What parents can do: If possible, define the problem with input from your adolescent. Together generate a list of solutions (again, ideas from parents and adolescents should be included). After the list has been developed, together, evaluate ideas and choose one. Finally together, implement a solution agreeable to the parents and to the adolescent. These suggestions are neither comprehen­ sive or guaranteed to work. They do represent a place to start if you arc experiencing diffi­ culties with an extremely defiant teen with ADHD. Other resources include Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), which has local chapters, as well as the Atten­ tion Deficit Disorders Institute at Pine Rest. covers Barry and Eaton counties. State Rcpresentaiives Terry Geiger (RLake Odessa) and Frank Fitzgerald (RGrand Ledge) said House Bill 5279 is part of the state’s broader effort to unify Michigan's trial courts. The court was formed for the two counties in 1968. with two judges in Eaton County. Because of population growth in Barry County since then, a third judge operating entirely out of Hastings has been xkfcd. To compensate for the impractical judicial split the 56th District hxs operated for years as two separate courts. House Bill 5279 formalizes the independent operation of both courts. * "We must have a court system that operates smoothly and efficiently to meet residents* needs." Geiger said. "This long overdue split of the 56th District Court helps ensure a smoother carriage of justice." Fitzgerald, who sponsored the bill, added. "Lawmakers must do whatever we can to help the judicial process. "As a former Eaton County assistant prosecutor, I am convinced this split will improve the operation of both courts." The bill has been sent to Gov. John Engler for consideration. CORRECTION: According to Barry County Clerk Nancy Bocrsma, the date change from March 23 to March 30 for the special election in the Hastings School District was not made be­ cause of a "communications snafu" be­ tween her office and the school administra­ tion. as reported in last week's Banner. Bocrsma said the change was made because the school did not file papers in time to se­ BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT Gypsy moth deadline no reason for alarm tn Steven Van Duinr Some residents in Barn County have re­ ceived a nonce from the Barrs Conservation District about their properties' inclusion in a spray block for gypsy moth suppression. Many landowners have called with questions and concerns that I wish to answer for evenones.benefit. People most frequently ask what the cost of the spray will be. I did not print a cost to the spray in the initial letter since the consenation district has not received the bids from the acnal applicators The best estimate I can give, according to a sprayer I contacted over the phone, is $7 to $21 per acre. I met with other coordinators from around the state not too long ago. and their programs have fallen in between this estimate. With the acreage that Barry County has approved for this spring (2100 acres). I presume that the cost for this spring will be near this estimate. The townships have agreed to bill the landowners directly for the cost of the pro­ gram. Residents of the city of Hastings this year will have the program paid for by the city. People also have given me the impression they feel pressure to participate due to the wording of the initial letter sent to them. This is in no way the intent of the program. This first letter was intended to get replies from those landowners who do not wish to partici­ pate. Those landowners who do not have enough information are encouraged to do some research about the program to inform themselves. Then they can cither volunteer for the program or opt not to participate. The March 15 date was set to gather replies as soon as possible so th** I can have exclu­ sions removed from the computer made maps all at once. Landowners still have the nght to remove their property from the spray program up until spray day. although this creates a lot cure the earlier date. CHABTM TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN NOTICE of ORDINANCE ADOPTION • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Feb. 24, 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street, Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. TO. THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTER8TED PERSONS: * PLEASE TAKEWOTICE thIt trie township of Rutland ,7^. Charter adopted Ordinance E60 at its meeting held February 11, 1998. Said Ordinance to become effective seven days after publication of this notice. Interested persons may examine Ordinance E60. and secure copies of said Ordinance, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, 2461 Heath Road, Hastings, Michigan 49058-9725, (616) 946-2194, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Mondays and Thursdays. SPRING ITEMS WANTED: Sporttef Good* • Lm * Gadea Cae Stem • Funilture RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP AMENDMENT TO BVTLANO CMABT1B TOWNSHIP ZOMNO OMNNANCI An Ordinance to amend the Rutlanc Charter Township Pre-Game Dinner Benefit Community Projects HASTINGS KIWANIS CLUB x *Jfo3lvnjjE •*/ locations . ♦*/ Serving: PER of difficulty for me. the computer mapping phase, and the pilots People should research this nutter and nuke their decision soon If you are included in a sprav block and arc not sure if you want to participate, hang on to your notice, inform yourself, then make an educated decision If you wish to participate, keep your notice for your records. If you do not want to be included in the spray program, then fill out the second sheet of thic informa­ tion letter and return it to the Barry Conserva­ tion District at the address on the bottom of the letter Landowners arc allowed to change their minds and be removed or re-included in the program, but this must also be done in a timely matter. Another question brought to my attention is. how will a landowner know if he she is in­ cluded in a block if accidentally they do not get a letter? The answer is., relax, call me at the Conservation District and tell me where your property is. I can look the property up in the spray block maps, and I can tell you. An­ other thing to bring up. notices were sent to the taxpayer address on the property. If landowners have a summer cottage in a spray block but have their tax information sent to an out of state address, or an address somew here other than the properly included for spray, they should look for that notice in the mail. Remember, there is no hurry to make up your mind. Those people who do not wish to participate in the program should fill out the second sheet and return it as soon as possible. Those landowners who arc not sure may take their time and make a level headed decision The last thing I want is for people to think they arc being forced into participating This is a voluntary program and your cooperation and understanding arc essential for a smooth running operation Delicious Spaghetti & Sauce, Salad, French Garlic Bread. Beverage and Dessert. All-You-Want-To-Eat Friday, February 27, 1998 Hastings High School Cafeteria Serving from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Donation: $4.50 per person • Children 12 & under $2.50 Tickets Available: From Kiuanis Members or at the door NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE IS HEREBY: The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals, wifl conduct a hearing on March 12.1998, commencing at 7:00 p.m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings To act upon a request of Floor Style Products for a vari­ ance to be able to construct an addition to the existing building. This property is zoned “C3" General Business District, the side lot line requirement for this zone is 50 feet The existing building and proposed addition would be 44 feet on west side lot line The property is located at 2780 Gun Lake Road and is described as W 5 A of S 10 A E 1/2 OF SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 14-3-9 To act upon a request ot George Littlejohn for a variance to be able to construct an addition to the existing building This property is zoned “C4" Commercial Industrial District, the front lot line requirement for this zone is 100 feet The existing budding and proposed addition would be 55 feet from the front lot line The property is located at 2010 Gun Lake Road and is described as: RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP COM 66 FT W 4 329 FT N OF E 1/4 POST SEC 14-3-9 FOR POB TH W 165 FT TH N 150 FT TH E 165 FTTH S 150 FT TO POB Buy three, get three more free! Buy any 3 Hallmark cards and the 3-card sampler is yours! Cinder Pharmacy & Hallmark Shop 110 W. State Street. Hastings • 945-9551 Open: Mondav-Friday u-". Saturday 9-5 Interested persons desinng to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place The application for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reason­ able auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of pnnted material being considered at the heanng. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requir­ ing auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Townshfo Clerk at the address or telephone num­ ber listed below Bartiara Bedlord Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 Zoning Ordinance by repealing the first paragraph and adding a new paragraph to Article XX ■ Section 20.17 • Private Roads; repeal paragraph 2 to Article XX - Section 20.17 (B) ■ Private Roads of said Ordinance, to provide penalty; to provide for the severability of any part of said Ordinance; to establish an effective date and to repeal all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. THE CMAETIR TOWNSHIP OF EVTIANO •AREY COUNTY, MICHIGAN OROANIS: SECTION I AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XX - SECTION 20.17 A SECTION 20.17 (B) 2 OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE The first paragraph is hereby repealed and a new first paragraph la hereby added to Article XX ■ Section 20.17 • Private Roads of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance as follows: SECTION 20.17 PRIVATE ROADS: Every developed parcel of land shall have frontage upon a public road or. If there is no public road available, a parcel shall front upon a private road established in accordance with this section. Said private road shall be constructed to meet all standards of the Barry County Road Commission for public roads in plsts where three or more developed parcels front said private road. Paragraph two (2) is hereby repealed and a new paragrah two (2) is hereby added to Article XX - Section 20.17 B (2) ■ Private Roads of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance as follows: SECTION 20.17 B (2) PRIVATE ROADS: Any privste road authorized under this section shall have a right­ of-way of at least sixty-six (66) feet in Width, and it snail meet all standards and specifications required by the Berry County Roed Commission for public roads in plats. A hard surface on private roads authorized pursuant to this section shall be waived by the Planning Commission where three (3) or less developed parcels front said private road. SIC DON II - Ff MALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) together with the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the Barry County Jail or such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Each day that a violation of this Ordinance continues to exist shall constitute a separate violation of this Ordinance SECTION III - SEVIE ABILITY This Ordinance and the vanous parts, sections, subsections, provisions, sentences and clauses are severable if any part of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, it is declared that the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFUCDNO ORDINANCES This Ordinance shall take effect on the 6th day of March. 1998. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed Barbara J. Bedford. Clerk CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND 2461 Heath Road, Hastings. Michigan 490SS (616) 946-2194 �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26, 1998 CITY HALL, continued from page I city hall visible and to let people know where they can find the police department. Some have had trouble locating local po­ lice in the current city hall at State and Broadway because it's in the basement Not all preliminary work is under way. however. Council referred back lo city staff a proposal by MainStreet lo sell the city its security system already in place at the old bank building for $7,500. Penrod said first he wanted to look at other systems for what they had lo offer and for price compar­ agreed to give the city (be title for the new noled that lhe overall cost of the sired im­ property. • Adopted a resolution to set the assess­ ment rolls for a special assessment district to improve Benson Street. The move was made after a public (tearing, at which there were no objections to the city paying onethird of the cost and the residents sharing the remaining tab of a little more than $38,000. provement project will be slightly lower than originally thought. The cost will he $132,730.50 rather than $140,228.76. The One resident. Ed Bad e, said. "I'm very pleased with it (the improvement project). It's nice to get away from the mud Another resident. George Martz, said. "We're finally back in the city limits. We've got a snowplow, mail... everything is like it should be." The council also had the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would allow residents along Benson Street to pay in­ stallments for as long as 10 years. The cur­ rent ordinance sets the limit at five years. The amendment could be adopted as early as lhe next meeting. Monday. March 9. isons. And there may be other things to do yet, such as replacing carpet and window blinds The council earlier this month approved the purchase of some office furniture MainStreet employees were leaving behind. In other business Monday night, the council: • Authorized the mayor and clerk io sign an agreement with Wal-Mart to relocate a city utility easement now within the old railroad right of way near where the retailer is building a new facility at the comer of • Delayed action on assessment for the Marshall Street project because of an error made in special assessment notices that were sent to residents on that street. Penrod Heath Road and M-43/M-37. Wal-Mart has ‘Ulo.uAip Htydfa.. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASAVTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Lxx> 2601 49O5U (6161 75U-3O2I church ph>wK Sunday Service •» 30 a m . Sunday School II 00 a m . Sunday Hem ng Prayer Time 6 00 p m. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH QI IMBY School 10 am. Wbnhtp II am. After School Special Wednesday. 4 PO Hot 63. Haslingt. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE (. edar (. reek Rd . X mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 2285 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship II 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m. Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children^ program Pastor John Mellish ST. ANDREWS INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 t Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T I lustwick, vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew \ is a part of the Anglican Independent Church Canada Synod THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH nett, Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours, Wed Thurs 9 a.m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 b 45 p m. Wamors (grades K-5lh), Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m lo 8 30 p.m (grades 6-12th). Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1674 West SUM Road. Hastings. 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes 49058. Father Gale Johnson. Vicar for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p.m are Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 weekdays or all day week­ pm or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy, Senior Pastor, John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor, Aaron Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Broadway. Hastings. Ml Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ 49058 vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am fur all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 800 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wt welcome you lo our church family with the warmth of Chnsl s! xwc. and the fellowship of people whc. care North Sl.. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. March I 8 00 & 10 45 a.m Holy Communion, 9:30 Sunday School (all ages) Saturday. Feb 28 8 00 NA Monday. March 2 7 00 BoG Tuesday. March 3 7 00 Shepherd Comm., 7.30 OA Wednesday. March 4- 10 00 Word­ Watchers; 600 p m Supper. 7 00 Vespers. Sarah Circle after Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Welch, Minister of Musk. Morn­ Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to Hour 6 00 p.m. Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at all floors 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, ship 10 30 am. Worship 1100 Bible a m with child care for infants and Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Youth Fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 p m and Awana at 6 30 pm day Faithful Men. Faithful Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for mure information 94X-M0U4 Women. Wednesdays Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 I- Grind St. Hastings. Pastor grade. 4 30 p m Thursdays Youth Handbells. 5 00 p m . Adult Hand­ bells. 6 30 pm. Chancel Choir. David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 7 30 pm Pa per Drive 2667. Sunday School 10 a m. Sun­ by the UM Men - Starts Feb 27th Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details lot Wednesday. March 4th - 6 30 pm - Lenten Dinner Program slips available at reservations) Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m - NASHVILLE AREA Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m FIRST PRESB3TERMN CHLRCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday, Feb 26 Maple Valley High - 12.00 noon Lenten Luncheon in 805 S Jefferson Father Charles F.vchcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Leason Sharpe Hall followed by Worship Service at 12 30 Sunday. p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 • 4 30 p m am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children^ min­ istry. youth group, adult small March I 9 00 a m Chancel Choir rehearsal. 9 15am Sunday School teas hen meet for prayer, 9 30 a m group ministry, leadership training and 11 00 a m meeting at Hanman. Pastor Sunday Sen ices 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pasler Ben Sunday morning Worship Services The 9 30 Ser­ vice is broadcast over WBCH ■ AM 1220 Nursery is provided dur­ ing both Services 10 30 a m Cof­ Sunday School Hour. Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. fee Hour • Dining Room. 2 00 p m Middle High PYF leaves for Grand Rapids. 5 00 p m Confirmation Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Class - Dining Room. 6 00 p m Senior High PYF meets at Church Monday. March 2 6 00-8 00 p m Fall registration for Noahs Ark PreSchool Tuesday. March 3 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway 9 45 a m Randall 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6(M> pm evening Sen ice. Wednesday 'UOpm Services for Adults. Terns and Children WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED ol Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ■ Prcscnptions’' 118 S Jefferson Jaycees • Hall. 7 15 pm Eileen Circle - Lounge Wednes­ 9 }() a m Mary Martha Circle at Thornapple Manor. I 30 p m Circle «3. I 30 p m Circle *4. 6 00 p m Church Night supper - Hall. 7 00 p m 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan H ASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd pm day. March 4 THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway b IS am Men's Bible Study YMCA. 9 30 am Lydia Circle Lounge. 6 00 p m Stephen Minis­ ter Dinner • Dining Room. 6 30 Hastings. Michigan "Kerygma" Bible Study - Dining Room. 7 00 pm “The Seven Deadly Sins" Lenten Bible Study Lounge. 7 00 p m Chancel Choir rehearsal. ' 30 p m Hannah Cir­ cle. 7 30 pm Ruth Circle. 8 15 p m Praver Gathering - Lounge grant the options at $500 per property owner. The move was recommended by the Downtown Development Authority, which eventually wants to use the properties to expand downtown parking areas. GRANT - Lynda J. Church, age 58, of Grant, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City, Florida. Lynda Jean Church was born on August 7, 1939 in Ann Arbor, the daughter of William and Jessie (DePung) Church. She was raised in Barry County and attended Thornapple Kellogg Schools, graduating in 1957. She attended Junior College in Grand Rapids for a year. She was employed ax Kelvinator in Grand Rapids in Assembly and Inspection Appliances and she retired after 27 years of service. MESA, ARIZONA - Rudolph L. Beystnua, age 68, of Mesa, Arizona and formerly of Hast­ ings and Vermontville, passed suddenly in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Detroit, one of six chiidrea. He spent most of his young life in Hastings A Vermontville, attending schools in both areas. Rudy served 20 years with the United States Air Force. He married Sue Dunham while stationed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After retiring from the Air Force, he wotted 15 yean with Northrop Air, most of which wa­ spent as Manager of Supply Logistics for the B-2 Stealth Bomber in Palmdale, California. He was present for the rollout and fly-by of the B-2 and saw the project to its completion before leaving Northrup. Mr. Beystrum is survived by his wife. Sue; five children; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Robert of Kalamazoo and Donald of Albu­ querque, New Mexico; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Dans) Cecil of Albuquerue, New Mexico and Mrs. Farrell (Ellyn) Anderson of Hastings. Memorial Services and Crematirti has taken place in Mesa, Arizona with family and friends present At his request, Rudy's ashes will be spread over Superstition Mountain in Mesa, Arizona. Lynda Jean Church enjoyed fishing, garden­ ing, traveling, and a good game of cards. She was a caring, loving, devoted daughter, sister and enjoyed spending time with loved ones. She was preceded in death by two sisters. Evelyn Cole and Arloa Loney. She is survived by her mother, Jessie M. Jenkins of Grant; three brothers. Jack (Peggy) Church of Grant, Sam (Judy) Church of Grant, Sandy (Sandra) Church of Coopersville; one sister, Patsy Martin of Brighton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, Febru­ ary 21, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Preacher Joe Hatter officiated. Interment took place at Yankee Springs Cemetery, Yankee Springs Township. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. ______ James L Moses_________ |Austin Schantz. NASHVILLE • Austin Schantz, age 100, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at Thornapple Manor, Hastings. He was born January 8, 1898 in Caledonia, the son of Daniel and Lilian (Johnson) Schantz. He graduated from Caledonia High School in 1915 and was confirmed at the Caledonia Lutheran Church in 1912. He married Bernice Heintzelman in Grand Rapids in 1921, she passed away in 1978. He farmed in the Lake Odessa and Nashville areas most of his life. He served Maple Grove Township as Super­ visor, Treasurer, and Trustee for 20 years. He was on the Bany County Board of Superv isors from 1949-1963 serving as Chairman of the Board for many years, he belonged to the Barry County Farm Bureau, was a Charter Member of the Lutheran Church in Hastings, and was a member of the Nashville United Methodist Church. He enjoyed working in the garden. He was also preceded in death by his son, LaVerne in 1958; brothers, Elon & Eugene Schantz; sister, Elizabeth Fischer. He is survived by sons, Victor (Helen) Schantz of Nashville, Arden (Sydonna) Schantz of Middleville; eight grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; eleven great great grandchildren; brother, Clarence Schantz of Westland; sister, Marion VanDellen of Grand Rapids, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday, February 20, 1998 at lhe Nashville United Methodist Church with Reverend James VanDellen and Reverend James Hynes officiating. Burial took place at Wilcox Cemetery, Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to Thornapple Manor or charity of choice. Funeral arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel-Genther Funeral Home, Nashville. Robert E. Finkbeiner The truck will be at the Kmart park mg (Reservation LANSING - William McCurdy (Old • 4), age 75, of Lansing, passed away Sunday, February 22, 1998 in Tampa, Honda. He was born March 26, 1922 in Detroit, the son of William and Anna (Cassel) McCurdy. He married Helen V. Kissick and she preceded him in death on September 15, 1993. He was a member of VFW Post #701, and was the Past Post Commander. Bill's life long love of Barber Shopping has touched the hearts of many and we will always remember you Bill for your love of life and your ability to make others happy. He is survived by Special friend, Dorie Brokaw; sons. Bud (Sheila) McCurdy of Eaton Rapids, Mike (Roxie) McCurdy of Lansing; two grandchildren, Connie (Al) Culp of Raeford, North Carolina, Ron (Diane) McCur­ dy of Munster, Indiana; four great grandchil­ dren, Dustin, Damon, Tori Culp, and Rachel McCurdy; brother, Ken (Freida) McCurdy of Lake Odessa; sister. Thelma Tissue of Stan­ wood; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Thursday, February 26,1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. Funeral services will be held Friday, Febru­ ary 27, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel with Reverend Emmett Kadwell officiating. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemet­ ery, Lake Odessa. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice. Sponso red and runs thru March 10th Church or call Church office lor Sunday Sen ices 9 45 am - Bible ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E Sunday School 9 45and 11 00a m for children and adults Family (Famerty the Hastings Cncf Study for all Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p.m Kid's quizzing, 7 00 p m Bible Liva Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH Brethren Church), 600 Powell Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pasior. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ 1928 Book of Common • am Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 Quiz (ages HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Corner of State Rd and Boltwood ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club 3185 N Bible Survey on videos in the Course am Morning Worship Wednesday HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD day Michi gin Ase . Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible uudy 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer BiNc 7 00 p m Sundays 541 N home Free Bible Correspondence M-79 Ucm Pauor Suun Trow­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday pm BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD Raid. Dowling. Ml error was in cost per foot. A public heanng on the matter has been rescheduled until March 9. • Adopted an ordinance that approves the revised code of city ordinances. • Issued a proclamation honoring Ruth Beck for her 19 years of service as a payroll clerk for the Hastings Area School System. • Was introduced to Josh Sensiba, the newest police officer for the city. • Tabled discussion about a Local Devel­ opment Financing plan and on a tax incre­ mental finance plan. Once both plans are complete, lhe council can hold a public hearing for comment on them. • Agreed lo obtain options for the nght of first refusal for two residential properties on Michigan Street between Court and Center streets. The owners arc willing to MCHENRY, ILLINOIS - Robert E Fink­ beiner, age 61, of McHenry, Dlinois and formerly of Middleville, passed away Wednes­ day, February 18, 1998 at Northern Illinois Medical Center He was born June 19, 1936 in Middleville, the soo of Emory and Esther Parker Finkbeiner. Mr. Finkbeiner married Martha Mohnke on June 18, 1960 in Sl Johns. * Formerly of Middleville, he moved to McHenry, Illinois in 1968. He was an employ­ ee of United Airlines for 39 years, retiring as a captain in 1989. He flew 767s. Robert was McHenry County Sheriffs Auxiliary Deputy from 1976-80. From 1981-90, he was a Patrol Officer for the Village of Holiday Hills Police Department Since 1990, he has served as Chief of Police. He was lhe former owner of Custom Gun Repairs in McHenry. Robert was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Elks Lodge 1043, the McHenry Moose Lodge 691, the National Rifle Association, lhe American Gunsmithing Asso­ ciation, Experimental Aircraft Association and the McHenry County Youth Officers Training Association. Mr. Finkbeiner is survived by his wife, Martha; two daughters, Kimberly (Mark) Kielgas of McHenry, Illinois and Beverly (James) Leding of Park City; son, Robert (Kristi) Fink­ beiner of Phoenix, Arizona; three grandchil­ dren, Stephanie Kieigas and James Ill and Jennifer Leding; sister. Dr. Mary Kay (David) Patino Ed.D. of Albuquerque, New Mexico; brother, Terry (Cindy) Finkbeiner of Green­ dale, Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Saturday, Febru­ ary 21,1998 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Interment look place at Mount Hope Cemet­ ery, Middleville. Memorials would be greatly appreciated to the American Cancer Society and the Ameri­ can Heart Association. Funeral arrangements were made by George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home, McHenry. Illinois. I____ Hoyd! lefHebowcr II______ TRAVERSE CITY - Floyd Hefflebower II. age 94, of Traverse Qty and formerly of Hist ings, passed away Monday, February 23.1998 in Traverse City. He was born on October 13. 1903 in Barry County, the son of David and Emma (Lite) Hefflebower. He retired as a machinist al the E.W. Blrct Company of Hastings, and also owned « oper­ ated a farm. He was a former member of the First Church of the Nazarene Ot Hastings. He greatly enjoyed fishing. He is survived by three daughters, Lois (Cleo) Roblyer of Baldwin, Evelyn Komraus of Lincoln Park, Geraldine (Raymore!) Juts of Branch; Obe son, Wayne (Kay) Hefflebower of Traverse City; twelve grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren Funeral aervices will be held Thursday, February 26,1998 at 1:00p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 3432 Jefferson Hwy., Grand Ledge with Reverend William Hurt officiating. Interment will take place at Freeport Cemet­ ery in Freeport Memorial contributions may be made to the Nazarene Compassionate Missionaries. |________ Dorothy D. King________ LAKE ODESSA - Dorothy D. King, age 94, of Lake Odessa, passed away Monday, Febru­ ary 13, 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. She was born May 31, 1903, the adopted daughter of Charles P. and Ella (Saxton) Clarke of Grand Ledge. She married Archie B. King on June 30, 1929, and they were married for 52 yean and he preceded her in death in 1981. During that time they were in the grocery business in Grand Ledge and ran King's Style Shop in Lake Odes­ sa for a number of years. She is survived by her two daughters, Elizabeth (Walter) Stepping of Lansing. Mary (Jesse) Mulford of Lake Odessa; son, Robert C. King of San Mateo, California; twelve grand­ children; 31 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Febru­ ary 24, 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. Reverend Ward Pierce officiated. Interment took place in Woodland Memorial Park, Woodland Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Lakewood Community Ambulance _________David G Erway___________ I HASTINGS - David C. Erway. age 48, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. David was born on September 23, 1949 in Biloxi, Mississippi, the son of Homer (Hap) &. Freda (Butolph) Raymond and later adopted by Charles & Mary Erway. He was raised in HastingVKdamazoo areas and attended schools there. He served in the United States Army during lhe Vietnam Conflict. He was married lo Debra K. Wright on Janu­ ary 30, 1987. Mr. Erway was employed at Dimond Machinery Company in Hastings for over 20 years. He enjoyed his Jack Russell Terriers, cook­ ing. mushrooming. Fishing, University of Michigan football games and his many friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Erway. David is survived by his wife, Debra; daughter, Angela Erway of Hastings; father. Charles Erway of Kalamazoo; one brother, Douglas (Lisa) Erway of Kalamazoo; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends. Respecting his wishes, there will be no funeral services. Memorial contributions may be made lo American Heart Association. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. PORTLAND - James L. Moses, 71, of Portland, passed away Friday, February 13, 1998. He was born October 17, 1926 in South Haven, the son of James and Kathryn (Sage) Moses. Mr. Moses was a 1945 graduate of Hastings High School and a member of the Merchant Marines. He retired from T.R.W. as a Quality Assur­ ance Supervisor, wu a member of Sl Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Kathryn (Steve) Hurl of Portland and Margaret (Anthony) Droste of Lyons; one son, James R. (Mirla) of Lyons; eight grand­ children; four great grandchildren; stepmother, Beatrice Moses of Lansing. Funeral Mass wu celebrated Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at SL Patrick’s Csihouc Church, Portland with Reverend Father Troy A. Nevins officiating. The Rite of Committal wu held in Portland Cemetery, Portland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Father Flohe Foundation in memory of Mr. Moses. | Floyd J. 1ed“ Boorom | HASTINGS - Floyd J. “Ted" Boorom, agn 76, of Hastings, pasaed away Saturday, Febro- ary 21, 1998 at TenderCare of Hastings. Floyd wu born on May 26,1921 in Jackaon County, the aon of Hoyd & Arvilla (Belcher) Boorom. Ted made his home in Hastings until the death of his parents and since then hu lived in various adult foster care homes. He wu somewhat handicapped from a child­ hood 111 ness but made friends no matter he wu. He attended the EBI Brokthroo^l Wortihop nd took pert in profttmi coonecxj with Out Khool. He will be remembered ujut -Ted". Floyd wu alio preceded in death by • Marie Mayo. He ia aurvived by one sister, Bonnie Stride, land of Hastings; ooe brother, Clifford Booroa of Jackaon; nephews and a niece. Respecting his wrihes. there win be N Funeral Services. Burial win be at Fuller Cemetery in Ctrlton Township, Barry County. Memorial coraributiom may be made to EH Breakthrough Program. Arrangements were made by Wren Punerd Home of Hastings. |________ Ruth D. Hubbard________ | HASTINGS - Ruth D. Hubbard, age 77, of Hutings, passed away Thursday. February 19, 1998 at Thornapple Manor. She was born on May 31.1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of William E. & Verna M. (Kreiter) Defenbacher. She wu raised primarily in the Gary, India­ ns area and attended schools there, graduating in 1938 from Horace Mann High School. She went on to attend Cornell University Csss of 1942. msjoring in Hotel Management Ruth wu married to Richard Scott Hubbard, Sr. on March 12, 1941, he passeo away on December 26, 1972. Mrs. Hubbard wu employed 45 years in Hotel Management in various locations in Ohio snd Michigan. They moved toHutings in 1986 from Sterling Heights. She was a member of Hastings Grace Luthe­ ran Church and It's Sarah Circle, Alpha Omicron PI Sorority, member A past board member Hastings Women's Cub. She wu slso preceded in death by her parents. Ruth is survived by her son. R. Scott (Cindy) Hubbard of Hutings; her daughter, Billie-Dee (Robert) Briggs of Aurora, Ohio; eeven grandchildren. Funeral Services were held on Sunday. February 22 1998 at Hastings Grace Lutheran Church. Reverend Michael J. Anton officiated. Burial wu in Dover, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Hutings Grace Lutheran Church. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26. 1998 — Page 7 LEGAL NOTICES: Social STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY Hen. Jerne* H. FWier MORTGAGE rORICLOlU— BALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been mode in the File No 97 396 CH WG PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DeCAMP ond MARGARET DeCAMP Pkrinfcff, conditions ol a mortgage mode by RICHARD G SCHEIB. o sing!* mon »o HEARTWELL MORTGAGE a Michigan Corporation, Mort­ gagee dated Jun* 6 1995 and 'eco'ded on June 8 1995 m liber 632, on Page 331 Barry County Records. Michigan on whtch mortgage there is claimed to be due ot the dote hereof the sum of Six­ ty seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-One ond 05/100 dollars ($67 821 05). including interest at 9 125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ CORPORATION, JAME S W SUTHERLAND ond KAREN J SUTHERLAND. Defendonl. David A. Dimmers (PI 2793) Attorney for Plainhffr DIMMERS & DOHERTY 211 South Broadway Roger Wellman’s retirement party set NOna Of MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DLEVHLE Roger Wellman has retired from Bradford Whites after 25 sears. His family is having a retirement party for him All family and friends are invited. It will be March 1, 1998 at the Hope Township Hall from 1-4 p.m.. No gifts please. Kristina A. Hcngesbach of rural Sunfield and •'Patrick M Reynolds of Grand Rapids, were united in marriage on Nov. 8. 1997. The wed­ ding took place at Holy Spint Catholic Church m Grand Rapids, with the service being perJ formed by Father Lcn Sudlik. The brides par­ ents are Marvin and Kathleen Hcngesbach and •the grooms parents arc Michael and Chris . Reynolds. Attending the bride were Susan (Ludema) f Dunham, matron of honor. Knsty Kirkendall. .- maid of honor; and Heather Hengesbach, Nancy '-Hcngesbach. Kalhcnne Reynolds, and Amy Scozzafavc. served as hci bridesmaids. Anending the groom was Tim Pncst as his best man. and Matt Reynolds. Matt Soncfeld. Adnan Proctor. Pete Foote, and Kevin Haff as groomsmen Others in the wedding party were the flower girl. Amanda Miller, a cousin of the groom and the twin cousins of the bride. Ian and Stefan Van Buren, served as ring bearers. Special music Was provided by Kurt Jucckstock, Katherine Reynolds and Heather Hengesbach ' Special people in attendance at the wedding and the reception were the Godparents of the bride and groom. Rene and Patti Van Neste and Jerry and Julie Suave. The master and mistress Of ceremony duties were shared by Don and Betty Keny on, special friends of the bride, and David and Denise Van Buren, aunt and uncle of the bnde. who traveled from Virginia for the wedding Others traveled from Ohio. Indiina, and from many places in Michigan to attend the wedding and reception Following a reception held at the Bluffs in Grand Rapids, the couple traveled to Disney World for their honeymoon. They have now set­ tled in their new home in rural Sunfield. Gallardo-Shankeck united in marriage Adelina R. Gallardo, mother of B.J. and An­ gela Gallardo, and Larry Shancck. son of Shirley and Manford Metzger, were united in marnagc on Saturday. Oct. 18. 1997 by the Rev. DeAnn J. Dobbs al the United Methodist Church in Dowling. Guests were ushered by Kevin Metzger, step­ brother of the groom and Matt O’Mara, nephew of the bride. The bnde was es­ corted by her son BJ. The bride’s ivory satin gown featured a bodice of scalloped lace embellished with handsewn pearls and iridescent sequins. The long Guinevere style sleeves and hem of the gown .were trimmed in like fashion. The voluminous gathered skirt was accented by a cathedral length train with inset lace cutouts in a floral motif. Her headpiece was a delicate crown of pearls and sequins. The ensemble was com­ pleted by a pearl and Austrian crystal necklace and earring set. a gift from the groom. Daughter of the bride, Angela Gallardo, served as Maid of Honor. Bridesmaid was Lisa Hewitt, niece of the bride. Flower girl was Mariah Hewttt. great-niece of the bnde. Ring­ bearer was Jose Santos, nephew of the bride. Mike Shancck was his brother’s best man. Groomsman was Mark Salazar, brother of the bride. The couple honeymooned in Traverse City. They reside in Lake Odessa. GIRL, Brittany Yvonne, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 10. 1998 at 3:08 a.m. to Kim and Brad Buehler of Freeport. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 1/4 ozs. and 20 inches long. ■n accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole Notice for principal NOW THEREFORE by virtu* of fa statute in fa State of Michigan in such case mode ond provided, notice is hereby given fat on the 26th day of March. 1998 at 1:00 o'dock in lhe forenoon, local time, soid mortgage will be foredosed by o soh at public auc­ tion to fa highest bidder or bidden for cosh at lhe east steps of me Borry County Courthouse, Hastings, Michigan, lhat being lhe place for lhe Grcuit Court tor Borry County is held, street addressed 220 West State Regardless of credit history, /''y* call for same-day approval. CommonPoinl Mortgage HOMEOWNERS MY OW CR1DCT CARB DtlT $10,000 $50,000 $80.000 $77mo $251 mo $615/mo Credit Problems OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rates BOY, Brandon Michael, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 9. 1998 at 7:44 a m. to Jocann Bowen of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 3'4 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Riley Tanner, born al Pennock Hospital on Feb. 9. 1998 at 3:16 p.m. to Susan and Tracy Stark of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 15.5 ozs. and 20 inches long. Qrmx CASH FAST' 1-800-968-2221 1-800-669-8957 St HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORt INFORMATION PLEASE CALL |248| 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys io' HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File *98010181 (3/19) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE be necessary to pay the amount due as aforesaid on said mortgage with interest faroon ot 10% per annum ond al legal cods, charges and expenses, including Michigan ond ore particularly described as follows: The South 81 met of Lot No. 25, ond lhe East 407 00 feet of Lot No 24 ol Cufcerfs Plat No 3 m Beginning at lhe Southwest comer of Lot Number 25; thence North 88' 51' West 227.00 feet, thence North 00*51' East 81.00 feet; fance South 88*51' East 227.00 feel; fance South 00*51' West 81.00 feet to the point of beginning. During fa six months immedtatefy Mowing the sale, the property may be redeemed. Dated: January 27, 1998 David A. Dimmers (PI2793) Attorney for Plaintiffs DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broodway FAITH NIKKOLE PRATER. Sociol Security No 367-19-3849 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Estate of Deceosed Your interest in the estate may bo barred or affect­ ed by the following The decodent, whoso lost known address was 1650 South Wall lake Rood, Hostings. Michigan 49058. died 01/01/98 Creditors of lhe deceased ore notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unloss presented to lhe independent personal repre­ sentative, Bonme Prater. 1650 South Wall Lake Rood, Hastings, Michigan 49058, or to both the independent personal representative ond the Barry County Probale Court, Hastings, Michigan 49058, within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given thot the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it. Hosbngs, Ml 49058 616/945-9596 (3/12) ALISTAIR j H SMITH (P26690) 249 Cooley Street Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 (616)349-3700 (2/26) Auction Cancellation Saturday, February 28th I featuring...Tractor, Builders’ Tools and Supplies Kelly & Rodney Maurer, Owners Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control, the Auction Set for Feb. 28th, has been CANCELLED! Belcher, Dingman, Spaulding ^Auctioneers: assignment dated Moy 4, 1995 which was recorded on May 9, 1995, in Liber 629, on Page 842’ Barry 14998 US-27 North • Marshall. Ml 49068: Ph. (616) 781-4258 FAX (616) 781-4500 . County Records, and re-recorded on February 15, 1996, in Liber 651, Page 837, Borry County Records, Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due ot lhe dole hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Seventy and 23/100 dollars ($71,070 23), including interest ot 7.15% per annum. Under the power of sole contained in said mort­ gage and lhe statute in such cose mode ond provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ FiJhto 98-22^91? protect its interest in the premises which soid premises ore situated in lhe Township of Carbon, Borry County, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic, as assignee by an “Take Action —Sell al Auction v * Edward Belcher»Brent Belcher • Harcld Dingman « Larry Spaulding • Kevin Belcher closed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some port of mem, ot public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan ot 1:00 o'dock P.M., on March 12, 1998. Soid premises ore situated in City of Hostings, Borry County, Michigan, ond ore described os: lol 5 Supervisor Chase's Addition to lhe City, for­ CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW merly Village of Hostings, according to the recorded plot thereof os recorded in liber 3 ot Plots on Page 1. The redemphon period shall be 6 month|j) from lhe dole of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which cose lhe redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sole Doled: January 29, 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING Notice is hereby given lhat the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene in the City Assessor’s Office. City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan on: March 3rd, 4th and Sth 9:00 a.m. to Noon -1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. DEVELOPMENT And as many days as may be necessary to review, correct, and equalize tbc 1998 AUTHORITY FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL assessment roll. (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trot!, P.C. Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING Taxpayers wishing to appeal the assessed value, taxable value or classification DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. 30150 Telegraph Taxpayers wishing to appear in person, please telephone (616) 945-2468 Ext. 15 for Suite 100 Bmghom Forms, Michigan 48025 File >98010201 assigned their property may appeal to the Board of Review in person or by letter. an appointment. (2/26) Tentative factors for real property assessments in the City of Hastings will be as follows: Opening the door to hope Calleur INellM. RsWI-IrM. THE VOCE OF HOPE •wn-apmEST Dated February 19. 1998 described in soid mortgage or so much thereof os may Uber 629, on Rog* 837, Barry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Loans For Homeowners of sum Carbon Township, Borry County Michigan, oho a parcel of land adjacent to rfie Plot deicribed os: single woman to Fleet Mortgage Corp., Mortgagee, dated Moy 4, 1995 and recorded on Moy 9, 1995 in Wellington Clinton Miller, Hastings and Lau­ rel Ann Thornburg. Hastings. Houston Raymond Malone. II. Hastings and Gloria Ann Wilson. Hastings. Kenneth Scott Spinnev. Grand Rapids and Jill Louise Clark, Hastings • Paul Allen Dull. Hastings and Tonya Lyn Miles. Hastings. lhe GIRL, Madeline Mac. bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Feb. 10. 1998 at 11:38 p.m. to Mike and Heather Buehler of Middleville. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. conditions of o mortgage mode by Mana Terrero, a ■ The couple and their families arc planning a Sept. 19. 1998 wedding. interest which may be paid by fa undersigned necessary to WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Defoull hoi been made in lhe ■ Mr and Mrs. James Potter of Woodland and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rose of Lake Odessa are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Andrea Nicole and Robert Paul. Andrea is a 19^4 graduate of Lakewood High School and Ron is a 1987 graduate of Lake­ wood High School. Both are currently employed at Lowell Engi­ neering 2, in liber 5 of Plats, on Page 13 The redemption period shall be 6 monfh(s) from the date of such sole, unless determined abandoned attorney fees allowed by low, also any sum or sums THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Potter-Rose to wed Sept. 19 ore Pierce, Jessie Pierce, Douglas A. DeComp ond ftojr- BOY, Samuel Jon. bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 6. 1998 at 4:00 p.m. to Shane and Lon McNeill of Hastings. Weighing 3 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE [ ond Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058, of lhe premises BOY, Jordon Timothy, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Feb. 9. 1998 at 8:32 a m. to Christine and Marvin Cochran of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long. Legal Notices Carla Mane Vogt and Darren Thomas Bal­ dogo were united in marnagc on May 24, 1997. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Columbus. Ohio. The Reverend Mark Singh-Hucter presided. The bride is the daughter of Howard E. and Margaret D. Vogt of 165 Lake View Dr.. Delton, Ml. The groom is the son of Ricardo and Glorita Baldogo of Waipahu. Hawaii, and Merrill and Tina Lithcrland of Bartonville. Texas. The matron of honor was Judith (Vogt) Markusic of E. Leroy, ML sister of the bride. The best man was Gregory Bochra of Colum­ bus. OH. friend of the groom. The bridesmaids were Susan O’Farrell of Columbus. Susan (Page) Girbach of Novi. Ml. and Linda (Wag­ ner) Douglas of Tinton Falls. NJ. all friends of the bride. The groomsmen were Rick Reed of San Jose. CA. Darin Dunncttc of Columbus, and Scott Sanders of Colorado, all friends of the groom. The flowcrgirl was Daralyn Baldogo. and the ring bearer, Kaitlyn Baldogo. both of Columbus, and daughters of the groom. The bride is a graduate of Battle Creek Cen­ tral High School (1979). and of Central Michi­ gan University (1983) with a bachelor of sci­ ence degree in business administration. She is employed as a procurement analy st at the De­ fense Supply Center, Columbus. The groom is a graduate of James Lick High School in San Jose, CA. and served 12 years in the United States Marine Corp. He is an accounting techni­ cian for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Columbus. Carla and Darren honeymooned on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Kauai They are at home in Columbus. OH. Michigan, aoret DeComp, upon sudi indebtedness which wos based upon a Promissory Note and Mortgage (here was determined to be due ond unpaid ot lhe date of BOY, Alexander Thomas, bom at Blodgett Hospital on Jan. 26. I9»>8 at 10:10 a.m. to John and Tina Maurer of Hastings, weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. Vogt-Baldogo exchange vows County. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded I in lhe Borry County Grcuit, Barry County, inhere James W. Sutherland and Koren J have been found to be indebted unto W.G. $219,348.83 and on oadirionol sum of $105.00 in costs os provided in fa Judgment entered in 4*s mat- GIRL., Alyssa Lynae. bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Feb. 10. 1998 at 2 33 a.m. to Tammy Heisler of Wayland. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 1/3 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Barry described os Lot 42. of Middleville Downs Addition No this Hengesbach-Reynolds united in marriage gage and the statute >n such cose mao* and provid ed notice is he'eby given that so-0 mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged prem.ses. or some part of them, ot public vendue, at the Borry County Courthouse in Hostings, Michigan ol 1 00 o'clock p m , on Thursday, April 2, 1998 Said premises ore situated m VILLAGE of MID- Hodinas, Ml 49058 (616) 945-9596 1-100-572-1717 RATIO FACTOR COMMERCIAL 49.44 1.0113 INDUSTRIAL 50.00 1.0000 RESIDENTIAL 4534 1.1028 DEVELOPMENTAL 50.00 1.0000 PERSONAL 50.00 1.0000 The City of Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of lhe City of Hastings, or call 616-945-2468. or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. mor v.*c.r Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Is I I �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES HMMMfT TO WYNN 1M2 OF TTTU 15 OF TW UWT ED STUB COM YOU AM MREBY MFOMKD THAT TIB B * ATTDAFT TO COLLECT A DOT AND THAT ANY MFMMTMN THAT YOU RKWWC MAY K USED RMTIMTPMPOM MORTGAGE SALE • Default ho* been mode m rhe condition of o mo'tqoge mode by CATHY J NOR TON. A SINGLE WOMAN TO BANC ONE FINAN CIAl SERVICES, INC Mortgage dated July 12th 1996 ond recorded on July 1 Sth. 1996 in liber 666 on page 573 Barry County Record*. Michigan, on which mortgage there it claimed to be due at the date hereot rhe wm of Thirty Eight Thousand F.ve Hundred Eighty Eight Dollar* and Fifty Seven Cent* ($38.588 57) including interest at 15 150*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mart goge ond rh» statute <n *uch cose mode ond proved ed. notice it hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged prem.se* or some port of them, of public venue, of the Barry County Courthouse m Hosting* Michigan at 1 00 pm on March 26 1998 Sr»:d prem.se* ore situated m the City of Dowlmg Barry County. Stole of Michigan, and ore described MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default ho* been made in the Rytha M Poll. hu*band and wile to NORWEST MORTGA IE. INC Mortgagee dated December 6 I996an< 681 gan at the date forded cn December 18 1966 m liber '<e 333, Barry County Record*. Michi -h mortgage mere it claimed to be due hereof the turn of Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighly-Two and 35/100 dollar* ($85,482 35). including interest al 8 25*. per onnum Under me power of *ole contained m sc>d mo«l gage and the statute in such case mode ond provid ed notice ■ * hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged premise* or tome part of them, at public vendue at the Borry County Courthouse m Hasting*. Michigan at I 00 a clock p m . on April 9. 1998 Said prem>*e* are situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRV­ ING. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described as That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Ncrfhwe*t ot All thot certain piece or parcel of land lying titu 1/4 of Section 23, Town 4 North. Range 9 We*t. ate ond being in the Township of Johnstown, said deicnbed a* Beginning at the North 1/4 corner of parcel being marked *One' m the allotment survey in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10. Town I North. said Section, thence South 00 degree* 00 minutes West 348 00 feet along the East fine of said North Range 8 West, and described at Beginning on rhe North 15 75 degrees East 813 30 feet from the iron we*t 1/4. thence North 90 degree* 00 minutes Wett 396 00 feet, thence South 00 degree* 00 min­ post marked the Southeast angle of the highway run­ ute* We*t 320 00 feet, thence North 90 degree* 00 ning along rhe South line ot Section 10 Town I North, Ronge 8 We*t. and distant East 32 rod*, more or les*, from the Southwe*f corner of so>d Sec non, running thence North 85 50 degrees West 8 minute West 300 00 feet, thence North 00 degree* 00 minutes East 666 57 feet, thence, North 89 rods more or less to the East edge of Bristol lake, thence Northerly along said lake to a I me running Eutterly parallel with and dutonce 4 rods from the last described course, thence South 85 50 degree* East 8 rods more or less to a port distant North 19 75 degree* East 68 40 feet from the beginning. Southwesterly to beginning TAX l»em No COMMONLY KNOWN AS 891 Bristol lake Rood. Dowlmg. Mi 49050 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the deg ee* 52 minutes 57 seconds East 696 00 feet olo ig the North line of said Section to the place of bee inning Subject to Highway Right of Way for Buehler Rood 'he redemption period shall be 12 mcnfh(s) from the date of such sole Doted February 26. 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 6424202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC . 30150 Telegraph dote of such sole, unless determined abandoned m Suite 100 I948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole Bmghom Forms, Michigan 48025 File #97086092 accordance with Doted January 29. 1998 31731 NORTHWESTERN HWY, #280W (3-12) • PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP • BOARD Of REVIEW The Board of Review (BOR) will meet at 9:00 A.M. on March 3,1998 at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, Delton. Ml 49046 to review the Assessment Roll. The BOR will meet with the public on March 9. 9:00 A M.-12:00 P.M (noon); and 2:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. and March 13th 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.. and any additional days if necessary to hear appeals. Written letters Of appeal-will be accepted until March 20. 1998. For appointment call (616) 623-2664. • Tentative equalization ratios and multipliers by classification for 1997 are as follows: Ratio(%) 49.02 49.43 50.00 41.25 N/C Multiplier 1.0200 1.0115 1.0000 1.2121 The BOR will hear protest of assessed value, taxable value, prop­ erty classification, poverty exemptions or percentage of qualified agri­ cultural property exemption assigned by the Assessor. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids for services, such as signers for the ‘■■earing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individu­ als with disabilities at BOR upon three (3) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk by writing to the address above or calling (616) 623-2664. Uoyd S. Goyings, Supervisor Prairieville Township PUBLIC NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD of REVIEW The organizational meeting of the Hope Township Board of Review will be held in the office of the Supervisor at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S Wall Lake Road on March 3. 1998. Protest to the Board of Review by you or your agent is necessary to protect your nght to further appeal to the michsgan State Tax Tribunal The Townshir Board has passed a resolution that property owners may protest by letter if unable to appear in person Public meetings to hear appeals of the 1998 assessment or taxable value will be held at the Hope Township HaH. 5463 Wall Lake Road (M-43) on the following dates March 9. 9 am to noon & 1 pm to 4 pm (Monday) March 10. 1 pm to 4 pm &,5 pm to 8 pm (Tuesday) And any other dates deemed necessary to equalize and finalize the 1998 assess­ ment roll The 1998 assessment ratios as determined by the Barry County Equalization Department are as follows Multiplier Ratio 46 22 1 0818 101 Agricultural 50 00 1 0000 201 Commercial 45 81 1 0915 401 Residential 1 0000 Personal Property 50 00 The above ratios are based on the entire class individual assessment increases or decreases will vary Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids for services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five days prior notice to the Hope Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address above or phoning (616) 948-2464 Patncia Albert Supervisor/Assessor Hope Township Dear Ann Landers: I’d like to comment on the letter from "No Name. No City.” whose siblings refused to help take care of her elder­ ly parents My husband moved back home to take care of his mom. who had cancer, and his father, who had a major stroke He received minimal help from all but two of his older siblings. 1 am writing to warn others. The siblings who are not there for you now will certainly not be there for you after your parents die. Because my in-laws had enough money to pay their medical bills and afford a gourmet meal now and again, my husband saw to it that the good life they had earned would rxx be compromised by old age and health pro­ blems. He did everything for the parents he loved and would do so again in a heartbeat. My husband is now being sued by his sibl­ ings because they say he spent too much of Mom and Dad’s money keeping them alive and there is nothing left for them. If ”No Name. No City” thinks she has problems now with bitter and unsupportivc relatives. I just hope and pray she never has to go through what we arc going through. — Married to a Wonderful Youngest of Fight in Marina Del Rey, Calif. Dear Youngest: 1 think Benjamin Franklin said if you want to know the true character of a person, share an inheritance with him. So now you know. It sounds as if you got the pick of the litter. Count your bles_-ngs. and get a good lawyer. Test of absence Banc One Financial Services. Inc . Mortgagee Clara Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Developmental Siblings sue (2/26) MICHAEL M GRAND. Attorney FARMINGTON HILLS. Ml 48334 (810)851-4411 Ann landers condition* of a mortgage made by Ernest I Poll and Dear Ann Landers: I’m a junior in high school, and my boyfriend is a senior. Although we are young and have been dating a short while, we’re very much in love. The problem is that “Corey” is planning to go to a college that’s 1.000 miles away. Neither of us would consider giving up our schooling, but we love each other and fear the coming separation. Corey and I discussed this the other night. He said even though he didn't like the idea, he expected us to break up when the time comes for him »o go away to college. We both know that long-distance relationships are difficult and sometimes impossible to maintain. For the time being, we have decided to leave the awful subject alone and not let it spoil our pre­ sent happiness, especially since we don’t know what our relationship will be like in August, when he leaves. Unfortunately. I just can't help being pestered by little nagging thoughts of what life will be like when he's gone. It tears me apart, but I’m afraid to bring up the subject. What are our options. Ann? No doubt you’ve heard from other teenagers who have gone through this. What did you tell them? Your guidance will be received with an open mind, even if it means a broken heart. — Torn Apart in Georgia Dear Georgia: View the separation as a test. If what you and your boyfriend have is true love, it will sand the separation. Welcome it instead of being fearful. Being apart for a while will make getting together all the sweeter. It is true that absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder. Trust me. Satisfy drive Dear Ann Landers: Your column on mutual masturbation was terrific. You said the sex drive is the strongest human drive after hunger. How true. If we are hungry, we eat. If we have a headache, we lake aspirin. If we have an itch, we scratch it. So. why not take care of the sexual urge the safe and sane way? No pregnancy, no disease, no scandal, no paterni­ ty suits. Although there are those who frown on it. masturbation is the sensible way to go. Bless you. Ann. for your advice. — No Name in Orgcon Dear No Name: As you can well imagine. I was buried in a pile of criticism. I'm glad you and many others thought it was terrific. I wouldn’t take back a word of it. Thanks for your support. made laugh. It is a perfect example of Yankee conservatism. Thanks for years of good reading. — Reba in Mass. Dear Reba: I laughed, too. Here it is: “An eye for bargains has paid off for a shoplifting suspect who wanted her felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor because some of the items were on sale. “A clerk at the Vermont District Court for Rutland County said the state has reduced the charges against the 32-year-old woman The charge was reduced from felony retail theft, which can be punished by up to 10 years in prison, to misdemeanor retail theft, punishable by al most six months. “City police said the woman stole about $100 worth of items from a supermarket, in­ cluding doughnuts, batteries, cigarettes and videotapes. If the hems* retail prices are add­ ed up. they come to $101.49. just over the $100 threshold for the felony charge. “But the public defender filed a court mo­ tion asking that the sales going on the day of the alleged theft be accounted for. Both the batteries and donuts were marked down — enough to lower lhe bill to $97.37 and the charge to a misdemeanor.** This is Ana talking. That woman was very lucky to have had such a clever lawyer and a lenient judge, but doughnuts and cigarettes? Someone should tell her she would be a lot better off without both. Grave expense Dear Ana Landen: After raising four fine children. 1 thought I knew all the answers, but 1 was wrong. All the members of my family — parents, sisters, aunts — arc buried near one another at a cemetery not far from my home. Twice a year. 1 visit the cemetery to make sure the weeds are pulled and the stones are upright. I am now a weary 76. with two artificial hips, and find it difficult to keep doing this. My sons live out of stale, so 1 called my two lovely, successful daughters and asked for their assistance They told me in no uncertain terms that they wanted nothing to do with tak­ ing care of our "old folks* graves.** Where have 1 gone wrong? If no one takes care of the graves, they will deteriorate What should I do? 1 was totally unprepared for such a response. Please advise. — Roseville. Mich. Dear Roseville: Please don’t take your daughters' lack of interest personally. Some of those relatives were probably strangers to the younger generation, and they may not share your concern about the upkeep of the graves Most cemeteries have perpetual care services that will maintain grave sites. Check with the cemetery management office about the c»mi. and ask your lovely, successful daughters (and out-of-state sons> to contribute to the expense They may find this more palatable than the physical effort. Bathroom danger Dear Ann Landers: I read a while back that the most dangerous room in the house is the bathroom Thai’s where the majority of serious accidents happen. The reason is the porcelain and tiled floors, when coupled with soap, make for a very slippery combination. The solution? Use liquid detergent instead of soap I tried it and discovered that my feet ac­ tually adhere to the wet porcelain in my tub instead of slipping. As an added bonus. it's great for the skin. I’m 88 and don’t look a day over 75. — Forever Young in Almond. N.Y. Dear N.Y. Thanks for trying to prevent some injuries in Landers Land. I’m not sure how it works, but I know many readers will pay attention to your warning and the in­ teresting beauty tip. Drugs are everywhere. They re easy to get, easy to use and even easier to get hooked on. If you have questions about drugs, you need Ann Landers' booklet. "The Lowdown an Dope.” Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this includes postage and handling! to: Lowdown. do Ann Landen. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55.) Copyright 19M Creators Syndicate, Inc. lake Odessa N6UJS Fnends of the Library will hold their annu­ al meeting Tuesday, March 3. Directors will be elected to fill the terms of those whose tenure is expiring. Then the newly-elected directors, plus those whose terms expire in 1998 and 1999 will elect officers for this year. The Depot'Museum will be open on Satur­ day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The display cases are filled with headgear from feathers to frills to canes and top hats. The Richard Heavens of Clarksville were in Chicago recently for a weekend reunion for wife Eleanor's 50th anniversary of graduation from Moody Bible Institute. Work continues on the newest house on Arden Drive west of the channel. A new house is being built on North Broadway near Sission Road in Carlton Township. Construc­ tion happens every day with our mild Febru­ ary weather on Brown Road on the new mid­ dle school to house Lakewood grades 6-8 and also on the West Elementary campus where 13 new classrooms are taking shape. The Bulling house on Willowbrook is getting inte­ rior touches. Joan Choriey underwent surgery for knee replacement last week. She will have her recovery and therapy at Thornapple Manor. Former Lake Odessa Police Chief Michael Struve was the subject of a nice story in the G.R. Press last for his outstanding work with the police force of the city of Wyoming. To better meet the needs of his area, he has stud­ ied two years of classes in Spanish language. In addition to being able to speak with his residents he publishes a ncw-slcttcr with trans­ lations in Spanish. Vietnamese and some Ara­ bic. His territory covers several apartment complexes. He has persuaded some landlords to evict scores of tenants who were involved in illegal activities. One of the complex man­ agers says that having Officer Mike come on duty was the best thing that has ever hap­ pened to his area. He joined the Wyoming force in 1995 as a road patrol officer after serving the police force here for six years. He was recently honored by the Michigan Asso­ ciation of Chiefs of Police with a first place statewide award. He and wife Teresa with ; their four children live tn Wyoming. Here they resided on Johnson Street. Signs of spring! The village street workers accompanied by the contingent of trusty pris­ oners from Ionia cleared Johnson Street of piles of branches from late winter tree prun­ ing on Monday. In time they will resume their monthly pickup of brush on the third Monday of each month Good news coming from the Ionia County Road Commission is that 34 miles of roads in the county will be resurfaced this spring. The one road which will have the greatest impact of Barry County drivers is the stretch from North Broadway tc M-50. In this county the road, is named Hastings Road. The new sur­ face will be applied from Vcddcr Road .to Thompson (M-50). The Sentinel reports that the Ionia FFA demonstration won a first place award in recent competition at Caledonia. The Lowell team was second. One of the Ionia members of Glenn Desgrangcs 11. was grand­ son of former police chief Glenn Dcsgrangea Agriculture and Natuial Resources Week (ANR) comes to Michigan State University on the days from March 6 to March 15. This is a newer version of Farmers’ W'eek. Infor­ mation is available from any of the staled Cooperative Extension offices. Classes address everything from controlling the plant pest purple looscstrivc to urban sprawl. fr6m becoming an outdoors woman to creating pheasant habitat. The spring session of Wonderful Wednes­ day begins next week on March 4 at Centra! United Methodist Church for children from kindergarten through sixth grade immediate­ ly after school. Lakewood Christian School will hold -its monthly dinner on Fnday.«March 6. , Family members of Miss Marian Hender­ son will host an open house at Lake Maridr dining room Saturday afternoon for the lady having her 100th birthday anniversary. Hfer sisters were Miss Olive Henderson. Mildred Hall and Florence Eckhart. She also had a brother, James, so her relatives are nieces and nephews Eye for bargains Dear Ann Landers: My husband and 1 have read your column in the Boston Globe for many years. I am enclosing a clipping that LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice The Annuo! Report of the Poulsen Trust fry rhe yeor 1997 i* avoiloble for m*pect»on at its principal exfree during regular business hour* by any citizen request­ ing within lhe 180 days of th-* netee Nelson R Allen. Trustee 5230 Village Dr. S W Wyoming. Mi 49509 (2/26) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting February 3, 1998 Meeting called to order o’ 7 30 p m Roll Coll All Board members present, guests Minutes of Jon 6 several 1998 accepted with 1 addition ond placed on fi'e Treasurer report for period 10 read and placed on file Resolution adopted removing assessment on par­ cel #0803-055-014-00 Authorized February b'Hs $*9,973 05 Mw’mg adjourned a’ 9 30 p m Defa Dewer Pe”y Clerk R.cha’O Barnum Supervisor (2/26) at the...First Presbyterian Church of Hastings INVITES YOU TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR PRESCHOOL Monday, March 2, 1998 • 6-8 p.m. ! I: ; ; Registration for the 1998-1999 school year will begin at 6:00 p.m. in - • the preschool classroom. Please have your S15.00 registration fee at ’ • that time. ; Programs for 3's k 4 s are available. ; First Presbyterian Church, 231 S Broadway Hastings MI 49058 • 945-5463 t irnTvniTT �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time Barry County Health Dept, began operations in 1931 this search. On" day in 1894, a batch of boiled wheat was accidentally left to stand. They had ’tempered” the wheat by letting it stand. The compressed wheat was flaked off rollers with blades devised j by Will and the first breakfast cereal flakes were I created. Will convinced John Harvey not to W.K Kellogg in the late 1920s By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The Barn County Health Department was established on May 1. 1931. Barry County was chosen to be the first of the seven counties of southern Michigan in which to demonstrate the Michigan Community Health Project of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. W.K. Kellogg established the foundation in June 1930. Kellogg, the son of pioneer parents, was greatly influenced by the power of educa­ tion and the effect that lack of proper health care had on children. Kellogg was bom on April 7. 1860, the sev­ enth son of John Preston Kellogg, who came to Michigan from Massachusetts by horse and wagon, following the Erie Canal route. Ann J. Kellogg. his mother, had been a school teacher in New York state and often rode on horseback through the dense forest to teach in her one room log schoolhouse. The Kellogg family was plagued by poor health, illness and death. Three children died and Will Keith Kellogg had malar­ ia and nearly died from it. Will Kellogg had very little formal schooling. He read extensively, but did very poorly in school, where he discovered that he was near­ sighted and couldn’t read the blackboard. He felt that a proper medical examination would have discovered that problem early on. This was one of the components in his inter­ est in the proper screening of school children for such problems. Will Kellogg took a job with his brother at the Battle Creek Sanitarium when he married and heeded a regular income. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was physician in chief of the Sanitarium, which was one of the most famous health spas in the world. Will became the manager, janitor, bookkeeper, cashier, packing and shipping clerk, errand boy and general utility man. He sometimes worked 120 hours per week. The W.K. Kelloggs had five children, two of whom died before they reached the age of 4. These deaths also influenced his sense of need for better health processes for children. One of the projects of Dr. John H. Kellogg was to develop better, more digestible foods for the clients of the sanitarium. One item was a search for a digestible, substitute for bread. Will Kellogg often boiled wheat to help the doctor in gnnd up the wheat flakes further, but t6 serve them as they were, whole. The new cereal was appealing and was extremely successful. The Kellogg brothers were not always com­ patible. John Harvey was dramatic and flam­ boyant. while Will Keith was quiet, solemn and reserved. They sometimes clashed. In August, 1901, Will emptied his desk, told Dr. Kellogg that he could no longer work for him and left the sanitarium. W.K. continued to experiment with the corn flake, which was strictly a Will Keith Kellogg product. It took him ten years to make a totally successful product. At first the flakes were soggy and added malt flavoring and sugar. The first com flakes were called Sanitas Com Flakes. The Battle Creek Toasted Com Flake company was established in 1906. This was the predecessor of the Kellogg Company. By 1909, the company was selling one million boxes of com flakes per year. Kellogg s Com Flakes became an immediate breakfast success. He survived the depression of 1929 by dou­ bling his advertising budget and moving for­ ward. Kellogg Com Flakes fed many people during the depression years. They were inex­ pensive. filling and nutritional. His talent for organization, his vision of the health problem of children and his successfulbusincss led to the shaping of an agency that would have a long-time effect of the lives of many children. With the assistance of Dr. A.C. Selman, and Dr. Stuart Pritchard, the philoso­ phy of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation was formed in 1930. He wrote in 1909, “If I am successful in get­ ting out of debt and become prosperous in my business affairs, I expect to make good use of any wealth that may come to me." And he did. Dr. James Stuart Pritchard, medical director of the foundation was bom in Canada, and was internationally known as a specialist in pul­ monary disorders. He was part of the Battle Creek Sanitarium staff when he accepted the challenges of the foundation. Dr. A.C. Selrnon was a medical missionary with the Adventist Church. He made Mr. Kellogg’s acquaintance when Kellogg suffered a bout of pneumonia while he was visiting China. Dr. Selrnon became the first president of the foundation. While W.K. Kellogg left the management of the foundation to its officers, he continued to be interested in the workings of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and offered ideas until his death on Oct. 6,1951 at age 91. Will Kellogg attended the White House Con­ ference on Children in 1928. At this time, there were few county health departments in the Unit­ ed States. Large cities had municipal health officers. In rural areas, the township health offi­ cers were responsible for things such as quaran­ tines, unsanitary conditions and flagrant health violations, but there v.ere few efforts made to give education or consultations. It was this void that Kellogg sought to cover by creating the child welfare fund. He wanted to involve local resources of each community, such as the hos­ pitals, the county governments and schools, rec- A pre-school Health Examination chart from the early days of the Barry County • Health Department (1934) An advertisement for L V Bessmer Jewelers, whose second floor was the first site of the Barry County Health Department ers will be added to the personnel later ” Two weeks later, the Banner commented: ’’The new health unit is now squared away and functioning in its fine suite of rooms.” The A modem package of Kellogg’s Com Flakes, the cereal on which the Kellogg Foundation was built. ognizing that the chosen counties had limited tax bases. The state of Michigan had passed Public Act No. 306 in 1927, which gave the authority to the counties to establish county health departments. The Barry County Health Department did not get started without some controversy. As essen­ tial element of the plan was the consolidation of many rural school districts that continued to operate one-room grade schools. Consolidation would offer education in physical health, sci­ ence. agriculture, home economics and manual training. According to the plan, each consolidated dis­ trict would have a high school. Buses would transport pupils to and from school. A para­ mount feature would be vocational guidance and health care with school nurses to visit the homes of ill school children. The county health unit would coordinate the school health plan and work with the family physicians to help with prevention of contagious diseases and epi­ demics. Barry County was selected as the first center of operations to demonstrate the Michigan Community Health Project because it was deemed a typical rural community. This was a pioneer effort to demonstrate in seven Michigan counties that the family’s health, education opportunities and general standards of living could be enhanced through public health ser­ vice, childhood medial screening and care with an extensive program of school improvements, expanded library service and development. The programs did become the model for not only the State of Michigan, but also for the whole of the United States and in time many interns were sent to the area to study the systems. Dr. A.C. Selrnon, president of the foundation, and Dr. James Stuart Pritchard, medical director of the foundation, began to conduct meetings in Barry County townships in the fall of 1930 to promote the idea of the establishment of con­ solidated schools. They offered to pay one-third of the expense of construction of a consolidated school and part ofJ he expenses of health super­ vision in the schools for a long period of time. B.J. Ford, supervisor of rural agricultural school for the state of Michigan, supported the plan and attended many of the meetings. Will Keith Kellogg had given the foundation, then known as the W.K. Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation, one million dollars for immediate use with a provision for a total of S50 million if and when it would be needed. Woodland Township had consolidated its country schools into one district in 1923. By January 1931, some of the county’s school dis­ tricts were already included in the W.K. Kellogg Rural Agricultural School at Gull Lake. Mid­ dleville and Nashville had voted for consolida­ tion and the plan was well on its way. Barry Township, Prairieville and the southern half of Orangeville and the south half of Hope Town­ ship were ready to consolidate. Eighteen of the 22 school districts in those townships were committed. On April 15, 1931, Barry County supervisors entered a resolution establishing the Barry County Health Department to combine the con­ solidated health services for the rural area of physicians, health professionals, businesses, teachers, parents and people of the county. The Barry County Health Department began its work on July I. 1931. The economic depres­ sion still existed nationwide as well as locally, but there was optimism in Barry County that this would be a successful venture and the costs were, after all. being under written by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Hastings Banner of July I. 1931. stated: ‘‘The Barry County Health Unit will open for business today. It has suitable offices over the Bessmcr Jewelry Store on the south side of West State Street. ’’Dr. Matthew R Kinde, a graduate of the University of Michigan who formerly had charge of the Isabella County health unit at Mt. Pleasant, was in charge. [In 1937. Dr. Kinde became field director for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, covering the seven-county region included in the project. He worked to develop the x-ray and laboratory departments in small community hospitals. He retired from the foun­ dation in 1970, after 33 years.] Mrs. John Nobles will act as public health nurse and Lyman B Chamberland as sanitary officer. Oth- county nurse was visiting mothers were infants and was engaged in pre-natal work with expec­ tant mothers. The sanitary officers. Mr. Cham­ berlain. the former county school commission­ er, was busily inspecting the water supply sources of the resorts of the county, including the township parks It will be a surprise to our readers to know that there are 59 places (in 1931) listed as resorts or township parks at the resort lakes of this county.” He (Chamberlain) also visited every rural school to sample its water supply. The Hastings Banner of Aug. 12, 1931. reported that the health unit was making good progress. Much time had been involved in orga­ nizational work. A preschool clinic was well attended and the physicians of the county had been generally cooperative in making referrals. All dairies were inspected and one dairy was closed because of unsanitary conditions. The contaminated wells of the various resorts wore marked and their use discontinued. Several of the resorts had made satisfactory improve­ ments. A survey of the county ’s crippled children was made w ith the idea of holding a clinic for them in mind. There were 61 cases of crippled children found. Their stages of correction, treat­ ment and rehabilitation was noted and seven cases were found that there was no treatment being given. These children were eligible for clinic care and were to be followed by the coun­ ty nurse. Infant care was demonstrated at well attended pre-natal conferences. Home visits by the nurs­ es resulted in children being examined and referred to their family physicians. Nine slaughter houses of the county were inspected and four were found in an unsanitary condition. It was promised that future scheduled inspections were going to take place. Municipal water supplies were inspected and a total of 167 privies and 29 septic tanks were inspected. Three cases of mumps and one case of infan­ tile paralysis were reported for this period. Promises of inspections for food establish­ ments. further examination of school children and lhe introduction of health programs into the schools were promised for the upcoming months. " (To be continued) MDA is where help and hope meet. Muautor 1MMM 1-800-572-1717 NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF THE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF • HASTINGS ARRA SCHOOL DISTRICT • BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES QL-L- all BAI- wUt* OT HrelCnt^fllVl WHO MAY VOTE? Act 451, Public Acts ol Michigan, 1976. as amended, provide* the following: “The Inspectors of Election at an Annual or Special Election shall not receive the vote of a person residing In a registration School District whose name Is not registered as an elector In the City or Township In which the person resides..." To The Qualified Electors Of Said School District: The Hastings Area School System Board of Education requests the authority to continue to levy not more than the statutory rate of 18 mills on non-homestead property for school operating purposes for a period of ten (10) years, that being years 1996 through 2007, Inclusive. If lhe renewal Is approved and levied by the School District, It Is estimated that the School District will collect $1,662,370.00 In the first year. "Shall the constitutional limitation on the total amount ol taxes which may be assessed against all non-homestead property In Hastings Area School District, Counties of Barry and Calhoun, be Increased by 18 mills on every dollar ($1800 per $1.000.00 of assessed valuation as finally equalized) on all non-homestead property in the School District for a period of ten (10) years, 1996 through 2007, Inclusive, to bo used for school operating purposes? (This Is a renewal of millage previously approved by voters.) LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION The last day on which persons may register with the Township Clerk(s) or City Clerk to vote at lhe SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION to be held on MARCH X. 1996 is MARCH 2. 1998 Persons registering after 500 o'clock p.m.. Eastern Standard Time, on the said day are NOT ELIGIBLE to vote at the SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION. Persons planning to register must determine when the City and Township Clerks’ offices will be open for registration. BOARD OF EDUCATION NO LONGER TAKES REGISTRATIONS Under the provisions of Act 451, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, as amended, registrations will NOT BE TAKEN BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS and only persons who have registered as general electors with the appropriate Township or City Clerk of the Township or City in which they reside, or through registration at a Secretary ol State's drivers license bureau, are registered school electors. TN* Notice I* given by order of the Board of Education of Hasting* Area School District, Michigan Dated February 17. 1998 Donald A. Myara Secretary, Board ol Education �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26. 1998 < < me h think < I it 0-K White volleyball teams meet in E.G.R. MSU not only league champ ‘round here; WMU is No. 1 Western Michigan University's Mid­ American Conference basketball championship this winter has caught everyone off guard. The so-called media experts picked them to finish fourth... fifth or even further down the standings. And the pollsters continue to treat Coach Bob Donewald's Broncos like the Rodney Dangerfields of Division I NCAA tournaments). I’m just so happy." After a 98-85 triumph over Eastern Michigan University on Jan. 21 one Hastings* reporter referred to Earl Boykins as Mr. Boykins. Now. the Bronco players call Saddi Washington. Mr. Washington. Rightfully so. in (he league. Northern Illinois, whose best weapon Monday was pure thuggery and players who look more like 30 than 20. are now 9-16 and 5-12. What was lhe real surprise Monday was Ball State's 73-71 loss to Central Michigan. Tim Kisner, of nearby least a share, of the MAC title. The last time they won the MAC was in 1980. Last night (Wednesday). Donewald's crew battled Ball State for an outright championship, which would have been their first since 1976. The 76 squad was 22-2, finished No. 10 in the nation and had a pretty good player in Paul Griffin, who went on to play for the San Antonio Spurs. I'm sure this column will jinx the Broncos* outright hopes, but I’m just too proud not to write about the brv n and gold's hoop success. The Broncos* 20-5 record includes a victory in Ann Arbor against the University of Michigan (with Maceo Baston in the lineup), a win in Indianapolis against Conference USA power U.N.C. Charlotte and a close loss to Bobby Knights' Indiana Hoosiers. Even with this record, WMU is 36th in the recent Sagarin Ratings. 38th in lhe ESPN/USA Today poll and 46lh in lhe Associated Press poll. Earlier in the season. WMU grabbed four points in lhe USA poll, but after two victories had just one point. Go figjrc... like I said, the Broncos get no respect. Four senior veterans lead lhe WMU team, forward Aaron Toothman (Granville, Ohio), Rashod Johnson (Toledo Rogers), Jason Kimbrough (Detroit DePorrcs) and Saddi Washington Kimbrough, a 5-11 point guard who scored 10 Monday, played two seasons at Iowa Slate before coming to WMU. He gained valuable NCAA tournament experience as a Cyclone. Now he hopes to get a chance as a Bronco. Kimbrough gives much credit lo his friends and teammates. His thoughts: "Saddi on my left and Rashod on my right, they've been putting up big numbers against good teams and we re always there for each other. I knew that if I worked hard, eventually it would pay off." Washington, or Mr. Washington as his teammates call him. is Mr. Everything. He currently is 14th in the NCAA in scoring (22.0) and was the first player other than a University of Indiana hoopstcr to be named the "Most Valuable Player" at the Hoosier Classic. The former standout in the Olympic Sports Festival has hoop drcams of playing in lhe NBA. but those aspirations might have to wait if the Broncos get their golden chance of experiencing March Madness. Saddi is WMU's No. 2 all-time leader in steals (167). No. 3 in scoring (1.594) and No. 5 in assists (248). On Monday he notched his 15th game of 20 points or more with 22 markers. Washington's words to describe WMU’s championship: "I'm speechless, it feels real, real good. It took a whole lot of sweat and tears lo achieve this success. Now. we want to finish on a good note. People overlook us all the lime. It would be a travesty if wc got overlooked (for the But. Wyoming Park and Zeeland, according to the first-ycar Saxon coach, also have the talent to possibly prevail on Saturday. Cairl says her team's chances could be determined in two areas. Storm, outside hitlers Amy Songer and Erika Simpson and backrow players Teri Daws and Andi Pond. Park was last week's Hastings league Saddi Washington NIU Coach Brian Hammel says that WMU has the "best overall team" in the league thanks to its guard play. "The three guard attack... that chemistry... they feed off each other and inside they can rebound and hold their own, Hammel said. The fifth WMU starter is junior forward Shaun Jackson (Norfolk. Va.). Jackson is a slasher who made first-team All-State during his prep days and worked on his game two seasons as a junior college standout. He scored 13 on Monday. NIU cut WMU's lead to five points (61-56) with 6:f8 to play on Monday, but then lhe Broncos said "Right Now." Jackson first drove for a layup (64-58), Johnson then drilled a three-pointer (67­ 58) and Johnson followed his trey with a driving two-point scoop (69-58). This is WMU's seventh consecutive winning season, but it's been a real long lime since the Broncos have went all the way or had a chance to dance. Inside of the University Arena, though, you can sense the great enthusiasm through the sounds and the smiles. It's good to see and I’m sure fellow WMU alumnus like Dave Shinavier, Sandy Schondelmayer and Lew Lang are wearing smiles as well. (Lansing Sexton). Toothman. a 6-7 forward, sets a lot of screens and does a bang up job on the glass. He wanted to beat Ball State Wednesday and perform well in the league tournament. "Il hasn't really hit me yet," Toothman said of his championship thoughts. "We want to beat Ball State first and have it for ourselves. Our biggest fear was not to look past Northern (Illinois). Wc want lo keep level-headed." Johnson, a 6-1 guard who scored 18 Monday, doesn't need an alarm clock or a spark plug with his teammates close by. "Jason (Kimbrough) is my roommate and he got me out of bed all summer,” Johnson said. "Saddi is our spark plug; He's our fire." tournament and. according to Coach Tammy Cairl, her squad plans to do its best at L.G.R. "Wc would love to go in and surprise someone," Cairl »aid. "Anybody in this league could beat anybody there." The top team coming in is Forest Hills Central, ranked No. 4 in Class A. "We need to serve well and pass well," Cairl explained. Health-wise lhe Saxon spikers come in almost at 110 percent. Not only are all of the varsity players ready to go, but freshman Katie Noteboom has been brought up lo add even more spark. The Saxons lineup includes setter Anne Burghdoff, Summer Gillons. Kristen Wildem. hitters Sara Allerding and Laura hoops. WMU beat Northern Illinois Monday 80-71 in front of 3,576 screaming fans, but that was not a surprise. The victory puis the Broncos at 20-5 overall and 14-3 Hopkins, nailed a jumper as time expired to »;.ve the Chippewas the major upset in Mt. Pleasant. Kisner the WMU family thanks you for your help. The two results Monday gave WMU at No middle of the week match to worry about as Hastings High School's varsity volleyball team aims to do its very best at Saturday's O-K While Tournament at East Grand Rapids High School. The Saxons can spend their entire week preparing for lhe season-ending MIDAMERICAN CONFERENCE Channel 3 sports guru John Koch predicted lhat "this would be the year" and it has been. But. with lhe MAC Tournament still on the horizon and the NCAA and NIT selection committees still to decide teams fates, nothing is for certain. WMU could go to the NCAA, the NIT or even stay home with Bali State and Eastern Michigan both being possible MAC contenders. If you ask me. and nobody is. two MAC teams should be in the NCAA and leave one of those Big Ten cream puffs out for a change. Donewald, in his ninth year at WMU and 20th overall, has a hard time evaluating how good his team actually is. but does like the players attitudes. "It's a good team, but how good is difficult to say." Donewald said, "h's as enjoyable group as I’ve been around and are deserving of a league championship." WMU not only had lo play EMU Saturday. NIU Monday and Ball State Wednesday, but also open the MAC Tournament on Saturday in Kalamazoo. That's four games in one week and Donewald says that's unfair. "It becomes too big of an advantage for certain teams; it’s an issue that needs to be addressed for the future." The Bronco coach, who earned a championship ring as an assistant at Indiana, says that (here arc many talented teams in the Midwest this year (Detroit Mercy. EMU. Ball Stale. U of M. MSU and WMU all included) and many don't get the recognition they deserve. When the NIT picks its field, don't be surprised if Notre Dame gels in with a .500 record because the NIT deals with "politics" and home courts that get the bigger draws. WMU Continued on page 13 opponent and the Saxons played near the top of their game aga.nst lhe Vikings, losing 16-14, 15-10. "It was one of the best matches lhat we've played this year." Cairl said. "The match with Wyoming Park was a good way to end the conference season. We played well and Wyoming Park is a good, strong team." Miller had 7 kills, Gillons 5, Songer 5 and Allerding 4 against Wyoming Park. Songer also made 21 digs and Kristen Wildern managed 8 digs. Burghdoff collected 18 assists and her and Wildem both hail I service ace. Delton's spikers are idle until March 7 when they compete in districts. Senior setter Anne Burghdoff (11) makes a sweet dth in a recent volleyball match at Hastings High-School. The Saxons look forward to Saturday's league ’ tournament at East Grand Rapids. Senior Schrock leads Lady < Vikings to Circuit title ■ After finishing second the past two Saturday's at volleyball tournaments at Creston and Belding high schools. Lakewood's spikers relumed home from Lansing last Saturday with what they were gunning for. A first place finish. Lakewood. No. 6 in the recent Class B poll, took it to all comers Saturday, earning first-place honors at the Lansing Community College Classic. “They're moving in unison again and really looked good Saturday." Lakewood Coach Kellie Rowland explained. The Lady Vikings were 3-0 in lhe Red Pool, defeating Lansing Eastern 15-5. 15-4, Capital Circuit rival Eaton Rapids 15-2, 15­ 3 and Lansing Catholic 15-5, 15-4 . In the semifinals. Lakewood leaped past Mason 15-8, 15-7, while Eastern was beaten by Hanover-Horton 15-13, 15-9. The Lady Vikings then continued to roll over the competition in the championship match, ousting Hanover-Horton 15-11, 15-3. Three Lakewood players were named lo lhe all-tournament team: Jill Benschoter, Jennifer Nielsen and Jami Schrock. Benschoter had 14 kills and 8 blocks, Nielsen collected 26 kills and 8 blocks and Schrock managed 53 kills, 5 blocks and 8 service aces. The Lady Vikings also received 18 kills and 8 service aces from Katherine Shcllcnbarger. 7 digs from Melissa Ruder and 7 digs and 94 assists from Amanda Blough. Frosh spikers in semis at Belding Hastings High's freshman volleyball team finished first in its pool before losing to Jenison in the semifinals last Saturday at the Belding Tournament. The Saxons loss in the semis was by a 15-1, 15-4 count. Cathy Andetson scored 14 points with 10 service aces. JoAnn Bailey 14 service points with 9 aces. Katie Noteboom 8 kills and 12 blocks. Kala Friddle 6 kills and 6 blocks and Samantha Oakland 11 digs at Belding. The freshmen spikers (5-7 overall) also dropped a match to Wyoming Park last week. 2-15. 15­ 12. 17-15. Jenessa Rude had 11 service points, Bailey 10 service points. Friddle 11 kills and 3 blocks and Notchoom added 9 kills and 3 blocks. "They're starting to run more plays and arc attacking better on offense," Rowland said of her team's tournament efforts. Saturday's gold medal performance concluded a solid week for the Lakewood volleyball program. Against Eaton Rapids last Thursday. Rowland's crew spiked the Greyhounds 15-4. 15-1 to win the Capital Circuit league title. In that match, Shellenbarger tallied 14 points, Nielsen made 4 blocks. Ruder had 16 digs and Schrock powered 9 spikes. Schrock, a senior, was playing in her final home match against Eaton Rapids. “She's such an all-around person... the role model... the toughness." described Rowland of Schrock. "At the beginning of lhe year, everybody was saying words like 'improving for next year*, but Jami told her teammates that they could win it this year." And they have. Lakewood's spikers arc now 48-3-4. M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... A new No. I in Class B. but the best in Class A remain on lop in the recent Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association polls. Class A 1. Temperance Bedford 75-3-0 2. Portage Northern 52-6-0 3. Livonia Ladywood 46-8-1 4. Forest Hills Central 4I-12-O 5. Kalamazoo Centra) 44-11-3 6. Portage Central 44-11-3 7. East Kentwood 46-15-4 8. Midland 38-8-2 9. Plymouth Salem 38-5-1 10. Walled Lake Central 37-5-2 HM. Bay City Central 36-13-0 HM. Battle Creek Central 41-13-4 * ■; > Class B 1. Pinconning 66-4-1 2. Stevensville Lakeshore 49-4-1 3. Marysville 43-04) 4. Reed City 39-8-6 5. Fruitport 42-9-0 6. Lakewood 48-3-4 7. Shepherd 53-9-6 8. Forest Hills Northern 35-6-2 9. Fremont 49-8-3 10. Alma 48-5-1 HM. Petoskey 36-7-6 HM. Roscommon 33-2-2 Middle School volleyball seasons start with spikes The volleyball programs at Hastings Middle School began their seasons last week. Here arc the results and the highlights of those matches. Eighth Grade B The B team beat Forest Hills Central on Feb. 16 15-0. 15-9 and 16-14. Alexis Powell scored 12 points, Amy Steele 11 and Angie Aspinall 9. The team then beat Forest Hills Central on Feb. 17 15-0. 15-6. 15-12. Aspinall scored 13 and Steele 11. Eighth Grade A The season opened with a 15-10, 15­ 10. 15-11 setback to Allegan. Angie Eggers. Heather Krebs. Laura Dickinson and Missy Hutchings led the Saxons offense. Against Crestwood, the team notched their first victory 15-7, 15-8, 15-10. Elizabeth Nida, Jessica Storms, Veronika Villa and Erin Bradley scored and spiked their team to the win. Seventh Grade Blue Forest Hills Central defeated the Hastings team in their opener, 15-11, 15­ 3, 15-9. Erin Fish topped Hastings with 7 service points, Amy Eascy managed 5 service points and Emily Hoke added 4. Improvement was shown in a 15-9, 15­ 12. 6-15 loss to F.H.C. on Feb. 17. Rachel Rodgers served up 7 points, while Fish and Abbie Allerding each added 4. Daniels doubles twice Lakewood High graduate Joni Daniels continues to be a center of attention for Central Michigan University’s womens basketball team. The 6-5 Daniels scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help guide Central Michigan University past the University of Toledo Saturday in Mid­ American Conference action in Ml. Pleasant. On Monday. Daniels (allied her second consecutive double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 99-75 triumph over Ball State in Muncie. Ind. Daniels made 6of-10 field goals versus the Cardinals and 2of-3 attempts from the free throw line. Nine of her 11 rebounds came on defensive glass CMU is now 10-15 overall and 7-10 in the Mid-American Conference. Daniels is one of five Chippewa players to constantly score in double digits. Six Chippewas registered double digits against Ball State with Ebony Raingc tallying 14, Daniels 14. Kerry Nora 10. Julie Miller II, Jodi Culbertson 10 and Shelly Woods 23. » �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26. 1998 — Page 11 Saxons pound Panthers in area hoops, aim for F.H.C. Every prep basketball team wants to play its best during crunch time. With districts just a couple of weeks away, all of the teams are busy polishing their games, in hopes of gping far in the post-season tournaments. Hastings* Tuesday night effort against Delton was impressive to both of the game's coaches. The Saxons heat the Panthers 72-29 with a lot of size, a lot of leadership and a whole lot of hustle. "They're a senior team that's big, strong and athletic," Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. "It was a good ole* fashion licking. Hastings is a physical team and the advantage, in a game like this, goes to the stronger team." Hastings' Coach Don Schils said his squad is aiming toward lhe post-season with great anticipation. "Our mind set is totally on the tournament; we hope to get on a little bit of a roll," Schils said. "We had to re­ focus (after Friday's loss to Zeeland) and we still have a lot of work to do " The post-season begins at Delton Kellogg High School for Hastings, Delton, Middleville, Wayland and Plainwell, starting March 9, to determine which hoop team will move into regionals. If Tuesday was any indication, Schils* Saxons will be tough to beat. Hastings asserted itself early against Delton with Darnell Day, Kyle Poi.ja, Jeff Storrs and Ed VanDerMolen doing the major damage. Hastings* hustle resulted in many scoring opportunities and slowed Delton's eagers considerably. The Saxons led 21-10 after the first quarter and 42-14 at lhe half. "Their pressure on the ball affected us." Panther Rueben Reyna (22) attempts to split two Saxon defenders, Darnell Day (52) and Tony Bowne (14). Hogoboom said. "They did a great job of moving the ball and scored early. We tried to play catch-up too early." Movement was what Hastings was hoping for and it worked wonderfully against Delton. Twelve players tallied points for the blue and gold led by Pohja's 12, Day's 11 and VanDerMolen's 10. "We wanted an up-tempo game," Schils explained. "They (Delton) have a lot of players who will shot the threes. Our emphasis was to stop (Kyle) Matteson from penetrating." Matteson did not score for the maroon and silver. Forward Jason Hamer scored 12 of Delton's 14 points in the first two quarters and finished with 14. Next in the score book was Denny Bourdo with 6. Hogoboom expressed how important it is for his team to get scoring both inside and outside of the paint. "We’ve got to have that balance," Hogoboom said. Leading by 28 points at intermission, the Saxons sealed the win early in the third quarter thanks to a four-point play by VanDerMolen. Two baskets by Bourdo, including a gliding score at the six minute mark, gave Panther fans something to cheer about, but Hastings answered with a sneaky underneath hoop by Jeff Storrs (52-20), a tip by Tyson Saxon Jim Storms (30) scored 6 markers on Tuesday. He was one of 12 Hastings hoopsters tally points in the game. LEGAL NOTICE DECEASED Soctd Security No 386090101 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be boned or effect­ ed by this hearing NOTICE A hoonng held on February 13. 1998 in the probate courtroom. Hastings. Michigan before Judge Richord H Show on rt.e peti­ tion of Harold R lehmon requesting Harold R Lehman be appointed personal representative of the ot 9 30 o m estate of Ronald B Lehman. Deceased who lived at 149 Florence Street. Woodland. Michigan ond who died February 1. 1998. and requesting also the will of the deceased doted September 14, 1983 be admitted to probate On Morch 25. 1998 at 9 30 a m o hearing will be held for the determination of heirs of said deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that oil claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal representative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is fur­ ther given that the estate will th*n be assigned to entitled persons appearing of • ecord Please take notice that a Public Hearing will be held on March 11, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton. Ml 49046 to consider written or oral comments on a pro­ posed Recreational Grant Application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by the Townships Parks and Recreational Com­ mission. The purpose of the grant request is major park improvements at a new park site that the township is developing on Parker Road on Mid­ dle Crooked Lake and is part of an updated Township recreational plan previously approved by the Township, County and DNR. Said improvements include, but are not limited to (1) parking lot (2) picnic facilities (3) observation deck (4) restroom building (5) floating boardwalk and (6) fishing pier. Schematic drawings of the proposed improvements are available for public inspection at the Prairieville Township Hall. Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and ser­ vices, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon three (3) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township clerk. Lloyd Goylngs Supervisor Prairieville Township 10115 S. Norris Rd Delton. Ml 49046 (616) 623-2664 February 18. 1998 Richard J Hudson (Pl 5220) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE 4 YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616/945 3495 HAROLD R LEHMAN By Richord J Hudson 982 I Davenport Road Woodlana Michigan 48897 with his three hoops. Storms scored 6 points. Mike Sulcer drilled a trey in his • PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP • NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent t Estate File No 98 22295SE Estate of RONALD 8 LEHMAN Walther (54-20) and an inside scoop by Jim Storms (56-20). For roughly lhe final three minutes of the third quarter and lhe entire fourth quarter, Schils was able to use his second string and they responded well to the opportunity. "By far it was the best they've played as a group of five," Schils said. Walther had 7 rebounds to go along (2/26) Center Darnell Day (50) goes up strong for two with Delton s Jason Hamer (52) providing some air on defense. five-point effort. Adam Gee netted 5 points and provided "a lot of hustle" and ZEELAND 58 HASTINGS 55 The Chix rode a 24-8 second quarter to a O-K White win last Friday. Ben O’Mara scored 4 and pulled down 7 rebounds. Hastings' focus now turns to Friday’s league opponent. Forest Hills Central. F.H.C. thumped East Grand Rapids 57-48 last Friday and is on a serious roll "Forest Hills Central is the hottest team in our league right now," Schils said. "They're a very dangerous team and it looks to be a game that could go down to lhe wire." Delton travels lo Paw Paw Friday to get back into KVA action. The Redskins topped the G-A Rams 71-51 last Friday. HASTINGS 72 DELTON 29 Hn<liB(>...21...21... 15... 15=72 Delton... 10...4...8... 7=29 Hutings: Steve Storrs I 0-2 2, Jeff Storrs 4 (2) 0-0 10. Ed VanDerMolen 2 (2) 1-1 7, Jim Storms 3 0-0 6. Evan Winkler 1 0-0 2. Mike Sulcer 1(1)2-6 5. Adam Gee I 3-4 5. Kyle Pohja 5 2-2 12. Andy Keller I 0-2 2. Darnell Day 4 3-3 11. Ben O'Mara 12-4 4. Tyson Walther 3 0-0 6 Totals: FG 27 (5) FT 13-22=72 Delton: Brian Jackson 0 3-4 3. Ruehen Reyna 1 0-0 2. Mike Kammeraad I 0-0 2, Denny Bourdo 3 0-0 6. Josh Dahn I 0-2 2. Jason Fleser 0 0-10. Jason Hamer 7 0-0 14. Totals: FG 13 FT 3-7=29 Delton's Josh Dahn (44) releases a jumper from around the free throw line as Hastings defender Ed VanDerMolen (24) prepares for the block. HOOPS • NOTICE • HOPE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Joint Meeting on Planning and Zoning Thursday, March 5,1998 • 7:00 P.M. Hope Township Hall - 5463 S. Wall Lake Road The Joint Meeting of the Hope Township Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission hat been changed from March 12 to March 5 and will now be a Joint Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Commission, and Township Board. Besides reorganization business, a presentation will be made by a representative of Barry County showing the type of development that the Barry County Planning Commission wishes to pursue in this County. The public is encouraged to attend since the Township Board, at its regular March 9 meeting, will be considering whether to keep zoning at the township level or send it back to the County. Sylvia W. Forster Hope Township Clerk �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26, 1998 "j Saxons and Vikings battle for district title i How fitting lhat Hastings Coach Dave Furrow s final home stint as head of the varsity wrestling program resulted in a championship for his Saxons. Furrow, who is retiring after many season's with the H.H.S. program, watched and instructed his mat (cam to a district title last Wednesday, thanks in pan to a 34-33 win over rival Lakewood. * Furrow and Lakewood Coach Boh Veitch squared off for the final time at team districts, and what a time it was. The host Hastings' team had to scrape and claw for lhe one point victory against a very determined team from Lakewood. The two coaches have had many teamto-tcam meetings during their careers, but not many can top the one (hat took place in this year’s post-season tournament. A pin by Tim Easey at 2I5 proved to be the Saxons* winning points, but both teams had a number of winning performances at lhe Barry County event. Easey pin took just 2:58, but it meant another week of hope for lhe Saxons. For Lakewood, the best came at the start with four wins in the opening five weight classes. Greg Seebcr did win at 103 for the Saxons with a 12-1 decision. but the next four matches went the way of the Vikings. Matt VanDorp (112), Nathan Boucher (1)9). Jake Davenport (125) and Nick Hummel (130) collected the Vikings early victories. VanDorp, Davenport and Boucher each scored six points with pins, while Hummel tallied an impressive 10-0 major decision. At that point, it was Veitch's team that was clearly in charge. But soon after, the tables would turn the way of the blue and gold. The host squad would win seven of the last nine weight class matchups. Michael Nystrom at 135 won with a pin in 3:45, Luke Noteboom at 145 rallied for a 6-2 decision. Michael Lipstraw prevailed at 152 by a 10-5 count. Don Smith at 160 took just 1:01 for a oin. Bill Biair at 171 won 6-0. Mike Purse 11 at 189 won an 8-4 decision and Easey prevailed al 215 for the winning points. The two Lakewood triumphs were gained by Ron Wierckz .ind heavyweight Tim Grove. Grove managed a pin. while Wicrckz prevailed with a major decision. The Lakewood wrestlers honored Furrow with a special award the included the following words: "Lakewood’s Wrestling Program Proudly Presents to Dave Furrow “In recognition of the gift of your precious commodities - "your time, your energy, and your dedication to the sport of wrestling. “Both locally and abroad, your honesty and class as a coach.’ "David, you will be missed every lime Lakewood and Hastings meet by both coaches and spectators. ’’From this day forward when wc hear the word ’Saxon’ "we will think of you. The Hastings Saxons were the kings on the mat last Wednesday, winning matches against Lansing Waverly and area foe Lakewood. Coach Dave Furrow, in back, holds up they met Mason, currently ranked No. 5 in Division II. No. 1 Eaton Rapids and Ypsilanti met in the other semifinal. You represent Hastings Pride to the fullest extent. Hastings 34 Lakewood 33 103: Greg Secbcr (Hastings) won We wish retirement. the best in the plaque given to him by Lakewood's wrestling program. (Photo by Perry Hardin) major decision over Phil Plowman (Lakewood) 12-1; 112: Matt VanDorp (Lakewood) pinned TJ. Millison (Hastings) in 37 seconds; 119: Nathan Boucher (Lakewood) pinned Jeremy Bishop (Hastings) in 4:18; 125: Jake Davenport (Lakewood) pinned Andy your Lakewood Wrestling" Hastings gained its chance to meet Lakewood at districts with a 66-16 win over Lansing Waverly in the first round. Waverly did not give Hastings much of a challenge, voiding in seven of the 14 Viking mentor Bob Veitch shares a smile with Saxon coach Dave Furrow, and gives him a special gift in honor ot his dedication and enthusiasm to the sport. (Photo by Perry Hardin) weight classes. The Saxons advanced to last night's Eaton Rapids regional (Feb. 25) where Powell (Hastings) in 4:36; 130: Nick Hummel (Lakewood) won a major decision over Chad Noteboom (Hastings)* 10-0; 135: Michael Nystrom (Hastings) pinned Jason Kauffman (Lakewood) in 3:45; 140: Ron Wierckz (Lakewood) defeated Jason Davis (Hastings) 24-7J 145: Luke Noteboom (Hastings) defeated Ponch Wildman (Lakewood) 6-2; 152: Michael Lipstraw (Hastings) defeated Tony Hanner (Lakewood) 10-5; 160: Doll Smith (Hastings) pinned Shawn* Greg Seeber, at 103, out-scored Phil Plowman to hand Hastings the early advantage on Lakewood. For auto, home and life /instate — being in good hands is the only place to be?M Ol 996 AJttuia insurance Company and ADstata Ufa Insurance Company. Northbrook, Illinois. Subject to local availatMkfy and qualifications. Other terms, conditions and exclusions may apply. Tim Easey's pin against Justin Henning gave the Saxons the points they needed to earn the district title. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice IS hereby given that the Barry C junty Pianruog/Zonmg Commission will conduct a pubic hearing on March 23 1996 at 7 30 p m m the Community Room. Courts & Law BuriOng at 220 W Court Sl Hastings Michigan The subject of the pubK hearing wil be the consideration of the following amendments to the 1976 Barry County Zorxng Ordnance as amended MAP CHANGE - A-1-98 FROM AR TO A Request to rezone property m SEC 10. Assyria Townsho The North 120 acres of the NW 1/4 of Section 10. Assyria Township T1NR7W (See Outlined area) PubK Hearing lor Rezoning Amendments A-1-96& A-2-96 March 23 1996 TOM SAUNGUE 136 E. State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Exclusive Agent Office 616-945-4030 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 9,1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll for Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on West Marshall Street be­ tween South Young Street and South Park Street. This notice is given pursuant to Chapter 14, of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article IV, Section 13.103 of the Hast­ ings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall, 102 South Broadway. Hastings, Michigan 49058. Request for infor­ mation and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aides and services upon five days notice to the City Clerk (telephone number 616­ 945-2468) or TDD cal! relay services 1 -800-649-3777. Everil Manshum City Clerk/Treasurer Veitch (Lakewood) in 1:01; 171: Bill Blair (Hastings); defeated Jarrod Laroche (Lakewood) 6-0; 189: Mike Purse!I (Hastings) defeated TJ. Koch (Lakewood) 8-4; 215: Tim Easey (Hastings) pinned Justin Henning in 2:58; 275: Tim* Grove (Lakewood) pinned Gabc McCarty (Hastings) in 5:53. Individual Districts... Luke Noteboom at 145, Lipstraw al 152, Smith at 160, Blair at 171. Pursdt at 189 and Easey at 215 fared well a( districts and will compete at regionals Saturday at Lowell High School. The top four placers at regionals advance to Stale. Blair went 4-0 and won his weight class. His overall record for the season is 38-4. Noteboom, Smith and Easey were 3-1 and managed second places. Noteboom is now 36-9, Smith 28-5 and Easey's yearly mark is 34-6. Lipstraw was 4-1 and Pursell 3-1, Saturday and both finished third. Lipstraw is now 30-16, while Pursell is 20-14. LEGAL NOTICES*» ________ * ■KMTAAtt RNKCUMUM SALi THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been mode in the of a mortgage made by Richard J Romeyn, a single mon to FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE COMPANY f/k/o NBD Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, doled Moy 20, 1993 ond recorded on June 7. 1993 in Liber 573, on Page 672, Borry Countv Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe dale here­ conditions of lhe sum of Thirty-three Thousand Seven Hundred Eleven ond 25/100 dollars ($33.711 25). includ­ ing interest ot 7 75% per annum Under the power of sole contained in soid mort­ gaged ond the statute in such case made ond pro­ MAP CHANGE A-2-98 Request to rezone property « Sec 31. T4N R8W Cartton Townstvp The N 1/2. SE 1/4. Ne 1/4 of Section 31. T4N R8W Cartton Township (See outlined area) an of the above mentioned property is located m Barry County Mcfugan interested persons desong to present me»r views on the proposed amendments either verbaty or o writing wtN be given the oppor­ tunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and puce The County of Barry win provide necessary au«*ary aids and ser­ vices such as signers lor the heanng impaired and audo tapes of primed materials beog considered at me meeting to mdnndua's wtn disabilities at me meetm^heanng upon ten (i0> days notice to me County Of Barry individuals with dsab>M«s requrmg aurUary aids or sennees should contact me County of Barry by wmmg or caN the foMowmg Mchael Brown County Adm«n<strator 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 948-4891 The proposed amendments of the Bany County Zonmg Ordnance are avaatM for puO-c inspection at me Barry County Planting ottce 220 W S’aie St Hastings Mcrwgan between me hotrs d 8 am to 5 pm dosed between 12-1 p m ) Monday thru Fnday Please can me Barry County Planning Otte- at 948-4830 for further infor­ mation Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN Part-time — 25 hours per week PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Chaplain/Pastoral Counselor to provide spiritual counseling and guidance to patients, families, and staff and perform or arrange for religious services to meet patient needs. Requirements include a Bachelor Degree and ordination by a recognized religious body that is endorsed by the proper ecclesiastical authority. Previous experience in parish or pastoral ministry is preferred. PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits package which is pro-rated for part-time employees. Paid Time Off System, pension plan, plus much more! Please send introductory letter and resume to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources Dept. 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 / Fax: (616) 945-4130 vided, notice is hereby given that sod mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some port of them, of public vendue, at the Borry County Courthouse in Hostings. Michigan ot I 00 o'clock p m , on April 2. 1990 Soid premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF YANKEE SPRINGS. Borry County, Michigan, and are described as Lof 2, Hdkdoy Subdivision, according to the recorded plot thereof in Liber 5 of Plots on Page 10 Together with right of ingress ond egress over Outlet "A.' Grandview Drive ond Oullof 'B' to the Shore of Gun Lake, oil being in the Robert England Plot, according to the recorded plat thereof os recorded m Liber 5 of Plots on Poge 16 The redemption period shall be 6 monlh(s) from the dole of such sole, unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sole Dated February 19 1998 FIRST CHICAGO NED MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248| 642-4202 Trott & Trofl. PC Attorneys for FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmghom Forms. Michigan 48025 File 9 98020983 (3/19) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, February 26. 1998 — Page 13 BOWLING SCORES Thursday Angels . Miller Exc. 66-I/2-25-!'7 lick Tock Restaurant 60-32; Nashville Chiropractic 5K34; Pet World 54-38; Sccbcr’s Auto Body 51­ Bl; NAPA Girls 44-48. Riverside Cemetery *3-49; Gavin Ford 42-50; Cedar Crock Gro­ cery 40-52; Hastings Bowl 33-1/2-58-1/2; Stefano s 30-62; Dow! It 30-62 High Games & Series - D Curtis 168. J. juries 183-526; B Thurston 210; L. ’.erry H8; A. Heath 147; S Varney 184; W. Purchis ^54; J. Conger 191-530. L Potter 194-555; S. Rose 181; T. Daniels 199. Excavating 50-46; Hamilton Excavating 49-47; DJ Electric 48.5-47.5; Kent Oil Co. 47 5-48 5; Hecker Insurance 40-56. High Games and Series - K. Fouler 197­ 506; J Hamilton 180-467; A. Fox 165 456; J Elliston 154; L Elliston 204-550; S Drake 169­ 457. G. Potter 179. S Merrill 171 Tuesday Mixed .* Consumers Concrete 24-16; Advanced Commercial Printing 24-16; Pin Seekers 22-18, Hastings Bowl 23-17; Friends 21-19; Hostetler Graphics 17-23; Flexfab 15 1/2-24 1/2; Woodmansee Sawmill 13 1/2-26 1/2. ’• Mens High Games & Series H. Bowman 234-583; P. Scobey 221; D. Blakely 209; J. Beach 2T3-529. \ Womens High Games & Series ? T. Phenix 164; L. Thomas 147; C. Keller 171;D. Slovinski 168; C. O’Keefe 181-524; D. Sample 142. Friday Moose Mixed 9 and a Wiggle 61; 1 Know That 57; Heads Out 56; Ramblers 56; Get Lucky 56; Late Com­ ers 55; Brushworks 55; Bad Habit II 55; Rocky 455;NoGeritol Req’d 52 1/2; Sears Service 51; 4 R’s 49 1 /2; Ten Pins 49; Weekend Warnors 49; Nash Bash 48; Gillons 45; Special K^i 34. Womens Good Games and Series - S. McKee 222-614; D. Bartimus 21 1-555; B Roush 195-523; S. Nash 168-480; E. Johnson 182-472; S. Keillor 145-388; S Vandenburg 216; J. Madden 199; L Barnum 196; T. Penmngton 191; S. Sanborn 178; D. Olmsted 175; P Ramey 173; G. Mcaney 172; M. Sears 172; D. Mays 163; B. Davenport 162; N. Taylor 160; B. Clow 155; P. Kelley 144; S. Ripley 142. Mens Good Games and Series - S. Peabody 234-654; M. McKee 245-630; A. Taylor 221­ 613; E. Keeler 236-611; R fay 226-603; B. RipIcy 233-588; M. Kasinsky 225-585; T. Rainwa­ ter 198-573; B. Madden 213-571; K. Mcaney 189-565; M. Lydy 180-532; R. Robbins 182­ 529; R. Roush 178-523; M. McDonald 194­ 510; S. Gillons 184-489; D. Tinkler 175-476; J. Mays 211; B. Keeler 203; D Keillor 196; B Madden Jr. 195; D. Scars 187; W. Brodock 182; B Cooley 153. Sunday Night Mixed * Thee Froggcrs 66; B.S.ers 61 1/2; Thunder Alley 59 1/2; H.E.D. 59 1/2; Fearsome 4 57 1/2; Diehards 52; Short N Sweet 51; Rednecks 50 1/2; S & K 48; 2x4 47 1/2; Lucky Strikes 47; XFilcrs 47; 9 out of 10 45; Tag Alongs 38; Rock Bottom 35; Friends 29. Womens High Games and Series - E Hammontree 170-493; M. Simpson 183-476; V. Miller 172-473; D. Krallman 181-460; A. Hubbell 148-429; L. Couts 148-375; K. Sutfm 192; S. Snider 186; M. Snyder 180; B. Dutcher 171; M. Blakenship 167; M. Mowrcy 129. Mens High Games and Series - J. DcLaat 237-661; R. Fay 212-562; R. Craven 171-500; K. Hammontree 234; C. Martin 214; K. Bushcc 198; B Kerley 189; B Hubbell 188; J. Smith 180; V. Dezess 169; D. Dutcher 166; M. McLeod 155. Saturday Majors Boys High Game and Series - B. Bowman 245-643; J. James 192-532; D. James 209-530; D. Humphrev 186-513; C. Bowman . 72-492; B. Hammond 159-459; A McBnan 169-458; N. Wright 176-457; T. Wallace 188-433; B Weath­ erly 163-422; J Butler 172-402. Boys Good Games - B Kirby 152; B. Huss 150; P. Hcnncy 144; M. Spidel 143; C. Purdum 143. Girts High Game and Series - W. Miller 161-362; A. Boger 139-344; T. Huss 108-295; A. Rose 112-286; A. Williams 109-271; C. Shumway 96-269. Sunday Mixers Whispering Waters 64; Rowdic Girls 55 1/2; Hastings Bowl 54 1/2; Coldwcll Banker 49; Kelley’s Kcglcrs 48; Dewey’s Auto 48; T.M. Lassies 47; Hanzlc^ Tours 46; Mr. Bruce 44 1/2; Budweiser 44; Girrbach’s 42 1/2; Green Chics 33. High Games and Series - F. Schneider 179; a Moore 174-461; M. Gross 17&-454; K. Keel­ er 166; M. Kill 166-461; N. Hook 189-498; J. McMillon 470; M. Snyder 203-550; S. VanDcnburg 190-528; S. Glasgow 247-648; S Purdum 190; A. Hall 462; D. Kelley 179-477; B Anders 179-461; M. Snowden 170; R. Shapley 179­ 520. Senior Citizens Kuempel’s 58; Jesiek 57; Brodbock 56; Moucoulis 54; Woodmansee 53; No Om 47 1/2; Otis 47: Schlachtcr 41; Nash 40 1/2; Vrogindewev40 1/2; Friend40; M & Ms38 1/2; Lcthcoe 37 1/2; Hall 37; Snyder 29 1/2; Brewer 27. Womens High Games and Series - M. Mat­ son 160-451; F. Girrbach 195-515; S. Glasgow 253-674; K. Colvin 179; M Dull 165; D. Keller 186-465; R. Murphy 173;. Mens High Games and Scries - D. Hall 184­ 461; W. Birman 173-509; W. Brodock 172-496; R. Wieland 180-487; J. Mercer 180-454; R Schlachtcr 178-470; C. Jesiek 201-577; B. Terry 231-583; W Woodmansee 181-471; P Tcrpening 167-475; G. Forbcy 174; C. Hay wood 166­ 454. Wednesday P.M. Mace’s Ph. 52-36; Hair Care 51-37; Hallifax Services 50 1/2-37 12; Valley Realty 50-38. Nash Chiro 47-41; Nashville 5 Plus 46 12-41 1/2; Misfits 46-42; Eye & Ent Spec. 44 12-43 1/2; Farmer’s Feed 39-49; Lifestyles 36-52; Fin­ ishing Touch 35 1 2-52 1 2; Sccber’s Auto 30­ 58. High Games and Serie« - B Hathaway 189­ 523; C. Pruden 176-501; G.Otis 205-494; T. DeWitt 208-447; B Smith 158-418; E. Moore 189-474; E. Vanasse 192-494; E. Ulrich 165­ 442; £. Watson 149-390; D Keller 146-408; C. Trumbull 136-391; T. Poll 188-435; M Matson 167-427; L Clark 209; M. Dull 201; P Snyder 148; J. Gardner 151; B. Norris 152; f. Laymancc 164; J. Rice 172; L Porter 159; E Dun­ ham 472; E. Reichard 176. Bowlerrttcs Bennett Industries 53-43; Carlton Center Recreation League 03 Fairchild Oil 26; Carlton Center Excavating 24; Cross’ 22 1/2; Hastings Bowl 20; Freeport Elevator 14; Barry Automotive 13 1/2. Good Games and Series - W. Brodbcck 202­ 531; T Wieland 512; E. Olson 207-544; R. Fay 202-245-599; D. Lambert 215-224-599; B Buehler 507; B King 233-586; M. Cross Jr. 224-517; C Lemus 207. M. Broun 560 Thursday A.M. Varney s 54-38; Lcllarves 53-39; Early Birds 52 1/2-39 1/2; Just Us 52-40; Parkers AFC Home 46-42; Question Marks 44-48; Hastings Bowl 43-49; Lucky Shots 38 I 2-49 12. Good Games and Series - J. McKcough 180­ 513; D. Collier 170-477; L. Jackson 171-465; S Lambert 188-464; V Sccord 169-463; T. Parker 190-448; S. Tcunessen 147-411; S. Malloy 123­ 327; M. Atkinson 185; I. RuthrulT 153; D. Gilbert 133. WMU ContfeMsd from pace 10 So. at this point, the NCAA or NIT invitations are up for grabs, but WMU will keep close watch of its mail boxes and close cars to its telephones. Stay tuned and keep those fingers crossed • The Words of Knight: Maybe Delton's Nick Hannar receives hand shakes from his Panther teammates after one of hts Thursday tnumphs. Delton's wrestlers come up short versus Pennfield Delton and Pcnnfield squared off on the mats last Thursday at Delton Kellogg High School lo decide which KVA team would qualify for regionals. Unfortunately, for Delton's Panthers, the score did not lilt in their favor. Indiana Coach Bobby Knight was not a happy camper following his Hoosiers' 112-64 loss to the Wolverines on Sunday, but he said some interesting things during his CBS halftime interview. He talked about how shoe companies and/or AAU coaches have become more important than many of the assistant coaches, he discussed how college players* attitudes have changed in recent yea»s (not always committing lo Posting victories for Delton against Pcnnfield were Jeremie Coplin at 140. Dana Earl at 150. Robert Isom al 160 Nick Hannar at 171. Phil Schallhom at Don’t Put Your Baby's Health On The Line. Pcnnfield won the team district dual 48­ 29 after Delton won lhe regular season matchup on Jan. 15 39-33. Delton blew past Maple Valley 53-21 in the semifinal round to get its shot al Pcnnfield. TJtr Or YuCffi Tda*C<Ki4 Y«r fUn four years at an institution) and he talked about the upcoming Big 10 tournament, that he opposed for many yean. This reporter, like Knight, is anxious to see what Big 10 teams arc the best in the tournament. Illinois. MSU. U of M. Iowa. Purdue or possibly a sleeper. The tournament will mean more wins for the EH Opening he door to hope league teams and lhat can't hurt their NCAA or NIT hopes. One thing is for sure. Knight believes in "true’’ discipline, riMHm unlike MSU Coach Tom Izzo. Shame on you Izzo’, enabling your players to run wild without punishment. Then again the Spartans are going to win a Big 10 championship. So all is fine, I guess. Delton Coach Aaron Tabor evaluates the mat action, while James Vickery and others help him out. Talk to you soon. T911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 It*, the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 . • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs faertu* Jrom E.W Bitas) 1011 E. State St. Hastings (616) 948-8618 .tram. 888-577-7446 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Notice of Board of Review The Board of Review will meet on March 3, 1996, In the office of the Supervisor at Rutland Charter Township Hall, 2461 Heath Road, Hastings to organize and review the Assessment Roll. PUBLIC MEETING to hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, 2461 Heath Road. Hastings on: - MARCH 9,1996 9:00 AM to Noon • 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - MARCH IO, 1996 9:00 AM to Noon * 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment Roll. PROPERTY AMEMMCNT RATIOS A FACTORS FOR 1997 CLASS RATIO Agriculture.............. ...... 48.35% Commercial............ ....... 50.00% ....... 50.00% Industrial . 44.98% Residential.............. Developmental....... ...........- 0 Personal................... ...........- 0 - MULTIPLIER 1.0341 1.0000 1.0000 1.1116 -0-0- The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same. If you have purchased property it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have Improved your property such as additions, new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also reflect in the value of your property. Upon request of any person who is asses­ sed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shown, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property as will. In their judgment, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal. Robert M. Edwards, Supervisor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road Hastings, Ml 49058-9725 (616) 948-2194 • CARLTON TOWNSHIP • BOARD of REVIEW ...will meet March 3,1996 at the Carlton Township Hall at 65 Welcome Rd., Hastings, Ml to organize and review the 1998 assessment roll at 7:30 p.m. The Board of Review will meet the public for assessment review at t'ie Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Rd.. Haatlnga, Ml 49058, phone 945-5990, on the following dates: Monday, March 9-lamlo12pm*2pmto5pm Wsdneeday, March 11 1pmto4pm*epmlo»pm And any other dates necessary to equalize the 1998 assessment roll. Mall Ins will be taken. Agrtculturat47.50% 1.0526 Commercial 47.58% 1.0506 Industrial50.00% 1.0000 ResManlial............. .................. 46.16% Timber CulovorNIC NIC DevelopmentalNIC NIC Personal50.00% 1.0000 1.0785 David Kaiser 1-MH72-1717 rxsr* CHAftTH TOWNSHIR Of OUTLAND BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE of ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Rutland Charter adopted Ordinance »59 at Its meeting held February 11. 1998 Said Ordinance to become effective seven days after publication of this notice. Interested persons may examine Ordinance »59. and secure copies of said Ordinance, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058-9725. (616) 948-2194. between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Mondays and Thursdays. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. H AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by changing the maximum height for fences in Article XX ■ Section 20.25 - Fences and Hedges; to provide penalty; to provide for the severabil­ ity of any part of said Ordinance, to establish an effective date and to repeal all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICMIOAN ORDAINS SECTION I AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XX SECTION 20.25 (B) • FENCES AND HEDGES OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE Paragraph (B) is hereby repealed and a new paragraph (B) is hereby added to Article XX - Section 20.25 (B) Fences and Hedges - of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance as follows: SECTION 20.25 FENCES AND HEDGES B. Except in the case of a swimming pool fence, no fence or hedge exceeding six (6) feet in height shall be erected or maintained in a residential zoning district. SICTION II PENALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) together with the cost of prosecution, or by imprisonment in lhe Barry County Jail or such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Each day that a violation of this Ordinance continues to exist shall constitute a separate violation of this Ordinance iiction WRESTLERS Continuecl ora po0B X4 in EEVE RABI UTY This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, provisions, sentences and clauses are severable If any part of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, it is declared that the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby SICTION IV IFFICT1VI DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES This Ordinance shall take effect on the 6th day of March All ordinances Of parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed BARBARA J. BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058 (616) 948-2194 Carlton Township Supervisor CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS Of THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, ANO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSON: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thit lhe Townsh.p ol Rutland Charter adopted Ordnance rst at its meeting held February 11. 1996 Saxl Ordinance to become effective seven days after publication ot this notice Interested persons may examine Ordinance *61. and secure copies of said Ordinance at lhe Rutland Charter Township Han. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings Mehigan 49056­ 9725. (616) 948-2194. between me hours ot 900 am and 1200 noon on Mondays and Thursdays RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 61 AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance oy adding the definition of STORY to Article III Section 3 88 of said Ordinance, to provide penalty to provide tor the severaMtty of any part of said Ordinance, to eslabtah an effective date and to repeal all other ordinances and parts of ordi­ nances in conflict herewith THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III - SECTION 338 OF THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE A new definition is hereby added to Article III, Section 3 88 and re-number the definitions in accordance with this addition of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance as follows SECTION 3.88 STORY: A horizontal division of a building that portion between one floor and the floor above SECTION II - PENALTY Violations of this ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) together with the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment in the Barry County Jail o< such other place of detention as the Court may prescribe for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both at the discretion of me Court Each day that a violation of this Ordinance continues to exist shall constitute a separate violation of this Ordinance SECTION III - SEVERABILITY This Ordinance and the various parts sections subsections provisions sentences and clauses are severable if any part of this Ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid rt is declared that the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affect­ ed thereby SECTION IV - EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL bF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES This Ordinance shall take effect on the 6th day of March 1998 Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed Barbara J Bedford Clerk CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND 2461 Heath Road Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26. 1998 WRESTLERS...continued from page 189 and Jack Baird at 275. Earl (2:59). Schallhom (1:59) and Baird (1:07) all won with pins. Coplin (9-1). Isom (13-3) and Hannar (4-3) prevailed on decisions. Delton Coach Aaron Tabor didn't give any excuses for his team's loss, but said his team wrestled with a lot of heart. "They just out-wrestled us." Tabor said. 13 "We're a young team, but uc don't quit It really doesn't matter who we lost to even if Pcnnfield is from our league." At individual districts Saturday. Isom al 145 and Billy Ferris at 275 won weight class championships. Both will wrestle in regional action this Saturday along with Hannar who placed second al 160 HOOPS Continued from page 11 Hastings led after one quarter 13-11. but fell behind al half 35-21 because of the 24-8 home team spurt. In the third stanza. Hastings rallied for 19 points and limited lhe Chix to just 4. Tony Bowne led the Saxons with 12 points on six field goals. Jeff Storrs pumped in 10 points on four field goals and Darnell Day added 9 markers with four field goals. Zeeland had a big advantage at the free throw line making l7-of-24. Hastings, in comparison, was 4-of-13. DELTON 52 PARCHMENT 44 Jason Hamer scored 17. Kyle Matteson 15. Denny Bourdo 7 and Robert Boyle 5 in Delton's KVA triumph over Parchment last Friday. Delton's defense limited Parchment to just three points in the final five minutes and offensively made the key plays down the stretch. "The guys did a great job defensively and were able to make the plays down the stretch." Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. "They kept getting better as the game continued." Delton hit l8-of-24 free throws, nailed 16 field goals and out-rebounded Parchment 25-18. The Crew, and a special friend, were on hand Tuesday to give their Saxons plenty of basketball support. Hastings won the game decisively, 72-29, over Delton and play host to Forest Hills Central on Friday. YMCA NEWS YMCA-Hastiugs Youth Council's Wiater Woneu't VoUevball Team W-L Hastings Burial Vault.................................. 37-11 Ranger Die, Inc................................................35-13 Ray James Electromechanical.................... 35-13 Goodenough Goodies.................................. 29-19 Gary’s Auto ................................................... 28-20 Quality Roofing............................................ .28-20 Mainstrcet Savings....................................... 26-22 Backc Construction .....................................21-27 Hallifax/Hastings National Bank ............. 18-37 FlcxFab ............................................................ 17-31 McConnells..................................................... 11-37 Bustancc ............................................................ 3-45 Nick Hannahs wrestling week included two wins at team districts and a second place finish at individual districts YMCA of Barry Couaty Adah 3-oa-3 Basketball Cheerleaders perform at game... The YMCA cheerleaders held their season-end program at Hastings High School on Jan. 30 during the Saxons’ freshman basketball contest. The cheerleaders are age four through second grade and were assisted by Tina Eaton. Connie Williams and the high school cheerleaders. Up top. all of the cheerleaders pose for a group photo. Down below, a couple of the young cheerleaders leam •wne new stunts. (Photos orovided) YMCA of Barry County Adult Indoor Soccer League Team W-L-T Blue....................................................................7-3-0 White................................................................. 5-3-1 Black .................................................................4-5-0 Green................................................................2-6-1 Results Blue 3 vs. Black 6; White 8 vs. Green 3. Panther grappter Dana Eari looks for a call during his match versus Pcnnfield last Thursday in Delton. JV Saxons beat Chix The Josh connection — Josh Hendershot and Josh Woodard — did the scoring damage and Dan Deming dominated on the glass in Hastings' 58*49 junior varsity basketball win over Zeeland last Friday. Hendershot tallied a team-high 20 points and Woodard tossed in 13 markers. Hendershot's total included two 3- boards with 7 caroms. The Saxons led 14-7 after the first quarter. 28-22 at half and 44-33 after three stanzas. Paul Simon topped Zeeland in the score book with 18 points. e Are you ready to put your residential skills to use with a commercial/industrial mechanical contractor? QUALITY AIR of Grand Rapids. Ml will train you to work independently, take responsibility for your own work and develop customer relations while becom­ ing involved in all phases of commercial and industrial work. We offer an apprenticeship program and an education­ al reimbursement program, encouraging further study by our employees. We are looking for people who want to be part of a growth oriented service group. QUALITY AIR offers competitive wages, professional training, 40IK, health and life insurance, profit sharing, advancement opportunities. paid holidays and vacations. We now have openings in our expanding service group. Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 Mi *. YMCA Youth Council's Mens Basketball B Minor W-L Richies Koffcc Shop...................................... 9-0 Drill Team.......................................................... 6-3 FlcxFab............................................................... .5-4 Howell Flood Builders ...................................5-4 . Lakewood Merchants .................................... 2-7 Vultures .............................................................. 0-9 pointers. Deming was Hastings' chairman of the WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC SERVICE TECHS/INSTALLER/LEADMAN T W-L Mumbo Jumbo...................................................14-3 Seif & Sons Chevrolet....................................11-5 Johnson ...............................................................12-5 G & G Pork Farms.............................................9-7 Middleville Tool & Die ................................ 5-11 Alaska 69ers .................................................... 4-12 Never Too Late ...............................................2-14 Results Mumbo Jumbo, Never Too Lake; Seif & Sons Chevrolet, Alaska 69crs; Johnsons. Middleville Tool & Die; G & G Pork Farms, Never Too Late; Mumbo Jumbo, Middleville Tool & Die; Johnson, Alaska 69crs. Mi Full-time Line Cook Position Available Country View Apartments Apply at the... Delton • OPENING SOON! County Seat Restaurant No waiting list, one bedroom apartments for age 62 and over, income limitations, utilities included. 128 S. Jefferson, Hastings 616-948-4042 For application call: (616) 62S-4000 Equal Housing Opportunity NOTICE Hastings Charter Township The Board of Review will meet Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10 or as many days as it takes. Time will be 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To review assessments, adjust­ ments to each class, plus new and loss and sales. Ratio Mult. 44.21 % 1.1310 Agricultural 45.36% 1.1023 Commercial 50.00% 1.0000 Industrial ....... 47.90% 1.0438 Residential Richard C. Thomas, Supervisor Hastings Charter Township 885 River Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 Phone: 616-948-9090 Letter appeal accepted. • TOWNSHIP OF HOPE • Notice of Budget Public Hearing Th* Hope Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for fiscal year 1998-99 at 5463 South Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Ml on Monday. March 9. 1996 at 6:30 p.m THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING, a copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the township hall This notice is posted in compliance with PA267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 4i.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Hope Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indivi­ duals with disabilities at the meeting upon five days notice to the Hope Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Board by writing or calling the following Sylvia W. Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S. Wall Lake Rd Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2464 B Major Other Body Shop ............................................ 8-0 Hastings Merchants ........................................6-3 Blairs Landscapping....................................... 5-2 Mainstrcet Savings......................................... 5-4 Music Center .................................................... 4-5 Pennock Hospital ............................................. 1-7 Wcltons................................................................0-8 Resnlti B Minor - Vultures forfeited to Richies Kof­ fee Shop B Major - Music Center 62 vs. Weltons 47; Pennock Hospital forfeited to Other Body Shop; Mainstrcet Savings 83 vs. Hastings Mer­ chants 77. LEGAL NOTICE Ttlal ■ ■fMI(h<on Probote Court County of Barry PUBUCAROR NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98-22293 SE Estate of MILDRED F HULL. DECEASED Sociol Security Security No 383-504783 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or affected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on March 25, 1998 ot 9 30 a m in lhe probate courtroom. Host­ ings. Michigan before Judge Richard H. Show on the petition of Donald L Kosbar ond Glenda J S’evenj requesting Donald I Kosbar and Glenda J Stevens be appointed co-penonol representative of the estate of Mildred F Hull who lived at 3866 Brass Rood, Hastings, Michigan and who died November 10, 1997. ond requesting also the will of the deceased dated July 19, 1993 be admitted to pro­ bate If is also requested that lhe heirs at low of sod deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased ore notified that all claims ogamst the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal repre­ sentative or to both the praocte court and the (pro­ posed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of Ais nobce Notice is fur­ ther g^en that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record February 9. 1998 Richard J Hudson (Pl 5220) SIEGEL. HUDSON. GEE & YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastings, Ml 49058 616/945-3495 Donald L Kosbar ond Glenda J Stevens By Richard J Hudson 3205 Heath Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058 and 4407 Andrus Rd . Hostings Ml 49058. respectively (2/26) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26, 1998 — Page 15 Shoplifting suspect resurfaces here plice stole lhe coal A woman's wool, long leather coat was also discovered missing at that time. Cross said the couple relumed one other J-Ad Graphics News Service A man and a woman sought after the Dec. 10. 1993. shoplifting of a leather coal from Fashion Bug in Hastings returned to the store Monday, according to Sgt. Jack Cross of the Hastings City Police Depart­ time since they look lhe leather coal and cut the security cable in 1993. "Al that lime, they were spotted, loo." said Cross. "They started looking around and the managers got suspicious so they left" The man is described as 5'5" lo 5’8" tall with a dark complexion, stocky and about 45 years old. He was reportedly "well ment. Store manager Gail Bourdo recognized the man from a police composite drawing of lhe suspect mqpc after the incident five years ago before anything could be taken, said Cross. The man was accompanied by a woman. "The composite drawing is still on our door," said Bourdo. "She was already in the dressed." wearing a black, felt hat and dress coat, has brown hair and a mustache The store and then he came in. I turned to greet him and I recognized him (from the draw­ ing). so I went and told the other manager. Wc watched them and I think they knew we were watching them so they left." Bourdo said because the couple then headed toward Kmart, she immediately called the nearby department store to alert woman was wearing a fur coal, has black hair and both the man and lhe woman were described as "classy" looking. Their car was a black. 1985 to 1988 Oldsmobile bearing a white plate with dark letters, possibly from Illinois Cross asks that anyone who has seen a them that the couple may be plotting lo or anyone acting suspiciously in a store to call police al 948-4800. suspect. "He looked exactly like it. nght down to his hat. And. he was wearing a men's, knee-length dress coat." said Bourdo. who noted that then manager Katie Whitkcr had described the man to police for the 1993 composite. "I was impressed.” After calling Kmart. Bourdo then called lhe Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce and activated the recently expanded "Crime Line." The service lets a retailer make one phone call to help alert other businesses when needed. The first call goes to the chamber, which AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND ENACT THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS. MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: An ordinance adopting and enacting a new code for the City of Hastings, Michigan; providing for the repeal of certain ordinances not included therein; providing for the adoption and amendment of certain codes, providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for the manner of amending such code, and providing when such code and this oroinance shall become effective A complete copy of Ordinance 306 is available for inspection at the City Clerk's Of­ fice. City HaH. Hastings. Michigan. This ordinance shall take effect and shall be in full force from the date of its publi­ cation in the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charter for the City of Hastings. Moved by May. second by Wood that Ordinance No. 306 be adopted. Yeas Eight Nays: None Absent: One I. Everil Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings City Council on the 23rd day of February 1996. Everil G. Manshum, City Cleric man or woman matching these descriptions steal items from the store. The man entered the Kmart store, but quickly returned to the car and the couple fled. Bourdo said Bourdo said she was amazed at how closely lhe composite resembles lhe male suspect. There is no drawing of the female CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 306 DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? then calls a business on a list. That busi­ ness calls the next business listed and so on as a "chain reaction." said Chamber Di­ rector Dixie Stadcl. Bourdo then contacted the Hastings City Police Department, she said. Sgt. Jack Cross alerted all area police agencies to be on lhe lookout for the cou­ ple. but they were never located, he said. "They work as a team." said Cross. 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Ml 48227 o» both rhe independent personal representative ond the Borry County Probate Court Hostings Michigan. 49058 within four months o’ the dote of publication of this notice Notice is forth** given that the estate will be there­ after assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it WlUiAML FERRIGAN PC By WILLIAM L FERRIGAN (P26084| 11973 SWEETWATER DR Call toll-free from anywhere! PO BOX 27 GRAND LEDGE Ml 48837 (517)627 8431 1-888-261-8936 • (2/26) �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. February 26. 1998 Road the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 SAMOYED: 13 months old. Needs room to run. loves kids, needs fenced in yard. Call after 4pm 945 4225. /or Rm! HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom api^mems in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616 774 9400. ext 20! \atnmal \d\ $529 WEEKLY MAILING COMPANY LETTERS from home, many positions available, easy, no experience needed, free information, call American Publishers, 1-800-426-3026. cxL 1400 24hrs Recreation FISH FOR STOCKING: Giant Hybrid Bluegills, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Largcmouth, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Perch, Fathead Minnows. LAGGIS’ FISH FARM,08988 35th St.. Gobles, Ml 49O55-Phonc: (616) 628-2056 Days (616) 624 6215 Evenings. Mohilt Homes 1984 FRONT KITCHEN: Land contract, must sell. Best offer. 1-800 538-7870. ______ AJLA. AMERICAN ABAN­ DONED REPOS: 3bd., 2 bilh. Good credit, fair credit, no credit, bad credit Anything in trade but kids. Boats, vars, snow­ mobiles, etc. 1-800-984-4663. ABANDONED REPO: never lived in, will move if necessary, huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Hometown USA, 1-800-538 7870_____________ ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st lime home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until January of 1997. 1-800-387-0035. West Mich. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom. 2 bath, low payments. Must sell. I-800-538-7870________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from, 1 •800-538-7870_____________ II.U.D. APPROVED 3bd., 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit. Call 1-800 538-7870. ( ommunily \ olives H anted COMMUNITY ANNOUNCE­ MENT: The regular monthly board meeting of Barry County Community Mental Health Services will be held on Thurs­ day, March 5,1998 at 8:00 am in the conference room. The Coun­ ty of Barry will provide neces­ sary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon ten days notice to Barry County Community Menial Health Services by contacting Jan McLean at 948-8041. WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows witlvwithoul frames, good carpeting or large area rugs, please call 616-945-4505 ( hi Id ( art HAS TWO FULL TIME OPENINGS on days, stale welcomed, if interested call 616-948-9525, «DFO80079442 I ft Salt \uiomoltvt 1986 DAYTONA: Red, emacu late condition, 1 woman owned, $2,495. 616-672-9580 1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, 2-door, Teal, 5-speed, p/s, p/b, p/1, anVfm/cass/radio, very sharp car, excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm 517-726-0817 Ihtsintss Strikes BARRY COUNTY APPLIANCE SERVICE. AU makes & models, over 30 years experience. Call 1-888-498-9137/616-948-9137 ELLIOTT’S PERSONAL INCOME TAX SERVICE: Experienced accountant, lowrates. 758-3019 please leave message.____________________ PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant Call 945-9888. RICHARD’S HOME COMPUTER TRAINING: Very reasonable rates, in your home, on your computer, at your convenience. Windows 96, MS work, MS word, MS cxcell, MS money. Learn to surf the inter­ net 616-623-4403___________ TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ al cleaning, window washing or laundry. Will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. Waterfront Director YMCA Camp Algonquin YMCA Camp Algonquin, is seeking an individual with the following minimum qualifications to manage our summer camp waterfront 19 years or older. ARC or YMCA Lifeguardmg; Professional Rescuer CPR: documented skills tn teaching swimming and canoeing. Camp Algonquin is home to 49 campers and 25 staff. Camp begins June 7 and ends August 7. Resumes and letters of application should be sent to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings. Ml 49058. Employment application, salary range, job description, and program dates and hours can be obtained at the YMCA Office. 234 E. State. Hastings. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP BOARD of REVIEW will meet on March 3. 1958 at the Baltimore Township Hall 1 pm on M-37 (Bedford Rd ) to orga­ nize and review the 1998 assessment roll BOARD of REVIEW will also meet on March 9 from 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm and March 10 from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm Other appointments may be made by calling the Supervisor at 616-945-9926 or 616-721-9977 Appointments during the regular hours will be given preference and others will be seen in turn Owners or their representatives may appear and mail protests will be accepted •The ratio of assessment and the multipliers needed on the total of each class of property are as fol­ lows Ratio 44 22 50 00 50 00 45 14 BRAND NEW, NEVER USED 110 AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-945-9340. / or Salt BRAND NEW, NEVER USED 110 AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 6:00 PM, 616-945-9.M0.____________ FOR SALE: Carolina work boots, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Main, Ionia. /hank }ou CARD OF THANKS Wc wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives and friends for their prayers, cards, and support during the loss of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. And our thanks to Girrbach Funeral Home for their help and understanding, to Reverend Daniel Graybell for his comfort­ ing words, and to the ladies of lhe Free Methodist Church for the delicious luncheon. Also our thanks and sincere appreciation to lhe nurses and aides on B-wing al Thornapple Manor and to Dr. Brown for their wonderful care and understand­ ing while she was a patient there. The family of Thelma Alien THANK YOU! Wc would like to thank every­ one who came to help us cele­ brate our 15th wedding anniver­ sary. Our day was made more special by celebrating with fami­ ly and friends. A special thanks to everyone who helped plan and prepare food for the ocas si on. It was a great evening. Thanks again, Ted & Deb Baker Help Wanted 1998 EXPANSION 21 new openings. $11.35 to start. Ideal for sludcnls/othcrs. Training provided. 245-3882 CNA’S AND HHA’S Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice has openings in Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Holland, Ionia, Hastings and Muskegon for the following: •Hospice: AM's and PM’s 'Pri­ vate Duty: All shifts, 2 to 12 hours •Medicare: AM’s •Sup­ plemental staffing: All shifts (competitive wages start at SKMr). Wc need you lo be certified/ experienced; have reliable trans­ portation, have excellent refer­ ences and a caring attitude. We’ll give you the work you want al a competitive wage, a terrific working environment and an incentive program lo bonus if you meet requirements. Call Barb at 956-7844 or 1-800-948-0727. Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice. EOE_______________________ EARN THOUSANDS BY MAILING: letters from home like me. I'll tell you who pays best. Send self addressed stamped envelope to: Linda Curtiss Box 8086 Grand Rapids, Ml. 49518 8086____________ ...NOTICE... Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Miscellaneous Multiplier 1 1307 1 0000 1 0000 1 1077 Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or ser­ vices may contact Shirley Drake. Supervisor seven days prior to the meeting in writing or phone at 9938 Bedford Rd Dowling. Ml 49050 EXPERIENCED MIG WELDER Ac Fabricator, unex­ perienced need not apply. Mensch Manufacturing 945-5300.___________________ GENERAL LABORERS NEEDED lo assist with the construction of playground and outdoor recreation equipment. Reliable transportation and overnight travel required. 616-672-9590_______________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St., Free­ port, Ml EOE HELP WANTED: Dependable workers part time. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridas % and Satur­ days Call 945 9554 Mon-Fri. 9am til 4pm ask for Don. MACHINST AND OR TOOL ft DIF MAKER with al least 5 years experience in operating con ven lion al/CNC shop machinery with the ability to manufacture close tolerance machine components. Please submit resume to Everett Engi­ neering Corp. P.O. Box 146, Woodland. Michigan 48897 or send vu lax s 616-367-J367 All applications must be received by March 30. 1998 for consideration. COURT NCWS: A Nashville man charged with domestic violence was sent to prison for 16 months to two years by Judge James Fisher in Barry County's 5lh Circuit Court Thurs­ day. Jeffrey Wayne Smith. 28. of 110 N. Main St., Nashville, originally was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder after striking his live in girlfriend in lhe nose with a 22- for 86 days served for probation violation. Briones was on probation for falsely repor­ ing a stolen vehicle, driving recklessly and failing to report an accident on May 10, 1997. His probation was extended for one year POLICC BCRT: ouncc, unopened bottle of beer in their home on Jan. 24, 1998. In exchange for his guilty plea on a sec­ ond charge, aggravated domestic violence, a onc-ycar misdemeanor, the original 10-ycar felony charge was dismissed along with two pending misdemeanor charges. However, because Smith was previously convicted of domestic violence for assaults that took place on March 27, 1997, and again on Aug. 19. 1997, the sentence on his current conviction is enhanced by way of a charged called a "second offense no­ tice." According to a report obtained from the Nashville Police Department through lhe Freedom of Information Act. Smith began the altercation with the victim in front of minor children Jan. 24 by destroying the victim's roses inside their residence. The conflict continued to escalate when the vic­ tim objected to Smith turning up the radio as she tried to speak with him, the report states. Smith responded to the victim turning off lhe radio by pushing over the enter­ tainment center and then walking out (he back door holding the children, (he report revealed. As the victim attempted to stop him from leaving with (he children. Smith put the children down, told the victim he loved her. then pulled the bottle from his jacket and struck her in the nose and mouth, the report slates. '(The victim) then grabbed her nose and asked for Jeffs help," lhe report states. "Jeff turned and walked away." The victim then nearly passed out, ac­ cording to lhe report. Police report they were called to the scene after one of the children went to a neighbor's apartment. Smith fled the scene and police took the victim to the nearby Nashville ambulance station for help. She was then transported to Pennock Hospital and underwent surgery for her wound. Police then took the children to a rela­ tive’s home for protection, the report states. Smith later was located by police at a friend's home playing cards after getting a ride out of town. After his arrest. Smith denied hitting the victim with the bottle but told police "If I am around her. I'm going to hurt her" and "I am going to kill the (woman) if I sec her Charges sought in home invasion, theft WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A 17-year-old Lake Odessa man may be prosecuted for unlawfully entering an Eagle Point Road home and stealing a baggie of marijuana and a smoking pipe on Feb. 12 if charges sought by the Barry County Sheriffs Department are aulhon/cd. • The home was occupied by a sleeping resident when the suspect allegedly entered the dwelling, according lo the police report. The marijuana was estimated to be worth about $10. Ice shanty, fishing equipment stolen WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - An ice shanty belonging to a Woodland Township man was reported missing from Kilpatrick Lake recently. Also taken was an ice auger, a lantern, a fishing rod and reel and three lip ups, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The shanty is described as a one to four-person unit, gray in color and worth about $200. Man has 3 times legal blood alcohol limit BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A Delton man was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail Feb. 9 for driving drunk after a blood alcohol lest revealed a .30 percent content, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Donald Paul Swanson, 35, of Delton, was charged with operating under the influence and with having an unlawful blood alcohol content. He was sentenced in Barry County 56-1 District Court Feb. 18 to a $700 fine, 10 days in jail with credit for one day served, nine months probation and his driver’s license was revoked. Man cited for drunk driving after crash MIDDLEVILLE - A Middleville man with a blood alcohol content of .16 percent was cited for drunk driving Saturday. Feb. 21 after a broadside accident at M-37 (Arlington Street) and South Main Street, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff's Department. Kirk Alan Henry. 45. of Middleville told police he was eastbound on East Main Street at the flashing red light when he entered the intersection at M-37 and struck a southbound vehicle. Henry told police he was lost and unsure where he was when he struck lhe car. driven by Daniel Harold Overbeck, 39. of Hastings at about 4 a.m. No injuries were reported. Man falls asleep at wheel, crashes car MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man told police he may have fallen asleep at the wheel before running off M-66 near Butler Road early Friday, Feb. 20 at about 8:10 a.m., according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police. Charles Wesley Erway, 46. was taken to Battle Creek Community Health Systems hospital by the Nashville ambulance after the accident in which his car left the roadway and struck a ditch. The car then was vaulted 65 feel into the air, then came down on its front bumper, overturned and came to rest on it's top, police reported. No citations were issued. Vehicles collide, two people hurt RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - Two women were taken to Pennock Hospital after their again." In other recent court business: • Arthur George Shinn III, 31.of Mid­ dleville. was sentenced to 53 days in jail with credit for 53 days served after pleading guilty to unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Shinn apparently took a vehicle that did not belong to him without permission on Nov. 12, 1997, in Yankee Springs Town­ ship. The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail and/or a Sl.000 fine. • Kristine Kotcsky, 36. of Hastings was sentenced to one year in jail with 293 days credit for probation violation. • Terrance Edmond Evans, 26. of Kalamazoo, was sentenced to one year in jail with 149 days credit for probation vehicles collided on M-37 near Airport Road Friday, Feb. 20. at about 5 p.m. Jodi Marie DeBoer. 39, of Otsego apparently was westbound on Airport Road when she proceeded through lhe intersection at M-37 and did not sec a southbound vehicle, driven by Barbara Jo Truer, 27, of Hastings before striking Truer's car in the driver's side, according to a report by lhe Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Truer’s vehicle spun out of control, police said. Passengers in DeBoer’s car. Felicia DeBoer. 10, of Hastings, and Tonia DeBoer, 9. of Otsego, received minor injuries. Unhurt were Kimmi Beaudry of Shelbyville and Macy Knoblock of Otsego. Passengers in Truer’s vehicle, Zebulan James Truer. 15. of Hastings received minor injuries and unhurt were Nathaniel Hunt, 5. and Grant Harshbarger. 2. of Middleville. No alcohol was involved and no citations were issued, police reported. Marijuana found in Delton woman’s bra BARRY TOWNSHIP - A Delton woman stopped by a Michigan State Police Trooper for having a loud exhaust system on her car was arrested for possession of marijuana Feb. 16 after Deputy Sue Delcotto retrieved a baggy containing about 2.9 grams of marijuana from the woman's bra. Marijuana amounting to about 8.9 grams also was found in a plastic sock bag inside the car between the driver's scat and the passenger scat, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Also found in the car was a partially burned marijuana violation. • Daniel Lee Briones, 20. of Nashville, was sentenced to one year in jail with credit cigarette and a package of cigarette papers, the report said. Christy Ridenour. 27 of Delton also was found to have an outstanding warrant from Kalamazoo County for failing lo appear on a possession charge and to have been arrested previously in Calhoun County and Fl. Lauderdale. Florida for possession, the report stated. A preliminary examination in Barry County's 56-1 District Court has been set for March 4 al 9 a.m. Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. • Let Us Quote Your Work! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics, inc. 945-9554 Attempted sexual assault probed at school BARRY TOWNSHIP - An alleged sexual assault dunng school hours al the Delton Kellogg High School is being investigated by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The 17-year-old male student accused of the assault was suspended for 10 days by school officials after the alleged incident look place Feb. 13 in a choir room, according to lhe report. The school then notified the female student's father, who then notified police. According to the victim, she and the boy had gotten passes to go to another classroom lo study when the boy said he had to go to his locker, the report said. The victim followed the boy up a set of stairs and he then allegedly pulled the girl intn a choir room. The girl said she tried get away from him before being pulled into lhe room and as he tried to kiss her, the report said. She then told him "no" and tried to push him away when he attempted to have sex with her. the report said. The incident remains under investigation. Five hurt when van slides out of control IRVING TOWNSHIP - One adult and four children were hurt and two other children were uninjured when a 1988 Chevy Astro Van slid out of control after hitting a slippery patch on Grange Road Tuesday. Feb. 24 at about 9 a.m. According to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, lhe van, driven by Cclena Jeanette Johnson, 30. of Middleville, was westbound on Grange Road near Soloman Road when it struck lhe snowy patch. The van began lo spin counter* clockwise and Johnson apparently overcorrected, causing the van to then spin clockwise. The van then ran off the right side of the roadway and began to roll over but instead hit a tree which stopped lhe van from rolling. The van then spun off the tree and came to a final rest. Johnson and her passengers. Amanda Dundas. 10. Jena Johnson. 5. and Michael Johnson. 8. all of Middleville, were taken to Pennock Hospital, where they were treated and released Caleb Zachary Johnson. 3. of Middleville, was transferred to Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids where he was listed in good condition before being released Wednesday. Unhurt were Matthew Ryan Dundas. 8 and Joshua Johnson. 6. also of Middleville. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-03-05.pdf 1a8cda975314ed8fb94d0b02c4b11421 PDF Text Text elections Monday County vacant See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 Wrestling titles to be decided See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY. MARCH 5, 1998 VOLUME 145 NO. 10 Sewer, water accord reached by city, two twps. News Briefs: Legislative Coffee wM be March 9 Tte Legutatwe Coflee het Veen act for I un. Monday. March 9, ■ the C—Tj Seal Restaurant in Hastings. 9mc Senator Joanne Emmons; Repre­ Mare Terry Geiger. Mai Rotenone Mgaaaaaiag Congreastnan Vera FM tn, Ml Sera Linsmeter, representing 11$ RagHaentanve Nick Smith, will be pre­ sent 10 take op any issues the pubtk ■iph wish to discuss. A straw ><* will be taken at the end of the session to gne legislators specific feedback on issues discussed. The Legislative Coffees are sponsored by the Haniags Area Chamber of Com­ merce. The chamber encourages all Brary County citizens io attend ‘State of County’ address March 6 James Bailey, chairman of the Barry Cnualy Board of Commissioners, will be the guest speaker al the neat First Friday program March 6. The forum will take place at noon Friday al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, ■mar of Green and Jefferson streets la Hastings. Bailey will give his annual 'Stale of the County* address. He will talk about the most pressing recent issues in Barry County government. Bailey, who was first elected in November 1994. has been chairman of die county board since he first took of­ fice in January 1995. He serves in Dis­ trict No. 4, which includes Carlson and Hastings Charter townships and por­ tions of Irving and Woodland town­ ships. This will be'hit third annual "Stale of the County* address. The First Friday forum series is sponsored by the Barry (%unty Demo­ cratic Commitlee. Exchange Chib fish fry slated The Exchange Club of Hastings will have a fish fry dinner from 5 Io 7 p.m. Friday at the Hastings High School cadtaeria. The menu will include fish and chips, coleslaw, roils and ice cream. Cost is $5 per person, while chil­ dren ages 3 and under ear free ' Proceeds will be used to support youth activities in the county. Red Cross planning CPR class Saturday The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will conduct a special CPR Saturday, starting at 8 a-ai., at the Commission on Aging bnikkag. 120 Michigan. Haatinp. Anyone who is pre-registered and pre-paid and can pass the test will be certified in adult CPR. Cost for certifi­ cation is $5. Those who want to keep their participant's manuals can buy them for an additional charge of $15 each. "This is an excellent opportunity to get that CPR training that you've been meaning to get, at a reduced rate,' said Karat Despres, executive director of the Barry County chapter of the Red Cross. "Please help us celebrate our 80th year of serving Barry County by letting us teach you how to save lives." The Red Cross also will have its annual meeting and election of officers at 7 p.m. Tuesday at its offices al 415 meadow Run. Hastings. The local chapter is observing March as Red Cross Month For more information, call the local chapter office at 945-3121 More Mews Briefs on Page 2 PRICE 50- Silly Seuss stuff showcased at Star The Cat in the Hat (alias Star School library secretary Jill Shilling) made a guest appearance at Star Elementary Monday to read Dr. Seuss's book There's a Wocket in my Pocket' during a special school assembly kicking oft March as Reading Month in the district. For more on Star's Reading Month activities, see inside. by David T. Young Editor The city of Hastings and Rutland and Hastings charter townships have reached a tentative agreement on the rules and costs for the city to extend water and sewer ser­ vices outside its borders. Barry County Probrtc Judge Richard Shaw announced the agreement in Family Court chambers Monday afternoon, along with Hastings City Manager Howard Pen­ rod. Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas and Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards. All three officials will take the agree­ ment with them to their respective boards and council next week to ask for ratifica­ tion in concept. Details, however, would still need to be worked out by attorneys. Extension of utilities has been a major issue for the three municipalities for more than a year now because of two requests, one of which eventually was settled, the other which was not. The first problem surfaced when the new Star Elementary School was built just out­ side the city limits in Hastings Townsnip. School officials late in 1996 asked the city for water and sewer services, but it look several months before an agreement on de­ livery could be reached. The city wanted some kind of tax sharing arrangement, but the township wanted just a specific rale. The two parties finally agreed to the schools paying double the hookup fees of city residents and double for service rales. Later in 1997, Wal-Mart won a rezoning to build a new store at the comer of Heath Road and M-37/M-43 in Rutland Township and wanted to hook up to city water and sewer. The township wanted the extension of utilities to be granted at the same rates as Star Elementary (double city rates for hookup and service), but the city said the schools are a different entity than a com­ mercial venture and it insisted on a tax sharing arrangement, which prompted township fears of annexation. With the issues unsettled, all three gov­ ernment units late last year agreed to have small private meetings with Judge Shaw as a facilitator in an attempt fo iron things out. There were three lengthy sessions held before the tentative agreement was reached. "It’s been an interesting process," Shaw said Monday. "I'm very impressed with the three public sc: sums. The ncgcliat.ons were intense, they were very frank with each other, but were very friendly. They all shared the same vision." Shaw said the scope of the negotiations went beyond simply agreeing on utility ex­ tensions. Also al stake.are the environ­ ment, how future growth will be handled in Barry County and inter-governmental coop- See ACCORD, continued on page IS Wall Lake group wants to join sewer lawsuit by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Greater Wall Lake Association, rep­ resenting about 280 property owners con­ nected to the Southwest Barry County Sewer project, has filed a motion in Barry County Circuit Court requesting permis­ sion to interven as a plaintiff in a pending bwsuit agai pincers and contractors of the sewersy «. The Wall i-ake Association wants to join the lawsuit filed last December by Barry County, the Barry County Board of Public Works and the Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority alleging negli­ gence. damages and breaches of contract and warranties by three engineering firms and three contractors who designed and built the troubled SI4.5 million Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area. The system's wastewater treatment plant has not consistently functioned properly since it was built in 1993. The system serves 1.700 customers in part of Hope. Barry, Prairieville and Johnstown town­ ships and the town of Delton. The Greater Wall Lake Association Board voted unanimously recently to try to inter­ vene in the lawsuit to protect the interests of its members, according to Barbara Cichy, a member of the Wall Lake Board. Cichy has been appointed by the board to serve as a liaison between the lake board and its attorney. William M. Doherty of the Hastings law firm of Dimmers & Do­ herty. The plaintiffs (the three county units) are not representing the interests of citizens who use the sewer and have to pay or have already paid for the costs to build the sys­ tem plus other ongoing assessed fees and charges. Cichy said. Circuit Judge James H. Fisher will make the decision whether to allow the Greater Wall Lake Association to become a party to the lawsuit filed by the three county municipal units, she said. By becoming a party to the complaint, the association would be entitled to partici­ pate in any trial, settlement discussion, discovery and other rights and privileges. The Greater Wall Lake Association, in the motion, also is requesting Circuit Court not to allow a settlement, trial or other resolution of the county units' com­ plaint without the consent of the lake asso­ ciation. Cichy and Delton resident John Hosier have researched problems with the sewage system and treatment plant since last April and spearheaded efforts urging the county and sewer and waler authority to take legal action before the project's statute of limita­ tions expire. While it agrees with all the allegations in the county units' lawsuit, the Wall Lake Association believes the county units (plaintiffs) in the lawsuit "arc unable or unwilling to adequately protect” the associ­ ation's citizens, Doherty said in the motion filed last week. "...There may be several conflicts of in­ terest problems as well as a desire on the part of the plaintiffs to settle this matter as quickly as possible to avoid inconvenience and embarrassment for previously failing to protect interveners (Wall Lake citizens) and other citizens owning property affected by and subject to the assessments for the Southwest Barry County Sewer and Water Project," Doherty said in the motion. Hosier, in an interview Tuesday, noted that "the county has stated, too, that they arc not going to represent the interests of these 1,700 people (who are paying for the sewer system)." Cichy added that the county's primary in­ terest is to safeguard its bond funding for the project. "I can't sec anybody actually not allow­ ing us to (participate in the lawsuit) be­ cause we are the parties who are ultimately harmed. We arc the ones who have to pay See SEWER, continued on page 6 Judge Fisher to rule on political bingo by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Whether political candidates should be granted licenses to hold bingo games to fund their campaigns will be decided by Judge James Fisher after he hears argu­ ments from both sides of the debate in Barry County's Fifth Circuit Court Mon­ day. March 9. Brian Reynolds, who said he may or may not run for Barry County surveyor in the year 2000. has filed a lawsuit challenging a January decision by the Bureau of Slate Lottery to deny his application for a weekly bingo license for the period be­ tween March 1. 1998 through Feb. 28. 1999 "The Michigan statutes that include gam­ ing and lottery provisions has three differ­ ent versions for licensing political bingo." said Thomas F. Koemkc. Reynold's Grand Rapids attorney. “In two of the three ver­ sions. political candidate committees are entitled to bingo licenses and under one statute, political candidates arc not entitled to a license. So Mr. Reynolds and I arc in essence throwing our hands up and saying. Judge Fisher, you tell us which of the three versions we should rely on."* According to Koemkc, 1994 Public Act 118 allowed candidate committees as ap­ propriate recipients of bingo licenses, a provision that was upheld by Michigan voters in a 1996 general election referen­ dum. According to Koemkc. however, the Michigan Legislature before that election had enacted and the governor signed into law 1995 PA 275 which excluded a "candi­ date committee” from those organizations eligible for bingo licenses. "The voters revoked the (1995 PA 275) statute that the legislature passed and the Michigan Legislature went ahead in spite of the voters' decision and re-implemented what the voters had voted down.” said Ko­ emkc. "So we re asking Judge Fisher w hich See BINGO continued oh page 6 Judge James Fisher will decide whether the Bureau of State Lottery should issue bingo licenses for political fundraising purposes. Brian Reynolds of Hastings has sued Michigan's Bureau of State Lottery for denying his January application for a bingo license. �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 Dr. Seuss highlighted during Reading Month activities March is Reading Month al all (he Hastings elcmcntaries. and Star School staff kicked off month-long activities Monday by wearing Cat in the Hat sweat­ shirts and holding a special assembly. Children's author Dr. Seuss, who wrote Cat in the Hat. and other authors, such as Laura Ingalls Wilder, will be highlighted during the month. I’he theme for the month is "Drop Everything and Read." and students at Star were presented Monday with pins stating the theme. News Briefs... Health Dept, plans two clinics The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment will have an immunization clinic next Tuesday in Hastings and on Wednesday. March 11, in Delton The clinic in Hastings will be from 8:30 a in. to 7 p.m at the health de­ partment. 110 W Center St. in Hast­ ings The clinic in Delton will be at the Faith United Methodist Church from 2 to 3 30 p.m. March 11. No appointment is necessary, but parents should bring their children’s immunization records. Hie health department offers immu­ nizations in Hastings every Tuesday from 8:30 a m. to 4 p.m.. every Ihursday from I to 4 p m., every third Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a m. and even, first Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m For jnorc information, call the health department al 945-95)6. Thornapple Wind Band concert slated The Thomapplc Wind Band is plan­ ning its second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday. March 13. in Lake Odessa. Rehearsals will be in the Lakewood High School band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. March 5 and 12. An added performance will be held at the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands in Okemos March 7. Directors for the group arc high school band directors Joseph LaJoye of Hastings and Dave Macqueen of Lake­ wood. It receives no funding, only dona­ tions. Money is used to promote and support its continuance. Membership is open to any post-high school age musician. For more information, call Kim Domkc at 945-9181. LaJoye at 945­ 9766 or Macqueen at 374-3037. Arts scholarships available for kids The Thornapplc Arts Council is providing $4,000 in scholarship money to Barry County students who want to attend fine arts camps thia summer. The camps may include visual arts, music, theater, writing, dance, film making, sculpture and ceramics. To qualify, the camps must be accredited places, such as Blue Lake. Interlochen. Kendall and the Battle Creek Arts Cen­ ter. but they do not have to be located in Michigan. Applicants must be entering grades 6 through 12 next fall and be residents ol Barry County Fine arts majors in college will be considered if they pre­ viously had been Arts Council schol­ arship recipients. Scholarship funds arc not intended tor private lessons or for the purchase of instruments. Awards will be given to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of the study program. Students are expected to come up with the remaining lund*themselves. Scholarships will be granted based on a portfolio or audition, a personal interview, a written application, let­ ters. recommendations and need Auditions will be held al 3:15 p m Thursday. March 19. at Central School Auditorium in Hastings Scholarship forms arc available al most middle and high schools in the county or one may call Jim Pino at 852-9240 All entries must be post­ marked by Friday. March 6 School staff at Star will wear their Cat in the Hat shirts every Monday. The sweat­ shirts were purchased by kindergarten teacher Pat Williams, who spied them on sale at Birch Run Mall and bought 16 of them. Star Principal Jo Stebbins said ’’the kids just love" the Reading Month activities, one of which is to "Drop Every thing and Read" at periodic intervals. "The big focus is on reading.” she said. J Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. March 9. at the Delton Kellogg Middle School li­ brary ■ The program, ’’Reminisce.” will be presented by Esther Kahler. The public is welcome. Estate planning sessions slated An estate planning and fann/small business transfer workshop will be held March 5. 12. 19 and 26 al the Court and Law Budding in Hastings. The sessions are intended Io help fanners and small businesses plan for the future. Topics for discussion will be what an estate plan should include and how tc set one up. the effects of slate and inheritance taxes on plans, probate pr<Kcdurcs and w ills, durable power of attorney, patient advocate, trusts as tools in estate planning, and life insur­ ance. Registration is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Call the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service office al 948-4862 for more information. Lenten series continues today "The Apostles’ Creed” is the title of the 1998 six-week Lenten scries, spon­ sored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, which will start Thurs­ day. Feb. 26. Each 30-minute service will be held every Thursday al 12:30 p.m. through April 2 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. A noon luncheon in the Sharpe Hall will precede the service, which will take place in the church sanctuary. The Rev. Jeff Arnett of the Thor­ napplc Apple Valley Church will be the speaker today. Other speakers dur­ ing the scries will be Doug Reichen­ bach of the Hope Church of the Brethren March 12; Carl Litchfield. Welcome Corners and Woodland United Methodist Churches March 19; Charles Fischer. St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church March 26 and Larry Hubley. Hope United Methodist Church April 2. Musical accompaniment and special music will be provided by Barbara Standage, the Presbyterian organist; Tara Dixon, the church pianist; Patti LaJoyc’s Hastings High School choir and the Presbyterian Praise Group. Pheasants Forever banquet March 14 The ncw'ly-organi/.cd Barry County chapter of Pheasants Forever will have its first annual banquet and auction at 6 p.m. Saturday. March 14. at the Middle Villa Inn. Chapter President Jim Decker of Freeport said the purpose of the group, which was founded nationally 15 years ago. is to improve wildlife habitat for better local hunting opportunities. Pheasants Forever, with hundreds of chapters nationwide, has helped turn thousands of acres into w ildlife habitat from funds raised by annual banquets and raffles. The group also maintains a staff of 13 regional biologists who work closely with members to deter­ mine what kind is best for a given area. Items that will be sold at the March 14 auction will include guns. . art prints by national!} known artists, statues, collector knives, outdoor clothing and other sporting goods. Tickets are still available and they may be obtained by calling Decker al Freeport Elevator (765-8421). chapter Treasurer Rick James at 945-5113 or Scott Prill at 948-3917 Membership dues arc $20 annually. The cost of a dinner ticket is $15. Star Elementary staff will wear Cal in the Hat sweatshirts every Monday during March to celebrate Reading Month. Michigan Secretary of State, 2 Candace Miller to speak at GOP dinner Michigan Secretary of State Candace Miller will be guest speaker al the annual Barry County Lincoln Day Dinner Wednes­ day evening. March I), at the Hastings Country Club. A social hour is planned for 6 p.m. and dinner will be at 7. after which Miller will speak. Miller was elected Michigan's 40th secre­ tary of state in November 1994, unseating longtime Democratic incumbent Richard Austin. She is the first woman ever to hold the job. As secretary of state, she is the slate’s chief motor vehicle administrator, official historian, chief election officer and keeper of the great seal. She is second in line of succession to the governor (after the lieu­ tenant governor) and acts in that capacity when both of them are out of state. Miller began her political career in 1979 when she was elected a Harrison Township Trustee. She was elected supervisor in 1980 and was re-elected twice before being elected treasurer of Macomb County. Since takingher state office in January 1995, Secretariat! Icr has used technology to expand customer service options by of­ fering tabs by fix. touch-tone renewal for water craft registrations and expanding in­ stant title service to all regions of the stale. She established the department’s web site and fax-on-demand service from which in­ formation can be obtained 24 hours a day. the 100th anniversary of the automobile industry and the Great Lakes Splendor.. plate, which was the result of the “Great, State Plate Challenge.” a license plate de­ sign contest. She is a member of the state administra?;.. live board, where she chairs the transporta­ tion, natural resources and environmental,, quality committee, is a member of the Na^; tional Association of Secretaries of Statesthe Michigan State Safety Commission,, and the Federal Election Commission's na:... Candace Miller seven days a week. The department also has gained authorization to implement a new driver licensing system that will further expand customer service options and in­ crease convenience. New license plates also have been issued during her tenure, including one honoring tional clearing house on election Adminis-. tration's advisory panel. ;.(p Among the honors she has received arc** the Central Macomb Chamber of Comr*. merce's Economic Excellence Award, aG honorary doctorate degree from Cleary Col­ lege and the Macomb County Girl Scouts.' t Women of Distinction Award. mt. Born in St. Clair Shores in 1954. she at-u tended Macomb Community College and Northwood Institute. She is married to re? > tired Col. Donald G. Miller, former com-mander of the Selfridge Air National Basei and current chairman of the Michigan Workers Compensation Appellate Com- • mission. They have a daughter, Wendy.! Nichole. /». Ticket prices for the GOP dinner arc $25 each. For reservations, call Barb Drcwel at 765-5486, Ethel Bozc al 945-4777, County Chairwoman Vicki Jcrkaitis at 795-7389., Reservations must be made by March 8. Grant to improve industrial park, Star School Road I by Mary Warner Staff Writer The state of Michigan has awarded the city of Hastings. Hastings Charter Township and the Barry County Road Commission a $594,800 grant to improve Star School Road and extend Enterprise Drive in the city's industrial park. The city, road commission and township together will provide S52I.O5O in matching funds for the project. The grant comes from the state's 1998 Transportation Economic Development Fund. It will allow the reconstruction of Star School Road from State Street to the city limits, the widening and resurfacing of Star School Road from the city limits to M-37. and the building of the 550-foot extension on Enterprise Drive, which is located off Star School Road. Improvements to the road were requested because of increased traffic generated by both the industrial park and a new elementary school that opened last fall. Deputy City Manager Jeff Mansfield said the grant was applied for in three separate parts — one for the Enterprise Drive work, one for the work on Star School Road in the township, and one for work on the road in the city. "We're really happy that all three projects got funded." he said. "We didn't expect that all three would be * City Manager Howard Penrod said of the Star School project that "I think this w ill be a really important improvement to the area. It will upgrade the road so it will be more useful to all the jurisdictions involved." The improvements will make Star School an all-season road, meaning weight restrictions do not have to be instituted in the winter. From Stale Street to the city limits, the old road will be completely removed and replaced. Reconstruction will include a sub­ base. storm sewers, a drainage sy stem, and curbs and gutters. The stale is providing $335,800 for the project. Mansfield said, and the city of Hastings is providing $390,700 in matching funds From the city limits to M-37. Star School will be widened from 22 to 24 feel. Three-foot paved shoulders and two-foot gravel shoulders will be added, a turning lane will be constructed for the elementary school, and the whole length will be resurfaced. The stale is providing $162,000 for this project. The county road commission is providing $54,000 in matching funds, and Hastings Township is providing $24,000 in matching funds. The extension of Enterprise Drive will consist of new road construction, including the building of a cul-de-sac at the end of the extension. The grant allocation was $97,000. and the city of Hastings provided $52,350 in matching funds. Interviews for vacant : board seat are Monday by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The six people seeking appointment to the vacant scat on the Barry County Board of Commissioners will he interviewed from 9 a.m. to noon Monday in the County Probate Courtroom in Hastings. The interview session is open to the public. Wayne Curtis. Christopher Earl. Rose Mary Heaton. Jeffrey S. MacKcnzic. Larry J. Rafflcr and Alex Walden have applied to fill the remaining months of Tim Burd's term, which expires Dec. 31. Burd unexpectedly resigned from his District 5 county board position last month to devote more time to his family . District 5 includes the townships of Castleton and Maple Grove townships and part of Woodland Township. At the county boards request, the applicants will be interviewed by a panel of other elected officials who also have been asked to recommend a person to fill the empty scat The panel's recommendation is advisory , so it will not be binding on the county board. Probate Judge Richard Shaw. County­ Clerk Nancy Bocrsma and County Sheriff Stephen DeBoer will conduct the interviews. They will ask each applicant seven questions, if time permits. Each interview will be approximately one-half hour, according to Bocrsma After interviewing the six candidates, the panel w ill adjourn at n«»on and return to the courtroom al 1:30 pm with a recommendation. The courtroom is located in the Courts and Law Building. 220 W. Court St. '* * The board is expected to appoint Burd's successor at its Tuesday meeting (Mar?h 10). which begins at 9:30 a.m. on the fop floor of the County Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Monday’s interviews are scheduled al thk following limes: • 9 a.m. - Wayne Curtis, a Nashville area businessman who serves on the Maple Valley Board of Education. -4‘ • 9:30 a.m. - Christopher Ear), a Nashville resident employed as a safely training specialist for the Michigan Truck Safety Commission. • 10 am. -Rose Mary Heaton, a Nashville artist, pharmacy technician, business owner and former Nashville Village Clerk. • 10:30 a.m. - Jeffrey MacKcnzic, an attorney, businessman and Woodland resident. • 11 a m. - Alex Walden, a Nashville farmer and former business owner w ho is’a retired County Road Commission mechanic/fore man • 11:30 a m. - Larry Rafflcr. a Hastings resident who is a retired tool and die maker and former Woodland Village Council member. « �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5, 1998 — Page 3 Village elections are lively in Middleville and Nashville Village elections for Woodland. Nash'Sfte. Middleville and Freeport will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. March 9. Perhaps the most interesting races will be in Middleville and Nashville, where vot­ ers will decide who will sene as village president for the next two years. There also is a race for village president in Freeport. Middleville Village elections here are being billed as the most exciting in a decade, with a con­ test in all the positions offered except clerk. Republican William Mosey. Democrat Lon Myers and Reform Party candidate Robert Lee Klinge arc running for a twoyear term as president. The four seeking three, four-year trustees’ posts arc Democrats Roselle Havens and Michael Lytle and Republicans William Kenyon and David Newman. Two. Democrat Ed­ ward Schellinger and Republican Susan Fditer arc running for treasurer, which is for ’.wo years. Trustees Marilyn Vandenberg. William Nesbitt and Floyd Bray, all trustees, will stay on the council, with their terms expir­ ing in the year 2000. Village President Jim French and Trustee Gerald Stagray decided against seeking re­ election. Mosey has served on the council as a trustee.He works at Capital City Hobbies Inc. in Grand Rapids, where he is vice pres­ ident. He graduated from Belleville High School near Detroit and spent a couple of years at Cornerstone College. He is in­ volved in the planning and zoning com­ mission and has served on the council for three years as a trustee. He also has served as chairman of the deacon board for First Baptist Church in Middleville. Klinge is owner of Bob’s Engine Hospi­ tal in Middleville. As a youth, he was a member of the local FFA chapter. He grad­ uated from Thomapple Kellogg High School in 1965. then spent a couple of years in the service. He then farmed for a while before buying the Engine Hospital business and is now self employed. Myers was on the Middleville Village Council for ten years, from 1986 to 1996. the last three years as president. He has worked at the Bradford White Corp, for 26 years, has lived in the area all his life. He graduated from TK in 1961. He was a member of the Lions Club for 18 years and is the financial officer at the UAW local at Bradford White. Jiavens is Middleville’s deputy clerk, but is*iecking a trustee’s post as a Democrat. She also has expressed her intent to be ap­ pointed clerk. A retired educator, she has been working in the clerk’s office since Maria Fuller resigned and has been a mem­ ber of the planning and zoning commis­ sion. She also owns River Valley Storage in Middleville. A native of Chicago, she has been an ed­ ucator for over 30 years, teaching elemen­ tary grades music. She was also a principal for more than 20 years at Rockford Public Schools, and director of special education for 12 years. Lytle works at the Bradford White Corp. He is a 1958 TK graduate. He worked in Hastings for a while, then went into the Air Force in 1962 for four years. He mar­ ried in 1962, moved back to Middleville in 1971. and had three sons. Lytle has been on the planning and zon­ ing commission since 1989. and has been on the zoning A candidate for trustee as a Republican. Newman is in partnership with his son in Advanced Precision Manu­ facturing Inc. , . Newman has been a resident of Mid­ dleville for 50 years, is a TK grad, and at­ tended Michigan Stale University. He has served on the council as a trustee in the past, and has served as village police chief. He is a past member of the Lions Club, for 13 years. Kenyon retired last June after being em­ ployed in public works. He worked at a car dealership for 37 years until it closed, and •sold the franchise in 1987. A 1950 TK graduate, he has lived in the Middleville area all his life. He is president of the Li­ ons Club, served on the council in the late 1950s as a trustee, and has been on the council for the last three months since James Rutherford resigned. Schellinger. an incumbent, has two years experience on the planning and zoning commission and has been on the village council for four years, three as treasurer. He works at .nc State Bank of Caledonia. He graduated from Emporia State Univer­ sity in Kansas and has lived here for 21 years. He has 25 years experience in sales and nine years in banking and is very active with the Village Players. Foster graduated from Ferris Stale Uni­ versity. took the ABA with the slate and moved to Middleville. She is the treasurer of First Baptist Church of Middleville. She is the Chairwoman of the local chapter of the Independent Accountants of Michigan. She is owner of Thomapple Financial Cen­ ter. Nashville Vying for president in Nashville are in­ cumbent Gary White and Trustee Dennis Mapes. While was elected to his post in 1996 as a write-in candidate after numerous meet the candidate forums and town hall meet­ ings prior to that vote. He said that since then he has played a part in many "posi­ tive" changes. If re-elected. White plans to continue to update village ordinances and finish a mas­ ter plan that will aid in economic develop­ ment in the village. On his priority list is a rental inspection ordinance that would improve the quality of rental housing in the village. White appears on the ballot under "No Party Affiliation" and said that he got in­ volved in 1996 because he wanted positive change in the village. He said he hopes that others will become more involved. Mapes battled against White for the pres­ idency in 1996. first appearing on the bal­ lot as a trustee and then later announcing his plans to run the village as a write-in candidate. This time around, he appears on the Republican ticket as a candidate for president. But because he is currently serv­ ing, a four-year term as a trustee, if not elected, he will remain in the trustee’s posi­ tion. Others appearing on the ballot arc in­ cumbent Clerk Cathy Lenz who was first appointed in 1993; Treasurer Lois Elliston, serving the village since 1978; and Village Assessor Jud Cooley, who has worked in that capacity since 1967. All are running unopposed. Ginger Greenman. recently appointed as a trustee, will now seek the voters’ ap­ proval to continue to serve a term ending in 1999. Freeport There will be races for village president and village council posts. HHS students head to state Health Occupation Students of America competition Eleven members ol HOSA (Health Occupation Students ol Amenca) have qualified to attend state HOSA competition in Traverse City this April. The Hastings High School students qualified after attending regional competition Feb. 20 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Pictured above are (front, from left) Jessica Taylor, Marie Carpenter, Teri Daws. Ryon Terpening, Bethany Aspinall, and (back, from left) Adam Furrow, Jason Flohr, Kristen Kasinsky, Emily Hallifax, Gena Duflo. and Mike Terpening. In the regional competition. Taylor took home a bronze medal for extemp poster and Daws brought home a silver medal for sports medicine. Placing in the top ten were Mike Terpening for prepared speech. Ryon Terpening for HOSA bowl. Taylor for HOSA Bowl and CPR first aid, Aspinall for HOSA Bowl and CPR First Aid, Duflo for interviewing skills and rescue breathing, Kasinsky for extemp poster and HOSA Bowl, and Furrow for HOSA Bowl. Running for village president will be in­ cumbent Charles Blough and Richard Kunde. This term is for two years. Also seeking two-year posts will be Treasurer Dorthy Kelly. Incumbent and Clerk Annette Miller. Darwin Miller, and Kathy Kunde will run for one four-year trustee’s position. Harold Andrus.Incumbent. Lisa Andrus. Mary Eaton.lncumbcnl. and Lani Forbes, a write­ in. will be candidates for two. two-year trustee positions. Woodland In Woodland, all scats will be filled by incumbents running unopposed. Lester Forman is running for president. Many years ago. he was president for a tenyear period. He took a few years off and has been president since 1979. Laurie Duits has been clerk and is now running for her second term as treasurer. There arc three, four-year trustee posi­ tions. held by Kevin Duits. Darrell Slater and Betty Carpenter. Duits and Slater have been trustees since the early 1980s and Carpenter since 1991. Bald eagle sightings increase LANSING. Mich (AP) - Ten new counties reported bald eagle sightings in the Department of Natural Resources’ annual mid-winter survey conducted last month. In the first two weeks of January, volunteers reported 692 eagle sightings in 69 counties, the DNR said in a news release Thursday. Of the 10 new counties reporting, two were in the Upper Peninsula. There were 250 eagle sightings reported in the U.P.. with Delta County reporting the most at 46. said Eve Rolandson. specialist for the DNR’s Natural Heritage Program. In the Lower Peninsula. Saginaw County’s 57 sightings ranked highest. "Lack of icc on many lakes and rivers this year may have influenced the movement of Michigan’s wintering bald eagles." Ms. Rolandson said. "The mild winter conditions may have provided increased local feeding opportunities.” he DNR said 530 volunteers participated in the survey.< American Heart Association-^^ AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIA1S & TRIBUTES 1-MO-AHA-USAl Posing with some of the nearly 2,400 toiletry items collected by their community service class are (front, from left) Susie Titus, Genna Nichols, Michelle Davis. Nikki Bivens. and Dana Hill, (middle right) Jessica Price and (back)Tennille Anderson. Over 1,400 rolls of toilet paper collected for the needy by Mary Warner Staff Writer Area families in need will be supplied with much-needed toiletry articles, thanks to the efforts of the Hastings High School community service class. The class organized a toiletries drive at the high school called "Extras for the Needy" which resulted in the collection of almost 2,400 toiletry articles, including 1,412 rolls of toilet paper. Also collected were such items as deodorant, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mirrors, hairbrushes, combs, razors, shaving cream, mouthwash, cotton swabs, lotions and bubble bath. Student Genna Nichols, who coordinated the project, said the drive was "a lot more successful than we thought it would be." It was run as a competition between seminar classes, with the two classes collecting the largest number of articles winning pizzas and baked goods donated by Vitales. Little Caesar's and Old Time Bakery Marty Buehler's class supplied the largest dona­ tion of more than 1.000 items. Christine Campbell’s class came in second with 608 items. All of the toiletry articles arc being given to Love. Inc. Nichols said a speaker visiting the community service class re­ cently indicated that there was a shortage of donated toiletries available to give to area families, since donated items arc usually non-perishable food. Nichols said the class also wanted to hold the drive to "educate our school about the needs in Hastings." This is one of the first community ser­ vice projects undertaken by the class. which is new to the curriculum this semester. Some class members also partic­ ipated in last weekend's "Walk for Warmth." raising $300 to help families with their home heating costs. Raising $300 through the Walk for Warmth were HHS community service class teacher Janelie Rieman (front, left) and students (front, from left) Tammy Smith. John Kieffer, and Cheri Baker and (back, from left) Nikki Bivens. Michelle Davis and Melissa Moore. �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 FINANCIAL LETTERS.,.fnm cur readers FOCUS Guardianship laws must be changed To the editor: Did you know that in spite of the laws to protect handicapped persons, that many ol them have no rights ’ It is true, many handi­ capped people have no rights' If you havefbst youi guardianship then you have no rights' Forget the rights phamplet the state puts out. because it does not apply if your guardianship is taken from you. Many people have fallen prey io this awful abuse of power Yes. here in America, suppos­ edly me land of the tree but it is not tree tor those who arc victims of an abusive guardian No. I did not believe such injustices prevailed in America either, until 1 worked in a facility where my eyes were opened. It makes me sick at heart, and worse yet. it seems that nothing is being done to pro’cct the victims of such abuse Often limes, guardians keep the ward under their guardia.iship long alter the ward is able and willing io care for himselt or heiscli By­ law. the guardianship is to be terminated when the ward can care lor himself But loo often, corrupt facilities that warehouse these people tor insurance money collaborate with the abu­ sive guarding to keep the ward incarcerated The guardians receive an SSI check while the facilities cash in astronomically from Medic­ aid and insurances Many nice people who happen to have had an accident whose guardianship is taken from them (often without their consent or knowl­ edge) find themselves locked into a corrupt sy stem with no way out. It is really worse than Hospice is care from people you know To the editor: As volunteers for Barry Community Hospice, we want the citizens of Barfy County to be aware that hospice fills a unique position in our county and offers very special care for terminally ill patients and their loved ones. Let's look al what our hospice oilers: Barry Community Hospice is a philosophy of care, not a place ofcarc. It offers a comprehensive approach to the needs ol the patient/family unit. Registered nurses, home health care aides, a social worker, counselor, therapists, clergy and trained volunteers work with the patient's own doctor while allowing the patients to remain in their own home. Almost all of these workers arc local people, some arc friends or family of the patient. Volunteers give respite, provide transportation, run errands, pick up prescriptions, plus other activities to assist patients and their families. The services are available 24 hours a day and arc provided with informed personnel, familiar with the patients and their care plans. The concentration of care is on the improvement of the quality of remaining life and is focused on the patients and their families. This is the only reason for the existence of hospice. If the patients or their families wish, several Barry County ministers have offered their services and arc available if the family has no spiritual advisor. Again, local people arc helping local people. Support for the family is a vital part of the hospice program. Counselors help the families cope with the illness of their loved ones and continue this contact for 13 months after the patient's death, if the families so desire. Counselors and grief support groups arc right here in Hastings. The luncheons and dinners also arc here, close to home. Patients and families have the right to choose which hospice program to use. We CORRECTION Due to a page lay-out production error, a paragraph pertaining to information about Wayne Curtis was inadvertently placed in the biographical sketch of Christopher Earl in last week's issue. Both men arc among the six candidates who have applied to seek appointment to fill the vacancy created by the recent resignation of Tim Burd on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The misplaced paragraph about Curtis mentioned that he has received training in leadership, public relations and other areas pertaining to schools al the Academy of Boardsmanship. I Pick up a copy of The BANKER at many area businesses! HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 feel that Barry Community Hospice can offer the kind of care people would want for loved ones, and it uses people and organizations familiar to the patients and families. We can never be certain when we or another member of our families will be diagnosed with a terminal illness. We want the best care and need support al that time Barry Community Hospice may not be able to extend patients' lives, but we can alleviate pain and symptoms, bring comfort and dignity and allow patients to remain in their own familiar surroundings Help will be given to the families to face death and begin to rebuild their lives. If such a diagnosis should come, you can be assured that if you say "I want Barry Community Hospice.’’ you and yours will be receiving the best care, provided by people who care about you. Pat l-ishcr. Marguerite Beckwith. Bonnie Brock. Charlene Cheney. Norm and Mcrilyn Herron. Dorothy Anderson. Jack H. Burchell. Hope Burchett. Patricia Stadcl and Corinne Williston. Barry Community Hospice furnished by. prison because in prison at least they arc al­ lowed v isitors? Did you know that under the guardianship status.thc guardian can and often does deny the ward the right to have any visitors, any phone calls any incoming or outgoing null any social activities or outings ’ I hey have the right to deny them all the basic human rights we all have and get away with it? They can even deny them the right to go to a church of their choice' Yes here in America, supposedly where we are to have the freedom to worship, but not so for persons locked up under abu­ sive guardians These corrupt facilities nuke it appear on paper that the ward is aggressive, angry, vio­ lent and unfit for society, by writing them up for every little verbal outburst, or show of temper? Now tell me... wouldn't you have a show of temper if you were restrained and all of your rights denied just because you became handicapped after a accident ’ Ihe movie “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" is really a horrifying reality in many re­ habs. foster care and nursing homes in Amer­ ica today. Did you know that a guardian can order a facility to remove and relocate a ward against his will, inject him with drugs, hide him away in a unknown location out of state, without fear of being arrested? Yes. believe me. because it just happened to my friend who was about to receive legal help to get out from under a abusive guardian of nine years. He took total cate of himself in this facility. He received no special care. He has been re-habilitated fc at least five years. He wanted a chance to have a life again? But because of an abusive guardian who would not hear of him having that chance, he is gone, and no one knows his whereabouts or even if he is alive. Handicapped people are supposed to have rights, but they do not in this country if their guardianship has been taken from them. No­ body has the right to deny a human being his or her very life like that. And it is about time something is done in the legislature to change the guardianship laws to protect these vic­ tims! Kathleen Joy Morris Hastings Coping with market turmoil Have you ever ridden in a car that encoun­ tered a sudden dip in the toad’ Ihe quick drop probably left you w ith buttcrflie- in your stomach Dramatic swings in the U.S stock market often leave investors with the same feeling Yet it's a fact I he stock market w ill fluctuate II you want to enjoy the benefits of slock investing, you've got to be able to stomach those "butterflies " To help you do just that, here are a few tips from the chief investment officer at one of the nation's largest mutual lund companies Shun emotional, knee-jerk reactions to big market moves, ( having high flyers exposes you to equally rapid declines. Avoid follow­ ing the herd, especially when movement is based more on sentiment than on substantivc news or analysis. lake the long view liven the experts have difficulty timing the market Ibbotson Research shows that over the past 70 years the average annual total return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 is 10 7 pet cent. While that rate may sound low by today's standards, it’s enough to double sour portfolio in seven Understand what you own. Remember, it's a market of stocks, not a stock market. The index is a general indicator. Ihe S&P 500 may have a pnce-to-carnings ratio of 21. but individual companies within the S&P may sell anywhere from 10 times to 50 times earn­ ings. in short, the market as a whole does not necessarily reflect every individual stock within the market. What's in the headlines may not apply to what you own. and it may not even reflect stocks you should own. Keep your asset allocation in sight. Wise investors allocate their assets among stocks, bonds and cash according to their own partic­ ular profiles. Whatever your mix. be sure to rev lew it at regular intervals and adjust as nec­ essary. Consider the tax implications of portfolio changes. Remember, if you do make adjust­ ments. there may be tax consequences. Don't let the tax "tail" wag the dog. but do weigh tax implications as part of your overall decision. If you do decide to sell, try to match gams with corresponding losses to keep your tax liability to a minimum Consult a financial professional. Seek the adv ice of a qualified professional when finan­ cial matters concern you. Ask a respected friend or colleague for a recommendation. And remember, not all financial professionals arc created equal. Know Your Legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Tnwnship), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United Slates House of Representatives, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland. Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of ■ Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District neld representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. i ndoubtudly. you’ve heard this advrtfc before Yet market volatility makes it temp­ ing io forget these tenets and instead respond hastily A bailout strategy, either on a dip or surge, is hard to justify if your goal is long­ term results Over time, the market as a whole has tend­ ed to move upward, even from the sharpest corrections. During the 60 rolling 10-year periods since 192S. the S&P 5<H) nas achieved positive returns an average of se'sn out of the 10 years in each period When you look at total returns for each 10-ycar period. 59 of the 60 periods had positive returns that's 9X percent of the time. Many investors have made a lol of money by following ihe above advice. That soumjs like 'he right kind of advice to follow. - STOCKS — The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from ' the previous week. 62’/i. AT&T 43’/. Ameritech Anheuser-Busch 46”/it 3S3/. Chrysler CMS Energy 44”/w 68s/i. Coca Cola 25’/4 D & N Financial 90”/i. Dow Chemical 64’/& Exxon 36’/. Family Dollar 56 First Financial Bancorpi 58’5/h Ford 7WI* General Motors Hastings Mfg. 102’/. IBM JCPenney 74’h Johnson & Johnson 13’Zia Kmart 43 ”/h Kellogg Company 53*/k McDonald's 55 Sears 13’/ia Simpson Industries 16’/. Southeast Mich. Gas Spartan Motors 7”/i. 33 ’/TCF Financial 403/. 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' • Letters serving the function of “cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there Is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. __ • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all ol Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jones and Co. or will be edited heavily. • “Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one tor each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions vaned, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. What about a relaxed concealed weapons law? . A bill making its way ihrough the Michigan Senale would make h easier for people to ge< permits Io carry concealed weapons. Whai would you think of a law ihar would Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. 1952 N Breadway Hastings Ml 49056 06C2 <616) 945 9554 Jacobs -dem t Ryan Frsdsnc Jacobs Vce Presd€**t Stephan Jacobs • NEWSROOM • David T Young ,E<Hor> Elaine Gilbert aresrant £<»»■ Helen Mudry Snelly Sulser Cody Smeh Mar v Warner James jensen Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT ’ :.ass tree aas accepted Monflay w&ug’ Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo« B Hastings Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Ionia State Police: * I am against concealed weapons. The mind is the most powerful tool. Unfortu­ nately. most people use their weapon first and that's a scary thought." Leroy Permoda, Lansing: Kevin Cole. Kentwood: Jim Dewaid. Wyoming: Samantha Goodenough. Hastings: Jennifer Cooper, Hastings: "It probably wouldn't matter because so many people are carrying around guns now." “Any law that makes access to weapons easier will have direct correlation with crime. The right to bear arms is in the constitution, but limes have changed since 1776.’* "1 would like to know what are the new qualifications? if there is intensive training by professionals for safely using it. I wouldn't be opposed " "It would make people more susceptible to being shot. Violence doesn't solve anything. Guns are just going to make it wotsc." -They should nuke it stricter io keep die crime a a minimum, and so you donT ( \ have to worry about someone ■ pulling a gun out for no ■ reason al all." �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 — Page 5 Career Fair to help 8th-graders choose their future vocations by Man Warner Staff Writer Nearly 500 eighth-grader* from Hustings and Delton will take over the KCC Fchsenfcld Center May 15 to learn about careers. . The first-ever joint Career Fair, spon­ sored by KCC. Hastings Schools. Delton Kellogg Schools, and the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, will feature presentations by a number of area businesspeople, professionals and government officials. According to chamber member Tom Mohler, the fair was organized as a result of a county-wide employer survey con­ ducted by the chamber s community ar.d governmental relations committee The survey identified the types of skills that will be needed by employees in the county in Ihe next five years, projected the number of jobs available locally, and otherwise provided data on local employment needs. "When we met with business leaders at pie conclusion of the survey." Mohler said, "one of the things we were told was that -••inorc needs to be done for career explo­ ration with younger students." •7 "Often students have an unrealistic pic­ ture of their own future based on the mcdia," Mohler said. "They haven't thought through what they want to do with the rest of their lives. So the idea from the busi­ ness leaders was that we need to work more - on that al a younger age, so students have a better idea of potential careers." The fair will give the students "a more realistic view of what successful people arc doing in the careers they’ve chosen," he - said. Mohler said the School to Work plan­ ning team, comprised of representatives . from Hastings and Delton schools, KCC and the chamber, started putting together the fair last fall. • "We talked about whether it should be all - the schools in the county or just the schools in the Barry Intermediate School District." he said. "We decided to start small" (with just the two districts in the BISD), "and do a good job with a small LEGAL NOTICE: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING -JO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage mode by Richard J Romeyn, a single man to FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE COMPANY f/k/a NBD Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated May 20, 1993 and recorded on June 7, 1993 in Liber 57 j, on Page 672, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of Thirty-three Thousand Seven Hundred Eleven and 25/100 dollars ($33,711 25). includ­ ing interest al 7 75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gaged and the statute in such case made and pro­ dded. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, of public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan at I 00 o'clock p m , on April 2, 1998 ...from our readers Mom needs to work and provide care Anthony Veltre. an eighth-grader at Hastings Middle School, researches occupations through the Michigan Occupational Information System. group. In the future, we might expand tl and invite other districts." Having just the two districts involved this year enabled the fair to be held at KCC. which would nol be able to accom­ modate more than the two schools. Mohler said. KCC will nol be holding classes the day the fair is scheduled. Thirteen class­ rooms w ill be used for the presentations, as well as two tents set up outside. Lunch will be provided to presenters by KCC. Mohler said the planning team has al­ ready surveyed students to find out what occupations they are interested in. Top on the students' list, according to the survey, was wildlife biologist. Next highest was law enforcement. Third highest was per­ forming artist. After that, in descending or­ der from most Io least interest expressed, were artist, veterinarian, attorney, nurse, mechanic, auto body repair person, computer specialist, farmer, building contractor, engineer, disk jockey, physical/occupational therapist, psychologist. Department of Natural Resources officer, cosmetologist, camp director. YMCA director. EMT/paramcdic. social services worker, newspaper reporter, dentist. physician's assistant, conservationist, mayor, pharmacist, financial advisor, chiropractor, dietitian, retail manager, healing and cooling specialist and landfill director. At the career fair, students will be able to attend presentations representing the professions in which they have the most interest. Students at Hastings Middle School arc currently finishing up a career exploration program where their interests arc matched with personality traits to identify potential careers. The students are then using the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS) to research their lop three career choices. The students will pick one career and write a research paper on it. The MOIS program gives information on "everything a person would want to know about a job." middle school coun­ selor Jack Longstreet said, such as salary range, type of training needed, where the jobs arc in Michigan, etc "h's really cool.” Hastings eighth-grader Anthony Veltre said of the MOIS program. “You get to sec what you do. the job con­ ditions. how much you make, what schools you can go to" (for tramir g in that occupation) Veltte said he "always had it in my mind to be a sports professional." and is researching that profession, as well as the jobs of computer engineer and com­ puter programmer. "I like computers." he explained. "1 like getting on the Internet and playing games." Mohler said that "if it goes off well." the career fair will be held every year, depend­ ing on the needs of the individual school districts. Mohler is excited about the event. ”1 think it's just a tremendous opportunity. It moves us further along the path of career preparation." A major initiative is under way al the state level to ensure that students arc pre­ pared for the workplace, Mohler said. Eigh­ teen school districts in Barry. Branch .and Calhoun counties will share slate funds to­ taling $630,000 in the 1998-99 school year to be spent specifically on career prepara­ tion programs. A tri-county planning committee will decide how the funds arc dispersed to each district. Mohler said Gov. John Engler "wants to create a more viable workforce in the state. "Right now we’re having to import workers for many high-skilled jobs." he said. "Currently, the fastest growing segment of the education community arc students who have already completed a bachelor's degree who arc going back to school to learn to do something. "Only 20 percent of the jobs that arc emerging arc going to require a college diploma. Over 60 percent of them arc go­ ing to require technical skills. We're just not preparing enough students to meet that need." I needed to stay home and take care ol her for two days No child care pros idcr would take her because she w as contagious So now it's bad enough that I missed two days of pay and I will get two points against me at work. My question is. why should I be double punished for taking care of a sick child and trying to work to suppun my children? The child I'm talking about lost l»cr lather to a childhood disease (acute leukemia) when she was just a baby. He was 30 years old when he died. His disease is hereditary. His symptoms included headache and throat aches, so you understand why I didn't take them lightly when my daughter reported them. 1 am a mother who can't be in two places at one lime. Linda Brownell. Delton To the editor: I'm a single mom with two children. I work for a local company, which fell it needed to change its attendance policy. This new program is supposed to benefit the employees who arc dedicated to their jobs and in attendance. Under ihe policy, we are allowed six work days off throughout the year On the seventh day. we could he fired Each day we have oil, we receive one point and don't receive pay If we gel seven points, we could be out the door. I have been with this company for more than three years and I consider myself to be a dedicated employee. 1 support iny two children on my own. My daughter became ill on the night they started this new attendance program She was running a higii fever and had a sore throat and bad headaches. I took her to the doctor, who said she had strep throat. Congressman Nick Smith Real campaign reform In 1976. there were only 1.1 (X) PACs (Polit­ ical Action Committees). By 1992 there were over 4.000. In 1996 PACs donated S52 million to Congressional races in 1992 constant dol­ lars. In 1994. PACs donated SI73 million. As the great political reporter Theodore White wrote in 1984. “the flood of money that gushes into politics today ’s a pollution of democracy." On Feb. 25.1 had the opportunity to testify about this problem before the House Oversight Committee. For too long members of both panics have had to spend too much of their time fundrais­ ing. Preserving Social Security and Medicare, improving education, reducing the tax burden on working families, cutting wasteful Wash­ ington spending and protecting our citizens against violent crime, all desperately need our attention. Yet. our campaign finance system pressures candidates to be nice to a special to raise money for re-election. As a result, can­ didates and office holders face a temptation to listen to the special interests. When I was in the state legislature. I de­ cided that I was just going to say “no" to the PACs and the special interests. As a result, I haven’t accepted PAC contributions since I first ran for the Michigan state senate in 1982. Although I knew I would always vote the ways I felt was right regardless of who do­ nated to my campaign. I also knew that it was equally important that my constituents had no doubts about how much PAC lobbyists might be influencing my decisions. My solution to this problem is to simply ban these multicandidatc PACs from donating to individual Congressional campaigns. I have authored a bill. HR. 1081. the PAC Lim­ itation Act. which would do this. It would also require that Congressional candidates raise 50 percent or more of their contributions from individual donors who reside within their state. By requiring candidates to raise 50 percent or more of their money from the individuals they arc running to represent, this legislation will encourage candidates to do a better job representing their own constituents rather than Washington lobbyists. Finally, my bill has two additional provi­ sions. First, it would begin to put limits on how much and how often individuals can make soft money contributions to political party organizations. Next, my bill would re­ quire that TV, radio and cable stations report the placement of so-called issue ads so that there can be full disclosure of this stealth campaigning. Members of Congress should represent the people of their districts. They should not be beholden to lobbyists and special interests. That is why I have introduced H.R. 1081. I am committed to making sure that the American people know that their representatives in Washington arc working for them and no one else. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP OF and YANKEE SPRINGS. Barry County. Michigan ore described as lot 2. Holiday Subdivision, according to the recorded plat thereof in liber 5 of Plots on Page 10 Together with right of ingress and egress over Outlet “A," Grandview Drive and Outlet *B" to the Shore of SENIOR CITIZENS Gun Lake, all bei.xj in the Robert England Plot, according to the recorded plot thereof as recorded i in Liber 5 of Plots on Page 16 t { the dote of such sale, unless determined abandoned * : FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALI 1248) 6424202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for FIRST CHICAGO NBD MORTGAGE ■ . COMPANY 30150 Telegraph ' Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File • 98020983 ; , Live At Beautiful The redemption period shall be 6 monfh(s) from J m accordance with I948CL 600 3 241 a, in which J case the redemption period shall be 30 days from * the date of such sale * Dated February 19, 1998 ! JJRST CHICAGO NED MORTGAGE COMPANY Bear Creek Villa Quietly located in quaint, friendly Clarksville on a splendid 6 acre park... (3/19) Reach over 50,000 Area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! • 1 bedroom unfurnished apartment • Laundry room • Appliances, heat & electric included • Friendly atmosphere • Safe, secure inside corridors • Professional, caring staff • All on one level • Private gardens available • Security entry door • Transportation available • Spacious community room • Handicapped accessible Rent is Based on Income Level-HUD Subsidized to reduce rent to 30% of income. For example: If your Monthly Income is $921.00 Monthly Adjusted Income is $851.00 (with medical allowance) Total_Rent you pay is only $255.00 mo. For additional information call: (616) 693-2271 �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 5, 1998 SEWER, continued from page 1 for ii." Cichy said* "Wc want what wc paid lor." Hosier said. "These citizens deserve what they paid for and they deserve to be protected by the county, not neglected by the count}. And we hope Judge Fisher will grant our inter­ vention and grant us total and complete ac­ cess to all the information. If they (engineers and contractors) harmed us. wc have a right to know this." Wall Lake’s motion alleges that increases in sewer assessments and fees will be made against members of the Greater Wall Lake Association "unless the panics responsible for the failure of the sewage system to properly treat sewage arc held responsible for their negligence and breach of contract and other legal obligations as are alleged in plaintiffs' complained filed previously in this matter." Attorneys for the defendants could not be reached by the Banner for comment. Earl Stratcr. vice president of Progressive Architecture Engineering Planning Inc. of Grand Rapids, lead engineers of the Delton area sewer project, did tell the Banner in an interview last November that Progressive has absorbed "tens of thousands of dollars^ for the cost of its services in trying correc­ tive measures for the treatment plant. He said Progressive has made corrective rec­ ommendations from the beginning of the troubles, but that the suggestions weren't always implemented. Based on data Stratcr received from the treatment plant, he said, the system "func­ tioned pretty well" last year, from June to June. "...We want the plant to function the way it should. Stratcr said. "There's only so much of that we can do ourselves. The plant has to be operated properly. We don't operate the plant. There arc a whole myriad of variables that wc cannot control. The bottom line for us is that wc want it to be a good functioning project for everyone... Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case to this point." Barry County financed the Delton area sewer svstem with municipal bonds, the .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLE VSANTY IEU FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH OF GOD 2601 Ijco IXn»iinj. Ml 490SO <6161 758-3021 church 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m. Wednesday night 7 p m Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mcllish phiKK Sun<lj> Sen kx V 30 a m. Sundav School 11 00 a m . Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00 pm. WcHne*das. Bible Study. 7 00 p m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH School 10am. Worship 11 a m . After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Box 63. Hastings, Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar ( reek Rd. 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 22RS Sunday School at 10 00am. Worship II 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible ' 00 p m 948-9327 or Bible Survey on videos in the Rev David T Hustuick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andre* Y ts a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod Course 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St . Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior am and 11 00 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and Pastor. Re* Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6.30 p m Youth day - 9 45 am group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m. p.m Teens. 6 00 p.m Evening Cel­ also Nursery available 'or all ser­ vices Bnng the *holt family ebration for adults “Kids Alive" Sunday School, 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5:00 for ages 2 through fifth grade • 9 00 am Wednesday M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- Meeting al 502 F. Bond St (Hast­ ing* C hutch of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4ih Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all service* For more infor­ call Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ST. ANDREW S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH mation Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m. Worship 11 am. home free Bible Correspondence THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH PaMor Suvin Tro*<616) <MM3*2 Sunday M-79 Woi bridge BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST Ml N ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hour*. Wed Thurs 9 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study . 6 3C p m KidY quizzing. 7 00 pm a m Morning Worship Wednesday 239 E Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office pm Senior Adult Bible Study. a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 b 43 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). GRACE UUI RERAN CHURCH Nonh St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor. I-hone 945­ 9414 Sunday. March 8 - 8 00 A 10.45 a.m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). 6 00 Youth Group Thursday. March 5 7 00 Stewardship Comm. 7 00 Ed­ HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ucation Comm. 7:30 Adult Catech Saturday. Mar 7 - 9 30 1st Com­ 1674 West Slate Road. Hastings. 2415 MeCann Rd. Hastings. Ml munion. 8 00 NA Monday. Mar 9 Mich James A (. ampbcll. Pastor 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Y'icar. Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 - 7:00 Women of Faith Tuesday. weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 pers. 7 30 OA am Supper. 7 00 Vespers Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all age* Morning W’orship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm. Wednesday activacs 7 00 p m arc: Rambo** or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). pm • 1928 Book of Common 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Quiz (ages Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron 13-19). Adult Bible W ELCOME CORNERS INITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N 49058 Broadway. Hasting*. Ml Pastor Carl Litchfield. 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Phone or Darlene Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Re* Ken Vaught. 11 (M) am. Re* Cart Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all age* 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE sTl in Sunday, * 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Satu-day 11 - Supp Su­ Wednesday. Mar 10 00 WbrdWatchers. 6 00 HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Study - No age limits Mar. 10 - 7.00 Steph Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6:00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr HighY'outh. and Awana at 6 30 pm Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Krey kes. Di­ and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator io rector of Music a!', floors Broadcast of service over WBCH-AM 10 30 am SUNDAYS School 9 30 a m . Coffee worship 1220 at Sunday Fellow - ship 10 30 am. Worship 11 00 Bible a m with child care for infants and Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Met. Faithful toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Youth Fellowship 4.00 p m. Jr-lli Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm Women. Bible Study. WomenY Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 Wednesdays Pioneer Clubs for children kindcrganen thru fifth each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. grade. 4 30 p m Thursday. March 502 E Grand S.. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 94K-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m.. Sun­ Paper Dnve Sponsored by the UM truck will be at the Kmart parking day Morning Worship II am. lot tFerwrly the Hastings Grace Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ Brethren Church). 600 terested in a free Home Bible p m . Hi-Nooners. Potluck and Pro­ gram Tuesday. March 17 6 30 p m . U M Men. Dinner and Pro­ Study, please call for more details gram. Charlie Krammm will speak fering Wc welcome you to our church famiS with the warmth of ( hn*t s Love, and the fellowship of people wbi care GRACE BRETHREN Blbi.E CHURCH Powell Rl. 1 mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emcntus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible ('lasses • for all ages. 10 40 a m - NASHVILLE AREA Morning Worship Thursday. / 30 ing Your faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 Wpm - Bible Study for al! ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of Si Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m ST. ROSE C UHOLIC CHURCH 5 Choir Practice is Cancelled Men run* thru March I Oth Tuesday. March 10 The 12 00 about “Hiking the Appalachian P m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ GRACE COMMUNITY' CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High Trial” Wednesday. March 18 b 30 p m . Lenten Dinner. Special Program prevented by Kellogg College Eclectic Community Chorale, directed by Wyhomme Matthews FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616)945-5463 G KotiKdkr. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Father Charles School Pastor Don Roscoe, (517) Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guen­ Frecher. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 ther. Sunday School Superintendent p m . Sunday Masse* 8 00 a m and S52-922K Morning Celebration 10 am fellowship Time before the 11 (Ml am. C onfession Saturday service 805 S Jefferson 4 IM) - 4 30 p m CHI RCH OF THE NUARENE I7 16 Nonh Broadway Randall Hanman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour, i I du a m Morning Worship Ser­ evening Service. vice. 6tM> pm Wednesday ' (Ml p m Services for Adult*. Teen* and ( hildrcn Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small Thursday. Feb 26 1200 noon Lenten Luncheon in Lcaion Sharpe Hall fol­ lowed by Worship Service at 12 30 group ministry, leadership training Sunday. March I 900 am Chancel Choir rehearsal. 9 15 am Sunday WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH School tcachcn med for prayer. 9 30 am and II 00 am Sunday morning Worship Service* The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH - AM 1220 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m. Church Service 10 30 am. Nursery is provided during both Ser­ Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ vices 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Dining Room. 2 00 p m Middle High PYF ings. Junior-Senior High leaves for Grand Rapid*. 5 00 pm Thi* information on worship services is pros idol by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses W REN FUNERAL HOME of Hasimgs FLEXFAB INC ORPORATED of Hastings Confirmation Class • Dining Room. 6 00 pm Senior High PYF meets at Church Monday. March 2 6 00-8 00 pm Fall registration for Noah's Ark PreSchool Tuesday. March 3 6 15 a m Mens Bible Study - YMCA. 9 10 a m Lydu Circle • Lounge. 6 00 p m Stephen Minister Dinner - Dining NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Room. 6 30 p m Jaycce* • Hall. 7 15 Member FDIC p rr Eileen Circle ■ Lounge Wednes­ THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY “PrescnptioM" IlSSJcftcrson 945-3429 H ASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. ’ Hastings. Michigan H ANTING* FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. '7<> (. ook Rd Hasting*. Michigan county Board of Public Works contracted with engineering firms and construction companies to work on the project, and the Southwest Barry County Sewer and Water Authority directly operates and maintains the system. The legal brief, filed on behalf of the county entities by attorney Richard D. McNulty of Cohl. Stoker & Toskcy of Lansing, includes five counts, with each asking for judgments (some jointly from all defendants) in excess of $10,000. exclu­ sive of costs and attorney fees. The basis of the suit alleges that "known defects" in the system have "substantially impaired the value and operations of the system" and will result in substantial ex­ pense by the plaintiffs to remedy or miti­ gate the defects as well as future and addi­ tional maintenance, operation and remedial costs, plus "the impairment of the system's operation effectiveness and utility." Prior to designing and building the treatment plant and collection system, the engineers were told of the state's require­ ments for a discharge permit for the sys­ tem. but the suit alleges that the total in­ organic nitrogen, sodium and chloride in the wastewater discharge (known as efflu­ ent) do nol always comply with the state's criteria. One of the biggest problems is that the system, as it was designed or built, docs not keep the influent (sewage entering the treatment plant) at or above 10 degrees centigrade during certain times, especially during winter months. Consequently, mi­ crobes cannot effectively break down the nitrogen at the cooler temperature. The suit alleges that the influent is colder than it should he because "as de- day. March 4 9 30 a m Mary Martha Circle at Thomapple Manor. I 30 p m Circle ■). I 30 pm Circle »4. 6 00 p m Church Night supper - Hall. 7 00 p m ’ Kerygnu BiNc Study - Dintng R<«xn "DO pm The Seven Deadly Stm" lenten BiNc Study - Lounge. 7 00 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal. 7 30 pm Hannah Circle. ’ 30 pm Ruth Circle. 8 15 pm Prayer Gather­ ing ■ Lounge BINGO, continued from page 1 of the three versions ought to be applied." Koemkc said that no matter how Fisher rules, "there shouldn't be any losers, be­ cause on one hand, there is the people's right to challenge state laws by referendum, on the other hand, there is the right of the legislature to do its job." Reynolds' case parallels another in Wayne County Circuit Court, in which Judge James Rashid has ruled that the Bu­ reau of State Lottery issue "provisional" li­ censes to those whose applications were denied. Those temporary licenses lhen could be immediately canceled if Rashid's order is overturned on appeal. Koemkc said. "Brian decided if you arc an existing op­ eration that has been holding steady bin­ gos. (here is no great risk to continue hold­ ing those bingos under the temporary li­ cense." said Koemkc "But if you are .'Ort­ ing from scratch, like Brian would be do­ ing. and going to all the effort and expense and effort to set up a regular bingo and then to have it (the license) pulled, it wouldn't be worth it. Thai's why we're going for­ ward to get a mure definitive ruling." Koernkc said Fisher's ruling on the trial court level could serve to clarify the law and eliminate further confusion. But if ei­ ther party challenges Fisher s expected deci­ sion. the matter could be taken to the Michigan Court of Appeals. However, if the appeals court decision also is found unsatisfactory to cither party, there is no further appeal allowed. "The parties don't have the right to go to the Michigan Supreme Court.” said Koemke. "The Supreme Court doesn’t have to take that case so essentially, the appeals court is the last resort.” Though Reynolds filed his lawsuit against the Bureau of Stale Lottery as the Reynolds for Surveyor Committee, he said Wednesday he is undecided if he will run for that office, though he referred further comment to his attorney. Koernkc said that a campaign for sur­ veyor is not traditionally an expensive campaign to run. “Other offices are very expensive to run for." Koemkc said. "Em not making an an­ nouncement for Brian saying he's doing that (running for another office), but hav­ ing this license would give him an addi­ tional fund-raising tool." Peter El/.worth. attorney for Bill Martin. Commissioner of the Bureau of State Lot­ tery and the Bureau of State Lottery, did not return a phone call to his Lansing of­ fice. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 • Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message, putting topether a marketing program that GETS RESULTS! signed and/or constructed, the influent wastewater spends considerable time ex­ posed to outside air. below grade, and/or at an inadequate depth. Some officials and cit­ izens have alleged that some of the sewer pipes were not installed as deep as specifi­ cations provided. However. Stratcr has said. "To my knowledge there are no pipes out there that arc less >han minimum depth. If there arc. those pipes were installed unbeknownst to us at the time. The contractor I thought functioned very well on that project and generally if wc had a problem that wc dis­ covered later on that was a mistake and wc pointed it out to them, in every instance that I know they went back and fixed it." "I know it's been said that the pipes were less than tlx: minimum depth, hut if it is. it's without our knowledge because wc wouldn't accept that, h’s unacceptable." he said. Cichy and Hosier still believe some of the p’pes arc at shallow depths and Cichy has recently documented information from invoices of repairs for broken and leaking pipes that they allege may have been dam­ aged because they were not buried deep enough. The invoices have no details to explain the charges to the sewer authority and no addresses, only street names, they said Tuesday afternoon. The suit alleges that "portions of the col­ lection system were designed or installed above grade, were designed insufficiently below grade to maintain influent tempera­ ture above 10 degrees centigrade, were in­ stalled above the grade specified in the ap­ plicable contact documents or were de­ signed and installed without insulation or other remedial measures necessary to main­ tain the influent temperature.” The treatment plant docs not contain the equipment or processes necessary to re­ move the stale's required amounts of sodium or chloride from ’.he influent wastewater, the suit alleges. The suit also alleges that an "inadequate and/or improper decanting process was de­ signed. installed or constructed which has had the effect of recycling sludge decant." which has elevated the total inorganic ni­ trogen in the effluent. The suit also says that different types of treatment plants, processes and equipment are believed to be available that would have permitted wastewater influent below the 10 degrees centigrade temperature. However, the suit says. Progressive recommended a system manufactured by Aqua Aerobics, which would not meet the state's discharge requirements, unless the wastewater tem­ perature was maintained at or above the 10 degrees centigrade. Plaintiffs were not in­ formed of this before construction, the suit says. "The engineers knew, or should have known, that the influent wastewater in the collection system as designed and/or con­ structed would not consistently meet or ex­ ceed Aqua Aerobics System's 10 degrees centigrade requirement," the suit alleges. The treatment plant is not warranted by Aqua Aerobics unless that temperature re­ quirement is achieved. The suit alleges the contractors and/or engineers failed to assure that the collection sys<em was installed to the specifications and to reasonable industry standards, and to design or construct the system in such a way that the influent wastewater would be maintained above 10 degrees centigrade. The engineers made or recommended changes to the treatment plant which would reduce the biological warming or which have had the effect of failing to maintain or lower the temperature of wastewater, the suit alleges. | HASTINGS - Mn. Mildred V. “Millie" Benner, ige 11, of Hastings, passed away Monday, March 2, 1998 at Pennock Hospital Mn. Benner was born on March 6, 1916 in Hastings, the daughter of Miron & Anna (Davis) Barnum. She was a life long Hastings area resident and attended Hastings Schools. She went on to attend the former Mahan Business School in Kalamazoo. Mildred was married to Vqyle W. Benner on October 12, 193S. She was employed as Treasurer/Manager of Thomapple Valley Credit Union in Hastings from 1964 until she retired in 1984. Her previ­ ous employment included the fonner Matt's Store in Hastings for several years. For the put 3 yean, site has lived primarily in Sebastian, Florida. Mn. Benner was a member of the Hastings Vivians of the Elks Lodge, forma Cub Scout Leada. Thomapple Valley Credit Union Forma Officer and member of the Board of Directors. She was preceded in death by ha parents: husband, Voyle W. Benna on Decemba 22, 1992; sista, Alice Benna in May 1997; ha significant aha fa several yean, Wayne A. Newton, on Decemba 7, 1997. She is survived by two sons. Ronald (Carol) Benna and Douglas (Barban) Benna bah of Hastings; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one sista. Wilma Story of Hast­ ings; several special friends in Florida. Services will be held on Thursday, March 5, 1998, at lltOOam al Wren Funeral Home in Hastings with Reverend G. Kent Kella officiating. Burial will be at Fulla Cemetery in Carlton Township of Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association or American Canca Society. Mrs. Winifred Dona (Rankin) Emery, age 81. passed away Saturday. February 28. 1998. Beloved wife of the late Justin Emery. Fonnerty matried to the late Arthur Peltia who was killed in Wald Wu n. Mrs. Emery was ihe loving maha of Judith (Paa) Epsha; loving grandmother of Gregory (Jana). Christopher, and Heidi; adored great grandmoha of Elizabeth; dearest sista of Marjorie Henderson. Funeral services were held Tuesday. March 3, 1998 al St Michael. Donations preferred to Capuchin Monastery, Detroit Funeral arrangements were made by WujekCalcalerra A Sons, Inc. _______ Robert L Bowne_______ I BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA - Mr. Robert “Bob" Bowne, age 85. of Brooksville. Florida passed away Wednesday, February 23,1998 at Brooksville Regional Hospital afta a two month illness. He was boro May 26, 1912 at Fine Lake. Barry County, the son of Edward and Maude Bowne. He lived in Battle Creek until 1947 when he moved to the Dowling area into a house he constructed at Mud Lake. He worked at Oliv­ ers, various car dealerships, and retired from Clark Equipment Company in 1974. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, and navel. He married Daisy L. Steele on December 1, 1935. Mr. Bowne is survived by his wife. Daisy; two daughters, Bevaly (Mike) O'Donnell of Hastings and Sandra Bowne of Oakland. Cali­ fornia; three grandson-.. Perry and Russell O'Donnell of Hastings and Ron Malosh a Stevensville and one great granddaughter lustine O’Donnell. Cremation has taken place. Patrick A. Strimback HASTINGS - Patrick A. Strimback, age 2 of Hutinp, passed away Tuesday, March 1998 at his residence. He wis bora on June 28, 1975 in Hasting the son of Theadore and Kathleen (Johnsto Strimback. Patrick has been under the care of his para far 22 yean. He is survived by his parents, Ted and Kid Strimback of Hastings; brothers, Mich (Robin) Strimback of Hastings, Dan (Connie) Strimback of Middleville; siste Anetta (Dennis) Scoq of Coleman, Jan (John) Carlaoaof Moacow, Idaho, Robin (Je Lambert of Haminp; grandmother, AU SMbact of Late Otaae; many auoa»MCl and cousins. Visitation will be held Thursday, March I. 1998 from 12:00 noon to service time. * Funeral Services will be held on Thursdv, March 5, 1998 at 2:00pm at the Ginbaki Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Jet^ Gallaway officiating. ' Burial will be held at Hastings Towns® Cemctf^y ■ Memorial contributions may be made to ae family. Arthur E. Smith FAIR LAKE, DELTON - Mr. Arthur t. Smith, 78, of Fair Lake Delton and formerly ftf Battle Creek, pasaed away Sunday, March i, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. '■ Mr. Smith was bora August 1,1919 in Ka$mazoo, the son of Albert and Orah (Wea|f) Smith. He was a graduate of Comstock High School. Mr. Smith served in the Army as Teq4 during World War U. He served from Febru<y 22,1943 to February 19,1946. He was in Ngw Guinea, Southern Philippines & Ryukygs Battles. He received the Asiatic Pacific Thea^r Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Sun, Philgh pine Liberations Ribbon with one Brotfe Battle Star. He was a carpenter in the military. He briefly established a roofing business in Comstock prior to locating on Goguac near North 20th St., where Smith & Graham Roofing Company operated from the late 1940's until he sold his business in 1977 and retired. Mr. Smith married Joanne A. (VandeScreek) Smith on August 15, 1947 in Comstock., He was active in formation of West Michi­ gan Roofing Contractor's Association. He enjoyed fishing and gardening and particularly loved his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joanne A. (VandeStreek) Smith on November 23. 1976; daughters, Mary Osborn in 1981, Carol Smith in 1951 & Harriet Smith in 1954; sister, Ruby McKinney; brother, Albert, LeRoy, Denman and Walter Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by one son, jay W. Smith of Fine Lake; twelve grandchildren ; one great grandchild; one sister, Clara Stevens of Concord; companion for seventeen years, Kathryn A. Campbell. Couple who adopted three grandchildren, Jon & Debbie Montague of Marshall; three grandchildren were adopted out after death of their parents, William and Mary Osborn. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 4, 1998 at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Pastor Larry T. Messer officiated. Burial was at Ml Ever Rest Cemetery in Kalamazoo. Memorial contributions may be made to Delton Schools. See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 - Page 7 Social News Tom Ogden to mark 90th The family of Tom Ogden invite* his friends to participate in a card shower in cele­ bration of his 90th birthday on Match 12. 1998 Tom is a lifelong resident by Barry County and an F W. Bliss Company retiree. He has two children. James Ogden and Margaret (Leonard)Foster, one step-daughter Martha VanEngen. six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren Kidders to observe 45th anniversary The children of Tom and Betty Kiddci arc hosting a card shower for their 45th wedding anniversary. lorn and Betty were married March 7, I 953 in Hastings and area residents since Since re­ tiring they enjoy the winter months in I londa. They would enjoy hearing from family and friends by sending anniversary wishes to their Honda address 204 Elm St.. Hawthorne. Ha. 32640. Woodland NELLIS... By Joyce F. Wrinbrrcht. Guest Reporter Cathy Lucas is in Pennock Hospital and re­ mains in the intensive care unit this morning Her daughter. Terry Starncr of Tucker. Ga . Georgia and son. John Lucas of Hamilton Ontario, arc here with her Cards and prayers would be most welcome by she and her fam ll>. Meanwhile. I will attempt to keep the Woodland News column going and I will wel­ come hearing from you with the new items and happenings of Woodland Township The Womans Missionary Fellowship of the Kilpatrick Church on M-66. will hold its monthly luncheon on Wednesday. March 11. at noon. Everyone is welcome to join together for the luncheon, which is served for a free will offering. Mildred Chase and Lillian Vandecar are the hostesses for this month. On Valentines Da* . Feb. 14 Robert and Gretchen Bursley took their mother. Lillian Vandecar. out for dinner at the Good Time Pizza in Nashville and she had a good time. Larry and Mane Brodbeck were honored by a reception at the Zion Lutheran Church Saturday. Feb. 28. to celebrate Larry’s coming to the retirement age. This event was well at­ tended by family and friends who extended their best wishes for this important passage in Larry ’s life The Zion Church will be holding Lemon services at 7 p.m. on Wednesday s Amber Barker is new ‘Miss Delton’ elementary education. Her career choice was sparked by serving as a student teacher during an elementary summer school program last year. "I really hadn't made up my mind (about a career), but after 1 spent all (hat lune with (hose kids and developed such a relation­ ship with them, it was a big influence in my decision.” Amber said. Though she was born in Kalamazoo County. Amber said. “I've always lived in Delton and always lived in the same house." Amber is president of her junior class at Delton Kellogg High School and is a var­ sity cheerleader. Al the end of this season. Amber will have participated in cheerleading for eight consecutive years. She currently is enrolled in an English class al Kellogg Community College’s Fchsenfcld Center in Hastings. "This class is part of a dual-enrollment program which is funded by the state and local district." Amber said. "I received the opportunity to participate in the program by passing all the Michigan high school proficiency tests which I took during the winter of my sophomore year." Sixteen-year-old Amber Barker is Miss Delton for 1998 by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Amber Barker used to play drcss-up w ith the tiaras of family friends who have been part of past Miss Delton pageantry Now Amber has her own crown. The 16-ycar-old daughter of Sandy and Joe Barker. Amber was chosen to reign as ■ "Miss Delton" during a pageant held Thursday evening at Delton Kellogg High School. She was selected from a Held of seven candidates. Amber said she has been attending Miss Delton pageants for years to cheer on .friends who have been contestants Of her former baby-sitters and friends who had Miss Delton and Runner-up Miss Delton titles. Amy Phillips Driscoll and Ann Mane Phillips. Amber said. "I played in their tiaras. Wc have pictures "I've been here (at pageants) since I was little, so it s a dream (to be Miss Delton), but it wasn’t like my life depended on it “Il's been a long process before I got here." she said with a laugh noting that other friends such as Katie Riffcy and Mon­ ica Samis have worn the Miss Delton crown too. Of her own selection. Amber said. "I think that I was pretty shocked, but I was proud of myself because I know I worked hard on it and I know that it look me a couple of tries (rehearsing her speech and making revisions." Kate Kwasny was named as runnel up in this year's Miss Delton contest and she will serve as the alternate Miss Delton Kate is the 14-ycar old daughter ot Mike and Linda Kwasny and is a freshman honor roll student at Delton Kellogg High School. Other members of Miss Delton's 1998 court, who are all Delton High students, arc Karine Norton. 16. daughter ol Thomas and Jane Norton; Andrea Mendoza. 15. daughter of Mano and Glenda Mendoza; and Autumn Chilton. 14. daughter ol Robin and Robert Frohlich and Marc and Pam Chilton. During the pageant, each contestant had to give a brief introductory speech, answer live questions they liad prepared in advance and one impromptu question Amber said she thinks her answer to the unrehearsed question was the clinchci to her selection a* Mr** Delton l-ach candi­ date answer* a different impromptu ques­ tion and hers involved the effect ol peer pre sure. While acknowledging that in cases of students jnd drugs, peer pressure •’lien has a d •tnmental result. Amber said that peer influence can be a positive Lu lor. too Fhe peer influence she has from friends in her youth group. Flic Salt A: Light ( • inpany al Faith I nitcd Methodist Church, has a beneficial effect, she said "I think that peer influence is a big plus in that wc all should influence each other to do good things.' Amber said tn an inter view alter the pageant Alter high school graduation. Amber plans to attend Kellogg Community Col lege lor a year and then translei to Grand Valley State ’ niveiotv oi C •mv b i.c College She wants t. pursue a career in As a member of the student council, she enjoys the opportunity to help improve the education and life of students at Delton. She is chairperson for the Student Rules and Relations Committee, a group set up to recognize the opinion of students and be responsible for the recognition of students who excel in academics and outside inter­ ests. Active in the Delton area community. Amber has participated in the town's an­ nual clean-up project for the past two years and she also raised $200 for the Dehon CROP Walk, participating as a student council member and as part of the Faith United Methodist Church youth. Traveling is Amber's major interest. With her family, she has journeyed to such places as England. Australia and Canada. This spring. Amber will travel to Spain with the Dehon Spanish Club. And she doesn't have to worry about finding part-time employment. Amber works at Sajo's Pizza in Delton, which just happens to be owned by her parents. Amber and her court will reign for a year, performing a monthly service project and holding fund raisers to support the community agency of their choice. They also will serve as community ambassadors and will preside over Delton Founders Weekend, which is set for Aug. 7-8. As Miss Delton. Amber will receive a $500 educational scholarship and a 16- by 20-inch portrait from Herb Doster Photog­ raphy. The four court members will receive a $50 savings bond. Judges for the Miss Delton competition were Lin Hough of the Delton Founders Weekend Committee. Drew Chapple, area businessman; Patti Cline, representing area churches; Ron Johnson, representing the Delton Area Lions; Christy Tigchclaar. area business owner; and Terese Delaphiano of Dehon Kellogg Schools. Contestants were judged on poise, grammar, neatness and how thoroughly they answered questions. The pageant was sponsored by Chapple Realty of Dehon. Brad Vincent was the emcee. Gen Litchfield (left) and Judy Mackenzie, outside the Woodland Memorial Li­ brary Woodland School Alumni Association has begun ihe plans for the 1998 Alumni The members of this year's Executive Committee members arc Joanne Jackson, president. James Shank. Joyce Wcinbrccht. Merrill Tyler. Tom Nicthamer. Oliver Boulter and Virginia fouslcy The next meeting will be at 7 p.m March 16. place to be announced. There will be a free legal aid clinic at the Eagles Lodge. Woodland, sponsored by ihe Commission on Aging, from 10 a.m. io noon Friday. March 6. The Barry-Eaton Health Department is holding an immunization clinic in Hastings Tuesday. March 10. from 8:30 a.m until 7 p.m. al the health department, HOW'. Center St.. Hastings. No appointment is necessary, but be sure »o bring children’s immu...zation records. For mote information, call 945-9516. The Woodland Library has made some changes. The new librarian is Geri Litchfield. The new hours are Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 until 7 p.m. On Wednesday, the hours arc 9 a.m. until I p.m. Saturday hours arc 9 a.m. until I p.m. The library has under­ gone some rearrangement and will hold an open house Saturday. March 21. Watch for moic information about times. The library­ number is 367-4694. There will be a concert of prayer at 6 p.m. Sunday. March 8. at the Woodbury United Brethren in Christ Church in Woodbury. The Woodland Township Board of Review will meet at ihe Woodland township Office 156 S Main St.. Woodland Monday. March 9. from 9 a m. to noon and to 4 p.m and again on Tuesday. March 10. from I to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. Appointments are not neces­ sary. but they can be made bv calling 367­ 4019 Baseball and softball signups arc being held in the high school cafeteria from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. March 5. Boys and girls from 5 to 15 years of age arc mv ited to come, with their parents to sign up to be on a summer ball team. Lakewood Public Schools arc now en­ rolling students for the 1998-1999 school year kindergarten Youngsters must be 5 vears old on or before Dec. 1. 1998. Call 374-8043 for more information. The village of Woodland is holding an elec­ tion Monday. March 9. The polls, located at 171 North Main St., will be open from 7 until 8 p.m. To have meeting notices and new items in­ cluded in the Woodland news column in the Hastings Banner, call 945-5471 evenings, weekends and on Monday. I can be reached Tuesdays and Thursdays at 948-4881. There arc answering machines on both phones and I will return your calls. Joyce F. Wcinbrccht. LEGAL NOTICES: SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate February II. 1998 All Board Members present and 10 citizens Approved agenda, minute* and treasurer’s report insurance bid received Approved Cemetery Contract with Sexion No objection to rezoning request for mini storage building Approved purchase of voting stations Filo No 98-222844E Estate of ELAINE B YETTER. Deceased Security Number 369-44-5879 TO AU INTERESTED PERSONS Social Your interest in the estole may be barred or affect­ ed by fhe following Budget workshop to be held 3/21/98 and Bud­ The decedent, whose last known address was get Hearing to be neld on 4/4/98 Approved payment ol vouchers 2252 Porker Avenue, Wayland, Ml 49348, died June Doster An instrument dated July 13. 1972 has been admitted os the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barrod 1/1/98 Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (3/5) unless presented to ihe independent personal repre­ sentative. Dennis J YeNer, 7354 Ook Shore Drive, Portage, Ml 49024. or to both the independent per­ SYNOPSIS IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING February 1 I, 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 00 p m by Supervi­ sor Buehler to it KREIS. ENDERLE, CAILANDER & HUDGINS. PC All members and three guests present Clerk’s and treasurer's reports given and approved Bills approved for payment as presented By C Rod Hudg.ns III (PI5216) PO Bo. 4010 Kalamazoo, Ml 49003 Meeting adjourned ol 7 50 p m Emily Harrison Clerk sonal representative and the Barry County Probate Court, Hastings, Michigan, 49058 within four months of the dole of publication of his notice Notice is further given that the estate will be there­ after assigned and distributed to the persons entitled (616) 324-3000 (3/5) (3/5) For auto, home and life Allstate — being in good hands is the only place to be.SM Cl 996 Allstate insurance Company and Allstate Ute insurance Company. Nortnoroo*. libnots. Subject to local avadabiMy and qualifications Other terms, conditions and exclusions may apply TOM SAUNGUE Exclusive Agent 136 E. State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office 616-945-4030 FIRE(FULL-TIME) FIGHTER The City of Hastings (Ml) is accepting applications for full time Fire Fighter. Responsibilities include general duties in all phases of fire protection, including sup­ pression. prevention, inspection, public relations and education Applicants must be 21 years old. high school graduate or equivalent, have a cur­ rent Michigan drivers license with 6 points or less, be certified Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations Candidates must successfully complete a written exam, oral interview and medical exam with drug screen Starting wage is S8 00 per hour Pension benefit package Crty of Hastings application forms must be completed Applications are available at City Hall. 102 S Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (616945 2468) and the Hastings Fire Department, 110 E Mill St. Hastings. Ml 49058 Return completed application form with copy of Fire Fighter II and Haz-Mat Operations certificates, no later than 5 00 p m on Monday. March 9. 1998 to City of Hastings Attn Fire Fighter 102S Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 City of Hastings i§ an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 ' STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY Hon. Jarno* H Fisher MOATGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE File No 97 396CH WG PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DeCAMP ond MORTGAGE SAIE Default ha* been maoe m the condition* of a mo tgoge mode by Ernest L Poll and Rytha M Toll hu»bond and wife to NORWEST MARGARET DeCAMP Plomtifi MORTGAGE IF.*C Mortgagee dated December 6 I99& and recorded on December IB 1966 in Liber 681 on Page 333 Barry County Records M<h. gon on wh<h mortgage fhe«e is cfo>med to be due at the dote hereof the sum of Eighty F »e Thousand JAMES W SUTHERLAND ond KAREN j SUTHERLAND Defendant Four Hundred ($85 482 35) David A Dimmer* (Pl 2793) Attorney for Plaintiff* Eighty Two and 35/100 dollar* ncluding interest of 8 25% pe’ annum Under fhe power of so'e contained m sa-d mca goge and the statute m such cose mode and provid ed notice <s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by o sole of the mortgaged p-emises or DIMMERS 4 DOHERiY 211 South Broodway Ho*hng*. M 49058 some par* of them, of public vendue of tne Barry (616) 945 9596 County Courthouse in Hostings. Michigan of 1 00 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thi * firm is a debt collector attempting Io collect a debt and any information we obtain will bo used for that purpose. A Judgment having been mode m Cose Number 97 396-CH m the Barry County Circuit, Barry County, Michigan, where Jo me* W Sutherland ana Karen J Sutherland hove been found Io be indebted unto W G Pierce, Je**>e Pierce, Douqlo* A DeCamp and Mor garet DeCamp, upon men mdebtedne** which wo* Do*ed upon a Promt**ory Note ond Mortaoge there wo* determined to be due and unpaid at the date of thi* Notice for principal interest ihe turn of $219,348 83 and an oadihonol wm of $105 00 in co*>* a* provided in fhe Judgment entered in this mat­ ter NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the itatote in the o clock pm on April 9. 1998 Sofo premises ore situated m TOWNSHIP Of IRV ING Barry County. Michigan, and ore described as That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sect-on 23. Town 4 North, Range 9 West. descr.DeO a* Beginning at the North 1/4 corner of said Section thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes West 348 00 feet along the East fine of said North west 1/4 thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes West 396 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes We»t 320 00 feet, thence North 90 degree* 00 minute Wes* 300 00 feet thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes Eos' 666 57 feet, thence. North 89 degrees 52 minutes 57 seconds East 696 00 feet along the North line of said Section to the place of beg nmng Subject to Highway Right of Way for Buehler Rood The redemption period shall be I 2 monfh(s) from State of Michigan in juch caie mode and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 26th doy of March, the date of such sate 1998 at 1 00 o'dock in fhe forenoon, local time, said mortgage will be foredated by a sole at public auc­ tion to me highest bidder or bidden for cosh at the Doted February 26. 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL east step* of fhe Barry County Courthouse, Hoshnoj, Michigan, ihot being me place for the Circuit Court for (248) 642-4202 Barry County is held, street addressed 220 West State Street. Hasting*, Michigan 49058, of the premises desenbed m said mortaoge or so much thereof as may Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC . be necessary to pay the amount due as aforesaid on sod mortgage with interest thereon at 10% per annum Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025 Trott & Trott. PC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 File 497086092 ond all legal :o*t*. charges and expenses, inducing attorney fees allowed by low, also any sum or sums which may be pod by the undersigned necessary to protect it* interest m the premises wtsic ’ sod premises ore situated m the Township of Carbon Barry County. Michigan ond ore particularly described a* follow* The South 81 teet of Lot No 25, ond the East 407 00 feet of Lot No 24 of Cufoerfs Plot No 3 m Corhon Township, Bony County, Michigan, also a parcel of fond adjacent to the Pfot described o* Beginning at fhe Soufhweif comer of lot Number 25, thence North 88* 5! ’ West 227 00 foet, thence North 00*51'East 81 00 feet, thence South 88*51' East 227 00 feet, thence South 00*51' West 81 00 feet to fhe point of beginning Dunng the six months immediately following fhe sale, fhe property may be redeemed Doted January 27, 1998 DcrdA Dimmer* (Pl 2793) NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zon ■ng Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the following CASE NO V-5 98 Steven & Kim Denzel, (oppli cants) LOCATION Al 12591 Blue lagoon Rood on the South side m Sec 6 of Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect on attached oarage 24x32 ft that would be closer to the rood mat allowed CASE NO V-6-98 McCormick Enterprises, Inc (applicant). Robert W McCormick Trust, (property owner) LOCATION At 729 S Grove (M43) on the Eosf side between Bush St & Fiona Rd m Sec 7 of Bar­ Attorney for Plaintiff* DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broodway Hastings, Ml 49058 616/945-9596 (3/12) ry Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect on entry 15x21 ft 6 inches ond remodel on existing building which sits on the highway right-of-way of M 43 CASE NO V7 98 Thomas M Tava. (applicant) LOCATION At 4255 Pickerel Cove Rood on the North side of Marsh Rood in Sec 6 of Orangeville MORTGAGE FOflKCtOMMK SALK THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default ho* been mode in the conditions of a mortgage mode by RICHARD G SCHEIB. o single man to HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION a Michigan Corpc Mort­ bon. gagee. dated June 6. 1995 and recorded on June 8, 1995 in liber 632. on Poge 331. Borry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof me sum of Six­ Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect o detached accessory building larger than allowed in the Rl I zoning district CASE NO V-8 98 Rick & Janet Morren. {appli­ cants) LOCATION Al 4236 Joy Rood on the West side off Marsh Rd m Sec 6 of Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached garoge closer to fhe side yard and to the rood than allowed in the Rl-1 zoning district ty seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-One ond 05/100 dollars ($67 821 05). including interest ol 9 I25“» per annum Under the power of sole contained m said mors gage ond the statute in such case mode and provid ed notice is hereby g ven that said mortgage will be foreclosed Dy a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, of the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan of 1 00 o clock p m . on Thursday. April 2. 1998 Sa>d premises ore situated m VILLAGE of MID DIE VILLE that .-u wll iigarctto r:.:_ Ah *..m • I in hac’ My mnthur pliol W ~T luikt napa iii hat. i«m> I Ik fti.hi looked jsluiiixlunl and didr t knot what •.<» say I hen. he began to laugh way time he comes into the sum- he asks fl we .tie still selling imLi papa an. I a. . 1L'h a| mei again I \ 1.1 Madison . j !*car I \ II.k .«»ui nxitnct eva . %i.. r.-f writing gags h»r one «hi»sc late nrght dmw .' She has a fj/iii sharp wii and tould Jean up rite again anv lime LEGAL NOTICES Barry County. Michigan, ond ore described as lot 42 of Middleville Downs Addition No 2. according to the recorded pfot thereof, os recorded in liber 5 of Plots, on Poge 13 The redemption period shall be 6 monfh(s) from MEETING DATE March 17. 1998 TIME 7 30 p m PLACE Community Room in the Courts ond low Building of 220 West Court Street. Hastings Michi­ gan Interested persons desiring to present their view* upon on appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place Site m spec bon* of the above described properties will be completed by fhe Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing , Th# variance application* ore available for public inspection ot fhe Borry County Planning Office. 220 W State St Hostings. Michigan during the hours of Bom to 5 p m (efosed between 12-1 pm). Mon­ fhe dote of such sate, unless determired abandoned day thru Fndoy Please coll the Planning Office ot m accordance with 19480. 600 3241a. in which cose the redemption period shall be 30 days from 948-4830 for Further information The County of Borry will provide necessary auxil­ iary aids ond services, such os signers for fhe hear the date of such sole mg impaired ond audio topes of printed materials Doted February 19. 1998 bemg considered ot the meeting, to individuals with HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Home wrecker? Dor Ann Landers: I have been seeing for a couple of years now Wc began our relationship while we were both married to other people My divorce has been tinal i*ir some time, but his will not be finalized for sev­ eral months. Our daughter was born last May (hts f irst child), and I have a son of rm own Bobs parents have known about us for a year, and the problem is that they think of me as a home wrecker. The truth is. Bob's marriage was over years before I met him His folks, however, cannot accept the fact that Bob has a new life as if by ignoring it. it will go away. They will not visit us and have seen our infant daughter only once when Bob took the baby over to their place. I have never met Bob's family lie says they don’t want to meet me because of their close re­ lationship with hts ex-wife I don't expect them to cut her out of their lives, but I feel hurt that they want nothing to do with me. They invite Bobs cx-wifc to all the family gatherings, which means I am left at home alone. Bob never nukes any apologies. He just goes. I want Bob s family to acknow ledge and ac­ cept me. How do I go about nuking this hap­ pen'.’ Please advise me. Rightfully Hurting in Virginia Beach. Va. Dear Virginia Beach: As an unbiased out­ sider. I think I have a pretty good idea of how this looks to Bob's folks You started to sec their son. who was a nurned man when you met him. You then had a baby with Bob. which they may have considered an attempt at entrapment Bob's parents arc very fond of his former wife and will continue to include her at all family af­ fairs and treat her as a member of the family. They have no wish to include you. Their hope is that one day down the road. Bob will dump you and get back with his wife Please keep this column, and la me know in a couple of years if my prognostications were on targa. Meanwhile, tbrga about Bob’s par­ ents. and concentrate on making your relation­ ship with him and your child a healthy, happy one. Separate beds Dear Ann Landers: This is in response to your 73-ycar-old correspondent who says life can be a lot better without a man. She said. “He snores and hogs the covers.” The woman needs to know she docs not have to put up with this forever. There is an alternative: separate bed­ rooms. My wife and I made that decision five years ago. and it was one of the smartest moves wc ever nude. After umpteen years with a woman who turns over by lev dating 4 inches above the bed and plopping down like a Cannon ball, twitches her feet all night long and snores like a moose. I moved to another room. There arc only 40 inches separating my bed­ room door from hers, and that is not a lung trip when I get the “call of the wild." The benefits of this arrangement arc enormous It is true that absence docs indeed make the heart grow fonder and the fantasies somaimcs more excit­ ing. If married couplet can ga over the "you don't love me anymore" syndrome, and they have a spare bedroom, they should take my adv ;cc and use it. Married couples ga along much better after an undisturbed night of rest. No Longer Sleepless in Augusta. Ga. Dear Augusta: You don'! say how old you are or how many years you’ve been married. Both make a big dtfTcrcncc. The only clue is your ref­ erence to "umpteen years " Also, an extra bed­ room is not alway s available. Lach couple must work out sleeping arrangements in a way that suits both husband and wife. disabilities at the meeting/hearmg upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with (248) 642-4202 disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Borry by writing or coil­ Trptt & Trott PC Attorney s for HEARTWELL MORTGAGE ing the following Michoel B'Own. Administrate’. 220 State Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (616) 948 CORPORATION W 30150 Telegropn Suite 100 Bingham Forms Michigan 48025 File #98010181 Ann landers 4891 (3/19) Nancy I Boersmo Barry County Clerk HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN Part-time — 25 hoar* per week PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Chaplain Pastoral Counselor to provide spiritual counseling and guidance to patients, families, and staff and perform or arrange for religious services to meet patient needs. Requirements include a Bachelor Degree and ordination by a recognized religious body that is endorsed by the proper ecclesiastical authority Previous experience in parish or pastoral ministry is preferred PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits package which is pro rated for part-time employees. Paid Time Off System, pension plan, plus much more' Please send introductory letter and resume to PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources Dept 1009 West Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 (616) 948-3112 Fax (616) 945-4130 (3/5) Doctors’ finds Dear Ann Landers: You have printed sev­ eral letters over the years about doctors who misdiagnosed or ignored symptoms that later turned out to be serious. In one letter, a woman complained that her family doctor had not paid serious attention to a melanoma In another, someone complained that his family doctor had missed the diagnosis of prostate cancer and failed to order a PSA test My husband Al­ fred." is a certified family doaor. and I would like to write in his defense. Many years ago Alfred, a graduate of Stan­ ford Medical School. t**ok a friend out to din­ ner The fnend asked Allred what he should do about the warts on his hand Mv husband said. “I am much more concc’tcd about the mole »»n your neck. He made an appointment to remove the mole, disco*cred it was melanoma, a deadly form of cancer, and icier red his friend to the best-quailficd specialist in the ticld Hun was 3<> years ago Ihe man is still in very good health In the years before the PS \ was used, my husband found a hard lump in one ol his pa­ tients during a d gital exam and referred ihe man to a urologist The urologist said the lump was n<»< cancerous Ihe next year, the same pa­ tient returned tor his annual physical, and nn husband referred him again to the urologist Rcccix mg the same answer, nn hush md in­ sisted the pattern sec another specialist, who biopsicd the lump and discovered it was malig­ nant Please. Ann. there arc well-qualified and poorly qualified people in every field, and all aic capable of making mistakes Mv husband. Lamp liability like many other familv doctors. i> an excellent diagnostician, and people should lecl confident seeking his help A Doctor's Wile in I scon­ dido ( alif l>car Wife: I hank you tor standing up lor family doctors I hey deserve the support \nd I appreciate the opportunity to remind my read­ ers that all suspicious lumps should he biop­ sicd Beiler to he sate than sorry , Witty response Drar Ann Landrrx: My mother and I work in a convenience stoic al our family's service station. Wc have “no smoking" signs posted on the doors and in various other places One day, a nice-looking gentleman came in. smoking a cigarette My mother asked him. po­ litely. if he would please put out the cigarette or sinoke it outside. The man replied, in a courte­ ous and non-belligerent tone of voice. "I nolicc Dear \nn I andrrs: . mg. hut 1 travel a l«»’. and nn daughter clip-, vour columns lor me Ileus the advice I wtrald have given :•> Older Sistci in Oregon. ” whose ht’lc brother broke then grandmother's lifiany lamp Any­ body wiiu hangs an SMN) glass lamp over apiml table and then allows two II-year-old boys shoot pool there deserves exactly what she got < iiandma should politely refuse any offers tr«»m the boy 's mother to reimburse her \ <ncai(irandma in ( onnccticut Dear (i.(। Beautiful I wish I had thought of that ".4 Cullntitm \f\ f-uiwiu (imi\ «»/ tin/Jin /* the /N’/7r< i little atft h» that */»«•< uil MNiteime »r«u /* im/mwihlc tu tun fu» Send u \e!f-uddie\\rd. Inna hiiMnr\\-\i:e vn\elui>e und u i heck m nmnvi ttrdvt fin s* jx iriu^ u i hides /untune und handling n> ( ulletttun < u Ann Lander* PO Btn ll.^fij ( III 6tt611-0562 (in Cunuda. S6 25/ Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate. Inc. lake Odessa NEULIS The Lakewood Christian School dinner this week Friday. March 6, will have a departure from the usual roast beef turkey ham. For the first time, the meal will have pancakes with fruit and all the trimmings The Lakewood Ministerial Association is omitting the weekly Lenten Sunday evening services, which have been very popular for many years. They have been held in churches around the distna for about 15 years Instead, the members wi!'. have some other services through the year, including the Good Friday service on April 10. The Lansing chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution ma last Thursday at the Okemos Community Church. The program featured the winners of the DAR annual American History Essay Contest. Again. Lakewood student Jessica McNeil, an llthgradcr wrote one of the winners. Her topic was on patriotism. She is the daughter of Clay and Janis McNeil of Goddard Road. At least since 1955. shore resident Andrew Wiscloglc kept a log of the ice freezing and breakup on Jordan Lake. His son. I red. has continued the family tradition. This year has sa more than one record. The breakup of the icc came on Feb 27. This is the first such I cbruary date in 43 years. With the last freeze coming on Jan. 12. the lake had only 45 days of icc. There were very few fishing shanties on the lake this year. The previous w inter had 72 days of icc. In 1993 the icc left on April 9 which was the first time since 1983 for ice to stay beyond the end of March. The earliest date for lasting ice was on Dee. 2. 1976. The latest time for the breakup was April 19, 1966 Wasn't that ihe year of one of the big bliz­ zards? Huhn's Food Marka has posted a notice that March 15 is the last date they will accept foam containers and plastic bags for recy­ cling. Richard Harvey of Lakeview has had his fi­ nal day at Bradcc's Drug store. He had owned the store for nearly 20 years. With the build­ ing sold to Dr. Bamat and the liquor license transfared to a convenience store, which al­ ready had a beer and wine license, prescrip­ tions transferred to Fclpausch Pharmacy, the merchandise is left It is to be sold at discount this month by the purchaser of the store's con­ tents. The second story housed the (kid Fel­ low lodge. They owned the upper half, includ­ ing the sidewalls and the roof A newspaper of Aug. 10. 1905. related that work was being pushed for a projected opening in September. The first floor stores were those of Wilcox and Haddix (a meat marka) and Bachclder This became the Nyc drug store. Carpenters were Ben Daily and Ed Hinderleidcr. Gardner Wight and Will Barnes were applying the lath. Frccm(an) Rathburn and Clark "are giving them a hot chase with 'mort'board and trowel" On the north side was an ante room leading to the mail lodge room and a recep­ tion room. Ihe reception room opened to a dining room 17x30 T his in turn opened into a prop­ erty room 14x21 along the south side. This room also opened into the mam lodge room with dimensions of 40x42 Also, there were kitchen, regalia room, toila roum and locker This housed the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodge for ladies Joan Chorley is convalescing and having therapy in Caledonia at the home of Dave and Sue Trustch. She recently had knee replace­ ment surgery. Dalia* and Norene Braden have returned^ from thetr An zona sojourn Mel Jane Everett underwent carpal tunnel surgery two weeks ago. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday at Lansing for Hilda Warnke. stepmother of De­ lores Michutka of Tasker Road She hat|4 reached age 92. Bunal was at St. Johns The youth group of Central Lnitcd^ Mahodist Church went to the Traverse City ( area for a weekend of fun at the Seibel cottage^ last month. b The Depot Museum had visitors Saturday ’* Half of them came to buy the reprinted ccnr„ tenmal histories. The February Bonanza Bu l( gle was delivered by mail Saturday to loca^ members. Lake Odessa Area Histoneal Soch cty visitors also were interested in the display., of hats and the unique photographs of met;, and women in their head gear of years ago. , The Order of Eastern Star wiil resume, monthly sessions on Tuesday. March 10 at the, chapter rooms after a recess dunng the wintqr. months. Shane and Lon McNeil, accompanied by son Samuel, who has now gone a bt» past the five-pound mark on the scales. attcndcyL church Sunday morning at Central Iriitcqj Mahodist. They and the Tim Matthews fam­ ily of Hudsonv Hie were v isttors at the parenta}. Reiser home. ,t The Congregational Women's Fellow ship, will mca Wednesday. March 11. at I 30 in thq church dining room Dr I ola Haller will be the speaker, with some enriching stones from literature fields. t. On Saturday, an Ionia man called 374-8420 to report that m a jewelry box at his house, he. saw a nng he had found a few years ago<. Could she help him find the girl who lost ha Lakewood class nng. Class of |986'.’ Do you: know of a girl grad from that class who lou Iter ring? Mrs. Victor Michutka made a four-day v isil. to Boston with daughta Julie, husband I lliott and daughtas. Daughter Diane from Wash** i ng ton D.C. and her fnend came to Boston ip mca the others. Julie's husband has some speaking engagements in Italy so the family­ will be fly ing there for the next two weeks . Lake Odessa is gating ya another financial, institution. Portland Federal Credit I mon is sating up a branch at Huhns Market Ihe. store interior has been rearranged to accom*, modatc this new venture It will he within the, confines of the video area at the from of the. store. This part of the building was a buttle, room for Johnson's Marka and Plumb's Dun-, mg the Felpausch era. it became the v ideo div, play Ihe Portland Cl has a branch on \1 -<m?. al David Highway .md anothet new one ill Westphalia next door to the Huhn Marka CARE COORDINATOR Full-time P«aaock Hospital’s Utilization Review Department is seeking a Cate Coordinator for Utilization Management and to perform discharge planning functions as part of the care coordination process This position reports to the Director of Quality Review and Continuing Care Services A Michigan RN License is required and Med Surg experience is preferred Excellent verbal, written and kevboarding ski!... are necessary Must be willing to provide cross coverage within fhe department Psaaock Hospital offers a total compensation package whkh includes competitive salarv an innovative Flexible Benefit package. pension plan, plus many other b»*netiis’ Qualified persons, pleas* send resume to or cal! PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1LK)9 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 4905X (616) 94N 3112 or Fax «»16) *Mr* 11 kt EOE j �The Hastings Banner — Thursday March 5. 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County health Dept, began in 1931 Campers Drying Dishes «n the Kitchen at Clear Lake Camp Barry County Health Department Staff at the 116 N Michigan location in 1941 (from left) Morton Hilbert: Dr J K Altland; Alice Hagetshaw: Mane Neuschaefer; Ethel Barber. Sue Carrothers. Esther Kreider; Dorothy Dilts. Faye Thomas. Louise Hayward A A Roth is missing from the picture By Joyce F. Wcinbrccht The Barry County Department of Public Health almost didn't become established The supervisors heard the presentation by W K. Kellogg Foundation for Child Welfare, made by Dr A C Sclmon and Dr James Stuart Pritchard Tuesday. Apnl 14. 1931 They thought about it overnight They were certainly aware of the appearances of the two doctors throughout the counts during the fall and winter of 1930-1931. when they were urging the consolidation of rural school districts and the formation of a county health unit and were equally aware of the pros and cons of such a move for the county and its rural schools The Hastings Banner had given editor­ ial support to the plan, which would make Barry County the pioneer demonstration county in the foundation's Michigan Community Health Pro­ jects. which would eventually include seven counties m southwestern Michigan It was fch that the program must have the proper legal backing in its work and that it must be established by the board of supervisors in accordance with state law They proposed that for the first year there would be no expense to the county. Tlie plan would do away with all the local health officers and the public health unit would be responsible for matters of health con­ cerns This plan would save S3.5OO for the town­ ships. the city of Hastings and the v illagcs of the county. The foundation pledged to pay $6,000 or more if required in order that the proposition might be given a trial in Barry ( ounty I he state health department commuted to S3.000 annual­ ly toward the unit. Ihe Rockfcllor Foundation would give $2,500 for the first year and the I S Public Health Service would contribute $500 to the plan for the first year The county board of superv isors was asked to provide suitable office space for the health department and appointed a th rec-member com­ mittee to represent the county and would advise the health officer in the execution of his duties, employ the necessary personnel and approve the payment of bills from the above proposed funds The doctors and nurses of the health unit would not directly treat the school children themselves, but would guide the children and their parents to their family physicians, dentists and optometrists The health unit personnel would visit the schools and would examine the children and make recommendations Ihe city schools and rural district school, which were not tn a consolidation program, would also receive similar benefits from the program The vole was taken on the afternoon of Wednesday. April 15. 1931. .is the drafted reso­ lution was offered for a vote on the I1<hh It read "Resolved that the Barry ( ounty Board of Super visors agree to establish a county health department for a period of one year beginning May I. 1931. m accordance with Act No. 306. Public Acts of the State of Michigan for the year 1927 as amended The Hastings Bannci of Apnl 22. 1931. stat­ ed "Eleven supervisors voted ’aye' and nine voted nay.”' This was certainly not a landslide vote, but the resolution passed and the chairman of the board appointed the first health commit­ tee W A Schader. Allen Hyde and Bert Brown. Drs Sclmon ami Pritchard stated "Wc predict that this will be one ot the finest service ever given to Barry ( ounty. It will be carried on lor a limited time so that the county may sec the benefits of it and then, it will be up to the coun­ ty” At the end ol the trial period the benefits of the county health unit were clearly visible to even the most skeptical of the board members and the citizens of the county and the health department moved along Ihe medical society and dental society of the county held examinations m the schools during the years 1931 through 1934 Participating physicians and dentists made the examinations Parents were invited and urged to be present at these exams Notice* of programs were sent out to the parents, and follow-up home calls were made to urge and arrange for corrections I his was an effort made with the cooperation of the physicians, dentists, nurses and teachers. However, it became apparent that better doc­ tor family relationships seemed to develop when the examinations actually took place in the offices ot the physician or dentist Ihe method was changed so that the examinations were actually done in the better facilities of the doctors. Pre-school children were included in the examinations in the jvenod from 1931 to 1934 Each community held conferences with lay peo­ ple forming the committees of from five to ten members who visited the homes of pre-school children to inform the parents of the conference and to provide transportation where needed to attend the conference* In the spring ol 1932. the WK. Kellogg moved into another phase of operations Two camp programs for school children were devel­ oped Ihe first camp was held at Pine lake. Barry ( ounty Ihe foundation purchased a 31acre tract of land and built a mam lodge suitable lor year-round use anti 24 summer cabins One hundred and sixty-eight children attended the first camp, which was of tour weeks duration I he camp was tilled to capacity at each session and winter camping seemed to be a solution Anolhet camp site was acquired Ihe ( amp I ire Guls of Battle < reck owned 29 acres on Clear I ake near Dowling More land was pur­ The Lodge at Clear Lake Camp chased and added to the eamp and both camps were put into operation year-round. Each session of 25 girls and 25 buys from ages 7 through 12 contained elements of health and hy giene, nature studies and the skills need­ ed Io get along with others. Selection of campers was based on a set of criteria of dis­ tressed home conditions, financial problems, overcrowding in the home and lack of supervi­ sion in the home Most campers stayed in the camp for 12 weeks. In I936. the foundation purchased 40 acres on Morris I ake. section no 2. Baltimore Town­ ship. Barrv (ounty I’his was given to the ( amp Eire Girls and the Clear laikc became a yearround camp operated by the W’K Kellogg Foundation. World War II came along in 1941 -42 and the camps became part of the war effort. T he I S Coast Guard needed the camp site as a training grounds and leased the camp on Clear Lake Pine Lake became a center for retraining and rehabilitating veterans and ( lear Lake became a teacher training education center under the guidance of Western Michigan College of Edu­ cation. In 1939 and 1940. the Clear Lake Camp was used as a demon si ration center where the chil­ dren and teachers of the entire school district attended lor a period of two weeks. Ihe enure program of the WK. Kellogg foundation were learning grounds for mans stu­ dents in many fields of health and education from the time of its inception, with interns from the various colleges and university sending stu­ dents to work in and observe how it functioned and added to the scope of the programs with their own ideas and plans. In 194! and 1942 another program was in place in Barrs County under the Michigan Community Health Proiect and the health departments from each counts. This was the home maternity delivery program and was under the sponsorship of the W K Kellogg foundation in the seven counties which were included in the foundation’s program. In 1939. one nurse from each counts was given a twomonth training course at the Chicago Maternity ( enter in ( hicago Ann Bratton, a registered nurse and the wife of Ray Bratton, counts drain commissioner, was chosen for Barrs Counts I he scrv ice was planned to help families who could not afford to pas for hospital care or for families where the mother was needed at home to manage the household with the help of her husband and another family person This was not necessarily a service for the poor. but mans lower income bracket families were able to use the program. I he program was geared to result in heahhici babies and belief post-pat turn care for the moth­ ers I here was a fee based upon ability to pas. from to S25 Very little income was generated bv the pro­ gram in any of the seven counties Mrs Bratton estimated that the income probably generated less than SKMi in the two scars of its existence Nurse* did sometimes receive tokens ol appreciation from the families, such as tarm produce. hand-made articles like aprons, towels or a pair ot pillow cases < »nc time Mrs Bratton was offered a newborn pig one ol a litter ot I» she had to tell the family no. that she had no was to raise a baby pig Mrs Bratton described her training pcn«*d in ( hicago in some detail in an article printed in the Hastings Banner on Nov 19. |»»x| W hile they vveic in training in ( hicago. home deliveries were attended by one doctor. one intern in obstetncls and a nurse \ pre-natal visit hud .dreads been made to -he home by a cits health department officer and a list of need­ ed supplies had already been made and the other given some instructions When labo. started, the delivers team was sent to the home I hey traveled to the home bv street car I he nuise set up tor the delivery while the ductor checked the patient and noted the progress Sometimes it lasted over several hours and the team played cards. t<>.4 walks, or a nap oi read I here were some interesting customs the*- observed while in training in Chicago. One cus­ tom was to tape a new copper penny to the navel of the newborn At some places the family placed an axe under the mothers bed to cut the after pants which were considered evil In some cultures, the placenta was boiled and the mem­ brane was then put in a iar for keeping Bratton didn’t believe that she would ever see similar conditions in Bans ( ounty. but once she was in practice she observed bedbugs, roaches, mice, rats, fleas, lice, and tilth right in Barry County However, most of the time the places were all right and the whole program was rewarding Ihe Barry ( ounty Health Department team was a doctor and a nurse Ihe nurse prepared the room tor delivery and then called the doctor, they made deliveries in every township and every village in the countv and the city of Hast­ ings Mans nights the nurse spread newspapers on the fl<M»r to lie down lor a bit of sleep while waiting lor the baby to arrive. I’his program wax discontinued when as part of a national movement, there occurred a switch to almost universal acceptance of the hospital as the proper locale lor the delivery of babies. Dr. Matthew Kinde was the director of the Barrv ( ounty Health Department from 1931 through 193". guiding it a.id its programs through those first formative years. He seemed to regard it as an adventure, traveling over the rough and inuddv roads of Barry County to supervise immunization clinics where there was small pox vaccine, diphtheria and other epidem­ ic disease Ihe health department continued to be housed over the Bcssmcr stores through those years In 1936. he joined the W K foundation staff as a I icld director, managing the development of the seven health departments being organized ny the foundation in southwest Michigan. He stayed witii the foundation tor 33 years, retiring in I97(j l>r Robert Bruce Harkness was appointed to the position of director of Barry County Health Department, serving from 1936 until 1940. The health department was moved to the ground floor location at 116 North Michigan and the department continued to grow, reaching more and more children and adults of the county and impacting the life of the community in many HASTINGS 4 211 W. STATE ST. S4S-2243 ONLY $3.50.—„ 1-NOO-535-72O3 i« •V.S. MAMMALS ways. In December ol 1940. Di John K .Altland. came to Barry ( ounty He served his county as a lieutenant with the coast guard during his tenure here Dr Altland visualized the area a> a training field for students including doctors, nurses, dentists, health educators and adminis­ trators. learning from observation as they came to Barry County to see how the programs and services were done. Services given during this time included bed­ side nursing care, modernization of rural schools and helped to lower the incidence of communicable diseases in the county Ihe staff in I‘Ml included Ethel Barber, senior clerk and bookkeeper; J K Altland. M D. director; A.A. Roth, samtuiy engineer. Morton Hilbert, assistant sanitary engineer. Louise Hay w aid. counselor; Sue ( another*. counselor; Esther Kricder. counselor; Alice Hagelshau. counselor; Dorothy Dilts, counselor. Faye Diomas. stenographer-receptionist: and C har­ lotte Wilcox, record clerk. Marie Neuschaefer. counselor. Dr. Altland was a native of Michigan and had received his A.B. and M.D degrees from the I Diversity of Michigan He served his intern­ ship at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids He practiced medicine in t.ovvell for eight years, then obtained his master's degree m public health administration at Ann Arbor, lie spent one year with the Allegan ( ounty health unit and then went to Traverse City. where he spent 22 months and organized the Grand Traverse ( ounty Health Department He was no novice in the field of public health when he arrived in Barry County. He spent five years in Barry ( ounty and then assumed the duties of the director of the bureau of local health services of the state health department I Ic had beer, deeply involved in the new addiuon to Pennock Hospi­ tal. which would house the Barry County Health unit. ills new position would be to help establish new health departments in the 14 counties in the state that were currently without full-time coun­ ty health programs. 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In 1998 Coach Tom Lehman's team will grapple in the Division II ranks against powerful teams like Dowagiac und Mason. The competition will he tierce, but the Trojans can battle with the best of them. They've proven that many times Lehman's coaching record speaks lor itself. Over 400 wins in 26 years Enough said. And the help he receives from assistant Scott Marx in makes for another feather in the program's cap (If Middleville's wrestlers need any inspiration heading into this weekend, just think about a chance to shave Lehman's head once again. Now. there was a classic "do.") The Trojan seniors are also a testament to the programs greatness. The Middleville lineup usually includes seven to eight seniors... and we're not just talking about average athletes here either. Kyle Brower. Spencer Romph. Dcndel Craven. Ron Haynes, Jared Otto and the list continues. Brower and Romph arc battling each other for most career wins by a Trojan wrestler, but that is not the goal for cither at this time. The goal: Win the title for our team. Fan support, the black and orange do support their wrestling with a passion I’m sure people like Ray Page and Skip Pranger will be around this weekend to give (heir Trojans that little extra push along with a large gathering of students, parents and Middleville wrestling alumni The fans arc so good, they often analyze my photographs. The goal this weekend is take the good action shots... I'm sure there will be plenty to take. (If the Trojans' need instant points, suit up Steve Lehman and he's sure to score that 6-point pin.) Back at Christmas tune. I gave Romph a Stale championship in my annual holiday column Romph. and the Trojans, deserve '.hat title and even it they don't win it on the mats this weekend, they will haxe already earned it Remember these woids as you traxel down to Battle Creek Friday. (io hard or go home Battle Creek Kellogg Arena Friday night 7 45 sharp Be there Aloha! • Soccer Meeting at I) K: A Parents Information Meeting will be held in Delton Kellogg's High School Auditorium on March 11 at 7:30. All Delton players and parents are encouraged to attend, according to Coach Mark Carlson • Saxon Spring Media Days: Hastings High School will have its Spring Sports Media Days on Tuesday. April 21 and Wednesday. April 22. Tennis, soccer, junior varsity and varsity softball and baseball teams will gel their pictures taken on April 21. while the golf, freshman softball and baseball and track squads will get their mugs shot on April 22. You might have heard about the Fantastic Four, but what about Hastings High School's Fantastic Fixe ’ Bill Blair Tim Easey. I uke Noteboom. Mike Pursell and Don Smith The five Saxon mats men haxe a combined record • 171-47 and will represent the blue and gold at the Dixision II State individual finals March 13-14 m Battle Creek Smith (31-6) took a second place at last Saturday's Division II regional held at Lowell High School. Smith, who wrestled at 160. beat grapplers from Greenville and Ogcinaxv Heights before losing to Forest Hills Northern's Brad Trumpion in the championship round Ihe win over Ogema\x Heights was against a district champion. Nolcboom. Pursell and Easey all came away with third place performances Nolcboom (40-10) was making his third trip to regional*, but was hoping to get his first spot al Stale. In the 145pound weight class. Nolcboom accomplished his goal His only loss was to Sparta's Malt May. the eventual champion. Pursell (23-16) scored Lis third at 189 and his only loss came Io champion Ron Haynes of Middleville. "Mike (Pursell) has been wrestling the best he has all year here at the end ol the season." Hastings Coach Dave Furrowsaid. Flasex (37-X» used motivation to reserve his spot in the "Cereal City" championship Last year an Ogemaw Heights wrestler kept him from placing ai State On Saturday. Easey defeated that same loe by an exciting 14-13 co int His weight class was arm ng the toughest m the tournament with six qualifiers and place winners troni last year tn it I mi did a great job placing thud and qualilying lor his second trip to the finals Bill Blau 14D-71 started oil the day ailing, but came on strong at the end "Unfortunately. Bill sustained an injury in his Inst match and lost to Lakewood's TJ Koch 6-5 He came back and edged Middlcxillc's Jeremy Vandefifcr 8-7 and defaulted in the consolation finals to finish fourth Blair's injury should heal before the Slate meet " A sixth Hastings wrestler. Michael Lipstraw, went 1-2 and did not quality Lipstraw (32-181 won his first match, lost 7-2 to champion Chad Grant of Eaton Rapids and lost 6-0 to Rob Moodx ol Bay City "We had an outstanding day with all ot our six wrestlers winning their first matches.' Furrow said. "Five ol these six wrestlers are juniois and w ’ll be back next season with Tim (Easey » being the lone senior What a great nucleus they will make tor next year" The team part ot the season ended last Wednesday (Feb 25) al rcgionals Hustings laced \ » 5 Mason and lost a lough 38-28 decision Winner, hr the Saxons x>vir Greg Seeber at IO< ipm in 2 46? Rob Lee at 140 (pm in t Sr,, | ui Nolcboom al 145 (7 4 decisions Michael I ipstraw al 152 ill 3 decisionj. Don Smith al 160 (9-5 decision) and l'im F.ascx al 215 (pm in I 28» Mason used that momentum to stun top-ranked lialon Rapids m the regional final 36-24 .Mason 38 Hastings 28 103: Seeber (Hastings) pinned Perfitt (Mason) in 2 46. 112: Morgan (Mason) defeated Milloon (Hastings) 150; 119: Guiles (Mason) defeated Bishop (Hastings) 16 I. 125: Barry (Mason) pinned Powell (Hastings) m 141. 130: Lotridge (Mason) won on void; 135: Van Dommelen (Mason) defeated Nxstrom (Hastings) 13-7; 140: Lee (Hastings) pinned Tyrrell (Mason) in 3 56. 145: Nolcboom (Hastings) defeated Leu (Mason) 7-4. 152: Lipstraw (Hastings)defeated Stewart ’Mason) 11-3; 160: Smith (Hastings) defeated Hixson (Mason) 9-5; 171: Fbuslman (Mason) defeated Blair (Hastings) 7-5; 189: Herrera (Mason) defeated Pursell (Hastings) 13-2; 215: Easey (Hastings) pinned Han (Mason) in 1.28; 275: Rice (Mason) pinned McCarty (Hastings) in 2:58. • Hope MIAA Front-Runner: Hope College is on its way to claiming another MIAA All-Sports championship After winning two league championships this winter and finishing second in two others. Hope has expanded its lead to 20 points Hope won men's basketball and women's swimming titles during the winter term and now has 107 All-Sports points. Calvin is second with 87. Hint to Hope... If you want to continue to win this championship, look to Barry County for some great athletes. The Hope College basketball team could benef* greatly from players like Ed VanDerMolen and Darnell Day. no doubt about it Coach Matt Neil. Talk Io you soon. Spikers, eagers aim for district events District basketball and volleyball tournaments will be staged this weekend and next week for area high school teams. Here is a schedule for the events. VOLLEYBALL Class B District Saturday, March 7 at Caledonia High School 10 a.m. — Middleville vs. Hastings; II a m. — Lakewood vs. Caledonia; 12:30 p.m — Championship Match Class B District at Lakewood High School (All games at 7:30 p.m.) Monday, March 9 Central Montcalm vs. Belding Tuesday, March 10 Portland vs. Lakewood Wednesday. March 11 DeWitt vs. C. Mont./Bclding winner Thursday, March 12 Portland/Lakcwod winner vs. Tri County Saturday, March 14 Championship Game BASKETBALL Class B District at Delton Kellogg H.S. (All gamrs at 7 p.m.) Monday, March 9 Delton vs. Hastings Tuesday, March 10 Plainwell vs. Wayland Wednesday, March 11 Delton/Hastings winner vs. Middleville Friday, March 13 Championship Game Class C District at Maple Valley H. S. Monday, March 9 Maple Valley vs. Bellevue at 6 p.m. Wednesday. March 11 Maple Valley/Bellcxuc winner vs. Parchment at 5 p.m.; Olivet vs. Galesburg-Augusta at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 Championship Game at 7 p.m. Rivals take court... Volleyball districts Saturday Opening a tournament against a No I seed can be good... or bad For Hastings High School's varsity spikers. playing No. I Forest Hills Central wasn't bad at all In fact the Saxon efforts, especially in the second game, were quite pleasing to Coach Tammy Cairl After losing the first game to Forest Hills Central 15-5. Hastings leaped out to a 9-3 lead in the second game be I ore eventually losing out 15-11 ' In the second game, they played really well and were digging some balls." Cairl said "There was no fear, exen though Forest Hills Central was seeded first They were not intimidated at all and that was great to see " In the second round, the blue and gold battled Wyoming Park fhe effort in that match, in Cairl s estimations, could luxe been better The final score was 15 2. 15 7 in favor of Park "We played well, but it wasn't as good as wc hoped lor." Cairl said The tournament concluded with a 15­ 17. 15-3. I5-|| win versus Lowell The adrenaline was firing lor Hastings m that encounter and helped Cairl's squad to end the day on a positive note. "The kids were happy with the tournament and I said if they're happy then I might as well be happy." Cairl said. In the hitting department. Summer Gillens had 14 kills. Amy Songer II. Sara Allerding 10. Katie Williams 9 and Laura Storm 7. See VOLLEYBALL Continued page 12 Individual qualifiers for the Saxon wrestling team, circling coach Dave Furrow, are (from left) Bill Blair. Luke Noleboom. Tim Easey and Don Smith. Mike Pursell. not pictured, also qualified for the March 13-14 finals in Battle Creek. TK Trojans return to State wrestling finals For four consecutive years. Middleville's wrestling team has ended its season in the ''Cereal City.” Not. munching on Kellogg's Corn Flakes, hut munching on wrestling opponents. The Trojans' senior class has qualified for ihe Stale finals four years in a row. but this lime their opponents will look a little bit different. Instead of wrestling in Dix ision III. the class the Trojans won a 1995-96 Stale crown and finished in the final lour in 1996-97. Coach Tom Lehman's squad finds themselves in the bigger. Division II rank. Opponent No. I on Friday al 7:45 p.m. is Dowagiac currently ranked No. 4 with a sparkling 21-3 record. Let's get ready to rumble! If they make it past the Chieftains, powerful teams like Mason — the team that ousted Eaton Rapids at rcgionals — could be on the distant horizon. The Division II semifinal, arc scheduled for 10 45 a.m. Saturday at Kellogg Arena with the championship match being held al 5 p.m Middleville gamed its spot al Stale with two easy victories al the Th»».napplc Kellogg High School regional First. Lehman's Trojans thumped Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56-18. winning 10 of the 14 weight classes with seven ot those 10 triumphs coming on pins In the title match. Middlcxille easily handled Harper Creek 67 10 'Hie Troians won 12 weight class matchups versus the Beavers with eight ol those wins the result of pins "They're hard workers who deserve these results. ’ Coach Lehman said Wc wrestled Harper Creek earlier in the year and beat them something like 56 s. but at that time, they had a couple -•! guys who were out Our eoal exeix week is to make it a little better. go out and eel the job done car lx That's just what Middleville did against both Catholic Central and Harper Creek. In the title tilt with Harper Creek. Middleville posted pins in the first lour weight classes and never looked back. Having a veteran group of wrestlers makes this type ol dominance possible. "This is the fourth year in a row; our seniors haxe been in the Stale tournament every year." Coach Lehman said "Wc have seven or eight seniors in our lineup Our guys haxe been here before and they expect Io win every lime they go out there That means a lot when you gel to this lex cl Middleville. n<n» 32-2. was all business-like in its approach to rcgionals. Sure, tougher teams like Wayland and Caledonia were ousted the week before. But. you still have to go out there and compete: Go hard or go home. Thai’s where Middleville's practice regimen comes into play. "A lol of our kids come in here expecting to win." Lehman said. "Wc have some quality kids .md our practices are really brutal. They pul a lot of lime and effort into this." See TROJANS continued on page 14 Middleville's Evan Space puts Harper Creeks John Abdul-Nour in a grimacing cradle at last week's regional final at Thornapple Kellogg High School. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 — Page 11 March Madness opens Monday for prep eagers Saving their bcM lor l.iM That's what the Saxon xafMly basketball team is shooting lor as it wrap* up tire regular season and prepares lor the post season tournaments Coach Don Sehils' team has plated solidly in iis Iasi two games On Feb 24. Hastings (I I 5 overall. 8-5 in the (>• K While i easily handled Bain County foe Delton. 72-24 On Feb 27. the blue and gold took it io O-K White rival Forest Hills Central. 82-60 • "Aller our league chances were out. wc began to locus on the tournament." Sehils .explained <)ui goal is to gel heller each game and that's our goal against Huds«>n\ ilk The regular season comes to a Jose Friday al Hudsonxille with Hastings gunning lor its I Mi season triumph Sehils says the Eagle* are pretty deliberate’ in their uftcn*ixe execution and want to run al a slow pace Hudsonville not only lost a 28-year coach this season, but also loui key playcis who were 6-5 or taller Ihe lust meeting between the two schools on Jan 30 resulted in a 51-38 Hastings home win. a game that Kyle Pohja netted 15 The home win last Friday against Forest Hills Central was also impressive Four players scored in double digits for a Saxon squad that connected on l6-of-20 free throw attempts "Il was the best game that wc have played lor lour quarters." Sehils said. "Wc hit the free throws and played with poise." Pohja led the double digit scorers with 18 points. Jeff Storrs tallied 16. Tony Bowne connected lor 12 and Darnell Day also added 12. Balanced scoring is a key when Hastings' offense is running smoothly "When were successful that's an indication." Sehils said. "We're running and gelling the ball into the open court.” Improved post play is another hope that Sehils has al this time of the season. Day and Ben O'Mara having been supplying big time minutes all year long and now Jim Storms is also becoming a factor. "He (Storms) gives us more depth at the four and three spots." Sehils said "He also can give us more offensive ability al the four spot.” Comstock 68 Delton 58 ’Die Panthers trailed by only five points (56-51) with 3:18 to play in Tuesday’s game, but the Colts were able to hold on thanks in part to their free throw advantage. Comstock attempted 37 shots from the charity stripe and made 21. while Delton hit on 7-of-18 lice throw attempts. "The score was closer than the score indicates." Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. "Our kids scraped hard and kept battling. The story was the free throw line." Delton made more field goals than Comstock. 24-22. Hogoboom's team had three players who tallied double figures. Kyle Matteson led the Panthers with 17 points. Denny Jim Storms (30) throws up a leaner as teammate Darnell Day (50) gets in position to grab the rebound. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Bourdo hit tor 15 markers and Jason Harner tossed in 13 points. Matteson rc-spr.uncd his ankle laic in the game and his playing status for Friday's final home game against Mattawan was nol known by press lime. Dchon will host district action Monday against Hastings. Okemos 65 Lakewood 52 Kyle Pohja (42) masters the two-hand slam in Hastings win over Forest Hills Eli last Friday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) The first time Lakewood and Okemos met on Jan 30. the Chieftains barely escaped with a one-point home win. The Vikings' Jason Elcnbaas attempted a desperation 3-poinlcr al the buzzer, but the shot just missed the mark leaving Elcnbaas with 15 points. Tuesday s Capital Circuit title was a totally different game. Okemos held Elcnbaas in check, got a big game from its big man and watched as Lakewood's offense missed the mark often. The result, a 13-point difficult loss to swallow. kewood takes fifth straight igue crown, districts next Once again. Lakewood’s volleyball team was tested Saturday al the Capital Circuit Tournament in Okemos. ?\nd once again, the Lady Vikings responded to the challenge. Coach Kellie Row land’s Lakewood spikers won its fifth straight league title with a 15­ 11.4-15. 15-6 triumph over Jackson Lumen Christi m the championship match. A couple of times, the Lady Vikcs appeared to be on the ropes. but were able to prevail with a lot of grit and determination ■ They've proven how tough they arc.” Row land said. "That is mental preparation; they don’t hang their heads.” Lakewood t5>-4-5» trailed Lumen Christi 11-8 in ihe first game, but rallied with seven consecutive service points from Jill Bcnycliotcr In the second game, the Lady Vikcs did not Lire a* well The Titans scored nine of the first l<> points and never looked back | alter that ; The third .md deciding game started out I close, but didn’t end in the s : ,c fashion. A Jjennilcr Nielsen ace lied the game early al 4Al that point. Row land's crew look tjth.irgc and scored 11 ot the last 13 to win by A convincing 15-6 count. Momentum is everything and that ace roke the stand still.” Row land said. Blocking and adjustments, though, were Iso valuable to the Lady Vikings. 7. "We started bl. k king al the end < and»came £*hvc when we needed to." Row land said of .;1hc third game nicy (Lumen Christi) were gritting .in off-speed ball to our back row and wc were having a lough time adjusting to it £ Finally. we were able to and gained control ’’ \ Lakewood opened the tournament with a \ 15 5. 15-0 win over Eaton Rapids. Then, in jphe semifinals the blue and white spiked ^Charlotte 15-13. 17-15 Lakewood wins the league for a tilth ■consecutive year with a regular season 7-0 firecord and a 3-0. first-place championship Spcrformancc Saturday I unien Christi takes jbecond place and Charlotte and Jackson • Northwest tic lor third 1 "I knew before the finals thai wc had first Btaee; what I was lool’.ng lor u — lor team 4o make big improvement ” I. «wland said n was a tough tournament land) we re not playing as well defensively as we have " *; Senior Jami Schrock had 15 kills and 21 digs in the championship match and 5| kills and ’5 digs overall for the tournament Niclser managed 12 service points in the championship and 23 overall Her 2’ points from behind the line included IO service trees. "We've really been working on serving to score.” Row land said. LAKEWOOD Continued on poage 12 Jeff Storrs (22) goes in for two on a fast break opportunity as the Saxons posted an O-K White win at home last Friday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Full-time Line Cook Position Available Apply at the... County Seat Restaurant Full Time Office Help Organized individual with basic computer skills and excellent customer service skills. 128 S. Jefferson, Hastings 616-948-4042 Apply at Hastings Chrysler. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP BOARD of REVIEW NOTICE of MEETING NOTICE The Assyna Township Board of Review will meet at the township hall. 8060 Tasker Road. Bellevue. Michigan 49021 on March 3rd at 7 00 p.m to organize and receive the rolls The Assyria Township Board of Review will mee: at the township hall 8060 Tasker Road Bellevue Michigan 49021 on March 9th and March 10th from 9 00 a m to noon and 2 00 p m to 4 00 p rr- and from 7 00 p m to 8 00 p m on March 12th to hear protest The Assyria Township Board will provide neces­ sary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and aud»o tapes of printed materials being considered at the meet­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the meeting or public hearing upon 7 days notice to the Assyria Township Board Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Assyria Township Board by writing or calling the following. Dena Miller. 10570 M-66 Nashville Michigan 49073 • 616 758 3410 Mike Boles Supervisor Ask for Tom. Hastings Charter Township The Board ot Review will meet Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10 or as many days as it takes. Time will be 9 a.m. Io noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To review assessments, adjust­ ments to each class, plus new and loss and sales. Ratio Mult. Agricultural 44.21% 1.1310 Commercial 45.36% 1.1023 Industrial 50.00% 1.0000 Residential 47.90% 1.0438 Richard C. Thomas, Supervisor Hastings Charter Township 885 River Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone: 616-948-9690 Letter appeal accepted. Viking Coach Mike Maciasz said Okemos' defense wasn't the problem. Instead, it was Lakewood's shooting woes, especially from outside. "1 don't think it bothered us as much as our offense," Maciasz said. "Wc didn't hit too many outside shots and when you miss six or seven in a row. you start to gel that feeling." Elcnbaas scored just 5 points in the game and seemed hesitant to put up his shots late in the contest. "If he (Elcnbaas) hits those threes (3pointers) in the first half, we re probably up by 12 points," Maciasz said. See CAGERS Continued on page 14 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Notice of Board of Review The Board of Review will meet on March 3, 1998, in the office of the Supervisor at Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road, Hastings to organize and review the Assessment Roll. PUBLIC MEETING to hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings on: — MARCH 9,1998 9:00 AM to Noon • 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM — MARCH IO. 1998 9:00 AM to Noon • 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment Roll. PROPIRTY ASSESSMENT RATIOS A FACTORS FOR 1997 CLASS Agriculture Commercial Industrial Residential Developmental Personal RATIO MULTIPLIER 48.35% 50.00% 50.00% 44.98% 0•0 1 0341 1 0000 1.0000 1.1116 -0-0- The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same. If you have purchased properly it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have improved your property such as additions, new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also reflect in the value of your property Upon request of any person who is asses­ sed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shown, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property as will, in their judgment, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal. Robert M. Edwards. Supervisor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Ml 49058 9725 (616) 948-2194 �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 LAKEWOOD ...continued from page 10 Melissa Ruder and Kathcnnc Shdlcnbarger each had 39 digs Jill Benschoter collected 7 blocks and Nielsen 6 blocks Seller Amanda Blough had 88 assists overall and 40 in the final. District action Saturday will be at Caledonia High School. Middleville takes on Hastings al 10 a.m.. l.akewotxJ challenges Caledonia al roughly 11 a m. and ihe district championship is scheduled for 12:30 p m 4. Portage Central 53-11-1 5. I- H. Central 46-12-0 6 Midland 44 8-2 7. East Kentwood 49-16-5 8. Plymouth Salem 44 5-1 9. Battle Creek Central 47 15-4 10. Kalamazoo Central 47-15-4 HM Walled Lake Central 38-6-2 HM. Holland 38-11-8 Class B M.I.V.C.A. Rankings... Lakewood moved up a notch in the final Class B poll by the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association. Pinconning remains No. I in Class B. but remember No 3 is Marsyville. the defending Slate champ and still without a loss this season. Class a 1. Temperance Bedford 82-3-0 2. Portage Northern 57-6-0 3. Livonia Ladywood 46-8-1 1. Pinconning 72-4-1 2. St. Lakeshore 54-4-1 3. Marysville 51-0-0 4. Fruitport 45-9-0 5. Lakewood 52-3*4 6. Shephard 56-9-6 7. Reed Ctly 45-11-6 8. Fremont 51-9-3 9. Forest Hills Northern 35-6-2 10. Alma 52-5-2 HM. Roscommon 35-2-2 HM. Petoskey 40-7-6 Besides Hastings' five, the area wrestling community will also be represented by IO others at lite March LT14 Division II Stale individual finals Six grapplers from Middles die. three from Caledonia and one from Lakes* ood have also earned spots in the finals Here is the list of qualifiers and how they fared al last week's regional al Lowell High School. 3 MC A Youth ( ou aril's Mem Basketball Middleville (6): Kyle Brower lirsi ai 103; Dendel Craven lirsi al 130. Ron Haynes first al 189; Evan Space second al I 19; Spencer Romph third al 160. Kris Utley fourth at 125 Caledonia (3): Josh Ballrusaitis lounh at 112; Dustin McFarlan fourth ai 119; B.J Tomanck fourth al 140 Lakewood (1): TJ Koch first al 171. Middle school spikers post early season wins 'Die eighth grade Gold volleyball team improved to 3-1 last week with wins against Newhall (11-15. 15-9. 15-9) and Wayland (6-15. 16-14. 15-1). Erin Bradley. Angie Eggers and Missy Hutchins led the team in points in the Newhall match and Elizabeth Nida was the squad's top spiker. Heather Krebs and Mary Ann Traistcr were high scorers versus Wayland and Chelsea Evans and Veronika Villa were top spikers. 8th Grade Blue... Hastings also won this match against Wayland. 15-7. 3-15 and 16-14. Jenny Jenkins. Alexis Powell. Amy Steele and Angie Aspinall were the team's top scorers. The victory over the Wildcats followed a 15-0. 15-8. 15-0 triumph against Caledonia. Steele scored 15 points. Jenkins 10. Powell 8 and Aspinall 5. Sunday Open Gyms Sunday Open Gyms arc held at Hastings High School. The cost is S3 per player or 56 per family. Basketball, volleyball, and roller skating arc available from 2-4 p.m. Come dressed to play. First in Soccer... Gary's Hobby Shop that won first-place honors in the YMCA Indoor Soccer League: (first row) Curt Thaler. Becky DeHaan. Steve Skinner; (second row) Scott Ricketts, Lee Bowman, Shaun Pnce, Dave DeHaan; (third row) Chad Price. Travis Moore, Dave Olthouse and Coach Garv Price (Photo orovided) YMCA of Barry County Adult Indoor Soc­ cer League Hastings prevailed over Middleville in three games, battling back from a 12-2 deficit in the finale to puli it out. "Both teams will play well because they're rivals.” Cairl said of Saturday's rematch. "Every athlete will pull together and rise to the occasion; it should he a good match." Lakew ood meets Caledonia in the other semifinal. The championship match is slated for 12:30 p.m. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWN­ SHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THE OWNERS OF LAND WITHIN THE NORTH LAKE DOSTER SANITARY SEWER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. M-1 AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Supervisor of the Township has reported to the Township Board and filed in the office of the Township Clerk for public examination especial assessment roll prepared by him covering all properties within the North Lake Doster Sanitary Sewer Special Assessment District No. 96-1 benefitted by the proposed public sanitary sewer project. Said assess­ ment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing a portion of the costs of construction of sanitary sewers and appurtenances and work incidental thereto within the aforesaid Special Assessment District as more particularly shown on the plans and estimates of costs on file with the Township Clerk at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township, which assessment is in the total amount of $147,250. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor has further reported that the assessment against each parcel of land within said district is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said district as the benefit to such parcels bears to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said district. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Prairieville Township Hall at 10115 South Norris Road. Delton. Michigan on March 11.1996, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of reviewing said Special Assessment Roll, hearing any objections thereto, and thereafter confirming said Roll as submitted or revised or amended. Said roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk at the Township Hall during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of said hearing and may further be examined at said hearing. Appearance and protest at or prior to this hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the State Tax Tribunal. An owner, or party in interest, or his or her agent may appear in person at the hearing to protest the Special Assessment, or may file his or her appearance or protest by letter at or before the hearing, and in that event, personal appearance shall not be required. The owner or any person having an interest in the real property who protests in person or in writing at the hearing may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tax Tribunal within 30 days after the confirmation of the Special Assessment Roll. After the public hearing is closed, the Township Board may confirm the roll as submitted or as revised or amended; may provide for payment of special assessments in installments with interest on the unpaid balance; and may provide by Resolution for any and all such other matters as are permitted by law with regard to Special Assessments for public sanitary sewer improve­ ments All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to submit comments concerning the foregoing. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township at the address or telephone number listed below PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Normajean Campbell, Clerk Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norris Road Delton, Ml 49046 (616) 623-2664 Youth Indoor Soccer Saturday mornings, an Indoor Soccer pro­ gram for first through fourth grade boys and girls is pros ided at Hastings High School. The coordinator is Dr. Dan Gole. The cost is $3 per player each Saturday. Registration is on­ site. Participants should come dressed to play soccer. 16c schedule is as follows: First grade. 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Second grade. 9:45-10:45 a.m.; Third and Fourth grade. 11:00-noon. Corporate Games Team registrations for the YMCA of Barry County Corporate Games arc being accepted through March 10. The eight annual Corpo­ rate Games will be presented dunng May 7­ 16. Business, clubs, and organizations of agy size arc encouraged to participate. For further information, contact the YMCA Office at 945-4574. VOLLEYBALL (Cont. from page 10) Songer led the team in digs with 39, Anne Burghdoff 19 and Erika Simpson collected 18. Songer served up 5 aces, Kristen Wildcm 3. Teri Daws 3 and Burghdoff I. Burghdoff dished out 42 assists, also for the Saxon team. This Saturday, the Saxons face the Lady Trojans at 10 a.m. in district volleyball action at Caledonia High School. In a regular season match. B Major Other Body Shop 9-0 BL'ts Landscapping .6-2 Hastings Merchants 6-4 Mainstrcct Savings ......................... 5-5 Music Center 4-6 Pennock Hospital ................................... 2-7 Wcltons 0-8 Results B Minor - Richies Koffec Shop 45 vs. Lakes*ood Merchants 35. Drill Team 39 vs. Howell Flood 52; FIcxFab 73 vs Vultures 62 B Major - Pennock Hospital 62 vs. Mainstreet Savings Bank 56; Other Body Shop 70 vs. Music Center 41. Blair Landscapping winner by forfeit over Hastings Merchants Arch. Metals. Team W-L True Value .................................................... 46-8 Hastings Manufacturing ......................... 32-22 Hastings Saxons........................................ 30-24 Flcxfab......................................................... 25-29 Dm ............ 24-30 Simpson Industries......................................5-43 7th Grade Gold... 7th Grade Blue... W-L .... 10-0 6-4 . .6-4 . . .6-4 . . 2-8 . . . .0-10 B Minor Richies Koffec Shop Drill I cam I lexl ah Howell I lood Builders (.akewood Merchants Vultures Adult Coed Volleyball Standings The Gold spikers lost in three games to Caledonia. 10-15. 15-9.6-15. Jeanna Bryans led the team with 10 points. Rachel Deppc had 6 and Nikki Noteboom and Nicole Swartz each had 4 points. The team made many great sets and fabulous spikes. A 15-1. 15-2. 15-3 triumph was won by the Hastings team over Caledonia. Improved serving helped the girls in the victory. Emily Hoke led the team with 13 service points. Amy Easey had 7. Holly Wilson 6 and Cara Zcrbal had 4. The spikers went to 2-2 with a 17-15, 15-8. 8-15 win over Wayland. Easey topped the Saxons with 9 service points. Wilson had 8 and Rachel Rodgers made 1. YMCA NEWS Individuals prepare for wrestling State finals Team W-L-T Blue .............................................................. 8-34) White ............................................................ 5-4-1 Black . .4-6-1 Green ........................................................... .3-6rl Results Blue 6 vs. White 2; Grccn 9 vs. Black 6. YMCA Hastings Youth Council*1 Winter Women's VolieybaH Second in Soccer... Gole's Gold that placed second in the YMCA Indoor Soccer League: (first row) Dave Keller, Jay Gole, Jim Robbe, Vincenzo Tocco; (second row) Carlos Lemus. Mark Kaiser, Skip Coryell, Dan Gole and Lew Shaw. (Photo provided) HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE take NOTICE that a pubic hearing concerning a proposed amendment to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance and proposed revisions to the Hope Township land Use Plan will be held on Wednesday. April 1,1998. at 7 00 p m at the Hope Township Hall on M-45 between Schult: and Head lake Roads within Hope Township Please take further notice that the matters to be considered at the public hearing include the following 1 The browsed amendment of Section 271 of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance to provide for the setting of fees for applications for Zoning Ordinance amendments, appeals or applications for site plan reviews The proposed text also would impose a charge of two times the normal fee for a variance for work started without a variance 2 A senes of amendments to the Hope Township land Use Plan The proposed amendments would include changes to portions of pages 1 5.5,6.8-11.14.16-20. 22. 24 29-51 54-56.38 and 40 The proposed amendments include the addition of source references to various maps, charts and text contained in the land use Plan the updat­ ing of certain informational maos contained in the Land Use Plan and the rewording of texts rertaning to. among other matters the National Flood insurance Program, tne Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Act. ana the establishment of a sewer system for Wall lake Wntten comments will be received from any interested persons concerning tne fore­ going by the Here Township clerk at the Township Hall at any time dunng regular busi­ ness hours up to tne date of tne hearing and may further be received by tne Planning Commission at the nearing The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in tne above-mentioned proposed revisions at or following tne oubiic hearing Anyone interested in reviewing tne proposed Zoning Ordinance and land use Plan amendments and/or tne existing Zoning Ordinance ano land use Plan pertinent to tne above may examine a copy of the same at tne Hope Township Hal. during regular oustness hours of feguiar business days hereafter until tne time of tne -ea-mg and may fur­ ther examine tne same at tne oubiic hearing nope Townsnip will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for -he "eanng impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at tne hearing, tc rdtvtduais with ctsaMties at the neanng upon four 4 days notice to me Hope Townsnp Clerk individuals with disabilities reaurmg aur lary aid' or services should contact tne Here Township Clerk at tne address or teieohone number steo below Sylvia W Forster. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 S Wall Lake Road Hastings, Mi 49058 <6161 943-2464 Team W-L Hastings Bunal Vault .............................. 42-12 Ranger Die Inc............................................. 40-14 Ray James Electromechanical............... 39-15 Goodenough Goodies.............................. 35-19 Quality Roofing ........................................ 31-23 Mamstrcct Savings ................................... 29-25 Gary s Auto.................................................. 28-26 Hallifax/Hastings National Bank.......... 24-30 Backc Construction.................................. .22-32 FIcxFab.......................................................... 17-37 McConnells ................................................ 13-41 Bustance......................................................... 4-50 HOMEOWNERS MTOff OntTCMBIMT 510.000 57 2 mo ■; 530 000 5251 mu S30.000 5b > 5 mo 1 A A H Credit Problems OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rates n Free Apphcawn by prxx'« MDNEyIREE Bam-8ornEST «w« — wwm «i JB-T1WS —« A 1-800-669-8957 LEGAL . NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Oocaaead Estate File No. 97-22 64-54 Estate ’ol CLARENCE VERNON HARTWELL. De­ ceased Social Security No 378 011013 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your Interest m the estate may be barred or of fected by this hearing TAKE NOTICE On March 25. 1998. at 11 00 a m . m ihe Probale Courtroom, Hoshngs, Mk+v gon before Honorable Richord H Show Judge of Probote a hearing will be held on ihe pefthon of Gordon F Fuhr, requesting that ihe hern at low of the decedent be determined Date March 3, 1998 David A Dimmer* (PI 2793) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broodway HaVtngs Ml 49058 • 616/945 9596 Gordon F Fuhr 1942 N BrooJwoy Hasting*. Ml 49058 616/945 5348 (3/5) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 — Page 13 BOWLING SCORES Krcrration League «3 Fairchild (hi 28. (. jriion Center Excavating 27: Cross’23 I 2; Hastings Bowl 21; Freeport Elevator I?; Barry Automotive 15 I 2. J- Good Garnet and Scries - N Thaler 228­ 510. R Wieland 210*567. M. Cross Jr. 5IX. J •Buehler 507; J Buehler 504; B Buehler 522; •H King 509; M Davis 201. D Lambert 539. L luesdav Trios Yes I m 72*32; 3 Pomes Tack 66-38; B & ! Dolls 60*44; Armour Auction 51.5-52.5; Trouble 49.5-54.5; lust 4 Fun 47-57; Late 'Bloomers 4(»-5X; Seebers Auto Bodv 43.5­ 60.5. Looney Toons 40.5-59.5; Texas Pride M0-60 High Game and Series - M. Snyder 181; S Glasgow 176; I. Trumble 177; J. C onger IS5-523; B Haves 179. B Thurston 233-209232-6^4. I Potter 194-526; W Purchis 170; D Seeber 172. J Hansen 162. D MacDonald 169; S Armour 221-561. S VanDenbcrg 20I­ 541. M Eaton 222-514; D Kcllcv 231-568. J Hurless 195-516; L Tillev 187-502; T. Red­ man 173; V 156. F. Villa 183; S. Kill 150; S. "Sglazar 182. Wednesday P.M. Mace's Ph 56-36; Valley Realty 54-38; Harr Care 54-38; Hallifax Services 51 1-2-40 I 2; Nash Chiro 48-44. Nash 5 Plus 47 I 2-44 1,2. Misfits 46-46; Eye and Ent. Spec. 44 12­ /7 | 2. Farmers Feed 42-50; Lifestyles 39­ 53; Finishing Touch 38 1/2-53 I 2; Seebers , Auto 31-61 High Games and Series - E. Ulrich 20847|; B. Vrogindcwcy 179-200; E. Vanasce 174-498. M Brimmer 173-455; M. Dull 177­ '483; B Hathaway 179-476; D. Seeber ISO471; J. Harper 154-400; C. Watson 162-412; B. Wilson 156-423; R. Murphy 168-442; N. •Thaler 161-437; C. Trumbull 142-365; C. Shcllcnbarger 144-389; L. Wcycrman 154­ .431; T. DeWitt 163-404; B Planch 175; B. Smith 160; J Doster 149; N. Hallifax 149; S. Merrill 472. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 67. Rowdic Girls 57 12; Hastings Bowl 54 1/2; Dewey’s Auto 52; Kelley's Kcglcrs 50 12; Coldwcll Bankers 49; T.M. Lassies 48; Budweiser 48; Hartzlcr Tours 47 12; Mr. Bruce 46 12; Girrbach's 46 J 2; Green Chics 33. High Games and Series -E. Hammontrcc 173-493; V. Pierson 234-612; J. McMillon 179-487; M Snyder 461; S VanDenburg 214­ 582; S. Glasgow 184-534; B. Davenport 222­ .332; H. Service 173-466; V. Carr 219-554; M Anderson 182; D. Davis 207-469; C. Beck­ with 183-461; R. Shaplcy 197-507; M. Gross 183-455; C Allen 162; M Matson 178-480; K. Keeler 170; D. Kelley 194-511. Senior Citizens Ruempel's 61; Brodock 60; Jesick 57; Woodmansee 57; Moucoulis 55; No. One 47 12; Otis 47; Schlachter 45; Nash 44 12; Vrogindcwcy 44 12; M & Ms 42 12; Fnend <40; Lcthcoe 39 12; Hall 39; Snyder 29 12; •Brewer 27. Womens High Games and Series - S. Pcnmngton 187-542; G. Otis 184-518; B. Hath­ away 192-516; B Johnson 197-505; H. Brace 171; F (iirrbach 178-489; R Murphy 187­ 474; S. Glasgow 203-533. Mens High Games and Series - J. Keller •176; W. Woodmansee 210*547; P. Terpening 198-510; G Forbcy 180; B. Mallckootc 178­ 491; R. Wieland 177-187; J. Mercer 172-458; 'R. Schlachter IK2-461; D Service 189-509; H. Service 178-506. L Markley 167-477; D. ‘Murphs 199-473; C. Allman 168-489; B ' Terry 227-572; B Kmgslcv 161-452; D. Hall ‘ 191-478; W. Birman 182^464; N. Hall 193•y«5. Bowlerettes Carlton Center Excavating 54-46; Bennett industries 53.5-46.5; Hamilton Excavating 13-47; D.J. Electric 48.5-51.5; Kent Oil Co. 47.5-52.5; Hecker Insurance 43.5-56.5. High Games and Series - G. Potter 176­ 452; D. Cocncn 132-362; P. Bntten 209-505; J Gardner 146-395; J Elliston 191-548; E. Ulnch 167-448; B Hathaway 179; B. Maker 166; T. Christopher 184-520; S. Drake 157; K. Doster 139-386; B. Scobey 173-442; S. Dun­ ham 149; N. Potter 166-448; J. Hamilton 178­ 494 Breakaways Just Trying 23-9. Pin Pals 21-11; Squceky Shoes 20-12. Bob and Friends 20-12. Pin Pickers 19-13. Red Dog 18-14; Killer Instinct 17-11; New Fncnds 16-16; Gcttin Jiggic 14­ 18; Just Made It 14-18; Comholios 13-19; Space Cadets 13-19; Just Cause 13-15; King Pins 0-28. Sunday Night Mixed J Thee Frogger* 69, B.S.crs 63 I *2. Thunder : Alley 63 1/2; Fearsome 4 61 1/2; H.E.D. 59 11/2; Short N Sweet 54; Rednecks 53 1-2; ,’ Die-hards 53; X-Filcrs 50; S & K 49; 2x4 48 12; Lucky Strikes 48; 9 out of Ten 46; Tag ! A longs 40; Rock Bottom 35; Fncnds 32. Womens High Games and Series - K. •Becker 232-571; D Snyder 21^-560; M Sny­ der 157-550; L. Barnum 225-534; M. Martin I7|- 491; h Hammontrcc 181-482; M. Kirchen 195-478; S. Sanborn 170-473; M. Bowman 170-468; D. Dutcher 168-441; S. Craven 173-436: C. Barnum 162-411. M. Eaton 195; J. Donnini 191; D Seeber 191. L Lawson 177; C Christie 171. B. James 166; N Tay lor 158. M Mowrcy 122 . Mens High Games and Series - R Fay 232-59.3. K Bushcc 218-577 C Martin 236­ 574. B Rentz 201-566. R Bowman 193-528. M C ross 185-520. R ( raven 214-518. B Donnim 165-479. D Seeber 168-486. T. Heath 229; ( Sanborn 212. A Taylor 198. B Hubbell 195. D Wordcll HI. S Krallman 190. M Lawson 175; D Dutcher 160 Saturday Majors Boss High game and Series - B Bowman 232-634. D James 196-523; D Varney 185­ 519. J Butler 188-501. B Hammond 188- 482. 1) Humphrey 188-455; B Weatherly 161-423. B Kirbv 148-401 Girls High Game and Series - A Boget 163-408; W Miller 113-112. A Williams 110-306. I Huss 105-295. A Rose IOI-27I. C Shumway 111-269 Ihursday A.M. Vamcvs 57-39. Just I s 56-40. LeHarves 5<4I. Early Birds 52 I 2-43 I 2; Parkers AFC Home 48-48; Question Marks 47-49; Hastings Bowl 44-52. Lucks Shots 43 I 2 52 I 2. Good Games and Series - R Isaacs 190­ 522. J. McKeough 172-486. I Ruthrull 167­ 446. P Caldwell 174-442. D. Gilbert 181­ 401; J Rabley 145-367. M Atkinson 183. B Tracy 180; T. Parker 163. L. Jackson 159. S. Malloy 134; S. Teunesscn 130; C. Ens 111 Friday Moose Mixed 9 and a W iggle 65; I Know lhat 59. Heads Out 59; Get Lucky 59; Late Comers 57; Bad Habit II 57. Rocky 4 57. Ramblcis 56. Brush­ works 55. N. Gentol Req'd 53 12; Scars Ser­ vice 53; 4 R s 51 12. Ten Pins 51. Nash Bash 51; Weekend Warnors 50; Gillons 47; Special K's 38 Mens Good Games and Series - IL FVnmngton 257-245-673; M. Kasinsky 232-666; J. Barnum 225-663; M Keeler 245-237-643; J. Mays 235-663; M. McKee 262-636; E. Keeler 223-619; K. Bushcc 214-594; S. San­ born 211-597; B. Keillor 231-593; D. Sears 227-593; T. Heath 201-583; D. Keillor 205­ 577; J Bartimus 202-574; A. Taylor 225-573; H. Scrv.cc 179-485. Womens Good Games and Series - J. Madden 202-594; L. Barnum 202-552; H. Service 198-551; D. Bartimus 194-545; B Miner 189-486. B Clow 146-435. Thursday Angels Miller Exc. 67 1/2-28 1/2; Nashville Chiro­ practic 62-34; Tick Tock Restaurant 60-36; Pet World 57-39; Seebers Auto Body 55-41; NAPA Girls 47-49; Gavin Ford 45-51: River­ side Cemctcrv 44-52; Cedar Creek Grocery 43-53; Hastings Bowl 33 1/2-62 1/2; Ste­ fano’s 31-65; Dow I It 31-65. High Games and Series - N. Kloostcrman 177; T. Daniel* 201. D Curtis 165 P VanOost 152; B Cuddaiicv 232: B Fahl 194; J Varney 187; S Ro>c 194; J Conger 199-599; L Pot­ ter 195; S. Snider 90; B Thurston 237; H. Poland 167; A. Kerley 198; J. Madden 193. Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printing 28-16; Hastings Bowlers 26-18; Consumers Concrete 25-19; Pin Seekers 22-22; Friends 21-23; Rexfab 19 1/2-24 1/2; Woodmansee Sawmill 17 1/2-26 1/2; Mostetler Graphics 17-27. Mens High Games & Series B. Squires 202-559; M. Christensen 177; D. Blakely 213-592; L. Miller 215; K. Greenfield 211. Womens High Games & Series L. Blakely 440; B. Norm 169-488; B. Wilk­ ins 511. NAYB hoops North American Youth Basketball announced Wednesday that they will once again hold a spring youth basketball tournament lor the Lansing area and surrounding communities on May 29-31 al Michigan State University. The tournament will feature ten different age brackets, including 5lh-6th grade boys. 5th-6<h grade girls. 7th grade boys. 7th grade girls. 8th grade boys. 8th grade girls. 9th-1 Oth grade boys. 9th-1 Oth grade girls. 11 th-12th grade boys and 11 th-12th grade girls. All grades are based on the grade in which a student is currently enrolled. The entry fee for the tournament is $90 and guarantees each team a minimum of two games. Half of the teams in the tournament will receive al least three games. There will be awards presented to first, second and consolation winners. For additional information or entry forms, contact Dave King at the NAYB toll-free tournament hotline at 1-888NAYB-ASK (I-888-629.2275). Rcgionals await Saxon cheerleaders this Saturday II recent performances arc any indication, expect Hastings High NJiool % chccrleadeis to shine brightly Satusday .it the Kcnowa Hills regional The Saxons* varsity is coming oil a third place finish al DeW'itt High on Feb. 21 and a fourth place finish at Grand Rapids Central Feb. 26. ”ll was a good way Io prepare lor rcgionals." Hastings Coach Amy Hubbell explained. The DeWitt competition was especially challenging because of time and temperature "Il was a real long day. but wc did belter than what I actually anticipated. Hubbell said "It wa just so long and so hot." Al Kcnowa Hills. Hubbell expects plenty of fierce competition. Teams scheduled to compete are Godwin Heights. Cedar Springs. Kcnowa Hills. Portland. Sparta. Calvin Christian. Wayland. Hastings and Lakewood Lakewood, a h^.il rival, took lirst-placc honors at Ik-Witt The Class B and l> competitions arc scheduled to start al 12 30 pm and Hubbell says her team is geared toward making improvements. "Wc are making our stunts more diftKult and we're already getting good crowd involvement." Hubbell said. "(Still i it should Ik* pretty tough.' Spartans awarded Malccn Cleaves, a sophomore guard for the Michigan Slate basketball team, was named the Big 10 Player of the Year Cleaves averaged 15 6 points and 7.5 assists for the co-champion Spartans. Cleaves played in all of MSU s Big IO wins, including a laic season victory versus Wisconsin. Cleaves’ coach. Tom Izzo, was selected as the Big 10 Coach of the Year. The first ever Big 10 Tournament begins today MSU plays the Minncsota/Nortliwestem winner Friday. Lakewood not to join Ingham County League Lakewood High School’s athletic teams will nol join the Ingham County League, as the school’s application for membership has recently been denied. A Feb. 20 letter from Ingham County Secretary Jack Wallace to Lakewood High School principal Mike O'Mara stated the following: "Wc would like to thank you for your interest and application lor league membership. At this time, however, we regret to inform you that your application for league membership has been denied.' Lakewood athletic direc'or 1 jury Hilton said they were turned down because of both geography and size. Projections indicate that Lakewood School's will possibly drop in enrollment during the next 10 years. Currently. Lakewood participates in the Capital Circuit League along with Okemos. Lansing Catholic Central, Charlotte. Mason, Jackson Northwest, Jackson Lumen Christi and Eaton Rapids. Members of the Ingham County League are smaller schools like Portland. Williamston, DeWitt, Stockbridge. Daniels named to MAC freeshman basketball team Lake Odessa’s Joni Daniels was one of three Central Michigan University womens basketball players honored Saturday at the Mid-Aincncan Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Tip-Off Dinner in Toledo. Daniels made the Pepsi all-freshman team, while teammates Julie Miller (St. Johns) and Ebony Raingc (Pontiac) were named All-MAC honorable mention Daniels was fourth on the team in scoring with a point norm of 10.3. hut led the Chippewas in the league portion of the schedule with a 12.6 points average. The 6-5 center posted two double digit outings and scored a season-high 26 markers against Akron on Jan. 8. Toledo's Kim Knuth, of St. Joseph, was named the Pepsi MAC Player of the Year. . J-liififHj kirthdaif Fowlerville. Haslett and Perry. "Currently, many schools tn the Lansing area arc pursuing the concept of an 'umbrella* league that would be similar to the O-K (Grand Rapids) league." Hilton said. "Schools from the Capital Circuit, the Mid-Mi-.-htgan League, the Ingham County and the Capital Circuit have met twice to brainstorm this concept." A Banner Season... I>m’t I’m Y<xtr Baby s Health (.Yt The Line. Expert Installation l .F. )’ ,o I«i. । .• CAllNow! • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available 616-945-5085 EsuMshed In 1946 (aerxat Jrwn E.W. Blu») 1011 E. State St.. Hastings SURPLUS EQUIPMENT The County of Barry is requesting DtOS on tne following items • CARLTON TOWNSHIP • BOARD of REVIEW The regular monthly board meeting will follow ■ Workmanship Guaranteed 11', the Law. Barn' County Ordinance 79-01 (616) 948-8618 « Ton rr- 888-577-7446 A special BUDGET MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday. March 10. 1998 at 7 00 p m at the Baltimore Township Hall. 6424 Bedford Rd The purpose of the meeting is to 1.) Hold a budget hearing for the 1998/99 fiscal year 2 > Adopt a 1998/99 budget 5.) Any other business necessary to close out the current fiscal year • Direct tasnrance BllUni 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs March 4th BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP • All Makes 4 Models 7 4. ) Action Signs Loue. Mom & Steue. Christina & Tim Hilton said that they will continue to research their options, hut he doesn’t "sec anything happening real soon." "There’s a lol of 'what ifs’ on the horizon." Hilton said. The next Michigan High School Athletic Association meeting that Hilton plans to attend to discus the matter is March 18. Barry County Christian's basketball team took part in the A.C.S.I. Tournament on Feb 20-21 and were seeded No. 1 going in with a 12-2 mark. The Eagles made it to the championship game, but lost 52-51 with Algoma advancing to the Great Lakes Tournament. "The kids were very disappointed not to win this game lor the seniors." B.C.C.S. Coach John Price said. In the last two years, the Eagles have compiled a 27-5 record with the five losses being by 12 total points. Three B.C.C.S. players were named to the A.C.S.I. Tournament team: senior Andy Roush, junior Tony Rozema and senior Seth Oos’erhouse. The three had scoring averages of 25.3. 14.7 and 11.3 respectively. (Photo provided) BECKY RANDALL Tracy Mitchell Baltimore Township Clerk The Hastings' varsity has jum one senior. Jenin Lewis Hubbell describes Lewis as the "most spirited. ' but says that all the members of the squad "arc such giMid leaders " The freshman team also has been winning accolades At DeWitt, the Hastings cheerleading squad wound up fourth and al Grand Rapids (cnlnt! the Saxons collected a lirst-pbcc trophy ...will meet March 3.1998 at the Carlton Township Hall at 85 Welcome Rd.. Hastings. Ml to organize and review the 1998 assessment roll at 7 30 p m The Board of Review will meet the public for assessment review at the Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058. phone 945-5990. on the following dates Monday, March 9 • 9 am lo 12 pm & 2 pm to 5 pm Wednesday. March 11 1 pm to 4 pm & 6 pm to 9 pm And any other dates necessary to equalize ’he 1998 assessment roll Mail ins will be taken Agricultural 47.50% 1.0526 Commercial 47.59% 1.0506 Industrial 50.00% 1.0000 Residential 46.36% 1.0785 N/C Timber Cutover N/C N/C Developmental N/C Personal 50.00% 1.0000 David Ka*ser Carlton Township Supervisor LOt A ■12 monochrome monitors 1 ega monitor •5 IBM 286'5 ■5 386 PC'S ■4 dot matrix printers ■various cards, controllers cables ano accessories LOtB: ■Microfilm Camera and Processing Equipment tote Peavey 701R Mixer ■Peavey Impulse Speakers •2 Mikes/Cabies An items will De soia 'as is' individual lots win not De sent up Inspection of tne items py appointment only To mat? an appointment please contact Oavifl snmawer at 616-948 4832 All dips must oe submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked ’Surplus Equipment’ to tne Barry County Administration office 220 W State St Hastings Ml 49058 on or Defore Marcn 20 1998 at 3 00pm Barry County reserves tne ngnt to accept pr reject any or an OIOS �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 5, 1998 TROJ ANS..XMflimMd from Before rcgionals. Lehman told his troops: "You have a job to do. now go out there." The message seemed to sink in quite well. Mission accomplished. David Kiel and Evan Space returned to Middleville's lineup for rcgionals and gave the team even more punch. The coach senses that health-wise, his team is ready for State. "We're much better; this is the healthiest we've been all year long," Lehman said. Middleville 56 G.R. Catholic Central 18 p.m. against Division II power Dowagiac. The Trojans are going tor their second State title in three years. Middleville's wrestling team will again grapple at the State finals in Battle Creek. The mat action begins Friday at 7:45 103: Brower (Middleville) pinned Sherry (C.C.) in 39 seconds; 112: McKciver (C.C.) pinned Kiel (Middleville) in 3:42; 119: Space (Middleville) pinned Cline (C.C.) in 4:48; 125: Utley (Middleville) d. Zambon (C.C.) 15-0; 130: D. 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Championship Middleville 67 Harper Creek 10 103: Brower (Middleville) pinned Waterman (H.C.) in 1:16; 112: Kiel (Middleville) pinned Allman (H.C.) in 1:40; 119: Space (Middleville) pinned Abdul-Nour (H.C.) in 3:32; 125: Utley (Middleville) pinned O'Laughlin (H.C.) in 1:04; 130: D. Craven (Middleville) d. Eifler (H.C.) 8-7; 135: Carlistlc (H.C.) d. Rosales (Middleville) 12-3; 140: Otto (Middleville) pinned Hoffman (H.C.) in 2:40; 145: Reil (Middleville) pinned Scolt (H.C.) in 1:01; 152: Tad (H.C.) pinned R. Craven (Middleville) in 3:47; ISO: Romph: pinned Gymcr (H.C.) in 33 seconds; 171: Vandcfifer (Middleville) pinned Treat (H.C.) in 3:27; 189: Haynes (Middleville) d. Mullins (H.C.) 9-1; 215: Glavan (Middleville) won by forfeit; 275: Vernon (Middleville) won by forfeit. CAGERS continued from p*V* 11 PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Business Owners/Entrepreneurs 10 • Special financing programs for “less than perfect” credit history Okemos led 37-26 at half. The Chieftains were able to score points off its defensive press. The Vikings (13-6 overall and 8-4 in the Capital Circuit) received 16 of their 26 points from Ryan Weslendorp and Chad Clum. Wcstendorp finished the game with a game-high 18 points. "He hurt them last game." Maciasz explained of Westendorp's play in the paint. "He’s a senior who plays hard in every game." Mark Kissling was Okemos' big gun. The 6-9 senior, who will play at Dartmouth University next year, scored 23 points, 20 coming in the second half. In the first encounter, the Vikings limited Kissling to just 12 points. "How many guys do you know who arc 6-9 and can hit those threes?" Maciasz wondered. "He (Kissling) played a little differently last lime we played them and stayed outside. Tonight, he went to the boards... The biggest thing is that he moved.” A Kissling 3-pointer in the third quarter extended Okemos* advantage out to II points (47-36) at the 3:12 mark. Will Simon soon followed with a basket at the end of the third quarter, giving the Chieftains a 53-40 lead. Lakewood's fourth quarter highlights included triples by Luke Farrell (61-47) and Pat Winkler (65-52). But. Okemos was able to maintain its cushion thanks in part to a 8-of-l I showing at the free throw line. B Okemos 65 Lakewood 52 0 V?.' Okemos... 11...26... 16... 12=65 Lakewood. ..9... 17.. .14. ..12=52 Okemos: Simon 4 (2) 0-0 10, Carson 5 (2) 4-4 16. Demsac 3 3-4 9, Sargent 0 2-4 2. Fraas I (1)2-2 5. Kissling 6 (2) 9­ 11 23. Totals: FG 19 (7) FT 20-25=65 Lakewood: Farrell 2(1) 0-0 5. Dow 4 0-0 8. Elcnbaas 2 1-2 5. Winkler 1(1) 0-0 3. Clum 5 (2) I-1 13. Westendorp 5 8-8 18 Totals: FG 19 (4) FT 10-11=52 p\---------------------------------------------M . PMC MORTGAGE COMPANY EXPERT ADVICE • FAST APPROVALS • FAST CLOSINGS CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION! 1-888-261-8936* Call toll-free from anywhere! i I Ryan Westendorp (on) tea me Vikings with 18 markers Tuesday, but the Chieftains still coasted to the league triumph. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5 1998 — Page 15 Joint effort to improve M-37 being undertaken by Mary Warner Stuff Writer Traffic on M-37 between Bailie Creek and Grand Rapids is increasing dramatically, according to Battle Creek officials visiting Hastings last Thursday The officials are hoping Barry. Calhoun and Kent counties can join together to make short- and long-term improvements on the state trunkline. Greg Zanolli. engineer for the city of Battle Creek, told a group ol area officials meeting to discuss the future ot M-37 that there is "a lot ol interest (in Baltic Creek) in moving from our community north through Hastings to the Kent County Airport." Zanolli predicted that improvements under way at the airport, including a new cargo center, will increase truck traffic on the road between Battle Creek and Giand Rapids, which already has seen steady increases in traffic counts over the last several years. Zanolli and James Hettinger, president of the economic development group Battle Creek Unlimited, think if the three counties work together to come up with joint plans for M-37. they can "show a unified position to the Michigan Department of Transportation." which is in charge of any road improvements on state trunklines. David Wresinski. a project planner for the MDOT. admitted at the meeting last Thursday that "our system (of stale roads) Middleville non-partisan vote issue to be decided by Shawna Suwyn Staff Writer Middleville residents will vote on a reso­ lution March 9 to make village elections non-partisan. If approved al (he ballot box. they would begin in March of the year 2000 The resolution would insure that no can­ didate for village office will have to declare himself or herself a member of a political party. If the people vote yes. primaries will be eliminated altogether, saving the costs of those kinds of elections. Under current rules, if two Republicans seek the same of­ fice. there must he a primary. If the people vote no. the elections will continue the same as they have, keeping the primaries, when necessary, and party af­ filiations. Village Manager David Arking ex­ plained. "A lol of municipalities have done this. This resolution would make the pri­ mary elections cleaner and cheaper. Dcrnocrat/Republican issues really aren't relevant at the local level." The resolution would take the focus off the political party and put Ihe focus on what these people could do for the commu’ bity. their experience, and their capability ’ to fill the job. ■ Jim French, village council president, said. ”1 am definitely in favor of it. Mid­ dleville is still small enough where parti­ san (politics) docs not have any play here. To be frank, there are a lol of people who don’t feel at case declaring themselves one party or another. If voted yes. this resolu­ tion would save the people time and money." "What the village needs arc g<x»d people, it doesn’t matter at this level whether or nol the people belong to a specific party." Arking said. Both Vicky Jerkalis. chairwoman of the Barry County Republican Parly, and Blanche Munjoy. chairwoman of the county Democratic Party, said they differ­ ently. . "1 want a partisan race. I think it is a v tool for the people to get to know the can­ t* didate's general views." Jerkalis com­ * mcnled "I understand that the partisan pan does not really come into play at the local level, but I feel preliminaries arc a necessary part of the process getting Io know candidates and becoming familiar with those people." Munjoy said , Alan ( raig Wright. Wayland and Ann J /Marie llosinga. Way land d Bruce Benjamin Baruch. Hickory Corners J; .and Maureen Ann Cousins. Augusta James Andrew VanKlavercn. Shelbyville and Diana I ynn Dvkgra.it. Shelbyville SUBSCRIBE to The Hastings . is in very had shape "There’s very lew dollars available lor significant trunkline improvements." he said "We'xc already identified S5 billion worth ol projects (for which) there is no funding." "If you're looking at a laige-scale improvement ol M-37." he said, "(such a project) would not compete well with others in the state." For example, he said, "if you say you need four lanes (on M-37) from Battle Creek to Grand Rapids, the opportunity for tha: to happen any time in the near future is slim to none." However, he said, it’s possible that more limited improvements such as adding some department is going to try to bring the trunkline system up to a good level »>l nde quality." he said. Wresinski said there are plans for some repaving and other repair work on M-37 between Grand Rapids and Battle Creek this summer A meeting MDOT officials aie planning lor March m the area will outline what those improvements will Ik. he said M-37 has already benefited from a large widening project near 28th Street Two lanes were added to the existing two lanes from just south ot Patterson Road north to 28lh Street According to Barry County Cooperative Extension Direcloi Jan Hartough. when a regional planning group called Bar-Ken-All was meeting to look at transportation issues affecting Barry , Kent and Allegan counties. Grand Rapids officials told the group that "our plan is growth south along the M-37 corridor." Hartough said that now "we’re seeing almost the same thing from Battle Creek" (growth north along M-37). In addition to being affected by the left-turn lanes, improving various intersections and building passing lanes along certain stretches of M-37 to relieve congestion could be pan of the MDOTs long-term master plan for road improvements The main emphasis of the MDOT currently , he said, is the preservation of existing state roads. "In the next year our continued development ol the M-37 corridor south Irom Grand Rapids. Kent County ncai M-37 .md possibly the north end ol Baiiv County also will Ik imp;iclcd by ihe new South Bellline expressway, which will connect I l»6 and US 131 in a loop intersecting M-37 just soul It ol 60th Street "The South Belthne will have a tremendous impact on M-37." Wresinski said. "It will certainly encourage development along M-37." He said development traditionally occurs al freeway interchanges. Don Drummond, a member ol the Barry County Fuluring Committee, said al the meeting that Barry County needs to look at "what kind of (road network) is compatible with what wc want in Barry County." Xanotn said he realizes there arc some Barry residents who arc concerned with urban sprawl and the "gobbling up of farmland" that is reducing open space in the county. Baltic Creek officials looking to improve M-37 do nol want to "go against that interest" of preserving open space, he said, but rather want to work with people Irom Barry County to come up with a plan that will work best for all panics involved "We need to (jointly) identify what our goals are lor the corridor." he said. Wresinski told those at the meeting that in the past MDOT officials have held forums in other areas of the slate where people were apprised of MDOT plans and were asked to give opinions on what the road needs of their areas were He saiu Ik would talk to other MDOT officials about possibly holding a forum locally. He said that while plans for work by the MDOT on roads in Barry. Calhoun and Kent counties are already in place for the two years, alter that input Irom citizens on what they feel arc desirable road improvements or maintenance projects can be considered when the MDOT decides future projects. Those attending last Thursday's meeting will be notified of the date and time of the March meeting, he said. At that time, officials also will have a chance to discuss further the possible collaboration between counties on M-37 improvements. 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BANNER Mail completed signed membership contract and $40 membership fee to: Cnll 616-945-9554 Mercy Ambulance, 504 S. Michigan, Hastings, MI 49058 U_ --------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- I �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 Wa/fr for Warmth has record turnout, nearly 250 Participants step out enthusiastically to begin the three mile walk organized to raise money for fuel to warm the homes of low income families. Hastings UAW Steel workers raised $458. Some of the Nazarene youth . Earlier some of their group took part in ’sleep in a box’ to raise awareness of the needs of less fortunate citizens. Joyce Jarman hands out certificates to thank people who helped organize Ihe walk for warmth. by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer The Walk for Warmth Saturday received the warmest response ever, drawing in more nearly 250 participants and raising more than $10,800. a record amount in the 13 years the annual walk has been held. Prior to the walk, participants gathered inside the Hastings Free Methodist Church on State Street, enjoying conversation and numerous free breakfast snacks and coffee. The walkers enthusiastically stepped out to enjoy the wonderful day with crisp air and bright sunshine. Nashville Ambulance usually comes each year to provide emergency first aid or oxygen or other services to walkers, if nec­ essary. Drivers Ardie Reid and Heather Johnson were on hand. This was Reid's fourth year and Johnson's first. Many participants seem to be making a family tradition of taking pan. showing up several years in a row. Several groups held special projects prior to the walk to draw attention to the project, and to raise money as well. One of the most dramatic of these was carried out by a group of people who slept in cardboard boxes on the lawn of the county counhousc overnight. The purpose was to draw attention to the plight of peo­ ple who have to sleep in the cold. • This project started six years ago when Jim McMcllen and Dan Whalen built a snow bank with the idea of sticking bare feet out of the snow for a picture to illus­ trate the need for raising money for heat. No one wanted to put their bare feel in the snow, so instead they started the sleep over in cardboard boxes. "The first year it was real cold!" McMcllen said. Then we'd have seven or eight people each year until this year, (when) wc had 25 people who slept out in boxes. It was good weather. Fourteen members of the NYI teen group of the Hastings Church of the Nazarene participated in the outdoor sleepover event. It was about 34 degrees, not terribly cold that night, but it was rainy and damp. They did cover their boxes with plastic. Dan Hathaway, their youth group leader, said. "Wc got wet. Wc smelled wet. "Wc look part in the project to raise awareness for the needs of the homeless, and so the kids would know what it is like to be cold for lack of fuel. Many never ex­ perienced anything like it. While we slept, some of us heard people walking near the boxes “ He mentioned how thoughts occurred to him about how vulnerable they were. He said the lack of security for someone who has to live like that every day must be a hard thing, even if they are able to keep warm. "Wc arc try ing to teach what a commu­ nity does to show love for others. Wc want those in need to know it’s OK to say."I have a need " People arc often t<x» proud to ask." The effort was first called. "Sleep in a Box." but this year its name was changed to "Cold Toes for Warm Homes." McMcllen said the homeless are not so apparent in Barry County as in larger cities. He said homeless here often sleep in automobiles. He added that there were a surprising number of people who heat with wood stoves and kerosene heaters to *upplement fuel oil when they could not afford to buy it Dorothy Clements of the CAA also said w there arc 12.00010 I5.(XM> pound* of food distributed monthly through nine distribu­ tion sites in the county, given to qualify­ ing needy people This volume of food would indicate that though people are not actually homeless, they are still in need Tlie walk raises money for people who need help Io buy fuel Recipients arc low income. elderly or disabled The average re­ cipient is a three-person household with an annual income of less than $6,000. These recipients spend about 25 percent ol their People gather outside in the spring-like sunshine before the walk for warmth. Dogs and kids went along too. CAA staffers signing up. gather for a photo inside Ihe church where income on fuel for heating their homes in the winter, while the average Barry County resident spends only 7.291. Ten percent of recipients tn 1997 were elderly. 3491 were disabled. 12% lived alone and 50% were employed or only re­ cently unemployed. Many diverse groups showed up al the Walk for Warmth. Some came from as far away as Battle Creek, though Baltic Creek held its own walk. The Hastings High School community service class was repre­ sented by some of its students. The United Steel Workers UAW from Hastings raised $458. Eleven members came to participate in the walk. The group raised the money through donations The UAW from the Bradford White Cor­ poration from Middleville made an appear­ ance and raised over $1000. A 4-H group from Wtxxlland came. Head Start parents came, and walked with their children. People from Freeport. Delton. Prairieville and Dowling came. Many vol­ unteered to help with signing up and taking donations. Previous recipients also volunteered time to the Walk for Warmth to help Others in need of emergency assistance. The Seventh Day Adventist Church held participants are walk activities on different days. They brought in $329.50 from the church and the school. Another walk was held in Orangeville by nine people at the same time on Saturday. Their donations of around $400 were added to those collected in Hastings. Several Hastings area businesses gave certificates for a drawing for items like a meal, prod- > ucts and services. Joyce Jarman heads the steering commit- t Icc for the project. She was able to raise $1,145. Jarmon gave out certificates of thanks to some volunteers for exceptional service. Stale Rep. Terry Geiger gave a brief "kick-off* speech. He praised the volunteers, "because without the commitment of the commu­ nity. government could nol accomplish all that was needed." He received an honorary scarf, as did James Bailey, chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The program was organized by the Community Action Agency 13 years ago with four counties. Il has since been adopted as a project by all the Community Action Agencies all over Michigan. It is held the last Saturday of February* every year. Dorothy Clements greets Nashville ambulance stalfer-volunteers Heather Johnson and Ardie Reid. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Call 945-9554 to Subscribe! �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 5. 1998 Page 17 RV Expo provides variety of family attractions by Ruth Zachary Staff U • The rccre.ith»n.jl vehicle show .h the Barry I xpol’cntei I ■*« weekend oltcreJ .1 finely <*l events to mtereM people ol all ages. Hie loeus ol the show weie R\- ol many type*. which filled the exposition area*, including iei ski*. pontoon boats, flop up camper*. travel trailers and truck campers Carpeted, outlined with kitchens. Ihlhs and ample sleeping space, most ol these "vacation vehicles’ resembled more permanent homes on wheels A good turnout brought in people Irom many background* to try out the RV ot their choice and for some to .utually invest in their next vacation Entertainment al the I xpo Center included live music by the Nashville l ive, the Nashville Strings the Dulcimer Friends and Ringo Swing*» square dancers ’ Sgt. Jason Sixberry ol the Hany County Slierill’s Ik’partment iingerpnntcd kids lor safety and lun Lam-nw the clown and Choo Choo ihe bear were on hand to en­ tertain the younger guests during the event Interested couples ask questions of Janet Evans of Ritsema Trailer Sales about a pop-up trailer camper The Dulcimer Friends from Nashville perform for a good turn-out. Dons Peck (guitar ) Lloyd Peck (mandolin) Joe Andrews (violin) Joanne Mix and Thelma Fasset (dulcimer) Les Raber (violin) Jim Reed (bass) and not shown Roger Mix (Ukelele) CAN YOU FILL THESE SHOES? We are looking for certain individuals who can perform the duties of a nursing assistant. These individuals will possess honesty, dependability, and a caring nature. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and a fast-paced work environment. Earn your Stale Certificate to become a CENA, while being employed and receiving valuable experience! Classes begin March 16th and end March 31st. Apply before March 9th at: Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 EOE Tim and Wendy Davis with friends Joe and Sharon Frost possibilities of owning a deluxe pontoon boat. check out the Jackie Krouse gets a hug Irom Choo Choo the Bear (Jerret Morns) FASHION BUG. Patrick Spitzley gets fingerprinted by Sgt. Jason Sixberry ol Ihe Barry County Sheriff's Department. STREAM MAP THf PfRFKT GIFT - tvery fisherman needs this mqp This 4 fool by 4 foot map shows virtually all of the 35.000 miles ot MICHIGAN streams and lakes, on both peninsulas 'If foWre looking for the most definitive maps ever created, then Professor Higbee's Stream Maps are without question the finest.' •• nut GUIDfBOOK . ; • • . a. . • •: ••' •. I I I I I I I I I I I I I Near* Str Led;r > GAN *ir *•'. -.-?/• rt C* r? ..*• .• M’r- '.■» 4 *■; st .1\phics 1952 N. Broad wav P.O. Box IKK Hastings. Ml 4905K �Page 18 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 5, 1998 Two-week car theft spree ends with juvenile’s arrest by Shelly Saber Staff Writer A two-week car theft spree in Hastings and Delton ended with the arrest of a 15year-old Hastings boy whom police have learned is on probation for grand theft auto in New York City. And, two Delton juveniles, suspected of being involved with the Hastings teen, are suspects in the theft of a car from the Tujax Tavern in Delton last Thursday evening. The Hastings teen was apprehended by Hastings City police officer Thomas Mc­ Carthy Monday evening after the officer recognized the latest stolen vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, heading cast on Grand Street near East street, said Deputy Chief Mike Leedy. The teen led McCarthy on a foot chase after the officer slopped the vehicle at about 8 p.m. near Dibble Street. "He ran down the sidewalk a couple of blocks and then ran through the parking lol of the Tabernacle church at the corner of Grand and East Street to his residence in the 500 block of east Grand Street,** said Leedy. "Officer McCarthy did an excellent job." Of the five vehicles stolen, four were taken from city lots, including two from the lol behind the County Seat and two from the lot next to Bob s Restaurant. One was taken from the 300 block of East Green Street, said Leedy. "He'd take them and go joyriding, park them within the vicinity of his home and then leave the car and walk home." said Leedy. "We've recovcr-d all of the vehicles. Some were trashed and all bu* one were found within the city limits." The vehicle nol found in the city, a 1995 Ford pickup, was recovered early Feb. 26 by Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik after it was discovered buned to its axles in mud on the Delton Kellogg High School practice football field Kik said damage to the held is estimated at about $500 and that the truck had broken windows, body damage and tools removed. Leedy said he believes the Hastings teen acted alone when allegedly taking the vehi­ cles, but would then apparently give rides to his two Del'.on friends, whom Kik said arc 13 and 15 years old. Leedy believes the 1989 Chevy Subur­ ban allegedly taken by the Dehon friends Thursday evening at about 8:35 p m. from Tujax bar may have been used to return the 15-year-old to Hastings. Leedy said. That vehicle was found by Kik Monday morning in a field south of Delton off Sprague Road with some minor body dam­ age. Kik said. The Hastings juvenile, whose New York probation had been transferred to Barry County, was arrested, charged and turned over to the Allegan County Youth home. Barry County juvenile case workers de­ clined to comment on the teen's case. The case also remains under investiga­ tion in Barry Township. Kik said. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cafl...The Hastings BANNER»945-9554 lit Ip Wanted 84 LUMBER COMPANY now hiring Manager Trainees. S23-S28K. Call 1 800-881-1939. EMAIL ADDRESS: JOBS^84LUMBER.COM an equal opportunity employer M/F DV drug free environment. COMPUTER/PROOF OPER­ ATOR. Previous 10 key or proof experience will be helpful. Requires the ability to lift 50 lbs. Afternoon shift M-F approxi­ mately 40 hours. Full-time posi­ tion offers competitive hourly rate, excellent benefit package includes 401K and profit shar­ ing. Located at our Middleville Branch. Apply at Personnel Office, Hastings City Bank, 150 W. Court Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 EQE/M/F____________ COSMETOLOGIST: A contracted position is available at Tendercare for a licensed beautician. Call for details between 9am-4pm Monday thru Friday, contact Paula at 616-945-9564. EOE_________ EARN S14MMFS WEEKLY by mailing letters from home like me. I'll tell you who pays best SASE to: Linda Curtiss, Box 8086 Grand Rapids, ML 49518-8086. WANTED: SOMEONE TO CARE FOR MY 9 YEAR OLD SON AFTER SCHOOL, 3:00PM-5:45PM, CALL 616-948-4234 AFTER 6:00PM HUMAN RESOURCES/ PAYROLL: Tendercarc of Hastings, a LTC facility, has a full-time Human Resources position available. Responsibili­ ties include answering tele­ phone, payroll, maintenance of personnel files, employee bene­ fits and accounts payable. Must be well organized and enjoy working with the elderly. Apply in person or fax your resume to: Administrator, Tendercare Hast­ ings, 240 E. North Street, Hast­ ings. Ml. 49058.616-945-9564; fax 616-945-3247. EOE MACHINIST AND/OR TOOL & DIE MAKER with at least 5 years experierc: in oper­ ating convcntionaVCNC shop machinery with the ability to manufacture close tolerance machine components. Please submit resume to Everett Engi­ neering Corp. P.O. Box 146, Woodland. Michigan 48897 or send via fax • 616-367-4367 All applications must be received by March 30, 1998 for consideration._______________ PC/NETWORK SPECIAL­ IST. Requires a minimum of two scan experience with micro computers, proficiency m PC operating systems, especially Windows and DOS . Experience with MicrosoftOffice, Word and Excel. Ability to administer client server and peer to peer networks and work effectively with all levels of employees in a confidential environment. Duties will include: micro specialist, network administra­ tor. training on new systems, risk control and sccumy administra­ tion. Send resume in confidence to: Personnel Manager. Hastings City Bank. 150 W. Court Street, Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M/F HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St., Free­ port, Ml EOE I NEED YOUR HELP to save you SS on your long distance phone bill. G16-948-8049. BRAND NEW, NEVER USED lit AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 616-945-9340._______________ FOR SALE: Carolina work boots, Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Repair, 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ ings and 414 W. Mam, Ionia. 7.62x39 SKS RIFLE W/ ACCESS^ $350.00; restorabL 1978 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT w/460, auto., lots of new parts, $1,200.00 OBO. Leave message ofr Duane at 616-945-4063 /<•/»•> W anit tl CHILD CARE OPENING: Near Southeastern, any age, any sh‘T'_ Rates for full and part­ time. S <8-8049. 2-1996 YAMAHA VIRAGO motorcycles, 300 miles on each, showroom condition, $7,600 for 2. 616-948-8049.____________ FISH FOR STOCKING: Giant Hybrid Bluegills, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Largcmouth, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Perch, Fathead Minnows. LAGGIS* FISH FARM, 08988 35th Sl, Gobles, Ml 49055-Phone: (616J-628-2056 Days (616J-624-6215 Evenings. Mohih Ih-iHi \ 1984 FRONT KITCHEN: Land contract, must sell. Best offer 1-800-538-7870, AJLA. AMERICAN ABAN­ DONED REPOS: 3bd., 2 bath. Good credit, fair credit, no credit, bad credit Anything in trade but kids. Boats, cars, snow mobiles, etc. 1-800-984-4663. ABANDONED REPO: never lived in, will move if necessary, huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Hometown USA, 1-800-538-7870_____________ ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st time home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until January of 1997. 1-800-387-0035. West Mich. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, low payments. Must sell. 1-800-538-7870_____________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from, 1-800-538-7870_____________ HAJJ). APPROVED 3bd_ 2 bath. Low payments. In by Christmas. Good credit or bad credit. Call 1-800-538-7870. 1994 CHEVY CAVALIER, 2-door, Teal, 5-speed, p/s, p/b, p/1, am/fm/cass/radio, very sharp car, excellent condition; price reduced, call anytime after 6pm 517-726-0817 Rial I \lah NEED MONEY? I buy mort­ gages and land contracts for cash. Call Jack (616)792-7741 (Voice Mail)-leave name, number and best times to be reached. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 220 South Broadway 5350 per month utilties included. 945-3014____________________ HANOVER VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments, in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms, call 616-774-9400. ext. 201 LOST: ENGLISH SPRIN­ GER SPANIEL, last seen in Taffee Addition on 2/27/98. Brown (Liver) & white, named Lacey, has her tags &. a leather collar, if found please call 616-9454799. $50 REWARD. ANTIQUE SHOW AT the Barry County Expo Center. March 14 and 15 Two build­ ings, quality antiques. North of Hastings on M-37, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 10am-5pm, $2 admission. l/iu t Ham <ai\ BRAND NEW, NEVER USED 110 AIRBRUSH COMPRES­ SOR FOR SALE, $150. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-945-9340. \alaatal \d> $529 WEEKLY MAILING COMPANY LETTERS from home, many positions available, easy, no experience needed, free information, call American Publishers, 1-800-426-3026, exL 1400 24 hn_____________ H atilt d WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows with'without frames, good carpeting or large arerugs, please call 616-945-4505 BARRY COUNTY APPLIANCE SERVICE. All makes A models, over 30 years experience. Call 1-888-498-9137/616-948-9137 PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Plano Sendee. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant Call 945-9888. RICHARD’S HOME COMPUTER TRAINING: Very reasonable rates, in your home, on your computer, at your convenience. Windows 96, MS work, MS word, MS cxcell, MS mooev. Learn to surf the internct 616-623-4403___________ TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occasion­ al cleaning, window washing or laundry. Will clean homes, officer cottages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. ACCORD, continued from page I oration. He said pubic sewer and water will be important in future efforts to preserve the Thomapple River and Thomapple and Al­ gonquin lakes. "The three units agreed that we need to be talking more about planning for the fu­ ture." Shaw said. "We tried to reach a win­ win situation. "When we started, they were far apart, but they made adjustments in their think­ ing. The city was concerned about extend­ ing water and sewer resources without ben­ efit and losing its tax base. The townships were concerned about people who want to put in businesses and need services. "We tried to focus on what would be best for our communities." There are nine major points in the tenta­ tive agreement: 1. It would establish an urban service district and agree on capacities available to service it. 2. All residential property, which in­ cludes apartments and agriculture and con­ dominiums (in the townships), shall pay double the water and sewer rate, not subject to the formula fee. 3. All other users (in the townships) shall pay double the water and sewer rate and a fee for urban services equivalent to four mills at the time they connect to (city) waler and sewer. 4. All customers who have existing wa­ ter and/or sewer services will be grandfa­ thered to their existing agreement. 5. The contract will expire on Sept. 9, 2022. 6. Schools and governmental agencies shall pay double the rate for water sewer and be exempt from the formula fee. 7. The townships agree to adopt the city's water and sewer ordinances. 8. The townships and the city agree to allow each other to use roads and easements for extension of sewer and water. 9. To settle the legal question about the meaning of the present wastewater service agreement, there are some properties grand­ fathered in for water and sewer. Any re­ maining parcels are subject to the urban service district agreement. The grandfathered properties include Flcxfab/Pro-line (metered), the Barry County Road Commission, Poll Really, Hastings Fiberglass, Dog 'N Suds/Dairy Queen, F1exfab/Pro-line(domestic) and Consumers Power. There are a number of other parcels included in that area. Shaw said be is hopeful that the three municipalities will ratify the concepts of the tentative agreement • "These three gentlemen (Penrod. Thomas and Edwards) have put their good faith for­ ward," he said. "I hope that the respective boards shift from the old paradigm to a new one and think different. I think the com­ munities want this to be settled." The judge said inter-governmental coop­ eration is working well for such services as fire departments, police, ambulance and 911 and he noted the local court system he's involved with has gone from separa­ tion of judges* duties to consolidation and cooperation. When asked how this tentative agreement will affect area townships* plans to form a regional sewer authority, Thomas said nothing is likely to change because there are areas of Hastings and Rutland Town­ ship that wont be covered by the proposed new urban service district. Also involved in the plans are Carlton and Castleton town­ ships. "We’ll go ahead with plans for a regional Central Barry Sewer and Water Authority," he said. When asked about going back to their re­ spective legislative bodies. Penrod said. "Well ask them to approve the concept. We have a lot to fill in yet" He added that attorneys for all three units will try to work out the details. The city council will take up the urban service district proposal this Monday evening, March 9. Hastings Charter Town­ ship Board members will discuss it Tues­ day night and Rutland Charter Township will consider it Wednesday evening. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will GET RESULTS’ When asked what would happen if one of the three chose nol to agree in concept. Penrod said the city then would imd it dif­ ficult to extend waler and sewer there with out a uniform policy for all extensions. "Wc won't negotiate different (utility ex­ tension) agreements with different town­ ships." he said. However, he noted that it is possible this urban service district concept could be ap­ plicable to townships other than Hastings and Rutland Of course, if the city council nixes ihe proposal, there won't be one because it has the public water and sewer. Handling growth properly was perhaps the most important reason for forging an agreement. "This has a lot to do with how growth develops." Penrod said. “Wc have to deter­ mine where best to put public utilities." He. Shaw and the other officials all agreed that planning and zoning boards for all three need to keep in touch on what they're doing. । id wards commented. "Il's a good overall tentative agreement for the future of Barry County All units will benefit in the long run I think it's a very unique approach, dif­ ferent than what Barry County has looked at in the past “I I<k»K forward to positive growth from this I believe it’s a win-win al this lime. We've tried to set up a model here for Barry County .** Edwards added that he was impressed with the efforts of Judge Shaw as facilita­ tor "I'd like to commend Judge Shaw for the wonderful way he handled the negotia­ tions. he said. "His patience is outstand­ ing. "There's still a lol of work to be done, but I'm hoping wc can go from here." Thomas said. "Dick knew when to start us (in the negotiations) and when to slop us." Penrod said. "Personally. 1 feel wc were fairly polarized when wc came in (to the negotiation sessions). But with his (Shaw's) help, wc were able to come to an understanding. And this hasn't been a sim­ ple issue to deal with." A Battle Creek man was charged with drunk driving after he was hurt in this accident on M-37 at Jones Road in Johnstown Township Feb. 20. Man charged with drunk driving after accident J-Ad Graphics News Service A Baltic Creek man was charged with drunk driving after he lost control of his car and ran off the road in Johnstown Town­ ship Feb. 20, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Po­ lice. Police said the driver of the car. William T. Douglas, 75, allegedly had a blood alco­ hol content of .19, nearly twice the legal limit. Douglas was southbound on M-37 just north of Jones Road at about 2:20 p m. when he apparently went off the right side of the road and began to spin counterclockwise on the gravel shoulder. The right rear of the vehicle then hit a guardrail, causing the vehicle to rotate clockwise. The car’s right front side was then pushed into the guardrail, where police said it ap- peared the car was at one point off the ground attached to the guardrail. The car bounced off the rail several times until the guardrail ended, police said, then crossed over Jones Road and drove up a hill and collided with several small trees and brush before barely missing a telephone pole. Douglas* car then crossed M-37, hitting a tree on the east side of the road. Police said they found an empty beer can on the passenger floorboard of the car, along with two plastic bottles of wine, which the driver said were nol his. Douglas was found pinned inside the ve­ hicle with his head on the floorboard, stuck between the scats, the dash and the firewall, police said. Douglas was treated and released from Community Hospital in Baltic Creek. ■ . POLICE BEAT: Man held for carrying concealed weapon BARRY TOWNSHIP - A Delton man stopped by a Barry County Sheriff! Department deputy Feb. 23 is facing charges for carrying a concealed weapon. Daniel Johnson Buckhannon. 20. was charged with the felony after the deputy found a single-edged knife with a nine-inch blade between the front scats of the vehicle. The deputy also found a realistic-looking plastic handgun or toy pistol behind the driver*! seal of the vehicle, according io the police report. Woman arrested for drunk driving after crash CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A woman who drove her car into a ditch on Usbome Road near Jordan Road Feb. 20 al about 4 a m. was arrested by the Barry County Sheriff. Department for drunk driving. . Heather Joy Lenz. 24. of Freeport was found to have a .19 blood alcohol content.. through a chemical datamastcr lest st the Barry County Jail, where she was lodged on $100 bond. The legal blood alcohol limit is .10. Lenz was not injured in the accident. Drivers escape injury in sideswipe accident RUTLAND TOWNSHIP ■ Two drivers managcu to avoid serious injury when their vehicles met on a hill Feb. 27 at about 8 p.m. 1 any Jay Harris. Jr.. 32, of Cook Road in Hastings, was northbound on Tanner Lake Road when he crested a hill near Quimby Road and swerved to avoid hitting an oncoming car. driven by Mane Anderson. 28. of Gurd Road. Hastings. Harris told the Michigan Slate Police he could nol gel any farther off the road due to plow furrow on the cast side of the road causing him to sidesw ipe Anderson s vehicle. Anderson said she also swerved in an attempt Io avoid hitting Hams Both drivers, who were wearing their seal belts, were treated at the scene by Lifecare Ambulance personnel and refused transport to a hospital No citations were issued. Police seize marijuana; owner not found BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - Police attempting to question a suspect dunng an investigation of stolen guns Feb. 14 found a quantity of marijuana, but did not find the suspect. Troopers from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police seized two plastic planters with potting soil and marijuana on top of the soil, along with a metal bucket containing manjuana plants and seeds, in the 500 block of Drake Road. Police were unable to locale the resident of the home, w hom they planned to question about the theft of two 20 gauge guns and a 12 gauge from the 800 block of Dowling Road Jan. 25. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-03-12.pdf 9ef123a8d2d9cf231ce3585634b22101 PDF Text Text Villages have lively elections See Story on Page 3 Cheerleaders head for state See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 VOLUME 145 NO. 11 News Briefs: Heaton appointed to County Board by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Rose Mary Heaion. a former Nashville ' Diracton for the local group art i Mill retoolbauddrectonJoafhLa- . cfLatewood^Tte program win la­ ctate a nadtay from *Lre MtanMre* aad a fata Pkilbp Souca marck. Ctael Warrant Officer Paul Wahen will direct the Army band. wMcb ia made ap of “citiara roiditn.' Far more informetioa, call Kim Derate al >45-9181, Laloye al 945­ 9766 or Macqueen al 374-3037. Village Clerk, has been appointed to serve on the Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners. filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Tim Burd. Immediately after the County Board Tuesday voted 4-3 to name Heaton to the 5th District scat, she was sworn into office and went right to work. "I didn't know they would have me lake the scat if I was chosen today," Heaton said after ’.he meeting. "I was kind of sur­ prised... I’m looking forward to serving and I have a lot to learn, a lot of catch up to do at this point to find out what all Tim was involved in...Il will be a challenge." The board voted to have Heaton assume the same committee assignments and ap­ pointments to various other county-related boards and commissions on which Burd Haatiaga High School couaaalon will meet with all eighth grade rindaaia Tteaday. March 17, to tafia *e actoduliag procear for the 1998-99 academic ymr. Courae oWertag booklata aad aatadulc dieett will b< KM home w’ith uudaau to be lharod aad diiriuaad widi aareala. Student, are acted to return dWrcoaapicaed achedolea to the eighth •adeemmmior by Friday. March 20. A faaatioa aad aaawer eeaaioa far aiftadt pade parent, will be haid at 7 p_m. Wedneaday. March 18. ia the Nghachooi library. served before he resigned. Heaton and attorney Jeff Mackenzie of Woodland were recommended Monday for the vacant commissioner seat by a panel selected by the board to interview the can­ didates and suggest an appointee The board had the final decision. "We were verv encouraeed by the fact that six people were willing to apply for the position.” said County Sheriff Stephen DeBoer, who served on the interviewing panel with Probate Judge Richaid Shaw and County Clerk Nancy Bocrsma. "Every one of those six people had qualities that I think they could have brought to the posi­ tion that were very worthwhile. "It was not an easy decision.” DeBoer said. "It really was very, very difficult," Bocrsma agreed. "...We were pleased that we had such good candidates." Shaw commented that the panel had six excellent choices and that each candidate had been asked to respond to seven ques­ tions. which were then scored on a point system. The next day. at the County Board meet­ ing. commissioners shared the same senti­ ments. "All I can say is I wish we had two posi­ tions to fill," Commissioner Robert Wenger told the board. Wenger nominated Heaton for the post and said he voted for her "because I feel she has a little more experience working with the village board. Maybe her time in life gives her a little more time that she can See APPOINT Ken t, cdnviiued page 6 The Apostles' Creed* is the tide of dm 1998 aaa-week Lenten aeries, ^oaaamd by tea Haatiaga Area Miataeriai Aaaociarioo. which continues every Ihmaday at noon through April 1 Bach 30-minute service will ba held ' every Ttanday at 12:30 p.m. at the ' ft is not known yet what will happen to the building on West State Street that has housed a Great Lakes National Bank branch, which was purchased by MainStreet Savings Bank. MainStreet purchases Great Lakes branch The MainStreet Savings Bank has pur­ chased the local branch of Great Lakes Bancorp and its related deposit accounts in Hastings. Announcement of the sale was made Wednesday hy Todd A. Harding, president «md chief cxe<utiv- officer of MainStreet and Barry N. Winslow, president and CEO of Great Lakes National Bank. MainStreet Savings Bank's acquisition of the branch office still is subject to ap­ proval by the Office of Thrift Supervi­ sion. Application for regulatory approval is expected to be made within the next two weeks and the transaction is expected to close in May. Commenting on the definitive branch sale agreement. Harding said. "This is part of our overall strategy to grow re­ sources and expand our bank in the mar­ kets that we serve. Great Lakes National Bank has given excellent service to their name changed to Great Lakes Federal Sav­ ings and Loan, then Great Lakes Bancorp and almost a year ago it became Great Lakes when it was chartered as a national customers and we wish to continue that bank. MainStreet Savings Bank is headquar­ tered in Hastings and has other offices lo­ cated in Charlotte. Grand Ledge and Lake Odessa. It also has an office inside the Fclpausch supermarket in Hastings. Harding said that the official closing dale for the transaction will be May 8. He added that it has not yet been determined what will happen to the current Great Lakes building and property. liabilities for deposits, as they relate to the Hastings branch. The Great Lakes branch has an estimated $21 million in deposits, which MainStreet will promise . A noon luncheon ia the Sharpe Hall triU precede the service, which will * aka piece ia the church sanctuary. New Barry County Commissioner Rose Mary Heaton (left) is sworn into office by County Clerk Nancy Boersma to pay back to the customers. Winslow said. "We have enjoyed serv­ ing the banking needs of our customers in Hastings and have every confidence that the service quality received by customers Tentative accord on sewer, water rejected by city The Hastings City Council Monday night unanimously voted to reject a tenta­ tive agreement on rales for the city to ex­ tend waler and sewer beyond its boundaries Staudsge. I k Presbyterian organist; Tara Dixon, the church pianist; Patti | Lafaye'*. Hastings High School ctor to two nearby townships. The city and the charter townships of Xutast Lapwchaun* ■ Tte Hastings chapter of the jaycecs wig tare its fourth annual "Cutest LMe • Leprechaun" baby coolest from 10 im. mail Clone Saturday and Sunday. March 14 and 15 at Kmart in Hastings. ' All money raised will go to the Jureadle Diabetes Foundation and Mission la, a hospital for children with HIV •; Tte contest is for children ages 2 and ynwigtr There is a 510 entry fee. Those who want to enter their children or family members should send or drop off a photo no larger than a 5x7 and the fee to the Hastings Jaycees. 404 W. Grand, Hastings. 49058-2123. Photos will be returned after die contest. ; The children's photos will be placed on canisters and '.he public is ashed (o pul donations in those they think are the cutest babies. . Prizes will be awarded for first, sec‘ ond and third places. More News Briefs on Page 2 will continue at a very high level. "This sale is part of our strategic plan to focus our resources on our core market areas. Great Lakes has opened seven new branch locations in these core markets in 1997 " Great luikcs National Bunk, a whollyowned subsidiary of the TCF Financial Corp, operates 61 offices in Michigan and one office in Indiana. Its headquarters is in Ann Arbor. In this area, it has had offices in Hastings. Battle Creek. Richland. Bellevue. Jackson. Marshall and Albion. The building, located at 401 W. Slate St. in Hastings, was built in 1976 to house First Federal Savings and Loan of Battle Creek, which later became a divi­ sion of Great Lakes Federal Savings. The excellent service." Harding said that the transaction in­ volves MainStreet assuming Great lutke's as. snv* Is 2 an LJf mwd eaa^aor rnt rrewyiCTiin vnuren in rtasmft. ." Tte Rev. Do:ig Reichenbach of the -Hope Church of the Brethren will • ^aak at today's program. Other speak■ara ia Ike remaiaiag programs of the Ziarim win be the Rev. Carl Litchfield, -Welcome Corners and Woodland Mailed Methodist Churches March 19; Ctarie, Fischer, St. Rose of Luna . Catholic Church March 26 aad Larry Hubley. Hope United Methodist ICbmch April! - Musical accompaniment and apecial ' music will be provided by Barbara PRICE 50* Rutland and Hastings had announced a week earlier that they had reached a tenta­ tive agreement how waler and sewer ser­ vices would be offered, after several negoti­ ation sessions led by Barry County Probate Judge Richard Shaw. Essentially, under the terms of the pro­ posed agreement, the city would allow wa­ ter and sewer to go to residential and schools and government properties in the township for double the hookup and service rales charged to city residents and to com­ mercial and industrial properties for the same rates, plus a fee equal to four mills But the City Council Monday night re­ Charlton Park director honored Charlton Park Director Diane Szewczyk-Smith (center) was honored Tuesday with a resolution by the Barry County Board of Commissioners, commending and thanking her tor 13 years of dedication and commitment to the park. Smith is leaving the county position to become assistant director of the Muskegon County Museum. The resolution, presented by commissioners Sandy James (left) and Robert Wenger, praised the many changes and improvements that have taken place at the park. Some of those improvements included financial stability through increased attendance and revenues and the addition of the Civil War Muster. Corvette Show and All Hallows Eve event fused to agree. "They (council members) didn't feel it was a good deal for the city, nor the right lime to do it." City Manager Howard Pen­ rod said. Penrod said the city is more interested in something like a “425 Agreement." which is state law that allows such utility exten­ sions Io be made under tax sharing ar­ rangements. For example, under a 425. the city could extend water and sewer services to a prop­ erty outside its boundaries for a certain amount of tax millage for a certain period, with the township still receiving what it would get from that property otherwise. The city and two townships have been at odds over utility extension policy for some lime. Il was about a year ago the issue came to a head over water and sewer for the new Star Elementary School in Hastings Township. That matter was settled with the schools paying double rates. However, there was no agreement reached last summer and fall over extension of wa­ ler and sewer to a proposed Wal-Mart store at the comer of Heath Road and M-37/M43 in Rutland Township. Wal-Mart and Rutland officials wanted the same deal as Star Elementary and argued that Wal-Mart would be located on property covered by an agreement the city made in 1992 with the township. The city contended that Wal­ Mart is not the same as a school and that the retailer's properly is not located in the district covered in the agreement of six years ago. Also at the heart of the issue on utility extension is the townships’ fear of eventual annexation by the city. Penrod said a 425 agreement would still allow townships to See CITY REJECTS, continued page 6 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12, 1998 Chairman Bailey sails through ‘State of County' address by David T. Young Editor Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Bailey could have borrowed a quote from President Clinton’s State of the Union address when he spoke last Fri­ day at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hast­ ings. He could have changed just one word and said. "The state of the county is strong” to Fred Jacobs (nght) chairman ol the Barry County Futuring Committee, presents Jim Pino a lectern with a microphone for use at First Friday forum. The committee made the presentation in honor of the forums continuing commitment to discussion of important issues, which won a Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) award. Gospel music set at Showcase An evening of gospel music with Dave Dickerson. Lynn McCully and Bob Barnett will held at 6:30 tonight at the Musician s Showcase at Arby’s. Dickerson is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Potterville who has appeared al the Hastings Summerfest, previous Showcases and the Prairieville Farm Days. McCully, who hails from Jone*. Mich., sings Southern-style gospel. She is hostess of the video show "Gospel on the Road." which is shown locally on Sundays on Channel 12. She has won four Michigan Gospel Music Association awards, including favorite female vocalist Barnett, from Eagle. Mich., has been involved with gospel music since the 1970s. He sings older hymns and the Southern-style gospel. Scaling at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arts scholarships available for kids The Thornapplc Arts Council is providing $4,000 in scholarship money to Barn County students who want to attend fine arts camps this summer. The camps may include visual arts, music, theater, writing, dance, film making, sculpture and ceramics. To qualify, the camps must be accredited places, such as Blue Lake. Interlochen. Kendall and the Battle Creek Arts Cen­ ter. but they do not have to be located in Michigan. Applicants must be entering grades 6 through 12 next fall and he residents of Barry County. Fine arts majors in college will be considered if they pre­ viously had been Arts Council schol­ arship recipients. Scholarship funds arc not intended for private lessons or for the purchase of instruments. Awards will be given to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of the study program. Students arc expected to come up with the remaining funds themselves. Scholarships will be granted based on a portfolio or audition, a personal interview, a written application, let­ ters. recommendations and need. Auditions will be held at 3:15 p in. Thursday. March 19. at Central School Auditorium in Hastings. Scholarship forms arc available al most middle and high schools in the county or one may call Jim Pino al 852-9240. All entries must be post­ marked by Friday. March 6. Gospel concert to help food bank An afternoon of gospel music and drama featuring Kerb Roberts. Steve Reid, Terry Pcnnepackcr. Mary Taylor and Rhonda Huxley will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15. al Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. Proceeds of the program will be forwarded to the emergency food bank in Delton. Retd will do his perennial favorite dramatic program. "Easter through the Eyes of Ktcr Roberts, a songwriter and guitarist, will sing several selections, as will Taylor and Pcnnepackcr. known lo­ cally as the "Taylorcd Pennies." Hux­ ley. of Caledonia, w ill sing light con­ temporary gospel music Faith United Methodist Church is located al 503 S. Grove St.. Delton News Briefs... ‘Business After Haars’ scheduled "Business After Hours" for Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce member businesses and potential chamber members will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. March 19) at Grandma’s Comer Gift Boutique, lo­ cated in Miller's Carpet and Furniture. Hors d ocuvrcs and refreshments will be served, featuring gourmet salsa and spices. Water quality is topic off seminar The Four Township Waler Re­ sources Council, which includes Barry and Prairieville townships and Barry County and Richland and Ross town- »hips in Kalamazoo County, will have seminars next week on "Wise Land Use Through Economic and Environ­ mental Partnership." One seminar will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. March 16. at the Kel­ logg Biological Station near Hickory Comers and the other will be a repeat from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday. March 19. The purpose of the four townships council, which was organized in 1994, is to protect water quality by inform­ ing the community how to better manage impending growth with min­ imal degradation to environmental re­ sources and the agricultural base. The seminars also arc intended to encourage cooperation between indi­ viduals and government on farm land and water quality protection. Dr. Ken­ neth Komhciscr. a Prairieville Town­ ship veterinarian, is chairman of the 12-membcr council. Barry County Planning and Zoning Director is ex­ pected to give an update on the Land Division Act and county land use. Pheasants Forever banquet Saturday The newly-organized Barry County chapter of Pheasants Forever will have its first annual banquet and auction at 6 p.m. Saturday al the Middle Villa Inn. Chapter President Jim Decker of Freeport said the purpose of the group, which was founded nationally 15 years ago. is to improve wildlife habitat for better local hunting opportunities. Pheasants Forever, with hundreds of chapters nationwide, has helped turn thousands of acres into wildlife habitat from funds raised by annual banquets and raffles. The group also maintains a staff of 13 regional biologists who work closely with members to deter­ mine what kind is best for a given area. Items that will be sold at the auction wi1' include guns. . art prints by na­ tionally known artists, statues, collec­ tor knives, outdoor clothing and other sporting goods Tickets arc still available and they may be obtained by calling Decker at Freeport Elevator (76S-842I). chapter Treasurer Rick James at 945-5113 or Scott Prill al 948-3917 Membership dues are $20 annually . The cost of a dinner ticket is $15 the First Friday audience without fear of a lot of contradiction. For Bailey, a Republi­ can making his third "State of the County" address in a Democratic forum, the speech was more like a pleasant walk in the park than being thrown into a den of lions. "Things are good." the chairman said. "We don't have any major hurdles... Right now. we’re in a lot better shape than we were three years ago." Bailey listed a number of accomplish­ ments over the last year and future projects to buttress his spin on how things arc go­ ing. The accomplishments: • The video arraignment system, which "links the jail to the courts without having to transport inmates." • The computerization efforts — "We've spent thousands of dollars upgrading our computer system." said. "We'll save time and dollars down the road. It'll make things faster and more efficient." • The purchase of city ball, which he ac­ knowledged took awhile. • Jail expansion — "Il's almost done. At times, we’ve had a full house. But we took the opportunity to get some dollars from the state. Now we have extra beds and aren't even filling the beds' capacity." Which, he said, leads to the question why Barry County then doesn’t rent out the extra space to other law enforcement agen­ cies. Because, he said. "They're not going to send us their model inmates." • Finances — as Bailey noted, the county is in much better shape than three years ago. when he first took office. The county board then had to scramble to balance the budget and had a liny fund balance. Today, the contingency fund probably is more than SI million, in an $8.2 million budget. When asked why the county then doesn't spend more, he said consultants like Dr. Lynn Harvey recommend a fund balance of between 14 to 18 percent of the total bud­ get. The one million leftover is about 12 percent of Barry County's budget. Bailey said trefe is a difference between "hard cuts" and "soft cuts." In the federal budget, the hard cuts include Medicare. Medicaid, social security and the military, which added together make up 70 percent of federal spending. Soft cuts would include welfare because it actually takes up less than 2 percent. "Our hard cuts would come in the areas of the courts, and then we'd have to look at the sheriff and the jail." the chairman said, noting they make up 60 percent of the county budget. • Court unification — Bailey said Barry County is a model for the rest of the state, where three judges work together to stream­ line functions and save money. Because of their cooperation, he said, the county rarely has to get visiting judges. Bailey listed a number projects he sees as important in the years ahead: • The Commission on Aging building, which he said is inadequate for senior citi­ zens. "I’m in favor of a new COA building, whether it's brand new or renovated." he said, adding he would like to put the ques­ tion on the ballot later this year. • The health department facility, which he said also should be a millage question for voters to decide. "I would support a millage to upgrade that building." Bailey said. • What to do with city hall. He said there's no hurry. The county board seems to lie willing to continue to rent out the ad­ jacent home and even perhaps rent out city hall to something like a law firm. Bailey said he wants to keep county ser­ vices in the downtown Hastings area. He speculated that the county would buy the library building and Cone Zone property if they become available. • Youth programs — "We spend thou­ sands of dollars on a few and zero on thou­ sands." Bailey said. "We spent over a half million dollars on them in the county, but we didn't put in a dime for recreation pro­ grams. This year, you'll sec me recommend we make some sort of recommendation... Some on the board say government has no business in recreation, but if we save two or three kids... " He quoted his father, who used to say. "A dad who hunts with his boys won't hunt for his boys." • Economic development and land use — "We want progress, but we want it con­ trolled." Bailey said about land use. He noted that the county has signed a contract with former Slate Rep. Bob Bender for economic development, which he hopes will result in a document the board will have to work from. Bailey said land use is a "pretty touchy" issue. "We have to look at landowners' rights, first and foremost." he said. "We’re going to grow in Barry County, but I don't think we can tell people they can't do hous- Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Bailey speaks at the First ' Friday forum. ing or they can't sell their property (to de­ velopers). There's going to have to be a lot of giving and taking in land use planning." Bi’t he added, "I have a problem with government being loo protective." In the question and answer part of the session, there were perhaps three questions that might be considered tough Mel Goebel. ? Democratic Party candi­ date for county commissioner in 1996, asked what criteria Bailey uses in making appointments. He was speaking in defense of Commissioner Emmet Herrington, who was removed from the mental health board earlier this year. Bailey answered that Herrington’s service on that board had met a threc-ycar term limit. He added that though Herrington had extensive experience with mental health, "If we only use people with master's de­ grees, we’re not representing the masses... We try to have commissioners on an equal number of boards, but there is no perfect mix." He also said (hat though he made the recommendation to remove Herrington from that board, hut the county board of commissioners voted 7-1 to approve the ac­ tion. Bob Dwyer, former chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party, asked Bai­ ley how much is spent on each commis­ sioner's dental and medical insurance. The chairman said it's $400 a year for eye exams, but he didn’t have the exact fig­ ures for all medical insurance. Clyde Morgan, a GOP candidate for commissioner in 1996. asked about the progress of plans to renovate the animal, shelter of build a new facility. "Last year the board voted to renovate (the shelter)." Bailey replied. "That is still the action in place." He said he had bids for the work in place last year, "but there were concerns we didn't < advertise for bids." So when bids were ad­ vertised. none were received and someone, had lined up to do concrete and block work backed out because of the time delay. "We're reaching the busy (construction), season again. We'll see you in another year (on the question)," he said. When asked if the county is on the Inter- . net, Bailey it isn't and he doesn't know . when it will be. City won’t stop Moose Lodge sale The Hastings City Council will not stand in the way of the sale of the Hastings Moose Lodge for potential use as a bar and restaurant. Century 21 Bundy Really announced last week that a group of people led by James C. Gibbon have made an offer to buy the lodge facility, located al 128 North Michi­ gan. for $180,000. The council Monday night voted not to use its right of first re­ fusal, subject to approval from the Down­ town Development Authority. Under that right, the city could have matched the offer and stopped the sale. The DDA Board had expressed interest in the Moose Lodge building when the frater­ nal organization started making plans to move into a new facility. The DDA was interested because of potential for more parking space near where the new city hall will be later this year, at the corner of Michigan and Stale, in the former MainStreet Savings Bank building. However. City Manager Howard Penrod said the DDA now is more interested in a different site. The current Moose Lodge building is zoned commercial, so no rczoning would be necessary for a bar and restaurant, but there will be a need for the new owners fo get food, liquor, pizza, takeout, restaurant and entertainment licenses. Penrod said that the city has the right of fitpt refusal for 14 days and the DD/X Board doesn't until Thursday. March 19. he said if there was more time, the council would wait for the DDA's decision first. In other business at Monday night's meeting, the City Council: • Tabled a request from a local youth group and advisor Becky Oexlcr to set aside an area next to Tydcn Park for skateboard­ ing activities. The council instead is look­ ing into an area with tennis courts in Third Ward Park near Hastings Manufacturing. The city had budgeted $5,000 for this year to develop a skateboarding area in Fish Hatchery Park, but students said the plans did not fit in w ith their needs. They then submitted a new plan for a skateboarding area in the parking lol next to Tydcn Park, near where the Farmers' Market lakes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Oexlcr and the students said their proposed area would take away 13 parking spaces, but Penrod said city officials estimated 17 parking and two recreational vehicle spaces would be used up. In a letter to the council. Oexlcr said. "Hopefully, this will case the existing problem of getting skaters and bikers off the business area parking lots and make, them feel welcome and more a part of this*., city.” . , "This is a very independent group who . do not want organized or planned supervi­ sion." Penrod said in communication to council. “We have empathy for the students . and their desired goals. We respect their tenacity and enthusiasm. However, we find . this type of activity very difficult to pro­ vide at a reasonable location and facility that is safe and open to all ages who have , various levels of expertise. Also. I person-, ally am not especially excited about their chosen location... I also feel that this type , of activity should be programmed and su­ pervised so that proper equipment and safety procedures are established and fol-' .* lowed." '. He said that there is a possibility of lia- , bility problems • Approved, after a public hearing, the . assessment roll for the Marshall Street im­ provement project. The city will pay onethird the cost of the project, at $46,742.92, , . with the remainder, $93,485.84, to be as­ sessed to property owners based on front footage. The property owners will have the ■ option of paying each of their shares over a , l()-ycar period. • Approved a request from Dr. Eldon Cassell to close Center Street between South Broadway and Church Street from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. March 28 to permit a candlelight procession from the First Presbyterian Church to the First United Methodist as part of the Emmaus , , Walk Women's Retreat. • Decided to alter plans for use of the . • new city hall complex by moving the po­ lice department from the basement to the ‘ second floor. "It doesn't alter a lot.' Penrod said. "It's a better deal to go upstairs for security and .' operations " The cits manager said in his communicalion to the council. "Bs putting police personncl all in one department by themselves, it is caster to secure their area sepa­ rate from other areas and the general public.. CITY, continued on page 5 . ' A �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12, 1998 — Page 3 Victims’ families sympathetic in Suzanne Elliott’s sentencing by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The girlfriend of the Middleville man killed when Suzanne Elliott crashed into the front entrance of the Hastings Felpausch Food Center grocery store Oct. 3 worries that Elliott's three-month jail sen­ dee will cause her unbearable grief. “/It’s going to be rough on her," said Mary Eizcl outside the circuit courtroom tMt Thursday, just minutes after Judge Jbnes Fisher handed down his sentence to a Icary eyed Elliott. "1 hope her sentence isn't more than she can take." "Suzanne has a very supportive family ♦fro's going to help her through her grief 5$- well." said Elliott's Grand Rapids Mlomcy. Raymond Beckering. <j£11iott, who pleaded no contest Feb. 5 to One count of negligent homicide, was or­ dered to spend six months in the Barry County jail with work release with the last 90 days suspended upon the successful Completion of her two years probation. : She was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. $1,000 in court costs and $403.84 in Restitution. ; Families of the victims had testified prior to sentencing that they believed El­ liott had not accepted responsibility nor felt qpmorseful for causing the deaths of Joyce Margaret Hyde. 68. of Alto and Gerry Jcjbnson. 39. of Middleville. *Thc only thing she is sorry for is the predicament she's in herself," Gerald John­ son. Gerry Johnson's father, testified prior to sentencing. "Mr. Hyde is without a wife. Gerry's daughters are without a father and there's a baby... without a grandfather. I believe two people died because of her carelessness and she should at least serve some time." Also testifying were Johnson's oldest daughter. Angela Escabar, and Hyde's daughter. Ronda Tracy of Holt. "This was an accident she could have prevented." said Escabar. "To stand here and take responsibility for killing two people... that's all I want (from Elliott.) She couldn't even offer I'm sorry." But Beckering blamed poor communica­ tion on the part of the court for Elliott's courtroom apology. "It seems she had done both of those things." Johnson interrupted Crowley, stating that his comments regarding Elliott's re­ morse did not "sound accurate." Fisher then told Johnson that he and other family members would have a chance to speak. "My hope is that the court will impose a sentence which will accelerate the healing process for all those concerned, particularly the victims." Crowley said. In his testimony. Johnson disputed Crowley’s references to the feelings of the victims. Gerald Johnson Sr. gestures toward the daughters of his son. Gerry Johnson who was lulled when Suzanne Elliott's vehicle crashed through the front entrance of the Hastings Felpausch store Oct. 3,1997. apologies not being forwarded to the families before the March 5 sentencing. "Miss Elliott just wants everyone to know how sorry she was from the begin­ ning," said Beckering. who indicated during the hearing that he had advised Elliott not Suzanne Elliott, supported by her attorney. Ray Beckenng, addresses tne families of Joyce Hyde and Gerry Johnson, in Barry County Circuit Court last week "No one has talked to the victims be­ cause both victims are dead," said Johnson. In his defense remarks. Beckering agreed with Crowley that the tragedy was difficult for everyone, including the judge. "This woman did not have even a mere traffic ticket." he said. "She's an excellent mother, she's a very stable person and a good worker. She's done everything the court could hope that she would do. She's taken counseling and she's accepted full re­ sponsibility." In handing down his sentence. Fisher noted that because Elliott was a minor with a .05 blood alcohol content, the tragedy was not just an accident, he said. "1 have to believe it had some effect." he said. "Whether is was a direct cause, I don't know. In my own mind. I have to think that it had some minimal impact." Fisher said he was impressed with the fairness of the family members. "I'm quite impressed that they're not seeking revenge," he said just prior to his sentence. "But because there was drinking by an underaged person that played a role in the deaths of two innocent people, it’s not proper to treat this as 'just an accident.' I'm taking into account the comments of the victims* families and they would like to sec you separated from your family for a time." Elliott had her 3-year-old daughter, Ash­ ley, with her when the accident occurred shortly after Elliott said she became faint after slamming her finger in the door of her boyfriend's GMC Jimmy. Elliott told police she hurt her finger while getting gas at the Shell Station near the Fclpausch Store. 127 S. Michigan St., and that she had intended to park the Jimmy in the Fclpausch parking lol to re­ cover from the pain of the injury. to personally forward letters to the victims' families. "She has apologized in every manner that I would allow her to do." Just prior to sentencing. Elliott faced the families and offered her personal apology. "To the members of the Johnson and Hyde families, I express my deepest sorrow for the loss that I caused," she said tear­ fully. ”1 know an apology can't bring back Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Johnson, but 1 pray that God will help you through your sor­ row. Please accept my deepest apology and sympathy." After Fisher's sentence, the families were sympathetic toward Elliott and offered com­ fort to her mother. Sherry Elliott, due to the recent loss of her husband and the death of her sod, David Elliott, two years ago. "I’m happier now than I thought I would be." said Johnson. "What 1 thought about was her mother losing her husband.” "We know how it is." said Jan Johnson, Gerry Johnson's stepmother, who embraced a sobbing Sherry Elliott outside the court­ room. "I feel sorry for her. " Eizel said she was touched by Elliott's apology. "To have her apologize, that's real life and it was decent of her." said Eizel. "Her sentence here is a technicality. She's going to have to live with herself knowing she killed someone. That’s a life sentence.” Though the Michigan Secretary of Slate will determine whether to renew Elliott's driver’s license. Beckering said she has not driven since the accident and voluntarily did not renew her license when she turned 21 on Feb. 9. Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley expressed his knowledge of Elliott's re­ morse and indicated to Fisher that he would support a lenient sentence. "The offense of Oct. 3, 1997, clearly was a great tragedy for all involved." he said, "not only for the victims but also for the defendant and their families." Crowley said the families told him they wanted to see Elliott remorseful and accept­ ing of her responsibility for causing Hyde's and Johnson's deaths. "Certainly, those arc reasonable re­ quests." Crowley said prior to Elliott's Beckering said Elliott pleaded no contest because she could not remember the acci­ dent occurring. 911 dispatchers oppose schedule change by Mary Warner Staff Writer Barry County 911 dispatchers arc up in arms over a scheduling change that would eliminate 12-hour shifts and replace them with either eight- or 10-hour shifts. Barry Central Director Charlie Nystrom said the scheduling change is necessary because the dispatch center is having a hard time finding people to work when dispatchers arc off sick, taking personal days or using comp lime. It will be easier to find people to cover an eight- or 10-hour shift rather than a 12-hour shift, he said. Nystrom also said the 12-hour shifts are fatiguing for dispatchers and may contribute to what he says is an above­ average amount of sick time being taken. According to a source knowledgeable about the situation, dispatchers say the scheduling change will aggravate an already stressful job by making them work more days in a row and allowing them fewer weekends off. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one proposed schedule had dispatchers working eight-hour shifts six days in a row and working every weekend for three months. Dispatchers now have a rotating schedule where they work two days in a row, have two days off. work three more days, have two days off, work two more days, and have three days off. The last three days fall on a weekend, meaning the dispatchers have every other weekend off. They work 12-hour shifts all but one Friday in the rotation, when they work eight-hour shifts. Don Glasgow, president of the dispatchers' union (the Governmental Employees Labor Council, a division of the Fraternal Order of Police), said the union twice has voted down proposals to change the scheduling. Glasgow said the dispatchers unanimously turned down a schedule change once, and another time there was a "strong majority" in favor of keeping the existing schedule The union vote, however, is not binding on management. The contract says that the 911 director will “consider" a majority vote of the union. Glasgow said. Dispatchers want to keep the current schedule because their days off give them lime to let go of stress and tension, the source said, allow them every other weekend off. and allow them to spend lime with their families. If dispatchers work six days in a row. they will get burned out. the source said, and if they arc not allowed some weekends off. that will also contribute to bumoul. The source said one of the reasons there was more sick lime than usual this past year was because two dispatchers were suffering from serious illnesses and a third was off on pregnancy leave. While those staffers were sick, the center was "working with skeleton crews." the source said. The source said there also has been a large turnover of part-timers, which meant at times part-timers were not available to fill in on shifts. The source said one of the reasons part-timers arc leaving the employ of the 911 center is that they are not given enough work. There have been some part­ timers who "haven't worked upwards of two months." the source said. Nystrom said the 911 center has lost five dispatchers in the last few years. "We don’t keep them because they don't make the grade or can’t keep up with the multi­ tasking.” he said. He said he does not want to put the part­ timers on a regular schedule (which would give them some guaranteed hours) because they would not be available to work someone elsc’s shift during absences and vacation periods if they are working their own shift. Last year. Nystrom said, regular dispatchers had to work a lot of overtime to fill in when others were off for sick days, personal days, and vacation periods. Nystrom said the overtime contributed to the dispatchers' fatigue. Glasgow said there were no part-timers working for 911 in 1997. which increased the overtime of regular employees. Nystrom said the Central Dispatch Administrative Board agreed to hire a ninth dispatcher to help with vacation times and keep the center staffed adequately on weekends, which is the busiest time for the 911 crews. After a ninth dispatcher was hired, however, he fell ill. Nystrom said, and hasn't been able to be used to beef up the shifts. Glasgow said the ninth dispatcher is "getting back to full strength" and the 911 center also now has two part-timers on staff, "so there will be less overtime" in the future, he said. Nystrom said that if there is difficulty finding someone to fill a shift, sometimes one dispatcher will be asked to stay an extra six hours to cover the first half of the next shift and another dispatcher will be asked to come in six hours early to cover the second half of the shift. When that occurs, he said, dispatchers work 18 hours straight. Such long hours can cut down on their alertness, he said, and also affect their health. "This type of business is extremely stressful," he said. After working 12 hours, he said, the dispatchers "need to get the heck away from there." If eight-hour shifts are instituted. Nystrom said, then dispatchers could cover half of another person's shift and still only work 12 hours at a time. The new schedule also would allow for at least three people to be on duty during peak weekend hours, he said. Nystrom said the schedule change would also ensure "public safety" and "officer safety." "If we're not healthy and rested, if we're not alert and ready to 'rock and roll,' as we call it, then we’re in trouble." he said. The proposed schedule change is not the only thing dispatchers were upset about it, the source said. They were also opposed to a suggestion by Nystrom that the scheduling problems might be relieved somewhat if only one person was scheduled to work during periods when the least amount of calls usually occur. However. Nystrom said, "that particular thing is out the door." "We will never have just one person (on duty)." When Nystrom made the proposal, the dispatchers worried that if only one person was on duty, there would be delays in getting help to callers or to police officers. "It's a public safely issue and officer safety issue," the source said. Lt. Gary Newell, commander of the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police and a member of the 911 Board, said he would not be in favor of just having one person on duty. Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver, also a 911 Board member, also said he didn't think one-person shifts were a good idea. But Newell and Sarver, who serve on the 911 Board's Personnel Committee, and board member Don Boysen, also a member of the personnel committee, discussed the schedule change with Nystrom and "agreed with me that we should be looking at something where we ll have good coverage and the dispatchers will be getting good rest.” Nystrom said. Newell said the full 911 Board has not discussed the issue and "I'm not sure in my mind that this is a board issue." Sarver said the issue of 12-hour See 911, continued on page S Girl Scout Week recognized Mayor Frank Campbell signs a proclamation honoring Giri Scout Week March 8­ 14. With him are Troop 619 Leaders Lori Kendall and Lori Torode and scouts (from left) Heather Torode. Jennifer Madsen, Kaity Kendall and Nikki Sutton. Absent from the photo are Krystal Waite. Sarah Garrett, Jamie Vandongen, Amber Wallace, Savannah Baker and Andrea Philo. Middleville elections will be non-partisan In what local officials said was a record turnout, voters in Middleville Monday passed a proposal to have all village elec­ tions non-partisan and elected Democrat Lon Myers as president over two chal­ lengers. There were four village elections Mon­ day. with Middleville attracting the most interest because of its ballot proposal and races for president and council trustee seats. Nashville saw its current president defeated in his bid for re-election and Frecport'sa was returned to office by only two votes. Middleville Nearly 14 percent of the Middleville's 1.441 voters turned out. a far superior number to the 43 who showed up at the polls in the 1996 election The vole to change to non-partisan elec­ tions was 126 to 72. The result means that all future village candidates will not have to declare party affiliation, which local of­ ficials say will eliminate the need for pri­ mary elections, thereby saving money. Lo­ cal officials also said non-partisan elections will attract more qualified candidates who may be reluctant to run because of their party affiliation. Myers, a former councilman and presi­ dent. won with 98 voles, outpolling Re­ publican William Mosey with 64 votes and Reform Party candidate Robert Klingc with 35. Myers had served as president before, from 1993 to 1996. Elected as trustees were incumbent Re­ publican Bill Kenyon with 137 voles. Re­ publican David Newman with 107 and Democrat Michael Lytle, who had 117. Kenyon had been appointed to the council three months ago after James Rutherford resigned. Roselle Havens polled 85 votes, not enough to be elected to the council, but she picked up 33 write-in votes to win the race for village clerk, replacing Mana Fuller, who resigned last year. Havens already had been serving as deputy clerk. Democrat Ed Shellingcr. an incumbent, won the contest for treasurer, defeating Re­ publican challenger Susan Foster 113 Io See ELECTIONS, continued page 5 �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12, 1998 LETTERS.,.from cur readers by Tim Zwart, Ed.D. licensed Psychologist Fine Rest Hastings Qlnic What “brain food” are we providing? Dear editor: A headline from a dail> paper just the other dav "Whv’Xth grader’s death jars town with question It was the second suicide and the third death of a voung nun in recent weeks." And from another page "Bov. 13. I* shot, killed b> classmate.** And set another headline from the same pa­ per "Death seen as triumph and tragedv " I his all happened, not far from us. Why? One of the fathers suggested that if he could ask his son. he would probably say. "I don't kn<nv " The police chief was reported as say­ ing. "I ntorturutcly. the only person that can answer that question is gone." Perhaps I may seem to be too naive. but let me share what seems to me to be so scry evi­ dent. We arc what we think Ihe simple an­ swer to the question why is that these young men killed and died because of their thinking This leases us with a slightly more complex question Why were they thinking this way ’ To keep these things simple, let me suggest, we think with the suggestions that enter our brain through the openings in our head. cars, eyes. etc. It is common knowledge that we arc what wc eat. When I was a boy. my mother encour­ aged us to cat a nutritious breakfast by telling us this cereal was good "brain food.’’ The ap­ plication I trust is obvious. What "brain food" are wc providing for these young brains? You can make vour own or add to this list President undeserving off forgiveness Io the editor: As a Christian. I am saddened beyond mea­ sure at the ludicrous proclamation of “for­ giveness” Billy Graham extended to President Clinton on the Today Show. Because of his v isibility. high moral stature with the American people, and the forum of national TV. this is tantamount to a national pronouncement excusing the reprehensible behavior of the most morally flawed president of the history of our nation. Be assured. Mr. (iraham docs no. speak for me! There arc conditions to Biblical forgiveness which must be fulfilled in order for it to be ef­ fected. among them acknowledged of wrong doing, confession, and repentance (go and sin no more’ ). none of which has President Clin­ ton offered. As a matter of fact, he has consistently done just the opposite; lying at every turn, stone walling every investigation whenever possible; playing fast and loose with words and legalcsc. refusing to submit subpoenaed documents, orchestrating media character smears on those conducting investigations; forcing his cabinet to lie for him; buying off people by using his power position to get fa­ vors done, using his friends, like Mr. Graham, to excuse his behavior etc. etc. Clinton lowers standards of presidency To the editor: Il is obvious this administration has suc­ ceeded in lowering the standards of the presi­ dency and is in the process of trying to con­ vince the American people that "everybody" acts like Bill Clinton They have created an apathy and cynicism in the public over the last five years that has helped them gel through one scandal after an­ other. Everybody doesn't do what Bill Clinton docs, and if wc did our country is in serious moral and ethical trouble! If character doesn’t matter, why arc we talk­ ing about character education in our schools? When our children sec that our president can conduct himself any way he wants and no one stands up and says that his behavior is wrong or immoral, why should they care about hon­ esty. respect, integrity and responsibility? What hypocrisy! This administration has taken the highest a.id most respected office tn the land and dragged it through the mud of lies, obstruc­ tion and sleaze. I am embarrassed for America and dis­ gusted w ith the apathy of the American peo­ ple. who seem to be more concerned with their pocketbooks than the ethics and morals of our leader and the direction our country is taking in lowering the standards of our high­ est office and ignoring the principles this once great Ian*! were founded on. Wake up. and dcnltnd accountability and responsibility! Maureen Dudley. Dowling HastingsBaNNER Dn>olcd to the interest* of Barry County Since 1856 Beyond that, extending forgiveness to Pres­ ident Clinton by no means frees him from the consequences of his actions. Even though a criminal has been forgiven by both God and those injured by him. justice demands that he suffer the legal penalty for his actions Moral and ethical failure, even though for­ given. automatically disqualifies men from a host of lesser offices, including the military in er which he stands as commander in chief. Should it not do the same for the leader’ Is it in our best interest as a nation to allow our leaders to arrogantly stand above the law ’ Clearly President Clinton is unfit to hold any office, let alone the honored position of the leader of the free world If a president lies about a personal transgression he will in­ evitably also do so with public corruption If a president is willing to exploit vulnerable peo­ ple. he can't be trusted to protect the vulncrable in society. While it is Mr. Graham's Christian duty to continue to demonstrate love to President Clinton, he has no basis or authority to forgive him. Rather, he should lovingly rebuke the President and call for his resignation in order that both he and the nation can be healed. Charles Curtis. Freeport No I Telexision-now all television is edu­ cational. but what is being taught ’ \o 2 Music-music moves people, what di­ rection does your music move people, toward lite or destruction ’ No. 3 Reading, magazines, newspapers, books. Bible, etc Ihc printed page is semi permanent You can read it over and over again What arc wc bombarding the minds of our youth with.* No 4 School. " can the blind lead the blind ’ Will they not both fall into the ditch * but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:39-40 No. 5. Church the pillar and ground of the truth" I Timothy 3:15 “Hold fast the pat­ tern of sound (healthy I words which you have heard from me. in faith and love which arc in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 1:13 No 6 Friends. “Do you be deceived: Evil companv corrupts good habits " I Corinthians 15 33 ’ No. 7 Prov idencc - Do you know? "And wc know that all things work together for good to those who love God. to those who arc the called according to His purpose" Romans K:2K. No. X. Choices -1 his is the ultimate reason why. as far as wc humans have control. "I cal! heaven and earth as witnesses today against you. that 1 have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both vou and your descendants may live" Dcut. 30:1 9 All other reasons arc preliminary, con­ tributing to our decisions. Have you noticed’’ "Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.. Those who make them are like them (or become like them): so is everyone who trusts in them." Psalm 115:4. S. “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” - Jesus. John 10:10. No Bible. No conviction. No conviction. No confession. No confession. No forgive­ ness. No forgiveness. No cleansing. No cleansing. No fellowship. No fellowship. No power No power. No victory No victory, no peace. Rus Sarver Hastings Know Vour legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phons (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District, (Irving, Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line tor Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. from otherwise healthy relationships. Yoqr productiv ity may decrease and others may ac­ cuse you of distractihility Aggressivity. argu­ ing. and complaining may increase. I here may be an increased consumption of food, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, medications, or illicit drugs. There is a greater possibility of risk taking behav uh and a proneness to ac­ cidents Chronic fatigue, sleep disturbance, tension, increased illness, gastrointestinal problems, and weight gam often occur. Theft may be a general sense of isolation It these signs sound familiar and you have some degree of burnout, you can beat it! Re­ covery begins with a recognition that God is there for us lamentations 3:22-23 states: "Because of the Lord’s great love wc arc ttal consumed, for His compassions never fad They are new every morning; great is yo^r faithfulness" Mental health professionals have identifiG a number of concrete methods for coping stress. It is important to take time to be alone. When possible, take deep, shallow breaths to remove tension from your body. Do some­ thing each day that bungs you joy. If you are concerned about something, talk it over with someone you trust. Exercise al least thfoc times a week Remember that it is okay to say "no" when you arc asked to do something that you do not want to do. Do unpleasant tasks "right now” rather than worrying all day. If you spend most of your time in an urban con­ crete jungle. take time to be in nature. Learn a variety of relaxation techniques and practice them. Develop your skill is seeing others’ point of view. Prioritize your activities. Act on your mail immediately. Smile to yourself and laugh more. Leave time in your daily schedule for spontaneity and integration. Whenever possible, delegate responsibilities to others. Create and maintain a support system, espe­ cially friends. If these suggestions do not seem to make a difference for you. consider visiting the self­ help section of your favorite bookstore. There arc many excellent books on reducing stress. After reading and trying some of the ideas jn your book, you may rind that the problems re­ main. Consider these lagging problems a sign that you may wish to consult a qualified pro­ fessional. Remember, you can beat burnout! Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED reddent off Barry County. Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing tor style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks" will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion You can beat burnout Bv John Nielven. MSU. Ph D W hat a fast paced world we live in* From the time we get up in the morning un­ til the time we lay our head on the pillow at night, many of us face an almost dizzying ar­ ray of stressors. To help u* manage it all. many of us carry planners that have grown to three inches in width, filled with page after page to help us organize the demands on our time and energy In reaction to our contemporary stress, some of us move to the country as we long for the “good old days" and their seemingly slower pace Books on "how to simplify your life" fill the bookstore shelves. In spile of our best efforts to manage it all. some of us sim­ ply burn oui. If wc were to consult oui dictionary, we would find "burnout" defined as a verb "to fail, wear out. or become exhausted by nuk­ ing excessive demands on energy, strength and resources." Unfortunately, this definition seems to best fit light bulbs or generators. Over the past 15 years, it has become in­ creasingly clear that people burn out. too Burnout develops over time. It can be seen in our attitudes, behav uh and phy sical and emo­ tional sy mptoms as it impairs our ability to function. Burnout is not a fad. though the term has been overused. It is a real and painful pattern of symptoms that adversely affects indiv iduals and organizations. Burnout, or illness re­ lated to. results in significant dollar and ser­ vice losses from absenteeism, turnover and decreased productivity. Equally important, caring people stop caring so that those requir­ ing their care no longer receive it The damage to the physical and emotional health of indi­ viduals experiencing burnout can be alarm­ ing. Some of us over cat. over buy. over drink, or over withdraw in reaction. If this sounds familiar, consider the possi­ bility that you may have lost your balance. If you have tried to do too much and arc suffering from some burnout, you may find yourself becoming more rigid and inflexible You may be more defensive, cynical, suspi­ cious or bored. Others may suggest to you that you have become hypercritical You may feel despondent or emotionally detached from oth­ ers. There may be an increase in feelings of loneliness, guilt, exhaustion, irritability, help­ lessness or self-doubt. You may withdraw What about new Great Lake? as one of the Great Lake* so it can get research dorian How do you feel abort Champlain becoming the sixth Great Lake? Published by Hasting* Banner. Inc. A Ovmon of J-Ad Graphics Inc ’952N B/oadway Kas&ngs. Ml 49058-0602 .516)945 9554 John Jacoba Prescient Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradaric Jacobs Vice President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Vbung (EOtor) Elaine Gilbert (Aswsianr fdsor; Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cmdy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habd Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Frciay dam lo5Xpm Salixday B30am Noon Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjovung counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Melissa Evans, Hastings: "I think it is good idea." Becky Waffle: Wayland: Sharon Near, Wayland: Keith Hinkle, Caledonia: Amber Fitzgerald, Hastings: Chris Hatknu, "1 think they should keep the original ones. Keep history as it is." "I think they should keep the original five. Don't change what is already in the books." "1 lived south of that lac in New York for eight months and I never head anyone mention it." "I donl feel good about it because then it will spell CHOMES (Champlain, Huron. Ontario, Michigan. Erie. Superior) instead of HOMES, and it'a goingao gat everybody mixed up." "Na I dkfetT ibiak k afetaaUx be the sixth Grew Laka. It'a ■nt in Michigan - �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12, 1998 — Page 5 ELECTIONS, continued from page 3 75. Nashville Gary White lost his battle for a second term as Nashville Village President to Trustee Dennis Mapes. In spite of the inclement whether Mon­ day March 9. voter turnout in Nashville was "average," as 93 residents made it to the polls. Mapes was declared the winner of the only local race for public office with 55 of those voles. White received the remaining 38. Mapes, originally appointed to the Vil­ lage Council as a trustee in 1995, since that lime has served on numerous com­ mittees and has been an advocate of im­ proving the image of the village with plans for a flag and most recently a vil­ lage logo that now appears in council chambers and on trucks belonging to the Department of Public Works. He also has been an active member of the police Catherine Lucas Catherine Lucas, Woodland reporter and historian, dies by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Columnist, librarian, reporter, historian, mother and friend Catherine F. (Hash) Lu­ cas, 70, who dedicated much of her life to not only taking an active role in her com­ munity but in keeping its members in­ formed. died at Pennock Hospital early Sunday. Visitation with the family will be Tues­ day, March 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa and a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lakewood United Methodist Church. Cathy was most visible as the Woodland News columnist for the Hastings Banner since 1982 and as a stringer for the Lake­ wood News. "I’ve enjoyed it," she once said about be­ ing a colum-nist. "I get a tremendous kick ■out of it." Much of her coverage reflected the hap­ penings of various clubs she belonged to, including the Woodland Lions Club, the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society, the Barry County Historical Society and the ' Order of the Eastern Star. Many of her columns alos reported on i the activities and achievements of local cit­ izens. "She was interested in the world and she had a wealth of knowledge," said long time friend, Joyce Wcin-brecht. "1 learned a lot from talking with her. She was so well in­ formed on a lol of subjects." She also worked diligently to regularly produce the Bonanza Bugle, the newsletter i of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society. "I met her in 1982 when I was giving a talk at Kilpatrick (United Brethren) Church ! and she was there and did a story on it and she did it quite well." recalled Weinbrechl. • "So I got quite interested in her because she ' was a good writer." : Personally. Cathy was known to be firm ' in her beliefs. t » J | • j "She was very opion-iated,” said Weinbrechl. "I was more easily swayed than she was. When she got an idea, she hung on to iL" Cathy’s other community involvements included serving as president of the Wood­ ; land Food Co-op and the Woodland Wom’ en’s Club. | And. she made a run for a Woodland v Township board position in the mid 1980s on the Democratic ticket. She was also the publicity chairwoman for Lakewood United Methodist Church for several years and worked as the Woodland Township librarian for 15 years before re­ cently retiring Cathy’s dedication to her community did not go unnoticed. The community honored and thanked her for her commitment by naming her the grand marshal of the Wood­ land Homecoming Celebration in 1995. "If there was a job that needed to be done, she volunteered." said Wein-brecht. "She was very interested in the people of the community." Another achievement to Cathy’s credit was her publicity work for the Woodland Sesquicentennial in 1987 as well as for Depot Days. And, she helped to write and edit "Crossings,” to celebrate the 25th an­ niversary of the Lake Odessa Area Histori­ cal Society. "She saw to it that John (Waite) and I did it right," said Weinbrechl. Not known about Cathy to most of the community is her involvement in her chil­ drens’ endeavors such as Blue Birds, PTAs and PTOs prior to moving to Woodland Township with her late husband. Jim, in 1979 from Atlanta. Cathy once said she expected to be bored with rural life, "but it’s been just the oppo­ site. I’m more involved here than any other place I’ve lived." Among her other interests were knitting, producing honey, gardening, canning, freez­ ing and dehydrating her own herbs. 1’m a strong believer in natural foods,” she had said in a 1983 ’What’s Cookin’" Banner column by Elaine Gilbert which featured Cathy She was born, raised and educated in Taft, Calif., and eventually graduated from high school in Long Beach Polytechnic High School and Sacramento Junior Col­ lege. "I enjoy Michigan. I’m very surprised." she had said in the 1983 interview. "There’s more to life than weather." Cathy was the mother of three children. Her daughter is Terry Stamer of Atlanta. Ga. Her three grandchildren are unnstma. 18. Melanic, 14 and Sam. 3. Her son, John Lucas, lives in Toronto. Canada. Another son, Jim Lucas III, was accidentally killed while serving in the United States Navy. Also surviving are her mother and a brother, both ofJCent, Washington. 911, continued from page 3 schedules has cropped up in the Hastings Police Department, as well. "It’s one of the things the patrol people want." he said. The 12-hour shifts would allow the officers to get more weekends off, Sarver said. The department now operates on an eight-hour schedule that allows officers to have Monday and Tuesday off for one month, Saturday and Sunday off for the next month, and Wednesday and Thursday off the next month. Sarver said he didn’t think whether the dispatchers have more weekends off should enter into the decision. "The bottom line is that this is public safety," he said. "Public safety is a 24-hour job. You simply don’t punch a clock and walk out the door. Working public safety is going to lake away some of their weekends and some of the quality time they spend with their families, particularly school outings." If those who work in the field "think it’s not going to affect some of those areas, they're mistaken." he said. If the 911 dispatchers' schedule is changed, it will be the first time since the center opened over five years ago that the dispatchers will not be working 12-hour shifts. Glasgow said he could not comment further on the controversy until Nystrom presents a schedule for the dispatchers’ approval. Nystrom said he is currently looking at a schedule that would give dispatchers every third weekend off. but he has not completed his work on the schedules yet and docs not have a definite schedule to present to the dispatchers. When he docs, he said. "I hope they give me the opportunity to al least try it and sec how it works and how they respond." "We’re going to work with it." he said. "We’re going to look for solutions that both of us can work with." Nystrom said that the 911 center is "different than olher county departments" in that dispatchers have to work nights, weekends and holidays. The hours, he said. are "ungodly." KEEP THE GREEN LIGHT SHINING Thanks to MDA research the future looks brighter than ever. Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717 committee. Il was just two years ago that the vil­ lage elections produced interesting and unusual results. After former Councilmcn Steve Corwin was defeated by Steven May in the 1996 primary election. May was the only candidate to appear on the ballot. Both Mapes and White staged write-in campaigns for the post. Several "town meetings" took place with heated discussions over recent changes in the po­ lice department That election attracted the largest voter turnout in years, with White receiving 123 votes for president. Following close behind was Mapes with 103 and May re­ ceived 57. Mapes remained involved in village politics and later was appointed to fill a trustee’s term. Because there is one year remaining in that term, council members will appoint a village resident to serve in that capacity until the 1999 election. "Dennis will take over as village presi­ dent in April and that appointment will take place soon after," said Clerk Cathy Lenz. She added that those interested in apply­ ing for that position should contact the village office. More information will be available in April, including a deadline for applications. Others, all incumbents, who will be serving with President Mapes include Lenz, who received 82 votes; Treasurer Lois Elliston, who received 87 votes; As­ sessor Justin Cooley, elected with a total Hastings Twp. Board OKs sewer/water agreement by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Hastings Charter Township Board Tuesday unanimously approved a tentative sewer and water agreement with the city of Hastings. However, because the Hastings City Council rejected the proposed agreement Monday night, township officials "do not know what the next step will be" jn efforts to find a means of extending sewer and wa­ ter from the city into the township. Rutland Charter Township was scheduled to vole on the proposed agreement at its board meeting Wednesday night. Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said the proposed agreement was "basically what the townships wanted." It would allow water and sewer facilities to be extended into residential, school and gov­ ernment property in Hastings and Rutland townships at a rate that is double the hookup and service rates charged to city residents. It would also allow commercial and industrial properties in the townships to hook up at twice the city rales, plus a fee equal to four mills. Since Monday's Hastings City Council meeting, Cruttcndcn said, "there has teen no communication" between the city *nd township concerning where the sewer and water talks will go from here. Barry County Trial Court Judge Richard Shaw, who acted as negotiator during meetings between the city and the two townships, said he hopes there will be further talks (sec related story). Also at Tuesday's meeting, the board agreed to give $500 a year in dues to the newly formed Central Barry County Sewer and Waler Authority. The new authority is the response of four townships to the need for increased sewer and waler facilities in their areas. The authority is studying the sewer and water needs of the four participat­ ing townships, which also includes Rut­ land, Carlton and Castleton. It may eventu­ ally decide to build a treatment plant and provide services to residents independent of city-owned services. Also at the meeting, Cruttcndcn advised board members that an agreement was reached a* .tong members of an informal committee studying the future library needs of the area that they would become a for­ mal steering committee working to create a county-wide district library. Cruttcndcn said the committee, com­ prised of representatives from Kellogg Community College, the city of Hastings, the Hastings Downtown Development Au­ thority, the Hastings School System, and Rutland and Hastings Township, decided at a recent meeting that the best course of ac­ tion to improve library services in the area would be to form a district library. The steering committee will now work to obtain public support for a district li­ brary. Cruttcndcn said. And at the meeting Tuesday. Cruttcnden presented an annual financial report to board members that showed the township has made some $50,000 in lipping fees from the landfill and in interest from sav­ ings the board has invested. Cruttcndcn taid the board has approxi­ mately 150 percent of its annual budget of $220,000. or $325,000. set aside in sav­ ings. In addition, the township has another $130,000 set aside in an improvement fund that is to be used for such things as expan­ sion of the cemetery, purchase of park land, or improvements to the township hail. Cruttenden said guidelines for townships generally recommend that they keep 150 percent of their annual budget in savings. Cruttenden said the township relies heavily on revenue sharing for funding, and pay­ ments of that revenue are sometimes not received in a timely fashion, necessitating use of the savings for general fund ex­ penses. The savings also help when the board needs funds fur special projects, she said. The township will be taking $24,000 out of its savings to pay its share of matching funds for a $600,000 grant recently awarded jointly to the township, the city of Hast­ ings and the Barry County Road Commis­ sion for improvements to Star School Road. of 74 votes, and Trustees Ginger Green­ man, Mike Kenyon, Chris Pash and Car­ roll Wolff. Greenman, received 70 voles, Kenyon was re-elected with 74 votes. Pash re­ ceived 70 and 62 voles approved Wolff for another two-year term. Freeport There were races in Freeport, particularly for president, where incumbent Charles Blough barely survived a challenge by councilman Richard Kunde, 42-40. Elected without opposition were Trea­ surer Dorothy Kelly; Clerk Annette Miller, Darwin Miller and Kathy Kunde, both of whom were seeking/our-year trustee posts. In the race for three, two-year trustees’ po­ sitions incumbent Harold Andrus, Lisa An­ drus and incumbent Mary Eaton were elected, with 67, 56 and 63 votes, respec­ tively. Mary Eaton polled seven votes with a write-in campaign. Woodland In Woodland, things were rather quiet, with only 36 people voting. Voters approved a four-year. 2.25-mill request for maintenance and equipment at Herald E, Classic Park by a 30 to 6 margin and approved a five-year, two-mill request for sidewalk maintenance and construction, 34 to 2. Re-elected without opposition were Pres­ ident Lester Forman. Treasurer Laurie Duits, Clerk Trisha Duits and Trustees Kevin Duits, Darrell Slater and Betty Car­ penter. Reward offered by information on killing of swan The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a $500 reward for in­ formation leading to the arrest and convic­ tion of someone who shot and killed a trumpeter swan last month in Barry County. Gary Raak, conservation officer for Barry County, said a dead three-year-old banded white male swan was found Feb. 22 in a pond near the intersection of North Road and Butler Road in Baltimore Township. It was found only 50 feet from the road and it was determined to have eight BBs in its neck, left by discharge from a shotgun at close range. The trumpeter swan is on the stale’s en­ dangered list. It was virtually extinct in the Midwest not ago but was reintroduced in Michigan in 1986. "We're trying to get the re-established," Raak said. "We hope wc can gel the word out (about the incident and reward). We're grateful for any help we can gel.’’ Raak said that there were about 200 trumpeter swans estimated to be in Michi­ gan in 1997. The conservation officer also said there may be an additional reward offered by the Trumpeter Swan Society. Anyone with information is asked to call the DNR's Report All Poaching (RAP) program at 1-800-292-7800. Arctic blast causes rash of accidents Ice and snow not only caused this accident on M-37 north of Sager Road Monday but a Thermogas truck overturned Wednesday at about 11:30 a.m. on Soloman Road south of State Road due to slick conditions. In this mishap (pictured.) a southbound vehicle driven by Michael Brown, 22, went out of control on the icy road, crossed the centerline and struck northbound car driven by Darrell Malcomb Hartman. 46. of Delton. Hartman's airbag deployed and he was not injured in the crash. His passenger. Diane Marie Hartman. 23, of Delton, and Brown also were not injured in the accident. All three victims were wearing their seatbelts, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Brown was cited for driving too fast for conditions CITY, continued from page 2 This makes it much easier to protect confi­ dential records and preserve private conver­ sations and in some cases personal identi­ ties in keeping with state law. The police being upstairs adds to the security of the second floor when there are council meet­ ings, planning meetings, etc. And it adds to the security of the first floor since wc can secure the first floor separately after business hours and still allow access to the second floor for police purposes and meet­ ings." • Made to changes in the draft of the Lo­ cal Development Finance Authority plan being worked on. The next step is the de­ velopment of a tax incremental finance plan, which will implement the develop­ ment plan. The council eventually will have a public hearing for comment on both plans. • Decided against going into closed ses­ sion to discuss upcoming negotiations with unions from the police, fire and pub­ lic services departments. The first negotiat­ ing session with a union bargaining team will be on Tuesday. March 24. The contracts with all three units are scheduled to expire June 30. • Agreed to sell Director Public Services Jeff Mansfield's old Ford Taurus to high bidder Jodie Varney for $3,222.97. • Acknowledged Girl Scouts Week March 8-14 and approved a request from the Knights of Columbus to sell Tootsie Rolls April 3-5 for the organization’s annual fund-raiser for the benefit of retarded chil­ dren. �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12, 1998 APPOINTMENT continued from page 1 ing that his background would fit Burd’s spend at this job. This cats up a lot of time... She has a good background of edu­ former responsibilities. He said Macken­ zie's law degree would complement service on the Central Services Committee, which works with the courts. The fact that cation and practical experience (on the vil­ lage council) Also voting for Heaton were County Vice Chairwoman Sandy James, Emmet Herrington and John Barnett. Voting for Mackenzie were County Board Chairman Jim Bailey. Lew Newman Mackenzie is a pilot would tie in with that would be a benefit." Herrington agreed that both Heaton and serving on the local Airport Commission. Bailey said. And Mackenzie's accounting degree would be an asset on Ihc Finance Committee. "Other than that, the candidates arc equal, but that’s my vole," Bailey said. Newman pointed to Mackenzie's back­ ground as an attorney, saying it "would be useful to the Board of Commissioners" and ■hat his accounting degree would be a plus Mackenzie were excellent candidates Hou ever, he said his vote went to Heaton be­ cause he received three phone calls last on the Finance Committee, "one of Ihc keys to the county "I do recognize Rose Heaton as being weekend from citizens in the Fifth District very capable. Again, it's a win-win situa­ tion." Goebel said both candidates scored equally with him, but he voted for Mackenzie "based on Burd's positions." and Rod Goebel. "I truly could work with cither candi­ date," James said. She cast support for Heaton because of her "experience, back­ ground and jumping right into this job, who recommended her. More practical experience was the reason Barnett gave for voting for Heaton rather than Mackenzie. Bailey gave his vote to Mackenzie, say­ Burd's term expires Dec. 31 and Heaton's PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH OF GOD 2601 Lacc> KikuI. I fouling. Ml 49050 (6I6| 758-5021 church 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 541 N phiinc Suixbv Sen ice 9 30 a tn . Sunday School II 00 a tn . Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00 pm. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p m 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 3 m . 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p in . Wednesday night 7pm Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron, Minuter Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos tn the home Free Bible Correspondence M-79 Ucid PaMor Susan Trow­ bridge <6I6> 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Wonhip 11 a m . After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm P<> Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 (EDAR (REEK BIBLE ( edar (. reek Rd . N mt South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 2285 Sunday Schoo! at 10 00 a m . Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible " 00 p m ST. ANDREW N INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHI RCH Meeting at 502 I- Bond St (Hast­ ings Church ot God Building) 9 am Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all sets ices For more infor­ mation call 948-9)27 or Rev David T HuUukL. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew's tv a pan of the Anglican Independent Church C anada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Bible study, youth and childrens program Pavtrw John Mclhsh thornapple valley (KERCH BARRY COUNTY ( HI RCH OF CHRIST nett. Pastor Church office phone Sunday Worship 8 30 a in and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ 948-2549 Comer of State Rd and Bollwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior drens Church Tuesday prayer and Pastor. Res Donald Brail. Associ­ share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ day - 9 45 a m Sun­ Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 ebration for adults "Kids Afore" for ages 2 through fifth grade HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHIRCH office a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-Slh). Youth Fellowship 6 45pm to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 239 I 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHL'RCH Senior Adult Bible Study. 10.00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church M-37 South al M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School; 10 45 care provided) • 9 00 a m Wednesday GRACE LITHERAN CHURCH North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. March 8 8 00 & 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). 6 00 Youth Group Thursday. March 5 - 1674 West Sutc Road. Hastings. 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 7 00 Stewardship Comm. 7 00 Ed­ Mich, James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar ucation Comm. 7 30 Adult Catcch for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activ ities 7 (Ml p m arc Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Saturday. Mar 7 10 Mar 11 Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 9 30 1st Com­ munion. 8 00 NA Monday. Mar 9 7 00 Women of Faith Tuesday. 7 00 Steph per v. 7 30 OA Prayer Supp Su­ Wednesday. Mar 10 00 WbrdWatchers. 6 00 Supper. 7 00 Vesper* through 7 or first grade). Kids Club FIRST BAPTIST CHl'RCH or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHI RCH Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible Quiz iages Study - No age limits WEL( OME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CH( RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Scrv ices Sunday. 9 (M) a m . Rev Ken 11 00 a m . Rev Carl Litchfield SLNDAY SCHOOL. 914$ S m tor all ages 4-H. Mon­ Vaught. days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STL ITY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday Hour 6 00 pm Monday First Sunday evening Monday of the Month MomN Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for each month 8 00 a m . freewill of- church family with the warmth of HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Chnst's Lose, and the fellowship of 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor people who care David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ lenng We welcome you to our 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ GRAC E BRI THREN BIBLE CHl'RCH llarnrrly day the Hastings Grace Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor l.mcntus. 945-9224 Brethren Chunk/. 600 Morning Worship II am. Sunday I venmg Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details Sunday Sers ices 9 45am - Bibic t lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m - NASHVILLE AREA Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Fault1. 5 )o p m Youth sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Study for all Saturday l-vcmng 6 30 p m meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ ST. ROSE CATHOLIC (TH RCH GRACE COMMl N|TY CHI RCH 805 S meeting at Maple Valiev High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) pm 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the Jctferson father Charles fix her Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 Sunday Masse* 8 00 a m and 11 Oil a m . ( onlession Saturday 4 (10 - 4 30 p m (III R( H OF THE NW. ARENE service Nursery, childrens min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Sunday School Hour. 11 (Ml a in Morning Worship Ser­ elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . 9 45 am vice. 6(8) pm evening Service. Wednesdav 7 (M) p in Services lor Adults. Teens and Children Herring Wheelchair accessible and Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 <M> p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is pem tded by The Hastings Banner, the churches rnd these local businesses WREN Fl NERAL HOME ol Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D I C I HE IIASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER I9<2 N Brtudwav Hastings I IKS Jeflerson 945-3429 II ASTINGS M ANI Ftf 11 RIM. ( <>. Hastings. Michigan II ASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI < TS. INC. ’70 l ook Rd rier free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow ship 10 30 am. Worship 1100 am with child care for infants and M1-II1 Youth Fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm Wednesdays Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth grade. 4 30 p m Thursdays pm 5 00 Youth Handbells. 6 30 pm Adult Handbells. ’ 30 pm Chan­ cel Choir Tuesday. March 17 6 30 pm. L'M Men. Dinner and Program. Charite Krammin will about "Hiking the Ap­ palachian Trial" Wednesday. speak March 18 6 30 p m . Lenten FYHluck Dinner. Special Program presented by Kellogg Community ( ollegc Eclectic Chorale, directed by Wyhomme Matthews FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHIRCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 ( 616 ) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noahs Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. March 12 12 00 noon Lenten Luncheon in Lcason Sharpe Hall followed by Worship Service at 12 30 Sunday. March 15 9 00 am Chancel Choir rehearsal. 9 15 a m Sunday School teachers meet for prayer, 9 30 a in and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Worship Services The 9 30 Service 1* broadcast over Hastings. Michigan paramount to her. "I know you have to watch finances and the budget," she said, but she's interested in looking to see if their arc funds available for programs for the arts and youth. Heaton's education and experience arc in the fields of political science and public administration. "While serving as (Nashville) village clerk. 1 successfully secured state and fed­ eral grant money for a new municipal well, improvements to the existing waler sys­ tem. additional sidewalks and public access sites on the Thomapple River," she told the board in her letter of application for Burd's vacant seaL "I understand the budgetary process and the importance of planning and looking ahead," she said. "I believe that public ser­ vants and elected officials have a duty, a re­ sponsibility to be fair and honest. "I continue to serve as inspector of elec­ tions in Nashville's village elections and have a strong desire to sec more people par­ ticipate in the election and governmental processes," Heaton said. "My heart and roots are here in Barry County. 1 was bom and raised in this area, as were my parents and grandparents. I now live with my husband and two children in Nashville in the same house my grandfa­ ther once lived and walked me through the yard to pick flowers from the beds that 1 now tend. "I am proud of my heritage and the beauty that surrounds me... 1 would appre­ ciate the opportunity to work to preserve the beauty and history of our area while striving to plan ahead for a bright future for the next generations of Barry County," Heaton said. She is the owner of Rosemary & Thyme Polymer Clay Creations in Nashville, where she markets polymer clay jewelry that she creates. Heaton also is employed as a pharmacy technician at Mace Phar­ macy in Nashville. From December 1987 to July 1993, Heaton served as Nashville's village clerk and office manager. She worked as an office accountant in 1983-84 at Carter's IGA in Charlotte, office manager for the Michigan CITY REJECTS, cont. from page | keep the properties under their jurisdiction and tax them. Before ihc council took its vote. Penrod, in a written communication, told members. "I myself have mixed emotions whether this deal should be accepted or not and would have no hard feelings whatsoever if the City Council decided it is not the right lime or in the city's best interests to make this agreement." City officials. Penrod added, arc willing to meet with the townships in the future to discuss the terms under which the city will extend waler and sewer outside its borders. Shaw, who was instrumental in negotiat­ ing the tentative agreement, said. "I'm dis­ appointed because I fell it was an opportu­ nity for new vision for the community. Wc worked hard lo come up with a compro­ mise, for a win-win solution." The judge added. "I still have hope that our leaders will re-think the issue and come to a new vision. This is an environmental issue, because the Thomapple River flows into the Grand River, which flows into Lake Michigan, and I'd hate to sec brown water flowing into that beautiful blue wa­ ter. "We need to assist the planning for this region (with a sewer system). Wc need to try get development lhat makes sense." The judge said, "I think this is a missed WBCH • AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided during both Services 10 30 opportunity. I thought wc ha^ built a bridge, but the door was closed (with the a m Coffee Hour - Dining Room. 5 00 pm Conlimution Class • Dining Room NO YOUTH FEL­ vote Monday night). "I hope il's noi ihc last lime these gov­ ernment units will talk about it." LOWSHIP TODAY Monday. March 16 7 30 p m Trustees meeting - Lounge Tuesday. March 17 6 15am Mens Bible Study • YMCA Wednesday. March 18 10(8) am Healthy Families Play (iroup - Hall. 12 00 nuon Women's Organization Luncheon all in­ vited Our guest i» Bette Fockler who will do a book review on au­ BOSLEY PHARMACY Prescriptions*" Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church lor ages 5 thru 2nd grade. more information 948-8004 determine the most important issues that the board is facing, on a personal level, economic growth balanced with preserving the county's natural resources and beauty is .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... Qt IMBY I SITED METHODIST CHI RCH appointment coincides with that expiration However, she is planning to sock her own County Board term (1999-2000) by running for the District 5 nomination in the August primary election and believes her interim appointment will be valuable in determining if she truly wants to be a commissioner. The District 5 scat represents the townships of Castleton and Maple Grove and pan of Woodland Township. When it comes to political party affilia­ tion, she said she's currently riding the fence. Though she ran on the Republican ticket when she won election to the posi­ tion of Nashville Village Clerk, she said she plans to "look at it long and hard" be­ fore deciding what party she will affiliate with when required to do so for the County Board primary in District 5. "It's weighing heavy." Heaton said. She said she appreciates the mechanics of political parties, in general, but "I don't like (he polarization it creates... and the battling." While she said it’s premature for her to thor Corne TcnBoom 600 pm Church Night Supper Dining R<M>m. ' (Ml p m "Ken gnu" Bible Dining Room. 7 00 p m Study "The seven Deadlv Sins’* Lenten Bible Study Lounge. 8 15pm Prayer (lathering Lounge Committee for Jobs and Energy from 1984-85, enforcement officer for Calhoun County Friend of the Court from 1985-87. and as an assistance payment worker for (Ik* Ingham County Ik*partineni of Social Ser­ vices for about seven months in 1987 Heaton graduated cum laude in 1982 from Western Michigan University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree. She majored in political science and minored in psychology and sociology. She also has completed nine hours of graduate work at WMU A (ormer board member of the Thornap­ ple Arts Council of Barry County, Heaton lias taught polymer clay classes al Kellogg Community College, the Battle Creek Art Center and several other places Other candidates who applied for the va­ cant seal on the County Board were Wayne Curtis. Christopher Earl. Larrj Rafflcr and Alex Walden. , Bocrsma noted that anyone interested in being a candidate in the primary election has to turn petitions in lo the county clerk's office by May 12. Ward C. Tolan CALEDONIA - Mr. Ward C. Tolan. age 79. of Caledonia, went to be with his Lord on Monday, March 9, 1998. He was preceded in death by his brothers. Mike A William. Mr. Tolan is survived by his wife, June; children, Jim & Bev, Tom & Kathy, Paul A Karen, Rocky A Kelly; grandchildren, Tina & Rick Colburn, Troy & Lisa Tolan, Traci & Eric Neely, Leanne A Bill Eggebrecht, Kevin A Jacob Tolan; step-grandchildren, Tracy A Sherri, Michelle A Scoa; gieat grandchildren. Tucker, Ryan, Jacob, Jordan, Troy Jr.. Noah; step great-grandchildren, Kristina, Brad, Chad. Cody and Branden; brothers and sisters-in-law. Vem, Bob A ChaiIo(te, Ora, Ire A Shirley, Dorothy; sister, Margaret; brother-in-law, Bud Rogers; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Tolan will be held Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Gaines United Brethren Church, 1612 92nd Street, with Pastor Mark Beers officiating. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo Gaines United Brethren Church. Clarence S. Aldrich LAKE ODESSA - Clarence S. Aldrich, age 75, of Lake Odessa, went to be with his Lord Thursday, March 5,1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings. He was born March 4, 1922 in Sunfield Township, the son of Clayton A. and Anna E. (Downing) Aldrich. He married Evelyn Nicholson on September 26. 1951. He was a member of VFW Post #4461 in Lake Odessa, and he also drove school bus for 23 years and was a local law enforcement officer. • He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Powell. Mr. Aldrich is survived by his wife, Evelyn; sou, Steve (Deborah) Aldrich of Lake Odessa; three daughters, Terri (John) Strand of Geor­ gia, Jane Aldrich of Lake Odessa, and Tammi (Care) Sutiiff of Lake Odessa; seven grand­ children, and three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 7, 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa with Reverend Michael Gibson officiating. Intermet took place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Lake Odessa Church of the Nazarene Building Fund. M. "Eleanor" Miller HASTINGS - M. "Eleinor" Miller, age 94. of Hastings, passed away March 4. 1998 al Tendercare in Hastings. Eleanor was bora January 15,1903 in Hast­ ings, the daughter of George F. and Nettie D. (Slocum) Miller. She was raised in the Hastings area and graduated from Hastings High School in 1921 and earned her BS from Michigan State Udvmity in 1925. Ms. Miller taught Home Economics for two years at Ionia High School and for fifteen years at Baldwin High School, Birmingham, Michi­ gan. In 1941 she enrolled in Gregg College in Chicago, Illinois in an executive secretarial course. She taught shorthand in the evening at school of Gregg College for several years, including the period when Gregg became a pan of Northwestern University on a downtown Chicago campus. During the years she lived in Chicago she worked for the Research Depart­ ment of Household Finance where she later became one of the editors. She wrote a series of articles on money management for the Chicago Tribune and free lanced booklets for a few trade organizations. She also did editorial work for My Book House, the Your Child’s World monthly magazine. Her last job was at the National PTA headquarters (17 years) as one of the editors for the many publications, including the PTA Bulletin and National Parent Teacher. Eleanor retired in 1980 at which lime she returned to Hastings. She enjoyed writing to her many friends in Chicago, visiting with friends in Hastings, cross-stitch, reading, and crossword puzzles. Eleanor was Christened in the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings where she later became a lifetime member. Ms. Miller was preceded in death by her adopted brother, Duane Jordan (Norwood) Miller. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and following Eleanor's wishes there will be no funeral or memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home in Middleville. HASTINGS - Erma L. Flory, age 85, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, March 4 1998 at her residence. She was born June 28. 1912 in Cimeron County. Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert H. and Mina L (Austin) Gregg She graduated from Hastings High School in 1929, and Barry County Normal in 1930. Mrs. Flory taught school for 30 years ing at Blake School, Delton, Caledonia, Wood­ land, Nashville, and Hastings. She worked four yean at Barry County Bureau Social Aid. She married Aton B. Flory on August 18, 1937 he passed away on September 4, 1984. Mrs. Flory is survived by her brother, Richard C. (June) Morlok of Lake Odessa; sister, Florence Brandt of Clarksville. Graveside services were held Saturday, March 7,1998 at Riverside Cemetery in Hast­ ings. Reverend Steve Reid officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of ones choice. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. . Geneva F. Lester KALAMAZOO - Mn. Geneva F. age 83. of Kalamazoo, passed away Tuesdays March 3, 1998 in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Lester was born December 13,1912, in Woodland, the daughter of Claude and Lenah (Kelsey) Wood. She grew up in Hastings and then lived iil Detroit and Hudson for many years before moving back to Hastings. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Henry Halsted and Charles Lester, two brothers, Ralph and Denzel Wood; sister, Travadon Wilson. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (William) Vagasky of Otsego and Judith Ans Halsted of Detroit; three grandchildren, Susan and Daniel Vagasky and Thomas Halsted; one sister, Nonna Kanias of Columbus, North Carolina; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Saturday, March 7, 1998 at Hart Cemetery, Hart Michi­ gan. Reverend Bruce Kintigh officiated. Arrangements were made by Winkel Funer­ al Home, Otsego. Catherine (Hash) Lucas WOODLAND - Catherine (Hash) Lucas, age 70, of Woodland passed away Sunday; March 8, 1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings. She was bora November 5,1927, the daught­ er of Alva L. and Catherine E. (Hargis) Hash. She married James H. Lucas on March 7, 1953 and he preceded her in death on October 30, 1989. Mrs. Lucas was a member of the Lakewood United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star, Woodland Lions Club, Historical Society, and Woodland Women’s Study Group. She was the publicist for the Lakewood United Methodist Church and librarian for the Wood­ land Township Library. Mrs. Lucas is survived by her two children, Terry (Gene) Staraer of Atlanta, Georgia and John Lucas of Ontario, Canada; three grand­ children, Christy, Melanie, and Sam Staraer, mother, Catherine Pyle of Kent, Washington, brother, Clinton Hash of Kent, Washington Memorial services for Mn. Lucas were helf Wednesday, March 11, 1998 at the Lakewood United Methodist Church. Reverend Wa^j Pierce officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to th£ Lakewood Community Ambulance or Lakew­ ood United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. t I Lloyd E. Lyttle DOWLING - Lloyd E. Lyttle, age 88. of Dowling and formerly of Battle Creek passed away Monday, March 9, 1998 at Laurels of Bedford. He was bora April 17,1909 in Virginia, the son of Charles E. and Ella (Johnson) Lyttle. Mr. Lyttle has lived and farmed at the Bird Road address since 1945 and retired in 1962 after 25 yean with the former Oliver Equip? mem Company of Battle Creek. . He married Juanita May Jackson on January 20. 1934. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juani­ ta on September 26,1986; parents; great grand­ son, Trinity James Patterson on January 30, 1998; grandson, Gregory Green in 1975. Mr. Lyttle is survived by two daughters, Joyce A Willie Patterson of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Joan A Jack Green of Wellston; four sons. Gerald A Barbara Lyttle of Hastings, Gale A Ellen Lyttle of Riva, Maryland. Gorden A Calvena Lyttle of Hastings, Gary Lyttle of Hastings; one sister. Verdie Jessie of Cast­ leweed, Virginia; three brothers, Joe Lyttle of Vienna, Virginia, Herbert Lyttle of Bristol, Virginia, Thomas Lyttle of Castlewood, Virgi­ nia; 21 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; eight great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Fulton of the Bedford Bible Church officiating. Burial will take place at Union Cemetery, Lacey. Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association. | �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12, 1998 — Page 7 Social News Woodland N€WS... By Joyce F. Winebrecht. Guest Reporter Lumberts observe 45th anniversary Robert and Beverly Lumbert celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with a dinner and theatre party that was hosted by Bev’s sis­ ter and husband. Nancy and Russ Dolphin on Feb. 28th at Cornwells Dinner Theatre in Marshall. Robert R Lumbert and Beverly A. Wood­ mansee were married on Feb 28. 1953 in Auburn. Ind. by Rev. C.C. Collins of the United Methodist Church. They have two daughters. Carolyn Lumbert of Hastings and Manlyn (Pete) Dunn of Bat­ tle Creek one foster son. Mark Fitzgerald of Hastings, two grandchildren, Peter and Lind­ sey Dunn. Evert-Johncock united in marriage On Oct. 4. 1997. Ellen S Johncock and Rodney J. Evert were married in West Point. Neb. She is the daughter of Lee Johncock. Sturgis and Bill Johncock. Delton. His parents arc Frank and Bernice Evert of West Point Attendants were Jennifer and (. ody John­ cock. Loren Evert. Terry and Ron Wordcnkcmpcr. and \\ill Miller The couple both work for Eichman Broth­ ers. Inc. Ellen is a farrowing and nursery manager and Rodney is a breeding and gesta­ tion manager. The couple resides al 110.3 Tenth Street. Wamego. Kansas. 66547. Lecture on benefits of natural foods set at Adventist Church Dr. Lorraine Day. an orthopedic surgeon, will present a free lecture at 3 p.m. Satur­ day. March 14. on using natural foods, juices and water to rebuild the immune sys­ tem and fight cancer. Her program will be presented at the Hastings S^vcnth-day Adventist Church. Terry Lane and Star School Road. Dr. Day was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, but refused chemotherapy and radiation treatments, believing they are poison to the body. She will talk about how using natural foods and juices helped her cure herself and how eating healthier can help people avoid many of today’s dis­ Florence Dolbee to mark 90 years An open house was hosted on Sunday, March'1st. by the Robert C. Mackinders, at 3285 E. Dowling Road, for their aunt. Flo­ rence I. Dolbee who now lives in Pennock Villagc. after having resided in California for 46 j years Florence was a 1927 graduate of Hastings High. eases. Those attending also will be invited to sample nutritious entrees, juices and desserts that she used. For more information, call 948-3947 or Catherine Lucas died early Sunday morn­ ing at IVnnock Hospital She was born and educated in California. She marned Jim Lu­ cas. who was from Woodland, and spent many years in Atlanta. Ga. She accompanied Jim to Woodland when he retired in 1979 Cathy adopted the community of Woodland and has served it in many capacities She wrote the W< Mid land News column for the Hastings Banner since 1982 She will be greatly missed There will a blood pressure clinic at the Woodland Eagle's Acne from 11 a.m. until noon Wednesday. March 18. The clinic, co­ sponsored by the Commission on Aging and Barry County Red Cross, is open to anyone who wishes to have a blood pressure check. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society meeting will be held tonight. Thursday. March 12. at Lake Manor. The program will be a VCR film about histone trains made by Na­ tional Geographic. The Historical Society is again selling hol­ lyhock plants, which will be sold during mu­ seum hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in May. Il pays to come early if you wish to purchase hollyhocks because the supplies arc limited and sell out very quickly. The Woodland Lions Club held its regular meeting at the Lions Den in Woodland on Tuesday evening. March 10. The Ionia Genealogical Society will hear Bill Atkinson on the subject of "Newspapers and Research" at the March meeting of the society. Anyone interested in the activities of the Genealogical Society may obtain more in­ formation bv contacting Pam Swikr, 374­ 3131. The Woodland Alumni Association is meet­ ing again Monday. March 16. Contact Joanne Jackson for the time and place if interested in attending. The Woodland Township Veterans Commit­ tee is making good progress on the funding of the War Veterans Memorial to be placed in Woodland Memorial Park (the Woodland Cemetery). Woodland Township has already set the large flag pole on the chosen spot Aar the woods on Plat No. 5 and the lighting is in place. The monument is made of black gran­ ite with white lettering and there will be a matching meditation bench, placed on a brick plaza. There are more than 240 known veter­ ans buried in Woodland Memorial Park. This monument will serve to remind the people of Woodland Township, through out the genera­ tions that “freedom is not free." but must be esmed by the sacrifices of our veterans and their families. To date, the committee has raised 75 per­ cent of the needed funds. Some individuals also have offered to donate shrubs to aid w ith the landscaping and more will be welcome The text for the monument has been de­ cided and the engraving will begin soon. A Memorial Day dedication tentatively is planned for May 25. Memorial Committee members (from left) Dale Geiger. Gretchen Slater. Harv McClelland and Richard Estep are all veterans except Slater, who is the wife of a veteran. Tne group is pictured in the cemetery where the memonai is to be placed. On the right a replica ot the memorial is placed on the spot where the granite memorial will be positioned. Donations for the Woodland Veterans Memorial Fund may be sent in care of the Io­ nia County National Bank. Woodland Branch, 115 SN Mam St.. Wvwdland. Mich 48897. You will receive acknowledgment of your dona­ tion and will receive the income tax deduction number. .A donation may he made in memory of a loved one or friend at their death. For more information, call Dale Geiger, at 367-4928 or Gretchen Slater at 367-4443. The Barry County Historical Society will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thurs­ day. March 19. al the Castleton Township Hall. 915 Reed St.. Nashville. Laurence and Lucille Hecker will present the program “More Memories of Our Home Town." Everyone is welcome. Have a SPORTS STORY? Call... 945-9554 945-3462. HASTINGS 4 213 W. STATE ST. 945-2243 ONLY $3.50.......... >-•00-535-7203 to VEJUFY Marta * Stawttaw! themamhtme ■US. MMMAL* e»<a WOO WU HUNTON «> Workman-Steward plan to wed Sept. 19 Which One Would You Rather Read When You Turn 65? Dale and Vi W'orkman and Steve and Deb­ bie Steward arc pleased to announce the en­ gagement of their children. Stacy Lee Work­ man to Kyle Alan Steward. Both arc 1995 graduates of Hastings High School and Kyle is a graduate of KCC with an associates in applied science CADD. The two plan to wed Sept. 19. 1998. Bender named chair of state ag board Governor John Engler has announced the appointment of former State Rep Bob Bender of Middleville as chairman of the Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Board. The board determines the ..ppropnate defi­ nition of the bargaining unit for a commodity; administers accreditation procedures; desig­ nates members of the bargaining unit annu­ ally; implements arbitration procedures as needed and protects the rights of both growers and handlers against unfair practices Bender also was named bovine tuberculosis eradication coordinator for the State of Michi­ gan last month by Gov Engler He has been named chair of the Agricultural and Marketing Board to replace Bacrt Brand of Sparta Ben­ der’s current term expires Sept 1.2001. What is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly? These days people are living longer, yet retiring 15th'. be around Anybody see a problem here’ our IRA Statement Savings Account with as little as II you don't have the money to spare right now. open Fortunately, there's an easy solution Just stop by S25 00 and make small deposits anytime Of course. the sooner you start, the better off you'll be and open an Individual Retirement Account We 'll customize your IRA to fit your long-term goals and financial situation And since your IRA contnbution 1-800-437-2423 may be tax deductible, it can be a big help come April earlier And Social Security? Who knows if it will even So open up an IRA And spend your retirement doing the things you want to do Not the things you have to do Jjusfmgs? (Trfv Wank Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 ’See your tax advisor Member FDIC �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12. 1998 ferocious and demanding Count your bless­ ings. Too many people fail to appreciate what they have until they have lost it. Don't let this happen to you. LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY Hon. Jarno* H. Flahof F>lo No 97 396 CH WG PIERCE AND JESSIE PIERCE AND DOUGLAS A DoCAMP and MARGARET DeCAMP Pfoinhff, JAMES W SUTHERLAND and KAREN J SUTHERLAND. Defendant » David A. Dimmer* (PI 2793) Attorney for PfoinhH* DIMMERS & DOHERTY 211 South Broodway Hothng*. Ml 49058 (416)945-9596 NOTKf Of MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thi* firm n a deb* coloctor attempting to coloci a deb* and any information wo obtain wil bo uted for that purpose. A Judgment having boon mode in Cow Number 97-396-01 in the Barry County Circuit, Barry County, Michigan, where Jome* W Sutherland and Koron J Sutherland have boon found to bo indebted unto W.G. Pierce. Jeiue Pierce, Douqfo* A. DeCamp and MorG DeComp, upon men indebtedness which wo* upon a PromiMory Note ond Mortgage there wo* determined to be due ond unpaid at the dote ol thi* Notice for principal inter**! the turn of $219,348 83 ond on oddihond turn of $105 00 in co*t* a* provided in the Judgment entered in thi* mottor NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the statute in the State U Michigan in *uch com mode and provided, notice it hereby given that on the 26th day of March. 1998 at I 00 o'clock in the forenoon, local time, toid mortgage will be foredoted by a tale at public auc­ tion to toe highe*I bidder or bidden for coth at the east *tep* of toe Borrv County Courthouse. Hotting*. Michigan, that being toe place for the Circuit Court for Barry County it held, tfreet addressed 220 West State Street, Hotting*, Michigan 49058, of the premises detenbed in laid mortooge or to much thereof at may be necettory to pay toe amount due at aforesaid on toid mortgage with interest thereon ot 10% per annum ond all legal cosh. charge* and expenses, including attorney foe* allowed by law, alto any turn or turn* which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect ih interest in the premitet whic i toid premitet ore situated in the Township of Carbon. Barry County, Michigan ond ore particularly detenbed ot follow* The South 81 met of Lot No. 25, ond the East 407 00 foot of Lot No 24 of Culbert * Plot No 3 in Carbon Township, Barry County, Michigan, alto a parcel of fond od|ocent to the Plot detenbed ot: Beginning ot the Southwest comer of Lot Number 25; thence North 88* 51' Wet! 227.00 feet, thence North 00*51' Eoti 81 00 feet; thence South 88*51 Eat* 227 00 feet, thence South 0751' Wett 81 00 foot to the point of beginning. During the six month* immediately following the tale, the property may be redeemed Dated: January 27, 1998 David A. Dimmer* (PI 2793) Attorney for PfoinhH* DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broodway Halting*, Ml 49058 616/945-9596 (3/12) ■CQULARMCmNG Marc* I, 1*M el 7:80 P-m. Board member* present: Gate*. Harper. Cook, Lewi*. Absent: O’Brien. Also 6 citizens present. Treasurer's report received. Correspondence read. Fire Dept, report received. Approved renewing cemetery sexton contract. Slate FDR program reviewed. Revision mode to fee schedule. Approved membership to Mich. Assoc, of Clerks. Voting machines to be disposed of. Bills rood and approved. Darlene Harper. Clerk Attested to by: John Gates. Supevisor (3-12) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default ho* been mode in the condition* of a mortgage mode by Ernett I Poll ond Rytha M Poli, huibond ord wife to NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC . Mortgagee doted December 6, 1996 and recorded on December 18 1966 in Uber 681. on Page 333. Barry County Record* Michi­ gan. on which mortgage there it claimed to be due at the date hereof the turn of Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighry-Two and 35/100 dollar* ($85,482 35), including interest ot 8 25% per annum Under the power of tole contained in toid mart­ gage and the itatute m such cote mode ond provid­ ed notice >* hereby given thot toid mortgage will be foreclosed by a tale of the mortgaged premises. or tome port of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County CourthouM m Hottingt. Michigan o! I 00 o'clock p m , on April 9. 1998 Said premuet ore tituotod in TOWNSHIP OF IRV­ ING. Barry County. Michigan, ond ore detenbed as That port of the Northeast I /4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North, Range 9 Wett. described at Beginn.ng at the North 1/4 corner of toid Section, thence South 00 degree* 00 minute* We*t 348 00 feet along the Ea*t line of toid Northwe*t 1/4. thence North 90 degree* 00 minute* Wett 396 00 feet, thence South 00 degree* 00 min­ ute* Wett 320 00 feet, thence North 90 degree* 00 minute We*r 300 00 feet, thence North 00 degree* 00 minute* East 666 57 feet, thence. North 89 degree* 52 minutot 57 second* Eait 696 00 feet afong the North line of sa.d Section to the place of beginning Sub|ecf to Highway Right of Way for Buehler Road The redemption period shall be 12 month(t) from the dote of such tale Doted Februory 26. 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorney* for NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC . 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Brnghom Form*. Michigan 48025 File #97086092 Ann landers Sex ‘unhygienic’ Dear Ann Landers: I was intrigued by the letter from "Howard Beach. N.Y .” who said he wanted only a platonic relationship with a woman and nothing beyond that If I were 20 years younger, he’d be right up my alley. My marriage of 16 years ended because I could no longer tolerate the sex in order to maintain the companionship. A lot of women think as 1 do. There arc many of us who con­ sider sex an unhygienic and degrading ex­ perience that must be endured in order to pro­ duce children. Since so many women these days don’t plan to have a family. I would think there are probably a fair number who would jump at the chance for a platonic marriage. My passion for life is not driven by hor­ mones. I’m content to visit with my friends and play with my cat. and I don’t consider myself abnormal, just fortunate. — Glad to Be Sexless in Canada Dear Glad to Be Sexless: 1 respect your right to hate sex. but when you describe it as "an unhygienic and degrading experience.” red flags go up all over the place. I wonder what in your life happened that made you so bitter. You say your 16-year marriage ended because you could no longer tolerate the sex. I suspect it wasn't the sex you couldn’t tolerate, it was the man. Never say never. You just might meet so­ meone down the road who makes you eat your words. You can play with the cal for just so long. Let me know if it happens. Recognize this? File No 98-22307 SE Estate of Rhonda Kay Kenyon. Deceased. Social Security No. 386-B2-8778. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Your interest in the estate may bo barred or af­ fected by this hearing. NOTICE: A hearing was held on 2/25/98 at 3:00 p.m.. In the probate courtroom. Hostings. Michigan, before Judge Richard H. Shaw on the petition of Kenneth D. Kenyon requesting thot Arlyn J. Bossenbrook be appointed personal representative of Rhonda Kay Kenyon who lived at 422 E. Orchard Street. Delton. Michigan and who died April 3. 1997: ond requesting also that the will the of deceased and codicils bo admitted to probate. Creditors of the deceased ore notified that oil claims against the estate will bo forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal representative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 mon­ ths of the date of publication of this notice. Notice is further given that the estate will then bo assign­ ed to entitled persons appearing of recc'd. Dote: 1128-97 James M. Holer (P497I9) 3939 Capital City Blvd. Lansing- Ml 48906 (517) 323-4770 Kenneth D. Kenyon 422 E. Orchard Street Dolton. Ml 49046 (616)623-6374 (3-12) Dear Ann Landers: This is a letter to my wife. I hope you will run it in your space because she reads you every day. Dear Spouse: Please don't call me at work to tell me I didn't put the dishes in the dishwasher. Also, I do not want to hear that the children are driving you crazy. When you make such calls, it affects my mood, and 1 am unable to do my work. Also. 1 would appreciate it if you didn't ask me on the phone when I am going to get a raise. 1 do not know the answer to that ques­ tion. and if someone should overhear our con­ versation. it might sound like I am not satisfied with my job. and I could be given a pink slip with my next paycheck. Nobody in this office gets as many phone calls from home as I do. It has gotten to the point where the people 1 work with roll their eyes whenever my phone rings. I am sending this letter to Ann Landers because I know you read her column every day. and maybe if you see (his in print, it will make an impression. — Your Loving Husband Who Has Just About Had It Dear Loving Husband: Please let me know if your wife recognizes herself. 1 hope, for your sake, that she doesn't. Such a letter would not help your marriage because she may accuse you of humiliating her. You two need counseling. I hope you get it immediately. Ask mom Dear Ann Landers: I am a student at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. Light costs I'm writing lo you because it is an assignment in my English class. My 9-year-old sister is a pain and always trying to get me in trouble with my mam Lately, it has been working, and she is getting on my nerves. 1 have been trying not to let her get to me. but she has been succeeding. What should I do? I need some advice on how to control my anger. 1 can't seem to manage on my own. Thank you. — Suffering in Colo. Spp Dear Suffering: Your mom is closer to the situation than I am. 1 suggest you talk to her in a non-unietale way and ask for her help. A soft glow Dear Ana Landen: I guess people's pro­ blems never change. Here is a column you ran in December 1970 — 27 years ago I kept it because it made such good sense. Someone very close to me needs to see it. Will you please run it again? It could help. — Miss X in Charlotte. N.C. Dear Miss X: It's good to know that something I wrote 27 years ago has stood the test of time. Thanks for asking. Here it is: Dear Ann: I am a married woman in my early 30s who is puzzled and searching for answers that might not exist. Every now and then (more often, lately), 1 get word that friends of ours — couples who have been mar­ ried for 25 years or longer — are gening a divorce. 1 harbor a secret fear in the comer of my heart that one day that "older couple** might be us. "Timmy" and 1 have always gotten along well. We have four terrific kids. 1 made it a point to teach our children that Daddy comes Gnt. He is king in our house. They love him and respect him. He is a wonderful father. But there must be more to life than PTA, housework, cooking, cleaning, laundry and sex with your husband. I ache to feel that special electricity when my eyes meet those of a handsome man across a crowded room. It never happens. I yearn for a lover who will make my heart pound a mile a minute. Timmy used lo — but the thrill is gone. Things are quiet, calm and — I might as well say it — dull as dishwater. We have a lot to be thankful for — good health, attractive, well-behaved kids, and a promising financial future. Why isn't this enough? Is something wrong with me? Am 1 chasing the impossible dream? I will be wat­ ching and waiting for your answer. Please don’t fail me. — Moonglow Dear Moonglow: Put away your storybooks, little girl. You’ve got some grow­ ing up to do. Yes. there is more to life than PTA, housework, cooking, cleaning, laundry and sex with your husband. There's illness, infidelity and emotional breakdowns that make it impossible for some women to do the housework, cooking, cleaning and laundry. As for sex with your husband, don't knock it, honey. There are plenty of husbands who aren’t interested and an equal number who are getting sex someplace else. There is also alcoholism, in-law trouble, out-of-control children, unemployment and money worries. Read the papers. Look around. Case your friends. No marriage can maintain the full moonJune-honeymoon level of excitement forever. And it's a good thing. We would all collapse from exhaustion. Time diminishes the raging fires to a soft glow — present, but no longer SENIOR CITIZENS Live At Beautiful Bear Creek Villa Quietly located in quaint, friendly Clarksville on a splendid 6 acre park... • 1 bedroom unfurnished apartment • Laundry room • Appliances, heat & electric included • Safe, secure inside corridors • Friendly atmosphere • Professional, caring staff • All on one level • Private gardens available • Security entry door • Transportation available • Spacious community room • Handicapped accessible Rent is Based on Income Level-HUD Subsidized to reduce rent to 30% of income. For example: If your Monthly Income is $921.00 Monthly Adjusted Income is $851.00 (with medical allowance) Total Rent you pay is only $255.00 mo. For additional information call: (616) 693-2271 Dear Ann Lander*: My rtximmale and I are squabbling about something most people would consider minor, but it’s becoming quite major. You always say. "Don't sweat the small stuff." but I wonder how "small" it i£ It’s about electric lights It annoys me when "Betty" walks out of I room and leaves the lights on. 1 say she's bur­ ning up real money Betty says. "It's pen­ nies " What do you say? — Fargo Dear Fargo: Whenever lights burn, they cost money. However, turning them off and on causes wear and tear on the bulb, so cost­ wise. it’s about the same. I’m with Betty. Kwitcherbellyachtn’. No matter how you look at it. it's small potatoes. An alcohol problem? How can you help yourself or someone you love? "Alcoholism: How to Recognize It. How to Deal With It, How to Conquer h" wr// give you the answers. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.73 (this includes postage and handling) to: Alcohol, do Ann Landers. P.O. Bas 11562. Chicago. Hl 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $4.55). Copyright 19M Creators Syndicate, Inc. GIRL. Cassidy Lynn, bom at Community? Hospital tn Battle Creek on Feb. 27, 1998 7:49 am. to Darren and Julie Fisher of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 2Q’ inches long She is welcomed home by big; sister Lindsey and big brothers Danny and Dylan. GIRL, Megan Kay. bom at Blodgett Hospital on Feb. 24 at 3:53 a.m. to Charlie and Kris* Slagcl. Hastings Weighing 8 lbs. I oz.. 20 inches long. GIRL. Emily Jean Binkowski. bom March 2, 1998 at Natural Childbirth and Gynecology Center. Battle Creek, to Nancy and David Binkowski of Bellevue. BOY, Michael John Jr., bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Feb. 23. 1998 at 6:40 p.m. to Karen and Michael Kelly of Gun Lake, Wayland. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Austin Levi, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 23. 1998 at 5:25 a.m. to Luke and Re­ nee Haywood of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Kaleb Steven, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 20, 1998 at 5:30 a.m. to Melissa Rose and Tyson Heath of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 3/4 ozs. and 20 inches long GIRL, Aundrca Mane, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Feb. 14. 1998 at 10:08 a.m. to Loren and Lisa Mazurek of Woodland. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Tyler Robert, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 25. 1998 al 8:10 p.m to Melissa and Randy Kubc of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. I oz. and 211/2 inches long. BOY, Gavin Lee. born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 27. 1998 at 8:26 a.m. to Steve and Janice Gardner of Vermontville. Weighing 7 lbs. 10 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Daniel Joshua Alan, born at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 23. 1998 at 8:33 a.m. to Stacey Patten and Gary MacKcnzic of Hast­ ings. Weighing 6 lbs. II IQ. ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Tara Kay Leonard bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 27, 1998 at 2:14 p.m. to Tonya Leonard of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. and 22 inches long. Hastings Schools to offer GRASP Hastings Area Schools will process appli­ cations for parents who Mould like to have their children participate in the Grand Rapids Academic Summer Program (GRASP). This correspondence program in reading and mathematics is designed for students cur­ rently in grades one through five. GRASP is a copyrighted correspondence program that was written with four purposes in mind first, to provide a means by which students could maintain the recently learned essential skills in mathematics and reading; second, to create circumstances which require students and parents to work together toward a common educational goal; third, to provide an opportunits for parents and children to maintain a positive feeling about their uwn school ssstem throughout the summer months, and fourth, to provide a cost effective alternative to the traditional summer school program in an era of restrictive budgets. Each ’‘course" in mathematics and reading consists of a packet of 10 weekly lessons called modules E.ach module is constructed to reinforce or rctcach typical basic skills gen­ erally found in most curricula at that particu­ lar grade. The cost tor one subject is S2I and the cost for both subjects is S36. which includes a completion award and scoring service in addi­ tion lo the curriculum packets. Application materials will be available dur­ ing parent-teacher conferences March 25 and 26. in the pnncipal’s office ot the elementary school's Application deadline is April 24. Materials for GRASP will be ordered after April 24 and will be distributed to students the last week ot school. For additional informa­ tion check with the principals office. �The Hastings Banner From Time to Time Barry County Health Dept• Rose Deloe Cook. Barry County health nurse. 1933-1937. By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The Barn County Health Department, which was started in 1931. mined through and sen cd the depression years. There were already rumors about the United States joining in the war in Europe and the country had begun to prepare itself for this possibility Rose Defoe was born on Nov. 22. 1906. in Charlotte to Muri Holcomb and Hazel Kirk Defoe. She went to Charlotte schools, at­ tended Michigan State University, the Univer­ sity of Michigan and earned her degrees, as bachelor of science and bachelor of arts, then enrolled in the School of Nursing at Yale Uni­ versity where she earned a master of arts. She became a nurse with the Barry County Health Department under the W.K. Kellogg Foundation from 1933 until 1937. when she married Richard Cook. She served as the school nurse for Barry County and served as (Part III) school nurse in the Hastings Area School Sys­ tem. After she had left the employment of the Barrs County Health Department, she re­ mained interested in the department, serving on the advisory committee for the department and worked to support Pennock Hospital and remained involved in many community pro­ jects all of her life. The budget in 1941 was $70,436 11 The department served 2.613 people in the county population The health committee in I‘Ml for the county board of supervisors was Fred Stevenson, chairman. Bernard DeGolia and Julian Potts Control of communicable diseases was a major concern of the department during those years. They were concerned with immuniza­ tion against smallpox, diphtheria and whoop­ ing cough, typhoid, measles, poliomyelitis, meningitis, undulant fever, chicken pox and tuberculosis Some vaccines were still in the developmental stages Milk handling, pasteur­ ization and proper cleaning of equipment were a concern Summer camps were encouraged, as was the use of library facilities to aid with the ed­ ucation of children. The department was urg­ ing the examination of children by their fam­ ily physicians follow ing diseases such as scar­ let fever, measles and other illnesses. Exami­ nation of the heart and other organs was stressed to prevent further complications in later life. School lunches and nutrition were tied in with learning about agriculture, social cus­ toms and economics Barry County officials and officials of the surrounding villages were working closely with the Barry County Health Department Individuals noted in the 1941 (ten-year report) were: Allen Hyde, county clerk. George Clouse, county treasurer. Ken Bracndlc. Freeport village president; Glenn Blake. Mid­ dleville president; William Schadcr. mayor of Hastings; Karl Faul. Woodland Village presi­ dent; Glen Bera. Sheriff and Leon “Tiny” Doster, undershen ff. Doctors, dentists and the ministers of the community also were cooperative. Dr. A.B. Gwinn of the medical society. Dr. J. A. Wooten of the dental society and the ministe­ rial association all were strong backers of the Health Department and its programs, as were the organizations of the county, such as Ro­ tary. Kiwanis. the 4-H Clubs, the Child Study Group and the Chamber of Commerce, along with others. Sanitary engineers, nursing students, and other students interested in health fields, came from the universities, to Barry County to study the operation of the Barry County Health Department, considered to he state of Dr. Virgil M. Slee, director of the Barry County Health Department from 1947 to 1956. the art. Dr. J.K. Ah land resigned in 1946 tv join the staff of the State Health Department in Lans­ ing. where his position would be to help es­ tablish new health departments in the 14 counties which were without full time county health programs. He remained as acting direc­ tor from his resignation until his replacement was found In 1946. Barbara W'dcox. R.N. came to the health department as the supervising nurse. She had graduated from John Hopkins Hospi­ tal School of Nursing. Baltimore, and had a bachelor of science degree in public health nursing from Columbia University. New York City. She came to Barry County following service with the Visiting Nurses of New York City. Two health department nurses resigned in 1946 Jean M. LaChapcII. who worked in Irv­ ing. Rutland. Thomapple and Yankee Springs townships resigned to marry Dr. C.A. E. Lund of Middleville. Mildred Worfcll. who joined the department in 1944. resigned to move to lumsing. where she accepted a position with the city health department there while her husband attended Michigan State College. She had served the townships of Baltimore. Carlton and Woodland. An issue of concern in l‘M6 was w hether or not the use of aluminum ware was dangerous SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF BARRY COUNTY 1946 STATE o» MCMGAM - MO-Qk STATE DEFT o* nsuc INSTRUCTION COLLEGE - DEFT V VOCXXOC’ A ANTVWCFOLOCt Barry County School Districts 1948 showing the consolidations up to that time I he health department reassured citizens of Barry ( ounty that an extensive anM»unt of re­ search and studies of the research, found that cooking food in aluminum ware was perfectly safe in answer to the many inquiries received bv the local health department Barry ( ounty only had one death from tu­ berculosis in 1945 and five new cases re­ ported I he use of three x-ray machines in the county allowed fix the screening of the resi­ dents of Barry ( ounty Dr U B VK ild came lo Barry ( ounty to as­ sume the duties of director of the Barry I ounty Health Department Nov I. 1946 He had been health commissioner at Mansfield. Ohio, for five years in Mansfield The direc­ tors salary was still paid by the Kellogg foun­ dation t he county board of supervisors bud­ geted SI 5.(881 for their share of the operations of the departnicnt Dr Wild held the directors position until March 31. 1947 He went to Massillon. Ohio, as health commissioner Dr A It I and had again assumed the position of acting director Dr Virgil M Slee was formerly appointed to the post of director of the Barry County Health Department on June I. 1947 Dr Slee was a native of Coldwater and had earned his degrees at the University of Michi­ gan and had studied at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health for the year before coming to Hastings He had served as assistant health officer in Van Buren County and the Army Medical Corps before assuming the directorship in Barry County Dr. Slee had Hastings connections His uncle, the Rev Robert Slee. had served as the pastor of the Hastings Methodist Church about 25 years earlier The year of 1947 was a busy time for the health department. A warning about the treat­ ment of frost bite was issued in the Hastings Banner of Jan I. 1947 Do not rub frost bit­ ten areas with snow, in fact don’t rub the area at all. The best treatment is to cover the frozen pan with the hand until circulation is re-es­ tablished. No hot water or direct heat should be applied. If circulation cannot be restored, a physician should be consulted immediately. On Feb. 27. 1947. the Banner reported that the syphilis rate among teen agers in the state had jumped up 33 percent. The state health department felt that hoys and girls of this age had little or no knowledge of the fundamental facts about venereal disease and suggested that parents, school authorities, physicians, civic leaders and health personnel must bring syphilis and gonorrhea out into the open Elizabeth Harlow, a nurse with the Barry County Health Department for five years, re­ signed. effective July I. 1947. She had served Castleton. Maple Grove. Johnstown. Assyria, the village of Nashville. She had worked with the Van Buren County Health Unit before coming to Barry County. Susan (another iaok over her duties in As­ syria. Elizabeth Scofield, supervising nurse, covered Maple Grove and Irene Wische took over Castleton. Miss W'ischc. a registered nurse, a public health nursing student came to Barry County to gain field experience of two months duration. She was from Ridgeville Corners. Ohio, and had served as a lieutenant in the Armv Nurse Corps during World War II in England Shirley Luddington. a registered nurse from Ogden. Utah, came to Barry County in Au­ gust 1947 to spend two months as an intern. She was a student at the University of Michi­ gan. She did her work in Carlton Township. Another intern during the summer of 1947. was John II. Streit from Algona. Iowa. A na­ tive of Iowa. Streit had just completed his work on a civil engineering degree in sanita­ tion at the Iowa University. He had served three years in the U.S. Navy, and separated with the rank of lieutenant, j.g. Streit worked for 13 weeks with sanitary engineer James Brown in dairy, food and recreational sanitation, and water and sewage plant improvements, school modernization programs and all other phases of the sanita­ tion work of the health department. Whooping cough and bronchial pneumonia were concerns of the health departments in Michigan in 1947. Younger children were par­ ticularly susceptible and Dr. Slee was advo­ cating the immunization of all children, but especially the very young. Another concern in 1947 was undulant fever. The bacillus which causes the illness was isolated by Sir David Bruce. It is a dis­ ease which can be transmitted to humans from animals. Known as brucellosis, undulant fever or in cattle, bangs disease, there was no immuniza­ tion against the disease in man. Locating the sick animals and destroying them was one method used in eliminating the disease. Whole herds of dairy cattle and many other farm animals had to be destroyed. Pasteuriza­ tion of milk was recommend vl and the care­ ful washing of hands and equipment, as well as the sanitation of the boots and clothing of persons who traveled from farm to farm such as veterinarians, milk testers, inscminators and cattle haulers The Hastings Banner announced on July31. I 947. that a new treatment had been found in Copenhagen It involved the use of sulfa drugs along with the injection of whole blood into the bloodstream Mrs. Russell Fowler, a registered nurse, joined the nursing staff of the Barry County­ health department in September of 1947. She was assigned to Woodland. Hastings, Castle­ ton and Baltimore townships She came to Barry County from the Washtenaw ( ounty Health Department A native of White Cloud she took her nursing training at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and did a years work in public health at the University of Michigan Oscar Kaechelc of Middleville, had a cow with rabies in October 1947 Ihc Hastings Banner of Oct 9. 1947. reported the case of rabies, noting that no one knew how the ani­ mal had contracted the disease However, three members of the Kaechelc family re­ ceived the Pasteur treatment, which is a senes of 14 to 21 daily shots Health department engineer, studied for a master’s degree in public health engineering at the University of Michigan He continued to work at the Barry ( ounty Health Depart­ ment on a part-time basis while attending the university Dr Daniel M (larkc was appointed county coroner to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dr ( larence Lathrop Dr ( larkc came to 1 I Thursday, March 12, 1998 — Page 9 Hastings in 1943 and assumed a general prac­ tice Prior to that, he had practiced in Detroit after graduating at the University of Michigan Medical School in 1916 and interning at Si Luke’s Hospital. Philadelphia The Banner reported that the Mobile units that visited the Barry County l air in 1947 had found IK cases of active or healed tuberculo­ sis and .34 persons with chest abnormalities such as heart disease, pneumonia, silicosis, neoplasms and bone abnormalities This was out of 2.521 persons x-rayed. In the Hastings Banner of Jan I. 1948. it is reported that the Barry ( ounty Health De­ partment had had three directors in 1947. Dr William B Wild. Dr A K Altland an Dr. Vir­ gil N Slee. The department was made up on Jan. I. 1948, of a supervising nurse and five staff nurses, a health engineer and three clerks. There had been 170 visitors from all over the United States and from six foreign countries Seven public health nurses and one public health engineer, four senior dental stu­ dents and 12 public health administrators had worked with the Barry County unit. Ihc same issue of the Hastings Banner rec­ ommended the treatment of sodium fluoride to prevent cav ities in the teeth of children The solution would be furnished to dentists of the slate w ithout cost. In February 1948. an intensive contagious disease survey was launched designed to reach every home in Barry County. Surveyors from each area were appointed Each town­ ship was covered by local learns Organiza­ tions were also included in the survey teams The Hastings Banner stated in the March 18. 1948. issue. “Foundation Makes Final Ba­ sic Payment to Barry Health Department. Mayor Charles H. Leonard, chairman of the health committee of the board of supervisors, has received word that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has made its final grant in support of the basic program of the Barry County­ Health Department The information was conveyed in a letter sent to the chairman of the board’s health committee by Dr. E. W. Morris, president of the foundation. The letter said that a payment recently made to the Michigan Department of Health for assistance to the health department of the seven counties in the Michigan Community Health project contained funds for the Barry County Health Unit which would bnng the foundation’s con­ tribution to the department’s basic program to a total of S6.497 for the current years. “In accordance with the terms of an agree­ ment made in 1944 between the foundation and the county, this will be the foundation's final payment toward the health department's basic program “The foundation's subsidy to the county health department which was formerly paid direct, has been paid through the Michigan Department of Health since February 1947. Similar letters to this one have been sent by the foundation, to the health committees of the boards of supervisors of the other six coun­ ties comprising the Michigan Community Health project area. The present payment for the support of the Barry county Health Depart­ ment applies to the current year, which is the last year in a five-year period, during which, according to the agreement of 1944. the contri­ butions of the foundation were to be decreased. Although the five-year plan is being completed w ithin the scheduled period, some alteration in the amounts involved has been made necessary by the fact that state and federal aid has not ma­ terialized to the extent hoped for. Last year the foundation subsidy has increased SI.925 over the scheduled amount. The current payment is S3.811 in excess of the amount scheduled for the foundation's final contribution. The addi­ tional amc- it, the foundation’s letter explains, is given so that the health department will not have to reduce its staff and its services to the county during the current year.” Dr. Moms pointed out that it was the desire of the foundation to leave the county with a fully staffed health department, operating at a normal level of activity, when the foundation’s support of the basic program terminates. The letter also summarized the expenditures made by the foundation in connection with its activities in Barry County. These were said to be approximately SI .266.000. “The county health department has been subsidized by the foundation since its estab­ lishment in September 1931 as a unit of the Michigan Community Health Project, and has received approximately $335,000 toward its operating expenses. Expenditures totaling ap­ proximately $561,000 were made by the foun­ dation toward the costs of school and hospital construction within the county and approxi­ mately S37O.OOO has been spent on other as­ pects of the supplementary program of the Michigan Community Health Project in Barry County.” Dr. Moms concluded his letter by writing: “The Foundation has every confidence that the health program which you now have function­ ing so well, will continue and that the people of Barry County will reap its benefits for years to come.” (To be continued) Parent-teacher conferences set Hastings Area Schools will be holding par­ ent-teacher conferences March 25 and 26. Students will attend school in the morning on March 25.26 and 27. with conferences schcd' uled in the afternoon or evening of March 25 and 26. Conferences for parents of students in grades DK-5 will be scheduled on an individ­ ual basis by the teachers. The conference schedule for the middle school and high school is Wednesday. March 25. and Thurs­ day. March 26. from I to 3 p.m. in the after­ noon and from 6 to 8 p.m. in the evenings. High school conferences will be conducted in the gymnasium of the high school; parents may attend at their convenience Middle school conferences. however, will be con­ ducted in various locations throughout the building as scheduled by the teacher teams (call the middle school office if your child’s schedule has not been received). Parents arc encouraged to participate in the conferences and discuss the progress ol their children with their teachers on an individual basis Administrators and counselors also will be available to talk to parents at the confer­ ences �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12. 1998 < < lilt' l< think < I it Three cheers as the Saxons are off to State A just reward. Hastings High School's varsity cheer It's show time as NCAA gala takes center court March Madness means even more in Michigan this lime around. Instead of rooting for Farlcigh Dickinson or the College of Charleston to spring those thrilling upsets in the NCAA Tournament, you can glue your heart to Eastern Michigan, Detroit or even those bucking Broncos of Western Michigan University. (Go brown... Go gold!) With the hoop show scheduled to start at noon today (Thursday. March 12). you might want to call me at home — and not at work — for an> important matters. As 1 recently told a close family member, the NCAA Tournament is more enjoyable than Christmas or even my birthday. Bring it on, baby! Let the games begin! Sixlyfour teams in search of one prize that will be handed out in San Antonio on March 30. Best bets arc the No. I seeds like Kansas. Duke, North Carolina and Arizona Worst hets are the dreamers like Navy. Nicholls Slate, Prairie View State or Radford, not to be mistaken for Redford, the city where Bishop Borgess hails from. (Remember, though. Pm not a betting man. Only the really bad people put goofy wagers on silly games like basketball ) Having five teams from our state in the tournament brings even more hoopla to an event that already stands heads and shoulders above all others. The only problem is all five Michigan teams can't win in the first round because MSU and EMU are matched up against each other. Well, here's a brief look at Michigan's 1998 Fab Five... Michigan State. Michigan. Eastern Michigan. Detroit Mercy and. yes. those bucking Broncos of WMU • .Michigan State: The Spartans, a No. 4 seed, plays Eastern Michigan tonight (Thursday. March 12) at 10:10 p.m. in Hartford. Conn. MSU won eight games in a row at one stretch of the Big 10 regular season, hut ended the year with two consecutive defeats. Matcen Cleaves can* flat out pla> the game and was the main (if not the only) reason why Coach Tom Izzo's team went 20-7 If MSU is to make it through two rounds, the bigger bodies like Andre Hutson will need to play up to the next level. It’s possible, but the Spartans are. at best, a Sweet 16 squad. • Michigan: The Wolverines, a No. 3 seed, are on a serious roll and "The Tractor" (Robert Traylor) is not showing his brakes. The Big 10 Tournament champs enter the dance at 24-8. With Maceo Baston back in the lineup, the Wolverines have a nice rotation of three guards (Travis Conlan. Robbie Reid. Louis Bullock) and three steady front court performers (Traylor. Baston and Jarrod Ward). If Coach Bnan Ellerbe loves his Wolverine job. he will pull a Fisher (remember Bo's words: "A Michigan man will coach a Michigan team.") and win another NCAA for the Maize and Blue. Could happen, but Kentucky, and even UCLA, could present serious problems. Game time against Davidson (not named after the famous John) is 7:40 p.m. Friday. • Eastern Michigan: This is a great character team and let's not leave out the coach. Milton "Good News" Barnes who once coached at Albion High. Earl Boykins is one of the most exciting players in college basketball and was No. 2 in the NCAA in total scoring. Boykins 15 a man. as is Eagle teammate Derrick Dial who supplies the big points down low. Barnes' squad won the MAC Tournament, went 20-9. but lost twice handily to WMU in the regular season. MSU vs EMU. a No 13 seed, should be a good game with the winner wearing green and white. • Detroit Mercy: Another coach to admire is Perry Watson. The job he's done at D Mercy, in such a short time, should earn him a couple of "Coach of the Year" votes. Not since Dick Vitale, John Long or Terry Tyler has there been this much hoop excitement at the school. The Titans, though, will have their hands team have been working to improve their overall performance. And the hard work has paid off as the Saxons will be at the State cheerleading Imais this Saturday at Saginaw Valley State University. The Class B competition is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. To reserve its spot al State. Hastings finished fourth out of nine teams at last weeks regional event. Competing in the Michigan Cheerleading Coaches Association Class B Sideline category, the Saxons managed their best performance of the year in front of a rowdy crowd at Kcnowa Hills High School. Hastings look fifth in the leadership round that opened rcgionals. but rebounded nicely in the stunt round and came in second. "Those girls absolutely nailed every The cheer team at Hastings High School has had its happy moments this season. On Saturday, the Saxon cheerleaders will compete in the State finals to be held in Saginaw. (Photo provided) stunt." Hastings Coach Amy Hubbell said. "It was really fun ” Changes were made in the second round cheer and that paid big dividends for the Saxons. "Wc changed our slum round quite a bit and made the stunts harder and longer." Hubbell explained. "The girls really wanted lo just make State." Another area squad will join Hastings* cheer team at State Lakewood was the overall winner at Kcnowa Hills thanks in part to the tumbling skills that aids them in the execution of their stunts. full with St. Johns. The Red Storm's roster includes Felipe Lopez and Zcndon Hamilton. Mercy, a No. 10 seed, put together a banner 24-5 campaign. Tip-off Friday comes at 10:25 p.m. • And Western Michigan University: Shock is a mild way of describing my feelings, and many other fans of the brown and gold, on Sunday as Hubbell expects for her team to alter a few of its first round formations, so they can score even higher al Saginaw Valley. The Hastings team, which includes just the Road to the Final Four was just starting up. Coach Bob Doncwald's team one senior, is basically in its first season of competing seriously. The awards gets great guard play from Jason Kimbrough, Rashod Johnson and Saddi "Mr.' Washington, but don't match up well against bigger teams with the power of Clemson. Remember five of the Tigers' defeats this year were to North Carolina and Duke. When the Broncos hit the court Friday at 12:30 p.m. words like heart should be uttered in Doncwald's pre- gained this season arc the result of a lot gamc speech. WMU. a No. 11 seed, has only been to the NCAA dance once before in 1976 and beat Virginia Tech. Docs "Buster." or John Koch, sense another upset in the favor of the 20-7 Broncos. Tunc in to see. • AAUcrs in Regional: The local 16 and under AAU basketball team will compete in Grand Rapids on March 20-22 to hopefully gain a spot in the State tournament. Included on the team arc Virginia Jennings and Jill Williams of Hastings. Payshencc Erb. Jessica Crowley. Sarah Schut and Hillary Slone of Middleville. Shannon Spencer of Lakewood and Anne Schmidt of Caledonia. • Learn To Swim: In collaboration with Pennock Health Services. Ihc YMCA is offering swim lessons at the Pennock Pool. The first session is Saturday. April 18. Cost for program is $30. For more information, call the YMCA office at (616) 945-4574. • Junior Volleyball Takes Court: The Sports for Youth Foundation is currently accepting applications for boys and girls ages 15-21 who arc accomplished volleyball players and would like to represent the U.S. during the 1998 Goodwill Ambassadors Tour. For information, contact the Sports for Youth office at (425) 251-6951 or write to them al 18475 Olympic Ave.. S. Tukwila WA. 98188. Talk to you soon. BANNER SPORTS v Serving the Entire BARRY COUNTY Areal of work and enthusiasm. The Saxons placed third at DeWitt High School on Feb. 21 and fourth at Grand Rapids Central High School onJxh 26. Cheerleaders still provide support to basketball teams, but the sport also has its own spot light as these Hastings’ athletes have learned. (Photo provided) "This team has 9 ^rcat work ethic and they don't need a lot of motivation." Hubbell said. Three Panthers to grapple in Division III wrestling finals Robert Isom. Nick Hannar and Billy Ferris all won 30 or more matches this year for Delton's wrestling team and all did so with plenty of heart. The three have one other thing in common: They're going to State. Delton's terrific trio will be wrestling Friday and, possibly. Saturday at the Division III individual wrestling finals to be held at Western Michigan University's University Arena. Isom will be making his third appearance at State going 30-6 this season. The senior placed second at rcgionals in the 145-pound weight class and has realistic drcams of being on lop once the mat action concludes this weekend. "All three are great kids" Delton Coach Aaron Tabor "He's had some struggles this season, but has come through with flying colors." Delton Coach Aaron Tabor said of Isom’s determination to succeed. Hannar finished third at rcgionals and is another Panther grapplcr with Stale experience. Wrestling mostly at 160, the junior dynamo compiled a record of 31-9. "Nick is a tremendous worker who loves the sport." Tabor said. "He can’t gel enough of it (and) gets excited about ihc thought of a tough match. Wrestling is in his blood; Il's his drcam." Ferris is just a freshman, but he certainly doesn’t compete like one. His 32-9 record eclipsed the number of victories his brother. Rollie Ferris, had in his Delton prep career. The heavyweight The three Delton State qualifiers in wrestling (from left): Nick Hannar. Robert Isom and Billy Ferris. (Photo provided) has power and balance, two important assets for any wrestler. "He has great hips, great feet and is becoming wrestling smart," Tabor explained of Ferris' abilities. Tabor says Isom. Hannar and Ferris arc great examples of athletes winning in more ways than one. "All three arc great kids who have pul their lime into it." Tabor said. Middle school wrestlers take tournament; freestyle season begins The wrestling team at the Hastings Middle School recently took home its second championship trophy of the season. After winning the 14-tcam Allegan Middle School Tournament, the Saxons took first-place honors al the 9-team Hastings Middle School Tournament. The Saxons scored 223 points and second place Delton tallied 31 points Winning weight class championships were Craig Bollhousc. Mike Case. Rob Baker. Joe Keller. Dan Slaughter. Joe Hinckley. Joe Smith, Mike Kieffer. Dave Ockerman. Kyle Bellgraph Jake Fnddlc. Justin Malik and Codey White. Second place finishers were Donavan Endsley. Chris Hoaglin. Mark Peake, Jake Hcuss Andy Miller. Justin Carley. B.J. Van Amen. Jacob Johnson. Andrew Ferguson. Brandon Burke and Jared Bell Taking thirds were Josh Millison. Bryan Lee. Josiah Timmerman. Dustin Schuch. R J Williams. Brandon Barcroft. Practices Starting Up will begin practice Tuesday. March 17 on the balcony al Hastings High School. The club is open to third graders and up. Practices arc 6-7:15 p.m. for third Hie Hastings Freestyle Wrestling Club through sixth grade and 7-15-8 30 p.m. have a dual record of 3-1-1. The only defeat was to Rockford last week 43-39. for grades seventh and up Cost is $20. For more information, contact Dennis Redman at (616) 945-2223 or Mike Goggins at (616) 945-5290. Brad Currier and Jenni Peake Patrick Stephens. Nick Stricklan. Craig Lauric. Drew Lusley. Dan Worth and Barrett Sherwood all grabbed fourth KEEP INFORMED about Local Government, School Activities and Community Events. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER places Hastings Middle School's wrestlers Call 616-945-9554 • Or Visit Our Office, 1952 N. Broadway, Hastings I �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12. 1998 — Page 11 Marathon match goes way of Lady Trojans at districts It took and hour and 37 minutes to decide the winner of Saturday's district vollevball match between Hastings and Maddies die And when it was over, the result was not lo ihc liking of the Saxons who previously beat Middleville in three games during the regular season. Saturday's volleyhall title also went demanding week. Row land explained Jami Schrock finished with 15 kills for Lakewood al districts. Jennifer Nielsen had 14 and Katherine Shcllcnbargcr managed 10. Other statistics had Jill Benschoter with 10 blocks. Nielsen with 5 block* and 19 digs. Melissa Ruder with 22 digs. 15 service points and 7 aces and Shcllcnbargcr with 19 service points and 5 aces. In total. Lakewood ripped 21 three games, but this time it was the Lady Trojans that scored last. Middleville prevailed 15-9. 12-15. 16-14. It was an effort, according to Hastings Coach service aces A fire alarm went off during Lakewood's match with Caledonia and it was probably because of all of the missiles the Lady Vikings were serving up once they got in tunc. Schrock. Nielsen and Shcllcnbargcr all look turns firing spikes. The final spike came from Shcllcnbargcr in the second game rout. "I told them lo go after them (Lakewood)." Caledonia Coach Leo DcICarmcn said. DcICarmcn likes Lake wood's chances Tammy Cairl, that lacked steam. "We just played flat." Cairl said of Saturday's disappointment. "Our serving during the post-season "They've got some very good players; If they gel on a roll, they could be tough" DcICarmcn said. After three years as head of Caledonia's varsity. DcICarmcn is resigning from the position so he can spend more time at his job in the Holland area Cairl. evaluated her first season as the Saxon coach with great optimism "I'm happy with my season; The girls had a lot of fun and learned a lot." Cairl said. wasn't as strong as I had hoped for." ^omentum was also a key in the milch Middleville had it first... Hastings rebounded in the middle game... and the Lady Trojans regained their advantage down the stretch. With the third game tied al 14-14. Middleville's Lindsey Robertson took center stage, serving her squad onto the district win. The hitting of Jaime Robbins and Jennie Doyle sparked Middleville to the first-game victory. Cairl said that Robbins was especially difficult for her team to contain because of her ability to make spikes from both sides of the floor. "That makes it a little more complicated." Cairl said. Sara Allcrding and Anne Burghdoff helped Hastings to even the score al LI in the second game. Allcrding served and blocked for the blue and gold, while Burghdoff set and served with similar success. "Her (Allcrding) and Anne (Burghdoff) started to seal and get some key blocks." explained Cairl. An Allcrding-Burghdoff block, an Amy Songer spike and an Allcrding stuff gave Hastings three straight points in the third game and put them up 9-8. But. Middleville would rattle off five of the next seven points (14-11) with Robbins managing a kill on the last of those scores. Allcrding closed out a 3-0 Hastings surge with a block which knotted the score at 14-14. Then, after a side out. Robertson served it out for the Lady Trojans. It was a match of momentum and Middleville had it in the end. "That's the whole game of volleyball." Cairl said. Songer led the team with 8 kills. Sara Sara Aiierdmg unloads a spike as Hastings teammate Amy Songer watches from behind during Saturday's district volleyball tournament at Caledonia. Allcrding had 6 and Katie Williams also had 6 spikes. Williams, who was brought up from the junior varsity team, gave the Saxons plenty of power and hustle. "She did very well." Cairl said. "Katie gave us a lol of energy " Songer also led (he squad with 21 digs. Laura Storm managed 14 digs and Anne Burghdoff had 11 digs. Allcrding made 6 total blocks. Burghdoff had 5 and Storm and Williams each added 3 blocks. Burghdoff and Allcrding were tops for Hastings in the serving department with 3 service aces. Burghdoff also recorded a team-high 24 assists. Middleville ended up facing Lakewood in the finals and lost 15-3. 15-4. Lakewood, after starting 0-3 against both Caledonia and Middleville, went on to post two wins Saturday. The Lady Vikings won over the Scots 15-6. 15-0. "They didn't let the pace of the other teams affect their game," Lakewood Coach Kellie Rowland said of her (cam's efforts. "It's hard when the game is a little slower to get into the execution of your game. But. the girls executed well and appear to be on a mission." Next goal for the Lady Vikings (No. 5 in Class B at 54-3-4) is a solid performance al rcgionals Saturday. The best news is that Lakewood will serve as the regional host. "Wc have a very pressure filled (and) LEGAL NOTICE: Williom F. Hendry III. Atlcrroy 8372 Byron Con tor Avsnus S.W. P.O Bow 136 Byron Center. Michigan 4931: FUBUCATKM OT NOT1CC TO CMDCTOM STATS OF BBCMMAM - TW Fratete Cwt tar Mm Ci—ty at Barry Katata at DCLMAB KUQKNC WAONU. dacaaaed SSN: M4-24-1T71 Filo No 9B 222B5 IE TO All INTERESTED PERSONS Your intofoat in tho oatoto will bo borrod or af­ fected by the following: 1. The decedent who loat resided in the Township of Yonkee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, died November 21. 1997. 2. An instrument dated August 28. 1992. has boon admitted os the Lost Will and Testament. 3. Creditors of the deceased ore notified that all claims against the estate will be barrod unless presented within four (4) months of the date of publication of this notice, or four (4) months after the claim becomes due whichever is later TO THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Mrs. Jone Wogner. c a William F. Hendry. III. At­ torney at Low 8372 Byron Center Avenue S W P.O. Box 136. Byron Center. Michigan 49315 Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned ond distributed to the persons entitled to it. Dated: March 4. 1998 Mrs. Jone Wagner Independent Personal Representative. William F. Hendry. III. Attorney for Personal Representative 8372 Byron Center Avenue. S.W.. P.O Box 136 Byron Center. Michigan 4931S: Phone 616 878-1404 (3-12) All eyes on the volleyball... Laura Storm prepares to push a Saxon shot over the net as Katie Williams. Anne Burghdoff and Summer Gillons provide team support. TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY. MICHIGAN Lakewood’s spikers were all smiles after Saturday's district performance. This Saturday, the Lady Vikings host a Class B regional tournament. CITY of HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 307 AN ORDiHANCt TO AMEND §70-97, OF ARTICLE III, OF CHARTER TO, OF THE HASTINGS CODE OF 1970, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FOR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: SECTION I. Section 70.S7, of Article III, of Chapter 70, of The Hasting* Code of 1970, a* amended, i* hereby amended to read a* follow*: Sec. 7047. Time within which assessment may be paid without interest or penalty; installment payment*. The whole or any part of any special assessment may be paid during the period of 60 days from the date of confirmation of the special assessment roll without interest or penalty. No later than 15 days after the end of the 60-day period, the city cleridtreasurer shall transmit such roll to the assessor with all payments upon assessments noted thereon. The assessor shall divide any remaining balance of each assessment until such number of equal Installments as shall have been fixed by the council (not more than ten); provided, that if such division operates to make any installation less than $10.00, the assessor shall reduce the number of installments so that each installment shall be above or as near to $10.00 as possible. SECTION II. If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. SECTION III. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication as provided by City Charter. Moved by May and supported by Hawkins, that the above ordinance be adopted as read. YEAS: NINE NAYS: NONE ABSENT: NONE I, Everil Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an c -finance adopted by the Hastings City Council on the 9th day of Ma- ‘ ,998. Everil Ma <»,t ,m, City Clerk NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING WALTERS DRIVE/THORPE STREET SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 13 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township ot Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having received petitions to make cer­ tain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Walters Drive and Thorpe Street (the "Improvements") from record own­ ers of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage in the special assessment district described below, has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions and. pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954, as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the fol­ lowing described lots and parcels of 'and which are benefttted by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed spe­ cial assessment district: Watters Drive/Thorpe Street Special Assessment District No. 13 Lots and Parcels Numbered: 08-007-022-017-00 08-007-350-015-00 08-007-350-003-00 08-007-022-017-10 08-007-350-016-00 08-007-350-004-00 08-007-022-017-20 08-007-35d-005-00 08-007-350-017-00 08-007-350-018-00 08-007-022-017-25 08-007-350-006-00 08-007-022-017-26 08-007-350-019-00 08-007-350-007-00 08-007-022-017-30 08-007-350-020-00 08 007-350-008-00 08-007-022-017-40 08-007-350-021-00 08-007-350-009-00 08-007-022-018-00 08-007-350-022-00 08-007-350-011-00 08-007-022-002-00 08-007-350-025-00 080U7-350-012-00 08-007-022-004-00 08-007-350-026-00 08-007-350-012-10 08-007-350-029-00 08-007-350-013-00 TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 23rd day of March. 1998. at 7:00 p.m.. at the Township Hall. 5463 South Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058. in said Township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions filed, the proposed Improvements, the proposed special assessment district, and all other matters relating to said Improvements. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cult for the Improvements are on file with the Township Clerk for public exam­ ination. PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FUR­ THER NOTICE AND PUBUC HEARING. This Notice was authorized by the Township Board ol the Township of Hope. Dated: March 9. 1998 Sylvia Forster. Clerk Township of Hope �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12, 1992 Trojan wrestlers bow out painfully at State finals Saxon eagers score triump over Eagles It happened real quick... and then the just wasn't enough I guess; there's not like that." Lehman said. "We just needed championship season was over. Middleville held a 30-27 lead on Dowagiac heading into the heavyweight bout Friday at the Division II State team wrestling finals in Battle Creek's Kellogg much you can do about it." Trojan wins al 171. 189 and 215 put the black and orange up by three points. 30-27. Jeremy Vandcfifer won a 9-3 decision to start things off al 171, Ron Haynes then followed with a 4:47 pm al 189 and Miso Glavan finished with a 4:54 pin at 215. another pin." No. 3 Middleville Arena. But. what happened next was harder to swallow than any decision that could have been decided on the mat. Trojan heavyweight Erik Vernon had to injury default at the 2:21 mark of his match, giving the Chieftains a shocking 33-30 victory in the Division II quarterfinals. . No. 7 Dowagiac scored some valuable points early on and then were handed a couple more points with the outcome on the line. Needless to say. it was not an easy performance for Middleville Coach Tom Lehman to discus afterwards. "Dowagiac wrestled us lough and wc didn't get many breaks." Lehman said. "It Vernon then went to the mat and attempted to make a go of it. grimacing a couple of times because of severe pain. Eventually, the match was declared an injury default and Dowagiac was the winner. Dowagiac, though, eventually lost the Division II championship to Ogemaw Heights 36-20. Asked it the heavyweight result was even more difficult to handle because of did get some victories from wrestlers who normally see duty in other weight classes Jared Otto, who usually sees lime at 140. won a decision at 135. Spencer Rornph. who usually grapples al 160, prevailed with a pm at 152. The long-time Trojan coach spent a few minutes remembering what his seniors accomplished over the last four years. Four trips lo the State finals and a State championship in 1996 included in their list of achievements. "It is a great bunch of kids who wrestled hard." Lehman said. "They've earned their way here." Middleville ends the season with a dual record of 32-3. the way it was decided. Lehman did not hesitate with his answer. "Yes it is... it's kind of tough to take it Dowagiac 33 Middleville 30 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs (across from E.W. Btut) 1011 E. State St., Hastings (616) 848-8818 « rw. B88-577-7446 WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC SERVICE TECHS/INSTALLER/LEADMAN Are you ready to put your residential skills to use with a commercial/industrial mechanical contractor? QUALITY AIR of Grand Rapids, Ml will train you to work independently, take responsibility for your own work and develop customer relations while becom­ ing involved in all phases of commercial and industrial work. We offer an apprenticeship program and an education­ al reimbursement program, encouraging further study by our employees. We are looking for people who want to be part of a growth oriented service group. QUALITY AIR offers competitive wages, professional training, 401K, health and life insurance, profit sharing, advancement opportunities. paid holidays and vacations. We now have openings in our expanding service group. Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 Q Ual ity tit AT!NG & COOUNi Tyson Walther (54) drives by Jasor Fleser (50) in Tuesday's district game. 'Photo by Perry Hardin) concerns," Schils said. "We talked about Delton and knew that wc had to win it to at Southview Cottages on Rice Lake in Bailicboro, Ontario. Canada. It's the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 Mattawan 66 Delton 54 Joseph Kchrcr (Dowagiac) won by injury default over Vemon (Middleville) in 2:21. Ray Putpaff. of Nashville, was a recent winner of the Small Mouth Bass category in the Catch & Keep program. Putpaffs trophy fish weighed in at five pounds and 11 punccs and had a length of 22 and a half inches. Putpaff was a guest 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs scored, including Ed V^nDerMolcn who drained two 3-pointers Test No. 1 passes, makes quite a catch 1 2 3 4 game league slate. Kyle Pohja led the team with 12 points and Tony Bowne added 9 marke;s In total. 12 Saxon players 103: Brower (Middleville) pinned Shields (Dowagiac) in 3:17; 112: DcVarona (Dowagiac) pinned Kiel (Middleville) in 4:59; 119: Rubino (Dowagiac) defeated Space (Middleville) 4-3; 125: Rivera (Dowagiac) defeated Utley (Middleville) 12-10; 130: Peterson (Dowagiac) defeated D. Craven (Middlcvil)c) 4-1; 135: Otto (Middleville) defeated Mortimorc (Dowagiac) 11-6; 140: Bradford (Dowagiac) defeated Rosales (Middleville) 6-0; 145: Cline (Dowapac) defeated Reil (Middleville) 4-2; 152: Romph (Middleville) pinned White (Dowagiac) in 2:56; 160: Chcckley (Dowagiac) pinned Stevens (Middleville) in 4:56; 171: Vandcfifer (Middleville) defeated Hass (Dowagiac) 9-3; 189: Haynes (Middleville) pinned Sink (Dowagiac) in 4:47; 215: Glavan (Middleville) pinned Jay Kchrcr (Dowagiac) in 4:54; 275: Local fisherman Ron Haynes* pin at 189 helped the Trojans to gain some steam against a very solid Dowagiac wrestling team on Friday. A hot start helped Hastings to easily handle Hudsonville in its regular-season finale last Friday. The Saxons out-scored the host Eagles 16-5 in the opening eight minutes. 32-14 m the first half to sail to a 63-45 triumph. The win was Hastings' 15th in 20 games this season and ninth in its 14- The competition is open for the biggest fish for both Catch and Release and Catch and Keep in the categories of Pickerel. Large Mouth. Bass. Small Mouth Bass. Pike and Muskie. No. 2 and No. 3 To qualify: • • • • Goal oriented. Willing to work long hours if necessary. Some travel required. Must be bondable with good references and have access to a reliable car. • Competitive - Sports Minded We are a major international company with 75+ years of experience. For your confiden­ tial interview call now: Mr. Schumm 888-685-6688. ext 105 EOE/M-F PUBLIC NOTICE BARRY COUNTY TRANSIT PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL SECTION 5311 (FORMER SECTION IS) APPLICATION FOR OPERATING AND CAPITAL ASSISTANCE "Il was a great overall effort as wc played much better defensively." Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom The sequel was similar to the original, as Hastings handled Delton with relative case Tuesday al the Class B district explained. tournament al Dchon Kellogg High School. The Saxons scored 10 of the first 12 points and carried that momentum to a 62-37 win. On Feb. 24. Hastings beat Delton 72-29. Saxon Coach Don Schils was not only worried about his team looking past the Panthers, but also his team's NBA-like schedule this week. "I think those (factors) arc always go on. It was the situation that we were put in and now we're dealing with it." The Barry County battle between the Saxons and the Panthers was originally planned for Monday, but inclement weather altered the schedule. Hastings (16-5) played Middleville Wednesday and if victorious would compete in Friday's championship against Plainwell. Plainwell beat Wayland 47-41 in Tuesday's other district game at Delton Kellogg. Schils said he realizes that his team might play three’games in four nights, but understands that it's one game at a lime during this post-season hoopla. Middle school spikers’ seasons heating up The seventh grade gold volleyball team dropped two matches last week, including a 16-14, 15-7, 15-4 contest with Gull. Lake on March 5. Cassie Meade scored 5 points. Molly Alderson 4 and Nikki Noteboom 6 against Gull Lake. Jessie Pond was the Saxons* lop scorer with 7 on March 4. Courtney Oakland and Jenna Bryans each tallied 3 points. 7th Grade Blue Emily Hoke led the team with 8 points in a 15-4, 15-6. 16-14 loss lo Forest Hills Northern last week. Scoring 3 points for the Saxons were Becky Crump, Holly Wilson and Abbie Allerding. Gull Lake got the belter end of a 15-2, 12-15. 15-12 match. High scorers were Erin Fish with 7 points, Jesse Rose with 4 points, Becky Crump with 4 points and Emily Hoke with 4 points. Sth Grade A Continued on page 15 • CITY OF HASTINGS • YARD DEBRIS IN CITY STREETS With the unseasonably early return of nice weather, we are again observing yard debris being deposlied within the City streets and right-of-ways throughout town. We would like to remind everyone that the Spring Yard Debris Pick Up Is scheduled in April this year. Notice of the April pick up dates will be publishod In the Hastings Banner. We will be picking up organic yard waste and branches less than 4 inches In diameter. We would appreciate It if residents would not place any material In the streets and/or right-of-ways until just before this pick up. Placing mater­ ial In these areas now Is unsightly and creates a potential hazard for motorists and pedestrians using the public ways. Thank you for your cooperation. Jeff Mansfield Director ot Public Services SURPLUS EQUIPMENT The County of Birry is requesting tws on tne following items; lot A: All citizens are advised that Barry County Transit has prepared an application for State of Michigan financial assistance for fiscal year 1999. as required under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, and for federal Section 5311 (former Section 18) assistance as required under the Federal Transit Act. as amended ■12 monochrome monitors •1 ega monitor -5 IBM 286 S -5 586 PC S Barry Transit is requesting $247,500 in state operating assistance for general public transit services; $41,250 for Federal Section 5311 (former Section 18) operating assistance; $186,000 for two replacement buses, equip­ ped with wheelchair lifts, and $355,000 for a facility expansion and bus hoist. LOtB: The proposed application is on file at Barry County Transit. 1216 W. State St.. Hastings. Michigan, and may be reviewed during a 30-day period (March 12-April 11. 1998), between the hours of 8 a m and 4:30 p.m. road. The Panthers did a good job from the free throw line, making 18-of25. but struggled on the glass with the Wildcats winning there by a 24­ 16 margin. next for Saxons OUTSIDE SALES Earn $20K to $30K as a representative selling & servicing established accounts. You will receive a guaranteed income to start. If qualified, promotion possible within one year & eamings of up to S35K-55K in 1st level of management. Benefits include medical, den­ tal, 401 (k) program & ESOP plan. Kyle Matteson scored 18 points, including three 3-pointers. and Denny Bourdo added 12 markers in Delton's defeat to Mattawan on the ■4 dot matrix printers ■various cards, controllers cables and accessories ■Microfilm Camera and Processing Equipment LOtC: ■Peavey 701R Mixer ■Peavey impulse Spe ■“ers ■2 Mikes/ Cables Ail items win be sqid 'as is' individual lots will not be split up inspection of the items by appointment only To make an appointment please contact David Snmavier at 616-MB4832 Written comments regarding the application and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by April 11. 1998 if a hearing is requested, notice of the scheduled date. time, and location will be provided at least 10 days in advance. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope cieany marked •Surplus Equipment" to tne Barry county Administration office. 220 w State St Hastings Ml 49058 on or before March 20 1 998 at 300 pm Submittals should be mailed to Barry County Transit. 1216 W State St.. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Barry County reserves the ngnt to accent or reject any or all bios The eight grade spikers lost to Pinewood 15-4, 15-8, 15-6 on March 4 and 8-15, 15-8, 15-9 to Gull Lake on March 5. Angie Eggers and Elizabeth Nida led the team in points against Pinewood, while Laura Dickinson had plenty of good spikes. Nida again was a lop scorer versus Gull Lake. Eggers collected the most kills. .. 8th Grade Blue The Big Blue lost to Forest Hills See SPIKERS continued on page 13 Legal Notices] NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SARNY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given thot the Borry County Plonning Commission will conduct o public hearing for the following Speciol Use Permits CASE NO SP 5-98 Cyie ond Dyon Cornish, (oppliconts) LOCATION Al 7909 S Tasker Rood on +e West side. South of Vedder Rd in Sec 5 of Woodlood Twp PURPOSE Requesting o speciol use permit for o home occupation (i.e. silk screening operation) in the A & RL-2 zoning district CASE NO SP 6-98 Jock D ond Dorothy J Frttr Sr, (applicants) LOCATION At 9280 Norns Rood on the West side between Pine lake Rd ond Sever Rood in Sec 35 of Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting o speciol use permit for a roodside stand (greenhouse) for the sole of products in the AR zoning district MEETING DATE March 23. 1998 TIME 7 30pm PLACE Community Room in the Courts ond low. Building ot 220 West Court St. Hostings. Michigan.. Interested persons desiring to present their view* upon on appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard ot the above men­ tioned time ond place Site inspections of the above described properties will be completed by the Planning Commission memben the day of the hearing Persons interested m accompanying the group should contact rhe Pionnmg Office The special use applications ore available for pubic inspection of the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W Stole St. Hoshnas. Michigan dunna the hou-s of fl o m to 5 p m (closed between 12 1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please coll the Ptonn.ng Office ot 948-4830 for further information The County of Bony will provide necessary auxil­ iary gid and services, such as signers for the hear. <ng impaired and audio topes of printed motenok being considered of the meeting to individuals wiRt disabilities ot the meeting/heonng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals wi+ disabilities requiring auxiliary o>ds or service* should contact tne County of Borry by writing or co#-' mg the following Michael Brown, County Admints* notor. 220 W State Street, Hostings, Ml 49058. (616) 9484891 Nancy I Boersma Borry County Clerk (3-l2£ �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12. 1998 — Page 13 [BOWLING SCORES Frida) Moose Mixed 9 and a Wiggle 65; I Know Thai 63; Heads Out 63; Get Luck) 62. Bad Habit II 61; Ram• biers 59; Late Cotners 59; Rock) 4 59; Brush­ works 57; Ten Pins 55; Sears-Service 55. 4 Rs54 I 2. NoGcntol Rcq’d 54 I 2. Weekend Warriors 51; Nash Bash 51; Gillons 48. Spci dal K’s 3«. I Womens Good Games and Series - F. ] RuthrutT 201-562. B Hughes 189-549. P ! Arends 179-510. D. Olmstead 172-493. N. • Tas lor 166-459. D. Mass 174-442. L. Gi lions I 159-422; S Ripley 159-419. A Keillor 176­ 402; D Bartimus 240; S.Vandcnburg 206; B Roush 200; R Lvd) 186. S Sanborn 185; L. ; Barnum 185; G Means 178; T Clark 172; P Ramey |70;T. Heath 153; B Clow 151. • Mens Good Games and Series - J. Bar• num 279-268-243-790; M. Kasinsky 235­ ; 638; J. Mays 254-618; A. Tavlor 211-607; S ; Sanborn 231-574; R Roush 201-572; K ; Meany 209-570; T Rainwater 212-565; D •Service 233-548; M. Keeler 198-539; T ; Rames 207-531. D Sears 182-517; M Lydy J175-514. S Gillons 173-513; D Tinkler 191}5I2; K McDonald 186-511; IL Service 185{487; H Pennington 239; J. Bartimus 237. K IBushce 226; R Fas 221; B Keeler 219; R I Robbins 191; B Madden Jr. 184 I Thursday A.M. ' Varneys 60-40; Lellarses 59-41; Just Us 558-42; Earls Birds 52 I 2-47 I 2; Parkers •AFC Homes 51-49; Question Marks 48-52; tucks Shots 45 I 2-54 1 2; Hastings Bowl 45-55. Good Games and Series - M Atkinson 192-508; L Jackson 173-479; V Secord 171­ 467; B Tracs 164-448; I RuthrufT 166-446; Di Collier 147-434; D Gilbert 141-375; F RuthrufT 175. M Hodges 174. B Bodo 166; D. Olmstead 158; B Estep 158; P Caldwell 150; J. Rabies 121 Sunday Afternoon II Just Trying 24-12. Bob and Fncnds 23-13; Pin Pals 22-14. Red Dog 22-14, Squceky Shoes 21-15. Killer Instinct 20-12; New Fncnds 19-17; Pin Pickers 19-17; Space Cadets 17-19; Genin Jiggic 15-21; Just Made it 15-21; Just Cause 14-18. Cornhohos 13-23; King Pins 0-32. Sundas Night Mixed Thee Froggers 70; Thunder Alley 67 1/2; B.S.crs 66 1/2; Fearsome 4 64 L2; H.E.D. 60 1/2; Short N Sweet 57; Diehards 54; Red­ necks 53 I 2; X-Ftlcrs 53; Lucky Stnkcs 52; S & K 51; 2 x 4 49 12; 9 out of 10 46. Tag Alongs 44; Rock Bottom 37; Fncnds 32. Womens High Games and Series - S. San­ born 210-545; M. Snyder 188-534; K. Becker 191- 534; E. Hammontrcc 191-504; M. Eaton 177-490; M. Kirchen 190-488; M. Bowman 192- 480; D. Krallman 165-467; M. Simpson 164-457; A. Hubbell 177-125; B James 166­ 420; S. Cross 149-392; M. Mowrcy 140-363; K. Sutfin 188; L. Falconer 185' S Sanborn 174; S. Craven 151. Mens High Games and Series - R Fav 243-631; S. Sanborn 222-563; D Woidcll 219-558; R Bowman 211-552; G Snyder 187-526; M McLeod 180-481; C Sanborn 223; J Barnum 214; A. Taylor 197; B Fal­ coner 186. R Snyder 185. V Dczcss 183. M Cross 176; T. James 160. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 70. Rowdic Girls 61 I 2; Hastings Bowl 58 1 2; Dewey’s Auto 53; Budweiser 52; T.M Lassies 50 1 2. Kelley’s Kcglcrs 50 I 2. Mr Bruce 49 I 2. Coldwcll Banker 49; Hatzlcr Tours 48 I 2. Girrbach s 48; Green Chics 33. High Games and Series-D. Davis 182; R Shapley 204-517; G. Gibson 171; F Girrbach 168-456; E Hammontrcc 171-472. V Pierson 205-508; J McMillon 188-509; M. Snyder 1,72-513; S VanDcnburg 213-574; S. Glas­ gow 182-516. H. Miller 186-505; M Wieland 1X6; H. Sen ice 180; M Matson 178. Senior Citizens Kucmpcl's 65. Brodock 60; Jcsick 58; Moucoulis 58. Woodmansee 57; No (He 50 1/2; Schlachtcr 49; Otis 49. Nash 47 1/2; Vrogindcwey 46 1 2. Fncnd 44. M & Ms 43 1/2; Lcthcoe 40 12. Hall 40. Snyder 32 1/2; Brewer 27. High Games and Series Men - W. Brodock 17.1-476; H Service 464. R. Schlachtcr 204-513. B. Kingsley 175. B Mallekootc 178-475; R Wieland 170-492; M Schondclmcyer 179; J. Mercer 175-515; W Woodmansee 180-499, W Birman 167-476; K McDonald 170-465; D Mason 176-488; G. Waggoner 469; B Terry 191-545. High Games and Series Women - Y Markley 453; R Murphy 170; R Vrogindewev 176; I Girrbach 169-452; J Arps451; S Glasgow 191-501. D. Keller 451. S Pen­ nington 180-497; G. Otis 186-507; K. Colvin 184-502 Recreation League »3 Fairchild Oil 31; Carlton Center Excavating 31; Cross’ 23 5; Hastings Bowl 22; Barry Au­ tomotive 18.5. Freeport Elevator 18. Good Games and Series - R. Fay 504; R Haight 534; M. Davis 201-534; J. Bartimus 501; M Cross Jr. 212-522; J Buehler 203­ 529; E. Olsen 503; J Scholtcr 237-537; J. Buehler 203-506; S. Kill 507; M Brown 233­ 524; J Cook Jr 508; R Wieland 504; B King 202-581 Wednesdav P.M. Mace’s 59-37; Valley Realty 58-38; Hali­ fax 55 I 2-40 I 2. Hair Care 54-42; Nashville 5 Plus 50 I 2-45 I 2. Nash Chiro 50-46; Mis­ fits 49-47. Eye and Ent Spec. 45 1/2-5U 1/2; Farmers’ Feed 43-53; Finishing Touch 40 1/2­ 55 1/2; Lifestyles 40-56; Sccbcr’s Auto 31-65. High Games and Series - E Dunham 205­ 546; G Otis 193-521; B Johnson 159-429. C. Watson 145-443; S Merrill 167-468; M Sull 160-409; B Vrogindcwcy 168-483; S. Drake 167-425. J Pcttcngill 166-440; J. Rice 167­ 483. M. Brimmer 176-448. E Vanasscc 176­ 491, E Mesecar 180. C Bishop 173. M Mat­ son 173; R Kucmpcl 143; L. Elliston 553; T. Clark 437 Saturday Majors Bow High Game and Series - B Bowman 199-546. B Weatherly 178-478; D James 168- 457; D Humphrey 157-437; D. Varney 167-415; M Spidcl 167-415; T. Wallace 153­ 415; P Hcnney 189-414. Boys Good Games - J. Butler 161; B. Kirby 156; B. Huss 151; C. Purdum 143; J. Purdum 120; L Laubough 110. Girls High Game Games and Series - W. Miller 151-365; A. Boger 132-310; C. Shumway 113-297; A. Rose 109-293. Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printing 32-16; Hastings Bowlers 27-21; Consumers Concrete 26-22; Friends 24-24; Pin Seekers 23-25; Flexfab 22 1/2-25 1/2; Mostetler Graphics 20-28; Woodmansee Sawmill 17 1/2-30 1/2. Mens High Games & Series R. O’Keefe 208-559; G. Heard 610; D. Blakely 259-605; D. Malyneik 208-585; L Johnson 184-501; M. Yost 183 ;M. Christensen 180. Womens High Games & Series D. Sample 156; S. Bowman 179-493; D. Slovinski 187; C. O’Keefe 170. SHXHtS, cmRm4 irox K* 12 FIDOUL D«MY SSaULATOSY ■KADY FOU DMSONMDfTAL ANALYl® (February 14, ISM) Take notice that the following hydroelectric ap­ plication has been filed with the CommitBion and it available for public inspection o. Type of Application Minor License k Protect No.: 1ISI6-000 c. Date Filed: January 25. 1995 d. Applicant: Commonwealth Power Company e. Nome of Project: Irving Dom Hydroelectric Project f. Location: On th* Thomapple River, near Irving. Barry County. Michigan g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act. 16 USC 7»1(a)-«S(r) h. Applicant Contact: Jan Marie Evons Commonwealth Power Company 4572 Sequoia Troll Obemos. Ml 46664 (917)351-5400 i. FE1IC Contact: Mark Pawlowski. 202-219-2795. or E-mail at mark.pawlowskiQfere.fed.us. |. Deadline Dote: See attached paragraph D9. k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This applica­ tion has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis — see attached paragraph D9. l. Brief Description of Project: The proposed pro­ ject consists of: (1) on existing 6-loot-high gravity­ earth filled dam (2) on existing reservoir with a surface area of 25 acres ot a maximum pool eleva­ tion of 738.5 feet USGS and a storage capacity of 100 acre-feet; (3) a 1.200-foot-long hood roce canal; (4) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with a rated capacity of 600 Kw: and. (5) ap­ purtenant facilities. m. This notice also consists of the following stan­ dard paragraphs: A4 and D9. n. A copy of the application is available for inspec­ tion and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located ot: 888 First St.. N.E.. Room 2A. Washington. D C 20426 or by colling (302) 20B-I371. A copy of the application is also available ot Commonwealth Power Company. Se­ quoia Trail. Okemos Ml 48864 or by coiling (517) 351-5400 A4. Development Application — Public notice ol the filing of the initial development application which hot already been given established the due date for filing competing applications or notices of On a night when most area basketball teams did not play district games because of inclement weather conditions. Maple Valley was happy that they did. The Lions, after losing two SMAA battles to the Broncos of Bellevue during the regular season, rebounded with a passion Monday. The result — A 76-65 Class C district opening victory that put Coach Jerry Reese's squad into Wednesday s semifinal against Parchment. Information on that game will appear in the March 19 edition of the Hastings Banner. Maple Valley’s physical play, especially from Trent Harvey and Wesley Quick, early helped to dictate the flow of Monday's post-season title versus Bellevue. Scoring was scarce in the first half (I2­ 6 Bellevue after one quarter and 2I-19 Bellevue at the half), but the strong play down low — a la Big Ten style — kept the Lions quite competitive and energized. Harvey had the assignment of guarding front-liner Ben Ogden. Not only did he contain the big Bronco on the offensive side of the floor, but also outscored him for the game. Harvey, a 6-2 senior, finished with 17 points. Ogden tallied 9. "Trent (Harvey) did a super job of fronting him all night long." Reese said. "It was a very outstanding job defensively." Quick was another M.V. big man .vho rose to the post-season occasion Monday. Quick, a 6-5 senior, connected fo; 14 of his team-high 18 points during the last two quarters Maple Valley's hot-shooting third quarter provided the host team with a huge lift. The Lions hit nearly every shot during the eight-minute span and out­ scored the Broncos 29-12. "In the second half, we tried lo run the ball up the court a little faster so wc could get seme openings." Reese said. Andy Oleson and Cody Page also had double digit games for the Lions with 13 and 12 points respectively. Travis VanAlstine opened the third quarter with a jumper that tied the score 21*21, Page drilled another from outside Wesley Quick (52) was a force inside for the Lions Monday with 18 points. 14 of those coming in the second half. (Photo by Perry Hardin) "When wc play like that, we certainly can play basketball real well." Reese said. In the opening six minutes of the third to make it 23-21. VanAlstine answered an Ogden make for a 25-23 score and Quick went up quick inside to put the Lions quarter. Maple Valley (7-13 overall) outscored Bellevue 25-6. The hoi shooting continued for both sides in the final frame Bellevue, behind ahead 27-23 with 5:57 to play in the third stanza. Quick continued to dominate down intent. Under the Commission s regulations, any competing development application must bo filed in rasponss to and In compliance with the public nori*o or me minoi aoveroprnerii oppncaiion. rvo competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. D9. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents — The application is ready for environmental analysis at this time, ond the Commission is re­ questing comments, reply comments, recommen­ dations. terms ond conditions, and proscriptions. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8. 1991. 56 Fed. Rog. 23108 (AAoy 20. 1991)), thot oil comments, recommendations, terms and conditions ond proscriptions concerning the application bo filed with the Commission within 60 days from the Issuance date of this notice. All reply comments must bo filed with the Commission within 105 days from the doto of this notice. Anyone may obtain an extension of time lor these deadlines from the Commission only upon a showing of good cause or oxtraor'ndory circvmstancos in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008. All filings must (1) boor in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS." “REPLY COMMENTS." "RECOM­ MENDATIONS." "TERMS ANO CONDITIONS." or PRESCRIPTIONS (2) set forth in the hooding the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing, and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recom­ mendations, terms and conditions or proscriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and other­ wise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of those documents must bo filed by pro­ viding the original and the number of copies re­ quired by the Commission's regulations to: Secretory. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. MB First Street. N.E.. Washington. D C 20426 An additional copy must bo sent to. Director. Division of Project Review. Office of Hydropower Licensing. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Room 5K-0I. ot the above address Each filing must bo accompanied by proof of service on oil persons listed in service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385 2010 David P Boorgors Acting Secretory (3-U) VanAlstine 2 5-6 9. Oleson 4 (1) 4-4 13. Ewing 0 1-21. Taylor I 0-0 2. Harvey 6 5-7 17. Quick 8 2-3 18 Totals: FG 23 (I) FT 29-33=76. Mike Johnson's 21 points, won the final eight minutes 32-28. but its score still came up on the short end. Johnson, for Bellevue: Bartzcn 2 (I) 2-2 7. Bidelman 0 2-4 2. Petty 0 1-21. Farkas 2 0-1 4. Ogden 4 I-1 9. Linslcy 2 0-1 4. the game, rattled in 34 points. Johnson 11 (4) 8-12 34. Ackley I 0-0 2. Olmstead I 0-0 2. Totals: FG 23 (5) FT 14-23=65. break, it got us a lot of good looks at the basket." Reese explained. "Oleson and Quick really stepped up in the third quarter... (plus) Page's unselfishness and Harvey's passing skills." The third quarter explosion made Reese remember how good this basketball team can truly be. M. Valley...6...13...29...28=76 Bellevue...12...9...12...32=65 Maple Valley 76 Bellevue 65 Viking eagers prevail It was as easy win for Lakewood in district basketball action Tuesday night. The Vikings soundly defeated the Raiders of Portland 87-49 on their home YMCA match. Jenkins (10). Steele (7) and Angie Aspinall led the squad in points against Gull Lake. Maple Valley: VanEngcn I 0-0 2. Phenix 0 2-2 2. Page I 10-11 12. low, making four more hoops in the third quarter, including one off a touchdown pass from Harvey. Oleson drained a 3-pointcr and 7 points in the third quarter, while Harvey managed 6 and limited Ogden to 2. "Once we ran th'.- floor on the fast Northern 15-7. 15-13, 3-15 on March 4 and Gull Lake 15-8. 15-9 on March 5. Jenny Jenkins. Alexis Powell and Amy Steele were top scorers in the F.H.N. LEGAL NOTICE UNTO STATU OF AMDBCA Lions frustrate Broncos in district triumph at Maple Valley YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Council’s Adult Floor Hockey Team W-L True Value....................................................... 51-9 Hastings Manufacturing ......................... 37-23 Hastings Saxons.........................................34-26 Flexfab.........................................................29-31 Dawe.............................................................. 24-36 Simpson Industries...................................... 5-55 YMCA of Barry County Adult Coed Volley ball court. The Lakewood victory puts Coach Mike Maciasz team in tonight's (Thursday. March 12) semifinal against Find more Post-season hoops in next week’s Banner miles of MICHIGAN streams and lakes, on both peninsulas. -HowardBondi OutdoorEditcx Newark Star Ledger included wiffi each map Rnpomt the bet fishmg m WCHtGAN w”h tws .aiuDle guide Easily locale we» 5000 sxejrsxidjkes shown dt-e •Steam Map Frd 443 productive waters ’a 14 specie ot gametish Stoe___ Zfo Credit Problems OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rates Available at the Hastings Area Schools Administration Office. 232 West Grand Street. Hastings, Michigan. Call or write for applications for absent voters ballot. Final application date March 28.1998. 2:00 p.m. NOTICE OF NOMINATING PETITIONS FOR 1998 ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION TO: The Qualified Electon of DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS. Counties of Barry and Allegan. Michigan f J-AD-GRAPHICS 1952 N. Broadwav P.O. Box 188 ’ Hastings. MI 49058 $77 mo $251 mo $615. mo ABSENTEE BALLOTS SPECIAL ELECTION MARCH 30. 1998 'Nftfn toeA/ay Ibf th9 most dofinitivo mops otror crootod, thon Pnfossot NigMs Stnom Mops on without quostion tho tmost." t $ IO 000 $50 000 $80.000 • NOTICE • This 4 foot by 4 foot map shows virtually all of the 35.000 WEP YOUQ UNIQUE STREAM MAP OP MlCHGAN raibfile rolled or folded ALSO AVLLABLE m heav, gauge E TIME GUARANTEED gUs$-l*e dear lamtiation witti rite-on-wse-oH surface ar.d brass eyetettes tor easy hangmg tto___ 4 FT BY 4 FT ROLLED sup(s) m’agr « $23 45 ea rsd___ 4 FT By 4 FT FOLDED matfsi pntaje x $23 45 ea tad __ 4 FT BY 4 FT LAWUTED rjpr. ■ pcitag* $43 45 ta foct esetesed $_______ SHPPED HW)«Tr UH N 1 STURDY TiBE mYOFFagDCTCAia BttT 1 -800-669-8957 rivrarmi wr - Mry hmm mmb nw Mp VVlVsBCMNl play STREAMS in Saturday's (March 14) championship contest against. Belding also won at Lakewood Tuesday, beating Central Montcalm 68-58. All games arc scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. HOMEOWNERS Team W-L-T Safety Service.............................................. 1-0-0 TNR ............................................................... 1-0-0 Wolfpack....................................................... 0-0-0 Avengers...................................................... O-l-O Hackers........................................................ O-l-O Games Play ed: Avengers forfeited to Safety Service; TNR 17 vs. Hackers 3. mt sharp-shooting Tri County Thursday's winner will ONE school board member's four-year term will expire on June 30. 1998. Nominating petitions may be picked up in the Superintendent's Office at 327 North Grove Street. Delton. Michigan, and must be filed with the Board Secretary or al the Superintendent \ Office. No petitions may be accepted alter 4:00 p.m Monday. April 6. 1998. The last day on which candidates may withdraw their petitions is 4:00 p.m Thursday. Aptil 9. |99X. Sally A. Adams. Secretarv BOARD OF EDUCATION (623 92461 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 12, 1998 Frank \dam Horn. Hastings and Marcia I ec Greer, Hastings Milford I asc, Delton anti Dianna G. Vick­ ers. Delton Austin Robert Zurl'ace. I eresco and Tcra I >n Willard, Hastings David Han Draaisma. Was land and Re­ bee* a Ann Duursina. Wayland. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALS THIS FIRM IS A D€BT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Defoul! ho* been mode in the condition* of o moogoge mode by RICHARD G SCHEIB. o *<ngle man to HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, o Michigan Corporation. Morl gogee doted June 6 1995 ond recorded on June 8. 1995 t Liber 632. on Page 331. Borry County Record* Michigan on which mortgage there it ea rned to be due at the date hereof tne *um ol Six*even Thoutond Eight Hundred Twenty One ond 35/100 dollar* |$67 821 05). including mtore*! of 9 125*. per annum Unaer the power of *ole contained in *aid mort­ gage ond the ttatute in wch co*e mode ond provid­ ed notice 1* hereby given that *oid mortgage will be ‘o’ecio»ed by a *ole of the mortgaged prem.*e*, or ■ _ me port of them, ot public vendue, o! the Barry County Courthou*e in Halting*. Michigan at I 00 o'clock p m on Thursday, April 2. 1998 Said premitet are utuated in VILLAGE of Mlfr DLEVIllE Barry County, Michigan, and are detenbed o* lot 42. of Middleville Down* Addition No 2. according to the recorded plat thereof, a* recorded ■n 1 be» 5 of Plot*, on Page 13 The redemption period *hall be 6 month]*) from me dote of *uch tale. unJe** determined abandoned ,n accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which co*e the redemption period shall be 30 day* from rhe dale of tuch tale Dated February 19. 1998 HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CAIL 1248) 642 4202 Trot* & Trott. PC Attorney* tor HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Teea-oph Sui«e 100 B ngnam Farm*. Michigan 48025 File •98010181 (3/19) UNHID STATU OF AMDBCA FEDERAL ENgCYRECULATORY NOTICE OF APPLICATION READY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (February 24, ISM) Tok* notice thot the following hydroelectric opplication hot been filed with the Commission and ■* available for public inspection a. Type of Application Minor Lkeme b Project No 11300-000 c Dote Filed June 3. 1992 d Applicant Commonwealth Power Company e. Nome of Project LoBorge Hydroelectric Project f Location On the Thornoppie River, neor Caledonia. Kent County. Michigan g. Filed Pursuant to Federal Power Act. 16 USC 791(o)-825(r) h Applicant Contact Jon Marie Evant Commonwealth Power Company 4572 Sequoia Trail Okemos Ml 40864 ($17) 351 5400 i. FERC Contact Mark Pawlowski 202 219 2795. or E-moii at mark.powiowskiOf*rc.fad u*. l Deadline Date See attached paragraph D9. k. Status of Environmental Analysis This applica­ tion hot been accepted for filing ond is now ready for environmental analysis — see attached paragraph D9. l. Brief Description of Project: The existing operating project consists of an existing dom X •eel high on uncontrolled ogee spillway with a crest length of 116 feet; two taintor gates each 20 feet wide by 10 feet high; an existing powerhouse containing two existing turbine-generatmg units w.th a total installed capacity of BOO kilowatts: on existing 25-foot. 2 400-kilovolt transmission line: ond appurtenant facilities. m This notice also consists of the following stan­ dard paragraphs A4 and D9. h. A copy of the application is available for inspec­ tion and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at: 888 First St.. N.E.. Room 2A. Washington. D.C. 20426. or by calling (202) 208-1371 A copy of the application is also available at Commonwealth Power Company. Se­ quoia Trail. Okemos. Ml 48864. or by colling *517) 351 5400 A4 Development Application — Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which hot already been given, established the due dote for filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be filed >n response to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial development application. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. D9. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents — The application is ready for environmental analysis at this time, ond the Commission is re­ questing comments, reply comments, recommen­ dations terms and conditions, and prescriptions. Th* Commission directs, pursuant to section 4 34(b) ol the regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8 1991 56 Fed. Reg. 23108 (Moy 20 1991)). thot all comments, recommendations, terms o-d conditions ond prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice All reply comments must be tiled with the Commission within 105 days from the dale of this notice. Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extroormdary cir­ cumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385 2008 All filings must (1) bear tn all capital letters the title COMMENTS REPLY COMMENTS RECOM MENDATIONS TERMS AND CONDITIONS or PRESCRIPTIONS (2) set forth in the heading the nom» ol the applicant and the project number ol the application to which the filing responds. (3) furnish the name address ond telephone nunwsr of the person submitting the filing, and (4) other wise comply with the requirements of IB CFR 385 2001 through 385.2005 All comments, recom­ mendations terms ond conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and other­ wise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4 34(b) Any of these documents must be filed by pro­ viding the original ond the number of copies re­ quired by the Corr mission s regulations to Secretory Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington D C 20426 An oddi’iono' copy must be sent to Director Division of Project Review Office of Hydropower Licensing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Room 5K-0I at the above address Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed m service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding m accordance with 18 CFR 4 34(b) and 385 2010 David P Boergers Acting Secretory (3-12) The Hastings Middle School seventh grade band The Hastings Middle School eighth grade band lake Odessa N€UUS The Ionia County Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired People tMARSPl s*ill meet Thursdav. March 19. at the Commission on Aging -building near Adams Street. Ionia Reservations arc due this weekend and should be called to 374-K42O. The Ionia chapter now has 300 members Of this number 53 are life members of the state organization Ihc MARSP has well over 40,000 members statew ide, yet more than half of the school re­ tirees have not yet chosen to become mem­ bers On Saturday. March 14. Bill Atkinson will speak on the importance of newspapers in re­ search at the monthly meeting of the Ionia County Genealogical Society. The meeting will be held at the Depot Museum at I p.m Sew people come to each meeting and arc asked which families they are researching or their field of interest. Often members can help other members. Some have even discov­ ered their own distant relatives at these meet­ ings. Mr Philip (Christine) Savage of Lake Odessa is listed in a Lansing obituary as a surviving son of Cheryl Trewksbury of Com­ stock Park, age 50. who died on March 3 Biadee s Drug store has been a beehive of activity this week, as customers pick up bar­ gains tn the inventory reduction sale. Greeting cards. OTC drugs, glassware, cosmetics and socks have been very popular sale items. Jean Goodcmoot Mulford was pictured in a recent GR Press business section as the hu­ man resource director ofVanKculcn and Win­ chester Lumber Company She is a sister of Alan and Von Goodmoot, who live here Mrs M. A. (Alice) Hotis of Kalamazoo had her ‘>6<h birthday anniversarv on Feb. 25 She walks well, plays organ for chapel services, reads many books plays bndge at Friendship Village, where she has resided for the past 21 years. Her husband practiced medicine here for 40 years before taking the post of medical director of I hornapple Manor In her widow­ hood years here, she moved from Eagle Point to MacArthur Street to a new home. Her daughters arc in C alifornia. Massachusetts and the Lansing area She comments that few people at have older sisters, but the Brower sisters of Hamilton must be a hardv lol her sister. Bertha VanZyl is living in a nursing home in Oregon is 99 and a sister yet older lives at Holland and she is 102 Miss Martin Henderson was the guest of honor at a birthday party Saturday. Feb. 2K at Lake Manor Her niece. Joyce Scott of Col­ orado. and a nephew's widow. Eunice Eck­ hardt. with other .amily members were the hostesses. K*oplc by the dozens came to greet this venerable lady Visitors enjoyed seeing the extensive ancestry that was prepared by Brent Lckhardt and a beautiful scrapbook with photos and mementoes interspersed with good wishes written for the occasion by het church fncnds On a warm February day. Marvin Shanks enjoyed a ride to Lake Odessa from his room al Tendercare so he could sec the progress on school buildings on Brown Road and at West Elementary. along with the Family Center on the Boulevard as well as a look at his own home. The Arbor Day news states that the obser­ vance for Michigan is on the last Friday of April In recognition and memory of John Denver, a grove of trees is being planted tn Colorado It is to be called the John Denver Memorial Grove For each Sl<) gift, ten trees will be planted Dick Kishpaugh was interviewed on W IOS radio Viewpoint program by Dave Hess Iasi week He has more than 50 speaking engage­ ments coming on the topi* of the Inanic One of those is 'he Hastings Rotary Club. He will be at the state finals of Michigan high school basketball tournament for his 55th year Sara Banks Davis of Byron ( enter was a January graduate of Central Michigan Uni­ versity with sumrnj cum laude lank. She re­ ceived her bachelor of science degree tn edu­ cation She will he finishing the school year at West Ottawa schools in a teaching position. She is the daughter of Sharlene and Von GoodcmtMH and of James and Janet Banks She was married to Glenn Davis several weeks ago Inez (Mrs. Donald) Shrontz of Lake Odessa was listed as a surviving sister of Stanley Walters of Grand Ledge, who died at X? Feb 25 On the evening new* *»f Channel X March there was a segment on the arrival of the Con­ corde at Fort Custet Xirport at Battle Creek and another on college students going to I lorida to assist the Storm ravaged people re­ build then homes. They were shown departing in a Hartzlcr bus’ The wedding section ol the Stale Journal carried a photo ol a loot couple. Molly and Reid McKinley She is a special language pathologist in Hastings. He is a manager of Horrocks of Lansing Her parents. Linda and Phil McKinney, reside at < irand I edge His parents arc Jeanne and Richard McKinley of Lansing They were wed in September Ihc monthly dinner sponsored by the l^ikcwood Ambulance crew and auxiliary was held Sunday al C unningham's Acre with the usual large crowd Ihc next dinner wid be on Easier Sunday and the following dinner will be on Mother s Day Lakewoods teams in the Odyssey of the Mind competition came home with some awards Saturday. Their district held its event at Waverly High School near Lansing. In the "Pageant Wagon” segment. Woodland Ele­ mentary's team, coached by Tim Brodbcck. had a first rating. Lakewood High School and Lansing C atholic Central tied for a second place, also in the Wagon Div ision This called for building a tow vehicle and a pageant wagon or float and staging a festival around it. These winners go on to compete at the state finals at Mt Pleasant April 25. More than I .(NX) students were in the first round at Wa­ verly. The tournament is designed lo foster creative thinking through group problem solv ing Twenty-three schools in mid-.Michigan were in the Waverly group Even after the wild weather most of Mon­ day. the skies cleared and before midnight shadows were clearly visible from the moon­ light A full moon is due on March 12 Rose Lane in Lansing sent an obituary for Florence Dicknun of Zeeland, who died <>n Jan. 22. Mrs Dickman was horn in Oceana County and came to Lake Odessa with her fa­ ther and stepmother Her father purchased a grocery store on I upper Lake Street at the corner with Fourth Avenue Ihc sign for Uriel grocery was visible for years until the yellow brick store was sandblasted The hitching rail is still in place and the drinking fountain was there until the 1960s. Florence graduated as valedictonan of her class. She worked with her father in the store until 1929. when she married Hilmer Dickman, a local high school teacher. They moved to Zeeland, where he continued his teaching career. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary, the Ameri­ can Red Cross. Second Reformed Church. United Way. hospital guild, literary club, the hatchcry business, where she was office man­ ager for Central Farms Hatcheries She is sur­ vived by children Mary Lirones and Larry Dickman and five grandchildren She had been born in April 1902. She had been a w idow since 19X6. On the evening news of Monday. Trooper Brent Wickham of Lsborne Road was inter­ viewed about road conditions in Allegan (.ounty. The GR Press magazine section on Sunday had a story on Peter Fonda He was quoted with comments about his wife. Becky, who was pictured with him Becky is from Kala­ mazoo. graduate of a city high school and also of MSI. She stands 4 feet 10 so it is no won­ der she fits beneath her husband's arm Her grandfather I ewie Crockett was a vice-presi­ dent of buildings and maintenance at the Up­ john Company during his working years. Ihc writing by Catherine Lucas of Wood­ land will be missed, she always carried her notebook for (Otting reminders of stories to cover and details as she sau them Many peo­ ple have said the reason they subscribe to the Banner is so they can be informed of what goes on in Woodland and Lake < Mcssa Often she and this correspondent conferred a* To who would cover a certain event to avoid du­ plication or omission One time, she was the speaker for the local historical society of which she was one of the directors and related the story of improvements in pacemakers. She displayed those she had previously worn Ihc size decreased with each model and the effi­ ciency improved She was truly a pacesetter even with pacemaker. Her background from l alifornia was a delight to hear about An­ other time she spoke on the states within a state California - with its varied geogra­ phy. industries and culture She once men­ tioned about being a contemporary of Shirley temple • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held March 10.1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Middle school bands | win superior ratings The Hastings seventh and eighth grade hands attended band festival Feb. 26. Band festival is an educational experience for the bands, sponsored by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association It provides an opportunity for bands to access their fundamental music knowledge, skills and rehearsal technique Each band is adjudicated against a standard of excellence. The Hastings bands received’^* fust division rating fl”) representing excel- w lent performances at festival. I hc two groups'':* arc under the direction of Joan Bosserd- ' Schroeder and Joe LaJoy c The directors said they arc pioud of the mudents, their hard work and their performances^ at the festival LEGAL NOTICES: UNHID STATU OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENEROY REQULATORY NOT1CEODJIPPLICAT1ON READY FOR ENVMONMENTAL ANALYSE (Fobravy 24, ISM) Take notice ihoi the following hydroelectric ap­ plication hen been filed with the Committion and n available for public inspection a. Type of Application: Minor License b. Project No. 11120-002 c. Dote Filed: March 3. 1994 d. Applicant Commonwealth Power Company e. Nome of Project: Middleville Hydroelectric Project f. Location On tho Thornapple River. Thornapple Township. Borry County. Michigan g. Filed Pursuant to Federal Power Act. 16 USC 791(o)-825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Jan Marie Evons Commonwealth Power Company 4572 Sequoia Trail Okemos. Ml 48864 (517) 351-5400 i. FERC CONTACT Mark Pawlowski. 202-219-7795. or E-mail at mork.pawlowskiOferc.fod.us. j. Deadline Date; Soo attached paragraph D9. k. Status of Environmental Analysis. The applica­ tion is now ready for environmental analysis — see attached paragraph D9. l. Brief Description of Project: The proposed pro­ ject would consist of: (1) on existing concrete, gravity dam 12 feet high and 80 foot long; (2) an existing reservoir with a storage capacity of ap­ proximately X acres ond a normal maximum sur­ face elevation of 708.5 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing penstock approximately 25 feel by 25 feet; (4) an existing powerhouse with one generating unit having a capacity of 350 kilowatts. (5) on existing transmission line approximately 100 feet long; and (6) appurtenant facilities. m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: A4 and D9. n. A copy of the application is available lor inspec­ tion and reproduction ot the Commission's Public Reference Room located at: 888 First St.. N.E.. Room 2A. Washington. D.C. 20426. or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy of the application is also available at Commonwealth Power Company. Se­ quoia Trail. Okemos. Ml 48864. or by colling (517) 351-5400 A4. Developmont Application — Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which has oheody been given, established the due date <or filing competing applications or notices ol intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be filed in response to ond in compliance with the public notice of the initial development application. No competing application* or notice* of intent may be filed in response to this notice. 09. Filing ond Service of Responsive Docu.nenl* — The application is r*ody lor environmental andysit at this time, ond the Commi*»ion is re­ questing comments, reply comments, recommen­ dations. terms and conditions, ond prescriptions. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see Order No. 533 issued Moy 8. 1991. 56 Fed. Reg. 23108 (Moy X. 1991)). that all comments, recommendations, term* and condition* and prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. Anyone may obtain on extension of lime for these deadlines from the Commission only upon a showing of good couse or *xtroorindory cir­ cumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008 All filings must: (I) bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS HEHY COMMENTS. RECOM MENDATIONS. TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or •PRESCRIPTIONS (2) sot forth in the hooding the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds: (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; ond (4) other­ wise comply with the requirement* of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, r.scornmendations terms ond conditions or p m.iptions must set forth their evidentiary bos>* J".d other wise comply with the requirement* of 18 CFR 4.34(b) Any ol these documents must be filed by pro­ viding the original ond the number of copies re­ quired by the Commission s regulations to Secretory. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 888 First Street N E Washington. D C 20426 An additional copy must be sent lo Director. Division of Project Review. Office ol Hydropower licensing. NOTICE To Members ol Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Hastings. Michigan: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Com­ pany will be held at the Home Office. 404 East Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan, on Wednesday, April 8. 1998 beginning at 9.00 a m D(JANE L O.CONNOH secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Room 54-01. at the above address. Each filing must bo accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding. in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.XI0. David P. Boergers Acting Secretory (3-12) MORTDADE FORECLOSURE SALE TMB RM S A OBT COLLECTOR ATTHTTM TO COL LECT A DEBT ANY 8IF0MATKM WE OFTAM WIL K US ED FOR THAT FVRPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne 0. NICHOLSON ond Kimberly A. NICHOLSON, hus­ band and wife to Woodhams Mortgage Corp., Mor­ tgagee. dated June 28. 1995 and recorded on June X. 1995 in liber 634. on Page 157. Barry County Records. Michigan, and was assigned by said mor­ tgagee to the CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP., as assignee by on assignment doled June 28. 1995 which was recorded on June X. 1995. in Libor 634. on Pago 163. Barry County Records on which mor­ tgage there is claimed to be du* ot th* dot* hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight And 81/100 dollars (547.998.81). In­ cluding interest at 8.00% per annum. Under the power of sale contained tn said mor­ tgage ond the statute in such cos* mod* ond pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by o sole of the mortgaged premises, or some port ol them, ot public vendue, at the Borry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 1:00 o'clock P.M.. on April 23. 1998. Said promises ore situated in CITY of HASTINGS. Sorry County. Michigan ond are described as: Lot 1 of Block 14 of Kenfield Addition to the City. Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded In liber of Plats on Pogo 9. The redemption period shall bo 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless det*rmined abandon­ ed in accordance with I948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated: March 12. 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CAIL: (248) 642-4202 Trott 8 Trott. P C. Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP XIX Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 (4-9) Filef98021B34 Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. • Let Us Quote Your Work! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 Country view Apartments Delton * OPENING SOON! . No waiting list, one bedroom apartments for age 62 and over, income limitations, utilities included. For application call: (616) 623-4000 Equal Housing Opportunity �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 12,1998 — Page 15 TEST.,.continued Man held in HHS break-in from page 12 Hastings led 10-2 al the 4 30 mark of Ihc first quarter as Kyle Pohja and Jeff Storrs each made two baskets early on Al the end of the first quarter, the Saxons held a 12-6 advantage. Kyle Matteson's 3poinler with three seconds left served as half of Delton's point total. Matteson then followed a missed and Bowne tallied IO for Hastings The prep game was the last for three Panther seniors Jason Harner. Brian Jackson and Jason Flcser The three, according to Hogoboom. are great examples of what Delton basketball is all about. "We've got a tradition of hard work and we continue to make progress as a program." Hogoboom explained "I don't judge where were al solely on wins and losses." Hastings dunk and sank a jumper to cut the lead to four points (12-8) in the opening minute of the second quarter. The lead was still four (15-11) when Denny Bourdo converted on a three-point opportunity 6:06 before intermission. Hustings 62 Delton 37 Hastings... 12.. .18. ..15. ..17=62 Delton...6...7...15...9=37 Hastings: Bowne 4 (I) 1-4 10. Jeff Storrs 4 3-4 11, VanDerMolen 3(1) 2-3 9. Storms 2 2-2 6. Winkler 2 0-0 4. Gee 2 0-0 4. Pohja 6 3-4 15. Day I 0-0 2. Kyle Matteson (24) looks for space between Kyle Pohja (42) and Tony Bowne (14). (Photo bv Perrv Hardin) Evan Winkler (32) scores two as Panther defender Brian Lillibndge (42) trails on the play. (Photo by Perry Hardin) "We tried to keep the game close; it was our intention to shorten the game." Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. "Wc had a couple of opportunities, but couldn't convert" But. the Saxons closed out the half with a 15-2 run that included a Darnell Day power move inside (21-13). a Tony Bowne jumper (23-13). a Bowne 3- pointcr (26-13) and an ?\dam Gee steal that resulted in a bucket for Ed VanDerMolen (30-13). "There was no panic." Schils said. "Delton made a couple of runs, but wc continued to run things like wc have all year. Our mainstay is our defense. Wc can make it real difficult for teams lo score." The depth and athleticism of Hastings and the lack of depth and movement by Delton appeared lo be reasons for the 15-2 spun. "I don't sec a weakness that they have." Hogoboom said. "We can make it real difficult for teams to score," Hastings Coach. Don Schils O'Mara 0 1-21. Totals: FG 24 (2) FT 12-19=62 Delton: Jackson I 0-0 2. Boyle I 0-1 2. Reyna I 0-0 2. Matteson 5 (I) 3-4 14. Bourdo 4 3-5 11. Harner 0 6-8 6. Totals: FG 12 (I) 12-18=37 J-Ad Graphics News Service A 20-ycar-old Caledonia man. formerly of Hastings, has been charged in conncc Hon with the Jan 5 break in ol Hastings High School. Tybeanus Jamikah Myers is abused of smashing his 1984 Pontiac 6(XM) into the school's greenhouse sometime before 4 15 a.m. and taking and damaging more than $6,100 worth of science lab equipment from the greenhouse and classroom Police were tipped off by anonymous calls to Silent Observer, said Hastings City Police Deputy Chief Mike Leedy "The callers identified the suspect as someone named Ty but they didn't know the last name." said Leedy. "Basically what wc did was run his name through our in­ house database and came up with a list of individuals with the name of Tybeanus or Tyler. Wc came up with one who lived on the 400 block of S. Michigan Street and he happened to drive a light blue 1989 Pon­ tiac." Paint left al the scene led Detective Tom Pennock to believe the suspect vehicle was light blue Upon further investigation. Pennock learned that the vehicle registered to Myers had been impounded by the Stale Police. When Pennock located the car. he found that it had been painted with a flat, black paint over a light blue paint "So. wc look several photos of the car and ihc suspect was contacted." Leedy said. He came into the police department on his own accord and he confessed to breaking into the school." Leedy said Myers, however, claimed lo have no knowledge of the stolen items or their whereabouts. Myers was charged with breaking and en­ tering a building, a felony, and is free on $2.(XM) personal recognizance bond He is scheduled for a preliminary exami­ nation March 18 in Barry County District Court. According to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, one of the items missing from the school was an ultra violet, long wave lamp that police were told was given lo a man living in Merlino's Trailer Park on Barber Road. Using a search warrant. Pennock and Barry County Sheriffs Department detec­ tives located a lamp being used lo grow marijuana at the residence, but determined it was not the one taken from the school DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... New Financing Existing Debt • Debt consolidation to a single, • Cash out • Home improvements • College tuition funding . Car, boat, RV purchase • principal residence purchase lower payment • Tax lien pay-offs • Land contract refinancing • Medical bill pay-offs Business Owners/Entrepreneurs • Vacation property purchase • Home office start-up capital • Small business operating funds VanDcrMolen's triple in the third quarter extended the lead to match his number (24). 41-17. The Panthers continued lo scrap for scores and managed a nice hoop when Matteson went coaslto-coast and found Ruehen Reyna open inside. Matteson scored 9 of his teamhigh 14 points during the third quarter, but the Saxons still held lo their 17-point cushion, 45-28. Gee's reverse layup al the 4:20 mark of the fourth frame pros ided some spark to a contest that was already decided Hastings was able to sub freely late in the game, allowing Evan Winkler the chance lo make two baskets before lime ran out. Pohja's 15 markers led all game scores. Matteson made 14 for Delton. Jeff Storrs 11 for Hastings. 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March 5 to six months in jail and two years proba­ tion on each of two drug charge convic­ desperately need some help and I want to ries a maximum penalty of four years m get some help." she said "1 don't think you are a hopeless person. I don't think you arc a worthless person." Fisher said. "You have worthwhile quali­ prison and/or a $20,000 fine. She also pleaded no contest lo a charge of maintaining a drug house, a misde­ meanor that carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine. As part of her sentence, her driver's li­ cense was suspended for six months and will be restricted after 30 days for the pur­ pose of maintaining employment and sub­ is delayed lo March 4. 1999 According to McDowell. Huska has a history with approximately It misde­ fourth offense notice __ Guerin was arrested on Pine Lake Road in Prairieville Township on Jan 16. 1998. If convicted on the fourth offense nonce, he meanors. seven driving while license sus­ pended. one drunk driving and one posses­ sion of marijuana convictions. "We’ve become quite familiar with Mr Huska in our office," McDowell said. The last time the court saw him here, it was for not showing up for his pre-sentence report and we heard the lame excuse he had for Chief Robert Woodard. "It was a grease fire." said Woodard. got caught and not because of the activities she involved herself in." said McDowell. "She also has young children who were present in the house while all of this was going on. She's supposed to be a role work IFOR SALE: Ca Iboots. Minnetonkr a* easins and hone tack. B-B Shoe i Repair. 123 S. Jefferson, Hast­ I Iings and 414 W. Main. Ionia HARD PHYSICAL LABOR S»hr. Concrete work. Hastings area. 616-945-2554__________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for general labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. 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"1 say thal I was wrong, that I shouldn t have done it and they understand." she replied. . -I'm a firm believer that children learn more by example than by what has been when you use them yourself." Sypniewski said she doesn't use drugs. "You've been convicted of selling, for' counseling or treatment schedule to be pre­ sented at a prcsentcncc hearing, set for March 3. 1999 gosh sakes." said Fisher "1 don't use drugs." said Sypniewski. Haman was accused ol assaulting the woman after she relumed a vehicle the day "I'm concerned about the impact on your children." Fisher told Sypniewski. "Maybe after she had been given permission to test FIRST TIM E H O M E BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from. 1-800-538-7870 some day I will understand this. Brethren Church. Thanks to Girrbach Funeral Home for then compassion and help during this difficult time. May God Bless you all. From the family of Patrick Slrimback Haman allegedly kept the woman insi the shop for over an hour before a fnend the victim arrived to pick her up. accordi reports. When the friend arrived, he apparen found the building locked, and when pounded on the door, the salesman came the dexir "red faced." ihc report said. In other court business: Haman demanded a preliminary cxami lion at his arraignment in Barry Coun 56th District Court in December Haman's attorney. Gordon Shane M Neil. told Judge Gary Holman that Ham entered the no contest plea for several r sons. including pending civil liability. "Number two. were trying lo avoi higher penalty." said McNeil From beginning, he had maintained his in cence He's been cooperative in all exte drive it overnight. The woman alleged that Haman became irate when he learned that her parents denied that they had intended to purchase the vehi- with police.' Barry County Chief Assistant Prosec Amy McDowell had asked that restitu be among Ihc sentencing terms, hut Neil said Haman would contest restitu al the time of his sentencing He added that Haman began counse shortly after the incident, "and he will tinue to do so." . Tammy Wanamaker. 33. of Dowling, was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for 44 days served, a penalty en­ hanced by a third offense notice on a drunk driving conviction. Wanamaker also was ordered to serve two years probation and to undergo substance abuse counseling, and to pay $500 in court fines and $500 costs. She can do commu­ nity service work in lieu of her fines and costs. Fisher said. Fisher also recommended she seek alco­ hol abuse counseling in addition to Alco­ holics Anonymous. She was arrested for drunk driving in Hope Township Jan. 9. and pleaded guilty on Jan. 21. , “I would not recommend that you give Ms. Wanamaker any type of break." Mc­ Dowell told Fisher. "She's done nothing since she started her criminal career tn the 1980s. she has no job. she gave away cus­ tody of her child. She's a total failure. McDowell said Wanamaker claims to be unable to find a job because she has no transportation. -But yet she is continually arrested for drunk driving." said McDowell. "She obv,cusly has the money lo purchase alcohol to CARD OF THANKS We wish lo thank our rela­ tives, neighbors, friends and church family for all the support, pravers. cards and contributions during the death of our son Patrick Stnmback. A special thank you to: Dr. Atkinson for his support and his care for Pal during the last 22 years, to Reverend ferry Galla­ way for the beautiful service and to all those who prepared the luncheon at McCallum United the detail shop, where the assault was a leged to have recurred, according lo polic victim and not committing any crimes. 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"I'm not going to be involved with any­ thing again, ever." she said. fire your landlord. • Roy Jacobs. 42. of Nashville. wa» sen­ tenced to two years probation, a suspended shop owned by the dealership Dec 6 pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of an additional charge of assault with intent Rurcalhiii prison. A March 19 Inal has been set. clc. Police said Haman insisted the woma the home. Find everything you can.'" Sypniewski told Fisher she was finished FISH FOR STOCKING: Giant Hybrid Bluegills. Rainbow Trout. Walleye, l^rgcmouth. Smallmouth Bass. Catfish. Perch. Fathead Minnows LAGGIS' FISH FARM. 08988 35th St.. Gobles. Ml 49055Phonc: (6161-628-2056 Days (6161-624-6215 Evenings. could spend a maximum of 15 years in A car salesman accused of trying to rape an 18-ycar-old female customer at a detail Hillary. "She could have been deceptive, but she wasn't. She told the police, search ■ \' ] • Norman Guerin. 38. ol Plainwell. pleaded not guilty to drunk dm ing. third offense and to being a habitual offender Car salesman pleads to reduced sex charge thing she did. he said. "She's taken the blame for her actions and it's come back to haunt her. said WHO WOULD LIKE a rcun ion of Chisdister School? Write to- 4720 Coral Street. Zephyr hills, FL 33541______________ WANTED: WOOD DOOR WITH FRAME, small windows wulvwiihool frames, good carpeting or large area rags, please call 616-945-4505 lame excuses." Attorney Frank Hillary told the court that Huska had in fact served his 10 days in jail on a previous conviction, in spile of bation department by telling them every­ Ca«...The Hastings BANNER ♦ 945-9554 EARN $1>»’S WEEKLY by mailing letters from home like me. 1'11 tell you who pays best SASE to: Linda Curtiss, Bos 8086 Grand Rapids. Ml. 49518-8086. sick of listening to Mr. Huska and his this is not a second job and that she can find another way of doing other than scll- Banner CLASSIFIEDS ( iitniiittmft thal. There is no way he is going to go one year without a probation violation. I'm model." McDowell asked the court to impose a sentence that would "make her realize that received some smoke damage. No one was injured conviction. Owcl was on probation for a 1996 con- I vtction of accosting a child on Nov. 9.1 1996 in Middleville some time." "According to the jobation department report, she is only remorseful because she the home by a breezeway and that the home years probation I for a probation violation I ings. Huska pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 8. as well as to possession of mari­ juana, second offense, double pcnalt}. mak­ ing it a felony. Sentencing on that charge Fisher told Sypniewski. According to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell. Sypniewski had been selling drugs from her home "for quite Thomapple Township Emergency Services • Kevin Owcl. 36. of Grand Rapids was I sentenced to (41 days in jail and to continue I his probation as previously sentenced (two I substance abuse counseling for dm ing on a suspended license Nov. X. 1997. in Hast­ James Fisher. "She had a plant." said Hillary. _ "Well, you've got quite a green thumb!" $20,000 lo the structure and the contents. Woodard said the garage was attached to of him trying to get to work days served, work release and one year pro bation. plus a SUM) fine. S25O in costs and only an occasional sale. "She had a half pound of marijuana in the house, didn't she?" asked Circuit Judge garage and I ve pul the damage at about license. Huska claimed his driving on a sus­ pended license convictions were the result • Eric Huska. 30. of Hastings was sen­ tenced to 30 days in jail with credit tor two met amphetamine was dismissed. In court Thursday. Sypniewski's attorney Frank Hillary told the court that she made garage owned by Kathleen McMaky al 2675 Oaklcigh Drive on Cun Lake tn Yankee Springs Township, said can't afford to hue a lot of employees, said Hillary , noting that Huska has no driver's lem." community service work. A count of delivery and manufacture of whose department was assisted al the 2:21 p.m. fire by 22 firefighters from Wayland. Hastings and Orangeville. "It totalled the mother's construction company He's his mother's sole support and he | ties and you haven’t been able lo let your­ self sec them because of your alcohol prob­ stance abuse counseling. She also was ordered to pay $500 in court costs on each conviction, lo perform J-Ad Graphics Urn Service A deep fat fryer is believed to have caused a fire last Friday that destroyed a it off ' Hillary said Huska has a good employ-I men! history and works many hours for his I help for her alcohol addiction "I've thought about what I've done and 1 tions. Dorothy Sypniewski. 44. of Caledonia, pleaded no contest Jan. 27 to delivery and manufacture of marijuana, a felony that car­ Fire destroys garage, contents McDowell's claims that he- chose to "blow I help her. But to write her olf and say this I person is nothing is not true I Wanamaker told Fisher she wants to get become intoxicated with." McDowell added that Wanamaker had previously promised the court that she would change her ways. "Her number of times in court decreases the sincerity of her statements." said Mc­ Dowell. "If she comes here again. Im go­ ing to ask that nothing is offered and that she go to prison. There is no reason she should be in society. She has done nothing productive for the community or herself Wanamaker’s attorney. Timothy Tromp. however, defended his client, stating that she simply has a drinking problem. "Miss McDowell comes in here and con­ victs her for everything she's ever done in her life." said Tromp. "She wants to be a better person. What you do now is going to help her and it's going to continue to Two people were hurt in this accident on M-37 near Dowling rsoau t~.ro.. u Victims saved by the belt in truck accident on M-37 correct the skidding truck but lost c J.Ad Graphics Neus Senice The driver of a Chevy pickup truck that struck a ditch and rolled onto us side at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. March 5. was cited for speeding after an accident occurred on M-37 north ot Dowling Road James Ward Bigelow. 26 and his passen­ ger. Lon Ann Casey-H-wcrty. 36. both of Baltic Creek, were likely saved by their seal belts, said an EMS worker at the scene „ The truck was southbound on M-.tr when the driver became distracted, the driver told the Hastings Post of the Michi­ gan Slate Police He told police he tried to struck a mail box and a ditch befor turning. Police cstim lied the speed ol the have been between 50 and 60 mph. port said. Bigelow was taken to Pennock H where he was apparently treated leased. . Casey-Hagerty, who had more se juries.'also was taken lo Pennock H by the Lansing Mercy Hastings lance. Her condition was not ava press time. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-03-19.pdf 248d195c4ac69bb8c62538cf433227d0 PDF Text Text Problems for local * Secretary of state says GOP strong See Story Saxons seek regional crown See Story on Page 10 on Page 3 Devoted to the Interests oj Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 12 News Briefs: Blood drive set for next Tuesday The Barry County chapter of the • American Red Crow will have a blood drive from I to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. at Grace Lutheran Church, 239 E. North St., Hastings. Anyone who is at least 17 yean of ■ age. weighs at least 110 pounds, is m reasonably good health or hasn't do­ nated blood within 56 days of the date . of the drive is eligible to contribute. The drive is being sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. ‘Song off Ireland* next travel film Filmmaker Hal McClure will pre­ sent "The Song of Ireland* at 7 p m. Friday at the Central School Audito­ rium. in the nest movie in the Hast­ ings Kiwanis Club's World Travel Se­ ries. McClure is substituting for Bob Willis, who was scheduled to do -Canadian West,* but can't make it be­ cause he is ill. .lecture, an.award-wtr.niug aews- I rnan and filmmaker, will be on hand Friday evening to personally narrate the travelogue. Tickets for the production Friday eight are available at the door or from any member of the Hastings Kiwanis Club. Elne Sage will perform at the organ before the film is shown ar during in­ termission Choir festival set for Saturday . • • • • • • : Several area high school choirs will perform Saturday at the Hastings High School lecture hall as pan of the Michi­ gan School Vocal Music Association^ District Choral Festival. Included in this list are the Lakewood concert choir, six groups from East Kentwood, four Ionia choirs, two Alle­ gan choirs, two Hamilton choirs, Thor­ napplc Kellogg's honors choir, the Battle Creek Central Bearcat chorale, and three groups from Hastings. The performances begin at 8 a.m. and Conclude at 1:30 p.m. The program is free to the public and the doors open every 12 minutes to set up for each choir. Townships rap city’s rejection of utilities plan by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The Rutland Charter Township Board's unanimous approval last Wednesday of a tentative agreement to extend waler and sewer services from the city of Hastings to environment in Rutland Township." White said. "They have come to us. We have never gone out and sought out those utility customers." Councilman Dave Jaspersc said he felt that the proposed four mills for commercial Rutland and Hastings townships was made meaningless hy the City Council’s rejec­ tion of the same proposal. Hastings Charter Township's board last week also approved the tentative accord, reached Feb. 10 after lengthy negotiations by Rutland Charter Township Supervisor Robert Edwards. Hastings City Manager and industrial customers was unfair. "It only applied to new commercial cus­ tomers." he said. "It didn't apply to residen­ tial. condominium, mobile homes or what­ ever. The four mills applied to Wal-Mart Howard Penrod and Hastings Charter Township Supervisor Richard Thomas, and mediated by Family Court Judge Richard entities go back to bargaining table because "it was my understanding that was the best they could come up with. 1 took them at Shaw. Under the terms of the now nullified their word." Though Edwards would not say what the next approach will be to secure water and sewer services for commcrcvVfevelopment of the M- 37/M-4.» corridor hAlid nJfc ‘hat plan, the city would have allowed water and sewer to go to residential and school cus­ tomers along with government properties in the township for double the service rates charged to city residents. The services would have been provided to commercial and industrial properties for the same rates, plus a fee equal to four mills. But the City Council, at its March 9 meeting, unanimously rejected the plan. “It’s dead in the water,'* said Edwards "I'm very disillusioned, and my board was disheartened. I'm amazed that the council couldn't find one of the things we came up with to agree to. They wasted our time." But Hastings Mayor Pro Tern Miriam White pointed out that the city had not sought to extend the services into the townships, but that the townships first ap­ proached the city. "The only entity that would be benefit­ ing from it would be Wal-Mart and they wanted to grandfather the rest." said White. "The time frame (23 years) was way too long. The urgency was to deal with the Wal-Mart situation and they're putting their water and sewer on site." She added that whether new construction projects that are forced to install their own. on-site water and sewer services will be harming the environment is not the city's problem. "I don’t know that the city is responsible to take care of the economic impact on the : *Mon of Promise’ ito meet Saturday PRICE W Back to the streets is where Hastings City Police Sgt. Jack Cross found himself, directing traffic last Thursday when a power outage darkened the traffic signals at Broadway and State streets but it didn’t apply to anyone else in the township." Jaspersc said he did not suggest the three the Central Barry County Waler and Sewer Authority is still studying the possibility of providing utilities. In the meantime. Edwards said the freshly struck down tentative agreement would have replaced a previous contract Edwards says the township has with the city to provide those services to the dis­ trict. A disagreement over the interpretation of that 1992 contract, which he says gave the township 1OO.(XX) gallons of sewer capac­ ity per day. led to the negotiations that ended with the tentative agreement. Whether Edwards and the township will file suit to force the city to abide by the original agreement, he would not say. "I have to look at what over avenues we have. The door's been slammed in our faces. If we had gotten an agreement, we could have done away with the old con­ tract," he said. "We were hoping for a bet­ ter contract, but it's clearly not going to happen." While said the city would be more inter­ ested in working out a "425 Act,” state law that allows such utility extensions to be made under tax sharing arrangements. "The very first day (of the negotiations). See Accord, Pg. 14 Employees of the Barry County courthouse were evacuated for a time when a fire alarm sounded when power was restored to downtown Hastings last Thursday afternoon. Power outage still under investigation J-Ad Graphics News Sen ice Business was "shut down" in the city of Hastings for about 90 minutes Thursday afternoon when some 1,2(M) Consumers Energy customers were plunged into investigation. Crews had been working downtown on line maintenance projects just prior to a line snapping and falling into West State Street next to the Farm Bureau Insurance darkness. Consumers Energy spokesperson Tim Pictryga said the outage was due to a "cir­ cuit lockout" at the Broadway substation, company, employees said. One witness reported seeing flashes of sparks resembling fireworks at the tops of the utility poles as she was driving through but the cause of that lockout is still under the scene shortly after the wire fell. Witnesses said the utility workers near the site immediately pulled the line from the path of traffic and no one was injured. "I think we're still investigating what 1 The Hastings Area Men of Promise 1 will have their spring Promise Keepers happened at that location." said Pictryga. "We have no conclusion at this time. We ; rally from 9 am. Io 12:30 p.m. Satur; day. March 21. at the new St Rone have a safety team looking into it" Pictryga said the snapped line is one 1 building I John Scafe of Grandville, coordina- possible cause for the circuit lockout. A lockout occurs if a circuit detects a fault on it. similar to a residential circuit that shuts down if a faulty hair dryer is ; tt- of the Michigan Promise Keepers. ; will be guest speaker. He will expiaia J the recent changes in the Promise • Keepers organization, and talk about plugged in, he said. "The power went out al about 1:40 and ■ the ministry’s future. | The Promise Keepers will have ral1 lies al the Pontiac Silverdome May 14 i and 15 and al the Van Andel Arena in was restored at 3 p.m.," Pictryga said. A Consumer s Energy worker reported a fireball occurred briefly behind the National ; Grand Rapids on Aug. 14 and 15. 1 The organization is undergoing 1 some changes because of announced layoffs of staff members. Scafe him­ self was a paid coordinator, but now is Bank of Hastings during the outage. The power loss caused traffic signals to go dark, forcing the Hastings City Police Department to direct traffic at Broadway and State streets until temporary stop signs could be erected by the department of : a volunteer. ; Scafe will talk about how the : Promise Keepers now plan to make its ; rallies free to all men who wish to 1 come. In the past, attendees had to pay ■ $50 each Io get in. At Saturday morning's rally, there ; will be coffee and doughnuts and mu­ sic by the Men of Promise Praise 1 Group. ; For more information or to register . for the conferences, call 1-800-888­ ; 7595 Locally, those interested in 1 more information may call Jeff Fuller at 948-9203 More Mews Briefs on Page 2 public works. An alarm was reported three minutes after the outage at the north water tower but was presumed to be caused by the HHS Top 10 announced The Top 10 seniors in the Class of 1998. all young women, were honored at the Hastings School Board meeting Monday. The board also honored student Jeffrey Arnett, who is a finalist in National Ment Scholarship competition. In the photograph. Arnett is surrounded by Top 10 students (from left) Enka Marie Ordiway (3.93). Aleisha Miller (3.98), Carley Case (3.98). Rachel Dreyer (3 91). Traci Heffelbower (3.98), Sarah Bellgraph (4.0), Kathleen Willison (4.0). Casey Anderson (3.93) and Mehssa Meaney (4.0). Not in the photograph is Danielle Wildem (4.0). outage. And. a fire alarm at the courthouse that was tripped when the power was restored, forced a precautionary evacuation of the building. Employees, including Judge James Fisher who had been in the midst of a proceeding, had to leave the building until the "all clear" was given by the Hastings fire department at about 2:25 p.m. �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 Gangs, violence, substance abuse, violence ahead for schools? by Mary Warner Staff Writer \ gn»up of 24 local residents recently looke»l al the "glorious unknown morrow" .k it related to the Hastings School District continues today The Rev. Carl Litchfield of the Wel­ come Corners and Woodland United Tootsie Roll drive April 3-5 Members of the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus will be selling Tootsie Rolls the weekend of Apnl 3, 4 and 5 The K ol C will wear aprons and sell Tootsie Rolls for a donation that will be used to help fund programs or behalf of retarded children. ('■rand Knight Anthony Semharski said the money collected slays in Barry County to fund special education pro­ grams through the Barry Intermediate ScIkh>I District. ‘Snorkeling* author to be here Saturday Nancy S Washbumc of East Lans­ ing. author of the "Snorkeling Guide to Michigan Inland Lakes." will be at Pages Bookstore in Hastings Saturday from 10 a m to noon to sign her book anti show a videotape Washbumc. a Michigan Stale Uni­ versity professor, author and diver, re­ ferred to as "the Grand Dame of Michigan Snorkclers." featured some lakes in lhe Yankee Springs Recre­ ation Area in her book. She said that she did a lol of snorke­ ling in this area and found it to have excellent waters lor the *port. Much of the video was shot in lakes on lhe west side ol Barry County. ’ A lot of people think they have to go to Mexico or the Caribbean for snorkeling, but that's just not true.” she said TK musical set for March 26-28 Thornapplc Kellogg High School musical Bells Arc Ringing" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. I riday and Saturday. March 26. 27 and 28. at the high school, auditorium. Die production, directed by Marta Blough, is «*» in the late 1950s. It originally was produced on Broadway in lhe 1956-57 season and was written .is a vehicle lor comedienne Judy Holi­ day The story is about a young tele­ phone operator who tries to bring hap­ piness to everybody but gets into trouble in the process, and who falls in love with one of the voices over the phone Some of the famous tunes that came from the play were "Just in Time." "Is It a Crime" and the melancholy "The Part's Over." Reservations can be made by calling 795-7669 Cost of each ticket is S3. Barry courts run tight ship Barry County Trial Court reports that all three divisions of lhe court held expenses substantially under bud­ get in 1997. while revenues generated by the court were over amounts bud­ geted. Revenue from the Circuit Court di­ vision was $440,906.45. 24 percent ■>ver budget, while expenditures totaled >135.880 74. 10 percent under budget. District Court division revenue was $1,112,331. 45 percent over budget, while expenses were 10 percent under al $515,827. The Family .'ourt divi­ sion had revenue of $57,468. 10 per cent over budget, with $485,060. 6.5 l>erccnl under Circuit Judge James H Fisher said a major accomplishment in the last year was in expenses for the child care fund, used to pay for placement of children outside their homes. He noted that while other counties arc suffering shortfalls of as much as a half million dollat *. the efforts of Judge Richard Shaw and Administrator Robert Nida I..is resulted in a budget surplus of $45,000. Fisher said. Future expenditures in tins .>.ca arc expected to be problematic due to burgeoning growth in the age •i up served by the child care fund, though a 1997 Supreme Court case which held that the state had violated the Headless Amendment by not pay­ ing its lair share of these expenses is likely to help offset any future in­ . reuses in these expenses ' stance abuse will become increasing prob­ lems in the community. I he residents were members of a special Lenten series News Briefs... The and decided, among other things, that in the next live years gangs, violence, and sub­ Methodist Churches will speak at to­ day's program for the 1998 six-week Lenten senes, sponsored by the Hast­ ings Area Ministerial Association. The senes continues every Thursday at noon through April 2. Each 30­ minute service is being held every Thursday at 12 30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. A noon luncheon in the Sharpe Hall will precede the service, which will take place in the church sanctuary. Other speakers in the remaining programs of lhe senes will be the Rev. Charles Fischer. St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church March 26 and Larry Hubley. Hope United Methodist Church April 2. Musical accompaniment and special music will he provided by Barbara Standage, lhe Presbyterian organist. Tara Dixon, lhe church pianist; Patti L^loye's Hastings High School choir and the Presbyterian Praise Group. Don’t throw out telephone books Amentech advertising services is urging customers to keep their Amentech Pages Plus 1997-98 Hastings/Barry County White and Yellow Pages directories and not mistake them for other telephone directories. Karen Yakovac. market relations manager for Ameritech advertising ser­ vices. said "There's been some confu­ sion from consumers who think the TDI telephone directory currently be­ ing delivered is the Ameritech direc­ tory." w She said that because of the confu­ sion. some consumers arc discarding their Amentech directories. The Ameritech directory, with its yellow, blue and white cover, has an annual publication date of October. It was distributed to nearly 34,000 rcsi dcnccs and businesses in Barry County. For more information on obtaining committee set up this year to give com­ munity input to the school district on fu­ ture events ind trends that may have an impact on the schools. The committee was made up of a Hast­ ings High School student, a district parent, representatives from the business and man ufacluring community, teachers and sup ^ort staff from lhe district, local elected of­ ficials. the Hastings Area Chamber ol Commerce. Pennock Hospital, and Kellogg Community College. Committee members met several lunes in January and February Io discuss their vi­ sion of lhe future, and then compiled a re­ port of w hat they fell were major issues the district is going to have to respond to in the next five years. The report was pre­ sented Io the Hastings School Board at Monday's meeting. Six questions were asked of the Futuring Project participants. In response to the question "What significant social issues might the Hastings Area School System have to address in the future*?." the partici­ pants predicted that changes in family structure, gangs, cnmc/violencc. substance abuse, discipline and character education would be the top six social issues facing the district. "Many of the social issues facing the Hastings Area Schools may be attributed to the changing family structure." the report said. "Dependence on the schools for disci­ pline. character education, and after-school programs will be on lhe rise as we sec more single parent and dua’ working parent households." Increased problems with such things as gangs and violence may also be the result of an expected "urbanization of rural areas." the report stated. "Hastings will become less of a bedroom community and more of a metropolitan center." committee members predicted, and as a result, "we will experience urban problems." The report also predicted that lhe school district will need to produce students who can work within a global, multi-cultural community, who will be knowledgeable about such things as import/export regula­ tions. foreign cultures, and foreign lan­ guages "A global presence is necessary to broaden the students' experiences as they learn to function in a diverse workplace." the report stated. "We hope to turn out a student who is able to compete in a world without barriers, a student who is adaptable and comfortably global society." Il a I sqf said A/hpuicr i literacy will be very important In the next five years and the leaching of vocational/technical skills will become increasingly important. "Our schools need computers available to stu­ dents. Internet access. well-trained staff and appropriate software." the report stated. "Any leaching staff needs continual devel­ opment in technological issues and teach­ ing methods All ol our students should have local access to vocational, technical and/or other specialized programs." The report also said that lhe district will increasingly have to compete for students with charter schools, vocational schools, and other public schools students may attend as a result of Schools of Choice legislation. The report suggested that "the real competitive issue is to appropriately market the school system." The committee proposed that students in the future be viewed "as products of this educational system" who arc wooed through advertising and marketing strate­ gics. The district will also have to compete for teachers, administrators and support staff, the report said, and compete for funding if such things as school vouchers arc ap­ proved (the vouchers would allow parents to use state aid to go to the school of their choice). The report also said year-round school or lengthened school days may be required in the future And it emphasized the need for coopera­ tion between local schools, libraries, col­ leges. and the community" and the further development of partnerships between the business community and the schcxil dis­ trict. The report identified qualities the school system will need to develop in students. Students will need to be "problem solvers, proactive, effective communicators and substance abuse-free.” the report stated, and should be able to accept challenges, expect change, and be adaptable The business community also will have to be able to attract quality employees by offering such things as flexible benefits (where employees arc able to choose indi­ vidual options from a benefit package), flexible work schedules, competitive wages, and more opportunities for employ­ ees to work from their homes, the report stated. Employers and the schools may also have to deal with an increasing need for day care, elder care and latchkey programs. Along with making predictions, the committee evaluated the Futunng Project, and one of the major findings of the evalua­ tion was that the group itself may not have been diverse enough. "We need more blue-collar representa­ tion." one committee member commented on the evaluation form. "We do have a slightly skewed sample." Another wrote that "perhaps we could have included non-professionals, i.e. build­ ing trades people and others." The evaluation also said that the method Jim Toburen of Flexlab Horizons International, who chaired the Futuring Project committee, speaks at the Hastings School Board meeting Monday. of trying to predict the future of the area used by the committee, lhe "helicopter view." was "very helpful." The committee's facilitator. Jim Toburen of Flexfab Horizons International, told board members Monday that committee members "wanted to look at Barry County as a whole" so they pretended they were "up in helicopters envisioning what Barry County would be five years from now." "We wanted to stretch our thinking." he said. The group was, according to a poem quoted by committee member Eleanor^ Vonk Monday evening, looking at "thi?’ glorious unknown morrow." } The Futuring Project was undertaken be*-/ cause the district is preparing next year£t budget and district-wide goals, and is seekmg more community input than it has ceived in the past. The report will be turner} over to the district's system planning counjp cil, which will use the information to cr©rg ale objectives and programs in the distndbp that will address the findings. <1 Toburen said that "we envision thiC/J group will continue on an annual basis and^« interact will) the system planning council/ School Superintendent^Carl Schossel said after the report was presented Monday, y that it presented "some real challenge*! we're going to have to figure out how meet." directories or being included in them may call 1-800-346-4377 or 1-800­ 473-2395. Kogge to head local Habitat Fred Kogge of Hastings has been elected president of Barry County Habitat for Humanity. Kogge succeeds Norval Thaler, who chose not to run for re-election, but will remain on the board. Other officers, elected at Habitat's annual meeting March 10. are Beverly Sixbcrry. vice president; Eileen Oehler, secretary; Carol Ergang. trea­ surer; Jill Diephousc. financial secre­ tary and Howard Thaler, chaplain. Rosie Collins is the executive director. Board members are Laura Rodriguez. Art Allcrding. Gordon Chase. Jean Chase. Jan McKelvey. David Carrigan. Elaine Gilbert. Warren Sutherland. Bertha Thaler. Donna Monica. Rita Brown. Ned Brown. Jeanette Kogge. Trudy Tobias and Diana Pebbles. Habitat is an ecumenical Christian ministry, building homes in partner* >hip with people who need adequate housing Homes arc built primarily by volunteers and arc sold at cost and without interest to low income fami­ lies. Secretary of state, office will move lhe Michigan Department of State has announced ih.it the Secretary of state branch office located at 312 F.. ( ouit St . Hastings, will close at the end of the business day at 5 p.m Monday. April 13. for relocation lhe office will reopen at Us new loca­ tion at Ibll S Hamner. Hastings. on Thursday. April 16. at 9 a m Because the office will be closed April 14 and 15. residents who need to transact business during this time arc en­ couraged to visit one ot the tollowing Secretary ot State branch offices in the area • Battle < reck Suite 3. 1?9I \\ Co­ lumbia Axe. Baltic ( reek. • \llcg*in 430 Western Ave.. Alle­ gan • Grand Rapid* Southeast 1643 28th Street Si . (hand Rapids • I ansi ng West Della ( enter. >827 W Saginaw. I anting Business hours for Battle ( reck, (hand Rapid* Smithcast. Mlegan and I ansing West art Monday. Tuesday. Thursday. Iriday •* a m to 5 pm.. Wednesdays II am to 7 p.m Larry Haywood Michael Hubert Terry McKinney Hastings incumbents to run again f by Mary Warner Staff Writer Local farmer Larry Haywood, who was appointed to the Hastings Schcxil Board af­ ter the death of Robert Casey last June, an­ nounced Monday he will seek election in June to the remaining three years of Casey's term. Two other board members. Vice Presi­ dent Michael Hubert and Trustee Terry McKinney, also announced they would seek re-election. McKinney has been on the board since March 1996. when he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of retiring board mem­ ber Tom Groos. In June 1996. McKinney was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term He will seek a full four- ycar term this June. Hubert has been on lhe board since 1994. and is seeking his second four s ear term Haywixxl was a member of the schcxil board from 1982 to 1994. If elected, he will be serving his fourth term on the board Just the seats being sought by Haywood. Hubert and McKinney are up for election this year Those who want to run against any of the incumbents must file nominat­ ing petitions with the district prior to 4 p.m. Monday. April 6 A minimum of 20 signatures of registered voters in the Hast­ ings district are required for a candidate to qualify , but school officials suggest at least 50 be obtained in case some of the signa­ which is a tax on commercial and industrial property and second homes. The renewal is not an increase in millage, and will have no effect on the average homeowner. The 18 mills will raise some $1.66 mil­ lion for the district. Voters can cast ballots at Pleasantview Elementary or Hastings Middle School, in the buildings' all-pur­ pose rooms. In other action at Monday's meeting, a new technology curriculum was offered to the board for review and possible approval al the April 20 board meeting. The new curriculum calls for students from kindergarten through 12th grade to learn computer hardware and software and use computers to learn other school sub­ jects. and calls for instructors to use com­ puters to teach their subjects. Trustee Hubert said that with the pur­ chase ot a number of new computers during lhe past few years as a result of a $22 mil­ lion bond-financed building and renovation project, there arc now roughly 700 com­ puters in the district. He also said the newtechnology curriculum is a "quantum leap from teaching computers to teaching with computers." According to lhe curriculum outline, the goal for students in kindergarten will be to become familiar with the keyboard. By fifth grade the goal will be for students to type 20 words per minute By second grade, the curriculum calls for tures are disqualified The district will hold a special election Monday. March 30. asking (or renewal of students to use computers to create multi­ media presentations and begin learning desktop publishing skills By fourth grade, the learning of basic Internet skills will be 18 mills ot non-homestead property lax. targeted In their classes, the curriculum calls for elementary students to do such things as learn mapping skills using on-line re­ sources and software programs, use the computer to research health and phy sical . education in phys cd classes, use computer data bases for research in music apprecia­ tion. use computer drawing programs to learn art. and use word-pnxxssing software when they arc writing At the middle school level, the curricu­ lum calls for students to practice their key­ boarding skills, learn more word process- , ing. be introduced to computer spreadsheets and data bases, and explore the Internet. In their classes, the curriculum calls for mid- " die school students to do such things as use spreadsheets to solve math problems and » graph statistics, use computer interfaces to • measure their pulses in physical education, j use software to create music and listen to j musical classics on CD-Rom. review vo- j cabulary via computer, and produce docu- • mcnls and reports sia desktop publishing ; software. « The curriculum calls for high school • students to demonstrate successful use of a j computer, execute a graphics composition. • analyze and interpret data using a computer. ! integrate word processing, draw ing and spreadsheet applications, demonstrate an understanding of techniques used to create a multi-media presentation, and write mstruclions in a programming language. Students in specific technology programs will be doing such things as diagnosing problems wnh computer hardware; in- • • ; ! • ; ; See Schools, Page 3-*' �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 19. 1998 — Page 3 Secretary of state says GOP strong in election year enable the Republican Parly to control lhe two legislative branches and the executive branch. "When you win the majority, you con­ trol lhe agenda." he said. "We have oppor­ tunities. but we have huge challenges. We by David T. Young Editor Michigan Secretary of Stale Candace Miller told a captive GOP Lincoln Day Dinner audience last Wednesday night that there's good reason to he optimistic in this have to build a new majority within the election year “With the phenomenal leadership of America's greatest governor (John Engler), welfare and education reform, we can look new paradigm of term limits." Almost one-third of lhe current members of the Michigan House will be ineligible for re-election this year because they have served at least three, two-year terms. But Geiger said lhe party will have to work hard and work together in 83 counties and 16 congressional districts to pull it oil Miller also talked about the duties ol her job for lhe last four years and w hat her of­ fice has accomplished. "The operative phrase is customer ser­ vice." she said, noting that lhe 2.100 em­ ployees m 178 branch offices statewide col­ lected SI.7 billion last year. "We've been trying to make it easier for people to do business with the secretary of stale." she said. Examples include using a touch-tone phone to register watercraft, making pay­ ments by fax . mobile offices for senior forward with pride to what's going to hap­ pen in November." she said. "In our life­ time. we haven't had lhe opportunity Io re­ elect a Republican secretary of state "The governor will run extraordinarily well and it's not out of the realm of possibility to lake lhe attorney general's race, whether Mr. (Attorney General Frank) Kelley runs or not." Miller, who in 1994 ended the lengthy career as secretary of stale of Democrat Richard Austin, said the GOP has a good chance to pick up two more seats in the Michigan Senate, where it currently enjoys a 22-16 advantage. "It's amazing, the kind of depth of talent we have." she said. "This could be our best Republican year and I'm proud to be part of lhe team." Her comments were echoed later in the evening by State Rep. Terry Geiger, who represents all of Barry County Geiger, who served as master of cere­ monies for the evening, agreed the Repub­ licans have an excellent chance to sweep all the prizes in the election and said he thinks it's possible to regain control of the Michigan House, which the parly lost in 1996. The Democrats now hold a 58-52 edge there. "The GOP has never been stronger from assistant prosecutor in Barry County and as a prosecutor. "I'm frustrated by an attorney general who cares more about junk mail and sends out press releases, more about grocery store scanners than people being safe in their own homes." tie said. "I've helped to make laws, but what I want to do now is enforce the law as the next attorney general for Michigan." he added. Fitzgerald noted that Kelley was the sec­ ond highest vole getter in Michigan during the 1994 election, with Engler the only candidate who got more. Taylor spoke only briefly, noting he was appointed by Engler to replace Dorothy Comstock Riley, who retired because of ill citizens, a streamlined new driver's license and she said her office is looking at using health. He said the 1994 election is a golden op­ portunity for judicial conservatives because three of the seven scats are up for grabs and lhe Internet for registration renewals and may use kiosk machines. "1 look forward to working with all of incumbent Patricia Boyle has decided to re­ tire. "We need judges who follow the law and you during this election year." Geiger agreed that Miller's office has made a difference in customer service over the last four years. "I've noticed a change in attitude." he said. Others who spoke at the dinner were aren't driven by politics." he said. "One of the great problems is (hat when people get down that far on the ballot (to the judicial Slate Senator Joanne Emmons. Stale Reps. Jim McBride, Jesse Dalman and Frank top to bottom." he said. "We have the greatest opportunity to make the transition to a Republican state. We will not lose in *98 for a lack of quality candidates or lack of effort." He said winning the State House will candidate tor attorney general Fitzgerald, who has been a stale legisla­ tor representing Eaton County, leave the Slate House this year because of term lim­ its Instead, he will join Smictanka in the race to try to win the attorney general's of­ fice. a post held by Kelley since 1962. Fitzgerald pointed to his experience as an Fitzgerald, and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Clifford Taylor. Lee Murray, former Allegan County GOP Chairman and now Second Congressional District Chairman, also spoke on behalf of John Smictanka. races), people lose their way." Senator Emmons look her opportunity to speak to mention her recent work in "reaching out to teachers." "We haven't had a good relationship with them in the past," she said. "I've learned so much about what's going on in the class­ rooms. !’m convinced that every teacher needs an adult volunteer to come into the classroom. "They (the teachers) don't feel the com- Michigan Secretary of State Candace Miller speaks to fellow Republicans dunng the annual GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the Hastings Country Club. munity is giving them support." Emmons, chairwoman of a senate com­ mittee on education, characterized teachers as "a group of people who look at us as not being on their side... We need to be known to as the friends of education be­ cause we always have been." Dalman, like Fitzgerald, is stepping down from the Michigan House and is seeking a scat on the University of Michi­ gan Board of Regents. "1 don't want you Io forget we're on the ballot, loo." she told the audience She said all but one of the U of M Re­ gents are from Wayne. Macomb or Washt­ enaw counties. She is from Holland Hastings Mfg. reports return to profitability The Hastings Manufacturing Company has reported a strong return to profitability in 1997. The Hastings-based manufacturer and marketer of automotive-related products this week announced that for 1997 it posted a net income of $955,233. or $1.22 per share, on net sales of $35.6 million for the year ended Dec. 31. This compares with a net lossxof $884,843. or $1.14 per share, on net sales of $39.4 million for 1996. The 1996 results reflected a restructuring and relocation charge of $819,900. or 69 cents per share on an after-tax basis, after Hastings Manufacturing sold its oil filter business to Clarcor of Illinois. Hastings Manufacturing's earnings for 1997 have been adjusted to include its planned two-for-one slock split, which will Members of the Hastings Middle School Science Olympiad team are (from left, front row) Mark Ferrall, Brian Doozan, Adam Vipond, Bobbi Elkins. Nicole Campbell, Erin Carpenter, Jennifer Shaw, Luke Olmstead. Randy Haire. James Curtis, Nick Sinclair, (second row) Greg Smith, Brian Devries, Terence Cheeseman. Jeremy Lockwood. Tiffany Davis, Britteny Mitchell, Craig Schantz, Eric Scheidel, Joel Gibbons, (back row. from left) Ryan Winebrenner, Joe Smith, Josef Swinkunas, Stephanie Buck, Dawn Gardiner, Shara Cook and Bert Kosbar. Missing from the photo are Lauren Beach, Bobbi Bunge. Chris Donalds. David Miller, Tyler Tossava, Michael Bouchard, Brad Kidder and assistant coach Steve Collins. Middle school team qualifies for 7th straight Science Olympiad The Hastings Middle School Science Olympiad team has qualified for the stale competition for the seventh year in a row. The group, made up of sixth-, seventhand eighth-graders, finished second to Way­ land last Saturday in the rcgionals, held at Kellogg Community College. Battle Creek campus. Wayland and Hastings now will go on to the stale Science Olympiad competition Saturday. May 2. at Michigan Stale Uni­ versity. Tim Neason. lead coach of the Hastings team, said only the lop 40 middle school teams from 15 regional contests re­ ceive an invitation to the state finals. The top two teams at stale lhen cam the right to move on io the National Science Olympiad at Grand Valley Slate University May 14 and 15. The Science Olympiad consists of 22 events and the Hastings group earned medals (for first through third places) in 13 of the events. Winning first-place medals, by cate­ gories, were Lauren Beach and Mark Ferrall in "Fossils;" Jennifer Shaw. Erin Carpen­ ter. Joe Smith and Brian Doozan in the "Pentathlon;” and Lauren Beach and Brian Doozan in "Science Fitness." Finishing second were Tyler Tossava anu Terrence Chccscman in "Bottle Rocket;" Josef Swinkunas and Brad Wills in "Earth. Sea and Sky;" David Miller and Ryan Winebrenner in "Physical Science Lab;" Chris Donalds and Jeremy Lockwood in "Trajectory;" Lauren Beach and Joe Smith in "Water Quality;" and Brad Wills and David Miller in "Wheeled Vehicle." Earning third-place medals were David Miller and Mark Ferrall in "Don’t Bug;" Ryan Winebrenner and Mark Ferrall in "Mission Possible:;" David Miller and Erin Carpenter in "Nature Quest;" and Chris Donalds in "Surfing the Net.” Assisting Neason in coaching the team become effective Monday. March 23, to shareholders of record March 2. Officials said the company's decision to split stock, announced last month, reflects its desire to improve its liquidity and marketability. Hastings Manufacturing officials said the net sales decline (from $39.4 million in 1996 to $35.6 million in 1997) reflects its final exit from the filler business. Exclud­ ing filter sales, Hastings' sales of its re­ maining products increased by 6.5 percent, or $2.2 million in 1997. The company at­ tributed the increase to strong domestic sales and its progress in developing new in tcmational distribution outlets and market share. Hastings Manufacturing Co-Chief Exec­ utive Mark Johnson said. "We arc pleased with the consistency and growth Hastings experienced in 1997, as our core piston rings and related products continue to fuel profitability. Our efficiency improvements, coupled with our core sales growth, serve as solid validation of our decision to focus our resources and efforts on our core prod­ uct lines." Gross profit for the year ended Dec. 31. 1997, grew to 31.7 percent of sales, com­ pared with 25.7 percent in the prior year period, which officials said reflected im­ proved efficiencies and the impact ol Hast­ ings' focus on its higher margin core prod­ ucts. The company also reported that its oper­ ating expenses declined as a percentage of sales to 25.8 percent in 1997. compared with 28.1 percent in 1996. Officials at­ tributed this to the effects of the company­ wide restructuring efforts. Co-CEO Andrew Johnson said. "The combination of improved gross profit mar­ gins and lower operating expenses was crit­ ical to our success in 1997 We are opti­ mistic this momentum will continue in 1998 as our core product focus continues to generate new customers, both domestically and in our export business." Hastings also reported its fourth consecu­ tive quarter of improved results and prof­ itability in the fourth quarter of 1997. which ended Dec. 31. The company posted a net income of $165,043. or 21 cents per share, on net sales of $8.4 million, in the quarter, compared with a net loss of $719,582, or 92 cents, on net sales of $8.1 million in the same period the previous year. The fourth quarter results from 1996 include a restructuring and relocation charge of $351.478 or 30 cents per share on an af­ ter-tax basis, related to Hastings' transition out of the filter business. "The fourth quarter continues our string of profitable quarters and marks lhe first time since 1993 that we have shown four straight periods of positive results." Mark Johnson said. "We are committed to build­ ing on this performance in the coming year as we strive to continuously improve Hast­ ings Manufacturing and the value we pro­ vide our shareholders " Hastings Manufacturing's fourth quarter sales increased despite the inclusion of some filter sales in the 1996 results The company's gross profit improved to 31.2 percent of sales in the 1997 fourth quarter, compared to 21.1 percent in the same pe­ riod in 1996. Operating expenses declined by 17.1 percent for the 1997 period. is Steve Collins. Barry County Residents... Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by calling 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER (Making Barry County residents feel at home for over 100 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B I- • Hastings, Michigan 49058 School*, continued from Pg. 2 stalling, upgrading and customizing soft­ ware; organizing and maintaining directo­ ries and files using various operating sys­ tems; and maintaining and managing com­ puter networks and communications sys­ tems. Superintendent Carl Schocsscl said the new curriculum maps out "where we want to go. not where we are right now." Also at Monday night s meeting, lhe board approved a change in the district pol­ icy on credit requirements that incieascs the number of credits exchange students must earn per year from five to seven. The pol­ icy change was made necessary by the switch to block scheduling al the high school. Quiz bowl team takes 2nd The Hastings High School academic quiz bowl team placed second among 19 teams in a tournament last month at Hillsdale Team members are (tram left) Steve Moray. Levi Solmes. Corey Sandusky. Dan Johnston. Dave Parker and Zach Woodley �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 11 111 ! I rn cur readers Viewpoint: Cancer victim needs community’s help Dear editor: Almost three \vars ago. I wrote a letter to sou reaching out to the eorninuniis. asking cxenonc to pull together to help a family that had los' then home and everything they owned to a fire. I was truly overwhelmed by the response to my letter I received letters containing checks and cash from hundreds of people, which helped this family drastically I am asking this community to pull together once again, but this time it is a whole differ­ ent tvpe of situation This is a life or death sit­ uation tor a young man. Justin Anderson, who has been diagnosed wi»h brain cancer with a tumor that is wrapped around a main artery of the brain that needs to be dealt with by a spe­ cialist in this field, one who is not within this state Because Justin dix**s not have health insur­ ance. he does not have a chance to have this surgery without having $26,000 to give them up front Justin, however, docs have Medicaid, but they will not pay for any surgery out of this state. His chance of surviving surgery here is (I percent If they would have done the surgery they had spoken of. he would have al- Rutland should deny developer’s request To the editor: We wish to address the statements made in a recent Banner story by Robert Munger about the residents of Podunk Lake and on Quimby Road First, we are not against development, but we are very definitely opposed to uncontrolled high density bousing on a plot of land that has been designated unsuitable for such use because of the wetlands, because of soil con­ ditions. because of the soil erosion potential, and because we are trying to protect a small lake from becoming another weed choked and phosphorous contaminated body of water as a result of too many drain fields and fertilizer ennehed lawns. We have been trying to reason with Mr. Munger since June 1997 with an apparent lack of concern on his part The Podunk Lake Association has attended every township meeting since the rezoning request first came to light, with all but two residents in adamant factual opposition to small lots We have peti­ tions on file signed by the residents, we have statements from Jim McManus of the Barry County Land Use Planning Board slating a 100x150 foot lot can not support a drain field in this soil. We filed statements that showed Mr. Munger had not consulted with the DEQ in relation to the wetlands, had not consulted Mind our own business with the Barry County Health Department to have perk tests done. We asked for a lake capacity test to be done, but it was not deemed important to Munger. In all of the meetings we attended, not once did Rob Munger attempt to talk to lhe residents, lhe primary people concerned. Our biggest concern and rightfully so. is if Rob Munger coerces lhe Rutland Township Board to reverse it* ruling and give him R-2 zoning, who is going to be responsible and be accoun­ table to the property owners who are going to suffer? We wonder about developers who make threats of litigation when they don't get what they want. My family has lived in Rutland Township since the 1900s and have enjoyed lhe woods and lakes with great joy. We know that growth is inevitable, but let it be well manag­ ed growth for the good of all. When the Rutland Township Planning Commission rul­ ed that this property should remain RE (rural residential), which is 2-1/2 acre lots, and the Rutland Township Board concurred, they made the right decision based on the law. the planning code and facts. There are no good legal reasons to reverse or modify this decision. The Rutland board is there to serve all the residents of the township. We ask them to deny Rob Munger’s wrongful request. David and Loretta McGIocklin. Hastings ready been gone I am losing faith with our state and this en­ tire country of ours You only have the right to live if you have money What is the matter with that? Poor people and people who have to struggle just to make ends meet have the right to live, too. How can someone like Justin have health insurance when he cannot even work in his condition I had always thought that when a doctor be­ came a doctor that he took an oath to save lives \\ hen did they throw in. "if you have the money we will saw your life'” What really gets me is the millions of dol­ lars that is being spent (our tax dollars) for the investigation into the president's sex life, which I don’t know about you. but I could care less about, and yet just a small percent­ age of that money could save Justin’s life I thought that "We the People" were the government! What happened to that? I don't know about everyone else’s feelings, but I feel that Justin has the right to live and to watch his daughter grow up to be a mother herself some day . I hope that every one of you that reads this letter agrees with me and will do what you can to help this young man. Life is hard enough for all of us. but can you imagine be­ ing in the same position as Justin right now? He needs to know that people really do care and that he does have a right to life. Please send your donation to To Benefit Justin An­ derson Hastings City Bank. Middleville Branch. 435 PC) Box 129. Middleville. Ml 49333. If you have items you want to donate to a benefit auction April 4 at the Expo Center, call 795-876). 795-8718 or 795-7504. Jane A. Jones. Wayland au/i ediia'ual City should share The city of Hastings is holding the extension of its sewer and waler service over the heads of its neighbors, and holding lhe townships hostage is not acting in the interest of all taxpayers. Over the past few months. Hastings and Rutland Charter townships and the city have been negotiating extension of the sewer and water service due to the potential of expansion near the city limits in Rutland Township. Rutland and Hastings townships arc charter townships, meaning that by law. a city cannot annex their land without the township’s permission. The possible business expansion that exists in Rutland means additional tax base to lhe township, lax base ii needs for improvements necessary as it continues to grow. Rutland and Hastings townships surround the City of Hastings so that the only way Hastings could grow in land mass is to purchase land in the townships or annex additional property. The idea of the charter township law passed in Michigan many years ago was to protect the townships from annexation unless the townships agree. One way for the townships to get water and sewer is to strike up an agreement with the city, in the form of an agreement, or what is called a 425. The agreement would allow the townships to purchase the necessary services at an agreed upon formula. The 425 act is an agreed upon annexation of the property over a time, whereby the two governments share the tax base for a period of time. After many efforts to resolve the issue the townships and the city seemed to be at an impasse. In comes Judge Richard Shaw, a long-time resident, lawyer and former city attorney to help work out a fair agreement whereby all parties would benefit. Meetings were held, and after weeks of negotiations, the parties came up with a formula that all three agreed to. After a tentative agreement was reached, it was each representative ’s responsibility to take back the details to their respective units of gov­ ernment for ratification. The two township boards ratified the proposal, but the Hastings City Manager, the city’s representative on lhe bargaining committee, told city officials that he wouldn’t be upset if they voted the measure down. It’s like lhe salesman that makes you an offer on a item and once you accept it. they say "No deal. I changed by mind." If the city manager didn’t like the deal, he owed it to the participants and Judge Shaw to tell them Correction: In the last several weeks, the Banner incorrectly has reported that a proposed water and sewer agreement would have township properties hook up to city utilities at double the rates of city at the lime, and not to mislead them into thinking a deal was struck. Coming up with a formula for the townships to use the city’s waler and sewer system just makes sense. The city has all this additional capacity, the township is growing and needs the services. Il’s in the best interest of all taxpayers, city and township, to make the best use of a system that was paid for by taxpayers. There arc many residents in the townships who work and pay taxes in the city. There residents. It is the service rates that would be doubled, not hookup fees. arc business owners and industry people who work and live in the townships. And when the original sewer system was installed in Hastings in the mid-1960s, it was due to lhe fact the city received a federal grant of some 75 percent of the costs of the plant that Know Your legislators: To the editor: Re: President Clinton's sex life — Into the well that supplies us with water, "cast no stones." 1 am sick and tired of reading and hearing about the Clinton scandal in every newspa­ per. every magazine, and worst of all. the television coverage. Did you ever wonder about the sex life of the airplane pilot who flew you to your destination? Did it matter .’ What about the sex life of the surgeon who saved your life? Do you care? What about the sex life of the mail car­ rier who delivers you mail every day? Docs it really make a difference ’ To the media and everyone who reads, listens to and watches the media — Let’s worry instead about global wanning, illicit drugs and the younger generation, Iraq, starving children in third world countries, not Clinton's sex life. Enough is enough. By the way. what about my sex life? It’s none of your business. Your sex life? I couldn't care less. To those of you who believe everything you read in the newspapers, everything the TV tells you. try thinking about Will Rogers told the American people long ago: Don i believe anything you hear, and only half of what you sec." And nothing you read in the newspapers. Floyd Miller Bellevue allowed them to build it in lhe first place. The townships should not be held hostage for sewer services. The townships arc going to grow whether they like it or not. Barry County as a whole is growing and it’s important that all government units that have sewer systems make them available to lhe U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, people who need them. The city should be able to charge a fair and equitable price. But for the city to hold the Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, pnbne (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. services over the heads of the township is unjust and totally unacceptable to all taxpayers involved. It’s been said by a city council member that if they weren’t firm, they might be run out of office. But if the two townships arc forced to build their own sewer plant, costing area taxpayers millions of dollars, just because the city didn't bargain fairly, then the U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. city should be prepared to pay the price. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Inring, Carlton, Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Chartotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. , It's time the citizens of the area to get involved in this very important issue. Ex­ pansion in Rutland township is inevitable, and so is lhe need for proper sewer handling. We must protect our aquifer and the beautiful Thomapple River that winds through the area. Judge Shaw deserves our thanks and an apology. He thought he had a good deal for the benefit of all. neighbors and taxpayers. And in our estimation, he did. LETTERS from our readers Support K of C fund-raiser To the editor: This week’s Reminder again alerts us to the yearly Tootsie Roll drive, sponsored by Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, the local Knights of Columbus. I am in support of their fund-raising phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House ol Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. efforts and encourage those who want to participate to do so. Their time and donations, which assist the special education programs, arc appreciated. The only thing that displeases me is the reference made to "retarded” children. I'm sure that the reference is not meant to diminish or lessen an individual with special needs. However. I would like to encourage the organization to modify their current slogan to something more pleasing. In the meantime, please support our local K of C organization in raising money for our community. Help children with special needs April 3-5. Tracy Allerding Hastings -----:~ HastingsBaNNER Da’otcd to the interests of Barry County Since IS56 Public Opinion What about dress codes? T-dun with a rock band that sings obscene and offensive lyrics. Ain recently, a West Ottawa male student was ordered to change out of a dress. Do you think it's Mr for •1^ 5 • schools to have dress codes? Hist infs Banner, Inc. Published by A Ovtvor. at JAd Graphcs inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings. M! 49058-0602 (616) 945 9554 FradarIc Jacoba Vice President Stephen Jacoba Secretary John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Trirasure* • NEWSROOM • David T Ybung (Editori Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Cussrfied ads accepted Monday through £r<uy Ba~ito530pm Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Satu’day 8 30 a m Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes io PO Box B Hastngs Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastings Ml 49058 Jamie Saltk, Hastings: "If the shin didn't say something vulgar, the school had no right to suspend him. but the dress? That's just plain wrong." Dianne Kehrie, Hastings: Knlnmnma: "You have io have a code of "Dress codes sre fair as kxtg acceptable apparel in a public as they are reasonable.' place. You cant wear gang colors to school. A girl can't wear a see-through blouse. Someone has io decide wltal's appropriate and what's not. Il should be a joint decision among school officials, parents and students " Peggy Hawkins, DeHon: Darrell Hawbnkar Hastings: "1 don't think it's fsir. They shouldn't be allowed to tell you what you can or can't wear, to an extent." "Yes Schools with codes say it helps morale.* Hastlagst "It's all right for foam to wear what they wmt as Idng mil's presentable and nos controversial . There should be no foul language because that infringes on lhe rights of the �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 — Page 5 County to seek legal advice about verbatim minutes by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis* sioncrs has asked for a legal opinion about the statutory responsibilities of the county clerk to resolve a conflict over a commis­ sioner's desire to have verbatim minutes from portions of two recent meetings. Last month, in response to requests by Commissioner Emmet Herrington. County Clerk Nancy Bocrsma said the clerk's office will no longer prepare verbatim minutes and that Herrington was unhappy about her decision. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey last week asked County Administrator Michael Brown to get a legal opinion on the issue. Commissioner John Barnett said legal advice would be a good way “to clear the air.” Herrington said he would be satisfied with a legal opinion if it “makes some sense. If it doesn't I won t (accept it)." One of Herrington's recent requests for verbatim minutes was when he asked Bai­ ley to state publicly why he had taken him off the Barry County Mental Health Board. Bocrsma's office replied to that request and the minutes included nearly two pages of Because the clerk gave "verbatim reason­ ing” (in recent board minutes) to han verba­ tim entries in the official minutes. Herring­ ton said in a written statement. "Accord­ ingly. I demand equal treatment in my re­ ply. as contained in this paper, lu the clerk's statements appearing verbatim in the Feb 24. I99K. official minutes of this body." Bocrsma said the clerk's office is not ob­ ligated to include verbatim information in the county board minutes. She has said state law specifies that minutes arc required to contain: a statement of the time, date and place of the meeting; the members pre­ sent as well as absent; a record of any deci­ sions made at the meeting and a record of all roll call votes; and an explanation for the purpose(s) if the meeting is a closed session. Herrington, in his statement, said those "items an only minimal requirements of comments on the issue. Hcmngton also claims he made a request for his "full remarks and those remarks of other board members" to be included verba­ tim in the Jan. 27 minutes about the need for the county board to develop a business plan. what can or must appear in minutes con­ structed under this section of the law and does not address verbatim or other types of entries which may appear. Bocrsma noted that often the official minutes have extra information pertaining to items that arc important to the county, beyond the minimum requirements. She also said that if Herrington or an­ other commissioner has a prepared state­ ment that he/shc wanted to read during a meeting, it could be included in the min­ utes file. "...I can't sec why that isn't getting in­ FINANCIAL FOCUS communicate with our constituents and we can't with this type of (minimum) min­ utes." Herrington said. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey said "...There's a difference between (commissioners) making policy and mak­ ing statute. Wc as commissioners don't in­ fringe upon the rights of the other elected officials in Barry County." "I would agree." Hcmngton responded. "I think that's what we’re doing in this case (with Herrington's request)." Bailey said. "We re telling the clerk what we want her to do that's above and beyond what the statute calls for her to do." That's what I would like clarified," Her­ rington said. "...We have a right to ask questions, to disagree and to bring new thoughts and not have them squashed every time you bring something in," he said. "That's my point right there. If it (lhe minutes) can get back to the people, the people will let us know what they want. The people do not know what we're doing up here." "You have other options other than dic­ tating that to a clerk to do." Bailey said. He furnished by... Mark D. Christenson \. formation out to the people." she added. "My immediate question." Herrington asked "is by what authority can the clerk question or otherwise dictate the content, recording or reproduction of minutes of a county commission as long as the basic re­ quirements of Public Act 267 of 1976. as amended, arc contained as a part of such minutes. The act dictates minimum re­ quirements and is silent about the contents of additional information." Herrington maintains that the minutes must contain additional information as di­ rected by members of the County Board members because commissioners arc elected to be policy makers and thus create a record of such transactions. "I think we have a responsibility to added that if Herrington wants the statutory responsibiltics of lhe clerk changed, he of Edward Jonaa and Co. could take it to state legislators. Herrington said he doubts that a statutory change would be necessary to have his re­ Buy and hold a winning strategy Some people treat investing as though it were the Indv 500. 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You start by buying highquality investments, and then have the patience to hold them for the long term. quests fulfilled. "It's costing taxpayers dollars now to fight and argue this," Bailey said. "Some of what you're requesting now isn't even what you requested the first time. Now you want lhe business plan incorporated and prior you were addressing the other issue... "What you're doing, commissioner, is you’re still trying to make Ihc case that I have done something. You said, 'Chairman Jim Bailey's unilateral action in removing you (from the Mental Health Board).' This was not my action. This was an action of the Board of Commissioners. Jim Bailey can do nothing by himself. It was a 7-1 vole that did that. When you write things like that... I'm not going to say it's bold­ face lying, you squeak around the edges where you're tellling just about enough of the truth to make it there but not quite the the county for 29 years and “always tried to sioners "provide policy guidance to the clerk as to their desires concerning the overall contents of board minutes. "If we're going to continue with the horse and buggy. I have no argument." Hcmngton said. During public comment at last week's cooperate on everything. "...The problem I see with this (verbatim minutes) is you're using it as a political bully pulpit and I told you that." she said to Herrington. "And I object to that.' he replied. "All I ask is better administration by this board." She also said that Hcmngton "is wel­ come to have a tape recorder here at any time," which would provide a verbatim ac­ count of proceedings for his own use. She said that when her office makes tapes of county board meetings, the tapes meeting. Dowling citizen George Hubka discussed a letter he had sent to the board, stating that tapes of the board meetings arc considered to be “documents" under the state s Freedom of Information Act and that the board should file a records and disposal scliedulc covering the tape recordings with the Michgam State Archives office in Lansing. arc not used to transcribe the minutes. They arc used, if needed, to double check who made motions, and other pertinent data. Usually. Ihc tapes arc erased and re­ used after the minutes arc approved. In other business, at the March 10 meet­ ing .the hoard: • Honored Michigan State Police Sgt. Michael Haskamp for his dedicated service "Is it unreasonable in 39 months to ask two times for verbatim (minutes)?" Her­ rington asked. "We don't have the time." Bocrsma said. "Wc would have to have more money in to county citizens and congratulated him upon his retirement. Haskamp was sta­ tioned in Detroit when he first became a trooper in 1974. He first served in Barry County in 1979 and was promoted to our budget and have to have a tran­ scriber..." sergeant in 1993 and transferred to lhe Bat­ tle Creek Post. He returned to work in Hastings in 1996. In Hastings, Haskamp's responsibilities included first aid and firearms instruction. He hx» been an active member of the She said the board's own rules stale: 'ev­ ery order, resolution and determination of the board shall be recorded in the records of the board and signed by the chair and the clerk of Ihc board.' In his written statement. Herrington said. "The county clerk's apparent sole responsi­ bility in this instance is that of a vehicle to community, participating in the YMCA, the Delton High School Drug Task Force and as an active member of the Free Methodist Church. • Appointed four people to the County Mental Health Board: Father Charles Mc­ Cabe and Judith Thorcscn, whose appoint­ ments are retroactive to Jan. I, 1997 and Dr. Larry Hawkins and Steve Storey, retroactive to Jan. I. 1998. record, preserve and reproduce such records as deemed necessary by members of the board of commissioners or other competent authority. In reading Act 267. Herrington said he could not find "verbiage which would pre­ vent verbatim or other entries on the part of qualified oficials." He also noted that he has not been privy to judicial precedents or other information which might mitigate his conclusions. Herrington recommended that commis­ Been There, Done That? Already certified as a Nursing Assistant? We are looking for exceptional, honest, dependable and caring people to work at our 138 bed skilled nursing facility on our 3-11 shift. We have health insurance, vacation/illness benefits and deferred compensation benefits available. If you are interested in applying for membership to our team, come to Thornapple Manor between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and fill out an application. 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He was a member of VFW Post «4461 in Lake Odessa, and he also drove school bus for 23 yean and was a local law enforcement officer. He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Powell. Mr. Aldnch is survived by his wife, Evelyn; son, Steve (Deborah) Aldrich of Lake Odessa, three daughters, Terri (John) Strand of Georgia, Jane Aldnch of Lake Odessa, and Tammi (Clare) Sutliff of Lake Odessa; seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 7, 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa with Reverend Michael Gibson officiating. Intranet took place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Lake Odessa Church of the Nazarene Building Fund. DELTON - David G. Durkee, age 67, of Dclkin passed away Wednesday, March II, 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center. Kalamazoo. He was bom April 29, 1930 in Delton, the son of Gordie and Vina (Willison) Durkee. Mr. Durkee was employed in his early years with Tung ate Excavating of Delton & Checker Motors of Kalamazoo. He was employed many years wilh Smith & Doster Farm Implement of Delton and several years with Peabody Oil of Delton. He was married to Margaret “Marge" Myles on June 23. 1960. Mr. Durkee loved to drive his car and travel the surrounding area and was given by his good friend Bill Smith the C.B. “Handle" "The Road runner"! Mr. Durkee was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marge on November 7, 1996. Mr. Durkee is survived by many cousins; two sisten-in-law, Palma Cartwright of Kalamazoo and Dorothy Pond of Vicksburg. Cremation has taken place at his request. A Graveside Memorial Service is pending. Burial will be at E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home of Delton. ERNEST JAMES (BUD) GROSS NASHVILLE - Ernest James (Bud) Gross, age 76, of Nashville passed away Sunday, .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... C Hl RC H PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST ?hi| Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 4<M15U <6161 75IL3O2I church 1330 N Broadway Hasting* Phone 945-3195 Sunday School Mwhigan Ave. Hasimgv Ml 49O5X Sunday Scnice* Hiblc phone Sunda* Service V KJ a m . 9 30 a m . Wonhip and Celebration Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . Sunda* School 11 00 a m . Sundav f vcning Prayer lime o («» pm. Wednesday. Bible Study. " IM) p m 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Evening Service* 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Nornun Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 H I VSANTVIEt* FAMILY QI IM BY I SITED Mier School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Bo* h3. Hasting*. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar t reek Rd . X mi South. Pantor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 22X' Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship h 00 am. Honing Ser­ * tee at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prj\er Bible ' (Ml pm ST. ASDREWS INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHI RCH Meeting at 502 I Bond Si (Hast­ ing* Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I *l and 3rd Sundays Monung Prayer 2nd A 4th Sunday* 1921 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Re* Hu*twick. vicar at 94M­ David I 2101 St Andrew'* is a pan of the Independent Anglican Church < anada Synod IILSTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 16'4 West State Road. Hastings, Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all age* Bible study, youth and children* program Pa*tor John Mcllish 541 N Bible Survey on video* in the home Free Hiblc ( orrevpondence METHODIST ( Hl RC II M-'u West Pasior Susan Trow­ bridge (6 IM 945-9192 Sunday school 10 a m . Worship II am. Morning Worship 10 45am Nuncry provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 (JO p m Wednesday activities 7 (Ml p m arc Rainbows or J J BiNc Quiz (age* 2 through ~ or first grade). Kid* Club or Junior Bible quiz cage* X-12). THORN APPLE VALLEY CHURCH Course 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHI RCH nett. Pastor Church office phone Corner of State Rd and Bott wood 94X-2549 Sunday Worship X 30 a m and 11 (XI a m Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and share (imc 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm You(h group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family Daniel Graybill, Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ St. Rev ate Pasior Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 945 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship, 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adult* “Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesdav HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 Senior - 9 00 am Adult Bible Study. 10 (M) am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7oo pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 office a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45pm Warriors (grades K-5th). 239 E North St. Hasting* Rev Michael Anton. Pastor rbmr 945­ Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 9414 Sunday. March 22 X 00 & 10 45 a m Holy ( ommunion, 9 30 (grade* 6-12th) Thursday 7 (Ml p m Prayer Meeting (Child pm care provided) GRACE LI THERAN CHURCH Sunday School (all ages). 6 (JO Youth (।roup Thursday. March 19 4 00 p.m ChildrenY Choir. 7 00 ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH p m Adult Choir. 7 30 Adult Cai- cch Y’mrth Friday. March 20 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Lock In. 6 30 pm Wedding Re­ 4905X Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ 1st Communion. 3 00 pm. Wed­ ding. X 00 NA Monday. March 23 ends Sunday Morning Mas* 10 00 am • 1928 Book of Common ■’00 pm. W I I ( A Council. 7 30 p m . Adult Catcch Tuesday. Prayer March 24 Blood Dnvc. 7 (JO p m Sunday School Staff. 7 30 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH hearsal Saturday. March 21 9 30 pm O.A Wednesday. March 2* 10 00 WordWatchcr*. 6 (Ml Supper. 7 00 Lenten Y'espcn Youth Ministries or Teen Bible UN | Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pasior. John Quiz (age* 13-19). -Adult Bible Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Study - No age limits Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Corner of Green Sunday School 9 45 and 11 (JO a m for children and adults Family street*. Dr Bufford W ( oc. Pastw Lisa Stevens. Director of ( hnstian Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the WFK (>ME ( ORNERS ( MTFD METHODIST I Hl'RCH 31 *5 N Broadway. Hastings, Ml 4905K Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pukard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunda*. 9 (Ml a m . Rev Ken Yaughi. 11 OO am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all age* 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to X 00 pm. BIBLE. STU DY’ Sunday . 5 00 p m , Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month X (Ml a m . freewill of­ HASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST CHI RC H and Church Month Mom * Time Out Wednes­ Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ day Sr High Youth. Jr HighY’ouih. and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ ner free building with elevator to all floor* Broadcast ol worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ more information 94K-X004 am with child care for infants and rector of Music and ship 10 30 am. Worship 11 00 toddlers thru age 4. ,.nu Junior HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Uhurch for age* 5 thru 2nd gtadc, church family with the warmth of Christ* Line, and the fellowship of 502 I. Grand St. Hastings. Pastor Jr-Hl Youth Fellowship 5 30 p m people who care David Burgett. 948-8890 of 94X­ Wednesday* Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth fering We welcome you to our GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE C TH RC H rft»r«rerfr the lh\tinf\ Grate Brethren (hursh). 600 Powell Rd . I mile east of Hasting* Ru* Sarver. Pastor I mentu*. 945-9224 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Sers Ke 6 pm. study for all ST. ROSE ( A1HOI.K C Hl RCH xo< S Jellenon father Charles I M’hcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 6 00 p m . (toodwill Ulas*. lYeluck dinner program Wednesday. April NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC C HI RCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St ( at hoi is ( hutch. Hasting* Saturday I vemng 6 30 p m Special program presented by Steve Reid FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHI RC II 231 S Broadwav. Hasting* Michigan 4905X (616) 945-5463 Ci Ken) Keller. Pastor Sally ( Keller. Direc­ GRACE COMMUNITY ( III RCH tor of Noahs Ark PreSchool Julie A (luenthcr. Sunda* School Superinten­ dent Thursday. March 19 12 00 Nursery, children* min­ noon Lenten luncheon in Leawm istry. ymith group, adult small group ministry, leadership training Sharpe Hall followed by Worship Service al 12 30 Sunday. March 20 6 00pm Mender* Dinner and Pri»Randall Hannun. Pastor Sunday Services Sundj* 945-9574 to make reservation) Ro*c scrvicc 9 45 arr. I 6 30 p m . I enten Dinner, pcpared sit down meal (reservations requied. just call Church Office at Mas* 1! '»o am. CtMilcssion Saturday l"|b North Broadway 5 (JO Study, p'-ase call for m»»rc detail* p m . Sundav Masses X (X) a tn and < III RC II OF THE NAZ IRENE grade. 4 30 p m Thursday* terested in a free Home Bible inectini! at Maple A alley High School Pastor Don Roscuc. (517) X52-922X Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the 4 (Ml - 4 30 p m Mi-lli Youth Fellowship 4 (JO p in . pm Youth Handbells. 6 30 pm •Adult Handbell*. 7 3<> p m Chan­ cel Choir Saturday. March 21 Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ Sunday Service* 9 45am ■ Bible ( Li«*c* - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. " '0 p m Prayer and Bible Stud* ■ Shar­ ing Your faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 94^-9224; 6 U) p tn - Bible School Hour. txt am Morning Worship Ser­ WCMJDGROVF BRETHREN C HRISTIAN PARISH 4xX" Coats Grose Rd Pastor Ben I lernng W heckhai’ accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Ser* ice 10 30 vice. « on pm evening Service. Wednesday ' <Mi p m Service* lor Church Adult*. Teens and < hildren ings. Junior-Senior High am. Wednesday b (Ml p m Youth meet­ gram Sunday. March 22 9 I< am Sunda* School teacher* meet for grayer < Wa m and II (M» a m Sun­ day morning Worship Service* The 9 30 Service i* broadcast met WBCH- AM 1220 Nunerv is pro­ vided dunng both Service* 10 30 am (oflee Hour - Dining Room. Mtipm ( onfirmation ( las* • Din­ Thi* information on worship services is provided by Ihc Hasting* Banner, the churches and these local businesses YA RF N Fl NER Al. HOME of Hasting* FLEXFAB INCORPOR ATEDof Hastings N Al ION Al. BANK OF H ASTINCiS Member I DI C I HF II ASTIM.S BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadwav Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY Prescriptions" I IMS Jcflcrwn 945-3429 HASTINGS M ANI FAC 11 RING CO. Hastings. Michigan II ANT INCA IIBI RGL ASS PRODI CTS. INC "’0 ( ook Rd Hastings. Mwhigan //. Richey Wagner ing Room. 6Ot) pm Senior High PYF - Dining Room Special Pro gram 600-7 3(i pm Middle High PYT Moncav. Match 23 " <■) p m ( omrnitlee Nigh: <:athe» m Sanctu­ ary tStewardship ( omm i» NOT meeting! luesday. March 24 6 15 a tn Men * Bible stud* Y Ml A. 3 IM) PM NFWSLf I HR DI AD­ I INI ’Ito pm tommiticc to Pre­ sent Abuse • 1 ibrarv Wednesday March 2* 9 to am t tfcle study leader* meet with Pa*tot Keller ■ Lounge 6 (Ml p m Church Night Supper • Dining Room "(Mi pm Chuxei t hoit rehearsal "00 pm "Kerygnu Bible Studs Dining Room '(Ml pm lhe Seven Dead I v Sin*” I enten B<Ne Study * I« p tn Pra-er t lathering I ounge Lounge March 15, 1998 at his Nashville Home. He was bom in Grand Rapids on August 4, 1921 to James William and Eva Elvira (Golden) Gross. He came to Nashville at age 9, and lived his entire adult life in Barry County. Mr. Gross attended Morgan and Quimby Schools. He worked in the C.C. Camps in Wisconsin, at Grand Ledge Title Company, Pepsi-Cola Company m Grand Rapids, Caledonia Lumber Company, and 25 years at E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings. He also owned Ernies Gun Shop in Freeport. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery, golfing, bowling and trapping. He made his own guns, traps and arrows. Mr. Gross entered the service in 1942 serv­ ing as a Machinist 3rd Class in the Navy CB's. He served in the Pacific Theater including Guam. He married Caroline Newman of Bancroft on July 3, 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island. Ernie was a life member of VFW Post 88260, Nashville, and the Masonic Lodge 8255, Nashville. He was preceded in death by hit parents and a sister, June McCormick. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Caro­ line; three sop^, Gordon L. Gross of Anaheim. California, Ernest (Eryn) Gross of Las Vegas, Nevada, and James W. (Veronica) Gross of Nashville; one daughter, Shirley A. Dexter of Nashville; nine grandchildren, Kyle, Caroline, William, Louise & Ernest Gross, Aimee Hopk­ ins, Diane Lavoie, Bradley & Jason Dexter; one step grandson. Richard Jones; six great grandchildren; one aunt, Alice Eaton of Nash­ ville; one step brother, Clarence Rowlader of Hastings. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 19,1998 at 2:00pm at the Peace United Methodist Church in Barryville with Reverend Susan Trowbridge officiating along with the Masonic Lodge. Burial will be in the Barryville Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry County Hospice or American Cancer Societv. Luella Smith PLAINWELL - Luella Smith, age 75, of Plainwell passed away Friday. March 13,1998 at Life Care Center of Plainwell. She was born July 5, 1922 in Battle Creek, the daughter of George & Lulu (Fox) Smith. She attended the Ann J. Kellogg School. Luella was a member of the Otsego Church of God. She loved puzzles & clipping coupons and sharing them with others. She attended the Adult Community Connections Program in Allegan County where she had many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters, Carrie Behn, Laura Hart, Marie Trumbull, Flossie Smith, Florence Snyder; six brothers, Frank, Roy, Orville, Henry, Howard & Leonard Smith. Luella is survived by one sister, Bertha Mellen of Battle Creek; two sisters-in-law, Viola Smith of Delton, Mary Smith of Battle Creek; many nieces & nephews. Memorial Services were held Wednesday, March 18,1998 at lhe Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Burial took place at E. Hickory Comers Cemeterv. _______ Dora E. Colyar________ I HASTINGS - Dora E. (White) (Drayton) Colyar, age 93, of Hastings, passed away Tues­ day, March 17, 1998 at Tcndcrcarc of Hastings. Mrs. Colyar was bom on August 2, 1904 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of George & Elsie (Howard) While. She was raised in North Platte, Nebraska and attended schools there. She lived in several Michigan communities coming to Hastings in 1966 from Scotvillc. She was married to Rex J. CoIvar on June 25, 1964. Mrs. Colyar enjoyed sewing, crocheting, garage sales, fishing, traveling and hunting with her husband al their cabin in Luther. She especial­ ly enjoyed spending lime with her granddaughter Cyndt. Mrs. Colyar was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Hubert Drayton; second husband, Rex J. Colyar on December 15, 1989; daughter, Elsie WaUacc on Octobcrt I, 1966; sister, Mac Bollcsh and brother, Leonard While. Mrs. Colyar is survived by cue son, Bud (Char­ lene) Drayton of Hastings, one daughter, Sheila (David) Colyar-Kipp of Battle Creek; twelve grandchildren: seventeen great grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday. March 20,1998 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 21, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. al Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Donald Wilkins officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Joey Tolin or McNnt Memorial Fund (or Michi gan Foster Adoptive Parents Association. FREEPORT - H. Richey Wagner, age 78, of Freeport, passed away on Monday. March 16. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Wagner was bom on August 12. 1919 m Detroit, the son of Frederick &. Annie (Foster) Wagner. He was raised in lhe Middleville area and attended schools there. Mr. Wagner was a well known area musician, playing piano, guitar and singing (or many years at various events throughout Michigan. He also worked as an automobile mechanic. He was a member of Middleville Lodge «231 F A AM. Mr. Wagner was preceded in death by his parents A sister. Eleanor Cairns. Mr. Wagner is survived by his sister, Ruth Rust of Hastings; one brother, Foster Wagner of Rock ford; several nieces and nephews, great & great great nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held al 4:00 p.m., Saturday. March 21. 1998 at the Grace Brethren Bible Church 600 Powell Road, Hastings with Reverend Russell A. Sarver and Reverend J.B. Stutts officiating. A Memorial Reception will be held at the church immediately following services. Burial will take place at Irving Township Cemetery, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. | Doris lone Matthews GRAND HAVEN • Doris lone Matthews, agc 94, of Grand Haven, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 1998 at her residence. She was bom on Apnl 2. 1903 in Woodland, the daughter of Herbert A Kathryn (Townsend) Sprague. She was a resident of Coats Grove attending schtrol in Hastings and a 1922 graduate of West cm Normal College in Kalamazoo She married W. Bruce Matthews m 1926*. Dons taught music and art for Grand Rap& and Newaygo Schools. The family resided in Comstock Park, Neway­ go and Grand Haven. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star - Unity Chapter in Ncwaygd. She was preceded in death by her son, George; brother, Harold Sprague; grandson and greet grandson. Mrs. Matthews is survived by her husband of • 72 years, W. Bruce Matthews; daughters, Kathryn (Ray) McDcrmid of Grand Haven. Marilyn (Bud) Magee of Newaygo; sons, Wally B. (Carolyn) Matthews of Grand Haven, Jcny H. Matthews of Laingsburg; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, March 18. 1998 at VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home in Grand Haven. Interment look place at Grand Haven Town­ ship Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Ottawa Community, 1515 South DcSpcldcr, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 or the charity of your choice. Barbar^ne^tancr |_______ Katherine Ray GRAND RAPIDS - Barbara Ellen Hancr, age 60, of Grand Rapids went to be with her Lord Tuesday, March 10, 1998. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Harry J. and Neva Fish; brother, Harry S. Fish. She is survived by her loving husband of 39 years, Thomas; sons, Todd Hancr ol Kalamazoo, Jordan Haner of Grand Rapids; several sisters-inlaw; brothers-in-law; nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 14,1998 at lhe First Baptist Church, Middleville. Pastor Bruce N. Stewart officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prison Outreach Ministries. Lawrence E. Main LYNDON STATION, WISCONSIN - Kathcr inc Ray, age 56, of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, March 16, 1998 Sl Clare Hospital of Baraboo, Wisconsin after a coura­ geous baulc with cancer. Kathy was bom February 7, 1942 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Gerald and Ethel (Gunstrum) Peters. She attended the Kellogg Agricultural School in Hickory Comers. She married Boone Ray in June 1964. She has lived most of her life in the Michigan area and the last four yean has lived near Lyndon Station, Wisconsin. She has been employed as a cook, baker and housekeeping assistant at lhe Holiday Inn of Wisconsin Dells. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents; grandma and grandpa Peters; stepmother, Alice Peters, and other relatives. Kathy is survived by a son, Jerry of Kalama­ zoo; daughter, Beth Ann (Tim) Davis of Texas, brother, Jerry Peters of Delton; unde. Bob HASTINGS - Lawrence E. Main, age 64, of Hastings, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 1998 at Central Michigan Community Hospital in Ml Pleasant. Mr. Main was bom on September 3, 1933 in Hastings, the son of William and Bertha (Larkin) Main. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools. He served in the United States Army from December 1,1955 until his discharge on February 8, 1961. He was married to Barbara A. Rozcma on June 10, 1950. Mr. Main was employed at the Parkcr-Hannifin Company in Otsego, retiring from there in 1979 and previous employment included the Plainwell Paper Company in Plainwell. He spent forty-seven years of love and devo­ tion to his wife and family. He also lived primarily in the Hastings area except for twenty yean in the Otsego area. He enjoyed fishing, camping, slot machine gambling, woodworking and was an avid reader. Mr. Main was preceded in death by his parents. William and Bertha; son. Ron Main in 1981; grandson, Jacob Main in 1985; brothers, Floyd, Dak, Howard and Carl Main; sister, Grace W imans. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; four sons, Ed (Zar) Main of Otsego, Tom (Tammy) Main of Wayland, Robert (Kathy) Main and Steve (Abbie) Main both of Hastings; one daughter, June (Ron) Stall of Charlotte; one daughter-in-law, Diane Main of Otsego; twenty-two grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.' Funeral services were held at the Wren Funeral Home in Hastings on Monday, March 16, 1998 with the Reverend Jeffrey Bowman officiating. A memorial reception was held following the services al lhe Hastings Moose Lodge. Memorial contributions may be nude to the family. | | | CLOVERDALE - Steven L. Karmes, age 84, of Cloverdale, passed away Monday. March 16,1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings He was bom July 15, 1914 in Hastings, lhe son of Louis P. & Eva (Peet) Karmes. Mr. Karmes graduated from Hastings High School in 1932. He was employed during World War II at Ford Motor Company in Detroit and for several years at the E.W. Bliss Company of Hastings. He owned and operated for many years the Trio Cafe in Hastings. Mr. Karmes was a Golden Glove Boxer and loved sailing and music and played the flute in bands. Mr. Karmes was married to Pnscilla Brooks on February 21, 1936. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pnscilla on July 14, 1995; sister, Lucille Wilson. Mr. Karmes is survived by his three sons. Louis III & Sandy Karmes of Grand Ledge. David A Sheila karmes of Delton. Charles I Denny A Cindy Karmes of Hastings; eleven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one sister, Bessie Wright of Ludington; one brother, Richard Karmes of Maryland; three sisters-in-law, Blanche Lewis, Winona Chand­ ler, Vivian Howers; one brother-in-law, Robert Brooks; several nieces A nephews Cremation has taken place at his request. Visitation will take place Thursday, March 19. 1998 from 10:00-11:00 a m. al the Williams Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be held Thursday. March 19, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home with Father Charles McCabe of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings officiating. Burial will take place al Brush Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church. (Pauline) Eskes of Lowell; aunt, Geraldine Potter of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin; special friend. Keith Francois of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Joshua, Amber and Alisha; other cousins and friends; former husband, Boone Ray. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 19, 1998 from 4-8 p.m. at the Conway-Picha Funeral Home of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 21, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at lhe Williams Funeral Home in Delton with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Burial will be at Ml. Everest Memorial Park Cemetery in Kalamazoo. | HASTINGS - Robert E. Demond, age 76. of Hastings, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 1998 al his residence. Mr. Demond was bom on January 9,1922 in Castleton Township, Barry County, lhe son of Robert A Esther (Springett) Demond. He was raised in lhe Kalamo area of Eaton County and attended South Kalamo School A Bellevue High School. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. He was employed at Hastings Manufactur­ ing Company for 42 years, retiring in 1983. Mr. Demond was married to Lillian M, Kenny on July 2, 1946. Mr. Demond was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lillian on September 26. 1990; brother. Stephen Demond in 1966. Mr. Demond is survived by one son, Roder­ ick (Sharon) Demond of Hastings; three grand­ children, Jason. Robert J. A Amy Faith; two brothers, Leo Demond of Hastings and Royce Demond of Nashville. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, March 18, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend George Speas officiated. Burial took place at Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Bany County. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Mabel F. Studt| LAKE ODESSA - Mabel F. Studt. age 95, ot Lake Odessa, passed away Saturday, March 14. 1998 at TenderCare of Hastings. She was bom April 1. 1902 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of G. Edward and Etta Mae (Dean) Wilson She mamed Fay Studt on November 29. 1928 in Lake Odessa. Mrs. Studt was a member of lhe Neighbor­ hood Club Brown Road. She was preceded in death by her husband. Fay. on September 26, 1987; two brothers. Elmer and Clifford Wilson; four sisters. Myrtle Thornton. Hazel Gober, Gladys Wilson, and Pearl Roberts. She is survived by her son, Wendell (Sarah) Studt of Woodland, five grandchildren, Marla Jo (Herbert) Rickloff of Ann Arbor, Kristen Studt of Kalamazoo, Gary (Cindy) Studt of Lake Odessa, Dana (Charlie Baker) Studt of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Brenda Studt of High Point, North Carolina; many great grandchil­ dren; three nieces. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday. March 18, 199R at Koops Funeral Chapel with Reverend George Speas officiating. Interment was held in Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. Memorial contnbutions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 19, 1998 — Page 7 Social News Lawrences mark 60th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Elton W. Lawrence of Rapid City celebrated their diamond wedding an­ niversary Dec 20. 1997. at a private family dinner an j theater party at the Wharton Cen­ ter for the Arts. Michigan State University. The event was hosted by their children. Elton Lawrence and the former Claribel “Claire” Morrison were married Aug. 30. 1937, at the Christian Church in Saginaw The Rev, John Frye performed the ceremony. Mr. Lawrence was employed in public edu­ cation for 40 years. Mrs. Laurence was a rural public school teacher for five years and also was a substitute teacher with the Thomapple Kellogg School System for several years. They lived on the Torch River for 20 years. They have two sons and one daughter, de­ ceased. There are five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Barry-Burghdoff will wed April 11 The children of Deborah S. Barry and James A. Burghdofl would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their parents. An April II. 199X wedding is being planned. Ex-Hastings teacher to mark 75 years Ruth Tangerstrom. a retired Hastings el­ ementary teacher, will celebrate her 75th birthday March 24. For the occasion, her family has planned a card shower for Tangerstrom on Sunday. March 22 during the coffee hour after the 11 a.m. service at the Manistee United Methodist Church. Originally from the Manistee area, she returned to her hometown when she retired. Tangerstrom received lhe Liberty Bell Award from the Barry County Bar Associa­ tion in 1979 for her contributions to lhe community. That's the same year she re­ tired from a 34-ycar teaching career and served as the grand marshal in the Hastings Christmas parade. She taught kindergarten for 33 years at Central Elementary School in Hastings, according to a 1979 article published in the Reminder. During her career. Tangerstrom taught more than 2.000 students. Some former students remember that Tangerstrom stoned the train ride field trips. She is a former president of Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Tangerstrom earned a master's degree at Western Michigan University in 1961. Cards may be sent to Tangerstrom at 717 Elm St.. Manistee. Mich. 49660. lake Odessa N€UUS The Ionia County Health Department will hold its monthly clinic for immunizations Wednesday. March 25 at Central United Methodist Church. The Lake Odessa Museum Depot w ill be open for visitors Saturday. March 28. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This month the display will be featuring pottery. In the meantime. St. Edward s Church will host its annual Lenten breakfast for the public Saturday. March 21. at 9:30 a.m. in the parish hall. Father Tom Boufford and others from the congregation will present their program “A Desert Experience" about their fortnight stay in settlements in Mexico, where they experi­ enced life first hand in the mountainous ter­ rain. Business news in a city paper reports that Glik’s is opening six stores purchased from Dancers. They market clothing of the casual nature. In March they will open stores in Rockford. Fremont and Auburn. Ind. In April, they will open at Allegan, Whitehall and Io­ nia. Dancers formerly had a store in Hastings. On Tuesday las’ week. Fred Dahl on Emer­ son Street was surprised to sec pine boughs outside one of his windows. During the night, following the heavy snow of Monday. March 9. one of his 50*foot evergreen trees simplylost its moorings and tipped out of the soil and fell onto his house It must have landed gently because he was not awakened. He accepted the new situation by say ing he had his Christ­ mas tree early for 1998 and might put lights on it when a warmer day comes. It appears to have done no damage to his roof over the kitchen wing. However, with help from a chainsaw the offending trunk was removed from its lofty mooring* Monday this week. First publicity has appeared for the 1998 Women’s Festival set for April 25 at the Ionia Education Center. The day will be filled with workshops, exhibits and a key note speaker. In Arizona. Bonnie Leak had the misfor­ tune to fall and break a leg bone. She under­ went surgery Thursday and returned to their winter home Sunday evening. The United Methodist Women pf Central L'MC held their Quiet Day service Monday evening at the unit meeting The elected lead­ ership team was the hostess group, l he pro­ gram dealt with the role of community houses the Women’s Division supports lhe nearest one is the Grand Rapids United Methodist Community House on Sheldon Street. The Lakewood Choral Society held a win­ ter concert Sunday afternoon al Lakewood United Methodist Church fellowship an ex­ hibit by three local artists The event was co­ ordinated by the Lake Odessa Arts Commis­ sion. The artists were Valene McCaul. An­ drew Coates and Nocllc Williams Coming March 24 is the annual Men’s Cho­ rus concert at Lakewood High School Join­ ing them for the evening will be a quartet “Three Men and a Tenor." The local men’s voices are those of select students from grades 9-12. Along with the student group and the comedy team will be a men's quartet from the Detroit area singing barbershop style. This will be the 12th annual concert with men’s voices. Marvm Shanks had a successful visit home Monday He was able to do all the tasks on his agenda to indicate that he could manage in a home setting so his homecoming was set for I riday this week. He has received care at Hastings since Thanksgiving. Rose Ann Sinke had surgery al Ann Arbor on Monday this week. Her father-in-law in Lansing died Sunday. Her friends wish her well with her recovery. Roland. Marlene and Lorraine Kay Osborn recently moved to Middleville from their home on Brow n Road. Marlene was hospital­ ized at Pennock Hospital last week and on Monday their son Joshua Meredith was bom. weighing 5 lbs. 6 I 2 ozs. He was transferred to the Butterworth Neonatal unit, but Tuesday he was making good progress. His sister is at Buchanan with her mom’s aunt, Marian McMillen Weinberg, and husband Tom. The new baby’s grandparents. Lorraine and Don. are in Florida follow ing plans made much ear­ lier. Spring officially arrives on Friday after­ noon this week. Longer days, shorter nights! On Tuesday s (March 24) "Viewpoint" pro­ gram on WION radio at 1430. sports historian Dick Kishpaugh of Parchment will be speak­ ing on Dave Hess’s program with stories of stale basketball tournaments. Dick has stories galore on the highlights, the improbable and the impossible which have happened. Doubt­ less he will make mention of Lakewood's 1975 state championship game. This was a time when the semi-final game was far more exciting than was the final game. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met March 12. Lynda Cobb was the hostess. In lieu of Cathy Lucas's planned program, a video from the Charles Kurah senes “On the Road" was shown with stones of unforget­ table characters Kuralt met on his drives around the country. Imagine a man who taught 53 years in the same school in Mon­ tana! He worked to prepare his students for life "outside' their country setting using ball­ room dancing, computers, gym classes, singing, band and other enriching classes. GIRL. Tiara Ann. born at Pennock Hospital on March 5. 1998 at 8 58 a m. to Rip and Gin­ ger Eastman of Hastings Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches long Middleville student is finalist in History Day district contest Luke Rosenberg. II. of Middleville was a finalist in the District No. 6 Michigan History Day competition last Saturday at Historic Chariton Park. Consequently Rosenberg, a student at Page Elementary School, earned the right to take part in a slate competition later this year at St. Ignace This was the third year Charlton Park hosted this unique academic competition, with 47 entries from six schools in the 13-county district including: Page Elementary School in Middleville. Tekonsha Junior High School, Countryside Middle School. Holland Chris­ tian Middle School. Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School and St. Monica's School in Kalamazoo. The Michigan History Day Competition is part of the National History Day program and this year's theme was “Migration in History.*' The program stresses the use of primary resources in the student's research and the theme can be approached through the allied disciplines of art. literature, music, drama and communications in addition to research and writing. Students from grades 4-12 entered in one of four categories: paper, projects, performances and media presentations. The 1998 District 6 competition included six papers, four performances, three media presentations and 31 projects. The following students were district finalists and are eligible for the state competi­ tion al St. Ignace High School. Papers: • Luke Rosenberg. Page Elementary School, “Migration in Michigan: My First Michigan Ancestors.** • Don Thinschmidt, Holland Christian Middle School, “Forced Migration: The Convict Colonization of Australia.** • Elizabeth Cheung. Holland Christian Middle School, “Year Zero." • Chase Van Dan, Holland Christian Mid­ dle School. “Remembering Ellis Island: Diary of an Italian Immigrant." • Maria George, St. Monica, Kalamazoo, “Dr. Nathan Thomas and the Underground Railway. ’’ • Rachel Van Wylen. Holland Christian Middle School. “The Japanese Picture Bride Practice." • Lauren George, St. Monica, Kalamazoo, “Andersonville Prison My Brothers Story.” • Kimberly Stuart, Tekonsha Middle Com­ munity Schools, “Migrating West: The Oregon Trail From A Woman's Viewpoint." • Candace Waltz. Tekonsha High School, “An Ardent Spirit." • Nathan De Young, Holland Christian Mid­ dle School. “The Spread of HIV/AIDS." • Carly Tuls, Holland Christian Middle School, "Influence of Dutch Immigrants in Holland, Michigan." • Angie Zamudio, Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School. “Africa Slaves to America” Projects • Hillary Van Woerkim, Holland Christian Middle School, “Escape from Southeast Asia: Immigration After the Vietnam War.” • Mike Klunder, Holland Christian Middle Schoo), “Michigan Lumbering and Migration." • Stephanie Beerens, Holland Christian Middle School, “Wooden Shoes on the Move.” • Cassie Buus and Emily Tubergen, Holland Christian Middle School, “Ellis Island: The Isle of Hope and Tears." • Jeff Mulder and Jarrod Slenk. Holland Christian Middle School, “The Fleeing Physicists." • Anna Arendshorst, Andrea Slenk and Kathryn Slenk, Holland Christian Middle School, “The Tragic Story of the Donner Party." • Jessica Hall. Tekonsha Community Schools. “Crave for the West - Goldrush 1849." • Andromeda Driy. Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School, “Cherokee Trail of Tears." • Tina Tiffany and Candice Duren, Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School, “Irish Potato Famine." • Jennifer Canaan and Nancte Nielsen. Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School, “Nunna daul Tsuny - Trail of Tears.” • Nick Saarela and Kevin Clark. Saugatuck Jr./Sr. High School, "Introduced Species in the Great Lakes Region." Judges for the competition were selected from area historical societies, museums, col­ leges and universities, schools and area civic leaders. Assistance in funding the 1998 District 6 competition was provided by Felpausch Food Center. t District 6 includes Allegan. Barry. Eaton. Ingham. Van Buren. Kalamazoo. Calhoun. Jackson, Berrien. Cass. Saint Joseph. Branch and Hillsdale counties. Charlton Park will be host for the District 6 competition again in 1999. Anyone interested in more information on the Michigan History Day competition may contact Sara Feldbauer. Curator, at Charlton Park. 2545 S. Charlton Park Road. Hastings. MI 49058 or call 945-3775 and ask to be placed on the mailing list for the district competition. Part-Time Year Round INVENTORY TAKER POSITIONS AVAILABLE • IB.OO/hr to start • No experience necessary • Paid training if you are interested, an orlentadon/tralnlng session will be held on FR1.. MAR. 77TH AT S PM at courtyard iy Marriott, »<1 WRIT. SI.. CRARO MROS t-BM-SM-3344 Dfllfi ItUIQ INVENTORY SPECIALISTS An Equal Opportunity Employer Dad - (Harold Frazier) YOU for the wonderful surprise birthday party you had for me. You mean the world to me. I am sure Mom was looking down from heaven, and was smiling. I just thank God for you. and my wonderful Mom. who is in the loving arms of our dear Savior now THANK Until He comes Daughter Linda Mac Leod TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY. MICHIGAN NOTICE Off PUBLIC HEARING WALTERS DRIVE/TH0RPE STREET SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 13 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having received petitions to make cer­ tain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Walters Drive and Thorpe Street (the “ImprovementsT from record own­ ers of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage in the special assessment district described below, has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions and. pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954, as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the fol­ lowing described lots and parcels of land which are benefitted by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed spe­ cial assessment district: Walters Drive/Thorpe Street Special Assessment District No. 13 Lots and Parcels Numbered: 08-007-350-015-00 08-007-350-003-00 08-007-350-016-00 08-007-350-004-00 08-007-350-017-00 08-007-350-005-00 08-007-350-018-00 08-007-350-006-00 08-007-350-019-00 08-007-350-007-00 08-007-350-020-00 08-007-350-008-00 08-007-350-021-00 08-007-350-009-00 08-007-350-022-00 08-007-350-011-00 08-007-350-025-00 08-007-350-012-00 08-007-350-026-00 08-007-350-012-10 08-007-350-029-00 08-007-350-013-00 08-007-022-017-00 08-007-022-017-10 08-007-022-017-20 08-007-022-017-25 08-007-022-017-26 08-007-022-017-30 08-007-022-017-40 08-007-022-018-00 08-007-022-002-00 08-007-022-004-00 TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 23rd day of March. 1998. at 7:00 p.m.. at the Township Hall. 5463 South Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058. in said Township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions filed, the proposed Improvements, the proposed special assessment district, and all other matters relating to said Improvements. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Improvements are on file with the Township Clerk for public exam­ ination. inches long. Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! $ $ $ $ $ if you nave any questions call BOV. Bailey James, born at Pennock Hospital on March 3. 1998 at 8 28 a m to Jennifer Hill of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs. and 19 GIRL. Shashcll Gay Lynn, born at Pennock Hospital on I cb 2'. 1998 al 0 08 pm to Michaclle Walker ol Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 1.1 ozs. and 2<> 1 2 inches long. Luke Rosenberg, an 11-year-old student Page Elementary School in Middleville, was named a finalist in the annual History Day competition at Charlton Park Saturday. Karl Mark Miller. Delton and Jennifer Lynn Kirk. Delton. Christopher Paul Reid. Hastings and Melissa Anne Basore. Hastings. Charles Otis Mater. Nashville and Darla Annette Sager. Delton. Russel) William Madden. Hastings and Kelli Jean Storm. Hastings. Joshua Anthony Gonzales. Hastings and Cory Anne Hurless. Delton. PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FUR­ THER NOTICE AND PUBUC HEARING. This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Dated: March 9. 1998 Sylvia Forster, Clerk Township of Hope �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 LEGALNOT1CES NMTOAGE FMSCLOSUKC ••IF Default ho* occurred in the condition* ot o mortgoge mode by John E. Morgan ("Mortgogor ) to AAortgoge Flu* of Kolomozoo. Inc., o Michigan Cor­ poration. having it* principal oHice at 5000 Portage Rood. Kalamazoo. Michigan ("Mo-tgogee"). dated March 19. 1997. recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for lorry County. Michigan on March 31. 1997. in Liber 689. Page* 532-558 By reason of such default, the undersigned elects to declare and hereby declare* the entire unpaid amount of sold Mortgage due and payable forthwith. A* of the date of this notice, there i* claimed to be due for principal and interest on said AAortgoge the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX DOLLARS and 14/100 (180,796.84). No suit or proceeding ot law ho* been instituted to recover the debt secured by said AAortgoge or any port thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in said AAortgoge and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount, with interest, as provided in said AAortgoge and all logoi cost*, charge*, and ex­ pense*. including the attorney fee allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premium* paid by the undersigned before sole, said AAortgoge will be foreclosed by solo of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in the City of Hastings. Michigan, on April 23. 1998. ot one o clock in the afternoon. The promise* covered by said AAortgoge are situated in the Township of Barry. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and ore described a* follows: Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove, a Condominium, oc cording the Master Deed dated Moy 13. 1996. and recorded May 14. 1995 in the Barry County Register of Deeds. Libor 660. Page 300. ond amended in Liber 66B. page 442. ond known ot Barry County Subdivision Pion fJ. Together with on undivided in­ terest os a tenant In common in the common elements of the Condominium, if any. and all other rights and interest appurtenant to said Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove. Commonly described as 15280 Brooklodge. Hickory Corners. Michigan 49060. Notice I* further given that the length of the redemption period shall bo six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with I948CL 600.3241a in which cose tho redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sole. Doted: March 19. 1998 AAortgoge Plus of Kalamazoo. Inc. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default hat been mode in the conditions of a mortgage mode by Ernest I Poll and Rytho M Poli husband and wife to NORWEST MORTGAGE INC Mortgagee, dated December 6. 1996 and recorded on December 18.1966 in liber 681 on Page 333. Barry County Records, AAichigon, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due ot the dote hereof th© sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Two ond 35/100 dollars ($85,482 35], including interest at 8 25% per annum Under rhe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the slalute in such case mode and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, ol lhe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan ot I 00 o'clock p m , on April 9, 1998 Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRV­ ING. Barry County. Michigan, ond or* described as Thai port of the Northeast I /4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, described as Beginning at the North 1/4 corner of soid Section, thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes West 348 00 feet along the East line of said North­ west 1/4. thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes West 396 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes West 320 0C) fee', thence North 90 degrees 00 minute West 300 00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes East 666 57 feet, thence. North 89 degrees 52 minutes 57 seconds East 696 00 feet □long the North line of said Section to the place of beginning Subject to Highway Right of Way for Buehler Rood The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sole Doted February 26, 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC FOR INFORMATION. PlEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC . 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 File 897086092 Ann landers Retired trouble Dear Ann Landers: I read the letter from "Just About had It in West Va.." the woman whose husband had retired. She said he Muck to her like glue and watched even, move she made. You said. "This isn't retirement He sounds mentally ill." When a man retires. Ann, he probably has lost the job he held for 30 years or more. He may have been a supervisor, a manager or some other authority figure. Now he is look­ ing for another opportunity that will enable him to feel important. Unfortunately, he is at home, where the job has already been filled — by his wife. My father retired two years ago. Mom wor­ ries every time he goes to town, fearing he will come home with a new computer, a car or some other lavish item. She counts every dime and tries to save for when the well runs dry. But this is really about control, not money. Mom hides the credit cards. Dad orders new ones. He refuses to take his pills because Mom filled his pillbox. He docs the laundry, and she does it over. She nags and complains. He ignores her or says. "I can’t hear you." They will never divorce because this is how it has been for as long as 1 can remember. It’s just more noticeable now. But. Ann. every­ time one of them heads out the door, they kiss each other goodbye. — Their Daughter in South Dakota Dear Daughter: Your parents sound a little like my grandparents — prickly and argumen­ tative but really crazy about each other. Thanks for the memories. Keep reading for more on this subject: Mortgagee Garry I. Walton. P.C. By: Garry L. Wolton (P31199) Attorney for AAortgogoe 229 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 445 Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 Their business (4-16) rite rvo. « Estate of Kelly Joan Stough, deceased. Social Security No. 368-74-6774. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest In the estate may bo barred or af­ fected by this hearing. NOTICE: A hearing was hold on February 25. 1998 In tho probate courtroom. Hasting*. Michigan, before Judge Richard H. Show on the petition of Lona Darlene AAuollor requesting that Lona Darien* Mueller bo appointed personal representative of Kelly Jean Stough who lived at 80S! Assyria Highway (South M-66). Nashville. Ml 49073. and who died August 31. 1997; and re­ questing also that tho will of the deceased ond codicils bo admitted to probate. Creditor* of the deceased ore notified that all claim* against the estate will bo forever barred unless presented to tho (proposed) personal representative oc to both the probate court ond the (proposed) personal representative within 4 mon­ th* of tho date of publication of this notice. Notice I* further given that the estate will then be assign­ ed to entitled person* appearing of record. David J. ZoHom (P51640) 25505 W. 12 Mile Road. St* 1000 Southfield. AAI 48034 248-353-5595 Lona Darlene Mueller 8081 Assyria Highway (South M-66) Nashville. Ml 4907j 517^52 2243 (3-19) F Hie No. W-22321-St Estate of RUTH D HUBBARD DECEASED Social Security No 3 I 6 05 7749 TO All INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in th* *stat* may b* barred or af­ fected by this hearing. NOTICE A hearing will be held on April 7. 1998 ot 9:30 a.m. in th* probat* courtroom. Hostings. Michigan before Judge Richard H. Show on th* petition of R. Scott Hubbard requesting that R. Scott Hubbard be appointed personal represen­ tative of th* estate of Ruth D. Hubbard. D*c*as*d. who lived of 1512 North Michigan Hastings Michigan and who died February 19. 1998. ond re­ questing also the will ol th* deceased dated February 13. 1978 be admitted to probat*. It also is r*qu**t*d that th* heirs at law of soid d*c*o**d b* determined. Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claim* against th* estate will be forever barred unless presented to th* (proposed) personal representative or to both th* probat* court and th* (proposed) personal representative within 4 mon­ ths of th* dot* of publication of this notice. Notic* is further given that the estate will th*n be assign­ ed to entitled persons appearing of record. March II. 1998 Richard J. Hudson (PI5220) SIEGEL. HUDSON. GEE 8 YOUNGSMA 607 North Broodway Hastings. Mi 49058 616/94^3495 R SCOn HUBBARD By: Richard J. Hudson 930 South Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (3-19) Dear Ann Landers: I’d like to comment about that poor woman in West Virginia whose retired husband is driving her crazy . I recently saw a middle-aged man at the supermarket following his wife around, "helping" her pick out the vegetables she had no doubt been buying by herself all her mar­ ried life. When she left briefly. 1 brazenly ap­ proached the man and told this perfect stranger he should get himself a hobby. In­ stead of becoming angry, as I expected, he agreed. Just then, his wife approached. He said. "Marie. I’ve been thinking. I've decided to buy a sailboat." Her reply was "Like hell you will. That money is mine, too." They began to yell at each other, and 1 slunk out of the store and decided to mind my own business from then on. — Beverly in Centereach. N.Y. Join the club Dear Ann Landers: I actually cried when I read the letter from the woman whose retired husband was driving her nuts. I'm in her shoes. It is torture to watch every word you say and every move you make because it might cause an explosion. I contacted our family doctor, and he referred my husband to a neurologist and psychologist for testing, but "Joe" canceled the appointments. He insists he doesn't have a problem. Maybe we women who are in the same boat should form a club. - A Wife in Pa. The other side Dear Ann Landers: I had to respond to "Just About Had It in West Va." My husband retired after 30 years of service with the phone company The change in his personali­ ty was dramatic He went from a stress-filled, impatient, short-tempered grump to an easygoing, sociable, caring human being. He busies himself with tasks inside the house and out. Tuesdays are for laundry. Fridays, he cleans. When I come home from my full-time job. dinner is on the table. He does all these things without rearranging cabinets, changing brands or making me feel replaced in my own role. For me. his retire­ ment has been a blessing. I consider myself — Lucky in Riverton. Wy. Dear Lucky: Keep that four-leaf clover in your shoe, and cross your fingers. 1 hope it lasts Son comes out Dear Ann Landers: My husband and 1 are beside ourselves. Our 24-year-old son. a fine young man who always did well in school and is now successful in the business world, has dropped a bombshell on us. Last week. "Calvin" told us that he is a homosexual. Calvin has dated a few lovely young women from time to time but never had any long-term relationships. He seemed to prefer lhe com­ pany of his male "pals." They all appeared to be decent and respectable, and we never thought a thing about it. Calvin took a room­ mate two years ago. and they recently decided to buy a condo. They both act perfectly nor­ mal not effeminate or anything like that. Can you tel) us what made our son take this unexpected turn in the road? There are no homosexuals in my family or my husband's that we know of. We are devastated at the thought that he will never marry and have a family like his two Drothers. Please tell us what you can about this shattering blow. We need your help in getting through this. — Ac­ cepting But Sad in a Southern State Dear Accepting: It's good to know that you're accepting, but your son did not take a sudden "turn in the road." His sexual orien­ tation has been present from the beginning. In ocher words, he didn't GET that way. He was BORN that way. You need to learn more about your son’s sexual orientation in order to deal with it in­ telligently Please write to PFLAG (Parents. Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). The address is: 1101 14th St. N.W., Suite 1030. Washington. DC. 20005 (www.plfag.org). Stop spying Dear Ann Landen: I would like to com­ ment on the letter from "A Desperate Woman." whose husband's ex-wife was I demanding that their daughter. “Mandy.” age 11, report everything that goes on in the house. Your response — "It is obvious that his daughter is trying to divide and conquer" — was off lhe mark. It is clear that this poor child is being used by her biological mother to spy on her father's household, and the girl probably can't say no without feeling that she is betraying her mother. “Desperate” should insist that her husband tell his ex-wife to stop using Mandy as a spy because she is suffering irreparable harm by being made tn choose sides She has probably been told that her father and Mcpmother are "no good " The natural mother is the problem. Ann. not Mandy. As the child of divorced parents. 1 know what I’m talking about If my step­ mother had turned on me the way you suggesed Desperate should. 1 think my already fragile world would have collapsed Please reconsider your advice. — A.W. in Durham. N.C Dear A.W.: A zillion readers have asked me to "reconsider’' my advice. Consider it reconsidered. I’m taking 40 lashes with a wet noodle. Mandy's father should tell his ex-wife to knock it off. Tainted info Dear Ann Landers: A close friend of mine introduced my widowed sister to a man she thought would be a perfect fit. I have learned through another source that this gentleman, who is a widower, had an affiar while his wife was ill with breast cancer four years ago The person who told me this insists that the affair does not reflect on his character Was my friend obligated to inform me of this, or does one affair not a villain make? — Puzzled in Kookamonga Dear Kook: In my opinion, it was an act of friendship to put the two unmarrieds together. That person who carried the tale makes me wonder what motivated him or her to pass on that information. Planning a wedding? What's right? What's wrong? "The Ann Landers Guide for Brides ” will relieve your anxiety. Send a self­ addressed. long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3. 75 (this includes postage and handling) to: Brides, do Ann Landers, P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55.) Copyright 19M Creators Syndicate, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE ibmtomk fomcloumb bah THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has be*n mod* in 6* conditions ol o morigoge mod* by RICHARD G. SCHEB. o single mon to HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, o Michigon Corporation. Man gog**. doted Jun* 6. 1995 ond recorded on Jun* B, 1995 in Liber 632, on Poge 331, Berry County Records. Michigon. on which mortaog* there is cloimed to be du* ol th* dote hereof lhe sum ol Six­ ty-seven Thousond Eight Hundred TwentyOne ond 05/100 dollors ($67,821.05), including interest at 9 125% per annum Under lh* power ol sol* contained in soid modgog* and th* statute in such cos* mod* and providad. notic* s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by o sal* ol th* mortgaged premises, or some port ot them. ot public vendue, ot th* Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigon ot I 00 o'clock p.m , on Thursday, April 2, 1998 Soid premises or* situated in VILLAGE of MID* DIEVILLE. Barry County, Michigon, and or* d*sciib*d os Lot 42. of Middleville Downs Addition No 2. according to lhe recorded plat thereof, os recorded in Liber 5 of Plots, on Poo* 13 Th* redemption period shall be 6 monlh(s) from lh* date of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance wilh I948CI 600 324Io, in which case th© redemption period sholl be 30 days from lhe dote of such sole Doted February 19, 1998 HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION PlEASE CALI (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Forms, Michigon 48025 File *98010181 (3/19) SENIOR CITIZENS FH* No. 98-005102 TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF ELEXIS JANE Live At Beautiful Bear Creek Villa Quietly located in quaint, friendly Clarksville on a splendid 6 acre park... • 1 bedroom unfurnished apartment • Appliances, heat & electric included • Safe, secure inside corridors • Laundry room • All on one level • Security entry door • Spacious community room • Private gardens available • Friendly atmosphere • Professional, caring staff • Transportation available • Handicapped accessible Rent is Based on Income Level-HUD Subsidized to reduce rent to 30% of income. For example: If your Monthly Income is $921.00 Monthly Adjusted Income is $851.00 (with medical allowance) Total Rent you pay is only $255.00 mo. For additional information call: (616) 693-2271 GUHT, AMINO* M THE MATTER OF: ELEXtS JANE GILBERT A termination ol parental rights ond adoption peti­ tion has been filed in th* abov* matter. A hearing on the petition will be conducted by th* court on April 90. 1998 at 10:90 a.m. In Barry County Pro­ bat* Court. IT 15 THEREFORE OUDCRED that th* unknown father personally appear before th* court at th* time and place stated abov*. This hearing may resuh in termination of paren­ tal rights and authority to consent to adopt and adoption of th* minor child Elexls Jon* Gilbert. Date: 03/13/1998 Hon. Richord. H. Show Judg* P-1*) Coll to orMer and Pledge to th* Flog. Adams. Woods. Forster. Whitaker. Albert ond 4 citizens present. Received comments on proposed budget during budget hearing Approved agenda. February minutes, and March bilk. Received correspondence, committee 8 treasurer's reports. Approved budg*t amendments, additional resurfacing of Shultz Rd. ond seol on 1 mil* of Miller Rd., remaining und*r Barry County Addr*ss Ordinance, contract with Sexton, appointments to Zoning and Planning boards. >1000 matching trxxwy for roads, th* schedule of meetings for 98-99, bonk depositories, auditor, amend 97-98 budget and paying unpaid bills to fiscal y*or *nd. 98-99 budgets for lire dept and library and township, yeorend transfers special assessment distrkl for Wolters ond Thorp* Roods, trading in tractors, bluebird boxes for Brush Ridge Cemetery, transfer of lot in cemetery, poverty guidelines for assessor, referring question of repeal of zoning te Planning Commission for a public hearing, placing signs at Cedar Creek Cemetery about cars being parked and left there. Adjournment ol 9:02 p.m. Sylvia W Forster. Cl*rk Attested to by: Fatrkio Albert. Supervisor (3-19) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19, 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County Health Dept. IV Bv Jovcr F. Urinbrcchl The Michigan Department of Health wav a ttoneer organization in the I nited States It va> signed into existence on Julv 30. 1X73. At he time of its inception germs were thought o be fictions of imagination, when isolation >f the sick was thought to be barbarous and a hen sanitarx sciences was in infancy. Pasteur in France and Koch in Germany *ere just beginning their scientific work and latent medicines were thought to be the cure or all human ills. Michigan was a fever ridden state. 1'herc was a high amount of malarial fever in the lamp falls, often making all the members of a family or even a community ill at one time. There were also mam dangerous materials ased in the homes, such as explosive illumi- Pennock Hospital in 1938 Jamcs Broun, sanitary engineer from 1946 to 1950 nating oils, the arsenic content of wall papers and the incidence of diseases brought home from the wars It was fell that a State Health Department of Health would help to manage some of these health problems Dr. I lenry B Baker, considered to be the fa­ ther ot Public Health tn Michigan, prepared the first bill and submitted it to the State Leg­ islature. This bill never came out ot commit­ tee. Dr. I H. Bartholomew was elected to the Legislature. He submitted a second bill, which did survive and was signed into law by Governor John Bagley A six-man board was selected with Dr. Baker as the first secretary They were given a bit of a comer, a chair or two and a table in the office of the Secretary of State But they were a group with foresight. World War I focused attention on public health work and the Board of Health was given more power and a State Commissioner of Health was appointed. This was Dr Richard Olin and in ten years he gave the Michigan Department of Health the leader­ ship which placed in the front rank of state health agencies throughout the country. They were given a fine building and many re­ sources for research with a budget of S36O.OOO In 1921. due to the results of a high diphtheria death rate, the Michigan Legisla­ ture provided for the free distribution by the state of biological products for prevention and treatment of disease. In 1927. the Michigan Legislature gave the county boards of superv Ivors authority to es­ tablish county or district health departments, under which authority the WK Kellogg Foun­ dation proceeded to organize county health departments m the seven counties in the southwestern area of the state In I94S. the W K Kellogg Foundation had subsidized the seven departments for a period of P years, well beyond the anticipated one or two years The foundation felt that the counties could be operated with the state funding and local tax money and in 1949 they were expected to do so. The Barry County Health Depart, ent con­ tinued to thro e under the direction of Dr Vir­ gil M Sloe James Brown completed the course in pub­ lic health engineering at the University of Michigan and returned full time to the depart­ ment in June I‘MX. Three student engineers also came to Barry County on public health fellowships to do their internships in Barry County under the Michigan Department of Health training program Ihc program began on June 14. 194X The Hastings Banner reported on July X. 1949. that the Barry County unit of the Michi­ gan I nited Health and Welfare I und had been organized locally in May I94X. and that the Infantile Paralysis ( haptcr ot Barry ( ounty was the first to favor the concept of having one fund-raising campaign a year to collect money for worthy charitable organizations of the area. An executive committee was formed, which included health department members as well as members from the county at large, and included persons from all of the town­ ships and villages When a 2-year-old child died from tetanus (lockjaw ) in Barry County in July I94X, a sur­ vey discovered that at least 2400 children in Barry County had not had the vaccine, which was available from the Michigan Department of Health. An awareness drive was conducted in the county to get children vaccinated against the disease. A death in Diamondale in August I94X renewed the Barry County effort to get everyone vaccinated, citing the fact that during World War II all military personnel were protected against lockjaw and no deaths from tetanus occurred in the military during this war. Elizabeth Scofidd. a registered nurse who had joined the Barry County Health depart­ ment in November of 1945. resigned effective on July 3. I94X. She had worked in Or­ angeville. Hope. Prairieville and Barry town­ ships. She joined the staff of the University of Illinois Extension services. Champaign. Ill . on Sept I. 1948 Registered nurse Geneva Mathias joined the staff of the Barry County Health IXpartment in September 1948 She replaced Irene Wcsche. who got married and left the staff Miss Mathias received her degree from John Hopkins University in 1941 and served in the Navy Nurses Corps She completed her bach­ elor’s degree at The University of Chicago in the summer of I94X before joining Barry County Health Department In October of I94X there were 16 students from the Scliool of Public Health. University of Michigan training under the Barry County Health Department. They came from several other states and from several other countries In October there was a “Kill Those Rais'* campaign day set for Nov. 13. I94X The bait, red squill, was distributed by County Agent Loren S. Armbruster and both farmers and townspeople were asked to cooperate in the destruction of rats. Red squill contains an emetic that caused vomiting in dogs, cats and humans, but because rats can’t vomit. It is fa­ tal to them within about 24 hours. The Hastings Banner earned an article Oct. 26. I94X. announcing that there would be a combining of Pennock Hospital and Barry County Health Department. A Health Center Committee was chosen and a policy devel­ oped. On Jan 1. 1949. Dr. Virgil Slee. director of the health department, would also become the director of Pennock Hospital. The hospital and county were to share in administrative costs. Each unit was to retain their individual characteristics. Lottie Tcusink. a registered nurse, was the superintendent of Pennock Hospital and would continue as chief of nurses, which was expected to be an expanded role. A new addition to the hospital was planned for a proposed S450.000 which would include quarters for the health department Records of the health department and hospital records were to be centralized. The health department was not to be charged rent, but would share in utilities, service charges and depreciation. The new construction was to be financed bv a federal grant of SI 50.000. $180,000 from the coffers of the hospital trustees and a possible grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which was no longer going to provide funds directly to the county health department, but would continue to participate through the State Health Department for the training pro­ grams in Barry County expected to ne ex­ tended The Nov 25. 1948. Hastings Banner printed some additional information about the merger of Barry County Health Department and Pen­ nock Hospital Richard Choos was named committee chairman and Dr \ irgil Slee was named as health department director and di­ rector to the hospital post with Lottie Tcusink For auto, home and life /instate — being in good hands is the only place to be?M Ct 996 Allstate insurance Company and Allstate lute insurance Company. NomxxooM. ((knots Subject to ocaj cvaitatxiiTy and qualifications Otner terms, conditions and exclusion* may apply 136 E. State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office 616-945-4030 as the deputv This was to go into effect on Jan I. 1949’ Albert Reesor of Woodland was the vice chairnun of the Health Center comm/’cc and Dr. Slee was to act as secretary. The Health Center Committee was composed of three members of the county s board of health and three from the hospital board. Lottie Tcusink became director of nurses, as well as deputy There was a coordination of the two pro­ grams undet the new system with a joint agreement between the Pennock Hospital Board and the Board of Supervisors Policies were made for the operation of the hospital and health department as one health center The administrative costs of the program was to be shared and one half of the director’s salary, or $4,500. was to be paid by the hospi­ tal. Members of the joint committee were Richard Gross. Don Sicgal. Mrs. Abcn John­ son. Albert Reesor. Hebben Foster. J.J Mead and Judge Archie D McDonald to make up a seven-member committee The staffs of both organizations were to be retained A new ad­ dition to the hospital, to be constructed in |949-|95o. would allow both the health de­ partment and the hospital to be housed under one roof Mrs. Russell Fowler, a registered nurse, had left lhe health department on Nov. I. |94X Lois McCoy, another RN. took her case load on Jan I. 1949 she had been with the de­ partment for about three months Mrs. McCoy was a graduate from Abbott Hospital School of Nursing. Minneapolis, in I‘>45. Her area included Carlton. Woodland. Baltimore and Hastings township In January of 1949 there was a significant rise in the number of diphtheria cases in Michigan, with four deaths in the first three weeks of January Dr. Slee hastened to point out that there were hundreds of youngsters in Barry County who were still not immunized against the disease in spite of a group immu­ nization clinic held in 194X This made the protected children under 5 years of age about 5X percent protected and 64 percent of school age children had had the shots However, this wasn't felt to be adequate, and while the aver­ age was good as averages go. there were still too many children left susceptible to the dis­ ease. which can strike at any place any time. Mayor Charles Leonard was made chair-, man of a statc-w ide citizens committee to pro­ mote better public health services m Michi­ gan, whose main object was to obtain more state aid for local health units The committee had a certain amount of success in becoming heard Legislation de­ signed to increase state aid to the local health departments was to be introduced. The pro­ posed legislation would increase the state aid to local health units from S186.000 toS1.5 million up to $200 million annually Distribu­ tion to the individual counties and cities would be made on a matching basis, scaled according to population The March 31. 1949. issue of the Hastings Banner describes a meeting held in March 23. 1949. in Lansing, which was attended by many persons from all in er the state, inter­ ested in public health and included many or­ ganizations. Eighteen persons from Barry ( ounty at­ tended his meeting. They were Charles Leonard. E. Tubbs. John Usborne. Fcrd H. Stevens. Mb Keigh ( base. Victor F.ckardt. Albert Reesor. J M Scott. Walter Stanton. Mrs I erd Stevens. Mrs Bernard Tasker. I ol­ lie g Tcusink. Mrs Walter Stanton. Mrs Marc Squier. Mrs. Walter Hobbs. Mrs Leon Dun­ ning. Sue Carrothers and James Brown. Another health hearing was held in April ol 1949 with 500 in attendance with a delegation of 25 Barry County officials, nurses. Farm Bureau and other citizens making up the body March of 1949 found the county concerned with the high incidence of scarlet fever Ihc cases were scattered throughout the county Dr Slee pointed out that during isolation of the patient for 14 days, the entire family does not have to be quarantined Other children in the family of the patient may attend school if the patient is properly isolated under the su pet \ tsion of the health department W here the members of the family handle dairy or other food products, the health department was very careful about isolation of the patients with scarlet fever Three student sanitariums were assigned to Barry ( ounty for training They were Pat D* Francis. Ohio State I niversity. Melvin F. Orchard. Houghton College, and Israel Fitterman. I niversity of North ( aiolina Another concern of the department in March of 1949 was the operations ot resorts Ihc vacationing public needs to see the signs Sue Carrothers. who had served as superintendent ot nurses at Pennock Hospital in 1918-1919 and joined the health department staff when it was organized in 1931 ‘ Sanitation Approved. Michigan Department of Health" at resorts, camp grounds, roadside parks and other public sites. Water samples were collected from water supplies, bathing beaches were also sampled. Sewage disposal systems were checked; toilet facilities check out. garbage disposal and food handling pro­ cedures were inspected. James B. Brown, en­ gineer of the health department, was responsi­ ble for doing the inspections and aiding the owners w ith problems that were discovered. Another trainee for the summer of 1949 was IXirothy You land. who worked with the health department and the hospital as a nutri­ tionist and dietitian In April of 1949 a “liberalized" Blue Cross Hospital plan was launched in Barry County. This was designed to allow persons who did not fall under group plans to obtain insurance. The program was endorsed and sponsored by the Michigan State Medical Society and Michigan Hospital service. Sylvia Fcabody who had worked with lhe Barry County Health Department since Sept. 15. 1946. resigned on July I. 1949. go to the Marquette Rheumatic Fever center Mrs. IVabody had worked in Thomapple. Irving, Rutland. Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Hope and Prairieville townships during her tenure here Penicillin. developed during World W'ar II. proved to be a cure for venereal disease, par­ ticularly gonorrhea One shot of penicillin could eradicate a case of gonorrhea within a few hours This interrupts the chain of infec­ tion of the disease. The Michigan Department of Health furnished penicillin free of charge, the Hastings Banner announced on Sept I. 1949 Frances Bacon, a registered nurse from Farmington, joined the stall' of public health nurses serving Barry County. Miss Bacon had been in Barry County during the spring of 1948 as a student of public health nursing from the University of Michigan. She was to work in Yankee Spnngs. Rutland. Hope. Or­ angeville. Prairieville and Barry townships She completed her nurses training at Buncrwonh Hospital in Grand Rapids She took a special course in maternity care at Boston’s l.y mg-m hospital and belonged to the Red Cms, unit and studied communicable disease in Eng­ land. She joined the Army Nurses Corps and served through World War II. After the war. she began her work in public health nursing at the University of Michigan Barbara Wilcox. R.N.. supervising nurse, served Thornapple Township Louise McCoy was to serve in C arlton. Woodland. Baltimore. Irving and Hastings townships. Geneva Math­ ias was serving in Castleton. Maple Grove. As­ syria and Johnstown tow nships Sue Carrothers was working in the city of Hastings. Nina Maughan, a graduate student nurse, completed her studies in Barry County on Sept. 30. 1949 and returned to Cache County. Utah. as a staff nurse. She had been working mainly in Thornapplc township. (To he continued/ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planrwng/Zonmg Commission wiU conduct a pubic hearing on March 23 1998 at 7 30 p m m the Community Room. Cc iris & Law Buftkng at 220 W Cotxi Si Hastings Mctwgan The subject ot tne pubfac hearing wW be the conwderabon ol the lotlowing amendments to me 1976 Barry County Zoning OrOnance as amended MAP CHANGE - A-1-98 Request to rezone property <1 SEC 10 Assyria Township The North 120 acres of the NW 1/4 of Section 10. Assyna Township T1N R 7 W (See Outlined area) Public Hearing tor Rezonmg Amendments A-198& A-2-96 March 23 1998 MAP CHANGE A-2-98 Request to rezone property m Sec 31 T4N R8W Carlton Township The N 1/2. SE 1/4 Ne 1/4 of Section 31 T4N R8W Carttcn Township (See outlined area> as ot the above monhoned property is located o Ba-ry County Mcrvgan interested persons desmng to present me* views on me proposed amendments either verba»y or m wnhng wrt be gnren lhe oppor tumty io be heard al me above mentioned i>me and place The County o< Barry will provide necessary au«isa-y aids and ser vices such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting io individuals with disabilities at me meetmgheanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County Barry 'ngiv>duais with d.sat>iit-es requiring au»l<ary aids or servees should contact me County ot Barry by writing or can the following Mchaet Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 (6161948 4891 The proposed amendments ot tne Barry County Zoning Ordnance are available tor pubfcc inspection at the Barry County Planning Ottce 220 W State St Hastings Mcrxgan between me hoixs otflam to 5 pm closed between 12 t P m i Monday mru Pnday Pfease can me Barry County Pfannmg Ottce at 948-4830 tor further triormation Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 < 1 nil* 11 think < I it... Passing thought from a hoop crazed sports guy Just some passing thoughts to go in the hole from the first night of Class B regional basketball action at a jam-packed Thomapple Kellogg High School gymnasium: • On th* court Tuesday were two Barr) County teams with hopes of making it to State and two squads that have already been to State. Both cheer teams from Hastings and Lakewood high schools competed last Saturday in the State finals in Saginaw and both had outstanding winter campaigns. The smiles on the cheerleaders faces tell a thousand words My hat goes off to coaches Amy Hubbell and Kim Sandborn for molding their teams into true champions. • From the good people file, it was great to see Dale Geiger and Ben Feeney at Tuesday’s hoopfest. Geiger, a longtime statistician and fan of the Lakewood Vikings, reminds me how valuable certain individuals can be to one community. I was fortunate to know Buzz. Youngs for a couple of years and I’m sure that he’s busy filing his report from the Saxons’ big athletic achievement tonight. Feeney is a senior standout for the Lakeview Spartans — a school that remains close to my heart — and seeing Big Ben only inspires me to make this summer’s Hastings Summerfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament the best ever. Thai’s the goal, baby and who knows maybe even Western Michigan University coach Bob Doncwald will show and add some words or evaluations. • Speaking with Geiger during the game reminded me that Cathy Lucas is already deeply missed by many individuals in both the Lake Odessa and Hastings areas. Cathy. I saved you a copy of the this week’s Lakewood News and I’ll be sending it to you air mail real soon. Please check for any errors. • If I was a college basketball scout. I would be watching senior sparklers like Jeff Storrs. Ed VanDerMolen. Darnell Day. Kyle Pohja. Jason Elenbaas. Chad Clum and Ryan Westendorp closely. These guys can flat out play the game and deserve a chance to shine at the college level, whether it be Division 1. Division II or Division 111. If Hope College was to put these seven in its lineup. 1 believe the Flying Dutchmen would be doing just that for years to come. • It’s catchy to use the phrase "March Madness" at this lime of year, but in my opinion the NCAA Tournament is lhe only true "March Madness." For other sporting events held in March, can't we use phrases like March Mayhem or Miraculous March? And to Bob Dw*er, Ihc Wolverine women deserve kudos for their outstanding basketball season as well. • Catholic Central, which played Wednesday against Stockbridge, is lhe school that Hastings High athletic director Tim Johnston graduated from just a few years ago. Hastings beat C.C. 57-48 in overtime on Jan. 27 wilh three seniors (VanDerMolen. Day and Jeff Storrs) all enjoying double digit outputs. That type of performance may be needed Friday (tip is 7 p.m.. so get there real early). • Finally, both the Vikings and the Saxons struggled from the field Tuesday. I hope that somebody checks lhe T K hoops before Friday's contest just to make sure that they’re not loo high or loo light. Talk to you soon. Saxons edge Lakewood SO-45 Hastings makes regional finals MIDDLEVILLE — Making, or not making, the shots... The Saxons still are finding ways to win during their post­ season run. If a basketball team wins a low- scoring game that includes many misses from the field, good defense is usually the key. But, if a basketball team losses a low scoring game that includes many misses from the field, you can expect a coach to comment about his team's poor shinning traits. And that was certainly the case at Tuesday's Class B regional basketball tournament held at Thomapple Kellogg High School. The two teams. Hastings and Lakewood, shot a combined 3()-for-80 from the floor for a very chilly 37.5 percent. ’’You’ve got to make those shots in a big. regional game." Lakewood coach Mike Maciasz said. "We had some good shots, and worked hard to get them, but we just couldn't pul them in. We had our opportunities, but if you don't make those shots, you don't win." Hastings Coach Don Schils credits his team's defense for getting the job done. "They've done it all year, (but) tonight was one of our best nights defensively." Schils said. "Lakewood has three players who can score 25 or 30 points a night; our guys just kept after ti.rm." The Saxons prevailed 50-45 using two clutch plays in the final 22 seconds to secure their spot in Friday’s regional championship. The triumph sends Hastings into the regional finale versus Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-7) or Stockbridge (16-6). “The game was going to be won by the team that made the first run.” - Don Schils First. Hastings* Tony Bowne jammed home a dunk wilh 22 seconds to play off a backcourt press by Lakewood io pul his team ahead 47-41. Bowne. a 6-2 sophomore, scored 16 points in the game including three shots dialed in from long range. "Tony really stepped it up; he's not a sophomore anymore." Schils said. "He made some huge shots at the end of the game." Maciasz also was impressed with Bowne's basketball skill and savvy. "We had a little trouble with lhe sophomore (Bowne)," Maciasz said "He had a couple of shots that we didn't want him to have." Second. Hastings' Adam Whitney made a sweet dish to Ed VanDerMolen with 13 Tony Bowne (14) brought the Hastings fans to their leet with this slam dunk late in Tuesday’s 50-45 regional victory over Lakewood. The Saxons will play in Friday's regional championship contest that will also be played at Thomapple Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) seconds left to help ice ihc game. 49-43. VanDerMolen. one of eight seniors on the Saxon squad, contributed with his usual hard-nose defensive game and his smarts on the offensive side of the floor. "His (VanDerMolen’s) defense-again was outstanding." Schils said. ”He kept enough pressure on No. 22 (Lakewood’s Ty Brou ni to keep him under control. Brown, a hot-shooting guard who scored 8 points against Belding Saturday, was held scoreless versus Hastings. The first quarter consisted of eight turnovers, five field goals and two fouls by Bowne. Lakewood (17-7) took an 8-7 lead into the second frame wilh six of its eight points coming from the hands of Jason Elenbaas and Jeremy Frost. Hastings (19-5) would regain the lead, though, with a couple of long-range bombs. Surrounded by Vikings, Saxon Darnell Day (50) grabs hold of a rebound in Tuesday's Barry County basketball battle. (Photo by Perry Hardin) A Chad Clum hoop one minute into the second quarter, gave the Vikings a three-point edge (10-7), but the Saxons with an inside move from Darnell Day and two trifectas from Bowne went ahead 15-13 with 3:29 left before halftime. Elenbaas responded with a triple of his own (16-15 Lakewood) and Ryan Westendorp nailed two free throws (18-15 Lakewood) before Hastings* Kyle Pohja Cheerleaders from Hastings and Lakewood come together for a photo shoot during halftime of Tuesday’s regional basketball game at Thomapple Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) ended the frame with a jumper that put his squad down by one point (18-17) at the break. Pohja picked up where he left off in lhe third quarter. His basket at the 7:35 mark put the Saxons ahead again (19-18). Westendorp then found his range wilh a 3-pointcr (21-19 Lakewood) and a power move over Day (23-21). A jumper by Bowne and a turnaround scoop by Day, though, kept the blue and gold in BANNER SPORTS contention as Lakewood led by just one point (31-30) heading into the final eight minutes. Clum and Bowne opened the fourth quarter exchanging hoops with Bowne** Serving the Entire BARRY COUNTY Areal basket counting for three points. The Saxons then started to find their niche at Ben O'Mara converted a three-poiat opportunity (36-33). Jeff Storrs scored off a pass from Bowne (39-34) and VanDerMolen connected with a banker (41-34)„The spurt gave Hastings lhe seven-point edge with four minutes to Bowen an All-American Craig Bowen, an Olivet College sophomore, has been named to the 1998 Division HI National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American team. The requirements for Ihc honor arc exclusive as the athlete must finish sixth or higher at the regional wrestling tournament, have wrestled at least half of the team's scheduled competitions, have a minimum .500 win/loss record and a varsity winning two semesters or a cumulative g p a. of 3.2. Bowen was 21-10 this year for lhe Olivet College Fighting Comets competing in the 134-pound weight class. He also maintained a 3.6 g.p.a. Bowen was an All-Barry County wrestler during his days at Hastings High. He finished 40-6 al 135 pounds as a senior and represented the Saxons al lhe Division II percentage of at least 67 percent Academically, the athlete must have at least a 3.2 grade point average for the past A 1996 graduate of Hastings High School. Bowen is the son of Mark and Sandy Bowen. play. "The game was going to won by the team that made the first run," Sehili explained. Hastings, continued on Pg 11 individual finals. Ty Brown (22) blocks the shooting angle of Kyle Pohja (42) in second half action at Thomapple Kellogg High School (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19, 1998 — Page 11 Hastings, continued from page 10 The Saxon defense then stepped up. First. VanDerMolen made a block at 3:37 mark and then after Day scored Mother hoop inside, the Saxon center tftade a huge block on Elenbaas. iLSchils realizes how important his 6-6 fa>ni-hner is to the team’s success. T"Darnell (Day) had a tough district and I fold him that there's nothing you can do ftout those games, but you've got to Westendorp tallied 17 and Flcnbaas 10 lor the luikcwood team Hastings* defensive effort on lilenhaas was instrumental to lhe outcome. "He doesn't put lhe hall on the floor loo much, so we wanted to gel up right into his face." Schils said. "There were certain spots that they (Lakewood) wanted him to shoot from." Al districts. Hastings received a test from Middleville before winning 46-41. Against Lakewood Tuesday. Schils* Saxons had their second true tesi and still lound their way to victory lane. A win against the Vikings didn't come easy as Tuesday's score never favored one team over the other by more than eight markers. "Any team that has made a run in the tournament always has a couple of close games." Schils said. "You're much better off to go through them, (eventually) play hard." ’ , Another player who stepped it up inside for the Saxons was O'Mara. O'Mara ((Cored 5 points in the second half and helped tremendously on the glass. Wilh you're going to settle down." Down the stretch Tuesday, lhe Saxons did settle down. In lhe third and fourth 7:38 to go in the game. O'Mara made good on a three-point play that gave quarters. Hastings had just three and two Hastings a 36-33 advantage. "Ben was excellent in the second half." Schils said But the Vikings would not go quietly as Jason Dow nailed a 3-pointer with 30 seconds to go. trimming the Saxon advantage to four points. 45-41. ^Bownc. Whitney and VanDerMolen turnovers respectively. One thing is for sure, the Saxons aren't satisfied wilh just making it to a regional final. "I know one thing for sure and that is we don't want to st >p here." Schils said. The win at regionals Tuesday moved Schils* squad one game ahead of last ■en finished the job wilh their two big year's season of accomplishments. Hastings lost to DeWitt in the first ways in the final 22 seconds. L Pohja and Day tallied 10 and 8 points Sspcctivcly for Hastings, while jCagers claim Eack-to-back istrict titles round of regionals last winter at home. On Friday, the blue and gold will Still alive in Class B. Al They may not be the Kentucky Wildcats, but they certainly can run like them. The Hastings Saxons captured their second consecutive district basketball title last week, going 3-0 at Delton Kellogg High School. The winning formula: athleticism and plenty of grit. A 23-8 second quarter run last Friday put Coach Don Schils* team in front of Plainwell 36-21 and propelled it to a 63­ 47 title triumph. Tony Bowne tallied 8 of the 23 points in the second quarter and finished with a game-high 15 markers, including three Jrifectas. ♦ Plainwell did not help its cause in the Second stanza, cither, as the Trojans ■committed 6 of their 16 turnovers during )that eight-minute stretch. In the third quarter, Hastings continued hs Kcntucky-style run and built its lead compete in their first regional final since 1988. The Saxons last won a regional championship in 1985. Saxon Jeff Storrs (22) gets by Jeremy Frost (24) at regionals. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Thornapple Kellogg High School Hastings 50, Lakewood 45 (Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Stockbridge played Wednesday. The winner faces Hastings Friday at T K with tip at 7 p.m.) At Grand Valley Holland Christian A determined Ed VanDerMolen (24) drives through the Lakewood trees for two points at the regionals semifinals. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Slate University 65, Fremont 46 (Wyoming Park and Coppersville played Wednesday. The winner meets Holland Christian Friday with tip at 7:30 p.m.) At Western Michigan University Marshall 65. Mattawan 46 Stevensville-Lakeshore 83, Gull Lake 55 (Marshall and Lakeshore play Thursday al WMU with tip at 7 p.m.) HASTINGS 50 LAKEWOOD 45 Hastings. ..7... 10. ..13.. .20=50 Lakewood...8... 10...13...14=45 Hastings: Bowne 6 (3) 1-2 16. Whitney 0 2-2 2. Jeff Storrs I 3-5 5. VanDerMolen I 1-2 3. Gee 0 1-2 I. Pohja 3 4-7 10. Day 4 0-0 8. O'Mara I 3­ 6 5. Totals: FG 16-43 (3). FT 15-26. up to 18 points (45-27) midway through the frame. Kyle Pohja pumped in 13 points and Adam Gee 10 points to give Hastings •three players in double figures. Darnell Day was the chairman of the boards collecting 7 caroms. Hastings made 21-of-49 field goal attempts and l6-of-24 shots from the charity stripe. Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. HASTINGS 46 MIDDLEVILLE 41 The other Trojans. Middleville, led 41 40 with 1:35 to play, but Hastings made the plays down the stretch and out-scored its Barry County counterparts 6-0 the rest of the way to win the exciting hoop district semifinal on March II. First. Jeff Storrs sank a jumper with Let Us Quote Your Work! 1:16 to play to put Ihc Saxons up 42-41. Then. Bowne made a steal which led to a fast break opportunity and a free throw (43-41) with roughly a minute remaining. Call The Experts: "Tony's outstanding defensively and his play gave us a chance to ice it." Schils said. Jeff Storrs connected on two free throw tosses following Bownc's big play and Pohja ended the contest by scoring another point with a free throw. The game opened in Hastings' favor, but shifted towards Middleville by the break District, cont'd Pg. 12 Lakewood: Dow 3 (I) 1-2 8. Elenbaas 4 (I) 1-3. Frost I (1)0-0 3. Cramer 0 3-4 3. Clum 2 0-0 4. Westendorp 4 (1)8-10 17. Total.: FG 14-37 (4). FT 13-20. Records: Hastings 19-5. Lakewood 17-7. Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. the court. Here, some Saxon fans cheer the blue and gold onto a five-point victory. (Photo by Perry Hardin) A standing room only crowd showed up in Middleville Tuesday night to see the two area cage squads square off on HASTINGS 4 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Drvik Wofiiis AlCemlWfUis 945-9554 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Its the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available Action Signs {across from E.W. BUssl 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (816) 948-8618 W r-a 688-577 7446 Auto Glass 1 Expert Installation • XII Milkes \ Models • Direct Insurance Killing • Workmanship Guaranteed Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings Saxon center Darnell Day (50) powers past the Trojan frontline in the distnet championship game last Fnday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Call Now! 616-945-5085 L I sUl.|.4i.<l III !•»*<• The Prairieville Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for the fiscal year 1998-99 on March 31. 1998 at 7:30 P.M. at the township hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton, Michigan. 49046. pursuant to Act 43 of the Public Acts of 1963 as amended. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the budget will be available for public inspection at the Prairieville Township Hall during normal business hours on MondayThursday from 9:00-5:00 Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids for services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individ­ uals with disabilities upon three (3) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk by writing to the address below or call (616) 623­ 2664 Normajean Campbell. Prairieville Township Clerk 10115 S. Norris Rd Delton. Ml 49046 �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 Hastings Middle School volleyball teams prevail It was a "spectacular" match according to the coach of Hastings' seventh grade gold volleyball team. The Saxons won all three games in a 15-8, 15-12 and 15-6 match last week. Laura Dipcrt led the team with 9 points. Courtney Oakland and Jessica Pond each tallied 7 points and Jenna Bryans added 6 points. Hastings' offense was well executed, according to their coach, with fabulous volleys. 8th Grade A The A team defeated Newhall 15-11. 15-4 and 16-14. Elizabeth Nida and Erin Bradley were the team's top scorers and Jessica Storms shinned as the top spiker. The team’s next game is Monday at Rockford Sth Grade Blue Caledonia fell victims ;o Hastings in volleyball action last week. 15-1. 15-8 ami 15-7. Jenny Jenkins. McKenzie Chaffer. Angie Aspinall. Amy Steele and Kate Martisius made several good spikes. Bill Blair sends Hastings mat coaches out as champions Wrestling coaches Dave Furrow and Larry Melcndy closed out their careers in championship form Saturday al the Division II individual finals al Baltic Creek's Kellogg Arena. The two long-time Saxon coaches senior went after a weight class championship al 171 Unfortunately, for Blair and his mentors, the match did not till in his favor. But. being No. 2 in lhe State is not t<x> shabby watched and instructed Bill Blair as lhe Delton also had two placers: Billy Ferris and Robert Isom. Ferris, a heavyweight, was third in the Division III finals held at Western Michigan University. Ferris beat Coppersville's Greg Klein 8-4 in the 7th Grade Blue With an "outstanding" effort, the Saxon spikers won last week 15-4. 15-8 and 9­ 15. Amanda Clinton scored 6. Erin Fish 6. Abbe Allcrding 5 and Holly Wilson 5 for the winners. Next on lhe schedule for the seventh grade Blue team is a Monday match at Forest Hills Northern. consolation round. In the semifinals, the Delton freshman lost to Caro's Phil Millerov 6-4. Isom, in the 145-pound weight class, finished fourth with an 11-4 loss to Fowlerville's Robert Wellman in the semifinals and a 4-2 loss to Jackson County Western's Keith Cummings in the consolation match. Lady Vikings end year at volleyball regionals Only one Class B volleyball team can end the season with a winning streak. Unfortunately for 55-4-4 Lakewood, this is not its year to do so. But. Coach Kellie Rowland realizes that the future looks bright as only one senior graduates this year and two juniors become seniors in 1998-99. The Lady Vikings bowed out of the post-season Saturday wilh a tough loss Io Forest Hills Northern in the Class B regional championship match at Lakewood High School The Huskies usej| their potent, short setting attack to win by scores of 16-14. 15-11. "That (short set) really killed us.” Rowland said of F.H.N.'s offensive scheme. ’They (Lakewood) struggled with that... if we could have stopped that, it would have really been a different outcome.” Two Jennifer Nielsen stuffs opened the first game with Lakewood ahead 2-0. but Forest Hills Northern rallied for eight of the next nine points to take an 8-3 advantage. Then. Rowland's team gained some momentum. A Shannon Spencer block made it 8-4. a Katherine Shellenbargcr spike made it 10-5, a Jill Benschoter delicately-placed kill made it 10-6. an ace by Amanda Blough made it 10-7 and a cross-court spike by Jami Schrock made it 10-8. At that point, the Huskies appeared to be on lhe ropes before ripping the next three scores to pull ahead 13-8. Nielsen responded wilh back-to-back kills (13-9. 13-10), but Forest Hills notched three of the final seven points to prevail 16-14. Nielsen also scored the first point of the second game with a back row spike. From there, lhe volleyball action went back and forth. The second game was tied at 2-2, 4-4. 7-7 and 8-8 before the Huskies hammered home five consecutive tallies to go up Seniors finish stellar careers at state finals Shellenbargcr and a F.H.N. hitting error resulted in the next two points (13­ 9. 13-10), but that was as close as the Lady Vikings would get in the 15-11 decision. Rowland was impressed with the Huskies* efforts in the regional championship. "Forest Hills didn't look that good against Wyoming Park, but they really buckled down in the finals.” Rowland said. "We needed more offensive options to win. As we get older, we will be able to score those points.” Lakewood's efforts were also admirable. In both games, the Lady Vikings continued to fight even when the score was not always in their favor. Even in the finals, they just didn't give in; that's what made them successful this year," Row land said. Lakewood beat Holland Christian in the semifinals 15-0, 8-15, 15-7 with the focal support of its hometow n crowd. Schrock. Nielsen and Benschoter took turns scoring points in the 15-0 first game shutout with the final tally being a powerful Nielsen block. In the second game. Lakewood fell behind 8-0 and could get no closer than three points (9-6) the rest of the way. A net violation resulted in the game­ winning point. The Lady Vikings streaked out to a 12­ 2 advantage in the third game versus Holland Christian with Schrock, Shellenbargcr and Melissa Ruder putting up the points. The final score was a Schrock lip that found some empty space on Holland's side of the floor. Schrock had 18 kills in the two matches and Shellenbargcr managed 12 kills. Nielsen’s daily totals included 29 digs. 7 blocks and 3 service aces. Blough collected 36 assists and 16 service points, while Benschoter came up with 7 blocks. 13-8. Faustman in 2:28 of the title match af’er winning against Aubum Hills Avondale's Brad Tieman 12-3 in the semifinal round. Tim Easey also placed for the Saxons, taking fourth in the 215-pound weight class. Bill Blair, shown here at regionals. became the ninth wrestler in Hastings High School history to wrestle for a State championship. (Photo by Perry Hardin) District, cont from pg. 11 The Saxons led 15-11 after the first eight minutes, but the Trojans won the second stanza 12-4 to take a 23-19 edge into intermission. In the third quarter. Hastings buckled down defensively and held its opponents to three points, while scoring 16 of its own. "We had some nice adjustments al halftime." Schils said. Middleville Coach Kurt Holzhuctcr said Schils' squad won the game fair and square. "We didn't lose this game, Hastings won it." Holzhuctcr said. Bowne and Ed VanDerMolen each tallied 9 points to lead Hastings. VanDcrMolen's points came on three, 3- One came away with a State championship and lhe other went home with a school record. Middleville senior wrestlers Kyle Brower and Spencer Romph both left Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena Saturday as big winners. Brower won the 103-pound weight class wilh a pin in 4:42 against Lowell’s Bret West in the championship round. The pin was Brower's fourth in four matches at the Division II Slate finals held Friday and Saturday. "Brower did an excellent job and pinned everybody he wrestled." Middleville Coach Tom Lehman said. "It was just an outstanding job; he’s a very focused young man." For his prep career, Brower collected 174 victories, just one short of Romph's 175 total. Brower was lhe leader who often "got the team started with a big win," according to his coach. Romph placed second in the 160-pound weight class, but scored a heroic win in the semifinals to qualify for the championship round. Down 9-2 against Marshall's Ben Gase in the third round, Romph was able to tie the score at 11-11 at the end of regulation and then ousted Gase 13-11 with two points in overtime. “It was just a great match for Spencer." Lehman exclaimed. In the 160-pound championship. Romph lost to Forest Hills Northern's Brad Trompen 4-2. The two had wrestled twice before in tournaments during the last three weeks. pointers. Middleville received 12 points from Andrew Hillman and 8 points from Garrett Weatherhead. YMCA-Haslings Youth Coancil's Winter Women's Volleyball League Final Standings Team W-L Hastings Burial Vault ..............................47-13 Ranger Die. Inc............................................ 44-16 Ray James Electromechanical ............... 44-16 Goodenough Goodies .............................. 37-23 .Mainstrcct Savings ................................... 35-25 Quality Roofing ........................................ 32-28 Gary’s Auto.................................................. 30-30 Haliifax Hastings National Bank.......... 27-33 Backc Construction................................... 25-35 FlexFab..........................................................19-41 McConnells.................................................. 13-47 Bustancc......................................................... 4-56 YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Connell's Adult Floor Hockey Team W-L-T TNR .............................................................. 2-04) Wolfpack.............................. .’.......................1-0-0 Safety Service..............................................1-14) Hackers......................................................... 0-14) Avengers .......................................................0-24) Results TNR 15 vs. Avengers 6; Safety Services 0 vs Wo’fpack 22. YMCA-Youth Council's Mens Basketball B Minor W-L Richies KofTcc Shop....................................12-0 Howell Flood Builders ................................. 8-4 FlexFab.............................................................. 7-5 Drill Team......................................................... 6-6 Lakewood Merchants ................................... 3-9 Vultures ......................................................... 0-12 B Major Other Body Shop ...........................................9-1 Blairs Landscapping......................................8-2 Hastings Merchants........................................ 6-5 Mainstrcct Savings ........................................ 5-5 Music Center .................................................. 5-6 Pennock Hospital ........................................... 3-8 Wcltons.............................................................. 0-9 Results B Minor - Drill Team 48 vs. HowclFFIood 63; Lakewood Merchants 58 vs. Vultures 55; Richies KofTcc Shop 54 vs. FlexFab 46. B Major - Pennock Hospital 70 vs. Blairs Landscapping 79. Lakewood's Jennifer Nielsen (10) powers a spike past Holland Christian in Saturday's Class B regional volleyball tournament at Lakewood High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Hastings’ Mike Sulcer (34) makes a sweet dish to Andy Keller (44) in la.-t week's district basketball tournament at Delton Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) • YMCA volleyball photos in next week's Haatinga Bannar. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 19. 1998 — Page 13 Barnum rolls record BOWLING SCORES senior ( itizrnv c ek 61 Brodock 60; '•*' MoutiHili' <8. Xo One 54 Xj'h 5(» I 2. Schlachtcr 50 49 ; Fncnd 47; M & MY 46 41 2. Hall 41 snvdcr U | 2 • \\ • d::i • •• . ' ’ • '• \:«t ndcwcx .2 ■ > . Br.uc: 2* High Gum*' and Serie* Women - G l\»t• • S G ."a 204 519; M U A and >: 4‘>n. \1 \btson 169-469; | •Fnend l'\s Pennington 160-465; G Otis 21! 5I*>, K tohin ls’-4‘»!. | Gtrrbach 146*<O8 3 Martlet 195-519 High <.anie* and Series Men - B Ferry i *2-''1<» । Hukwith PX; G leachman 158. \ Hrcuc: 2 R X.ish I .i I Dull 175; D Mascu 02 ,,s W Woodmansee 180-497; K S ■ • ><■ 466 D Hall ■ >7-564; K McDonald H Haulms I 2 456 H Malfckooc ro-4-i r Wieland200 571 Sunday Sight Mixed I hcc I ruggers "3. B S ers 70 I 2. ThundcrAllcv 'ol2 Fearsome 4 68 I 2. II E D 64 2. Short X Sweet 60; Diehard' 56. Rednetkx '• 12. I ucky Strikes 53. \-Filcrs 53; S x K '2 2\4 40 | 2- 9 out of 10 47; Tag-a1 ongs 46. Rock Bottom 40. Friends 32. Womens High Game sand Series - D Snyder I99.$69. |> Bartimus 205-560; M snsd.• 2"; I Barnum 211-538. D Sec4 197-526. M I aton 1X3-523. M Kirchen 5»»*: 4<ix s Sanborn 1X0-475; \ lay lor 172­ 445. J De/C's It»4-4I6. I Hammontrcc I9|; I Falconer 16". U ( hnstle I6X; M Blanken­ ship 162 ( Barnum 145 Mens High Games and Series - S San­ born 24 < '■! ’« I Del aat 206-567; B. Kerles .212-566 • Kohler 1X9-551. V. Dezess 243?4'» R Bowman 212-548. B Falconer 181<06 D Worded 186-491. J Kirchen 167-441. ’ B.n .n. 22<’ B Rentz 2<»5.B Drayton 194; T James I"1' M I aw son 178; M McLeod Sundas Mternoon Mixers II • Iu>! Its mg .'s. Bob and Friends 24; Killer . • 2 ; Red Ilog 23. Pm Pals 22; Squeaky Mioes 22. Pin Pickers 22. Xcw Friends 20; Space lade!' ' Getting Jiggte 18. Cornholios |'_ Just Made It I", hist ( ause 17. Friday Moose -. Xine and a W igglc 68; I Know It 67. Heads uut 66. Get I ucky 66. Bad Habit II 62; Brushuorks ol. Rocks 4 60; Icn Pins 59; Ramblers 59. i au ( omers 59. 4 R s 58 I 2; $car> Service 55 XoGeritol Rcq'd 54 12; Weekend Wart >4. \.lsh Bash 52. Gilloins i-> special K.4I Good Game* and Series Men -C Purdum Jr 2IU1X. I Heath 1X5-54'. I Rainwater iP-58*>. I Barnum 229-611; W. Gillons 163­ 465 R Roush 21 '-603. S Peabody 245-616; H Pennington 241-641. D Sen ice 200-538; \ !.i< ior 26' . B Keeler 21'-594. R. Fpv M• • V K ivndi 312-667 M Madden lr 249-661 I May 256; B Madden Jr. 194; I?. Seats 186; S Sanborn 244. R Robbins l,9<) W. Brodock 199. B Ripples 211 Good Garni-' and Series Women - D Bartnnus 246-mw.. Shirlec V 196-558; S McKee 222-604 B Hughes 209-560.1. Barnum 2il-s66. B Roush 203-542. S Keeler 2035t’~ S Xash 195 H Service IXI; K Keeler Hs. S I ert 1'6. R Brummel 1'2. D Olm­ sted 168. \ Keillor 142 I hursdas \ngrls Millet Fxi 'I I 2-12 I 2. Tick Tock Restaurant 66-3X. Xashville ( hiropracttc 64­ 40. Pct World 6.3-41; Secber’s Auto Body 60­ 44. XAP\ Gttls 50-54; Rtsersidc Cemetery 46-58 Gas in Fond 46-54; ( edar ( reek Grooers 45-55 Hastings Bowl 39 1 2-64 I 2; 4lcphano \ 38-66. Dowl It 31-"3 High (.amvs and Series - P Fisher 267­ 589 s Varney 188. 1 Aspey 186; K Farr 192 D Staines 266-534. ( McGinn 162; C ( urtis !“<». H Poland 150. M baton 222; B i; . . • 608; I) Snider 183; J. Lewis ty; L. 1 y 226-554 P Guy 221-SS6; I) Gjcciit.cld ;61. ( Hurless 1*7.3; J. Conger 192. I Wcdnrsdas P.M. •\a ..He is Mi-40 Maces Ph 60 40. Hhl! : " ! 2. Hair ( arc 5'-43. Mu­ lti 4 Xash ' Plus 52 1 2-T I 2. Xash CF. • ' 4o | sc and I nt Spec 45 I 2-54 I 2. F:!f :c- - ! .cd 44-56. I mtshing Touch 43 I 2­ '6 2.1 ix - cs 41 *9. Sccbei s Auto 34-66 High (.ames and Scries - I Christopher 2" ' B ll.ithawas 200-526; S. Merrill < •» M Biimmct 187-501; J Rice 184.«I6 D Sccher 19' 4'4 I) Keller 191-464. < Wr. '! 4'|. | Mc'ecat 174-469; | Reiihm- «.s J 2 r Murphs 179-491; I Wcyc <. 424. \ Patten 137-344. J. i Arp • ■ LI aymancc 168-443; B 4.441. ( shellenbargcr 144-364; M M.f. • 44' B Xorri' 162-419. J ■ • 1 len 201 B Wilson 165: • g. o x \arney 189; I Moore 160; s Dt.;| I :uh 164. s Glasgow 557; I Yoder 4 is Recreation «3 ! i : • • . < atltonf entet I xcavating । ' Hasiing'Bowl 25. Freeport Hciaio? 2. B.: # . \utomotisc 20 5 Good (.ami-' ami Series - 1 Buehler 222­ M < to'x tr 2253v i < <s I lackson 501. M B«Xni ' ' ' 4 R | , <32. S Xngcr 5U. J ( >w»k h '2o Mondas Mixers , H Sa.urday Majors Cits tournament HIX P 1st place. X Wright. I Lauhaugh. M Spidel. 1.920; 2nd place. W Miller. T Wal­ lace. J. James. 1.858; 3rd place. B Bowman. I) Humphrev. B Hammond. 1.856 Doublcs-IIIX P 1st place B Kirby. P Hennes. 1.294. 2nd place. A Bogci. ( Shumway. 1.265. 3rd place. W Miller. J James. 1.264 Singlcs-HDCP 1st place. I Laubaugh. 688. 2nd place. B Kirby. 675. 3rd place. A Boger. 651. All Fvents-HDCP 1st place. B Kirby. 2.011. 2nd place. I. Laubaugh. 1.996. 3rd place. 1.936 High Game and Scries Scratch Boys B Bowman. 262-680 High Game and Senes Scratch Curls Boger. 185-421 A Saturday Majors Boys High Game and Series - B Bins man 255-576; J James 201-510; A McBnan 183­ 491. B Hammond 175-489; D Vamcv 165­ 469; B Weatherly ’70-463; D James 198­ 461. I Wallace 155-452; P. Hennes 156-445. J Butler 159-440; B Kirbs 152-419; X Wright 161-418; B Huss 151--4IO Girls High Game and Series - C Shumway 136-376; A. Boger 177-374; W Miller 144-367; A Williams 117-297; T Huss 115-295 Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printing 33-19; Hastings Bowlers 30-22; Consumers Concrete 29-23; Flexfab 25 1/2-26 1/2; Friends 25-27; Pin Seekers 24-28; Mostetler Graphics 23-29; Woodmansee Sawmill 18 1/2-33 1/2. Mens High Gaines & Series H. Bowman 202-571; S. Hause 176-490; K. Phetnx 216; S. Hyde 187; P. Scobey 216-599; B. Squires 193-505. Womens High Games & Series P. George 173-394; D. Slovinski 166; L. There wasn’t anything magical to Jim Barnum's 790 senes recently rolled at the Hastings Bowl. “I just walked in and had a good night." Barnum said of his Feb 27 feat. Barnum was bowling in the Friday Moose Mix league along with the other members of the "Heads Out" team The 790 was the highest ever shot in the city and was well above his average that hovers around 200. Barnum. who bowls four nights a week and began rolling in 1961. is certainly not superstitious about his approach. He was using a two-year-old ball on Feb. 27 and made this remark about any lane preference he might have: "One lane don't make any difference." Blakely 166; B. Norris 170; D. Service 197-507; S. Bowman 178. Recreation League «3 Carlton Center Excavating 35; Fairchild Oil 32; Cross' 29.5; Hastings Bowl - Freeport Elevator 25; Barry Automotive 21.5. Now. the Hastings native is selling his sights on even bigger scores “I'll see if I can get a better score than I’ve already got." Barnum explained The previous city record was achieved by Ben Keeler who rolled a 776 Not Strangers To The Top City bowling slickers Shirlec Vandcnburg and Stacey McKee have been a pan of many bowling feats in their days. So. bowling on a McCleary Timber team that managed a 3,178 in the Michclob Light Classic in Baltic Creek was certainly not surprising. The 3.178. however, was just 11 pins shy of a "Cereal City” women’s team record. Good Games & Series B King 257-611 R Fay 202-557; S Anger 219-565; M Davi' 200-519; D Lambert 534. J Buehler 203­ 535; N. Thaler 501; T. Wieland 203-521. R Wieland 203-561; E Jackson 528. C. Lemus 209 DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... Existing Debt New Financing • Debt consolidation to a single, lower payment • Tax lien pay-offs • Land contract refinancing • Medical bill pay-offs • Cash out • Home improvements • College tuition funding • car, boat, RV purchase • principal residence purchase Business Owners/Entrepreneurs • Vacation property purchase • Home office start-up capital • Small business operating funds ...And Respond With The Right Solution. Potter 190 Ihursday \.M. Vurncss 62-42. I cl lanes 61-43, Just Us 53-46. 1 alls Birds ss । । s. Parkers \FC Home 55-49 Question Marks 49-55; I uik\ shots 4s ’ 2-54 1 2. Hastings Bowl 45-5< Good Games and Series - R Isaacs 195­ '48 I Pi.k. 2on-M3. D Olmsted I7M75; I Ruthrat! '1-460. B I step 176-447; Fma Parker 148 4’«o |< Ibxio 134-389; S Teunc'scn Ait S Malloy 134-336; P < aid­ well 1 “6. ( < olher 156 W 54. DewcyX \uto 51. Budweiser 51 IM Lassies 5o 1 2 Kelley ’s Kcglet' '0 1 2. Mt Bruce 49 I 2. Hartzler lour 48 I 2. Gir­ rbach s 48. Green ( hies 1.3 High Games and Series - M Kill 184. S Smith 1'2-455. H Sets ice T? 4'1. ( Beck­ with 161; J McMillon 204-52'. M Snyder l's-482. S XanDeitbetg 226-616; S Glas­ gow 182-539; H Millet 1'4-483. B Johnson 451. 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March 19, 1998 Business students claim record number of awards Hastings High School business students won a record 15 awards in competition al the Business Professionals of America Slate Leadership Conference in Detroit March 6 8 Senior John Ik*Witt recicved first place in C++ programming competition, which tested his ability to create, test and maintain computer programs. DeWitt also received an eighth place in business math Among the Hastings High School students attending the state FFA convention were (front, from left) Scott Sawyer. Liz Meek. Cheryl Gibbons. KyLee O'Heran, Tonya Krick, Melissa Lancaster. Jeremiah Johnson, (middle, from left) Becky Carr. Amber Wilde. Chad Furrow. Zach Rohe. Aleisha Miller. A.J. O'Heran. and (back, from left) Dusty Lundstrum, Jordan Brehm, Matt Peake. John Eggers, and Andrew Satie. HHS wins state FFA contests Several Hastings High School and Hastings Middle School students won vari­ ous competitive events al lhe recent Michigan FFA Convention in Lansing, and eight HHS band members performed for convention-goers. High school student Suit Peake received an individual first place in Quiz Bowl competition, and a Quiz Bowl team con­ sisting of Peake. John Eggers. Matt Gcrgcn. and Chad Furrow won second place. The team of high school students Ed VanDerMolen. Gergcn. and KyLee O'Heran won third place in soil judging and land use. Winning individual!) in soil judging and land use competition were Syndi Goodenough and VanDerMolen. who tied for second place, and Gcrgen. who received Hastings FFA Chapter President Marc also recognized at the state convention for Haywood was selected to serve on a nomi­ nating committee to critique next year's possible officers. Aleisha Miller and Sarrah Gregory represented Hastings as state dele­ gaining over eight members in the past gates at the convention, and participated in the vote to elect next year s stale officers. Some 20 Hastings Middle School FFA members also attended the convention, along with their advisor. Came Bcnckcr. In Quiz Bowl competition, a team consisting of Justin Peck. Mike Nitz. Nicki Doozan and Mike Spidcl took first place; a team consisting of Jen Cottrell. Ashley Parc. Liz Nida and Sarah Haines took second place; and a team consisting of sonal growth of members, developing members' leadership skills, and promoting career success through agricultural educa­ tion. The organization has 7.241 local chapters throughout the U.S.. Pcurto Rico. Guam and the Virgin islands. The Michigan FFA consists of more than 5.200 members from 120 chapters. year FFA is a national organization of 449.814 members which focuses on per­ and Sara Wank look third place. In individual Quiz Bowl competition. Chris Rcmley look first place and Nida and (trombone). Melissa Lancaster (clarinet), Jeremiah Johnson (percussion). Becky Carr (percussion). Jordan Brehm (french horn). Scott Sawyer (euphonium). Amber Wilde (alio saxaphonc) and Andrew Safie (french horn) were among 77 members of the state Spidcl lied for third. In soils judging and land use. the team of Storm. Flohr, and Wank took a first; Cottrell. Parc and Nida look a second and Spidel. Nitz and Doozcn look a third. Winning individually in soils judging and FFA Band who entertained during the con­ vention. Three of the band members. Carr. Johnson, and Safie. made the cut for a land use were Storm and Parc, who won chance to audition for lhe national FFA Band. Altogether, some 22 members ol the HHS FFA Chapter attended the conven­ tion. along wilh FFA advisors Ed Domkc and Sherri Snyder. At the convention. San Antonio in April. The Hastings BPA chapter's spelling team, consisting of seniors Katy Strouse and Traci Hcffclbower and junior Brooke Norris, look a seventh place in spelling competition. A website development team that in­ cluded seniors Julie Anthony and Ben James, juniors Levi Solmes. Rob Swiatek, and Zach Woodley, sophomore Andy Soya 2.500 FFA members, advisors, supporters and guests attended the March 9-11 event, which was held al the Wharton Center of Performing Arts on the Michigan Stale University campus. Motivational speakers at the convention challenged FFA members to "make a commitment to excellence in leadership and achievement, and gain the most from their experiences in FFA." ac­ cording to a member of the Hastings FFA chapter. Convention speakers included Rick Rigsby, an honorary professor of speech communication at Texas A&M University and ordained minister; Gene Graham, a Ph D. candidate al Claremont Graduate University in California and member of the Board of Directors for Farm Safety for Just Kids; and Hillary Smith. 1997-98 National second and third place respectively. In crop and weed identification competi­ tion. the team of Storm. Flohr and Wank took a second. The team of Doozan. Nitz and Spidcl and the team of David Miller. Jake Heuss and Jenny Wymer tied for third. The Hastings Middle School FFA was FFA President. Great Gift 1 Michigan Streams and Lakes Stream MAP It is estimated that 10% of all lhe fishermen catch 90% of the fish. Rt*s»nlln*x ol which group you tall into... thrrv's a sure* way to up your The recently published STREAM MAP odd*... ximply try nrw (idling waters. Fish where few fishermen ever OF MICHIGAN is |ust bke another fish. Michigan in loaded w ith great fishing walers...many of them over­ looked. From the AuSahle River to all <4 lhe Great latkes tributaries to was completed m 1965 alter a the l¥re Marquette River..thousands of miles of streams, lakes anil rivers thirty-year effort by Howard Higbee, a are now easy-lo-l<M«te on one map. former Penn Slate Professor a eat ng a map of the highest deial liighly detailed map of its kind. possirie a map that shows evuy color map diows virtually all of lhe 115.000 miles of stream and lake Michigan streams This new 4 fool by 4 foot tool map The map sold extremely well •• until < was tost several years later Incredtoly lhe prnter entrusted with growth. "Wc have growth within the city lo take car** of." said Jaspersc. "We're addressing that at futuring group meetings. We've been talking about this for two years." While and Jaspersc both said they dis­ ship." Councilman Dave McIntyre also felt the agreed with the concept of the contract which they fell left city water and sewer customers bearing the bulk of the cost while township users reap the benefits. "Wc want to operate on a fair basis to the people of the city who built that (sewer) plant." said Jaspersc. "Wc never in­ tended not to extend the utilities. Wc just agreement wasn't fair when voting to strike it down, and that a 425 should be consid­ the impression wc were negotiating for the 'It is amajingty detailed and carelessly hauled Higbee's 30 years names some creeks in the of work lo the landfill Mohawk Valley that can t even The lew remaning dog eared be found on topographic Pinpoint the best fishing in Michigan with this valuable 40 page guide Easily locate over 5,000 streams and lakes shown on the ■ Stream Map' Your map and guidebook will take you to the top 443 lishing waters - select waters lor 14 species of gamelish ORDER YOUR COLOR STREAM MAPS maps ’ Available rolled or folded ALSO AVAILABLE m heavy gauge LIFE­ John Pitarres OBScHVER-DtSPATCH-Ubca TIME GUARANTEED glass-l*e dear-lamination wnte-on wipe-otl ottered $400 tor one ol hts last maps And stale agencies were forced lo STREAMS FREE LOCATION GUIDEBOOK INCLUDED RAVE REVIEWS plales, declared bankruptcy, then copies became a prized fisherman s ‘It yoirre looking for the most surface with brass eydefies for easy hanging me 4 FT 6,4 FT ROILED napa) postage pud at $23 45 ea definitive maps ever created Sand me____ 4 FT t, 4 FT FOLDED map«> po-Jage pad a $23 45 ea The experts had always told depicting every single creek Seed me Professor Higbee that reprris were Check V nr t», crlr enclci*4 S _________ xnpossWe because lhe maps were river stream. pond and lake then 'Professor Higbee s printed in non-photographic blue Stream Maps' are without Then r 1991 at the age of 91. guestion die ftiest Howard Brant THE NEWARK STAR-LEDGER keep thee copies under lock and key Howard Higbee s (team came true 4 FT b, 4 FT LAMNATED ratfs) pcslag-pud <$43 45 SHIPPED PR10RIT> MAIL SrtPPEDU ASWRDrTUK Computers made it possible to lepmt the map Hotong an updated map It is m shovwng where to find Howard said. 1 never thought Id he out-of-the-way trout streams lo see this day' Higbees knowledge with computer technology - lhe STREAM MAP OF that makes the mao such a treasiae to the fisherman Joe Gordon TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT- MICHIGAN was created Johnstown Then by combmog Professor utilities, but for police and fire protection, ered. "I just didn't feel it would work." he said. "There needs lo be more study on iL I don’t think it's dead." Meanwhile. Edwards said Wal-Mart is moving ahead with plans to build on M-43 at Heath Road, having already installed on­ site water wells. A septic system will be installed soon, be said. Wal-Mart District Manager Carol Taylor use of the library and parks, etc. Rutland Charter Township residents and businesses pay about 2.64 mills and bene­ said she could not release a projected target fit from city services, said White. "Wc don't restrict who can use the library or who can use the parks." said While. Under the terms of a 425 Act. Edwards said certain township commercial cus­ tomers in a 425 district would have pay an additional 16.2 mills, while township businesses and residents outside lhat district awarded. Edwards said a local doctor whom he could not name has purchased six acres next lo Flex Fab on the west side of M-43 for the purpose of developing the land and constructing a clinic. On-site water and sewer services likely will be required for date for construction to begin because con­ tracting bids for the job have not yet been lhat project as well, he said. Evidence supression sought I almost two times lhe earth's circumference! the original drawng and pnntmg possession Professor Higbee was teachers Mary Dawson. Nancy Cottrell. Patrick Purgicl. and Elben Black. lakes on ImHIi |wi»insulas . That's plotted by hand, the location ol 45 000 miles of streams onto i. 3 x 5 attended the Detroit conference. Local chapter advisors are business Professor Higlkee's Stream Map of Michigan is lhe first and only Professor Higt ee succeeded to He pamstatamity ment. service projects, and development of basic business skills. Nearly 2.000 stu­ dents representing eight Michigan regions would pay only the 2.64. "They would be paying a higher millage rate to the city and the same rate to us," said Edwards. "How do you justify that? That would not be good economic judg­ ment by me as a leader." Edwards said a 425 agreement also would allow the city to eventually annex lhe 42? district. "If that's the only option they're going lo consider, no further discussion needs to be done." said Edwards. "There isn't an elected official that would give away their town­ wanted a fair agreement." Hastings city residents and businesses arc assessed a total of 16.2 mills, not only for Why every fisherman needs this map The "Stream Map of Pennsylvania' vocational organization for students ca­ rolled in business programs. Activities in­ clude occupational and leadership develop­ Accord, continued from pg. 1 wc told them if that was the only way, don't waste our time,'' said Edwards. "So their argument for a 425 is null and void. Our (board's) goal was a win-win, not for the city to have all or nothing. I was under selfish unit.” Jaspersc said the city is interested in ,i( Michigan as the lost Stream Map * egates. Business Professionals of America is a Michigan Board of Education-sponsored BPA students attending the convention included (from left) Andy Soya, John DeWitt. Steve Flohr. Rob Swiatek. Traci Heffelbower, Brooke Norris. Levi Solmes. Sarrah Gregory. Ben James, and Kristen Sherwood. (Not pictured are Zach Woodley, Katy Strouse. Julie Anthony. Meliss Lancaster. Leslie Ockerman and Jeff Doozan.) betterment of the community, not for one map ■ known Io Pennsylvania anglers trepreneur event testing his ability to orga­ nize and develop an operating plan to begin a small business. Senior Melissa Lancaster was a finalist in application/intcrview skills competition, which tested her proficiency in job search and interview skills. Members attending the conference, which also included senior Kristen Sherwood and juniors Leslie Ockcrman and Jeff Doozan, participated in competitions, business-re­ lated workshops, and general sessions. Anthony and Lancaster acted as voting del­ At lhe convention, the theme was "Committed to Excellence." More than Jessica Storm. Kelli Flohr. Emily Smith a third place. HHS band members Cheryl Gibbons competition. Junior Sarrah Gregory received a second place for document formatting, which tested her use of advanced formatting func­ tions for document production. Junior Zach Woodley was recognized with a sixth place in data communications, which tested his ability lo analyze Ihc con­ cepts of data transmission and nctugirk top­ ographies. All three students are eligible lo repre­ sent Michigan in national competition in cnlh place for the creation of a web site for the local chapter that documents the chap­ ter's activities and provides links lo other relevant web sites. Solmes served as "web master" for the project. Swiatek was also a finalist in an en­ J-AD-CJRAPHICS 1952 N. Broadway P.O. Box 188 Hastings. Ml 49058 J-Ad Graphics News Service An effort to suppress evidence and written statements by Bruce J. Hokanson. accused of killing Harold Svoboda in his Hastings Township home Christmas Eve, involved in seeking a search warrant of lhe residence. Sharrar said a consent form was obtained from Hokanson lo search lhe is being made by Hokanson's attorneys. Gordon Shane McNeill and Timothy when the hearing is resumed al 10 a.m. Tromp. McNeill tried to establish in 5th Circuit Court Wednesday that Michigan Stale Police troopers William Arndt and Scott Sharrar. as well as crime scene technician Sgt. Terry Bam and Det Sgt Lou Quinn, gathered evidence from the home without obtaining a search warrant. Prosecutor Dale Crowley, however, tried lo establish that because the home's owner was deceased, consent to search was implied "It's just like if you arc unconscious, there is implied consent to treat you." said Sharrar during a recess of the hearing Wednesday /Xrndt and Sharrar testified as to their roles al lhe scene of the crime before Judge James Fisher called a recess due to the late time of day. They staled they were not home. Quinn and Bain arc expected to testify Monday. March 30. McNeil also will try to have written statements by Hokanson suppressed from being admissablc as evidence in his trial, not yet scheduled Fisher also will be asked to rule on a defense motion requesting a forensic evaluation on the issues of competency to stand trial, diminished capacity and criminal responsibility of Hokanson. McNeill also is asking for a review of the criminal history of James Neslund and Anthony Hernandez, who arc referenced in a supplemental police report regarding "purported" confessions by Hokanson. He is also asking for Svoboda s complete criminal record, including arrest, charge and disposition, as well as any booking documents at the Barry County Jail and at the county jail of Lake Panasoffake. Fla., �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 19, 1998 — Page 15 Central Elementary readers take flight with frisbees The theme for reading month this March is Take Flight and Read," so the stall at Central thought a good way to emphasize that theme would be to invite the Flying Aces Pro Frisbee Team in for a demonstration of their frisbee-throwing prowess Flying Aces Greg Nelson (left) and Brian Hayes talked about the different frisbees they use. including one that lights up and looks like a flying saucer at night II II Elementary science teacher Jan Lawson joined in on a fnsbee game. Brian Hayes manages to keep the frisbee spinning as he catches it. Nelson uses specially designed skates to leap over partner Hayes. Students at Central had the opportunity to play a frisbee game during the Monday assembly. Mrs. Alta Gackler Patricia zl. Sandusky TAWAS CITY - Patricia A. Sandusky, age 67, of Ta was City passed away Friday March 13,1998 at Lakeview Manor Nursing Home in Tawas City She was bom December 30, 1930 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Robert & Leia Mae (Sims) Lord. She spent her younger years in Hastings, graduating from Hastings High School. She was a retired Branch Manager in Tawas for Huron Community Bank. Following that she was employed at the Iosco Medical Care Facility in Tawas. She was a member of the Audubon Society and a former member of the Quota Club. She was active in the Tawas St. Joseph Huron Home Health Care and Hospice Organization and was a member of Holy Family Church in Tawas. She also served in the Peace Corp. She was preceded in death by her son, Terry in 1977, and by a sister. Beverly Beck. She is surivived by her husband, Jack; three daughters, Suzann (Chuck) Peterson of Caro, Pamela (Dale) Bischoff of Tawas City and Jackie (Doug) Reinke of East Tawas; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sister. Phyllis (Ralph) Barton of Rotuda West, Flordia, and two broihers, Lester (Margaret) Lord of Hastings and William (Larae) Lord of Grand Rapids. Funeral Services were held Monday, March 16, 1998 at Jacques & Kobs Funeral Home, Tawas City. Reverend Calvin Blue officiated. Interment took place at St. Joseph Cemetery. East Tawas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association, the Kidney Foundation or the Michigan Heart Association. Smart consumers know how to save money. Competition for local phone service can mean more choices and lower prices Went to know more? Oila M. Bourdo ORANGEVILLE - Leila M. Bourdo, age 90. of Orangeville and formerly of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 15, 1998 at Life Care Center of Plainwell. She was born on October 14, 1907 in Maumee, Ohio, the daughter of John S. & Deli­ lah (Shank) Shoemaker. Leila was a clerk at Hooper Supermarket for several years. She was married to Earl E. Bourdo on Febru­ ary 15,1923 and to Leo Bourdo in March 1964. She attended Orangeville Baptist Church & loved her children and grandchildren. Leila was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl on November 27,1961 and Leo in 1977; grandson, Bill Erb in 1963; son-in­ law, Cal Floria in 1997. She is survived by three daughters, Arlene Floria of Engadine, Carolyn & Roland DeVries of Kalamazoo, and Rita &. Lamar Erb of Wall Lake, Delton; one son, Earl & June Bourdo of Orangeville; sixteen grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; seven great great grandchil­ dren; special niece & husband, Donna & Char­ les Monica of Delton; several other nieces and nephews. Services were held on Tuesday, March 17, 1998 at Williams Funeral Home with Reverend William A. Hertel officiating. Private Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Orangeville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of One's Choice. PORTAGE - Mrs. Roma G. Angeletti, of Portage, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 1998 at Borgess Hospital. She was bom in Woodland, the daughter of John and Grace (Waddell) Blocher. She had been a lifelong resident in the area. Roma was a elementary teacher for the Otse­ go Schools for 40 years before retiring. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church where she was very active for many years. Roma was also very talented with paint­ ing and sewing in which she enjoyed. Roma married Reno Angeletti on November 23. 1935. Mrs. Angeletti is survived by her husband, Reno Angeletti; daughter, Robin Angeletti of Winterhaven, Florida; two brothers, John (Mitze) Blocher of Caro, Bob (Margerie) Blocher of Woodland; nephew, John (Audrey) Angeletti of Plainwell; several other nieces and nephews. In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, March 18, 1998 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Reverend Father C. Mark Rutenbar officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Funeral arrangements were made by Lange­ land Family Funeral Home, Kalamazoo. HANDYMAN WANTED We have an opening for a part-time handyman to perform tasks m senior citizens homes throughout Barry County Successful candidate should have a knowledge of basic home repair, including electrical plumbing and carpentry Must be willing to paint, wash windows and do lawn care This position starts at $7 10 per hour and comes with partial benefits Must have reliable transporta tion HASTINGS - Mrs. Alta Gackler, age 87, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 1998 at Tendercare, Hastings. Mrs. Gackler was bom on August 5,1910 in Benzie County, the daughter of Carl and Mary Jane (Mae) (Blaisdell) Potter. She was raised in Michigan and attended Hastings High School. She was married to Paul C. Gackler on May 18, 1953 in Grand Rapids. She was employed at E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings, Hastings Manufacturing, Mont­ gomery Ward, Pennock Hospital, Hastings Aluminum Products, Kalamzoo State Hospital, and Consumers Energy Company Hastings and retired after 21 years of service. She was preceded in death by her brother, Roland Potter. Mrs. Gackler is survived by her husband, Paul C. Gackler; one son, Gerald (Harriet) Knickerbocker of Hastings; three grandsons; three great grandchildren; two step­ grandchildren; five step great -grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal services were held Saturday, March 14,1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Albert G. Conklin officiated. Interment took place at Rutland Cemetery, Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. NOTICE To Members of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Hastings. Michigan: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Com­ pany will be held at the Home Office. 404 East Woodlawn Avenue, Hastings. Michigan, on Wednesday. April 8, 1998 beginning at 9:00 a.m. DUANE L. O'CONNOR, Secretary Greg Nelson balances a frisbee on his nose. Along with being a professional frisbee thrower, Nelson is a five-time world hacky sack champion. MOO-968 2221 \l> 11 IK HIM i >i \ i />//■ />//> Dr. Dan Swemon’* Become a Xommoker tonight! County Scat 7 to 9 pm installation) of trees to be planted in the street right of ways and To apply, fill out an application at the Commission on Agmg 120 N Michigan Ave . Hastings No phone calls, please public parks throughout town Specifications are available at the Office of the City Clerk Treasurer 102 S Broadway Hastings 49058 Bids are due at the above address no later than April 8 1-800-646-9999 EOE reject any and an b-ds to a a ve any irregularities m the bids and to accept the bd wh>cn tne City believes to be its best interest 1998 at 3 30 p m The City of Hastings reserves the right to a'i factors considered \ Mon. March 30, 1998 The City of Hastings is requesting bids for provision only (not Then call the Telecommunications Consumer Information Center. $39 Without stress or weight gain! ___ _ _ Only Experience hypnosis plus for success! CjvhCbeAAi^'Mc \\ KI 1 I CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES 1997/1998 Street Tree Request for Bids Group Seminar 128 South Jefferson —Downtown Hastings — REGISTER AT DOOR 6:30 pm for morr information rail 616-637-2231 l»ll\ \rmnarx I>r. Dan Swenson Certified Hypnotherapist HKI\(, l\ \l> K>K DlS( Ol �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19, 1998 LEGAL NOTICE Mwcti 10. 1000 • 7:00 p.m. Six board members present. Wilder absent. Comm Boitey. two guests. Minute* opprovad traoturor * report received Approved conceptual agreement for sewer ond water Approved 1500 annual duet to Central tarry Authority Received 1997 financial report. Paid outstanding bills. Adjourned at 8 15. tonme Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by: Richord C Thomos. Supervisor (3-19) Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for March from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (Irom left) Alicia Bedford. Adam Case. Andrew Worth. Erin Dahn.Veronika Villa and Darrell Barnum. ■UTIAND awnn TOWMSMP ■we it, iwe 7:00 p.m. — Open Meeting. All toord members present ond several residents. All reports received ond placed on file. Motion to accent the Tentative Agreement Sub­ ject to RatHkotion of City ond Townships with Heather Chamberlain and Christina Elmen were selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for March at St. Rose School. They are shown here with their teacher. Diane Brighton. amendment. Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to concur with Planning Commission s recommendation to rezone the request of Lorry Haywood from AG to R2 Adjournment at 7-39 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested lo by: Robert M. Edwards Exchange Young Citizens of the Month selected (3-19) MOKTGAQC FMKCLOMNK SALK TWI RM B A MIT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL­ LECT A DOT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE US­ ED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE Default has boon mode in the conditions ol a mortgage mode by Wayne 0. NICHOLSON ond Kimberly A. NICHOLSON hus­ band and wife to Woodhams AAortgoge Corp . AAor­ tgogoe. dated Juno 28. 1995 ond recorded o-» Juno 30. 1995 in Libor 634. on Pogo 157. Barry County Records. Michigon. ond was assigned by sod mor­ tgagee to the CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP os assignee by an assignment dated June 28. 1995 which was recorded on Juno 30. 1995. in Libor 634. on Pago 163. Barry County Records, on which mor­ tgage there is claimed to bo duo ot the date hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Nino Hundred Ninety-Eight And 81/100 dollars ($47,998.81). in­ cluding interest at 8.00% per annum. Under the power of sole contained in said mor­ tgage ond the statute in such case mode ond pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sold mortgage will bo foreclosed by a solo of tho mortgaged promises, or some port of them, ot public vendue, ot tho Barry County Courthouse in Hosting*. Michigon at 100 ociock P.M . on April 23. 1998 Said promises ore situated in CITY ol HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described as: Lot 1 of Block 14 of Kenfiold Addition to the City. Formerly Village ol Hostings, according to the recorded plot thereof os recorded in liber ol Plats on Pogo 9. Tho redemption period shall be 6 month(s) Irom the dote of such solo, unless determined abandon­ ed In accordance with I94BCL 600.3241a, In which Students at Northeastern Elementary School who earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for March are (from left) Catherine Fish. Jaymee Campbell and Tim Frey, with teacher Don Schils. LEGAL NOTICE Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month tor March, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Stephanie Buskirk. Neil Moore and Jacob Vincent. With them is teacher Julie Carlson. case the redemption period shall be 30 days from CLAMS NOTICK Dated: March 12. 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP. FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott I Trott. P.C. Attorney* for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Binghom Form*. Michigan 48025 File « 98021834 HOMEOWNERS OCT s $5: r­ (4-9) Filo No. 98-22290-IE E*toto of WELDON H. BRIGGS. Deceosed. Social Socurity No. 366-09-2190. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in tho estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following: The decedent, whoso last known address wo* 3378 Robinet Drive. Cincinnati. OH 45238. died Jan. 29, 1997. An instrument dated August 7. 1973 ha* been admitted os the will of tho deceased. Creditor* of the deceased are notified that oil claim* against tho estate will be forever barred unless presented to tho independent personal representative. Richard W. Brigg*. 3950 Davis Ave.. Cincinnati. Ohio 45211. or to both the inCounty Probate Court. Hastings. Michigan 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication of this $50 -rr 1-800-669-8957 notice. Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned ond distributed lo the person* entitled to It. William M. Doherty (PAI960) DIMMERS « DOHERTY 221 South Broadway Hasting*. Mi 49058 (3-19) 616/945-9596 WE'RE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC SERVICE TECHS/INSTALLER/LEADMAN Are you ready to put your residential skills to use with a commercial/industrial mechanical contractor? QUALITY AIR of Grand Rapids. Ml will train you to work independently, take responsibility for your own work and develop customer relations while becom­ ing involved in all phases of commercial and industrial work. We offer an apprenticeship program and an education­ al reimbursement program, encouraging further study by our employees. We are looking for people who want to be part of a growth oriented service group. QUALITY AIR offers competitive wages, professional training. 401K. health and life insurance, profit sharing, advancement opportunities, paid holidays and vacations. We now have openings in our expanding service group. Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 UALiir Nt ATlNG&COOUNi~ Fite No 98 22323-IE Estate of CATHERINE LUCAS. Deceased. Social Socurity No. 569-36-6227. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in tho estate may be barrod or af­ fected by the following: Tho decedent, whoso lost known address was 8152 Jordon Rood. Woodland. Michigan, died March 8. 1998. An instrument dated April 9. 1981 has boon admitted as tho will of the deceased. Creditors of the deceased ore notified that all claims against the estate wilt be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative. Teresa Storner, c/o Kathy Smith, Resident Agent. 1140 Jordan Lake Street. Lake Odessa. Ml 48849, or to both the independent per­ sonal representative ond the Barry County Probate Court. 220 West Court Street. Hostings. Michigan 49058. within four month* of th* date of publica­ tion of this notice. Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned ond distributed to the persons entitled to it. Date: 3-13-98 James I. Banks (Pl0405) 1140 Jordon Lake Street Lake Odessa. Ml 48849 616/374-0844 (3-19) Due to illness..Bob Willis Program 'Canadian West” will be rescheduled Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... WOULD TRAVEL SERIES Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for March, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Curtis Krallman and Amanda Sekrecki, with teacer Jamie Murphy. Absent from the photo is Derek Baldwin PART-TIME TELLER WANTED mm Thomapple Valiev Community Credit Cmon is looking for an experienced teller/cashier. Expenencc in cash handling, data enlr. and dails balancing are necessary. Narrated by... Must be neat in appearance. g<*»d in math, and willing to Hal McClure go lhat extra mile to give exceptional sen ice to lhe members of our organization. “Ireland This offering is tor even Mondav and Friday plus filling in for vacations and sick tune Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! This offer may work into tull time position within 2 Friday, March 20 • 7PM months for a qualified applicant Hastings Central School Auditorium Send resume, or stop by either of our offices and com­ plete an application For Your Listening Pleasure Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. Hazel Brown at the Organ Tickets available at the door All Tickets$4°° .1^7 Thornapple Valley Communitv Credit Union Post Office Box 2N9 Post Office Box 614 202 East Woodlawn Ave 11275 Sprague Road Delton. Michigan 49(146 Hastings. Michigan 4905N 6I6-94X-K369 iEOF. 616-623-6700 Brent Kelley, shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk. ts Young Citizen of the Month for March from Pleasantview Etanentary School. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 — Page 17 One Delton school incumbent to run again by Mary Warner Staff Writer 17ie Delton Kellogg School Board last Wednesday set Monday. June 8. as lhe dale of the annual school election School Superintendent Marsha Wells said the election of one board member is the only question expected to be on the ballot Board secretary Elizabeth Matteson will be running for a second four-year term. No other candidates have filed for the seat, those who wish to do so have until April 6. A minimum of 20 signatures of voters registered in the Delton-Kellogg School District arc required on nominating petitions. The district recommends collect­ ing 30 or 40 signatures to make sure at This home at 9600 Bird Road was destroyed by fire Wednesday. March 11 least 20 qualify. In other action al last Wednesday's meet­ ing. the board was presented tentative revi­ sions of the district's policy regarding re­ quests for student transfers to other dis­ tricts. Proposed changes include deleting a sen­ tence giving the superintendent the author­ ity lo grant requests from seniors that they be allowed to complete the 12th grade in their former school district if they moved into the Delton-Kellogg School District af­ ter completing their junior year in the for­ mer district. Another revision would be to add lhat "existing reciprocal agreements between the district and other school districts shall also A chimney is suspected of causing a fire at 4390 McKeown Road Sunday. Hastings firefighters battle two house fires J-Ad Graphics News Service Frigid temperatures compounded efforts by Hastings firefighters and three other de­ partments to salvage a large farm home at 9600 Bird Road Wednesday. March 11, in Baltimore Township. The fire, believed to have been started on lhe second floor by a chimney from a first floor wood burning stove, destroyed the home and contents, with damage estimated at $65,000. said a spokesperson from the Baltimore. Irving. Rutland. Carlton and caught fire, causing $30,000 to $40,000 damage. The heaviest damage reportedly was to the south side of the insured home where the dining room and the recently re­ modeled kitchen arc located be recognized." The latter is a reference lo the informal "Schools of Choice" agree­ ment between Hastings and Delton allow­ ing student transfers hack and forh. The policy would also be changed to read. "Any student who resides within the attendance boundaries of Delton Kellogg School District shall be expected to attend the Delton Kellogg Schools . . . The Board of Education may consider exceptions to this policy where extenuating circum­ stances affect the educational or emotional well-being of the student." Wells said the changes arc just proposals al this point. Board members will be dis­ cussing them with lhe board's policy committee, and lhe committee will meet again prior to April's board meeting for fur­ nearby on Bird Road, spotted the fire xs he and his wife wen, driving by. The McKelveys weren't home al the time. "His wife went directly home lo call 911 and he found a garden hose that Jerry used to waler the cattle.'' said Art McKelvey, fa­ ther of Gerald McKelvey " He started spraying and managed to hold lhe fire back until the fire department got there Firefighters believe the blaze began in the attic of the home when the chimney Symphonic band earns top ratings at festival The Hastings High School Symphonic Band received all first division ratings at the recent Michigan Band and Orchestra Association District festival. Later this spring, the Symphonic Band will he competing al the state MSBOA festival The hand performed at Lowell High School. The Hastings High Concert Band also participated in the district festival, per­ forming at South Christian High School in Grand Rapids. The Concert Band received all second division ratings for its performance. Both hands received ''excellent comments from the adjudicators on their per­ formances." a band representative said. The bands are directed b\ Joseph LaJoye and Joan Bosscrd-Schroeder School building for (he evenl. which is scheduled for /Xugust 7 and X And Blacken reported that high school student Nicole Schmidt won a Gold Key Award from the Scholastic Aris Awards held at Kendall College of Art and Design, son can speak Irom five to three minutes and delete a sentence that says "the presi­ dent may shorten lhe lime allowed each and high school students Jason Clark and Andrea Taylor won Silver Key awards in the same competition In addition, five elementary students, four middle schtnil students and four high school students received "significant recog­ nition" from the Michigan Arts Education Association for the quality of their an work, the board was told At the February school board meeting, members accepted a settlement offer from the state of Michigan in the Durant case, which awarded suing school districts (speaker), but lhe limit shall not be less than three minutes.” Wells said the board is "looking al re-ex­ amining lhe efficient operation of its busi­ ness meeting" to "ensure the citizens of the community have the opportunity to address lhe board effectively." "Our current policy has been in place for quite some tunc." she said Also Monday, board treasurer John Wells reported on a recent assessment done by the Honeywell Corp, of (he district's building money they said lhe slate should have been paying for state-mandated programs. The offer was for $254,518. half of which will be paid to the district over a 10- facilities. The assessment gives ways to upgrade the buildings' operating efficiency, such as improving temperature controls and lighting wattage. ycar period. The board has not decided whether it will accept the other half of the money in a lump sum or have payments spread over 15 years. Wells said the district's buildings and grounds committee will be discussing the Superintendent Wells said lhe board's fi­ nance committee, of which John Wells is a member, is currently looking at how the district can make improvements suggested by Honeywell and have the cost of the im­ provements be offset by the savings the district would accrue as a result of the up­ grades of mechanical systems. High School Principal Paul Blacken re­ ported to the board on a recent visit lo the district by a team from lhe Nonh Central payment options as well as discussing the best use of the other half of the funds Wells said a public hearing will be held in conjunction with a board meeting later this spring to get input on how the money should be spent. In order to make payments to school dis­ tricts across the state in the Durant settle­ Association of Schools and Colleges. Wells said the team will recommend that the high school receive an outcome accredi­ tation endorsement. That means the high school has been successful in efforts during the past five years lo increase student ment. the state is freezing slate aid this coming year. Wells said the board is in the process of putting together next year's bud­ get and will be looking al the impact of the freeze in state aid on the district's finances. achievement in relation to specific out­ comes. Wells said. The board also approved spending Rin’t Put Your Baby’s Health On Tire Line. SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION bished. said McKelvey, noting that a new roof and new carpeting had been installed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the Qualified Electors of Hastings Area .School District THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON March 30. 1998 List Lili Hastings firefighters were on the scene for about three hours. The Polk for the said Election will be open from 7:09 o'clock a.m. and remain open until 8:00 o’clock p.m., of the same Election day. The couple is stay ing in a trailer behind the home, which had been recently refur­ been "a number of requests for releases this year for a variety of reasons." and "Ihc ■ .1 -xi TC < Var fCH board has had several extenuating circum­ KAAAOKE Hastings (BIRCH) township Fire Depart­ vices manned the Hastings station during lhe departments five hours on the scene. No one was injured and it was not known whether the home was insured. No one was home al lhe time the fire was dis­ covered. Hastings firefighters were later called to the Gerald McKelvey home at 4390 McKe­ own Road Sunday. March 15. at about 3:34 p.m. after Bill Shcllington. who lives a request from the founders Weekend Committee to use the Delton Elementary sented with tentative changes to its policy <>n public participation at board meetings. Changes shorten the length ol time a per­ ther discussion of lhe changes. Wells said the committee is looking at changing lhe policy because there have ment. Johnstown firefighters were first called to the scene at about 6 40 p m when a passerby went to a Johnstown Township residence to call 911. Also assisting at the scene were the Hickory Corners Fire Department, the Castleton. Maple Grove. Nashville Fire Department and Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance. Thomapple Township Emergency Ser­ $|(X),976 for two new buses, and approx cd stances to review this year " The board "wanted to revisit the policy lo be sure that lhe wording accurately reflects the position of the district." she said. Also last Wednesday , lhe board was pre­ Shamrock Tovcrti 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday March 21 ABSENTEE BALLOTS SPECIAL ELECTION MARCH 30. 1998 Available at the Hastings Area Schools Administration Office. 252 West Grand Street. Hastings. Michigan. Call or write for applications for absent voters ballot. Final application date March 28.1998,2 00 p.m. MC’d by Sound Express Mark end Mike Sheldon The pl.v.*e (or places) of ELECTION are indicated below: Hastings Middle School Multi-Purpose Room and Pleasantxiew Elementary School * The following PROPOSITIONS or QUESTIONS will be voted upon: I. MILLAGE PROPOSITION Renewal of School Operating Millage The Haxtingx Area School xyxtcm Board or Education requests author­ ity lo continue to levy not more than statutory rale of IN mills on rum homestead property for school operating purposes lor a period of ten (lOi years, lhat being years 1998 through 2007. inclusive II lhe renew - al is approved and levied by the School District, it is estimated lhat the school District will colled 51.662.370(M> m the first year. "Shall the constitutional limitation on the total amount ot laves Country view Apartments Delton • OPENING SOON! No waiting list, one bedroom apartments for age 62 and over, income limitations, utilities included. For application call: (616) 623-4000 Equal Housing Opportunity which may be assessed against all non-homcsicad property in OUTSIDE SALES Earn $20K to S30K as a representative selling & servicing established accounts. You will receive a guaranteed income to start If qualified, promotion possible within one year & earnings of up to S35K-55K in 1st level of management Benefits include medical, den­ tal. 401 (k) program & ESOP plan To qualify: Accounts Payable Position available for local manu'acturing company, accounting department requires an experienced & accurate person Accounting & computer/data entry skills good pay S benefits Send Resume to Ad *578 c/o The Reminder P.O. Box 188 Hastings. Ml 49058 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Hastings City Council held a public hearing on Monday March 9. 1998 at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Council Chambers, at that time the Special Assessment Roll tor Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on West Marshall Street between South Young Street and South Park Street was confirmed The Special Assessment Roll has been tiled at the Hastings City Clerks Office and is avail­ able for public inspection Payments may be made at the Hastings City Clerks Office 102 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 between the hours of 9 00 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday • • • • Goal oriented. Willing to work long hours if necessary Some travel required. Must be bondable with good references and have access to a reliable car. Hastings Area School District. Counties ol Bans and Calhoun, he increased by IM mills on every dollar «SIK (Ml per 51 .OfN).(K) ol assessed valuation as finally equalized) on all non homestead properly in the school District for a period ol len t ID) years. I99M through 2007. inclusive, lo tv used for school operating purpos- (This is a renewal of millage previously apprmed by votersi I. Susan 'andcCar. Trcaxurcr ot Bans County. Michigan. hereby enti­ ty that ax ol Feb 12. 1998 the records ol ihtx office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax limilatHm estaNishcd by lhe constitution of Michigan, in any local unite of government affect lhe taxable property located tn Hastings Area School System. Barry and Calhoun Counties. Michigan, is ax follows By Barry County: 911 System X852 Mills |‘WX low 25 Mill- 1998 |WX 2JMU 9|| Syxlcm COA Charlton Park Courthouse Ren IWX-2006 I'nlimitcd Tax Hedge • Competitive • Sports Minded We are a major international company with 75+ years of experience. For your confiden­ tial Interview call now: Mr. Schumm 888-685 6688, ext. 105 EOE/M-F fir Raltimore Tounihip: Fire Library Fire Equ Amb By Hope Tounxhip Fire'Cem Road CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council held a public hearing on Monday. February 23.1998. at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, at that time the Special Assessment Roll for Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on West Benson Street between East Line Lot 12 Block 3 Taffee Addition and most Easterly Point Lot 13 Block 10 Taffee Addition to 40 feet West of the East Lot Line of Lot 8 Block 3 Taffee Addition was confirmed The Special Assessment Roll has been filed at the Hastings City Clerks Office and is available for public inspection Payments may be made at the Hastings City Clerks Office 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 between the hours of 9 00 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday 15 Mills I99K-21MM) 5 Mills 75 Mills .25 Mills 1998 2<MX) |99h 3MM) f Mills 1 Mills |Wk |WM IMW-I9MM 15 Mills |V9M 2IMMI 1 Mills 4275 Mills |998 1998 By Caxtlelon Townihip: |99N-2fMMI By Irving Tovrnthtp: By Johnxtoun Tounihip. Fire Roads By Maple Grove Townxhip: Library 5 Mills 1998-1999 2 Mills )9'W-2(MMI Ry Woodland Townthip: By School lharict. Date February 12. I9QM Susan VandeCar. Barry County Treasurer I. Ann Roschaum Pcttedcan. Treasurer ol Calhoun County. Michigan, hereby certify that as ot 2/12/98. the records ot this office indicate that lhe total ot all voted increases over and above the lax limitation estab­ lished by the constitution of Michigan. in any local units ol govern­ ment affect the taxable property located in Hastings Area School System. Barry and Calhoun Counties. Michigan, is as follows By ( alhoun County: '< Mills Senior Citizens 9? Mills Jail Debt By the School Ihtinrl: Evenl G Manshum Hastings City Clerk Evenl G Manshum Hastings City Clerk Ujicj zzima \nn Rosenbaum Pcttedcan. Calhoun Count) Treasurer �Page 18 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 19. 1998 Courts to share supervision J-Ad Graphics News Senice Larry Hess. 11, who pleaded guilty Jan. 29 to assault and battery, was made a tem­ porary ward of the court at his sentencing in Barry County’s Juvenile Court Division March 12. The sentence, which docs not suspend the parents' rights, means that Hess can continue to live at home, but the court shares in his supervision and imposes cer­ tain rules established by the probation de­ partment. One year ago. Hess was acquitted by a jury in juvenile court after he was alleged lo have left an offensive phone message on an answering machine. And he made inter­ national headlines at lhe age of 9 when he was charged in 1995 with stalking a class­ mate after being accused of making more than 200 phone calls to her residence. That charge was adjourned by Juvenile Court Judge Richard Shaw. In this latest court matter. Hess origi­ nally was charged with second degree crim­ inal sexual conduct after he was accused of inappropriately touching a 7-year-old neighbor on the playground of the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Sept. 13. 1997 The charge was dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea on tlx* assault and bat­ tery charge. Hess, who denied the charge in a November pre-trial hearing, testified prior to his plea in January that "I all did was help her across lhe monkey bars," he said. "I grabbed her around the feet and waist." His sentencing by Judge Shaw also in­ cluded regular probation, which requires him to report to a probation officer once a month. He was also ordered to pay a S20 crime victim assessment fee. to participate in counseling as deemed appropriate by the probation officer and to have a review in front of Judge Shaw in six months. "as the character of the deceased is material as the issue of self defense is hereby raised by the defendant." McNeill said in an official court document. McNeill said a second motion to suppress evidence also has been filed and yet another motion is pending. Hokanson has confessed in a written statement to striking Svoboda three times with a piece of firewood and disposing of it in a woodbumer inside the residence. He stated he "just snapped. Banner CLASSIFIEDS QdL.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 ( ollllHlillll\ \ >‘lli t A I tinn 911 EMERGENCY HOME ADDRESS SIGNS: 616-948-8618 or toll free 888-577-7446. H,lp 11 <)„/<</ DATA PROCESSING: Good positions for self-starters. Full or part time. Must know debits and credits. Flexible hours, compcletive pay. 1 800-299-7251. 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Ext 7373 (Include Code: B-10 with your request).____________________ a suspended license, could have spent 10 to 15 years in prison if at least one person had been killed in the accident, in which a car driver, by Aaron Guy Maybee. 21, was de­ stroyed. Maybee, who testified in court Thursday, recounted the incident for the court. "It was rainy and wc were about three miles north of Delton going south when I noticed my father (driving in the first vehi­ cle) pull off to the side of the road,” said Maybee, a Western Michigan University student. "As I started to pull over, I saw these headlights in my face. I thought I was going to die.” Maybee said when he left the pavement. Arnold's truck swerved toward him. "I consider myself the luckiest person alive." said Maybee, who was not injured rn the accident Maybee said he and his passenger were forced to spend the rest of lhe afternoon in the hospital being examined for possible injuries. He added that it was two weeks before he was able lo purchase another ve­ hicle. According to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell, Arnold never stopped to check on the car’s occupants before leaving the scene. "He just went home and went to bed and I believe he said later that he planned to call the police in the morning," said Mc­ Dowell. "This could have been a very seri­ ous accident.” Arnold was located about three hours later by Deputy Chris Yonkers from the Barry County Sheriffs Department. "Wc were sober enough and fast enough to get out of his way,” said Aaron's father, William Maybee in his testimony. "I don't think time in jail would have any effect on him except for the fact that the people of Barry County would be protected by keep­ ing him off the roads." "If he can be rehabilitated. I'd be happy," said Aaron Maybee. "But he doesn't want to be rehabilitated. He doesn't try. When he hit us. he had no license. He's going to put the key in the ignition anyway. Nothing's going to stop him." Maybee addressed Arnold directly. "At least if you drink, for gosh sakes, don't drive," he said. Arnold offered an apology to the Maybee family, including Aaron's two brothers and mother who were also in one of the vehi­ cles when the incident occurred. "I'm sorry it happened." said Arnold. "I do feel bad about it." Arnold's attorney Gordon Shane McNeil noted lhat Arnold wants to help himself. "He has the support of his family. His daughter has attempted to address his his­ tory with alochol," said McNeil. "She wants to help him and he wants to help himself. He's employed and he recently had an interview for a second job." McNeil recommended a tether for Arnold, who has served one prior, six month sen­ tence in Allegan county. ”1 would submit that jail would have a significant impact on him," McNeil said. "You are very fortunate that you didn't kill at least one person," said Fisher prior lo handing down his sentence. "You would be looking at 10 to 15 years in prison if you had. I don't know what the answer is. I'm sure, when you’re sober, you're a very decent person." Fisher said lhat every previous sentence, which have included substance abuse coun­ in restitution. Arnold was also ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling. Arnold most recently was convicted of drunk driving on Feb. 25. 1991, in Barry County District Court and again Feb. 28, 1996, in Allegan District Court. In other recent court business: PIANO TUNING repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant Call 945-9888. break-in of lhe Nashville VFW Hall. 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He violated his probation by not paying the fines ai.d costs. While in court Thursday, Billsen was ar­ rested by the Hastings City Police Depart­ ment on a new warrant for possession of marijuana. Fisher held district court to hear his plea to the new charge. Billsen pleaded no contest and an April 7 pretrial was set. He is free on a $1,000 personal recog­ nizance bond. • Jesse Bardwell. 26, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced lo one year in jail with credit for 318 days served and to continue his 60 months probation for a Feb. 2 conviction on probation violation by failing to report to his probation officer. Bardwell was on probation as part of his July 17, 1997. sentence for attempted crim­ inal sexual conduct, third degree on March 2, 1997, in Middleville. According to McDowell, he had been convicted of criminal sexual conduct in 1990 as well "The probation officer recommends prison," said McDowell. "I do feel some amount of incarceration is appropriate. He has some history of failing to report and he needs to have some incarceration, so he knows he can't just walk away He has to follow the rules." She added lhat "he does have a CSC con­ viction in Kent County and he has had problems with probation and he’s placed himself in that situation again knowingly." His attorney, however, slated that Bard­ well has recently secured a job that pays $27,000 annually and that he is trying to get back on his feet. Dave Kusava said. "I don't think Mr. Bardwell has any bad intent here," said Kusava. "He wants to keep his job. he's cleaned up his act, his hair was longer but now it's cut. All he wants to do is get back on track and he just got tripped coming out of the gate Al­ though this looks bad. there arc a lot of other factors that came into play." "What happened in 1990?" Fisher asked. "She was 15. 1 was 17 when wc started dating." said Bardwell of his CSC convic­ tion. Though lhe details of that case were not revealed. Fisher noted that Bardwell could have been sent lo prison fot 40 to 60 months for lhe 1990 CSC conviction. "J hope you understand how thin the ice is that you're standing on." Fisher said. "I have very little consideration for sex of­ fenders. I don't care how minor the infrac­ tion is." POLICE BEAT Man dies after tractor-truck crash YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - An Allo man reportedly died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a Friday, March 13. accident on Yankee Springs Road at Norris Road at about 2:45 p.m. Albert Joseph Pullen, 53. an employee of Snyder Farm Supply on Alden Nash Road, was northbound on Yankee Springs Road when a southbound 1979 International Harvester farm tractor, driven by Theodore Edward DeMotl, 21. of Hastings, went out of control on the downside of the hill and crossed the centerline, according to a preliminary report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The tractor apparently then struck Pullen's truck which then went off the east side of lhe road and came to rest against a tree, the report stated. Pullen was airlifted to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo where he was listed in critical condition until his death was reported Wednesday. Alcohol was not involved and no citations were issued, according to the preliminary police report. Child hit by vehicle, suffers concussion HASTINGS - A 10-ycar-old Hastings girl suffered a concussion after she was struck by an easlbound pickup truck on Court Street near Church Street Friday, March 13. at about 3:30 p.m., according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. Police said Jennifer Lynn Madsen of Green Street was standing in front of a parked van just before she allegedly "darted" into the path of lhe truck, driven by Laurie Alan Echtinaw.44, of Freeport. Madsen was taken to Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Echtinaw was not injured in the Department. Jeffrey Howell. 30, of Merlino's Trailer Park, turned himself in to police March 10 FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: represent several banks and repos, new and used, hundreds to choose from 1-800-538-7870 ■n tion and a canng attitude His sentence includes an order lhat he He had been charged with malicious de­ struction of property and to a building over $100 on probation. He was denied work release, his license was revoked and he was ordered to pay $500 in fines and costs and $601.59 • Harold Daniel Butcher. 20. of Ver­ montville. was sentenced to six months in the Barry County Jail. $500 in costs and Pan bme position available for Nurse's Aide Successful can­ fl J oidate should have geriatric experience, reliable transporta appropriate medication to contol his behav­ ior," said David Dimmers. "He's had a seizure that affects his brain.” Dimmers said Butcher can only read at a fourth grade level. "I don't believe he is a leader (in his crimes), I believe he is a follower." said Dimmers Dimmers recommended that Fisher sen­ tence Butcher to a tether "to keep him from going farther astray." "Do you want me to put you in prison?" asked Fisher. "No." said Butcher. "If you want to hang out with Buddy Dietzel, I can put you in prison with him." said Fisher. "I hang out with people I think arc my friends," said Butcher about how he gels into trouble. Butcher, who was previously convicted on Nov. 7. 1996, of receiving and conceal­ ing stolen property, has also been con­ victed of attemtping to break into a vehicle in 1996 and probation violation. • Warren Michaelson, 43. was released from probation and charges were dismissed. accident and no citations were issued. MIKE'S REMODELING: Kitchens, bathrooms, ceramic tile, drywaU repair. No home repair too small. 25 years experi­ ence. Call Mike 795^813. 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Must sell. 1-800-538-7870_____________ [ raBMUCMEMimmMMMUBU l| !<>b\ WANTED ASAP responsible person to care for 2 small child­ ren in my Hastings home. Please call 945-5731, leave name and number. COURT NEWS: A man with six previous drunk driving offenses who ran two cars off of Wall Lake Road Dec. 27, struck one of the cars and immediately left the scene, was sentenced in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court Thurs­ day to six months in jail and two years probation. Judge James Fisher said Loary Ray Arnold Jr., 56, Delton, who was driving on sentence by one and one-half limes. "This is his third felony in two years." Hastings man held on drug charge HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man has been arrested and arraigned on charges of delivery and manufacture of marijuana after police seized drugs and growing supplies from his Barber Road home, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs and a personal recognizance bond was set. During their search, police seized marijuana plants, marijuana roaches, "zig zag" papers and a hemostat, according to a report by lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department. Car chase leads to escape HOPE TOWNSHIP - A car fleeing from Barr)1 County Sheriffs deputies March 13 reached speeds of up lo 100 miles per hour on snowy and icy roads in Delton before escaping at about 3 a.m.. according to the police report. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle for having a registration plate light burned out and for possible drunk driving when the vehicle failed to yield to cruiser's lights and sirens. The dark colored, late 1970s, early 1980s Camaro at one point spun around and stopped in the road facing the police cruiser on Sprague Road al M-43. The car then fled on M-43 northbound through Delton, but officers terminated their pursuit due lo the road conditions. Officers lost sight of the car at Stevens Road, they reported. The driver was described as a white male in his early 30s with shoulder length, black or brown hair and was of medium build. Man treated for BB wound MIDDLE*/ILLE - A Middleville man who was accidentally shot in the face wilh a BB said McDowell. "He has a significant juve­ nile history as well. Just like Buddy Dietzel, Torrey Spaulding and Ben Smith, he’s been given every opportunity in juvenile court by some good people. Nothing has gun Saturday was treated at Pennock Hospital, according to preliminary reports. No other information was available at press time. worked.” McDowell told the court that prison was BARRY TOWNSHIP - A Delton man was seriously hurt Saturday. March 14 at about 4:40 p.m. and had to be extricated from his vehicle by firefighters, according to the only remaining option. "He continues to be a problem in the community and he continues to commit criminal offenses." said McDowell. He preliminary reports and Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik. The accident occurred at Orchard and Eddy roads cast of Delton. No other information Delton man hurt in Saturday crash was available at press time. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-03-26.pdf e133c8b7056b9bc1e54cb0869746d133 PDF Text Text Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HAsnnrsPu»uc lieeary 17' S CH. •>$( HASW—.Mi 18*3 ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 13 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998 PRICE 50* Selling animals for research ban upheld by board by David T. Young and Elaine Gilbert Unwanted cats and dogs at the Barry County Animal Shelter will not be sold for research purposes. The County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted 7-0 io uphold its 1991 reso­ lution banning the sale of shelter animals for bioresearch. Commissioner Emmet On to the semis! Adam Gee (40) moves in for a close-up shot against Linden in the state Class B quarterfinals Tuesday night. Hastings won 69-45 to move on to the semifinals against River Rouge Friday night at the MSU Breslin Center. For more information about the victory and Friday night's test, look inside today's Banner Herrington was absent. Louise Odrzywolska. a Humane Society board member, thanked commissioners "for resisting the idea of again selling animals for research. I appreciate that very much." The issue of selling the animals resur­ faced last Thursday at the board’s Central Services Committee and during public comment at a recent board meeting when George Cullers, president of the Michigan Trappers Association, presented a proposal to reinsure "pound seizure," or selling shelter animals, which otherwise would be put to death, to research facilities. Commissioner Rose Mary Heaton this week suggested that the board make a "clear ■/.ik ,i*.,M . . is t» hnw w» feel on that so dial progress can continue at tiie shelter." County Board Chairman Jim Bailey agreed "Acting on it is probably going to be better instead of stirring up a lot of contro­ versy in the community," Bailey said. Commissioner Robert Wenger, who made the motion to uphold the 1991 ban on selling animals for research, said he did not "see any reason whatsoever to George Cullers proposed that the county rescind its 1991 ban on selling shelter animals for research. "I think it was a good decision then (in 1991) and I think it's a good decision now.” Commissioner Lew Newman said. Tor die small am«w’ of money vou can get for doing this,' he wondered 'why any­ one would be so sadistic us to want to see animals suffer..." Commissioner Sandy James said at the time of the ban. the Barry County Humane Society agreed to provide the euthanasia medication to put animals to sleep. "Cur­ rently, they are still holding up their end of the bargain and I see no reason to look into it further." <«he said change." See ANIMALS, Page 15 School millage vote will be Monday by Mary Warner Staff Writer Voters in the Hastings School District will decide in a special election Monday. March 30. whether 18 mills of non-home­ stead property taxes should be renewed for the next 10 years. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Balloting will take place in the gymnasium/all-purpose room at Pleasantview. and in the all-purpose room of the new ad­ dition at Hastings Middle School. Non-homestead taxes are levies on business and industrial property and second homes. The election is for a renewal only, despite language on the ballot indicating that the millage is an increase. The law requires the use of “increase." Superintendent Carl Schoessel said previ­ ously, because technically, whenever a mil­ lage expires, millage replacing it is consid­ ered to be an increase. There will be no change in the amount of tax charged to non-homestead property owners as a result of passage of the renewal, and no assess­ ments for this particular tax against home­ stead property owners. lax is expected to generate The 18-mill tax approximately SI.66 million this coming year. If the millage is not renewed, the dis­ trict would be in serious financial straits, administrators have indicated. The budget next year is already going to be extremely tight, business manager Todd Mora said previously. State aid will be frozen in the The district also severely cut back building maintenance expenditures, and spent an ad­ 1998-99 school year, and the district may have even less money to spend than it did last year. The budget last year called for dipping into district savings to the tune of almost half a million dollars to make up for a deficit between revenues and expenditures. Mora said previously. "We're doubling our efforts to find ways to operate more effi­ ditional $160,000 on operating and staffing the new elementary school, further reducing the amount of money available for other operating expenses. "It’s a lough situation for the district," ciently. We're making a concerted effort as far as trying to eke out every dollar of cost savings and every dollar of revenue we can." Hokanson pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder by Shelly Suker Staff Writer Bruce J. Hokanson pleaded guilty Tuesday to second degree murder and confessed to the Christmas Eve killing of Harold Svoboda in an unscheduled "re­ arraignment" in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court. He is expected to be sentenced to a minimum of up to and including 17 1/2 years to life in prison April 16 at 8:15 am "Did you kill Harold Scon Svoboda?" Judge James Fisher asked the 42-year-old drifter who has no significant criminal history. "Yes." Hokanson said, standing in his jail clothes next to his court-appointed attorney, Gordon Shane McNeill. Tim Tromp served as co-counsel "And I understand you struck him in the head. What did you use to do that?" Fisher asked. "Il was a piece of firewood." Hokanson answered. "Did you find it sitting next to a fireplace or woodstove?" asked Fisher. "Yes." he replied "How many times did you strike him?" asked Fisher. "It was around three limes, your honor." said Hokanson quietly. "I understand he suffered a skull fracture Is that true by your understanding?” Fisher asked Hokanson. "That's true." Hokanson said. Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley said he had been making offers to Hokanson "all along" and after Crowley’s March 19 letter with the second degree murder deal, Hokanson "finally accepted." "As far as my opinion, including what the victim's family's input has been and the defendant's background. I think justice will be served." said Crowley. "Hopefully he will be given a sentence that fits the crime. I'm presuming the sentence will be near 30, was then rescheduled to continue March 25 because his plea bargain deal was going to expire this Thursday. Rather than continue with the motion efforts. Hokanson "changed his mind" and decided to accept Crowley's offer prior to the deadline. Crowley said. During the hearing, McNeill disputed Crowley's presentation to Judge Fisher of the plea agreement, claiming that Hokanson had agreed to plead no contest to the charge due to a lawsuit pending against that minimum." Crowley said part of his intent when making a plea bargain is to bring the case him by Svoboda family. But after both parties recessed and re­ entered the courtroom. Hokanson entered to a swift resolution. "It's to the benefit of all concerned,” Crowley said. "It's a benefit to the victims' family to have the case resolved. Hopefully his guilty plea. The original charge of open murder will they can get on with the healing process." McNeill had been in the process of trying to suppress evidence and Hokanson's written confession when Hokanson deciced to accept Crowley’s deal. He would not comment on the reason for the change in plans. "I’d very much like to tell you (what prompted the plea)." McNeill said minutes after Tuesday s hearing. "Out of fairness to Mr. Hokanson. Mr. Tromp and 1 will wait until after the sentencing on the 16th and then issue a formal statement at that time." Crowley said a hearing on McNeill's suppression motions, which began March 18 and were scheduled to continue March be dismissed at the sentencing. Hokanson. who had been living at Svoboda's home for 10 weeks prior to the killing, said in his written confession to police, dated Dec. 27. that he "just snapped" the night he killed Svoboda as the 45-year-old lay sleeping on his couch. Hokanson. a Hastings area native, had no job and no place to live when Svoboda offered to let him stay. According to testimony at his district court preliminary examination in January . Hokanson was among the those attending a Christmas Eve party at Svoboda's Quimby Road home in which at least three cases of beer was consumed "There were about nine to 10 people ihere. including family, his grandchildren. Bruce Hokanson his daughter. Bruce and one other individual (Kerry Wood) who frequents there on the weekends." said Det Sgt Lou Quinn early in his investigation. After the guests had left. Svoboda's lifcong friend. Kerry Wood, stayed, drank beer and played poker with bottle caps with Svoboda at the kitchen table until between 10 and 11 p.m Wood testified that Svoboda and Hokanson then entered into an altercation See HOKANSON, Page 18 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 City-twp. sewer/water talks may not be finished weeks ago rejected a tentative agreement on extension of water and sewer to two neigh­ boring townships. City Manager Howard Penrod apparently isn't quite ready to say with plans nonetheless. Earlier this year. Penrod. Thomas and Rutland Charter Township Supervisor Robert Edwards met with Family Court Judge Richard Shaw for private negotiation it’s ail over. In a letter to Hastings Charter Township Supervisor Richard Thomas last week. Penrod wrote: "... I believe that even sessions, in an attempt to come up with an agreement on how and for how much the city would extend utility services into the two townships. Though the Hastings City Council two though we still do not have an agreement today, due to our ( the city's and townships’) efforts, both city and township officials now better understand the other's point of view and are closer than ever before to reaching a utility agreement " Thomas said Wednesday that continuing negotiations is a good idea. “It's worth trying.” he said. "I’ve always worked for cooperation. I know the town­ ships would like to settle it." He added, however. ”T think we should have an agreement, but when the City Council votes 100 percent..." The city and Rutland and Hastings town­ ships have been deadlocked for some time on extension of sewer and water service be­ yond the city's borders The issue was debated about a year ago w hen ’he new Star Elementary School was set to open in Hastings Township and the schools asked for city utilities. That was M ttled when the city agreed to offer sewer and water and double the rates charged to city residents. The debate came up again late last sum­ mer when Wal-Mart announced plans to build a store at the comer of Heath Road and M-37/M-43 in Rutland Township and asked for city water and sewer services. Rutland Township officials claimed that Wal-Mart would be located in a district the city in 1992 had agreed to service for dou­ ble city rates City officials said that wasn't so. No agreement was reached on Wal-Mart* request, but the retailer is moving ahead News Briefs... Geiger renamed to social services Janice Geiger of Lake Odessa has bem reappointed to a two-year term on the Barry County Social Services Board. Geiger, whose husband is State Rep. Terry Geiger (R-Lake Odessa) will serve for a term that expires on Oct. 31 in the year 2000. The three-member Social Services Board represents the community in an advisory capacity to the county de­ partment of the Family Independence Agency. Two of the members are ap­ pointed by the Barry County Board of Commissioners and the third is named by the state F1A director. Lenten series continues today The Rev Charles Fischer of the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church will speak at today's program for the 1998 Lenten senes, sponsored by the Hast­ ings Area Ministerial Association. The series continues every Thursday at noon through April 2. Each 30­ minute service follows the noon lun­ cheon at 12:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. The final speaker in the remaining program of the series will be the Rev. Larry Hubley of the Hope United Methodist Church April 2. Musical accompaniment and special music will be provided by Barbara Standage, the Presbyterian organist; Tara Dixon, the church pianist; Patti LaJoye's Hastings High School choir and the Presbyterian Praise Group. TK musical set for March 26-28 The Thornapple Kellogg High School musical “Bells Are Ringing" will be held al 7 30 p m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. March 26. 27 and 28. at the high school, auditorium The production. directed by Mana Blough, is set in the late 1950s. It originally was produced on Broadway in the 1956-57 season and was written a. a vehicle for comedienne Judy Holi­ day The story is about a young tele­ phone operator who tries to bring hap­ piness to everybody but gels into trouble in the process, and who falls in love with one of the voices over the The three parties came with a tentative agreement announced March 2. in which commercial and industrial properties would pay double city service rates and be as­ sessed four mills. Residential properties would pay only the double service rates. The city for a long time has balked at simply allowing utility extension for dou­ ble rates because it wants some kind of tax sharing arrangement arguing that township growth puis more pressure on city services. It agreed to only double rates for Star Ele­ properties (condos, apartments, housing developments, mobile home sites, etc.) from the service fee. These are the kinds of developments that create a greater demand for city services, much more demand than industrial or commercial development will create, and they should help support those services. • "All customers who have existing water/sewer agreements are grandfathered to their existing agreement. How does this work'* Do we (the city) honor their existing agreement to its conclusion, or are we ex­ tending them forever? If there is a clause in their agreement allowing us to terminate with notice, will we exercise that notice and then include those customers under the new agreement? • "The proposed agreement extends waler to some parcels in Rutland Township that do not have a water agreement with us (the lem is the reluctance of the parties involved city). What is the reason for this? We have agreed to honor all existing agreements. Why should we exempt these parcels from the service fee if they hook up to our waler system? What about existing customers in Hastings Township? Why don't they get to do any long-term planning together. I think that any agreement we reach should require us to plan together in some way. • "Essentially, this agreement boils down to one class of citizen, commercial devel­ the same consideration? • "Some say this agreement is a first step and we should adopt it and more coopera­ tion will follow. Not so. This is a 25-year commitment that will cover almost all of the growth areas around the city. If you consider the tremendous growth that will occur in these areas in the next 25 yean, committing ourselves to a 25-year agree­ ment as weak as this is not in the best in­ terests of the city. • "One of the reasons we have this prob­ opment. paying the service fee for the townships. In my opinion, we are essen­ tially extending water and sewer to the townships at double the (service) rates, something we said we would not do • "There is no emergency requiring us to solve this problem immediately. It was suggested that we continue to be open to discussion on this issue, that we continue our partietpayou in the fuluring groups, and that we work toward solving this prob­ lem on terms more favorable to the citizens of Hastings." mentary because it was a school. However, the townships do not want to get involved in an agreement like an Act 425 because of fears of annexation. "As far as a 425 goes, they might as well forget about that." Thomas said. The two township boards ratified the ten­ tative agreement, but the Hastings City Council March 9 turned it down in a unan­ imous vote. Shaw recently sent a letter to all three parties expressing his disappointment and urging the city to re-think its position, but he wrote that he still holds ou; hope for some kind of agreement if the parties go back to the negotiating table. He has pledged his continued help. "This is not a simple issue, but I would hope we can come back to the table." the judge said. In Penrod's letter dated March 16. he at­ tempted to explain the reasons for the city's action March 9 against the tentative agree­ ment: • "The agreement exempts all residential 'Tootsie Roll' drive is April 3-5 Members of the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus will be selling Tootsie Rolls the weekend of April 3. 4 and 5. The K of C will wear aprons and sell Tootsie Rolls for a donation that will be used to help fund programs on behalf of mentally challenged children. Grand Knight Anthony Sembarski said the money collected stays in Barry County to fund special education pro­ grams through the Barry Intermediate School District. Folk music slated at Arby's tonight An evening of folk music from around the world, featuring the Full Circle Band and Flutell Cruso, will be held at 6:30 tonight at Arby's Musi­ cians Showcase. Full Circle is a new folk band mak­ ing its Showcase debut. Members hail from all over west and south central Michigan and they have appeared here before as part of the Dave Dickerson group and Counterpoint. One of the band members is Hastings High School graduate Catherine Ellis. Flutell Cruso is a duo made up of organist and pianist Don Cruso Reid and Harland Flutell Nye on vocals, trombone and harmonica. They two have become popular attractions at the Kiwanis travelogues, the Commission on Aging luncheons and nursing homes. Tom Johnson, on banjo, will join the duo for a few numbers. Sealing at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Rahn may join awards board First communion at St. Rose The St Rose of Lima Church held its 1998 first communion service last Sunday. Participating in the service were (top row. from left) Diane Klipfer, Deb Parker. Father Charles Fischer, Jo Carr, (second row) Carson Letot, Stephanie Manning, Patrick Dreyer, (tt.ird row) Ellie Devroy, Sam VanDenack.Page Kienzle, Alec Wilcox, Scott Wilson, (fourth row) Breann^GIrtbach, Haley Qirrbacti. Seth Noteboomi B. II. Council to look at water, sewer improvement fees by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council plans to have a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday. April 20. to discuss alternatives on charg­ ing fees for water and sewer improvements The council Monday night decided on a date next month because it needs time to pore over a water and sewer improvement fee analysis provided by City Manager Howard Penrod. The city manager said there is no way to predict what will happen in the future, but "the various methods (of analysis) can be compared because the assumptions are con­ sistent. The method chosen is dependent on the council's policy decision as to who should pay. how much and what amount should be raised for future projects." Councilman David Jasperse said city of­ ficials should take time to study the analy­ sis. "We need to remember why we did it." he said. One of the options listed in the analysis is what is currently charged, but Penrod said the study "only has impact on our fu­ ture operations." In another matter Monday evening, the council and a group of local youths agreed to go ahead with Third Ward Park near Hastings Manufacturing as the location for skateboarding activities, but many details still have to be worked out with staff. A group of teen skateboarders and their advisor. Becky Oexler. earlier had asked the council to be able to hold skating activities at Fish Hatchery Park, but city officials tried instead to steer them toward Third L. Joseph Rahn, economic devel­ opment director for the city of Hast­ ings. has been asked to serve as a member of the 1998 Board of Examin­ ers for the Malcolm Baldridge National Ward Park. The biggest obstacle is the issue of Quality Award. The awards arc presented by the pres­ ident of the United States to compa­ nies who demonstrate excellence in performance. They are in three cate­ gories. manufacturing companies, ser­ the skateboarding center on the concrete vice companies and small businesses. A Baldridge Award is composed of two solid crystal prismatic forms and stands 14 inches tall. It includes a solid bronze. 22-kar.il. gold-plated, die­ struck medallion in the front section of the crystal. As a board member. Rahn would be responsible for one or more applica­ phone Some of the famous tunes that came from the play were "Just in Time." "Is It a Crime" and the melancholy "The tions and participation in a consensus review or site visit. Part s Over." Reservations can be made by calling 795-7669 Cost of each ticket is $3. preparation course. The board plays a key role in the For actual appointment, he is re­ quired to attend a three-day examiner evaluation of award applications. Brotherton. Cory Brooks. Sarah Heuss. Emily Rappaport, Meagan Snider, (fifth row) Jami Franson, Joe Sleevi, Matt Gardner. David Jackson. Audrey Valentine. Sylvia Teixeira, (front row) John Feldpausch, Brittany Gibson, Stephen Haynes. Stephen Tolger. Kevin Schantz. Ashley Maurer, Noah Gamache. Justin vonderHoff, Alyssa Mills and Kari De Pew. safety and liability. Councilwoman Debbie Dorcy said she had problems with the proposed design of basketball and tennis courts. She said. ..."little kids try to emulate big kids and the first thing you know, you've got a kid with a broken neck The city can’t afford the liability." It was noted that the city cannot get out of the liability associated with such an ac­ tivity. but it can limit it. Jasperse suggested the council merely approve the location and concept, but have the staff work out the safety issues as best as possible. Il was also suggested that a sign be erected to tell the young people they must wear protective gear and abide by the rules of the park. Penrod added that a local ordinance could be drawn up. In other business ot Monday night 5 meeting, the council: • Approved the appointment of Elizabeth Forbes to the Planning Commission, re­ placing Bonnie Ballinger, who resigned. Forbes, who works al Kellogg Community College. Fehsenfeld Center, has served pre­ viously on the Cable Access Commission. • Approved a purchase agreement with Paul Peterson and Ken Neil of PJK Inc. for property in the Hastings Industrial Park. PJK is buying two acres al $5,000 per acre to put in a fitness equipment manufactur­ ing business. There also is an extra $2,500 per acre to cover the firm’s cost of grading. • Approved requests from the Hastings Youth Baseball group and the YMCA to use the Fish Hatchery Park softball fields. The latter is asking for use Saturday morn­ ings. Penrod said that if there are any con­ flicts of scheduling, the YMCA gels prece­ dence because it is a recreational program while other is more competitive. Councilman Barry Wood said. "That's going to tie up Saturdays all summer. "Aren't we limiting the use of the park?" It is expected that the two programs will make arrangements to limit tying up the fields. • Approved a request for the Fanners Market to be held Wednesdays and Satur­ days at the parking lot next to Tyden Park • Agreed to let the Hastings Jaycees pul up a banner over State Street declaring a bike rodeo from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. April 18. without having to pay a $100 fee. Robert Hood, representing the Jaycees. said the program will involve Boy Scouts. Explorers. Cub Scouts, churches, schools.' the local ambulance service and officer Cliff Morse from the Hastings Police De­ partment “It's a good project, with a lot of com­ munity involvement.” he said. • Granted an ordinance stay to allow a five-kilometer dog walk starting at Fish Hatchery Park at 9 a.m. Saturday. May 9. The purpose of the walk will be to raise awareness of the animal shelter and to raise funds for the resting platforms for its dog kennels. The local ordinance normally forbids dogs in Fish Hatchery Park. • Approved a request from Local 138 of the United Auto Workers to have a picnic Aug. I at Fish Hatchery Park and erect two canopy tents. • Passed a resolution to allow George­ town Township to join the Grand Valley Metro Council. • Approved a lease agreement with V-Tec in the industrial incubator. • Acknowledged a gift of $8,250 from the state of Wilda Fuhr, to be used for city; parks. The council directed Penrod to call Got}don Fuhr to get an idea of toward whdb specifically she would have wanted to make a contribution. • Noted there will be an open house from I to 3 p.m. Sunday. March 29 at the Hast­ ings Fire Station for retiring firefighter Floyd Yesh. First Friday to focus on Clinton's scandals Dr Ralph Clark Chandler will talk about the recent reports of scandals that have been plaguing President Clinton at the next First Friday forum April 3. The noon program, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, will be held at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, cor­ ner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hast­ ings. Chandler is professor of public affairs and political science at Western Michigan University, where he teaches courses in constitutional law. political theory and public administration, he holds five aca­ demic degrees, including a doctorate in pub­ lic law and government from Columbia ('niversity and has been author or co-author of 19 books and more than 50 articles in hts fields of interest. He also serves as a frequent consultant to state, federal and local institutions of gov­ ernment. often helping local units select police chiefs, superintendents, city man­ agers or with policy decisions. Dr. Ralph Clark Chandler. Chandler recently wrote a column in the Kalamazoo Gazette about the charges against the president of having sex with an intern and then telling her to lie about it �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 3 New animal shelter plan announced by David T. Young Editor A proposal to build a new animal shelter at the extreme north end of Industrial Park Drive was presenied last Thursday to the Barry County Board of Commissioners. No action was taken, but committee members asked Barry County Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins and Sheriff Steve DeBoer to come back next month with cost figures for such a project. Latest county plans have been to renovate the current animal shelter site off Industrial Park Drive., which has been deemed inadequate by state authorities. A year ago. County Board Chairman James Bailey said he would seek bids on a renovation job. but afterward was told he had to open the process to public bidding. He said that afterward the bidders he had been working with decided not to take on the project. However. Wiggins and DeBoer Thursday brought sketches of a facility twice as large less than a quarter of mile from the current shelter. It would be located on iand owned by the Viking Corp., but County Surveyor Brian Reynolds said the company's retired CEO. Richard Gross, is likely to donate the parcel because it's too small to be used for industrial purposes "They (Viking) can’t use it. so they would donate it to the Humane Society, which in turn would donate it to the isher upholds lottery bureau’s lecision to deny bingo license * by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Khe denial of a bingo license by the ■chigan Bureau of Stale Lottery for Barry Minty surveyor Brian Reynolds was ^eld by Circuit Judge James Fisher in his decision handed down Tuesday. Reynolds, who had planned to hold bingo to raise money for an upcoming political campaign, had challenged the January denial of his bingo license application by suing the Bureau of State Lottery and its commissioner. Bill Martin. Reynolds challenged the validity of 1995 PA 275's reinstatement of the ban on bingo licenses for candidate committees because voters had given the nod for such fund-raising in a 1996 state-wide referendum. •According to the 1994 version of * : Bingo Act. candidate committees were excluded from using bingo for political fund-raising. However, before the election and while the Bingo Coalition litigation was still pending in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Legislature passed and Gov. John Engler signed into law 1995 PA 275, which again excluded candidate committees from being eligible for bingo licenses. But because the voters gave the OK for such licenses by rejecting PA 118. and because of a previous, long-standing practice by the Bureau of Stale Lottery to grant such licenses. Reynolds sued for clarification of the law. "The voters rejected 1994 PA 118 in November. 1996, so the question then became whether 1995 PA 275 effectively re-established the prohibition on bingo for political fund-raising which had been rejected by the voters." said Fisher in his ruling. Fisher said the Supreme Court answered that question in a 1967 case when it adopted the reasoning that the legislature has the right to pass any measure it may deem adviscable even if the measure deals with the same subject as another act. Reynolds has argued that that rule violates the voters' constitutional right to referendum, said Fisher, since the legislature may simply maneuver around the referendum process by re-enacting a referred law. Reynolds claimed the rule was "profoundly undemocratic " "However." said Fisher, "these arguments ignore the fact that any referendum decision by the public at large is subject to being amended or voided by a subsequent act of the legislature." Their arguments also ignore the fact that the Supreme Court has held that the legislative power exercised through initiative and referendum is on an equal fooling with all other legislation. Fisher said. The Lottery Bureau pointed out that Reynolds’ policy argument is undermined by the relative ease with which the referendum power may be exercised. "In the current case. 155.000 signatures were necessary to invoke the referedum vote.” said Fisher. "A ruling that 155.000 petition signers can tie the hands of the elected representatives of over nine million people would allow the will of the majority to be held hostage to the will of special interest groups. "Clearly, the drafters of our constitution would not have considered such a result to be democratic." Fisher said that in this case, the legislature had full constitutional authority to enact 1995 PA 275. which was not affected by the referendum vote, meaning the Lottery was required by law to deny Reynold’s application. Reynolds could not be reached for county." Reynolds said. The proposal calls for $30,000 in funding from the Humane Society and $45,000 from the county (already set aside) to stan with and filling in a floodway with material that would be contributed as well Also needed would be rezoning some of the Viking-owned land from industrial to rural residential. All of these things that still need to be done are very possible. Reynolds said, and he offered his services to try to get the floodway filled and work with the Hastings City Council to get the rezdning question resolved "I think this is / sdth a great opportunity." he said, adding that he hoped that the county would "have a great, long look (at it)... rather than throw more money at the existing building. "We feel that $100,000 is going to be enough to put up a structure that’s going to be suitable " But Commissioner Sandy James said the county already has committed $5,000 to a driveway at the current facility and it already as sewer and water al its doorstep because of its location. She also said the county census for bringing «n unwanted animals is down from a year ago. so size of a facility may not be all that important. Wiggins replied. ""You never know if you’re going to need future expansion, or temporary housing for larger animals. This (current) facility doesn't allow for expansion. This (new building) would give us flexibility." It was suggested by proponents of a new shelter that city officials would like to have the current shelter site moved because of its proximity to the wastewater treatment plant. However. County Administrator Mike Brown said City Manager Howard Penrod "... doesn’t sec the current site as a poor site. It's off the beaten path... He feels that's not a bad site at all." He later added that the site and building are in disrepair, "but it's still not a poor site. It's not a terrible site in and of itself." But Commissioner Emmet Herrington said Barry County will sec a lot of residential expansion in the future and he’s not in support of renovating the current facility. About already spending $5,000 on a driveway at the current site, be said. "We spent $35,000 on some guy from Lansing and what did we get for that?’’ Herrington was referring to the county a couple of years ago contracting with a grant writer and getting virtually nothing in the way of services. He also said the current site is too close to water, sv flooding would preclude expansion there Commissioner Robert Wenger agreed. "I Think the thing for us to do is start with a new facility and get the drains the way they ought to be... As far as that $5,000 for the parking lol. we've made worse mistakes than that. I think we should pack up our goods and move to a new site." Wenger stressed that ”1 nave no problem with animal control. I have a problem with that building." DeBoer said. "I think we all agree that Freeport names Reynhout new fire chief J Ad Graphics News Senice The Freeport Fire Department has ap­ pointed Doug Reynhout new chief, replac­ ing Gib Townsend, who quit the depart­ ment Jan. 31. along with his wife. Bonnie, and three other members apparently over an objection to recent changes within the de­ partment. According to Fire Board Chairman Russ Yarger. changes were made at the request of the townships the department serves, in­ cluding Carlton. Irving. Bowne and Camp­ bell. Yarger and the five member fire de­ partment board successfully recruited five new and returning members, including Yarger who returned to active duty in the interim. The total of trained firefighters on the department now stands at eight. "We amended the bylaws at the request of comment. Former Hastings resident donates $100,000 to local foundation the townships to say that the Fire Board picks the chief.” said Yarger. who noted that in the past, the firefighters have elected the chief. The board also decided to offer the fire­ fighters incentive for their extra efforts by agreeing to pay them for every training meeting they attend, which amounts poten­ tially to about $500 per year. Yarger said. The firefighters were required to fill out W-4 forms for tax purposes, and were re­ quired by the insurance carrier to sign a form stating that the board could ask for physicals and drug testing as well. Yarger said. He added another potential change in the department would allow people wanting to serve as medical First responders to do so without having to be trained also as terest in the progress and future of the Barry County community, according to a written statement announcing the gift. Johnson and his wife, who maintain homes in Bloomfield Hills and Florida, lake frequent trips to visit relatives in the Hastings and Gun Lake area. Johnson is a graduate of the Babson Institute in Massachusetts who first began employment with Orchard Industries in the Detroit area and then began his own busi­ ness in the field of real estate management and development Johnson applied for a private citizen UHF television license in the early 1960s and after several years of work. WXON Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! went on the air in 1968. The station, which became a fixture in the Detroit area, was operated by Johnson and his wife until Aben’s retirement, when the Johnsons’ children assumed daily operations. In 1997. the station was sold to Granite Broadcasting. HYDRANT FLUSHINC Notice is hereby given the City of Hastings Department of Public Services will be flushing fire hydrants throughout the City on April 6th and 7th of this year Hydrant flu>htng may cause a slight loss of water pressure and some water discoloration. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk PERMUlCMEAIBNSmiNHNUULf Pan t me posa.on ava>iat>'e for Nurses Ade Successful can L □•date should nave ge^atnc experience, reliable transpona tion and a caring attitude Th.s position starts at $7 43 and includes oan<a. benefits r Hours are negotiable |= To aopiy, til out an apo1 catton at me Commission or Aging. 120 N Michigan Ave Hastings No onone calls, ptease L EOE sewer, saving money. Were lucky this board said it would put $50,000 toward the project, There are other places that need that money." But Herrington said the county needs vision in a matter like this. "I think we're not looking down the road." he said. "We've got to look al what the county needs tomorrow, not today." Citizen Bob Dwyer said he agreed lhe money needed to put into a new facility is significant, but he sees public confidence as an issue. "If there were a new facility. I'd write a check, but I wouldn't put a dime down that rat hole (the current facility)." Jim Brown agreed, saying. "We’ve got a chance in the next two years to jerk this shelter out of the dark ages. There are people out there who will give you a check for a new facility. "The present building sits on a flood plain." he added. "If you tear it down, you couldn't get a permit to build on that site again" Brown said that the proposed new site is "just a stone’s throw" from city water and sewer. "Barry County has a heart as big as the courthouse." he said, ’’but they don't have the pocketbook. You float the right project and it will pass." He said that he would lend his time and support to a campaign for a new shelter building such as the one proposed by the Humane Society. But Herrington said cost figures are needed yet. ^"We don't know money-wise what we re gening ourselves into." he said. "We’d like an estimate of costs." Reach over 50,000 drea hoiv.ee with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! firefighters. NOTICE To Members of Hastings Mutual Inauranca Company, Hastings, Michigan: Notice Is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Com­ pany will be held at the Home Office. 404 East Woodlawn Avenue, Hastings. Michigan, on Wednesday, April 8, 1998 beginning at 9:00 a.m. DUANE L. O'CONNOR, Secretary Former Hastings resident Aben Johnson Jr. and his wife. Joan, have donated $100,000 to the Barry Community Foundation Johnson, who is now retired, is the for­ mer owner of television station WXON in Detroit. He was born and raised in Hastings, and continues to maintain an in­ we don’t need to throw gixxi money alter bad. but is this location feasible? I think we re a little premature until we find out how much it’s going to cost. Let's keep working on it. I hate to keep putting this off. but I wish there were a way to speed up the process." James reiterated her concerns "I'm not opposed to the offer the Humane Society has brought forth." she said. "But the people voted not to pay lor a new shelter (in lhe election of 1996) I want the most dollars and best value to build the best possible facility on the existing site, with a driveway, water and PUBLIC NOTICE Of APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 has Ned an application with the Office of Thrift Supervision lor approval to purchase the Hastings Branch Office 40i W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 of Great Lakes National Bank Michigan. 401 E Liberty Street. Ann Arbor. 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We are looking for certain individuals who can perform the duties of a nursing assistant. These individuals will possess honesty, dependability, and a caring nature. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness benefits, and a fast­ paced work environment. Earn your Stale Certificate to become a CENA, while being employed and receiving valuable experience! Classes begin April 15th and end April 30th. To apply, come to: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. MI 49057 Before April 9th, 1998 EOK �Page 4 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 LETTERS.,.trim cur readers by Tim Zwart, DID. Licensed PsyclK>oglst Pine Rest Hastings Clink Allegations against Clinton just talk To the editor: In response to your recent letters on allega­ tions against President Clinton, we must re­ member that all of these allegation, have not been proven true. And we must further notice the pattern of accusations, all of these women were not forced to do anything against their will, and if so. note that no one dragged them to where they claimed they were wronged I hesc factors aie a terrible injustice to oui leader, and then we notice that all ol them have made much money with all this terrible publicity with movies, books, and tabloids, and even the attorneys involved have been made rich off all this terrible fttess Ami think ol the wife, what a terrible thing for her to face and the daughter, loo. all be­ cause of a pack of greed It should not take a talented artist to draw that picture We need changes in government To the editor: I feel we arc not being represented at the state level by Senator Joanne Emmons and Representative Terry Geiger. I appealed some farm assessments in March l*>7 Since that time. I had written both orticcs. Senator Emmons sent me tax laws on what was what and later I found out that they were incorrect I qualified okay. Terry Geiger s oil ice called me just before I had my day in Lansing and wanted me to let them know how I came out I’ll tell you I was turned down flat on Feb. 3. I‘NX. They fur­ nished me with new laws effective January l‘N7 that really are way beyond all reasoning. What are Geiger and Emmons doing? Don't they write the laws? We vote for a 6 percent sales tax to keep trotn pay mg homestead tax. As it turns out the b percent sales tax stays and they raise the ante on what is exempt They represent us? Neither Geiger or Emmons deserves to serve in the state offices. , lhe best part of it all is I sent them both a four-page letter explaining all what happened punch by punch in Lansing. What do you think happened ’ I didn’t hear a word so I fi­ nally called Geiger's office Can you imagine, a lady says that they had received my letter but didn't know what to do about it? Where is Geiger ’ Right in the same class as Bob Ben- dcr. "Farm Bureau's Golden Boy " Emmon's office had no letter at all I guess you throw away after awhile. Even after the phone call. I have noi been contacted She docs not deserve to be my representative No. I’d almost wager I won’t ever hear a thing' I’ll write again before election next fall I won’t forget' On the federal level. Congressnun Vein Ehlers voted to give Puerto Rico statehood, he was the only Republican in Michigan to do so It was 2<N to 2OX. a winnei for that welfare commonwealth of the U.S. On Feb IS. the MI.IMHI-scat I os Angeles Coliseum was packed with Mexican-Americans jeering the American flag, shouting down the national anthem in Spanish and pelting the American players. I he only things they like about Amer­ ica is the welfare, fooil stamps and Medicaid Now they want Puerto Rico. Protect our bor­ ders' Ehlers docs not deserve his status He also voted for Endowment of the Arts and their anti-Christ and so forth art work They can f i­ nance their own I wonder if the Netherlands support for art and drugs arc his al a». l he lat­ est is. he sent your tax money to sub-Saharan Nations in Africa We can stand a change there also Donald \\ Johnson Middleville Health Dept, history appreciated T<> the editor: We arc writing about the. "From Time to Time ' articles depicting the history of the Health Department in Barry County. The Barry-Eaton District Board of Health, the staff of t he Health Department and myself, want to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the Hastings Banner, and in particular Joyce F. Wembrecht. for the wonderful senes on the history of the Health Department. This nformative senes of articles chronicles the rich past of the Health Department in a com­ prehensive manner Your readers arc provided with a window on the history of the department as well as the recognition ol the efforts of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The Michigan Community Health Project, pioneered its initiative to es­ tablish public health services for rural com- Millage renewal sorely needed To the editor: Next Monday i March 30t. the Hastings Area Schools will hold a special election on the renewal of the IX mills now in effect on non-homestead property in the district. This is one part of the funding package for schools since the adoption of Proposal A. It is important to remember three things when you consider your vote at this election. I. This is a millage renewal. It is not a new tax or a tax increase 2 This millage only affects non-homestead property, businesses, industrial property and second homes Passage of this millage will have absolutely no effect on the taxes you pay on y our home 3. This millage is an important part of the school system’s operating budget, bringing in over one and one-half million dollars yearly. The loss of these dollars would severely crip­ ple the operation of our schools. As a business owner in Hastings. I appreci­ ate the recent improvements m our schools, and I realize the importance of a quality school system to our community and :o the success of my business. I urge you to vole "yes’’ on this millage renew al Dave Jasperse Hastings HastingsBaNNER Dn>oted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 munities in Barry ( ounty That is an accom­ plishment that we and the board are extremely proud of To have that history shared through Joyce F Wembrecht*s articles is greatly appre­ ciated Today, we arc the Barry-Eaton District Health Department, which continues to pro­ vide extensive public health services to our residents Continuation of these services ex­ emplify the objectives of the Community Health Project, "to promote and project the family s health ” We look forward to future installments of the senes. Thomas W. Spencer. Health Officer. Barry-Eaton District Health Department.’ Hastings As tor wrong doings and bad ethics, turn to our pages in history and check all presidents in the past How many were true blue''Not many If we went into our congressional houses and asked for a stand-up vote on each ethical record, now many would stand up pure ’ Not main Yet we arc ready to crucify and beat oui leader What is the matter with us. that we cannot think any further ahead of that, when he has proven to be an excellent leader.with good times, the best that this country has had in years We cannot answer for what anyone else does Lach of us has the day of atonement if we do wrong. Mr Billy Graham knew what he was doing when he discussed this on President Clintons behalf Ail that arc involved in this terrible mess so far have done it for money and greed They are the ones who have done wrong Hillary Clinton and President Clinton say they arc truthful. I believe them. Remember when Jesus was on the cross and in his last hour of pain, he looked to God and said. “Forgive them. Father, for they know not what they do.’’ \s an American citizen. I am not hanging anyone until I know the truth and there seems to be a lot of untruths in this whole mess We need to put it away and con­ centrate on more important matters The president's personal life should be be­ tween him and his wife and that further proves the reason these women jumped on their bandwagon. Ken Starr and his pac.. of rats can prove nothing except a lot of talk, no facts Bonnie Strickland. Hastings Use 'mentally challenged* To the editor: This letter is in response to Ms. Allerding’s letter to the editor m the March 19 Banner concerning the use of the term “retarded’’ in reference to the Tootsie Roil fund-raiser I agree that the word "retarded” is very harsh I’m sorry that in this time of “politi­ cally correct’’ that an organization such as the Knights of Columbus has not changed the wording. I have been in contact with the appropriate people and I’m working to get this changed. I know Ms Allerding’s feelings about this are shared by others. As Grand Knight of the Hastings Council I also appreciate Ms. Allerding and all the citi­ zens of our community for their support New aprons will be saying "K of C helping mentally challenged children.” Anthony Scmbarski Grand Knight KofC - Hastings Childhood depression By Sandra Strum. M.A. People have known about adult depression and have been gathering information on adult< experience of depression throughout the century In contrast, depression in child­ hood and adolescence is less well docu­ mented I nti! recently, main people believed that children and adolescents did not get de­ pressed Then there were studies on infants in orphanages These infants became extremely depressed and physically ill as a result ot be­ ing deprived nurturing care I here were also studies conducted on small children whose mothers did not respond to the efforts to gain attention These children also exhibited be­ haviors that fit with our concepts of learned helplessness and depression. Professional and lay people alike have come to realize that children and adolescents do experience depression Feeling depressed, or "sad" as children often describe it. is not infrequent Most children who experience these moods, experience them for a limited time and then recover I or other children, de­ pression can be more severe and interfere w ith other parts of their life l he children who experience intense symp­ toms of depression can benefit from gening help early So how do we recognize depres­ sion in children ? C hanges in mood and affect arc the most obvious features of childhood depression. C hildren who are depressed may feel sad. not enjoy anything, and smile less often. Some­ times they become tearful and overly sensi­ tive While other children may become irrita­ ble. negative, hostile and angry Depressed children exhibit po >r selfesteem by calling themselves "loser" and stupid” Some children even become so down that they feel helpless and hopeless about the future and threaten, or attempt suicide Depression may also cause impaired cogni­ tive functioning Many parents and leathers believe children are being defiant when they take longer than usual to answer a question. While this can be true some ot the time, it may not always be true It may be helpful to consoler tbsi a sign ot depression is -.lowed thinking and problem solving. .Attention, concentration and planning can also be negatively impacted by depression. These cognitive features of depression are more evident in the teen years than in early childhood This is because teens lives require more active planning and problem solving to I prioritize their school work and cxtracurncular aetjv ities • Another thing to consider is lack of invest­ ment in daily activities People who arc de­ pressed become less interested in activities they used to enjoy C hildren may shrug off questions and invitations to do things they used to enjoy because they "don’t care ” This often means that they participate in less activ­ ities with friends and family. Finally, depression in childhood can also involved physical features as it does among adults. This can play out in a variety of differ­ ent ways including, headaches, stomach aches, constipation, change in eating patterns, change in sleeping patterns, nightmares, weight loss or gain, low energy ot restlessness and agitation. While no one of these changes by itself may be basis for alarm, if you notice patterns of change you can help your child by seeking appropriate treatment. There arc many differ­ ent effective therapies available to treat de­ pression. It will be important to find someone with whom both you and your child feel com­ fortable. Schools often have guidance centers that can be helpful resource Their counselors can often provide the help your child might need, or they can refer to other professionals within the community. The important thing to remember is that children can become quite seriously de­ pressed and need professional help If you feel concern about your child's mood and behav lor. help is available Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the edito' from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community ol residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks* will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or'will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Public Opinion: Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland. Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds tf Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President’s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line tor Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of-Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Should welfare recipients be drug tested, fingerprinted? The Stile Legislature is considering a bill that would have welfare recipients fingerprinted and tested for drugs. Some think this simply bashes the poor, others believe it will keep those on assistance on the straight and narrow. What do you think? 4 9 • Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Ovruon of J-Ao Graphcs inc 1952N Broadway Masbngs. Mi 49058 06C2 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs Prosdeni Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradanc Jacobs Vice President Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert /Assistant Editor) Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cindy Smrt h Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habei Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Friday 8 a rn to 5 30 p m Saturday 8 30 a m ■ Noon Scott Ommen Cindy O'Neill Jeny Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year tn Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to P.O. Boa B Hastevgs Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastngs Mi 49058 "It is fine to require a finger print but there should be no blanket drag testing. There should only be drag testing if there is a good reason." "I think it would be a good idea." "I think it’s an excellent idea" ”1 think the money they receive shouldn’t be used for drags, so they shouldn't mind being tested " "I think if welfare people have to be fingerprinted and have drag tests, all public employees should have to. too. They're ail being paid by the same government. Why do they pick on people who don't have the money to fight back?" "Yes, I believe they should, because I know a lot of people on public assistance who trade their food stamps ia for drugs." A �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 5 County surveyor again asks for increase in annual salary by David T. Young Editor Barry Couniy Surveyor Brian Reynolds again is asking for a raise for doing his job os an elected official. He officially made the request Thursday to the Central Services Committee of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, which referred it to lhe Personnel Commit­ tee. Reynolds first asked for an increase in 1994, was rebuffed and then decided not to seek a second term for the position in 1996. However, he garnered 33 write-in votes to defeat another write-in candidate and win election to a second four-year term. "I won the election, but lost the race.” he said in a written communication to com­ mittee members. "I even contacted County Clerk Nancy Boersma to ask if there might be a graceful way to decline the election. She could not suggest any way." He has asked for more compensation on several occasions, but the Officers Com­ pensations Commission and the County Board have not agreed The surveyor’s post currently pays $3,600 a year. S9IX) quarterly, which Reynolds calls "grossly inadequate com­ pensation for the level of professional ser­ vices and amount of time required." He suggests that a salary and benefit package of S8.000 annually would be appropriate The surveyor also is regarded as an inde­ pendent contractor of services to the county, which particularly upsets Reynolds. And the county has expected the surveyor to handle its Remonumentation program on that contractual basis. "I am not an independent contractor." he wrote. "The Couniy Commission does not choose the couniy surveyor. It is an elected position. I do not choose to administer the Remonumentation program, it is my statu­ tory duty." He added when County Board Chairman James Bailey says the surveyor should send a bill when the county wants survey work done, he does not understand lhe difference between private survey work and statutory LETTERS from our readers Is local govt, socking it to residents? To the editor: Those who arc attending these meetings of "Intergovernmental Cooperation" arc hearing theory, but not the actual! To sec cooperation in reality you had io read the Banner March 12 and realize that lhe city leader had no desire to enter into a con­ tract of cooperation with two charter town­ ships on a sewer and water agreement. He prefers to "sock it to" his own residents with higher bills, and come up with more ways to get money from the residents of Hastings. /Xnyone who can give away two large pieces of property, so that someone else can reap the profits isn’t thinking of the people he is sup- pose to be serving Anyone who would take a large tax base building (Main Street I off the tax rolls for his own big ego building and sell another build­ ing (City Hall I to a government entity, no tax base there either, isn’t thinking of the people he is supposed to be serving Arc all you residents so full of apathy that you don’t see what this man is doing' How about your council? Are they due to be re­ placed/ A very concerned citizen. Icrrcsa Johnson Hastings 'Pop Top for Jenna1 is a big success To the editor: Our fifth grade class at Central Elementary recently completed a project that we are very proud of. We called it "pop Your Top For Jenna" and it included a huge collection of the pop tops that arc found on different types of cans. The reason for this project was to help a classmate who not long ago. received a liver transplant in Chicago. While she was in the hospital, her parents were able to stay nearby at The Ronald McDonald House It s a neat place that provides housing for families who have a sick child. The pop tops arc recycled and the money earned goes to help cover »hc costs of their stay at the Ronald McDonald The real issue is humane treatment To the editor: Seven years ago Barry County ended the odious practice of selling animals from the animal shelter for research Now a proposal has been made to the Board of Commission­ ers’ Central Services Committee to resume that activity. Much necessary research can be accom­ plished by using computer models rather than live animals, and there arc animals that arc bred for research purposes. To indiscrimi­ nately subject lost or stray domestic animals to what may be a long. slow, agonizing death would be an unconscionable decision. The issue is not animal rights, but people responsibility. We cannot save every stray dog or cat at the animal shelter, but we can - and must - treat them humanely I urge you to contact your County Commis­ sioner. Speak up for animals they cannot speak for themselves. Dorothy Flint Hastings All not equal when speaking to board To the editor: Has segregation returned to Barry County-’ James Bailey, chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, should know. I was not only denied my place on the agenda, it was decided for me that I was to have limited public comment only. Was it not Ms. Rosa Park’s who was denied a place of her choosing to ride on public trans­ portation? Since Dec. 15. 1996, about 10 persons have been on the agenda. Why was I singled out? On Dec. 2. 1996. I applied to get on the agenda The subject I wanted to talk was fi­ nance. To get on the agenda, you must present your name and the subject you want to talk about is printed and posted IK hours in ad­ vance of a called meeting. On "limited public comment.” nothing is printed or posted You simply speak your peace and sit dow n When President ’ohnson signed the Civil Rights Act. it made us all equal Ward (). Weiler Hastings JMMEOIMWeKU I— ~c— HSU 1-800-968 2221 House. We made flyers, visited classrooms, and collected and counted lots of pop tops' We also had fun with this project and willingly worked hard, knowing that we were helping our friend. The final tally tor the pop tops was X6.266 We could not have accomplished this without tremendous support, not only from out school, but also the community of Hastings Our whole class appreciates everyone who helped us help Jenna We learned a great deal from this project, most importantly that we live in a wonderful town that rallies around its children Mrs Bcnningftcld’s fifth gnulcr > Central Elementary School. Hastings Financial FOCUS duties "I assert. "Reynolds wrote, "in the strongest terms, that a salary is the only proper and legal way to compensate the county surveyor." Reynolds said that the surveyor should be treated like oilier county elected officials such as the clerk, dram commissioner, prosecutor, treasurer and register of deeds. He agreed that in days gone by there was no need to compensate the surveyor, but the slate’s Survey and Remonumentation Act. passed in 1990, has mandated work that involves several hundred hours of pro­ fessional. technical and clerical work each year. After reading Reynolds’ letter, committee members questioned whether they should be handling his request. Commissioner Robert Wenger, however, suggested lhe Central Services Committee make a recommendation to the Officers Compensation Commission to set a spe­ cific salary, "and zero is not a salary." County Administrator Michael Brown said lhe consensus of the Personnel Com­ mittee is that the matter should be handled by that group. Then it could make a rec­ ommendation to the Officers Compensa­ tion Commission. Wenger commented that he had no prob­ lem moving it there because "it's got to come before the full board (of commi .lon­ ers). The more committees it comes before, the more the issue is aired. We re lhe root people to stan this." Herrington then asked. "Are we going to follow the law. or aren’t we?" He later added. This is an elected posi­ tion. I don't think we have an elective to saying were abolishing it (the position). We re locked in." Brown then said the matter also is being referred to the county's legal counsel to try to determine what the county's responsibil­ ities are. Commissioner Rose Mary Heaton said the committee "should send it (the request), not to die somewhere, but for action." Reynolds was elected surveyor in 1992 after he defeated incumbent Jim King in the August primary and won the November election that year. As he indicated in his communication, he did not seek re-election in 1996. but won with a write-in vole re­ gardless. He is owner of the Reynolds Land Sur­ veying and Mapping business at 505 W. Apple St. in Hastings. k furnished byMark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. Consult a professional on 40IK withdrawals Some things can’t be repeated too often for example, don’t let the IRS take a double dip from your 401 (k) plan distributions. How you decide to receive vour 401(k) money has significant tax consequences If your distributions are too early, too late or too small, you may owe penalty taxes on top of ordinary income taxes. Here are some sug­ gestions to help you avoid penalties. Too Early: Generally, before age 59-1 2. distributions from your 40l(k)arc subject to a 10 percent penalty tax in addition to regular income taxes This is the “early withdrawal penalty." There arc exceptions to this rule, however For example, if you’re 55 or older in the year you retire, you can begin taking distributions without paying a penalty If you leave your job, you may begin receiving "substantially equal period payments" regardless of your age. and you will not owe the extra penalty. Once you start, however, you must continue receiving the payments until age 59-1 2. or for five years, whichever is longer. Too Late or Too Little: When you reach age 70-1 2. you must begin receiving a minimum amount from your retirement accounts each year, based on your life expectancy. If you withdraw less than this amount, the IRS will impose a 50 percent penalty on the difference between the required minimum and the actual amount you receive. This is the “minimum distribution penalty." You do have choices for calculating life expectancy, and this can make a big difference in your required minimum distribution. Check with your financial professional before you decide. After you begin distributions, it’s loo late to change them. If you're still employed after age 70-1 <2 and do not ow n more than 5 percent of the organi­ zation you work for. you are not required to take distributions from your 401 (k) account or other company plans. Money in an IRA. on the other fund, is subject to the minimum dis­ tribution policy. Obviously, federal regulations on with­ drawal of your retirement funds are compli­ cated. But remember, tax regulations are always subject to change So. here’s another thing that can t be repeated loo often: Consult your tax adviser or financial professional before you begin making withdrawals from your 40l(k) or other retirement plan. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BARRY COUNTY SOLID WASTE PLANNING COMMITTEE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE BARRY COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE The Barry Couniy Solid Waste Planning Committee is requesting proposals to provide consulting ser­ vices related to Updating the Barry Couniy Solid Waste Management Plan. Proposals will be accept­ ed at lhe Office of the Barry County Solid Waste Planning Committee. Attn: Ms. Judy Milan. 220 Dad - (Harold Frazier) THANK YOU tor the wonderful surprise birthday party you hod for me You mean the world to me. I am sure Mom was looking down from heaven, and was smiling I just thank God for you. and my wonderful Mom who is in the loving arms of our dear Savior now Until He comes Daughter Imdo Mac Leod ____________ ©)(Q)__________ ^To Each and Every^ One of You... Let us. lhe people, not politicians, have lhe choice whether assisted suicide be lawful. The Slate will ban assisted suicide il Marian s Friends Assisted Suicide Petition (Physician Aided Suicide i is not signed, ready to place on Gubernatorial ballot, by May 1st for Fall Election. 350.000 signatures are needed from throughout the state in order to place M.F's Pennon on the bal­ lot. Those signing the petition before last Nov must again sign lhe petition according to Stale law. Out of compassion lor those wanting assisted suicide to end their suffering, which will continue until they die. please for their sake sign lhe Menan s Friends Assisted Suicide Pennon before May 1st. The petition can be signed at my house located al 502 West Clinton St. (comer of Washington St. near High Schoob in lhe carport from 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. daily. Questions’’’ call I-XSX-217-0700 Menan’s Friends. Thank You. Justine McLean. - STOCKS The following priceis are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T 67-1/2 ♦2 Amentech 48-5'8 ♦1-3/8 Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola D & N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dotiar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson & Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Mxti Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume 47 43-38 46 76-1/16 27-34 27-3'4 68-7 16 36-34 57-1/8 631/2 70-9/16 23-7/8 103-12 74-3'16 73-76 16-58 44 52-7/16 58-3'8 12-1506 16-7,8 7-1/8 34-1106 44-3'8 299 65 642 8904 44 610.000.000 •316 •3'8 ♦1-1/4 ♦3-11'16 ♦1,2 ♦1-58 ♦5-9.16 — ♦1-1/8 ♦2-1/4 •1*3/8 — ♦1-3/4 ♦1/16 -1-1/4 ♦1/16 ■5/16 •3/16 ♦7/8 •5/16 ♦1/4 ♦1/8 ♦as ♦1-7/16 HOMEOWNERS 1-800-669-8957 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS MO PROPERTY OWNERS Of RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, UHf COUNTY MKHKM MO MY OTHERINTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TME NOTICE mat a public nearing con­ cerning a proposed amendment to me Rutland Charter Township zoning ordinance win be held Wednesday. April 15.1998, commencing at 7:30 o dock p.m. at me Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Hearn Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TME FURTHERNOTRE mat the items to be considered include, in brief, me following: West State Street. Ml 49058 until 5:00 p.m. on Friday. April 24. 1998. Requests for Proposals can be obtained at the above address or by phoning (616) 948-4879 or fax (616) 948-4884. ‘ WE BUY USED JEWELRY AND DIAMONDS SPECIAL BUYING DAYS WOODLAND MALL FRIDAY & SATURDAY MARCH 27 & 28 Turn into dollars, jewelry you don't wear • Sell to people you know and trust • Cash or trade • Upgrade or trade available • Bring in this ad and receive $5.00 extra O SIEGEL Jewelers Taste. Distinction. Value Woodland Mall 1 consideration of the application of Christopher A. Tomczyk for rezonlng of proper­ ty located at 1750 Heath Road, described as: LOT 5 AND 5 A. NIETHAMER ACRES. This property is currently zoned 'RE' Rural Estate Residential District me applicant seeks rezonlng to me 'C1‘Office Commercial District " 2. Such and further matters as may properly come before me Planning Commission PLEASE TME FURTHER NOTICE that me Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by me general public at me Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and mat copies of me Zoning Ordinance and /or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public nearing PLEASE TME FURTHER NOTICE mat the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves me right to recommend changes In me proposed ordinances and to make Its rec­ ommendation to me Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following me public neanng. PLEASE TARE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven <7> days notice to me Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, rea­ sonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities, individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact tne Township Clerk at me address or telephone number listed below Ail interested persons are invited to be pre­ sent at me aforesaid time and place to take part in tne discussion on me above proposed amendments BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058 (616> 948-2194 �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 26. 1998 Lena M. Roscoe HASTINGS - Lena M. Roscoe, age 89, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Tendercare in Hastings. She was bom on April 7, 1908 in Vermont­ ville, the daughter of Carence and Iva (Stree­ ter) Rowlader. She attended school in Vermontville. She married Arlington Smith in 1928, the marriage ending in divorce, she married Floyd S. Roscoe in 1932 and he preceded her in death in 1993. She lived in Vermontville, Freeport and Hastings. Her Hobbies included crocheting and embroidering. Mrs. Roscoe is survived by her daughters, Arloa Gallup of Hastings, Helen Janette Anderson of Hastings; sons, Larry Roscoe of Mesick, Charles Roscoe of Kalamazoo, Barry Roscoe of Hastings; many grand and great grandchildren; brother, Clarence Rowlader of Hastings. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, March 75. 1°98 at Girrbach Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Anton officiating. Burial was at Freeport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. GRAND RAPIDS - Beatrice Elizabeth Carmody, age 87, of Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday, March 21, 1998. Mrs. Carmody worked for the Hastings Reminder for many years and the Grand Rapids Convention Bureau for 25 years. Mrs. Carmody was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph in 1966. Mrs. Carmody is survived by her sister, Marcella Widerski of Grand Rapids; brother, Francis and Mary Ellen Goggins of Hastings; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday. March 24, 1998 at St. Alphonsus Church with Reverend Daniel L. Lowery CSsR, Celebrant. Interment took place at Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Funeral arrangements were made by O’Brien Eggebeen Gerst Funeral Home. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PI.EzVSANTVIEU FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49<i5(l i hi 6t 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 am.. Sunday School II 00 a m . Sundry Ivcning Prayer Tunc 6 00 pin.. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p m QI IMBA UNITED MFTHODIST CHURCH M-'M Wot Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (6161 945-9392 Sunday School 10 am. Worship 11 a m . After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Box 63. Ilavtingx. Ml 49058 ( F.DARC REEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 2285 Sunday School at 10 OU a m . Worship II (KJam. Evening Setv ice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy C ommunion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all sen ices For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 Wed State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes lor all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc: Rainbinss or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits W EEC OME CORNERS INITCD METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Car! Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SI NDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to KOO pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 OU a m . tree* ill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ s Line. and the fellow ship of people w ho care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Churchj. 6(Mi Powell Rd . I mile east of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Sen ices 9 45 am - Bible ( lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Praver and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study tor all SI. ROSE C AlTIOLK C HURC H 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass4 30 p m . Sundav Masses 8 OU a m and 11 18) a tn . ( on lev. ion Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m CHI R( HOF THE NAZARENE I ■'16 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. I1 <h» a tn Morning Worship Ser­ vice. <> IM) pm evening Service. Wednesday ”00 pm Services lor Adui'.. Teens and •- "uldrcn PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 pm. Wednesday night 7 pm Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mclhsh 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 am. Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9:30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p.m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995. Office hours. Wed.Thurs 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 a m . Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh), Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p.m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided). ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p.m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m. - 1928 Book of Common Prayer GRACE UUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St.. Hastings Rev Michael /Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. March 29 H00& 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). 12 45 BC Jail Ministry Thursday. March 26 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 7 00 p m Adult Choir Saturday. March 28 8 00-Noon Annual Clean-up. 9 30 I si Communion. 8 00 NA Tuesday. March 31 7 30 p m Adult Calcch . 7 30 p m OA Wednesday. Apnl I 10 00 WordWatchers. 6 00 Supper; 7 00 Lenten Vespers Sarah Circle after FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy, Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m. for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr. High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St, Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Serv ice 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor /\ mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6.30 p in GRACE COMMUNTH CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High Sch. ol Pastor Don Rosene. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, childrens min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROAE BRETHREN CHRISTI AN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: W REN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings E LEAF AB INCORPORATED of Hastings N ATION AI. BANK OF HASTINGS Member F DI C I HE II ASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ■ prescriptions" 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 II ASTINGS M ANUFACTl RING CO. Hastings. Michigan II ANTIM.S FIBERGLASS PRODI ( TS. IM "70 Cook Rd HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive” fur ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study; 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ rier free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow ­ ship 10 30 am. Worship 11 00 a m with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Mi-Hi Youth Fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm Wednesdays: Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth grade. 4 30 p in Thursdays 5 00 pm Youth Handbells. 6 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 p m Chan­ cel Choir Wednesday. Apnl I b 30 p m . Lenten Dinner, pepared sit down meal (reservations requied. just call Church Office at 945-9574 to make reservation) Special program presented by Steve Reid FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616 ) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Direc­ tor of Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superinten­ dent Thursday. March 26 No morn­ ing Bible Study 12 00 noon Lenten Luncheon in Lcason Sharpe Hall fol­ lowed by Worship Service at 12 30 Sunday. March 29 9 15am Sunday School teachers meet for prayer. 9 30 a m and II 00 a in Sunday morning Worship Services The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Ser­ vices 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Din­ ing Room. 5 00 pm Confirmation Class - Dining Room. 6 00 p m Se­ nior High PYF. 600 Middle High PYF Monday. March 30 "(XI pm Session meets with Worship A Music Committee Tuesday. March 31 b 15 am Men’s Bible Study YMCA Wednesday April I 9 30 am MarthaMary Circle. Lounge. I 30pm Circle*3. I 30 pm C ircle s4. t» 00 p m Church Night Supper • Dtning Room. ~ 00 p m Chancel Choir rehearsal. "90. pm Kcrygma” Bible Study - Dining Room. 7 (Hi p m The Seven Deadly Sins Lenten Bible Study - Lounge. ’ 30 pm HannahCircle. 7 to pm Ruth Circle - Manse K !5 pm Prayer Gathering • Lounge Wilma Lou Clough HASTINGS - Wilma Lou Clough, age 67, of Hastings, passed away Friday, March 20, 1998 at Pennock Hospiial in Hastings. She was bom March 19, 1931 in Gun Lake, Barry County, the daughter of William E. and Mildred L. (Willitts) Roush. She attended Welcome Comers and Hast­ ings High Schools, and graduated from East Peoria, Illinois High School in 1949. She married James F. Clough on February 21, 1948 and they moved to Hastings in 1961. Mrs. Clough worked for Hastings Manufac­ turing Company in the accounting Department for twelve years, and worked in the far. ily busi­ ness, (Clough Boarding Kennel) for fourteen years retiring in 1986. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1963; father in 1992, and brother, Raymond Roush in 1994. She is survived by her husband, James F Clough of Hastings; son, Michael Clough of Grand Rapids; daughter, Chris (Rick) Shepard of Hastings; grandchildren. Melissa (Wayne) Pennington of Hastings, Teresa (Patrick) Mitchell of Nashville, Rebekah Clough of Nashville, Michael Clough Jr. of Grand Rapids; brothers, William J. Roush of Hast­ ings, Edgar O. Roush of Cashmere, Washing­ ton, Frank H. Roush of Tacoma, Washington; sisters, Barbara E. Dill of Redman, Washing­ ton, Alice L. Sanderson of Bonney Lake, Washington; nieces and Nephews. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at SL Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Charles H. Fischer officiating. Burial was at Fuller Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. I Rolland James Leai>ell | |______ Charles E. Murray______ | HASTINGS - Charles E. Murray, age 64, of Hastings, passed away on Saturday. March 21. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Murray was bom on August 16, 1933 in Fordland, Missouri, the son of Chester & Iris (Hamilton) Murray. He was raised in the Fordland, Missouri area and attended schools there. He was a United States Army veteran of rt*» Korean Conflict, serving from 1953 til 1955. Mr. Murray was married to Joyce Moe on October 19,1956, she preceded him in death on September 26, 1995. His employment included; caretaker for Hastings Hidden Valley Retirement Commun­ ity, Burghdoff Pool Company, E W. Bite Company in Hastings and Middleville Manu­ facturing in Middleville. Mr. Murray was a member of Hastings Grace Wesleyan Church, long-time Church Board Member & Church Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher and Church song leader. Mr. Murray was also preceded in death by his mother. Mr. Murray is survived by his daughter, Elaine (James) Brill of Hastings; two grandchidren, Melissa Grace &. Clinton James.Brill; father, Chester Murray of Ava, Missouri; one sister, Wilma (Warren) Keller of Florissant, Missouri; three brothers, Earnest (Judy) Murray, Norman (Linda) Murray, Delbert (Orilia) Murray all of Ava, Missouri; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Senrices were held Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Alvin C. Yates officiating. Burial was at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings Grace Wesleyan Church. HASTINGS - Rolland James Leavell, age 86, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. Mr. Leavell was bom on February 21, 1912 in Benton Harbor, the son of Earl & Mynle (Platt) Leavell. He was raised in the Kalamazoo area and attended schools there. He came to the Hastings area in the late 1920’s. He lived most of his life in the Hastings area. He spent several winters and two summers in Florida. He lived seven years in Hayesville, North Carolina returing to Hast­ ings in 1987. Mr. Leavell was married to Phyllis I. Roush on August 29, 1958. Mr. Leavell was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Company for three years and 28 years at Hastings E.W. Bliss Company, retiring in 1970. He was a member of Hastings Calvary Temple Church of God. He enjoyed trailering and fishing. Mr. Leavell was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Jeannie Marie Leavell. Mr. Leavell is survived by his wife, Phyllis; one son, Richard (Velma) Leavell of Wood­ land; two step-sons, Roger (Kathleen) Purdum of Hastings, Dennis (Judy) Campbell of Oregon; one step-daughter, Madelyn Lux of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; sever­ al step-great grandchildren; one aunt, Carol Cheney of Delton; many cousins; many friends in Hastings, Florida and North Carolina. Funeral Services were held Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Douglas Davis officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery of Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings Calvary Temple Church of God or charity of ones choice. _______ E. Alma Larsen________ I HASTINGS - E. Alma Larsen, age 94, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 1998 at Thornapple Manor. Mrs. Larsen was born on December 17,1903 in Hastings, the daughter of William & LeTite (Blocher) Schantz. She was raised in Hastings Township, Barry County and attended Hendershot & Hastings Schools. She was married to Hany Larsen in the mid 1930’s, he preceded her in death in October 1971. She lived most of her life in the Hastings area, except for three years in Muskegon. She was a member of Welcome Corners United Methodist Church, life member of the American Legion Auxiliary, past member of the Order of Eastern Star, former long time Hastings Township Deputy Clerk, member of Pennock Hospital Guild. Mrs. Larsen was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Marshal), Wilbur, Susie Wieringa Michele MIDDLEVILLE - Susie (Johnson) Wierin­ ga Michele, age 97, of Middleville, passed away Thursday, March 19, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born June 24,1900 in Middleville, the daughter of Charles and Hattie (Sabin) Johnson. She attended Gates School. Susie married Theodore Wieringa and spent many happy years together until his death in 1960. She then married Eugene (Gene) Michele and he passed away in 1969. Mrs. Michele spent many years working on the family farm, she could be seen behind a team of horses, milking the cows, and doing all lhe house work, ftom baking to sewing, to hand washing the duties. Susie and Gene had many fun filled years together, they loved to ride around in the red Mustang Convertible. Mrs. Michele was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Patricia Tolan and great grandson, Kenneth Birman. Mrs. Michele is survived by her daughter, Anna May Crofoot of Middleville; son, Ted (Jean) Wieringa of Bladwin; five step-sons, Jack, Bud, Chuck, Bill, Bob; three step­ daughters, Joan, Mary, and Barbara; three grandchildren; sixteen step-grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; twelve step-great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday, March 21,1998 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hast­ ings. Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiated. Burial at Ml Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Memorial contributions can be made to char­ ity of ones choice. Rex L. Stratton MIDDLEVILLE - Rex L. Stratton, age 68, of Middleville, passed away Friday, March 20, 1998 at home. Mr. Stratton was bom on May 15, 1929 in Ionia County, the son of Jay G. and Gertrude C. (Collins) Stratton. He was raised in Lake Odessa, Freeport, Middleville and attended Freeport and Yankee Springs Schools. He was married to Julia A. Hagedorn on October 14,1951 in Baldwin by a Justice of the Peace. Rex was a farmer, truck driver, he worked at the Caledonia Elevator and held many different jobs. He served in the United States Army and was a Veteran of the Korean War. Rex was an avid outdoors person, enjoying fishing, watching birds, gardening and taking drives on the country roads were his way of relaxing. He was a caring and loving husband, father and grandfather, enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Jay and Gertrude Stratton; sister, Helen Havens; grandson, Ron Stratton, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Julia A. Stratton; three daughters, Joyce Stratton and Judy Strat­ ton both of Middleville, Linda (Doug) Evcrling of Wayland; three sons, Ron (Denise) Stratton of Spokane, Missouri, Joe Stratton and George Stratton both of Middleville; two grandchil­ dren, Pamela and Jonathan Stratton; five brothers. Jack (Pearl) Stratton of Hastings, Ken (Marlene) Stratton of South Dakota, Paul Strat­ ton of Williamston. Larry (Thelma) Stratton of Grand Rapids, Ray (Donna) Stratton of Grand Rapids; two sisters, Ione Reed of Akron, Color­ ado and Sharon (Mart) Newsome of Delton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal Services were held on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel in Middleville with Reverend Wesley Smith officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. | ^Alberta^a^&trdner | NASHVILLE - Alberta Mae (Swift) Gard­ ner, 75, of Nashville went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Lees­ burg, Florida. She was bom July 28,1922 in Nashville, the daughter of Sherman and Ava (Hanes) Swift. Alberta graduated from Nashville High School. She married Gerald D. Gardner on March 22, 1941. She and Gerald farmed together on Bivens Road in Nashville. Alberta was a member of the Peace Uidted Methodist Church in Nashville. She would like to thank everyone o; her friends, family and aquaintences for their pray­ ers, love and joy in her lifetime. She was preceded in death by her husband and soul mate, Gerald (Gibes) Gardner, on April 25, 1989; son. Gordon David Gardner; grandson, Gordon Henry Gardner; sisters, Arteta Webb, Arloa Baxter; brother, Bill Swift; brothers-in-law, Louis Webb, Howard Gard­ ner, Kenneth Gardner; sisters-in-law, Zola Kettinger, Eleanor Greenfield, and Dorothy Swift. Alberta is survived by two sons, Terry (Joyce) Gardner and Jack (Sharon) Gardner; one daughter, Nancy (Gary) Monroe; grand­ children, Lori (Lynn) Denton & their family Jonathan, Jenna & Jordan, Jackie (Joe) Vermetti & their son Jacob; sisters, Margueritte (Hubert) Dennis, Barbara (Marshall) Green­ leaf; sisters-in-law, Dorthy Mahar, Theda Gardner, brothers-in-law, Keith Kettinger, Lawrence “Red” Greenfield, Clifton Baxter, Gaylord (Bernita) Gardner, many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at the Maple Valley ChapclGenlher Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial was at Wilcox Cemetery in Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry County United Way, Maple Valley Scholarship Fund or Peace United Methodist Church. M. Kathleen Goodner HASTINGS - Mrs. M. Kathleen Goodner, age 78, of Hastings, passed away on Monday, March 23, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Goodner was bom on May 2, 1919 in Russell, Kentucky, the daughter of William & Mabie (Stark) Fairchild. She was raised in the Ironton, Ohio area and attended schools there, graduating in 1937 from Hanging Rock High School. She was married to G. Cary Goodner on November 25, 1939 and he preceded her in death on October 17, 1993. She moved to Barry County in 1951 from Plainwell. Mrs. Goodner and her husband owned & operated the former "Goodner’s Grocery Store’’on M-43 south of Hastings for nearly 20 years before selling the business in 1979 and retired. She wintered in Florida for 13 years and lived at her present address for the past five years. She was a member of Cedar Creek Bible Church. Mrs. Goodner was also preceded in death by her parents; two sons. Bill Goodner in 1964, Marshall Goodner in 1980; one brother; one sister & grandson, Chad Barlow in 1971. Mrs. Goodner is survived by one daughter, Marquita (Raymond) Barlow of Hastings; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; four brothers of Ohio; two sisters of Ohio; two daughters-in-law, Gloria Goodner of Nashville and Dora Goodner of Olive Hill, Kentucky. Funeral Services for Mrs. Goodner will be Thursday, March 26. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Dr. Brent Branham officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice, Cedar Creek Bible Church or Charity of one’s choice. Kenneth and William Schantz. Mrs. Larsen is survived by her daughter, Linda (Marvin) Smith of Hastings; three grand­ children, Lisa (Smith) Stevens of Hastings, Michael Smith of Hastings, Kristine (Smith) Olson of Spring Lake; seven great grandchil­ dren; three great great grandchildren. Funeral Services for Mrs. Larsen were held Friday, March 20. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Barry Community Hospice. I Leon L.P. Carpenter | HASTINGS - Leon L.D. Carpenter, age of Hastings, passed away Monday, March 23^ 1998 at his residence. : He was born March 25,1928 in Lansing, the son of George and Lulu (Wilson) Carpenter; He was a veteran of World War II serving ic the United States Army. He was a Mill Wright worker for 15 years. Mr. Carpenter married Juanita B. Theide on October 20, 1951. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Lulu Carpenter; brother, Bud Carpenter; four sisters, Edora Carpenter, RuA Mdean, Glenna Jackson, Evelyn Wallace. He is survived by his wife, Juanita Carpenter of Hastings; five children, Wilma Carpenter of Hastings, Robert (Kimberlin) Carpenter of Lake Odessa, Gale (Bob) Branch of Delton, Randy (Cindy) Carpenter of Mattawan, Corine Holbert of Hastings; eleven grandchildren; two brothers, Arden Carpenter of Tawas, Phil Carpenter of Jackson; two sisters, Dcannie Hatt of Lansing, Thera Glossip of St. Johns. Memorial Services were held Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at the New Life Assembly Church on East State Road in Hastings. Memorials may be made to the family. Funeral arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home, Hastings. |Lucille E. Melh| SHELBYVILLE - Mrs. Lucille E Mello, age 66, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, March 19, 1998. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Etta Sillars; one brother, Troy Sillars; one grandson, Bryce Barber. She is survived by her husband, Donald; children, Lawrence and Gale Mello, Theresa and Robert Ruthruff, David and Connie Mello, Karen and Ross Barber and Raymond Mello; eight grandchildren; two sisters. Avis Sparks and Wanda Santman; two brothers, Clayton & Evelyn Sillars and Winfield & Marian Sillars. At Lou's request, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will take place at Orangeville Baptist Church in Orangeville on Saturday, March 28, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to .the Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements were made by Avink Funeral Home in Schoolcraft. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 7 LEGAL NOTICES: Social News NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Horning-Gillons to wed May 16 Ossenheimer-Othmer plan June 20 wedding Bignall-Lowell to wed June 20 Dale and Merry Osscnhcimcr of Hastings and Bob and Kathy Othmer of Vermontville are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Christm Ossenhcimer and Rudy Othmer Christin is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High School and is currently attending Ferris State University in the College of Pharmacy. Rudy is a 1994 graduate of Maple Valley High School and is presently attending Worchester Polytech Institute in Massachusetts, where he is majoring in chemistry and physics. A June 20. 1998 wedding is being planned. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bignail of Middleville and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lowell of Plainwell are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Melissa J. Bignail and Ryan F. Lowell. Melissa is a 1990 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School. Ryan is a 1992 graduate of Lakewood High School. A June 20, 1998 wedding is being planned. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Homing and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gillons are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Jodie Lynn and Dustin Frank. Jodie is a 1993 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and Dustin is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High School. Both are employed al Flexfab in Hastings. Wedding vows will be exchanged on May 16. 1998 in Hastings. GIRI., Sabnah Faith, born to Phil ar. I Jeanne Postina of Middleville, at Metropolitan Hos­ pital. on Feb. 21. I‘W8 at 1:03 p.m.. weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOV Cooper Dean, born at Blodgett Hospital on March 3. 199X to Decna and John James of Grand Rapids. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs Grand­ parents are Yem and Judy James of Balwin. MO and Dean and Jean Hyde of Lake Odessa BOV Chad Ross born at Holland Hospital March I Oth. weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. to Carl and Denise (Brown) Timmer of Holland. He is joined by a sister Jamie Rose. 3. Proud grandparents are Darwin and Eileen Timmer of Holland and (iordon and Helen Brown of Woodland. Ferris-Carrigan engagement told Dykstra-Pyle to wed May 9 Ms. Suzanne Shelhart and George and Kathy Dykstra along with Anita and James Pyle are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Michelle and James. Michelle is a graduate of San Diego State University and is currently employed as a real estate agent. James is a graduate of Michigan State University and until recently was a Nuclear Engineer for the U.S. Navy. He is presently employed by Solar Turbines in San Diego. An ocean side wedding is being planned in San Diego for May 9th Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ferris, formerly of Hastings, are pleased to announce the engage­ ment of their daughter Dana Renee to Charles Wayne Carrigan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave and Ann Blomgren of Lemont. !L. and Rev. Conrad Carrigan of Beebe. AR. An alumna of Hastings High. Dana will graduate from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee. IL. in May with a Speech Com­ munications Major. Chuck, a *96 Olivet grad, will pursue a master's degree in Geology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. TN. A May 23. 1998 wedding is planned in Kankakee. 3IRL, Abigail Joy. bom at Butterworth Hos­ pital on Feb. 26. 1998. at 1:53 p.m. to Mike •nd Andrea W right of Hastings Weighing 8 bs. 5 ozs. and 19 12 inches long. BOY, Tyler James, bom at Borgcss Pipp Health ( enter on March 9. |99K to Melissa and Bryan Risner, of Delton. BOV Nickolas Brian, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March (» at 8:25 a m. to Sherry Platschorre and Brian Shafer of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs. 6 I 4 ozs. and 19 3'4 inches long GIRI.. Brielle Alynnc. bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on March 13 at 8 49 p.m. to Jim and Amy Hammond of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs 3.5 ozs. and 20 5 inches long. BOV Austin Scott, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 14. I99X at 6:20 p.m. to Jim and Angie Sev igny of Shelbyville. Weighing 8 lbs 9 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Katie Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 10. 1998 at 3:51 a.m. to Jamie and Knsti Hanshaw of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 14 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long. G1RI„ Lauren Rcay. born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 9. 1998 at 10:31 a.m. to Chns and Danielle Hager of Middleville. Weighing 9 lb s 9 I 2 ozs and 20 I 4 inches long. GIRI„ Abbi Daniel, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 10. 1998 at 12:15 a m. to Paul and Enn Wisecup of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs 1112 ozs. and 2112 inches long. Default ho* occurred in the conditions of a mor •gage mode by John E. Morgan ( Mortgjgor ) to Mortgage Plus of Kalamazoo Inc . a Michigan Cor poraiion having its principal office ot 5000 Portage Rood. Kalamazoo. Michigan ("Mortgagee ’). dated March 19. 1997. recorded in the office ol the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on March 31. 1997. in Liber 689 Pages 552 558 By reason of such default the undersigned elects to declore ond hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of said Mortgage due ond payable forthwith. At of the date of this notice, there is claimed to bo duo for principal ond interest on said Mortgage the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX DOLLARS ond 04/IX ($00,796 84) No suit or proceeding al low has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power ol sole contained in said Mortgage and the statute m such cose mode ond provided and to pay sold amount with interest os provided in said Mortgage, ond all legal costs, charges and on ponses, including the attorney fee allowed by low ond oil taxes ond insurance premium* paid by the undersigned before solo, said Mortgage will be foreclosed by sole of the mortgaged promises ot public vendue to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in the City of Hostings Michigan, on April 33. 1998. at one o clock in the afternoon. The promises covered by sold Mortgage ore situated In the Township of Barry. County of Barry. State of Michigan ond ore described o* follows: Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove, a Condominium, ac­ cording the Master Deed dated Moy 13. 1996. ond recorded Moy 14. 1995 in the Barry County Register of Deeds. Liber 660. Pogo 303. and amended in liber 668, pogo 442. ond known a* Barry County Subdivision Plan 87. Together with on undivided in­ terest os a tenant In common in the common elements of the Condominium, if any, ond oil other rights ond Interest appurtenant to said Unit No. 7 ol Hickory Grove Commonly described o* IS280 Brook lodge. Hickory Comers. Michigan 49060. Notice Is further given that the length of the redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sole, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.324) o in which cose the redemption period shall be X days from the dote of such sole Dated: March 19. 1990 Mortgage Plus ol Kalamazoo. Inc. Mortgagee Garry L. Wohon. P.C. By: Garry L. Walton (P31I99) Attorney for Mortgagee 229 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 445 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 (4-16) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Berry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 96 022002 01 IE E state of Jeon C Girrlarowski TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or of fected by the following The deceden! w+ose last known address was 4997 Barber Rd Hoshnas. Ml 49058 d.ed 10-3 96 An instrument dated 5 I 89 has been adm.Red as tt»e will of the decea»ed Creditors of the deceased are nobbed that oil claims aga-nst the estate wtll be kxever barred un less presented to the -ndependent personal repr» sentotrve. Gregory Gtdorowski. 6500 Sugormili Ct SE. Kentwood Ml 49508. or to both the inde pendent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings. Michigan 49058 within 4 months cJ the dote of publication of this no­ tice Notice is further given toot lhe estate wj be thereoher assigned and distributed ta the persons ent>*!ed ta it (3-261 JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD March II. 1998 All Boc-d Members present ond 7 citizens Approved agendo minutes ond treasurer s re port Approved insurance proposal Budget revisions approved Approved bfeCore Ambulance contract Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (3/26) Synopsis of the Special Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHF BOARD March 21 1998 All Board Members present Compiled Budget for 1998-99 Meeting dotes tor 1998 99 approved Site Improvement Fund approved Approved hnol bills for year June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Eorl (3/26) Township of Barry Notice of Budget Public Hearing The Barry Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for fiscal year 1998/1999 at Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard, Delton, Ml on April 7, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at Barry Township Office, 155 E. Orchard, Delton, Ml. The Property Tax Millage Rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OS PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning a proposed amendment to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance and proposed revisions to the Hope Township Land Use Plan win be held on Wednesday. April 1.1998. at 7 00 p m at the Hope Township Hal on M-43 between Schultz and Head Lake Roads within Hope Township Please take further nonce that the matters to be considered at the public hearing include the foltowing: LEGAL NOTICES Mildred Doyle to mark 90 years Dilworths to mark 45th anniversary Wendell and Joyce Dilworth of Hastings will be celebrating their 45th anniversary on Saturday. March 28. 1998. The family will be getting together to celebrate this special occa­ sion. Joyce retired from Pennock Hospital and Wendell owns Accent Signs. They have four children and their spouses and eight grandchildren ntciiHiius MDA is where help and hope meet MDR UuttuUi Dy atrophy Aaaooabon 1-800-572-1717 Mildred Doyle’s family would like you to help celebrate her 90th birthday on Monday . March 30th by sending her a card. Mrs. Doyle retired from the Barry Eaton County Health Department in 1975 after 19 years of service. She presently lives in Grand Rapids with her daughter and son-in-law Katie and Larry Lipner and her other daughter. Susan and David Lipner Cards may be mailed to her at 2134 Omena SE. Grand Rapids. Ml 49506 Charles Daniel Maxson. Ik'hon and Halls Sue Vickery. Delton Raymond John Schippcr. Jr. Plainwell and Tobey Lynn Pennock. Plainwell. Benjamin Franklin Martz. Jr. Freeport and Tammy Denise Fenner-Morgan. Nashville Roberto Luna. Jr.. Hastings and ( heryl Ann Inman, Hastings. Daron Austin Tilburt. ( aledoma and Melissa Lyn Morgan. Hastings Bryan Lee ( assiday. Middleville and Kellina Jo (. lore. Middles die Gordon Lester Rozel I. Delton and Sue Ellen Gott. Delton Patrick Howard ( ole. Middleville and An­ gela Louise Roberts. Middleville Raymond William Steele. Hastings and An­ gela Juje Theiss Hastings David Don Mater. Nashville and Dawn An­ nette Sager. Delton MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTTMG TO COL­ LECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE US­ ED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Dvloult ho* b««n mode in the condition* of a mortgage mode by Wayne 0. NICHOLSON and Kimberly A. NICHOLSON hus­ band and wife to Woodham* Mortgage Corp . Mor­ tgagee. dated June 28. 1995 and recorded on June 30. 1995 tn liber 634. on Page 157. Barry County Record* Michigan, and wo* assigned by said mor­ tgagee to the CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP a* assignee by on assignment dated June 20. 1995 which wo* recorded on June X 1995, in Liber 634. on Page 163 Barry County Records on which mor­ tgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight And 81 100 dollars (047.996 81). in­ cluding interest at 8 per annum. Under the power a* sale contained in said mor­ tgage and the statute in *uch cose mode and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some port ol them at public vendue, ot the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Michigan at 1:00 a clock PM on April 23. 1996 Said premises are situated in CITY of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan, ond ore described as lot 1 of Block 14 of Kenfield Addition to the City. Formerly Village of Hostings according to the recorded plat thereof os recorded in Liber of Plats on Page 9. The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the dote of such sale unless determined abandon ed in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which cose the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated March 12. 1998 CROSSIAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 8 Trott. P C Attorneys for CROSSIAND MORTGAGE CORP XIX Telegraph Suite IX Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Filo •98021834 (4-9) 1. The proposed amendment of Secnon 271 of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance to provide for the setting of fees for applications for Zoning Ordinance amendments, appeals or appiicabons for site plan reviews The proposed tert also would impose a charge of two nmes the normal fee for a variance for work started without a variance 2 A series of amendments to the Hope Township Land Use Plan The proposed amendments would indude changes to portions of pages 1.3.5,6.8-11,14.16-20,22. 24.29-31.34-36.38 and 40 The proposed amendments mdude the addition of source references to various maps, charts and tert contained in tne Land use Plan, the updat­ ing of certain informational maps contained in the Land Use Plan and the rewording of texts pertaining to. among other matters the National Flood insurance Program, the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Act. and the establishment of a sewer system for Wai Lake Wntten comments will be received from any interested persons concerning the fore­ going by the Hope Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time dunng regular busi­ ness hours up to the date of the heanng and may further be received by the Planning Commission at the neanng The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the nght to make changes in the above-mentioned proposed revisions at or following the public heanng Anyone interested in reviewing the proposed Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Plan amendments and/or the existing Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Plan pertinent to the above may examine a copy of the same at the Hope Township Hall during regular busi­ ness hours of regular business days hereafter unbl tne time of the heanng and may fur­ ther examine the same at the public hearing Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio taoes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the nearing upon four (41 days' nobce to the Hope Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Sylvia W Forster. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 S Wall Lake Road Hastings, mi 49058 1615) 943-2464 �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 26. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice it hereby g**«n thot the Barry County Planning Commowon will conduct o public hearing lor the following Special Ute Permits SPECIAL MEETING CASE NO SP 8 98 - David F Church, (appli­ cant). Gull Pointe Development LLC, (property owner) LOCATION Along Sylvan Court behind Paulina Beach Plat on the South side ol Hickory Rood in Sec 30 ol Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit lor a private rood to serve nine (9) parcels on 45* acres MEETING DATE April 9. 1998 TIME 4 00pm PLACE Community Room in lhe Courts ond law Building at 220 West Court St, Hastings. Michi Site inspection ol the above described property will be completed by the Planning Commission members the day ol lhe heanng Persons mterestod in accompanying the group should contact lhe Plan rung Office Interested persons des-rmq to present their views upon on appeal either verbally or in writing will be giver the opportunity to be heard ot lhe above men­ tioned time ond place Any written response may be moiled to the address listed below or taxed to 616 The special use application is available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning OWice. 220 W State St Hastings Michigan 49058 dunng lhe hours of 8 am to 5p m (dosed between 12 I pm). Monday thru Friday Pfeose coll the Pfenning Office at 948 4830 for further information The County of Barry will prov.de necessary aux il»ory aids ond services, such as signers for the hear ing impaired and audio topes ot printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hear,ng upon ten (TO) days notice to the County of Barry ind.v.duols with disobilti.es requmng auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by wnhng or colling the following Michoel Brown. County Ad m.n.strotcr 220 W Stole Street. Hastings. MJ 49058 (616) 948 4891 Nancy I Boenmo. (3/24) Barry County Clerk BARRY TOWNSHIP Regufor Meeting March 3. 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Roll Call Ail Board Members present, several guests M.nute* of Feb 3. 1998 accepted with (1) cor­ rection Treasurer balances accepted as rood R Turner Jr appointed os a member to represent Barry Twp Board on 4 Twp Water Resources Coun bl. Authorized March bills for a total of $39,046 61 Meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m Debra Dewey Perry Clerk Richard Bornum Supervisor (3/26) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SAIE Default has be*'- mode in the conditions of a mortgage made by ErneJ I Poll ond Rytho M Poll, husband and wife to NORWEST MORTGAGE INC . Mortgagee doted December 6 1996 and recorded on December I 8, 1966 in liber 681. on Page 333. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Two and 35/100 dollars ($85,482 35). including interest at 8 25% pei annum Under the power of sale contained in said mart goge ond the statute in such cose mode and provid ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sole of the mortgaged premises, or some port of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m . on Apnl 9. 1998 Said premises ore situated in TOWNSHIP Of IRV ING. Barry County. Michigan, and ore described os That port of the Northeast I /4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23 Town 4 North Range 9 West described as Beginning al the North 1/4 corner of said Section, thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes West 348 00 feet along the East line of sa.d North­ west 1/4. thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes West 396 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes West 320 00 feet, thence North 90 degrees 00 minute West 300 00 feet thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes East 666 57 feet thence. North 89 degrees 52 minutes 57 seconds East 696 00 feet along the North line of sa d Section to the o’oee o’ beginning Subject to Highway Right of Way for Buehler Roa a The redemption period shaM be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Doted February 26. 1998 NORWEST MORTGAGE. INC FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CAIL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for NORWEST MORTGAGE INC . 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmghom Forms. Michigo* 43025 File #97086092 Synopsis IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING March 11,1998 Meeting called to order at 7 00 p m All members and 2 guests present The clerk's ond treasurer's reports were approved os presented Board of Review report Fire ond Safety account amended Bills presented ond approved for payment Meeting adjourned at 8 00 p m Emily Hornson Clerk 13/26) Ann landers Trouble with ex Dear Ann Landers: I married a wonderful man last spring, and he has two charming lit­ tle girls, ages 11 and 6. “Fred’s” ex-wife (IT) call her “Amanda”) divorced him five years ago. I get along well with Fred’s daughters, and they arc always well-behaved in our home. However, we have a problem that no one seems able (or willing) to resolve. Amanda has custody of the children, and Fred has minimal visitation. He has never been late with his child support checks, and he is a very good father. He never says anything negative about Amanda m front of the girls, yet all they hear from her is how awful their father is. At any given whim. Amanda takes Fred back to coun to ask for more support money or to cut back on his visitation privileges If Fred arrives at Amanda's house five minutes early to pick up the girls, she makes him wait on the porch while they sit and watch him out the window until the exact lime ar­ rives. She has told lhe girls to call their father "Fred,” and they must call their new step­ father ■‘Dad.” They arc not permitted to telephone Fred between visits, and if he tries to call them, the girls say. "We can’t talk now.” The girls, of course, don't think their beloved mother is doing anything wrong. We have all been in counseling. Amanda and Fred took co-parenting classes, and Fred and 1 are seeing a marriage counselor. The children are in family counseling, and I am seeing a therapist. While all this has helped me and my marriage, it's been a colossal waste of time for Fred and Amanda. Nothing has changed between them. If anything, it’s gotten worse. My parents divorced when I was young, and 1 know the pain these girls are experienc­ ing. Do you have any advice? — Second Wife in Dallas. Dear Dallas: If you and Fred are seeing a marriage counselor and you arc seeing a therapist, 1 don't believe you need much more input from me or anyone else. I would urge you. however, to continue to be supportive of Fred and kind to the girls. When they are older, they will understand a lot more. It seems that your major problem is unbridl­ ed hostility toward Amanda. Get rid of it. It sounds as if her refusal to cooperate is rooted in her anger at you for being happy with Fred. 1 hope Fred owns some oil wells. With all those therapy bills, he's going to need the dough. CUSTOMER SERVICES/PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER Sexual solution PENNOCK HOSPITAL, located in Hastings, is currently seeking a Customer Services/Public Affairs Manger. This position will be responsible for manag­ ing operations of the Pennock Village retirement community, managing our Pennock Foundation campaigns, and customer/guest services, including man­ agement of our "customer satisfaction" program Will serve as patient relations representative. BA in journalism, communications, marketing, or related field is desired. The ideal candidate will possess excellent people skills, be well organized and a strong writer with a flair for special events. Ability to work independently is required. Al PENNOCK HOSPITAL, you receive a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative flexible benefits package, paid^4 time off system, tuition reimbursement, defined contribution pcnsion^^K plan, plus many more benefits. Pleast apply to: Human Resources Dept. PENNOCK HOSPITAL 1009 West Green Street Hastings, MI 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4301 Gem of the Day Tact is the art of making people feel al home when that's where you wish they were. HOPE TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETINGS SCHEDULE 1998-99 FISCAL YEAR Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, April 13, 1998.................................................................. 7;30 p.m. May 11, 1998.................................................................... 7:30 p.m. June 8, 1998.................................................................... 7:30 p.m. July 13,1998................................................................... 7:30 p.m. August 10,1998............................................................7;30 p.m. September 14,1998.................................................... 7:30 p.m. October 12,1998 ......................................................... 7;30 p.m. November 9,1998 ......................................................... 7:30 p.m. December 14, 1998 ....................................................... 7:30 p.m. January 11, 1999............................................................ 7:30 p.m. February 8,1999............................................................ 7:30 p.m. March 15,1999................................................................6:30 p.m. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS Wednesday. May 13,1998 ................................................................ .7:00 Monday, August 17,1998 ....................................................................7:00 Wednesday, November 11.1998 ...................................................... 7:00 Wednesday, March 10. 1999 - Annual Meeting .............................. 7:00 Dear Ann Landers: 1 imagine you’ll get a lot of heat from some clergy and others for your realistic solution to the problem of safe sex. However, as a clergy woman. I want to say "hooray!” 1 do not think there is any sin in masturba­ tion. The sin is in abusing our God-given bodies by exposing them to disease. The sin is exploiting God’s children with our needs for sexual gratification. The sin is bringing more children into this world than the Earth can support or than human families can love and nurture to adulthood. Our bodies were created to give us pleasure in our sexuality, and we were also given a brain and a heart to help us make decisions about how to experience that pleasure respon­ sibly. Masturbation and other alternatives to intercourse can be that responsible solution. Thanks for daring to say so. — The Rev. Christine Robinson. Unitarian Universalisi minister. Albuquerque. N.M. Dear Rev. Robinson: I have always had the utmost respect for the Unitarian Church, and your letter is yet another example of the good, common sense it espouses. Thanks for an ex­ cellent letter and the courage to sign your name to it. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. All meetings held at the Hope Township Hall on M-43 Business hours Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 00 • 3.00 p m Building Inspector office hours Thursdays 8 am - 10 am all year. Tuesdays 5 pm - 7 pm March - October Office phone 948-2464 Minutes may be inspected during regular business hours Sylvia W Forster, Clerk LEGAL NOTICES Stole of Michigan Probale Court Couniy of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98 22311 IE Estate ol Harvey E TerpVro Deceased Social Security No 385 09 5077 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS INCLUDING CHARLES EDWIN TERPSTRA whose address and whereabouts ore unknown Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose fest known address was 11617 Marsh Rood. Shelbyville Ml 49344 died 1/24/98 An instrument dated 8/27/91 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased ore notified that oil claims ogamst the estate will be forever barred un­ less presented to the independent personal repre sentahve, Mildred J Terpstro 11617 Marsh Road Shelbyville Ml 49344 or ta both the independent Csonal representative and lhe Barry County Pro e Court, Hastings Michigan 49058 wifhm 4 months of the date of publication of this notice No tice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed ta the persons entitled to it This Estate is not being supervised by the Probate Court Any interested party may file a written pet' hoc with tne Barry County Probate Court located at 220 West Court Street. Hastings, Ml, and with the Independent Personal Representative objecting to the appointment and to tne admission of the dece dents Will to Probate Objections to the decedents Will to Probate must be filed within 90 days of the date of the publication of this notice Elena C Hansen (P47875) 4433 Byron Center SW Wyoming Ml 49509 616 531 7722 (3/26) OK to stay home Dear Ann Landen: How could you tell "I Showed Him in Maryland” that her letter was "a real upper”? She sounds to me like a bitter divorcee. She had been a housewife who needed her husband's permission to spend money and had no idea how to balance a checkbook. Now. she runs her own business and balances four checkbooks. She said. "Staying home is OK if you want your brain to go dead.'' Statements like that give stay-athome moms a bad name, and it is simply not true. I am a stay-at-home mom and also a licens­ ed RN. Almost all my neighbors who stay home are college graduates, and they are put­ ting their education io use on the most impor­ tant thing in the world — rearing their children. My husband is a Marine officer, and I han­ dle all lhe finances, the checkbook and the bill paying. I am certainly capable of doing it. and it's one less thing for him to worry about. Children deserve more than a few lours in the evening with their parents. Studies show that those children who grow up with a stay­ at-home parent are less likely to abuse drugs, commit crimes or create a teenage pregnancy. They also do better in school. A lot of parents sacrifice extra money to be there for their children. In many cases, it real­ ly doesn’t pay io work, what with day-care corn and other work-related expenses (clothes, dry cleaning, transportation, a higher tax bracket). Mrs. “1 Showed Him** never mentioned what her divorce and newly discovered independence did for her children If you use my letter, you may prim my name. — Rachel Natasha Ward in Camp Pendleton. Calif. Dear Rachel: I received a tremendous number of letters from women who were furious with the divorcee who said. "Staying home is OK if you want your brain to go dead.** Many who wrote described themselves as college graduates. Ph.D.s and former executives with Fortune 500 companies 1 heard from a nuclear physicist, a former commercial airline pilot and a part-time chef in one of New York's swankiest restaurants All who wrote said they felt fortunate that they could slay at home until their children were in school One woman said. "My mother was a lop New York model in the ’60s. and she never gut over the guilt of not being at home when I took my first steps. I made certain that did not happen to me.” Yes, better off Dear .Ann Landers: I've been wanting to share something with you for a long time. No one in my family ever knew about it because I kept it to myself. While taking a lovely trip to celebrate a special anniversary. 1 happened to notice that my husband was writing a letter. I saw the first line. It was a letter to another woman. He quickly tore it up and flushed it down the toilet. 1 then asked him if he wanted a divorce. He said no. To my credit. 1 never mentioned it again. Several years later, after his death. I found a photograph of the woman among his personal effects Our marriage lasted over 50 yean. I want to tell all the women in your reading audience to take your advice and ask themselves that famous Ann Landen question. “Would I be better off with or without him?” I did and decided it was better to stay. During my hus­ band’s fatal illness, he thanked me for all the good yean we had together It was worth it. — At Peace in the Midwest Dear Midwest: I have never received a bet­ ter compliment Thank you for letting me know. Feeling pressured to have tex? How wellinformed are you? Write for Ann Landers' booklet. ’ 'Sex and the Teenager. ’' Send a self­ addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3. 75 (this includes postage and handling) to: Teens, do Ann Landers. P.O Box 11562. Chicago. ill. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55.) CopyritM 19M Creators Syndicate. Inc. lake Odessa NEWS Friends of the Library will meet Tuesday. April 7. Preparations arc being made for the spring newsletter. Directors rc-cicctcd for three years terms were Delos Johnson and Linda Silva Smith. Three state representatives from this area will be hosts for a Mid-Michigan Senior Cel­ ebration at Ionia June 12. This is for residents of Barry. Ionia. Clinton and Montcalm coun­ ties. The day will feature a free breakfast and lunch, entertainment and many vendors from consumer industries and businesses, rallies, games and freebies. Scars has a new building on M-66 at Ionia on the site of one of the dismantled brick fac­ tory buildings. The store is well stocked and new lines arc being added. The new Country Buffet and adjacent motel arc a bit farther south, across from the Ionia Free Fair I grounds. Announcement has been made of the en­ gagement of Melissa Strong, daughter of Nancy and Kenneth Strong of Lake Odessa, to Scon Dalton of Kccjtn Harbor His parents are from Highland. They met while both were playing in the MSU marching band. She is a Lakewood High School graduate and a gradu­ ate of MSU. where she continues to have classes while teaching Spanish at Maple MilIcy schools. Robert Sinkc Sr. of Lansing, died March 15. He was 83. Among his nine children arc Shirtcy (Neil) Gaudard and Thomas (Tamcla) both of On land Shores and son Patrick (Roscann) of Tasker Road Thirty residents of Lake Manor had a St. Patrick's Day potluck party March 18. There were lots of good foods, green decorations. Insh music and good conversation. Thirty members of the Ionia County unit of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) met March 19 at the Io­ nia Commission on Aging building. Fourteen of the group had Lakewood connections. Terry McPherson of Ionia entertained the group with his talk on kites. Can you imagine a kite made from a two-inch square of paper? From a postage stamp? It is done by the avid kite flyers Competitions are sometimes held in gymnasiums with their lofts ceilings. Gone is the notion that kites must have tails. McPherson showed samples of many types of kites made from special paper, from fabric, from nylon and more. Methods of construc­ tion resemble quilting techniques. Local readers of Response magazine, a publication of United Methodist Women at the national level. were pleased to see a cover picture and feature story on Debbie Stabcnow of Lansing, a member of the House of Repre­ sentatives in Congress. The Sunday G.R. Press had an item in the sports section about Wesley VandenBcrg for­ merly of Hastings The school where he is a teacher coach is on the grounds of a former prison. The varsity team is called the Crimi­ nals and the J.V team is named the Delin­ quents Wes is a former baseball coach at Lakewood High School. He and wife Robin (nee Colcgrovc) area at Yuma. Artz. A business news item states t'.iat Spartan Foods are no longer recycling plastic bags and styrofoam containers for their dealers since the cost of handling them is more than their sale pnee This has affected one service of Huhn’s Market The engagement has been announced of Jennifer Stark of Lansing to Benjamin Green­ berg She is a Lakewood graduate who at­ tended I ansing Community College and is employed at Sparrow Medical Supply com­ pany Iler parents are Debbie and Gary Stark of Laingsburg. Much has been written about the death of Dr Benjamin Spock last week Ills revolu­ tionary book on baby and child care came just in time to have answers for the throngs of new parents immediately following World War II. Many young parents found themselves far re­ moved from family and friends due to reloca­ tion with the wartime, so they were fortunate to have most of the answers in one book when grandparents were too far away to ask or to help. Granted, there were dire predictions for some new parents as to the outcome of their children with permissive methods, but they survived and so did their parents. It was a great comfort to have the handy little blue book when a midnight crisis arose. Before this, babies were fed on schedule whether or not they were hungry, and more likely an hour after they cried from hunger. For a few months trenches for footings have been in place on Washington Boulevard for a new Nazarcnc church meant to replace the small church razed last summer. Early this week, more excavating was being done and several workmen were on the scene. Camp Sunday was observed at Central United Methodist Church Sundav. Brochures were available and schedules of all the camps in West Michigan Conference were available for youth and children’s camps. A comer of Fellowship Hall was set with a tent, lawn chairs, a camp fire ready to go. along with bottles of bug spray and suntan lotion. The coffee hour refreshments included S’mores. marshmallows, chips and dips, along with a giant "hamburger" made from cake with the burger. ‘Tomato and catsup" showing in the center In a Lansing obituary for Joyce Harshman, age 67. Richard (Judy) Wolfgang of Wood­ land is listed as one of the surviving brothers. Workmen including some from Horizon Cable have been working earlier this week at the railroad crossing on Jordan Lake Avenue preparatory to moving the signal posts. For years the street road was nanowed at the tracks, which sometimes creates a traffic haz­ ard even with guard rails. News several months ago indicated that when a change was made the new signals would be on oserhead members rather than on posts beside the road The CSX railway has asked for closing of three crossings. This would change traffic patterns and would have greatest impact on the fire department and the grain elevator on Third Avenue. Wheat, com and bean harvest would be the times of greatest inconvenience for farmers hauling grain for sale. I he fire de­ partment would have to use Jordan Lake Road or Tupper Lake Road to go every where rather than more direct routes The short cut from Third Avenue to First Street was not a platted street but come into service sometime in years long past and is treated as a street, likely by virtue of "nght-of-cmincnt-domain " It paral­ lels the tracks on what was likely property of a forerunner of the Lake Odessa Produce Company Lights were installed at the Jordan Lake crossing only after I9M The Lakewood Junior High band concert was held Monday evening at the high school gym The Sunfield sixth-graders, were in­ cluded Several sixth-graders did bnef solos following their combined numbers. Seventhand eight-graders each played several num­ bers The oldest grade wore navy vests and skirts trousers and light blue blouses shirts. The bleachers were nearly filled. Chairs were provided on the gym floor for those who choose not to use the backless scats or climb the steps. Montcalm County Community College in­ cluded on its honor roll list Adelina Gallardo. Brenda Anderson and Fclics Vasquez. The Lake Odessa Ik’pot Museum will be open Saturday. March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each month there is a new display in the Showcase Membets of the genealogical soci­ ety are welcome at this time to work on mate­ rial in the library. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, March 26. 1998 — Page 9 From Time to Time Barry County Health Dept. V Pennock Hospital on May 20. 1951. when the Barry County Health Department moved into it. Barbara Wilcox. R.N.. who worked with the Barry County Health Depart­ ment from 1946 through November of 1951. By Joyce F. Weinbrvcht The years 1949-1951 brought about some changes for both the Barry County Health Department and tan wick Hospital. The W. K Kellogg Foundation had changed the focus of their help and the hospital also wanted to change its focus, so the two institutions joined their efforts to become one health center on Jan. I. 1949 An addition was built onto the hospital to give more room to house quarters for the health department and the expanding hospital needs. The cornerstone for the new addition was put in place in June 1950. Graham Davis, di­ rector of the division of hospitals for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, assisted at this cere­ mony. The foundation contributed nearly a third of the expansion cost By March 15. 1951. when the health de­ partment moved into its new quarters, it was almost entirely tax supported with only about $1,500 of the budget coming from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The hospital had in­ creased its capacity from 2X to 77 beds. Many other new and innovative additions were made at the hospital during this renovation and ex­ pansion. Dr. Virgil M. Sice, was director for both the hospital and the health department. Dr. Ray­ mond G. Finnic was president of medical staff where a staff of 15 qualified doctors of medi­ cine had privileges. Several specialists from Grand Rapids. Battle Creek and Kalamazoo could be brought in to Pennock Hospital to do consultations and out of the ordinary surgery. Pennock was ACS approved. It was also a charter member of the Southwestern Michi­ gan Hospital Council's Group Purchasing Project, which started in 1949 and allowed purchasing power for the members of the group The health department was responsible for the collection of vital statistics, disease con­ trol. maternal and infant health work, child, school, adult health work, sanitation, labora­ tory service, health education, training of public health personnel It was responsible for covering the entire area of Barry County with its services. It was stressed at this time that the department was paid lor by tax money, was under the supervision of state law and policies of the Barry County Board of Super­ visors. Meanwhile during 1949 and 1950. business went on as usual. In January of 1950. immu­ nization clinics were held at the schools, for children at Woodland. Carlton. Coats Grove. Freeport. Wood. Rogers. Fish, and Brown School. Another set of clinics were held at Dowling and Nashville, with second and third follow­ up clinics being held at all sites Preventative The addition of a new wing to Pennock Hospital in 1950-1951 shots were given to guard children against diphtheria, tetanu* and whooping cough as well as smallpox There was a rise in the number of cases of whooping cough in the state and Dr. Slee was stressing the need to have all Barry County children immunized and for them to have the booster shots as well Dr Slee advised that immunization programs should start when the child is six months old. a booster shot at 3 years of age and another at 5 years before en­ tering school. The vaccine, manufactured in the laboratories of the Michigan Health De­ partment was distributed free to physicians in the state through the health departments. Seri­ ous complications of the whooping cough in­ clude pneumonia and susceptibility to other rcsp.ratory diseases Another concern in 1950 was the disposal of garbage Murray Goggins had a contract with the City of Hastings Mr Goggins, as did many garbage collectors, fed the garbage to his pigs. The concern was that this method of dis­ posal of garbage could lead to the spread of trichinosis, a disease which is a parasite, that thrives in pork The thorough cooking of pork prevents the spread of the disease, and not feeding hogs meat scraps, unless they have been cooked. Mr. Goggins was granted an ex­ tension of his permit for another 90 days The year of 1950 was "the year of the measles ' in the state. Barry County had its share of cases Woodland had over 40 cases in a matter of a few days. Blue Cross hospital insurance became available to Hastings residents during May 1950. Blue Cross had been available through groups for some time and organizations such as Farm Bureau, the Grange and other farm organizations had been able to supply their members with this service. A statistic published in the Hastings Banner of May 4. 1950. told that 132 had died from heart disease in 1949. and cancer had caused the deaths of 32. There were two suicides, done by poisoning. One death in a train acci­ dent. 12 fatal auto accidents and two farm caused deaths, one by suffocation, two drown­ ings. Vinson R. Oviatt joined the Barry County Health Department staff on July !. 1950. as sanitation engineer, replacing James Brown, who left the post in June after serving from January 1946 In August of 1950 the subject of poison ivy was the subject of concern by the department Instructions for caring for the patient with the poison ivy rash and for the eradication of the plant were given in a Banner article on Aug X. 1950 The department also issued another warn­ ing about tetanus (lockjaw), advising immu­ nization at six to nine months of age and booster shots at age 3. age 5 and every five years as well as when then* is a knov n injury. Tetanus is a germ which commonly lives in the bowel of horses and other animals and is BARRY COUNTY HEALTH found wherever there is manure The germ must get into a puncture, cut or scrape wound which is then closed to the air This is a a se­ rious disease because four out of five who get the disease die of it. A case of typhoid fever was reported in Barry County in October of I9in A 21-yearold mother of two children was diagnosed with the disease Cloromycetin, a new drug had been found to be effective in treating ty­ phoid fever. An attempt to locate the source of the infection was made. The patient was iso­ lated until she was free of the disease. Middleville immunized 676 students against diphtheria, whooping cough. smallpox and tetanus At this time staff workers assist­ ing at the clinic included Sue Carrothcrs. Francis Bacon Hooper. Joan Gannon. Barbara Wilcox and Dr. Slee. Barry County continued to be a training center for health department students. In 1950 there were students from India. Alaska and eight states Joan Gannon of Minnesota and Evelyn Hoffman. Montana, were among the students in 1950. Geneva Mathias, a registered nurse and a member of the Barry County Health Depart­ ment since September of I94X. was called back to duty as a nurse in the L’.S. Navy to re­ port about Nov. 2X. She had served for three years and eight months during World War II. In 1951. Marjone Garrow, a registered nurse from Sturgeon Bay. Wise., joined the department as a staff nurse. She replaced Geneva Mathias, who was recalled back onto the Navy Lois McCoy, another R N.. had also left the staff to go to Ann Arbor to work. The staff was still working one nurse short of full staff. Hastings Schools were immunized at a clinic held on March 20. 21 and 22. which was held at Central School. March 15. 1951. was moving day for lhe Barry County Health Department. The Hast­ ings Banner of March 14, 1951. carried the following notice: "Health Department to Move Friday. The offices of the Barry County Health Department arc to be moved Friday to their new quarters at Pennock Hospital. Dr. Vergil Slee. director, reports. Persons having business with the health department today. March 14. should still go to the Fuller build­ ing on North Michigan Avenue, but tomorrow. March 15. they w ill go to the hospital" An open house was held on May 20. 1951. to allow the community to visit the new health center. A brochure was developed telling about the new systems, and outlining the fea­ tures of the new hospital additions. Pennock Hospital had indeed joined the state of the art of country hospitals, surpass­ ing many of the larger hospitals in the slate and the health department was also the state of the art There was a page in the brochure a price list for the hospital. Room prices were $X for a bed in a ward without a toilet; $9.50 for a semi-pnvate without a toilet. S10 with. Private rooms were $11 and S12. It was noted that "room charges will be about half of your total hospital bill Major additional hospital, charges include operating room fees, delivery room fees, x-ray. labora­ tory work, dressings and drugs ” The Barry County Health Department ob­ served its 20th birthday in 1951 One of the events of the celebration of this milestone was a reception for Sue Carruthers, who had served the department since its 1931 begin­ nings. There was to he a homecoming of foun­ dation personnel Rose Defoe was the chair­ woman of the committee to work out the de­ tails of this celebration Florence B McCrary. Mrs. Leon Dunning. Mrs. Hariom. Mrs. Clay­ ton Brandstcttcr. Mrs. l_aura Mclntvrc, Mrs. Glen Blake. Mrs. John Hewitt. Mrs Edward Reeser and Mrs Chester Hodges wore asked to serve on the committees for the reception and home coming The reception for Sue Carruthers was set lor Sunday. Sept 30. 1951. and would be held at the Parish House. Albert Reeser, chairman of the Health ( enter Board and Dr. Slee. di­ rect of the Health Department and of Pennock Hospital, were the reception committee. Rose Defoe Cook had served in many ca­ pacities in the community over the years since she came to Hastings. She was an excellent choice as chairwoman of the reception com­ mittee She wrote to Dr. Matthew R Kinde, who had served as the first director of the County Health Department before becoming director of the division of medicine and pub­ lic health of the W.K Kellogg Foundation. She asked him for the names of persons who had been active in the early days of the health department. He responded very quickly, noting that m many cases he didn’t find first names of some people and there was some duplication. His list included Harry Wood. Robert Bruce Harkness. W. Faye Thomas. Ethel Arietta Ragla Barber. Susan Smith Nobles Car­ rothcrs. Mane Ncuschaefer. Armin A. Roth. Betsy A Boy I in. Esther Mary Hirst. Martha Harns Jeffers. Esther Kncdcr. Louise Hay­ ward. Alice Hagelshaw. Elizabeth Harlow. Dorothy Thompson. Marge Garrow, and two listed as Eastman and Payne, no first names. Ixaa Mane Schcrman. Olive Elvira Owen, Katherine Lousic Blake. Harold Mylcr. Nina Lucille Hamilton. Dorothy Campbell. Jenner and Kay Robeson. First samtanan. Lyman Chamberlain. Louclla Rcesor. Frances Locke. Kathenne Warrell. Pearl Hamilton, and Rose DcFoc Cook. Listed as those who served on the founda­ tion camp program were George John Sytta. Andrew Miller. Dorothy L. Svcrvold. Dons Cole Gage. Victor Ncwmun. Edwin E. Pumala, Dorothy E. Romero. Edscll Martin­ dale. Sybil Spencer, Betsy Ross. Alfred Kaats. Hugh P Gaston. George H Heffner. James O. Ansel. Dale I. Pennock. Nelson G. Bird. Robert D. Ehrcdt, Madison J. Brown. Helen M. Osbcrg. Edith M. Block. Horace C. VanNockcr. Ray C. Dcur. Harold G. Janson. George E. Needham. Olive Aulic. Marjone Moody. Keith and Billie Gordon. On Sept. 30. the group gathered at Hotel Hastings for a dutch treat buffet supper fol­ lowing the reception. About 45 convened for the supper, which honored 20 years of service by Mrs. Carrothcrs. The guests included staff members from the days of the Clear Lake, Pine Lake and St. Mary s camps. The recep­ tion for Mrs. Carrothcrs was from 4 until 7 p.m. and was open to the public wno were "cordially urged and invited to attend." 1951 was a year of many changes for the Health Department. Pennock Hospital and for the county Another event which had a far reaching effect, not only on the affairs of Barry County, but on the entire state of Michi­ gan and the nation and world as well occurred when Will Keith Kellogg died at Leila Hospi­ tal in Battle Creek at 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct 6. 1951 He had been a patient at the hospital for three weeks He was 91 years old. He was buned in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek following cremation A news release in the Hastings Banner Oct 11. 1951. stated that "Mr Kellogg had given approximately $44,250,000 to the W.K. Kel­ logg Foundation during his lifetime The schools at Middleville. Delton. Hickory Cor­ ners. Nashville and a portion of Woodland School had been built with Kellogg Founda­ tion money Since 1931. the foundation had contributed more than $335,000 to the sup­ port of the Barry County Health Department. $560,851 toward school and hospital con­ struction up to the year I94X "Mr. Kellogg often visited in Barry County without a great deal of fan fare Many will re­ member his benefactions " The flag at Thomapple Kellogg School in Middleville was flown at half mast the week following Mr. Kellogg's death The school, built with foundation dollars, was dedicated on Dec. 16. 1931. with about 700 persons at­ tending. LeRoy Bell was the first superinten­ dent. They had seven buses which seemed quite small by today 's standards. They played Sunfield High School in basketball for the first game m the new gym. and Thomapple Kellogg won the game The senior class of 1932 graduated 26. Other additions made with Kellogg Foun­ dation money included an eight-room addi­ tion in 1935. for $17,654. a $7,000 grant to­ ward a $25,601 shop and garage building and in 1940 a grant of $60,000 for an addition which included the cafeteria, kitchen, kinder­ garten and first grade room, on the first floor and a study hall on the second floor. An item of note m the Banner tells about a diet which would cut I I /2 to two pounds per week with no hunger pangs. Time hasn’t changed so much after all. Michigan State and Dr. Margaret Ohlson was promoting the high protein, high fat diet, which allowed for 1.600 calories per day. It featured a generous break­ fast. lots of vegetables and dairy products. Drippings, including fat. may be used to sea­ son vegetables. Nothing was said about exer­ cise during doing this diet. Barbara Wilcox, a registered nurse who was the supervising nurse for the Health Center since 1946, resigned in November of 1951 to join the Michigan Department of Health. Dr. Wesley Logan was named president of the Barry County Medical society, succeeding Dr. Daniel M. Clarke. (To be continued/ Opening the door to hope DC VOCt OF HOH 1-MM72-1717 WIDW NOTICE CENTER HOPE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, April 1,1998 - 7:00 p.m. at the HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD For the Hope Townsho Plannmg Comm&on to hoW a pubic hearing to consrter the lotowmg Changes to the Land Use Plan II Changes to the Rezonmg Ordnance Hl Spec.ai Eacepeon use Request by John and Donna G'assntd 9037 S Wai take Road Deflon Mctsgan 49046 m Section 32 ot Hope Township Barry County Mctsgan to have a second dweii.ng on property bemg compmed IV Site Plan Review lor storage shed tor Consumers Power on land owned Dy Gerald Gtoson «n tne southwest quarter of tt« northwest quarter d Secton 22 Hope Townshp Barry County Mcfagan The e*ormat©n about these requests may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesday 9am to 12 noon and 1pm to 3 pm at me nope Townsrsp Haft 5463 S Alii lake Road on M-43 (6t6l 948-2464 Hope Townsho w-'i provide necessary reasonable auukary aids and sendees such as signers lor the heanng impaled and aud>o tapes c’ ponied material be>nq considered at me neanng io *x>vrtuan w>m disables at the neanng upon tve days notice to me Hjpe Township Ctors individuals with OsaD.i<tes requmng auufcary arts or services should contact the Mope Tuwnshc Clerk by wntmg or caifcng the ctors at the addre'.s or telephone number listed beuw A meeting d me the Planning Commission wf be held immediately following me hearing to decide on me above request and any other business mat may legacy come before thrs board Sykvta W Fortier Hope Township Clerk 5463 S Wan Lake Road Hastings Mi 49058 948-2464 A diagram showing the structure of the new health center Dated March 18 1996 Posted 10 00 am �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 It’s off to the final Four; Saxons ground Eagles 6945I PORTLAND — The shooting Saxons tallied the first 11 points and never lost stride after that, beating the Eagles of Linden Tuesday 69-45 in Class B State basketball quarterfinal action at Portland High School. Hastings' victory moves Coach Don Schils’ squad into Friday Class B semifinal round to play powerful River Rouge. The Panthers up-ended Detroit Country Day Tuesday 76-65. River Rouge enters the game at 25-1. while Hastings comes to the Breslin Center sporting a 21-5 mark. "I want them to be happy as all get out for the next couple of days,** Hastings Coach Don Schils said after Tuesday's triumph over Linden. "This team could be real special." After a tough regular season loss one night, the Saxons evaluated how far they could go. "After losing to Zeeland, we sat down and re-assessed our goals." Schils said. "My goal was to win regionals. It was lhe players who reminded me that was only I wo games away (from lhe Slate semifinals). I felt like we had a chance." Senior forward Kyle Pohja provided the Saxons with a 6-0 lead Tuesday with three quick field goals, (wo on jump shots and lhe third on a reverse layup. Senior center Darnell Day upped the lead to 8-0 with an inside bunny and sophomore forward Tony Bowne increased the advantage to 11-0 with a 3-pointer from the right side of the floor. Those first five Hastings' hoops in the opening four minutes gave the blue and gold momentum that they never lost the rest of the game. "Obviously, the quick start helped tremendously, but even with the quick stan we emphasized a couple of things like rebounds and defease." Schils said. Linden fired back for the next six points (11-6). but Hastings added a double by Bowne, a scoop layup by junior guard Adam Whitney and two free throws by Pohja. off an offensive rebound, to head into the second quarter up 17-9. "I thought the fact that we got off to a quick start enabled us to gain a lot of confidence," Schils said. With a fast start, our tough defense makes it hard for teams to come back on us." Whitney's play was inspiring to Schils. who watched the point guard tally 8 points and deliver many sweet dishes. "Adam Whitney played like the point guard I thought he could be." Schils said. The relentless Saxon attack continued in the second quarter. Hastings out-scored Linden 11-2 in the opening six minutes of the second frame with a basket by Pohja (19-11). a turn and gun hoop by junior forward by Jim Storms (22-11). a Bowne second-chance score (24-11). a jumper by senior guard Jeff Storrs (26-11) and a reverse scoop by senior frontliner Adam Gee (28-11). From there, the rout was on. Darnell Day (50) gives a strong head fake before tallying a two pointer. (Photo by Perry Hardin) "It's amazing what can happen when you start believing in one another." Schils said of his team's execution. Gee. who scored 9 markers, continued his team's roll at the two minute mark with a 3-pointer (31-13). Senior guard Ed VanDerMolen closed out the half with a 2-for-2 effort at the charity stripe. VanDerMolen's free throws gave Hastings a 33-16 lead at the intermission. The Eagles made a brief run in the third quarter with a 5-2 spurt, but Bowne then kissed one off tiic glass (37-2!) to bring a spark to the Saxons' offense. Bowne, who finished with 13 points and 6 assists, made a gliding layup later in the third quarter that put his team in front 42-26. Rshja scored off an offensive rebound (44­ 28) and Whitney went coast-to-coast for a layup (46-28) to close out the quarter Backdoor delivery... Kyle Pohja (42) attempts a nifty move underneath the basket. Pohja scored a team-high 14 points. (Photo by Perry Hardin) with Hastings in charge by 18 markers. Jeff Storrs also had a few shining moments in the third stanza. The best was a block shot and a toss off a Linden player to give Hastings the ball at the 5:12 mark. Adam Whitney (20) steps into the lane for an easy 12-footer on Tuesday against Linden High. (Photo by Perry Hardin) The final frame started like the first for lhe Saxons. First. Whitney made a steal and sank two free throws (48-28). Second. Bowne drove for two off a Linden turnover (50-29). Then. Pohja connected for another hoop (52-29) off an unselfish pass from Bowne. Pohja led Hastings* plays Friday like they have against Catholic Central and Linden. "The last two games is about the best we played all year," Schils said. "Confidence was one thing this team lacked and playing with confidence is a very big thing." offense with 14 points and also crashed the boards for 8 rebounds. The Saxons closed out the game by making 9-of-13 free throw tosses along with baskets from Storms, Gee and junior forward Andy Keller. Hastings made good on 24-of-48 shots from lhe field (50 percent), while Linden hit on !9-of-56 attempts (34 percent). "We honestly felt that Linden was the same type of team as Catholic (Central), so we had a week of preparation for that type of team," Schils said. "Rebounding was the biggest thing that we made a deal out of and we also wanted to limit them to one shot." The Saxons' coach hopes his team < < me (< Ihink < I it Tony Bowne (14) chalks up an assist with a pass to Ben O'Mara (52) who glides in for the layup. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons win because they believe in team philosophy PORTLAND — These are the types of games that dreams are truly made of. Some 20 years from now when Saxon sports tans are talking about the school's great feats. March 24 at Portland High School will come to mind. Hastings (21-5) not only bucked the odds and thumped Linden 69-45 in the Class B State quarterfinals, they did so with poise, plenty of character a few eye­ popping plays. You ask any coach what he would rather have — a league title or a trip to a Final Four — and I'm sure nine out of 10 will take a Final Four. 'When I looked at lhe talent level, I knew we had a lot of work to do. but I thought we could be there." Hastings Coach Don Schils said of his team that is still dancing. Things to remember from Portland: • The sweet dishes by Adam Whitney and Tony Bowne. • The great 11-0 start, spurred by Kyle Pohja's half dozen »o open lhe game. • The "3" by Adam Gee to start one of many Saxon runs. • Hastings' perserverance on the boards led by Darnell Day and Ben O'Mara. Limiting Linden mostly to one shot, you could say the Saxons really mopped up on those boards. • The will of Ed VanDerMolcn to lake the technical foul shots after keeping his poise in a healed altercation. "Coach. I'm going to shoot these." He did and he made them, smooth as silk. • The heady play of Jeff Storrs to draw the fouls and convert the free throws. • The determination of Jim Storms to return to lhe lineup and not be hesitant about driving :o the hole. • The • senion of the backup players in HASTINGS 69 LINDEN 45 Hastings: 17...16...13..23=69 Linden: 9...7...12...17>45 the fr. r juaner... Steve Storrs. Evan Wink . like Sulcer. Andy Keller and Tysoi. Walther. Moments they will never forget. • And the smiles and tears that followed. Hastings: Steve Storrs I 0-0 2. Tony Bowne 6(1) 0-0 13. Adam Whitney 3 2-4 8. Jeff Storrs 0 5-8 5. Ed VanDerMolen 0 5-6 5. Jim Storms 2 0-0 4. Evan Winkler 0 2-2 2. Mike Sulcer 0 1-2 1. Adam Gee 4(.')0-0 9. Kyle Pohja 6 2-3 14. Andy Keller I 04) 2. Darnell Day I 2-2 4 To als: FG 24 (2) FT 19-27=69. Linien: Jon Swegles 2 0-0 4. Kyle Hard work often tnmslates into winning moments and the Saxon eagers have learned just that during their tournament run. Don't give me any of this "miracle team" mumbo jumbo. The Saxons arc still playing because they believe they should, they're not afraid to fail and they have the talent and will to succeed on the basketball floor and in life. Hopkips 2(1) 1-26, Jeremy McCormack 5 (I) .-7 14. Jon Kajacynski 2 0-2 4. Clint Perryman 1(1) 0-0 3. Chris Nall 1 0-0 2. Rob Childs I 0-0 2. Shaun Gallant 4 0-4 8. Jason Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals: FG 19 (3) FT 4-15=45. Fouled Out: Shaun Gallant. Records: Hastings 21-5. Linden 22-4. BELIEVE... continued on pg. 10 Jeff Storrs (22) challenges two Linden defenders on his route to the rim. (Photo by Perry Hardin) • Reprints of Hastings High School's basketball post­ season run can be purchased by contacting the J-Ad Graphics office (945-9554). �The Hastings Banner Saxons score regional hoop championship is. Cougars MIDDLEVILLE — Hastings Highs basketball team used a winning formula to shoot past Grand Rapids Catholic Centra] last Friday in a Class B regional finale al Thornapple Kellogg High School. The Saxons* successful blueprint: Relentless offense plus stifling defense plus the ability to believe and have fun. Put those ingredients together and you have a 70-54 victory that puts Coach Don Schils* squad into tonight's (Tuesday. March 24) State quarterfinal contest against Linden at Portland High School. The two teams square off at 7 p.m. Linden's Eagles, from the Flint Metro League, ousted Flint Powers last Thursday 63-54 for their regional championship. A jam-packed crowd of some 3.000 fans showed up at Thomapple Kellogg to watch Friday’s hoopfest and those cheenng for the blue and gold did not go away disappointed "We've been talking about believing in each other, believing in me and believing in our defense." Schils sai4. "As good as we played offensively, detense is still our mainstay." Asked if he's seen his team play better this year. Schils said: "It's right up there." Asked what the team's goal is now. Schils said: "Our goal is to make it to Breslin (Michigan State where the Class Hastings* seniors really stepped it up in the fourth quarter, scoring 29 ot the teams 31 points. Pohja had 8. Gee 4 and Jeff Storrs 3. Nick Davidson was tops for Catholic Central with 19 points. Ike and Dan Quinn each added 11 markers. HASTINGS 70 CATHOLIC CENTRAL 54 G.R.C.C....11...6...19...18«54 Hastings..15..11..13..31-70 C.C.: Tom Warwick I (I) 2-2 5. Nick Davidson 5 (4) 5-7 19. Andy Ike 3 (I) 4-4 11. Chris Huyge I 0-0 2. Kevin Kaleta 1 0-0 2. Justin Hickey 1 0-0 2. Matt Korte I 0-0 2. Dan Quinn 4 3-3 11. Totals: FG 17 (6). FT 14-16=54 Hastings: Tony Bowne 3 0-1 6. Adam Whitney 0 1-2 1. Jeff Stores 3 5-8 11. Ed VanDerMolen 2(1)9-12 14. Jim Storms 1 0-0 2. Adam Gee 4 (2) 10. Kyle Pohja 9 2-3 20. Darnell Day 3 0-2 6. Totals: FG 25 (3). FT 17-28=70 Total FouK: Hastings 16. C.C.. 17. Fouled Out: Day (Hastings). Warwick (C.C.). Records: Hastings 20-5. C.C. 16-9. B Final Four is held) and now we're one game away from that goal." The only other time the Saxon eagers made it to the State quarterfinals was in 1985. Hastings, led by super scorer Mark Brown and his 36 8 per game playoff norm, lost to Flint Beecher 52-46 in a Class B State quarterfinal battle held at the Jenison Fieldhouse The subs were brought in with 20 seconds to play and smiles accompanied their grand entrance "I told them yesterday (Thursday) this is what you've guys have always dreamed about, so have fun while you're out there." Schils said. "Have fun and don't worry about the pressure of playing in a big game. Having your dreams come true should be fun." In rebounding, the Saxons did more than hold their own. winning the battle of the boards 38-33. Kyle Pohja. Darnell Day. Ben O'Mara and Adam Gee all proved to be chairmen of the boards Four Saxons finished with double figure scoring efforts. Pohja led with 20 points. VanDerMolen had 14. Jeff Storrs 11 and Gee tallied 10 points. urm on intermission. Tony Bowne s basket at the 3:12 mark gave Hastings an 8-7 lead and Adam Gee's three-pointer a minute lai'' increased the Saxons' advantage to four points (11-7). A 4-0 Cougar run tied the score at 11 - 11. but the blue and gold closed out lhe first frame with a 4-0 run of their own. the final two markers coming on a Jeff Have a Tyson Walther gives H.H.S. teammate Darnell Day a big hug after Friday’s regional win against Catholic Central. (Photo by Perry Hardin) SPORTS STORY? Call... 945-9554 Storrs fading jumper. . The Saxons' defense then stepped to the forefront in the second stanza. A Kyle Pohja block was the first defensive gem. a steal by Bowne that led to a two-hand Pohja dunk (17-11) was the second big defensive play and a steal by Ed VanDerMolen that led tc a Jeff Storrs layup (19-11) produced another reward for the Saxons' commitment to defense. "Il's (defense) more of a mind set," Schils said. "Offense wins games, but defense wins championships. Now it's happened." Pohja's dunk also gave the Saxons a special spark. "To me. that was the biggest play and got us back rolling again." Schils said of his senior's slam. . Gee then nailed his second 3-pointer (22-13). Jim Storms banked one in off the glass (24-13) and Jeff Storrs drilled a 17-footer (26-15) to give Hastings command of the game. At half, the Saxons were comfortably in front 26-17. "Adam can hit the 3-pointers... needless to say they were huge." Schils said. Hastings* relentless attack only got Schils third in family to lead at State Going to State is sort of a family affair for Hastings High School Coach Don Schils. Schils is the third generation of his family to coach in the State basketball playoffs, according to his mom. Jo Schils. In I958. Don's dad. Jack Schils. coached Hudson High School, located south of Jackson, to the Class C semifinals. The Tigers lost that game to Highland Park St. Benedict. 46-45. Coach Jack Schils* squad, however, made a great ran. winning 21 games in a row after losing its season opener. In 1961. Don's grandfather Vic Hurst, guided John D. Pierce High School, located in the Upper Peninsula near Marquette, to the Class D championship. Pierce defeated Freesoil High School to score their State crown. BELIEVE... continued from pg. 10 • Kaechele awarded: Sarah Kaechele. a junior guard on the Ferris Slate University women's basketball team, received a Dean's Award for her studies. A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher to get the award. Kaechele graduated from Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) High School. to win its second consecutive State crown. Trailing in the first quarter Friday 7-6. the Saxons used a 20-10 run to move in front of the Cougars 26-17 at Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 11 • Banquet on April 4: The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association will hold their banquet on April 4 at the University of Michigan's Crisler Arena. The guest speaker is U of M defensive coordinator Jim Hermann. Tickets can be ordered by sending a check and a self addressed stamped envelop to: Mr. Ike Muhlenkamp. 2627 Willa Dr.. St. Joseph, Ml 49085. The cost of a ticket is $20 and checks should be made nut to "Hail of Fame Banquet." Talk to you soon. TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY. MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING and FILING Of SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL waiters Drive/Thorpe street Special Assessment District No. 13 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having resolved its intention to make certain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Walters Drive and Thorpe Street (the "Improvements") in the Township, has made its final determi nation of a special assessment distnet which consists of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefit! ed by the Improvements and against which all or a portion of the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed Watters Drive Thorpe Street Special Assessment District No. 13 better as the game progressed. In the second half, the blue and gold nailed 13of-16 shots from the field and limited C.C. to a mark of ll-of-27. For the Lots and Parcels Numbered game. Hastings hit 25-of-43 (58 percent) and C.C. was 17-of-59 (29 percent). "We did everything that you have to 08-007-350-003-00 08-007-350-015-00 08-007-022 017-00 08-007-350-004-00 08-007-350-016-00 08-007-022-017-10 08-007-350-005 00 08-007-350 017-00 08-007-022 017-20 08-007-350-006-00 08-007-350-018-00 08-007-022-017-25 08-007-350-007 00 06 007-350-019-00 08-007-022-017-26 do." Schils exclaimed. "We beat them to 08-007-350-008-00 08-007-350-020-00 08-007-022-017 30 the spot and limited them to one shot. Catholic Central does have a lot of 08-007-350-009-00 08-007-350 021-00 08-007-022-017-40 08-007-350-011-00 08-007-350-022 00 08-007-022-018-00 weapons (but) it was just awesome. Every time, we just had an answer." Schils couldn't have diagrammed a better start to the third quarter First. Pohja connected with a jumper from outside (28-17). Then, the Cougars turned the ball over. It was an 11-point lead that would hold through VanDerMolen'.* sweet dish to Day (32-21) at the 6:40 mark. But Catholic Central fired back by hitting its 3-pointers. A triple by AndyIke at 4:40 made it a four-point ballgame (32-28). a trifecta by Nick Davidson at 2:35 made it a five-point contest (36-31) and another 3-pointer by Davidson at the quarter's buzzer cut Hastings' lead to three points (39-36). In the fourth, the Saxons scored 31 points with 14 of those markers coming at the chanty stripe. VanDerMolen tallied all 14 of his points in the final eight minutes. His 3pointer a minute into the fourth frame increased the Saxons lead to seven points (46-39). Pohja notched the Saxons' first four points of the final quarter, the last two putting his team ahead by four points. (43-39). Other sparkling plays in the fourth included a block by Gee and a pass from Gee to Bowne that upped the margin to 16 points (70-54) late in the game Saxon forward Jim Storms (30) motors past a Catholic Central defender in last Friday's Class B regional championship basketball triumph at Thomapple Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Happy 40th “ * Birthday ♦ ' DEB SNYDER MARCH 29 PAY BACKS FROM WAY BACK! From: The list is way too long to mention! If you see her wandering around Pennock wish her a HAPPY 40JH! 08-007-350-012-00 08-007-350 025-00 08-007-022-002-00 08-007-350-012-10 08-007-350 026 00 08 007-022-004-00 08-007-350-013-00 08-007-350-029-00 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Supervisor of the Township of Hope has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assess­ ment district, which roll sets forth the relative portion ot the cost of said Improvements which is to be levied in the form of a special assessment against each benefitted lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE WILL HOLD A PUBUC HEARING ON MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL, 1990, AT 0:45 P.M. AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL, 5463 SOUTH WALL LAKE ROAD, HASTINGS, MICHIGAN 49050, IN SAID TOWNSHIP, TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall for public examination TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL, BUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OH PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING. An appearance may be made by an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, in person or. m alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not required This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope Dated March 23. 1998 Sylvia Forster, Clerk Township of Hope �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26, 1998 Tickets for All-Barry County wrestlers prove themselves on mats River Rouge a sizable foe for Hastings eagers Ticket info and directions to Breslin If you liked tne movie "Hoosiers." Friday’s hoop battle between Hastings and River Rouge should be a perfect sequel. The Panthers, out of the Michigan Mega Conference, are talented and have plenty of tradition. Now 25-1. River Rouge beat league rival Romulus 65-58 in a Friday's M.H.S.A.A. Class B Slate semifinal basketball game between Hastings and River Rouge went on sale Wednesday at Hastings High School. The tickets for the March 27 game at Michigan State University's Breslin Center are reserved seating regional final after Romulus handed the Panthers their only loss during the regular season. Romulus was a tough matchup for River Rouge and after winning the game at regional*, the team members were confident that they could beat Detroit Country Day in the State quarterfinJs. according and are available at the high school. Tickets are limited and are $5. The game between the Saxons and the Panthers begins at 6 p.m The other Class B semifinal game, which includes Marshall High School, will be played after the Hastings contest. Directions to get to Breslin: Take 1-96 to 496 to Trowbridge. Go right on Trowbridge and travel on Trowbridge until it dead ends. Go left onto Harrison and take it fcr roughly a half mile. The Breslin Center will be on the right hand side. to athletic director Joseph Emery. And that’s what they did Tuesday 76-65 in a game that featured four River Rouge slam dunks. It was a psychological barrier that Coach Ben Pierce's team knew they had to get over. Country Day knocked River Rouge out of the tournament last year with a 59-46 triumph in the quarterfinal round. River Rouge has nine seniors on its team (Hastings has eight) and usually goes about nine or ten deep. Emery says. Three players are considered the heart of the team: Charles Cage. Dewes Henderson and Brent Darvey. Cage is a 6-8 center who finished fourth in this year’s "Mr. Basketball" balloting Cage is a dominant force inside who scores at a 19.0 clip. Henderson, a 6-7 forward, has already signed to play at the University of Iowa. Henderson averages 15.5 points. Darvey. a 6-1 point guard, should get serious consideration for "Mr. Basketball” next year. He had a point norm of 20.0 points during lhe regular season, but has upped that mark to 27.0 during the post-season run. "These three guys make up a bulk of our offense.” Emery said. ’They do so many things." Size helps the Panthers to succeed. The team has players that stand 6-8 (Cage). 6-7 (Henderson). 6-7.6-5 and 6-5. In total, the Panthers have won 12 State titles, claiming five in a row on two different occasions. River Rouge's last State basketball championship was 1972 and its last appearance in the finals was 1976. The members of lhe 1997-98 J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County Wrestling Teams have had many championship performances. From the State individual finals, to the Stale team finals... to the league championships. Grapplers from Hastings High School. Delton Kellogg High School. Thornapple Kellogg High School. Maple Valley High School and Lakewood High School have come up constantly as winners Cases in point Kyle Brower. Spencer Romph and Bill Blair. Brower and Romph are two of the best all-time for Coach Tom Lehman's Thomapple Kellogg program, while Blair holds the same honor for the Hastings program that has been guided for many years by retiring coaches Dave Furrow and l-irry Melendy. Brower won the Division II 103-pound weight class this year with four pins in the State individual championships. Romph collected 175 wins in his prep wrestling career (one in front of Brower's 174) and placed second at 160 at the Division II finals. Blair was the third Barry County wrestler to compete in a championship this year taking second at 171. He joins nine other wrestlers in the school's history with that achievement. Here are the first and second team members of this year's squads. The area coaches selected the teams based on accomplishments and overall records. FIRST TEAM 103 Come to Old Kent Sit back. (SQ : O View our IRA Computer. — BROWER KYLE (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Went 58-2 this winter, was No. 1 in the State rankings most of the season and finished No. 1 with four pins SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the Qualified Electors of Hastings Area School District THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON March 30. 1998 The Polls for the said Election will be open from 7:00 o'clock a.m. and remain open until 8:00 o'clock p.m., of the same Election day. The place lor places! of ELECTION are indicated below: Hastings Middle School Multi-Purpose Room Compare your options. and Pleasantview Elementary School The following PROPOSITIONS or QUESTIONS will be voted upon: I. MILLAGE PROPOSITION Renewal of School Operating Millage Pick the best one. Sil back tlj|b The Hastings Area School system Board or Eduiaium requests author ity to continue to levy not more man staluiixy rate of IX mills on non­ homestead propeny for school operating purposes for a period of ten (IO» years, that being years IWX through 2007. inclusive. If the renew al is approved and levied by the School District, it is estimated that the school District will collect S1,662.370.00 tn the first year "Shall the constitutional limitation on lhe total amount ot taxes which may he assessed against all non-homestead propeny in Hastings Area School District. Counties of Barry and Calhoun, he increased by IX mills on every dollar tSIK.OO per SI.OOOtMl ol assessed valuation as finally equalized) on all non-homestead property in lite school District for a period of ten < 10) years. I‘»vx through 2007, inclusive, to he used for school operating purpos cs?“ (This is a renewal ol millage previously approved by voters Watch your money grow. Take money out. I. Susan VandeCar. Treasurer of Bans Couniy. Michigan, hereby certi­ fy that as of Feb 12. IWX the records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax limitation established by lhe constitution of Michigan, in any local units «•! government affect lhe taxable properly located in Hastings Area School System. Barry and Calhoun Counties. Michigan, is as follows By Barry County: VII System VII SyMcm COA Charlton Pari Courthouse Ren KX52 Mills .25 Mill* 25 Mills .25 Mills I nl united Tax Pledge IWX-IWV iwvx IWX 21MM IW.2U* By Baltimore Ton-nehip: None ^Yeah, it s that easy." 1 5 Mills IWX 2(KX» By Caxllrton Tournehip: Library Fire Equ Amb 5 Mills 75 Mills 25 Mill. |WX 2<MJ0 IWX 2t«M> IWX 2<10U Ry Hope TtnrnMp: FircX'em Road 1 MiHs 1 Mills IW 1WX |U9M 15 Mills |W8 2<"«i 1 Mills 4275 Mills IWX |U9X By Imng foumhip: By Maple Grave Tounehtp. 5 Mills Library IWX-IVIV By Woodland Townihip: 2 Mills |W> 2(«MI By School MOrict. 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Michigan, is as follows Be Calhoun County 75 Mills *»" Mills OLD KEKIT • the State individual finals. 125 — KRIS UTLEY (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Utley was another key member of T K's talented team that competed again in the Division II team tournament. For the season. Utley finished 35-19. 130 — DENDEL CRAVEN (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Craven was one of six Trojans who recorded 40 or more wins in 1997-98. The season mark. 44-15. 135 — ISRAEL ROSALES (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Commonly known by team members as Is. Rosales blossomed early in his wrestling career and went 35-8 for the recently completed campaign. 140 — JARED OTTO (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Otto, as a senior, used toughness and wrestling knowledge to become No. 1 in the O-K Blue Tournament. His yearly record 44-10. 145 — LUKE NOTEBOOM (Hastings High School) — Noteboom. a State qualifier, closed out a brilliant career by going 41-12 as a Saxon senior sparkler. 152 — ROBERT ISOM (Delton Kellogg High School) — Isom placed fourth at 145 at the Division 111 Stage individuals held at Western Michigan University. Isom was usually good for those quick pins and collected some 30 mat wins this season. 160 — SPENCER ROMPH (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Romph had a stellar senior campaign placing second in the Division II 160-pound weight class finals and finishing No. 1 with 175 victories for his Trojan career. His record this past winter was 56-7. 171 — BILL BLAIR (Hastings High School) — Biair went 43-8 and acquired his final triumphs al the Division 11 tournament where he took second place. Wrestled through pain to gain plenty of success. 171 — T.J KOCH (Lakewood High School) — Koch, like Blair competed at 171 in the State finals. His season record for Coach Bob Veitch's Vikings was 39-11. 189 — RON HAYNES (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Another Trojan gladiator. Haynes had a 55-6 mark as a senior and also provided leadership to the T K team. 215 — TIM EASEY (Hastings High School) — Most times, that what it was for this Saxon wrestler. Was 40-10 and scored a fourth place finish at State individuals. 275 — ERIK VERNON (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — This heavyweight was a nightmare for most opponents, going 43­ 10 as a senior. SECOND TEAM 103 — GREG SEEBER (Hastings High School) — Was 27-10. 112 — DAVID KIEL (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Finished even steven. 19­ 19. continued on pg. 13 By Carlton 1'ownihip: Fire By JohnUown Tounihtp: Fire Roads 16-14 for the Vikings with one of those wins coming in a 34-33 Hastings triumph over Lakewood at team districts. 119 — EVAN SPACE (Thornapple Kellogg High School) — Went 38-10 and was one of six Trojan mats men who competed in WRESTLERS... By Auyria Townehip: None Pay no taxes. at Kellogg Arena. Collected 174 victories in his I K wrestling career. 112 — MATT VAN DORP (Lakewood High School) — Was Senn« Citizens Jail Debt By Ihr School Diilnrt Dated 2/12/VX Ann Rosenbaum Peticdcan Calhoun Counts Treasurer Softball clinic March 28 at HHS A fastpitch softball clinic, instructed by Hastings High School's varsity team and coaches, will run on March 28 in the Hastings High School gymnasium. The clinic is for fifth-eighth grade girls interested in learning more about fastpitch softball. Coaches Jill Withey. Marty Buehler. Dee Lowell and the Saxon players will be on hand to teach the game to the young aspiring athletes. The proceeds from the clinic will go towards purchasing a new pitching machine for the softball Saxons. The general clinic is from 10 a.m.noon. a pitching clinic is from noon-1 p.m. and a catching clinic is also from noon-1 p.m. Each session, or clinic, is $10. Checks can be made payable to Hastings Athletic Department. Attention Jill Withey. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 13 Guest column: WRESTLING.. .continued The passing of an era... from pg. 12-------------------- —----------------------------- By Timothy R. Boucher, Jr. (Editor's Note: Hastings High School's retiring wrestling coaches have touched many wrestlers and fellow coaches during their year's on the Saxons’ sidelines. Here is one coach's thoughts on the two and what they meant not only to the Saxons, but to sports in general.) During my association with Coach Dave Furrow and Coach Larry Melendy. the two biggest lessons I learned were leadership and winning. Leadership. I believe, can best be expressed in a quote by John Walker, of Troy Athens, that 1 found in the M.H.S.A.A. bulletin. He expressed leadership as the following: "Leadership does not mean being a ’policemen' or a "bully ’ It means standing up for what is right by example and making decisions based on logic and fairness." The second lesson was that of winning. People say that winning is not everything, but they are wrong. Winning is everything. Now before you throw things at me. please give me the opportunity to explain how and why winning is everything. Winning is not just the ability to beat your opponent. Winning is having the intestinal in a progressive and positive manner. Winning is learning to do what is right, not what is convenient. Winning Winning is having the courage to say no. Winning is the ability to push yourself, because in the end. that is what you have to count on the most. Life is about winning, having pride, self-discipline and a competitive spirit to succeed in life. Everybody has the will to win. but to develop the self-discipline to prepare to win. that is where the "true" win is in life. Winning does not come from the feeling you get when you hold the chunk of iron, plastic, or wood in your hand. Victories, the biggest, come from inside yourself. But to constantly subject yourself to stress and overcome difficulties in steps is where "true" victory lies. In the end. it is not what happens to you. but how you react to it that determines how well you succeed and not only on the mat. but in life. on your test scores, improving your grades in class, and helping others to learn, listen and communicate. Winning is learning from your errors and correcting them so you may improve who may cross my path in life. Area pair in shape for bodybuilding events Hastings natives Levi Haight and Mike Opolski are gearing up for stretch run of their bodybuilding seasons and both are seeing the benefits. On April LS. West Michigan bodybuilders will take part in the Grand Rapids Natural event and both local athletes are anxious for the show that will feature some of the top bodybuilders in the entire state. To tuneup for Grand Rapids, the two will compete in the April 4 Mid-Illinois Bodybuilding Championship that is Isom. Spencer Romph. Bill Blair. T.J. Koch. Ron Haynes. Tim Easey and Erik Vernon. Second team members are (starting with front row left) Greg Seeber, David Kiel, Nathan Boucher, Caleb Terpstra, Jeff Rhoades. Tyler Robins. Trevor Wawiernia. Pat Lowe, Michael Lipstraw, Don Smith, Mike Pursell, Jon Hanneckow, Tim Grove and Billy Ferris. I believe this is what Hastings High School wrestling, and more importantly Coach Dave Furrow and Coach Dave Melendy. constantly strive to convey to all they have come in contact with in their lives. 1 wish to thank them for all they have taught me through competing against them, working with them and along side of them. Thank you for letting me into your lives and sharing with me the experiences in wrestling and life. I only hope that is the future I may have the opportunity to pass on this knowledge to my children and to others fortitude to pull yourself out of bed every morning and go to school, or your job. saving money for the future, improving First team members are (starting with front row left) Kyle Brower, Matt Van Dorp, Evan Space. Kris Utley, Dendel Craven. Israel Rosales. Jared Otto. Luke Noteboom. Robert 119 — NATHAN BOUCHER (Lakewood High School) — A season mark of 12-10. 125 — CALEB TERPSTRA (Lakewood High School) — Another even steven. 12-12. 130 — JEFF RHOADES (Maple Valley High School) — One of the Lions' best at 27-12. 135 — TYLER ROBINS (Maple Valley High School) — A bit better at 31-13. • 140 — TREVOR WAWIERNIA (Maple Valley High School) — Now that he is a "veteran" at lhe competitions. Haight states that his approach is a little different than what it was when he started. "I take it a lot more seriously... it's a lol more of my lifestyle," Haight explained. The training, though, that goes into building the body up is not as easy as pie. Actually, the diets that Opolski and Lipstraw's season mark pretty impressive at 32-18. 160 — DON SMITH (Hastings High School) — In most counties probably would have made first team, but remember Romph wrestles here. Went 33-8 and competed in the "Cereal City." 189 — MIKE (Delton Kellogg High School) Co-ed volleyball Champs... True Value's winning YMCA volleyball team includes (front row. from left) Mark Putpaff. Kim Kroells, Mark Kroells; (back row) Brian Putpaff, Lyndy Bolthouse and Michelle Duits. Missing from the picture are Jody Swift and Steve Rohloff. (Photo provided) — Beat out some other solid 215ers for this All-Barry County honor. !BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBI a great appreciation for it." The Belding Natural Classic hits center HANDYMAN WANTED stage on April 11 with both Hastings' natives competing in the men's novice division. Haight has great memories of to keep your attitude positive." Haight said. "You think that you can accomplish everything.’’ PURSELL (Hastings High School) — Also went to lhe Division II finals with an overall record of 23-18. 215 — JON HANNECKOW yourself," Opolski said. "It's a lot harder than what it looks. It takes a lot of will power not to cheat and a lot of dedication to be in the gym every day. 1 really have bodybuilder. "It brings up your self esteem and helps and had a regular season mark of 25-9. most of lhe season, Lowe won 15 of 19 times. 152 — MICHAEL LIPSTRAW (Hastings High School) — continued on pg. 14 A 1996 Hastings High graduate, Haight has been training since he was senior in high school. Opolski became active in the sport this year with the help of Haight and Mike Schniderman. He does the required weight living on his own. but seeks tips from the other two athletes, who are more experienced in the sport. Opolski weighed a lol less when he started his bodybuilding regimen, but has since increased by pounds and by muscle. "It’s nice because you feel good about Belding, having won there a year ago. Haight also placed third al Grand Rapids in 1997. He says there are a lot of benefits that come from being a third at the Division III individual finals was a major force at 26-11. Wrestled with smarts and went 26-13. 145 — PAT LOWE (Maple Valley High School) — injured BODYBUILDERS... staged in Ottawa. 111. The championship is the largest novice show in the nation and will be great test for Haight and Opolski. 275 — BILLY FERRIS (Delton Kellogg High School) — Placed 275 — TIM GROVE (Lakewood High School) — Lakewood's "Bubba" I ; J J Mike Opolski {911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 0 . *** It's the Law. 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Send resume to: Service Manager Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49512 �Page 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1996 Middle school spikers score wins in matches BOWLING SCORES The eighth grade B volleyball team beat Allegan Monday 11-15. 15-11. 15-10. Jenny Jenkins had a good night setting the ball for many of her teammales who scored. Delton Kellogg was the team’s opponent on Wednesday (March 25). Earlier in the week, the B team beat Forest Hills Central 4-15. 15-8. 15-3 and Forest Hills Nonhem 13-15. 15-12. 15­ 13. Alexis Powell. Jenkins. Angie Aspinall and Amy Steele led the blue and gold in scoring. 8th Grade A Rockford got the better end of this Monday match. 15-3. 15-11. 8-15. Erin Bradley and Carrie Bolthouse s were the team's top scorers. Bolthouse and Mary Ann Traister led in spikes. Earlier in the week, the volleyballers won over Valleywood 15-13. 15-12, 12­ 15. Chelsea Evans. Jessica Storms. Laura Women's volleyball champs... Hastings Burial took first place in the YMCA women’s winter volleyball league. Team members are Nancy Buehl, Brenda Noteboom, Laurene Rugg and Karen Myers. Missing from the picture are Sue Saroli and Maureen Dudley. (Photo provided) Dickinson and Veronika Villa were key performers in the win. Bradley made 13 sets and Heather Krebs and Angie Eggers were big scorers in a 4­ 15. 15-7. 15-6 loss to Rockford The A team also played Delton on Wednexlay 7th Grade Gold Jessie Pond scored 7. Rachel Deppe 5 and Laura Dipen 4 in a 4-15. 15-4. 15-5 loss to Rockford on Monday. Valleywood was the victim earlier in the week. 15-9. 15-4, 15-1. Cassie Mead scored 11 and Tiffany Howell 7 versus Valleywcod. On Wednesday the spiking squad plays its last game versus Delton Kellogg. 7th Grade Blue On March 16. the Blue spikers lost to Forest Hills Nonhem 17-15. 11-15. 15­ II Rachel Rodgers led the team with 10 service points. Jesse Rose had 7 points and Emily Hoke added 5 points. The team rebounded on March 18 with a 15-13. 13-15. 15-3. Leading the team in points were Liz Hollars and Jesse Rose, both with 6 service points. Local AAU team headed to State tourney Spikers tie for second... The Ray James team tied for second in the YMCA volleyball campaign. The team includes (front row) Nancy Morgan and Tina Eaton; (second row) Jackie Remley, Kandy Barnum and Melissa Jorgensen. Missing from the photo are Donna McCollum, Claire Nichols and Carta Pierce. (Photo provided) The Hastings-based West Central Beast AAL' basketball team went 2-0 in last weekend's regional tournament to earn a spot at the State tournament to be held April 3-5. At regional*, the area eagers beat the Flint Raiders 61-49 and the Grand Rapids Players 66-45. Shannon Spencer (Lakewood) scored 19, Virginia Jennings (Hastings) 14 and Jessica Crowley (Thomapple Kellogg) 13 in the triumph over the Raiders Jill Williams (Hastings) was a spark plug Spikers tie for second... The Ranger Die. Inc. squad tied for second in the YMCA volleyball league. Team members are (front row. from left) Jennifer Kensington. Tricia Eldred. Kari Shepler; (second row) Stacy Kensington, Julie Power. Jennifer Cusack and Laurie Eastman. (Photo provided) BODYBUILDING.. ■continued Haight are on include no additives. Rice cakes are a common "treat" for these from pg. 13 serious competitors. "There are so many things that you PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Prairieville Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for the fiscal year 1998-99 on March 31. 1998 at 7:30 P.M. at the township hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton. Michigan, 49046. pursuant to Act 43 of the Public Acts of 1963 as amended. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the budget will be available for public inspection at the Prairieville Township Hall during normal business hours on MondayThursday from 9:00-5:00. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids for services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individ­ uals with disabilities upon three (3) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk by writing to the address below or call (616) 623­ 2664 Normajean Campbell. Prairieville Township Clerk 10115 S. Norris Rd. Delton. Ml 49046 Bowlcrrttes Bennett Industries 63 5-48.5; Carlton Cen­ ter Excavating 63-49. Hamilton Excavating 55-57; Kent Oil Co. 54.5-57.5; D.J. Electric 8.5; Hecker Insurance 46.5-61.5. High (Jimn and Series - D Jager 185­ 444. D Snyder 230-577; T. Christopher 187. 501. B. Scobc* 212-529; K. Fowler 202-512; G. Fritter 157-420. P Bnncn 168-416; C. Hur­ less 176-466. H. Coencn 182-506. E. L'lnch 182-485; B. Hathaway 186-504; N Goggins 186-448; T. Redman 145-381. S. Merrill 182­ 506; E. Vanasse 210-501; J. Elliston 179-463. L. Elliston 200-552. Fridas Moose Nine and a Wiggle 72; Get Lucky 70.5; I Know That 6X; Heads Out 68; Bad Habit II 66; Rocky 4 63; Brushwork* 62; Ten Pins 61.5; Late Comers 61; Rambler* 10; Four R* 57.5; Scars Service 57; No Tentol Rcq'd 56. Nash Bash 55; Weekend Warriors 54; Gillons 52 5; Special K* 43. Mens Good Game* and Series - E. Keeler 289-727; B Madden 217-560. A Ta* lor 203­ 576; B Keeler 206-591; B Madden Jr. 217­ 536; M. McKee 233-647; R Roush 180-531. S. Pcabodv 256-739; B Riplev 235-643; H Service 194-523; D. Keillor 193-537; S. Gillons 190. J. Bartimus 205; M. Keeler 212; D. Service 190; K McDonald 209; W. Brodbock 203; R Robbins 187; K. Meaney 189. Womens Good Gaines and Series- J. Madden 211-554. S Smith 154-436; P Ram­ ses 167-478; T. Clark 185-525; D Olmsted 178-506; F RuthrulT 203-541; S Ripley 148­ 414; R. Brummel 244-538. S. Sanborn 189. D. Bartimus 200; T. Pennington 179; L Gillons 149; B Clows 158 Thursday Angels Miller Exc. 73 I 2-34 I 2; Tick lock Restaurant 6X-40; Nashville Chiropractic 68­ 40; Pet World 64-44; Sceber* Auto Body 63­ 45; NAPA Girls 53-55. Riverside Cemetery 49 I 2-58 1 2; Cedar Creek Grocery 49-59; Gavin Ford 47-61. Stefano* 42-66; Hastings Bowl 40-68; Dow I It 31-77. High Games and Series - A. Kerle* 171. D. Staines 188. W Purchis 166. B Fahl 193. J. Hurless 191; P. Guy 199. D Curtis 158; K Ward 142; C. Burpee 177; N. Kloostcrman 166; T. Loftus 173; I RuthrulT 228; M. Hon­ eysett 149; C. Curtis 166; 1. Aspcy 222-570. Thursday A.M. Varneys 64-44. LeHarves 64-44; Just Us 59-49; Early Birds 58 I 2-49 I 2; Parkers AFC Home 57-51; Question Marks 52-56; Lucks Shots 46 1/2-57 12; Hastings Bowl 46-58. Good Gaines and Series - R Isaacs 184­ 540; M. Atkinson 206-526; L. Jackson 215­ 501; D. Collier 176-452; J. McKcough 172­ 445; I. RuthrulT 168-442. I Parker 175-432; B Bodo 171-430; S. Tcuncsscn 130-360; B Estep 174; T. Parker 163; V. Sccord 161; O Gillons 161; M. Hodges 157; P Caldwell 156. D. Gilbert 135; S. Malloy 133; J. Rabies 130; M. Bell 124; C Etts 106. with her rebounds and blocked shots Crowley tallied 14. Virginia Jennings 12. Sarah Schut (Thomapple Kellogg) IL Spencer 10 and Williams 8 in the win over the Players. Another area hoopster. Jennie Doyle (Thornapple Kellogg) played for the Western Lakers team that also went 2-0 at regional* The Lakers won against the U.P Connection 94-47 and Rising Force 84-47. Doyle will play collegiately next year at Lake Superior State University. The Stale finals in two weeks will be held at a number of locations around the Grand Rapid* area Monday Mixers Whispering Walers 77; Roudic Giris 63 I 2; Hastings Bowl 60 I 2. Coldwvll Banker 55. Budweiser 55. Dewey * Auto 54 I 2; Kel­ ley’s Kcglcrs 54 I 2. Girrbach s 52; Hart/lct Tours 51; 1 M Lassies 50 1 2; Mr Bruce 49 1/2; Green Chics 33. High Games and Scries - I) Larsen 176; R Shapiev 178. I) VanCampcn 193-512. I) Kelley 205-574. B Moore 167; S Smith 202­ 456; N. Hook 179-459. V Pierson 182-494. J McMillon 190-508; M Snyder 210-524. S VanDcnburg 193-557. S Glasgow 2O3-54X. S. Purdum 211-458; A Hall 175. D. Dutcher 165-482; A. Lclhcoc 454. K Keeler 209-569. S. Nash 162-452; E Hammontree 170-468. B. Anders 169-463; G Scobey 173; B Dav­ enport 179-452. S Haight 1X0-502. F. Gir­ rbach IXO-475 S Guy 202-504; H Miller 163-461; B Johnson 176-469. m Wieland 167-469. S Vandenberg 195-478; G Gibson 180-4X6 have to give up... it takes a lot of heart, dedication and time." Haight said. "It is a mental change and you nave to adjust your lifestyle." The goal for bodybuilders is to grow as much as possible and then diet to keep as muscle as they can. Sunday Afternoon 11 Just Trying 28-12; Pin Pals 26-18; Pin Pickers 25-19; Bob and Friends 25-19; Killer Instinct 24-16; New Friends 23-21; Red Dog 23-21; Squccky Shoes 22-IX; Gcttin Jiggic 21-23; Corn holms 20-24; Space Cadets 19­ 21; Just Cause 18-22; Just Made It 17-23. King Pins 0-40. Wednesday P.M. Valley Really 63-41; Hallifax 61 I 2-42 12; Maces Ph. 61-43; Hair Care (41-44. Nashville Chiro 54-50; Misfits 54-50; Nashville 5 Plus 53 1 2-50 I 2; Eve and Ent. Spec. 48 I 2-55 I 2; Final Touch 44 I 2-59 I 2; Farmers Feed 44-60; Lifestyles 42-62. Sceber s Auto 38-66 High Games and Series - S. Merrill 198- JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on Saturday. April 4.1998 at 9:00 a m. at the Township Hall to consider the 1998-99 proposed budget. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED TO SUP­ PORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection at the Clerks office by appointment Immediately follow­ ing the Budget Hearing a Special Township Board Meeting will be held to consider adoption of the 1998-99 budget. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Board in writing or phone 7 days prior to the meeting. June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk 1815 Lacey Rd. Dowling, Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 530. B Hatha* y 202-526; M Garber 169­ 4X0. I) Sceber 178-480; B Miner 166-471; B Estep 174-444. P Snvdcr 156-399. T De­ Witt 180-469. B Norns 157-456. M Sull 151-433. 1 l avrruncc 169-430. J. Harprc 161-411. ( WatM.n 165-408; I) Keller 156­ 416.1 Potter 169-469. | Elliston 213; E. Vanascc IXI, J Rice 172. T Clark 170; J. Gardner 169.1 Weyerman 158; C Irumbull 145. N llallifax 142. C Purden 462 Sunday Night Mixed I hee F loggers 77; B S.ers 73 12. Thunder Alley 73 | 2. Fearsome 4 69 I 2. H.E.D. 65 I 2. short N Sweet 61. Dichards 56; S & K 56 Rednecks 54 1 2. X-Ftiers 54; 2x4 53 I 2. Lucky Strikes 53. Tag Along* 50; 9 out of 10 48. Rock Bottom 46. Friends 35 Womens High Games and Series - Sh Sanborn 200-583; M Snyder 204-527; D Sceber 1X6-500; F Hammontree 205-492; B Roush 178-467; M Kirchen 178-467; V. Miller 166-451. M McClurkin 174-445; C Barnum 169-431; J Dczcss 172-405; L. ( outs 151-391. J Donnmi 1X0. M Eaton 178; I) Krallman 172: I. Falconer 169; B James 159. Mens High Games and Series - J Barnum 267-660; B Heath 222-633; C Martin 256­ 630; B Rentz 213-581; J. DcLaat 222-562; G. Snvdcr 219-548. J. Bartimus 217-540; V Dezcss 186-537; S. Krallman 187-502; D. Dutcher 203-499; B Falconer 186-490; J. Kirchen 178-467; B Hubbell 215; R. Fay 212; S Sanborn 202; R Bowman 189; M. Cross 186; J Barnum II 184; R ('raven 182. luesdav Trios 3 Pomes lack 77-39; Yes Um 77-39; BAL Dolls 66-51; Armour Auction 56.5-59.5; Trouble 56.5-59.5; Just 4 Fun 53-63; Late Bloomers 51-65; Sceber* Auto Body 50.5­ 65.5; Texas Pride 50-66. Looney Toon* 43.5- lligh Gamc/Series - 1 Villa 160; S. Kill 172; S. Salazar 152; J. Conger 176-505; T. Redman 157. V. Green 213. B Thurston 191­ 539; 1. Potter 212-567; A. Alexander 1728; D. Sceber 152; J. Hansen 162; D MacDonald 158; S. Armour 166; N. Hook 150; S. VanDcnbcrg 2290-591; M. Eaton 165; D. Kelley 200-560; J Hurless 200-557; L. Tilley 180; T. Sebastian 185-530; M. Snyder 206-516; S. Glasgow 200-545. Senior Citizens Ruempel's 68; Jcsick 64; Brodock 63; Woodmansee 62; Moucoulis 62; Otis 56 1/2; No. One Senior 56 1/2; Nash 52 1/2; Schlachtcr 50 1.2; Vrogindewey 50 1/2; Fncnd 49; M & M\ 48 1/2; Lethcoc 43 1/2; Hall 41. Snyder 35 I 2; Brewer 29. Mens High Games and Series - J. Beck­ with 164-486; M. Schondclmcycr 169; A. Brewer 166; C. Jcsick 186-470; C. Allman 178; B Terry 215-554; D. Mason 185-508; B. Kmgslev 178-512; R. Schlachtcr 200-537; B. Mallekootc 171. N. Thaler 181-494; W. Brixlock 475; W. Woodmansee 191-498. Womens High Games and Series - B. Greenfield 166; V. Brown 166. Y. Markley 162-452; E. Moore 160-452; S Glasgow 201 575; G Otis 192-504; B Vrogindewey 189­ 458; F Girrbach 165-470; M Matson 171. Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printing 35-21; Consumers Concrete 31-25; Hastings Bowlers 31-25; Flcxfab 27 1/2-28 1/2; Pin Seekers 27-29; Friends 27-29; Mostetler Graphics 26-30; Woodmansee Sawmill 19 1/2-36 1/2. Mens High Games A Series L. Johnson 197-523; J. Burghdoff 155-400; K. Keller 183; S. Hyde 205-524; P. Scobey 247-609. Womens High Gaines A Series B. Wilkins 192; C. Reed 178; S. Bowman 179; C. Mayhew 165. YMCA . NEWS YMCA of Barry County Hastings Youth Council's Adult Floor Hockey Standings Team W-L-T TNR ......................................................... 2-0-0 Wolfpack ..................................................”’-0-0 Safety Service............................................. 1-2-0 Hackers..........................................................1-1-0 Avengers...................................................... 0-3-0 Games Played - Wolfpack 16 vs. Avengers 4; Safety Service 7 vs. Hackers 10. YMCA Youth Councils Mens Basketball B Minor W-L Richie* KolHcc Shop . 12-0 Howell Flood Builders .................... 8-4 FlcxFab .................................... 2-5 Dnll learn 6-6 Lakewood Merchants ............................3-9 Vultures......................................................... 0-12 B Major Other Body Shop........................................ 11-1 Blairs l.andscapping 10-2 Hastings Merchants . 6-5 Music Center..................................................5-6 Mainstrcet Savings ................................... 5-7 Pennock Hospital 3-8 Welton* ...0-11 Results B Major - Other Bod* Shop 67 vs. Welton* 51. < Mhcr Body Shop 79 vs. Mainstrcet Sav­ ing* 49; Blair* I andscapping 93 vs. Weltons 48. Mainstrcet Savings 57 vs. Blairs Landscapptng 64 Pick up a copy of The BANNER at many area businesses! �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 — Page 15 ANIMALS, continued from pg. 1 "To put some folks al ease." Heaton said. "I know I’ve heard a lot of comments — 'how could we even entertain such a no­ tion?’ "A citizen brought it (the proposal) forward" is why commissioners had to ad­ DARE grads treated to pizza, roller skating dress the issue, she noted At last week's Central Services Commit­ tee meeting. Cullers argued that lhe coun­ ty's animal shelter now "is killing un­ wanted animals at (he expense of the county." so selling them instead for re­ search would hnng the couniy revenue. He said the facilities the animals would be sold to are federally licensed biore­ searchers they are inspected four limes a year unannounced "We as citizens must have confidence in our state licensed facilities (like animal shelters». so w hy not has e some confidence in medical research facilities? This resolu­ tion says, stop the killing of unwanted an­ imals at the expense of the county and sell them to medical research, which is under supervised control" There were several voices raised in protest at the Central Services meeting. Kathy Wiggins, president of lhe Barry County Humane Society, said. "The edu­ cated trend in the United States is away from this practice " She further maintained that many people who see or pick up strays won’t contact the animal shelter if they know the animals will be sold as subjects for experiments. "People would rather abandon stray ani­ mals. allowing them to reproduce, than have them sold for research." she said. "People would rather have them humanely Fifth grade students from Pleasantview and Woodland elementaries who recently graduated from D.A.R.E spent Friday morning roller skating and eating pizza at Hastings Roll-A-Rama. Sgt. Bill Johnson of the Barry County Sheriffs Department said the atter-D.A.R.E party is traditionally held every year to reward students who participated in the drug education program. euthanized.' She added that selling the animals is de­ moralizing for animal control officers. She implored the four members of lhe Central Services Committee. "Don't undo lhe good that was done in 1991. Don't abandon the ban on selling animals for re­ search." Another objection was raised by Pam Ronchetn. chief animal control officer, who said the shelter workers and volunteers would be "devastated if the county went back into the business of selling animals for research. "Animal control officers are unique.” she Pleasantview Principal Jerry Mueller also donned skates during the party. added "They daily decide which animals live or die. These individuals can live with themselves (by euthanizing them), know­ ing there are alternatives worse than death.” Dr. Jeffrey Adams, an area veterinarian, said some animals, notably beagles, are bred for research, which is different than pound seized animals that are very different from each other • "You have no idea where these animals have been, so how do you develop a legit­ imate medical research program?" Adams also said it's possible that some of the research may not be for medical pur­ poses. but rather cosmetic reasons. "Don't lake this step backwards, it’s The snack bar was a popular stopoff area. ridiculous." he said. There were several others who supported Cullers proposal Most notable were two men who are in the business of animal re­ search. Jim Woudenberg. who has a research fa­ cility near Howard City, asked. "We're all allowed to donate our organs for research, so why not animals?" He disputed any notion that his facility does any experiments for cosmetics, rather they are done fur cardio-vascular or hip work. As for lhe variety of animals in shelters, he said human beings are very different from each other, too. "I'm glad to hear you're looking at this, he told the Central Services Committee. "You can visit our facility and I invite you to visit any others " Fred Hodgins. who called himself a Class B dealer, also disputed allegations fa­ cilities experimented on animals for cos­ metic purposes, but are registered medical facilities One such place developed an arti­ ficial kidney as a result of its work, he said. "We have a veterinarian on call." Hod­ gins said. "We hase protocols we have to live up to.” Kensinger Jones, a Barry County resi­ dent. called the issue a matter of choice. He suggested that "If I wish to turn in an animal. I have to specify if I want it to re­ main al the shelter or be sold for research. I'd like to have a choice." Odrzywolska said lhe animals do not have the luxury of being able to make a choice between death and research Sgt. Bill Johnson, who heads the D.A.R.E program for the Barty County Sheriffs Department, joined D.A.R.E students on the rink. Dr Adams said. "I don't agree with what they (proponents of the proposal) are say­ ing We re not puppy buggers... it's a ques­ tion of whether we use pound-seized ani­ mals or those bred for research." He charged that "This is all about money." Wiggins added that "Fourteen stales al­ ready have banned this procedure. (If the proposal is approved) We aren't progres­ sive. we re turning back the hands of time We don't have to be we -re a forward thinking community ' Jones noted that if 14 states have banned selling pound animals for research. 36. in­ cluding Michigan, have not. Cullers then charged that lhe Humane Society of the I nited States is made up of extreme animal rights activists who oppose farming, fishing, hunting and research "They do nothing to help domestic ani­ mals." he said. "They harass farmers, hunters, fishermen " which elicited a gasp of protest from Wiggins. Newest County Commissioner Rose Mary Heaton is chair of the Central Ser­ vices Committee. ■ Some students offered a helping hand to others making their way around the nnk. The arcade games were busy dunng the skating party. < Prenatal k an I ajh ( all 22N k*<ifkimtul • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held March 24. 1998 are available in the County Clerk’s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8 00 a.m and 5 00 p m Monday through Friday CUN RIDCE COLE COURSE needs experienced counter help. Must be people oriented and have outgoing personality. Sales experience helpful Call 948-8366 for interview Retirees welcome * Auto Glass Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed j Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. JeHerson, Downtown Hastings Call Now! 616-945-5085 I- sl.ibltsh.il in �Page 16 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26. 1998 County supports Prairieville Twp. grant request by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Prairieville Township and its Parks Commission hope to receive recreational grant matching funds from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to de­ velop a new township park on Parker Road. Those plans have received support from the Barry County Board of Commissioners, which went on record Tuesday to endorse the grant request. The Parker Road site along Crooked Lake has been a popular fishing site for as long as most people can remember. To provide safe parking and facilitate fishing in Crooked Lake, the Prairieville Parks Commission and the North Country Trail Association have pledged funds and/or "in kind" services to develop the park at the isthmus of Parker Road and are seeking the grant to make the project a reality. No county funds are involved in the pro­ ject. Commissioner Rod Goebel said. Mark Doster, a member of the township parks commission, told the county board recently that through the wishes of Dr. Richard Light who gave Lux Arbor Fanns to Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station, the parks commission has a renewable 30-year lease on a half-acre of land for the new park. "There’s a narrowing of the road there be­ tween Crooked Lake (by lhe park site)." Doster explained. "Il’s kind of a dangerous spot and it's been a favorite fishing hole for a number of years. Cars park on it (lhe road) and it’s quite dangerous. The hope was that we would establish a parking lot to help gel cars off the road for safety reasons." That Parker Road area also is the route of lhe North Country Trail, which goes through seven stales, and Doster said trail officials are interested in developing a long foot bridge around lhe Parker Road islet to insure lhe safety of walkers. Trail members are willing to donate the labor to build the bridge if the parks commission supplies the materials, he said. "We're quite excited about that." Plans for the park include an observation deck along Crooked Lake, a trail, parking lol for 18-20 cars, two picnic areas and a restroom. The total project will cost about $9.(XX), he said. The township has five other parks. In other business, the county board: • Authorized County TransportationManager Joe Bleam to submit grant appli­ cations for $247,500 for state operating as­ sistance for transportation within the couniy. $6,250 for a marketing grant. $41.250 for a federal operating grant, and a $3,500 rural transit assistance grant to train transportation employees. The transit projects expenses of about $411,(XX) in 1999 and plans to travel 229.000 miles, serving between 92,(XX)100,(XX)-plus riders. The board also re-authorized Bleam to sign contracts of $25,000 or less during the next year with the Michigan Department of Transportation. The County Transit received $600.(XX) worth of vehicles from state and federal funds in 1998 without requesting "a penny from the county." Bleam said. Commissioner Lew Newman and Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James had praise for Bleam. James said it's "quite an achievement" that the transit operates in the black with no county funds to supple­ ment the service. Newman said "Joe has the thing working so well." • Set April 14 as the date to hold a pub­ lic hearing at 10:45 am. on the top floor of the County Courthouse to receive public comment on lhe proposed Michigan Career and Technical Institute Family Housing/Day Care Project. The couniy board re­ cently approved the concept of the project and will now be considering a formal pro­ posal to apply for Community Develop­ ment Block Grunt funds from the Michigan Jobs Commission. A total of $I.36O.(XX) in grant funds is being sought from several sources. The funds will be used to con­ struct a family housing complex with a day care facility on land adjacent to the existing Michigan Career and Technical Institute, located at Pine Lake in Prairieville Town­ ship. The county board would be "a mecha­ nism" for the grant funds to be channeled to lhe project. Commissioner Robert Wenger said. The county also would be DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? able to charge an administrative fee for its costs to administer the grant, and Couniy Administrator Michael Brown said he will check into what the fix* formula should be. Any interested groups or persons wish­ ing to review the proposal may do so dur­ ing regular business hours in the county administrator's office at the courthouse. About 20 one-story housing units with two- and three-bedrooms are proposed for construction in clusters on a 39-acre parcel of land recently donated by the Kellogg Foundation to expand MCTTs original 32- acre campus. The theory behind the housing and day care project is that women with disabilities and children have greater barriers to leaving welfare rolls than other people. "Without appropriate day care and living arrangements, women with families have not had lhe opportunity to receive lhe same MCTI career training opportunities that their male counterparts have enjoyed for over a half of a century." MCTI officials said in a written statement to the county board in January. "If family housing and child care were available, women on welfare could become those qualified trained employees that local employers often find difficult to recruit." according to MCTI. In addition to day care, students in the family housing area would have access to MCTTs facilities for family recreation, health care, counseling support, skill train­ ing and job placement assistance. MCTI has current residential facilities for up to 350 students and is lhe second largest comprehensive rehabilitation training cen­ ter in the United States, offering training in 16 vocational areas. More than 80 percent of MCTI graduates are placed in jobs within the first three months of graduation, officials said. Job placement continues to increase up to 95 percent within 18 months of program completion. Less than 18 percent of the student popu­ lation has been female in the past two decades PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. The low female population has been a challenge for MCTI. "We just can't seem to draw in women into the institution." MCTI Director James Diller told the couniy board several months ago. "The difficulty with that is often times some of the women are already in Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... single head of household situations. It is very difficult for them to deal with a family situation and come to a dormitory school." Thai's why he's hopeful the special family housing units will broaden opportunities Existing Debt New Financing • Debt consolidation to a single, • Cash out • Home improvements • College tuition funding • car, boat, RV purchase lower payment • Tax lien pay-offs • Land contract refinancing • Medical bill pay-offs • Principal residence purchase Business Owners/Entrepreneurs • Vacation property’ purchase • Home office start-up capital ' • Small business operating funds a.m. April 14 regarding an annexation re­ quest by the village of Middleville. Herbert Bills has asked the village to annex his property off W. Main Street, west of Mid­ dleville's traffic signal. Bills owns a house that is located in the village, but his ad­ joining land is not currently in the village. The annexation would give lhe village "a clean jurisdictional line" in that area. Vil­ lage Manager David Arking said. • Approved an increase for mileage reim­ bursement for couniy employees from 313 cents per mile to 32.5 cents, according to lhe current Internal Revenue Service guide­ lines. • Appointed Gordon Sheldon to the County Compensation Commission to fill ...And Respond With The Right Solution Application Options Financing Options • No income verification loans • Home equity loans, including 100% to 125% loan-to-home value financing • Limited or no documentation • 5- through 30-year fixed rate loans programs available • Proven solutions for bankruptcies, credit history challenges, etc. for women. • Noted that a public hearing on another topic has been set by commissioners at 10 • Variety of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) • Special financing programs for “less than perfect" credit history ( the remainder of Robert Picking's term, which will expire in 2000; Reappointed Steve Essling and Cornelius Ezinga to four year terms on the Compensation Commis­ sion: and corrected the commission ap­ pointment terms of Patrick Vaughn and Raymond Page to conclude in 1999. They had incorrectly been appointed to five year terms on the commission rather than the standard four years. • Amended budget policy to allow couniy personnel to be reimbursed for appropriate out of stale travel expenses if the board gives approval before a trip. The policy previously banned reimbursement for out of state travel expenses. "We still have a good hand on it if it’s prior approved by lhe board...Thai’s a good watchdog on it." Wenger said. After removing the ban, the board gave approval for Wenger, who abstained from the vote, to receive "appropriate" expenses for an upcoming trip to Pennsylvania and Maryland to attend conferences pertaining to land use and farm land preservation. M C PMC MORTGAGE COMPANY EXPERT ADVICE • FAST APPROVALS • FAST CLOSINGS Need Printing? CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION! Call Us at... 1-888-261-8936® Call toll-free from anywhere! J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. 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Hastings "WorkTs Best Craatry* 945-5352 DEAN'S NAPA BROWN’S CUSTOM INTERIORS HASTINGS FLOWER SHOP 221 N Industrial Park. Hastings 402 N Michigan. Hastings 945-2479 945-3484 "Your Local Auto Parts Store’ GIRRBACH FUNERAL HOME 948-9879 122 N lefferson St. Hastings 948-9090 HASTINGS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE • JEEP • EAGLE BUCKLAND AGENCY 1455 W State St. Hastings 511 W State St. Hastings 945-9383 or 1-800-888-4104 948-3720 11215 S Wall Lake Rd . Delton 023-5115 4’0 W State St Hastings 948-8558 o �Page 18 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. March 26, 1998 Fire damages Wing Road home COURT NCWS: A Delton nun was sentenced in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court Thursday by Judge James Fisher to three to ten years in prison for violating his probation. Shaun Christopher McCormick. 18. pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to violating his pro­ bation by associating with known felon, Shane Emerson Jones, by driving reck­ lessly through the Delton Kellogg High School parking lot. by not making appro­ priate efforts to complete his high school education and by being in a public place with two other males. McCormick was serving five years pro­ bation on a 1996 conviction of assault with intended sexual penetration of a 14- year-old female in Barry Township. McCormick was given credit for 342 days already served. In other recent court business: • Ryan Wells. 20. of Vermontville, was sentenced to prison for a probation viola­ tion conviction. Wells was ordered to spend 16 months to four years in prison with credit for 171 days served for violating his probation by conducting a home invasion in January. Wells was serving three years probation for a 1996 drug possession, delivery and manufacturing conviction. It was the second time Wells had violated his probation, having been convicted in September. 1997. At that time, he was sentenced to spend four months in jail. • John William Coe. 18, of Hastings, was sentenced to pay an additional S250 in Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 ABANDONED FACTORY REPO’S wrong color, on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waierbed, 1st lime home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessary. No payment until January of 1997. 1-8QO-387-OO35. West Mich. (2) 3,000 LB. TRAILER AXLES WITH TIRES FOR SALE. 1 WITH BRAKES, 1 WITHOUT. SPRINGS A HARDWARE INCLUDED. $225. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-965-9340. BANK REPO: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, low payments. Must sell 1-800-538-7870_____________ (1) 3,600 LB. TRAILER AXLES WITH TIRES FOR SALE. I WITH BRAKES, I WITHOUT. SPRINGS * HARDWARE INCLUDED. $225. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 610-045-9340. BRUISED CREDIT? We can help. Many 3 & 4 bedroom homes available. 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To clasp your hand and hear your steps Come walking through the door. We will never forget you. Lovingly remembered by your Children and grandchildren In Mcinomini CARD OF THANKS Wt with to thank our rela­ tives, friends for all the support, prayers, cards and contributions during sad after the death of Alta Gadder. A special thanks to Dr. Thomas Hoffman, Tendercare Nursing Home, Bosley Drugs for all their help during these final days. A special thanks to Connie and Henrietta Beeler of Beeler Funeral Home for the services and the way they handled things was superb, their compassion and help during this very difficult time was deeply appreciated. A special thanks to Reverend Albert Conklin for officiating the beautiful sendees. May God bless you all, From the Family of _______________ Atta Gackler IN MEMORY OF Duane While who left us twentyfour yean ago. You are lovingly remembered and missed by all of your family and friends. A. 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Coe previously was convicted of violat­ ing his prooation. which he was serving for a 1997 larceny conviction, in July of 1997. At that time, he was ordered to spend 120 days in jail with 107 days credit and the remainder suspended upon entering boot camp. He was also ordered to spend 30 days in a halfway house at that time. He pleaded guilty to the latest probation violation on March 2, 1998. • Norman Guerin, 38, of Plainwell, will be tried on a third offense drunk driving charge April 27, Judge James Fisher de­ cided Thursday. Another trial date in con­ nection with the charges was set for June 8. Guerin pleaded not guilty in Circuit Court March 12 to drunk driving, third of­ fense and to being a habitual offender, fourth offense notice. Guerin was ^nested on Pine Lake Road in Prairieville Township on Jan. 16. If convicted on the fourth offense notice, he could spend a maximum of 15 years in prison • Sherry Arkwright, 37. of Plainwell, who pleaded guilty to viol uing her proba­ tion by consuming alcohol and failing to pay her fines, costs and restitution, will be sentenced April 2. Arkwright was sentenced to continued probation for lhe same viola­ tion in 1996. She is serving 60 months probation for a 1994 malicious destruction of property conviction. She remains free on a 81,000 personal recognizance bond. • Michael D. Rischow, 40. of Fenwick was back in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court Thursday where he pleaded guilty to violating his probation by consuming mar­ ijuana. Fisher sentenced him to 30 days in jail with work release. Once he completes his jail sentence, he will be released from probation. Rishow is serving five years probation for a 1995 stalking conviction. • Larry Risner. 37. of Delton, was or­ dered to continue as previously sentenced and to pay $250 in court costs for violating his probation. On Aug. 21, 1997, Risner was sentenced to 90 days in jail with the time suspended upon the successful completion of one year probation after being convicted of assault with a weapon on July 25. 1997. He had originally been charged June 30, 1997 with homicide, attempted murder and with being an habitual offender, second of­ fense after he was accused of attempting to murder an Orangeville man. That charge was dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea on lhe assault charge. Risner’s attorney, Terry Knoll, told Fisher that his client planned to enter a substance abuse treatment program. "His girlfriend is fully aware of what his situation is and is wiling to help him stay on the right track," said Knoll. “I take full responsibilty for my ac­ tions," said Risner. "I don't drink daily. It seems like the pressure gets on, then 1 drink. I agree I need lo maintain sobriety and I need a treatment program to do it. I do fine until I'm under pressure." "We all have pressure," said Fisher, "ev­ ery day of our lives. You are at a fork in the road. You impress me that you have a lot of capability as an intelligent person. You can make a good life for you and your children or you can be just another drunk from Orangeville." Fisher said he understands that raising children is not easy. "But we don’t go to a bottle to find the answers," he said. • Lance Clay Denio, 20, of Shelbyville, had his Holmes Youthful Trainee Status revoked after pleading guilty to probation violation. Denio was serving probation for the 1996 theft of a pickup truck from Or­ angeville Township. Sentencing was delayed until June 25, 1998 at 8:15 a.m. Fisher delayed the sen­ tence to give Denio a chance to get a job and to pay off his fines and costs. • Edwin Lee Vandccar. 27, of Hastings, was sentenced to spend 30 days in jail and to continue as previously sentenced for vio­ lating his probation. Vandecar is serving two years probation for a 1996 conviction of possessing marijuana. • Matthew Corwin Rooks, 20, of Hop­ kins, was given a suspended jail sentence for violating his probation, which he was serving for a larceny conviction. He also had his Holmes Youthful Trainee Status revoked and was ordered to pay $500 in costs. Rooks violated his probation by having a conviction in Allegan County, terminating his employment and failing to participate in substance abuse counseling. He was ordered to continue as previously sentenced. See things FAST’ Use the Banner Classifieds!!! J-Ad Graphics News Service A chimney fire caused nearly 810,000 damage to the insured home of Mike Gog­ gins at 2611 Wing Road Sunday, according to a report by the Hastings Fire Depart­ ment. Firefighters were called to lhe scene at HOKANSON, about 2 p.m and spent nearly three hours dousing the fire, which destroyed the home's living room area. Fire officials estimated the damage at about $8,000 to the structure and $1,000 to the contents No injuries were reported. continued from Page 1 during which Svoboda struck Hokanson on the jaw and the two began swearing at each other. Svoboda threatened to throw Hokanson out. but Wood talked him out of it because it was Christmas Eve. Wood had testified Wood and Svoboda later sat on two adjacent couches Wood "passed out" and Svoboda went to sleep. In his written statement, Hokanson said that after Svoboda struck him. he went upstairs to bea. "About 1 a.m.. I got up to do damage to Harold," Hokanson wrote. "My intent was to hurt him not to kill him. When I got downstairs, they were both sleeping. I went to the wood pile near the stove, I picked up a small log about I 1/2 inches in diameter by 16 inches, walked over to where Harold was sleeping and struck Harold three times in the side of the head I thought maybe I had broken Harold's jaw or no x. I then burned the log I hit him wi h ta the wood burner. "I hit Harold in the bead because I had it with him... (I was) tired of his abuse so I just snapped and hit him with the small log." Hokanson said he got up the next morning at about 7:30 a.m., made coffee and around 9:30 or 10 a.m. tried to speak with Svoboda. "I yelled to Harold, 'what about the turkey?'" Hokanson said. "I got no response, so I walked over to Harold and felt that he was cold. I then woke Kerry up and he told me to go find a phone." Hokanson then went to John Castelein's home, told him that something was wrong with Svoboda and Castelein called 911. When police arrived later, Hokanson was found to have an outstanding warrant for child neglect and was taken into custody at the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Although he repeatedly denied killing Svoboda during some two hours of questioning on Christmas Day, Hokanson changed his mind and gave a written confession to detective Quinn at lhe Barry County Jail Dec. 27. Read the INFORMED POLICE Bl Orangeville man held on drug charge* ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A man wanted for felony possession of a noo- narcotic, met amphetamine, was arrested by the Barry County Sheriff's Department Thursday, according to a police report. Daniel Patrick Plouffe, 17, of Marsh Road, faces a maximum of two yean in prison and/or a $2,000 fine on the charge. Plouffe also is charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. Plouffe stood mute to the misdemeanor charge and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf in Barry County's 56-1 District Court March 21. A $1,000 personal recognizance bond was set on the misdemeanor charge, while a 82,000 personal recognizance bond was set for the felony count. He was scheduled to appear for a pretrial and for a preliminary examination on the charges April 1 al 9 a.m. 'Victim' arrested for false reporting DOWLING - A nun who called 911 claiming he had been kidnapped as his car was being stolen by two male subjects was arrested for drunk driving and for filing a false police report Sunday. March 22 al about 3:15 am. The man. who apparently had been involved in a car accident prior to calling police from a Dowling pay phone, told police he was kidnapped by lhe two men from Daisy Mae's Bar on Gun Lake. He claimed they made him lay down in the back seal of his car and that his car was stolen, a preliminary report stated. No other information was available al press time and no charges have bear filed. Middleville teen hurt as car strike* log THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville teenger was cited for reckless driving March 18 when the car he was diving struck a log in the road and proceeded into a field. Timothy Roy For. 18. who reportedly was not wearing a seat belt, was treated at Pennock Hospital and released after the 7:30 a.m. accident on Adams Road west of Cherry Valley Road. Police said Fox was westbound on Adams Road when he passed a vehicle at 65 to 70 miles per hour. A witness told police Fox tried to stop for an intersection but was unable to make lhe stop He then struck a log approximately two feet in diameter, then proceeded nearly 300 feet into a field before slopping. Nor hurt in the mishap where his passengers. Jessica Ann Lobdell. 15 of Freeport. Douglas Creston Lynch. IS. of Hastings and Joseph Jamison. 16. Bellevue woman misses driveway WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Police issued a citation to a Bellevue woman March 17 for careless driving after she missed the entrance to the Woodbury Crystal Flash station and struck a ditch. Janie West. 26. of Bellevue, reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .13 when her eastbound Brown Road vehicle went off tne north side of the roadway, traveled about 16 feet before impacting a ditch, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. No injuries were reported. Couple unhurt after car land* in ditch MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek couple escaped injury March 17 when their southbound Assyria Road car left the west side of the road, went down and embankment and came to rest in a ditch at about 2:30 p.m. Kenneth Herman Franck, 83, of Battle Creek and his wife, Leah Sadie Franck, 84, were wearing their seat belts when the car went off the road and struck several tree branches in its path down the embankment, about 300 feet from the roadway. Man injured after test drive goes sour JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Dowling man was cited for careless driving after the 1988 Volkswagon he was test driving went off the road and hit a tree March 18. According to a report by the Barry County Sheriff's Department. Dana Lee Kurr, 35, was southbound on North Avenue when he began having problems with a wheel bearing, he said. Kurr told police the vehicle began to fish tail and he was not able to gain control before going off the road and striking a tree. Kurr also told police he may have struck an ice patch before going approximately 50 feet before impacting a log. The car then bounced off of a tree and came to rest, the report said. Police said the pavement was not iced over. Kurr was taken to Battle Creek Community Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and released Kurr was wearing a seat belt and a preliminary breath test was taken, but no results were available. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-04-02.pdf b5f2e0589b1ac7ada0a6e05385245c83 PDF Text Text Moth spraying will cost more A photographic look at semis Medieval fest through lens See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 11 See Story on Page 14 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 14 News Briefs: Daytight Saving* Time i* Sunday Aiea residents are reminded to turn their clocks ahead one hour by 2 a. tn. Sunday, April 5. for the start of Daylight Savings Time. The rule every year is to use the saying "Spring ahead, fall back." to remember which way to turn the dock. Daylight Savings Time occurs on the first Sunday of April and the last Sunday in October every year. Clinton scandals 1st Friday focus Dr. Ralph Clark Chandler will talk about the recent reposts of scandals that have been plaguing President CHaaoa at the next First Friday forum April3. The noon program, sponsored by the Batty County Democratic Committee, will be held at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson saeeta in Heelings. Chandler is professor of public aflaare and political science at Western Mirhig— University, where be teaches courses to coesttmhooal law. political theory and public administration he holds five academic degrees, including a doctorate in public law and government from Colambia Uaheniry and has been ambos or co­ author of 19 books and more than SO ■tides in his fields of interest. He also serves as a frequent consultant to state, federal and local instkudons of government, often help­ ing local units select police chiefs, superintendents, city managers or with policy dedaoos. Ckandter recently wrote a column in the Kalamazoo Gazette about the charges against the president of having sex with at intern and then telling her to lie about iL THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1998 by Mary Warner Staff Writer Hastings School Superintendent Carl Schoessel said after the successful renewal of 18 mills of non-homestead properly tax Monday that it was "very gratifying" that the millage was passed by such a large margin. Of the 1.R75 people casting ballots in the election. 863 voted yes. while 212 voted no. That is a record 80 percent yes vote, something the district has not seen in previous millage elections. Schoessel said he did not know why there were so many yes votes, but thought part of it could be attributed to campaigning done by the dis­ trict's millage committee. Citizens for Quality Education, and "good cooperation from the newspapers and radio in explain­ ing what the millage was. so hopefully people understood what the election meant." School officials said they were concerned prior to the election that "people wouldn't understand what il| was all abou: because we had never done one of these elections before, and it is confusing." Schoessel said. "People who were voting on it were for the most part not affected by it." The non-homestead tax was only for business and industrial properly and second homes. The special tax on non-homestead property was set up by the State Legisla­ ture when it passed Proposal A This was the first time since Proposal A was passed that the 18-mill tax has come up for re­ newal in the Hastings district. Schoessel speculated that part of the rea­ son the millage was successful could be that "maybe people are really starting to understand Proposal A and how it’s work­ ing and know they have to pass a millage like this for Proposal A to work." The turnout for the election represented approximately 9 percent of the district's nearly 12.000 registered voters. Schoessel characterized the turnout as "good." ”1 thought it was good, considering noth­ ing else was on the ballot. The people I've spoken to in other districts who've had these kinds of elections have indicated that unless something else is on the ballot, the turnout is low." Dot Gole. chairwoman of the millage committee, said the committee was like­ wise ' pleased with the number of people who turned out to vote." "When you get that many people out to vote, that’s real positive," she said. "That says something about our community." Gole said the committee 7 ’•ppainned for the milage by networking v ..St trea rexi' dents. "There were a number of contacts the millage committee made on a one-to-one basis, explaining what was on the ballot and why (it should be passed)." Schoessel said. The committee also did mailings and made phone calls to get out the vote, he said. Gole said the committee thought the millage would pass because "our business- See MILLAGE, Page 2 Seniors step up... Senior Kyle Pohja (42) led Hastings in points with moves like this one inside the Breslin Center paint River Rouge won the State basketball semifinal 71-50, but Hastings end-of-the-season run was super thanks to the contributions of Pohja and the other seven seniors. See inside for more on the Anal Four. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Community mourns passing of two giants ■ Third District Congressman Vent Ehlers will hold his annual "town —«inp* from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mon­ day, April 13. at the Hastings Fire Station. 110 E. Mill St.. Hastings The hour and a half session will open with Ehlers making remarks about what's happening with the 105th Congress. This will be followed by a chance for the public to ask questions and raise concerns. The congressman also is expected to address the Hastings City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting later dns evening. Ehlers represents the city of Hast­ ings. Irving. Carlton. Woodland. Rut­ land. Hastings and Castleton town­ ships and about two-thirds of Hope Township, in addition to a tiny por-’ doo of Baltimore Township. Tootsie Roll1 drive April 3-5 More Hews Briefs on Page 2 PRICE 50* School millage OK’d handily Ehler* to have town meeting1 Members of the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus will be selling Tootsie Rolls the weekend of April 3. 4 and 5. The K of C will wear aprons and sell Tootsie Rolls for a donation that will be used to help fund programs on behalf of mentally challenged children. Grand Knight Anthony Sembarski said the money collected slays in Barry County to fund special education pro­ grams through the Barry Intermediate School District. A A Saxon? To some, the Middle Ages were the best of times, to others they were the worst ot times. Trying to re-create the best parts ot the era last Saturday were members of the Society for Creative Anachonism. who held a medieval festival at the Barry Expo Center Here a heavy weapons tournament competitor waits while the society's baron and baroness hold court. For more photos of the event, see inside this issue. by David T. Young and Elaine Gilbert Ed McPharlin and Dick Jacobs, two longtime business and community service giants in Barry County, died almost within 24 hours of each other Sunday and Mon­ day McPharlin, tree farmer, conservationist, former Barry County Commissioner and an activist with deep roots in Barry County, died Sunday morning. He was 85. Jacobs, longtime owner of Jacobs Phar­ macy in Hastings, died Monday morning. He was 87 McPharlin served as a member of the County Board of Commissioners from 1970 to 1978. and was named chairman in 1972. He also was a country school board member, a Parks and Recreation Commis­ sion member, chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party and a member of the Hastings Township Board of Review. A friend of McPharlin’s for 30 years. Kensinger Jones of Hastings said McPhar­ lin "represented unselfish, dedicated public service as well as anybody I've ever met." Jones said McPharlin was not in politics for gain or praise, but to be involved in "something that would really improve the lot of the people." He described McPharlin as a Democrat with Republican economic theories. McPharlin believed in being prudent with taxpayers' dollars and was always interested in running the county in a more sound economic manner. Jones said. And McPharlin was a man of vision. McPharlin risked his political office and lost reelection because of his advocacy role in trying to establish a county housing commission. That concept later was em­ braced and "is the basis for what is today called Hidden Valley." subsidized apart­ ments in Hastings for low income senior i citizens. Jones said. "It was built because of what we did." Jones noted that he never heard McPhar­ lin say anything derogatory about his polit­ ical opponents. Jones, a retired advertising executive and advertising lecturer at Michigan State Uni­ versity, was asked by McPharlin and an­ other former county board chairman Russ Bender to be the county's first grants coor­ dinator. Jones had suggested the idea that the county should have some type of "grants mechanism." and accepted the task for two years for a mere $5,000 annual salary and brought in about a half million in grants the county would not have other­ wise received. "He was always willing to take risks," Jones said. McPharlin’s other community activities included memberships with the Knights of Columbus, Region 111 South Central Michigan Planning Council and the Barry County Historical Society. He had been a self-employed building contractor from 1936 to 1971 and organized the Barry County Taxpayers" League But perhaps he was best known for his work with the land. He was famous for planting thousands of trees, planting and raising a wealth of crops and managing wood lots. He was named Forest Conservationist of the Year in 1977 by the Michigan United Conservation Corps. Outstanding Tree Farmer by the Soil and Water Conservation District and won a Service Award from Chariton Park. "He loved the out of doors, birds, trees, flowers.” said Agnes Karas, his daughter. "He pianted trees on the courthouse lawn and donated trees to Charlton Park " His wife. Agnes, said. "He planted trees not for money, but to beautify the land." During Wednesday's funeral Mass. Father See GIANTS, Page 2 �Page 2 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 2, 1998 GIANTS, continued from pg. 1 Chuck Fischer, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, noted that the fruits of McPharlin’s labors would continue for decades into the future. Fischer also said that McPharlin believed in thorough, long-range planning and that quality work was imponant to him. McPharlin had a long history with Barry County, living here all his life exct-pt for two years, from 1942 to 1944. wl.cn he served in the U.S Army overseas during World War II He was injured dur.ng the war. but alter his discharge, he continued to work as a builder and as if he had never been hurt. He suffered every day after his discharge from military service." his daughter said. He was someone who could have sat around for the rest of his life, but that wasnt him." McPharlin could trace his local roots to I860. when his Insh ancestors traded New Jersey land for Barry County property. "He appreciated his heritage and believed in passing the land on down and keeping it in the family." daughter Agnes said. He was bom in 1913 on a farm where his daughter now lives. He and his wife. Agnes, lived in a centennial farm home his grandfather built south of Hastings on Cook Road. He attended Tanner School and then St. Rose of Lima High School, graduating in 1930 as valedictorian. McPharlin was married in 1945, just af­ ter he returned from the service, but his wife, the former Ruth Stauffer, died four years later, leaving him with two small children. Mike and Agnes. His daughter acknowledged that the years immediately following were rough, but Agnes and Mike were cared for by neigh­ bors and friends Lawrence and Jessie Hubbell, and in 1950 Mrs. Lillian Felder, referred to as "Aunt Lilly." helped raise the two until Agnes was old enough to go to college He married Agnes C. (Howard) Kelly in 1971 and they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary just two years a£0. Daughter Agnes said the two had known each other for a long time and had kept in touch with each other as friends. After News Briefs... Bernard Society to meet April 13 The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. April 13. in the Delton Middle School Library. Ed Schaadt will present a program on the history of the north Gull Lake ard Richland areas. Refreshments will be served. Lenten series to end today 1 he Rev. Larry Hubley of the Hope United Methodist Church will speak at today's program, the last one for the 1998 Lenten series, sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association. The series has continued every Thursday at noon through April 2. Each 30-minuie service follows the noon luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. Musical accompaniment and special music will be provided by Barbara Standage, the Presbyterian organist: Tara Dixon, the church pianist; Patti LaJoye's Hastings High School choir and the l*resbyterian Praise Group. Benefit auction is Saturday night A benefit auction to help Justin Anderson of Middleville pay for cancer surgery will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. April 4. at the Barry Expo Center Anderson has brain cancer and proceeds from this event will help defray costs for delicate surgery to be performed by a doctor who once appeared on the ABC-TV program "20­ 20." and hospitalization. Anderson. 26. a Hastings High School graduate, has a fiancee and a child. He was diagnosed with the tumor last winter and at one time it was thought he couldn't be helped because medical treatment won't be p* ked up by Medicaid However, an anonymous donor has pledged a large amount and a number of other fund­ raisers are being held so he can get treatment out of stale •\t the auction, among the items to be sold will be autographed baseball trading cards, a championship year­ book. gift certificates, fishing poles, a home entertainment center, a vacuum cleaner, furniture, cameras. Christmas decorations, mountain bikes and a gas stove. Terry Armour Auction Service will handle the auction. Music, food and fun will be included for the evening. Dick Jacobs (right) and his son Jerry worked together as pharmacists in the family business for a number of years. Agnes Kelly's husband died, they began to see one another more often and they both decided it was best they live together rather than apart. "I'd known him since he was 19," Agnes McPharlin said. "He wasn't frivolous. He had integrity, even as a boy." McPharlin "was a stimulating man." Jones said. "He listened a lot and always had something worthwhile to say." His grandson. Jason Karas, calied McPharlin "a cross between George Wash­ ington and John Wayne. He was tough and stubborn, he did things his way. but never made a big production of it. He had a great sense of humor, he was a giant of a man." Jason Karas, a senior majoring in jour­ nalism at Central Michigan University, added. "I wouldn't be where I am today without him. He helped me gel through school. He was the best man 1 ever knew. I can't believe he's gone." A memorial Mass for Dick Jacobs will be held today at St. Rose of Lima Catholic* Church. Jacobs had been pan owner or owner of the Jacobs Pharmacy from 1939 to 1976, before his son, Jerald, took over. The busi­ ness late? was sold to Felpausch. DDA meeting time changed The time for the Hastings Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board s meeting for Thursday. April 16. has been rescheduled. The time will be at 5:30 p.m. rather than the original time of 8:15 a.m. at the Hastings City Council chambers. Cross Walk set for Good Friday Tne annual Cross Walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. Good Friday. April 10. at the Grace Lutheran Church parking lot. 239 E. North St.. Hastings. Everyone is welcome to take part in the walk, which is held every year on Good Friday to lift up the meaning of the lay and allow walkers to reflect silently on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, according to Grace Lutheran Pastor Michael Anton. Participants can join the event for all or part of the way. The walk, which usually takes about 90 minutes, starts at the Grace Lutheran parking lot. proceeds south on Michigan Avenue, west on State Street, north on Broadway and west on State Road to the Knights of Columbus Hall. Walkers are asked to arrange for their own transportation from the K of C Hall. Woman of Year award planned The Barry County Women's Festival Council has launched a search for contestants to vie for the first-ever Barry County "Woman of the Year" award. Those who want to nominate a woman are asked to submit a one-page typed or printed essay by someone other than the entrant, telling why that person would be a good Woman of the Year selection. Women's Festival Council Member Peggy Kline said the nominee does not have to have any executive title, but must set a good example for other women as a mother, fnend. co-worker, sister, leader, volunteer, neighbor or colleague. The "Woman of the Year" will be recognized officially at Festival Council's spring event May 5 at the Middle Villa Inn. The deadline to submit nominations is Monday. April 21 The nominations must include the name and phone number of the person submitting, and be sent to Barry County Women's Festival. PO Box 68. Middleville. Mich. 49333. Dick Jacobs first became a partner in the Carveth and Stebbins Pharmacy only two years after he graduated from the School of Pharmacy at what then was Ferris Institute in 1935 and then became sole owner in 1947. Jerry Jacobs paid his father the highest compliment when he said of his father. "If 1 had to emulate anybody it would be him." He said he appreciated the opportunity that he and his dad had to work as pharma­ cists together. "It's very imoortant that I could work side-by-side with him., and I think it was important to him, too. "It was a great relationship from the time 1 was a little kid until he passed away,” his son said. As a child, Jerry Jacobs said he was "never, never afraid to talk to him. He was compassionate and understood his children's problems. "Very optimistic" is the way Jerry de­ scribed his father. "He loved to go to work. "He never, as far as I know, never bad­ mouthed a person, whether he liked the person or not." Daughter Jan Bamfield said of her father. "Each day was a wonderful day to him and he looked forward to the next one." Jacobs' first love was his wife. Lorenc, and family, she said. His other passions were golf and his pharmacy. "Education was very, very important to my dad." Bamfield said. Being involved in a variety of organizations' fund-raisers for educational scholarships and other educa­ tional opportunities was "dear to his heart." she said. , Bamfield «aid her dad was "very giving of his time, encouragement and support" She called him a patient man and he "always believed the best in others." and she said "that sparked a belief in yourself." His favorite pastimes were gardening, golfing and woodworking. As a child. Bamfield remembers watch­ ing her dad make toys, shelving, their first swing set "with a trapeze for me" and their first sand box with little scats on the cor­ ners. "All these things took (his) time. He did not just go out and buy them." Being the only girl in the neighborhood, she was particularly touched when her fa­ ther came home one day with a baseball glove for her. "That meant a lot to me. He didn't think of me as just a girl." She said her dad spent time throwing a baseball to her brother and then later to her. All that practice paid off because later they both played on school teams, she said. Dick Jacobs always provided all the op­ portunities for any sport his children wanted to pursue. Yet her father never coached them, just showed his support and attended their sporting events, she said. "He always encouraged me to do what I was interested in doing and to pursue it to the fullest." Bamfield said. "He liked to have kids at home." she said, noting that her father mowed a regula­ tion-size baseball field on acreage the fam­ ily had behind their home. "He made leisure time - time for all of us." she said, recalling family vacations and picnics at a lake. Besides taking care of business and his home. Jacobs was very active in commu­ nity affairs. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in the Hast­ ings Rotary Club. Current President Jan Hartough said it was rare for him to miss a meeting and he had just addressed fellow Rotarians last fall on dedicating oneself to the ideals of the service organization. "He taught me a lot." Hartough said. "He had been a member for a long time (since 1941). He was very dedicated and very wel­ coming. ' "He was a gentleman, a dear man." She said it had been only the last few weeks when he missed any meeting and it was a shock to fellow Rotarians when the news of his death was announced at Mon­ MILLAGE, continued from pg. 1 people are very supportive of education. We re very fortunate to have caring busi­ nesses that support our schools." Schoessel said that "everyone is really happy about the passage of the millage." which will bring in approximately $1.66 million in revenues this coming school year. "We appreciate the support the com­ munity gives the schools, thank them for that support, and will continue to try and work hard and show them their money is being well spent." In the 1970s, Ed McPharlin served in Barry County government, including the position as chairman of the County Board of Commissioners. day's noon luncheon and meeting. "We were all sad to see him go." Har­ tough said. Jacobs, who graduated from St. Rose of Lima High School tn 1929, was a member of the St. Rose Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Elks Lodge. Hastings Country Club, and the Michigan and Na­ tional Pharmaceutical Associations. He also was on the board of directors for Hastings Savings and Loan, now MainStreet Savings Bank, serving as chairman at one time. Todd A. Harding, president and chief ex­ ecutive officer of MainStreet. called Jacobs a wonderful man. "He was very friendly." said Harding, who has known Jacobs ever since he joined the Hastings financial institution 13 years ago. "He (Jacobs) was a retired director when I came in." Harding said. "Dick was always an advocate of the employees and very sup­ port ive of the recommendations that I made. Even though he didn't have a vote (on the board at that time), he let me use him as a sounding board. I always appreci­ ated that." Even after Jacobs* retirement from the board of directors, he continued to attend the vast majority of board meetings be­ cause he had a special place in his heart for MainStreet and was interested in its con­ tinued success, Harding said. As an example of how much Jacobs cared about MainStreet. Harding said. Ja­ cobs attended the last board of directors meeting at the bank's former location even though his health was declining. "1 cared for him a lot and his wife. Lorene." Harding said. Appearing at a benefit for the Youth Theater Guild are singers (front, from left) Shelly Dickinson, Peggy Hemerling, Becky Hoxworth. Judy Hicks. Kathryn Mix. and (back, from left) Nathan Robbe. Bret Hoxworth and Doug Acker. Music from Broadway shows featured at benefit for youth Eight local singers will perform hit songs from Broadway shows at an upcoming benefit that will help support the Thornapple Arts Council Youth Theater Guild. The benefit is scheduled frr 3 p.m. Sunday. April 26. at Leason-Shurpe Hall in Hastings* First Presbyterian Church. It should last approximately one and a half hours, according to Peggy Hemerling. one of the performers at the benefit and a member of the arts council. Songs from many different musicals will be featured, including the musicals Cabaret. Oklahoma. Carousel. Call Me Madam. A Little Night Music. Les Miserable;, Phantom of the Opera. South Pacific, The Pajama Game. A Chorus Line. Beauty and the Beast. The Secret Garden. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Purlie. Guys and Dolls. Follies. Oh.Kay! and Roberta. Performers include Hemerling. who has done solo recitals in the area; Judy Hicks. Shelly Dickinson, and Bret and Becky Hoxworth. who are members of the Thomapple Valley Church worship team (which leads the music for worship services); Nathan Robbe. who has sung with a University of Michigan music group; Kathryn Mix. who teaches piano; and Doug Acker, who was recently a . member of the cast of Joseph and the. Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, atproduction put on by the Revue, a.' Vermontville theater group. Singers will be accompanied on the piano. Proceeds from the benefit will be especially helpful to the Youth Theater Guild this year. Hemerling said, because the arts council did not receive as big a grant for the guild this year as it has in the past. The guild is funded by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, which ih turn receives funding for the project from the Michigan Council for the Ans. The guild also receives a donation from local residents Mr. and Mrs. Mike Humphreys. Every summer, the Youth Theater Guild puts on a two-week theater workshop for area youth and also produces a play that is performed all over Bany County. This is the third year the workshop has been offered. It is scheduled to start this year on June 15 and last until June 26. Production for the play begins June 22 and lasts through July 10. with Hemerling as co­ producer. ADVERTISE in The Hastings BANNER Cali...945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. Aoril 2. 1998 — Page 3 Gypsy moth spraying to cost more this year by Mary Warner Stajf Writer The gypsy moth spraying program, set to occur sometime in late May or early June, will cost SI.03 more per acre for those participating in the program, be­ cause less acreage will be involved in the spraying, according to Steve Van Duine. coordinator of the Gypsy Moth Suppression Program. Van Duine said acreage involved in spraying has been reduced from 2.100 to 1.200 acres. Van Duine said many people who qualified for spraying did not want to participate in the program, and as a result several spray blocks had to be dropped from planned spraying Among areas dropped from the spray program are Cobb Lake. Wall Lake. Algonquin Lake, the majority of Hastings spray blocks, with the exception of an area on the western end of Green Street, and the majority of Barlow Lake spray blocks. In other blocks, there will be some small areas that won't be treated, but the majority will remain in the program. Van Duine said. Because there will be less spraying in­ volved than was originally planned. Van Duine said, the Barry Conservation District, which is coordinating the Gypsy Moth Suppression Program, had to rene­ gotiate the cost of spraying with the company doing the spraying. The cost in­ creased from $12.44 and acre to $14.50 an acre, but residents participating in the program will only be responsible for half the per-acre cost, or $7.25. The U.S. Forest Service is picking up the other half of the cost. The spray program is being undertaken to reduce infestations of the moth, which in its caterpiller stage eats leaves and causes excessive defoliation of trees. Spraying will be done with a bacterial spray called Bt that kills the caterpillers after they ingest leaves coated with the spray The spray is non-loxic to humans, pels. fish, livestock, birds, and most in­ sect species, but does affect the leaf-eating caterpillers of moih? and butterflies. Those with questions can contact Van Duine at 948-8056. Two Hastings men arrested after chase J-Ad Graphics News Service Two Hastings men who led police on a vehicle chase through the city late Saturday crashed their car. then fled on foot before being caught and arrested, according to the Hastings City Police Department. Patrol officers said the two. ages 26 and 18. were at Green Street on the east side of Hanover at about 11:25 p.m. when they noticed a red Mustang come to an abrupt stop at the stop sign. The car then proceeded through the inter­ section. turned onto Dibble Street and fled police as they attempted to stop the car. us­ ing lights and sirens. Police said the car then sped up and made no attempt to stop at the intersection of Grand Street, continuing south at about 50 miles per hour. After turning onto Madison Street and nearly striking a curb, the car ran another stop sign at Dibble Street, police said, be­ fore failing to make an abrupt turn onto Southeastern principal laps it up for reading month Southeastern Principal Chris Warren promised students he would run 20 laps in an area in back of the school if they read 75.000 pages during reading month this March. Students not only rose to the challenge, they read over 100.000 pages, making it necessary for Warren to run 24 laps instead. Here, students and Southeastern physical education teacher Jan Bowers run with Warren Tuesday as he fulfills his promise. Montgomery Street where it ran off the roadway, struck a curb and then crashed into a chain-link fence, police said. The 26-year-old driver exited the vehicle and was taken into custody at the scene. He was lodged at the Barry County Jail and charges of drunk driving and fleeing and eluding are pending. A datamaster breath test revealed .21 per­ cent blood alcohol content, according to the police report. His 18-year-old passenger fled on foot but was captured by Officer Dennis LaJack about one block from the accident scene. The passenger, who was found to have a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket, may be with being a minor in possession by consumption after a blood alcohol test revealed a .26 percent blood alcohol content. Police also are seeking a warrant for pos­ session of a dangerous weapon. Students on the sidelines, who took turns running with Warren, cheer the principal on. Hastings man had heart attack just before crash J-Ad Graphics News Service An autopsy conducted at Blodgett Hospital Tuesday revealed that 66-year-old Edward Lee DePew of Hastings died of a heart attack prior to driving his car over the center line and crashing on 92nd Street in Bowne Township Monday, according to the Kent County Sheriffs Department. His wife. Merna Addie DePew, who was injured in the accident, was listed in fair condition at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids Wednesday. According to a press release from the Kent County Sheriffs Department, the DePew vehicle was eastbound when it crossed the center line, then went off the north side of the road. After leaving the road, the 1988 Nissan Stanza struck a tree, then rolled over and came to rest on the road. DePew, who had a history of heart trouble and who had heart surgery in the past, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:30 p.m. accident which police believe was caused by his heart attack. Deputy Don Munn of the Kent County Sheriffs Department said Wednesday that the autopsy revealed DePew's death was caused by the heart attack and not by the crash. Mema DePew. 66. was taken to Butter­ worth by Life EMS. The 2293 Barber Road couple was wear­ ing seat belts at the time of the crash. Agencies responding to the crash in­ cluded Freeport First Responders. Alto Rescue and West Michigan AitCare medivac helicopter. DePew, who retired from E.W. Bliss and Grand Rapids Machine Repair, is survived by his wife and three sons. Danny. Jerry and Scott, all of the Hastings area, seven grandchildren and two brothers No funeral is being planned. (See obituary information inside this issue.) Alice Gergen reads questions for the Bettie of the Books at Northeastern. Ready to answer are Dan Dimond (L), John Coolidge. Emily Hainey. Catherine Fish, Kayla Wills and Monica Treadwell. Students test book knowledge in competition by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Teams of fourth- and fifth-graders from Northeastern Elementary put their reading skills to the test recently in the annual Battle of the Books. Language arts teacher Alice Gergen organized the battle by selecting 25 books on various topics, including science fiction, historical fiction, biographies and juvenile novels. Students chose partners for the competition and then set off to read as many of the books as they could. Elimination “battles " were held over the past few weeks in which the teams were asked detailed questions about the books. On Monday, three teams vied for first place in the final round of the competition. They included the teams of Dan Dimond and John Coolidge. Emily Hainey and Catherine Fish and Kayla Willis and Monica Treadwell. Tensions mounted as the teams took to the stage Gergen read from a list of 25 prepared questions. Teammates were allowed to consult with each other about the answers. If they got a question right, they scored a point. If they missed a question, the next team had a chance to answer and score At the end of the 25 questions, the team of Dan Dimond and John Coolidge came in first. Kayla Willis and Monica Treadwell came in second, and Emily Hainey and Catherine Fish were third. Local doctor reads to students at Central School Dan Dimond (L) and John Coolidge (R) get first-place plaques from language arts teacher Alice Gergen in Northeastern s Battle of the Books Students at Central were treated to a day of 'special readers' Tuesday to celebrate the last day of reading month. Here, special reader Dr. Matt Garber reads from the book The Frog Prince Continued.' Central originally set a goal of having students read 100.000 pages, but when they surpassed their goal, a new goal of 125.000 pages was set — and also surpassed. �Page 4 The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 2, 1998 LETTERS.,.from cur readers Congressman Nick Smith Basketball team did Hastings community proud Io the editor: I am writing to extend rm appreciation and gratitude to J-.Ad Graphics for the wonderful sports coverage bestowed on the 1997-98 Hastings High School boys varsity basketball team this year. Sports editor Jim Jensen did a great job covering and reporting the games. Photogra­ pher Perry Hardin should be commended for capturing on film some great Kodak moments for the Hastings Saxons. Both added to a great basketball season Hastings can be proud of. but there are others to thank, too These last four months would not have been so great if it had not been for the dedication of 16 young men wanting to represent Hastings High School on the harduood floor, believing in each other, working together, believing in a set defense, and believing in head coach Don Schils and assistant coach Jeff Denny. Returning with four starters from a 14-win season a year ago. the Saxons had been picked to win the O-K White Conference before the season started, but when they wound up losing five games, many people thought their season w as over. If it had been another team other than Hast­ ings. it probably would have been. They found themselves not to be quitters. The team regrouped, and what resulted was Why Nashville Med Center turnover? To the editor: What is happening to the Nashville Med­ ical Center? During the past few months, many of the familiar faces from many years have been forced out. terminated or they have quit. After years f dedicated service and giving of their own personal time to a community they have loved, they are gone. Their smiles, caring and genuine interest in the patients were constantly shown in a professional manner. Patients were consid­ ered more than that, they were friends and neighbors as well. Did those who were fired actually do something so wrong that it couldn't be worked out. Were all of their years of ser­ vice forgotten? Did the individuals who were forced out or led to quit see the writ­ ing on the wall for their own futures, or did they not like their hours and days being cu»? Did the pressure and atmosphere at the medical center become so intense in the past few months to cause this rippling ef­ fect? Will Dr. Joseph be the next one to leave? I hope not. since she is the only fa­ miliar face we see in the office now. Nashville has been fortunate to have ca­ pable physicians such as Drs. Myers. Hogan and Joseph, who treat us like caring friends, not just faces and numbers on a chart like many doctors do nowadays. These local doctors' attitudes and beliefs also were reflected in their nurses and office personnel. Why did it have to change ’ I know that 1 can puil my family's medi­ cal records and go somewhere else. We probably will do that, but what about el­ derly people in the community who can't drive or don't have out of town transporta­ tion? They are stuck here to deal with whatever service and attitudes is available. They don’t have a choice. They should not be forced to be in this situation just be­ cause they are old. It takes special people to live and work in a small community. Those people are gone now from the medical center, except for Dr. Joseph What a sad situation? Kris Green. Nashville The issue is Clinton’s character Dear sir: The issue of Bill Clinton s latest scandal is not sex. but character. Moral character is the glue that holds a so­ ciety together It comes from God. who cre­ ated everyone with an innate knowledge of right and wrong It is the Golden Rule, treat­ ing others the way you would like to be treated. Our president is corrupt. He is a vow­ breaker and a liar. A man who will cheat on his wife will cheat his business partner, his friend, or his nation, if it will serve his own purposes. A promise is meaningless to such a person. He cannot be trusted A man who will lie in one area of his life will he in any other area where it is expedient to lie. He cannot be be- Hastings eagers were awesome To the editor: What an awesome experience it was for us to travel to the Breslin Center on Friday, and watch with pride our outstanding Hastings Saxon basketball team. It was great to sec so many people from Hastings rally around to show their support for our team A huge thanks to the coaches, our awesome cheerleaders, and each member of the Saxon basketball team for giving us such a great basketball season. You guys Rock! Gordie and Janet Miller Hastings (J Gt9e Golf thte holiday!! Give your favorite golfer free greens fees for the holidays! The Golf Privilege Club entitles each member to play at Michigan's finest clubs, courses and resorts Just $35! + licvcd. Is this who uc want representing us to the world? It is time for Americans to stop thinking with their wallets and remember their con­ sciences. Bill Clinton is not a man anyone would want dating their sister, hiring their daughter, or working with their wife. You wouldn't want him for a business partner or a best friend, so why should be continue to head the most powerful nation in the world? Shelly L. Dickinson Hastings Hastings winning their Iasi three regular sea­ son games, then winning five straight games in the districts and regional*, and then captur­ ing the school’s first ever quarterfinal win. I he Hastings Saxons were proud to be one of the Final Four, in the semifinals of the Class B state tournament in the Breslin Cen­ ter in East Lansing They came ready to play and truly believed they could win the game against state No. Irated River Rouge But when it came down to it the Saxons didn't have the size or strength to handle the big boss whose elbows would be in their faces during the game. When it was all over, the Panthers won. but Hastings was still one of the Final Four who made it to the state playoffs. Hastings point guard Ed VanDcrMolcn said, “Losing kind of puts a damper on things right now. but you can’t take anything away from the fact that we’ve gone further than any team in school history.’’ He’s right! Saxon coach Don Schils said it best: "This season has been awesome. These guys made a hcckuva run.” The Hastings Saxons certainly did. The team finished with a season record of 21-6 and I congratulate them for a winning season and making Hastings proud of them. Mike Hook Hastings Bosses should not play doctor To the editor: This is in response to Linda Brownell’s Banner letter of March 5. I am writing because I find it hard to be­ lieve that while she was home with her sick daughter for two days without pay. she was still given points at work. Where I work, if I should have to be absent due to an illness of my own or that of a fam­ ily member who needs my care. I have to bnng in a medical note. My employer does not in turn punish me for it. I'm very curious about where she works. When you arc sick do the same rules apply'.’ Do you go to work and spread a virus around to everyone else, and do they expect your per­ formance to be as it would if you were feeling well? It sounds a< though her employer has more power than that of a medical doctor when it comes to the health and well being of her and her family. I feel sorry for her. I think it is good that she let the public know what is happening in our community! Peandic Mart Hastings The surplus and Social Security A recent projection by the Congressional Budget Office that the federal government would record its first budget “surplus” since 1969 this year four years ahead of the sched­ ule set in last year’s balanced budget legisla­ tion is causing the Washington big spenders to drool. After having to abide sonic very modest spending restraint to balance the bud­ get. the spenders are now floating ideas for new government programs from immigration to welfare and from B-2 bombers to the IMF bailout. Of course, all of these programs are to be funded using the "surplus" which does­ n’t actually exist yet and which won’t ever ex­ ist if they get then way The President, in his State of the Union ad­ dress. suggested a better idea using the sur­ plus to begin to save Social Security. I’ve been working with my colleagues to find creative ideas that will strengthen the program, ad­ dress the threats to its solvency, and ensure greater returns to current and future workers. Our deliberations continue, but the Task Force is now contemplating two recommenda­ tions to Congress The first would be to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund by replac­ ing the worthless lOUs held by the fund with government marketable bonds that could be sold, if necessary, in the financial markets to pay benefits. Ibis shift from government promises to salable securities in the trust fund would establish real assets in the fund and en­ sure that the government will actually pay off its obligations in a timely manner. The second proposal would allow us to test ideas outside of the current Social Security system to help assure a retirement income for our youngest workers. The pilot program would allow individual* under the age of 21 the opportunity to own and invest 2 * percent ot their income subject to the Social Security lax Volunteers participating in the program would give up one dollar of Social Security benefit* for every two dollars built up in their accounts The program would last 10 years and would be funded using a small portion of general fund budget surpluses The partici­ pant* would be allowed to invest these funds in a number of safe, diversified mvestmeat options Because no Social Security money would be used and because the participants would have to agree to give up a portion of their future benefits, the program would actu­ ally increase the long-term solvency of Social Security. My task force is also examining the inclusion of other innovative ideas to help make sure that the money coming into the So­ cial Security trust fund is not spent on othtr programs and is not used to balance the bud­ get As I travel the district talking with con­ stituents. I’ve heard again and again that we should not squander the surplus on bigger gmernment. (I invite you to cast your vote on the use of the budget surplus by logging onto my internet home page at "w ww.house gov’nicksmith” We need to recognize that bal­ ancing the budget is only a first step al­ though an important one in the process of putting our government back in order by re­ ducing the $5.5 trillion national debt and restoring the solvency of Social Security and Medicare. I'm confident that we can meet these challenges if Congress continues to turn back the plans of the big spenders and exer­ cise the fiscal restraint which has gotten us this far. KEEP THE GREEN LIGHT SHINING Thanks to MDA research the future looks brighter than ever. Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717 Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress • Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided tor verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Oftice Building, the United States House ot Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Inring, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ot Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of ■ Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276 Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 3C014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. AXMCAN LUNC AMOdATlOH. (8M) LUNG-USA HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the internets of Barry County Since 1856 Public Opinion: Can mads kick out teens? A Michigan tawteater baa introduced a bin Mi would peneit buetaeas owners to kick oat wens hanging out at wails without aduk teperviaioa dutieg certain boas cf Sa day. What waste you Mak of each a taw? Published by Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Dnoson of J-Ad Graphcs inc 1952 N Broadway Haswigs. Ml 49056-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs °resxJer,f Joyce Ryan Treasurer Frederic Jacobs Vce President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Ybung (Editor) Eiame Gilbert (Assaunt Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cmdy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassrfsed ads accepted Monday through Friday 8 a m to 5 30 p m Saturday 6 30 a m • Noon Scott Ommen Cmdy O'Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County S27 per year tn adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to: PO Box B Hastmgs. Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastmgs Ml 49058 1 Mak h would be a ted idea.* *1 think the trouble makers should should be the ones kicked out. but not the teens who are there to shop nnd not causing problems.* ’I think it would tuck, because malls are. like, e teen's hangout.’ 'I Mak if they're hanging oat and not really purchasing anything. and causing trouble, they should leave. There should be a certain time limit they can hang around." ’h's not fair to punish everyone breauae of a few troublemakers. Such a taw would deny us a place io hnng om." "That's discrimination against teens ' �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2, 1998 — Page 5 Bonnie Ballinger named full-time FINANCIAL Barry Community foundation director FOCUS Bonnie Ballinger, who has divided her time as the executive director of both the Barry County United Way and the Barry Community Foundation, is now the Foun­ dation's first full-time director. Her work as a part-time director for both agencies was an arrangement that started in 1995. At that time, both groups felt that in order to attract qualified personnel, it was necessary to offer a full-time position, though neither group required management full time. Foundation spokesman Richard T. Groos said. "In the ensuing three years, the situation has changed dramatically with both the United Way and the Community Founda­ tion demonstrating unprecedented growth." Groos said. During this penod, the United Way Fund Drive has grown from $290,000 to $380,000 and the foundation has grown from $350,000 to $2.5 million. "As a result of this success, the boards of both organizations felt that they could un­ lock considerable additional resources by doing a more complete job in a number of areas. In the judgment of both organiza­ tions, this could be best done by each or­ ganization having its own executive direc­ tor," Groos said. Ballinger has opted for the foundation M. Kathleen Goodner HASTINGS - Mrs M Kathleen Goodner. age 78. of Hastings, passed away on Monday. March 23. 1998 at Pennock Hospital Mrs. Goodner was born on May 2. 1919 in Russell. Kentucky, the daughter of William and Mabie (Stark) Fairchild. She was raised in the Ironton. Ohio area and attended schools there, graduating in 1937 from Hanging Rock High School. She was married to G Cary Goodner on November 25. 1939 and he preceded her in death on October 17. 1993. She moved to Barry County in 1951 from Plainwell. Mrs. Goodner and her husband owned and operated the former "Goodner s Grocery Store” on M-43 south of Hastings for nearly 20 years before selling the business in 1979 and retired. She wintered in Florida for 13 years and lived at her present address for the past five years. She was a member of ( edar Creek Bible Church. Mrs. Goodner was also preceded in death by her parents; two sons. Bill Goodner in 1964. Marshall Goodner in 1980; one brother; one sister and grandson, (.‘had Barlow in 1971. Mrs. Goodner is survived by one daughter. Marquita (Raymond) Barlow of Hastings; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; four brothers of Ohio, two sisters of Ohio; two daughters-in-law. Gloria Goodner of Nashville and Dora goodner of Olive Hill. Kentucky Funeral services for Mrs. Goodner were Thursday. March 26. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with Dr Brent Branham officiating. Eunal was at Hillside Cemetery. Plainwell. Memorial contnbutions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Cedar Creek Bible Church or charity of one’s choice. | ^Mlma^nn^cholma HASTINGS - Wilma Anne Scholma. age 79. of Hastings, passed away at 3:36 p.m. Sat­ urday. March 26. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs Scholma was born on November 16. 1918 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Jo­ hannes and Johanna (Appeldoorn) Brunkhorst She was raised in Holland and at­ tended schools there She went on to attend Hope College for two years, and received her BA degree in Education from Calvin College in 1940. Later in 1972, she received her maslet's degree from Western Michigan Univer­ sity. She was married to Rhyner Scholma on Sept 22. 1943 and he survives She moved to Hastings in 1962 from Cass County. Mrs. Scholma s teaching career spanned 29 years. She retired *n 1984 from Hastings Pub­ lic Schools after 22 years of teaching. Previ­ ous teaching included Constantine Schools and Maplewood Elementary in Holland She was a member of Middles die Christian Reformed Church. Amencan Association of University Women. Retired Teachers Associa­ tion of Barry County, member Michigan and National Education Associations. She also knitted hundreds of newborn caps for infants in hospitals She is survived by her husband. Rhyner. daughters. Joanne Postema of Ada and Rhyna (Dick)Scnsiba of Strongsville. Ohio; five grandchildren Rcnac (Craig) Lacy of Yakima. WA. Dawn Postema and friend Matthew Shcidler. Paul Scnsiba. Ryan Postema. Joel Postema; sister-in-law. Alcda Wiersma. Lamont, sister-in-law. Sena Scholma. Jenison, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins Preceding her in death were her parents and son-in-law. Robert Postema Visitation will be Ihursday. April 2 from 2­ 4 p.m and 6-8 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. Services will be held II a.m. Friday. April 3. at Middleville Christian Reformed Church. 708 Main M . Middleville with the Rev Roger Timmerman officiating. Bunal will be at Rutland Iwp Cemetery ot Barry County Memorial contributions may be made to Son Lite Youth ( amps or Right to Life of Michigan furnished by... post, thus leaving the l nited Way execu­ hances field of interest foundations and the Community Foundation." "Having a full-time executive director is instrumental for our community and the Barry County United Way.” said Mary Campbell, immediate past president of the United Way Board of Directors. "Having surpassed philanthropic goals year after year, it's important that we maintain this momentum. The Barry County United Way enriches lives and positively impacts our community where we live and work. These growing pains are good ones to A lesson about market timing Poor Hal. Hais dog always ale his home­ work His car broke down on his wedding day. And he always invests al slock market peaks Yes, every year Hal invests $1,000 in the stock market He's done this for 25 straight years. And each lime he invests, he man­ ages to put his money to work at the high point of the market for that particular year. Hal longs to be more like his twin brother. Pete. Pete (whose friends call him Pete the Pro) also invests in the slock mar­ ket. He spends his whole life studying trends in the slock market and the economy As a result of his hard work, intuition and frequent personal phone calls from the best market strategists on Wall Street. Pete has managed to invest $ 1.000 per year for the past 25 years at each yearly low in the stock Bonnie Ballinger have." Campbell said. "Having an execu­ tive director for the foundation and an ex­ ecutive director for the United Way is a win-win situation for our community." Those interested in applying for the United Way’s executive director position should send applications to Box 81. Hast­ ings. Mich. 49058. Applications should be sent to the United Way by April 13. Inter­ views are expected to begin April 20. Miles I. Baldwin market. Pttc and Hal’s sister. Mary, has a differ­ ent story. She doesn’t believe in timing the market or trying to predict the future. For the past 25 years. Mary has kept a simple New Year's resolution to invest $1,000 in the stock market each January I Mary would rather spend time enjoying life than studying economic and stock market Linda L French PARIS. TENNESSEE ■ Mila I. Baldwin, age 82. of Pans. Tennessee and formerly ot Hastings died Thursday. March 2b. 199X at his home Mr Baldwin was born on Feb. 6. 1916 in Hastings. Michigan, the son of Ira and Annie I Peck I Baldwin He wxs married to Beverly Nelsen on Sept 1. 1962 and she sure ives. He is survived by his wise. Beverly; daugh­ ter. Ken Baldwin of Paris, TN; son. Russell Baldwin of Memphis. TN. sister. Ins Clum of Lake Odessa; brothers. Robert Baldwin of Pans. TN and Carl Baldwin of Hastings Graveside services were held at 10 am. Monday. March 30.1998 at Rutland 1 ownship Cemetery. Barry County. Michigan Arrange­ ments were by Wren Funeral Home of Hast­ ings. Memorial contnbutions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Bon M. West NASHVILLE - Bon M. West, age 88. of Nashville, died Fnday. March 27, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was bom July I. 1909 in Chester Township of Eaton County, the son of Alva and Ethel (Williams) West He graduated from Charlotte High School in 1928 and married Cecile Williams on Dec 16. 1930 in Angola. Indiana. She died in January of 1975 He farmed all his life and was manager for the Nashville Co­ Op Elevator for 12 years. He attended the Nashville United Methodist Church and enjoyed reading tk>oks on politics and religion, and hunting and fishing. Sunning are his children Loretta (Leon) Leedy of Battle Creek. Sally (Bill) Musser of Carson City. Raymond (Jo z\nn) W’est of Frankenmuth. Ronald West of Nashville and Bonita (David) Engel of Ionia and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great­ great grandchildren He is also survived by his special friend. Esther Long of Nashville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Cecile, and wives. Hah and Phyllis and two grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday at the Maple Valley Chapel - Genthcr Funeral Home. Nashville Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Vermontville. Memorial donations may be made to the Nashville United Methodist Church. Mark D. Christensen ____________ of Edwwd Jon,, and Co. tive directorship vacant. However, since the acquisition and training of a new executive director will take time. Ballinger will woik very closely with the new United Way ex­ ecutive director in order to assure a smooth transition In addition, the Barry Commu­ nity Foundation has given its assurance (hat the quality of the 1998 United Way drive will not suffer as a result of the tran­ sition. "The United Way is the cornerstone of philanthropy in any community." said Foundation President Don Drummond. "We are commuted to seeing it succeed and grow. We sincerely believe that an ongo­ ing. successful United Way greatly pro­ motes philanthropy and in the long-run en­ trends Who has the best results? Here arc the MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Linda L. French, age 56. passed away Sunday morning. March 29. 1998 at home She was bom March I. 1942 at Lansing. Michigan, the daughter of Robert F and Helen E. (Finch) Herron She was raised in Lansing and anended Eastern High School in Lansing, graduating in 1959 She graduated from Michigan State University in 1963 and received her teaching certificate, and was married to James R. French on June 11. 1966. Mrs. French was employed at Hastings Schools in Adult Education. She was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Churchy, the Middleville Planning and Zoning Commission, was an avid reader, enjoyed Broadway Music and Plays, needle­ point. sewing and knitting. She was a caring, loving wife, mother and grandmother, always doing kind deeds for her family and friends She is survived by her husband, James R. French, one daughter. Teresa (Steven) Lewis of Kentwood, one son, David R. French of Ypsilanti, one granddaughter. Samantha Lewis and was looking forward to a grandchild in June She is also survived by her mother. Helen Herron of Lansing, two sisters. Kathy (Jerry) Doyle of Grand Ledge. Susan Wohlschcid of Lansing, two brothers. David (Melanic) Herron of St. Petersburg. Florida and Robert Herron; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her father. Robert Herron. Visitation will be Tuesday. March 31 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held Wednesday, Apnl I at 11 a m at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville with the Rev. Fr. David LeBlanc officiating. Interment will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Amencan Diabetes Association. current values of Hal’s. Pete's and Mary’s portfolios: fedist WfB)fb ..I* Ie*ru«r R«e d Rrfirs Vflw 25 Vcsn VUnilmnbntn 14 MS S2MJ5»9| 1) tac ilmoaaithe U4J.IM<I 14% SM2.471M I3A krnnipruesi IUI itmeumihc htfhetipncm S-andard A tort»XXJ 12“ A* ot tkvemher ’ 1 IW» The SA? 500 mcivurr the jicajc annual kompnund return ow the period 1972-1996 Hau pa>tided Ibbdtuin Awocum What's so remarkable about this study is not how small the penalty is for perfectly poor timing, but how small the reward is for perfect market timing One of the greatest worries of any investor is the fear that “as soon as I get in. the stock market will crash.” One of the greatest reasons why people don't invest in the stock market is the desire to “wart for a pullback in prices” Many people feel they have a lol more in common with Hal than with Pete This study clearly indicates the value of time in the market over timing the market. The benefit of systematic investing is ir­ refutable. The best time to invest is when you have the money available and when you have financial goals that need to be met - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola DSN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson S Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume 65-3/4 49-1/4 46-3/8 41-11/16 46-3/4 77-3/8 27-3/4 97-3/16 67-9/16 37-13716 58-1/4 64-9/16 67-112 24-1/2 103-15716 75-11/16 72-15/16 16-11/16 43 60 57-3/16 14 16-7/8 7-718 34-1/16 43-13/16 300.95 652 8799 81 662.000.000 -1-3/4 ♦5/8 -5/8 -1-11/16 ♦3/4 ♦1-5/16 — ♦2-1/2 -13/16 ♦1-3/16 ♦1-w ♦1-1/16 -3-1/16 ♦7/8 ♦7/16 ♦1-1/2 -1-1/16 ♦1/16 -1 +7-9/16 -1-3/16 ♦1-1/16 —♦3/4 •5/8 -9/16 Sheriff’s scholarship available Barry County Shen fl Stephen DeBoer has announced that his professional organization the Michigan Sheriffs Association (MSA), is calling for nominations for the 1998 Bernard Grysen Memorial Criminal Justice Scholar­ ship. The scholarship is sponsored by the Michi­ gan Sheriff’s Association Educational Ser­ vices Inc. Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to Michigan high school seniors pur­ suing a career in law enforcement. Two schol­ arships will be awarded in each of the MSA’s five districts Nominations for the scholarship program must be made by a member of the Michigan ShenfTs' Association (the nominee need not be a member, however), and the completed nomination forms must be turned in to the lo- cal sheriff's office no later than Fndav. Apnl 24. Preliminary evaluation will take place at the Sheriff's Office, then the most qualified nomination will be forwarded to MSA offices in Lansing for final consideration. Now in its sixth year, the scholarship pro­ gram has awarded $50,000 in scholarships to deserving high school seniors around the state. Individuals who wish to make a nomination can get the nomination form detailing criteria from “The Sheriffs' Star.” the MSA magazine received by members. Also, nomination forms will be available through the local sheriff s of­ fice. Remember, nominations must come from MSA members, and should be forwarded to the local sheriff’s office by Apnl 24. VFW Post 8260 - Nashville, MI TuL Gar Vvndf SoYaulxaiTdArCtKif far Itfn Penny Supper Saturday, April 4 Hulst Cleaners Pick-Up Station — Chop Suey, Baked Chicken IO ra Good selection ot labncs wgR for your sew ing needs Calico, solid colors, monotones, floral prints and reproduction prints lor sour sew ing projects Sale table with lots to choose from? Interlock kniLs in solids and prints Stretch Terry at $4.99 yd iX*nim • I jnen look al $5.29 yd. & up The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citizens for the Tax Allocation Board until 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 1998. Applications may be obtained at the County Administrator’s office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State StHastings, Ml 49058 Sinew 21S E. Str« St. • M5-M73 Auto Glass in Hastings is seeking candidates for service person This individual will be responsible for installation and service related work involving liquid propane gas burning equipment Must be customer oriented dependable excel­ lent mechanical skills sales and propane experience ability to adapt to various work assignments good communication skills, excellent record of past performance be able to secure a commercial driver s license icon thermocas offers a competitive salary incentive and advancement opportunities comprehensive benefits pack age including 4O1<K» retirement plan educational assistance and more Expert Installation • thermocas interested and your experience qualifies you apply in person or submit your resume to THERMOCAS Ad »582 P0 BOX 188 Hastings Ml 49058 An Equal Opportunity Employer Ml Makes X Models • 1 lirecl Instil ante Billing • \\itrkntans|ii|) Guaranteed r B Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hotting. Call Now! 616-945-5085 I i a.i •- .1 1*41. 1 J Serving... 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Been There, Done That? Already certified as a Nursing Assistant? We are looking for exceptional, honest, dependable and caring people to work at our 1 38 bed skilled nursing facility on our 3-11 shift. We have health insurance, vacation/illness benefits and deferred compensation benefits available. If you are interested in applying for membership to our team, come to Thornapple Manor between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and fill out an application. We look forward to seeing you! Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, Ml 49058 EOE �Page 6 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2. 1998 _____ Marjorie C. Skidmore NASHVILLE - Mabel Anna Brumm. 101. died Saturday. March 28. 1998 at the home of her son. She was bom Feb 19. 1897 in Detroit, the daughter of Jacob and Bertha (Volz) Krieg She marned Victor Brumm on June 14. 1955 and he died March I. 1990. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Nashville L nited Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting rugs and working crossword puzzles. Surviving are a daughter. Mildred Thill of Harrah. Oklahoma, a son. Ray (Ida) Porter of Battle Creek; step­ daughter. Ardis (Maurice) Purchis of Nashville; son-in-law. Justin Cooley of Nash illc; 13 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband. Victor Brumm and two daughters. Beatrice Spilko and Grace Cooley. Services will be held Wednesday. April I at the Nashville Lnited Methodist Church with the Rev. James Hynes officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday. 2 p.m to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Maple Valley Chapel - Gcnthci Funeral Home. Nashville. Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the charily of choice. GRAYLING* Mrs Marjorie C Skid­ more. age 83. of Gray ing, formerly of Hast­ ings. died at 5:30 p in. Friday. March 27. 1998 at the home of her son, Jerry and Margaret She was born July 6. 1914 m Hastings, the only child of Frank and Minnie (Blocher) Baker. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1931. She married Gerald B. Skid­ more July 20. 1935 in Ba.tlc ( reck. She had two children. Carolyn and Jerry She was a life-long member of the First Lnited Methodist Church of Hastings She re­ tired from the Hastings Manufacturing Com­ pany in 1979. with over 30 years of service. She and Gerald moved to Grayling in Sep­ tember 1997 to be close to Jerry and the grandchildren. They moved to Higgins Lake area in November 1996 to live with Jerry and Margaret when their health began to fail Her death was sudden and quick in the presence of her husband and daughter-in-law in her favorite chair surrounded by her needlepoint. She was preceded in death by her daughter. Carolyn. who passed away in 1985 She leaves Gerald, husband of 62 years, son Jerry, grandchildren Chris and Heather and great grandchildren Austin and Jamie Following her wishes, she will be cremated and her ashes buried at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings, with no services. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PI EASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHVRCH OF GOD B ARRA COUNT* CHURCH OF CHRIST 2601 Liccy Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 <6161 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School II 00 j m. Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00 pin. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p n: 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 a m . Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7 p in Bible study, youth and children’s pr<»gram Pastor John Mclhsh 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship II am. Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 p nt Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible < orrespondencc Course QI IMBV UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-?9 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship II am. Alter School Special Wednesday. 4 pm P(> Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49O5X CEDAR ( REEK BIBLE Cedar ( reck Rd . X mt South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham Phone 623­ 22X5 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship 11 00 a in . Evening Ser­ vice at 6 (Ki pm. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREWS INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church ot God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 94K-9327 or Rev David 1 Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod H (STINGS ASSEMBLY OE GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . dOMCS for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6(KI pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19), Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME ( ORNERS INITED Ml IHODIST CHI RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard 945-5974 Worship Scrv ices Sunday. 9 (X) a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 (Hi am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am lor all *es 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to NIK) pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m , Com­ munity Breaktast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE ( Hl RCH (Formerly the Hastings Grat • Brethren Church). 6(H) Powell Rd. 1 mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus, 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 4J a n. • Bible < lasses • tor all ages. I (I 40 a in Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p tn - Bible Study for all ST ROSE ( (TIIOLK ( Hl RCH 805 S Jefferson father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 (Ml a m and 11 (K) am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m ( III RCH OF THE NIZIRENE I "16 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 (H) a in Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 (Mi pm evening Service. Wednesday "(Klp.m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORN APPLE VALLEY ( HI R( II 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor (hurch office phone 948-2*49 Sunday Worship X 30 a m and 11 (K) a in Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share tone 9 3() a m . Wednesday evening service 6.30 pin Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p rn also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST (HURCH M-37 South at M-79. Lorry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School, 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p tn Warriors (grades K-5th); Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m Io 8 30 p m (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Prayer HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8X90 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p in it in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details NASHVILLE AREA ST.CY RIL'S CATHOLIC CHIRCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission ot Si Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMl MTY CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children’s min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training W(M>DGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 48X7 < \iats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W heelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a ni . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6(K) pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High WREN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB IN( ORPOR (TED <>l Hastings NATIONAL HANK OF HASTINGS Member F D 1 C THE IIASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY I18S Jefferson II ASTINGS MANLFACTI R 945-3429 G CO. Hastings. Mich* II ASTINGS FIBFRGL ASS 77() Cook Rd GRACE LITHERAN CHURCH 239 E Nonh St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Apnl 5 8 00 &. IO;45 a m Holy Communion; 9 JO Sunday School (all ages). Thurs­ day. April 2 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 7 00 p m Adult Choir Sat­ urday. Apnl 4 9 30 1st Commu­ nion. X 00 NA Monday. April 6 " 00 p rn Brothers ol Grace Tues­ day. April 7 ~ (K) p m Shepherd Comm . 7 30 p ni OA Wednesday. Apnl X 7 30 a in Adult Cate­ chism FIRST BAPTIST ( HI R( H 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Sborkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aa on Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 :(M) a m fur children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p in Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 p in Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women’s Bible Study Call church office for more information 94X-X004 This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: "Prescriptions'" HASTINGS FREE METHODIST ( HI R( II ( timer of Slate Rd and Boltwoud St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00 p.m Evening Cel­ ebration lor adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through filth grade Wednesday - 9 (M) am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call (he church office CTS. INC. Hastings. Michigan H ASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W ( oc. Pastor I isa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors broadcast of worship service over W BCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship 1030 am. Worship 11 00 am with child care for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. M1-H1 Youth Fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm Wednesdays Pioneer Clubs for children kindergarten thru fifth grade. 4 30 p in Thursday s 5 00 pm Youth Handbells. 6 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 pm Chan­ cel Choir Thursday. Apnl 9 - 6 30 P m • Seder Dinner and commu­ nion (Reservations required • call church office 616-945-9574 ) Tuesday. Apnl 14 - 12 00 Noon-1 liNooncn. Potluck Program Wednesday. April 15 • 6 30 p m . Fellowship Night. Potluck Pro­ gram No reservations required, (ireat Family Night Just bring a dish to pass and join us' FIRST PRESBA TERLAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-546.3 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah’s Ark I’reSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. April 2 9 (Ml a in Women’s Bible Study. Li­ brary. 10 00 am Circle "2. Lounge. 12 IX) Noon. Lenten Lun­ cheon in Lcason Sharpe Hall fol­ lowed by Worship Service at 12 30 Sunday. April 5 Palm Sunday 9 15 a m Sunday School teachers meet for prayer. 9 30 a in and 11 00 a ni Sunday morning Wor­ ship Services I he 9 Ml Service is broadcast over Witt II-AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services 10 30 ami offee Hour • Dining Room. 5 (M) pm Confir­ mation Class - Dining Room. Wednesday. April X • ? (XI pm ( hancel Choir rehearsal HAS1 INGS - Richard E. Jacobs . age 87. of Hastings passed away on Monday. March 30. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Jacobs was Imrn on July 14. 1910 at South Bend. Ind. the son of James and /Anna (Henning) Jacobs. He came to Hastings about 1917 and attended St. Rose School, graduat­ ing in 1929. He went on to attend Ferris State University graduating from the School of Pharmacy in 1935. He was marned to Lorenc E. Mance on June 5. 1935 and she survives. Mr. Jacobs purchased the former Carveth and Stebbins Pharmacy of Hastings in 1939. He owned and incrated Jacobs Rx Pharmacy. Inc. until 1976 when his son Jerald assumed the business. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Knights of Columbus. Hast­ ings Rotary Club since 1941 it s oldest mem­ ber. a Rotary Paul Hams Fellow, a recipient of the Ferris State University’s “Golden Ea­ gle" aw^rd as a pharmacist for over 50 years, member of the Board of Directors of the for­ mer Hastings Savings and Loan Ass’n (now Main Street Savings Bank), where he also served as board chairman for 10 years, mem­ ber of Hastings Country Club. Hastings Elks Lodge, member Michigan and National Phar­ maceutical Ass’n. He is survived by his wife. Lorenc; son. Jerald (Mary Francis) Jacobs of Hastings; daughter. Jan (Richard) Barnfield of Charleston. S.C.; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren, two brothers. Cleo Ja­ cobs of Hastings and Harold Jacobs of Lans­ ing. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Robert Jacobs. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. April 2. 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings with the Rev. Charles IL Fischer officiating. Bunal will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Arrange­ ments are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to Pennock Foundation or St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. j Mabel R. Kill| BELLEVUE ■ Mabel R. Kill, age 52. of Bellevue, died March 29. 1998 at her resi­ dence following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Kill was born May 14. 1945. in Ionia County, the daughter of Earl and Lula-Belle Ely. She worked as a housekeeper at the Eaton Manor Nursing Home for many years. She is survived by her husband Allen; daughter. Tracy Lew is of Castilia. Ohio; two sons. Jeffery of Nashville, and Allen II of Bellevue; four grandchildren, Raechcl, Al­ isha. Elizabeth Grace, and Brett Storm; her sister. Mary (Arnold) Preece of Freeport and brother. Laverne (Carolyn) Ely of Woodland, and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Kill’s services were 2 p.m. Wednesday. Apnl I at the Pray Funeral Home, in Charlotte with the Rev Arthur Salisbury officiating. In­ terment will be in Hillside Cemetery, in Kalamo. Gertrude Helene (Bode!I) Crabb HASTINGS - Gertrude Helene (Bodcll) Crabb, of Hastings, went to be w ith her Lord, Wednesday. March 25. 1998 She was born December 25. 1902 in Grund Rapids, the daughter of William Hope Bodcll and Myrtal (Clute) Bodcll. She spent most of her childhood in Chicago. Illinois, graduating from Englewood High School and the Chicago Public Library Training class. She was a librarian in the Chicago Public Library System. She was united in marriage to Frank Gif­ ford Crabb. September 30. 1925. by Dr. Frank D. Burhans Pastor of Trinity Congregational Church of Chicago. Illinois. She was a member of Trinity Congrega­ tional Church of Chicago. Illinois. Hastings Assembly of God Church, she was a mcmbci of the Grand Rapids First Assembly of God Church since moving to Grand Rapids in 1996-1991 when she moved to Hastings. Gertrude and Frank attended Moody Bible Institute in ( hicago. Mrs Crabb was preceded in death by her husband. Frank. February 21. 1967; son. Frank G. Crabb Jr. on May 4.1946; daughter. Gloria Lynne Osis on May 10. 1991 and erandson. Tracv Alan Wilson on January 4. 1987 Gertrude is survived by daughters. Mrs. Amos (Donna Vivienne) Wilson of Hastings. Mrs. Fred (Diane Joy ) Clair of Grand Rapids; sons (i William (Edythe)Crabb of Ed­ wardsville. Illinois. Michael (Su) Crabb of Ann Arbor; 15 grandchildren; 23 great grand­ children; sister. Mrs. Vivan Ga».<s of Sandy. Oregon, one niece and four nephews; sister­ in-law. Mrs Howard Bodcll of Harvey. Illi­ nois. Funeral Services were held Saturday. March 28. 1998 at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings Reverend Richard L. Crabb offici­ ated. Bunal took place at St Casnovia Cemetery tn Casnovia |_______Edward Lee DePew____ HASTINGS - Thomas Edward (Ed) McPharlin. 85. of Hastings, died Sunday. March 29. 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hast­ ings. He was bom Feb. 22. 1913 in Hastings, the son of Thomas Edward and Lillian Estelle (Wells) McPharlin. He graduated from St. Rose School as Valedictorian of his class in 1930. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1944. stationed on Ascension Island in the Atlantic as part of the African Cam­ paign. He married Ruth L. Stauffet Oct. 4. 1945. She died March of 1949 He marned Agnes C. (Howard) Kelly June 26. 1971. Mr. McPharlin was self-employed building contractor from 1936 until his retirement in 1971. Community Activities include. Barry County Contractors Assoc.. Democratic Party (chairman for seven years). Knights of Columbus. St. Rose of Lima Church, chair­ man of Region HI South Central Michigan Planning Council. Barry County Soil Conser­ vation District. County Commissioner for eight y .ars. sen ing as chairman of the board 1970. Charlton Park Board. Historical Soci­ ety. Awards include. MUCC S. Michigan For­ est Conservationist of the year award 1977. Distinguished service award from Hastings Rotary in 1992. Rural Urban Community of Barry County 1986. Service Award from Charlton Park in 1978-1984. Outstanding Tree Farmer in 1988 Region IV in Michigan. Resolution passed by Michigan Legislature in 1977. His hobbies include gardening, watching birds, planting thousands of trees on centen­ nial farms, donated trees to be planted on Barry County courthouse lawn. He lived on the family’s centennial farm. He was preceded in death by a sister Gertrude Matthews. Surviving arc his wife. Agnes McPharlin of Hastings; son. Mike (Sharon) McPharlin of Grand Rapids; daughter. Agnes (Di?k) Karas of Hastings; step-son Pat Kelly of Grand Rapids; grandchildren. Jason Jordon. Lindsey Karas. Maggie and Peter Kelly; sisters. Katherine (Marvin) VanBemelen of Grand Haven. Marquerite Stauffer of Hastings, sev­ eral nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass was Wednesday. April 1. 1998 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Fr. Charles H. Fischer officiating and bunal was at Mt. Cal­ vary Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can go to St. Rose School Trust Fund. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Fu­ neral Home in Hastings. 11 AST I N( iS Edward Lee DePew. age 66. of Hastings, passed away Monday. March 30. 1998 He was bom on March I. 1932 in Battle Creek. ML the son of Mr. and Mrs Russell DePew He was married to Merna A. Wilcox on January 27. 1952. Mr. DePew retired from E.W Bliss and from (irand Rapids Machine Repair Mr. IX-Pcw is survived by his wife. Merna; three sons. Dan (Loretta) of Hastings. Jerry (Donna) of Middleville and Scott (Angela) of Freeport; seven grandchildren. Kaleigh. Cody. Meagan. Enn. Kan. Trevor and Nolan, and two brothers. Harold of Flonda and Norm of Battle Creek. He served in the United States Army and was a Veteran of the Korean War. Ed enjoyed MG s. hunting, flying his Tri­ pacer and camping. He was a caring and lov­ ing husband, father and grandfather and en­ joyed spending time with family and friends. No funeral service is being planned. Flow­ ers may be sent to his home at 2293 Barber Road. Hastings, or to Frand and Arlou Richter’s at 7101 Loop Rd.. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association or American Cancer Society. _________Bethel I. Peake________ ] GRAND RAPIDS - Bethel I. Peake, age 83. of Grand Rapids and formerly of Irons, passed away Thursday . March 26. 1998 at Kent Community Hospital in Grand Rapids. Bethel was born Apnl 21. 1914 in Cedar Creek. Hope Township. Barry County the daughter of John and Jessie (Wright) Hallock. She was employed for ten years in sewing rooms at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was marned to Ernest Peake on July 2. 1934. She was a member of the Irons Union Church w here she was a deaconess. Bethel was preceded in death by her par­ ents; husband. Ernest on March 26. 1977; daughter, Dorothy Perry and two brothers, Forrest Hallock and Warren Hallock. Bethel is survived by one daughter, Donna Stem of Kalamazoo; seven sons, Francis (Nora) Peake of Bellevue. Robert (Norcnc) Peake of Delton. Ralph (Winona) Peake of Irons, Walter (Barbara) Peake of Battle Creek, Leo (Sally) Peake of Nashville. Russell Peake of Kalamazoo. Richard (Diane) Peake of Wayland; 32 grandchildren and many great grandchildren; two sisters. Laura Wibalda of Freeport. Daisy Long of Hastings; three sistcrs-in-law and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Peake were held Monday. March 30. 1998 at Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Bernard Blair Officiated. Burial was at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be made to charity of one’s Maurice Lee Envay LAKELAND. FLORIDA - Maurice Lee Erway. age 92. of Lakeland. Florida, passed away Wednesday. March 25. 1998 at High­ lands Lake Center. He was bom on March 5. I9(W» in Hastings. He moved to Florida from Grand Rapids where he lived for 21 years. He was employed as a millw right for Heavy Equipment. He was a member of Methodist Faith, member of the Lakelar J Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for 20 years. Mr. Erway is survived by his wife, Grace Envay of Lakeland. Florida; three sons. Mor­ ton Lee Envay of Grand Manas: Arthur Roy Erway of Lima. Ohio. Gerry Louis Erway of Rockford, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Graveside Services will be held at Chapel Hill Cemetery Apnl 4. 1998 at 11:00 a.m in Grand Rapids. Arrangements were made by Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland. Florida. ^^^L^^^^^a^enter HASTINGS - Leon L.D. Carpenter, age 69. of Hastings, passed away Monday. March 23. 1998 at his residence. He was bom March 25. 1928 in Lansing, the son of George and Lulu (Wilson) Carpen­ ter. He was a veteran of World War II scrv ing in the United States Army. He was a Mill Wright worker for 15 years Mr. Carpenter married Juanita B. Theide on October 20. 1951 He was preceded in death by his parents. George and Lulu ( arpenter. brother. Bud Carpenter; four sisters. Edora ( arpenter. Ruth Mclcan. Glenna Jackson. Evelyn Wallace He is survived by his wife. Juanita C?qvnter of Hastings; five children. \\ ilma Carpen­ ter of Hastings. Robert (Kimberlin) ( arpenter of Lake Odessa. Gale (Bob) Branch of Del­ ton. Randy ((indy) (arpenter of Mattawan. ( onne Holbert of Hastings; eleven grandchil­ dren; two brothers. Arden Carpenter ot lawas. Phil Carpenter of Jackson; two sisters. Dcannte Hatt of Lansing. Thera Glossip of St. Johns. Memorial Services were held Wednesday. March 25. 1998 at the New Life Assembly Church on East State Road tn Hastings Memorials may be made to the family Funeral arrangements were made l>y Gir­ rbach Funeral Home. Hastings choice. _______ Gladys June Bolo_______ | HASTINGS - Gladys June Bolo. age 75. of Hastings passed away at 9:18 a.m. Monday. March 30. 1998 at Kent Community Hospital | in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Bolo was born on June 6. 1922 in Nashville. Mich., the daughter of Arthur and Hazel (French) Bassett She resided in the, Nashville area and attended Nashville schools, graduating in 1940 from Nashville High School. She was married to Harold Bolo on July 11. 1942 He died Jan 25. 1995 She was employed at Hastings Public School libraries for 23 years, retiring in 1978. Previous work included Michigan Crippled Children’s Commission in Lansing, the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Rolla. Missouri and the Military Police at Fort Sill. Oklahoma. She was a member of Hastings Grace Lutheran Church. Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel. D.A V. Auxiliary, Barry County Home Extension Group. Mrs. Bolo was an avid w ritcr of poetry , was active in local writing groups and had been pub­ lished many times in various publications in­ cluding: “Barry (ounty Senior Exchange,” Peninsula Poets." “The Library Newsletter." “Dances on the Horizon National Library Newsletter’’ and published her own collection of poems in a book entitled "Loose Threads." Mrs Bolo is survived by her son. Steven (Carol) Bolo of Hastings; daughter. Ann (Kurt) VanderWeelc of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sisters. Helen Rohrer. Ruth Southern. Georgia (. arter and Onlla VanAmcyden. \ isitation will be on Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. until funeral time and at the Grace Lutheran Church following services at the fu­ neral home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a m Saturday, April 4. 1998 at Wren Fu­ neral Home with the Rev. Michael J. Anton officiating. Burial will be at Hastings River­ side Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or Hastings Friends of the Library. �The Hastings Banner — Thi rsday, April 2, 1998 — Page 7 Social News Clark-Cabral to be wed Aug. 8 Mt and Mrs. Kenneth James and Mike Clark .ire pleased to announce the engage­ ment of their daughter. Kristy Clark, to James Cabral, son of Carl Cabral and Cindy Dies. 1 he bride elect is a 1997 graduate of Amer­ ican School of Correspondence and is present!} employed at Hxstings Mutual Ins. Co. I he groom elect is a 1991 graduate of Hastings Schools and is self-employed with his father. An Aug X. I99X wedding is being planned. Lake Odessa NEWS by Elaine Gariock Friends of the Library will meet Tuesday. April 7 I he I akewood Christian School dinner will be Friday. April 3. with serving starting at 4:30 p in I or this month, the Lake Odessa Area His­ torical Society will meet one week later due to Maundy I hursday coming on the usual meet­ ing night The Depot Museum was open Sat­ urday w itli a display of pottery and ceramics. This will remain in place for at least a month Whatever is on display in the showcases is seen by the 2()-plus members who come each month to attend genealogical society meet­ ings The next meeting of the Ionia County Ge­ nealogical Society will be Saturday. April 11. w ith Shirley Hodges of Albion the speaker. Her topic will be “Whither Thou Gocst: Re­ searching Your Female Ancestors " This is a return engagement for her. She was here on an earlier occasion with another topic. On Friday afternoon, .note ’han a dozen pa­ trons of Patricia Walkington gathered at Carol's Hair Care to wish her well in her re­ tirement from her beauty shop artistry. They were joined by her mother, daughter and sis­ ter Carol Enz and Debbie Logan served cake decorated for the occasion, crackers and cheese ball She received flowers, cards and other mementoes The auditorium of Lakewood High Schrxil was filled last Tuesday with folding chairs in the aisles to accommodate those who came to hear the evening of music bv the men’s chorus from the school. "Three Men and a Tenor." a comedy group, and a barbershop quartet. "Power Play." composed of a father, two sons and a nephew. With beautiful weather last Sunday and temperatures above 70. the streets were busy with bikers, walkers, joggers and people out for drives. The daffodils arc «n bud. The tulips arc several inches high The crocus plants are in bloom and freesias are show mg their bright colors. Primroses arc showing their blooms Rosebushes arc show ing green stems. Holly­ hocks planted in previous years are several inches high. Forsythia bushes arc showing yellow flowers. March 31 was the deadline for removal of wreaths and artificial flowers from Lakeside Cemetery. The new ordinance for cemcterv rules has been written by the tow nship board. Brenda (Cross) and Linsey Welch of SunHeld were interviewed by a reporter while at­ tending the Lansing Home and Garden Show BOY, Marcum Wade, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 17. I99X and 11:37 a.m. to Enc and Christine Tcrpcmng of Vermontville. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. Marcum's proud grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Doug Gardner of Vermontville and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tcrpcmng of Charlotte. BOY, Dave and Amy VandcCar of Lake Odessa would like to announce the birth of their son Cole David Eugene, bom March 15, 1998 at Butterworth Hospital, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. and was 19 inches long. Cole is wel­ comed home by big sisters Snclbic. 5, and Courtnic I 1/2. Proud grandparents are Alice Forshcy and Ray and Mary Dykhousc all of Lake Odessa. Great-grandfather Dricc Dyk­ housc of Hillsdale and adopted great great­ parents Dean and Viola Cunningham. GIRU Brook Ann. born at Pennock Hospital on March 16. 1998 at 9:24 a.m. to Heather and Mike Newsome of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs 7 ozs. and 20 inches long Susie l/ohnson) Wieringa Michele MIDDLEVILLE Susie (Johnson) Wicnnga Michele, age 97. of Middleville, passed away Thursday. March 19. I99X at Pennock Hospital in Hastings She was born June 24. I‘MM) in Middleville. the daughter of Charles and Hattie (Sabin) Johnson She attended Gates School. Susie marned Theodore Wieringa and spent many happy years together until his death in I960 She then married Eugene (Gene) Michele and he passed away in 1969 Mrs Michele spent many years working on the family farm, she could be seen behind a team of horses, milking the cows, and doing all the house work, from baking to sewing, to hand washing the clothes Susie and Gene had many fun Tilled years together, they loved to ride around in the red Mustang Convertible Mrs Michele was also preceded in death by her granddaughter. Patricia Tolan and great grandson. Kenneth Birman Mrs Michele is survived by her daughter. Anna May Crofoot of Middleville; son. Ted (Jean) Wieringa of Baldwin; five stepsons. Jack. Bud. Chuck. Bill. Bob; three step­ daughters Joan. Mary, and Barbara; three grandchildren; sixteen step-grandchildren, twelve step-great grand Jren; two great great grandchildren ano many nieces and nephew s. Funeral Services were held Saturday. March 21. I99K at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings Reverend Kenneth R Vaught officiated. Memorial contributions can be made to chanty of ones choice McKeoughs to mark golden anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. McKeough Sr. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Apnl 3. I99X. with their children. I7 grandchildren and one great-grandchild in Sarasota Siesta Key. Fla. Ed and Patty were marned in St. Rose of Lima Church on April 3. 1948 at Klam by Father John V. Dillon. The couple has resided in Hastings and raised their five children, Karen. Kevin. Ed­ ward. Thomas, and Patrick (Tool). Both Ed and Patrick were business ow ners in Hastings. Patricia was the sole proprietor of Hair Styles by Pat on North Broadway. Ed is retired from Hartz Mountain Corp where he was Regional Manager for over 35 years. A local celebration may be held after the couple returns from their vacation with family in Florida. ‘One Voice’ drama set at local church GIRL. Shelby Ann born at Pennock Hospital on March IK. I90X at 11:03 a m. to Robert and Carol Mack of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 I i2 inches long. GIRU Sydney Amber Donaldson, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 12. 1998 at 6:33 a.m. to Beth Darnell and Brent Donaldson of Woodland. BO\. Joshua Mcndcth, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on March 16. 1998 at 8:25 a.m. to Roland and Marlene Osborne of Middleville. Weighing 5 lbs. 8 I 2 ozs. and 17 inches long. BOY, Logan Timothy, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 20. 1998 at 2:10 a.m. to Amelia Yost and Timothy Arnold of Delton. Weighing 5 lbs 5 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOA, William Jacob, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 18. 1998 at 8:55 p.m. to Angela Van Conant and Brian Stevcrson of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 1'2 inches long. GIRL, Samantha Louise Petrovich was bom on March 8. 1998 at St. Marys Hospital in Grand Rapids. Proud parents are Dean and Mary Petrovich and brother Steven Petrovich. The musical drama “One Voice" will be presented by the First Baptist Church of Hast­ ings adult choir and orchestra Saturday. April 4. at 7 p.m. and Sunday. April 5, at 6 p.m "One Voice" tells how the lives of two pow­ erful Pharisees. Joseph of Anmathca and Nicodemus of Bethany, both converted to the Christian faith through the tnal. crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is no admission for inis event and child care will be provided The church is lo­ cated at 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. GIRL, Mikayla Jolyn. born at Metropolitan Hospital on March 4, 1998 at 4:26 p.m to Robckah (Bobbi Jo) and Micheal Warner of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Sandra Nelson, and Robert Nelson of Hastings and Keith and Judy Warner of Lake Odessa. Proud great grandma’s arc Helen Warner of Ft. Meyers, Fla. and Ethel Haddix of Lake Odessa. met the weekend and their quotes were re­ ported in the Monday paper April 2 marks the 50th wedding anniver­ sary of J. Melvin and Betty Rairigh of rural Vermontville. He is a retired farmer and car­ penter She is retired as a lab technician with the Barry-Eaton Health Department Their children arc Elaine Archer. Patricia Ludwig. Marilyn Hillman ant! John Raingh The new. larger sign on the Tramp medical clinic announces that the offices of attorney Timothy Tromp now arc in the former clinic area Since opening his practice on Fourth Av­ enue. Tromp has used the north suite of the clinic building with a new entrance. In years past, the clinic held three medical doctors: Hoffs. Tromp and Lundeen. Earlier doctors before Lundeen were Outcult and Lincoln. The Upper Room devotional booklet had for its March 30 message a story submitted by Barbara Ann Baedcrstadt of Michigan. She is the former Barbara Braendle of Carson City, who worked at the Ionia Sentinel and the Greenville Daily News before moving to the Calumet area with her husband. Jan. whom she met at Ionia While working in the U.P., Jan entered the ministry and has since served at churches at Paradise. Decker and now at Sterling in the Detroit United Methodist Con­ ference. Barbara is a granddaughter of the late Frank Braendle and a cousin of Dons W'hitncy, who was a longtime teacher at Woodland school. The Bracndlcs and Whitneys hailed from Clarksville. Day light Savings time comes this weekend so it is time to set the clocks ahead before re­ tiring on Saturday night. It is welcome word in Lakewood News that a projected date has been set for moving the library to its new location in the former the­ ater building, which also housed a barber shop and a jewelry store before being turned into low offices. Its later use was for a cloth­ ing shop and then Cook's Pharmacy. A Kalamazoo man on Monday was return­ ing home from Grand Ledge and came to the Woodbury comer where M-50, M-66 and M­ 43 converge. Instead of following M-43 he drove straight ahead and came through Lake Odessa. Eventually he stayed on 92nd Street rather than turning north on M-50 near Alto. By then he was running low on gasoline so he stopped at Saskatoon golf course to inquire. He was directed north to 84th Street and found himself in Alaska before reaching M­ 37. Now that is a case of taking the scenic route. At least he had a nice day for a country drive. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of Barry announces that a Public Hearing will be held during the regular meeting c! the Barry County Board of Commissioners on April 14.. 1998 at 10:45 a.m. at the Barry County Courthouse, located at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 The purpose of the Pubic Hearing is to receive pubic comment on the proposed Michigan Career and Technical Institute Family Housing/Oay Care Project. The Barry County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Michigan Jobs Commission. The CDBG funds will be used to construct a family housing complex with a day care facility on land adjacent to the existing Michigan Career and Technical Institute. The community is seeking a grant for $810,000. Funds are also being sought from MSHDA through CDBG and/or HOME in the amount of $550,000. Any interested groups or persons wishing to review the proposal may do so during normal business hours of 8:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Office ol the Barry County Administrator at the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W State Street, Hastings. Michigan, telephone (616) 948 4891 Michael C. Brown County Administrator Elnora J. Hummel!______ | MIDDLEVILLE Elnora J Hummcll. age 8S. ot Middleville, passed away Sunday, March 22. 19X8 at Thornapple Manor. Hast­ ings Mrs Hummcll was born on December 29. 1909 in Lenawee County, the daughter of John and Louise dimming) Gerber. She was married to W illiam F. Hummcll on April 6. 1925 She was employed at Pennock Hospital for 12 years in housekeeping. Mrs Hummcll enjoyed her flowers, doing embroidery work, playing solitaire and domi­ noes and enjoyed the wild life animals around her home She was a caring, loving mother, grand­ mother. great grandmother and great great grandmother, doing kind deeds for family and friends Mrs Hummcll was preceded in death by het husband. William I. Hummcll Sr.; two sons. William I. Hummcll Jr.. Charles A Hummcll: one daughter. Lillian Hummed Mrs Hummcll is survived by one son. Dar­ rell (Pat i Hummcll ot Portage, four daughters. Neoma Hubbard of l a.*a. Grande. Arizona. Dorothy (Kenneth) Met abe of Hastings. Lor­ raine (I.airy) lebo of Battle Creek. Joan (Roland) Bair of Bellevue, one daughter-in­ law. I mda Hummed of Hastings. 23 grand­ children. *4 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; three step grandchildren; several nieces and nephews Funeral Services for Mrs Hummed were held Wednesday. March 25. 1998 at Beeler Funeral ( hapcl with Pastor Jim Brown offici­ ating Intelment has taken place at Yankee Springs Cemetery. Yankee Springs Township Memorial contributions may be made to a charity ot your choice. A5THNAA IS OMTUEUISE Just osk a teacher i.gOO-luwCOSX < 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs 2 0 H's the Law. Barry County Ordinance 79-01 . • Private drive ■ Street name stuns Installation available Action Signs lamii from E.W. Blail 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 «Mr™. 888-577-7446 PUBLIC NOTICE Of APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB. 629 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 has Med an application wrtn the Off-ce of Thrift Supon, -sion for approval to purchase the Hastings Branch Office 401 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 ot Great Lakes National Bank Michigan 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor Michigan 48104 It is contemplated that the Branch Office acquired at 401 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 will be consolidated with the purchaser s current mam office located at 629 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 This notice is published pursuant to 12 USC Section 1828(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 12 C FR Seaton 563 22 of the Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision This notice will appear at approximately oneweek intervals over a 30-day period beginning March 26 1998 and ending Apr,' 23 1998 Any person des<mg to comment on this application may do so by submitting written comments witnm 30 days of the date of first publication of this notice to Regional Direaor Offee of Thrift Supervision 200 West Madison Suite 1300 Chicago. Illinois 60606 The public file rs available for inspection m the Regional Offee durmg regular business hours Dated Match 23 *998 MamStreet Savings Bank FSB 629 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 Great Lakes National Bank Michigan 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor Metugan 48104 We make the new tax-free Roth IRAs simple and uncomplicated at ___ _____ ___ w ______________ ____ Old Kent Our custom IRA Computer lax FREE Hassle FREE Conlusion-FREE Whether it's a Rolh. Traditional. Rollover or Education IRA, we’ll make it easy to understand, easy to Calculator makes it easv and quick to compare all select and easy to open. Come in or call and get IRA options lor the best personal IRA plan lor you the right IRA for far you. right away away. 1-8881484-IRA IRA-0603 -0603 OLD KENT �Page 8 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2. 1998 extended bv a former friend. I his day could he the starting place We could go on from here to heal the wounds m our hearts and re­ joice in a brand-new beginning Van Nuys. Dear Van Nuys What a good idea to set aside a special day for reconciliation Today is the day vou ought to pick up the phone or write a letter that will bring so much joy to someone who might be in pain I itc is too short to hold grudges To be able io forgive can be enormously healing and life­ enhancing It > the best example of casting your bread upon the waters and getting back cav rar sundw rehes Do it lodav LEGAL NOTICES MOffTOAGC FOOTCLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM 1$ A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL LECT A DOT ANT INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE US ED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Doloutl Kot boon mode in rho conditions of o mortgogo mod* by Woyne D NICHOLSON and Kimborly A NICHOLSON hut bond ond wife to Woodham* Mortgage Corp Mor fgogoo doted Juno 28. 1995 ond recorded on Juno X 1995 tn Libor 634. on Pogo 157 Barry County Record* Michigan ond wot ottignod by tatd mor tgogoo to tho CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP a* otttgnoo by on ottignmont doted June 28 >995 which wot recorded on June X 1995 in liber 634 on Pogo 163 Barry County Rocordt on which mor tgoge there it claimed to be due ot tho dote hereof tho turn of Forty-Seven Thousand Nine K rndred Ninety-Eight And 81 IX dollart ($47 998 81) in­ cluding interest ot 8 00% per annum Under tho power ol tale contained m said mor tgoge ond the statute in tuch cose mode and pro­ vided. notice it hereby given that toid mortgage will be forecloted by a sale of the mortgaged promises or tome port of them, ot public vendue ot tho Barry County Courthouse <n Hastings Michigan ot 1:00 o clock P.M . on April 23. 1998 Soid promises ore situated in CITY of HASTINGS Borry County Michigan and are described os lot 1 of Block 14 of Konfield Addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof os recorded in Liber of Plats on Pogo 9. The redemption period shall be 6 month(t) from the dote of such sole, unless determined abandon ed in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which cose the redemption period shall be X days from the date ol such sale. Doted March 12. 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORAAATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 TroW 8 TroW. P.C. Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP XIX Telegraph Suite IX Bingham Forms Michigan 48025 File P9802I834 (4-9) Reach over 50,000 area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 e 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! NOTICE OF R8ORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default has occurred in the conditions of o mor­ tgage mode by John E. Morgan ( Mortgagor") to Mortgage Plus of Kalamazoo Inc a Michigan Cor­ poration. having its principal office ot 5000 Portage Rood. Kolomozoo Michigan ( Mortgagee"), doted March 19. 1997 . ecorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Borry County. Michigan, on March 31. 1997 in Liber 689 Pages 552-558. By reason of such default the undersigned elects to declare ond hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of soid AAortgoge due ond payable forthwith As ol the dote ol this notice there is claimed to be due lor principal ond interest on said Mortgage the sum ol EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX DOLLARS ond 84 100 ($80 796 84) No suit or proceeding ot low has been instituted to reco- er the debt secured by said Mortgage or any part 'hereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of tho power ol sole contained in said AAortgoge ond the statute in such cose mode and provided, ond to pay said amount, with interest, os provided in said AAortgoge. ond all legal costs, charges, and ex­ penses. including the attorney fee allowed by low. ond oil taxes ond insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sole, said AAortgoge will be foreclosed by sole of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the Borry County Courthouse in the City ol Hastings. Michigan on April 23 1998 ot one o clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by soid AAortgoge are situated in the Township of Barry. County of Borry. State of Michigan, ond ore described os follows Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove, o Condominium, ac­ cording the Master Deed doted Moy 13. 1996. and recorded AAoy 14. 1995 in the Borry County Register of Deeds, liber 660. Page 303 ond amended in Liber 668. poge 442 ond known os Borry County Subdivision Pion <7 Together with on undivided in­ terest os a tenant in common in the common elements of the Condominium, if any. ond all other rights ond interest appurtenant to said Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove. Commonly described os 15280 Brooklodge. Hickory Comers. Michigon 49060. Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a in which cose tho redemption period shall be X days from tho date of such sale. Dated: March 19. 1998 Mortgage Plus of Kalamazoo. Inc. Mortgagee Garry L. Walton. P.C. By Garry I. Walton (P31199) Attorney for AAorigagee 229 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 445 Kolomazoo. Ml 49007 (4-16) NOTICE TO THE HASTINGS BANNER Notice-Pursuant to-5 CFR part 950 104. the Local Federal Coordinating Committee for the Kent/Ottawa/Barry County Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) invites local, voluntary, private, non-profit philanthrope human health, and wel­ fare organizations that are tax-exempt under 26 USC 501 (c) (3) and tor which contributions are tax-deductible pursuant to 26 U S C 170 to apply for inclusion in the fall 1998 campaign For fur­ ther information send a written inquiry to CFC. c/o Heart ot West Michigan United Way. 500 Commerce Building Grand Rapids 49503-3165 A copy ot the regulations and requirements for application will be provided Deadline for submis­ sion of a fully completed and documented appli­ cation is 5 p m EDT 1st day May 1998 (4-2) TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY. MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING and FILING Of SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Walters Drive/Thorpe street special Assessment District no. 13 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having resolved its intention to make certain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Watters Drive and Thorpe Street (the "Imp'ovements") in the Township, has made its final determi­ nation of a special assessment district which consists of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefited by the Improvements and against which all or a portion of the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed: Walters Drive Thorpe Street Special Assessment District No. 13 Lots and Parcels Numbered 08 007-350 003 00 08-007 350-015-00 08-007-022 017-00 08-007-350-004-00 08 007-350-016-00 08-007-022-017-10 08-007 350 005 00 08-007-350-017-00 08-007-022-017-20 08-007 350 006-00 08 007-350-018-00 08-007-022-017-25 08 007-350 007 00 08 007-350-019 00 08-007-022-017 26 08-007 350-008-00 08-007 350-020 00 08-007-022-017-30 08 007-350 009-00 08 007 350 021-00 08-007-022-017-40 08-007 350-011-00 08-007-350 022-00 08-007-022-018-00 08-007 350 012-00 08-007-350 025 00 08-007-022-002-00 08 007 350 012-10 08 007-350-026-00 08-007-022-004-00 08 007-350 013 00 08 007 350 029-00 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Supervisor of the Township of Hope has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assess­ ment district, which "HI sets forth the relative portion of the cost of said Improvements which ts to be levied in the form of a special assessment against each benefited lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district. TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE WILL HOLD A PUBUC HEARING ON MONDAY. THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL. 1996. AT 6:45 P.M. AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL. 5463 SOUTH WALL LAKE ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058. IN SAID TOWNSHIP. TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall for public examination TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL. BUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING. An appearance may be made by an owner or party rn interest, or his or her agent, in person or. in alternative an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not required This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope Dated March 23 1998 Sylvia Forster. Clerk Township of Hope Ann landers ‘Tough Love’ Dear Ann Landers: This is for "1.using It in Longwood. Fla” We. too. have a 1’-scarold son who was a real handful "J»»cv" lied, smoked pot. did pooris in school and had be­ havior problems We med to get help for him from his older brother, our friends and our priest, but Joes refused to accept help from anyone When Joey threatened to commit suicide, he was forcibly taken to our local hospital, placed under psychiatric care and scheduled for counseling. He was put on medication to control his anger and then released. Shortly after, he was caught vandalizing some retail establishments. Because we couldn't control him. the police suggested wv file a petition with the court to take os er. It was the most difficult thing we’ve ever done. Joey was ordered to pay restitution, placed on probation for six months and re­ quired to attend weekly counseling and anger­ management sessions. That was a year ago The change in this boy has been phenomenal. He is like a different person. He was nominated last summer to serve on the vouth group council as the re­ gional leader for our church. Today, he is a happy, law abiding young man with a bright future - lough Love Works in Portsmouth. Va. Dear Va.: It works in a great many other places, too. I l ive been recommending “tough love” for years and will continue to do so. For those who want more information on how this works, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Toughlove. PO. Box 1069. Doylestown. Pa. 18901 (www.toughlove.org). Leave lid down Dear Ann Landers: This is in response to “Louisville.” who joined the national debate about whether the toilet scat should be left up or down. In my house, you put the lid down. This prevents the dog from drinking out of it. klutzes like me from dropping makeup in it and toddlers from throwing their toys in it. Who wants to stare at the inside of a toilet bow l while you brush your teeth? The lids are there for a icason. Use them. - Fed Up in Va. Dear Fed Up: You weren't the only one who wrote. Here’s more: Lose lid Dear Ann: When you stub your toe on the chair leg. do you curse the chair? If you bonk your head on the open cabinet door. why blame the person who left it open? That's like say ing. “Look what you made me do!” “Louisville" said her friend groped her way to the bathroom without turning on the light because she didn't want to wake her husband. Then, she fell into the toilet because the lid was up. Tell me. who would she have blamed if the lid were closed and she sat down on that? How could anyone feel her way to the toilet and not feel where she was about to sit? - Family Man in III. Close the lid Dear Ann Landers: May I have the last word on the toilet seat debate? A toilet is not the most attractive household appliance. Clos­ ing the lid improves its appearance and pre­ vents things from falling into ihc bow l. If the lid was not meant to be closed, then what is its purpose? ! have composed a short poem on the sub­ ject that I hope you think is worth printing. Thanks. Ann Lucy Prentice. W. Vancouver. B.C. Love When a wife will wash her husband’s back. Then get a towel from off the rack. That’s love! And when at night wc warms her feet. Although he shudders when theirs meet. Thai’s love! Or when she makes his favorite cake. Though the day is far too hot to bake. That’s love! But of all the signs depicting love. There arc few that can compete With the man-of-the-housc remembering to Put down the toilet scat! LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22324-lE Estate of DAVID C ERWAY Deceased Sooal Security No 369-52-5897 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest tn the estate may De barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 4800 South Cedar Creek Road Hastings Ml 49058 d»ed February 18 1998 An instrument dated has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Debra K Erway 4800 South Cedar Creex Road Hastings AMI 49058 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 West Court Street Hastings Mchigan 49058 within four months of the date of publication of this no­ tice Not«ce is funner given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it Ford Knekard Domeny and Byrne PC By William K Knekard P39475) 2700 Old Centre Portag? Ml 49024 (616) 323-3400 (4-2) Let’s reconcile Dear Readers: Since 19X9, | have sug­ gested that Apnl 2 be set aside as Reconcilia­ tion Day. It would be a day for people to reach out to those with whom they have lost touch and put an end to long-ago grievances Here's the letter that started it all Dear Ann lenders: I've suddenly become aware that the years are flying by Iime some­ how seems more precious My parents xuddenly seem old. My aunts and uncles arc sick I haven't seen some of my cousins for several years. I love my family, Ann. but we've grown apart Then, my thoughts turn to the dark side I remember the feelings I’ve hurt, and I recall my own hurt feelings the misunderstand­ ings and unmended fences that separated us and set up barriers. I have a close friend in New York I haven’t spoken to in three years. Another 28-ycar-rclationship in Scattie is on the rocks. We're both 41 now, and time is marching on. I think of my mother and her sister, who haven’t spoken to each other in five years. As a result of that argument, my cousin and I haven't spoken either. I don’t know if she has children. Neither of us has met the other’s husband. What a waste of precious time’ I’m sure there are millions of people in your read­ ing audience who could tell similar stones. Wouldn't it be terrific if a special day could be set aside to reach out and make amends? Wc could call it “Reconciliation Day.’’ Every ­ one would vow to write a letter or make a phone call and mend a strained or broken re­ lationship. It could also be the day on which we would all agree to accept the olive branch Tortured anthem Dear Ann Landers: Am I the only person who cringes every time a vingcr mangles our national anthem al a sporting event or other occasion on national television and embell­ ishes the music so n becomes almost unrec­ ognizable' I sometimes wonder whai visitors from other countries think ol this. Do they al­ low then national anthems to be messed up like wc do? I have no problem with singers “doing their thing’ with other songs It just doesn't seem right with the Star-Spangled Banner, which is so important io our image Am I just olu-fashioned‘* Seattle Reader Dear Seattle Reader Old-fashioned*? Not in the least You have written a letter that I have been waiting to see for a very long tunc. Thank vou I. too. have at ended sports events and listened to tortured versions of our na­ tional anthem. It is an embarrassment. It sounds as it someone is auditioning for a record contract. I am certain manv readers will be pleased that you wrote to express yourself. Put me at the top of that list Lonesome ‘ Take charge of your life and turn it an>und lltife lor Ann Landen nest booklet. '7/<m to Make Friends and Stop Be­ ing Lonely " Send a self-addressed, long, busi­ ness-size envelope and a cheek or money or­ der /or Sd 25 /this includes postage and han­ dling/. c o Ann Landers. PO Bos 11562. Chicago, III 60611-1)562 tin Canada, send 55 15 / Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. National speaker is highlight of parenting workshop May 1 Social worker Naomi Haines Griffith will talk abput ways for parents to promote positive relationships with their children at a daylong workshop Friday. May 1. at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College. The workshop, being sponsored by the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County, is free to all participants and includes a free lunch. Griffith, a consultant to the Alabama Children’s Trust Fund and director of a child abuse prevention agency called PACT, has been a national speaker and consultant on child welfare issues for the past 10 years, appearing at conferences throughout the U.S. She is "one of the most informative, in- | spirational. down-to-earth speakers on the subject of child abuse prevention and ne­ glect I've ever heard.” Child Abuse Council Secretary Charlene Michael said. "She is good at getting people to talk about the positive part of parenting.” According to informational literature provided by the council. Griffith "weaves her common sense pragmatism and 30 years of experience working with children and families into inspirational and heart­ warming stories that motivate her audi­ ences." Those attending the workshop will also have a chance to listen to a number of speakers from local organizations and agen­ cies presenting information on day care, parenting during early childhood, parenting of relatives* children, and the parenting of teens. Speakers are expected on early childhood programs such as B-4s. Head Start. Early On. and Healthy Families of Barry County. Also planned are presentations on the YMCA's latchkey program (before and af­ ter-school care), the Kinship Care Program (for those raising relatives' children), and Community Coordinated Child Care (a day care resource and referral service). Representatives from Barry County Substance Abuse and the Barry County Youth Service Bureau also are expected. Griffith will speak from 9 a.m. until noon. The other presenters will participate Naomi Haines Griffith, an expert on children's issues, will be the featured speaker at the parenting workshop. in three mini-sessions from I to 2:30 p.m.. one focused on early childhood, one on adolescence, and one on child care and relatives as parents. At the afternoon workshops, participants can ask questions of presenters and join in discussions of parenting issues. From 8:30 to 9 a.m.. participants can visit informational booths while enjoying coffee and rolls. "The workshop is useful to parents, teachers, future parents, child care providers, foster parents, human service professionals and others who impact the lives of children." according to the council. The workshop will also he held just after Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is in April. Those interested in attending must sign up prior to the workshop. Registration forms are available at area schools, service clubs, the Barry/Eaton District Health Department in Hastings, or from the coun­ cil. Box 304. Hastings. 49058. Those who call the council al 948-3264 will be sent a registration form Pre-registration should be done by April 15 to ensure a place in the workshop. O°o°OOOoO”?»° kO o °/ Hawaii Dive Trip < 10 Days • 2 Islands For Scuba Divers A Non-Divers • Fully Guided Only Ol sl,449 PP Af includes all air. hotels, cars A taxes Oct. 30th - Nov KMh. 1998 ViU * f wUW Cl Premier Travel 7105 Kraft Ave. SE (Corner of Kraft & Broadmoor) Caledonia. Michigan 49316 (616) 554-0311 o �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 2, 1998 — Page 9 cess lhe Hastings Banner of May 5. 1955. stated that X.993 persons over 15 years of age were x-rayed and it was the most successful drive held in Michigan North Pine Lake and I recport won the Banner awards North Pine lake School with an enrollment of 24. rounded up 120 persons and I reeport with an From Time to Time.,. enrollment ol 280 had 280 Barry County Health Dept. by Joyce F. Weinbrecht Lome Teusink. who was Pennock Su­ pervising Nurse, deputy to Dr Vergil Slee when the Barry County Health Center was formed (Picture Sept 9. 1982) By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Barry County Health Department enjoyed the distinction of becoming a "laboratory for the world” xs a part of the Michigan County Health Project that began in the 1930s under the direction and financing of the W.K. Kel­ logg Foundation. People came here from all over the Lnited States and countries around the world. staying for long or short periods of time to observe and ’earn how the project was improving the quality of life for rural Americans. Meanwhile Kellogg's cereal company con­ tinued to thrive, surviving competition of 50 or more cereal companies. Kellogg was flam­ boyant for his times, using the motto "Sweet­ heart of the Com" and using an clectnc sign in Times Square. New York City, to sell his products The Michigan Community Health Project was sometimes like a three-nng circus, with three areas going on simultaneously in each county; establishing the county health depart­ ment. establishing or modernizing a hospital in each county and modernizing the schools into consolidated districts. The project also allowed for the development of strong leaders in each community, supplying a laboratory for students in the many areas of public health from universities across the United States. The benefits and values are still evident in the counties where the project was instituted. In a news release from The Grand Rapids Press Monday. Oct. 5. 1936. brought to us by V. Harry Adrounie. tells about a visit to Hast­ ings by former President Herbert Hoover. Hoover visited the city without fanfare to visit and inspect some of the institutions sponsored by W.K. Kellogg foundation in Barry County on Saturday. Oct. 3. 1936. He was visiting with Will Keith Kellogg in Battle Creek. His visit included Barry County Health Depart­ ment. the oldest of the county units, and then visited institutions for handicapped children. Clear Lake camp near Dowling, the Pine Lake camp near Prairieville and Thornapple Kel­ logg School in Middleville and the rural agri­ cultural school at Delton. Hoover was president when the child health conference, which was attended by W.K. Kcl- Dr Joseph Heaslip. director of the Barry County Health Center beginning in June of 1954 until Dec 31. 1961 logg. started the w heels of the project turning. Dr. Stuart Pritchard, general director of the foundation, was the tour guide for the expedi­ tion. While in Hastings. Hoover talked with Dr. Robert Bruce Harkness, director of the Barry County Health Department. He is quoted xs having said. "If the work of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation could be extended over the Lnited States in 10 years it would change our whole attitude toward social and economic problems." The 1950s were the years when there were many changes in health practices. World War II had brought about the use of major antibi­ otics and other medications. bu' one signifi­ cant breakthrough was the polio vaccine de­ veloped by Jonxs Salk. It was developed for use in 1952. declared safe and effective in 1954 when tested on many children and be­ came available to the county health depart­ ments in 1955. and became part of the immu­ nization program. Poliomyelitis, sometimes known xs infan­ tile paralysis, is a disease caused by a virus that causes inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord. Sy mptoms are an elevation in body temperature and gastrointestinal distur­ bances. The period of elevated temperature lasts about three days. In some cases paralysis occurs. It wxs a frightening threat to young children the world over, often occurring in seasonal epidemics occurring in summer and fall. Ferd Stevens. Johnstown township, was named chairman of the Barry County Health Center in April of 1953. John Hewitt wxs named vice chairman and Albert Shcllcnbargcr was renamed xs the citizen member of the committee. Others on the committee were Earl McKibbin. Probate Judge Phil Mitchell. Roman Fcldpausch and Mrs. Forrest Johnson Clinics were held in Middleville. Nashville. Dowling and Woodland with 1635 youngsters receiving immuniza*..on against diphtheria, smallpox, whooping cough, and tetanus in May of 1953 Dr. Virgil Sice, director pf the Barry County Health Department and Pennock Hos­ pital. was elected as president of the Barry County unit of the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Ralph Shirkey was the unit commander. Mrs. Sam Smith wxs vice commander. Mrs APR29l955 DATE OF X-RAY: W» are pleased to report that the small film x-ray you had taken of : your chest shows no active tuberculosis or other chest disease at : this time. For reference KEEP THIS CARD as evidence of exominationrenew it next year with another chest x-ray. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Division of Tuberculosis and Adult Health Lansing 4, Michigan The card George (Buzz) Youngs, reporter for the Hastings Banner received on April 29. 1955. telling him that his chest x-ray was negative han Payne was secretary and Mrs. Walter Stanley was treasurer in May of 1953. In a news release in the Hxstings Banner. Dr Slee urged Barry County residents to re­ port all cases of measles I here were many, with 3K cases being reported in Delton Gamma globulin can be given to an exposed child and will often prevent the child from getting measles or make the case milder Complications of untreated measles include impaired hearing, vision damage, damage to the glands, throughout and to the brain The Hastings Banner of June lb. 1953. also warned about polio. "Don't panic, don’t iso­ late. see that youngsters get enough rest. Don't let them get chilled while swimming or in any other way. Keep the youngsters clean, with frequent hand wxshing. Consult your doctor at the first sign of illness." Symptoms) arc headache, fever, sore throat, upset stom­ ach. stiff neck or back. Gamma globulin is the medication of choice, but limned to members of a household where a case of polio is diagnosed and given to pregnant women. Gamma globulin did not cure cases where the disease was already pre­ sent. In the first six months of 1953 there were 304 babies bom and there were s.x deaths, four of which died during the first 2K days Barry County's death rate of babies was lower than the rest of the state. The Barry County Health Center Commit­ tee elected Roman Fcldpausch as chairman. Mayor Jack Hewitt was selected vice chair­ man. Albert "Hap" Shcllcnbarger. Earl McK­ ibbin. Victor Eckhart. Richard Groos and Mrs. Aben Johnson made up the 1954 com­ mittee. Barry County conducted an extensive x-ray program with the portable x-ray unit visiting each site for one. two or three day s. Nashville. Woodland. Assyria. Freeport. Banficld. Del­ ton. Middleville. Orangeville and Hxstings all had v isits from the unit, with more than 4.000 persons being x-rayed for tuberculosis. This program began on April 19. 1954. and wxs completed by April 29. Vinson Ov latt. sanitary engineer for Barry County, developed a code sy stem to aid in in­ spection of the many arexs of activities per­ formed by health department sanitarians. The new sy stem used a universal inspection form covering all activities. The University of Michigan backed the system, mimeographing the forms. 1 he system was tested in Barry. Calhoun, and Washtenaw Public Health De­ partments. Oviatt was appointed to the staff of the Michigan Stale Health Department. He was scheduled to start there xs early xs Aug. 2. 1954. Oviatt had worked in Barry County since June of 1950. He followed James Brown as the sanitary engineer in Barry County. Dr. Joseph Heaslip wxs selected by the Health Center Committee, in June 1954. to succeed Dr. Vergil M. Slee. when Dr. Slee joined the Professional Activity study being financed by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Dr. Hexslip wxs a native of Canada and had at one time been director of a 500-bed hospi­ tal in Calgary. British Columbia. He had once been in general practice and worked with the Ontario Health Department, doing both public health and hospital work. His most recent as­ signment had been with the Christian County Health Department at Hopkinsville. Ky. The position in Barry County. Hastings, wxs a combination assignment, as on Jan. 1. 1949. the health department and hospital had com­ bined under one director. Immunization clinics were scheduled for October 1954 with plans to give the shots to more than 2,000 pupils in the county with fol­ low up clinics scheduled for November and December. Clinics were held at the new Northeastern Elementary School, the new Southeastern School. St. Rose, (done in the white building next to Central). Welcome Corners. Altoft, Fisher. Hastings Center. Quimby. Little Brick. Chidester and Algo­ nquin Lake School. Dr. Hcxshp administered the shots and members of the P.T.A. and other groups as­ sisted at the clinics. During 1955 there was a concentrated drive to screen the adults in Barry County for tu­ berculosis. lung cancer, heart disease and other chest abnormalities. The Barry County Medical Society sponsored a survey, sup­ ported by county property taxes and the Michigan Tuberculosis Society, financed through the purchase of Christmas seals and the Michigan Department of Health and many volunteer agencies. Screening of industrial workers wxs an im­ portant part of this survey, with managers in Hastings and Middleville plants cooperating. The screening of industrial workers included the chest x-ray. blood pressure screening, a sampling of blood and urine for albumin and sugar, as well as a check of height and weight for obesity. The program was designed to di­ agnosis and treatment of disease among the workers The clinics were free to the partici­ pants Orchard Industries. State Highway em­ ployees. Municipal employees, workers at the Grand Rapids Bookcxsc and Chair Company. White Products and Blake Engineering all were part of the survey. X-Ray clinics were held at Nashville. Woodland. Assyria. Freeport. Banfield. Mid­ dleville. Delton. Orangeville and Hastings. A contest was held among the rural schools in the county and as well as a contest for the con­ solidated schools, to have the highest percent­ age of their adult population The contests were sponsored by the Hastings Banner, of­ fering S50 to the w inner* ot the contests Free ndes were arranged for anyone needing one The x-ray drive was deemed a great suc- Out ot the 8,993 \ rayed, about 100 indi­ viduals were noiilied that a second x-ray was indicated A clinic tor doing these was held at the Odd I cllows Hall in Hastings The second film was a full size x-ray to follow up on any irregularity in the routine mobile x-ray films Marjorie Garrow, a registered nurse who had been with the Barry ( ounty Health De­ partment since March ot 1950. left the de­ partment on Sept 15 io join the field teaching staff of the Oakland County Health Depart­ ment at Pontiac Catherine "Kay" Arndt. R N . joined the staff of the health department as supervising nurse. She succeeded Ethel Presturd. She re­ ceived her nurse's training at Henry Ford Hos­ pital School of Nursing and Hygiene in 1943 She served four years in Packard Motor car's hospitals and with the Army Navy Rehabilita­ tion School conducted in conjunction with the Packard Company. She served as a visiting nurse in two separate areas and in 1952 re­ ceived a bachelor of science degree in public health from Wayne University On Nov. 3. 1955. Dr Heaslip nude a plea to parents to have children receive Salk polio vaccine from their own doctors. He noted that of the 1.523 children in Barry County be­ tween the ages of 5 and 9 years of age. only 392 of them had received the Salk vaccine. He stated that children through the age of 14 xs well as pregnant women of any age were eli­ gible to revcivc the anti-polio vaccine He urged that the vaccine be obtained in the win­ ter to be ready for the polio season, which usually ran from June through September David McMullen, who had earlier worked for the Barry County Health Department, fol­ lowing Vincent Oviatt in 1954. returned after graduating early in June 1956. to full time al­ ter a year of study at the University of Michi­ gan's School of Public Health Kenneth Grodaver* had covered the position while Mc­ Mullen was on educational leave Grodavent went to Ann Arbor to work with Dr. Virgil Slee in the Professional Activities Study. Dorothy Elson, a registered nurse from Cleveland, came to join the Barry County Health Department in March 1956 She was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She did post graduate work at Bowling Green University and at Western Re­ serve. She had worked as a private duty nurse, an industrial nurse, as a clinic supers isor and as a public health staff nurse and a f ield con­ sultant for the Michigan League for Planned Parenthood. She had also worked at Lenawee Health Department in the Upper Peninsula Mildred Doyle. R.N.. became a full-time member of the Barry County Health Depart­ ment in March of 1956. Clara Louise Sage. R.N . joined the Barry Health Department team on Feb. 4. 1957 She had been working at Pennock Hospital after coming to Hastings from Palo Alto. Calif. She had worked as a psychiatric nurse in Cleve­ land City Hospital, and was a supervisor at the outpatient clinic in Cleveland. She had served as an industrial nurse with the Ohio Rubber Company and had done obstetrical nursing at Mt. Sinai Hospital at Cleveland. (To be continued) LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning/Zomng Commission will conduct a pub­ ic hearing on April 27 1998 at 7 30 pm in the Community Room Courts and Law Building at 220 W Court St Hastings Michigan The following Sections ol the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance as amended will be considered for amendment A-4-M ARTICLE III - Section 3 1 - Definition* ADO134. Communication Towers - A radio tele­ phone cellular telephone or television re­ lay structure of skeleton framework, or monopole attached directly to the ground or to another structure used for the transmis­ sion or reception of radio telephone cellu­ lar telephone television microwave or any other form of telecommunication signals that IS used for commercial purposes ARTICLE fV - Section 4.30 - Communication Towers ADD­ A B Communication towers may be authorized as A AR 1-1. 1-2. C-1. C-2. C-3 and R-LS The permit will be considered provided that 1 All towers and any accessory struc­ tures must be contained on situ, and the site for such a use will have a min­ imum o’ 10 acres a Towers shall be set back 500 fee' from any dwelling 500 feet from any road right of way and 300 feet from the shoreline of any lake pond or stream b Towers shall be set back from all property lines a distance equal to its height 2 All towers shall be equipped with an anti-ctimbmg device to prevent unau­ thorized access 3 Communication towers in excess of 100 feet shall be prohibited within 2 miles ol the Hastings Airport lu miles of the Kent County International Axport and 1/2 mile from any existing hel<>ad 4 Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA 5 There shall not be displayed advertis­ ing or identification of any kind in­ tended to be visible from the ground or other structures except as required for emergency purposes 6 All parking areas and driveways serv­ ing as ingress and egress to the srte shall meet the construction standards of Section 4 44 of this ordinance 7 When the property adjoins any residentially zoned property or land use the developer shall plant two (2) alter­ nating rows of evergreen trees with a minimum height of five feet on twenty (20) foot centers along the entire perimeter of the tower and related structures In no case shall the ever­ greens be any closer than ten (10) feet to any structure In order to discourage the proliferation of communication towers shared use of tower structures >s both permitted and en­ couraged New tower applications shall not be considered unless the applicant makes a good faith effort to substantially demon­ strate that no existing or planned towers can accommodate the applicant s antenna C D E F and transmitter The application shall in­ dude documentation regarding the avail­ ability of any existing or approved, but un­ built. communication lowers within the transmission area that may meet the needs of the applicant The supplied docu­ mentation shall evaluate the following fac­ tors 1 Structural capacity of the towers 2 Geographic service area requirements 3 Mechanical or etectncal incompatibili­ ties 4 Ability or matxiity to locate equipment on existing towers 5 Limitation by the FCC that would pre­ clude the shared use of a communica­ tion tower All towers must be constructed to be co-locatabte for a minimum of two additional users Minimum spacing between tower locations shall be one (1) mile m order to prevent a concentration of towers m one area Accessory structures are limited to uses associated with the operation of the tower and may not be located any closer to any property line or road right of way than 75 feet 1 Accessory structures shall not exceed 720 square feet of gross building area 2 At least one parking space shall be provided on ste The property owner or lessee shall remove the tower within six (6) months of being abandoned ARTICLE VI. Section 6 13 part B. 4. (r.) • Detete the section ARTICLE VI. Section 6.17 part 0. 7. - Delete the section ARTICLE III. Section 3.1 part 33. - Delete the last sentence of the paragraph Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either ver­ bally or n writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place The County of Barry wiH provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to mdividuais with disabilities at the meetingAneanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by wntmg or call the following Michael Brown County Admxiistrator. 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings. Michigan 49058 The proposed amendments of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan be­ tween the hours ol 8 a m to 5 p m (closed be­ tween 12-1 pm) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (4-2 and 4-23) Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! NURSING UNIT CLERKS PART TIME - ALL SHIFTS Pennock Hospital is seeking par -time employees to act as clerical support for units This job is responsible for maintaining communications between the unit, physoan. nurses, ancillary staff members and other departmental personnel; maintaining the patient charts; maintaining cleanliness of the unit; assisting in lifting patients and equip­ ment: and assisting in transport of patients and specimens or messages Medical terminology and office experience are desired. Nursing Assistant expenence a plus. Must be able to type 35 wpm Pennock Hospital offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits package (pro-rated lor part time), paid time off system, pension plan, plus many other benefits. Please send resume to. or apply in person at: Pennock Hospital Attn Human Resources 1009 Wesl Green Street Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616> 945-4130 E.O.E , �Page 10 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2, 1990 । < < me It Ihink < I il... Tigers can create runs; pitching still a question If this is io be the year the Detroit Tigers finally contend for a division crown, walks, base running and some strong outings on the mound will be required Make no mistake about it. the Tigers still don't have the overall power that teams like New York. Baltimore or Seattle already have. But they do have a disciplined lineup that can manufacture runs with base hits, stolen bases and plenty of hit and run plays. Expect fewer strikeouts from the Tiger sluggers and a lot more singles and doubles. Manager Buddy Bell’s starting lineup includes centerfielder Brian Hunter, utility man Bip Roberts, rightfielder Bobby Higginson, firstbaseman Tony Clark, leftfielder Luis Gonzalez and thirdbaseman Joe Randa. Ronda and Gonzalez each collected three hits in the 11-6 opening game triumph against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tuesday in the Tropicana Field (just another stupid name for a ball field that comes to us from the good people who make our orange juice). Hunter, a player with lighting speed, was fifth in the American League last season in runs with 112. tied for fifth in triples with 7 and was first in stolen bases with 74. Roberts has helped other teams (such as Cincinnati and Cleveland) contend for the post-season honors in the past. There’s no reason why he can’t in the "Motor City" as well. Ciark and Higginson give Bell consistent bats in the power departments. Clark had 117 RBI a season. Using a 32once bat and not a 34-ouncer this year, expect that number to grow to 125. Higginson is like one of those ball players from "Field of Dreams", he plays with heart and grit. Other contributors could also be injured shortstop Devi Cruz or secondbasetnan Damion Cruz. Certainly not comparable to Trammell and Whitaker, but an improvement to Tiger pairs from the recent past The biggest question for the Tigers this year (like it has been for many years) is pitching. Where are the arms? The team's ace, Justin Thompson, notched the opening game victory Tuesday. Besides Thompson, though, the starting rotation still lacks the heat and consistency needed to win a pennant. Potential is there, but potential is a blank statement until it finally develops into a winning form. Tim Worrell... Scott Sanders... Brian Moehler. it's time for huriers like these guys to step up. In the pen, look no further than Todd Jones who collected 31 saves in 1997. Detroit will tangle with the Chicago White Sox. the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins in the AL’s Central Division. After going through a year of realignment, 1 still think it stinks. The "Bengal*" belong in the same division as the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. Go back to tradition. Do we really want to see the Tigers battle the Houston Astros? As far as the Tiger’s title hopes, I see Bell's crew finishing some 5-10 games above .500 and possibly second or third in the Central. Post-season aspirations look to still be a season away, but when the new ball park is built the Tiger, will certainly be ready to roar. And with the great talent coming up from the West Michigan Whitecaps (P.S. We will be doing our trivia contest again this year) a promising future of assured... season tickets not redeemable. • Radcliff Throws for Broncos: Lakewood High School graduate Addi Radcliff had an outstanding weekend for Western Michigan University’s track and field team. The freshman finished sixth in the discus (149-2) at the Purdue Open on March 27-28, a throw that was the fourth best ever at the Division I school. The Broncos Saturday will travel to South Bend Ind. to face Notre Dame. Miami of Ohio and Butler. Saxon eagers finally bow out during State semifinals, 71-50 EAST LANSING — Il was an athletic experience that brought an entire community together. 1 he Hastings Saxons* mystical run for a Class B State basketball title, however, was halted last Friday by a team that even the Michigan Stale Spanans might have problems matching up against River Rouge, considered by many as the best prep hoop team in any class, beat Hastings 71-50 in the semifinal round held at MSU's Breslin Student Events Center. The Panthers stymied the Saxons* offense (!8-of-50 for 36 percent) and received big games from two of its big stars: Brent Darby and Charles Kage. Darby, expected to be a top candidate for the State's Mr. Basketball award next winter, scored 26 points from his point position. He also dished out 3 assists and made 4 steals. Kage. a 6-8 senior center who has drawn looks from Seton Hall. Michigan and Detroit Mercy, tallied 15 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. "That's a heck of a team," Hastings Coach Don Schils said. "They've just got too many weapons. Darby is awesome and Kage has the size and the strength. They (Rouge) were very patient and very disciplined." The Panthers, whose head coach (LaMonta Stone) and two of their players (Oscar Sanders and Rodney Hughes) were sitting out of the tournament because of recruiting violations, went ahead 4-2 early in the first quarter and never looked back after that. A Jeff Storrs jumper at the 7:19 mark tied the game at 2-2, but a Darby shot from the top of the key at the 6:08 mark put Rouge in front 4-2. Hastings trailed by only one point (8-7) when Ed VanDerMolen nailed a jumper at the 3:00 mark, but Rouge closed out the quarter with an 8-2 run and led 16-9 heading into the second frame. The Saxons' two points were the result of a Tony Bowne layup, off a Darnell Day miss, with 1.1 remaining. Bowne. a sophomore, scored 9 points in the • Youngs Sprints for Flying Dutchmen: Mark Youngs, a graduate of Hastings High School, has Hope's best time in the 100-me ter dash (11.27) and the 200-meter dash (23.82) this season. The sprinter is in his junior year at the area institution. • Kicking Camp in Adrian: Former Detroit Lion and current Minnesota Viking kicker Eddie Murray will hold a kicking and punting camp June 24-26 at Adrian College. The camp is for kids ages 8-20 and features instructions from Murray. Overnight housing is available. For more information, call 1-800-555-0801. Talk to you soon. Kyle Pohja (42) led Hastings in points with moves like this one inside the Breslin Center paint. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Tony Bowne (14) slides to the hole for a scoop against Rouge s Charles Kage (50). while Saxon teammate Ben O'Mara (52) gets in position to grab a rebound. (Photo by Perry Hardin) semifinal game. Kyle Pohja notched the first two points of the second quarter (16-11) on a put back, reverse layup at the 7:37 mark. Rouge, though, was nigged and relentless and scored 10 of the next 14 points (26­ 15) with that style. Pohja. who led the Hastings squad with 14 points and 9 rebounds, scored two more hoops late in the quarter — including a stop and shoot score with 46.3 left — to keep the blue and gold within 11 points (32-21) at the half. Storrs and Pohja continued to shine for Hastings early in the third quaner. First. Storrs drained a basket for two points (36­ 23) at the 6:55 mark and then he followed that make with another, a 3-pointer (36­ 26) at 6:37. Storrs finished with 10 points. Pohja followed suit with a head fake that got the Panther defender in the air and got his shot in the hoop. Pohja's hoop made it 36-28 with 6:10 to play in the third quaner. But for every Hastings run, the Panthers had an answer. After an Adam Gee score (41-30) at the 3:31 mark, the Panthers rattled off 10 consecutive points to co up by 21 points (51-30). Not even The Hastings Basketball team would like to thank the community, student body, and faculty, for their support and encouragement throughout the season We would also like to thank Fclpausch for the food that they donated to the team. We appreciate all that you have done for us during this a late Storrs triple off a pass from Adam Whitney could keep the Saxons in contention heading into the final frame. "They're fast, real fast." said Hastings senior guard Ed VanDerMolen who finished with 5 assists. "(Still), you can't take anything away from the fact that we we've gone further than any team in the school's history." Added Darby: "We’re a running team and in the second half we got out and ran the ball." Two positives came out of the close (16-15 Rouge) fourth quarter. The first was that Bowne would not allow Jamar Turner a slam at 4:54. meaning the Panthers would finish the semifinal slam-less. The second was that Hastings' reserves were brought in with 2:33 left, a move that gave Steve Storrs. Evan Winkler. Mike Sulcer, Andy Keller and Tyson Walther some well-deserved playing time. For Schils and his Saxons, the end of a great run was somewhat tough to handle "When you work your tails off. it’s very difficult to see," Schils said. "These guys (the Saxons) have grown up in my eyes a lot during the last month. We truly believe that we could have won. but things would have had to have been perfect. Thai’s bow good they are." Rouge ran its winning streak to 25 Saturday with a 60-54 win over Marshall in the championship contest. Marshall entered the game at 26-0. while Rouge’s season mark was 27-1. Darby again led the Panthers with 20 points and teammale Duez Henderson, whose headed to the University of Iowa, added 11 markers. Rouge’s State title was the program’s 13th. the last coming in 1976. "They’ve (Rouge) got a lot of balance... their guards can penetrate and shoot the threes," Hastings’ Jeff Storrs said of the Class B State champs "They’re almost unstoppable." In close. Schils thanked the community, which provided his team with plenty of support, and thanked his players for their historic campaign See Adam Whitney, Tony Bowne, Jim Storms. Adam Gee and Darnell Day receive some encouraging words from H.H.S. athletic director Tim Johnston. (Photo by Perry Hardin) STATE continued on page 12 Hoopsters remember moments from successful season Member of the Hastings H'gh School varsity basketball team were asked what their biggest memories were of the banner season that concluded with the championship run. Here, in the words of the players, are what made the season so memorable. Luke Warner (No. 10, 6-1 junior forward): "Going to Breslin (State semifinals), that was a lol of fun. I thought that we would do good in the tournament and the Linden game (State quarterfinals) was a real spark." Sieve Slorrs (No. 12, 6-3 junior guard): "It had to be reaching Breslin and all coming together. Just all of the players getting along." Tony Bowne (No. 14, 6-2 sophomore guard/forward): "Just my friends and my teammales. We really came together at the end of the year." Adam Whitney (No. 20, 5-11 junior guard): "Probably the highlight for me was the Linden game, that was the best ball we played all year... After the River Rouge game wc walked into the comer and got a standing ovation from our fans... The senior class was a great bunch of ball players and are definitely responsible for our tournament run. The tournament was our chance to prove that we were for real." Jeff Storrs (No. 22. 6-3 senior guard): "How we stuck together the whole year and never gave up." Ed VanDerMolen (No. 24. 6-0 senior guard): "Signing autographs for the kid> and the support trom the entire community Jim Storms (No. 30. 6-2 junior forward): "The quarterfinals against Linden We killed them, it was just an all-around effort Esan Winkler (No. 32, 5-10 senior guard): When we got here (Breslin) in the building and walked across the floor in front of everybody Mike Sulcer (No. 34. 5-9 senior guard): "When we beat Linden and did something that Hastings basketball had never done. Thai's a great accomplishment." See HOOPSTERS continued on page 12 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2. 1998 — Page 11 Coach Scott Allan calls for a time as the Saxon faithful stand up and cheer behind the team s bench. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Ed VanDerMolen steps forward and makes a speech during Fridays pep rally at the high school. Saxons’ season ends at State hoop semifinals Hastings High School's own caped crusader, Kurt Schaaf, shows off'his new garb given to him at the pep rally. Darnell Day (50) looks to push a shot attempt past Rouge's Charles Kage in the State semifinal game last Friday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Lakewood basketball standouts Jason Elenbaas and Chad Clum came to Hastings' pep rally on Friday to lend some support to the Hastings' eagers. Saxon guard Ed VanDerMolen (254) attempts a leaner versus the Panthers. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Guard Adam Whitney (20) looks to dribble past the defense as Kyle Pohja (42) sets a pick (Photo by Perry Hardm) The Saxon accomplishment are a fitting completion to an outstanding year of sports at Hastings High School. Congratulations to the students and coaching staff for the pride you’ve brought to this community. All of the Saxon players were honored with these signs that were found on M-43. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �Page 12 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2, 1996 HOOPSTERS STATE. ■ ■continued from page 10 from page 10 Adan Get (No. 40, 6-S aenlor forward): "Probably the whole tournament run. I finally played like I Ibourb* I could and gained some respect fro.:, my two brothers." Kyle Pohja (No. 42. 6-3 senior forward): "Us coming together. We came together as a learn, especially when we got down and played basketball like we are capable of." Andy Keller (No. 44, 6-0 junior forward): "In the Linden game we showed everybody that we are above the average team. We focused on each game individually during the tournament and meshed well." Darnell Day (No. 50, 6-6 aenlor center): "How we stepped up... Gee stepped up... everybody stepped up not just five guys." Ben O'Mara (No. 52, 6-5 senior forward/center): "Beating Lakewood and getting a win for my dad. That's the team he lost to (when he played high school tournament ball)." Tyson Walther (No. 54, 6-4 junior center): "The crowd, the people, the following." "This season has been awesome... These guys made a heck of a ran and made me very proud." Schils said. "11 was great how the community has come together." CLASS B STATE SEMIFINALS RIVER ROUGE 71 HASTINGS 50 Rouge...l«..16..23...16-7I Haalia|a...9...12...14..15-50 River Rouge: Brent Darby 11 (1)3­ 3 26. Duez Henderson 2 (1) 2-4 7. Charles Kage 7 1-2 15. Edward Johnson 1 0-0 2. Gene Evans 2 0-0 4. Antoine Johnsen I 0-0 2. Lance Collins 1 0-0 2. Alex Liatsos I 0-0 2. Lionel Reeves 1(1) 0-0 3. Rache LeeO 1-4 I. Jamar Turner I 3-4 5. Aaron Toney 0 2-2 2. Totals: EG 28 (3), FT 12-19. PF 21. Hastings: Jeff Storrs 4 (2) 0-0 10, Kyle Pohja 6 2-2 14, Darnell Day 0 2-4 2, Tony Bowne 3 3-39. Ed VanDerMolen I 2-2 4, Jim Storms 1 0-0 2. Evan Winkler I 0-0 2, Adam Gee 1 0-0 2. Andy Keller 0 1-2 I. Ben O’Mara 0 1-2 1. Tyson Walther 11-2 3. Totals: FG 18 (2). FT 12-17. PF 16. NOTES FROM BRESLIN: • On A Roll: The Panthers' 21-point win over the Saxons was their 24th in a row. On Saturday, they obtained No. 25 with a 6-54 triumph over Marshall in the championship game. Brent Darby scored 20 points and Duez Henderson 11 points to lead all Rouge scorers. Legendary Coach Lofton Greene, who guided Rouge to their first 12 State titles was on hand, analyzing the action from section 109. • Future Saxon: Barb Denny, the wife of assistant basketball coach Jeff Denny, gave birth to an eight pound, five once boy on the same day that the Saxons were hooping it up at the Breslin Center. The name of the new child is Aaron James and he is the couples' second child. Their first, Megan, is age four. Coach Don Schils and his Saxons come together before the game Friday at MSU's Breslin Center. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Have a ■ • Ar Educational Tool: Those who know me, realize how tough this is for me to say. But. Grand Rapids Press columnist Greg Johnson (a former employee at J-Ad Graphics) hit the nail on the head with these statements about Rouge's recruiting and Hastings' hardfought accomplishment. "It's suspect (the recruiting, and it will and should diminish that team's accomplishments... the Saxons took it upon themselves to succeed and along the way thrilled a community... the Saxons gained more from this basketball season." • County Support: Lakewood High School basketball standouts Chad Clum and Jason Elenbaas showed up at Hastings High School's pep rally on Friday, along with other members from the area school, to add their support. Maple Valley High School basketball coach Jerry Reese was also on hand at Breslin to root for the Saxons. • Records of Interest: Hastings' Mark Brown is still No. 1 for points in a season, in the M.H.S.A.A. record book, with 969 in 1984-85. In 26 games, that's an average of 37.3. In his high school career. Brown (who starred at Western Michigan University and Michigan State) scored 2,789 which puts him No. 2 behind Jay Smith (Mio) who tallied 2,841. Mike Brown is No. 15 with 2.101 markers. Former River Rouge basketball coach Lofton Greene is No. 1 in career wins with 739 from 1941-1984. Battle Creek's Chuck Turner is No. 8 on the coaching win list with 523 and counting. ACL injuries not end of sports careers The miracles of modern medicine and seriou- rehabilitation. A few years ago. Jim Storms' ACL injury dunng the football season would have probably meant an end to his sports career... or at least an end to his high school sports year. But. after four months of rehabilitation. Storms was back out on the floor helping the basketball Saxons get to the Class B State semifinals. Storms’ story can be an inspiration for many athletes who will experience, or have experienced, ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) rehabilitations. Jim Storms' ACL injury has not kept him off the floor as this basketball picture reveals. (Photo by Perry Hardin) River Rouge is also in the record books three times for highest team score in Class B final games. The Panthers tallied 87 points in 1965, 86 in 1964 and 79 in 1961. The most points ever scored in a championship game was 47 by Detroit Southwestern's Antoine "Judge" Joubert in 1983. The Vikings of Hopkins are in the record book for most overtime games in a season (8), consecutive overtimes (3). Those marks were scored in the 1995-96 hoop campaign and included seven overtimes and one double overtire Rent.. Major Champs... The Other Body Shot won the YMCA's B-Ma)or Mens basketban title this year. Team members are (front row. from left) D. Daley. P.Peterson. J. Nemetz; (back row) A. Ranguette. R. Coppess. P. Pierson. C. Young and P. McKeough. (Photo provided) SHQIS Rent-Way shows their spirit with this sign in front of their business. Record performances turned in by tracksters STORY? Call... 945-9554 It didn't take long for Hastings’ track team' to capture a few school records. The Saxons managed two indoor marks March 23 at the Grand Valley State Indoor Track Invitational. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Plannmg/Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on April 27. 1998 at 730 p.m. m the Community Room. Courts & Law Building at 220 W. Court St.. Hastings, Michigan. The subject of the pubic hearing will be the consideration of the following amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: MAP CHANGE - A-3-M Request to rezone property in Sec 20. Johnstown Township (see attached map) FROM AR TO C-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SEC. 20. T1N. RAW. JOHNSTOWN TWP. DISTANT S OODEG 15'E. 1514 39 FT FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; TH S 00 DEG 15'E. 345 58 FT ALONG SAID WEST SECTION LINE; TH N89 DEG 25 E. 760 FT MORE OR LESS. TO THE CENTERLINE OF BANFIELD RD; TH NORTHWESTERLY (APPROX N37DEG 15W) 431 5 FT . MORE OR LESS. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES N89 DEG 25'E FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; TH S89 DEG 25W. SOO FT. MORE LESS. TO THE POINT OF BEGIN NING CONTAINING 5.0 ACRES OF LAND. MORE OR LESS SUBJECT TO AN EASE­ MENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE NORTHEASTERLY 33 FEET THEREOF FOR BANFIELD ROAD. AND ANY OTHER EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS —I OF RECORD All of the above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan Beau Bamum set a school indoor record with a fourth place. 13-0 in the pole vault. Greg Brower also collected a record with a 7.46 in the 50-meter hurdles. Hastings' sprint medley relay team also had a good showing with a second place 2:36.6. Members of that team are Sun Stafford (55.1). Seth Bender (24.2), Mike Pursell (243) and Josh Lindsey (552). At the Eastern Michigan University Indoor Track Meet on March 27. Bamum and Brower continued to shine. Bamum was fifth in the pole vault with a I3O and Brower was eighth in 120. Brower also ran on the 800-nrter relay team that finished third in 1: 38.5. Team members were Brower (24.9). Doug Varney (24.7). Pursell (25.4) and Bender (23.4). Minor Champs... Richie's Kottee Shop won the YMCA's Mens B-Minor basketball league title this year. Team members are (front row. from left) J. Gordenski, T. Bennett. M. Pickard; (back row) R. Pickard. R. Long, D. Diperl and M. Pickard. Missing is D. Shaw. (Photo provided) NURSE NEEDED FOR A BUSY HASTINGS PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE Part-time 2-3 days per week. Please send resume to Ad #584 c/o The Reminder, P.O. Box 188 Hastings, Ml 49058 YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Council's Adult Floor Hockey Standings Team W-L-T TNR ..............................................................3-0-0 Wolfpack......................................................-2-1-0 Hackers........................................................ .2-1-0 Safety Service............................................. I -2-0 Avengers...................................................... 0-4-0 Games played: Hackers 7 vs. Avengers 4; TNR Machines 6 vs. Wolfpack 5. Emmanuel Episcopal Church 315 West Center Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616) 945-3014 HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE -1998 April 5, Sunday, Passion/Palm Sunday.................................8 a.m. and 10 a.m. April 6. 7, 8. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. . . Evening Prayer .... 7 p.m. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendment, either ver­ bally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 616-948­ 4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W State St. Hastings. Michigan 49058. between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm (dosed between 12-1 p.m.) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County d Barry wd pronde necessary auxAary ads and services such as sqners for the hearing impaired a'xJ audo tapes o» printed materials being consdered at the meeting to mdrvKJuais with disables at the meebng hearing upon ten (10) days notce to the County ot Barry indrvduais with dfsat>Hies rebuff.ng aunlia'y ads Cf services should contact the County 0< Barry by writing or call the following Mchael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hastings Ml 49050 - (616) 948 4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk 1 April 9. Maundy Thursday, The Commemoration of the Institution of The Lord's Supper, Washing of Feet. Holy Eucharist. Stripping of the Altar............... 7 p.m. The Watch begins following the liturgy April 10, Good Friday. Watch Ends and The Proper Liturgy begins . 12 noon April 11, Holy Saturday Proper Liturgy.................................................. 10 a.m. April 11. The Great Vigil of Easier, Saturday Evening........................ 7 p.m. April 12. Sunday, Easter Day, Holy Eucharist................... 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. HkwNoh »cnl3ff»G<x>a1t«h:»rmziMeracescrs?»30,reHOs»o9iAreoU«»noAsocx»on (HAMA )«i a® ooce ff (rnnorae* £p«occl Oven beqrrr.; r 12 roor Aecoej. be pcrcccmj n me serece :>«rrwsrv«eob»OTx>«®iz on Goal Howard starve, re te6cetaxrqHoAWea I YMCA Youth Council's Mens Basketball B Minor Richies Kofic Shop 120 Howell Flood Builders . . ... .8-4 FlexFab .............................. . . . .7-5 Drill Team ......................... .6-6 Lakewood Merchants . . .3-9 Vultures .............................. 0-12 B Major Other Body Shop . . . Blairs Lamlscapping Hastings Merchants . Music Center ............ Mainstrcct Savings . . Pennock Hospital .. Weltons ...................... 10-2 6-6 .5-7 .5-7 4-8 I �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 2, 1998 — Page 13 Wrestling Saxons honor feats, records at banquet Three school records were achieved by Hastings* wrestlers during the course of the recently completed winter season. And Luke Noteboom and Don Smith were the Saxons who achieved the feats. Noteboom tied the record for decisions in duals during the season (13) and also set the record for decisions in duals for a career (30). Smith set the mark for most takedowns in duals for a season (65). The old record was 58. At the team's awards banquet, Gabe McCarty was named the "Most Improved Wrestler", Bill Blair was chosen as the See ACL... team's captain for neat season and Tim Easey was selected as the 'Most Valuable Wrestler.' Blair had 43 wins in I997-98 and finished second in the State in his weight class. Easey. the team's only senior, had 26 pins and also represented the Saxons al tli State individual finals. Other team bests for the season were most takedowns by Don Smith (I06). most escapes by Mike Pursell (41). most nearfalls by Luke Noteboom (61). most reversals by Noteboom (39). Michael Lipatiaw and Blair were also signaled out BOWi Frida) Moose 9 and Wiggle 76; Heads Out 72; I Know That 7); Get Lucky 70.5; Rocky 4 67; Bad Habit II 67; Brushworks 66; Late Comers 63; Ten Pins 62.5; Ramblers 62; Four R’s 60.5; Nash Bash 59; Scars Service 57; No. Geritol Rcq'd 56. Weekend Warriors 54; Gillons 52.5 Special K’s 46. Good Gaines and Series Men - B. Mad­ den Sr. 235-569; J May 202-575; S. Sanborn 225-574. B Keillor 202-583; M. Kasmsky 236-613; P Tossiva 192-548; M. Keeler 203­ 547; D Scars 181; H. Service 183; D. Keillor 213; W Gillons 177; K. McDonald 175; T. Rainwater bowled triplicate 172-516. Good Games and Series Women - Shirlee V 209-592; T. Clark 214-517; T. Pennington 169-458; A Gillons 165-454; S. Sanborn 192-536; S. Keillor 154-437; A. Keillor 138­ 375; S. Nash 186-481; B. Davenport 168; S. Riplcv 141; H. Service 200; D. Bartimus 197; D Olmsted 171; S. McKee 231; J Madden 209; K Keeler 172; N. Taylor 162. Thursday A.M. LeHarves 68-44; Varneys 66-46; Early Birds 62 1 2-49 1/2; Just Us 61-51; Parkers AFC Home 57-55; Question Marks 53-59; Lucky Shots 49 1/2-58 1/2; Hastings Bowl Good Games and Series - R Isaacs 198­ 513; T Parker 186-509; M Hodges 177-486; B Tracy 175-480; O. Gillons 164-455; D. Olmsted 153-449; T. Parker 164-425; B. Es­ tep 156; J. McKeough 153; B Sexton 154; I. Ruthruff 151; B Bodo 147. Wednesday P.M. Valley Realty 66-42; Hallifax 64 1/2-43 12; Mace’s Ph. 62-46; Hair Care 61-47; Mis­ fits 57-51; Nashville Chiro 55-53; Nashville 5 Plus 54 I 2-53 1/2; Eye & Ent 49 1/2-58 1/2; Farmer's Feed 47-61; Finishing Touch 45 1/2 62 1/2; Lifestyles 45-53; Secbers Auto 41-67. High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 233­ 571; G. Otis 185-521; L. Elliston 202-586; S. Drake 180-485; E. Sunham 183-524; B. Planch 173-436; T Laymance 156-433; M. Sull 164-407, N. Thaler 166-442; T. Clark 191-473; E. Mcsccar 165-479; B Estep 177­ 444; J Harper 142-361, C. Watson 160-441; K. Keller 143-399; T. DeWin 143-399; K. Becker 187; E. Vanascc 181; F. Schneider 170; J. Rice 169; M. Bnmmer 164; R. Re­ ichard 165; T. Case 154; N. Hallifax 153; C. Trumbull 146; L. Potter 455. Saturday Majors Bovs High Game and Series - B Bowman 235-681; J Buller 235-518; J James 200-491; B Weatherly 206-478. D. Humphrey 159­ 445; B Kirby 152-444; C Purdum 193-410; P Hcnncy 155-401. Bovs Good Games - N. Wnght 148; M. Spidcl 139; M. Hubbard 136; J. Purdum 115; L. Laubaugh 115; B Huss 133. Girls High Games and Series - A. Boger 138-374. W Miller 133-339; A. Williams 121-327; C. Shumway 116-300; T. Huss 113­ 297; A Rose 108-291. Bow lere ties Hamilton Excavating 55-61; D.J. Electric 53.5-58.5; Hecker Insurance 46.5-65.5. High Games and Series - B. Maker 181­ 473; E. Ulrich 188-483; G. Otis 189-537; T. Redman 148-406; S. Merrill 186-515; S Drake 168-440; L. Dawe 166-437; J. Doster 170-487; E. Vanasse 191-473; J. Hamilton 210-476; L. Elliston 200-552. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 80; Rowdic Girls 67 1/2; Hastings Bowl 64 1/2; Budweiser 58; Hartzler Tours 57; Dewey’s Auto 56 1/2; Coldwell Banker 56; T.M. Lassies 55 1/2; Kelley’s Keglers 55 1/2; Girrbach’s 55; Mr. Bruce 49 1/2; Green Chics 33. High Series and Games - R Bennett 167; M. Gross 172-478; S. Guy 167; V Carr 195­ 457; P. Snyder 176; K. Keeler 195-527; S. Nash 188-477; S. Smith 166; H. Service 177­ 481; D. VanCampen 473; B. Vogindcwcy 190; D. Kelley 194-550; V. Pierson 170; J McMil­ lon 182-47?; M Snyder 185-535; S VanDcnbu.g 223-624; S. Glasgow 220 575; A. Hall 173-463 Senior Citizens Kuempcl's 68; Jesiek 65; Brodock 65; Moucoulis 64; Woodmansee 63; Otis 58 1/2; No. One Senior 58 1/2; Nash 55 1/2; Schlachter 53 1/2; Vrogindcwcy 52 1/2; Friend 52; M&Ms 49 1/2; Lcthcoc 45 1/2; Hall 43; Snyder 39 1/2; Brewer 31. High Games and Series Men - R. Nash 463; W. Woodmansee 222-561; G. Forbey 164; C. Havwood 177-477; D. Hall 462; W. Birman 191-475; D. Mason 191-497; B. Kingsley 178-451; W. Brodock 170-470; C. Jesiek 168-455; C. Allman 177; B. Terry 192­ 491; J. Beckwith 197-497; M. Schondclmcycr 172-467; R. Schlachter 168-467; G. Tcachman 155-445. High Games and Series Women - G. Otis 171-507; K. Colvin 186-482; B. Vrogmdcwcv 181-452; G. Potter 180; S. Glasgow 193-492; P. Snyder 168-466; M. Matson 167-486; B. Johnson 161-468. Sunday Night Mixed Thee Foggers 81; Thunder Alley 77 1/2; B.S.ers 76 1/2; Fearsome 4 70 1/2; H.E.D. 65 1/2; Short N Sweet 61; Dichards 59; Red­ necks 56 1/2; S & K 56; Lucky Strikes 55; XFilers 55; Tag Alongs 54; 2x4 53 1/2; 9 Out of Ten 50; Rock Bottom 48; Friends 39. Womens High Games and Series - L Bar­ num 211-559; K. Sutfin 196-558; M. Snyder 203-566; Sh. Sanborn 207-546; E. Hammontree 193-520; D Sccbcr 194-496; L Falconer 170-483; M. Simpson 178-457; C. Bamum 170-453; S. Cross 150-424; S Sanborn 199; V. Miller 181; M. McClurkin 160 Mens High Gaines and Series - S. Sanbom 245-641; J. Kohler 244-624; B Heath 236-599; C. Martin 229-596; J. DeLaat 215­ 583; K. Hammontrec 199-565; S. Kral Iman 193-529; B. Falconer 180-506; G. Snyder 200-562; R. Craven 216-500; M. Cross 184­ 492; D. Sccbcr 184-479; B. Donnim 179-467; V Dezess 192; J. Bamum III 187; D. Wordcll 179; T. James 177. ...continued on pg. 13 This is the same ailment that forced former Detroit Lion star runningback Billy Sims to retire early on in his brilliant football career. San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice had an ACL tear last fall, but by winter he was back on the field running patterns toward the end zones. The anterior crucirle ligament is one of four stabilizing ligaments in the knee, that restricts the knee from rotating too far in either direction. Anything that causes the knee to rotate — not just those serious sports collisions — can cause the injury. Nowadays, an athlete can be back out on the field, floor or court in a matter of a few months after "blowing out" his or her knee Matt Goschke. a certified athletic trainer at Hastings High who is contracted through Pennock Hospital, says it’s basically up to the determination of the individual. Storms, in Goschke words, was very determined. "It was his determination.” Goschke said. "He injured it in the second week of football. We then rehabilitated it for three to four weeks and made sure that the leg was as strong as it could be going into surgery. He came in every day... he wanted to get back." Goschke has rehabilitated six athletes at Hastings High this year who have tom an ACL: One in soccer, three in football and two in basketbail. Before surgery, Goschke says that strengthening hamstrings and quads are essential along with working on the individual's balance. After surgery, the individual must comply with the rehabilitation procedures. "Before surgery, the focus is mostly on strength and balance," Goschke said. "After surgery, you can't do too much too soon. A lot of it is mental; you've got to get over the mental hurdles. There's a lot of blood, sweat and tears." Storms' comeback required him to build up his hips, his quads and his hamstrings. Then he and Goschke began work on balance, or proprioception, as it is called in medical terms If an athlete blew out their knee 15 years ago. retirement was the norm. Now in 4-6 months, athletes can return to their sport as long as they're willing to put in some hard work. "It just shows how much medicine has progressed." Goschke said. Lifting weights is a daily procedure for Jim Storms as he continues to work on his knee. Steketee’ Start Your Engines... The Kalamazoo Speedway Car Show took place at the Maple Hill Mall, in Kalamazoo, on March 16-22. The show featured 88 cars, including vehicles from the local drivers in Barry County. Currently, the drivers are gearing up for the speedway's season opener which is Saturday, April 18. (Photo provided) Spikers conclude seasons with wins The seventh grade gold volleyball team won its final match last week, 15-7, 15­ 7, 15-2. Everyone of the team not only played, but scored in the Saxon triumph. The gold squad ends the season with a 5-6 record. Seventh Grade Blue Cara Zerbal, Emily Hoke and Liz Hollers each scored six points and Becky Crump and Amanda Clinton each had five in a 15-2, 15-6, 15-0 win over Delton on March 25. With the win. the blue squad 8th Grade A The A team beat Delton 16-14. 15-1. 15-9 to close its season at 6-5. High scorers were Laura Dickinson. Veronika H.M.S. 3-on-3 Hoops... The Hastings Middle Schools student council sponsored its first ever 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 14. A great turnout attended the event and had a lot of fun. First place honors went to the Jugglin' Juggaloes (from left) Dave Ockerman, John Wilcox. Joe Keller and Eric VanDerMolen. (Photo provided) The B team also won over Delton. 15­ 10, 15-0, 15-7 to conclude a 9-2 volleyball campaign. Alexis Powell had the most service aces Bennett Industries 67.5-48.5; Carlton Cen­ ter Excavating 65-51; Kent Oil Co. 56.5-59.5; NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE HYDRANT FLUSHING biate or Mtcntgan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98-22337-SE Estate of DAVID G DURKEE Deceased So­ cial Security No 371-30-6250 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on Apnl 22. 1998 at 2 00 p m in the probate courtroom. Hast­ ings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Gladys I Havens requesting that Gladys I Havens be appointed personal repre­ sentative of the estate of David G Durkee who uved at 11137 South Wall Lake Road Delton Mchigan ana who died March 11 1998 be admit­ ted to probate it also is requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be determmed Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented ’o *he (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal re-vesentative within 4 months of the dale of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record March 30 1998 Robert J Longstreet (53546) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE A YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 945 3495 Gladys I Havens By Robert J Longstreet 8387 Gull Road Richland Michigan 49083 (616) 629 9331 (4/2) Notice is hereby given the City of Haungs Department of Public Sen ices Will be flushing fire hydrartfs throughout the City on April 7th and 8lh (TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY) of this year Hydrant flushing may cause a slight loss of waler pressure md wmc water discoloration EvenIG Manshum Cay Clerk Tired of Waiting in line to Play Golf? The Compensation commission will meet at 9:00 a.m., April 2nd; 1.00 p.m., April 13th and 9:00 a.m. on April 20th, 1998 In the commission Chamber, Courthouse, Hastings, Ml to consider the compensation of elected officials, except Judges. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE SPRING CLEAN-UP OF BRUSH AND YARD WASTE Play at Hastings Country Club as a new member. The City of Hastings Department of Public MEMBERSHIP RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS Family 1998 Season....................... ’985 Single 1998 Season..................... ’815 lunior 1998 Season................ *490-’895 be at the curb at 7:00 a.m. the first mommg. (24-29 years old I Student 1998 Season............ New member initiation rate *IOO if joined by lune I Contact Hastings Country Club Pro Shop for complete details & forms. 616-945-2756 *320 Services will be picking up brush and yard waste during the week of April 20th. Said items should (Apnl 20. 1998) PLEASE DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS Only yard trimmings and brush six inches in diameter will be accepted. NO METALS or GARBAGE will be accepted. For further infor­ mation regarding waste pick-up. please cail the City of Hastings at 945-2468. Even I Manshum City Clerk HASTINGS SAXONS for a > Fantastic Season! Pete & Jason Service CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO TYDEN PARK AND ADJACENT RIVERWALK AREAS Tnc Hastings Cn, Counal will hold a PuNk Hearing <■ Moula). Apnl 13. I99K xl 7:30 pm in the Havings Cn> Hall Comal Chambers loard al 103 Soilh Broad* as Havmgs. Michigan lo hear puNis conmenl regarding plans lo appts Io a Recrealnn Grant from the Michigan Department ol Natural Resources The City is seeking a grant lo fund consirusiioi of importemenls with­ in and adpeem lo Tsden Park and for dcselopment of mprosemenls related lo lhe Thorupple Riser nsensalk and access pn>- gram Information on the above public hearing and minuick of said hear­ ing will he available al the office of the City Clerk. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616-945-2468 or TDD call relay services I -800-649-1777). Evcnl Manshum City Clerk �Pane 14 — The Hastings Banner — Thursday. April 2. 199H Tom Holliday of Lansing (right) uses a pole ax to shield himself from the sword of Larry Sieting of Grand Rapids, The weapons are not the real thing and are carefully crafted to minimize danger to heavy weapons fighters. Holding court are the reigning Baron and Baroness, who are presenting gifts to winners of some of the competitions. Middie ages come to Hastings Jeril Ewbank of Jackson has adopted the persona of a 15th century English monk in the Society. Here, he examines some of the wares Society merchants offered for sale during the festival. by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Middle Ages came to Hastings last Saturday when the Society for Creative Anachronism held a medieval festival at the Barry Expo Center. Battles with weaponry used during the Middle Ages, fencing competitions, and an archery tournament were some of the highlights of the event. Members of the Society also competed for recognition in arts and sciences and sold handmade wares such as clothing and accessories akin to those worn during medieval times. Brewing techniques also were demonstrated, and an area was set aside for those wanting to obtain a medieval name or heraldic device. Some 200 society members from Michigan and nearby states attended the festival, which was put on by the West Michigan chapter of the society, called the Barony of Andelcrag. which covers Grand Rapids. Battle Creek. Kalamazoo and the lakeshore area. This is the first time the Barony has held a festival in the Hastings area, according to member Amy Venlos. Barony members chose Hastings because the Expo Center is a "nice facility" and is located equidistant from Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids and Battle Creek. Venlos said. This is also the first time the Barony has put on an event of such large scale, she said. Southwest Michigan resident ’Rutger’ demonstrates a fencing move with his rapier. Practice swords with rubber tips are used during fencing competitions. Another fencing competitor. Doug VanderLaan of Grand Haven, nas his own web site giving more information on fencing. The address is www. netonecom. net/- swordman. A Society merchant stitches a leather covering tor a water flask. Archers observe court proceedings. A quilt memorializing a society member who passed away suddenly is being worked on. The member was a prince in the Middle Kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the Midwest. Society members from all over the kingdom donated quilt pieces depicting everything from dragons, coats of arms and golden chalices to wandering minstrels, the latter ornately embroidered. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 2. 1998 — Page 15 Hot water heater starts fire at Yankee Springs meadows Burnt popcorn sends Firefighters to court building A fire alarm at the Courts and Law building in Hastings Wednesday at lunch time was set off by burnt popcorn, said Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris. Firefighters were sent to the building as fire alarms sounded on all three floors of the building. No injuries or damage was reported. LEGAL NOTICE: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rodney R Burns an unmarried man and Louise Ward an unmarried woman to AAA MORTGAGE 4 FI­ NANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee dated November 8 1995 and recorded on December 8 1995 in Liber 646 on Page 849 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agree­ ment daied as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995-C as assignee by an assignment dated No­ vember 22 1995 which was recorded on tugust 19 1996 in Liber 669 on Page 905 Barry County Records on when mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hun­ dred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Six and 51/100 dollars ($115,426 51) including inter est at 11 50“ • per annum Adjustable Rate Mort­ gage Interest rate may change nn 5/14 and 11/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute n such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al pubic .endue al the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o’clock PM on May 14 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as PARCEL -O’ THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF S/lD SOUTH WEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 262 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 328 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 262 01 FEET THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS WEST 328 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO HIGH­ WAY RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF SUBJECT TO AND TO­ GETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED ON DRAWING NO 88982- N AS DESCRIBED AS DESCRIPTION AS ENTRANCE ROAD AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A 66 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST ’>4 CORNER OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SEC­ ONDS EAST 1150 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO REFERENCE POINT A THENCE CONTIN­ UING NORTH A8 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 369 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF ENDING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO BE­ GINNING AT THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED REFERENCE POINT A THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 465 95 FEET THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 844 09 FEET ALONG THE NORTH I ' OF THE SOUTH 517 FEET OF SAID NO' "» OF THE SOUTH­ WEST U4 TO TH 'E OF THE EAST 652 FEET O’ ~ .»uHTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 14 AND THE PLACE OF END­ ING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF WHISPERING VALLEY ESTATES NO 1 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 99 The redemption period shall be 6 monthist from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case tne redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 2 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Ser vicing Ag-eement dated as of Novembe’ 30 1995 Series 1995-C FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling ana Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Senes ’995-C 30150 Telegraph, Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *96105370 .4.-30) Dclwin Wayne (.'raven. Hastings and Suzanne Kay Arens. Hastings Alexandra Daniel Cazala. Wayland and Michelle Lynn Gale. Way land Donald Wayne Tate. Hastings and Gloria Ann Laney. Hastings William Martin Russon. IL Delton and Nic­ hole Dawn Ketchum. Iklton Timothy Ray Mc< ulligh. Middlesillc and Tami Jeannette Cunningham. Caledonia James Richard Porter. Lansing and Nancy Lynn Billings, Hastings Leslie Tim Ridncr. Jr.. Delton and Nichole Dawn Kuykendall. Delton. . James Arthur BurghdofT. Hastings and Deborah Sue Barry. Hastings. A rusty hot water heater and its pilot light caused a fire at 12832 Charles Drive in the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Friday morning at about 10:15 a.m. was quickly doused by members of the Thornapple fire department. Chief Bob Woodard said the home's owner. Dawn McCall was not home but a relative staying at the house smelled smoke, which was found to be coming from the closet containing the hot water heater. Minor damaged was reported. 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April 2, 1998 COURT NCuJS: months in prison for fleeing and eluding a Michigan Stale Police trooper attempting A Battle Creek teen who broke into a house the day before being sentenced on a previous home invasion conviction "ex­ hibits the behavior of a sociopath.** said Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled in Circuit Court Thursday. "It's a slap in the face of this court.** said Makled "It’s a sad day when I have to rec­ ommend a prison sentence for a person who just turned 18." Chad Smith was sentenced by Judge James Fisher to three to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree home invasion on Feb. 25 for the Dec. 17. 1997 break-in of a home in the 7000 block of Westlake Road in Assyria Township. Smith previously had been convicted of the same charge on April 26. 1997. "This recent home invasion was corunitted against a friend of the family.' said Makled prior to sentencing. "He had taken the defendant in when he was troubled. It’s a demonstration that he has no conscience or decency. He shows no remorse and his own letter to the court indicates his regrets only that he thought he would only do four months.” Smith s attorney. Thomas Dutcher, how­ ever. said Smith did apologize to the vic­ tim's family, though he did not apologize lo the victim. "Il's a stupid mistake." said Dutcher. "He understands how stupid it was. The first time, it was it was his immaturity that got him into trouble. This second one was just plain stupidity. He knows he's going to prison.** "This is going to be a chance to change myself." said Smith. 'I'm going to send you to prison... be­ cause of your problems following the rules of society." said Fisher. "You will still be a young man when you get out. I hope you use the time you are incarcerated to go to school and to make some changes in your behavior. It sounds like you've already started to make changes.” to make a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving Feb. 13 in Johnstown Township. Trooper Bryan Fuller attempted to stop Rutherford's brown Jeep Cherokee when the vehicle took off north on Schreiner Road from Fniin Road. The Jeep turned east onto Cooper, then north on North Avenue and then east on Butler Road before Fuller was able lo stop the Jeep on the crest of a hill just west of M-66. Fuller took both Rutherford and the fe­ male passenger into custody as they lay in the roadway. Makled told Fisher that Rutherford's list of 46 prior convictions. 45 of which are misdemeanors, is the longest criminal his­ tory he had ever seen. "I think that's ridiculous." said Makled. "It's absolutely out of control. It indicates a path of drunkeness and violence. Hell never be able to maintain a job or a mar­ riage until he quits drinking. 1 think reha­ bilitation is a waste of time and effort." But Rutherford s attorney. Mark Doster, claimed the criminal record does not reflea violence "against anybody but himself. "His biggest problem is drinking when he's not supposed to be." said Doster. "The prosecutor's claim thi-t he's not capable of maintaining a relationship is misleading. He’s lived with Becky for 20 years, they have a house they're remodeling together. Hell lose this house if he's not able to have work release.' Doster said Rutherford did not stop for Trooper Fuller because he was not sup­ posed to be driving and did not know what to do. "So. he decided to drive to a friend's house." said Doster. "He wasn't driving at a high rate of speed and he wasn't endanger ing anyone." Doster said Rutherford has been drinking his entire life and that no effort has been made to rehabilitate him. "Everyone writes him off." said Doster. "There is no substance abuse counseling at the jail. He's interested in a program, but no one is interested in rehabilitating him." In other recent Circuit Court business: • Kenneth William Rutherford. 41, of Nashville, was sentenced to 16 to 24 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CM..The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 ll,li< Wanted TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Pntducnon and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 daw. Apply in person, mi phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Companv. 310 Oak St.. I• recport. Ml. EOE___________ SOCIAL WORKER: Outreach Counseling Social Worker (Hastings Office), part­ time position (up to 22.5 hrvwk) providing family & individual counseling, parent­ ing and child development information to clients who have been referred by F1A Child Protective Services. QUALIFI­ CATIONS REQUIRED: MSW or MA in Counseling Psyc or Marriage 4 Family Counseling. Registration xs Ml Social Worker of LLP. Relevant experience with at-risk chil­ dren. To apply submit cover let­ ter of interest and resume no later than 4/8/98 to: Human Resources. •98CP2BC. Family & Children Services. 1608 Lake St.. Kalamazixi. Ml> 49001. FAMILY & CHILDREN SER VICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER HELP WANTED: CAMP STAFF. Summer positions available immediately for youth camp for youth ages 6 to 13. Now accepting applications for Art Director and Counselors. Experience required. Start date6 898. Call (616)-349-4485. Mon-Fri. Kam-4pm for more mi. irmat ion_________________ HASTINGS 4 Hitsincw Services For Rent BARKY ( <Jl “ I i Al rLlANC'E SERVICE. All makes & models, over 30 years experi­ ence Call I-888-498-9137/616948-9137 PIANO TUNING. Repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Services. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistant. Call 945-9888 TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Regular or occa­ sional cleaning. Window wash­ ing or laundry. Will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945-9448 and leave message. PAINTING aluminum SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc.. Reasonable rates. Free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hester I y. Painting & Tree. 945­ 2545____ ________ HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE. Trimming and Removal. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. insured. Bucket and Truck Call Randson. 945-2545 HAMUVtK VILLAGE. Newer 2 bedroom apartments in Hastings. Spacious, dishwasher, separate utility rooms. Call 616­ 774-9400. ext. 201 ■ ><at Ixi Tdk <f Yue Rb For Sale FOR SALE: Fireplace insert Can be seen at 3201 North Broadway. (616) 948 2923 FOR SALIE: Carolina work boots. Minnetonka moccxsins and horse tack. B-B Shor Repair. 123 S. Jefferson. Hastings and 414 W. Main. Ionia Mobile Homes REPO’S. Wrong color on huge 3 and 4 bednxim mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed. 1st time home buyers program available, will relocate free if necessarv. No payment until January of 1997. 1-800-387­ 0035. Wert Mich.____________ BANK REPO: 3 bednxxn. 2 hath, low payments Must sell. 1-800-538-7870 BRUISED CREDIT? Wc can help. Many 3 & 4 bcdrixxn homes available. Low down payment. Must reduce invento­ ry." Call 1-800-538-7870 ’RENTAL FOR ALL YOUR TEMPORARY NEEDS Barry County Rental is dosing and liquidating all assets Items are no longer for rent. ALL ITEMS ARE NOW FOR SALE. An inventory and pnee list is avaiaWe m the office at the east end of OU' building Monday to Fnday 8 00-12 00 4 1 00-4 00. Sat 9 00 to 12 00 Or call the store at 945-5588 and one will be mailed to you 2166 W Gun Lake Rd CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Hastings Downtown Development Authority will hold a public hearing on Thursday. April 16. 1998 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan to consider a request by James Gibbon fur a DDA Class C Liquor License, pursuant to Public Act »440 of 1996 Sec 17k st. seq. tor a new restaurant to he located on the cor­ ner of North Michigan and Apple St (currently Moose Lodge) InfoniMiKJn on the above public hearing and minute* of *aid hearing u ill be available at the office of the City Clerk. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. The City will pros ide necessary reasonable aids and sen ices upon five days notice to the Clerk ot the City of Hastings (telephone number 616-945-246X or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777). "Il's a two-way street." said Fisher. "We can provide the programs to him. but we certainly can't implant that attitude to make him successful. It has to come from within." Doster pleaded with Fisher to impose a jail sentence with work release, but asked him to not to insist that be not associate with anyone with a criminal record because 80 percent of Rutherford's family has crim­ inal records "I think you pose a threat to the public." Fisher told Rutherford prior to sentencing. "Fleeing and eluding is one of the most dangerous situations there is. I realize that you weren't going KM) miles per hour, but in any case, a police officer could get killed, innocent people on the road can get killed and the person doing the fleeing can get killed." • Jeff Bumford. 31. of Nashville, was sentenced lo four months in jail with 22 days credit plus $500 costs and two years probation for resisting and obstructing a police officer. Two other charges of being drunk and disorderly and illegal entry without the owner's permission were dismissed. Bumford was charged after he resisted of­ ficers in Nashville March I. Though Bumford has a previous criminal history, he had no run-ms with the law over the last five years. Bumford said he got in trouble March I because he was distraught over a recent di­ vorce that occurred while he wxs in jail and "I was unable to fight for the things that belonged to me." Bumford had previously been living in Nashville with his wife. Tammy. "I don't want to go back to that town, it has nothing for me." be told Fisher. "If you're going to send me to jail for 12 months, you might as well send me to prison because sitting in jail just eats away at me. You might as well sentence me now and avoid all the arguing." Bumford explained that he has had trou­ ble keeping a job because he has no driver's license and no ride to work. Because of his stress, his attorney Terry Knoll said Bumford became involved with alcohol again and became abusive. "He indicated his is trying to get out of Nashville and change his environment." said Knoll. "Unfortunately, he has no driver's license and only makes $5.50 an hour. I don't think he's an individual who needs to be put in jail for 12 months. 1 do think he's an individual who is willing to put a step forward." Fisher considered Bumford's five years without trouble when handing down his sentence. "You had a drunk and disorderly convic­ tion in 1992. and then you had five years when you had no problems." said Fisher. "Then, you started this string of assault situations with Tammy. It's obviously a bad situation for you. You are going to have to stay away from her. If not. you are going to prison." • Mariah David Dorsey was given 7411 status for possession of marijuana, plus two years probation. $1,000 in costs, community service work in lieu of one half of his costs and a 90 day suspended jail sentence. "In reviewing the pre-sentence report and looking at his history, he has quite a bit to work with." said Makled. "He was produc­ tive and industrious in the past. It appears he has made some dumb mistakes. I have some confidence he can turn around and do the right thing." Attorney William Doherty said Dorsey is a productive member of society except tor using controlled substances. "He did not lake that seriously until now." said Doherty. "Hopefully, he'll take a step back and look and decide that what he's been doing is wrong. He does have a good job. There aren't too many people his age who have a $10 per hour job. I think just being here has had some impact on him. His only problem is his use of alco­ hol and controlled substances." When Fisher asked Dorsey if he had any­ thing tn say. he replied: "I'm sorry." "You don't have to apologize to me." said Fisher. "You haven't done anything to me." "I don't know who I'm apologizing to. I haven't hurt anybody." said Dorsey. "You've hurt yourself, haven't you?" asked Fisher. "Yeah.” replied Dorsey. "You are at a point in your life when you have to decide where you’re going to go." said Fisher. "If you continue to use drugs, you're going to have all kinds of other problems. Or. you continue with the good job you have and have a good life for yourself." "I've quit already." Dorsey said. J-Ad Graphics News Service Four boys ages 12 to 15 from Hastings. Woodland and luikc Odessa are facing pos­ sible charges in conneaion with two local break-ins and (he theft of and extensive damage lo a 1976 Corvette last week. According to a report by the Hastings City Police Department, all four teens are expected to be charged with breaking and entering and the oldest of the four may be charged with car theft, said Hastings City Police Chief Mike Leedy. Police said the teens are suspected break­ ing into Precision Auto al 819 Railroad St. between March 20 and March 23. and tak­ ing about 15 keys and a case of pop One of the missing keys later was found laying on the side of Railroad Street and several other missing keys were located aaoss the street from the shop laying in a small, wooded area, police said During the investigation of the suspects, one of the foursome was also connected to a March 22 break-in of a storage building in the 900 block of Railroad Street. "Once inside, the suspect stole a 1976 Corvette and then took it on a joy ride in the Hastings area, doing several thousand dollars worth of damage to the vehicle." said Leedy. The vehicle was recovered the following day stuck in the mud in a field located behind Southeastern School." Charges are still pending and the inci­ dents remain under investigation. • Daniel Johnson Buckhannon. 20. of Delton was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status and 7411 status un a pos­ session of marijuana and a concealed weapon conviaion. he realizes somaimes. you have to give up some of your friends when they begin a path of criminal acts." said Haslett. "With regard to the offenses, he was cooperative with police, he was very honest about it. And. he did not understand that having a knife in a vehicle was carrying a concealed weapon. He understands it now." Buckhannon was stopped by a Barry County Sheriffs Department deputy Feb. 23 and was charged after the deputy found a single edged knife with a nine-inch blade between the front seals of the vehicle. The deputy also found a realistic-looking plastic handgun or toy pistol behind the driver's seat of the vehicle, according to the police report. "This situation is a bit disturbing." said Makled. "Until recently, he's done quite a bit with his life. He's going to school and he has a job. It's very disturbing to see him make some bad choices." His attorney, however, noted that Buck­ hannon is willing to no longer associate with a friend who has history of drug and misdemeanor convictions. "He's not the kind of person Mr. Buck­ hannon should be hanging around with and • David Dusette. who was to appear for sentenced on a March 11 conviction of at­ tempted breaking and entering of a vehicle, did not appear and a bench warrant was is­ sued. "Apparently the (nice) weather has had a disorienting effect on my client." attorney Carol Dwyer told Judge Fisher when Dusette did not appear. Bench warrants were also issued for Randy Schley of Battle Creek. Timothy Leach of Hastings and Michael Woods of Hickory Comers for failure to appear for al­ leged probation violations. POLICE BEAT ■■ Suicide 'scare* leads to arrest HASTINGS - A 23-year-old Hastings man who told police he staged a suicide attempt to "scare" his girlfriend March 27 was taken into protective custody and cited for possession of marijuana. After being called to the 500 block of Green Street police found a pickup truck in the driveway running, with a vacuum hose extending from the tailpipe into the rear of the truck's bed, which was covered by a cap. Hastings City Police were able to remove the man from the bed of the truck, which was filled with carbon monoxide fumes. The man. found to be bolding a knife, also had superficial cuts to his left wrist, police said. The man was also found to be in possession of a pot pipe, a small baggy of marijuana and he registered a .12 in a preliminary breath test for alcohol. He was lodged at the Barry County Jail on $100 bond. Charges pending in dog theft CARLTON TOWNSHIP - Larceny charges are pending against a Freeport man who is accused of taking a $300 black German Shepherd from the yard of a Carlton Center Road couple March 14 and leaving it at the Barry County Animal Shelter. According to a report from the Barry County Sheriffs Department, the man called the animal shelter to report that the dog was tied to a fence and was left without food, water or shelter. Animal Control officer Mike Cross responded to the scene and left a notice at the couple's home, but did not remove the dog. When the couple returned home, however, the dog was missing, and later located at the shelter in Hastings. The man, however, denied taking the animal, although he said he assumed the dog was to be given away since there was a "Free Dog" sign in the yard, the report stated. Man hurt in morning accident HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A Nashville man who admitted to having three vodkas before driving off Center Road near Mathison Road early March 23 was treated at Pennock Hospital and released, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. James Robert Mullins. 50. of 8570 Greggs Crossing Road, was eastbound on Center Road when he apparently drove his 1984 Jeep Cherokee off the north side of the road for about 18 feet before striking a tree stump. The vehicle then came to rest on its side about three feet off the rowJway. the report said No blood alcohol results were available and police report that Mullins was not wearing a seal bell Pedestrian hit, but injuries minor HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man who said he was struck by a car on Bachman Road March 28 complained of minor injuries, according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. John Anderson Jr., of 420 E. Center St. told police he was standing behind his vehicle on Bachman Road one eighth of a mile north of East Woodlawn al about 9:30 p.m. when a blue or silver Chevrolet traveling south struck him and continued without slopping. The accident remains under investigation. Area man charged in break-ins HOMEOWNERS Iwvoff atancAUDDar $’0 000 $30 000 $80 00C $77 mo $25'mo $615 mo Credit Problems OK I 1 Day Pre-Approval I Evenl Manshum City Clerk Four teens face charges after break-ins, car theft Fixed Rates MlineyTrh I 8*nXpnEST |c>«iw — 1-800-669-8957 HOPE TOWNSHIP - A Carlton Township man stood mute to two counts of illegal entry without the owner’* permission at his March 31 arraignment in Barry County District Court. Howard Frizzel Jr.. 21. of Carlton Center Road. Hastings, had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf and an April 21 pre-trial hearing was scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. Frizzel was caught by a tracking dog unit of the Wayland Post of the Michigan State Police after a report of a breaking and entering in progress on Gurd Road north of Pritchardville Road in Hope Township March 30. according to a press release by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Frizzel is suspected of breaking into two occupied homes and one unoccupied home. The incidents remain under investigation by the Barry County Sheriffspepartment. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-04-09.pdf 9a7a90e6f84951cc56c37fc01bfed56f PDF Text Text chair to visit New Delton coach eyes improvement See Story on Page 6 ^ST^S Pi ff ?LF ’’’ 5CHURCHST See Story on Page 12 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 c-3 PY i;r-; 12’ • '• HAS! NS.. V- 4 -*Sc .oj3 Hastings VOLUME 145, NO. 15 ANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1998 PRICE SO- HHS has four valedictorians Top 10 students announced... Four out of the 10 Hastings High School seniors winning top academic honors this year have straight 4.0 grade point averages, meaning they will share duties as co-valedictorians this year. Also, the TopIO winners this year are all young women. They include: Sarah Bellgraph, daughter of Thomas and Patricia Bellgraph, has a 4.0 GPA. In ninth grade. Bellgraph was co-capuin of the freshman basketball team, played on the freshman volleyball team and varsity golf team, was a member of the Ski Club, Key Club. HHS Marching Band. Jazz Band, and Varsity Club, was student of the month and was on the freshman honor roll. As a sophomore, she played on the JV Danielle Wiktem Sarah Bellgraph basketball and varsity golf teams, was co­ caplain of the JV volleyball team, was a member of the Quiz Bowl. Ski Club, and Key Club, was student of the month, received an academic letter, and was on the honor roll As a junior, she was recognized as "Rookie of the Year" in varsity tennis, played varsity volleyball and golf, was a member of the Key. Ski. and International clubs and the National Hona Society, was a Girls' State finalist, was yearbook editor, was on the prom committee, won an academic pin and was on the honor roll. As a senior, she played on the varsity tennis and golf teams, was treasurer of the Key Club, was president of the National Honor Society, was a member of Interact and was yearbook editor Sec TOP 10 continued on page 2 Alersha Miller Kathleen Willison Casey Anderson Trad Heli Jltewer Carley Case Rachel Dreyer Erika Ordiway Area school board candidates file Candidates for open seals on the boards of education for five area school districts Tte Mui Orca Wak Win tecta ■ 9-30 K Good Fritfcj. April 10, M rire One* Lateral Chore* pretiag teL 239 E. Nath St, HMia(L Bwqraoe it welcoae to Mke port io ria wofc which it held nay year oo Good Mtay to lift op de aeeoov of tee day nd allow walken to reflect arieady oa the aorifltlno of Jeaaa Chtta. according to Grace Latheeaa Pasta Michael Antal. Participants caojoia the event fa all a pot of the way. The walk, which usually taka about 90 reins let. starts at the Grace Lothetan parking lot, proceeds south 00 Michigan Avenue, west on Stale Street, north on Broadway and west or Stale Road to the Knights of Colum­ bus Hall. Walkers are asked io arrange fa their own transportation from the K of C Hafl. More News Briefs on Page 2 were announced Monday afternoon. The deadline for filing for the Monday. June 8. annual school elections was at 4 p.m. April 6. The following is a rundown of the who filed in what district: Hastings There will be a race for one seat on the Hastings School Board, between incumbent Larry Haywood and newcomer Aaron Snider, an employee at Felpausch in Hastings. The other two seats up for re-election in Hastings, those of incumbents Terry McK­ inney and Mike Hubert, are uncontested. Snider. 34. is a former Hastings High School student and 1981 graduate of Lake­ wood High School. Snider said he decided to run for the board seal because he has five children currently attending school in the Hastings district and "I wanted to help any way I could to make sure the kids in Hast­ ings have all the opportunities that any other school districts in the state have." Snider, who lives on Bond Street in Hastings, also said "I felt I needed the chal­ June, he will be running for a full four-year will be joined on the ballot by newcomer lenge." Haywood. 50. who owns a farm on Solomon Road, served on the board from 1982 to 1994 and became a board member again this past summer when he was ap- term. McKinney is part-owner of McKinney Poured Wall and Great Lakes Car Wash of Donald Haney. There will be contests in the Hastings, Lakewood and Thornapple Kellogg school districts. pointed to fill a vacancy left by newly elected board member Bob Casey, who died shortly after he was elected. Haywood was appointed for one year. He and Snider will be competing for the three years remaining in Casey's term McKinney. 40. of Cook Road, has been on the board since March of 1996. when he was appointed to fill lhe unexpired term of retiring board member Tom Groos. In June of 1996. McKinney was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term. This systems at Felpausch and currently serves Delton Board Secretary Elizabeth Matteson will be running for a second four-year term and will face no opposition. Hers is lhe only seal up for election on lhe Delton board this year, meaning that with no ballot questions and only one uncontested school board race, there is likely to be a small as board vice president. Lake wood Four candidates filed for one open four- turnout in lhe Delton election this year. « Maple Valley There will be no contests, as two candi­ year seat on the board. All are newcomers, as incumbent Curtis Johnson decided against seeking a third term. He was elected in 1990 and won another term in 1994. The four candidates who will appear on the June 8 ballot are LeRoy Stambaugh. dates have filed for the two open seats. Frank Dunham, who .was appointed last year to fill the vacancy left by the resigna­ tion of John Krolik. has decided to seek a full four-year term on the board. Dunham also has served the area as a member of lhe Caledonia and Hastings. Hubert. 44, of Ironside in Hastings, has been on the board since 1994. and is seek­ ing his second four-year term. Hubert is the vice president of management information Richard Thomas Possehn. David Bulling and Thomas Clark. Stambaugh is the husband of Ramona Stambaugh, who was elected to the school board in June 1997. Thornapple Kellogg There will be a three-for-two race here, as incumbents Kim Selleck and Dave Smith Nashville Village Council. The other candidate will be newcomer Cindy S. Grant, who is running for a seat currently held by Tammy Christensen. Christensen was elected three years ago to fill out the remainder of a four-year a seat and has decided against seeking another term. �Page 2 - th# Flcthngs Banner - Ihurtday April Q IVQ8 TOP 10, continued from page 1 She is a member of her church's youth group, has attended lhe MIPA summer journalism program al Michigan Stale University for the past two years, and has worked al KFC. Meijer and Plumbs. She plans on attending the University of Florida, majoring in journalism Melissa Meaney. daughter of Keith and Gloria Meaney. also has a 4.0. In ninth grade, she was in choir, cheerleading. JV softball, and student council, was a member of lhe Quiz Bowl team, and had perfect attendance. As a sophomore she was a member of the Quiz Bowl team, student council, the varsity softball team, and the concert choir, was class president, was manager for boys' JV baseball, and received an academic As a junior she was class president, a member of student council, the Quiz Bowl team, the varsity softball team, lhe varsity singers, the International Club, and lhe National Honor Society, and was treasurer of the Barry Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council. She attended Girls’ Slate and lhe Sleight Leadership Conference, and won an academic letter. As a senior she is student body president, a member of the student council, the varsity softball team, the Varsity Singers. Key Club, and the National Honor Society, is president of lhe Youth Advisory Council, is a student aide, and won an academic letter She has worked at True Value. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. lettur News Briefs... DDA meeting time changed Bernard Society to meet April 13 The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m Monday. April 13. in the Delton Middle School Library. Ed Schaadt will present a program on the history of the north Gull Lake and Richland areas. Refreshments will be served. The lime for lhe Hastings Down­ town Development Authority (DDA) Boards meeting for Thursday. April 16. has been rescheduled The time will be at 5:30 p.m. rather than lhe original time of 8:15 a m. at the Hastings City Council chambers. Habitat dinner is next week A meal of oven-baked chicken. Swiss steak and all lhe trimmings will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. April 17. to help Barry County Habi­ tat for Humanity raise funds to build its 15th home for a family in need of decent housing. The dinner will be held at lhe First United Methodist Church on Green Street in Hastings. A free-will dona­ tion will be accepted for the meal. Habitat plans to build its next house on the corner of Thom and Third streets in Hastings. Habitat is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Volunteers work in pantiership with low income families to build simple, decent homes that are sold at cost and without interest to the families. Baby sitters* class planned Pennock Hospital will offer a Young Baby Sitter's class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. April 18. at the hospital conference center. In the class, students at least 12 years of age or in at least the sixth grade can learn the responsibilities as­ sociated with baby-sitting.. Topics will include basic child care, fire safety. CPR. first aid. nutritious snacks and activities that are fun and help children develop skills. Certificates of achievement will be given to those who successfully com­ plete the class. A baby sitter's direc­ tory also will be made available. Writ­ ten parental permission is required for inclusion of the baby sitter's name in the directory. Class size is limited, pre-registration is required by calling 948-3125. Registration is confirmed by receipt of the $5 class fee. Show to 'benefit youth theater Eight local singers will perform hit songs from Broadway shows at a bene­ fit concert Sunday. April 26. for the Thomapple Arts Council Youth The­ ater Guild. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. that Sunday at the Leason-Sharpe Hall. First Presbyterian Church. Hastings. It is expected to last about an hour and a half The group will perform songs from musicals such as "Cabaret." "Okla­ homa." "Carousel." "Les Miserable*." “Phantom of the Opera." "South Pa­ cific." "Beauty and the Beast." "The Secret Garden" and "Guys and Dolls " Performers include Peggy Hemmerling. Judy Hicks. Shelly Dickinson. Bret and Becky Hoxworth. Nathan Robbe. Kathryn Mix and Doug Acker The singers will be accompanied on lhe piano. The Youth Theater Guild every summer has i two-week theater work­ shop tor area youths, who produce a play performed all over Barry County. This will be the third year the work­ shop has been offered. The workshop is scheduled to start this year on June 15 and last until June 26. Production of the play will begin June 22 and it will last until July 10. Hemmerling is co-producer Easter egg hunt will be Saturday A free community Easter egg hunt has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Satur­ day. April 11. at the Learn 'N Play child care center. 2049 N. Broadway. Included in the activities, designed for children up to 10 years of age. will be the egg hunt, pictures with the Easter bunny and cookies and punch. The event is sponsored by Learn 'N Play, with donations from J-Ad Graph­ ics. Felpausch. Plumb's. McDonald's and K mart. Blood drive set at Castleton Hall A blood drive, sponsored by lhe Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross, will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday. April 13. at the Castle­ ton Township Hall in Nashville. The goal will be 45 pints. Local Red Cross Director Karen De­ spres said blood is particularly needed in the region. Those who are at least 17 years old. weigh at least 110 pounds, are in rea­ sonably good health and haven't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive are eligible to contribute. A blood drive March 24 at Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings collected 90 pints. 10 short of the goal. Three Easter dramas slated Three seasonal performances of "Easter Through the Eyes of Peter." an original drama by the Rev. Steve Reid, have been scheduled between now and Easter Sunday: The performances will be held: • At 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. April 9) at the Woodgrove Brethren Chris­ tian Parish on Coats Grove Road. • At 9:30 a.m. Sunday. April 12, at the Parmalee United Methodist Church in Middleville and at 11 a.m. the same day at the Middleville United Methodist Church. The drama was written in 1980 and it has been presented more than 500 times in Michigan. Illinois, Pennsyl­ vania. California and Mexico. For more information, call Reid at Love Inc. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays at 948-9555. Woman of Year award planned The Barry County Women s Festival Council has launched a search for con­ testants to vie for the first-ever Barry County "Woman of the Year" award. Those who want to nominate a woman are asked to submit a one-page typed or printed essay by someone other than the entrant, telling why that person would be a good Woman of the Year selection. Women's Festival Council Member Peggy Kline said the nominee does not have to have any executive title, but must set a good example for other women as a mother, friend, co-worker, sister, leader, volunteer, neighbor or colleague The "Woman of the Year" will be recognized officially at Festival Coun­ cil's spring event May 5 at the Middle Villa Inn. The deadline to submit nominations is Monday. April 21. The nominations must include the name and phone number of the person submitting, and be sent to BarryCounty Women's Festival. PO Box 68. Middleville. Mich 49333. Danielle Wildern. daughter of Steve and Toni Wildern. also has a 4.0, In ninth grade, she was a member of the Key Club. Travel Club, volleyball team and Homecoming Committee and was on the honor roll. As a sophomore, she played JV volleyball and tennis, was a member of the Homecoming Committee. Key Club, and French Club, was student of the month, was on the honor roll and won an academic letter. In 11th grade she was on the honor roll, was most valuable player of the varsity tennis team, was a member of the varsity volleyball team, the Homecoming Committee. Prom Committee. Key Club. French Club, and National Honor Society and won an academic pin. As a senior she was co-captain of the varsity tennis team, is secretary/treasurer of the National Honor Society, is a member of Key Club, was Exchange Club student of the month, was on the high honor roll, and was in Who's Who. She is a member of the Michigan Quarter Horse Association. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. Mary Kathleen (Katie) Willison, daughter of Brent and Mary Willison, also has a 4.0. As a freshman, she played JV basketball and varsity soccer, where she was Ail Barry County, and was on the honor roll. As a sophomore, she was most valuable player on the varsity soccer team, was All Barry County in soccer, and also earned an All Conference honorable mention. She was a volleyball line judge, a member of the varsity basketball team and Ski Club, did work for Homecoming, won an academic letter and was on uSe honor roll. As a junior she was most valuable player in varsity soccer. All Barry County second team in varsity basketball, was president of the French Club, was a member of Ski Club and the National Honor Society, participated in lhe Rotary Leadership and Sleight Leadership conferences, was a volleyball line judge, worked on the prom and Homecoming, won an academic letter and was on the honor roll. As a senior she played on the varsity basketball and soccer teams, is a member of the Ski Club, Key Club. Interact, and National Honor Society, and worked on the Homecoming float. She is a member of the St. Rose youth As a sophomore, she played softball, was a member of Key Club, placed in the Top 10 at regional competition for HOSA. won an academic letter, was on the honor roll, and was invoked in Homecoming activities. As a junior she was a member of the Key Club, BPA. and the National Honor Society, was a volunteer for the Aids Quilt project, helped at Homecoming and with Prom decorating, participated in the YMCA-Rotary Youth Ixadership Camp, was involved in Homecoming activities, and was on the high honor roll. She participated in the Rotary Leadership Conference and the Washington Journalism Conference, taught at the Young Authors conference, and has worked at Felpausch. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. Traci Heffelbower. daughter of Richard Heffelbower and Sue Johncock. has a 3.98. As a freshman she participated in cheerleading for foolhall, was student of the month, was a member of the Spanish Club, and was most valuable player in club soccer As a sophomore, she played varsity soccer, was student of the month, and was a member of the Spanish. International and Ski clubs. As a junior, she was most improved player in varsity soccer, was president of the Spanish Club, was a member of Ski Club. Interact. Business Professionals of America, and the National Honor Society, attended lhe Sleight Leadership Conference, and was student of the month. As a senior she played varsity soccer, is secretary of Interact, and is a member of lhe Spanish and Ski clubs, the BPA. and the National Honor Society. She has been a 4-H member and member of the Thornapple Valley Soccer Club, attended the Young People's Citizenship Seminar at Calvin College, was in the summer youth program al MTU. and worked at Flexfab and Hastings City Bank. She plans on attending Western Michigan University or lhe Center for Creative Studies to learn graphic design. Aleisha Miller, daughter of Harold and Connie Miller, has a 3.98. As a freshman she played basketball and vol­ leyball and was on the honor roll. As a sophomore she was a member of FFA. HOSA. Interact, and lhe basketball and volleyball teams She was student of the month, won an academic letter and was on the honor roll. As a junior she played basketball, was on the honor roll, won an academic letter, and was a member of FFA and the National Honor Society As a senior, she is treasurer of FFA, worked on the yearbook, played varsity volleyball, was an equestrian team captain, and attended lhe FFA national convention. She has been active in 4-H. serving as Region I alternate, rodeo queen. 4-H attended the Rotary Club luncheon, was on the honor roll and won an academic pin. As a senior she is a member of the Key Club. Interact, and National Honor Society, was on the honor roll, received an academic plaque, was a camp counselor, helped with Homecoming, and attended the Kiwanis luncheon. She works at Burger King and the County Seal. She plans on attending MSU to study pre-medicine. with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. Rachel Dreyer, daughter of Sally and Bill Dreyer, has a 3.91. As a freshman, she played track and tennis, was a member of the band. Key Club and Interact, and won an academic letter. As a sophomore, she won academic and athletic letters, played tennis and track, and was a member of Key Club, Interact, Spanish Club. BPA and choir. As a junior she won academic, athletic, and musical letters, played tennis and track, was a member of the National Honor Society. Key Club. Interact. Sp*iish Club. Exel Club, BPA and choir, was in the science olympiad, and was student of the month. As a senior she won letters in athletics, academics and music, played tennis and track, is a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club. Travel Club. Spanish Club. BPA, Interact, and Varsity Singers, participated in lhe science olympiad, and was chosen for career shadowing. She is a member of the St. Rose youth group, has participated in the Summerfest parade, and volunteered at a veterinary office. She plans on becoming a veterinarian. group, and has worked at the Cone Zone and Tyler Creek and with the YMCA summer playground program. She plans on attending Marquette University or the University of Notre Dame to study biomedical engineering. Carley Case, daughter of Barbara and Larry Case, has a 3.98 GPA. As a fresh­ man, she played on the tennis team, was a member pf th! Key, Travel arid Drama clubs, was stu lent of the montn, was in Who's Who. wgs involved in Homecoming activities, and was on the high honor roll. As a sophomore, she was a member of the tennis team and Key Club, was involved in Homecoming activities, was on the high honor roll, was student of the month, was in Who's Who, and won an academic letter. As a junior, she played varsity tennis, was a member of the Key Club, Interact, the National Honor Society, the Prom Committee, and Student Council, was in the school play, was involved in Homecoming activities, was student of the month, was on the high honor roll, was in Who's Who. was a member of the JV honor guard at high school graduation, and won an academic pin. As a senior she is class president, played varsity tennis, is a member of the Key Club, Interact, and the National Honor Society, was on the Homecoming Court, Students brighten up Starr Elementary First grade teacher Julie Van Diver (right) and parent Tammy Borden are pictured with several first grade students in front of newly decorated windows at Star Elementary. The decorating, which included the painting of flowers, suns, clouds, birds, butterflies, trees, kites, and even a birdhouse on windows In the gathering room and front foyer, was done by Star students, staff members and several parents. "We wanted to do a project getting all the kids in the school involved.' Van Diver said. The flower tops are made of hand imprints from every student in the school. council member and Teen Club member, won a 4-H recognition award from the Farm Bureau, and attended the Rotary Leadership Conference. She plans on attending Grand Valley State University or Michigan State University. Casey Anderson, daughter of Dave and JoEllen Anderson, has freshman, she was a member golf team. Key Club, Band. and Varsity Club and was honor roll. a 3.93. As a of the varsity Drama Club, on the high As a sophomore, she was a member of the varsity golf team and choir, was Key Club treasurer, was in the high school musical, was in Who's Who, won an academic letter and was on the high honor roll. As a junior she was a n ember of the varsity golf team, the Prom Committee, the National Honor Society, Interact, and choir, was Key Club treasurer, was in the high school musical, attended the Rotary Leadership Conference, was on the high honor roll, was in Who's Who. was student of the month, and won an academic pin. As a senior she was/is a member of the varsity golf team, the National Honor Society. Interact, choir. Travel Club, and Drama Club, is Key Club president, was in the regional Honors Choir, was in the school musical, was on the high honor roll and was in Who's Who. She has worked at Gary Begg Insurance Agency. Peterson Construction and Felpausch. and taught junior golf at the Hastings Country Club and YMCA golf. Sne plans on attending the Lyman Briggs College of Sciences at Michigan State University to study pre-medicine. Erika Ordiway. daughter of Robert and Debra Ordiway. has a 3.93. As a freshman, she played softball, was a member of the Key Club, was on the Homecoming float committee, and was on the honor roll. An Easter Visit... Matt Salik came to Hastings during the spring break to visit his grandmother and along the way ran into a couple of Easter bunnies. Here. Salik stands behind the bunnies, and their Easter basket filled with flowers and eggs, at his grandmother's residence on Marshall Street. �Ibe Hou.ng» Ban™. - Ihundoy. Apr J 9. 1998 - “og, 3 Professor says Clinton is victim of political witch hunt by David T. Young in the arms of his lover. Lucy Mercer. • Woodrow Wilson, who had an affair with Mary Peck • Dwight Eisenhower, who had a long­ standing relationship with Kay Sommersby. • John F. Kennedy, who reported had Marilyn Monroe. Alice Glass and Angie Dickinson among his list of lovers. Chandler said the immoral private behav­ ior of these presidents didn't translate into immoral public behavior Rather in some of these cases, the presidents have been re­ Editor President Clinton is being held to a dif­ ferent personal standard than all other presi­ dents before him. according to Dr Ralph Clark Chandler, political science professor and director of public affairs at Western Michigan University. Dr. Chandler, speaking at the First Fri­ day forum last week in Hastings, said if it is true that Clinton has committed adultery or lusted after women other than his wife, he is in great company, with George Wash­ ington. Thomas Jefferson. Grover Cleve­ land. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Dwight Eisenhouwer. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon garded by historians as among America's finest. He added that a revered public figure such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known to be a womanizer and the FBI Director J Edgar Hoover threatened to expose him if he didn't stop his civil rights activities. King consultai with his wife, Coretta, who dared Hoover to do his worst "because we re Johnson. The difference, he said is that such trans­ gressions in days gone by were not reported by the press. The result today is lhe media circus that has been fueled by Clinton s po­ litical enemies. Chandler, who acknowledged he is "a liberal Democrat." said. "Of al! the presi­ dencies I've spent 40 years studying. Clin­ marching on Montgomery." Hoover never did. perhaps because he had his own skele­ tons, being a homosexual and a ton has been the most maligned and at­ tacked. He is under constant siege... What­ ever he has been able to accomplish has been under tremendous pressure, courage under fire." A series of charges have been leveled against the president that he had sex with a number of women other than his wife and that in at least one case, he told intern Monica Lewinsky to lie about it. Chandler called the charges, "most un­ proved and unprovable. but because they've been made, that's enough for some people (to believe he's guilty). But the evidence isn't there. It's never been there." The reason why many of the charges are unprovable in a court of law. he said, is that the allegations involving Lewinsky. Paula Jones. Gennifer Howers. Kathleen Willey, a former Miss America and a high school acquaintance all occurred with no one else around, so it's one person s word against another's. He was critical of special prosecutor Kenneth Starr for wasting $35 million in public tax money. He was even more criti­ cal of the Rutherford Institute for bankrolling Paula Jones' sexual harassment JawMdt. Chandler said the right-wing institute wants to keep the investigations going "to Dr. Ralph Clark Chandler defends the president against charges of impropriety at the First Friday forum. keep the president off balance and deflect public knowledge that the policies of the Republican Party are bankrupt.” But. he added. "A great majority of the American people haven't been fooled by this." noting that Clinton's approval rat­ ings as hie as last Wednesday were at 67 percent, among the highest during his pres­ idency. Chandler said that he. like many others, carefully watched Clinton and his wife. Hillary, in the famous 1992 broadcast of "60 Minutes." in which he tried to answer allegations of having an adulterous affair with Gennifer Howers. "You could see what was going on." he said. "He (Clinton) never denied the affair. He was saying. 'Hillary and I have worked this out. and it's none of your business'." Chandler said the issue is morally com­ plicated. but it's a morally complicated world. He listed a number of Clinton's predeces­ sors who had their own ^orality problems, but were spared the glare of the public eye: • George Washington, who apparently coveted his neighbor's wife. Sally Fairfax, and wrote her very passionate letters. • Thomas Jefferson, who fathered at least three children by a black slave. • Warren G. Harding, who had an illegit­ imate child while serving in the White House. • Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who died transvestite. "The people who lead us, are not unlike us." Chandler said. "They have weaknesses. "What's going on is that the Republican Party is captive of lhe religious right and doesn't have many places to go with its public policy initiatives, so it's .left to carp on Democratic policy initiatives. So it takes the most salacious issue — sex." He later said, "Sexual purity is not the final determinant of character." He said that for example, "Nixon never slept with any­ body but Pat." Yet he was forced to resign the presidency in disgrace. About last week's dismissal of Jones' lawsuit, be noted that some people have contended the judge was a former student of Clinton's, but she was appointed by former President George Bush and she knows she has to face some heat from feminists. Rod Shaw asked Chandler if it was At­ torney General Janet Reno who appointed Starr special prosecutor. Actually, he was named by a panel of three judges appointed by former President Ronald Reagan. He said Reno was "in an untenable position" in agreeing to let Starr investigate. Chandler, an ordained Presbyterian min­ ister, said Starr is the son of a preacher and he sold Bibles door to door as teen-ager. He called his appointment by Reagan ap­ pointees. "a setup by the Republican right." He said Starr has been an attorney representing the tobacco lobby, therefore, "he receives money from special interests that are sworn enemies of the president." He also had a few choice remarks about lhe way the media has handled The crisis in the White House." He pointed to two untrue stories that were reported as facts, the semen-stained dress and the aide who supposedly saw Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising position. He aho said pho­ tos and videos of the two together in casual settings haven't been fair because they lead the viewer or reader to think the allegations are true. He said there were many bad stories "be­ cause people had to meet deadlines and did­ n't have time to check their sources." One man in the audience then asked. "Whatever happened to the liberal' news media? Chandler answered. They've done a pretty good job of chopping up Bill Clin­ ton." which he said eventually could keep good candidates from seeking public office because they don't want their private lives under the microscope. When asked a question about the presi­ dent using executive privilege, he replied, "If someone who works close to you every day can testify against you. it creates gov­ ernment chaos. The president must be able to hold some things close to him or his ability to govern effectively will be com­ promised." Emmet Herrington, a county commis­ sioner and former student of Chandler's, said he wouldn't want to have someone in­ vestigate all of his personal life. "When 1 shave in the morning, I face my worst critic," he said. When asked about the original "scandal." Whitewater, Chandler said. The Clintons made a bad real estate investment, that's it." He said there was some "hanky panky," but the Clintons were not a pan of that. Joe Rahn asked if the powers of the spe­ cial prosecutor should be reviewed. Chandler replied, "In most judicial sys­ tems, this special prosecutor would be in­ dicted" for not following procedures prop­ erly. "I predict that the next time this comes up for review that the powers of the special prosecutor will be curtailed," he said. Developer Gary Gravelyn stands in front of the cleared space which soon will be a strip mall north of the Middle Vila Inn. Full military services, including a 15-member color guard from Missouri, were held Tuesday at Ft. Custer National Cemetery for 74-year-old Hastings resident Robert W. Elkey. who died last week. Elkey had been stationed in Missouri several times during his military career. (Battle Creek Shopper News photo) Sgt. Maj. Elkey’s main mission in life was service to country by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor During 36 years of distinguished military service. Command Sergeant Major Robert W. Elkey of Hastings served in three wars and was the only survivor in a helicopter shot down in Vietnam Tuesday. Elkey was laid to rest at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with full military honors, including a 15-member color guard from Missouri. "We thought that was quite an honor." said his wife Phyllis. This country was his life." said Elkey's son Robert of Texas. He also noted that representatives of several military generals were on hand for his father's funeral Elkey. 74. died last Thursday at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids. He received numerous honors and awards during his military career, including the Legion of Merit. Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, five Air Medals, nine Good Conduct Medals, the Highest Military Engineering Award and many campaign service awards Elkey received the Purple Heart after he was shot in Vietnam while in a helicopter carrying a one-star general and his staff. Elkey. the lone survivor, was thrown 200 yards when the helicopter crashed. "He was still strapped into his seat." his son said. Elkey and his wife moved to Hastings in 1978 when he retired from the U.S. Arms He was employed for 10 years at Felpausch Food Center. During his military stint. Elkey served in World War II. the Korean War and Viet­ nam War. He started his career in the U.S. Manne Corp but entered lhe Korean War as an Army soldier. He was stationed in Germany four times. Ft. Leonardwood (his favorite place of duty) three or four times, completed two tours of Vietnam, and served at Ft. Belvoir in Virginia where he was the top enlisted soldier. "He was the first sergeant major in the Army when they invented that rank." said son Robert. In World War II. Elkey was at Guada Canal, "the first island we took in the Pa­ cific." Robert said. His father also was in­ volved in several other island campaigns. Even after his military retirement. Robert said his father was nominated in 1991 to *>e an honorary regimental com­ mand sergeant major for the Army Corp, of Engineers "In 1994. they asked him to re­ peat it Diat had never been done before " Elkey had been one of the "founding fa­ thers" of the Army Engineers Association, his son said. He said his father "inadvertently" influ­ enced him to pursue an Army career of his own. "He never pushed it. What I wanted to do was what I wanted to do." said Robert, who had a 24 year military career Growing up. Robert said he attended 17 schools in 12 years as a result of his father's military career. The father of four sons. Elkey spent many years as a volunteer in lhe Boy Scout organization and received the highest adult award, lhe Silver Beaver. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of For­ eign Wars, the American Legion and the Hastings Moose Lodge. During his employment at Felpausch. Elkey established the original recycling program for bottles and cans, his son said. "It became a model for most of the Spartan stores." In his spare time. Elkey was an avid golfer and enjoyed the friendships he had at the River Bend Golf Course. "He loved gardening." said his son. "He had the most productive garden in a small space that I’ve ever seen. Visiting family was another love for Elkey. who made it a point to return to his native Vermont every summer. He started annual family reunions there and also was enthused about tracking down family genealogy. His wife Phyllis, a native of Nashville. Mich., was in the Navy when she and her future husband met He proposed on the first dale. "We went to the movies and to the beach. He asked. Will you marry me?* and 1 said yes.' We had 52 years together so it worked out real well." Phyllis said. "Il was an interesting, fun life." she said. "He was the best. He sure was." Ground broken for strip mall north of Middle Villa by Shawns Suwyn Staff Writer Developers Gary and Miava Gravelyn broke ground this past week on the 5.400square-foot mall north of the Middle Villa Inn on M-37. Construction started Wednesday, even in the rain. The strip mall received final approval from the Thornapple Township Board at the February township meeting. Both Gravelyns said Jack Spencer. Township Zoning Administrator was a big help to them in the final stages of planning. The mall will have six office and retail spaces. Babylon Hair and Tanning and Ca­ nine Creations, a dog grooming business, are two stores that definitely will move into the site. Miava said there are still spaces available. The mall will have 44 parking spots, air conditioning and should be completed by July. "1 really wanted to move my salon up on M-37." said Miava."! am currently located in town on the river, and I think it will re­ ally help business to be out here." The Gravelyns considered developing land in the village, but said there was too little available and it was too expensive. The Gravelyns' strip mall is located out­ side the village of Middleville on Thomapple Township land. "We really wanted to be annexed into lhe village for lhe sewer and water, but we found it doesn't come all the way out here." Miava said. "ThE whole strip around us is a poten­ tial commercial corridor." Gary said. "We just jumped the gun and got the land re­ zoned commercial. 1 think all the land on this strip of about a mile long will be re­ zoned commercial. Anyone living in this strip is sitting on a gold mine." Miava drew the site plan herself and took it to an architect, who she says “fixed it." then had the property rezoned commercial The whole project has been a seven-year goal, she said, and they are both excited the dream is becoming reality. "We just feel we are doing our part to help Middleville expand, instead of watch­ ing lhe town shrink before our eyes." Gary said. STROKE Next time you joke about high blood pressure. Laugh these off! Uncontrolled wood pressure may lead to aft of the above 50 m*on Americans nave n^i blood pres sire and naff don't even know c Get your blood pre&stxe cneoeo regular^ and cal lor more rftormabon National Kidney Foundation' �Page 4 - The Hostings Banner - Thursday, April 9, 1998 Common Stock Commandments LETTERS from our readers Barry County needs vision for the future To the editor. Given the pace of change impacting Barry County . I am com meed we arc approaching a critical turning point in several areas, eco­ nomic development, land use. quality of life preservation, youth activities throughout the county, water and sewer planning, inter-gov­ ernmental cooperation to maximize assets, transportation planning, future revenue plan­ ning and there are others. There are no stated long-term strategy in any of these areas, except land use. for debate and eventual adoption so that succeeding ad­ ministrations have a mandate for action. Experience seems to teach that two-year term governments have difficulty sustaining long-term projects other than tangibles such as buildings (the court house, courts and law building. 911 sy stem, etc ). Once projects like these are launched, they have a momentum all their own to drive to completion. Further, these are solid accomplishments that politi­ cians can point to with justifiable pndc Where we fall short is dealing with future needs in less tangible aicas that deal with policies and ordinances that determine the fu­ ture quality of life. Even jf administrations are re-elected they have been reluctant to discuss long-term plans because of the Open Meetings Act. Recall the failed attempt to hold a retreat for planning. Additionally, planning is tough work that takes a lot of time. Barry County can not continue to react to situations just as they arise. We must develop plans that anticipate events so that we develop a county that represents our values. If elected officials are reluctant or even prohibited from planning long-term strategics, how then, can planning be accomplished? The political parties in the county do not have the prohibitions on closed meetings as do elected officials. The political panics can develop plans in the form of well thought out platforms for action. If the platforms arc pmpcrly examined and discussed, then the parts elected can assume a mandate for long­ term action. Their platform will allow them to mine forward, accomplishing things that take more than a two-year term “Promises made, promises kept." Unless we start expecting our elected offi­ cials to look at the future, we will be at the mercy of any force that has the money and in­ fluence to roll over us. It seems we elect officials on their person­ alities and ability to either maintain the status quo or put out fires. There is nothing wrong with these criteria, except that they don't re­ quire an ability or a willingness to look for­ ward and anticipate problems and opportuni­ ties. Shouldn't we know what they have in store for us before we elect them’’ I. for one. would like to hear from the polit­ ical parties in Barry County about their plans for the future. Then we can quiz the candi­ dates on how they stand relative to the party platform. Those candidates who declare no party would also be quizzed relative to a par­ ticular platform. We need to be able to make an educated choice in November. We need to know what they stand for as group because one person can't get it done alone. If the political parties refuse or are unable to develop positions on the critical challenges facing us. the the County Commission ought to appoint ad hoc committees to develop issue papers and trial position for study by the pub­ lic and eventual adoption by the commission as elements of a Barry County vision. At a recent National Honor Society meet­ ing at Hastings High School, the speaker chal­ lenged the students to plan ahead for success. She used a quotation that had particular meaning to the students. “Without a vision the people perish.” Doesn't the same quotation apply to us adults who have a county and a lifestyle to protect? Don Drummond Who would steal from a dead child? To the editor: My young children and I went to a coun­ try cemetery in the Hastings area to visit the grave of their older brother. The an­ to a small boy who got it from the tooth fairy and wanted his big brother to have it, of him. Unlike last year, instead we arrived and found precious memories stolen from his head stone. What kind of people can live with themselves after stealing from lhe it was a very big deal. Then there was the cement lamb that was taken last year. It was bought by young children to have at the cemetery "to watch over their big brother and keep him safe." I probably wouldn't do any good to ask the persons responsible to return these things. They must have needed them very badly to steal them from a dead child and grave of a dead child? Whoever it is, the handful of change they look may not seem like much to them, but four living ones who miss them badly. LoriTrodgeon Hastings niversary of his sudden death is coming up and we wanted to visit his grave and think Cruel and inhumane deaths must stop To the editor: Ignorance is man's worst enemy. How many deaths will it take until we know too many people need not die horrible deaths that arc cruel and inhumane due to ignorance? It’s time to come out from underneath the ancient rocks of ignorance and injustice and move into the 21 st century. I am a signature gatherer for Mcrian’s Friends physician aid in dying. If you signed the Menan's Friends petition, before Nov. 1 you must sign petition again by state law. We have until the first of May to sign Mcrian’s Friends petitions. Justine McLean Hastings NEWS of your I.OCAL and AREA COMMUNITIES can be read every week in THE Hastings BANNER Throughout history, certain “rules" have been recognized as basic for a successful, happy life for example. “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you ” As with life in general, investing has a few proven rules, loo Following arc some triedand-true guidelines for common stock invest­ ing: I Invest in lhe strong. Most of the com­ panies in your portfolio should be strong fi­ nancially and have demonstrated consistent earnings and dividend growth over time Companies with a leadership position in an industry offer many built-in advantages. They didn't get there unless they had a competitive edge such as management strengths or supe­ rior products or services. If a company docs not command a leadership position, then it should offer other competitive strengths that would allow it to sustain long-term profitabil- 2. Invest in companies that honor the shareholder. One way to measure whether management is shareholder-focused is to ex­ amine whether companies arc able to cam an attractive (or improving) return on invested capital. Make sure that companies arc not just earning high returns due to accounting gim­ micks or leverage. 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SUBSCRIBE TODAY Call 945-9554 HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edwerd Jones and Co. attractive returns on invested capital 3. Pay attention to industries The com­ pany should operate in an industry where the nature of the business is attractive. Compa­ nies that "swim with the tide " tend to perform very well over time. Examples of attractive industries include pharmaceuticals, technol­ ogy. soft drinks, household products, food and financial services. Unattractive industries in­ clude those that arc overly dependent on ro­ bust growth in the economy, are subject to in­ tense competition or arc natural targets of reg­ ulation. such as utilities or machinery compa­ nies. 4. Don’t reach for yield. The highestyielding stock in any industry is typically a poor investment. High yield often means high risk. Since a stock’s yield is calculated by di­ viding dividends per share by price per share, a high-yielding stock can be the result of a de­ clining stock price. A falling stock price is of­ ten a warning that the company's prospects have worsened and that a dividend cut may be pending. 5. Avoid the turnaround, for it rarely turns in due time. Some investors search the list of “new 52-wvck lows” for potential turnaround candidates. Many times these companies are victims of bad management, bad products, a weak balance sheet or some combination thereof. Sometimes they operate in an indus­ try dominated by one or two companies with an insurmountable competitive edge. Or sometimes the business is marked by a pace of change that makes it difficult to keep up. Industries that require large capital investment or have a history of shaky labor relations may be doomed from the start. Ask yourself these questions before you invest: “What is the na­ ture of the business I'm investing in? Am I starting out with the wind at my back, or with two strikes against me?" These are just a few common stock com­ mandments. They’ve earned a reputation as commandments because they’ve proven suc­ cessful over time, and wise investors usually follow them. Keep friends and relatives -IN TOUCH- with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER. Call 945-9554. Know Your legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd Distnct (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Inring, Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion Pubitsned by Hastings Baumr. Inc. A Dtvrwn of J-Ad Graphcs inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradsric Jacoba Vice President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Vbung (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Mandy Habel Ruth Zachary Shaaa Patrick. Waadlaad: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Class-tied ads accepted Monday through Frcay 8am lo530pm Saturday 830am - Noon Scott Ommen Crxly O NH Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County S27 per year m adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to: P.O Box B Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 tea tayhne them, they have a right to tree them." Char WHtea, RaaUaga: "A Idd tbould be taught to -Why woaMkMatew vse a (ua lately, but it h a hmacxwaecaaaaayww? pareatt job to ice that lhe There ieaT cay reaaoakMc gun h kept ia an iaacccariNe ihoukthawaoaaalo|Baa. place until lhe kid comee of However, people Wodd ba ape. juat like with a driven reepoaetble eaoafh far at 10 licence or alcohol." not need la "I acted" Clady Kill, Haatlaga: They're (kidr) na old caoaph io kaow whai to do with them." Earl Alklaaaa, Hactlagr: "I think iri a pood idea." Though kpiteoacte poaaitdyhelp. I thiakdka pm! ahiwr Im ia hnAv Hide more reepotmbihty la �Th» Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 9, 1998 - Page 5 Vehicles destroyed, four people hurt in 3-car crash on M-43 J-Ad Graphics News Service Police believe a Dowling woman may have been intoxicated when she caused a three-car crash at Cloverdale Road and SI43 Friday. All four people involved in the crash es­ caped serious injury. According to Trooper Michael Green­ wood from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Michelle Lee Palmer. 25. of Dowling was driving west on Cloverdale Road when she apparently failed to stop at the intersection of M-43. Palmer’s vehicle crashed into a north­ bound pickup truck driven by Caries Hicks. 19. of Dowling, causing his 4 x 4 extended cab pickup to ricochet across the centerline into the. path of a southbound 1997 Subur­ ban pulling a trailer, driven by Larry Baum. 50. of Hastings. Witnesses said the engine to Baum’s ve­ hicle instantly caught fire. "My husband grabbed a fire extinguisher and the neighbor grabbed a garden hose and they got lhe fire out before the police got here." said Inez Griffith, who lives with her husband. Carl, on M-43 near the accident were apparently following another vehicle through the intersection. Greenwood said the pair denied they were with anyone else "That other vehicle was not part of the accident.’* said Greenwood. "Il may have nothing to do with why they ran the stop sign." Baum's driver s side and passenger side airbags deployed and he walked away from the accident. Hicks' airbag did not deploy, but he also walked away, police said. Both were wear­ ing seat belts. Palmer, who was belted, was cited for disregarding a stop sign, transporting open intoxicants and having an improper plate. The results of a blood alcohol test were not available al press time. Lee was cited for not wearing a seat belt. Lee and Palmer were transported to Pen­ nock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Delton Ambulance where they were treated for their injuries and released The Delton fire department also responded lo lhe scene and provided a wash down of gasoline from lhe pavement. A northbound M-43 pickup truck, right, that the driver had reportedly had for just two months was struck by a car forcing scene. "The fire was under the hood." said Charles Fetterly. who used the hose to douse the flames. Nearby resident Linda Farrah heard the crash and called 911. and her sons. Jim and Jamie assisted with the patients. "Two witnesses told me the two girls wanted get out of the car and they told them not to move.” said Greenwood. "They knew there was potential danger to them­ selves and to oncoming cars if they got Two children hurt in car-bus accident J-Ad Graphics News Service Two children were hurt and 15 others es­ caped injury Thursday. April 2. when a car struck their school bus on South Hanover Street in a construction zone, according to the Hastings City Police Department. out." Though witnesses said Palmer and her passenger. Tracy Ann Lee. 22. of Delton Neighbors file suit against gravel pit in Thornapple It Into the path of a southbound Suburban, left at Cloverdale Road and M-43 April 3. Matthew David Rose. 18. told police he was driving north on South Hanover near Shriner Road when he saw the bus. driven by Kenneth Kenyon. 27. of Delton, move Emergency workers tend to one of two women in a car that reportedly ran a stop sign at Cloverdale Road and M-43 Friday striking a northbound truck. to the outside lane. Rose told police he thought the bus was continuing forward so he attempted to pass, but the bus instead began a left turn into the driveway of the Grace Wesleyan Church and Rose’s Oldsmobile struck the bus on the driver’s side. Rose’s vehicle came to rest partially un­ der the bus just behind and below the driver's window, police said. Kenyon told police he had just driven from the south on Hanover Street, a fourlane street, and had straddled the divider line of the two north bound lanes she he could negotiate a turn into the driveway without hitting the traffic cones. He said he looked for traffic but "didn’t see any other vehicles around," and made his turn, according to the police report. Bus passengers Jennifer Quada. 12 and her sister. Nicole Vandermeed. II. both complained of sore arms and were treated at the scene of the accident, but were not transported to Pennock Hospital, police said. No other injuries were reported No citations were issued and no alcohol was involved, according to the report. by Shawna Suwyn Staff Writer A civil suit has been filed against Barry County Commissioner Robert Wenger and his wife, Helen, over putting in a gravel , pit on their propert3 adjacent to Harwood ! Lake in Thomapple Township. According to the suit, filed last month in ■ Barry County Circuit Court, a public hear­ i ; . ' ‘ FASHION BIG ing on the Wengers' application for the gravel pit was held before the Thomapple Township Planning Commission last Dec. 15. The Wengers were asking to use the 108 vacant acres for gravel pit operations. Numerous property owners who have land adjacent to the proposed site appeared at that meeting and objected to the proposed • mining application. The Planning Commission then tabled a motion to approve the special use applica। lion. | The suit said the Planning Commission I met Jan. 19 to consider lhe request once I again. After receiving more information ; from the Wengers and the adjacent property J owners, the commission approved the । Wengers’ request, subject to special condi• lions • The adjacent landowners, through their ; legal counsel and "expert witness." Robert : J. Masselink of Earth Tech, submitted oral J and written present-^. ns Feb. 16. detailing • reasons why the board should reconsider its • decision until the Wengers had complied I with standards set forth in lhe Township Zoning Act. The presentation asserted that: • The gravel pit would not be harmo­ nious with the charactor of the adjacent property. • It would impair the essential charactor of the surrounding area. • The gravel pit might be hazardous to the adjacent property involving activities or materials that might be a threat to general health, safety and welfare. • It would place demands on the roads surrounding the area, among other things. The adjacent property owners also claim that the Wengers failed to demonstrate that the activity would not adversely affect the natural waters and environment. The Planning Commission defends its action, maintaining that the proposed use would not have an adverse impact on the adjacent property or the roads. The defendants, the Wengers, want the Planning Commission's decision upheld. Save up to an extra The plantiffs, which include 25 people, f want the decision to be voided by the court because they feel it has been granted con­ trary to the law. 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April 9 1998 State party chair to speak to county Democrats Michigan Slate Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer will be guest speaker at the Barry County Democratic Party's annual Truman-Johnson Dinner Saturday evening. April 25. The dinner, which will be preceded by a social hour at 6:30 p.m.. will feature a tribute to the late Ed McPharlin, who was county chairman of the part for seven years. Brewer first was elected chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party in 1995 and he was re-elected in 1997. A 1973 graduate of Mt. Clemens High School who earned his bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard College in 1977. he earned his law degree from the Stanford University Law School in 1981. He worked for several years in the federal and state courts and was with a law firm from 1983 to 1995. His political career began in 1977 when he worked as an intern for Congressman David Bonior and he has been involved in Bonior's campaigns ever since. He was president of the Clinton Town­ ship Democratic Club, the largest town­ ship in the stale, with nearly 90.000 resi­ dents. Under Brewer's leadership, the club became one of lhe most influential in the country, now serving as a model for lhe creation of other clubs in Macomb County. He became a member of the former 12th Congressional District Democratic Com­ mittee and joined the executive board in 1987. He received the committee's first Outstanding Service Award for his work in Republican incumbent io lose anywhere in Michigan that year. Brewer also has been a member of lhe Macomb County Democratic Committee, was treasurer of that group from 1990 to 1993 and was on its executive committee from I986to 1997 He has been a precinct delegate, has been active in the Young Democrats, has been a delegate to state and national conventions, managed a presidential caucus site in 1988. participated in petition drives, and has been active in many campaigns, some as cam­ paign manager. Brewer was assistant general counsel to the Michigan Democratic Party from 1993 to 1995. handling matters such as reappor­ tionment. campaign finance law. recounts, interpretations of party rules, election day legal counseling, defamation claims and service as a parliamentarian at part conven­ tions. Tickets for the dinner are available through April 20. but County Chairwoman Blanche Munjoy said extra seating on the night of the event will be limited. To buy tickets, call Munjoy at 945-2791 or Ardie Baum al 945-3316. 1992. After reapportionment. Brewer was elected chair of the IOth District Commit­ tee. which 1994 raised and spent more than S 100.000 in a "Get Out The Vote" cam­ paign to successfully re-elect Democrats and ousl Senator Gil DiNello. lhe only Robert W. Elkey .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 2601 Urccy Kiwd. I Xu* ling. M! 49050 (bi6| 758-3021 church 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9: 30 a m. Worship and Celebration 10: 30 a.m.. Sunday evening 6 00 p.m. Wednesday night 7 p.m Bible study, youth and childrens program Pastor John Melhsh phone Sundas Service V 30 a m , Sunday School II 00 a m . Sunday Evening Prayer Time 6 00 p.m. Wednesday. Bible Study. 7 00 p m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 Wcvt bridge Michigan Ave. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Sunday Service* Bible Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham, Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on video* in the home Free Bible Correspondence Pastor Susan Trow­ <6161 945-9392 541 N Sunday Schorl 10 a m . Worship Ham. After Schixil Special Wednesday. 4 pm P(> Bm 63. Hasting*. Ml THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 Corner of State Rd and Boltwood a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ St. Rev Darnel Graybill, .senior CEDAR ( REEK BIBLE share time 9 30 am. Wednesday Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day ■ 9 45 am Sunday School. (. edar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ evening service 6 30 p.m Youth group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m pm Teen*. 6 (X) pm Evening Cel­ 49058 drens Church Tuesday prayer and Phone 623­ tor Brent Branham 2285 Sunday School at 10 00a m . Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Serv ice at 6 00 pm. Wednesday Pravcr BiNc ' 00 p m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPEN­ DENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Bond St (Hast­ Meeting at 502 I ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. 1928 prayer book used at all services tor more infor­ 4th Sundays mation call 948-9327 Res. or David T llutlwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew s is a pan of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service, 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 00 p.m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p.m Kid s quizzing. 7 (M) p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informal ion call the church Icy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 a m. to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 office a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 239 F. Nonh St. Hasting* Rev Michael Anton. Pasl'X Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. April 12 6 00am (grades 6-l2th). Thursday and 10 45 a m ■ Easter No sunday pm 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 3185 N 367-4061 -• <m'4 Worship Serv ice* Sunday. 9 00 a m . Res Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Res Carl P k . Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-H. Mon­ day* 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY' Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering W'e welcome you to our church tamily with the warmth of Thursday. April 9 4 00 Childrens Choir. 7 00 pm Communion Good Friday. 10 - 9 30 am C rosswalk. p m. Holy April 5 45 Adult Choir, 7 00 lencbrac II • 7 00 p m pm Saturday. April Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends. Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Easter Vigil. 8 (Ml p m NA Mon­ day. April 13 • 700 pm Women of Faith Tuesday. April 14 - 7 00 p m Steph Supp Supers. 7 30 Prayer pm OA Wednesday. April 15 • 10 00 am Wordwalcherv. 7 oo Dunkin 111. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ Broadway. Hastings. Ml Carl Litchfield or Darlene Pastor Phone School ■ Breakfast. E«l Hunt 2415 McCann Rd.. Hastings. Ml FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 49058 GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH "Kids Alive" for age* 2 through fifth grade Wedne*da> • 9 00 am Senior HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Study • No age limits ebration for adult* M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 Stewardship Comm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bu fiord W Coe. Pastor Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00am Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian for children and adults Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, C hurch phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful service over WBC H-AM 1220 at Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for ship 10 30 am. Worship 1100 a m with child care lor infants and more information 948-8004 toddler* thru age 4. and Junior 10 30 am SUNDAYS Sunday School 9 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade. HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Mi-lli Y'outh Fellowship 4 00 p m . Jr-Hi Youth Fellowship 5 30 pm (. hnst s Lo.e. and the fellowship of 502 E Grand St.. Hastings. Pastor people wlu> care David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ Wednesday* Pioneer Club* lor children kindergarten thru fifth 2667 Sunday School 10 a mSun­ grade. 4 30 p in Thursday* 11 a m . Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm if in­ pm GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH lltntfly the Hustings day Morning Worship Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 12 00-3 00 • Worship Service* to Study, please call for more detail* be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Easter Sunday. Apnl 12 • Sunday Sen ices 9 45 a m • Bible NASHVILLE AREA Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. A mission of St Catholic Church. Hastings Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Pastor Rose Mass GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High Pastor Don Rosce. (517) Father Charles I ischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 Scbaol p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday am MO5 S Jefferson 4 00 - 4 30 p m 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training ( HURCH OF THE NW. IRENE 1716 North Broadway Randall llariman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. I1 00 a in Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 1 00 p m Sers ices for Ydult*. Teens and < hildren Adult Handbell*. 7 30 pm Chan­ cel Choir Good Fnday. Apnl 9 • terested in a free Home Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m - p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Huth. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage . 945-9224. 6 30 p m ■ Bible 5 00 Y'outh Handbell*. 6.30 pm WOODGROVE BRETHREN ( KRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Costs Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W heelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 W a m . Service 10 M) am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High Church 8 00 am. Sunrise services. 8 45 a m . Easter Breakfast Tuesday. Apnl 14-12 (Mi noon, Hi-Nonoen. Potluck Program Wednesday. Apnl 15 - 6 30 pm. Fellow-ship Night. fYxIuck Program No reser­ vations required. Great Family Night Just bring a dish to pass and join us' Fnday. Apnl 17.4 30 to 7 Director of Noah* Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent I hursdav. April 9 . 8 00 p m Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service Sunday. April 12 I \STI R SI NDAY ( I I FBRATI Till RESURRECTION. 7 30am Sunrise Service. 9 to am and provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these 9 30 Service is broadcast over local businesses. WBC H-AM 1220 Nursery i* pro­ vided during both Service* 10 30 a m Coffee Hour ■ Dining Rixxu. Monday. April 13 • " 30 pm Ses­ sion meeting • Dining Room Tues­ Member FDIC HIE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Bnvadway Hasting* BOSLEY PHARMACY Prescript Kin*- 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 day. Apnl 14 • 6 15 am Men* Bible Study at the Y Me A office. 7 00 p m Mary C irclc ■ Lounge. 7 30 p m Ikacon* meeting • Din­ ing Room Wednesday. Apnl 15 - 10 00 am Healthy Families Play Group - Leason Sharpe Hall. 600 H ACTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. pm Church Ntght Supper. 7 00 Hasting*. Michigan p m Chancel C hoir rehearsal. " (Ml HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. pm “Kerygma" Bible Study Dining Room. 7 00p m "Romans" 770 Cook Rd Hasting*. Michigan MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Mary E. "Betty" Carothers, age 83, of Gun Lake, Mid­ dleville, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. March 31. 1998 at Blodgett Memorial Medical Center. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Carothers was bom on June 23, 1914 at Cincinnati. Ohio, the daughter of Gordon and Alice (West) Bennett. She was raised in the Cincinnati area and attended schools there, graduating in 1932 from Withrow High School. She then went on to attend Ohio Wesleyan University, graduat­ ing in 1936 with a degree in sociology. She was married to Dr. Daniel Carothers, M.D. on Aug. 18, 1936. He passed away Oct. 17, 1968. She moved to the Charlotte. Ml area in 1939 from Cleveland and lived in numerous states while her husband served in the military during World War II. She returned to the Charlotte area in 1946 and to her Gun Lake home in 1968. She was a member of the First Congrega­ tional Church of Charlotte, the Blanche Moyer Circle of the church. Gun Lake Women's Club. Yankee Springs Golf Club, Charlotte Country Club, and the Charlotte Medical Auxiliary. Mrs. Carothers is survived by son, Gary (Bonnie) Carothers. M.D. of Cincinnati; two daughters, Sally (James Vogel) Baragar of Grand Rapids, Jane Hill of Middleville; eight grandchildren and four great grand­ children. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Services were held Friday. April 3. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Hastings, with the Rev. Peter Brenner officiating. Burial was at Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Birdena F. Lyttle FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. This information on worship services is N VTIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS ______ Mary E. Corothers______ ner II (M) am Sunday morning Wor­ FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hasting* Raymond L. Kidder HASTINGS - Mr. Raymond L. Kidder, age 71. of Hastings parsed away at 7:15 a m. Saturday. April 4. 1998 at Home of Hope Hospice in Grand Rapids. Mr. Kidder was bom on Feb. 7. 1927 at Freeport. Ml. the son of Arthur and Mina (Debar) Kidder. He was raised in Irving Township of Barry County and attended the Wood School. His employment included truck driving for K & R Construction Co. in Grand Rapids, Oliver Corp, in Battle Creek and White Products in Middleville. He was a member of the Hastings Moose Lodge No. 628. Mr. Kidder is survived by his significant other of 25 years. Violet Curtis of Hastings; daughter Phyllis (Larry) Stevens of Belle­ vue; one granddaughter, Tracy Trask of Bellevue; five step children; 13 step grand­ children; 15 step great grandchildren; brothers. Robert Kidder of Dccano, Colo, and Thomas Kidder of Hastings; and sis­ ters. Margaret Flory of Hart, and Marie Chamberlain of Hastings. Preceding him in death were his parents; a sister, Alice Casey; and brother, Albert Kidder. A memorial reception was held Wednes­ day at the Hastings Moose Lodge immedi­ ately following services. Sen ices were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8. 1998 at Irving Township Cemetery. Barry County, with the Rev. Norman L. Herron officiating. Arrangements were by Wren Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Eava M. Kalnbach Bible Study - Lounge. 8 15 pm Prayer Gathering ■ I ounge KALAMAZOO - Birdena F. Lyttle, age 94 of Kalamazoo and formerly of Beechwood Point Wall Lake, Delton, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 1998 at the Borgcss Nursing Home in Kalamazoo. Birdena was bom October 20, 1903, the daughter of Charles & Floy (Williams) McDermott in Hope Township, Barry County. . She graduated from Hastings High School & Western Michigan University and obtained her Masters Degree from the University of Michigan. Birdena taught in one & two room schools in Barry County & Eaton County before going to Niles where she taught for 12 years, she eventually became Director of Reading Services for the Ottawa County Intermediate School District. Birdena was a dedicated third generation teacher and even taught reading to Cambodian Emigres. She retired to her Wall Lake home and was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton and a faithful member of its Willing Workers. Birdena was the first woman Grand _______ Shawn P. Bryan_______ GRAND RAPIDS - Mrs Eava M. Kalnbach. age 92. of Grand Rapids and for­ merly of Nashville, died Thursday. April 2. 1998 at her residence. • She was bom Dec. 27. 1905 in Nashville, the daughter of Tobe and Lydia (Offley) Garlinger. She graduated from Nashville High School and from Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti. Her teaching career was 38 years, the last 13 at Maple Valley High School. She married Robert Kalnbach in 1936 and he preceded her in death in 1958. She was a member of the Peace United Methodist Church and the Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Kalnbach enjoyed traveling all over the United States in her Airstream trailer. Surviving are her grandchildren. Douglas (Kimberly) Kalnbach of Nashville, David Kalnbach of Fort Worth. TX. Sandy (Robin) Kalnbach of Fort Worth. TX, and Charles (Maria ) Kalnbach of Santa Rosa. CA; and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert and a son. Robert Charles Kalnbach who died in 1984. There was a memorial service on Wednesday. April 8 at 2 p.m. at the Clark Home in Grand Rapids with a graveside service Thursday at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville with the Rev. Susan Trowbridge officiating. . Memorial donations may be made to the Putnam Library in Nashville. pm - Habitat for Humanity Din­ ship Services Communion cele­ brated at 9 30 and II 00 a m The W REN FUNERAL HOME of Ha*ung* HASTINGS - Command Sergeant Ma­ jor Robert W. Elkey. age 74. of Hastings passed away Thursday. April 2. 1998 al Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr Elkey was bom on Aug. 19. 1923 at Rutland. Vermont, lhe son of George and Dorothy (Pelkey) Elkey. He was raised in the Rutland. Vermont area and attended schools there. He was married to Phyllis E. Herrick on Feb. 27, 1946 and she survives. Mr. Elkey retired in 1978 from the U.S. Army follow­ ing a distinguished military career of 35 years. Received numerous honors and awards including: Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, three Meritorious Service Medals; two Army Commendation Medals, five Air Medals, nine Good Con­ duct Medals. The Highest Military Engi­ neering Award, many campaign service awards. Moved to Hastings in 1978 and for 10 years was employed by Felpausch Food Center. He was a member of the Army Engineer­ ing Association. D.A.V. and V.F.W.. The American Legion. Hastings Moose Lodge No 628 Mr Elkey is survived by wife. Phyllis; sons. Robert Elkey of Harlingen. Texas. Rodney Elkey of San Antonio. Texas; Tim­ othy Elkey of Cibolo. Texas; and Norbert Elkey of San Diego, CA; 11 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; brothers. Philibert Elkey of Rutland. Vt; sister. Sylvia Moulton of Rutland. Vt. and Sharon Colburn of E. Clarendon. Vt. Preceding him in death were his parents and a sister. Joyce. Full military services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. April 7. 1998 at Ft. Custer National Cemetery ' Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Marshal of the Delton Founders Weekend. She also co-authored two editions of the History of Hope Township. Also Past President of the Barry County Association of Retired School Personnel, was chairman for 10 years of the Cancer Crusade in Hope Township. Birdena was preceded in death by two sisters. Beatrice Dunning & Bernicce Textcr. Birdena is survived by a niece, Leatrice Jones of Delton; one nephew, "Bud" Textcr of Delton; grand & great grand nieces &. nephews, and many friends who sent her cards while in the nursing home. Visitation will be Thursday. April 9. 1998 from 9am-8pm. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday. April 10, 1998 at the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton with Reverend William A. Hertel officiating. Interment will lake place at Pennock Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church. NASHVILLE - Mr. Shawn P. Bryan, age 20. of Nashville, died at 3 a.m. Fnday. April 3, 1998 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Bryan was bom on Dec. 6. 1977 at Hastings, MI. the son of James and lune (Tcrpening) Bryan. He was raised in the Nashville area and attended Maple Valley schools. Mr. Bryan was presently employed by The Ruff Abrasivers Company in Hastings He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, children and his many friends. Mr. Bryan is survived by his parents, June and James Bryan of Nashville; brother, James (Michelle) Bryan Jr. of Hastings; sister, Angelina (John) Drake of Orangeville, Delton; five nephews; mater­ nal grandmother. Mary Lee Terpening of Mineral Wells. Texas; fiancee and her daughter. Brenda Kotesky and Sarah Row­ ley; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Services were 11 a.m. Tuesday. April 7, 1998 at Thomapple Valley Church, 2750 Wall Lake, Road Hastings with the Rev. Jeffrey Arnett officiating. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Alonzo Marion (Buck) Smith I HASTINGS - Alonzo Marion (Buck) Smith, age 81 of Hastings passed away Monday, April, 6 1998 at his residence. He was bom July 2, 1916 in Marion, the son of Fred R. and Matilda Mae (Bauman) Smith. He attended school in Middleville and Yankee Springs Areas. He married Allie M. Burpee on November 1,1941. He worked at EW Bliss for 10 years and Hastings Aluminum Products for 30 years, retiring in 1983. He also dia well drilling for 3 years. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Oviu May Cnittenden, Beatrice Peek, and brother, Loy Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Allie Mae Smith of Hastings; daughters, Virginia (Bill) Elliot of Arnegard, North Dakota. Dorothy (Michael) Janose of Hastings; son, John H. (Barbara) Smith of Freeport; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; five step grandchildren; several step great grandchildren. Respecting his wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services. Memorials can be made to LOVE INC., or Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Frederick G. Kottkamp HASTINGS - Frederick G. Kottkamp. age 85, of Indianapolis. IN and Hastings, passed way at Plainfield Health Care March 31. 1998. Mr. Kottkamp was bom on Feb. 23, 1912 in Indianapolis, IN the son of Fredrick D. and Freda (Lutz) Kottkamp He was mamed to Ada L. (Snyder) Kot­ tkamp. He was a tool and die maker for Western Electric for 24 years, retiring in 1967. He was a member of the Southport Masonic Lodge No. 270 F A AM Surviving are Ada L. (Rogers) Kottkamp of Sunfield; children, Carol Unversaw of Brownsburg, IN, Janet Bedwell of While­ land. IN. Charles Kottkamp of Lafayette. IN; Kenny Kottkamp of Greenfield, IN; step-children, Yvonne Powell of Flint. Cecil Rogers of Sunfield. Dwayne Rogers of Phoenix. AZ. Dale Rogers of Sunfield, and Jim Rogers of Charlotte; 14 grandchildren. 20 great grandchildren; 18 step-grandchil­ dren; 15 step-great grandchildren; I step­ great great grandchild; brothers. Ralph Kot­ tkamp of Acton. IN. and George Kottkamp of Lakeland, FL; sisters, Anna Kottkamp of Lakeland, FL and Eleanor Kottkamp of Lakeland, FL. He was preceded in death by a daughter. Mary Ann Lasiter; son. Fred Kottkamp and his first wife. IdaMary (Karw ick) Kottkamp. Funeral services were on Apnl 3. 1998 in G.H. Herrmann Madison Ave. Funeral Home. Bunal was at Greenwood Cemetery. Greenwood. IN. Memonal contnbutions may be made to your favorite chanty. �The Hosting* Banner - Thursday. April 9. 1998 - Page 7 Social News Wyatt-Cook to wed June 20 Beatrice Eaton is 100 April 19 Elizabeth 1. Wyatt and Kenneth II. Cook arc planning a June 20 wedding. She is the daughter of Janet Crosby. Pacifica. Calif., and Richard Wyatt and Gail l.auzzana of Ann Ar­ bor. He is the son of Lee and Marian Cook of Delton The future bndc is a graduate of Kalama­ zoo Central High School and is employed al Fort James Corporation. Her fiance is a grad­ uate of Delton-Kellogg High School and is a journeyman electrician at R.W. Leet Electric Inc. Beatrice L Gammage Eaton will be KM) years young on April 19th. "Trixie’s” family and friends wish for a card shower for her. The address is 420 W. Wtxxllawn. Hastings. Mich. 4905X. Scholarships available from Rotary Club Applications for 1999-2000 Rotary Foun­ dation Ambassadorial Scholarships are no* available from the Rotary Club of Hastings. The scholarships, which are designed to further international understanding and good will, provide for study abroad in more than 150 countries where Rotary clubs arc located. Some I .TOO scholarships of various types will be available from clubs worldwide. Academic Year Ambassadorial Scholar­ ships arc for one academic year abroad and provide funding for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees. room, board, some educa­ tional supplies, and language training (if nec­ essary) up to a maximum award of S23.OOO. Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships arc flat grams of SI 1.000 per year for cither two or three years toward the cost of a degree pro­ grents in another country. Also available are Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships which provide funding for three or six months of in­ tensive language study in another country, in­ cluding transportation, tuition and homestay expenses, up to a maximum of SI0.000 and S17,000 respectively. During their studies aboard. Rotary Foun­ dation Ambassadorial Scholars act as "ambas­ sadors of good will" Through appearances before Rotary Clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums, lhe scholars represent their homelands and work to further international understanding. For an application, please contact Hastings Rotan Club members Hcrm Bottchcr (945­ 2544) or C arl Schocsscl (94K-44IM)). The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships program is the world’s largest privately-sponsored international scholarship program. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored more than 30.000 Rotan Scholars abroad since it began in 1947.' BON. Daniel Joseph Harrington bom at Blod­ gett Mcmonal Medical Center on March 29. I WK at 5:46 a.m. to Terry Harrington and Kelly Hull of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 19 I 2 inches long. BOY, Kacy Hooten became a proud big sister on Saturday. March 21st at 12:12 p.m. at Met­ ropolitan Hospital. Daniel Ernest Hooten weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and was IK I 2 inches long. Kacy and Daniel are the children of Dan and Barb (Case) Hooten. GIRL. Alli Jae, born at Pennock Hospital on March 27. I99X at 1:10 p.m. to Mike and Tuesday Brighton of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. X ozs. and 21 12 inches long. BOY, Aaron James, bom at fcnnock Hospital on March 27. I99X at 11:17 am to Jeffery and Barbara Denny of Hastings. Weighing K lbs. 5 12 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Zhoc Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 27. 1998 at 8:11 a.m. to Zach and Tcaly Moore of Hastings. Weighing X lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Andrew Leo. born at Pennock Hospital on March 23. I99X at 9:45 p.m to Nick and Wendy Ackley of Lowell. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 I 2 ozs. and 2112 inches long. Lake Odessa NEWS I akewood Nimols are closed for spring break all of this week The exodus began Fn­ day evening, with many people heading for southern spots to soak up some sun Good Friday services for the Lakewood community will be held al Central CM I nited Methodist Church Friday at I p.m . with sev­ eral pastors taking part The chancel choir of the host church will sing Central UM Church will hold open com­ munion Thursday evening from 7 to X:30 with worshippers invited to come for as long as they choose with devotional material available for their meditation. St. Edwards' Church will have Mass at 5 p.m Saturday and on Sunday morning at K and 10. Service of Reconciliation will be at 4:30 on Saturday afternoon. Church of the Nazarene holds its sen ice at West Elementary SchiMil wtth Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship serv ice at 11. There will be a spring breakfast at Fellow­ ship Hall Saturday. April IS. with Jackie Trail of Ravenna as speaker. She is a fabric artist who has written books, has appeared on TV. and has made many appearances in West Michigan. The catered breakfast is at 9 a.m., with the program to follow. Reservations may be made by calling 374-7956. The speaker will bring 27 quills and quilted compositions to show. On Saturday, the Ionia County Genealogi­ cal Society will meet at the Depot/Museum at I p.m. The speaker will be Shirley Hodges, with her "Whither Thou Gocst" program. Five members of the society spent Monday at the state library doing research. Yet another business will be located on M­ 66 north of David Highway in what is becom­ ing a very commercial area. Trees have been cut along the roadside and a nc.- sign carries the name of Big L Lumber Corporation. The firm already has stores at Clarksville and Sheridan. Within a mile is the new Clark Lumber Company. Daffodils are in bud and forsythia is com­ ing into full bloom. Rhubarb is up several inches. A greater variety of birds visit the bird feeders now. On Monday, workers were installing the new overhead signal lights above the CSX tracks on Jordan Lake Highway. Earlier, work had been done toward installation of the sup­ porting structures farther back from the road­ way. Now the road can be w idened at that spot to conform to the width of the rest of the high­ way. The activity at the Church of the Nazarene site a week ago was prompted by pouring of the footings for the new walls. Framing for the new building is expected to begin yet this week. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet next week in a postponed meeting because of the usual meeting night being on Maundy Thursday. The program will feature a slide show to mark the I Oth anniversary of the moving of the depot from trackside to Emer­ son Street in March 19X8. There also will be photos of the event. A nominating committee will be named in anticipation of election of two new directors to fill vacancies at the May annual meeting Looking ahead. Arbor Day is coming to Lake Odessa on Friday. April 24 lhe Michigan CROP Walker ha* arrived for spring 1998 Barry County's walk is men­ tioned fo» its 15th year anniversary Lake­ wood’s walk is listed with its 20th year an­ niversary The Delton group, with wide ban­ ner used in 199"’. is shown Also the Barry County CROP Walk people are pictured Barry County gathered SI 1.469 m pledges Delton raised S6.767, The Lakewood walk is coming on Sunday. May 3. A workshop is being held at Lakewood United Methodist Church Monday. April 13. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to inform local farm­ ers about the prospects of use of corn to pro­ duce ethanol, lhe workshop is free, but ad- vance registration is needed in order to have sufficient material on hand The telephone number is l-XXX-323-6601 Swimmers at the YMC A program at the pool at Ionia High School have been keeping records of their laps across the pool They have been aiming at reaching the distance along the old Route 66 to reach from Ionia to Los Angeles Peggy Ferns contributed lhe greatest number of miles, followed by Bob Stewart. SK-year-old orchardist Henry Nelson (of the former Nelson Orchards) and Brad Covert Local swimmers who added their miles to the total of 2.401 miles were Bill Broadbcck with 4.7 miles, teenager Sadie Goodtnooi 4.2 miles and Marvin Shanks, who racked up 16.7 miles before his November ill­ ness. Middle School accredited by North Central Association Principal Mike Spahr has announced that Hastings Middle School has received accredi­ tation by the Nonh Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was admitted to membership April I at the association’s annual meeting in Chicago. Hastings Middle School was one of three middle schools in this state which this year became NCA members for the first time. "Accreditation by the NCA means that the school has met the standards set for member­ ship.” said Spahr. “These students signify that the school has the resources, personnel and leadership necessary for effective education." Accreditation must be renewed each year. Superintendent Carl Schoesscl noted that: "Continuation within the NCA requires a joint effort by the community and the staff to make certain that the potential for quality ed­ ucation remains unimpaired The advantage of NCA membership is that is assures the public at large that the school has met those standards which good schools m the NCA re­ gion consider to be imperative for effective education to take place." The NCA State Director. William Bushaw. extended congratulations to the school. noting that, “Hastings Middle School has now joined the growing league of schools whose purpose is the continuing quest for higher levels of quality education." The North Centra) Association, the nation’s largest regional accrediting association, is a voluntary coalition of over X.300 schools and over 1.000 colleges and universities in the 19state region of the Central United Slates. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP Wlial is die leading cause of blindness among' die elderly? Call 1-WXM37.2423 The regular meetings of the Baltimore Township Board are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Hall. 6424 S. Bedford Rd. as follows: July 14 April 14 May 12 June 9 August 11 Septembers October 15 November 11 Decembers January 15 February9 March9 Baltimore Township will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing Impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered upon 5 days notice to the Baltimore Township Clerk. Tracy Mitchell. Baltimore Township Clerk 5766 Henry Rd.. Hastings, Ml 49058 (616) 948-2268 Secretaries’ Week \pril 20 - 24. 1998 Thad Duane Fisher. Hastings and Angela L. Banimus. Hastings. Bradley James Fausey. Bellevue and An­ gela Lynn Ludlow. Bellevue John Carl Zink. Hastings and Allison Anne Baer, Delton. Andrew Jack Rose. Hastings and Tonia Lynn Combs. Hastings. Benjamin Earl Furrow. Hastings and Amanda Lynn Gard. Hastings. 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Banner Secretaries Contest Three names will be drawn and those three will receive valuable prizes from local merchants including: Arby's Barlow Florist Bosley Pharmacy Cinder Pharmacy County Seat Mexican Connexion Names will be announced in the April 23 issue of the Banner Mail or fax us your secretary 's name by Monday. April 20. Thornapple Manor Fax Number 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, Ml 49058 945-5192 EOE Felpausch Gilmore Jewelers Hodges Jewelry King's Music Center I Secretary Name_______________________ ____ ________ | Boss Name__________________________________ _ _____ ] Company______________________________________ ___ I Telephone__________________________________________ [ BANNER. 1952 N. b-»dwi» P O Box 188 j Hastings. Ml 49058 -or FAX Io 945-5192 —or DROP OFF at the Banner office �Pag* 8 - Th* Hoihngi Bonner - Thursday. Apnl 9, 1998 LEGAL NOTICES N0T1CI OF TNI RM » A 0BT COUECTOB ATTWTWG TO COL IKT A MT. ANT MOMATKM WE 0TAM WILL BE VSMOBTGAGC SALE Default ha* been mode <n NICHOLSON and Kimberly A. NICHOLSON. hu» tgagee, doted Juno 28. 1995 ond recorded on Jun* 30. 1995 in Liber 634. on Fog* 157. Barry County Records. Michigan, and wo* assigned by said mor tgagee to the OtOSSLANO MOBTGAGE CORF o* Default hot occurred in the condition* of a morMortgog* Flu* of Kolomaioo. Inc., a Michigan Cor­ poration. having it* principal off ic* al 5000 Portage Bead. Kalamazoo. Michigan (Mortgog**”). dated March 19. 1997. recorded In th* office of th* Register of D**ds for Barry County. Michigan, on March 31. 1997. in Liber 689 Fogm 552-558. By reason of *uch default. th* und*r»ign*d elect* Io doctor* ond hereby declare* th* entire unpaid forthwith. th* turn of Fortv-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight And 81/100 dollar* (S47.998.8I). In­ cluding interest at 8.00% par annum. Under th* power of sale contained in said mor­ tgage and the statute In tuch cate mode ond pro­ vided. notice i* hereby given that said mortgog* 1 of Block 14 of Kenfield Addition to the City. recorded ptot thereof a* recorded in Liber of Flat* on Fage 9. The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the data of *uch sale, unless determined abandon ed in accordance with I94BCL 600.3241a. in which be du* for principal ond int*r*«t on said Mortgag* th* of EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDBED NINETY SIX DOLLARS ond 84/100 (180.796.84). No salt or proc**ding at low ho* been Instituted to part thereof. Notice I* hereby given that by virtue of the undesigned before *oto, *ato Mortgage will be County Courthouse in the City of Hasting*. Michigan, on April 23. 1998. at one o’clock in the are situated in th* Township of Barry. County of Barry, Stat* of Michigan, and or* d**crib*d as follow*: Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grov*. a Condominium, oc- OOSSLAND MORTGAGE COBF FOB INFOBMATION. MEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 One bad apple Dear Aan Landers: I read your column regularly. I have never been motivated to write to you until mw. The letter from “Crestview. Fla., Inmate” did it. I am incarcerated in Michigan and have been in this system long enough to know that the pen-pal scam your Florida inmate claims is very common is. in fact, not common at all. I believe the vast majority in inmates who correspond with people they've never met do not try to manipulate them for money, stamps, cigarettes and so on. 1 know of only two in­ mates who bragged about how they ripped off pen pals. I correspond with several people on the out­ side and have never asked anyone for any­ thing. I do not appreciate being placed in the same category with that jerk in Florida who has no sense of decency. - Bill in Jackson. Mich. Dear Bill: I appreciate your letter. Here's another one: have the right to sec that it is. In my opinion, it is not unreasonable to expect the clergy to wear shoes Don’t wait until the last minute to make this request. Tell him as soon as possible, and sug­ gest where he might find exactly the right pair. Sick behavior? Dear Ann Landers: I work with a woman who does her laundry every day and washes her car three times a week whether it rams or not. "Maizic" spends a fortune on clothes and always looks like she’s going to a party. I’ve seen her put on earrings just to cut the grass. I read somewhere that this type of behavior indicates a deep-seated problem. Is this nor­ mal or what? - Danville. PA. Dear Dan: Granted, Maizic” may be a bit compulsive about her car and her laundry, and she apparently likes to look her best, even when she mows the lawn, but I don’t sec that this is hurting anybody. My question is: Why docs this bother you? Not all inmates CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORF 30150 Telegraph Sult* 100 Bingham Forma. Michigan 48025 File 898021834 (4-9) Subdivision Pion 87. Together with an undivided In­ terest a* a tenant In common in the common •toment* of the Condominium, if any. ond all other right* and interest appurtenant to told Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove. Commonly described a* 15280 Brogklodge. Hickory Corners. Michigan 49060. Notice is further given that the length of the Synopela IRVING TOWNSNIP Annuel Budget Hearing March 30 1998 Meeting caned to order at 7 00 p m All mem­ bers present 1997-98 budget and 1998-99 proposed budget reviewed and approved Depository for 1998-99 fiscal year approved Resolution adopted to levy maximum amount allowed within authorized mil I age for 1998 Cemetery contract with sexton approved Meeting adjourned at 8 10 p m Emily Harnson Clerk (479) 7 Ann landers Corry I. Walton (F311 T») Attorney for Mortgagee Suite 445 Kotomaxoo Ml 49007 Observe the Most Important Week of the year - Dear Ann: I have been an inmate for sev­ eral years and know more about prison life and inmates than the generally misinformed public. I suspect that •‘Crestview. Fla..” has the personality of a pit viper and has not had a piece of mail or a visit in his 10 years of in­ carceration. For him to say all inmates arc con artists is as ludicrous as saying all postal workers arc gun-toting homicidal maniacs. One of the first things 1 learned about in­ mates is that they are fathers, brothers, sons, cousins, uncles and grandfathers - a true cross section of the American public. They are carpenters, truck drivers, politicians, den­ tists, doctors, fanners and war veterans. You name it. we have them all. 1 correspond with people from six states. They have given me friendship, advice, en­ couragement. constructive criticism and hope. - Pine Bluff, Ark. Dear Pine Bluff and all other inmates who wrote: You’ve given us some keen insight. On behalf of all the people you educated today. I say. “Thank you.” Wear shoes HOLY WEEK AND EASTER at the Hastings Presbyterian Church 231 South Broadway MAUNDY THURSDAY COMMUNION WITH TENEBRAE April 9 - 8:00 p.m. - Nursery Available CELEBRATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION - April 12 “Sunrise” Service - 8:00 a.m. Services with the Chancel Choir and Communion - 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Nursery Available Dear Aaa Leaders: My fiance and I arc planning a summer wedding. Everything is working out the way we dreamed, except for one thing. The clergyman who will be per­ forming the ceremony has a habit of wearing sandals (no socks) on every occasion, even in the dead of winter. We do not want to sec his bare feet at our wedding ceremony, especially when everyone else will be dressed formally. Is there a polite way to ask him to wear shoes? (I’m not even sure he owns a pair.) I feel uncomfortable ap­ proaching him about this and would appreci­ ate your advice. - New York Wedding Belle. Dear Belle: Your wedding day should be re­ membered as a glorious occasion, and you Dear Ann Landers: I am not writing to be reprimanded for my behavior. 1 am in my early 30s and have been married to a wonder­ ful man for 10 years, but I’ve never been in love with him. I’ve stayed because I’ve felt it was the right thing to do. My husband is almost twice my age. over­ weight and not much fun. I’m good-looking and have no trouble attracting men. In the last five years. I’ve had several affairs. My hus­ band found out about a couple of them and forgave me. I should tell you that when I’m not having an affair, I have serious bouts of depression. I am now involved with a great guy, and I think I’m in love with him. I want to leave my husband but am afraid to risk being on my own. I’ve been in cou.iseling but can’t seem to change. My therapist says I’m emotionally immature. It seems I am happy only when I’m involved in a romance. What’s wrong with me? - Three’s Company. Dear Company: I agree with your thera­ pist’s assessment. However, being aware of your problem doesn't solve it. You need to stop fooling around and do something that generates self-esteem. Investi­ gate some worthy causes, and become in­ volved. You need to do something that will make you feel good about yourself - and ser­ vice to others is the first step. Get moving, and good luck. education I helped him get. the business I helped him start and the S25O.OOO lifc-insuFance policy I insisted he get so the kids and I would be OK if he died young. “Ken” and his present wife make over SI25.000 a year, while my income is about S20.000 Our divorce agreement did not in­ clude any maintenance. There is no child sup­ port because the kids arc over 18. There was­ n’t any retirement benefit because we were going to save for that together when the kids were grown Some first wives squeeze their former hufc bands for all they can get. but the divorcctt women I know arc single and struggling to raise their children while their former hus­ bands now have too good incomes. - First Wife in Wisconsin Dear First: Twenty-five years’’ Did you have a lawyer’.’ Was he sober? Was he con­ scious.’ Assuming your husband didn’t catch you in bed w ith someone, you got a very raw deal. Child numbers Dear Ana Landers: I had to write in re­ sponse to "Charlotte in Georgia” who had three children and then gave birth to triplets. In 1953. my mother gave birth to a set of triplets. At the time, she also had five other children, ages 6. 5. 4 .2 and 15 months. She had eight children in six years. Not only that, but she had five more children after the triplets, for a total of 13 kids. I’m sure she would agree with "Charlotte” that since God gave her all those children, he would give her the strength to raise them. Her family was 3,000 miles away and could not help. However, the neighbors in our small town rallied around, much like the people of Carlisle, Iowa, arc doing for the McCaughe^ scptuplcts. My parents now have 35 grandchildren «r love and enjoy. The Oldest Daughter in Isaquah. Wash Dear Daughter: The thought of it boggles, my mind If all 35 arc healthy and well-be­ haved. your parents are incredibly fortunate. Forget to saw some of your favorite Ann Landers columns? "Nuggets and Doozies" is lhe answer. Send a self-addressed, long, busi^ ness-size envelope and a check or money or^‘ der for $5.25 (this includes postage and han­ dling) to: Nuggets, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Bax' ! 1562. Chicago, ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $6.25.) Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, lac. What benefits? Dear Ann Landen: I disagree with the woman in Charlotte, N.C.. who said first wives get all the benefits after the divorce. My husband and 1 divorced after 25 years of marriage. He has since remarried. His sec-1 ond wife will reap the benefits of the college I Tired of Waiting in line toPlaTGolf? Play at Hastings Country Club as a new member. 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Michigan 49058 Choose between 3 great loan options: •Home Equity Loan •Home Equity Line of Credit •Home Improvement Loan This notice is published pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 12 C.F.R. Section 563.22 of the Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision This notice will appear al approximately one week intervals over a 30-day period beginning March 26. 1998. and enomg April 23. 1998 All options offer competitive rates and fast, easy turnaround. Call or stop in any office to apply. Middleville 795-3338 Bellevue 763-9418 Any person desrmg to comment on ths application may do so by submitting written comments within 30 days of the date of first publication of ths notice to: Regional Director, Office of Thrift Supervision. 200 West Madson. Suite 1300. Chicago. Ilfmos 60606 The public file s available for inspection tn the Regional Office durrg regular business hours ^stings? 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Bany County Health Dept. • PART SEVEN • * * their family physicians Anyone who could noi afford to go to their own doctor could make arrangements to have the polio vaccine at lhe health departments Clinics were again held in four Barry ( ounty communities The clinics were again tree of charge, sponsored by the Barry counts Medical Society and the Barry ( ounty Health Department Tetanus and dipthena shots were again to be given to adults over 21 years of age Those immunized at the I960 climes were urged to return for booster shots that would protect them lor five years Dr Hcaslip retired on Dec 31. 1961 He had taken the post in June 1954. to succeed Dr. Vergil M Sice as the director of the health center, which .ncluded Pennock Hospital and lhe Barry County Health Department Dr. Charles L. Newberry had been selected to fill the post and began work on Jan I. 1962 Dr Newberry had come to Hastings from Augustine. Fla.. where he had served as health officer of St. Johns County. His father. Charles Newberry had been director of the Red Cross at Camp Grant during World War I Dr. Charles L.Newberry had graduated from Marquette University 's College of Med­ icine at Milwaukee. Wise., and had practiced medicine in Milwaukee for 12 years before joining the public health service. He was with the Farm Security Administration in Philadel­ phia, and established migratory labor camps and was in charge of the health programs at the camps from Maine to Florida. He went overseas in 1943 and served in England. Aus­ tria and Egypt. In 1946 he returned to the United States and was assigned to Washing­ ton. D.C. with the Federal Security Adminis­ tration as a senior surgeon with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He suffered a heart attack in 1952 and re­ tired from the Federal Security Administra­ tion. In 1954 he again returned to active duty and was assigned to the Bureau of Indian Af­ fairs. with headquarters in Portland. Ore. He was health administrator for the Northwestern Pacific States Indian tribes. He retired from that in 1956 after suffering a second heart at­ tack. He later became Washington County Health Director in Oiegon. living at Bevcrti n. In 1960 he went to St. Johns County. Fla. He had another heart attack in September of 1961 and again retired. He accepted the director's Walter Hammond. Irving Township Supervisor, chairman of the Barry County Health Center. Apnl 25. 1957 By Joyce F. Weiobrecht An editorial published Jan. 24. 1957. made a point of saying that it didn't take a medical doctor to administer a health department. Doctors should be practicing their medical skills, not dealing with paperwork, staff con­ ferences. giving routine immunization shots and other mundane tasks that can be done by other persons “Doctors hired by the county health depart­ ments should be permitted and encouraged to practice medicine, to use the training they have received. If they arc not needed for that, they arc not needed at all. The administration should be the responsibility of another." There is no information about whether this editorial had any impact on the way health de­ partments were operated at that time. Hospi­ tals began to adopt this pattern, however. The Barry County Health Center Commit­ tee was reorganized in April 1957.; Walter Hammond. Irving Township Supervisor, was named chairman. Stuart Clement was the vice chairman and Charles H. Leonard was named as fWRber af large. Dr Joseph Hcaslip waa3° continue as secretary of the committee. The Health Committee was the governing unit for the county health care program. The commit­ tee was made up of three from the Pennock Hospital Board and three from the board of supervisors and a member at large. David McMullen joined the health depart­ ment as sanitary engineer in September 1954. He took a leave of absence in 1955-1956 and obtained a masters degree in public health sanitary science. On Aug. 15. 1957, Mc­ Mullen accepted a position in Big Rapids at the Ferris technical terminal division. Maurice C. Kaser, a graduate of Kalamazoo College, with a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan, was named to succeed McMullen. He brought with him a vast amount of vaned experiences for a young man of 28 years of age. After his graduation, he spent three months at the Branch-Hillsdale department, three months with the Lansing-Ingham Health Unit, a year with the Allegan-Van Buren department, re­ Sanitary Engineer Maurice C Kaser (right), Richard Nixson. operator of Hastings sewage disposal plant, (center) and David McMullin. Aug. 1. 1957. turned to Branch-Hillsdale for three years and then worked as a consulting sanitarian for the American Institute of Baking in Chicago. Kaser stayed for two years as the county’s sanitary engineer and resigned in August of 1959 to begin studies for the Episcopal min­ istry at Bexley Hall, the Episcopal seminary at Kenyon College, near Columbus. Ohio. There he was to study for three years as a can­ didate for the ministry, earning a bachelor of divinity degree A news release on Aug. *5. 1957, told that the Asiatic flu virus was expected to have a heavy impact on citizens in the United States in the 1957-1958 season. There was not a vac­ cine ready to combat this strain of flu al the time of the news release, but it was being worked on and would be added io the Far East strain on the virus A in the ordinary flu vac­ cine. The symptoms were fever, sneezing, congestion in the nose and throat and other fa­ miliar signs. Sulfonamides and antibiotics had no effect on the virus, but were used to treat complications. Aspirin was proclaimed the best home remedy. Salt water was recom­ mended for a gargle, i 4 teaspoon of table salt to I 2 glass of water. Any other treatment was to be prescribed by a physician. The Asi; > flu. a mild form of flu. is nor­ mally ’ -v-to four-day illness. Just get enough e.ood nourishment and lots of flu­ ids. people were told. Registered nurse Louise Odrzywolska be­ came the new supervising nurse at the Barry County Health Dqiartment on Oct. 28. 1957. Robert Shatter, sanitary engineer, (left) came to Barry County Health Department tn 1962. Louise Odrzywolska. R N . joined the department in 1957 She came to Hastings from the Branch-Hills­ dale District Health Department where she had served from March 1. 1951. until Oct. 22. 1957. where she had been acting supervisor of nursing for the past six months. In Barry County she was. in addition to the administrative work of supervising nursing, also to the public health nurse for Hope. Prairieville and Barry townships. Mrs. Odrzy wolska. a native of Rochester. N.Y. graduated from the nursing school at Highland Hospital. She finished nurse’si train­ ing in March 1941 and was an obstetrical nurse at Highland Hospital until August 1944. She then entered the Army Nurse's Corps, serving until February 1946. She served tours of duty at Tinian and Japan. After her discharge from the Nurse's Corps, she returned to Highland Hospital for a time and then entered the University of Michigan School of Public Health in September 1947. She graduated in February. 1951. with a de­ gree in public health nursing and went to work at the Branch-Hillsdale unit. Other nurses on the health department staff at that time were Sue Carrothcrs. R.N.; Mil­ dred Doy le. R.N.; and Marilyn Fowler. R.N. A final free polio Salk vaccine clinic was announced in the Hastings Banner of June 12, 1958. Dr. Joseph Heaslip urged that children from one through 14 years, and expectant mothers receive the shots. If the course of three shots had not been received, he urged that they be obtained to complete protection before the season starts. He also reported that the number of polio cases from 1952 through 1957 had shown a sharp decrease, which was attributed to the wide use of Salk vaccine. In 1960 one of the major concerns and pro­ jects was immunization for lockjaw (tetanus) and diphtheria. It had been thought that most adults had immunity of 80-85 percent level, but survey results showed that the immune level was 50 percent or less. Members of the Barry County Medical So­ ciety and the Barry County Health Depart­ ment decided to join in promoting free immu­ nizations clinics for tetanus and diphtheria to all Barry County adult residents over 21 years. It was to be a civil defense and disaster project. Agriculture workers, industrial and con­ struction workers, fathers, mothers, every per­ son who rode in or drove an automobile and were 21 years of age were encouraged to at­ tend the clinics. There wore nine clinics set up in the county. They were set up at Hastings Mfg. Company. Middleville Minnie McFaul School: Pennock Hospital. Woodland School. Nashville High School. E.W. Bliss Company. White Vitro Glass. Middleville. Delton School and Pleasantvicw School. The clinics were staffed by one or two phy sicians and the nurses from the Barry County Health Department. The initial clinics were all scheduled in June I960. Two thousand adults from 21 years to the age of over 80 years of age were immunized during these free clinics. The second free clinics to give follow up shots were scheduled for the month of July at similar locations. The two injections proved protection, but needed to be followed up by a bvMister dose in one year and booster docs at five-year intervals. (’limes were set up in September and Octo­ ber to give immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus and smallpox The health team would then visit the school groups in the county once each year and give booster shots to those ages 5. 10 and 15 to give continuity to the im­ munization program in the county. Regular clinic days were being held at Pen­ nock Hospital from 9 a m. to 1 p.m on the first Monday of each month Polio shots were not being provided by the health department, but Barry Counts residents were urged to see post in Barry County and Hastings in Decem­ ber of 1961 to begin his duties on Jan. I. 1962. His term here was shortened by his health, when on March 9. 1962 be again suf­ fered another heart attack. He passed away on Monday. March 19. 1962. Ruth Yaw who was secretary to the director for several years, including Dr. Charles New­ berry. resigned to care for her ailing father. Mrs. John Williams was hired by Dr. New­ berry to fill the position. Mrs. Williams had been secretary at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Dr. John Williams was the direc­ tor of Michigan Fisheries Research Institute in Hastings. Earl McKibbon became acting director of the Barry County Health System until another director could be recruited • {Robert Shaffer, was selected to succeed J(mn Robinson as the sanitary engineer while McKibbon was acting as the director. John Robinson accepted a position with the Michi­ gan Water Resources Commission. Shaffer assumed the post on June I. 1962, coming to the Barry County position from Roscommon County, where he had been in charge of environmental health. He graduated from Adclphian Academy and then served two years in the Army. He spent six years as sani­ tarian wi»!i Monroe County Health Depart­ ment before taking the Roscommon assign­ ment. 3tnce Jan. I. 1949, the Health Department and Pennock Hospital had operated under one director. They had been under the same roof since May 1951. When Dr. Newberry died, the search for a new director over both units became difficult. The Aug. 16. 1962. Hastings Banner ear­ ned the announcement that the union of the hospital and the County Health Department was going to be dissolved. The Pennock Hospital Board of Trustees had voted to cancel the agreement between the hospital and the health department, citing the growth of Pennock Hospital as the reason Richard Groos. chairman, stated that while the Hospital Board had been well satisfied the joint arrangement over the years, the board felt that it was time to place the hospital under a full-time hospital administrator. (iroos indicated that the hospital had grown to an 80-bed capacity, and expected to expand to 10* beds within the next year. The search tor a physician qualified to administer both units had proved very difficult The Hospital Board felt that it was not necessary for the ad­ ministrator ot Pennock Hospital be a physi­ cian. but a person with administrative training and skills. 5 Space for the Health Department would continue to be available in the east wing of the hospital until such time that the Health De­ partment could make new arrangements or more space could be added to the hospital. The director's office would become the do­ main of the new hospital administrator when one was hired. Dr.Bryron P. Brown was hired by the Barry County Health Department to replace Dr. New berry and the work of the Health Depart­ ment went on as usual. Free health tests were offered to citizens of Barry County over the age of 21 to be done over a period of nine days, from Oct 29 through Nov. 9. 1963. This screening included a chest x-ray and a blood test for diabetes. The program was designed to disclose lung and heart anomalies and diseases and venereal, disease. A total of 5.778 persons received the tree health screening examinations. The idea of combining the health depart­ ments of two or more counties was becoming a pattern in Michigan, placing more than one department under the directorship of one physician. Several factors entered into this trend. One was the use of trained persons in more efficient ways, the combining of fund­ ing and the coverage of more territory with less personnel. At first, the Barry County and Eaton County Health Departments operated jointly, but each had their own budget, but finally they combined under one budget and one di­ rector. while each county had their own head­ quarters and assignments Dr Bryron Phillip Brown was the first director to be involved with this combined unit, which became the Barry -Eaton District Health Department, with offices in both Barry and Eaton counties. The Hastings Banner of Apnl 23. 1964, an­ nounced that the short wave radio was speed­ ing health business. The two-way short wave radio was installed in the Barry County of­ fice. providing quicker and better service for anyone who needed to talk with sanitarian Robert Shaffer. The radio saved the depart­ ment a great deal of time, allowing Shaffer to keep track of inquiries without having to re­ turn to the office and it saved mileage, as he could move from one place to another without making a return trip to the office, and he did­ n't have to hunt for a phone to make contact with the office. The Health Department gave tests for tu­ berculosis in May 1964. This program was en­ titled 'Operation Bubble" and was endorsed by the Barry County Medical Society and the Barry County school systems. All grade lev­ els of students, teachers and other school em­ ployees were tested. This was a simple harm­ less skin test. The clinics were held at Delton Kellogg, Pleasantvicw, Maple Valley (Nashville. Lake­ wood. (Woodland) Brown. Carlton Center, Bristol. Burroughs. Barry County S.D.A., Mayo. Moore. Norton, Dow ling. Striker. Hen­ dershot. Weeks and Durfee schools. (This list is a good indication of how the consolidation of schools, and the building of larger schools was progressing in 1964.) Oral polio clinics were scheduled for the fall of 1964. (To be continued) Planning on cleaning the garage? Get rid of useful, but no longer needed Items through a Banner Classified. Call Us at 945-9554. * HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION • NOTICE off PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning the pro­ posed repeal of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on April 29, 1998. at 7:00 p.m. at the Hope Township Hall on M-43 between Schultz and Head Lake Roads, within the Township. Written comments will be received from any interested persons con­ cerning the foregoing by the Hope Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours up to the date of the hearing and may further be received by the Planning Commission at the hear­ ing. The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board re­ serve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposal at/or following the public hearing Anyone interested in reviewing the existing Zoning Ordinance perti­ nent to the above may examine a copy of the same at the Hope Town­ ship Hall during regular business hours of regular business days here­ after until the time of the hearing and may further examine the same at the public hearing Hope Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals at the hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Indi­ viduals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should con­ tact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Sylvia W. Forster, Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 South Wall Lake Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616) 943-2464 �Pog« 10 - The Hcihngj Bonner - Thursday, April 9. 1998 Spring break adds wrinkles to sport teams' preparations < < 1111“ t< lllillk < I il Playoff hopes are bright and bleak in the “Motor City" As lhe playoffs draw near in professional hockey and basketball. Detroit's franchises find themselves headed in different directions. For Detroit Red Wing fans, that's good. For those who root for the Detroit Pistons, that's bad... even more bad than the Bad Boys ever were Bad news first. On Sunday, lhe Pistons lost their sixth consecutive game and second in a row after leading by 18 points. Dr.-j.ts dominalor was non other than the Shaquille O'Neal-led Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neal pumped in 35 points as lhe Lakers' overcame an 18-point third quarter deficit and won IOS-103 in overtime. The only good news is that Detroit was up 18 points in the third quarter and not up 18 points in the fourth quarter like they were against the Boston Celtics last Friday. The Tons lost that game, too, 101-100. These types of losses can't help interim coach Alvin Gentry's status. The Pistons are a professional team with decent talent. Professional teams shouldn't lose 18point advantages in second halves... it's that simple. With Grant Hill. Brian Williams. Jerome Williams. Lindsey Hunter. Joe Dumars and Jerry Stackhouse, the shooters are certainly in place. What the Pistons need is some muscle i.Mahom is gening too old to shoulder this burden), some size (move Brian Williams to power and get a real big man to play the or turn on? The last three wins have been gained through a playoff approach with big goals being tallied by great players. No team in lhe NHL can match up with a healthy Wings' team and nobody (past or present) can coach as well as Detroit's mentor. Scotty Bowman. Detroit's biggest weapon is how they match up against the other contenders. Detroit's thud and fourth lines are usually better than its foes first and second lines. With a rosier that includes Yzerman. Sergei Fedorov. Shanahan. Nik Lidstrom. Dmitri Mironov. Larry Murphy. Darren McCarty. Joe Kocur (he's personal my favorite). Anders Eriksson. Vyacheslav Koslov. Draper Brent Gilchrist. Martin Lapointe. Igor Larinov and "the Bruiser" Chris Osgood another Stanley Cup celebration seems destined for the "Motor City." A note to Joe Williams, get the video tapes ready io roll In closing, let me say how great it was to see the University of Michigan win another national championship Saturday (this one for its hockey showcase. 3-2 over Boston College), how sad it is to see the Detroit Tigers struggle so much on the mound (Whitecap pitchers be ready for a quick leap up to lhe Bigs) and how excited 1 am that the Masters begins today (my small amount of money is pulling for Tiger Woods. Ernie Els. Fred Couples and Justin Leonard) • N.A.Y.B. Tournament: North post) and a coach whom lhe players can relate to (a key ingredient to being a mentor nowadays in the NBA). Speaking American Youth Basketball still has openings for their annual spring tournament May 29-31 at Michigan State University. The tournament features 10 of coaches, my candidates would include Danny Ainge and Isiah Thomas... that's if age brackets for kids in the fifth through twelve grades. The entry fee is $90 and Chuck Daly doesn't want the job. At this juncture of the season. Piston fans should be rooting for their team no: to make the playoffs. This will give them guarantees each team at least two games. Awards go to the first, second and consolation winners. Deadline to enter is a better draft pick... or even a chance to grab a lottery pick. Let the Washington Wizards (with or without Juwan Howard and Chris Webber) lose to lhe Chicago Bulls in the playoffs first round. The Pistons should also let Stackhouse go (free up some money and use it on the draft pick and/or free agent) and continue to develop the skills of Brian Williams. Williams has heart, something this team has been short on since Thomas and Bill Laimbeer left after lhe Pistons' great championship run. The Red Wings have been playing like champions. Recent games against Colorado. Chicago and St. Louis are proof of that. The Wings blew past the "Windy City" Blackhawks Saturday 3-2 as Brendan Shanahan lit the lamp with just 2.8 seconds remaining on the third period clock. The Wings Tuesday made their opponents sing the Blues, receiving late goals from Kris Draper and The Captain Steve Yzetrnan to ice the game. Is it just me or do the Wings appear to have a playoff gear that they can turn off May 8. For more information, call area director Dave King ar 1-888-NAYB-ASK (1-888-629-2275). • 6-on-ti Soccer: The fifth annual Lakeview Optimists 6-on-6 Soccer Tournament is June 27-28 at the club's fields near Riverside School south of Battle Creek. Divisions are under 10. under 12, under 14. under 16 and under 20. Separate divisions are offered for boys and girls. Teams will be limited to eight players and each team may enter for $80. Checks should be made out to the Lakeview Optimist Club. The registration deadline is June 12. • A Real Team Player: Here's a belated birthday wish for Steve Jacobs who turned a very young 50 on Wednesday. Steve, here's to good health, your happiness, the Tigers making il to the post season before the end of the millennium and Michigan Stale playing in an NCAA basketball championship. Of course, the green and white would lose that game to a team that wears the maize and blue. Talk to you soon. Spring break is a fun time of year for many around the school yards. But the week off can also be a challenge for those who coach or play spring sports at the high school level. "Everybody seems to have a different spring break." Hastings varsity baseball coach Jeff Simpson said. "We lost three opponents (because of the differences in time of breaks) because of that." Playing the games is one thing, but so is getting in shape to actually play them. All spring sports — baseball, softball, track, tennis, soccer or golf — require training periods or certain amounts of time to practice ones activity. "It’s always been hard to practice around spring break." Simpson said. "We’ll have practices, but they’re not mandatory ones." Simpson said practices are essential because when the athletes return from their times off. you want "the kids to do well" and not return with a whole lot of rust. A training sheet is given to each baseball player who goes on a spring break trip. The sheet details helpful exercises that can keep the athletes in good shape. Included on the list are jogging, ways of fielding grounders, hitting instructions, eye exercises and breathing. Simpson said he expects to be without six of his players this week as Hastings* varsity prepares for an April 15 doubleheader against Plainwell. Hastings boys track coach Paul Fulmer also finds spring break to be a bit of an obstacle. The Saxon tracksters return to school next Monday and battle the O-K White’s premier track team — Wyoming Park — the following day. Not a whole lot of time to fine-tune for a very important event that starts Hastings* championship quest. "This year we are holding a few practices." Fulmer said. "At the beginning of my coaching career, I always held practices. Sometimes, though, it's real hard to hold them." Switching from the Twin Valley to the O-K White sports leagues have also altered the track schedule for Fulmer and the Saxons. In the Twin Valley. Hastings' tracksters would go up against two or three league teams roughly four times during the spring season. As a member of the O-K White, the Saxons compete in seven different dual meets. The first O-K White meet for Hastings is Tuesday and the final league meet is May 4 versus Hudsonville. In 21 days. Hastings will run in eight different track meets, or an average of one every two and a halfdays. Saxons set sights on home baseball opener Il wasn't as bad as the final score indicates. Really, it wasn't. Hastings’ varsity baseball team opened its season last Thursday with an 11-2 loss to non-league Grand Rapids Christian. The Saxons jumped Out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, only to watch the Eagles rally for the game's last 11 runs Andrew Courtright pitched 5 2/3 innings for lhe blue and gold, allowing 8 hits, striking out 5 and walking 4. Seven of the II runs Courtright allowed were earned "Going into the sixth, he (Courtright) only had given up four hiu. but they (Christian) capitalized." Hastings Coach Jeff Simpson said. "The bottom didn't fall out; we certainly had our chances." Courtright should get over his early season jitters and provide a big spark on the mound and al the plate. Last season. Courtright had a pitching mark of 6-2 and an earned run average of 2.65 He also led lhe Saxons in hitting with a .375 batting average. "There's good leadership on this team." Hastings Coach Jeff Simpson After Courtright left lhe mound in the sixth inning. Brian Dunn. Bob Cole and Matt Moore each got their throws in. Moore is another returning varsity player with solid 1997 numbers... 2-2 pitching record. 1.50 earned run average and a .337 batting average Moore and Courtright helped Hastings to gain a 2-0 advantage in the top of the first. After a Larry Bailey single. Moore singled. Courtright singled. Chris Stafford brought in Bailey with a sacrifice fly. RBI and Cole brought in Moore with a groundout that led to the second RBI. Grand Rapids Christian, however, tied the game at 2-2 in lhe second inning and tallied four runs in the third to go ahead for good. The big poke in Christian's third inning was a three-run dinger. Five more Eagle runs crossed the plate before lhe game concluded. In lhe sixth inning, three straight Christian singles pushed across a couple more runs, helping to close out any hopes of a Andrew Courtright (7). shown here pitching at last spring's Class B regional baseball tournament, provides the Saxons with plenty of hits... and strikes. Hastings victory. In total, the Saxons slugged for 10 hiu. Courtright was 3-for-3. Stafford 2for-4. Bailey 2-for-4, Dunn 2-for-3 and Josh Nichols was l-for-3. The problem was scoring and not necessarily hitting. "We had the bases loaded in the third, fifth and sixth innings, but had no runs Io show for it." Simpson explained. "Our hits were scattered. It wasn't a bad baseball game." Simpson expects his team to improve as the season heals up. One player who did not play in the opener, but is expected to play a major part in the squad's success, is shortstop Adam Whitney. Whitney is expected to be ready for the home opener (Wednesday) April 15 versus non-league Plainwell. Last spring. Hastings swept Plainwell in two road games, receiving strong pitching and defense in both contests. This spring, the Hastings coach says skill and leadership are not problems. "We're developed and there's good leadership on this team" Simpson said. "We are going to have a good nucleus of reluming players (and) could end up in the upper bracket of our league. I believe that this team will be very enjoyable to coach." Panthers, Lions face early season challenges today Ray ball. Delton's baseball and softball squads usher in new seasons today (Thursday. April 9) in Kalamazoo. The Panthers will face Kalamazoo Valley Association rival Kalamazoo Christian in both sports. Games are slated for 4:30 p.m. Delton's varsity baseball team will have a new leader in first-year coach Carl Hamden. Coach Hamden's top players will include senior co-captains Ryan Bridges and Ryan Hamden. Bridges is expected to play in the infield and pitch. Ryan Hamden will pitch and line up in the outfield. Maple Valley’s baseball team will also get an early jump on its season today with a twin bill versus East Jackson. Action at the refurbished Vermontville baseball field begins at 4:30 p.m. The varsity softball team at Maple Valley will open its year Monday (April 13) with a home doubleheader versus Webberville. Back from last season's 14-12. 8-3 Lions* squad are catcher Trevor Wawiernia. outfielder Dustin London, infielder Andy Oleson, outfielder Jason Thompson and infielder Chris Hartwell. I Thompson hit for a .338 clip in 1997 with 3 homeruns. 2 triples. 5 doubles and IS RBI. On Saturday. Delton will travel to Battle Creek to face the Spartans of Lakeview in doublehader action. The first game is scheduled for high noon. Lakeview swept Lansing Waverly in a doubleheader April 4 by 13-0 and 14-6 scores. Those two wins made the Spartans 3-1. including a 14-2 triumph over New Buffalo and a 13-12 loss to South Haven. Sister act beneficial for Wayne State softball The Jennings sisters continue to shine for lhe Wayne State University softball team. Amanda Jennings has been the team’s starting catcher for three years and is currently hitting .303 (23-of-76). The junior is second on the team in RBI with 21 and first on the team in homeruns with 7 dingers. Janette Jennings is a freshman whose already making her mark. Last weekend. Janette Jennings pitched in two games against Northwood and threw well, despite the game's final scores. She is hitting .381 (8-for-21) for the season. Wayne State's softball team is currently 15-13 overall. �The Hathngi Banner - Thursday, April 9, 1998 - Page I I Bronco gridders tackle spring game tonight BOWLING SCORES Recreation League #3 Final Standings Our season ended with Barry Automotive winning the League Championship (this team is made up with Jerry Buehler. Ernie Olson. Ben Christie. Tom Eckert and John Buehler Good Gime and Series - J Huber 203­ 545; C Lemus 220-537; J. Cook Jr 544; E. Jackson 202-209-606; M. Brown 202-210­ 556; J Buehler 204; B Buehler 204-565. G Yoder 539. B King 225-215-201-641. R Fay 516; 201J Bartimus 502; S Anger 209-510. M. Da\ is 201-563; D Lambert 539 On Tuesday. March 31st we had our Hi-Lo doubles with Ernie Olson and Larry Brummel winning first place; Steve Anger and John Huber second; Ray Wieland and Mike Cross Sr. third, and Gordon Yoder and John Buehler fourth. Good Games and Series - B. King 212­ 656; 202E Jackson 518; S Anger 203-212­ 605. R Wieland 241-610; C. Lemus 516; G. Yoder 212-524. J Buehler 510; E Olson 256­ 201-616 Bowlerettes Carlton Center Excavating 69-51; Bennett Industries 68.5-51.5; Kent Oil Co. 59.5-60.5; Hamilton Excavating 58-62; D.J. Electric 55.­ 5-64.5; Hecker Insurance 49.5-70.5. High Games and Series - G.Potter 170­ 460; S. Drake 164-418; L Dawe 182; J. Bfeicr 162-417; E. Vanasse 190-497; J Pei rengill 153-392; J Elliston 160-472; M. Dull JW-457; B Maker 165-448; K. Eberly 190; Scobey 212-516. S. Dunham 173-417; J qvnilton 201-497; T. Redman 145-397. ■Mednesdav P.M. iHalhfax 6X I 2-43 12; Valin Realty 68 W; Mace's Ph 65-47; Hair Care 65-47; Misffa 60-52; Nash Chiro 56-56; Nash 5 Plus 54 l$-57 12; Eye and Ent Spec. 49 I 2-62 12; mishing Touch 48 I 2-63 12; Farmer's Feed 4g-64; Lifestyles 46-66; Secbcr’s Auto 43-69. 41igh Games and Series - S. Glasgow 2005?8; F. RuihrutT 196-520; B. Vrogindcwcy 192-524; S Pennington 179-507; B. Hath­ away 176-488; C. Prudcn 183-485. D. Sceber 188-483; L Wcvcrman 161-468; B. Johnson 169-476; L Potter 180-455; B. Miner 175­ 453; S Drake I 73-445; B. Planch 159-440; B Wilson 154-440. J Gardner 159-427; E. Mesccar 173-463; F Schneider 165-415; R. Reichard 166-441; P. Snyder 153-427; L. Johnson 154-392; J. Hopkins 138-369; T. De­ Witt 163-447; C. Watson 151-432; E. Vanascc 171; J. Pettcngill 170; L Yoder 173; B. Estep 161; S Merrill 479. Thursday A.M. LcHarvcs 71-45; Varneys 70-46; Early Birds 65 I 2-50 1/2; Just Us 64-52; Parkers AFC Home 58-58; Question Marks 54-62; Lucky Shots 52 12-63 1/2; Hastings Bowl 48-68 Good Games and Series -R Isaacs 203­ 508; D Olmsted 190-493; C. Stuart 175-488; V. Sccord 177-475; I. Ruthruff 160-448; O. Gillons 156-442; D Gilbert 149-414. B Bodo 169-409; S Teunesscn 137-373; F Ruthruff 184; P. Caldwell 171. Tuesday Mixed Bowling Advanced Commercial Priming 37-23; Consumers Concrete 33 1/2-26 1/2; Hastings Bowlers 33-27; Friends 29 1/2-30 1/2; Flexfab 29 I 2-30 L2; Pm Seekers 28-32; Mbstcllcr Graphics 28-32; Woodmansee Sawmill 21 12-38 12. Mens High Games and Series -R. O’­ Keefe 168; J Black 222-599; L. Johnson 218­ 581; K. Keller 186-509; B. Squires 182. Womens High Game and Series - C. O’Keefe 183. B Wilkins 184-528. Tuesday Mixed Bowling Advanced Commercial Printing 40-24; Consumers C oncrete 36-1 2-27-1 2; Hastings Bowlers 34-30; Friends 32-1 2-31-1 2; Flexfab 30-1 2-33-1 2; Pm Seekers 30-34; Mostetlcr Graphic. 30-34; Woodmansee Sawmill 22-1 2-41-1 2 Men’s High Games & Series P Scobcv 210; D. Blakely 244-597; B Squires 212-578; R. Reed 209-582; M Yost 231-559; J Beach 201-509; I. Miller 212; G. Hausc 204; K Phenix 201; L. Johnson 222-563; K Keller 181 Women’s High Games & Series - J. Bryans 172-442; D Slovinski 456; S. Bow­ man 188-515; L Landis 202; B. Wilktm 203; D. Snyder 212-585. Thursdav Angels Miller Exc. 80-1 2-35-1/2; Tick Tock Restaurant 74-42; Nashville Chiropractic 72­ 44; Secbcr's Auto Body 69-47; Pct World 68­ 48; NAPA Girls 55-61; Riverside Cemetery 53-1 2-62-1 2; Gavin Ford 51-65; Cedar Creek Grocery 51-65; Stefano’s 48-68; Hast­ ings Bowl 42-74; Dow I It 32-84 High Games A Series D. Bartimus 227­ 209-639. 203Caryl Hurless 179-508; L. Kendall 181. B Cuddahec 223; C. McGinn 163; L. Perry 181; B Thurston 225-633; C. Gates 160; L Potter 187; D. Curtis 170; P Fisher 205; K Farr 178; S Greenfield 189 McLeod I8I-4SO. J Barnum 225; R Fay 213. M. Cross212; C Martin211; K. Hammontree 203. K Bushec 201. J. Kirchen 179; K. Bushcc 201. KALAMAZOO — The annual Brown and Gold Spring Game for Western Michigan University’s football squad is tonight at Waldo Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m. and admission is free. The game concludes the team's 15-session spring practice schedule. The game will be played with four 12-minute quarters. The clock will run non-stop except for the final two minutes of each half. The Bronco Touchdown Club will hold a pregame barbecue at 5:30 p.m. The location of lhe barbeque is behind the John Gill Stadium Club. Tickets for that Friday Moose 9 and a Wiggle 77; Heads Out 75; I Know That 75; Get Lucky 74.5; Rocky 4 71; Bad Habit II 70; Late Comers 67; Brushworks 66; Ramblers 65; Ten Pins 62.5; 4 R's 61 5; No Gcritol Rcq’d 60; Nash Bash 59; Scars Ser­ vice 58; Weekend Warriors 57; Gillons 52.5; Special K's 47. Good Games and Series Men - T. Ramey 172-464; D Tinkler 181 -515; K. Meaney 215­ 559; B. Ripley 231-589; S. Peabody 237-692; T. Rainwater 224-584; B. Madden Sr. 277­ 608; T. Heath 195-543; H Pennington 280­ 727; W. Brodock 190; D. Service 198. H. Scrvicc 183; R Roush 210; R Fav 216; J. May 203; J. Barnum 213; M. McKee 220; S. Gillons 184; B Madden 201. Good Games and Series Women - P. Kel­ ley 156-438; G. Meaney 192-529; S. Ripley 148-413; S Nash 182-510; D. May 164-449; L. Barnum 232-566; S. VanDcnBurg 203­ 586; S. McKee 213-615; T. Clark 167-488; B Miner 169; R. Lydy 168; C. Madden 172; O. Gillons 166, B. Clous 152; F Ruthruff 190; B. Davenport 163; M. Scars 164; S. Keillor Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 83; Rowdic Girls 68 12; Hastings Bowl 67 1/2; Kelley's Kcglcrs 61 1/2; Hartzlcr Tours 61; Dewey’s Auto 59 I 2; Budweiser 59;T.M Lassies 58 1/1; Cold­ well Banker 57; M. Bruce 56 1/2; Girrbach’s 56; Green Chics 35. High Games and Series - H. Service 160­ 473; J. McMillon 166-474; S Glasgow 219­ 543; M. Snowden 171; G. Gibson 179; M. Wieland 191-496; L. Perry 177-490; D. Larsen 169; R. Shaplcy 179-527; D. VanCam­ pen 178-476; B. Vrogindcwcy 168; D. Kelley 232-517; S. Purdum 172; A. Hall 175; S. Nash 191-502; G. Otis 202-462; S. Sanborn 172-470 Senior Citizens Kuempcls 71; Jcsiek 68; Moucouhs 67; Brodock 65; Woodmansee 64; No One Senior 59 1/2; Otis 59; Schlachtcr 56 1/2; Nash 55 1/2; Friend 55; Vrogindcwcv 53 1/2; M&M’s 53; Hall 47; Lcthcoc 46 12; Snyder 43 1/2; Brewer 32. High Games and Series Men - W. Wood­ mansee 182-533; G. Forbey 174-469; C. Hay­ wood 173; W Birman 191-525; N. Hall 168; C. Jesick 172-452; B Terry 186-550; G. Teachman 165; R. Wieland 186 486; R. Nash 180-494; D. Mason 184-527; M. Schondelmcycr 186-527; D. Service 190-506; A. Brewer 167. High Games and Series Women - B. Vrogindcwcy 163; A. Moucoulis 169; S. Glasgow 199-568; Y. Markley 176; S Pen­ nington 167; M. Dull 164; M. Wieland 171. Hastings roller strikes for gold Hugh Pennington, of Hastings, recently rolled a 280 game and a 727 series at Hastings Bowl. Pennington's achievement puts him tn seventh place for best games and ties him for third in series. He is a member of the Moose Mixed league. event are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Second-year head football coach Gary Darnell, who directed the Broncos to the best turn-around in NCAA football last season, will evaluate his squad during the contest WMU went 8-3 last fall. "We’re trying to finish work on fundamentals and focus on our first four fall opponents." Darnell said. Springing into Spring... Veronika Villa took some time Tuesday to enjoy the beautiful, sunny spring weather on the Hastings High Schoofs tennis courts. Here, Villa stretches to make a play off a high lob delivered by her tennis partner. Cindy Kill. Beasts bow out of A.A.U. hoop field It's tougi^pnough to go up against the Motor City Blazers with a full team. With nearly a third of its players on spring break vacation, though, the A.A.U. West Central Beasts found its challenge to be even more challenging. The Beasts lost to Detroit area hoop team, that has won numerous A.A.U. titles in the past. 73-51 Friday at the Caledonia Middle School. It was 15 players against 7 and the Blazers used that advantage to run past the Barry County­ based basketball Beasts. Jessica Crowley (Thomapple Kellogg High School). Jill Williams (Hastings). Virginia Jennings (Hastings), Shannon Spencer (Lakewood). Payshence Erb (Thomapple Kellogg). Susan Hubbard (Hastings) and Anne Schmidt (Caledonia) were the seven on the floor for the area squad. Their efforts were solid, but the Blazers' overall depth proved to be too much. "The girls really played a wonderful game Friday night and have done a great job." Beasts Coach Archie Jennings said. "Crowley played excellent" On Saturday at Grand Rapids Baptist, the Beasts lost to the Michigan (Saginaw) Cagers to bow out of the A.A.U. state so much energy in the previous game. "In the first game a lot of us were pumped up to play, but it did get tiring." Virginia Jennings explained. Story to tell about sports? Give Us a Call at 945-9554 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of Barry announces that a Public Hearing will be held during the regular meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners on April 14.1998 at 10:45 a.m. at the Barry County Courthouse, located at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive public comment on the proposed Michigan Career and Technical Institute Family Housing/Day Care Project. The Barry County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Michigan Jobs Commission. The CDBG funds will be used to construct a family housing complex with a day care facility on land adjacent to the existing Michigan Career and Technical Institute. The community is seeking a grant lor $810,000. Funds are also being sought from MSHDA through CDBG and/or HOME in the amount of $550,000. Any interested groups or persons wishing lo review the proposal may do so during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Office of the Barry County Administrator at the Barry County Courthouse, 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan, telephone (616) 948*4891. Michael C. Brown County Administrator tournament. Coach Jennings said his squad came out "just flat" after using up CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. April 21. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Notice is hereby given that the Hasting' Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. April 21. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Nelson Chapman. HIT East Slate Street. Hastings. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Bill H. Brunner on behalf of Goodrich Quality Michigan (see map below). Legal descnption of said property is: Theaters. Inc.. 213 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). CITY OF HASTINGS 817 E. STATE ST LOTS 1-2-3 4 E 1/2 LOT 4 BLK 6 Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-973 of the City of Hastings Code of BENNET & KENFIELD ADDN ALSO ALL THAT PART OF VACATED RAILROAD ST ADJACENT TO THE EAST OF SAID LOT I BLK 6 BENNET & Ordinances, this variance, if granted, would allow installation of a projecting sign in KENFIELD ADDN. Contpry to City Ordinance Section 90-579 (2) B of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requiring a minimum building setback of 25 feet for side yards, this variance, if granted, would allow a setback of 21 feet 6 inches. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at lhe same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to lhe Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay lhe BI Zone. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as slated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay­ services 1-800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk W. STREET services 1-800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum Sunday Night Mixed Three Froggers 84; B.S.ers 77-1.2; Thunder Alley 77-1 2; Fearsome 4 74-1 ’2: H.E.D. 69­ I 2; Short N Sweet 66; Rednecks 63-1 2; Diehards 59; Lucky Strikes 59; S & K 57; Tag Alongs 57; X-Filers 55; 2x4 53-1 -'2: 9 Out of Ten 51; Rock Bottom 50; Friends 41 Women’s High Games & Series D Sny­ der 234-625. K Sutfin 234-622. M Kirchen 234-5X0; Sh. Sanborn 197-549; M. Bowman 220-531. M Snyder 199-522; M Eaton 187­ 511. J Donmni 190-506; M. Manin 182-503; E Hammontree 182-498; M Met lurkin 193­ 474; N Taylor 156-433; B James I67-H1. D. Dutcher 156-422; J DeZess !46-4t >. M Mowrey 135-366; ( Christie 186; D Sceber 180; L Lawson 166. Men’s High Games & Series B Rentz 230-636. J DcLaat 215-596 J Barnum III 243-591. J Kohler 199-583. D Sceber 205.>40. D Wordcll 203-512; B Kerley 185-500; B Donmni I 73-499; V. DeZess 186-490. M City Clerk W. $ g !> STATE COURT HOUSE SQUARE [court STREET am �Page 12 - The Haiti ng i Banner - Thursday, April 9, 1998 Coach Harnden anxious for baseball start with Panthers Coach Carl Hamden looks forward to Saturday's season opening doubleheader at Battle Creek Lakeview almost as much as his Delton baseball players do. Hamden will be calling the shots Saturday for lhe first time as a varsity high school baseball coach. He has high school football and basketball coaching credentials, but baseball provides him with a totally new challenge. Hamden is a retired teacher/coach from the Gull Lake School District. With the Panther baseball program he will be in search of solid defense, some potent bats and a couple of victories. In 1997, Delton's varsity baseball team won just once in 21 tries. "I would like to improve upon last year's record," Hamden said. "Still, you've got to be realistic, there are a lot of good teams out there" One date that Coach Hamden already has on his schedule is (Saturday) April 18. the date of the Hastings Invitational. The host Saxons. Lakewood. Middleville and Delton will battle that day for baseball bragging rights of Barry County. Creek. Two of the seven returnees are senior basics... you can never practice the basics too much." The game Saturday will be Delton's first, while Lakeview has already played at least four games in the first week. But. the Panthers will catch up to the prep pack in a hurry as they arc scheduled to compete six times in the next 10 days. "It should help to get the bugs worked out of ourselves." Hamden explained. "Hopefully, the weather will be nice. I look forward to this challenge and hope to have some fun." co-captains Ryan Bridges and Ryan Hamden, the coach's son. Both players "I plan to stick to the basics." Delton Coach Carl Hamden With seven returning starters. Coach Hamden does have high hopes for his new team in 1998 "Our pitching staff should be fairly solid plus Jason Hamer and Rick McCleary should also help us out." Hamden said. Hamer and McCleary transferred into the Delton program after spending some time around the ball diamonds in Battle have pitching experience along with solid past batting averages. One other player who could provide improvement is Jacob Marlow. Marlow was out of the Panthers* lineup last spring, but looks forward to a few good days at the plate this season. "if we can eliminate the defensive mistakes, we should be all right." Hamden said. "I plan to stick to lhe YMCA team spikes at state rec tournament The Barry County YMCA Thomapple Volleyball Club played in lhe Michigan Parks and Recreation Association Co-Ed C State Tournament on April 4 in Midland. The local spikers were 2-4 with a sweep over Mt. Pleasant (15-9. 15-4). The team also lost lough matches to Jackson Step One (15-13, 15-11). and Northville Team AC (15-12, 15-13). Team members were John Kamstra. Sheila Morway and Kathy Sherman of Middleville and Doug Fairchild. Brian Putpaff and Jody Swift of Hastings. Changes in Class Battle Creek Lakeview is one of the area schools that's moving up or down in class for the 1998-V9 prep sports season. Lakeview will move down from Class A to Class B. Coldwater, Trenton and Grand Rapids Creston joins Lakeview in that move. Moving up from Class B to Cass A are Allen Park. Fenton, Forest Hills Northern. Oak Park and Oxford. Wyoming Kelloggsville will also make a change... from Cass C to Class B. Schools opting to play at a higher Games are Coming... The committee for the 1996 YMCA Barry County Corporate Gaines is preparing for the eighth annual community event. The Games are May 7-16. Fifteen events are scheduled for the athletic pancipants. Committee members are (from left) Karen Despres. Karen Smith, Doug Griggs. Lyndy CUN RIDCI COLP COURSE nMdi «xpm4mkm1 countM help. Must be people oriented and have outgoing personality. Sales experience helpful. Call 848-8388 for interview. Retirees welcome. Bolthouse. Brian Putpaff and Doug Fairchild. Missing from the picture are Dave Stroms. Steve Rohloff, Tracy Solmes, Tina Eaton, Rob Longstreet and Connie Williams. (Photo provided) division include Charlotte (from Division I to Division II in wrestling only) and Grand Rapids Central (*'on> Ciass B to Class A in boys basketball). The enrollment breaks by classes is Class A (992 and above), Cass B (502­ 991). Class C (250-501) and Class D (249 and below). TROPBT BUCK BUR BUNTING SPRING HUNTS‘98 ► Who: ___ When: ► Where: . Fly-m lakes not hunted since 1970's. Only 6 hours north of Grand Rapids. Call BATCHAWANA BAT ADI 616.868.0042 9 W1 DAWN LOFTUS April 14, 6:30 p.m. Hastings Bowl Fun Night CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. April 2). 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. April 21. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Bruce Coenen. 629 W. Grand Street. Hastings. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Joseph A. Bleam, 418 E. Grant. Hastings. Michigan 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan. Michigan (sec map below). Legal description of said properly is: (see map below). Legal description of said property is: SOUTH 112 FEET OF LOT 3 BLOCK 4 OF LINCOLN PARK ADDITION CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 3 BLK 7. DAN STRIKERS ADD EX S 2 FT. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-831 (d) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requiring a distance of 10 feet between a dwelling and accessory build­ ings. this variance, if granted, will allow construction of a garage 7 feet from a dwelling. In accordance with the requirements of City Ordinance Section 90-171 of the City of Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. . Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Hastings Code of Ordinances. Board approval would permit enlargement or expansion of a legal non-conforming structure. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services L800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Freshmen begin campaign with comback victory Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the freshman Saxons exploded with a seven-run inning to stop Charlotte 10-5 last Thursday. The big Hastings rally was highlighted by aggressive base running. The Saxons sent 11 batters to the plate in the sixth. Matt Beachnau came out of the bullpen to receive credit for the pitching win with a clutch performance Starter Dustin Terrel went 5 2/3 innings, walking 3 and striking out 9. Beachnau entered in the sixth with two outs and the bases loaded. Beachnau retired all four Charlotte batters he faced, striking out his final opponent. Offensive stars included Terrel. Leland Jennings and Shaun Hollars. Terrel had three hits, scored three times and had a three-base rap. Jennings had two hits, scored twice and had a two-base rap. Hollars came off the Saxon bench to supply a key double. Tyler Whitney. Andy Powell. Mike Hamp. Beachnau and Rick Wank also scored runs for the blue and gold. YMCA . NEWS ; YMCA of Barry Couatv 1998 Coed Spriag Voilev ball Team W-L TVC....................................................................6-0 Hastings Mfg.....................................................6-0 Dawe .................................................................4-2 Sixth Team......................................................2-4 Slaughter ......................................................... 0-6 Flexfab.............................................................. 0-6 Youth Baseball and Softball Registrations are still being accepted for the summer youth baseball and softball leagues. The program is open for boys and girls in grades kindergarten through eighth. The reg­ istration forms and fees must be relumed to the YMCA. For further information, contact the YMCA. 945-4574. Mens Softball Managers meetings are scheduled for Hast­ ings Mens Softball for Tuesdays, April 14 and May 5 at 7 p.m. in the Choir room (#182) of Hastings Middle School. Teams must have a representative at the meetings. The league is scheduled to start games on May 13 for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at Fish Hatchcry Park. Cost of the league is S45O per team. Players must be at least 18 years old and out of high school Individuals looking for a team, should contact the YMCA or attend the April 14 managers meeting. Women's softball Games will start on June 1 for the Hastings Womens Softball league “A” division will play on Monday and “B" division on Tuesday evening at Fish Hatchcry Park. Interested teams must have managers at the April 13 and May 18 meetings held at the YMCA office at 7 p.m. The registration form and fee of S400 arc due May 11. This is an adult league. • MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon Dwight Branch and Victor Branch, joint tenants. Mortgagors, to Commonpoint Mortgage, a Michi­ gan Corporation Mortgagee dated Apnl 23. 1997. and recorded on May 7 1997. m Uber 693. Page 696 Barry County Records Mctugan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION, an Art zona corporation, by assignment recorded on March 16 1996 Document No 1008865. Barry County Records. Michigan.on which said mort­ gage there ts dawned to be due. al the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Four Thousand One Hun­ dred Thirty-Six and 21/100 ($64,136 21) Dollars including interest at 11 01% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute n such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan on Thursday. May 21. 1998. at 1 00 p m Said premises are situated m the Toemship of OrangevtHe County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Parcel I Commencing 200 Feet West of the SE Comer of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17. T2N. R10W. thence North 150 feet thence East 200 feet, thence North 50 feet thence West 315 feet, thence South 200 feet thence East 115 feet to the place of begin­ ning Parcel ll Commencing at the SE Corner of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence West 100 feet to begmmng thence North 150 feet thence West 100 feet thence South 150 feet thence East 100 feet to beginning The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 27 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroft SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK. PC 30400 Tetegraph Road Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025-4541 (248) 642-6000 (5/7) �The Hosting* Banner - Thursday. April 9, 1998 - Page 13 Drain commissioner gives update on lawsuits and projects by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor V An update on lawsuits and accomplish­ ments during 1997 are included in the an­ nual report from Barry County Drain Commissioner Robert W. Shaffer. "The drain office is alive, well and healthy." Shaffer told the County Board of Commissioners at its recent meeting. Because of litigation in process. Shaffer just briefly mentioned what was probably the biggest trauma of the year - the lawsuit lhe county and other local entities have against the contractors and engineers of lhe Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area. The system's wastewater treatment plant has not consistently functioned properly since it was built in 1993. Shaffer did note that the Southwest Sys­ tem "is taking on another lake (Fair Lake). We're always happy that we can get sewage out of the ground water and get it into The drain involves Eaton. Ionia and Barry counties. Work on the Collier Mud Creek Drain started last summer on Barnum Road in Barry County and progressed through Woodland and Sunfield Township in Eaton County and into Ionia County where it is treatment where it's supposed to be.” he said. On another topic, maintenance work on 24 drains was completed last year at a cost of $1,465,856 "That's big." Shaffer said of the cost, ex­ plaining that "our good old Collier Mud Creek Intercounty Drain” was the culprit, and "lhe one we’ve been in court for three years. We finally lost our last appeal and lhe work is completed, almost." expected to be completed in May. The county's share for that drain was $381,456 or 26.49 percent of the total cost. The project, financed by a 10 year bond issue, involves reconstruction of 6.72 miles of open ditch. "It really isn't hitting a lot of people real hard," he said of lhe county's cost, noting that interest on the 10 year bond issue for the project is 5.5 percent. Originally. Barry County filed a civil Police investigating woman with aliases A woman with numerous aliases and three driver's licenses, one from Texas and two from Michigan, was arrested for driv­ ing on a suspended license in the Delton area Friday. April 3. The 29-year-old Delton woman also is facing possible drug charges, said Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik Wednes- "She's claiming the license from Texas and the two from Michigan arc who she re­ ally is," said Kik. “We've turned that over to the Secretary of State's enforcement bu­ reau and license sanctions are pending." Kik, who believes he knows her true identity, said the woman was stopped after a Barry Township officer who knew her li­ cense was suspended recognized her behind the wheel. lawsuit against The Collier and Mud Creek Intercounty Drain Board. Sunfield Town­ ship and Eaton County's drain commis­ sioner. Barry County opposed the drain work be­ cause of the large expense that would have little or no benefits because lhe county claimed that the work was not necessary for public health and welfare. The county Road A small amount of marijuana was found along with another substance that is cur­ rently being tested at lhe Michigan Slate Police Crime lab in Lansing. Kik said. A Michigan State Police canine unit was called to the scene to search the vehicle for drugs and Barry County Sheriffs Deputy Marti Lantinga was dispatched to search the Commission even said the drain cleanout would have an adverse effect on county roads downstream beyond the end of the proposed cleanout. Regarding the three-year lawsuit Pine Lake has against the county. Shaffer said Circuit Court Judge James Fisher's decision is being appealed. "He (Fisher) ruled that a structure to con­ trol lhe high (water) level was not needed and the drain commissioner's responsibility is only to operate the pumps at the low level, as set forth in the Court Order of 1962. This is what we have maintained from the beginning of this lawsuit..." Shaffer said. He noted that former Circuit Court Judge Richard Shuster also had ruled in the woman for drugs. Kik said. In other Barry Township police news. Kik reported that a female Delton-Kellogg student caught sniffing a white powdery substance will likely not face charges. After a police lab test, lhe substance was determined to be baking soda, Kik said. He said the girl likely purchased the sub­ stance from a source who said it was either cocaine or methamphetamine. Bomb team diffuses homemade explosive J-Ad Graphics News Service A homemade firework found in a pickup truck during the drunk driving arrest of a Hastings man Sunday was diffused by the Michigan State Police Bomb Dispatch Unit in Hastings Monday, according to Deputy Chief Mike Leedy. Police stopped the pickup at about 5:10 a.m. April 5 when they observed lhe vehi­ cle swerving on North Broadwav after driv­ ing out of the Admiral Station. After stopping the man and giving him a sobriety test, the man was found to have a .llpercent blood alcohol content and was arrested, according to a report from the Hastings City Police Department. Officers then searched the pickup and found the small explosive in an open com­ partment above the steering wheel. It was described as being two inches ong and about one inch in diameter and having a green wick, said Leedy "He told the officers it was filled with pyrodex powder, like what's used for muz­ zleloaders," said Leedy. "It's a form of gun powder, but it's finer." county's favor about the lake level issue, but that ruling also was appealed. "We feel those pumps were installed in that lake to bring the water table up when the water table went down." Shaffer said, and it didn't address "anything about what happens once the lake water gets over the lake level amount. The water is way over The 27-year-o)d man. who lives on South Bedford Road, said he had made the explosive, police said. "There was no other evidence that led us to believe that he was manufacturing ex­ plosives other than this one." said Leedy. Leedy said contact was made with the Michigan State Police bomb unit, which arrived in Hastings Monday and detonated that lake level and a couple of people on the lake feel that we should put a dam in. that we should put some type of a structure to hold that water at a certain level. Two judges both have ruled that was not the in­ tent way back when they put in the lhe cylinder in lhe police parking lot. Leedy said in addition to drunk driving and transporting open intoxicants charges, lhe man also may be charged with posses­ sion or manufacture of an explosive device. The Algonquin Lake Dam project in Barry County earned honorable mention from the Michigan Drain Commissioners Association for being a unique project. County Drain Commissioner Robert Shaffer shows a graphic presentation of the project, prepared by Earth Tech engineers of Grand Rapids. ney," Shaffer said, noting that lhe only ex­ completed in March of 1997. "To be as fair as possible. 1 set the prop­ erty assessments at seven different levels (to pay for the $244,000 project), according to the size of the property and its location in the subdivisions around the lake," be said. An unexpected project last year involved about a mile of the Kent Drain in the M-66 and Cox Road area in Assyria Township. Due to a complaint from a resident in that area, it was discovered that "years ago when M-66 was upgraded. MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) decided to fill in our drain. They just cov­ ered it all up and nobody said any­ thing....until last year when someone complained, 'my basement's flooded. penses to date were mailings for hearing notices. "We made an assessment for the cost of that. We just assessed everybody the cost of that. So they are paying for it. We don't have any money. It's their money that we're working with. So if they want to fight, we use their money." Rebuilding the collapsed Algonquin Lake dam was a big project in 1997, Shaffer said. "Our Michigan Drain Commissioners Association picked 10 different projects in the state that they thought were a little un­ usual...We got honorable mention (for the Algonquin Lake project)...We were happy for that. We worked hard as you know putting that together - not only the drain office but many other agencies worked to get a lake level set, get engineering going, bids, construction and satisfy the DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality)." The 36-inch outflow pipe at the Algo­ What's happened? Shaffer said. "The ditch was right along side the road We had to go back and get new right of ways, do a lot of extra work. We explained this to MDOT." To make a long story short. MDOT paid 97 percent of the nquin Lake Dam collapsed in June, 1996 after heavy rains swelled the lake and emer­ $12,660 project. After hearing Shaffer's report. Commis­ sioner Lew Newman praised Shaffer for the gency measures were taken by the County Road Commission to temporarily reroute the water to protect State Road. Shaffer said. Construction of the dam project was amount of work be does to make sure "people are treated fair" and for his com­ munication skills with county residents. Auto Glass pumps...It was only to bring the water up and let nature take its course from there on." "Our (county) prosecutor is our attor- I \pert Inst.illaiion • ■ * <t4appy 18tR. | 4 r • Greta "Fred" u ‘Happy‘Birthday 5 ‘B’iuRdag to the‘World’s greatest £Mom! : ; Higgins Love from .. your kids April 11th Low. Mom & Dad \ 11 \ 1.1 kl'S X \ 1 < >< 11 Is I lii i i I Iiisur.im i Billing • • M<ii'kin.iiishi|) I iii.iranli't'd [ Mey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. Jofforsoci, Downtown Hartings Cali Now! 616-945-5085 LEGAl. NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kather­ ine Krewson. unmarried (Original Mortgagors) to Allstate Mortgage and Finance Corporation Mort­ gagee. dated August 11. 1995 and recorded on August 23. 1995 in Uber 638 on Page 545 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK. AS TRUSTEE under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 31 1995 Series 1995-B as assignee by an assign ment dated August 29 1995 which was recorded on August 2 1996 in Uber 668. on Page 396 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 37/100 dollars ($32,236 37). including inter­ est at 12.15% pet annum Adjustable Rale Mort­ gage. interest rale may change on 3/1 and 9/1 of NEWS, NEWS 3 FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 (5/7) Fie <98032733 It', the Lav. Barry County Ordlnanoe 79-01 • Private drive • Street name signs Installation available • LOCAL a* AMA *■ Action Signs (across/torn E.W. BtttsT ' Call M4-M51 - 1011 E. State St.. Hastings HJ(616) 94SS61S ..TMirw. S8S-877-744S CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. April 21, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Sam R. Watson. 1190 E. Mill Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). Legal description of said property is: -------- K. ‘-Rejoice in (lie ^Resu,section JTK"? jP*April ItApril It Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statue in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage wil be foreclosed by a safe of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast«gs. Michigan at 1*00 oclock p mon May 21. 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE Barry County. Michigan and are described as Lot 7 of Block 63 of the Village of Middleville according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 on Page 27 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated April 9 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE fn 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs o| Jesus Ohist finstei M4o.tning - ^4p»iC 12 fnsie.t Sewices ■ 9:30 nnd I 1:00 tint CITY OF HASTINGS SEC 16 T3N R8W BEG AT A PT ON E/W 1/4 LI. DIS S 89 DEG 45' 46" E. 707.23' FR W 1/4 PST; TH N 00 DEG 00' 23" W. 383.30* TO THE C/L OF E MILL ST; TH S 47 DEG 33* 29**E. 570.56* ALG SD C/L TO SD E/W 1/4 U. TH N 89 DEG 45* 46" W. 421.01 * TO POB ALSO THAT PORTION OF THE NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 16 LYING E LY OF THE THORNAPPLE RIVER EX THAT PORTION LYING NE LY OF MILL STREET. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-774 (13) and Section 90-883 (3) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, this variance, if granted, would waive the require­ ment of installing a driveway paved with asphalt or concrete. •LOST M SPACE rT»ee Contineniof 'Ricafcfntit 10:15 to I 1:00 nm Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at lhe same address as stated above. Starts Mtorf •MY GIANT TITANIC GREASE PG, ^Ti»st '-Baptist Cliu/tclt of Hastings 909 £. AVoodfnun -Avf.. ^Hastings. 49058 Everil G. Manshum City Clerk tj - NOTICE - -Gi The Hastings City Police Department will be accepting sealed bids on the following vehicle: WILD THINGS • HEE f»r All Agn.' • 1996 Ford Crown Victoria • V-8 engine. 4 door. 81.333 miles, power locks, power windows, air conditioning, rear defog Vehicle can be seen at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Ml. Bids should be submitted at the Police Dept, between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bids will be accepted thru 4-21-98. 4 p.m. Vehicle will be sold “As Is Condition". The City of Hastings reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. ■ I IT The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-37 / �Poge 14 - Th* Hotting* Bonner - Thur*doy. April 9. 1998 Fire destroys 11 acres of Game area Shelly Suher Staff Writer Fires believed to have been deliberately set destroyed more than I f acres of the by Barry State Game area and kept firefighters from Orangeville. Hastings. Middleville and Yankee Springs busy Monday evening. "We had more than one fire." said DNR Fire Officer Dave Desjardin. who helped stop the spread of the fires using a bull* dozer. "It is of suspicious nature. Eleven acres burned there the year before and it s happened three or four times in lhe last 10 years. They do it to us every year." Desjardin said the Hastings Fire Depart­ ment was dispatched to Whitmore Road near Glass Creek south of Goodwill Road at about 8:25 p.m. and firefighters spent nearly two hours working to extinguish the fire. Destroyed were hundreds of small saplings, said Desjardin. "There will be an entire size of tree that are missing this year." said Desjardin. "The fire and the heat kills them off." Just five minutes prior to the Whitmore Know the Facts. Competition is heating up for local phone service. This can mean more choices, better services and lower prices. Are all phone companies the same? Get the facts by calling the A rash of grass fires have kept area fire departments busy the last two weeks. DNR fire officer Dave Desjardin reminds citizens that burning permits are required prior to burning in order to help avoid grass and woods fires. (File photo) Road bum. the Orangeville Fire Depart­ ment was called to two other locations that were set on fire on the south side of Sager Road between Shaw Road and McKibben Road. Another fire apparently was set threeeighths of a mile north of Sager Road on McKibben Road. Yet another spot that had been set on fire was burned out before firemen were called, said Orangeville Fire Chief Dan Boulter. "They (the culprits) probably went down the road and lit one spot right after an­ other." said Desjardin. who is investigating the causes of all five fires. Desjardin s office was assisting the Or­ angeville Fire Department when the Hast­ ings Fire Department requested the bull­ dozer from the Department of Natural Re­ sources. "It took me about an half hour to get from point A' to point B.'" said Desjardin. who used the bulldozer to plow a fire line around the outside edges of the fire. "It rolls the din both ways and creates a fire line so the fire can't go any farther." he Telecommunications Consumer Information Center said. Desjardin said he lifted the local ban on burning Wednesday morning and is now 1-800-646-9999 leaving it up to the individual fire depart­ ment officers to determine whether fire MW TMacowvnsaMcanona Coneumer Momanon Cant* permits should be issued. Desjardin who strongly encourages any­ one wanting to bum leaves, tree branches or brush to contact the local fire department for a permit. "The fire officers will know what citi­ zens can bum and what they can't." he said, noting that the Lansing office of the De­ partment of Natural Resources had not is­ sued a moratorium this year. The DNR is instead leaving the decisions on burning bans up to their district fire of­ ficers like Desjardin. Those caught burning without a permit can be fined, he said. Residents in the following areas should call the following number to obtain burn­ ing permits: Barry, Prairieville. Hope: 623-5545. Bellevue area: 763-3262. Castleton, Maple Grove, Nashville: 852­ 9661. Freeport: 765-5450. Hickory Comers: 671-5930.671-5920 or 671-5460. Johnstown Township: 721-8181. Orangeville Township: 664-4221. Pine Lake: 664-5350. Woodland Township: 367-4915. Rutland, Hastings, Baltimore. Irving, Carlton. 945-5384. Thomapple, Yankee Springs: 795-7243. Or. call Desjardin at 795-9393. CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES COLD STORAGE BUILDING CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Hastings Department of Public Services Council will hold a work session at 6:30 p.m. on Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City is accepting bids for construction of a cold storage Monday, Apnl 20, 1998 in the City Hall Council building (pole type construction) to be located adja­ Chambers, cent to the Department of Public Services Garage at Michigan for the purpose of discussing water and 301 E. Court Street. Plans, performance specifica­ sewer improvement fees. 102 South Broadway, Hastings, tions and proposal forms are available at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer, Easter Bunny In Bloom... Easter decorations can be found all around the town this week. On this Hastings' tree, one can view colored Easter eggs and smiling Easter bunnies. The flower bud behind the bunny shows that spring is certainly here. Easter Sunrise Service at Peace Community Church of God 1330 N. Broadway 102 S. Broadway, For additional information pertaining to said work Hastings, Ml 49058. Sealed Bids (proposals) will De session, please contact the City Clerk at 102 S. 8:00 a.m. accepted at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer, Broadway, Hastings, Michigan, 49058. or by calling 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058 until 2:00 p.m. 616-945-2468. Breakfast immediately following Sunrise Service Everyone Welcome! on Tuesday, May 5,1998 at which time they shall be opened and read aloud. The City of Hastings The City will provide necessary reasonable aids reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to and services upon five days notice to the Hastings award the bid in a manner which it deems to be in City Clerk telephone 616-945-2468 or ITD call relay its best interest price and other factors considered. services 1 -800-649-3777. Easter Celebration & Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Phone 945-3195 All bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the bid submittal package "Sealed Bid - DPS Cold Even! G. Manshum Storage Building". City Clerk Use the Banner Classifieds for sell something FAST! Call 945-9554. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Note* is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a pubhc hearing for the following CASE NO. V-9-98 - David Timothy Vaughan, (applicant) BARRY COUNTY SEEKING... Management Analyst Barry County is accepting applications tor a newly cre­ ated Management Analyst position Under the direction of the County Administrator, the Management Analyst will ass. st with coordinating and prepanng the annual budget, administering county personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements, researching public policy issues and coordinating the implementation of various projects as assigned Bachelor s degree in Public Administration. Finance. Business or related field with Graduate level coursework or a Master s degree preferred Salary $27,000 to $32 000 ♦ benefits An application and job desenption is available from the following address County Administra­ tion. 220 W Slate St. Hastings Ml 49058. TX 616-948­ 4891 Application deadline is 5 pm Apnl 22 1998 Barry County is an equal opportunity employer LOCATION On Mathison Rd on the East side IM mile North of River Road n Sec 23. Hastings Twp PURPOSE Request tor a variance on the width of a pnvate road to be 14 ft wide which is less than the required 18 foot width CASE NO. V-10-98 - Ariond D. Bromley. (ap­ plicant) LOCATION On Cobb Road on the East side between Osborne Rd and Fair Lake Dr m sec 14. Barry Twp PURPOSE Request a variance to erect a house closer to the road than allowed CASE NO. V-11-98 - Tracy Jo Fitzpatrick, (applicant); Paul and Sally Fitzpatrick. (Prop­ erty owners) LOCATION Behind 6840 Denmson Rd on .w West side between Saddler and Nine Mde Roads m Sec 18. OrangevPe Twp PURPOSE Requests variance to erect a *•:ond permanent home on one (1) parcel CASE NO. V-12-98 - Patrick Elliott, (appli­ cant) SCHEDULE of REGULAR MEETINGS of the PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARDS FISCAL YEAR I99S49 Prairieville Township Board: Regular scheduled meet­ ings are held on the second Wednesday at 7 30 p m un­ less otherwise posted J April 8 1998 □ October 14. 1998 J May 13 t998 □ November 11. 1998 □ June 10 1998 J December 9 1998 □ July 8 1998 □ January 6 1999 J August 12 1998 □ February 10. 1999 - September 9 1998 □ March 10. 1999 We make the new tax-free Roth TaxFREE Hassle FREE Confusion-FREE Planning and Zoning Commission: Regular scheduled meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 30 p m unless otherwise posted J April 15 1998 J October 21 1998 □ November 18 1998 J May 20 1998 J June 17 1998 □ December 16 1998 □ July 15 1998 J January 20 1999 J August 19 1998 □ February 17. 1999 □ September 16 1998 □ March 17 1999 Whether its a Roth, Traditional, Rollover or Education IRA, we’ll IRAs simple and uncomplicated at make it easy to understand, easy to Old Kent Our eastern IRA Computer -----------------------. Calculator makes it easv and quick to compare all select and easy to open. Come in or call and get IRA options for the besf personal IRA plan lor you the right RA for you. right away. 1-M8-IRA-0603. OLD KENT Park Commission: Regular scheduled meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month al 7 30 p m un­ less otherwise posted □ Apnl 7 1998 J October 6 1998 □ MayS 1998 □ hQYtmbsr1Q.ISM: □ June 2 1998 J December 1 1998 J July 7 1998 J January 5 1999 □ August 4 1998 □ February 2 1999 □ September i 1998 □ March 2 1999 •November 10 meeting is not on the first Tuesday of lhe month due to election day being lhe first Tuesday in No­ vember ©0*C»<M LOCATION At 1301 Fisher Road on the West side between State and Coats Grove Roads in Sec 2. Hastings Twp PURPOSE Request a variance to place a sin­ gle wide mobile home on property in the A zoning distrci MEETING DATE: Apnl 21 1998 TIME 7 30pm PLACE: Community Room m the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court Street Hastings Mchxjan Site inspection of the above described proper­ ties writ be completed by the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present the* views upon an appeal either verbally or m writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The variance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Bamy County Planning Office 220 W State St Hastings Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to5pm (closed between 12-1 pm) Monday thru Fnday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry wifl provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the bearing impaired and audc tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meeting.'heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary aids Of services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Mchael Brown. County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616)948-4891 Nancy L Boersma • Barry County Clerk (479) �lhe Hotting* Bonner - Thurtdoy. April 9. 1998 - Poge 15 Farm Bureau reps lobby in D.C. Two members of the Barry County Farm Bureau joined 81 Farm Bureau members from across Michigan at a legislative sem­ inar in Washington. D C. March 31-April 2. At the seminar. Hastings farmer John Lenz and Delton hunting preserve owner Jim Alden of the Barry Farm Bureau had a chance to talk to Congressman Pete Hoek­ stra and Congressman Vem Ehlers about current federal legislation affecting the agri­ culture industry. Alden, who spoke with Hoekstra, said the major concern he brought to Hoekstra's attention concerned the testing of pesticides by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under provisions of the Food Quality Pro­ tection Act of 1996, the EPA must test 9.600 registered pesticides to determine the tolerance levels of humans exposed to them. According to the March 15 Michigan Fann News, if the criteria used by the EPA to test the pesticides result in some pesti­ cides being taken off the market, "that could drastically affect the availability of crucial fjrm pesticides." which could affect the quality of farmers* crops and reduce crop yields. . "We feel the criteria for the testing they have set up is too severe." Alden said. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE “ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ : TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN -FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE " MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condrbons of a mortgage made by Rodney R Bums an unmarried man and Louise Ward an unmarried woman to AAA MORTGAGE & FI­ NANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee dated •November 8 1995 and recorded on December 8. 1995 in Libet 646. on Page 849 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agree­ ment dated as of November 30 1995. Senes 1995-C as assignee by an assignment dated No­ vember 22. 1995 which was recorded on August 19.1996 m Liber 669 on Page 905 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hun­ dred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Six and 51/100 dollars (S115.426 51). including inter­ est at 11 50* • per annum Adiustable Rate Mort­ gage Interest rate may change on 5/14 and 11/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings, Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on May 14 1998 Sard premises are situated in Township of Thornapple. Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as PARCEL "C" THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 262 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 328 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 262 01 FEET THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS WEST 328 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO HIGH­ WAY RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF SUBJECT TO AND TO­ GETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED ON DRAWING NO 88982-‘N* AS DESCRIBED AS DESCRIPTION AS ENTRANCE ROAD AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A 66 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SEC­ ONDS EAST 1150 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO REFERENCE POINT A’ THENCE CONTIN­ UING NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 369 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF ENDING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO BE GINNING AT THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED REFERENCE POINT A’ THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 465 95 FEET THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 844 09 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 517 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 652 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE PLACE OF END­ ING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF WHISPERING VALLEY ESTATES NO 1 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 99 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 2 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995-C FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995 C. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48023 File *96105370 (4/30) "They're presuming in the criteria that a person is going to be exposed 100 percent to pesticides currently on the list.” Alden said the criteria is even more restrictive for women and children, assuming exposure of 110 percent. Alden said he asked for a Congressional oversight committee to look at lhe EP As testing process. "We feel the criteria have to be reviewed and there should be some oversight as to how they're purporting to do lhe testing." Alden said there has been no effort to find replacement pesticides that farmers can use that would be acceptable according to EPA criteria. Alden said he also discussed a law re­ stricting the transportation of hazardous chemicals which, as currently written, "would prohibit farmers from going out on the road with certain chemicals or having a dealer deliver the chemicals tu the farmers. We think this ought to be modified." He said he also discussed "the money sent from this state for fuel tax — we feel we ought to get a higher percentage back." Fuel tax revenues were the main topic of conversation between Lenz and Ehlers. Lenz said. "The main concern for Ehlers has been the road money that's coming back from Washington." Ehlers has man­ aged to procure a higher amount of road revenues for Michigan this year, Lenz said. Lenz said fanners are concerned about the issue because they "need roads of high qual­ ity to gel their commodities transported around the state." Farmers believe that "the state of the roads in Michigan are terrible." Lenz said. "Il's pothole haven." (Hoekstra voted against the new highway bill allotting an additional $307 million to Michigan per year in federal transportation funding, stating that he did not like the pork barrel projects attached to the bill. Some of those additional projects included $1.6 million for the Missouri Botanical Garden and $3.5 million to rehabilitate an historic train depot.) The legislative seminar is an annual event sponsored by the Michigan Farm Bu­ reau to provide opportunities for local Farm Bureau representatives to make per­ sonal contacts with members of Congress and other government leaders and support Farm Bureau policies in discussions with those leaders. John Lenz (left) and Jim Alden recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congresspeople about legislation affecting the agriculture industry. DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... 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Benjamin Lee Johnson, 28, also was or­ dered to serve two years probation on the conviction, which resulted from an Aug. 30 incident in Orangeville Township. He also was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 24 days credit and the last 90 days suspended for another conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony, relating to the same incident. Though details of the incident were not available. Johnson originally had been charged with receiving and concealing firearms, a 10-year felony, as well as carry­ ing a concealed .44 revolver, a five-year felony. Those charges were dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea. Also dismissed was an original charge of discharge of a firearm causing injury or death using recklessness or negligence, a two-year misdemeanor. In other recent court business: • Russell Lee Hauck, 34 of Bellevue, re­ portedly was sentenced to probation and a suspended jail term for pleading guilty to an aggravated stalking incident that oc­ curred on Feb. 13 in Assyria Township. Aggravated stalking carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. Hauck was also sentenced to serve a term concurrent with that sentence plus mental health counseling for an April 2 domestic violence conviction stemming from an as­ sault July 19. 1997, in Assyria Township involving two victims. Domestic violence is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail and/or a $5<X) fine by Shelly Suker Staff Writer And combined sources Part-time Nashville police officer trainee Matthew Brown, 21. of Battle Creek is on the other side of law, facing charges of as­ sault with intent to rob, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and carrying a concealed weapon, according to reports. He could be facing a maximum penally of life in prison if convicted on the assault charge. He is accused of assaulting a truck driver early Thursday in Battle Creek. Brown and Jeffrey Porter Rogers, 21, of Battle Creek were arraigned in Calhoun County District Court Thursday, where bond was set at $20,000. Co/L.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 ^lllllftl ABANDONED FACTORY REPO'S wrong color on huge 3 and 4 bedroom mobile homes. Custom built for waterbed, 1st ume home buyers program avail­ able. will relocate free if neces­ sary. No payment until January of 1997. 1-800-387-0035. West Mich.______________________ 190 14x76 TRAILER: 3 bed­ room. l-l/2bath.centralair,new carpet in most rooms. $9,000 OBO. 616-945-0612 WANTED: Cottage to rent July 11 thru 18th on either Gull Lake or Gun Lake for 4 adult women. 517-791-4095 Rt i it iiinm 1W7 MFT CLASS C TIO«. motor home. Very food conjtion.muxtseetoippreciaie.616795-W46 FISH FOR STOCKING: Gi­ ant Hybrid Bluefill,. Rainbow Trout. Walleye. Largemouth, Smallmouth Bass. Catfish. Perch. Fathead Minnows. Help EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Barry County United Way located in Hastings, Michigan is seeking to fill this full-time posi­ tion of Executive Director. Hastings is located in Southwest lower Michigan and is centrally located between Grand Rapids. Battle Creek. Kalamazoo and Lansing. The successful candi­ date shall possess prior experi­ ence in a human services, com­ munications, public relations and/or business administration field Extensive experience is required in supervision, fund rais­ ing. community organization, planning, budgeting and public relations. Must possess excel­ lent computer, verbal and writ­ ten communication skills and the ability to handle multiple projects. Must reside in Barry County or have a willingness to relocate. This position offers lhe ideal candidate the career oppor­ tunity to assume responsibilities for the overall administration and operation of this Metro 7 level organization. Salary commensu­ rate with experience. Qualified candidates should submil a cover letter and resume to: Board Presi­ dent. 1955 Heath Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M/F/D HOUSECLEANING 10 yews experience, reasonable rates. References. Call 795-2346. / ami lit Ip W'antt </ The Viking Corporation is a world leader in the production of fire prevention sprinklers, valves, and devices. The Engineering Assistant we are looking for will be a member of the Design and Development group and will work closely with Project Engi­ neers. and Engineering Admin­ istrators. Responsibilities include handling telephone and written communications for the depart­ ment. maintaining engineering files (electronic and hard copy), preparing engineering change requests, ISO procedures, writ­ ing test reports, communicating with various laboratories, and maintaining an Engineering li­ brary. Some secretarial duties will be required. A working knowledge of office machines and computer software includ­ ing MS Word, Excel and Internet Software, will be required. Can­ didates with training or experi­ ence with software such as Access.AutoCad.Pra/ENGINEER. Adobe Acrobat. Corel Ventura. PageMaker, or MS Project will be given special consideration. A minimum of a two-year Asso­ ciates Degree or equivalent ex­ perience is required. A four-year Bachelors Degree is an Engi­ neering. Scientific, or Technical Communication field is desir­ able. For a completejob descrip­ tion or to learn more about The Viking Corporation, visit our Web Site at http:// www.vikingcorp.com. Interested candidates should send a resume to The Viking Corporation. 210 N. Industrial Park Rd.. Hastings, Ml. 49058, Attention: Human Resources Department Resumes may be sent electronically to techsvcsBvikingcorp.com. EOE/M/FZD________________ Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A Yankee Springs Township man may face charges in connection with solicitation of a minor for sex via the Internet. A lengthy investigation of the alleged matter ensued after a Kent County Sheriffs Deputy stopped lhe man's vehicle in the 4300 block of Patterson SE in Cascade Dec. 30 for driving without headlights. During lhe traffic stop, lhe deputy dis­ covered a 16-year-old Plainfield Township boy in the front passenger seat wearing a dog collar on his neck with a leash atby Nashville police officer facing assault charges in Battle Creek Banner CLASSIFIEDS \h>hih ILhiii \ Internet sex scheme under probe FERTILIZER SPREADER: $300; Uric round teles. 2nd cutting hay. $55 each. I st cutting $45 each; Oxygen and acetylene tank with cart $320. 517-566­ 8918 / u\t Xml I muni LOST* FEMALE LHASA APSO: Ycllow/baige color, hair cut Abort, in Sunset Dr., Bristol Lake area. Reward. 758-3092 H anted ■UYER/PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST A progressive southwestern lower Michigan manufacturing company is seek­ ing an individual to expand its purchasing department The new position will involve to<al re­ sponsibility for developing new sources for production compo­ nents and materials, contract ne­ gotiations. lead-time reduction, cost reduction, expediting. sup­ plier planning, new product de­ velopment assistance, and bring greater levels of profitability and customer service to the organi­ zation. The successful candidate will possess a minimum of five years of purchasing experience and have excellent communica­ tion and negotiation skills. A working knowledge of MRP. plant scheduling systems, msword, excel. Mapics and more are desired. CPIM or CPM certi­ fications are a plus. Please send resume and salary history to The Viking Corporation. Attention: Human Resources, 210 North Industrial Park Road, Hastings. Ml 49058. SERVICE MERCHANDISER PART-TIME LAL/Jiroch, a leading wholesale distribulorand a subsidiary of Sparton Stores is looking for a Part-Time Service Merchandiser for Hastings and surrounding areas. This indi­ vidual will be responsible for stocking candy and servicing our supermarket accounts. Strong communication and customer relation skills are necessary along with a good work record. Must be able to lift up to 60 lb. Super­ market experience helpful. Must be able to work approximately 15 hrs/week. Applicants may fax their resume to Human Re­ sources at (616)261-6736 or send resume or apply at: LAL/Jiroch. Human Resources 1180 58th St. S.W. Wyoming. Ml 49509 EOE OUTREACH COUNSELING SOCIAL WORKER (Hastings Office), part-time position pro­ viding family and individual counseling, parenting and child developement information to cli­ ents who have been referred by Fl A Child Protective Services. QUALIFICATIONS. Min. MSW or MA in Counseling Psych or Marriage and Family Counseling. Relevant experience with at-risk children. Salary range: $ 10.42 to $ 13.15.depend­ ing upon education and relevant experience. To apply, refer to Position »98CP2BC and submit cover letter of interest and re­ sume no taler than April 20.1998. to Family A Children Services. 1608 Lake Street. Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 EOE____________ SPARROW HOME CARE NETWORK Private Duty Ser­ vices. LPN's needed for pediat­ ric case in Nashville area. Fri and Sat llam-5pm or 7pm. Please call Sparrow Home Care Net­ work. Private Duty Services I800-761-9384. Rt al I \falt A BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS LARGE 3-4 bedroom 2 story home. Features a fenced-in back­ yard and a 1 car garage. All rooms are large A tastefully decorated with high ceilings A long large windows. Conviently located in a great neighborhood, close to downtown A all schools. Call for an appointment at 948-4168. lin\Hit \ \ S< n /< < > EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZER JOBS - ATTENTION TO DETAIL. CLEARING. STUMPS. DRIVEWAYS, BACKFILLING. LANDSCAP­ ING - SAND A GRAVEL, TOP SOIL. INSURED - DON VETTER 795-7830._________ PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545.______________________ HESTERLY TREE SERVICE trimming and removal. Reason­ able rates, free estimates. Insured. Bucket and truck. Call Randson 945-2545. Waal I<> Ruh ICE SHANTY, GARDEN TUB, 28* fiberglass ladder, freezer, refrigerator, infant to adult clothing, lots of misc. items. 1 mile south off M-43, east off Barber Rd., follow the signs. 4/ 8-4/11._____________________ 3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: April 11 th. 10-6. Furniture, old costume jewelry, clothes, a little bit of everything. 1870 Sheffield Rd . south of Hickory Comers and east to sale. MOVING SALE: April 1 (Xh A 11 th. 8am til 8pm. 3790 Grange Rd.. Middleville. Unless it rains. HUGE MOVING INSIDE SALE: Daily. 9-5. Whole mini­ storage shed full of items. Tak­ ing calls until all sold out 945­ 4627. ask for Cleda or Ernie. /• ai Sale FOR SALE: Fireplace incert 616-948-2923_______________ Brown, who has worked as a trainee for about four weeks in Nashville, was fired by Chief Bob Baker Thursday shortly after he was notified by the Battle Creek Police Department that Brown had been arrested. This is rare," said Baker Friday. This is not something you can really forsee." Brown also was fired from the job he has held since Aug. 11, 1997, as a cadet with the Battle Creek City Police Department. Though Battle Creek Police Commander Michael Deboer would not comment on the case, a published report reveals that Brown and Rogers are accused of assaulting truck driver Ken Liles, 40, of Temecula. Calif., after waking him from a nap in his sleeper cab at about 3:30 a.m_ The truck was parked behind Miller's Time Out at 13260 S. Helmer Road, and was loaded with Suzuki Motorcross Racing Team motorcyles worth about $1 million, police said. Rogers reportedly worked at the business as a cook. Liles reportedly told police that Brown showed him a Nashville Police Department badge and ordered him out of his truck. When he exited the truck. Liles said be was grabbed from behind by a second sub­ ject and was subsequently struck in the head with a hard object during the struggle. After be was hit. Liles started back to his truck to call for help when the two men fled, he told police. Minutes later. Brown and Rogers were stopped by a Michigan State Police Trooper for speeding on Capital Avenue near 1-94, police said. The subjects in the vehicle fit the de­ scription of the suspects and were later identified as the same," said a Battle Creek Police sergeant in a prepared statement. Troopers found two handguns and a dou­ ble-bladed dagger in the vehicle, they said. In his statement to police, Rogers re­ portedly said he and Brown had been in a Battle Creek bar and had seen the truck parked in the Helmer Road lot. The pair later left the bar al closing time and allegedly retrieved the guns from Brown's Helmer Road home, according to a published report. Nashville Police Chief Baker would not comment on his reaction to learning that Brown has been arrested and charged, but did state that Brown had been a good cm- ployee. "He was going to be a patrol officer,** said Baker. "He had been working with one of our patrol officers being trained." He said Brown, who worked the after­ noon shift and had been sworn in as a po­ lice officer, earned a gun while on duty in Nashville, but was not permitted to func­ tion as a patrol officer while in training. "1 did an extensive background check on him before I hired him," said Baker, who found Brown to have do criminal history. Baker said he’d had no complaints from citizens about Brown's work in Nashville and was told by his training officer that Brown was doing a good job. "Up to this point, in talking with other officers training him. they felt he was do­ ing quite well," Baker said. "I was going to hire another part-time officer had he worked out." Brown and Rogers were ordered by Cal­ houn County District Judge Marvin Ratner to appear fof a preliminary examination on Tuesday, April 14. Reach over 50,000 area homes with a QUEEN SIZE WATERBED with hybird mattress with head­ board and rails. Asking $650. Call between 10am and 5pm 616­ 945-2065. Reminder ACTION-AD TRUCK CAP, full size, navy blue. $500; Desk jeck600printer. Color and black and white. $ 100 paces negotiable. 948-3385 Call 945-9554 911 EMERGENCY HOME ADDRESS SIGNS made while you wail- $20.00 each- Addi­ tional signs $18.00 each. Great gifts. Action Signs 1011 E. State St.. Hastings 948-8618 or toll free 888-577-7446.__________ FOR SALE: Carolina work boots. Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Re­ pair. 123 S. Jefferson. Hastings 414 W. Main. Ionia tached, according to a report from the Kent County Sheriffs Department. The teen told police that he had first made contact with the man via a chat room on the Internet and that they had arranged to meet for a consensual sexual encounter, the report revealed The boy said dial the man had placed the dog collar on him and that he had fondled him while they were in the car en route to the man's Payne Lake Road home when they were stopped by the deputy Detective Gaylord Schuur said the Barry County Prosecutor's Office has declined to issue a warrant for the 33-year-old man. Schuur plans to submit his warrant request again, this time to the Kent County Prosecutor's office, he said. According to the report, the man's computer equipment was confiscated after a search w arrant was obtained "The acts which (the victim) describes are sufficient to constitute a sexual act in a public place and give rise to a potential criminal prosecution for gross indecency." the report stated According to police. Internet users typi­ cally bookmark common sites for ready ac­ cess and that a search of the man's com­ puter "will likely reveal bookmarked sites, e-mail messages and chat room messages which will show (the man's) system was used to obtain contacts, which eventually led to a sexual act in a public place." POLICE BEAT Two suspected in home invasion ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - Two subjects are suspected of breaking into a Lacey Road home March 25 and taking guns and other ilems worth more than $3,500. According Io a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, the residents returned home and found the front door standing open. Missing from the home were a shotgun, a rifle, a compound bow, mitre saw, nail gun. camcorder, typewriter, jewelry, a checkbook and a safe, among other items. The couple's bedroom had been ransacked and a guitar and an amplifter also were missing. According to a witness, the culprits were suspected io be driving a blue pickup Huck with a loud exhaust. Police reported lhai a vehicle matching rhar description was stopped by a Calhoun County deputy later that day and two subjects were found to have two of the guns missing from the Lacey Road home. The incident remains under investigation. Man found with knife, pot arrested MIDDLEVILLE - An investigation of a suspicious vehicle behind the Baby Bliss plant April 2 led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Kentwood man for having a double-edged "dirk- subbing .ool with a four-inch blade. . Middleville Police officer Joe Booher said the nun likely will be charged with carrying a concealed weapon for having the knife, which is designed for thrusting This was a nasty one." Booher said. Police seized the knife and a small amount of marijuana. Charges are pending. Cash, pop, candy taken from salon MIDDLEVILLE - Middleville police are investigating the break-in of the Babylon Hair & Tanning Salon on River Street which they believe occurred between 3 and 4 im Tuesday. April 7. Officer Joe Booher said an unknown subject entered the shop through a bum attached to lhe building and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, a large amount of pop and some candy products Police are also still investigating the break-in of lhe Thomapple-Kellogg Middle School about three weeks ago in which a television, a videocassette recorder and a computer system were taken. The subject or subjects apparendy entered the school using keys taken from a previous breaking and entering. Booher said. Two charged with home invasion FREEPORT - A Freeport man and a Hastings man are being held on $3,000 bond in the Barry County Jail facing felony home invasion charges for entering a home in the 1000 block of Oak Street. Jaden James Miller. 21. of Freeport and Chad Haight. 21. were arraigned on the charges in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Tuesday and a preliminary examination was set for April 15 at 9 a.m. The two are accused of entering the home without permission and stealing beer. cash, a cellular telephone, a pager, personal checks and other items. Kentwood man arrested for pot RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on Upton Road at about 8:45 p.m. March 14 led to the arrest of a Kentwood man for possession of marijuana. Domingo Webb. 31. told police he has a prior narcotics conviction when they arrested him after finding six marijuana cigarettes and a plastic baggy of the substance in his vehicle, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Webb also reportedly told police he would cooperate with narcotics investigators regarding his source of the drug, but later claimed that the deputy had planted the marijuana in his car. the police report revealed. Charges were not authorized against Webb's passenger. Webb was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Tuesday anda pretrial was set for April 28 at 9 a.m. Woman assaults officer at county jail CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Nashville woman who had been arrested after being involved in a minor drunk driving accident is facing assault and battery charges for pushing a corrections officer at the Barry County Jail. Karen Marie Sutfin, 38. also is facing drunk driving charges in connection with the accident, which occurred on Woodland Road near East Slate Road March 22 at about 11:30 p.m. According to a report by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department, Sutfin apparently drove her 1990 blazer into a ditch along the road. Sutfin told police she'd had four beers prior to the accident and a prelminary brtuth test revealed a .20 percent blood alcohol content, the report said. While being processed in the booking room at the jail, she tried to use the telephone. When the female corrections officer approached Sutfin to assist her with the telephone, Sutfin allegedly shoved her aside, the report said. The officer then "gained physical control of Karen and put her in the detox room ofhte jail," the report said. She was arraigned in district court Tuesday on both lhe drunk driving and assault charges. An Apnl 21 pretrial hearing was set to take place at 8:30 a.m. Delton motorcyclist breaks leg HOPE TOWNSHIP - An 17-year-old Trails End man suffered a broken leg March 30 after losing control of the motorcycle he was riding on private property. Jeremy Thomas Kiewiet was taken to Pennock Hospital where he was admitted, treated and later released Troopers from the Hastings Post of lhe Michigan State Police reported that Kiewiet was riding the 1997 Honda on a grassy area where he lost control of the bike, wheih fell onto its side, breaking Kiewiet's leg. • 24 Hours A Pay 7 Pays A Week! ORV strikes guide wire; man injured WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A Woodland Township teen escaped serious injury after the 1985 off road vehicle he was riding struck a guide wire on private property Friday, April 3. Thomas Charles Smith. 17. of 2663 N. Woodland Road, was treated at Pennock Hospital and released after the 10 p.m. accident. Smith told police he was traveling about 10 to 15 mph when lhe accident occurred. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-04-16.pdf eb3e4b5d99b3166833e9d4210b86472f PDF Text Text Spring Sports hit full steam See Story on Page 3 HAS.IStiS PUBLIC L1ERASY S CHI "CH SI The Hastings See Stories on Pages 10-13 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HAST btii Ml A*JSa 1833 THURSDAY, APRIL 16.1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 16 News Briefs: ANNER PRICE 50" Wal-Mart plans 95,000-square-foot store by Shelly Sulser Dem chairman to speak here Michigan Stmt Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer will ba guest speaker at the Barry County Demo­ cratic Party’! annual Traman-Jokaaon Dinner Saturday evening. April 25, at foe Midtie Villa tan. The dinner. which will be preceded by a social boor at 6:30 p.m.. will feature a tribute to the late Ed McPbarlin. who was county dmirnmn of the part for seven years. Brewer firn was elected dtntaamn of the Michigan Democratic Party in 1995 and he wa re-etecsed in 1997. Tickets for the dinner are available through April 20. but County Chairwoman Blanche Manjoy said aura tinting on the night of the event win be limited. To boy tickets, call Maujoy at 945­ 2791 or Ante Baum at 945-331'6. Australia topic of travel film "Australia: The Wonder Down Under* will be the topic at 7 p.m. Friday of the final travel film in the Hastings Kiwanis World Travel Series thte tcasoo. The film will be shown al the Central School Auditorium in Hastings. Musical enterttinmrea will be offered before the presentation and dmti^ inisimssitm. Ted BamiBer will be on hand to narrate his travelogue, which win focus on the world's smallest conti­ nent, with its many contrasts, from the sophistication of a large metropolitan area such as Sydney to Mb tabled -Outback | The viewer will be taken » some of Aaunliai Cannes and Hareric pieces. I m well as the remote and mynrrtaus vote that many have seen only In Mr imaginations. The viewer win are wildlife in abundance. the beamy Ofacuipare in nature. Bnmiller, a veteran travel film producer, hre been m Haettags before . to present and narrate one of his h anovies. | Tickets are available at the door or ' from any Kiwanian. Toothbrush sales are April 16-18 The Exchange Club of Hastings wig have its annual toothbrush sales Thursday. Friday and Saturday. April 16. 17 and 18. in from of Fripnarfr, Kmart and Plumb's in Hastings. Proceeds will go to help the Barry County Child Abuse Prevention Council. The local service organization will be aided in the sales by its student Ex­ cel Club members and by members of the Child Abuse Council Tree planting ceremony set A tree planting ceremony in remembrance and hope for crime victims will be held at noon Saturday, April 25. at Chariton Park. All victims of crime and the public in general are welcome to attend. There is no admission. A ceremony will be held inside in case of rain. The event, held in honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, is aponsored by the Barry County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) For more information, call 948­ 3388 More Hews Briefs on Page 2 Staff Writer With three water wells already in place and a building plan submitted to Rutland Charter Township officials. Wal-Mart is moving ahead with plans to open a 95.848square-fool department store at the comer of Heath Road and M-43 by September, ac­ cording to township officials. "A site plan has been approved." said Rutland's building administrator. Bernard Hammood, who will likely issue Wal-Mart Stores Inc. a building permit after a num­ ber of other permits are granted by various agencies Wal-Mar<. which opened its first store in Rogers. Ark., in 1962, currently maintains 2,359 stores nationwide and is based in Bentonville, Ark. It is the largest retailer in the world The Hastings store, which will include a pharmacy, snack bar and garden center, will be among the more average size stores in the chain, said spokesperson Laura Pope, who noted the company plans to build 50 new stores nationwide this year. Bigger stores in the size range of 109.000 to 200.000 square feet, which inelude groceries, are called Wal-Mart Super Centers by the corporation. The Hastings store will not have a gro­ cery department Hurdles yet to be crossed by Wal-Mart locally include permits from the BarryEaton Health Department, which must first approve the on-riie water system and the septic system yet to be installed. Additionally. Wal-Mart will seek a driveway permit from the Department of Transportation, as well as a permit from the Barry County Road Commission. And. the Department of Natural Re­ sources will need to ppprove how the store plans to handle waste wa'er runoff from the parking lot, said Hammond. Wal Marl is moving forward with plans to build a 95,800 square foot store at M-43 and Heath Road in Rutland Charter Township. A site plan has been approved, three wells have been installed and permits are being sought, township officials said last week. "Anything built within 500 feet of a dream or lake iweX. auHluiioa per.iiit." he said, noting that the Barry County Plan­ ning and Zoning office will also be in­ volved "We've received their plans and they're acceptable." said Hammond. They really do their homework. They're extremely thorough and very organized." In other business at the April 8 Rutland Charier Township Board meeting, the board declined to give preliminary approval to Larry Berry from Kamen Development of Tallmadge for phase two of the Thomapple Valley Pines housing development on McCann Road. New animal shelter idea wins support from city by David T. Young Editor The effort to have a new animal shelter in a new location took another step forward at the Hastings City Council meeting Monday night, but there still is a lot of persuasion work to do The council approved, in an 8-0 vote, a request from Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds to waive fees for a rezoning re­ quest and special use permit to allow a proposed new shelter to be erected on a par­ cel in the extreme north end of Industrial Park Drive. Reynolds a week earlier had appeared be­ fore the Planning Commission to present plans for a proposed new facility. He isn't doing all the volunteer work alone, he said. He has been working with Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer and Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins, and he has se­ cured donation of the land from its owner, the Viking Corporation and its retired pres­ ident. Richard Groos The current animal shelter has been deemed, by slate authorities, to be inade­ quate The Barry County Board of Com­ missioners since then has been working on plans to have it renovated at its current site. But a group of people, led by Reynolds and Wiggins, have been pressing for putting in a new shelter in a new site. They say the current facility is unsalvagable and it sits on a flood plain. One of the necessary steps in having the new shelter is to receive approval from the city to rezone half of the parcel from D-2 (industrial) to R-R (residential). One half of the land is already zoned residential, which would allow its use for animal shelter, but industrial property would not. Reynolds Monday night presented the council with drawings of what the new shelter would look like. Council members insisted that Groos give his blessing to the project because he is the one who is losing industrial land. "He (Groos) is not only in agreement, he's enthusiastic about it," Reynolds told them, adding that. The site is not usable for any industrial use whatsoever." City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes told the council that it could approve the waiver of fees for rezoning ($100). a special use per­ mit and costs of two certified mailings be­ cause the project is for the benefit of the community. Despite winning the council's approval. Reynolds noted that a new shelter al a new site is far from a done deal. The County Board of Commissioners hasn't unanimously embraced this project." he said, noting that three or four of the eight members have expressed support Those resisting the idea have argued that about $5,000 has already been invested in the current site for a driveway. Reynolds also appeared before the coun­ cil Monday night to express interest in buying the old water treatment plant on Mill Street He said he could have it be used as an of­ fice building and perhaps apartment resideuces on the second floor. The building, in its current state, does­ n't have a lol of value." he said, but he added he is convinced it could be "convert­ ible to constructive use." But Councilman Barry Wood asked. "How do we dispose of city property?" City Manager Howard Penrod said it would have to be appraised and then be pul through a public bidding process or a pub­ lic auction. Councilman Joseph Bleam said the city doesn't know right now what the city will do with the property the old waler building stands on "We don't have a crystal ball, but it's possible that we could use it (in the fu­ ture)." Penrod said City officials said if they sell the plant and its property, it could become a private See SHELTER continued on page 3 Berry had asked for a preliminary nod to build the lots in the R-1 district (15.000 square feet) with a 100-fool minimum lot width in lieu of the required 120-foot min­ imum. Although the Township Planning and Zoning Board intends to reduce the lot width to 100, said Supervisor Bob Ed­ wards. approval cannot yet be granted, based solely on that assumption. "I'm not in the mode of approving a pre­ liminary plat when we have nothing in ex­ istence." Edwards said. Berry, who plans to begin developing phase two in November, has proposed two possible plans for the phase, one which in­ cludes 25 lots and another with 29 lots. "We can't approve two preliminary plats." said Edwards. "We wouldn't know which one you're doing. We can give you preliminary plat approval on the one that meets the code but I don't want to pre-ap­ prove a plat that does not." Thomapple Valley is currently one of four housing developments in Rutland Township still being developed. See WAL-MART, continued page 2 Lew Newman won’t seek re-election to County Board Barry County Commissioner Lew New­ man. who represents Orangeville and Yan­ kee Springs townships on the board, has announced that he will not seek re-election in the August primary election. Newman said he plans to retire at the end of his third term. Dec. 31. He has served as chairman of the county board's Personnel Committee for six years and several terms as vice chairman of the board. He has also been vice chairman of several other county committees. Newman. 69. said be wants to leave pub­ lic office while he is still young enough to enjoy hiking up mountain trails with his wife. Reita. and enjoy and spoil his grand­ children. When he was growing up. Newman said he missed not having a grandfather. "My grandfather died when 1 was very young. Now I have the opportunity of be­ ing a professional grandfather. I'm looking forward to having fun times with my grandchildren, and probably spoiling them a little," he said. "After all, isn't that what grandfathers are for?" Newman retired in 1984 as head of ad­ ministration for the Howard Hughes Air­ craft Co. in Southern California. Prospective candidates for Newman’s District 6 seat on the County Board have until 4 p.m. May 12 to file petitions at the county clerk's office to be on the August primary ballot. Lew Newman More organ donors needed Karen Livermore and her husband. Michael, (left) receive a proclamation from Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell marking April 20-25 as National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. Mrs. Livermore, who has a rare disease caused by a virus, has been on a waiting list lor a new lung for some time. A member of the legislative steering committee for the National Organization of Rare Diseases, she is coordinating local awareness by distributing brochures and buttons that say. "Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows, we need them here." �poge . Thr Ha»tng$ Banner - Thursday April 16. 1998 News Briefs... Habitat dinner will be Friday A meal of oven-baked chicken. Swiss steak and all the trimmings will be served from 4.30 to 7 p.m. Friday. April 17. to help Barry County Habi­ tat for Humanity raise funds to build its 15th home for a family in need of decent housing. lhe dinner will be held al the First United Methodist Church on Green Street in Hastings. A free-will dona­ tion will be accepted for the meal. Habitat plans to build its next house on the comer of Thom and Third streets in Hastings. Habitat is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Volunteers work in partnership with low income families to build simple, decent homes that are sold al cost and without interest to the families Williams Family set at Showcase An evening of bluegrass music, featuring the Williams Family, will be presented at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday. April 16) at the Musicians Showcase at Arby's. The Williams Family, which hails from the Byron Center/Dorr area, makes an annual appearance at the Showcase. The group was started years ago by Larry Williams and his children. Il now includes grandchildren. Jim Bradford has been filling in for Larry Williams on the fiddle the last couple of years. The group has played at numerous bluegrass festivals and has recorded albums. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Baby sitters' class planned Pennock Hospital will offer a Young Baby Sitter's class from 9 am. to noon Saturday. April 18. at the hospital conference center. In the class, students at least 12 years of age or in at least the sixth grade can learn the responsibilities as­ sociated with baby-sitting.. Topics will include basic child care, fire safety. CPR. first aid. nutritious snacks and activities that are fun and help children develop skills. Certificates of achievement will be given to those who successfully com­ plete the class. A baby sitter's direc­ tory also will be made available. Writ­ ten parental permission is required for inclusion of the baby sitter's name in the directory . Class size is limited, pre-registration is required by calling 948-3125. Registration is confirmed by receipt of the $5 class fee. 'Unity Concert* will be April 23 A concert of sacred music, featuring the Kellogg Community College Eclectic Chorale and Ensemble, the First Presbyterian Church choir, the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Folk Group, and members of the Hayings High School choir will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. April 23. at St. Rose of Lima Church in Hastings. A free-will offering will be received. The presentation, called a "Unity Concert." is under the direction of Wyhomme Sellers Matthews, chairper­ son of KCC's visual and performing arts department; Marty Shaw and Steve Youngs of St Rose; and Patty LaJoye. choir director at Hastings High School. The Eclectic Chorale is a 32-voice ensemble composed of traditional and non-traditionai age students. It gives participating students the opportunity to perform multi-cultural sacred and brotherhood choral selections, as well as vocal training and directing skills. The chorale has performed throughout Michigan and the xouthem regions of the United States. It has recorded two albums. "Celestial Sounds, and ‘Eclectic Chorale 106," and has performed on many local television networks and radio stations. The choir performs traditional and contemporary sacred and brotherhood works ranging from traditional a capella spirituals »o Gospocentric selections. 'Business After Hours* is today "Business After Hours" for Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce members businesses an0 potential chamber members will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday. April 16) at Camp Michawana. between Delton and Hastings at 5800 Head Lake Road. To get to Michawana. take M-43 and look for a country store on Scultz Road. Head lake Road is one quarter of a mile south Look for the camp sign on the east side of M-43. The afternoon will include refresh­ ments and networking. National Day off Prayer set Plans are being made for the local observance of the National Day of Prayer Thursday. May 7. A noon service at the Barry County courthouse is planned, with music by John Price and the Barry County Christian School band. Prayers will be made for personal renewal, moral awakening, families, churches, ministries, the imprisoned and persecuted, for government and those in authority and for the media, cultural and social services. There also will be a prayer and praise service at 7 p.m. later that day at the Hope United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry Hubley. president of the Hastings Ministerial Association. Special music is planned. In case of bad weather on May 7. the noon service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Hastings. Bike Rodeo is Saturday The Hastings Jaycees* annual precision and safety bike rodeo will be held from I to 5 p.m. Saturday. April 18. at Hastings High School. The precision competition is open to children in first through seventh grades. Participants are asked to bring their bicycles and helmets. Included will be: • Free bike registration, bicycle safety and anti-theft protection, commanded by community police officer Qiff Morse. • A BMX stunt show with Justin Mosteller and friends. • A visit by stock car driver Lee Misak from 9 to 11 a.m. • A first aid demonstration by the Hastings Ambulance Service. *• A drawing for the grand prize winner. The grand prize will be a new Huffy 21-speed mountain bike, donated by the employees of Kmart. Other prizes will include free bowling at the Hastings Bowl, gift certificates to Richie's Koffee Shop, an ice cream sundae certificate to Elias Brothers Restaurant, a gift certificate to Pet World and $20 cash prizes from the Hastings Ambulance Service. In case of rain, the rodeo will be held at the same times at the same place on Sunday. April 19. For more information, call Robert Hood at 948-8661 or Nikki VanHouten at 948-9224. Wa/k with cross part of Good Friday observances Among the religious activities during Good Friday was the annual cross walk sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. The walk was held both to highlight the meaning of the day to the community and otter walkers time for silent reflection on the crucifixion of Jesus. Walkers are pictured in front of Grace Lutheran, where the walk began. Hastings Twp. seeks grant for deputy by Mary Warner Staff Writer Hastings Charter Township is attempting to obtain funds to pay for a sheriff's deputy to police the township The deputy would be shared with Rutland Charter Township The two townships are jointly applying for a $36,000 federal grant that would pay 60 percent of the cost of a full-time deputy and a leased patrol car. If the grant is approved, the townships will have to supply matching funds of $24.(XX). Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said the townships have not agreed on how much time the deputy will spend in each township, but she expects it will probably be a 50-50 share The townships are working with the Barry County Sheriffs Department to apply for the grant, which is being administered by the Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy, according to Sheriff Steve DeBoer. DeBoer said he has been discussing the possibility of increased police coverage in Rutland and Hastings townships for a year with township officials. Using grant money is a way for the two townships to be able to have a police officer without having to bear the full burden of the cost immediately. DeBoer said. "It's a way for them to get their foot in the door" and get a chance to see ndtf having a police officer will work out. he said. DeBoer said three years of funding are available through the grant program, and even though the grant application is for one year, the townships will be able to re­ apply for two additional years Cruttenden said the township wants additional police coverage because "we're growing" and there is more need for police coverage at special events held at Charlton Park, the township hull, and Star Elementary. Also, she said. M-37 continues to get busier. Township board members discussed the grant application at their meeting Tuesday. Also at the meeting, the township board decided to spend less monev for its summer gravel program than was suggested by the Barry County Road Commission. The Road Commission recommended that the township spend $9,000 on spreading gravel this year. Cruttenden said, but the township decided instead to spend approximately $6.5(X). Cruttenden said that the board normally follows the Road Commission recommendations, but the expenditure recommended this year would have been "the second highest (sum) we've ever spent on gravel roads." "We decided that if we're going to continue with dust control, well cut down on the gravel." she said. The township has been spending money on a dust control program every summer. "There’s supposed to be a direct correlation between dust control and the amount of gravel needed," she said. The reduction in the gravel program also was made necessary by extra expenditures the township is making on paved road projects this summer. Cruttenden said. The township will spend approximately $82,000 on paved roads this year. Usually, it spends between $50,000 and $60,000 on both paved and gravel roads. The township is spending an extra $24,000 on improvements for Star School Road made possible when a joint grant application by the township and city to improve Star School was approved by the state. The dust control program will cost $6,000 and was approved when the board passed its 1998 budget A sodium chloride solution will be spread in a 10-foot strip in the middle of the township's gravel roads in June and August. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the board approved language for the August ballot proposition asking township residents to override the Headlee Amendment rollback in township taxes. The amendment requires that the township not collect any taxes that are received as the result of increases in property value above the current rale off inflation. In previous years, increases in township property values have necessitated that the one null assessed by the township be rolled back to .8171 mill. The township is asking for the override so it can spend more money on road improvements. If the override is approved, the township wouk receive approximately $8,303 in additional revenue next year. Cruttenden said. Also Tuesday, the board authorizet Cruttenden to look into the cost of makin a brochure explaining township service and giving the township's "side of th story" concerning recent issues th township has been grappling with, such a the problems it has experienced gettin sewer and waler services from the city. "All people know about townshi government is what they read in the paper, Cruttenden said. "We just thought we’d ad to that a little bit. I think there's mot interest in township government because a recent events, and it seemed like the lira to spread the word about why it (townshi government) is here." Cruttenden said that among other thing the brochure would discuss the township partnerships with the Central Barry Count Sewer and Water Authority and the BIRC Rural Fire Association. It also will disew the upcoming millage request. Ti brochure probably will be made availab to residents at meetings, during election and to those visiting the townshi] Cruttenden said. The board also voted Tuesday to spet up to $500 for a paper shredder. Cnitiendt explained that "we've all been saving pap for years and years, and it's time to clet out the files a bit." Using a paper shredd rather than tossing the papers out in tl trash would be for "privacy and securiv reasons, she said. Show to benefit youth theater Eight local singers will perform hit songs from Broadway shows at a bene­ fit concert Sunday. April 26. for the Thomapple Arts Council Youth The­ ater Guild. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. that Sunday at the Leason-Sharpe Hall. First Presbyterian Church. Hastings. It is expected to last about an hour and a half. The group ~ ill perform songs from musicals such as "Cabaret." "Okla­ homa." "Carousel." "Les Miserables." "Phantom of the Opera." "South Pa­ cific." "Beauty and the Beast." "The Secret Garden" and "Guys and Dolls." Performers include Peggy Hemmerling. Judy Hicks. Shelly Dickinson. Bret and Becky Hoxworth. Nathan Robbe. Kathryn Mix and Doug Acker. The singers will be accompanied on the piano The Youth Theater Guild every summer has a two-week theater work­ shop for area youths, who produce a play performed all over Barry County. This will be the third year the work­ shop has been offered. The workshop is scheduled to start this year on June 15 and last until June 26. Production of the play will begin June 22 and it will last until July 10. Hemmerling is co-producer. A site plan reveals how the Wai Mart structure, which includes a pharmacy and garden center, and parking lots will tn situated at Heath Road and M-43. WAL-MART continued from page 1 One. Fairview on M-37 across from the Barry Expo Center, has been completed. In other business, rhe board: • Heard a report from Hastings Public Library Librarian Barb Schondelmayer that a public meeting will be held Tuesday. April 28. at 7 p.m. in the Hastings Public Library to discuss a strategic planning re­ port regarding a district library concept Schondelmayer suggested the proposal be placed on a the ballot for voters to decide whether to join a district library with Hast­ ings and Hastings Charter Township. She said the law states that library dis­ tricts cannot overlap and that part of Rut­ land is in the Thomapple library district. She expects the Thomapple Kellogg School-Community Library, located inside the high school, to fall by the wayside soon, however, due to lagging state aid. • he said. "Sooner or later, they’ll have to let it go Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. because it's going to take school funds to fund it and school funds are gelling smaller and smaller." she said. "We're hoping you’ll look at what we have to offer you and maybe you'd like to change your minds about funding our library." • Heard a report from Edwards that the township can expect to spend about $20,000 to pave the parking lot of the newly remodeled township hall once bids are in and approved • Agreed to spend $13,000 to repair gravel roads in the township. The bulk of that cost. $8,880 will be used to repair a portion of Goodwill Road, while $1,712.50 will be spent on Whitmore Road between Chief Noonday and Guo Lake Road. The balance will be used for various other gravel road in need of repair. �Th^iojtmgs Bonner - Thursday. April 16, 1998 - Pog* 3 SHELTER, cont. from page I island in a sea of public (city-owned) land along Mill Street. Furthermore, they don’t wish to give up any property that might hinder later plans for the local Riverwalk project along the Thomapple River. The matter was referred to city staff, which is expected to produce a long-range report. In other business at Monday evening's meeting, the City Council: • Learned from Librarian Barbara Schon­ delmayer that the library plans to have a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. to discuss its future. A special commit­ tee has been studying the current facility and how it is being used and public input will be sought. Schondelmayer also reported that the Hastings library intends to suspend non­ resident charges for June and July to allow people outside of its service district a chance to see what it has to offer. Also planned is a survey of area residents. Local officials say the library can't con- )river charged after eaving scene of accident with injury J-Ad Graphics News Service A Kalamazoo motorcyclist is in serious robdition and a 40->ear-old Dowling man is facing felony charges for leaving the cene of a personal injury accident after alegedly turning in front of the bike on Gun u&e Road in Rutland Township Monday it 1:30 p.m. Jeffrey Charles Cline. 30. was airlifted to Jutterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he is being treated for a ruptured pleen and multiple fractures to his left arm nd leg. police said Wednesday. George Henry Caidwell of South Bedford load was arrested by the Hastings Post of he Michigan State Police Tuesday after­ noon on the possible charge, which carries i maximum penalty of five years in prison tnd/or a $5,000 fine. "He got scared." said Det. Sgt. Lou Juinn Wednesday, noting that Caldwell yas cooperative with police when he turn limself in with his attorney, Jim Galooze, resent. "He wants to accept responsibility or what he did. He made a mistake." Quinn said Caldwell, who has no drivng record or criminal history, was west>ound on Gun Lake Road en route to the Jun Ridge Golf Course when he apparmly did not see the eastbound motorcycle. Cline tried to swerve around the black Oldsmobile 98. but struck the front of the :ar on the driver's side with his leg, Quinn aid. Caldwell continued into the parking lot if the golf course and reportedly purchased i candy bar as he tried to decide what to do. "He's (Caldwell) a nice guy.” said Quinn. He just didn't know what to do." Caldwell was arraigned on the charge in larry County’s 56-1 District Court Wednesday afternoon where a $5,000 ersonal recognizance bond was set. A re I i mi ary examination is scheduled for ipril 22 at 9 a.m. linue in its cramped quarters and the idea of forming a district library is being explored • Approved a purchase agreement with Jim Brown, owner of Dowl-lt. for him to buy 1.88 acres of land inside the industrial park. Brown plans to pul in his business and perhaps as many as five others that will lease space from him. • Adopted a resolution to make a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for improvements to Tyden Park. The grant would be for a little more than $400,000 and the city would be required to match with $120,000 if ap­ proval is given. • Awarded the bid for planting 160 trees to Cottage Gardens for $45 per tree. • Learned from Director of Public Ser­ vices Jeff Mansfield that the annual spring yard debris pickup will start Monday. April 20. • Set a workshop on the 1998-99 budget for 6:30 p.m. Monday. May 18. at city council chambers. • Received the building inspector s report from Tom Thompson of Professional Code I ns pec t ors (PCI), who said there were 13 permits issued for a total value of $804,600 in the first quarter of 1998. He added that during the same period there were 168 rental inspections completed. • Agreed to have a tour of the new city hall structure after the April 20 meeting. The new city hall is being renovated at Michigan Avenue and Stale Street, where the old MainStreet Savings Bank was lo­ cated. • Granted, under the direction of city staff, requests from the YMCA to use city streets for the Corporate Games 5K run and Fish Hatchery Park for a fall coed softball league: from the American Legion to use city streets for the annual Memorial Day parade May 25; from the Hastings Soccer Club to use soccer fields this month. May and June; from the Circle of Fnends to close Tangle Town for 24 hours for an an­ nual maintenance work day May 30; from the local youth baseball organization to use Bob King Park; and from Barry County Christian School for spring baseball at Fish Hatchery Park. Robots will be part of the future, students learn by Mary Warner Staff Writer It used to be that robots were the stuff of science fiction novels and comic books. Today, robots are being used in many different capacities, and in the future, robots will become a part of everyday life, according to Tom Swenson of Mobile Ed Productions Inc. in Redford. Swenson was in Hastings Tuesday to give a presentation on robotics to students at Central Elementary. Swenson brought three robots with him. one called "Hero Junior." which moved around the stage at Central, played games, and interacted with student volunteeis; one called Hero 2000. which used a robotic arm to pick up a drink from one student and deliver it to another; and Max Steele, a toy robot built by a toy company. Swenson told students that in the future, robots will be used for such things as de­ livering mail and parts in factories, deliver­ ing medications and food trays to patients in hospitals and performing surgeries. He pointed out that students who watched the movie Titanic" saw an actual robot in op­ eration (the robot used to take pictures of the sunken ship). Swenson’s appearance was funded by the Central PTO and the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation. He was brought to Hastings because of the "increased need for students to experience educational activities outside the realm of the classroom." accord­ ing to school officials. After Swenson gave presentations in two assemblies. Central third-graders spent time learning the basics of robot programming with hands-on use of the robots used in the assemblies. Students respond to Tom Swenson's request for volunteers to help him demonstrate his robot's capacities. Central students Nate Newton and Lindsey Selby help Tom Swenson of Mobile Ed Productions demonstrate the capacities of a robot. Swenson is pictured with a fully-equipped robot with a voice, full range of movement, on-board computer brain and robotic arm (right) and a toy computer (left) called Max Steele. hlers says ‘middle of the road’ is getting things done by David T. Young ■ Eu-or Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers ays President Clinton and the Republicancontrolled Congress are taking heat from extreme elements of their parties, but they’re gening things done. Ehlers, who spoke at a town meeting Monday evening in Hastings, said the GOP has been taking criticism lately from the right wing of the party and Clinton has been getting beat up by the left, but he and the U.S. House and Senate managed to team up to pass the first balanced budget in nearly 30 years. And now they're talking about a surplus of $50 million to $75 mil­ lion to boot. "I think most people are happy with the progress we've made, working together and getting things done," he said, also noting that a tax cut was passed, along with a transportation bill that will bring home more dollars for roads in Michigan. He said the elections of 1994 and 1996 have sent legislators a clear message that voters want a bipartisan government that will get things done. With the surplus rthe question of what should be done with the extra money. Some say it should be used to help pay off the huge national debt, some say it should go to help save social security and yet oth­ ers say it should to spending programs. Ehlers said he would like to see it help pay off the debt or what is owed to the so­ cial security fund that had been raided by the federal government since 1967. The congressman said that before he en­ tered public service, he always had thought people who ran a business were best suited to be politicians. But since he has served, he now believes that the best qualified peo­ ple to deal with government budgets are people who have to balance family bud­ gets. Besides balancing the budget, passing a tax cut and a transportation bill. Ehlers said the key issue of late has been reforming the Internal Revenue Service and the tax sys­ tem. He said he feels it’s important to "get rid of the antagonistic attitude" of the IRS and "pul the burden of proof on government rather than the taxpayer" when discrepan­ cies are found in tax returns. "The issue is raising revenue fairly." he said. He added that he has dealt with IRS people in Grand Rapids and has found them to be fair and courteous. On reforming taxes, he noted that there has been much talk about a flat tax. a con­ sumption (sales) tax and getting rid of the sales tax About a flat tax. he said having super wealthy businessman Steve Forbes as its spokesman hasn't been a good idea because people learn that he stands to gain a great deal personally (about $30 million) if it passes. "A flat tax sounds good until you start analyzing it," he said. "It's true that a flat tax would favor the wealthy. "You can have a fair tax, you can have a simple tax. but you can't have a fair and simple tax. Fairness gets more compli­ cated." Ehlers said a consumption tax would have to be "pretty hefty to replace the in­ come tax, but at least it’s a voluntary tax.” He said there are other efforts to simplify the income tax and a suggestion with state government to abolish the internal revenue code and then rebuild by deciding what to put in. That same approach was used to start Proposal A, when property taxes were abolished as a means for supporting schools. A Generation X member in the audience said he didn't see where social security would be around when he turns 65 and asked Ehlers if it's possible instead to pri­ vatize the system by putting in one's own money for retirement. Ehlers said there already are avenues for that, including 40IK plans, individual re­ tirement accounts (IRAs) and the newly passed Roth IRAs. Congressman Vem Ehlers talks to a small group gathered at the Hastings fire station during his annual ‘town meeting.’ "I think when social security was set up. we mistakenly assumed that one generation would pay for the previous generation." he said. "The average age of life expectancy then was 68. only three years over 65. When people started to live longer, the re­ sult was that virtually everyone who col­ lected got more than they paid in." To the Generation Xer, he said. "I think you will have social security, but it will be a different system." One man in the audience complained that he had to pay taxes on part of his social se­ curity because he made $42,000 in addition to his fixed income. Another complained that there was no ad­ justment made for social security for the so-called "Notch" babies bom between 1917 and 1926. Another said he didn't like the fact that a $1,200 bonus he received from the com­ pany he works for now is being taxed at a higher rate. In 1994, he said he got a $1,000 bonus and was taxed at 20 percent, but this year was taxed at 28 percent for the $1,200 bonus. The man said he learned from U.S. Sena­ tor Spencer Abraham's office that passage of the 1993 tax bill by President Clinton and the Democratically-controlled Congress was responsible for the increase. Ehlers responded. "Hl talk to Newt Gin­ grich about that." Another man. an acknowledged smoker, said he is upset with the skyrocketing taxes on tobacco and he asked if the government then will seek more taxes on things that aren't good for you. such as alcohol or for butter because it raises cholesterol. "I'd like to see them (the government) spend more money fighting drugs." he said. Ehlers said tobacco is part of the "sin taxes." but perhaps the definition of sin is too limited. "If you widened it (the definition) to sex. you could pay of the national debt." he quipped. The congressman also was asked about the federal government’s role in education. He noted that the state and local govern­ ments have much more to do with schools and that's the way it should be. Ehlers told the group that one of the great myths going around is that Congres­ sional spending on frivolous items contin­ ues to increase. "Pork barrel spending is going down a lot," he contended. "Most of them (pork items in the budget) don't exist." As a recent example, he said a column by Second District Congressman Peter Hoekstra inaccurately said there was pork in the transportation bill, particularly something about flowers for St. Louis. When a member of the audience asked him what he meant by far left and far right attacking the middle of the political spec­ trum, he said. "I'm less troubled by the far right than I am by the far left." But about left and right, it can difficult to assess because a conservative Republi­ can New York legislator may be more lib­ eral than a Mississippi Democrat. He called himself fiscally conservative, moderate on social issues and somewhat more progressive on the environment. The reason for the latter, he said, is that he was a physicist before he became a politician. Another man in the audience said he is concerned about crime and thinks President Clinton has done little if anything about iL He blasted the Brady Bill as an attempt to regulate gun ownership by law-abiding cit­ izens. But Ehlers noted that polls showed crime was regarded by voters as the most impor­ tant issue in 1994. but today has fallen to fifth, behind roads and education. He added that the crime rate actually has declined in the last five years. Interestingly, when Ehlers came into the Michigan Legislature 14 years ago. the state spent $200 million a year on correc­ tions. but the amount had skyrocketed to $1.4 billion by this year. "It costs more to send someone to prison than it does to send someone to U of M or Michigan State.” he said. �Poge 4 - The HoUings Banner - Thursday, April 16, 1998 LETTERS from our readers We need forward planning, not political bumbling To the editor: This is to say that I agree largely with last week's commentary by Don Drum­ mond. Forward planning is absolutely es­ sential if Barry County residents are going to enter the next century with the protec­ tion of the quality of life they deserve. 1 disagree that the bumbling that brought us the Courts and Law Building represents a solid accomplishment. It rather amplifies the saying that "even a blind squirrel can find an occasional nut." You will remem­ ber that we were told it would cost no addi­ tional money (we are paying a quarter of a million dollars a year for it because the fi­ nancing fell through). Downtown parking has been a problem and the parking diffi­ culties led to the leasing of several parking areas, not used, at the cost of $8.(XM) a year for several years. Then there was the pur­ chase of the old Wren Funeral Home park­ ing lot for $65,000 and of City Hall, for which County Board Chairman James Bai­ ley says there is no plan for use other than parking. $425,000. I would also disagree with Mr. Drum­ mond that the miserable failures of this County Board majority is the fault of the Dr. Chandler's comments off mark Dear editor: I found it very difficult to witness. with my own eyes, the expenditure on the pan of your newspaper of almost a half page of socialist, pro-Clinton drivel by Dr. Ralph Clark Chan­ dler. The fact that you devoted so much space to such biased journalism is upsetting enough not to mention the fact that in my opinion. Dr. Chandler should spend more time on his homework regarding the Whitewater case I own the book titled “The Great Whitewater Fiasco," in which author Martin L Gross de­ scribes it as a little more than “a bad real es­ tate investment." If it was insignificant, why have so many people gone to jail in connec­ tion w ith their dealings in it? Another area which received more than am­ ple print was the discussion of the sexual af­ fairs attributed to Clinton. Personally, I don't think that all of these women arc making this up. Also. Dr. Chandler lists past presidents along with Dr. Martin Luther King as having their own "skeletons.” I really don't think that anyone today can say with any degree of certainty that they know of the private behavior of either George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. Regarding the others, they were all dead before the accu­ sations surfaced (except for maybe Harding) so. as far as I’m concerned, they had no way to defend themselves against the charges brought by others. Also, to say that Clinton, “is in great com­ pany," for being a womanizer doesn't lend much credence to Dr. Chandler’s position as an ordained minister. As someone in his posi­ tion. I would think that his responsibility lies in condemning adulterous behavior, not in proclaiming that someone who is accused of it is in “great company." Another point that Dr. Chandler made was that he spent 40 years study ing presidents and he found Clinton to be the most frequently at­ tacked and that the liberal (and I really mean that!), media have done "a pretty good job of chopping up Bill Clinton" In his 40 years of study ing presidents, it seems a* though he has already forgotten about how the media hounded Richard Nixon until he resigned. Oh. I’m sorry. The media only attacks Democratic presidents. Regarding the “great job" that Clinton is credited with, and he is certain to take the credit for it. it is through the efforts of some­ one else. Listening to the radio or reading a newspaper will tell anyone that the Federal Reserve has much more influence regulating interest rates and the rate of inflation than the president, whoever he might be. As you can see by now. I am in complete disagreement with Dr. Chandler. I only hope that in his capacity as a political science in­ structor his students don't take his opinions as the only side of the issue. Also, as I have a col­ lege age daughter. I am pleased that she is not taking political science at W.M.U. Phillip Howard. Vermontville What's wrong with our children? To the editor: How many times have you heard these words the pas: few months'.’ It’s time that America wakes up and returns to the rights and standards our nation was founded on. We have let our children down and are now trying to fix the problem by in­ stalling metal detectors, alarm systems and video cameras in our schools. Through no fault of their own. our children and grandchildren arc reaping what some adults have sown. Wc have allowed a certain group to have the Bible and voluntary prayer removed from the schools, and arc now trying to take away the rights of school boards to make any rules to control the standards and behavior of the students. There arc only two powers that will rule our society, and it doesn’t take a very bright indi­ vidual to sec which one is being allowed to in- fluence our schools. The two persons are God and Satan, which are good or evil and right or wrong. I am sure this letter will ruffle some feath­ ers. but my prayer is that it will awaken us all to exercise our freedom of speech and religion and allow them back in the school system aga*n. Leaders are asking what can be done? Let's start by praying for leaders who have some moral standards and can tell the differ­ ence between right and wrong and lying of speaking the truth Some of our judges can let the president off the hook, but one day we'll all stand before the judge who has all the records and justice will be meted out accord­ ingly. May nard L. Nicholson Hastings Doctor should have control of office To the editor: I read with interest the letter concerning the Nashville Medical center. The lady put it very mildly. I moved here last year from Idaho, and went to Dr. Joseph because of the many who praised her. 1 immediately trusted her, and still do. She has helped me tremendously Her present staff, however, is another mat­ ter: I have had appointments mixed up. some of which they gave me my slip for and never put in their book. I called repeatedly for two weeks to get a renewal of my blood pressure medication and their only explanation was they “forgot". You cannot contact them directly after 4 p.m., even though they arc in the office. They put an answering machine on. I have talked to other patients who have en­ countered even worse problems. As much as I think of Dr. Joseph. I believe that Pennock Hospital has saddled her with an inadequate office staff. It is my understanding that only one of her staff was fired, the rest quit in protest and frustration over the people brought in. And some of us patients agree with them! Dr. Joseph should have full control of the staff in her office, not the hospital. Shirley A. Dexter Nashville Open Meetings Act. It is rather an igno­ rance of and lack of respect for the law and simple truth. Now. for where Don and I agree: He is absolutely correct about the re­ sponsibility of the political parties of Barry County to come forth with their platforms for action. 1 know little of the activity of the Republican Party here, but my party, the Democratic Party, has been silent on county matters for more than five years. Because of the reluctance of the party to deal with local issues, a group of progres­ sive Democrats has been meeting for sev­ eral months to develop a plan to offer vot­ ers. It includes seeking County Commis­ sion candidates who are committed to: • Abolishing the County Officers Com­ pensation Commission. • Reducing the number of County Commissioners from eight to five. • Elimination of the payment of per diems. • Elimination of fully paid lifetime med­ ical insurance for County Commissioners. • Ending the system of government by committee. • Abolition of the office of register of deeds by combining it with county clerk. • Development of a cuunty-wide system of community policing. • On-site monitoring of the landfill. • Building a modem animal shelter, now. This is just to name several of the initia­ tives we are considering. These modest steps, undertaken now. would save the county more than $175,000 in the first year, more than enough money than re­ quired to resolve the problems of the ani­ mal shelter that the current board majority has failed to address for over three years. More importantly, by eliminating the secretive committee system used by the County Board majority, public confidence will be restored. Long-term planning will take place when good men and women are elected to office who are dedicated to something besides their private agendas. Both political parties can rriake serious contributions to the fu­ ture by addressing the real issues and hold­ ing their candidates and office holders ac- , countable for their conduct.. Bob Dwyer Hastings Abortion is behind workers shortage To the editor: As I listen to the news on TV and hear that there is a huge shortage of workers, docs it cross anyone's mind why there is such a short­ age? Since 1973 this country has allowed 37 million people to be aborted. It's been said before, but it bears saying again. This country has murdered not only workers, but also those who would have con­ tributed to their parents' social security fund. So maybe fairness has prevailed. You kill your baby, you support yourself until you die. Sounds cold-hearted, but God is not mocked and we reap what we sow. In the past, we have been blessed as a na­ tion. but we've gone too far. From our top government on down, nothing seems sacred and anything goes, so we arc now seeing the fruits. But I know God is still in control, and He is allowing us to have things our way until we reach bottom and turn back to Him. He is the only answer for America and our world. Helen Plaunt Hastings You should feel the love of the Lord Dear editor: I am a 25-ycar-old Asian male (a Korean orphan) serving time in Barry County Jail. As one might know, jail is not a place most people enjoy being. Your attitude when you arc in jail makes all the difference in the world. I'm not suggesting that every inmate greet each other with a smile and a hand­ shake. even though that would make living with each other a lot easier I'm suggesting more on the lines of abiding by the rules, and respecting each other. But on the other hand, wouldn't it be so much better to be happy, or make the best of the situation at hand? I myself would like to give a little light on that question Today is April I. Apnl Fool's Day. No. this is not a joke cither. The time is about 11 p.m. Its been nine days now since I've been saved That’s right, saved. For those of you who know who Jesus is and what he did for you. know what I'm talking about. "I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God. who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Amen. Galatians 2:20. For those who don't know what this means, you might want to take a closer look at what I’m talking about. What have you got to lose? If you haven't ever been in jail, great, but for those who have, you know the feeling of be­ ing locked up. I served time in Ionia County before I was transferred to Barry County. That’s a situation all in itself. The fact is, when I left Ionia. I had the attitude of going back out into society without changing my­ self. Most inmates who leave jails don’t any intentions of coming back. Just because one changes his mind because of a situation not to his liking doesn't mean it's going to be differ­ ent next time. I believe that one must make changes in order to sec changes. One thing I've found out about life that I was missing, is love. I have gone through life with a lot of love around me, but for some rea­ son I just wasn't able to grasp it. Some people go through half their lives (or all of it) not re- d alizingtagape) love. For the people who really want to chan£ their life around, you might just take into con­ sideration the fact that our Heavenly Father, "wants the best for you and is ready and will­ ing to help you regardless of what you do." That is God’s love (agape love). I'm not say­ ing everyone must do this; Our Heavenly Fa­ ther just wants everybody to know the door is open for whoever would like that kind of love. About one week into my stay at the Barry County Jail. I met this man named Bill Ufc call him Brother Bill. Bill works for the For­ gotten Man Ministries, and has made a drastic impact on my life. He docs an excellent job spreading the Gospel, and just being there as a fnend. I thank the Lord for having Bill help us inmates to turn our life around for the bet­ ter. I would also like to give respect to pastoi Schotts for his wisdom and know ledge. He it a very educated and know ledgeable man. and may God be with him. Another man who has made my life more enjoyable is Pastor Rus Sarver. He has opened up my eyes for a better life, by just being thepe and helping me work through and gam knowL edge of the Word of God. I thank these men with all my heart and pray God may be wrtt them forever. So. now as you can tell. I've (leaded to turn my life around. And that’s exactly what I have done. The amazing pan about it is cvet though I'm in jail. I’m free, and I fed terrific I share this joy and happiness with three ot ha inmates who also have changed their livti around. Bottom line folks, those of you who hail never truly felt the love of the Lord, you M really missing out. The feeling is incompaa blc to anything of this world. If you would liM to have or need this kind of love, joy. peace a mind, you might want to find out who JcsM Christ our Saviour is. I pray that this little confession will rca out to at least one little lost soul, and bring to our Heavenly Father’s flock. Caleb Kuchnl Barry County Ja Tornado of 1967 wreaked havoc To the editor: Yes. it's the season, not only for aid in dying and partial birth abortions (the moth­ ers of their supporters should have had one), but also for tornadoes. 1 see the development going in on West State Road just past the Irving Cemetery. On April 22,1967, a tornado went through there between 8 and 9 p.m. and left a house across the road, but the rest of the build­ ings were gone. It started where the fair­ grounds are today on M-37. A house and bam there also were taken. The tornado then scooped up mud and water out of ibe river and dumped it into Vic Johanne s bouse. I had a lamb that was found and returned from across the river. The tornado cut across Wood School Road by Grange Road and took Grabau’s house and a house up on Jarman Road. Pa­ per, etc., were found in Lake Odessa. The pines to the west of the development were one great mess. Mr. Fassett worked lot and hard to cord the downed trees and M them * There is a line there today by the et trance of the subdivision. It will rain c one side or the other. If you doubt it, watc it during the summer months. I see that Dr. Ralph Clark Chandler, Western Michigan University political sc ence professor, supports and defends Cli ton, as most people would stand for ba esty and our country above all in war i To keep the record straight, someot wrote that a bulldozer went down in sinkhole east of Coats Grove. The coot road is Brown Road and it happened in < ther 1950 or 1951. The driver of the bu dozer escaped the plunge. He was a go mudder. Donald W John* MKkflevt National Day of Prayer approaches To the editor: The National Day of Prayer has been part of our country's heritage since the first one was declared by the Continental Congress in 1775. In 1787, Ben Franklin reminded a failing and disillusioned Continental Congress. “In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine Pro­ tection. Our prayers. Sir. were heard and they were graciously answered... Hase we now for­ gotten this powerful friend? Or do we no longer need His assistance? “I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I sec of this truth: 'that God governs the affairs of man.’ And a sparrow cannot fall to the ground wi out His notice, is it probable that an emp can rise without His aid?" | “God is not so much concerned about wfl we can do for Him. as He is about what fl can do through us." said Jim Wcidmann. fl He is looking for Christians who arc faifl ful, available, and teachable. Join us Thursday. May 7. at the Bare County Courthouse during the noon hour ail at 7 p.m. at Hope United Methodist Chute for prayer and praise (junction M-37 and M 79). 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Ml 49058 •Wit would save money fw die school dinrict. it would be the way to fa" "It would be mudt more efficient to hold the election I, conjunction with Mother election. Maybe more people would come out and vote on school issues if there was more on the ballot* "It probably wooid be fOC* for acme, but bed fce oaken. Ifa more of a food Map." decinoaupiotbepecpieto have tarn be held io whenever them an prinaria became tarn aefotaf 10 be situations come up diet an out of the otdinary. I’d like them to have the Station io decide." �The Hostings Bonner - Thursday. Apol 16 1998 - Pogo 5 Hastings High School announces honor roll Exchange Club announces Young Citizens of the Month Seniors High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Casey Ander­ son. Julie Anthony. "Amy Archambeau. Jeff Amett. Matthew Barnum. "Sarah Bell­ graph. "Michelle Bies. Nichole Bivens. Anne Burghdoff. Trixie Buskirk. Carley Case. Amy Coe. "Lisa Cooklin. Chad Curtis. "Michelle Davis. Mylea deGoa. Karen DeMott. Rachel Dreyer. Stacey Duron. Jennifer Edmonds. Asako Eto. Adam Gee. Cheryl Gibbons. Summer Gillons. Traci Heffelbowcr, Dana Hill. •Stephanie Jiles. Ginger Johnson. Lynnae Jones. Rebecca Keeler. Jamie Kirkendall. Sarah LaJoye, Melissa Lancaster. Jeff Laux. Jennifer Lewis. Bess Lyons. Jeremy Mallison. Rebecca McCullough, Melissa Meaney. Louis Merlino Jr.. Rebecca Mer­ riman. Lindsey Mice), Aleisha Miller. "Melissa Moore. Joshua Moras. Angela Newsted. Genna Nichols. "Jenny Norris. Christopher Olmsted. Kristen Piechnik. Kyle Pohja. "Sarah Roush. Ryan Rude. •Kimberly Sawdy. Megan Schirmer. •Carrie Service. Patrick Shade. Kristen Sherwood. Christopher Stafford. Michael Sulcer. Adam Taylor. Lesley Thornton. Douglas Varney. Heidi Watson. Erica West. Marc Westover. "Danielle Wildem. Katie Willison. Katherine Wood. Monica Yoder and Rachel Young. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Tennille Ander­ son. Ericka Andrus. Mark Arens. Adam Bancroft. Amy Belson. Carl Billings. An­ drew Courtright. Charlie Cove. Jesse Davis. Zachary Deming. John P. DeWitt. Robert Dixon. Seth Doe. Gena Duflo. Tim Easey. Chad Furrow. Holly Goggins. Philip Gole. Garrett Gonzales. Syndi Goodenough. Rachel Hammontree. Nicholas Hostetler. Benjamin James. Ashely Ingle, shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk, is Young Citizen of the Month for April from Pleasantview Elementary School Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for April from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Rachel Newton, Cart Furrow, Margo Cooklin, Nicole Swartz. Nick Adams and Trevor Davis. With them is teacher-advisor Gerri Pyles. Tom Girrbach was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for April at St. Rose School. He is shown here with teacher Diane Brighton. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades tor April are (from left) Nate Frame, Hailey Norton and Kelsey Howell, with teacher Tina Bovee. Letters Hospice volunteers do a terrific job To the editor: Central Elementary’s Young Citizens of the Month for April, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Santana Gonzalez. Jordan Kimble and Betsey Acker. yVith them is teacher John Merritt. April 19-25 is National Voluntcr Week, and Barry Community Hospice wants the world to know that our volunteers arc wonderful Not only arc they involved in helping pa­ tients and families with respite care, visiting, driving, listening, supporting, but also they also make and deliver Valentine gifts of cook­ ies. boules of bean soup to doctors, and even entertain at nursing homes! We have needed our volunteers to work in the office since our own special linchpin, also known as Terne, has been ill. Volunteers schedule themselves every day. looking for places to fit themselves in and help. We couldn't have imagined a better group of people, and we're glad we didn’t •have to. If any of you reading this know a volunteer, shake their hand and say. “thanks." Some­ where in your life you may need someone to help. I hope your "helper" is as good as ours Cecilia Skidmore. Barry Community Hospice Michael Jarvis. David Koutz. Trisha McKeough. Alyssa Morgan. Misha Neil. Ben­ jamin Potter. Jessica Price. Amy Robbe. Nelson Sandusky. Tiffany Seymour. Tammy Smith. Matthew Toburen. Evan Winkler and Kimberly Yoder. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Beau Barnum. Joseph Edger. Adrial Englerth. Nikolas Gonzalez. Eric McCarty. Laura McKinney. Emily Mead. Joshua Newton. Julia Reges. Joshua Richie. Timothy Rounds. Charissa Shaw. Marcie Smith and Amy Swainston. Juniors High Honors (3.5-4.0) — "Bethany Ar­ nett. "James Beachnau. Sarah Bolthouse. Sarah Byington. Alicia Cooney. Sally Edger. Erica Fulmer. Roxanne Galisdorfer, Danielle Golnek. Karen Herbstreith. Derek Johnson. Michael Lipstraw. Houston Mal­ one. Beauregard Mason. "Allyson Mor­ gan. Karen Newton. "Amber Reid. Corey Sandusky. Destiny Seeber. Michael Shee­ han. Erika Simpson. Laura Storm and Michael Wank. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Cheri Baker. David Barnum. Angela Boger. Levi Bolt­ house. Luke Cook. Joshua Dickinson. Erin Englehart. Sindi Felzke. Jason Flohr. Amanda Gard. Joey Hawkins. Jessica Huss. Andrew Keller. Anna Lewis. Suzanne Miller, Brooke Norris. Anthony O’Heran, David Parker. Stacey Parrow. Andrea Pond. Jamie Reid. Brooke Rizor. Jacob Roll. Scott Sawyer. Amy Songer. James Storms. Steven Storrs. Laura Thomas. Adam Whitney and Heidi Wilkins. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — William Blair. Terry Brighton. Jeffrey Doozan. Brian Dunn. Peter Dunn. Sara Fliearman. Emily Hallifax. Kenneth Hoxworth. Nicole Main. Bradford Myers. Ragnar Needham. Michael Nystrom. Nickolas Remley. Todd Schantz. Kristen Schlachter. Sara Slagstad. Jonathan Styf and Joshua Warren. Sophomores High Honors (3.5-4.0) — 'Joshua Alderson. Justin Benner. “ Danielle * Bow- • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 80th Birthday S OPEN HOUSE for £4nna Cairns Hope United Methodist Church ® g 1:00-4:00 pm • g 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 • 80 Anna Cairns Come for lunch. 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for April, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Megan Ulrich, Brent Wallace and Wyatt Benton, with teacer Jamie Murphy. "Indicates 4.0 G.P.A. Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... ® Saturday, April 18th at oo ® man. "Cathenne Case. Carolyn DeWitt. John Forbes. Kevin Gerlinger. Heather Girrbach. Sarratt Gregory. Michelle Griggs. •Valerie Heffelbowcr. "Jennifer Hodges. Susan Hubbard. Virginia Jennings. "Daniel Johnston. "Ivy Malone. Samantha Miller. Antosia Myers. "Steven Obreiter. Sarah Penrod. "Laura Raftler. Heather Rose. An­ drew Safie. Amy Schiedel. Benjamin Shaw. "Courtney Sinclair. Rachel Smith. •Samuel Stafford. Casey Stormes. Marcie Westover. "Amber Wilde and Brandon Willard. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Katie Allerding. Shannon Belles. Anthony Bowne. Amanda Buskirk. Marie Carpenter. Michael Cour­ tright. Jerad Crump. Nick Deiine. Callie Girrbach. Jessica Gole. Samantha Goode­ nough. Sherri Gregory. Lucas Holston. Laura Hubert. Lindsey Karas. Matthew Larsen. Brian Loftus. Erika Main. Justin Martisius. Rebecca McCarty. Nathan McKelvey. Melinda Meaney. Leteia Pen­ nington. Ixah Pumford. Lindsay Raji. Melissa Rench. Lacey Sanders. Brice Schoemer, Samantha Snow. Isaac Solmes, Lauren Stineman. Robert Swiatek. Jennifer Taylor. Amanda Williams. Kyle Winkler, Molly Wood and Katrina Wyman. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Erin Allerding. Christy Anderson. Erika Bar­ num. Amber Boger. Rebecca Casarez. Josh Doe. John Eggers. Sean Fortier. Stephen Gamer. Kristen Keech, Amy Miller, Laura Piechnik. Dana Reed. John Resseguie. Chad Sanborn, Heidi Schmidt. Manin Shellenbarger. Jill Williams and Kathryn Williams. Freshmen Hifrh Honors (3.5-4.0) — Cathy Ander­ son. Joann Bailey. "Sarah Barry. Derek Brookmeyer. Larissa Carr. Sarah Chamber­ lain. Jill Dimond. "Heather Drumm. Ian Dudley. Raechclle Easey. "Steven Flohr. Rex Foreman. "Matt Gergen. "Lindsay Hemerling. Amy Hermenitt. "Jennifer Heuss. Melissa Hodges. Amanda Hoke. Jamie Howell. "Justin Huss. Leland Jen­ nings. Kailey Lyons. "Adam Miller. Sirena Miller. Matthew Norris. Katie Noteboom. "Samantha Oakland. Rhonda Pennepacker. Amanda Phillips. Chad Ray. Jessica Roll. Jencssa Rude. Adam Schantz. "Margaret Schirmer. Karey Schlachter. Matthew Schnackenberg. "Heidi Schroeder. Kristi Spurgeon. Danielle Swift. Fred Thomas. Starlight Tyrrell. Katherine Wel­ ton. "Kristen Wildem. Sara Williams. Jes­ sica Winebrenner and Taylor Wisner. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Bethany Aspinall. Matthew Beachnau. Joshua Boulter. Adam Branch. Dara Carpenter. Dorothy Clemens. Brandi Colvin. Rick Culler. Tess Fryklind, Elizabeth Gibbons. Jeri Hendershot. Lind­ sey Hill. Roselee Hostetler. Kim Karmes. Aaron Keller. Lindsey Lambert. Genia Lear. Mark Lockwood. Daniel McKinney, Danielle Medeiros. Elizabeth Meek. Jason Olmstead. Lucas Overmire. Laci Owen. Shannon Pietrangelo. Christina Pyle, Joshua Rench. Luke Storm. Dustin Terrel, Kelsey Viher, Lucas Waters. Thomas Williams, Miranda Workman. David Wright and Kelli Zerbel. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Nicole Baird. Jeffrey Berg. Will Bouwer. Amber Christy. Rodney Cook. Brandon Dahn. Joseph Fish, Brienne Hallifax. Eliz­ abeth King, Andrew Powell. Nathan Rounds. Gregory Seeber. Maria Soto. Gena Tormen. Joshua Trumble. Lindsay VanAman and Richard Wank. Turn Around Center Honors (3.10-3.49) — Simon Hill, and Heather Lawrence. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Cas­ sidy Holtrust. WOULD TRAVEL SERIES Narrated by... Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. Ted Bumiller — Great Gifts — “Australia” Action Signs lacTMf from £ W Blisv Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-6618 orToUFrw 888-577-7446 Friday, April 17 • 7PM Hastings Central School Auditorium NEWS, NEWS SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED GOTCHA! 1 Thee Froggers 1st cPQace This one's for Russ. HASTINGS BANNER •M W-fCAWE rwn Call SS4-SO51 Love & miss you Marge. Gary. Deb & Bud gitf OlueU! From your staff! 4k For Your Listening Pleasure Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. Music By Our Talented Organists Tickets available it the door All Tickets SjIOO *<*»pr*« «'«>« �Page 6 - The Ha$hng» Banner - Thursday. April 16. 1998 Coldwater River Watershed group plans cleanup Saturday and at the outlet of Jordan lutke. covering about 120 square miles. Residents who live along the river have a long history of at­ tempts to protect this water resource. The "Little Thomapple." the name given to upper reaches of the Coldwater, and Tyler Creek were channelized in the early part of this century, but as Watershed Council member Ronald J. Barch said. "Mother Nature has done a nice job of hid­ ing the scars and the river boasts a natural setting in most locations." From the M-43 bridge downstream to where the stream empties in’o the Thor­ napple River near Whitneyville Road in Kent County, the Coldwater enjoys the sta­ tus as a designated trout stream. "An abundance of cold waler springs, a gravel bottom and moderate flow make the Coldwater one of the last, best small trout streams n Southwestern Michigan." Barch said, "a ‘special stream’ which the Water­ shed Council hopes to preserve and pro- The Coldwater River Watershed Council will have a river cleanup, starting at 8 a.m., Saturday. April 18. at the Trout Un­ limited parking lit on Baker Road. The Watershed Council, based in Freeport, is a collection of property owners and outdoor sports enthusiasts whose mis­ sion is to protect, preserve and enhance the fresh water resources found within the wa­ tershed. The fledgling association already has gained attention and support from the West Michigan chapter of Trout Unlimited, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality, and the Lake Michigan Forum and United States ASCA. A watershed is defined as all the land that drains into a particular body of waler. In the case of the Coldwater River, much of which is in Ionia, northern Barry and southern Kent counties, this drainage be­ gins at the start of Duck and Tyler creeks the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... HXASANTVIEW FAMILY c::lrch PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 2601 Laccy Koad. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sloe Olmstead (6I6| 758-3021 church phone 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 541 N MKhigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services BiNc Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham. SunJjs Service 9 30am . Sundjv School 11 00 am. Sunday 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m. Wednesday night 7 p m. Evening Service 6 00 pm . Bible Bible study, youth and children’s program Pastor John Mclhsh Evening Scrv ices 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Study Si Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West bridge Pastor Susan Trow­ Sunday (6161 945-9392 School 10 a m . Worship Ham. After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PC) Bos 63. Hastings, Ml 49058 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship M 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayt* and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6.30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 (8) pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive’’ for ages 2 through fifth grade Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m M-37 South at M-79.* Larry Hub- Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHI RCH 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 further information call the church Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 00 pm a m Holy Communion 1 st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 1928 prayer book used al all services For more infor­ 4th Sundays mation call 948-9327 Rev or David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew's is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 am. classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ am to 12 noon Sunday Morning office a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamon (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8.30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care providedl Choir Friday. April 17 Retreat. 8 00 p m 1928 Book of Common Prayer Wednesday activities 7 00 pm are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Sborkcy. WELCOME CORNERS I NFTED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 Darlene or Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken 11.00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. Vaught. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and II 00 a m for children and adults Hour 6 00 pm FamilySunday evening First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, Monday and Awana at 6 30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men, Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ more information 948-8004 days 6 30 to MOO pm. BIBLE 9 STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ’s Love, and the fellowship of people who care (Femtriy rhe Hastings 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am; Sunday Evening Scrv ice 6pm. Thursday BiNc Study 7pm if in­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH terested in a free Home Bible Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emcntus. 945-9224 Study, please call tor nunc details p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage’ . 945-9224, 6 30 p m • Bible NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHIRCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p.m. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Study for all. meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles f tscher. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m April 21 7 00 pm Cong Coun­ cil. 7 30 OA Wednesday. Apnl 22 1000 am Wordwatchcrs. 7 30 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children’s min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training CHI RCH OF THE N AZ IRENE |7|6 North Broadway Randall WOODGROVE BRETHREN C HRISTIAN PARISH Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 488” Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben I1 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday " 00 p m Scrv ices for Aduks. Teens and Children Church Hemng Wheelchair accessible and Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 (8) p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High Church and streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to ail floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCII-AM 1220 rt 10 30 am SUNDAYS 930 am Sunday School. 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship. 11 00 a m Worship - Child care available for infants & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 00 p m Ml-lll Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m SR-III Youth Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 pm Pio­ neer clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5 00 p m Youth Handbells. 6 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 Chancel Choir FRIDAY. APRIL 17 4 30 pm-7 30 pm pm Habitat for Humanity Dinner Swiss Steak A Chicken Dinner Donations go to help build housing for people in need SATURDAY. 18 6 00 pm Goodwill Class - ftxluck Program TUES­ 6 30 pm UM Men - Dinner Program THURS­ DAY. APRIL 21 DAY. APRIL 23 4 00 pm-8 00 pm -KI MM M.I SAIL IKI DAY. APRIL 24 8(8) a m-5 00 RUMMAGI SALE Spon­ sored by the UMW Come and join us Have a good time just browing through the merchandise You never know what you might find' pm FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 ( 616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noah's Ark PreSchool JuIk A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Thursday. Apnl 9 8 00 p m Maundy Thursday Tcncbrae Service Sunday. April 12 LASTER SUNDAY CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION. 7 30 am Sunrise Scrv ice. 9 30 a m and 11 00 am Sunday morning Wor­ Communion cele­ brated al 9 30 and 11 (8) a m The ship Services This information on worship services is prov ided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses W REN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPOR ATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions" I IM S Jc(1cts*wi 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCII-AM 1220 Nursery i» pro­ vided during both Services 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Dining Room. Monday. April 13 •" 30pm Ses­ sion meeting - Dining Room Tues­ April 14 - 6 15 am Men's Bible Study at the YMUA office. day. ’ 1)0 pm Maty I irclc - Lounge. 7 30 p m Deacons meeting • Din­ ing Room Wednesday. April 15 lUOOam Healthy Families Play 945-3429 H ASTINGS MANI FACTl RING CO. Hastings. Michigan Group - Lcason Sharpe Hall. 6(8) pm HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. Hastings. Michigan Church Night Supper. ' (81 p m Chancel Choir rehearsal. " (8) pm "70 Cook Rd Johnnie R. Hicks________ _______ Harvey O. Cline________ HASTINGS - Mr. Haney O. Cline, age 90. of Pntchardville Rd.. Hastings, died at 8:50 a.m. Sunday. April 5. 1998 at Golden Mo­ ments Nursing Home, Hastings. Mr. Cline was bom on March 10. 1908 at Allegan County, the son of Ernest and Jenny (Ellison) Cline. He was raised in the Petoskey, area and attended schools there. He moved to Barry County in 1926. Mr. Cline farmed in Baltimore Township of Barry County for many years. Mr. Cline is survived by nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents; sis­ ters, Ccclia Tobias. Edna Greeley, Mary Mer­ chant, Dorothy Wellman and Virgie Kruzcl; brothers. Rodger, Cleo, Marvin and Elmer Cline. Graveside services will be held I p.m. Thursday. April 16, 1998 at the Dowling Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Newton offici­ ating. Arrangements are being made by Wren Fu­ neral Home of Hastings. Memorial contribu­ tions may be made to Golden Moments Nurs­ ing Home. Thomas L. Cumbow HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green APRIL Sunday Sers ices 9 45 am - Bible Classes - for all ages, 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 Men's Re­ Saturday. April IK Men's NA Tuesday. treat "Kerygma" Bible Study - Dining Room. ' <M) p m "Romans" Bible Study - Lounge. 8 15 p m Prayer Gathering • Lounge A stretch of the Coldwater River this year became part of a study to evaluate a new strain of brown trout, called the Gilchrist strain, which was developed with wild broodstock from Gilchrist Creek in Montmorency County. For each of the three years between 1997 and 1999, the Coldwater will receive 2.635 of the Gilchrist strain and 2.635 of the Seeforellen strain, both of which will be planted at two locations. Elsewhere on the stream, only Seeforellen will be planted. This was the first year Gilchrist browns were available for stocking. Each place they are stocked in the state is receiving half Gilchrist browns and half of either the Seeforellen or the "Wiki Rose" strain, both of which have a planting history in Michi­ gan As part of the evaluation of these new trout, the DNR continued its annual popu­ DELTON - Mr. Johnnie R. Hicks, age 51. of Delton passed away Friday, April 10. 1998 at Kent Community Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Hicks was bom on March 23. 1947 al Battle Creek the son of John vic and Lorenia (Keown) Hicks. He was raised in the Battle Creek. Dowling and Hastings areas and at­ tended schools there. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1966. He was married to Wanda Rue on Nov. 18. 1967 and the marriage ended in divorce. He had lived at his present address in Dcllon since 1997. He had previously lived in Belle­ vue. Dowling. Hastings and in Tennessee. His employment included farming, con­ struction work and 19 years at United Steel and Wire Co., retiring due to ill health in 1987. Mr. Hicks is survived by two sons, Johnnie Hicks of Delton and Dan Woods of Delton; two daughters. Brenda Hicks of Delton and Fay (Wayne) Paul of Delton; six grandchil­ dren; sisters. Laverne Adair of Georgia, Char­ lotte Riddle of Battle Creek, Jessie Burton of Tennessee; brothers. Carlos Hicks of Dowl­ ing. A J. Hicks of Tennessee and Jerry Hicks of Tennessee; former son-in-law. Eddie Rick­ etts of Hastings and former daughter-in-law, Kendra Hicks of Freeport. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Juanita Keown and Lorena Hoffman. Services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Apnl 14. 1998 at Hickory Corners Bible Church with the Rev. Jeffery Worden officiating. Bur­ ial uTts at the Hicks Cemetery in Pcnnficld Twp., Calhoun County. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Memorial contnbutions may be made io the family. p.m. Adult Catcch FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Study - No age limits. Doves Thursday. April 16 .4.00 p m Children's Choir. 7 00 Adult Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 - Rev 9414 Sunday. April 19 8 00 A 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). AAL 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar. day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible North St . Hastings Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ Branch after 2nd service. 4 (Ml p m Service of Healing. 6 00 Flying ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH am Bible GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E students from the Lakewood Educational Alternatives Program (LEAP). Trout Unlimited's West Michigan chap­ ter. based in Grand Rapids, has an ambi­ tious plan to increase significantly the cover along a quarter mile test section of the Coldwater River in Barry County. The goal. Barch said, is to create a model index­ ing station for a three-year DNR study to measure the impact of the structure on the river's trout populations. Though it now is designated as a county drain, the Coldwater may have the capacity to be highly productive for trout popula­ tions, according to DNR research. I_________ Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Wednesday - 9 00 a in HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH led." The Coldwater River and its adjoining tributaries are part of a continuing stream improvement project by Trout Unlimited, the Department of Natural Resources and HASTINGS - Mr. Thomas L. Cumbow. age 73, of Hastings, died at 8 a.m. Friday, April 10. 1998 at his home. Mr. Cumbow was bom on June 16. 1924 at Bcrlcy. Washington, the son of Thomas and Mary (Baugucss) Cumbow. He was raised in the Arlington, W'ashington area and graduated in 1943 from Arlington High School. He went on to attend the University of Washington and later Wayne State University in Detroit. He was married to Ruth M. Skrodcr on Dec. 30. 1947 and she survives. He moved to Detroit in 1947 and to Hastings in 1963. Mr. Cumbow was a certified hospital engi­ neer. His employment included Harper Hospi­ tal in Detroit, 17 years at Pennock Hospital in Hastings and nine years at Butterworth Hos­ pital in Grand Rapids, retiring from there in 1989. He was a member of Northwest Gospel Hall in Grand Rapids and the American Soci­ ety of Hospital Engineers. Mr. Cumbow is survived by his wife, Ruth; two sons. John Cumbow of Lansing and Craig Cumbow of Holt; two daughters. Christelle Hcuand of Scituate. Mass, and Kathryn Wend of Grand Rapids; eight grandchildren; a sister. Maude McKinley of Portland. Ore.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was pre­ ceded in death by his parents, son. Richard Cumbow in 1982 and by three brothers. There will be no visitation. Mr. Cumbow has donated his body to the Department of Anatomy at Michigan State University. A memorial reception will be held at the church immediately following memorial services. Memorial services w ill be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. April 18. 1998 at Hastings Grace Brethren Bible Church. 600 Powell Rd., with Richard Craig and Rev. Russell A. Sarver of­ ficiating. Memorial contnbutions may be made to Barn Community Hospice. Donna J. Dettmann MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs Donna J. Dettmann, aged 63, passed away Tuesday. April 7, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hast­ ings. Mrs. Donna J. Dettmann was bom on April 17, 1934 at Hastings, the daughter of Milton and Mildred (Moore) Kcrmccn. She was raised in Hastings and Mid­ dleville and attended Hastings and Mid­ dleville Schools, graduating from Thomapplc Kellogg School. She was married to Robert Dettmann on Oct. 30. 1952 and the marriage ended in divorce. Mrs. Dettmann was very talented with her hands and craftsmanship in the field of sewing, dollmaking, designing and paint­ ing. She was a caring and loving mother and grandmother and pets and grandchil­ dren were special lights in her life. She is survived by her children, Michael (Mary) Dettmann of Middleville, Ann (Floyd) Patton of Middleville. Robin (Den­ nis) Bernard of Dowling, Jim (Heidi) Dettmann of Grand Rapids; 13 grandchil­ dren. uncle Lawrence D. Moore of Grand Rapids, and several cousins. She was pre­ ceded in death by her parents. Milton and Mildred Kcrmccn. Graveside services were held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Parmalec Cemetery, Middleville with the Rev. Ken Vaught offi­ ciating. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Township Ambulance Services or a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home, Middleville. Ethel M. Gibson| GRAND RAPIDS - Mrs. Ethel M. Gibson, age 80. formerly of Middleville passed away Apnl 3, 1998 at Clark Retirement Commu­ nity. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Gibson was bom on May 27. 1917 at Hastings, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Cooley) Prentice. She was raised in Hastings and attended Hastings Schools, graduating in 1934 and Western Michigan University 1968. She was married to Paul Gibson on Nov. 8. 1940 at Prentice Family Home, rural Hast­ ings. Lived together until her husbands death in rural Middleville. Mrs. Gibson was employed at Thomapple Kellogg Schools, where she taught fourth grade, retiring in 1979. She was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church. Retired Teachers Association, and other groups. Pennock Aux­ iliary. Sunshine Club, was president of the Middleville United Methodist Womens Soci­ ety. Mrs. Gibson was a homemaker, she de­ voted her life to her family and church and en­ joyed spending time with her loved ones. She is survived by four sons. James (Kcnna) Gibson of Verona. Wise.. Carl (Mary) Gibson of Charlotte. Edward (Christina) Gibson of Lake Ridgc.Va.. Fred (Anne Mane) Gibson of Sterling Heights; ten grandchildren; one sister. Helen Stern of Chicago; one brother. Verne (Thelma) Pren­ tice Essexville. She was preceded in death by her husband. Paul Gibson; son. Keith Gibson, her parents, and brothers Clarence and Allen Prentice. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Apnl 15. 1998 at I p.m. at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Brad Kalajamen and Rev Paulette Chey ne officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Mcmonal contnbutions may be made to Middleville United Methodist Church or Clark Retirement Community lation estimates with electro-fishing gear, last August. . Students in the LEAP are monitoring! various stream locations within the water-< shed to measure pH levels, aquatic insect! populations, stream flow and effects of; human activity. ( For this Saturday morning’s event, the] actual cleanup will begin at 9 a m Lunch] will be provided at no charge *J fhose who can provide a pickup truck orJ a canoe for trash transport are asked to call Paul Eberhart at (616) 756-3165. Those planning to help cleanup are urged to bring waders and cotton gloves with them For more information about the Water­ shed Council or to become a supporting member, call Dick Smith at (616) 897­ 8709. Jeffrey Alan Conklin HASTINGS - Jeffrey Alan Conklin, age I of Hastings, went to be with the Lord at 6 p.n on Tuesday. March 31. 1998 He was at C.! Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor for t) last three months, where he faced multiple il nesscs with unwavenng faith, strength ar courage. He has been an inspiration to ’ countless number of people in his battle f< life. He will always be remembered for h sense of humor that came through in even tl worst circumstances, the smile that melted many hearts, the sensitivity and understand­ ing that w*as beyond his years, and his deep love of the Lord. He was bom March 10. 1985 in Manistcfc, Ml and attended Central Elementary School, before he was home schooled for the last one and one-half years. He attended Thomapple Valley Church. He is survived by his mother. Lisa (Con* klin) Hitchcock, step-dad. Steven Hitchcock . sister Amanda Conklin, all of Hastings, grandfather. Virgil Swinchan of Irons; grand* mother. Barbara Swinchan of Wellston. Don­ ald Ackman, a special grandpa, and Marie* Hitchcock, step grandmother, Hastings; fa­ ther. Bradley Conklin of Bitcly; Elaine Crisenbery, father's fiance; Keith Darrah, fi­ ance's son; grandparents. Ray and Valerie Conklin of Bitcly, Brian and Betty Josephson of Holton; and great grandmother. Ida Mae Conklin of Bitcly; many aunts, uncles; cousins and friends. Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service at Thornapple Valley. Church on April 19. 1998 at 3 p.m. Memorial ' reception immediately follow ing service. | Mcmonal contributions may be made to the family or C.S. Mon Children's Hospital Child Life Activities Department. _________Leo J. Oliver_________ NEWAYGO - Mr. Leo J. Oliver, age 71. of Newaygo and formerly of Hastings, passed away at 5:07 p.m. Sunday. April 12. 1998 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. > Mr. Oliver was born on April 10. 1927 at pasting*. the son of Charles and Rosa (Bron­ son) Oliver. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was married to Orra E. Newton on Oct. I. I960 and she survives. He lived most of his life in the Hastings area and the past 10 years in Newaygo. He was employed by the New York Central* Railroad for 27 years, retiring in 1968. He had also been engaged in farming for several' years Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife. OrraT; seven daughters. Kathleen (Robert) Smith ofJ Hastings. Linda Whnghton of Chicago. Di-; anah Dnozaha of Grand Rapids. Patricia De­ bier of Lima. Ohio. Joan Latrclla of Florida; and Barbara Facestrum of Florida; three sons. Stuart Oliver of Hastings. Robert Oliver of Florida, and Michael Oliver of Lima. Ohio;; step-daughter. Kaye (C.A.)Fauncc of. Freeport; step-son. Steven Rider of Newaygo;! 25 grandchildren; five great grandchildren:■ two brothers. Wallace Oliver of Hastings and* Clarence Oliver of Otsego; and sister. Evelyn* Hummel of Hastings He was preceded ini death by sons. Stanley Oliver in 1979. James! Oliver in 1981; daughter. Karleen Wilson* 1997. Also by sisters. Betty and Ila. and half brother. Myron. Services will be held 11 am Thursday.' April 16. |9*>K at Wren Funeral Home with the Rev. Russell A Sarver officiating Burial* will be at Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Twp.u Barry County. Mcmonal contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. �The Hojhngj Bonner - Social News Haywood-Christy united in marriage Sabnna Haywood and Matthew Christy, both of Hastings, were united in marriage on Aug. 2. 1997. The wedding took place at the First Baptist Church of Hastings with the ser­ vice being performed by Res. Kevin Shorkey The brides parents are Manin and Connie Haywood and the grooms parents ate Dennis and Carol Christy. Attending the bndc were Came Bowman, maid of honor. Michelle Bcchlcr. Amy (Smith) Hernandez, served as her brides­ maids. Attending the groom were Tim Rothaar as best man. Ken VandcrMeer. and Jeff Hay­ wood as groomsmen, and James Christy as usher. The master and mistress of ceremony duties were shared by Colin and LouAnn Crutten­ den. aunt and uncle of the bndc.and Tom and Mary Anccl. aunt and uncle of the groom. The couple honeymooned at Disney World. They now reside in Kalamazoo where both are attending Western Michigan University. Watson-Horton to wed May 30 The parents of Heather Lynn Watson and Chad Michael Horton are pleased to an­ nounce their engagement. Heather is the daughter of Paul and Donna Watson of Hast­ ings and Robert Cole and the late Susan Cole (Hart) of Nashville. Chad is the son of Michael and Linda Horton of Wayland and Jim and Brenda Newton (Todd) of Hastings. The future bride is a 1989 graduate of I tast­ ings High School and a 1991 graduate of Chic University of Cosmetology. She is currently employed at Jonny Cannon’s Italian Eatery and taking courses for medical transcription. The future groom is a 1991 graduate of Hast­ ings High School. He is currently an electrical apprentice for IBEW Local 445 out of Battle Creek. ML A May 30. 1998 wedding is being planned Butchers observe 10th anniversary Ackerman-Haywood plan June 12 nuptials Mr. and Mrs. Al Ackerman of Fraser, and Mr. and Mrs. Manin Haywood of Hastings, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Jennifer Ann and Jefferson Ray. Jennifer is a 1994 graduate of Fraser High School, and will graduate in May from Cen­ tral Michigan University, majoring in journal­ ism. Jeff graduated from Hastings High School in 1993 and graduated from Central Michigan University in December 1997. ma­ joring in journalism. A June 12 wedding is being planned in Fraser. Susan and JciT Butcher celebrated 10 years of marriage on Apnl 2. 1998. They were married in California and mined to Michi­ gan in 1994. Sue works for the County Court in Hastings and Jeff works in construction. They arc working with the State of Michigan to restore native grasses on their property and aid in conservation of waterfou I to the area. GIRL, Alexandra Kristi Steele born at Bron­ son Methodist Hospital on Feb 13. 1998 at 7:40 a.m. to Rick and Jill Steele of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long GIRL, Megan Jeanne, born at Pennock Hos­ Chad Russell Wilcox, Hastings and Brandy Lynn Johnson. Hastings. Bruce Mark Norton. Middleville and Arminda Joyce Lipscomb. Middleville. David Lee Warner. Delton and Judith Kay Moore. Delton. Samuel Andrew Gibson. Wayland and Linda Mac McJunkin. Wayland. Jeffrey Lynn Meyers. Woodland and Julie Ann Scobey. Wayland. Scott Wade Schantz. Jr.. Hastings and Melinda Christine Kelly. Hastings. Gregory Allan Burd Jr.. Hastings and Julie Ann Foster. Hastings. John Charles Wickham. Delton and Hope Marcella Rein. Delton. Ryan Alan Mugndgc. Middleville and Jen­ nifer Sue Belli. Middleville. Need Printing? Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 Lake Odessa NEWS The Lake Odessa Area Histoneal Society meets tonight (Thursday. April 16) with a slide program about the moving of the depot 10 years ago'See familiar faces in the crowds who watched United Methodist Women from all churches in this area arc invited to attend a workshop at the Dowling Country Chapel Wednesday of next week from 9:30 a m. to 2 p.m. This is one of two events of the same topic to be held in West Michigan Confer­ ence. The other is in Mecosta County Women’s Festival is coming Saturday. April 25. Applications are available through the Festival Committee There is a w ide choice of classes Lunch is available and there is to be a speaker There will be many exhibits A very good attendance was noted al the community Good Friday service last week Pastors taking part were the Revs. Ward Pierce. George Speas. Phil Whipple who brought the message. Alan Sellman and host pastor Emmett Kadwell. The Lenten Fellowship at the Woodland United Methodist Church Apnl 8 was well at­ tended. Betty Curtis welcomed the guests. El­ nora (Raingh) Wallen sang two numbers. The speaker was the Rev. DcAnn Dobbs, who used slides of Holy Land scenes to illustrate scrip­ ture readings that detail the events of Holy Week. The host ladies served juice, coffee, muffins and sweet breads in the dining room following the program. There were represen­ tatives from many churches in the area. Friends of the Library met Apnl 7. They were given a tentative time schedule for the move into new quarters by librarian Connie leachworth. Much has been done to co-ordi­ nate the move, w ith shifts of school children who can one day say they had a pan in the move Once enough books arc moved to fill the new shelves which arc in place, awaiting books, existing shelves can be removed and put in place in the new location and :hc books can continue to be moved. The circulation desk is in place. It took a flat bed truck with hydraulic lift to get it in place along with help from the members of the Tire department and others with strong backs. The desk is 19 feet long and is custom made. . The new son of Joey Jackson Jr. and wife Jan was baptized Sunday morning at Central United Methodist Church. John Robert joined his older siblings Christian and Joey III. Among the doting relatives on hand for the ritual were his Durkee family, great-grandpar­ ents Roy and Marge Benson. Pau! Benson. Judy Rodngucz and others. The Jacksons live in Kentucky, where Joey is staiioned in the Army. The two newest grandchildren of the Ed Reisers were in church along with their par­ ents Sunday. The new Matthews baby is the third son of Tim and Marla. Shane and Lori McNeil of Hastings had baby Samuel in church. The Michael Morse family of Richland joined Karen’s oldest brother Bruce and fam­ ily of Big Rapids at the home of their mother and brother on Sunday. Some of the Florida people arc returning. Roger and Bernice Hamp arc back at Morri­ son Lake. An and Betty Erickson arrived on Friday evening. Herb and Noreta Nagelkirk of Lakeview Drive arc back from Texas. Their family occupied three pews in church Sunday. Their children live in the area between Grand Rapids and Holland. Peggy Wilkens is home on furlough at the home of her parents Perry and Norma Stowell on Jordan Road. She is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force and has recently been stationed in Arabia. The Women’s Fellowship of First Congre­ gational Church will host the Vermontville Fellowship Apnl 29. This is a later date than usual, set to accommodate the ladies who have not yet arrived this week from Florida. The ladies will share a noontime potluck meal with a program to follow. Workers are busy whenever weather per­ mits removing old roofing and then to apply a new roof to the library building, formerly the theater, law office and pharmacy. There were three applications of roofing with much mois­ ture damage. The new railroad warning signs on Jordan Lake Street should increase the safety factor. Not only are there overhead flashing lights when a tram approaches Hbt there are also pital on March 31. 1998 at 1:34 pm. to Jim and Trudy Zook of Lake Odessa Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Nikolas Shane, bom al Pennock Hospi­ tal on March 31. 1998 at 2:55 p.m. to Melissa Kelly and Brian Morgan of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Nathaniel Edward, born at Pennock Hospital o * nril 2. 1998 at 8:10 p.m to Ann and Ec • • of Gun Lake. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. an ?. 2 inches long BOY. George Donovan, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on March 30. 1998 at 5:50 p m. to Chad and Maggie Murphy of Hastings Weighing 11 lbs. 11 ozs. and 23 inches long. BOY, Samuel John, born at Pennock Hospital on March 30. 1998 at 11:27 p.m. io Nathan and Connie Wright of Freeport Weighing 3 lbs. 3 I 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Dylan Christopher, born at Pennock Hospital on March 30. 1998 at 8 22 a m to Darrell and Kristi Wheeler of Middleville Weighing 10 lbs 3 ozs. and 22 I 2 inches long. BOY. Grant James, bom at Pennock I lospital on March 30. 1998 at 11:00 p in to Kelly and Paul Adnanson of Vermontville Weighing 8 lbs b ozs. and 22 inches long BOY. Devin Jay. born at Pennock Hospital on Match 30. 1998 at 9:27 p m to Amy Hennes and Scott Planck of Hastings Weighing 5 lbs 12 izs. an 19 | 2 inches long Thursday. April 16. 1998 - Page 7 Town Hall meeting topic is watercraft State Rep. Terry Geiger has announced there will be 7 p.m. meeting Thursday. April 23. at the Yankee Springs Township Hall tn Middleville to discuss the State Legislature’s proposed personal watercraft laws. The State House recently passed bills re­ quiring watercraft operators under 19 to be li­ censed before hitting the water. It sets the mimmurp operator age at 16 years, but allows youths 12 to 15 years old who have already earned boating safety certificates to continue riding. “These proposed bills could affect every­ one in Michigan who enjoys water recre­ ation.” said Geiger. “I strongly encourage res­ idents to attend and share their questions and opinions." The legislation, now awaiting action in the Michigan Senate, was sparked by a dramatic increase in recreational water fatalities in Michigan and the discovery that only 8 per­ cent of those involved in boating fatalities had ever taken a formal boating safety course. The bills stipulate personal watercraft oper­ ation between 9 a m. and one hour before sun­ set and require operators to keep the craft at least 100 feet from swimming areas, shore­ lines and moored boats. Lawmakers arc working to have the law in place before Memorial Day weekend. “The legislature has proposed a solution to keep everyone safe and help Michigan resi­ dents enjoy water recreation without worrying about needless water fatal Hies." Geiger said “We’ve heard from experts and interest groups statewide. But. before these bills are finalized. I want to hear from 87th district res­ idents" lights on each of the side posts so there are three sets v isible from either direction. Jordan Lake Road was rebuilt in the summer of 1994 and the road was widened to three lanes everywhere except at the crossing. This work by the railroad makes possible the completion of the project begun four years ago. Grace Brethren Church on Vedder Road has been host for a missionary couple. Ralph and Joan Justiano. home on leave for a year from serving in Tokyo. Japan. They are involved in church planting by means of befriending peo­ ple and entertaining them in their home. While visiting one of their supporting church congregations in the USA. they arc staying with Arnold and Linda Erb They have four young children who arc being home-schooled this year In Japan they attend puNic schools They jokingly label their youngest. 18 month old. as their “Made In Japan ” model They and a company of people from the host church spent Tuesday evening at the restaurant at Woodbury with food and lots of music. Lindas mother. Fern lischer. often plays pi­ ano for the popular evening. LEGAL NOTICES: SYNOPSIS ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Public Hearing April 7. 1998 at 700 P.M. NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notce is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hear­ ing for the following Special Use Permits TABLED CASE NO SP 5-98 Cyle A Dyan Comlah. (applicants) LOCATION: At 7909 S Tasker Road on the West side South of Vedder Rd m Sec 5 of Woodland Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation (« . silk screening opera­ tion) m the A & RL-2 zoning district CASE NO SP 7-96 Janice A. Wood, (applicant) Robert A Janice Wood, (property owners) LOCATION At 7286 Usborne Rd on the East side between Brown & Vedder Rds in Sec 3 of Cartion Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a special use permit tor a home occupation (ie . sewing projects & Tupperware sales) in the A zoning district CASE NO SP 9-98 Darlene F. Cochran, (applicant) LOCATION: At 12422 Cobb Rd on the West side between Gilkey Lake & Osborne Rds in Sec 14 of Barry Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a special use permit tor temporary supplemental nousing for an elder­ ly and health impaired parent in the AR zoning district MEETING DATE April 27. 1998 TIME: 7:30 P.M PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Buikhng at 220 Wesl Court St Hastings Michigan Site inspections of the atr-ve described prop­ erties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ sion members the day of the hearing interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or iq wnting will be given (he opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The special use applications are available tor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W State St. Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to5pm (closed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please call the Plai ning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necess -ry auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice tn the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County jf Barry by wnting or calling the following Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 W State Street. Has­ tings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (4-16) State of Mtohigen Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent s Estate File No 98-22341-SE Estate of CHARLES E MURRAY. DECEASED Social Security No 497-38-1529 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing was held on Apnl 2. 1998 at 9 30 a m in the probate courtroom. Hastings. Michigan before Judge James H Fisher on the petition of Elaine A Brill requesting Elaine A Brill be appointed personal representative of the es­ tate of Charles E Murray who lived at 195 Pow­ ell Road Hastings Michigan and who died March 21 1998 On May 6. 1998 at 9 30 a m a hearing will be held tor the determination of heirs of said de­ ceased C'editors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) perscr.?l representative or to both the probate court ano the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notce Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appeanng of record Apnl 3 1998 RchardJ Hudson (Pl5220) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE AND YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastngs Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 Elaine A Brill By RchardJ Hudson 595 E Brogan Rd Hastings Ml 49058 (4/16) Purpose of meeting Budget Hearing tor year beginning Anril 1 1998 Report presented containing actual receipts and disbursements for the previous year Also estimated receipts indudmg property tax millage and extra voted road millage and esti­ mated expenditures for the coming year were in­ cluded Meeting adjourned Mt 7 10 p m REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Meet ng called to order at 7 30 PM Board members present Gates. Harper Cook 4 Lewis Absent O Brien Also present 7 citizens and guests Treasurer s report received Fire Dept report received Correspondence read Approved Oakhill Cemetery sign $600 Bernard Historcal contribution $700 YMCA subsidy $5,000 WAEMS subsidy Hastings City Bank as main depository Bruce Gee as township attorney Walker 4 Fluke for annual audit Mileage rate set at 32-1/2c per mile Salaries approved General Appropriation Act Application for $500 fire dept grant Meeting dates and time Cemetery grave openings to be $275 after Apnl 15th Brils read and approved Darlene Harper Clerk Attested to by John Gates Supervisor (4-16) MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon Dwight Branch and Victor Branch, joint tenants Mortgagors to Commonpoint Mortgage a Mchi gan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 23. 1997, and recorded on May 7 1997. in Liber 693, Page 698. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION, an Ari­ zona corporation, by assignment recorded on March 16. 1998 Document No 1008885, Barry County Records Michigan.on which said mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Four Thousand One Hun­ dred Thirty-Six and 21/100 ($64.136 21) Dollars including interest at 11 01% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute n such case made and P'ov.ded, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Mchigan on Thursday. May 21. 1996. at 100pm Said premises are situated in the Town­ s'^ of Orangeville County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Parcel I Commencing 200 Feet West of the SE Comer of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17. T2N. R10W thence North 150 feet, thence East 200 feet, thence North 50 feet, thence West 315 feet, thence South 200 feet, thence East 115 feet to the place of begin­ ning , Parcel II Commencing at the SE Corner of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17. T2N. R10W thence West 100 teel to begin nmg. thence North 150 feel thence West 100 feet, thence South 150 feet thence East 100 feet to beginning The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated March 27. 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporalion Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sobroff SOTIROFF 4 ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025-4541 (248) 642-6000 (5Z7) Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNERI RNs and LPNs Pennock Hospital is pleased to announce a new "Contingency Pool” program We are paying premium rates for RNs and LPNs with at least one year of experi­ ence in a hospital setting to assist us during peak workloads Must be able to work at least two weekend shifts during a four week period (not necessarily a calendar month) If you would like additional information about this exciting new pro­ gram please call Deb Viher Chief Nursing Officer, at (616) 945 3451. ext 115. or Send resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources Department 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948 3112 • Fax (616) 945-4130 • E O E �Pog* 8 - Th* Hatting* Bonner - Thursday. April 16. 1998 Dear Living Proof As I have said before in this space, the most important sex organ is the brain. An accident need not mean the end of a satisfying sex life A lively imagination, cre­ ativity and a sense of humor can be enor­ mously helpful A competent sex therapist can instruct cou­ ples in way s to achieve complete satisfaction after a partner has suffered emotional or phys­ ical trauma. The last sentence in your letter spoke volumes. Thank you. LEGAL NOTICES nonet or MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOffTGMI FOftCCLMUM SALE D*4oult hen occurred in the condition* of a mor­ tgage made by John E Morgan (Mortgagor) to Mortgage Hu* of Kalamazoo. Inc.. a Michigan Cor­ poration. having it* principal office at 5000 Portage Rood. Kalamazoo. Michigan ("Mortgagee"), doted March 19. 1997. recorded In the office of the Register of Deed* for Barry County. Michigan, on March 31. 1997. in Liber 609. Pog** 552-550 By reason of such default, the undersigned elect* to declare and hereby declare* the entire unpaid amount of »aid Mortgage due and payable forthwith. A* of the date of thi* notice, there i* claimed to bo due lor principal and interest on said Mortgage the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NMtTY SIX DOLLARS and 04/100 (180.796.84). No suit or proceeding at low has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said Mortgog* or any pari thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sole contained in so>d Mortgage and the statute in such com mode and provided, and to pay said amount, with interest, os provided in said Mortgage, and oil legal costs, charge*, end ex­ pense*. including the attorney lee allowed hy low. and oil taxes '•nd insurance premium* paid by the undersigned izfore sole, send Mortgage will bo foreclosed by solo of the mortgaged premises of public vendue to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in th* City of Hostings. Michigan, on April 23. 1998. at one o'clock in the afternoon. The promises covered by said Mortgage or* situated In the Township of Barry. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and or* described o* Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove, a Condominium, ac­ cording the Master Deed dated May 13. 1996. ond recorded Moy 14. 1995 in the Barry County Register of Ds*ds. Libor 660. Pogo 303. and amended in Uber 668. poge 442. ond known as Barry County Subdivision Plan 91. Together with an undivided in­ terest as a tenant in common in the common elements of th* Condominium, if any. and all other rights ond interest appurtenant to said Unit No. 7 of Hickory Grove. Commonly described a* 15280 Brook lodge. Hickory Comers. Michigan 49060. Notice Is further given that the length of tho redemption period shall be six months from the dote cl such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with I948CL 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 day* from the date of such sale. Dated March 19. 1998 Mortgage Plus of Kalamazoo. Inc. worry v. wanon. r.v. By: Garry L. Walton (P31199) Attorney for Mortgagee 229 I Michigan Av*. Suit* 445 Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statue in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o clock pm on May 21. ’998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 7 of Block 63 of tho Village of Middtevtile according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 on Page 27 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 9 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 8 Trott PC Attorneys lor THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Flie *98032733 (5/7) (4-16) IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING SYNOPSIS - APRIL 8. 1098 Meeting called to order by Supervisor a! 7 00 pm All members and three guests present Gravel project approved as outlined by Barry County Road Commission Cemetery administrator fee approved Bills approved lor payment as presented Meeting adjourned at 8 00 p m Emily Harrison Clerk THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATH IN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Defp'.ilt has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kather­ ine Krewson unmarried (Original Mortgagors) to Allstate Mortgage and Finance Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated August 11. 1995 and recorded on August 23 1995 in Liber 638 on Page 545, Barry County Records Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK. AS TRUSTEE under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 31 1995 Series 1995 B as assignee by an assign­ ment dated August 29 1995 which was recorded on August 2 1996 in Liber 668 on Page 396 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thtrty-Six and 37/100 do4ars (532 236 37). including inter est at 12 15% per annum Adjustable Rafe Mort­ gage interest rate may change on 3/i and 9/1 of each year (4-16) Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP April 8. 1998 7 00 p m - Open meeting All Board members present Barb Schondelmyer and several resi­ dents All reports received and placed on file Motion to pave the new parking lot Motion to pay an vouchers Motion to receive Ordinance *62 and *63 for the first reading Mot*on to table pre-preliminary Plat Review for Thornapple Valley Pmes Phase *2 Motion to do some gravel roads Adjournment at 8 18 p m Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (4/16) Ann landers Forgive debt? Dear Ann Landers: Wc have a son who will turn 21 soon. Here’s the problem: A few years ago. we sold "Dennis" our family car and helped him out with the financing He still owes us $4,200. Last year, Dennis did not give us one dime toward his debt. He collected unemployment while working odd jobs on the side He has a full-time position now and makes good money, but he is very secretive about his fi­ nances Should uv confront him about this debt'* We are not on the best of terms nght now be­ cause several months ago. we ordered him to move out of the house when we discovered he was selling marijuana in his bedroom. We went for counseling after that and gave Den­ nis three months to find another place to live. He moved out, which was a great relief. My wife and I have been married for 23 years, and our only source of stress is this son. Should we continue to insist that he repay the money, or should we just let it go and not risk alienating him completely? Vacavillc, Calif. Dear Vacaville: Since Dennis is working now and "makes good money.” you should not hesitate to remind him of the debt. Letting it go sends the wrong message. Suggest lenient terms (like SI00 a month), and let him know there’s more than money in­ volved. Ils a moral obligation, and he needs to pay this debt as a matter of self-respect. Stupid crooks Dear Ann Landers: I have enjoyed the newspaper items you have printed from time to time about stupid crooks. I am enclosing a clipping from the Montreal Gazette that should be pan of your collection. - Constant Reader in Canada. Dear Canadian Reader: Thanks for think­ ing of me. It qualified, all nght. and here’s the story. Officers arrested a Montreal couple and seized S75.OOO wonh of stolen clothing after the couple called the police ig report a rob­ bery at their home. The couple, pan of a stolen-clothmg nng. were selling the clothes on the black market. They called the police to say that six masked and armed men had burst into their house and stolen jewelry and cloth­ ing. The police tried to call the couple back to take a repon but went on to their house in­ stead because their telephone line was always busy. "They were on the phone taking orders for the stolen clothing, so wc could never get through," said a detective with the Montreal Urban Community police anti-gang squad. When the officers arrived at the house, the couple asked them to stay in the hallway while Secretaries’ Week they raced around the house closing doors. While they were racing around, the police spotted several people sitting in the living room who told them they were at the house to buy clothing, which they presumed was stolen The police searched the house and found clothing in every room. “It was high-quality clothing, and the sales tags were still on the clothes." the detective said. The police also recovered a book with a list of clients* phone numbers Clients would phone in their orders, and then, members of a well-organized gang would go out and steal what was required. The couple has been charged with selling stolen goods. The police do not know why the couple called to report a break-in when they were in possession of so much stolen prop­ erty. And now. dear readers, this is Ann. People have accused me of making up letters. I ask you. could anyone make up a letter to com­ pare with this one? Love conquers Dear Ann Landen: My letter is in re­ sponse to "Frustrated in Mass." He was sexu­ ally impotent and had convinced himself that no woman would ever want him. I cannot be­ gin to understand the male psyche in regard to this problem, but I would like to tell my story. My husband was involved in a near-fatal car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. He was only 30 at the time. I was 29 with two young daughters. While I am ex­ tremely thankful he wasn’t killed, his injuries urre severe. He has been impotent since that time. We were a very sexually active and loving couple before the accident, and we still are to­ day. His doetc.-s recommended implants and other devices, but wc opted for our own cre­ ativity. This was not an easy transition for me. I thought our marriage was over if wc could­ n’t maintain our sex life. My therapist, how­ ever. made me realize that there was more to our marnagc than sex. I chose to stand by my husband and adjust to this tremendous change in our lives, k turned out to be a very wise and rewarding de­ cision. The moral of this story is worth pass­ ing on. If you have a caring and loving rela­ tionship. you can handle whatever comes your way. - Living Proof in L.A. The Hastings Public Library will have an open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. April 28, to present the strategic plan of the facilities Study Committee and gather public opinion. A committee was formed last fall to study । the library ’s services and building. The com­ mittee consisted of representatives from Hast­ ings Charter and Rutland Charter townships, the city of Hastings. Hastings Area Schools. Kellogg Community College, and Friends of the Library, the Library Board of Directors, and the Library Administrator. With the assis­ tance of Jay Ptrtcrs of the Breton Group con­ sulting firm, the group compared Hastings BAHRY COUNTY SEEKING... Barry County ts accepting applications for a newly cre­ ated Management Analyst position Under the direction of the County Administrator, the Management Analyst will assist with coordinating and prepanng the annua' budget, admmistenng county personnel polices and collective bargaining agreements, researching public policy issues and coordinating the implementation of vanous projects as assigned Banner Secretaries Contest Three names will be drawn and those three will receive valuable prizes from local merchants including: Arby's Barlow Florist Bosley Pharmacy Cinder Pharmacy Dakota Country Crafts Chrysler Super Store Felpausch Gilmore Jewelers Hodges Jewelry King's Music Center Mexican Connexion County Seat Names will be announced in the April 23 issue of the Banner Mail or fax us your secretary's name by Monday, April 20. Fax Number 945-5192 Secretary Name_ _________________________________ Boss Name _ _________ ____________________________ Company _ _________ ____________________________ Telephone _ _____________________________________ DANNER, 1952 N. Broadway P.O. Box 188 Hastings. Ml 49058 -or FAX to 945-5192 —or DROP OFF al die Banner office , Gem of the Day (Credit Mark Twain): Gncf can take care of itself. But to get the full value of a joy. you must have somebody to di-, vide it with. Lonesome? Take charge of your life and turn if around Write for Ann Landers' new booklet. "How to Make Friends and Stop Be­ ing Lonely." Send a self-addressed. long, busi­ ness-size envelope and a check or money or­ der for SA. 25 (this includes postage qpd han­ dling/ to: Friends, c o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send S5 15.) Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Meeting on library's future set for Tuesday, April 28 Management Analyst BOSSES — Honor your secretary by submitting his or her name in the... Good mother Dear Ann Landen: Nut long ago. I read a« letter to the editor in the Kansas City Star that made so much sense. I thought you’d like to share it with your readers I know you don’t have the space to print the entire letter, but this is the gist of it. Cynthia Smith, a former TV’ co-anchor, wrote: "As a mother and a broadcaster. I am saddened by the number of hours children arc watching television. Children who arc watch­ ing TV are not reading, play ing outside or re­ lating to other people "When children watch TV’ alone, no one is there to put the story in perspective or to tell them certain behaviors are mappropnatc. When you leave children alone to watch tele­ vision. you might as well tell them to go play in the street. “All my K-year-old son wanted this Christ­ mas was a Nintendo 64.1 loved him enough to say no. I’m not exactly his best friend this week, but that’s OK. I'm not supposed to be his best friend. I’m suppose to be his mother, and say ing no is part of my job." Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all mothers had this altitude, plus the determination to stick with their convictions? C.J. in Mission, Kan. Dear CJ : It would indeed, but don’t hold your breath. TV has become the electronic babysitter in too many homes, and the talk shows have become so trashy it is beyond be­ lief. The only ones that are safe are Rosie O’­ Donnell and Orpha. One show recently flashed on the screen. "If you are sleeping with your husband’s brother, wc want to hear from you." Now. isn’t that wonderful’’ Bachelor s degree in Public Administration. Finance. Business or related field with Graduate level coursework or a Master's degree preferred Salary $27,000 to $32,000 ♦ benefits An application and job description is available from the following address County Administra­ tion. 220 W State St. Hastings. Ml 49058. TX 616-948­ 4891 Application deadline is 5 p m Apnl 22. 1998 Barry County is an equal opportunity employer PUBLIC NOTICE Of APPLICATION . Notice is hereoy given that MAJNSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 has toed an application with the Office of Thrift Supervision for approval to purchase the Hastings Branch Office. 401 w Slate Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 of Great Lakes National Bank Michigan 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor Michigan 48104 it is c xitempiated that the Branch Ofbce acquted at 401 W State Street Hastrgs. Michigan 49058 wdl be consolidated With the purchaser s current mam office located at 629 W State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 This notice ts published pursuant to 12 U S C Section 1828(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 12 C.F.R. Section 563 22 of the Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision This notice will appear at approximately one week intervals over a 30-day period beginning March 26. 1998, and ending April 23. 1998 Any person destring to comment on this application may do so by submitting written comments wrthin 30 days of the dale of first publication of this notice to Regional Director. Office of Thrift Supervision. 200 West Madison. Suite 1300. Chicago. Illinois 60606 The public file is available for inspection in lhe Regional Office during regular business hours Dated March 23 1998 MainStfeet Savings Bank FSB 629 W State Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Great Lakes National Bank Michigan 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor Michigan 48104 Public Library to building standards for use of space for collection, scaling, staff work area, and meetings. The study convinced them that the present building is inadequate to meet the needs of the growing community. The committee examined common ele­ ments of Michigan Class HI libraries. serving populations of 7.000 to 11,000. of which Hastings is one. “In staffing, the library falls somewhat short of the average, but could not increase hours or programs without additional staff. However, additional staff cannot be accom­ modated because work areas arc overcrowded already, with some staff members sharing a small desk." Librarian Barbara Schondel­ mayer said. Hastings Library spends more for books, audio visual materials, and magazines than the average, but collection size cannot grow due to lack of space for shelving. A large part of the collection is stored in the basement, out of easy brow sing areas. Use of the library. as reflected in checkout statistics, shows 10.000 more items go out at Hastings than the average Class III library, es­ pecially high with children's items. Children^ programming is particularly popular, over 64 percent higher than the others. "But no special space exists that allows children’s programming and activities cannot take place without disturbing other library pa­ trons. Only seven children can be seated in the children’s area at one time," Schondelmayer pointed out. To move ahead with more programs, a fully accessible collection and increased technol­ ogy. the library w ill need a better funding base and a larger building. Almost 70 percent of li­ brary funditfg comes from the City of Hast­ ings and 9 percent from a dedicated millage in Rutland charter Township. The 1924 building has no parking, an aging air conditioner, crowded shelves, no handicapped accessible restroom, fallen plaster from leaks, and major limitations for adding technology. These issues will be taken up at the open meeting and solutions suggested. Tlic com­ mittee will be seeking input from the commu­ nity and asking for help to determine the li­ brary’s future. Computer labs, display areas for school art works, meeting rooms, and lit* eracy tutoring rooms arc just some of the pos­ sibilities that could be considered. "In order for the library to respond to the community’s needs, a planning committee needs to be organized and those needs sur­ veyed." Schondelmayer said. Use the Banner Classifieds for sell something FAST! e Call 945-9554. �Th* Hoihngj Bonner - Thursday. April 16. 1998 - Poge 9 From Time to Time... Barry County Health Dept. VIII By Joyce F. Wcinbrecht in 1965. there was a movement to organize the Michigan health departments into regional groups. A survey was conducted to collect and analyze the data. the ' inancing of existing community health services and determining if such action was feasible. It was felt that better service could be done by joint efforts in a re­ gion. The study was funded through grants from the United Public Health Service and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and was to take three years from 1965 to 1968. A task force of 40 area residents was sought to study the imme­ diate and long-range needs of health pro­ grams in the area The proposed southern region included. Al­ legan. Barry. Berrien, Cass. Kalamazoo. Kent. Muskegon, Ottawa, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. The plan was to divide the state into four regions to cover the entire state. Operation Bubble again was endorsed by the Barry County Medical Society and the Barry County Schools. Schools scheduled to receive the tuberculin skin tests were the Hastings Public School system, St. Rose. Gre­ gory. Hastings Center, Quimby. Altoft, Coats Grove, Chidester, Rogers. Martin. Welcome Comers and Thomapple Kellogg Schools at Middleville and Freeport. One hundred and seventy-five children re­ ceived immunizations at the regular clinic on Monday. Aug. 2. 1965. Dr. Byron P. Brown was honored at the Michigan State Medical Society Centennial Session. Medicine and Government Day, on Sept. 24. 1965. in Detroit at the Governors Day luncheon. The award was presented by Governor George Romney, and it honored Dr. Brown for his participation in government at all levels. Louise Odrzywolska began expectant par­ ent classes on Tuesday. Nov. 16. 1965. This program was held at Northeastern School. The classes were one and one-half hours and covered human reproduction, anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, nutrition, labor and delivery, a tour of Pennock Hospital's obstet­ rical wing and growth and development from birth throughout the first six weeks of life. A physician gave the class on labor and delivery. There was no fee for the course and it was open to all area residents. The Michigan State Medical Society Healthmobilc was scheduled to visit Hastings from Friday, Nov. 26. until Thursday. Det . 2. 1965 The Hastings Chamber of Commerce, the Barry County Medical Society and the Woman’s Hospital Guild combined their ef­ forts. The Healthmobilc was manned by the wives of local doctors, with Mrs. Finnic in charge. The Healthmobilc portrayed Michigan's contributions to medical advances during the past century. An exhibit displayed a transpar­ ent human figure with a panel of buttons keyed to various organs, and muscles would light up when the appropriate button was pressed. Contributions by the pharmacies were included in the display, demonstrating the advances made in medicines There was a wooden stethoscope used 100 years ago. adoctor's satchel from 80 years ago with tiny vials of powder. There was a set of hand carved ivory dentures and a blood pump used to transfer blood directly from donor to recip­ ient in the 1920s. An attempt to organize the Mid-Michigan District Health Department didn't work out. Ionia County didn't w ant to join the three-day effort. The reason given for Ionia's defeat of the proposal was that Ionia County did not have the money to nay for such a health unit. A significant law became effective in 1965. which would have major impact on the care of the elderly in Barry County. The Medicare bill Dr B P Brown, director ol the Barry-Eaton Health Department, examining the new home ol the health department, 1971. ' Dr. B P. Brown, left, director of the Barry County Health Department, and Dr. Gordon Finnie inspect the exhibits in the Michigan Medical Society's Healthmobile. which was located in front of the Hastings Public Library in December 1965 was set up to pay health care expenses for older citizens. The Medicare Act had been passed by Con­ gress in 1964, establishing a government run program to provide health insurance for citi­ zens ages 65 and over. In 1965. the Medicaid program, a national health insurance program for low income families was added to the So­ cial Security Act under the “War on Poverty" banner. These two programs changed the way health care was financed in the United States. Michigan and in‘Barry County. In 1966, measles and scarlet fever were of concern to the Barry County Health Depart­ ment. Dr. B. P. Brown, director of the Barry County Health Department, published a bul­ letin in the Hastings Banner listing the sys­ tems and signs and some safeguards to pre­ vent complications from occurring. He again suggested that the best way was to contact the family physician, for vaccination The Health Department was not able to do the vaccina­ tions for measles in 1966. Free screenings for tuberculosis were again held in April in 1966. This screening was geared to adults 30 years and older. Skin test­ ing was done for students in the spring of 1966 The April 14. 1966, Banner earned a notice that Dr. A.B. Gwinn, had accepted the posi­ tion of health director for three counties. Newaygo. Oceana and luikc. The Gwinns moved to East Grand Rapids to be nearer to the area where he would be serving. Ruth Wright, a registered nurse, joined the Barry County Health Depa.rmcnt on May I. 1966. The Wrights came to Hastings from Chicago Heights. III. Mrs. Wright received her nurse's training at St. Mary's Hospital. Kankakee. 111., in 1945. She had served in var­ ious phases of nursing and was superintendent of nurses at Herrin Hospital. Hcrnn. 111. An agreement with the federal Medicare program. Pennock Hospital and Barry County Medical Association, resulted in the develop­ ment of a home nursing service. These ser­ vices were not free, but were paid for under Medicare. Blue Cross and other assistance programs. The nursing care cost to the patient was S7 per visit and physical therapy, provided by Ed Wictnik. cost SI0 per visit. The physician or­ dered the visit, the medications, the physical therapy, dressings other types of care, which the nurses then administered in the patient's home. The program was designed to return the patient to home sooner from the hospital and nursing homes. The services of a social worker also were available under the program. The advisory board for this program included Dr. James Spindler; Ed Wietnik; Jack Bay. di­ rector of Pennock Hospital; Clara Sage. R.N.; and Mrs. Richard Cook. Lois Burghdoff joined the Barry-Eaton Health Department on Jan. 16. 1967. She was a 1966 graduate of Michigan State Univer­ sity’s School of Nursing. Judith Walldorff. who joined the Health Department Apnl 1. 1964. took an extended leave of absence in January 1967. A news item in the Hastings Banner of Feb. 16. 1967. announced that Gladys Rydeen, health education consultant from Michigan Department ol Public Health and Elaine Ab­ bott. health educator from the Michigan Tu­ berculosis and Respiratory Disease Associa­ tion. met with Dr. Brown and Louise Odrzy­ wolska. R.N . to discuss plans for a county­ wide tuberculin skin testing program to begin Apnl 24 and run through May 11. The testing was to be offered to everyone in the commu­ nity. xs well as to the school children of the county. The paper from Aug. II. 1967. earned the news that the Camp Fire Girls Camp Kitanniaw at Morns Lake was closed due to an out­ break of a virus. Dr. Larry Blair was the camp doctor. After six campers had been sent home, 15 were in isolation and three more came down with the flu-like symptoms before the parents could pick them up on Thursday, the day the camp was closed down. There were 70 campers to begin the week. Alice Holub. R.N. was the camp nurse. Camp Director Mrs. Hollingshead stated that as far as she knew, this was a the first time in the nearly 40 years of the history of that camp that it had to be shut down early. The Health, Education and Welfare com­ mittee met Friday. Nov. 3. 1967. to discuss forming a Community Action Program in Barry County. Tom Howard was the chairman and Luther Lenz represented the Board of Su- Chi'dren lined up in the hall at the Barry County Health Department on Monday. Aug 1. 1965 waiting to receive immuniza­ tions before starting school pcrvisors. Alton M. Shipstcd. deputy director of the Michigan Economic Opportunity Of­ fice. in Lansing, met with the committee. Shipstcd did not give much encouragement that Barry County could ever qualify for the HEW Action Group, as one of the criteria wis a population of 40.000 to be eligible for the program. It was suggested that perhaps two adjoining counties with small populations could join together. The HEW committee met again on Jan. 5. 1968. Tom Howard, chairman, introduced Gordon Earhan from the Department of Vo­ cational Rehabilitation. Dr. Charles Morrill reviewed the discussions about the possibility of a Community Action Agency being formed in Barry County. It was recommended that the Action Committee be expanded to include representatives from additional agencies and groups within the community. Dr. Morn 11 presented the proposed operat­ ing budget for a Community Action Program in Barry County, which would come from agencies and organizations within Barry County, with program funds coming from the federal government. A Primer for Husbands, Managing Emer­ gency Childbirth was presented by the depart­ ment. The bulletin gave instruction for doing an emergency delivery and admonished "Don’t diop the baby." The Barry County Topical Fluoride Com­ mittee. Barry-Eaton Health Department, an­ nounced plans for a summer fluonde program for preschool children, ages 3 to 4. grades 2, 5 and 8. There were to be three visits to the clinic. Area chairwomen were Delton. Sue Wisniewski. Darlene Harper; Nashville. Mrs. Gene Mater, and Mrs. William Swift; Mid­ dleville. Mrs. Richard Rayff. Carolyn Berg and Sharon Schondelmayer. Woodland, Mrs. Ron Erickson. Mrs. Bruce Ekardt and Mrs. Charles Armbruster; and Hastings. Mariam Sorbs and Linda Kleinschmidt. South Central Michigan Health Planning Council Inc. was organized on May 27. 1969. The council, an outgrowth of the Branch-Cal­ houn Area Health Planning Council, designed to cover five area counties. Branch. Calhoun. Kalamazoo. St. Joseph and Barry counties. Dr. Bryron Browh and Richard Fluke of Hast­ ings were representatives for Barry County, rhe grant for the first year of operation for the five-county unit was S38.350. One of foe objectives of the state health plan was to provide an index of tuberculosis during the 1969-1970 school year. Dr. Brown, director of the Barry-Eaton Health Depart­ ment. reported that Barry County was ahead of this program, having conducted the testing over the past several years. In 1970, BarryEaton would concentrate on the first- and ninth-graders in both counties with a goal of 100 percent of high school freshmen tested. There will be a chcmoprophylasis followup of all reactors, to build a barrier against tubercu­ losis for the ninth grade generation. A Hastings Banner report on Sept. 25. 1969. announced that the South Central Michigan Health Planning Council received a grant for S52.25O to cover the second year of operation, Oct. I. 1969. through Sept. 30, 1970. from the Department of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare. The grant was to continue the development of coordinated health plan­ ning in the five counties. Local matching funds were expected to aid with the program. Rose Cook was appointed to the South Central Michigan Health Planning Council in November 1969 She succeeded Beatrice Fisher, who had resigned. Richard Fluke, ad­ ministrator of Pennock Hospital, and Dr. Philip Brown. Barry-Eaton Health Depart­ ment Administrator, remained on the council. In September. October and November of 1969 and into January of 1970. hearing tests and vision tests were made in Barry County. Both sets of testing began Sept. 22. The hear­ ing tests, given by Maxine Springer, hearing technician, were given to children in grades K-2-4-6. Children found to have hearing problems were to be referred to an otorhino­ laryngologist for further examinations. The visitation tests were given to grades I3-5-7.9-11 and anyone in the other grades re­ ferred by the teachers in the system. The vi­ sion technician was Martha Stamm. Again, children with problems were referred to eye doctors of their choice. A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, (three day or German measles) became avail­ able for the measles season in 1970. Children in grades K through 3 were to receive the vac­ cine in Barry and Eaton counties about Jan. I. 1970. One goal of the vaccine was to protect pregnant mothers, as rubella in early phases of pregnancy can cause damage to the fetus Dr. Byron Phillip Brown. Director of the Barry-Eaton Health Department, 1962-1973. Rubella virus can pass the placental barrier. Preventing the disease in mothers to be can cut down on serious heart defects, duditus ar­ teriosus. and artery defects, blockage of the heart valve, blindness, brain damage and deafness. Of the 3226 eligible Barry County children from K through the third grade, more than 2.500 were administered rubella vaccine. By 1971. Pennock Hospital was feeling a need for more space, as its programs were ex­ panding. The Barry-Eaton Health Department had also outgrown its allotted space in the hospital building, so it was time to move. The question was where, as it was felt that at least a temporary move was needed until further planning could take place. Ed McPharlin was chairman of the Health Department Board of directors at this time. The county had a house used as part of the Barry County detention system The ten-room house, with five rooms upstairs and five rooms on the ground floor and two bath­ rooms. seemed to be an answer. Ed McPharlin suggested that this house be put to use as the health department headquarters. The house, located at 522 East Mill St., was opened to the public on Aug. 18. 1971 The local unit at this time had four nurses, three in the sanitation division, two clerical workers, one part-time clerical worker and Dr. B. P. Brown was still the director of both Barry and Eaton units. During the school year, a hearing technician and a vision techni­ cian also worked out of the unit. Next the years from 1972 until 1981. the 50th anniversary of the Burry County unit.) Spiak qour mind. Fail good about itl On Elaction Dm Doti for qour candidate. Uota for qour country. But most of all- Uota (^Uourielf. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 16. 1998 Spartans score two ball triumphs over Panthers lliink < I il... Who should be selected when the NFL pros pick Now that tax day has come and gone, it's time to get down to more important business. More important than anything else is who should the Detroit Lions and others select, or not select, in Saturday and Sunday's National Football League draft? Already Lions* Coach Bobby Ross and his Lions* staff have calculated each players* size, speed, overall talent and mind-sets All areas must be judged when making a million dollar investment. There are good players with poor attitudes (Andre Rison comes to mind) and there are decent players with great attitudes (Chris Spielman for example) included in each NFL draft day. In the "Big Apple” this weekend the gridders will gather with dollar Signs shining in their eyes. Some will be underclassmen, meaning they went to college to play football, and some like Peyton Manning will begin their professional careers after fulfilling their commitment to higher education. Manning, a quarterback from Tennessee whose almost as good as his father Archie, will be taken by either the Indianapolis Colts or the San Diego Chargers. In his college career as a Vol. Manning completed 287 of 477 passes for 3.819 yards and 36 touchdowns. He also tossed 11 interceptions to finish with a very good 101.1 rating. Leaf, who went to Washington, was 2IO-of-375 for 3.637 yards and 33 touchdowns. He had 10 interceptions for an even better rating of 107.4. After meeting Mr. Leaf in Battle Creek this past winter, this sports guy feels safe in saying that Leafs head is on straight. Leaf may be better by stats, but Manning might be a better fit for Indianapolis. San Diego, on the other hand, would be perfect for Leaf... but I’m sure Charger Coach Kevin Gilbride would be happy with either signal-caller. The Lions, in comparison, would like an up-grade at quarterback as well, but likely won't get that chance with their pick al No. 20. Instead. Ross will look at Michigan's Brian Griese or Eastern Michigan's Charlie Batch as possibilities... in the second or third The Lions* first round pick hopefully will be an "impact" player and not some dud like Andre Ware or Chuck Long. Some "impact” players could be Michigan State tackle Flozell Adams (Barry Sanders would probably like the 6­ 7, 360-pounder opening holes for him). Florida State linebacker Sam Cowart (6­ 3. 240 and lighting quick). Tennessee linebacker Larry Little (there's some great NFL football in his blood). Marshall wide receiver Randy Moss (attitude a question, but talent is not). UCLA defensive back Shaun Williams and Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson. Woodson won the Heisman Trophy over Manning and Leaf and can do more than just cover a wide receiver. The Lions could use help on the offensive line, at linebacker, at third receiver or in their defensive backfield, so any of the above six would work. Still, another linebacker may not be needed with Rob Fredrickson and Allen Aldridge already signed. But, will anybody worth anything be left at No. 20? We hope Detroit won't have to settle for some slow, dumb linebacker from some place like Nebraska. Tune in Saturday and Sunday for further news. One mistake can result in a team's downfall in the sport of baseball. Delton's baseball team hopes to learn from the mistakes they made Saturday in a season-opening doubleheader against Battle Creek Lakeview. The Panthers lost both games of the twin bill, 7-2 and 12-2. The second game was called after five innings. "We learned some things about ourselves and now well try and re-group." Delton Coach Carl Hamden said. "One inning in each game took us out of it. We dropped too many fly balls." In Game 1, Lakeview tallied two runs in the second inning and three runs in the third inning. In the nightcap, the Panthers allowed the purple and white to score six runs in the first inning. “We learned some things about ourselves" Delton Coach Carl Hamden "They're a very gosd team." Hamden said of Lakeview which upped its season mark to 5-1 on Saturday. Delton left the "Cereal City" at 0-2. Lakeview received four no-hit innings from Andy Cornwell is Game 1. Cornwell struck out 10 and walked 1. Delton Coach Carl Hamden (32) gets an explanation of a call against in baseball action versus Lakeview. • Hoops This Saturday: The Senior High 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is this Saturday from 9 a.m.5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hastings. The cost to enter a team is $1. If interested, call Pastor John Dunkin at (616)948-8004. • Grand River Fishing: The 11 th annual Grand River Lunker Derby is Saturday. May 9 in Lansing. The one day event on the Grand River is for carp, catfish, bullheads and suckers. Shane Baker, of Hastings, won last year with a carp that weighed 16 pounds. For information, call derby director Ron St. Germain at (517) 482-4461. • Fore Anyone?: The Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville is staging its Spring Woozie Sunday. Golfing will start at noon and the format is a threeperson scramble. The fee includes 18 holes and a cart. To sign up for the event, call Mulberry Fore at 1-800-450-0760. Talk to you soon. Delton 5 Hackett 4 Ryan Bridges hit a homerun in the fourth inning to lift the host Panthers to a KVA victory over the Fighting Irish. Jason Hamer picked up the pitching win for Delton that improved to 1-2. Delton will play in the Hastings Invitational this Saturday. Hamer threw five innings to collect the triumph. Saxon football camp June 8-11 rounds. Bronco Golf Outing at H.C.C. June 18 Spring has sprung and it's time once again for golf. The 32nd annual Hastings Area Bronco Golf Outing will tee off at the Hastings Country Club on Thursday. June 18. Registration is 8 a.m.. golfing starts at 9. a steak cookout is scheduled for 2 p.m. and an awards program plus raffle is slated for 2:30 p.m. The event includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast and coffee, special events, a commemorative gift and a steak dinner. Athletic director Kathy Beauregard and head football coach Gary Darnell are just a couple of the Bronco stars who will be on hand. Cost is $55 per golfer, $20 for dinner only and $150 for a corporate hole sponsorship. Advanced registration is required. The registration deadline is Dave Rimkus was the Spartans* star hitter with a three-run homer in Game 2, three doubles and five total hits. Eric Wheeler had a two-base rap for Delton in Game 1 and Jacob Marlow had two hits in the second contest. Wheeler's double was part of a two-run inning. Other Panther hits came from Scott Stopher and Brace Lindberg. Panther firstbaseman Jason Hamer (20) attempts to catch a Spartan baserunner off base last Saturday in their season opener. Friday. June 5. Registrations can be mailed to Western Michigan University. Athletic Corporate Relations Office, Read Fieldhouse. Kalamazoo. Ml 49008. Hastings Area Seniors will receive Felpausch Scholarships to attend Western Michigan University this coming fall at the golf outing. Proceeds from the outing support the scholarship fund for youth in the city. If you have any questions, call (616) 387-3062 or (616) 387-3655. All-Barry County Cagers, Spikers in Next Week’s BANNER! Only your best is good enougn. Hastings High School's football staff will offer a summer football camp, starting Monday, June 8 and running through Thursday, June 11. The Saxon football camp is designed to give each individual athlete an opportunity to learn the basics of the Saxon offense and defense as well as punting and kicking skills. The camp is a teaching/technique camp and not a conditioning camp. Seven on seven passing, defensive skills and other situations will be covered. Equipment needed includes workout cloths and football shoes. Athletes are to meet at the high school field house promptly at 9 am. Coaches from the freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams will be on hand for the camp. The camp is open to all 7th-12th graders. The fee is $35 per player. Registrations can be picked up at the middle school and high school offices. Please call Coach Jeff Keller (948­ 9448) if you have any questions or the high school office (948-4409). Advertise m■■■ How many players take to the baseball field? Week No. 2 of Ike West Michigan Whitecaps/Hastings Barner trivia corieaL This week', question is es fbUows: Hew many baseball players take the Held each Inning? (The Banner does ant fed that a hiat u needed for das week's question) If yoy are the tint person to cal with a correct answer, you will receive fonr tickets to an upcoming Whitecaps game at Old Kent Park. If you call Thursday and the sports guy is out on a serious golfing assignment, leave your answer on his voice mail. Four undased reserved rickets are the grand prize and they shouid be Delton's Josh Boze (4) swings for the fence at Battle Creek Lakeview last Saturday. redeemed at the stadium boa office. All exchanges ace based upon availability Winners cat call (616) 784­ 4131 far infatuation concanfav ■vauaure scauag. ma ounuuf* encourage winners to exchaege tickets ia advanced. The Hastings BANNER Caff (/• at... 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will Delton pitcher Jacob Marlow last Saturday. (7) aims one toward the plate in doubleheader play GET RESULTS! �The Hastings Panner - Thursday. April 16 1998 - Page I I Softball Panthers drop opener to Fighting Irish Maria Insalata's two triple day was the highlight in a 12-5 loss to Kalamazoo Hackett in Delton's softball season opener Tuesday at home. The Panthers had seven total hits, but five of those came in the first two innings. The teams played seven innings. "Hackett started hitting well and had a lol of extra chances." Delton Coach Kelly Yoder said. "We didn't hit well and made some throwing errors." Delton collecting seven hits in total. Jenny Gale started on the mound for the Panthers and threw well in the 12-5 loss. Besides Insalata's two base raps Jill Vickery. Christy NeSmith. Gale. Megan GiHfillan, Samantha Bowers. Nicole Schmidt and Sarah Henson had solid efforts for the Dehon softball squad. Now 0-1, Yoder's teani played at Gull Lake, hosted KVA aval Parchment on Thursday and were scheduled to compete in the Hastings High Tournament on Saturday along with Lakewood. Middleville and the host Saxons. Eyes On The Ball... Josh Clum, in front and Shawn Veitch, on bottom, work as a team in Lakewood tennis action against Lansing Catholic Central on Tuesday. The Vikings lost the match 7-0 with the closest decision being 6-3,6-2. (Photo by Perry Hardin) ( BANNER SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! j Megan GiHfillan (24) swings in search of a hit as Delton dropped a 12-5 game to Hackett Tuesday. Former Saxon burning up tracks Mark Youngs, of Hastings, is tearing up the track for Hope College this spring. Youngs, a junior sprinter, has a personal best of 11.27 in the 100-meter dash and a personal best of 22.73 in the 200-meter dash. Next up for Hope is the Augustine (111.) Invitational this Saturday. Samantha Bowers (23) eyes home plate after reaching first base in the Panthers season opener. • Tracksters beat W.P. Hastings responded to its boys track challenge Tuesday, winning 88-49. Taking firsts for the Saxons were Bill Blair. Tim Rounds. Keough. Rude in the 3200 relay (9:01.06). Ed VanDerMolen in the high jump (6-2). Stafford in the 100 dash (11.41), Blair in the 100 run (4:55.26). Tom Varney. Stafford. Bender and Holmstead in the 400 relay (53.09). Nathan Belcher in the shot put (43-2). Rude in the 800 run (2:12.42). Stafford in the 200 dash (23.6) and Beau Barnum in the pole vault (13-6). Senior High ASTHhM IS ON ’THE t?\SF J, <1*1 a •par^er । 0O&LUU& USA Basketball Tournament April 18th 9 am - 5 pm at ONLY fl.EO 309 E. Woodlawn Hastings, Ml • Separate brackets for guys and gals • Maximum of 5 on a team • 2 Elimination rounds per team • Lunch is provided • Prizes will be given away • Cost is only $ I Contact Pastor John Dunkin at 948-8004 to reserve your team! Save America’s Forests 4 Library Court, SE Washington, DC 20003 Delton pitcher Jenny Gale delivers one to home plate in Tuesday's KVA matchup against Kalamazoo Hackett. 202-544-9219 Hosted by: First Baptist Church 309 E. Wood lawn, Hastings, Ml 49058 �Pog« 12 - The Ho*hng» Bonnet - Thursdoy Apr l 16 1098 Hastings athlete takes first in Toughwoman Being 5-foot-3 and 130 pounds. Hastings’ Candi Sarver had to be a little worried about her first experience as a Tough woman. "I was nervous... but." Sarver explained. "This was my first time. I’ve been boxing for about a year, heard about it on the radio and decided to give it a shot." She did and. in the process, handed out a few solid shots two weeks ago at the Toughman/Toughwoman contest held at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. She was crowned a division champion. "I'm going to give it tny best shot/' Candi Sarver Sarver, who competed in the open weight class, said her nerves were running wildly when she first entered the Kellogg Arena ring. "They (the other three contestants) were t bigger than me." Sarver said. "Once 1 got ’ in there (though). I just tried to do my best." Her simple plan worked perfectly. In Sarver’s two battles she went 2-0 and won all six rounds. "My goal was to wear (hem down, keep my hands up and get to them before they could get to me." Sarver explained. With just head gear and a mouthpiece to protect her. Sarver did not worry about what could happen... only about making it her best effort "It was a fun and a good experience." Sarver explained. "I told myself don’t give up. if you lose at least you tried.” Sarver. 25. has always been an avid sports person. At Hastings High School, she ran track and cross country. At Olivet College, she made alMeague in soccer and softball. The oldest of four kids, Sarver said her mom was a little bit worried about her becoming a Toughwoman participant. But. Sarver was geared for the challenge. To prepare, she trained at the Pride Boxing gym in Grand Rapids, lifting the weights, punching the bag and sprinting toward her ultimate goal. In her words. "I did it on my own." Being tough, you could say. is in Sarver’s blood lines. Her uncle. Jerry, is the chief of police in Hastings After her showing in Battle Creek, a manager approached Sarver to see if she was game to fight professionally. "He (the manager) sent me a contract and I’m thinking about it." Sarver said. "It’s a big step to take." One thing is for sure, if Sarver does decide to go pro. it won’t be just an activity. "I’m going to give it my best shot," Sarver said. "If I go pro. my goal will be to win the title. It takes a lot of strategy, co- rentration and technique ” April 11. Sarver returned to the a V - this time in Sturgis and in front of 70b people. She said that winning in the "Cereal City" has resulted in a few people "messing around with me." But. as a reward. Sarver won a steak dinner from a fellow employee at the Hastings Fire Department. No» bad for a first time, and probably not her last free steak dinner. Panthers are right on track Things went as planned for the Panthers track teams on Tuesday... and that was a positive. Delton's boys beat Plainwell 90-46 on the road, while the girls handed the l-ady Trojans a 69-67 loss. Winners for the boys were Jim NeSmith in the high jump (6-2). Hanikle in the high hurdles (16.70). Nic Morrow in the l(X) (11.10). Jason Kimbrough. Jason Stampler. NeSmith and Paul Finney in the 880 relay (1:35.30). Zac Taylor in the one mile run (4:59.40). Kimbrough. Morrow. Stampfler and Finney in the 440 relav (45.70). Darron Williams in the 440 dash (54.30). Collier in the 330 hurdles (43.40). Wright in the 880 (2:17.50). Finney in the 220 dash (23.70). Taylor in the two mile run (11:01.90) and Williams. NeSmith. Kyle Matteson and Kimbrough in the one mile relay. Winners for the Delton girls were Dani The Saxons* tennis team couldn’t have drawn up a better start to their season. Hastings' netters ousted Wyo ming Park Monday 7-1 to begin its O-K While campaign with a bang. It was the biggest point spread Hastings had ever had versus Wyoming Park. Singles winners were Jeff Storrs at No. 2 (7-5. 6-1). Steve Storrs at No. 3 (6-2. 6-0) and Jon Styf at No. 3 (6-4.6-4). Doubles winners were Evan Winkler and Josh Hendershot at No. 1 (6-1, 6-1). John DeWitt and Ben O'Mara at No. 2 (6­ 1,6-3), Adam Gee and Adam Bancroft at No. 3 (6-2. 6-1) and Gabe McCarty and Malt Toburen at No. 4 (6-1,7-5). "The doubles stepped up strong." Hastings Coach Rich Pohja said. Hastings hosted Lowell on Wednesday and play at the Grandville Invitational on Saturday. The girls varsity golf team at Hastings High School lost to Wyoming Park, but beat Northview Tuesday in a tri-match. Casey Anderson and Katie Welton led the Saxons with scores of 44. Leah Pumford scored a 47 and Becky Carr fired a 48. On Thursday the golf team will play at the Hastings Country Club against Hudsonville and Forest Hills Centra). Vikings baseball losses to L.C.C. Lakewood's varsity baseball team dropped 14-3 decision to Lansing Sexton on Monday afternoon. Sexton smacked four homeruns in the non-league contest. Lakewood had eight hits with Travis Lehman leading the charge with two RBI Pitcher Tony Stank and hitler Ken Bump also had solid efforts for Coach Bob Veitch’s club. The Vikings will battle the T K Trojans, the Hastings Saxons and the Delton Panthers in tournament action on Saturday al H.H.S. Sunday Brandi Spectacular! 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Glidden in the 440 dash (1:07.10), Henson in the in 880 run (2:24.90) and Kellogg in the two mile run (13:04.10) Netters start season on high note H.H.S. golfers take second out of three Candi Sarver, of Hastings, has found earty success with her new athletic efforts. Freeland in the discus (93-0). Vickery in the shot put (29-11 50). Noriskey in the high jump (4-3). Kim Cole in the long jump (15-2). Arm Glidden. Jessica Kellogg. Seger and Mary Henson in the two mile relay (11:25). Cole. Glidden. Changes in store for prep sports Prep golf is going to divisions... to help provide a smoother course for teams and those who wish to stage the big tournaments. On March 27 the Michigan High School Athletic Association council voted to divide lower peninsula boys golf teams into four divisions of approximately 129 schools. The move will begin with the 1998 tournament. Girls golf will expand to three divisions of approximately 65 schools in 1999. The changeover to divisions should make regional and final round play more manageable for the tournament hosts. The council also approved the recommendation of the M.H.S.A.A. cross country/track and field committee to return to Michigan Speedway for the lower peninsula State cross country finals in 1998. The speedway, located near Brooklyn, will host its third consecutive Stale for both boys and girls participants. Future options for formats and sites will be discussed on Nov. 7. Playoff expansion for football was also discussed on May 3-5. Some proposals included advancing the first date of competition for the regular season and convening the ninth regular season date to a playoff date. Looking Up Field... Thomapple Kellogg soccer player Kristen Overbeel. (2) looks for a teammate to pass to in Monday's O-K Blue contest with Calvin Christian. The Lady Trojans earned a 1-1 tie after going to two overtimes against the Squires. Ande Kelley scored a second half goal lor T K. Calvin had 11 total shots to T K’s 6. Goalkeeper Payshence Erb made 7 saves to keep the Lady Trojans winning hopes alive. BOWLING SCO Wednesday P.M. Valley Realty 7I-45; Hallifax 69 ! 2-46 I/2; Hair Care 68-48; Mace’s Ph 66-50; Mis­ fits 63-53; Nash Chiro 60-56; Nash 5 Plus 55 1/2-60 1'2; Eye and Ent 50 1/2-65 1'2; Fin­ ishing Touch 49 1 2-66 1 '2; Lifestyles 49-67; Farmer’s Feed 48-68; Seebers Auto 46-70. High Games and Scries - L. Elliston 239­ 559; S Pennington 185-545; K. Becker 219­ 534; G. Otis 176-506; M. Brimmer 225-496: B Miner 200-479; M. Garber 198-487; E. Ul­ rich 164-446; B. Estep 162-451; D. Seeber 181-478; R. Murphy 179-438; C. Trumbull 141-395; B Vrogindewcy 165-456; J. Harper 157-389; C. Watson. 159-404; N. Hallifax 182- 415; I. Yoder 167; J. Leo 140. 1. Clark 157; K. Keller 148. B Hathaway 490; N. Var­ ney 459; L. Potter 468. P. Reichard 439. Smith 198-545; V. Dczcss 183-518; T. James 184-489; J. Kirchen 182-458; C. Martin 245; B. Hubbell 209; A. Taylor 194; D. Wordcll 190; J. Barnum III 177. Bowlerettes Carlton Center Excavating 70-54; Bennett Industries 69.5-54.5; Kent Oil Co. 62.5-61.5; Hamilton Excavating 61-63; D.J. Electric 58.5-65.5; Hecker Insurance 50.5-73.5. High Games and Series - B Hathaway 191-529; S. Merrill 177-447; J Gardner ISO438; J Pcttcngill I 71 -419; J. Elliston 157­ 433; B Scobey 176-439; S Dunham 156­ 421; K Fouler 208-541; G. Potter 172; C. Hurless 173-462; H. coencn 177; D. Jager 158-441; K. Eberly 179-471; L Daur 189­ 464; J Doster 155-432. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 87; Hastings Hou I 68 1/2; Roudie Giris 68 I 2; Kelley’s Kcglers 65 1/2; T.. M. Lassies 62 12. Dewey's Auto 62 12; Hartzler tours 61. Mr. Bruce 60 I 2. Bud­ weiser 59; Coldwell Banker 57; Girrbach s 57; Green Chics 35. High Games and Series - V. Pierson 207­ 567; J. McMillon 198-543; M. Snyder 186­ 501; S. VanDenburg 213-593; S Glasgow 204-560; K. Keeler 167; T. Case 169. C. Etts 327; A Hall 177; L. Perry 189-483; ( Beck­ with 167-462; D. Larsen 163-456. R. Shapiev 202-567; S Nash 182-470; S Sanborn 203­ 498; B Anders I62-4M; V. Carr 174-450. M. Snowden 173-469; J Carpenter 174-478; 1 Girrbach 178-465; B Vrogindewcy 190-495. Senior Citizens Jesiek 71; Kuempel 71; Moucoulis 67; Brodbeck 66. Woodmansee 65. Otis 63; No One Senior 62 12. I *end 59; Schlachter 57 I 2; Nash 56 I 2; M&M’s 56; Vrogindewcy 54 I 2; Hall 50; Lcthcoe 49 I 2; Snyder 47 1/2; Breuer 32. Mens High Games and Series - A Brewer 172. R Nash 169. V. Woodmansee 178-493. C Haywood 166-468. ( Jesiek 188-496, B Terry 22-2588; R Schlachter 192-515; U Birman 170-494. J. Beckwich 194-501; J Mercer 183-470. B Mallekoote 179-511. R Wieland 225-554; J. Keller 165. D. Mason 539 183Womens High (limn and Series - M Wieland 207-506; I Schneider 191; S Pen­ nington 166-486. (i Otis 204-509; J Arps 178; S. Glasgow 180-521. F. Girrbach 171 Sunday Night Mixed Final Standings Thee Froggcrs 84; B.Sers 81 12. Fear­ some 4 78 I 2. thunder alley 78 I 2. HE D 72 1 2; Short N Sweet 70; Rednecks 64 I 2. Diehards 62; Tag Alongs 61; Lucks Strikes 59; S & K 58; X-Filcrs 58. 2x4 57 12; 9 Out of Ten 51; Rock Bottom 50. i riends 41 Womens High Games and Series - Sh Sanborn 220-554; M I .non 189-537; M Snyder 200-526. M Kirchen 206-506; M Martin 186-492. 1. Lawxon 173-452; 3 Hubbcl! 200-437. ( Barnum 151-436. B James 161-425. J De/ess 161-403, \i Mourcy 154-387. | (outs 133-359; K Sutfin 196. D Seeber 182. S ( ross 181. S Snider 181. M Bowman 181. S Sanborn 179, E Hammontree I "8 Mens High Games and Series - J Barnum 246*672; R Bowman 230*613; J Kohler 2!'574 B Heath 223-570; K Bushev 223-569. S Sanborn 238-568. D Seeber 235-555. J Friday Moose Final Standings 9 and a W'iggic 80; Get Lucky 78.5; Heads Out 78; I Know That 78; Bad Habit II 72; Rocky 4 71; Brushw-orks 70; Late Comers 69; Ramblers 67; Ten Pins 63.5; Four Rs 62.5; Nash Bash 62; No Gcritol Rcq’d 61; Scars Service 60; Gilons 57.5; Weekend Warriors 57; Special Ks 48. Good Games and Series Men - K. Meaney 230-591; B Ripley 233-607; D. Keil­ lor 193-540; M. Kasmsky 233-680; D. Scars 200-562; T Ramey 211-565; E. Keeler 254­ 688. F Rainwater 191-529; D Keillor 193­ 540. A taylor 255-587. B Keeler 202-589; S. Sanborn 212-612; R. Faye 202-583; J. May 224-641. K. Roush 209-555; S Peabody 244­ 659; M Lydy 192-522; K. Bushce 196-555; B. Madden 166-444; H. Pennington 222-584; D Tinkler 222; D Service 224; B. Madden Sr. 235; J. Barnum 242; J. Bammus 199; W. Ch I Ions 173; W. Brodock 202. Good Games and Series Women - G. Meaney 207-500. S Ripley 162-424; B. Dasneport 189-477; R Brummel 166-437; S. Keeler 198-543. K Keeler 239-522; S. San­ born 227-562. L. Barnum 184-532; F. Ruthrutl 220-565; D Bartimus 201-540; T. Pennington 188-499. Shirice V 213-596; S. McKee 257-689; S Keillor 146; S. Nash 179; P Ramey 171; S. Evert 190. B Clow 189; B. Roush 170; A. Gillons 171 Thursday A.M. LeHarves 75-45; Varneys 71-49; Early Birds 68 1 2-51 12; Just us 65-55; Parkers AFC Home 58-62; Question Maks 57-63; Lucky Shots 56 1 2-63 1/2; Hastings Bowl 48-72. (•<M>d Games and Series - C. Stuart 192­ 498; B Estep 171-447; T.R Parker 159-429; S. Tcuncssen 139-393; B. Tracy 179; R. Isaacs 178. M Hodges 164. I RuthrufT 161. B. Sex­ ton 156; P Caldwell 148; T Parker 148; D. C ollier 148; M Bell 124. I hursday Angels Miller Exc. MI-1 2-38-1 2: Tick Tock Restaurant 78-42; Nashville Chiropractic 75­ 45. Pct World 71-49; Seebcrs Auto Body 70­ 50. N APA Girls 59-61. Riverside Cemetery 55-1 2-64-1 2. Cedar ( reek Grocery 53-67; Gavin Ford 52-68. Stefano’s 51-69; Hastings Bowl 42-78; Dow) Il 32-88 High Games & Series C ( unis 192; K. Covey 168; J Leu is 212; L. Tilley 210; D. Mc( ollom 199, f RuthrufT 197; L Aspey 193. M Laton 200-550; K Farr 212-501; L. Miller 149. J Hurless 213-567; B Thurston 215-598 �The • 'citings Bcnnm - Thursday. April 16. 1998 - Poge 13 Berlin announces season schedule A "test and tune" session on Saturday afternoon will start a new season of racing at the Berlin Raceway and a full show will take place at the local track on Saturday. Apnl 25. Th; three divisions that race at Berlin are Late Model Slocks. Sportsmans, and Super Stocks. On Saturday from 1-5 p.m. the three divisions will practice at the paved, one-half mile Marne oval in anticipation of another action-packed campaign Special events will run at Berlin throughout the season • Two American Speed Association 300-lap races are set for June 13 and Aug. 8. More than $I5O.(XN) in posted purses will be up for grabs. • The Super Modifieds will make a visit on May 30. • Auto Value Winged Sprints will be a top attraction on July 4. • And the NAMAR Midgets will highlight Berlin's 48th anniversary on July 28. Track practices are at 2 p.m.. time trials take place at 4 p.m. and time trials get underway at 7 p.m. The raceway is LEGAL NOTICE: ) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Rodney R Burns an unmarried man and Louise Ward an unmarried woman to AAA MORTGAGE & FI­ NANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee dated November 8 1995 and recorded on December 8 1995 in Liber 646 on Page 849 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agree­ ment dated as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995-C as assignee by an assignment dated No­ vember 22 1995 which was feccrded on August 19. 1996 m Uber 669 on Page 905 Barry County Records on which mortgage mere ts claimed to be due at me date hereof me sum of One Hun­ dred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Six and 51/100 dollais (Si 15 426 51) including inter­ est at 11 50*o per annum Adjustable Rale Mon­ gage Interest rate may change on 5/14 and 11/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and me statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreckjse-d by a sale ul the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock PM on May 14 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple Barry County M-chigan and are de­ scribed as PARCEL "C" THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 262 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 328 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 262 01 FEET THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS WEST 328 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO HIGH­ WAY RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF SUBJECT TO AND TO­ GETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED ON DRAWING NO 88982-N AS DESCRIBED AS DESCRIPTION AS ENTRANCE ROAD AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A 66 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SEC­ ONDS EAST 1150 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO REFERENCE POINT A THENCE CONTIN­ UING NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 369 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF ENDING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO BE­ GINNING AT THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED REFERENCE POINT A THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 465 95 FEET THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 844 09 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 517 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE WFS r LINE OF THE EAST 652 FEET OF SA:D NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE PLACE OF END­ ING OF SAID EASEMfNT ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF WHISPERING VALLE Y ESTATES NO 1 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN UBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 99 The redemption period snail be 6 monthis) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 2 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Series 1995-C FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trod PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Series 1995-C 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham F arms Michigan 48025 File >96105370 <4/30) located five miles west of Grand Rapids on interstate 96 at the Marne exit 23. Race schedules can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelop to the Berlin Raceway. 3411 Leonard St.. N.W.. Grand Rapids. Ml 49544. Speedways prepare to open tracks for '98 Area race car drivers and fans will want to make plans to be on hand for the NASCAR Winston series opener at the Kalamazoo Speedway this Saturday. Classes featured in the opening program are Factory Stocks. Limited Late Models. Mini-Stocks and Super Late Models. Time trials start at 4:30 p.m. with the green flag set to fall on the main program at 7 p.m. Kalamazoo Speedway is located north of Kalamazoo, one mile west of U.S. 131 at the D Avenue exit. Fans can call the track hotline at (616) 349-3978 for information. New 96 Opens The New 96 Speedway, formerly known as the 1-96 Speedway, is now under new ownership. The new owners are Tom and Pat Slager. The New 96. located at 3640 Highgate SW in Wyoming, will run events on Saturday nights just like past procedures. A full program is scheduled for the season opener on May 2. No. 1 at T K Tournament... A basketball team, made up of fifth and sixth grade boys from Hastings, recently won the Thomapple Kellogg Invitational. The local eagers had an overall record ol 50 against Grand Rapids. Middleville (Thomapple Kellogg), Caledonia, and Gull Lake. Members of the winning team are (front row, from left) Drew Bowman, Jesse Lydy, Joe Aspinall, Bob Beyer. Scott Larsen; (back row) manager Travis Sixberry. Coach Jason Sixberry, Couch Doug Griggs. Jacob Tuthill. Justin Pratt, Tyler Tuthill, Coach Kirk Lydy, Drew Whitney and Coach Tim Larsen Not pictured are Andy Griggs and Tyler Fulmer. (Photo provided) DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... 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More than 250 youngsters came to the Learn ’N Play child care center on North Broadway Saturday morning to search for those elusive eggs. The Bunny had hidden 3,000 plastic eggs that were filled with Easter treats. There were also 30 dozen real eggs dyed in the usual manner. The Easter Bunny hopped in long enough to pose for pictures with the egg hunters. The hunt was sponsored by Learn N’ Play, with donations from J-Ad Graph­ ics, Felpausch. Plumb’s McDonald’s and Kmart. The Bunny then hopped to Freeport to officiate at another hunt. The Freeport po­ lice and fire departments helped organize the hunt. The Rev. Charlie Blough of the Freeport United Brethren Church started the hunt with prayer. Police Chief Gary Barnes then read the ground rules. “No running, no fighting, no pushing and no stealing.” Most of the rules were followed, but who could keep an enthusiastic egg hunter from running? The children were divided into four age groups and hunted in four different areas around the Community ''enter. Inside the building was reserved for the youngest hunters, 3 years and younger. It was out­ side on the lawn for the 4- to 6-year-olds, on the baseball field for the 7- to 9-yearolds and the 10- to 12-year-olds were sent to the woods. There were 300 plastic eggs and each one had Easter candy. Some also contained SI or a certificate for a larger prize. There were some big Easter baskets, certificates for McDonald’s and Wendy’s, color books and other small prizes. The Bunny’s helpers made certain the prizes were shared and that late-comers did not go home empty handed. Officer Clifford Morse of the Hastings City Police was there with the DARE squad car. The police chief offered to finger print any youngster for their parents’ per­ sonal files. The egg hunters also had a chance to see the fire trucks and other emergency equipment After all the excitement, the Easter Bunny (a.k.a. Tammy Hall) hopped back to Amber Wellington (L) and Travis Tolan from Middleville are not too old to get in on the fun of an Easter Egg hunt. her hole to rest up for the big night ahead. This is the first year the Freeport com­ munity has organized for an egg hunt. Volunteers hope that more such children activities can be planned. Individuals or businesses wishing to make donations to fund future events can contact the police department or Fire Chief Doug Reynhout. Futuring celebrating 10th year Zack Smith of Freeport teHs the Easter Bunny about the adventures of the hunt. NOTICE: The County Tax Allocation Board will meet at.. 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20.1998 in the...comml$slon Chamber, Courthouse, Hastings, Ml REGISTERED NURSES Part-time Openings Pennock Hospital has part-time RN opportunities on all shifts for our Med/Surg Unit. We offer a complete compensation package which includes week­ end and shift differentials: an innovative flexible benefits program which is prorated for part-time employees: Paid Time Off System: tuition reimbursement for continuing education: personal taxdeferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will con­ tribute as much'as 5% of your salary: and much more. Please submit resume/application PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 (616)948 3112 Fax. (616) 945-4130 • E.O.E. The Barry County Futuring Committee will celebrate its first decade of activity at a dinner meeting Friday. May 1, at the Hastings Coun­ try Club. It’s been 10 years since futuring. with the support of the Thomapple Foundation, con­ ducted a survey of needs and wishes of Barry County residents. Based on that survey, seven action groups were organized: Quality of Life. Environment. Health. Land Use. Com­ munity Services. Education and Economic Development. It was the beginning of an ef­ fort to carry out this vision statement: “Barry County - Preserving the past while planning for a beautiful future” and these working objectives: • To preserve and-improve the natural envi­ ronment. • To develop economic opportunity. • To plan for the future well-being of Barry County citizens by continuously improving education, transportation, health, safety, hous­ ing and the arts. • To involve Barry County citizens in com­ prehensive planning. Almost immediately, working with the co­ operative Extension office, futuring offered leadership training courses for county resi­ dents. Since then futuring has been involved in everything from Christmas tree recycling, to the establishment of a college campus in the county. At the dinner meeting, there will be a photographic review of efforts and accom­ plishments sparked by the futurists. After a look at past accomplishments, those anending will get a glance at the future, as it is viewed by a national authority on the sub­ ject. Edward D. Barlow Jr. Since 1987 he has made more than 1700 presentations to busi­ ness and government leaders to help them in­ preparing for challenges ahead. Barlow is no stranger to Barry County, having been in­ volved in the leadership training programs when they began here. The May I meeting at the Hastings Country Club will sun with a cocktail hour at 5:30, to be followed by dinner and the presentations. Tickets are SI2 per person and reservations must be made by April 25. as attendance is limited. Checks payable to Barry County Futuring should be mailed to Futunng. 1147 Willitts Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held April 14. 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jacob Parttett (L) and Ashley Allen treasure their fruits of the hunt. Auto Glass Expert Installation • XII Makes X Modi Is • Direct Insurance Billinu • Workmanship (in.iranleed Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hostings Call Now! 616-945*5085 �TSe Haitingj Benner - Ihu-idoy. April 16 1998 - Poge 15 ‘Town coming' to Barry County, Sen. Emmons tells audience by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The rapid development of Barry County was among a number of weighty topics discussed when Michigan State Sen. Joanne Emmons and Rep. Terry Geiger visited Hastings Monday for the monthly Legislative Coffee gathering at the County Seat Restaurant. "In Barry County, town is coming," said Emmons in response to concerns raised by Michigan United Conservation Club member George Cullers of Middleville. The MUCC has passed a resolution asking the state for an increase in the environmental land proposal for the purchase of development rights. According to Cullers. Gov. John Engler has proposed the state purchase of development rights from farm owners as a means of curbing the loss of Michigan farm land to residential and commercial development. "The governor has proposed a $500 million bond to go to the people." said Cullers. "We d (the MUCC) like to see it increased another $150 million. We’re losing our farm land fast. We have to do something to stop this development.' Cullers and the MUCC fear that the rapid shrinking of farm land is threatening the county’s wildlife habitats, wetlands and woods. "Barry County is right in the middle of the four big cities: Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids. Lansing and Battle Creek, and they're moving in on us." said Cullers. "We need to take a stand." According to Cullers, when the state purchases development rights, the state gives the farmer a large sum of money. The stale then in essence owns the land, but the farmer can continue to farm the property. "Development rights would be incentive to the fanner not to sell the land for development." he said. Emmons, however, noted that with other funds expected to be allocated for local parks and other projects, the environmental budget would increase to $800 million if the MUCCs wish were granted. "Detroit is getting $3.17 per capita when most townships around her are only less than a dollar." she said. "1 know it's an urban area, but gosh damit. it's all our money. But because they have more property tax. they get more revenue sharing." Emmons said a bipartisan committee established last year to study the issue has met only once. "We need, to get that committee active and see if we can get some accommodation with Detroit." she said. Another discussion in the senate is a proposed change in the age a child must be to start kindergarten. Some teachers are asking that students tum 5 by Sept. I instead of Dec. 1. "So the range of kids in kindergarten would be three months less." Emmons said. "Some parents say their child is not ready yet. so they are held back so some may be almost 6 when they come back in the fall and some are almost 5." Schools, however, are typically not in favor of the proposal, she said, because they would lose state aid funds for the students who are held back for one year. Concerning the state budget. Geiger noted that the Michigan House has been slow to pass budgets, but hopes to be finished with a complete state budget package by July. He said a number of cuts over the past eight years has resulted in the state saving X' entire year's total budget. The cuts have o limited the state's financial resources, he said. "We’re trying to pass budgets with limited resources in an election year." he said. "It's difficult to find common ground in the bouse. There are two budgets we've been able to pass that are non-controversial and that would be the state police budget and the military affairs budget." But budgets for social service agencies are much more complex due to various constituencies competing for the funds and are "stuck" in sub-committees. "We sat around for two months before we started hearing public comment." said Geiger, noting that much of that time was spent with representatives "running around in back rooms trying to figure out which ox am I going to gore and which ox am 1 going to feed.' That's the pressure we're under right now." "Buying development rights is a good idea." said Emmons. "But I don't think you’re going to get a dime (more)." Geiger added convincing the public to use $800 million of their tax money for development rights would be a tough sell. Emmons cited a case where a farmer was paid $500,000 in development rights for 1.000 acres "Thai's $500,000 going to one farmer to to protect that fanner from development," she said. Cullers argued, however, that the farmer would have received more if he'd sold the land for development and the farm land would have been lost. Discussion also included whether a statefunded development rights program would be evenly distributed across the state versus being doled out closer to the largest cities. Locally funded programs might be more favorable. Emmons said, noting as an example that in Old Mission in the Grand Traverse Bay, the township is buying up the rights and keeping the money in its own jurisdiction. In other discussion. Emmons announced that the senate is pushing to require a threefifths vote to increase taxes as a means making it harder to raise taxes. "It makes you look at do we need more money or do we need to spend what we have in a different way.*" she said, noting that lax cuts by the Republicans have left over eight billion dollars in the pockets of individuals in the last nine years. "That is the reason we are doing so well now." she said "You can have a reasonable interest rate, there's expansion going on and people can get jobs." Concerning welfare fraud. Emmons said the Senate has passed a bill to require thumb scans and drug screens of individuals submitting applications for public assistance "That created a lol of controversy." said Emmons. “They look at it as being mean, but I can't see that as being mean because we re trying to help them to get jobs and they can't work if they're on drugs." Welfare benefits also can be affected when a child pf a family on the general assistance program is absent from school without an excuse, she said. On the issue of state revenue sharing. Emmons said she is fighting to obtain more per capita Regarding a push to abolish the IRS by the year 2001, audience member Jim Brown pointed out that the tax laws arc not as much the fault of the Internal Revenue Service as they are the fault of Congress. The tax codes they have to put up with are put there by Congress." said Brown in response to Emmons' statement that different people get different answers to the same questions when dealing with the IRS. "Until you stop passing legislation that compounds itself due to complexity, the IRS can't do its job." In a show of hands whether the (ax code should abolished by the year 2001, 14 voted in favor and three said no. Driver’s education fees lowered for low-income families by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School Board has taken into consideration the fact that some families may not be able to afford to pay for their children to take driver's education New driver's education fees approved by the board Monday are lower for families with incomes falling within 30 percent of the poverty line and for families with in­ comes at or below the poverty line. Fees for both the main course of driver's training and a follow-up course required af­ ter students have driven a certain amount of hours on a permit were set at $40 per stu­ dent and $25 per student for families with a verified income of within 30 percent of the poverty line. Those students whose verified family incomes are at or below the poverty line will not have to pay anything. Non-resident fees were set al $75 per stu­ dent for the main driving course and $25 per student for the follow-up session. A new state law that went into effect in April allows school districts to choose whether they want to offer driver's training to students and also allows them to charge for the course if they do offer it. In Hastings, the school board chose to keep its driver's training program but will charge $150 for both the first and second sessions. Also at Monday's meeting, the board ex­ tended Superintendent Marsha Wells' con­ tract through June of 2001 and said an evaluation of her by the board "indicated that Wells met its expectations in all ar­ eas." Wells was evaluated on her perfor­ mance in five areas: leadership, manage­ ment, communication, board of education goals, and board/staff/community relations. Board President Paul Hughes said that Wells "has demonstrated quality leadership and people skills. She has met our expecta­ tions in each of the areas of evaluation. We are proud to have her as pan of our team." Wells is completing her first year as su­ perintendent of Delton Kellogg Schools. In other action at Monday's meeting, the board approved changes in its stuoent trans­ fer policy which allows it to consider "ex­ tenuating circumstances affecting the educa­ tional or emotional well-being of the stu­ dent" when voting on whether to allow a student to transfer from Delton to another For The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County to be held at the County Seat Restaurant. Thursday. Apnl 23 1998 Vote Scheduled 11 30 am. Luncheon Meeting Noon - 1 30 pm. Proposed Amendment to Articie XVIl(B). Regarding Board Membership Charlene Michael MacDonald Secretary CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a work session at 630 p.m. on Monday, Apnl 20, 1998 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 102 South Broadway, Hastings, Michigan for the purpose of discussing water and sewer improvement fees. For additional information pertaining to said work session, please contact the City Clerk at 102 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan, 49058. or by calling 616-945-2468. The City will provide necessary’ reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk telephone 616-945-2468 or TTD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum Keysy Wellness Classes Fbr Seniors? Improve Your Health' While Rekindling Your Love of Music and Creating New Friendships. Learn to play the Organ In $29-95 •Studies suggesl that music making helps reduce stress ana anjoetij levels. helps in lowering blood pressure and creates a posilii'e mood leys to Mwtf Ospa Umm VbM Ihn 8/30/19M 0m Cwy hr Cwif ^fesrannanis np music UUUUZ00 BATMCMU 5138 S Wcstnedfle uikmcw Square Mall CALL: 1-800-707-4266 Marsha Wells SUBSCRIBE to The Hastings BANNER and continued to be an informed citizens of Hastings and Barry County. Call 945-9554 TODAY! NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING & PROPOSED BY-LAW AMENDMENT City Clerk district. The new policy also recognizes the informal Schools of Choice ajecment be­ tween Delton and Hastings, und deletes a section giving the superintendent authority to grant seniors moving into the district permission to complete school in their former district. At the meeting Monday, two requests for transfers was denied, one from a district res­ ident wanting her five-year-old to attend kindergarten in Plainwell, and one from a district resident wanting her ninth grader to attend Martin Public Schools for the re­ mainder of this school year. A proposed change in the board's policy on public participation at board meetings was tabled. The change would reduce the length of time a person can speak at a board meeting from five to three minutes and delete a sentence allowing the board president to shorten the time allowed each speaker. ' �Poge 16 - The Ho»hng» Bonner - Thurwioy April 16. 1998 County plans hearing on Middleville annexation request by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A mix of residential and retail sites, in* eluding a 60.000-square-foot shopping mall, is being proposed for development "over a period of years" in the village of Middleville In total, officials describe the magnitude as being the equivalent of up to 500 resi­ dential units. Attorney Jim White told the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday that village officials have been discussing "some significant development in the vil­ lage" with four property owners. Bill Getty. Bill Seif. David Dykstra and Vin­ cent Meaney. "Actually two of the plots (owned by Getty and Seif) are currently adjacent to the village" in Thomapple Township. White said, and the village is requesting that the property be annexed. The county board said it would hold a public hearing on the pro­ posed annexation at 10 a.m. during its May 12 meeting. At the village's request, county commis­ sioners gave preliminary approval to take steps to back an estimated Sl-2 million bond sale to help finance an extension of the village's existing public sewer and wa­ ter systems to serve the proposed new de­ velopment areas A final vote on the bond issue will take place at a future date. Whether the sewer and water improve­ ments Become a reality hinges on annexing the Thomapple Township properties owned by Getty and Seif to the village. Village Manager David Arking said Wednesday. That land involves a parcel for the equiva­ lent of 220 residential units on the village's northwest side and another 200 on the south side of the village The other proposed development area, owned by Meaney and Dykstra, is on the east side of town, between State and Irving roads, and is already pan of the village. It has the potential equivalent of 80 units. Arking said the property owners involved have agreed in principle with the annexa­ tion and the township has not communi­ cated its official position about the issue. Arking said Township Supervisor Don Boysen's personal opinion is that the an­ nexation should go forward. Commissioner Robert Wenger said the proposed annexation "cleans up" Mid­ dleville’s irregular boundaries. Property owners would pay for the sewer and water improvements through special tax assessments. This is the same proce­ dure the county has used for, bond repay­ ment in the past for sewer systems at Gun Lake and in the Delton area. Getty is proposing a shopping mall (about the size of Caledonia's) on a 50-acre parcel of his M-37 property between the MiddleVilla and Greg's Stop and Go. In ad­ dition. tentative plans call for single-family housing, town houses and condominiums. Arking said the proposed developments offer an opportunity for controlled growth in Middleville, which he called "a frontier suburb now." Growth along the M-37 cor­ ridor from Grand Rapids is already mush­ rooming. he said. "We can either ride the tiger or get mauled by it." If the growth isn't planned and con­ trolled. "it will happen willy-nilly" any­ way. Arking said. With planned growth concentrated in the village area, "it will help preserve farm land." The County Board of Public Works also agreed Friday to assist the village with the projects. While said, including construction of improvements to the proposed sewer and waler systems. The total cost is expected io be about $1.6 million. improvements to the sewer will include extensions to the collection sewers and in­ terceptor sewers, and the construction of two lift stations and related appurtenances. Waler system improvements will consist of the extension of water mains and related appurtenances, elevated water storage, fire hydrants and related items. Williams &. Works Inc. of Grand Rapids are (he engineers for the project. Mika. Meyers. Beckett & Jones of Grand Rapids will serve as bond counsel and the Detroit firm of Bendzinski A Co. will be the fi­ nancial consultant. In another annexation matter for Mid­ dleville. the County Board agreed, after a public hearing, to allow property owned by Herbert Bills to become part of the village. Bills had asked the village to annex his property off West Main Street, west of Middleville's traffic signal, because he owns a house that is already located in the village, but his adjoining land was in the township. The property is listed in the Na­ tional Register of Historic Places. The an­ nexation gives Middleville "a clean juris­ dictional line" in that area. Arking has said POLICE BEAT Three people hurt in 2-car crash BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man was issued several citations after turning in front of a car and causing an accident at M-37 and Dowling Road at about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. Nicholas Williams. 20, was cited by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police for making an improper turn, for not wearing a seal belt and for not having his driver's license with him. according to the police report. He was treated at Pennock Hospital for his injuries and released. Also hurt were his passengers, Joel Cipcic, 20, of Hastings and Michael Smith. 20, of Dowling. They also were treated at Pennock Hospital and released and received seat belt citations, along with an uninjured passenger. Chad Johncock of Hastings. Police said Williams was slowing to turn left and didn't see the oncoming car. driven by Julia Marie Rowse. 37. of Hastings, who suffered a minor injury. Transporting the patients were Lansing Mercy Hastings and Delton ambulances and Lifecare Ambulance. Wayland man hurt, charged in crash Three hurt when semi strikes car in Hastings A FL Gratiot girt suffered a broken collarbone and two others in the car were hurt Thursday when their vehicle was struck by a westbound semi truck at about 3:43 p.m. on West State Street in front of Arby's restaurant. Officers from the Hastings City Police Department said the car. driven by Betty J. Anderson. 72, of Lafayette, Ohio, apparently moved In front of the semi In an attempt to turn Into the Kmart parking lot. Anderson, who was wearing a seatbelt, was treated at Pennock Hospital and released. She was issued a citation. Her passengers, Courtney Pattison, 14, of Ft. Gratiot and Crystal Stine, 14, of Lakeport were also treated at Pennock and released. The semi driver, David Kaiser, 46, of Kaiser Road, Hastings was not hurt. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Caiz.„The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 HOUSEFUL OF FURNI­ TURE: 2 months old. Oak finish bedroom set. $250. Daybed $95; Sofa $100; Wood table and 6 chairs $ 150;3 end tables $50 and much more. Must sell 1-517-541­ 1109. FOR SALE: One violin with extras, $100. Sliding glass doors. 6' wide x 6 1/2* high. $200.945­ 5504 FOR SALE: Wedding dress $175proffer 948-8370 h or Sale \uIohioiih FOR iALE: 88 OLDS 98. $3200.016-948-0036. 1987 DODGE DAKOTA 4x4. 616948-2727 *87 THUNDERBIRD: Fully equiped. excellent condition. $2,975. 948-8141____________ 1993 DODGE INTREPID ES All power, excellent shape. 616­ 948-9116. FOR SALE: 24ft Jayco travel trailer. Loaded. new. never used, need pay off amount $12450. Call 945 5516. (>arage Sale Miscellaneous MOVING SALE: Friday. Sat­ KIDDER'S PAINTING: "For urday. 7-7. 13610 92nd Street. SE. Alto. GARAGE SALE. April 17th. 18th. 8am-5pm. 1738 N. Broad­ way. Moving-must sell every­ thing. GARAGE SALE. APRIL 17^ 18, Friday A Saturday. 8am-? Lois A lots of items including crafts. 6276 Barber Road, 1-1/4 north of M-43._____________ HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Beautiful kids clothes, baby items, houseware®, computer, toys, hunting, tools, chainsaw, de­ humidifier, microwave, snow­ blower, much more. FridaySaturday, 8am-3pm, 641. E. Grant Street Help Wanted ATTENTION: NOW HIRING Local factory outlet now has 18 full-time, i m mediate positions to fill. Starting pay is$400per week Lucrative benefit package, com­ pany training provided. Must be able to start immediately For interview call 616-243-9255. SOMEONT HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY to take care CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my friends andneighbors and relatives for the cards, calls, prayers and food that has been sent my way since my hos­ pital stay and my surgery. 1 espe­ cially want to thank my husband for all his care and understand­ ing also my daughters and their husbands. Judy A Bob Landes and David A Sharon Slocum for all their care and trips to and from Grand Rapids thank you „ also to my sons Ross A Donna Borton for being there for me and Lewis Jr., for building a ramp for me to get in and out of the house. I want to thank Reverend Coe for his ca'ls prayers and be­ ing there for me and my family when we needed him God Blc.s You A11.Rose Guernsey of my 8yr old son in our home. Must be out of school and have own way here and back home. Full-time position. Serious callersonly N /smokerspleave 948­ 0157. call after 9:00-6pm. LOCAL COMPANY SEEKS outgoing A professional indi­ vidual to train for inside market­ ing position. Part-time going to full-time, flexible hours. Send resume to DCS. P.O. Box 257. Cloverdale. Ml 49035 TAB CASE is looking for Full time dependable person to work on carpet I ine. covering DJ cases. Call for interview616-795-4945. SUBWAY OF HASTINGS IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLI­ CATIONS must be 18 or older. Apply in person, no phone calls please. MY SINCEREST THANK YOU to all former co-workers, students, parents, and friends for the flow­ ers, cards. Dase. Jane, and Mary for their trip to Manistee. The last two weeks have been an unforget­ table pleasant trip down memory­ lane. Thanks again. Ruth Tangerstrom. I Planning a Spring Garage Sale? Plan to advertise in in the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS! I those who hate to paint, we got you covered" Intenor, exterior. Phone Ken 948-8214. Wanted to Rent LOOKING FOR A HOUSE to rent in the Caledonia area while our house is being built. Call 891-9521. In Memory POSITION OPENING SOON: Accepting resumes for part-time c lencal position, maxi mum of 18 hours per week Cur­ rent position requires evenings, Monday. Wednesday .Thursday. 4 to 9 and Tuesday. 4 to 7:30. Requirements: Basic Computer Skills and Understanding, knowledge of Windows 3.1 and Word Perfect 6 0 for Windows. General Office Procedures and skills. Pay rale: $6.00 per hour. To apply: send resume to Barry County Substance Abuse Ser­ vices. 220 West Court Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Attn: Ms J. Lewis. Administrator. No phone calls, please Help Wanted KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE The following po­ sitions in Hastings are part-time and provide secretariai/clerical/ receptionist support for the Op­ erations Manager. Director and assigned personnel at the Center and provide customer service for students, process registrations and tuition payment/book fees. Required: Post-secondary prep in secretarial studies; minimum 2 yean secretarial experience in active automated office, opera­ tional knowledge of PC; typing/ word processing, excellent math, communication and human rela­ tions skillsJOB *696n Secre­ tary. Fehsenfeld Center. Monday-Fnday. 8am-12pm: monitor/ order office supplies JOB #697n Secretary. Fehsenfeld Center. Monday-Fnday. 3pm-8pm: rec­ male tuioon/book sale monies, make bank deposits.$!0.59 hourly. Cover letter and resume must be recaved by 4pm on 4/ 23/98 at Administrative Services Job# . Kellogg Community College. 450 North Ave.. Battle Creek. Ml 49017-3397. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Educator. 4 Mother may be arrested for spanking A 35-year-old Baltimore Township woman who gave her daughter a choice between being grounded and being spanked is facing possible domestic violence charges for following through with her daughter's choice to be spunkrd The single mother told police that her 15year-old daughter had been previously grounded for sneaking out of the house while she was away at work to attend a school dance. When the girl again left the house without permission, the woman let the girl choose her punishment, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. K The mother asked the girl whether she wanted to be grounded from her bike and the television or to be spanked, they both told po­ lice. Police reported the girl laid face down on the bed while her mother spanked her six times with a plastic kitchen spoon. The gi’l rolled over on the last two spanks and was struck on the leg, leaving a mark above the knee and one below the knee. When the girl went to school the next day. a friend talked her into showing the bruises to her counselor, who then notified the the Fam­ ily Independence Agency, the report said. That agency contacted the mother at her place of employment and according to her statement, ordered her to take the girl to the emergency department for an evaluation, the report said. The woman told police the social service officer told her she "had no right" to spank her daughter and he allegedly told her she would be aresied and would have to go to court. Charges were still pending on Wednesday at press time. For QUALITY PRINTING, see J-Ad Graphics • Ask for Bill Love or Steve Steward 945-9554 YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A one-car accident at Chief Noonday Road and Norris Road Saturday, April 11, has resulted in the driver facing possible drank driving charges. Jeffrey Scott Marston, 36, of Wayland, was taken to Pennock Hospital by Thomapple Township Emergency Services where he was treated for his injuries and released, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Deputies said Marston was westbound on Chief Noonday Road when his 1983 Cadillac missed a curve and left the north side of the road. The car then traveled 342 feet before hitting a phone box. The car continued another 69 feet before hitting a tree and coming to rest, the report said. Police said Manton, who reportedly was not wearing a seat belt, had a .20 blood alcohol content, twice the legal limit. He was also cited for driving on a suspended license Driver charged after passing out WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A 39-yeir-jld Freeport man whom police found inside a running car in a ditch on Brown Road near Tischer Road faces possible drunk driving charges After several attempts. Sgt. Tim Rowse from the Barry County Sheriff's Department was able to wake the man after (he accident, which occurred April 2 al about 11:23 p.m. The man was found to have been driving with a blood alcohol content of .24. more than twice the legal limit, and was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Rash of larcenies occurring BARRY COUNTY - Seven vehicle larcenies in seven days, including three near Wall Lake, have been reported to local police agencies who are investigating possible suspects. • Police received a report April 6 at about 5:15 p.m. that glasses, a raincoat and shirts were taken from a car on North Bay Drive near Pleasant Lake Road. • Also on April 6. a man in the 1000 block of Wall Lake Drive reported that someone had pried open the rear hatch of his car and stolen a several stereo components and compact discs. • Another resident of Wall Lake Drive said a cellular phone and a pair of sunglasses were taken from his vehicle. • Another person reported April 7 at about 3:58 a.m. that the driver’s side window had been broken out of a vehicle in the 7000 block of Marsh Road near Nine Mile Road. Taken were the car stereo and 12 to 14 compact disks. • Also on April 7, police were called when the owner of a pickup track noticed that his cellular phone was taken from his pickup parked in his driveway in the 6000 block of Thomapple Lake Road. • On April 11, police received a call a person who had fallen victim twice in one week. The caller said a radar detector had been taken from his van on April 7 and that his car phone was discovered missing from his truck April 10 in the 7000 block of Wbitneyville Road. • Medication was reported taken from a vehicle in the 9000 block of Cherry Lane April 13. according to reports. Shooting death ruled a suicide THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - Michigan Sure Police detectives have ruled the April 7 shooting doth of a 26-year-old Bender Road man a suicide. Det Sgt Loo Quinn said one shot was fired from the handgun and speculates that the man. who was intoxicated al the time, may have accidentally loaded the gun with real ammo instead of blanks. Police said they do not believe he intended to harm anyone else in the home because a child was in another room asleep at the time of the shooting. The incident remains under investigation. Man held for drunk driving, drugs FREEPORT - An accident that injured two people on Maple Street near Oak Street April 8 may result in charges for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs against a Lowell man. The Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police reports that Timothy Thad Roscoe. 39, apparently ran the stop sign al the intersection and hit a 1982 Mustang, driven by James McKinley Williams Jr.. 39, of Freeport. Williams and his passenger, Suzie Williams, were both wearing their seat belts and were treated at Pennock Hospital for their injuries and released after the 7 p.m. accident. Roscoe and his passenger, Brian Douglas Roscoe, 38, of Buchanan were not hurt. Roscoe was arrested for drunk driving and lodged in the Barry County Jail following the accident. Police also found a baggie of marijuana at the scene, according to a report. The incident remains under investigation. Car ends up in Thornapple River CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Sand Lake teen and his two passengers escaped injury April 9 when the car they were in ran off of Greggs Crossing Road near Morgan Road and ended up in the Thomapple River, according to a report by the Michigan State Police. Daniel Andrew Ziny, 16, of Sand Lake, told police he lost control of the vehicle in a large puddle and traveled a long distance through brush and small trees before ending up partially submerged in the river. Unhurt were Ziny and his passengers. Jeffrey Nathan Ziny. 26. of Nashville and Cory Roy-Don Merica. 15. of Pierson, police reported. Ziny was issued a citation for driving too fast for conditions and violation of the basic speed law. l � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-04-23.pdf 3a3962fc620c5282ead89cd2811968d9 PDF Text Text KAiii.v r .............. !?• <; o <iS! MISIIKS V! 4“.5e U>3 Speaker to discuss county’s future See Story on Page 3 Top area athlet win recognition See Story on Page 13 49058181721 0W0W00 F C-3 HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBfWRY 121 S CHURCH ST HAST1NG5MI 49058-1817 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER Hastings News j Briefs: Sewer, water fees same for all by David T. Young Editor When it comes to sewer and water im­ provement fees, everybody’s equal in the. eyes of the Hastings City Council. Council members, in a special meeting Monday night, passed a resolution to as­ sets all sewer improvement fees uniformly, regardless of whether the customer is commercial, industrial or residential. Ev­ erybody will pay the same. Improvement fees are different than hookup or connection fees and even more different than regular monthly rates. They are levied once, when a customer first gels hooked up. They cost a homeowner in the city »r average of $2,600. Improvement fees were defined in the words of Councilwomari Deb Dorcy as "the privilege of hooking up to our system." CirrW-anager Howard Penrod called im- provo/nent fees a one-time cost that serves as "a means for us to build capital reserves in the system, to pay for future capital im­ provements.** In other words, it’s a new customer's ad­ vance share for future upgrades for the wa­ ter and sewer systems, which have been funded by cohere tn the pa« / The city recently approved a $3 millu n program to upgrade the capacity of its wastewater treatment plant. Penrod told the council. "No matter what option you choose, well still be able to Proceafa wU go *0 Mp Sfae N4poaech. who baa ALS, or Loa Gehrig'* Dfaaae, aad I* fa Mor of tin iMISaa,alaadar lOyaaraafaga, Coat i* $3 far adaka and $3 fa mb- font Watercraft topic of meet tonight PRICE SO* THURSDAY, APRIL 23, ISM VOLUME 145, NO. 17 pay off the bond." Unlike monthly rates, improvement fees are not tied to customer usage or square footage. And if this resolution’s details are worked out to the satisfaction of the City Council later this spring, they will be ap­ plied to all customers equally. So that means a big retail business like Kmart or Felpau>ch would pay $2,600. the same as the owner of a single-family resi­ dence. Under the previous system, incidences paid $2,600 each when they connected, but other types of properties paid according to a "residential equivalencies'* formula. If a res­ idence was rated a I. an industry could be a 3.5. which would mean it would pay 3.5 times as much as the homeowner. But now that is likely to change because council passed the flat rate proposition over five other options presented Monday night. Councilman David Jasperse suggested the flat rate, which he said "would take away the perceived problem that industries or business is paying too much." Penrod said that higher improvement fees also could be a deterrent for new businesses and industries coming to Hastings. is in the rates for commercial and industrial properties. Councilman Joe Bleam brought up a comparison of the new MainStreet facility and a 10-apartment building. Under this proposal. MainStreet would pay $2,600 while the apartment complex would pay a total of $26,000. However, because there are six busi­ nesses located within MainStreet. it's pos­ sible that it could pay $2,600 times six. Of course, the comparison is hypotheti­ cal because MainStreet is already hooked up to city utilities. City Clerk-Treasurer-Finance Director Ev Manshum asked about having water main or meter size as a determinant in the fee. but it was pointed out that a developer then could deliberately have smaller and inade­ quate mains to save money. Mayor Frank Campbell insisted that the city, if it adopts this fee structure, will hold up residential development by charg­ ing each unit $2,600. Three people in the audience, all of whom are planning facilities in the new in­ dustrial park, spoke in favor of applying uniform fees to all. Jim Brown said the greater tax base is a "greater good" that overshadows the decline in revenue for improvement fees. "It's still a net gain to the city because of the increase in the tax base," he said. See SEWER, continued on page 2 When it was suggested that perhaps the best system would be to eliminate im­ provement fees altogether. Jasperse said. "1 don't think that we should eliminate these fees entirely, but 1 don't think it's totally unfair to charge everybody the same, a flat rate... It's not prudent and not fair (eliminating improvement fees) to all the people who have paid into the system be!m*« ».^v r { Some possible inequities were brought up in opposition to the move. It was noted that under the proposed system each unit in an apartment complex or in a mobile home park will pay a $2,600 improvement fee. the same as a huge office or retail complex. But Penrod said. "In any example, some­ body's going lo say. 'it doesn't work for me.’ It doesn't matter which one (option) you choose. Somebody's going lo say it's not fair." Jasperse pointed out that under the new proposed rates, residential improvements will remain as they have been. The change Former Hastings station has new owner The former Amoco gasoline station, vacant for many years, at the comer of Broadway and State streets In downtown Hastings has a new owner. The property and building have been purchased tor $69,000 by James M. Christensen of Hint and Clio. Christensen could not be reached tor comment about his plans tor the site. . Sentence ends ‘very sad case' Suae Rap. Tory Geiger will ba boat far a apodal town halmMaiag cawsMcoft alp* tonight (Thmdap, April 23) ar the Yaakoe Spriagi TovaaHp Hall. 2M North Brigg* Road. MidSeviUe. The Michigan Horae lacaaty paaaad ■event bin* fat regain youag people io Ma bus ufaj niaaaaa bafcaa agar atiag a boat or penoaal waeercnft, aadh a* jat rid*. The legbtaMa abo haait* the boon penoaal wnaroM can be openaed. boat 9 in aoaae hoar before aeaaaa, and weald nqaiee operator* lo keep fair craft* at taM 100 fat from twiaiadag area*, ahoreMnea aad moored boat*. . State lawmaker* hope to have fa aew rale* in place before Memorial Day weekend. Circle of Friends plans fund-raiser The Hataiagi Circle of Friend*, fa group fat spearheaded fa *T*agle Towa* project a year ago. anil hare b* ■acood food-rat ter to *appon aaahneaance of fa cH'-fan'* playground su­ perstructure at Bob King Park. Groep member* will be telling April Hill froien, pre-cat cookie dough, trailable in chocolate chap. M * M chocolate chip, peanut boner, sugar and oatmeal raisin. The boxes contain six dozen cookies and *eU far $12 apiece. In celebration of Tangle Town's oneyear anniversary, a portion of the pro­ ceed* will benefit children's cause* in the community. Order* mast be taken by Monday. May 4. Those willing to help sell of who wish to place an order should call Sue Kolanowski at 948-2974. The first annual Maintenance Day for Tangle T own will be held at 9 a.m Saturday, May 30. with Sunday. May 31. as tain date. To volunteer, call 948-8838 More Hews Briefs on Page 2 Hokanson gets 17-1/2 to 40 years by Stelly Suker and Cindy Smith Staff Writers Bruce J. Hokanson, 42, of Hastings was sentenced last Thursday to a minimum of 17 1/2 to 40 years in prison for the Christmr Eve beating death of 45-year-old Harold Scon Svoboda as be slept in his Quimby Road home. After accepting a plea offer by Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley, Hokan­ son pleaded guilty last month to second de­ gree murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Hokanson, an alcoholic and a drifter who had paid rent in the form of food stamps and a drill press, had lived in Svoboda's home for three months prior to killing him with three blows to the head, using a piece of firewood. Svoboda also was widely known as a heavy drinker. "I think this is a very sad case." said Barry County's 5th Circuit Judge James Fisher to Hokanson just prior to handing down his sentence. "I think you and Mr. Svoboda would not have been in this situa­ tion had it not been for your alcohol con­ sumption. I see it day after day. people who are unable to function in society and are in dire straights due to excessive use of "Hokanson's family suffers, too. A little boy will grow up knowing that his dad is in prison for murder and all because of a fessional counseling to deal with their grief, Merrill-Tackett said. "..I took a piece of their lives, too," said rash, bad decision. 1 wouldn't wish this sit­ uation on anybody." "The early morning of Dec. 24th. 1997, is one that I will have to live with for the rest of my life." said Hokanson in a written apology. "Saying you're sorry doesn't bring Harold back to his family members. To think it was all through the selfishness of myself that this ever happened weakens me Hokanson. "I can't really speak for Harold's family and friends, but I know bow I feel. I do not feel good. I do not feel good at all. I so." Hokanson acknowledged in his apology that Svoboda's family has been traumatized by the death of Svoboda. The Svoboda family has had to seek pro­ am sorry for them, more than for myself. 1 am sorry this ever happened. " Hokanson claimed he "just snapped" the night he killed Svoboda after saying he only intended to "do damage" to Svoboda for verbally and/or physically abusing him on five occasions, which he detailed in a written statement "He assaulted me several times while people were present." said Hokanson. who was arrested shortly after asking a neighbor one of his drunken frenzies." "No matter what, he had the chance to walk out that from door." said Menll-Tackett in her first public comment about the crime in court Thursday. Instead. Hokanson went to bed after the altercation, which Wood uistified al the pre­ liminary examination included Svoboda and Hokanson yelling and swearing at one an­ other and Svoboda striking Hokanson. Wood testified that Svoboda threatened to throw Hokanson out of the house that night, but Wood convinced him to let alcohol. "You took a person's life and you have to take responsibility for your actions." Fisher continued. "The argument is that because of poor treatment by Mr. Svoboda, Hokanson slay because it was Christmas Eve and it was cold outside Svoboda later went to sleep on the couct. after taking pan in the consumption of more than three cases of beer during and af­ you had some justification. I do not agree. There are too many cases in society when no one is called on to take responsibility ter a party earlier in the evening attended by for their actions." "Nobody wins." said a tearful Susan Merrill-Tackett, sister of the victim, just minutes after the sentence. "I have no joy. My brother is gone forever." She added later that: "Everybody loses. Our family will never recover. Christmas will always be the anniversary of my brother's death, not the blessed holiday it's supposed to be. Harold Svoboda to call 911 about nine hour* after the lulling. "On Christmas Eve, Harold hit me in the face in front of Kerry Wood while in his daughter. Jenny, and his three grand­ children. Wood, an overnight guest, stayed on an­ other couch near where Svoboda was sleep­ ing and passed out. he said. Hokanson got up al about 1 am., found a piece of wood from a pile near the stove Bruce Hokanson prepares to face the penalty for killing Harold Svoboda with three blows to the head with a piece of firewood on Christmas Eve. 1997. See HOKANSON, continued page 2 �Page 2 - The Halting* Barre* - Thursday April 23 News Briefs... State Secretary closed half day The Michigan Secretary of Stale's office at 1611 S. Hanover St. in Hast­ ings will be closed Thursday. April 30. from 9 a.m. to I p.m. The half-day closing will be for staff training on new digital equipment be­ ing installed for the new Michigan driver’s licenses. The first full day when customers will be issued the new driver’s licenses at the local office will be Friday. May 1. Customers who need to transact business with the Secretary of State’s office should instead go offices at 1791 W. Columbia Ave. in Battle Creek. 430 Western Ave. in Allegan. 5827 W. Saginaw in Lansing or 3643 28th St. in Grand Rapids. National Day off Prayer set Plans are being made for the local observance of the National Day of Prayer Thursday. May 7. A noon service at the Barry County courthouse is planned, with music by John Price and the Barry County Christian School band. Prayers will be made for personal renewal, moral awakening, families, churches, ministries, the imprisoned and persecuted, for government and those in authority and for the media, cultural and social services. There also will be a prayer and praise service at 7 p.m. later that day at the Hope United Methodist Church, with the Rev Larry Hubley. president of the Hastings Ministerial Associa­ tion. Special music is planned. In case of bad weather on May 7. the noon service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Hastings. Drama Club's production set The Hastings High Club will present a musical revue at 7:30 April 30. at the high School Drama dramatic and p.m. Thursday. school lecture hall. Admission is $3. The proceeds will be used to help refurbish or replace the stage lighting system at the high school. Most of the upcoming production has been written and directed by students, most of whom took pan in recent local presentations of "Hello Dolly" and "Meet Me in St. Louis." The revue will include three brief scenes, called "blackouts;" Edward Albee’s "The Sandbox;" vocal and instrumental selections; monologues; a magic/juggling act; and a comedy called "Abbott’s Castle." Plow Days set at Bowens Mills The seventh edition of Old Fash­ ioned Plow Days at Historic Bowens Mills will be held this Saturday and Sunday The event will serve as the public debut of new owners Carlene and Owen Sabin, who last year bought Bowens Mills from her mother and stepfather, Marion and Ron Frye. The activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. In addi­ tion. there will be an old-fashioned barnyard pull at 6 p.m. Saturday, fol­ lowed by a bonfire. Several teams of big horses will be plowing both days, and there w ill be sheep and their lambs, bunnies and chicks, and sheep shearing demonstra­ tions. Plow Days has been held every year since 1992. Dem chairman to speak here Michigan State Democratic Puny Chairman Mark Brewer will be guest speaker at the Barry County Demo-1 cratic Party's annual Truman-Johnson Dinner Saturday evening. April 25. The dinner, which will be preceded by a social hour at 6:30 p.m.. will fea­ ture a tribute to the late Ed McRharhn. who was county chairman of the part for seven years Brewer first was elected chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party in 1995 and he was re-elected in 1997. Tickets for the dinner are available through April 20. but County Chair­ woman Blanche Munjoy said extra seating on the night of the event will be limited. To buy tickets, call Munjoy al 945­ 2791 or Ardie Baum at 945-3316. 1998 Positive parenting workshop planned An "On the Job Training for Par­ ents" workshop is panned for 8:30 a.m. Friday. May 1. at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community Col­ lege. The purpose of the session is to piomote parents having positive rela­ tionships with their children. After registration and coffee and rolls, speaker Naomi Haines Griffith will start her talk at 9 a.m. on positive parenting. There will be lunch at noon, fol­ lowed by three mini-sessions from 1 to 2:30 p.m., featuring local child care experts. There also will be a number of in­ formation booths available at the workshop. Pre-registration is required. Registra­ tion forms are available at the Family Independence Agency. 555 W. Wood­ lawn; the Barry-Eaton District Health Department. 110 W. Center St.; at area schools and local service clubs. One also may register by calling 948-3264. Tree planting ceremony set A tree planting ceremony in remem­ brance and hope for crime victims will be held at noon Saturday. April 25. at Charlton Park. All victims of crime and the public in general are welcome to attend. There is no admission. A ceremony will be held inside in case of rain. The event, held in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, is spon­ sored by the Barry County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). For more information, call 948­ 3388. Show to benefit youth theater Eight local singers will perform hit songs from Broadway shows at a bene­ fit concert Sunday. April 26. for the Thomapple Arts Council Youth The­ ater Guild. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. that Sunday at the Leason-Sharpe Hall, First Presbyterian Chut ch. Hastings. It is expected to last about an hour and a half. The group will perform songs from musicals such as "Cabaret," "Okla­ homa." "Carousel." "Les Miserables." "Phantom of the Opera." "South Pa­ cific." "Beauty and the Beast," "The Secret Garden" and "Guys and Dolls." Performers include Peggy Hemmerling. Judy Hicks. Shelly Dickinson. Bret and Becky Hoxwonh. Nathan Robbe. Kathryn Mix and Doug Acker. The singers will be accompanied on the piano. The Youth Theater Guild every summer has a two-week theater work­ shop for area youths, who produce a play performed all over Barry County. This will be the third year the work­ shop has been offered. The workshop is scheduled to start this year on June 15 and last until June 26. Production of the play will begin June 22 and it will last until July 10. Hemmerling is co-producer. Unity Concert will be tonight A concert of sacred music, featuring the Kellogg Community College Eclectic Chorale and Ensemble, the First Presbyterian Church choir, the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Folk Group, and members of the Hast­ ings High School choir will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. April 23. at St. Rose of Lima Church in Hastings. A free-will offering will be received. The presentation, called a "Unity Concert." is under the direction of Wyhommc Sellers Matthews, chairper­ son of KCC’s visual and performing arts department; Marty Shaw and Steve Youngs of St. Rose; and Patty LaJoye, choir director al Hastings High School. The Eclectic Chorale is a 32-voice ensemble composed of traditional and non-traditionai age students. It gives participating students the opportunity lo perform multi-cultural sacred and brotherhood choral selections, as well as vocal training and directing skills. The chorale has performed through­ out Michigan and the southern regions of the United States. It has recorded two albums. "Celestial Sounds." and "Eclectic Chorale 106." and has per­ formed on many local television net­ works and radio stations. The choir performs traditional and contemporary sacred and brotherhood works ranging from traditional a capella spirituals lo Gospocentric se­ lections. . Flexfab acquires Moxness Industrial Products, molded and extruded products producer FHI. Inc., the parent company of Flexfab, Inc. has acquired Moxness Products. Inc., a unit of Applied Power. Inc. Doug DeCamp. President and CEO. an­ nounced that closing documents have been signed, transferring ownership effective on Tuesday. March 31. "The addition of Moxness to our existing business represents a major investment in our corporate strategy." said DeCamp. "It moves us along toward three key milestones: open­ ing up two additional industnes. expanding our capabilities to include all forms of molded products, and broadening our technical capa­ bilities to speed the development of a broad range of polymers for crafting solutions to our customers’ problems.” Moxness is a well-known producer of molded and extruded products for the auto­ motive, food processing, office machine and electronics industnes. The acquisition will ex­ tend the range of capabilities of FHI's molded product units in Hastings and Carson. Calif. Moxness consists of plants in Racine and East Troy. Wis., and employs 165 people. This will increase FHI’s employment level to a to­ tal of approximately 850 in seven plants. “We arc announcing the formation of the Flexfab Molded and Extruded Products Group lo bring the diverse skills and products of three of our divisions to our customers with a single call." DeCamp continued. • Flexfab Elastomcncs. Inc. of Carson. Calif. Molded, integrated components for in­ strumentation and control system require­ ments. • I lexfab Minncxx. Lit., of Ratine Wi». Molded ,ilicnne robber product,, extruded profile, coaled wire and Klf-fusing .ilicnne tape *1 lexfab Inc. of Hastings, a unn xpccializ- "Our world-wide strategy is to follow out customers to parts of the world where their plants require our products and customer component and system design sendees. Supporting these customers in other parts of the world makes Flexfab an even better supplier in this country, too" Doug DeCamp mg in mjccuun molded components and ex­ trusion technology Ihc Hasting % plant also designs and manufactures reinforced enginccrcd components and systems for automo­ tive. heavy-duty truck, aerospace, military and industrial applications. , In a further move, I HI announced the com­ pany expansion into European markets by establishing a new manufacturing and engi­ neering center to serve its global customers in Europe. The new unit will be known as Hexfab Europe Limned The location will be an­ nounced in the near future. "Our world-wide strategy is to follow our customers to parts of the world where their plants require our products and customer component and system design services. Sup­ porting these customers in other parts of the world makes Flexfab an even better supplier in this country, too." DeCamp explained. Pr»»ident and CEO SEWER, continued from page I Martin Vandenack said that by using the old formula, his industry would have to pay S21,000 instead of S2.600, which would be a hardship "Whatever we don’t have to pay in fees we’ll pump back into our business... and back into the community," he promised. His sentiments were echoed by Paul Pe­ terson. But Steve Maurer, a residential devel­ oper, called the improvement fees "double taxation" and suggested their elimination altogether. He claimed it would be easier and cheaper for him to build homes outside the city limits because of such prohibitive costs. Council woman Miriam White then asked him why he's interested in building in the city. And Penrod argued that it is mote ex­ pensive to jbut ih utilities in thp county than it is within the Hastings city limits. The vote uf pass the resolution and let staff work out‘details was 6-2, with Camp­ bell and Barry Wood dissenting and Harold Hawkins absent. It’s maple syrup time in Vermontville...time to celebrate 1 Pancakes smothered m pure maple syrup will be plentiful in Vermontville as the village gears up for its 58th annual Maple Syrup Festival Friday through Sunday. Two parades, an arts and crafts show, amusement rides, arm wrestling, musical entertainment and more are featured at the event. In the photo, from left. Syrup Queen Andrea Mace, five-year-old Alicia White and Alternate Queen Melissa Patterson kick-off the celebration. HOKANSON, continued from page 1 and hit Svoboda three times in the head, then went back to bed, only to return to the scene the next morning to find Svoboda unresponsive. "We were both taught to help others in need," said Merrill-Tackett during her com­ ments to the court "I believe that's what my brother was doing. He took them in where they were at: good, bad and all the baggage" Merill-Tackett and Svoboda were the only children of Jane and the late Charlie Svoboda, who formerly owned Svoboda's Market, now called the Thomapple Trading Post at the comer of M-79 and Chariton Park Road. The farm where Svoboda lived and died had been in the family for over 100 years, said Merrill-Tackett. Svoboda also operated the store after his father died and his mother moved to Florida. "When he was drunk, he was rude and belligerent to customers and very argumen­ tative," said Inez Warren in a letter to Judge Fisher. "When he was sober, he was kind and considerate, completely opposite." "We didn’t deserve this," said MerrillTackett, who asked the judge to consider Svoboda’s life expectancy when passing sentence. "No matter what altercation took place. I want you to know he didn’t deserve this." In his comments to the court. Prosecutor Dale Crowley tried to convince Fisher that Hokanson had premeditated the crime. "From 10 p.m. to at least 1 a.m.. Hokanson had time for some brooding ac­ tivity. a lying in wail," said Crowley. "The victim was attacked when he was helpless. He had consumed quite a bit of alcohol. Mr. Hokanson knew what he was doing. He admitted his intent was to do harm to the victim." Crowley said that after Hokanson struck Svoboda, crushing his skull, he "took ac­ tions to dispose of the evidence to conceal a crime, including lying to police for two days." Defense attorney Gordon Shane McNeill, however, staled there was no evidence that Hokanson premeditated the murder. "He woke up in the night, he snapped and brought this object down on Mr. Svo­ boda," said McNeill. "There was no evi­ dence of a lying in wait. There is evidence that the victim had consumed 3 1/2 cases of beer." In response to McNeill’s references to P'Kir treatment of Hokanson by Svoboda. Crowley noted "That is hardly sufficient reason to kill someone. "He (Hokanson) is an individual who is content to drift through life, to drink, to avoid work and the responsibility for his child," Crowley continued. "His father at one point took him in and he stole from his own father. In this case, when the vic­ tim took him in. he returned that hospital­ ity by killing him." Hokanson. who has five previous mis­ demeanors on his record, originally had waived arraignment on the open murder charge and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. He agreed to plead guilty after a plea offer deadline was established by Crowley. McNeill declined comment at the time the guilty plea was entered, but according to court documents. McNeill had filed a motion against Crowley for "prosecutorial misconduct" for setting the deadline for ac­ cepting or declining his offer on a second degree murder charge. "...the prosecutor inquired of defense counsel why they were making him work on this case." McNeill said in the court document and in his comments to the court Thursday, "but stated he would not deny (Hokanson) his right to a fair trial by re­ voking the standing offer to plead to second degree murder." McNeill said Crowley broke his word about the standing offer when he "faxed a revocation of all offers" effective some three days prior to the scheduled motion dale. After McNeill filed his motion of prose­ cutorial misconduct, "subsequent discus­ sions resulted in (Hokanson) electing to ac­ cept the offered plea." "Mr. Hokanson had sought to have his sanity explored." said McNeill, referring to a motion he had made earlier lo seek a forensic evaluation of Hokanson. "Mr. Crowley forced this plea agreement, so we will not know the answers to these ques­ tions. Mr. Crowley staled to me that he didn't want to try this case." Crowley objected to McNeill’s com­ ments made during the sentence hearing. "I think these personal references arc out of line." the prosecuting attorney said. Regarding Hokanson's penally, his ex­ wife. Roxanne Johnson, also defended him in court by writing a letter to Judge Fisher pleading for leniency. "Please remember. Bruce is an alcoholic, not your common murder." said Johnson in her statement. "When he drinks, he turns into a big lush - he never once raised his hand or voice io me or his son. My hus­ band now. my son and my family would like to see Bruce not in prison, but some­ place like Pine Rest where he can get help." Merrill-Tackett, however, said Hokanson will get out of prison and go on with ftis life, but the suffering of she and her famjly will continue. ’ , "This man will do time and be released," she said. "As you look at me. I will nqyer get released." Merrill-Tackett, who has made numerous trips from her home in Florida to Hastings since her brother’s death, said Christinas will never be the same for her family, that her mother plans never to return to Hast­ ings and that she was unable to remove her brother's blood from the wooden floor at the house where he died. "I had never been touched by violence be­ fore. let alone such a horrific crime." she said. "I can't sleep wondering if someone is going to come into my home when I sleep." Merrill-Tackett said the last time she talked to her brother was regarding his plans to arrive in Florida two weeks after Christmas. Not having the chance to say "good-bye" was among the many difficult repercus­ sions of the murder, she said. "The most difficult part for me is .to wonder if my brother laid there and suf­ fered." she said. "The pathologist had testi­ fied that the first blow probably killed Harold. I cling to that." For her brother to be murdered by some­ one he was helping was ironic to her, she said. She and Harold had witnessed many acts of kindness to strangers by their father, who would often invite a customer to the dinner table. Often the family would be sitting down to supper when Charlie, their father, would be called away from the table to wait on a customer. Often, that customer would end up back at the table with their father. Harold’s daughter, Jenny, remains in Hastings and when she travels from Hast­ ings to Nashville and passes the Svoboda farm, she cries, said Merrill-Tackett. "I've had to explain to her children why mommy cries whenever she drives by the farm." said Merrill-Tackett. Some people have been less than kind lo her. Maybe some people didn't agree with Harold's freespirited lifestyle, but this wasn't his fault. No one deserves to die in their sleep like that." Sue's last trip to the family farm was made the day Hokanson was sentenced. "He took Harold’s life and a parr-of mine." she said. "Hokanson may someday get out of prison, but I will never be re­ leased from the sentenced he placed upon me." �Th* Hostings Bonner - Thursday, April 23, 1998 - Page 3 County board OKs grant application for housing/day care project by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Michigan Career and Technical Institute in Prakieville Township to apply for two grants for a Family Housing/Day Care Project The board had previously approved the concept of the plan. If obtained, the grant funds will be used to construct a family housing complex with a day care facility on land adjacent to the existing MCT1, located in the Pine Lake area. About 20 one-story housing units with two- and three-bedrooms are proposed for construction in clusters on a 39-acre parcel of land recently donated by the Kellogg Foundation to expand MCITs orif al 32- acre campus. MCTI hopes to obtain a S810,000 • Community Development Block Grant, •ijlministered through the Michigan Jobs The institute has current residential facil­ ities for up to 350 students and is the sec­ ond largest comprehensive rehabilitation training center in the United Stales, offer­ ing training in 16 vocational areas. The County Board last week held a public hearing about the project before voting to authorize the grant applications. Ron Decker, director of the Barry-Eaton Family Independence Agency, spoke in support of the project, noting that MCTI has provided good services in the past and has been "a good neighbor." "It's an exciting project because it en­ hances our current welfare reform initia­ tive," Decker said, saying that the county's caseload has been reduced dramatically. He said the MCTI project would help single parents become employable and have day care that might also be opened lo the gen­ eral public. Sharon Ford, who lives next to MCTI, * Commission, and a $550,000 grant ziprough the Michigan State Housing De- • Approved spending up to $6,870 to reconcile the county treasurer's common cash account from March. 1997 through Dec. 31, 1997 because of computer prob­ lems with a new computer system. The St. Johns-based audit firm of Abraham & Gaffney has been hired to do the work plus provide a summarization of investments as required by a new state law. • Agreed to spend $1,200 to purchase a historical designation plaque for the McKe­ own Bridge in Hastings Charter Township. The 1903 one-lane, iron truss bridge spans the Thomapple River near Thomap­ ple Manor, the county-operated medical care facility. • Adopted a resolution supporting pas­ sage of Senate Bill 839, which requires ac­ Edward D. Barlow Jr., nationally recognized speaker on "the future," will be the featured presenter Friday, May 1. for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of children have greater barriers to leaving ^jiglfare rolls than other people »< "Without appropriate day care and living •irrangements. women with families have T’not had the opportunity to receive the same the Barry County Futuring Committee. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails at the Hastings Country Club. Barlow says his mission is "assisting MCTI career training opportunities that their male counterparts have enjoyed for over a half of a century," MCTI officials people, organizations and communities to prepare for the world of tomorrow." He has worked with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Michigan Department of said in a recent written statement to the county board. "If family housing and child care were available, women on welfare could become those qualified trained employees that local employers often find difficult to recruit," Education and companies ranging from IBM and Motorola to Pepsi Cola and Frito Edward D. Barlow Jr. Lay. Barlow, who lives in St. Joseph, Mich., has traveled nationwide because of his 'Top 10 story correction... *®!-A production error resulted in several ^gglumns of copy being misplaced within a gMfhry printed in the April 9 Banner about -Top 10 students at Hastings High School. Because of the mix-up, information about some students was transposed with information about others. We are reprinting those pans of the story that were incorrect. We have also corrected a factual error made by the author of the story Melissa Meaney. daughter of Keith aad Gloria Meaney. also has a 4.0. In ninth grade, she was in choir, cheerleading. JV softball, and student council, was a member of the Quiz Bowl team, and had on the high honor roll, was student of the month, was in Who's Who. and won an academic letter. As a junior, she played varsity tennis, was a member of the Key Club. Interact, the National Honor Society, the Prom Committee, and Student Council, was in the school play, was involved in Homecoming activities, was student of the month, was on the high honor roll, was in Who's Who. was a member of the JV honor guard at high school graduation, and perfect attendance. As a sophomore she was a member of the Quiz Bowl team, student council, the won an academic pin. As a senior she is class president, played varsity tennis, is a member of the Key Club. Interact, and the National Honor Society, was on the Homecoming Court, was involved in Homecoming activities, varsity softball team, and the concen choir, was class president, was manager for boys' JV baseball, and received an academic and was on the high honor roll. She participated in the Rotary Leadership Conference and the Washington Journalism letter. As a junior she was class president, a member of student council, the Quiz Bow) team, the varsity softball team, the varsity singers, the International Club, and the Conference, taught at the Young Authors National Honor Society, and was treasurer ' of the Barry Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council. She attended , Girls' State and the Sleight Leadership Conference, and won an academic letter. As a senior she is student body president, a member of the student council, the varsity softball team, the Varsity Singers. Key Club, and the National Honor Society. , is president of the Youth Advisory Council, is a student aide, and won an academic letter. She has worked at True Value. She plans on attending Michigan State University to study biochemistry. Danielle Wildem. daughter of Steve and Toni Wildem, also has a 4.0. In ninth grade, she was a member of the Key Club. Travel Club, volleyball team and Homecoming Committee and was on the high honor roll. , As a sophomore, she played JV volleyball and varsity tennis, was a member of the Homecoming Committee. conference, and has worked al Felpausch She plans on attending the University of Michigan Alelsha Miller, daughter of Harold and Connie Miller, has a 3.98. As a freshman she played basketball and vol­ leyball and was on the honor roll. As a sophomore she was a member of FFA. HOSA. Interact, and the basketball and volleyball teams. She was student of the month, won an academic letter and was on the honor roll. As a junior she played basketball, was on the honor roll, won an academic letter, and was a member of FFA and the National Honor Society. As a senior, she is treasurer of FFA. worked on the yearbook, played varsity volleyball, was an equestrian team captain, and attended the FFA national convention. She has been active in 4-H. serving as Region I alternate, rodeo queen. 4-H council member and Teen Club member, won a 4-H recognition award from the Farm Bureau, and attended the Rotary Leadership Conference. She plans on anending Grand Valley State University or Key Club, and f rench Club, was student of the month, was on the high nonor roll Michigan State University. Erika Ordiway. daughter of Robert and Debra Ordiway. has a 3.93. As a and won an academic letter. In 11th grade she was on the high honor roll, was most valuable player of the freshman, she played softball, was a member of the Key Club, was on the Homecoming float committee, and was on vanity tennis team, was a member of the varsity volleyball team, the Homecoming Committee. Prom Committee. Key Club. French Club, and National Honor Society the honor roll. As a sophomore, she played softball, was a member of Key Club, placed in the Top 10 at regional competition for HOSA, won an academic letter, was on the honor roll, and was involved in Homecoming and won an academic pin. As a senior she was co-captain of the vanity tennis team, is secretary/treasurer of the National Honor Society, is a member of Key Club, was Exchange Cub student of the month, was on the high honor roll, and was in Who's Who She is a member of the Michigan Quarter Horse Association. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. Carley Case, daughter of Barbara and Larry Case, has a 3.98 GPA. As a fresh­ man. she played on the tennis team, was a member of the Key. Travel and Drama clubs, was student of the month, was in Who's Who. was involved in Homecoming activities, and was on the high honor roll. As a sophomore, she was a member of the tennis team and Key Club, was involved in Homecoming activities, was creditation of laboratories that analyze envi­ ronmental samples. The bill would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. Harry Adrounie of Hastings was instru­ mental in getting the bill started. Commis­ sioner Robert Wenger said. Adrounie believes that is "very necessary to have adequate testing," Commissioner Sandy James added. • Re-appointed David Tripp to the County Building Authority. His term will expire Dec. 31.2000. Gerald Rhead was re­ appointed to the Tax Allocation Board for a term that expires Dec. 31. 1998. • Agreed to purchase a 1996 Monte Carlo, previously leased for the Sheriffs Department, for $8,788.50 for other county work stations in the county administrator's office. • Approved payment of $500 to reim­ burse Wenger for traveling out of state to attend a forum regarding land jue. He will give a presentation about land use at the board's next meeting. • Authorized spending $2,821 to pur­ chase equipment, software and services to install an Eltron Bar Code label printer in the clerk s office • Renewed a $1,400 lease with Fillmore Equipment of Hastings for John Deere lawn mowers for the county sheriffs de­ partment and custodial department • Awarded the low bid of $685 to Barry County Lumber of Hastings for renova­ tions to the County Mapping Department. r use. • Purchased $4,100.49 worth of "remanu­ factured Herman Miller furniture" from Open Plan Systems, the lowest bidder, for Speaker to discuss ‘creating the Mure' in Barry County •yelopment Authority. ’' The theory behind the housing and day ;^re project is that women with disabilities according to MCTI. said she had some concerns about the project, but was not opposing it at this point. In other business, the county board: activities. As a junior she was a member of the Key Club. BPA. and the National Honor Society, was a volunteer for the Aids Quilt project, helped at Homecoming and yrilh Prom decorating, participated in the YMCA-Rotary Youth Leadership Camp, attended the Rotary Club luncheon, was on the honor roll and woo an academic pin As = senior she is a member of the Key Club. Interact, and National Honor Society, was on the honor roll, received an academic plaque, was a camp counselor, helped with Homecoming, and attended the Kiwanis luncheon She works at Burger King and the County Seat. She plans on anending MSU to study pre-medicine. with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. ' * Blaze destroys 60-year old barn A bam has fallen victim to fire lor the second time in its existence. According to owners Kelly and Duane Barcroft, their bam at 530 E. Cartton Center Road burned in the 1930's, but thanks to the hospitality of neighbors, an old fashioned barn raising restored the huge structure. The barn, housing some pigs and over 100 bales of hay. fell victim to flames again Sunday. April 19. Ke»y Barcroft said she was working in her garden when she turned around and noticed bam fuHy engulfed in flames. She speculated that moist hay may have created enough heat to ignite the blaze, which began at about 3:14 p.m. Battling the blaze, which claimed the Ilves of three pigs, were the Hastings Fire Department, the Freeport Fire Department and the Woodland Fire Department. At left. Kristina Guernsey braces herself to control the fire hose. Below, firefighters work to extinguish the still smoldering structure. work. He has worked with chambers of commerce in a dozen states and cities, talked about futuring on campuses from Maryland to San Francisco, has been pan of the planning process for a score of financial institutions and has been a consultant for utilities and energy companies such as Consumers Power. Mobil and Westinghouse, all of which have been considering future requirements for power. No stranger to Barry County, Barlow helped launch a leadership training program here in 1989, working with the Futuring Committee and the Cooperative Extension Service office. Besides Barlow's presentation, the celebration will review the activities and accomplishments of Barry County's Futuring Committee over the past decade and lay the groundwork for the next 10 years. Dinner will follaw the cocktail time May 1, and the presentations will wrap up the evening. Tickets are $12 per person and reservations must be made in advance because attendance is limited. Checks must be made payable to Barry County Futuring and should be mailed no later than Saturday. April 25, to Futuring, 1147 Willitts Road, Hastings. Mich. 49058. �Pope 4 - Th« Hotting* Bonner - Thursday. April 23. 1993 l€TT€RS from our readers... Jail inmate finds himself by turning to God Dear editor: A lot sutler from turning God on and off like a television set. Others use Gods name in two contexts, a swear word or a prayer word. Do you turn Him on when you need Him or turn Him off when you don’t. Being raised in a Christian home and hav­ ing all Christian relatives. I am the first in a few generations to spend time in jail and I’m not proud of that accomplishment. What I am proud of is how God. after I submitted to His authority, has used me to touch other lives and bring glory and honor to Him in all I do. Knowing a lot about the Bible doesn’t save you. and doesn’t make you a Christian. Jonah. David and Goliath. Moses and the ten com­ mandments. even Baby Jesus’ birth arc good things to know about, but what about the "Who’’ behind those stories. Jesus Christ, sav­ iour of the world, wonderful counselor. Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. our creator, what about Hun ' Spending the last eight months in jail has opened my eyes to new horizons. I’ve learned much about people, situations, attitudes and seen inmates cry for help The sad thing, on the other hand, is the amount ol men who have been back time and time again But on a good note, a small handful who have truly died to self, ‘’crucified’' the old nun. have not been back and are doing well, thanks to Jesus. I’ve seen many broken homes and parents who have just given up on their kids. They don’t have lough love, they have flat-out given up on many young kids w ith barely an educa­ tion who can’t even read past a fourth or fifth grade level. Basically, the point I’m trying to make is. we are all missing something in our* lives, whether it be love, health, acceptance, ability, wisdom, knowledge, self control, pa­ tience. kindness, long suffering, gentleness or Beware of 'Pied Piper's1 platform To the editor: Those who would follow Barry County’s own Pied Piper (Robert Dwyer’s letter. Banner April 16) should be cautious where they step. Their platform has holes in it. To wit: • Barry County Commissioners do not have "fully paid lifetime medical insur­ ance " • The "secretive committee meetings" are open to the public and posted to inform and encourage public attendance. • The "abolition of the office of register of deeds" might save a few dollars, though folks in Kalamazoo County, waiting a month or more for clear title to land aren't singing the praises of a combined clerk and register of deeds office. Our current system serves the people in a timely manner. • Restricting a re configured board with fewer members will not happen until after the year 2000 census, delaying possible implementation until the term beginning in the year 2001. at the earliest. So there is no ftrst-year savings. • "Abolition of the register of deeds of­ fice" cannot happen until after the current term has expired. So there is no first-year savings The purchase of the Wren parking lot. with six secure indoor spaces and 35 out­ door spaces — a consequence of "forward planning" — was a relative bargain at $39,900. Mr. Dwyer exaggerated the cost by more than $25,000! The nefarious "board majority" that Mr. Dwyer repeatedly referred to is a chimera. Last year, the diverse committees, investi­ gating issues in open meetings, made rec­ ommendations to the board, resulting in unanimous votes 80 percent of the time. Commissioner Tim Burd, myself and Build shelter on high ground To the editor: Kudos, cheers, and two thumbs up to Bran Reynolds. Kathy Wiggins. Steve DeBoer. Richard Groos. the Hastings City Council and any one else who has the good sense to sup­ port having a new animal shelter built on high ground that is not on a flood plain. Certainly common experience tells us that flood plains flood and it will only be a manor of time before the water will rise again. A flood plain by any other name will flood the same. The ancient first rule of shelter building has (aught us that "a good shelter in a bad location is a bad shelter.” And as for what to do with the city owned riverfront, flood plain, how about preserve and conserve, for that may be the greatest an­ cient w isdom of all. Tara Walldorf! Hastings HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Commissioner Emmet Herrington (in as­ cending order) cast the fewest (as a percent­ age) majority votes. The "majority" were within I 1/2 percent of each other (again, as a percentage of majority voles). In as­ cending order, they were Commissioners Lew Newman. Bob Wenger. James Bailey. John Barnett and Sandy James. In previous years, overall percentages remained the same (6-7), however, varied positions in relative rank demonstrate no "majority." While Mr. Dwyer may fancy himself as a local equivalent of James Carville, misin­ forming the public, distorting facts and impugning others' character with innuen­ does do not serve the people of Barry County. Obviously, no one has a monopoly on the "ignorance of and lack of respect for the law and simple tnirh." Rod Goebel. Barry County Commissioner. Delton maybe just friendship. God has the solution, the answer, the remedy, the cure. It says in Galatians 5:22. “But the fruit of the Spint is love, joy. peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control" Wow! All the things we need, and to obtain all these, we just need to repent and believe in Jesus, submit to Him daily and He will do the rest. This love God has for us is like no other. Agape means unconditional love. I want the best for you and I’m ready and willing to help you. no mailer what you do' Does that mean if someone lies about you and you get in trouble, love them anyway ’ Absolutely! What if they use me? Be used, and if they’re two faced, fine! We must under­ stand that has Christians we’re not here to win acceptance and approval from others, we're here to bring glory and honor to our heavenly Father in whatever we do. God knows our heart. He’s not going to let us down. The Bible says. 'He is faithful an and just If we sin. ask for forgiveness and He will forgive. Call on the name of the Lord and you shall be saved. If you’re reading this and you're not saved, or maybe you’re straddling the fence, or maybe you are saved, but struggle with anger, frustration or maybe you still smoke or dnnk. (iod loves us and if we arc w illing to live for Him. He will help us. God doesn't want any­ one to go to hell, but unless we have repented, we’re headed there. Obviously. I’m no writer, but it is important for you to know that God docs change lives. I’m living proof and there arc many others. Chaplain Bill. Pastor Rus Sarver. Darrel. Jack. Sandy. Doug. Dan Whalen and my home pastor, Lester DeGroot, have given me en­ couragement and pray ers in my stay here. I es­ pecially thank God for my family sticking with me through this. To others reading this. I know I've offended a lot of people and done things wrong. I ask for forgiveness, and thanks to God’s love. I can forgive all who have done me wrong. Rob PluchinskyNashville Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Lavin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barty townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Inring, Cartton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ol Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Save the sermons .for Sunday Tu the editor: Lately, I can hardly bring myself to read the Banner. It seems in order to do so I have to suffer through more barely literate letters from yet another inmate trying to gain early release by publicly declaring his newfound hive of scripture or yet more mind-numbing anti-abortion rants These letters never seem to make a point besides letting us know the writer’s religious or political affiliation and probably never change anyone's mind. So why do I write? Simply to express my love of the first amendment and to say that I lose the fact that these concerned citizens can express upon the whole community their ig­ norance. Even though they have tried, the re­ ligious zealous and small minded hate-mon­ gers have not entirely encroached upon our in­ herent freedom to live and express our minds. But they sure to do try*. The “pro-life” movement is a group that forces children to be born, only to deny them once they are bom. In forcing people to live by their dogma, they ignore the will and lib­ erty of the living, the very person who is sup­ posed to then care for and love that child. In a capitalistic society many life decisions arc based on money. Many times people sim­ ply cannot afford to have a child. Where arc these fanatics when the child is bom? They arc lobbying Congress to cut spending on so­ cial services. When it comes to the “pro-life” movement these arc the same people who want everyone to follow their god. Abortion is wrong in the eyes of God. so it’s wrong for all of us because their god is our god because they say so! Sound confusing? Well, so docs their ridicu­ lous. contradicting Bible. To live in West Michigan is to be constantly pressured by this majority of like-minded big­ ots who do not w ish to accept that others may disagree with them. They cannot understand that anyone may have morals when they are not Christian ones. Yes. life is sacred, but so is liberty. If wc art slaves to someone clse’s will, then where is the quality of life and why bother living? The nght-to-lifc movement does not even allow for abortion to save the life of the woman. The key word here is woman. What it comes down to is that Christianity is a mythology that is still in place only because it provides a means to continue a patriarchal structure that believes they can tell us how to live, including controlling the fate of mothers whose lives are at risk. It all comes from an archaic fear of female sexuality and resent­ ment of women’s creative power. The actions of Christians rarely ma’ch up with the slogans. Still, they seem to do a good . job of convincing us they arc really all above love The history of the Christian religion has been one of brilliant propaganda., right up there with Disney and the Nazi Party Driving through Barry ( ounty one is inundated with bumper-sticker scripture Yes the C hristians do give all sorts ol money to the ’heathens" in third-world countries, but only if they take their Bibles and go to their church. How hu­ manitarian! Instead of writing another moronic letter lo the local paper, which ends up mostly bang more preaching to the choir, do something constructive like experiencing something that conflicts with your opinion with an open, questioning mind. Just remember “beware the man of one book” and how many Christians can argue their case using more than one book’’ They certainly won't be using “Origin of the Species " If the Bible is seen as alle­ gory. then isn't it just historical fiction -a novel-’ Something along the lines of “War and Peace’’ without great writing-’ Now that I've had my say let the deluge of letters from hypnotized cult followers begin. How many letters can wc expect from brain­ washed children wondering how 1 could dare say such awful things? No doubt we can ex­ pect our local religious leaders to put pen to paper before they even read to this point of my letter. Do us all a favor and save the sermon for Sunday and those who want to hear it. I've often been furious that no one ever seems to offer a dissenting opinion in these letters but I realize it's because most people in the pro-choice camp have some respect for peoples’ differences of opinion. For pro-lifen, uniformity of thought would be utopia. For me it's a living nightmare. Joseph A. Williams Hastings Reminder takes stand for Lord . To the editor: So many times I have commented on the wonderful message of the front page of the Reminder on Thanksgiving. Christmas, and Easter It’s time I write to thank you for being will­ ing to publish the truth and to stand and be counted for ones' beliefs. As Christians, we have a wonderful message to share, and it both hurts and worries me that so much of to­ day's media cither misrepresents or criticizes the very principles and faith upon which this country was founded. Thanks for taking a stand for our Lord. Il’s refreshing and gives me hope! Janis L. Talsma Shelbyville Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Public Opinion Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovis-on ol J-Ad Graphic* Inc. l»52N Broadway Hastmgs Ml 49058 0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacob* PresKleni Joyc* Ryan Treasure* F radar ic Jacob* Vce Present Stephan Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elame Gilbert (Assistant EOdor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smit h Marv Warner James Jensen Shawn a Suwyn Ruth Zachary Ted Spoelstra, Nashville • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through FrdayBam to 5 30pm Saturday 8 30a m Noon Scott Omen Jerry Johnson Cindy O'Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County S27 per year m adjommg counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to RO. Boe B Hastmgs. Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastmgs Ml 49058 I "I think the animal shelter should be in a better spot and not so far from the roads." Fred Ulrich. Hastings: "I think they should sun “If they can remodel wher from scratch and build a new one." they have and save some expense. I think that would be better. If you have a hotter Hastings: "A new one wtadd be better. We could piaa for ftaem additions or adding other facilities M the same time.' ’ animal shelter. I like the idea of a new shelter. I think the location seems like a good "IMAaiifilM done (a new shatur) i would help the coan should be done." �The Hailingj Bonner - Thunday, April 23, 1998 - Pope 5 LETTERS.,.from cur readers FINANCIAL FOCUS Ideas from Drummond, Dwyer worthwhile To the editor: The thoughts of Don Drummond and Bob Dwyer about the existing state of Barry County government and especially the re­ freshing ideas for improsements. thus making our county gosernment a model for others to follow, are outstanding. Their ideas deserve a m-depth examination and positive action by our eleqed policy mak­ ers. Many of these thoughts have been repeat­ edly introduced by minority members of the present county commission and other citizens, only to be rejected or placed on the back burner by the majority members. Both writers defined the need for strategic and or future planning (business or work plan) as bang basic to the many other ideas contained in their letters. Again, the majority of our present county commissioners have re­ peatedly rejected any semblance of organized planning. Our local county courts arc an excellent ex­ ample of what knowledgeable people can do in causing change to accommodate future needs. Their efforts have received both state and national recognition. With the exception of the positions of pros­ ecuting attorney and surveyor, there are no minimal education or experience require­ ments for county officers. Accordingly, any LEGAL NOTICES] MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN will be used for THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rodney R Burris, an unmarried man and Louise Ward an unmarried woman to AAA MORTGAGE & FI­ NANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee dated Novembers 1995 and recorded on Decembers. 1995 in Uber 646. on Page 849 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agree­ ment dated as of November 30 1995. Senes 1995-C as assignee, by an assignment dated No­ vember 22. 1995 which was recorded on August 19. 1996 tn Liber 669. on Page 905. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hun­ dred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Six and 51/100 dollars ($115,426 51). including inter­ est at 11 50% per annum Adjustable Fate Mort­ gage interest rate may change on 5/14 and 11/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them at public . vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM . on May 14. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as PARCEL C’ THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION. THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 262 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH­ WEST V4 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 328 (T FEET THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 262 01 FEET THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS WEST 328 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO HIGH­ WAY RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF SUBJECT TO AND TO­ GETHER WITH AN FASEMENT AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED ON DRAWING NO 88962-’N* AS DESCRIBED AS citizcns can be elected to these offices regard­ less of thar ability to serve. The proposal that our county political parties or other organized groups could formulate “platforms" and in­ vite candidates for county offices to give their views at a public forum would help voters “separate the wheat from the chaff " Fellow citizens, only a short time remains (Tuesday, May 12) for you to take part in the process of selecting better qualified represen­ tatives for county commission scats. Our county is at a crossroads as far as the Board of Commissioners is concerned Activ­ ities of the commission can be likened to a ship adrift on the high seas without a rudder or captain at the wheel. You - Mr. and Mrs. voter deserve better representation. Write letters to the media let your elected officials know what you want done attend township, city, village and counts commis­ sion meetings. Change is taking place all around us you arc needed to help manage this change. My appreciation to both Drummond and Dwyer for having the intestinal fortitude to publicly define the malaise which has slowed the orderly development of our county AND better still - their ideas for improve­ ment for a better tomorrow. Emmett Herrington 7th District County Commissioner. Bellevue Mother who spanked had reasons To the editor: I was grieved to read the Banner report about the “Mother Who May Be Arrested for Spanking." In my view, this single mom is obviously struggling with a teen daughter whose rebel­ lion is earning some consequences. Single­ handedly. this mom is trying to protect her daughter from possible pregnancy, drugs and other society ills. And, in a consensual decision, the daughter chose to be spanked over being grounded. Then in a peer-pressured situation, she was swayed to report this incident to a school counselor. This sounds to me like further rebellion by a teen who wanted to “hurt" her mom because of her stria limitations, which I applaud My observations in our community arc no different than that of anywhere in our nation. I have witnessed children emotionally abused by simply being told they were "unwanted" or "an accident." I have seen a 7-ycar-old girl left home alone to care for herself or wander aimlessly around the neighborhood. I've seen an ever younger girl in bikini swimwear riding her bike down streets in town repeatedly, all by herself I’ve <een five teens (and younger) throwing snow “iceballs” at traffic going down Hanover, and the other day two boys no older than 12 sitting outside Felpausch openly smoking cigarettes in their own type of rebel­ lion. And then there are the kids wc don’t see who arc home watching R-rated shows, play­ ing R-rated video games and listening to Rrated music. I think the parents of these children need to be "spanked" or face jail time for these types of abuse. “Lack of Parenting" is worse than what this single mother has done to her daughter. I would hope that no judge in our commu­ nity would com ia this woman unless there is a history of abuse in this family. In this inci­ dent. as it reads, the state agency tus once again overstepped its boundaries and harassed this single mom. Know your rights as a citizen - these stale agencies have limitations they don’t always abide by and you as parents have protective rights against such interference and harass­ ment. Contact the American Center for Law and Justice at (757) 579-2489 or your State Rep­ resentative if you feel you’ve been treated un­ justly. Joanna Haddix Hastings Planning on cleaning the garage? Get rid of useful, but no longer needed Items through a Banner Classified. Call Us at 945-9554. furnished by... \. Mark O. Christensen of Edward Jorara and Co. Professionals should give you what you deserve It’s a common misconception that wealthy people are treated with more respect. But a recent study in the financial publication On Wall Strca found that only 26.7 percent of the 879 affluent investors interviewed were very satisfied with their investment professionals. Looking at it another way. about three-fourths weren't too happy. What docs it take to satisfy the high-nctworth investor*? The article identified seven service factors, excluding technical compe­ tence and investment performance, that sig­ nificantly influenced client satisfaaion. The Compacncc Factor Big-money in­ vestors want evidence of technical prowess For example, they expect clippings and reprints of articles relating to their invest­ ments. They want their financial specialists to attend seminars and lectures to learn the latest thinking in the investment world. They want demonstrated competence, not empty boast­ ing. The No-surprise Factor. Affluent investors understand the marka inevitably fluauates. They want to be told nght away if somahing is wrong. More important, they want to know what’s being done to respond to the situation. The Hustle Faaor. The affluent want to think they’re special. The most satisfied clients think of their financial professionals as perfcaionists. They hustle, and they get things right the first time. The Warmth Factor. This isn’t about radiat­ ing a warm, fuzzy feeling, it’s about being emotionally attuned and cmpxthaic. It means understanding another person’s situation and being able to listen and summarize the central theme of a conversation. The First-to-know Faaor. Satisfied clients are those who arc kept up-to-date. They want to hear about events that affect, or could af­ fect. their portfolios. They want to hear it first from their brokers. The Listening Factor. The most satisfied wealthy clients say their financial profession­ als never show impatience. The focus should be on the client's agenda, and the only way to do that effeaivcly is to listen. The Client-centered Factor. Affluent clients believe their needs arc unique. They want customized, individually tailored solu­ tions. Satisfied clients say thar investment representatives intcraa with them, reinforcing this feeling of uniqueness. Regardless of the size of your portfolio, your money is important to you. Any finan­ cial professional who accepts your business should be committed to offering you the best service possible. These seven service faaors are an excellent checklist to test your current professional or help you sclea a new one. - STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T 633® Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola 08 N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar First Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors 45-3® 47-5/16 431® 45 74-11/16 29 99-1/8 73-5/16 36 56-1/4 47-9/16 69-3/4 23-3® 118 73-3/16 70-3/4 18-9716 41-5H6 62 59-3® 14-5/16 16-1/2 7-1/2 333® 41-15/16 31065 633 9184 94 678.000.000 Hastings Mfg IBM JCPenney Johnson 8 Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Mich Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume DESCRIPTION AS ENTRANCE ROAD AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A 66 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 9. TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MWUTES 33 SEC­ ONDS EAST 1150 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO REFERENCE POINT ’A' THENCE CONTIN­ UING NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 369 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF ENDING OF SAID EASEMENT. ALSO BE­ GINNING AT THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED REFERENCE POINT -A’ THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 465 95 FEET THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES J5 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 844 09 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 517 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST •62 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE PLACE OF END­ ING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF WHISPERING VALLEY ESTATES NO 1 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT Thereof as recorded Plats page as in liber s of The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date ol such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated April 2 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30. 1995 Series 1995-C FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ol November 30 1995 Senes 1995-C 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #96105370 ( 4/30) NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY FOR LOWEST APR. SEE DEALER TO SEEIF YOU QUALIFY. 1 51.500 Cash Back or as low as 1 9% Ford Credit APR financing Ford Credit APR for qualified buyers varies by credit worthiness ol buyer as determined by Ford Credit 2 As low as 19% Ford Credit APR financing for qualified buyers varies depending on credit worthiness ol buyer as deter­ mined by Ford Credit Total possible savings of 51.874 16 based on MSRP of Taurus SE Sport with Comfort Group Comparison ol 1 9% APR for 36 mos at 528 60’mo /St 000 financed with 10% down payment and 7 5% APR tor 36 mos al 531 11/mo./Sl.000 financed with 10% down payment 3 MSRP of 1998 Explorer 4X4 Sport PEP931A Title, taxes and optional equipment not included in advertised price See Dealer lor their price As low as 1 9% Ford Credit APR financing for qualified buyers vanes depending on credit worthiness ol buyer as determined by Ford Credit For Cash Back and APR take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 77 98 Residency restric­ tions apply Dealer participation may affect savings See dealer for details Your Neighborhood I FORD Dealer -1-9/16 ♦1/4 -5® ' -1-13716 -1-3® -3-1® ♦1-7® — ♦6-3/16 ♦1/16 +3/4 -1-5716 •9/16 -5® ♦11-7® -1-3® 4 ♦1/4 -1/4 — +4-1/2 -7/16 -1/4 -7/16 ■33® ■35/16 �Poge 6 - The Hotfmgs Bonne* - Thursday. April 23. 1998 Rotary ‘Red Rose Citation’ awarded to two By Jim Jensen Staff Writer The "Red Rose Citation.** an honor given by the Hastings Rotary Club, to individuals based on outstanding service to the club or the community, distinction, recognition, participation and outstanding (perfect) attendance The "Red Rose Citation" is an award given by theHastings Rotary Club to individuals who . have demonstrated their concern for a^ belter community. recognize outstanding community service, was awarded to two individuals at Monday afternoon’s Rotary meeting. 1he two Rotarians awarded were Jim and Marguerite Alden of Hastings. Jim Alden is the former Rotary district Marguerite and Jim Alden were awarded the Hastings Hotary Club's "Red Rose Citation' from president Jan Hartough and Eugene Haas at Monday's meeting. governor. The couple were presented the citation, along with a bouquet of red roses, from Hastings Rotary Club President Jan Hartough and Eugene Haas. Jim Alden was overtaken with emotion when receiving the special honor saying "Rotary is our life." Marguerite Alden also was quite pleased, stating Tm very grateful and The plaque j details the J importance 5 of an award; suchasthes "Red Rose ) Citation'to < communitiej such as Hastings. surprised." The Red Rose is the highest honor that the Hastings Rotary Club can bestow and T was created in 1945 to "praise worthy people" within the community. .at the church of Committee members select your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches ____________ available for your convenience...___________ PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY CHURC H OF CHRIST 2601 Lacey Rood. Dowling. Ml 44050 Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School 11 00 a m. Sunday l.vcnmg Service 600 pm. Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p.m 1330 N. Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children's program Paste’ John Mctlish QUIMBY UNITED Ml THODIST CHI RUH THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 541 N Michigan Ave. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Sunday Service* Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course M-79 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (616) 945*9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . 3Her School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO Bos 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 ( ILDAR ( REEK BIBLE Cedar ( reck Rd . 8 ;ni South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Ruben Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School al 10 00 am. Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at MJO p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHt’RCH Meeting at 502 I: Bond S' (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all sen ices For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Res Dasid T Hustwick. view at 94K2101 St Andrew \ is a part of the Independent Anglican Church ( anad? Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A (ampbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes fur all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nuncry provided Sun­ day l-vening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 (X)p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 inrough 7• i grade). Kids Club or Junior bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS L’NITED MET HOMS I CHIRCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (M) a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday 5 00 pm. Com­ munity Breaklast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people w ho care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH llvrurrlf the Hasting* Grace brethren Charch). 600 (Arwell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Sers ices 9 45am - Bible Classes ■ for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m ■ Bible Study fur all ST. ROSE C ATHOLIC CHI RC H 805 S Jcflerwm Father Charles I ischcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masse* 8 00 a ni and I1 00 am. ( onfcssion Saturday 4 00 4 30 p m CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 17|6 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday SersK.cs 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Sersice. 6(JO pm evening Senice. Wednesday ’ 00 p m Services for Adults. Tern* and Children 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Arnrtt. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a Cl and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ dren- Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9.30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday '• 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am.. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m lo 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided! ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 hl her (iale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekday* or all day week­ end* Sunday Morning Mass 1000 a m - 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor, Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E. Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 « 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service bpm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Five.her. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mavs Saturday Evening 6 30 p in GRACE COMMl NITA CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Ihm Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning ( c'cbratMin 10 am Fellowship Tone before the service Nursery, children* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Stale Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 945 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 (X) p m E vening Cel­ ebration for adult* "Kids Alive** for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHIRCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michae* Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Apnl 26 8 45am Sunday School (all ages). 10 00 Holy Communion, lunch after. 6 00 p m Youth Group Thursday. April 23 I <M> pm Ruth Circle. 4 00 Children's Choir, 7 00 Adult Choir Saturday. April 25 9 00 a m Catcch 4. 9 00 Hwy Clean Up. 5 30-7 00 pm YG Supper. 8 00 NA Tuesday. April 28 7 00 p m Evang Comm . 7 30 Adult Catcch . '30 OA Wednesday. Apnl 29 10 00 a m Wtordwatchers. ' (Xi p m SS Stall HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHI RCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bu fiord W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School. 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship. 11 00 a m Worship • Child care available for infants 4c toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 00 p m Ml-lll Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m SR-HI Youth Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 p m. Pio­ neer clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5 00pm Youth Handbells. b 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 pm Chancel Choir THURSDAY. APRIL 23 4 (Ml pm-8 00 pm • RUMMAGE SALE FRIDAY. APRIL 24 g 00 .i m - < <i(l Pm RUMMAGE SALE Sponsored by the L'MW Come and ftnn us Hase a good time just browing through the merchandise You never know what you might find' FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 ( 616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director ot Noah's Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent 9 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Wor­ ship Services Communion cele­ brated at 9 30 and 11 (Ml a m The 9 30 Service is broadcast user WBCH-AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided during both Services 4887 Coal* Grose Rd Pa«'or Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N. Broadway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ••Prescriptions” I IB S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan ________ Erma W. Reigler _______ Linda L. French________ Leo J. Oliver NEWAYGO - Mr. Leo J. Oliver, age 71. of Newaygo and formerly of Hastings, passed away at 5:07 p.m. Sunday, April 12. 1998 at Butteruonh Hospital in Grand Rapids Mr. Oliver was bom on Apnl 10. 1927 at Hastings, the son of Charles and Rosa (Bron­ son) Oliver. He was raised in the Hastings area and anended Hastings schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was married to Orra E. Newton on Oct. I. I960 and she survives. He lived most of his life in the Hastings area and the past 10 years in Newaygo. He was employed by the New York Central Railroad for 27 years, retiring in 1968. He had also been engaged in farming for several years Mr. Oliver is survived by hts wife. Orra; seven daughters. Kathleen (Robert) Smith of Hastings. Kimberly Oliver of New Pork Richey. Fla.. Linda Whrighton of Chicago, Dianah Dnozaha of Grand Rapids, Patricia Dcbler of Lima, Ohio, Joan Latrella of Honda and Barbara Faeestrum of Florida; three sons. Stuart Oliver of Hastings, Robert Oliver of Florida, and Michael Oliver of Lima, Ohio; step-daughter. Kaye (C.A.) Fauncc of Freeport; step-son. Steven Rider of Newaygo; 25 grandchildren; five great grand­ children; two brothers, Wallace Oliver of Hastings and Clarence Oliver of Otsego; and sister. Evelyn Hummel of Hastings. He was preceded tn death by sons. Stanley Oliver in 1979. James Oliver in 1981; daughter. Karlecn Wilson 1997. Also by sisters. Betty and Ila. and half brother. Myron. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. Apnl 16. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with the Rev. Russell A. Sarver officiating. Bunal will be at Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Twp.. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. CLOVERDALE - Richard Howard McIntyre, age 74, of Guernsey Lake, Cloverdale passed away at home Tuesday. April 21. 1998 after a long illness. Dick was bom on January 24. 1924 in Battle Creek, the son of Levant and Rhea (VanAuken) McIntyre. He was a veteran of World War II and a manager for National Foods Corporation and a general manager for Buy-Low Foods. Dick enjoyed his children, grandchildren; his lake home near Delton and home in Sebring, Florida. He also loved sunny, warm weather and fishing. He was married to Jane Bayley on September 5. 1942. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; and infant daughter. Tina and four brothers & sisters. Dick is survived by his wife. Jane; children, Margo & Fred Brundage of Portage, Richard & Nita McIntyre of Battle Creek, Traci & John Pesky of Portage; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; two brothers & several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place at his request and there will be no visitation. Friends & relatives are invited to attend a Graveside Memorial Service to be held Friday. April 24. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings at 1003 State Road. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home, Delton. This information on worship services is provided fry. The Hastings Hanner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS worthy MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Linda L. French, age 56, passed away Sunday morning, March 29. 1998 at home. She was bom March 1. 1942 at Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Robert F. and Helen E. (Finch) Herron. She was raised in Lansing and attended Eastern High School in Lansing, graduating in 1959. She graduated from Michigan State University in 1963 and received her teaching certificate, and was married to James R. French on June 11. 1966. Boyer, and William (Elton) Boyer. Surviving are sons. Morri^B (Barbara) Reigler of Hastings. Gary (Janetfl Mrs. French was employed at Hastings Schools in Adult Education. She was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church, the Middleville Planning and Zoning Commission, was an avid reader, enjoyed Broadway Music and Plays, Reigler of Grand Ledge. Owen Reigler, oM Middleville, Charles S. Jr. (Vai) Reigler ofl| Hastings; 23 grandchildren; 30 great grand^B B| H children; many nieces and nephews. Memorials can be made to the Americai^B needlepoint, sewing and knitting. She was a caring, loving wife, mother and grandmother, always doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Mrs. French is survived by her husband. James R French, one daughter. Teresa (Steven) Lewis of Kentwood, one son. David R. French of Ypsilanti, one granddaughter. Diabetes Association. No visitation will be held. Joint Mcmoria^B sen ices will be held for Charles S Reigler Sr^B and Erma W. Reigler on Saturday. April 25^B 1998 at 2 p.m. al the Hastings Assembly o^B God Church. Pastor James Campbell officiat-^B ing. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Fu-^l neral Home in Hastings. Samantha Lewis and was looking forward to a grandchild in June. She is also survived by her mother, Helen Herron of Lansing, two I Kenneth G. Archer CLARKSVILLE - Kenneth G. Archer^ sisters. Kathy (Jerry) Doyle of Grand Ledge, Susan Wohlscheid of Lansing, two brothers, David (Melanie) Herron of St. Petersburg. age 81. of Clarksville went to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 18. 1998 at/ Florida and Robert Heron; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Herron. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 1. 1998 at Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Father David LeBlanc officiated. Interment look place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Pennock Hospital, Hastings. ’*•" He was bom on September 17. 1916 iff-’ Lake Odessa, the son of Benjamin and Recta (Karcher) Archer. He married Rita E. Jackson on August 23.” 1937 in Freeport. Mr. Archer was preceded in death by hii^ • brother, Robert Archer. „• Mr. Archer is survived by his wife, Rita Archer, three daughters, Betty Jean (David) Barrett of Clarksville. Mary L. (Henry) Curtis of Clarksville, Ann Marie (Ray)* Ramos of Crescent City. Florida; soai, : Kenneth Jack (Kathleen) Archer of Lake T Odessa; five grandchildren; three great j grandchildren; brother, Donald (Eileen) j Francisco (Frank) Montes ORANGEVILLE - Franks life began Jan. I. 1935 in San Antonio. Texas, the son of the late Arturo and Mana (Ramierz) Montes. Frank had lived in this area for 32 years and had retired from the Titus Construction Com­ pany. He was an avid boss ier and enjoyed and had coached children's softball. One of Frank’s favorite pastimes was listen­ ing to Spanish music. His family includes his four children and their spouses. Loraine and John Pigeon of Dorr, Frank and Chris Montes of Gun Lake. Johnny and Renee Montes of Cloverdale, and Tommy Montes of, Orangeville and his fi­ ancee Carol; his grandchildren. Jason and Jordan Monies. Amanda Pigeon. Ashley Montes. John Pigeon Jr.. Billy. Logan. Mitchell and Calob Montes, and Morgan For­ man; his sisters. Arcadia Zavaca and Santos Bustamantes; a brother. George Montes. Frank was anticipating the birth of Tommy's twin children. Frank died Friday. Apnl 17. 1998 at his home under the losing care of hts family, and was preceded in death by his wife Estclla in 1992. his brothers. Mike. Arturo. Concep­ cion, and a sister. Mana M. Hernandez. A Mass of Christian Bunal was held Mon­ day. April 20 at St. Margarets Catholic Church. Fr. Donald Klingler celebrant. Bunal followed tn the family plot at Oak Hill Ceme­ tery. Orangeville. Fncnds may share a memory w uh the fam­ ily at the chapel or on line al www.rdmg.com. A special thanks to Juanita Mlodztnski for her lose and care for Frank, and thanks to the wings of Hope Hospice. Memorial gifts may be made to this fine organization. j MIDDLEVILLE- Erma W. Reigler. 81, of ) Middleville, died Sunday. April 19. 1998 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was -: born Sept. 14, 1916 in Cadillac, the daughter . of Oscar and Myrtle (McWithy) Boyer. She graduated from Thomapple Kellogg High School in 1935. • Mrs. Reigler worked for Airways in Mtdfl dlevillc for 10 years. She enjoyed quilting anefl spending time with her grandchildren. Shdfl married Charles S. Reigler Sr.. Sept. 20. !93lS and he died Feb. 4, 1998. She was also pre^B , ceded in death by brothers. Jack Boyer. Mcrfl Archer of Flint; sister, Bcnrecta Johnson of . Lake Odessa; and many nieces and nephews. '• Funeral Services were held Tuesday. April ; 21. 1998 at the Clarksville Bible Church il)~ Clarksville. Pastor Troy Rininger officiated. Interment took place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to' the Clarksville Bible Church. Funeral arrangements were made by Koops. * Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa | ^Haze^G^ddebrand^ | HASTINGS - Mrs. Hazel G. Hildebrandt, age 100, of Hastings, passed away at 8:50 , a.m. Thursday. April 16. 1998 at Tcndcrcarc of * Hastings. Mrs. Hildebrandt was bom on Jan. 17. 1898 , , at Shannon City. Iowa, the daughter of*1' William and Henrietta (Carr) Case. She was ** raised in the Spencer. Iowa area and attended ,' schools there She was married to Ernest J. MCy”Hilde- ' J brand! on Dee. 22. 1923, he died June 13. ’J 1976, and lived in Kalamazoo for a brief .ime ' * before mos ing to Hastings tn 1924. Mrs. Hildebrandt and her husband owned u* and operated the former “Hastings Heights’*, restaurant in Hastings from 1950 until 1963. After retiring she worked many summers at the YMCA Camp at Algonquin Lake near ' • Hastings She was a member of Hastings First Presbytenan Church. Thomapple Garden Club, the American Rose Society and was an avid -n* SAVING A LIFE IS IN \OUR HANDS reader. Mrs Hildebrandt is survived by a son. Donaid Hildebrandt of Ann Arbor; daughter.', YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT (TN Y0UI Gladys Law of Atlanta. Ga.; eight grandchtl- * dren; several great grandchildren; and sister. • * Myrtle Flits, of Milford. Iowa. She was pre- “ • • CALL FOR VOUR DOCOR CARD W0WI • DISCUSS YOU? DFCSOI WITH VOUR FAAM.V • CALL S00-4B2-1455 FOR MOSE W08MATON NP National Kidney Foundation' ceded tn death by parents, husband, two broth­ ers and four sisters. Services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday. ( Apnl 22. 1998 at Hastings First Presbyterian Church with Res-. G. Kent Keller officiating. ' Bunal was at Rutland Township Cemetery. Barry County Arrangements were made by..t!fj Wren Funeral Home of Hastings Memonal contnbutions may be made to First Presby tenan Church. �Th* Hastings Bonne* - Thursdoy April 23 Social News Thompson-Hess to wed May 16 Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson of Delton and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Endsley of Hastings would like to announce the engagement of Holly Thompson to Dale Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hess of Freeport and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yargcr of Lowell. Holly is a 1996 graduate of Hastings High School and is anending Kellogg Community College. Dale ancndcd Thomapple Kellogg High School and is employed at Lowell Engineer­ ing in Alto. A May 16, 1998 wedding is being planned. Grant-Garrett exchange vows Rachel Mary Grant of Shields. Ml and Christopher James Garrett of Freeland. Ml were united in marnagc on Saturday. Dec. 20. 1997 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hem­ lock. Ml by Rev. Edward Pankow. She is the daughter of Diane and Terry Hile Caro. Ml and granddaughter of Mary and Donald Diet­ rich Shields. Ml. He is the son of James and Helen Garren, Delton Attendants were Launc Pcinbolt. Amy Gronda. Gordon Cook. Timothy and Vicki Garrett. Lon Lick. Brent Gcncl and Craig Reinbolt. The bride is a graduate of Central Michigan University and is employed as an elementary teacher in the Hemlock Schoos. The bride­ groom is a Western Michigan University graduate and is employed by the Saginaw Schools as a high school counselor. They reside in Freeland. Ml. Edmund Kenneth Jackson. Middleville and Tammy Marie Tunics. Middleville. Jeffery Charles Bates, Hastings and Kathy Ann Rinc, Hastings. James Patrick Terry, Battle Creek and Katie Nichole Rowbotham. Battle Creek. Randy Lee Barrett.il. Dorr and Jennifer Elizabeth Mariagc. Middleville. Teilkamp-Beard to be wed July 25 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Beard of Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tcllkamp of Big Rapids are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Stacia Amber Beard to Michael David Tellkamp. Stacia is a 1997 graduate of Hastings High School and is currently in the study of Med­ ical Transcription. Michael is a 1990 graduate of Big Rapids High School and a 1995 graduate of Fems Stale University. Both are currently employed by Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. A July 25. 1998 wedding is being planned at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hast­ ings, Michigan. Need Printing? • • Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 BOY, Samuel John, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 30. 1998 at 11:27 p.m. to Nathan and Connie Wright of Freeport. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 1/4 ozs. and 21 inches long. 1998 - Pog* 7 Lake Odessa NEWS Correction: The latest new structure on M­ 66 nearing Ionia is not for the Big L Lumber Company. It is being built by the Big L for a Honda dealership The Depot Museum will be open Saturday. April 25. from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. The ceramics and pottery exhibit is still in the display cases. With Memorial Day coming, it is time to pur­ chase a bunting if you do not yet have one. A good supply is on hand. The centennial his­ tory books continue to sell with requests com­ ing from far and near. The pace is less than the original purchase figure. Be on the watch for publicity about the an­ nual CROP Walk coming Sunday. May 3. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met April 11 with 32 present. There were the usual attendees from around the county, and a man from Howell returned, as did a Muskegon lady who brought along her sister from Big Rapids. The society will have an informa­ tional booth at the Women’s Festival at Ionia April 25. The society will sponsor a workshop in June for anyone wishing to become a member of First Families of Ionia County. This will provide information on how to gather the ma­ terial needed to verify one’s status as a de­ scendant of any Ionia County resident in 1880 or earlier. The speaker was Shirley Hodges, who was accompanied by her husband, who ran th* projector. Her family members came from Stanton. Alcthians of Central United Methodist Church met at the Barber Road home of He­ len and Menifee Miller April 14. Peggy Wilkens. Captain USAF, who is a chaplain to the armed forces, spoke on her recon’ tour of duty in Arabia. She showed video footage of the compound where she was housed. She brought one of the black garments that all women wear when in public. She was required to wear one unless she was in uniform. She said that American comic stops arc artisti­ cally altered to conform to the country’s stan­ dards of decency so no bare arms are shown. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met April 16 with about 27 present. The pres­ ident reported that the depot would be open April 25 and again on May 30 when holly­ hocks and ins roots will be sold. Slides from 1988 were show n with scenes of the historic depot being moved from the railside, cast on First Street, nonh on Fourth Avenue and cast on Emerson to the present site. In several scenes tree trimmers were spotted high in the trees and the cherry picker machine was shown, in use as more limbs had to be cut de­ spite a lot of trimming in the previous week. Then a video was shown, a recent gift from the local fire department. It opened with a segment of "On the Michigan Road." with Dick Evans relating the anticipation of the big move and then continuing with filming of the actual move. There was much audience par­ ticipation in naming the people shown in the film. In a Grand Rapids obituary for Dennis Rockwell. 48. of Howard City, a local lady. Melissa Jean Shank, wife of Tim, is listed as a surviving daughter. The Shanks arc new res­ idents on Fourth Street at Sixth Avenue. U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Stabenow of Lansing is looking for older ladies who are mothers to ride in a caravan of vintage cars in the annual Michigan Parades into the 21st Century May 16. The search is on for the 10 oldest mothers who will then be honored at a special brunch along with their family mem­ bers. One who has ridden in the past is 104year-old Mrs. Emma Hull of Carson City, widow of the United Brethren pastor, the Rev. Charles Hull. The address to use in requesting nomination forms is Debbie Stabenow. parade application. Box 4945, East Lansing. Ml 48826. Brian Garlock of Big Rapids played in two of his weekly hockey games Sunday, with three local family members in the audience. The game site is the Southside Community Ice Arena on 100th Street, just west of the US131 expressway. Lake Odessa former son Donald Cooley, son of Ed and Susie, is the Jackie and Sarah Trurt display one of the quilted creations at Saturday's United Methodist Women's spring breakfast. manager of this new facility. Jackie Trait of Ravenna was the featured speaker at the annual spring breakfast at Fel­ lowship Hall Saturday morning. She was as­ sisted by her daughters. Heather and Sarah, in showing the 27 quilted pieces she shared. She used fitting scripture texts with each one. She had combined unusual fabrics to achieve the desired effect. An Easter hanging was nearly finished, but she had to wait five years to find the proper fabric to make a colorful cross in the center of the grouping of angcls.Thcrc were light houses, babies, Christmas hangings and even a likeness of President Gerald Ford, complete with forehead wrinkles. Several ladies attended from other churches. On April 29 at noon, the Women’s Fellow­ ship of First Congregational Church will host the Women’s Guild of Vermontville Congre­ gational Church at a potluck luncheon The speaker will bring a collection of dolls dressed in Biblical costume. Delilah. Mirim. Mary Magdalene. Deborah and Rachael were of different times and condition, so they likely wore different garments. A Southern Gospel quartet. Freedom Sound, will be singing at the 9:30 service at the Congregational Church on Sunday. May 3. . Advance publicity from the Ionia County Genealogical Society indicates that at the May 9 meeting Shirley DeBoer of Grand Rapids will speak on "Searching Co-lateral Lines. Then on May 16 there will be a work­ shop for beginners who want to do some searching on their family lines, but do not know how and where to start. Come for this and learn how to search, how to record one’s findings and discover the thrill of discovery all for a S5 fee. For QUALITY PRINTING at Economical Costs, Call J-Ad Graphics in Hastings • 616-945-9554 Nurses: O TENDERCARE of Hastings is currently accepting applications for the following shifts: PART-TIME DAY OR NIGHT SHIFTS FULL-TIME EVENING SHIFTS Contact Mary Ann Rice. RN DOS 240 E. North Street Hastings. MI 49058 We have a great deal of interest in keeping your funds liquid. BOY, Doug and Beth Knoll of Nashville, an­ nounce the birth of their son. Aaron Robert, bom April 13 at Hayes Green Beach Hospital in Charlotte. He weighed 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. Grandparents arc Jim and Dcloris Knoll from Nashville and Bob and Judy Starring from Vermontville. Great grandmothers arc Doris Marshall and Cleone Knoll and La Vance Aldrich. ' GIRL, Karl and Lisa Morns of Saranac would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Karly Jean, bom March 27. 1998 at Metropolitan Hospital, weighing 8 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. Karly is welcomed home by big sisters Lindsay and Ashley. Proud grandparents arc Gordon and Joan McCaul of Clarksville, Fred and Fran Morris of Lake Odessa and Jean Parish of Kentwood. Earn on our Guaranteed Market Rate Account With an Old Kent Guaranteed BOY. Bryce Daniel Clark bom at Blodgett Memorial Hospital on April 6. 1998 at 12:05 a.m. to Dan and Mary Clark of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs.. 21 inches long. Grandparents arc Philip and Pauline Arm­ strong and Robert and Leona Clark of Hast­ ings. Bryce is proudly welcomed home by sis­ ters Linsey and Cassie and brother Dustin. monthly maintenance fee for six months. And as a bonus, if Market Rate Account you get an excellent return - currently you open a new personal 5.03% APY* on a balance of checking account at the 515,000 or more. And you same time. we'U waive that can keep your money liquid monthly maintenance fee for six months, too. with easy access any time by GIRL, Carolynnc Kathleen Huebner, born March 27. 1998 at Oaklawn Hospital in Mar­ shall at 7:07 a.m. weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Joseph and Teresa Huebner of Hastings. So stop by any Old Kent office or call 1-800-0 LD KENT by June 30. ATM or with checks. If you open your account by BOY, Adam Thomas born at Blodgett Hospi­ tal on March 27. 1998 at 6:20 p.m. to Lon and Tom Hastings of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. He joins brother Blake Wm. June 30, 1998, we'U waive the minimum And keep your funds liquid while they’re balance requirement. So you'll avoid the earning a great rate. OLD KENT $ •Current Annua' Percentage Yield (APY) as of 4 9 98 - 'ate Changes weekly Indei based on IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES - First Tier Seven Day Yield’m IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT a se'vce of IBC Donoghue inc After me first sii months a monthly maintenance fee will be assessed rf me account balance fails below minimum daily balance requirements Refer to me Schedule of Fees and Minimum Balances for other fees that could reduce tamings on me account The GMRA offer applies to Retail and Busmess Banking �Page 8 - The Hailing* Bonner - Thursday. April 23 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Shannon Dwight Branch and Victor Branch joint tenants Mortgagors to Commonpoint Mortgage a Michi­ gan Corporation Mortgagee dated April 23 1997 and recorded on May 7 1997 in Liber 693 Page 698 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION an Ari­ zona corporation by assignment recorded on March 16 1998 Document No 1008885 Barry County Records Michigan on which said mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of Sixty Four Thousand One Hun­ dred Thirty-Six and 21/100 ($64 136 21) Dollars including interest at 11 01% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings, Michigan on Thursday May 21. 1998 at 1 00 p m Said premises are situated in the Town­ ship of Orangeville County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Parcel I Commencing 200 Feet West of the SE Corner of the Wes’ 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17 T2N RiOW thence North 150 feet thence East 200 feet thence North 50 feet thence West 315 feet thence South 200 feet thence East 115 feet to the place of begmnmg Parcel II Commencing at the SE Corner of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence West 100 feet to begin nmg thence North 150 feet thence West 100 feet thence South 150 feet thence East 100 feet to beginning The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the dale of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 27 1993 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroft SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road. Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025-4541 (248) 642-6000 (577) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kather me Krewson unmarried (Original Mortgagors) lo Allstate Mortgage and Finance Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August ii 1995 and recorded on August 23 1995 in Liber 638 on Page 545 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments lo THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 31 1995 Series 1995-B as assignee by an assign ment dated August 29 1995 which was recorded on August 2 1996 in Liber 668 on Page 396 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 37/100 dollars ($32 236 37). including inter est at 12 15% per annum Adjustable Rale Mort­ gage interest rate may change on 3/1 and 9/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statue in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o’clock p m on May 21 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 7 of Block 63 of the Viiage of Middtevrfte according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 on Page 27 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 9 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98032733 (5/7) PUBLIC NOTICE Of APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB. 629 W Slate Street. Hastmgs Michigan 4a058 has Ned an application with the Office of Thrift Supervision for approval to purchase the Hastings Branch Office. 401 W State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 of Great Lakes National Bank Michigan. 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor Michigan 48104 It is contemplated that the Branch Office acquved at 401 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 will be consolidated with the purchaser s current mam office located at 629 W. State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 This notice is published pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 12 C.F.R. Section 563.22 of the Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision This notice will appear at approximately oneweek intervals over a 30-day period beginning March 26. 1998 and ending Apnl 23 1998 Any person desiring to comment on this application may do so by submitting written comments wrthm 30 days of the date of first publication of this notice to Regional Drector. Office of Thrift Supervision. 200 West Madison. Suite 1300. Chicago. I«mo«s 60606 The public file is available for inspection m the Regional Office dumg regular business hours Dated March 23 1998 MainStreet Savings Bank FSB 629 W Slate Street Hastmgs Michigan 49058 NEWS, NEWS •4 yvar LMCAL aad AMKA COMMUMITTU cast be read every week tas ttae HASTINGS BANNER MBMRIBE TWD Call M4-M5I HOMEOWNERS MY OF OMVT CAM MST Secretary joke Dear Ann tenders: From time to time, you print a column on Secretary's Day that our entire office think-* is hilarious. I clipped it out the last time and am sending it so you know which one I mean How about running it again. Ann? 1 haven't seen it in a couple of years - Josie in Jersey Dear Josie: When that piece originally ap­ peared. I tried, without success, to track down the author. It was a big hit with office workers around the country. I am delighted lo print it again on national Secretary’s Day. Here it is: Why I Fired My Secretary I woke up early, feeling depressed because it was my birthday, and I thought. "I’m an­ other year older.” but decided to make the best of it. So I showered and shaved, knowing when I went down to breakfast my wife would greet me with a big kiss and say. "Happy birthday. dear.” All smiles. I went in to breakfast, and there .sal my wife, reading her newspaper, as usual. She didn’t say one word. So I got myself a cup of coffee, made some toast and thought to my ­ self. "Oh well, she forgot. The kids will be down in a few minutes, smiling and happy, and they will sing 'Happy Birthday ' and have a nice gift for me” There I sat. enjusing my coffee, and I waited. Finally, the kids came running into the kitchen, yelling. "Give me a slice of toast! I’m late! Where is my coat? I’m going to miss the bus!" Feeling more depressed than ever. I left for the office. When I walked into the office, my secretary greeted me with a great big smile and a cheer­ ful “Happy birthday, boss." She then asked if she could get me some coffee. Her remember­ ing my birthday made me feel a whole lot bet­ ter. Later in the morning, my secretary knocked on my office door and said. "Since it’s your birthday, why don’t wc ha\c lunch together?" Thinking it would make me feel better. I said. "That’s a good idea.” So wc locked up the office, and since it was my birthday, I said. "Why don’t we drive out of tow n and have lunch in the country instead of going to the usual place?" So wc drove out of tow n and went to a little out-of-the-way inn and had a couple of martinis and a nice lunch. Wc started driving back to town, when my secretary said. "Why don’t we go to my place, and I will fix you another martini." It sounded like a good idea since wc didn’t have much to do in the office. So wc went to her apartment, and she fixed us some martinis After a while, she said. “If you will excuse me. I think I will slip into something more comfortable," and she left the room. In a few minutes, she opened her bedroom door and came out carrying a big birthday cake. Following her were my wife and all my kids. And there I sat with nothing on but my socks. A Goldwynism Credit Problem® OK 1 Day Pre-Approval Fixed Rates Great Lakes National Bank Michigan 401 E Liberty Street Ann Arbor. Michigan 48104 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning/Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on April 27. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Courts & Law Building at 220 W. Court St.. Hastings. Michigan. The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: MAP CHANGE - A-3-98 Request to rezone property m Sec. 20. Johnstown Township (see attached map). FROM AR TO C-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SEC 20. TIN. R8W JOHNSTOWN TWP. DISTANT S OODEG 15 E. 1514 39 FT FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION: TH S 00 DEG 15 E. 345 58 FT ALONG SAID WEST SECTION LINE . TH N89 DEG 25 E. 760 FT MORE OR LESS. TO THE CENTERLINE OF BANFIELD RD. TH NORTHWESTERLY (APPROX N37DEG 15-W) 431 5 FT. MORE OR LESS. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES N89 DEG 25 E FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING: TH S89 DEG 25W 500 FT. MORE LESS. TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING CONTAINING 5 0 ACRES OF LAND. MORE OR LESS SUBJECT TO AN EASE­ MENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE NORTHEASTERLY 33 FEET THEREOF FOR BANFIELD ROAD AND ANY O1HER EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD All of the above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendment, either ver­ bally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 616-948­ 4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available lor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W State St. Hastings. Michigan 49059. between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm (dosed between 12-1 pm j Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County o’ Barry will provide necessary auxiliary ads and services such as signers ’or the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed materials bemg considered at the meeting to mdivduals with disabilities at the meeting heanng upon ten (10) days notce to the County o’ Barry Individuals with cksabiities requiring auxiliary ads or services should contact the County ol Barry py writing or can the following Mchaei Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hastings Ml 49058 - (616) 948-489’ Nancy L Boetsma. Barry County Clerk Ann landers Dear Ann Landers: Secretary ’s Day is coming up. and you often remind sour readers how valuable secretaries are and how exasper­ ating some bosses can be. Here’s a story I heard about the late Samuel Goldwyn. the fa­ mous Hollywood producer. It seems Goldwyn s secretary asked if she could destroy those files that were more than 10 years old since they were cluttering up the office. Goldwyn replied. "Yes. but keep the copies." - Your Fan in Lisle. III. Dear Lisle: Those Goldwynisms arc price­ less. Someone should make a book of them. Cat attack Dear Ann Landers: I'm responding to the letter about the "cat from hell " The writer was concerned because her stepdaughter ow ned an extremely nasty cat. What made the situation disturbing was that the stepdaughter had just given birth to a baby boy and the family was worried that the cat would attack the child. They were afraid to say anything, however, because the stepdaughter was very attached to the animal. Here’s my story. I "hope it will WIPf OUT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY! HELP MDA HELP PEOPLE make an impression on that new mother When my sun was 2. we visited some friends who had a Persian cat with a new litter of kittens The Linens were in the children’s room where my son and his friends were plas mg When I went to get my son. this cat started hissing until I backed out of the doorwas Then. I got a weird feeling when I saw the way the cat was eyeing the kids. I told my son to come to me. He got up and tripped over the kittens. He landed on his back, and the cat pounced on his face. My friend had to kick the cat to get it off my son. He had a huge bite mark between his eyes, which required 10 stitcher- and claw wounds above and below both eyes. I’m sure this cat was trying to take the child's eyes out. He also had claw marks on his face requiring eight stitches. This attack took less than 30 seconds. I was standing 2 feet away and felt powerless to prevent it. Please tell people that cats can be very vi­ cious. especially if they arc protecting their young. Our son will always have scars, but at least he still has his eyesight. - Muncie. Ind. Dear Muncie: A 2-ycar-old must never be left alone with an animal, no matter how “friendly” I am glad you wrote. Your letter will most assuredly alert many readers to the possibility of a terrifying scenario. Stupid crooks II Dear Ann Landers: Here’s another one for your “stupid criminals” file. I roared when I read it. and I hope you will. too. -- New Yorker Dear New Yorker: I did. Here it is: An intoxicated robber was caught when he grabbed a cash register in an Anchorage, Alaska, adult bookstore. Apparently, the cash register tape trailed behind him, which made it very easy for the police to follow. When the man came into the store, he ap­ peared to be drunk He was slurring his words and seemed incoherent When the clerk re­ fused to wan on him, he jumped behind the counter and started to swing. The man then grabbed the register and ran with it. The po­ lice had no trouble finding him They just fol­ lowed the tape After the ordeal, the store manager said, “It would have been a lot simpler if he had taken the S200 out of the register and not bothered ansbods The police agreed Up or down? Dear Ann Landen: I am so sick of the bathroom issue, I could scream. Why such a fuss in er whether the scat is up or down? My husband and I raised seven kids, and the subject never came up. If you needed the seat up. you put it up If you needed it down, you put it down. And we were grateful the pa­ per was there, regardless of whether it was hung so it went over the top or down along the wall. If this is all people have to worry about, I have some advice for them: Get a life. - Har­ riet in Hillsborough, Calif. Dear Harriet: Bless you for your common­ sense approach lo a "problem" that, for some mysterious reason, has captured the imagina­ tion of thousands. Thanks for w riting. Gem of the Day (Credit Alexander Wol­ cott) When a person says. “I'll think it over and let you know.” you have a pretty good idea that the answer is “no.” Is that Ann Landers column you clipped wars ago wUow with age? For a copy of her most frequently requested poems and essafs. send a self-addressed, long, business-size ehwlope and a check or money order for $5.25 (this includes postage and handling) /b. Gems, c/o Ann Landers. P.O Box 11563, Chicago. HL 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $625.) Cops right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc.n "Rising Star1 recipients announced at HMS Hastings Middle School has announced the recipients of the "Rising Star" awards for the third marking period of the 1997-98 academic year. The recipients are students who have raised at least one core subject grade while maintaining, not lowering, all other core subject grades earned in the previous mark­ ing period and wbo have no incompletes or failing grades in any subject. Sixth-graders Samual Acker. Joseph Arens. Heidi Ar­ nett, Drew Bowman. Jonathen Britten. Lu­ cas Covey. Erin Dahn. Robert Fields. Wil­ son Guidet. Ryan Hartman. Amber Jewett. Bradley Kidder, Eric Lawrence. Misty Matthews. Jerald Miller. Brian Olmstead. Sara Paine. Scotty Plattschorre, Alexxis Price. Jami Shilling. Dennis Smith. * Matthew Titmus, Mathew Waller and Codey Wise. Seventh-graders Nicholas Acker, Molly Alderson. Tamera Alexander, Joshua Bailey. Brian Baird. Jef­ frey Baker, Cassandra Barcroft, Molly Benningfield, June Bishop, Brandon Buehler. Derek Burandt. Amanda Burton. Bruce Car­ penter. Amanda Cheeseman, Mindy Colvin, Danielle Count, Rebecca Crump. Thomas DeWitt. Brian Donnini. Lee Dyk­ stra. Jeffery Eddy, Annaka Ehrke, Beau Furrow, Julie Gilmore, Gerald Givens. Jes- sica Hayes. Christopher Hoagiin. Elizabeth Hollars. Teha Huss, Wendy Iler. Benjamin Jacobs. James Johnston, Amber Kamr. Lyndsi Kenyon. David Kilmer,* Derek Krallman. Samuel Krouse. Danielle Long. Rosalinda Luna. Delia Maddix, Andrew Meaney. Amber Mullins, Arica Newton, Rebekah Nicholson. Rachel Pohja, Colelie Purucker, Rachel Rogers, Jessica Rose, Christopher Rounds. Eli Schmidt. Michelle Scott, Jennifer Shaw, Brooke Sheldopn, Jeramey Shoebridge, Kimberly Shorkey. Nicholas Sinclair, Joseph Smith, Nicholas Storm, Aaron Stout. Keri Terpening. Josiah Timmerman. Alicia Totten. Amanda VanBuren. Colin VanWingen, Adam Vipons. Miles Warren, Bethany Weeks, Danielle Whitacker. Robin White and Jenipher Wymer. Elghth-graden Erin Bradley. Brandon Burke. Scott Con­ rad. Amber Dean. William Fields. Christie Gibson. Shawna Grogan. Rachelle Heacock. Daniel Holtman. Robert Ireland, Denisha Jordan. Tennile Keast, BiHiejo Lancaster. David Miller, Christopher Nicholson. Benjamin Olmsted. Ashlee Pare. Matthew Pebbles. Michael Rench, Haley Seidl, Lindsey Service, Jessica ShelIcnbarger, Amanda Smith, Mike Spisel, Amy Steele. Jonathon Thompson and Lu­ cas Warren. LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made the conditions of a mortgage made by Linda S Cohnn a single woman (Ongnal Mortgagors) to Broadmo'r Financial Services Inc. a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 21. 1995 and recorded on July 6 1995 m Liber 634 on Page 406. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION suc­ cessor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Cor­ poration of New York as assignee, by an assign­ ment dated December 1. 1995 which was recorded as December 26 1995 in Liber 647 on Page 931. Barry County Records on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One and 33/100 dollars '$49 621 33) in­ cluding interest at 8 12% pi r annum Under the power ol stie contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided nutice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sa'e of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them tn pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m on June 4 1998 Sax! premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as The East 1/2 of Lot 1006 of the City of Hast­ ings according to the recorded Plat thereo’ The redemption penod shall be 6month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 23. 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Successor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION successor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98043346 (5/21) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - DefauH has been made ri the conditions of a mortgage made by David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Great Lakes Na­ tional Bank-Mchigan as successor by merger to Great Lakes National Bank f/k/a/ Great Lakes Federal Sawigs and Loan Association. Mort­ gagee. dated October 14 1986 and recorded on October 17. 1986 m Uber 441 on Page 634, Barry County Records Michigan on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Sixth-Three and 40/100 dollars (S42.263 40). In­ cluding interest at 8 09*. per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 11/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m . on June 4. 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Prairieville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot 11 12 and 13 ol Poplar Beach *2 accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m LOet 3 of Plats on Page 31 PramevAe Townshg). Barry County Stale of Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK-MICHIGAN FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC a Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BAN® MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F.leNo 98043362 (5/21) �The HoOingi Bonn«r - Thursday. April 23. 1998 Poqo 9 From Time to Time.,. Barry County Health Dept. IX By Joyce F. Weiabrecbt The 1970s found the Barry-Eaton Health Department functioning at full capacity. There were regular clinic days held both in Charlotte and in Hastings. These wore held in Hastings on Monday unless it was a holiday and then they were moved to Tuesday. Vision checks were a requirement for entering kindergarten and clinics were held at health departments for those who could not get them from their own doctors. Vision testing was held at various sites in the county, as were im­ munization clinics for pre-schoolers. The chil­ dren were asked to follow the schedule set by the Health Department, which was set up in alphabetical order running from A at 9 a.m. with T through Z scheduled for 3 p.m. The advent of Medicaid and Medicare added a responsibility to the health depart­ ment work load by requiring audits of the pa­ tients in foster care and nursing homes. Each patient had to have a chart review and then be seen by the director of the health departments. The audits of Medicaid patients was to ascer­ tain if the patient really belonged in the facil­ ity and if each one was getting the appropriate care in that setting. Medicare patients treated by the Health De­ partment in the home nursing program also had to be audited periodically, again to ana­ lyze the appropriateness of the care, the qual­ ity of the care and to determine if all care givers were indeed doing the job they were being paid to do. This took (and still lakes) a great deal of time, skill and patience on the part of the registered nurses assigned to this task. The year 1973 found the recommendation of the Michigan Department of Health and the county health boards, and health officers needed to become more stringent when issu­ ing permits for septic tank installations. The site for a new septic tank must be placed in suitable soil for proper drainage. There were two major considerations, soil that was heavy day and soil which was too sandy and close to the water table. Robert Shaffer, sanitary engi­ neer, recommended that before buying a prop­ erty for building where a septic rank and drain field would be needed, have the site checked for good percolation. Barry County has good soil for drainage, with very few sites being unsuitable for building. Two Ferris State College students interned in Barry County in on the job training as a part of their education. The students spent nine weeks in Barry County and had to sub­ mit a report each week, which was graded by Shaffer. They received 15 hours of college Dr. Jose Mejia, director of the BarryEaton Health Department from 1973 to Sept. 25. 1978 Jim Gordon. Barry County Commissioner, and the library which he helped to establish honoring W K Kellogg and Dr James Stuart Prichard He was chairman of the 50th anniversary programs Dr. Edwin Larkin presented V. Harry Adrounie with a special plaque honoring him for his role in the Health Department over the years. Esther (left) and Sue Kneder. registered nurses, attending the 50th anniversary events. Esther had worked at the Barry County Health Department from 1938 to 1945. Sue worked at Pennock Hospital for many years The Barry Eaton District Health Department building at 110 W. Center St.. Hast­ ings. since early in 1981 until the present time, (1998). credit for their work. Another change took place in 1973. the res­ ignation of Dr. B P. Brown, who had led the Barry-Eaton Health Department through many changes, some hard times and good times, had directed some very effective and innovative programs. Dr Brown moved to other things. The Barry-Eaton Health Department unit was part of SI million Kellogg-MSU study to improve delivery of public health services. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation gave S535.526 grant to fund the study. The purpose of the study was to provide ways to expand training for students in MSUs College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medi­ cine. There were three multi-counties health departments involved in the study. BarryEaton and Ionia. Associated Health Depart­ ments. The Thumb District Health Depart­ ment. Tuscola and Lapeer counties, and Branch. Hillsdale, St. Joseph Health Depart­ ments were included. Preventive medicine and modern administrative practical, health education, patient care and rehabilitation were included, as well as control of environmental health hazards. Dr. Jose Mejia was appointed director of the Barry-Eaton Health District. Mildred Doyle, a registered nurse, who had joined the staff of the Barry County Health Department, resigned March 1. 1975. Mrs. Doy le had spent 19 years on the staff of the Health Department. She had worked under three directors. Dr. Joseph Hcaslip. Dr. B. P. Brown and Dr. Jose Mejia. A retirement din­ ner was held in her honor al the National Bank of Hastings. Dale Slayton of Battle Dtrector of Nursing Phyllis Nye. who came tn November. 1979 and Edgar Fleetham.acting director of the Barry-Eaton from September 1978 until Jan 2. 1980. when Dr. Edward Larkin became medical director Creek, who had been a sanitary engineer in Barry County, accompanied Beth Ann Shaffer on the guitar. Mrs. Doyle received a silver charm bracelet as a memento of her years with the department. In May 1975, a new First Baptist Church was dedicated at its new location in Hastings. The church had been meeting in a structure on West Court Street, which they had purchased in 1871 and remodeled several times to ac­ commodate its growing numbers. Barry County acquired this building, and with fur­ ther remodeling it became home to county courts and to the Barry-Eaton Health Depart­ ment. moving the department downtown. The fall of 1976 found the country in a state of worry over the possibility of an epidemic of AZNcw Jersey influenza, or sometimes re­ ferred to as “swine” flu. as this virus is simi­ lar to one that cause an epidemic as far reach­ ing as the one which occurred in 1918-1919. causing more than half a million to die. The threat was real and experts strongly recom­ mended that the swine flu immunization pro­ gram be followed. Dr. Jose Mejia announced that flu vaccine clinics would be held in Barry County at var­ ious sites. The first clinic was held at Dqlton Nov. 15 at the middle school. On Nov. 16 the clinic was in Nashville at the Masonic Tem­ ple. On the 17th of November, the clinic was in Middleville at the High School. On the 19th. the clinic was held at the community building in Hastings. Two types of vaccine were being given, the monovalent or swine flu vaccine for the gen­ eral population and the bivalent vaccine, which combined swine flu and A'Victona vaccines for persons 60 years and older. A warning was issued that anyone allergic to eggs should not receive the vaccine. Dorothy Pinner, nursing director of the Health Depart­ ment. encouraged persons with questions about the shot to ask questions before receiv­ ing the injection. An interesting development caused the clinics to be cancelled. Several cases of Guillan-Barrc syndrome, a paralysis type of dis­ ease had been reported, two causing death of the victims. The National Disease Center in Atlanta and the Michigan Department of Pub­ lic Health called for the cancellation of the clinics until further notice. Ruth Wright, who had joined the staff in 1965. resigned in September 1978 after spending 12 years with the department. She moved to Pleasant Hill. Calif. She had been active in the community, a choir leader and soloist with the First United Methodist Church, a past president of Auxiliary Unit No. 45. Law rence J. Bauer American Legion Post. Dr. Mejia also resigned in September of 1978 for personal reasons. Edgar Fleetham of Sunfield, a member of the Eaton County Board of Commissioners, served as acting di­ rector. This announcement was made on Sept 27. 1978. by Orville Hammond, the Barry County representative of the board of com­ missioners for the Health Department. Phyllis Nyc was named director of nursing for the Barry-Eaton Health Department be- ginning Oct. 30. 1979. Nyc. originally from Elkhart. Ind . had been serving as supervising nurse for the Sarasota County Health Depart- mcnl in Venice. Fla. She moved to the city of Cliar^Uc. Hceiham, acting director for Barry-Eaton Health Department, announced that Dr. Ed­ win Larkin, was to be the new medical direc­ tor of the department, to begin his duties on Jan. 2. 1980. Dr. Larkin, from near Madison. Wis., earned his bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrossc and his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrossc and his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He earned his master in public health degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He spent tune in the U.S. Army as a preventa­ tive medical officer at Schofield Barracks. Hawaii, and in the Republic of Vietnam. He spent 11 years in public health service in Wis­ consin. Flcctham was honored on Jan. 2. 1980. with a resolution commending him for his role as acting health officer and his role as an Eaton County Commissioner. And the countdown for 50 years of service by the Barry County Health Department be­ gan. As the 50th anniversary of the Bany County Health Department approached, plans to celebrate the occasion were being devel­ oped. A steering committee was formed. The members of that committee were Barbara Fur­ row. Sandra Englchart. Judge Richard Loughrin. Esther Walton. V. Harry Adrounie, Ellen Loughnn, Bob Shaffer. Jim Gordon. Dr. Edwain Larkin and Sylvia Dulaney. This committee was formed from mcmbcis oflhc Barry County Historical Society, who helped with the planning, the health department, and the W. K.Kellogg Foundation A thrcc-day schedule of events was pre­ pared by the committee. There was a meeting of the Historical Society held in the Health Department building on Nov. 19. 1981. at 110 W. Center St. Andrew Patullo, senior vice president of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, was the featured speaker at this meeting. James Keith Gordon, introduced Patullo. The Histoneal Society and guests were given a tour of the facility, which had been located at the Center Street address since early in 1981. A dedication and open house were held to be dedicated and held on Saturday. Nov. 21. A luncheon was held in Middleville at the Mid Villa, where recogni­ tion awards were made. The month of November 1981 was declared the 50th anniversary month of the Barry County Health Department by the Hastings City Council. A resolution was adopted by the council and signed by Mayor Ivan Snyder The County Board of Commissioners also adopted a resolution commending the depart­ ment s 50 years of service, and was signed by County Board Chairman Ken Radant and took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. Nov. 21. 1981. James Keith Gordon, a Barry County Com- See Time, Page IS • HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION • NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning the pro­ posed repeal of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on April 29. 1998. at 7:00 p.m. at the Hope Township Hall on M-43 between Schultz and Head Lake Roads, within the Township Written comments will be received from any interested persons con­ cerning the foregoing by the Hope Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours up to the date of the hearing and may further be received by the Planning Commission at the hear­ ing. The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board re­ serve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposal at/or following the public hearing Anyone interested in reviewing the existing Zoning Ordinance perti­ nent to the above may examine a copy of the same at the Hope Town­ ship Hall during regular business hours of regular business days here­ after until the time of the hearing and may further examine the same at the public hearing Hope Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals at the hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk Indi­ viduals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should con­ tact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Sylvia W. Forater, Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 South Wall Lake Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616) 943-2464 �Pog» 10 - The HoUingi Banner - Thursday. April 23; 1998 < 4 1114- |4 Ihink 41 it... Late inning runs send Vikings home champs Good baseball teams score runs when Volunteers help Hastings to succeed in many ways Volunteerism is *•*ing celebrated nationally this week. In Hastings, or Barry County for that matter, volunteerism can be seen at its best. From the .Summerfest celebration each August, to the spring Bowers found around town, to the care in our hospital to the assistance administered in our library, volunteerism is not an issue here, it’s a commitment lo getting things done Mary Campbell, vice president of the Hastings Area Chamber Board of Directors, says these contributions help to keep our city afloat. "It's a difficult task to get any board lo function without the volunteers." Campbell said. "The philosophy of the board is total commitment and they are totally committed to this community " Kathy LaVictor, rhe winner of the 1997 Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award and treasurer of the Chamber Board of Directors, says volunteer work here is much appreciated. "They’re an enthusiastic and dedicated group and we appreciate their man hours " On Monday. Volunteers’ Week was celebrated at the Chamber of Commerce office. Those who dedicate their time to special projects were invited down for special snacks. My personal favorite was the pickles that accompanied the meat and cheese. That's my kind of snack. It was just a simple way of saying thank you for a lot of hard work. Volunteerism is a key to any prosperous city. And you wonder what makes Hastings one of the finest places to live? Susan Smith, the assistant librarian at the Hastings Library, said volunteers' contributions make a big impact. Volunteers worked 1,321 hours in 1997 at the Hastings Library, saving the city over $6,000. On a consistent weekly basis seven volunteers help out at the Hastings Library and six to eight others do the same from time lo lime. "We couldn't exist without volunteers." Smith said. Alene Hamilton, the chairwoman of the Adopt-A-Comer program, is another true believer in what volunteer work can do. Hamilton and about 20 other individuals, help to keep Hastings looking good by planting flowers on street comers These people volunteer time and labor to keep the comers beautiful." Hamilton said. "If one needs help, then another goes and helps them." Betty Bryans, who is on the Economic Development Committee, says that Barry County Expo and agricultural areas benefit greatly from volunteerism. "That area couldn't survive without volunteers." Bryans said. "Everything is volunteer al the expo." The Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum acknowledges what volunteers mean to a (own like Hastmgs "I really feel that Hastings has a lot of pnde and volunteers know that's what it's all about." Stadel-Manshum said. "We wouldn't have Bowers, functions, the expo, hospital, schools if we had to pay taxes that were so high. People like to he asked... and like to be a pan of. They like the feeling of success... doing something good (and) certain people have taken the responsibility " • Further Info Provided: Received a letter from Jo Schils (Hastings basketball coach Don Schils' mother) this an opponent opens the door. Lakewood, fresh off a victory against No. 3 Lansing Catholic Central, did just that lo claim first-place honors at Saturday's Hastings Invitational. Trailing 6-5 in the lop of the sixth inning. Coach Bob Veitch's Vikings scored three runs to go in front of Hastings by an 8-6 count. A couple of bunts and a error by the Saxons put Lakewood up by the two runs. The Saxons stormed back for one run in the bottom of the sixth, but Lakewood won the Barry County title 8-7. An RBI single by Adam Schultz resulted in Hastings' final tally of the game. week and in her nice note was this information: Don's dad. Jack, recently went to Hudson (Ml) lo celebrate the 40th year reunion of Hudson High School's State title. One of his former players told the coach. "We may not really have been the best team, but we believed we were because we believed in you." The same could be said about the 1997-98 Saxons. Let this be a lesson for teams that want to succeed and make championship runs. Dick Kispaugh. at Rotary Monday, mentioned the 1945 Saxon team and said Saxon hitter Adam Whitney (12) lays down a bunt attempt in invitational action Saturday in Hastings (Photo by Perry Hardin) they were the greatest this city has ever had. No disrespect to Kispaugh or anybody associated with the '45 learn, bet I'll lake Keller. Storrs, Warner, VanDerMolen. Storrs. Winkler. Sulcer. Whitney. Bowne. Coach Schils. Storms, Gee. Day. O'Mara. Pohja. Coach Denny and Walther any day on any court. • Benson Jr. Berlin Bound: National racing star Johnny Benson Jr., of Grand Rapids, will compete Wednesday. June 10 at Berlin Raceway's Summer Spectacular. Call the raceway at (616) 942-0920 for further information about this main event. • Worth Reading: Hal Buerge's recently released book "Rhymes For Reasons And No Reasons' is wonderful reading for those around Hastings who 'Ike to remember and those newcomers •round Hastings, like a certain sports Jitor, who want to learn more about this community and what makes it so special. Inside the book are many of Buerge's poems that are inspired by special people, special times, special organizations and sport My favorite poem can be found on the back page and is titled That's Life. That's Life I've walked ten thousand fairways, I've sung ten thousand tunes. I've shot the "Bull" ten thousand times In ten thousand smoke-filled rooms. I've watched ten thousand athletes That tossed ten thousand balls I've been in crowds ten thousand times That shack ten thousand walls I've driven down ten thousand roads. For lens of thousands of miles. I've seen my friends ten thousand times Produce ten thousand smiles. I've heard myself ten thousand rimes: Ten thousand thoughts I've battered Ten thousand times, I've realized Nor one has really mattered! Talk to you soon. BANNER SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! Delton secondbaseman Ryan Bridges throws down to first in a game with Lakewood on Saturday. In the bottom of the seventh, reliever Tom Alien shut the door on the blue and gold. Allen retired Hastings 1-2-3 on a ground out. a strike out and another ground out Veitch wasn't sure how his team was going to matchup with Hastings on Saturday... but he's sure glad he got a chance to see. "Now. I’m more hungry to win here," Veitch said. "They're (Hastings) a good hitting team, but they made some errors and we capitalized on them. Lakewood's hitters responded to Veitch's challenge. Scott Richardson had 2 RBI. Bobby Tingley an RBI. Jason Dow an RBI. Travis Lehman an RBI. Alien an RBI and Paul Richards had an RBI. Six players producing eight Lakewood runs. "That's what we're saying... we win as a team and we lose as a team." Veitch said. The kids played a heck of a game." VIKINGS Lakewood softball scores in bunches to beat Hastings Take away the third and the fourth innings and Hastings varsity softball squad is in the hunt for a Hastings Invitational championship last Saturday. But in those two innings. Lakewood sent 19 to the plate, scored 10 runs, had 9 hits and gained added insurance through a couple of Saxon boots. Result Lakewood won the title 17-8. The errors are what got to Hastings Coach Jill Withey the most. The Saxons' sixth translated into five more runs. Hastings sent 10 to the plate in that stanza and managed five hits. Michelle Bies. Erin Allerding. Williams. Rizor and McKeough collected the hits. Melissa Meaney reached base on a always helpful to get key hits when you're down." Williams reached base on all four of her Lakewood error and Ally Morgan went to first with a walk. LAKEWOOD "That's nice that they did tHat," Withey said about her team's comeback bid. "It's trips to the plate. COatiMMd 044 S2 -----------------------------------------—J "I'm disappointed that the team had eight errors." Withey said. "We need to be mentally prepared to play better ball. Our pitching was good today. The key is playing solid defense behind them." Lakewood Coach Roily Krauss knew the tournament would be lough and said his team won out because of defense. "These four teams (Thomapple Kellogg and Delton included) are all pretty even and fielding made a big difference," Krauss said. Also helping the Lady Vikes' cause was pitcher Jenny VanderBoon who scattered 13 Saxon hits and struck out 3. "She’s not real fast, but puts it over the pUT-" Krauss explained. Lakewood's top hitters included Jami Schrock (three hits). Missy Beard (two hits and a double). Krystal Lubitz (three hits) and Tracy Thelen (three hits and a double). The Lady Vikes had 20 hits in the championship game. After four innings. Lakewood led 11-0. but Hastings responded in the fifth with a three-run rally that included five hits. A double by Brooke Rizor scored two and a single by Katie Williams scored another. A bang, bang play at second base is about happen as Barry County rivals Hastings and Delton battle it out on the softball diamond. Who are the Week No. 3 at the West Michigan Whitocaps/Hastings Banner aivia ceaaaaL Thto vnok's qneetioa is a bit more difneak and is aa follows: Four undated reserved dchets am the prize. Tickets shaaM be reriremed at the stadham baa often. All exchanges are baaed OB.'- Naat the appoarata la the WhHerapa Eaetera Division? (HM, there are fear) for information about seats. availability Winners can call («I6) 784-4131 If yon ar* the first person to call in a cornet arnner, yon will receive ttnu tickets to sn upcoming Whitecaps gmae st OU Kent Park. If yon call on Umraday and the •pons gey is home waiting far the cable guy, leave yoer response on Ns voice tr*'* I. Pitching was not the problem Saturday tor the Saxons, but defense was. Here. Kate Allerding (14) attempts to get one past Lakewoo&'s Tracy Thelen (6) In the championship game. �The Hmhngi Bonnet - Thursday. April 23. 1998 - Poge I I Coach notches ‘nother pvin in banner career Delton's dominance on area tracks has continued in 1998. And Coach Fred Pessell has reached a (11.91). Jim NeSmith in the high jump (6-0). Casey Louden in the 1600 (5:07.5). Jason Kimbrough in the 400 (52 milestone because of that dominance Delton's boys defeated Comstock at home last Thurr>> by a decisive score of 110-27. The win was Pessell's 201st of his track coaching career He notched No. seconds). Nick Marshall in the shot put (33-6). Jamie Collier in the medium hurdles (44.8). Louden in the 800 (2 16.34). Finney in the 200 (23.8) and 200 on April 14 against Plainwell Pessell. who has coached for 33 years, has 187 wins as Delton's track and field coach (1973-present). 8 at Union City (1969) and 6 at Eau Claire (1965-67). He has won 11 league track and field championships at Delton and also guided the Panther football program to five •league titles. Delton was a regional l winner in 1985 fhe Panthers' girls also beat the Colts * decisively last Thursday 99-22. Individual winners for Delton's boys squad were Matt Geething in the discus *(105-0 1/2). Paul Finney in the long jump (20-1 1/4). Nic Morrow in the 100 Louden in the 3200 (11:0l). Relay wins were captured by the all four of the Delton teams with Kimbrough participating on three of the four. Individual winners for Delton's girls were Kim Cole in the long jump (15-9). Mendoza in the 100 hurdles (19.5). Dawn Vickery in the shot put (29-8 1/2). Ferriell in the 100 (14.1). Jessica Kellogg in the 1600 (5:55). Arin Glidden in the 400 (1:05), Mary Henson in (he 800 (2;35). Femell in the 200 ( 29.9). Dani Freeland in the discus (85-11 1/2) and Kellogg in the 3200 (12:30.8). Delton won all four relay races with Hastings' boys track team is now 3-0 Hastings with firsts in the long jump (19-6), the 110 hurdles (16.83) and the 300 hurdles (4123). r Other individual winners were Tom Vamey in the 110 meters (11.2), Darnell Day in the discus (129-3). Deline in the shot put (44-1). Jim Storms in the 400 (55.1), Beau Barnum in the pole vault (13-9), Ryan Rude in the 800 (2:08) and Sam Sufford in the 200 (23.8). The 800 relay team of Teft, Varney, Stafford and Bender crossed the finish line first in 1:35.7 as did the 400 relay team of Smith, Stafford, Vamey and Seth Bender that took just 46.2. In the triumph over Northview, first were gained by Ryan Hawbaker in the discus (122-0), Sufford in the 100 (11.7), Barnum in the pole vault (13-6), Brian Weatherly in the shot put (45-2). Brower in the 300 hurdles (41.70) and Rude in the 800 (2:09). The 3200 relay team of Evan Winkler. Mike McKeough. Bill Blair and Rude were No. 1 in 8:58. Storms, Stafford, Vamey and Bender took first in the 800 VIKINGS..-continued from page 10 relay in 1:34.40, Smith. Stafford. Varney and Bender won the 400 in 46.17 and Bender, Rude, Stafford and McKeough were No. I in 3:40.88. Hastings heads to East Grand Rapids today (Thursday. April 23) and then host the Hastings Relays on Saturday. The Relays are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Last year at the Relays. Hastings' boys took third behind Three Rivers and Charlotte. The Saxons totaled three first places and scored 50 points. Soccer match between Panthers won by Delton A lot of shots and good communication gave Delton a 4-0 soccer win over Pennfield last Thursday. Nikki Schiedel tallied two goals. Missy Pare one goal and Autumn Chilton one goal for the victorious Panthers. Laine LaFountain added an assist. Delton led at half 2-0. For Coach Jeff Simpson and his Saxon squad, the defeat was tough to swallow. "We didn't play like we are capable of: we’re capable of better," Simpson said. "Mental mistakes and errors hurt us. I'm hoping we'll play better ball." Pitcher Matt Moore was sol’d in his work, striking out 10 and walking just 2. At the plate. Larry Bailey was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Moore 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Andrew Courtright 2-for-4 and Adam Whitney 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. The first game went much more like Simpson and his Saxons had envisioned. Hastings won the opener over Delton 10­ 0 as Courtright threw a gem of a game. Courtright allowed just one hit, allowed three base runners and fanned four to notch the triumph. The hitting was also in tune as Bobby Cole was 4-for-4 with 5 RBI. Moore 2for-3 with a double and 2 RBI, Brian Dunn 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Josh Bundy 2-for-3 and Ty Greenfield went I­ for-2 with an RBI. On th** base paths. Hastings was also up to speed with nine stolen bases. "It was an excellent game for Hastings." Simpson replied. Lakewood earned its trip to the championship by beating Thomapple Kellogg in the second game 1-0. Chris O'Bryant. Shawn Veitch and Matt Vaulkner shared time on the mound to notch the victory for the Vikings. Vaulkner started, O'Bryant got the win The shutout was obtained by goalkeeper Kerrie O'Keefe. Delton is now l-l after opening the year with a loss to Kalamazoo Hackett on April 13. Viking pitcher Rich Livingston aims one toward the strike zone to help push his team past all comers in Hastings on Saturday, (photo by Perry Hardin) LEGAL NOTICES OF ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTION Pursuant to the provisions ot Pubic Act 183 of . as amended, notice is hereby given that Barry County Board of Commissioners have >pled the following Ordinance whch amends Barry County Zoning Ordinance m the follow- Section 4.43 * Lend Divtatona - Except as provided elsewhere m this ordi- <fter be divided, subdivided. planed <x included a srte condominium as a unit which results m Hhe creation of any kx parcel, tract, or unit of land whch is less than the minimum area require­ ments lor a building or structure m the zoning distnct in which it is located Nonconforming land may be reserved lor a future road right of way or similar use development provided such noncon­ forming use is recorded as a restriction upon the document conveying such nonconforming prop­ erties Further aft land divisions must meet the following criteria a) The required lot ares and/or frontage re­ quirements as being exclusive of ease­ ments and right Of way b) For parcels less than 20 acres, there is a maximum of 1 4 lot width to depth ratio C) Proposed land divisions resulting m 7 or more parcels or encompassing 20 acres or more land are subject to Section 4 13. d) A boundary survey legal description drive­ way or private road permit, and application fee set by the Barry County Board of Com­ missioners must be submitted with the appheabon acres or larger and there ts a maxi­ mum of 2 divisions being proposed, a legal description and scaled draw­ ing may be submitted m place ol the boundary survey 1) In the A and AR zoning distrets a mortgage survey may be accepted if the setbacks tor the proposed structure are at least 1 5x the required side and rear yard setbacks for the respective zoning districts 2) If fhe proposed construction is an addition to an existing building the existing building and the resulting structure must be a mini­ mum of 1 5x the required side and rear yard setbacks for the respective zoning district The above named ordinance becomes effec­ tive May 4 1998 foUow.ng the approval from the Michigan Department of Consumers and industry Services State Boundary Commission Copy of this ordinance is available for purchase or in­ spection m the Barry County Planning Office at 220 W State St Hastmgs Michigan between the hours 8 00 am-5 pm (closed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please call 948-4830 *for further information K»*te Apnl 20 1998 JAMES L BAILEY Chairperson 'Barry County Board ot Commissioners NANCY L BOERSMA Clerk (4/23) Barry County I Lakewood went 2-0 to win the title. while Hastings was 1-1 and finished second. Delton plays at Mattawan today (Thursday. April 23) in KVA baseball action. Glidden and Henson running on three Tracksters in league lead .following two-win week in the O-K While after posting wins over , Lowell and Northview last week. The Saxons smashed Lowell 82-55 on April 16 and nailed Northview with an 89-48 loss on April 20. In their O-K White opener the previous week, the Saxons won over Wyoming Park 88-49. Greg Brower won three events for Delton base runner Ryan Harnden (9) slides into third as teammate Jack Beard watches from the batters' box during Saturday's Hastings Invitational at Hastings High School. and Veitch earned the save. The Vikings managed just two hits versus the Trojans and scored the only run in the fourth. Ken Bump opened with a walk and Travis Lehman sent Bump home with an RBI double. Hastings Soccer Club scores often on the fields till: Defeated Dominion Saturday 3­ 0. Dan Hoffman. Andrew Vincent and Aaron Fortier each scored goals. 1112: Lost 1-0 to Portage on Saturday. U13: Lost 3-2 to Portage on Saturday. Justin Pratt scored both Hastings goals. Lost 2-1 to River Oaks on Sunday. Pratt For some ball players, 11 RBI scored again in that match. U14: Lost 7-1 to Portage on Sunday. Justin Schults put one in the goal for Sunday Norman each had hits. Former Saxon softball standout a college hit The Hastings Soccer Club is kicking into its season. Here are the club's results , from last week: “ Hastings. 1116: Lost 5-2 to Portage on Sunday. Jeremy Butler scored two goals. Jeremy Pond and Zac Fulmer shared time in goal, stopping at least 20 shots. (J 19: Won over Kalamazoo 4-2 on Saturday. Lost to Vicksburg 8-3 on Defense was also a key for Lakewood as catcher TJ. Koch threw out two potential Trojan theft seekers. At the plate for Thomapple Kellogg, Drew Kennedy. Spencer Romph and Joe Andrew Courtright slides to make a catch behind the plate in the title game versus Lakewood. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Spaghetti Supper Includes garlic bread, salad and homemade desserts ’5.00 Saturday, April 25 • 4-7 p.m. Country Chapel, Dowling r.w-37* can be a season total. For Amanda Jennings. 11 RBI was a good day at the plate. Jennings, a Hastings High graduate, went 5-for-8 with 11 RBI and 3 homeruns in Wayne State University's softball doubleheader sweep last weekend against Hillsdale College. Wayne State won the pair of games 5-3 and 14­ 5. In the opener. Amanda Jennings was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, two runs scored and 4 RBI. KELLOGG COMMUNITV-COLLEGE Job *Mln EMS instructor/Trainer Fun-time tenure track learning system Teacn meocai First Responder Base EMT EMT in-sendee-pre-sendee naming customized training and special pro­ jects mchjdmg accreditation Requred Mcrvgan licensed paramedic Mct^gan Icensed EMS instructor Tracer Associate degree nwv- Ctosmgdaie 05-0899 The following support staff pos tons a<e part-time 34 weeks p/year 15- fxxxs p wee* work at all sites day and evening Hire date 06-1290 Closing date >4.2890 The Barry County Board of Commission­ ers will accept applications from inter­ ested citizens for the Planning & Zoning Commission until 5:00 p.m. on Wednes­ day. May 6, 1998. Applications may be obtained at the county administrator's of­ fice, 3rd floor, courthouse, Hastings. Ml Job »698n .'/ntrng Center Paraproiessionai Serve as instructional parapro wor* one-on-one with students on grammar ang writing Recjxred AssrKiate degree demonstratabte e<ceaence m grammar and writ ng aDWfy to won m a team sett ng good interpersonal commowcaton sA»-Ts acuity to work w Averse population tamdianty with mstrurtonai technology Sit TSrcurty Job *S99n Anting Center Clerk Prepare ma ntain instructional mate­ rials receptionist correct objective e*ams morwor student progress Regu-ed post-secondary prep in secretarial stupes word process­ ing good grammar-spethng aO<t<ty to work m classroom team setting good <n*erp»;rsonai communcaton skills atx-'ty to work w dne-se pop utaton S10 23 hourly Ajm nistratrve Seances Job * Kellogg Community Cc«ege 450 Nortn Avenue Battle Cree* Mi 49017 3397 An Equal Opportunity Employer-Educator In the night, the starting catcher was 3-for-5 with a double, a tworun homer and a grand slam. She also scored two runs and drove in 7 RBI. Amanda's sister. Janette Jennings was l-for-I in the first game with a run scored and 2-for-4 in the second game with a double and an RBI. Wayne State is now 25-17 overall and 13-9 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Tartars travel to Joilet. III. this weekend for tournament action. NOTICE Of PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TIME • RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP • BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHI­ GAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSON: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission meetings/hearings will begin at 7:00 p.m., beginning May 20, 1998. The meetmgs/hearings will be held at the Town­ ship Hall, 2461 Heath Road. Hastings, Michigan. BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP �Pag* 12 - Th« Hasting* Banner - Thursday. April 23. 1998 DELTON.,.continued from page 10 Krauss said Saturday's area title is a good start to what he hopes will be a good season. "It's a good way to get started.” Krauss said. "Our hitting and defense is solid and if we can be steady pitching. I think we can have a good season.” Coach Withey said Saturday’s work should prepare her team for the O-K White season that begins this week. "It will be nice to be able to work on things for the league.” Withey said. Delton hits versus Hastings came from Gale (triple and a double). Megan Gillfillan (double) and Sarah Henson (double). The Delton softballers went to 1-3 overall on the season with its 1-1 record on Saturday. Paw Paw beats Delton baseball Ryan Bridges and Rick McCleary each had a single and a double, but Delton still lost its KVA baseball game :o Paw Paw Tuesday 7-3. With the loss. Delton fell to 2-5 on the season. Hastings Bess Lyons slides Into third base Saturday as Delton's Jill Vickery attempts to mate the tag. One hitter who was missing in Hastings matchup against Lakewood was Virginia Jennings. The Saxon slugger broke her thumb in the second inning of Saturday's game with Delton and should miss a couple of weeks because of the injury. "One player doesn't make a team." Jennie Doyle's home run versus Delton was the big highlight tor the Thomapple Kekogg softball team (Photo by Perry Hardin) Withey explained Hastings beat Delton 6-5 in the first game Saturday, while Lakewood handled Thomapple Kellogg in the second game. In the consolation contest. Delton defeated T K 12-2 in five innings. Jenny Gale had a triple and a double to lead Delton in its Barry County battle with Hastings. In the Panthers' 10-nto triumph over T K. Gale had a double. Nicole Schmidt a double and Gale allowed 3 hits and struck out 2. The highlight for the Lady Trojans was a two-run homer by Grand Ledge High School's baseball program, in the words of Hastings coach Jeff Simpson is a "baseball power" ... "a Jennie Doyle. "We played a lot better in the second game: we just hit the ball better." Delton Coach Kelly Yoder said. "Our pitching was good in both games, but our defense was not good in the first game against Hastings.' Delton firstbaseman Nicole Schmidt (9) prepares to make a play wen in advance of a Thomapple Kellogg base runner. (Photo by Perry Hardin) LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default having been made in the ccndmons of a real estate mortgage made by PAULEIN HOLMES, an unmarried woman, by her Attorney in Fact. Fred Holmes, of 402 Poflard. Lake Odessa. Michigan 48849. and Bond Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Mchigan whose address ts 2007 Eastern. SE. Grand Rapds. Michigan 49507. dated September 4. 1996. and recorded on September 11. 1996. m Ltoer 672. Pages 253-258 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, whch mortgage has been as­ signed to First National Bank of Mchigan. a Na­ tional Banking Association whose address is 241 E Saginaw East Lansing Mchigan 48823 by virtue of an Assignment ol Mortgage dated No­ vember 19. 1996 and recorded on December 2. 1996. with the Barry County Register of Deeds at Uber 679. Page 718. and upon whch there ts now ciaimed to be due tor principal and interest the surti of Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hun­ dred Thirty Eight Dollars and Twelve Cents ($27,538 12) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recover the said debt or any part thereof. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV. M that by wtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage, and the statute m such case made and provided, on May 28. 1998. at 2 00 p m the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County court­ house 220 W State Street. Hastings Mchigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at public vendue to the____ highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the4*™ amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, to­ gether with the legal fees and charges of the sale including attorney's lees allowed by law. the premises in said mortgage located in the Town­ ship of Woodland. Barry County and which are described as follows Lot 8 of Hillsdale Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats Page 65 whch has an address of 402 Pol­ lard Lake Odessa Michigan 48849 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale First National of Mchigan 241 E Sagmaw East Lansmg Mchigan 48823 Dated Apnl 7 1998 Drafted by Witoam M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa NW Sle m-A Grand Rapris Ml 49503 (616) 458-1315 (5/14) Synopsis of the Special Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD April 4. 1998 Four Board Members present one absent General Appropriation Ad Resolution adopted Approved Salary Schedule June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (4/23) Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting April 14. 1996 - 7 p.m. All members present, four guests John W Ryan presented insurance plan Approved gravel road recommendations with amendments Approved ballot language for restoration of 1 mill Proceed with brochure or newsletter Purchase paper shredder for less than $500 Investigate driveway seal Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8 30 Bonnie Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by Rchard C Thomas Supc. .tsor (4/23) Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP * Regular Board Meeting and Public Hearing on Waiters/Thorpe Roads Special Assessment District April 13. 1998 -6:45 p.m. Call to order and Pledge to the Flag Adams. Woods. Forster. Whitaker Albert and 19 citizens present Received comments on Waiters/Thorpe Rds Special Assessment Distrct Approved agenda March minutes and Apnl Mis Received correspondence committee and treasurer s reports Approved resolutions for Waiters/Thorpe Rds Special Assessment District sealing Brogan Road and gravel work transfer of ownership on 2 lots of Cedar Creek Cemetery additional $238 for YMCA second phone line for computer modem change to Sec 27 1 of zoning ordinance pur­ chase of bar code wand for tax receipting ap­ pointments to library and sewer boards use of old hall 3 more nights by AA use Of new hail for food distribution by COA if needed giving oath of office to a>l Township appointees gravel and top soil for park and hall correction to Planning Com­ mission meeting dates on schedule of meetings Adjournment at 9 42 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by Patncia Albert Supervisor (4/23) Synopsis of the Ragutar Masting of ths JOHNSTOWN TOWNSM* BOARD April 8,1988 Four Board Members present, one absent. Approved agenda, minutes and treasurer's re­ port Rob Poiey and Dawn Manrtowabi appointed to Fire Department on voluntary status Approved payment of vouchers Appointed Johnson. Thomson and Pearce to oversee the weed control spraying June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested lo by: Supervisor Barbara Earl (4/23) baseball factory.” Simpson's Saxons competed against that factory Monday in non-conference play and came away with some uplifting performances. The scores weren't great. 10-2 and 5-0 in a Grand Ledge sweep, but a few of the individual performances by the Saxons were impressive. In Game 1. Hastings had 11 hits led by Matt Moore's 3-for-3 outing that accounted for one of his team's two RBI. Larry Bailey was 2-for-4 and Bobby Cole was 2-for-3 with the other RBI. Pitcher Tyler Allerding allowed 5 earned runs and wasn't helped by three Saxon errors. "The score was not indicative of how the game went.” Simpson said. ' Hastings out-hit Grand Ledge 11-8 and led 2-1 after picking up two runs in the third inning. The Saxons lost Game 2 by a 5-0 count. Hastings had just two hits and. again, made three errors. The two-hit performance was a shock for the blue and gold that entered the doubleheader with a .398 team batting average. A Mound Gem... Matt Moore allowed 3 hits, struck out 12 and walked 4 in a 13-3 Hastings triumph over Plainwell on April 15. Moore also helped out with his going 3-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles Andrew Courtright was I-for-I with 2 RBI and 5 walks. Larry Bailey a double and 4 RBI and Adam Schultz had an RBI. The Saxons tallied two runs in the second inning, one in the fourth, two in the fifth and three runs in the sixth inning. Game 2 was called after four innings with Hastings in front 3-2. Courtright had already clubbed a double. Cole had a hit and 2 RBI and Andy Keller had drilled a "missile" of a homerun. Keller also collected a hit in Game 1 versus Grand Ledge. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan A Villa, a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 1. 1996 and recorded on August 6. 1996 m Uber 668 on Page 696. Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Crossland Mortgage Corp. as assignee by an assignment dated August 1.1996 whch was recorded on August 6. 1996. <i Uber 668. on Page 702. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Five and 08/’00 dollars ($60.305 08). including interest at 9 00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m . on June 4. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mchigan. and are described as Lot 7 of Block 18 of Eastern Addition to the City according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 1. of Plats, on Page 2 The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys lor CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98043283 (5/21) Hastings pitcher Matt Moore has been rock solid on the mound in the early baseball season. (Photo by Perry Hardin) . /r n r /.v /z ///. Saxon bats responding; powerful Ledge wins two �Th* Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 23. 1998 - Page 13 Senior stars headline area hoop team The 1997-98 basketball season was quite rewarding for fans in Barry County. Both Lakewood and Hastings won district titles with big contributions from in Lansing Hastings' victory run did not end until they faced a powerful River Rouge team at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center. a number of players The Saxons not only won in district play, but also claimed a regional title and competed in the Class B State semifinals With so many great performances, the All-Barry County teams have become bigger with 15 athletes being honored. Spikers, veterans and newcomers make splash The 1998 All-Barry County volleyball team includes a nice mix of young talent The junior middle hitter made 244 kills. 124 digs. 65 blocks and was named KVA and senior sparklers. Two of the eight players on the first honorable mention 2nd Team team are sophomores, while two more are juniors. Lakewood that made it to the regional finals, despite its youth, have four of the eight players on the first team. Here are the All-Barry County spikers for the recently completed winter season. 1st Team • Amanda Blough (Lakewood): The sophomore setter dished out 1,222 assists and hud 88 service aces. • Anne Burghdoff (Hastings): The senior setter received O-K White honorable mention acclaim and helped to lead a young Saxon squad with her passing and leadership. • Jennifer Nielsen (Lakewood): The junior middle blocker had 269 kills. 93 solo blocks and 48 service aces. • Jaime Robbins (Thornapple Kellogg): The senior hitter was a real force blocking shots and spiking the ball at the net. • Jaime Schrock (Lakewood): The senior outside hitter had 660 kills. 54 service aces and 505 digs. • Katherine Shellenbarger (Lakewood): The sophomore outside hitter had 257 kills. 44 service aces and 382 digs. •Dawn Stine (Maple Valley): The senior hitter had 134 kills. 96 digs and hit for an 87 percent dip. Was a firstteam member of the SMAA squad. • Michele Thompson (Delton): • Jill Benschoter (Lakewood): A middle blocker. Benscoter made 154 solo blocks and 221 total blocks. • Kim Cole (Delton): The senior 1st Team • Darnell Day (Hastings): The senior center averaged It) points and was lops in rebounds for the Saxons with 190. He also had 30 blocks and took fhe most charges of any member on the Hastings team. •Jason Elenbaas (Lakewood): The senior forward averaged 17 points. 6.5 rebounds. 4 7 assists and 2 steals. At the free throw line he canned 80 percent of his attempts. • Kyle Matteson (Delton): The junior forward-guard averaged 15.1 points. 4 rebounds. 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals. An "excellent" defender. Matteson hit 56 percent of his shots behind the arc. • Cody Page (Maple Valley): The senior guard averaged 15.5 points. 2.7 assists and I. I steals. He also nailed 60 3-pointers during the course of the hoop season. • Kyle Pohja (Hastings): The senior forward averaged 11.8 points and was second on the team with 133 caroms. His overall shooting percentage was 56 percent. • Andy Roush (Barry County Christian): The senior forward scored 471 points in 19 games and averaged 4 rebounds. 5 assists and 6.5 steals. • Lucas Weatherhead (Thornapple Kellogg): The senior guard averaged 15 points. 2 steals. 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Considered a "fierce competitor" and a "hard worker.” • Ryan Westendorp (Lakewood): The senior center averaged 15 points. 6 rebounds. 1.7 assists and I steal. Shot 59 percent from 2-point land 2nd Team • Tony Bowne (Hastings): The sophomore forward started every game and was considered the team's best defender. Averaged 9.2 points with 124 rebounds. 37 steals and 83 assists. • Chad Clum (Lakewood): The senior guard averaged 12 points. 7 rebounds. 5 assists and 2 steals. • Jason Harner (Delton): The senior center averaged 13.15 points and 6.5 rebounds. A big guy (6-5) who can run the floor. • Trent Harvey (Maple Valley): The senior forward-center averaged 8.9 points. 1.5 assists and I steal Collected 72 defensive caroms and 52 offensive boards • Nate Pranger (Thornapple Kellogg): “A dominate player at times inside", the senior forward averaged 9 points and 6.5 rebounds. • Jeff Storrs (Hastings): The senior guard averaged 8.9 points He also had 91 assists. 92 rebounds. 32 steals and made 53 free throws. • Ed VanDer.Molen (Hastings): The senior guard was first among the Saxons with 29 3-pointers. He averaged 7.6 points and dished out 95 assists. hitter had 215 kills. 44 service aces. 122 digs and 61 blocks. Named the Panthers* "Most Valuable Player." • Jennie Doyle (Thornapple Kellogg): Doyle, a senior hitter, provided hustle and power (in spikes) to the Lady Trojans season. • Summer Gillons (Hastings): A senior tri-captain. along with Burghdoff and Aleisha Miller, always did what was expected of her... and more. • Joheather Grant (Maple Valley): The junior hitter led Maple Valley is assists with 132 and had a serving accuracy of 90 percent. She was also second on M.V. team in points scored and tips. • Christy NeSmith (Delton): A junior left-side hitler. NeSmith made 97 kills. 253 digs and was KVA honorable mention. • Amy Songer (Hastings): A n outside hitter. Songer was Hastings' top hitter and also performed well in blocking situations. Note: J-Ad Graphics thanks all of Barry County's winter athletes for making 1997-98 a wonderful season filled with many memorable accomplishments. All-Bany County basketball for players for 1997-98 include (front row. from left) Nathan Pranger, Chad Clum. Jason Harner, Trent Harvey, Jeff Storrs. Ed VanDerMolen. Tony Bowne; (back row) Cody Page, Kyle Matteson. Lucas Weatherhead. Jason Elenbaas, Darnell Day, Ryan Westendorp, Kyle Pohja and Andy Roush. -Jtead the BANNER Every Week end be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING Wli.it is die leading' cause of blindness among die elderly? TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTER­ ESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. May 20.1998. commencing at 7 00 o'­ clock p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in briet. the follow­ ing: All-Barry County volleyball players include (front row. from left) Jill Benschoter. Kim Cole. Jennie Doyle. Summer Gillons, Joheather Grant, Christy NeSmith, Amy Songer; (back row) Katherine Shellenbarger, Anne Burghdoff. Jamie Robbins. Dawn Stine. Michelle Thompson. Jennifer Nielsen, Jami Schrock and Amanda Blough. Call 1-800-437-2423 New 1-96 starts year April 25 The New 96 Speedway starts up events May 2 with Sprints. IMCA Mods and Street Stocks. On April 25. the New 96 will hold a practice day was a warm-up to the season. The schedule for the rest of May and June is as follows: May 9: All Star Circuit of Champions; May 16: Auto Value Sprints; May 23: 410 Sprints. IMCA Mods and Street Stocks; May 30: 410 Sprints. IMCA Mods and Street Stocks. Throughout June. 410 Sprints. IMCA Mods and Street Stocks will take to the local track, located at 3640 Highgate SW in Wyoming. Practices begin al 5:30 p.m. and races start at 7 p.m. • HOPE TOWNSHIP • BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN NOTICE Of ADOPTION Of ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance No 25 was adopted by the Township Board of Hope Townsh^ at its meeting held on April 13. 1998 AMENDMENT TO HOPE TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 25 ADOPTED: APRIL 13. 1998 EFFECTIVE: EIGHT (8) DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION SECTION L AMENDMENT TO HOPE TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE. Section 27 1 of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No 24) is hereby amended to read as follows Section 27 1 - FEES To help defray the costs to the Township for zoning costs, the Township shall establish by resolution fees for a application for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance b appeals or applications to the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals * c site plan reviews conducted by the Planning Commission Zoning Ad­ ministrator and/or Building Inspector SECT1QNJ1. REPEAL AND EEfECIl^E_DAT_E This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following publication after adop­ tion All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed See things FAST' Use the Banner Classifieds!!! Sylvia W. Forster. Clerk Hope Township 5463 Wall Lake Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2464 1. Consideration of amending Article IV and renumbering Articles VI - XVII, by establishing a new zoning district: including regulations and mini­ mum standards for the use and protection ol lands and structures within the zoning district The pro­ posed new zoning district would be classified as --RR- Rural Residential District. 2. Consideration ot amending Article XVIII. Schedule ol Regulations of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance The proposed amend­ ment could change lot area, width, coverage, set­ backs. height and/or dwelling size in specific zoning districts 3. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours and the copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rut­ land Charter Township Planning Commission re­ serves the right to recommend changes in the pro­ posed ordinances and make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that written comments regarding the above referenced matters may be submitted to the Township Clerk prior to the heanng/meeting and may further be submitted to the Planning Commission at the heanng/meeting Rutland Charter Township will provide, upon seven (7) days notice, necessary reasonable auxil­ iary aids and services at the meeting/heanng to in­ dividuals with disabilities Individuals requiring aux­ iliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed be­ low BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD, HASTINGS, Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Poge 14 - The Haiti ng» Bonner - Thursday, April 23. 1998 Larsen fans 10 in JV ball loss Matt Larsen. Steve Obreiter and Josh Angoli each had 2 hits in the junior varsity team's 12-3 loss to Middleville at Saturday s Barry County Tournament. Both Larsen and Obreiter collected doubles. Larsen also was credited with an RBI as was Josh Aldredson Hastings had 9 hits in the baseball game to Middleville's total of 15. In the first game of the tournament, the Saxons fell to the Vikings of Lake wood 7-2. Jeremy Bishop. Cody Tyrell and Josh Angoli each had hits for Hastings. Bishop and Tyrell each had two-base raps. Larsen struck out 10 in a losing effort The Lakewood JV baseball squad went on to capture championship. the tournament Trojans take two... Plainwell won two games over Hastings' JV on April 15 14-2 and 12-3. Angoli had two hits in the first game and Corey Micel collected a three-base rap Ben Buehler and Josh Reil each hit doubles for the Saxons Tyrell hit a homerun in the second game Mice! had an RBI. Production improves... — Soccer Saxons win with the Sun... The offensive production improved in a 17-7 loss to Grand Ledge on Monday. Ben Buehler had a two-run home run. while Matt Larsen and Codey Tyrell each had two-run doubles. In total. Hastings had five hits to Ledge's 11. The Hastings High School varsity soccer team booted past O-K White foe Lowell last Friday 2-0 at Johnson Field. On left. Saxon Carolyn DeWitt (5) attempts to get past a Red Arrow defender. Up top. Hastings tallies one of its two scores on a nifty move made in front of the net. This Friday (April 24). Hastings will return home to face another league rival. Zeeland. (Photos by Perry Hardin) Natters blank B.C. foe Hastings' netters defeated Lakewood on April 17 8-0. In singles Matt Bradley won over Brian Reed at No. 1 6-0. 6-2. Jeff Storrs beat Brian Strazisar at No. 2 6-2. 6-2. Jon Styf took Adam Rohrbacher at No. 3 6-0. 6-1 and Ben O'Mara drew a forfeit at No. 4 singles. In doubles. Josh Hendershot and John DeWitt won over Clum and Numinen at No. 1 6-1, 6-0, Kyle Winkler and Adam Bancroft beat Beach and Ferguson at No. 2 6-0, 6-1, Gole and Eric McCarty prevailed over Richardson and Rickert at No. 3 6-0, 6-0 and Matt Gergen and Jeremy Butler drew a forfeit at No. 4. "It was another strong start," Hastings Coach Rich Pohja said. "Lakewood has improved and that is a result of Coach Marty Snoap and his team's effort." Northview tennis tough... The Saxons* singles players were the strongest they have been all season on Monday as both Matt Bradley and Jeff Storrs pushed Northview at No. 1 and No. 2. Bradley lost 6-1, 7-5, while Storrs dropped a 7-5,6-2 decision. Other singles matches saw Steve Storrs win 6-4, 6-3 and Jon Styf prevail 6-0, 7­ 5. Hastings lost the match 6-2. Northview swept the doubles as Ben O'Mara and Josh Hendershot lost at No. 1 6-3, 6-1, John DeWitt and Kyle Winkler fell at No. 2 2-6, 6-1,6-4, Matt Toburen and Adam Bancroft lost 6-0, 6-0 and Adam Gee and Eric McCarty came up short 6-2, 6-2. "Stores and Styf knocked off Northview at No. 3 and No. 4 which is the first time we have beaten them in these positions," Coach Pohja said. "At doubles. DeWin and Winkler gained confidence by pushing Northview's No. 2 team to a tough three set decision." Fourth at Grandville... Hastings was fourth out of eight teams at last Saturday's Grandville Invitational. Leading the Saxons were Jeff Stores at No. 1 singles and Steve Storrs at No. 3 and Jon Styf at No. 4. All three finished in third place with two wins each. Josh Hendershot and Kyle Winkler took a third in doubles as did Adam Bancroft and Phil Gole. A true sprinter Mark Youngs, a former Saxon trackster. has season bests of 11.27 in the 100 and 22.73 in the 200 for Hope A PRINTER THAT IS ... College's track and field learn this spring. On Saturday. Hope entertains Olivet at 12:30 p.m. YMCA NEWS lyf Affordable ST Timely Versatile ... IS JUST A CALL AWAY! 24 HOURS 7 DAYS-A-WEEK (616) 945-9554 HASTINGS ’ MICHIGAN » USA • • • • • • • Layout & Design Photography Sheetfed Printing Web Printing Bindery & Mailing Delivery • Fax (616) 945-5192 YMCA of Barn Couatv 1998 Coed Spring Volleyball Team W-L TVC................................................................... 12-0 Hastings Mfg................................................... 10-2 Dawe...................................................................8-4 Sixth Team........................................................ 3-9 Flexfab................................................................3-9 Slaughter........................................................ 0-12 Thursday A.M. LcHarves 77-47, Varneys 74-50, Early Birds 69 1/2-54 1/2; Just Us 68-56; Question Marks 60-64; Parkers AFC Home 59-65; Lucky Shots 58 1/2-65 1/2; Hastings Bowl 49-75. Good Games and Series - M. Atkinson 201-546; R. Isaacs 200-530; L. Jackson 188­ 466; J. McKeough 172-459; D. Gilbert 181­ 426: B. Sexton 163; B. Tracy 162; P Caldwell 160; I. Ruthruff 158; T Parker 153; B. Bodo 150; O. Gillons 149; M. Bell 126; J. Rablev 119; C. Etts 107. Wednesday P.M. Hallifax 73 1/2-46 1/2; Valley Realty 73­ 47; Hair Care 69-51; Mace's Ph. 69-51; Mis­ fits 66-54; Nashville Chiro 60-60; Nash 5 Plu 56 1/2-63 1/2; Lifestyles 53-67; Eye and Ent Spec. 50 1/2-69 1/2; Finishing Touch 50 1/2­ 69 1/2; Fanner’s Feed 50-70; Sccber’s Auto 49-71 High Gaines and Series - D Sccbcr 191­ 518; G. Otis 175-495; C. Watson 182-495; B. Smith 159-433; J. Doster 174-479; N. Thaler 193-434; M. Garber 173-470; F. Schneider 159-456; N. Hallifax 149-434. M. Matson 168-453; L. Potter 185-465; B Hayes 180­ 465; J. Harper 142-376; L. Johnson I55-4U7; S. Glasgow 108; M. Dull 148; C. Trumbull 144; S. Pennington 180; J. Gardner 142; L. Yoder 185; M. Bnmmcr 174. Tuesdav Trios Yes Um 91-41; 3 Pomes Tack 84-48; B & L Dois 70-62; Armour Auction 66.5-65.5; Just 4 Fun 65-67; Trouble 60.5-71.5; Texas Pndc 59­ 73; Late Bloomers 59-73; Sccbcrs Auto Body 55.5-76.5; Looney Toons 49.5-82.5 High Games and Series - C. Thayer 158; T. Redman 203-510; P Ramey 156; B Vugtevcen 150; N. Hook 164; B Thurston 168; L. Potter 160; T. Sebastian 170; M. Sny­ der 201; S. Glasgow 255-588; J. Hurless 182; L. Tilley 192-557; S. Vandenberg 215-598; M. YMCA of Barn County and the Hastings Youth Council’s Adult Floor Hockey Team W-L-T TNR................................................................4-0-0 Wolfpack...................................................... 2-1-0 Hackers........................................................... 2-2-0 Safety Service.............................................. 2-2-0 Avengers........................................................ 0-5-0 Games Played Avengers forfeited to Safety Service; TNR 12 vs. Hackers 5. Barry County Residents... Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by calling 945-9554 Tlxe Hastings BANNER (Making Barn/ County residentsfeel at home for over 100 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B BOWLING SCORES • Hastings, Michigan 49058 Eaton 170; D. Kelley 175; F. Villa 185; A. Alexander 169; D. Sccbcr 163; J. Hansen 164. D. MacDonald 172; S. Armour 202-509; L. Trumble 172; J. Conger 176; K. Conger 167. Monday Mixers Final Standings Whispering Waters 91; Hastings Bowl 70 1/2; Kelley's Kcglcrs 69 1/2; Row die Girls 68 1/2; T.M. Lassies 65 1/2; Budweiser 63; Mr. Bruce 62 1/2; Dewey’s Auto 62 1/2; Hartzler Tour 62; Coldwall Banker 60; Girrbach’s 57; Green Chics 36. High Games and Series -H. Miller 181­ 482; M. Wieland-459; S. Nash 191-503; B Anders 170; V. Pierson 196-553; J. McMillon 482; M. Snyder 190-484; S. VanDenburg 205­ 569; S. Glasgow 210-572; N. Hook 208-466; H. Service 167-489; L. Perry 167-453; R. S hapIcy 181-506; M. Matson 198-536; K. Keeler 169-491; D. VanCampcn 166-485; D.Kelley 212-568; F. Girrbach 172-453; S. Guy 179-467. Senior Citizens t Final Standings Jesick 73; Kucmpcl 72; Brodock 70; Moucoulis 68; Woodmansee 65; Otis 63; No. One Senior 62 1/2; Schlachtcr 60 1/2; Fnend 60; Nash 59 1/2; M&M’s 59; Vrogindcwry 55 1/2; Hall 54; Lcthcoe 52 1/2; Snyder 49 1/2; Brewer 36. High Series and Games Men - R. Wieland 170; W Birman 199-571; D. Service 202-574; W Broock 182-483; R. Schlachtcr 192-470; M. Schondclmeyer 174; R. Nash 46; B Terry 181-487; G Teachman 160-461; W. Wood­ mansee 471; P. Tcrpcning 162-459. High Series and Games Women - V. Brown 162-459; M. Dull 450; S Pennington 177-471; G. Otis 165-463; M. Wieland 184­ 455; B Vrogindcwcv 170-474; Y. Markley 172-489; L. Wellman 163-448; P Mulford 162; G Potter 182-458; S. Glasgow 242-575. Softball meeting announced There will be a managers meeting for the Hastings Men's Softball League on Tuesday. May 5. 1998 in the choir room at Hastings Middle School. All managers arc requested to be at this meeting along with the S450 entry fee. Rule changes and nights of play will be finalized at this meeting, so please plan on at­ tending. A win over Wayland; Welton’s 47 tops for week The Hastings girls golf team defeated Wayland Monday at Orchard Hills 191­ 235. Leading the way for the Saxons were Casey Anderson with a 46. Lindsey Micel with a 47. Leah Pumford with a 49, Becky Carr with a 49 and Sarah Bellgraph with a 50. "We played consistent steady golf; we're playing much better." Hastings Coach Ed von der Hoff said. At Lowell on Tuesday the swinging Saxons placed second out of three teams. East Grand Rapids won out with a 190. Hastings tallied a 200 and Lowell finished with a 239. Katie Welton shot a wonderful round of 47. Anderson had a 51, Micel a 51. Bellgraph a 51 and Care carded a 55. Today (Thursday. April 23) Hastings takes on Zeeland at the Hastings Country Club. JV swinging fine! The junior varsity golf team at H.H.S. is on a serious roll. The Saxons beat East Kentwood on April 15 257-314. They followed that performance with a 267-282 win over Lowell on April 17. Erica Barnum voided a 53. Heather Drumm a 62. Angie Swiatek a 70 and Katie Jones a 72 versus East Kentwood. Drumm fired a 62. Barnum a 66. Swiatek a 68 and Jones a 71 versus Lowell. Planning a Spring Garage Sale? Plan t# advertise in in the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS! �The Having* Bonnet - Ihuiiday. April 23 1998 - Page 15 Hastings kindergarten schedules get high marks in survey by Mary Warner Staff Writer Parents returning a survey on all-day, al­ ternate day kindergarten and traditional half­ day kindergarten in the Hastings School District generally gave high marks to both programs, according to a survey of parents. Survey results were announced at the Hastings School Board meeting Monday by Dave Arnold, director of educational ser­ vices. The surveys were given out during sport sc, Arnold told board members. The survey was pan of the district’s evaluation of the new all-day. alternate day kindergarten schedule, which was just insti­ tuted last fall. Last summer, some parents expressed disapproval of the scheduling change, saying it might be hard for kinder­ gartners to attend school for an entire day and might not provide the young students with enough consistency if they were off some days and attending school on other half-day kindergarten programs Some par­ ents attending school board meetings thi> school year have been asking u hen the dis­ trict would be evaluating the new sched­ ule's effectiveness. Arnold said that "parents made lots of comments" in the survey indicating they appreciated having the option of either tra­ 50 percent of the surveys distributed were relumed, which was a "pretty good" re­ days The school board then decided to offer both all-day, alternate day and five-day. kindergarten and parents with students in the all-day. alternate day program Parents of all-day students were asked to answer the following questions on a scale ranging from "excellent" to "unsatisfac­ tory":!) My child's enthusiasm toward E ditional or alternate day kindergarten In the survey, separate questions were asked of parents with students in traditional school is: 2)My child’s adjustment to de­ velopmental kindergarten/kindergarten is: 3) The all-day. alternate day DK/K program meets my family scheduling needs 4) I have had other children attend traditional half-day kindergarten programs: and 5) If yes, which program do you feel best bene­ fited your child's needs (alternate day or tra­ ditional half-day)? In response to the question about enthu­ siasm (No. 1). 145 out of 176 answered "excellent" or "very good." 21 gave a "sat­ isfactory" rating. 10 answered "needs im­ provement" and none answered “unsatisfac­ tory." In response to the question about ad­ justment to DK/K (No. 2), 137 out of 167 answered "excellent" or "very good." 21 an­ swered "satisfactory." eight answered “needs improvement" and one answered "unsatis­ Hastings School Board President Patricia Endsley and Star Principal Jo Stebbins hold the award given to Star Elementary School by the American Insititute of Architects. tional). In answer to the question about the child's enthusiasm (No. I), all 31 re­ sponses were either "excellent" or "very good." In answer to the adjustment ques­ tion (No. 2). 30 out of 31 responses were either "excellent" or "very good," and the one remaining response was "satisfactory." In answer to the scheduling question (No. 3). 25 out of 31 responses were "ex­ factory." In response to the question of whether the program met scheduling needs (No. 3). cellent." five were very good," and one was "satisfactory " Three answered yes and 112 out of 157 answered "excellent" or "very good." 33 answered "satisfactory.” 3 answered "needs improvement.'' and nine answered "unsatisfactory." Eighty-eight answered yes and 74 an­ swered no to whether their children had at­ tended traditional kindergarten (No. 4); in response to No. 5. 74 answered that all­ day. alternate day was best suited to their child's needs and 26 answered that tradi­ tional half-day classes best benefited their their other children had attended all-day. al­ ternate day (No. 4). and all 19 responses lo question *ive said traditional half-day classes best benefited their children. child. ParenLs of students in traditional kinder­ garten were asked I) My child's enthusiasm toward school is: 2) My child's adjustment to DK/K is: 3) The half day DK/K program meets my family's scheduling needs: 4) I district will "think about" and "evaluate in terms of what we can do with our pro­ have had other children attend all-da>. alter­ nate day kindergarten programs: and 5) If yes, which program do you feel best bene­ fited your child's needs: (all-day or tradi- ternate day at first, but he really seems to enjoy it a lot." and "1 like introducing him 28 answered no to the question of whether Arnold said the survey indicated that "ba­ sically. the people in all-day. alternate day were satisfied with that program, and the people in traditional kindeiganen were sat­ isfied with that program." Arnold said parents made "a lol of help­ ful comments" on the surveys which the grams.” Comments about the all-day. alternate day program included "I wasn't sure my child was going to adjust to the all-day. al­ to two whole days of school this year," (i.e., preparing him for all-day classes next year), and "My child was excited about starting school in the fall and he is still ex­ cited about going every day he attends." Comments about the traditional program included "1 think it's great that there's one school that is still doing half days. 1 like having the option." and "I believe going every day for a few hours gives children this age a gradual but consistent adjustment they will need for successful future years." and "My child has adjusted very well to kindergarten. I believe going every day has greatly helped with this adjustment." Arnold said the survey is "just part of what we want to do" to evaluate the kindergarten programs. He said the district also wants to look at student attendance figures, kindergartners' adjustment to first grade, and gel input from teacher observa­ tions of the students? The district will also have to evaluate whether the new schedule meets state attendance requirements that were recently changed by the legislature. Those changes, requiring more school days per year implemented on a gradual basis, may be pul on hold this coming year be­ cause of an expected freeze in state aid. Arnold said. In other action at Monday's meeting. Arnold announced that a special district committee studying character education will have a meeting April 30 at 7 p.m. at Hastings Middle School to discuss the re­ See SURVEY, continued, page 16 LEGAL NOTICES Lou.se Odrzywolska was honored for 40 yeais of nursing and 24 years with the Barry-Eaton Health Department. Time, continued from Page 9 missioner from Middleville, recalled that his parents Keith Gordon and Wilhelmina Reynolds Gordon, met at the camps at Clear Lake, Dowling. Pine Lake and St. Mary’s Lake when she worked as a camp counselor. Keith Gordon was an accountant at the foun­ dation from 1930 to 1940. V. Harry Adrounic’s father. Dr. H. A. Adrounie and his wife. Dorothy, were per­ sonal friends of W. K. Kellogg and Dr. John Haney Kellogg. Dr. H. A. Adrounie lived with Dr. Kellogg while he did an internship at the sanitarium. V. Harry Adrounie was instrumental in de­ veloping the Regional Medical Laboratories tn Battle Creek. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after a carcci tn public health, returning to Hastings to assume the job as director of solid waste disposal for the Barry County Health Department. A medical library that contained historic medical books and history of the development of the Health Department, as well as portraits of W. K. Kellogg and Dr. Stuart Pritchard, was developed by the committee. Dr. Bailus Walker, the administrator of the Michigan Health Department was the fea­ tured speaker at Saturday’s luncheon. Donald Gilmer, state representative, presented a leg­ islative tribute, recognizing the 50 years of service. Dr. John Duffy, a professor of history, took the audience on a historical journey at the lun­ cheon. to the days before and during the de­ velopment of organized public health units. Gilmer also presented Louise Odrzywolska with a legislative tribute tn recognition of her 40 years tn nursing and the 24 years she had spent serving with the Barry County Health Department. V. Harry Adrounie and Commissioner James Gordon, chairman of the district health board, received special awards for their con­ tributions in planning the 50th anniversary celebration as well as thar valuable roles in the department The luncheon al Mid Villa was attended by over 75 persons, with reunions of former di­ rectors and staff members and many special guests. Several persons from the W. K. Kel­ logg Foundation attended, and both from the past and the current staff were present. Esther Kreider and her sista. Sue Kreider, and Ethel Barber attended, along with Louise Odrzy­ wolska. James Gordon and Bob Shaffer, Judge Richard Loughrin. V Harry Adrounie. staff members Diane Finncren. Virginia Benedict, Steve Essling, and many others were among the guests. There was representa­ tion from Provincial House (now Tendcrcarc) staff, Pennock staff, and the Barry County Medical Facility (now Thomapple Manor) at the vanous events. County officials and offi­ cials from the City of Hastings joined in the celebration. Dr. Edwin Larkin acted as the master of ceremonies for many of the events. Many people have worked al the BarryEaton Health Department over the 67 years of its history and many have not been noted in this series. That doesn’t mean that their con­ tributions lacked value, just that the archives didn’t tell us who they were. Currently, 1998, the Barry-Eaton District Health Department continues with its pro­ grams, with clinics and home nursing care, with control of disease and the monitoring of nursing care in the community, as well as san­ itation and health engineering concerns. Thomas W. Spencer is the health officer; Dr. Dean Sienko ;s Medical Director. Pamela Groner serves as Community Hcalth-Clinic Director; Penny Pierce is Home Health and Hospice Director. James Schnackenbcrg is the Environmental Health Director. Durwood Zank. Supervising Sanitation, has been with the department since 1968, making it 30 years of service to the department. The departments are located at HOW. Cen­ ter St., Hastings, and 528 Beech St.. Char­ lotte. The Health Department is funded by county, state and federal money. The depart­ ment serves both Barry and Eaton counties. Services provided are: immunizations, communicable disease, school health. WIC. family planning, breast and cervical cancer, children’s special health care services; healthy families program, home health, including skilled nmsing and nurse aide services and physical therapy, campground and mobile park inspections, public and private water in­ spections. food services, foster care, on-site sewage, nuisance and sanitary code enforce­ ment. and swimming pool inspections. Sources. Archives. Hastings Banner, the Hastings Reminder. Barry County Historical Society Archives. memories of the persons from the health department and in the com­ munity. 1 2 3 4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Pianmng/Zoning Commission wall conduct a pub­ ic hearing on April 27 1998 at 7 30 p m in the Community Room Courts and Law Building at 220 W Court St Hastings. Mchigan The following Sections of the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance as amended will be considered for amendment ARTICLE III - Section 3.1 - Definitions ADD134. Communication Towers - A radio tele­ phone cellular telephone or television re­ lay structure of skeleton framework or monopole attached directly to the ground or to another structure, used for the transmis­ sion or reception of radio, telephone cellu­ lar telephone television microwave or any other form of telecommunication signals that is used for commercial purposes Made while you watt 2 or more $18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs lltctuw frtnn E W 1011 E. State St.. Hastings 1-800-968 2221 |jj(616) 948-8618 or Toil fy— and transmitter The application shall in­ clude documentation regarding the avail­ ability of any existing or approved but unbuitt communication towers within the transmission area that may meet the needs of the applicant The supplied docu­ mentation shall evaluate the following fac­ ADO- 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs $20.00 Ea. B ARTICLE IV - Section 4.30 - Communication Communication towers may be authorized as A. AR 1-1 1-2 C-1 C-2 C-3andR-LS The permit will be considered provided that All towers and any accessory struc­ tures must be contained on site ano the site for such a use will have a min­ imum of 10 acres a Towers shall be set back 500 fee: from any dwelling 500 »ect from any road right of way and 300 feel from the shoreline ot any lake pond or stream b Towers shall be set back from all property hnes a distance equal to its height 2 All towers shall be equipped with an anti-climbing device to prevent unau­ thorized access 3 Communication lowers in excess of 100 feel shall be prohibited within 2 miles of the Hastings Airport 10 miles of the Kent County international Air­ port and 1/2 mile from any existing he­ lipad Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA 5 There shall not be displayed advertis­ ing or identification of any kind in­ tended to be Visible from the ground or other structures except as required for 888-577-7446 emergency purposes All parking areas and driveways serv­ ing as ingress and egress to the site shall meet the construction standards ot Section 4 44 of this ordinance 7 When the property adjoins any restdentially zoned property or land use the developer shall plant two (2) alter­ nating tows ot evergreen trees with a minimum height of five feet on twenty (20) foot centers along the entire perimeter ol the tower and related structures In no case shall the ever­ greens be any c’oser than ten (10) feet to any structure in order to discourage the proliferation of communication towers shared use of tower structures is both permitted and en­ couraged New tower applications shall not be considered unless the applicant makes a good faith effort to substantially demon­ strate that no existing or planned towers can accommodate the applicant s antenna 6 C D tors Structural capacity of the towers 2 Geographic service area requirements 3 Mechanical or electrical incompatibili­ ties Ability ot inability to locate equipment on existing towers 5 Limitation by the FCC that would pre­ clude the shared use of a communica­ tion tower All towers must be constructed to be co-loeatable for a minimum of two additional users Minimum spacing between tower locations shall be one (11 mile m order to prevent a concentration of towers in one area Accessory structures are limited lo uses .ssociated with the operaton of the tower ana mav not be located any ciuser to any p.i.oertv fine c» road right of way than 75 feet ’ Accessory structures shall not exceed 720 square feet of gross building area 2 <t least one parking space shall be provided on site The property owner or lessee shall remove Auto Glass Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models ■ Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed F Burkey Sales & Service, Inc.l 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hostings Call Now! 616-945-5085 the tower within six (6) months of being abandoned ARTICLE VI. Section 6.13 part B. 4. (r.) - Delete the section ARTICLE VI. Section 6.17 part D 7. - Delete the section ARTICLE III. Section 3.1 part 33. - Delete the last sentence of the paragraph Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments either ver­ bally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as s*gners for the hearing impaired ana audio tapes or printed materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by voting or call the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W Stale Street Hast•ngs. Michigan 49058 The proposed amendments of the Barry County Zoning Odmance are available for pubic inspection at tne Barry County Planning Oflce 220 W State Street Hastings Mchigan be­ tween the hours ol 8 am to 5 pm (dosed be­ tween 121pm) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (4-2 and 4-23) State of Michigan Probata Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE OF HEARING File No 98-22276-NC In the matter of Judith Teresa Spray Social Se­ curity No 379-32-4043 NOTICE A hearing will be held on May 20 1998 at 9 00 a m in the probate courtroom 220 W Court Street Hastings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of Judith Teresa Spray to Judith Teresa Main This change of name is not sought tor fraudulent intent April 20 1998 Timothy L Tromp (P41571) 501 West Slate Street Hastings Ml 49058 948-9400 Judith Teresa Spray PO Box 312 (4/23) Hastings Ml 49058 ICA^KE ShamRock Tavam 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday March 21 MC'd by Sound Express Mark and Mike Sheldon �Page 16 - The Hasting* Banner - Thursday, Apr.I 23 1998 State Rep. to talk May 1 Candidates' petition deadline is May 12 by Stale Rep. James G. Agee, a Democrat from Muskegon, will be guest speaker the next First Friday forum May I. The program will start at noon that Fri­ day at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Agee is expected to talk about recent ac­ tivities and the Democratic and Republican agendas in the Michigan House of Repre­ sentatives. A native of Detroit and a graduate of De­ troit Redford High School, he earned a bachelor of arts degree tn social science in 1962 from Michigan State University and a master's degree from MSU in 1967. He was a teacher and administrator in the Pontiac. Marion and Muskegon public school systems, serving as superintendent at Muskegon until he retired in 1992. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 92nd District in November 1992 and was re-elected in 1994 and 1996. He has served on the corrections, education, labor, oversight and ethics and tax policy committees in the State House. Among his awards are Legislator of the Year 1995 by the Michigan School Coun- State Rep. James Agee selors Association and Michigan Associa­ tion of School Boards, the Legislative Achievement Award from the Michigan Association of School Social Workers and Michigan Association of School Psychol­ ogists and 1995 Fellows Award for the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators. Before he became a legislator, he was a member a large number of education-related organizations. Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Residents in Barry County who are inter­ ested in being nominated as candidates for eight county board seats in the Aug. 4 primary election have until 4 p.m. Tues­ day, May 12. to turn their petitions in to the county clerk's office in Hastings. Petitions for those positions are avail­ able at the county clerk's office. In addition, there are two trustee posi­ tions open in Castleton Township and the clerk’s and treasurer's posts in Baltimore Township to fill the remaining two years of four-year terms. Persons interested in be­ ing nominated as candidates for those posi­ tions have the same petition deadline and their petitions should be turned into the appropnate township clerks. Affidavits of identity also arc required from each prospective candidate. Candidates from each party who are win­ ners in the primary will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. To date, county commissioner Lew Newman is the only incumbent on the board who has publicly announced that he will not seek re-election. For the seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners, the number of signa­ tures needed on petitions are based on the number of voles cast for secretary of state, by political party, in the 1994 November general election. The formula for valid sig­ natures requires “no less than one percent nor more than four percent of the votes cast for secretary of stale." according to the county clerk's office. For example, for the county board's Dis­ trict I. which is the city of Hastings. Democratic Party candidates need between 9 and 36 valid signatures and Republican Party candidates need between 13 and 53 signatures. District 2 (Thomapple Township and part of Irving Township) Democratic candi­ dates need between 6 and 25 signatures and Republicans, between 16 and 64. District 3 (Rutland Charter and Hope townships and pan of Barry Township) Democratic candidates need between 9 and 35 signatures and Republicans, between 13 and 55. District 4 (Carlton and Hastings Charter townships and parts of Irving and Wood­ land townships) Democratic candidates need between 8 and 32 signatures and Republi­ cans. between 14 and 57. District 5 (Castleton and Maple Grove townships and part of Woodland Township) Democratic candidates need between 7 and 29 signatures and Republicans between 14 and 55 signatures. District 6 (Orangeville and Yankee Springs townships) Democratic candidates need between 7 and 29 signatures and Re­ publicans. between 15 and 60. Distnct 7 (Assyria. Baltimore and John­ stown townships) Democratic candidates need between 8 and 31 signatures and Re­ publicans. between 14 and 57. District 8 (Prairieville Township and part of Barry Township) Democratic candidates need between 6 and 25 candidates and Re­ publicans. between 13 and 51 SURVEY, continued from page 15 suits of a survey of parents also undertaken during parent/teacher conferences in March, which asked parents' input on a list of "valued attributes" the committee has for­ mulated. Judy Tuttle, principal at Central Elemen­ tary. gave a report on staff training, saying that support and instructional staff mem­ bers have been spending lime training on computers, and some staff members re­ cently completed CPR training DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? Superintendent Carl Schoessel said the district has a crisis intervention plan that is "designed to deal with anything we could think oF in the way of problems, and one of the needs of the plan is for some staff members to have CPR training in the event of injury to students or staff. Jerry Mueller, principal of Pleasantview Elementary, reported on efforts of the dis­ trict to implement technology in the schools. He said the district, which cur­ PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ... 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Tremore and Associates (structural design), Roy H. Sheler Jr. (landscape de­ sign). and V-Tec Engineering, Inc. (civil engineering). Schoessel said the building won over many other structures such as office build­ ings and churches, and said the district is "very proud of this." • 5- through 30-year fixed rate loans • Proven solutions for bankruptcies, credit history challenges, etc. • Variety of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) • Special financing programs for “less than perfect" credit history M } PMC MORTGAGE COMPANY EXPERT ADVICE • FAST APPROVALS • FAST CLOSINGS CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION! 1-888-261-8936* Call toll-free from anywhere! I rently has 750 computers, is "formulating the future direction of technology and bow to facilitate the new technology curricu­ lum." The new technology curriculum was just approved by the board at Monday's meet­ ing, and calls for an integration of com­ puter learning at all levels kindergarten through 12th grade. Mueller said the district is expecting to complete its wide area network, which will link all the schools' computers together, by June I. At the meeting, the board also approved the requests of three students who have moved or are about to move out of the dis­ trict to continue attending Hastings Schools until the end of this school year. It denied the request of a high school stu­ dent to transfer to the alternative education program at Maple Valley Schools, board members deciding that the district's own off-campus alternative education program could serve the student’s needs. An $18,379 increase in revenue and $12,698 increase in expenditures was ap­ proved by the board for the 1997-98 bud­ get. bringing the total projected revenues for this year to $19,913,867 and total pro­ jected expenditures to $20,276,642. The revenue increase was due to adjustments in state aid; the expenditure increase was due to an assessment by the City of Hastings for improvements done lo a street near the Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Can Ua at... 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will GET RESULTS! �The HoM.ng, Sow- - Thuodoy. April 23. I99B - Poga 17 TO THE WINNERS OF THE BANNER SECRETARY CONTEST WENDY NEVINS JENNIFER HAIRE CONNIE BISHOP CNB International (Bliss) Law Offices of Fekkes, Goulooze, Steele & deGoa Barry Co. Circuit Probation Office Also congratulations to all the other nominees... Wendy Nevins Jennifer Haire Connie Bishop Christine Anderson Kay Klein Georgia Robinson Mary Gurd Patty Corkwell Renee Swisher Margo Robbins Connie L. 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Principal Hastings Middle School Janice Bumgardner Chaplain Cathy Vessccchia-Vessecchia & Associates Donna Lafoy Stacey R. Campeau-People’s Insurance Center Sara Jameson Eric Wethenngton-Mctropolitlrrt Title Company Bev McManaway Sheriff Steve DeBoer-B.C. Sheriff Department Sue Rose Charles Nystrom-B.C. E-9II Central Dispatch Francie Brummel Howard Penrod-City of Hastings Marcia Schondelmayer Don Geukes-Geukcs Meat Mkt. Becky Belcher Rick James-Electric Motor Service Mrs. Alice Davis Rev. James Campbell-Hastings Assembly of God Church Tanya Gould Dan Piechnik-Flexfab Div. Cinder Pharmacy & Hallmark Shop 131 S. Jefferson. Hastings 945-4403 Patricia Wren Carol Engerson Peg Barghahn Nancy Bulling Alicia Miller Polly Boonstra c , Serving Lunch Specials 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2259 Gun Lake Rd., Hastings COUNTRY CRAFTS 110 W. State Street, Hastings 945-9551 W (616) 948-2874 Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10:00-5:00; Saturday & Sunday 10:00-^:00 (3) $7 Gift Certificates (3) $10 Gift Certificates (3) $10 Gift Certificates Grand things an happening at... KING’S 122 w. State st. Hastings Hodges Jewelry Music Center HOURS: Electronics and Appliances Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30; 130 W. State St., Downtown Hastings Fri. til 8 p.m. (3) s10.00 Gift Certificates 945-4284 (3) S10.00 Gift Certificates (3) s10.00 Gift Certificates Fl 911 W. State St. Hastings, Ml Dflfll-Ow $ c“2°s±r 948-9210 Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. 7 Days and A nama in flowart tinea 1954 Hastings — 127 S. Michigan, Hastings 945‘5029 945-2474 (3) s5.00 Gift Certificates Gilmore Jewelers "In the Heart of Hastings" 102 E. State St., Hastings 945-9572 (3) s15.00 Gift Certificates (3) S5.00 Gift Certificates (3) s10.00 Gift Certificates Phone 945-4042 THE CHRYSLER uper tore Comer of South Jefferson and Court Street Downtown Hastings OF HASTINGS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE JEEP CS3E 1455 W. State Street, Hastings Phon. MS-9383 or 1-800-888-61M (3) FREE Certificates OPEN: Mon & Wed. 8:30 am - 8 pm; Thurs.. Fri. 8 30 am - 6 pm; Sat. 9 am • 1 pm (3) FREE OIL CHANGES I �Page 18 - The Ha ifi ng j Banner - Thursday. April 23. 1998 long time." he said. "I'm in counseling COURT NCUUS: A man who originally was charged with armed robbery until it was learned he con­ spired with an employee to rob the Cappon Shell Station in Nashville March 23. 1997. was sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release for violating his probation by smoking marijuana Steve Harshman. 25. of Nashville also was ordered to continue his two years of probation and to have his fines and costs taken out of his paycheck during his hear­ ing in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court Thursday He was convicted of conspiracy to em­ bezzle on June 4. 1997. a felony that car­ ries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine. Harshman was sentenced on that convic­ tion to six months in jail and $1,000 in fines and costs. This is his second positive test." said Assistant Prosecutor Vicky Alspaugh. "The first violation resulted in substance abuse counseling and he continues to use." Attorney Michael McPhillips pointed out to Judge Jame Fisher, however, that Harshman has been working "at the best job he's had." There's no question that he's had a diffi­ culty with consumption of marijuana." said McPhillips "He will do his very best to try not to do that in the future." "I have a hard time understanding why people on probation smoke pot." said Fisher "h’s the easiest thing to detect and for the probation department to prove. Is it that important to you that you are willing to give up some of your freedom?" "No. your honor." said Harshman prior to being sentenced. Harshman was arrested after he and Donna Brown. 29. of Hastings, formerly of Nashville, conspired to stage an armed rob­ bery where Brown worked. The pair made off with between $800 and $900. according to court documents. Brown was sentenced in November to three years probation and a 90-day sus­ pended jail sentence. now and I d like to continue with it." "What good is counseling if you're not She pleaded no contest to the charge of conspiracy to embezzle over $100 on Nov 3. In other recent court business: • Tybearius Myers. 20. of Caledonia formerly of Hastings, was given one year prooation and Holmes Youthful Trainee Status for causing at least $12.000 damage to Hastings High School when he rammed his 1984 Pontiac 6000 car into the green­ house and science lab Jan. 5. 1998. Myers, who was convicted of breaking and entering, turned himself in to the Hast­ ings City Police Department in early March after tips to Silent Observer led Det. Tom Pennock to conclude that Myers was the pnme suspect "One thing that does concern me." said Alspaugh. "is that alcohol does appear to be an issue. He drinks to the point of blacking out. He doesn't appear to be at a point in his life when he's willing to say 'I can't touch alcohol.' I hope he would come to that conclusion quickly before he vio­ lates his probation." According to police, more than $6,500 worth of school equipment was stolen and damaged in the break-in. However. Fisher said a restitution will be held to give teacher Ed Domke a chance to testify. "He was a 19-year-oId who had never been in trouble with the law.” said his at­ torney. Bill Doherty. “He seems to me to be an individual who has an alcohol prob­ lem." "I'm remorseful for what I've done." said Myers. "I’m sorry. I do have an alcohol problem and I'm willing to take classes. I don't want to touch alcohol again. "I'm sure I sound like a broken record sometimes." said Fisher. "When you are sober. I'm sure you're a good person. But you have to take responsibility for what you did. I know you didn't intend to do the damage you did at the high school. But hundreds of students were affected by hav­ ing their labs interrupted because of what Banner CLASSIFIEDS CgZi.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 HMQ9BSSEBHH HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR SIS, VERA WAGENETT ON APRIL 26, WITH LOVE FROM YOUR “BABY BROTHER” A WIFE & MARGERY TOO!! 19*2 DOOGEGRAND CARA­ VAN ES loaded, excellent con­ dition. high miles. $5,500 OBO, 616-623-3708. In \lt iirniiuiii IN LOVING MEMORY Keith Endres 9-8-26 to 4-21-97 On this the first anniversary of our tragic loss we choose to cel­ ebrate the essence of your life. The choice you made does not erase the many years of honest hard work, simple acts of kind­ ness and endless silly pranks and jokes. Today we choose to re­ flect on the many wonderful memories of you and to thank God for your example and for the years we did have with you May God grant his mercy and grace to all who miss you as we do. Deeply missed by his grand­ children. great grandchildren and by his children: Brad & Janet EndresDeborah BumpDiann & Greg WalkerJanet & Mark Wil­ son Rn n tilum 1994 STARCRAFT 2212 5.7. cuddy, sink, porta-potty, very nice condition. Baby on the way. need sold. $16.900. 554-2995 FISH FOR STOCKING: Gi­ ant Hybrid Bluegills. Rainbow Trout. Walleye. Largemouth. Smallmouth Bass. Catfish. Perch. Fathead Minnows.___________ BASS BOAT 161/2'. Fiberglass. 80hp. new heavy duty trolling motor w..n foot control, tilt trailer $3.000 616-765-5332 27FT 1973 BONANZA 5THWHEEL new frig, new jacks, updated furance. new tires. $2,500 Call after 4pm 948-2081 (mro^t \oh HUGE TACK SALE: Satur­ day. April 25th., 10-4pm. New & used equipment, saddles, bridles. haiters. horse trailer, etc.. lots of miscellaneous. Cancelled if rain. Cemetery Rd., in Lake Odessa BEfflHHSSBHBi PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545.______________________ I to Rt nt WANTED CHRISTIAN LADY to share my home, pri­ vate bedroom access to kitchen and living room. Dowling area, weekly payments. 616-721 -3889 FOR SALE: Carolina work boots. Minnetonka moccasins and horse tack. B-B Shoe Re­ pair. 123 S. Jefferson. Hastings and 414 W Main, lonia (tfn) FOR SALE: "Horton’s Miscel­ laneous Notebook". 27 essays by Steve Horton of Barry County. Assorted reports and stories on fatherhood, camping, free ex­ pression. fishing. Chn simas, edu­ cation. Frankenmuth, journalism. A Mouse & Cal. winter, local government, and more. Maga­ zine format Send$7.50(includes postage) check or money order (payable to Steve Horton) and return address to. Steve Horton. 1680 Boulder Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Plano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888. HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES”. HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS. FREE ESTI­ MATES !!CALL6l6-948-4093. TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Regular or occa­ sional cleaning, window wash­ ing or laundry. Willclean homes, offices, collages, all workers bonded. Call 948-8508 or 945­ 9448 and leave message. SISTERS CLEANING & MAID SERVICE, Daily, weekly & ocassiona) House & Office cleaning service. Reason­ able rates, trustworthy & reli­ able. Call 616-795-6067 or 616­ 374-0242 Reliable, Cwnwsswwte * Cwtew Does this describe you? Are you looking to enter the health care field and need a loot in the door"’ If so. consider our nursing assistant training program and gam the valuable experience you'll need to suc­ ceed in this profession Our residents need polite, gentle and affectionate people to care lor them We offer health insurance and vacation'illness benefits. Classes begin May 18th and end June 3rd To apply for this position, come to: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 49058 by May 8. 1997 EOE No phone calls please. i ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MAR­ KET* Sunday. April 26 Featur­ ing 400 exhibitors, displaying over one million antiques. First show of 1998. Show rain or shine. 7:30am to 4:30pm. Located al the Fairgrounds, right in Allegan. Midi. $3.0tXadmission. II unit d RESORT COMPANION WM 48 seeks female companion, friend under 40 for July 4th and other weekend trips to Turtle Lake Resort near Union City. Send reply* to: Ad #587 c/o The Reminder 1952 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058__________ WANTED: housekeeping jobs experienced, reliable, clean to YOUR liking. 948-9821 ( oid Of l lmnk\ CARD OF THANKS The family of Linda French extends sincere thanks to our friends and the whole community for the tre­ mendous expressions of sympa­ thy and support we have received during this time of sorrow. Special appreciation goes out to the Thomapple Township EMS and Pennock Hospital Staff for responding quickly and display­ ing care and compassion; and to the Beelers for their assistance. The kindness has touched each of us and will help to give us strength in the days to come. Thank you all. Jim French and family IL //> II quit</ ATTENTION: NOW HIRING Local factory outlet now has 18 full-time, immediate positions to fill. Starting pay is $400per week. Lucrative benefit package, com­ pany training provided. Must be able to start immediately. For interview call 616-243-9255. HELP WANTED: NOWTAK­ ING applications for general la­ bor. lumber handlers, and vari­ ous mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE NURSES Tender Care of Hastings a skilled nursing facil­ ity is currently accepting appli­ cations for the following shifts: part-time day and night shift. Full-time evenings. Contact MaryAnn Rice RN DON. 240 E North St.. Hastings. Mi 49058. GENERAL HELP Attention Now hiring $410 per week to start Customer service. Due to a large increase in busi­ ness. 60yr old company has re­ cently opened its newest manu­ facturing outlet and is accepting applications to fill 15 full-time permanent position. Must be at least 18. reliable and able to start immediately For interview call 948-2298 between 12pm and 5pm M-F only______________ SUBWAY OF HASTINGS is now accepting applications for full and part-lime positions Must be 18 or older, apply in person No phone calls please going to stop it (drinking)?" asked Fisher. "I'm going to." he replied. "When?" asked Fisher you did and you cause a lot of extra work for Mr. Domke." In addition to probation. Myers was given 50 hours of community service work to be completed at the high school or other school tn the Hastings School District and jail lime, with the last three months sus­ "Now." said Staley. "I just sentenced a man to 17 1/2 years in prison (Bruce Hokanson - see related story) because he couldn't stop drinking." said Fisher "Don't come in here and apol­ ogize to me again. I don't want to hear it." pended. • Melissa Root. 23. of Hastings, was given one day in jail with credit for one day served for signing her husband's name to a personal check. Root pleaded guilty lo the felony charge of attempted false statement of identity, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. Douglas Root spoke prior to the sentenc­ ing. calling his estranged wife's actions were a "vicious crime." "I'm the one left holding the bag." he said. Defense Attorney Carol Dwyer said her client was not aware that it was a crime to sign her husband's name. "If this woman is guilty of this crime, then I personally am guilty of this crime." Dwyer told the judge. "I have signed my husband's name to checks and I did it with the intent to obtain money or purchase items." "It's not criminal unless there is an in­ tent to defraud." said Fisher. . "When I have committed this crime. I did it with the idea that I «ill certainly be li­ able for those debts, as well as my hus­ band.” Dwyer said. "She signed his name to a check to pay the hospital who had con­ tinued to bill them for the detainment after the birth of a child. This crime is being used in a domestic situation and unfortu­ nately for Melissa Root, she'll have this misdemeanor on her record, which is the result of the anger of her soon-to-be ex spouse." Dwyer said Root's only option was to plead guilty to a high court misdemeanor. "I have to agree with what my attorney has told you." said Root to Fisher. "My husband has done this out of sheer spile." As pan of her sentence. Root was also ordered to serve two years probation and pay $250 in costs, with restitution to be determined later. Root was also given community service work to help pay off her fines and costs. Bellevue women hurt when driver overcorrects A Bellevue teen and her passenger were injured in a single car accident in which the car rolled five times on North Avenue near Dowling Road Wednesday. April 15 In Maple Grove Township. Both were wearing their seatbelts. A preliminary report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department revealed that Kimberly Cook. 17^ of Bellevue was southbound on North Avenue at about 5:40 p.m. when she apparently left she was too dose to the centerline and tried to coned the vehicle. Police said she apparently overcorreded. went off the road and tried again to straightened the car but instead lost control and rolled Cook and her passenger. Jennifer Cook , 13, were taken to Battle Creek Health System by the Castleton­ Maple Grove-Nashville Ambulance service where they were treated. Cook was issued a citation for careless driving. Alcohol was not a factor. police said. POLICE BEAT Police probe hog medication theft YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - Seven vials of medication used to treat hogs for bacterial respiratory disease were reported missing from a hog farm in the 500 block of Yankee Springs Road April 9. according to a report from the Barry County SherifTs • Eugene Gibson. 35. of Hastings was sentenced to one year in jail with the last six months suspended and three years pro­ bation for his third drunk driving convic­ Department. Police said an unknown subject or subjects also searched employee lockers at the farm, as well as a refrigerator. The medication is of no use to humans, the report said, tion. According to attorney Timothy Tromp. Gibson has been in and out of trouble since and could cause allergic reactions in "sensitized individuals." The medication, worth more than $300. has not been recovered and the incident remains under investigation. 1986 and has had problems staying sober and keeping jobs. Gibson was arrested for drunk driving with a .20 blood alcohol content, twice the legal limit, while driving in Nashville March 12. "What it comes down to is. he doesn’t have any skills." said Tromp. "He gets a Man cited after drunk driving crash CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - An April 10 accident in which a truck went off the road, became airborne and rolled several times resulted in the driver being charged with drunk driving. Thomas James Snyder. 23, of Nashville was ejected from the vehicle during the roof job. goes to lunch and drinks beer. Then after work, after being up on that hot, accident. Police said Snyder was southbound on M-66 north of State Road when his vehicle went off the west side of the roadway for approximately 401 feet in the 3 a.m. accident. Snyder got two wheels of the truck back onto the roadway, traveled 198 feet and then crossed M-66. leaving 124 feet of "yaw" marks. The truck went another 23 feet before black roof, he goes and drinks beer." Tromp said Gibson and his live-in girl­ friend have four children and a head-lice sit­ uation at home prompted him to "fall off becoming airborne for 20 feet. It then rolled several times for about 127 feet and came to rest on its side. Snyder told police he swerved to miss a deer and that he'd had six to eight beers to the wagon.” "He's trying to do what he can." said Tromp. "He just got a job at J-Ad Graph­ ics. They called and said 'we've hired this drink prior to (hiving that morning. Police probe burglary in Hastings guy. can we adjourn this case because we want to help him, we see potential here.' He's giving it a legitimate effort. He couldn't have fallen into a better situation at J-Ad than he’s got. There are some good, HASTINGS - Police are still investigating the break-in of a home in the 1000 block of South Broadway that was discovered April 16 at about 2:20 p.m.. according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. The burglar entered the home through a window and apparently went through dresser moral people up there (hat aren't going to be up at the bar.” Tromp asked for a sentence that would allow Gibson to work and to take care of is drawers and closets. The incident remains under investigation. children. "If he doesn't work, he could end up on Various items stolen from pickup the welfare roll.” Tromp said. "I'm sorry for what I've done." said Gib­ HASTINGS - A pair of sunglasses, a watch and cash was taken from a pickup truck parked in the 1000 block of North Broadway April 16. Police were called to the scene son. "Every day. I wake up and say 1 won't drink today’ and hope things don't happen so I don't have the desire to drink. I'm try­ ing to help the kids make more of their lives than I’ve made of mine and I'm trying to support the family the best I can. "I’m already a burden on society," he continued. "I’d be even more of a burden if society had to support my kids." "You realize if you continue to use alco­ hol. you're not going to reach those goals." said Fisher. "You're only 35 years old. Are you going to give up now?" "I’m going to try my best to make those changes.” Gibson said. "I might as well put you in prison so you don't kill anybody while you're drink­ ing and driving." Fisher said. ”1 think the solution for you to stop drinking and driv­ when a neighbor saw a stranger in the truck, who fled the scene. The incident remains under investigation. Police investigating area burglaries BARRY COUNTY - The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police are investigating several reports of burglaries in the county. Police received a report April 14 that someone broke into a hdme in the 8000 block of Lammers Road and took some swords. Another citizen reported April 15 that a Nintendo and other items were missing from a home in the 1000 block of Dowling Road. And. the Barry County Sheriffs Department is looking into an April 16 report of a missing Nintendo from a home in the 10000 block of Grey Court. Police nab VFW burglary suspects NASHVILLE - Nashville police who were dispatched to a burglary in progress at the ing." "I don't want to drink any more." said Gibson. "I’ve already hurt my whole fam- VFW hall in Nashville at about I am. Thursday. April 16. nabbed three suspects. Police were able to capture one subject still inside the building, while another fled on foot. The third subject was caught at about 3 a.m.. according to preliminary reports. iiy" In addition to his jail and probation. Gibson was given work release and 51,000 The incident remains under investigation. Charges dropped in spanking report in fines and costs combined. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A woman who spanked her daughter with a plastic kitchen spoon after the girl chose the spanking in lieu of being grounded will not be • Steven Staley. 40. of Delton, was con­ tinued on probation and given 75 days in jail with credit for 32 days served for vio­ lating his probation by drinking. Staley was serving probation for previous convic­ tions of domestic violence and drunk driv­ ing. "Why do you keep drinking?" asked Fisher. "It's a problem I've been dealing with a * charged with domestic violence, according to the Barry County Sheriff's Department. L'ndersheriff Don Ford said the Barry County Prosecutor's Office had declined to authorize the charges, saying the spanking was considered parental discipline. Police were called by Pennock Hospital after the Family Independence Agency insisted I the woman take her daughter to the emergency room, according to the police report. The Fl A was called by the 15-year-old girl's school counselor after a friend of the girt urged her to report the spanking, which left two bruises on the girl's leg when she rolled I over during the spanking, the police report said. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-04-30.pdf 0c59ae2ab3efc35cc41fcb14e00129db PDF Text Text Sports bar in Hastings? Denis’ chair fires up troops Winning formula for Saxon nine See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 15 See Story on Page 2 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 isk _ no s *1*73911 31181:4 SiiilJSYH _ ... Ha. 'J^gs THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1008 VOLUME 145. NO. 18 News Briefs: Rake factory’s open house set A free open bouse will be held from 10 ul to 5 pro. Friday and Saturday. May 1 and 2, al the historic Cheesebrough wooden rake factory in Freeport. Owner Ken Van Tol said this is the first time Cheesebrough, Michigan's oldest manufacturer, has opened its doors for free tours ' "We wanted to give people the op­ portunity to come on down and look ■omd." he explained. The factory is located at 260 Divi­ sion (the east end of Main Street in Freeport). To reach Freeport from Hastings, travel north on North Broadway, take a left on Freeport Road, and follow it into Freeport Coffee and punch will be available. State Secretary’s office open today The Michigan Secretary of Stale's office al 1611 S. Hanover St will be open today (Thursday. April 30) from 9 am. to 5 pro.. not just for a half day. as repotted in last week's edition of the Banner. A spokesperson for the secretary's office said the morning training session that had been scheduled for today had to be postponed. Rap. Agee guest at First Friday Stale Rep. James G. Agee, a Demo­ crat from Muskegon, will be guest speaker the next Fust Friday forum May I. The program will sun at noon that Friday at the Thomas Jefferson Hall.' corner of Grot and Jefferson streets m Hastings. Agee is expected to talk about recent activities and the Democratic and Re­ publican agendas in the Michigan Hoase of Representatives. He was a teacher and administrator in the Pontiac, Marion and Muskegon public school systems, serving as su­ perintendent at Muskegon until he re­ tired m 1992. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representative- from the 92nd District in November 1992 and was re-elected in 1994 and 1996. He has served on the corrections, educa­ tion, labor, oversight and ethics and tax policy committees in the Slate House. Death and dying session planned A National Issues Forum on death and dying will be held from 6 to 9 pro Thursday. May 7, at the Kellogg Community College Fehsenfeld Cen­ ter. 2950 Gun Lake Road, west of Hastings. The forum will tackle the issue of how society should care for those who are suffering and necr death Three choices will be presented by trained moderators in attempt to discuss each of them and eventually come to a shared, stable. weU-informed public National Issues Forums are a volun­ tary. non-partisan network of forums and study circles rooted in the simple notion that citizens need to come to­ gether to deliberate about common problems in order to act on them. Class fee is S12. which includes fo­ rum materials and refreshments. To register, call 948-9500 More Hews Briefs on Page 2 ANNER PRICE 50" District library issue may go to public vote by David T. Young Editor If some friends of the Hastings Public Library are successful in the art of persua­ sion. area voters will decide as early as November whether they want a district li­ brary system. About 35 people gathered for a special meeting Tuesday night in what John Fehsenfeld called "the first step" in trying to sectue a district library system for Hast­ ings and Rutland townships and the city of Hastings. These and other supporters of the idea are being urged to join others and pressure public officials to put the issue on the November general election ballot in the three municipalities. The campaign is not a sudden develop­ ment. A special committee was formed to study the issue last September and a special joint meeting on the issue for the three government units was held last winter. The special committee recommended a district library several months ago. A district library is an attractive idea to ’octi library c*fin?ls be-ause/nf two big issues — space and funding. Library Board President Dr. Steve Loftus flatly said the library is old and bursting at the seams and it has nowhere to go. "This building is made out of concrete and steel and it's difficult to add on." he said. "We could add on only from the park­ ing lot." he added, noting that isn't a viable option. Librarian Barbara Schondelmayer added. "The city doesn't want to put any more money into this building." She added. "We've outgrown this build­ ing: we’ve pushed the limits of this build­ ing. We can't do any more with it... We keep spreading ourselves too thin... We thought that this is the time to begin look­ ing at district library." Loftus said the library also needs a more reliable source of funding in order to move into and operate at a new site. "We don't want to get into a position where we build a new library a.;d not be able to fund it." he said. Hastings Public Library gets about twothirds (about $172,000 annually) of its to­ tal funding from the city's general fund alone. The rest comes from a Rutland Township millage, interest, penal fines, book fines, stale aid. contributions. Kel­ logg Community College support, non­ resident paid cards and a variety of other sources. A district library would have a governing board with representatives from each of the three units, which would have the power to hire personnel and set a proposed millage rate, which would have to be approved by voters. Schondelmayer said the Library Board has enlisted the help of consultant Jay Pe­ ters of the Breton Group and attorney Cyn­ thia Faulhaber, who specializes in work on district libraries. Peters, who was at the meeting Tuesday, said. "Forming a district library would be very advantageous for a number of rea­ sons." first and foremost making a new li­ brary f.. ility a.TcfdabkN^d opChbie Peters said the library's space crunch problem is even more troublesome when it is noted that it has higher than average use. particularly for children's programs. He warned that "not doing anything will make a serious problem a lot worse." Peters stressed that people need to get in­ formation out. particularly to the town­ ships. to let others know what the library does and what it needs. He said that once people understand, they’ll support the idea. "If it's brought to the community in the right way. I can't see it can't fly." he said. But if just one of the three municipali­ ties balks, the district library idea will be doomed. Schondelmayer said. We feel the town­ ships need more information than we've given them." stressing the importance of getting word to the people living outside the city limits. See LIBRARY, continued on page 5 Hastings resident enjoys maypole Maypoles, poles decorated with streamers around which people dance on May Day. are a rare sight in Barry County. Although she doesn't intend to dance around it, Genevieve Struble of Hastings enjoys the maypole in her front yard. With the help of neighbors Jeremy and Dana Shilling. Struble's yard light was transformed into a maypole with the addition of pastel shades of silk ribbon and some little elf statutes placed around it on the grass. *1 usually put it up every year. Its kind of a novelty.' Struble said. County board backs drive for animal shelter by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor All eight members of the Barry County Board of Commissioners said this week they support a proposed new animal shelter in a new location and the efforts of the Humane Society and a group of citizens. Humane Society President Kathy Wig­ gins. County Sheriff Steve DeBoer and County Surveyor Brian Reynolds have been spearheading plans, with the help of other citizens, for a new shelter on land that may be donated for the project on the north end of Industrial Park Drive in Hast­ ings. The current shelter, located about a quar­ ter mile away at 825 W. Apple St., has been in a state of disrepair for many years. A millage proposal to build a new shel­ ter was narrowly defeated by voters in 1996. The board approved $50,000 to ren­ ovate and build an addition to the shelter in April 1997 and had planrfed to award bids this spring. Those remodeling plans, how­ ever. have been put on hold to give the cit­ izens "every opportunity we can to work on plans for a new shelter.” County Board Chairman Jim Bailey said. All eight commissioners said they sup­ port the effort in a survey taken by the Banner this week. No formal action of support has been taken by the board as a whole because the new animal shelter pro­ posal is still being fine-tuned by the volun­ teers who brought the idea to the board s Central Services Committee in March. Commissioners on that committee are still waiting to receive cost figures and other de­ tails about the project before making a rec­ ommendation to the board, said Committee Chairwoman Rose Heaton She also said that the land donation has not been final­ ized yet. "As county officials, we have to know what are you talking about, what dollar amount are you talking about, what condi­ tions are there with the property. There are a lot of details." Heaton said. The proposed building would have to be a structure the county could afford to operate and main­ tain. she noted. Richard T. Groos. chairman of E. Tyden AB. Inc. and retired chairman of Tyden Seal Co. and Viking Corp., has offered to do­ nate a parcel of land that Viking owns on Industrial Park Drive for the new animal shelter. "Mr. Groos is still saying, as far as yes­ terday (Monday) when I met with him. he has every intention of donating that land to the county for that use as soon as we can show and this group, can show that there is the financial support and the plans..."Heaton said. "The same way he (Groos) comes from, we come from." Bailey said. "We can't get behind this (officially) until we have the details... It has to go through committee if you're putting taxpayers' dollars in it. It's got to go through the board. Let's bring it back. Let's help where we can help. I don't want any credit for the thing, that's not the point. Let’s get it done. I'm very glad for all the volunteer help that is happening. It’s great." "It has been great." Heaton added The proposal presented to the Central Services Committee includes $30,000 :a funding from the Humane Society and a re­ quest for $45.(XX) from the county (from the amount commissioners had set aside for renovation work) and other donations from citizens and businesses in the county. Because the County Board has not offi­ cially voted on its support for a new shelter and the volunteer activity to make it possi­ ble. rumors have surfaced in the commu­ nity that the majority of the board is against the effort for a new animal shelter. That isn't the case. Bailey and Heaton Enthusiastic citizens are going full steam ahead in their efforts to help the county have a new animal shelter. Russ Hammond, for instance, donated his time and bulldozer last Saturday to start preparing the land that may be donated for the project by Viking on the north edge of Industrial park Drive. Brian Reynolds (standing) has been helping to spearhead the land donation and other aspects of the shelter proposal with Sheriff Steve DeBoer and County Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins. said She added that the rumors are puzzling to her because of the interest the committee has in the new animal shelter proposal. "Basically they (citizens who presented the proposal) had our (committee's) bless­ ing.” to "go ahead." Bailey said. Bailey said he thinks the rumors might be based on a wrong interpretation of the vote that was taken last year to approve a renovation of the existing shelter That ac- See SHELTER, continued on page 3 �r*3?R 2 - the Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 Restaurant/sports bar seeking liquor licenses by David T. Young Editor News Briefs... 5K Dog Walk set for May 9 Fhe first annual Barry County Dog Walk to help raise funds for resting platforms for dog kennels al the ani­ mal shelter w ill be Saturday morning. May 9. al Fish Hatchery Park in Hast­ ings Registration will be at 8 a m. and the walk will start at the park and end at the County Post in the Kmart Plaza. More than $2,000 already has been pledged by businesses from all over the county. The funds not only buy the platforms, but also covers the costs of flyers, certificates. T-shirts, pins and bandannas. Shelter officials said people can take their dogs with them on their walk, but they also can go without them. Drama Club's production set The Hastings High School Drama Club will present a dramatic and musi­ cal revue at 7:30 tonight (Thursday. April 30) at the high school lecture hall Admission is $3. The proceeds will be used to help refurbish or replace the stage lighting system at the high school. Most of the upcoming production has been written and directed by stu­ dents. most of whom took pan in re­ cent local presentations of "Hello Dolly" and "Meet Me in St. Louis." The revue will include three brief scenes, called "blackouts;" Edward Al­ bee's The Sandbox;" vocal and in­ strumental selections; monologues; a tnagic/juggling act; and a comedy called 'Abbott's Castle." 'Spring Fling* is May 15-17 The annual "Spring Fling" celebra­ tion. sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place Friday. Saturday and Sundav. May 15. 16 and 17. Activities will include courthouse lawn sales Saturday, city-wide garage sales Friday and Saturday, a "street sweep" between 8 and 9 a.m. Friday, courthouse lawn entertainment Satur­ day. a street dance in the courthouse area from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, the chamber auction at 2 p.m. Saturday, a pancake breakfast at the Hastings air­ port Sunday morning, the 10th annual Corvette celebration al Charlton Park Sunday, a 4-H Point Horse Show at the Barry Expo Center Sunday and the 11» unapple Arts Council art show and garage sale at Fish Hatchery Park. The events coincide with Michigan We ’ which this year is being obsetved from May 16 to 25. Kids' mock trials set for Law Day The Barry County Bur Association will sponsor Law Day -.nock trials for fourth-graders in Hastings elementaries today (Thursday. April 30) and Tues­ day and Wednesday. May 5 and 6. and sixth-graders from the middle school Friday. May I. Attorney Stephanie Fekkes. who is coordinating the special events over the two days. said. "The mock trials are a lot of fun for the students, but they also help them understand impor­ tant constitutional principles." learn advisors for the trials will be attorneys from the Barry County Bar Association. The lawyers will be on hand to discuss the trials with the stu­ dents afterward. Parents are invited and cameras are welcome inside the courtrooms and classrooms where they will take place. The elementary students will per­ form in the case of "Rumpiestiltskin v* The Queen" and the sixth-graders will perform "People vs. Clevenger." Fekkes said the mock trials arc be­ ing performed in connection with the annual observance of Law Day May I. The annual presentation of the Lib­ erty Bell Award also will be held at 11:30 a m. Friday in Barry County Circuit Courtroom. The Liberty Bell Award was established more than 30 years ago to acknow ledge outstanding community service by a layperson. Immunization clinics planned The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment will have immunization clin­ ics in Hustings Tuesday. May 5, and in Delton Wednesday. May 13. The clinic in Hastings will be from 8:30 a m. to 7 p.m. at the Health De­ partment. 110 W. Center St. The one in Delton will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Faith United Methodist Church. No appointments arc necessary. Par­ ents should bring their children's im­ munization records. Most immuniza­ tions are free. For more information, call the Health Department at 945-9516. Poppy Days set for May 14-15 Memorial Poppy Days will be cele­ brated locally this year on Thursday and Friday. May 14 and 15. Members of the Auxiliary Unit No. 45 and the Lawrence J. Bauer Ameri­ can Legion Post again will seek dona­ tions to support disabled veterans. The bright red poppies are made by veter­ ans in VA hospitals, who are paid a stipend for each one they make. This gives them spending money and self esteem. National Day of Prayer set Plans are being made for the local observance of the National Day of Prayer Thursday. May 7. A noon service at the Barry County courthouse is planned, with music by John Price and the Barry County Christian School band. Prayers will be made for personal renewal, moral awakening, families, churches, ministries, the imprisoned and persecuted, for government and those in authority and for the media, cultural and social services. There also will be prayer and praise services at 7 p m. later that day M the Hope United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry Hubley, president of the Hastings Ministerial Association, with special music planned, and the same time at the Faith United Methodist Church of Delton. In case of bad weather on May 7. the noon service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Hastings. The Hastings City Council Monday agreed to recommend Slate Liquor Control Commission approval of a resort and spe­ cial Downtown Development Authority liquor license for a new sports bar/restaurant. but slopped short of recom­ mending c Class C liquor license. The council was approached Monday night by representatives of "AJ's." a pro­ posed new full service restaurant and bar with a sports theme, which is planned to go in at the old site of the Hastings Moose Lodge at 128 North Michigan Ave. The Moose have moved their headquarters to a new location outside the city limits. Before the council adopted a resolution making the liquor license recommenda­ tions. City Manager Howard Penrod ex­ plained that anyone can apply for a resort or special DDA license, but the number of Class C liquor licenses granted is based on population. Furthermore, he said he doesn't believe Hastings has one available, and if it did. anyone eligible should have a chance to get it. Getting approval for either of the two li­ censes recommended will enable AJ's to serve spirits on the premises. Local attorney Tia deGoa. representing the partners in the business venture, called AJS Entertainment, said they were seeking council recommendation for all three li­ censes tc the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. She comended that "The only way you can find out if one (Class C license) is available is to apply to the LCC." Penrod said, however, that he had checked-a year ago and it was his under­ standing there are none available The ques­ tion has been referred to City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes. Mayor Pro Tem Miriam White also brought up concerns about what kind of en­ tertainment "AJ's" would offer. James C. Gibbon, a partner for the planned new restaurant and bar. said it would be much like a Damon's in Grand Rapids, in that it would have plenty of huge TV screens and trivia boxes, with a "sports atmosphere." There would be no live entertainment, but there might be a disc jockey for dancing in the future. There will be banquet facilities. There was no provision for entertainment in the licenses recommended. Gibbon, of Hastings, is joined in the business venture by SueAnn French of Hastings and Archie J and Kelly J Wood, both of Middleville In other business at Monday night's meeting, the council: • Decided against selling the old water works building on Mill Street to County Surveyor Brian Reynolds, who has said he wants to turn it into an office facility Penrod said the city may have plans for the property in the future, it sits across the street from the fire station and it is very close to where a linear park or "Riverwalk" may go in down the road. White said. "It would be foolish to sell the property and then turn around and have to buy it back (to accommodate future plans)." Penrod acknowledged there is no specific long-range plan yet for the now idle water works building, but "I think there's a lot of potential for that property." Councilman David Jaspersc said. "I think selling this property would take away some of our options." • Agreed to pul $8,250 willed to the city by Wilda Fuhr into a special fund for a band shell some day at Fish Hatchery Park Though Penrod noted that band shells cost a lot more than the donation, it's a start. He and Councilwoman Deb Dorcy commented that the Thornapole Ans Council and Summerfest Committee would be delighted to have it. "I'd like to see a band shell and I think we can get come contributions." Dorcy said. • Approved a request from Nelson Chapman of CNC Manufacturing to waive a paving requirement for the southeast end nf Railroad Street, where he plans to build a mini-storage facility. Council reserved the right, however, to impose the require­ ment if it's necessary at a later date. • Tabled a request from the local Indus­ trial Park Committee to amend restrictive covenants enforced by a local board made up of three park property owners and two administrative officials. The tenants make up their own restrictive covenants. The re­ quest was tabled because it wasn't clearly stated, so it will come back before the council at its next meeting May II. • Set a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. May 26. on the necessity of putting in a sidewalk on West State Road from Taffee Drive to North Broadway. A hearing on the special assessment roll for residents in that area will be held June 8. Council members agreed the area isn’t sate for pedestrians or vehicles, but it might be difficult to deal with. The estimated cost of the project has been set at $13,099 • Agreed to allow Hastings Plastics to extend its closing date by six months to purchase property in the new industries park. • Approved, under the direction of cifltstaff, a request from Jessica Sattellie io erect canopies for a wedding ceremony in Fish Hatchery Park July 18. • Approved a request from the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce to close a por­ tion of Church Street between Court and State streets for the annual "Spring I ling" activities May 15-17. • Approved a request from John and Jan Cohoon. owners of Jonny Conoon's Restaurant, to use the front and north side of the sidewalk under an overhead awning to serve food and non-alcoholic beverages between April and September They assured the council there will enough room for pedestrians to pass by unimpeded. Several council members said they've heard good comments from the public about such an idea and Jasperse said. "We need to have more ambiance downtown." . Council also directed Fekkes to draw up a proposed ordinance to define what is and isn't allowed in these kinds of situations. : • Accepted the low bid of $66,233 Jt from Michigan Office Environment for the purchase of office furniture to be used in the new city hall building. • Accepted the bid of $15,825.68 from Mosteller Graphics of Hastings for signs M' the new city hall. • .< • Agreed to sell an old police cruiser K> Chicago Motors, the highest bidder. M $6,202 • Approved a lease agreement with Fia* kier’s Contract Sewing, which will moiij£ into space inside the industrial incubator.^ • Approved an agreement that enabtaC MainStreet Savings Bank to lease prope^ on Market Street at Apple for parking. • Rescheduled the budget workshop orijf? inally planned for Monday. May 18. be< cause city officials will be out of town that day for Mayor Exchange Day. The work­ shop now will be held at 6 p.m. Monday; May 11. before the regular council meet­ ing. Bluegrass, country set at Showcase An evening of bluegrass and country music, featuring Hand Hewn, with special guest Ron Hutchins will be presented in the Musician Showcase al 6:30 tonight (Thursday. April 30) at Arby's in Hastings. Hand Hewn, from Delta. Ohio, is making its first appearance at the Showcase. The group performs blue­ grass with a little bit of folk. The group has released two CDs and has appeared on the Channel 12 show, "Access to Bluegrass." Ron Hutchins is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who performs country music. He works al E.W. Bliss in Hastings. The Showcase will have Ray Over­ holt and his cowboy band Dave Dick­ erson on Maj 14. Seating at the Showcase concerts is on a first-come, first-served basis. Circle of Friends plans fund-raiser The Hastings Circle of Friends, the group that spearheaded the "Tangle Town" project a year ago. will have its second fund-raiser to support mainte­ nance of the children’s playground su­ perstructure at Bob King Park. Group members will be selling April Hill frozen, pre-cut cookie dough, available in chocolate chip. M & M chocolate chip, peanut butter, sugar and oatmeal raisin. The boxes contain six dozen cookies and sell for $12 apiece In celebration of Tangle Town's oneyear anniversary, a portion of the pro­ ceeds will benefit children's causes in the community. Orders must be taken by Monday. May 4. Those willing to help sell of who wish to place an order should call Sue Kolanow ski at 948-2974. The first annual Maintenance Day for Tangle Town will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday. May 30. with Sunday. May 31. as rain date. To volunteer, call 948-8838. City honors Saxon basketball team The Hastings High School basketball team was honored Monday night by the City Council with a proclamation. The team went 21-6, was regional and district champion and advanced to the state Class B semitinals at Michigan State University's Breslin Center, further than any other team in the school's history. Julie Anthony selected top business student Julie Anthony, daughter of William and Karen Anthony of 7007 Cedar Creek Road, has been selected as the Class of 1998 Out­ standing Business Student. She was chosen by the Hastings High School Business Education Department on the basis of her commendable achievements in the business curriculum at Hastings The teachers who selected her were Mary Daw­ son. Pat Purgicl. Nancy Cottrell and Elbert Black. In addition to maintaining a 3.68 grade point average in college preparatory courses. Anthony has focused her elective studies in business, taking introduction to business, computer applications, job skills of the 21st Century, keyboarding, small business man­ agement and business services and technol­ ogy She has also been actively involved in busi­ ness activities outside of the classroom, re­ ceiving awards in Wizards of Wall Street and Business Professionals of America, which she is currently serving as historian reporter. A two-year member of Business Professionals of America, she has received awards in legal concepts, business law, spreadsheet applica­ tions. presentation management team, and website development team. She has also com­ pleted the Business Professionals of America Torch Awards Program, from which she will receive the Ambassador Award for her dedica­ tion to scholarship, leadership and service in business. Other extracurricular activities also have kept her busy in her high school career. In ad­ dition to serving as an officer of Business Professionals of America, she is serving as president of the Spanish Club, a member of the National Honor Society. Travel Club and HOSA (Health Occupations Students of Amencaj. Additional activity include choir and a part-time job at Bliss Division of CNB International Anthony will continue her studies at Dav­ enport College in Kalamazoo Julie Anthony has been selected as this year's top business student at Hasting High School. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 - Page 3 Dem chair says Engler vulnerable TK student get first-hand look at justice system Members of Mr. Robinson’s law class (pictured) got a first-hand look at the justice system in Barry County Thursday when they visited Judge James Fisher's Circuit Court Division. Students saw a number of offenders sentenced to jail, to work release, to community service work and witnessed a divorce settlement. The group, which consisted of mostly juniors and seniors, saw how attorneys defend their clients, how prosecutors represent the people and the role of the probation department. Fisher (pictured) told the teens that Barry County Courts handle about 1.200 new cases each year and that 90 percent of the cAses are resolved without a trial. He pointed out that drug and alochol abuse is the 'common thread' among the majority of those cases. bj David T. Young Editor John Engler is ripe for the plucking tn the gubernatorial election of 1998. says the chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. Mark Brewer, who hails from Macomb County, spoke Saturday night al the Barry County Democratic Party's annual TrumanJohnson Dinner at the Middle Villa Inn "We’ve got a lol of great issues." Brewer told his audience, "but we've got to start talking about them now. not in August." Three Democrats. Larry Owen. Doug Ross and Geoffrey Fieger. will vie in the Democrats primary in August for the right to face the GOP incumbent, who is seeking his third, four-year term. Brewer said it is important that Democrats save their campaign attacks for Engler and unite behind whoever wins the primary. "I don't make a lot of rash predictions, but we don't hold together and stay united. John Engler will be re-elected." he said. The governor. Brewer holds is vulnerable in his re-election bid on the basis of six issues: • Term limits — Engler in 1994 said he was seeking his last term and the term limits law passed in 1992 calls for the governor to be elected to just two. fouryear terms. His candidacy this year technically is not illegal, but it flies in the face of the principles of term limits, which he said he supports. Brewer said Engler is a career politician, who has held public office since he graduated from Michigan State University in 1970. He said Engler's statements about term limits and his later actions prove his hypocrisy. "Promises made, promises kept? He can’t get away from the public trough. We need to privatize John Engler." • Roads — Brewer said Engler has been blaming his predecessors for the poor conditions of Michigan roads, but he has no excuses any more because he's been in office for seven years now and the economy is doing very well. He asked. "What's going to happen when the economy dips? "Were paying for his neglect (of Michigan roads)," he said. "As a result. SHELTER, cont. from page I tion was approved by a 5-2 vole, and Bai­ ley said it is incorrectly being assumed that the five commissioners who voiced support for renovation are against the proposal for a new shelter. "Personally I think that was intention­ ally said incorrectly (because it is an elec­ tion year)." Bailey said in an interview. "This board of commissioners as a whole has already authorized the renovation and we re not going forward with it." he said as proof of commissioners' support for the new shelter. "The majority of us want to see some­ thing happen, give them the opportunity if they can put this together, and if they can great. I don't know of a single board mem­ ber who feels different. If that was the case... we've already got the bids and we've said the money is there. The resolution says we can go forward now. and I don't see anybody saying let's go forward (with the renovation). We are giving them every op­ portunity we can." At Tuesday s County Board meeting. Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James had the same thought. "We have the money for the renovations in the budget. We have bids. We could pro­ ceed. We are not proceeding because this other idea has come up. As far as I know, all eight of us are in favor of the (new) Shelter, if it can be built. We are waiting for details." James said. Bailey said the Grand Rapids Press pub­ lished a story last week quoting Reynolds as saying that he wanted the Hastings City Council to be "co-conspirators to make it as difficult as possible for the County Board to say no" to the shelter project. Bai­ ley said. "For starters. we are trying to build relations." Bailey said. "Individuals out there looking for co-conspirators is the wrong attitude.” "Everybody recognizes that something needs to be done (for the shelter)." Heaton said. Bailey said he would like voters to look at his voting record regarding the animal shelter. "It was my vote that said go with the millage (attempt). If I had voted no. there wouldn't have been a millage (on the bal­ lot). I've voted yes on everything." Overall, commissioners told the Banner they admire the enthusiasm of the volun­ teers and wouldn't want to dampen their spirits. We've got a group (of volunteers) that's really excited (about the project)," Heaton said. As an example, she said, work to prepare the ground for the project has already started by volunteers even through the land hasn't officially been given to the Humane Society which plans to deed it over to the county. As far as fund-raising in the pnvate sec­ tor. Heaton said."...I'm not speaking for the board, but "I think that was done a lit­ tle bit prematurely I know those people are so excited to get out there and I don't want to squelch their enthusiasm, but at the same time I don't think it's at the right time to go out and get commitments from people until we are sure all the pieces are in place." Heaton said. Commissioner John Barnett, at this week's board meeting, said. "If they are fund-raising, we should be on record as be­ ing in favor of it." "Any money that is raised for county buildings should go through the county funding - through the shelter, sheriff, un­ dersheriff and to the (county) treasurer. And that's the only way." Bailey said in an in­ terview. "...We are going to welcome that (financial) support if we can see that it's a good thing and we can accomplish it... I don't want to start taking any money if I don't know if we can do it (build the new animal shelter)." Heaton said. "I would love to see that site with a brand new building and have the anima) shelter issue taken care of." she said. In addition to support expressed for the project by Heaton and Bailey, these are the comments expressed by other commission­ ers during interviews: • Emmet Herrington — "I feel very strongly we should get out of there (the current shelter building). I was on this commission back in *79 and '80 when we inherited that piece of junk... We've put money, money, money into that over the years. I think we should get out of there, gel a new location out where Mr. Groos has offered, if we can come up with our end of it. I think we should come up with something decent instead of some jerryrigged outfit again. Thai's what we've done, we've jerry-rigged it for years. "I think we have to look down the road for tomorrow. Our population is increas­ ing. We're going to have more dogs, whether you like it or not. I think we have to have a decent place." • Vice Chairman Sandy James — "I am for a new animal shelter I hope that we LUMBER GRADERS/ INSPECTORS Successful, expanding leader in hardwood lumber wholesale operation needs lumber gradets/mspectors NHLA certitied inspectors preferred Competitive wage & benefit package with growth potential for skilled, effi­ cient graders First and second shifts Grand Rapids and Freeport locations Contact Human Resources. Van Keulen & Winchester Lumber Co. 245 54th St SW Grand Rapids Ml 49548 or lax resume to 616­ 532-8690 EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. can build it for around $100,000. reserving the $45,000 to $50,000 (for the new build­ ing) that the county has already allocated toward an improved shelter. If we can use that toward for a new shelter that would be wonderful. I think if we war not in favor of it we would have proceeded with the bids that are already in for renovation of the shelter... We’re waiting right now to see what it (the cost) is and how much more money maybe some other concerned citi­ zens would want to come forth with." • Robert Wenger — "I’m very enthused by the progress that's being made by the sheriff and that group of people in trying to replace the animal shelter in a new site. I'm all for progress being made. We need some numbers now. I think there's a lot of peo­ ple out there that will support this project, seeing it's being moved to another site... I think there is a lol of citizen support out there to help see that this gets done. I'm very enthused that this sort of action has been taken and that the Sheriff and his peo­ ple. Brian Reynolds and Kathy Wiggins and other; are going forth with it. "This is my 10th year on the board of commissioners and it (the shelter) was a problem when I came on and it hasn't got any better “ • Rod Goebel said be "wholeheartedly supports" the volunteer efforts and "what they are doing to achieve it. The more they do toward it. the better." He said the county has a responsibility, too. to "provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace." Because the county is not obligated by law to provide adoption services, he sees that as a "pnvate sector interest and obliga­ tion." Goebel said he's in favor of a new facil­ ity and that the "private sector should meet the costs beyond what is prudent for the county to spend... "The thing has been a headache for a long time. Any action we take is opposed by somebody. We've tried to get it (improvements) done." If this new plan doesn't materialize, be favors renovating the current facility. "I don't envy the animal control people's jobs or the facility they have." • Lew Newman — "I’m all for a new lo­ cation... I think it’s wonderful. All I've heard is rumor. I've not seen anything on paper. If they are really sincere, all the commissioners are for it.." He also noted that when the shelter leaves its current fa­ cility. the county has lost the use of the Apple Street land, which was leased from the city specifically for that purpose... "It doesn't have to be big." he said of the newbuilding. but "comfortable." • John Barnett — "I’m in favor of a newbuilding in a new location. I was in favor of it a year ago when it was proposed at a Humane Society meeting. They are going to build the building, give it to us and ask us to maintain it. I think we should do it (go forward)." He said he understands that more space is needed for larger animals be­ cause they have to be boarded out right now. The Lady Dems of Barry County received a special award Saturday night at the Truman-Johnson Dinner. Democratic State Party Chairman Mark Brewer presents the state honor to Lady Dems members Audrey Thomas (far left) and Diana Phillips. auto insurance rates are climbing and people are paying more for bad roads with a gas tax increase." Brewer charged that "70 to 80 percent" of the taxpayers in Michigan know their roads are in bad shape "and they know who is responsible." • Education — Engler "has made a career out of attacking and dismantling public education." the state Democratic Party chairman said. The governor has backed charter schools and vouchers to divert students and money out of public schools "to benefit a few." He said '■harter schools aren’t held to the same standards as public schools and they sometimes don’t even have certified teachers. But lately, in an election year, the governor has been making appearances in public schools. • The environment — Brewer charged that Engler has been too cozy with companies that pollute and mentioned a case in which Engler helped negotiate a $90 million mineral rights settlement to a drilling firm before it was learned that $10 million would have been sufficient. The state chairman said because of Engler looking the other way for too long. Michigan lakes and streams have suffered damage. "We can't even go swimming in Lake Sinclair in Macomb County." he said. However, he noted that Engler nuw is pushing environmental bonds "because he Rep. Terry Geiger knows he’s in trouble” in an election year. • Administration — Brewer charged the governor with cronyism and mismanagement by "lining the pocket*" of his and the GDP's supporters with project contracts now open to privatization • Taxes — "John Engler is not a tax cutter (as he is purported to be by his supporters)." Brewer said. "He's a tax shifter... What's happened is that the tax burden has been shifted away from the wealthy and to people like you and me." The guest speaker said that though the governor has been crowing about property tax and income tax cuts, working people have been saddled with a 50 percent increase in the sales tax, higher user fees and an increase in the gas tax Of average working people in Michigan. Brewer said, "Their wallets aren't any heavier because of John Engler." Brewer contended that even some pundits and experts who lean to the Republican Party have admitted the governor is vulnerable on election issues. Two of his examples came from the editor of the Detroit News and Gerald Faverman. The chairman said polls show him with less than 50 percent support in races with any Democrat and his approval ratings have been slipping. "His poll numbers are worse than Jim Blanchard's in 1990 (whom Engler unseated then)," Brewer said. "We can do to him what he did to us in 1990.” Sen. Joanne Emmons Geiger, Emmons report they’ll seek final terms State Rep. Terry Geiger and State Sena­ tor Joanne Emmons, who represent all of Barry County in the Michigan Legislature, have announced they will seek re-election to their final terms in office. Geiger, a Republican from Lake Odessa, is seeking his third two-year term as a leg­ islator. He will have to step down at the end of the 1999-2000 session because of the term limits law that was passed by vot­ ers statewide in 1992. Under the terms of the law. a state legislator may serve only three consecutive terms Geiger said that if he is re-elected this November, he will be one of only 46 "ex­ perienced" members of the State House, those being people who have served for at least four years. A tola) of 64 incumbents will not return because of the law. "It's going to be very different next year." said Geiger, who was first elected in 1994 to succeed the retiring Bob Bender. "It's expected that I may have to take a role in leadership next year." Geiger said he intends to focus on two areas as a legislator from this area. one. to deal with the pressures of growth on the four comers of Barn County, and two. to focus on education and development. Geiger said he sees himself as a conser­ vative Republican, but is viewed often as a moderate. He said that's because he believes that "if you want to gel anything done you have to work with people. I have no prob­ lem working with the other side." Democrats currently control the Michi­ gan House with 98 of the 110 seats. Geiger said an unintended consequence of term limits may be forcing the two major parties to rebuild from the ground level, to create a stronger feeder system of good can­ didates "It's hard work to find quality people to run." he said. "It's easy to find single issue candidates " Emmons, a Republican from Big Rapids, is seeking her third four-year term in the Michigan Senate Though the term limits law calls for only two. four year terms, she was first elected in 1990. two years before the law was passed "Just like four years ago. I will be run­ ning a very visible campaign." Emmons said. "We are going to begin our door-todoor efforts in the next few weeks. It takes a lol of hard work for State Senate, and that's exactly what I’m going to do — work hard! "I am going to focus on two important issues, taxes and education, which also are the two committees I chair in the senate." The deadline for candidates to file peti­ tions for offices in the 1998 elections is 4 p.m. Tuesday. May 12. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �Page 4 - The Hastings Bannef - Thursday April 30 1998 L€TT€RS from our readers... 3 Truth prevails in the end because it is reality Dear editor: I looked at an old shoe and thought, where did that come from? Ah. I think I sec three possible theories. First, that shoe has always been here Sec­ ond that shoe made itself Third, that shoe was nude by someone Can you think of any other theories * If there arc no other possibilities, then ob\ iously one and only one of these three theo­ ries is the truth The correct theory also will give us a clue as to why that shoe is here. And where is that shoe going? Let's check it out If the shoe has alAay s been here, then it w ill show obvious signs that it is imperishable Sorry, but it |ust doesn't qualify. It is showing definite signs of decay Do you suppose that old shoe, made itself.’ Impossible, how could a shoe make itself when it wasn't here yet? Impossible’ Third theory, someone made if Of course! Observe, as long as it takes you to learn this. Every cflect must have its suffi­ cient cause. Now. how can I use this knowledge? How can I turn this know ledge into wisdom? I have an idea, let's make it personal Where did I come from ’J am. shall I say. a medium-sized part of a very complex thing we call our uni­ verse Where did this complex universe some Jail conversions beat alternative To the editor: fhis letter is written to the people who arc tired of reading letters from people in jails who have had what they call "jailhouse con­ versions." The Bible says. "Jesus came to seek and save those who arc lost." Maybe this is the only time that some people will ever hear the gospel. Do you want them leaving the jail to con­ tinue committing more crimes or have a jail­ house conversion.’ So what if these people are wanting to share this experience with others, let them If they arc willing to stand up to the ridicule of their friends, to God be the Glory. Don't read it if you don't want to. 11ns is not a horrible thing you arc reading, unlike what you see on the TV every day which shows every kind of hornble crime imaginable Perhaps some of these people have had jailhouse conversions but a lot of them arc genuine A young person today has a hard row to go with the way the world is. with drug usage in the schools and crime every­ where you look. When I was in high school in the ‘60s. I heard about marijuana hut I thought that the only people who used it lived in New York City Now people who take drugs live in Hast­ ings. Woodland and out in the country Do you want this generation (which is the future generation) to grow up and never have any morals or never share their faith with oth­ ers? Out of one of these so-called jailhouse conversions may appear a man of God who could change our county and country, another Martin Luther or John Wesley The Bible says that the Lord is going to come soon, but how soon we don't know. We may have to live in this old world a little longer and I would like the people running this country to be morally fit. for our sakes. Nancy Herzcl. Woodland Expect prison riots next month Io the editor: On or about May 13. 1998. all Michigan prisons arc expected to not over the Michigan Department of Corrections taking prisoners personal clothing and personal property. Expect millions of dollars of damage to prison property, expect hundreds of pnson guards and prisoners injured or killed. On Dec 5. 1997, the Michigan Department of Corrections asked Judge James Giddings to order all personal clothing taken away from all prisoners and ••rdcred all of them to wear ill fitting prison made blue uniforms so all prisoners would look alike, where no identifi­ cation could be made of each prisoner by pnson staff This would nuke it more dangerous for prisoners and prison guards since all prisoners would look alike in the blue prison clothing The pnsoners do not like this, nor do the pnson guards It is just one more way of the Michigan Department of Corrections is wast­ ing thousands and thousands of taxpayers* money When the pnsoners buy their own per­ sonal clothing, they save the taxpayers hun­ dreds of thousands of dollars. Each pnson issues a pnsoncr light clothing and a light spring jacket to wear in the winter, when temperatures reach as much as 40 to 50 below zero. The Department of Corrections has already forced pnsoners to pay for their own health care and pnsoners arc still not get­ ting the proper care that they need. Prison jobs pay a pnsoncr 25 to 90 cents per day Yes. per day' Pnsoners must buy all over the counter medicines, their own soap, shampoo, tooth­ paste. deodorant, postage sumps. The prison docs not give a pnsoncr any of that and most of the store items arc over priced, and 85 per­ cent of prisoners do not have jobs, so most go without the basics The Department of Corrections keeps tak­ ing the mt.st important things away from pns­ oners. And the pnsoners arc no longer going to let the Department of Corrections punish them more than what the court allows any longer The pnsoners will not and fight for what they believe in Pnsoners arc human and we have the right to be treated as such. This is what the Department of Corrections wants so it can ask the taxpayers for millions of dollars for more new prisons to be built and k» nuke more new laws to fill these new pris­ ons so they can build more. Larry D. Boise Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility. Baraga. Mich. from? And where did I come from? There are three theories First theory, this universe ha always been here. (Forever is a long. ,‘>ng time.) Sorry, this universe doesn’t meet the requirements. Second theory, this universe made itself. It wasn't here, so how could it make itself.’ Third theory, someone made it. of course, there is ample evidence of a mastermind engineering, cause and cflect. right and wrong, purpose, creator, sustainer. and finisher There is ample evidence of truth (reality) and lies (someone's attempt to improve on the truth) A lie will let you down sooner or later because it is not reality. The truth must ulti­ mately prevail because it is reality. ", . lhe truth shall make you free." quoted from the Bible. John 8:32b. Question: Is this statement the truth or a lie? If it is the truth and you really believe it. it will make you free, now and forever. If it is the truth and you don't believe it. you arc deceived and have become a slave to deception Unless you arc freed by the truth, you shall be a slave of deception for­ ever. The Bible claims to be the truth "... Your Word is truth” John 17:17b. It has stood the test of time and all opposition. The creators foretold history of Israel. Jesus claims to be the personification of truth "Jesus said to him. I am the way. the truth, and the life, no one comes ti the Father except through Me. (John 14:6). ‘He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who docs not believe the Son. shall not sec life, but the wrath of God abides on him ” John 3:36. The only permanent disability in life and the hereafter is a rebellious attitude toward Je­ sus Christ. The only permanent good in life is a submissive attitude toward Jesus Christ. " If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." - Jesus John 8:31-32. Is there any other remedy for the deceitful heart? Rus Sarver. Hastings Know Your Legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phope (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St, Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Inring, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. »President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Let's boycott the Detroit Tigers To the editor: From the buying public to owner Mike IIlitch and President John McHale, the Detroit Tigers’ team is so had They want the citizens of Michigan to pay for a new stadium They want complete sell­ outs for all games in the new stadium They want, they want' It's time for any loyal supporter of these Detroit Tigers to stand up and unite against stupid, “who cares" baseball This team has committed way too many de­ fensive errors, has had too many offensive lapses Respect from fans only will come when this team performs a whole lot better Its time for the buy ing public to refuse to attend any more ball games, listen to any ra­ dio broadcast, watch any telex ision or buy any sports apparel of the Detroit ligers. A complete boycott of the Tigers will show the top brass that maybe they are not fooling anyone in their marketing schemes It's time, for any loyal supporter, to stand up and voice their opinion by boycotting the Tigers The pitching is sA bad: the bullpen has let the starters down way too many times, the starters should be able to hold a lead for six innings. 1 he defense, in the field, has been guilty of way too many lapses I he hitting is not there with runners in scoring position. What happened to the new stars of the team? The overall batting average is way too low. How about replacing the tuning and pitch­ ing coaches? How about replacing the whole bullpen? Its tune to look at trades up. not down with the waiver line Or it's time to start up the minor league bus to Detroit Yes. even free agents! So to the Detroit Tigers, its their turn to make changes and be competitive, or its tune to shut down liger Stadium because no one will be there in those cold seats. Plus it's tunc to reduce prices on all concession items to $1 and keep seat prices at a 10-year level (as of Jar. I. 1998). To all Tigers loyal “wait 'til next year” sup­ porters June I. I99X. is the last day of status quo No longer will you sec people sitting in those Tiger Stadium scats Listen up Pistons and Lions, you may bo next on the list. , / Stephen Jacoby Hastings 'Psychic Mafia' is a good read To the editor: Recently I read a book. A classic. Its a true life story The author of the book related his experi­ ence with the "Psychic Mafia” The author. Lamarr Keene, was thought of as a very ex­ ceptional psychic. People paid large amounts of money for Keenes readings and seance. The psychics with which he was connected with also were well paid. Keene finally quit being a psychic. Guilt of how he was cheating the people out of their money and. fooling them caused him a mental breakdown Keene later decided people should know the truth and wrote his book “Psychic Mafia ” ‘ The book exposes all the tncks and fraud in psychic readings and seances. It tells cicady how it is all done. g Money, and lots of it. is the psychic's goal, the psychics end up very wealthy. I write this letter to alert, protect finan­ cially. those who go to psychics, also to thost who grieve and dearly miss their loved ohes passed on. ’P* I highly recommend the book, it's cducationaL wra Those very pious may find reading iAq book beyond their moral standards or mcral values. A, Justine McLean HatiS Planning on cleaning the garage? Get rid of useful, but no longer needed Items through a Banner Classified. Call Us at 945-9554. Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but . there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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Td like to roe the taxes decreased, it would be nice to have something decrees: Noon Cindy O'Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo. B Hastngs Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pa>d at Hastngs Mi 49058 Jessl Davit, Middleville: change, and fix the roads with what we already have.' Corey Friaxell. Hastings: 'Cut taxes." Breade Caddabaa, Heatings Td rafter the taoacy go beck in my pocket The bon money for teroedsisn't oxj doing anything. I hit a chuck . hole on my way to worttfeieuf, morning and it — attapW# that was supposedly fixed lasfc^, week.' �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 - Page 5 LETTERS.,.trim cur readers FINANCIAL FOCUS Beware of lack off tolerance, understanding To the editor: Nothing pleases me more than to have the opportunity to exercise my right of free speech. We are fortunate to live in a coun­ try where that is still one of our freedoms. Cultural and racial diversity are not ac­ cepted by everyone. I believe they call that "discrimination" or "bigotry." In this indi­ vidual's thinking, "different" means "deficit." Christians for centuries have been the brunt of this same type of bigotry. The in­ tolerant seek to blame someone or some­ thing else for their intolerance, instead of looking at the source. "Classic humanity” put the blame elsewhere. Pro-lifers, the real ones that is, arc not fighting against peo­ ple, but against an evil spirit. That same spirit exists in humans who so easily shout about "jailhouse religion" and "Bible-toters." That same individual sees the young mother with four children standing in the grocery line, paying for her food with food stamps, and thinks. "Good-for-nothing, baby-making-machine, living off the state.** Who knows the facts and circum­ stances surrounding this situation? When does it become our place to judge? I think it shows courage on the part of a person to be able to stand up for what he believes in. In the case of the inmates who have written letters and making a "discov­ ery" inside the four walls of a county cor­ rectional facility. I want to say that I've been there. No. not inside the walls, but I have been in my own private jail. I know what it means to have a messed up life, and to search for the answers from any and ev­ ery source so that I might make a change in my life. What I find interesting is that one cannot look inside my jail window and the see the causes and contributing factors that put me where I am in life. Fortunately, we do not have that ability. Therefore, for some to call it "jailhouse religion." that puts them in a place of judgment. That responsibility was not given to us. God has that sole responsibil­ ity. And frankly. I am glad He has it. I don't want it. He then has the responsibility to Pine Lake group seeks clarification To the editor: With reference to your article in the April 9 issue of the banner regarding the Barry County Drain Commissioner lawsuit update. I would like to clarify what may have been an incorrect impression left with your readers The section regarding the lawsuit involv­ ing Pine Lake appears as though Pine Lake has a lawsuit against the Drain Commis­ sion and Barry County. That could not be fonher than the truth. In quoting Drain Commissioner Robert Shaffer, he states, "a couple of people on the lalje feel that he should put a dam in." Since that statement was somewhat buried in the article, we feel it’s important to point out that the vast majority of residents at Pine Lake fully support the Barry County Drain Commission and the Barry County Prosecutor. The Pine Lake Association, as well as other groups on the lake, were interveners in ongoing litigation and have retained le­ gal representation to support our position and that of the Drain Commission that the lake seek natural levels. Pine Lake does not have a lawsuit against the county. We fully support their position and will continue to do so as this comes to final resolution. Gerry L. VanderPloeg, president. Pine Lake Association Report alleges design, construction sources of sewer project woes by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor i An evaluation being made public for the jfirst time alleges that "design and construc­ tion" flaws in the Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area have caused the treatment plant trou­ bles. ; The findings state the system is unable Jto consistently meet state requirements for Sts groundwater discharge permit. I The evaluation was conducted by Dono­ ghue & Associates of Sheboygan. Wis. ' Donohue has experience with all aspects jof wastewater treatment, including trou­ bleshooting and operations assistance, ackording to Edward S. Nevers, engineer and I vice president of the firm. Donohue was successful, for instance, in solving the problems with a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) in Hatley. Wis. that had not met its total nitrogen effluent limit since its plant startup. The Southwest Barry facility also is an SBR. Since it was built in 1993. the Delton area's wastewater treatment facility consis­ tently has not been able to meet the re­ quirements of this permit for total inor­ ganic nitrogen (TIN), sodium and chlorides, the Donohue report said. J Donohue was hired by the Barry County 'Board of Commissioners' Lansing attor­ neys. Cohl. Stoker & Toskey to evaluate the Delton area sewage facility just weeks before the statute of limitations expired on the engineering and construction work. The county, the County Board of Public Works and the Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority, which directly oversees the sewage system, has filed suit against six firms involved in the design and construction of the system. Problems at the sewer system were brought to light by two Delton area citizens who said they were alarmed that progress hasn't been made fast enough to correct problems before the statute of limi­ tations was set to expire. Barbara Cichy and John Hosier. Delton area citizens who have spent more than a year researching the treatment plant prob­ lems. said the Donohue report supports the cootentions they had made all along. then she first read the report. Cichy wanted to go out and yell at a few pe«ple who have been bouncing me from here to there and everywhere so I wouldn't find this out. The public is entitled to know what they’ve got and for the politi­ cians (should) stop denying it. "...John and I had to force them (county ■and sewer authority official*' almost to ■protect those statutes." Cichy alleged. ;"...They knew what was going on. Why didn't they protect protect the residents? Why are they protecting these firms? Be­ cause it's going to cost money? You're dam ;tootin.' but after the statutes (expire), it's all ours (sewer customers). "I was sad that so many of the residents worked so hard to get something into place because they wanted to clean up our lake, clean up the environment. It was to be a good thing, and it's not become a good thing." Before the plant was designed, the state's permit limitations were known, she said. Earl Strater. vice president of Progressive Architecture Engineering Planning Inc. of Grand Rapids, lead engineers of the Delton area sewer project, told the Banner in an in­ terview last November that Progressive has absorbed "tens of thousands of dollars" for the cost of its services in trying corrective measures for the treatment plant. He said Progressive has made recommendations from the beginning of the troubles, but suggestions weren't always implemented Based on data Strater received from the treatment plant, he said, the system "func­ tioned pretty well" last year, from June to June. "...We want the plant to function the way it should. Strater said. "There's only so much of that we can do ourselves. The plant has to be operated properly. We don't operate the plant There are a whole myriad of variables that we cannot control. The bottom line for us is that we want it to be a good functioning project for everyone... Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case to this point." In the summary portion of the Donohue report, the firm notes that groundwater dis­ charge permit violations have occurred reg­ ularly during winter months. "Wastewater enters the facility at a lower wintertime temperature and with a higher concentration of ammonia than was speci­ fied. Nitrification and denitrification rates decrease as temperatures decrease. Increased influent ammonia levels also increase the retention time necessary for denitrification. See SEWER continued on page 17 see us through our decisions. Am I able to "experience something" that conflicts with my opinion, with an open and questioning mind? Sometimes, but sometimes it is not healthy for me to allow myself to be exposed to such things, such as lack of compassion, intolerance and bigotry. I don't understand it. but I know it is not a healthy attitude. 1 don't have to get in­ volved in it to feel it and experience it. the same way I don't get involved in pornogra­ phy. I don't have to see it to know that it steals from the mind and goes against God's wishes for my life. It's hard to read certain types of letters to the editor. Some have the ability to make my stomach turn. I'd like to suggest that if someone has trouble with the "religious overtones" in the letters column or has trouble reading bumper stickers that shout "Praise Be to God." they shouldn't read them. It's kind of like turning off the TV, with the off and on button. That is our choice. Perhaps a community of residents where the beliefs are all the same would be better to their liking. In my community we are diverse, good people with morals and stan­ dards that promote unity and understanding of others. Maybe this isn't the place for some peo­ ple. One is free to choose where he lives, as well as what be believes. The people in this community see the necessity for unity and understanding and in supporting cul­ tural and racial diversity. So, then, to the unbelievers of tolerance and understanding, when and if by some miracle 1 see them standing in line before the pearly gates, and God asks them. "Why should 1 let you into my heaven? 1 will be right there, listening to the response. But 1 fear the evil spirit of intolerance, lack of compassion and understanding will not be an acceptable reason. Thank God! I would hate to spend eter­ nity with those who publicly berate others, don't respect religious beliefs and make a mockery of people who try to change themselves. Living with that spirit here on earth is hell enough. Bravo to those who see some sense to finding the error of their ways and doing something about it. We need more of that in our communities. Our jails wouldn't be as full, the county ones or the private ones. One has a right to their ottn beliefs, but not at the expense of others. Terne Strader. Kentwood k furnished by... Mark D. Christensen °< Edward Jonas and Co. Always, consider inflation in today's economy, the runaway inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s seems like a dis­ tant memory But prudent investors always keep inflation in mind. What’s so bad about inflation? For one, it erodes the buying power of a dollar (sec chart). For example, even with a relatively low inflation rate such as 3.5 percent, the dol­ lar’s value would decline by 50 percent in 20 years. This decrease in buying power creates unusual hardships for people living on fixed incomes. While prices rise, their income doesn't. The good news is that today's world is dif­ ferent from that of the '70s and '80s, and therefore inflation as we know it may no longer be the threat it once was. For one thing, today's economy is more globalized. Our forced competition with for­ eign markets creates a built-in incentive to keep consumer prices down. In addition, some analysts believed that ad­ vanced technology has reduced the cost of do­ ing business. Often, modem methods of pro­ duction mean fewer employees and increased efficiency. The downsizing of many compa­ nies illustrates this. While it may temporarily affect workers and benefits, it is cost-effi­ cient. Finally, receding deficits in the world's ma­ jor economics may be positive signs for con­ tinued low inflation. Still, inflation is a bad word for investors. You can bet that analysts and portfolio managers will continue to watch in­ terest rates. (Observe the stock market’s reac­ tion whenever Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks.) Even though today's outlook appears posi­ tive. inflation should always be a considera­ tion in building a successful financial portfo­ lio. - STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Amerrtech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola DAN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar First Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mlg IBM JCPenney Johnson A Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Mich Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upiohn Gold Stiver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume 59-9/16 42-3/16 45-15H6 39-1/2 43-3-fl 72-1/2 28-3/4 94-3® 73-3/8 34-3/16 54-7/8 44-3/4 67-9/16 23-3/8 115*3/4 69-3/8 68-13/16 17-3H6 40-1/2 58-1® 56-5-16 14-1/4 17-5® 7-3/4 32-1/16 38-7® 307 95 618 8898 96 681.000.000 -3-13/16 -3-3/16 -1-3® -3-5® -1-5® -2-3/16 -1/4 -4-3/4 ♦1/16 -1-13/16 -1-3® -2-13/16 -2-3/16 — -2-1/4 -3-13/16 -1-15/16 -1-3/4 -13/16 -1-7® -3-1/16 •1/16 ♦1-1® ♦1/4 -1-5/16 -3-1/16 Speak yaur mind. Feel good about it! Impact of Inflation Value of $100 Inflation Rate 5 years 10 yean 20 yean 20% $9057 $82 03 $67 30 2.5% 88 39 78 12 61.03 3 0% 86 26 74 41 55.37 3.5% 84.20 70 89 50.26 On Elactinn Dau Uata far your cenuiiata. Uota far your country. But matt af ■II— Uata ^Mauraalf. Science Olympiad teams headed for state contests The Hastings High School and Middle School Science Olympiad teams will be making return trips to the state competi­ tions Saturday, May 2. on the campus of Michigan State University. The middle school team will be making its fifth consecutive appearance, while the high school unit will be going for the third consecutive time. Both qualified for the state tournament as a result of their per­ formances in regional competitions held in February and March. Becky Murtham. a spokeswoman for the 1998 Science Olympiad State Tournament, said. "These young people, their coaches, and teachers represent a strong dedication to science education and have worked hard all year to meet the competition of their peers and win." More than 30 competitions will be held in various locations on the MSU campus in East Lansing. There will be soaring bot­ tle rockets, bungie eggs silently falling from a pre-determined height to splat or not splat, and a variety of events in between. Team shirts, coaches, medals and tro­ phies all are part of the discovery hoopla. The state championship teams will go on to the National Science Olympiad Tournament later in May at Grand Valley Slate University in Allendale. Rockin' the night away... Pleasantview Principal Jerry Mueller had a bit of rocking to do last Friday and Saturday —24 hours worth, to be exact. Mueller conducted a ’Rock-A-Thon" to raise money for playground equipment for the school. He first began rocking at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon in the school gymnasium, rocked through a school carnival that evening, then transferred his rocking chair to Felpausch Food Center in Hastings, where he stayed until 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rock-A-Thon raised $600; an additional $300 for the playground was raised by the raffle of two bikes and two gift certificates donated by Felpausch. A portion of some $1,500 raised by the carnival will also go toward the playground equipment. District library issue may go to the public CONTINUED from page I Besides getting the word out. library of­ ficials plan to do a survey and hope to get between 200 and 3(X) responses from each of the township and from the city. "This will show us what people are thinking." Peters said, and if it s bad news, plans for an election this year could be dropped. Loftus said it is important to note that district libraries are a not a new or novel idea. James Brown, a member of the Hastings Downtown Development Authority Board, the special library committee and a resident of Hastings Township, told the audience he recently decided to get involved in the li­ brary effort. "We should preserve the treasures in the library for our children and grandchildren." he said. "When we put it in perspective it (a millage) is pennies, it’s coffee money. And it’ll get cheaper as time goes on. "It’s money well spent." He added. "From a private, individual standpoint. I support this library IK) per­ cent and I hope others v^ill join me." John Fehsenfeld. former superintendent of the Barry Intermediate School District and a member of the Futuring Committee, said the library must be able to grow to meet the ever-changing needs of modem society. He pointed out that his grandpar­ ents were bom in an agrarian age. he has lived in a manufacturing society, but now things are moving swiftly into an informa­ tion society. He said he thinks perhaps the biggest problem for the current library is lack of parking He echoed the sentiments of others about the need to get information to as many people has possible. He said people need to understand that in the long run a quality district library is a bargain. "We can't go into a book store and buy a hard cover for less than $20. That's half of our millage." he said. "If we expect to live in a literate society, we have to provide for our children." Fehsenfeld said that there is a lot of work to be done yet and things aren't likely to move quickly. "If somebody gave us $3 million with no strings attached, we still wouldn't be into a new library until the next century." he said. Wendell Dilworth, who said he is semi­ retired from a career in library service, said it is crucial to convince rural people in the proposed district that they have a stake. "If we don't find a way to get rural peo­ ple acquainted with what (he library offers, it (the campaign) will fail." he said. "Until we find a way to get the population that's not .acquainted with what the library is and does, we’ve got a long way to go." Ruth, an elementary librarian for Hast­ ings schools, said too many people still look at what libraries used to be and aren't understanding the changes that have been prompted by technology and needs. Fehsenfeld said. "We need to remove as many obstacles to saying yes as possible. When people become informed, they be­ come energized." Tim Sleevi. director of the Kellogg Community College center just west of Hastings, also spoke in support of a dis­ trict library. But Peters summed up things by saying that the arguments presented during the evening were being made to people who generally agree "I sense we're preaching to the choir, we've got a good group here." Those who attended the meeting were asked to sign up and pledge help for the upcoming effort. �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 DOWLING - Mrs. Marilyn B. Lindberg age 71. of Dowling passed away Thursday. April 23. 1998 at Battle Creek Health System. Mrs. Lindberg was born June 8. 1926 in Hastings, the daughter of E. Earl & Dorothy (Clark) Bristol. She was raised in the Hastings Area and attended the Stevens Country School, graduating in 1944 from Hastings High School. She was mamed to Ernest E. Lindberg on June 23. 1951 She has lived at her presen' address since 1951. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Company for ten years and six years by the "Home & Lands" Real Estate Magazine of Lansing. Mrs. Lindberg was a member of Dowling Country Chapel of United Methodist Church. United Methodist Womens group, former 4-H leader. Cub Scout leader and P.T.A. member. Mrs. Lindberg was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter. Sandra Lindberg on April 2. 1975 Mrs. Lindberg is survived by her husband. Ernest; two sons. Bruce (Nola) Lindberg of Dowling. Brian (Denccn) Lindberg of Plainwell; four grandsons; one brother. Gaylcn (Jcnnclt) Bristol of Dowling. Funeral Services for Mrs. Lindberg were held Monday. April 27. 1998 at the Dowling Country Chapel of Uni'cd Methodist Church. Reverend De Ann J. Dobbs officiated. Burial took place at Union Cemetery in Maple Grove Township. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Dowling Country Chapel. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 ‘Ulo.ulUp .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 260! Lacey Ktud. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Steve ()lm*icad (616J 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School 11 00 am. Sunday Evening Service 6(10 pm . Bible Study A: Prayer Time Wednesday PEACE COMMUNITY C HURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY' CHURCH OF CHRIST 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible 7 p ni Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Melhsh p m . Wednesday night nights 6 30 p m M-79 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (6I6| 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . After School Special Wednesday. 4 PO pm Bov 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible ' 00 p m nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 U) a m and 11 00 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and St. Rev Dame! Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am group meets Wcdu**sday 6 30 p m also Nursery available lor all ser­ vices Bring the whole family p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 ebration for adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 am HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Adult Bible Study. M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 a m to 12 noun Sunday Morning Sundays 4th Sundays pm (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) Senior 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer tn Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 pm Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45pm Io 8 30 David T I lustwick, vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew's is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod Corner of State Rd and Bolt wood share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 Morning Prayer 2nd 4 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHI RCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd ( lasses It) a m . Worship II am. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study ’ p.m Numun Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free BiNc Correspondence Course THORN APPLE A ALLEY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. May 3 8(8) and 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 a m Sunday School (all ages) Thursday. April 28 700 pm ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Evang C omnuitce. 7 30 Adult Choir Wednesday. April 29 10 00 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml am Word watchers. 7 00 pm Sun­ 49058 Father Gale Johnson, Vicar day School Staff Thursday. April 1674 West State Road, Hastings. Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor pm 30 4 00 pm Children's Choir. 7 00 p m Adult Choir Saturday. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for al! ages Morning Worship weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Maa 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ Prayer day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ Quiz (ages 13-19); Adult Bible ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 am. Study - No age limits Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m fur children and adults Family WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Lnchticld SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ajc* 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 1:00 pm. BIBLE STUDY’ Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each montn 8 00 a ra . freewill of­ We welcome you to our fering Sunday evening Monday First ? nday of the Month Mom» ' out Wednes­ 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor people who care day Morning W'orship am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm II in­ terested in a free Home Bible Grace (Formerly (he Hustings 600 Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emcntus. 945-9224 Study, please call for more details Brethren Church). Sunday Services 9 45 a m • Bible Clavscs - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ NASHVILLE ARE,\ ST. CYRIL'S CAT HOLIC CHURC H Nashville Father Charles Fischer. A mission of St Rose Catholic Ciurch. Hastings Saturday E .cm ng 6 30 p m Mass Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ C hurch phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ mcctir.g r.t Maple Valley Sunday ScIkkiI. 10 30 a m Cuffcc toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 00 p m Ml-Hl Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m SR-HI Youth Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 pm !’■<. p m Chance! Choir May 3-9 Na­ tional Family Week Sunday. May 3 Sunday School Special Event • Kite-flying. 2 pm at Old McMar- v in farm Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 (MJ a in and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m CHURCH OF THE N UARENE 17|6 North Broadway Ranjjll High 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd Pastor Ben Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday " (M) p m Services for llcmng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Adults. Teens and Children ings. Junior-Senior High 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 (Ml a m Morning Worship Ser­ Bring a kite, bring a friend and come soar with us Thursday. May 7 National Day of Prayer. 12 15 pm. Community Prayer Service, at the court house Tiesday. May 12 1200pm . Hi- Nooncrs. potluck program Wed­ nesday. May 13 12 00 pm. IMW lunch program Saturday, May 16 6pm. Goodwill Class, potluck program FIRST PRESBYTERI AN CHURCH School P»stor lk»n Roscoe. (517) 805 S Broadcast of worship Fellowship. 11 00 am Worship Child care available for infants & GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH Church rector of Music and Organist sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all and necr clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5 00 p m Youth Handbells. b 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH of Green streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 a rr. SUNDAYS 9 30 am day Sr High' »«. » High Youth, and Awana •*. 6 >0 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 94K-HJO4 II Comer all Omits Christ's Love, and the fellowship of church family with the warmth of 9 30 a m Catcch 4. 8 00 p m NA 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sally C Keller. Director of Noahs Ark PreSchool Julie A Guenther. Sunday School Superintendent Sunday Service* 9 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Worship Services Com­ munion celebrated at 9 30 and 11 00 a m The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Dining Rixt This information on worship services is provided by Ths" Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F I) I C 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY I IKS JcfTcrsvn 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI < TS. INC. 770 Cook Rd 1 « |Frank Fitts | BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS Mr Frank Fitts, age 85 of Bloomington. Illinois and formerly of Robinson, passed away Friday, April 24, 1998 at the Heritage Nursing Care Facility, Bloomington. Illinois following many months of failing health. Mr. Fitts was bom December 3. 1912 in Flat Rock, Illinois, the son of John and Rosell (Ford) Fitts. He was married to Mary Marie Thompson on May 31, 1946 and she passed away on January 12. 1992. He retired from J I Case Pottery Company; he worked for New York Centra) Railroad; Robinson Lumber and Coal Company; L.S.Heath and Sons. He served in the United Stales Army during World War IL He was a member of E M Coulter Post #69. American Legion. Mr. Fitts was also preceded in death by his parents; five brothers. Fred. Ernest. Harvey. Bill and Hade Fitts; three sisters. Ruby Fitts. Nellie Shelton and Addie Stephenson. Mr. Fitts is survived by one son, Steve (Marlene) Fitts of Winter Haven. Florida; two daughters, Linda (Alan) Randolph of Delton. Sharon (Bob) Laskowski of Normal. Illinois; brother-in-law. Carol Thompson. Robinson. Illinois; Sisters-in-law. Fern Wilson. Dorothy Green, Rosella Badglcy and Lucy Fitts, all of Robinson, Illinois and Irene Fitts of Effingham. Illinois; six granddaughters, Tamara. Penny. Jenny. Marcia. Natalie and Kristina; two grandsons. Alan Lynn and Jeffrey; three great grandchildren. Kyle. Mitchell Wayne and JenaLce Skelton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. April 29. 1998 al Pulliam Funeral Home. Robinson. Illinois. Reverend Larry Moreau officiated. Burial took place at Robinson New Cemetery. Robinson. Illinois with Military Graveside Rites conducted by E. M. Coulter Post #69. American Legion. VFW. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Cali.,.945-9554 THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER "Prcscnptions” HASTINGS - Gregory D. Smith age 43. of Hastings passed away Wednesday. April 22. 1998 as the result of injuries sustained in a farm accident at his home. Mr. Smith was bom on April 24. 1954 in Gladw in, the son of Donald & Irene (Davis) Smith. He was raised in the Harrison & Potterville Areas and attended schools there, graduating from Potterville High School in 1972. He was married to Dawn M. See her on April 9, 1983. He moved to the Hastings Area in 1983. he has l.ved at his present address since 1992. Mr. Smith was employed at Hastings E.W. Bliss Company for the past four years and previously twenty three years at the St. Regis Culvert Company in Charlotte. He was a member of the Forresters, member and past President of Hastings Eagles •3158. Mr Smith was preceded in death by his father in 1998 and sister, Annette Marie Smith in 1979. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife. Dawn; one daughter. Wendy (Craig) Madden of Hastings; one son, Travis Smith of Bellevue; one step-daughter, Deanna Campbell-Hood of Hastings; one step-son, Scott (Andrea) Campbell of Shelbyville; two grandchildren, Ashley Madden & Alex Campbell; mother. Irene Smith of Harrison; grandmother, Mildred Davis of Harrison; father-in-law, Lloyd (lone) Secber of Hastings; two sisters. Kathy (Jerry) West of Charlotte, Marcia (Dennis) Henry of Harrison; three brothers-inlaw, Mike (Sally) Seeber of Woodland. Mark (Micki) Seeber of Hastings, Doug (Deb) Seeber of Hastings; sister-in-law, Donita (Doug) Murphy of Hastings; many aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. Funeral Services for Mr. Smith were held Saturday, April 25, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend John E. Hetherington officiated. Burial took place al Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. ner free building with elevator to Hour 6:00 p m Broadway. Hastings. Ml May 2 HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHI RCH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Youth Ministries or Teen Btblc or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12), Gerald B. Skidmore Hastings. Michigan ( HIGGINS LAKE - Gerald B Skidmore, age 84, of Higgins Lake and formerly of Grayling and Hastings, passed away Thursday, April 23. 1998 at the home of his son. Jerry and wife Margaret Gerald was bom June II. 1913 in Johnston Township. Bany County, the second of four children born to Ernie and Glenna (Houghtalin) Skidmore. He graduated from Hastings High in 1930. He married Marjorie C. Baker on July 20. 1935 in Battle Creek. They had two children. Carolyn and Jerry. Mr. Skidmore was a World War II veteran, having served in the Pacific as an Army Radioman. He was a supervisor at the Hastings Aluminum Products, retiring in 1978 with 28 years of service. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hastings and a Life Member of BPO Elks of Hastings. In 1987 he and Marjorie moved to Grayling. In 1996 with failing health, they moved to the Higgins Lake Area to live with Jerry and Margaret. His passing comes only four weeks after the death of Marjorie, his wife of 62 years. Mr. Skidmore is survived by his son Jerry; grandchildren. Chris and Heather and great grandchildren. Austin and Jamie; his sister. Helen Tucker of Hastings. He was preceded in death by his brothers. Arthur (1985) and George (1986). daughter. Carolyn (1985) and his wife. Marjorie. Following his wishes he will be cremated and his ashes buried al Riverside Cemetery in Hastings, with no services. Arrangements were made by Sorenson Funeral Home. Grayling. I Ethel M. Gibson| GRAND RAPIDS - Mrs Ethel M Gibson, age 80. formerly of Middleville, passed away Monday, April 13. 1998 at Clark Retirement Community. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Gibson was bom on May 27. 19)7 in Hastings, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Cooley) Prentice. She was raised in Hastings and attended Hastings Schools, graduating in 1934 and Western Michigan University 1968. She was married to Paul Gibson on November 8. 1940 at Prentice Family Home. Rural Hastings, They lived together until her husband's death in Rural Middleville. Mrs. Gibson was employed at Thomapplc Kellogg Schools where she taught 4th grade, retiring in 1979. She was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church. Retired Teachers Association, and other groups. Pennock Auxiliary. Sunshine Club, was president of the Middleville United Methodist Womens Society. Mrs. Gibson was a homemaker, she devoted her life to her family and Church and enjoyed spending time with her loved ones. Mrs. Gibson was preceded in death by her husband. Paul Gibson; son. Keith Gibson; her parents, and brothers. Clarence and Allen Prentice. Mrs. Gibson is survived by her four sons. James (Kenna) Gibson of Verona, Wisconsin. Carl (Mary) Gibson of Charlotte, Edward (Christina) Gibson of Lake Ridge. Virginia, Fred (Anne Marie) Gibson of Sterling Heights; ten grandchildren, one sister, Helen Stem of Chicago; one brother. Verne (Thelma) Prentice of Essexville. Funeral Services for Mrs. Gibson was held Wednesday, April 15, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Brad Kalajaincn and Reverend Paulette Cheyne officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Middleville United Methodist Church or Clark Retirement Community. Connie Louise Lumbert DELTON - Connie Louise Lumbert age 50, of Delton passed away Wednesday. April 22, 1998 at her residence. Mrs. Lumbert was bom on June 28. 1947 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Alfred & Joan (Harden) Browne. She graduated from Delton Kellogg High School in 1965. Mrs. Lumbert was a homemaker. Mrs. Lumbert was married to Charles Lumbert on June 26. 1965. Connie loved her children & grandchildren. Mrs. Lumbert was preceded in death by her father. Alfred Browne in 1973 and an uncle. Donald Harden in 1987. Connie is survived by one daughter. April (Mike) Dimond of Delton; one son. Christopher (Kim) Lumbert of Hickory Comers; three grandchildren. Cody & Dakota Dimond & Logan Lumbert; two step grandchildren. Jason & Lindsay Christie; mother. Joan Browne of Delton; maternal grandparents, Cora & Obic Harden of Delton; one sister. Sherri (Mark) Worm of Delton; two brothers, Mark Alan & Brenda Browne of Richland. Gary Browne of Florida; several nieces & nephews; Aunt Violet Harden of Kalamazoo Cremation has taken place at her request. Graveside Services were held Monday. April 27. 1998 at Prairieville Cemetery. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated Funeral Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home. Delton Maxine J. McKibbin HASTINGS - Maxine J. McKibbin, age 74. of Hastings passed away Friday. April 24. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. McKibbin was bom on July 21, 1923 in Hastings, the daughter of Richard & Velma (Buskirk) Leslie. She was raised in the Hastings Area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1942 from Hastings High School. She was married to Rolland D. "Ike" McKibbin on August 26. 1944. Following her marriage she lived in Prairieville area before moving to Hastings in 1946 and has lived at her present address on Gun Lake Road for the past 40 years. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Company. Middleville Engineering and the old Barry County Medical Care Facility now Thomapp Manor. She was a member of TOPS for over 1 years, volunteer for the American Cane Society, member of Richie's Hospitali Group in Hastings and especially enjoyed h grandchildren. e Mrs. McKibbin was preceded in death I her parents and a grandson. Shawn Weedall. Mrs. McKibbin is survived by her husban Rolland "Ike" McKibbin; three daughter^} Marsha (Dean) Jordan of Kalamazoo. Romfi (Kevin) Laubaugh of Hastings, Darted "Dolly" (Spark) Weedall of Hastings; eigw grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; three step grandchildren; eight step gre« grandchildren. <?, Funeral Services for Mrs. McKibbin wette held Wednesday. April 29, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Douglas Davis officiating. Burial took place at the Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association or the Calvary Temple Church of God. Leann Walton HICKORY CORNERS - Leann Walton. I month old infant of Little Long Lake. Hickory Comers, passed away Tuesday, April 28. 1998 at her residence. Leann was born on March 24, 1998 daughter of Melissa (Stockwell) and Anthony Walton. Leann was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Norman Walton in 1993; paternal great grandfather. Herbert Stevens in 1982. Leann is survived by her parents. Anthony & Melissa (Stockwell) Walton; sister, Allana at home; maternal grandparents, Yvonne Hatfield of Parchment, James & Elizabeth Stockwell Sr., of Kalamazoo; maternal greR grandparents. Harvey & Linda Starks of Battfe Creek. Barbara Stockwell of Kalamazof paternal grandparents, Laurie & Kim Weymouth of Royal Oak. Stephanie Walid of Richland; paternal great greandparcnts, Bf & Stella Townley of Kalamazoo, Agntt Stevens of Richland and many aunts < uncles. Visitation will be Monday. May 4, 19# from 10-11 a.m. at the Williams Funefli Home in Delton. Mcmonal Services will be Monday. May 4. 1998 at II a.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Delton with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Burial will take place at Cressey Cemetery., Memorial contributions may be made to the Leann Walton Memorial Fund. DELTON - Christine Ruth Bums, age 43. of Delton passed away Sunday April 26, 1998 at her residence. She was born on July 22, 19V in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Robert & Grace (Crawford) Bums. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her so Gilbert Raymond Bums in 1983. ?’ Christine is survived by her mother stepfather. Grace & Asahel Campbell i Delton: daughter. Andrea Bums at home; tv sisters. Cheryl Laurro of Taylor & Barba Miner of Kingsville. Texas. » There will be no visitation, cremation NI taken place at her request. Graveside memorial services were he Wednesday. April 29. 1998 at Oak Hi Cemetery. Orangeville. Pastor Jeff Wordt officiated. . Funeral Arrangements were made t Williams Funeral Home. Delton. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1996 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NEWS Social News Friends of the Library will meet Tuesday. May 12. at 7 p m. in a postponed meeting due to the relocation of the library This is one week later than the usual date A newsletter is being readied for May mailing A Grand Rapids newspaper lists the en­ gagement of former residents Heather Reese, daughter of Carl and Patty Reese, to Kun Southgate, son of Jerry and Diane Southgate of Cemetery Road Both are Lakewood grad­ uates and graduates of Grand Valley State University Wedding plans are for July IK. The Women’s Festival at Ionia Education Center was held on Saturday with about 200 in attendance. The program includes sessions for young girls ages 12 to IK. This is called Reality Store. It is sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of Ionia and Lansing. The hallways were lined with tables of exhibitors selling their wares or providing information on public health issues. One booth was giving free blood pressure readings and cholesterol reading. They used their day’s supply of 60 needles early so they closed shop before the afternoon was over, the local genealogical society had a prime loca­ tion for dispensing information, selling local history books, handing out flyers advertising coming workshops on beginning to chart Coatses to celebrate 60th anniversary VanAman-Casarez united in marriage Max and Grace (Hart) Coats of Hastings will be celebrating their 60th wedding an­ niversary. They were married April 30. 193K in East Lansing. . They have three children. Maxine Nicholas , of Lovingston. Virginia. Ron Coats of Hast­ ings and Carolyn Casey of Hastings. They also have seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In celebrating their ‘special day’ they would enjoy hcanng from their friends and relatives Their home address is 1685 Boulder Dr. Hastings. Ml 49058. Jennifer Lynn Van Aman and Wesley Robert Casarez were united in marriage on Saturday, (kt. 25. 1997 The wedding took place at Grace Lutheran Church tn Hastings with Pas­ tor Michael Anton performing the ceremony The bride is the daughter of Dan and Melinda Shcpler of Hastings. The groom is the son of Robert Casarez of Hastings and Sue Casarez of Albuquerque. New Mexico The maid of honor was Lori Vaughan, friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Tracy Kaiser. Kathy Vos. friends of the bode, and Elizabeth Lonergan, sister of the bride. Cassondra Shcpler. the brides niece, served as a junior bridesmaid The flower girl was Kaillynn Kensington and the miniature bndc was served by Amber Shcpler. both nieces of the bndc. The best man was John Jones, friend of the groom. The groomsmen were Jennar Mc­ Dougall, Irom Plont and Mario Roman, friends of the groom Donnie Squires of Fort Myers. Florida, cousin of the groom, served as the miniature groom. A dinner reception followed by dancing, was held at the Middle Villa Inn. Pat and Ruth Vaughan served as master and mistress of cer­ emony. Special relatives travelled from many places to attend the wedding. Grandparents and cousins of the groom came from Florida. Edna Stevens traveled from Pasadena. Cali­ fornia to attend her great-nieces wedding. The bride and groom have settled in their home in Hastings. They would like to thank all of their family and friends w ho made their day special. Schondelmayers - to mark 60 years Milo and Dorothy Schondelmayer will cel­ ebrate 60 years of marriage on May 7. 1998. Celebrating with them will be their three chil­ dren. Jerry (Nora) Schondelmayer, Judy JVincc) Wiltshire, and Linda (Pete) Schantz. They also have eight grandchildren and lu great grandchildren. Anyone wishing to send a card can send tv them. LaJoye-La pokes to be wed Oct. 3 Lenz-Hickok to wed July 18 Jerry and Kathic Lenz arc proud to an­ nounce the marriage of their daughter Dione A. Lenz to Steven J. Hickok, son of William and Anne Hickok of Jenison, Ml. Dione is a 1993 graduate of Hastings High School and a I99K graduate of GVSU with a BA in English for secondary education. Steven is a 1990 graduate of Jenison High School and a 1997 graduate of GVSU and teaches for Hamilton Community Schools Their wedding is July IK, 1998 at Holy­ Cross Lutheran Church in Jenison. The couple will reside in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin luJoye Jr. of Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lapckcs of Mid­ dleville are pleased to announce the engage­ ment of their children Elizabeth Jane LaJoye and Chad Allan Lapckcs. Elizabeth is a 1997 graduate of Hastings High School and is currently employed in Hastings. Chad is a 1995 graduate of Thor­ napple Kellogg High School and is currently employed in Grand Rapids An Oct. 3. I99K wedding is being planned. Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direel Insurance Billinu • Workmanship Guaranteed Bvrkey Sales & Service, Inc. Downtown Ho,lings Call Now! 616-945-5085 I -l ilifi-h. <1 in I'M'- Nazarenc went up in a hurry. The new struc­ ture has greater length and width than the one removed several months ago this church will have side entrances. Plum and pear trees are in bloom Many residents have showy beds of tulips still in the flowering stage. The new hotel in Ionia is an Amen Host Inn complete with 60 rooms, pool, exercise room, complimentary continental breakfast and whirlpool suites. The address is Brown Boule­ vard but that likely comes from its proximity to the Brown Corporation It lies between M­ 66 and Steele Struct on the point Next door is the new Country Kitchen owned by Jim Buxton and Tom Millard. Bux­ ton has run EMS Ambulance Service and his partner owns Millard Cleaners. Buxton has several relatives in Lake Odessa from both Buxton and Reed families. Country Kitchen is part of a national franchise, not to be con­ fused with Old Country Buffet This restau­ rant has conventional tables with waitresses. The Ionia Honda Yamaha building is in­ closed, but not yet finished. Fr. Tom Boufford was voted the best in his class in an opinion poll conducted by the Sen­ tinel. He is pastor of St. Edward’s church here LEGAL NOTICE Jason Daniel Stanton, Bellevue and Christcina Michelle Vinton, Bellevue. Chadwick Mark Walden, Nashville and Jessica Dyan Solmcs. Hastings. Barry William Carpenter. Bellevue and Suzanne Marie Day. Bay City. Billy Joe Weinert, Hastings and Kathy Jean Henry, Hastings. William Eugene Fletcher, Hastings and Donna Marie Brown. Hastings. Kirk Elias Essner. Freeport and Karri Frances Spnggs. Freeport. Mathew Mark Hannahs. Hastings and Theresa Ann Reed, Hastings. Nigel Burdette Penney. Bellevue and Leanne Elizabeth Meyer, Bellevue. Eric Lee Shaeffer, Hastings and Tonya Lynn Dingledinc. Hastings. Shawn Doyle Grinagc, Nashville and Sarah Kay Laubaugh. Hastings. Jack Field, Hastings and Patricia Ann Thomas, Hastings. LEGAL NpnCE: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has b-en made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan A Villa, a single man (Original Mortgagor*) to Woodhams Mortgage Corpo'ation, Mortgagee, dated August 1 1996 and recorded on August 6. ’996 m Liber 668 on Page 696 Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by sa>d mortgagee to the Crossland Mortgage Corp. as assignee by an assignment dated August 1. 1996 whch was recorded on August 6. 1996. m Uber 668. on Page 702. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Five and 08/100 dollars ($60.305 08). including interest at 9 00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that saxl mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m . on June 4. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 7 of Block 18 of Eastern Addition to the City according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1. of Plats, on Page 2 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the dale of such sale, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98043283 (5/21) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tramain and Associates, P C. Is a debt codoctor and we are attempting to coF lact a debt and any Information obtatnad will be weed tor that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by GLEN J RAMSEY AND ROSEMARY RAMSEY. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS. HOME ADMINISTRATION. US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE now known as USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mortgagee dated August 8 1966. and recorded on August 8. 1966. m Uber 438. on page 98. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. and assigned by saxl mortgagee to Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand two hundred sixth four and 42/100 Dollars ($62,264 42). including inter­ est at 9 500% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statue m such case made and approved, notee is hereby given that said mort­ gage wdi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml. at 100pm on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF DEL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. Michigan and are de­ scribed as A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST. MORE PAR­ TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2 FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 200 FEET. THENCE EAST 200 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET. THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES KNOWN AS PIFER ROAD The redemption penod shall be 6 mon*hs from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated April 30 1998 USDA. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A. Tremain and Associates PC 401 South Oto Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (5/28) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE TMa firms Is a debt collector attempting to collect ■ debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Quinton L Elliott, husband and Teresa L Elliott, wife (Original Mortgagors) to AAA Mortgage and Fi­ nancial Corporation. Mortgagee dated June 10. 1996 and recorded on June 17. 1996 in Liber 663. on Page 961. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Contimortgage Corporation as assignee by wi assignment dated June 14. 1996 whch was recorded on June 23.1997. m Liber 699. on Page 425. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven and 95/100 dollars ($61.387 95). including interest at 11 55% per annum Ad­ justable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 12/14 and 6/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute c such case made and provided notce ts hereby given that saxl mort­ gage writ be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some pah of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1:00 o'clock p m . on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 1/2 of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 14 of the Daniel Sinkers Addbon. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded n Uber 1 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn which casr the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 30. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys for Contimortgage Corporation 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Binghams Farms. Michigan 48025 File *96043272 (5/28) CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT Casual Part-time Monday-Friday (First Shift) PENNOCK HOSPITAL has an immediate opening in the Occupational Medicine Department for a casual part-time Certified Medical Assistant. In addition to Medical Assistant certification, the successful candidate must have strong clerical skills, excellent inter­ personal and organizational skills, and must be flexible and dependable to meet the needs of a busy office setting. Candidates with LPN licensure may also be considered for the position. Please submit resume/application to: Pcnaock Hospital Attn: Human Resources Department 1009 West Green Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 • Fax: (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. For QUALITY PRINTING at Economical Costs, call... Auto Glass 218 N. Jefferson, one’s ancestry and selling candy bars. Several people wanted applications for First Families of Ionia County Virginia Zccb of Bath, who is running for her party’s nomination for state representative in the district which includes the cast half of Ionia County was on hand having conversa­ tions and handing out her cards, but not cam­ paigning There was a choice of menu when one preregistcrcd The hnc for build-it-yourself taco salad was very long but the hnc for ready made sandwiches was very short. Nina Steed Newton led two classes. State Senator Joanne Emmons was leader of one of the sessions. Peg Christopher, retired Lakewood vocal mu­ sic instructor was on the planning committee, along with 21 others. Some of the snowbirds who have winged their way north arc Claude and Phyllis Shcllenbargcr. Bob and Jane Shoemaker. Ron and Marge Enckson. Joan and Larry Rohrbacher. Orville and Virginia Decker. Margaret Barnhart of Lake Odessa is listed in a Lansing obituary of Albert Kruger, 70, who died April 23, as one of his surviving sis­ ters. “ The shell of the new Church of the «J-Ad Graphics National Anxiety Screening Day Wednesday, May 6,1998 Hastings • 616-945-9554 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Reliable, Comwniowrte I Courteous Does this describe you’’ Are you looking to enter the health care field ana need a loot in the door’? If so. consider our nursing assistant training program and gain tne valuable experience you'll need to suc­ ceed in this profession Our residents need polite, gentle and affectionate people to care for them We offer health insurance and vacation illness benefits Classes begin May 18th and end June 3rd. Tn apply tor this pesition. come to: ♦ Restlessness • Sleeplessness ♦ Excessive worrying ♦ Muscle tension ♦ Problems concentrating ♦ Irritability ♦ Obscssions/compulsions If you experience any of these symptoms, you may be one of the 28 million Americans who suffer from an anxiety disorder each year. Free confidential help is now available on a walk-in basis. On National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day. come to the location listed below to fill out a written self-test, receive free educational materials, and talk one-on-one with a mental health professional. Screening Site and Hours Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 49058 by May 8. 1997 No phone calls please ♦ Nervousness ♦ Panic attacks ♦ Racing heart Pine Rest Caledonia Clink 9090 South Rodgers, Suite D 616/891-8770or 1/800/678-1279 EOE PIMP Christian DUCT Mental Health IxJTol Services Restoring lives. Renewing spirits III > �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner Thursday April 30 1998 Dad started dating a woman he met at a senior citizens center He knows that my siblings and I arc not happy about this situation, but he has no intention of ending the relationship Hc"“ tells us that it was not something he was look­ ing lor and just happened We have yet to meet the woman, but Dad spends a lol of time with her and her family. I know Dad is much happier now than he has been since my mother got sick, but I just don't understand how he can forget Mother so LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WlLl Bf USED FOR THAT PUR POSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Shannon Dwight Branch and Victor Branch joint tenant*. Mortgagors to Commonpoint Mortgage a Mich, gan Corporation Mortgagee dated April 23 1997 and recorded on May 7 1997 in Liber 693 Page 698 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE Fl NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION an Ari­ zona corporation by assignment recorded on March 16 1998 Document No 1008885 Barry County Records Michigan on which said mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notce the sum of Sixty Four Thousand Ont Hun­ dred Thirty-Six and 21/100 ($64 136 2D Dollars including interest at H 01°o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Bar’y County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan on Thursday May 21 1998 at 1 00 p m Said premises are situated in the Town­ ship of Orangeville County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Parcel I Commencing 200 Feet West of the SE Corner of the West 1 2 of the West 1 -2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence North 150 feet thence East 200 feet thence North 50 feet thence West 315 feet thence South 200 feet thence East 115 feet to the ptace of begrnning Parcel II Commencing at the SE Corner of the West t/2 of the West i /2 of the NW 114 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence West 100 feet to begin ntng thence North 150 feet thence West 100 feet thence South 150 feet thence East 100 feet to beginning The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redtmpbon period sha’i be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 27 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Ass-gnee cf Mortgagee Kerth A Sotiroff SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 Bmgham Farms Ml 48025-4541 (2481 642-6000 (577) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22329-IE Estate of Erma L Flory Social Security No 370-10-9331 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest tn the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 520 W State Road Hastings Ml 49058 died March 4 1998 An instrument dated February 12 1985 has been admitted as the will of the de­ ceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Richard and June Moriock 14563 State Road Lake Odessa Ml 48849 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court Suite 302 Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter as­ signed and d'stnbuted to the persons entitled to it David H Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Mi 49058 (616)945-9585 (4/30) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS F IBM IS A DEBT COLIf CTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA 11 'N WF >BTAIN Wll I Bf ' 'SED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kather­ ine Krewson unmarried (Original Mortgagors! to Allstate Mortgage and I mance Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August 11 1995 and recorded on August 23 1995 in Liber 638 on Page 545 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by .lesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 31 1995 Series 1995-B as assignee by an assign­ ment dated August 29 1995 which was recorded on August 2 1996 in Liber 668 on Page 396 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed Io be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 37/100 dollars ($32 236 37) including inter­ est at 12 15% per annum Adjustable Rale Mort­ gage interest rale may change on 3/1 and 9/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statue in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on May 21. 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE Ba»ry County Michigan and are described as Lot 7 of Block 63 of the Village of Middleville according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber I on Page 27 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 9 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys tor THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 F*j #98032733 (5/7) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No Estate of TENA MARIE MCLEOD a/k/a TINA MARIE MCLEOD Deceased Social Security No 377-70-6358 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 5600 Woods Road Bellevue Ml 49021 died 01/24/98 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Mark D McLeod. 5660 Woods Road Bellevue Michigan 49021 or lo both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it This estate is not being supervised by the Pro­ bate Court Any interested party may fife a written petition with the Barry County Probate Court, lo­ cated at 220 W Court Street Hastings Ml 49058 Michigan and wi* i the independent personal rep­ resentative objecting to the appointment MchaelC Jordan (Pl5600) 142 W VanBuren Street Battle Creek Ml 49017 (616) 962-9591 (4/30) Revival Rick Webb, Well Known Speaker NEWS, NEWS Services: Sunday. MJiy 3 at lO;3O ant*7_pm May 4th through May 7tb at 7:Q9 pm WHERE Peace Community Church of God 1330 N. Broadway, Hastings •f year LOCAL .nd AIU COMMUNTTIU can be read every wnk in Um HASTINGS BANNER SLBM3U£_ZMU: Call HXI-*O5I MANAGER HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER Pennock Hospital is seeking a Manager for our recently expanded Health & Wellness Center A Bachelor s degree in exercise science, health care, or equivalent is desired Prefer candidates with fitness center and management experience The successful candidate will be capable of inde­ pendent facility management, demonstrate initiative in program develop­ ment. and have strong communication/public speaking skills Responsibilities include development and maintenance of policies, proce dures. operating & capital budgets, management of a variety of business accounts; staffing issues, oversight of facility appearance, equipment func­ tion. and safety issues, community outreach programs, and class instruc tion. Pennock Hospital offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits pack­ age. Paid Time Off system, pension plan, plus many other ben­ efits Please send resume or apply in person to PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hasting- Ml 4‘M)5S ((>16)948 3112 Fax (6161 945 4130 «EOE quickly Insure life Dear Ann Landers: Please stress to your readers the importance of carrying life in­ surance. I know about this firsthand be­ cause last January. I lost my mother to can­ cer. She had had chemotherapy, and we all thought she was 100 percent OK Eighteen months later, the cancer came back in the form of a brain tumor. We arc arc thankful that our dear mother had the foresight to carry insurance that not only took care of all her debts, which were enormous, but also provided a little extra for those of us left behind. Too many people insure their cars, boats and homes but don’t think to insure their lives. And many think the life insurance they have through their jobs will be enough, but what happens when you retire? That in­ surance will be gone, and trying to pur­ chase life insurance if you are over 65 is difficult and expensive. My advice is to buy insurance while you arc young, and lock in that price perma­ nently. If you can’t afford whole life, buy term insurance. It’s the least you can do for your family If this is beyond your under­ standing. call an insurance company; and make an appointment with an agent who will explain it to you C C. in Missis­ sippi Dear C.C.: You’ve given my readers some excellent advice Knowing your family will be w ell taken care of should something hap­ pen to you provides genuine peace of mmd. And what could be better than that? Stop thievery Dear Ann Landers: This is in response to the letter about the shoplifter whose crime was reduced to a misdemeanor be­ cause the items she stole were on sale. What is happening to our moral fiber that shoplifting is now considered something we must accept as part of human nature and no longer take seriously? I manage a retail supermarket, and much of my time and energy is spent trying lo stop the public from nppmg us oft*. Not a week goes by that we don’t detain at least a dozen shoplifters, and those are only the ones we catch. Customers feel free to help themselves to candy bars, grapes, carrots LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Linda S Colvin a single woman (Ongtnal Mortgagors) lo Broadmoor Financial Services Inc . a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee, dated June 21. 1995 and recorded on July 6. 1995 m Uber 634 on Page 406 Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION suc­ cessor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Cor­ poration of New York as assignee by an assign­ ment dateo December 1. 1995 which was recorded as December 26 1995 in Liber 647. on Page 931. Barry County Records on whch mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One and 33/100 dollars ($49 621 33) meluding interest at 8 12°. per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them tn pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m on June 4 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County Mchigan and are described as The East 1/2 of Lot 1006 of the City of Hast­ ings according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 NATKDNSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Successor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for NABONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION successor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98043346 (5/21) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE OF HEARING File No. 98-22357-NC In the matter of Zachary Scott Pelfi Social Se­ curity Number 381-19-7931 NOTICE A hearing will be held on May 20 1998 at 3 00 p m m the prooate courtroom Hast­ ings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition tor change of name of Zachary Scott PeUi to Zachary Scott Mugridge Tht$ change of name is no: sought for fraudulent intent April 21 1998 Jenmter S Pelli 30 Old Mill Rd Middleville M: 49333 795-4840 and anything that looks appealing It vve bring this to their attention, they look al u> as if we’re crazy. I can assure you that poverty is not the reason there is so much stealing. Often when I stop shoplifters and ask them to pay for the items taken, out comes an eye-pop­ ping wad of cash And you would not be­ lieve the nerve of these people After they arc arrested, they come back in a few days as if nothing happened Shoplifters are rarely prosecuted unless the dollar amount is very large, and the) know it. These crooks should be given stiffer penalties, and after a third offense, a feu days behind bars would give them the message. Sherman Oaks. Calif. Dear Sherman: I’m certain the merchants who are being ripped off w ill he pleased to see your letter I might also mention that in the final analysis, we all pay for the thicv cry in terms of higher prices The store­ keepers have to get their money back some­ how. and the honest customers make up the difference. Young values Dear Ann Landers: My mom and dad divorced when I was 7 I am 12 now and liv­ ing with my mom. stepdad and sister. My brother lives with my dad Dad is buying a house soon and wants my sister and me to live with him. He’s been pressuring us a lot. saying. “If you move in with me. you’ll have your own room ’* I have already made by choice to live with my mom because this is where my heart is Should I tell Dad on the phone or in person? Unsure in Virginia Beach Dear Unsure: Tell him any way that is easier for you. /And I’d like to compliment you on having good values and real in­ tegrity. These qualities will serve you well throughout your lifetime. Dad's new life Dear Ann Landers: I have a very heavy heart, and I need your adv ice. Please tell me if an overreacting. My parents were married for 30 years, l our years ago. my mother became very ill and needed complete care. I quit my full-time job and moved back into my parents' house, along with my husband and son. to take care ol Mother No one complained. Dad worked full time during the day and then took care of Mother al night and on weekends. He was lov­ ing. attentive and caring. Mother died one year ago due to complications from her ill­ ness. I thought my parents had a wonderful life and were both very happy with each other. But only six months after my mother died. Please. Ann. help me and my siblings get through this I don’t want to lose mv dad. too. but I just can’t accept this other woman in is"V life. San Antonio. J Dear San Antonio You sound like a de- * voted daughter who is still grieving, and I can understand your sadness. I would hope, how­ ever. that you might be pleased that your fa­ ther has a chance to find happiness again. The fact that you have negative feelings about this relationship even though you have, j, noi met the woman is troubling. Your father has been through a terrible ordeal, and you and your siblings should be delighted that he now has some sunshine in his life. l( > I his new relationship docs not mean that. your lather has forgotten your mother. It stm- , ply means he has decided to make a new life .. j tor himself You and your siblings should view j/ this as a blessing and do your best to be sup- , j portive. Shake hands? * Dear Ann Landen: When I read the letter about the woman who didn’t want to shake’ hands in church, ii brought back a fond mem- »T ory. oft Some 25 years ago. when our six sons were"-J still in school, my wife and I always took the1 « children to Sunday mass. Our large family'' /* look up more than half of the pew. One Sun-'’-1 day. two nice old ladies came in late and* squeezed in with us. I’m not a handshaker. so' U u hen that part of the mass came up. I simply* tH avoided making eye contact. '.U The lady sitting next io me was one of thoseoV determined types and reached for my hand. I'»i« finally said. “Sorry, but I just don’t believe in' shaking hands.*' Her friend asked. “What did-'ic he say?’’ The woman replied. “He said he'ft doesn’t believe in shaking hands.** Her friend leaned forward, looked down the pew at my to wife and our stx boys, and sard tn a loud whis- nt per. “Looks like that isn’t ALL he doesn't be-;‘i'­ ll eve in.” I have laughed about that incident many nr times since and thought I would share it withod you " Tom in Cicrament, Fla. »ft Dear Tom You have a wonderful sense of’I humor. I’m sure you and your wife laugh a lot. V although raising six children is no laughing H matter. Gem of the day : The best way to find out"\ the true value of your car is to trade it in and* ’• then try to buy it back. "4 collection of My Favorite Genu of them Day" is the perfect little gift for that special# someone who is impossible to buy for Send a- ' self-addressed, long, business-size envelope1'/ and a cheek or money orderfor $5.25 (this in-a eludes postage and handling) lo: Collection.'^ c o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago.1'/ Ill 60611-0562 (in Canada. $6.25). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her’tt past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate#web page at www.creators.com. Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. * rb (I mJ GIRL, Carolynnc Kathleen Huebner, born March 27. 1998 at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall at 7:07 a m. weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. Proud parents are Joseph and Teresa Huebner of Hastings. GIRL, Dornier Noel Loftus born at the Spe­ cial Beginning Birthing Center. Annapolis. MD on March 2. 1998 to Debbie and Terry Loftus Weighing 7 lbs.. 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Patrick and Ins Loftus of Hastings. GIRL. Mashcll Tibble and Kevin Bowen wish io announce the birth of their daughter. Mersadcs Anne Bowen, born March 20th at But­ terworth Hospital. Weighing 9 lbs. 10 ozs and 211/2 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Robert and Irene Tibble of Hastings. GIRL, Emily Caroline Allen, born March 27. 1998 at 10:34 a m at Butterworth Hospital to Dennis and Angy Allen BOA . Austyn James, born at Bronson Hospi­ tal on March 9. 1998 at 6:40 p m to Bill and Brenda Dawe of Dowling. Weighing 9 lbs 3 ozs. and 22 inches long GIRL. Shawna Mane, horn at Pennock Hos­ pital on April II. 1998 at 3:14 p.m to Anita and Shawn Wemcttc of Woodland. Weighing » 5 lbs. 10 ozs. and 19 inches long. -z| GIRL, Sedona Ann. bom at Pennock Hospi-1) tai on April 13. 1998 at 4:30 p.m. to Kerry and.., Keith Bumside of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 ✓ lbs. 7 ozs. and 20 inches long. L BOA. Noah Shane, bom at Pennock Hospital... on April 8. 1998 to Matt and Mindy Lumbert . of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 22.r inches long. -j BOA . Ethan Roy. bom at Pennock Hospital on;? April 14. 1998 at 12:07 im. to Shelly and Jon • Hart of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 172 ozs. and 22 inches long. a GIRL, Madeline Elaine, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 13. 1998 at 1:51 p.m. to j Jennifer and Doug Dailey of Hastings. Weighmg 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and 23 inches long. - BOA . Garrett Russell, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Apnl 14. 1998 at 1:07 a.m to Brandy and ( had Wilcox of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL. Mareesa Kav lia Lyn. bom at Pennock Hospital on Apnl 12. 1998 at 12:11 a.m. to Inna Martin and Randy VanSiden of Ionia. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 I 4 ozs. and 20 inches long, (wnaratulationt DAVE WREN Exalted Ruler Hastings Elks Lodge #1965 1998-1999 (4/30) i ■ . i �Th* Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 Page 9 From Time to Time... Prairieville Twp. in early times By Joyce F. Ueinbrrcht Until 1841. Prairieville Township was pan of Barry Township, which was divided that year and became Barry Township and Spauld­ ing. In 1843 the name Spaulding was changed I to Prairieville. The township again was di­ vided in 1847 and the northern half became Orangeville Township. Prairieville has many beautiful lakes, in­ eluding Pine Lake. Crooked Lake, Indian f Lake, West Gilkey. Long Lake, Silver Lake. J Miller Lake. Warner Lake. Holcomb Lake. I Cook Lake. Mud Lake and a small ponion of * Gul) Lake on the very southeastern border of the township and extending into Barry Town­ ship for a bit. The most of Gull Lake is in Kalamazoo County. Richland and Ross town­ ships. One of the earliest settlers in Prainevillc Township was Amasa S. Parker. He came from Connecticut to Richland in Kalamazoo county in the spring of 1830. In 1831. he built a log house on the land he had taken up in Section No. 35 of Prainevillc Township and later built a bam on this land He is credited with being the first settler in Barry County, as well as the first settler in Prairieville. Amasa Parker marned Cclestia C. Barnes, whose father built the mill at Yorkville. Kalamazoo County, on the south side of Gull Lake. . Orville Barnes sold his farm in Richland and also settled on Section 35 of Prairieville Township in 1833. Amasa S. Parker was active in early politics of Prainevillc Township, serving as treasurer in 1842-1844. justice of the peace in 1845 and supervisor in 1848. Another early settler of Prairieville, on Sec­ tion No. 35 was Francis Holden. Mr. Holden, bom on June 9, 1812, had been on his own from an early age and was employed on the Erie Canal for several years. He came to Michigan in 1836, spending the winter with his brother-in-law in Albion. Calhoun County. In the spring, he went to Richland. Kalama­ zoo County, and hired out to Foster Gilkey, who was also an early pioneer of the area. He worked for Mr. Gilkey for several years, sav­ ing his money and in 1837 invested his sav­ ings in some land in Prairieville Township. Section 35. His fortune, when he arrived in Calhoun County was three dollars. At his death, in 1877, he was rated as one of the wealthiest men in the county and had a large amount of land. Much of this acreage is now owned by Lockshore Farms. For many years, the nearest doctor was ten miles away at Gull Pratne. Drs. Alverson and Sheldon came to practice in Prainevillc Vil­ lage, both leaving in 1850. Dr. Parkhurst then was in Prairieville from 1850 until 1853. He didn't stay long either, leaving in 1853. Then Dr. J.W. Sackett arrived in the village in Octo­ ber of 1853. making a doctor a little more available to the Gull Lake area. Seaion Nos. 35 and 36 began to be settled, and by 1850 was quite populated. School records show two schools in the area, the first Cressey School. Distria No. 6. there were two. was located in Seaion 35. It was located on the northcast coma of Cressey Road and what was then known as the Stage Coach road or now known as Lockshorc Road, west of the Slata Mission. In 1859. the records show that there were 44 students attending the school. The director was C.H. BuckhofT. Amasa S. Parker was the assessor and signed the lease with William and Julia Shcan for the property on which to place the school. The last year that there arc any records in the Michigan State Archives on this school is 1899. The teacher that year was Vera Billings and the director was William Dunning. There were five students that year and it was a graded school The second school in this corner of Prairieville Township was Pendill Distria No. I, Fraaional. located on Seaion No. 25. just north of Gull Lake, south of what is now Hickory Road. Students from both Barry The Thomas Mill, located at the head of Gull Lake in Barry County Mr Thomas was over 80 years old when this photograph was taken m 1898 Lemeul Eaton of Hastings operated the mill at one time and Lee P. Reed, a Civil War vet­ eran. operated the carnage making shop, us­ ing the same water power as the mills. Robert Gates operated a steam saw-mill on The Pendill School Prairieville District No 1 Township and Prairieville Township attended this school. Early records indicate that in 1859 there were 45 students attending Pcndill School and James Willison was the direaor. The school was probably named for C.P. Pcndill. who owned the property just north of the school while J.C. Pcndill owned the prop­ erty to the immediate north of C.P. Rmdill s place. There is also the thought that the school was actually named for Elija Pendill, who was clcaed the first mayor of Battle Creek on March 7. 1859. The first Pcndill school was a log school, as were many early Barry County Schools. A frame school was aeacd and the school operated until 1928. Dorothy McCallum was the tcacha in 1927-1928 and Earl Laubaugh was the director. The school distria then be­ came a part of the Kellogg School Distria in Kalamazoo County. In 1836-1837 the Rev. Leonard Slater brought about 300 Ottawa Indians from Grand Rapids to Prairieville Township. They were located on the northern pan of Section No. 35. and adjoining parts of scaions No. 26 and No. 27. He purchased 406 acres in Scaion 35 and 397 acres in Seaion 34 from the govern­ ment. In 1840. Slater erected a church which also was used as a school-room where the Rev. Slater taught and then his daughter, Emily, taught at the school. The Indians remained in Prairieville until 1852, when they were re­ moved. The mission was closed in 1855 and the Slaters moved to Kalamazoo Some of the Indians remained in the area for a while longa. Some moved to Pentwater where they intermingled and mta-mamed with the Pbtawatomi Indians there and some joined the Selkirk Mission in Bradley. Alle­ gan County. The Indian names for the lakes in the area were Thomapplc. So-wan-quc-sakc or Forked River. The Grand Riva was Owash-tc-nong. or Far Distant Riva. The Little Thomapplc was Chick-scc-nc-bish. Thomapplc Lake was Muski-so-wan-quc-sakc. Mud Creek was Nag-wah-tick. Gun Lake was Bun-ga-bish. meaning big wata. When Amasa Parker and other early settlers came to the Prairieville area in the early 1830s. thac wac no roads, only Indian trails crossing the township in different directions. One trail ran cast and west reached the Kala­ mazoo Riva near Otsego. One trail which headed north and south ran along Long Lake heading to the Thomapplc Rjvcr. The second north-south trail ran north from Cressey Cor­ ners north passing between Pine Lake and Shelp Lake. During the summa months the trails wac serviceable but in the winter when there was •' Detail from a plat map showing the north end of Gull Lake where the George H Thomas properties were located snow it was most difficult to travel over them at least for the white man. The trails were marked by blazing the trees with an ax or machete at intervals on each side of the trail so it could be followed. This trail north was blazed by George Brown, who was an early settler in Orangeville Township, in 1835 1837 was a busy year in Prairieville town­ ship. The first log school was built. Log homes woe going up and clearings were ex­ tending their areas to accommodate more crops. Thac were already many areas of praine lands and oak openings in the town­ ship. The road from Gull Praine in Kalamazoo County to the Thomapplc River, was the first road built in Barry County. At the second town meeting in Prairieville a committee of five was chosen to assist the commissioners in choosing the silt for the road. The first cho­ sen site was abandoned, as it included a bridge across Frooked Lake. The road was built from the Base Line through Section No. 35. ran along tlic west side of (rooked Lake in the winter of 1837-1838. The next road to be built was from Section No. 7 in Barry Township heading southwest until it reached the southwest comer of Sec­ tion No. 12 in Prairieville, running south be­ tween Barry and Prairieville until it ma the road which extended from baseline in the vicinity of Jones Mill which was situated on the outlet of Long Lake, went northeast around Gull Lake and then cast through Sec­ tions 31 and 32 in Barry Township. (Sheffield Road in 1998). This road has stayed basically the same until the present time. Other roads soon followed so that by the end of 1838 and beginning of 1839 a network of roads made traveling in the area much casia George H. Thomas came to Prainevillc in December of 1836. taking up land in scaion No. 36 at the north point of Gull Lake. He was very active in the politics of early Prainevillc. He served as supervisor in 1857-1859; 1861. 1863. 1869 and 1877-1878. He was a member of the Republican Party and was a strong leader in the government. He had been clcaed to the senate of the State of Michigan twice and to the State Legislature one time. He joined the Greenback party, becoming a strong local leader. The Greenback ticket was elected in 1877 and 1878. but in 1879 the Re­ publican Party held the majority vote. In 1850. George H. Thomis built the first saw mill in the township at the head of Gull Lake. In 1856 the saw mill burned and in 1867 Thomas built a grist mill on the cast side of the stream. At the same site, where the stream which had its source tn the spring fed Mud Lake a half mile to the north, flowing into gull Lake where the Prainevillc Park is now located. There was a planing mill and carnage making shop there where sleighs, carnages and various kinds of woodwork were produced. Thac was also a post office and several stores located at this spot along the upper point of Gull Lake where it reaches into Prainevillc Township. Barry County. When a mill went in. often other businesses and industries were quick to follow. The stage line in the 1850s. 1860s and early 1870s was routed around the north end of Gull Lake past the mill and a post office was established in 1856. George Thomas was the postmaster. It was open until 1904. Thomas and his wife also operated a store along with the post office where they carried the items needed by the nearby neighbors, ac­ cepting eggs and cream in return for other commodities Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were well known for their hospitality and well run store and busi­ nesses. On a knoll between Gull Lake and the road­ way. Mr. Thomas built a frame house which stood there nearly 100 years. He planted a walnut grove in which the trees grew into tow­ ering specimens and was known as the Thomas Walnut Grove. In the early days, pioneer pastors baptized their converts in the shallow water near the boat landing by the mill, in solemn services which took place often m the spring as soon as the ice was out of the lake at the mill site. Large crowds came to witness the ceremony arriving in buggies, wagons and on foot. This site is now used for a boat landing, picnics and family reunions and a swimming beach George II Thomas lived to be an old man He had his picture taken beside the mill when he was 80 years old in 1898. the site near the I homas Mills before and fol­ lowing the Civil War. Next: Some tragic happening* in Prairieville Tim n*htp LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by PAULEIN HOLMES an unmarried woman by her Attorney in Fact Fred Holmes, of 402 Pollard Lake Odessa Michigan 48849 and Bond Corporation a corporation organized and easting under the laws of the State of Mchigan whose address is 2007 Eastern S E Grand Rapids Michigan 49507 dated September 4 1996 and recorded on September 11 1996 in LOer 672 Pages 253-258 of the Barry County Register of Deeds whch mortgage has been as­ signed to First National Bank of Michigan a Na­ tional Banking Association whose address is 241 E Sagmaw East Lansing Michigan 48823 by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage dated No­ vember 19 1996 and recorded on December 2 1996 with the Barry County Register of Deeds at Liber 679 Page 718 and upon whch there is now claimed to be due for principal and interest the sum of Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hun­ dred Thirty Eight Dollars and Twelve Cents ($27,538 12) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recover the said debt or any part thereof NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage, and the statute m such case made and provided, on May 28. 1998 at 2 00 p m the undersigned win sell at the East door of the Barry County court­ house 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry at pubic vendue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage to­ gether with the legal fees and charges of the sate including attorneys fees allowed by law the premises in sa< 1 mortgage located m the Town­ ship of Woodland Barry County and whch are described as follows Lot 8 of Hillsdale Park according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats Page 65 whch has an address of 402 Pol­ lard Lake Odessa Mchigan 48849 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the dale of such sale First National of Mchigan 241 E Saginaw East Lansing. Mchigan 48823 Dated April 7. 1998 Dratted by William M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa NW Ste 111-A Grand Rapids Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 (5/14) State of Michigan Probata Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No. M-22326-IE Estate of FRIEDA ANDREWS DECEASED Social Security No 380-18-7634 To all interested persons Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the foltowu j The decedent, whose last known address was 933 Fme Lake Battle Creek Michigan 49017 died Feb 4 1998 An instrument dated March 22 1968 has been admitted as the will ol the deceased and an in­ strument dated September 16 1996 has been admitted as Coded to the Will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to live independent personal representative Penny Manann 108 Wanondoger Circle Battle Creek Michigan 49017 or lo hnth the independent personal representative aivt the Barry County Trial Court. Family Div xr.i. Hast­ ings, Michigan 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further giver, that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it William H Drake (Pt2942) 127 East State Street Colon. Ml 49040 (616) 432-3737 (4/30) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE independent Probate File NO. 98-22349-1E Estate of Mchaef A Sherwood Deceased So­ cial Security No 374 68-0940 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 3107 • 138th. Hamilton. Ml 49419 died 10/21 «7 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all clams against the estate will be lorever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative. Elaine V Sherwood. 9812 Taro Road. Middleville. Ml 49333. or to both the inde­ pendent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the es­ tate Will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Richard Radke. Jr (P29275) 38 West Fulton Suite 400 Grand Rapids Ml 49503 616/459-0556 (4/30> NOTICE: The Barry County Board of Commission­ ers will accept applications from inter­ ested citizens for the Planning & Zoning Commission until 5:00 p.m on Wednes­ day, May 6. 1998. Applications may be obtained at the county administrator's of­ fice, 3rd floor, courthouse. Hastings, Ml. 1-800-669-8957 ' HELP US HELP THE CHILDREN We will be donating all of our sales on Saturday May 2 to the Children’s Miracle Network of Butterworth Hospital. ? Childrens Miracle Network So come in Saturday for your favorite treats and Dairq Queen We Treat You Right* I HELP THE CHILDREN 1120 W. Green St.. Hastings 945-4174 Hours Mon.-Sat. 11-8: Sun. 1-8 �Page 10 The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 < < me h think <I it Saxons score two softball wins Playoff frenzy has sports guy losing lots of sleep Playoff season causes me to... A. Lose lots of sleep. B. Become miserable when "my” teams lose miserably. C. Have a real reason to believe in the miracles of sport. or D. All of the above. The answer is D and no prizes are handed out for correct answers. With the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoffs running at full steam, this sports writer finds himself glued to the tube even more than normal now that he has cable television. (Horizone Cable, thanks so much for putting Fox Detroit on your service of programs. It certainly helps in my line of work) The nightly procedure normally includes one to two basketball games along with one game of ole’ time hockey. In order to be knowledgeable about one's own business, extra research is often required. Forget about my recent sleeping disorders. I'm sure they’ll go away once the Detroit Red Wings repeat as Stanley Cup champions or once Larry Bird's Indiana Pacers dethrone Michael Jordan and the. hopefully, soon-to-be defunct Chicago Bulls. (P S. — Tell Reinsdorf that I could coach the Bulls next season if he's still looking for a Phil Jackson replacement. And by the way. wouldn’t Scottie Pippen look real good in a Pistons uniform?) So far. though, the Bulls are continuing their pattern of w inning in the NBA playoffs. The Pacers look tough and could be the only team in the East who could have a chance against these "WindyCity" hoopsters. Bird has a great basketball mind and you put that together with Chris Mullin. Reggie Miller. Mark Jackson. Rik Smits, Dale Davis and Antonio Davis xid some real good chemistry is happening around Hoosier­ land. In the West, Utah is the team that scares me. but San Antonio may have the talent needed to oust their Eastern counterparts. Put Tim Duncan along side the "Admiral" David Robinson and many opponents' ships are destined to sink­ even the Titanic. Still, Utah's "Mail Man," Karl Malone, and future Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton are playoff proven and might give the Bulls, er the Pacers, a great run for the championship trophy. Good players can make good coaches. I just hope this is the case with Alvin Gentry now that Grant Hill and the 'ton players have endorsed him as their leader. In the NHL. all of the favorites are stumbling a bit on rough ice. The Red Wings are tied 2-2 with the Phoenix Coyotes, the Ottawa Senators took an early edge on the New Jersey Devils, the Colorado Avalanche can't seem to shake the Edmonton Oilers from around their nets and (he Buffalo Sabres continues to give Eric Lindros and the Philadelphia all sorts of problems. Detroit's 4-2 win Tuesday night in Phoenix hopefully is an indication of how Game 5 will go in Hockey Town tonight (Thursday). Osgood seems to have his confidence back and the Russian unit is still making great defenders look silly. You know it's a good night when Jamie Macoun scores a goal and the faces of the Coyote fans are more white than their outfits. If the Wings are to sip from Lord Stanley this year, the big players need to make big plays in the next couple of days. If not. well I’m sure another 40-year wait is not in the works. • Zach is Back: Middleville's Zach Wieringa recently took first in rings and tied for fourth in vault at the regional championships held recently in Anderson. Ind. At the State championships, the area gymnast was fourth in the Class C allaround. first in the floor, second in the rings and second in the vault. • Bruin Golf Outing: The Kellogg Community College golf outing is Friday, Sept. 25. at the Marywood Golf Club in Battle Creek. The event is open to alumni and friends of K.C.C. All proceeds benefit the K.C.C. Alumni Scholarship fund. For more information, contact Emily Horsman at (616) 965­ 3931, ext. 4161. The registration deadline is Sept. 14. • Pistons Camp in G.R.: The Detroit Pistons will hold their second annual training camp for youth this summer with a tour al the Grand Rapids' Gus Macker Hoops facility on July 13­ 16. The camp will feature Pistons players and coaches (Who knows, maybe Gentry will be there?) as well as players and coaches from the WNBA's Detroit Shock team. Enroll by calling Chris Fritzsching at (248) 377-0104. Talk to you soon. ( BANNER SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! y Panthers hit for KVA top Delton's varsity softball squad includes a solid group of upperclassmen as well as some young talents who may be ready to take (heir prominent positions this year. Veterans like Christy NeSmith. Jill Vickery, pitcher Jenny Gale. Nicole Schmidt and pitcher Brindy Stiles have enjoyed their moments as past members of the Panther team. New faces like Megan Gillfillan. Maria Insalata and Samantha Bowers give Coach Kelly Yoder even more of a reason to smile this spring. Delton currently finds itself in a big week of league action. The Panthers host Pennfield today (Thursday. April 30). go to the Vicksburg Tournament on Saturday and host Kalamazoo Christian next Tuesday. Paybacks can be a lot of fun. After losing to Lakewood at its own tournament on April 18. Hastings softballers made the season senes 1 -1 with a 12-11 K)-inning win at Saturday's Caledonia Invitational Coach Jill Withey said things started out on the scary side, but ended up on the positive side. "A long, well-fought battle for the Saxons." is how Withey explained the victory over the Lady Vikings. "In the third inning, things looked gloomy, but we fought back." The final run was scored when Bess Lyons hit a deep shot to centerfield. Also providing big plays were Amy Belson (3-for-5. one run scored). Erika Simpson <double and an RBI) and Melissa Meaney (2-for-4. one run scored). Simpson was the winning pitcher as well, striking out 11 and allowing just six hits In the championship game. Lowell won by a 12-3 score. Lyons (2-for-4. double and 2 RBI» and Simpson (2-for-3) also sparked the offense in that contest. Lowell benefited from 11 Saxon miscues and 9 of its runs were unearned. "We came back flat after out I()-inning marathon." Withey said. "We will see Lowell in league play May 8 and hopefully we will be more prepared at that time " The loss to Lowell also could be Hastings' varsity softball squad includes (front row, from left) Bess Lyons. Mel Meaney, Ericka Simpson, Bethany Owen. Trish McKeough, Amy Belson; (back row) Coach Jill In the defeat, five players wearing the blue and gold got hits with Belson having the only RBI. The week opened with a 13-0 loss to O-K White rival Northview. Hastings only hits were two singles by Belson. Hastings is now 4-5 for the season and entertains Hudsonville on Friday. Withey, Ally Morgan, Katie Williams. Brooke Rizor. Virginia Jennings, Michelle Bies, Katie Allerding and Erin Allerding. : • Golf team second at Grandville Invitational When the only golf team that beats you is the defending Class A champs, you know it's a pretty good day on the links. Hastings took runner-up honors at last Saturday's Jenison Invitational. State champ Grandville was first with a 312 and Hastings tallied a 362. Forest Hills Northern was third with a 372. Katie Welton was seventh overall with an 86 and Sarah Bellgraph was ninth overall with another 86. Casey Anderson was third in the Saxon squad with a 92, Lindsey Micel had a 98, Leah Pumford a 104 and Erica Barnum carded a 105. 66. Against Caledonia. Drumm had a 52. i Jones a 70. Rose a 60, Erica Swiatek a 67^ Angie Swiatek a 61 and Brower a 57. SCORE CARD: Hastings has been to the last two Class B-C-D State tournaments placing 10th in 1996 and 7th in 1997. In weekly action, Hastings defeated Zeeland 208-244 last Thursday and won over Belding and Charlotte last Friday. Hastings fired a 191 Friday. Charlotte a 206 and Belding had a 277. Welton led the charge against Zeeland with a 48. Becky Carr scored a 51, Lindsey Micel a 54. Leah Pumford a 55 and Sarah Bellgraph also managed a 55. Welton carded a 42 last Friday. Bellgraph had a 45, Anderson tallied a 51 and Micel scored a 53. JV Golf... Hastings beat Caledonia 230-262 and Lowell 239-270 in recent link action. Erica Barnum had a 50 versus Lowell. Heather Drumm a 66. Katie Jones a 64. Heather Rose a 62. Angie Swiatek a 70. Erica Swiatek a 63 and Andrea Brower a The varsity golf team for Hastings includes (front row, from left) Casey Anderson. Sarah Bellgraph, Lindsey Micel; (back row) Coach Ed von der Hoff, Becky Carr, Leah Pumford and Katie Welton. Who is the skipper of the Whitecaps? Week No. 4 of the West Michigan Whitecaps/Hastings Banner trivia contest and so far were hitting 3-for-3 for the season. Three questions and three correct responses. Or in other words, three winners. This week's question is simple if you know the 'Caps skipper. The question is as follows: Members of the Delton varsity softball team are (front row. from left) Jill Vickery. Christy NeSmith. Jenny Gale. Megan Gillfillan. Maria Insalata; (back row) Coach Bill Yoder. attributed to Hastings playing two games with East Grand Rapids the night before. The Saxons won one of those two, 5-2, and lost the other 7-5. Katie Williams had two doubles and an RBI in the win over East Grand Rapids, and Lyons had a triple and an RBI. Simpson struck out 11 and allowed just two hits. Samantha Bowers. Nicole Schmidt. Kai C Mansfield. Brindy Stiles. Maria Bemus. Sarah Henson. Darcy Morgan and Coach Kelly Yoder. Who b tbe MioMtr t* Whitecaps? (No hint ghrea this week) If you are the first person to call in a correct answer, you will receive four tickets to an upcoming Whitecaps game at Old Kent Part. If you call Thursday and the sports guy is home wrestling with the complexities of live, leave your response on his voice mail Four undated reserved tickets are the prize. Tickets should be redeemed at tbe stadium box office. All exchanges are based on availability. Winners can call (616) 784-4131 for information about seats. The Whitecaps encourage winners to exchange their tickets in advance. �The Hastings Banner Thursday Apnl 30 1998 Page 11 Netters at top form following winning week An individual championship and a third place team finish were the accomplishments of Hastings varsity tennis team this past Saturday at the Allegan Invitational. The Saxons scored 14 points to finish in front of five other teams. At No. 3 singles, Steve Storrs went 3­ 0 to earn a championship medal. The No. 2 doubles team of Jon DeWitt and Kyle Winkler won twice to finish as runner-ups At No I singles Matt Bradley was a consolation winner as well with two wins. Also scoring points for the Saxons were Jeff Storrs at No. 2 singles. Jon Slyf at No. 4 singles. Ben O'Mara and Josh Hendershot at No. I doubles. Adam Gee and Adam Bancroft at No. 3 doubles and Matt Gergen and Jeremy Butler at No. 4 doubles. "The Allegan Tournament is our toughest dunng the tennis season and this year's finish is the best we have had in five years." Hastings Coach Rich Pohja said. "I'm happy with the results and hopefully this team effort carries over lo the regional tournament (May 15-16 al East Grund Rapids)." The Saxon netters competed in match play four times in six days also last week. '• «gs lost to East Grand Rapids 6-2 on . 22. won over Portland 5-3 on April 23. blanked Lowell 8-0 on Apnl 24 and crushed the Chix of Zeeland 6-2 on April 27. Bradley (6-4. 6-4) and Steve Storrs (6­ 2. 6-4) prevailed in matches with E G R The Saxons swept the singles against Portland with wins coming Bradley (6-2. 6-1). Jeff Storrs (6-3. 6-1). Steve Storrs (6-2. 6-3) and Styf (6-2. 3-6. 7-5) The lone doubles triumph went to Kyle Delton soccer looks to roll The soccer program at Delton continues to improve under the leadership of coach Mark Carlson. This year the Panther mentor can expect solid contributions from four players who made AH-Barry County last spnng. Lindsey Reed is a sophomore midfielder who looks to give her team stability down the middle Senior keeper Kerrie O'Keefe looks to improve her statistics in goal, which weren't too shabby a season ago Missy Pare, a senior center mid. is looked at for offense as is junior forward Nikki Schiedel. Schiedel had two goals in a recent 4-0 win over Pennfield and Pare added another Delton will plav host to Parchment today (Thursday. April 30) and then travels to Comstock Friday for more KVA soccer action. Saxon netters include (front row. from left) Phil Goto. Matt Gergen. Jeremy Butler. Eric McCarty. Matt Bradley. Adam Bancroft. Kyle Winkler. John DeWitt; (back row) Matt Winkler and DeWitt (6-2.6-4). Bradley (6-1. 6-1). Jeff Storrs (6-1. 6­ I). Steve Storrs (6-1. 6-0) and Styf (6-3. 6-0) took matches over Lowell as did the doubles teams of O'Mara and DeWitt (6­ 0. 6-2), Kyle Winkler and Hendershot (6- Toburen, Jon Styf. Steve Storrs, Ben O'Mara. Adam Gee. Jeff Storrs. Josh Hendershot and Coach Rich Pohja. 0. 6-1), Matt Toburen and Bancroft (6-4, 6-3) and Gee and Phil Golc (6-2, 3-6, 6­ 2). The Storrs' both beat Zeeland opponents as Jeff won 6- L 6-3 and Steve prevailed 6-3, 6-1. The other singles win Sunday Brunei MtEAWNAMENT Sat. & See., lane 6 & 7 Spectacular! JV baseball win two by one Hastings junior varsity baseball team beat two league foes last week by one run. Wyoming Park 5-4 and Northview 8­ 7. Steve Obreiter. Shawn Olin and Cory Micel each collected two hits against Park with one of Obreiter's going for two bases. Matt Larsen went the distance to earn the pitching win. Jeremy Bishop. Josh Angoli. Obreiter was by Styf with a 7-5, 6-0 decision. Hastings also won three in doubles as O'Mara and Hendershot (7-5,6-0). DeWitt and Kyle Winkler (6-3. 6-3) and Eric McCarty and Gee (6-2. 7-6) took straight setters. Everyone Welcome and Randy Sciba each had two hits versus Northview. Bishop had two doubles and Angoli had one double. Larsen notched another win in that contest. 10:30 to 2:00 Members 5 I I ” Non>Members S 13” The Saxons lost two to East Grand Rapids also during the week, falling 16-2 and 12-2. Angoli had two hits in the nightcap and Cody Tyrell launched a home run. Omelet Station Carving Station Fresh Fruits & Cheeses MHalet. Strake Hay FHcfeted ClumpieaaWp •so- per person 1*30“ for members) Limited Imtcome-hnt-terve ons amiable al’IOOO per day USGA rules apply Men. women, senior divrsibns Flifhted ahei day scores Rrsenatwns Suwested 945-2992 ; coupon I Sunday Golf ; & Brunch ) lidafo mf Suduy Brwl ; Saturday. May M. I a n. II Hale*. TL—. kawww ■-»-! r—---- H­ i artt rmee actmi xfikm •150“ per team Includes stuns and rar.<e bails ALL welcome •air*'' 11 Mn S4O°° i Reservations Suggested 945-2992 ■ I J&M Mo, 15 1550 N Broac Hastings. Ml 4 (*!*) 945-2 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO TNE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF TNE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: Delton's varsity soccer team includes (front row, from left) Sarah Hokenson. Lindsey Reed, Laine LaFountain, Christine Braska, Jeni Cichy, Brandy Quick; (back row) Coach YMCA NEWS PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING YMCA of Barn County 1998 Coed Spring Volleyball Team W-L TVC . 18-0 Hastings Mfg.................................................... 13-5 S Dawe.................................................................13-5 •. Mark Carlson. Kerrie O'Keefe. Sarah Bridges. Karine Norton, Autumn Chilton, Nikki Schiedel. Amanda Welker and Assistant Coach Brian Makowski. Sixth Team ............................................ 5-13 Flcxfab............................................................ 4-14 Slaughter ................................................... |.|7 of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Council's Adult Floor Hockey Team W-L-T ” TNR 5-0-0 Wolfpack . 3-1-0 Hackers.......................................................... 2-2-0 Safety Service................................... . .2-3-0 Avengers....................................................... 0-6-0 Games Played - Avengers 8 vs. TNR Ma­ chines 9; Wolfpack 12 vs. Safety Service 5. NOTICE OF SANITARY SEWER MAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MCHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS YMCa * ! SCORES 1 The proposed rezomng of a parcel of land in the Northwest 1 4 of Section 5 town 1 North, range 10 West or described as located at the Northwest comer of Section 5 bordered on the North by Pine Lake Road East by entrance driveway to Michigan Career and Technical institute West by property owned by James Carey and South by Pine I ake containing 37 1 acres more or less 2 Such other and further matters as may properly come before tne Planning Commission at the Public Hearing J Bowlerettcs Final Standings Bennett Industries 70.5-57.5; Carlton Cen­ ter Excavating 70-58; Kent Oil Co. 64.5-63.5; Hamilton Excavating 63-65; D. J. Electric 65.5-66.5; Hecker Insurance 54.5-73.5. First place team members: E. LI rich. B. Hathaway. N Goggins. T Redman. S Merrill. High Games and Series - B Maker 197­ 485; D Jager 224-489; D. Snyder 193-558. C Hurlcas 170-443; H. Cocncn 173-468. T Red­ man 14o. s Drake 158-416; 1. Dawe 170­ 439; J Doster 156. J. Gardner 178-439; J Pet tengill 154-443. L. Elliston 190-518. S Dun­ ham 158-384. \ Poner 168-457. BOWLING SCORES Continued on page 12 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District within whch the above-mentioned improve meets are proposed to be constructed and within whch the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows LOTS 1-44 OF SHADY HEIGHTS PLAT PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received engineered plans showing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of such con­ struction in the amount of S67 258 has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to make such improvement and to create the aloredescnbed Special Assessment District and has further tentatively found the Petitions for the improvements to be in compliance with statutory requirements PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said plans, cost estimate special assessment district and Petitions may be examined at the Offce of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notce unH and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such pubic hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include in brief the following The aforementioned property is proposed to be rezoned from the existing R-2 - Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential Dtstrct to the P-2* Semi-Pubtoc Land District BOWLING J PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on Wednesday May 20 1998 at 7 30 pm at the Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norris Road within the Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions of property owners wrthm the Township signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) per cent of the total frontage upon the portion of road proposed to be improved hereunder, and upon motion of the Township Board ol the Township of Prairieville, the Township Board proposes to pave and perform other road improvements to that portion of Hughes Road (a/k/a Shelp Lake Road) which is a pnvate road in the plat of Shady Heights in Prairieville Township and to create a special assessment district for the recovery of the costs thereof by special assessment against the properties beoefitted therein PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township Land Use Master Plan and map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 Norris Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time of public hearing and may be further examined at tbe public hearing The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township 3oard reserve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or .R owing the pub'<c hearing All interested parties are invited to participate tn discussion n the matter Prameviiie Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services siren as signers lor the hearing rnpaxed and audio tapes of printed material bemg considered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five 5i Jays notice to the PranewWe Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring au« । ary aids • .-r vices should contact the Prineville Township Clerk at the address of telephone number lasted t>»iow Prairieville Township Planning Commission Normajean Campbell Clerk Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norris Road Delton Michigan 49046 (616) 623-2664 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, m accordance with Act 162 of the Pubic Acts of 1962 as amended appearance and protest at the hearing m the special assessment proceedings .$ required m order to appeal the amount of the special assessment lo the Mchigan Tax Tribunal PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party tn interest or his or her agent may appear in person at the hearing to protest tne special assessment or shall be permitted to file at or before the heanng his or her appearance or protest by letter and hts or her personal appearance shall not be required PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the event that written objections to the improvements are filed with the Township Board at or before the hearing described herein signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total frontage upon the portion o road to be improved in the above described proposed special assessment district the project can­ not be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board by the record owners of land constrtut.ng more than fifty (50%) percent of the total frontage upon the portion of road to be improved in the special assessment distret as finally established by the Township Board PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a pubic hearing upon such petitions plans special assessment d.strct and est-mate of costs will be held at the Prairieville Township Hall at 10115 South Norns Road within Prairieville Township :ommencing at 7 30 p m on May 13. 1998 At such hearing the Board will consid r any written objections to any of the foregoing matters whch might be filed with the Board at or pnor to the time of the hearing as well as any revisions cor­ rections amendments or changes to the plans estimate cl costs or to the aforementioned pro­ posed Special Assessment District All interested persons are invited to be present and express their views at the pubic hearing PrarieviNe Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as sign­ ers lor the hearing unpaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individuals with disabi.ities at the heanng upon four (4) days notce to the Prairieville Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary a>ds or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk ’ Normaiean Campoeii Cle* Prairieville Township 10115 South Norns Read Delton Michigan 49046 <616)623-2664 I �Page 12 - The Hastings Barmer Thursday April 30 1996 Home team scores big points in field events Four Saxon thindads earned gold Saturday at the 61st annual Hastings Relays. Beau Barnum. Greg Brower. J'Amy Cross and Susan Hubbard finished with firsts, efforts accomplished in two events. Barnum and Brower won the boys combined pole vault. Bidnum leaped 14-0 and Barnum 12-6 for a total of 26-6 a Relay record. The old mark was set by Sturgis in 1996 with an effort of 25-0. Cross and Hubbard won the girls shot put with a combined effort of 64-8. The record, set in 1989 by Grand Rapids Christian, is 67-7 1/2. Hastings* boys team finished fourth out at the 16-team event with 43 points. St. Joseph was the overall winner with 70 points. Other teams at the Relays were Alma. Charlotte. Eaton Rapids. Grand Ledge. Greenville. Gull Lake. Harper Creek. Hillsdale. Kalamazoo Christian. Lansing Waverly. Wyoming Lee. Lowell. Sturgis and Three Rivers. Hastings' girls tied for sixth as St. Joe also took that title with 54 points The boys team also had three thirds and a fourth. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Rick Wank. David Koutz. Jay Campbell and Greg Brower were third in the shuttle hurdle relay (I.*06.3). Carl Smith. Sam Stafford. Tom Varney and Seth Bender were third in the 400 relay (45.23) and Varney. Bender. Stafford and Jim Storms were third in the sprint medley (1:38.3). The fourth place came from Varney. Stafford. Storms and Bender in the 800 relay (1:34). The Relays followed a 110 1/2 to 26 1/2 win over East Grand Rapids on April 23. Individual wins went to Tyson Walther in the high jump (5-8). Brower in the long jump (19-4 3/4). Brian Weatherlv in the discus (123-6). Barnum in the pole vault (12-0). Brower in the 110 hurdles (16.04). Stafford in the 100 (11.53). Storms in the 400 (53.12). Brower in the 300 hurdles (41.32) and Bender in the 200 (23 97) . Winning relay races versus East were Evan Winkler. Mike McKeough. Blau and Ryan Rude in the 3200 (9:02.31). Stafford. Varney. Storms and Bender in the 800 (1:35.11). Mike Pursell. Stafford. Varney and Bender in the 400 (46.07) and Koutz. Evan Winkler. Pursell and Adam Schantz in the 1600 (3:42.O4).\ Coming up with individual wins in the boys meet with Zeeland were Weatherly in the discus (135-10). Brower in the 110 high hurdles (15.82). Pursell in the long jump (19-2). Weatherly in the shot put (45-6). Storms in the 400 (52.64). Walther in the high jump (6-0). Brower in the 300 hurdles (41.77), Stafford in the 200 (23.10) and Barnum in the pole vault (13-6). Hastings also won relay races with Varney. Bender. Storms and Stafford in the 800 (1:33.92). Smith. Stafford. Varney and Bender in the 4(X) (45.57) and Koutz. McKeough. Rude and Storms in the mile (3:40) event. The girls lost to Zeeland 69-67. Scoring wins were Hubbard in the shot put (35-11). Cross in the discus (93.8). Katie Noteboom in the high jump (4-10). Jamie Howell in the pole vault (6-9). the 3200 relay team of Rachel Young. Sally Edger. Katie Thomas and Laura Storm (11:03). Charissa Shaw in the 800 (2:31), Noteboom in the 200 (28.5). Edger in the 3200 (12:47) and the 1600 relay team of Shaw. Thomas. Thomas and Young (4:27). The next home meet is today (Thursday. April 30) as Forest Hills Central comes to town. Members of Hastings girls track team are (in no specific order) JoAnn Bailey. Angela Boger. Anne Burghdoff. J'Amy Cross, Karen DeMott. Steffany Donalds. Sally Edger, Kathy Fields. Tess Fryklind. Erica Fulmer. Jennifer Hodges, Jamie Howell. Susan Hubbard. Christina Lancaster. Sarah Murphy, SIEGEL, HUDSON, GEE & YOUNGSMA LLP Attorneys at Lou* 607 N Broadway. Hastings The Saxons’ boys track learn includes (in no particular order) Jason Bailey. Beau Barnum, James Bax. Nathan Belcher. Seth Bender. Bill Blair, Joah Boulter. Adam Branch. Greg Brower. Jay Campbell. Tim Cole. Paul Cossarelli. Brandon Dahn. Darnell Day. Nick Deline. Mike Elliott. Matt Geiseler. Jason Goggins. Ryan Hawbaker. David Koutz. Josh Linsey. Gabe McCarty. Michael McKeough. Phil McKeough. Bunt helps Hudsonville Leading 4-3 in (he top of sixth, Hastings freshman basebrll team watched as Hudsonville scored six runs to go ahead 9-4. Bunt execution and aggressive base running was the key to Hudsonville's win. Top performances for Hastings came from Matt Shnackenburg (two hits and a run scored). Leland Jennings (single, double. RBI). Jake Vanderhoff (triple, run scored. RBI). Dustin Terrel had a "gutsy performance" on the mound, giving up four hits, walking three and striking out five. Stephan Morey. Josh Newton. Chris Olmstead. Lucas Overmire. Kyle Pohja. Mike Pursell. Josh Richie. Luke Rodgers. Tim Rounds. Nathan Rounds. Corey Sandusky. Adam Schantz. Carl Smith, Isaac Solmes. Sam Stafford. Jim Storms. Sean Tefft. Doug Varney. Tyson Walther. Mike Wank. Josh Warren. Brian Weatherty, Evan Winkler and Josh i Woodard. (Photo by Perry Hardin) BOWLING SCORES conf. from pogo 11 — Urdanda, P.M. Hallifu 73 1/2-46 1/2; Valley Really 73-47 (to make up); Mace’s Pharmacy 73-51; Hair Care 72-52: Misfits 67-57; Nash Chiro 63-61; Nash 5 Plus 57 1/2-66 1/2; Lifestyles 54-70; finishing Touch 53 1/2-70 12; Farmer’s Feed 53-71; Eye and Ent Spec. 51 I 2-72 1/2; Sceber's Auto 49-75. High Games and Series - J. Gardner 202­ 449; D Seeber 200-505; G. Otis 194-530; K. Sulfin 192-508; M. Garber 181-500; L Yoder 178-481; E. Mesccar 159-466; R. Murphy 162-466; C. Shcllcnbarger 165-392; J. Rice 171-478; J. Leo 142-384; T. Laymancc 176­ 424; B. Planch 183-448; N. Thavcr 150-431; E. Dunham 198-500; M. Dull 158-411; I. Yo­ der 171; E. Ulrich 159; J. Harper 164; T. Clark 161; C. Trumbull 142; B. Norris 427. Thursday A.M. Final Standings Varneys 77-51; LeHarves 77-51; Early Birds 73 1 2-54 12. Ju,I U, 71-57. Parker?* AFC Home 63-65; Question Marks 61-67;** Lucky Shor, 59 I 2-6X 12: Hasling, Bowl 49-79. Good Gaines and Series - M. Atkinson 1X3-512; B tucp 166-4X0; TR Parker 190­ 462; P Caldwell 164-453; I RuthrufT 185­ 447; D. Collier 155-437; D Gilbert 159-415; S. Tcuncssen 154-377; M Bell 139-375; R Isaac, 172: C. Stuart 169; T. Parker 158; M. Hodge, 156; L. Jackson 154; J Rablcy 120. ~ Earning the hardware... Katheryn Noteboom, Nicole Richardson. Kristen Schlachter, Charissa Shaw. Amy Songer, Tiffany Stewart. Laura Storm. Katie Thomas. Laura Thomas. Sara Williams and Rachel Young. GORDON IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 607 N Broadway. Hastings USED TO BEE YOURS 138 W State. Hastings The varsity golf team at H.H.S. finished runner-up at the Jenison Invitational at the Rolling Hills Golf Course on Saturday. The team of Erica Barnum, Leah Pumford, Katie Welton. Sarah Bellgraph. Casey Anderson and Lindsey Micel kept the Saxons at the top of the leader board STAFF MARK (Formerly Flexible Personnel) Temporary and Direct Placemen Is 725 W State St.. Suite B. Hastings GARY'S HOBBY SHOP & RACEWAY 126 E. State St.. 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Hastings 948-2244 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 30 1996 - Page 13 Panther tracksters blow past KVA competition The girls track team at Delton includes (in no certain order) Tracy Booth, Angie Clark. Kim Cole, Amy Collard. Carrie Cunningham. Holly Davenport. Amy Dennany. Amy Ferriel. Danielle Freeland. Arin Glidden, Mary Beth Haas. Mary Henson. Erin Hinckley. Andrea Hubbard. Naomi Keck. Jessica Kellogg. Sarah Kotrba. Libby Lantinga. Jill Marlow. Jessica Melvin. Andrea Mendoza. Amanda Meyers. Amber Noviskey. Rachel Olson. Jolene Payne. Erin Rickert, Jessica Sager. Hannah Smith. Brandy Stockham and Dawn Vickery. Hope netters in NCAA Hope College's womens lennis team, sporting a 23-1 overall record, will compete in the NCAA Division III national lennis tournament May 5-8 in Washington and Ixxinglon, Va. The Flying Dutch finished the M1AA regular season with a perfect 8-0 mark. This will be the tennis team's first appearance in the NCAA championship in nearly a decade. Hope has four players from Holland, one from Spring Lake, one from Greenville and one from Grand Rapids (Christian) included on its squad. At full steam... Hastings runner Rachel Young was just one Saxon who shinned in the sun Saturday at the 61st annual Hastings Relays. For more photos from the 16-team meet, see page 15 of today's Hastings Banner. Not even close. Delton's track and field teams didn’t just run past Pennfield's Monday, the Panthers blew past their fellow namesakes. Scores... Delton’s boys 108-29 and Delton's girls 89-38. The 108-29 triumph was the team's 55th straight in the KVA tying the league record. It also was No. 203 for Panther Coach Fred Pessell who has led the team to seven consecutive KVA crowns. Taking individual firsts for Delton's boys team were Paul Finney in the long jump (20-1 3/4). Jon Haneckow in the 100 high hurdles (16.4). Nic Morrow in the 100 (11.6). Morrow in the pole vault (11-3). Zach Taylor in the 1600 (4:47), Denny Bourdo in the high jump (5-9), Darron Williams in the 400 (53.2). Jamie Collier in the 300 hurdles (43.3). Travis Wright in the 800 (2:17.1). Jason Stampfler in the 200 ( 23.1) and Kody Louden in the 3200(11:05.1). Running away with relay victories were Louden. Louden. Taylor. Nino Fagaroli in the 3200 (8:56.1). Nick Marshall. Stampfler. Williams and Matteson (1.36.3). Stampfler. Marshall. Morrow and Williams in the 400 (45.8), and Matteson. Collier. Williams and Trevor Smith in the 1600 (3:42.5). In the girls win over Pennfield, Amber Noviskey (4-3). Dawn Vickery in the shot put (30-0). Kim Cole in the long jump (14-9 1/2). Jessica Kellogg in the 1600 (5:53.1), Dani Freeland in the discus (89-10 1/2). Arin Glidden in the 400 (1:02.2). Mary Henson in the 800 (2:25.7) and Kellogg in the 3200 (12:51). The Delton girls also won relay races with Davenport. Kellogg. Jessica Melvin Members of Delton's boys track team are (not in order of photo) Josh Austin, Joe Blair. Denny Bourdo, Ben Cichy, Jamie Collier. Jeremie Coplin. Dana Earl, Billy Ferris. Paul Finney. Jason Fleser, Nino Fogaroli, Matt Geething. Jon Haneckow. Ben Herbert. Jason Kimbrough. Mike Lane. William Lillibridge. Casey Louden, Kody Louden. Nick PENNOCK SPORTS MEDICINE 130 W S'ate St.. Hastings Full Injury Clink Every Saturday 945-4284 948-3111 ADVANCED COMMERCIAL PRINTERS BARRY AUTO SUPPLY, INC. 304 N. Broadway • 948-8046 WBCH WELTON'S 100 I FM Hastings 401 N. Broadway. Hastings Complete Machine Shop Service "World's Best Country” 945-5352 DEAN'S NAPA BROWN'S CUSTOM INTERIORS 945-9105 SAJO’S PIZZA 115 Maple. Delton 623-53S2 "Your Lxal Aulo Parts Store' GAVIN FORD-MERCURY GIRRBACH FUNERAL HOME 1310 N Michigan Ave . Hastings 328 S Broadway. Hastings 945-2421 945-3252 STATE FARM INSURANCE PAUL PETERSON BILL SEIF CHEVROLET, BUICK & GEO, INC. 1435 S Hanover. 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Amy Dennany and Amy F'erriel in the -UM) (58.0) and Dennany. Sarah Kotrba. Henson and Glidden in the 1600 (4:36.4). Another meet with Kalamazoo Hackett on April 22 gave Delton track and field two more league wins. The girls prevailed 75-58 and the boys coasted 123-14. Earning first places for the girls were Cole in the long jump (16-0). Vickery in the shot pul (28-11 1/2), Cole in the 100 (13.47). Freeland in the discus (91-8 1/2). Glidden in the 400 (I.-03.5) and Glidden in the 200 (28.28). Hersha, Henson, Glidden and Cole won the 800 in 1:53.81, Cole. Henson, Hersha and Ferriell won the 400 in 54.75 and Dennnany, Kotrba, Henson and Glidden won the 1600 in 4:30.2. Delton's landslide win in the boys even included individual firsts from Finney in the long jump (20-6), Matt Geething in the discus (111-6), Morrow in the pole vault (8-6), Jim NeSmith in the high jump (5-8). Collier in the 110 hurdles (16.19). Morrow in the 100 (11.5), Marshall in the shot put (40-2), Taylor in the 1600 (4:51.53), Jason Kimbrough in the (51.63), Collier in the 300 hurdles (42.4), NeSmith in the 200 (23.13) and Taylor in the 3200 (10:41.4). The Panthers also took relay triumphs with Kimbrough, Stampfler, Williams and Finney in the 800 (1:33.90), Kimbrough, Marshall, Morrow and Fmney in the 400 (44.5) and Kimbrough, NeSmith. Williams and Matteson in the 1600 (3:36.6). Marshall. Kyle Matteson, Matt Midkiff. Corey Mingerink, Nic Morrow, Jim NeSmith, Kristopher Pease. Rick Reed, Trevor Smith. Jason Stampfler, Nick Steele, Zach Taylor, Justin Tidd. Andy Tobias. Doug Wertman, Darron Williams, Jeremiah Wilson and Travis Wright. KING'S MUSIC CENTER 133 E. State St. Hastings and Henson in the 3200 (13:41.7), Courtney Hersha, Henson. Glidden and 11176 S Wall Lake Rd . (M-431. Delton 623-3300 102 N Grove & 126 Orchard. Delton HASTINGS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE • JEEP • EAGLE 14845 S. Norris. Prairieville 623-5455 • 623-4099 623-6150 CLOVERDALE GENERAL STORE & STORAGE 114 N Grove St IM-431. Delton Cloverdale Michigan 623-5521 623-2994 SMITH & DOSTER �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30 1998 Senior stars headline area basketball team The 1997-98 basketball season was quite rewarding for fans in Barry County. Both Lakewood and Hastings won district titles with big contributions from a number of players. The Saxons not only won in district play, but also claimed a regional title and competed in the Class B State semifinals in Lansing. Hastings' victory run did not end until they faced a powerful River Rouge team at Michigan Slate University's Breslin Center With so many great performances, the All-Barry County teams have become bigger with 15 athletes being honored. 1st Team • Darnell Day (Hastings): The senior center averaged 10 points and was tops in rebounds for the Saxons with 190. He also had 30 blocks and took the most charges of any member on the Hastings team. •Jason FJenbaas (Lakewood): The senior forward averaged 17 points. 6.5 rebounds. 4.7 assists and 2 steals. At the free throw line he canned 80 percent of his attempts. • Kyle Matteson (Delton): The junior forward-guard averaged 15.1 points. 4 rebounds. 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals. An "excellent" defender. Matteson hit 56 percent of his shots behind the arc. • Cody Page (Maple Valley): The senior guard averaged 15.5 points. 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals. He also nailed 60 3-pointers during the course of the hoop season. • Kyle Pohja (Hastings): The senior forward averaged 11.8 points and Spikers, veterans and newcomers make splash The 1998 All-Barry County volleyball team includes a nice mix of young talent and senior sparklers. Two of the eight players on the first team are sophomores, while two more are juniors. Lakewood that made it to the regional finals, despite its youth, have four of the eight players on the first team. Here are the All-Barry County spikers for the recently completed winter season. 1st Team • Amanda Blough (Lakewood): The sophomore setter dished out 1.222 assists and had 88 service aces. • Anne Burghdoff (Hastings): The senior setter received O-K White honorable mention acclaim and helped to lead a young Saxon squad with her passing and leadership. • Jennifer Nielsen (Lakewood): The junior middle blocker had 269 kills. 93 solo blocks and 48 service aces • Jaime Robbins (Tbornapple Kellogg): The senior hitter was a real force blocking shots and spiking the ball at the net. • Jami Schrock (Lakewood): The senior outside hitter had 660 kills. 54 service aces and 505 digs. • Katherine Shellenbarger (Lakewood): The sophomore outside hitter had 257 kills. 44 service aces and 382 digs. P • Dawn Stine (Maple Valley): The senior hitter had 134 kills. 96 digs and hit for an 87 percent dip. Was a firstteam member of the SMAA squad. • Michele Thompson (Delton): The junior middle hitter made 244 kills. 124 digs. 65 blocks and was named KVA honorable mention. 2nd Team • Jill Benschoter (Lakewood): A middle blocker. Benscoter made 154 solo blocks and 221 total blocks • Kim Cole (Delton): The senior hitler had 215 kills. 44 service aces. 122 digs and 61 blocks. Named the Panthers' "Most Valuable Player." • Jennie Doyle (Thornapple Kellogg): Doyle, a senior hitter, provided hustle and power (in spikes) to the Lady Trojans season. •Summer Gillons (Hastings): A senior tri-captain. along with Burghdoff and Aleisha Miller, always did what was expected of her... and more. • Joheather Grant (Maple Valley): The junior hitter led Maple Valley is assists with 132 and had a serving accuracy of 90 percent She was also second on M.V. team in points scored and tips. • Christy NeSmith (Delton): A junior left-side hitter. NeSmith made 97 kills. 253 digs and was KVA honorable mention. • Amy Songer (Hastings): A n outside hitter. Songer was Hastings' top hitler and also performed well in blocking situations. (Editor's Note: The photos of the All-Barry County basketball and volleyball teams were placed above the wrong cutlines in the April 23 Hostings Banner. The Banner regrets the error and here is the correct version) was second on the team with 133 caroms. His overall shooting percentage was 56 percent. • Andy Roush (Barry County Christian): The senior forward scored 471 points in 19 games and averaged 4 rebounds. 5 assists and 6.5 steals. • Lucas Weatherhead (Thornapple Kellogg): The senior guard averaged 15 points. 2 steals. 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Considered a "fierce competitor" and a "hard worker." • Ryan Westendorp (Lakewood): The senior center averaged 15 points. 6 rebounds. 1.7 assists and I steal. Shot 59 percent from 2-point land 2nd Team • Tony Bowne (Hastings): The sophomore forward started every game and was considered the team's best defender. Averaged 9.2 points with 124 rebounds. 37 steals and 83 assists. • Chad Clum (Lakewood): The Basketball players making the All-Barry County teams this year were (front row, from left) Nathan Pranger. Chad Clum, Jason Hamer. Trent Harvey. Jeff Storrs. Ed VanDerMolen. senior guard averaged 12 points. Ty rebounds. 5 assists and 2 steals. • Jason Harner (Delton): Thel senior center averaged 13.25 points and* 6.5 rebounds. A big guy (6-5) who can run the floor • Trent Harvey (Maple Valley): The senior forward-center averaged 8.9 points. 1.5 assists and I steal. Collected 72 defensive caroms and 52 offensive boards • Nate Pranger (Thornapple Kellogg): "A dominate player at times inside", the senior forward averaged 9 points and 65 rebounds • Jeff Storrs (Hastings): The senior guard averaged 8.9 points. He also had 91 assists. 92 rebounds. 32 steals and made 53 free throws. • Ed VanDerMolen (Hastings): The senior guard was first among tbe Saxons with 29 3-pointers. He averaged 7.6 points and dished out 95 assists. Tony Bowne; (back row; ouuy rage, ryte Matteson. Lucas < Weatherhead. Jason Elenbaas. Darnell Day. Ryan: Westendorp, Kyle Pohja and Andy Roush. Saxon gridders go to camp June 8-11 Only your best is good enough. Hastings High School's football staff will offer a summer football camp, starting Monday. June 8 and running through Thursday. June II. The Saxon football camp is designed to give each individual football player an opportunity to leam the basics of the Saxon offense and defense as well as punting and kicking skills. The camp is a teaching/technique camp and not a conditioning camp. Seven on seven passing, defensive skills and other situations will be covered. Equipment needed includes workout cloths and football shoes. £ Gridders are to meet at the high school field house promptly at 9 a.m. Coaches from the freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams will be on hand to give instructions at the camp. Tbe camp is open to all 7th-12th"* graders. The fee is $35 per player. Registrations can be picked up at the middle school and high school offices. Please call Coach Jeff Keller (948­ 9448) if you have any questions or the high school office (948-4409). . Berlin begins season; Sensiba second in ASA Amy Songer, (back row) Catherine Shellenbarger. Anne Burghdoff. Jaime Robbins. Dawn Stine. Michele Thompson. Jennifer Nielsen, Jami Schrock and Amanda Blough. Named to the All-Barry County volleyball teams this year were (front row. from left) Jill Benschoter, Kim Cole, Jennie Doyle. Summer Gillons, Joheather Grant. Christy NeSmith, Local Sports Are Covered in The BANNER Planning a proper social event requires the finest in announcements and accessories. Visit our office to look over the extensive selection of invitations and announcements. J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway, Hastisngs Call Us at 616-945-9554 f Being cooped up all winter, local fans came out in droves as the 1998 auto racing season got underway last Saturday at the Berlin Raceway. Defending track champion Bob Holley, of Gun Lake, out-drove the field to win the 40-lap feature for Late Model Stocks. Holley will try lo make it two wins in a row in Saturday's 40-lap feature. 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Ml 4905K I_____ __ ___________ State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 96-22334-IE Estate of Jessie M Pierce Social Security No 372-18-2286 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 820 West Cimton Hastings Ml 49058 died Feb ruary9 1998 An instrument dated 10/18/90 has been admit­ ted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative WiMard G Pierce 820 West Clin­ ton Hastings Ml 49058 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notce is further given that the estate win be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it Fredrc A Sytsma (P21223) 333 Bridge St NW PO Bom 352 Grand Rapids Ml 49501-0352 616366-6000 (4-30) admission is $10 and children 4-H are $4 ACDelco 300 Dave Sensiba. of Middleville, finished second to veteran Mike Miller at the American Speed Association event held at the Langley Speedway in Hampton. VA. Sensiba started in the fifth position and just missed getting past Miller by .335 of a second. After two ASA events. Sensiba stands in ninth position in the points with 176. JV softball in final Hastings junior varsity softball team lost in the championship of the Lakewood Tournament Saturday, as Lowell won out 9-5. The Saxons earned their spot with a 15­ 3 victory over Lakewood. Jenny Taylor (3-1) was the winning pitcher against Lakewood, while Jill Williams went 4-for-5. Williams is now hitting .500 for the season. On defense, shortstop Stephanie Conrad was perfect with six putouts in six attempts. Softball league starting There will be a manager* meeting for the Hastings Men's Softball League on Tuesday. Mas 5 I99K m the choir room at Hasting* Middle School. All manager* arc requested to be at this meeting along with the S450 entry fee. Rule change* and night* of play will be finalized at thi* meeting. *o please plan on at­ tending �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 30. 1998 - Page 15 Tough losses to F.H.C., Zeeland give soccer team goal for Friday A late goal by Zeeland in the final four minutes of the game lifted them to a league soccer win over Hastings last Friday. Hastings had 14 shots to Zeeland's 7. but a last minute break away with a strong driven shot to the far post proved to be the game winner. The Saxons controlled tbe second half, but a mental mistake hurt their chances for the win. "This year's team is a good team, but it hasn't jelled yet." Hastings Coach Doug Mepham said. "I think they really don't realize how good of a team they are." Mepham has two freshmen starters and one sophomore who fill the positions left vacant by the graduations of four. "These three girls are excellent players, but they need to play a lot to gain confidence." Mepham said. "Carolyn DeWitt, who is a starting sophomore, played a very physical game against Zeeland and her confidence is growing every game." Things didn't get much better for the Saxons Monday in a 44) loss to Forest Hills Central. The Saxons were out-shot 20-2 with the Rangers scoring three times in the first half. Goalkeeper Katie Willison was credited with 16 saves. Parent’s Night is Friday as Hastings entertains league foe Wyoming Park. Game time is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Members of Hastings varsity soccer team are (front row. from left) Ivy Malone and Katie Willison: (middle row) Becky McCullough. Sarah Byington. Sarah LaJoye, Jennie Heuss, Jessica Goto. Traci Heffelbower, Tonya Krick. Libby Gibbons. Anna Lewis; (back row) Travis Tudor. Lisa Cooklin, Jenny Norris. Megan Baker. Carolyn DeWitt. Summer Gillons. Myiea deGoa, Sarah Hayes. Matt Hayes and Coach Doug Mepham. Hitting good, defense bad for Delton baseball team * It's tough enough to score runs in topped Barry County foe Maple Valley 5- aseball. but when you give them away, te task of winning becomes even more hallenging. Delton allowed Paw Paw to tally seven I n-eamed runs in a 7-3 loss last week. "We gave them too many runs." Delton Coach Carl Hamden explained. • The Panthers did receive some key hits. » Ryan Bridges went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI. jacob Marlow had an RBI an’d Bruce 0 on April 22. Bridges struck out 4 and walked 1 to earn the win. Marlow bad two hits versus Maple Valley, including a double. Jamie Samis had two hits and Jason Hamer had two hits. In totai, the Panthers collected nine bits in the first game. The second game was called because of darkness with the score tied at 6-6. Marlow was 3-for-4 in Game 2 and Lance Mitchell was 2-for-4. Lindberg had a double. < Bridges pitched a four-hitter as Delton Delton's varsity baseball squad includes (front row. from left) Jason Velek. Jamie Samis. Eric Wheeler, Jacob Marlow. Rick McCleary. Bruce Lindberg, Jose Bose. Ryan Bridges; Defense again lulled Delton in its 15-5 loss to Mattawan on April 23. The highlight for the Panthers w?s a 3nin dinger by Marlow. The low light was a few miscues in the field. "We're lulling ourselves with defense; these teams are loo good to be giving up these runs." Coach Hamden said. Pennfield comes to Delton today (Thursday. April 30) for KVA play and then the team travels to Vicksburg for innings on Saturday. (back row) Coach Cad Hamden. Jack Beard, Jason Hamer. Scott Stopher, Nick Hanner. Lance Mitchell and Les McCleary. Baseball Saxons post wins over league foes The winning formula remains the same for Hastings varsity baseball team. Some solid pitching and plenty of hits gave Coach Jeff Simpson's Saxons wins over three O-K White counterparts last week to remain undefeated in the O-K White. An 8-6 triumph last Wednesday against Northview opened the baseball week. Two days later, the blue and gold kept the hits coming with a 10-6 victory over East Grand Rapids. Then. Simpson's squad smacked out a 9-2 win over Wyoming Park Monday at home. Hastings had 11 hits in that ball * game, scoring three times in the second inning and four in the third. "It was a very good win for us." Simpson explained. Larry Bailey went 3-for-4 with 2 stolen bases and 3 RBI. Matt Moore was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Michael Nystrom was l-for-3 with an RBI. Chris Stafford collected an RBI and Adam Whitney went 2-for-2 and scored twice. Andrew Courtright threw solidly from the mound, allowing five hits, -♦liking out six. waking two and giving up just one earned run. Courtright also collected a save in Hastings* 15-hit win over East Grand Rapids, a game that Simpson called the "best hitting game of the year." Bailey went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI. Moore went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Bobby Cole had 2 RBI £and Whitney managed 2 RBI. Everybody who hit for the Saxons notched a hit. In the fifth inning, the Saxons clubbed out seven of their It) runs to go in front 9-2. Moore also claimed the mound win. going 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking three. The second game if the planned doubleheader with East was called because of darkness. At the plate this season Hastings is hitting around .350 and the 13-hit victory over Northview showed exactly how aggressive the team's bats are. Moore went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Cole 2-for-3 with 4 RBI and Whitney went 2for-3 with an RBI. Despite his team's offensive prowess. Simpson said following the come-from-behind triumph that the defense "needs to improve." Trailing 6-4 in the sixth inning, Hastings began its comeback with Adam Schultz reaching base after being hit by a pitch. Brian Dunn followed with a single. Whitney walked. Bailey walked. Moore walked. Courtright walked and Cole singled to drive in the eighth and final run. The Saxons also got big hits out of Bailey and Stafford to manufacturer a run in the fifth. Bailey's base rap came on what Simpson called a "great bunt." Courtright also drew the start against Northview, striking out seven and walking two. Hastings plays host to Hudsonville Friday in league doubleheader action and travel to Northview next Monday. The varsity baseball team at Hastings High School includes (front row. from left) Larry Bailey. Brian Dunn, Chris Stafford. Andrew Courtright. Josh Bundy. Michael Nystrom. Matt Crafty pitching... Delton pitcher Jenny Gale throws one down the middle for a strike in recent softball tournament action in Hastings. The Panthers are scheduled to play in another tournament in Vicksburg this Saturday and return home Tuesday to host KVA foe Kalamazoo Christen. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Lakewood-Ionia split Lakewood's varsity baseball team split with Ionia Monday, losing the first game 5-0 before coming back to win the nightcap 6-5. The Vikings (8-7, 2-3) had just five hits in the first game, but scored five runs in the first inning of the second contest. Big hits came from Bobby Tingley (double), Ken Bump (double), TJ. Koch and Scott Richardson in the five-run inning. Richardson was 2-for-3 in the first game, but errors in the field cost the Vikings a chance of a sweep. Shawn Veitch was the winning pitcher and Richie Livingston picked up the save. Lakewood is at the Wayland Invitational on Saturday. Moore: (back row) Ty Greenfield. Adam Schultz. Andy Keller. Tyler Allerding. Josh Nichols. Bob Cole and coach Jeff Simpson. I I I �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 30 1996 Saxon sprinter Charissa Shaw attempts to move to the front of the pack by taking to an outside lane at Saturday's Hastings Relays. The annual event featured many Class A schools including St. Joseph and Grand Ledge. HHS student to join state all-star band Hastings High School band member Cheryl Gibbons has been selected as one of 25 students from across the state to be a member of the Stale All-Star Jazz Band. She was selected from over 1.000 students who performed at the state jazz band festival in April The State All-Star Jazz Band will perform at the Youth Ans Festival May 9. The concert will be in Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan University. Jim Storms gives it all he has to stay in front of three fellow sprinters at the track and field course at Johnson Field. Did You Know? Hastings track and field teams hold records in two Relay events for girls (400 relay in 52.5 set in 1997 and 1600 relay in 4:15.65 set in 1989) and one event for boys (273-3 discus set in 1992). Cheryl Gibbons Hastings' Tyson Walther attempts to clear the pole in the high jump competition. Hastings Relays a successful sprint for Saxon squads The Hastings High School Symphonic Band is flanked in front by band directors Joan Bosserd-Schroeder (front left) and Joe LaJoye (front right). Hastings Symphonic Band earns top rating The Hastings High School Symphonic Band earned a first division rating at the April 25 State Band and Orchestra Festival sponsored by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. The band qualified to perform at the state festival by earning a first division in dis­ trict competition At the state festival, performance groups were graded in five musical categories: tone, intonation, rhythm, technique and in­ terpretation. Three adjudicators graded the bands in a performance based on the five categories; a fourth adjudicator rated the bands in sight reading. The four ratings are averaged to arrive at an overall rating for each group, with first division being the highest score possible and fifth division the lowest. The program performed by the Hastings band included Daughters of Texas. Sousa; Salvation is Created. Tschesnokoff; and Faces of Kum Ba Yah. Zdechlik. The Hastings band received a first divi­ sion from each of the adjudicators. Some of the judges’ comments were "An impressive performance with lots of savvy." "Very nice, full-bodied sound." and “Excellent musicians, exciting to hear." The band was accompanied by a large contingent of parents and supporters of the program, which was also noted by festival officials as being "very impressive and a credit to Hastings schools." The Hastings High School Jazz Band is pictured with (top) director Joe LaJoye. Hastings Jazz Band wins 1st division rating The Hastings High School Jazz Band received a first division rating at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association Slate Jazz Band Festival Apnl 15 The band, led by director Joseph LaJoye. performed at Muskegon High i School. Bands were rated in the areas of tone, intonation, rhythm, improvisation, interpretation, and jazz style. All three adjudicators awarded the Hastings group a first division, which represents a supenor performance The Hastings Jazz Band can be seen in concert May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hastings High School lecture hall. ...sixteen high school teams traveled to Hastings Saturday for 61st running of the Relays. Here is a glimpse of some of the action on te track. �I he Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 30 1998 - Page 17 SEWER continued from page 5 Injuries minor in car accident if total kjeldah! nitrogen (TKN) levels also increase accordingly. Each of these changed influent wastewater characteristics would make it less likely lor the plant to meet permit limits." the Donohue evaluation al­ leged. "The wastewater treatment facilities, as constructed, were sized to meet treatment requirements at the conditions defined in the specifications. The design and construc­ tion failed to address, among other things, the decreased wastewater temperature and increased TKN loading, which results in a facility that under any set of operational circumstances is unlikely to consistently meet permit requirements at design year flows and loadings. "Facilities modifications will be neces­ sary to comply with permit requirements. Operational changes will assist to mitigate but will likely not alleviate problems asso­ ciated with the current design and construc­ tion." the report alleged The Michigan Department of Environ­ mental Quality told the Banner last year that the excess nitrate discharge is not harming the environment "in this particular setup because it vents to a lake." Cichy believes that perhaps all the fac­ tors that could affect the environment in A Nashville resident walked away with only minor injuries last Thursday after losing control of his car on Martin Road in Castleton Township. According to information obtained from Michigan State Police. 26-year-old John Cwik was traveling South toward Center Road at a high rate of speed about 4:30 that afternoon when he lost control, began to fishtail, then flipped his 1981 Mercury. The vehicle landed upside down in a swampy area after hitting small trees. An unidentified witness at the scene said that Cwik was in the process of pur­ chasing the vehicle and had just "put a deposit” on the car. Cwik was transported to Pennock Hospital in Hastings by Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville ambulance. He was treated and later released. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the accident and Cwik was not wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred. At press time State Police officials were awaiting results of a blood alcohol test. Hastings man dies in fire the future have not been taken into consid­ eration. I he Donohue evaluation also details rec­ ommendations the firm believes should be made to improve the Delton area wastewa­ ter treatment facility. In the latest development in the suit against the designers and construction firms of the project, the county, the Board of Public Works, and the Southwest Sewer & Water Authority and the defendants have asked Circuit Court Judge James H. Fisher to deny the Greater Wall Lake Associa­ tions recent request to intervene as a plain­ tiff in the pending legal action. The plaintiffs (the three county units) are not representing the interests of citizens who use the sewer and have to pay or have already paid for the costs to build the sys­ tem. plus other ongoing assessed fees and charges. Cichy has said. By becoming a party to the complaint, the association would be entitled to partici­ pate in any trial, settlement discussion, discovery and other rights and privileges. The Greater Wall Lake Association (GWLA). in the motion, also is asking Circuit Court not to allow a settlement, trial or other resolution of tbe county units’ complaint without the consent of the lake association. In a legal brief filed by the county's at­ torneys to oppose Wall Lake's motion to intervene, the current plaintiffs “arc ade­ quately protecting the citizens of Barry County's interests in this matter." the doc­ ument said. The Wall Lake group's motion is un­ founded, county attorneys said. As a "mat­ ter of law. GWLA lacks standing to inter­ vene." they said. Wall Lake residents' "in­ terest is no different than any other affected taxpayer" and the defendants' contracts are solely with the plaintiffs. Intervention by Wall Lake "would, in ef­ fect. permit a small group of taxpayers to complicate and block resolution of any suit brought by the municipality for the ulti­ mate benefit of all taxpayers." the county’s attorneys said. Arguing against those statements. Wall Lake's attorney. William M Doherty of Hastings, filed a response with thecourt to continue to seek intervention. "The Greater Wall Lake Association has standing as riparian land owners desiring protection from pollution, resulting from the operation of improperly designed sewer system." Doherty said in his argument. He also said the lake residents interests may not be adequately protected by the governmental body. LUMBER HANDLERS Planning a Spring Qaraga Sale? Plan to advartlae in In the BANNER CLASSIHEDS! Growing leader in Michigan hardwood lumber man­ ufacturing needs Lumber Handlers at its Grand Rapids and Fraeoort. Michigan locations Successful candidates will demonstrate a willingness lo work co­ operatively within a crew, good attendance history and attention to production goals Competitive wage & ben­ efit package Apply in person at either location: Van Keulen & Winchester Lumber Company. 245 54th Street. SW. Grand Rapids or Buskirk Sawmill. 319 Oak Street. Freeport. Michigan No phone cans, please DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? J-Ad Graphics News Service An autopsy on the body of a Hastings man found inside a burned Bedford Road home Tuesday revealed that he died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Bedford Township firefighters discovered the body of Frank Bear Hamilton. 50. of 1072 Appleridge Lane. Hastings after responding to a house fire at 21989 Bedford Road in Calhoun County at about 10:26 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police Commander Mike DeBoer said Wednesday the death is still under investigation, but preliminary indications reveal Hamilton may have committed suicide, he speculated Wednesday. No other information was available at press time. PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ..., Clinton S. Kelley HASTINGS - Clinton S. Kelley, age 86. of Hastings passed away Friday. April 24. 1998 al his residence. Mr. Kelley was bom on September 7. 1911 in Milo, Barry County, the son of Esca & Hattie (Stanton) Kelley. He was raised in the Galesburg/Scotts Areas and attended schools there. He was married to Violet M. Wurm on April 30, 1936 and she passed away on November 28. 1989. Mr. Kelley moved to his present farm home in 1945. He was engaged in farming all his working life. Mr. Kelley was also preceded in death by his parents; brother. Clayton Kelley; sisters. Mary Kelley and Viola VanDalen. Mr. Kelley is survived by one sister, Pauline Tousey of Battle Creek; one brother­ in-law. Fred Wurm of Hastings; one sister-in­ law. Edna Cota of Battle Creek; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday, April 27. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiated. Burial took place at Brush Ridge Cemetery in Hope Township. Barry County. 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Vem Shaw in 1959 and Mcarle Peterman in 1990; one brother, Everett Gilbert last week. Mrs. Peterman is survived by two sons, Maynard Wilson of Harrison and Howard L. (Jean) Wilson of Hastings; 15 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; one sister. Vivian Hemmi of Oakdale. California and one niece and nephew. Funeral Services were held Friday. April 24. 1998 at the Gorsline-Runciman Company Lansing Chapel. Reverend Russell A. Sarver. Pastor of Grace Brethren Bible Church and the Reverend Bufford W. Coe. Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Hastings officiated. Interment took place Dccpdale Memorial Park. Lansing. 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Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agree­ ment dated as ol November 30. 1995. Senes 1995-C as assignee by an assignment dated No­ vember 22. 1995 whch was recorded on August 19.1996 in Uber 669. on Page 905. Barry County Records on whch mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hun­ dred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Six and 51/100 dollars ($115,426 51) mckxkng mer­ est at 11 50% per annum Adjustable Rate Mort­ gage Interest rate may change on 5/14 and 11/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on May 14. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple Barry County. 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THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 262 01 FEET THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS WEST 328 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO HIGH­ WAY RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF SUBJECT TO AND TO­ GETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED ON DRAWING NO 88982- N* AS DESCRIBED AS DESCRIPTION AS ENTRANCE ROAD AN EASEMENT FOR ‘NGRESS AND EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A 66 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 9 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SEC­ ONDS EAST 335 0 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH­ WEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SEC­ ONDS EAST 1150 01 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 TO REFERENCE POINT A THENCE CONTIN­ UING NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 369 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF ENDING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO BE­ GINNING AT THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED REFERENCE POINT A' THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 05 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST 465 95 FEET THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 844 09 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF ThS SOUTH 517 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH WEST IM TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 652 FEET OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE PLACE OF END­ ING OF SAID EASEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF WHISPERING VALLEY ESTATES NO 1 ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 99 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date ol such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Aprd 2 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Setvcmg Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995-C FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys tor THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 30 1995 Senes 1995 C 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File 896105370 (4/30) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 30 1998 Page 19 Ten H.H.S. students honored at Rotary Convocation L । Raunuzrli I T Carley Case. Sarah Bellgraph. Matt Toburen. Cheryl Gibbons and Traci Heffelbower seated in front ot parents Larry and Barbara Case. Thomas and Patricia Bellgraph. James and Barb Toburen. Gerald and Twilla Gibbons and Sue Johncock and Richard Heffelbower. Ten Hastings High School students were honored Monday at the Rotary Honors Convocation. The students were honored for their accomplishments in the school and the community throughout their high school career. Here is a look at the ten and their list of accomplishments and activities: Traci HefTelbower is the daughter of Richard Heffelbower and Sue Johncock. As a freshman she participated in cheerleading for football, was student of the month, was a member of the Spanish Club, and was most valuable player in club soccer. As a sophomore, she played varsity soccer, was student of the month, and was a member of the Spanish. International and Ski clubs. As a junior, she was most improved player in varsity soccer, was president of the Spanish Club, was a member of Ski Club. Interact. Business Professionals of America, and the National Honor Society, attended the Sleight Leadership Conference, and was student of the month. As a senior she played varsity soccer, is secretary of Interact, and is a member of the Spanish and Ski clubs, the BPA. and the National Honor Society. She has been a 4-H member and member of the Thomapplc Valley Soccer Club, attended the Young People’s Citizenship Seminar at Calvin College, was in the summer youth program at MTU. and worked al Flexfab and Hastings City Bank. She plans on attend­ ing Western Michigan University or the Center for Creative Studies to learn graphic design. Sarah Bellgraph is the daughter of Thomas and Patricia Bellgraph. In ninth grade. Bellgraph was co-captain of the freshman basketball team, played on the freshman volleyball team and varsity golf team, was a member of the Ski Club. Key Cluo. HHS Marching Band. Jazz Band, and Varsity Club, was student of the month and was on the freshman honor roll. As a sophomore, she played on the JV basketball and varsity golf teams, was co­ captain of the JV volleyball team, was a member of the Quiz Bowl. Ski Club, and Key Club, was student of the month, received an academic letter, and was on the honor roll. As a junior, she was recognized as "Rookie of the Year" in varsity tennis, played varsity volleyball and golf, was a member of the Key. Ski. and International clubs and the National Honor Society, was a Girls' State finalist, was yearbook editor, was on the prom committee, won an academic pin and was on the honor roll. As a senior, she played on the varsity tennis and golf teams, is treasurer of the Key Club, is president of the National Honor Society, is a member of Interact, and is yearbook editor. She is a member of her church’s youth group, has attended the MIPA summer journalism program at Michigan State University for the past two years, and has worked at KFC. Meijer and Plumbs. She plans on attending the University of Florida, majoring in journalism. Melissa Meaney is the daughter of Keith and Gloria Meaney. In ninth grade, she was in choir, cheerleading. JV softball, and student council, was a member of the Quiz Bow I team, and had perfect attendance. As a sophomore she was a member of the Quiz Bowl team, student council, the varsity softball team, and the concert choir, was class president, was manager for boys’ JV baseball, and received an academic letter As a junior she was class president, a member of student council, the Quiz Bowl team, the varsity softball team, the varsity singers, the International Club. Jnd the National Honor Society, and was treasurer of the Barry Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council She attended Girls' State anil the Sleight Leadership Conference, and won an aca­ demic letter As a senior she is student body president, a member of the student council, the varsity softball team, the Varsity Singers. Key Club, and the National Honor Society, is president of the Youth Advisory Council, is a student aide, and won an academic letter. She has worked at True Value. She plans on attending Michigan State University to study biochemistry. Danielle Wildern is the daughter of Steve and Toni Wildern. In ninth grade, she was a member of the Key Club. Travel Club, volleyball team and Homecoming Committee and was on the high honor roll. As a sophomore, she played JV volleyball and varsity tennis, was a member of the Homecoming Committee. Key Club, and French Club, was student of the month, was on the high honor roll and won an academic letter. In 11th grade she was on the high honor roll, was most valuable player of the varsity tennis team, was a member of the varsity volleyball team, the Homecoming Committee. Prom Committee, Key Club. French Club, and National Honor Society and won an aca­ demic pin. As a senior she was co-captain of the varsity tennis team, is veercury/treasurer of the National Honor Society, is a member of Key Club, was Exchange Club student of the month, was on the high honor roll, and was in Who's Who. She is a member of the Michigan Quarter Horse Association. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. Carley Case is the daughter of Barbara and Larry Case. As a freshman, she played on the tennis team, was a member of the Key. Travel and Drama clubs, was student of the month, was in Who’s Who. was involved in Homecoming activities, and was on the high honor roll. As a sophomore, she was a member of the tennis team and Key Club, was involved in Homecoming activities, was on the high honor roll, was student of the month, was in Who’s Who. and won an academic letter. As a junior, she played varsity tennis, was a member of the Key Club. Interact, the National Honor Society, the Prom Committee, and Student Council, was in the school play, was involved in Homecoining activities, was student of the month, was on the high honor roll, was in Who's Who. was a member of the JV honor guard at high school graduation, and won an academic pin. As a senior she is class president, played varsity tennis, is a member of the Key Club. Interact, and the National Honor Society, was on the Homecoming Court, was involved in Homecoming activities, and was on the high honor roll. She participated in the Rotary Leadership Conference and the Washington Journalism Conference, taught at the Young Authors conference, and has worked at Felpausch. She plans on attending the University of Michigan. Ann Burghdoff is the daughter of William and Mary Burghdoff. Burghdoff played four years of basketball, two of them on the varsity, and one as captain. She played four years of volleyball, three on the varsity team and two as captain. She played four years of varsity track, one as captain. She was in the band for two years and Key Club for four years, was on the student council for two years, was vice president of the student council for two years, has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years and served as its vice president, was a member of the Junior Honor Guard at graduation, received an academic letter, was on the Homecoming Court, twice attended the Rotary Life Leadership Conference, is listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and was a Regional Student Council Conference Representative. She is a member of tbe Episcopalian Senior Youth Group and an acolyte at the Episcopal Church, and was a volunteer during the Corporate Olympics. She plans to attend the University of Michigan to major in business or education. J.P. DeWitt is the son of Paul and Linda DeWitt. He played varsity soccer for two years and varsity tennis for three years, was on the Key Club for four years, was a member of Interact for four years, was a Quiz Bowl team member for three years, was a member of the WKAR Quiz Buster Team for two years, was in the Science Club for three years, was a member of the Science Show Team for three years, was on the student council four years, two as class secretary /treasurer and one as school secretary/treasurer, was in the Science Olympiad two years, won a first place in the Michigan Math Test, was in the top .5 percent m the state on the Michigan Math Test, is a Michigan Math Scholar, is a Bentley nominee, won an academic letter, has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years and was a French Club member. He participated in the National Youth Leadership r-orum on Medicine, and did maintenance work at the YMCA camp. He will attend a five-year biomedical engineering program at the University of Michigan and then attain a Ph D. M.D. in biomedical engineering. Cheryl Sue Gibbons is the daughter of Gerald and Twilla Gibbons. She was a member of the Excel Club for two years, was a member of FFA for two LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE ELECTORS OF DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS COUNTIES OF BARRY AND ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT Patrick Slade, Anne Burghdoff. Danielle Wildern. Melissa Meaney and J.P. DeWitt seated in front of parents Bruce and Cynthia Slade, Bill and Mary Burghdoff. Steve and Toni Wildern. Keith and Gloria Meaney and Paul and Linda DeWitt. years, was a member of the Travel Club, played varsity softball, attended the Rotary Leadership Conference, won varsity letters for band, choir, softball and academics, has been a member of the National Honot Society for two years, was student of the month three times, won a Scholar Athlete Award, was on the Honor Roll, served as drum major of the Hastings Saxons band, won a best in command award at Central Michigan University's drum major camp, was/is a member of the All-State Honors Band, the District Ten Honors Band, the National FFA Band, the Michigan FFA Band, the All-State Jazz Band, and the Hastings City Band, and won a Western Michigan University Band and other college band awards. She is a member of the Country Chapel United Methodist Church and the Visioning Committee, and gives trombone lessons to sixth graders. This summer she will be touring Europe with the International Symphonic Band from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She will be attending Western Michigan University to major in music education and music performance with the intention of becoming a high school band director, college band director and trombone professor. Patrick Shade is the son of Bruce and Cynthia Shade. He was Exchange Club Youth of the Month, was Student of the Month, was on the Honor Roil, has been a member of the National Honor Society, and won an honorable mention at the Thomapple Arts Council Art Administrator for Novell Networks, and plans on becoming a full-time minister and serving as a volunteer at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in New York City. Matthew Toburen is the son of Jim and Barb Toburen. He played two years of varsity soccer, serving as captain on the 1997 team, played two years of varsity tennis, was a Key Club member, a Ski Club member and a member of the National Honor Society. He is a member of his church youth group and has been employed in the engineering department at Flexfab. He plans on attending Michigan Slate University to major in computer engineering, with the goal of becoming an engineer and eventually owning his own business. Pastor Jeff Amen, of the Thomapple Valley Church, also spoke to the students and to other members in attendance. Arnett said that sometimes individuals get so caught up in work, that they forget how important things like character can actually be. "Many people are running the wrong race and are concerned with things that are really not a great priority." Arnett said. "Where are your goals taken you in life? Success can often be defined by your ’ character. Giving grace those around you (and) having a commitment to courage." Show. He is serving as a ministerial servant at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, is involved in monthly bible education work in the community, helped to install the Hastings Area School System's computer network, served as office assistant at Hastings High School and was a teacher’s aid. He is currently working on becoming a certified Novell ROUGH MILL MANAGER Dynamic lumber company in Grand Rapids area needs a Rough Mill Manager This position requires supervisory skills, strong focus on quality and hands-on maintenance Ability to operate a Newman S-382 Double Planer. Mereen-Johnson 424 DC. straight line np. moulder, etc needed Competitive wage & benefit package Ours is a growing company in need of a skilled manager to join our team Send resume to Human Resources Director. Van Keufen & Winchester Lixnber Co 245 54th St SW. Grand Rapids Ml 49548 or fax resume to 616-532-8690 SAW FILER Progressive leader in Michigan hardwood lum­ ber industry needs a SAW FILER for its Freeport. Michigan sawmill operation Successful candi­ date needs proficiency in detailed metal work, in­ cluding welding precise mitering and grinding. Competitive wage and benefit package Applica­ tions may be tiled m person or mailed to Buskirk Sawmill, 319 Oak Street. Freeport. Michigan No phone calls, please NOTICE THE BARRY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM INTERESTED CITIZENS FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS UNTIL 5 00 PM ON WEDNESDAY. MAY 6. 1998 APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR S OFFICE 3RD FLOOR COURTHOUSE. HASTINGS. Ml Please take notce that the regular school election of the school district will be held on Monday June 8 1998 THE LAST DAY ON WHICH PERSONS MAY REGISTER IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION CALLED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY. JUNE 8. 1W8. IS MONDAY MAY 11. 1998 PERSONS REGISTERING AFTER 5 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING ON MONDAY MAY 11. 1998 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION To register visit any Secretary of State branch office or your county city or township clerk s offee Persons planning to register with the respective county city or township clerks must ascertain the days and hours on whch the clerks offees are open for registratcn THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ELIZABETH MATTESON SECRETARY BOARD OF EDUCATION MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC NOTICE HERBICIDE PROGRAM Major Golf Car Distributor seeking a... LOT ATTENDANT Job consists of maintaining and preping golf cars for delivery. If interested, please contact: , U.S. Golf Cars, Inc. 9670 Cherry Valley SE Caledonia, Ml 49316 616-891-6991 (—dr-1 RnrJ. �Page 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 30 1990 COURT N€WS: Richard Walsh. 29. the man who lost parental rights last October to his four survising children, was found guilty of first degree criminal sexual conduct in Kent County Circuit Court after a three-day jury trial that began April 21. He was convicted of sexually penetrating a minor aged family member, according to court documents. Walsh, who pleaded not guilty to the sex charge June 5. 1997. is scheduled to be sentenced July 14 at 2 p.m. The maximum possible penalty for the conviction is life in prison or any term of years. Walsh was the father of Adam Walsh, who drowned Aug. 15. 1996. at the Indian Valley Campground near Middleville where the family was living after being evicted from their Allegan County apartment. The four children of Richard a:id Ruth Walsh have since been adopted and their names have been changed. • In Barry County Circuit Court Mon­ day. April 27. Norman Guerin. 38. of Plainwell was found guilty on three counts of drunk driving, third offense, driving on a suspended license, second offense, of using a license plate not issued for the vehicle he was driving and of being a habitual offender with four prior felony convictions. Those prior convictions included resist­ ing and obstructing police and larceny in a building. Guerin was arrested Jan. 16 in Prairieville Township after he was stopped by the Barry County Sheriffs Department while driving with a .15 blood alcohol con­ tent on Pine Lake Road. Guerin could be sent to prison for up to 15 years to life when he is sentenced May 7. • In Barry County s 5th Circuit Court Thursday. Jay Allen Shovan. 40. of Hast­ ings. who was scheduled to be tried April 27. instead accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to drunk driving, third of­ fense and of being a habitual offender, fourth offense notice. In exchange for his guilty pleas, the re­ maining charges, for damaging a Barry County Sheriffs Department cruiser, driv­ ing on a revoked or suspended license and having an improper license plate, were dismissed. Shovan was arrested Dec. 6. 1997. in Rutland Township after driving on M-43 near Chief Noonday Road with a blood al­ cohol content of .16. The legal limit is .10. In addition to three previous drunk driv­ ing convictions in 1992 and 1996. Shovan has two prior prison escape convictions, in 1982 and 1976. He has also been convicted of attempted uttering and publishing, at­ tempted larceny, attempted breaking and en- Man pulling tree stump killed when tractor flips J-Ad Graphics News Sen-ice An Irving Township man was killed in his back yard Wednesday evening when the tractor he was using to pull a tree stump out of the ground flipped backward on top of him. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Police said Smith was last seen alive at 5:40 p.m. and was found dead beneath the tractor when some friends slopped by the house at about 8:16 p.m. Smith was apparently using a 1958 Ford farm tractor with a chain allached to try and pul! the large tree stump from his yard at 3400 Hammond Road. 3/10 of a mile south of Ryan Road, police reported. Responding lo the scene was Thomapplc Township Emergency Services, which was called to use airbags to lift the tractor off of Smith, according to preliminary reports. The accident was still under investigation Thursday. Smith, who would have turned 44 years old on Friday. April 24. was buried Saturday at Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township. He was an E.W. Bliss employee for the last four years, having previously worked for 23 years at the St. Regis Culvert Company in Charlotte. He was a native of Godwin, growing up in the Harrison and Potterville «reas where he graduated from high school in 1972. He married Dawn Seeber in 1983 and they moved to the Hastings area that year. They have lived at 3400 Hammond Road since 1992. Smith was a member of the Forresters and was a member and past president of the Hastings Eagles Lodge #3158. Smith is survived by his wife. Dawn, and his children. Wendy (Craig) Madden of Hastings, and Travis Smith of Bellevue and step-children. Deanna Campbell-Hood of Hastings and Scott (Andrea) Campbell of Shelbyville. He is also survived by two grand children. Ashley Madden and Alex Campbell and his mother. Irene Smith of Harrison. His funeral was held Saturday at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...Tiie Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Garage Sale Help Wanted For Sale . I ulo GARAGE SALE Thurs. Fri. Sat.9am-?4201 Woodschool Rd. Hastings. ATTENTION: NOW HIRING Local factory outlet now has 18 full-time, immediate positions to fill. Starting pay is $400per week. Lucrative benefit package, com­ pany training provided. Must be able to start immediately. For interview call 616-243-9255. 1992 DODGEGRAND CARA­ VAN ES loaded, excellent con­ dition. high miles. $5,500 OBO, 616-623-3708. Wanted RESORT COMPANION WM 48 seeks female companion, friend under 40 for July 4th and other weekend trips to Turtle Lake Resort near Union City. Send repiys to: Ad #587 c/oThe Reminder 1952 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058__________ WANTED: housekeeping jobs experienced, reliable, clean to YOUR liking. 948-9821 For Sale FOR SALE: Carolina work boots. Minnetonka moccasins and horse lack. B-B Shoe Re­ pair. 123 S. Jefferson. Hastings and 414 W. Main, lonia.(tfn) FOR SALE: • Horton’s Miscel­ laneous Notebook”. 27 essays by Steve Horton of Barry County. Assorted reports and stories on fatherhood, camping, free ex­ pression, fishing. Christmas, edu­ cation. Frankenmuth, journalism. A Meuse A Cat. winter, local government, and more. Maga­ zine format Send $7.50 (includes postage) check or money order (payable to Steve Horton) and return address to: Steve Horton. 1680 Boulder Dr.. Hastings. MI 49058____________________ SATELLITE DISH FOR SALE. Includes dish Network System. 3 receivers. 2 magic switches and 18"dish Portable!! $2,500 Call 616-945-9340 after 6 00pm. 911 EMERGENCY HOME ADDRESS SIGNS made while you wait- $2000each- 2 or more $18.00 each. Great gifts. Action Signs 1011 E State St.. Hastings 948-8618 or toll free 888-577­ 7446 ALL STUDENTS SUM­ MER WORK Up to $11.35. Will train. No telemarketing. Scholarships and internships; Conditions apply 616-245-3882. HELP WANTED: NOW TAK­ ING applications for general la­ bor. lumber handlers, and vari­ ous mill positions. Production and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE BABYSITTER NEEDED for days, 2 kids h -» may vary. Call Lm 9** - • FISH FOR STOCKING: Gi­ ant hybrid bluegills. Rainbow trout. Walleye, Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Catfish. Perch. Fathead Minnows. LAGGIS’ FISH FARM 08988 35<h St.. Gobles. Ml 49055 Phone 616­ 628-2056, days, 616-624-6215. evenings.___________________ 1975 22’ STARCRAFT IS­ LANDER: 4 electric down rig­ gers. colored graph. !20hp mercruiser with trailer. In good condition. Ready for Great Lakes fishing. $5,000. Call after 6pm 616-945-9376_______________ 27FT 1973 BONANZA STHWHEEL new frig, new jacks, updated furance. new tires. $2.500 Call after 4pm 948-2081 Major golf car distributor Making one qualified Individual to nil the position of mechanic. Job requires a self-motivated in­ dividual with high work standards who can perform small engine and electric repair benefits include: good pay. insurance and uniforms. If interested, please contact: U.S. Golf Cars, Inc. 9670 Cherry Valley SE. Caledonia, Ml 49316*616-891-6991 Miscellaneom SATELLITE DISH FOR SALE. Includes dish Network System. 3 receivers, 2 magic switches and 18" dish. Portable!! $2300 Call 616-945-9340 after 6:00pm Card Of Thanks CARD OF THANKS The fam­ ily of Leo J. Oliver wish to ex­ tend our thanks to fami ly. friends and neighbors for their comfort­ ing words, flowers, plants, cards and donations to the Heart Foun­ dation at tbe time of the death of our Husband, father and grand­ father. Also to Kathy A Jeff Bruce fcr the wonderful luncheon & local 13 for the use of the hall. Rev. Sarver for his comforting words. Wren Funeral Home for the wonderful job of handling the services.Wife. Children A Grandchildren Husiness Services DIET MAGIC, make 30lbs dis­ appear fast, money back guaran­ tee. free sample. Call Deb 616­ 891-9952___________________ PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945HESTF.RLY TREE SERVICE trimming and removal. Reason­ able rates, free estimates. Insured Bucket truck. Cal! Randson 9452545(tfn)__________________ PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Plano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888 HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: ”L0W RATES” HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES ?!CALL6l6-948-4093 TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE Regular or occa­ sional cleaning, window wash­ ing or laundry Will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded C dl 948-8508 or 945­ 9448 and leave message ten ng and larceny from a motor vehicle He is scheduled to be sentenced Thurs­ day. May 7. when Judge James Fisher could give him a minimum penalty not to exceed five years in prison, according to the plea agreement. • Robert Burke. 25. of Battle Creek, pleaded not guilty to probation violation by testing positive for cocaine and for not paying his fines and costs. Burke, who wears a substance abuse patch, said he has never used cocaine in his life and "he doesn't understand how this could have tested positive for cocaine." said his attorney. Michael McPhillips. Burke is challenging the accuracy of the test and asked for a blood draw, a request Judge Fisher granted "At the time he was arrested yesterday (April 22). it was exactly one month from being released from jail and he had the money to pay his fines and costs." McPhillips said. Burke is serving five years probation for a July 16. 1997, conviction of delivery and manufacture of marijuana. Fisher set a $2,000 bond, which could be applied to Burke's fines and costs. • Brian Clark Shinabarger. 25. of Ionia was sentenced to 191 day - in jail with credit for 101 days served for violating his three years probation by not reporting to his probation officer for six months. Shinabarger was on probation for a 1995 larceny conviction. "Obviously, Mr. Shinabarger needs to realize there are consequences for not fol­ lowing the rules of probation." said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell. "Three counties have tried to work with him and he has failed in all three. Obvi­ ously, the solution is to impose incarcera­ tion." But according to his attorney. Carol Jones Dwyer, Shinabarger "is running scared." "His conduct while on probation has in no way threatened the well being of others or their property," said Dwyer, who sug­ gested he not be put in jail so his family can see to it that he reports to his proba­ tion officer. "Fd like to follow the recommendation of your attorney but if I did that, nobody would be on probation," said Fisher to Shinabarger. "You run away from your re­ sponsibilities and I have to penalize you for that. I'm glad you have a supportive family, but you didn't report for six months and nobody knew where you were. Running makes it worse, it doesn't make it better" Dwyer said Shinabarger did notify the probation department that he had moved "so his whereabouts were known." In addition to jail, Fisher extended Shinabarger's probation for six months. • Leonard Smith. 17. of Battle Creek, pleaded guilty to violating his probation by assaulting or placing others in fear by ex­ posing himself to them. McDowell recommended counseling for Smith, who was on probation for a previ­ ous conviction for stealing money from a Hastings school Nov. 14, 1997. Smith admitted in court Thursday to ex­ posing himself to others and Fisher re­ voked his Holmes Youthful Trainee Status. "This may have been a problem in the past as well and it is just being addressed now," said McDowell. "It's clear he has problems," said his at­ torney, Michael McPhillips. "The proba­ tion department is trying to help him." If convicted. Smith could spend a maxi­ mum of four years in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. • Mark Wirsch, 26, of Hastings, pleaded guilty at his arraignment for violating his probation by using marijuana. He is sched­ uled to be sentenced on the conviction May 7. "I'm not going to set a bond." said Fisher, meaning Wirsh can not be bailed out of jail. "The ink is barely dry on the order of your probation." Wirsch was sentenced Feb. 12 to 30 days in jail with one day credit and jail sus­ pended to the end of one year probation, plus $600 costs. $600 fines. Wirsch pleaded guilty Jan. 14, 1998. to resisting and obstructing Hastings City po­ lice officer Eric Ingram on Dec. 20, 1997. The misdemeanor charge carries a maxi­ mum penalty of two years in jail and or a $1,000 fine. • Jeffrey Hadden pleaded guilty to violat­ ing his probation by not reporting to his probation officer. Hadden said he didn't report because "I dropped dirty and I knew they were going to put me in jail." He will be sentenced May 7. • Bernard LaLonde pleaded not guilty to retail fraud A pretrial heanng was set for May 7. • Michael Simon, 28, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and an ad­ ditional two years of probation on a 1997, conviction of aggravated assault. Simon pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in Orangeville Township while armed with a weapon and inflicting serious "aggravated injury but without intent to murder." The charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail. His attorney. Gordon Shane McNeill, said Simon, who is not employed, has a substance abuse problem and that he has four children and one on the way. "He's asking that his jail time be served on the weekends or that he be pul on a tether." McNeill said. "The last 15 years. I've had problems with drugs and alcohol." said Simon. "I re­ alize it's not right. I know you have tried to help me out and that I have to do it. I totally appreciate what you tried to do I’ve already done something about my anger. I’m staying off the drugs and alcohol." "You've said the right things, now you have to do it." said Fisher. "If you don't, there is a price to pay " "1 totally accept that." Simon said. • Cory McEntee. 17. of Delton, was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status for his conviction on charges he broke into a vehicle in Barry Township Dec. 22. 1997 and stole items worth more than $5. a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in pnson. “I think Mr. McEntee should undergo some counseling due to the issues with his father." said Assistant Prosecutor Vicky Alspaugh. "These are issues that may have led to him being here today." Attorney Dave Dimmers agreed that fam­ ily counseling is needed and that the family ^counseled at Pine Rest Christian Hospi“Is the counseling helping?" Fishdr asked. 1 think it is," McEntee said. In addition to HYTA. McEntee was given two years probation and was ordered to pay $72 in restitution. Wiiam Gabriel Experienced sergeant joins Hastings post J-Ad Graphics News Service A new sergeant has joined the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, bringing with him 21 years of experience that includes being a stale fire marshal, working with Operation HEMP, serving as a driving instructor and assisting with homicide investigations. William Gabriel. 46. who lives in Grand Ledge with his wife and two children, was reassigned to fill the vacancy left by tbe recent retirement of Mike Haskamp "I am pleased to be here." said Gabriel. "I think I bring a variety of experience that will help me perform my duties here." After joining the State Police in 1977. Gabriel worked at the Romeo. Detroit freeway. Rockford and Lansing Posts. He worked as a uniform sergeant at the Bridgeport Post in 1991 and was then reassigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit as a detective sergeant in the Michigan's "thumb" area, he said. As a member of the State Police Intelligence Unit in Lansing, he helped to coordinate the Operation HEMP (Help Eliminate Marijuana Planting) program from 1992 to 1994. During his tenure. Gabriel helped to solve a 1988 double homicide case in Okemos. The perpetrator was eventually identified, prosecuted and convicted. "It was a joint police task force that was created to help solve the double homicide." Gabriel said. "I was just one member of the task force It took a lot of team work." Probably the highest profile case he assisted with involved the Hillsdale County murder by David Davis of his wife by injection of animal trarejuilizer The case made an episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" after Davis disappeared. He was later located hiding out on an island in the Pacific. "He was a fugitive for years," said Gabriel. "Her body was exhumed and it was determined that he had injected her with the chemical." He is also trained as an advanced accident investigator. Gabriel grew up in Saulte Sle. Marie, Mich., and in Oscodoa, Mich. He enjoys playing and watching hockey, coaches Little League baseball in Delta Township and collects train memorabilia. He also enjoys fishing. Gabriel's his career has taken him to a number of small communities, but "Hastings. 1 think, is one of the highlights." he said. "I visited the Gun Lake area once for a recreational weekend, but I never thought I'd end up here." . Since joining the department April 19, Gabriel said he is impressed with the cooperation between the post and the Barry. County Sheriffs Department. "The cooperation between the two departments seems to work well." he said. "I feel privileged to be here to offer assistance in local investigations and provide the post with experience to help do the jobs well. I hope I can do that." POLICE BEAT ____________________ ——J Police arrest Lansing fugitive in Freeport FREEPORT - An alleged escapee from a Lansing tether program w?s captured by the Barry County Sheriffs Department in Freeport April 16. Dean Terry Myers. 29. had been sought by Lansing Police since July 30 when he allegedly absconded from the tether unit. Myers had been serving a sentence for breaking into and entering and occupied building. He is being held without bond pending charges. Teen arrested for salon break-in MIDDLEVILLE - Middleville police have arrested an eighteen-year-old Middleville man for the Tuesday. April 7 break-in of the Babylon Hair A Tanning Salon on River Street which is believed to have occurred between 3 a.m. and 4 am. Mark Allen Miller has been charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny, a felony, and was arraigned in Barry County District Court Tuesday. He remains free on a S2.5OO personal recognizance bond and a May 13 preliminary examination was set for 9 am. Police arrested Miller after receiving a tip from a local citizen. National Police Week set May 10-16 BARRY COUNTY - Barry County Sheriff Steven DeBoer has announced that May 10-16 is National Police Week. The week is set aside annually to honor the service of law enforcement officers throughout the nation. The time is also designed to remember those officers who gave their lives ithe performance of their duties. "Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each and every day. often with little or no thanks." says DeBoer. "It is during this week that we can honor the men and women who keep our community safe, and those that have made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our citizens." National Police Week is celebrated across the nation, including a memorial in the nation s capital at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on May 13. Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors will hold their annual candlelight vigil on Monday. May 11 at 7 pm. in Lansing on the east portico of the Capitol. Sheriff DeBoer urges all citizens to remember those and law enforcement officers and the impnant role they play in society, he said. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-05-07.pdf 0755e9ef5ab9a5daab5363f8fd5c6e3c PDF Text Text State Senate race W W Futurists gaze into crystal ball Delton tracksters still on top See Page 3 See Page 10 ... MH3Q5g.lg.T C3 HASHinGS Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HUSTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY i?l S CH' A* SI KXSUNGS. Ml Wise 1893 ANNER PRICE SO' THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1998 VOLUME 145, MO. 19 He was planning environmental center Briefs: Flexfab co-founder Bill Pierce, 79, dies Pierce "liked to take on challenges." De­ Camp said. Whether it was in business, with archery, or playing golf or cards. De­ Camp said, "whatever he did. he always wanted to be a winner and be as good at it as possible.1' by Mary Warner > Mt 9 SJTL Monday. May II. al the ! Conor, Seat Restaurant in Hastings. * •»«* « - - lzwwaws.s Pmouwww' tcfracnuiivc Nick Smith, will be pre­ anw vote taken at the end of the session » give legislator! specific feedback on taocsi------------arc sponThe __ ____ <________ _ Chamber of Commote. Ute chamber encourages all Barry County citizens to attend The four conn administrators who ■MtfeM Batry ConM/s conn con soiMafiim program were tekected as Manez* of the 19H UbOrty BeU Aonedvinnen M Nida. Kathy Holman. Mike KaMar and M«y William wen preaaaaad with the award in the anneal ha Day ceremony Friday by lodges Janes Ftahet. Gary Holman and ■Mart Shaw. The project, impiemenaed two yems ago. coasoHdaaed all three coons, cir- cak. juvenile and district, into one trial coon. Proponents say it has saaamiined operations, made the local ooan system more efficient and saved ■toney. . w Holman was the speaker for Laar Day. the observance of which is apoaamed locally by the Barry County Bor Association. Mcaaoriai Poppy Days will be cete bnaed locally this year on Tbanday and Friday. May 14 and 15. Meatas of the Auxiliary Unit No. 45 and the Lawrence J. Bauer Ameri­ can Legioa Pout again will seek doaedoaa to support disabled veterans. The bright aed poppies are made by veter­ ans in VA hospitals who ate paid a adpead for each one they make This gives them spending money and self eaNem. Death and dying session planned A National Issaes Forum on death and dying will be held from 6 to 9 pan. tonight. Thursday. May 7, al the Kellogg Community College FehsenMd Center. 2950 Gun Lake Road, west of Hastings. The forum will tackle the issue of how society should care for those who aae suffering and near death. Three choices will be presented by trained moderators in attempt to discuss each of them and eventually come to a shared, stable, well-informed public National Issues Forums are a volun­ tary. non-partisan network of forums and study circles rooted in the simple notion that citizens need to come to­ gether to deliberate about common problems tn order to act on them. Class lee is $12. which includes fo­ rum materials and refreshments. To register, call 94#-95«>. More Hews Briefs on Page 2 Sluff Writer Just a few minutes before Willard G. (Bill) Pierce suffered a fatal heart attack Monday afternoon, he was talking to several people about accomplishing a goal he'd set out to achieve a year ago. according to Doug DeCamp, co-founder with Pierce of Flexfab Horizons International (FHI). Pierce was talking about the environ­ mental education center he and his sons Gary and Willard L. (Joe) Pierce were establishing on 7(M)-plus acres of land in Baltimore Township. The environmental education center, which will have a visitor's center, educa­ tional facilities, a laboratory, classroom, lecture hall, housing facilities, and nature trails, will be a "very real memorial to both of my parents." Gary Pierce said. Bill Pierces wife. Jessie, passed away this past February. DeCamp said Pierce and his wife were "very, very close.’ and Jessie's death was "a difficult loss" for him. However. DeCamp said. Pierce, who was "in very good health" prior to his death. was beginning to recover from her death when he died. Gary Pierce suid he and his brother and father first began discussing ibe environ mental education center a year ago. and he and Joe are within a few months of closing on the purchase of the property. Gary, who currently owns a small firm dealing with wetlands, will be full-time director of the facility, and his brother also will be in­ volved in running it. "Our goal is to provide a place for people to leam about the environment from an ecological perspective." he said, and pro­ vide a place where people can "find quiet and solace while focusing on a natural en­ vironment.” Il is being funded through the Willard G. and Jessie M. Pierce Foundation started by the Pierces several years ago. The new facility represents "the most obvious characteristic about my father." Pierce said — his "generosity." ""He’s helped a lol of people in ways that may be unexpected to some. "His style was to make good things hap­ pen to people." Besides having a goal of According to Bill Toburen. sice president of corporate services at Flexfab. Pierce was "someone that could lighten the moment during difficult times" and was also "a very astute businessman " "I think we re going to see through the years that we re going to miss his guidance and wisdom." At the time of his death. Pierce was semi-retired from Flexfab. but still attended shareholders' meetings and conferred with DeCamp. Bill Pierce (left) and Doug DeCamp are pictured during a 1981 celebration marking Flexfab's 20th year in operation. "establishing a successful business and giv­ ing people in the county a place to work.' G i . ».ij hi fit’tt. '-.v- «iiJ-) alwavs had a goal oi contributing to the Community. In addition to co-founding Flexfab. Pierce was a past deacon and elder of Hastings First Presbyterian Church, a member and past president of the Hastings Lions Club, and a former member of the Hastings City Council. Besides co-founding Flexfab. Pierce also co-founded the Pro-Line Archery Equip­ ment Co . an outgrow th of his personal in­ terest in archery He was a national amateur archery champion in the early 1970s. Prior to founding Flexfab and then Pro­ Line. Pierce and DeCamp worked for a hose and ducting manufacturer. Orchard In­ dustries. that eventually went bankrupt. It was that experience that led both to develop the philosophy that "people are our most important asset." "He never wanted to lay anybody off." DeCamp said. "So we focused on that for the full 36 years " Prior to working for Orchard Industries. Pierce was manager of Montgomery Ward in Hastings He wa> bom in Kentucky, moved to De­ ll ott in the rnid-193(K. attended the Law rence Institute of Technology, worked in an auto plant, and joined Montgomery Ward in 1945 He raised a family that now includes two sons, three grandchildren, and six great­ grandchildren DeCamp said Pierce will be most re­ membered for "his humor and his ability to make almost anyone comfortable with him. as well as his sincerity and his desire to be fair w ith his fellow man." According to Richard Rathbum of Ernst and Young of Grand Rapids, who sal on Flexfab's advisory board. Pierce was "someone who was always willing to share of himself and his feelings about things." " Bill liked people and w anted to be close to them and let them know who he was. I aiways appreciated that about him. I cer­ tainly will miss him a lot — he was a delightfu! person wt’b i wonderful sense of humor." Pierce was also "scrupulously honest in his business dealings." Rathbum said. Funeral services for Pierce are set for 11 a.m. today (Thursday . May 7) at the Hast­ ings First Presbyterian Church. He will be buried at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to the Willard G. and Jessie M. Pierce Chari­ table Foundation, in care of Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. Youngsters hold court during Law Day 1998 Mock trials took place in classrooms and coun rooms all over Hastings last Thurs­ day and Friday as part of the Barry County Bar Associations observance of Law Day. Elementary schoolers, with the help of attorneys Stephanie Fekkes. Robert Longstreet. Carol Dwyer. Tia deGoa and David Kusava. staged the trial of Rumplestillskin vs. the Queen in their class­ rooms at Northeastern Elementary. Pleasantview. Star School. Central and South­ eastern schools. Middle school students staged People vs. Clevenger in the District Court room and in the Circuit Courtroom, with attor­ neys Shane McNeill. Amy McDowell. James Gculooze Carol Dwyer. David Makled. William Doherty and Judges James Fisher and Gary Holman filling the bench Students learned that the outcome of a Inal can vary, depending how well investi­ gations are conducted, whether or not a search warrant was used to obtain evidence, and how well the prosecutors and defense attorneys argue their cases. In People vs. Clevenger, the students took on the roles of defense attorneys, prosecutors, jurors and witnesses and defen­ dants to stage the case of a California high school student. Casey Clevenger. accused of breaking into the computer teacher's of­ fice. painting "fascist" on the wall in red paint and changing his grade from a B' to an 'A.' Some classes finished their cases with a "guilty" verdict, while others concluded with "not guilty “ '"Hie mock trials are a lot ol Inn for the students, but it also helps them understand important constitutional principals." said Fekkes. who coordinated the Law Day Mock Trial festivities. ‘Jurors’ concentrate as evidence is presented by their classmates during a mock trial Friday. Chad Snell "testifies’ during a mock trial tn the case of People vs Clevenger in the Barry County Circuit Court room Friday May 1 as part of Law Day observances Barry County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell, right, presides over the ’trial’ as team advisor �’ »»r Hjstmqs Hatwwi thursday M«iy 7 19SMI M McBryde will challenge Senator Emmons Aug 4 Jun Me Bivdc. .1 lotir-ienn state legislator from Ml Plc.is.mi. has announced his can* didacy in the Republican Pari) ptimary Aug 4 tor the 23rd District ot the Stale Senate lhe 23rd District coseis all of Barry County, in addition to Ionia. Montcalm. Isabella and Mecosta counties McBryde. who is leasing the State House ol Representatives because of the provisions ol term limits, will lace incum­ bent Senator Joanne l.inmons (R-Big Rapidsi in the primary l.inmons is seek­ ing re-election to her third tour-year term The challenger was m Hastings Monday morning to officially announce his candi­ dacy and he made similar appearances later in the das in Ionia. Greens die. Big Rapids and Mt Pleasant McBryde attacked the incumbent on sev­ eral fronts, including attendance, campaign contributions and a question about whether Emmons will serve all of her last term in (Ik* Michigan Senate He charged that l.inmons has had a poor attendance record in IJnsing. ’ If I'm elected. I will sene the enure tour-sear term and show up for work every day. he said in a his prepared remarks in­ side the Barry County Courts A: Law Building The people ot this district de­ serve no less " He said he has missed only two days of work in Lansing as a legislator, when his youngest daughter. Elizabeth, was bom He pledged that he will continue to live in his home in Mt. Pleasant and commute to Lansing every day to work. News Briefs... Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p m Monday. May 11. at the Delton Kellogg Middle School li­ brary. The program, open to the public, will be about the North Country Trail. When asked about Emmons not serving all ol the next four-year term, he replied that it was a rumor floating around Lans­ ing Id like to see het make a pledge (to serve out the full term I." he said McBryde also charged that 74 percent of the contributions to l.inmons' campaigns came from Lansing lobbyists and tobacco companies. He acknowledged that he and Emmons agree on most of the issues "We don't have a lot of differences in our voting records." he said The difference is in the work ethic." Both are solid supporters of the agenda of Gov. John Engler Both, for example, are sponsoring legislation to cut the state in­ come tax from 4 4^o 3 9 percent over sev­ eral years "The lax savings will mean the money will be where it belongs, with Michigan families.” McBryde said. But the challenger pointed to his record in the Stale House, such as helping pul more state police on the job and he talked about Michigan having a "world class edu­ cation.” McBryde was first elected to the Michi­ gan House in 1990 and was re-elected three times He is a former Isabella County Commissioner, was founding chair of the Isabella County 911 Governing Board, and is a member of the Isabella County Farm Bureau. Ml. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce and Mt. Pleasant Lions Club Two representatives from Emmons Mother's Day concert slated A special Mother's Day concert, fea­ turing country singers Homer Jones and Doug Newton will be held from I to 3 p.m. Sunday at Arby's Restaurant in Hastings. Jones and Newton, both from the Lake Odessa area, have been frequent performers in the Thursday evening Musicians Showcase programs. They will sing a variety of country favorites and some gospel music. They will be joined by their wives. Nina Newton and Genny Jones, on some of the numbers. Sealing for the special concert will be on a first-come, first-served basis. I Work session set by City Council The Hastings City Council will have a work session at 6 p.m. Mon­ day. May II. at City Hall Council Chambers The purpose will be to discuss the 1998-99 fiscal year budget. The regular meeting of the City Council will follow at 7:30 p.m. 5K Dog Walk set for May 9 The first annual Barry County Dog Walk to help raise funds for resting platforms for dog kennels at lhe ani­ mal shelter will be Saturday morning. Ma; 9. at Fish Hatchery Park in Hast­ ings. Registration will be at 8 a.m. and tlie walk will start at lhe park and end at the County Post in the Kmart Plaza More than $2,000 already has been pledged by businesses from all o.er the county The funds not only buy the platforms, but also covers lhe costs ot livers, certificates. T-shirts, pins and bandannas Shelter officials said people can lake their dogs with them on their walk, hut they also can go without them National Day of Prayer set The annual local observance of the National Day of Prayer will be today. Thursday. May 7 A noon service at the Barry County courthouse is planned, with music by John Price and the Barry County Christian School hand Prayers will be made lor personal renewal, moral awakening, families, churches, ministries, the imprisoned and persecuted, lot government and those tn authority and lor the media, cultural .uid social services I here also will he prayer and praise services al 7 p m tonight al lhe Hope I nited Methodist Church, with the Rev Larry llubley president of the Hastings Minisfcn.il Association, with special mustc planned. and the same tune at the I aith I nited Methodist ( hurch ol Delton In vase nt bail weather the noon ser sue today will be held al lhe I irst I nit I Mell dist Cl rvh of I lasting s 1 Methodist Men's paper drive set The Hastings First United Methodist Church's Men's Group will have a pa­ per drive May 8-18 al lhe Hastings Kmart parking lot Items that will be accepted include newspapers, non-glossy/slick inserts, paper board (boxes for cereals, crack­ ers. facial tissue, flattened), office pa­ per. junk mail, telephone directories and paper bag. Items that will not be accepted include wax coaled or slick/glossy materials, wet newspa­ pers. magazins, catalogues, conjugated cardboard, contaminants or garbage. For more information, call 945­ 4719 or 948-86954 State Secretary office to close The Michigan Secretary of Slate's office at 1611 S. Hanover St. will be closed from 9 a m. to 1 p.m. today (Thursday. May 7). A spokesperson for the secretary’s office said the morning training ses­ sion that had been scheduled for today had to be postponed from April 30 to today. The office will be reopen today from I to 5 p.m. don 't have a lot of differences in our voting records. The difference is the work ethic."..Jim McBryde "Wi> campaign also .mended the announcement ceremony. armed w rth prepared statements in rebuttal to McBryde’s charges Emmons denied his assertions about at­ tendance. saying she has 98 percent atten­ dance this year and 95 percent over her seven and a half years in Lansing. She said she raises most of her campaign money in election years from individuals in the dis­ trict while McBryde's percentage from Po­ litical Action Committees is at 60 percent She also took issue with his implication that she doesn't live in her hometown and hangs around Lansing for parties and cere­ monies. In her prepared statement, she said she "is a voter, lifelong resident, and proud of her roots in Mecosta County and the 23rd Senate District.. Stop by the farm at 13904 Northland Drive. Big Rapids, and have yourself a homemade cookie or some canned tomatoes. Then you can see for yourself where Senator Emmons lives, and what that farm has meant to her and her family for the past 60 plus years." State Rep Jim McBryde (R-Mt. Pleasant) announces his senate candidacy in Hastings, acompanied by one of his four daughters. Hastings Mfg. Co. posts 5th straight profitable quarter The Hastings Manufacturing Company has reported continued strength in it- core piston rings, automotive additives and spe­ cially tools products lines, marked by dou­ ble digit sales and earnings gains m the first quarter of 1998. The Hastings-based manufacturer and marketer of automotive-related products posted a net income of $418.2’5. or 54 cents per share, on net sales of $9.9 mil­ lion for the first quarter ended March 31. These figures compare with a net income of $213,275. • ! 28 cents per share, on net sales of $8.8 trillion in the same period in 1997 Hastings Manufacturing s earnings per share results for the current and prior years incorporate a two-for-one stock split, which was transacted on March 23 of this year Company officials said Hastings' 13 6 percent increase in net sales reflects contin­ ued growth in lhe domestic piston ring market and increased distribution and pene­ tration by its export business. "Our first quarter results affirm Hastings' dual focus on leveraging our core products both here in lhe U.S. and internationally." said co-Chief Executive Officer Mark John­ son. "We are pleased with the success we are experiencing, particularly in our ability to post five consecutive profitable quarters, and continue to believe Hastings is well positioned I maintain this trend. Johnson added that Hastings Manufactur­ ing’s export business will be a key con­ tributor in the quarters to come, as the company continues to enter new countries and targets a more diverse customer base overseas. In the first quarter of 1998. Hastings' gross profit as a percentage of sales de­ clined modestly to 31.9 percent, compared with 32.3 percent of sales in the same pe­ riod of 1997. The company attributed the decline to its increased export sales, which typically carry slightly lower margins At the same tune. Hastings Manufactur­ ing reported its operating expenses as a percentage of sales declined to 23.7 percent in the most recent quarter, compared with 26.9 percent in the first quarter of 1997, showcasing the positive impact of its core products and ongoing efficiency efforts. "Our move to exit live filler business apd refocus on our core products is complete, and we are now beginning to fully realize lhe benefits of this decision." co-CEO An­ drew Johnson said. "This can be seen in our ability in the first quarter to accelerate profitability ahead of sales as our dedication to cost containment and production effi­ ciencies yield results “ , Mark Johnson added. "Hastings has made notable progress, yet we still have oppor­ tunities to further streamline our operations and grow our sales to ensure we continue on the profit improvement track." Hastings Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer and marketer of piston rings and specialty tools under lhe Hastings brand, and additives for engines, transmis­ sions. cooling systems and fuel systems under the Casite brand name. Barry County equalized value climbs 12 percent by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Real estate and personal property in Bam County rose from SI.051.297.912 in 1997 to SI.177.487.723 in 1998. ac­ cording to the county's latest equalization report. The report, which represents an overall growth increase of 12 percent, was adopted unanimously by the County Board of Commissioners last week. The largest increase was 21.26 percent in Prairieville Township: the smallest gain was 6.14 percent in Johnstown Township. The equalized value in the city of Hastings jumped 8.42 percent. The '98 equalized value includes real properly of SI.105.368.438 and personal property of $72.119.285. By class, the equalized values are S9I0.256.I74 for residential; SI23.267.691 for agriculture: S58.7I3.34I for commercial; SI 1.749.883 for industrial. SI.226.649 for developmental, and SI54.700 for timber/cutovcr. In other business last week, the county hoard. • Approved a 20-hour per week tempo­ rary part-time position in the county plan­ ning and zoning department The additional position is needed because of an increasing work load in lhe office. Planning and Zon­ ing Director Jim McManus said (his week • Agreed to spend $5,290 for a Mita copy machine for lhe County Cooperative Ex­ tension Service. • Authorized County Sheriff Steve De­ Boer to fill two corrections officers posi- lions by June 1. A 20-bed expansion of the county jail has recently been completed.. • Renewed lhe Workforce Development Agreement with lhe Calhoun Intermediate School District. • Learned that Aug. 15 will be the date for county residents to turn in household hazardous wastes for disposal. Commis­ sioner Robert Wenger said the location has not been determined yet. Commissioner Sandy James said there will be publicity at a future date about the type of items that will be accepted under the category of "household hazardous wastes." • Heard a report that interviews have be­ gun for the director's position at Charlton Park Former director Diane Smith has left the county and taken another job. . 'Spring Fling' is May 15-17 l he annual "Spring Fling" celebra­ tion. sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place Friday. Saturday and Sunday. May 15. 16 and 17 Activities will include courthouse lawn sales Saturday, city-wide garage sales Friday and Saturday, a "street sweep" between 8 and 9 a.m. Friday, courthouse lawn entertainment Satur­ day. a street dance in the courthouse area from 6 to 8 p in Saturday, the chamber auction al 2 p m Saturday , a pancake breakfast at lhe Hastings air­ port Sunday morning, lhe Kith annual Corvette celebration al Charlton Park Sunday, a 4-H Point Horse Show al the Barry E xpo (’enter Sunday and lhe I hornapple Arts Council art show and garage sale at Fish Hatchery Park Ihc events coincide with Michigan Week which this year is being ob­ served from May 16 to 25 Liberty Bell winners announced The 1998 Liberty Bell Award was given to four ol the seven members of the Barry County Judicial Council, pictured here Given the award were, in front. Kathy Holman and Mary Williams. District and Circuit Court administrators respectively In back are Judge James Fisher who presented the awards. Family Court Administrator Bob Nida, an award recipient. District Court Judge Gary Holman. Friend ol the Court Administrator Mike Keeler award recipient and Probate Judge Richard Shaw The four were honored by lhe judges and the Uer Association for their work to consolidate the Family Court, the District Court and the Circuit Court into one trial court ■ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 7 1998 - Page J Futurist says people must work harder, smarter to prepare for world to come by Mary Warner Kenslnger Jones (right) gave a history ol the Futuring Committee. Futuring still alive and well in Barry County, chair says by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Barry County Futuring Committee didn't go the way of many other commu­ nity action committees who "start up. take community polls, and even get behind some really neat projects," but ultimately "don't last very long," committee chairman Fred Jacobs told a gathering of community members Friday at the Futuring Commit­ tee’s 10th anniversary celebration Instead. Jacobs said, "for over 10 years now, we've met at least once a month, taken on many projects, and been vocal on issues concerning rhe future of this county." Those projects were detailed in a slide presentation moderated by committee member Kensinger Jones. They include a county-wide survey of 1.540 households undertaken by the Futuring Committee in 1988 to "get a sense of what people wanted the future of Barry County to be." In that survey, respondants indicated seven areas where planning for the future was needed — land use, health, quality of life, community service, environment, edu­ cation and economic development. The Futuring Committee then organized, a "town meeting" to develop groups that would work on the seven areas the survey targeted. Chairpeople and co-chairpeople were selected for the groups and given lead­ ership training. The groups produced writ­ ten summaries of their recommendations The individual groups then took on ac­ tion projects. The environmental group or­ ganized Earth Day activities and Christmas tree recycling; the economic development group developed a brochure promoting the county's timber resources; lhe land use group activated a program to dispose of old car bodies; and the education group worked to pass school millage. The Futuring Committee also began an­ nually presenting individuals or organiza­ tions a "Positive Action for Tomorrow" [(PAT) award to recognize "those who don't just talk a better future, but do something to make it happen." Over lhe years lhe award has been given to a person represent­ ing county parent/teacher organizations, organizers of the Barry County Women's Festival, the creator of Barry County Land Information Services, the creator of the First Friday forums, and the group who raised the funds to build a large wooden playground structure in Bob King Park in Hastings. The committee also brought in experts "to assess lhe county’s potential and point out ways to progress." Jones said. It "shared its dreams and visions with the county's elected and appointed officials" and assisted them in developing land use and solid waste programs. The committee also worked to bring a community college to Hastings; the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College opened its doors in the fall of 1996. "Perhaps the greatest challenge currently facing futurists is intergovernmental coop­ eration for the common good." Jones said. "Just two month ago, with support from the Barry Community Foundation, Barry County Cooperative Extension and the Futuring Committee organized a meeting of 80 county, township, city and village officials, both elected and appointed. They were searching for common ground, common problems to be solved. "The number one concern was land use. Barry County continues to feel relentless pressure from all sides. To maintain a rural lifestyle and accommodate irresistible growth is a major challenge at every level. It will require trust in and between various governments, continuing economic devel­ opment and. as always, people who really care." Jacobs told those at the celebration that "already over the past 10 years, a lot of change has taken place, but also remember we are growing. Now the pace will quicken, and the pressures will increase demands for positive direction in our future — tomorrow, next week, and in the years to come." "It's hard to conceive what the next 10 years will bring." he said. "But one thing is for sure — it will take people willing to plan and work. For problems won't just disappear — it will take a continuing search for solutions." "We must be vigilant in our demands to local governments, citizens and ourselves that the change that does take place must be in lhe best interest of all Barry County, not just a township, village, or city, but for all of us ... all the lime." Staff Writer The world is changing very rapidly, ac­ cording to professional speaker Edward D. Barlow Jr., and those who want to build a better future will have to "work a little harder and smarter at the task of understand­ ing and preparing for a world that will be different." "If we do not change our future," he said, "we shall be compelled to endure it." Barlow, whose mission is to "assist people, organizations and communities prepare for lhe world of tomorrow," was guest speaker last Friday at the I Oth an­ niversary celebration of the Barry County Futuring Committee. "The key to the 21st century is being able to understand changes," he said. "What I know about lhe future is that it's not go­ ing to be bad. just different. Success will come to those who can identify and adjust to those differences. The key is alignment." "If you're going to create an effective community in Barry County," he main­ tained. "you need to understand people s lifestyle choices. Your ultimate responsi­ bility for futuring is creating and support­ ing people's lifestyle choices now and in the future." An example of change, Barlow said, is that the U.S. is losing its industrial base, with only 5 percent of employment ex­ pected to be in industry in the year 2005. Agricultural jobs are projected to be 2 per­ cent of employment in 2005. "In the year 2005," he said, "95 percent of all jobs will be in information and service industries and will require workers who are familiar with computers and other information-process­ ing technologies." The change in the type of jobs available is also changing the type of workers needed in the 21st century, he said. "Forty percent of the jobs created in the next 10 years will be high-paid white collar jobs. Forty per­ cent will be low paying white collar jobs. Only 10 percent will be manufacturing jobs." Thus the demand will be for highly skilled workers, he said. Ford Motor Co, for example, has said that after a certain date it will no longer hire anyone with less than a four-year post-secondary degree. Bar­ low said educational institutions will not only have to respond to the demand for a K-12 education that give* workers the nec­ essary skills to enter the work force, it will also have to respond to the need for re­ training of existing workers. Currently companies are "desperately trying to find ways" to upgrade employees* technical skills, he said. The world is also continuing its march toward a globalized economy, he said. "Seven of the top 10 economies in the world in the year 2015 will be in the Asia Pacific region." he predicted. To continue to grow, he said. U.S. com­ panies have "got to find new markets" or work hard to update existing products and services. He said the period of time be­ tween the creation of a product and its ob­ solescence is "gening shorter and shorter," meaning that without foresight, some companies can become yesterday's news. He said a number of businesses cited in the book "In Search of Excellence" have gone out of business because of such things as product obsolescence. Other companies have reached a point where they are produc­ ing more than can be consumed. "A lot of American corporations are looking to how they can build sustainable growth (in other countries)." Again, educational institutions will need to respond to the global economy, he said, by producing workers who are multi-cul­ tural and speak more than one language. Companies will also have to develop partnerships to stay profitable, he said. "Almost 40 percent of what the top com­ panies make will be made directly through alliances and partnerships," he said. He predicted that by the year 2005 there will only be five major auto manufacturers in the world. "The key question is who's going to get in bed with whom." he said. Those who are trying to understand and influence the future will have to "find cre­ ative ways to create a sense of urgency so people will participate in lhe process" of being proactive about the future, he said. Some upcoming economic and social is­ sues are "very serious." he said, and people are going to need to be informed about them and have the information be accurate, so they can make good public policy deci­ sions and elect leaders who have a good grasp of those issues. For example, he said, by the year 2006, an average yearly health care premium will be $10,000 compared to the S3.700 current average. “By lhe year 2045. 85 percent of the disposable income for a 30-year-old Edward D. Barlow, president of 'Creating the Future, Inc.*, gave Futuring Committee members a taste of what the future will be and an idea of how they can have an impact on that future. "TTre key to the 21st century is being able to understand changes. What I know about the future is that it's not going to be bad, just different. Success will come to those who can identify and adjust to those differences. The key is alignment.” Edward D Bartow jr. will go IO pay axes on social systems." "So we have to start thinking about some adjustments to these systems." Those trying to anticipate the future will also have to look further ahead than one to two years, he said. "Usually a one* to twoyear plan is a replication of what you did yesterday." he said Those who plan three to five years ahead are doing strategic plan­ ning. he said, but those who arc doing fu­ turing sho ild really "look al beyond seven years — to 10 to 15 years." "Go beyond your experience and plan be­ yond your tenure," he recommended He cautioned those doing futuring not to get caught up in historical projections — planning lhe future based on the past For example, he said. U.S. automobile compa­ nies "looked at historic trend line dau and saw an increase in population and disposable income. They failed to consider the energy crisis. Who was there to deal with that exception? The Germans and Japanese’ (who produced smaller vehicles that consumed less gas) Barlow said that people need to be more updated in their infogmation to be able to anticipate future needs and trends. "My in­ tuition says the average awareness in terms of what's happening in the world is eight years old." he said. "The last thing you want is to have people 'vision' with old new," In order to have more updated informa­ tion. Barlow recommended that those want­ ing to plan for the future engage in a "dis­ ciplined approach to environmental scan­ ning." Those who project the future should "revisit" those projections regularly, he said, reconsidering them in light of updated information. "Twenty percent of what you know in this room will be obsolete in a year,* he said. "You need to replace knowl­ edge on a regular basis with regular scan­ ning." He suggested Futuring Committee members subscribe to "Futurist Magazine," "American Demographics." and Sound­ view's "Executive Book Summaries." These publications can help in scanning the environment, he said. "You need to use more facts in looking at lhe future and less assumptions." he said. Barlow also said the future will include the ability for communities, organizations and individuals to "hold opposities in their awareness and find a way to build a com­ monality." An example of that in Barry County, be said, would be the seeming contradiction between the desire for eco­ nomic development and lhe desire to pre­ serve the area's rural atmosphere. No matter what the future brings. Barlow said, those who dare to try look into it cannot "moan, groan and complain " "No whining is allowed," he said. Engler is target of Dem speaker for 2nd time in a week by David T. Young Editor Gov. John Engler’s official bid for a third four-year term is only a little more than a week old, but Barry County Democrats al­ ready have heard two major speeches call­ ing for his ouster. Coming on the heels of State Party £ .Chairman Mark Brewer's speech at the ^Truman-Johnson Dinner April 25. State fTRep. Jim Agee (D-Muskegon) presented ' found two of "Let’s not re-elect the gover<Jior" at the monthly First Friday forum f^4ay I. £5 Agee, like Brewer, hit Engler hard on £ several issues, insisting that in eight years £the governor has ignored Michigan's roads, £*has hurt the pocketbooks of the poor and •^middle class while enriching the rich and '"has mercilessly attacked public education. The legislator said Engler is not being straight with voters when he touts himself as a tax-cutler. He said the biggest benefac­ tors of his and GOP tax initiatives have been the wealthy. Agee said the largest 28 corporations in Michigan got an 80 percent cut in the Sin­ gle Business Tax and lhe 1,000 wealthiest < people in the state each got a $30,000 tax Z : break. Meanwhile, poor and middle class people been saddled with a 50 percent in­ crease in the sales tax and a gasoline tax have increase. He suggested that the rich get the breaks because they are lhe biggest contributors to Engler and the GOP. "If you were Amway, wouldn't you give something if you could get an 80 percent tax cut?" he asked. "I don’t blame (founders) Dick DeVos and Jay Van Andel for voting for him. 1 would, too. if I were them." Also not getting much help are public State Rep. Jim Agee speaks to the First Friday audience at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. schools. Agee contended. Nearly all did not get an increase in the last year and universi­ ties got 1 percent. Noting that Engler's supporters also crow that he's cut lhe size of government, he said, "he took a lot of people, public employees, took their jobs and gave them to his friends, private contractors." The governor has promised funding for the South Beltway in Kent County, but "lhe day after the gas tax passed, he was in the Grand Rapids area (to tout road work). He had already spent all the gas tax money and he'd only been to one town." Agee said rather than build new roads, "let's fix lhe roads we have” and suggested the state get a warranty for all road work done. In a parting shot on roads, he said. "When your friends tell you much they love Engler and the Republicans, ask them how their tires are holding up. The only people benefiting from Engler's road poli­ cies are Tuffy Mufflers." During a question and answer session, representatives from lhe alternative educa­ tion program questioned the legislator fur­ ther about that program. Agee said he disagrees with the governor and the GOP about kicking kids out of school for violence or bringing weapons. He asked. "When you put them out of school, where do they go? To your house and neighborhood. And then they wait five years to put them in prison at a cost of $30,000 a year." He said the state should make a monetary commitment to alternative education pro­ grams. as much as $18 million, which he said is "not a lot of money when you con­ sider what the governor is putting into punk prisons.” Agee also said he can't understand the continued rush by Engler and Republicans to build more prisons when they're telling the public the crime rate has dropped and they've done so much to cut the rate of re­ cidivism. The guest speaker said this election com­ ing up will be critical because the State House must remain Democratic. Other­ wise, Engler, a Republican Senate and a Republican House will bury the Demo­ cratic Party for 20 years. "This governor is smart." Agee said. "He's been in Lansing for 28 years. He's a career politician. He finds ways to do things by going in through the back door. "I can't understand how he's been able to manipulate the media. It can't be because he’s charismatic and attractive. But you al­ ways hear about tax cuts, not the sales tax. the gas tax, the roads, privatization..." Agee charged that the governor has awarded a lot of road work contracts to pri­ vate companies without giving public agencies such as road commissions a fair shot. Another area Engler has tried to "fool lhe people" is lhe environment. , "He has one of the worst environmental records of any governor in the country," he said, but in this election year has proposed an environmental bond program. "He sud­ denly wants to convince people he's an en­ vironmental governor." Engler also has attempted to privatize I education by aiding private schools, cham­ pioning charter schools and initiating the "Schools of Choice" program. The next step, he said, is vouchers to send children to any school in the state. "But what's be done to improve educa­ tion in Michigan?" Nothing." Agee said. "He cut pre-school funding and almost eliminated adult education and professional development programs for teachers." He said all Engler has done is attack pub­ lic school teachers and their pensions and right to collectively bargain. He called Engler "a man with his hand tn the pockets of the working people of this state and he's sitting with one of the fattest pensions you can gel." On education, he said of Democrats. "We know what we need to do to make every child learn and be successful," which he said in the end would cut down costs of prisons and welfare. Agee, who was a teacher and school ad­ ministrator before he became a legislator, suggested that a pre-school education for every child would be a good first step, plus investing in programs such as alternative education. "I can go into a classroom and pick out winners and losers," he said. "If you can't read by the third grade, you're probably go­ ing to be a loser." But the biggest issue of the election campaign may be roads. Agee charged Engler with doing virtually nothing about lhe problems for the last seven years, until he's noticed it's an elec­ tion year now. • A trucker in the audience said Michigan's roads are among the worst and he said Barry County doesn't even have enough money to paint white lines on the side of the roads. I I �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 7 1998 L6TT6RS from our readers... Board, commission betray Rutland residents To the editor: Rutland Township residents arc being bcirajed bv their Planning Commission and Township Board in the guise of compromise, and if they let this happen at Podunk Lake, they will have set a precedent for zoning that will give future des elopers blanket authority to put up high density housing all over the township, taking away the rural settings that so many of us has c cherished all of our lives. Now is the time to get organized and com­ municate with these elected and appointed of­ ficials. who are making these decisions, and express our dissatisfaction with their actions before it is too late. In December 1996. the Rutland Township Board adopted an RE rural residential zoning for certain parcels of land in the township, based on an expensive land study done for them by Ted DcttlofTof Kalamazoo. Now they seem to be say ing that it was a mistake and some of the board members even stated that they did not realize what it was they were vot­ ing for An RE rural would make a minimum lot size two and one half acres. In June 1997. a mere six months after this zoning adoption, one Robert Munger pur­ chased a parcel of land on Quimby Road and Podunk Lake and asked that the zoning be changed to R-2. lot size 100 by 150 so he may build a high density housing complex. This would give him the right to destroy a beautiful parcel of hilly, wooded, scenic land right on the lake and create a soil erosion problem of unknown proportions not to mention destroy­ ing the wetlands that abound here. Now the crux of the matter is that Munger knew what the zoning was when he bought the land and that did not deter him. so it should not deter the board cither in ruling that they made the correct decision in December 1996 But Munger keeps arguing that he needs to chup up this land in order to sell a lot of lots and build a lot of houses in order to make money He calls that managed growth, but we call it greed and the rape of the land. Now at this time, we the residents of Podunk Lake and surrounding roads felt like our rights and our fears were being ignored, so we formed a Lake Association and presented to the board a signed petition opposing this re­ zoning. and all but two residents signed with a total of 45 property owners showing up at the September I99n meeting to show our op­ position to the request. The vote was 5 to 2 to deny the request, with Robert Edwards and Blanche Munjqy opposing. Now at this point, one would think that rea­ son had prevailed, but no, here comes Munger again, resubmitting hi* request and calling it R-l, the same devious plan, but with a few minor changes so he docs not have to wait the required one year to try again. Now this is where the term “compromise" comes into play. All of a sudden we have a newly-appointed Planning Commission mem­ ber who at first was very adamant about his feelings on high density housing around lakes doing a reversal on us say ing that he now feels that as long as the lots arc not lakefront, he cannot fault the developer. These lots will still have full lake access and will still have to bulldoze trees and move hills and put drain Helds on poorly suited soil and this will be all right because this is called progress. We arc amazed at Larry Haywood’s reasoning. This proposal now will come before the board at their May 13 meeting and we need to reach these board members and urge them to make sure this time they know just what it is they are being asked to approve or if they should deny. Th. wrong decision here will have far reaching effects on the future of Rut­ land Township growth. I have been apprised on one section of land out here comprised of 20 acres where the owner is waiting for this ruling ard hoping for R-l so he can start plot­ ting off lots, an area that should not be small lots. The primary concern here is once you give a developer approval for R-l or R-2 zoning, you have relinquished control over what the developer can build or how he can develop the land, other than building setbacks and build­ ing codes. This is a good argument for a PUD. At least under a PUD, the township would have control at all times over the plan and could shut down the construction if the dev eloocr did not conform. HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 At this point, the board really docs not know what Munger plans on building here We have seen various plans submitted, which the board never should have allowed because they rule on zoning of land only, not build­ ings. but be that as it is. the plans change at every meeting We now hear that he is going to build site condominiums, putting j common roadway down the middle of the property giving all members shared lake access, a picnic area and dock rights. Let’s get real here This is an KKacrc lake, not Lake Michigan Just how much traffic do you think this area will support .’ We arc not going to argue for the lake be­ cause the board has told us many limes they cannot take the lake into consideration, only the land. It seems to us that it is all the same When you destroy the land, you destroy every thing around it. Rutland is considering a new zoning that is to go into effect later this year, limiting all lot sizes to one acre. If all else fails at this time, we ask that the board deny this request and have Munger come back when the new zoning law is in effect. A had decision now could be disastrous. We do know that Munger has stated that all of the opinions he has heard coming from the board and concerned citizens are from un­ qualified people. Considering that we have opinions from the Health Department and the Barry County planning people, the DEQ and a reputable septic and drain field contractor, we wonder who he wants other than hi* paid engineers. We do know that Munger has stated that he does not need the DEQ and the Health De­ partments approval to develop and build on this land. How come everyone else does? Does he really believe this or is this part of his snow job? If you have not attended a board meeting recently or at all. now is the time to come see your board in action. You might be amazed and start to plan for the next election, as it seems like change might be needed for the fu­ ture of Rutland. David Me Glocklin, Podunk Lake. Hastings, Why don’t we honor academics? To the editor: Every time someone takes a survey on how well the educational system is doing and we find out that we arc graduating students who know less and less every year, we arc all shocked and in a tizzy wondering how such a thing could happen. I’m sure that the answer is not as simple as many of us (parents) might think, but I do think that when we (society) start to place more attention and value and recognition on academic achievement, instead of sports, that it might take us in quite a different direction I think that the City Council would have done much better to applaud the students who participated in the Science Olympiad. Sports is big business, both legal and ille­ gal. and I’m sure that will never change. I do think that in our little community we can have some impact on our youth if the parents, the City Council (and all you guys who sit in front of a big screen TV drinking beer and hollering for your team) recognize the students, our kids, for their academic achievements, it would be a start in the right direction. If you can score lots of points, you can get away with punching fans, spitting on referees, pretty much whatever. What do you think that teaches kids, a really great value system? Wake up. people! We can haul ’em all over for ball practice, but can’t find the time to help with a spelling quiz. Perhaps if we act responsibly, they will catch on Just a thought. Tom Herbst. Hastings Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cariton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President’s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. So just what is a good neighbor? Dear editor: There* a subject that I am unable io find any literature about and I thought perhaps you could help me out. The subject matter is "what is a neighbor ’” We’ve spent a lol of years teaching our chil­ dren to respect the neighbors around us. and if they should need your help in any way. you are to be there for them These neighbors will be a memorable part of your life for a long time to come Our son used io go to the woods with a re­ ally wonderful neighbor. God rest his sou’., and together they would stack wood and haul it up to the house for the winter Our oldest daughter used to pick vegetables with one of the neighbors and do her dusting occasionally. Our youngest daughter would always take care of one of the neighbors’ dogs, when they wvre going away on vacation. The girls would also go to the neighbors who lived next door and help with the chores and just enjoy being friends with them. They had cows and the girls really liked spending time learning about the farm Never once did these children ever get the idea that neighbors then would be any differ­ ent than they are today. We also recall all the times we enjoyed our adventures of herding goats, cows, horses and sheep back to their owners. An exceptionally funny time was when I looked out on the porch and there stood a goat looking through the window at mc with one of rm geraniums in his mouth.' I also remember the dog named lucky that always came to our house to visit He was so friendly and acted just like one of the family. That silly dug wouldn't go home unless you let him set in the front scat of the car. So of course, since he’s a guest, he gets what he wants. I really liked that dog. but. of course, so did his ow ner My husband and I have always enjoyed the children in this neighborhood. I fact, when he was a coach, a lot of them played on his team. Of course, as moms we transported each other's children everywhere Many years have passed, but you know, we all still have a smile, a handshake, a hug. ora fond hello to share when we meet, because fn our hearts we will always be neighbors. 1 So dear editor, back to my original ques­ tion. “What is a neighbor?" And where do'I find literature about it? I need the in formatich because we haw a responsibility to our grand­ children and children to let them know that obviously times have changed. I have read one piece of literature over and over again that says “Thou shah love thy neighbor as thyscif.” That leads me to believe you would never do unto a neighbor anything that you would not do unto yourself. If you can recommend a book about neigh­ bors to me. I would greatly appreciate it. 1 Cathy Curtii. Middleville The truth is in plain sight for all Dear editor: Il may be difficult for me to express my opinion without sounding "single minded.” like a “hate monger.” or one that dwells in "id­ iocy and closed mindedness.” but I will try. In doing this I will stick to one observation, one opinion and a couple of facts. Fact - There is no “early release program" for Christians or any other religious affilia­ tion. Fact - The Bible is not one book, but a col­ lection of 66 different books, written over thousands of years by many different authors. Fact - The book •‘Origin of Species" is in­ deed a speculative theory, actually quite disproven by modern science. The harder they look for the "missing link." the more evidence surfaces contrary to there being one. (Yes. some people have studied science from this century also ) Fact - Modem political (even ancient polit­ ical) ideals and views are simply too complex to critique properly with only a few para­ graphs. when one is not educated on the entire platform of each camp Observation - It is quite a mistake to con­ fuse “barely literate," with a strong desire to state things as simply as possible so as to be understood and enjoyed by a greater diversify of people. Opinion - It seems to me the man to be more wary of would noi be the "man with one book." but the man who would blindly believe as fact "one book” or "one opinion.” The truth is in plain sight for all to sec. but sometimes the best hiding is in plain sight. i Tim Rusch. Hastings Correction: Last week's court news stated that the childen of Richard and Ruth Walsh have been adopted and that their names have been changed. 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I don't think kids should be taking prescription drugs to school, but in this case, they're lucky she did.' ‘The school should have been prepared » handle that land of emergency.' Ray I.MIaw. Hastings: -i soaaetiaaes Mak they The raiea have to be enforced If you make exception, you cant enforce the rale.* *My daughter has aattena. It depends. How severe was the attack? Could the girl If she didn't have her inhaler and had aa attack, I would gotten help somewhere etoe? want someone to ofler her Whet if the had been allergic to the inhalant? It would have •gin. lahaien are praoy roach the same. Sometimes made the situation worae." tan isn't time to go for �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 7. 1998 - Page 5 .................. ................ Act now to lower your 1998 tax bill As you get ready to write that check to the IRS. you may be asking yourself. “What was all that excitement over the new Taxpayer Re­ lief Ad?” True, the new lax laws didn’t do much for your 1997 tax bill - but you should see some benefits when you file your return next year. Many of the provisions took effect Jan. I. 1998, so now is the time to make any changes that could lower your tax bill next year. Here arc some of the benefits of the new law: IRAs. Starting this year, taxpayers have three IRA options: traditional deductible IRAs. Roth IRAs and nondcductible IRAs. Deductible IRAs arc available for people not covered by employer-sponsored plans, as well as for those covered by such plans but whose adjusted gross income (AGI) falls un­ der certain limits. The new tax law not only raised these limits starting in 1998, but also allows spouses to make fully deductible IRA contributions regardless of whether their spouse has a plan at work, as long as their AGI is below $150,000 If you can’t make a deductible IRA contri­ bution. you may find a Roth IRA more appro­ priate. 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FINANCIAL Licensed Psydtokzu st Fine Rest Hastings Qlnlc FOCUS The tasks of mourning... 0. Christensen furnished by... Mark I of Edward Jones and Co. quirements. However, the Roth is available only couples with total adjusted gross in­ come up to $150,000 (S95.000 for singles). Those who don’t quality for a deductible or Roth IRA can still enjoy the benefits of a nondcductible IRA - namely, tax-deferred growth of your savings. If you’re considering switching funds from a traditional to a Roth IRA. you’ll owe taxes, but if you convert this year, you can spread your tax liability over the next four years. Capital gams. The top tax rate on capital gains is now 20 percent for investments you’ve owned more than 18 months and sold after May 7. 1997 (10 percent for those in the 15 percent bracket). The old top rate of 28 percent still applies to investments held more than a year but not more than 18 months. And gains on investments held less than a year arc taxed as ordinary income. If your portfolio is overweighted with one type of investment or industry, or if you own investments that no longer meet your objec­ tives, the lower tax rates may provide an op­ portunity to reposition your assets. Education savings. Starting this year, tax­ payers can contribute up to $500 per year af­ ter taxes to education savings accounts for each cl 'd up to age 18. Earnings in the accoi . tax-deferred, and withdrawals are tax-free if taken for qualified education ex­ penses. If your kids are close to or already in col­ lege. the savings account is probably not ap­ propriate. but you do have two new tax cred­ its. The Hope credit can cut your taxes by up to SI .500 a year per student for tuition during the first two years of college. The lifetime learning credit lets you take up to SI.000 a year off your tax bill. It can be claimed for any year in which you don’t take the Hope credit for the same student. Paying off a student loan? You can now deduct student-loan interest in the first five years of a loan payback, up to S1.000 in 1998. This limit will increase each year, reaching S2.5OO in 2001. The deduction, however, is only available to joint filers earning less than $80,000 ($40,000 for singles). These are just a few of the new tax laws. Other provisions include lower taxes on home-sale profits, an increase in the estate­ tax exclusion and child tax credits. Consult your tax adviser today to see how you can take advantage of the new tax laws, aid maybe next April 15 will be a little more pleasant. LETTERS from our readers Put the blame on the church Dear editor: It’s nice to read your articles in the Re­ minder about people who are getting a new home through Habitat for Humanity. But when I read the story about the Nicker­ son family in the April 14 issue, I was puzzled by Mr. Nickerson’s comment that the govern­ ment doesn’t understand how hard it is to raise this many kids. It seems to me the government has quite a bit of understanding. That’s why you can ob­ tain free or low cost birth control from your local health department. Mrs. Nickerson said they have had to strug­ gle ever since they started going together. If fiat’s the case, why did they keep having more habies? If the Nickersons don’t believe in birth con­ trol for religious reasons, that’s their choice. But don’t put the blame on the government, put the blame where it belongs - on the church. If religion isn't the reason, then they have no one to blame but themselves. Chns Norton. Dowling Correction: • A photo caption on page 19 of the April 30 Hastings Banner should have read Patrick. Bruce and Cynthia Shade. The other caption of the ten Hastings High School students honored by the Rotary should have had the names of Traci Heffelbower. Sarah Bellgraph. Matt Toburen. Cheryl Gibbons and Carley Case in that order The Banner regrets the error Assistant Editor Costs have increased to use some of the services provided through the Barry County Planning and Zoning Department and Planning Commission. The County Board of Commissioners last week adopted a planning and zoning fee schedule that had been recommended by the County Planning Commission, with the exception of increasing the cost of a zoning permit. The cost of a $20 zoning permit will remain the same in the new fee schedule, rather than the $50 proposed by the Plan­ ning Commission In the fee schedule, which became effective May 4. the cost for an inves­ tigation has jumped from $65 to $130. Originally the recommendation had been $260 *1 thought $130 was high." Commis­ sioner Lew Newman said. County Board “Chairman Jim Bailey explained that an "investigation" must lake place when, for Quality Printing instance, someone builds a home without obtaining a building permit. "I hale to see fees passed on to lhe citi­ zens of lhe county as tar as increasing fees. but everybody should know you have to have a building permit. We've had commercial building, go up...with no building permit." Bailey said. Newman said he agrees with the investi­ gation fee when a large project is constnicted. such as a house, without a build­ ing permit, but that he'd hale to have a res­ ident charged an investigation fee for a small violation like building a patio 12 inches off the ground. "We talked to Jim McManus and he said it would be discretionary (in a small case like that).* Newman said. McManus is the director of the Planning and Zoning De­ partment. "The purpose of a permit, though, is for proper planning" to protect property own­ ers, Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James s^id. If fines are cheap, Bailey said, some peo­ ple are encouraged to risk not getting caught rather than complying with permit and variance procedures and costs "Our feeling was that we wanted to re­ capture the cost of doing the investiga­ tion," Commissioner Robert Wenger, chairman of the board s County Develop­ ment Committee, said. "We felt the $130 would cover the cost of doing the investigation. If there is a fine or whatever, that’s another whole gamut. We shouldn't tie the two together." "Rather than have a $130 fee, there should be a tremendous dollar fine" for vio­ lators, Bailey said. In the new schedule, if people request the Planning Commission to hold a special meeting, the cost is $400, an increase from $200. That fee was hiked to cover county costs when people want to expedite progress on their project without waiting for regular meeting dates. A site plan review will cost $200 and a land division review will take $100 out of your wallet in the new fee schedule. There were no previous fees for those two re­ views. Land divisions have become more time consuming to handle because of so many new state laws, McManus said this week. Because of "subtleties to the law," more time is needed to handle the land divisions, he said. The number of land divisions han­ dled by the office has increased, too. Bailey said the rationale behind establish­ ing a site plan review fee is because some­ times it takes two to three meetings plus travel expenses for Planning Commission members' visit to a site. "It seems excessive." Commissioner Rod Goebel said, wondering why that cost wasn't just rolled into permit costs. "They (site plan reviews and permits) are two different filings," Bailey said. The cost for a land division has increased from $20 to $50, plus $20 a parcel. The fee to handle variances will remain the same at $200 as will special use appeals at $200 and rezoning at $400. ...depends on experience and equipment. Let Us Quote Your Work! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 Assistant Editor All Barry County employees/retirees must pay for their own medical coverage after age 65 if they wish to continue group coverage under the Barry County plan. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey brought up the topic of medical insurance last week to clarify nt mors to the contrary. According to the medical coverage for elected county officials under the Municipal Employees Retirement System Benefits (MERS). elected officials have a six-year vesting period. This means that an official with six years of service could receive re­ tirement at age 60. Additionally, if an elected official has 15 years of service, he/she can reline al 55. If an eligible employee or elected official retires at age 60. he/she and a spouse can still continue medical coverage paid by the NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public heanng tor the following TABLED: CASE NQ. VHMTrscy Jo Fitzpatrick, (applicant) Paul A Sally Fitzpatrick, (property owners) LOCATION: Behind 6840 Dennison Rd . on the West side between Sa ddler & Nine Mile Roads in Sec 18. Orangevil q Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to erect a second permanent home on one (1) parcel m the AR zoning district 945-4147 Hours: Mon. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m; Sunday 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., East side off Hastings Point Rd Orangeville Twp m Sec 4. CASE NQ. V-15-99David A. Orszula. (applicant) LOCATION: At 478 Sharon Lane Dnve on West side off Woodland Rd in Sec 4. Wood­ land Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance to erect an attached garage 20 x 26 ft doser to the road than allowed (requesting to be 7 feet from the front lot hne) :n the RL-2 zoning distnet which requires 30 feet CASENQ. Y-lfrMDennis L & Jane E. Webb, (applicants) We Treat You Right m Sec 7. Barry Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance to create a parcel with 25 feet of Id width which is less than the required 75 feet of tot width in the RL-2 zoning district MEETING DATE: MAY 19,1999 PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance to erect a detached accessory building larger than 1024 square feet (requesting a 32 x 48 ft) and higher than 16 ft (requesting 22 feet in height) in the RL-1 zoning district We have over 50 in-stock or order a custom cake! 1120 W. Green Street • Hastings, MI Northwest side off Sprague Rd TIME; 7 JO P.M. PLACE; Community Room in the Courts 8 LOCATION: At 4891 North Bay Dnve on the North side off Pleasant Lake Road in Sec 4. Barry Twp PLUS TAX Tim Dooley, (applicant) LOCATION: At 11386 East Shore Dr on the LOCATION: At 4382 Trails End Rd on the Thomas G. A Bonnie L Ross, (applicants) s16.95 $20.95 PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to erect an attached garage 26 x 32 ft closer to the road than allowed (requesting a setback of 75 ft from center of road) r the AR zoning distnet which requires 83 ft from center of road CASE NO. Y-13-MRaymond Do Graaf, (applicant) detached accessory building higher than 16 feet (requesting a height of 21 feet 6 inches) in the RL-1 zoning district 8" Cake 10" Classic Sheet Cake county until age 65. The same is true for elected officials who retire at 55 with 15 years of service (called the F 55/15 waiver). "At age 65. the elected official has the option of continuing under the county med­ ical plan by the established rale for "Medi­ care complimentary" (or applicable) cover­ age," according to a county document about the policy. "An elected official who does not meet the criteria of being age 60 with six years of service, or does not meet the criteria for the F 55/15 waiver, and is no longer elected to serve, or one who decides not to serve again, without meeting the above staled criteria is not eligible for continued coverage at county expense. That person would under Federal law (Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986) be notified of their right to continued coverage at their expense for 36 months). LEGAL NOTICES: PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance to erect a • the various roles the deceased person played in the survivors’ lives. For many widows it takes a considerable period of time to realize what it is like to live without their spouse. Many survivors have to develop new skills and take on roles their partner’s performed. Survivors can resent having to take on new challenges in their partner’s absence or sec it as healthy and beneficial. It is key for healthy functioning that the survivor define these changes in a way that they perceive positively. Research also shows that for those people who find their meaning in life largely through their relationships and taking care of others, the death of a loved one may not only result in them having to grieve that loss, but also their sense of self. In the aftermath of a loved one’s death, people often perceive themselves as helpless, inadequate and incapable. Over time, these negative images should give wav to more positive ones and healthier ways of looking at the world. The fourth task is to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life. This is not a simple or mechanical task The sur­ vivors never forget the dead person. Nor should they forget, or try to purge that person from their memories. To do this would be damaging to their own identity. Rather, the survivors need to find an appro­ priate place for the deceased in their life. The deceased person will always be important. However, survivors need to engage in day to day living, enter into new relationships and in­ vest in new people. In relocating the deceased person psychologically, the survivors are able to develop a changeable relationship with the thoughts and memories they have of the dead person. In so doing, survivors arc able to con­ tinue their lives. Popular music idealizes hold­ ing onto the past and “never loving again.” To never love again is not healthy. When the survivor can come to a place of thinking of the loved one without pain, this is a good indicator of completed grieving. This is not to say that there will be no more sad­ ness. However, it is a different kind of sad­ ness. It lacks the gut wrenching quality it had previously. One can think of the deceased without the physical manifestations of intense crying and tightness of chest The sadness may never completely go away, and there will be no substitute for the lost person, but the survivor can reinvest emotional and physical energy in life and relationships. (Adaptedfrom "GriefCounseling and Grief Therapy ", J. William Worden ) County officials, employees medical coverage clarified by Elaiae Gilbert Some county planning, zoning fees increase by Elaine Gilbert There is evidence that al! humans gnevc loss. Anthropologists who have studied other cultures and their reactions to the loss of loved ones, report that there is an almost universal attempt to regain the lost loved one. and a be­ lief in an afterlife where one can be reunited with the loved one. Some authors have suggested that the loss of a loved one is psychologically traumatic in much the same way as a serious bum or wound is physically traumatic. Thus gnef rep­ resents a departure from healthy functioning and mourning is necessary to return to a state of well-being. Mourning is the adaptation to the loss. It is a process. As a process, it may be thought of as requiring four different tasks. Like any other tasks, these may be accomplished more or less well. If any of these tasks arc left in­ complete. then the grieving process is incom­ plete. And as with a physical wound, it is not completely healed. The first task is to accept the reality of the loss. When someone dies, there is always a sense *.i which the survivors feel it has not happened. Part of accepting this loss is com­ ing to believe you will not be reunited with the person in this lifetime. Some people get stuck at this stage by refusing to believe the facts of the loss, or denying the meaning of the loss. Acceptance of loss takes time be­ cause it is both intellectual and emotional. Ac­ cepting the loss as reality is particularly diffi­ cult in the case of a sudden or unexpected death. The second task is to work through the pain and grief. The pain of losing someone impor­ tant to you is physical, emotional and behav­ ioral. It is necessary to acknowledge and work through this pain otherwise it will manifest it­ self through symptoms and behaviors. This task may be complicated by society’s subtle discomfort with it. Many people arc more comfortable distracting friends from painful feelings than helping them experience . them. This can contribute to mourners feeling guilty or as though they arc being selfish gneving. In time this can result in the mourn­ ers’ believing that they should “not feel.” Sooner or later, these feelings must be dealt with. If a person denies the pain and puts off dealing with it. the environment may become less supportive than shortly after the death. The third task is adjusting to the environ­ ment in which the deceased is missing. Ad­ justing to this new environment means differ­ ent things depending on the relationship and LOCATION: At 1599 Nashville Road on the East side between River Rd and City limits in Sec 21. Hastings Twp » Law Building at 220 West Court Street, Has­ tings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described properties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hear­ ing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writ­ ing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any writ­ ten response may be mailed to the address hsted below or faxed to 616-948-4820 The vanance applications are available for public inspection at the Barry County Plan­ ning Office, 220 W. State St. Hastings. Michigan 49059 during the hours of 8 a m to 5 p.m (dosed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of pnnted materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meetingAieanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabili­ ties requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or call­ ing the following Michael Brown. County Ad­ ministrator. 220 W State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (5-7) I �Thursday May 7 1998 Page 6 - The Hastings Banner Jean A. WineIami PLAINWELL - Mrs Jean A Wineland, age 54. of Plainwell, passed away Saturday. May 2, 1998 in Rochester. Minnesota alter a lengthy illness. Jean was born June 16. 1943 in Munising, the daughter -of Jacob and Anna (Joel) Johnson. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a secretary at Delton Kellogg Schools. Jean had been a resident of the Pine Lake area for over 30 years. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson. She enjoyed square dancing, reading, and traveling. Her family will remember her for her kindness, generosity, and strength. On April 3. 1965. Jean was united in marriage to Philip Wincland. She was preceded in death by a sister. Ruth McNally in 1964; her father in 1973. and her mother in 1993 Jean is survived by her husband. Philip Wineland; two daughters, Julie Wincland ot Kalamazoo, and Christine (Alan) Mabie of Plainwell; one grandchild. Cole Mabie of Plainwell; two sisters. Eleanor Johnson of Munising, and Shircly (Walter) Lopez of Tucson. Arizona; one brother. Howard (Christian) Johnson of Birmingham. Alabama; several nieces and nephews. Memorial Services were held Tuesday. May 5. 1998 at Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Reverend William A. Hertel of Faith United Methodist Church in Delton officiated. Interment took place in Prairieville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to lhe Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester. Minnesota. Don't lake your organs to Heaven. Heaven knows we need them here. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEU FAMILY CHIRCH PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 2601 l-occs Rood. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Stcsc Olmstead (616) J58-3O2I church phone Sundas* Scrsicc 9 30 a m . Sundas 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 a m . Sunday evening 600 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mellish 541 N Michigan Ave . Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. Evening Service* 6 pm Wednes­ day BiNe study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on video* in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course School 11 0J am. Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHIRCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (t 16) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm P<» Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 C EDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd. 8 nu South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School al 10 00 am. Worship 11 U0 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting al 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church ot God Bu.ldmg) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar al 948­ 2101 St Andrew* is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLE OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 1045 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities *UUpm are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19), Adult Bible Study ■ No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHURC H 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-406l or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaugh|. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 45 a m for all ages 4-11, Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8:00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH iFtftifHr the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 fYiwell Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p hi Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes*ige”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all ST. RONE < ATHOUC C HURC H M)5 s Jefferson Father C harles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and I1 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School I lout. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Sen ices for Adults. Teens and Children 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 8 30 a m and II 00 am Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and share tunc 9 30 a m . Wcdncsdav evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available lor all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45pm to 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care pros ided > ST. MATTHIAS ANGLIC AN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekday* or all day week­ end* Sunday Morning Mas* 10 00 a m - 1928 B<«ok of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and II 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 (X) pm Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more informatior. 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 pm if in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study. plca*c call for more detail* NASHVILLE AREA HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Fxlucution Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCTI-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School. 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship. II 00 am Worship Child care available for infantv & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 00 p m Ml-lll Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m SR-III Youth Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 pm Pio­ neer clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5 (JOpm Youth Handbells. b 30 p m Adult Handbells. 7 30 p m Uhancel Choir Tuesday. May 12 12 00 pm Ht-Nooncrs • Potluck Program Wednesday. May 13 12 00 p m UMW Lunch Pro­ gram Saturday Mas 16 6 00pm (roodwill Class - Potluck Program ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Thursday. May 7 NATIONAL DAY OF PR AYER Saturday. May 9 Cub Scout District Pinewood Derby Leason Sharpe Hall. 7 00 p m Ringo Swingo Square Dancers • Leason Sharpe Hall Sunday. May 10 Mother's Day 9 00 a m Chanel C hoir rehearsal. 9 15 a m Sunday School teacher* meet for prayer - Sr High classroom. 9 30 a m and II <KI am Sunday morn­ ing Worship Service* Communion celebrated al 9 30 and 11 00 a m The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBUH • AM 1220 Nursery i* pro­ vided during both Services 9 50 a m Sunday Schoo! • Preschool ■ 4th grade meet* in the Hall 10 30 a m Coffee Hour - Dining Room No Youth Fellowship today spend some time with your Mam' Mon­ day. May 11 12 (Mt n«»»n Rotary Senior Bovs' Luncheon - Leason Sharpe Hall. "00 pin Womens C oncern Group B meets at Dorothy C utlerY home " 30 p m Session meeting - Dining Room Tucsdav. May 12 "(Ki pm Committee to Prc.a>> Abuse meet* tn the Li­ brary. ' tMip m Girl Scout Leaders ( PR Class - Leason Sharpe Hall. 7 00 pm Mary C ircle - Lounge Wednesday. May 13 10 00 am Healths Families Play Group - Leason Sharpe Hall. 6 00 p m Church Ntght Supper. " <K) pm C hancel C hoir rehearsal. " tai pm Bible Study on Romans - Lounge iDase Joslyn teaching i GRACE COMMUNITY CHURC H meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Ihm Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the service Nursery. children* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Chord) Service 1030 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ing*. Junior-Senior High WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D1U THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hasting* BOSLEY PHARMACY I IS S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTI RING CO. Hasting*. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. ""<i Cook Rd GRACE LUTHERAN CHIRCH 239 E North St. Hastings Res Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. May 10 8 00 and 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 a m Sunday School (all ages) I luusday. May 7 4 00p m( hildrenY Choir; 7-00 Adult Chou Sat­ urday. May 9 10 00 a m Catcch 4. 8 00 p m NA Monday. May 11 7 00 p in Education Comm . Women of Faith BS Tuesday. May 12 700 pm Shepherd Comm. 7 30 QA Wednesday. May 13 10 00 a in WordWatchers. "00 p m Stewardship Comm . 7 30 Adult ( atcch Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rove Catholic Church. Hasting* Mas* Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Thi s mlormatutn «wi worship services is pro\uk'd by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses ■presenpoon*" HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St. Re* Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Re* Ikmald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day ■ 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bib!; Study. iOOO am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid* quizzing. 7 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office Hasting*. Michigan Dr. Philip H. Frandscn SPRING LAKE - Dr. Philip H Frandscn. 71. of Spring Lake passed away Monday. May 4. 1998 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on March 26. 1927 in Hastings, the son of Einar and Gertrude (Hayes) F'randsen. He married Esther Johnson on August 15. 1952 in Grand Haven. Dr. Frandscn was an Army Veteran of World War II and was graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1953. He did his internship and residency with Stanford University Hospital in San Francisco and Saint Bartholomew Hospital in London. Dr. Frandscn moved to the Muskegon-Spring Lake area in 1959. and went into medical practice with Muskegon Surgical Associates where he worked until retirement. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven. He was also a former Chief of Staff for Hacklcy Hospital, past president of the Muskegon Medical Society, and past president of Spring Lake Country Club He was a member of the University of Michigan Alumni Club and Tequesta Country Club He served as a volunteer surgeon in Niger. Africa. His special interests included golf, horticulture, reading and bridge. Dr. Frandscn is survived by his wife of nearly 46 years. Esther; three daughters. Paula Frandscn of Grand Rapids. Margaret Frandscn of Northfield. Minnesota and Lisa (Richard) Tumor of Atlanta. Georgia; two grandchildren. Katie and Philip Turner; and his sister, Helen (Gene) Monroe of Hastings. A Memorial Service for Dr. Frandscn will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, may 15. 1998 at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven with Rev. Dr. Eric Snyder and Rev. Dr. Michael Fry officiating. Friends may meet the family 7-9PM Thursday evening. May 14. 1998 at the family hqpic. Memorials may be given to Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. I South Habor Ave.. Grand Haven, Ml 49417; Community Foundation for Muskegon County. 425 W. Western Ave.. Suite 200. Muskegon. Ml 49440 or Barry County Community Foundation. PO Box 81. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS - Forest J. Foley, age 78. of Hastings, passed away Friday. April 30. 1998 at his residence. Mr. Foley was bom on June 13. 1919 in Charlotte, the son of James & Hazel (Callihan) Foley. He was raised in the Hastings Area and attended Barry County rural schools and Hastings High School. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II serving from June 1944 until January 1946. He was married to Bethel D. Hummel on September 8. 1939 and she passed away June 9. 1992. Mr. Foley has resided in Rutland Township of Barry County since 1951. He was employed as a self-employed masonry & concrete contractor most of his working life. Other employment included Hastings Manufacturing Company and Hastings Viking Corporation. He retired in 1984. He built and was the original owner of the Blarney Stone Bar of Hastings. He was a member of and very active in the Democratic Party, served as supervisor of Rutland Township in Barry County from 1961-1967 and again from 1970-1984. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying especially hunting, fishing, mushrooming. He was a certified assessor. Mr. Foley was also preceded in death by his parents', great grandson. Jacob Powers; step-father, Alvin VanAlstinc; sisters. Martha Black & Betty Lovett. Mr. Foley is survived by one son. Gary (Janet) Foley of Hastings; one daughter. Sharon (Roger) Curtiss of Battle Creek; one brother. Carl Foley of Battle Creek; one sister. Gladys Thompson of Battle Creek; five granddaughters. Stacy (Scott) Strumpfcr of Livonia. Paige Foley of Hastings. Katherine (Jon) Powers of Baltic Creek, Jennifer (James) Ackley of Battle Creek. Theresa Curtiss of Baltic Creek; two great grandchildren. Erin Ackley & Ethan Powers; four step­ sisters. Iva (Gordon) Lee of Hastings. Peggy Corkins of Nashville. Joyce Martin of Battle Creek. Anita (Fred) Shook of Bellevue; step-brother. Russel (Beth) VanAlstinc of Texas; several nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation. Memorial Services will be held Saturday. May 9. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Kilpatrick United Brethren Church/M-66 Barnum Road. Woodland with Reverend George Spcas officiating. Burial will take place al Hastings Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Willard G. WALLER, TEXAS- Mr. Frank "Frankie" Wayne Burrows. 39. of Waller Texas, formerly of Battle Creek and Delton area passed away Saturday. December 20. 1997 due to an automobile accident. He was born on January 25. 1958 in Baltic Creek, the son of Frank D. and Gloria Ann (Ecklcr) Burrows. He was raised in the Dclton/Hickory Comcrs area until 1980. He attended Delton Kellogg Schools. He served in the Navy during Peace time from September 1975 until September 1977 as a CECA (Construction Electrician Constructionman Apprentice). He married Vallis M. Gill of Pikeville. Kentucky. Mr. Burrows was a builder at a construction company in Houston and also built and did repair work for a mobile home sales business in Houston. While in Michigan, he worked on a farm and sold tools and welding equipment. He also worked at Fl. Custer Industrial Park building the reproductions of lhe Model A cars. He attended the Sc ven th-Day Adventist Church when he was younger. He enjoyed lake fishing, working on electronic equipment and making metal objects. He enjoyed his dogs and bam cals while al home, having friends over for cook outs, working on small engines, and fixing many mechanical appliances. Mr. Burrows is survived by his wife. Vallis of Pikeville. Kentucky, one son. Adrian W. Burrows of Pikeville. Kentucky; his parents, Frank D. and Gloria A. Burrows of Delton; one sister. Julie Chantrcnc of Marshall; and maternal grandmother. Marion M. Ecklcr of Battle Creek. Visitation will be held Thursday. May 14 from 9am to 5pm at the Bachman Hobble Funeral Service. 223 N. Bedford Rd.. Battle Creek. Memorial services with Military­ Honors will be held Friday. May 15. 1998 at 11:30am at the Fort Custer National Cemetery with Pastor Michael Bakcr-Strccvy of Sonoma United Methodist Church officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Concern for Critters or Leila Arboretum. Mahan E. Carlson HASTINGS - Marian E. Carlson, age 90. of Hastings and formerly of Alto, passed away Sunday. May 3. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Carlson was bom on August 19, 1907 in Whitncyvillc. the daughter of George & Nettie (Peel) Hutchinson. She was raised in the Whitncyvillc area and attended the Slone School and Creston High School in Grand Rapids. She was married to Enoch N. Carlson on March 19. 1929 and he preceded her in death on April 20, 1979. She moved to her farm home in 1929 and has lived in lhe Hastings Area since 1993. She and her husband. Enoch farmed in the Alto area for many years. She was a member of Kent County Farm Bureau and was a former women's county chairman. Mrs. Carlson was veryartistic and musical, especially enjoyed painting on canvas and china. Mrs. Carlson was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Carlson is survived by one daughter, Joan (John) Letson of Bellevue; two sons. Stephen (Shirley) Carlson of Ada. Marvin Carlson of Hastings; six grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; sister. Lillian Vos of Grand Rapids; sister-in-law. Anne Carlson of Lowell. Funeral Sen ices for Mrs. Carlson were held Wednesday. May 6. 1998 al Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church. Reverend Phil Whipple officiated. Burial look place at Bowne Center Cemetery in Bowne Township. Kent County. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church or charity of choice. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. HASTINGS - Willard G. "BillPierce. age 79. of Hastings, passed away Monday. May 4. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Pierce was born on October 15. 1918 in Calloway County. Kentucky, the son of James W. & Freddie B. (Elkins) Pierce. He was raised in Kentucky and attended schools there. He later attended the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Detroit. He was married to Jessie M. Kelly on March 11. 1940 in Detroit and she passed away February 9. 1998. Mr. Pierce moved to Detroit in Ihc mid-1930's. He worked in an auto plant and in 1945 joined the Montgomery Ward retail organization as a clerk in Alpena. He was subsequently promoted to managerial positions in Coldwater. Cadillac, and Battle Creek before being named manager of the Hastings outlet in 1951. In 1954 Mr. Pierce resigned from Montgomery Ward to join Orchard Industries in Hastings as purchasing agent. He advanced in the company to become president and general manager of it's Actionflex division whi4h manufactured hose and ducting. In 19^1 he co-founded Flexfab of Hastings and became Chairman of the Board. Hexfib grew to become on of Hastings major industries with 850 employees and 1997 sales of S75 million. The original company has grown and is currently known as Hexfab Horizons International headquartered in Hastings. Mr. Pierce, in addition to his business interests, was devoted to archery and co-founded the Pro­ Line Archery- Equipment Company. He was a membr of Hastings First Presbyterian Church, a Past Deacon & Elder. Member and Past President of the Hastings Lions Club, former member of the Hastings City Council and founder and President of the Willard G. Jessie M. Pierce Foundation. In the early 1970’s he was a National Amateur Archcry Champion. He had a great interest in antique clocks. For the past several years he has lived in Hastings and North Poi I. Florida. Mr. Pierce was also preceded in dea h by his parents and sister. LaVcr^e Morgan in 1988. Mr. Pierce is survived by two sons. Willard L. "Joe" Pierce of Hastings, and Gary J. Pierce of Portville, New York; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and one sister. Corrinc Richardson of Mesa. Arizona. Funeral Services for Mr. Pierce will be held Thursday. May- 7. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Hastings First Presbyterian Church with Reverend's Willard H. Curtis. G. Kent Keller and John F. Huntley officiating. Entombment will take place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Willard G. & Jessie M. Pierce Charitable Foundation c/o The Wren Funeral Home. 1401 North Broadway. Hastings. MI. 49058. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Reach over 50J000 area homes with a Reminder: ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 • 24 Hours A Pay 7 Pays A Week! ’ Jtose CfuUuvdo (Lppeat on fPage /5 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 7. 1998 - Page 7 Social Nevus Ferris-Froncheck to wed in October Rachel Ferns of Battle Creek, daughter of l-arry and Karen Fems of Dowling, Ml and Don Fronchcck of Bloomingdale, ML son of Donald and Helen Fronchcck of Collinsville. IL are announcing their engagement. Rachel is attending Davenport College for her bachelor 's in accounting. She is employed by Kellogg’s. Don graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's tn forestry He is employed by Townsend Tree Service An October wedding is planned. Cousins-Baroch united in marriage Maureen Ann Cousins of Augusta. Ml. daughter of Carol and Richard Cousins of McCordsville. IN. married Bruce Benjamin Baroch of Hickory Comer. ML son of Donna and Wcndel Baroch of Hickory Corners, on March 7. I99X at the Hickory Corners Wes­ leyan Church. Pastor Jeff Worden was the of­ ficiating minister. Martelle Cousins, Maureen's sister.was maid of honor. Wayne Baroch. Bruce's brother, was best man Maureen attended Wichita State University, the University of Indianapolis, and Kellogg Community College and is a rural mail earner in Hickory Comers. Bruce attended Kellogg Community Col­ lege and is a redi-mix operator for Peterman Concrete in Battle Creek, a part-time police officer for Allegan City Police Department, and a sergeant and former helicopter pilot for the National Guard in Grand Ledge. Ml. The couple will reside in Hickory Comers. Joneses to observe 25th anniversary Mike and Sharon i Pavlich) Jones, of Delton will be cclcbratine 25 years of marriage on May 5. I99K Mike and Sharon have two children, Nicholas and Bethany Jones. A family dinner is being given in their honor on May 9 at the Gull Lake View Golf C ourse Clubhouse by their children and Mike's parents. Des and Marilyn Jones. Mike is employed by Battle Creek Gravel and Sharon is employ ed as a secretary at Del­ ton Middle School LEGAL NOTICE BPW member now treasurer of District 7 Carol Ergang, a member of the Hastings Business and Professional Women's Club since 1986. was elected District 7 Treasurer recently at the BPW spring meeting in Ionia. Er­ gang has served as president, vice president and secretary of the Hastings club. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by PAULEiN HOLMES an unmarried woman, by her Attorney in Fact. Fred Holmes, of 402 Pollard Lake Odessa Mctugan 48849 and Bond Corporation a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan whose address is 2007 Eastern, S E , Grand Rapids. Michigan 49507 dated September 4. 1996 and recorded on September 11, 1996. in Liber 672 Pages 253-258 of the Barry County Register of Deeds which mortgage has been as­ signed to First National Bank ol Mchigan a Na­ tional Banking Association whose address <s 241 E Saginaw East Lansmg Michigan 48823 by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage dated No­ vember 19 1996 and recorded on December 2 1996 with the Ba*ry County Register of Deeds at Liber 679 Page 718 and upon which there is now claimed to be due for principal and interest the sum of Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hun­ dred Thirty Eight Dollars and Twelve Cents ($27,538 12) and no suit or proceedings at law having bee i instituted to recover the said debt or any part thereof NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, on May 28 1998 at 2 00 p m the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County court­ house 220 W Slate Street Hastings Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County ot Barry, at public vendue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, to­ gether with the legal fees and charges of the sale including attorneys fees allowed by law the premises in said mortgage located m the Town­ ship of Woodland Barry County and whch are described as follows Lot 8 of Hillsdale Park according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Libe' 2 of Plats Page 65 which has an address ol 402 Pol­ lard Lake Odessa Michigan 48849 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241(a) tn which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the dale of such sale First National of Mchigan 241 E Sagmaw East Lansing Mchigan 48823 Dated April 7 1998 Drafted by William M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney lot Mortgagee 161 Ottawa NW Ste 111-A Grand Rapids Ml 49503 (5/14) (616) 458-1315 1 800-968 2221 Lake Odessa NEWS by Elaine Garlock The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. May 14. at Lake Manor. There w ill be election of four di­ rectors to replace three whose terms expire this year and one who resigned. The speaker will be James Winslow of Grand Rapids, whose expertise is in railroad history, particu­ larly the K-re Marquette line and the C & C which came through Lake Odessa and Clarksville. Thursday forenoon, just before the first raindrops fell, there were two long lines of school children from West Elementary, ac­ companied by their teachers, aides and some parents and administrators, who formed a hu­ man chain from the library adjacent to the rail line to the new library a block south in the for­ mer theater law office pharmacy. The DPW had blocked First Street so the chain could be continuous, as they handed books from one to another for half an hour. Library staff mem­ bers were on hand to oversee the emptying of some shelves at one end and stocking shelves at the other Library Board members Lon French. Debbie Bchlcr and Bill Standage were seen helping the process. As the first shift finished the allotted time. Librarian Con­ nie Tcachworth. using her bullhorn, thanked them and promised a candy treat at the corner as they headed back to school. Girl members of the National Honor Society were at the cor­ ner with their bags of candy bars to pass out the appreciation treats. A television crew came and showed some footage of the move on the 6 p.m. news. A girls' softball league is now in operation, with doublcheader games each Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Lake Odessa fairgrounds. Mothers Day is coming Sunday, May 10. The Women's Fellowship of the Congrega­ tional Church hosted ladies ft6n. the Ver­ montville Congregational Women's Guild Wednesday at a luncheon served by a local committee. Betty Carey introduced Maureen Robertson of Midd'.evillc, who had on display a series of dolls she had created. There were huggy. squeezy cloth dolls with fabric to match the Biblical dolls in counterpart for touching and handling. She also had three baby dolls to honor her three granddaughters. The Biblical characters ranged from Eve to Mary Magdalene, including elderly characters Sarah and Abraham. The guests were later in­ vited to visit the Lake Odessa Depot and take advantage of the offer while the host group had their business meeting. Two members of the Friends of the Library attended a linkings session at the Library of Michigan Tuesday. The attendance was lim­ ited to 75 due to the capacity of the Lake On­ tario room and some would-be registrants were rejected. Roseville's number was cut from seven to five. There were sessions on keeping legal, with the speaker a librarian turned lawyer. 1he second speaker was Joseph Fitzsimmons of Ann Arbor, former president of FOLUSA, the national organization He talked about recruitmwtrof board members from business, industry, non-profit groups and others. Following the post lunch sharing time, those attending could tour cither the stale library or the state museum. Kurt and Christa Rosenberg and daughter Anna spent the weekend here and attended services at Central United Methodist Church. They lived on Maple Street off Brown Road until their move to the Detroit area more than a year ago. They had been Sunday School teachers and were delighted to sec many of their former elassmembers being confirmed in membership Sunday morning. The class of confirmants had 11 young teenagers. Ed and Phyllis Miller of Bellevue, along with Audra Cunningham, attended Central Church to sec granddaughter Jacqueline Cun­ ningham baptized and confirmed. Robert and Rosalie (Curtis) McDowell of Wyoming, Mich., have announced the en­ gagement of their daughter, Colleen, to Rudolph Schulte II. The bride has her bache­ lor’s degree and her masters degree from GVSU. The prospective groom is the son of Patricia Schulte of Bad Axe. He is a graduate of Sagmaw Valley State University Wedding plans are set for June 20. Colleen is a grand­ daughter of Fannie Curtis, the late Roland Curtis, and the late John and Marian McDow­ ell The 1-96 Speedway has a new owner, ac­ cording to a (iR Press story. Tom Stager of Grand Rapids is the new owner and is chang­ ing the name to New 96 Speedway. He intends to add something new each year. The previous owner. Tom Baptista Jr., had recently markmany improvements and last year held only special events. Slager intends to go back to having races every Saturday night. The first races will be this week and will sec 410 Sprints. I MCA Modificds and Street Stock classes. Slager is GM employee. His wife and daughter will assist in the operation. Many of the Baptista employees will stay with the op­ eration, including the announcer. Mike Strevel. Bruce and Brian Garlock made a quick visit between Brian's hockey games at Southside Ice Arena on Sunday. They saw Bruce s sister and nieces, his mother and brother and ate a meal. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, May 9, at I p.m. at the Lake Odessa Dcpot/Muscum. Shirley DeBoer of Grand Rapids will be the speaker, with her topic “Searching Collateral Lines.” This might be considered “Organizing and Going Piggy-Back." How to find a female ancestor? Often an obituary of the lady herself indicated only that she was bom in Ohio and her hus­ band was John Brown with no name given for her. Sometimes even cemetery records list her only as the wife of a certain man. On the fol­ lowing Saturday, there will be a beginning genealogy class at the same place and at the same hour with a S5 fee. which will cover cost of some materials. This is open to anyone who wants to get started in climbing the family tree. Creeping phlox b likely the most showy plant nght now The Roy Picrccficlds on Sec­ ond Avenue at Fourth Street have a mass of flowers in a terraced bank The square blue house on M-43 opposite Durkee Road has a mass of flowers cascading down each side of their steps. Dr. Douglas Hoort, whose practice is on M-50 at Eaton Highway, was one of three county residents honored at the third annual Pooch Parade Sunday at Bertha Brock Park. The three were named for their dedication to homeless pets of Ionia County. Others were editors of the Portland Review and the county Shoppers’ Guide. Dallas and Norenc Braden will have a 50th anniversary on May 9. Lester and Virginia Yonkers Saturday at­ tended the graduation of their granddaughter. Taleesc Yonkers, from Lake Michigan College at Benton Harbor with her bachelor s degree in nursing. Her married sister. Treena. came home from Belize for the occasion. Both girls spent the weekend with their father. Dr. Tom Yonkers, a veterinarian, at his Wall Lake home. Family members enjoyed a noon meal together at Kalamazoo en route home. Changes arc happening at Huhns Food Market. The southwest room, which began as a space for handling pop cans, became a video store while it was Fclpausch. Now the vacated space has its retractable mesh partition in preparation for the coming of Portland Fed­ eral Credit Union branch. The other big change is that half^hc driveway used for gro­ cery pick up has metal arches awaiting the plastic skin to transform the area into a green­ house so the store can sell bedding plants. More people have arrived from Florida. Some of them are Dick and Vcrgic Winkler, Max and Phyllis Decker. Donald and Janet King of Morrison Lake. Henry and Beulah Beland. Don and Marge McDowell. Tena Manshum is to be a new resident on Johnson Street. West Elementary youngsters formed a human chain last Thursday to pass books from the old library site to the new one. Maureen Robertson of Middleville displayed a series of dolls she created to women from the Lake Odessa and Vermontville Congregational churches. We have a great deal of interest in keeping your funds liquid on our Guaranteed Market Rate Account APY*------------ monthly maintenance fee for six With an Old Kent Guaranteed months. And as a bonus, if Market Rate Account you get an you open a new personal excellent return - currently 5.03'1 APY- on a balance of / SI 5X100 or more. And you checking account at the same time, we’U waive that monthly maintenance fee for can keep your money liquid six months, too. with easy access any time by So stop by any Old Kent office ATM or with checks. or call 1-800-OLD KENT by June 30. If you open your account by June 30, 1998. we'U waive the minimum And keep your funds liquid while they're balance requirement. So you'll avoid the earning a great rate. OLD KENT •Current Annual Percentage Yield (APY> as ot 4 9 98 'ate changes weekly indei based on ‘IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES - First Tier Seven Day Yield’ in IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT .1 -.<.r,.Ce ol IBC Donoghue Inc After the first su months a monthly maintenance fee will be assessed it the account balance tails below minimum daily balance requirements Refer to the Schedule ot Fees and Minimum Balances for other fees that could reduce earnings on lhe account The GMRA offer applies to Retail and Business Banking - ao«nl M* -MS �Page fl - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 7 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INI ORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Shannon Dwight Branch and Victor Branch |O«nt tenants Mortgagors to Commonpoint Mortgage a Meh. gan Corporation Mortgagee dated April ?3 1997 and recorded on May 7 1997 in liber 693 Page 698 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION an Ari­ zona corporation by assignment recorded on March 16 1998 Document No 1008885 Barry County Records Michigan on which said mort­ gage there rs claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of Sixty Four T housand One Hun­ dred Thirty Six and 21/100 ($64 136 21) Dollars including interest at 11 01% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan on Thursday May 21 1998 at 1 00 p m Said premises are situated in the Town­ ship of Orangeville. County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Parcel I Commencing 200 Feet West of the SE Corner of the West 1 /2 of the West 112 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence North 150 feet thence East 200 feet thence North 50 feet thence West 315 ’eel thence South 200 feel thence East 115 feel to the place of begin­ ning Parcel ll Commencing at the SE Corner of the West t (2 of tne West 1 /2 of the NW 1 /4 of Section 17 T2N R10W thence West 100 feet to begin­ ning thence North 150 feel thence West 100 feet thence South 150 feet thence East 100 feet to beginning The ledempt-on period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 27 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sofcroff SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 B ngnam Farms Ml 48025-4541 (248) 642-6000 (5/7) Be independent MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS f IHM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA T ION WE OBTAIN Wil L BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made •n the conditions of a mortgage made by Kather­ ine Krewson unmarried (Original Mortgagors! to Allstate Mortgage and Fmance Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August 11 1995 and recorded on August 23 1995 in Liber 638 on Page 545 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE u.ider the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as otAugust 31 1995 Series 1995-B as assignee by an assign ment dated August 29 1995 which was recorded on August 2 1996 in Liber 668 on Page 396 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 37/100 dollars ($32 236 37) including intei est at 12 15°. per annum Adjustable Rate Mort gage interest rale may change on 3/1 and 9/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statue in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part ot them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on May 21 1998 Said premises are situated m VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 7 of Block 63 ot the Village of Middleville according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 on Page 27 The redemption period shall be 6 month! s> from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 9 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Fie 498032733 (5/7) Spring Special 10% DISCOUNT THRU MAY ON DETAILING. Thii includes such services os... Buff & Wax, Interior Shampoo,Trunk & Motor Cleaning. Combination Specials, etc. Hastings Detail Shop 1510 Starr School Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 ’ (1/4 Mile South of E.W. Blissi — Over 15 Years Experience - TjL Gw nf Yvndf ■ Y«l.m Tok QkYur Huh HOMEOWNERS MYOfraiBITCMDgWT $5 SBC 00C SrJS mo Credit Problems OK 1 Day Pra-Approval | Fixed Rates 8*™aanEST OSMB M ■■ Hogg story Dear Ann Landers: I was amused b\ your column about off-beat names, but I have a comment about Ima Hogg. There's more to the story than you printed I had a friend who knew the Hogg family According to him. Mr. Hogg was a wealthy Texas businessman who desperately wanted a son. but Ins wife gave birth to twin girls Mr Hogg was so disappointed and angry that he turned them Ima and Ura Neither girl ever married, but they did take over their father’s business when he died. I think they are still alive. Please set the record straight. - Correct in Cambria. Calif. Dear Cambria: I received quite a flurry of letters from my Texas readers about Ima Hogg and her sister. Ura. so we did some checking. According to David Warren, director of the Bayou Bend Collection anil Gardens at the Museum of Einc Aris in Houston, there was never a Ura Hogg. Here are the facts; James Stephen Hogg was the first nativeborn governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895 He had three sons, and his wife gave birth to their only daughter. Inu. in I8K2 The gover­ nor did not name her out of spite His brother. Thomas Elisha Hogg, had written a Civil War poem about a beautiful Southern girl named Ima (which is a shortened version of Imo­ gene). who took care of a Union soldier Gen Hogg thought Ima was a lov-ly name. Ima grew up to be a wcli-rcspecicd and much-admired philanthropist and founder of the Houston Symphony. She also started the first child guidance clinic in the United States in 1927 and founded the Hogg Mental Health Foundation in Houston She never married or had children, and she died tn 1975 at the r.pc old age of 93. At the time of her death, she had given all her wealth away to various char­ ities and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, which owns and manages her magnificent home. Bayou Bend. Dozens of people wrote, however, to tell me about the imaginary Ura. Some even said they knew her well. Take a look at some of my mail: Dear Ann; Fifty years ago. when my brother, my sister and I used to visit our grandparents in Texas, we were told that the venerable Hogg family had not one but two daughters. They were named Ima and Ura. Wc once drove past a lavish new fountain in front of the Warwick Hotel in Houston, and my folks told us it had been built by Ima and Ura Hogg in tribute to their parents. Were we three gullible children just getting a little “slop” thrown our way. or is your memory slipping. Ann? We’d appreciate an answer. Sisters Dear Ann Landen: I have reached the age where I read obituaries every day. I wonder sometimes about the personal nature of what is printed. It seems to me like an invasion of privacy. Docs the public need to know that someone died of AIDS? Is it anyone’s business that he or she was married briefly 40 years ago to someone else or that there was a sibling no one new about because of a family estrange­ ment? What about the murdered woman whose obituary lists several sons with differ­ ent last names? It makes the reader thin! she was a person of low morals w ho could expect to wind up murdered. The final printed story on our lives is al­ ways written by someone else. Your column, would be a good place for us to discuss our right to privacy and the public’s right to know the details of our lives. - Midwest Senior. Dear Senior: Usually, the information that appears in obituaries is supplied by a family member. I agree that informing the public that an individual died of AIDS is not necessary, and I would prefer to see “an extended ill­ ness.” As for the multiple marriages, it’s pan of the persons’ history, and I have no problem with it. Trouble calling Dear Ann luinders: The letter from “Your Loving Husband.” who complained about his wife calling him at work, made me laugh. The behavior your rattled correspondent finds so appealing is business-as-usual when Dad is the one who is at home with the kids. There is a constant stream of phone calls to my office as moms are interrupted by calls from their husbands to locale lost articles of clothing, giving cooking instructions or settle argu­ ments. If “Loving Husband” comes up with a solu­ tion to this problem. I’d appreciate his passing it on. R. in Baldwin.N.Y. Dear R So would I. along with millions of working moms How about it. readers? Is alcohol ruining vour life or the life of a loved one ' "Alcoholism. Hou to Recognize It. Hou to Deal ll'ith It. Hou to Conquer It" can turn things around Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3 75 (this includes postage and handling/ to Alcohol, c/o Ann Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send 54.55/ To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past i olumns. visit the Creators Syndicate web page at xvuw.creators. com. Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate. Inc. .*£SFf£l<2m« PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions of property owners within the Township signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) pet cent of the total frontage upon the portion of road proposed to be improved hereunder and upon motion of the Township Board of the Township ot Prairieville the Township Board proposes to pave and perform other road improvements to that portion of Hughes Road (a/k/a Shetp Lake Road) which is a private road in the plat of Shady Heights m Prairieville Township and to create a special assessment distnet tpr the recovery of the costs tbe'eof by special assessment against the properties benefited therein PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Distnet within which the above-mentioned improve­ ments are proposed to be constructed and within which the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows LOTS 1-44 OF SHADY HEIGHTS PLAT PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received engineered plans showing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of such con­ struction in the amount of S67 258 has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring i*s intention to make such improvement and to create the aforedesenbed Special Assessment District and has further tentatively found the Petitions for the improvements to be in compliance with statutory requirements PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said plans cost estimate special assessment district and Petitions may be examined al the Office of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notice until and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such pubic hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in accordance with Act 162 of the Pubic Acts of 1962 as amended appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Mchigan Tax Tnbunal PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest or hts or her agent may appear m person at the hearing to protest the special assessment or shall be permitted to file at or before the heanng h>s cr her appearance or protest by letter and hts or her personal appearance shall not be required PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the event that written objections to the improvements are filed with the Township Board at or before the heanng described herein signed by lhe record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total frontage upon the portion of road to be improved in the above described proposed special assessment district lhe project can­ not be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total frontage upon the portion of road to be improved in the special assessment distret as finally established by the Township Board LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING *TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Linda S Colvin, a single woman (Onginal Mortgagors) lo Broadmoor Financial Services Inc. a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 21. 1995 and recorded on July 6. 1995 in Liber 634 on Page 406. Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION suc­ cessor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Cor­ poration o’ New York as assignee by an assign­ ment dated December 1 1995 which was recorded as December 26 1995 m Liber 647. on Page 931 Barry County Records on whch mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One and 33/100 dollars ($49 621 33) in­ eluding interest at 8 12% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided nolce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them in pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 odock pm on June 4 1998 Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as The East 1/2 of Lot 1006 of the City of Hast­ ings. according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case lhe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Successor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION successor by merger to NationsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98043346 (5/21) PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE mat a putXc hearing upon such petitions plans special assessment distnet and estimate of costs will be held at the Prairieville Township Hail at 10115 South Norns Road within Prairieville Township commencing at 7 30 p m on May 13 1998 posed Special Assessment District All interests persons are invited to be present and express their views at the public hearing Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as sign­ ers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individuals with dtsabi it-es at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Daniel Cash Thompson, son of Dan and Shannon Thompson, was bom on April 6. 1998. 6:43 a.m.. at Blodgett Hospital. Cash’s grandparents are Richard and Erika Scssink. of Haines City. Fla., and Karen and Troy Strader of Lake Odessa. BOY. born at South Haven Community Hospital on April 24. 1998 at 7:35 p.m. to Mike and Tricia Lake of Bangor. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs.. 21 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Chuck and Pat Weber of Bangor and Bill and Irene Lake of Hastings. Great grandparents are Earle and Mary Ida Overton. Theodore and Helen Stocchicro of Bangor and Orville Hammond of Hastings. GIRL. Mikayla Ashley Lake BOY. Jeffrey Lew is Tyrell Jr., bom at Pennock Hospital on April 18. 1998 at 3:01 p.m. to Jeff Tyrrell an Deb Comp of Hastings. Weighing 4 lbs. I oz. and 15 3/4 inches long. BOY. Dontca Joseph Wade, born at Pennock Hospital on April 16. 1998 at 1:40 p.m. to Hidie Kcast and James Stephens of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs.. 5 I'2 ozs. and lQ I 2 inches long. BOY, Shamin Michael, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on April 16. 1998 at 4:42 p.m to Jessica and Bill Row ley of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long BOY. Clayton J., bom at Pennock Hospital on April 13. 1998 to Nicole Slakjoski and Michael Anders of Middleville. Weighing 5 lbs. 13 ozs. and 19 inches long Heather Mary, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on April 15. 1998 at 9:09 a.m. lo Jodi Kohl and Travis Jansma of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 inches lung. GIRL. Brook, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on April 14, 1998 at 10:16 p.m. to DcAnna Hopkins and Brian Lewis of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL. Jordan Ashley Kay. bom al Pennock Hospital on April 24. 1998 at 1237 p.m. to Cheryl an David Ostrowski of Caledonia Weighing 7 lbs. 13 I 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL. Kathlcnc. bom at Pennock Hospital on April 25. 1998 at 3:18 p.m. to Chase and Stacey (Rowley ) Youngs of Hast­ ings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs and 20 inches long. GIRL. Madeline BO\. Draven Alton, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 25. 1998 at 7:15 a.m. w Sunshine Cook and Eric Sutherland of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches long. B( A. Jacob Thomas Herbert, born at Pennock Hospital on April 22. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. to Re­ becca and Gregory Day of Lake Odessa. Weighing 9 lbs. 16 12 ozs. and 20 inches long LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE ELECTORS OF DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS COUNTIES OF BARRY AND ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT At such heanng the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters which - ght be fted with the Board at or pnor to the time of the hearing as well as any revisions cor­ rections amendments or changes to the plans estimate of costs or to the aforementioned pro­ No»maiean Campt-e . Pt»>»w»vWf 'mnshp 10’15 Soutr. Morns Road Deflon VK.r-.gan 49046 (616) 623 2664 Obit info a* Mm*n-TW ««R 616-945-5607 Township Clerk from the North Dear Sisters So far. m\ memory is holding up pretty well Meanwhile, go with the slop theory. Here's more Dear Ann: The Hogg family of Houston actually had two daughters who were song­ writers. In 1951.1 worked tn the music librarv of WLS radio when it was a prairie-farmer station tn Chicago. While going through old papers. I ran across some sheet music by the daughters. Ima and Yura Hogg. It is evident that the Hogg sisters capitalized on their names and endeared themselves to many And who could ever forget them ' Delores in Des Plaines. III. Dear Delores; Whoever thought up that Ima and Ura fantasy must be spinning in hi» (or her) grave. It never ceases to amaze me how some utterly groundless theories take on a life of their ow n. Here's the last word on the subject: Dear Ann: Ima Hogg may be remembered by others for her odd name, but for the thou­ sands who knew and lined her. her name is irrevelant. She was Houstons Queen Mom. Dorothy al Bayou Bend Dear Ann Landers: I hope you have room Im another response to the woman who was glad to be single I am past 7U and luxe been single tor nearly 30 years 1 grew up in a home where love was scarce My mother was a but­ tered wife I suffered verbal abuse and grew up an insecure, frightened child I also was in­ doctrinated with the idea that women did not become professionals. They got married. I married twice Both of my husbands were losers, but I had two children who were a blessing in mv life. 1 mined my children to a small limn, operated my own business for 17 years, founded a youth center, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce and was a city council member and the mayor. If I could tell young women only one thing. It would be this; Learn about yourself, Get some sort of training so you can be self-sup­ porting Learn to enjoy your own company. You w ill make wiser choices in men. lose your sense of dependency and be a much better wile and mother. Should you choose not to marrv and luxe children, there is nothing wrong with that. You can be happy and ful­ filled either way Along with this. I would say. don’t give yourself to the first good-looking man who w hispers sweet nothings in your ear. If you do. you're sure to regret it. No Name. No City. Dear N.N.N.C.: Thanks for sifting in my chair today. You’ve given some excellent ad­ vice. especially the last two sentences. I'm sure a great many women who read vvhat you have written will recognize themselves. Please take notce that the regular school election of the school district wifi be held on Monday. June 8 1998 Ivan Mac Sony. Jr.. Delton and Cynthia Louise Foote. Delton. Brian James Kcrulis. Wav land and Karman Marte Gray. Wayland. Bryon Lee Thornton. Bellevue and Tamara Jean Mead. Bellevue DuMin Frank Gillorb. Hastings and Jodie Lvnn Horning. Hastings. John Robert Richards. Middleville and Mandv Lvnn Turner. Middleville Brin David Iiuhfield. Middleville and Denise Laura Stromberg. Middleville. James Joel Tuttle. IJelton and Jeanmne Opal Ktewiet. Delton THE LAST DAY ON WHICH PERSONS MAY REGISTER IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION CALLED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY. JUNE 8. 1998. IS MONDAY. MAY 11. 1998 PERSONS REGISTERING AFTER 5 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING ON MONDAY. MAY 11. 1998. ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION To register visit any Secretary of State branch offee or your county, city or township clerk s offee Persons planning to register with the respective county city or township clerks must ascertain the days and hours on whch the clerks offices are open for registration THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ELIZABETH MATTESON SECRETARY BOARD OF EDUCATION �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 7 1996 - Page 9 From Time to Time Tragedies in Prairieville Twp. bs Jojce F. Weinbrecht David Hamburg, who was a bachelor, ar­ rived in Prairieville Township in 1X40. He purchased a farm on Section No. 12, Prairieville Township, on the east side of Crooked Lake. He boarded with Thomas Storms who lived on the west side of Crooked Lake. He also worked for William Marshall, who had come to Prairieville in 1X42 from Ontario County. New York. They' arrived in Banle Creek and were taken to their new home in Prairieville by William P Bristol They had lived tor a while with a family named Hayes, who were already there and had a log cabin al­ ready built. The Marshalls put up a log cabin as quickly as they could and moved into it. They had some money left from the tnp out to Michigan and bought a yoke of oxen and a milch cow. They spaded up some ground and put in some garden seed. William worked for neighbor David Benson on Section No. 3 and was able to get three or four acres plowed and planted to wheat in the fall. David Hamburg dug the first well on the Marshall place. They exchanged work, as Marshalls had the yoke of oxen, while David supplied the manpower. They would wade across a shallow arm of Crooked Lake with the oxen where later a causeway was built in Section No. 11 to reach the William Marshall farm and to the Thomas Storm home where David boarded One winter night when he was returning to the Storm house after spending the day at his ow n place working, he was crossing on the ice when he broke through the ice and drowned. When he did not return to the Storms’, his friends went out to find him. They found his hat lay ing on the ice where he had apparentlythrown it or lost it in his struggle to survive. The ice was broken out for a considerable space around the place where he had broken through, showing that he had put up a good struggle to get out of the lake. The next day his body was recovered. The farm which he had worked so many hours to clear was later ow ned by Jacob Bronsettcr. There was a tragedy at Gull Lake at the Thomas mill site on the north end of the lake on June 4. 1871, when Robert and Eliza Gates left the shore from the landing near their home on the north point of the lake to go fish­ ing Robert Gates had arrived in Prairieville sometime before 1X60. The Thomas saw mill burned in 1X56, and Gates operated a steam mill near the planing mill and store owned and operated by George Thomas. Thomas had built a grist mill on this spot in 1867. When the Civil War began. Robert D. Gates had enlisted in the 8th Infantry of Barry County, on Sept. 13. 1961. serving with Com­ pany F along with several other Prairieville men, including Sgt. William A. Thomas and Sgt. Charles H. Swartout. He served as a wag­ oner and was discharged on May 3. 1863. af­ ter finishing his enlistment, returning to Prairieville and the steam saw mill to live with his wife. Eliza Jane, and children. On June 4. 1871. Eliza Jane and Robert went out on Gull Lake to go fishing. The par­ ents were in one boat, a flat bottomed skiff, and the three Gates children were in a second boat. The smallest child had asked to get into the same boat with the parents, but the father told him no. ami then told the children that they had better go to the house and light up the lamps. The parents said that they would soon be home. The children obeyed and went back to ihc house to wait. The children watched the two in the boat as they went across the point, until it became too dark to distinguish any objects on the lake. All night the children waited at home for the return of their parents, but the Gates cou­ ple never came home that night. When it be­ came day light, the oldest son. Oliver P Gates, went down to the bank of the lake to sec if his father and mother were in sight. He discov­ ered the boat, bottom side up in the water near the landing. The oars were near the bank and Eliza s shaw l floated to the shore. Mr. Swartout. who had come to help the children, found the hat of Mr. Gates in about eight feet of water, some twenty rods west, near the mouth of the inlet. i A search for the bodies was started at once. There had been no storm that night and the "lake was very smooth at the time they went put and for the rest of that night. 7 All search efforts were useless. No bodies >crc found. On Saturday, the 11th of June, the word had Spread and thousands of people from all quar3ers flocked to the scene of the accident. A Xannon was brought in ascribing to the theory Jhat firing the cannon over the area would Xause the- bodies to surface. Three kegs of •powder were used up in firing the cannon, but •with no results The crowd that had gathered ■•contributed, of their own free will, to the >funds with which to purchase the powder for >thc cannon ? Some of the search party felt that the bod**ics were entangled in weeds at the bottom of ?the lake Others surmised that the temperature ’•of the water, which is deep and cold, con­ . tnbuted to the failure of the bodies *o surface All of this lent a flavor of mystery to the in­ cident and some express the feeling that it might not have been an accident, but rather a . murder-suicide However. Mr Swartout. who knew the family well, commented that the couple had always had a peaceful relationship with each other . The search continued on into the month of July with some less fervor than earlier, but it ’ was felt that sometime, somewhere the bodies would surface, or be found. Meanwhile, there were three orphaned Detail from Prairieville Plat Map showing the area of Crooked Lake where David Hamburg drowned View of the mill stream which runs from Mud Lake to Gull Lake and one time supplied the water power for the Thomas Mills. boys. Oliver P. Gates, who found the over­ turned boat, was 14 at the time, the second brother was 12 and ’.he youngest was 6 years old. A daughter. Lavina Gates, had died on OCT. 18. 1864. Ruben M. Gates, a brother of Robert Gates who lived in Yates City, III., came to Gull Lake in Michigan as soon as he could get there. He took charge of the children and eventually sent them to his own home, where they were cared for and raised by various members of the family. The mystery of the whereabouts of the bodies of the parents con­ tinued to be a mystery, casting a pall over the Gull Lake area for the balance of the summer. There was much speculation and many methods for raising the bodies were discussed as well as ideas of where the bodies might be. A young man who supposedly had the gift of prophecy and the ability “to sec through the veil” that conceals objects from less favored eyes said he had predicted that two persons would be drowned in Gull Lake on that day. He had never seen or heard of the Gateses and lived on the prairie a long distance from the place where the drowning took place. He could, however, give a description of the spot where they drowned and stated that they were standing upright in the deepest part of the lake, having moved about 2 rods from where they first sank and he predicted that the bod­ ies would rise to the surface in October. A local doctor offered the theory that the bodies would not rise until spring. He felt that the bodies were in water 200 feet deep, which is icy cold. The bodies would not decay, he stated, until the water freezes and the temper­ ature at the bottom of the lake becomes warmer. Ruben Gates, brother of the deceased Robert Gates, had several talks with the spiri­ tualist, who worked as a farm hand on the prairie and appeared to be a very timid, diffi- CO.HMtSSONER’S NOTICE. State of Misblcan, Cduoty of Barry, m: In the matter Of tho waste of H. D. Ualo. dKuwd. W<. tho uldaralrnad havinn boon duly appointed by tbo Hun. ti. C. Prindlo, Judea of Probate of Barry oounty, eommiaalonora. with full power sad author- • It/ to receive, ozaaine. and adjuit all claiana and dtiaanda aaaluat Ihocotato of thooaid IL D. Gateo. dooeaMd. and ala montba from tbo twenty-fourth 4*7 of J"1* A‘ been allowed by tbo laid J udco of Probate to tbo ereditora of said * es­ tate to present their claims to the uodcniiDod for examination and allowance. Notice io hereby riven that wo will meet on Saturday, the 18th day of No­ vember. A. D. 1971. and on Saturday tbo ‘-'7th day ol January. A. D. IM72. at ten o'clock in the loreuooo said claims. octlilT L. WILLIAMS. ’ C. BACK US. Commiziioncrz. dent person of nervous temperament and very sensitive of the ajiproach of strangers. He was credited with being able to predict,when a death was going to lake place in his neighbor­ hood. He was credited with predicting a fire at Galesburg two days before it happened. Another suggestion was that a sure way to bring the bodies to the surface would be to “take a number of bottles, all with quicklime, well corked and throw them into the water When the bottle is directly over the corpse it will burst and the body will rise.” The corre­ spondent from the Kalamazoo Telegraph asked in his column. "Why cannot this be ap­ plied to the case of the parties that were drowned in Gull Lake?” And still the bodies weren't found, and speculation continued. The area where the couple was presumed to have drowned was dredged in an effort to locate the bodies. Speculation still predicted that the case was cither a murder-suicide, or a ruse in which the couple had run away from debt and embar­ rassment. The grounds near the house were placed under a sentinel guard at the gate in an at­ tempt to control the crowds who still came to the site. The firing of the cannon continued for several days at intervals. A raft was Duilt that could hold 100 persons who were helping in the search. On lhe ninth day. June 13. the crowd was filled with great anxiety on ac­ count of the theory that drow ned bodies usu­ ally surfaced on the ninth day. The north part of the lake was nearly covered with boats and the search continued. Mr. Gates’ father also arrived from New York State to aid in the search and the care of the three children. The Kalamazoo Telegraph of Monday. Aug. 14, 1871. earned an item titled "The Mystery Solved - The Lake Gives Up Its Dead.” Robert Gates was found, just a short dis­ tance from the mill on the edge of the shore on Saturday, Aug. 12. 1871. It was in a much decomposed condition. A coroners jury was summoned and an inquest held, and after the inquest he was buned at once, with no indica­ tion as to where. On Sunday. Aug. 13. 1871, the body of Eliza Jane Gates was recovered when it rose Gypsy moth spraying may begin this week by Mary Warner of the Vtmqfe of Hastings, in said State and County, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that the annexed notice has been duly pub­ lished in the HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER, •d newspaper published and circulating in saidState an'lj'rymty, at least once in each week, for successive weeks, and that the, ■rst publication was on the ______ __ dap of 187/ , that he is . of said newspaper, and that he knows well the facts stated herein? Sworn to and subsc before me, this at said vt&rfgc and County. Printer’* Bill Folio*. Affidavit Received Payment The Barry County Court notices concerning the probate of the estate of Robert D Gates to the surface. Again an inquest was held and the body was quickly buned as it was in bad condition. Both bodies were found near the same spot, close to the landing jvhere the boat had been recovered and the hat of Mr. Gates and the shawl belonging to Mrs. Gates. This spot was on the north shore of the lake near the mill. Some of the searchers felt that they must have been in the water where they sank and were surely drow ned just about where the boat was found There was no difficulty in identi­ fying the two bodies in spite of their poor con­ dition. The verdict of the inquest was "Acci­ dental deaths by drowning on the afternoon of June 4. 1871." One problem still troubles the family and they are still searching for more information. There are no death certificates available and no record of where the bodies were buried. There is a plot in Cressey Cemetery, but the records from that cemetery are not complete and Barry County vital records do not begin early enough to help. Charles H. Swartout was the administrator of the estate of Robert D. Gates, which was probated in the Probate Court of Barry County, with commissioners C. P. Pendill. L. Williams and C. Backus in place. The notice of the pending settlement of the estate was published in the Hastings Republican Banner for four successive weeks, with the first pub­ lication occurring on Oct. II, 1871. The mat­ ter was finalized on Aug. I, 1872 and was signed by the Honorable S.C. Prindlc. Judge of Probate. Barry County. Sources: Allegan and Barry County 1880. The Kalamazoo Telegraph, several issues from June and July and the issue from Aug. N. 1871: Correspondence from Sandra K. Kase; conversation with Loren Spencer; Archives. Hastings Republican Banner; Archives. Bernard Museum, courtesy Priscilla Beaven; Rumi School History. Prairieville Township. Compiled by Clare and Nellie Richards. 1990; Years Gone By. Bernard His­ torical Society. 1967; Plat Map details from I860. 1873 and 1895 Cemetery Records. Cressey, Nancy Boersma. Staff Writer If you see bright yellow airplanes with blue trim flying low over your property today. Friday or Saturday, don’t worry — it’s not the state police stalking nefarious pot growers. A private contractor is'expected to begin spraying for gypsy moths either today. Friday or Saturday, according to Steve Van Duine. coordinator of the county’s Gypsy Moth Suppression Program. Van Duine said spraying must be done within two weeks after the period when most of lhe gypsy moth caterpillars have hatched, called the major hatch. The major hatch has ended in Barry County. Spraying within two weeks of the major hatch max­ imizes the effectiveness of the spraying. Spraying also must be done when tree leaves are at a certain stage of development — either they are exposed beyond the buds and are starting to unfurl, but are not flat­ tened. or they are fully exposed and flat­ tened. Conditions of the leaves in Barry County are currently in the correct stage of development, making this weekend an op­ timum time for spraying. Sprayers are using a bacteria called Bt to treat the leaves that the gypsy moth cater­ pillars eat When the caterpillers eat the treated leaves, their stomachs are paralyzed and they die within a few days Approximately 714 acres in the county will be treated, a total that is down from the original 2.100 acres originally set for spraying Several spray blocks had to be eliminated from the program because prop­ erty owners did not want to participate. Jo Ann Erway. administrator of the Barry Conservation District, which is overseeing the spray program, said there were several reasons why people did not want to partici­ pate. Some were against the spraying, she said, some didn't want to pay for it, and others thought all the spraying costs should be paid for by state and local gov­ ernments. Half of the $1430 per acre cost of spray­ ing is being picked up by lhe U.S. Forest Service. The city of Hastings has agreed to pick up the rest of the cost for its residents. But those outside the city will have to pay the $7.25 per acre remaining cost for spray­ ing. Van Duine said he originally estimated that spray blocks would be reduced from 2,100 acres to 1.200 acres, but a final computer tally brought the total being sprayed to 714 acres. Original estimates of the cost of spraying, which were $12.44 per acre minus $6.22 being paid by the U.S. Forest Service, had to be revised up­ ward because of the lack of participation. Landowners participating in the program will be billed by the townships in which their land resides. Those who own less than an acre will be charged at a rate determined by individual townships. The average size of parcels being sprayed is two acres. The largest infestations of gypsy moth have been discovered in the city of Hastings. Orangeville Township. Hope Township around Pine Lake, and sev­ eral other lake areas. Spray blocks dropped because of lack of participation include those around Cobb Lake. Wall Lake. Algonquin Lake, the ma­ jority of Barlow Lake, and the majority of Hastings. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 7. 1998 Boys tracksters run past pair of O-K White foes < < me l< think < I it... There’s no secret to Delton’s track success Delton-Kellogg trackster Nic Morrow knows how fast the Panthers' 400 relay team can run. Last year the group of Morrow. Jason Stampfler, Jason Kimbrough and Paul Finney qualified for State al Lowell High School and figuratively burned up the Red Arrows track with their blazing performance. All four runners are back this season... just a small pan of Delton's stellar boys' squad. The problem, according to Morrow, is that by the time Kimbrough gets a great jump on the first leg. the competition becomes distant and rarely challenges the Panther foursome at the finish line. The same could be said about Delton's overall dominance during league meets. The boys, coached by Fred Pessell. have won seven consecutive crowns in the Kalamazoo Valley Association and are clearly the favorites to eight-peat. Pessell has won 205 times in his Panther track and field career and J1 times his squads have celebrated conference championships. lhe girls, coached by Jim Gibson, have lost just once in the league (three points to Mattawan) this spring and still have a solid shot at being the league's No. I with somewhat of a logjam near the front of the KVA standings. Pessell a’'J Gibson are three wins away from 300 overall in their Delton track aid field tenures. Pessell's teams have won 57 KVA meets in a row and were regional champions in 1985. (Not real sure what the record for most consecutive wins in a league is, but the most consecutive dual meet wins was set by Caledonia's boys from 1978-1988.) Gibson's teams have run for first-place honors in the league five times and won a regional trophy in 1995. Even more impressive than the victories are the numbers. Some 90 kids compete in track and field at DeltonKellogg. As D-K athletic director Karen Leinaar reminds me, winning programs often attract the masses. The season, however, is long from over for either of these talented Panther squads. The KVA league meet is Tuesday. May 19 in Paw Paw and it counts for half of the overall points. You can expect every team to be gunning for those Panthers. Delton-Kellogg is not the only local track and field program enjoying success this spring. Hastings* boys are off to a wonderful start in the O-K White and Thomapple Kellogg's girls are setting new records in their title quest in the O-K Blue. Barry County is fortunate to have new tracks at Lakewood. Thomapple Kellogg and Maple Valley high schools and that certainly can't hurt the interest or the success of our local track and field programs either now or in lhe distant future. •Talk About Still in contention. The Saxons are just that in the O-K White conference after winning twice in boys track and field last week. Hastings handed Hudsoiville an 84-53 loss Monday after finishing off Forest Hills Central 96-37 last Thursday. The conference finale is Friday at F.H.C. Scoring individual wins for the blue and gold Monday were Mike Pursell in the long jump (19-3 1/4). Tyson Walther in the high jump (5-10), Beau Bamum in the pole vault (13-0). Brian Weatherly in the discus (135-5) and the shot put (44-8). Sam Stafford in the 100 (11.5). Jim Storms in the 400 (52.19). David Koutz in the 300 hurdles (43.57), Ryan Rude in the 800 (2:05.87) and Stafford in the 200 (23.62). Tim Rounds. Mike McKeough, Bill Blair and Rude took the 3200 relay in 8:35.92. Adam Schantz. Stafford. Pursell and Seth Bender prevailed in the 800 relay in 1:37.46 and Schantz. Stafford. Pursell and Bender crossed the finish line first in the 400 in 46.38 Hastings' wins also came frequently versus F.H.C. Pursell in the long jump (18-9 1/2). Weatherly in the discus (I3O7). Koutz in the 110 hurdles (16.86). Pursell in the pole vault (9-60. Storms in the 400 (52.57). Koutz in the 300 hurdles (42.2). Rude in the 800 (2:08.1) and Storms in the 200 (24.35) all claimed victories. In lhe relay-events. Rounds. Blair. Rude and McKeough won the 3200 (9:07.46). Tom Vamey. Stafford. Storms and Bender prevailed in the 800 (1:35.47). Stafford. Vamey. Bender and Schantz were No. 1 in lhe 4(X) (45.72) and Koutz. McKeough. Winkler and Schantz were victorious in the 1600 (3:46.25). The girls battled tough against Northview, dropping a 79-57 decision. Winners were Susan Hubbard in the shot put (33-7), Sally Edger. Laura Storm. Katie Thomas and Charissa Shaw in the 3200 relay (10:35.5). Rachel Young in the 400 (1:04.6), Edger in the 3200 (12:58) and Shaw. Thomas, Thomas and Young in the 1600 relay (4.47.2). Former Records: Saxon Tom Duits is second all-time in the Michigan High School Athletic Association record book for his best time in the 1600. Duits ran the event during the 1974 regional in 4:07.4. Duits is also fifth in the 3200 with an 8:59.98, also accomplished in 1974. Former Trojan Gary VanElst is second in the shot put with a 64-10.25 effort thrown in 1968 • Schrock Signs with Hillsdale: Jami Schrock. Lakewood's all-sport star, has signed on with Hillsdale College and will play volleyball at the school. Schrock won 12 letters at Lakewood High School and received such honors as All­ Barry County. All-Capital Circuit and All-State for her athletic efforts She will major in pre-medidne at Hillsdale. • Lambeth Throwing Well: Former Saxon baseball standout Ken Lambeth has returned to the Kellogg Community College baseball team and is having a great campaign as the Bruins' No. 1 pitcher. In one game versus Glenn Oaks Community College. Lambeth tossed an impressive complete game which caught the eye of a coach from St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake. Lambeth is considering a chance to play at St. Maty’s. Talk to you soon. Delton went 1-2-3 in the 400 dash on Monday against Paw Paw with Jason Kimbrough (middle). Darron Williams (right) and Kyle Matteson (left) scoring the points. Panthers hit stride in : twin wins over *Skins ~ Seven-peal and inching closer lo number eight. Delton's boys track learn, in search of its seven straight Kalamazoo Valley Association track title, won convincingly Monday over Paw Paw 105-33. Winning 13 of 17 events on its home track. Coach Fred Pessell's squad kept its eyes focused on No. 1. The Panthers have now won a record 57 consecutive in the KVA. while Pessell has coached the program to 205 victories overall. Posting individual wins Monday against the Redskins were Nic Morrow in the pole vault (11-0). Jamie Collier in the 110 hurdles (16.43), Zac Taylor in the 1600 (4:47.75). Jim NeSmilh in the high jump (641). Jason Kimbrough in the 400 (52.07), Casey Louden in lhe 800 (2:10.85). Paul Finney in the long jump (20-7 1/2). NeSmith in lhe 200 (22.73) and Taylor in lhe 3200 (10:44.31). Relay winners were Louden. Trevor Smith. Travis Wright and Kody Louden in the 3200 (9:06.28). Kyle Matteson. Jason Stampfler. Darron Williams and Kimbrough in the 800 (1:33.79), Kimbrough. Stampfler. Morrow and Finney in lhe 400 (52.07) and Williams. Matteson. NeSmith and Kimbrough in the 1600 (3:37.74). Delton's girls also are chasing after league and post-season accomplishments and Monday steam-rolled Paw Paw 79-49. Earning individual firsts for the girls were Andrea Mendoza in the 100 hurdles (18.92). Kim Cole in the 100 (13.55). Jessica Kellogg in the 1600 (5:40.48). Arin Glidden in the 400 (1:03.31). Dani Freeland in the discus (88-11). Mary Henson in the 800 (2:24.06), Cole in the long jump (16-2 3/4) and Sarah Kocrba in the 300 hurdles (52.32). Kotrba. Holly Davenport. Henson and Glidden won the 1600 (4:28.25). Cole. Courtney Hersha. Henson and Amy Ferriell were first in the 400 (55.12) and Hersha. Henson, Cole and Glidden also took lhe 800 (1:55.7). Coach Fred Pessell watched as his Panther squad continued its KVA winning streak in Monday action at Delton-Kellogg High School. Delton trackstera Amy Fe-riel, Kim Cole and Arin Glidden contemplate strategy at Monday's KVA meet against Paw Paw. Jennings named first team all-region softball Wayne State University’s Amanda Jennings has been named to the Great Lakes All-Region softball team for her many accomplishments this spring. Jenninvs. a junior catcher who is a graduate of Hastings High School, led the Tartars in home runs (10). RBI (47). doubles (12) and was second in hits (64). In one doubleheader versus Hillsdale College, the backstop had 11 RBI and 3 dingers including a grand slam. Jennings, a Nashville native, was selected to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team. Teammate Windy Finkbeiner. of Imlay City, was selected to the second team for a season that included 5 triples. 11 doubles. 22 RBI and 4 home runs. The Tartars ended their season at the GLIAC tournament last weekend Overall, the softball team finished 32-24 and had a 13-11 league mark. D-K distance runner Jessica Kellogg won the 1600 with an impressive time of 5:40.48. Arin Glidden takes the hand oft from teammate Mary Henson in the 1600 relay race versus Paw Paw. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 7 1998 - Page 11 Saxons’ potent hitting attack produces runs, wins The hits just keep on coming for the baseball Saxons and Coach Jeff Simpson and his team has to feel pretty good about that. Hasting' had its “best hitting" day of the year Monday, collecting 17 hits in a 10-3 triumph over Grand Rapids Northview. Down earls 2-0. Simpson's squad crossed home plate four times in the second inning to go in front for good. The four-run inning included six consecutive base hits for the blue and gold. But. lhe Saxons weren't done. In the third, they tallied three runs and in the seventh they added another three. A triple by Andrew Courtright was a big hit in the fourth stanza. The 17-hit attack included a 3-for-4. 2 run day by Brian Dunn, a 3-for-5. 3 run outing by Bobby Cole, a 2-for-4. 2 run effort from Courtright, a 2-for-4 day by Tyler Allerding. a 2-for-3 day by Josh Bundy and a 2-for4 performance by Chris Stafford. Courtright finished with 4 RBI. Matt Moore had a two-base rap. Allerding knocked in a run and Stafford also contributed with an RBI Moore also was solid on the mound, scattering 9 hits and not allowing an earned run. The victory over Northview gave Hastings a 4-2 record in the O-K White. Hastings and Forest Hills Central battled tooth and nail April 29 in O-K White baseball with Central winning out 1-0. Matt Moore threw a solid game for the Saxons, striking out seven, giving up ■two hits and walking just two. "It was a masterful game." commented Coach Simpson. Hastings had six runners total, but none crossed home plate. The best chance came when Adam Whitney almost hit one out of the yard. Central scored the game's lone run in the second inning. JV Host Tourney... - The Michael Robinson Tournament was held May 3 at Hastings High School. Unfortunately, the hometown Saxons Hastings Soccer Club continues to score goals Obreiter and Matt (.arsen and Randy Sciba all contributed with RBI. The Saxons fell behind Park 8-0 in the first inning and were never able to make up that margin. Codey Tyrell had a triple and 2 RBI in the second game with Catholic Central. Before the tournament, the JV squad lost two games to Hudsonville 11-6 and 10-1. Jeremy Bishop had two hits in the opener and Stan Wilkins had 2 RBI. Buehler and Angoli each collected doubles to highlight the second game efforts. On Monday, lhe Saxons played one with Northview, falling by a 10-4 score. Angoli and Shawn Olin each had two hits versus Northview with Angoli having 2 RBI. The junior varsity baseball team had just two hits in a 17-1 loss to Forest Hills Central on April 29. Matt Larsen had a double and Jeremy Bishop had a single. Freshmen Hastings second baseman Larry Bailey prepares to tag out a baserunner as shortstop Adam Whitney backs him up on the play. (Photo by Perry Hardin) dropped game to Wyoming Park (12-7) and Catholic Central (13-2) at the event. Josh Alderson collected three hits in the Park game and Josh Angoli had two hits including a double. Ben Buehler also had a two-base rap for the Saxons Steve Tennis team ends league season with 8-0 shutout Hastings High's netters closed out the league campaign Monday with an 8-0 shutout against Hudsonville. The win gave Coach Rich Pohja's team a 4-3 O-K White record and an overall mark of 6-3. Winning in singles were Matt Bradley at No. I (6-0. 6-1). Jeff Storrs at No. 2 (6-2. 6-4), Steve Storrs at No. 3 (7-6. 6­ 3) and Jon Styf at No. 4 (6-3. 6-4). Taking triumphs in doubles were Ben O'Mara and Josh Hendershot at No. 1 (6­ 1.6-2). John DeWitt and Kyle Winkler at No. 2 (6-3. 6-1). Eric McCarty and Matt Toburen at No. 3 (4-6, 6-0, 7-6) and Phil Gole and Adam Bancroft at No. 4 (3-6. 6­ 0. 64). "It was a great win to sweep all four positions and finish in fourth in the White," Coach Pohja said. The Saxons lost to Forest Hills Central 7-1 on April 29. The lone winner for the blue and gold was Jeff Storrs at No. 2 singles. Storrs now has an overall mark of 12-2. "Jeff (Storrs) played some of his best tennis this year," Coach Pohia added. Softball squad falls to Northview U12 Kyle Martindale and Jake Elliott both scored twice and Tyler Fulmer added a fifth goal as Hastings beat River Oaks 5-3 on May 2. U13 The Force, of Plainwell, was too much for Hastings in a 6-1 defeat on May 2. Arrows... The Saxon freshmen battled back from a 12-1 deficit and tied Lowell 12-12 in a game on April 30. Eventually, though, the Red Arrows came back to take the contest 19-16. In the second game, the Saxons out-hit the Red Arrows 16-10 as Lucas Waters collected three hits and Luke Storm. Leland Jennings, Shaun Hollars. Andy Bennington. Tyler Whitney and Dave Write each had two. Jake Vanderhoff contributed with a two-base rap. Alumni U16 T.J. Milleson, Matt Hayes and Matt Gergen all scored goals, but Plainwell still edged out a 4-3 win on May 3. The U16 team also played on April 26 losing to Battle Creek 6-2. YMCA NEWS Game Cancelled... The Hastings High School Alumni Baseball Game, annually scheduled for Memorial Day. has been cancelled for 1998. The cancellation is due to a conflict in Coach Bernie Oom's schedule. Oom does plan a game for 199?. Tigers YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Council's Adult Floor Hockev Standings TNR..............................................................5-0 Wolfpack................................................... 4-1 Hackers..................................................... 3-2 Safety Service.............................................. 24 Avengers....................................................... 0-7 Games played: SafetyService 2vs. Hack­ ers 13. Wolfpack won byforfeit over Avengers. Bus Trip Planned... A Barry County bus trip to see the Detroit Tigers play the Anaheim Angels on May 17 is set. The bus leaves at 8:45 a.m. and will return after the Major League Baseball contest. Cost is $25 and includes transportation from the courthouse on a motor coach and a reserved ticket. Just a few seats remain, so contact Dave Shinavier at 948-4832 if you wish to join in on the fun. H...................... louiu The softball Saxons were held in check Monday against a very solid Northview team. Hastings collected just five hits in an 8-0 O-K White conference loss. The highlight offensively was a two-base rap by Brooke Rizor. On Friday the softballers will face league foe Lowell on the road. Hit Roy Pritchard. Keaton Rose and Andrew Vincent tallied goals as Hastings Soccer Club U-lt team defeated Kalamazoo on April 25 3­ I. The winning goalkeeper was Evan Wisner. Wisner stopped 11 shots on goal. The news was not as good on May 2 as River Oaks stopped Hastings 5-0. J ■ 1 1998 Coed Spring Volleyball League S<..dl.P W/L TVC........................................................... 24-0 Hastings Mfg.............................................. 17-7 Dawe............................................................ 168 Sixth Team................................................ 618 Flexfab......................................................6-IS Slaughter................................................... 3-21 ■ ' 1 .. ' ’ fa: • Name the five most thrown pttcnosf i Panthers split with Comets Cat • yoar mwi (616) 945­ 9554 Mt if tn tftm m b off twywj ■» comrbcx one jKiywr. laaoa yaat aanw oa hb votaa Delton's varsity baseball team came up with a doubleheader split against KVA opponent Kalamazoo Christian on Monday at home. The Panthers lost the first game 5-1. but battled back to win the nightcap 4-3. The second game win was encouraging after the team's tough road during the last I week. The Panthers lost games to Galesburg-Augusta 7-1 and 9-6 on April 28 and dropped single games to Middleville 8-4 on April 29. Vicksburg 7-1 on May 2 and Schoolcraft 8-1 on April 30. LEGAL NOTICES-} •*- - State of Michigan Probate Court County of Shiawassee PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No. 98-29775 Estate of GRACE L DAVIS Social Security No 362 26-0765 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN­ CLUDING LORI ANN DAVIS WHOSE AD­ DRESS AND WHEREABOUTS ARE UN­ KNOWN Your interest in the estate may be barred or •'•fleeted by this heanng NOTICE A heanng will be held on May 21 •1998 at 9 45 a m in the probate courtroom . 110 E MACK ST CORUNNA Michigan be'Zlore Judge JAMES R CLATTERBAUGH on 'lhe petition of DANIEL LYNN DAVIS request­ ing DANIEL LYNN DAVIS be appointed per­ sonal representative of GRACE L DAVIS who lived at 579 THORNAPPLE LK RD . NASHVILLE Michigan and who died "10/26/97 and requesting also the will of the deceased dated 9/3/97 and codicils be admit ted to probate and that heirs be determined Creditors of the deceased ate notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presentee to the proposed! personal representative or to both the probate court and the <proposed, personal representa tive withm 4 months of the date of publication Of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record 4/28/98 Charles E Quck (P-28433) 312 N Water St Owosso Ml 48867 -517; 725-9246 Daniel Lynn Davis 1319 N Washington Owosso Ml 48867 517)725-9951 (67) (616) 764-4151 for Mai WoMatfaa. Tfce XSaya eacoaraaa wiaaan to exchange ticketi in ataM NOTICE Safe at the Plate... Barry County Christian's baseball team battled Thornapple Kellogg's junior varsity last Saturday in Barry County doubleheder action. Here, a B.C.C. baserunner steps safely on home plate in Game 2 of the twin bill. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MIC HIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public heanng will he held by the Prainevillc Township Planning Commission on May 2<’. I*»x at 7 30 pm at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 S. Norris Road, within lhe Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE th.il lhe items! st lo be considered al this public hearing include, in brief, the following; 1 Special |jnd ( mt HOPE TOWNSHIP - PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, May 13, 1998 - 7:00 p.m. at lhe HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD For the Hope Township Planning Commission to hold a public hearing to consider a request for a Special Exception use permit by Kirk Pasche for a Parks and Recreation Area along lhe west side of his land on Cloverdale Road in lhe Southeast Quarter of Section 21 of Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance. The information about this request may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. Wall Lake Road on M-43. (616) 948-2464. Permit filed by Pamela Nevins at 7400 W. Delton Road. Delton. Michigan 4‘MU6 (Parcel No. 012-0014)104)0). The applicant is requesting a permit tor a home occupation tor a beauty salon. Th.* properly in question is located in the ”A" Agricultural Distnet. 2. Such other and further mailers as may properly come before the Planning Commission lor this meeting All interested persons arc muled lo be present or submil written comments on these special land use permit applications at the address below Prairieville Township will proside necessary auxil­ iary aids and services such signers lor the hearing impaired and audio tapes ot printed matenals being coiAidercd at lhe hearing upon five < 5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenal being considered at the heanng. to individuals with disabilities at the heanng upon five days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below A meeting of the Planning Commission will be held immediately following the hearing to decide on lhe above request and any other business that may legally come before this board. Township Clerk Prairieville Township Planning Commission Robert Kull. Secretary Prairieville Township Hall 10". 15 S Norns Road. Ik'ltnn. Michigan Sylvia W. Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S. Wall Lake Road. Hastings. MI 49058 948-2464 I �Page 12 - The Hcsbngs Banner - Thursday. May 7. 1998 PANTHERS...continued from page 10 Delton's tracksters competed Wednesday it Galesburg-Augusta and then travel to Pennfield on Friday. Taming of the 'Cats... The boys kept their perfect league mark alive last week with an 80-57 triumph over Mattawan The girls lost their first, a heartbreaker to the Wildcats. 68-65. Individual winners for Delton's boys were Paul Finney in lhe long jump (20-1 1/4). Man Geething in the discus (121-3 Putting a key with Saxons in league swing Hastings' varsity golf team wound up second in two recent league events The swinging Saxons carded a 190 on April 27 to place second behind Forest Hills Central's 176. Third place Hudsonville managed a 271. On Tuesday al lhe Hastings Country Club. Coach Ed von der Hoffs club tallied a 197. Fieri place East Grand Rapids scored a 169 and third place Lowell totaled a 243. Casey Anderson led the team's charge on April 27 with a 46. Sarah Bellgraph had a 47. Katie Welton had a 48 and Becky Carr carded a 49. The Hastings coach praised Anderson's improved putting and commented that Carr's score was a nice one since it came on a "wet and nasty day." Lindsey Mice! fired a 47 on Tuesday and was followed by Anderson (48). Welton (49), Bellgraph (53). Carr (59) and Leah Pumford (60). Welton came on "strone at the end" and Micel's effort See ‘PUTTING’... ...conttanod on pc* 13 1/2). Jim NeSmith in the high jump 15­ 10). lawn Stampfler in lhe 100 (11 56). Casey Louden in the 1600 (4:52). Jason Kimbrough in lhe 400 ( 51 40) and NeSmith in the 200 (23.12). The Panthers also won relay races in lhe 800 (1:33.05). lhe -MX) (45.03) and lhe 1600(3:36). Scoring firsts for the girls were Kim Cole in ths long jump (15-3). Dani Freeland in the discus (92.5). Amber Noviskey in lhe high jump. Cole in the 100 (13.65), Jessica Kellogg in the 1600 (5:40). Mary Henson in the 800 ( 2:27) and Kellogg in the 3200 (12:06). Delton also won three of lhe four relay races, lhe 3200 (12:25.2). lhe 800 (1:53.14) and the 1600 (4:30). Swing with Lions The fourth annual Detroit Lions-West Michigan Invitational will tee off Monday. May 18 at the Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids. The event benefits Detroit Lions charities. The outing is a four-person scramble that begins with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. A dinner, silent auction and awards will follow. Lions executive vice president Chuck Schmidt and head coach Bobby Ross are the honorary co­ chairmen. For more information, contact Tim Pendell of the Detroit Lions al (248) 335­ 4131 or Fox 17’s Pennie Westers at (616) 364-8722. Johnson Field. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Three ‘White’ wins claimed, by varsity । soccer Saxons Saxon Katie Welton stares her putt Into the cup en route to a 49 score on Tuesday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Captain Sarah Hayes (10) has been on a scoring spree as of late as have the entire Saxon soccer team. Hayes tallied two goals against Wyoming Park and two against Lowell to give her six scores for the season. The Saxons are home Friday to face East Grand Rapids. (Photo by Perry Hardin) By a 17-1 goal margin. Hastings varsity girls soccer squad posted three impressive O-K White wins last week. ' The Saxons shut out Lowell 4-0 Monday after defeating Hudsonville 3-1 and Wyoming Part 10-0 in league battles held last week. Hastings is now 7-4 overall and 6-3 in the O-K White. Sarah Hayes scored twice versus Lowell with Jess Gole and Libby Gibbons alto finding the back of lhe Red Arrow net. "We came oui very strong, pushing the ball forward early.' Hastings Coach Doug Mepham said. "Lowell it a new team, but plays like a team that's played a lot of years together." Hastings had 18 shots to Lowell's 6. Katie Willison started in goal and Ivy Malone saw action midway through the second half. The Saxons scored ten times todtlank Park. Traci Heffelbower tallied a hat trick (three goals). Hayes and Gole each had two and Tonya Krick. Lisa Cooklin and Gibbens each added one. See ‘SOCCER’... NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF THE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES State of Michigan - WHO MAY VOTE? Act 451, Public Acts of Michigan. 1976. as amended, provides the fol­ lowing: "The Inspectors of Election at an Annual or Special Election shall not receive the vole of a person residing in a registration School District whose name is not registered as an elector in the City or Township in which the person resides." The last day on which persons may register with the Township Clerk, City Clerk or School District to vote at the ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION to be held on... June 8, 1998 is May 11, 1998 During Regular Working Hours The election is being held to vote on the following: MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION: MICHAEL HUBERT (4 Year Term) TERRY L. MCKINNEY (4 Year Term) LARRY E. HAYWOOD (3 Year Term) AARON SNIDER (3 Year Term) This notice is give by order of the Board of Education of Hastings Area School District. Michigan. Dated March 16. 1998 Donald A. Meyers Secretary. Board of Education CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE ...continuod on PC* 13 Notice is hereby given that lhe Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing Tuesday. May 19. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determina­ tion on a request by Christopher A. Tomczyk. 335 West Apple Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below.) Legal description on said property is: Lol 423. original plat of the City of Hastings. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-924 of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, this variance, if granted, will allow less than the number of parking spaces that is required by Ordinance. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for infor­ mation and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide nec­ essary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-24681 or TDD call relay sen ices 1­ 800-649-3777* Everil G. Manshum City Clerk I got it! A Maple Valley outfielder leaps to make a catch in Monday's softball doubleheader with St. Philip. The Lady Lions travel to Potterville for SMAA action tonight. �The Hastings Banner - PUTTING, continued from page 12 included "consistent putting." JV Wins Scramble... Hastings carded an 82 to beat Lowell (93). Ionia (95) and Caledonia (101) at the East Spectrum Scramble on Tuesday at Broadmoor. Erica Barnum and Erica Swintek combined for a 44. Heather Drumm and Thursday May 7 1998 - Page 13 SOCCER, continued from page 12 Angie Swialek tallied a 38 and Heather Rose and Andrea Brower scored a 46. The junior varsity golf team at Hastings High won twice last week, beating Ionia 243-285 April 28 and Caledonia 262-305 April 29. Erica Barnum led the team with a 56 against Ionia. Heather Drumm had a 57. Andrea Brower a 64. Heatiier Rose a 66 and Angie Swialek a 66 Drumm led with a 57 versus Caledonia. Angie Swialek had a 65. Katie Jones a 69 and Heather Rose a 71. The Saxons rattled the Vikings net to the tune of 34 shots. Willison and Malone stopped all four of Park's attempts on goal. "The girls jelled together and moved the ball well." Mepham explained. "Our front line of Heffelbower. Hayes and Gole worked very hard to create a lot of options for scoring." The week began with a 3-1 victory over Hudsonville. Willison notched her first goal of the season, while Gole and Krick added the other two strikes. Hastings had 13 shots as did Hudsonville. "Hudsonville tried to kick the ball over our defense and beat our players." Mepham said of the opponent's attack scheme. "Summer Gillons. Mylea deGoa and Jenny Norris (though) have played very well on our defense." The junior varsity Saxons also beat Hudsonville 4-2 with goals from Karey Schlachter. Rachel MacKenzie. Jenessa Rude and Amanda Lee. Hastings bodybuilders place high in events Leah Pumford chips one at the hole in Tuesday's O-K White golf match at the Hastings County Club. (Photo by Perry Hardin) BOWLING Top rollers... . The Saturday. Majors banquet was recently held at the Hastings Bowl. Honored .at the event were a number of bowlers including the All-Star team (highest averages) of Ben Bowman. Angie Boger and Dustin Humphrey, the first place team of Bownr^n and Humphrey and the City Tournament champions of Mike Spidel and L Laubaugh. (Photos provided) Racing fans call for no rain Saturday Inclement weather caused postponement of the planned triple header at the Berlin Raceway last Saturday. The three-in-one card, highlighted by three features, will be back this Saturday at the one-half mile Marne oval - Gues open at 1:30 p.m. practice begins at 2 p.m.. time trials are at 4 p.m. and the first preliminary event is set for 7 p.m. Adult admission is $10 and children 4­ 11 are $4. On-ground parking is free. New 96... Sprint car racing al its finest comes to the New 96 Speedway as lhe All-Sur Circuit of Champions battle local drivers this Saturday to see who takes home the large purse Last week s action was washed out by rain, but this week track owner Tom Slager expects great things "This is sure to be a great night of racing." Slager said. "Both the all-star drivers and the local drivers have experienced cancelled races over the last couple of weeks, so when they hit the track the din will be flying." The format will be All-Star Circuit of Champions followed by 1MCA Modifieds and Street Stocks. ASA Update... ESTATE OF THOMAS E McPHARLIN. De­ ceased Social Security No 364-24-0767 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or affected by this heanng TAKE NOTICE On May 20 1998. at 10 00 am. in the Probate Courtroom. Hastings. Michigan, before Honorable Rchard H Shaw. Judge of Probate a heanng will be held on the petition of Agnes M Karas requesting that she • be appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas E McPhartan. who lived at 2351 Cook Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 and who died on March 29. 1998 requesting that the heirs at law of the decedent be deter­ mined. and requesting also that the Will of the deceased dated, and codicils dated none, be admitted to Probate Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented lo the (proposed) personal representative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representa­ tive within four months of the da’e of publica­ tion of this nonce Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled per­ sons appeanng of record 4-21-98 David A Dimmers (P12793) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616/945-9596 Agnes M Karas 1049 Han Road Hastings Ml 49058 Fifty is Nifty ■' When you’re g CHUCK JORDAN, State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Deceased Eatate File No. 98-22343-SE Both Mike Opolski and Levi Haight have seen the benefits from their bodybuilding endeavors. To do so. Haight will train with Johnny Lynch this fall. Lynch is one of the best in the business, according to his soon-to-be pupil. Wednesday P.M. Final Standings Valley Realty 79-49; Hallifax Service 77 1/2-50 1/2; Mace Pharmacy 74-54; Hair Care Center 73-55; Misfits 71-57; Nashville Family Chiropractic 64-64; Nashville Five Plus 67 1/2-70 1/2; Finishing Touch 56 1/2­ 71 1/2; Farmer’s Feed 56-72; Lifestyles 55­ 73; Eye & Ent. Spec. 52 12-75 1/2; Secbcr's Auto 52-76. 1st Place Team: M. Dull. C. Trumbull. N. Thaler, B Vrogindcwcv. E. Dunham. High Games A Series B Planch 207­ 554; L. Elliston 233-550; K. Sutfin 181-539; T Christopher 186-500; B. Hathaway 208­ 492; L. Yoder 168-479; E. Mcsccar 1616-466; L. Weyerman 188-479; B. Johnson 178-466. J. Doster 186-459; J. Gardner 148-392; N. Hallifax 145-423; R Kucmpcl 138-358; S. Glasgow 201; B. Norns 181; S. Drake 181; C. Bishop 180; F. Schneider 151; D. Keller 147; T. Laymancc 152; J. Rice 169; T. Case 154; B. Vrogindewcy 160; R. Murphy 158; N. Thaler 149; C. Etts 126. Middleville racer Dave Sensiba finished I Oth at last Saturday's Florida 300 and now is 11 th in the point standings with a 411 total. The next American Speed Association race is May 23 as the Pontiac Excitement 300 runs in Nashville. LEGAL NOTICE It's test time for a couple of local bodybuilders. Levi Haight and Mike Opolski, both of Hastings, took pan in the Belding Natural Classic April 11 and placed in the top five. Haight was third out of 18 in the men's novice division, while Opolski finished fifth. "Il was a tough competition this year." Haight explained. Haight said that working with Opolski benefits both bodybuilders. "Being from the same town. I want to help him out," Haight said. "As long as I continue to beat him, it will stay friendly." Haight also placed in the top four at two other recent events. At the Mid­ Illinois Bodybuilding Championship in Ottawa, 111. April 4. Haight was third in the teen men's division. At the Grand Rapids Natural at lhe Ford Fieldhouse April 18, the former Saxon celebrated his birthday with a fourth place showing. "I was disappointed (about the Natural) because I was about ten pounds off," Haight said. "It's time to pick it up to the next level. I really want to get my routine down pat" Levi Haight enjoyed his stay in Ottawa. III., bringing home a top three finish. Auto Glass Reliable, Compassionate & Courteous I'.xperl Installation Does- this describe you? Are you looking lo enter the health care field and need a loot in the door ? II so. consider our nursing assistant training program and gam the valuable experience you'll need to suc­ ceed m this profession Our residents need polite, gentle and allectionale people to care lor them. We oiler health insurance and vacalion/iOness benefits. Classes begin May 18th and end June 3rd. To apply lor this position, come to: • Ml \l.lkt S X Muth K • I )ii t-i I Instil .mt i Billinu • \\iirkin.iii'hip < ■ n.ii'.inti i'd Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 49058 by May 8. 1997 No phone calls please CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. May 26. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan, to determine the necessity of a Downtown Parking Assessment District. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Hastings City Clerk. 102 South Broadway, or call 616-945-2468 or TDD call relay service I800-649-3777. E 218 N. J«H«non, Downtown Hostings J Call Now! 616-945-5085 EOE Wish him a Happy Birthday May 10th il you sec him. Love, your family FBwfcey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE This is the time of year when people start to have GARAGE SALES. This is a very enjoyable and popular activity that lhe City of Hastings is glad to support. Responsible resi­ dents agree that everyone wants to be able to participate in a safe and courteous manner. The City's job is to ensure this is the case. Please help us to do this job. For your safety and your children's safety we will strongly encourage all partic­ ipants to observe, parking regulations and the regulations governing the posting of signs. Those that choose to ignore the rules may receive citations. No signs may be posted on any City property or road right-of-way. This generally includes all property from the sidewalk to the street or if there is no sidewalk it includes all property within 33 feet from the center of the street. Public utility poles are almost always on City right-of-way and may not be used in any way to promote such activities. Sidewalks may not be obstructed by furniture, boxes, goods etc. Cars may not be double parked or otherwise illegally parked for any period of time including loading and unloading. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping Hastings a safe place to live. Good luvk m finding that special treasure or great bargain. FISHIN* DAYS SALE - NOW THRU MAY 10 FREE Berkley Power Balt Neonz Walleye ex Bass assortment with purchase ol 2 spools ol Berkley Trtene reel trier me (try marl • metude SI 00 S & H) save 10% Off Any and All Rapala Fishing Lures BANJO LURE KIT 3 WE'RE LOADED! Slop in A visit our wsfl ■locked flthrrwj dspsri- a BOB’S GUN AND TACKLE SHOE INC 2208 Gun Lake Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Even! G Manshum City Clerk 2 Miles West ol Hastings on M-37 & M-43 Phone 616/945-4106 �Ptqt 14 - The Heeings Bannei - Thursday May 7 1996 LEGAL NOTICE Hastings Middle School honor roll: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firms Is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain and Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we ace attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be weed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Quinton L Ellen husband and Teresa L ENctt wife (Original Mortgagors) to AAA Mortgage and Fi­ nancial Corporation Mortgagee dated June 10. 1996 and recorded on June 17. 1996 in Liber 663 on Page 961 Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Contimortgage Corporation, as assignee by an assignment dated June 14. 1996 whch was recorded on June 23. 1997, in Liber 699. on Page 425. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven and 95/100 dollars ($61 38 7 95) including interest at 11 55"o per annum Ad­ justable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 12/14 and 6/14 ot each year Under the power ol sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock pm . on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mchigan and are described as The South 1/2 ol Lots 1 and 2 ol Block 14 ol the Daniel Strikers Addition according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from lhe date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 30. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys for Contimortgage Corporation 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Binghams Farms Mchigan 48025 File *96043272 (5/28) MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by GLEN J RAMSEY AND ROSEMARY RAMSEY HUS BAND AND WIFE to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE now known as USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mortgagee daled August 8 198b. and recorded on August 8. 1986. in Liber 438. on page 98. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. and assigned by said mortgagee lo Barry County Records. Mchigan. on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand two hundred sixth four and 42/100 Dollars ($62,264 42). including inter­ est at 9.500% per annum Under the power of sale contained c said mortgage and the statue m such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 pm on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF DEL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY Mchigan and are de­ scribed as A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST MORE PAR­ TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2 FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 20G FEET. THENCE EAST 200 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES KNOWN AS PIFER ROAD The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 30. 1998 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney tor: Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Trent an and Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (5/28) r “toek and be an F Barry County. 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Tony Veltre and Amanda Zalewski. Honors, 3.10 to 3.49 — Ashley Keeler. Ben Olmsted. Doug Poll. Jeremy Pond, Jennifer Schwartz. Joel Strickland. Nick Taylor. Dan Worth. Amber Dean. Shawna Grogan. Melissa Hutchings. Jeff Jolley, Adam Reil, Lindsey Service, Jessica Shellenbarger, Annita Smith. Hilary Appleby, Angela Baker. Kyle Bellgraph. Josh Goodale. Sarah Haines, Ben Kosbar. BillieJo Lancaster, Kate Martisius, Amy Steele, Jennifer Willavize. Carolyn Woody and Leslie McKay. Honorable Mention, 3.00 to 3.09 — Ashley Clark. Ashley DeLine, Laura Dickinson. Brandy Easey. Tom Gieseler. Kristi Guidet, Robert Ireland, Molly Kruko, Victoria Mahmat, Samantha Miller, Lindsay Overmire, Andy Price, Haley Seidl, Shayna Selleck, Barrett Sherwood, Wesley Shoebridge, Scott Smedberg, Trenton Smith, Chad Snell, Kristen Straube and David Wilson. High Honors, DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? 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LEGAL NOTICES i _________________________ ______________ i z.3 State of Michigan * Judicial Circuit - Family Dhrteion Barry County PUBLiCADON OF HEARWG ' Fite No. 92-3407-2-NA TO WESLEY JAMES DEXTER JR whose address is unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the foL( towing IN THE MATTER OF BRITTANY VERDEAN VAUGHN. Minor A termination ol parental nghts petition hasbeen filed in the above matter A heanng pn the petition will be conducted by the court on 0602/1998 at 900 A M m Barry County Iriaf' Court - Fam ly DiviSjoo . J IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Weatoy James Dexter Jr personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above This heanng may result in a termination of Richard H Shaw. Judge (5-7), including interest at 9 00*. pet annum Under the power of sate contained c sard mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sax! mort­ gage mil be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 100 o dock p m . on June 4. • Special financing programs for "less than M > PMC MORTGAGE COMPANY H THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan A Vids. a single man (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 1 1996 and recorded on August 6. 1996 in Uber 668 on Page 696 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Crossland Mortgage Corp . as assignee by an assignment dated August 1.1996 whch was recorded on August 6. 1996. m Uber 668 on Page 702. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred F.ve and 08/100 dollars ($60.305 06). ...And Respond With The Right Solution Financing Options ’Indicates 4.0 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE r THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR • Small business operating funds • No income verification loans Sixth grade High Honors, 3.5 to 4.0 — ’Sam Acker, ’Nick Adams. ’Matt Aspinall, •Robert Beyer. ’Drew Bowman. ’Margp Cooklin. ’Erin Dahn. ’Danielle Drumm, •Mark Ferrall. ’Jami Hayes. ’Erin Hemerling, ’Daniel Hodges. ’Hilary Hutchins^ •Brad Kidder. ’Jeremy Lock wood. ’Megan McGandy. ’Jami Shilling. ’Alice Trout, Sarah Clevenger. Jon Hollister. Heidi ;Amett, Adam Case, Julie Cole. Brian Doozan, Jill Jolley. Scoit Larsen, Stephanie McNally. Chasity Neil, Lisa Noteboom. Eric Schiedel, Rachael Wotfe< Jon Britten. Christina Bailey, Nicole Campbell, Chad Ferguson, Randy Haire,' Heather Heinrich. Laurann Menke. Ashfey BeIson, Ashley Bunge, Ashley Caarr, Ash­ ley Milller. Daryl Minton. Andy Richard­ son. Jon Scharping. Christina Schori,* Patrick Wilde, DeeAnne Wright. Frances Adkins. Emily Allen, Caleb Case. Man Lipstraw, Heidi Ogden, Sara Paine, Andy Bolthouse, Heather Carroll, Lyndsay Dunn.* Jon Henning, Brian Olmstead, Lucas Olm­ stead and Heath Vanbelkum Honors, 3.10 to 3.49 — Mark French, Heather Mathews, Justin Pratt, Laaoi Price, Peter Swialek. Jordan Glazier, Jon Daugherty, Nicole Edwards. Jason Griffin, Collin Kaiser. Amanda Main. Scon Min-_ nkh, Kristie Pran. Kristen Beckwith. Ryan ! Ferguson, Katie Hotchkiss, Stacey Mar-J lette, Andrew Whitney, Robert Fields, Meagan Hackett, Eric Lawrence. Dems Smith. Jeremiah Angolli, Kay Carlton; Jim Coenen, Tiffiny Easey, SamanthQ Fllook, Shawna Garvey, Britteny Mitchell; * Gregory Smith. Andy Strouse, Melissa Boren. Mike Bouchard, Erica Davis, Jesse Lydy. Sarah Reeser and Ashlee Rizor. Honorable Mention, 3.00 to 3.09' — Jessica Falconer, Wilson Guidet, Shea Hammond, Danielle Hays, Erica Hubka. Amber Jewett, Josh Lovett. Mist/ Matthews and Morgan Steward. z parental nghts 04/30/1998 • Home office start-up capital Application Options Honorable Mention, 3.00 to 3.09 — Megan Avery. Brian Baird. Sally Barry,i Eliza Cheeseman. Jesse Doe. Lee Dykstra. I Eric Ford. Peter Gole. Justin Halder, Raquel Hawks. Jessica Hayes. Elizabeth Hollars. Ben Jacobs. Amber Karrar, Michael Kieffer. Bryan Lee, Rosalinda Luna, Andrew Meaney. Heather Robinson. Eli Schmidt. Brittani Schoemer, Tanya Stephens. Nick Storm. Aaron Stout. Miles Warren. Brad Wentworth. Danielle Whitaker and Dan Wilkins. Made while you wall Action. Signs PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. lower payment Seventh grade High Honors. 3.5 lo 4.0 — ’Molly Alderson. ’Tamera Alexander. ’Jeff Beachnau. ’Molly Benningfield. ’Jenna Bryans. •Sabrina Buck. ’Casey Cady. ’Chelsea Case. ’Don Converse. ’Rebecca Crump. •Trover Davis. ’Rachel Deppe. ’Laura Dipen. ’Brittney Boddins, ’Brian Donnini. •Emily Dreyer. ’Krystle Dunn. ’Erin Fish. ’Joel Gibbons, ’Katie Hesterly. •Emily Hoke. ’Tiffany Howell. ’Teha Huss. ’Wendi Iler. ’Lyndsi Kenyon. •Andrew Logan. ’Danielle Long. •Cassandra Meade. ’Rebekah Nicholson. •Colette Purucker. ’Tony Rambin. •Jessica Rose. ’Josh Sanders. ’Jennifer Shaw. ’Kerianne Sherwood. ’Jessica Smith. ’Teresa Smith. ’Nicole Swartz. •AliciaTotten. ’Brian Vanaman. ’Amanda Vanburen. ’Ashley Wanland. ’Kristina Welton. Josh Bailey. Jeff Baker. Alicia Bedford. Lucas Brehm. Megan Butler, Eliz­ abeth Cassell. Angela Dipp, amy Easey. Emily Heath. Craig Laurie. Arica Newton, Chris Rounds. Kim Shorkey, Nick StrickIan. Beth Weeks. Andrew Worth. David Eltzroth, Grant Endsley. Sean Lancaster. Jacob Rohe, Nathan Selby, Nick Sinclair, Chris Armstrong, Dustin Bowman, Jessica Cheeseman. Jeff Eddy, Megan Falconer. James Johnston, Jessica Ranguette, Keith Stoudt. Dominic Tormen, Sheena Vaughan. Samantha Wallace. Heath Au­ gustine. Echo Burbank. Bruce Carpenter. Amanda Clinton, Brian Devries. Jason Dipp, Beau Furrow, Gerald Givens, Chad Kendall. Andy Lustey, Jessica Pond. Rachel Rodgers, Steven Sekrecki. Ken Terpening and Adam Windes. Honors, 3.10 to 3.49 — Abbie Allerd­ ing. Katherine Boyer, Stacey Buck. Jacob Buehl, Derek Kral Iman. Joe Lancaster. Josh Milleson, Olivia Pare', Jamie Rajt. Brooke Shelldon. Colleen Shellenbarger. Holly Wilson. Kathryn Safie, Tasha Woodmansee. Laurence Adrianson. Jillian Alltoft. Cassie Barcroft. Leanne Etter, Courtney Fortier, Brandon Marlette. Bryan Myers, Colin Vanwinger. Matt Windes. Cara Zerbell, Richard Burke II. Holly Cole, Matt Gibbons, Heather Heimer, Jacob Heuss, Sam Krouse, Michelle Miller. Ambear Mullins. Joanie Myers. Courtney Oakland. Jessica Osborn. Jenmfaer Peake. Justin Peck. Dustin Schuch. Jill Slocum. Danielle Wanland and Robin White. FREE!!!!!! 2 Category Cabin Upgrade!!!* Now’s a great time to take the best of all vacations: a 3. 4 or 7 day Carnival "Fun Ship" cruise vacation to the Baharsas, the Caribbean or the Mexican Riviera. Aboard ship you'll enjoy fun activities, fabulous meals, the complete Nautka Spa program, lavish Vegas-style shows, a friendly casino and all the pampering service Carnival is famous for. Pricing starts at only $369/pp** LIMITED TIME OFFER - Valid only through May 23 (616) 554-0311 ^HCamival^y Mou Crurt« Uw « tfw Wortr 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. and are described as Lot 7 of Stock 18 of Eastern Addition to the Crty according lo the recorded plat thereof, as recorded tn Uber 1. of Plats, on Page 2 The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sate, unless detemaned abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 32411. m whch case the redemption penod shan be 30 days from the date o< such sate Dated April 23 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 Fite 496043283 (5/21) �!»»*• H.r.iinij-, wyhine A!. Bnn kway j Ethel C. (Sheldon) Doud HASTINGS - Josephine M Brockway. age 96. ol Hastings. passed airuy Frida). May I. I*H»X al Tliornappk Manor • -She was bom September I V 1901 in Holings, the daughter ol Albert and Ola (Mcmck) Hemey She attended Hastings High School Mrs Brockway worked lot the Hastings Windstorm Insurance Company lor five yvars. secretary at South Eastern School frir lour years, volunteer al Pennock HoKpii.il. the Red Cross, member and circle member of the first Presbyterian BATTLE ( REEK - I thel ( (Sheldon) Doud. age ‘Hi a lifelong Bailie Cicek resident passed away Tuesday. April 28. 1998 al Bailie Greek Health Sysicm/Cominuniiy Site aliei a brief illness Ethel was bum December 7. I‘8)7 in Bailie (.'reek, lhe daughtei <>l Herbert and Mabie (Goll) Sheldon She attended lhe old #8 Bailie Creek Public School. She was a homemaker and had been employed by the V ( Squire Company many years ago Church in Hastings. 50 year member of the Extension Home Makers Association, sfie enjoyed knitting. . She married Harold W Brockway July 8; ]93() and he passed away in 1973. . She was also preceded in death by one daughter. Janice Brockway Slocum; gliMtdson. Mark Cunningham of Grand leaven. sisters. Beatrice Herney and Gertrude Now land. , She is survived by her daughter. Gloria iLindcn) Cunningham ol Gun Lake; grandson. Todd (Amyl Cunningham of Grand Haven; one great granddaughter and one great grandson; nieces and nephews. triGraveside Services were held Monday. May 4. I99X at Hastings Riverside Gemcicry. Reverend Kent G Keller officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Pennock Hospital or Hastings First Kesbytenan Church Funeral Arrangements were made by Glrrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. She was married Ociobei 4. 1924 lo Emerson Nick" Doud He preceded her in death February 4. 1964 She was a volunteer at lhe former Fl Custer Stale Home, a volunteer Tour Guide al lhe Kimball House Museum and enjoyed shopping and making rag rugs. In addition lo her husband she was preceded in death by three brothers. Harold. Donald and Clarence Sheldon She is survived by two daughters. Audrey L. Wolfersberger of Bailie Creek. Marcele E Bradley ol Hastings, eight giandchildren; 17 gical grandchildren and live great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday. May I. I99X al lhe Farley-Estes & Dowdl’c Funeral Home Pastor Sieve Olmstead officiated. Burial look place al Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo the Salvation Army. Maude Sarah Towne Syverin Mathison HASTINGS - Sy serin Malhiso.*, aep 91. of Hastings, passed away Monday. May 4. I99X at Tendercarc of Hastings. $1r. Mathison was born on August 13. 1^06 in Brumundale. Norway , lhe son of Mathias & Ingingcrid tJohanesen) Mathison uHe was raised in Norway and attended s*;hpols there. He came lo the United States and Hastings in 191X from Norway He was employed at Pennock Hospital Maintenance Department for many years. Hastings Aluminum Product* for several yours and was engaged in farming on Mathison Road in Hastings Township of Barry County for many years J He w as a member of Hastings SeventhI^a> Adventist Church. iMr. Mathison was preceded in death by his parents; sisters. Gunda Mathison. Mina Winslow. Emma Sorlcy and twin sisters. Martha & Ida Mathison; brothers. Lars. John & Hans Mathison. Mr. Mathison is survived by three nieces. Mabel Lavender of Hastings. Haze! Dell of V Im. Washington. Ethel Farley of Bcltcbrook. Ohio, several great metes and nephew s. Visitation will be Friday. May X. I99X from 10:00 a.m. until funeral time Funeral Services wiil be held Friday . May X. I99X at 11:00 a m at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Gardner officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Barry County. Memorial contribuUons may be made Id-the Scvcnth-Day Adventist Church. LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Judicial District - 5th Judicial Circuit ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE Case No 98-121 -DM . 220 West State Street 2nd Floor County Courthouse Hastings Ml 49058 • 616*948-4814 DEBORAH A JOHNSON 12920 Barry Lane Wayland Ml 49348 T^niiam M Doherty 'P41960) DIMMERS & DOHFRTY 221 South Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616/945 -9596 D*ViD W JOHNSON address unknown '.The COURT FINDS Service u’ process upon defendant DAVID N JOHNSON cannot reasonably be made as provided in M£R2 105 and service o* process may be rt/ade m a manner which is reasonably calcu­ lated to give defendant actual notice of the proceedings ano an opportunity to be heard •T IS ORDERED Publication m the Hastngs Banner of the attached notice of divorce proceedings for three 3 consecutive weeks 4-3098 Judge James h Fisher NOTICE OF DIVORCE PROCEEDING .Notice is hereby given to David A Johnsen Defendant that a Complaint for Divorce has been tiled against you by Deborah A Johnson Plaintiff m the Barry County Circuit Court David W Johnson may obtain a complete copy of the Divorce Complaint from the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk . >** •.*: 22Q West ^*tete Street County Courthouse Hastings Michigan 49058 or frorr .i<nt>*f«, Attorney WiHiam M Doherty 221 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 It you do no* file w r -.wo* w>!h the Harry County Circ i't Court »•*• with# days a judgment of Divorce a !-• entered against yr u to* the *e’tef dema*'rj»*i ' trie ' .omplamt DELTON - Maude Sarah Towne, age 77. of Delton passed away Thursday. April 30. 1998 at her residence She was born on July 20. 1920 in Kalama/oo. the daughter of Floyd A: Susie (Norton) Curtis She was employed in the 60s al Goodwill Industries in Kalama/oo She was married lo Ralph Towne on June 25. I960 Mrs Towne loved her children & grandchildren & dog "Randy ", she also loved crocheting & cooking & house plants & fishing. Mrs. Towne was preceded in death by her huJkirul. Ralph Tbwuc «n 19X7 and brother. Fred Curtis Mrs. Towne is survived by one daughter. June & Donald Watson of Delton. two sons. Perry Bill" Snyder A Floyd A: Jo Snyder both of Kalama/oo; 17 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren, one sister. Dorothy Avery of Kalama/oo. one brother. George Curtis ol Kalania/oo and good friend. Bill Garrow of Hastings, several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Monday. May 4. I99X at Williams Funeral Home in Delton Pastor Tom Perks officiated Burial took place at Prairie Home Cemetery. Richland Memorial contributions may be made to Delton Lions Club. Delton has two power outages 7-ztr/ Graphics News Service About 153 residents of the Delton area were in the dark two nights in a row as power was intemiped to the area Thursday evening for about three hours and again Friday evening for six hours Tim Pytriega of Consumers Power said a wild animal that interfered with fusing equipment on a power pole caused Thurs­ day night s outage at about 6:58 p m. Though Pytriega did not know the loca­ tion of the pole, a resident on Wall Lake Drive reported to Barry County Central Dispatch that a power pole was sparking lhe Delton Fire Department reponded to the fire and Consumers workers restored power to the 153 affected customers by 10 pm Lightning was blamed for a power out­ age that occurred the next night. Friday. May I. that affected 2.357 customers in Delton, the city of Hastings and parts of Prairieville. Barry. Hope. Orangeville and Baltimore townships between 5:22 pm. and II 30 p m Pytriega said a 46.000-volt transfer line was struck by lightning, but he did not know the location ot the strike, he said. Play Golf Without Paying Green Fees lay M.i/ / 1MMH Page 15 Delton teens face charges of offering drugs in school J Ad (iraphu x Newx Service r\ 13-year-okl IX’llun Kellogg Middle School student is facing charges for dis­ tributing a "non-scheduled" drug after she look 64 prescription pills, most of which were Xanax, to school April 22 and handed them out to other students. Barry Town­ ship Police Chief Mark Kik said Wednes­ day They were prescription pills belonging to her mother - tranquilizers and sleeping pills." Kik said "She and her girlfriend took souk* and gave about 15 of them lo another student, who passed them out lo three or four other students " The same charge is pending against ihat student, as well. Kik said The girl told him that because her mother had so many pills in the house, she wanted to get nd of them, so she took them to school and asked some friends what she should do. said Kik. "So this boy spoke up and said Til lake them, and she gave him 15 of them." Kik said. "One student ended up seeking medi­ cal treatment after taking six of them The other kids look one each “ Teachers discovered that the girl had been passing out lhe medication after several students al the school began acting very tired. Kik said. "She met w ith lhe students at X a.m. by the buses." said Kik "Word got *o the teachers that some of the students were act­ ing weird. They were getting progressively tired and going off into the ozone.’ Fi­ nally. a couple students started to talk and when they confronted her. she confessed and handed over the 47 or 48 pills she had left." The girl was later suspended from school, said Kik. who noted (hat it is the third such case he had handled at the Delton Schools this year The other two cases took place al lhe middle school and at lhe high school, he said. "I know ours isn’t lhe only school where this is happening." said Kik "I can guaran­ tee you this is happening all over the place We’re seeing more and more of this occurring They’re finding out that if they use illegal drugs, someone will turn them in so maybe they think if they take pre­ scription drugs, they won’t get into trou­ ble." Kik said he is surprised that the students will take drugs they know nothing about, but when asking the students themselves, the anxweHs often liecauw someone else did it." "It amazes me with these kids taking these drugs not hav mg a clue what it is go­ ing to do to them, said Kik Oik* of these kids took six of ihcm You don’t lake six of anything " He said a similar occurrence al Ifelton Kellogg High St him»I Iasi month involved a student ’snorting" what she thought was cocaine. The white powdery substance turned out to be baking soda "She said he found it laying outdoors.” said Kik I said Do you stick something up your nose that you found laying along the sidewalk Kik said he doesn’t know uhal the an­ swers are because H is nearly impossible to conceal prescription drugs from kids be­ tween lhe ages ot 13 and 19. “Maybe the parents need to be a lirtie more aware." he said. "It’s not only the student’s responsibility, it’s the parents’ reponsibilty It he’s on antibiotics, don’t give him 10 pills when he only needs one lie’s going to stick them in his pocket and for­ get about them - he’s not going to go to the office and say ’here’s my medication. " • A story in last week s edition ol the Banner incorrectly reported that the members of the local Moose Lodge had moved out of their present quarters at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Apple Street in Hastings The Moose are still there, though plans are being made lor them to move out of the city limits to a new facility and tor a new sports bar and restaurant to take their place. Read the BANNER EveqpWeek and-tean INFORMED resident of Barry County. TO Illi KISIDEXIS AXD PROPERTY OWNERS of IHI. CIIXKIIR TOWNSHIPOf Rl 11 \Xf) H-VRR) < Ol X|\ MU HI GAX XXI) \|.l (>1111 R IXTIRESTEDPERSOXS WJT.l.VE TAKE \OTICK th.ii ihc lullo.ing i» a *uninun a p«i» |s»vc<l < WiimanM- uhiih aa. letcncd lot tn»l II-ailing tn the luumhip Hoard ol Rutland < hafk-i J.-AnJiip al a fceulat nicviinr held on \p«il X. IW StemI: IITIJ-.. Rutland ( Imh-t founJnp land lhn»u«n OtdinanvC StCTHtS II: renntst: Ihc ptitpmc Ol Ilk I hdiiuntc arc Mated SECTION III, ntHMriO.SS, Bic dclinitions ol Lctiain trim* and *oidv used in lhe < hdinancc .uc ik-lincd SEI ri(f\ IX. PKIOK APPKOX AL HEUL IKEUEM KIR IAM» DIX'ISIONS: fhr» n-ilionprovide* that land in lhe foutohip *halt no! Nr dnuled mthout prior approval ol the Town*hip ollivtal ik-Mcnalcd tn lhe e«ncrmng tssh or other SEC HON I. .imK.AllON.HM LL\U LW ISKfN APNUnAL. Ihiv x-vium liM<. item* needed to apph )■« land dniM>m St.CIIUN \ I. HU/iEOLKL EOKREMm OE AIXUCAliVNh EOK I.XND IHX ISIONS APPKOX.XL: Thn n vtion provide* -.•m.le line* lot the u**csmw •« other ile*igmv lo teste* land dm*ion appli tai ii >n* SECTION W/ SIANQAKOS TOK AFnvEALlM L\>1» SIO.SS Ihi. *cvtion provide* vtnena tor land division appnnal SECTION MIL ALLOWANCE ELM. .XTFROYAL 01 OUIEK IAND IHXISION. Ihi' nation ptintde* pt<ni*ion*l»< a dnt*ion whit h *ati*!ie* all ot the in|mtcincM* ot Scv non VII cxvcpt that n .foe* not *ati Jv onv mote ot lhe 4andard*ol Sutne<iion \ of Section X II SEC HON LC CONSEOCENCES OF\O\COMP1JA\CE HITH LXNL> OLX INION APfKQXAL KEOL IKE.XIEN T Ihi* *eciIon requite* am l.irul oealed in nonvompliaikc with ihi* Oidinanw *hall not tx eligible lot huihhng pviinit /onine appiov.il o< *ilc plan In addition, um paricl treated in noiKomplianvc with ihi* Otdinarue dull not lx- icvofni/ed a* a «c|xualc panel on the a**c**meni mil except aliei iwMice to tlx ( ounlv l*r«»*cvulo« a* icquiied In law SEC 1 ION A 'Ll I K XKIJJIX; I hr* *ec non pro* ide* thi* < hdnuik e i» ilv dated *evctahic and il anv part o| the < hdiruiKc i* declared v«wd of uncnlotv.-ahL- it diall not allcvl am portion ol thi* I hdinarkv i^hei than '.nd part ot portion tlvrcot SEC I ION AL. KEPI. Al Ihi* *evlii<n provide* that all luduume* part* o| ordmarkC' that vonllivt with thi* Oidnutkc ate lefkaksl SECTION All. El EEC TOE P.X1E Provide, Hut the Ordinary­ will take died itnineJulels upon puNkalion. alter adivption PLEAS! TAKE EIKTHER NOI ICE Hut tlx lull text ot tlx pm po*c»| f hdmanev ha* been po*u-d in the tollowine publi, pl.xe* *ituat eil within *aid t hart.r ftoendup lot impcition b, tlx- general puhtn I Hob * < >un anil lavkle JJUX W Stale Ro.xl ' Xleonquin Lake Parte Store 2*>7x w Stale R.vad l Dane IJucvn 11 St W t »i»vn Stictt i Hanv < ••onlv I \po< Ciitvi XT’M \ Xlxklk-Viik Roa.1 * llx.tnappk• Motor* 1'ftl S MxItlL-v ilk-R.m.1 r> (Nine ol the Iown*htp t k-rk 2161 Heath R><a>( PLEASE-L tA / ±J HI UEKNnilLE that ' ixl Itidinan. < will r,MUiviitied lot .xlopt* hi In lhe lowmlup Ho.nd al it* next t. -al.u OK-elin.' lo lx' livid al the Rullaixl (TliiIci lowmlitp Hall mt XI v I > |«r*>x i onutx ru mv at -miotlo I pm Rutland < kilter fowmhip will pmxuk' is e**aix iea*orxiN< auxit i.mx ml* and wrvKc* -ixh a* Mtnet* lor lhe Ix-aiing impane l net aiwlio la|, »ol prinu d ntaietuil hemg .on*xk u-d al the hearrnr k> in.b vnlu.il' with di'alwhtx - al the hcatin-- upon *> vent '• dav- ix4k. to thi Rutland < knu i |own*hip < kil .H tlx addle*' tck-ph-M,- numKi Haihara I II Il-I l ' >< rk RutlmJt kuler lownJwp •If I Hi ilh Roa.| ll t'lm- Ml l,"»'s Kik said if is school policy that students do turn then medications in at the school office in the morning Kik advises parents not to leave old med­ ications slitting around and lo he aware of where their current medications are "I Inmalely. somebody needs to be re­ sponsible. but you can’t control your kids every second of their lives." Kik said “We can harp on them all day lung about the dangers of marijuana, crystal meth and co­ caine. and at home sits a whole cabinet full of prescription medication" Kik said lk*lton school are working on finding other ways to regulate the use of prescription drugs on the premises He said drug sniffing dogs can detect the pills in lockers and in vehicles, but law prohibits them from searching the students "I don’t know what the answer is." he said "I guess it’s the parents’ responsibility to stress to their kids ’don’t take drugs that weren’t prescribed for you " Moose still at present site Rl TLAND C HARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COL NTY. MIC HKJAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SLB.MITTAL ll'k ll lx-k*w Call the American Lung Association of Michigan at B00-LUNG-USA I NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN IO. nil RTMIHNIS XND PROP) RIX OWNERS OF Rl I­ 1 INDI HlRIER lOWNsHfp. H\RR1 ( Ol NIX. Mil HIGXN. XXI) XXX OFHER IM ERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE. NOTICE that tlx- lolkmin; i« a pti>po*ed < hdirurxe whuh wa* revixed lot hr*t reading b\ lite loun*hip Houid ol Rutland Ckutei loun*hip a! it* regular nxvting held on Xpril K. I‘IMS RlTI.AM) CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 62 EFFECTIVE SEVEN (7) DAVS AH ER PI BI.IC.ATION AFTER ADOPTION Xn (wdinanec to amend the Rutland Charier Iimmhip Zoning Ordinanvc bx tlx- ic/oning ol veriain propene lixaksi in Land Section 10 within the lown*hip horn tlx- XG" Xgiuultur.il Dixinct zoiung da**tlicahon to tlx- R2 ‘ ingle f-anulx Re*nk*nnal Dixliivl zoning vl.i**itiv.ation and lo tefX’al all Ihdtnaixc* or part* ol Otdinarxc* in vonllxt herewith Rl TLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COl NTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS • SECTION I Reznning of Property in Lund Section It) X Ihc Zonmc map a* Iixorpoiau d be idctcnvc in tlx- Rutlatkl < kirtci lovvii'hip Zoning • hdinance •* herebx anx-txkd bx tlx- rezon ing troni the \ti Xgricullutal Ihdnd zoning da**ilK.itmn to lhe R2 Single f amilv Re*i«kiMial Ih*tnd zoning vla**ilivan<«n ol lhe tollowmg .k-Mtihcd land tn I and SeduMi l<» PXRCEl S IN THI E 1 2 Ol IHI W I _*H| mt XI I 4 OF S| ( Hl IM t»|S< RIHf l» \S .'.’.'IT Nd! IHI iNIRIItil I HORN XIII I RIVER XI THE XIRPORI R<»VI» HRIIXI । XI SO DESCRIBED XS In'FEET N OF IHI NVV \HI TXIINI Ol IHI HRIlMj OX | R THORN XITLE RIMR-K R IHI II »H III W h|«FI III S IO TH! CIROf THE RIVIR mm XI C1ROFRIXIR IOC1ROF w EIMIEOf XIR IMRI Rl> HRIlxif IHNIOPOH SECTION II • SEVERABILITY six<uId am *cvlion. vlauw of provi*i.wi ol the Onliruixe lxikxlated bx a< out! lo lx- invalid Iih am ica*on. *mh de*l.n.ilton *lull mu aflcxl ihv v.ihditv ol the < hdiixirxc a* a whole o. am pail thereol nthcr tkm lhe *cdmn clau*c oi pr.niMon *o dedaied lo lx- mvalid SECTION III • EFFECTIVE DATE Ihi' Ordiiuukc 'kill lake riled '»-*en i‘> .lax* alter publi.aii.«n alter a.k^4i<H> XII t hdinanvc* •« part* ol i hdinanvc* in .onltid here with are heiv-bx tepc.ik-il I'll IM / IAI II KI III K soril I Ikn *.ud Oidiixuxv Will hr v««i*idcrcd li*i .xloprion tn the lowmhip Board .it a regiilii inerting to tx-Ix-ld at ilx- Rutland t liaik-t li*wn*hip Hall on Mac IT |‘>mx (|im iiutk mr al ' no o »|.x k pm Knil.hi.I t li i-i. । |. vii.|>i|> v >1! |m ..I u. . . > >. ।..•i..i*’l,- .iumI । tv I ' io uch I -I -14. t' ».-• thi lx iitn imp nt..f in,! audio ij|x prink'd num-rial* txing ..»n'i.kicd al the hcaiine to uxlividual. AIlh di' ibilitiC' irquamg .mixiIlux axl* •<< «*-i»».v* *h>>ukl • •ntavt th. Rml.aidt li.Nt. i I •wndrip t k-rk at ilv .ddi..n i. I.-phoikiiurntx-i h*k-d !xtm Barbara Rrdlnrd. < Irrk Rullamkt harlrf luun*liip Hall 24M Hrath Ruail . I taxiing*. Ml 4*HI5N iblbi M4X-2IM4 r �'aqv 16 hie Hastings Banner Thursday May ■ 1998 COURT NCUJS: A woman convicted of writing had checks in !*>*><» was convicted ot the same charge April 15 when she pleaded guilty to forgery in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court Elizabeth Ann Hernandez. 24. of Way­ land was sentenced to one year in tail with work release and was iHdered to pay S5.O5S in restitution. Judge James Fisher ruled Thursday. April 30. in spite of her pleas for leniency “It looks like Ms Hernandez has not learned anything from her first conviction." said Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crow­ ley told the court. "She continues to en­ gage in a consistent pattern of deception, lies, manipulation and thievery." , A motion hy Hernandez to withdraw her guilty plea, claiming that it was her ex­ hoy friend who actually wrote and benefited financially from the checks, was denied by Fisher. She didn't tell me that, or the court or the police because of threats of physical harm to her if she revealed his name." her attorney. Michael McPhillips. told Fisher Based on her prior deceptions and state­ ments to police, that’s not a bonafide rea­ son to withdraw the plea." Fisher said. "We don't dispute the verbal and written statements to the police." said McPhillips. "She says those statements simply were not true." “Based on the circumstances, she's a problem in two counties for the same kind of offense and having reviewed her record." said Fisher, 'with her facing a 12 month jail sentence. I don’t feel the request to w nhdraw is a bonafide reason.” Hernandez then asked for a delayed sen­ tence for one year to pay buck "the sizable amount she owes to the National Bank of Hastings.” McPhillips said. "She works for Nelson Manufacturing in Grand Rapids. She lost her last job because they found out about this, but now she’s working 40 to 44 hours a week. She would like to con­ tinue working there to pay off her fines and costs. "She wants a chance to prove herself." McPhillips said. "I don't think we would be doing her a favor or anyone else a favor it we did that." said Fisher. "I have to agree with Mr Crowley. Considering she is already on probation, we re going to have to try some­ thing else to gel her attention ' "I'm just asking for a year to pay this off." she said. “Because if I don't. I will gladly go to prison. I need to make this right for every body I hurt a lol of people I hurt my parents, my children, my boss I want to prove to every body I can do this "1 can do (his in 12 months. I can do this in six months." she pleaded. "You owe about $13,000, •!' you try to do that. I'm afraid you'd be tempted to make the same mistake." Fisher said. "I can do this, your honor.’* she pleaded again. "I'm going to give you lhe chance to hut I have to punish you." he said. "You’ve al­ ready been given two chances on probation with little change. If you keep forging checks, you’re going to end up in prison " Besides het jail time with work release and menial health and/or substance abuse counseling. Hernandez was ordered to spend lhe next five years on probation. She was sentenced to 31 days in jail with credit for 31 days served and continued on probation for her probation violation con­ viction. She had been sentenced to 60 months probation for the 1996 conviction. Hernandez was arrested after forging a check for $2.163 92 Dec 21. 1997. an­ other for SI.6<M) on Jan. 23. 1998 and an­ other for $200 on Feb. 6. 1998. She could have spent 14 years in prison for each of lhe three original charges of forgery, plus twice lhe maximum sentence on the pri­ mary offense for being a habitual offender. In other recent court business: • Cory James Ryan. 27. of Kentwood was given a six-month suspended jail sen­ tence and three years probation after plead­ ing guilty Apnl 8 to delivery and manufac­ ture of marijuana, a four-year. $20,000 felony. Banner CLASSIFIEDS i Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Wanted Miscellaneous DISH SYSTEM FOR 3 TELE­ VISIONS FOR SALE. CALL 945-9340. AFTER 6:00PM. For Sale FOR SALE: 6 fl aluminum cap. excellent shape, black. 517-852­ 0271__________________________ WANTED: Doors; older wood exterior and wood screen doors. Please call 945-4505 fats! 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Ml EOE \l II NI ION l.l’N’S. UN'S Rcquiois therapists and paiamedic*' ilctoine an RN <>i BSN graduate and increase vour in­ come without going back lo m Ikh’I' Io m hcdlllv VOIII IlltCI view hi Kalamazoo call Gaty Minni*by Max <lst i xtm 7 ’7 A second felony count of delivery and manufacture of 5-45 kilos of marijuana lor growing 20 to 2(M) plants in Rutland Township was dismissed tn exchange for hts guilty plea That charge carries a max­ imum penally of seven years in prison and or a $5<M).(XM) fine As part of his sentence, he was ordered to pay $3.(MM) in court costs and S3.CXK) in fines. According to his attorney, the marijuana was being grown by Ryan for his own use. "He is not lhe dealer." Daniel Elvey said. "I'm truly sorry for my actions." Ryan said "It's not going to happen again. "It's disturbing lo see someone with your background ending up tn my courtroom." Fisher said. "Your parents have responsible jobs, your brother has a responsible job. there's no reason you can't have one. loo." Ryan told lhe judge in his testimony that he felt the SWET (Southwest Enforcement Team) officers told his probation officer that he was "more of a criminal than I am.” he said. "I thought that might, have swayed her a little" (tn making her recommenda­ tion for incarceration. "It certainly wasn't an unreasonable as­ sumption." Fisher said. "I want you to un­ derstand the situation you find yourself tn is because of your actions. There's no rea­ son you can't be successful on probation.” • David Spicer of Delton was sentenced to one year in jail with work release and two years probation for a drunk driving conviction. "This is his fourth offense for drunk driv­ ing in the last nine years." said Crowley. "He desires to lead a lifestyle of making sufficient money so he can drink to lhe point of intoxication. Protect him from so­ ciety and punish Mr. Spicer.*’ "His problem is alcohol and his total lack of control over alcohol." said his at­ torney. Carol Dwyer. "Mr. Spicer will con­ tinue to be a cost to society if he doesn't get treatment for his alcoholism. I fear without treatment, nothing will be different 12 months from now. I fear for Mr. Spicer and I fear for others on lhe road.” "I would like to quit drinking." Spicer said. "I wake up at night in a cold sweat when I think what could have happened, h's not a pretty picture.” His driver s license was revoked as part of his sentence. • Roy Jacobs pleaded not guilty to proba­ tion violation. A hearing was set for May 11 and a $2,000 personal recognizance bond was set. • Darwin Jackson. 41. did not appear for hts arraignment on a drunk driving charge. It was the second time he did not appear for lhe hearing and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. • Leoncio Martinez. 30. of Greenville, was sentenced to three months in jail with 20 days credit. S4.736 in restitution to be paid $200 each month, two years proba­ tion. and fines and costs on a conviction for unlawful use of a vehicle. • Daniel Plouffe. 27. of Plainwell, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with work re­ lease with credit for two days served and the last 65 days suspended, enhanced by a sec­ ond offense notice. $1,000 costs, substance abuse cbunseling. two years probation and a suspended license. Plouffe was arrested Jan. 8 in Or­ angeville township for possession of mari­ juana. Plouffe. who had a possible job oppor­ tunity in Orangeville, learned during the proceeding that another warrant for his ar­ rest was pending, stemming from a March 19 arrest for alleged possession of mari­ juana and methamphetamine "I thought that's what this was for." said Plouffe to Judge Fisher. "This case is dated Jan. 8." said Fisher before imposing a jail sentence. "You are a hard worker and I respect that very much, but apparently this is more of a serious problem than you have admitted. 1 think it's more important for you to gel drugs out of your life than to lake this particular job." • Spencer Shoemaker. 26. of Ver­ montville. was granted a motion for an early release from jail. He had been serving a 12-month jail sen­ tence with work release for a 1997 convic­ tion of failing to respond lo an officer's signal and resisting a peace officer and of being a habitual offender. "He's a good guy." said his attorney. Tim Tromp. "Apparently he waved at a po­ lice officer and lhe officer failed to wave back so he got mad about it." Tromp said Shoemaker has been working for a construction company as temporary help and that the Ced-r Springs company wants to hire him "He’s done about half his jail lime and it you would suspend the rest ot it and tell him. 'if you screw up. you’re going back to jail.' maybe that will be enough incentive for him." said Tromp Shoemaker's probation officer recom­ mended the court lake a chance on him by granting the motion for early release But McDowell asked Fisher to deny the motion "I don't believe his record warrants any kind of leniency.” she said. ‘His behavior of lhe past is evidenced by his criminal his­ tory He makes poor decisions " Gunman charged after threat to kill guests in mobile home An agitated Barber Road man who al­ legedly pointed a gun at his brother, yelling "I’m going to kill you if you don't leave." was arrested alter surrendering to police Saturday afternoon David Thomas Cook. 19. of Merltno's Trailer Park al 4777 Barber Road was charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, being a habitual offender and one count of being a felon tn posses­ sion ot a weapon, habitual offender, accord­ ing to the Hastings Post ot lhe Michigan State Police "He went a little crazy." said Sgt. Steve Harper "He wanted everybody out of his house and when he went tn the back to get some shells, they cleared out." Cook was barricaded inside his trailer when police arrived and as they evacuated nearby residents. Cook stepped outside his trailer, lhe police report states “He stepped outside and I began giving loud, repetitive, verbal commands, which he complied with." Trooper Bryan Fuller reported Harper said no shots were fired from the 12 gauge, pump action shotgun and no one was injured during the incidem. which was reported at about 4 p m. According to police, witnesses said there were five people visiting Cook's residence, including two children and one man. a fre­ quent overnight guest, who was laying on the couch watching a youngster play video games. The man told police that he protested when Cook sat on his legs and an alterca­ tion over a blanket ensued. Cook then allegedly grabbed the man by the throat and pinned him against the couch He then allegedly treed the man and began shouting for everyone to leave One witness told police that Cook "has a had temper" and "no one wanted to provoke him " As two ol the men were gelling their shoes on to leave as Cook demanded. Cook then allegedly told them you can stay be­ cause I'm going lo kill all of you." As Cook then allegedly retreated to a back room of his trailer where his gun is kept, one of the men snatched the shells that were laying on Ihc counter before leav­ ing the trailer, police reported. Police said Cook returned and "racked" a shell into the weapon's chamber, pointed it at the people and shouted "I am going to kill all of you." One of lhe victims was able to go to a nearby trailer to call 911. while Cook al­ legedly stood on the porch for about five minutes before going back inside his trailer, police reported. After hts arrest, a preliminary breath test revealed he had a .07 blood alcohol content. Police found lhe shotgun inside home Vn an upright position against the couch, pointing up and loaded with a shell in the chamber. Another shell was found on lhe floor near the couch, police said. Cook was arraigned on the charges in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Mon­ day w here he demanded a preliminary exam­ ination. which was scheduled for May 6 at 9 a.m. He remains lodged in lhe Barry County Jail on a $10,000 cash or surety bond. Area firefighters battle house and garage fires J-Ad Graphics News Service A "malfunctioning, recessed light" was cited as the cause of a fire that did nearly $60,000 damage to lhe home of Dr. Thomas Myers at 6265 Thomapple Lake Road April 29. fire officials said. Nashville firefighters were called to the scene at about 10:08 p.m. and were able to salvage much of the insured home, though the roof was destroyed, fireman Earl Wilson said. On the other side of the county. Hast­ ings. Thomapple and Freeport firefighters were called to a garage fire at the home of Mike Price at 4811 W'ood School Road at 10:08 p.m. May 3 that destroyed the build­ ing. two pickup trucks and a farm tractor. Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris said Wednesday. The 40- by 50-foot garage was worth about $7,500. Caris said, while the con­ tents were worth about $15,000. he said. "There was no electricity to the garage." he said, adding that the cause is undeter­ mined and still being investigated as possi­ bly suspicious. Caris said his department was idlet^a second lime to the residence May 4 wbetvit was reported that a mobile home next to the burned garage was on fire at about 8^0 p.m. Firemen were on lhe scene about 20 minutes, said Caris. noting that the mobile home and the contents were of no value. . The cause of that fire is still under inves­ tigation as well, and is considered suspi­ cious. he said. POLICE BEAT Man hurt in motorcycle accident BARRY TOWNSHIP - A Kalamazoo man in listed in fair condition at Borgcss Hospital in Kalamazoo after losing control of his 1984 Harley Davidson on Fiona Road near Pleasant Lake Road at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. May 2. Charles Lee Windshell. 47. was riding east on Floria with about four other bikers when he apparently cut the comer too wide, drove off the roadway, went about 12 feet down an embankment and fell off the bike injuring his head, neck and breaking his leg. Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik said Windshell was riding at the rear of the group which continued around a comer before realizing that Windshel was missing. "They looked back and he wasn't there." said Kik. "Another car stopped and discovered him in the ditch." Alcohol was not a factor tn lhe accident. Kik said, and Windshell was wearing a helmet. No citations were issued. Man accused of killing tropical fish JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Wayland man accused of breaking into hts ex­ girlfriend s home, pouring bleach into her aquanum and killing S2(X) worth of tropical fish Apnl 21 has been charged with malicious destruction of property over $100. according to a report by lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department. Dennis Chester Kordelewski. 36. is also charged w ith domestic violence, stalking and being a habitual offender. He is accused of taking a transformer from a furnace in the home and of breaking the car stereo knobs tn his ex-girl friend's car. the police report said. Kordelewski was scheduled for a preliminary examination on lhe charges May 6 in Barry County District Court Music CDs stolen from vehicle YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - Police received a complaint April 19 of 52 compact disks taken from a motor vehicle parked in a driveway in the 84X) block ot Bassett latke Road. The theft of the CDs. worth about $800. remains under investigation by the Barry County Sheriffs Department CD player, disks stolen from vehicle CARLTON TOWNSHIP - More than 250 compact disks were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 3000 block of Messer Road April 21 Also stolen when the vehicle was broken into was a CD player and radio. The incident remains under investigation by the Barry Countv Shentfs Department. Two paint ball bandits arrested HASTINGS - Two 17-year-old Hastings hoys were arrested Apnl 25 bv the Hastings City Police IX^pariment and charged with reckless use ot a firearm alter they allegediv shot a car with orange patniballs Ihc teens allegediv fired the paintball* at the passenger side and rear hatch ot die vehicle as n was parked in the ‘>00 block of Bollwood Avenue on April 11 Warrants have been issued, but the teens have ihm vet Iven arraigned � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-05-14.pdf 94ce7e5c2bd314d002d69e94e83b5f82 PDF Text Text HA£:i- rr r-—If !!2r-RY 4,^. -.i earn titles MEAP scores up in area A-42 plans ‘on trade* See Story on Page 10 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 2 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 The Hastings ANNER THURSDAY. MAY 14. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO. 20 Dorcy resigns seat on council News Briefs: Blood drive With the rtrike involving Rod Cn» woken coming to an and. the Berry County chapter will have a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. May 19, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings. Members of the Professional Em­ ployes International Union Local 459 and the American Red Cross Great Lakes Blood Services agreed to new contracts Wednesday. May 6, endbig a stafte that began March 30. The goal for the drive in Hastings nest Tuesday is 100 pints. Anyone who is at least 17 yean of afe. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in reasonably good health and hmat given blood within 56 days of the <Mve is eligible to contribute. Corvette Show will be Sunday The I Oth annual Comae Show and Swap Meet will be held from 10 am. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17. al the His­ toric Chartton Part Village. Museum and Recreation Area. More than 270 Corvettes, some dar­ ing from 1953. the car's first prodacaoe year, will be featured. Vistas can vote for their favorites, m a "Best of Show* trophy will be awarded. Other trophies win be awarded to Corvettes ia eight classes. Spectators also can voce for the People's Choice Trophy car. Ao open swap meet will feature Comae pans, auto pans, arts and crafts and a flea marhet Dash plaques will be given to the first 150 cars that show up and door prizes and goody bags will be avaiUble .to Comae exhibitors. • Admission is $4 for adults aad $2 -for children ages 5 to 12. Plenty of food win be available. Proceeds of the event, sponsored by the Corvette Club of Battle Creek, will go to fight Spina Bifida. Chariton Park profits operate the village and recreabooare*. Dr. Beck to join Pennock staff Dr. Amy Beck, a pediatrician, will . begin her new practice in October at Pennock Hospital. ' She is currently chief resident at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, ■ where she is completing a three-year : pediatric residency. She received her medical degree from Michigan Stale : University's College of Human Medicine and her bachelor's degree '■ from the University of Michigan. ' Her practice in Hastings will be lo­ cated on the second floor of the Physi­ cians Center Dr. Beck, her busband and two tons will relocate to this area later this summer. Art show slated over three days The annual an show, put on by Hastings High School juniors and seniors in Dennis O'Mara's studio art classes, will be held from 10 a.m to 3 pm Friday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat­ urday and Sunday at the Arts Hatchery Building in Fish Hatchery Park. More Hews Briefs on Page 2 PRICE SO" City thanks Williard Pierce Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell reads a proclamation honoring the late Williard Pierce, co-founder of Flexfab. who died last week. Accepting the honor at the City Council meeting Monday night are Pierce's sons, Gary and Joe. Five county races highlight primary Contests for five seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners will highlight the Republican Party’s primary election Aug. 4. The deadline for candidates to file neces­ sary petitions for lhe primary was at 4 p.m. Tuesday. May 12. Three elected incumbents and another who was appointed will face opposition within their own party and the remaining contest will feature three GOP candidates hoping to succeed the rearing Lew New­ man in the Sixth District. County Board Chairman James Bailey will get a test from Jim Brown, a local de­ veloper and businessman, in the Fourth District. Bailey, who was elected in 1994 and 1996. successfully turned back opposi­ tion from Russell Yarger and Ward Weiler in 1996. but he failed to collect 50 percent of the total vote. The Fourth District includes Carlton and Hastings townships and parts of Irving and Woodland townships. John Barnett, who is just completing his first two-year term, will be opposed in the First District by Audrey Burdick, a local real estate agent who was Barry County s drain commissioner until 1988. when she lost to Robert Shaffer. Barnett upset in­ cumbent Linda Watson two years ago to gain his seat. The First District includes all of the city of Hastings. • The other elected incumbent facing a challenge is Emmet Herrington in the Sev­ enth District. Clyde Morgan will try again after falling short by 52 votes (444 to 391) in 1996 The Seventh District includes Assyria. Baltimore and Johnstown townships. The other incumbent with opposition is Rose Marie Heaton of Nashville, who was appointed to the Fifth District*post earlier this year after Tim Burd resigned. She will face a challenge from Jeff Mackenzie, an attorney from Woodland Township. When the County Board was faced with selecting a replacement for Burd. Heaton and Mackenzie were the two finalists. Heaton won lhe job in a 4-3 vote. The Fifth District lakes in Castleton and Maple Grove townships and part of Wood­ land Township. The most crowded race will be for the Sixth District seat Newman is vacating The GOP hopefuls include Clare Tripp, who has a Shelbyville address; former Hope Township Supervisor Patricia Baker and Mark Englerth. who came within 40 votes of upsetting Newman two years ago The Sixth District covers Orangeville and Yankee Springs townships. The three districts that won't have pri­ mary election races are the Second, with incumbent Republican Robert Wenger; the Third, with incumbent Republican Sandy Who Filed... COUNTY BOARD of COMMISSIONERS District No. I — ‘John Barnett (R) and Audrey R. Burdick (R). District No. 2 — • Robert Wenger (R) and John J. Loftus (D). District No. 3 — • Sandy James (R). District No. 4 — ’James Bailey (R) and Jim Brown (R). District No. 5 — ’Rose Mary Heaton* (R) and Jeff Mackenzie (R). District No. 6 — Clare Tripp (R). Patri­ cia I. Baker (R). Mark W. Englerth (R) and Melvin D. Goebel (D). District No. 7 — ’Emmet E. Herrington (R > and Clyde W. Morgan (R). District No. 8 — ’Rodney F. Goebel. James; and lhe Eighth, with incumbent Republican Rod Goebel. The Second District includes Thomapple and Irving townships; the Third includes Rutland and Hope townships and part of Barry Township, and lhe Eighth takes in Prairieville Township and part of Barry Township. Only two Democrats filed for County Board seats. John Loftus in the Second District, where he lost to Wenger two years ago. and Melvin Goebel in the Sixth, where he lost to Newman in 1996. Both will challenge their GOP counterparts in the November general election. In other election news. Barry County’s three incumbent congressmen, all Republi­ cans. have filed for re-election. Peter Hoek­ stra in the Second District. Vem Ehlers in the Third District and Nick Smith in the Seventh District. Hoekstra, a Holland businessman, will be seeking his fourth two-year term since he upset incumbent Guy VanderJagt in the 1992 GOP primary. His district covers Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and about one-third of Barry Township in Bary County. Ehlers, former State Senator and Calvin College professor, first was elected in De­ cember 1993 io succeed Paul Henry, who died in July of that year. Ehlers was re­ elected in 1994 and 1996. • His district takes in the city of Hastings, all of Irving. Carlton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings ^nd Castleton townships, about two-thirds of Hope Township and a liny portion of Baltimore Township. Challenging Ehlers this time in the November general election will be Demo crat John Ferguson, a Grand Rapids attor­ ney. See PRIMARY, continued page 17 by David T. Young Editor Fourth Ward Councilwoman Deb Dorcy Monday night made it official by tendering her resignation after two and a half years of service on the City Council. Dorcy. who was elected to her seat in November 1995 in a close vote over in­ cumbent Maureen Ketchum, plans to move with her family to Florida. She and her husband. Harry, former co­ owners of the Cinema theaters in down­ town Hastings, announced late last year they were selling the movie business and moving out of state because of Harry's health. The Dorcys then sold the Cinema to Goodrich Theaters. Deb Dorcy. in a letter she submitted, said. "It is with the sincerest regret that I am tendering my resignation from city council effective June 30. 1998. My ser­ vice on this community board has made an indelible mark on my life, one which I will never forget. It was such an honor as well as a joy for me to represent lhe people of the Fourth Ward and the community of Hastings as a whole. I truly love this great city and will miss everyone in it." While accepting her decision with regret. Mayor Frank Campbell, on behalf of die/ council, told her. "Deb. we’re going to miss you very much.’’ Campbell said that anyone interested in serving on the council from the Fourth Ward should submit a resume to City Hall by June 30. Her replacement will be ap­ pointed. In other business at Monday evening's meeting, lhe council: • Targeted June 24 as the grand opening for the new City Hall building and made plans to hold its last meeting in June (Monday. June 22) in the new structure. This is subject to unforeseen changes. City Manager How ard Penrod cautioned. • Approved several amendments to pro­ tective covenants in the new industrial park, as proposed by the Industrial Park Committee. • Agreed to allow amending the South­ eastern Village Plat by eliminating a lot of the Glasgow Addition. Developer Jim Wiswell told the council he was seeking the chance because state law doesn't allow him to replat an existing plat unless all property owners in lhe plat agree to the ac­ tion. • Adopted a resolution to set one-time Deb Dorcy water and sewer improvement fees at $2,700 for each meter. City Manager Howard Penrod said the amended fee struc­ ture leaves the residential payment essen­ tially the same, but now one industrial or commercial building will pay $2,700 if it has one meter. The new fee structure will be in effect as of July 1. • Approved the appointments of Ruth Hill to the Library Board and Terry Keltsch as an alternate on the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals. Hill, a local school librarian, replaces Larry Hensley, who like her is a Rutland Township resident. • Agreed to contract with McNamee, Porter A Seeley for engineering and design services to construct Star School Road and Enterprise Drive improvements in the new industrial park. The cost will be $96,200. • Approved change orders amounting to $24,052 for the wastewater treatment plant expansion. Director of Public Services Jeff Mansfield said the amount is for less than 1 percent of the total project cost, which he called, "quite remarkable." • Authorized McNamee, Porter A Seeley to write a manual to operate and maintain the newly updated wastewater treatment plant at a cost of $18,000. "I'd like to think of this as a security blanket." Penrod said. "It’s always a good idea to get these kinds of things in writ­ ing." Mansfield added. "It seems like a lot of $ee COUNCIL, coontinued page IS ‘Crime fighting mom’ honored Mickey Cousino of Hastings has been honored by U.S. Senator Carl Levin as a 'crime fighting mom.' in a Mother's Day program intended to recognize women who help make a difference in Michigan. Cousino is most famous for her work in the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). She was nominated for the award by Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer �Page 2 The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 Moss joins seniors at Rotary meeting Hastings High School senior boys attended Monday's Hastings Rotary Club meeting along with Kalamazoo Gazette sports editor Jack Moss, the event’s guest speaker. The senior boys in attendance were Tyler Allerding, Mark Arens. Larry Bailey. Adam Bancroft. Beau Barnum. Mat Barnum. Nathan Belcher. Seth Bender. Nicholas Bryan. Eric Carlson. Andrew Courtright. Charlie Cove. Steve Dahn. Darnell Day, Zach Deming, Rob Dixon. Seth Doe, Noah Doyle. Joe Edger. Eric •' Fleischer. Tim Goggins. Garrett Gonzales. Zakh Holston. David Koutz. Darrt LaJoye. Cody Lyons. Matt Malik. Enc McCarty. Mike McKeough. Jonathon Merrtd Matt Moore. Josh Newton. Josh Nichols. Chris Olmstead. Ben O'Mara. Kyle Pot# Josh Richie. Tim Rounds. Ryan Rude. Doug Sarver. Adam Schultz. Adam Silsbai Mike Sulcer. Adam Taylor. Paul Uldricks. Ed VanDerMolen and Evan Winkler -------------------------------------------- 4 A-42 project is ‘back on track News Briefs... 'Cowboy Music Night* planned Ray Overholt and his western band and Dave Dickerson will be featured in tonights "Cowboy Music Night" at the Arby s Musicians Showcase, be­ ginning at 6:30. Overholt, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Battle Creek, had a radio and television show in the 1950s. He started with country and western music and later began to do a lot of gospel with his wife. Millie. He wrote hymns such as "Ten Thousand Angels" and "Hallelujah Square." Overholt will be joined tonight by accordion player Eddie Briggs, fiddle player Bill Drake and guitarist Johnny Phiffer. Dickerson, of Potterville, will open the evening with some new and older western songs. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. 'Business After Hours' planned The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will have a "Business After Hours" event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs­ day. May 21. at the Jefferson Street Gallery. The program is being sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council. It will include refreshments and a time to re­ lax and visit with fellow business as­ sociates. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. . Poppy Days set for May 14-15 Memorial Poppy Days will be cele­ brated locally this year on Thursday and Friday. May 14 end 15. Members of the Auxiliary Unit No. 45 and the Lawrence J. Bauer Ameri­ can cegion Post again will seek dona­ tions to support disabled veterans. The bright red poppies are made by veter­ ans in VA hospitals, who are paid a stipend for each one they make. This gives them spending money and self 'Spring Fling1 is May 15-17 esteem. The annual "Spring Hing" celebra­ tion. sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place Friday. Saturday and Sunday. May 15. 16 and 17. Activities will include courthouse lawn sales Saturday, city-wide garage sales Friday and Saturday, a "street sweep” between 8 and 9 a.m. Friday, courthouse lawn entertainment Satur­ day. a street dance in the courthouse area from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, the chamber auction at 2 p.m. Saturday, a pancake breakfast at the Hastings air­ port Sunday morning, the 10th annual Corvette celebration at Charlton Park Sunday, a 4-H Point Horse Show at the Barry Expo Center Sunday and the Thomapple Arts Council art show and garage sale at Fish Hatchery Park. The events coincide with Michigan Week, which this year is being ob­ served from May 16 to 25. Historical Society to meet May 21 Alumni banquet will be June 13 The tilth Hastings High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday evening. June 13. at the Hastings High School cafetena. A catered dinner will be served at 6:30. but alumni are urged to arrive early and participate in the informal "chat hour" to renew old friendships. Besides the cafeteria, special recep­ tion rooms have been set aside for the 50th. 55th. 60th and 65th anniversary classes. All of the classes will be rec­ ognized during lhe evening, where they are celebrating anniversaries or not. Master of ceremonies this year will be 1968 HHS graduate James H. Fisher, new Barry County Circuit Court Judge Tickets, for $9 apiece, may be pur­ chased al Bosley Pharmacy or by call­ ing Donna (Bachelder) Kinney at 945­ 4964. Mail orders can be filled by­ sending a self-addressed, stamped enve­ lope to Kinney at 525 W. Clinton St.. Hastings Mich. 49058 A limited number of tickets are ex­ pected to be available at lhe door by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Efforts to transfer ownership of Chief Noonday Road (A-42) from Barry County to lhe State of Michigan is "back on track." 87th District Rep. Terry Geiger said at a Legislative Coffee gathering in Hast­ ings Monday. The county has been trying for 10 to 15 years to unload the road from its budget and maintenance schedule due to the amount of traffic and expense, according to County­ Road Commission Engineer Manager Brad Lamberg. "It serves as a stale trunkline," stretching 17 miles from Hastings to the 131 ex­ pressway in Allegan County, he said. "It’s lhe most important road in Barry County, next to M-37. It has 50 percent more traffic than M-43 toward Richland." Because of the volume of heavy truck traffic. Chief Noonday Road requires more work, more often. Lamberg said. The State of Michigan receives more than twice lhe amount of transporation^ funding than the county, another reason, Lamberg said it makes sense for the state to take over the "high maintenance" road. Though the stale had repeatedly refused to consider taking over the road in the past, officials are now more amenable to funding lhe project under the "Heritage Road" des­ ignation. Under the Heritage program, the trees and vegetation along the road will remain intact. "It means they can maintain it at some­ what of a lower standard than they do M- 37. which costs less." said Lamberg. "The whole idea is not to change the character of the road, but to keep it scenic." Geiger told the audience Monday that a "war council" on the project was held at the state level two weeks ago that involved talks with the Michigan Department of Transporation. ”lt seems we have brought that project back on track." Geiger said, noting that more meetings will be held throughout the summer and fall. "Hopefully we can in­ clude A-42 in the next budget year." On another topic. Geiger said a efforts are being made to update the sentencing process in an effort to make more prison beds available. "What we have is a convoluted way of sentencing due to the way statues were built 150 years ago." said Geiger. "So we’re looking at trying to make sense of these guidelines." Legislators are recommending that the guidelines be changed to be more reason­ able and to require convicts serve their en­ tire sentences before being released into community programs. "It would give the judges more latitude. We re not willing to continue to the year 2020 building more bed space if we can es­ tablish some sentencing guidelines that are more rational." said Geiger. The concept is referred to as "Truth in Sentencing." Geiger said, a component that could become an amendment to Commu­ nity Corrections Act. PA 115. The issue will be brought before lhe House and. if passed, will take effect by the end of 1998. he said. . According to Geiger, there are onB prison beds available in the state ptt system. Truth in Sentencing, he said, will cre sentencing continuity and thereby help ficials project what the long term bed ne will be. "The projection is. in the next five yea we re going to need 5.000 beds." he sa "In the the next 20 years, we could ne 70.000 beds without lhe sentencing guk lines. We think with the new guidelin we can reduce that to 50.000." Geiger added, however, the program w not roll back current sentences be served. In other discussion. State Senator Joa Emmons of the 23rd District, said thdle ate has passed a reolution to abolish IRS Code by the year 2001. ** U.S. Congressman Nick Smith's rep sentalive Sarah Linsmcier explained the change does three things: changes burden of proof from the taxpayer iff IRS; requires the lhe IRS to have proce ral help to proleci taxpayers from gdft conflicting answers from IRS agents** requires more auditing of the IRS. •' Emmons also noted that new weff laws have been passed that require app cants to provide a finger scan, to subrM drug screening and to have their bene penalized if their children miss school. •' i] .it The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21. at the Castlelton Township Hall. 915 Reed St.. Nashville. The program will be "Twenty-five Years Later. Remembering My First Walk for the Battle Creek Enquirer and News." presented by Jerry Morton, journalist and author. Morton, who wrote a weekly col­ umn for the Enquirer and News, made his first walk of 409 mik^ in 1973. beginning in Quincy and ending in Coats Grove. It was the first of seven walks, three of which went through portions of Barry County. He wrote columns about the people he met and stories he heard and he took pictures with his camera. Since then he has worked at several newspapers, has taught at Michigan State University and in London and Romania. He also has written and pub­ lished several books. National Honor Society members initiated 1 Forty new members of lhe Hastings High School National Honor Society joined 35 current NHS members at a recent initiation ceremony. New 12th grade members include Jeff Arnett. Melissa Moore. Kristin Piechnik. Ben James. Patrick Shade. Kimberly Yoder. Michelle Davis. Jenny Norris. Christopher Olmsted and Amy Belson. New 11th grade members include Amber Reid. Bethany Arnett. Allyson Morgan. Michael Lipstraw. Corey Sandusky. James Beachnau. Laura Storm. Erika Stimpson. Laura Thomas. Sarah Byington. Beau Mason. Michael Wank. David Parker. Andrea Pond. Anna Lewis. Sally Edger. Karen Herbstreith. Scott Sawyer. Alicia Cooney. Erica Fulmer. Tara Stockham. Erin Engelhart. Paul Redburn. Destiny Seeber. Levi Solmes. Amy Songer. Marc Haywood. Steven Storrs. Adam Whitney and Matt Bradley. Current members, all seniors, include Sarah Bellgraph. Traci Heffelbower. Melissa Meaney. Danielle Wildem. Katie Willison. Carley Case, Aleisha Miller. Erika Ordiway, Lesley Thornton. Rac Dreyer. Bess Lyons. John DeWitt. An Burghdoff, Cheryl Gibbons. Linds Micel. Matt Toburen, Julie Anthv Michelle Bies. Philip Gole. Mylea deCr Andrew Courtright. Amy Robbe. AriR Newsted. Sarah LaJoye. Lisa CooH Jennifer Lewis. Trisha McKeough. ReWb Merriman. Summer Gillons. Meg Schirmer. Katherine Wood. C« Anderson. Matt Barnum. Tye Casey m Rachel Young. Hastings senior is in 'The Wiz' Hastings High School senior Misha Neil is appearing in the Grand Rapids Circle Theatre production of "The Wiz." which is showing Tuesday through Sunday through May 31. Neil has appeared before in the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre production of "The King and I" and "Guys and Dolls." Neil, who has studied dance at Cale­ donia Dance. Civic Theatre Dance and Grand Rapids Academy of Performing Arts, will attend Hope College in the fall. She plans to major in theater and dance. She recently received the Hope College Distinguished Artist Award, a four-year scholarship for the dance program. "The Wiz." an adaptation of the "The Wizard of Oz." will be performed at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday s. Hastings High School National Honor Society members are pictured above �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 - Page 3 Program encourages elementary girls’ interest in math, science Students and their parents listen as speakers from Viking and Tyden talk about using math and science in their jobs. MEAP scores up in Hastings Higher Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) scores in the Hastings School District this year reflect a year-byyear consistent improvement in test re­ sults. according to Dave Arnold, director of educational services. Arnold said. "We're pleased with the re­ sults. We see growth each year." Scores were up in everything but seventh grade story reading, which dropped from 68.2 percent receiving a satisfactory rating last year to 67.7 percent this year. How­ ever. the drop is only five-tenths of a per­ cent. Arnold said, "so I don't think that's significant" Otherwise, scores showed increases rang­ ing from 6.8 percent to 13.6 percent. Fourth-graders receiving a satisfactory score in story reading increased 6.8 percent, from 74.6 to 81.4 percent. The number of fourth-graders receiving a satisfactory score in informational reading increased 9.5 per­ cent. from 52.3 to 61.8 percent. The num­ ber cf seventh-graders receiving a satisfac­ tory score in informational reading in­ creased 12.3 percent, from 45.5 to 57.8 percent Fourth-graders receiving a satisfactory rating in math increased 13.6 percent, from 60.5 to 74.1 percent. Seventh-graders re­ ceiving a satisfactory rating in math in­ creased 10 percent, from 51.4 to 61.4 per­ cent. Arnold said the increase was due in part to a re-?lig Jng of the district's curriculum. The M? • .est "has helped us focus on certain n. in the curriculum." he said, and the district has also "tried to help kids with their test skills." However, the MEAPs are "just one piece of the total as­ sessment of the student." Arnold said, other pieces being teacher assessments and the possible future introduction of some stan­ dardized achievement testing The higher scores in Hastings parallel higher scores statewide, which have in­ creased an average of 8 to 14 percent and are being attributed to the re-alignment of curriculums across the state. by Mary Warner Staff Writer A program held at Central Elementary last Thursday evening for 35 fourth- and fifth-grade girls from all five Hastings elementaries encouraged the girls' interest in math and science. The Girls ♦ Math and Science program, tilled "The Sky’s the Limit." included two guest speakers from Viking and Tyden cor­ porations and three hands-on sessions where the girls used math and science skills to make projects and solve problems "Girls historically tend to shy away from taking math and science courses." Central administrative intern Ellyn Main said. The special program was designed to "show girls that math and science don't have to be scary subjects. We want to raise their com­ fort level with those subject areas and en­ courage them to think in terms of careers in math and science." The guest speakers, senior production scheduler Jill Baes of Viking Corp, and controller Mary Case of E. Tyden. Inc., both served as role models of women who have careers requiring math and science skills. Main said. Main said that while speaking, Baes pointed out to the girls that when a math question is asked, they need to ask the right questions to pin the original question down. For example. Baes said, the question "Can you bathe an elephant in a bathtub?" requires the question. "How big is the elephant?" Among other things. Main said. Case talked about budgeting, and told the girls "the optimal thing is not what you want, but whether you can pay for it. If you want it. you have to budget to get it." At a hands-on session called 'Racing the Wind." the girls used math skills to plan how to get from one point to another while flying in an airplane using maps, com­ passes, and other aids. Certain problems were given to them, such as a gas leak or broken compass, which required the girls to use their problem-solving skills. That ses­ sion was directed by fourth-grade teacher Emmalene McConnell and eighth-grade teacher John Merritt, both of Central Another session, called "The Physics of Air." dealt with air molecules and how they move around, and required the girls to put skewers in balloons without popping them. That session was directed by Pleasantview fifth-grade teacher Eleanor Vonk. A third session, titled "Gliders and Fly­ ing," discussed aeronautics and required the girls to make a glider and have it do such thinks as turns, banks, dives and loops. That session was taught, by Main and li­ censed pilot Lynn McConnell. As part of the program, students received a goody bag filled with a ruler, compass, protractor, calculator, magnet balls, but­ tons that said "Girls ♦ Math and Science," and visors with lhe saying "The Sky's The Limit." Main said Viking is Central's corporate partner and helped provide the funding for the program, along with Flexfab, the Star School PTO. and lhe Hastings Educational Enrichment Foundation. Central eighth grade teacher John Merritt (lop right) leads students in a session on using caps and compasses Io naviga* by air. Students participate in the session ‘Racing the Wind.- In a hands-on session titled the Physics of Air. the girls had to put a skewer through a balloon without popping it. Delton's MEAP scores up by as much as 38 percent by Msry Warner Staff Writer Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores increased as much as 38 percent over last year's scores in lhe Delton-Kellogg School District, school board members were informed at Monday's meeting. The board and Superintendent Marsha Wells congratulated school staff, who have been "working long and hard to create a climate of high expectations for learning." according to Wells. "We are pretty excited about the results." Wells said. The largest increase came in the informational reading category, with 60 percent of fourth-grade students receiving a Misfactory rating this year, compared to 22 percent last year, and 62.7 percent of Mventh-grade students performing satisfactorily compared to 29.3 percent last year. Those are increases of 38 and 33.4 percent, respectiiely. In the story reading category. 80.6 percent of fourth-graders and 72.5 percent of seventh-graders received a satisfactory* score compared to 79.4 percent of fourthfmders and 67.7 percent of seventh-graders lest year. Those are increases of 1.2 and 4.8 percent respectively. In math, the number of fourth-graders scoring satisfactory was 77.5 percent compared to 69 percent last year, an iocreasc of 8.5 percent; and 64.3 percent of geventh-graders received a satisfactory siting in math compared to 43.7 percent last year, an increase of 20.6 percent Wells attributed lhe higher test scores in pert to "aligning our curriculum to create greater consistency with the new state standards." For the past year, the district has been focusing on informational (non-fiction) reading. Weiii £dd, giving more attention to having students become proficient in reading and understanding technical infor.nation and knowledge. According to Delton Middle School counselor Kim Doane, staff members also havt been carefully examining test results to determine areas where students are experiencing the most difficulty. "We're beirg real intentional as far as what we’re teaching and focusing on where kids are low." she said. Doane also attributed the higher test scores to the environment in which students were tested. "We set up a real positive atmosphere for testing. We had the whole building tested at the same time," she said. 'We did two hours three mornings in a row. There were no interruptions. It worked really well." Wells said the test was also administered in the middle of the school year, rather than the beginning of it. giving fourth- and seventh-graders additional time to gain knowledge prior to taking the test. Wells said MEAP scores increased across the state an average of 8 to 14 percent. They are attributing that to the focus of many districts on greater alignment of their curriculums to the test objectives." Wells said. In Delton, she said, results are attributable to "hours of teacher meetings, planning and training that have been pan of a district-wide school improvement effort." The district has yet to receive results of science and writing tests given to fifth- and eighth-graders, which take longer to score. Wells said. Those scores should be received by the district by the end of the school year Delton Kellogg llth-graders also are taking the revised high school proficiency test (HSPT). which has been shortened and renamed the Michigan Educational Assessment Program High School Tests in Mathematics. Science. Reading. Writing and Social Studies. Eleventh-graders previously had to take the test in the winter. Wells said, but testing was moved to May to give students more of an opportunity to acquire the knowledge required of them on the test. Those results should be in by late summer or early fall. Wells said. The test, which is just a few years old, has been criticized by students, parents and educators as being too long, too hard, and in the end, irrelevant, since scores are not taken into consideration when students appl^for admission to college, and are not part of high school graduation requirements. In other action at Monday's board meeting, a revision in the district's meetings and procedures policy was introduced. It would change the date for board meetings from the second to third Monday of every month. Changing the date will give the district more time to prepare the bills for the board's review. Wells said. The new date will take effect in August if the revision is passed. Also Monday, a change in the district's policy on public participation at board meetings was introduced that would clarify wording. Currently. Wells said, the policy provides for the hearing of individuals and delegations for five minutes per person at the beginning of the meeting, and at the end of the meeting allows for "questions to and from the board" for three minutes per person. The change would allow "questions and comments" to and from the board at the end of the meeting. Revisions in the district's technology policy broadening and adding more detail to it were also introduced. The revisions are being made "in order to more effectively address the expanded use of technology in the schools and provide guidelines for all users." Wells said, particularly as it relates to Internet use. For example, one condition for use of the Information Access Network (IAN) is that "transmission of any material in violation of any U.S. or stale regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. Use for commercial activities is not acceptable. Use for product advertisement or political lobbying is also prohibited." Another condition of the policy is that "use of any information obtained via the IAN is at your own risk. Delton Kellogg Schools specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through its services." Another condition is "use your time wisely. Be considerate of others who are waiting to use the network connections... Unless you receive authorization, you may not access, use or copy other people's files or resources You may not take personal credit for work which is legally obtained from the network." When using e-mail, the policy advises users to "be polite. Do not be abusive toward others. Use appropriate language " At the meeting Monday, board members also approved a request from high school Principal Paul Blacken and two teachers in the industrial arts department to study the possible revision of the wood shop program. "Currently, our beginning woods program is for skills-related application as opposed to vocational skill, so they want to expand the curriculum so if is more jobrelated skills." Wells said. Blacken and the industrial arts staff will report back to the board next November. Wells said. Also at the meeting, the board denied the reouest of a husband and wife who live in the Delton Kellogg school district, but leach in the Gull Lake school district, to have their children attend Gull Lake. Wells said the request was turned down because it did not meet the guidelines of the district's student transfer policy, which requires students to remain in the Delton district unless there are compelling extenuating circumstances. The board also approved a request from the teacher's association to allow the transfer of 20 days of sick time from other staff members to a staff person who has a serious illness and has exhausted her allowed sick time with the district. The donation of sick time to the ill staff member "reflects the kind of caring and partnership that exists in our school district." Wells said. The board also approved the continuing of its participation in the state Schools of Choice program, which allows for the transfer of students within intermediate school districts, and approved the continuance of its informal Schools of Choice agreement with the Hastings Area School System. It also authorized the administration to look into the possible sale of a lot the district owns in a bousing development near Guernsey Lake. The lot was donated io the district. Some prospective buyers have indicated they may want to purchase the property. Wells said. And lhe board approved lhe 1998-1999 school calendar. According to the calendar, lhe first day of school will be Aug. 24; Labor Day vacation will be Sept. 4-7; Christmas vacation will be Dec 21 through Jan. 3. 1999; spring vacation will be April 2 through 11, 1999; and the last day of school will be June 4, 1999. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 L6TT6RS from our readers... Some responses to “funny” letters Be aware of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome To the editor: Barry County Substance Abuse Services wants to make the Barry County community aware of National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week May 10-16. It has been set aside to promote community awareness of the dangers and consequences •;.»‘.»d to alcohol consumption dunng preg­ nancy. To the editor: Approximately oru of every 500 babies bom today in the Cnited States has I AS. or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome For every child with FAS. there arc at least ten other children who will suffer from Fetal Alcohol Effects. or FAE FAS children often exhibit one or more of the following birth defects growth retardation Inmates have nothing to gain in riot To the editor: This letter is in response to Larry Boise, the inmate at the Baraga Maximum Security Prison on “Expert Prison Riot Next Month " First. I’d like to apologize to any reader's in society who may have read the very negative words the inmate stated that on or about May 13 a not was going to happen and a lot nf people will suffer because of it. I am an in­ mate my self and I’ve seen people like Larry Bone make it ten times worse for us in here by his negative and ungodly statements. I’m not saying that I am “holier than thou” because look where I'm at as well, but this place is a world of its own, and with more than 1.300 inmates just in this prison. I’m at it can get very, very ugly if a not breaks out. I’ve been through two myself in past years and the inmates lost all the way around. IVople like Larry Boise, who have no life or don’t want to go home one day as I do to make up for what I’ve done to them and soci­ ety. should stop blaming others for being in here and change his ways of thinking. What I got out of his letter is that he wants a riot to jump-off* so blood can be spilled. I can just picture what (some) readers thought when Larry stated them animals and convicts should kill one another, who cares.. " I care and God docs, that’s one thing I do know. Jesus Christ has nude me that person He’s been after for so many years, but I wanted to be like Larry and talk the negative and ungodly words and not change while I was in here An unchanged person who leases from prison has an K5 percent chance of re­ turning, and thank God this is my last as prison is where He’s using me for now. But glory to His name, one day it will be back in society. God has an army walking through these prison walls and fences and Larry’s state­ ments will not prevail in Jesus’ name as no not will take place May 13 and God will help Larry if he truly wants that change. Society owes us nothing We owe society and I live with many liters in here who haven’t seen society in 20. 33. 39 years and still got life to go. So. Larry think of them. One day they ’ll die in here... Terry L. Pinks Kinross Prison “Spring Walker” to return May 21 To the editor: Twenty-five years ago this month, I walked into Hastings as a reporter for the Battle Creek Enquirer (and News), completing a sixday journey I had begun in Quincy in Branch County to chronicle the colors and moods of a Michigan spring. Because of the people I met and the places I visited back then. I have been returning to Barry County ever since. On Thursday. May 21. at 7:30 p.m., at the Castleton Township Hall. 915 Reed St., in Nashville. I’ll be reliving my six “spring walks” of the 1970s through a talk to fellow members of the Barry County Historical So­ ciety. The title: “Walking Tiirough Spring: Footsteps and Memories in Barty County." Admission is free. All arc welcome. This time. I’ll be making the hike with slides and souvenirs, with reminders of peo­ ple like Lester “Rattlesnake Pete” Cleveland and places like the old Shultz Store. We’ll stroll along roads named Bristol and Coats Grove and communities called Cloverdale and Quimby, among many others. The top will be made more special with the presence of old friends from Barry County, especially those I was privileged to meet along the trail With the help of my articles and the Barry County phone book. I’ve tried to locate as many of my former readers, and greeters, as possible, realizing that time has moved swiftly and that it is sometimes possi­ ble to forever lose touch. I wonder, for example, what happened to the students I addressed at an assembly at Plcasantv icw School - where Clare Campbell was cook and Julie Cole secretary - in 1973. And the 17 members of the “Gang of the East Side of Little Long Lake” - including the Wilbers. Pallctts, Meads. Staffords. Owens and their parents - who offered free lemon­ ade in Clyde Casey’s yard in Banficld in 1977 Or James Drake in Quimby. Or Jimmy Prcathcr. at the Vermontville Syrup Festival in Eaton County. The list goes on. During that first visit. Eugene Haas met me inside the county line with an “official” greet­ ing from the employees of the Hastings Post Office. This time. I will be doing the greeting. See things FAST! Use the Banner Classifieds!!! he H^Pastings BaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 and I hope I’ll have the honor of seeing many familiar faces on this informal, but. for me. special occasion Thank you. See you on the 21st! Jerry Morton East Lansing (slower growth I. facial delects such as smaller heads, misshapen eyes, and a “flattened’’ face, heart, kidney, muscle and other formative de­ tects. and behavioral problems such as hyper­ activity. poor coordination, mental retarda­ tion. and learning disabilities I Al children may exhibit “milder” ver­ sions of the above effects, especially the be­ havior and learning problems. In cither in­ stance. alcohol consumption causes real dam­ age physical, emotional, and developmental which can last a lifetime. Women who drank heavily (four to five drinks per day) during then pregnancy arc most at risk for giving birth to an FAS baby However, expectant mothers who drink mod­ erately or lightly, or who "binge" drink, also jeopardize their unborn child’s health and well being. While one drink of alcohol a 12 ounce beer, five ounces of wine, or one shot of xtt-proof whiskey stays in the mothers body for one or two hours, that same amount of alcohol will affect the fetus for as long as six to 12 hours Drinking during pregnancy can also increase lhe risk of miscarriage, still­ birth and infant death There is simply no "safe" amount of drink­ ing during pregnancy. Even mothers who re­ ported drinking sparingly during pregnancy have given birth to children with alcohol-re­ lated effects, fo be on the safe side, any fe­ male who is pregnant or who suspects she may be pregnant should not drink any alco­ holic beverages. Women who are planning a pregnancy should also refrain from alcohol consumption. It is also not a good idea to drink while breastfeeding a child. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100 percent pre­ ventable. FAS and FAE don’t have to happen If you arc pregnant or think you may be. stop drinking alcohol now If you think or know you have a drinking problem, seek the help that you and your baby need. Confidential, professional counseling is available from Barry county Substance Abuse Services. If you have any concerns, or would like more information on Fetal Alcohol Syn­ drome. call 948-4X66 during business hours. Barry County Substance Abuse Services Know Your legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Lavin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Midi. 49503. phfae (616),456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vemon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Inring. Cartton, Woodland, Rutland Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds ol Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. Distrid office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th Distrid (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte distrid office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. ' State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House ol Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion: Some of the letters to the editor in the April 30 Banner were a laugh The inmate whining about the taxpayers not supplying him with shampoo and stamps was a real tear jerkcr Prison is punishment lor breaking the law. not a trip to (. lub Med Maybe he should have chosen a tunner place to commit a crime, like Singapore I he guards should shoot to kill if his predicted nots actu­ ally happen The book “Psychic Mafia” cautions us that psychics are frauds. Wow. I didn’t know that. I’ll never call the Psychic Hotline again* Then, after a rave review of the book, we’re adv ived 11 may be beyond our moral vatu Thanks for the warning’ We’ll be sure not read it. Finally. I am sick to death of the word ” tolerant ’ Wc are constantly being told lower our standards so we are not intolera I mbrat.c the dev iants ot society so you arc r intolerant Accept behavior you find uro equable so you are not intolerant Chan your values so you are not intolerant It seems the same people who tell us not judge others are judging us when they call intolerant. Cathy Co Hastin WalkAmerica helps save babies Dear editor: More than 50 residents from the Hastings area recently achieved a great "teat” in the fight to save babies* lives when they made big strides in the March of Dimes WalkAmcrica by walking and raising money to “Fund Breakthroughs for Babies” They walked because 150.000 babies .ire born with birth defects every year They walked so that babies can be born healthy and free of these birth defects. They walked be­ cause today’s babies hold America’s future in their tiny hands WalkAmcrica raised more than $4,000 to continue the March of Dimes 60-ycar track record of success. Together, we've funded lifesaving breakthroughs tor babies, such the discovery of vaccines that protect eve baby from polio, the establishment of regio ali/cd neonatal intensive care units to care f sick babies, and research that led to the devt opment of treatments like surfactant thcraf that help babies breathe. These programs are made possible throuj the efforts of all walkers, volunteers and spot sors who participated in WalkAmcrica. Wc appreciate area residents, business and corporate sponsors for their tremendot support of the March of Dimes programs, an tor giv mg their time to help save babies' live Emmons has good attendance record To the editor: Recently in the Banner. State Senator Joanne Emmons was accused of a bad voting record attendance. Her 12-year average is over 97 percent. Last year it was 95 percent because she was on a national committee on welfare. Darrel Hawbaker. Hastings Name mispelled To whom it may concern: My name was in lhe paper and you mispelled it for the third time. Please get it right — Benningfieki. not Bennington Sincerely. Andy Benningfield Hastings Nancy Pon Community direct Need Printing? Call Us at. 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Haatlaga: *1 thiak that dten'ahoald b couonhipoaaopraraaa that have adukcoaaat* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 - Page 5 Women face special financial issues • Y<ui «k»n । • be .i genius to figure out i men Yet one t the IMty lhe 'i.m t|*o gen.ie: • • Hr no ii lLiu*.l v - 1 . i.. d invest ntonex .'Hiking women in the ’it toi 4t» percent of the labor icu and e. ;noie than V trillion annuallv < ensas sui»ev data indicate 4s |x- -. .'i ' ten • • provide at least .... • Amerku' e Asa result. nc mote tinanciallv indc- ■ ■ net pendern’h.। . n ■’ ,-:e\ious generations But then ann.i.les about mono and their deciMon-tnaki e. . • : itc; significant!), from their trial ■ - \ । p n - \nd furthermore, the linatKial is . s • i.. • ate not the same as th»’se confronted bv ; en Wo-ne- can : .i?'• do as well as men when'in - • r. ■ c. d to do better. StaU>IkjIIv ♦ •x.ic • because tbev . net- outhve men. and ii-v •am less than men. .. the) have mote ground to make up Here ..u • . tiom the financial piihliva*. • I'csk .'»«mcnand finances • Halt ot won-^n • . age <»5 arc widows ... I' >h f.cn arc live times more live m poverty • \ Will, a • Di. .. aher retirement • ess than XO per* cent as muc-• is men FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen • Women receive lower Social Security ben­ efits. smaller pensions and retirement, and have less in savings. • Women tend to be conservative investors • Over the next 20 yean, women will in­ herit SI2 trillion In spite of these considerations, many fi­ nancial professionals persist in handling women s financial needs the same as those of men Although there's no stereotypical fe­ male investor, there arc certain values to which women generally respond. Women investors want information and as­ sistance They seek strong relationships w uh their brokers, based on trust and respect These qualities arc equally important to men. but men typically only wan: enough informa­ tion to make a decision. Women, on the other hand, look for whai one expert calls the "mo­ saic strategy." This satisfies the more com­ prehensive multiple roles of a woman such as wife, mother, daughter, earner, entrepreneur and caretaker I he lesson here is that women need to be aware of the different financial issues they face If vou're married, both spouses should share equal responsibility for establishing fi­ nancial goals, sharing information and work­ ing with your financial professional Only work with professionals who are aware of the financial challenges women face and will help vou develop a plan to address them Girl hurt when cars collide in Hastings A 17-year-o!d Hastings teen was hurt Wednesday. May 6 when her car collided with another vehicle at South Jefferson and Court Streets at about 4:25 p.m. Hastings City Police said Courtney Marie Halfifax was cited tor failure to yield after she allegedly ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck a vehicle, driven by Lois Marie Swan. 38. of Hastings. Swan was not injured. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts and no alcohol was involved, police said. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes ire ‘torn th* previous week 57 7/8 45112 4615,16 50 5/8 42 1116 77 11716 27 10012 7313rt6 18114 58 47 12 75 7/16 24 1/4 120 5/8 71 1.-4 71 9.16 ’85/16 Al 4 T Amentecr Anheuser B. 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WILLIAM A/E ' n PC '3 ATTEMPTING TO | COLLECT A DEBT AND AN- INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE sale Default having been lade m the conditions of a real estate mortgage made byPAULElN HOLMES an unmarried woman by her Attorney tn Fact Fred Holmes of Io2 PoMard Lake Odessa Michigan 48849 and HOME EQUITY LOAN SALE pond Corporation a corporation organized and gunder tn«» .aas of the State of Michigan. iddress r. 2007 Eastern SE Grand Michigan 49507 dated September 4. id recorded .’ September 11. 1996 m 2 Pages 253 258 of the Barry County of Deeds which mortgage has been as •good to First National Bank of Mchigan a Natonal Banking A-•. >< it whose address ts 241 x , ; ,.♦ • • . ;i 48823 Dy frtue of an Mortgage dated No­ vember i ■ and re 'ded on December 2 ♦996 wrth me Barry Count, Register of Deeds at ■iber 679 Page 718 md upon which there is tow claimed • be due to't nncipai and interest sum of Twenty • • Thousand Five Hun­ dred Thirty Eight j r and Twelve Cents ®27 538 12' and •• . ‘ ■. proceedings at law Saving been <n« • tuted ' • 'ecover the said debt or ary part tnereo’ » NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power * sa.f turned m the mortgage, and tfie statute n • । •• made and provided on IHey 28 1996 at 2 00 p m the undersigned wifi sell at the Ea t 1 • the Hany County court­ house 220 A Street fastings Michigan th’t being the p- hhiding tne Crcmt Court or the C runty Ot Barry at pubic vendue to the highest tMJd>• tr«- purpose of satisfying the amounts du»- .nd un.ia«d upc n sad Mortgage to­ gether w<tn tne .- n and charges of the sale tgciudmg arton v, •a owed by law the pfem se• nd - . •*'}. ated m the Town­ ship of Wondijr»d. Bar«v county and whch are described as foil as Lo* 8 • H sda . ’ark according to the record.-'* p.,it v ■ ■ • -e erded m Liber 2 Of »Tats Page 6i» -d ’ • -s an address of 402 Pof»d Lake Odessa Mc*-igar 48849 The redempt permd snai De s«« t6i months frpm the date ' . n sae u’' es? determined abandoned • i f <■ w th MCL 600 3241(a) ■ni which case r • ■•‘deripton period shall be thirty (3 ,i days ’ •’ the date of such sale Fist Nation* t Mchigan 241 E Sagma* Efst Lansmg M ::r 45823 Dpted April • Di ailed oy /Xfiam MA/ ; ‘■ Attorney for M '* j । j • •$1 Ottawa N ’ ■ ••• A »fand RaiFds V "■ • .< t|16i 45R 1315 <5/10 Apply May 14,15 and 16 ONLY! No Payments for 3 months! BORROW S25.OOO OR MORE FOR UP TO 180 MONTHS: Slop by ony Old Kent brunch office Moy 14,15 and 16 end take advantage of this greal low rate. Or call The Phone Loon of 1-80O-OLD-KENT. Then take a break for the summer. Because your first payment won't be due for three months Bui remember - three short days and it’s over Speak pour inind Feel good about it! OLD KEI\T On Eiec*ion Daq Uote for uaur candidate Udtr for your country But moM of all is.il IW Iwta'-aSKOCO.toi' '"I Uote i^Vaurnlf. """‘"I«ts*"»*«> nMlSaMr OH ■>M n>aW �’age 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 Survey of County Board says priorities consistent by Elaine Gilbert Assistant F.ihli>r Top priorities tor economic development in Barry County are ’’unbelievably consis­ tent" among the eight members of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, former State Rep. Robert Bender of Mid­ dleville told the board this week. . Proactive assistance to existing busi­ nesses and the development of agricultur­ ally-related businesses, tourism and recre­ ation are the top priorities within the county, commissioners agreed in an eco­ nomic development survey conducted by Bender & Associates. The County Board hired the newly formed Bender & Associates for a $5,000 fee to identify areas of agreement and po­ tential conflict within the board to help fa­ cilitate a consensus for action on economic development in the county. Bender s report, based on private interviews with each commissioner and the results of individual questionnaires, was discussed at Tuesday's board meeting Selecting existing businesses as a prior­ ity sends a strong and positive message. Bender said. That choice is "a little bit out of the norm if you look at traditional and typical economic development." he said. Quite often economic development has meant bringing in new jobs and putting in industrial parks, he noted. "You're saying here that existing businesses are important. Whatever we do in terms of a strategy ought to be geared towards supporting ex­ isting businesses before we go out and try to bring in new businesses. Bender said the survey revealed. "That's significant and important as we get down the road ard talk about structure, organization and funding (for economic de­ velopment). The message that sends to the business community is a pretty strong and positive one. and it encourages their partic­ ipation in the process." Bender said. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... n.| 1NXNTMKW r YMII.Y ( Hl RCH PEACE COMMUNITY ( Hl RCH OF GOD BARRY COI NTY CHURC H OF CHRIST ?60| Ia.o K.iod. Dim ling. Ml 49O5U Pa*k>t Sloe OlmUcod (616) "5K-3O2I vhurvh phone SunJo* Screxx •* 'Ua in . Nunda* school 11 OO am. Nunda* I \cnmp Nctckc 6 00 pm . Hihk Niud* & PnncT Time Ucdnoda* night* 6 30 p m 1331) S Broadway. Hasting* Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9 3o a m . Worship and Celebration 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night “pm Bible study. youth and children* pri^ram Pastor John Mcllish 541 N Michigan Ave. Hading*. Ml 49O5X Sunday Services Bible C lasses 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . Evening Service* 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible dudy “pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-293X Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course THORS APPLE VALLEY CHl'RCH QI IM BY I SITED Ml'TIIODIST ( Hl RCH M-“9 Ue*t PaUiw Susan Trim­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Nunda* School 10 a rn . Workhip Ham. \fcr S*.h»w»l Spcvul UcJncxlav 4 pm P<> H»«» 63. Having*. Ml 49O5X ( ED AR CREEK BIBLE I edar ( reck Rd . K mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pauor Ruhen Nikioc Phone 623-5M3 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. I xemng SerxKc at 6 oo p m . \kcdncMkn l*raycr Bible ** 00 p m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPENDENT \NGLI( YN CHURCH Meeting ■ 502 l Bond st (Heat­ ing* Church of (iod Building) 4 a m Holy ( otnmunton l*t and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* 1928 prayer book u«cd at all service* for more infor­ mation call 94X-9327 or Rex Da* id T l,luU*ick. vicar al M4K2101 St Andre* » it a part of the Independent \nglican Church ( anada Sy nod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY of god 16’4 Ucu State Road. Ih*ong*. Mich James A (ampbell. Pactor Sunday School 9 30 am. clacccw tor ali age* Morning Worship 10 45 am Surgery provided Sun­ day I v cm ng Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz (age* 2 through 7 or lire! grade). Kid* Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages K-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study • No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHI RCH 31X5 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 94*-3974 Worship Scrv ice* Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught II 00 am. Res Carl Litchfield SI ND AY' SCHOOL. 9 4* a m for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days b U) to X 00 pm . BIBLE Si L DY’ Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each moeth M 00 a m . Ircewill ot­ tering We welcome you to our church tamnv with the warmth ot C hrist'* Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBI E ( HI RC ’ll llerarrlr the Hastings (inter Brethren ( hurt hl. 600 IStwcll Rd mile cast of I lasting* Rus Sarver Pastor I mentus. 945-9224 Sunday Service* 9 45am • Bible ( la**e* for all age*. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p in Pravcr and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Sour faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage 945-9224. 6 M) p m - Bible Studs for all ST. ROSE ( 311101 l( ( Hl RCH SU5 S Jcflcrson lather C furies I isshcr. Pastor Saturdav Mas* 4 3t) p m Sundav Ma**e* * 00 a m and 11 00 a in . < ontcssion Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m ( HI R( HOF HIE SYZ.YRESE I “16 Sorth Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Service* 9 4* am Sundav School Hour, I i oo a in Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesdav " 00 p m Service* lor \duh». Iccn* and C hildren 2?5O Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor* Church office phone 94X 2*49 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery availaMc U»r all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHIRCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 499* office hour*. Wed Thur* 9 am Io 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 4* a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 pm Warriors (grade* K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p tn to N 30 pm (grade* 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 241* McCann Rd. Hasting*. Ml 49O5X Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) alter 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ end* Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am ■ I92K Book ol Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHL'RCH 3U9 I Woodlawn. Hasting* Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and II 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and II (X) a m lor children and adults Family Hour 6(M) pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 OU p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women’s Bible Study Call church office for more information 94X-X004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 I Grand St . Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 94X-KX90 or 94X266“ Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 pm It in­ terested in a tree Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* NASHVILLE AREA ST. ( Y RIL'S CATHOLIC CHl'RCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic ( hurch. Hasting* Ma** Saturday I sent ng 6 30 p tn GRACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (5I“) N52-922X Morning C elebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHRF N ( HRISTIAN PARISH 4XX7 c iwl* Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W heelchair %-ce»*tNc and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ing*. Junior-Senior High /7ir* itthmmilittn tm services i.s pnt। /</<•</ h\ Che /hisfinns Banner, the ehuri hes and these Itieal businesses WREN H NERAL HOME of llaMings EI.EXEAB INCORPORATED of Haslings NATIONAL BANK OE HASTINGS Member FDIC THE H ASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 19*2 N Broadway lla*ung* BOSLEY PHARMACY ’Prescriptton*** I IKS Jellerson 945-3429 II ASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Ilauing*. Michigan II YSTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. ““OCookRd Hading*. Michigan HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHI RCH C omer of Stale Rd and Boltwood St. Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pador. Rev IXmald Brail. Associ­ ate Pador Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship. * U0 p m Teens. 6 00 p m E vening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive’’ for ages 2 through lifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid’s quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHl'RCH 239 E North St. Hading* Res Michael Anton. Pador Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. May 17 K 00 and 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 a.m Sunday School (all ages). A AL Branch after church Flying Dove Picnic Thursday. May 14 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 7 00 Adult Choir Saturday. May 16 9 30 am Catcch 4. 9 00-12 00 AAL Geranium Sale Pickup. K (X) p m N A Monday. May IX PM Piano Recital Tuesday. May 19 7 OU pm (ongr Council. 7 30 OA Wednesday. May 20 10 00 a in WordWatchers. 7 3(1 Adult CBMCh HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church drccis. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Chndian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar ncr free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship ser.ice over WB( H-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School. 10 30 a m Cotlce Fellowship. 11 00 a m Worship C hild care available for infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 (JO p m MI-HI Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m SR-HI Youth Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 pm Pio­ neer clubs for children Kinder­ garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5(Xlpm Youth Handbell*. b 30 pm Adult Handbell*. 7 30 p m Chancel Choir Saturday. May 16 6 00 pm Goodwill Class (Yrtlusk Program Tuevdov. May 19 6 .30 p m . L M Men. Dinner and program Wednesday. May 20 6 30 pm. Fellowship Night. IMtluck Dinner Ju*l bang a dish to pas*, your table sets ice and bever­ age will be furnished Program Bob and Carol Bender from Mid­ dleville • will present a program their evpcrieixe* in Russia a* vol­ unteer* lor the Peace Corp FIRST PRESBYTERKN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49O5K |6I6) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. May 17 9(K) am Chanel Choir re­ hearsal. 9 15 am Sunday School teacher* meet lor prayer • Sr High classroom. 9 30 am and 1100 a m Sunday morning Worship Ser­ vice* Communion celebrated at 9 30 and 11 <M) a m f he 9 It) Ser­ vice i» broadcast over 33 BCH - AM 1220 Nursery i» provided during both Service* 9 50 am Sunday School l() 30am Cotlce Hour • Dining Room 5 OU pm Conftrmation Class 6 IK) pm Middle High and Senior High Youth fel­ lowship Monday. May IK 7 30 pm Trustee* meeting, lounge Wednesday. May 20 6IX) p m (hurch Night Supper. “00 pm ( hansel Choir Rehearsal. ~ <K) p m Bible Study on Roman* Lounge (Dave Jovlyn teaching) Now the next step in the study, commis­ sioners said, is to gather comments from township, city and village and area busi­ ness leaders about their ideas on the most appropriate type of economic development for the county. The survey will be geared to moving forward on developing common goals, a possible partnership and support for an organization to bring a vision to re­ ality. "I don't think w-e can afford to drag our feet on that,” Bender said. Bender was asked to come back to the board in two weeks with a proposal and the cost for surveying business, township, city and village officials. He said similar questionnaires and inter­ views that had been given to county offi­ cials would be conducted with leaders from the other entities if the second phase of the study is approved "We need industry (to be involved).*' Commissioner Lew Newman commented. "We can't do this successfully alone. Communication needs to be increased throughout the county tn overcome road­ blocks to economic development, the Ben­ der report concluded. "One statement may be indicative of a general feeling: Apathy — Most people like Barry County the way it is. It’s a good place to raise the kids. Parents don't want that to change.*" the report said. "The im­ plication is that economic development will affect Barry County negatively." On the subject of lifestyle. Bender said it’s no surprise that comnSssioners identi­ fied the county as a bedroom community of citizens who will continue to rely on sur­ rounding metropolitan areas for jobs and that commissioners want to preserve the BATTLE CREEK - Louise A Wilson, age 66. of Battle Creek passed away Monday. May II, 1998 in Zephyrhills. Florida. She was born February 29. 1932 in Barry County, the daughter of Kenneth L. and Ida lolecn (Newton) Clark. She attended Hastings area Schools. She married Donald N. Young in 1950, that ended in divorce, she then was married io Lloyd A. Wilson January 17. 1978, he passed away September 22, 1995. Her employment included. Orchard Industries, FlexFab. and 19 years at Hastings Manufacturing Company, retiring in 1988. She was a member of the Women of the Moose. She was also preceded in death by a son. Scott A. Young, her father. Kenneth L. Clark, and a sister, Helen 1. Barlow. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her two daughters. Catherine (Jim) Gramzee of Dearborn Heights. Susan L. Young of Hastings; five grandchildren; one great grandson; mother, Ida lolcen Clark of Hastings; brother. Floyd A. (Carol) Clark of Hastings. Leon K. (Pauline) Clark of Warrens. Wisconsin; sisters. Evelyn J. Ulrich of Hastings. Lois M. (Fred) Holliman of Lakeland, Florida. Gladys V. (Martin) Hummel of Hesperia. Sandra L. (Robert) Miller of Florida; three stepsons. Lloyd A. Wilson Jr., of Three Rivers. Lawrence A. Wilson of Angola. Indiana. Lance S. Wilson of Battle Creek; step­ daughters. Laurcne Wilson and Linda Wilson both of Marshall; six step grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Thursday. May 14. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Ginrbach Funeral Home in Hastings with Reverend Larry Hubley officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Marshall. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of ones choice. Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! rural country lifestyle here "That whole theme was carried out. I think, to the response* you gave on the questionnaire " he said. Commissioner* believe the bedroom community trend is ir­ reversible and because of that, "people nmy consider economic development is not in their best interest." the report said. However, commissioners have indicated See SURVEY, continued from page i One person hurt in mishap with DPW truck A 15-year-okj Hastings girl was hurt Thursday, May 7 when the car she was riding in collided with a Hastings City Department of Public Works pickup truck at about 1:39 p.m. Police said a car driven by Mane Mason. 43. was exiting the parking tot of Maxi Muffler at Apple Street and North Broadway in Hastings when it collided with the truck, driven by Daryl ’Butch’ Carr. 50. of Hastings. Police said Carr and Mason were both making left hand turns from the opposite direction when they hiti Injured in the accident was Mason s neice, Erin Lockyear. who was taken to Pennock Hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released. Seatbelts were believed to have been used and no citations were issued. NASHVILLE - Mr. Maurice "Ike" Eaton, age 62 of Butler Road. Nashville passed away late Tuesday Evening. May 12. 1998 al Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Arrangements arc pending at Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. HASTINGS - Mr. Bernard E. Williams, age 79 of Hastings passed away Wednesday. May 13. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Arrangements arc pending al Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. \lay Erb FREEPORT - Jay Erb. age 89. of Freeport, passed away on Friday. May 8. 1998 at Tcndcrcarc of Hastings. He was bom January 28. 1909 in Lake Odessa, the son of Austin and Louise (Weaver) Erb He married Helen Gray on July 19. 1930 and she preceded him in death on September 16. 1994. He was a farmer and also worked for (he Corduroy Rubber Company until his retirement in 1971. After his retirement, he and his wife enjoyed many years in Florida. Mr. Erb was also preceded in death by his three brothers. Leo. Ira. a id Roy Erb; sister, Iva Birman. Mr. Erb is survived by his three sons. Carl (Janet) Erb of Woodland. Robert (Caroll) Erb of Freeport. Jack (Vicki) Erb of Wayland; two daughter*. Carolyn (Vaughn) Augst of Portage, and Mary Lou (Reverend Jack) Bachcr of Portage; 22 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; and his very special close relationship with his many nieces and nephews Funeral Services were held Monday. May 1 I. I*198 al Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Jack Bachcr officiated. Internment look place al Clarksville Cemetery. In lovmg niemon ol Laura J. Converse of Middleville *cp: 15 i<r* Mjv 11 l*r Within hour* of calling home- for Mother * Day j tree cra*hcd < »n her lent near Ml 11< x >d. • age 2.5 Manv wonderful memone* arc corn t toning hut *hc- i* decph sadlv mussed b\ family and friend* coast t<»-c<»a*t A wooden hndge at Mcncr Botanical j Garden* :n Grand Rapid* ha* been dedicated | t<» Liura. with love, from donation* from fam­ ily and friends MIDDLEVILLE - Mr. Donald L’. Haight, age 79. of Middleville, passed away Wednesday. May 6. 1998 at his residence. Mr. Donald Haight was bom on May 17. 1918 in Hastings, the son of Clarence and Ruth (Rupe) Haight. He ws raised in and around Hastings, and attended Hastings Schools. He was married to Ethyl M. Morgan on April I. 1946 in Lexington. Kentucky and made their permanent home in Middleville in 1950 He was employed al E.W. Bliss. He worked as a press wircr. then crane operator and then trained for an electrician. After retiring from the Bliss he built « small shop and made miniature toys and trains. He served in the United States Army, during World War II. Serving in New Guinea and Southern Philippine Area for the duration. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Maurice Haight and his sister. Lena Belle Tift. Mr. Haight is survived by his wife. Ethyl M. Haight; one brother. Kenneth (Elizabeth) Haight of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Interment look place at Yankee Springs Cemetery. Yankee Springs Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salavat ion Army. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. I Elsa E. Davison| BEDFORD - Elsa E. Davison, age 92. of Bedford passed away Tuesday. May 12. 1998 at Community Hospital in Battle Creek. She was born August 19. 1905 in Barry County, the daughter of Franklin A. and Olive E. (Krieger) Gay. She was married to Nahum N. Davison, he preceded her in death in 1950. In lhe early years of their marriage, they lived in Marshall, then moving to Clear Lake. Dowling, in Barry County. Since early in 1996 she had been a resident of the Susie Jenkins Adult Foster Care Home in Bcdlonl Elsa worked briefly al Kellogg Company iff the early 1950's and then was employed as a cook and dietician with the Battle Creek Public School system al the outdoor Education Center (Clear Lake Camp) until retirement. She was also preceded in death by a step daughter. Shirley Creevy in 1995; two brothers and five sisters. Elsa is survived by a step daughter. NaDcnc Fahey of Oregon; six step grandchildren; fourteen step great grandchildren; sister. Frances Neubaum of Baltic Creek, and Edna Faulk of East Leroy; numerous nieces and nephews; a step son-in-law. Paul S. Creevy of Lansing No visitation will he held. Graveside Service* will be held Friday. May I5j Call 1-tM 104 37.242 3 I99K al 1:00 p.m. al the Dowling Cemetery Memorials can be made to Battle Creek Public School Outdoor Education Center, C/O Girrbach Funeral Home 328 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Funeral Arrangmcnts were made by Girrbach Funeral Home. Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 - Page 7 a Social News • Peters-Blackburn exchange vows ■ Nixon to celebrate 90th birthday Rebecca Sue Peters, formerly ufTraincr. PA and James Lee Blackburn of Logan. Utah, were married Match I T. I‘WK. at the Logan Temple with Jay R llinschi officiating The bndc is the daughter of Richard and Susan Peters of Trainer. PA The groom is the son of David and Margaret Blackburn of Auburn. Wyoming Rebecca is the granddaughter of Vem and Barbara Meyers of Woodland. Ml. and Joseph Peters and the late Cathennc Opdenaker Pe­ ters of Aston. PA The bndc is a graduate of Chichester High School, and is currently employed at Deseret Industries in Logan. Utah, where they plan to reside. Iler husband is a junior at Utah State University majoring in elementary education as well as working part-time for a local com­ pany. Richard Nixon will celebrate his 90th birthdav on May 14th; There will be a birthday cel­ ebration on Sunday. May 17th at the First United Methodist Church from 2 to 4 p.m. hosted by his children and grandchildren He would enjoy your presence. Cards wel­ comed. Local leadership is one of many MSU Extension programs Barry County soon will have a perma­ nent leadership program, entitled "Chal­ lenging You... into the 21st Century." "We re really excited about the leadership development that's just forming." County Cooperative Extension Director Jan Hartough recently told the County Board of Commissioners. ■ The program will be a partnership effort Lbetween Michigan Slate University Coop­ erative Extension and Kellogg Community College. "We received a $24,000 grant from lhe Barry Community Foundation. It's a de­ scending grant. We get $10,000 the first .year, $8,000 (the second year) and then $6,000 (the third year)." Hanough said. , "Our plans are to launch that this fall in *Sep<ember. Our goal is to be able to offer leadership training hopefully twice a year. ,We will only be able to take 30 partici­ pants each time. That way it will be an on­ going basis and we’!! be able to set up permanent leadership development in Barry County." J An intergovernmental collaborative fo­ rum, held in January and sponsored by the Michigan State University Cooperative Ex­ tension and the Barry County Futuring Committee, was termed successful by Hartough during a report to the county board. More than 80 local officials attended the ■session and 50 attended a follow-up forum. "We have five subcommittees that are meeting currently. The land use one seems io be going ahead great guns and it's al­ ready met a couple of times." Hanough said. Members of the Economic develop•ment (committee) have been meeting with the land use group ' because it's so inter­ twined." z* Other priority areas are infrastructure, trust and recreation/tourism. •. "We hope to bring Dr. Lynn Harvey (the keynote speaker) back again." she said. Regarding Master Gardeners. Hanough. said there are now 122 in the county. They Jjave donated about 1.500 volunteer hours during the past year. . The county's group is the first group of Master Gardeners in lhe stale to organize by adopting a constitution and bylaws and 4hey are being used as a model by the state office. Hanough said. Enrollments in the 4-H program have in­ creased. she noted, calling the program "alive and well." There are now 941 mem­ bers in 59 4-H clubs. In 1998J 8 new clubs and 55 new leaders have been added. Hanough last fall helped train 23 people, most from Barry County, to be able to serve as moderators to conduct National Is­ sues forum training. "Rather than debate...This is a way of dialoging. where you look at choices and you're able to discuss them. A lot of times you come to common ground. It might not be choice one. two or three but it may be something that comes out as a result of discussion." she said. Hanough in March moderated a forum on "Governing Amenca" for teens. The teens felt the process should be used in lhe schools, and Hanough said she hopes it might be implemented through the history classes. ! In pannership with MSU Extension. Kellogg Community College and the Commission on Aging a May 7 form was held at KCC on lhe issue of "Death and Dying." Regarding gypsy moths, she said, "un­ fortunately we think it's going to be a bad year because of all the good weather that we’ve had." The Extension has informa­ tional bulletins and will continue to offer educational programs about gypsy moths. Educating county residents about land use is the goal of an "overhead presenta­ tion" developed by Hanough. County Planning and Zoning Director Jim Mc­ Manus and Extension District Agent Dean Solomon. The presentation is available to any group upon request. A savings/debt reduction program, called "Money 2000“ has just been launched in the county. The goal is to have 2,000 resi­ dents in the county save or reduce their debt by $2,000. or do both, by the year 2000. "The whole theme behind this is that people are not saving and also debt is very high with consumers." she said. The education program is being offered by MSU Extension and promoted by Hast­ ings City Bank. MainStreet Savings. Thomapple Community Credit Union and Union Bank. Extension Agricultural Agent Dennis Pennington told the board about a Mary­ land and Pennsylvania trip he. Commis­ sioner Robert Wenger and Tom Wing took with about 90 other people from Michigan to study programs used for farmland preser­ vation. Some of the ideas may be used in Barry County, Pennington said. The number one goal is to educate residents about the farmland preservation programs. "We have to do some research about how many acres we want to save," Wenger said Lake Odessa NEWS I he Ionia ( ountv chapter of the Michigan Association ol Retired School Personnel t MARSH) will incci Thursday. May 21. at the Ionia ( ommission on Aging building near the courthouse I he noon luncheon u ill be served b\ the stalT Several members have plans to at­ tend the statewide convention in early June, wnh more than 2.INM1 members alreadv signed who want to attend the briefing on the choices between IIMl) and private insurances as sup­ plements to Medicare, lhe room will accom­ modate I KIM) and the program will be video­ taped When so many reservations poured in for the information meeting, a second was scheduled for later in the day. using the video and thus another I KIM) can be accommodated I his is lifelong choice, so the correct decision needs to be made this year. The local meeting will feature a lady speaking on “Want an herb. Herb lhe drawing for several door prizes is a popular feature of each meeting The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet tonight. Iliursday. May 14. at Lake Manor. Four directors are to be elected. Lhe terms of three conclude and there is one res­ ignation from a term with two years to run. Officers arc elected by the board of directors later from the pool of seven directors The speaker will have a railroad topic. In a recent poll of Sentinel readers, nomi­ nees in addition to those mentioned in an ear­ lier Banner column, were James Banks, best attorney. Dr. Lee Stuart, best family practi­ tioner. John French, best civic leader; Bill Walker, best pharmacist; Rosie Hickey, best wedding caterer. Katie's Stitch N Stuf. best fabric store and Katie's was also listed as best for craft supplies Among the returnees from southern states are Bill and Pal Wilson from Arizona. Bill and Jewel Eckstrom. and LaRue and Betty McMillen from Florida. On Friday teachers and pnncipa. of East El­ ementary hosted a luncheon at noon in the music room for volunteers who have helped during the year. It was great food, nice floral decoration and great company. What started as an Alethian event a lour of Henry l ord Museum at Dearborn w ith Don McDowell the host interpreter expanded a month ago to include members of Union Bank's Class Act club. The combined groups went on a Hartzler bus May 5. Don gave a preview while in the bus and really gave his group a detailed interpretation of the exhibits. Don returned to his hometown to live when he and wife Marge retired. He had been on the Edison Institute staff as an educator for 20 years after his years of teaching. Marge re­ tired as a school teacher. Dean and Phyllis (Pit/man) Moltmaker of Mt. Clemens were waiting for the hometown group to arrive, so they spent the day with old acquaintances. News from the Moltmakers is of a new grand­ child born to their daughter, and her husband. John Potter The other grandparent of the new baby is Eleanor Potter of Byron Center, who ret red a year ago from the Lake Odessa Greenhouse John is a church organist. Snowball hushes arc awiupg into bloom. The CROP Walk for the Lakewood com­ munity was held Sunday. May 3 The start and finish were at Fellowship Hall. There were water depots and comfort stops there, at St. Edwards church, at l^ikc Manor There was an ice cream treat wailing for the walkers at the end of the route. Anne Buxton Mcahan was general chairwoman of the walk for 1998 At the appointed time, she gave a welcome and good wishes for those walking. Gary Coats led the group in prayer and the 98 walk­ ers were off. The youngest participants from the Woodland United Methodist Church were nine month old Alicia Sayer, granddaughter of Elnora Raingh Wallin and Bnttiny Jackson, age 4. granddaughter of LuAnn Robinson Another infant was pictured. In addition to the three canines pictured, there was yet another Since last fall, a stack of water mains has been piled along M-50 next to the Pines This week they arc being laid along the south side as far cast as Fourth Avenue. The Church of the Nazarcnc on the Boule­ vard now has windows and doors and some siding St I dw-ard's Family ( enter is getting its brick overcoat Work continues by the staff and volunteers m rhe newly located I akc < Odessa < ommunny I ibrary Most shelves arc tilled with books I ast week wires were being run through pre cut openings in rhe circulation desk tor com­ puter wiring It was the fond hope that the doors would be open to the public by I ttday I he btH»k drop was not yet I 'unshed las! week Since the incident at Mulliken a lew years ago when a lighted sparkler was inserted through the slot of the bookdrop. new restrictions have been placed on all libraries Each book drop must be in an enclosed room with sprinkler system lhe Mulliken incident resulted in the destruction hv fire of the library, the village offices and the tire department Fortunately there had alreadv been millage voted for con­ struction ol a new library, so they could pro­ ceed immediately Granted, they had fewer hooks to stack on the shelves Mary Jane ( ar Ison and friend Kara from Rudyard returned home Monday night from a three-week trip to England and Scotland I hey took a domestic flight from Sault Sic Mane. Ontario, to Ioronlo. from whence they boarded their plane tor overseas They were able to visit a lady in Bucks ( ouniy where Mary Jane has visited before, near Windsor The lady once made a short visit to Lake Odessa in 1980 while on a longer trip to the USA with British friends Anne Meahan (center) is embraced by daughter Erika as she sends off the walkers. Marilyn Leslie has her umbrella handy. Father Tom Boufford, with ■Bingo," get ready for their fifth CROP Walk. The Rev. Ben Herring has a leash on his dog. Maggie Kinsey and Naomi Wilson has "Shadow." LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No. 98-22354-IE Estate of BON M WEST DECEASED Social Security 366-22-9900 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was Rt fl. Hager Road Hastings Michigan 49058 died 3/27/98 An instrument dated 8/13/86 has been admit­ ted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to lhe independent personal representative. Raymond West. 7400 W Ronnck. Frankenmuth Ml 48734 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings. Michigan 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that lhe es­ tate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Andrew D Richards (P36623) 200 St Andrews Road Sagmaw Ml 48603 517/792-9641 (5/14) We have a great deal of interest in keeping your funds liquid. Earn-5< on our Guaranteed Market Rate Account monthly maintenance fee for six With an Old Kent Guaranteed months. 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So you'll avoid the earning a great rate. i- OLD KENT To Subscribe, call us at... i 616-945-9554 ’Currant Annual Percentage Y.e*d tAPYi as 0< 4 9 98 - rata changes weekly lnda« based on IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES First T^r Seven Day *>e*J m IBC s MONEY FUND REPORT a sendee of IBC Donoghue inc After the first s» months a monthly maintenance tee will be assessed -f the account ba’ance fans beiow m.n.mum daily balance requirements Refer to the Schedule ot Fees and Mmenum Balances for other lees that could reduce earn.ngs on the account The GMRA offer appi.es to Retail and Busmess Banlung oo> •m �Page 8 The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 \n administrator at the school said the halld.n suspension was consistent with the dis­ trict X drug polio, which treats unfamiliar products as controlled substances lhe boy’s mother called the response "complete In sicna. adding. I can’t believe these people arc educating our kids J W in Mamn. Mich Dear Martin Mich I’m glad you sent the chppmg I would have had a hard lime belies •ng the story without proof hat on earth has happened lo gotxi. old-fashioned common sense’’ LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robefl A. Tremain and Associate*. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained w‘ be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Defaut has been maou in the conditions of a mortgage made by GLEN J RAMSEY AND ROSEMARY RAMSEY HUS BAND AND WIFE to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE now known as USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mortgagee dated August 8 1986 and recorded on August 8 1986 in Liber 438 on page 98 Barry County Records Michi­ gan and assigned by said mortgagee to Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of suty two thousand two hundred sixth tour and 42/100 Dollars ($62 264 42) including inter est at 9 500* • per annum Under the power of safe contained m said mortgage and the statue in such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 p m on June 11 1998 Said premises are situated m CITY OF DEL­ TON BARRY COUNTY Mch.gan and are de­ scribed as A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST MORE PAR­ TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2 FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 200 FEET THENCE EAST 200 FEET THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES KNOWN AS PIFER ROAD The redemption period shall be 6 months from lhe date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 30 1998 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (5/28) State of Michigan Judicial Circuit Family Division Barry County PUBLICATION OF HEARING File No. 94-4117-DL TO HARRY HUZEL IN THE MATTER OF JUSTIN ANTHONY HARIG DOB 3/17/1983 A delinquency petition has been filed in the above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on 06/22/1998 at 9 00 a m m the Barry County Tnal Court • Family Divi­ sion - 220 W Court Street Suite 302 Hastings Michigan IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Harry Huzei personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above 05/07/998 RICHARD H SHAW JUDGE (5/14) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firms is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt Any Information we obtain will ue used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Quinton L Elliott husband and Teresa L Elliott wife (Original Mortgagors) to AAA Mortgage and Fi­ nancial Corporation Mortgagee dated June 10. 1996 and recorded on June ’7. 1996 in Liber 663 on Page 961 Barry County Records. Michi­ gan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Contimortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment dated June 14 1996 which was recorded on June 23 1997 in Liber 699 on Page 425 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SiMly-One Thousand Three Hundred t.ghly Seven and 95/100 dollars ($61 387 95) including interest al 11 55*. per annum Ad­ justable Rale Mortgage Interest rate may change on 12/14 and 6/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at lhe Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as The South 1/2 of Lots i and 2 of Block 14 of the Daniel Strikers Addition according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 30 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for Cont-mortga^e Corporation 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Binghams Farms Michigan 48025 File >98043272 <5/28) Stele of Michigan Judicial Circuit- Family Division Barry County PUBLICATION OF HEARING File No. 95-4191-DC TO ROBERT LYNDON WYATT IN THE MATTER OF JASON LYNDON WATT MINOR DOB 10/13/1983 A delinquency petition has been filed in lhe above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on 06/12/1998 at 10 30 a m in the Barry County Trial Court - Family Di­ vision at 220 W Court Street Suite 302. Hast­ ings Michigan IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Robert Lyndon Wyatt personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above 05/11/1996 Renard H Shaw Judge (5/14) No baby-sitter Dear \nn Landers: I have a friend who works for a big bookstore chain, and she has told me some stones that shook me up She said some parents bring their children to the bookstore and let them run loose while the parents go shopping somewhere else She told me one set of parents dropped off their K-year-old son while they went out shop­ ping and then had a lunch at a nearby restau­ rant. Meanwhile, their bored K-year-old was running amok in the bookstore After an hour, the assistant manager, thinking the child had been abandoned, called the police hen the officers arrived, the parents came back, saw all the fuss and proceeded to yell at the assis­ tant manager for "causing a problem" The parents assured the police that they were only gone "for a few moments." so the whole mat­ ter was dropped. If those parents truly cared for their chil­ dren. they would not be leaving them in strange places. We’ve all read stories about children being abducted in stores or malls. Parents should know better Ann. please tell parents it is not the respon­ sibility of storekeepers, movie-theater man­ agers. toy-store owners or anyone else to baby-sit their children, lhe employees of these stores already have full-time jobs taking care of their customers They should not be expected to serve as babysitters, too W R. in Virginia. Dear Virginia: You told them, and I thank you on behalf of all the bookstore owners, theater managers, toy-store folks and so on who arc unwittingly tapped to baby-sit chil­ dren. It is scary to think that there arc so many thoughtless parents out there. I or shame Snoring revisited Dear Ann Landers: While cleaning out my closet. I came across a column of yours from 1977 about a woman whose husbands snoring kept her awake. My husband had the same problem only I was the one who snored. He once told me he couldn't fall asleep until he heard me snore and knew I was OK. but I knew it disturbed his sleep. When I visited my sister, she solve the problem by plugging a set of earphones into a little radio I he soft music drowned me out. I hope you will reprint this column for your readers who may have missed it Eighty Years Young in N.Y Dear Eighty : I’m glad you asked Here it is Mind manners fort to know he's right there beside me." 11 hat broad must catch up on her sleep in the day time.) Eor 24 years. I have been marred to a man who snores It I .utned on the light to look at him. I'm sure the only thought that would come to mind is murder His snoring even under ordinary circumstances is enough to shake ihc fixtures. but when he's had a few drinks, he makes such a racket, the people in the next apartment bang on the floor with what must be a sledgehammer Several years ago. we took The City of San Francisco (a great train) to the West ( oast The people in the next compartment knocked on our door and asked if I could do something to quiet my husband. I said. "Yes. but it’s against the law " Last year, our family doctor suggested ci­ ther a sedative or carplugs for me or separate bedrooms. I am now using all three Pass the word to my sister sufferers. Ann Peace. It’s Wonderful. Dear Peace: Consider it passed. I can’t imagine worse punishment than being up all night while the mate lying next to you is snor­ ing up a storm. Your suggestions all sound good Too bad it took you so long to get relief Dear \nn Landers: I have two beautiful granddaughters, ages 12 and 13. who haw ap­ palling table manners I hey act like they were raised by wolves I cringe whenever guests arc presen: I heir parents believe that teaching appropriate behavior at the table is an out­ dated waste ot time and of no importance whatsoever in today’s high-tech world. Socially accepted manners were something I was taught early in life by example, and I have tried to pass on that legacy to my chil­ dren. My daughter, unfortunately, has become a slob, just like her husband. Her table man­ ners have deteriorated pathetically since she married the bum Both my daughter and her husband are college graduates and hold highlevel positions. I have often wondered what their associates think of them during business lunches. My heart goes out to my teenage grandchil­ dren. who have no idea how they appear when invited to their friends* hordes or out in pub­ lic My daughter and I have a good relation­ ship. which I want to maintain. How should I approach her about this’.’ A Concerned Grandmolher in California Dear California Grand: Leave your daugh­ ter out of this, and go directly to the girls. In­ vite them to haw lunch or dinner out. and as soon as you arc seated, tell them you have some suggestions to help them become more comfortable and self-assured when they arc dining with friends. Then, proceed to instruct them on how to hold silverware, how to chew with their mouths closed and how to ask for food to be passed instead of reaching across the table. Explain that table manners are important and they should begin to practice them at their very next meal. Teaching your grandchildren table manners is as valuable a gift as any amount of money you might leave them (iem of the Day: If you want to find a help­ ing hand, look at the end of youi sleeve. Drug hysteria Dear Ann Landers: I clipped the enclosed article from the Grand Rapids Press because it struck me as a perfect example of what’s wrong with our society. Once in a while, we need to do a reality check. Too many people lhesi days are being promoted to their level of incompetence. I realize that school personnel must monitor for drugs because of the prob­ lems we have with school-age pushers and vi­ olent crimes, but let’s take a second or third look before losing our sense of balance. Here’s the story. A 6-year-old boy in Colorado Springs has been suspended for half a day because he brought "drugs" to school. Actually, they were lemon drops that he had purchased in a health food store. The fire department and an ambulance were called after a teacher found the firstgrader giving the candies to a fellow pupil. Both boys* parents were urged to take their children to the hospital for tests, despite the mother’s assurances that the lemon drops were harmless. Feeling /nvssurvd to hair sex ‘ How wellinformed are vou ’Write for .-Inn Landers' booklet "Sex and the Teenager." Send a self­ addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for 53. 75 (this includes /mstagc and handling) to Teens, c/o Ann Lan­ ders PO Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 6O6II0562 tin Canada, send SA 55) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at uwircators.com Copy right 1998 Creator* Syndicate. Inc. Snoring relief Dear Ann Landers: This is for the crazy lady who wrote to say she lows to watch her husband sleep al night because he looks so much like a little boy. Then, she added. "I adore listening to him snore. It’s such a com- GIRU Madeleine May born at Blodgett Hos- | ozs. and 2112 inches long. pital on April 11. 1998 at 1:33 p.m. to Patrick and Tiffany (Lancaster) Neuman of Grand Rapids. Weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 I 2 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Jim and Jackie Lancaster of Hastings and Ed and Jan Neuman of Middleville. BON. Robert Emery, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on May I. I‘>98 at 8:58 p.m. to Robert and Christy Madden of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 12 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long. GIRL. Cassandra Marie, born at Pennock GIRL. Ashley Kay. born at Pennock Hospital PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on Wednesday. May 20 1998 at 7 30 pm at the Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norris Road within the Township PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this pubic hearing include in brief the following 1 The proposed rezoning of a parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 5. town 1 North range 10 West of described as located at the Northwest corner of Section 5 bordered on the North by Pme Lake Road East by entrance driveway to Michigan Career and Techncai institute West by property owned by James Carey and South by Pine Lake containing 37 1 acres more or less The aforementioned property is proposed to be rezoned from the existing R-2 ■ Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District to the P-2" Semi-Pubic Land District 2 Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Pubic Hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordnance and Township Land Use Master Plan and map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 Norns Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the first pubhcabon of this Notce until and including the time of pubic hearing and may be further examined et the pubic hearing The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the pubic heanng All interested parties are invited to participate in discussion on the matter Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and servces. such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notce to the Prairieville Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servces should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at -he address of telephone number listed below Prairieville Township Planning Commission Normajean Campbell Clerk Prairieville Township Hail 10115 South Norris Road Delton Mchigan 49046 (616) 623-2664 Douglas Allen Snoeymk. Delton and An­ gela Ann Amaro. Delton. Rodney Dale Katjc. Wayland and Bonita Jcanc Ratulowski. Wayland Darren Lance Bishop. Hickory Comers and Angela Jean Fncl. Hickory Corners Justin Davis Simmons. Hickory Corners and Michelle Mane Scon. Hickory Comers. Dominic Dino Davanzo, Battle ( reck and Deborah Mary Kmccr. Baltic Creek. Jack Wilbur Ball. Silver Springs. FL and Carol Victoria Healy. Dowling. Arlond Dale Bromley. Delton and Margaret Mams Guthrie. Delton. Dale Christopher Hess. Hastings and Holly Montina Thompson. Hastings. Robert Earl Thomas Jr.. Wayland and Jen­ nifer Anne Dunning. Wayland. Randy Lee Bender. Clarksville and Pamela Jean Cooley. Hastings Andrew Burdette Cooley. Freeport and Mandy Kaye Hoffman. Freeport Steven Jason Norns. Delton and Melodic Anne TcHcnncpc. Way land. LEGAL NOTICE ' on April 24. 1998 at 12:27 p.m to Chery I and David Ostrowski of Caledonia. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 12 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL. Alaina Heidi Jean, born at Pennock Hospital on April 26. 1998 at 5:03 p.m. to Moncllc Quick and Darren Cobb of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and 2112 inches long. Hospital on April 30. 1998 at 1:35 p.m. to Nikki and Trevor Vanlloutcn of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. BON. Beniamin Edward, born at Pennock Hospital on April 28. 1998 at 9:13 a.m. to Jon and Laura Anderson of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 I 2 inches long. GIRL. Maryn Elise. born at Pennock Hospi­ BOY. Chase Richard, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on April 25. 1998 to Jamie Recce and Bernard Hundcrman of Gun Lake. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 3 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. tal on April 9. 1998 at 4:00 a.m. to Wendi and David McCauscy of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 I 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL. Stevie Charlene, born at Pennock GIRL. Brooke Lee Anne, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 26. 1998 at 10:50 p.m. to Betty Jo and Andrew Berg of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs 2 ozs. and 19 inches long BON. Noah James, born at Pennock Hospital on May 2. 1998 to Kyle and Angel Christo­ pher of Vermontville. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 12 Planning a Spring Garage Sait? Plan to advertise in In the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS! Hospital on May 1. 1998 at 7:27 a.m. to Linda Euhi of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 inches long. BON. Matthew John, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on May !. 1998 at 8:42 a m. to John and Stacy Hcuss of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 I 4 ozs. and 19 inches long. 7105 Kraft Avenue S.E. (it M-37). Caledonia (616) 554-0311 State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No Estate Of RICHARD RAMSDELL MAXSON Deceased Social Security Number 362-26-8103 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 10840 Stoney Pomt Detton Ml 49046 died 2/5/87 Creditors of the deceased are notified that an claims against the estate will be forever baned unless presented to the independent personal representative Charles D Maxson 10840 Stoney Point Delton Ml 49046 Of to both the in­ dependent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within lour months of the date of publication of this notce Notice ts further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned ana distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it KREIS ENDERLE CALLANDER A HUDGINS PC By Robert B Borsos P26628i PO Box 4010 Kalamazoo Mi 49003 (616) 324-3000 (5/14) FREE!!!!!! 2 Category Cabin Upgrade!!!* The brochure. Swindlers are Calling, gives you 10 ways to avoid being a victim of telemarketing fraud, so you won't be just a statistic. Call for a free copy! 800-621-3570; 800-572-9400 (in Illinois) Now's a great time to take the best of all vacations: a 3. 4 or / day Carnival “Fun Ship” cruise vacation to the Bahamas, the Caribbean or the Mexican Riviera. Aboard ship you'll enioy fun activities, fabulous meals, the complete Nautica Spa program, lavish Vegas-style shows, a friendly casino and all the pampering service Carnival is famous for. Pricing starts at only $369/pp” LIMITED TIME OFFER - Book by May 23rd (616) 554-0311 ^BCarnhal e-v �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 Page 9 From Time to Time.,. Back in time in Prairieville Township The Eli Wait Monument at Pine Lake. By Joyce F. Wpinbrrcht Along with Amasa S Parker and Orville Barnes, early settlers of Prairieville Township, which was part of Barry Township until 1X41, CAN Spaulding, a native of Vermont, came to Prairieville and settled on section number 23 He built a house in the spring of 1X35 and brought his family there to live Mr. Spauld­ ing immediately became involved in the af­ fairs of the township He wis one of the com­ missioners involved in the planning and build­ ing ol the network of state roads through this area of Michigan The road which ran from Marshall. Cal­ houn County, through the south pan of Prairieville Township to Gun Plains then to Allegan was one of the roads which came out of this commission. Charles \\ Spaulding was in attendance at the first town meeting held in Barry County, at the house of \icolas Campbell which was in the area later to become Prairieville Town­ ship This was in early April of 1X36. Mr. Spaulding was the first moderator and Orville Barnes wax the clerk In 1937. the town meeting was held at the house of C \\ Spaulding In 1X42. through 1X44. Mr Spaulding served as the Supervisor of the recently formed township which was named Spaulding However the name of the township was changed to Prairieville in 1X43 William Young Gilkey, a single man. pur­ chased a portion of section number 2X and built a house on the land. He had traveled from Boston. Mass, to Michigan by horse and cutter in 1X32. He joined his brother foster Gilkey who had settled in Kalamazoo County. William Young Gilkey and Foster (iilkey became part­ ners and acquired large tracts of land in Kala­ mazoo. Allegan County and Barry County with over 1300 acres of it. mostly forest lo­ cated in Prairieville Township They remained partners until the death of William Young Gilkey in IX6X Witham Young Gilkey was born in Chester Township. Windsor County, Vermont on June 10. 1X05 W hen he was 19 years old he went to Boston, hoping that the sea air would be beneficial to his health. His health did im­ prove and he came tn Michigan. On Dec. .17. 1945 he married Lydia Brigham, whose father was a Baptist minister. Lydia had been born in Boston. Mass on Jan 11. IX20 and emigrated to Richland. Kalamazoo County in 1X33. The Gilkeys prospered in Michigan and ac­ quired large fortune*. They were progressive business men and ascribed to the latest meth­ ods of farming and animal husbandry Young and Lydia (iilkey had six children After William Young (iilkey died. Lydia re- froaNFfe»at Usd 0*r.er» of Barry Co." Gray* WilUaxe The settling of Barry County Township courtesy of Norma Velderman married to L W Woodhams and moved to Plainwell. Allegan (ounty T he (iilkey s left behind a legacy T here are four lakes in southern Barry ( ounty named (iilkey. Big (iilkey. Shallow (iilkey. Little (iilkey. in Barry Township, and West (iilkey in Prairieville Township. Eli Wait came to Prairieville from Genesee ( ounty. \cw York, in the spring of 1X36. set­ tling on section 5 after traveling over the township in the previous year, on horse back to make his selection of land at the nqghcm end of Pine lake He searched for walnut trees which he believed were associated with good soil He brought his wife and two small daughters. Olive and Jane to Prairieville to live. Irene Wail died about six weeks after her arrival in Prairieville township and was buried on the east end ol the farm, the first death of a white woman recorded in Prairieville Township Mr. Wait was buried at the same spot many years later Jane died about one and one-half years after her mother and was also buried along beside her mother Olive Wait married William Lindsey in 1954 and had 11 children The Lindsey family continued to live on the farm which her father had taken up from the government and acted as its care takers for 152 years. In the late 1920s. Dr. Thaller Tcrpenning and his family camped one summer on a site of the Lindsey family cemetery He spent the whole summer building a stone pyramid con­ taining 50 tons of stone as a monument to a Michigan Pioneer. Eli Wait and those Michi­ gan Pioneers who came west to Michigan from New York in the IX30s. This cemetery and monument are on the shore of Pine Lake at the State Technical Institute. Erastus Cressey, a native of Roc. Franklin ( ounty. Mass, arrived in Michigan in 1X42 and arrived at Ciull Prairie on Oct. 17. 1X42 and the next day. on Oct. IX. he and his wife, three sons and three daughters, moved to sec­ tion number 2X of the township which would become known as Prairieville Township He lived on section number 2X for a period of about one year and then purchased the cast one-half of section number 29. In the summer of 1X43 he built a plank house on the new place and managed to plow up 12 acre;, of land During the winter of 1X42-1X43. ( ressey traded the northwest quarter of sec­ tion 29 to Lorin Bingham for a horse and sad­ dle The village of ( ressey Corners was named for Erastus ( ressey Hiram Lewis arrived in Yankee Springs from New York William "Yankee Bill" Lewis was keeping a hotel in Yankee Springs in 1X37 when Hiram came to the area He first pur­ chased a farm in Yankee Springs Township, where he lived for a couple of years before selling it in 1X40 and in the spring of 1X41 he purchased X0 acres in the southeast quarter of section number 2. where the village of Prairieville still stands today ||99X) At this time the township was known as Spaulding, not becoming Prairieville Township until 1X43 Later lie purchased the north half of section number 2 He was elected to the office of supervisor ol Spaulding Township in 1X41 and was the first supervisor of this township lie also built a hotel at the site which would become Prairieville This hotel burned and was rebuilt about IX6X by I H Shedd lhe hotel was named the "Peninsular Hotel" bui was often just vailed Prairieville Hotel I H Shedd had come to Prairieville from New York in 1X6X At first Praincville was called Fulton and a post office was established there lhe name was changed on Dev X. 1X55 Mr I ewis left the uea mining to Kalama­ zoo ( ounty. about IS6’ and died there Asahcl < and Hiram lillotson had located on section number 23 of Prairieville Township in 1X35 When John Browne emigrated from Homer. ( ortland ( ounty. New York in the spring ot 1X36 he spent his first summer in the area on the farm of Assahel lillotson He then bought a farm in the fall of 1X3’ in the area which is now Barry Township, subse­ quently. be traded this farm with Hiram Tillot­ son for the farm in Prairieville John Bownc became a member of the State Senate in 1X50. Wells Byington and wife, as a newly mar­ ried couple, came Irom New York to Prairieville in 1X37. They lived in a house which had been built b. William Young Gilkey The Byingtons later moved to Barry Township. Albert Warner with his mother, brother and three sisters were among the early settlers of Prairieville Township They came from Os­ wego ( ounty. New York. Albert hail been burn in Sandy Creek. Os­ wego ( ounty. on Sept 26. 1920. where his fa­ ther had been an early settler, clearing 40 acres which he had bought Albert walked two miles to school, through snow that was some­ times four feet deep. W hen he was 15 his fa­ ther and brother went away to work as car­ penters and young Albert was in charge of the farm W hen he was 17 his father died, leaving Mbcrt and his brother Jlution to manage the farm and family. Burton worked out and Albert tended to the farm The farm was sold in the spring of IX45 and Albert began a journey through Michi­ gan. Illinois and W isconsin looking for a new home When he made his report back to the family in New York they decided on Barry County, the state of Michigan Burton and Al­ bert came to Michigan by public transporta­ tion while the rest of the family came by team and wagon. T he farm in Prairieville was a log home on 102 acres in section number IX Pan of the land bordered on Pine Lake and the balance on a small lake which later became Warner Lake. The log house was very primitive, with a roof covered with slab boards and shakes and there was one door, and no window. The only light came into the house by way of the old fashioned stick fire place with a sky light The family lived there for a year when they were able to improve it and in 1X59 they built a large and commodious, colonial style house on douyh side of the road, later known as South Pine Lake Road Burton and his family moved to the northern part of the land on Pine Lake and Albert stayed in the large house near to Warner Lake. Albert had 56 acres when the land was divided but was able to increase his holding to 300 acres. Albert married Chloe Benson, the daughter of Deuteronomy and Phoebe Bcnson.of ()rangevillc Township, on May 24. IX4X ( hloe Benson had been born in Jefferson ( ounty New York on June 30. 1X25 Her family had emigrated to Michigan in 1X35 and were among the first settlers of Orangeville Town­ ship, which at that time was still Banv town­ ship. Chloe taught in some of the early schools of Barry (ounty for eight years, receiving the sum of SI per week for her services She first taught in Carlton Township at the age ot 15 I ntil there was a schoolhouse. she taught the school in the family bedroom of the home . ! her married sister. Hannah Messer Albert Warner met Chloe Benson at "singing school" and they were attracted to each other at once. And they had a long and productive marriage. They had five children, three of which survived to adulthood The Warners donated a parcel of land on the east side of the farm property for the con­ struction of a Methodist church and the South Pine Lake School. The church was tom down in 1934 and the schoolhouse was used until I937-193X. when the students were trans­ ported to Delton District. The schoolhouse was later made into a residence The Warners later, in 1X79. then withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Church and joined the Wesley ans in the organization of a church in Gun Prairie Township. Allegan County. To he continued: School* and Indian.* ol Prairieville Township Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE Of ADOPTION Of ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance No 26 was adopted by the Town­ ship Board of Hope Township at its meeting held on May 11 1998 HOPE TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 26 Adopted: May 11. 1996 Effective: Thirty-one (31) Deys Following Publication After Adoption An Ordinance to repeal the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance and to repeal an Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. ORDAINS: SECTION I The Hope Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby repealed SECT1QNJI EFFECTIVE DATE This Ord-nance shall subject to the provisions of MCL 125 282 MSA 5 2963 112) pro­ viding for the extension of tne effective date upon the timely fihng of a valid petition for a ref­ erendum on this Ordinance taKe effect thirty-one (31) days following publication after adop ton H is the intent of the Hope Township Board tnat this Ordinance be subject to the pro visions of MCL 125 282 MSA 5 2963 < 12) allowing for the petitioning for a referendum on the ordinance and should it be judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such referendum provisions are not applicable to this Ordinance this Ordinance shall be null and void and of no legal effect All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict there­ with are repealed Sylvia W. Forster. Clerk Hope Township 5463 Wall Lake Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2464 �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 14 1998 H.H.S. boys track team wins league championship < < nil* l< think < 1 it Some warm thoughts to ponder in the warm weather Good weather is here, and here are thoughts heating up this spon-filled mind of mine. 1. Have the NHL playoffs ever been better? The last three nights have included a I-0 overtime win by the Dallas Stars over the Edmonton Oilers (both goalkeepers Ed Belfour and Curtis Joseph were awesome), a 5-4 double overtime win by the Buffalo Sabres over the Montreal Canadians (for once goalkeep Dominik Hasek didn’t have to be the star) and a 3-2 double overtime win by the Detroit Red Wings against the St. Louis Blues (lhe perfect goal by Brendan Shanahan and the perfect assist by The Professor" Igor Larionov). The Wings lead the series 2-1 heading into tonight’s (Thursday) game in St. Louis’ Kiel Center. So far. the '97 Stanley Cup champions have received big contributions from a number of skaters including netminder Chris Osgood, winger Tomas Holmstrom. Larionov. Shanahan. "The Captain" Steve Yzerman and the always explosive two-way icer Sergei Fedorov. If Detroit continues to play like they did Sunday and Tuesday. "Hockey Town" better prepare for a repeal celebration. You can thank Coach Scotty Bowman for lhe learn s commitment to excellence... jusl watch out for a few­ rising slap shots by Al Macinnis. 2. Is it any surprise that Larry Bird is the NBA's Coach of the Year? Bird does not run his Indiana Pacer program with the same dictatorial approach as Miami Heat mentor Pat Riley, but allows his players io be players and learn through his example. Just look at what Bird has done with project players like Jalen Rose or Rik Smits and you see what makes him such a great coach. 3. At Hyames Field at Western Michigan University Sunday I struck up conversations with a pitcher with the Kalamazoo Kodiaks and a professional scout who once worked for the Tigers and now finds prospects for lhe Seattle Mariners (Jim Abbott was one). The conversations brought light to how political the game of baseball can truly be and what opportunities exist or don't exist if you are a first round selection or a player chosen in the 30<h round. Abbott was drafted in the 22nd round by the Mariners and is having a stellar mound campaign this spring at Grand Rapids Community College. 4. Is there any question what the most successful sport in Barry County is this spring? ... Boys’ track. Hastings went undefeated in the O-K White regular season and took top honors at last Friday’s league meet. Delton's string of 59 straight in the KVA has earned that program eight KVA titles in a row. Look just a little bit down the road (and into Kent County) and you find Caledonia's boys tracksters with another perfect campaign in the O-K Gold. It should be interesting with lhe Barry County meet (changed to Tuesday. May 26) and State meets just on the horizon. 5. For the second time in two years the Eastern Michigan baseball team failed to make lhe MAC baseball tournament in its last game of the season. The WMU Broncos won a 15-inning thriller at Hyames Sunday to knock the Eagles out of the playoffs. Coach Fred Decker's squad is in the MAC finale for the first time since 1993 thanks to the weekend's fireworks. Decker has 639 wins in 23 years with the Broncos and ranks first all­ time for MAC victories with 315. Two of his greatest players were Malt Mieske (224 hits. 25 dingers and 174 RBI) and John VanderWal (25 dingers and 125 RBI) who are both enjoying great success in lhe Bigs. 6. It was quite an honor to introduce Kalamazoo Gazette sports editor Jack Moss at Monday's Hastings Rotary Meeting. Moss has always been a great source for area sports and gave me a real challenge during my days at WMU and the Battle Creek Enquirer. The only problem that I see with Moss in regards to sports is that his golf game could use a little bit of work. Don't let that stop you Jack, just keep on swinging the dubs. 7. Tennis, track and golf regionals all hit center stage Friday and Saturday, so the heat is on our area teams. Barry County has teams in all three sports that are capable of moving on including the Hastings and Middleville tennis teams and the Saxon golf squad. Check back here next week for results from regionals. 8. Addi Radcliff is having one super year as a member of WMU's womens track and field team. The former Lakewood High School track and volleyball star is No. 3 all-time in the hammer throw (129-4 at Ball State) in the school's record book and No. 4 (149-20 at Purdue Open) in the discus event. The Broncos compete at the Paddock Invitational Friday and Saturday at the University of Michigan to help prepare for the MAC Outdoor Championship May 21-23 in Akron Ohio. The NCAA Championship is June 3-6 in Buffalo. Talk to you soon. From Broadway Hill to champs of the O-K White Conference, the 1998 Has'ings High School boys’ track team has achieved what no other Saxon squad has to date. An outright O-K White championship. Coach Paul Fulmer's team gained that distinction last Friday with a first-place performance at the league meet held at Forest Hills Central High School. The swift and strong Saxon squad tallied 116 points to nudge second place Zeeland by 16. In the fall, the H.H.S. boys' soccer team earned a share of the league title with F.H.C. In the winter, the boys' basketball team battled for top White honors until late in the season. Fulmer's squad, though, was not to be denied in their championship quest and gave it their very best at the league finale. "All ran better than expected." Fulmer said of his team's performance at F.H.C. "We've had a training plan all year (that included strenuous sprints on Broadway Hill) and this is a group of hard workers. This gives them a little reward." Depth, as well as hard work, were instrumental in the Saxons' title chase. Not only did the blue and gold capture three firsts places last Friday, but they also had plenty of second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth place finishes. "Depth really helped us out.” Fulmer said. "We had almost our best in everything; we ran well in all of them.” Beau Barnum collected lhe team's lone individual first with a 12-6 leap in the pole vault. The other two Saxon firsts were captured by lhe 400 and 800 relay teams, both managing personal bests for the season. Doug Varney. Adam Schantz. Sam Stafford and Seth Bender covered the 400 in 45.11 seconds, while Varney. Jim Storms. Stafford and Bender finished lhe 800 in a blistering time of 1:32.40. The 800 relay performance just missed lhe school record set last spring. In lhe shot put. Brian Weatherly threw 46-8 to finish second. Darnell Day with a 135-0 in the discus placed third. The Saxon sprinters had three place in the 100, with Sam Stafford taking fourth. Doug Varney finishing fifth and Schantz G-A no problem for Delton track teams; records set Saxon netter Ben O'Mara attempts a drop shot in singles action against the Charlotte Orioles on Tuesday at home. Hastings will next swing at Class B regionals Friday at East Grand Rapids High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon take aim; Tennis regionals Friday The tennis Saxons are busy polishing up their games with hopes of playing their best Friday at East Grand Rapids in the State regional tournament. On Monday. Coach Rich Pohja’s ne tiers looked awfully sharp is disposing of Grand Ledge. The non-league win made H.H.S. 8-3 overall on the year. Scoring singles wins versus Ledge were Matt Bradley at No. I (6-0. 6-1), Jeff Storrs at No. 2 (6-2,6-3). Steve Storrs at No. 3 (6-1, 6-1) and Josh Hendershot at No. 4 (64). 7-5). Kalamazoo Gazette sports editor Jack Moss spoke to the Hastings Rotary Club on Monday. Attending Monday's meeting were Rotary President Jan Hartough and the senior boys at Hastings High School. Saxon football camp takes field June 8-11 Gel ready gndders. Hastings High School's summer football camp is starting up soon. Hastings High School's football staff will offer a summer football camp, starting Monday. June 8 and running through Thursday. June 11 The Saxon football camp is designed to give each individual football player an opportunity to learn the basics of the Saxon offense and defense as well as punting and kicking skills. The camp is a teaching/techmque camp and not a conditioning camp Seven on seven passing, defensive skills and other situations will be covered. Equipment needed includes workout cloths and football shoes. Gridders are to meet at the high school field house promptly at 9 a.m. Coaches from the freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams will be on hand to give instructions at the camp The camp is open to all 7th-12th graders The fee is $35 per player. Registrations can be picked up at the middle school and high school offices. Please call Coach Jeff Keller (948­ 94481 if you have any questions or the high school office (948-4409). ending up sixth. All ran the track in 11.8 The 200 also had three H.H.S. runners place in the top five. Storms was second in 23.6. Stafford crossed the finish line third in 23.9 and Bender followed close behind in fifth, also in 23.9. Other top Saxon efforts came from Tyson Walther (third in the high jump at 64)). Greg Brower (third in lhe long jump at 19-5 and third in the 300 hurdles in 41.36) and Storms (second in the 400 in 51.26). In the 1600 relay the Saxon squad of David Koutz. Ryan Rude. Mike McKeough and Storms placed second in 3:32. The boys' track team, according to Fulmer, has not won a league title in the last 25 years and that includes many years as a member of the Twin Valley Conference. The best finish came in 1995. as the Saxons came in second place. The ’98 team not only was triumphant at F.H.C.. but also finished the regular season with a perfect 7-0 dual meet mark. "It's been an outstanding season." Fulmer said. "Hopefully our improving performance will carry over to regionals” Hasting. c..rh. Rich Pohp Steve Storrs triumph improved his overall season mark to 16-3. In doubles, victories were gained by Kyle Winkler and John DeWitt at No. 1 (6-3. 6-2). Ben O'Mara and Adam Bancroft at No. 2 (7-6. 6-40. Adam Gee and Man Toburen at No. 3 (6-2, 3-6. 6-3) and Phil Gole and Eric McCarty at No. 4 (7-6.6-3). "Hopefully our improving performance will carry over to regionals." Coach Pohja said. Al the O-K Tournament last Saturday the Saxons placed fourth out of eight teams with 15 1/2 points. Steve Storrs netted three points for the Hastings team Two points in singles were gained by Jeff Storrs. Malt Bradley. Jon Styf. The doubles teams of O’Mara and Hendershot, DeWitt and Winkler and Gee and Toburen also tallied two points. McCarty and Bancroft added the half point. Forest Hills Central won lhe league tournament, but the Hastings' finish was its best during three years in the O-K White league. Nearly a shutout, but still two impressive KVA track triumphs. Delton blew past Galesburg-Augusta in prep track action on May 6 as the boys won 129-7 and the girls prevailed 91-36. Capturing individual firsts for the boys squad that finished the league season undefeated were Man Geething in lhe discus (108-4 1/2). Nick Marshall in the shot put (41-8), Jim NeSmith in the high jump (5-6). Paul Finney in the long jump (19-8). Nic Morrow in the pole vault (10-0). Jamie Collier in the high hurdles (16.62). Jason Stampfier in the 100 (11.720, Zac Taylor in the 1600 (4:46.61). Jason Kimbrough in the 400 (52.58), Collier in the intermediate hurdles (4333), Travis Wright in the 800 (2:17.93), Finney in the 200 (23.18) and Taylor in the 3200 (10:57.04). The Panthers also look all four relay events with Casey Louden, Trevor Smitik Wright and Kody Louden in the 3200 (10:36), Kimbrough. Stampfier. Darron Williams and Finney in the 800 (1:39.03), Billy Ferris. Collier. Taylor and Jeremie Coplin in the 400 (52.09) and Collier, Denny Bourdo, Smith and Corey Mingerink in lhe 1600 (337.93). Capturing top spots for the girls in individual events were Dani Freeland in the discus (9-2 1/2) and lhe shot put (28-7 1/4), Amber Noviskey in the high jump (4-6), Kim Cole in the long jump (16-0) and the 100 (13.68), Arin Glidden in the 400 (1.04.93), Mary Henson in the 800 (2:28.96). Amy Ferriell in the 20Q (28.99) and Jessica Kellogg in the 3200 (12-0637). Delton also recorded wins in all four relays with Glidden, Sarah Kotrba, Kellogg and Henson in the 3200 (11:39.80), Henson, Courtney HershV Glidden and Cole in the 800 (1:59.63); Henson, Ferriell, Cole and Hersha in the 400 (59.96) and Hersha. Amy Dennany. Holly Davenport and Kotrba in the 1600 (4:57.62). On Monday, the Panther boys wrapped up a perfect 10-0 season with a victory against Parchment. The triumph gave Coach Fred Pessell's program 59 straight wins in the KVA and eight straight undefeated seasons in the league. . Two school records were recorded at the Springfield Relays last Friday. The 400 relay team of Kimbrough, Stampfier, Morrow and Finney were limed at 43.7. while the 800 squad Stampfier. Kimbrough. Williams and Finney covered their event in 1:30.6. How many do the taking a stab at this wnefe Wot Michigan Whitecaps/Hastiagl Bamer trivia question. fhe question in week No. 6 U n follows: How nanny boa (not Including the do the Whilecape hi 1998 wasoi The first correct response io fob question is good for four free tktaB to a West Michigan Whitecaps contest al Old Kent Park. Answers can be phoned into the sports desk at (616) 945-9554 and if. for some strange reason, the sports staff is all away on assignment, leave your answer OB the voice mail (extension 227). Cm M (614) 7*44131 far toat �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 Page 11 Baseballers battle leagues best during week It might as well be called the playoffs as the Hastings varsity baseball team has battled lhe league's best during the early ponton of the week On Monday lhe Saxons lost a 6-3 game to Forest Hills Central in a g-mc that went eight innings. Coach Jeff Simpson's team was tied with the Rangers al 3-3 until a three-run dinger in lhe eighth ended all hopes of a win. F.H.C. is tied for first place in the O-K White Conference. On Tuesday Hastings faced the other earn tied for first. Zeeland, and earned a pin with the Chix. Zeeland handily won > lhe opener 14-2. but the blue and gold rallied for a 5-3 triumph in the nightcap Down 3-2. the Saxons got their hitting in gear in the fifth inning and scored three runs in Game 2 versus the Chix. Larry Bailey opened things with a single. Adam Whitney walked. Matt Moore singled. Bobby Cole reached base on a play that scored two runs and Chris Stafford singled to tally another run. Cole also was lhe winning pitcher, striking out 3 and walking out just 1 Matt Moore came in to notch a save, retiring three batters in a row after a single led off Zeeland's first inning. Hastings had no errors and collected the timely hits needed to win a tough league battle Moore was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Andy Keller had a two-base rap and Chris Stafford had a big single that was good for another RBI "Tonight, we played the baseball that we are capable of." Coach Simpson said. Despite losing by 12 runs in the first game with Zeeland. Hastings did have its moments. Adam Whitney went 2-for-4 with a double and Stafford went 2-for-3. Andrew Courtright was the top Saxon slugger in their loss to the Rangers with a 3-for-3 outing that included an RBI. Cole also shinned at the plate going 2for-4 with an RBI. Moore struck out 11 F.H.C. hitters and allowed just I walk. Hastings scored a run in the second inning that held up until the sixth inning. In the seventh Moore walked to score the second Saxon run and Cole singled to drive in lhe final home team tally. In games last week Hastings lost an 8­ I contest to Wyoming Park on May 6 and split with Lowell on May 8. The Saxons dropped lhe opener with the Red Arrows 17-3, hut regrouped to prevail 8-7 in the second game Ty Greenfield and Moore each had 2 hits in the game with Park, a game that was not very inspiring to Simpson ' "We didn't play a real good baseball game or a real bad baseball game, it was a ho hum kind of game." Simpson said. Six errors allowed Hastings' "roof to cave in" during the defeat to Lowell. In Game 2. though, the Saxons collected 13 hits with Whitney going 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Keller going 2- BASEBALLERS Continued on pace 12 n Solid pitching and detense have been keys to the Saxons baseball season this season as the offense has continued to click consistently. After finishing up the O K White season this week, coach Jeff Simpson s squad will travel to Marshall on May 18 and host Cedar Springs on May 21. The Wooden Bat Tournament is Saturday. May 23. Saxon firstbaseman Andy Keller keeps an F.H.C base runner close in a fierce baseball battle at Hastings High. Panther sluggers fall The varsity baseball squad at DeltonKellogg High School fell twice to Pennfield. 17-4 and 18-8. in games played Monday The big hits for Dalton came from Rick McCleary and Jamie Samis. McCleary had two doubles in the first game, while Samis matched his feat with two doubles in the opener. Delton plays at Paw Paw in KVA doubleheader action today Matt Moore (6) attempts to beat a throw to first in the varsity baseball team's home game with F.H.C. The Hastings Banner GRADUATION l«UL Will be May 28, 1998 Senior Photographs that were not submitted to, or taken by White's Photography for the year book need to be dropped off at the J-Ad Graphics front office by May 22. 1998 hIst'ngsBaNNER Game... Set... Match... (Up top) Steve Storrs charges toward the net to make a return shot in Tuesday s tennis match with Charlotte and (underneath) Matt Bradley eyes his serve as the Saxon netters continued their winning ways. (Photos by Perry Hardin) CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE This is the time* of year when people Mart to have GARAGE SALES This is a very enjoyable and popular activity that the City of Hastings is glad to support Responsible resi­ dents agree that everyone wants to be able to participate in a sale and courteous manner The City's job is to ensure this is the vase Please help us to do this job For your safety and your children's safety wc will Mrongly encourage all partic­ ipants to observe parking regulations and the regulations governing the posting of signs Those that choose to ignore the rules may receive citations. No signs may be p.»Mcd on any City property or road right-of-way This generally includes all property from lhe sidewalk to the street or if there is no sidewalk it includes all property within 33 feet tr«»m the venter of the street. Public utility poles are almost always on City right-of-way and may not be used in any way to promote such activities. Sidewalks may not be obstructed by furniture, boxes, goods etc Cars may not be double parked or otherwise illegally parked lor any period ot time including loading and unloading We appreciate your cooperation in keeping Hastings a sale place to live. Good luck in finding that special treasure or great bargain F.senlG Manshum City Clerk COOK Full-time cook for a 138 bed county owned medical care facility. Must have 3 to 5 years cooking and supervisory experience. GED or equivalent, with excellent decision making skills. Hours 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Experi­ ence with therapeutic diets a plus. Ex­ cellent wages, benefits and working conditions. Call for interview at 616­ 945-2407 x.511 and ask for Heather, or apply in person at: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. MI 49058 E.O.E. OTT Scramble Tournament Saturday. May 23* * Sign-Up Today! �Page 12 - The Hasimgs Banner - Thursday. May 14. 1996 BASEBALLERS ConL from pace 11 for-4. Bailey going 2-for-4 and Josh Bundy going 2-for-3. Whitney had a double and a home ran. while Keller provided lhe big blow with a single that won lhe game Keller also uncorked a dinger in his 3 RBI effort. Junior Varsity Hastings split its doubleheader with Lowell on May 8. losing lhe first game 12- 8 but taking lhe nightcap 9-3. Ben Buehler had a 3-ran home ran in the first game and Josh Reil uncorked a solo shot. Man Larsen had 2 hits and 3 RBI in the second game. Cory Micel was the winning pitcher, allowing 6 hits and striking out 4. Micel and Terrel also collected two-base raps. Softball team improves defense, work on hit& Finishing up their league campaign this week, the softball Saxons are gunning for improvement al the plate and in the field On April 29 Forest Hills Central won 115 over the blue and gold Melissa Meaney was 3-for-4 in that game with a double and 3 RBI, Beth Owen was 2-for-4 and Erika Simpson and Amy Belson each had two-base raps. "Melissa (Meaney) had a double play at third base and did extremely well at the plate." Coach Jill Withey said. What killed Hastings was a six-run sixth inning by Forest Hills Central. But. the Saxons were ready for lhe rematch on May I and beat F.H.C. 2-1. Virginia Jennings went 2-for-3 in that ball diamond battle and Bess Lyons had a single that drove in both of the team's runs. "Defensively, we played very well... offensively, we got the hits early on and struggled al the end of the game." Coach Withey said. Erika Simpson picked up the mound win over F.H.C.. allowing 3 hits and striking out 5. After an 8-0 loss to Northview on May 4. Hastings fell 9-2 to Wyoming Park on May 6. Melissa Meaney had two doubles in that game to account for one third of lhe Hastings hits. The Saxons played two games versus Lowell on May 8. losing the first 8-7 but taking the second 11-10. Virginia Jennings was 4-for-4 in the opener with 2 stolen bases and an RBI. while Melissa Meaney had 2 doubles and pushed across another Saxon run. Katie Allerding pitched Hastings to the second game win over Lowell, walking 3 and sinking out 2. l he big hitters were Katie Williams (a triple and an RBI), Trisha McKeough (a single for an RBI), Bess Lyons (a single for an RBI) and Virginia Jennings (three hits in five at bats). "We scored the winning run on a play very similar to the way we lost the first game." Coach Withey said "The team played very well dciensivel) and we are also doing better at the plate." m b • <1 t •; q*» »D Freshmen The Saxons were 3-for-3 for the week, beating Zeeland in a nine-inning game on May 5 and sweeping Caledonia 16-6 and 13- 3 in doubleheader action on May 2. Dustin Terrel had a home ran in the win over Zeeland, while Leland Jennings had a line drive double that scored Terrel in the ninth inning. Jake Vanderhoff collected 3 hits for 3 RBI and Jennings had 3 hits. 2 doubles and 3 RBI. The winning pitcher was Vanderhoff who allowed 4 runs and walked just 3. Jason Goggins struck out 10 and allowed 3 hits in the first game win. Hastings had 15 hits with Tyler Whitney getting four, Terrel getting three. Shaun Hollars getting three and Andy Powell getting two. Terrel struck out nine and allowed oo walks in the nightcap. The big hitters were Andy Bennington with two hits and Jennings with 3 RBI. Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment • ■ Let Us Quote Your Work! Third baseman Melissa Meaney makes the tag on an F.H.C. base runner in-<” recent league softball action. , : nt w Bess Lyons waits on the pitch in Monday's softball game with Forest Hills Central. (BANNER SPORTS Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! 945-9554 M.H.S.A.A. State softball rankings Brighton is No. 1 in Division I prep softball, while Imlay City holds the No. 1 spot in Division 11. Brighton is fulluwed in Division 1 by Okemos. Royal Oak Kimbal. Grand Ledge and Garden City. In Division 11. Imlay City is followed by Stevensville Lakeshore. Essexville Garber. Tecumseh and Portland. Clinton is tops in Division Ill and Bun Oak is No. 1 in Division IV. You Are Invited ptn •tt nul r ItW ji'« Beth Owen rounds third and head*’ toward home plat in a league game at home on Monday. to MainStreet Savings Bank’s Open House LEGAL NOTICE! A Plan for a financial center that provides a variety of services all in one place. A Place that we are proud to call home. The architecture was designed with MainStreet’s logo in mind. The facility includes features such as a community room, natural light, and an open floor plan. A Promise to continue to invest in a strong future and enhance the depth of service to our most valuable assets - our customers. A bank with your future in mind. Come see our new facility and help us celebrate at our Open House Tenants: Metropolitan Title Company Law Offices of Fekkes. Goolooze, Steele & de Goa OakCrest Financial Group, Insurance & Investments Wednesday, May 20 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. 629 W. State Street, Hastings Prize Drawings Refreshments Tours CD Specials MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. is a debT collector and we are attempting to collect^ debt and any Information obtained will |ej used for that pu r pose MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by LILA NAPIER AN UNMARRIED WOMAN to COM­ MONPOINT MOR'GAGE A MICHIGAN COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated June 12. 1997, and recorded on June 23 1997 m Liber 699 on page 436 Barry County Records Michigan and, assigned by said mortgagee to CONT (MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dais« instrument No 1009599 and recorded on Marcti 30 1996 Barry County Records Michigan on whch mortgage mere t$ clamed to be due at the date hereof of sum of sixty three thousand nine hundred sixty one and 15/100 Dollar (S63 961 15) including interest at 13 940*. pd» annum Under the power o’ sak? contained m saxl mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort* gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mofl* gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Ha^ ings Mi at 1 00 p m on June 25. 1998 Said premises are situated tn CITY Of NASHVILLE BARRY County Michigan and aA* described as LOT 85 OF MIX ADDITION OF NASHVILLE/ ACCORDING TO ' RECORDED "• PL1*’ <DED IN LIBER 1 C THEREOF AS P PLATS PAGE 6‘ The redemptiu --nod shall be 6 months froiti the date of such sale unless determined abaft doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 (a) whch case the redemption period shall days from the dale of such sale Dated May 14 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Member FDIC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain A Associates PC 40’ South Old Woodward Avenue Su-te 300 Birm.nghan. Ml 48009-6616 <6/11» �rtwt Hastings Banner Thursday May 14 1998 Page 13 Soccer Saxons score two shutout victories in White Two shutouts sandwiched around a tough defeat gave the varsity soccer team nt Hastings High School a 9-5 overall record heading into its monstrous challenge Wednesday night. The monstrous challenge... a match with No. I Forest Hills Central. Regardless of the final result. Coach Doug Mepham's team .s finding ways to put the ball in the back of the opposition's goal. On Monday, goals were scored by Jess Goal and Libby Gibbons in a 2-0 win over Zeeland. "East came out very quick and got two goals." Mepham explained "At that point, our girls weren't physically into the game and weren't marking their players closely " But. the blue and gold defenders settled down and began to anticipate the long balls that East's offense was kicking at them Lisa Cooklin tallied her second goal ol the season and Sarah Hayes notched her seventh and eighth in a 3-0 victory over Northview on May 6. Hastings booled 32 shots at the Northview net and limited the opposition to just I Hastings will entertain Hudsonville in O-K White soccer action on Friday (Mav 15). "They're a wonderful group of girls" Doug Mtpham Defensively. Summer Gillons. Jenny Norris. Mylea deGoa and goalkeeper Katie Willison contributed to the team's seventh shutout of the season. Nine of the Saxons' 11 starters are seniors, so their coach is quite pleased with the development they have made. ''They're a wonderful group of girls; It's been really something special for me as their coach." Mepham said. Hastings out-shot Zeeland 15-7. In last Friday's contest with East Grand Rapids, the Saxons had more shots than their opponents (15-10). but still lost the game 3-0. Goalkeeper Katie Willison sends a ball into orbit in Friday's soccer matchup versus East Grand Rapids. Mizuno Junior Tour hits area links in summer The new Mizuno Junior Tour, for high school boys and girls, returns to area golf courses this summer. The tour will be held on seven dates in June and July at the following golf courses in and around Barry County. ■ Tuesday, June 16: Centennial Acres in Sunfield. JVednesday, June 24: Rolling Ws/Shadow Ridge in Ionia. Friday. July 10: Hastings Country Club. Friday, July 17: Morrison Lake Golf Course in Saranac. Thursday, July 23: Yankee Springs Golf Course in Middleville. Monday, July 27: Mullenhurst Golf Club in Delton. Wednesday, July 29 or Thursday, July 30: Saskatoon Golf Club for the Tc: Tiament of Champions A one-time tour entry fee of $10 is required and each tournament will cost $20. That cost covers greens fees and lunch. Trophies will be awarded in each flight as well as prizes for longest drive and closest to lhe pin. Each golfer will receive a Mizuno hat al the fust event and a $500 scholarship, provided by Mizuno. will be handed out on July 27 to a 1999 high school graduate If you are interested in registering for the Mizuno junior Tour, contact Mike Booher at (517) 726-1066 Hastings Area Bronco Golf Outing June 18 The 32nd annual Hastings Area Bronco Golf Outing will tee off at the Hastings Country Club on Thursday, June 18. Registration is 8 a.m.. golfing starts at 9. a steak cook out is scheduled for 2 p.m and an awards program plus raffle is slated for 2:30 p.m. The event includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast and coffee, special events, a commemorative gift and a steak dinner. Athletic director Kathy Beauregard and head football coach Gary Darnell are a couple of the Bronco stars who will be on hand. Cost is $55 per golfer. $20 for dinner only and $150 for a corporate hole sponsorship. Advanced registration is required The registration deadline is Friday. June 5. Registrations can be mailed to Western Michigan University. Athletic Corporate Relations Office. Read Fieldhouse. Kalamazoo. Ml 49008. Registration forms are available at the Hastings' Felpausch store and can be picked up at lhe service desk. Hastings area seniors will receive Felpausch Scholarships to attend Western Michigan University this coming fall at the special golf outing. Proceeds from the outing support the scholarship fund for youth in the city. If you have any questions, call (616) 387-3062 or (616) 387-3655. Aiming for the cup... Hastings High School goiter Casey Anderson concentrates on making her putt at a recent league match at the Hastings Country Club. Regionals are Friday and Saturday for prep golfers and the Saxons are aiming for their third consecutive trip to the State championship. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Mylea deGoa (20) has been apart of solid Saxon defensive team that recorded two more shutouts last week. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. May 26.1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan, to determine the necessity of the installation of a sidewalk from the North Broadway Bridge. North to State Road then West to Taffee Drive. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers 102 S Broadway. Hastings Michigan on June 1 1998 at 7 30 p m Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will pro­ vide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the City Clerk (tele­ phone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay ser­ vices 1 -800-649­ 3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk/Treasurer The purpose ol the public hearing is for the Planning Commission to consider the re-zon­ ing of A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST CITY OF HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 18 WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE EXTENSION OF INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE AS DESCRIBED IN THE DEED RECORDED IN LIBER 346 PAGE 244 SAID POINT LYING N89°37 42"W 796 60 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 18 THENCE S00c00 OO’W 74 50 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE THENCE S39c27 19 W 350 00 FEET THENCE N00l 00 00 E 80 09 FEET TO SAID NORTH SECTION LINE THENCE S89t3742"E 350 00 FEET ALONG SAID SECTION LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING to R-R (Rural Residential District) from D-2 (Industrial District) as shown on map This notice is given pur­ suant to Section 905(d)(2)a Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall 102 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as staled above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Everil Manshum City Clerk �Page 14 The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 Reese stepping down after 30 years of hoops Jerry Reese, a basketball coach at Maple Valley High School lor the past TO years, has always lived with a special motto in inind. l he harder I work, the luckier I gel. In Reese’s case you could change the ending ol that motto to the luckier his community gets. But. alter 30 years on lhe Lions’ sidelines. Reese is retiring from his sport of choice and his presence will be deeply missed As fellow Maple Valley coach Mike Booher explains Reese is one of those coaches who works for the sake of others. He (Reese) leads by example and is one of lhe hardest working coaches." Booher said. "He always did lhe extra things, put in all kinds of hours. I guess you could say that Jerry is a gym rat." Reese alway s fell that being a part of a team had its obligations. Rules had to be followed, whether you were the starting center or the last guy off the bench. "You have to be unselfish and disciplined; it’s a small price to pay." Reese explained. "I've had some (players) come back, who were really pistols, just to make their mends. One. came back just to show me that he had finished his education and to show me his diploma." Respect was always a key in a Reeserun hixip program. "The thing that I wanted most was for each person to treat each other with respect." Reese said. "Not all (players) are good shooters or good passers, but all have good talents." The 1995-96 boys team was a great example of a "team" in Reese’s estimations. The Lions won 20 games that year and qualified for the Class C quarterfinals with a squad that included nine seniors. Maple Valley after winning a regional title faced Hopkins Hich’in the State quarters at Western Michigan University. "I like for as many people to contribute as possible, and that year all of the kids were involved." Reese said. "There’s more fun when everyone is involved.” One of the seniors on that team. Scott Heyboer. sax! Reese’s love for basketball was often passed on to the players. "Jerry loves basketball and always spent time with any player who had a problem." Heyboer said. "I remember learning to do a jump shot in the eighth grade and how he worked with me until I finally got it right." In total. Reese guided the Maple Valley boys to 309 wins in 28 years and the girls to 215 victories in 18 campaigns He also has six years* of JV experience and one year as coach of the eighth grade program Assistant principal Todd Gon*er is one individual who has benefited from Reese’s hard work. "Jerry was my mentor as a coach and taught me how to become a better coach and how to stress the fundamentals of the game." Gonser said. "His knowledge, caring and time commitment to the students and the school have been nothing less than outstanding " There have been many great players and great moments. • Jeff Hamilton, the school's all-time leading scorer, played from 1983-85 and then went on to become a star guard at Olivet College • in 1975. Reese filled in for M V girls coach Jackie Peck and w atched as the team played a four overtime thriller In Reese's words: "We didn’t win the game, but it certainly was long." • In 1970-71 the boys won a district title in front of a jammed pack home gymnasium. Reese remembers this about the finale versus Springport It was just an amazing site to see that many people in our gym " I here have been many league district and regional championships for Maple Valley basketball under Reese not |ti*t in lhe SMAA but also during the In Central Athletic Association years One of Reese s (ormer players, fuesday (Aspmalh Vanl.ngen. said his caring was always genuine "He was a good coach who taught me a lot on and oil lhe court. Vanl ngen said "He cares about all of his students and not if they can play basketball Reese will remain a teacher at the school, but thought that it was a good time to get out of coaching "I've always said that I didn’t want to be lhe last guy to get out. Reese said. ”1 am my biggest critic and it has started to wear on me that I couldn't communicate the ideas that I had with lhe players It was my own criticism land) I didn t ihink the program was progressing the way that it should." Coaches are often judged differently than others and Reese understands that Still, he made sure that his players got the most out of their athletic experience "Coaches are graded more critically than classroom teachers." Reese said. "Our repon v.trd* arc m a miiv hv •Mme basis Sull you must alw.o * •> k f.>i the positives lhe community backing according to lhe long-time mentor has always been strong II the teams needed unilorms. or other lorms ot equipment the community "stepped forward to pr«n ide Reese wants to give s|»e»ial thanks tn lhe administrators the lacuhy members the bus drivers, the custodians, his family, the parents, the athletic boosters and the jazz band members "lhe parents have allowed me to work with their most prized possessions and I have never taken that lightly. Reese said "I couldn't have done this without my wife. Sharon I've been aw hilly lucky It (working as a coach) has kept me youthful.** If won t be easy tor Reese to give up his hoops In recent years the coach has spent Saturday * with the fifth and sixth graders at the gymnasium and Sunday afternoon's with any eager who wanted to come in and shoot a couple of lumpers "I’ve always had a love affair lor basketball and I like to share it with as many people as possible.” Reese said "I’ve never worked a day in my lite, these are things that I enjoy doing " Lyons first at Kalamazoo Brandon Lyons is running in the first position for Limited Late Model points at the Kalamazoo Speedw ay Lyons, of Delton, finished third in a feature on April 18. second in a feature on May 2 and fifth in a feature on May 9. Other area drivers who are racking up the points include Middleville's Ron Finkbeiner. Delton's Gabc High. Kevin Farris. Budd Hybels. Gary Van Arsdale. Middleville's Brian Bergakker. Gun Lake’s John TerMeer. Hastings' Brad Shellenbarger. Lee Misak and Rob Misak. Finkbeiner. 19th in Super Late Model points, placed 17th in a May 2 feature. High. 28th in Limited Late Model points, finished Uhh in the B feature on April 18. Hybels. second in Factory Stock points, had a fifth-place showing on May 9 He is joined by Van Arsdale. Bergakker. Lee Misak. TerMeer. Shellengbarger. Rob Misak. Van Arsdale is l()th in points. Bergakker ninth. TerMeer 20th and Shellenbarger 21st BERLIN RACEWAY Former track champion Randy Sweet turned in an outstanding driving performance Saturday, winning the 40-lap feature race for Late Model Stocks al the Berlin Raceway In a nose-to-tail. side-by-side battle, with Gun Lake's Bob Holley. Sweet scored his first main event win of lhe young *ea*on Brian Wiersma won the 3O-lap Super Slocks mam event, and Jerry Groenvekl prevailed in the 25-lap Sportsman Car* main event. A triple header of Late Models. Sportsman Cars and Super Stocks will also keep the local track active this Saturday. Practice begins at 2 p.m . time trials are at 4 p m and the first race is at 7 p.m. NEW 96 SPEEDWAY Ben Christy placed second in the half mile Street Stocks main event, while Hastings* Firn Easey wound up I Ith in the same event. Area racers Brian Curtis and Frank Thompson also took part in the Street Slock feature, finishing 12th and 13th respectively. Jim Maxim placed fourth in the IMCA fourth heat, but did not place in the top five of lhe feature. YMCA NEWS \ MCA of Barry County and the Hastings touth ( oimcil’s \dult Floor llockrv Reese's basketball coaching career at Maple Valley High School includes a lot of wins and plenty of heart. Got a Sports Story Idea? Give Us a Call at 945-9554 learn TSR Wolfpack Hacker* Safety Sen ice Local racer Brandon Lyons finds himself first in points early on at the Kalamazoo Speedway. 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OH IK i.XPIRI .st, Ir» 98 < OMI TO I HI TACO B! 11 1XPRI I (X ATION AT HAMLIN’S QUIK STOP • LAKE ODESSA HAMLIN'S QUIK STOP • LAKE ODESSA PRESENT COUPON BEFORE ORDERING PRESENT COUPON BEFORE ORDERING PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sand' i Norene Fnstue an unmarried woman mortgagor to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation a Michigan corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on January 31 1997 m LOer 684 Page 636 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by sad Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVING CORPO RATION an Arizona corporation by assignment recorded on April 27 1998 Document No 1010974 Barry County Records Michigan on which sad mortgage there is claimed to be dae at the date of this notice the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One and 50/100 <S48 771 50) Dollars including interest at 11 80% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sad mort gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast mgs Michigan on June 18 1998 at 1 00 p m Sad premises are situated >n the Township of Hope County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Lot 1 of the recorded plat of Charles E Kings­ bury Park according to the recorded plat fherecl as recorded <n Liber 3 of Plats Page 52 Barry County Records Parcel No 08-007 150'301-00. The redemption penod shall be si» t> monthf from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 5 1998 Green Tree Financial Servcmg Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroff Esq SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZV* pC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 Bingham Farms Ml 48025-4541 12481 642-6000 i6H1i �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 - Page 15 Exchange Club Young Citizens of Month named City adopts new fees for services Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for May, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Robert Westfall. Kayla Arnie and Nicole Cichanski. with teacher Jane Merritt Bridgette Stalhood. shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk. is Young Citizen of the Month for May from Pleasantview Elementary School. Die Hastings City Council Monday night adopted a resolution setting fees charged for services effective July I The fees were reviewed and approved hy the council last September, but were not officially adopted. The fees included in the resolution are as follows: Clerk’s office City charter. $45; city code. $135. zoning ordinance. SI5. BOCA book. $20; master plan. $15. zoning map. $5: city street map. no cost; original plat map. $10; city map from plotter. $10; vendor license. $20; insufficient funds check fee. $25; notary service, no charge; voter registration list. $80; issuing street numbers, no charge; tax information, no cost; copy charges. 25 cents. Assessor's office Lot splits/combinations. $35; property data, $5 (no charge will be made during Board of Review or to the property owner). Police department Accident/incident reports. $4; fingerprinting. $13 (no charge for arrest, or for fingerprinting a child or for a gun permit); vehicle safety inspection, no cost; impounded vehicles, no charge; false alarm run. no charge; lockouts, no charge; overnight street parking permit, no cost; liquor license transfer. $50; 24-hour liquor license. $50; license to purchase gun. $5; funeral escort service, no cost. Fire department Fire reports. $4; false alarm run. $750 (only for mechanical alarms that have a false alarm for more than three occurrences; burning permits, no charge. Department of public services Pavement cut permits. $25; temporary sign permits. $8; park use permits, no charge; driveway permits, no charge; pole use permits (cross banners), $20; moving of buildings. $100. Planning and zoning Residential and commercial special use permits. $150; residential and commercial rezoning requests. $150; site plan review (commercial only). $150; plat review sketch. $1(X); preliminary plat review. $300; final plat review. $100; vacating lhe public right of way. $150; Zoning Board of Appeals variance requests of al) types, residential. $75; commercial. $150. COUNCIL, continued from page 1 Central Elementary’s Young Citizens of the Month for May. as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Rickey Krebs. Ben Steinke and Sarah Walker. With them is teacher Michelle Benningfield. Hastings Middle School students who have received Yeung Citizens of the Month honors for May from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Jami Shilling. Brian Doozan, Chelsea Evans. Brad Currier and Megan Falconer. Missing from the photo is Jesse Doe LEGAL NOHCES~| MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan A Villa a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee dated August 1 1996 and recorded on August 6. 1996 m Liber 668 on Page 696 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Crossland Mortgage Corp . as assignee by an assignment dated August 1.1996 which was recorded on August 6. 1996. in Liber 668 on Page 702. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Five and 08/100 dollars ($60.305 08). including interest at 9 00“o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be- foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock pm. on June 4. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as Lot 7 of Block 18 of Eastern Addition to the City according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 2 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 23 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98043283 . (5/21) Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Call...945-9554 Ashley Gibson was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for May at St. Rose School. He is shown here with teacher Diane Rrinhtnn money, but as we got into this (by inves­ tigation). we got to the $ 18.000 (as a legit­ imate cost)." Councilman David Jasperse said perhaps the city should look into having a manual written for its new water plant as well. * Decided against contracting with Mc­ Namee. Porter & Seeley for sludge man­ agement services costing S8.5OO. Campbell said he believes the city can that work on its own with lhe local land­ fill. NOTICE IS HEREBY The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a hearing on Thursday May 21. 1998. commencing at 7 00 p m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road, hastings To act upon a request ot Chnstina Neeson for a variance to allow a single 14' wide mobile home on her property The property is located at 1561 Pinedale Dnve This property is zoned *R3" Residential Single and Two Family District Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum width through­ out the entire length of the dwelling of twenty (20) feet Except, in the "AG’ Agricultural Zoning District the minimum width shall be 16 feet The property is described as LOT 24 PINE HAVEN ESTATES NO 1 To act upon a request g( Ken and Michelle Langendoen for a variance to be able to build an addition to their existing home This property is zoned *R2’ Residential Single Family District The proposed addition would be located six (6) feet from the side lot property line The side lot requirement for this zone is ten (10) feet The property is located at 2179 Iroquois Trail and is described as LOT 64 ALGONQUIN LAKE RESORT PROPER­ TIES l 'NIT 1 ALSO ALL THAT LAND BETWEEN A NLY EXTEN­ SION OF THE W LI 8 E LI OF LOT 64 & SLY LI OF IROQUOIS TRAIL Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place The applications for the above requests are available for inspec­ tion at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular busi­ MATERIAL HANDLER Part-Time - 1st Shift Monday - Friday PENNOCK HOSPITAL has an opening for a part time Material Handler for the Materials Management Department The successful candidate will have computer training expen ence, good interpersonal skills, and ability to meet the heavv physical demands of the work. Knowledge ot warehousing, inventory control, and modem, hospital-related material han dlmg system is preferred Pennock Hospital otters a complete compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative 'menu stele Flexible Benefits Package which is pro-rated tor part time employees, paid time off system, tuition reimbursement tor continuing education; personal tax deterred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5' . of v our salary*; and much more. Please submit applicatiou/resume to: Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon seven (7j days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below v Use the Banner Classifieds for sell something FAST! Call 945-9554. OFFICE NURSE Part-Time Pennock Hospital is seeking a part time office nurse to work up to 30 hours per week in our Clarksville office, l he qualified candidate will be a RN, LPN or Medical Assistant and have at least 1 year of experience in a doctor's office setting Excellent interpersonal skills are required and flex­ ibility is a must. Please submit applicatiou/resume to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (610)948-31)2 E.O.E. PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (616)948-3112 E.O.E. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. May 26. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in lhe City Hall Council Chambers. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan, to determine the necessity of a Downtown Parking Assessment District. ness hours (616) 948-2194 Dorcy said lhe price could still be nego­ tiated. The matter was referred to city staff for further study. • Voted to include former City Council­ woman Evelyn Brower on plaques on lhe City Hall, though she won’t be a sitting member when lhe new building opens next month. Brower, who retired last January af­ ter serving eight years on the council, was in on much of the planning for the move to lhe new City Hall. • Referred to city staff a petition for paving, curb and gutter and a stop sign on South Michigan Avenue and West Mar­ shall Street. Penrod said water and sewer need to be upgraded first. • Referred staff a request from eighth­ grader Carolyn Woody to replace a yield sign with a stop sign on the comer of Washington and Bond streets. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for May are (from left) Jenny Stout. Tim Aspinall and Kelly Long, with teacher Alice Gergen. NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD of APPEALS Barbara Bedlord Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Ml 49058 Mansfield said, "I feel we can't do a comprehensive plan dealing with sludge management. If the current agreement (with the landfill) goes sour, well need an alter­ native plan." The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice to the Hastings City Clerk. 102 South Broadway, or call 616-945-2468 or TDD call relay service I800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk DIETARY ASSISTANT Part-time Dietary Assistant posi­ tion at our 138 bed county medical care facility. Includes various shifts and some weekends. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness bene­ fits. Wages start at S7.11 per hour, or greater based on experience. No ex­ perience necessary, will train. Apply in person Monday through Friday be­ tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. No phone calls, please. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 E.O.E. �Page 16-The Hastngs Banner Thursday. May 14 igge LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condrttons of a mortgage made by Linda S Cofvm a smg»e woman (Oogma) Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Financial Services Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 21. 1995 and recorded on Juiy 6 1995 in Liber 634 on Page 406 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION suc­ cessor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Cor poration cl New York as assignee by an assign ment dated December 1. 1995 which was recorded as December 26, 1995 in Liber 647. on Page 931 Barry County Records on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twe ..y-One and 33/100 dollars ($49 621 33) in­ cluding interest at 8 12% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them m pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 OCtock pm on June 4. 1996 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as The East 1/2 of Lot 1006 of the City of Hast­ ings according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6monlh(s) from the date ot such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 23 1996 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Successor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION successor by merger to NabonsBanc Mortgage Corporation of New York 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File 498043346 (5/21) NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is pereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission wilt conduct a pubic hear inq tor the foltowing Special Use Permits CASE NO SP 10-98 ■ Jon D Raymond, (ap­ plicant) Matthew 0 Heidi, (property owner) LOCATION: On Johnson Road on West sale between Barnum and Crane Roads tn Sec 19 irvmg Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit lor a private road serving more than four (4) parcels • CASE NO SP 11-98 - Elbert F and Judith A. Black, (applicants). LOCATION On Fisher Road on lhe West side between State and Coats Grove Roads in Sec 11 Hastings twp PURPOSE. Requesting a special use permit lor a private road serving more than four (4) parcels CASE NO. SP. 12-98 - Faulk and Foster o/b/o Neatef Communication*, (applicant); Gary and Barbara Thome, (property owners) LOCATION On Solomon Road approximately 680 feet North of State Road on the East side m Sec 33 Ir/mg Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit to place a 250 ft high guyed telecommunications tower and a 12x20 ft equipment shelter MEETING DATE: May 26 1998 TIME: 7 30pm PLACE: Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West court St Hastings Michigan Site inspections of the above described prop•:rties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ sion members the day of the hearing interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or m writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be tow or faxed to 616-948-4820 The special use applications are available lor pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office 220 W State St Hastings Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to5pm (dosed between 12-lpm) Monday thru Friday Please can the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers lor the hearing tmpaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meetingrtwanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requmng auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (5/14) celebrated their accomplishments. On hand for the ceremony were (front row. from left) Kate Dobbin, Bianca Iberle. Marie Hoffman. Nicholas Snider, Gabe Purchase, Tyler Kalmink, Amber Shepter, Chelsea LaJoye; (second row) Skip Schwartz. Alexander em«y uonerty. Kaitlynn Kensington; (third row) Carol Kensington, Catholic Daughters Regent; Logan Potter. Stephanie Yarbrough. Matthew Lewis Timothy Stanton, (in the back) Father Chuck Fischer and Sister Marie Ursula. Hayley Larson and Amy Zwiemikowski were not available for the photo. St. Rose first graders celebrate at “100 Book Party” First grade students at St. Rose of Lima School in Hastings celebrated a "100 Book Party" last week. Each of the students has read at least 100 books in addition to regular class reading. The students were presented with awards by their teacher. Sister Marie Ursula. Fa­ ther Chuck Fischer, pastor of St. Rose parish; and Catholic Daughters Regent Carol Kensington in a ceremony in the church. After the award presentations. Catholic Daughters sponsored a reception in the church hall for the children and their families. First graders receiving awards are: Alexandria De Coa. Kate Dobbin. Emily Doherty. Marie Hoffman. Bianca Iberle. Subscribe TODAY! Receive all the news for the Barry County area in the Hastings Banner DEBT OVERLOAD? BANKRUPTCY? SELF-EMPLOYED? Call... The Hastings Banner RUTLAND CHARTS* TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN PMC Mortgage Company provides innovative financing solutions with the equity in your home. Our Experts Listen To Your Needs ,.. Existing Debt New Financing • Debt consolidation to a single, • Cashout lower payment • Home improvements • Tax lien pay-offs • College tuition funding • Land contract refinancing • Car. boat. RV purchase • Medical bill pay-offs • Principal residence purchase Business Owners/Entrepreneurs • Vacation property purchase • Home office start-up capital • Small business operating funds And Respond With The Right Solution. Application Options Financing Options • So income verification loans • Home equity loans, including 100% to 125% • Limited or no documentation loan-to-home value financing • 5- through 30-year fixed rale loans programs available • Proven solutions for bankruptcies, credit history challenges, etc. 945-9554 • Variety of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) • Special financing programs for "less than perfect" credit history NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTER­ ESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public bearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. May 20.1998. commencing at 700 o'­ clock p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the follow­ ing: 1. Consideration of amending Article IV a"d renumbenng Articles VI - XVII, by establishing a new zoning district; including regulations and mini­ mum standards for the use and protection ot lands and structures within the zoning district. The pro­ posed new zoning district would be classified as “AR- Rural Residential District. 2. Consideration of amending Article XVIII, Schedule of Regulations of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. The proposed amend­ ment could change lol area, width, coverage, set­ backs. height and/or dwelling size in specific zoning districts. 3 Such other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Ran. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and the copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rut­ M } PMC MORTGAGE COMPANY land Charter Township Ranning Commission re­ serves the right to recommend changes in the pro­ posed ordinances and make its recommendation to the Rutland Charier Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that written EXPERT ADVICE • FAST APPROVALS • FAST CLOSINGS CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION! 1-888-261-8936® Call toll-free from anywhere! comments regarding the above referenced matters may be submitted to the Township Clerk prior to the heanng/meeting and may further be submitted to the Planning Commission at the heanng/meeting Rutland Charter Township will provide, upon seven (7) days notice, necessary reasonable auxil­ iary aids and services at the meeting/heanng to in­ dividuals with disabilities Individuals requiring aux­ iliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed be­ low BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD, HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616)948-2194 Tyler Kalmink. Kaitlynn Kensington Chelsea LaJoye. Hayley Larson. Matthew Lewis. Logan Potter. Gabe Purchase. Pre­ ston Schwartz, Amber Shepler. Nicholas Snider, Megan Wasserman. Alexander Williams. Stephanie Yarbrough. Amy Zwiemikowski and Timothy Stanton. LEGAL NOTICES State of MtcHgon Jutectel DMrict - Mh Jutfctei Cfrcutt ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE Cm* Na SB-121 -OM 220 West State Street, 2nd Root County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml 49058 - 616/948-4814 DEBORAH A. JOHNSON 12920 Barry Lane Wayland. Ml 49348 Wiliam M Doherty (P41960) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 616/945-9596 v DAVID W JOHNSON address unknown THE COURT FINDS Service of process upon defendant DAVID W JOHNSON cannot reasonably be made as provided in MCR2 105, and service ot process Ynay be mads m a manner whnh is reasonably calcu­ lated to giw defendant actual notice ot the proceedra and an opportunity to be heard IT IS ORDERED Publication in the Hast­ ings Banner ot the attached notice of divorce proceedings for three (3) consecutive weeks 4/30/96 Judge James H Fisher NOTICE OF DIVORCE PROCEEDMG Notice is hereby given to Dawd W Johnson. Defendant, that a Complaint lor Divorce has been filed aganst you by Deborah A Johnson. Plaintiff. in the Barry County Orcurt Court David W Johnson may obtam a complete copy of the Divorce Complaint from the Barry County Circuit Court Ctetk's Offfce. 220 West State Street. County Courthouse. Hasbngs. Michigan 49058 or from Plaintiff's Attorney. W*am M Doherty. 221 South Broadway, Hasbngs. Michigan 49058 If you do not file an answer wrth the Barry County Circuit Court Ctefk within 28 days, a Judgment of Divorce will be entered aganst you for the relief demanded m the Complaint (5-21) Synopsis ORANGEVM.LE TOWNSHIP Special Masting May 2,1988 st 1 (KN) a. m. Meeting called to order by Supervisor Gates . All Board Members present Gates Harper, Cook. Lewis, and OBnen Also present 2 citizens Purpose of Meeting To discuss request for es-; tabitshmg a special assessment district to pai^> Parkway Dove Attorney fees would be no more than $2500?-'. Bid tor toe work $6,435 Township Board agreed to proceed with project when st least 10 property owners agree to it Association will contact boar®when they are ready to proceed Meeting adjoumed Darlene Harper ' Township Clerk Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting May S, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. Board members present Gates Harper. Cook and Lewis Absent OBnen Also present 11 guests Treasurers report received Correspondence read Fire Dept report received Meh Twp Parteipating Plan insurance re­ newed Materials lor 2 dry hydrants approved YMCA $700 subsidy discussed and remains at $700 Election workers hourly rate set at $5 50 per hr Road projects totaling $221 965 approved Bills read and approved Darlene Harper Clerk Attested to by John Gates Supervisor (5/14) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 - Page 17 SURVEY, continued from page 6 a desire to allow economic development where it can be sustained without affecting the environment and rural atmosphere All commissioners recognize "the strong relationship between the land use plan and an economic development strategy.” the re­ port said. Regarding "greatest fears." "the fear of misuse of the environment as a result of rapid, uncontrolled urban sprawl seems to be paramount ' Based on that, importance was placed on having county urban centers, "especially for Hastings, for containing mdustrial and commercial grow th to preserve the rural areas for agriculture and housing." according to lhe report. Bender said the majority of commission­ ers see a need for a separate organization with its own hoard of directors, a full-time director and full lime staff to coordinate economic development within the county. Further discussion is needed on th*. type of organization that is needed and the chain of command, he said. A majority of lhe commissioners believe the organization should report to the County Hoard and not a sub-committee Regarding lhe type of organization. Ben­ der said all the commissioners had a slightly different twist and spin on how it should he set up But. there wasn't any­ body that said the process ought to be held up until we can achieve unanimity on that Certainly there was a willingness to give and lake and compromise "I was pleasantly surprised that everyone PRIMARY, continued from page 1 Smith is seeking his fourth term, having first been elected m 1992. His district in­ cludes Maple Grove. Johnstown and As­ syria townships and virtually all of Balti­ more Township. State Senator Joanne Emmons, a Repub­ lican from Big Rapids Township, will be opposed in lhe August primary by Jim McBryde. a Republican state legislator who The Spring Fling Committee is gearing up for festivities this weekend. In the front (from left) are Kristin Royston, Pat Doezema and Sarah Thornburg; (back row) Terry Armour. Dixie Stadel-Manshum, Bob Edwards. Julie DeBoer, Jenny Morawski holding Ryan Thornburg, Sandy James and Tom Salingue. Spring Fling takes place this weekend in Hastings r»A Street Sweep starts the fun for the an­ nual Spring Ring event in Hastings at 8 a:m. Friday. The public is invited to bnng brooms and join the fun as members of lhe Hast­ ings Area Chamber of Commerce sweep part of downtown State Street for about an Hour. The event starts at the comer cf State ^nd Jefferson streets. I Spring Fling festivities are geared to lUlp launch Michigan Week. May 15-25. Sponsored by the Hastings Chamber. Spring Fling will feature a events from 9 a.m. to about 8 p.m. on Saturday, includ­ ing a family-oriented street Gance and an auction in downtown Hastings, said Julie DeBoer, chairwoman of the event. "We want to encourage people to spend the day (Saturday on the Courthouse lawn) and bring their lawn chairs." she said. Lawn sales by individuals and disp'ays by organizations on lhe courthouse lawn open the day's agenda and close at 6 p.m. Singers Tem Pennepacker and Mary Tay­ lor will sing from 12-2 p.m. The country and gospel music singers have been singing together for about 22 years. They Have previously performed at Hastings Summerfest. Delton Founders Weekend and al the Musicians Showcases in Hastings. Displays on the courthouse lawn will in­ clude exhibits by the Barry County Sherif­ fs Department. County United Way. Hast­ ings Adult Education. County B-4s. Commission on Aging. American Cancer Society. Hastings Women s Festival. Giri Scout cookie sale. Barry Community Hos­ pice. County Republicans. Charlton Park. Jack Lampka who will have a Corvette on display and a children's coloring contest. Ritsema Trailer Sales. M C Supply. Camp Michawana. Triple J Pony Farm. Hastings Airport. Heart's Desire (stamping). AAL’W Book Sale. County Red Cross (large lawn sale fund-raiser). Thomapple Garden Club (perennial exchange) and Barry Cushman Wedding Photography. The Thomapple Arts Council is having an art show and garage sale at Fish Hatch­ ery Park on Saturday. Food such as Schondelmayer's Bar B Q. and hot dogs and pop by the Chamber will be available as well as popcorn and fresh- squeezed lemonade by the County Red Cross. An auction, sponsored by the Chamber, starts at 2 p.m. on the Courthouse lawn. Items will include grills, a tent, an area rug. mother and child pendent. T-shirts, floral arrangements, a hanging basket and raspberry pie baked by Barry County Sher­ iff Steve DeBoer The auction is "the second biggest fund raising event for the chamber." during the year. DeBoer said. "Businesses donate lhe goods and services to be auctioned and in turn all the proceeds go to the chamber. The money is going back into the commu­ nity. All of the people involved are donat­ ing their services, the auctioneers, and all the helpers. ECHO.. a local classic rock band, will provide music for the 6-8 p.m. Saturday street dance, which takes place in front of the Hastings Public Library. Band mem­ bers are Gene Greenfield, vocals and bass; John Carlson, lead guitar; Steve Steward, guitar and vocals; and Tom Alderson, drums. The dance is for people of all ages. De­ Boer said. The Interact Club from Hastings High School helped make signs to promote Spring Ring, she said. "We hope to expand the lawn sale areas." she has said. For a $10 fee. people arc wel­ come to bring a table and set up their wares in a 10- by 10-foot space. Call the Cham­ ber. 945-2454. to register. "Last year there were eight (lawn sales) and this year we re expecting more." De­ Boer -aid. "Everybody last year said they did v • well so that's a way for people w * t have garage sales to participate." *ide garage sales at private homes are being held May 15-16 in Hastings. Any organizations that want to have dis­ plays on the courthouse lawn May 16 should call the chamber. There is a $10 charge for the space unless the organization is a member of the chamber. Chamber members are not charged. Sunday. May 17 events are being held by other community organizations, such as the l()th annual Corvette Celebration at Charlton Park and the 4-H Point Horse Show at the Barry County Expo Center. • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held May 12, 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 800 a m and 5:06 p m. Monday through Friday Spring Special 10% DISCOUNT THRU MAY ON DETAILING. This includes such services as... Buff & Wax, Interior Shampoo.Trunk & Motor Cleaning. Combination Specials, etc. Hastings Detail Shop 1510 Starr School Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058 (114 Mile South of E.W. Bliss) -Over IS Years Experience - 616-945-5607 HASTINGS 4 thought commitment (for economic devel­ opment) should be between five and 10 years." Bender said Not one thought fund­ ing should be less than $50,000. with the average being $80,000 per year. Commissioners also believe the eco­ nomic development organization "should not be funded totally by government and that some type of combination with private business must be developed." the report said. Elaine Ledbetter and her father, Larry, string dinosaur necklaces. must leave the State House because of term limits. Emmons is seeking her third fouryear term. The 23rd State Senate District includes Barry and Ionia. Montcalm. Isabella and Mecosta counties. Slate Rep. Terry Geiger, a Republican from Lake Odessa, fill face no primary op­ position. but he will be opposed in lhe November general election by Democrat Henry Sanchez of Saranac. Geiger's 87th District seat covers all of Barry County and about half of Ionia County. There also were candidate filings for open positions on the Castleton and Baltimore Township boards. Tracy Mitchell filed for clerk and Mar­ garet Keagle for treasurer on the Baltimore board Two trustees' positions were open on the Castleton board because of lhe resignation of Bill Wilson, who became fiore chief, and because of the death of Don Langham. Rling for the seats were David De Mood and Patricia Baker Smith. Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 May 16 & 17 10 am to 6 pm - 7 Houses Hsronc and Contemporary Hailey Zalewski gets her face painted by Bonnie MacKenzie Happy Time Pre-school celebrates ‘Father’s Night’ A carnival theme for “Fathers’ \ight" was enjoyed recently by students at Happv Time Pre-school. Sixty boys, girls and their fathers or substitute fathers played games and did crafts together Many students had their faces and hands painted with spring pictures of flowers, eaterpillars and butterflies Clowns “Twinkles.” ■‘Patches."and "Flower" visited with the stu­ dents and had a surprise tor each Some for the girls included the fish pond, candv walk, bean bag toss, basketball throw., and safari ball toss game. All students won prizes and enjoyed refreshments with their dads This is an annual event held every spring at Happv lime Pre-school. The Pre-school is now taking applications for tall 1998-99. it is located in the Assembly of God Church al 1674 \\ State Road S10 00C $30 000 $80 000 $7’ mo $231 mo $615 mo Paroae Qaffies LOCUST LANE FAKM Food tost Am Tour Tickets Cemetery tovn SlOAOutH. 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Box 188 Hastings, Ml 49058 I LEGAL NOTICE: State of Michigan Probate Court County ot Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent a Eatate File No 98-22362-SE Estate of CLINTON S KELLEY Deceased Social Security No 385-16-9338 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by his hearing NOTICE A hearing win be held on June 3 1998 at 9 30 a m n the probate courtroom Hast­ ings Michigan Delore Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Hastings Crty Bank requesting Hastings City Bank be appointed personal repre sentabve ot the estate of Clinton S Keley de­ ceased who lived at 4700 Tillotson Lake Road Hastings Michigan and who died April 27 1998 and requesting also the will of the deceased dated May 11. 1982 be adm<tted to Probate It is also requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be determined Creators of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate win be forever barred unless presented to the ।proposed) personal rep resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record May 8 1998 Rcharo H Hudson <P1522O) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE A YOUNGSMA 607 North Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 Hastings City Bank By Richard J Hudson 150 W Court St Hastings Ml 49058 (5/14) �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 14 1998 "I hope you take this opportunity to make change* in your life." Fisher *aid COURT NCLUS: Derrick Lee Stephens and Christina Wnght were sentenced Thursday, and their co-defendant. Steven Crutcher, will be sen­ tenced May 28 after pleading guilty to breaking into the Nashville VFW Post April 16. AU three are 17-year-old residents of Nashville. At his sentencing. Stephens told Judge James Fisher he didn't know why he went along with the plan to break into the hall He was ordered to spend one year in jail with lhe last six months suspended upon successful completion of three years proba­ tion. He was also given community service work in lieu of half his fines and costs, and was ordered to pay $1,158.49 restitution. Wright was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status, which means if she is suc­ cessful on her two years probation she will have the felony conviction wiped from her record. She also was ordered to spend the first four months of her sentence in the Barry County Jail, with credit for one day served. Additionally. Fisher ordered Wright to pay $1,158.49 in restitution. $500 in costs and made her eligible for community ser­ vice work. The three 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old were arrested by Nashville and Barry County police officers after the foursome broh. nto the hall with a crowbar and took canons of cigarettes, a money bag. and a few fifths of liquor. "This defendant (Stephens) comes with a lengthy juvenile history." said Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled to Judge Fisher in court Thursday. "Evi­ dently. he's learned nothing. He stated he didn't know why he committed the offense. He had a job at the time and hi* actions to jeopardize that demonstrate his rather cava­ lier attitude about the law " Makled asked Fisher to keep him "off lhe streets" by punishing him with incarcera­ tion. "The VFW has had quite a few pioblems with breaking and enterings and thefts." said Makled. "At this time, lhe community is watching this. I think one thing that's failed to be remembered is that there are victims." Stephens' lawyer. Terry Knoll, however, claimed that Stephens had not been lhe one to use the crowbar to break into the hall. "He slated that Mr. Crutcher was spray­ ing a fire extinguisher around and Mr. Stephens told him not to do that." Knoll said. "He's indicated he's not aware of any other damage to lhe place, although he's admitted to breaking into the place. " "What if someone IkkI been murdered dur­ ing (he breaking and entering? Would your client not be guiity even if he had not been the one who pulled the trigger?" asked Judge Fisher. "I'm not arguing that." said Knoll. "I'm saying he tried to keep the damage to min­ imum." "It's clear someone in the group caused damaged." said Fisher “Il's really stupid and he knows it." said Knoll. "During this penod of dnnking and being drunk, somebody wanted to go to Florida. Somebody needed some cigarettes and he (Stephens) agrees to do this. That's why he said to the coun he doesn't know why he did this. He was drunk " Stephens testified as well that it was "out of character" for him to commit lhe crime, though his juvenile record shows a Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Wanted RESORT COMPANION Wm 48 seeks female companion, friend under 40 for July 4th and other weekend trips to Turtle Lake Resort near Union City. Please send replys to: Ad *587 d oThe Reminder. 1952 N. Broad­ way, Hastings. Ml 49058 WANTED: Doors; older wood exterior end wixxJ screen doors. Please call 945-4505 Real Eslate MANCELONAL: 9.9 wooded acres near Stale Land Close to snowmobile trails and the Jor­ dan River. Includes drive and cleared site. Electric is nearby. $15.000. $500 down. $185/mo . 11% Land Contract Northern Land Company. I -800-968-3118 or www.nothemlandco.com MIDDLEVILLE. 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Sale by Huckleberry Hodgpodgc “2 HOUSES PUT TO­ GETHER” Sale & Families May 15. 16 9-5 A lot of every­ thing New Rainbow Vacuum used 3 months New 7 pc living room suite used 7 months. Table, bedside tables Some clothing Come on out A see all we have. 2905 S Charlton Pk. Rd Follow signs NO EARLY SALES' 812 E. BOND ST., HASTINGS. FRIDAY & SAT­ URDAY, THE I5TH & 16TH. 9-7 LOTS OF MISCELLA­ NEOUS ITEMS.___________ GARAGE SALE: 4th ward I5th-I6th 4 family Little bit of every thing, bedroom set 637 W Grand BICYCLES. LAWN MOW­ ERS. misc garage stuff, speci­ ality items. Star Trek Video’s. Battle Star Gallacfica Video's, clothes & etc Saturday. May 16.1229 S Dibble t across from Southeastern School! Area *4 number of previous break-ins "I had a job. I was doing good." said Stephens “I had a lot going for me and then I do something stupid." It was also revealed during the sentence hearing that Stephens had been released from probation for a previous offense last September, but (hat he was a temporary­ ward of the coun until October, under home intensive care, which means daily­ visits to his home. Home intensive care was instituted by Family Court Judge Richard Shaw, said Fisher, to keep children in their homes, rather in an institution "Mr. Stephens. I'm carefully considenng this case and I’m disturbed by all of these breaking and enterings as a juvenile." Fisher said just prior to sentencing Stephens "I know you haven't had the best family life. On the other hand, you are treated as an adult now and you need to take responsibility for your actions because y ou are on a path to prison." During Wright's sentencing. Makled told Fisher that Wright lends to define herself by whom she "hangs out with." "To her credit. I don't believe she has a lengthy history, but now she seems to be heading on an unfortunate path." he said "She's an adult and adult consequences come to bear. She has been recommended for HYTA (Holmes Youthful Training Act status), but given her attitude. I m reluctant to recommend it. I think a six-month jail sentence would have some impact to turn Ms. Wright around." “My client apparently did not make a good impression on (the probation agent)." said her attorney. William Doherty. "Up until she was 7 or 8, her parents had not been there and perhaps had directly and indi­ rectly provided alcohol to the children. Her mother is here, she's made a turnaround in her life, but when you grow up with no parents and all of a sudden they're there, you have developed a lack of respect for au­ thority." Doherty said he believes Wright is very scared about the consequences for her ac­ tions and feels her attitude is a way to "mask her fear." "She has made some phone calls about getting enrolled in school next year, she has worked at babysitting and cleaning and she is living in her mother's home.” said Doherty. "I know she doesn't want to go to jail." Wright testified she was "very sorry" and "I am going to change." Crutcher will be arraigned in Circuit Court and the juvenile was released to the custody of his mother and faces charges in juvenile court. In other recent court business: • Jay Allen Shovan. 40, of Hastings, was sentenced to four to 15 years in prison after being convicted in April of drunk driv­ ing. third offense, and of being a habitual offender. Shovan has eight prior felony convic­ tions. including two prison escapes, dating back to 1975. "He’s disregarded the law. which is shown by his driving record and his alcohol abuse." said Makled. "The combination of these two things clearly represents a danger to the public." "I think this court has become familiar with Mr. Shovan and he's shown a consis­ tent pattern of behavior, all related to drink­ ing," said his attorney, Dave Kusava. "He has not caused injury to any person, which is a blessing. This being his fourth OU1L offense, he's well aware that his time with the court has expired. He would ask the court to consider a lesser term and alcohol treatment classes." Shovan. himself, asked the court for help. "I know there is not excuse for what I did." he said. "1 don't see what prison is go­ ing to do about my alcohol problem. I’ve been there several times. I have changed. I need help." "I agree that prison is not going to do you much good," said Judge Fisher. "On the other hand, it keeps you off the streets. Frankly, you're an accident waiting to hap­ pen. This is your third drinking and driving conviction in the last three years. I fear if I don't separate you from society, you will continue on this path and you or someone else is going to get hurt or killed." • Jaden James Miller, 21, of Freeport, was sentenced to four months in jail and three years probation plus fines, costs and restitution for a larceny conviction. Miller originally was charged with home invasion for the March 20 break-in of an Irving Township home, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. "It appears most of his problems stem from substance abuse with alcohol and some history with marijuana,*' said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell. "This was really a stupid act on the part of Mr. Miller. Some amount of jail time is needed to give him the incentive to get his substance abuse problems under control." Miller's attorney, Frank Hillery. asked that an alcohol treatment program be part of his sentence. "He's at a point in his life where he could go to the right or to the left." said Hillery . "He was using and abusing drugs at age 12." As part of his sentence. Miller was given a chance to attend and in-patient treatment program • Chad Haight. 21. ol Hasting* ua* sen­ tenced to four month* in jail and three year* probation plu* tine*. co*l* and resti­ tution for the March 2ft break-in ot a home in Irving Township “The last time Mr Haight wa* helore the court. I gave him a break on the no account check." said McDowell "Il wa* during that (while serving probation) that Mr Haight committed the home invasion I hi* wa* a very, very stupid thing to do He had a chance to have no felony conviction* on his record. Now. he ha* two felony convic­ tions on hi* record." McDowell added (hat Haight had said he had little problem with going to jail I find it interesting that the only thing he doesn't like about jail i* that they only have a black and white television there." she said “If he goes to prison, there are worse thing* than not having a black and white TV “ "I figured being locked up wouldn t be *o bad." Haight said, "but I *ee now that be­ ing there every day get* you going crazy I don't like it very much “ "It's up to you whether you’re going to spend lhe rest of your life behind bar* or in society witQ the rest of us." said Judge Fisher • Fred Ulrich. 43 of Hasting* was sen­ tenced to 60 day* in tail. SI.OOO in cost*, substance abuse counseling and two year* probation after pleading guilty to a telony count of delivery and manufacture of mari­ juana. "To his credit, he's remained relatively crime free." said McDowell. "He only has three minor infraction* on his record since 1972 However, a* he freely admit* he ha* a lune *tandint’ hi*t<«rv unh use ol man|uana McDowell -unm*ed in .»»uri that it man- luana were Ice d he * uld ,<>nnnuc to u*e I gather tn* view i* ih.it it *tn»uld hr le gal but it he doe*nt want the*v pr.iblem* he going to have to realize ti - 'Hce.il and will stay that wav a long time MJ» -veil *aid I Inch* attorney Hnue I in. di. • • d however that hi* client w.i* mtn*diued maniuana when tie wa* in the nulitarv He admit* he doe* have a problem Lincoln *aid "I do respect the law* said I Inch Mv opinion on whether or not it *hould he il­ legal ha* no bearing It i* illegal I have tned to be a decent citizen • James Kautlman. ot Hasting*, a prison inmate tor the last three year*, wa* granted an appeal* bond ol $2.01)0 ca*h or surety Kauttinan had been sentenced to live to lb year* in pn*on after a 1995 conviction tor manutactunng nuniuana "Il appear* he * entitled to re-*entencine. Fi*her *aid when granting the appeals bond motion • John Coe 18. of Hastings wa* sen­ tenced to on year in jail w ith credit for 11 3 days served for probation violation and will be unsuccessfully discharged from proba­ tion after he complete* hi* jail sentence Coe wa* originally convicted March 5 »| i.ir.env .i huildmc f*iejk> .. into lhe St Rose School at 7(>7 S Jeffer­ son Street tn Hasting* He wa* sentenced on that conviction to 9ft day* in jail and two years probation He has since violated probation three times, court record* show POLICE BEAT Ex-Texas man held on gov.'s warrant IRVING TOWNSHIP - A man wanted by authorities in two state* wa* arrested at hi* girlfriend's home in Irving Township April 25 on a governor * warrant, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police had been tipped off that the 2 8-year-old Grand Rapid* man had a gun and allegedly bragged about being involved in al least two murders in Texas The man. who has five different indentificalion* and 2ft aliases, told police that the "corrupt" Texas authorities had killed hi* brother, according to police. Because the tip regarding his whereabouts and other information was accurate. Texas authorities are now investigating homicides in which the man might be a suspect. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail after he was arrested on the valid governor's warrant out of Brownsville. Texas, for burglary of a vehicle. He was also wanted by Ottawa County for probation violation. The man was later transferred to the Ottawa County Jail His claim* remain under inve*ttgaiion Murder confession is false alarm HASTINGS - A man who called Lexington. Ky.. deputies from die Kmart pay phone Saturday. May 9. and confessed to a killing there was later located by police and found to have been fabricating the story. Police said Kentucky authorities called Barry County Central dispatch and said (hey had the man on the phone but when police arrived at Kmart, he was already gone. He was later located in his dorm room at the Michigan Career and Technical Institute at Pine Lake. Police determined lhe man. who has slight mental problems, had gotten lhe information from a wanted poster and had possibly made lhe phone call to get attention. $10,000 bond set for assault ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Shelbyville man reportedly with six pnor domestic violence convictions was back in court Wednesday after being accused of striking his wife four times with his fist Tuesday night. James Wellman. 25. of Sams Landing, faces a felony charge of third offense domestic­ violence and a misdemeanor count of assault and battery for also striking a child in lhe head with the telephone during the incident that led to his arrest at his home by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Police said they were called to lhe scene by EMS personnel who had been called to treat Wellman s arm after he allegedly pul it through a glass door. Wellman allegedly became uncooperative with the EMS crew, police said. After officers arrived, they said they found that Wellman, who wa* allegedly intoxicated at lhe time of lhe incident, appeared to have assaulted his wife and had smashed the windshield of a pickup truck with his fist. Police report that Wellman allegedly struck the child with the phone after the child was asked to call 911 during lhe altercation, which took place at about 8:30 p.m May 12. Wellman received four stitches for his cuts, while the woman suffered bruises. He is currently being held on $10,000 bond and is set for a District Court preliminary examination May 20. Man charged in choking incident DOWLING - A 40-year-old Dowling man was arraigned on a misdemeanor count of domestic violence Thursday after he was arrested by lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department at his home May 6. Police said the incident began when Benjamin James Dawe and a female companion argued while at Barney's Bar in Bedford. The couple, who were both allegedly intoxicated, went home and as they were walking toward their residence. Dawe allegedly put his arm around the woman's neck from behind in a choke hold and started pushing her head to the side with his left hand The woman told police she was unable to scream for help because he was choking her and she fell like she was going to pass out. She said Dawe screamed at the woman and threatened her and then again began choking her while dragging her around a sidewalk by the neck, "like a rag doll " The woman was later able to get into her vehicle, lock the doors and call police on a cellular phone, according to the police report He is scheduled for a preliminary examination in District Court May 27. Two hurt when car hits embankment HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - Two women were treated f<>r injuries al Pennock Hospital and released May 7 after their car left Old Nashville Highway near McKeown Road and struck and embankment at about 11 p m. The Michigan State Police report that the car. driven by Rebecca Ann Zimmerman. 37. of Barber Road. Hastings, ran off the roadway Zimmerman allegedly overcorrected and the car went aero** the roadway to the left side and *he ov ercorrected again, police said The car proceeded back to the right *ide of the road where lhe left rear of lhe car turned and hit the embankment Also suffenng minor injuries in lhe crash was Bonnie Keeler. 38. of Lake Odessa. Alcohol was not believed to have been a factor and both women were wearing their seal belts � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-05-21.pdf a7327c4b7067208275ed3bb7623e00e3 PDF Text Text Delton (riant near compliance Top Delton students unveiled Saxon teams qualify for state See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 21 News Briefs: Student art show opens Saturday About 200 pieces of at creased by students in trades K-12 will be show­ cased the next tiro weekends at a stu­ dent art show a the Ans Hatchery Building in Hastings' Fish Hatchery Park. Sponsored by the Thorrsapple Arts Council of Barry County, the 10d> an­ nual show will be held from 1 to 3 pan. Saturday and Sunday and the * same time May 30 and 31. < An from all die county’s school dis­ tricts — Maple Valley, Delton Kel­ logg. Hastings. Tbornapple Kellogg, plus St Rose School. Barry County Christian and Woodland Middfe School — will be featured in the free, juried show. Award ribbons will be given wHMa certain age brackets forte beet tfruwing. painting, etc. AU exhibitors will given paroapKwe npoons ror oemgperi of the show. , , file show is held to reccgnlz.* Mdeats' talents, give the pabiie 4b Ofpnrtmtisy to see what students have ac­ complished and to give the students a chance so see what their peen axe cnab ing. by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Hastings Area School System will once again have to dip into its savings account to balance the district's proposed 1998-99 budget. The new budget estimates expenditures of $20.5 million and revenues of $20.3 million, with a $185,753 deficit being made up through savings Last year the district also faced a deficit and is expecting to have to transfer a final total of $362,775 from its savings by the time the fiscal year ends June 30. Superintendent Carl Schoessel told school board members at their meeting Monday that the district "can't continue to balance the budget by taking money out of the (savings). We definitely need to sec an increase in the foundation allowance." The foundation allowance, which is per- pupil state aid given to individual school districts, was kept the same tor the 1998­ 99 school year as it was in 1997-98 — $5,462 per pupil — as part of a legislative agreement arising out of a civil suit filed against the state by 84 school districts. The suit, called* the Durant case, main­ tained that the state had to pay for pro­ grams such as special education that are mandated by the legislature. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school districts, and the legislature, to avoid suits by the remaining 450 districts in the state, agreed to pay a certain amount of money to each district in the state. In order to pay the settlement money, the legislature froze state aid for 1998-99. Usually districts' yearly foundation allowances are increased at least as much as the rate of inflation. See BUDGET, continued page 17 Tangle Town, the community fended and built playground ■ Bob King Park in Hastings, will be dosed for repairs and cleaning from 5 p.m. Friday. May 29. through Saturday. May 30. The Hastings Circle of Friends, the group that spearheaded the drive to build the structure, is hoping that many of the volunteers who helped build Tangle Town will come out Sat­ urday to help with the annual mainte­ nance. The cleanup will begin Friday night, when a small group of volunteers will power wash die entire structure. Satur­ day morning at 9 a m., adults, and children 10 years and older who are ac­ companied by an adult are invited to come to Bob King Park and lend a hand. Sunday. May 31. is the rain tee. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, wheelbarrows, hammers, screw drivers. ct»dless drills, orange extension cords, socket sets and sanders. Tools should be clearly marked with the owners' name, and are the owners' responsibility, since there will be no tool crib with tools signed in and out. Anyone who would like to volun­ teer. purchase a picket or hand tile should call 948-8838. More Hews Briefs on Page 2 A $555 pie! Sheriff Steve DeBoer's famous raspberry pie was sold for a record $555. David Dekhuis (right) of the new Chrysler Super Store and Eric Dreisbach (Mt) of Dreisbach Motors were urged to bid higher by auctioneer Jenny Morawsfo from Apple Tree Auctioneering. After several minutes of good-natured bidding, Hekhuis won the pie. I'm happy to contribute the bid back Into this community that has given us such a warm welcome. * Hekhuis said. High School principal to take Francik’s post by Mary Warner Staff Writer Hastings High School Principal Sieve Stephen Wasserman Devid Harvey National Bank to get new president, CEO Stephen M. Wasserman, president and CEO of National Bank of Hastings, is leaving to lake another post in Ohio and will be replaced by a man from the same state. David S. Harvey, a vice president and Tangle Town1 repairs planned sc Savings will be used again to balance school budget Library to waive non-resident foes The Hastings Public Library hat annoanced it will waive non-resident user fees for lune and My. The library is offering its services io sll people outside the dty of Hastings and Rutland Township, which make up the current service area. The Hast­ ings Library Board is mounting a campaign to support a proposed dis­ trict library system that also would take in Hastings Township. Library Board officials say a district library, with its own millage, would solve space and fending problems. price THURSDAY, MAY 21, ISM commercial lender at First National Bank of Southwestern Ohio, a $1 billion bank in Hamilton. Ohio, will assume Wasserman's old position at midyear. He will be presi­ dent. chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. Wasserman, meanwhile, is leaving Hastings to take the post of president. CEO and a member of the board of directors of the Clyde Savings Bank, a $73 million bank in Clyde. Ohio. "It has been a real pleasure working in Hastings and Wayland, getting to know the people in these wonderful communities and helping many of them with their financial needs." Wasserman said. "So naturally 1 have mixed emotions about leaving. "However, this career opportunity to be the leader of a larger organization is a chal­ lenge that I look forward to. My family and I will certainly miss our friends and co­ workers here, and we thank everyone who was so welcoming and helpful to us.” About his replacement, he said. "Dave and 1 have had a professional relationship for a number of years, he’s a young man with a great deal to offer our bank, as well as the communities of Hastings and Wayland." Harvey, a nativq of Marion. Ohio, earned his bachelor's degree in economics (agriculture), finance and accounting at Ohio State University and recently com­ pleted the Cannon Financial Institute's Private Banking School. He spent his first 14 years in banking with a major bank in Mansfield. Ohio, where he advanced to unit manager for business banking and vice president of commercial lending. Since joining First National Bank of Southwestern Ohio in 1997. Harvey has been active in the Middletown Rotary Club. Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, Springboro Chamber of Commerce and Mid-Miami Valley Chamber of Commerce. He also is graduat­ ing with this year's class of Leadership Hamilton. Richard Groos. vice chairman of National Bank of Hastings, said. We brought Steve into the National bank of Hastings primar­ ily to bring us up to date on developments in the lending field. Steve did such a great job in this area and showed such a broad understanding of small bank operations, that it was a natural to name him president when Larry Komstadt retired (as president and CEO) "This success with bring in new ideas from the 'outside world' eventually led to our affiliation with First Financial Bank Corp. To date this move has been particu­ larly successful for both them and us. and we even won the award for being the best performing affiliate in our first year of as­ sociation. "Although we are sad Steve is leaving Hastings, his record virtually assured he would be a top choice for promotion, and it is only logical that Dave Harvey should re­ ceive his first presidency in a bank that is doing very well rather than one with a lot of problems. "It is also quite a testimony to the man­ agement of First Financial that they have such confidence in the staff of the National Bank of Hastings that they would allow this switch in presidents so early in the game. The board is quite pleased with this confidence on First Financial's part and feels that the affiliation is working just ex­ actly as it should." Komstadt. the chairman of the board at National Bank. said. "I am quite impressed with Dave Harvey s credentials and reputa­ tion. Fortunately for us. Dave chose First Financial, and their management is very high on him. The staff and board at See BANK CEOs, cont. on page 2 Harbison will become the new director of operational services for the Hastings School District when Al Francik, who currently holds the position, retires at the end of the school year The Hastings School Board approved Harbison's appointment at its meeting Monday, and said farewell to Francik. who has been with the district for the past 36 years Superintendent Carl Schoessel said the district is accepting applications for Harbison's position, and will begin interviewing candidates after the June 12 deadline for submitting applications. Schoessel said there has been one applicant for the job so far, and he expects more, including some from inside the school system. Francik has been director of operational services since 1984. Prior to that, he was a teacher, assistant principal and principal in the district. As director of operational services, he supervises the business. custodiaVmainlenance. food services, and transportation programs. He also acts as the school board's chief contract negotiator, and has been involved in several building expansion projects over the years. Over the years, he's been involved with the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. Michigan School Business Officials, and the Michigan Negotiators Association, and in the community has worked with Barry County United Way and the Barry County Substance Abuse board. When he retires, he and his wife. Sharon, plan to relocate to Traverse City. In other action at Monday's meeting, the board unanimously approved a list of character attributes to be emphasized in the Hastings School District. The attributes Steve Harbison include tolerance, caring, couneousness patience, trustworthiness, democracy accountability, citizenship, self-control involvement/commitment. integrity honesty, a sense of having fun and enjoyment, a sense of individualism, being industrious, being a lifelong learner and being motivated The approval was made on the recommendation of a special committee on character education that met four times during the school year to study the issue. Dave Arnold, director of educational services for the district, acted as facilitator at the meetings. Arnold said the committee developed the list of character attributes and then decided to conduct a survey of parents during parent/teacher conferences to determine whether they would support having the attributes emphasized in Hastings schools. Response from the survey overwhelmingly indicated support for focusing on the attributes, with 501 respondents saying they wanted them emphasized, and 10 respondents saying they did not want them emphasized. Some comments by parents polled included: "If these values are not taught, what kind of a future can we expect r The world is in so much turmoil now that we have to take action before it's loo late." "These are fundamentals of learning and are an important pan of problem-solving skills a lot of kids lack today." "Learning these traits now while young will help prepare these students for the real world and hopefully make them welltrained and respected individuals in their communities and families and chosen careers and also to be part of a productive society." Tolerance at what level? Patience only goes so far. Kids need to be made to mind See SCHOOL, continued page 3 Al Francik �Page 2 The Hastings Banner Thursday May ?1 1996 Delton wastewater plant close to compliance by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor El Ntno has been blamed as the cause of nearly every recent weather-related disaster, but in lk*hon El Nino may have had a ben­ eficial impact on the trouble-plagued sewer treatment plant The wastewater treatment plant that serves the Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area is very close to being in full compliance with state requirements for a groundwater discharge permit, according to an official of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. "We hope to have a permit issued for this facility no later than August 1998." said another DEQ official. Jeanette Bailey who works in the groundwater program section of the waste management division. Keith R Zahn, environmental engineer for the Waste Management Division of the DEQ. said discharge levels at the Delton plant for total inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus were within permit limits, except for two occasions when operation of the plant was suspended to complete work required by the DEQ. That finding was the result of an inspection earlier this year. "Sodium and chloride were above permit limits." Zahn said in a letter to the treat­ ment plant manager. Don Row. Zahn said DEQ staff members are re­ viewing variance requests for sodium and cent newsletter to Delton Sewer and Water Authority customers. "Possible improper design and cold weather inhibits nitrogen- remov ing bacteria. This results in improper treatment plant operation. "To help maintain adequate (warmer) temperatures within the treatment reactors, floating insulated covers were installed in December of 1997. Due to an increased diligence on the part of the (Water & Sewer) Authority staff and with the help of a mild winter - El Nino." the plant's dis­ charge has improved, he said. Lloyd Goyings. chairman of the Sewer and Waler Authority Board, said this week that he's not sure what influence the mild winter had on the improved performance of the plant because several other improve­ ments have been implemented at the same time, including a change in management and the addition of insulation for reactor basin walls and piping besides the floating covers to try to reduce heat loss in the col­ lection system. And Goyings wonders what the plant's performance will be during a normal, colder winter. "Discharge levels of total inorganic ni­ trogen this past winter (November-March) were 52 percent lower than the previous chloride. T'hc treatment plant, which serves about 1.500 homeowners, has not consistently met state requirements of its groundwater discharge permit since it became opera­ winter." Row said. This information comes on the heels of an evaluation report of the Delton facility by a Wisconsin engineering firm alleging "design and construction" of the South­ west Barry County Sewage Disposal Sys­ tem "failed to address" conditions that have caused the treatment plant consistently to be unable to meet stale requirements of its tional about four years ago. The plant "has had a history of discharg­ ing elevated levels of nitrogen compounds (ammonia and nitrates)." Row said in a re­ groundwater discharge permit in the past. The evaluation was conducted by Dono­ hue & Associates and was based in part on a Nov. 19-20 visit to the treatment facility The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will have a "Business After Hours' event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs­ day. May 21. at the Jefferson Street Gallery. The program is being sponsored by the Thomapple Ans Council. It will include refreshments and a time to re­ lax and visit with fellow business as­ sociates. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. Benefit concert to aid youth trip A benefit concert will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. May 23. at the Thomapple Valley Church, just off M-43 south of Hastings. Proceeds will go to the church youth group's mission trip to the poorest county in the United States, located in Mississippi. Rock bands scheduled to play in­ clude Thief on the Right. Conversion Factor. Red Cord, Reflect. Musterion. Jetstream Pilots and 40 Day Rain. Outdoor activities, weath-er permit­ ting. will include basketball and vol­ leyball. There also will be pop. pizza and elephant ears concession stands, also to benefit the mission. For more information, call 948­ 2549 The lllth Hastings High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday evening. June 13. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. A catered dinner will be served at 6:30. but alumni are urged to arrive early and participate in the informal "chat hour" to renew old friendships. Be\ide> the cafeteria, special recep­ tion rooms have been set aside for the 50th. 55th. 60th and 65th anniversary classes All of the classes will be rec­ ognized during the evening, where they are celebrating anniversaries or not. Master of ceremonies this year will be 1968 HHS graduate James H. Fisher, now Barry County Circuit Court Judge Tickets, for $9 apiece, may be pur­ chased at Boxlev Pharmacy or by call­ ing Donna (Bachelder) Kinney at 945­ 4964 Mail orders can be filled by ^ending a self-addressed, stamped enve­ lope to Kinney at 525 W. Clinton St.. Hastings Mich. 49058. A limited number of tickets are ex­ pected to be available at the door. said. "...The rate of denitrification is depen­ dent upon temperature and dissolved oxy­ gen concentration "The design and construction (of the treatment plant) failed to address, among other things, the decreased wastewater tem­ perature and increased TKN loading which results in a facility that under any set of operational circumstances is unlikely to consistently meet permit requirements at design year flows and loadings,” the report alleged. "Facilities modifications will be neces­ Family Physicians, located on the third floor of the Physicians Center ful that a settlement will be reached before the issue balloons Into a full-fledged court next to the hospital Carlson and his wife and son live in battle. Goyings said he was surprised by some of the findings in the Donohue report. Previously, he was not aware that the plant was "probably not designed ade­ quately for cold weather operation." Goy­ Rapids. He earned his bachelor's degree and medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Human the Hastings area. Outdoor center sets work day The Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center near Dowling is inviting par­ ings said. For instance, he said, the type of technology used for the two Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBR) at the wastewater treatment plant "is more sensitive to cold ents. teachers, staff and community to be part of its first "We Care Work influent operating characteristics." More standard technology probably Day" Saturday. May 30. would have been better, Goyings said. The location of the treatment plant by the wetlands affected the type of permit the system had to have, he said. He said the The event is designed to encourage people to become involved with the Outdoor Education Center through helping with several ground and build­ ing related projects. Participants will have a chance to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at the center and help complete some spring cleanup The day will begin at 9:30 a.m., when participants will meet at the lodge to receive project team assign­ ments. Participants will work along­ side staff members. Lunch will be provided, and there will be a presenta­ tion about the center and volunteering opportunities. The project work is expected to be finished by 4:30 p.m. For more information about the cen­ ter or the work day. call Heather Campbell at (616) 721-8161. Alumni banquet will be June 13 permit limits." the Donohue evaluation al­ leged. "Denitrification is the biological conver­ sion of nitrate-nitrogen to more reduced forms such as nitrogen gas." the report Medicine. He will join the Thomapple Valley i Dr. Troy Carlson, family practi­ tioner. will begin practice at Pennock Hospital. Carlson is completing a three-year family practice residency in Grand 'Business After Hours' planned the engineering and construction work of the sewage system and treatment plant. In the summary portion of the Donohue report, the firm notes that groundwater dis­ charge permit violations have regularly oc­ curred during the cold winter months. "Wastewater enters the facility at a lower wintertime temperature and with a higher concentration of ammonia than was speci­ fied. Nitrification and denitrification rates decrease as temperatures decrease. Increased influent ammonia levels also increase the retention time necessary for denitrification, if total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) levels also increase accordingly. Each of these changed influent wastewater characteristics would make it less likely for the plant to meet sary to comply with permit requirements. Operational changes will assist to mitigate but will likely not alleviate problems asso­ ciated with the current design and construc­ tion." the Donohue report alleged. The Michigan Department of Environ­ mental Quality told the Banner last year that the excess nitrate discharge is not harming the environment "in this particular setup." Soon after hiring the Donohue firm, the county, the County Board of Public Works and the Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority, which directly oversees the sewage system, filed a lawsuit against six firms involved in the design and con­ struction of the system Guyings said tfl^week iha| he is hope­ Family physician starts in August News Briefs... by two Donohue officials, including Ed­ ward S. Nevers, an engineer and vice presi­ dent of the firm. Donohue was hired by the Barry County­ Board of Commissioners' Lansing attor­ neys. Cohl. Stoker & Toskey. to evaluate the Delton area sewage facility just weeks before the statute of limitations expired on Historical Society will meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday. May 21) at the Casllehon Township Hall. 915 Reed St., Nashville. The program will be "Twenty-five Years Later. Remembering My First Walk for the Battle Creek Enquirer and News." presented by Jerry Morton, journalist and author Morton, who wrote a weekly col­ umn for the Enquirer and News, made his first walk of 409 miles in 1973. beginning in Quincy and ending in Coats Grove. It was the first of seven walks, three of which went through sewage system has the capacity it has actu­ ally purchased or has the cold weather fac­ tor reduced the number of potential cus­ tomers it thought if could have at the be­ ginning of the project He said the author­ ity is "entertaining the possibility" of putting that issue at the forefront of litiga­ tion Die Donohue report is laced with refer­ ences that the wastewater entering the treatment facilities has been colder than originally specified in the contract docu­ ments. For example, the report stated. "It ap­ pears colder wastewater temperatures signif­ icantly contribute to current performance deficiencies." And "influent wastewater temperatures in the winter drop to 6.5 de­ grees Centigrade rather Jian the specified 10 degrees Centigrade " Microbes cannot effectively break down the nitrogen at the cooler temperature. Goyings said future plans include con­ ducting a study of the depth of the sewer pipes to find out if the cunent depth has any important bearing to the plant's woes. Some officials and citizens have claimed that when the sewage disposal system was built, some of the sewer pipes were not placed 5.5 feet underground as specifica­ tions required They allege that shallow pipes could be the cause of colder than ex­ pected waste water entering the plant. The depth will be measured to see if there are any significant problems. Goy­ ings said. "Our approach is. we've got to try and make remedial changes at the plant" Some changes have been beneficial, he said The new manager of the wastewater treatment plant has had a positive impact on the unproved status "based on what we are seeing." Goyings said Row has been at the helm of the treatment plant since Nov. 24 and brings 18 years of water and wastewater treatment experience with him. This is the first time the plant has had a manager who is licensed with a top of the line "A" license. Goyings said. A previous manager was rated at the "C" level and the authority had wanted him to progress to the "B" level, but that didn't materialize. Another positive factor is the insulation installed on the reactor basins' walls, the floating insulation covers and piping insu­ lation, he said. A third factor. Goyings said, is standard operating procedures at the plant have been tightened and enhanced The lead engineering firm has maintained that it has made corrective recommenda­ tions from the beginning of the plant's troubles, but that suggestions weren't al­ ways implemented. The firm also noted last year that there are many variables that it cannot control, such as operation of the plant. County board honors law enforcement officers The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners last week adopted a resolution hon­ oring law enforcement officers throughout the county for their commitment and dedi­ cation. A framed copy of the resolution, in ob­ servance of National Police Week, was pre­ sented to Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver, on behalf of all law enforcement of­ ficers. by Commissioner Rose Heaton, chairman of the board s Central Services Committee. Commissioners call upon all citizens to make every effort to express their apprecia­ tion to men and women who are law en­ forcement officers, the resolution said. Officers "make it possible for us to leave our homes and families in safety eaus day protected by police officers willing to sacri­ fice their lives if necessary to guard our loved ones, property and government against all who would violate the law." the w resolution said. "It is known that every 57 hours an American police officer will be killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United Stales and 189 officers will be seriously assaulted in the performance of their duties. Barry County joins with other municipali­ ties to honor all peace officers everywhere." the resolution said. Police Week, which began May 15, also is a lime to remember those officers who gave their lives in the performance of their duties and return to our homes, knowing they are Sewer and Water Authority had anticipated a "vented site" with a surface water permit, but instead had to apply for a groundwater permit, which has more stringent require­ ments that are more difficult to achieve. Treated effluent from the plant flows through an equalization basin to land irriga­ tion cells and is supposed to filler through soils and migrate to the wetland area known as Glasby Lake, according to the Donohue report. "Waste sludge from the SBR is designed to be aerobically digested prior to being pumped to sand drying beds." While pleased that the plant had a "pretty good winter operations performance" in 1997-98. Goyings said the authority needs to take every measure it can to reduce the total inorganic nitrogen to further improve the plant's performance and consideration is being given to trying an "automatic dis­ solved oxygen system." The automatic system was one of the recommendations in the Donohue report because "dissolved oxygen levels are a very important process control parameter." The higher than desired levels of sodium chloride have to be addressed and measures put into place to correct them, he said. An­ other goal is to deal more effectively with the cold influent, he added One of the biggest questions, he said, is related to the cold weather effects upon the Hastings Middle School students clean up around town , Chris Gilbert. Andy Cotant. Kyle Arnie and Nathan Munro were among the nearly 900 Hastings Middle School students to hit the streets last Thursday to perform community service work. Students painted fire hydrants, fences, playground equipment and a bridge, spruced up several area parks, washed city vehicles, and swept city streets. Their work drew the attention of many area residents, who were impressed with the students' efforts, according to teacher Cheryl Goggins, one of the organizers of the daylong activities. The community day built students' self­ confidence and helped them to "take ownership in their community." Goggins said. BANK CEOs continued from page I National Bank of Hastings is clearly verygood at what they do and arc confident that the bank will continue to grow and serve pictures with his camera Since then he has worked at several newspapers, has taught at Michigan State University and in London and Romania He also has written and pub­ the area." Harvey and his wife. Brenda, plan to re­ locate to the Hastings area with their young daughter National Bank of Hastings. Clyde Savings Bank and First National Bank of Southwestern Ohio are affiliates of First Financial Bancorp., a $2.6 billion bank and savings and loan holding company head­ lished several books. quartered in Hamilton. portions of Barry County. He wrote columns about the people he met and stories he heard and he took plant The authority wants to know if the Middle School student Samantha Smith wipes down a city vehicle as part of the Hastings Middle School Community Day activities. . �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21. ’998 - Page 3 Rutland OKs compromise zoning plan on Podunk Lake by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Reluctant approval to rezone 19 acres of 31.6-acres on the south side of Podunk luike as R-l was granted to Rob Munger's Duray Development company by the Rut­ land Charter Township Board last week Board members voted 5-2 to rezone the road frontage portion of the dexelopment property as R-l residential (1square feet minimum lot size), as well as a large parcel to the east All lakefront property will remain R-E. which requires a 2.5-acrc minimum lot size. Under that zone requirement, only three houses can be built on the lake Residents on the kike have vigorously opposed Munger s plan to build the Cop­ per Shores housing development, fearing high density housing w ill affect the wet­ lands and create dram field leakage into the lake. "We got more than we were hoping for." said Podunk l-ake resident David McGIocklin about the board's decision. "We're not going to take any more action, but we will make sure the Department of Environmental Quality and the Health Department keep tabs on them " McGIocklin said that of the 30-plus acres targeted in the development project, more than five "can't be touched" because they are designated as low lands. “People keep saying you don't want development." said McGIocklin. "We re •not against development. I'd like to see some beautiful houses over there I just don't want to see 40 of them." According to neighboring resident Joe Lyons, sewer leakage from homes on the higher ground would not be filtered before reaching the lake because the soil is sandy. "We see it every day." said Lyons, who owns and operates Lyons Septic Tank Service. " Every body thinks sandy soil is so great but it doesn't filler. It goes right through to the lake. This is a small lake. It cannot be overdeveloped “ Lyons noted at the meeting that Barry County, including areas around Algo­ nquin Lake, is in dire need of some type of septic system. The board first turned down 4-3 a rec­ ommendation by its planning and zoning board to rezone portions of the Podunk Lake development property along Quimby Road, plus a large parcel for­ merly owned by Peter Mogg and another large parcel io the east as R-l (15.000 square feet). A second motion to leave the entire de­ velopment property zoned R-E also failed. 4-3. "The developer has not in good faith addressed our concerns." said McGIocklin at the meeting. "All he wants to do is pul big houses on small lot and then he's gone." Munger's attorney. Jim Soloman. told the board that lhe developer’s aim was to divide lhe property into roughly one-acre lots. "30.000-square-foot lots are a reason­ able type use.' he said. "We have a rea­ sonable layout that allows for reasonable use. The areas around the lake are where you expected to have developments of this type." The attorney told the board that the de­ velopment site is not conducive to farm­ ing. that it's sandy and it s a "semi-urban" type area "h’s the same body of water that at­ tracted everyone else to this area." Soloman said. "To say the same reason doesn't apply to other people doesn't make sense. We've proposed something reasonable and we encourage you to look al it along those lines." Munger had originally requested that all of the property be rezoned to R-1 residen­ tial because the property is designated R-1 in lhe township's master plan. But a December vote by the Planning and Zoning Commission rezoned the land to R-E The developer said in March his plan was to develop 25 acres for the construc­ tion of 24. 1.500-square-foot ranch style homes ranging in price from SI50.000 to $275,000 on 30.000-square-foot (two thirds acre) lots - double the minimum lot size for R-l residential. Munger could not be reached for com­ ment Wednesday. "lhe people have legitimate concerns." lounship Supervisor Boh Edwards told the board at the meeting "It s a difficult decision." He added that the zoning board is cur­ rently considering adding a new zone class. R-R. to its master plan which would allow for one-acre lots. That issue is still in the discussion phase, however, he said. Board member Einley Hansford favored leaving the property entirely R-E. "Leave it as 2.5 acres lots and give them a little room to breathe." he said. Blanche Munjoy moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission for lhe partial R-l district Marlin Wallers. Hansford. Bar­ bara Bedford and Edwards opposed the planning and zoning board's recommenda­ tion. Bedford made the second motion to leave the property as is. an R-E district. Russel Palmer. Hansford. Walters and Munjoy defeated the motion by voting "no.” Because Edwards had opposed zoning the Mogg property on the development site as R-1. Sandy Hause made a motion to leave that and the lakefront property R­ E and rezone the Quimby Road frontage and lhe large parcel to the east, the lands farthest from the lake. R-l. The motion passed with Pilmer, Wal­ ters. Hause. Munjoy and Bedford in favor, with Edwards and Hansford opposed. After lhe vote, some residents of the lake became angered. "I think they're confused and don't do their homework." said one woman, who refused to give her name. In other business. Edwards reported that a legal dispute between lhe village of Middleville and Rutland Township regard­ ing a rails to trails project is underway. The last 800 feet of the trail, owned by lhe village of Middleville, is in Rutland Township. "Were not anti-rails to trails but the trail comes so close to some homes in our township, said Edwards. "The village of Middleville sought approvel and took us to court. We filed an injunction against them so they had to comply with our policies.” He said the township is awaiting a court decision on whether Middleville has to comply with another jurisdiction's rules and regulations. Some Algonquin Lake residents ex­ pressed their confusion on bow much gypsy moth abatement was going to cost and how residents are being billed. "Most people marked no' on lhe ques­ tionnaire because we thought it was go­ ing to go on our taxes." one woman said. "A lot of people wouldn't have dropped out of it if we had known it was only go­ ing to cost $7." As a result. Algonquin Lake was not sprayed during the program May 9. Edwards said the township was not in­ volved in financing lhe gypsy moth spraying project SCHOOLS, continued from page 1 and show respect to elders and peers. Kids should not he tolerated to disrupt class, students, or misbehave." "In a perfect world, these and other good qualities would be taught at home and reinforced at school and church. In today's society, school may be the only place some skills and character are experienced. Thank you for taking on this task, but please keep parents informed and up to dale.” "Yes. if and only if the teachers exhibit these behaviors first." Three members of the character education committee disagreed with the committee's recommendation to the board, and submitted a minority report that said "it is the opinion of (this minority) that character education should be removed in all its aspects from consideration by this school board, its representatives, and its constructs." "When a parent brings a young life into the world and assumes responsibility for With cumulative grade point averages of between 3.0 and 3.49, good for the 'honors' distinction, are (front row. from left) Sue DeVylder, Rendelle Yeo. Sheila Vickery. Nicole Schmidt. Jessica Lovely. Stephanie Purdy, (second rowz, from left) Trevoe Smith. Brindy Stiles. Kim Cole. Danielle Freeland. Justin Robinson. Max Heethuis. (back row. from left) Casey Louden. Rob Bever, Darius Goebel. Jack Baird, Ryan Harnden, Cory Berens. Keith Fuller. Robert Abbott and Jeff Eckert. Missing from the photo are Amy Hinckley. Heather Blackwood. David Berlein, Mike Moss and John Insalata. it." the minority report staled, "the character of lhe child as a function of its upbringing becomes the bailiwick of the parent. The very excellent teachers in Hastings are sufficiently trained in the arts and sciences to provide instruction in them, but they are not allowed or qualified to Delton announces top students in ‘98 The academic class of Delton Kellogg High School's Class of I WK valedictorian this year is Sarah Jo Henson The salutatorian is Scott Hovanec. . Five members of the Class of I WK share "highest honors" with .1 grade point average 3.K54 to 4 they are Scott Hovanec. Sarah Hen­ son. Brian Jackson. Nate Herbert and C orey Mingerink. Students receiving "high honors" with a grade point average of 3.5 to 3 K49 arc Stephanie Leinaar. Celesta Powell. Nicole Glenn. Ann Glidden. Mara Bemus. Jason Bernard. Ryan Prough. Brandy Abbott and John Woodman Students rcceiv ing "honors” w ith a grade point average 3. to 3.49 are Sue DeVylder. teach religion, caring, morality, conscience, and therefore character, to our children, as that is our responsibility, not theirs." Arnold said after the board approved the attributes that the challenge now to parents, students and school staff members is to "promote these attributes and develop a community that promotes these attributes." In other action at Monday's meeting, the board approved a school improvement plan that calls for a continued focus on contentrelated reading, writing and thinking skills; continued emphasis on broader development and application of problem­ solving skills; the facilitation of collaborative efforts to develop school­ community partnerships; the provision of a safe and secure learning environment; the promotion of "valued character attributes;" the utilization of school/community resources to promote education and market schools; the continued development and expansion of technology and integrated media services; an increase of global awareness and culturai/fine arts opportunities; and an exploration of a collaborative community approach to comprehensive early childhood services. Arnold also announced at the meeting Monday that the district has been recognized by the Michigan Education Association for its outdoor education program. The program will be listed in an annual booklet called "Showcasing Public School Success" published by the MEA that gives examples of innovation and excellence in education in school districts Rendelle Yeo. Sheila Vickery. Nicole Schmidt. Jessica Lovely. Stephanie Purdy. Trevor Smith, Brindy Stiles. Kim Cole, Danielle Freeland. Justin Robinson. Max Heethuis. Casey Louden. Rob Bever. Darius Goebel. Jack Baird. Ryan Harnden. Corey Berens. Keith Fuller. Robert Abbott. Jeff Eck­ ert. Amy Hinckley. Heather Blackwood, David Berlein. Mike Moss and John Insalata. Delton’s top 10 for the Class of I WK are Stephanie Leinaar. Celesta Powell. Scott Hov­ anec. Sarah Henson. Brandy Abbott. Brian Jackson. Nate Herbert, Corey Mingerink. Ja­ son Bernard and John Woodman ( ommcnccmcnt exercises will be held in the Delton Kellogg High School Gymnasium on Sunday. May JI. at 2 p.m. throughout the state. The outdoor education program, taught by high school students to elementary students, introduces young students to the principles of chemistry and physics, provides hands-on experience witn snakes and reptiles, and helps students identify the effects of poisons on the food chain. Earning ‘highest honors.' for cumulative grade point averages of between 3.854 and 4.0 are (seated) Scott Hovanec and Sarah Henson and (standing, from left) Brian Jackson. Nate Herbert and Corey Mingerink. Vermontville teen killed in accident An 18-year-old Vermontville girl has died and another teen is in critical condition following a one-car accident Friday night on Allegan Highway in Eaton County. Erica Elaine While was airlifted to Bron­ son Hospital in Kalamazoo, where she died Saturday. May 16. leffrey Joseph Granger, lhe only passen­ ger in White s vehicle, also was air lifted io Bronson, where he remained in critical con­ dition in the hospital's trama unit. According to reports from lhe Eaton County Sheriffs Department. White lost control of her vehicle while traveling north just off Gresham Highway, and her car struck a tree The accident remains under The valedictorian for the Delton Kellogg High School Class of 1998 is Sarah Jo Henson and the salutatorian is Scott Hovanac. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Call 945-9554 to Subscribe! Delton Kellogg High School students who have received "high honors' for GPAs of between 3 5 and 3.849 are (seated, from left) Stephanie Leinaar. Celestra Powell. Nicole Glenn. Arin Glidden. Mara Bemus. (standing, from left) Jason Bernard. Ryan Prough. Brandy Abbott, and John Woodman. investigation. White would have graduated from Maple Valley High School in just one week She was active in FFA. was a member of the Spanish Club and worked as an aide in the student office. �Pape 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Dogs’ noise spoils great time of year To the editor: This is a beautiful time of the year. It is my favorite time of the year. The grass is green, the trees are leafed out. the flowers are blooming and the gardens are being planted. The weather has been delightful. We can enjoy opening our windows. I live on Crooked Lake in Delton. It is a joy to see the lake change every day. and the boats and pontoons. It is a joy to see the geese and their babies. This all sounds wonderful except that 1 have an 'animal shelter" next door with 10 dogs that bark off and on from 6:30 in the morning. The family has been ticketed for disturbing the peace, but it doesn't do any good. This has been reported to animal control, but all they are interested in are strays and dogs not on leashes. Most strays are good dogs that do not bark or growl, they move on their way. This noise certainly interferes with me and my neighbors' peace. If anybody has visited lhe "animal shelter." they know what I am complaining about. I am fed up with 10 barking dogs. A couple of years ago I sent the Banner a letter about this same complaint. Marjorie Grant. Delton ful for the learning process and expertise that the association provided for us by attorneys William M Doherty. Carol Jones Dwyer. James J. Goulooze. David Macklcd, Amy Mc­ Dowell. G. Shane McNeill, and judges Hon. James II Fisher. Hon. Gary R. Holman and Hon. Richard II. Shaw. Attorney Stephanie S. Fckkes and her sec­ retary. Tammy Cairl. provided great leader­ ship and advice dunng the planning phase of this endeavor. « . Michael A. Spahr. Principal Hastings Middle School Congressman Nick Smith The values deficit Last weekend. Bonnie and I had the honor of welcoming Congressman J.C. Watts to our home in Addison. J.C. is not only a member of Congress. He is also an ordained minister and a leader in our efforts to encourage children to have respect for simple values of responsibil­ ity and perseverance. It should alarm us all that a whole genera­ tion has fallen victim to a culture of increased drugs, violence, and promiscuity. Meanwhile, many adults who should be role models are providing terrible examples for our nation's children But J.C. and I believe that there are timeless v irtues that we can and must reawaken in our kids. ()f course, the rise in drugs use in an obvi­ ous symptom of the breakdown in values. There was a time not too long ago when na­ tional leaders, families and communities sent kids the simple message that drug use is dan­ gerous and wrong and responsibility and character arc right. When wc had that clear, consistent message, drug use actually de­ clined. Now. sadly, drug use is on the rise na­ tionally and in our own communities. This why I'm proud to serve as a federal liaison to community-wide drug prevention organiza­ tions under our Drug Free Communities Act to help these groups get financial help from the federal government. Another sy mptom of a values crisis is a ne­ glect of our teachers and our schools. Teacheis are finding it increasing difficult to instill discipline and responsibility in their pupils Too many schools arc experiencing an in­ crease in violent acts and facing a shortage of qualified teachers. Our Budget Committee is currently implementing a 30 percent increase in special education funding as well as in­ creased funding for the Safe and Drug Free Schools program I also wanted to tell you about one particu­ larly promising effort in Jackson that tackles head on lhe values crisis among our kids. Last week. I met with Jackson County school su­ perintendents. They have developed what they call an Asset Building Model that lists 40 moral assets ranei.ig from family and com­ munity support to constructive use of time to positive values. The positive values include caring, integrity, honesty, responsibility, and restraint. Wc must endorse such efforts to re­ store a moral dimension to school curricula. J.(.'. Watts can tell us all a lot about charac­ ter. He said that "in my wildest imagination, I Licensed Psychologist Pine Rest Hastings Clinic Neighbors aren’t what they used to be Io whom it may concern: I would like to respond io the lad) who asked "what is a neighbor *'* I would like to know also. I rcmcmbci when you used to get a nice home baked ap­ ple pie to welcome you to the neighborhood Well. I ll tell sou ms opinion about neigh­ bors I think neighbors arc rude, inconsider­ ate people that don't care about other neigh­ bors and their feelings and property Il is very sad that it has to be that way What happened to the good old day s ’ If you could, also send me information on neighbors Anne Slocum and Shannon Elston Woods Trail. Delton Jail inmate is not a ‘dead beat’ Law Day great experience for kids Dear Editor: This letter is tn appreciation to the Barry Counts Bar Association, specifically the members who gave so generously of their time to help create the Law Day experience for our students. It was a tremendously significant activity planned by the Bar for us because it enabled our students to connect their classrooms with a "real-world" application - a partnership that we constantly strive for as educators in our sarious curricula. Our students and teachers had a terrific time, were enthusiastic, and were very grate­ by Tim Zwart, Ed. D. never thought that the fifth of «.x children born in a poor black neighborhood in the poor rural community of Eufula, Oklahoma would one day be called a Congressman.’’ But. like many of us. he owes a lot to parents and a community that cared and that never let him forget what it means to be a responsible and productive citizen Character does count. /X few years ago. Congrei. made a commit­ ment to fight to eliminate the budget deficit in this country l he naysayers, of course, said it couldn't be done But we proved them wrong. In the coming years, let us make a pledge to eliminate another deficit festering in our na­ tion: a deficit of values. Let's work together to prove the naysayers wrong once again. Dear editor: Has it ever been brought to the taxpayers* attention just how much money is being wasted? I am currently incarcerated in the Barry County Jail for lack of child support. I proba­ bly haven't dealt with the situation in the proper way. mainly out of frustration. I was jailed last year for the better part of that pe­ riod Not only did I not see my kids, but also no support was being paid either. Between Barry and Calhoun counties I was jailed for nine months on child support or re­ lated charges. I spent the three months I w^- out looking for work and a place to live. My sister was kind enough to assist me with both. I tried to contact the courts to have payments taken from my check. I was arrested again, for child support, before the process was complete. When I went before the judge I was told I needed S300 or I was to do 60 days in jail. Just starting work and being paid every two weeks. I was expecting a one-week check for SI20 that was coming Friday. My attorney offered the SI20 pay ment and my staying in jail until pay ment was received. This would have re­ sulted in 15 days in jail. 120 payment and guarantee of my checks upon release. I guess this was not enough for the "honor­ able" judge, he felt it would be more justified to incarcerate me for 60 days at taxpayers’ ex­ pense. Not only did he turn down a SI20 pay­ ment. this resulted in the loss of my job and apartment, plus it cost the taxpayers S630 in housing fees for my stay. Just how "honorable" is that? A one dollar payment would be more justified than no pay­ ment and a stay at the county jail at your ex­ pense. I'm not a "dead beat." I'm just "dead-tired" ofthcsvslcm. . . .... .. . . i * Manin Burbank m x Bar nr County Jail Write Us R letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. * • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. ■ Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be acceded • Letters serving the function of ‘cards of thanks* will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • ‘Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions vaned. there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Happiness is... By Lee ( . Deck row. ( .SAX. Pine Rrvt ( alrdonia Clink Happiness. the state of feeling contentment or satisfaction. varies considerably from per­ son to person. Scientists have been intrigued for years by what makes people happy Ue arc all familiar with individuals who have virtually lost everything yet remain optimistic Studies in­ dicate that your disposition is in part deter­ mined by your genes and brain chemistry By age 13. the neurochemical pathways in your brain ihat partly determine your happiness setpoint have been established “lhe greater the activity in the part of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex, the more likely you arc to be an optimistic, enthusiastic person" says psychologist Richard Davidson. Ph D of the University of Wisconsin (Cook­ ing Light. Daniel Foster. May. I99K) Although brain chemistry pays a signifi­ cant role n our disposition, equal importance must be given to our mind set. behaviors and culture Many of our ideas of happiness are shaped by the media, with an emphasis on power, beauty and money. Unrealistic goals combined with a fas’-paced society have led to disillusionment in our sense of self and ac­ complishments. The idea that wealth leads to happiness is one common myth which needs to be dispelled. "In the last 40 years, the average Ameri­ can's real income has doubled. Yet we arc slightly less likely to say we’re happy Wc’rc more likely to be seriously depressed, and our teens arc committing suicide three times as often We’re richer materially, but wc’rc poorer in spirit, it seems." says David Myers. Ph D. professor of psychology at Hope Col­ lege in Holland, and author of "The Pursuit of Happiness"(Avon Books. 1993). Happiness is more in your control than you may think, begin by establishing habits which promote well-being. Here arc some strategics: 1) Take time to prioritize - What bnngs meaning into your life? Identify ways to in­ crease these areas in your life. 2) Embrace activities that challenge you. Focus on activities which give you a sense of accomplishment, such as gardening, wood­ working. reading, etc. 3) Reflecting on the present moment - Stop making your happiness conditional. Focus on the simple joys of life; hearing a bird sing, embracing your child, etc. 4) Prioritize close relationships - Strong support networks increase contentment and boost immune systems. 5) Explore your spirituality. 6) Take charge of your time - set goals and break them into small steps. 7) Practice being happy - Imitate trails of happy people. ------------------------------------------------------- —. yXCit' k V.iiSTRODE Next time you joke about hitfh blood pressure Laugh these off! Uncortroaed htfi blood pressure may lead to al of the abore. 50 mfcn Americans here h<i blood pres- Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spancar Abraham, Republican, 405 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Lavin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District, (Inring, Carlton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Lmsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. How should U. to India nuke HastingsBaNNER UaM Nttfov policy. What should the US. do atom Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovtson ol J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 (616)945-9554 John Jacoba Oresdent Joyca Ryan Treasurer Fradaric Jacobs /ce President Staphan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Ea.-jrj Elaine Gilbert rAss--sianr EOto') Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cmdy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Cu$s.fied ads a^opfed Monday through ••day 8 a m to 5 30 p ft Saturday g 33 a m Noon Scott Ommen Cmdy O Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County S27 per year tn adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address change s to: P.O Box B Hastmgs. Ml 49058 0602 Secund Class Postage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 'Nuke 'em!' • Linda M4y, Kevin MeBagta, Hastings: Kalamaaee: ‘If tedta is setting off atomic tnaate againsi Uahcd Nations policy, they areas loeges a peace loving country aad we tested impose sanctions.' "They tested tarn ea uaembiy of tte Umsed Nations to get a consensus at wtet the worid ttapoaae should be.* * Catty Maack, Partege: *We need io support the UK tat reaped other csaalries' rights to nuclear weapons as we are not in a position 10 dictate who has ii aad who doesn't The U S aeeds io let the U.N decide policy." Danna Cartie, Hastings: 'I do-1 believe in nadear weep as as all aad 1 deal Lank anyone should be allowed to have them.* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 1998 - Page 5 Middleville gets green light for annexation by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The village of Middleville is a step closer to expanding its water and sewer sys­ tems and the municipality's size has swelled by more .than I <M> acres. The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners last week paved the way for lhe wa­ ter and sewer extension by approving lhe village's request to annex two parcels of Thomapple Township properties to the vil­ lage. The land is immediately adjacent to the village boundaries. The property, totalmg about 120 acres, is owned by developers Bill Getty and Bill Seif. Village Attorney Jeffrey Youngsma told the county board the annexation "repre­ sents a very exciting opportunity for the village. "There is an agreement between the de­ velopers and lhe village, pending annexa­ tion. to fund an extension of lhe village (water and) sewer system. That's primarily the goal behind this whole operation." Youngsma said. The annexation "will go a long way to square or attempt to square the village boundaries." he said. A mix of residential and retail sites, in­ cluding a 60.(XX)-square-foot shopping mall, is being proposed for development on the annexed properties in the near future. In total, the annexed land involves a par­ cel for the equivalent of 220 residential units on the village's northwest side and another 2(X) on the south side of the vil­ parcel of his M-37 property between the MiddleVilla and Greg's Slop and Go. In ad­ dition, tentative plans call for single-family housing, town houses and condominiums. Before approving the annexation May 12, the county board held a public hearing about the annexation request, but no citi­ zens spoke during the hearing and no letters of opposition were received. The village's financial advisors have al­ ready started the paperwork for the sewer and waler project’s bonding process and "it would be our hope that sewer and water for this project would be in the ground by the end of this construction season." Village Manager David Arking told the board "It's good land use." Commissioners Robert Wenger said of the land develop­ ment plans. At the village's request, last month, county commissioners gave preliminary approval to take steps to back an estimated $1.2 million bond sale to help finance a SI.6 million extension of the village’s ex­ isting public sewer and water systems to serve the proposed new development areas. A final vote on the bond issue will take place at a future date. Property owners would pay for the sewer and water improvements through special tax assessments. This is the same proce­ dure the county has used for bond repay­ ment in the past for sewer systems at Gun Lake and in the Delton area Improvements to the sewer will include extensions to the collection sewers and in­ terceptor sewers, and the construction of two lift stations and related appurtenances. Water system improvements will consist of the extension of water mains and related appurtenances, elevated water storage, fire hydrants and related items. lage. Getty is proposing a shopping mall (about the size of Caledonia's) on a 50-acre FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen ot Edward Jonas and Co. Do you understand common investment terms? Have you ever heard physicians or com­ puter experts speak with each other? Their discussions can sound like a foreign language to the average person Sometimes financial professionals take their knowledge for granted, too. forgetting that the average investor doesn’t use words like "net asset value" and “12b-1 fee” in everyday conversation Understanding investing terms will not only allow you to communicate better with your financial professional, it can also help you interpret information in financial publica­ tions. Here are definitions for some of the more common terms Asked (or offering) price The price at which a security can be purchased. For a mu­ tual fund, the asked or offering price is the current net asset value plus any sales charge. Bid (or redemption) price — The price at which a security can be sold. For a mutual Xthu is the pnee the fund will pay to reyour shares; it usually equals the current net asset value. Capital gain distributions — With mutual funds, pay ment to shareholders of gains on the sale of the fund s securities. These are generally paid once a year. Dividend An amount paid to owners of common stock, preferred stock or mutual funds at the discretion of the board of direc­ tors. Dividends arc paid from a company's present or past earning*. Many growth com­ panies pay little or no div idend. instead using earnings for future growth and development Dollar cost averaging Buy ing securities at regular intervals with a fixed dollar amount. Exchange pnv ilcge Allows mutual fund shareholders to transfer their investment from one fund to another within the same fund fam­ ily. usually for little or no fee. However, taxes may be due on any capital gams realized from the original fund. Income dividends Payments made to mutual fund shareholders that include divi­ dends. interest and short-term capital gains earned on a fund s investments Pay ments arc made after operating expenses arc deducted. Management, fee The fee paid to an in­ vestment manager. It is most frequently asso­ ciated with a mutual fund, although it applies to any investment manager. For a mutual fund, the fee generally averages about I 2 of I percent of the fund’s total net assets per year This amounts to about S5 for every SI.000 of assets Net asset value A term usually used m connection with investment companies, meaning true value per share. It is common practice for an investment company to com­ pute its assets daily, or even twice daily, by to­ taling the market value of all securities owned. All liabilities arc then subtracted from this total, and the balance is divided by the number of shares outstanding. The resulting figure is the net asset value per share. Prospectus - The legal document that of­ fers a mutual fund or new issue of securities to the public. It is required under the Securi­ ties Act of 1933. Sales charge - The cost to purchase shares of a mutual fund. Sales charges typically range from 4 percent to 8.5 percent of the ini­ tial investment. The charge is added to the ' »ct asset value •»> determine the asked or offemg price. Total return The price of a mutual fund plus reinvested div idends and capital gain dis­ tributions. It is generally expressed as a per­ centage of the fund’s value 12b-1 fee A fee charged by some funds, named after the 1980 SEC rule that permits them Such fees pay for distribution costs such as advertising or commissions paid to brokers The fund’s prospectus details 12b-1 fees if applicable. Yield - Often referred to as return, yield is calculated by dividing an investments divi­ dend or interest by its offering price. The re­ sulting percentage is the yield. A SI00 in­ vestment that pay s S5 in income has a yield of 5 percent. These definitions can help you with the ba­ sics. but if your financial professional ever uses a term you don’t understand, don’t hesi­ tate to ask for an explanation. 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John was a Cubmaster and Club. Lansing Engineers Club and the Michigan Engineering Society. He married Freda Scott of Hastings. May 10. 1941 in Quimby. Michigan. John was preceded in death by infant daughter. Barbara Jean, sister. Marian Kelly McMillen and his parents. John (Jack) and Olive Hewitt. John is survived by his wife. Freda, sons. Dr. James Hewitt (and his companion Beth Dally) of Chesaning. Richard (Patricia) Hewitt of Portage and Robert Hewitt of Chicago, grandchildren. Sandra (fiance Mike Dean). Scott (Kim) Charles. Angela and Christina Hewitt; brother LeRoy (Joan) Hewitt and sister. Joan (Don) Haywood of Hastings. A Memorial Service will be held Monday. May 25. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church. 215 North Capitol. Lansing. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may direct memorials to the American Diabetes amateur radio operator K8DHN and a member and past president of the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Association, 30600 Telegraph Road, Suite 2255. Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025. or to a charity of choice in memory of John Hewitt. PEACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH OF GOD R<wd. IXmlinj;. Ml 49050 PaMor. Sloe Oltmtcad (616) 75B-3O2I church phone Sunday Sen NX 9 JO a m . Sunday 11 00 School am. Sunday l.icning Sctmcc 6 00 p m . Bible Study A Prayer Time Wedneuby 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. M! 49O5S Sunday Services Bible 9 30 a m . Wtmhip and C ciebration Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mclltsh night* 6 30 p m THORN APPLE VALLEY CHURCH QL IMBN t SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pauor Suuin Tro*- day Bible study ’pm Norman IIcmwi. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos tn the home Free BiNe Correspondence Course 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ HASTINGS FREE METHODIST C HURCH nett. Pastor C hurch office phone 94X-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 Corner of Slate Rd and Bollwood St. Res Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ CEDAR CREEK BIBLE drens Church Tuesd.*y prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m Cedar C reek Rd . X mi Stwith. Pas­ also Nursery available for all ser­ tor Brent Branham. Pauor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday vices Bnng the whole family (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 am. Worship Ham. Alter School Special Wcdneulay. 4 pm PO Box 63. Hauingx. Ml 49051 School at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at 601)pm . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHl'RCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- Icy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration for adults “Kids Alive** for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 am Senior Independent Anglican Canada Synod Church 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Slate Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45am Nursery provided Sun­ 49058 Father (iale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am - 1928 IL»ok of ( ornrnon pm Prayer 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin through 7 or First grade). Kids Club Shorkcy. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH or Junior Bible quiz (ages X-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor, zkaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ 13-19). Adult Bible ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Quiz (ages Study • No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHl'RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl 49058 Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 ;<> 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m , Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month X 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Chnst s Love, and the fellowship of Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 (X) pm Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for Women. more information 94X-X004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St . Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday t .cning Service 6 pm, Thursday Bible Study 7 pm If in­ people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHl'RCH terested in a free Home Bible (Formerly the Mailings (ince Brethren Church/. 600 INvwcll Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Senses 9 45 a m - Bible I lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Yoar Laith. 5 30 p m Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Youth meeting with "Youth With j Mes­ sage”. *$45-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study, please call for more details NASHVILLE AREA ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH A mission of St Catholic Church. Hastings Saturday Evening 6 30 p m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHI RCH p m . Sunday Masses X 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m CHI RCH OF THE N AZARENE Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, aduh small group ministry, leadership training service ech 4 Tuesday. May 26 7 00 p m ( omm . 7 30 Adult Cat- Evang 7 00 p m SS Staff WOODGROVE BRETHREN ( HRISTIAN PARISH HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Buflord W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School. 10 30 a m Coffee Edmund W. Howard Edmund W. Howard, age 81, passed away Saturday. April 18. 1998. Mr. Howard was bom in Lake Linden on June 28, 1916, the son of Lee C. Howard tennis team for three years. He coached all sports & taught Biology during his 42 years as a teacher, most of which was at Traverse City Middle School & Grosse Pointe North High School. Ed was active ap Asbury United the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church. Reverend E.B. Griffin performed the ceremony when Ed and Esther Watrous of Woodland were married al the Kilpatrick E.U.B Church on June I, 1940. To this union were bom three children. Stephen (Nancy) Howard of Lake Odessa, Alan (Judy) Howard of Escanaba and Constance (Loren) Tmka of Plymouth, Minnesota. toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. Rochester; sister and brother-in-law. Winifred & George Kirk of Columbus. 4 00 p m MI-1 II Youth Fellowship. 5 30 p m Skill Youth Felkiwship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 p m Pio­ Ohio and brother-in-law, T. Edward McPharlin. neer clubs lor children Kinder­ Mr. Howard is survived by his wife of garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ DAYS 5 00 p tn Youth Handbells. b 30 pm Adult Handbells. 7 30 58 years, Esther of Traverse; brother, William (Hilda) Howard of Madison. Wisconsin; sister, Agnes McPharlin of pm ( hansel Choir Monday. May 25 - Memorial Day - Church Office Cloved Sunday. June 7 - We begin our Summer Schedule - 9 30 a m Worship Jr Church. 10 30 am. Coffee. 10 30 a m Radio Broad­ cast over WBCH-AM 1220 FIRST PRESBYTERI AN CHl'RCH (616) 945-5463 Hastings; eight grandchildren; four great grandsons; nieces & nephews and several step-relatives. • Cremation has taken place. Ed was called the most beloved teacher and his family is confident that his new home will also be a beloved place. G Violet E. Towne Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. May 17 9 00 am Chanel Choir re­ hearsal. 9 |5 a m Sundav School teachers meet for prayer classroom. 9 30 a tn Sr High and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Worship Ser­ vices C ommunion celebrated at 9 30 and 11 00 a m The 9 30 Serv ice is broadcast over W BCH - AM llcrnng Wheelchair accessible and School vice. 6tM) pm Church Service 10.30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ mation Class ings. Junior-Senior High lowship 10 30 a m Coffee Hour Dining Room 5 *8) pm Confir­ Middle High and Sentof High Youth fel­ 6(N) pm This infawmutum raw worship services is provided by The Hustings Bunner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Hriudwav (he Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids or the charily of one's choice. Ed was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, brother. John Howard of elevator Sunday School 9 3() a ni. evening Senice. Wednesday ' 00 p m Sen ices (or Adults. Teens and Children Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Vermontville. Fellowship. II 00 am Worship Child care available for infants A 48X7 Coats (mne Rd Pastor Ben llanman. Pastor Sunday Sen ices 9 45 am attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1937 from Hastings High School. Hastings GRAND RAPIDS - Violet E. Towne, age 95. of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hastings, passed away at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. She was a past resident of Hastings. During World War II she was in Detroit as a Federal Government Supervising Inspector of Parachutes. She also worked at Lear Sigler in Grand Rapids as a Government Supervisor before retiring. Violet is survived by her son. William (Joyce) Towne; daughter. Barbara (Abby) Puumala of Grand Junction. Colorado; grandchildren. David Towne of Novi. Janine Kosensky. Carolyn Simms of West Virginia. George Johnson of Colorado and nine great grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday. May 21. 1998 al 1:30 p.m. at the Chapel. Chapel Hill Cemetery . Grand Rapids. Memorials may be made to Hastings United Methodist Church or Hospice. During his service time he navigated the g!obc twice, serving in India. China. Africa. Algeria, Egypt, Australia. England, Beeman of Ovid. Alice Allen of Freeport, Patricia Masunas of Grand Rapids; four France and in the United States. He was married to June C. Herby on March 2. 1946 He was employed at E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings from 1946 until he brothers. retired in 1982. He had previously worked at Hastings Tyden Corporation from 1938 May 15. 1998 at lhe Wilcox Cemetery/M- served from June 5. 1942 to until 1942. He ws a forme.* long-time President of Local #414, Co-founder of Hastings Band Boosters, Co-chaired the Building Committee for construction of long time member of the Board of Directors of the Thomapple Valley Credit Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife. June; one son. Stephen B. Williams of Hastings. Funeral Services were held Saturday. May 16,1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Willard H. Curtis officiated. Military Honors by the Hastings American Legion Post #45. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made lo the American Cancer Society. 118 S Jetlerson Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. ISC. 7?0Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan nieces and nephews. Graveside Services were held Friday, 66 & Cloverdale Roads. Reverend Susan Trowbridge officiated. Burial look place at Wilcox Cemetery, J Maple Grove Township. Barry County. * Memorial contributions may be made tov the family. Funeral Arrangements were made byij Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Robert O. Wheeler MIDDLEVILLE - Mr. Robert O. Wheeler, age 74. of Middleville, passed away Monday. May 18, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mr. Robert O. Wheeler was bom on June 3. 1923 in Rockford, the son of Lawrence and Nina (Taber) Wheeler. He was raised in Rockford and attended Rockford Schools. Mr. Wheeler was married lo Marjorie M. Hurd on January 13, 1943. He was employed at Duthler Ford in Grand Rapids for 40 years as a car mechanic. He served in the United Stales Army during World War IL Mr. Wheeler was preceded in death by his wife. Marjorie M Wheeler and son. Russell T. Wheeler. Robert is survived by two sons. James A. Wheeler and Dale R. Wheeler both of Middleville; grandson. Nicholas Wheeler, HASTINGS - Eva M. Carboneau, age 87. of Hastings passed away Friday. May granddaughter. Korie Wheeler, one brother. Donald (Lois) Wheeler of Kent City; one 15. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Carboneau was bom on October 27. 1910 in Yankee Springs Township. Barry County, the daughter of Oscar & Mary (Watkins) Standish. She was raised in Yankee Springs Township and attended the Jackson rural school and Thomapple Kellogg High School in Middleville. She went on to attend nursing school in Detroit. She was married to Andrew Carboneau on December 7. 1943 and lie preceded her in death on September II. 1989. She moved to the Hastings area in 1946 from Highland Park. Mrs. Carboneau did nursing in the Detroit area for several years and at the old Barry County Medical Care Facility (now Thomapple Manor) for a number of years. She also did babysitting in her home for many area families. She was a member of Hastings First cousin. Barbara (Jim) Zcr.k of Belmont; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. May 20. 1998 at Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. |Myrtle V. Forbey| HASTINGS - Myrtle V. Forbey. age 85. of Hastings and formerly of Battle­ Creek, passed away Saturday. May l^»:« 1998 at her residence. She was bom September 2, 1912 in Bay: < County, the daughter of Martin amt'Lavonia (Potter) Lacey. She moved lo Battle Creek in 1923.* where she attended Battle Creek Schools. Baptist Church. Mrs. Carboneau was also preceded in death by her parents; sister's. Fern She was employed at lhe Battle Creet; Sanitarium from 1936-1939 and fronl^ Gouloozc. Ruth Williams. Fillingham. Gladys Wine. Hazel Alice Battle Creek. She married Gerald T. Forbey on McClurkin & Opal Watkins; brothers. Allie. Floyd. Harold and Stiles Standish Mrs. Carboneau is survived by her brother. Wilbur Standish of Grand Rapids; October 26. 1951. She was a member of Hastings First many nieces, nephews, great & great great nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday. May 18. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Kevin Shorkcy officiated. Burial look place at Hooker Cemetery. Leighton Township. Allegan County. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church or Alzhcimers Disease Foundation. 945-.342** HASTINGS M ANI FAC Tl RING CO. Harley Eaton of Charlotte, Arnold Eaton of Nashville. James Eaton. Steven Eaton both of Eaton Rapids; many Eva M. Carboneau BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions" daughters. Jacqueline Wirebough of Nashville. Nicole (Joshua) Chamcs of Vermontville; 17 grandchildren; mother. Alice Eaton of Nashville; seven sisters. Judy Hook of Nashville. Carol Jean Wright of Eaton Rapids. Sally Peake of Nashville, Eva Bradley of Albion. Dora He February 3. 1946 in the Army Air Force. Methodist Church, & served as an elder in Sunday School I lour. Randall 1919 in Hastings, the son of Ermond & Eva (Rose) Williams. He was raised in the Hastings area and 61 years of hunting. I1 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ Broadway passed Ed excelled at sports at Hastings High School and was Co-Captain of the EMU 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services 9 50 am Sunday 1716 North (Jeffery) Bennett both of Hastings, Ronda (Rex) Roscoe of Hamilton; two step Hastings, fishing and deer hunting, taking 55 deer in gan 49()5X am Ryan (Tina) Eaton both of Hastings; three daughters. RaeAnnc Holtrust, Robbin Mr. Williams was bom on March 18. of Universities in the United Stales. 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ X52-922X Morning ( ciebration 10 Mr. Eaton is survived by his wife, Deborah; two sons. Rick (Jayne) Eaton. 79. grants to study at five separate prestigious XOOtmd 10 45 a m Holy Communion, 9:30 a m Sunday School (all ages). AAL Planning after 2nd service. 12 45 pm IIC Jail Ministry Thursday. May 21 4 00 p m Children A Choir. 7 00,Adult Choir Saturday. May 23 9 30 a m Cat- Mass School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Jefferson Father Charles Ftxcher. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 M>5 S officiating. away Wednesday. May 13. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. age #77 and was an Eagle Scout. 1 Mr. Williams was an avid outdoorsman enjoying especially his rose garden, Rf.se GRACE COMMUNITY CHI RCH meeting al Maple Aalley High Study for all stepdaughter. Bonita (Hugh) Snow of Nashville and their family. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, May 19. 1998 at lhe Maple Vally Chapel in Nashville with Reverend Jim Hynes McClurkin; sister. Josephine Brown; brothers. Earl. Keith & Billy Eaton. HASTINGS - Bernard E. Williams, M.A. al MSU. He was then selected by the National Science Foundation with Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Mr. Eaton was preceded in death by his father; great grandson. Christopher Cj of Wilson 239 E North St. Hastinp RcV, Michael Alrt6n. Paator Phone 945­ ech. 7 30 DA Wednesday. May 27 10 00 am Word Watchers. day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 (Earl) Union, long time member United Way Board, former Boy Scout Leader of Troop 9414 Sunday. May 24 ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Lorna Barry County Schools. Ed took a B.S. Degree at EMU and a b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). care provided) daughter, GRACE LITHERAN CHURCH am Morning Win ship Wednesday David T Huatwick. vicar at 94X­ son. Glen Garlinger. She is survived by her husband. Fay; the Hastings High School, Co-founded and ings Church of (iod Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd 2101 St Andrew A is a part of the past nine years. He was employed at Oldsmobile in Lansing for 31 years before his retirement. father. Lee C. Howard was Assistant Supcrintendant. His mother, Jennie (Withcrell) Howard taught in several of the Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call lhe church Youth Fellowship 6 45pm to 8 30 (grades 6-12th) Thursday He has lived at his present address the • parents; (win sister, Dorothy Gardner, sister. Olive Wilson; brother. Dan Kelly; U.A.W. office 7 00 p.m. ftayet Mecmg .(Child He was married lo Deborah G. Vlick on October 15. 1988 Doris was preceded in death by her & Jennie (Withcrell) Howard. He attended Welcome Comers School and Hastings High School where his Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning pm He was raised in Morgan/Banyville arras of Barry County and attended the Barry ville School. She was a cook at various restaurants in the area and she loved lo fish. day - 945 am 9 30 a m. Sunday School. 10 45 Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays I92X prayer book used jOltkcfy iocs For more infor­ mation call 94X-9327 or Rev of her life in the Daniel Graybill. Senior Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ST. ANDREW*S INDEPENDENT ANGLIC AN CHURCH Mr. Eaton ws bom on December I3;r 1935 in Castleton Township, Barr/ County, the son of Earl & Alice (Golden)’* Eaton. Hastings/Nashvillc area Her first marriage ended in divorce and she later married Fay Fisher in 1977. Memorial contributions may be made to am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ bridge Maple Grove. Doris lived all stepsons, Eugene (Mary) Fisher of Vermontville & their family, and Rex (Barb) Fisher of Nashville & lheir family; BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm passed away Tuesday. May 12. 1998 at Bronson Methodist Hospital Kdlama/oo She was bom on March II, 1916, the daughter of Howard & Kathryn Kelly in grandchildren. Kelly. Max & Katie Wilson of Nashville; grandson, Gary (Kim) Garlinger & their family of Texas, your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... 2601 Lacey Fisher, age 82. of Nashville, passed away on Frida). May 15. 1998 at Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids. Nashville; grandson. Bill (Becky) Wilson of Nashville; her very special great WduAip JTapetAe*.. .at the church of PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Maurice E. "Ike” Eaton NASHVILLE - Maurice E. “Ike** Eaton, age 62. of Buller Road. Nashville, NASHVILLE-Doris Kelly Garlinger Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. 1939-1972 al Weston Biscuit Company i#.* United Methodist Church and a former member of the Women’s Society. Mrs. Forbey was preceded in death by her parents and sisters. Ethel Bundy on May 6. 1998. Sylvia Van Nortwick and brother. Perry A. Lacey. Mrs. Forbey is survived by several nieces and nephews and a long-time friend. Daisy Lamberton of Baltic Creek. Funeral Services were held Wcdne »day. May 20. 1998 at Shaw Funeral Home. Rcs-ercnd Ron Keller officiated. Interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery. Battle Creek. Memorial contributions may be made to Woman s Organization of Hastings First United Methodist Church or the charity of one’s choice. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 lake Odessa N€UIS Social News Hollander-Annen to marry July 25 Murphy-Hawthorne plan June 27 wedding Michael and Sue Murphy of Hastings arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Catherine (Katie), to Shawn Hawthorne. Shawn is the son of Jim and Donna Dean of Eagle and Martin and Robin Hawthorne of Hastings. Katie is a graduate of KCC and is now at­ tending GVSL She is also employed at Brook* Worlcom Shaw n is employed at CRW masonry. Both arc 1994 graduates of Hastings. A June 27th wedding is planned. Luna-Inman exchange vows Roberto Luna. Jr. and Cheryl Inman, both of Hastings, were married March 20. 1998 in Hastings. She is the daughter of Ray and Mary Inman of Dow ling. He is the son of Roberto and Lena Luna of Hastings. Honor attendants were Jean Fogel of Hast­ ings and Mike Homrich of Kalamazoo The bride graduated from Hastings High School and is employed in the office of D & S Machine Repair in Hastings. The groom graduated from Hastings High School and is employed by Bradford White in Middleville. After a honeymoon in Fort Wayne, they are at home in Hastings. Ml. Announcement is made of the engagement of Ruth Michelle Hollander of Lynden. Wash., and Jeremy James Anncn of Delton. She is the daughter of Mike and Betty Hol­ lander of Lynden. Wash. He is the son of Berni and Becky Anncn of Delton, and the late Barb Anncn. The bndc-clcct is pursuing her bachelor's degree at Calvin College. Her fiance received his bachelor's degree in education from Calvin College in 1998. A July 25 wedding is planned in First Christian Reformed Church in Lynden. W'ash. BOY. Mitchell John, bom on May 9, 2:51 a.m.. at Butterworth Hospital. Grand Rapids to parents Gregg and Dawn Davis of Lake Odessa. At birth. Mitchell weighed 9 lbs. 4 3/4 ozs. and was 22 1/2 inches long. Mitchell joins his two sisters. Olivia and Monica, at home. BOY. Raymon Luna, born at Bronson Hospi­ tal in Kalamazoo on March 31, 1998 to Roberto and Cheryl Luna of Hastings. He weighed 2 lbs. 8.6 ozs. and was 14 1/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Roberto and Lena Luna and Ray and Mary Inman. BOY. Cole Alan, bom at Little Rock Air Force Base on March 30. 1998 at 1:34 a.m. to Sara and Kin Hooten. W'cighing 6 lbs. 5 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. ; Musso-Smith to wed June 27 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Musso of Plantation. Fla. and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith of Hast­ ings announce the engagement of their chil­ dren. Amanda Hall Musso and Bncc Kenneth Smith Both the future bride and groom are 1996 graduates of Florida State University. Amanda is employed by Emergent Corp, in Greenville. S.C. and Brice is employed by Hyatt Regency in Greenville. S.C. A June 27. 1998 wedding is planned in Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. Scott Harold Cosgrove, Dowling and Se­ lena Marie Perez. Dowling. Jerry E. Gray. Dowling and Shorn Lynn Uhl. Dowling. Matthew Leroy Hopkins. Middleville and Theresa Mane Hauck. Middleville. Michael James Pyles. Bellevue and Ginny Rebecca Hilbom. Bellevue. William Lawrence Ward. Hastings and Julie Ann Baade. Charlotte. David Lyn Daniels. Hastings and Jill Colleen Jacoby. Hastings. James Warren Timm. Middleville and Christina Ann Sines. Middleville. Jason Christopher Haskin. Hastings and Shen Lynn Karrar and Hastings. Todd Andrew Pontius. Hastings and Christina Mane Mitchell. Hastings. Michael Jack Kelley. Hastings and Karol Su: Martin. Hastings. Shannon Eric Kimbrue. Delton and Mansa Kathleen Kelly. Delton. Pufpaffs to observe golden anniversary Kenneth and Elva PufpatT of Bellevue will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children from 2 to 5 p.. Sunday. May 31 at the Bellevue United Methodist Church. Kenneth Pufpaff married Elva McCarty on May 28, 1948, in Kalamazoo. Fie has been a self-employed farmer most of his life. He served 3 I 2 years in the Army Medical Corp, in Africa and Italy during World War II. He enjoy s hunting, fishing and going to auction sales. She is retired after 28 years from Eaton Manufacturing where she worked in the of­ fice Before that she was employed for 5 years at Kellogg Company. She is a member of the Charlotte Seventh Day Adventist Church. She enjoy s gardening, quilting and reading. They have two living children. Ronald Pufpaff of Bellevue and Cathie Ray of Bellevue. A son Karl, passed away in 1988. They have six granddaughters and five great grandchil­ dren. Spiak ynur mind. Fail good about it! □n Election Dm GIRL. Jim and Jcrilec Hostetler of Woodland would like to announce the birth of their first great grandchild, a girl. Madison Beth. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and Wft 21 1/2 inches long. Madison was bom March 5 at Centennial Women’s Hospital in Nashville. TN to Brian and Angie Hostetler. Grandparents are Roger and Kathy Hostetler of Edwardsburg. Ml and Charlie and Dawn Frost, also of Edwardsburg. Other great grandparents arc Gaylord Kohn of Standish. Ml. Shirley Frost of St. Johns. Ml. and Earl and Doris King of Barryton. Ml. Madison also has a great-great grand­ mother. Lillian Kohn, of Standish, Ml. GIRL. McKenzie Kathleen, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 8. 1998 at 1:47 p.m. to Suzanne Lubitz and Daniel Cobb of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL. Mallory Kaye, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 8. 1998 at 6:01 a.m. to Ray and Kim Durham. W’cighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL. Mallory Lou. born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on May 8. 1998 at 1:31 p.m. to Heidi and Scott Lyttle of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 2112 inches long. GIRL. Macey Amara. born at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 5. 1998 to Colleen and Tim Acker of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches long. date for your candidate. Uote for qour country. But moat of all- Uot, (^Vauriilf. GIRL. Amanda Lynn, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 5. 1998 at 10:30 p.m. to Tony and Jerry Py rzynski of Hastings. W'cighing 6 lbs. 6 I /2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Benjamin Tyler, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 5. 1998 at 8:22 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schw-anke of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 1.5 ozs. and 21 inches long. LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probote Estate ot Charles Sylvester Denzel. Deceased Social Security No 311-03-8197 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 32 Lakeside Ct Wayland Michigan 49348 died Booths to celebrate 50th anniversary An open house is planned for Lyle and Marie Booth. June 6th at the Wesleyan (. hurch in Hickory Comers to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. Mr Booth and the former Mane Oms were married June 6. 1948 Their children and spouses are Gary and Kav Booth of Delton, ami Mark and Terry Booth of Galesburg. They have four grand­ children Mr Booth owned and operated a garage and service station in Hickory Comers for 20 years. Both arc retired from Gull Lake Com­ munity Schools No gifts please 1996 - Page 7 08/10/97 An instrument dated 05/01/96 has been admit­ ted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims agamst the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Dorothy M Denzel 32 Lakeside Ct Wayland Ml 49348 or both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court St Courthouse Ste 302 Hastings Michigan within four months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it Robert D Starkman (P35004) 17117 W Nine Mile Road Suite 1400 Southfield Ml 48075 (248)559-2110 (S/21) The Ionia County Health Dcnartmcnt clinic for immunization will be held ii Wednesday. May 27. at the Central United Methodist Church in the basement rooms. Maggie, the canine member of the house­ hold of Jim. Libbie and Noah Kinsey, had nearly $900 in pledges for the May 3 CROP Walk. This was Maggie's fourth walk. Flyers have been posted m many business places announcing open house at the new township offices on Laurel Drive Friday. May 29. This has been the community center for years with the Lions' Club handling reserva­ tions. Now with repairs, new entrances, new windows, carpeting and other amenities, pan of the building is ready for use for township offices. This leaves space at the Page Memo­ rial Building for use by village government which has been increasingly crowded. The mailing “Village Voice” arrived re­ cently in local mail boxes. It carries news of what is coming in the village. The date for De­ pot Day is Saturday, July 25. not the date given. The Page Memorial Building will be closed on Monday, May 25. for Memorial Day. Likely there will be fitting observances at Lakeside Cemetery at 11 a.m. as well as Vet­ erans' Memorial Park on the lakcshorc along side M-50. The VFW is in charge of the patri­ otic event. The Janie Rodngucz award is to be made on Depot Day. Blanks arc available at the Page building for nominating a worthy person for this honor. Art in the Park is coming Saturday, July 4. Grilled chicken sandwiches, tacos, bratwurst sandwiches and other food items will be avail­ able. Friends of the Library had their first meet­ ing in the new building May 12. New tables and chairs were in place. Following the busi­ ness at hand, the members explored the build­ ing and found two barner-frcc restrooms for the clientele and one for the staff, a workroom for preparing books complete with lavatory for washing sticky hands, an office for the li­ brarian, little alcoves with storage, an en­ closed book drop, new chairs and tables for children in the front rooms where all the juve­ nile books arc on shelves and some shelves not yet filled. The attractive carpeting will be an inviting feature with its multihucd large ar­ eas with a green border. There arc computers available for patrons to use. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Thursday last week with more than 20 present. Dues for the coming year remain at SI0 for a family. Directors elected to serve until 2001 were Jacqueline Gilliland. Laurc> Garlinger and Betty Carey. Dr. William Lynch was elected to serve until 2000 to fill a va­ cancy. James Winslow of Grand Rapids brought a slide show, which was very enlight­ ening. He had a vast store of historical facts concerning the Pcre Marquette railway and its predecessor which built the line through Lake Odessa, the Detroit. Lansing and Northern. He even had copies of postcards of the Lake Odessa Depot. He related that the railways had stock plans for depots and the one built here was one of the more elaborate It is not unique to this village, however His primary interest was in the Grand Rapids and Indiana line and he has collected more than 18.000 items pertaining to that line, which was suc­ ceeded by the Pennsylvania line. The Spnng Choral Concert at the high school gym was performed to a full gymna­ sium. Celia Demond was the accompanist and Dr Robert Oster was the director of all the choirs. The crowd was welcomed by Principal Michael O'Mara. There were selections by the women's chorus, the men's chorus, the Vagabonds. Sweet Serenade girls, concert choir and the combined choirs. After four groups had performed, awards were given for improved singers, merit, senior recognition and honors during which the parents of each senior were invited to stand with their gradu­ ates. The combined choirs had not only the student groups aforementioned, but eighth and ninth grade choirs from the junior high building but also the entire Lakewood Area Choral society. There appeared to be about 250 to 300 singers. Scholarships included the Brian Grawburg award, the Oster Scholarship and the national school choral award. Dates were given in the program for concerts for the 1998-99 school year. Directors of the Lake Odessa Area Histon­ eal Society met on Monday evening. The di­ rectors present elected officers for the 1998­ 99 year. They will be President John Waite; Vice President Richard Heaven; Secretary Betty Carey; Treasurer Michael McCartney, and Editors Pam Swilcr and Elaine Garlock. All is set for the May 30 open house at the depot when iris roots and hollyhock plants will be on sale, along with buntings. The top prize for the Depot Day raffle will be a Frankenmuth weekend with two nights' lodg­ ing and four meals. Entertainment on that July 25 date will begin at 11 a.m. The raffle draw­ ing will be at 6 p.m. so this promises to be a full day with entertainment most of the time between 11 and 6. At the same time, there will be a Civil War encampment between the depot and fairgrounds, so there will be plenty of ac­ tion. The re-enactors will be there from Fri­ day evening until Sunday morning. The show­ case displays will be from the Civil War and Lincoln. Irwin Dye. whose obituary was in this weeks Reminder was also survived by his brother. Wilbur Dye of Lake Odessa. His sis­ ters, Ruth Michaud and Goldie Johnson, arc deceased. His wife is the former Virginia Gattner. His parents were Harry and Ada. Spring Special 10 DISCOUNT THRU MAY ON DETAILING. Thh IncMt tuck torrtcut at... Buff A Wax, Interior Shampoo,Trunk * Motor Cleaning. Combination Special, etc. rBraiWWJjJ ■ Optmg Oarage Seto? Plan io mwwuBB ha m tea m the BANNER CLASSHEDSI Hastings Detail Shop 1510 Sarr School Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 (114 MHe South of EW Bliss) - Over IS Ytart Experience - 616-945*5607 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the City hall Council Chambers. 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan on Monday. June 1. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear public comment regarding a request from Brian Reynolds for a Special use Permit to allow construction of a building to house an Animal Shelter (Public and Institutional use) at the North End of Industrial Park Drive (see map below) ' DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ANIMAL SHELTER PARCEL. A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 7 AND THE NORTH­ WEST 1 /4 OF SECTION 18. TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE • WEST, CITY OF HASTINGS, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SECTION LINE COMMON TO 8AK) SECTIONS 7 AND 18 WITH THE WEST UNE OF THE EXTENSION OF INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE AS DESCRIBED IN THE DEED RECORDED IN UBER 348, PAGE 244, SAID POINT LYING N8T37’42"W, 798.80 FEET FROM THE 1/4 CORNER COMMON TO SAID SECTIONS 7 AND 18; THENCE S00W0CTW 74.90 FEET ALONG SAK) WEST LINE; THENCE S89*27’19"W, 390.00 FEET; THENCE N00W00TE, 190.00 FEET; THENCE N88B27’19”E, 350.00 FEET; THENCE S0OW00-W, 75.90 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as staled above The City will provide necessary reason­ able aids and ser­ vices upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay ser­ vices 1-800-649-3777 Evenl G Manshum City Clerk �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 1998 Love story Dear Ann Landers: A while back, some­ one wrote to complain about those "b >nng" how-wc-met letters You printed the complaint and were deluged with letters from readers who said they lined the how-wc-met letters and hoped you would continue to print more. Well, here’s mine: I was only 14 and given the honor of read­ ing something from the Scriptures during Easter services I noticed a new family in the congregation. The oldest son was 16. His black curly hair and dimples almost made me lose my place. That night in the youth group. I was the only one who spelled his last name right. Little did I know how many times I would spell that name. "Jim" was very smart and graduated from high school before his 16th birthday. When our ships were bombed at Pearl Harbor, he foined the Navy a few days after his 17th birthday I saw him offal the railroad station. He said he hadn't slept much that night, but he prayed for two things that he would come back in one piece and that the little blonde would be waiting for him. Shortly before the war ended. Jim came home on a l()-day leave. We decided on the spur of the moment to get married. The florist decorated the altar beautifully for SIO. That was 53 years ago. and we have had. and arc still hav ing. a fuller life than I ever could have imagined I’ll sign this. C’.A. in Dallas. Texas. Dear Dallas: W hat a beautiful love story. Long may you love. Ann landers Revolting sex Dear Ann Landen: Why do you implv ihcre is something abnormal about a married woman who considers sex unhygienic and de­ grading-’ Maybe, like me. she has had to en­ dure sex with an oxerweight husband who pays absolutely no attention to personal hy­ giene. I have pleaded for counseling and ex­ plained to him how I feel. His solution? He now takes a shower poor to sex, which helps, but it docs not compensate for the rolls of fat that are a huge turnoff. His greasy hair, which ruins pillow cases, doesn't do much for rm li­ bido cither Do I still love him after 14 years? Yes. be­ cause he has many fine qualities. Am I sexu­ ally attracted to him-’ Absolutely not. I toler­ ate the sex in order to keep the family together and honor my urn "for better or worse " Am I completely turned off by sex? You betcha, just like many child victims of incest who tol­ erated sex because they had no alternative. The whole idea has become revolting. But sometimes, there is no way out of it. so we simply have to "endure." Wishing I Were Sexless in Michigan Dear Wishing: Your husband may not be willing to do much about his weight, but he certainly can do something about his personal hy giene You should insist on it. Let him know that if he doesn't wash his hair before coming to bed. the box office w ill be closed. And keep your word Car thing Dear Ann Landen: I am engaged to a man who is wonderful, canng and generous in every way except one. His car. Our wedding is 10 months away. We are liv­ ing together now. Wc both work as attorneys in the same office, have a joint checking ac­ count and have several investments together. My annual "girls only" weekend in Las Ve­ gas is next month. Because wc will be driving through the desert. I asked my fiance if I could take his car. which is larger than mine and air conditioned (mine is not). He refused the request I am hurt and baffled. I have an excellent driving record and would be very careful. Am I out of line to be upset-’ What do you think? Riverside. Calif. Dear Riverside: I thmk.if you arc wise, you will not push the parameters, even though your Gance does sound a bit stubborn and un­ generous. Some men have a thing about their cars. They would sooner lend you a tooth­ brush. If you should wheedle, nag or cajole him into letting you take his car to Las Vegas and some idiot ran into you. there would be hell to pay A summer place from June until August. Friends and relatives often ask if they can stay at our place when we're not using it. We always say no Here's the reason: In the past, when we said yes. we returned to find the walls in the children's bedrooms stained from what looked like a cola war. lhe pct they brought (without asking) ripped the rug and couch upholstery. The utility bill dou­ bled You try to rise above it and not to be peny. Meanwhile, you arc stuck with hours of clean­ ing and a huge long-distance telephone bill. There is no note of apology or an offer to re­ pair the damage. No mention of the long-dis­ tance phone calls. Also, no thank-you note. Sound familiar-’ No Signature. Of Course. Dear No Sig: Every year. I receive at least 100 letters like yours. As always, the slobs poison the well for the decent folks. People of good taste do not ask if they can use a summer place, they wait to have it offered. _ On shoplifters: Dear Ann Landen: You probably received hundreds of angry letters from teenagers com­ plaining about shopkeepers who follow them around in the stores because they suspect them of being shoplifters. I. for one, was veryglad to see that letter. I worked briefly as a loss-prevention agent for a major retail chain. While the official cor­ porate policy was to watch everyone, the un­ official guidelines were to watch for the fol­ lowing: 1. People dressed in baggy clothes - shirts and pants. 2. Anyone wearing a coat or sweatshirt out of season. 3. Anyone who looks weird - nose rings, strange hair. etc. 4. Those wearing v ulgar T-shirts. 5. People carrying oversized handbags, shopping bags or backpacks. 6. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 21. and over 65. 7. Young women with babies 8. Those in groups of three or more. Of course, no retailer will admit this, but it’s the absolute truth. An Ex Private Eye in Missoun. Dear Ex Pvt. Eye: I don’t know how many teenager shoplifters read my column. I would guess not many. They arc probably too busy­ shoplifting. At any rate, I thank you for an in­ teresting letter and hope that it will make teenagers sec that they are not the only ones singled out to be watched. The experts say that eventually, the vast ma­ jority of teenage shoplifters get caught. Their small successes embolden them, and then, their luck runs out. Those who shoplift for "kicks” should be aware that if they arc caught and written up, there's a blot on their record that could follow them through life. ‘Been There’ Dear Ann Landers: Tell your readers when they plan a trip to a big city if the word “cui­ sine" is in the ad. the restaurant will be ex­ pensive. If the ad uses the word "food," it will be so-so price-wise. If there's a sign in the window that says "eats.” it will be cheap, but the medical bill may be high. Been There and Done That. Dear Been There: Thanks for the laugh. Ann Landers' booklet. "Nuggets and Doozies." has everything front the outra­ geously funny to the poignantly insightful. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size en­ velope and a check or money order for $5.25 (this includes postage and handling) to Nuggets c/o Ann Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $6.25). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate w eb page at www.creators.com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Pl.iy Golt Without P. i y 111 (I Gi । । ■' • F<-< ■ Call the Ahwrican Dear Ann Landen: My husband and I own a lovely summer home and live there 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you watt DIETARY ASSISTANT S20.00 Ea. - 2 or more $18.00 Ea. Part-time Dietary Assistant position al our 138 bed coun­ — Great Gtfts — ty medical care facility. Includes various shifts and some .Action Signs /across from E.W. Htissf 1011 E. State St.. Hastings ) 948 8618 w T*n f»** 888-577-7446 weekends. We offer health insurance, vacation and illness benefits. Wages start at $7.11 per hour, or greater based on experience. No experience necessary, will tram. Apply in person Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. No phone calls please. NOTICE ABSENTEE BALLOTS ANNUAL ELECTION JUNE 8, 1998 Available at the Hastings Area Schools Administration Office. 232 West Grand Street. Hastings. Michigan. Call or write for applications for absent voters ballot. Final application date June 6, 1998, 2:00 p.m. POSITION VACANCY The Hastings Area School System is seeking applications for th position ol a Financial Secretary in its Administration Offici Applicants should have al least two (2) years successful ex per cnce processing accounts payable (preferably public school dr tricl accounts payable), utilizing a computerized accoum payable sy-iem. Windows 95 spreadsheets and Wordperfect 71 Applicants also must have good general secretarial skills. Interested persons may obtain an application and a job descri| non from the Hastings Area School System Administratis Office. 232 W Grand St.. Hastings. Ml. A completed application and a resume are lo be submitted to Mr Todd Mora Business Manager Hastings Area School svstem 232 W Grand St Hastings. Ml 49058 by June 5. I‘WX at V30 p.m The Hastings Area School System is an equal opportuni employer Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings, MI 49058 EOE DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE The Delton Kellogg Schools will be operating a Section 105 Schools of Choice program in grades K-12, not including special education, for the 1998-99 school year. Application can be made at the elementary, mid­ dle and high schools during open en­ rollment at 327 North Grove Street, Delton, Michigan. Elizabeth Matteson, Secretary TK top 10 announced The top ten students lor the Class ol 1998 have been announced at Thomapple Kellogg High School. They are (seated, from left) D.J. Beckering, Dan Kokmeyer. Luke Weatherhead. Ben Meekhof. (standing, from left) Monique Rodriguez. Betsy Steensma. Tim Johnson. Rachel Wade and Holly Pitt Steensma was the valedictorian and Kokmeyer the salutatorian. LEGAL NOTICES: State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate Filo No. 98-223564E Estate of Alberta M Gardner. Deceased So­ cial Security No 366 54 9264 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your merest n the estate may be barred or af­ fected by ’he foltowing The decedent whose last known address was 4580 S M-66 Hwy. Nashvite Mchigan died 3/21/98 Decedent left w4l dated 10/24/91 Creditors of the deceased are notified that ail claims against the estate w:ll be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative. Terry L Gardner, 4580 S M-66 Hwy. Nashville Ml 49073 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. 220 W Court St. Hast mgs Ml 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and dis­ tributed to the persons entitled to it Luke J Roy(P32558) UAW-GM Legal Services Plan 6500 Mercantile Way Suite 3 Lansmg Ml 48911 517-887-2838 (5/21) MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremaln and Associate*. P.C. is a debt collector and ws are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DENNIS J GOULD AND LUCINDA GOULD HUSBAND AND WIFE to AAA MORTGAGE 4 FINANCIAL CORPORATION. A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Mortgagee, dated July 26.1996. and recorded on September 26 1996. in Liber 673 on page 836 Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MOREQU1TY. INC . by an assignment dated April 15. 1997. and recorded on Apnl 24. 1997. tn Liber 692. on page 282. Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is c'axned to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventh three thousand nme hundred e«ght and 09/100 Dolars ($73 908 09) including interest at 16 050*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in sad mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml. al 1 00 p m on July 2. 1998 Sato premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE. Barry County Mctwgan and are de senbed as THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 12 ACRES OF THE EAST 57 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21. TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER THENCE WEST 440 FEET THENCE NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD 675 FEET THENCE EAST 400 FEET THENCE COOK Full-time cook for a 138 bed county owned medical care facility. Must have 3 to 5 years cooking and supervisory experience. GED or equivalent, with excellent decision making skills. Hours 12:00 pm to e.30 pm. Experience with therapeutic diets a plus. Excellent wages, benefits and working conditions. Call for interview al 616-945-2407 x 511 and ask for Heather, or apply in person at: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Rd., Hastings, Mi 49058 EOE NOTICE: ABSENTEE BALLOTS ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION JUNE 8, 1998 Available at Delton Kellogg Schools. Superintendent's Office. 327 North Grove Street. Delton, Michigan 49046 Call (616) 623-9246 or write tor applica­ tions for absent voter ballot. Final appli­ cation date is Saturday, June 6.1998. at 2:00 p.m. Elizabeth Matteson, Secretary Board of Education “Cut Above Complete Hair Care For... Men, Women & Children • Coloring • Cuts • Highlighting • Perms S,.w Open ]<’i Spi’.'uum. — igMB| ,.r 945-0162 Ijil 215 E. High St.. Hastings tMOleJ ftc him I utulh <>l hrifts Ktarlrt |IKU l.kirnl SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated May 21 1998 MOREOUITY INC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgage Robert A Tremam A Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (6/18) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thl* firm* I* a debt collector attempting to collect a debt Any Information we obtain will ba used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Quinton L Elliott husband and Teresa L Elliott, wife (Ongmai Mortgagors) to AAA Mortgage and Fi­ nancial Corporation Mortgagee dated June 10. 1996 and recorded on June 17. 1996 m Uber 663. on Page 961. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Contimortgage Corporation, as assignee by an assignment dated June 14. 1996 which was recorded on June 23 1997, in Liber 699. on Page 425 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Seven and 95/100 dollars ($61 387 95). including interest at 11 55*. per annum Ad­ justable Rate Mortgage Interest rale may change on 12/14 and 6/14 of each year Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 octock p mon June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as The South 1/2 ol Lots 1 and 2 of Block 14 of the Daniel Strikers Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated Apnl 30. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for Contimortgage Corporation 30150 Telegraph Surte 100 Binghams Farms Michigan 48025 Fite <98043272 (5/28) MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremaln 4 Associate*. P.C. t* a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be u*ed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default his been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by LILA NAPIER AN UNMARRIED WOMAN to COM­ MONPOINT MORTGAGE A MICHIGAN COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated June 12. 1997 and recorded on June 23 1997 tn Liber 699. on page 436 Barry County Records Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to CONTIMORT­ GAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated Instrument No 1009599 and recorded on March 30 1998 Barry County Records Michigan cn which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof of sum of sixty three thousand nme hundred sixty one and 15/100 Dollars (S63 961 15) including interest at 13 940*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in sato mortgage and the statute tn such case made and approved notice is hereby given that sato mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings M! at 1 00 p m on June 25 1998 Sato premises are situated in CITY OF NASHVILLE BARRY County Michigan and are descrioed as LOT 85 OF MIX ADDITION OF NASHVILLE ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date o’ such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Irom the date of such sale Dated May 14 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremam & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 B.rmmgham Ml 48009-6616 (6/11) �The Hastings Bennet - Thursday May 21 From Time to Time A look at the Prairieville Township Indians An artist s view of the Slater Mission School of an era for the settlers and the Indian*. The census of 1840 indicated that the population for the white people in the state was 212.267, with many of them settling into the southern tiers of counties. In 1830. President Andrew Jackson had signed the Indian Removal Act, which called for the general removal of Indi­ ans to lands west of the Mississippi. This act gave the settlers of Michigan op­ portunity to clear the Indian population from Michigan. The Indian agents were ordered to round up the Potawatomi people and move Olive Wait Lindsey. Bj Joxcc F. Weinbrccht In the days of the settlement of Michigan and Barry County, the natives of the lands were known and thought of as Indians. Wc will use the term Indian to describe these peo­ ple because at that time the nomenclature "Native Americans” was not in use. The Woodland Indians of Michigan were not ignorant savages. They had their own sys­ tem of education and had used their survival skills for thousands of y ears before the white men arrived with their religion beads, whiskey and firearms. Most of the lower Michigan area was con­ sidered to be a gigantic swamp and surveying the land did not begin much before 1816. fol­ lowing in the aftermath of the War of 1812. Most of the education of the Indians in the area prior to this time had been learning the skills of their tribe, and some schooling by the French and English priests, who looked at the American Indian as a fertile ground for fur­ thering Christianity in the Northwest Territo­ ries. The Prairieville area began as part of the town of Barry Its many lakes offered good fishing and hunting for the natives, as well as the ever-growing influx of white settlers, who were discos ering the potential of the state and of Barry Township. During the first ten years of the settling of Barry County, the population of the natives remained about the same as it had been for the past 150 years. Their activities and lifestyles remained about the same during the first decade of the pioneering period of the area. They continued to hunt and fish, make maple syrup and sugar and they continued to travel to Mackinac in the summers, where they raised crops and gathered berries, com­ ing back to the southern area of the state for the winter, where they hunted and fished. Ottawa* and Potawatamies made up the ma­ jority of the people who inhabited the areas now known as Kalamazoo County. Allegan County and Barry County, sharing the hunt­ ing grounds and the crop areas. T tc rivers, the Grand Rivers, the Thornap­ ple. the Kalamazoo and the St. Joseph, were major highways with smaller rivers acting as secondary routes. lhere were sevcrnl bands of American Indi­ ans who didn't move about, but stayed more or icss in the same areas, building relatively pcimanent villages The Treaty of Aug. 29, 1821. was destined to change e areas of Allegan and Barry ciunties Known as the Treaty of Chicago, it conveyed lands in Allegan County and Barry (.Minty from the red man to the white man. This treaty was entered into by two Chippewa emefs. eight Ottawa* and 55 Potawatamies. 7he treaty set aside several large reservations .nd some smaller reservations. T he natives continued to roam the territory reely for several mure years Trading posts lad been established to supply them with 'mall tools, ammunition, bead* and jewelry, shotguns, whiskey, cloth, shoes and boots and many other white man's goods In turn the In­ dians kept the traders in fur pelts, maple sugar and syrup, fish and wild game There were many trails criss crossing Prairieville (Barry township). which were made by the travels of the Indians and the w ild game These trails became the basis for many cl the roads the white man later built Lake* in the Prairieville area included a bit of Gull Lake. Long Lake. Mud Lake. Indian Lake. Miller Lake. West Gilkey Lake. Crooked Lake. Cook Lake. Silver Lake. Starr I akc. Warner Lake. Pine Lake. Shclp Lake. Holcomb Lake and several other small un­ named lakes Many were not named until the area was settled and often were named for nearby Ian ' owners Some were given names by the surveyors who came through about 1827 to allow them to identify the lands Sometimes the names were interpretations of the Indian names for them An 1840 plat map only shows the larger lakes, such as Crooked I .ike. Pine Lake and Gull Lake named Some lakes have simply disappeared. When the Eh Wait family settled near Pine I akc on Section No 5. they had many Indian neighbors in that area Olive Wait Lindsey, daughter of Eli Wait, was frequently left alone in lhe cabin her father had built after the death ot her mother and sister She was about 7 or 8. lhe nearest white neighbor was two miles away. < Inc time when she was left alone while her father traveled to the null to get grain made into flour, a group of Indians came She was dian settlement were established were bought up by Frances Holden and later became part of Lockshore Farms There was a great deal of social intercourse between these Indian* and the senior*, with the exchange of gifts, loud stuffs, the offering ol herbal medications and aid witn injured persons, whether it was an American Indian or an American settler. Trading deer meat, in the form of cither freshly killed or preserved as jerky for white man's goods, was a common practice. The going price for deer meat was 25 cents for two hind quarters, or a quantity of potatoes which the Indians had grown to like and even lo grow. The natives also knew the way to turn the sap from the stands of maple trees into sugar and traded this tn the white man for supplies As the game became les* plentiful in south­ ern Barry County, the Indians from Slater Mission would go n -th into the forests of Kent and Ionia counties in the winter to hunt and trap during cold weather, to make maple sugar in the spring and then return to Prairieville. They had a regular winter camp north of Barry County on about a half an acre of cleared land. They located their shacks, made of bark over a pole frame with a bark roof, which had a hole in the center to allow the smoke to escape, in a circle around the nm of the clearing. In the center of this ring of shacks was a circle where the Indians danced and played games The i 840* and early 1850s marked the end 1998 - Page 9 them westward. And while not all of the white settlers agreed with the removal, some did and the two cultures had trouble surviving side by side Game was becoming harder to find. The concept of individual* owning land and slay­ ing in place on that land was hard for the In­ dians to grasp. Fencing the land, clearing away the forest and consequently the wildlife did not help them to preserve their former lifestyle There wx> hunger among the people, both Indians and settler*, as they all struggled to survive. George Recdman bought the farm of William Vanderwalkcr. who had taken the land on July 12. 1836. The land Reedman purchased on Oct. 19. 1845, was in Section 30 Recdman planted an orchard of peach trees This orchard yielded well and everybody was welcome to all the peaches they wanted to cat One day a man went to the Recdman place to purchase some peaches for preserving He said, "Mr. Recdman. I came to sec if I could get some peaches." Mr. Recdman told his guest that the peaches were free there Reed­ man thought for a moment and then said “I notice when the peaches arc npc. it is Mr Recdman, and when the peaches arc gone, then it's the same old Recdman again.” This gives us an insight into how people be­ have and shows us that peaches were growing in Prairieville Township in early times when the Indians and the white man were try ing to co-cxisl. Prairieville Township schools next. Corrections for "Time to time” article “Back in Time in Prairieville Township" should have read: “In 1837. the town meeting was held at the house of C.W. Spaulding. On Dec 17. 1845. he married Lydia Bngham Olive Wait married William Lindsey in 1854 and Albert had been bom in Sandy Crock. Os­ wego County, on Sept. 26. 1820." LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis of ths Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD Moy 13. All Board Members present Approved agenda minutes and treasurer s re­ port Trevor Smith approved as probationary fire­ man Approved additional road work Revised Cemetery lees Approved payment of vouchers June Dosters Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (5/21) Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Moating May 11. 1998 - 6:45 p.m. The marble marker designating the Chief Noonday s grave as marked by the Bernard Historical Society quite frightened at first. She crawled to the back of the trundle bed. but when night came, the Indians lay down in a semi circle with their feet toward the fire. The old chief knelt down and prayed and her fear left She be­ came friends with them the rest of her life, some of them were living in Bradley on the reservation and would come to the Lindsey farm each summer to visit her. In the winter of 1836-1837. the Rev. Leonard Slater brought a group of around 300 Ottawa Indians from near Grand Rapids and formed a settlement on Section 35. and on parts of sections 26 and 27. There he built a church which also served as a school room on the northern part of Section No. 35. The school stood on a knoll opposite William Shean s house The Rev. Slater had filled a post at the Thomas Mission, near the rapids of the Grand River in 1827. There were two Indian Villages there, the Upper Village of Ottawa* and the Lower Village. At this point. Slater had sev­ eral other roles besides his missionary assign­ ments. He was justice of the peace and in De­ cember of 1832 he was appointed postmaster of Grand Rapids, a position he occupied for four years until the time he moved the mission to Barry County. One of the reasons the mis­ sion was moved to Prairieville, then Barry Township, was that it was felt that the area was more remote from the traders and thus would make the group less susceptible to the influence of alcohol There were about 50 Indian families that moved to the new mission site. Slater pur­ chased over the next several years, a total of 1.000 acres of land. From time to time, he would sell plots of land to the Indian* living around the mission. In 1840. the new mission building was built. It ha* been described as ", a large building, with a barn type frame It had a shingle roof. The belfry was in the center of the structure A porch ran along the front, which had two entrance* the building wa* sided with clapboard* and it wa* painted I he pulpit wa* located along one side ot the build­ ing in the center lacing it were slip* or pew*, which were made of plain ordinary board* the bell rope hung down behind lhe pulpit The bell had been purchased tn Detroit by Rev. Slater in 1830 and shipped by the way of the Great Lakes to Grand Haven, where it was earned up the Grand River by canoe to the Thomas Mission. When the mission wa* moved to Prairieville, the bell was brought along. It wa* used in both mission buildings and in 1855. when the mission closed, it was used in the second Prairieville School The school burned down in I‘>18 and the intense heat melted the bronze bell into an irregular mass of metal, which was placed in the Kala­ mazoo Museum until 1963. when the bronze mass was given to Bernard Museum The Rev Slater mastered the language ot the Indians, and translated the New Testament into the Ottawa language I here is a copy of this testament among the artifacts at ihe Bernard Museum The government paid Slater $3<m a year to teach the Indians John Barber wa* hired to teach them how to farm, but was not success­ ful at this Mt* Slater was attempting to teach the women home nuking and related subject* Emily, the daughter of the slater*. ai*o taught at the senool She had grown up with the na­ tives and *poke the language fluently Rev burial site of Chief Noonday and his wife w _ e Slater preached rh rn^hsInbK! was served by an interpreter Children of the white families in the area also attended the Mission School with the In­ dians. where they learned the three “R“s. When the I mted States purchased the Northwest Territory from the Indians, they were granted an annuity of $10 tocach mem­ ber of the Indian tribe*, including the chil­ dren The last payment of thi* grant was made in the mid-1850s. This was paid by a govern­ ment agent who visited the Indians at the Slater Mission about mid-Octobcr and distrib­ uted the money in silver to the people. It would not take very long for the white traders to come and sell their goods. Within 48 hours, they would come as near as they dared to lhe mission and ply their trade. A large part of their sales were in whiskey and the people would become very drunk and quarrelsome I he problem of alcohol plagued the Rev Slater during his many years as a mis­ sionary to the Indians of southwest Michigan. The mission closed in 1855 and the Rev. Slater and hi* daughter moved into Kalama­ zoo Many of the Indian* refused to leave the area and stayed on Some of the group moved to Pentwater, where they married into the Potawatomi there. Others went to the Selkirk Mission at Bradley. Allegan County. Na-Weh-quagee-zhik. who is better known to the area a* Noonday was the chief of the I pper Village at Grand Rapids. Chief Noon­ day had been born around 1757 and when he came to Barry ( ounty in 1836. he was already an old man of some 79 years. He was the rec­ ognized leader of the Ottawa Indians in Southwestern Michigan He had been con­ verted to Christianity by the Rev. Slater tn Grand Rapid* at the Ihomas Mission. He preached to hi* people in hi* own language, and had a great faith in the Great Spirit. Noonday had been an ally of the British in lhe War of 1812. He admitted to fighting against the Americans He claimed to have been there when ( olonel Richard M Johnson of Kentucky killed lecumsch Noonday had been exposed to the coming ot the settlers for many years He had an in­ sight into the what the future had in store for hi ■ people He tell that for the Indians to sur­ vive in the coming white man's world, they must adopt some of the white man's ways and encouraged hi* people to become educated in those ways. Chief Noonday moved about the Barry ( ounty and Allegan County area visiting the Indian Villages and preaching to the people. He became ill while visiting a band of Indians near Selkirk I akc near Bradley He was taken to Selkirk Mission where he died in August 1855 ar about the age of 9g. He wa* buried on the south side of what is now Cressey Road near a big cottonwood tree I In 1998 there is a red granite marker at this site, where hi* wife. Som-on-o-que. wa* buried at hi* side ) following the death of Chief Noonday, the next chief ot the group was Mashka Mashka wa* a Christian and a member of the group (torn Slater Mi**ion He had a log house on section 34 on the Warren Fisher farm He had established a very good orchard on this spot. Chief Ma*hka had two children who were educated at the Slater Mission. Hi* son served in the I mor. \rmy throughout the Civil War and had a daughter ( hict Mashka went to Is­ abella ( ounty when the mission closed. The land where the Slater Mission and In­ Call to order and Pledge lo the Flag Adams. Woods Forster, Whitaker, and 19 citi­ zens present Albert absent due to assessor's class Approved agenda April minutes and May tails Received correspondence committee and treasurer s reports Approved Onknance No 26 Repealing the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance seeking tads for bulldozing and lift for the back dnve of Brush Ridge Cemetery, moving fence along south side of Brush Ridge Cemetery. $100 for purchase of annuals and perennials for township hall flower beds $10 for Delton school calendar, signs tor parking saying "Do Not Block Loading Ramp' transfer of cemetery tot from Crystal Watson to Norman Watson Adjournment at 8 47 p m Sylvia W Forster. Clerk Attested to by John Woods acting chairman RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP May 13.1998 7 00 p m - Open meeting All Board members present Commissioner James Pal Sharpe and several residents All reports received and placed on Me Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to adopt Ordinance #62 and #64 Motion to grant Duray Development "RE* and *RT zoning Motion to adjourn at 8 09 p m Respectfully submitted. Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (5/21) State of Michigan Probate Court County ol Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate Hie No. 98-2234S4E Estate of Arthur E Smith deceased Social Security No 368-16-3075 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred of af­ fected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 11607.Fair Lake Drive. Delton. Mctwgan 49046 died 3-1-98 An instrument dated 1-21-97 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Credrtors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Jay W Smith. 2821 Fine Lake. Battle Creek. Michigan 49017. or to both the moependent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings. Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the dale of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the es­ tate will be thereafter assigned and distnbuted to the persons entitled to it J J Humphreys Steele (P53335) 629 W State St. Ste 203 Hasbngs. Ml 49058 (616)945-2255 (5/21) ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the Qualified Electors of HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THE ANNUAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 8, 1998 The place (or places) of ELECTION are indicated below: Hastings Middle School Multi-Purpose Room and Pleasantvlew Elementary Names of Candidates for the Board of Education to be elected: Michael Hubert - 4 Year Term Terry L. McKinney - 4 year Term Larry E. Haywood - 3 Year Term Aaron Snider - 3 Year Term The polls for the sold Election will be open from 7:00 o'clock a.m., and remain open until 8:00 o'clock p.m., of the same Election Day. Dated March 16. 1998 Donald A. Myers Secretary, Board of Education �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21. 1998 Tennis team wins trip to State in dramatic fashion < < mt* h lliink < I il Baseball, is more than a game, it’s a sensual event Re-discovering Major League Baseball For the first time in 11 years. Tiger Stadium became part of my weekly sport ventures. The last visit to the ole’ ball park was during the fall of 1987. The Detroit Tigers were battling the Toronto Blue Jays for the pennant at that time. Sparky Anderson's boys ended up winning the game behind the masterful pitching of a late-season pickup. Doyle Alexander. We traded away our future for Alexander — can anyone say John Smoltz —, but it was well worth it at the time. Some 11 years later on a sunny Sunday afternoon 1 re-acquainted myself with Tiger Stadium, thanks to an invitation from Dave Shinavier and a number of Barry County employees The result was another Tiger victory, although the pitching of hurler Justin Thompson could not described as masterful Detroit won 4-3. but were outhit in the game 14-4 by lhe Anaheim Angels. Four hits and a win. Why can't the Caps be so fortunate? The Angels' squad includes Cecil Fielder. Tiger fans booed their ole' hero every time he ran the bases, put a bat in his hand or made a stab at first base What I want to know is why is everybody dogging big Cecil? Cecil can't help that the Tigers didn't have any solid big leaguers to play around him. Sunday belonged to new Tiger stars like Bip Roberts and Joe Randa. Randa hit a long dinger, while Roberts had the game-winning RBI. a pinch hit screamer in the eighth inning. Another bright spot to the day was a stolen base by Tony Clark, something Tiger fans don't get to see too often... sort of like a Detroit Tiger triumph nowadays. Buddy's boys, however, have won five of their last seven and are now showing signs of having a pulse. The reason why I had not traveled to Tiger Stadium in the past 11 season was not due to any boycott, although many people who I know still use that as their big excuse. I guess if there is a reason, it's probably because of the prep and college sports, plus, the location of where I now live. As a youngster I could hop on a bus and travel down to Michigan and Trumble whenever I wanted. Nowadays, it's a little different. Such is life when you get older When I arrived at Tiger Stadium, though, it felt like I had never left. The smells... the sounds... the emotions... the fun in the sun. Baseball is more than a game, it's an enjoyable experience to tickle your senses. I always felt that one's measure of life can be calculated in their experiences and their emotions (or non­ e motions) toward those experiences. Imagine a life without the songs of Frank Sinatra. Louis Armstrong or Shostakovich... without the chill of a feather falUng upon your shoulder... without listening to the songs of birds early in the morning... without the hugs from children... or without the ambiance found only in the game of baseball. Nothing sounds better than a baseball hitting a wooden bat (just a little plug for Saturday's big tournament at Hastings Baseball is more than just a game, it's an experience that no other sport (even football and basketball) can match. You don't even have to be at the ball park as announcers like George Kell and Ernie Harwell have helped us to learn. History also makes baseball special. No other sport has the deep roots that legends like Ruth. Gehrig. Cobb. Musial and Williams planted for baseball. It's more than just a game, it's an education that's fun to take in. Hastings baseball coach Jeff Simpson tells me that a visit to New York’s Yankee Stadium is well worth taking, too. You can just imagine the echoing voices heard in the place where Bronx Bombers like Dimaggio and Berra once did a little bit of hitting in. The trip to Tiger Stadium brought out senses that I didn't even know still existed. Watching batting practice before the game and colorful bathing suits during the game, allowed this mind to relax and think about something other than sports. Thanks again to Dave Shinavier, Laura Shinavier and the many Barry County employees who made the sunny day so enjoyable. It was time well spent and a return visit to this field of dreams is certainly expected. • Big Hil Williams: Former Saxon baseball standout Nick Williams is second all-time with a .591 batting average one year at H.H.S. Williams will be on hand this Saturday for the Saxons' Hendershot State Facts Where: Okemos High School When: Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 Time: 8:30 a.m. (each day) The outcome of lhe regional was not decided until lhe final matches of the tournament. Both Middleville and Hastings had 12 points each when Steve Storrs scored one points with his win over Catholic Central and Middleville lost at State along with regional champion East Grand Rapids. Hebert will defend his Michigan Open title at home June 29-July 2 at the Michigan Open Championship. The event will be played this summer at the Grand Traverse Resort on the Jack Nicklaus* course named The Bear. The Steve Storrs scored the needed point to propel Hastings tennis team into next week's State finals. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Soccer Saxons blank Eagles in league match prize purse is $110,000. • Prince at Allendale: Former Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) varsity football coach Jack Prince is the new head coach at Allendale high. Prince had been the quarterbacks coach at Indiana University, just one of many football jobs he has held in recent years, before Two-for-two against Hudsonville. The soccer Saxons for the second time ugainst the Eagles in a 2-0 match last Friday. Goals were tallied by Libby Gibbons and Jenny Heuss. For Gibbons, a freshman, the goal was her fifth of the accepting the Allendale position. • Power Wings: No need to call Consumers Energy, the Detroit Red Wings have re-discovered the power in their power play as Tuesday's 6-1 series clincher versus the St. Louis Blues proved. The Wiugs tallied three power play goals from Doug Brown. Martin LaPointe and The Captain Steve Yzerman. Detroit tallied two goals in each of the three periods (Darren McCarty and Brown in the first. LaPointe twice in the second, and Tomas Holmstrom and Yzerman in the third). Holmstrom has five goals in the playoffs and four came against those now singing the Blues. Yzerman had three assists in Tuesday's win and Brown's score came in his first playoff game. Detroit made it look so easy (possibly their best hockey of the playoffs) with puck possession and solid defense. Goalkeeper Chris Osgood was a big part of that success. Next up for the Power Wings is the Dallas Stars Sunday. Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! y H.H.S. sprints toward State with regional times events, the 800 relay and the pole vault. Beau Bamum was a runner-up in the pole vault with an effort of 13-3. Hastings' 800 team of Doug Varney. Jim Storms. Sam Stafford and Seth Bender placed second with a clocking of 1:32.70. Stafford also was fourth in the 100 to qualify for Stale in that event. Stafford's time was 10.95. Storms wound up fourth in the 400. crossing the finish line in 51.20. Ryan Rude ran the 8CX) in 2:03.60 and three sets. At No. 1 singles Matt Bradley tallied two points as did Hastings No. 1 doubles squad of Ben O'Mara and Josh to East Grand Rapids in doubles action. Steve Storrs' win gave Hastings its place SPORTS at State in Class B regional track and field action Saturday at Houseman Field. The Saxons placed second in two straight sets. Jeff Storrs also played well and scored three points for lhe Saxons for a runnerup finish at No. 2 singles. Jeff Storrs up­ ended Caledonia and South Christian in • Michigan Open at Grand Traverse: Grand Traverse Resort's Scott BANNER Five individuals and one relay team from Hastings High School earned spots High School. Pacing the Saxon efforts was Steve Storrs who scored four points with a championship medal at No. 3 singles. Steve Storrs defeated opponents from East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Catholic Central. His match with E.G.R. went three sets and was played in 90 degree heat. The match with Catholic Central didn't last as long as Steve Storrs won in Wooden Bal Tournament. Talk to you soon. High). The temperature may not have been ideal for tennis, but lhe Saxons certainly were up lo lhe challenge last Friday at the Division 111 regional at East Grand Rapids High School. Hastings took second to the host school, but lhe finish was good enough to secure Coach Rich Pohja's netters a spot at State. May 29-30 at Okemos Greg Brower finished the 300 hurdles in 42.20. Rude's time was good for fifth and Brower’s efforts put him in sixth. The Saxon qualifiers will compete at State May 30 at Saginaw High School. Action begins at Saginaw at 10 a.m. Hastings collected 29 points at regionals to place ninth out of 19 teams. Caledonia was first with 71 points, Thomapple Kellogg 11 th with 27 points and Lakewood was 14th with 14 points. Area winners were Lakewood's Vic Stank in the shot put (50-2). Caledonia's Chad Wangcrin in the discus (153-1), Caledonia's Kyle Veiling in the 110 hurdles (14.5) and the Scots 800 relay team (1:32.5). Going to State the 1996 Saxon tennis squad of (from left) Coach Rich Pohja. Jeremy Butler. Ben O'Mara. Matt Gergen. Matt Bradley. Jeff Storrs. Matt Toburen, Josh Hendershot, Adam Gee, Jon Styf. Kyle Winkler. Steve Storrs and J.P. DeWitt (Photo provided) spring season. For Heuss, also a freshman, the goal was her season's first. "Watching the younger players of the team progress has given the team a real this season." Hastings Coach Doug Mepham said. "Players like Carolyn DeWitt, who plays the middle, and both of our freshmen scorers have really advanced playing with the older seniors." The next big task for the Hastings team is Wednesday's district matchup with Portage Central. Central is currently ranked No. 1 in the State. Three peat; Saxons golf squad headed to MSU Three strokes separated Hastings and Flint Powers from a regional championship Friday at the Division II prep tournament at Albion's Tomac Woods Golf Course. Fortunately for the swinging Saxons, the three strokes fell in their favor. Hastings shot a 373 to beat Powers by three strokes. Caledonia finished eighth with a 431, Thomapple Kellogg was 11th with a 451 and Wayland wound up 14th with a 509. Katie Welton led the blue and gold with a second place 88. Golf is in Welton's bloodlines. Her mother. Julie (Bums) Welton was an All­ State caliber player at H.H.S. from 1973­ 76. In Julie's freshman year she played on the boys team in the fall and with the girls team in the spring. In her junior season (1974), the Saxons won the open class State title under former coach Cynthia Robbe, edging out runner-up and now O-K White foe East Grand Rapids. Casey Anderson carded a solid 93 at Tomac Woods. Sarah Bellgraph did lhe same with a 94 . Lindsey Micel scored a 98 and Becky Carr had a 99. O-K White Tournament The Saxons took fourth place to finish the league season in fourth. Hastings tallied a 397. while first place East Grand Rapids scored a 336. Casey Anderson led the Saxons with a 96, Sarah Bellgraph carded a 99, Katie Welton had a 100, Becky Carr tallied a 102 and Leah Pumford managed a 107. Katie Welton demonstrates her soft chipping touch around the green at a recent golf match at the Hastings Country Club. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner Thursday May 21 1998 - Page 11 Soccer Panthers push 11 in goal to beat Vikings In a tune-up for districts, two Barry County soccer squads battled it out on the field last Thursday in Delton. The host Delton Kellogg Panthers beat the ailing Lakewood Vikings 11-I with five Panthers tallying two goals apiece. Sarah Bridges. Missy Pare. Autumn Chilton. Nikki Schiedel and Kerrie O'Keefe each put two balls in the back of the Vikings' goal. Jcni Cichy added lhe team's 11 th goal. O’Keefe wa< lhe team's goalkeeper in the first half. Stephanie Elsie tallied the lone Lakewood goal with Candace Richards getting the assist The Vikings played lhe game without three starters (Christy Benham. Melissa Ruder and Liz Manchum) who were out because of injuries. Districts began this week. Lakewood was to host its first game today against either Greenville or area foe Caledonia. Sarah Bnogeb po; muvttb up County soccer action last week. Delton's goal scorers, six to be exact found the back of the Lakewood goal quite often in area soccer play last Thursday iiukj unu past me Lakewood defense in in Delton. Five of the Panther scorers tallied two goals in the 11-1 Barry County triumph. Area thinclads now in training A number of area individuals are State qualifiers, while one area team is a regional champion. The boys team at Caledonia High School, capped off a perfect season Saturday by taking first place honors at the Class B regional meet at Houseman Field. The Scots scored 71 points to beat the second place Rogers squad by 21 markers. The Scots took three firsts on Saturday with Chad Wangerin in the discus (153­ 0). Kyle Veiling in the 110 hurdles (14.5) and the 800 relay team of Brian Reiffer. Jason Roh. Dustin McFarlan and Mike Wienczkowski (1:32.5). Lakewood's Vic Stank won the shot put with a 50-2 effon. while Veiling took third in the 300 hurdles with a clocking of 40.8. Caledonia's girls team finished ninth with 22 points. Best performances were turned in by Stephanie Algera in the shot put (second. 34-7 1/4). Diana Minor in the discus (second. 114-0). Ashley Kooiman in the 400 (fourth. 1:02.5) and Melanie VanF.nk in the 200 (sixth. 27J \ The Trojans also had a handful of individual State qualifiers including Jessi Davis in the 1600 and the 800. Angie McQueen in the 100 hurdles, Jessica Crowley in the long jump, 100 and 200. Danielle Quisenberry in the 1600 and 3200 and Ryan Hcsselink in the 1600 and 3200. T K undefeated 400 relay team of McQueen. Lindsey Robertson. Erin Robertson and Crowley are in as is the team's 3200 squad of Jen Verkerke, iQuiscnberry. Lindsey Thornton and Davis. The Lady Trojans placed fifth with 46 points. District information: The district draws for baseball and softball at Gull Lake High School are as follows: Tuesday, May 26: Wayland vs. Delton (both baseball and softball) Saturday, May 30: 10 a.m. (softball); Hastings vs. Gull Lake at noon (softball); Plainwell vs. Delton or Wayland at 10 a.m. (baseball); Plainwell vs. Wayland or Delton at noon (softball). Hastings vs. Gull Lake at Panthers burn up tracks; gear up for State finals Delton's boys track squad, that recently won their eighth consecutive KVA title, took second and set four team records at last Friday's regionals held at Allegan High School. The Panthers had a number of athletes who qualified for State to be held in Saginaw on May 30. Jason Kimbrough. Jason Stampfler. Nic Morrow. Paul Finney. Jim NeSmith. Darron Williams. Kyle Matteson and Zac Taylor all will represent the program at the State finals. Here are the Delton results from the regional meet: The 800 relay team of Kimbrough, Stampfler. Williams and Finney set a new school record and took first place honors with a blistering time of 1:29.8. The 600 relay team also set a new school record and came in first. Members of that team are Williams. NeSmith. Matteson and Kimbrough. A third school record was achieved by Kimbrough in the 400 and. Kimbrough was first in the event, crossing the finish line in 49.2. And a fourth record was run by Kimbrough. Stampfler. Morrow and Finnev in the 4(X) relay The Panther Panthers fall in KVA ball game Rick McCleary and Scott Stopher each collected two hits, but it wasn't enough as Delton's varsity baseball team lost to Mattawan 11-1 on Monday at home The losing pitcher for the Panthers was Ryan Bridges Delton with the defeat dropped to 5-18 four-some was clocked in 43.6. good for on Tuesday. second place. Others who qualified were NeSmith Firsts were gained by Finney in the long jump. Kimbrough in the 100 and the 400. Taylor in the 1600 and 3200. NeSmith in the 200 and the 400. 800 and 1600 relay teams. (second in the high jump and fourth in the 200). Williams (fifth in the 400). Matteson (sixth in the 400). Taylor (third in the 1600) and Finney (fifth in the long jump). Kody Louden also ran well, finishing sixth in the 1600. Delton won its eighth straight league title scoring 199 points at lhe KVA meet Seconds were scored by NeSmith in lhe high jump. Jon Haneckow in the high hurdles. Stampfler in the 100 and 200. Kody Louden in the 1600 and 3200 and Williams in the 400. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 1998-99 BUDGET Panther soccer player Nikki Schiedel throws one in front out of bounds during action against Lakewood last week at Delton. Lakewood will host the winner of the Caledonia and Greenville matchup today in a district soccer match. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL SYSTEM PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there wiH be a Public Hearing regarding the proposed use of Headlee Underfunding Settlement Funds at a special meeting of the Board of Education of the Hastings Area School System PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 1. 1998. at 7:30 p.m. at lhe multi-pur­ pose room of Hastings Middle School. 232 W. Grand Street. Hastings. Michigan, lhe Board of Education of the Hastings Area School System will hold Date of meeting: Place ol meeting: a public hearing lo consider lhe system’s proposed 1998-99 budget. The Board of Education may not adopt its proposed 1998-99 budget until after the public hearing. A copy of the proposed 1998-99 budget, including lhe pro­ posed property tax millage rale, is available for public inspection during normal business hours at 232 W. Grand Street. Hastings. Michigan. Hour of meeting: Monday, June 1, 1998 Multi-purpose room Hastings Middle School 232 W. Grand, Hastings, Ml 7:30 p.m. Telephone number of the superintendent's office: 616-948-4400 ' Board of Education Meeting minutes are located at: Administration Office 232 W. Grand. Hastings. Ml The purpose of lhe hearing is lo receive testimony and discuss the school sys­ tem’s proposed budget. Not more than ten (10) days after lhe public hearing, lhe Purpose of Meeting: Board of Education may adopt its 1998-99 budget. The property tax millage rate proposed lo be levied lo support the proposed bud­ get also will be a subject of the hearing.* The notice is given by order of the Board of Education. Donald A. Myers. Secretary Public discussion on the proposed use of Headlee underfunding settlement funds to be received pur­ suant to Sections 11f and 11g of the State School Aid Act of 1979. MCL 388.1611f and MCL 388.1611g. Donald A Myers Secretary Board of Education of Hastings Area School System �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21. 1998 Lakewood takes softball invite; Delton wins one The home team won. but it wasn't easy. The 1-ady Vikings captured first-place honors at Saturday's Lakewood Invitational beating Forest Hills Northern 8-7 in the championship game. Lakewood (18-11) went 3-0 with an 8-0 win over Perry and a 6-2 triumph over Barry County foe Delton Kellogg. Dehon Kellogg also scored a big win over Perry and lost to East Grand Rapids SOFTBALL cont. on pace 13 19-2. Jenny VanderBoon (8-5) limited the Panthers to two runs in Lake wood's fourrun victory. Jill Vickery. Christy NeSmith. Jenny Gale, Megan Gillfillan. Maria Insalata. Nicole Schmidt. Kai C Mansfield. Brindy Stiles. Maria Bemus and Sarah Henson all contributed to Delton's efforts, offensively and defensively. Lansing Catholic Central (25-4) beat East Grand Rapids 16-1 to earn third place honors. Lakewood's championship game win included a double by Jessie Jordan in the seventh inning. Jordan's hit resulted in the game-winning run. Mara Bemus (15) attempts to dove a softball down the third base line during Saturday's Lakewood Invitational. The host Kai C Mansfield puts her best foot forward and drives the softball through the hole at Lakewood Lakewood team won the tournament, defeating Delton 6-2 in one of its three triumphs. Saxons face ole’ Valley foe on diamond Hastings varsity baseball team had the No. 6 team in the State on its heals Monday in non-league action in Marshall. The Marshall Redskins, however, tallied two runs in the bottom of the seventh to score a 12-11 triumph. Marshall led after two innings 8-0. but the Saxons stormed back with four runs in the fourth, five runs in the fifth and two runs in the top of the seventh. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, the 'Skins scored the winning runs thanks to a Hastings throwing error. The Saxons committed four errors in the ball game. Hitting wise Hastings had 12 hits. Matt Moore was 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. Bobby Cole was 2-for-2 with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Andrew Courtright was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and Tyler Allerding was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Things did not go as well for the Saxons the day following as Hudsonville swept a league doubleheader 8-0 and 9-4. Hastings had just two errors in the two gabies, but Hudsonville received most of the breaks. In Game 2, however. Moore went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, Whitney 2-for3. Courtright 2-for-3 and Larry Bailey went 2-for-4 in an 1 l-hit Mtack. Junior Varsity Hastings tied Zeeland 9-9 in the second PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ SONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of an Ordinance being ordinance No 98. whch was adopted by the Township Board of Prairieville Township at its meeting held on May 13 1998 SECTION L AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3.1.49. Amends Section 3 1 49 of th«> Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the definition of 'LoVParceVTracf SECTION II AMENDMENT TO SECTTON 4.24. Amends Section 4 24 ol the Prameville Township Zonmg Ordinance to add a paragraph requiring lots abutting lakes to have continuous lake frontage that is not less than the minimum lot width requirement for the zoning distncl within which the lot is located SECTION III AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.O.C.4. Amends Section 60C 4 of the PrameviBe Township Zoning ordinance pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements m the R-T Single Family Low Density Residential Distncl Zoning Classification SECTION rv AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.1.C.4. Amends Section 6 1 C 4 of the PramevMe Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements in the "R-2 Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District Zoning Classification SECTION V AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.5 Amends Section 6 5 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the *1* Industnal District zoning classification to amend Subsection *E* thereof pertaining to yard and building coverage regulations and to adopt a new Subsection "F pertaining to minimum lot area and width requirements SECTION VI. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6.6. Amends Section 6 6 of the Pramewlle Township Zonmg Ordinance pertaining to the 'A* Agriculture district zoning classification to amend Subsection *C" thereof pertaining to yard regulations and to add new Subsections *D' and "E" pertaining to min­ game of a May 13 doubleheader after losing the opener 15-5. The Saxons slugged out eight hits in Game 2 with Malt Larsen and Steve Obreiter each collecting 2 hits. Larsen's hits were a double and a triple, while Obreiter had a two-base rap. Hastings tallied two runs in the bottom of the seventh to knot the score. Stan Wilkins had a double and an RBI and Josh Alderson. Shawn Olin and Cory Micel also had hits that drove in Saxon runs. Hastings had six hits in Game 1 with Josh Angoli and Jeremy Bishop each collecting 2 hits. Bishop's offensive efforts produced 2 RBI In non-league action on May 18. Hastings split a doubleheader with Barry County Christian. Hastings won the first game 104), but lost the night cap 13-9. Jeremy Bishop and Shawn Olin each* had 2 hits in Game 1, while Matt Larsen tossed a two-hitter that included 5 strikeouts. Olin had 2 RBI, while Steve Obreiter, Josh Alderson and Stan Wilkins each had I RBI. Bishop continued his hitting prowess in Game 2 with 3 hits including a triple and an RBI. Josh Sciba had a triple that produced 2 RBI and Malt Larsen had a double that was good for an RBI Freshmen The Saxons* frosh (5-8) defeated East Grand Rapids last Wednesday 7-6. Jason Goggins was the winning pitcher, striking out 5. walking 2 and allowing 4 hits. Dustin Terrel collected the mound save. Terrel also had a triple and scored a run. Jake Vanderhoff had a double and scored and Greg Seeber had 2 RBI. Jill Vickery makes the infield throw to Nicole Schmidt at Saturday's Lakewood Invitational. Henson coasts in 800 event Mary Henson won the 800 at regionals and will continue to run the event at the State finals May 30 in Saginaw. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION of BARRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT imum lot area and width requirements and to minimum dwelling floor area requirements SECTION VII AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.13.1. Amends Section 4 13 1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the purpose ol site plan review requirements SECTION VIM AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.134.C. Amends Subsections (4) and (5) of Section 4 13-3 C pertaining to informational requirements for site plans SECTION IX AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.13-2. Amends Section 4 13-2 of the PrameviBe Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add new Subsections "F and *G* requiring site plan review for access lots providing access to more man two (2) access lot beneficanes as defined m the Zoning Ordinance and for all land uses on lands designated as wetlands or hydnc soils in the prameville Township Water Resources Map SECTION X AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.134 Amends Section 4 13-4 to add a new Subsection E adding a new standard for site plan review pertaining to minimizing erosion alteration of the ground water table pollution or reduction of the natural water retention storage capacity of any water course or its associated wetlands PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED 1998-99 BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED USE OF HEADLEE UNDERFUNDING SETTLEMENT FUNDS AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BARRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT. DATE OF MEETING: PLACE OF MEETING: HOUR OF MEETING: TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE: (616) 945-9545 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES ARE LOCATED AT: BARRY ISD ADMINISTRATIVE OFRCE 535 W. WOODLAWN AVENUE HASTINGS, Ml 49058-1038 SECTION XI AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3.1. Amends Section 3 1 of the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance to add definitions of Access Lot’. "Access Lot Beneficiary High Water Line". Waterfront Lol" and Waterway" SECTION XII. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.35. Amends Section 4 35 of the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Non Public Waterfront Access Lol Regulations so as to revise and set forth detailed regulations pertaining to the use of a waterfront lot for waterway access including, but not limited to limitations on numbers of docks and minimum waterway frontage requirements A COPY OF THE PROPOSED 1998-99 BUDGET INCLUDING THE PRO­ POSED PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBUC INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT: BARRY ISD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 535 W. WOODLAWN AVENUE HASTINGS, Ml 49058-1038 SECTION XIII AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4.22. Amends Section 4 22 of the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to yard encroachments SECTION XIV AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE IV. Amends Article IV of the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance to add a new Section 4 38 providing that no lot may be established with a depth more than four (4; times its width and that in the case of a lot connected to a pubic road by a driveway on a narrow strip o’ land or an easement in accordance with Section 4 34 the measurement of lot depth shall not include the easement or strip of land SECTION XV ADOPTION OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP WATER RESOURCES MAP Amends the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance by the adoption ol the prameviHe Township Water Resources Map f SECTION XVI SEVERABILITY The provisions of th.s Ordinance are severable SECTION XVII EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication after adoption All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances m conflict herewith are repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the lull text of the Ordinance has been posted in the Office of the prameville Township Clerk at the address set forth below and that copies of the Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at lhe office of the Prairieville Township Clerk during reg­ ular business hours of regular working days following the dale of this publication Normajean Campbell Clerk Prameville Township 10115 S Norns Road Delton Ml 49046 (616> 623 2664 JUNE 1, 1998 BARRY ISD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE OF MEETING: 1. Public discussion on the proposed 1998-99 budget. The property tai millage rate pro­ posed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject ol this hearing. The Board may not adopt Its proposed 1998-99 budget until alter the public hearing. 2. Public discussion on the proposed use of headlee underfunding settlement funds to be received pursuant to Sections Ilf and 11g of the State School Aid Act ot 1979, MCL 388.1611f and MCL 388.1611g. Thomas S Mohler Secretary. Board of Education Barry Intermediate School District Henson finished the event in 2:22.2 and should be among the favorites for medals at the State final. Other Panthers faring well at regionals were Kim Cole (third in the long jump at 15-9), Jessica Kellogg (fourth in the 1600 in 5:32.6 and fifth in the 3200 in 12:24) and Arin Glidden in the 400 (sixth in 1: 01.8). Glidden. Henson. Courtney Hersha and Amy Ferriell were sixth in the 400 relay team and Henson. Kellogg. Sarah Kotrba * * and Glidden were sixth in the 1600. At the regional meet. Delton's girls placed fourth with 80 points. The finish * put them in second place overall for the t season. Earning all-league honors at the event were Cole in the long jump (first in 16-3 1/2). Dawn Vickery in the discus (first in 88-10 1/2). Dani Freeland in the discus (second in 88-0). the 800 relay team of Hersha. Ferriell. Glidden and Cole (second) and Henson (first in the 800 in 2: 23 and third in the pole vault with a 6­ 6). Henson's performance in lhe pole vault was good for a school record. YMCA NEWS YMCA of Barn County . and the Hastings Youth Council's ■ Adult Floor liockn Standings Team W-L-T TNR 6-1-0 Wolfpack ........................................6-1-0 Hackers 4-3-0. Safety Service.............................................. 2-5-0 i. Avengers........................................................0-8-0 . Games Played: Safety Services 6 vs. TNR * 14. Wolfpack 8 vs. Hackers 2. 1998 Coed Spring Volleyball League • Standings Team W-L IX( 40-0 Hastings Mfg ...........................................25-11 Dawe 24-12 Sixth Team 10-26 I I ex fab . 8-30 Slaughter 5-33 �The Hastings Banner SOFTBALL, continued from page 12 across on three consecutive base hits. Jordan had 2 doubles and 5 hits in lhe Jake "The Snake" Meyerink rode into victory lane Saturday al the New 96 Speedway. Meyerink. of Caledonia, was able to move his way through lhe pack lo pick up lhe IMCA Modified victory. The triumph came in the same car (car No. 791 that Meyerink won with last season after proposing to his wife near the end of lhe racing season Meyerink beat out Greg Hoppies and Mark VanHouten who ended up second and third. In the Street Stocks. Ben Christy was third in the second heat and Ben Curtis was second in the third heal. Dave tournament. Missy Beard had a double and 4 hits. Alana Catlin had a triple. Kris Morton had a double and 4 hits and Krystal Lubitz had a double and 5 hits to pace the Vikings'assault Elizabeth Frizzell (9-6) was the winning pitcher, striking out an F.H.N. (17-7) hitter with a runner on base lo end the game Softball Saxons stuff ‘skins Holcomb won the feature, but had to fight off Max Wirebaugh and Christy in order to achieve lhe win. The New 96 will hold its first open Sprint car show this Saturday at the luike Odessa one half mile oval. The IMCA Modifieds and Street Stocks will also take pan in lhe program. Hot laps start at 5:30 p.m. and racing gets underway at 7:30 Defense and solid pitching helped Hastings varsity softball team beat Marshall Monday 7-3. The Saxons committed no errors, while pitcher Katie Allerding fanned 6 and walked just 3 in seven innings of work. At the plate. Virginia Jennings had a double. Trish McKeough a triple and Bess Lyons had a hit that drove in two. "We were able to put the ball in play with eight hits." Hastings Coach Jill p.m. BERLIN RACEWAY Withey said. The victory was Hastings eighth in 19 Sarah Henson stands tall at the plate during Delton's softball win over Perry. Summer sports camps soon in session Summer is here and sports camps are starting up soon at Hastings High School. Here is information about camps for (rack, girls basketball and boys basketball. TRACK The Hastings Community Education Summer Track Camp for kids ages seven to 11 runs from Monday. July 20 through Friday. July 24. from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is S25 and that includes a tee shirt and an end-of-week picnic. Those attending should meet in the high school lobby by the gymnasium and then you will proceed to the high school ti—k. Preregistranon is required and payment is due by Friday. July 10. Checks should be made payable to Hastings Area Schools and can be mailed to Hastings Community Education; 520 W. South St.; Hastings. MI 49058. Enrollment is limited, so don't wait. are 1-3 p.m. Kowalczyk. VandenHout. and five volunteer basketball players will seventh grade girls coach Jamie Langschicd. Carlson and members of the Saxons varsity team will make up the conduct the camp at the high school gymnasium Monday. June 15 through Thursday. June 18. Players in the fourth through sixth grades take court from 8 to 9:50 a.m. and players in the seventh to eighth grades hoop from 10 a.m. to noon Cost is $30 and players should wear camp's staff. Pre-registration is required and payment is due by Friday. May 29. Enrollment is limits to 50 hoopsters per session Mail payment to Hastings Community Education; 520 W. South St.; Hastings. MI 49058 and makes checks payable to Hastings Area Schools. BOYS BASKETBALL The Saxon Boys' Summer Camp is for eagers entering the fourth through eighth Page 13 “The Snake” rides to victory at New 96 The fifth inning was the big one for the Lady Vikes as three runs were pushed contests overall. Thursday May 21 1998 proper attire (shoes, shorts, socks and a shirt). Pre-registration is required. Campers will receive a tee-shirt as well as awards. Payment is due by Friday. June 5 and can be mailed to Hastings Community Education; 520 W. South St.; Hastings. Ml 49058 /nir i f ; . i. Defending track champion Bob Holley overcame a field of 22 cars to win the 40lap feature for Late Model Stocks Saturday at Berlin. Holley, of Gun Lake, broke up a keen racing dual by going from third to first where he stayed until he reached the finish line. Middleville's Dave Sensiba finished fifth in th- Late Model Stocks feature. Currently, Holley is first in points with 232. Larry Dahlke is 12th with 92 and Sensiba is 25th with 42. A triple header of Late Model Stocks. Sportsman cars and Super Stocks will run this Saturday at the Marne raceway. Practice begins at 2 p.m.. time trials are at 4 p.m. and the first preliminary event is set for 7 p.m. ASA BACK TO BERLIN The American returns to the Berlin Raceway Saturday. June 13 for lhe Mcijer 300 Local favorite Bob Senneker. of Dorr, has earned a trip to the victory circle seven times at Berlin and is looking to make it eight. Practice starts at I p.m with ASA qualifying happening al 5 p m The Meijer 300 is slated lo start al 9 p m Tickets are $18 in advance and S20 at the gate KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Brad Shellenbarger not only won his heat, but had his best finish ever in the A feature for Factory Stocks Saturday al Kalamazoo. Shellenbarger. currently 17ih in points, finished ninth in the feature race. Other area racers in the Factory Slock events were Budd Hybels. Brian Bergakker, Lee Misak. Gary Van Arsdale. Rob Misak. Hybels finished eighth in the A feature and is currently first in points. Bergakker finished 12ih in the A feature and is now 10th in the point standings Lee Misak was fourth in his heal and his best finish ever in the feature event, taking fifth. He is currently 19th in points. Van Arsdale , 14th in points, was 21st in the A feature. Rob Misak was third in the B feature and Ter Meer was unable to compete due to mechanical trouble. Van Arsdale was a heat winner in Kalamazoo races on May 2. In the Limited Late Model division Brandon Lyons finished second in the A feature and is also second in points for the season. Gabe High was eighth in the A feature and stands 23rd in points. Ron Finkbemer competed in the Super Stocks class and took 20th in lhe feature after placing third in the heat race. Finkbeiner is now 15th in points. Speed Association • I What is a fungo bat? GIRLS BASKETBALL Two camps are offered. Camp I is for girls entering the eighth through 12th grades and runs from Monday. June 8 through Thursday. June 11 at the high school gymnasium. Camp hours are 8-11 a.m. Cost is $40. Staff includes varsity girls coach Katie Kowalczyk, junior varsity girls coach Scott Allen, fieshmen girls coach JoAnn VandenHout. former boys varsity coach Denny O'Mara and Hope College girls basketball player Renae Carlson. Guest speakers will be Aquinas College mens coach Rick Albro. Michigan State University assistant womens coach Cheryl Dozier and M.H.S.A.A. official Leroy Hackley. Camp 2 is for girls entering third through seventh grades and is also at the high school gymnasium. Cost is $30 and also runs from June 8-11. Times for Camp 2 Local boxer remains perfect in ring Still undefeated as a boxer. Hastings' Candi Sarver is throwing a solid knockout punch. Sarver raised her career boxing record to 4-0 last Saturday with a third round knock out. Her next amateur fight is June 13 at the same area location. A winner of the Toughman's womens division last winter in Battle Creek. Sarver has caught on to boxing in a hurry. Still. Sarver says it does take a lot of hours to train for the sport. "It's not that easy; it's all technique and skill." Sarver aid. "You've got to The Wooden Ba Tournament it being held Saturday a Hauinp High School, io has ae already co many bear hah fam'minds. The Weal Michigan Whilecaps/Haslings Banner trivia question (his week also has to do with bats. Question No. 7 should be somewhat simple for those accustomed to holding a stick: bats, leave your response on lhe voice mail, extension 227. Tickets won should be redeemed a die Old Kent stadium box office with exchanges based on availability. Call the Whilecaps a (616) 784-4131 for ticket information. In baseball, what is a fungo bat? Ladies golf league starts at River Bend The Ladies Golf League at lhe River Bend Golf Course is getting ready to swing. The league started on May 20 with several flights for golfers of different handicap'. If you have any questions, contact Sue Williams at (616) 945-5206 or Audrey Deming at (616) 945-4696 EXTRA COPIES MECHANIC The Barry County Road Commission is accepting appli­ ) «I ji TX I an• cations for the position of mechanic This is a full time position with an hourly rate of S12 32 plus health insur­ ance vacation, sick time and 401K persons applying should have a strong background in diesel mechanics and a CDL AN lYin’t Put Your Baby's Health On The Line. Y mt of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broedway, Hastings. Applications will be accepted through June 5, 1998 at the offices of the Barry County Road Commission. Barry County Road Commission 1845 West Gun Lake Road Hastings, Ml 49058 UN RIDGE LF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART Equal Opportunity Employer remember that there's always going to be someone out there who wants to beat you" Sarver works with trainer Randy Walsworth three to four times a week on her new craft. She makes just $100 a fight now. but if all continues to go well the payments could be much larger in the distant future. Brandon Lyons holds up the checkered flag following his May 2 victory at the Kalamazoo Speedway. (Photo provided) If you know, call in your answer and receive four free tickets lo a Whitecaps game at Old Kent Park. Answers should be called into lhe sports desk a (616) 945-9554 If the sports staff is out making base ball CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Mott Beautiful 9 Holes In Barry * County! •1460 Glut t .»!.«• RxnmI Notice is hereby given that Mayor Franklin L. Campbell will be making an appointment to till a vacancy lor 4th Ward Councilmember on the Hastings City Council Applications are avail­ able at the City Clerk's Office Any persons residing m the City of Hastings 4th Ward who $1800 Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM (948-8366 h “ Driving Range Open Everyday would like to be considered for this appoint­ ment should submit a resume and/or applica­ tion to the City Clerks office at 102 South Sealed bids arc invited by the Baltimore Township Board. Baltimore Township. Michigan for the purpose ol conMructing a Township Hall, located on E. Dowling Road tn Baltimore Township. Michigan. Il is the essence of the contract to be awarded that cimstruction shall commence in June I9*>K and that the Township Hall shall be completed and ready lot occupane s on or before October I. I Wk. Sealed bids shall be submitted in person or by mail and addressed to the Baltimore Township Clerk al 5766 Hems Road. Hastings. Michigan and will be received until 6:1)0 p m June 9. I WK. and at that time the scaled bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the current Baltimore Township H ill. 2624 Bedford Road. Hastings. Michigan. All bids dull be clearly marked on the outside ens elope - "Sealed bid lor con­ struction of Township Hall Notice to all prospective bidders is hereby given that all bid dors must sign and submit an Alhdasit ol noncnllusion which form will be asailablc with the specifications a"d plans ti<-m the Baltimore Township Clerk. Tracy Mitchell. 5766 Henry Road. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 or in care ol Shirley Drake Baltimore Township Supers isor. al 1006 Railroad St Hastings. .Michigan. Copies of the Specifications and Plans lor construction ot lhe new Township Hall will be on file and may be examined and obtained on Mas 27. 28 and 29. I WK from 2 <«» p m to 5:00 p.m. at the Hastings Townsh'p Hall. KK5 Riser Road. Hastings. Michigan or by contac ing Shirley Drake. Township Supers isor. at 945-9926 bciw ecn 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p m alter Mas 27. I WK until the date .those lor opening the bids The Specifications and plans will require a $100 deposit to he obtained which will be refundable upon return Each bidder shall submit an earnest money deposit in the amount ol Twenty percent <20*; i ol the bid amount. by a ccitilied cashier s check drawn upon an incorporated bank ot trust company or a Financial Surety Bond, payable to the Township of Baltimore. The right is reserved lo reject any and all bids or to wane any tec hnicalities in any bids and to accept any bids considered adsantageous to the Township ol Baltimore Dated: May IK. IWK Tracy Mitchell. Clerk Township ot Baltimore. County ol Bans. Michigan Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. or by calling 616-945-2468 The final date for mak­ ing application is June 22. 1998 Only 10 Minutes from Gun Lake 4 4 Minutes from Hastings Everil G Manshum City Clerk BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP INVITATION FOR BIDS 07 I Scramble Tournament Saturday. May 23* * Sign-Up Today! Dated May IK. |99K Shirley Drake. Supervisor Townshipol Baltimore County ol Bans. Michigan �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 LEGAL NOTICE: 1996 Hastings eighth-graders learn about careers by Mary Warner State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent probate File NO. 96-22365-IE Estate ol Margret Kathleen Goodner (AKA Kathleen Goodner M Kathleen Goodner) De­ ceased Social Security No 363-44-5189 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 3401 Ragla Road Hastings Michigan died 3/23/98 Decedent left will dated 11/25/92 Credrtors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Marquita L Bartow 3401 Ragla Road Hastings Ml 49058 or to both the inde­ pendent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. 220 W Cov” St. Ste 302. Hastings Ml 49058 within 4 months of the date of pi' cation ot this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and dis tnbuted to the persons entitled to it Launn C Roberts Thomas UAW-GM Legal Services Plan 6500 Mercantile Way Suite 3 Lansing Ml 48911 517-887-2838 (5/21) There were no butchers, bakers or candle­ stick makers at a Career Fair held at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College last Friday, but there were a great many other occupations represented during the all-day event The Career Fair, sponsored jointly by KCC. the Hastings Area School System. Delton Kellogg Schools and the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, was the first of its kind. A total of 443 eighth-graders from Hastings and Delton were given in­ formation about careers from 33 presenters. Students were particularly interested in presentations given by hockey player Rob Davies of the K-Wings. WBCH disc jockey Greg Austin, and performing artist Jim Gibson, according to Tom Mohler, superintendent of the Barry Intermediate School District. Presenters included wildlife biologists, law enforcement personnel, attorneys, fire­ fighters. an artist, a physician's assistant, a mechanic, a building contractor, an occupa­ tional therapist, an engineer, a skilled trades worker, an emergency medical tech­ nician. a politician, a DNR officer, a com­ puter specialist, an auto body repair person, a cosmetologist, a veterinarian, a camp di­ rector, a psychologist, a fanner, a chiro­ practor. a pharmacist, a journalist, and a dentist. Mohler said the fair was held in part be­ cause local business leaders indicated in a recent survey that more needed to be done in the way of career exploration with younger students. The Career Fair also was held because there is a push by the state to make sure students are prepared for the workplace. Mohler said. Eighteen school districts in Barry. Branch and Calhoun counties will share state funds totaling $630,000 in the 1998-99 school year to be spent specifi­ cally on career preparation programs. Tim Sleevi. director of KCC’s Hastings campus, described the fair as a collabora­ tive effort that was "a marvelous thing." Local firefighters show students one of their fire ngs. Slate of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AND TO ANSWER Case 498-300-CH Robert Keller - plaintiff in pro per vs Alden D Barnard and Wife if any Carol J Barnard Rchard Hansma and Wife if any At a session of said Court held at the Barry County Courthouse Hastings Mchigan. on May 15th. 1998 Present James H Fisher. Circuit Court Judge On the 15th day of May 1998 an action was filed by Plaintiff Robert Keller against Defen­ dants Alden D Barnard and Wile if any. Carol J Barnard, Richard Hansma and wife if any. their hers, assigns and successors and any un­ known or unascertained persons in this Court to remov* ~‘oud on tide on property located at 307 Brok_-.<ay MiddtevRe. Meh Legal desenpbon Lots 14 & 16 of block 58 or ongmai plat of the Vil­ lage of Middtevilte. Barry County. Ml Permanent parcel f08-41-058-016-00 Upon consideration of the motion and attached affidavit of the Plaintiff attesting to the fed that the Defendants tn this ac­ tion cannot be personally served with a Sum­ mons and a copy of the Complaint herein be­ cause the whereabouts of Defendants are un­ known and that pubtocabon of note* of this action m a newspaper of general circulation is most M«ety to give notice to these Defendants and rt ap­ pearing to this Court that Plaintiff after diligent in­ quiry, has been unable to ascertain the where­ abouts of the Defendants either within or without the State of Michigan, and it further appearing that personal serves of the Summons and Com­ plaint m this action cannot be made on the De­ fendants for the above staled reasons, and that pubbcatxxi ts the best means available to apprise Defendant of the pendency of this action, now therefore, rt ts FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendants. Alden D Barnard and wife if any. Carol J Barnard Richard Hansma and wife if any. there hees. assigns, and successors, and any un­ known or unascertained persons shall on or be­ fore 3rd day of July. 1998. serve an Answer on Robert Kefler Plaintiff whose address ts 2685­ 60th. SE. Kentwood. Ml 49518. or take such other action as may be permitted by law Farture to rompiy with this order may result in a Judg­ ment by default against the Defendants tor the re­ lief demanded tn the Complaint filed tn this Court, and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Or­ der be published once each week tor three con­ secutive weeks m The Hastings Banner, a news­ paper of general circulation hereby designated as the most likely to give notice to the Defendants Dated May 15. 1998 James H Fisher. Circuit Court Judge Robert Keller. Plaintiff. 2685-60th. SE. Kentwood. Ml 49518 (6/4) Students participating In a session In journalism are pictured. Delton teacher Mike Kwasny. BISD Superintendent Tom Mohler, Paul Jordan of Viking Corp, and Dixie Stadel-Manshum of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce chat during the fair. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremaln and Aaaociatee, P.C. la a debt coNectof and wo are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be ueed for that purpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by GLEN J. RAMSEY AND ROSEMARY RAMSEY. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS. HOME ADMINISTRATION US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE now known as USDA. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mortgagee, dated August 8 1986 and recorded on August 8. 1986. m Uber 438 on page 96. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan and assigned by said mortgagee to Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand two hundred sixth four and 42/100 Dollars ($62 264 42). including inter est at 9 500*. per annum Under the power of sale contained n said mortgage and the statue m such case made and approved notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings Ml. at 1 00 pm on June 11. 1996 Said premises are situated in CITY OF DEL­ TON BARRY COUNTY Michigan and are de­ scribed as A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST MORE PAR­ TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2 FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 200 FEET. THENCE EAST 200 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES KNOWN AS PIFER ROAD The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 30 1998 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee ot Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (5/28) Students (from left) Amy Steele. Trent Smith and Josh Meyers participate in a session on computer careers. Hockey player Rob Davies of the K-Wings talks to students. The Hastings Banner GRADUATION KSUL Will be May 28, 1998 Senior Photographs that were not submitted to. or taken by White s Photography tor the year book need to be dropped off at the J-Ad Graphics front office by May 22. 1998 hIstingsBaNNER Physician's Assistant Richard Graf talks with students. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 21 Hastings FFA Chapter honors members, elect officers at annual banquet 1998- Page 15 Memorial Day services will be Monday in area Memorial Day 1998 bangs with it a myriad memories for thousands of Barry County area residents who will attend cer­ emonies in Hastings. Woodland. Nashville. Middleville. Lake Odessa. Clarksville and Sunfield. • In Hastings, the annual parade of veter­ ans groups, emergency services. Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts. Brownies. 4-H clubs and other organizations will be held Mon­ day. May 25. sponsored by the Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion Post #45. Clowns, automobiles, animals, floats and bicycles are also being sought to join the parade Entrants will assemble between 9 and 9:30 a m. on Boltwood Street at the Felpausch parking lot and will step off at 10 a.m. heading west on State Street to the courthouse where the procession will pause to salute veterans. It will then turn north on Broadway to Tyden Park and pause again at the Soldier’s Monument. , The parade, which will also include a marching band, will then pause on lhe Broadway Street bridge where a wreath will High school FFA officers tor the 1996-99 academic year will be (from left) Mark Haywood, Eric Meek, John Eggers. A. J. O'Heran, Matt Peake and Becky Carr. be placed in the river to honor the men and women who served on the seas. From lhe bridge, the parade then will proceed to Riverside Cemetery, through the avenue of flags where the Memorial Day ceremonies will take place, featuring a speech by V. Hany Adrouniu. Anyone who would like to join the pa­ rade can get more information by calling Ken Keumpel at the American Legion Post at 945-4973: the Veterans Affairs Office at 948-4881 or Frank K. Weinbrecht at 945­ 5471. Those interested can join by simply showing up at the staning point before 10 xm. Monday. • In Middleville, the Memorial Day pa­ rade will be held Monday. May 25 with step off time at 10:15 a.m. Those in the parade should assemble at A young man who played Taps," a Cub Scout and an assistant cubmaster are shown here paying respects to a deceased veteran at the Hastings cemetery during last year's ceremonies. the east driveway of the Middle School. Any interested clubs, groups, cars, horses units, etc. wanting to participate can call Jim Maichele at 945-9107. • In Woodland, a service at the Woodland Memorial Park on Velte Road will include the dedication of the Woodland Veterans Memorial Monument. Appearing for the • In Nashville, the Memorial Day parade will be Monday. May 25 at 11 a.m. and will include the Maple Valley High School service will be members of the VFW Post 4461 of Lake Odessa and State Rep. Terry Geiger. marching band, a VFW unit, floats, the VFW Auxiliary and more. The parade will end at the Lakeview Cemetery where a cere­ mony is planned. • Memorial Day observances are set to begin in Clarksville with a parade at 8:45 • In Lake Odessa, the cemetery service, which includes a gun salute, will be held in the Lakeside Cemetery at 11 a.m. and the a.m. that includes the Lakewood High School marching band. The memorial ser­ parade is reportedly scheduled for noon. • In Sunfield. Memorial Day services will be Sunday. May 24 at 3 p.m. at the cemetery on St. Joe Highway. vice will be held at 9:30 a.m. Receiving scolastic awards at the Hastings FFA banquet were high school students (from left) Cheryl Gibbons. Matt Bergen, Mark Haywood. Sarah Gregory. Jolene Grillin, John Eggers. Matt Peake, Andrew Safie, Kylee O'Heran, Melissa Lancaster, Eric Meek and Liz Meek. Ribbon cutting ceremony held recently at new Hastings restaurant A ribbon cutting ceremony was held recently at Jonny Conoon's Italian Eatery, Hastings newest restaurant. On hand for the celebration were (from left) Dixie StadelManshum, Julie DeBoer. Vicki Ward. Kristen Royston. Karen Heath. Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell, Debbie Dorcey. owner Jan Cohoon, owner John Cohoon, Chef Al Worman, Karen Plate, front manager Travis Glenn. Jean ‘Ne Swiatek, Tom Mohler. Elizabeth Forbes. Neil Braendle. Deb Button, Ken Radant. Pat Doezema. Karen Altoft and Bob Byington. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Agriscience seventh-grade student Justin Peck (right) receives the Agriscience Student of the Year award from teacher Carrie Beneker. Not pictured is eighth­ grader Mike Spidei, who won the same honor in his class. Middle School FFA scholastic awards went to Nikki Doozan, Justin Peck, Jacob Rohe. Olivia Pare. Emily Hoke. Courtney Oakland, Ben Jacobs. Jen Cottrell. Joel Gibbons. Nathan Selby. David Miller. Sara Wank. Jeff Baker. Peter Gole. Samantha Wallace. Lee Dykstra. Jessica Storm. Kelli Flohr. Emily Smith. Jessica Roush. Matt Gibbons. Jillian Altoft. Brooke Sheldon, Jesse Doe. Megan Butler. Jeremy Pond. Jessica Pond. Janna Jackson. Aaron Stout. Sarah Haines. Jake Heuss. Mike Nitz. Amanda Schantz. Heather Krebs. Chlsea Evans. Leslie McKay. David Wilson. Bethany Weeks. Jamie Rajt. Kyle Belgraph. Teha Huss. Angela Dipp. Dustin Schuch, Krystale Dunn. Sally Barry. Holly Wilson. Katie Hesterly, Tess Smith. Sheena Vaughan. Ben Olmsted. Jeremy Shilling. Chris Remley. Kristi Guidet. Joe Kelly. Amanda Clinton and Liz Nida. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Juan A Villa a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated August 1 1996 and recorded on August 6 1996 tn Liber 668 or Page 696 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned ny said mortgagee to the Crossland Mortgage Corp as assignee by an assignment dated August 1 1996 whch was recorded on August 6 1996. n Liber 668 on Page 702 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Five- and 08^00 dollars (S60 305 08' including interest at 9 00% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubke vendue at the Ba-ry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock pm on June 4 1998 Sax! premises are situated tn City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 7 of Block 18 of Eastern Addition to the City according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 2 The redemption period shall be 6 monthisi from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m jurhch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated April 23 1998 CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98043283 (5721) MORTGAGE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions o’ a mortgage made by Sandra Notene Fnsbte an unmarried woman mortgagor to AAA Mortgage and F.nanctal Corporation a Mchigan corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on January 31 1997 m L.ber 684 Page 636 Barry County Records Mchigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVING CORPO­ RATION an Arizona corporation by assignment recorded on Apnl 27 1998 Document No 1010974 Barry County Records Mchigan on when said mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notce the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One and 50/100 1$48 771 50' Dollars including interest at 11 80°. per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage w4l be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part ot them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan on June 18 1998 at 1 00 pm Said prem.ses are situated in the Township of Hope County of Barry and State of Mchigan and are described as Lot 1 of the recorded piat of Charles E Kings­ bury Park according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 3 of Plats Page 52 Barry County Records Parcel No 08-007-150-001 -00 The redemption period shall be six <6> months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a n whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 5 1998 Green Tree Financial Servcing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroft Esq SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 Bingham Farms Ml 48025-4541 <248i642-6000 (6/11) State o< Michigan Judicial District - 5th Judicial Circuit ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE Case No. 96-121-DM 220 West State Street. 2nd Floor County Courthouse Hastings. Ml 49058 • 616/948-4814 DEBORAHA JOHNSON 12920 Barry Lane Wayland. Ml 49348 Witham M Doherty (P41960) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 South Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 616/945-9596 v DAVID W JOHNSON address unknown THE COURT FINDS Service of process upon defendant DAVID W JOHNSON cannot reasonably be made as provided in MCR2 105 and service of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably caicu iated to give defendant actual notice ol the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard IT IS ORDERED Publication m the Hast ■ngs Banner of the attached notice of d-vorce proceedings for three (3) consecutive weeks 4/30/98 Judge James H Fisher NOTICE OF DIVORCE PROCEEDING Notice is hereby given to David W Johnson Defendant that a Complaint for Divorce has been Med against you by Deborah A Johnson Plaintiff in the Barry County Circuit Court David W Johnson may obtain a complete copy of the Divorce Complaint from the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk's Office 220 West State Street County Courthouse. Hastings Michigan 49058 or from Plaintiff s Attorney William M Doherty 221 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 If you do not Me an answer with the Barry County Circuit Court Clerk within 28 days a Judgment ot Divorce will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint (5-21) �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 21. 1990 Family Fun Day enjoyed at Star School... by Ruth Zachar> Boardwalks and several scenic overlooks are built in the wetlands for a dose look at nature as a part of the nature trail around Star School. Staff Writer Families and Staff of Star Elementary School gathered with children of many ages to celebrate a successful year of working together in their PTO. This event offered a day of family fun. with a goal of also not having a high price tag. Games, creativity and enjoying the de­ lights of spring were the simple pleasures these families joined to do together : A cake walk offered little cakes to win­ ners. The three-legged race turned into a sack race, but was very popular. Many children had their faces painted. Some played soccer and others pitched water bal­ loons at a target Clown Anne Jerman. "the Birthday Club Clown." gave away balloons to anyone who wanted one. One of the most popular activities was a nature walk with parents and children. School Principal Jo Stebbins and student Kirsten Freitel acted as tour guide for the walk. Star School has a well developed na­ ture trail, which is easily followed. The trail has a sheltered outdoor classroom and several boardwalks over marshy areas with overlooks into the wetlands and ponds. The sheltered outdoor classroom offers a place to rest on the nature hike. Kirsten Freitel served as the nature tour guide. Contestants move around the circle to music, to win a cake. Several won tiny cakes at the event. County takes steps to bond for Fair Lake sewer project By Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners last week agreed to file an intent with the Michigan Department of Treasury to issue up to $1.2 million of bonds to fi­ nance a Fair Lake sewer project, which would be an extension of the Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area. The project will add 100 homeowners to the system, which currently serves 1.500 cutomers. County commissioners originally approved the idea for the project in 1996. lhe contract for the project will be be­ tween the county. Barry Township and the Southwest Barry County Sewer and Water Authority. Bonds for the project will be repaid from Fair Lake property owners' payments to Barry Township. Commissioner Rod Goebel, chairman of the county board's Finance Committee, made the motion to go forward with the bonding, and after the meeting he was asked why the county would want to ex­ pand the sewer when it has a lawsuit pend­ ing against the designers and contractors of Allison Brown watches the sack races with her dad. Rex Brown. Allison's mother, Lisa Brown is a teacher at Star School "The process of this extension started long before" the lawsuit "seeking remedy for (alleged) deficiencies I guess you would say in design and construction," Goebel said. "...The expense of getting lhe thing (wastewater treatment plant) working is probably not that big a deal," he said commissioners have been told by "those who know better" and "the suit is not material to lhe issue of selling bonds." "The solution (lo the alleged current sewer woes) we don't believe is that expen­ sive." The new construction project "will be far better inspected than the previous project," Goebel said. "Money does include close to $30,000 for our own inspections to make sure the construction is done right in addition to the obligation of the engineers to inspect it and make sure construction is done right. "There are a couple of reasons we are moving ahead on this. The lake needs a sewage system and...the costs of construc­ tion are going up." A different contractor will be involved in Anne Jerman. the Birthday Club Clown stands next to Jay Washman. the Fair Lake project, he said. the original project. Fixed Rat— MONEVThK Mm^pmCST .•HMLOS* Hastings students show off their art by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Hastings High School students from Dennis O'Mara's studio art class had a showing Saturday at the gallery at Fish Hatchery Park. The ten students displayed their works using many mediums. There were water colors, pencil drawings and pastels. A few could use his or her own face as a mold, or use a mold that the an department already had. The student then chose the color and paintings were done with acrylics. A ceramic face mask was on display. According to student Tia Harper, the artist pattern for the glaze. A few artists created their picture using scored paper. The paper was cut in the de­ Tia Harper looks at her self-portrait. She was inspired by her classmate Corey Sandusky who specializes in drawing super-heroes sired shape and then creased and molded to take on a three-dimensional image There was a wide representation of wildlife, still life and everything in be­ tween. Duane Curtiss and Margo Robbins of Nashville look at the art work from Dennis O'Mara's Hastings High School studio art students. The art was on display Saturday at the Fish Hatchery Park. nnnmn �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May ?i 1996 Page 17 BUDGET continued from page 1 According to the budget proposal, the genera) inflationary rale is I to 2 .5 percent Thus, a I percent increase in the foundation allowance for 1998-99 would have given the district an additional $185,107 if en­ rollment stayed the same, according to dis­ trict business manager Todd Mora A two and one-half percent increase would have resulted in an additional $463,000 for 1998-99 if enrollment stayed the same The loss of state aid was offset in part by Durant settlement money. Totally, lhe dis­ trict expects to receive $341,000 from the state from lhe Durant settlement in 1998­ 99. However, because stipulations were put on ho* the distncl can spend a portion of the money, only $115,700 of Durant money is budgeted in lhe genend fund The rest of the Durant money. $225,300. will be set aside in a special fund and can only be used for certain items, such as elec­ tronic instructional material, computer software, new technology, school buses, technical training or payments on bond debt Mora said that "quite a few" items that are scheduled to be purchased with money from lhe special account are items that the district would not normally budget in its general fund, meaning that the district was not really able to directly replace regular operating revenue with Durant money. Some of the expenditures budgeted with Durant fund money include furniture, mu­ sical instruments, playground equipment, copiers, microscopes. TV production equipment and computer equipment. A to­ tal of $177,154 of the $225,300 is bud­ geted under the heading "district priority items." Schoessel said the district will hast to decide at a later date which of a long list of items, including an electric range, study carrels, televisions, a truck, and five buses, will be purchased with the $177,154. Another provision of the Durant settle­ ment also helped the district make up lhe loss in state aid. Part of lhe settlement agreement included a reduction in the amount schools are required to pay into the Michigan Public School Employees Re­ tirement system. The reduction was possi­ ble because returns on investments made with money in the retirement account have been enough to offset lhe reduction The proposed budget includes a decrease of $67,678 in expenditures for employee ben­ efits for instructional staff as a result of the drop in retirement payments. The decrease, from a total of $3.59 million in 1997-98 to $3.52 million in 1998-99. would have been greater. Schoessel said, but was offset by a 5.9 percent increase in health care in­ surance premiums The Barry Intermediate School Divine* also helped the district offset revenue losses with its promise to give the Hastings and Delton school districts money it received from the Durant settlement The Hastings School District's 1998-99 proposed budget shows revenues of $128,943 from lhe BISD's Durant money. BISD Superintendent Tom Mohler said the BISD was awarded a total lump sum payment of $195,369 from the state, and will receive another $195,369 spread out over the next 10 years in equal payments of $19,536. The BISD board agreed lo give the Hast­ ings School Dispel $1 17,222 of the $195,360 lump sum payment and $11.722 of the annual payments of $19,536. However, the BISD pul stipulations on how the district can spend the funds. Mohler said lhe BISD board "feels strongly that there's a need for additional career/technical opportunities for students within the BISD;" thus proposals the Hast­ ings and Delton districts submit on how they will spend the money must provide such opportunities Mohler said some examples of expendi­ tures by the Hastings district of BISD Du­ rant funds could be the expansion of lhe auto mechanics shop at the high school, the purchase ot technical education lab set­ ups. computer-assisted design equipment, and technology enhancement The BISD also has been helping the dis­ trict s budget tor lhe past few years by in­ creasing lhe amount of money it reim­ burses the Hastings School System for special education services the district pro­ vides. Special Education Director Jim Hund said that after an increase in special educa­ tion millage was passed, the BISD boosted its reimbursements from 2 to 3 percent to about 30 percent In the 1998-99 Hastings schools budget. $180,000 in revenues comes from BISD reimbursements. Schoessel said the district also saved some money in the 1998-99 budget by eliminating a secretarial position at the high school. Schoessel said a middle school secretary is retiring, one of the high school secretaries will take her place, and the high school position will not be filled. The district also saved money in adminis­ trative costs by recent changes in adminis­ trative personnel, which lowered the costs of administrative salaries Those savings reduced total administra­ tive salaries from $905,256 in 1997-98 to $870,276 in 1998-99. Other decreases in expenditures included a drop in the amount of money spent on business services because money the dis­ trict borrowed to reduce heating costs and buy some buses has been paid off. Revenue increases in other areas also helped lhe district offset revenue losses, in­ cluding a projected increase of $48,419 in property lax revenue, an increase of $26,957 for driver’s training because of new fees being charged to students, an in­ crease of $16,176 because of grant money for transportation costs for the B4s pro­ gram. an increase of $79,193 in state aid because of enrollment increases, an increase of $30,000 for career preparation as a result of new grants being awarded to lhe district, and a $22,500 increase in Medicaid reim­ bursements because of a new program that allows the district to be reimbursed for cer­ tain special education services. On the expenditure side, the budget calls for spending $235,023 more in regular and special education instructional salaries be­ cause of contractual increases and because of the addition of a part-time special educa­ tion teacher at the high school. The special education teacher is the only additional staff person that will be hired this coming year. The budget includes an additional $11,715 in support personnel salaries because of Board members have said in the past that the district has not asked for millage for Star School because state law now requires that any enhancement millage proposed by the district be voted on by everyone in the Barry Intermediate School District, and Delton Kellogg School District voters are unlikely to support a Hastings School Dis­ trict millage. Board President Patricia Endsley reiter­ ated that stance at Monday's meeting after Evelyn Westfall of Hastings asked lhe board "Why are you running Star Elementary if you never passed the millage to run it?" Westfall said that other schools in the district are "being hurt" because money is being spent on Star School. "It concerns me that we have to lake money out of our pockets, even for field trips." she said. (Last year budget cutbacks neces­ sitated the elimination of bus transporta­ tion funding for field trips, and the pro­ posed 1998-99 budget also does not contain funding for field trip transportation.) "I don't think there's the support in Del­ ton to proceed" with a millage request. Endsley told Westfall. Endsley admitted that the lack of millage to support Star School "is binding the budget." But she said the district was "bursting at the seams" before lhe new school opened, and running situation." Schoessel said that in spite of lhe freeze in state aid. the district was "pretty much able to make next year look like a copy of this year" in terms of expenditures. "We tried to keep everything going, and didn’t reduce any programs." Total revenues and expenditures vary little from last year. In the 1998-99 budget, proposed expenditures are an increase of 1.1 percent over last year's budget of $20.3 million, and pro­ posed revenues are an increase of 1.87 per­ cent over last year's $19.9 million. Though no programs were cut. Sboessel said, the new budget, like the 1997-98 budget, includes no expenditures for build­ ing and site projects, and even though a re­ cent bond issue has provided for a lot of upgrading of buildings, there is still some need for work to be done that is not possi­ ble because of the tight budget. Schoessel expenditures for a recently built elementary school on Star School Road and new addi­ tions recently built at other district also said that "every one of the buildings had things they had been looking at" that had to be put off because of budget restric­ schools. The district was unsuccessful in attempts to pass millage to pay for incicased operat­ ing costs at the middle and elementary schools when new additions were recently built, and has not asked for millage to sup­ port Star School or new additions at other schools. tions. The school board will hold a public hear­ ing on theproposoLbudgex Monday. June 1. at 7:30 p.m. at Hastings Middle School. At the same time, the district will hold a hearing on the Durant settlement to "indi­ cate what our plans are for bow to spend the settlement hinds." Schoessel said. Barry County Road Commission endorses state funding proposal the Michigan legislature, according to Brad Lamberg. engineer-manager. “The proposal will help us to repair the worst roads in Barry County. It gives the local road commissions more money and at the same time makes us accountable for An eight-year-oW Hastings boy. Jeffrey Brent Vickers, was airlifted to Spectrum Health Systems in Grand Rapids Tuesday evening after he was struck by a van driven by Rebecca Burton. 32. of Hastings at Colfax and Boltwood streets at about 5:14 p.m. Jeffrey was listed in fair condition at press time Wednesay and the accident remains under investigation. Responding to the scene were the Hastings ' City Police Department, the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police and the Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance. it in spite of a lack of operating millage support, "is. I think, something we had to do in the best interests of the students." Endsley predicted that "as we see student growth — and we are seeing it — I think you’ll see an improvement in our financial contractual increases. The new budget also reflects increased The Barry County Road Commission is endorsing a formula far distributing funds for road repairs now under consideration by Child in fair condition after vehicle strikes bicycle Lamberg said key elements of the plan include: • Enacting a distribution formula that simplifies the funding process and provides a more equitable distribution of funds • Increasing the diesel tax to 19 cents — the same as the gasoline tax • Creating a program that matches funds with townships and allows townships to control the money for projects on local these dollars." l_amberg said. The proposal was suggested by the County Road Association of Michigan, the Michigan Municipal League, the Michigan Association of Counties, and the Michigan Public Transit Association. Lamberg said. luunberg said the current state road fund­ ing formula is set to expire on Sept. 30. greater control over the federal funds they receive • Permitting local agencies to bid on “Unless the formula for distributing funds is enacted into law by this September, state and local governments could lose more than 20 percent of their current road funds.” he said. state road projects • Requiring the state legislature to ap­ point a needs study committee to determine the priorities for a new road funding for­ mula roads • Providing a minimum 25 percent of federal funds for local agencies • Giving small cities and rural counties • Reauthorizing the distribution of $36.75 million to the Transportation Eco­ nomic Development fund, which provides funding to the state, counties and munici­ palities for road projects • Continuing lhe 10 percent allocation for the Comprehensive Transportation Fund and continuing state operating assis­ tance for public transit at the current 50 to 60 percent levels • Ensuring that a portion of the funds from the 1997 gasoline tax increase is added to the Critical Bridge fund Spring Fling entertains many Students from Hastings High School who are part of the Interact Club helped promote Spring Fling by creating perky banners. 18 minors issued tickets for underage drinking J-Ad Graphics News Service Eighteen minors were issued tickets by the Barry County Sheriffs Department for underage drinking during lhe weekend of May 9-10. "If we find them, and they are under 21 party and turned her over to her mother. Another May 9 incident resulted in tick­ ets being issued lo three more minors at a large party on Johnson Road near Crane with alcohol on their breath, they're going to get a ticket." said Barry County Under­ Road. An unclaimed keg of beer was seized by police and two marijuana water bongs also were confiscated. Cited were two 18-year-old Middleville sheriff Don Ford. "They don't even have to boys and an 18-year-old Byron Center boy. have a bottle in their hand to get a ticket. And if they refuse a preliminary breath test, Another May 9 incident resulted in two more tickets being issued to minors for drinking. The pair were in a vehicle that that's a crime, too." According to police reports, four minors were issued tickets for being minors in possession when deputies on patrol at I a.m. May 9 came upon an area of Chief Noonday Road where several vehicles were parked along the road As deputies ap­ proached the scene, they noticed several young people walking around, some in the roadway After backup arrived, deputies adviied thems that it was not safe to be in the roadway, especially at night. As deputies were talking with the mi­ nors. they noticed one holding a glass with alcohol mixed with orange juice and others with alcohol on their breath. Ticketed were a 2()-year-old Hastings man. a 20-year-old Freeport man. a Pierson teen and a 19-year-old Grand Rapids woman Also on May 9. two Delton minors who admitted io drinking whiskey were ticketed. A 20-year-old man with a blood alcohol level of . 12 was a passenger in a vehicle and an 18-year-old male with a blood alco­ hol level of .18 was another passenger in the vehicle. Again on May 9. police ticketed a 13year-old Plainwell girl for drinking at a fled from police. The driver jumped out of the moving vehicle and it proceeded into a tree. The driver escaped on foot and the two passengers, both from Hastings, were tick­ eted and released to their parents. They were 18 and 19 years old. On May 10. deputies ticketed two mi­ nors in a vehicle in lhe Barry State Game area with blood alcohol contents of .02 and .04. Both were males from the Grand Rapids area, aged 19 and 20. They were also found lo have a marijuana pipe. Use the Banner Classifieds for sell something FAST! Call 945-9554. • Requiring that annual audits be per­ formed on the Michigan Department of Transportation at its own expense by an independent agency "Everyone in Barry County knows which roads are the worst, because they drive on them every day." Lamberg said. "It makes sense to let people who live in Barry County decide where the money should be spent." Five escape serious injury when brakes fail Five people escaped serious injury and one of them was ticketed for having defective equipment after the brakes went out on his vehicle and caused an accident Monday. May 18 at Wood School Road and Eckert Road in Irving Township. Police said Jason Lee Braddum, 23 of Hastings was northbound on Wood School road when his brakes apparently failed and he was unable to stop at the intersection of Eckert Road His car proceeded past the stop sign and was struck broadside by a westbound car. driven by Vicky Lynne McCurray, 39. of Freeport Braddum. 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Jerry Lown. 38, was adamant that he had not stolen the money from the home, but admitted to keeping the cash after it was al­ legedly found floating at the edge of Thor­ napple Lake by another man. "What 1 did was wrong." be told Fisher. "I admit it. I got greedy. It was wrong for me to keep it. but I never got the money that they claim 1 got. All I got was $1,300." Lown told Fisher he was working on his boat when the other man called him over to see what he had found in the water. "I don't feel I've bad a fair shake," Lown told lhe judge. "I have no idea what he found before I got there." About $2,000 in coins were also taken during the break-in. "How do you explain the fact that her house was broken into and $6- to $7,000 in bills got into the lake after her house was broken into?" asked Fisher. "There's no logic to it." Lown told the judge that he saved $300 and gave it to the victim because he felt bad about the incident. "That's a lie. that's false," said Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. "Unfortunately, his only regrets are that he got caught and he has failed to show any remorse." Makled said the Lown is not credible be­ cause he filed a false police report regarding "I've been physically assaulted because of all this, my friend's vehicle has been dam­ aged in connection with this case." said Lown. "I'm being blamed for something 1 didn't do. Everyone's looking at me like I'm a guilty person." Lown's attorney. Carol Dwyer, recom­ mended Lown pay the restitution but de­ fended him on allegations that he broke into the woman's home. "There is certainly no proof of his being involved in the breaking and entering it­ self," she said. "By chance, he was down by the water. Someone else was there, loo. That person has not been called to answer. That may be unfortunate. There is an as­ sumption there was $9,000 in the water. We don't know that. We do know there was $1,300 in the waler when (lhe other man) came along and called Mr Lown over " Dwyer said that if Lown had taken lhe money and pul it in the water for retrieval later, it doesn't make sense that he would hide something in full public view "He's been asked to pay for lhe crime he's admitted to." said Dwyer. That is concealing $1,300 and he will be paying bock $9,000." In a restitution hearing held prior to Thursday's sentencing. Fisher ruled that Lown owed the victim the full amount. "I would encourage you lo appeal lhe de­ cision I made regarding restitution." Fisher said. "I know I'm not infallible. On lhe other hand. I can't understand how anyone could break into a house, find $7,000 in bills and loss them away." Fisher referred to that and to Lown's ap­ asking that he get a real job as a condition pearance on lhe scene as the other man was fishing the money out of the waler as "two ! -ns of faith." ' Ifou have a criminal record, you've lied ■ lhe past and you lied to police." Fisher pointed out. "Putting all that together, it was reasonable to make you responsible for lhe entire amount It me. it's a matter of common sense. Maybe someone else will of his probation " have a better idea of what common sense lhe amount of found money. "He's 38 yean old. he's a high school graduate with no physical or psychological disabilities, yet be has no job," said Mak­ led. "He earns $2 an hour babysitting. I'm Banner CLASSIFim cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Recreation .Miscellaneous Ijist And Found BOAT WITH MOTO* and miter. Uftebbiide.$l300OBO 616-9*6 6052 DISH SYSTEM FOR 3 TELEVISIONS FOR SALE. CALL 945-9348, AFTER I4TM. LOST ORANGE CAT. long hair, neutured male. Last seen April 29th. Head Lake Rd area. Has bad eyes needs medicine. 623-8800 For Sale FOR SALE: RECTANGLE shaped dining room table. Wood top w/dark green trim, cornea with 6 chain. In good shape. $175 OBO. Call >91-0536. . DISH SYSTEM FOR 3 TELEVISIONS FOR SALE. CALL 9*5-93*6, AFTER faMTM. QUEEN BRASS BED, beau­ tiful. with Ortboreal mattress set. still in plastic. 3 months old. Cost $800. sell for $275. 616-962­ 1912_______________ Business Services Jobf Wanted NOW ACCEPTING APPS for General Thomas Apartments. I and 2 bedroom units available Equal Housing Opportunity and Handicap Accessible unit avail­ able. 616-948-2572 For Sale Auto H anted *93 DODGE DAKOTA LE: Magnum V-6. air. am/fm stereo cassette, auto, dark green with matching cap. $4,900OBO. 623­ 5635 RESORT COMPANION Wm 48 seeks female companion, friend under 40 for July 4th and other weekend trips to Turtle Lake Resort near Union City. Pleave send icplys to: Ad 8587 d oThe Reminder. 1952 N. Broad­ way. Hastings. Ml 49058 *94 TRANS AM: 852-0977 HOMETOWN TREE SER­ VICE. 945-4687 or 721-TREE anytime. Complete tree lervkc. stump grinding. free estimates. FULLY INSURED._________ EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZING JOBS - ATTEN­ TION TO DETAIL CLEAR ING. STUMPS. DRIVEWAYS. BACKFILLING. LANDSCAP­ ING - SAND A GRAVEL. TOP SOIL INSURED - DON VETTER 795-7830. DIET MAGIC, make 30lbs. disappear fast, money back guar­ antee, free sample. Call Deb616891-9952 PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, barm, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Westerly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545______________________ WESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates. Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545 (tfn) PIANO TUNING, repairina. rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Plano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assistam Call 945-9888________ HANOVER HOUSE 1, ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME, Rooms available for men and women Very clean' First floor! Barrier free private rooms, includes cable TV w/private phone line* available. Within walking distance of town. Call 948-3619.______________ HANOVER HOUSE 2, ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME Room available for men & women. Beautiful Country Home, conviently located on Barry County Transit Line. Call 948-3619 HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES'! CALL 616-948­ 4093 TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Regular or occa­ sional cleaning, window wash­ ing or laundry will clean homes, offices, cottages, all workers bonded Call 948-8508 or 945­ 9448 and leave message. For Rent RESPONSIBLE, REASON­ ABLE MOTHER OF 1 want­ ing to babysit part-time or full­ time. Your child/children in her home. References. CPR & 1st Aide, fenced-in backyard. 517­ 852-9428 *84 FORD BRONCO4x4 $800 948-8036 Garage Sale Card Of Thanks THE FAMILY OF JAY ERB wishes to thank every one for their kindness and support at the time of our need. Especially fam­ ily and friends. We thank Dr. DeWitt for his care of Dad for the past year. Weespecially thank Tendercare of Hastings for their care. Some of you were very special to Dad. His care and com­ fort were your concerns. To each one who took the time to pray with Dad. We can never thank you enough. We would like to thank Koops Funeral Chapel of Lake Odessa. We thank the Grace Brethren Church for their prayers A cards and also for the lun­ cheon following the service. Carl A Janet Exb. Jack A Mary Lou Backer. Vaughn A Carolyn Augst. Jack A Vicki Exb. Robert ACarrolErb Real Estate WHY WAIT FOR THOSE NEEDED HOME/MOBILE REPAIRS? ACT NOW!! •% HOME IMPROVEMENT AND EMERGENCY DE­ FERRED LOANS, 8-8* INTEREST LOANS AVAIL­ ABLE THROUGH BARRY COUNTY, MSHDA AND HUD TO QUALIFIED PROPERTY OWNERS. WINDOWS. ROOF, SIDING, FLOORING, FURNACE, WELLS, A MORE. CALL 618-893-2271 FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH BARRY COUNTY HOME IMPROVMENT PRO­ GRAM, YOUR BARRY COUNTY BOARD OF COM­ MISSIONERS & THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. (MAX HOUSEHOLD IN­ COME $43375). QUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. DELUX APARTMENT NOW AVAILABLE: Church and stale area, in Hastings. At­ tached garage w/opener. large patio/balcany. heat and hot wa­ ter included, air. onsite laundry, locked storage, 2bd.. more. $575 per r.-xjnth. After 6pm contact Bill at 1-616-457-1085. 4-FAMILY BARN SALE. May 23.24 A 25.8-4. Spinning Wheel.Takamine Classical Gui­ tar. Mountain Dulcimer. Hudson Bay Blankets-4 & 6pt. Col­ lectibles-paper, black, bottles, oil lamps, steins, decoys, silver, toys. Antique pottery, antique furni­ ture. lithographs, coins, inven­ tory closeout new jewelry, jew­ elry displays, books, play items. Aircisor Exercise Bike. 1976 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 truck and much more. 10150 Chief Noonday Rd. 616-795-3831.______________ 3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: Sat. May 23.9am-3pm. 1805 N Jefferson. Lots of kids stuff, adult clothes, gas stove A lots of misc. MULTI-FAMILY COOK EDITION, May 22 A 23.9am5pm (and David A Ridgewood Drives). Air hockey table, sports & exercise equipment, console TV. washer A dryer, toys, furni­ ture. clothing and other things too numerous to mention. Help Wanted ALL STUDENTS: SUM­ MER WORK- Up to $11.35. Will train. No telemarketing. Scholarships and internships; Conditions apply 616-245-3882. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St-Freeport, Ml EOE ATTENTION LPN’S, RN’S Respitory therapists and para­ medics! Become an RN or BSN graduate and increase your in­ come without going back to school! To schedule your inter­ view in Kalamazoo call Gary Minnis by May 31 st I -800-737­ 2222_______________________ GENERAL HELP CUS­ TOMER SERVICE local fac­ tory outlet, now hiring 10 full­ time workers. Starting $410 per week. Company training pro­ vided. No 3rd shift. Must be able to start immediately For inter­ view. Call 948-2298 is." tor s office had not provided the results of an audit of lhe Ferrellgas transactions. Fisher ruled that hearing be adjourned to give the plaintiffs accountant and the al "1 don’t believe his employer needed the probation agent's permission to take that tomey's accountant a chance to meet and prepare for trial. hearing was scheduled In fuller recent court business: • Linda Bedford. 36 of Hastings, had a pie trial hearing set for May 28 at 8:15 a.m. Bedford, charged with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts of embezzling from her employer. Ferrellgas of Hastings, was scheduled for pre-trial on Thursday bul lhe hearing was adjourned. Bedford had changed attorneys, from Dave Kusava to John Engman, because she felt lhe fact that Kusava is married to assis­ tant prosecutor Amy McDowell posed a possible conflict of interest. And. Engman claimed that the prosecu- 3 adults sought in drug bust J-Ad Graphics News Service Three adults are facing drug charges after Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings Post confiscated cocaine, liquid hash, methamphetamine and almost two pounds of marijuana at two homes in Or­ angeville Township late Sunday. A large amount of drug paraphernalia, including bongs and manufacturing sup­ plies were also seized, police said. A fourth man with outstanding warrants also was arrested. State Police Sgt. Steve Harper said troopers happened upon the drugs at two separate residences as they were searching for a juvenile suspected of receiving and concealing stolen property Troopers located the stolen property and proceeded to look for the 14-year-old at an address on Bea Street on Pine Lake. Upon finding the teen at the home, troopers discovered the cocaine, hash, methamphetamines and a small amount of marijuana. Also at the home were two other men. a 49-year-old Delton man and a 33-year-old Shelbyville man. both arrested on possible charges of possession and manufacturing with intent to deliver and outstanding fugi­ tive warrants. Harper said. While at the Bea Street home, the offices learned that another man was wanted by po­ lice and continued to a second home on Keller Road where lhe 3O-year-old Plain­ well man was found and arrested on similar • David Wooten. 28, of Plainwell was sentenced to 60 days in jail and one year probation for a fourth degree fleeing a po­ lice officer conviction. • Robert Burke, 25, of Battle Creek, was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 162 days served and to continue his proba­ tion on a May 6 conviction of violating his probation by testing positive for mari­ juana. action." Dwyer said. A $350 cash bond was set and a May 18 • Linda Sue Bedford. 36. of Hastings waived her right to an arraignment and a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. She is charged with four counts of embez­ zling from Ferrellgas in Hastings. Two counts are felonies for embezzlement over $100. which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine and two are for embezzlement under $100. mis­ demeanors carrying maximum penalties of 90 days in jail and/or a $100 fine. A pretrial hearing was set for May 14 at 8:15 a.m. • Ricky Roe pleaded not guilty to proba­ tion violation at an arraignment Thursday on a bench warrant. Roe is accused of not maintaining gainful employment and fail­ ing to pay fines and costs. His attorney. Dwyer, said that Roe was terminated from bis job. • Travis Trierweiler. 18. of Woodland was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status after being charged with malicious destruc­ tion of property over $100 for breaking a rear window out of a car in Woodland. POLICE BEAT Charges sought in death of swan RUTI.AND TOWNSHIP - Charges are being sought against a Hastings man accused of deliberately killing a swan with a speed boat on Algonquin Lake May 10. Police reported that a witness saw lhe man. who was driving lhe boat and pulling an innertube. change the direction of the boat in order to drive through a flock of .waits. The man told police he wanted to give the guy on the tube a scare by driving through the flock and that the rope "caught its neck." Mute swans are protected animals and a charge of illegal taking of a mule swan his been requested of the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Man tries to solicit sex at rest area WOODLAND TOWNSHIP • A Hastings man who stopped at a road side test on M­ 66 near M-43 in Woodland Township May 17 was solicited for sex by a stranger al the park, according lo a report by the Barry County Sheriff. Department Police said lhe 25-year-old Hastings man waited for the unidentified man to finish using Ute outhouse style restroom, which had no door. After waiting his nun. the unknown man allegedly tried to peer inside the outhouse at the Hastings man. according to a witness in the Hasting s man's car. When the Hastings man exited, the stranger solicited him for sex. according to the police report. When the Hastings man refused, the man became more insistent and the local man got into his car and followed the stranger south on M-66 to Nashville to obtain a license plate number and other identification. The man later continued south on M-66. Police notified all surrounding police agencies, including those in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, to be on lhe lookout for a man matching his description. Larcenies hit southern Barry County charges. Police seized the nearly two-pounds of home-grown, unpackaged marijuana in a garbage bag at the Keller Road home. Harper said. YANKEE SPRINGS. HOPE TOWNSHIPS - At least four larcenies were reported to the Barry County Sheriffs Department recently: * A Nintendo game system was taken from a home in the 10000 block of Grey Court in Yankee Springs Township April 21. • A purse inside a car parked in a driveway in the 100 block of Trails End in Delton In all. police said the drugs were valued at "several thousand dollars The troopers were assisted by the Michi­ gan State Police Canine Unit from Way­ was taken May 6. Missing were credit cards, cash. etc. The car was unlocked. • Contents of a purse were taken from a car in the 8000 block of Gold Road in Hope Township May 6 and keys were taken from another car in the same driveway, police reported. The cars were unlocked. * A pickup truck was taken from a driveway in the 10000 East Shore Drive in Barry Township April 20. The red. 1996 Ford F150 was unlocked and lhe keys were left in the land and by officers from the Southwest Enforcement Team. The four adults were lodged in the Barry County Jail and a bond hearing was held Tuesday. Names could not be released pending ar­ raignments. which were expected to take place some time on Wednesday. They had not been arraigned at press time. Woodland teen struck by car J-Ad Graphics News Service A 14-year-old Woodland teen was treated at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo for a broken leg and released Sunday after he was struck by a car on Woodland Road north of Jordan Road Saturday. May 16. at 6:30 p.m.. Michigan State Police reported Monday. Police said Paul McArthur was riding a 10-speed bicycle northbound with a friend when a car. driven by Larry Johnson. 27. t Middleville, tried to go around the pair to the , left. McArthur also veered toward the left shoulder of the road and was struck by the car. police said. "The boy was on the hood of the car." said Trooper Paul Gonyeau. "He went through the windshield when he was struck." Although McArthur was not wearing a helmet, he escaped bead injuries. Gonyeau said. McArthur was taken from the scene to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo by West Michigan AirCare. Also responding to the scene was Lakewood Community Ambulance and the Woodland Township Fire Department. No other injuries were reported, no alcohol was involved and no citations have been issued, police said. The accident remains under investigation. visor. All lhe incidents were turned over the to Detective Bureau of the Barry County Shenffs Department. Auto detailer arraigned for car theft HASTINGS - A Hastings automobile detailer was arraigned in Barry County', 56-1 District Court Friday. May 15. on a car theft charge for allegedly taking a customer's vehicle without permission. Thomas Harold Ray. 38. owner of the Head to De Tail shop at 313 N. Michigan Avenue is accused of taking die pickup truck the weekend of May 10. according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department and the Grand Rapids Police Department. The customer became suspicious when he went to the shop to pick up his truck and it was missing, lhe report said. After investigating the anomer's report, the truck was entered in the Law Enforcement Information Network as stolen, and the truck was located the same day by Grand Rapids police in the 700 block of Cass Street SE. Ray reportedly told police that he had told lhe owner be might drive the vehicle oyer the weekend and that though the owner didn't answer, he nodded. The owner told police he did not give Ray permission to drive the truck. Ray told officers he needed the Buck because his personal vehicle was not operable and that he was scheduled to appear in court in Wyoming early May 11. He also told police be was looking for his daughter, who is a runaway, the report said. Ray was lodged on $2,500 bond and a May 27 preliminary examination was scheduled Man may face assault charges YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A Wayland man may be charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm for allegedly causing severe injuries to a Yankee Springs Meadows resident. Barry County Sheriffs Deputies report that the victim beard a noise outside his trailer April 25 at about 12:30 am. and called for his roommate to go outside with him to investigate. As they exited the trailer, a man came out of the shadows and confronted the roommate. When the first resident went to his truck, the attacker allegedly lunged at the door with his entire body weight and caught the man in the ”v" where the door meets the truck. The victim's head was knocked against the top of the roof of the truck and he became unconcious. He suffered a severe laceration to the bridge of his nose and all the cartilege in his nose was destroyed. He also suffered a cut to (he comer of his eye which required three stitches, police said. The attacker was an acquaintance of the roommate and told police he had gone to the home to tell the roommate to leave his girlfriend alone, police said. Charges have not yet been authorized and the incident remains under investigation. Woman accused of assault HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A woman accused of striking her ex-boyfriend across the nose with a glass and in the side of the head is facing charges of domestic violence and assault and battery. . Lynna Cousins of Hastings was arraigned May 19 on two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and one count of assault and battery. A preliminary examination is set for June 6 The victim suffered several cuts on the side of his mouth for which he received several stitches and a bump on the head, police reported. I � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-05-28.pdf a2a2179a785650bdf5d92b42071262b7 PDF Text Text HASnilGS PUBLIC UBkAHT i2' $ »: ■’hsi HA.MK4.8ti 4sae |g33 Stars come out for county meet County eyes sports complex Another trash pickup service? See Story on Page 12 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 2 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY W — X 121 S CHURCH ST C-3 HASTINGS Ml 49058-1817 Hastings VOLUME 145, NO. 22 ANNER News Briefs: Residents prompt council to reject sidewalk plans Dual enrollment meeting June 2 Hastings High Sdsool stadeou who want to lake pan in the dual enrollment program for the 1998-99 academic year must attend a group meeting at 7:30 pjn. Tuesday. June 2, at the high school library. Dual enrollment, also called post r-options. permits students to take classes at both the high school and a college or university simultaneously. Its purpose it to provide a wider variety of options to sewt^rv and ensure that they continne to be challenged. The State Board of Education for this year only will allow students who have taken the MEAP high school lest this spring to dual enroll for eligible classes without waiting for the test results. For more information about dual enrollment, call the Hastings High School counseling department at 948­ - 4409 McBryde drops senate campaign Jim McBryde has dropped out of the 23rd District Senate race, so Joanne Emmons will not have any opposition in the Aug. 4 Republican primary election. McBryde, a state legislator who announced eartier this month that he would challenge Emmons for the sot, quietly withdrew his name on the balkx before the deadline for doing so. He cannot seek another term in the State House of Representatives because the new term limits law kicks in this year. The challenger, who picked up endorsements from Stale Rep. Alan Cropsey and former Stale Sen. Jack Welborn, attacked Emmons' attendance record and said site was tied somehow lo special interests such as tobacco. Several sources close to the GOP said McBryde was persuaded to withdraw from the race because his campaign was divisive within the P“1y Emmons is seking her third fouryear term as state senator in the 23rd District, which includes all of Barry, Mecosta. Montcalm. Isabella and Ionia j 'Golden Deeds' nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seeking nominations for its annual Book of Golden Deeds award, which honors "the quiet good deeds of America's unsung heroes." Exchange Club Secretary Thomas Hoffman said. "We seek to recognize a member of our community for their exceptional public-spirited deeds who. because of their quiet, unassuming dedication, may be unrecognized for their activities." The award is presented at the annual Michigan Day luncheon during Mayor Exchange Day. The Book of Golden Deeds winner also has historically been honored ns being selected as the grand marshal of the Summerfest pnte. Previous winners of the honor include the Rev. Russell Sarver. Sue Drummond and Mabel Boyion. Nominations should be sent to Exchange Club President Barbara Schondelmayer. Hastings Public Library. 121 S. Church Sl. Hastings. 49058. The nominee's name, address and reasons for consideration should be More news Briefs on Page 2 PRICE 50" THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998 V. Hany Adrounie, retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Air Force, was the guest speaker at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies at Hastings' Riverside Cemetery Monday morning. by David T. Young Editor People who live along State Road near North Broadway delivered a convincing message to the Hastings City Council Tuesday night. Residents said they don't want any pan of building a sidewalk in that area, and their litany of reasons persuaded the council to scrap plans for such a project. The council held a public hearing on the necessity of constructing a sidewalk on Stale Road north of the bridge on Broadway after a local woman requested such action because she felt it's dangerous for children to walk to school in that area. One of the most important objections to the proposed project was the fact the inter­ section is near the bottom of a hill, which poses special safety problems. One of the residents. Connie Raymond. ' sud c c inxrsectic*c(is injvcd dangcii ex. ; and building a sidewalk will send the kids the wrong message that this is a safe place for them to play. Her husband. Rick, said that the project would have a negative impact on his house and property because a sidewalk would have to be cut into a hill in front of his house. He added that he didn't like the idea that trees, which act as "noise barriers" against the traffic, would have to be removed. "1 believe there are safer alternatives," he said, mentioning a foot bridge as one. Lynn James Nichols read a news clip­ ping about a roller blader in Saugatuck who was killed while practicing his craft going down a hilly sidewalk. Amy Laverty also questioned whether putting in a new sidewalk could open the door to violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act because of the difficulty wheelchair-bound people would have get­ ting up and down the sidewalk with such a steep slope Adam Meeker said he and Laverty are try­ ing to restore a house near the corner of State Road and North Broadway. If a side­ walk project was to be approved, he said four trees would have to be removed and ul­ timately six would die as a result. There were other comments, and one man contended that all residents on Stale Road near the intersection are opposed to any plans to put in a sidewalk. One woman said the woman who asked for the project "wouldn't incur any cents’* a result of the project. Councilman Joe Bleam asked if the city would be reluctant to build sidewalks in other areas of Hastings, such as Grant Street, that already have them. Mayor Frank Campbell said he has been advised that the State of Michigan has an interest in doing something with the inter­ section because it's on a state road (M-43). However. Meeker contended. "The state has no plans for that comer whatsoever," Sec SIDEWALK, continued oaee 3 Memorial Day is about love, pride, freedom People underestimate what it means to be an American. V. Harry Adrounie. retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Air Force, told area citizens who gathered Monday at Hastings' Riverside Cemetery for a Memo­ rial Day observance. Being an American is "about love, pride, freedom." Adrounie said. “Memorial Day is not just a day off of work. You know in your heart it means someone died so you could stand here alive, unafraid and free. It's a time to honor and remember those who died to save America and "our free­ doms." Adrounie said, noting that the tradi­ tion dates back to 1868. "As we gather here, these heroes con­ tinue to speak to us. their sacrifice speaks of love of country and family - of duty and honor - for our freedom. "They came from all walks of life, from all religious and ethnic groups. Even though they had disagreements they all had one thing in common - love and loyalty of country. This was the bond that cemented ties between all those who died and those veterans who survived." said Adrounie. a Hastings resident. "This is camaraderie that will never die. It is something that cannot be defined to those who never participated He reminded the gathering that those who made sacrifices in the Revolutionary War. War of 1812 and the Civil War are honored on Memorial Day as well as those who gave their lives in recent wars. Adrounie also noted that 28 "hostile mili­ tary actions" have taken place between Vietnam and Bosnia. In Hastings. Memorial Day also included a parade and special tributes to veterans along the route, including wreaths on the Courthouse lawn. Soldier's Monument and in the Thomapple River to honor those who served on the seas. The day's observances were sponsored by the Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion Post #45 Members of the Lawrence J. Bauer Post No. 45 of the American Legion and Auxiliary highlighted the annual Memorial Day parade in Hastings Monday morning under threatening skies and cool temperatures. Chairman says no, but wife appointed by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Should spouses of Barry County com­ missioners serve on county-appointed committees and other county-related pan­ els'’ Some board members say yes. and others no That was one of the issues debaled Tues­ day by the County Board before the wife of County Board Chairman James Bailey nar­ rowly won re-appointment to sene on the County Friend of the Court Advisory Committee. Debbie Bailey s capabilities to hold the position were not in question and a couple of commissioners even praised her active community involvement. Besides that. Debbie recently graduated from Kellogg Community College, where she earned an associate's degree in applied science plus two certificates. She accomplished those educational achievements while being mother to 11 children and day care provider at the couple's Hastings home to 31 chil­ dren on a round-the-clock basis, seven days a week. Debbie's re-appointment to the Advisory Committee was won by a 4-3 vote, with her husband abstaining. Chairman Bailey tried to persuade his fel­ low commissioners not to re-appoint his wife Debbie to the advisory group, citing a strong belief that spouses of commission­ ers shouldn't be eligible because of lhe possibility of a conflict of interest when committees and other boards are in serious disagreemeni with the County Board However, the majority of the board be­ lieves spouses should have an equal oppor­ tunity to sene as law provides. Two commissioners who have often been at odds with Chairman Bailey voted for his wife to be re-appointed. Voting to keep Debbie Bailey on the Advisory Committee were commissioners Emmet Herrington. Lew Newman. Robert Wenger and John Barnett. Voting against the re-appointment were Sandy James. Rod Goebel and Rose Heaton. "I didn't even want to see my wife's name considered, and she pul her applica­ tion in." Jim Bailey told the board. "Where are you going to sleep tonight?" teased one commissioner. Bailey said be believes it is wrong for See WIFE, continued on page 2 �Page 2 - The Hashngs Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 News Briefs... Library to waive non-resident fees The Hastings Public Library has an­ nounced it will waive non-resident user fees for June and July. The library is offering its services to all people outside the city of Hastings and Rutland Township, which make up the current service area. The Hast­ ings Library Board is mounting a campaign to support a proposed dis­ trict library system that also would take in Hastings Township. Library Board officials say a district library, with its own millage, would solve space and funding problems. Coldwater River meeting planned A public meeting on the future of the Coldwater River will be held al 7 p.m. Tuesday. June 2, at the community center in Freeport. The purpose of the meeting, sponsored by the Coldwater River Watershed Association, is to gather public opinion on how best to use resources to improve and protect the Coldwater River, a trout stream and a tributary of the Thomapple River. For further information, call Steve Bare at 948-8038 Bluegrass on tap at Arby's tonight An evening of bluegrass music, featuring the Apple Blossom Bluegrass Band and Singing Strings, will be presented at 6:30 tonight at the Arby's Musicians Showcase. The Apple Blossom Bluegrass Band, which haik from the Grand Rapids area, is making its second appearance at the Showcase series. The group has appeared locally on the Channel 12 "Access to Bluegrass” program. The Singing Strings, with members from Middleville and Grand Rapids, are Showcase veterans and have played at the Hastings Summerfest and area churches. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Chartton Park official leaves Wendy Talar, education coordinator at Charlton Park for the past five years, has left to take a new post as parks director for Ada Township in Kent County. Tatar, a graduate of Western Michigan University, was a summer intern in 1988 and she took on the education coordinator's job in 1992. She left Charlton Park on May 17 and published a farewell letter in the newsletter earlier this month. Sara Feldbauer. acting director of Chariton Park, said Tatar's post likely will be filled by a temporary coordinator nntil a new park director to succeed Diane Smith can be found. Smith resigned earlier this year to lake a post in Muskegon. Tangle Town' repairs planned Tangle Town, the community funded and built playground at Bob King Park in Hastings, will be closed for repairs and cleaning from 5 p.m. Friday. May 29. through Saturday, May 30. The Hastings Circle of Friends, the group that spearheaded the drive to build the structure, is hoping that many of the volunteers who helped build Tangle Town will come out Sat­ urday to help with the annual mainte­ nance. The cleanup will begin Friday night, when a small group of volunteers will power wash the entire structure. Satur­ day morning at 9 a m., adults, and children 10 years and older who are ac­ companied by an adult, are invited to come to Bob King Park and lend a hand. Sunday. May 31. is the rain date. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools such us shovels, rakes, brooms, wheelbarrows, hammers, screw drivers, cordless drills, orange extension cords, socket sets and sanders. Tools should be clearly marked with the owners’ name, and are the owners’ responsibility, since there will be no tool enb with tools signed in and out. Anyone who would like to volun­ teer. purchase a picket or hand tile should call 948-8838 Another trash pickup service in Hastings? Hickory Corners Blood drive set An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from neon to 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. at the Kellogg Biological Station Education Center near Hickory Comers. The goal will be 60 pints. Volunteers to help with paper work and assisting nurses and blood donors. The current blood supply is low and the demand usually increases during the summer months. Anyone who is at least 17 years old. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in reasonably good health and hasn’t given blood within 56 days of the drive is eligible to contribute. For more information, call Barb Baker at (616) 671-2356 or Nina Consolatti at (616) 671-2228. Outdoor center sets work day The Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center near Dowling is inviting par­ ents, teachers, staff and community to be part of its first "We Care Work Day" Saturday. May 30. The event is designed to encourage people to become involved with the Outdoor Education Center through helping with several ground and build­ ing related projects. Participants will have a chance to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at the center and help complete some spring cleanup. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m., when participants will meet at the lodge to receive project team assign­ ments. Participants will work along­ side staff members. Lunch will be provided, and there will be a presenta­ tion about the center and volunteering opportunities. The project work is expected to be finished by 4:30 p.m. For more information about the cen­ ter or the work day. call Heather Campbell at (616) 721-8161. Student art show is this weekend About 200 pieces of art created by students in grades K-12 will be show­ cased the next two weekends at a stu­ dent art show at the Arts Hatchery Building in Hastings* Fish Hatchery Park. Sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County, the 10th an­ nual show will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Art from all the county’s school dis­ tricts — Maple Valley, Delton Kel­ logg, Hastings, Thomapple Kellogg, plus St. Rose School, Barry County Christian and Woodland Middle School — will be featured in the free, juried show. Award ribbons will be given within certain age brackets for the best draw­ ing. painting, etc. All exhibitors will be given participation ribbons for be­ ing part of the show. The show is held to recognize stu­ dents* talents, give the public an op­ portunity to see what students have ac­ complished and to give the students a chance to see what their peers are creat­ ing. by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council is under pressure to allow another refuse pickup service come into the city. Waste Management of Michigan, a Bat­ tle Creek-based company, is asking for the council's blessing to come in to compete with Hastings Sanitary Service, whose five-year contract is expiring. The council voted Tuesday night to extend that contract until at least July I in order to weigh the pros and cons of changing from a contract to a franchise system in dealing with waste hauling services. If the city decides to grant franchises rather than one contract, it could allow both to do business here and further remove city government from getting into the waste hauling business. City Manager Howard Penrod said there are three alternatives for the city. One is to perform the service itself and levy up to three mills. Another is to take bids and grant a contract to a private company for a specified period of three to five years. The third is to grant franchises to any company that meet the requirements and agrees to abide by city ordinances. "1 am personally not too excited about going into the garbage business or con­ tracting for this service primarily because we become directly responsible for the ser­ vice and all associated liabilities and com­ plaints." Penrod wrote to council members in a communication. "Franchising allows for a competitive environment. Citizens may choose who they wu.nl to provide the service and at what cost." Cut council members said if they have more than one waste hauler, refuse contain­ ers conceivably could be on the city's curbs almost every day of the week. It also was pointed out that there is noth­ ing in the new city charter that forbids granting an exclusive franchise. However, it also was noted that exclusive franchises can't be granted in Michigan. Under the current contract with Hastings Sanitary Service, pickup is on two days each week. The company does half the city in one day and the other half on another <fay. Steve Essling of Hastings Sanitary Ser­ vice said his firm has done business locally for 48 years, contractually since 1961. and has provided personalized service. He noted, for example, that Hastings Sanitary Service last winter helped Councilwoman Deb Dorcy find a personal heirloom that had been accidentally pitched into the garbage. He asked whaMther refuse service would provide such personalized service. He also said that his company has raised rates only once in the last five years. Speaking in favor of continuing the con­ tract. he said. "We’d just like to go ahead and be your trash company for awhile.” But City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes said too many people seemed to be getting "hung up" on the semantics over the differ­ ence between a contract and a franchise agreement. "I think a franchise is a more appropriate mechanism for the city to use,” she said. But Councilman Robert May said things have worked well in the past with a con­ tract. "I hate to fix something that's working," he said. Mayor Frank Campbell agreed, saying, "This thing has worked for so many years." Penrod reiterated that he favors a fran­ chise agreement mostly because "one keeps us further away from the process than the other." it was decided to extend the current con­ tract another 30 days (city administration already had extended it once) to allow the council to look over options again. Mean­ while. Fekkes will prepare both a contract and franchise agreement, depending on which way the city goes. In other business Tuesday evening, the Alumni banquet will be June 13 The 111th Hastings High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday evening. June 13. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. A catered dinner will be served at 6:30. but alumni are urged to arrive early and participate in the informal "chat hour" to renew old friendships. The school will be open between 4 and 6 p.m. Besides the cafeteria, special recep­ tion rooms have been set aside for the 50th. 55th. 60th and 65th anniversary classes. All of the classes will be rec­ ognized during the evening, where they are celebrating anniversaries or not. Master of ceremonies this year will be 1968 HHS graduate James H. Fisher, now Barry County Circuit Court Judge. Tickets, for 59 apiece, may be pur­ chased at Bosley Pharmacy or by call­ ing Donna (Bachelder) Kinney at 945­ 4964 Mail orders can be filled by sending a self-addressed, stamped enve­ lope to Kinney at 525 W. Clinton St.. Hastings Mich. 49058. A limited number of tickets are ex­ pected to be available at the door. council: • Decided to take steps to repeal by ordi­ nance the Officers' Compensation Com­ mission. Councilman David Jasperse set the panel of five members now only decides the pay for council members, the mayor and the Board of Review. 12 public officials in all. The panel recommends salaries and then the council can accept or reject them when ap­ proving the budget. "That responsibility is something we can handle.” Jasperse commented. • Approved the downtown parking dis­ trict assessment at $16,500. the same an­ nual cost that has been assessed since 1989. Council discussed upping the total fee to $20,400. but held off until a review next year. The assessment against local businesses in the district helps cover the city’s costs to improve and maintain the streets in that area. • Referred back to the Planning Com­ mission a request by Tom and Susanne Parker to allow them to use Country Club Drive to access property on which they plan to buy to build a new home. City or­ dinance requires all residential development to front on a public street, but Country Club Drive is an unbuilt, platted road. • Directed the city attorney to draw up an agreement in which Al Jarvis, owner of McDonald's, will lease a portion of the railroad right of way next to the restaurant's property so he can improve the turning ra­ dius for the drive-through. • Adopted a resolution to recommend Kmart's application to the Slate Liquor Kids’ community service praised Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell reads a proclamation praising the efforts of Hastings Middle School students for their efforts in the Community Day activities in the community . He presented the award to teachers Cheryl Goggins, Gerri Pyles and Dan Benningfield. who with Principal Mike Spahr and city staff coordinated community service projects the youngsters performed last week. Control Commission for a license to sell beer and wine and its store on West State Street. • Rejected a recommendation from the Downtown Development Authority to buy the Newton property at the comer of Apple and Michigan, across from where the City Hall will go in. Council members said they thought the zsking price of $30,000 was too much, given that the property has been appraised as being worth $5,000 and taxed at $18,000. City officials have intended to use the property in the future to extend the river walk and perhaps create a new canoe livery area. The vote to reject the proposed transac­ tion was 7-2. with May and Campbell dis­ senting. • Approved a request from Brian's Tire &. Service to use Jefferson Street in front of its business to showcase race car driver Richard Petty s car. another vehicle and a tractor-trailer on Tuesday. June 9. • Agreed with the Local Development Finance Authority's recommendation and authorized the city manager to obtain right of first refusal on property next to the in­ dustrial incubator owned by the Apollo Group. The seven "buildable acres" could be used in future industrial development plans. • Approved a request from Ruby Cairns to close the parking lot behind the library Friday, June 5. for the annual children's dairy program. • Approved the first reading of a new or­ dinance that spells out rules and regulations for sidewalk cafes in the city. • Approved a traffic control order to ha<e stop sign erected on Washington Street at its intersection with Bond. State Dem Party chair to speak at 1st Friday Mark Brewer, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, will be guest speaker at the next First Friday program at noon Fri­ day, June 5. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Brewer was guest speaker at the Barry County Democratic Party's annual TrumanJohnson dinner April 25 at the Middle Villa. He is expected to talk about the upcom­ ing political campaigns and the importance of getting out the vote. Those attending are encouraged to ask questions or raise con­ cerns. The First Friday forum series is spon­ sored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring their own lunches or light fare may be purchased at the hall for a donation. Mark Brewer WIFE, continued from page 1 commissioners* spouses to serve on county committees, and that he doesn't plan to support any appointments of other com­ missioners' spouses in the future. To illustrate his concern. Bailey cited a recent controversial issue that nearly caused the County Family Independence Agency Board to sue the County Board because it did not want to approve a more expensive retirement plan for the Thomapple Manor administrator. County Commissioner Robert Wenger's wife Helen serves on the panel that oversees Thomapple Manor, the F1A Board, by county appointment. "...If that had ever went to court you've got a commissioner who should be sup­ porting the (county) commission and you’ve got a spouse that's a part of suing the other. I think it's wrong," Bailey said. And he noted that Helen Wenger’s quali­ fications to serve (on Fl A Board) were not in question. "Commissioner Wenger's wife has sat on that board for many years and has served well on it." Bailey said. "I understand what you're saying and I've had some of the same concerns. Jim." Wenger said. Wenger stressed that he had nothing to do with his own wife's appointment and that he was not even on the County Board when Helen s tenure began on the Fl A board. Wenger said he abstained from vot­ ing when she was re-appointed "I think any person has a right to ask to be on a committee. The board has the right to pick who they feel is the best. So 1 don't think we should block that.” Wenger said, explaining his vote after meeting "I understand Jim's position where he is part of the input or it could be conceived that way I think were looking in the county for people we feel have the best knowledge for the position. I think if we fall short of that then we re starting to dis­ criminate. "We're walking on thin ice here if some­ body wants to challenge it (if Debbie had not been re-appointed). Everybody in the county has the right to apply for a posi­ tion. Whether they get it or not depends on what the board votes on." Wenger said If the County Board had not re-appointed Debbie Bailey because she is a commis­ sioner's wife. Commissioner Emmet Her*rington told the board "I think that you’re opening up a kettle of fish here that's go­ ing to smell." \ He said the issue should be discussed in terms of equal opportunity for individuals who have a right to file, and if selected, to serve. "National philosophy, state philosophy, locally we say equal opportunity and when we put up a (spousal) barricade like this, it's laughable It negates the meaning that we've already accepted. Females at one time were segregated. We're past that. I don't want to see it reintroduced." Hei rington said after the meeting. County Commissioner Sandy James, who praised Debbie Bailey s involvement and educational achievements, said that she originally supported Debbie Bailey's first appointment "but due to the circumstances that did occur with the possible lawsuit with Thomapple Manor. I do feel it puts a spouse in a bad light." ironically, all the fuss over Debbie Bai­ ley's appointment is to a committee that has never met. "They are still waiting for funds from the state," James said. By state mandate, the local committee was formed in March 1997. Without comment. Doug Sutfin was re­ appointed by a 7-1 vote to serve on the Friend of the Court Advisory Committee. Commissioner Rod Goebel voted no. Sutfin and Debbie Bailey's appointments expire in March. 2001. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May ?8 1998 - Page 3 County Board chairman proposes sports complex for youths bn Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor • On the premise that the county spends a lot of money on young people who are in trouble with the law. but no funds on the rest of the county's youths. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey Tuesday recom­ mended that more sports opportunities be deseloped Bailey suggested purchasing land in a central location in the county to build a sports complex and park area, perhaps ei­ ther in the city of Hastings or on land ad­ joining the city. "We have three baseball teams in the city of Hastings that are playing a KM) percent away schedule. There's not a ball field for them to play even one home game on." Bailey said. "If you want to know why we have prob­ lems with youth, you don't give them anything to do. They think different than we did when we were younger. We found dif­ ferent things to entertain (us). Today there's a lot of skateboarding and roller blading, which is the thing. They are not allowed to do that in the city limits... They really just don't have places to go. We condemn them if they watch TV and play Nintendo or roller blade or skateboard or ride their bikes downtown I feel we have to provide some­ thing for them.” Bailey said he has been thinking about a sports complex for about two years and has located a piece of property for the board’s County Development Committee to con­ sider He said he would like the board to set aside $25().(MM) for the project to purchase land and build sports fields. "I think these are really community pro­ jects more than county projects." said Commissioner Robert Wenger, chairman of the County Development Committee. *Td like to see it dovetailed at least with the schools. Wenger said he agreed in principle with Bailey's idea, but he said young people in Prairieville, for example, and other areas in the county would not likely come all the way to Hastings to use a sports complex. ”1 don't intend this to be a city of Hast­ ings project. I think it should be centrallylocated." Bailey said. He also said he is not opposed to working collaboratively with the schools or other organizations. "...In fact I recommend that we do that... This is something we can hash over in commit­ tee." Commissioner Emmet Herrington told Bailey that his thoughts were "excellent" and asked him to include the arts in his proposal. The arts. Herrington said, have "been neglected as anything." Bailey asked for special meetings of the finance, central services and county devel­ opment committees in the next two weeks to discuss the sports complex proposal and two other ideas. He asked the Finance Committee to meet to discuss the county's debt of nearly $3 million with the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan (MERS), which administers retirement plans for Barry and other units of government. Bailey said the county has the funds available to retire that debt in the general fund, umbrella (delinquent) tax fund and fringe benefit fund. "Basically it's costing us 14 percent (interest on the debt) and we're making 6 percent money." "We didn't have a debt until a few years ago. Barry County was always fully funded." Bailey said after the meeting I hey (MERS administration) redid a for­ mula . All counties are pretty much in the same predicament When you ask the MERS officials about it. they walk this circle around and around and around with explanations, and I don't think they know (how to explain it). Somebody was smart enough to convince everybody to do it and they made a killing on it and we're paying the price. Irregardless. we've got the debt that's there." "Do we need to be KM) percent funded? ...As people retire we can pay it." he said. But Bailey said he prefers to wipe out the debt "instead of accruing that interest that's tacked on." Bailey said he is opposed to giving en­ hanced retirement plans in the county. "When you do.Jt 'aisr* ihc debt. "No one in industry is giving increased retirements except government. I think it's wrong." For the board's central services commit­ tee. Bailey wants members to consider rec­ ommending up to $200,000 to purchase a road grader for the County Road Commis­ sion. "That is something we could purchase as a piece of equipment for all seasons. It would be used to benefit every township," Bailey said. The proposed plan involves buying a grader outright and trading it on an annual basis for the newest model The county has the same plan for its lawnmowers. Bailey said the only extra cost would be the "difference in the upgrade’ of each new model. "We're guaranteed to get the same dollars back that we paid the prior year so I think it's an excellent time to help them (the Road Commission) out, he said. Financially. Bailey said the county could pay off the MERS debt and fund the sports complex and road grader without touching the general fund. The umbrella tax fund has about $4.5 million and the fringe benefit fund has ap­ proximately $2 million. "The total things that I discussed are about $3.5 million." Bailey said. School retirees honored Hastings Area Schools honored six retiring employees at a special gathering Tuesday afternoon at the high school. The retirees, their positions and years of service are (from left) secretary and payroll clerk Ruth Beck. 1B 1/2 years; Director of Operational Senrices Al Frandk. 36 years; counselor and industrial arts teacher John Scott. 29 years; reading and elementary teacher Connie Semerad, 12 years; secretary and receptionist Norma Witker. 13 years, and elementary secretary Willo Fuhr, 24 years. Health and safety fair educates 3rd-graders Over 732 third graders from Thornapple Kellogg, Delton Kellogg. St. Rose. Hastings. Barry County Christian and Woodland schools got a hands-on education at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings when Pennock Hospital hosted its annual health and safety fair. The youngsters learned from the Dorr and Wayland fire departments about how to stop, drop and roll in the event of a fire. 'If you had a little puppy in the house, would you go back in and get it? What if it was vour little brother in there? You stav outside and veil or there will be two of you in there. You lei the firemen take care of that." said •Snuffy'' Smith. Here. Sgt. Bill Johnson of the Barry County Sheriffs Departments marine division explains to Barry County Christian School students that they must be at least 12 years old this year, a minimum age that will increase to 14 next year, and have completed a boater's safety class to ride a jet ski. In all. there were 15 stations visited by the students in the park Wednesday. Quality Printing Star Elementary puts on musical ...depends on experience and equipment. Jordan Ramin says. ‘Hi, my name is Herb. I'm the gardener here. The 'H- is silent, you know!" during the recent Star Elementary School musical. 'Taps' for the fallen heroes A young man plays "Taps." as citizens, veterans. Boy Scouts. Girt Scouts and others pay tribute to the fallen at Riverside Cemetery's Memorial Day ceremony. Let us QUOTE YOUR WORK! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward Vegetables, gardeners and a scarecrow take time out for snapshot before the production of ’How Does Your Garden Grow?" at Star Elementary School in Hastings. Play .Golf Without Paying Green Fees Call the American Lung Association of Michigan at 800-LUNG-USA SIDEWALK, continued from page I adding that he had it in writing. Councilman David Jasperse then asked if Police Chief Jerry Sarver can find a safer route for children to travel to school with­ out putting in the sidewalk. The vote to scrap the proposed project was virtually unanimous. Councilwoman Deb Dorcy praised the group of residents for presentations that were "very professional, logical." J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Ml 945-9554 Hastings, Three injured in accident Three people were hurt when the car at left pulled into the path of a northbound car on M-37 in front of Goodenough Goodies at Heath Road Wednesday afternoon. All three victims were conscious and breathing when they were taken to Pennock Hospital. No other information was available at press time. �Page 4 T he Hastings Banner Thursday May ?8 1998 LCTTCRS from our readers... We are responsible for ourselves Prison inmate told it like it is Dear Editor: I unuld like to respond to letters from Terry Pinks .ind ( .ithy ( ole. printed in the May 14 Banner Pinks said in a letter I eb s. I »><><» that for 20 years his world and society revoked around prisons, alcohol and illegal activities, that he had been slabbed, shot at. was involved in protests and riots and all kinds of manipula­ tions of the system His letter was written from the Barry ( ounty Jail, where he found ‘Jail­ house religion” like so many do to either ma­ nipulate the judge into giving him less time. Io (hr editor: or now that he is m prison, to manipulate the patole board Latty Boise, in a previous lettci. did not sav a Mav I ' riot was going to happen, he said he expected it to happen W here do you think he got his opinion from ' Do you think he could have gotten it from writing other prisoners who were talking or hearing talk about not­ ing ’ I have known Larry Boise since August 1993, and he is a sincere devoted Christian But he does not rave about it in the Banner all the time I he Bible is prov mg itself to be the Word of God. the truth, day by day Just consider the following, written in the seventh century. Bl concerning Israel "And it shall be. when you show this people all these words, and they say to you. 'Why has the I ord pronounced all this great disaster against us ’ Or what is our iniquity * Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God ’’ “Then you shall say to them, 'because your fathers have forsaken Me. says the I ord. they have walked alter other gods and have served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and not kept My law •And you have done worse than your fathers, tot behold each one walks according to the imagination ot his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me Therefore I will cast you out ol this land into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your lathers, and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor Therefore, behold the days are coming." says the Lord 'that it shall no more be said "The Lord lives w ho brought up the children of Israel f rom the land of Egypt.' "but. "The Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. "Behold I will send for many fishermen," says the Lord "and they shall fish them; and Gypsy moth program worthwhile afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks" Jeremiah 16:10-16. On Mav 14. 194b. Israel was proclaimed the Jewish state in accordance with the I nited Nations partition plan, approved N«n 29. |94? Between 1920 and 1946 the total number of Jewish immigrants was about N.000 a year Mier the creation ot the new state of Israel, the number ot immigrants rose to several thousand every week Sexi on the ( reator’s foretold history of Is­ rael 'Tor I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that hardening in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles his come in. And so all Israel will be saved a* it written “ I he Deliverer will come out ot /ion. and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob for this is Mv covenant with them, when I take away their sins" Roman I I 2S-2~ For further evidence, seek I zckicl Why in the world wold anyone refuse the relatively cheap gypsy moth spray program ’ Have these people been outside to check the damage already done to their trees ’ Have they been deprived of sitting on their deck to ular country in the news Keep your eyes and cars focused ami turned to Israel Israel seems appropriately called Gods time clock lor the last days of this age You can read all about it in the last book of the Bible, called I he Rev­ elation ol Jesus ( hrisi However yrni will not likely understand it well until you understand the 65 books that precede it You will also notice, "the nations" or "the Gentiles" referred to often in I he Revelation All nations will turn against Israel There it is for foretold that there w ill be a one word religion, a one world economy, and a one word gov ernment I lave you noticed the stage being set up ’ little entters ’ Have they oners who do not have the money lor postage to send back their Bible lessons He is a great blessing to whomever he comes in contact with Did you ever wonder why lie wrote that let­ ter in the tn st place ’ Maybe it was to prevent a not bv letting everyone know that one was expected noting Prisoners ate still losing ami will al­ ways lose He has been through two riots and lias seen the fools rob their own store, assault worms'* At the rate these moth larvae are eating the leaves, our trees will be virtually bare by the end of summer Last summer, when the gypsy moth had a free run at us. everyone was concerned be­ cause of the damage to the trees. The majority of us wanted and were ready to pay for the county to adopt a spray program, lire county did and we all thought we were going to sec some relief from this infestation But when it came down to the wire, too many people in Rutland Township. Algonquin Lake, backed out. It is my understanding that a healthy tree can tolerate approximately three years of damage by the gypsy moth, at which time it has been weakened so much that other insects and disease can and probably will kill it. Listen up people, we are in year number two! Jim Elliston Rutland Township • CORRECTION • In last week's story about MainStreet Savings Bank in the Business & Industry supplement to the Banner, most of the ref­ erences about OakCrest Financial Group were spelled incorrectly. OakCrest (not OldCrextl is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MainStreet that provides a broad spectrum of investment and insurance opponunities. retirement planning, etc. HastingsBaNNER Dn'otrd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 I find ii laughable tli.it wc arc willing io let the networks decide what were mature enough to view on television I his countrv is sloulv becoming a helpless nation We re more than willing to push out responsibilities as "adults" onto others and have these people nuke the decisions of what news should and Dear editor: community to get acquainted with the library This summer, during the months ot June and July, the library is offering tree service to everyone I his is an especially ginxi time to take the whole family and sign voui kids up for the summer reading club The library is a jewel in our community and all ages enjoy its many services Wc need to support a district library postage stamps a month Boise didn't predict any thing, and I believe the only reason that there was not a distur­ bance May 13 was that there was a stop order or more municipalities joining together to provide a stable base of financial support and happen at some latter date, ami who will pay the S40 postage it will take for each prisoner’s property to he sent out ’ The prisoners save the taxpayers thousands of dollars when they buy their own clothing and not use prison nude clothing The public needs to be told what goes on in prison The Department of Corrections wants it kept quiet, where no one knows how or what prison life is all about. I have not seen one word that Boise has written in his letters to the editor that was not the truth. He does not beat around the bush He comes straight out and tells it like it really is. John Murphy «I #4674 Baraga Alaximum Correctional Facilities Baraga. Mich. Write Us R Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided tor verification All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence We do not publish anonymous letters, and names w.rl be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms ot for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards ol thanks" will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Public Opinion: Besides, wc should be better parents to our and hoping the networks don't show them something we re not prepared or mature enough to discuss Our kids deserve better than that' Chad M Nixon. Lowell ‘Get acquainted with the library As a loyal supporter and user ot Hastings Public I ibrarv. I encourage cvcrvonc rn the Prisons gave inmates matches and tobacco and they gave each inmate ten free paid put on the Department ot Corrections to stop them from carrying out the order to have pris­ oners' personal clothing sent out But it will Imagine what this country would be like if we children and get into their lives instead of set­ ting them in front of the |9-inch babysitter, Prison is Boise's home and it will be for the rest of his life, with the 21) to 30years he was sentenced from Barry County and the life sen­ ..id Ami Boise never stated " Them animals and convicts should kill one another, who cares? Io Als ( ole. Boise was mil whining about the taxpayers not supplying h m with sham­ poo ami stamps He was just stating a fact A lew ycais ago. the prison did give all prison­ ers soap, toothpaste, razors ami razor blades what' I lie is a l«»t more cruel. i feel very fortunate to live in this country! adults" and Instead of being responsible explaining to our children why things arc such as they arc Wc would much rather put ««ur blinders on and pretend it doesn t exist’ better their children will be prepared to deal with life Remember, it isn't 1950 any more Boise is 56 sears some weak people find it loo much, too hard to bear and find death as their only answer I hat statement may seem cruel, but so let oui government run every aspect ot our lives (an't happen, you say Remember a flood. it starts with a single rain drop' Pinks stated. "People like Larry Boise have no life or don't want to go home one day." tence from Kent Countv mote Wc now i.c m an age of AlDs. gangs, mur­ der drugs on every street corner, and yes. should not be ait cd (oven all tacts and information can wc then and only then, base our opinions on all the facts ami tape their fellow prisoners and burn their own schools found themselves giving a ride to these same ugly Aunt Bea and the Beaver don’t live here any In response to youi Muy 14 pitblu opinion poll \ews Flash People, the world is a verv sold, cruel place and the quickci wc accept this as truth and prepare then children, the Rus Sarver I lastings enjoy a cookout. or simply to enjoy a nice quiet evening'* Have they ventured outside only to get tangled in the silk string created by these nasty >6. where God says at least 19 times. "I will" to Israel Since 1948 Israel seems to be the most pop­ of Jesus ( hrist To the editor: ( hristian magazines. ( hristian cassette tapes, books Joi other prisoners, and he helps pris­ Boise has spent over *0 scats in prison and he well knows that prisoners gain nothing by The stage is set for the last days Dear editor: Hoisc has h's own Christian ministry and wines hundreds ot letters to get Bibles. Bible study courses. ( hristian tracts, devotional*. two millage rate twith voter approval) Ask your city or tow nship officials to place this issue on the November ballot When this passes, a dis­ trict library board forms to propose policy and millage Abu can ask tor a copy of the strategic plan that outlines the issues facing the library funding, space, collections, programming, technology and parking. I hope you take the time to visit and be­ come informed about this important asset to our community Patty I nglc. Hastings a governing board to set policy ami propose a Read 1 he BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Inring. Carlton. Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ol Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District held representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repuoican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican. 23rd District (all ot Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all ol Barry County). Michigan House ol Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014. Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. What about Microsoft suit? The government has taken technology giant Microsoft to court, charging Bill Gales and company with trying to create a monopoly in the computer business. Who do you side with and why? Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Ovtston ot J-A5 Graphics inc ’952N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradanc Jacobs Vce Presadent Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Ybung (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawno Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ciasvtred ads accepted M'-rxjay mrougn FiCj, B a m tu 5 X D m Scon Orr.men Jerry Johnson Sarizday 8 3C a m Chuck Collins. Hastings: Tammy Seller, Battle Creek: Jim Bailey JrM Hastings: Robert Lillie, Caledonia: "I think the government is wrong. This country is based on free enterprise and as long as Microsoft is abiding by the law. there shouldn't be a problem.” ' I tend to side with Microsoft at this point in time and feel that the courts are wasting our time and money." "1 side with the government. Microsoft is trying to take over. If they really are the best, a little competition shouldn't bother them." "He (Gates) is a successful businessman, let him be successful." "I'm not sure Bill Gates intended that a monopoly he created. I feel he wanted to produce a technology that would benefit business and be easily accessible to everyone. But others should be able to create even be.ier systems." Noon Ctndy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County S27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Be. B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Anne Ellis Gun Lake: Sowdy VuMferlaaa, Conway, S.C. "I think we have monopo­ lies in a lot of things to why shouldn't Bill Gates have one? Most of them are government supported, like cable tele­ vision companies — people with a satellite dish can*! get local channels. And the utility companies; where do you live where you get a choice?" �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998- Page 5 INANC1AL ocus shtd by... Mark D. Chrlstanaan o* Edwwd dona* and Co. ______ County approves funds for new McKeown Bridge Park by Elaine Gilbert Awrirunr Editor on’t be ixed only on ratings Americans can find ratings just about rvery where Consumer magazines rate every hing from cars to coffee makers, industry iblications rate hotels and airlines, critics ic movies, and market research companies te TV shows. Mutual funds arc another contestant in the ting game. Although mutual fund ratings n be helpful in making intelligent investing cisions. they should not be your only source »f research. At a recent industry symposium, a panel of experts from the major research services agreed that too many mutual fund choices and too much data about them have created a situ­ ation in which some investors rely too heavily on ratings to make decisions. The panel rec­ ommended that investors need to go beyond ratings, to the fundamental research that sup­ ports them. Information at low or no cost no longer gives you a competitive advantage Investors should be able to effectively interpret impor­ tant new developments and identify how they Skilled investment representatives can sift through a mass of information They typi­ cally have access to in forma*, ion from the ma­ jor rating fitms as well as then own firm's re­ search. 5. Try the Internet More investors arc turning to the Web's power to momtoi their portfolios They search for performance fig­ ures as well as in-depth research When it comes to choosing good invest­ ments. you can't be too careful Ihe more you know, the better your chances of picking a winner. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT4T cal weakness in the fund's investment area. It Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola D 4 N Rnancal Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mlg IBM XPenney Johnson 4 Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Soars Simpson Industries Southeast Mich Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold would be foolish to rule out an entire asset class based on ratings. 4. Don't forget your financial professional. Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume affect their financial strategies. Yet panelists agreed that investors arc not willing to give up the quick-and-casy ratings fix. To help investors overcome this tendency, the panel offered five steps to combine ratings with fundamental research. 1 Don't stop at the ratings. Don Phillips, president of Morningstar Research, one of the most commonly used ratings firms, warned against the assumrtion that “the rating alone is a seal vf approval by the research firm.” The star rating used by Morningstar is a first step, not a conclusion. Phillips emphasized that Morningstar is a research firm, not a fi­ nancial planner 2. Go beyond past performance. Ratings are a benchmark based on a fund’s historical performance -• not a p’cdiction of future per­ formance. Phillips says. "The star system was never intended to be a surrogate for exercising judgment" 3. Be willing to consider funds with low rating. Steve Savage, executive director cf Value Line Mutual Fund Research, says that low ratings may simply be a function of cycli­ C.l.wxe jlllnJi 5913/16 431/4 46 54 5/8 41 1/8 77 1/2 26 96 15/16 69 518 15 3/4 57 13/16 52 74 3/16 231/4 121 3/16 731/4 6911/16 18 5/8 3913/16 65 3/4 6215/15 13 3/8 161/4 7 7/16 32 5/8 431/16 29555 514 8963 73 534 000 000 ♦3 3/8 -3/4 -15/16 ♦ 1 3/8 -3/16 •9/16 ♦9/16 ♦1 5/16 ■2 5/8 -21/8 ■5/16 ♦4 7/16 ♦ 1 1/2 •1/2 ■3 13/16 ♦4 3/16 •1 ♦1/4 -9/16 ♦2 15/16 ♦9/16 .1/8 •3/4 ■3/16 •1/4 ♦1 1/16 Shares Congressman Nick Smith Time for financial services reform For the last six decades, federal law has tried to draw a sharp line between different fi­ Not everyone is happy with HR 10. Some entities that currently enjoy a competitive ad­ nancial service providers. National banks were prohibited from selling securities and in­ surance Insurance and securities companies were prohibited from owning banks. Although this required consumers to go to banks for vantage arc particularly unhappy I lav mg spo­ ken with manv insurance agents, hankers and others in nr district as well as ( hairman Greenspan and many other experts in the fi­ nancial services Geld. I hope that wc can write their checking and savings accounts, to insur­ a fair bill that will strengthen all of our finan­ ance companies for life insurance, and to brokers for a mutual fund or stock purchase, it was thought ncccssaiy to preserve the sound­ cial institutions. ness of the financial system, which had bro­ ken down to some extent during the Great De­ pression These laws have been coming apart for a long time Through a regulatory loophole, banks have begun selling insurance and some securities. Securities firms have offered "sweep” accounts which are essentially checking accounts Foreign financial firms, never subject to the same ngid regulations as their American competitors, gained a compet­ itive advantage as customers begin to demand "one stop" shopping for their financial ser­ vice needs. These developments have been driven by technology, financial globalizations and market innovation Several of us met with Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan last week to dis­ cuss this issue. He said wc now have an out­ moded legal system which "constrains the de­ velopment and competitiveness of our financial sy stem." According to a Department of Treasury, study, these antiquated laws cost the U.S. about SI5 billion every year. This week, the House will debate H.R. 10. the Financial Services Competition Act. H.R. 10 would permit the merging of these activi­ ties so that you could start a sav mgs account, purchase life insurance, and trade securities all under the same roof. It woulo permit smaller companies to have greater access to the capital they need to grow and give the U.S financial . vices industry the flexibility it needs to compete with foreign competitors Some opponents point to the recent bank mergers and argue that H R. 10 will only lead to more of them. As a result, they argue, there will be less competition, resulting in more ex­ pensive services for smaller customers. There are two problems with this argument. First, these mergers are going to occur regardless of whether H R. 10 is passed Excess capacity in the banking industry makes this inevitable. The only question is whether there will be a modern regulatory system in place to handle these new companies Next, according to a re­ cent article in Business Week, there has been a boom m new small banks These banks arc thriving precisely because customers want the familiarity and efficiency in dealing with cus­ tomers that onlv smaller banks can provide. Plans to develop a county park at the site of the 1903 iron truss McKeown Bridge are taking shape. Last week, the Barry County Board of Commissioners approved spending $I5.(MM> from the general fund to make improvements for the McKeown Bridge Park site on land the county owns. The restored one-lane bridge has teen classified as a histone bridge and is located over the Thomapple River, across from Thomapple Manor, a county-operated med­ ical care facility in Hastings Charter Town­ ship. The park will be handicapped accessible and Commissioner Sandy James is en­ thused that it will open up recreational op­ portunities and a fishing spot for Thomap­ ple Manor residents and their visiting fami­ lies as well as the community and public at large who “do not have a place to watch the water go by with their families." Funds appropriated by the county will be used fur a sidewalk to access a fishing area by the bridge, benches, a gravel parking lot. an asphalt parking lot to accommodate the handicapped, a walkway by the river, excavating, grass seed and other improve­ ments. Not enough funding is available for pic­ nic tables, but James said she and her hus­ band plan to donate one. She hopes that perhaps in the future soc­ cer fields or baseball diamonds for youth can be developed in the future. "I would have given anything when my grandfather was a resident there (at Thor­ napple Manor)., to have been able to wheel him over there and see the com growing The beautiful view from the restored McKeown Bridge makes the site ideal for a park. and see the river going by." James said Work on both the new and the old bridges was completed last summer and "now it's time to move ahead." she said. The bridge/park project started in 1994 when the county applied for a grant to save the old bridge, which was slated to be torn down, and to build a nearby replacement bridge. The county did receive a grant for The Historical Society conducted a suc­ cessful 18-month fund-raising campaign to help save the historic bridge by securing a large share of the matching funds needed to acquire the state grant. The County Road Commission was allowed to use $25,000 towards the local match that the state would have spent to demolish the bridge. Other contributors to the $41,087 local match, besides the Historical Society, were the County Parks and Recreation Commis­ sion Board. $1,000; the County Board of Commissioners. $4,000; and the Potawatomi Resource. Conservation & De­ velopment Council. $4,000. $48,232 but it wasn't enough to fund the park development al the historic bridge. James noted that the efforts to restore the bridge had the backing .nd support of the Barry County Historical Society, commu­ nity citizens, the County Road Commis­ sion and other entities. Letters Hastings teacher featured soloist for honors choir Be careful with prison letters Andrea Large, vocal music teacher at Hastings Middle School and Star Elemen­ tary. was a featured flute soloist recently at the Michigan Stale Vocal Music Associa­ tion State Honors Choir performance at the University of Michigan. Large has been a flutist in the Thomap­ ple Wind Band and Genesee Wind Ensem­ ble and teaches the flute privately. She also is an active flutist at regional art galleries, weddings and liturgies. Before taking her post at Hastings, she taught in Davison (Mich.) and Silverton, Ore. She earned her bachelor of science degree at Western Michigan University and gradu­ ated from Comstock High School. To the editor: The Iasi couple of weeks you have printed two letters from individuals who arc in our state prison system. In these letters, these individuals have stated that if the Department of Corrections takes away their personal items that there will be prison riots throughout Michigan. Accord­ ing department rules, these letters constitute a regulation of incite to riot. This individual can be prosecuted in a court of law I agree with you that all letters should be printed in your paper, but to print a letter that could have severe consequences to all correc­ tions officers and all employees of the pnson contributes to the problem This individual is using the Banner to broadcast this information to all inmates at no cost to mm and knowing that his letter has to Planning on cleaning the garage? Get rid of useful, but no longer needed items through a Banner Classified. Call Us at 945-9554. be published. Thank you for listening to a former correc­ tions officer. Please pnnt this is a future issue. Bill Hanshaw "Tori know the plans I have k>r you.' declares the Lord. 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you. plans to gise iioli h.ipe and a future. ' o ' Jeremiah 20,11 Congratulations Lauren MECHANIC • The Barry County Road Commission is accepting appli­ cations for the position of mechanic This is a full time position with an hourly rate of S12 32 plus health insur­ ance. vacation sick time and 401K persons applying should have a strong background m diesel mechanics and a CDL A N Applications will be accepted through June 5, 1998 at the offices of the Barry County Road Commission. Barry County Road Commission 1845 West Gun Lake Road Hastings, Ml 49058 Equal Opportunity Employer NOTICE ABSENTEE BALLOTS ANNUAL ELECTION JUNE 8, 1998 and other graduates! May tins be n wonderful celebration of your aclnemnents and a tune to Available at the Hastings Area Schools Administration Office. 232 West Grand Street, Hastings, Michigan. Call or write for applications for absent voters ballot. Final application date June 6. 1998, 2:00 p.m. refleet on Hie Lord 's many blessings. Green Street Veterinary Clinic ************************ * PART-TIME • •LAUNDRY POSITIONS* T .. * *We currently have part-time laundry positions avail-* u, able for hard-working, motivated people. No experi-* *ence necessary - will train the right individuals. Must* *be willing to work various shifts and weekends, learn * * work is essential for these positions. Starting rate of * * pay is $7.11 / hour. To apply, come to: * * * * Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 * * * ************************* EOE * �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 County will survey other government units and businesses Surveying officials in all the county's townships and villages, the city of Hast­ ings. private businesses and non-govern­ mental organizations is the next step in the board's economic development study. The board hopes to lean* about their ideas for the most appropriate type of economic de­ velopment for the county. The survey will be geared to moving forward on deve'^ping common goals, a possible partnership and support for an or­ ganization to bring a vision to reality. County commissioners* top priorities, based on their surveys, are proactive assis­ tance to existing businesses, the develop­ ment of agriculturally-related businesses, tourism and recreation. The surveys will be mailed to every elected official in each township, village and the city of Hastings, which amounts to about 200 people. Bender said. A similar number will be sent to businesses and or­ ganizations. "They (government officials) will each by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday agreed to spend SI 1.9(X) to find out what other governmental officials, organizations and private businesses think about future economic development in the county. Commissioners hired Bender & Associ­ ates. headed by former Stale Rep. Robert Bender, to conduct the survey, tabulate and interpret the results and hold a public meet­ ing to discuss the outcome and options for developing a strategy. Bender also will present a specific rec­ ommendation. based on the results of that process, to the county board on Aug. 4. Bender A Associates recently completed private interviews with each commissioner and tallied questionnaires from board mem­ bers to identify* areas of agreement and po­ tential conflict within the board to help fa­ cilitate a consensus few* action on economic development in the county. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PE M E COMMI NITA ( Hl RC H OT GOD PLEASANTVtEW FAMILY C Hl RC II Locet 2601 Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Smc Olmslcad (6161 75X-3O2I church phone Sundax Sers hx m JO a m . Sunday School 11 00 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 00 pm . Bible Siudy & Prayer Time Wednesday BARRA COUNTY (HIRCH OF CHRIST 1330 N Broadwav. Hastings Phone 945-J195 Sunday School 9 JO a m . Worship and ( elcbralion 10 JO am. Sunday evening 6 00 p m . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children's program Pastor John Mellish night* 6 JO p m THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH QI IMBV I SITED METHODIST CHI RC H M-’9 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (6161 945-9J92 Sunday School 10am. Worship 11 a m . Alter Schcxil Special Wednesday. 4 PO pm Box 63. Hastings. Ml nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-29J8 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrcx A Ar­ share time 9 JO am. Wednesday evening service 6 JO p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 JO p m 49Q5X 541 N HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHIRCH ( omcr of State Rd and Bollwood S’. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration tor adults "Kids Alive” for ages 2 through fifth grade (. edar (reck Rd . K mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 a pi . Worship I HK) am. 1-Acmng Service at also Nursery available lor all ser­ vices Bnng the who!.* family 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubChurch phone 945­ - 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study. 10:00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 JO p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p.m Bible ST. JNDRFWS INDEPENDENT \N(;|.IC(N ( III RCH 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For a in to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 JO a m . Sunday School. 10 45 further information call the church office Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of (kid Building) 9 am Holy Communion Itf and Jrd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. Jth Sundays 192N prayer book used at all sen ices h»r more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev HOPE UNITED METHODIST ( HI RC H Pastor Icy. 7 00 pm Thursday Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) David T 11 us! wick, vicar at 94K- St Andrew's is a part ot the 2101 Independent Anglican (hutch I anada Sy nod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Slate Road. Hastings. Mich lames A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 Jo a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 1045am Nursery provided Sun­ ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC (Til RC H 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 62.3-2050 < Delton) alter 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m • 19’8 Book of Common Prayer Evening Service. 6 (X) pm Wednesday activities 7 tjo p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 309 I. Woodlawn. Hastings Kes tn through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Shorkey. or Junior Bible quiz (ages X-12). Q-nz (ages Youth Ministnes or Teen Bible I J-19). Adult Bible Dunkin IK. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Study • No age limits Sunday School 9 45 and II 00 a m day FIRST B APTIST CHI RCH Hour 6(8) pm J185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (N) a m . Rev Ken Vaught. I 1 00 a m . Rev ( arl Litchfield SLNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm . BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 HO p m . Com­ Monday W- welcome you to our church family with the warmth of ( host's Love, and the fellowship of First Monday of the Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for mure information 948-8004 502 I Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10a m . Sun­ II am. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm if in­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH terested in a free Home Bible Grace 2J9 F North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. May 31 8 00 and 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 JO a m Sunday School (all ages) Thursday May 28 II 00-2 JO pm Great Decisions. 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 7 00 Adult Choir. 7 00 Evang Comm Friday. May 29 7 00 p m Wedding Rch Sat­ urday. May JO 9 30 a m Catcch 4. 3 00 p m Wedding. 8 00 NA Monday. June 1 - 7 00 p m W'FLC A Council. 7 00 BoG Tues­ day. June 2 7 JO p m OA Wednesday. June 3 6 00 pm Sarah C .xlc HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr BufTord W' Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Education rector of Music and Organist ( hurch phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all flixirs Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School. 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship. 11 00 a m Worship - HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. day Morning Worship people w ho care Family Sunday evening Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ (Formerly the Hastings John Pastor. day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 JO pm Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 pm Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful munity Breakfast on third Saturday fering Senior for children and adults WELC OME C ORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHURCH GRACE LITHERAN ( Hl RCH Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 JO (grades 6-l2th, Study, please call for more details ( hild care available for infants & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior ( hurch for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 4 (N) p m MI-HI Youth Fellowship. 5 JO p m SR-HI A'outh Fellowship WEDNESDAYS 4 30 pm Pio­ neer clubs for children Kinder­ DAYS 5 00 p m Youth Handbells. b JO pm Adult Handbells. 7:30 p m Chancel Choir Sunday. June 7 Rd. I mile east of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor 1 mentus. 945-9224 - Wc begin our Summer Schedule • P m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Earth. 5 JO pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 JO p m • Bible Study for all ST. CY RIL-S CATHOLIC CHI RC H Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Mass Saturday Evening 6 JO p m 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 JO p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and I1 00 am. ( ontession Saturday 4 00 4 30p m (HI RCHOF TH! NAEARENE Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Sen ices 9 45 am Sundav School Hour. II (Hl am Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 oo pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services lor Adults. Teens and Children 9 30 am Worship Jr Church. 10 30am. offee. 10 30am Ra­ dio Broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 Catholic Church. Hastings FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (HIRCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ GRACE COMMl NITY CHI RC II meeting at Maple Valley ST. ROSE C ATHOLIC CHI RC II 17|6 North Broadwav NASHVILLE AREA High School Pastor Don Roscoe, (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult sma'I service group ministry, leadership framing W(M)DGRO\ E BRETHREN ( HRISTIAN PARISH 488" Coal* Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W hcelcha*r accessible and elevator Sunday Schoo! 9 JO j m . ( hurch Service 10 '0 a m . Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Friday. May 29 6 00 p m ritts’ Sunday. Moy 31 Member F DI C 9 I < j :n Sunday School teachers meet for prayer • Sr High class­ room. 9 30 a m 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY II8S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. (H iukRd and 11 00 a m Sunday morning Worship Services ( ommunion celebrated al 9 30 and 11 (Ml am The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH - AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services Confirmation during the Recognition of our Seniors during the 9 50 am Sunday 10 30 a m Senior Tea - II <M» Service School l.cJM»n Sharpe Hall No PYF meet­ ings tonight Monday. June I s Hi j m Stall meeting. ' DO p m (ommittce Night Hastings. Michigm MIDDLEVILLE - W Lee Kelley, age 59. of Middleville, passed away Wednesday. May 20. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mr. W. Lee Kelley was bom on August 12, 1938 in Caledonia, the son of John and Esther (Burgess) Kelley. He was raised in Caledonia and attended Caledonia Schools, graduating in 1955. He was married to Nancy Ayers on August 8. 1959 in Grand Rapids, they moved and made their home in Middleville. He was employed with Stcelcase for twenty years and was a Technician Specialist. Lee Kelley was an outdoor enthusiast, enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a member of Parmelee United Methodist Church. He was a caring, loving husband, father, grandfather, always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Mr. Kelley was preceded in death by his father. John Kelley. Lee was survived by his wife, Nancy A. Kelley; two daughters, Peggy (Daniel) Jasper of Kentwood, Terri (Steven) Pickard of Holland; one son. Rob Kelley of Belmont; seven grandchildren; mother, Esther Kelley of Middleville; one brother. Kenneth (Karen) Kelley of Middleville; one sister. Barbara Greenman of Wyoming; nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal Services were held Friday, May 22, 1998 at Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Lee F. Zachman and Reverend Paulette Cheyne officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry CommunityHoapice. E. Mary (Hargrave) Staines BATTLE CREEK - Mrs. E Mary (Hargrave) Staines, age 83. of Battle Creek, passed away Friday. May 23. 1998 at Heartland Health Care Nursing Center. She was bom November 26. 1914 in Ionia County, the daughter of Lee and Julia (Van Vleck) Hargrave. Mrs. Staines is a graduate of Palo High School and attended Bi-County Normal and Central MichigliT University for two years. She was primarily a homemaker, but did teach for four years in Montcalm and Eaton Counties between 1952-1957. She married Harvey C. Staines July 5. 1933 and he preceded her in death on January 30, 1995. She was a member of the Urbandale 7th day Adventist Church. She loved gardening and sewing and her cats. Mrs. Staines is survived by two sons, John C. Staines of Sycamore. Illinois and Harvey D. Staines of Baltic Creek; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorial Services were held Tuesday. May 26. 1998. Pastor Neal Sherwin officiated. Intcmenl of cremains was held at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Montcalm County. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry County Humane Society. Funeral arrangements were made by Farley and Estes and Dowdlc Funeral Home. Battle Creek. Dorothy S. Gardner Wednesday. June 3 Lydia 12 00 noun ( uclc »3 meets at Agnes Smith's Barbara vonRcis hostess. 12 00 noon Martha Mary Circle meets at Mary Ann Echtmaw s. 7 (8) p Chancel Choir rehearsal. 7 JO p m I lannah ( irclc. 7 30 p m Ruth Cir­ cle FREEPORT - Dorothy S. Gardner, age 81. of Freeport, passed away on Tuesday. May 19. 1998 at Thomapple Manor of Hastings. She was bom October 2. 1916 in Bay Township, the daughter of Frank and Nellie Marie (Lake) Barkley. She married Melvin Gardner on January 17. 1937. She was preceded in death by her son. Robert Evan Gardner; grandson. Melvin James Gardner. Jr.; sister. Doris Peacock; brothers. Leslie. Acic. Albert. Earl. Jim Barkley. Dorothy is survived by her children. Melvin James Gardner of Charlotte. Nellie (John) Allerding of Freeport. Daisy (Paul) Kesler of Woodland; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; brother. William Barkley, sistcr-in-law. Ann Barkley; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday. May 22. 1998 al Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Brad Lambright officiated. Interment took place al Fuller Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or American Red Cross. All Standing ( ommittces gather in the Sanctu­ ary first Tuesday. June 2 ( irclc meets at Dorothy Frost's I HF. HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER "Prescriptions" 7 00 Pentecost 9 (XJ a n. Chanel Choir rehearsal. Graduating WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings N Nl ION AL BANK OF HASTINGS Menders Dinner and Program Saturday. May .30 p m ( oneem Group »3 at the Mer­ 9 JO service This information on worship services' is pro­ vided h\ The Hastings Hanner, the churches and these local businesses. WAYLAND - Donald D. l^tpham. age 71. of Wayland, passed away Monday. May 25. 1998. He was a former President and member of the Wayland Union School Board of Education. Donald was preceded in death by his brother. Duane. Mr. Lapham is survived by his wife. Beatrice; children. Colleen (Duane) Vander Plocg. Wayne (Patti) Lapham. Lisa Lapham & husband. Joe Orsbom; also six grandchildren and one great granddaughter; brothers and sisters. Darlene (Ari) Richards. Jim (Joyce) Lapham. Paul (Betsey) Lapham. Sylvia (Richard) Coleman, and Jerry (Judy) Lapham. The family will greet relatives and friends Thursday. May 28. 1998 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Archer. Hampel & Kubiak Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Friday. May 29. 1998 al 1:00 p.m. at Archer. Hampel &. Kubiak Funeral Home with Father Charles Fischer officiating. Interment will take place at Elmwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayland Area Ambulance or charily of one's choice. garten thru Fifth Grade THURS­ Brethren Church). 600 Riwcll Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible ( lasses - tor ail ages. 10 40 a m ■ Morning Worship Thursday. 7 JO County commissioners approved the second phase of the economic development study on 7-1 vole Commissioner Lew Newman cast the dissenting vote because he was in favor of another proposal that Bender submitted Calling it "Option A." Bender's other proposal would have included eight meet­ ings in each commissioner's district plus a general meeting at a total cost of $14300. Wednesday a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamors (grades K-5lh). pm be provided with a packet of background in­ formation. similar to that which each commissioner received prior to their inter­ view. along with a modified version of the same questionnaire used, and a summary of the commissioner survey results. A repre­ sentative from Bender & Associates will be available for phone consultations by any respondent as they complete the question­ naire." he said. • Use the Banner Classifieds for sell something FAST! Call 945-9554. KENT CITY - Mr. Donald Edward Wendel, age 88. of Kent City and fonnerly of Hastings, passed away Monday. May 25. 1998 at Mctron of Greenville. He was bom Donald Edward Wendel in Moorland Township. Muskegon County, the son of Miona Woodard Hopkins and John Franklin Wendel on March 27, 1910. He married Beatrice Baum Wendel on May 10. 1929 in South Bend, Indiana and she preceded him in death on September 7. 1985. He was a machinist for Hastings Manufacturing until his retirement and was also a fanner. He was a past member of Rural SchoolHastings Public School Board. Mr. Wendel is survived by two daughters. Betty & John Cooper of Kent City. Joanne & John Pharias. Texas; one son. John Wendel of Belmont; 16 grandchildren; several great grandchiljiren; two sisters. Elsie Golf of Bellaire and Frances Openo of Bellaire. Interment in Chubbuck-Pinewood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKinley Funeral Home. Grant. HASTINGS - Mrs. Mary J. Borton, age 77. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. May 20. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. Mary J. Borton was bom on June 12. 1920 in Ontario. Indiana, the daughter of Cecil and Caroline (Minnick) Newman. She was raised and attended schools in Ontario. Indiana. She was married to Friend David Borton on June 20. 1945. Mary did Restaurant Cooking. She was a member of Hastings Free Methodist Church of Hastings. She was preceded in death by her husband. Friend David Borton February 25. 1983. Mary is survived by her daughter. Zela M. Ewing of Kalamazoo; son. Lyle V. Barton of Mendon; twelve grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; one great great grandson; sister. Lucille (Bruce) Graves of Paw Paw; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday. May 23. 1998 at Hastings Free Methodist Church. Hastings. Reverend Dan Graybill officiated. Interment took place at Irving Cemetery . Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Funeral arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Commissioners deadlocked 4-4 on th| Option A proposal, causing it to be da feated. Voting for that option were com missioners Sandy James. Jim Bailey. Lev Newman and Rose Heaton. Against pro­ posal A were Emmet Herrington. Robcr Wenger. Rod Goebel and John Barnett. .. The proposals were developed will valuable input, insights and assistance* from James and Heaton. Bender said. Robert C. Anderson WOODLAND - Robert C. Anderson, age 75. of Woodland, passed away Friday, May 22. 1998 at his residence. He was bom May 11. 1923 in Hastings, the son of William J. and Lenora (Bennett) Anderson. He married Maxine Vandccar on February 11, 1950 and she preceded him in death on October 11. 1992. i He retired from Bradford While in I985> after 27 years. He was a life member of the VFW Post 8260 of Nashville and 35lh DIVISION Association. American Legion Post 45 of Hastings, and Woodland Eagles #3782. Robert was a World War II Veteran serving with the 35th Division in the E.T.O. at the Normandy Campaign from 1943-1945 with 5 Battle Stars, a Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medals. He was also in the Korean War serving in the Air Force from 1948.1953. Mr. Anderson is survived by his brother, Fredrick Anderson of Hastings; three sisters. Norma (George) McNutt of Hastings. LaVonda (Gerald) Bos of Grand Haven. Patricia (John) Higgins of Middle Lake; many nieces and nephews; and very special friends. Morris and Anita Curtis. Funeral Services for Mr. Anderson were held Tuesday. May 26. 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Dan Graybill officiated. Interment took place at Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or Hospice of Hastings. HASTINGS - Doris M. Thompson, age 88. of Hastings and formerly of Aho, passed away Saturday. May 23. 1998 at ® her residence. Mrs. Thompson was bom on September 10. 1909 in Cascade Township. Kent. County, the daughter of Earl & Minnie (Vandcrhoof) Sinclair. She was raised in Cascade Township. Grand Rapids areas and attended schools there. She was married to Albert V. Thompson on August 10. 1928 and he preceded her in death on January 27. 1978. She was a life long Kent County resident before moving to the Hastings area in 1997 from Alto. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker, worked a few years al the Lowell Rest t Home in Lowell, and did homecare and housekeeping in private homes for several 4 years. She was a member of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, enjoyed flower gardening and was an avid reader Mrs. Thompson was also preceded in death by her parents; and seven sisters. Mrs. Thompson is survived by four sons. Leon V. (Wanda) Thompson of Puryear. Tennessee. Keith A. Thompson of Hastings. Lloyd E. (Sheryl) Thompson of Alto. Dennis R. (Sandy) Thompson ofi Middleville; one daughter. Lois "Jean"* Ridenour of Dorr; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; brother. Kenneth E. (Marie) Sinclair of Allo; brother-in-law. William E. Roberts II of San Antonio. Texas; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. May 27. 1998 at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Alto with High Priest Dirk Venema officiating. Burial look place at Cascade Township Cemetery. Kent County. Memorial contributions may be made to Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. _ Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28. 1998 - Page 7 Social News Loudens to observe 65th anniversary Mr. and Mrs Ryerson Louden celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 15th with a family dinner Mr Louden and the former Madeline Cahill were married May 15. 1933. Their children and spouses arc William and Florence Louden. Kalamazoo; Orin and Zelma Armintrout and Edward and Maty Finn, all of Delton. Tim and Dottie 1 ouden. Richland, and Dennis and Louis Louden of Pine Lake They also haw 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren They would enjoy hearing from their friends and relatives. School volunteers recognized at reception Hastings Schools staff and administrators had a chance to say thank you to school volunteers at a reception last week. School Board President Patricia Endsley said that "we really do appreciate all the volunteer work everyone does, because it just makes an immense difference in what we can do for the kids. ” This is the 11th year school volunteers have been honored. The first year a re­ ception was held. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said. 205 volunteers were hon­ ored. A total of 696 volunteers helped out at the district's school« this past year, he said. The volunteers did everything from help with installation of .ew playgrounds, chaperone at school outings, and help out in the classroom to participate on the district millage committee, help at book fairs, and act as members of their schools* PTOs. Schoessel said the reception was "just one small way of saying thank you." Patty Stockham, junior class vice president at the high school, was one of the guest speakers at the reception. Lake Odessa NEWS ( oming events include the Senior Fair to be held Friday. June 5. at Ionia. I his is sponsored ol cars remaining well after noon. Inends of the Library will meet Tuesday. by State Representative Alan Cropsey. ferry Geiger and Larry DeVuyst By m»w one should have already sent his reservations It promises to be a full day with a cost of SI June 2. at 7 p ni A newsletter is being readied fur the mailing list, which exceeds 300. Plans There are to be display s from many health or­ ganizations and no politics, but governmental information The season lor graduation open houses is upon us with many social events being held starting last weekend and continuing through much of June Graduation for Lakewood schools seniors will be Thursday evening. Baccalaureate was Sunday evening. Dance recitals for Center Stage Dancers of Woodland are to be on both Saturday and Sunday. June 6 and 7. Monday. June X, is voting day for all Michi­ gan school districts. Lakewood has four polling places: Clarksville. Woodland. Sun­ field and Lake Odessa. Graduation at Saranac is to be on Sunday. June 7. There arc 64 graduates. Salutorian is Mike Stuart, son of Lee and Ruth Ann. Vale­ dictorian is Patncic Raimer, whose parents are George and Susan. Mike was active in basketball, baseball. National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He plans to attend the University of Tulsa in Ok­ lahoma. Helen Misoggcr of Lake Odessa is listed as a surviving half-sister of Robert Nichols. 78. of Sheridan who died on May 6 in Alabama. Burial was at Shendan. Memorial day services were held Mondayunder the auspices of the local V.F.W. post. Howard Heffelbower presided. The Rev. Ward Pierce gave the opening prayer and the ad­ dress. The Lakewood High School band play ed for the opening and rendered their ver­ sion of •’America the Beautiful" and “Amaz­ ing Grace." At the conclusion, they played "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Mike Misner placed a wreath at the Civil War monument. Clayton Boyce placed flowers representing the post and Betty Hines placed the third color flower from the auxiliary. There was a gun salute and band trumpeters played "Taps." with the echo for an impressive con­ clusion. Boy Scouts and their leaders were present in uniform. The parade on Fourth Av­ enue followed the service. The new township offices on Laurel Drive within the former community building will be open for the public to visit between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. May 29. The fairgrounds is busy each Saturday, with ballgames on the infield. Girls play a double­ header each week, starting at 10 a.m. Other teams must play laterjudging by the number State of Michigan Judicial Circuit - Family Division Barry County PUBLICATION OF HEARING Jackie Krouse. Central Elementary fifth grader, served as one of three student speakers. Keli Misak, Hastings Middle School student council vice president, spoke during the reception. LEGAL NOTICES Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Cedi...945-9554 File No 97-5050-DL TO MARK GODAR IN THE MATTER OF KYLE ANN GODAR MINOR DOB 07/14/1983 A delinquency petition has been filed in the above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on 6/19/1998 at 10 00 a m in the Barry County Trial Court - Family Divi­ sion. 220 W Court Street. Suite 302. Hastings. Michigan IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Mark Go­ . dar personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above 05/19/1998 Richard H Shaw Judge #20304 (5-28) CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT 0 , Casual part-Time - Monday - Friday (First Shift) Five board members present. County Comm Bailey, two guests. Peck and Smith absent Minutes approved Treasurer s report received Jim McManus presented proposed zoning map and address changes Comm Bailey announced S15.000 county ap­ propriation for park at McKeown Rd Bridge Amended budget in Caprtol Outlay account Public comment about animal shelter and dis­ trict library Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8 50 Bonnie Cruttenden Clerk Richard C Thomas Supervisor (5-28) For QUALITY PRINTING, see J-Ad Graphics Ask for Bill Love or Steve Steward 945-9554 ing open on the final Saturday of each month. I here w ill be another display inside the show­ cases. Invitations have been mailed for the annual alumni banquet of Lake Odessa High School graduates June 27. I'he organizers lack names and addresses for some parts of classes. Cail Ada Dennis, Jackie Gilliland or Thelma Cur­ tis for more information. The Depot Museum will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. that day for any­ one to see an array of graduation pictures from classes from as far back as 1915 to 1962 Central United Methodist Church honored its graduates Sunday morning dunng the ser­ vice. The United Methodist Women hosted a reception in their honor following the church service. Melissa Ritz, a recent graduate of KCC. was the only college graduate present. Alana Valentine came from Lowell with her family io be with her friends with whom she an immediate opening in lhe (kvupalional Medicine Department tor a casual part-time Cemlied Medical Assistant. In . Pennock Hospital MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremein A Aaaoctetes, P.C-te a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ot a mortgage made by Sandra Norene Frisbie. an unmarried woman mortgagor, to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation, a Michigan corporation Mortgagee, dated January 24 1997, and recorded on January 31. 1997, in Liber 684 Page 636 Barry County Records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVING CORPO­ RATION. an Arizona corporation, by assignment recorded on April 27. 1998. Document No 1010974 Barry County Records. Michigan, on which said mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One and 50/100 (S48.771 50) Dollars including interest at 11 80% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan on June 18. 1998 al 1 00 pm Said premises are situated in the Township of Hope. County of Barry and State of Michigan and are described as Lot 1 of the recorded plat of Charles E Kings­ bury Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats Page 52. Barry County Records Parcel No 08-007-150-001-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated May 5. 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroff. Esq SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Sle 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025-4541 (6/11) (248) 642-6000 MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by LILA NAPIER. AN UNMARRIED WOMAN to COM­ MONPOINT MORTGAGE. A MICHIGAN COR­ PORATION Mortgagee, dated June 12. 1997, and recorded on June 23. 1997. in Uber 699. on page 436. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, by an assignment dated Instrument No 1009599 and recorded on March 30 1998 Barry County Records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof of sum of sixty three thousand nme hundred sixty one and 15/100 Dollars (S63.961 15). including interest at 13 940% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 p m on June 25. 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF NASHVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as LOT 85 OF MIX ADDITION OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS. PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 14. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremam & Associates, PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 (6711) Grand Opening May 29 • 9:00 - 5:00 BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP INVITATION FOR BIDS Scaled bids arc invited by the Baltimore Township Board. Baltimore Township. Michigan for the purpose of constructing a Township Hall, located on E. Dowling Road in Baltimore Township. Michigan. It is the essence of the contract io be awarded that construction shall commence in June 1998 and Now Open for Appointments ar Walk-Ins Alin: Human Resources Department 1009 W Green Street 945-0162 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) ^4X 3112 Fax (616) 945-4130 Tricia Eldred Event G Manshum City Clerk poned for one week. Former residents, owners of the Lake Odessa Wave. Lloyd and Beverly Corston at­ tended the services on Memorial Day at MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. • Coloring • Cuts • Highlighting • Perms tion The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and ser­ vices upon seven days notice to the Hastings City Clerk. 102 South Broadway. Hastings Michigan or call 616­ 945-2468 or TDD call relay service 1-800-649-3777 The annual maintenance day for Swifty's Place is set for Sunday. June 7. at 8 a.m. and runs until noon, when people working arc to take place in a shared potluck meal. In the rare chance there is a rain, the event will post­ LEGAL NOTICES Complete HairCare For... Information on the above public hearing and minutes of said hearing will be available at the office of the City Clerk. 102 South Broadway. Hastings Michigan row cottage into which the business moved is replaced by a structure twice as wide on the same site. the graduation of their granddaughter. Kcathcr Wilcox, from Lakewood High School Thursday evening. May 28. Men, Women & Children Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on June 8. 1998 at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan to review the Special Assessment Roll on the Downtown Parking Assessment District with 85 present. Meat and potatoes were pre­ pared at the kitchen and others brought salads and desserts. The Living Stones from Lake­ wood UMC. under the direction of John Waite, brought their puppet act for the plea­ sure of the crowd. Buckorn Sport Shop moved months ago to the channel location on M-50. Now the nar­ Lakewood cemetery. Doubtless the occasion for their coming from New Bern. N.C., was "tut Above ling. Candidates aith LPN licensure may also be considered for the posi­ CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Congressional Women's Fellowship hosted a mother-daughter banquet on May 13 from Newaygo likewise. She was here through some elementary grades, junior high and three years of high school. She is gradu- and must be flexible and dependable lo meet the needs of a busy office sel­ eoe Kadwell, and the wedding of grandson Keith Kadwell on the previous weekend. They re­ port a lack ol sunshine in Iowa and abundant ram They arc renting out their farm this year instead of doing their ow n tilling and sowing. went to school through all the elementary grades. Melinda Ritz and her family came have strong clerical skills, excellent interpersonal .ind organizational skills, Please submit resume/application to; Mr and Mrs. Sparks from Iowa have been visiting at the Central United Methodist par­ sonage during the past week to attend the graduation of their granddaughter. Emily that the Township Hall shall be completed and ready for occu­ PENNOCK HOSPITAL has addition to Medical Assistant certification, the successful candidate must Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Masting May 12. 1998-7:00 p.m. are under way lor the annual bratwurst sale at Art in the Park Saturday. July 4. It is rare for this big event to fall on the holiday weekend. I he Lake Odessa I .nr will be in full swing. lhe sale of hollyhock plants and tris roots will be held Saturday at the Depot Museum. I he plants were ready sooner, but the society decided to hold to its established time for be­ atmg from Tn-County High School. 215 E. High St.. Hastings Lotorrd t"W Nutk mmiI/i Tw Markri CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mayor Franklin L. Campbell will be making an appointment to fill a vacancy for 4th Ward Councilmember on the Hastings City Council. Applications are avail­ pancy on or before October I. 1998. Scaled bids shall be submitted in person or by mail and addressed to the Baltimore Township Clerk at 5766 Henry Road. Hastings. Michigan and will be received until 6:00 p.m. June 9. 1998. and al that time the scaled bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the current Baltimore Township Hall. 2624 Bedford Road. Hastings. Michigan. All bids shall be clcarlv marked on the outside envelope - “Sealed bid for con­ struction of Township Hall". Notice to all prospective bidders is hereby given that all bid­ ders must sign and submit an Affidavit of noncollusion which form will be available with the specifications and plans from the Baltimore Township Clerk. Tracy Mitchell. 5766 Henry Road. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 or in care of Shirley Drake. Baltimore Township Supervisor, al 1006 Railroad St- Hastings. Michigan. Copies of the Specifications and Plans for construction of the new Township Hall will be on file and may be examined and obtained on May 27. 28 and 29. 1998 from 2fl0 p.m to 5:00 p.m. at the Hastings Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Michigan or by contacting Shirley Drake. Township Supervisor, al 945-9926 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. after May 27. 1998 until the dale above for opening the bids. The Specifications and plans will require a $100 deposit io be obtained which will be refundable upon return. Each bidder shall submit an earnest money deposit in the amount of Twenty percent (20f4) of the bid amount, by a cer­ tified cashier's check drawn upon an incorporated bank or trust company or a Financial Surety Bond, payable to the Township able at the City Clerk's Office Any persons residing in the City of Hastings 4th Ward who would like to be considered for this appoint­ ment should submit a resume and/or applica­ tion to the City Clerks office at 102 South of Baltimore. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids or to waive any technicalities in any bid*, and to accept any bids considered Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. or by calling 616-945-2468 The final date for mak­ ing application is June 22, 1998 Township of Baltimore. Evenl G Manshum City Clerk Township of Baltimore. advantageous to the Township of Baltimore. Dated: May 18. 1998 Tracy Mitchell. Clerk County of Barry. Michigan Dated: May IK. I99K Shirley Drake. Supervisor County ol Barry. Michigan �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 Bye Bye Forever in Texas. Dear Bye Bye: So it happened to you. too? My mail tells me that the Internet may be­ happened to me. come the principal homewrecker of the next century. What is a hobby for many has turned intu an addiction for others. Advanced tech­ nology is wonderful, but it is creating a batch of new problems. Ann landers Reptile pets Love, not sex l>rar Ann Landers: I read the letter from “l ucks Bui Confused in Santa Clarita." who Bears have Pinewood Derby Justin Durbin and Andy Spaulding. Den 2 Bears from Pack 3050. participated in the district Pinewood Derby The top four places in Pack 3050 Bear Den were first. Justin Durbin, second. Grady Cooke; third. Jeremy Clark and fourth. Andy Spauld­ ing LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A NETZEL a single man (Original Mortgagors) to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mort­ gagee dated October 9 1997 and recorded on December 18 1997 in Document Number 1003341 Barry County Records Michigan on wt-Kh mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred TwentyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Six And 16/100 dollars (Si23 126 16) including interest at 9 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Has­ tings Michigan at i 00 oclock PM on July 9 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of WOODLAND Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot Ninety-One of the Plat of Eagle Pont Number Four according to the recorded plat thereof, be­ ing a part of the Northeast fractional one-quarter of Section Four Town Four North Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County Michi­ gan The redemption period shall be 6 month!s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 324la m which case lhe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Fde #98054546 (6-25) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firm la a deW collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information we obtain will be used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas G OWEN and Susan M OWEN husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Finan­ cial Services Inc a Michigan Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August 15 1996 and recorded on August 19 1996 in Liber 669 on Page 892 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned Dy mesne assignments to NATKDNSBANC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an as­ signment dated March 1 1997 which was recorded on May 12 1997 in Liber 694 on Page 130 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Thirty-Three And 97/100 dollars ($93,033 97). including interest al 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue al the Barry County Courthouse m Has tings Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on July 9 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of CARLTON. Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing al the Northeast comer of Section 18 Town 4 North Range 8 West thence West 1620 feet to the place ol beginning thence South 964 thence West 580 feet thence North 545 feet thence East 330 feet thence North 429 feet thence East 250 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 NATIONS8ANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248> 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for NATlGNSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farrr.^ Mchigan 48025 File *97086390 (6-25) REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF REGULAR ELECTION OF THE ELECTORS OF PELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS COUNTIES OF BARRY AND ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN TO BE HELD JUNE 8, 1998 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Please Take Notice that the regular election of the school dis­ trict will be held on Monday. June 8, 1998. THE POLLS OF ELECTION WILL OPEN AT 7 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND CLOSE AT 8 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING. At the regular school election there will be elected one (1) member to the board of education of the district for a full term of four (4) years ending in 2002. THE FOLLOWING PERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO FILL SUCH VACANCY: ELIZABETH MATTESON THE VOTING PLACE IS AS FOLLOWS: PRECINCT NO. 1 Voting Place Delton Kellogg Upper Elementary School Gym All school electors who are registered with the city or township clerk of the city or township in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election This Notice is given by order of the board of education ELIZABETH MATTESON Secretary, Board of Education was considering marriage to a man for whom she had little passion. You fold her to date oth­ ers and grow up I would have given different advice. My first marriage was to a man about whom I was desperately passionate, but 10 years of knock-your-socks-ofTsex didn’t com­ pensate for the senous flaws in our relation­ ship The man I am now married to is roman­ tic and committed, and wc arc perfectly com­ patible He is kind, compassionate, intelligent and communicative, and he worships the ground I walk on. Our sex life is just so-so. "Lucky" should hang on to her man. Pas­ sion and super sex are a lot like sneezing. It feels terrific while you’re doing it. but when it’s over, it’s over. Ninety-nine percent of a successful marriage has little to do with the time you spend in bed. “Lucky" should ask herself the same ques­ tion you always tell women who arc consider­ ing divorce - “Would you be better off with him or without him*" Or. to put it another way. can she be happy without knock-yoursocks-off sex? Been There and Done that in Gaithersburg. Md. Dear Gaithersburg: I agree opt for the Ricky Wayne Lawrence. Hickory Comers and C arole Ann Ludlow. Hickory Comers. Kyle Richard Neff. Bellevue and Patncc Lynn Cooper. Bellevue. Aaron Wayne Wissncr, Middleville and Kimberly Ann Sager. Middleville. Chad Mitchell Horton. Hastings and Heather Lynn Watson. Hastings. Richard Lee Stamm. Jr.. Delton and Mor­ gan Nicole Brill. Delton. Myron Henry Sparrow. Plainwell and Ivana Kukulova. Plainwell. Richard James Morgan Sr.. Hastings and Sharon Lorraine Stanton. Hastings. Harold Eugene Smith. Gregory and Jean Dear Ann Landers: You’ve printed several letters about how cheap and easy it is to keep man who has good character, and teach him how to satisfy you. Great lovemaking is part instinct and part communicating what you en­ joy. Great sex can. in time, become less excit­ snakes You mentioned that pythons crush their prey Not true Snakes suffocate their prey by constriction, gradually limiting mus­ cle movement until breathing is impossible. ing. but a relationship that embodies respect, admiration and mutual interests as well as Second, it is neither cheap nor easy to keep snakes. Reptiles arc high-maintcnancc pets. They require sun lamps and other heat physical attraction has the best chance to en­ dure. From New Market. Md You were not very sympathetic to “Lucky But Confused." My wife is less than passionate about sex. but wc arc the most loving couple I know. In the 20 years we’ve been together, we have been best friends as well as lovers. sources, fixxl and nutritional supplements, plus a lot of room to wander, sun themselves, shed and exercise. Many people who thought it was cool to get an iguana didn't know what to do when it grew to be 6 feet long. Feeding snakes can be complicated. Some­ Tacoma. Wash.: Dating others is not the so­ lution for times. you must stun or kill their food. - es­ pecially rats Then, there arc medical con­ "Lucky But Confused.” and in the end, she may lose him. After a long marriage, my wife and I divorced. Our sex life had been OK. but cerns. Salmonella infection affects reptiles just hs it docs humans. Reptiles arc also prone to mouth sores, internal parasites, skin ulcers and other diseases. And not all vets will treat reptiles. Finally, there are safety concerns. You may it never sizzled. While dating after the di­ vorce. I discovered that a willing teacher and a cooperative partner can make sex fun and exciting. If I had known that earlier, it might have saved my marriage. Catonsville, Md.: Sex is a learned skill and an an. and it takes time to become good at it. You should have suggested instruction manu­ als. counselors and videos. Brentwood, Tenn.: I hope “Lucky” will not give up on her boyfriend and leave it to fate to bring them back together. She should make a conscious effort to put some romance into the relationship. How about weekend getaways and candlelit dinners? Maybe the poor guy doesn’t know how to be romantic and create passion. She should teach him what turns her have heard stories of boas working their way through plumbing systems in apartment buildings and lizards wrapping themselves around a car's engine block, not to mention the harm a reptile can do to a pct or a small child. I don’t mean to discourage people having reptiles as pets. I just want to spare some in­ nocent creatures unnecessary harm because their owners arc misinformed. Your readers who arc interested in reptiles should do some research with their local zoos before buying. Reptile Enthusiast in New Jersey. Dear Enthusiast: Forgive me. I am more in­ on. Montreal: Great six doesn't last forever, but terested in the safety of my readers than in the well-being of reptiles. I would not recom­ real love does. Dropping a partner when things go wrong doesn't solve anything. That kind of thinking is immature. Marriages based on sexual impulses arc sure to fail. Elmira, N.Y.: Did that unfulfilled woman in Santa Clarita try sex manuals, massages, lin­ mend reptiles as pets for anyone under 16 years of age. As I've said repeatedly, I would rather have a canary. At least they sing. ‘Cal’ story gerie, X-rated movies and mood music before giving up? I recommend them. Dear Ann Landers: I’ve enjoyed your col­ umn for more than 30 years. Now. I’d like to Houston: My advice to "Lucky But Con­ fused” is Don’t Do It! I’ve been married for give something back. Here’s a story I found in Curmudgeon’s Comer, a local newsletter I also enjoy: 15 years, but I’ve always known something was missing. I thought I could make it work, but I was wrong. Passion cannot be learned. Either you have it. or you don’t. I cannot bear the thought of going through the rest of my life without being crazy about a man in bed. He lusts after me, and I fake it. If I had it to do President Coolidge invited some Vermont friends to dine at the White House. They were ■ worried about their table manners and decided to do everything President Coolidge did. The meal passed smoothly until coffee was served. Coolidge poured his coffee into a saucer. The guests followed suit. He added sugar and over again. I would never marry him. Lynn Dietrick. Nashville. cream. The visitors did likewise. Then, Coolidge leaned over and gave his to the cat. - Andy in Evanston. III. ‘Net loss’ LEGAL NOTICE SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting May 5. 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m ROLL CALL All Board members present, sev­ eral guests Minutes of April 7 1998 meetings were ap­ proved with (1) addition and placed on file Treasurer report for period 01 presented to each member and placed on file Resolutions 98-4. 98-5. 98-6. 98-7 duly adopted and placed on file 98/99 Water Budget approved for $19,598 Contribution of $1.000 to D A SH for com­ mons area Authorized May bills for $21 029 84 Meeting adjourned at 9 35 p m Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk Richard Barnum Supervisor (5-28) Dear Ann Landen: A reader who signed herself "Totally Anonymous" complained that her recently retired husband has no hobbies and is driving her crazy. I have two sugges­ tions: 1) She can tell him if he knows so damn much about cooking and cleaning, she will quit doing both and the jobs arc his for the rest of his life. Is hje passing you by? Want to improve your social skills? Writefor Ann Landers ’new booklet. "How to Make Friends and Stop Be­ ing Lonely." Send a self-addressed, long, busi­ ness-size envelope and a check or money or­ der for SA.25 (this includes postage and han­ dling) to: Friends, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, 2) Go out and buy a computer and put him send S5.I5). To find out more about Ann Lan­ on the Internet. I can guarantee her that she will not sec or hear from him for months on ders and read her past columns, visit the Cre­ end. I know what I am talking about because it GIRL. Mane Alice, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 14. 1998 at 11:50 p.m. to Robin and Fred Rodrigucz of Vermontville. Weighing 8 ators Syndicate »eb page at www.crea- tors.com. Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Gallup of Hastings. Ml and Connie and Don Burton of Pewamo. ML Tiffany will be greeted at home by her older brother, Travis. lbs. 1/2 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain and AaaocIM—, PC. la a debt collector and we are attempting Io col* lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by GLEN J. RAMSEY AND ROSEMARY RAMSEY. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE now known as USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Mortgagee dated August 8. 1986 and recorded on August 8 1986, in Liber 438 on page 98. Barry County Records Michi­ gan and assigned by said mortgagee to Barry County Records Michigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand two hundred sixth four and 42/100 Dollars ($62,264 42). including inter­ est at 9 500% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statue in such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 pm on June 11. 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF DEL­ TON BARRY COUNTY Mchryan and are de scribed as A PARCEL OF LAND fN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST MORE PAR­ TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2 FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 200 FEET THENCE EAST 200 FEET THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET THENCE WEST 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH 33 FEET FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES KNOWN AS PIFER ROAD The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date uf such sate unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) n which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated April 30 1998 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (5/28) BOV, Ian James, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 15. 1998 to Kelly Smith of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 10 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. . GIRL, Jordan Marie, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on May 12. 1998 at 5:31 p.m. to Kim and Andy Hartzlcr of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 BOY, Morgan James, bom at Blodgett Hospi­ tal on May 13. 1998 at 11:59 a.m. to Jacque­ lyn and Bradley Tolles of Comstock Park. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. Grandparents are Bob and Linda Tolles and Jim and Frieda Jaynes. Great grandmothers arc Norma Cole, Maxine Tolles, and Carolina Arens. lbs. 11 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY’, Wade Robert, bom at Battle Creek Health System on April 27. 1998 at 5:45 p.m. to Dale and Kelly Dickinson of Hastings. GIRL, Brenda Lee. bom at Pennock Hospital Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 22 inches long. on May 11,1998 at 8:20 a m. to Brian and Lu­ cile Humphrey of Clarksville. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL. Tiffany Sylvia, born at Sparrow Hos­ pital, Lansing on May 18,1998 at 4:30 p.m. to Diana and Michael Burton of Lake Odessa. ML Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 1/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Joyce and Carl : *: • • • • • • J > BOY’. Tate Philip Stoctzcl, bom at Foote Hos­ pital in Jackson on May 6<h to Philip and Jen­ nie (Birman) Stoctzcl of Jackson. Weighing4 lbs. 8 ozs. Grandparents arc Dave and Mary Birman of Hastings. Carlos Stoctzcl of Parma, Phyllis Stoctzcl of Spring Arbor. Great grand­ parents arc Wiliam and Betty Birman of Hast­ ings and Larry and Lctha Mohl of Lowell. RN TEAM LEADER : •: We are looking for a "people person" with excellent communica- • tion skills to work in our skilled nursing facility. The ideal candi- • date will have at least one year of experience as an RN in long * term care. A background with MDs, RAPS and Care Plans would • be beneficial. If you are organized, possess good working knowl- • edge of and experience with assessments, come fill out at appli- • cation and submit your resume to the attention of Karen P. Marr, * Director of Nursing at... J J • • Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 • • $ • EOE • �The Hastings Banner h‘j» nexed to the Delton Kellogg School DiMrut in 1955 and Prairieville District No 1 was dis­ solved There was a great deal ol debate about whethei or not to annex the school to Delton but in the end it was joined with the Delton From Time to Time... system. Otis Prairieville was the last director ot the Prairieville District No J School There was also a great deal of debate over what to do with the bnck school budding that had been built in 1920-1921 and at the time II.’ 'I- rV- was the "state ol the an" in school buildings Schools of Prairieville One proposed use was as the township hall for Prameville Township. I hey spent S4.000 to have the building evaluated (or this purpose and the evaluators determined that the build­ ing had deteriorated too much io make this a possibility They stated that the building was beyond repair Prameville lownship had ob­ tained title to the building and the land on which it stood. Because the building was considered to be By Joycr F. Winbrccht The first public school in the area which was then Barry Township in IX3X was the re1,1 ■ suit of the first meeting of the school coin­ ' missioners held in April of 1X37. The com­ missioners charged Ephraim B Cook with ’ holding a school meeting at his house for the ,t‘ purpose of organizing a school district and a danger to the community it was bumed by the Delton and Pine Lake 1 ire Departments as electing officers for the same In the fall of that year the first school was rooms with straw, doused the straw with kerosene ready to light but no one wanted the built in the township. It was called the "white *?’ school house and was one of the first frame job of actually starting the fire so Tire Chief Bob Chamberlain of Delton got the job of ac­ tually igniting the blaze. It was a successful burn, with no one getting hurt and the build­ ing was destroyed lhe township cleaned up the trash and graded the lot and made the baseball field *’■* a training project *’J' buildings built in the town. Moses Lawrence had built the first frame house at Hickory Comers. This was a neat frame building, painted ’* white and had a capacity of from 40 to 60 slu* dents. The first school was taught bv Thcoda " Spaulding, daughter of Charles W. Spaulding ■ This was in IX3X. * District No. I was the area where Barry The firemen filled both Thursday May 28 1998- Page 9 I hi. in lhe early 19X0. !hji the third scIhhiI building was burned. Some teachers who taught in Prairieville wcic Hazel Mullehn. < leo Doster. Margaret Boulter. I dna McKibbin. Dons Hyde. Anna Kelson. Myrtle Smith. Don D Putman. William < arid. DeVon Putman. Burton IVrrv. Jennie Drummond, < larc Brown. Winifred I cntplc. s J Robinson. Addie Ritchie. J.M Smith ( oia Boast. James M Smith. Ik-Ila Smith i-eoige I Down. Charles E. Wood* man. t lara Robinson. Vaughan Mott. Hazel W Mott. Helen Doster. Webster Hastings. Winmfrcd Rockscll. Helen Norris. Mars A < appon and Hazel McKibbon Io demonstrate the difference in salaries paid to men as opposed to those paid to women, m the year of IXK9-IX90 the winter term was four months long. Teacher James M Smith received S50 per month, and Della Smith for lhe same term received S2X per month James Smith was teaching the upper grades and Della Smith had the primary grades In 1X90-1X91, spring term the teachers were George E. Down who taught the upper grades for S45 per month and C harles F Woodman who had the primary grades for $40 per month Mark Morns was the director for both terms. larger and the Prairieville School was no longer in evidence, but lives on in the memo­ For the spring term of 1X90-1X91. there were 21 buy s and 20 girls in the upper grades and 12 boys and IK girls in the pnman grades, lor a total of 71 students attending school that term Wor<- ahi ml Prairieville Townxhin Vrrf ries of the students who went to school there Hcck Township now exists. District No. 2 was the L area that later became Prairieville. District No. 3 was later to become Orangeville. Hope Township was not mentioned in this early di­ vision and didn't become designated as a sep­ arate township until IX5o. By 1X41. the area was again divided into Spaulding Township and Barry Township, and the school districts were reformed, lhe school where Miss Spaulding taught was in a ' furnished room in her father s house on sec■' tion No. 24. near where the village of Milo later grew up This school was later known as Prairieville District No. 2. . The first school house built at Milo. Dis­ trict No. 2 was located on the east side of where Burroughs Road and Milo Road meet The original school w as a log school, replaced shortly after 1X70 with a frame building. It -ii.was moved west to the west side of Parker Road and then moved west again when the C.K.&S. Railroad came through the Milo area as it was felt that the school was too close to I the railroad tracks for the safety of the chil■ drcn. • . The Milo School became part of the Delton School System in 1955. Dons McKibbon Sauders taught this school from 1935 until its ; final days in 1954 when it was annexed to the , Delton School District in 1955. The schoo* t,;,has been converted into a private residence. Pendill District No. I. Prairieville Town­ ship, was located on the road known as the Stage Road from Kalamazoo to Delton, or now known as M-43. It was on Section No. 25 . about just nonh of Gull Lake and south of ...what is now Hickory Road. There was no doubt a functional school here as early as the 1840s. The first record wc have is from the i State of Michigan School Archives of 1X59. r . The original school was possibly known as , .the Willison District when it was still Barry t.‘Township. It was attended by students from .t,Barry Township and Prairieville Township .-.and was therefore a fractional school. ..j By 1859, there were 45 students shown as attending the Pendill School. Elija Pendill was elected as the first mayor of Battle Creek on March 7. 1X59. The plat map of 1X60 shows that Pendills owned land in Section 25 and possibly the school was named for this family The first frame building was built some­ time after 1865. The school operated until 1928 when it was joined with the Kellogg District in Kalamazoo Township. (This was the early beginnings of the W.K. Kellogg ‘'Foundation and its influence on Barry County 'school systems.) The Indian Missionary School was begun in 1838 and was taught by the Rev. Leonard ’ Slater and his daughter Emily. It was located ' pn Section No. 35. It was attended . both In­ dian students and white children of the area, It ''closed in 1855. In 184). when Prairieville became a townihip (Spaulding until 1X43), one of the first orders of business was to elect its officers C.W. Spaulding was elected as the supervisor, 'Henry Brown as the town clerk; Amasa Parker, treasurer; Norman Deming. Hiram Tillotson as justices of the peace; Aaron L El­ lis. Orville Barnes, and William Dwelle were elected commissioners of highways. Calvin Lewis. Henry Edgecomb. Freeman Willett, .and John Storr were the constables. Eh B 'Miller and John Patton were the directors of Milo School Prameville District No 2. taken in 1939-1940 On Nov. 7.1843. Sections No. 1.2 and 3.of Prairieville Township and Sections 34. 35 and 36ol Orangeville were formed for Prairieville District No 3. At that time the village was called Fulton until Dec. X. 1X55. when it was renamed Prairieville. The first school house built in 1845 in the village of Fulton Praincvillc burned to the ground in 1X55. It was replaced by a frame school in that year The bell placed in the bel­ fry of this school was the one that the Rev. Leonard Slater had purchased in Detroit in 1X30 It was brought by boat from Detroit to Lake Huron, then to Lake Michigan, to Grand Haven and up the Grand River to Grand Rapids. It was used at the Thomas Mission, and then moved to the Slater Mission in Prameville Township in 1X36. When the mission was closed in 1X55. the bell was given to Prairieville to be included in their new school. This school burned in 1920 and the brass bell was melted into a pile of brass. This was given to the Kalamazoo Mu­ seum for a time and in "Years Gone By." Dr Prosper G. Bernard states that in 1963 the bell was returned to Barry County to the Bernard Museum. A new school was buill'in 1920-1921 and was a state of the art building with two rooms upstairs, a full basement, two furnaces, toilets, storage space, state of the art windows and lighting While the school was being built the stu­ dents met in the mcthodist church, the baptist church and in the dance hall some of the time Prairieville School was one of the first schools in Barry County- to adopt the graded systems. The system prior to the graded sys­ tem was one of advancement at the students own pace. The belief in rural areas, was that a good foundation in reading, writing and arith­ metic was needed by all children, but some other subjects were not so necessary for the youngster who was going to stay on the farm Many boys, as »K*y grew up to the age where they were able to do farm work, didn't get to school much in lhe spring and fall when the bulk of the farm work had to be done The schools often hired male teachers for the win­ ter term as the bigger beys sometimes pre­ sented quite a challenge female teachers Male teachers were paid more than female teachers. The Prairieville School had two teachers, even as early as IX76. when there were 76 stu­ dents in the school There was a period of sev eral years when there was only one teacher with eight grades in the early 1940s. Governor Lewis Cass had managed to get passed three laws in 1X27. 1X29 and 1X31 which greatly affected the status of education in Michigan and in Praincvillc. One dealt with financing of schools. Each township was charged with using the tax income from Sec­ tion No. 16 to finance schools in their town­ ship when the area had enough population. 50 families was the proposed point lhe officers of each township were charged with laying out the school districts. and they the poor; Asabcl Tillotson and Wdl-am Shclp ; were the assessors and Leonard Slater. Robert ‘S. King and George Brown were the school were to elect three officers for each school district, and they were to elect three officers inspectors. At this point in time. Orangeville Township was still part of Spaulding/Prairievillc Township. Orangeville was come part ol the constitution when it was adopted by the State of Michigan separated off in 1X46. for each school district These three laws be­ In 1X69. it was mandated that all Michigan children would receive education free and * The second Prairieville Village School built in 1855 It burned in 1920. and a brick -school was built in 1920-1921 would attend school at least to the age of U Prior to this mandate, families often had to pay a head tax for each child they entered into school. Depending upon the district this could be as little as l() cents or as high as 50 cents per child. Because cash money was hard to come by this was often paid in the form of wood lor heating the school and in wages for cleaning the school and grounds. .Alter the "tree educa­ tion" for every child law was passed, school records began to show amounts paid out for these services. Teachers in those early years were often students who had succeeded m fulfilling the courses offered at their school and were often very young. Their wages were very low. as lntlc as SI.50 and $2 per week. Under the sys­ tem prior to 1X69. ’he teachers were often boarded by families as part of the tuition for the students. Later, the teachers still were boarded by the families or a particular family and the board and room was deducted from their wages and paid to the family. This custom continued into the time when teachers began owning and driv ing their own cars and could live a bit further af ay ’FlpP* Jt frtfch they taught Seventh and eighth grade students had to travel to Hastings and take an examination designed and supervised by the Barry County Supervisor of Schools, if the student desired to go on to high school. This system contin­ ued into the days of consolidation of »he one room schools of the area. Teacher training also became more sophis­ ticated and county normals schools were formed in the State of Michigan, where teacher's could receive training in the methods of teaching students. The requirements were that to become a teacher a student must com­ plete 12 grades of education. Barry County Normal was established in 1904 in Hastings. For students who had re­ ceived 10 grades of education in their local school such as Praincvillc, could attend Hast­ LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firms Is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Quinton L Elliott husband and Teresa L EHkXI wife (Original Mortgagors) to AAA Mortgage and Fi­ nancial Corporation Mortgagee dated June 10 1996 and recorded on June 17 ’ 996 m Liber 663 cn Page 961 Barry County Records. Mehrgan and was assigned ty sa d mortgagee to the Contimortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment dated June 14 1996 which was recorded on June 23 1997 ;n Liber 699 on Page 425 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to oe due at the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-One Ihousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven and 95/100 dollars ($61 387 95) including interest at 11 per annum Ad­ justable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 12/14 and 6/14 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute <n such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on June 11 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan and are described as The South 1/2 ot Lots 1 and 2 of Block 14 of the Daniel Strikers Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated April 30 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for Contimortgage Corporation 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Btnghams Farms Michigan 48025 File <98043272 (5/28) MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain and Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col led a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DENNIS J GOULD ANO LUCINDA GOULD HUSBAND AND WIFE to AAA MORTGAGE A FINANCIAL CORPORATION A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Mortgagee dated July 26 1996 and recorded on September 26. 1996 in uber 673 on page 836 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to MOREQUITY INC by an assignment dated April 15 1997. and recorded on April 24 1997 in Liber 692 on page 282 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventh three thousand nine hundred fight and 09/100 Dollars ($73 908 09) including interest at 16 050*• per annum Under the power of sale contained tn sa>d mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate cf the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse Hast •ngs Ml at 1 00 p m on July 2 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 12 ACRES OF THE EAST 57 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST 1.4 OF SECTION 21 TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER THENCE WEST 440 FEET. THENCE NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD 675 FEET THENCE EAST 400 FEET THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated May 21. 1998 MOREQUITY INC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgage Robert A Trematn & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birm.ngham Ml 48009-6616 (6/18) ings High to receive the additional two grades and could earn their teaching certificate and 12th grade in the same year. There was no tu­ ition for this school. Praincvillc had 10 grades until 1933-1934. The law was changed anc the school could only have eight grades. The school was an- LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION PUBLIC NOTICE Date May 29 1998 Permit No Ml 0004405 Bradford-White Corp The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality proposes to reissue a discharge permit to Bradford-White Corporation 200 Lafay-ette St Middleville Ml 49333 The applicant applies ap­ pliance coatings The applicant discharges treated groundwater and surface water runoff to the Thomapple River tn the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 23 T04N R10W Barry County The draft permit includes the following modifica­ tions to the previously issued permit Increase m discharge of treated groundwater from 30 000 gpd to 158 400 gallons per day, treatment change to ait stripping and incorporation of storm water permit This proposed permit authorizes an increased loading of pollutants to the Thomapple River In accordance with Rule 323 1098 of the Michigan Water Quality Standards the applicant submitted an antidegradation demonstration The Depart­ ment has determined that the demonstration meets the requirements of Rule 323 1098I-’' Comments or objections to the draft permit re­ ceived by June 29 1998 will be considered in the final decision to issue the permit Persons desir­ ing information regarding the draft permit proce­ dures for commenting or requesting a hearing should contact Diane M Carlson Permits Sec­ tion Surface Water Qua'ity Division Department of Environmental Quality PO Box 30273 Lans­ ing Michigan 48909 telephone 517-335-4118 E-mail carlsond®state mi us Copies of the public notice *act sheet antidoqradation demonstration ano draft permit may be obtained at the Surface Water Quality Division Grand Rapids District Office located at the State Office Building 6th Floor 350 Ottawa NW Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-2341 telephone 616­ 456-5071 (5/28) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the Qualified Electors of HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THE ANNUAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 8, 1998 The place (or places) of ELECTION are ■ indicated below: Hastings Middle School Multi-Purpose Room and Pleasantview Elementary Names of Candidates for the Board of Education to be elected: Michael Hubert - 4 Year Term Terry L. McKinney - 4 year Term Larry E. Haywood - 3 Year Term Aaron Snider - 3 Year Term The polls for the said Election will be open from 7:00 o’clock a.m., and remain open until 8:00 o’clock p.m., of the same Election Day. Dated March 16. 1998 Donald A. Myers Secretary, Board of Education �Page 10 - The Ha$tmgs Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 Hastinqs High School 9^ M/ Cl ASS OF 1QORI V/1 I 7 7V« David Miller Tyler J. Allerdiny ViK lames L Baller <1 @©e©o*©st oemmi $t©tte©te Been |. Barnum Mattkew |. Barnum Natkan Belcher Sarak L BeUyntpk Amy Belton Setk J. Bender Mickelle K. Bies lame, Birman Nickole I. Bivens. Ckad M. Curtis Steven Dakn lesse E. Davis Mickelle L Davis Darnell S. Day Mylea deCea Zackary |. Deming Randy Demand Karen M. DeMatt Ckad D. Furrow Adam B. Gee Ckeryl S. Cikkons Summer A. Gillens Tkernes R. Geyyins Philip D. Cole Garett Gonzales Refers. Itefer Joiie L KirtoukU Dtrin P. LdiJ^e Straft U|«ye Metis* K. IncMter Laura M. McKinney Emil) A. Mend LfRiu^A. D«rtf Motx Syndi L Goedeneugk Racket M. HamamnDee |<mr Uux lacyueiine S. Laritk Lindsey N. Micel Aletaka L Miller lessica M. PrW eooeotee Trisha L McKeouyk Melissa S. Menney Lenta J. MerUne |r. leutkou L Merrick Rekecca L Merriman oaeee© Benjamin P. O'Mara Ckriitayker D. Olmsted lenice M. Olmsted Deuylos Saner Kimfcerly S. Snvdy Megan E. Schirmer Lesley E. Tkomton Mottkew S. Tokuren Samontko L Sonkorn MickoeiA. Terpeniny Katkryn M. Tkomos Kristen M. Pierknit Undsey N. Pittettev KyleW. Pekjo Adem C Sckultz Tiffanp A. Seymour Patrick E. Skade lulie Skermon Kristen L Skemwd Edwrd). Von Der Molen DouylnsVamey Heidi L Watson Erica L West Merc A. Western*) s Not pictured: Larry Bailey, Amanda R. Bennett, Brian S. Bepristta, Carl Billings, Neta Bunt. Larry |. Carlsen, Tye R. Casey, Rekekak M. Clouyk, Nook L. Doyle. Cena M. Duflo, Stacey Q. Duron, Tint A. Easey, Asako Eto. Nikolas A. Gonzalez, Kristen A. Hanskoiv, Sarak N. Hayes, Dana M. Hill, Orton Hobert, Cod) M. 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Hastings 902 W. State St . Hastings 945-2425 948-3720 945-4921 430 W State St.. Hastings 948-8558 TOM'S MARKET 241 E State Rd., Hastings 945-5372 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 28 1998 I < me h think < I it Seniors may be leaving; but their memories remain A feu small thoughts from Tuesday s Barry County Track Meet at Hastings High School. What are prep sports all about? Just ask Thomapple Kellogg athlete Mat! Eaton and you are sure to get an education on the subject. Eaton may not be the fastest of the Trojans, or the one who receives the most first place medals, but he certainly has enjoyed his prep sport experiences. If nothing else, that’s what high school athletes give to those who just do it. The smiles, lhe comaraderie. the stories, the achievements, the memories., must I go on? Ask me what 1 treasure about my job the most and my.^sponse certainly wouldn't be the mojflp. or the hours... or the angry phone calls. But the kids are what keep me going, keep me energized and keep me young. For some seniors, the Barry County. Meet was the final curtain of their athletic careers. To those I say thanks. To the other seniors I say give State your best, as these days may never return. The 1997­ 98 sports season has been filled with many area accomplishments. What a trip its been for teams like Maple Valley football. Hastings basketball. Lakewood volleyball. Hastings tennis or Delton track. Once again, thanks for lhe memories. • Asylum Lake Smart Choice: Western Michigan University, which is starting up a women's golf program, wants to build a golf course on its own property at Asylum Lake. But area environmentalists oppose the deal using the protection of our natural resources as their shield. WMU’s outgoing president Diether Haenicke backs such a project and so should these environmentidists. The benefits would be great, for WMU. Kalamazoo, gender equity and area golfers. • Hastings Hole-In-One: Ward Woodmansee. 83. carded his first hole-inone on May 19 at the River Bend Golf Course. Woodmansee got his ace on the I IO-yard blue nine at lhe Hastings course. He used an eight iron to manage his feat. His round was a very impressive 46. • Weaver in Hall of Fame: Hopkins High School football coach Rex Weaver is a 1998 inductee into lhe Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame. In Weaver's 26 years at the helm lhe Vikings have won 110 times. He was regional Coach of the Year in 1993 and A.P. Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996. Weaver's daughter. Katie, is a recent volleyball standout at Thomapple Kellogg High School. • Some Helpful Advice: A note hung from my front door as I returned home late Tuesday night. At second glance it made a lot of sense and forced me to think if I actually had the privilege of making someone smile throughout the course of the day. Anyways, here’s what the note said. A Smile A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. No one is so high or mighty that be can get alone without it. and no one is so poor that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in some, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to lhe sad. and is nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is the given way. Some people are too tired to give a smile. Give them one of yours, as no one needs a smile so much as he who has none to give. Talk to you soon. The girts team of Thomapple Keltogo made It back-to-back Barry County Has with a first place showing Tuesday. The Hastings Saxons were Barry County champions and O-K White champions during their 1998 stellar season. Hastings big winners at Barry County Track Meet For those who think that end of lhe year track meets lack incentive, think again. The Barry County Meet Tuesday at Hastings High School offered athletes and teams plenty of reason to be in their best form. For many athletes, the meet featuring Hastings. Delton. Lakewood. Maple Valley and Thomapple Kellogg high schools served as a last chance to perform al their top levels. For others fortunate enough to qualify for Saturday's State finals lhe event was an opportunity to train for what awaits them in Saginaw or Midland. Teams also had reasons to be pumped The boys' squads at Hastings and Delton both entered Barry County with league titles and outstanding regular seasons For those two teams it was a golden opportunity to compare talents, though the Panthers were missing some of their big point totalers. As it turned out the two schools finished in the same order they did last spring with Hastings placing first with 139 points and Delton taking second with 105. In 1997, the Saxons tallied 126 and the Panthers managed 113. Still. Delton had its moments like the 1600-meter relay team that broke the Johnson Field record with a clocking of 3:29.84. In the girls division Thomapple Kellogg looked to be the team to beat, but Hastings, Delton. Maple Valley and Lakewood also came to Johnson Field with plenty of stars. TK did win the Barry title for a second year in a row with 119 points. 24 points more than second place Hastings' 95. In 1997. the Lady Trojans won lhe area meet with 110 points. Second place may not have been the aim for Hastinis' girls, but it did guarantee the school of a repeat champion in the overall (boys' and girts') championship. Repeal champions there were a few. Delton's Mary Henson in the 800. TK's Jessi Davis, in the 1600. Delton's Kim Cole in the long jump. Lakewood's Soloman Radcliff in the discus and Ryan Hesselink. who gave TK a clean sweep in the 1600 events. Hesselink won two events at the '98 Barry County Meet with a first place performance as well in the 3200. Delton’s Jason Kimbrough also won twice in the 100 and the 400. while fellow Panther Jim NeSmith won time golds tn the high jump, the long jump and the 200. For lite winning TK team. Jessica Crowley won both 100 and the 200. The Lady Trojans won seven of lhe 17 girts' events at Johnson Field Tuesday. Here is a look at the standings and the top three finishers from each of die events: BOYS Team Standings: I. Hastings 139; 2. Delton 105; 3. Thomapple Kellogg 51; 4. Lakewood 42; 5 Maple Valley 14. Shot Put: I. Stank (Lakewood) SI05; 2. Deline (Hastings) 44-02; 3. Belcher (Hastings) 43-04. Discus: 1. Radcliff (Lakewood) 138­ 05; 2. Weatherly (Hastings) 135-07; 3. Harvey (Maple Valley) 135-06. Long Jump: 1. NeSmith (Delton) 20-06 1/2; 2. Holwerda (Thomapple Kellogg) 20-05; 3. Pursell (Hastings) 20­ 01 1/4. MEET COIMMMIOQf Record Breakers... Members of Hastings' school record 1600 boys relay team are (from left) Jim Storms. Ryan Rude. Michael McKeough and David Koutz. The Saxon four-some ran the event in a blistering time of 3:28.6 No. 1 Central ends Saxon soccer season Scoring the first goal was somewhat of a surprise. But the result of that next nine goals certainly could not be considered in the same light. The soccer Saxons were probably shocked with their super start in last Wednesday’s district match with State No. I Portage Central, but the 9-1 loss certainly wasn't any real shocker. Sarah Hayes gave the host squad a 1-0 lead at the 31:25 mark of the first half. Portage Central responded with lhe next nine and out-shot Hastings 29-4 in a match that featured soccer played with precision and near perfection. Il was sort of like playing the Chicago Bulls before the days of Reggie Miller. The loss ended the year for lhe young, but skillful. Saxon soccer squad. The '98 team had four juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. See SOCCER continued page 13 The Lady Trojans scored triumphs in seven of the events Carolyn DeWitt (5) tries to maneuver around the stingy Portage Central defense in last week s district game at Hastings High. (Photo by Perry Hardin) at Tuesday's Barry County Meet. 14^ I �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 - Page 13 MEET SOCCER, continued from page 12 from page 12 All-Academic Acclaim... The varsity soccer team at Hastings High School received All-Academic honors for their work in the classroom as well as on lhe field this year The Saxons' squad had an overall grade point average ot 3 4 Seven girls were signaled out by making the All-Academic team: Lisa Cooklin. Traci Heffelbower. Sarah LaJoye. Summer Gillons. Mylea deGoa. Katie Willison and Jenny Norris. •' High Jump: I. NeSmith I Delton I 6$0; 2. Walther (Hastings) 5-10: 3. Bourdo (Delton) 5-08. Pole Vault: I. Barnum (Hastings) ; 13-09; 2. Pursell (Hastings) 12-0; 3. Brower (Hastings) 11-06. J 100: I Kimbrough (Delton) 10.81: 2. ' Stafford (Hastings) 11.13; 3. Morrow J (Delton) 11.30. Cooklin has played four years of soccer and has been named an All-American Scholar. Norris has also played four years and like Cooklin is a member of the National Honor Society. Willison, another four-year player, is the class valedictorian. deGoa also played four years and is a Scholar Athlete and a member of NHS. Gillons also can claim NHS. Scholar Athlete and four years of soccer on her resume. LaJoye has played three years and is a Scholar Athlete as well. And Heffelbower is a Scholar Athlete who has played Saxon soccer for three years. i 200: 1. NeSmith (Delton) 22.55; 2. s.Stafford (Hastings) 23.05 ; 3. Stampfler 5 (Delton) 23.29. - 400: 1. Kimbrough (Delton) 50.09; 2. BStorms (Hastings) 52.01; 3. Williams >(Delton) 52.99. 800: I. Rude (Hastings) 2:05.53; 2. J-Bums (Lakewood) 2:08.57; 3. Rounds (Hastings) 2:1115 1600: I. Hesselink (Thornapple . Kellogg) 4:48.56; 2. Kody Louden ;• (Delton) 4:52.51; 3. Blair (Hastings) ’ 4:59 12 3200: I. Hesselink (Thornapple Kellogg) 10:15.43; 2. Kody Louden (Delton) 10:56.72; 3. Plowman (Lakewood) 11:11.14. 110 Hurdles: I. Brower (Hastings) 15.83; 2. Heneckow (Delton) 16.10; 3. Bourdo (Dehon) 16.13. 3200 Relay: I. Thomapple Kellogg 8:25.49; 2. Hastings 8:31.56; 3. Lakewood 90160. 800 Relay: I. Hastings 1:33.46: 2. Delton 1:34.28; 3. Thomapple Kellogg 1:36.72. 400 Relay: I. Hastings 45.16; 2. Maple Valley 47.94; 3. Thomapple Kellogg 49 97. 1600 Relay: I Delton 3:29.84; 2. Hastings 3:35.79; 3. Thomapple Kellogg 3:41.93. 300 Hurdles: I. Koutz (Hastings) 41.52; 2. Brower (Hastings) 41.69; 3. Kiel (Thomapple Kellogg) 43.27). Saxon goalkeeper Katie Willison makes a super stop on the State's No. 1 team during districts last week. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Charissa Shaw takes the hand-off from Hastings teammate Laura Storm in relay action from Tuesday. 52.4); 2. Robertson (Thornapple Kellogg) 52.49; 3. Kotrba (Delton) 55.83. Shot Pul: Cross (Hastings) 34-05 1/2; 2. Hubbard (Hastings) 34-02 1/2; 3 Krolik (Maple Valley) 32-01 Discus: I. Krolik (Maple Valley) 104-00; 2. Bush (Lakewood) 974)4; 3. Butcher (Maple Valley) 92-10. Long Jump: 1. Cole (Delton) 154)8; 2. Burghdoff (Hastings) 15-06 1/4; 3. Crowley (Thomapple Kellogg) 154)5 1/4. High Jump: 1. Wilson (Maple Valley) 4-10; 2. Noteboom (Hastings) 4­ 08; 3. Novisky (Delton) 44)8. Pole Vault: I. Booher (Maple Valley) 74)6; 2. Wilson (Maple Valley) 74)6; 3. Thornton (Thomapple Kellogg) 74X). * 100: I. Crowley (Thornapple Kellogg) 13.01; 2. Robertson (Thornapple Kellogg) 13.09; 3. Cole (Delton) 13.17. 200: I. Crowley (Thomapple Kellogg) 27.76; 2. Robertson (Thornapple Kellogg) 27.80; 3. Young (Hastings) 27.83. 400: Young (Hastings) 1:03.28; 2. Glidden (Delton) 1:04.16; 3. Koch (Lakewood) I.-05.26. GIRLS Team Standings: Thornapple Kellogg 119; 2. Hastings 95; 3. Delton 62; 4. Maple Valley 55; 5. Lakewood 22. 800: Henson (Delton) 2:22.53; 3. Davis (Thomapple Kellogg) 2:25.03): 3. Shaw (Hastings) 2:3236. 1600: I. Davis (Thomapple Kellogg) 5:27.46; 2. Quisenberry (Thomapple Kellogg) 5:29.14; 3. Verkerke (Thomapple Kellogg) 5:44.70. 3200: I. Quisenberry (Thomapple Kellogg) 12:00.80; 2. Edger (Hastings) 12:44.76; 3. Demaagd (Thomapple Kellogg) 13:13.74. 100 Hurdles: I. Alterman (Thomapple Kellogg) 16 42; 2. McQueen (Thomapple Kellogg) 16.42; 3. Bush (Lakewood) 18.43. 3200 Relay: 1. Thomapple Kellogg 10:05.60; 2. Hastings 10:40.49; 3. Maple Valley 11:47.60. 800 Relay: I Hastings 1:53.08; 2. Delton 1:53.93; 3. Maple Valley 135.21. 400 Relay: 1. Thomapple Kellogg 52.64; 2. Delton 53.48; 3. Hastings 54.96 .. 1600 Relay: 1. Hastings 4:22.37; 2. ; Dehon 4:28.79; 3. Thomapple Kellogg I 4:34.37. : All-Academic Saxon soccer stars are (front row. from left) Mylea deGoa. Sarah LaJoye. Traci Heffelbower; (back row. from left) Jenny Norris, Katie Willison and Summer Gillons. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 300 Hurdles: I. Williams (Hastings) I Wooden Bat tournament features area’s best - Scoring runs isn't as easy when you’re playing the game with wooden bats. ; A few of lhe State's elite baseball powers found that to be the case Saturday at lhe Wooden Bal Tournament held at Hastings High School. • Mt. Pleasant lhe No. 6 team in Class A won twice, but tallied two runs in both triumphs The Oilers defeated Coldwater 5- 1 and edged out Sturgis 2-1 as well. Mt. Pleasant scored lhe game-winner against Sturgis with a base hit to left Be Id in the bottom of the seventh inning. - The Trojans from Sturgis are ranked No 2 in Class B. After their one-run loss Jo Mt. Pleasant, the Twin Valley powerhouse beat the home team 13-9 in the tournament finale. The 13 runs were tnusual for a tournament that featured great defense and solid pitching and showed why Sturgis is a squad to reckoned with as post-season action starts Bp this week. Hastings (12-13) opened the day with a 6- 3 win over Coldwater. That game featured solid pitching... as thrown by Saxon starter Matt Moore. Moore struck out 13 Cardinals and scattered 6 hits in the first game gem. "Malt had complete control of the game." Hastings Coach Jeff Simpson Aid "It was a great baseball game for Hastings." The big hit in the Coldwater contest was a two-run double oy Brian Dunn 'Dunn also had a solid hitting performance versus Sturgis going 2-for-4 with an RBI and another double. Hastings down 13-5 rallied in the •venth inning and scored four limes. Simpson hopes that his team shows that Mme spark this Saturday at the Gull Lake district BAT cont. on page 14 Showing off the trademark of the Wooden Bat are (from left) Hastings’ Chris Stafford. Mt. Pleasant s Josh Henning. Sturgis’ Beau Jacobs and Coldwater's Brian Dunseth. Qualified Registered Nurses We arc looking for RNs to join our team who are ca­ pable of and willing to give our residents excellent care. At least one year of long-term care experience is preferred. Come to our facility to fill out an applica­ tion and drop off a resume. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 49058 E.O.E. NOTICE CARLTON TOWNSHIP CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED 1998/1999 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET The City of Hastings will hold a public hearing for the purpose ol hearing written and/or oral comments from the public concerning the annual budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. The public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 1998 in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of the City Council to consider the budget as proposed by the City Manager and presented to City Council on April 13. 1998. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to sup­ port the proposed budget will be a subject of the hearing. All interested citizens, groups, senior citizens and organizations representing the interest of senior citizens are encouraged to attend and to submit comments Notice is hereby given thaf lhe proposed budgel for Carlton Township for 98-99 fiscal year will be submitted for consideration at public hearing The proposed budget is available tor inspection at the Township Hall at 85 Welcome Rd Hastings. Ml on Tues . June 2 between 9 a m. and 11 a m The public hearing will be held Monday June 8 at 7 45 p m Immediately following the public hearing a special Township Board meeting will be held to consider adoption of the 1998-99 fiscal budget A copy of this information, the entire proposed budget and addi­ tional background materials are available for public inspection from 9:00 a m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the office of the Hastings City Clerk. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. Phone - 945-5990 The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon seven days notice the Hastings City Clerk (telephone no. 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Wilma Daniels Carlton Twp Clerk Everil G Manshum City Clerk �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday May ?d. 1998 Summer camp to educate kids on staying in shape The Mid-Michigan School of Baseball is coming Io town and with it comes a deeper understanding of the diamond sport On Saturday. June 20 the Hastings Diamond Stars Baseball Clinic will take place at the Hastings High School baseball field I nder lhe instruction of former Saxon baseball great Nick Williams and a few of his baseball friends from Central Michigan University, ball players age 8 and up can gam additional knowledge and tips to enhance their overall play Players ages 8 to 13 will take lhe field from 9-noon. while players ages 14 and older will train from 1-4 p.m. Check in times are 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.. respectively If rain falls, the clinic will be moved inside to the Hastings High School gymnasium Williams, who once hit .590 during The Pennock Summer Sport Conditioning Camp offers students in the 9th through 12th grades a chance to keep in shape, while improving the athletes’ overall athletic performances "Our goal is to offer an alternative for area athletes to keep themselves in shape before they get into their fall sports. Scott Spahr, interim manager of the Pennock Health & Wellness Center, said. "It will be a combination of the mental aspect as well as the physical aspect. We will focus in on things that they should be feeling and they should be doing." Camp is in session June 22 through August 7 at the Pennock Health & Wellness Center. Sessions Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays are from 10 am. to noon Cost is $60 ($20 discount for current Health & Wellness Center members) and includes a t-shirt. Deadline to enter is June 8 and a 100 percent refund is available until that date. Spahr will be joined at the camp by fellow coordinator Matt Goschke. Goschke also works at Hastings High School as the Saxons' athletic trainer. He said that training techniques will be addressed during the camp along with the fundamentals. "This is something that we are really excited about." Goschke said. "We want them to know lhe fundamentals... the basics., and ways that they can become better athletes. Hastings Diamond Stars Baseball Clinic June 20 stellar season at Hastings High School, will team with three of his former CMU teammales and Saxon head baseball coach Jeff Simpson at the special camp. Williams says that the clinic gives area baseball hopefuls a chance to experience something they, quite possibly, never have before in their ball playing days. "There's been nothing in Hastings like this for as far as I can remember, so we decided to put it on.” Williams said. "Our interest is for the kids to have some fun." Fun. yes. But. there will also be an education in Baseball 101 as well. "We’re trying to teach them proper fundamentals in hitting, pitching and fielding." Williams said. "Teach them the proper way to do things. It’s important to do these things correctly at an early age." The former Chippewas expected to be on hand with Williams are Pat Bojcun. Darin Dreasky and Andy Kroger. Scott Spahr and Matt Goschke are instructors at the Pennock Summer Sport Conditioning Camp. Goschke said that becoming better in sport often requires solid habits off the field as well. Nutrition will also be addressed during the camp sessions. "It’s going to be intense; we're not going to baby sit for two hours." Goschke said. "This will be a challenge. We want them to have fun. but yet we want them to be serious about their training and commitment." Program highlights include a pre and post program on physical assessment, supervised resistance training, spinning, plyometrics and weekly presentations on topics of the campers interests. Topics could include nutrition, aerobic fitness, anaerobic fitness, resistance training and energy systems. Brochures are available at the Pennock Health & Wellness Center or through Goschke. BAT..Jcbntinued from page 13 Wait Rewarded... NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PUBLIC HEARING FOR A ZONING CHANGE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1998 - 7:00 P.M. At The Hope Township Hall on M-43 Near Schultz Road To hear request of 1 Kirk Pasche for Zoning Change from Ar Agricultural • Residential to RL-1 Single Family Residential Lake for approximately 16 acres along the west side of hts proper­ ty at 4250 W Cloverdale Road in the southwest quarter of Section 21. T2N RSW. Hope Township. Barry County. Ml. This change would affect the Land Use Plan which currently indicates agncullure for this area. Hastings won its make-up contest with Cedar Springs 8-7 last week. The Saxons scored three runs in the first, two in lhe third and three in the fourth. Bobby Cole was the winning pitcher and only two of Cedar s seven runs were earned. Moore came in to notch the save At the plate. Cole was 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. Chris Stafford also stepped up with a 2-for-3 outing. Md-Michigan School of Baseball camp coordinators Pat Bojcun and H.H.S. graduate Nick Williams. I AM IM A 4 25c Corn Relills GOODLLA conn*»ui •NOTE FLOATS 2 Ward and Penny Gott for Zoning Change from Ar Agricultural-Residential to C-3 Heavy Commercial District for approximately 1-1/2 acres along the north side of their property at 9827 S Wall Lake Road in Section 31. T2N R9W. Hope Township. Barry County. Ml This area is curren’ly indicated as commercial on the Land Use Plan THE HOUSE WMSPERES Bojcun. like Williams, has some pretty impressive baseball credentials. After his time as a Chippewa standout, the Midland ; native played in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system. Now he is the । advisor of a baseball school that's aim is ? to improve the overall play of the area players. "The camp we had in Midland was a huge success with about 80 kids." Bojcun said. "Anyone who wants to become a better ball player, this is an opportunity for them to make it happen." In. an article written by the Midland Daily News. Bojcun said that players can always learn new skills to make them even better. "Even if lhe teams are good, you can always teach individuals to be better ball players." Bojcun said. "Most coaches are not teachers and we re here to be teachers All players should bring with them a TWUMAN SHOW ZCHANGE from AR TO RL-1 CHANGE FROM AR TO C 3 The information about this request may oe viewed during regular business hours Wednesdays 9 am to 12 noon and 1 p m to 3 p m at the Hope Township Han 5463 S Wall Lake Road on M 43 16161 948-2464 Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for’the hearing impaired and audio tapes ot printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five days notce to the Hope Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address or telephone listed below Sylvia W Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S Wall Lake Road Hastings Ml 49058 948 2464 bat and a glove. Pre-registration is $30 and walk in registration is $35. A t-shirt is included in the $30 fee. Deadline to enter is Wednesday. June 10. Checks can be made payable to the Mid-Michigan School of Baseball and can be sent to Mid-Michigan School of Baseball; 1509 Washington; Midland. Ml 48640. If you have questions call (517) 832-5909. Do You Have What It Takes? Read the To become a Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant, you must possess patience, reliability, a courteous nature and a willingness to help the elderly and or disabled. Starting rate of pay is $7.81 per hour. Classes begin June 17th and end July 2nd. If you feel up to the challenge, come to fill out an application no later than June 11 th at! Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 49058 E.O.E. BANNER every week for LOCAL COVERAGE of the world about you! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 Local teams, individuals aim for successful finishes rhe sports weekend is jummed-packed with many big events Friday and Saturday for our area prep teams. • BASEBALL and SOFTBALL: District ball diamond action begins this weekend with Hastings and. possibly. Delton playing in the Division (I Gull Lake High School district on Saturday. Dehon played Wayland in both baseball and softball on Tuesday in Gull Lake. The winners of those two games will battle Plainwell in Saturday action. Hastings is to play Gull Lake in softball Saturday at 10 a.m. The Saxon base bailers face the host Blue Devils on the ball field at high noon. State u >1 oe the focus of many area tennis, golf and track and field athletes. • GOLF: The Saxons* golf squad qualified for Stale for a third year in a row with a first place regional finish at the ! Tomak Woods course in Albion. The BC-D finals take place at the Forest Akres Golf Course in East Lansing on Friday and Saturday. The B-C-D swingers play the East course Friday and those fortunate to make it to the second day take to the West course on Saturday. Starting time both Friday and Saturday is 9 p.m. • TENNIS: Hastings boys tennis team was not about to be out-done by their female Saxon counterparts, so they qualified for State with a second place regional finish at Allegan High School. The Division III finals will take place at Okemos High School on Friday and Saturday. Action begins each day at 8:30 a.m. Hastings earned its State shot thanks to a big singles win from Steve Storrs. •TRACK and FIELD: Track and field State finals will also be staged Saturday with Saginaw High School hosting the Class B finals. A number of athletes from Hastings. Delton. Thomapple Kellogg and Lakewood high schools will be at lhe event. Maple Valley will be al the Class C finals Saturday at Midland High School. Action at both sites starts at 10 a.m. ‘Cats move on in district softball Wayland's honorable mention All-Stale softball team knocked Delton-Kellogg (10-4) out of districts Tuesday at Gull Lake High School. The win puls the Wildcats into High School Hastings and Gull Lake will play in lhe other semifinal softball contest. Saxon offense and defense as well as punting and kicking skills. The camp is a teaching/technique camp and not a conditioning camp. Seven on seven passing, defensive skills and other situations will be covered. Equipment needed includes workout cloths and football shoes. Gridders are to meet at the high school field house promptly at 9 a.m. Coaches Delton's Nicole Schmidt and Jenny Gale each had two base raps in Tuesday's season-ending defeat The victory was Wayland's 31 st in 32 games. Area racers making marks on local tracks Defending track champion Bob Holleycaptured the checkered flag in lhe 40-lap lurle Model Stocks feature last Saturday at Berlin. Holley, of Gun Lake, took over lhe lead on lap No. 11 and staved off Randy Sweet for his third main event victory for the season Holley is first in points with 306. Larry Dahlke is No. 13 with 116 and Dave Scnsiba is No. 25 with 42. Dave Lewis is 28th in Sportsman Slocks points with 24. The Winged International Super Modified Association visits the Marne oval this Saturday as part of a triple header of action. Sweet and Man Carman (Union City) are apart of the Super Modified field. Practice starts at 2 p.m., time trials are at 4 p.m. and the first preliminary event takes to the track at 7 p.m. The New 1-96 One of the winners last Saturoay at the Kalamazoo Speedway was Delton’s Brandon Lyons. Lyons took the checkered flag in the Limited Late Model class. (Photo provided) . Summer football camp fast approaching for Saxons Hastings High School's summer football camp will soon be up and running. Hastings High School's football staff will offer a summer football camp, starting Monday. June 8 and running through Thursday, June 11. The Saxon football camp is designed to give each individual football player an opportunity to learn the basics of the Saturday s semifinal against Plainwell Long jumper qualifies Sometimes the best accomplishments are those that come totally unexpected. For one Hastings athlete. Anne Burghdoff. that’s exactly how she feels about making State in track and field. Burghdoff finished seventh in lhe long jump at regionals. but her leap of 16-3 was good enough to qualify her for Saturday's State finals at Saginaw High School. The 16-3 effort also was a personal best for the Saxon senior who also lettered in basketball and volleyball. "I wasn't expecting it at all. but I'm happy that it happened.** Burghdoff said. Burghdoff will be joined at Stale by members of the H.H.S O-K While champion boys team, members of the KVA champion Delton boys team and representatives from Delton’s girls team. Action begins Saturday at 10 a m. Page 15 from the freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams will be on hand to give instructions at the camp. The camp is open to all 7th-12th graders. The fee is S35 per player. Registrations can be picked up at the middle school and high school offices. Please call Coach Jeff Keller (948­ 9448) if you have any questions or the high school office (948-4409). Ben Christie won his feature last Saturday at the new 1-96 Speedway in 1-ake Odessa Christie, of Freeport, who had run strong the previous two races, finally captured his first feature win of lhe season in the Street Stock division. Frank Thompson finished the race in the ninth position. Hastings* Todd Wohl ford was 17th in the Sprints A Main race. SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! j Mizuno Junior Tour hits area links this summer The new Mizuno Junior Tour, for high school boys and girls, returns to area golf courses this summer. The tour will be held on seven dates in June and July at the following golf courses in and around Barry County. Tuesday, June 16: Centennial Acres in Sunfield. Wednesday, June 24: Rolling Hills/Shadow Ridge in Ionia. YMCA NEWS W-L Flexfab ......................................................12-32 Sixth Team ................... . .10-32 ......................................................8-36 YMCA of Barrs Counts and the Hastings Nouth Council's Adult Floor llockes FINAL STANDINGS Team W-L-T TNR Wolfpack Hackers Safety Sers ice 7-1-0 6-2-0 5-3-0 ................................ 2-6-0 Toilet Bowl Champs... Champions in the 1998 Battle Creek Macker Toilet Bowl division was the area team of Dylan Bowman. Kyle Beyer. Matt Donnini and Austin Hurless. The Hastings boys also were first place for the Sportsmanship Award. (Photo provided) We Lift Our Wine Glasses To You... DELTON KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL TVC . .48-0 Hastings Mfg....................................................28-16 Dauc .26-16 Slaughter Trophies will be awarded in each flight as well as prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin. Each golfer will receive a Mizuno hat at the first event and a $500 scholarship, provided by Mizuno. will be handed out on July 27 to a 1999 high school graduate. If you are interested in registering for the Mizuno junior Tour, contact Mike Booher at (517) 726-1066. A one-time tour entry fee of $10 is required and each tournament will cost $20. That cost covers greens fees and lunch. YMCA of Barrs Counts 1948 Coed Spring Volleyball League Standings Team Friday, July 10: Hastings Country Club. Friday, July 17: Morrison Lake Golf Course in Saranac. Thursday, July 23: Yankee Springs Golf Course in Middleville. Monday, July 27: Mullenhurst Golf Club in Delton. Wednesday, July 29 or Thursday, July 30: Saskatoon Golf Club for the Tournament of Champions. Building Trades Program OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 31, 1998 • 3:30-5:00 pm • 10575 STONEY POINT ROAD Tlie public is cordially invited to view this year's project house which is near com­ pletion. Tile 2000 sq. ft. house primarily reflects the fine work of 22 high school students under the direction of teacher. Bob Barnhart, along with assistance from area tradesmen. Hastings Men's Softball League Standings Red Disision Oldc Towne Athletes ..............................2-0 Blames Stone Sniders . . .2-0 Blames Stone Madd Dawgs 2-0 Pennock Hospital congratulates their 1998 Graduates! Jane McCarthy - Associates Degree m Nursing - KCC Michelle Miller - Associates Degree in Nursing - KCC ; Blue Disision | Art Meade Auto Jarman l.sds Builders 3-0 .2-2 TNR Oldc Town Boys Bored of Education No Preference lowing .1-1 0-3 0-3 0-3 . Home Run Leaders - Brian Snider 3. Scott Stocpker 3, Brett Miller 2. letf Kerber 2. Boh Brownell 2. Ryan Madden 2. Bill (innage 2 Last Week’s Results - Jarman Lydy 12. No ! I I I I Preference 9. Art Meade 14. Jarman Lydy 12. Art Meade 24. TNR 21. Blarney Stone Sniders 20. Bored of Education 6; Madd Dawgs IK. OTTBoys 2; OTT As 15. OTT Boy s 5 This Weeks Games - Thursday. May 28 - I 6:30 p.m. OT1 AY vs. Blarney Stone Sniders. I 7:30. Blames Stone Madd Dawgs vs. Sniders. u 8:30. Madd Dawgs vs Art Meade Renita Napier - Associates Degree in Nursing - KCC Cheryl Sinclair - Associates Degree in Nursing - KCC Nicholas Blakely Maintenance - Maple Valley High School Jedidiah Briscoe Dietary - Maple \Mey High Schoo! Neta Burd. Information Services - Hastings High Schoo! Dennis Hinkley. Dietary - Hastings High Schoo NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION • Matt Barnum TO: THE RE SI DE MTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS • Sarah Roush PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Rutland Charter Township Board adopted Ordinance No 62 at its meeting held May 13 1998 interested persons may examine Ordmence *62 and secure copies of said Ordinance at the Rutland Charter Township • 111 2461 Heath Road Hastings Michigan 49058 9725 (616) 948-2194 between the hours of 9 00 a m and 12 00 noon on Mondays and Thursdays • Qenna Nichols • Emily Mead • Becky Merriman • Angi Newsted Ascngers........................................................... 0-8-0 Games Played - Wolfpack 7 vs. Hackers 8; Safctv Services 1 vs TNR 10. CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN • Ginger Johnson • Anne Slocum • Ben James CONQRATULATIONS QRADl/ATES! , The Staff at Jonny Conoon's RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO 62 An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charier Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezonmg ot ceriam property located m Land Section 10 within the township from the "AG Agrcultural Distrct zoning classification to the R2 Single Family Residential District zoning classification and to repeal all Or­ dinances or parts of Ordinances tn conflict herewith RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHfP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS SECTION I REZONING OF PROPERTY IN LAND SECTION 10 A The zoning map as incorporated by reference tn the Rut land Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezonmg from the AG' Agricultural District zoning clas­ sification to the R2 Single FamHy Residential Distrct zoning classification of the following described land m Land Section 10 PARCELS IN THE E 1/2 OF THE W 1/2 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SEC 10-3-9 DESCRIBED AS 222 FT N OF THE CENTRLI OF THORNAPPLE RIVER AT THE AIRPORT ROAD BRIDGE (ALSO DESCRIBED AS 167 FEET N OF THE NW ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE OVER THORNAPPLE RIVER) FOR THE POB TH W 615 FT TH S TO THE CTR OF THE RIVER TH ELY AL CTR OF RIVER TO CTR OF W EDGE OF AIRPORT RD BRIDGE TH N TO POB SECTION II SEVERABILITY Should any section clause or provision of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason such de­ claration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the section clause or provision so declared to be invalid SECTION III EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect seven < 7) days after publi­ cation of this notice BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2481 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 �The varsity baseball team at Hastings High School celebrates a big inning at last Saturday's Wooden Bat Tournament. The Saxons won its opener versus Coldwater, but were beaten by another former Twin Valley foe. Sturgis, in the championship contest. Summer sports sizzle... Delton's Denny Bourdo and Thomapple Kellogg's Dendel Craven leap over the hurdles at Tuesday's Barry County Track Meet. This Saturday many area athletes will be al the State finals In Midland and Saginaw. Baseball... soccer... track and field...you name it area athletes were out last week in full force making plays, scoring goals and setting records. Here is a photographic look at some of the moments in sports. Michigan Streams and Lakes Great Gift I RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION Stream MAP TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at a regular meetvig held on May 13 1998. the Township Board adopted Ordinance No 63 The summary of the ordinance appears below LAND DIVISION ORDINANCE NO. 63 SECTION M: DEFINITIONS: This Section defines terms and phras­ SECTION IV: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR LAND DIVISIONS: Sets out the requsements for poor review and approval of an land dtvisfons by the Townsrvp Assessor or other des^nated onoai SECTION V: APPLICATION FOR LAND DIVISION APPROVAL: Sets out the documents required to be hied along with the application lor land division approval SECTION VI: PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR LAND DIVISION APPROVAL: Sets out the procedure to be fol­ It i* r*liniatr<l that 10% of all the fishermen catch 90% of the fish. lowed by the Assessor or other designated official when an applica­ tion for land division approval has been filed and states that the divi­ sions must be approved or disapproved withm 30 days after receipt of such application Rrgardlr** of which group you full into... there'll a miro way to up your copies became a prized fisherman s possession Professor Higbee was ottered $400 lor one of his last maps And state agencies were forced to keep trier copies under lock and key The experts had always told Professor Higbee that reprris were mpossWe because the maps were prued m non-photographic bfcje Then n 1991 at the age ot 91. Howard Higbee's dream came true Computers made it possible tc reprnt the map Holdmg an updated map Howard said. 1 never thought I d ive to see this day' Then, by oombmng Professor Higbee's knowledge with computer technology - lhe STREAM MAP OF MICHIGAN was created odd*... simply try new (idling water*. Fish where few fishermen ever fish. SECTION VII: STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF LAHO DIVI­ SIONS: States that a proposed land chvison shall be approved il all Michigan is Inaded with groat fishing watera...many of them over­ looked. From the AllSable River to all of the Groat I Jikrx tributaries to criteria in this section are met 1 e minimum parcel yard and area requrements complies with the requirements of the Stale Land Divison Act and this Ordinance, all parcels have existing adequate accessibility the depth to vndtn ratio of any parcel does not exceed tour to one complies with minimum width and are standards set forth n this Ordinance and complies with accessfou>ty standards set forth n this Ordinance the IVre Manpaette River... thousands of mile* of Klrmnis. lake* and river* are now* easy-to-locate on otic map. Professor Higbee's Stream Map of Michigan is lhe first and only highly detailed map of it* kind. This new 4 foot by 4 foot color map *how* virtually all of the 33.(XM) mile* of SECTION V1H: ALLOWANCE FOR APPROVAL OF OTHER LAND DIVISIONS: This sectton provides promton for a division when sat­ Michigan xtroam* Ac lakes on ImhIi peninsula* . That'* "It is amanngly detailed and names some creeks in the Mohawk Valley that can't even be found on topographic maps • John Pitarres OBSERVERDISPATCH-Ubca FREE LOCATION GUIDEBOOK INCLUDED SECTION IX: CONSEQUENCES OF NONCOMPUANCE WITH LAND DfVISION APPROVAL REQUIREMENT: States that any par­ Pinpoint the best fishing m Michigan with this valuable 40 page guide. Easily locate over 5,000 streams and lakes shown on the • Stream Map " Your map and guidebook will take jou to the top 443 tishmg waters - select waters for 14 species ot gametish. cel created without compliance with this Ordinance snail not be issued building permits zorung approvals such as special land use approval or site plan approval and shall not be recognized as a sep­ arate parcel on the assessment roil of the Townsnip I" ORDER YOUR COLOR STREAM MAPS ’] SECTION X: SEVERABILITY: Provides that if any portion of this ‘If yoifte looking for the most definitive maps ever created । Send me 4 FT by 4 FT FOLDED mapu) postage pa^ « $23 45 ea । Sendme 4FTby4FT lAMNWDrwa) postage pad* $43 45 rwer stream, pond and lake then 'Prclessor Higbee $ • Stream Maps' are without ' r--. guesbemthe fnest Howard Brant THE NEWARK STAR-LEDGER or mcney crle enclned $__________ SHFPED PRIORITY XPPfDR A STURDY TUBE _____________________________________________ 1 • 'll is in showing where to tmd out-of-the-way tiout streams that makes the map such a treasure to lhe fisherman Joe Gordon TRIBUNE-DEMOCRATJohnstown isfies an of the requirements of Sectton vit except that rt does not sat­ isfy one or more of the standards ot Subsectton A of Sectton VII STREAMS 1 Available rolled or folded ALSO AVAILABLE in heavy gauge LIFEI TIME GUARANTEED glass-like dear-lamination, write-on wipe-otf I surface wth brass eyeiettes for easy hanging I Send me 4 FT by 4 FT ROLLED map?) postage pud it $23 45 n depicting every single creek । । I smp ' SECTION »: PURPOSE: The purpose ot this Ordmance it to carry out the provisions of the State Land Division Act 1967 PA 288 as amended formerly known as the Subdivision Control Act Why every fisherman needs this map RAVE REVIEWS State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AND TO ANSWER Case W8-300-CH •Rutland Charter Township Land Division Ordinance’ es used m this Ordinance almost two times lhe earth's circumference! LEGAL NOTICES SECTION I: TITLE: This Ordinance shall be known and cried as the dMigan The recently published STREAM MAP OF MICHIGAN is just ike another map - known to Pennsylvania anglers as the lost Stream Map' The ’Stream Map of Pennsylvania' was completed n 1965 alter a thfrty-year effort by Howard Higbee, a former Perm State Professor. Professor Higbee succeeded in creatng a map of the highest def J posstole a map that shows every stream and lake He painstakingly plotted by hand, the location ot 45.000 miles ot streams onto a 315 foot map The map sold extremdy well until «t was lost several years later Incredibly, the print er entrusted wth the original drawng and printing plates, declared bankruptcy, then carelessly hauled Higbee s 30 years of work to the landfil. The few remaining dog-eared Senior captain Mylea deGoa (20) uses some fancy footwork to get the ball up field in district soccer play at Johnson Field. — .l-AD-GR APHICS 1952 N. Broadwav P.O. Box 188 Hastings, MI 49058 as_____ 1 I । ( ( ( 1 ' 1 I , । Ordinance is declared invalid such invalidity shall not effect any other portion ol this Ordinance SECTION XI: REPEAL: Repeals all ordinances or parts of ordi­ nances in conflict herewith SECTION XBI: EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance will lake effect immediately upon publication of this notice PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the tiX ten of tne pro posed Ordinance nas been posted m the following pubt.c places sriu|ted withm said Charter Townshp tor nspeetton by the general pub 1 Bob s Gun and Tachfe - 2208 Gun cake Road 2 Algonqmn Lake Party Store - 2978 W State Road 3 Dairy Queen 1120 W Green Street 4 Barry County Expo Cente’ 5778 N Middleville Road 5 Thomapple Motors - 490 S Middle wife Road 6 Office of the Townsho Clerk • 2461 Heath Road Barbara J Bedford Cferk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 Robert Keller • plaintiff in pro per vs Alden D Barnard and Wile if any Carol J Barnard Rchard Hansma and Wife if any At a session of said Court held at the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings Mchigan. on May 15th 1998 Present James H Fisher. Circuit Court Judge On the 15th day of May 1998 an action was fifed by Plaintiff. Robert Keller, against Defen­ dants Alden D Barnard and Wile if any Carol J Barnard Richard Hansma and wife if any. their heirs assigns, and successors and any un­ known or unascertained persons, tn this Court to remove cloud on title on property located at 307 Broadway Middleville. Meh Legal description Lots 14 A 16 of block 58 or original plat of the Vil­ lage of Middleville. Barry County. Ml Permanent parcel *08-41 -058-016-00 Upon consideration of the motion and attached affidavit of the Plaintiff attesting to the fact that the Defendants m this ac­ tion cannot be personally served with a Sum­ mons and a copy of the Complaint herein be­ cause the whereabouts ol Defendants are un­ known and that publication of notce ol this action in a newspaper of general circulation is most likely to give notce to these Defendants and it ap­ pearing to this Court that Plaintiff after dAgent In­ quiry has been unable to ascertain the where­ abouts of the Defendants either within or without the State ol Michigan and rt further appearing that persona’ service of the Summons and Com­ plaint m this action cannot be made on the De­ fendants for the above stated reasons, and that publication is the best means available to apprise Defendant of the pendency of this action, now therefore rt is FURTHER ORDERED that lhe Defendants. Alden D Barnard and wife if any. Carol J Barnard Richard Hansma and wife if any, there heirs assigns and successors and any Un­ known or unascertained persons shall on or be­ fore 3rd day of July 1998 serve an Answer bn Robert -Keiter Plaintiff whose address is 2685­ 60th SE Kentwood Ml 49518 or take such other action as may be permitted by law Failure to comply with this order may result m a Judg­ ment by default agamst the Defendants tor the re­ lief demanded m the Complaint fifed in this Court, and rt is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Or­ der be published once each week lor three con­ secutive weeks in The Hastings Banner a news­ paper of general circulation hereby designated as the most likely to give notice to lhe Defendants Dated May 15 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge Robert Keller. Plaintiff 2685 60th SE Kentwood Ml 49518 (6/4) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 28 1998 - Page 17 John Scott WHto Fuhr Norma Witker Hastings Area Schools honor retiring teacher, secretaries . The Hastings Board of Education last J week honored two secretaries and a teacher who are retiring at the end of this academic year They include industrial arts instructor John Scott and secretaries Willo Fuhr and £• Norma Witker. Scott has been an industrial arts instruc­ tor at the middle school since 1982. Before that, he worked as a counselor at Hastings *' High School, and as a mechanical drawing and shop instructor in Battle Creek. He is a graduate of Indiana State Univer- sity. When he was honored last week, the school board's statement honoring him said, "John has always been known as a positive staff member who works with stu­ dents in a caring manner." Northeastern elementary secretary Willo Fuhr at last week's board meeting. Fuhr is retiring after 24 years of service with the school system, most recently at Northeast­ ern. She started in 1974 as a secretary at Southeastern, and worked there and at Cen­ tra). LEGAL NOTICE ’ • MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm It a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas R BAKER and Melissa M MORGAN to Wood■*. hams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated March 10 1995 and recorded on March 14 1995 * in Liber 626 on Page 520 Barry County * Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SER­ -. VICES. INC as assignee by an assignment •r dated April 29. 1996 which was recorded on May 8. 1996 in Liber 659, on Page 705. Barry County ' - Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four -. Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight And 74/100 do#ars ($54,348 74). including interest at 9 50% >• per annum Under the power of sale contained in said ' mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ , gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Has‘ tings Mchigan at 1 00 o clock PM on July 9 !«1998 ‘Diabetic Foot’ presentation set for June 4 Drs. Lance Wissman and Steve Challa will give a presentation on "The Diabetic Foot" at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 4, in Pen­ nock Hospital's Conference Center. The care, examination and prevention and treatment of the diabetic foot will be dis­ cussed. The doctors will answer questions indprovide insight on diabetic foot care. The presentation is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Preregistration is requested. Further in­ formation is availale by calling the Pen­ nock Hopspital Community Education De­ part ment at 948-3125. While with the district, Fuhr served on several school committees and was presi­ dent of the Hastings Secretarial Associa­ tion. She is currently treasurer of the Hast­ ings Educational Support Personnel Asso­ ciation. She also acted as a Pennock Hospital volunteer, and was instrumental in starting what has evolved into the second grade Pennock Hospital program. According to a written tribute to her, Fuhr "has been a hard working, dedicated employee who could be found after hours and even on weekends at her desk, making things just a little bit better for lhe persons she worked with and the children in her schools." Hastings Middle School receptionist Norma Witker is retiring after 13 years of service. Witker began with the district working in the lunchroom at the middle school, then added to her duties by also working in the teachers' workroom, and eventually began working in the student of­ fice at the middle school, where she became a receptionist when the new addition was built. In a written tribute to her the board said, "Because Norma is the resident expert on everything from nose bleeds to the monthly parent newsletter, she will be missed by the entire population at Hastings Middle School. In addition to being devoted to her work and family. Norma is a gradu­ ate of Michigan State's clown school and has donated countless hours of volunteer time over the years as a clown. She is also very active with the Algonquin Lake Asso­ ciation, so it's not likely that Norma will be bored in her retirement." Thornapple Garden Club beautifies park Seven members of the Thomapple Garden Club volunteered their time Thursday to beautify Fish Hatchery Parte in Hastings with over 250 petunias, marigolds, dusty millers and blue salvia for the 100’ consecutive year. They do it because as Verna Sumor puts it, without flowers •wouldul« be a desolate place to live?' Joining Sumor in the planting effort were Jen and Harold Hall. Phillis Olmstead. Connie Pierce, Jean Hammond and Linda Srtvasmith. Here. Jen Hall plants petunias under the sign at the entrance of Fish Hatchery Parte in Hastings last Thursday. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of BARRY Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as r. .The North one hall on the following described • premises Beginning m the center of the highway ! -running through the East of half of the Southeast ! 'one quarter of section 6 town 1 North range 9 { West and 1 chain North of the section hne bew '"tween sections 6 and 7 running thence Westerly 2 1/2 chains thence Southerly parallel with said highway 1 1/4 chains to said section ime thence West along said section line 3 61 chains thence North 72 imks to the right of way of the Chcago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad lor a place of beginning thence in a Easterly direction to a point 1 chain North and 2 1/2 chains Westerly of the point of beginning thence Easterly 2 1/2 chains thence Northeasterly 2 chains parallel with said highway thence Westerly 5 34 chains, thence Southeaster!/ 3 16 chains along the right of way of the Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad to the place ol beginning • The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 • GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC ' 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 Tie *98O546c8 (6-25) Pennock employee registered for ‘Cat Scan’ Pennock radiology employee Lew Hubbert has passed a three-hour test to be­ come a registered "Cat Scan' technologist. Out of 17.000 radiologic technologists in Michigan, only 400 are registered Hubbert recently started performing 'Cat Scans' full time and he chose to complete the test to better serve patients at Pennock Hos­ pital NEWS, NEWS W57S •* r~r LOCAL aari AUA coMMimonu Realtors donate to COA The Barry County Commission on Aging has received a $200 donation from the Barry-Eaton Board of Realtors. Lori Beduhn (left), who has been the secretary of the local board presents the check to COA Executive Director Tammy Pennington. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER •1 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs Macle while you wall 3 .4 S20.00 Ea. ■ 2 or more SI8.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs lacrofiy from E.W Bks.sl 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or ToU Free 888-577-7446 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message, putting together a marketing program that GETS RESULTS! The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held May 26, 1998 are available in the County Clerk s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. cm be rtMl every w»<k bt the HASTINGS BANNER M SM RfBfc THH <-II SR1-8051 Planning a proper social event requires the finest in announcements and accessories. Visit our office to look over the extensive selection of invitations and announcements. J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway, Hastisngs Call Us at 616-945-9554 Congratulations to David Koutz HHS Class of 1998 Winter Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-4 sll 7 W. Sate St.. Hastings* 945-9600^ Smuft (Craft il’iiniiru/ Nifty. Nifty Look who's fifty’ MIKE BOLO turns 50 May 27. Happy Birthday from Deanna. Darick. Darcte and Scott, and his mother Donna Bolo Congratulations to Rachel Dreyer and the rest of the Class of 1998 from Dr. James 1 C. Peurach anJ Staff �Police keep busy handling injury accidents J-Ad Graphics News Service driving a Chevy S-10 pickup that rolled several times, throwing the driver from the vehicle into a fence at a gravel pit. The accident was handled by lhe Wayland post of the Michigan Slate Police. Another accident at about the same time happened when a car and motorcycle collided at M-37 and Stamm Road in Johnstown Township. No other information was available al press time. The Michigan State Police and other local agencies have been busy handling a number of personal injury accidents already this week. On Tuesday al about 8 p.m.. a man whose identity was not available at press time was airlifted by Aeromcd from a single vehicle accident at Patterson and Jackson Roads in Thornapp'e Township. According to a witness, the man was Police have suspect in arson fire J-Ad Graphics News Service Cars collide when woman runs stop sign Alcohol is believed by police to have been a factor in an accident Thursday in which a Nashville woman and a Middleville woman were hurt at Michigan and Apple Streets in Hastings. Hastings City Police said Rosetta Warfield, 53. was westbound on Apple Street when she allegedly ran a stop sign and entered the path of a GMC Jimmy, driven by Julie Ann McClurkin, 52. Results of a blood alcohol test on Warfield were not available at press time. Police are seeking a warrant for transporting open intoxicants and the accident remains under investigation. Johnstown Township Firefighters assisted in fighting the blaze which kept firemen on the scene until about 4:30 a.m.. said Burchettc. No arrests have been made though police do have a suspect. The incident remains under investigation by Hersha and the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. A May 14 fire that caused $100,000 damage and destroyed Custom Bent Exhaust at 14865 North Ave. in Assyria Township was intentionally set. Det. Sgt. Kenneth Hersha from the Michigan State Fire Marshal’s office in Jackson has deterimined. "Some type of flammable, liquid accelerant was used.” said Hersha Wednesday. Results from the Stale Police Crime Lab are still pending. Bellevue Fire Chief Dave Burchette said his department was called to lhe fire at the muffler repair shop, owned by Dave Woods, at about 2:12 a.m. "There were two vehicles inside." noted Burchette. who said the shop was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Destroyed was the building and a 1985 Chevy Astrovan and a 1984 GMC Blazer, both customized to be off road vehicles, said Hersha. Garage fire destroys antique car Banner CLASSIFIEDS c<..The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 I \ III Ilf lit % ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MAR­ KET - Sunday. May 31 Bring the family and view 400 exhibi­ tors. Food, picnic areas. Show rain or shine 7:30 a m. to 4:30 p.m. $3 00admission. Free park­ ing at the Fairgrounds, right in Allegan. Michigan. / mill K. nt OFFICE FOR RENT 3 rooms, HAY FOR SALE: I st cutting good location. $550/mo ♦ Utili­ ties 616-945-9163. square hales. $150 a bale. Call after 4pm 948-2513 CASE FARM TRACTOR. Mnbilt I limits 1984 52’, 2 bedroom mobile home w/central air. 616-795­ 7237. Rn it tiliini 1975 22* STARCRAFT IS­ LANDER: 4 electnc down rig­ gers. colored graph. !20hp mcrcruiscr with trailer. In good condition. Ready for Great Lakes fishing. $5,000. Call after 6pm 616-945-9376 HtlMlltw S< 11 n « » EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZING JOBS - ATTEN­ TION TO DETAIL CLEAR ING. STUMPS. DRIVEWAYS. BACKFILLING. LANDSCAP­ ING.- SAND & GRAVEL. TOP SOIL INSURED - DON VETTER 795-7830.__________ PAINTING. HESTERI.Y TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. DISHSYSTEM FOR3TELEVISIONS FOR SALE. CALL 945-9340, AFTER 6:00PM. Help Wanted MAYTAG WASHER & students Upto$l 1.35. Will tram. No telemarketing. Scholarships and internships; Conditions ap­ ply 616-245-3882._________ QUEEN BRASS BED. beau­ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ tiful, with Orthorest mattress set. still in plastic. 3 months old. Cost $800. sell for $275. 616-962­ 1912 / »»> Sult \ulu *93 DODGE DAKOTA LE: Magnum V-6. air. am/fm stereo cassette, auto, dark green with matching cap. $4.900OBO 623­ 5635 1991 GMC SONOMA 4X4. PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888________ ’89 IROC. loaded, red. T-Tops. stored winters. 60.000 miles. $6,000 948-4328 after 6pm . M F. Sal & Sun anytime. Woman hurt in boating accident PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Pine Lake woman suffered severe cuts to her knees Monday. May 25. when she was run over by a speed boat at about 6 p.m. Christine Salvaggio. 26. of Ramseyer Drive and her daughter were riding an innenube being pulled by a boat, driven by her husband, when she fell off. said Prairieville Police Chief Chuck Frary. As Salvaggio attempted to swim toward the boat, her husband turned the craft to pick her up. "Before he could stop, the propellers went across both legs." said Frary. "He didn't get it put into neutral before she got up to the boat." Salvaggio was treated by Lansing Mercy Delton Ambulance Alcohol was not a factor in lhe accident and no citations were issued. Frary said. No information was available on her condition. men and women Very clean' First floor' Barrier free private rooms, includes cable TV w/pri­ vate phone lines available Within walking distance of town Call 948-3619________________ HANOVER HOUSE 2. ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME Room as ailablc for men A women Beautiful Country 14485 HUTCHINSON RD. Huge, many items May 28-30. 9-6pm________________________ THURSDAY MAY 28 & FRI­ DAY MAY 29, 9-6. Furniture, Home, conviently located on Barrs Counts Transit Line Call 948-3619 lawn trader w/plow. wood stove. clothing & misc items. 5010 S Bedford Rd___________________ HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW BABY SALE Boys, girls’ RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES” CALL 616948­ 4093_________________________ TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Regular or occa­ sional cleaning, window wash­ ing or laundry Will clean homes, offices, collages, all workers bonded Call 948-8508 or 945­ 9448 and lease message clothes, cnb. changing table Antique dining table Misc household items 9-5 Saturday 314 S Park St. north of Green Street. Hastings 504 S WASHINGTON Salurday. 8am-2pm. women and in­ fant clothes, household items, stereo equipment. AnheuserBusch collectibles, other infant items and schwmn bike I Man hurt after car misses curve PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Portage man was hurt and cited for speeding after his car missed a curve on Enzien Road and struck two trees at 12:45 a.m. Monday. May 25, according to the Barry County Sheriff's Department. Mark John VanDyke. 19. was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Delton Ambulance with serious injuries DNR investigating arson fires ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Two grass fires on Marsh Road that occurred one day apart are being investigated as arson by the Orangeville Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources. Firefighters were called May 18 to extinguish a fire that destroyed four-tenths of an acre, said DNR Area Supervisor Kim Dufresne. Firefighters were called again the next day io 5925 Marsh Road, just one-quarter mile from the first site, at about 5 p.m. when the fire destroyed more than an acre. According to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, conservation officers had been writing a number of tickets to the drivers of 4 x 4 trucks driving on the twotrack in the area near Lindsey Road, just east of the area that was ignited. Authorities suspect a disgruntled 4x4 driver started the fires, according to police. Two women escape serious injury CARLTON TOWNSHIP - Two cars collided causing minor injuries to the driver and passenger of the car that reportedly ran a slop sign at Brown Road and Usbome Rood May 24 at about 1:20 p.m. Dawn Marie Hammond. 20. of Hastings apparently was northbound on Usbome Road when she failed to stop at the intersection and was struck by an eastbound Brown Road car, driven by Donald Gordon Lenz. 58 of Hastings, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Hammond was cited for disregarding the stop sign and was taken to Pennock Hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released. Her passenger. Heather Kendall. 20. of Hastings also was treated and released. Both were wearing their seal belts and alcohol was not a factor, police said. Lenz, who also was wearing a seat belt, was not hurt, according to police. His passenger. Patsy Ann Lenz. 58. also was not hurt. Time for a change? One hurt in rear-end collision THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - The driver a car dial was rear-ended by another car was hurt May 24 on Patterson Road 10 feet west of Johnson Road, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police Police said Jennifer Mae Timmer, 16. of Grand Rapids was northbound on Patterson, slowing to turn east onto Johnson Road when another northbound car. driven by Rebecca Ann Smith. 22. of Middleville struck her car in the rear. Police said Smith THE YMCA CHILD CARE PROGRAM is hiring day camp counselers for the Summer sea­ son. Possible continued employ­ ment in the Fall Must be at least 18 and have experience working with school age children in a group setting. Some previous education in child development, recreation or education preflered Call 948-2622 for more infor­ mation or pickup an application at the YMCA 234 E Stale St. Hastings. Sale MOVING SALE: May 31st. 9-4pm . 4301 N Charlton Park Rd.. Hastings. I mile South of M-43. Furniture, appliances, clothing, guns, sporting goods A Barnum Road couple that found a black pouch in front of their Woodland Township home Saturday were stunned to find more than $2,000 in cash, a check­ book. a house payment book and uncashed payroll checks inside. "I was in the house and I saw two cars pull over to the side of the road and then take off." said Erik Kantner. "I didn't think nothing of iL" About 10 minutes later, when Erik and Kellie left to go to Lansing, they spotted the pouch in the grass "When we opened it up. we couldn't be­ lieve it." said Kantner. "We thought about it a little. It was pretty tempting. But we decided since there was a name and phone number on the checks that we ought to try and give it back." The couple tried without success to reach the Lansing area owners by phone and decided the next day to turn it over to lhe Hastings post of the Michigan State Police. "We did return it to the owner." said Sgt. Bill Gabriel, who said the man had pulled off of the road to deal with some children in his car. The pouch likely fell onto the roadside as the man got out of the car. "He came and identified it and we felt satisfied it was his. "There are still a few good people in the world left and he got lucky that day." Kantner said he turned the money in be­ cause "1 wouldn't want somebody doing me that way." eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St. Freeport. Ml EOE Keul /State T. ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME. Rooms available for GRADUATED SENIORS SUMMER WORKIdeal for all ELECTRIC DRYER. $100 OBO. GE GAS STOVE. 2 YRS OLD. $200OBO. 616-948-4484 EVENINGS OR LEAVE MES­ SAGE._______________________ Air. automatic, stereo radio, bedliner, utility box. $6,000 or best offer. Call (6161-758-3836 after 6:00 p m________________ HOUSE W/\< clluncuus DISHSYSTEM FOR3TF.LEVISIONS FOR SALE. CALL ■MS-9340. AFTER 6:00PM. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANOVER 948-4328 after I tu Suh ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates Insured. Call Randson Westerly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545.________________________ $1,000 OBO 6pm. BUILDABLE LOT. Hine Rd at Wilkins Access to Long Lake. $6500 517-543-9483 WHY WAIT FOR THOSE NEEDED HOME/MOBILE REPAIRS? ACT NOW!! 0% HOME IMPROVEMENT AND EMERGENCY DE­ FERRED LOANS. 0-8% INTEREST LOANS AVAIL­ ABLE THROUGH BARRY COUNTY. MSHDA AND HUD TO QUALIFIED PROPERTY OWNERS. WINDOWS. ROOF. SIDING. FLOORING. FURNACE, WELLS. & MORE. CALL 616-693-2271 FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH BARRY COUNTY HOME IMPROVMENT PRO­ GRAM. YOUR BARRY COUNTY BOARD OF COM­ MISSIONERS & THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. (MAX HOUSEHOLD IN­ COME $43.5751. QUAL HOUSING OPPOR11 NTH. • One person suffered minor injuries Monday. May 25 when an accident occurred at North Broadway and State Street in Hastings, breaking a power pole at the intersection at about 7:30 p.m. POLICE BEAT ‘Good Samaritans’ find, return cash Gasoline that dripped from leaking fuel line onto a trouble light* Is suspected of causing a fire at 4681 Chief Noonday Road Thursday. May 21 that destroyed a 1963 Avanti worth $25,000. according to the Hastings Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the Bernie Ritsema residence at about 3 p.m. Ritsema sought his own treatment for bums to his hand and arm, firefighters said. Firefighters said the 32 x 56-foot building suffered $15,000 to $20,000 smoke and water damage. Three local people were hurt at M-37 and Heath Road Wednesday. May 27 at about 4:05 p.m. when a man leaving the Goodenough Goodies convenience store entered the path of a northbound vehicle Police at the scene were unable to release the names of the victims befeve press time. The accidents remain under investigation. Other personal injury accidents for which police reports were unavailable: • An injury- accident was reported to have happened at East Quimby Road and Thomapple Lake Road on Monday. May 25 at 1:12 a.m. • An injury accident was reported to have happened in Hastings at South Jefferson and East Center Street near the Health Department at about 10 a.m. Monday. May oa. slated she looked away just prior to striking the car. Timmer's passengers. Christopher Veiling and Trisha Veiling of Grand Rapids and Lisa Ann May of Wyoming, were not hurt. Responding to lhe accident was Thomapple Township Emergency Services. Subject tries to sell stolen gun HASTINGS - Hastings City Police are investigating a report by Hastings High School officials that a subject may have been trying to sell a stolen .44 Magnum Ruger handgun to students May 20. School administrators were concerned about the possibility of the gun being in the Change the txstienes in your smoke detector before me old ones run out school when they called police about the incident. Police suspect the gun may be the same gun stolen from a residence on High Street in Tnat wav vour sixxe de’ec’o-s can Hastings earlier this month. The incident remains under investigation. worn you and you’ fom.ly to escape m the event of o f re Two charged in Orangeville drug bust Follow mese hos to keep vou* smoke aeteexys m *oo wortmg shooe ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Two of three adults arrested after police found thousands of dollars worth of narcotics in two Orangeville Township homes May 17 • lest you? smoke deteexs monthly and pu* in new oote'ies a’- eos* once a year • Vacuum eve* and around de’eoo's to keep them free from oust ona cecr s When it comes Io smoke detec­ tors, a IrtHe change makes all the difference. 1 have been arraigned. Bruce Wyatt. 30. of Plainwell was arraigned May 20 on the following charges: one count of controlled substance, second offense, double penalty; two counts of controlled substance possession of a narcotic-cocaine less than 25 grams; one count of being a habitual offender, supplemental warrant, second conviction. A preliminary examination was set for 9 a.m. Friday. June 19. in Barry County's 56­ 1 District Court. He is free on bond. Mackenzie Smith. 49. of Delton was arraigned May 20 and is being held on $20,000 bond in the Barry County Jail, facing a one count charge of controlled substance, second offense, double penalty and one count of being a habitual offender, supplemental warrant, third conviction. A May 29 preliminary examination was set to take place in District Court at 1 p.m. No information was available on lhe third man arrested during the bust by Michigan State Police troopers and by the Southwest Enforcement Team. That man is free on bond as well. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-06-04.pdf 2698647f33f5e5733b1dc1978f685455 PDF Text Text County endorses a Saxon swingers /IK ’th at State See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 K.v,r:. ■ (. $ £>.■. • i MU v,:> V 1 Jic 13*3 ANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 23 News \ Briefs: PRICE 5tr 911 has busiest day ever Residents recovering from storm Legislative Coffee stated June 8 The Legislative Coffee has beta sat for 8 am. Monday. Jane 8, M the County Seat Restaurant in Harings. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Stale Representative Terry Geiger. Jahn Robinette representing Congressman Vent Ehlers, and Sara Linsmeier, rep­ resenting ILS. Representative Nick Smith, will be present Io talk about any issues the public might wish lo discuss. A straw vole will be taken to the end of the aeaaaon lo give legisla­ tors specific feedback on issues dis­ trend. The Legislative Coffees an spon­ sored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber eneoor- City tad rehearsals start . Rehearsals ate scheduled lo bagto tor the 199* summer season of dwHaaiRgi City Band. • The City Band Ins been a popala summer attractions with concerts to ths park for many yean. The bend psaaoato Wednesday evening concerts in Fish Hatchery Park playing a variety of arrangements that represent Americai culture. The membership of the band is toads ito of adults who played an inatnaoton in high school and would like to here a low dents are also welcome member, of the band, providing them with an opportu­ nity to play their instrument while on re­ cess from their high school band experi­ ence. Interested participants are invited to attend the fin: rehearsal al the Hastings High School bend Room Tuesday. Jtoto 9. at 7 pm. The first concert is June 1# at 730 pm. ■ Fish Hauhny Park. All information far the mama will be »• -t- . r -» -• a----- 1 QuuiDUtoCu M U1C lUal TCiaCBfW. For more immediate information call Joe LaJoye al 948-4409 or 945-9766. Dog census under way When the owners of this house at 8511 Nashville Highway returned home from a camping trip Sunday, they found this mess. Though there were no confirmed tornadoes, wind gusts reportedly of up to 130 miles per hour caused extensive damage throughout Nashville and Vermontville and other parts of Barry County. by Shell) Suiter Staff Writer A tree that fell on a tent in a Chief Noonday Road campground injured a 10- year-old boy, 2.000 Barry County area resi­ dents were without power and numerous property damage accidents resulted from winds reaching up to 65 m.p.h. in an early Sunday thunderstorm. As of II a.m. Wednesday, 156 Barry County customers were still without power, reported Bob Horton of Consumers Energy Company. Horton was unable to report which parts of the county were still awaiting power restoration, however. Of 641,000 customers in the Muskegon. Grand Rapids. Saginaw and Hint areas left in the dark, all but 190.000 were back on Wednesday, he said. "As of right now. we have 500 out-of­ state crews and contractors assisting us with restoration efforts." said Horton, who noted that Consumers alone has over 270 crews working on the lines. Great Lakes Energy reported Monday that after 30,000 of their 41,000 statewide cus- iomcre were without Rosier. the company expected to ha.e the electricity restored by nightfall June I. The company could not be reached for comment Wednesday. School in Woodland and at Faith Christian was called off on Monday due to power outages. % "We have our lives and our home and we are counting our blessings." said Deb Viher of 421 Green Street in Hastings where a century-old tree narrowly missed her house but destroyed her 1994 Chevy Suburan when it snapped at about 6 a.m. "There was no warning," said Viher. "My husband had trouble sleeping Saturday night. The wind was waking him up, so he got up, made some coffee and was standing at the front door when it happened. He watched it break off. lift up and fall." Melissa Kam also was awakened by the storm and got out of bed to look out the upstairs window. "1 was watching the wind just whipping the trees around and 1 was wondering if they were going to be able to hold up," said Melissa, who lives with her husband. This 1994 Chevy Suburban was thankfully the only victim of a falling tree at the Viher residence on Green Street in Hastings. Deb. right, said the tree narrowly missed the house. Don. and their children al 4738 South Bed ford Road Baltimore township, "i went to go downstairs and I heard this loud 'whump!' and when I got downstairs and looked out the dining room window, it was down." A six-story tall oak tree that, estimated to be over 100 years old. broke, missing the house and only partially blocking the roadway. "I never thought it would snap like that." said Melissa, surveying the aftermath. "I'm just glad it missed the house." Fred Jacobs of Hastings said the sound of the wind was reminiscent of a tornado he once saw during his childhood. "I had my whole family in the base­ ment." he said. "It roared and then all of a sudden it got quiet" No tornadoes were reported, but wind gusts up to 130 miles per hour in the Vermontville area destroyed the rear portion of a bam on Shaytown Road, shredded a tent and ripped doors from another bam. And a camper in the Ponderosa Camp­ ground was picked up and tossed onto its lop. landing on an electrical service box hrrear Census workers wil have witoAeas an ID tag issued by the Bony County Sheriff, Department School board -4!-^.- toff------- 1,----eiecDons monoay Some area elections for board of education seats will have no contest! Monday, June 8. In Maple Valley. Freak Duahaaa. who was appointed to a ooe-year term last year to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John KroHk , la seating a full far-year term. He will be joined on the ballot by Cindy S. Gram, who will be aeeking the teat being ver toed by Tammy Christensen. In Delton. Secretary Elizabeth Matteson win be aeeking her second, four-year term tmoppoaed. . There are races for seres in Hastings. Tbornapple Kellogg and Lakewood. Today’s edition of the Banner todedes stories about those contests. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 berg. to lend a hand. Chase said though all county fire agen­ cies were dispatched to remove trees from roadways, the Thomapple Township Emer­ gency Services was the busiest. Woodland was also riddled with downed trees and power lines, she said. Yankee Springs Township, the Barryville area. Maple Grove Township and Johnstown Township also reported numerous trees and wires down. Middleville's fire department started the morning with a structure fire when Sam's See STORM, continued page 3 Two to vie for 3-yr. post on Hastings School Board vacant when newly-elected board member Robert Casey died. Haywood retired from the school board after serving from 1982 to i994. but was asked to come back last summer to fill Casey's seat until this by Mary Warner Raaideats who have a dog on Mr propmty will be uqihi Ito Aow proof of a current 1998 Barry County dog that went through the roof. B,jry County Central Ditpit'ch which operated with an emergency generator when the power was lost due to downed electric wires, was inundated with more than 720 calls in 2 1/2 hours, said director Charlie Nystrom. "It was definitely the busiest day we have had in the 5 1/2 years we've been here," said dispatcher Sue Chase, who worked the shift with Don Glasgow. The pair also called in their supervisor. Sandie Vanden­ Staff Writer Voters in the June 8 annual school election will have to decide one school board race in Hastings; in Delton, there are election. Haywood has been a dairy fanner all his life. He is married and has four children and three grandchildren. He is a 1965 graduate of Hastings High School and a graduate of no contested races. In Hastings, board vice-president Michael Hubert and trustee Terry McKinney are unopposed in their re-election bids, while trustee Larry Haywood faces a challenge from newcomer Aaron Snider. In Delton, just one board member is up for re-election. Elizabeth (Betty) Matteson, and she has no opposition. Matteson. 49. is seeking her second fouryear term. She is a graduate of Wayland High School and Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. She is married, has three children and three grandchildren, and works part-time at Matteson Marine in the Gun Lake area. Matteson says she "really enjoyed" her first four years as a board member. "By the end of four years, you're just starting to learn how things work." she said. In her upcoming term, one of the major projects she will be working on as a member of the board's policy committee is the updating of all of the district's policies, she said. She will also continue to work with new Superintendent Marsha Wells to "build cooperation between staff, teachers and Larry Haywood year term on the Hastings board. He is vice president of management information systems at Felpausch. He has worked for Felpausch 29 years, beginning while he was still in high school. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1972. In 1976 he received a degree in business administration from Michigan Tech. He is married and has three children. Besides serving on the administrators." Other than that, she said, "it's just the school board, he is a member of the Hastings Planning Commission, the Hastings Kiwanis and St. Rose Catholic day-to-day problems that keep popping up and you have to deal with — it's a challenge, and I like it." Hubert. 44, is seeking his second four- Church. Hubert said he is "looking forward to the next four years." McKinney. 41. is seeking his first full four-year term. He has been on the board Aaron Snider since March 1996 when he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of retiring board member Tom Groos. In June of 1996. he was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term. McKinney is part owner of McKinney Poured Wall and Great Lakes Car Wash of Caledonia and Hastings He is married and has four children. He is a 1975 graduate of Coopersville High School and did two years of post-graduate study at Michigan Tech and Grand Rapids Junior College. He is a member of the Builders Association of Michigan and Safari International. Haywood. 51. is seeking to complete the last three years of a four-year term left the two-year Young Farmer program at Michigan Stale University. He is a former 12-year member of the Independent Cooperative Milk Producers Association board of directors. He is president of the MSU Dairy Memorial Scholarship Board. He is a member of the MSU Professor Search Group, the Selective Service draft board, and the MSU Telefarm Advisory Board. From 1988 to 1996 he served on the board of directors of the National Milk Producers Federation. He was nominated by Gov. John Engler to serve 1993-96 on the Michigan Dairy Market Program Committee. From 1994 to the present he has served as a member of the Barry Intermediate School District board. He served for three years on the Rutland Township Board of Review. He is currently serving on the Barry/Eaton/Calhoun Tri-County Diary Partnering Team. He has been president of the Barry County Farm Union since 1980. He is a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. See CANDIDATES, cont. page 3 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1998 News Briefs... MainStreet wins five star rating MainStreet Savings Bank has been rated a five-star bank once again by Bauer Financial Reports of Coral Gables. Fla. The rating, based on analysis of data as of Dec. 31. 1997. is evidence of the local institution meeting Bauer's standards for excellence in the banking industry for the 38th consecutive period. Dune Buggy Show planned The third annual Dune Buggy Show and Swap Meet will be held from 9 a m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. June 7, at Charlton Park Jim Whelpley of Nashville, coordinator of the event, said there will be competition for trophies in categories such as best engine, best paint, people's choice. Michigan Sport Buggy Association choice, daily driver, off-road buggy, street buggy, dragster and "used and abused " Those who want to sell or trade a buggy can register for $20. Those who want to show can register for $10. There also will be concessions. Admission for the day is $3 per carload. To register, call Jim’s Buggy Parts at 3602 Curtis Road in Nashville at (517) 852-9595 Library to waive non-resident fees Mayor Campbell wins recognition Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell earlier this spring was among those recognized for completing level one of the Elected Officials Academy and received the Education Award from the Michigan Municipal League. The academy is a voluntary continuing education program established to encourage and recognize the efforts of local elected officials to become effective leaders. Four other local officials, from Coldwater and Parchment, also were recognized for completing the level for the academy. 'Golden Deeds' • nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seeking nominations for its annual Book of Golden Deeds award, which honors "the quiet good deeds of America's unsung heroes." Exchange Club Secretary Thomas Hoffman said. ''We seek to recognize a member of our community for their exceptional public-spirited deeds who, because of their quiet, unassuming dedication, may be unrecognized for Drummond and Mabel Boyion. Nominations should be sent to Exchange Club President Barbara Schondelmayer. Hastings Public Library . 121 S. Church St.. Hastings. 49058. The nominee’s name, address and reasons for consideration should be included. commissioners are behind their efforts to generate community support and funding for a new shelter building. In April, all eight commissioners said, in a survey conducted by the Banner, that they support a proposed new animal shelter in a new location and the efforts of the County Humane Society and a group of stands that. Communication between the committee and the sheriff and volunteers about the campaign and the project will be stressed and should be helpful for all parties, com­ missioners Sandy James and Heaton said at ings Library Board is mounting a campaign to support a proposed dis­ trict library system that also would take m Hastings Township. Library­ Board officials say a district library, with its own millage. would solve space and funding problems. evening. June The 111th Hastings High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday 13. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. A catered dinner will be served at their education. Jones was one of five Battle Creek-area 6 p.m. residents to receive this year's Golden Ap­ ple award from the SCEA. a regional affili­ ate of the Michigan Education Association. All MEA members from Barry and Cal­ houn counties are invited to make nomina­ tions for ihe award. Hastings High School English instructor Jan Drolen nominated Jones and introduced her al the dinner. "1 nominated Nancy for two reasons," she said. "First, she has been an extraordi­ nary parent volunteer for the Hastings Area Schools for 18 years while her two daugh­ ters. Carrie and Lynnae. were attending Hastings schools. Because Lynnae gradu­ ates this year. 1 felt this was a fitting time to nominate Nancy for a Golden Apple Bernard Society to meet Monday program at noon Friday. June 5. at the The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 6 p.m Monday. June 8, at the former one-room Brown School on the grounds of the Bernard Museum for a soup and sandwich meal. The museum is located on Delton Road, midway between Delton and Pfairieville. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a sandwich to pass. The program, which will begin at 7 p m., will be "Remembering," with Harriet Stafford, a former teacher al the Brown School. bring their own lunches or light fare may be purchased at the hall for a donation. Public invited to Trail Days Trail Days '98 has been set for Saturday. June 6. to celebrate and ex­ plore a local portion of the new 4,200­ mile footpath called the North Country National Scenic Trail. Trail Days, sponsored by the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Coun­ try Trail Association, takes place in Kellogg Forest in Augusta. Activities begin at 8:30 a.m and include a trail building demonstration, self-guided hikes with interpretive presentations on Augusta Creek, wildflowers and trees and migratory birds and a special recognition Summer theater workshop slated The Thomapple Arts Council's an­ nual two-week summer theater workshop will be from 12:30-4 p.m. June 15-19 and June 22-26. The sessions are open to all Barry County students who have completed grades 5­ 12 Thirty students will be accepted into the program, and applicants will be en­ rolled on a first received basis. The $30 fee includes all supplies and materials. There are a limited number of scholarships available. To obtain an application for the Youth Theatre Guild Summer Workshop by phone, call coordinator Norma Acker at 945-2332 or Theresa veyor Brian Reynolds have been spearhead­ ing plans, with the help of other citizens, for a new shelter on land that may be do­ nated for the project on the north end of In­ dustrial Park Drive in Hastings The current shelter, located about a quMter mile away at 825 W. Apple St., his been in a state of disrepair for many yeafe. A millage proposal to build a new shelter was narrowly defeated by voters in 1996. The board approved $50,000 to renovate and build an addition to the shelter'4n April. 1997 and had planned to award bMs this spring. Those remodeling plans, how­ ever, have been put on hold to give volun­ teers the opportunity to make the new shel­ ter a reality. p (SCEA) May 18 at a special dinner at the Waterfront Restaurant in Battle Creek. The award is presented annually to par­ "chat hour” to renew old friendships. The school will be open between 4 and Mark Brewer, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, will be guest speaker at the next First Friday Wiggins. Sheriff DeBoer and County Sur­ Nancy Dammen Jones of Hastings re­ ceived a Golden Apple award from the South Central Education Association ents. groups, organizations or teachers who have given ex’raojdinary service or demon­ strated solid qoirtmitment to children anJ Tickets, for S9 apiece, may be pur­ chased at Bosley Pharmacy or by call­ ing Donna (Bachelder) Kinney at 945­ 4964. the meeting. County Humane Society President Kathy i Hastings parent wins Golden Apple award 6:30. but alumni are urged to arrive early and participate in (be informal Dem Party chair 1st Friday guest questions or raise concerns. The First Friday forum series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. Those planning to attend are encouraged to Board officially supports shelter parade Previous winners of the honor include the Rev Russell Sarver. Sue Michigan Day luncheon during Mayor Exchange Day. The Book of Golden Deeds winner also has historically been honored as being selected as the grand marshal of the Summerfest Alumni banquet will be June 13 importance of getting out the vote. Those attending are encouraged to ask cafetena. The school will be open from 4-6 p.m. for informal chat hours to renew old friendships. Tickets are $9 each aqd are available at Bosley Pharmacy or by calling Donna (Bachelder) Kinney. 945-4964 Alumni Committee members who were not available for the photo include Jack Watton. Agnes Hollister, Juanita Slocum and Larry Moore. citizens who are trying to make it happen. But, last week’s vote was their first official declaration of endorsement. The board said last week that a time line for the project will be developed and moni­ tored by DeBoer and Central Services Committee, which oversees the shelter. Commissioner Rose Heaton, chair­ woman of the Central Services Committee, said this week that (he volunteers "need lime to do it right" and the board under­ nounced it will waive non-resident user fees for June and July. The library is offering its services lo all people outside the city of Hastings and Rutland Township, which make up the current service area. The Hast­ 25 at the Middle Villa. He is expected to talk about the upcoming political campaigns and the Meeting together to polish plans for the 111th Hastings High School Alumni Banquet are (front, from left) Donna Kinney. Gail Hess. Elsie Sage, (back) Flo Goodyear. Dorothy Wotfe. Jane Sinclair. Mike Hook. Elizabeth Nevins. Gerald Beckwith. Ralph Gies and Keith Sage. The banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. June 13 at the Hastings High By Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners has voted to extend the time line for its plans to renovate the existing ani­ mal shelter to allow County Sheriff Steve DeBoer and volunteer to prepare a capital campaign to raise funds to build a new shelter. The vote last week was the board's first official act lo signal to the volunteers that their activities.” I he award is presented at the annual The Hastings Public Library has an­ Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Brewer was guest speaker at the Barry Cpunty Democratic Party's annual Truman-Johnson dinner Apnl Committee finalizes plans for Hastings Alumni Banquet award. "Secondly. Nancy was very helpful to me personally two years ago when she as­ sisted with an art project I tried with two sophomore classes while we were reading "Animal Farm” and studying fables. Nancy came into my classes for four periods and literally gave my students sketching lessons, along with brining in an incredible amount of models, props, supplies and ma­ terials. "She also assisted my students individu­ ally with their drawings and projects, and was so warm and encouraging with every one of them. Her work with my classes was a wonderful experience for my students and for me." Jones earned a bachelor of arts degree in art education from Calvin College and much of her volunteerism for the Hastings school system has centered around her artis­ tic talents. She has given many hours to set construction and decoration for high school drama productions. She designed the Golden Apple award winner Nancy Dammen Jones (right) with her family, husband Owen and daughters Carrie (left) and Lynnae. "Care Bears' mural that for many years was really been blessed to be the recipients, of in Ihe all-purpose room at Northeastern El­ ementary. Under her supervision during the 1985-86 academic year, each Northeastern student created his or her own bear for the mural. She also designed the set for the staff follies that were held in 1991 at Cen­ her caring and her talents for 18 years. ,, "I am so pleased that she was chosen a recipient of a 1998 Golden Apple awajd. tral Auditorium to celebrate its renovation. "Nancy humbly feels that what she has done is no more than what every parent should contribute to our schools." Drolen said. "But she is an incredibly giving per­ son who radiates love and concern for all people. The Hastings Area Schools have She is most deserving of the honor." . Nancy and her husband. Owen, live in Hastings. Their daughter Carrie is a 1994 graduate of Hastings High School and is. a student at Cornerstone College in Grand Rapids She will be an intern teacher this fall at Central Elementary Daughter Lyn­ nae graduated from Hastings High School May 29 and will attend Kellogg Commu­ nity College this fall. County to have space needs survey conducted by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A Kalamazoo firm has been hired by the ceremony. The North Country Trail stretches on public and private land from NewYork to North Dakota, and is the longest of seven National Scenic Trails in the United States. The local connection is ihe part of the footpath that goes through Calhoun. Barry and Kalamazoo counties Dave Cornell of Delton is president of the Chief Noonday Chapter, which is responsible for trails in the threecounty area. Barbara Van Dyken of IX*hon is co-chairperson of the Trail Days celebration with Tom Garnett of Purchase. 945-4936. Workshop participants also can try out for the production of "A Toby Show." which will be staged in area communities this summer. Production rehearsals run weekday mornings from 9:30-12 June 22-July 7. Four performances will be presented free to Barry County Board of Commissioners to evaluate personnel space needs in countyowned buildings for the next five to 10 the public. They will be held at 7 p.m. July 7 at Maple Valley High School in Vermontville. 7 p.m. July 8 at Delton Kellogg High School in Delton. 7 pm. July 9 at Peace Reform Church in Middleville and at 6:30 p m July 10 at Fish Hatchery Park in the county However. Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James, who chairs the county's Facilities and Property Committee, said "This (study) is not being done because of the Hastings Parchment Call Van Dyken. 623-3897 or Garnett. 616-382-2561. for more in­ Hastings. Students who participate only in the play production will also pay a $30 formation fee. (employee) population, because of man­ dates the slate puls on us. because of the possibility of our courts merging We don't want to start moving anyone and have a ripple effect and then a big wave effect years. Pan of the study will be a facility and property evaluation for the reuse of the Hastings City Hall building, which was purchased primarily for its parking lot by City Hall This is being done because we need to do a space study because of our and not be headed in the right direction with the population that we have." Commissioners last week agreed lo pay $5.4(X) to Gove Associates Inc. to conduct a space needs evaluation and prepare a schematic floor plan and budget for any proposed modifications in departments and/or buildings. Gove has 50 years of service background with a staff of architects, planners, engi­ neers. construction managers, construction estimators, environmental scientists and surveyors, according to Mark O. Harsha. vice president of the company's architec­ tural division. The space study will focus on the coun­ ty's four main buildings: the courthouse, courts and law building, annex and city hall. County Administrator Michael Brown said Tuesday. Gove will be proposing the best use of the county buildings, including possible movement of staff and space use sugges- lions. Regarding city hall, the study will fn- clude research of the structural, mechanic'll, electrical and historical detail to determine if the building will be architecturally and economically feasible for county use. *' io "It may be loo costly to do much (lo change the existing city hall)," such as the installation of an elevator. Brown said. "Before we get a department in there. We want to look al what the building needK" he said. "Each area will be reviewed in terms of code adequacy." according to Gove's pro­ posal. "This review focus is primarily with regard to the cost of remodeling to meet tfie most recent codes." County employees will be surveyed through a written questionnaire and inter­ viewed by Gove to help define current and future space needs. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1998 - Page 3 (CANDIDATES) Two to vie for 3-year post on Hastings School Board Snider. 34, is also seeking to fill the remaining three years of Casey's unexpired term. He is married and has five children, all of whom currently attend Hastings schools. He is a former Hastings High School student and 1981 graduate of Lakewood High School. He has been an employee of Felpausch for the past 14 years and worked at Proline prior to that. He is a member of the Hastings Youth Athletic Association, which sponsors a football program for boys in grades three through seven. He currently coaches third and fourth grade boys for the association He also started the Hastings Youth Basketball of America, which sponsors a basketball program for boys aged 12-14. He also referees high school basketball and baseball. He is a former member of the Hastings Jaycces. Because Snider and Haywood are both seeking the same seat, they were asked to answer seven questions posed to them. The following are the questions and the candidates' responses. 1) Some people think Proposal A has made a positive impact on school funding since it was passed four years ago. Some are not so enthusiastic. What do you think? Solder: "I think it's been fine. I don't know how much it's helped the poorer schools. I still think some of the bigger schools are flourishing more than the poorer schools or the smaller country schools." Haywood: "Proposition A was wellintentioned and was the first step in the right direction for reforming school funding. It has not gone far enough and should continue to be updated. The increases in school expenses are outstrapping the increases in income. I think that most schools and school boards were well aware of the shortcomings of Proposition A. but were hoping it would continue to grow with the times, and it has not." 2) What do you think should be done if a public school teacher in your school system is found to be a homosexual? Snider: "My feeling is if they're a good teacher, let them do their job and leave them alone. To each his own. 1 think the activities are performance" detrimental to his 3) What do you think should be done about prayer in public schools1 Snider: "My feeling is if there are children who want to pray in school, there should be a place for them to do that. But I don't think other kids should be forced lo pray if they're not taught that way at home. To me. it's not a real big issue. 1 think there are a lot more important issues with education.'* Haywood: "Organized praver does not belong in public schools. There has to be a separation of church and state. Personally I'm very much in favor of personal prayer and hope each person can pursue their religious beliefs on their own. But it does not belong in a public school. If they want to do that, go to a religious school." 4) What do you think of charter schools? Do they provide solid competition to make traditional public education better or are they just a sneaky way to fund private, religious schools? Snider: "I don't think it's right (charter schools). I think it takes away from the public schools. There's not enough money to go around right now. I think we need to fix the problems we have before we create more problems by allowing money to go to the charter schools." Haywood: "I think charters were wellintentioned. I’m not certain many of them are being carried out in the manner that fulfills the original intention of the charters, and I think that charters have not been terrifically competitive. The worry is there will be a dilution of funds for true public education." 5) What do you think is the most important issue your school district is facing and what do you propose to do about it? Snider: "The Star School issue — how to fund it. Two years in a row now the district has dipped into the savings to balance the budget. Eventually there are going to be no savings if we continue lo do this. So I would say balancing the budget is what is most important. I don't know what to do about it. I'm going to person does a good job. what they do on wait until I'm on the board to leam more and try to help solve the problem." Haywood: "There are a lot of important issues. I'm very concerned about current funding levels. I’m very concerned about school safety and violence. I intend their own time shouldn't matter." Haywood: "Nothing, unless his or her to get the word out as much as I can about the funding part, so our community knows most important things is how they are with kids and how they treat the kids. Teaching is like any other job — if a what the situation is. We have yet to develop new proposals about violence. Personally. I’m not real certain what to do about it." 6) How do you feel about the local school district's performance at the administrative, academic and athletic levels? What grade would you give your schools and why? Snider: "Overall, i think an A. I really do think the administrative people are very professional. I think our students who go on to college have proved that our academics are very strong. I think our athletics are right up there with everybody else." Haywood: "1 think we have a strong group of administrators. I'm very pleased with them. Academically, we're doing very well with college-bound students, but probably not so well with non-college- bound students I think we're doing better with non-college bound students, but not as well as I'd like to see. I'd like to see a stronger emphasis on career tech. I think we re doing very well as far as the physical education and sports programs that are provided. Administratively, I'd give ourselves an A minus Academically. I'd give ourselves an A on college-bound students and a C plus on non-college bound students In sports. I think we re doing an A job." 7) Why should the voters select you over your opponent? Snider: "I don't know Mr. Haywood. The only thing I can offer is my time and my willingness to help I just feel like I can help. 1 will say that I'm not going to be a yes' person. If I feel something is wrong. I’m going to stick up for it. I'm in tune with a lot of things happening at the schools on a day-to-day basis. I deal a lot with the elementary, middle school and high school. 1 do think there needs to be some changes." Haywood: "I have a lot of experience with school boards and I have some definite concerns of where we will be headed monetarily. I've been part of making some real tough decisions in the past as a school board member, such as program cuts and program reductions, and I wish to avoid those kinds of problems. We may be headed there again without some addition changes in school funding. Also, I think that folks need to know that I don't come to school boards with a pet agenda. (For instance). I'm not a guy who’s out to build a sports program or get rid of a teacher. I mostly would like to see good, solid educational programs continue." Fixed millage request likely to be on November ballot by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A ballot proposal for a counlywide fixed allocated millage has been tabled indefi­ nitely by the Barry County Board of Commissioners, which means the millage request won’t be on the August 4 primary ballot. Commissioners said the Tax Allocation Board may not have followed correct proce­ dures before it submitted the ballot pro posal so they want the process corrected and a proposal submitted for the November general election. Time constraints will prevent the ballot question from being part of the August primary ballot because last week was the deadline The millage involves the seven fixed mills that are guaranteed by the state con­ stitution to local governments. The duty of the Allocation Board is to decide how that millage should be divided among the gov­ ernmental units. However, the board had a rest for awhile because in 1984 and 1990 voters agreed to fix the allocated millage for six years at 5.87 mills for the county. I mill for each township and .13 for the in­ termediate school district. When the last fixed millage expired, vot­ ers in 1990 turned down the opportunity to freeze the millage distribution at those lev­ els for another six years. Voters also said no' to a three year fixed rate. Tlie Allocation Board has to meet every year to officially set the distribution when voters won't freeze the distribution of allo­ cated millage Without voter approval, the original mil­ lage rates also erode with inflation and can­ not be restored to original levels because of the Headlee Tax Limitation Amendment. This year, in the tabled ballot request, the Allocation Board suggested a larger millage rate for townships and the interme­ diate school district and a reduction for the county. The tabled resolution proposed 5.62 mills for the county. 1.23 mills for townships and .15 mills for the intermedi­ ate school district for a six year period from 1999-2004. A benefit of fixed millage is that it al­ lows governmental units to better plan their budgets when they know what their * share of the millage will be for a period of time, officials have said. The ballot proposal for another fixed millage attempt was tabled by the county board after Commissioner Robert Wenger made the suggestion, saying he had a "deep concern that this millage proposal that the Allocation Board put forth was not done procedurally correct. "In order for the Allocation Board to change the numbers that are presently our fixed millage, they have to have budgets from the county, the townships, the inter­ mediate school district...and make a rec­ ommendation and the reason why they made the recommendation ," Wenger said. "I say procedurally, they did not do that If I'm wrong. I’m wrong, but I thought I had it on pretty good authority and I'm very concerned about passing something that was not done procedurally correct." "The law seems to be pretty specific that that's what has to happen.*' he added. "I share your concern." Commissioner Rod Goebel said. The Allocation Board had hoped to get the millage proposal on the August ballot, he said. "I like the idea of stabilization here," Commissioner Emmet Herrington said, "but I question us going ahead if we are not right. I could not support it." Commissioner Lew Newman, the only one to vote against tabling the millage proposal, said that the fixed millage request will "have less chance of passing in November." After the vote. Chairman Jim Bailey said "That one will lie tabled for history. Well never see that motion again. They (the Tax Allocation Board) can bring us a new one." Residents recovering from storm near Patterson Road Another tree and wire fell on a house in the 2000 block of Arch­ CONTINUED from Page I wood Drive near Chief Noonday Road. Gourmet Foods at 11080 Gun Lake Road Wires were down and sparking in the roadway at West State Street and West Broadway in Woodland, at Yankee Springs Road and Chief Noonday Road and a field fire was sparked by an arching wire on M­ 89. And. a power pole caught fire at M-37 caught fire at about 5 a m. The cause of the fire, which caused $25,000 damage to the building and an unknown amount to the contents, is still under investigation. In all, Thomapple Township Emergency Services was dispatched nine times during the storm and its aftermath to reports of arching wires, burning power poles and trees. One call was to water the horses at and Shaw Lake. The aftermath caused residents, road commission crews and fire departments to spend the afternoon dealing with the widespread power outages. Other than the 10-year-old boy. who complained of side pain after a tree struck the tent he was sleeping in, no injuries were reported. Karen Despres, director of the Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross, said her office received no calls for emergency assistance and Emergency Man­ agement Director John Hislop said there was no significant, overall property damage to report. the Flying Horseshoe Riding Ranch on Yankee Springs Road where stable em­ ployees were unable to do so without power. Nystrom said though most citizens call­ ing 911 Sunday were helpful and patient, a few became demanding when the dispatch­ ers were forced to place them on hold to answer other calls. "They became extremely demanding." said Nystrom. "But we have to answer ev­ ery call that comes in. We can't assume that the next phone call is just going to be another report of tree limbs down. It could be a heart attack or some other medical emergency." Chase said she and her partners received a call every five to seven seconds during those early hours on Sunday. "We certainly want to handle everybody's emergency." said Nystrom. The citizens did a beck of a good job getting the infor­ mation to us." Nystrom commended all of the public safety agencies, especially Thomapple and pelton, which kept their stations manned during the mayhem "They did just an outstanding job." said Nystrom. "All the services were out work­ ing their tails off." Calls to 911 included reports of trees across roads such as M-43 north of Tillot­ son. at Brown and Jordan Roads, at Hick­ ory and M-43. M-37 and Brogan, at Patter­ son and Chief Noonday. M-66 south of Barnum, at Banfield and Baseline, on North State Street in Nashville. North Briggs Road and Shaw Lake Road, on Bachman Road, West State Road and West Quimby Road, to name a few. Cars ran into trees at Kellogg School Road and West Hickory Road on Broadway and Freeport Road, on Charlton Park Road at Maple Grove Road and Charlton Park Road between M-79 and River Road. One car became trapped between two trees, and a truck on Chief Noonday Road hit by a falling tree A tree that fell, taking power lines with it. damaged a garage on Cobb Lake Road wjs The goal post at the south end of Unity Field near Lakewood High School was apparently bent over during the storm, though there is some speculation whether wind was the culprit. Michigan residents still without power Wednesday As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, approximately 170.000 homes and businesses served by Consumer's Energy were without power due to the devastating storm which swept across Michigan's Lower Peninsula early Sunday morning. More than 641,000 Consumer s Energy customers lost power as a result of Sunday's storm. At the peak. Great Lakes Energy had 30.000 of it's 41.000 customers without power. In the hardest hit areas, the approximate numbers of Consumer's Energy electric customers without service arc as follows: West Michigan - 90,000 homes and businesses in and around the following cities - Hastings. 156: Grand Rapids. 45.000; Muskegon. 21.000; Fremont. 4.900; Zeeland. 500. Big Rapids. 7.000; Greenville. 9.000Xudmgton. 500; and Cadillac. 800 East and Central Michigan - 80.000 homes and businesses in the following cities - Saginaw. 32.(MX); Flint. 26,000; Alma. 7,000; Bay City. 1.400; Midland. 2,000; Owosso. 6.700; Gladwin. 800; Lansing. 1.800 and Clare. 1.800; While many customers will continue to have power restored during the next two to three days, the restoration effort will continue through Friday, June 5. Communities with severe damage areas requiring major system rebuild or reconstruction and isolated outages, which generally affect a few customers may not have power until Saturday. Customers who plan to use a generator should have it properly installed by a qualified electrician. Consumer's officials urge. Homeowners who install their own generator should have a local electrical inspector check the installation. A faulty connection could feed electricity back through the lines and electrocute utility workers According to a press release. Consumer's Energy urges all residents to avoid touching any downed wire and to report the location immediately by calling 1-800-477-5050 or a local law enforcement agency . Customers who call Consumer s Energy to report no power are encouraged to use the utility's automated outage reporting option at I-8OO-477-5O5O. The service provides restoration information and can be used to report an outage. Great Lakes Cooperative expected a restoration time of late Wednesday for the majority of customers still out. However, customers in Barry. Allegan and Ottawa counties were expected to have power restored by Monday evening. June I. Playground equipment at Herald Classic Memorial Park in Woodland was destroyed by a fallen tree. Pictured is Lacey Laughbaugh. This huge, old oak tree, estimated at about six stories high, snapped and fell to the ground missing this house on South Bedford Road in Baltimore Township. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 4 1998 LETTERS.,.frcm cur readers Algonquin Lake needs to be sprayed for gypsy moths To the editor: Earlier this year, the Barry Conservation District sent out notices stating that Algonquin Lake would be included in the aerial spraying for gypsy moth caterpillars. We could not have been more pleased, hoping that the problem finally would be under control. But our hopes were dashed when we were told we would not be included after all. The reason: A handful of lake residents stated they didn't wish to be sprayed. We could not believe it. but we cannot totally blame these residents because we believe the Barry Conservation District did not fully explain everything that in the letter that was sent out. If we do nothing, the gypsy moth caterpillars will strip trees of their leaves and weaken them. This will leave the trees vulnerable to any disease or pests, and can cause the trees to die. leaving you with the Concentration investigation needed To the editor: The Michigan Farmers Union has called regularly for investigation into the concen­ tration occurring in virtually all business sectors. In particular, with government abandon­ ing support for production agriculture, farmers arc at the mercy of a few large anti­ business firms These corporations that arc multi-national in scope, for all practical purpose have monopoly control over farm prices. Of near equal importance to agriculture is the rapid consolidation of banks, with lo­ cal banking facilities being gobbled up by mega banks. For the most part, these banks will probably not be interested in making loans to farmers and small businesses Now. however, the Clinton Administra­ tion has announced it will conduct a broad review of concentration in business Presi­ dent Clintons top economic advisors, in­ cluding Treasury Secretary Rubin, will meet this week to begin the review We arc pleased that the president is tak­ ing this action. It has been no secret that three multi-national corporations control­ ling 80 percent of beef slaughter in the U.S. was not healthy competition The situation for farmers is exacerbated by the fact that these three companies also control much of the commodity markets. Our free enterprise and capitalistic sys­ tem is being maneuvered to the exclusive benefit of huge industrial and financial in­ stitutions “It’s time for this investigation and to dust off our anti-trust law s. Carl Mcllvain. President. Michigan Fanners Union, Hastings County can buy land, but not table To the editor: Last week's issue of the Hastings Banner had some interesting news about the coun­ Bridge Park, it was written. "Not enough funding is available for picnic tables, but (a commissioner) and her husband plan to do­ ty's finances. On page 3, County Board of Commis­ sioners Chairman James Bailey was pleased to announce that the county had ready cash to buy land and build a sports complex. He nate one." There is money enough to buy land and build a sports complex, but not enough for urged quick action by the board. On page 5. in an article announcing the board's approval of funds for the McKeown even one picnic table? Government finances become more confusing than ever during election season. Carol Dwyer, Hastings Delton senior citizen apts. open house is June 20 Climaxing several years of efforts by the non-profit Delton Area Senior Housing (DASH) Board, Country View Apartments is set for its grand opening from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June 20. The 22-unit apartment community, 'billed as an affordable housing option for people over the age of 62, was constructed with a $1.28 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The public is invited to attend and partic­ ipate in the open house. The DASH Board, led by its president. Chuck Monica, will welcome the new residents, their families and the community to the dedication and grand opening. Located at 435 Scribner St., just off M­ 43. on three acres of land. Country View Apartments is within walking distance of Delton's general business area. The one-story apartment complex fea­ tures a large community room with 32-feet of skylights, creating a bright environ­ ment. Residents of Country View are eligible for rent subsidization and will not have to pay more than 30 percent of their income ror an apartment, including utilities. The housing program allows older peo­ ple to enjoy a better quality of life, partici- See things FAST’ Use the Banner Classifieds!!! HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 pate in on-site activities and remain inde­ pendent. said a spokesperson from Network Property Group, which manages Country View. expense of having it removed. Each caterpillar turns into a moth near the end of its life cycle. Each lays and egg sack containing hundreds of eggs. Next spring, when the eggs hatch, you will have thousands of caterpillars, and the eating cycle begins again. Each year, the infestation will get worse unless we do something about it. There is evidence of these caterpillars all around the lake. If you don't think you have them, then you probably don't know what to look for. When they first hatch, they are tiny black caterpillars that eat leaves, leaving your trees* leaves full of holes. As they get bigger, they get hairy and very disgusting in appearance. Their droppings are hard little black specks. But when they're rained on. they turn into brown sludge. In other areas that have been sprayed, the cost was approximately $7 an acre. We also have called private companies to spray. To have seven trees sprayed would have cost between $280 and $320. We also thought of spraying on our own. but could not get a sprayer to reach Psychotherapy myths By John Nielsen. MSW, Bh.l). Recently. I had the privilege of attending a workshop conducted by Dr. David Palmiter Though the topic was attention deficit disorder, we also discussed some of the myths about psychotherapy. A few of them arc presented here for your reflection • “If I enter therapy I might become loo dependent on the therapist ’’ Actually the opposite is true since good psychotherapy fosters healthy independence, not dysfunc­ tional dependency You arc helped to re­ solve your problems as quickly as possible Therapists work hard to make the need for their services obsolete. • “Counseling costs loo much." Most health insurance companies will cover part, if not all. of the cost of psychotherapy. Your responsibility is usually for predetermined co-pay or for that portion not covered by the the tops of our trees. Obviously, it would less costly and more effective if the Barry Conservation District insurance company. Any costs you incur arc considered a medical expense and as such, they may be deductible from your taxes In did the spraying. some cases, patient assistance funds arc available at Pine Rest. Furthermore coun­ seling needs to be viewed as an investment in oneself. “Consumer Reports" magazine recently reported an 83 percent effective­ ness for psychotherapy. Viewed in this light, counseling may make your life more satisfying and rewarding. • "I’m afraid that I’ll have to go once a week for one or two years.” Psychotherapy We would like to say to those who refused spraying, if you sent back your letter saying you didn’t want it, it not only affected you. it affected everyone within 500 feet of your home in all directions. It didn't take very many "no" votes to stop us all from gelling sprayed. And even if you do not have a problem this year, who's to say you won't next year? Are you willing to take that chance? We hope all lake residents will seriously consider having the Barry Conservation District spray our trees next year so we all can enjoy the whole summer infestation free. Please call the Barry Conservation District at 948-8056 or 948-8055 so we can be included in next year's spraying. They will include us only if we call. The there will be another letter of consent sent out next year. If we don't spray, we will likely lose the beauty surrounding our homes! Dan and Joni Stone . Algonquin Lake Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: ‘ • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will he withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. , • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks" win not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the shme two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Public Opinion: research and theory has changed the coun­ seling field a great deal in the last several years. Many of the newer forms of therapy require only a few sessions. The national average for all forms of counseling is five to eight sessions, regardless of the orienta­ tion of the therapist. Much can be done in a short period of time • "People will find out that I am in coun­ seling." Ljccnsed therapists arc committed lo the principal of confidentiality They arc mandated by slate law. stale regulatory boards and professional ethics lo maintain confidentiality. There arc infrequent cir­ cumstances under which confidentiality may be broken. Competent therapists re­ view these potential exceptions at the start of therapy. Additionally, most therapy of­ fices arc sound proofed and located such that clients may come and go with link worry of being identified Next time we will review a few more of the misunderstandings about psychother­ apy. In the mean time, if you arc struggling with a conflict or a personal or family prob­ lem. please do not hesitate to contact a competent counselor for an assessment ses­ sion to determine if help is available for you. Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington DC. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon EMars, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds ol Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Republcan, P.O. 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Otherwise, tbeyll ead up tike me. just pulHag on ctaiaa (driving truck) when I abate hemmed" " �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1996 - Page 5 Barry County blood drives scheduled The recent storms which struck Michigan and the Upper Midwest have increased the demand for blood and at the same time caused the cancellation of some blood drives. The American Red Cross is working to assure that everyone who needs blood receives this life-saving resource. Donors in Barry County can help by donating blood at First Baptist Church. 5075 N. Middleville Road. Middleville on Tuesday. June 9 from 2 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Patients in Michigan hospitals need 2.000 pints of Hood products every day. one every 43 seconds. Meeting this need in the best of times is a challenge, according to Red Cross officials. When storms or other disasters strike, the challenge is even greater. 'Memorial Day marks the beginning of the busy summer vacation season during which donations traditionally tend to decline.' said Medical Director Dr. Yvette Miller. "Our current increased demand for blood means that we need both long-time and first-time donors to step forward to make sure that red cells, platelets and plasma are available to our 75 area hospitals.' Besides the needs of the victims of disaster, there’s Dylan in Somerset who needs immunoglobulin to help his weak immune system; Thomas in Lansing who needs platelets to help his body recover from chemotherapy and new-born Claire, who has a rare genetic disorder, who needed 40 cc’s of red cells within days of birth. Donors who are at least 17-years old and weigh at least HO-pounds can help people like Dylan. Thomas and Claire when they donate Hood at this community drive. For more information about drives in your community, call 1-800-GIVE LIFE. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tr»m»ln * AmocMm. P.C.M a <MX coRador .nd *• ar. attempting to collect a RaM and any Information obtained will be UMd for that purpose. ' MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by LILA NAPIER. AN UNMARRIED WOMAN to COM­ f 'MONPOINT MORTGAGE. A MICHIGAN CORJ PORATION Mortgagee dated June 12. 1997 ; and recorded on June 23. 1997. m Liber 699. on • page 436 Barry County Records. Mehigan. and ! assigned by said mortgagee to CONTIMORT- GAGE CORPORATION, by an ass^nment dated Instrument No 1009599 and recorded on March 30 1998 Barry County Records. Michigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof of sum of sixty three thousand nme hundred sixty one and 15/100 Dollars ’($63 961 15). including interest at 13 940% per J annum J Under the power of sale contained c said ; mortgage and the statute m such case made and • approved, notice is hereby gwen that said mort­ ! -gage wrfi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ : ’gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc J vendue at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ; «gs. Ml. at 1 00 pm on June 25. 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF L. NASHVILLE BARRY County Michigan and are J ; ; • • • I | ! ; described as LOT 85 OF MIX ADDITION OF NASHVILLE < ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated May 14. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee ol Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee ol Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (6/11) State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AND TO ANSWER Case W8-300-CH Robert Keltef • piamtrff in pro per vs Alden D Barnard and Wife if any Carol J Barnard Rchard Hansma and Wife if any , At a session of said Court held at the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Mchigan. on May 15th 1998 Present James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge On the 15th day of May 1998 an action was Ned by Plamtrtf Robert Kefier against Defen« dants Alden D Barnard and Wife if any. Carol J I Barnard Richard Hansma and wife rf any. their • hers, assigns and successors and any un­ ; known or unascertained persons in this Court to i remove doud on Me on property located at 307 ! Broadway MiMevde. Meh Legal descnptton J Lots 14 A 16 of block 58 or ongmal plat of the VrfI lege of MiddeWit Barry Coury Ml Permanent ; parcel >08-41-058-b 16-00 Upon consideration of J the motion and attached affidavit of the Plaintiff • attestmg to the fact that the Defendants in this ac­ ' fton cannot be personally served with a Sum­ ! mons and a copy of the Complaint herein beJ cause the whereabouts of Defendants are un­ known, and that publication of notice of this action "ma newspaper of general circulation is most likely lo give notice to these Defendants and it ap­ pearing to this Court that Piamtrff. after dibgent in­ quiry. has been unable to ascertain the where­ abouts of the Defendants, either within or without ' the State of Michigan and it further appearing that personal service of the Summons and Com■ plaint in this action cannot be made on the De­ fendants for the above stated reasons, and that publication is the best means available to appose Defendant of the pendency of this action, now therefore, it :* FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendants. Alden D Barnard and wife if any. Carol J Barnard Richard Hansma and wife rf any there hers assigns and successors and any un­ known or unascertained persons shall on or be­ fore 3rd day of July 1998, serve an Answer on Robert Keller Piamtrff whose addrec is 2685­ 60th SE Kentwood. Ml 49518, or take such other action as may be permitted by law Fa4ure to comply with this order may result m a Judg­ ment by default against the Defendants for the re bef demanded m the Complaint h'ed m this Court and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Or­ der be published once each week for three con­ secutive weeks m The Hastings Banner a news­ paper of general circulation hereby designated as the most likely to give notice to the Defendants Dated May 15. 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge Robert Keftef Plaintiff 2685-60th SE. Kentwood Ml 49518 (6/4) NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the following CASE NO V-18-98 - Richard LeRoy. (appli­ cant) LOCATION At 11695 Scott Park Drive on the West side (Lot 25) off Gilkey Lake Road in Sec 10. Barry Twp PURPOSE Requesting to erect an addition above existing garage that is too dose to the rear totlme6f! instead of the required 10 ft mtheRLl zoning dtttnct CASE NO V-19-96 - E Paul Chambers (w> pkcant) LOCATION Across from 4381 Indian Isle on the NE side of the road on Fine Lake off Lemaa. Road m Sec 30. Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an addbon 12x24 ft to an existing detached acces­ sory building that is larger than 1024 sq fl (ex­ isting budding is 36x24 fl) and requesting a van­ ance tor setback from rear lot fane for 3 ft instead of the required 10 ft setback in the RL-1 zoning district CASE NO V-20-98 - Mark A England (appli­ cant) LOCATION At 4435 Pickerel Cove on the East side off Marsh Rd m Sec 6. OrangevAe Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an addition 14x32 ft to an exiebng bmidmg that is 32x44 5 ft whch ts larger than 1024 sq ft and requesting a variance for setback from front lot line for 13 ft instead of the required 35 ft setback m the RL-1 zoning district CASE NO V-21-98 - George Kidder, (appli­ cant) LOCATION AT 2255 Lawrence Rd. on the North side between M-37 and McKeown Rds m Sec 10. Baltimore Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached garage closer to the side lot than re­ quired m the AR zoning district CASE NO V-22-98 - Robert and Rebecca Green, (applicants) LOCATION fi 204 Mitt Lake on the NW side off Jones Rd m Sec. 21. Johnstown twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached gar age that would be 2 fl from the side lot bne. the required side setback is 12 f! and re­ questing a vanance from the rear lot line (to the road) to be closer than the required 10 ft m the RL-1 zoning district CASE NO V-23-98 - Dennis and Karla Percy, (appfcantx) LOCATION At C-168 Leach Lake off Coats Greve Rd. between M-43 and Bachman Rd m Sec 32. Cartton Twp PURPOSE Requesting a vanance to erect an addrtxxi to an existing detached garage that ts 2 ft from the side lot fane (the requrements ts 12 ft) m the RL-1 zoning dtstncl CASE NO V-24-98 • Cyte and Dyan Comtsh. (appleants) LOCATION At 7909 S Tasker Rd on the West side off Vedder Rd m Sec 5. Woodland Twp PURPOSE Requesting a vanance to have five (5) part-time employees m a home occupation (the requirement is one (1) employee who is not a resident of premises) MEETING DATE June 16. 1998 TIME 7.30 P.M PLACE Community Room m the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court Street Hastings. Michigan Site inspection of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in wnting will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be marfei to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The vanance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W Slate St. Hastings Michigan 49058 dunng the hours of 8 a m to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Fnday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry wMI provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers ter the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenals being considered at the meeting, to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meehngrfwanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary axis or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast mgs Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (6/4) i Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished b*.. Mark D. Christensen (Editor', aotc: Following ii a rrpriat ol a previous columa.) What’s all the fuss about Social Security? A recent cartoon shows a fortune teller and her customer consulting a crystal ball. “I see you getting Social Security when you retire." the fortune teller says. Thinks the customer, “Now I know she’s a fake." Obviously, concerns over the future sol­ vency of Social Security arc growing, fueled by media reports spelling out the impending demise of our nation's retirement trust fund. Workers currently paying into the system wonder if there will be any money left by the time they retire, while the 33 million retirees and 10 million disabled workers, survivors and dependent children who arc already draw­ ing benefits wonder how long those checks will keep coming. Before any of us start losing sleep over the future of Social Security, let's take a good look at how it works, what its current status is and what challenges lie ahead. Examining the facts may actually inspire some confidence in a system that has been very successful, by anyone’s standards. Coir.rary to what you may have been led to believe. Social Security is quite healthy and should remain so for many years. In fact, in 1996. Social Security received S60 billion more in tax revenue than it paid out to benefi­ ciaries. These extra dollars are held in the So­ cial Security trust fund and are referred to as “surplus" funds Current law mandates that these surplus funds be invested in US. Trea­ sury bonds within the trust fund. With these facts in hand, h's clear that the current status of Social Security is good. So. if there is enough to pay current benefi­ ciaries, and a large surplus is tucked safely away in treasury bonds, why all the fuss about Social Security? The concern begins when we look toward the future health of the fund. In order lo understand why the future could bring problems, we need to look first at the past. Social Security was signed into law as part of the New Deal following the Great Depres­ sion. This 1935 law called for Social Security to pay full retirement benefits to eligible ben- Reach over 30JD00 area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 • 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! cficiaries at age 65; yet. the average life ex­ pectancy at that time was less than 62 years. Initially, most people didn't live long enough to receive Social Security. Today, most people live an average of 76 years, yet the eligible age for drawing full benefits is still 65. This means that Social Se­ curity is now paying retirees for 10 to 15 years, and the system was simply not de­ signed to pay for this long. The original purpose of Social Security was to provide a social safety net that would keep the neediest of the retired and disabled above the poverty level It was, and is. a pay -as-yougo system. Contributions from taxes on cur­ rent workers arc immediately given to re­ tirees. When the system started, about 45 workers paid taxes for every retiree receiving benefits Today, people live longer and have fewer children. The result is a current ratio of just 32 workers for every retiree. By 2030, when the last of the baby- boomers retire, it will likely be 2-to-l. To understand the impact these ratios have on the systems strength, take a look at the numbers. In 1995, about S2.600 was paid into the system by every worker (including the employer’s matching payment). The average payout to each Social Security recipient was S7.944. With the current 32-to-l ratio, a sur­ plus of funds is still created. However, if the expected ratio of two workers for every retiree becomes a reality, it is clear that the current system will not be able to sustain its future obligations. If Social Security is a pay-as-you-go sys­ tem. wiiy do we have a surplus in the trust fund? In 1983, Congress realized that Social Security would face big problems in the fu­ ture since birth rates had declined and retirees were living longer. That same year. Congress passed laws that increased tax revenues into Social Security by raising payroll taxes and income taxes paid on Social Security benefits. These laws contributed to the surplus collec­ tions, which are designed to provide a cushion for a system that is expected to be under­ funded within 15 years. If you're wondering whether the fund's sur­ plus can pick up the slack, the answer is yes. In 2012, when experts estimate payouts will exceed tax revenues to the fund for the first time, the trustees of the fund will start with­ drawing interest and principal to make up for the revenue shortfall. This will allow Social Security to continue to meet its obligations — for a time. In 2030. it is estimated that all sur­ plus dollars will be depleted, and projected tax revenue for that year will cover only 75 percent of the fund's expected obligations This is why experts say the fund will be “bankrupt" in 2030. Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union Is Opening A New Office In Hastings This Summer NEW BUILDING With A No Surcharge ATM Machine SAME HOURS: SAME ADDRESS: 329 North Michigan Ave. Hastings, MI 49058 PH. (616) 945-9754 MON.: 10:15 AM - 6:00 PM TUES.-THURS.: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM FR1.: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM SAME FRIENDLY STAFF < SAME GREAT LOCATION SOME THINGS DO NOT NEED MODIFICATION % union LENDER Membership Required �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4. 1998 Caledonia truck accident resulted in minor injuries An accident near Jasonville Farms in Caledonia, involving two semi trucks resulted in both trucks running off the road on the east side of M-37 Wednesday morning. June 3. One driver suffered minor injuries, and was taken to Blodgett Hospital. Further details were not yet available. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASASTVIEU FAMILY C HI RC II PEACE COMMUNITY CHIRCH OF GOD 2601 Laccy Rood. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sloe Olmstead Ihlfi) 758-3021 church phone 1.330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945-3195 Sunday School 9275 S 9 30 a m . Worship and Celebration 7’1-8077 Sunday ( Ol NTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURC H Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ morning wor­ , Sunday 11 00 am. Sunday I ventng Service 6 00 pm. Bible Siudv & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m 10 30 am. Sunday evening 6 (8) p m . Wednesday night 7pm ship 10 30 a m Nursery pros ided Bible study, youth and childrens program Pastor John Mclhsh days senior meal* 12-noon Satur­ QI IM85 I SITED METHODIST CHURCH THORN APPLE VALLEY ( Hl RC H Sunday Sctskc School M-79 West bndge Pastor Susan Truw- <616| 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO 49058 B*n 63. Hostings. Ml 1 30 pm ( edar ( reck Rd . 8 mi South. Pa*- tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Pray er Bible 2750 Wall Lake Rc . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole.family Icy. Pastor 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 Bond St <Hast­ ing* Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I *t and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David 1 Huuuick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrew s t* a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Sy nod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamor* (grades K-5th). Youth Ft low ship 6 45 p m lo 8 30 pm Thursday (grades 6-12th) 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHI RCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor pm Sunday School 9 30 a m . claucs for all age* Morning Worship 10 45am Nursery provided Sun­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am weekdays or all day week­ - Wednesday activities 7 uopm arc Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (age* 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits 3185 N 49058 Broadway, Hastings. Ml Pastor Carl Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Litchfield Darlene Worship Ser­ or vice* Sunday. 9 uo j m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 0U am. Re* Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLI STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ May 14. 1998 at her residence. She was bom March 9. 1943 in Irving Township. Hastings, the daughter of Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teen*. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive” for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9.00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 ajn. Y'outh Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p.m. Kids quizzing. 7 ikj Study and Prayei in Sanctuary For further information call the church office North St. Hastings ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and II (8) a m urday. June 6 8 00 NA Tuesday. June 9 7.30 pm OA Family Sunday evening Monday of the David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study ’’pm if in­ people who care GRAC E BRETHREN BIBLE ( Hl RC H rCozmrHt' the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell terested in a free Hume Bible Study, please call lot more detail* Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Classes • lor all age*. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m Bible ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHIRCH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC (Hl RCH M>* S Jefferson Father Charles Five her. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 <81 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m ( HI RC H OF THE N AZARENE Randall Lisa Steven*. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone Catholic Church. Hasting* Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMl NITY C Hl RC H tm 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator lo floors Broadcast of worship Worship - Child care available for infant* & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 .30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Monday. Aug 3 - We will launch our Space Mission Bible ( amp It will run from 9-|| 30 a m Aug ' thru 7 This program will be most appropriate for Astro­ naut*. kindergarten thru fifth grade Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose meeting at Maple Valley High School P.'*lor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Studs lor all of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Corner service over WBCH-AM 1220 at IU 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am church family with the warmth of Christ s Lmc. and the fellowship ol HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH all HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, childrens min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Arrangements are pending at the Wren Funeral Home. NEWBURG, MISSOURI - Steven passed away Thursday. May 21. 1998 of head and neck injuries due to a swimming Mrs. Gury is survived by her son. Mr. David (Karen) Gury of Boca Ratoh. accident. He was bom July 2. I960. Florida, and her daughter Mrs. Donna Lou (Don) Traver of Sarasota. Florida; five Scanlon; sisters. Patty Scanlon. Teresa Scanlon, Cindy Kimmel; brother. Jack Friday. May 29. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. He was bom on May 28. 1914, the son of Evan F. and Daisy L. (Bates) Gardner. Kimmel; grandmother. Pauline Decker all of Newburg. Missouri; brother. Troy Walker of Hastings, sister. Paula (John) Gravelyn of Grand Rapids; many nieces, 945-2324, (Comer of South Broadway and Center Street downtown Hastings). Family He married Dorothy S. (Barkley) Gardner nephews, cousins and many friends. For memorial contribution information please call Lisa at 616-945-5092. Funeral arrangements were made by and friends arc invited to the 10:00 a.m. Teague & Sons Funeral Home. Newburg. memories to share with the family. < Her funeral service will be held on Monday. June 8. 1998 10:00 a.m., at tl^e on January 17. 1937 and she preceded him in death on May 19. 1998. He was also preceded in death by his son. Robert Evan Gardner; grandson. Melvin James Gardner. Jr.; sister. Beatrice a.m. service, the Gury family will be in worship at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. 315 West Center Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616)-945-3OI4. (616)­ worship service and 11:15 a.m. reception for the Gury family and a time Jf visitation. Missouri. Massey; and brother. Alvin Gardner. Mr. Gardner is survived by his three children. Melvin James Gardner of Charlotte. Nellie (John) Allcrding of Freeport. Daisy (Paul) Kesler of Woodland; five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren; brother, Elwin Gardner of Boyne City; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday. June I. 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Brad Lambright officiated. Interment took place at Fuller Cemetery. Sue Jeanette Lewis MIDDLEVILLE Lewis, age 62. of - Please bring pictures aad Cathedral of Christ the King. 26Qp Vincent Drive. Portage, Michigan (610­ I Sue Jeanette 381-2710. Directions: Approaching frojn Lake. West or East on 1-94. take Oakland Drite exit. Exiting from East, you practical^ Barlow Middleville, passed away Thursday. May face Vincent (about 150 fl. lo the nortty 28. 1998 after a long and courageous Exiting from the West requires turnip north (left) on Oakland Drive and goi^g over 1-94 about one Nock for a left turn dh Vincent. Approaching from north or soujh struggle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years Fritz Lewis, daughters Wendy Loveless of Shelbyville. Becky Harrison of Battle Creek. Tessic Gifford of Jackson. New Jersey. Kendra Velasquez of Wayland and six grandchildren, sisters Marilyn Akright of Harrison. Gerri Phillips of on US 131, exit at 1-94 East and follow above directions. J | Victor Belsito I-------------------------------- ------------------------------- -J J HASTINGS - Victor Belsito. age T , Hastings, passed away Monday. June I. graduated from Everett High School in 1954. From there she married and moved to Albion with her husband where she worked to help him cam his degree. After School in 1938. and was a graduate fra i slops in Roscommon and Otsego she settled with a growing family in Olivet for Michigan State University. He worked at the E.W. Bliss Compar f 29 years before retirement at Barlow Lake near Middleville in 1995. and retired May I. 1981. He was a member of St. Rose of Lin i During her years on this earth she established a legacy as the perfect wife, Catholic Church in Hastings. Mr. Belsito served in the United Stall ► mother and friend, not only in her home Army during World War II.. He was preceded in death by his parenu 7 Heritage Sunday’ 9 00 am Chanci Choir rehearsal. 9 15 a m Sunday School teachers meet for prayer • Sr High classroom. 9 30 AM I22<> Nursery is provided dur­ I1 <Mi a m Morning Worship Ser­ Church School vice. 6(81 pm evening Service. Wcdncsdav ’ 00 p m Serv ices for Adults. Teens and Children Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ 5(8) pm Middle High PYF l\«ol Puny al the Wallaces' ings. Junior-Senior High Monday June 8 ’ 00 p m Sc*- Miin Meeting Tuesday. June 9 ’ 30 p m Deacon's Meeting This information on worship sen-tecs is provided h\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member H)H THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER Hasting* RICHLAND 1998 in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Couch was bom in Muskegon on February 22. 1910. the daughter of Henry and Goldy (Hill) Adams. She retired from the Barry County Medical Facility in 1975. and was an avid gardner. enjoyed crocheting and reading. She was preceded in death by her parents, a former jiusband Donald J. Couch Sr., a sister Bernice Upston and a brother Robert Adams. Mrs. Couch is survived by a daughter. Joan E. Couch Heyde of Lakeville. Ohio; community, but also throughout Michigan and across the country . Funeral Services will be held Monday sons. Donald J. Couch of Flint. Everett L. Couch of Hickory Comers. Michael G. Couch of Dania. Florida. Patrick S. Couch afternoon at 1:00 PM at Gun Lake Community Church. Pastor Keith Dragt officiating. Interment Coman Cemetery. Middleville. Visitation will be at the Beeler Funeral Home in Middleville Sunday from 6 to 9 of Jeromesville. Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; her constant companion Buffy, her beloved Cocker Spaniel. A Graveside Service will be conducted at PM Memorial contributions may be made to HASTINGS MANI FACTVRING CO. Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Barry Community Hospice. P.O. Box 308 Hastings, Michigan 49058. Hasting*. Michigan Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Southwest HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. Michigan will be appreciated. Funeral Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home 914 W. Main Street. Middleville. Michigan 49333 BOSLEY PHARMACY 945-J429 Hastings. Michigan grandchildren; four great grandchildren. On Sunday. June 7. 1998 al the 10:00 She was bom and raised in Lansing and ing both *er »ccs 9 50 a m Sunday 7’0 ( ook Rd late David and Nettie Lickly. She was married to the Reverend Don Gury oh September 12, 1933. Ray (Hippy) Kimmel, age 38. of Newburg. Missouri formerly of Hastings, - Mrs. Gladys Couch, Herring Wheelchair accessible and I IBS Jcflcrson passed away Thursday. January 22. 1998 in Sarasota. Florida. She was born January 1, 1906 in Pittsford. Michigan, the daughter of the age 88. of Richland and formerly of 6 (M) elevator Sunday School 9 U) a m . "Prescription*" rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, FREEPORT - Mr. Melvin R. Gardner, age 84. of Freeport, passed away Commuter to Pre­ 4887 Coats (irove Rd Pastor Ben 1952 N Broadwas Hospital Emergency Department. parts at the Fishers’ Sunday. June 7IX) pm vent Abuse Friday. June 5 Service is broadcast over WBCH - am. - Lucile p m . 5th 6th (iradc Sunday School 4 a m and 11 (X) a m Sunday morn­ ing Worship Service* The 9 30 10 30 FLORIDA Vera Gury. age 92. of Sarasota. Florida and formerly of Hastings, widow of the Reverend Don Gury who was the former Lake George. Jean Gammagc of Port Orange. Florida, brother Willis Me Queen of Caro and numerous nephews and nieces. WOODGROVE BRETHREN < HRISTIAN PARISH Service SARASOTA, age 63. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday June 3. 1998 at Pennock Kimmel of Hastings; mother. Mary Sue Kent Keller. Pastor Thursday. June School Hour. Sunday HASTINGS - Mrs. Shirley J. Ruder, He is survived by his son. James Steven Melvin R. Gardner 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Hartman. Pastor Sundav Services 9 45 am Burton of Delton; one brother. Frosty & Sharon Bromley of Nashville. Re* Thursday. June 4 4 00 p m Chil­ dren * Choir. 7 00 Adult Choir Sat­ Bible Study. Women* Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 Beatrice Bromley of Delton. Ann Gale Wright of Hastings & Dorothy Danny Funeral Home. Delton. 9414 Sunday. June" X 00 and 10 00 am Holy Communion Women. Chester & Lillian (Johnson) Bromley. She was preceded in death by her parents & brothers & sisters. Della is survived by three sisters. Services were held at the Williams GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 502 E Grand St. Hasting*. Pastor 1716 North Broadway ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Y'outh Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ First |Lucile Vera Gury| FREEPORT - Della May Bromley, age 56. of Freeport, passed away Sunday. 309 E Woodlawn. Hasting* Kevin W'e welcome you to our fering HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURC H Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ Monday won the mural job in a contest sponsored by the local Arts Council. home Free Bible Correspondence Course 239 I. Month Mom s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Y'outh. Jr High Y'outh. and Awana at 6 30 p tn Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful 13 members. Jim and Debbie Bailey, who have 11 Evening Service* 6 pm Wednes­ Prayer Hour 6 00 pm ing to do a family portrait for the highest visited their Hastings home to sketch sev­ eral family members and get photos of oth­ ers to use for the drawing. "It was a great project.” Feldpausch said. "We really feel honored to have a work that he has done." Debbie Bailey said. "He's so famous with his mural." Feldpausch is the artist who designed tie large mural on the exterior wall of the Cthema 4 theaters in downtown Hastings. f)e Bible study 7 p m Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in ihe for children and adults WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHI RCH make a contribution to the Thomapple Ans Councils auction last No-ember, he de­ cided to donate his artistic skills by offer­ children, were the highest bidders, paying $160 for the Feldpausch portrait. Feldpausch recently finished the Bailey family portrait and it was unveiled at the South Jefferson Street Art Gallery when the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce held an "After Hours" event sponsored by the Arts Council. Jonny Conoon's Italian Eatery and the gallery. Feldpausch said he has never sketched a portrait with 11 children, but Debbie Bai­ ley said he was a good sport about it and day 1928 Book of Common day Evening Service. 6 00 pm through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Ml N Michigan Ave. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Sunday Service* Bible Church phone 945­ am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 a m . Sunday School. 10 45 Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor When artist Adam Feldpausch wanted to by Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- ? 00 pm Portrait of 13 family members a challenge bidder. Little did he know that the family to win his services would be a large family with BARRY COUNTY C HURCH OF C HRIST HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHI RC H ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLIC AN CHIRCH Meeting at 502 I- For more information call the church office share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth C EDAR C REEK BIBLE Jun tot church Y'outh group Thurs­ day night service with live band Showing the Bailey family portrait by artist Adam Feldpausch are (from left) Debbie and Jim Bailey. Feklpausch and Arts Council President Theresa Purchase. Thursday. June 4. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. Williams Funeral Home. Delton. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. Mt t 27. 1998 at his residence. He was bom in Hastings, the son < f Ignatz and Threasa (Coscarelli) Belsito. He graduated from Hastings Hi| i Mr. Belsito is survived by his aunt , Jonnina Coscarelli. Thomasina Coscarell . uncle. Frank Belsito; cousins. Pat & E I McKcough of Hastings. Blanch Munjoy < ’ Hastings, Dr. Al Belsito of Bradentoi , Florida. Dr. Joseph Belsito of Gran I Rapids. Alice Jackson of Texas. Funeral Mass was held Monday. June ! , 1998 al St. Rose of Lima Catholic Churc । in Hastings. Father Charles H. FiscN officiated. Burial look place in Ml. Calval Cemetery. J Memorials can be made to St. Ros Church or St. Rose School Building Funj Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. thfc �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1 996 - Page 7 Social News Betty Schuyler to mark 80th There will be an 80th birthday open house for Betty Schuyler on Sunday. June 7. given by her daughters. Janet. Mary and Gloria, at her West Gull Lake home from 2-4 p.m. No * gifts, come visit at 9924 West Gull Lake Drive. Morgan-Tilburt united in marriage Ms. Janice Morgan of Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Morgan of Leslie, Ml together with Res. and Mrs. Robert Tilburt of Fenton. Ml are pleased to announce the marriage of their children. Melissa Lyn Morgan and Daron Austin Tilburt. Melissa and Damn were united in marriage dun ng a lovely ceremony attended by imme­ diate family. The happy event was held in Kentwood. Ml. Acting as witness for Melissa was her brother. Clinton. Standing for Daron was his good fnend. Joshua Dahn, who is also cousin to the bride. Flower girl was Halic Morgan, niece of the bride Daron and Melissa now live in Caledonia. Melissa is office manager for Amies Auto Glass of Kentwood and attends Grand Rapids Community College. Daron also attends GRCC where he will graduate in July with a degree in Auto Technology. Daron is also a member of the National Skydivers Associa­ tion and jumps at Sky Dive Hastings. Buchanans to mark 25th anniversary Friends and family are welcomed to ccle- bratc the 25th anniversary of Al and Gloria . Buchanan from 3 to 7 p.m. on the 13th of , June at 3547 Goodwill Road (Hastings). They were married on June 29, 1973 in Hastings. Read the BANNER every week for LOCAL COVERAGE of the world about you! Lawrences to mark 60th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lawrence, formally of Hastings, now living in Belleair Bluffs. Fla., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 8 with their Florida family. All 12 of them were there at Heilmans Beachcomber Restaurant. Their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gale and their three children. Mr. and Mrs. John Harper and son Drew. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Gale and daughter Madison and Miss Mary Gale and fiance, Mr. Harold CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. June 8. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll for construction of a water main in the 700 block of East Thom Street and along Third Street from Thom Street to Mill Street (see map below.) This notice is given pursuant to Article X. of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article III. Section 70-67 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616­ 45-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Everil Manshum City Clerk Lake Odessa NEWS Correction: The Senior Fair, sponsored by the three state representatives, is to be on Friday, June 12. not the date given in this column last week. The registration cost is $1. The day includes breakfast, entertain­ ment. information, discussion with state of­ ficials. lunch with displays by 50 vendors. There will be giveaways, raffles, games in­ cluded. Application for the fun day arc to be had at the various senior nutrition sites or by telephone at (517) 373-0842. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. June 13, at the Dcpot/Muscum. The speaker will be Kerry Chartkoff, whose topic will be Civil War flags. There is to be a workshop, following the membership meeting, led by Lori Fox of Portland and James Moses of Lyons on preparation of “First Families” enrollment. Several members are entitled to the status, but arc unsure of how to proceed. The meeting of Friends of the Library was postponed until Tuesday, June 9, due to a conflict of responsibilities for key mem­ bers. Lakewood Christian School's dinner will be Friday, June 5. serving from 4:30 on at Fellowship Hall. Lloyd and Diane Cunningham report that their daughter, Karen, is doing her student teaching in Australia under a supervised program of Central Michigan University. She flew with more than 20 other students and a guiding instructor in late April and will be in the classroom there until late June. Karen, along with Scott Lake and Steven Nctzcl, were named to the honor roll at CMU for the fall semester. The open house at the new township of­ fices on Friday was well attended. Late in the time, the hostess reported they were serving their third decorated cake, there were cold dnnks also. The township has owned the building many years and is only now initiating its use for offices. The south entrance leads into a lobby, which has win­ dow access to the office of the township clerk. The middle of the south end is an open area suitable fortownship board meet­ ings with a large conference table and a kitchenette in an adjacent alcove, the super­ visor’s room to the southwest is large enough to handle board of review hearings each year. The treasurer has her office also, along the west wall. The southeast comer has a room for storage of files and other im­ portant documents. This room has extra fine protection. The northwest room is a carpeted dining area. The kitchen remains the same. The restaurant size stove is out for repair with cost being shared between the township and the Lions Club. The Lions have a storage room at the front. The build-ing is to be smoke tree and alcohol free. r With new windows and new decorating, it is a very attractive facility. Supervisor Ann Adams gave most of the tours to visitors. Bill Allen’s lift device was put to use last week installing the summer banners on city posts around town. They advcrtisc,”Thc Friendly Village," Art in the Park, Depot Day and the Lake Odessa Fair. The hollyhock sale went well at the depot Saturday. The first hour was very busy. One couple came with accumulated orders for friends for 36 plants. Most people were glad to sec pictures of the blossoms from previous years to note the assortment of colors. Some customers came especially to get iris roots. In earlier years the plants have grown to seven and eight feet in height. Some plants this year went to Lansing and Grand Rapids. Most patrons wanted this farm yard single variety because they re­ member that their grandmothers grew this were tom from the poles The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be in town on Monday. June 8 to collect pints of blood at Fellowship Hall from noon to 5 45 Branch Manager Jackie Rowe of Portland (right) and teller Michele Makley of Lake Odessa will welcome the public for the Portland Federal Credit Union grand opening Monday, June 8. Bill Alien’s paint vehicle appears to be safe. His tractor is high and dry after the • bam collapsed in Sunday morning’s storm. Mrs. Pearson and Peg Cusack shop for hollyhock plants with John Waite and Lynda Cobb assisting at the depot. kind. The chief topic of conversation on Sun­ day was weather and storm damage. Sev­ eral families headed for their basements in the early hours of the morning. Many limbs were down. Bill Alien’s large white bam just north of 1-96 on Jordan Lake Road was flattened. Bob and Lynda Warner lost a tree limb, which fell onto a station wagon parked in their yard. The Lakewood United Methodist Church held services without electricity. Their sanctuary has minimal window space, so they sang hymns from memory with piano accompaniment. Par­ ents holding open houses for their gradu­ ates had to improvise. With no means of cooking or heating food, the Landes family bought pizza to serve to their guests. Many people visited relatives to take shoers or use curling irons. Generators were put into use on farms for running milking and pumping water for livestock. Serves were cancelled at Pleasant Valley and Kilpatrick United Brethren churches. Carol Enz and Debbie Logan from Carol’s Hair Care arc moving into the for­ mer Omar’s Shear Shop building a block south on Fourth Avenue. Life stying shop is going into Carol’s former building which for years was the business and home of Russell and Juanita Hewitt with their Fire­ stone store and their upstairs apartment. The Portland Federal Credit Union opened for full service business Tuesday. May 26. in the southwest comer of Huhn’s Food Market. Their ATM machine is avail­ able outside their gated entry whenever the store is open. A large tree at the Tidball-Lackcy prop­ erty line in the 1000 block of Sixth Avenue fell across the street during the Sunday morning storm. All day and beyond, a Con­ sumers Energy truck with driver kept sen­ tinel duty on Second Street at Sixth for se­ curity reasons. There were yards of yellow ribbon marked high voltage around the tree area since the w ires on the cast side of Sixth Odessa Township Treasurer Sharon Rohrbacher works at the computer in her new office in the new township hall building on Laurel Drive. Qualified Registered Nurses We are looking for RNs to join our team who are capable of and willing to give our residents excellent care. At least one year of long-term care experience is preferred. Come to our facility to fill out an application and drop off a resume. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings, Ml 49058 EOE �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1998 LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia non Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas R BAKER and Melissa M MORGAN to Wood hams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated March 10 1995 and recorded on March 14 1995 m Liber 626 on Page 520 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SER­ VICES INC as assignee by an assignmer’ dated April 29 1996 which was recorded on May 8. 1996 in l^iber 659 on Page 705 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight And 74/100 dollars ($54 348 74) including interest at 9 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at Ihe Barry County Courthouse in Has­ tings Michigan at 1 00 octock PM on July 9 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of BARRY Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as The North one half on the following described premises Beginning m the center of the highway running through the East of half of the Southeast one quarter of section 6 town 1 North range 9 West, and 1 chain North of the section line be­ tween sections 6 and 7 running thence Westerly 2 1/2 chains thence Southerly parallel with said highway 1 1/4 chains to said section Ime thence West along said section line 3 61 chams thence North 72 links to the right of way of the Che ago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad lor a place of beginning thence m a Easterly direction to a point 1 chain North and 2 1/2 chains Westerly of the pomt of beginning thence Easterly 2 1/2 chains, thence Northeasterly 2 chains parallel with said highway thence Westerly 5 34 chains, thence Southeasterly 3 16 chains along the nght of way of the Chcago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28. 1998 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys tor GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Frie *98054658 (6-25) Synopsis IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING May 13. 1998 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Buehier at 7 00 p m All members and several residents present Clerk s and treasurer s reports were read and approved Purchase agreement with the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church Board was signed Appication of dust control approved as soon as gravel is spread and roads are ready Attorney to be contacted to review Gas Fran­ chise agreement Bills approved lor payment as presented Meeting adpumed at 8 15 p m Emily Harrison Clerk (6/4' State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 98-22361-IE Estate cf WILLARD G PIERCE Deceased Social Security No 381-07-7481 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your mter est m the estate may be barred ex affected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 820 West Clinton Hastngs Mchigan 49058 d«d May 4 1998 An instrument dated October 18. 1990 has been admitted as the will ol the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be lorever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Old Kent Bank One Vandenberg Center Grand Raptos Michigan 49503 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Courthouse Ste 302 220 W Court St Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it FredrcA Sytsma (P21223) Bridgewater Place PO Bom 352 Grand Rapids Ml 49501-0352 616.336 6000 (6/4) MORTGAGE SALE PLEASED BE ADVISED THAT REED. STOVER A O'CONNOR. PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COL­ LECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFORMATION OB­ TAINED WEL BE USED FOR TWAT PURPOSE Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage whch was made on the 9th day of January 1997. by SCOTT W PARKS a single person, as Mortgagor to FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION a credit union organized and existing under the laws of the United States as Mortgagee, and recorded in the 22nd day of Januar, 1997 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County and State of Michigan c Uber 683 of Records Page 504. on which mortgage there ts da-med to be due and unpaid on the date hereof $14,297 67 principal and interest at 7 6*. per annum and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity of having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof and the power of sale in said mortgage contained having be come operative by reason of such default Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of Juty 1996 at one o ctock in the afternoon at the east door of the Courthouse m the City of Hast­ ings State of Mchigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County ol Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at pubic auction or vendue the premises hereinafter described, for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon said mortgage together with interest to date of sale and legal costs and expenses including the attorney fee allowed by law. and also any sums whch may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect rts interest m the premises, whch premises are described as situate c the Town­ ship ol Johnstown County of Barry and State of Mchigan and described as loilcws to-wit LOT 51 OF COUNTRY ACRES ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 64 The period of redemption. will be six months from date of sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption penod Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 19. 1998 FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REED. STOVER & OCONNOR. PC 151 S Rose Street. Suite 800 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 By Robert E Engels one of its Attorneys (6/25) Ann landers Avoid SIDS Dear Ann Landers: Please help us spread the word to every parent, grandpar­ ent. doctor, day-care worker, baby sitter and every other person who cares for chil­ dren Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the single most important step they can take to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Each year. SIDS claims the lives ol nearly 3.000 babies in the United States alone Despite ongoing research. SIDS can­ not be predicted or prevented Since 1992, however, the American Academy of pedi­ atrics has recommended placing babies to sleep on their backs This has resulted in a 38 percent decline in SIDS deaths. Last year. I joined the Back lo Sleep cam­ paign to help spread this message. For many Americans, placing children on their backs flics in the face of conventional wis­ dom I remember putting my own children to sleep on their tummies, as many parents of my generation did. Sleep position is just one important way to safeguard your baby 's health Parents should also make sure their baby sleeps on a firm mattress or othc. surface that is free of pillows and fluffy blankets or coverings. Receiving proper prenatal care, having your children immunized, breast-feeding your babies, staying away from alcohol and to­ bacco. and making sure you don’t overbun­ dle or overheat a child's environment area also important. Please help us remind parents lo place their children lo sleep on their backs. For those parents whose infants have medical conditions, urge them to talk to their health­ care prov iders about the best sleep position for their babies. If any of your readers would like more information, they can write to: Back to Sleep. 31 Center Drive. Building 31. room 2A32. Bethesda, Md. 20892-2425. or call I-8OO-5O5-CRIB. Thanks. Ann. Tipper Gore. Washington. DCDear Tipper: I very much appreciate your sharing this information with my readers When one considers that the simple act of placing babies on their backs rather than on their tummies can save lives, it is amazing that this has not been more widely publi­ cized. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Angry son Dear Ann Landen: My- husband and I own 10 acres of orange grove with a house of the property. 45 miles away from where we live. My husband is 79. and I am 75. He has what neurologists call dementia. Cm told he won’t get any better and may de­ velop Alzheimer’s He can no longer drive and is unable to take care of our property . Our son. 34. is adamant that we not sell this piece of land. He says he will no longer speak to us if we do. He also resents that we did a little traveling between 1984 and 1992. and bought a new car. Apparently, he would like us to just sit around and save our money so he will collect a sizable inheri­ tance when we die. Wc do not own the house we live in. I would like to sell our ranch property and buy something smaller or live in a retire­ ment community and be comfortable in the years we have left. Our son has refused to go with us to sec a financial planner. He doesn’t call, doesn’t stop by and is just plain angry. I am sick about this. Please tell me what to do. - Tom Up in California. Dear California: You don’t say whether or not you have other children or nieces and nephews who might reason with your son. Meanwhile, you do not need his permission to sell your property and move into a retire­ ment home, which makes a great deal of sense to me. Go forward with your plan, and if your son is upset about it. that’s too darned bad. 'Angry mole* Dear Ann Landers: I am one of those millions of people who read your column every day but never thought 1 would be writing to you. I’m a mother of a son. He flew home for Christmas from Indiana University. One night, while we were washing the dinner dishes, I noticed a mole on his upper inner arm. It looked like an angry mole - a mole that had a mind of its own My husband said. “IlY nothing.” My in­ stinct told me otherwise. After my son re­ turned to school, I remembered a column you printed a while ago about moles that were cancerous. I phoned our son in Indi­ ana and insisted that he sec a doctor imme­ diately. Yes. Ann. the mole was cancerous - the nasty kind. My son had quite a bit of skin removed and will follow- up with a chest Xray and a blood test. The doctor seems opti­ mistic. The reason I am writing is to thank you Unknowingly, you gave me the support D needed to trust my instincts I had no sup­ port from my family There is no way oh earth I can thank you enough A Mothv in Stockton. Calif. Dear Stockton Mom All moles that havfc a raised surface, irregular borders or j change in color look "angry” and active should be seen promptly by a doctor. I pray that your son caught his in time. Mean­ while. to anyone in my reading audience who has such a mole Will you please sec a doctor immediately preferably a derma­ tologist'* Bliss secret Dear Ann Landers: A while back, you asked your readers who have been married a long time to wntc and tell you what it that made their marriages last. Well, hergX my contribution: My bndc and I will both be 76 years otd in August. Our formula is as follows: din­ ing out and dancing twice a week witheftit fail. She goes on Tuesday, and I go tm Thursday. You may use my name and city. It’s OK with me. - Ralph Millsaps. StatesviHt, N.C. z Dear Ralph: Thanks for sharing the pfcret of your happy marriage. It’s your de­ lightful sense of humor PS. : I hope you cleared this with your wife. 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Richardson REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE OF REGULAR ELECTION OF THE ELECTORS OF DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS COUNTIES OF BARRY AND ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN TO BE HELD JUNE 8, 1998 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Please Take Notice that the regular election of the school dis­ trict will be held on Monday, June 8, 1998. THE POLLS OF ELECTION WILL OPEN AT 7 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND CLOSE AT 8 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING. At the regular school election there will be elected one (1) member to the board of education of the district for a full term of four (4) years ending in 2002. THE FOLLOWING PERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO FILL SUCH VACANCY: ELIZABETH MATTESON THE VOTING PLACE IS AS FOLLOWS: PRECINCT NO. 1 Voting Place: Delton Kellogg Upper Elementary School Gym All school electors who are registered with the city or township clerk of the city or township in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election. This Notice is given by order of the board of education. ELIZABETH MATTESON Secretary, Board of Education Hastings man earns Taw degree Benton G. Richardson has successfully completed the requirements of a juris doc­ torate degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. School of Law. in Detroit. Richardson received his degree, cum laude. at a May- 10 graduation ceremony held at the Detroit Opera House. He received a Dean s Scholarship for Academic Excellence and was inducted into the Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society for his academic achievement. He will join the Michigan State Court of Appeals in Grand Rapids in August. Richardson is a 1987 graduate of Hast­ ings High School where be was a National Honor Society recipient and a member of the soccer and golf teams. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1993. A reception will be held in Hastings from 2-5 p.m. Sunday. June 7 to celebrate his accomplishments. Friends are cordially invited to join in this happy event at the home of his parents. Ban and Katharine Richardson. 1820 Heath Rd. BOY. Graham Douglas, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 20. 1998 at 12:13 p.m. to Gregg and Corrinc Godbcy of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. I 3/4 ozs. and 20 IQ. inches long. BOY, Kurt Michcal, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 21. 1998 at 1:09 a.m. to Amanda Bennett and Eugene Miller of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. I 3'4 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY, Tyler Keith, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 21. 1998 at 4:11 a.m. to Elicia Jenkins and Bnan Sinkler II of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long GIRL, Jenna Mane, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 22, 1998 at 2:32 a.m. to Shan and Chris Anzaldua of Vermontville. Weighing 5 lbs. 14 1/2 ozs. and 18 inches long. BOY, Tomas Antonio, born at Pennock Hospital on May 17. 1998 at 10:33 a.m. lo Dora and Mano Lara of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 1’4 ozs. and 20 I '2 inches long. GIRL, Sabnna Margaret, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 19. 1998 at 7:20 a.m. to Oletta Smith and Rodney Goodin of Hart­ ings Weighing 6 lbs. 2 1/4 ozs. and 2t inches long. n •q BON', Austin Jon. bom at Pennock Hospital on May 18, 1998 at 3:12 to Jeff and Kelly Sanderson of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 Ibr. 8 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. BON, Raymond Clay, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 18th. 1998 at 8:04 p.m. to Tami and Ray Johnson of Nashville. Weigh­ ing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 inches long. m BOY, Zachary David, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 19. 1998 at 10:18 a.m. lo Kristi Garrison and Matt Roc of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Matthew and Sydney LcMay wel­ come their new little sister, Kelsey Faye, bom at Metropolitan Hospital on May 16, 1998 al 7:43 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. II ozs. and was 19 inches long. Parents arc Richcllc and Curtis LcMay of Gun Lake. BOY. Jeffrey Alan Mandeville Jr., bom off April 26. 1998 at St. Mary’s Hospital al 1:58 p.m. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches long. Proud parents arc Jeff and Meshia Mandeville. Congratulations Lucas Clare Middleton. Middleville and Jami Lyn Kooiman. Middleville. Stewart Thomas Hadley. Hastings and Lcsa Rae Colburn. Hastings Ryan Timothy Scharping. Hastings and Hay ley Mane Kooistra. Hastings. Jeremy John Koons. Hastings and Char­ ily May (Tuttcndcn. Hastings Jason Michael Gale. Hickory Comers and Elizabeth Ann Robinson Gale. Hickory Comers to Nursing Assistants (CENA’S) 1 at Thornapple Manor!!! Happy Nursing Assistants Week from all of us here at T.M.H June 4th- Uth, 1998. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 4. 1990 Saxons sixth in B-C-D; > seniors at State three times think < I it Need to head to a new course? try the Lynx Loving life on the Lynx. Every once in awhile you have one of those days that seems like it takes place somewhere around heaven. Usually it’s away from the office and in a place with a lot of beautiful scenery. For me that day came Tuesday at the Lynx, a new golf course in between Otsego and Allegan on M-89. If you have ever wondered where the media assembles try the grand opening of a new golf course. Some 30-35 media members representing television stations, newspapers and radio stations were there. They came from media outlets in Kalamazoo. Otsego. Grand Rapids. Detroit... and yes. little ole' Hastings was represented too. The media folk come out in droves when freebies are included. Hastings Banner alum Greg Johnson was on hand. Johnson, now the Grand Rapids Press golf writer, said that golf has just as much readership as the Super Bowl. Just some good information to keep in the back of the think tank. Tom Cleary served as the Lynx’s public relations representative and his information came in handy. "This is a gorgeous piece of land with a terrific setting." Cleary said of the Lynx. For me personally the media event was a major thrill. My team consisted of John Block (the Kalamazoo Gazette). Dan Vanderveen (Detroit News) and Doug Gardner. Gardner lives in Allegan and is retired. His wife still works at the Allegan Middle School and his two sons were star athletes during their time with the Tigers. For those of you who don't know, I began my life after college working at the Allegan County News <4 Gazette. The job may have not been ideal, but the Tigers did win the State wrestling crown and Jen Fales did make the State finals in tennis during my short stint there. Talking with Gardner took me down memory lane and back into Allegan. To end this I'll just say that the good team won first place honors and my drives were not that good, but I did sink the longest putt. In the hole. baby, let's hope more are still in the bag for the rest of the summer. ~~ • Taken In MLB Draft: Area "It stacks up with any of the upscale courses. For $33 you can play 18 holes and that includes a can." At that point. I was hooked. Now just let me play my 18 boles’ Owner Many Reed then stepped up to VanHekken (Holland High School) by Seattle in the third round and John Stewart (Western Michigan University) by Texas in the seventh round. The the mike and told the media members more about the course that has the following slogan: "Nonhem Michigan Golf without the Drive." "It took four years and several million dollars, (but) this course is designed for the average golfer." Reed explained. Give credit to (designer) Charlie Scon. You can see Bittersweet (ski resort) from many locations: it’s quite scenic because of the location. There's a lot of song birds; you feel like you’re in a park." Scott is famous for building great courses. His list includes Gull Lake View and the Stoneheadge golf courses just to name a few. The Lynx also has 28 sand traps and rock walls that make you feel like you're somewhere in Montana. The pristine Kalamazoo River runs by No. 14. Each hole is isolated and gives a golfer peace and solitude. It’s a challenging course with rolling terrain and lush fairways. Brothers Bernard and Robert Milbocker are the owners of the Lynx. The two Allegan natives are not golfers themselves, but wanted to protect this beautiful spot of nature so decided to get EAST LANSING — The winning formula for the Hastings High School golf team is a simple one. Experience plus talent equals success. Hastings has qualified for the State finals three straight years and each time have improved their overall finish. This time the swinging Saxons finished sixth in B-C-D with 12 schools qualifying for Saturday s final 18 holes played on the Forest Akers West Golf Course. into golf. Their efforts are well appreciated by many accustomed to the links Hastings played consistent golf with a 399 Friday and a 402 Saturday. The twoday effort was good for a team score of 801 Grosse lie captured its third straight BC-D title with a grand total of 670. Other area schools competing in B-C-D were East Grand Rapids (690), Kenowa Hills (838) and Wyoming Park (786). ’ Freshman Katie Welton fired a 36-holc 187 to lead the blue and gold. Welton carded a 93 on Friday and a 94 on Saturday. Welton is the second from her family to shine at Stale after her mother Julie (Bums) helped the Saxons claim the open class State championship in 1974. STATE continued on pace 12 baseball players selected in Tuesday's Major League Baseball draft included Mark Mulder (Michigan State) by Oakland in the first round. Andrew Tigers look Jeff Weaver, a right handed pitcher from Fresno State, with their first pick. • Camps Starting Up Soon: Just a reminder, the Hastings Diamond Stars Baseball Clinic is June 20. the Pennock Summer Sports Conditioning Camp is June 22-Aug. 7, the Hastings Community Education Summer Track Camp is July 20-24. Saxon basketball camps run from June 8-18 and the H.H.S. football camp is June 8-11. For more information, call (616) 945-9554. • Locals Spike for Chips: The Central Michigan University volleyball team this fall will include Heather Postma. a junior middle hitter from Wayland, and Jennifer Mitchell, a sophomore hitter from Lakewood High t and Lake Odessa. Mitchell started as a freshman and was one of three Chippewas to play in every game. The hitler recorded 184 kills. 148 digs and 69 blocks while serving as the team's primary passer. The season starts for CMU Sept. 4 at Pittsburgh. The Chippewa Invitational is Sept. 5 and includes Eastern Michigan. Talk to you soon Casey Anderson uses a fairway wood to send her ball closer to the hole at the State finals held at the Forest Akers Golf Course. Saxon swinger Sarah Bellgraph lets one fly from the sand trap in Friday action from the Class BOD golf finaft Storrs reaches semis at State OKEMOS — h's always nice to finish on top, but sometimes that requires a little extra. A little extra heart and a little extra effort Jeff Storrs knows that quite well after qualifying for the Division HI State tennis semifinals for a second time in his prep career last Friday in Okemos. Storrs upset the No. I seed in the first round and ousted a very tough O-K Gold opponent in the second round before falling to the No. 3 seed in the semifinals. Playing three times in one day is tough enough without having to worry about heat and gening back home in time to make graduation ceremonies. "It would have been nice to play the semifinals the next day." Storrs said. The Saxon netter's adrenaline tank was nearly on empty by the time be started his third match versus Holland Christian's Kevin Dugan. Storrs decided to keep going, but Dugan prevailed 6-2,6-4. "I just decided that I might as well try." Storrs said. To start State. Storrs stunned Bloomfield Hills Andover's top seed Danny Soloman 6-4. 7-5 in the first round. Andover, along with Holland Christian and Forest Hills Northern, are loaded with tennis talent at nearly every position, singles or doubles. Forest Hills Northern won the State team title over Holland Christian last weekend by a single point. 16-15. But. Storrs was not intimidated in the very least versus Soloman. "The No. 1 seed didn't really scare me or anything." Storrs said. "I knew it could happen and he (Soloman) didn't seem to hit his shots very well. My goal was to get everything back and force him to make the mistakes." In the second round. Storrs met up with Forest Hills Northern's Jeff Pockington. His goal versus the fellow West Michigander was to... attack. "I knew that he (Pockington) had won the regkxials." Storrs exclaimed. "I needed to attack and be more offensive. His backhand also seemed to be a little weak. Storrs defeated Pockington in three long sets. 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, to set up his battle with Dugan. He said the experience of being there (State) before was a major advantage. "It did a lot (and) the courts (Okemos) weren't anything new for us (either)." Storrs said. "It was nice to finish this STORRS * enawM — p—> 13 The Lynx in Otsego provides area golfers with a top-of-the-line golf course that they can play at an affordable price. Saxon Baseball season ends with district defeat RICHLAND — Wayland's baseball team is on a serious roll as it opens the post-season. And Hastings ran into the ’Cats collision course Saturday in the championship game of Division 11 districts at Gull Lake High School. After beating Plainwell (18-4) in the semifinals. Wayland pounded Hastings 20-2 in the championship contest. The Cats had 18 hits including six extra base hits. Hastings defeated the host Gull Lake team 12-10 in the other semifinal, a game that last three hours and 15 minutes. The battle between Gull Lake and Hastings was a re-match of last year’s regional game. The Saxons went ahead of the Cats 2-0 thanks in part to a long dinger by Adam Whitney in the top of the first inning. But. Wayland would tally the next 20 runs, getting doubles from Jason Hilaski. Chad Sikkema. Chad Burgess and Jason Lahiff and home runs from Bryan Ingle and Burgess. DISTRICT Continued on page 12 Jeff Storrs here digs in with full might to send the tennis ball over the net. Storrs was a State semifinalist twice in tennis and twice in two sports as a senior. Storrs goes all out to make a return in State action against Forest Hills Northern , Jeff Pockington in Okemos. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1998 - Page 9 I From Timo to Time... Education in Prairieville Twp. By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The settlers of Prairieville were interested in educating their children and began build­ ing the schools very early. The first three districts were formed by 1843 and they were operating under the newly organized township. In 1845. Robert Henry petitioned for the formation of a new district to be number four This school included sections num­ bered 7. 8. 17.18. 19 and 20. The school Was actually built in 1846. The school was known at first as the Warner School, but af­ ter 1918 it became south Pine Lake Schoo), Prairieville District No. 4. Mary Warner was the first teacher ■* Some other teachers at the Wamcr/South Pine Lake School were. Angie Bates; Jen­ nie Lamb; Florence Williams; Mollie Brezee; Laura Hill; Came Minor. Lucille Brown; Marian Hall; Margaret Chapman; Hazel Doster. Lacey Jones; William Gibtbn; Nomic Slawson; Albert Haffner; Mintfie Wardcl; Leander Rogers; Jennie Drumtnond; Etta Trumpcr; Margaret Lindsey; Kenneth Mullen; Carrie Mureau; Hazel Doster; Minnie Farr. Bess Farr. Ruth Mipor; May Willison; and Arlene Taylor was the teacher when the school held its last term in 1936-1937. In 1859. when the State of Michigan be­ gan keeping good records of the country schools, the enrollment was 38. In 1861. it had risen to 60 students. In 1896 the student population was down to 20. z Teachers held cight-month terms. The teacher's salary in 1889 was $36 per month. In 1917. the teacher was receiving $50 per month and school was held nine months. -i In 1937. the board, consisting of Director Walter Warner, Moderator C.A. Meriau. and Treasurer John Rogers, were serving on the school board when the decision was made to transport the students to Delton. The school wasn’t officially closed and an­ nexed by the Delton School District until the school year of 1948-1949 The building was made into a private residence In 1842. school records for Spaulding Township shewed only two schools report­ ing with a total of 58 students for that year. In 1847, following the separation of Or­ angeville Township from Prairieville Town­ ship. which happened in 1846, there were seven schools reported with an attendance of 155 students. By 1879 there were 10 schools in the (ownship, with four of them being fractional schools and the number of students was near 300. The money raised for school pur­ poses in Prairieville Township was $1,900. Fractional schools, where students at­ tended from adjoining township, included at this point Prairieville District 3 Frac­ tional, Warner- South Pine Lake. District 4 Fractional. North Pine Lake. District 8 Fractional and Cressey District 10 Frac­ tional. Lent School Prairieville District No. 5. didn't open until 1859-1860. It was located on Section 30 where Crum and Kane Roads meet. It was probably named for the John H. Lent, who owned the land across the road from the school It is listed on the I860 plat map and reports to the State Depart­ ment of Education begin with the 1860 re­ port. when there were 47 students and Matnel E. Cook was the director. The student body was varied, going from a high of 60 in 1866 to the low of less than 20. In 1896 there were 19 students. In 1897 there were six students. In 1917 there were seven students and the wages were $50 per month. The last director recorded was Irv- North Pine Lake School, after it was moved to Bernard Museum. Calkins School, Prairieville Township District No. 7. mg Frye in 1952-1933. with Robert Burchett as moderator and Fred Otto, trea­ surer. Mary Barry was the last teacher listed. Other teachers at the Lent School in­ cluded Eddie Bottum at $28 per month; Elias Hamington. $20 per month; Howard Brooke. $32 per month; Irwin Jones. $36 per month; Floyd G. Hoflmastcr. $25; Enu mcl Pennock. $28 per month; Elta Trumpcr. $22 per month; and Frances McDonald, no salary bated, but she only had a school of one boy and five girls in 1897; Georgia Chandler 1898. wages $16 per month, ten students; Mabel Gibbs; Mary Doster. Gena Anson; Lina Anson; Matjonc Doster; Orrah Brown; Maytic Cortnght; N.B. Beers; Marveta Hines and Bessie Cairns. Lent was not a graded school until it be­ came mandated by the State of Michigan in the early 1900s and there often were not students in all eight grades Lent School. Prairieville District No. 5 was closed following the school last year of 1932-1933 and the school was annexed to Delton School District in 1934. A point of interest, there were two Cressey Schools, just as there were two Cresseys. One was Cressey Comers and one was Cressey Station after the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad came through the area. Cressey School. Prainevillc District No. 6 was located on the northeast comer of Cressey Road and what is now known as Lockshorc Road, but at that time was called the Stage Coach Road. The property on which the school was built was leased to the school district by William and Julia Shcan on Dec. 31, 1859. The lease was signed by assessors Amasa S. Parker and D. Shcan Director of the school was Henry Fisher, the moderator was Cornelius BarkhulT Attendance at Cressey District No. 6 was highest dun ng the early years of its opera­ tion. with 44 in 1859 when the first records were available, down to five students in the last recorded year, 1899. It became a graded school in 1897. Some of the teachers who taught at Cressey District No. 6 were Norma Fisher. Blanche Thorpe. Blanche Smith. Lottie Lake. Mary Clark. Flora Moor. Allie Gaskill. Louie Bums and Vera Billings. Jispector reports were quite hard on this "u 'I district, noting that the school was iropcriy certified in 1888-1889. There wc .' reportedly no teaching aids in the school, textbooks were not uniform, there was no prescribed course of study No phys­ iology or hygiene were being taught. The next year, the report stated that the desks were not desirable, again there were no teaching aids There was no well, how­ ever. the textbooks were more uniform and physiology and hygiene were being taught. The school building was cold and wasn’t ventilated. For the next several years there seemed to be no up grading changes in the school and by 1899-1900 there were no further reports on this school. It must have been closed and the students may have joined with Cressey. Prairieville District No. 10 at Cressey Cor­ ners. as there were only five students left that year. William Dunning was the director for that last recorded year. The school building may have been moved west a few rods to the Barber farm and was used as a workshop on that farm Calkins School District. Prainevillc No. 7, was located on Section No. 9. at the in­ tersection of the roads now know n as Enztan and 4 Mile Road The first records wc have found start with 1859, when David Honeywell was the di­ rector. There were 55 ftfiMts in that year. By 1865 the rolls showed 58 students. There were 67 in 1869 and 65 in 1872. By 1896 enrollment was down to 21 and re­ mained fairly stable with around 20 stu­ dents going there until it was closed. Most of the time they held 8 1/2 months of school, with 10 months being held in 1891. This was not a graded school until the 1890s. There was a pot belly stove for heat. The desks were legs fastened to boards. There were no adjustments for the size of child in those early days. Ihe toilets were outside privies and there were two of them, one for girls and one for boys. There was no well and dnnking water had to be earned from a neighboring farm. Students from Calkins School No. 7 who wished to attend high school look the eighth grade examination in Pramcvillc. where there were ten grades. After the Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad was built, students were able to ndc the train to Richland to attend high school. Some of the teachers who taught there were Fannie L. Case; Arthur Glasgow; Irvin Junes; Lillian Hazen; Lizzie Cairns; Charles W. Burt; Elsa Warrant; William Darby; Blanche Thorpe; Laura Drummond; Hazel Nevens; Beulah Vanthanks; Minnie Farr. Paul Olmstead; Muncl Lindsey; Arbu­ tus Saddler. Hazel Boulter; Helen Brown; Marveta Hines; Mary Shields; Mary Cappon; Marjorie Parker and Mildred Doster. The students were transported to Milo School from 1935 to 1939. From 1940 to 1948. the students were transported to Del­ ton School Dislnct and the Calkins School was annexed by the Delton Kellogg School system in the fall of 1948. Lloyd Notting­ ham. Harold Doster and John Rogers were the school board in 1948. The building was torn down soon after the school closed. Brown School. Prairieville district No. 8 Fr., was built in 1873 on the southwest cor­ ner of the intersection now known as Pine Lake and Lindsey Roads on Section No. 5. The very first Brown School was taught by Amy Benson, wife of Duty Benson, about 1837 in the back room of the Benson house. There was a small school house built of lumber by the Nichols brothers on George Browns farm at the cost of $400 about 1838. This school was painted red, with four windows and home made benches. This was located just north of the townlinc which would later separate Prairieville and Orangeville Township. The first teacher in this school was Har­ riet Hoyt. Other early teachers were Calvin White, Hannah Benson and Jacob Nevins. The Red School served as a school and a a community center. A church was orga­ nized in this school building. There were spelling contests, social parties, dances and voting done in this building. The Red School house did not appear in the state archives until 1868. which tells us that they operated outside of state supervi­ sion and financing until that time. The school was sometimes called Brown School, as it was located on the Brown farm. A new building was built sometime around 1873. Where school was held be­ tween 1868 and 1873 is lost to history. The first state archives records begin with 1868 and teachers’ records show that the teachers were paid by both Orangeville and Prairieville Townships dunng this period. The new school building which was nam^J North Pine Lake School at some point, was located three rods west and onethird of a mile south of the Red School building in Prainevillc Township. Some of the teachers appearing in the State Archives arc; Mr. Jones; Paul L. Warner. Carie Morehouse, R. B. Richards. Ella Noams; T. Morehouse; Josie Searles; George Nevens; Irene Lindsey; Edward Haines; Hep Lindsey; Angie DeWolf; Kate Lindsey; Bell McHenry; Edith Tcrpcning; Charles Chapman; Albert Dann; Florence Williams; Manah Nichols; Sarah Chase; Nellie Johnson; Albert Nichols; Walter Brown; George Mullen; Emona Nevins; Susie Lindsey; J. B Robinson; Margaret Lindsey; Gay Mills; Ella Schaffhausen William Darby; Emma Jackson; Libbic MacCollins; Ezcra Morehouse; Ruby Black; Blanche Thorp; Kathryn Clark; Charlotte Barnum; Miss Haight; Hazel Hughes; Alice Nauscl; L. Tobias; Miss Lee; Miss Leonard; Kenneth Mullen; Emma Hughes; Susan Barber; Manon Hall; Hazel Mott; Munal Lindsey; Dorothy Ford; Esta Ehlc; Pearl brown; Hazel Boulder; Mrs.Rockwell. Ruth Minar. Mrs. Matthews; Mary Cappon; Arthur Lathrop; Chamberlain. Grace Lathrop. Don Weaver. Dana VanTelftc; Iva Case. Jane Hooper; Margaret Hanson and Evelyn Baldwin. The school was closed from 1944 lo 1946 for renovation and the students were trans­ ported to the Delton School Distnct. The school continued to operate after the reno­ NEWS, NEWS •f jtmt LOCAL aM AAKA Angie DeWolf, teacher in Prameville Country Schools, with many years of teaching at the North Star School Praineville District No 9 coeoanrrm CM tec rcMl wary wk bt Um HASTING* BANNER <a BSCRiaE TO»AY Call M4-SO5I vation until the 1953-1954 school year In 1963, the school building was donated to the Bernard Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lindsey and it was moved a distance of seven miles and re-established as a model country school where many hun­ dreds of people of all ages learn about early education in Prairieville. Barry County and the State of Michigan. Prairieville School District No. 9 was called the North Star School and Collier School. The Collier family (parents of Han­ nah Collier Falk) farm was adjacent to the school, which probably explains the name of Collier. Why it was sometimes called North Star School is unknowm to us. It was located on the north side of Os­ borne road, one-quarter mile east of Parker Road. State archives show the first record of the school in 1859, when Jack Brandset­ ter was the director. The school shows no records after 1898, when the teacher was Kathie Gallethy and the director was Homer Flower. Some of the teachers who taught at Collier/North Star School were Angel inc De­ Wolf, who taught there many years off and on; Frances Woodland; Ina Workman; and Jennie Drummond. The salary for this school was about $25 a month for Angie DeWolf, with the other teachers receiving only $20 when they taught there. Angel inc DeWolf, who taught at the school for many terms also taught in other local schools but spent most of her teaching years at North Star. She had been a teacher in New York before coming to Michigan in 1863 with her parents, six brothers and sis­ ters. She never mamed. but lived at home with her sister in the family home on sec­ tion No. 13. Bom in 1841, she died in 1930 at the home of Edwin P. Richards in Delton. After the school was closed, the building was moved to the farm of Homer Flower, who used it as a home for a tenant farmer. This farm now belongs to Don Aukcrman, and standing to the north of the Aukcrman home and is a small home on Parker Road, which was the former North Star School. Cressey School, Pramcvillc Distnct No. 10 Fr.. was located on the southeast comer of the intersection of Cressey and Enzian roads. The school opened No. 7. 1843. Lydia Benson taught the first year, then Chloe Benson, who later became Mrs. Albert Warner. State archives records begin with 1859 showing 29 students attending the school. Attendance was up to 63 in 1870. gradually dcclinmg over the years to 15 lo 20. There vas no well, so the water had lo be earned from nearby homes. There were two toilets, one for girls and one for boys. Some of the teachers at Cressey District No. 10 were F. L. Chapped; Leroy Thorpe; Hattie Case; Lizzie Boyes; Sarah Barber. Frances Barber; Louis Binns; Flora Moore; Mabie Leonard; Alice Jones. Elsa Dicker­ son; Edith Johncock; Wilma Becker; Claud Blackman; Helen Norns; Glcnna Osgood; Vera M. Towne; Irene Woodman; Beatrice Moore; Bessie Cairns; Wilma Becker and Charlotte Beckley was teacher for the last two years that the school was open. The school was closed in 1937-1938 and students went cither to Richland or to Kel­ logg School on Kellogg School Road. Sources Prairieville Township Rural Schools; Clare and Nellie Richards. 1992. History of Allegan and Barry Counties. 1880. Years Gone By. Bernard Historical Society. 1967 Plat maps from I860. 1873. 1895. 1913 and 1969 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1996 - Page 11 Hastings finds Wayland tough to hit at districts RICHLAND — The Saxons slugged for eight hits — including four for extra bases — in their 7-2 victory over the host Blue Devils in Division II district softball action last Saturday at Gull Lake High School. But in the championship contest. - Hastings could only muster two hits and found out why Wayland s softball record now stands at 32-1. . The 'Cats beat the Saxons 11 -0 and .will ad ance to regionals later this week at South Haven High School. The Saxons, with the loss, close out their season of both accomplishment and . disappointment. Pitcher Erika Simpson appeared _ overpowering at times in her matchup against the Devils. Simpson s effort produced a 4-hitter and included many important outs with anxious Gull Lake runners on base. ___ Hastings led 3-0 after the first inning ' and 4-1 after four innings. Gull Lake Wayland, though, would present Hastings with plenty of problems... namely pitching, defense and lots of good hitting. The 'Cats took a 3-0 lead early in the contest and added three more runs in the third inning to go in front 6-0. From there, the rout was on. Jennings and Williams collected the Hastings hits versus Wayland. Jennings attempted to score early in the game on her base rap. but was thrown out at third base. Williams* hit led off the Saxon fifth inning. To qualify for the championship, the ‘Cats canned Plainwell 3-2 in the semifinals. Wayland beat Delton in pre­ districts May 26 to qualify for Saturday's tournament. T K in Regionals... Thomapple Kellogg beat Caledonia 7-6 in eight innings and Forest Hills Northern 6-4 in districts to qualify for regionals next Saturday at Lowell High School. In T K's triumph over Caledonia Erin Palmer had a triple and 2 RBI. Jenny Meyer had 2 hits including the game­ winning RBI in the eighth and Jennie Doyle had 2 RBI and a triple. Doyle had a triple and 2 RBI. Meyer a double. Kelly Bremer a double. Palmer 2 RBI and Nina Cowham went 2-for-4 in the championship victory against 24-8 Forest Hills Northern. HASTINGS Continued on page 12 Second baseman Amy Belson makes a throw to first as teammate Virginia Jennings backs her up on the play. ireatened in the fourth (loading the but a Simpson strike out stopped damage and kept the blue and gold up three runs. The Saxons then scored three more imes in the th fifth inning to increase its dvantage out to a comfortable 7-1 Hasting! 8-hit effort included two hits Jennings, three hits by impson and an extra base rap by Katie Williams Jennings and Williams each triples in the triumph, while collected two doubles. Locals place at track and field finale Not only did Delton Kellogg's boys track and field team capture its eighth straight KVA title in 1998. but the Panthers also ran for a Top 10 finish al the State finals. With second, third and fourth place finishes at Saginaw High School last Saturday Delton Kellogg scored 19 points to end up ninth in the Class B finale. Jason Kimbrough was fourth in the 400, covering the course in a blistering time of 49.10. The Panthers also placed in two relay events, the 1600 and the 800. The 1600 squad was second in 3:23.91, while the 800 team took fourth in 1:3O.3O. For Hastings Beau Barnum was sixth in the pole vault with a 14-0 effort. Hastings' boys finished with three points. The area schools also placed in a couple of girts events. Thomapple Kellogg's Jessi Davis finished second in the 1600. crossing the finish line in 5:08.87. Thomapple Kellogg's girls finished with eight points. Caledonia's Stephanie Algeri look a third place in the shot put. throwing 38­ 10 in that event. Caledonia's girls tallied six points at Stale. At the Class C State finals in Midland Maple Valley's 1600 relay team finished fifth in 4:14.40. j (•W Delton Kellogg's Jason Kimbrough, shown here at the Barry County Meet, was in full gear by the time he got to State. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS Catcher Katie Williams takes time to enjoy a moment in the sun Saturday in I district action. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hear­ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED 1998-99 BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED USE OF HEADLEE UNDERFUNDING SETTLEMENT FUNDS AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS ing on Tuesday. June 16. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 102 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination DATE OF MEETING: Jennings chosen Division II softball All-American • . The post-reason awards continue to come to a former Saxon backstop. Amanda Jennings, a graduate of Hastings High School, has been named Division II third team AllAmerican for her stellar softball season at Wayne State University. Amanda Jennings, a junior catcher for the Tartars, was No. 1 or No. 2 in most of the offensive categories. She was tops in home runs (10). RBI (47) and doubles (12) and second on her team in hits (64). In one doubleheader versus Hillsdale College. Amanda Jennings smacked 11 RBI and 3 home runs. One of the 3 dingers was a grand slam. Improvement has been made in each of Amanda Jennings' three years as a Tartar softball player and it certainly feels good for the former H.H.S. athletic star. "My freshman season. I definitely was not as successful and in my sophomore season things got a little better." Amanda Jennings said. "This year. 1 became a power hitter and it was a nice feeling." on a request by Ralph E. Smith. 901 South Hanover. Hastings. Michigan (see map JUNE 15,1998 below). Legal description of said property is: PLACE OF MEETING: MEDIA CENTER UPPER ELEMENTARY BUILDING 327 NORTH GROVE STREET DELTON, MICHIGAN The North 1/2 of Lots 4 & 5 in Block 26 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 9O-3l4(2)c. 90-802. 90-808 of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, this variance, if granted, will allow for enlargement of a building or HOUR OF MEETING: 7:00 O’CLOCK PM structure on a comer lot closer than the minimum front yard set back and with less than the 20 feet clear vision comer required. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE 616-623-9246 Written comments will be received request Hall. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES ARE LOCATED AT: 327 NORTH GROVE STREET, DELTON, MI 49046 on at 102 the Hastings S. above City Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hear­ ing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the A COPY OF THE PROPOSED 1998 99 BUDGET INCLUDING THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT: THE SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE. 327 NORTH GROVE STREET. DELTON. MICHIGAN same address as stated above. The City will provide neces­ PURPOSES OF MEETING: sary reasonable aids and ser­ 1. Public discussion on the proposed 1998-99 budget The property lax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject ol this hearing. The Board mas not adopt its proposed 1998-99 budget until after the public hearing to the Hastings City Clerk vices upon five days notice 2. Public discussion on the proposed use ot Headlee underfunding settlement lunds to be received pursuant to Sections Ilf and lip of the State School Aid Act ot 1979. MCL 388-161 It and MCL388 1611g. Elizabeth Matteson Secretary. Board of Education Delton Kellogg Schools s (Telephone number 616­ 945-2468) or TDD call relay services I -800-649-3777. * Everil G. Manshum Gty Clerk �Page 12 - The Hastes Banner - Thursday June » 1993 DISTRICT...continued from page 10 Hastings* only other extra base hit was a two-base rap by Adam Schultz. Wayland scored five runs in the bottom of the first, five in the bottom of the sixth and added 10 more runs in the middle four innings. Bob Rowe was the winning pitcher, while Andrew Courtright suffered the mound loss. "We ran into a Wayland team that’s really on a roll," Hastings Coach Jeff Simpson said. Schultz went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI and a double in the thrilling triumph over Gull Lake. Other hitting stars for the Saxons included Bobby Cole (2-for-3) and Whitney (2-for-4). Hastings led Gull Lake early 3-0, but All eyes are on this pop fly in Hastings district game against Gull Lake on Saturday in Richland. HASTINGS continued from puge 11 Defense and pitching also helped the Lady Trojans. Pitcher Tammy Cargill recorded both wins, while T K's defense threw out two runners at home in both victories. T K (7-22) will open against Wyoming Rogers Saturday at 12:30 p.m. then watched as the Blue Devils tallied the next nine runs to go ahead 9-3. In the sixth inning, though, the Saxon bats came alive and allowed the blue and gold to re-capture the advantage. 12-9. A two-run double by Courtright tied the game at 9-9. Cole was the winning pitcher in the semifinal contest, while Courtright notched the save. Wayland entered Saturday's tournament fresh off a 12-1 triumph over Delton in pre-districts last Tuesday. Delton had just three hits in that game, one each by Rick McCleary. Eric Wheeler and Jamie Samis. fBANNER SPORTS Saxon base runner Adam Whitney sprints toward home plate as coach Jeff Simpson looks up field to check on the play. Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! Three senion also came through in the clutch for Coach Ed von der HofTs squad. Casey Anderson carded a 97-96-193. Sarah Bellgraph fired a 104-106-212 and Lindsey Mice! shot a 109-104-213. "We knew we could do it as a team.* Anderson said. "Kane (Welton) helped our team so much, but we needed our three seniors to play well." "When wc entered the O-K White, we were quite intimidated and never thought we would make it there (to State)." Bellgraph said. "As sophomores, we were just excited to be there. But this year, we finally realized that we could make it. We knew when to pull together when It counted. Once we knew each other, it all fell into place." Not only did the girls know each other, but in many competitions their scores were quite comparable Junior Becky Carr also got a taste of State golf managing a 105-117-222. Hastings finished 10th in 1996 and seventh in 1997, so its improvement appears to be on a steady course. The seniors say they will miss their time as a team on the links. "I'm going to miss the team unity and Mr. von de rHoff," Anderson said. "He entertained us a lot (and) we all had a blast." • Format Change: The Michigan High School Athletic Association will bold Sure championships in three divisions for golf next year and not two. Instead of Class A and Class B-C-D. the M.H.S.A.A will award winners in Division I. Division I and Division III. similar to what other sports are already competing in. Melissa Meaney sprints to first base in the softball Saxons triumph against Gull Lake last Saturday. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Sarah Bellgraph aims her putt at the hole during play Friday at the Class B-C-D State golf finals in East Lansing. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. June 8. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll for construction of a sanitary sewer main in the 700 block of East Thom Street (see map below.) This notice is given pursuant to Article X. of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article HI. Section 70-67 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 102 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616­ 945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Everil Manshum City Clerk TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the public hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on June 17. I99K at 7:30 pm at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norns Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: 1. Special Land Use Permit filed by Michael Kiss of 54 Little long Lake Drive. Hickory Comers. Ml 49060 (Parcel 08-012-036-024-00). The applicant is requesting a home occupa­ tion permit to operate an underground pel containment business. The property in question is in the **R-I** Single Family. Ixiw Density. Residential District. 2. Special Land Use Permit filed by Richard and Joanne Ochrl. 4644 Fcnncssy. SW.. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49544 to allow continuation of ihe placement and use of a 24 foot Jayco travel trailer on Lot 17 (parcel No. O8-OI2-43O-OI7-OO). Sandy Beach during the months of June. July. August and September as prescribed in Township Zoning ordinance The proper­ ty in question is in the ”R-2’ Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential Distnct. 3. Such other and further mailers as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. All interested persons arc invited lo be present or submit written comments on these special land use permit applications at the address below. Prainevillc Township will provide necessary auxil­ iary aids and sen ices such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered al ihe hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prainevillc Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prainevillc Township Clerk. Pramcvillc Township Planning Commission Robert Kull. Secretary Prainevillc Township hall 10115 South Norns Road Delion, Michigan 49046 • Broncos Are Com Ing: (legislation deadline for the 32nd annual Hastings Bronco Golf Outing at the Hastings Country Club is this Friday. To sign up or for information, call Joni Bums at (616) 387-3655 or Irene Bracken at (616) 387-3062. LEGAL NOTICE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ; TNu nrm lu • MM coMctor aaMupUng lo col. Met a <MM Any Information w oMaki w« ko used for that nurpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - DefauX has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Thoma# G OWEN and Susan M OWEN husband and wile (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Broadmoor finan­ cial Servces Inc . a Mchigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated August 15. 1996 and recorded ah August 19. 1996 m Uber 669. on Page 892. Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONSBANC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an as­ signment dated March 1. 1997 which was recorded on May 12. 1997 m Uber 694 on Page 130. Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Thirty-Three And 97/100 dollars ($93 033 97). mdudmg interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Has­ tings Mchigan at 1 00 odock PM on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CARLTON Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing at the Northeast comer ol Section 18 Town 4 North. Range 8 West thence West 1620 feet to the place ot begmnng thence South 964 thence West 580 feet thence North 545 feet, thence East 330 feet thence North 429 feet thence East 250 feet lo the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30*50 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 F4e *97086390 (6-25) �The Hastings Banner Thursday June 4 1998 - Page 13 Middle school tracksters perfect during spring The boys track and field team al Hastings Middle School recently completed an undefeated season that included many school record performances. The team went 6-0 with wins over Wayland (93-35), Valleywood (104-24), Crestwood (102-30). Rockford (100-23), Pinewood (94-38) and Newhall (85-38). They also look first-place honors at the Delton Relays and the Comstock Relays and won a triangular meet against Comstock and Parchment with 90 points. Members of the undefeated team were Kyle Bellgraph. John Bowling. Dustin Bowman. Justin Carley. Bruce Carpenter, Eric Carpenter. Adam Carroll. Mike Case, Josh Clevenger. David Dawson, Alix deBlay, BJ. Donnini. Paul Downing. Jake Friddle. Zac Fulmer, Beau Furrow. Joel Gibbons, Peter Gole. Jake Heuss. Ben Jacobs, Joey Keller. Craig Laurie. Bryan Lee. Drew Lustey, Billy Morgan, Mike Morris, Mike Nitz. David Ockerman, Mark Peake. Chris Remley, Jacob Rohe, Chris Rounds, Zack Scott, Corey Shafer. Joe Shafer, Jeremy Staling, Dan Slaughter. Joe Smith, Ryan Stamm. Kevin Stickney. Aaron Stout, Nick Stricklan, Jerry Torres. Miles Warren, Cody White and David Wilson. Coaches were Tim Newsted and Steve Collins. School records were shattered by Slaughter and Fulmer in the high jump at Newhall (5-10). Heuss in the 3200 at Delton (11:09.4), Heuss in the 800 against Valleywood (2:15.89) and Ockerman in the 100 against Parchment and Comstock (11.9). Other season bests came from Keller in the pole vault (8-9) and shot put (41-3 1/4). Ockerman in the long jump (18-0) and the 70 dash (8.7), Fulmer in the 55 hurdles (9.04) and the 200 hurdles (29.06), the 800 relay team of Carpenter, Stickney, Slaughter and Ockerman (1:44.7), Heuss in the 1600 (5:24), Slaughter in the 400 (59.5). the 3200 relay team of Keller. Wilson, Furrow and 11 YMCA NEWS ( BLUE DIVISION /Art Meade Auto ......................................... 3-1 ’ Jarman Lydy Builders................................ 3-2 /TNR................................................................. 2-2 * Bored of Education..................................... 0-3 . Oldc Towne Boys ........................................0-4 “‘No Preference Towing................................ 0-4 Home Run Leaders - Bnan Snider 4. Jeff Kerber 4. Brett Miller 3, Scott Stocpker 3. Last Weeks Results Jarman Lydy 12. Ott Boys 8. TNR 23. No Preference 10; OTT As 25. TNR 5; OTT As 11, Sniders 10; Sniders 22. Madd Dawgs 9; Madd Dawgs 25. Art Meade 9. This Week's Games Thursday. June 4 - 6:30. OTT A's vs. Sniders; 7:30, OTT A’s vs. Madd Dawgs; 8:30, No Preference vs. Madd Dawgs. Pl.iy Golf Without P.lying Gu in F> < s Call the American Lung Association o i-USA [ LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia Arm is a debt collector attempting to coliect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made r> the conditions ot a mortgage made by Frank A ■WETZEL, a single man (Ongmal Mortgagors) to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mort gagee dated October 9. 1997 and recorded on December 18 1997 in Document Number 1003341 Barry County Records Michigan on Which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred TwentyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Six And 16/100 dollars ($123 126 16) including interest at 9 625*. per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastags. Mchigan at 1 00 oclock PM on July 9 1996 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP ol WOODLAND Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot Ninety One of the Plat of Eagte Pomt Number Four according to the recorded piat thereof be­ ing a part of the Northeast fractional one-quarter o< Section Four Town Fou* North Rr.nge Seven West Woodland Township Barry Co inty Mchi­ gan The redemption period shall be 6 month!st from the date ot such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case me redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys lor GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 F4e 498054546 <6-2S) racers at The New 96 Speedway last Saturday and the season point standings 13. Bob Senneker, Mike Eddy, Sensiba and Gary St. Amant are expected for the June 13 show. are an indication of that: Jake Meyennk. of Alto, is first in points in the IMCA Modified* Division and Hastings' Joe Baker is 15th. Baker was part of a crash on the first attempt. Kyle Poortenga, of Freeport, is in the 12th position. held last Saturday with two locals taking KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY The first running of the World 44X) was part. Darwin Bergakker finished 13th and Gary "Buzz" Storm placed 15th in the 20- Baker was second in the A-main race last Saturday and second in the regular show. Ben Christie, of Freeport, is second in Street Stocks Division points just behind Dave Holcomb, of Ionia. Mark Anderson, also of Freeport, is 18th. Daryl Price, of Hastings, is sixth, Dan Hubble, of Hastings, is 10th, Ben Curtis, of Hastings, is 19th, Scott Estep, of Woodland, is eighth Frank Thompson, of Freeport, is ninth, Donna DePew. of Hastings, is 21st and Tim Easey, of Hastings, is 30th. Forsythe was second in the A-main last Saturday and Price was second in the regular show. Carl Forsythe, of Freeport, crossed the finish line second in the Street Stock Division The New 96 this Saturday will feature the Open 410 Sprints, the IMCA Modified! and Street Stocks. Hot laps begin at 5:30 p.m. with racing getting underway at 7:30 p.m. the O-K White championship. The Middle School squad, shown, here also won two relays and a triangular meet (Photo provided) STORRS Contbmad from P*C* 10 BERLIN RACEWAY Bob Holley, of Gun Lake, was just 0.018 behind Bob Curry in the 40-lap feature for Late Model Stocks at the Berlin Raceway last Saturday. Holley is first in points with 369 and Hastings Men's Softball League Red Division ' Oldc Town Athletes..................................... 4-0 Blarney Stone Sniders................................ 3-1 Blarney Stone Madd Dawgs ...................3-1 Ockerman and Fulmer both scored more than 100 points for the season with 134.83 and 110.92, respectively Points tallied by locals The results were awesome for the area The spring was rewarding for boys track and field teams in Hastings. The Hastings Middle School team was 6-0, while the Hastings High School team won Bowman (10:18.3). Carpenter in the 200 (26.35). the 1600 relay team of Slaughter. Keller. Carpenter and Heuss (4:00.6) and the 400 team of Warren, Bowling. Friddle and Scott (54.6). For Storrs sports arc more than just playing, it’s the competition and climbing toward higher heights. "I like competing; it’s a different challenge all of the time," Storrs said. "You always want to go as far as you can." -Tlwiiwringwinis u.—qwlifitd as a team for State and scored two points on Storrs' two triumphs. At regionals the Saxons were second at East Grand Rapids High School. Not only did Storrs make it to two semifinals as a tennis player, but he also made it to two semifinals in his senior year. The Saxon basketball team was in the Class B Final Four "before falling to Class B State championship River Rouge. Dave Sensiba is 25th with 42 points. A three-in-one program is this Saturday and the Meijer 300 for ASA racers is June car event. Tte two also were in the Factory Stock competition with seven other locals on May 23. Budd Hybels was fourth in the A feature and is currently first in points. Bnan Bergakker was 14<h in the A feature and is 10th in points. Lee Misak was 12th in the A feature and is 18th in points. Brad Shellenbarger. of Hastings, was 17th in the A feature and stands 19th in points. Rob Misak was third in the B feature and is 25th in the points, Darwin Bergakker was fifth in the B feature and is 38th in points, Storm was seventh in the B feature and is 39th in points. John TerMeer was unable to compete and is 28th in points and Gary Van Andale did not compete and is 17th in points. In the Super Late Models Ron Finkbeiner won the Late Model Fast Dash on May 23 and took 20th in the feature. Finkbeiner is now 15lh in points. In the Limited Late Models, Brandon Lyons cruised to victory on May 23 and stands first in points. Gabe High was ninth in the A feature to move to 21st in points and Kevin Farris was 18th in the B feature and is 42nd in points. A full 4-in-1 show will be held at Kalamazoo this Saturday. Big Wheel races will be run for kids as well. Gates open at 2 p.m., time trials begin at 4:30 p.m. and races start at 7 pjn. Admission is $10 for adults and S3 for kids 6-12 • Key to Knight's Success: Patrick Williams, a recent graduate of Hastings High School, had a super tennis season as a member of Calvin College's mens team this spring. Williams compiled an overall record of 26-18,14-9 as a singles player and 12-9 as a doubles standout. The Knights finished their MIAA league campaign with a solid 5-1 record. Jeff Storrs congratulates Kevin Dugan on a well-played point in Friday's State semifinal match. Dental Chairside Assistant Patient oriented dental practice seeking energetic, enthusiastic & responsible team player for full­ time position in Hastings. applicants must be friendly & enjoy working with people in a fast paced office environment Experience preferred but will train right person. Ron Finkbeiner crossed the finish line first in the Late Model Fast Dash and is now 15th in the point standings. (Photo provided) DELTON KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL Building Trades Program OPEN HOUSE Monday, June 8,1998 5:00-7:00 p.m. 10575 STONEY POINT ROAD Send Resume to... The public is cordially invited to view this year's Ad #592 c/o The Reminder P.O. Box 188. Hastings, MI 49058 project house w hich is near completion. The 2000 sq. ft. house primarily reflects Ihe fine work of 22 high school students under the direction of teacher. Bob Barnhart, along with assistance from area tradesmen CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE a vacancy for 4th Ward Councilmember on the Hastings City Council Applications are avail­ able at the City Clerks Office Any persons residing in the City of Hastings 4th Ward who would like to be considered for this appoint­ ment should submit a resume and/or applica­ tion to the City Clerk s office at 102 South Broadway, Hastings. Michigan 49058. or by calling 616-945-2468 The final date for mak­ ing application is June 22. 1998 UN RIDGE LF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART BRADFORD WHITE Bradford While is an ISO 9001 manufacturer of resi­ dential and commercial water heating products. We Notice is hereby given that Mayor Franklin L. Campbell will be making an appointment to fill KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Secretary. FehsenfeW Center (Hastings) M-F. 8 am -12 pm. Provide support for assigned personnel at Center. Provide cus­ tomer service, process registrations, tuition payments, book tees, momtor order office supplies, reconcile turt>on.hook sale monies, make bank deposits Required: Post-secondary prep m secretan al stuckes: minimum 2 years secretanai experience ;n active auto­ mated offce: operational knowledge of PC. typing-word process­ ing. excellent math, communication and human relations skills Cover letter and resume must be received by 4 p m. on 06 1198 at Administrative Services Job *696n. Kellogg Community College. 450 North Avenue. Battle Creek. Ml 49017-3397 An Equal Opportunity Employer/Educator are searching for individuals having factory produc­ tion or related experience as: 4460 Gun Ukc IUmmI <948-8366 Machine Operators Assemblers Material Handlers Welders We offer full The Most Beautiful _ 9 Holes In Barry 4 County! $1800 Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Everyone Welcome. Come anti Meet Nciv Friend*1 Driving Range Open Everyday lime employment and outstanding wages and benefits programs. We require a steady and verifiable employment background including an excellent attendance record. If you are qualified and interested in employment opportunities al Bradford While please visit us al our job fair Saturday June 6 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Middle Villa Inn Everil G Manshum City Clerk located on M-37 in Middleville. E.O.E. Only 10 Minutes from Gun Lake s 4 Minutes from Hastings �P*ge 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4. 1998 Happy Time Pre-School has Grandparents' Day celebration Chantal Swift and Hailey Zalewski, with their grandmothers, making pigs for their farm books on Grandparents' Day. When you need to say 'WELCOME* to a new neighbor, -THANKS' to a special Mend, or Cousins Ariell Kubek and Sheby Kubek enjoy a snack with their grandmothers. 'CONGRATULATIONS' to a Mend or family member, give the gift of LOCAL INFORMATION. Subscription to Ike Haettma BA1VBL Call us at 945-9554. The Happy Tune Pre-School recently had its annual Grandparents' Day. Students made their grandparents ice cream name tags and together they pasted Cody Davis puts an ice cream cone name tag on his grandmother. ; construction paper pigs for their farm books. Grandparents helped them paint marigold flowers with stems and leaves. All were invited to help themselves to cookies and drinks during class time. X program of songs and verses were sung to the grandparents Contractor’s Equipment BOAT & REAL ESTATE AUCTION Deciding to retire, I will sell the following... LOCATED: Midway between Battle Creek and Marshall, Ml. Take Verona Road, east of Battle Creek, approximately 4 miles to Dreamfield Drive, go south to end of the road. Watch for auction arrows. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1998 Ot 10 a.m. EQUIPMENT 1980 JD 410 backhoe and loader; Super six Petty Bone forklift; 45’ JLG Condor on GMC track; 1964 Ford 800 dump buck; 8" wide 5' deep trencher; 24' Beavertail implement trailer with electric winch; steel safety scaffold 20' x 4': 1987 Melrose bob cat with forks and bucket: 1988 GMC cube van BOAT 1989 Bluefin 18-ft speed boat with 1989 85 H Force outboard and trailer SHEET METAL EQUIPMENT Lockformer 24 ga. Pittsburgh Lock; 24' deat bender; 36" sheet metal roll; »79 Easyedger. Pexto 48911 turn­ ing machine; Barth turning machine; sheet metal form­ ing rail • stake; Tennsmith 52" 18 ga capacity squaring shear; 8' 18 Ga. leaf brake; 4' 16 ga. box and pan brake; Lock former drive deat. and S lock machine; wilder Workhorse 20 ga slitting machine; Lockformer 24 Ga power easy edger - Pittsburgh cast iron 36" tape forming anvil; Big Bully duct hammer air tool; Miller spot welder MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Norene Fnsbte, an unmarried woman, mortgagor, to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation: a Michigan corporation. Mortgagee, dated January 24. 1997. and recorded on January 31. 1997; in Uber 684. Page 636. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee lo GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVING CORPO RATION, an Arizona corporation, by assignmRrt recorded on April 27. 1996. Document Np 1010974. Barry Carty Records. Michigan. *i which said mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the data of this notice, the sum of Forty-EAt Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One & 50/100 (848.771 50) Doiars. indudtog inten#! TOOLS, MATERIALS and MISCELLANEOUS Craftsman belt sander; Makita belt sander; Black and Decker jig saw; Craftsman palm sanders; Makita jig saw; Craftsman pad sander; Powercraft palm sander; Senco staple gun; several nail guns; Devbiis staple gun; Bostich solder gun; Rotozip spiral saw; Rockwell laminate router; Craftsman router; Makita router; Milwaukee 3/8 drill; Milwaukee 1/2 drill; Milwaukee 3/8 drill; ISM nail gun; Classic skill saw; Ryobte detail sander; Milwaukee 1/2 drill Skill saw 7-1/ 2 worm drive saw. Bosch 3/8 drill; Dewait 3/3 drill; Milwaukee 3/8 drill; Black and Decker power planer; Portanailer nail gun; Senco finish nail gun; Milwaukee heavy duty hole Howg; Milwaukee sawsail; Dewait sawsail. Craftsman reciprocation saw; Milwaukee supersaw sawsail; (2) Milwaukee rotohammer; Milwaukee 14 Ga. elect. Sheet metal shear; Dewait heavy duty laminate trimmer; Benches and rolling tables; tubes of caulking; lots of paint; 75,000 BTU fur­ nace. gas (?); Kenmore washer and dryer; shaper; router tools; cutters; chains; cables; ropes; crowbars; pinch bars; pry bars; toolboxes; large quantity of rough sawn cedar; large quantity of vinyl siding; angle iron; pipe; channels; misc. iron; lots of hand tools; clamps; wrenches; hammers; etc. cement finishing tools; hard tile tools; about 1 mile of extension cords; quantity of alum. Soffet and facia; oak trim and boards (1x10x16'); oak fireplace mantel material; oak interior prehung doors; lots of yard tools; misc building materi­ als; furnace fittings; registers, etc. furnace ells and angles and pipe; gas pipe, (1/2, 3/4, 1" lots of fittings) PVC pipe and fitting (all sizes); copper pipe and fit­ tings, 1/2, 3/4; lots of bolts, nuts, nails, screws, fasten­ ers; elect. Conduit, boxes and fittings (all sizes); Milwaukee 14 Ga. elect sheet metal shear; Dewait heavy duty laminate trimmer; plus LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS! MG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED W1X BE USED FOR TWAT PURPOSE. • 11.80% per annum Under the power of sate contamed in mortgage and the statute m such case medrAd provided, notice is hereby given that said gage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the m£gaged premises. or some pert ol them, at puBc vendue, at toe Barry County Courthouse in hAings, Michigan on June 18. 1998. al 100 (A Said premises are situated in the Townsh«£rf Hope, County of Barry and State of Mchigm 0d are described as: Lot 1 of toe recorded piat of Chariot E kA bury Park, according to the recorded piat toerddt. as recorded in Uber 3 ot Plats. Page 52. Barry County Records Parcel No 08-007-150001-00 The redemption period shs* he six (6) months from the dale ot such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in whch case toe redemption period shal be 30 days from toe dale of ouch safe. Dated: May 5 1998 Green Tree Fmanoal Sorwong Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee KeNh A Sotirofl. Esq SOTROFF 8 ABRAMCZYK. PC 30400 Telegraph Road. Ste 444 Brigham Farms. Mi 48025-4541 (248) 642-6000 (6/11) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE rm rrm ■ a debt collector attembtNO TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY mFORMA TON WE OBTAIN WLL BE UEEO KM THAT PURPOSE REALESTATE Offering Four Superb Parcels as follows: Lots 4. 5 & 6 of Dreamfield Subdivision, each being approx 1 acre, all ready for your new home Also offering approx. 16 acres of Vacant Land at the south end of Dreamfieid Drive Proposed subdivision sketch is available. A great opportunity to develop or build your own home. Fantastic country location, but dose to Marshall and Battle Creek. Harper Creek Schools. Call for a sketch of parcels TERMS on REAL ESTATE: An earnest money deposit of 10% of purchase price is required of suc­ cessful bidder auction day with balance of purchase price due in full on or before 45 days ot auction. A buyer's premium of 10% of bid price will be added to calculate final selling price. NOTE: You won't be disappointed with this sale We have it all. quality merchandise and location PLUS on real estate • Concessions Available • Port-A-Jon available Larry & Phyllis Wohisheid, Owners Belcher, Dingman, Spaulding^a®^. • Auctioneers • 14998 US-27 North • Marshall. Ml 49068 (616)781-4258 FAX (616) 781-4500 1 3^ landmaft — web site: www.bdsauctions.com “Take Action—Sell al Auction Edward Belcher • Brent Belcher • Harold Dingman • Larry SpaulcSng t Marshall, Ml 616-781-8100 OvtaA havmg bmn mad, in the cwxkbora ol • cwtWn Motgag* mam by Or R Chandama and Jacklyn R. Chandanaia. husband and <4» ol IMO W bowing Road Dowling Mchigan 49050. lo Green Tree Fnenaei Servccg Corporadon, a Mchgan corporabon. ol 2505 Emt Pera Roed. SE. Grand Rapes. Mchigan 49588­ 8347. deled August 28.1995. and recorded n the CMce ol the Register ol Deeds lor «w County o« Bony in the Stale ol Mchigan on SopHmbor .12. 1995. in Uber 640. Page 59. on whch Mortgage lhare tadasnad lo be due al the dale otbaa No­ tice. lor principal and interest, the sum ol $56 064 Be.sndnoprocoodngshawigbeeninstnuted lorecover the dsanouemanegseosed by said Mortgage, or any pan thereof whereby Ihe power ol sale contaneO n sad Mortgage jias become oosrstive NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that on July 16. 1998. at 200 p m . on the steps of toe Courthouse in toe Cty of Hastings Mchi­ gan that bemg the ptace tor hokfrng toe Crcufl Court tor the County of Barry, there wil be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder, at pubfcc sate, for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said said Mortgage, to­ gether wrth interest at 8 96 percent per annpm. legal costs attorney toes, and any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgage. Green Tree Finan­ cial Servicing Corporation, does pay on or prior to the date o< said sate said premises are described m said Mortgage as totows. to-wrt . Parcel B Part of toe Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 25. thence East 814 feet to toe Port of Beginning. thence North 440 teet. thence West 374 teet thence North 440 teet. thence East 440 teet. thence South 880 teet. thence West 66 teet to the Pant ol Beginning The redemption period as provided by law is one (1) year from the date of the sale Dated May 22. 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL * SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. PC By Donald A Brandt (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue. PO Box 5817 Traverse Oty. Metvgan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (7/2) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 4 1998 - Page 15 tFour seek open seat on Lakewood School Board by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Voters in the Lakewood district will be choosing one new school board member from among four candidates. David Bulling. Tom Clark. Tom Possehn and LeRoy Stambaugh to fill the four-year po­ sition currently held by Curtis Johnson, who chose not to run again. . A number of questions were posed to each of the candidates during recent interArjews. They were asked their opinions Jgjbout the impact of Proposal A. what . <hould be done if a school teacher is found * iR be a homosexual, what should be done *ou» prayer in public schools, how they David Bulling (>1 about charter schools, what is the most ?* A 1980 Lakewood graduate. Bulling is a portant issue facing Lakewood, how lifelong resident of the area. He has two jy feel about Lakewood's performance at children in Lakewood schools and is em­ • administrative, academic, and athletic ployed as a detective sergeant by the Ionia rel. what grade would they give the dis/ Department of Public Safety. His answers ct. why voters should select him over the c to the questions are as follows. ee other opponents and whether it is Proposal A — "lam not too enthusiastic se to have husband and wife (e.g. LeRoy about Proposal A. It has been tested over d Ramona Stambaugh) both serve on the r- -four years and has had no big impact that tool board । I’m aware of." | • Gay teacher — That is a lifestyle 1 don’t ! { fPProvc °^>but * d°n t discriminate as long ! ' as it doesn't interrupt the job performance." i Prayer — "This issue is already legifc- ~ lated by the state. Students should pray in their own private way." r. Charters — "I have no strong opinion. ^Charters are not competing with public schools in this district yet." Local issue — "New construction and the transition to the new buildings is an important issue in the district We need v thorough planning to prepare for growth in n the district." David Bulling Performance — “I would give the district a B+ at all levels. There is always room for improvement." Husband and wife — "It is not wise to bat »husband and wife on the same board. ■ aid tend to eliminate diversity.” v* ny you — "I have common sense. 1 can evaluate issues and proposals and have the ability to take information and apply common sense to make wise decisions." In addition to these answers. Bulling spoke at the “Meet the Candidate" night last Tuesday. He said he wanted to assure voters that their money will be wisely spent and would like to see kids more in­ volved in activities and have incentives of­ fered to “C" students, not just those with high grades. He said he is concerned about the old ju­ nior high building in Lake Odessa. “Something has to be done with that lia­ bility." be said. Tom Clark A 1981 graduate of Lakewood and a life­ long resident, Clark has two children en­ rolled in L—kewood schools and is currently self-employed in the auto repair business. He is a seven-year veteran of the Woodland Volunteer Fire Department serving three years as chief. This has given him experi- Tom Clark ence working with budgets and commit­ tees. He previously had been a 13-year em­ ployee of the Lakewood Schools, working as a bus mechanic. Proposal A — "I am uncertain. I don’t think it has worked as well as planned." Gay teacher — "I personally do not sup­ port the gay lifestyle, but if the teacher has created no problems. I would support the teacher. Basically, by contract we would have to." Prayer — "There should be a moment of silence and children can use that time to pray if they want to." Charters — "Charters can provide com­ petition and hopefully make the public schools better." Local issue — "Maintenance is a big is­ sue for the school district We have new buildings and have to take care of them. You can’t expect to be able to buy new things if you can’t take care of the old ones" Performance — "Basically, Lakewood is a good school district, but waste can be trimmed. Everyone has done a good job with what they have had to work with (portables and old buildings). 1 would give the district a B+ because there is always room for improvement" Tom Possehn LeRoy Stambaugh Husband and wife — "A husband and wife should not serve on the same board of this magnitude. This can create conflicts." Why you — "I have worked as a bus mechanic for 13 years and know many as­ pects of the system, how it works and runs. This gives me an edge." At the “Meet the Candidate" night. Clark again expressed his concern about mainte­ nance of the buildings and vehicles. He tried to assure the audience he had “no ax to grind” over his layoff from the bus garage. Tom Possehn Possehn is a 1973 Lakewood graduate and has three children. Two are still en­ rolled in school and the oldest has gradu­ ated. Possehn works at GM in education and training Proposal A — "It is taking too long to balance the districts out. There are still great differences between the 'haves and the have nots."* Gay teacher — "I think this is a non-is­ sue. Is the teacher doing a good job teach­ ing? The concern should be about bow the individual is teaching, not th*ir sexuality." Prayer — “This is a very personal issue for me. Is it really necessary to have a dedi­ cated time to pray? People can pray any time in their own way. A structured prayer time is going too far." Charters — "I am not a fan of charier schools. They are not doing what they were intended for. They are drawing off funds and not performing up to standards. I dislike them because most are just K-6 grades, where the educational cost is less. Then they feed the children back into the local district for high school, where the cost is Local issue — "We should get everyone to think of education as a system and get all involved. Everyone is responsible. I like the ’It Takes a Village' concept, with many mentors for the children." Don Haney KimSeHeck David Smith Three to seek 2 TK School Board seats by Shawna Suwyn Staff Writer The three candidates running for two open seats on the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education are newcomer Don ’Haney and incumbents Kim Selleck and .'David Smith. TA‘ The polls will be open from 7 a m. to 8 . p.m. Monday, June 8, at the high school . -auditorium in Middleville and the commu\ nity center in Freeport. The two top vote­ getters will serve four-year terms. " The Sun &. News recently posed a num­ . >ber of questions to each of the three men. ,-They were asked about the impact of Pro­ posal A. what they would do if it were ' learned a local teacher was gay, what .'Should be done about prayer in public >, schools, what »hey thought of charter schools, what they thought was the most important issue facing the TK school disfrict. how they would grade Thomapple 'Kellogg Schools at the administrative. ■ -academic and athletic levels, and why vo(- - ers should select them over their oppo, ‘nents. Don Haney ... Haney is a business manager for a physi­ cians group in Grand Rapids. He also owns Thomapple Kitchen with his wife. Sharon. He completed undergraduate work at West­ ern Michigan University and earned his master's degree from Grand Valley State 1 ^ University He and his wife have three chil­ dren. I. Proposal A — "I don't think that it has had a positive or negative effect on schools. I think schools still struggle for money and still work hard to come up with the money they need.” . 2. Gay teacher — "I believe the issue • goes to the quality of instruction." • 3. Prayer — "I think individuals have the right to pray at schools. But it is inappro­ priate for public schools to set time aside for it" 4. Charter schools — "I think we need to take a look at funding and vouchers. I do think that by giving students and parents a choice it will further the quality of school­ ing. just like competition will do that with any other product" 5. Important issue — "I think the most important issue our schools are facing is the constant changing climate of business and technology, and meeting these needs with the limited resources that they have." 6. Grade the schools — "I’ve been very pleased. I would give the schools A's across the board. My wife and I have been very pleased with our son's education. I think the schools stress academic and teamwork in after-school curriculum, and that helps to make a more well rounded in­ dividual.” 7. Why you- "What I bring to the table is a different way of looking at things, as n.y experience lies with Finance and sys­ tems efficiency." David Smith An industrial engineer for Steelcase. Smith received his bachelor of arts degree in business administration. He and his wife have four children. He is the school board vice president and has served as the secre­ tary 1. Proposal A —"I think it was a step in ihe right direction. But if we are going to have all of the money going into one cof­ fer. there needs to be more fairness in the distribution of the money. As it is now. some schools get more money." 2. Gay teacher — "Under the laws, there is nothing that can be done. Parents' prefer­ ences is one question, but under law the school cannot discriminate against them.” 3. Prayer —"I think this country has gone overboard about keeping prayer out of school. It shouldn't be led by faculty, we do have religious freedom in this country, but the problem is when freedom of reli­ gion is freedom from religion.'* 4. Charter schools — "In concept it has potential, and I am not afraid of competi­ tion. If we are doing our job. then we have nothing to fear.” 5. Important issue — "We continue ef­ forts to provide the best education for kids. We are making progress as evidenced in the latest MEAP scores. I want to be involved with the continuing progress. I have been involved in committees, working with fac­ ulty and I believe that if we work together we can compete with the best of schools." 6. Grade the schools — "I would give administrative an A. academic a B and ath­ letic an A. On administrative. I believe we have found a way to work together and achieve positive results. On academic I think we are beginning to see academic achievement and I think it is a good indica­ tion of where we are heading but I don't think we are where we need to be. Athleti­ cally I think at the state level it shows that we have a quality program." 7. Why you — "I believe I have proven myself to be a team player. I have been chairman of the board curriculum commit­ tee among other committees and I think our students are showing improvement." Kim Selleck A sales representative for Yoder Sales, Selleck has bachelor of arts degrees from Michigan State University in parks and re­ source management and horticulture. He and his wife have two children. 1. Proposal A — "I am not an enthusiast as far as our school goes. We have districts like Caledonia that are the same size, but are getting more money per student. I think there is a huge discrepancy." 2. Gay teacher — "When I was in col­ lege. 1 worked alongside of gays and les­ bians and as long as they keep it out of the classroom it’s fine, but if they bring it into the classroom, it is a problem." 3. Prayer — "As a Christian, I think prayer is OK if the schools don't endorse it. When I was in school we prayed and I turned out OK. I think this country needs a moral compass.” 4. Charter schools — "I have no prob­ lem with charter schools as long as they meet the same financial and academic stan­ dards as we do. There have been instances of misallocated funds, however." 5. Important issue — "Preparing our students for life after school, for jobs. We have to look at students when they need a vocation or college after school. We have to prepare the students for the possibili­ ties." 6. Grade the schools — "I would give them an overall grade of B+ to A- because we are doing well, but we could do better." 7. Why you — "lam dedicated to educa­ tion. 1 have been on the board for four years now and I have become a certified board member, and have an award of merit. This shows 1 have attended classes on how Performance — "Lakewood is doing a pretty good job. They have set goals and are holding each other accountable. The MEAP scores show improvement, but we can always look at getting better. The ath­ letes are great Of course, we would like to see our team win, but learning teamwork is part of the game too. Win or lose, I enjoy just being a spectator. I give the district a good solid B. It is above average but there is still room for improvement.” Husband and wife — "If be (Stambaugh) has the desire to serve, he has every right to run. I wonder, though, if it is a good idea to have a busband and wife on the same board. I think we may lose some di­ versity. Why you — "1 am a life-long resident because of the good things I see in this community. I think it is now my turn to serve. My GM background has prepared me to deal with education and training." LeRoy Stambaugh A life-long resident of the Lakewood area, Stambaugh is self employed, owning his own sawmill and worm business. He has four children who have graduated from Lakewood and one child who is still en­ rolled in school. Proposal A — "Lakewood has not lost money due to the proposal, but the tax base has still increased with assessed, tax­ able and equalized value, which will allow the state to some day come in and tax at the highest taxation rate possible. So who is really the loser? The taxpayer. Gay teacher — "What would be the dif­ ference if, say. an editor w as gay?" Prayer — "Our Pledge of Allegiance stales 'One nation under God' and our cur­ rency states ’In God we Trust.* Is this a problem?" Charters — "What is wrong with parents sending their child to a charter school of their choice? Competition is very healthy. This country was founded by that concept of freedom. And since when has a religious school been sneaky?" Local issue — "Durant money. Ionia wanted a special millage that was paid once by the taxpayers. It was turned down and after a lengthy lawsuit, the stale has to divvy up. Where will the money go now? For educational purposes or for a creative wish list? The taxpayer needs to know. It's all of our money. It belongs to the educa­ tion of our children first and foremost" Performance — "Has anyone read any negative goings on in the paper about the administration? Where do we of Lakewood pass academically? For athletics, we now have Unity Field. Too bad editing of the paper isn’t more open and honest with the taxpapers." Husband and wife — 'I am an indepen­ dent person with my own thoughts and ideas. If it’s wrong to have husband and wife on the board, let's discuss who has in­ laws and outlaws working at Lakewood now. Coppess. Kruisenga. Stoddard, For­ man. Hilton, Krauss, McMillen, Oster. Quigley. Scoville, Veitch. Yankle. Is that wise? When 1 decided lo ran it was far my own reasons, not to baby sit my wife." Why you — *1 have attended every meet­ ing of the board this past two years and I haven't noticed others so inclined. 1 will be .—Imre far the mpafm and Ihachilrtraa not the special interest groups like the LEA (Lakewood Education Aszociation)." Less than a dozen citizens were in atten­ dance at last Tuesday's "Meet the Candi­ date" meeting sponsored by LEA. Bulling, Clark and Possehn answered questions from the audience. Jeremy Steele, a recent Lake­ wood graduate, asked about the new health curriculum - specifically about the absti­ nence issue and if that was the only form of birth controI that should be taugin All three candidates agreed that birth control should be taught at an appropriate age The three also acknowledged they were not folly aware of the content of the new health cur­ riculum. Clark said condoms should be taught io the students could see the failure rase. Frank Wtselogic, a fcenter school board member, said he was disappointed the sub­ ject of responsibility and accountability to the birth control matter had not been brought up. LES PA president Martha Johnson asked about sub-contracting. Bulling said he would have to look at the options and go with the best quality for the best money. Clark remembered when janitor work was sub-contracted in Sunfield.. He said you may lose control of quality if you sub­ contract. He has seen instances where it doesn't work. Possehn said be would have to look and see if the sub-contractor met or exceeded the value of what was available in-house. Wiselogle cautioned the candidates the "function of the administration is to admin­ ister board policy and there is a danger of over stepping authorities." He encouraged those in attendance to "tell your friends and neighbors to vote," because one vote can make a difference. Barry County Residents Knowiny yew amnaity awl its people wakes you feel "wore at howe." Hastings Banner ... keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, on top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities,sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the Banner and receive it at home. Hastings Banner Kam County resu/ents feel at howe for over 100 years. “ to be a better board member." ) �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4, 1998 ‘Class’ 1998 seniors graduate Friday at Hastings High School by Mary Warner Staff Writer "You are a class' class." guest speaker Stephen Kaiser told the Gass of 1998 dur­ ing graduation ceremonies at Hastings High School last Friday evening. One hundred and ninety-seven graduates were told by Kaiser, a teacher at Hastings High School, that they should "play safe, make wise choices, pray daily, sing often, laugh heartily, be attentive, stay alert, and be focused." Kaiser also encouraged students to plant a garden. "In your garden I would have you plant four rows of 'Fs: preparedness, prompt­ ness. perseverance, politeness. Next plant three rows of squash: squash gossip, squash criticism, squash indifference. Tlien plant four rows of lettuce: Let us be faithful. Let us be unselfish. Let us be loyal. Let us be truthful. And no garden is complete with­ out turnips: Turn up to volunteer. Turn up with a smile. Tum up with determination." Kaiser told the students that “all inhabi­ tants of the planet Earth are time travelers. We are connected to the distant realms of space and time not only by our imagina­ tions but also through a common cosmic heritage: the very atoms in our bodies were created billions of years ago in the hot cen­ ters of long-vanished sure. I invite you to step out on a moonless, starry night. Get away from the city lights and look up! This is a pretty awesome place wliere we live... Never lose your awe of nature. Con­ tinue to celebrate the ceaseless renewal of the earth." Kaiser also told students that "as you grow, maintain an attitude of dignity and respect at all times." "May your rooms and eventually your homes be sanctuaries where you may re­ treat to reflect, relax, recreate and dream. May you grow into men and women who see far and clearly and keep simple and ten­ der hearts and eager hands for 'he great tasks of the world. I pray you have a long, healthy, marvelous journey through time — nothing but the best!" Also speaking at the ceremonies Friday were valedictorians Melissa Meaney. Danielle Wildem. Mary Kathleen Willison and Sarah Bellgraph. Senior Elizabeth Hustwick gave the invocation and benediction. Students rearrange their tassels during graduation ceremonies. Senior Carley Case introduced Kaiser. The Hastings High School Band, the Hastings High School Choir Seniors, and the High School Senior Ensemble provided music. The new graduates celebrate with sty string. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Co-valedictorlan Mary Kathleen Willison also spoke during the ceremonies. (Photo by Perry Hardin) •My intent is not to snooze, lose or confuse you.' high school teacher Steve Kaiser told graduating seniors. "And I promise not to make a long story an eternity.' (Photo by Perry Hardin) Sarah Bellgraph was another co­ valedictorian. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Honors prolific at HHS assembly Friday evening's graduation was preceded Thursday by the high school honors as­ sembly. where many students received awards and scholarships. The following is a list of award' and recipients. Science Department: Vic Camp Award — John P. DeWitt Business Department: Outstanding Business Student — Julie Anthony Health Technology Department: Health Technology Award — Karen DeMott. Michael Terpening, Evan Dean Winkler Language Arts Department: Language Arts Award — Sarah Bellgraph. All A's in English through seven semesters — Casey Anderson. Sarah Bellgraph. Carley Case. Rachel Dreyer. Traci Heffelbower, Melissa Meaney. Aleisha Miller. Erika Ordiway. Danielle Wildem. Katie Willison. Math Department: Student of the Year — Melissa Meaney Social Studies Department: Student of Melissa Meaney was one of four co­ valedictorians sharing speaking duties. (Photo by Perry Hardin) the Year — Carley Case University of Michigan Alumni Award — Patrick Shade. Katie Willison Boys/Girls State — Matthew Barnum. Ben James. Melissa Meaney Student Council Awards — Melissa Meaney. Anne Burghdoff, John P. DeWitt Perfect attendance awards — Amy Archambeau. Nicholas Hostetler. Benjamin James. Michael Jarvis. Sarah Roush. Katy Strouse Academic letter awards: Sophomores — Joshua Alderson. Justin Benner. Danielle Bowman. Catherine Case. Carolyn DeWin. Kevin Gerlinger. Sarrah Gregory. Sherri Gregory. Michelle Griggs. Valerie Heffelbower. Jennifer Hodges. Susan Hubbard. Daniel Johnston. Ivy Malone. Antosia Myers. Steven Obreiter. Sarah Penrod. Laura Raffler. Amy Schiedel. Courtney Sinclair. Rachel Smith. Samuel Danielle Wildem joined three other co-valedictorians at the speaking podium. (Photo by Perry Hardin) The High School Senior Ensemble provided music during the ceremonies, (Photo by Perry Hardin) Stafford. Amber Wilde. Marcie Westover. Molly Woods. Katrina Wyman. Juniors — Alicia Cooney. Sally Edger. Erica Fulmer. Karen Herbstreith. Derek Johnson. Beauregard Mason, David Parker. Andrea Pond. Bethany Amen. James Beachnau. Sarah Byington. Michael Lipstraw. Allyson Morgan. Amber Reid. Corey Sandusky. Erika Simpson. Laura Storm. Laura Thomas. Michael Wank. Seniors — Lisa Cooklin. Michelle Davis. Summer Gillons. Benjamin James. Sarah LaJoye. Rebecca Merriman, Angela Newsted, Kristen Piechnik, Amy Robbe. Patrick Shade, Adam Taylor, Katherine Wood. Kimberly Yoder. Julie Anthony. Anne Burghdoff. Cheryl Gibbons, Philip Gole. Melissa Moore. Ryan Rude. Casey Anderson. Jeff Arnett. Sarah Bellgraph. Michelle Bies. Carley Case. Mylea deGoa. John P. DeWitt. Rachel Dreyer. Traci Heffelbower. Bess Lyons. Melissa Meaney. Lindsey Micel. Aleisha Miller. Erika Ordiway. Matthew Toburen. Danielle Wildem. Katie Willison. Exchange Club Youth of the Year and Scholarship: John P. DeWitt Foreign Exchange Award: Asako Eto Michigan High School Rodeo Association Scholarship: Tye Casey MHSAA Scholar and/or OK Conference Scholar Athlete Award: Casey Anderson, Sarah Bellgraph. Amy Belson, Michelle Bies. Anne Burghdoff. Carley Case. Lisa Cooklin. Andrew Courtright. Darnell Day. Mylea 3oa. John DeWitt. Rachel Dreyer. Joe Edger. Adam Gee, Summer Gillions. Philip Gole. Traci Heffelbower, Rebecca Keeler. Sarah LaJoye. Jennifer Lewis. Bess Lyons. Eric McCarty. Trisha McKeough. Melissa Meaney. Rebecca Merriman, Lindsey Micel. Aleisha Miller, Jenny Norris. Christopher Olmsted, Kyle Pohja, Timothy Rounds, Ryan Rude. Matthew Toburen. Ed VanDerMolen. Danielle Wildem. Katie Willison, Katherine Wood. Michigan, other states, and colleges and universities were: Casey Anderson. Julie Rachel Young. Detroit Free Press Scholar Athlete: Katie Willison George "Buzz" Youngs Awards: Anne Burghdoff, Andrew Courtright, Jeff Storrs. Buskirk. Carley Case, David Cole. Andrew Courtright, Michelle Davis, Darnell Day, Zachary Deming, John DeWitt. Robert Receiving local scholarships were: Summer Gillons, Kyle Pohja. Jim Bailey. Mike Sulcer, Sarah Bellgraph, Charissa Shaw. Angela Newsted. Jeff Storrs, Rachel Dreyer. Julie Anthony, Malt Barnum, Lisa Cooklin. Sarah LaJoye. Chris Olmsted, Katy Strouse, Bess Lyons, Genna Nichols. Doug Varney, Jennifer Norris. Ed VanDerMolen. Amy Coe, John P. DeWitt. Aleisha Miller. Philip Gole, Casey Anderson, Erika Ordiway, C^ley Case, Anne Burghdoff. Angela Newsied. Michelle Bies, Traci Heffelbower. Lindsey Mice). Melissa Meaney. Danielle Wildem. Mary Kathleen Willison. Cheryl Gibbons. Ben James, Trisha McKeough. Amy Robbe, Melissa Moore. Receiving scholarships from the stale of Anthony, Mark Arens. Jeffrey Arnett, James Bailey Jr.. Beau Barnum. Nathan Belcher. Sarah Bellgraph. Michelle Bies, James Birman, Anne Burghdoff, Trixie Dixon. Hany Dorcy Jr.. Rachel Dreyer. Joseph Edger. Adam Gee. Cheryl Gibbons, Philip Gole. Traci Heffelbower, Zak Holston, Benjamin James. David Koutz. Jennifer Lewis, Bess Lyons, Eric McCarty, Laura McKinney, Melissa Meaney. Lindsey Micel. Aleisha Miller. Amanda Miller. Melissa Moore, Misha Neil, Angela Newsted. Genna Nichols, Christopher Olmsted. Jessica Olmsted, Erika Ordiway, Kristen Piechnik, Lindsey Pittelkow, Kyle Pohja. Julia Reges, Joshua Richie, Amy Robbe. Ken Rose, Timothy Rounds. Ryan Rude. Megan Schirmer, Tiffany Seymour, Christopher Stafford, Katy Strouse. Jonathan Swinkunas. Adam Taylor, Kathryn Thomas, Lesley Thornton, Matt Toburen. Edward VanDerMolen, Danielle Wildem, Mary Kathleen Willison. Katherine Wood. Kimberly Yoder. Middleville wins round in ‘Rails’ suit by Shawna Suwyn Staff Writer Rutland Charter Township's lawsuit ational bicycle and commuter trail as part of the "Rails to Trails" statewide project. Some residents have protested the trail against the Village of Middleville over ex­ tension of the Paul Henry Trail was dis­ missed by Barry County Judge Gary Hol­ citing that it runs too close to their houses and would subject them to noise, dust, traf­ man Wednesday. Rutland was seeking a preliminary in­ junction to stop continuing work on the recreational trail, which is being converted from old abandoned railroad property. Rut­ land. through its attorney. Lynda Thomsen of Kalamazoo, contended that extending it from the village into the township violated local ordinances and threatened the health and safety of some residents along the trail The Village of Middleville plans to tum the former railroad corridor into a recre- fic and litter, among other disturbances. Rutland also contended that the Village of Middleville had failed to provide super­ vision. screening, rules for recreational users, restroom and water facilities. The plaintiff also said ;hat there was a complete absence of parking facilities, which it be­ lieved would create a substantial traffic haz­ ard along and near Irving Road. The Village of Middleville, represented by Jeff Youngsma. sought dismissal of the case based on a previous ruling where it was found that state statues could pre-empt local zoning ordinances on Rail to Trail conversions. "Because of this ruling a couple months ago, where it was found rails to trails can override local zoning ordinances, our case was dismissed." said Youngs ma. Youngsma said that while the ruling al­ lows the trail to go through Rutland, the village will wait until two other suits in Circuit Court now are decided. Rutland Township Treasurer Blanche Munjoy. a vocal opponent of the trail be­ cause it is 50 feet from her house, is the plaintiff in one of the cases against the Vil­ lage of Middleville. Munjoy said that it was her understanding that Rutland Charter Township would appeal. She declined to comment further. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 4 1998 - Page 17 Bus drivers to receive 15% hike £ Children pet a cow at the dairy farm Southeastern kindergartners, DK learn about the farm During a recent study of the farm, kinder­ garten students in Angela Ehrcdt s classes and DK students in Merry Osscnheimer s classes recently had two special guests in ihcir classrooms. • Students learned about dairy products from Ruby Cairns who read two stories about farming and cows and taught them a •ong A highlight of her visit was making but­ ter Each child was able to help shake cream in a jar until it became butter. The butter was then eaten on crackers, the "real Seal" on dairy products was discussed and found Lisa Stevens discussed processing milk from cow t*. store. She presented a video that explained about cows, milk and the nu­ tritional importance of dairy products She introduced her parents' farm, the Goodwill Dairy Farm, to students She described what they would sec on the farm when they visited. On Monday. May 11. and Tuesday. May 12. the students visited the Goodwill Farm of Linda and Marvin Smith The boys and girls were able to feed and pct the cows, play on hay bales, sit on the tractors, go on a hay nde.and enjoy a dairy treat of ice Bus drivers for the Hastings Area School System will receive a 1.5 percent salary increase in the 1998-99 academic year, the school board decided at a special meeting Monday. The increase was not pan of a newly negotiated contract. The drivers are under the second year of an existing contract, but the contract was left open to negotia­ tion of the salary increase for 1998-99. The school board also approved new language in the bus drivers' contract that establishes penalties fordrivers who leave students on buses after the drivers have completed their routes. If such an incident occurs. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said, the first time a driver is found to have left a child, the driver is suspended without pay for five days. The second time an incident occurs with the same driver, the bus driver will be fired. Schoessel said no recent incidents have occurred in Hastings regarding students being left on buses, but a few incidents have occurred in the past. Also at Monday's meeting, the board approved a resolution authorizing the state of Michigan to sell bonds to finance a $310,000 lump sum payment to the Hastings school district this November. The payment is pan of a settlement agreement between the district and state arising out of the Durant civil su»? in which the Michigan Supreme Court said the state was responsible for paying for programs it mandates such as special edu­ cation. On Monday, the board was required to hold a public hearing to outline how the Durant settlement money will be spent in the Hastings district. However, there were no members of the public present at the meeting. Schoessel said he indicated for the record that a portion of the district's The van s driver is taken to the waiting Aeromed medivac helicopter after being extricated from the wreckage at M-37 and Cherry Valley roads last Thursday Caledonia woman killed in accident near Middleville by Shawna Suwyn Staff Writer A Caledonia woman died Thursday on M-37 in Thomapple Township after a rear-end collision forced her GMC Jimmy into oncoming traffic, where it was struck head-on by a northbound van. Police said Kathleen Tolan, 52. was pronounced dead at the scene. The colli­ sion also caused serious injuries to the van's driver, Richard McCord. 34, of Grand Rapids, who was listed in fair condition as of Wednesday after being air­ lifted to Spectrum Health's trauma care unit in Grand Rapids. McCord's passenger Casey Williams. 20. was reported taken to Butterworth Hospital by ambulance, but his condition was unknown. According to police. Tolan was stopped in the southbound lane waiting to tum into the Cherry Valley Greenhouse at about 11:30 a.m. when she was struck from behind by a Ford Escort, driven by Sharon Crofoot, 56. of Middleville. Crofoot was taken to Pennock Hospital with minor injuries and her passenger also was transported to Pennock Hospital but soon released. Crofoot was treated and released. The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police are investigating but say all people involved in the accident appear to have been wearing seat belts and alcohol was not a factor. Possible charges were still pending at press time Wednesday budget statement, which is available to the public, outlines the district's plans for the Durant money. The board also held its annual public hearing on the proposed budget Monday, but like previous years, no one attended the hearing. The budget proposes $20.5 million in expenditures in 1998-99. with a portion of them being paid for with district sav­ ings. And on Monday, the board approved spending 4J73,VMLaniaiirw telephone system for all the buildings in the dis­ trict "Most of our telephones are ancient,” Schoessel said. The new system is up­ dated and offers more features, he said. The phones are being paid for with funds from the technology portion of a $22 million bond issue the district passed in 1995. Also approved by the board was the ex­ penditure of $147,925 for the updating of sound and lighting systems at Central Auditorium. $ 18.54X) for cabling work for the district’s computer system and new phone system, and $7,179 for a dish­ washer for the middle school kitchen. Ruby Cairns tells students a story in the classroom LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain and Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by DENNIS J GOULD AND LUCINDA GOULD HUSBAND AND WIFE to AAA MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL CORPORATION A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Mortgagee dated July 26 1996 and recorded on September 26 1996 m Liber 673. on page 836 Barry County Records Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MOREOUITY INC by an assignment dated April 15. 1997 and 'recorded on April 24 1997 in Liber 692 on page 282 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventh tnree thousand nine hundred eight and 09'100 Dollars ($73,908 09). Including interest at 16 050% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wrii be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 p m on July 2 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 12 ACRES OF THE EAST 57 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST 1'4 OF SECTION 21 TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR NER THENCE WEST 440 FEET THENCE NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD 675 FEET THENCE EAST 400 CEET THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated May 21 1998 MOREOUITY INC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgage Robert A Tremain & Associates PC .401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmmgham Ml 48009-6616 (6/18) For QUALITY PRINTING, see J-Ad Graphics • A Caledonia woman in the vehicle at left was killed when the car at right struck it from behind, forcing the GMC Jimmy into oncoming traffic where it was struck by a northbound van on M-37 north of Middleville May 28. Look for the Barry County Tourism Guide Ask for Bill Love or Steve Steward IMMVNIli YOUR LITTLE MKHKANDER 945-9554 CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN Department of Public Services Request for Bids 1998/1999 Street Patching and Sealcoating Program HOPE FLOAT* THE HOME DEEP IMPACT GODZILLA The City of Hastings Department of Public Services i equests unit price bids for its fiscal year 1998/1999 street patching and sealcoating program. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 16. 1998 Bid specifications and proposal forms are available at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. City of Hastings. 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Ml. 49058 in the Reminder next week!!! min �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 4, 1996 COURT N6UUS: A Hastings man who led police on a high speed car chase through Hastings Feb. Gordon. 26. tor speeding on M-37 near Shriner Street in Hastings at about 7X17 7. crashed into a garage and a parked car on Mill Street and fled on fool into Tyden Park was sent to prison by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher Thursday. According to a report by Trooper Ray Durham, officers stopped Larry Darnell am on that day. While troopers were speaking with the subject, he sped off and a pursuit ensued, reaching speeds of 70 lo 80 miles per hour. The chase ended when Gordon crashed into a residence and a parked vehicle on Mill Man faces child abuse charges after girl suffers severe burns by Shelly Sutler Staff Writer A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man could spend up to four years in prison if con­ victed of causing third degree bums to an 8- Police, however, said they noticed thai Thomas did not have a pocket in his shin, that he had a strong odor of intoxicants, that be was unsteady on his feet and he had slurred speech year-old Hastings girl Friday by throwing a butane lighter into a campfire, where it ex­ ploded into the girt's face. Michael Allen Thomas, whom police said registered a .292 percent blood alcohol content afer the incident, is being held on $10,000 bond in the Barry County Jail. A June 10 preliminary examination on one count of second degree child abuse has been scheduled in Barry County’s 56-1 Dis­ trict Court. According to the Hastings City Police Department, the girl and her sisters were with Thomas behind Southeastern School when the incident occurred at about 9:30 p.m. The girl, who lives on Barber Road, left the campfire carrying a puppy as she tried to find her grandmother's house She was found with severe bums to her hair. ears, face and arms when a South Street resident heard the girl screaming for help. *1 was standing at my kitchen window peeling apples when I heard a little kid cry­ ing and saying 'somebody help me. " said the citizen, who asked not to be identified. The citizen said she went outside and found the little girl who told the woman that "those guys burned my hair" and that she needed to get to her grandma's house on Grand Street. She told her that there were other girts in the woods, and then asked if she could go inside the woman's house. The woman immediately called 911, while her husband beaded for the woods where be located Thomas According to police, the Thomas was hesitant lo return to the man's bouse where the girt was waiting for help to arrive. Thomas told police he had leaned over the fire and the lighter fell out of a shirt pocket, causing the explosion. Michael Allen Thomas parole apparently had no impact on him. "There not much chance of rehabilitating by police. The girt was taken by Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance to Pennock Hospital, you." Fisher said. "1 have to focus on pro­ tecting the public." Fisher ruled the sentence will run con­ secutive to the pending Lansing sentence. where she was heated and transferred to the Spectrum Health bum unit in Grand Rapids. She was released Sunday and immedi­ ately wrote a note to the woman who called 911. The girt's grandfather Monday deliv­ ered the note to the woman, which stales simply. Thank you for saving my life." 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HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handler*, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone call*. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St. Freeport. Ml BOE SECURITY POSITIONS AVAILABLE: The Viking Corporation seeks individuals to fill part-time (32 hour* weekly) security positions. Shift rotation isavailable. Starting rate is$7.00 perhour. Uniforms are furnished and maintained. 40 IK savings deferral plan is available. Quali­ fied individuals should apply at 210 N. Industrial Park Rd.. Hastings. Senior* are encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer M/r/D GYPSY MOTH SUPPRES­ SION PROGRAM COORDI­ NATOR. The Barry Conserva­ tion District is seeking a full time qualified candidate for the completion of the gypsy moth suppression program for 1998. Applicants should have strong communications skills and abil­ ity to work with the public on a daily basis, background in entomology/environmcntal sciences a plus, some travel within the state of Michigan required. Must have reliable transportation for field work. Submit resume with salary requirements to the Barry Conservation District. 1611 South Hanover. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058. Attn: Administrator. No phone calls please. your drunk driving offenses involved acci­ dents I think it's only a matter of time be­ fore you kill yourself or someone else." Fisher told Gordon that his probation and He was arraigned on the charge Monday and child protective services was notified Banner CLASSIFIEDS GRADUATED SENIORS SUMMER WORK Ideal for all student*. Upto$l 135. Will train. No telemarketing. Scholarships and internships; Conditions ap­ ply 610-245-3882___________ Street next to Tyden Pirk Gordon then attempted to run from the scene, but was arrested after a short foot chase, Durham said. Gordon told Fisher before his sentencing that he has a problem with drinking. "I know I made a few mistakes in my life." Gordon said. "I'm very sorry for that. I'm looking forward to getting out. gelling with my fiance and marrying her and spend­ ing more tune with my kids. I want to gel back to work and be a family man " But according lo Assistant Prosecutor David Mailed. Gordon has established a pattern of placing the public tn danger by drunk driving, assault and possessing pipe bombs. "He has a reckless altitude, and al 22 years old. if he continues this patient of behavior, he's going to be spending consid­ erable lime in prison." Makled said. Gordon, who has four children by three different women, has supported his kids and has been active in their lives, according to attorney. Tim Tromp. Tromp noted that Gordon has previously spent time in federal prison for selling plastic explosives. "He earned his G.E.D. in prison, he got a good job and earned three meriis in prison." said Tromp. "His employer wants to hire him back. He (Gordon) admits what he did was wrong. Unfortunately, he mixed drugs with alcohol and made some stupid decisions Does that warrant 40 months of incarceration?" Tromp said Gordon it facing a possible one year sentence in Lansing, as well, and asked Fisher to also issue a one year sen­ tence in the county jail. "Your case is an interesting paradox." said Fisher lo Gofdon. "You are apparently a very good worker, but when you use drugs and alcohol. I don't know what kind of person you are. My paramount concent has to be protection of the public. Two of 945-9348, AFTER 6*8FM. QUEEN BRASS BED, beau­ tiful, with Orthorest mattress set. still in plastic, 3 monthsold.CoM $800, sdl for $275. 616-962­ 19)2 Real Estate BUILDABLE LOT. Hine Rd at Wilkins. Access lo Long Lake. $6300.517-543-9483 WHY WAIT FOR THOSE NEEDED HOME/MOBDLE REPAIRS? 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Cook stepped outside his trailer, the police report stales. No shots were fired from the 12 gauge, pump action shotgun and no one was in­ jured during the incident The defe ndant has comm 11 ted a very se­ rious offense." said Makled. "There is also evidence he has a drinking problem and possible mental problems. He's 19 yean old. he has no future plans. He's at a fork in the road - he's al a turning point." Attorney David Gilbert suggested mental health and substance abuse counseling for Cook. "He's never had a felony conviction be­ fore." said Gilbert. "He wasn't planning on killing anyone. He just wanted everyone out of his bouse." • Douglas Steven Crutcher. your age but obviously probation meant nothing to you as a juvenile." Wright was sentenced to Holmes Youth­ ful Trainee Status, which means if she is successful on her two years of probation that she will have the felony conviction removed from her record. She also was or­ dered to spend the first four months of her sentence in the Barry County Jail and or­ dered to pay $1,158.49 in restitution. Stephens was sentenced to one year in jail, three years probation and $1,158.49 in restitution. • A jury trial was set for July 13 at 8:30 a m. for Linda Bedford of Hastings who is accused of embezzeling from Ferrell Gas while an employee there. • Robert Stevens was sentenced to pay $100 in court costs and a $50 crime vic­ tims fee for his conviction of larceny under $100. • Jason VanDrunen. 20. of Grand Rapids was sentenced to nine months in jail and three yean probation for a probation viola­ tion conviction. He was on probation for a February. 1997 conviction of breaking into an autobody shop in Rutland Township. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. POLICE BEAT Parishoner rescued from suicide HASTINGS - A Grand Rapids woman who turned 39 the day she tried to commit suicide inside St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church by taking an overdose of medication was rescued when she was found early Friday by school Principal Steve Youngs. "I went into the sanctuary lo get ready for May Crowning." an event that the school children were going to participate in several hours later. Young said. "I arrived before school started, at about 7:30. and 1 was getting some music around." Youngs found the woman unresponsive in a hallway beside the altar. Church employee Patricia Shaw told police she bad seen the woman inside the church the previous evening at about 6 p m. and spoke to her briefly, asking her to lock up before she left. Found on and near the altar were lit candles, along with a military certificate, some poems by the victim, jewelry, letters to Father Chuck Fisher, a pack of cigarettes, prayer cards, rosary beads and a letter to whomever found her. Police also found some pills. The woman was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance and was later airlifted to Spectrum Health, east campus, where she was listed in serious condition Wednesday. Youngs, who knows the victim, said church members are praying for her recovery. E-mail threat to White House probed BARRY COUNTY - The Grand Rapids office of the Secret Service is investigating the case of a Barry County resident who allegedly sent an e-mail threat to the White House in Washington D.C.. said Resident Agent in Charge Greg Mertz. The agents talked with the male subject May 26 at about 5:43 p.m Mem would not release any other information about the investigation, but explained that if agents feel the case warrants prosecution, the information would be turned over to the United States Attorney General's Grand Rapids office for review. "Each case is evaluated on its own merit." said Mem. "We look at intent before we make a determination." Mem noted it is not uncommon for members of the Secret Service to be in the area conducting investigations JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man was released from Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo Friday after an accident Tuesday. May 26. in which the motorcycle he was riding struck a car on M-37 near Stamm Road al about 8 p.m . according to the break-in of the Nashville VFW Hall He was also ordered to pay S1.IS8.49 in Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police. Justin David Shocts. 20. was airlifted to Borgess after the accident in which he was unable to avoid the car in front of him that bad slowed to tum into a driveway. The driver of the car. Victor Haas. 42 of Dowling, was treated at the scene by Lifecare restitution. Crutcher was the last of three adults to be sentenced for breaking into the hall with a crowbar and taking cash, cigarettes and alcohol. He had only been an adult for 48 boors when he committed the crime with ElizaI beth Christina Wright. 18 of Nashville and I Derrick Lee Stephens. 17. of Nashville, along with another juvenile. According to Assistant Barry County fraud "There are some disturbing aspects to consider and one is the casual way that this crime was committed." said Maided. "He entered the VFW Hall, he left and decided he wanted more and went back a second HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! 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They then finished their pool game and went back lo the apartment, drank of cou­ ple of beers and went back lo the VFW. Stephens and Crutcher med to pick the lock when they returned. Stephens told po­ lice. but a deadbolt lock prevented them from getting inside They went back to the apartment again and drank and talked about going lo Florida and bow tnuc\ it would cost for a Grey­ hound bus ticket The fourth juvenile then showed up and they told him where they got the beer. The trio went back to the VFW and with a crowbar, opened the East door, went in­ side and look canons of cigarettes, a money bag. a few fifths of liquor, and then went back to the apartment Al the apartment, they opened the money bag and found 50. one dollar bills, then re­ turned to the VFW for more money. The trio was inside about 30 to 45 min­ utes before being caught by police. In court Thursday. Crutcher told police he has tried to get help for his drinking problem. "I don't think I wanted it bad enough to make it work." said Crutcher. "Now. I want it bad enough." Crutcher’s mother cried as she heard Judge James Fisher’s ruling. "Every program that was available by the juvenile system was offered to you." said Nashville, was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday lo three to five years in prison for his part in the April 16 Business Services PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, banu. roofr. hornet, etc. Reasonable rales, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Westerly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545______________________ Crutcher went into the back of the building and stole two cases of beer (24 packs.) The Ambulance. Shoos was cited for failure to stop within an assured, clear distance. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor, according to the police report. Man in stable condition after crash RUTHLAND TOWNSHIP ■ Frank Arthur Heacock. 65. of Hastings is listed tn stable condition at Pennock Hospital where he was taken by Thomapple Ambulance May 27 after his car was struck by another car on M-37 near Heath Road at about 4:10 p.m. Michigan Stale Police report that Heacock was entering the roadway from the Goodenough Goodies party store parking lol when he entered the path of a northbound car. driven by Ryan Thomas Hawkins, 18, of Grandville. Hawkins and his passenger. Mandy Sue Curtis. 17, of Hastings were treated al Pennock Hospital and released. Heacock. who was cited for failure to yield, told police he didn't see the Hawkins car because a dump truck was parked on the shoulder of the road All three victims were wearing their seal belts and alcohol was not a factor, police said. time." His attorney, Dave Kusava. added that Crutcher has a "tremendous drinking prob­ lem." and a "tremendous juvenile history ." "After I was appointed to this case. I was approached by his juvenile probation offi­ Teen hurt in collision with deer cer." said Kusava. "She told me that he was probably one of the worst kids she's ever had lo watch over as far as a drinking prob­ Michigan State Police. Corey Jo Lamance. 18. of Whitmore Road, was driving his 1987 Ford wagon east on M-79 when the deer entered the roadway from the north Lamance was wearing a seat lem." Kusava claimed that part of Crutcher's problem is that he tends to be a follower, rather than a leader "I'd ask this court that if he ever gets a handle on his life that he be able lo partake in an extensive treatment program for his alcohol problem." said Kusava. "And if he's successful, that he be given jail credit for that." According lo the police report. Crutcher. Wright and Stephens were playing pool at the VFW that night at about 7 p.m. when CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Rutland Township teen was treated at Pennock Hospital and released after a deer struck his vehicle on the driver s side on M-79 near Morgan Road May 28 at about 9:30 p.m., according to the Hastings Post of the belt and no citations were issued. Driver falls asleep, car strikes tree HOPE TOWNSHIP - Two Delton residents were hurt Sunday at about 7 p.m. when the driver fell asleep, crossed the center line and ran off the road, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Police said Dorrance Lynn Hoffman III, 16, was southbound on M-43 near Schultz Road u hen the accident occurred, causing the car the strike a tree. Hoffman's passenger. Penny Hoffman, 29. was also hurt, both were taken to Pennock Hospital where they were treated for their injuries and released. Hoffman was cited for careless driving and alcohol was not a factor, police said. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-06-11.pdf 47f67ca3824d0d4729bc2b9716ae6217 PDF Text Text HSSTINC: r’JBUC LIBRARY |2! S CHWCHSt MxsTiura VI 190M 1893 Council bids City Hall adieu Saxon to play in User Stadium See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 12 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER PRICE scr THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1984 VOLUME 145, NO. 24 Support for county sports complex grows by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Public support for a counly-fiinded sports cally you need the ground before anything else. I am excited... We have ground avail­ able (to purchase) for this." he said. complex is mushrooming ever since Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jason Sixberry, who coaches a number of sports teams, presented commissioners with petitions carrying 783 signatures of residents who embrace the sports complex idea. He said the signatures were obtained in five days and mote petitions are still be­ Jim Bailey introduced the idea two weeks ago Nearly 800 county residents have signed petitions to support Bailey's proposal for the county to purchase land for recreational use that would include soccer fields, base­ ball diamonds, a football field and picnic Ttepafafc iu vutoauMtoraril . areas Bailey has suggested purchasing land in a central location in the county to build the sports complex and park area, perhaps ei­ ther in the city of Hastings or on land ad­ joining the city. The outpouring of support has both de­ lighted and surprised Bailey, he said. "I am surprised, in one way. that there are so many who are signing them (petitions) and sending them in." Bailey said after Tuesday's County Board meeting On tbe other, he added, "we knew the need... I am more surprised to find out that there are more teams that 1 wasn't even aware of like the Middleville soccer learn whose home fields are Lansing." Bailey said he also recently learned lha, there are four Hastings teams, rather than three, "that play no home games" because there are not enough local fields, and there are other young people (enough foe three teams) who want to participate, but can't for the same reason. *1 hope that this board has the foresight to look at that and say. we need it' Basi­ ing circulated "The board did not ask us to do this. We offered to put a petition out to show sup­ , port...,* Sixberry said during the public comment session al Tuesday's County Board meeting. He said he was speaking on behalf of the Hastings youth baseball orga­ nization. the youth football association. Hastings Soccer Club and Thomapple Val­ ley Soccer Club. Sixberry told the board that he sees the need for a sports complex through his work as a "road sergeant" for the Barry County Sheriffs Department and as a coach for Hastings High School, youth soccer, ju­ nior pro basketball teams in the area and the Hastings youth baseball organization. The more the kids are involved posi­ tively. the belter off we are — the less we have to deal with the r* •.,•>« negative man­ ner. he said of the sheriff s department. The youth baseball organization had to tum down approximately three teams this year because of the lack of field availabil­ ity. Sixberry said. With a county sports complex, he envi­ sions having a county organization with See COMPLEX continued page 2 Mayor honors a president Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell presents a special award to Janie Connor, a local woman who last month was elected president of the Michigan chapter of the Jaycees Connor is the third woman to be elected to the statewide post for a 78year-old organization that admitted women for the first time In 1984. Fellow Hastings woman Bonnie Ballinger was the first. Students who access porn Web page get suspended by Mary Warner Staff Writer Six Delton Kellogg Middle School stu­ dents were suspended al the end of May for using the Internet to look up pornography, but a parent of one of tbe students says the suspensions should have been "in-house." The parent appeared at the Delton Kel­ logg School Board meeting Monday, ask­ ing board members why the students were forced to stay home for three days, rather than given "in-house" suspensions, where they could continue their education The parent also questioned a ban on us­ ing computers that was instituted for the six students. As pan of their punishment, tbe students were prohibited from using school computers for the remainder of the school year and for the first six weeks of the 1998-99 academic year. "Are the kids aoini to be deceived of ed­ ucation for six weeks?" the parent ques­ tioned. "Or are computers playthings?" The parent also wanted to know if it is "common procedure" for students to be told two or three days before they are suspended that they may be suspended. "I think when a child is suspended it should be right away, not two or three days later." the parent said. Board members at the meeting did not re­ spond to the parent's questions and com­ ments. The incident occurred when sixth-graders in a combined fifth- and sixth-grade class went on a field trip, according to Superin­ tendent Marsha Wells. Those who stayed behind, who were being supervised by a substitute teacher, used a computer to ac­ cess the Internet and "got into areas that were potentially pornographic." Wells said. Sharon Purdy, assistant principal at the middle school, said the students gained ac­ cess to a Web page that was "an inappro­ priate site." Tbe students had "already been made aware through discussions with the teacher about what was appropriate or not" in re­ gards to Internet usage. Purdy said The suspensions were done to send a message to students in the school that "misuse of the Internet is very serious." she said. Purdy said this is the second time this year DK Middle School students have used the Internet to gain access to pornography sites. The first incident involved four sev­ enth-graders who were caught accessing in­ appropriate material. Purdy said When the first incident occurred. P-.dy said, she sat down with a group of teachers and adminis­ trators to discuss how to handle the situa­ tion. and the croup decided that a three-das suspension would be "an appropriate con­ sequence." "Thai's why we went with that conse­ quence the second time." she said. The district is instituting a formal tech­ nology policy outlining inappropriate and appropriate use of the Internet, bin policies and penalties for non-compliance will not be placed in student handbooks until next fall. Purdy said. See ACCESS continued page 5 Consumers Energy driver dies despite heroic rescue attempts J-Ad Graphics News Service Emergency workers who came together m a desperate attempt to save a Consumers UfeWdk to Mp Afcita Center Energy worker trapped beneath his over­ turned utility truck near Delton June 5 are •UfcW*.'iinnln amah faadu io upmc *• Afata WoraY Cooler io Huufaf*, will bo bold M 1J0 a.n. Saadoy. Jom 20, M Mo oooar, 136E.taaaSl now dealing with grief and frustration over the man's death at the scene. "I personally think it was a tough situa­ tion. They tried everything they could pos­ sibly. physically do." said Barry County Undersheriff Don Ford. "1 think they went above and beyond. It's their job and they tried everything possible." No one knows what caused Juan Reyes. 45. of Kalamazoo to miss the curve on Or­ chard Road and Eddy Road in Hope Town­ ship sometime just prior to 2:30 a.m. as life Cbriitioo aorrice far yra* woaca who aa fa a oriaia papacy. k is supported by aboal 10 am chwdw. ■Mntty ctodWy^Sjtor^JfaMiiiSt he was driving his utility truck. Reyes, who had worked for Consumers Energy since 1983 installing meters, had just finished a job in Delton involving me­ ter work and was returning to Kalamazoo when the accident occurred, said a Con­ baby faniune tad om bousfag. Al cheats also baa the papal. Laa yea. aboal 52,900 was nfaad by Me SO waken locally. The center soon will move fans its carat kxxrioo to above the bike aid spctta nory (formerly ftaoy'a). More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 sumer’s Energy spokesperson. "He had been on the clock all day." said Charles Maclnnis. director of news and in­ formation for Consumers Energy. "But Excavation under way for new Wal-Mart store Earth movers tor Wagner Flook Builders of Battle Creek have been preparing the site of the future Hastings Wal-mart store at the corner of M-43 and Heath roads this week. Although Wal-Mart officials did not return calls regarding the project. Rutland Charter Township Building Inspector Bernard Hammond said he has not yet issued a building permit to the engineers, though it appears the permit is imminent. The 95.000-square-foot store is expected to be ready to open in earty 1999 whether he was on his way home or was en route to another job. I’m not sure. He had been working extra hours that day." A passerby spotted the truck overturned in a steep ditch about three to four feet deep and tried for five minutes to rescue Reyes See DRIVER, continued page 17 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 News Briefs... Stress program will be tonight Dr. Joseph Oldz. a psychologist with Barry County Mental Health Ser­ vices, will present a community educa­ tion program. "Stress and Its Effects on Your Health" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11 in the Pennock Hospital's Conference Center. Dr. Oldz will discuss how stress can affect the bean, blood pressure, state of mind and health in general. During the presentation, those attending can leant bow everyday stress affects them. Oldz will identify symptoms of stress and discuss effective management tech­ niques. The presentation is free and open to the public. Pre-registmion is required by calling 948-3125. Business After Hours date reset The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce "Business After Hours" scheduled for Thursday, June 18, at Heart's Desire Boutique and Beck Door Deli has been rescheduled for Nov. 19. Showcase plans gospel concert An evening of gospel music will be presented at 6:30 tonight at the Arby's Musicians Showcase. Featured will be Yesterday's Gospel, soloist Sue Jones of Grand Rapids, fiddler Mark Andrews of Nashville and a sister duo act of Ann Scott and Sue Bursely of Battle Creek. Yesterday's Gospel hails from the Hastings and Grand Rapids areas. Members include Brent Bittenbender on keyboards; Don Cooper, vocals and guitar; Deb Cooper, vocals and bass guitar and Bruce Ruhl, piano and vo­ cals. Seating at the Musicians Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Nashville plans Summerfest again The Nashville Summerfest celebra­ tion is scheduled for Saturday, June 27. Kevin Rost began planning the first ever Summerfest here last year in an effort to revitalize Putnam Park, re­ sulting in a weekend full of basketball tournaments, baseball and kids' games, which led to new basketball facilities at the park and money left over for things like Little League and Junior Basketball. This year Summerfest is toned down just a bit. as there will be just one day of activities. Like last year, any money raised from the event will go to local programs for kids. Plans call for a flea market and arts and crafts, three-on-three basketball (which will cost players $25 each), a co-ed softball tournament with a $125 per team cost, games and a round-robin horseshoe tournament that will cost players $5 each. For more information, call Rost at (517) 852-0826 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. Summer theater workshop slated Th- Thomapple Arts Council's an­ nual two-week summer theater work­ shop will be from 12:30 to 4 p.m. June 15-19 and June 22-26. The ses­ sions are open to JI Barry County students who have completed grades 5­ 12. Thirty students will be accepted into the program, and applicants will be en­ rolled on a first received basis. The $30 fee includes all supplies and mate­ rials. There are a limited number of scholarships available. To obtain an application for the Youth Theatre Guild Summer Work­ shop by phone, call coordinator Norma Acker at 945-2332 or Theresa Pur­ chase. 945-4936. Workshop participants also can try out for the production of "A Toby Show." which will be staged in area communities this summer. Production rehearsals run weekday mornings from 9:30-12 June 22-July 7 Four perfor­ mances will be presented free to the public. They will be held al 7 p.m. July 7 at Maple Valley High School in Vermontville. 7 p m. July 8 at Del­ ton Kellogg High School in Delton. 7 p.m. July 9 at Peace Reform Church in Middleville and at 6:30 p.m. July 10 at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Students who participate only in the play production will also pay a $30 fee 1998 Historical Society to meet June 18 The Barry County Historical Society will have its annual meeting and pic­ nic al 6:30 p.m Tuesday. June 18. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 Wall Lake Road tM-»3). Tbe meeting will include election of officers. The program. "History of Wall Lake." will be presented by Priscilla Beavan and "The Wishing Tree" by George "Bud" Leonard. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own table service. Those interested in be­ coming an office should call Allie Smith at 945-5695. Alumni banquet will be Saturday The llllh Hastings High School alumni banquet will be held Saturday evening at the Hastings High School cafeteria. A catered dinner will be served at 6:30. Alumni can arrive early and par­ ticipate in the informal "chat hour" to renew old friendships. The school will be open between 4 and 6 p.m. Besides the cafeteria, special recep­ tion rooms have been set aside for the 50<h. 55th. 60th and 65th anniversary classes. All classes will be recognized during the evening, whether they are celebrating anniversaries or not. Master of ceremonies this year will be 1968 HHS graduate James H. Fisher, now Barry County Circuit Court Judge. The Barry County Historical Society also will sell copies of "The Hastings School History." from 1837 to the present. The soft cover book will cost $12 and the hard cover $15. Books also can be ordered by calling Doris Greenfield at 945-5486 or Nellie Richards at (616) 623-2957. A limited number of tickets for the banquet are expected to be available at Counterfeit of new $100 bill is passed in Hasting? J Ad Graphics News Senice Michigan's first reported counterfeit of the new $100 bill with a certain serial number was discovered in Hastings last Thursday when an alert bank teller became suspicious, according to the Hastings City Police Department. Police said the counterfeit serial number has surfaced several limes in the Chicago area, but never before in Michigan "There are a lol of other $100 bill counterfiets. $20s and $50 circulating, but none with that serial number." said Detective Tom Pennock. The case is now being investigated by the Grand Rapids office of the Secret Ser­ vice. National Bank of Hastings teller Sue Archambeau said sheahought it was odd when a local man deposited 60. $100 bills along with a $1,000 check at about 10:30 that morning. After the man left the bank. Archambeau alerted bank Vice President Jean’Ne Swiateck and both women checked each bill for authenticity. One was determined to be counterfeit because it was missing the identifying watermark and hidden photo of Benjamin Franklin, police said. "It looked odd," said Swiateck. "After checking the features and finding that it was counterfeit, it was a shock. We imme­ diately called Detective Pennock." Swiateck said the new $100 bills, which were issued by the federal government last fall, are supposed to be counterfeit "proof. "We’re pleased with her ability in spot­ ting it," said Swiateck of Archmbeau'. "She's an excellent teller." Deputy Chief Mike Leedy said the man who deposited the money is not a suspect, nor is the man who paid him the money for a vehicle. "Il kind of hopscotchcd from on person to the next." said laxdy. who said upon his own initial inspection, the bill looked real. Leedy said several reports of counterfeits have been made in the Chicago area, but this is the first for Michigan. "They're getting so sophisticated with their counterfeiting methods." said Leedy. "Il could have come here a variety of ways." The man who made the deposit said he received the money from a Wayland man. Father's Day Car Show set deal of unsupervised free time due to both Association, which estimates that 1.300 show cars will appear at historic village this year. Tbe 1997 show had parents working out of the home. Research would indicate that participation in various positive activities help the youth gain pos­ itive self-esteem. A positive relationship with others, especially caring adults, atoo adds to this view. A healthy view of one­ self produces positive behavior." Nida said in his letter of support for the athletic complex. '1 1.303 exhibitors. All cars musi be 1980 models or older and must be driven under their own power. Admission for exhibitors is $10. Street rods, customs, antiques and classics will be exhibited and disc jockey Denny Myers will provide oldies* music. Food also will be avail­ "The county is blessed with many tal­ ented young people, but many times thdy are forced out of the area to play on teams with plenty of court time, field time, etc There are also many other athletes who would play at an intramural level if facili­ able. Tbe awards for the day will include the Spectators' Choice and the top five in door prizes and $1,650 in cash prizes. The NSRA also will do free safety inspections and there will be a swap meet. General admission will be $5 for adults 13 and over. $2 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and un­ der. 'Golden Deeds' nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seeking nominations for its annual Book of Golden Deeds award, which honors "the quiet good deeds of Ameri­ ca's unsung heroes." Exchange Club Secretary Thomas Hoffman said. "We seek to recognize a member of our community for their exceptional public-spirited deeds who, because of their quiet, unassuming ded­ ication. may be unrecognized for their activities." The award is presented at the annual Michigan Day luncheon during Mayor Exchange Day. The Book of Golden Deeds winner also has historically been honored as being selected as the grand marshal of the Summetfest pa­ rade. Previous winners of the honor in­ clude the Rev. Russell Sarver. Sue Drummond and Mabel Boyion. Nominations should be sent to Ex­ change Club President Barbara Schondelmaycr. Hastings Public Library, 121 S. Church St.. Hastings. 49058. The nominee's name, address and rea­ sons for consideration should be in­ cluded SPOUTS COMPLEX cont. from pap I as a parent of three. I see a dire need for ad­ ditional recreational activities within the community. ;• "We live in an age where there is a great Park. Billed as Michigan's largest single day car show, the event is sponsored by the Southern Michigan Street Rod awards. Dash plaques will be given to the first 1,200 cars, there will be $4,000 restaurants or other local businesses. The culprits are usually long gone befote authorities are notified. > The incident remains under investigation by the Secret Service and the Hastings Crime Line was activated following the in­ cident. < said. Nida said "as an official concerned with youth 'at risk,* a youth leader for high school seniors in the Catholic Church and The 17th annual Father’s Day Car Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. June 20. at Charlton Cash Participation and Long Distance posited it had no idea and that the guy he got it from had no idea." said Leedy • Swiateck said it is not common to find counterfeit at the bank. i» "We've had some go through before, but we really don’t see it much." said Swiateck. "We're really fortunate." ... Leedy said his department will handle about two complaints a year regarding counterfeit cash being passed at fast food teams from Middleville. Hastings Nashville. Lakewood, Delton "and whoever else that would like to come in" insteadrbf going to Bailey Park in Battle Creek. Some county residents also would lilpe the sports complex to include a swimming pool, he said. , Bailey noted that letters of support for the sports complex project have been re­ ceived from County Trial Court/Famijy Division Judge Richard H. Shaw and Coprt Administrator Robert F. Nida. "Rarely in Juvenile Court do I see yougg people who are active in school programs and athletics," Shaw said in his letter. "This leads me to believe that if we are short of facilities in the cqmmunity to keep kids active doing positive things that the commissioners would be wise to con­ sider an investment for our youth. "I would be delighted to see such posi­ tive efforts begin and would be more than happy to assist in any way I can," Shaw the door. in categories such as custom, antique or restored vehicle and street rods. Also among tbe 40 awards will be "Mr. Street Rodder of the Year" and the who said he received the bills from various sources, including from renters and from the sale of a boat. "We’re pretty confident the guy who de­ Kim Selleck David Smith Turnout low again in school elections Voter turnout for annual school elections once again was light, as school board seats were decided in several races Monday. The turnout was as low as 2.6 percent of registered voters in Thomapple Kellogg. Fewer than 3 percent also showed up at Hastings (2.7). Maple Valley had low numbers, loo. but there was no contest for pausch. He received 246 votes in Monday’s election. He will be serving a second fouryear term. McKinney is part owner of McKinney Poured Wall and Great Lakes Car Wash. He received 241 votes. He will be serving his first full four-year term. He previously served two years of an unexpired term. two seats there. Delton, which had one incumbent running unopposed, had only 65 Of the 11.200 registered voters in the Hastings district, only 304 were at the voters visit the polls. Lakewood fared best in the area, with around 12 percent, perhaps because of four polls Monday. candidates for one vacancy. It has been reported that on the average fewer than 10 percent of registered voters turn out at annual school elections unless there is a millage question on the ballot. The following is a rundown of area dis­ tricts* school board elections: Hastings Incumbent Larry Haywood beat chal­ lenger Aaron Snider 207 votes to 93. This will be the fourth term Haywood will serve on the board. He served three terms, from 1982 to 1994. and then retired, but was re-appointed to the board last summer to fill a vacancy left by the death of Bob Casey. He ran in Monday s election for the three remaining years of the unex­ pired term. Haywood is a dairy farmer who also serves on the board of the Barry Intermedi­ ate School District. Snider, an employee of Felpausch. said prior to Monday's election that "I did not campaign very hard for this. If I win. great. I want to jump in and help. If I lose. I'll run again." Also running for re-election, but facing no challengers, were Hastings School Board members Mike Hubert and Terry McKinney. Hubert is vice president of management information systems al Fel­ Delton Only one board member, Elizabeth (Betty) Matteson, was up for re-election. She had no challengers in that race, receiv­ ing 65 votes. Lake wood David Bulling outpolled three other can­ didates for one open seat. He collected 586 voles, while Tom Possehn and LeRoy Stambaugh each had 219 and Tom Clark had 135. Bulling will succeed Curtis Johnson, who chose not to seek another four-year term. A total of 1.159 voles was cast out of about 9.000 registered voters in the district. Thornapple Kellogg Incumbents Kim Selleck and David Smith were re-elected to the two open posi­ tions on the Board of Education. Smith polled 163 votes and Selleck had 157. Challenger Don Haney had 85 votes. A total of 218 voles was cast. The dis­ trict has 8.496 registered voters. Maple Valley Two candidates. Frank Dunham and Cindy Grant, were elected without opposi­ tion to the two open slots on the board. Grant, a newcomer, garnered 94 voles and Dunham, who wa< appointed to his seat in the last year, had 76. Only 99 people voted in the Maple Val­ ley district ties were available. It is not uncommon <o hear: 'there is nothing to do in the Hast­ ings' area.* I realize this may be an over­ statement. but there is a need for additional gym space, soccer fields and baseball aftd softball fields. Although 1 am proud of the facilities we currently enjoy, we fall shdh for the needs of all those listed abovtet" Nida said. Another endorsement for a sports com­ plex comes from the Hastings Soccer CNb Board of Directors. The club has about 9fe soccer players and "scheduling games fri Hastings has become a nightmare," saM Pau) Gonzales, one of the club directors, -fa a letter to the county board. Since the club was formed in 1993, "it has been a constant battle to find fields tWkt are the proper size and quality on which 4b play our home games." Gonzales said. He noted that soccer programs of the YMCA, Barry County Christian School and another recently formed club also are looking for playing fields. ;in "Your idea of a sports complex with ad­ ditional soccer fields would enable the sport of soccer to grow in Hastings as welim surrounding Barry County comm-jnitieaT Gonzales said. "Our club, as well as rtfe others, would be able to expand the number of teams, enabling more kids to participate in this sport." He also noted that if Hastings could host soccer tournaments, the other teams would be bringing parents and players into tbe community, "spending their dollars In Hastings on gas. food and shopping." >» Dennis Zerbel. president of a regional girls' soccer club with 90 members called Thornapple Valley Soccer Club, urtd commissioners in a letter that the older girls have to use Lansing fields as "home fields" due to the lack of local field avail­ ability. The "older teams" had only two home games in Hastings and played the rest of their games in Mason. DeUiti, Grand Ledge and Lansing. "The 1998-99 pre-registration eslimdles show a 30 percent increase in participation over last year with many new players com­ ing from outside the Hastings area," Zerbel said. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 1996 - Page 3 Dem chair says election is more than governor's race by David T. Young Editor There’s more to the election this year than the race for governor So says Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer, who stopped in at last week's First Friday forum in Hastings to make his second speech in Barry County in less than two months. Brewer was the Speaker at the Barry County Democrats annual Truman-Johnson Dinner April 25. when he focused almost entirely on unseat­ ing incumbent Republican Gov. John Engler •: But this time he talked about some of the other things that are at stake in the : November general election. • He noted that Democrats are within 11 seats of retaking the U.S. House of • Representatives and retiring Speaker Newt Gingrich in favor of Dick Gephardt. If the . Dems regain control, that means Michigan veteran congressmen like David Bonior. ■John Dingell. Dale Kildee and John Conyers will assume chairmanships of .■committees. ✓r. Closer to home, he and other Democrats are targeting Seventh District Congressman Nick Smith, who will be getting a chal­ lenge from State Senator Jim Berryman of (Adrian, a First Friday speaker earlier this year. Brewer said a recent Jackson Citizen "Patriot poll has Smith with less than 50 ‘ percent support, an encouraging sign for ' Berryman and Democrats "Il’s not surprising, given his (Smith’s) floor voting record." Brewer said. "He doesn't represent the people of this dis­ trict." *•’ The Seventh District stretches across a vast area of south central Michigan and in­ eludes Baltimore. Maple Grove. Assyria :«nd Johnstown townships in Barry County. But the most wide open competition this -fall will be for seats in the State House. Where term limits have thrown out 64 in­ cumbents. "As a party, we disagree with term lim­ its. but the voters have spoken (in a 1992 statewide referendum)." Brewer said. Democrats regained control Oi the State House in 1996 elections and now enjoy a 58-52 advantage. In the Michigan Senate, the GOP prevails 22-16. "If we arc going to start to undo some of the damage John Engler has done, we've got to gain control of both houses." he said. Perhaps the most wide open competition of all is for attorney general because of the announced retirement of Democrat Frank Kelley. A large Geld of Democrats already are scrambling to gain the nomination, and Republicans will choose between John Smietanka and Frank Fitzgerald. Brewer mentioned the Democratic candi­ date for secretary of state. John Austin, who also has been a speaker at First Friday. "He's done a good job of critiquing the job (incumbent Republican) Candace Miller has been doing." the chairman said. On the Michigan Supreme Court, the Democrats will have incumbent Michael Kavanaugh, but Patricia Boyle is stepping down at the end of this year. Also up for election is the seat held by Engler ap­ pointee Clifford Taylor, whom Brewer called "a right-wing crony of Engler, a rub­ ber stamp (for the governor).’’ He said the Democratic court candidates are "more sensitive to the issues that affect working people." Brewer still couldn't resist talking about the race for governor, where Engler will face one of three challengers. Doug Ross. Larry Owen or Geoffrey Fieger. The chairman contended that a man with Engler's name recognition should be doing better in the polls than he is. Some polls show him barely clearing 50 percent of the vote against "an unnamed Democrat." "He should be in the 60 to 65 percent range." Brewer said. "But a lot of people have problems with what he stands for." He said Engler has been taking a public relations beating over his lack of action on roads until now. in his eighth year as gov­ ernor. he furthered charged that the repairs now being made are superficial. "He's doing just enough to get him through the election." Brewer said. There are two other big issues that Brewer thinks may hurt Engler in the elec­ tion. One is education and the other is the environment. He said Engler's anti-public education stands may come back to haunt him. In the election year he’s finally reaching out by showing up in public schools. "All of a sudden he’s a champion of pub­ lic education." he said. "We’ve got to re­ mind voters that this is just an election year conversion. We re in favor of reform­ ing the education system, but not taking it apart like he's doing." On the environment. Brewer said Engler is using the same strategy by coming out in favor of a bonding issue to clean up pol­ luted sites, which he helped create by eas­ ingregulations for polluting firms. With tbe bond, the chairman said. "We're going to end up paying because Engler let those companies off the hook." Another issue, perhaps less visible, is Engler's hypocrisy on term limits. A pro­ fessed supporter of term limits, he is legally going against the 1992 law's provi­ sions by seeking a third four-yar term. And after he was elected four years ago be said he wouldn't run again. Brewer said he suspects Engler’s national ambitions (he was on a short list for vice presidential candidates for Bob Dole in 1996) have gotten in the way. The chairman also charged that Engler has provided political favors for corporate friends and has raked in big money contri­ butions as a result. He charged that the state debt has tripled since Engler took office and the state has a Mark Brewer, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, talks about the importance of the election ballot this year, from top to bottom. lot of cash flow problems, but not much has been said about that. Brewer also said tbe governor closed down mental health facilities and has been on a massive prison building program, yet there still aren't enough places to put pris­ oners. "If you deal with mental health problems ment). you won't need so many prisons." he said. When asked by Jim Pino what Democrats must do to defeat Engler. Brewer said show up at the polls in November. It was low voting numbers that enabled him to unseat then-incumbent James Blanchard in 1990. and drug addiction problems (using treat­ ni It's last meeting at old City Hall ' City of Hastings adopts 1998-99 budget by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council Monday flight unanimously adopted the 1998-99 fiscal year budget based on the maximum allowable levy of 16.2 mills. The council had to vote to levy the 16.2 mills because the provisions of the Headlee 'Amendment, which rolled rack the rate to 15.8274. The law. passed in a statewide Tvote in 1978. requires a reduction in mil­ lage rate when property assessments result -in increased revenue. A government unit may override the rollback if the increase is lower than the rate of inflation, but if it’s higher, it goes to a vote of the people. -L Hastings' increase in revenue over the ■last year was 2.35 percent, which translates . into the .3726 mill that won't be rolled back. t.p The new budget, which will go into ef­ fect July I, calls for an estimated $3,246,960 in general fund revenue and $2,669,378 in genera) fund expenditures. .The total budget, which includes the .street, water and sewer, police training and ; enforcement. DDA, library and economic ■levelopmem and incubator funds, is • $7,094,713 in revenue and $7,135,105 in expenses. The difference will be made up through the fund balance. .n, Monday night's meeting was the last H^rer at the council chambers at what is known now as the old City Hall. Council .members will meet at the new site, the ifermer MainStreet Savings Bank, for the .first time Monday evening. June 22*That ings Sanitary Service that expires July I City Manager Howard Penrod and City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes said going with a franchise would expose the city to less li­ ability and it would leave refuse pickup service to the forces of the market. A fran­ chise would not have to be limited to one service. If council members vote to go with a franchise agreement, it likely will insist on being able to determine which days pickup will be and on continued curbside. Other issues that still need to be resolved are composting materials and a limit on how many companies could come into the city to do waste hauling business. "If you can limit the number of people (services) who can come in to three. I'd go for a franchise." said Dorcy. who otherwise tives to constructing a sidewalk near the in­ tersection of North Broadway and State Road. Citizens in that am appeared at a public hearing to protest the proposed ac­ tion two weeks ago. Council scrapped the plans and since has not found any way to make it safer for children going to school was leaning toward continuing with a con­ Street and then set up a special assessment district for residents there to pay for the work. No one will be assessed until he or tract. Fekkes said she would have the proposed ordinance ready for a first reading by coun­ cil June 22. It cannot be approved until af­ ter a second reading. • Decided that there are no viable alterna­ mornings. "We don't have a good alternative to re­ solve that problem." Penrod said. "We even thought about buying property and build­ ing a pedestrian bridge over the river, but they are cost prohibitive." Campbell added, "1 think that as a city council we've done everything we can do. I don’t think there's any other action we can take." • Adopted resolutions to construct water and sewer mains in the 700 block of Thom she hooks up to the system. Another pub­ lic hearing will be held after the work is done to determine how much it will cost. town parking and enforcement is more than $58,000 a year. • Heard (he second reading of a new ordi­ nance that establishes and regulates side­ walk cafes in the city. The move was prompted by a request last month from the Jonny Conoon's Restau­ rant. . However, Councilman Barry Wood asked why the restaurant already had tables and chairs set out in front of its business. "They kind of jumped the gun." Penrod said. "The ordinance is not officially law until it is published in the local newspaper. Councilman Robert May added, "And then they have to apply for a permit." Conoon's will be asked to have the side­ becomes law and their permit is approved. • Approved a request from tbe First Pres­ byterian Church to close West Center Street betwjpen Church and Broadway June 15-19 for vacation Bible school activities. • Approved a request from the First Bap­ tist Church to use city parks for church softball league games this summer. • Approved a request from Barry County Christian School to use the Fish Hatchery Park soccer field. Had the first reading of a new ordinance that would take steps to abolish the Offi­ cers Compensation Commission. Tbe sec­ ond reading will take place at the council’s next meeting June 22, after which it can be adopted. The ordinance would turn over the responsibility of setting public officials* salaries to the council. • Decided to allow Fire Chief Roger Cans to sell the old 1970 American pumper to the highest bidder. Caris said the pumper had not been used by the city fire department in the last three or four years. walk amenities removed until the ordinance New mentoring program to help Delton students read by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School District will be seeking some 40 to 50 adult and teen volunteers to work one-on-one with ele­ mentary students to help improve the stu­ dents' reading ability and other language arts skills. The district is beginning a new elemen­ tary mentoring/tutoring program next fall called HOSTS — Helping One Student to night also will be a special time to say ■ good-bye to Council woman Deb Dorcy. .Who has resigned effective July I. to move . with her husband to Honda. There will be reception for Dorcy at the meeting and . the public is welcome. t. The city plans to have a grand opening of sorts on Wednesday. June 24. when Io­ nia officials will visit for Mayor Exchange Succeed The program, already in use by other school districts in the state, will offer up­ per elementary students in Delton a half hour of individual instruction per day four days a week. Volunteer mentors will leach the students reading, writing, vocabulary, study skills and critical thinking. Dan Johnson, a representative of HOSTS, said at the Delton Kellogg School Board meeting Monday that "what I like about this program is that it works." "Reading gains have been made in dis­ tricts using this." he said, and strong bonds that developed between mentors and students have helped the students be more successful in their studies. Johnson said mentors like the program because it is "highly structured." Each student being mentored is given an individual lesson plan, and mentors can come in for their half hour and know ex­ actly what they're supposed to be teaching, he said. "The retention rate of mentors is over 80 percent." he told board members. School Superintendent Marsha Wells said the district will be seeking volunteers Day. *i -In remarks before the council Monday night. Mayor Frank Campbell gave a brief history of the building that has been the home of city government for the last 37 years. xi He noted that the building was erected in 1923 and the Hastings Mutual Insurance Company sold it to the city in 1959 when (John W. Hewitt was mayor. The city ^gained approval later that year for a -$70,000 bend issue to but the facility and renovate it L- "My whole (public) career has been in this building." said Campbell, who has : been on the council since 1979. David Jasperse has been on even longer, two more years. I:., in other business Monday evening, the , council: • Decided to have a first reading June 22 of a proposed ordinance to have trash haul­ ing services subject to franchises rather . than a contract. . . There is still some debate over which system would be more advantageous to the • ^ity. which now has a contract with Hast- • Approved the special assessment roll for downtown businesses for parking en­ forcement. which has been done every year since 1989. when parking meters were taken out in the downtown business dis­ trict. The cost, which will be shared by the businesses, again will be $16,500. City officials said the budget for down­ Dan Johnson of HOSTS, elementary principal Jeni Harris. Tim Knowlton of the Kellogg Co. and Superintendent Marsha Wells are pictured with an oversized check presented to the school board Monday by the Kellogg Co. for the program among school groups, re­ tirees. and high school students, and will also use those who have already expressed an interest in helping with the program. Existing school staff will administer the program. The program was initiated by elementary Principal Jeni Harris and community member Linda Maupin. The principal's parents are volunteers in the program, she told board members. Maupin is an employee at the Kellogg Co. in Battle Creek. The Kellogg Co. and other area businesses, including Steelcase in Grand Rapids, have been working with area school districts to provide volunteers and funding for the program. Johnson said. Maupin told board members Monday that she heard about the program from other Kellogg employees and "thought I could get some fund-raising going" to bring the program to Delton. As a result, the Kellogg Co. Monday donated $14,855 to the Delton Kellogg School District to part of the cost of the materials and software needed for the program. The money is one half of what it will cost to run the program for two years, according to Wells. The other half will be paid by the district. Tim Knowlton, director of corporate af­ fairs at the Kellogg Co. and a 1967 Delton Kellogg High School graduate, told board members that the Kellogg Co.’s experience with HOSTS "has been very positive." The program is "very powerful." he said, par­ ticularly because it is very organized. Wells said the district hopes to provide between 20 and 30 students with HOSTS mentors this coming fall. She said HOSTS "gives us an avenue and opportunity to pull in people throughout the community in a very touching and meaningful way." �Page 4 The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11. 1998 Communication from Congressman LETTERS.,.trim cur readers l NICK SMITH 1J Use “the 3 P’s” to stop gypsy moth To the editor: I understand the frustration about the gypsy moth situation on Algonquin Lake I Inc there My neighbors and I experienced heavy infcslatations for the past tuo years. Instead of spraying we chose to burlap the trees and spend a couple hours daily from May through July scraping gypsy moth caterpillars into buckets of soap) wa­ ter We then spent the next months scraping and burning every egg mass we could find and reach The results after two years? My neighbors and I are experiencing a great spring summer Yes we have gypsy moths, but not near the numbers we had in the past years We know first hand such work pays oil We are also confident such an ongoing effort will keep these numbers down and possibl) lower them further I'm not against spraying Bl (Bacillus thunngicnsis) if its stops the public form over reacting and spraying more environ­ mentally dangerous pesticides. Using any other pesticides is affecting more than your neighbors 500 feet away - it affects genera­ tions. But people must realize that B.t. is also not the solution People were never told that B.t. was a cure-all. First, the window of opportunity for B.t. to be effective is small There arc many variables in regard to its effectiveness wind, moisture, sunlight, gypsy moth size to name a tew Secondly. B.t. is no replacement tor good pest management practices - it is only in ad­ dition to such practices People will still need to overcome anxieties over handling this species, monitoring their populations, destroying their egg masses and keeping their yard as clean as possible Thirdly. B.t. affects all caterpillars - moth and butterfly this may be of no concern to some, but it is to me. 'll is correct that when the spraying of B.t is done in early spring, many of our more well known butterfly caterpillars like monarchs and swallowtails have not yet appeared But many ot our smaller, less showy, native spring woodland butterfly and moth species do winter over with gypsy moth and do emerge al the same time. If I thought for a second that B.t. s effect would eliminate gypsy moth, even at the expense of a few of our native butterflies. I might be for the spraying, but this is simply not true and therefore not worth the impact on our native species. B.t. has its use in in- Bikers show disrespect in parade To the editor: While waiting for the annual Prairieville Memorial Dav Parade to begin. I sensed feelings of anticipation and excitement. The crowd came out in good numbers, young and old alike. The weather was co­ operative. yet somewhat cool, but dry. The surrounding mood was excitable, all ap­ peared read). As the organized procession slowly moved down Norns Road toward the ceme­ tery. I found my own personal expectations being fulfilled These feelings rapidly di­ minished to shock, then into anger. I be­ came appalled at what was before me and this crows that had gathered in much antic­ ipation to represent this growing commu­ nity. Includcd in this procession were several “Harley " nders on their motorcycles Fine in itself, but I shuddered when I noticed that not one wore a helmet. Is this not the law ’ I expected a parade to include elite groups selected to show character in many different aspects. But I also expect "law abiding citizens.” I feel this sets a poor ex­ ample for the many parade watche:s. some being vulnerable children. I'd like to conclude that one of those par­ ticipating. "bikers.” was a known elected public official on the Prairieville Township Board. Again. I ask. is this a role model to others? Or possibly a poor choice of repre­ sentation.’ It’s definitely an unlawful exam­ ple to the community this official is repre­ senting and the many taxpaying contribu­ tors. It appears this small group of "bikers arc obviously defiant toward the Michigan hel­ met law. a shiftless example that I hope What price for growth? To the editor: I have lived in the small town of Dowl­ ing and the Hastings area for about 22 docs not find their way into next year's pa­ rade until they too can abide by the law A concerned citizen. Mary D. Brown tegrated pest management There have been times that I have used B.t. - when I wanted to save expensive small trees and shrubs I would definitely use B t if I had a large wooded lot of evergreens that was under the threat o’ heavy infestation. Otherwise I sec little need for spraying B.t. in a healthy ma­ ture wooden area. The solution to controlling the gypsy moth population is a continuing effort to make the “exotic" gypsy moth a “native" species, with its own host of natural ene­ mies The conservation district and the MSU Extension office both encourage what is called the 3 P's: pathogens, parasites and predators On my Algonquin Lake property. I have seen all three at work. Sev­ eral bird species, squirrels, voles, moles, mice and parasitic wasps I have personally seen prey on the gypsy moth al different stages of its life cycle I’ve also noted both the fungus Ntomophaga maimaigca and a viral attack on the gypsy moths on my prop­ erty. Scientists find as the 3 P’s become estab­ lished. volatile insect population trends usu­ ally stabilize. The gypsy moth will always be with us at some level but with allowing the 3 P’s to become established (and that means not spraying any pesticides - except possibly B.t.) the gypsy moth eventually may be seen as often as other native pests like tent worm that flares up only occasion­ ally. I am encouraged that the recent editorials I've read pleaded for education. Under­ standing the life cycle of the gypsy moth of any "exotic” species - is crucial in con­ trolling the problems that occur with them and how to intelligently respond to them. On Tuesday. June 16. at 6:30 p.m. at the Algonquin Lake Lodge, the lake residents and the general public are welcome to at­ tend a gypsy moth workshop presented by Dennis Pennington. Barry County MSU Extension Agricultural agent, a representa­ tive of the Barry County Conservation Dis­ trict and myself. Education is important. I hope you can come. For those who cannot attend I highly rec­ ommend they read the MSU Extension Bulletin E-2302 "Gypsy Moth in Michigan Homeowner’s Guide." Pick one up at the Extension office in the Courts and Law­ Building. They arc also distributed to many local businesses throughout the community, or. as stated in the past editorials, call the conservation district at 94K-8056. Monica Rappaport. Barry County Advanced Master Gardener' years now. In this amount of time, life Has remained pretty much the same. It's a nice commu­ nity. with considerate people, neighbors helping neighbors, that sort of thing. There's been no need to worry about locking doors, or about strange faces in the driveway. It seemed safe here. However, there has been so much growth in such a short time that I feel we must be careful not to lose that "small home town" atmosphere we've had. While growth is good in economic terms (i.e. increased cash coming in), it also means increased prices, higher crime rates, more traffic and loss of personal service. Please remember that everything has a price. How much are you willing to pay? Katherine David. Dowling CORRECTION: A headline in last week's Banner incor­ rectly stated that bus drivers in the Hastings School District are to receive a 15 percent salary hike. The drivers are receiv­ ing a 1.5 percent (one and a half percent) Confronting China President Clinton is expected to visit China next month and will attend a formal welcoming ceremony in Tianamcn Square, the same place where hundreds of pro­ democracy activists and students were killed in 19X9 This visit raises the question of our policy toward China in light of its anti-dcmocratic actions, its sale of ad­ vanced military weapons around the world, and its attempts to influence U.S politics with illegal campaign contributions It is clear that ignoring China is not an option. Besides being the world s most pop­ ulous country. China is a significant re­ gional military power with nuclear weapons and a rising economic power China has also made it clear that it aspires to he a global power, capable of competing with the United Stales. The recent news that China has at least 13 long-range nuclear weapons aimed at U.S. cities, along with previous actions such as selling advanced arms to Iran and threats against Taiwan, in­ dicate China's determination to pursue its own agenda regardless of the concerns of the U.S. and other Western powers. As a member of the House Policy Com­ mittee. I’ve heard testimony about China’s appalling treatment of its own citizens. We recently met with Chinese dissidents and human rights crusaders Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan Mr Wei discussed his concerns about Chinese officials forcing women to undergo involuntary abortion and steriliza­ tion. Furthermore, the Chinese government is still routinely persecuting Muslims. Bud­ dhists and Christians, arresting those who allend unsanctioned church services. If this President were prepared to speak out on behalf of democratic values, weapons proliferation, and Chinese aggres­ sion. a visit to China could be appropriate and productive II is not clear, however, that he is Recent news that the Administration authorized the transfer of military-sensitive missile and satellite technology to China should concern us. Several members of our Policy Committee have been named to a bi­ partisan commission looking into the most serious allegations, which link these trans­ fers to campaign contributions. Further­ more. the decision to attend the celebration in Tianamcn Square, where the Chinese regime massacred pro-democracy protes­ tors. sends inappropriate signals to other countries. Not everything happening in China is bad The economic liberalization in China has improved living standards for Chinese citizens and may help build pressure for de­ mocratic reforms. Our country, if it remaihs strong, w ill outlast Chinese communism >s it did Soviet communism. But we should note that our allies arc losing respect for this Administration’s short-sighted foreign policy. It is imperative that this country get back to a consistent foreign policy focused on our national interests rather than short­ term economic or political gains. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH* with their hometown. Give them a " subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 * Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. 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HastingsBaNNER Deitolcd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings tanner. A Drvrson ot J-Ad Graphics inc 1®S2N Broadway Hastings, Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treastxer Public Opinion: Why low school vote numbers? * Though education it the lop issue listed by Americans in moot polls. fewer thee 10 jd foecoat of registered voters showed up at the polls annually h area school bored dtodtona. Why do you think there is such low voter iwnout in school dectioasT >t» Inc. Frederic Jacobs Vice Prestdent Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • Davxj T Young (Editor) Eiame Gilbert (Assurant Eotor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smit h Marv Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CassAed ads accepted Monday through Prday 8am KSXpm Saturday 830a m Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Mean Cindy O Neill Dan Buetge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County S27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastngs Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 Tart of the time 1 think it's awareness. We need to do a better job of getting the word out." 1 think there ie * tow "It doesn't seem to matter when I vote. The results never turnout became k I* foe oaky thing on tbe ballot and match my opinion." because vuttn rec one reep removed tan the dectotoa procem wfaea they veae for a repteeeatadve. They fed they dotl haves direct iepuL" Mike Hebert, ■eatings: Nanette Vlsger, Vermontville: "The community perceived that there were no financial Issues at stake, due to the lack of a millage election. I'tn disappointed al the poor ■mad because leadersh'p of the school board does indeed involve the finances of the district" "People don't care until it affects their pocketbook." SfctflMa* ^38^8^801®* (f. -H aj "1 often don't know enou0^ about the candidates. If dre elections were held M foe same time and ptoce as regefefr elections, it might be eeatar . to vote." q �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 11. 1998 - Page 5 Task force wants drug searches to continue 1 i FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen l. o< Etfwd Jorm and Co. Bond funds growing in popularity Think of the term "mutual fund," and you probably think of a way to invest in the slock market. Yet there’s another type of mutual fund - the bond fund Bond funds have become an important way for U.S. households to invest in the bond market. A recent paper by the Investment Com­ pany Institute (ICI) examined the growth of bond mutual funds, the economic forces that influence bond fund sales and redemp­ tions. and the impact that drops in bond prices ha\c on bond funds. Here arc some . of the highlights of the paper. Growth of bond mutual funds. Six bond mutual funds existed in 1940. and only three more were introduced in the next 25 years. During the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s. as stock prices de­ clined. mutual fund sponsors organized more bond funds. By the end of 1975. 35 bond funds were in existence, with total asi. sets of $2.2 billion. The Tax Reform Act of 1976 and the in­ troduction of new products that provided investors with more choices spurred further r -increases in the growth of bond funds. The | <«Tpx Act made municipal bond funds more } attracts by allowing the income earned on ' municipal securities to pass tax-free to mu- tual fund shareholders. Fund companies iniroduccd 14 new municipal bond funds in /976. Between early 19X9 and late 1993. bond । | ! ! • funds experienced net inflows of $207.2 •- billion, increasing total bond fund assets by —4TO.7 percent Ownership of bond funds. Individuals owned more than 75 percent of all bond fund assets at the end of 1995. Most indi­ v idual holdings were outside retirement ac­ counts. Individuals tend to prefer tax-ex­ empt bond funds, which do not need the tax-sheltered status of retirement accounts. Bond fund shareholders. Owners of bond funds arc similar to the typical mutual fbnd shareholder Bond fund investors tend to own more than one type of fund. More than 60 percent of mutual fund sharehold­ ers own at least two types of funds. About fiC percent of all bond and income share­ holders also own equity (stock) funds. • Municipal bond fund shareholders tend to be slightly older and wealthier than the average mutual fund shareholder. This sug­ gests a stronger demand among retirees for tax-exempt income. Shareholder behavior. Although there have been redemptions in bond market de­ clines since the mid-1980s, there is no evi­ dence that bond fund shareholders redeem en masse, even when interest rates rise sharply. This behavior is similar to that of equity fund shareholders The ICI paper seems to confirm the pat­ tern of most mutual fund investors. Both equity and bond fund shareholders appear to be focused on long-term movements rather than short-term market develop­ ments. Keep in mind, bond funds arc just one part of your fixed-income portfolio, just as stock funds arc one part of an equity port­ folio. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Coh DAN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar first Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mtg IBM JCPenney Johnson & Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonald's Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Mich Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume 613/8 43 3/4 47 11/16 5615/16 44 5/8 81 7/16 27 100 319 697/8 171/4 3015/16 351/8 73 5/16 22 7/8 119118 771/16 721/8 20 3/16 41 1/16 66 6315/16 13 17 5/16 ♦19/16 ♦1/2 ♦111/18 ♦2 5/16 ♦3 1/2 ♦3 15/16 ♦1 ♦3 7/16 ♦1/4 ♦1 1/2 -26 7/8 ♦3118 •3M ■M -21/16 ♦313/16 ♦2 7/16 ♦1 9/16 ♦1 7/8 ♦IM ♦1 -318 ♦1 1/16 -1/16 -3/16 ♦11/16 73/8 32 7/16 43 3/4 293 65 536 9049 92 564 Millon Shares County road construction projects many this summer More roads than usual are being paved in Barry County this summer, making it one of the busiest years in recent Barry County Mile Road. 3.84 miles. Prairieville Town­ Road Commission history. Manager Brad Orangeville Township. Paving projects coming up yet this Lamberg said Monday. In all. 73 miles of the county's 565 ntiles of local and county roads are getting a fresh layer of pavement in 12 townships which pay the Road Commission for the materials to do the work. "We normally do about 40 to 50 miles of road per year, but we've got an extra 30 miles to do this year.” said Lamberg. who now has about 50 employees, including summer help, working on the projects and regular road maintenance r Currently under way in Barry and Hope ! townships is a project to pave 2.14 miles ■ of Orchard and Kingsbury roads between • Pleasant Lake Road and Pifer Road. ! Other projects completed or under way ! by the Road Commission and its contrac- • tors include paving: ; • Davenport Road, from Woodland to ! 700-feet east of Velte Road. 1.14 miles. ! Woodland Township: ! h Charlton Park Road. .57 mile (3.000 • feet). Carlton Township; ; • Chariton Park Road. 1.67 miles. Carl­ ' ton Township; • Coats Grove Road, from Woodland Road to Bridge & M-66 to the county line, two miles. Castleton and Woodland lownI ships; • South Broadway. 1.20 miles to Camp­ ground Road. Hastings Township; • • Bachman Road, from Hastings city I limits to Coats Grove Road, one mile. ■ Hastings Township; ' • Coats Grove Road. 2.500 fee; east M­ j 43 to Barber Road. 1.26 miles. Carlton and Hastings townships; | ; ! I • Harrington Road, from Eddy Road to Lakeview Drive. .45 miles. Hope Township; • Lakeview Drive, from Harrington Road north to the dead end. .34 mile. Hope Township; • Walters Drive & Thorpe Street. Cloverdale Road to Bowker Lake. .79 mile. Hope Township; • Norris Road, from Prairieville to Three ship; and • Corey Drive, north of Bever. .60 mile. summer include: • McKeown Road at the new bridge, wedging of a low spot along the centerline. Hastings Township; • Bivens Road. .25 mile. Maple Grove Township; • Parmalee Road. M-37 to Whitneyville (partial). 1.23 miles. Thomapple Town­ ship; • Bender Road. Green Lake Road to Finkbeiner Road. .40 miles, Thomapple Township. • Hastings Point Road from Gun Lake to Shady Lane. 1.65 miles. Yankee Springs Township; • Adams Road, three intersections. Thor­ napple Township; • Star School Road from M-37 to the Hastings City Limit, 1.33 miles. Lamberg could not offer start and stop dates for the above projects, noting a num­ ber of variables make it impossible to pre­ dict. The Road Commission is also maintain­ ing a schedule for laying fresh gravel on roads in Assyria. Baltimore. Barry and Johnstown townships. Gravel jobs have been completed in Carlton. Castleton. Hastings. Hope. Irving. Maple Grove, Or­ angeville. Prairieville. Rutland. Thomap­ ple. Woodland and Yankee Springs town­ ships. Lamberg said his department's seven-year average for the number of cubic yards cov­ ered with fresh gravel is about 36.000 per year. This year, more than 45.920 cubic yards will be poured, he said. The department also recently completed a project to replace a bridge deck on Lindsey Road in Orangeville Township. Road Commission workers, which num­ ber about 53. including summer help, arc averaging 12 to 15 hour days, said Lam­ berg. "We normally work five. 10-hour days but this summer so far we've been working five. 12-hour days." said Lamberg. by Mary Warner Staff Writer A task force set up to deal with safety concerns in the Delton Kellogg School District is recommending that dog searches for drugs continue in the district in 1998­ 99 The task force also is asking that book bags and backpacks be kept in students' lockers in the middle and high schools, rather than carried around the school. The task force also wants pointed studs, spikes and chains prohibited as part of student dress. And it made a number of recommenda­ tions at Monday's school board meeting to beef up security in the high school parking lot. including hiring a parking attendant, designating student and teacher parking ar­ eas and restricting access to the parking lol. possibly via gates. Delton Community School Director Louise Angelo, spokeswoman for the task force, told Delton Kellogg School Board members at their meeting Monday that the task force feels the drug searches conducted at the middle and high schools this past school year were "very successful" and the task force is recommending ihat the con­ tract with Interquest Group of Michigan, which conducted the searches this past year, be renewed. A written summary the task force sub­ mitted to the board of six searches In­ terquest conducted this past year listed 42 "alerts" made by the dogs. In the majority of cases — 27 — no "contraband" was found or the only thing discovered was "contraband odor." In four more cases, ei­ ther prescribed or non-prescribed drugs caused the alert. In one case, either a rifle, ammunition or gunpower was found. In four cases either full or empty containers of alcoholic beverages were found. And in six cases either marijuana or a roach clip was found Angelo said the report could not be more specific. "It was intended to be vague be­ cause the reports are confidential." she said. The report did not indicate, for instance, how much marijuana was found in each in­ stance. Assistant high school principal ACCESS, cont. from page I She said the school's intent was to wait for middle school students to begin access­ ing the Internet until the new technology policy was printed in the handbook and new software blocking students from ac­ cessing inappropriate Internet sites was in­ stalled. Purdy said the students banned from computers for the first six weeks of school this coming fall "won't miss any computer instruction" as a result of the ban. Their computer training is done on a rotation ba­ sis with other specialty subjects, she said, and the administration asked those making out the schedule for the suspended students to make sure the students' computer in­ struction time was not scheduled during the first six weeks of school. The students will, however, be kept from using class­ room computers for the first six weeks of school. Purdy said. At the meeting Monday, the board ap­ proved a new technology policy introduced at last month's board meeting. The new policy does not contain language specifi­ cally forbidding the accessing of pornographic materials. Rather, one section requires students to use the Internet and the district-wide information network "to support research and other educational uses in and among academic institutions" and their use "must be consistent with the educational objectives of the Delton Kellogg Schools." Another section of the policy prohibits "transmission of any material in violation of any U.S. or state regulation. This in­ cludes, but is not limited to. copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret" The policy also contains a form where student users sign tbe bottom of a state­ ment saying, "1 understand and will abide by the Delton Kellogg acceptable use policy and statement of network etiquette. I understand that access is designed for educational purposes only. I further understand that any violation of these terms is unethical and may constitute a criminal offense. Should I commit any violation, my privileges will be revoked and school disciplinary action and/or appropriate legal action may be taken." The form also asks parents or guardians to sign at the bottom of a statement that releases the district from responsibility for materials accessed by students through the district network and Internet. The statement says in pan that "I recognize that it is im­ possible for Delton Kellogg Schools to re­ strict access to all controversial materials and 1 will not hold them responsible for materials accessed and acquired through the district technology equipment, networks and other equipment." Students in the district will be required to have a signed copy of the form on file at their school in order to be allowed use of any school computers. Wells said student handbooks for this coming school year will contain a specific ban on accessing pornography, and other specific examples of violations of the tech­ nology policy will be listed, along with probable consequences. Brenda Pickett told board members that the dogs "never found significant amounts of drugs." alerting instead on marijuana seeds or residual odors. The report also did not indicate how many of the four discoveries of alcoholic beverages were of containers actually hold­ ing alcohol. Pickett told the board that the dogs may alert to such things as students previously carrying empty beer cans to the store in their cars. Searches were made of students' lockers and vehicles — no searches of individuals were allowed. Superintendent Marsha Wells said the task force recommended banning students from carrying around book bags and backpacks so those items can also be checked when the dogs are making their checks of lockers. The ban on carrying around backpacks and bags is already contained in some of the schools' proposed 1998-99 student handbooks currently being revised by the schools' staffs. Angelo said designating parking areas for staff and students would help facilitate the dog searches. Angelo said after the board meeting that there were no criminal prosecutions of stu­ dents because of material found by the dogs, but some students were disciplined. "How we deal with It internally is the school's call." Angelo said. She said at the board meeting that stu­ dents whose locker or car caused an "alert" by a dog were "very respectful" and cooper­ ated with school officials. "1 think the students understand it's for them — it's their education, safety and well-being we're concerned about.” she said. She believes the dog searches "sent a message to our students that we were very serious about our zero tohrance" of drugs, alcohol, guns, and so forth, she said. Angelo said the task force wants studs, spikes and chains prohibited in student dress because they could be used to injure students. She said the task force is not trying to dictate fashion to students, but rather is concerned about their safety. Angelo said she has seen fights where these types of things have been used as weapons. Angelo said the task force wants to beef up parking lot security to keep people off the campus who are not supposed to be there, possibly using a gate and parking at­ tendant to do so. She did not know where such a gate would go. but speculated that one possibility would be placed across the main road leading into the high school. Another gate may need to be put up across the road between the high school and middle school to keep students from trying to exit the high school via the middle school, she said. The task force, which was formed two years ago. is made up of parents, students, administrators, teachers, and law enforce­ ment officials. Rob Longstreet Longstreet made full partner with Hastings law firm Rob Longstreet has been made a full partner with the Hastings legal firm of Siegel. Hudson. Gee and Longstreet. A 1988 graduate of Hastings High School. Longstreet earned his bachelor's degree in 1992 from Alma College and earned a juris doctor degree from the Wayne State University Schoo) of Law. He returned to his hometown afterward and has been with the Hastings law firm for three years now He took the post here when James Fisher left to become Barry County Circuit Judge. Longstreet continues his general practice of law, with emphasis in corporate law and estate planning. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, is president of the Hastings Youth Council, is recording secretary for the Barry County Bar Association, and is adjunct professor in business law at Kellogg Community College. He and his wife. Cathy, a second grade teacher, live in Hastings and have a son, Joseph. They are members of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. Hastings attorney has new practice Middleville Village Attorney Jeff Youngsma has left the Hastings firm he has been affiliated with and opened a private practice in Caledonia. Youngsma. who opened at 9952 Cherry Valley Ave. in Caledonia June 1, has been Middleville's village attorney for the last nine years. He has been with the law firm of Siegel, Hudson, Gee and Youngsma for 11 years, the last seven as a full partner. In his Caledonia office, be wilt handle real estate, small corporate and general law cases. Besides Middleville, Youngsma also has worked on legal matters with Woodland Township. LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE SALE PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT REED. STOVER A O'CONNOR. PC. IS ATTEMPTING TO COL­ LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB­ TAINED WM.L BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default having been made in the terms and conditions ol a certain mortgage which was made on the 9th day of January. 1997. by SCOTT W PARKS, a single person, as Mortgagor to FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a credit union organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Mortgagee, and recorded m the 22nd day ot January. 1997. tn the office of the Register ol Deeds for Barry County and State ol Michigan in Uber 683 of Records Page 504. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid on the date hereof S14.297 67 principal and interest at 7 6°. per annum, and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity of having been instituted to recover the debt secured by sad mortgage or any part thereof and the power ol sale in sad mortgage contained having be­ come operative by reason of such default Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of July. 1998 at one o'clock m the afternoon at the east door of the Courthouse in the City of Hast­ ings State of Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered tor sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at public auction or vendue the premises hereinafter described, for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpad upon said mortgage together with interest to date ol sale and legal costs and expenses including the attorney fee allowed by law and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protea its interest in the premises which premises are described as situate in the Town­ ship of Johnstown County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to-wit LOT 51 OF COUNTRY ACRES ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN UBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 64 The period of redemption will be six months from date of sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 324la in which case the redemption per.od shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated May 19 1998 FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REED STOVER & OCONNOR PC 151 S Rose Street Suite 800 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 By Robert E Engels one of its Attorneys (6/25) Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Douglas R BAKER and Melissa M MORGAN to Wood­ hams Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 10 1995 and recorded on March 14. 1995 in Uber 626. on Page 520. Barry County Records. Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SER­ VICES. INC as assignee by an assignment dated April 29 1996 Which was recorded on May 8 1996 in Liber 659. on Page 705 Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight And 74/100 dollars ($54 348 74) including interest at 9 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that sad mort­ gage Will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Has­ tings Michigan at 100 octock PM . on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as The North one half on the following described premises Beginning in the center of the highway running through the East of haff of the Southeast one quarter of seaion 6. town 1 North, range 9 West and 1 chain North of the seaion line be­ tween seaions 6 and 7. running thence Westerly 2 1/2 chains, thence Southerly parallel with said highway 1 1/4 chams to said section hne. thence West along said seaion’line 3 61 chains thence North 72 links to the right of way of the Chcago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad for a place of beginning thence m a Easterly dvection to a point 1 chain North and 2 1/2 chains Westerly of the pomt of beginning thence Easterly 2 1/2 chains thence Northeasterly 2 chains parallel with sad highway thence Westerly 5 34 chains thence Southeasterly 3 16 chains along tbe right of way of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys tor GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F4e <98054658 (6-25) �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 1998 County surveyor to get larger salary next year by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A promised salary hike in 1999 will nearly double the current pay of Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds. Since his election to the post in 1992. Reynolds' annual county salary has been $3,600. But now. the County Compensa­ tion Commission, which sets the salaries year's Compensation Commission went to work in March and April. In days gone by. Reynolds is the first to admit that there was no need to compensate the county surveyor, but the slate s 1990 Survey and Remonu:nentation Act has mandated a workload for the surveyor that includes several hundred hours of profes­ sional. technical and clerical work each year Reynolds did not seek re-election to the and fringe benefits of non-judicial county elected officials, has recommended a $6,000 per year salary for Reynolds in 1999 and 2000 The County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved the Compensation Commission's report, which also includes the surveyor in the county pension pro­ gram for the first time. The pension pro­ gram is available to the other elected offi­ cials, Compensation Commission Chair­ man Patrick W. Vaughan said in the report. Reynolds repeatedly has asked county of­ ficials for a pay hike, but his request has never been seriously considered before this surveyor post in 1996. but won re-election with 33 write-in votes. He is the owner of Reynolds Land Surveying and Mapping in Hastings. Other elected officials will be getting 1.5 DeBoer's current salary is $48,783; Crowley. $64,305; VandeCar. $36,809; Schondelmayer. $34,951; Shaffer, $35,120; and Boersma. $43,085. 'The survey information provided by County Administrator Mike Brown indi­ cates that the salaries of our elected offi­ cials are average or slightly higher than av­ erage when compared to our peer group," Vaughn said of the Compensation Com­ mission's recommendation. "These increases should offset any infla­ tionary erosion which may occur during that time frame." PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 1330 N Broadway. Hastings Phone 945 *i95 Sunday School 9 30 a a^. Worship and C clebraiHin 19 10 am. Sunday evening 6 00 School 11 OO am. Sundas I sening Service MW pm. Bible Studs & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m p rn . Wednesday night 7pm Bible study, youth and children’s program Rotor John Mclhsh QUIMBY I SITED METHODIST CHI RCH THORN APPLE VALLEY CHURCH (616) 945-9192 Sunday School III a m . Uir »hip 11 a m . Mier School Special Wednesday. 4 pm Pl) Bm 63. Hastings. Ml 4905# CEDAR CREEK BIBLE I edar I reck Rd . K mt South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Sonon Phone 6?1.<543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 10 p m also Nursery asail'bk for all ser­ vices Bring the wh<4e family ley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used at all services hit more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 104< am MommgWorship Wcdncsuay b 45 pm Warriors (grades K-5th). Y'outh Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 Thursday Prayer Meeting (Child (grades 6-12th) pm ? IX) pm care provided) St .Andrew'v is a part of the Irdcpcndcm Anglican Canada Synod Church ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC ( Hl RC H 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Mich James A C ampbell. Pastor weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Sunday School 9 10 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pin FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH RainbowsorJJ Bible Quiz (ages 2 309 |- Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Shorkey, Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Y'outh Pastor. Aa.on Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study • No age limits WELC OME C ORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHI RCH MBS N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Phone 367-4061 Pukard. 945-5974 Litchncld or Darlene Worship Scr- v ices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Res Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SC HOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 hi 8 00 pm. BIBLE Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 45 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 45 and II 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6(8) pm Sunday evening First Monday Monday of the Month Mom's Tune Out Wednes­ day Sr High Y'outh. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study a:«d Prayer 7 (M) p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Wc welcome you to our fering people w ho care day Morning Worship /tnemerly the HtUbigl Brethren Church). 600 terested in a free Home Bible Grace Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible I lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Pravcr and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Earth. 5 30 pm Y'outh meeting with "Y’outh With a Mes­ sage . 945-9224. 6 10 p m - Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pasior A mission of Si Catholic Church. I listings Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study ’pm Norman Herron. Minister Ph.mc 945-29.18 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible I orrcvpondcncc Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev IhmalJ Brail. Associ­ ate Pasior Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 am Mass fix. her. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 K) p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 (Ml am. I ontcssion Saturday 4 IM) - 4 30 p m (III RCH OF THE N AZARENE |7|6 North Bnudwav Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services Sundas School Hour. 945 am I1 <M) a tn Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 iMi pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services tor Adults. Teens and I hildren service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN C IIRI5T1AN P IRISH 4887 Coo** -nc Rd Pastor Ben ' «.hair accessible and Herring clcvaio: y Scbo>»l 9 30 a m . I hurch Sc.sice 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High WREN H NERAL HOME of Hastings N ATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F DI l THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescripthwis” I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HAST INGS MANITACIT RING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. "OCmARd Charles was a member of Banfield KalamaztM) Mrs. Fassctt was bom on August 7. United Methodist Church having been a choir member of Organ Club. Square Eaton Dance Club. Battle Creek Chapter of 1912 in Kalamo Township. Barbershop Singing Group, singing in (Bachman) Benson. She was raised in the Kalamo/Nashville Choir and in Retreads Quartet (Society for areas and attended Bamcs rural school and Barbershop Singing in America). He enjoyed flying his own airplane, fishing, deer hunting, golfing, bowling and was an Hastings. Michigan and Preservation Nashville schools, graduating in 1930 from Nashville High School. She went to Encouragement of time at Castleton Center School and in Hope Township in 1967. She was employed as a nurse aide at great grandchildren; brother, Kenneth Yaw of Battle Creek; sisters, Alice Webber of Sunset Acres Nursing Home and Barry County Medical Care Facility. Wyoming. Elizabeth Lapckas of Battle 9414 Sunday. June 14 8 00 and 10 00 am Holy Communion (No \duli Choir Picnic Thursday. June 11 4 00 p m Children’s Choir. 74 10 Sunday School). 11 30 a m pm Childrens Choir Pizza picnic. 7 00 Adult Choir Saturday. June I 1 3 (MJ-6 00 p m Graduation Open She was a member of McCallum United Brethren Church. Women s Circle of the Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Education rector of Music and Organist 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 10 a in Worship • Child care available for infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church fix ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 am . Coffee Fellow­ ship Saturday. June 20 goodwill Class lYxIuck Dinner Program Monday. Aug .1 - Wc will launch FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (HURCH 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pavbx Sunday. June 14 9 U) a m and 11 00 a m Sun­ day morning Worship Services The 9 10 Service is broadcast over WBC II - NM 1220 Nurscrv !*pro­ vided during both services Mon day. June *» 00 am-12 00 15 Committee Wednesday. Noah's Ark - Dining School. Advisory room June 17 - 9 uo a m • 12 (M) noon "SsxiLight Island" Va­ cation Bible School Latta of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. June 9. 1998 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Albion. Reverend James A. Waddell Battle Creek; eight grandchildren; eight officiated. Burial took place at Oakland Hillk Memorial Gardens in Novi. Memorial contributions may be made tb Barry County Animal Control Shelteh Creek. Funeral Services for Mr. Yaw were held 825 West Apple Michigan 49058. Wednesday. June 10, 1998 at Richard A. Street Hastings, • | Battle Creek Chapter of Barbershop Cheeseman. age 70, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday. June 3. 1998 at her her parents; three brothers; a sister and a of Kalamazoo. Linda Fassctt of Portage; three sons. Clair (Thelma) Fassctt of Nashville, Lee (Ellie) Fassctt of Mendon, sister. Agnes (Karl) Pufpaff of Nashville; nieces A nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday. June 8. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Gerald W. Galloway officiated. Burial took place at Barryville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to McCallum United Brethren Church or Gideon Bible Program. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER and Reverend Merlin Funeral Arrangements were made by Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapel of Albion. Pratt Singers. | | HASTINGS Call Us at... 945-9554 7laM^Stanton^h!xsman~^\ NASHVILLE - Hah F. (Stanton) - Shirley J. Ruder, age 63. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, residence. ’’ She was bom December 6, 1927 ij Hope Township of Barry County, th daughter of Leon A Violet (Hoffman in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Walter Stanton. She graduated from Fairfax High Schoo in Fairfax, Virginia in 1946. She married George Cheeseman Octobe A Laura (Morgan) Durham. She was raised in Oskaloosa. Iowa and Tucson, Arizona and attended schools there. She graduated in 1953 from 11. 1947 in Alexandria. Virginia. She was a homemaker and was member of the Nashville Church of th Nazanrene and previously taught th Amphitheater High School in Tucson. She kindergarten Sunday School Class. She enjoyed hot air ballooning June 3, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Ruder was-bom on April 17. 1935 went on to attend Simpson College in San Francisco. California, graduating in 1958 gardening, sewing, and her pets, especial! with a Bachelor’s Degree. She was married to Donald W. Ruder on her dog “Charlie". Mrs. Cheescman was preceded in dcatl August 19. 1961. Mrs. Ruder worked several years as a legal secretary in Arizona and after moving to Hastings in 1966. She has lived in her dream house on Gun Lake Road for the by her parents: Leon A Violet Stantor past five years. She was a member of Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Missionary Council of the Church. Sunday School Teacher. 17 years as the Church Secretary, the National and a brother: Duane Stanton. Mrs. Cheescman is survived by he husband. George; daughters. Care Cheeseman of Nashville. Janet (Steve Parr of Bellevue; granddaughter. Chrislin and grandson; Brian; sister. Mary Bulow c Walkerville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday June 6. 1998 al the Nashville Church o Missionary Alliance, she loved animals, the Nazarene. Reverend Al Mettlei Reverend Jim Sherman. A Reverend Tor especially dogs A horses. Mrs. Ruder was preceded in death by her Voyles officiated. Burial look place at Wilcox Cemetery parents; Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made t Barry County Humane Society or Ban Honor Society, the brothers, Christian Charles and Durham. Clifford A William LaFollctte; sister. - 9 00 a m • 12 00 noon “Nonl ight Bible Patty Wren of Grand -Rapids; nephew*^, Dave Wren of Hastings. Craig A Cory Charles is survived by his wife, Ruth N. avid reader. Mrs. Fassctt was preceded in death by n*xm “Sonl ight Island" Yacatnxi BiBle School begins’ 7 30 pm Trustee* Meeting Tuesdav. June 16 Kentwood; two grandchildren. Brittany A Katelyn Hartman; sister. Kathryn (David) handicrafts, gardening, music and was an will run from 9-|| 30 a m Aug 1 appropriate f«x Astronauts, kinder­ garten thru f ifth grade Schamanek of Houghton Lake; ont daughter. Tammy (Steve) Hartman 6f officiated. Burial took place at Day Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Banficid United Methodist Church of our Space Mission Bible ( amp It thru 7 This program will be moM by her parents. « Mrs. Schamanek is survived by two sons. Jeff Schamanek of Waterford. Greg Dobbs Burr, two daughters. Lois (Clarence) Martz Church phimc 616-945-9574. Bar ncr frw building with elevator to all Honrs Broadcast of worship service over W'BCH-AM 1220 at Food Henry Funeral Home. Reverend Deann Cong Council. 7 30 p m OA and Felpausch School Teacher. 4-H Leader, enjoyed House. 8 <X> pm NA Tuesday. June 16 6 30 pm Softball. 7 00 of Green the Church, the Gideon Auxiliary. Sunday granddaughter Laticia Martz. Mrs. Fxssctt is survived by*her husband. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHI R( II for Wren of Hastings; brother. Daniel (Lind|) Latta of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; niece, avid gunsmith. He was also preceded in death by a daughter. Linda K. Boyce in 1982 and attend Barry County Normal receiving teachers certification. She taught for a brief grandson. Charles A. Miller in 1992. 239 I. North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ manager Company. f Mrs. Schamanek was preceded in death County, the daughter of Issac & Anna (Borden) Wheeler Yaw; son, David E. Yaw of Delton; daughter, Nancy L. Gorham of GRACE LITHERAN CHURCH Schools as a secretary to the assistant superintendent. She also was an assistant 5. 1998 at Heartland Health Care Center in She was married to Burr W. Fassctt on May 28. 1932. She had lived many years in the BarryviHe area of Barry County before moving to her home on Head Road 6 30 pm 11 .EXE YB INCORPORATED of Hasiings She moved to the Albion area in the mid-1970's. She was employed by the Albion Public He then married Ruth N. (Borden) Wheeler Yaw on February 17, 1993 in Ban Gel J. Hastings Center School. Island" Y'acation This inlornitilmn on worship services is provided hi The HustotKs Hanner, the churches and these local businesses. June 5. 1998 at her residence. Mrs. Schamanek was bom on October ■ 9 00 a m Senior 10(8) am Y'outh Aduh Bible Study; 6 if) p m Kid* quizzing. " tm pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further in fixnut ion call the church office Adult Bible Study. Maple Valley High Fellowship Time before the am to retirement in 1975. He was a member for 50 years of I.B.E.W. (International for ages 2 through fifth grade GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 father Charles Sunday School. 10 45 a m Mormt.g Worship. 5 00 m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults 'Kids Alite” pm Teens. 6 (JO School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) ST. ROSE CATHOLIC C HI RCH Jefferson Rose Saturday Evening 6 30 p m meeting at Study tor all #05 S II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible S'udy 7pm If in­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE ( Hl RCH Sandra Elaine Schamanek HASTINGS - Hilna M. Fassctt. age 85. of Hastings, passed u*ay Friday. June grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; church family with the warmth of I hrist s Love, and the fellowship of Prairieville ALBION - Sandra Elaine Schamanek. age 57. of Albion, passed away Friday, Charles was married to his first wife, H. Nylc (Barbara) Fassctt of Portage; II David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ at Cemetery. Lucille (Langs) Yaw. July 27. 1935 and she preceded him in death July 18. 1992. Church 502 I- Grand St. Hastings. Pastor Monday. June 8. 1998. Burial took place Charles was employed by Michigan Carton Company (later becoming St. Regis Paper Company) for 27 years prior BYRRY COl STY CHI RCH OF CHRIST streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. away Friday. June 5. 1998 al his rcsider.ee. Private family services were held 13. 1940 in Plymouth, the daughter of Corner each nx-nth 8 00 a m . freewill of­ passed away Sunday, June 7, 1998 at his residence due to an illness he had for five Howard R. & Doris H. (Sears) Latta. more information 94K-K004 munity Breakfast on third Saturday PLAINWELL - Robert Eugene Cheeseman, age 63. of Plainwell, pasted Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local For more information Women. Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for STUDY Sunday. * uC pm. Com­ Robert Eugene Cheeseman DELTON - Mr. Charles D. Yaw, age 87, of Delton, formerly of Baltic Creek, #445 also working out of Union in Electrical Work. Prayer day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 00p m arc or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). See SALARY, continued page All elected officials, however, will re- 7 30 p m call the church office Wednesday David T Bust wick, vicar at 94K- 2101 full day of meetings £ "We are aware of the need to provide a * quate. competitive salary levels for ( day night service with live band 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible 7 00pm Morning Prayer 2nd & days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ Classes 10 a m. Worship 11 a m . hope: united methodist CHURCH Sundays 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 10 a m Nursery provided Junior church Y'outh group Thurs­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday M-37 South a: M-79. Larry Hub- a m I loly Communion I st and 3rd Pastor De Ann Dobb* Ptx me 616­ am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ 1100 am. Evening Service al Meeting at M12 I. Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 Bedford Rd. Dowling 9275 S 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jcflrey A Ar­ 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible ST. XSDREWS ISDEPESDEVr ANGLICAN CHURCH compensation level for commissioners is somewhat higher than our peers, thus our recommendation to keep the rates un­ changed for the next two years." Vaughn said. Mr. Yaw was bom February II. 1911 in Battle Creek, the son of Harry and Lena (Bauer) Yaw. He attended Battle Creek Schools. COUNTRY CHAPEL I SITED METHODIST CHURCH Pl.tASAXTVIEU FAMILY ( III RCH bridge Other commissioners receive $7,740 muuK ally. On top of that, all commissioners are eligible to receive per diem payments of. $25 for a meeting that lasts up to on^. hour; $50 for a meeting that is more tha^ one hour and up to a half day; and $75 for i Charles D. Yaw Register of Deeds Sandy Scbondelmayer. Drain Commissioner Robert Shaffer and County Clerk Nancy Boersma. 2601 Lacey Riud. IMnding. Ml 49050 Pauor. Sicsc Olmucad (616) ■<X-l()2l church phone Sundas Sers ice 9 30 a tn . Sundas Pastor Susan Trow ceive an improved pension plan. As County Board Chairman. Jim Bai- percent salary increases in 1999 and 2 per­ cent hikes in 2000 and an enhanced pension plan. They are County Sheriff Steve De­ Boer. County Prosecutor Dale Crowley. County Treasurer Susan VandeCar. County .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... M-'9 West The "peer group" used for the salary study included elected officials in the coun­ ties of Branch. Newaygo. Cass. St. Joseph. Montcalm, Ionia, Clinton. Allegan and Eaton. County commissioners will not receive an increase in salary. "The survey information shows that our Dorothy Almond. Mrs. Ruder is survived by her husband. Donald; one son. David Ruder of Tucson. Arizona; one daughter. Deborah Ruder of Hastings; grandson. Aaron Ryan Ruder of Hastings; sister, Catherine Durham of Tucson. Arizona; three brothers-in-law. Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will John Ruder of Cochise. Arizona. Arthur (Gertrude) R.idcr of Traverse City. Richard (Marie) Ruder of Cochise, Arizona; several GET RESULTS! Cemetery in Green Valley. Arizona. Memorial contributions may be made to nieces A nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 6. 1998 at Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Reverend Randall K. Hartman and Reverend Arthur W. Ruder officiated. Burial look place at Green Valley lhe Gideon Memorial Bible Program. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Community Hospice. . Funeral arrangements were made b Maple Valley Chapel. Nashville. Read the BANNER every week for LOCAL COVERAGE of the world about you! * �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 Lake Odessa NEWS Social News The Ionia County chapter of the Michi­ gan Association of Retired School person­ nel (MARSP) will have a joint meeting Wednesday June 24. with the Michigan Stale Returned Employees The noon meet­ ing al the Masonic Temple on Fourth Street. Ionia, will feature a luncheon, followed by Otises to celebrate 50th anniversary Paul Raymond and Georgia Elaine Otis were united in marriage June 19. 1948 Come and celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Join family and fnends on June 20 from I to 4 p.m. at the home of Butch and Linda Falconer. 3111 Fighter Rd. Hastings. A hog roast, lots of optional activities and good old fashioned fellowship will be shared. Please no gifts, only your presence is re­ quested. ratives to help celebrate this joyous occa' sion. (No gifts please Your presence is the l-only gift we request.) * The Shades’ children arc Bonnie Ander­ son. Joni Fairbrothcr. Jackie Scramlin. and the late James Shade; and they have 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Schantz-Hubert plan to wed Aug. 21 Michael and Sarah Schantz and Michael and Robin Hubert announce the engage­ ment of their children. Shcllie Schantz and Kevin Hubert, all of Hastings. Shcllie is a graduate of Davenport Col­ lege. she is currently employed by the Iscrv Company Kevin is a senior at Michigan Technolog­ ical University. He is currently employed by the Amway Corporation An August 21 wedding is planned. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. that the public hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on June 17. 1998 al 7:30 pm at the Prairies ille Township Hall 10115 South Noms Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the ifcmfsi to be considered al this public hearing include, in brief, the following: • Graduation open house for Jennifer Parks was held Saturday afternoon at the home of her married sister. Nicole. This proved 1o be a fortunate move since Washington Boule­ mation on HMD and insurance, as well as Medicare. Others who attended were Kathryn Barden of Hastings and five Barry PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Streets were busy Saturday, as the annual community-wide garage sales were held m a program planned by the local Chamber of Commerce. Maps were printed with num­ bered spots for those who paid a very small fee and registered in advance. Many house­ holders capitalized on the event and held their own sales without advertising. Ionia County attended the state meeting last week. About 2.000 attended the Tuesday evening session. This was devoted to infor­ Shades to celebrate golden anniversary original wedding vows at 3:30 p.m. at the Lowell Township Hall The family requests the honor of the presence of fnends and rcl- Central United Methodist Church for the evenings of June 21-25. on Coats Grove Road Friday evening when they spotted smoke from the bam on the Dr. Eavcy farm. The Eavcys had not yet seen it. The radio reported later was that four fire departments battled the blaze, which de­ stroyed the large frame bam and damaged a smaller building. MARSP members Abbott. Johnson. Rus­ sell. Moltmakcr. Garlock and others from The children (Harold. Don. Tom. Bob and Mark) of Jim and Eloise Lewis would like to invite you to a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Jim and Eloise were married on June 20, 1948 in Osseo, Ml. _ The date is Sunday. June 21 from 1-3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. y Jim and Eloise request your presence only- .hosted by their family. The open house will be held Saturday. June 13. from 2 to 5 p.m. al the Lowell Township Hall. 2910 Alden Nash Road. SE. Lowell. Dale and Gladys will renew their appearances by Ionia Countys representa­ tives and senator in the Michigan Legisla­ ture Call 374-8420 or 527-4027 for reser­ vations The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. June 13. at the Lake Odessa Depot Museum at I p.m to hear Kerry Chartkoft'speak on Civil War flags of Michigan This will be followed by a work­ shop for those wanting to become part of First Families Local members have been working on a transcription project for all of Michigan, in which listings of death records from the 1880s are being transferred to in­ dividual cards. Some members have volun­ teered to work on lhe First Families recog­ nition in the fall. There arc now 36.000 names from cemetery listings of the county on the Internet. Vacation Bible School is being planned at vard was nearly blocked al limes with traf­ fic from garage sale shoppers. Nicole and husband Tony were leaving their driveway Lewises to observe 50th anniversary Ds’’- and Gladys Shade of Chandler. Ari­ zona. formerly of Aho. will celebrate their Golden Anniversary on Friday. June 19. 1998. They will celebrate by returning to Michigan for an open house, in their honor, I. Special Land Use Permit filed by Michael Kiss ot 54 Little long Lake Drive. Hickory Comers. Ml 49060 (Parcel O8-OI2-O36-O24-OO). The applicant is requesting a home oveupa LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain and Associate*. P.C. is a debt collector and we ere attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for ttvat pyrpoee MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by DENNIS J GOULD AND LUCINDA GOULD HUSBAND AND WIFE to AAA MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL CORPORATION A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Mortgagee dated July 26 1996 and recorded on September 26. 1996 m Uber 673. on page 836 Barry County Records. M chigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to MOREQUITY. INC by an assignment dated April 15. 1997. and recorded on April 24 1997 m Uber 692. on page 282 Barry County Records. Michigan on wfuch mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventh three thousand nme hundred eight and 09/100 Dollars ($73 908 09) including interest at 16 050*. per annum Under lhe power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml. at 1 00 p m on July 2. 1996 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 12 ACRES OF THE EAST 57 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21 TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER THENCE WEST 440 FEET THENCE NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD 675 FEET THENCE EAST 400 FEET. THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 12 months Irom the date ol such sale Dated May 21. 1998 MOREQUITY. INC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgage Robert A Tremain A Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (6/18) lion permit io operate an underground pct containment business. The property in question is in the "R-l" Single Family. Low Density. Residential District 2. Special Land L'se Permit filed by Richard and Joanne Oehrl. 4644 Fennessy. SW.. Grand Rapids Michigan 49544 to allow continuation of the placement and use ot a 24 foot Jayco travel trailer on Lol 17 (parcel No. 08-012-43O-OI7-OO1. Sandy Beach during the months of June. July. August and .September as prescribed in Township Zoning ordinance The proper­ State of Michigan Barry County Trial Court - Family Diviaton PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF FRIEND OF THE COURT ANNUAL STATUTORY REVIEW ty in question is in the ~R-2’ Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District. • . 3. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission lor this meeting All interested persons arc invited to be present or submit written comments on these special land use permit applications al the address below Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxil­ iary aids and sen ices such as signers fnr the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol primed materials being considered at the hearing upon five (5l days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk. Prairieville Township Planning Commission Robert Kull. Secretary Prairieville Township hall 10115 South Norris Road Delton. Michigan 49046 1996- Page 7 PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE RECORD OF THE FRIEND OF THE COURT Under Michigan law the chief family judge an­ nually reviews the performance record of the Fnend of the Court The review will be conducted on or about July i 1998 This review is limited by law to the following criteria whether the Fnend ol the Court is guilty ol misconduct neglect of statu­ tory duty or failure to carry out the written orders of the court relative to a statutory duty whether the purposes of the Fnend of the Court Act are being met and whether the duties of the Friend of the Court are being earned out in manne- that re­ flects the needs of the commur..ty Members of the public may submit written comments to the chief family judge relating to these criteria Send your written comments, with your name and ad­ dress to Honorable Richard H Shaw Barry County Trial Court Family Division 220 West Court Street Hastings Michigan 49058 (6/18) Shown here is the unique carlo in the rail car passing through Lake Odessa • County members from Delton, Eva Engle from Caledonia. Max and Arietta Hamilton of Fremont. Eva lived here while her hus­ band. Millard, was LOHS pnncipal. Max was supenntendent of LOHS for 2 1/2 years. 1957-59 The Hamilton reported widespread damage from the Sunday morn­ ing u ind storm on May 31. Recently an unusual sight on the railroad was noted by a few people. A short train with only one engine, one freight car. a flat car and a caboose stopped between Tupper Lake crossing and fourth Avenue. The spe­ cial cargo on the flatcar was encased in heavy blue plastic and earned a pnnted message to beware of the gas enclosed in the big blue sausage-shaped balloon. Front and rear of the flat car had an arch bearing several arms to assure clearance for the cargo. The caboose was from Babcock and Wilcox as was the flatcar from Ontario. The attendant ndmg on the caboose revealed that the object ahead was a steam generator for a power plant After one of the crew threw a switch, the train proceeded at a snail’s pace, likely to go onto the double track just west of the village Center Stage Dance Academy of Wood­ land presented its annual Spnng Revue at Hastings Central Auditorium Saturday cvenmg and Sunday afternoon The produc­ tion was two different performances Kelly Sanderson is assisted by young teachers Tracy Smith, Amy Erdman. Shanna Raingh and Nccna Collins. Also her mother. Ruth McDowell, taught some of the students There were solo numbers choreographed and danced by Lon Jackson. Tracey Smith and Amy Erdman Carley Spitzlcy also did a solo number. There were literally scores of students in the production. There were 36 numbers in the program. The shift from one act to another was very smooth. For several acts, there was a Parisian backdrop. Congratulations to Nursing Assistants (CENA’S) ' at Thornapple Manor!!! Happy Nursing Assistants Week from all of us here at T.M.H June 4th- 11th, 1998. Double Wide Mobile Home AUCTION Having moved into an adult care home. I will aell the following: LOCATED: 278 E. Birdsall Drive. Bedford Hills Mobile Home Park. Battle Creek. Ml (Bedford Hills Mobile Park is off of M-37 at the north edge of Battle Creek.) Thursday, June 25,1998 Sale Staring at 6:00 p.m. Offering this immaculate 27' x 56' (1512 sq. ft.) Redman Deluxe Home. The home has three bedrooms, two baths, large open living room, beautiful kitchen with large open eating area. Includes 21' x 22' carport: 8' x 20 storage shed Also includes Kitchenmaid dishwasher, Magic Chef stove and refrigera­ tor. Whirlpool washer and dryer and central air conditioning OPEN HOUSES Thursday, June 11 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 22nd from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. TERMS of REAL ESTATE: An earnest money deposit of 10% ot selling price is required of successful bidder auction day with balance due in full on or before 30 days from auction. A BUYER S PREMIUM of 10% of bid price will be added to calculate the final selling price. Possession at final dosing NOTE: This is a fantastic opportunity, home is just like new and ready for a new owner Bertha Gauthier - Owner Belcher, Dingman, Spaulding • Auctioneers • 1499S US-27 North • Marshall. Ml 49068 (616) 7S1-425S FAX (616) 781-4500 website: www.bdsaucttons.com “Take Action—Sell cd Auction • Edward Belcher • Brent Belcher • Harold Dingman • Larry Spaulding • Kevin Belcher �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 1998 paid utilities She thought this would help Josie get on her feci Josie took in her 17-year-old half-si9cr. and that’s when the trouble really started Guys with police records started hanging around, and there was plenty of dnnk|ng LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P C- Is a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by LILA NAPIER. AN UNMARRIED WOMAN to COM­ MONPOINT MORTGAGE. A MICHIGAN COR PORATION Mortgagee dated June 12. 1997 and recorded on June 23. 1997 m Uber 699 on page 436 Barry County Records Mctwgan and assigned by said mortgagee to CONTIMORT GAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated instrument No 1009599 and recorded on March 30 1998 Barry County Records Mchigan on wtuch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof of sum of sixty three thousand nme hundred sixty one and 15/100 Dollars ($63 961 15) including interest at 13 940*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubkc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse Hastmgs. Ml. at 1 00 p m on June 25. 1996 Said premises are situated in CITY OF NASHVILLE BARRY County Michigan and are LOT 85 OF MIX ADDITION OF NASHVILLE • ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 14. 1996 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee ol Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain X Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (6/11) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firm Is a debt coHector attempting to colloci a debt. Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A NETZEL. a single man (Original Mortgagors) to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mort­ gagee dated October 9 1997 and recorded on December 18. 1997 in Document Number 1003341 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed Io be due at lhe date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Six And 16/100 doiars ($123,126 16) tncludog interest at 9 625*. per annum under the power ot sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that sad mod gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part o’ them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Has­ tings Michigan at 1 00 octock PM on July 9 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of WOODLAND. Barry County. Michigan and are described as Lot Ninety-One of the Plat of Eagle Pont Number Four, according to the recorded plat thereof be­ ing a of the Northeast fractional one-quarter of Section Four. Town Four North Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County Meh. gan The redemption period shall be 6 month)s) horn the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe Dated May 28. 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98054546 (6-25) Rnn landers Brother learned his lesson Dear Ann Ijindcrs: This is for “Up Against It in Honda." whose stepdaughter forged her fathers signature to get a loan The young woman thought her father was dying, but to her astonishment, he recov­ ered. I hope that greedy daughter is prose­ cuted to the full extent of the law. I know firsthand about unpnncipled sib­ lings My brother stole my Social Security number. got his hands on my credit cards and ran up $7.(KX) in a single week. I pressed charges for forger)', as well as fraud As >ou can imagine, this did not make me the most popular member of the family, but I figured if I didn't stand up for myself. I deserved to be taken for a chump I also came to the conclusion that by not letting my brother get away with this. I was doing him a favor. This guy had lo learn a lesson, and he finally did No Name in Tyler, Texas. IX*ar No Name in Tyler Your brother re­ ally put you between a rock and a hard place. I can well imagine your discomfort. You did the nght thing, however, by turning him in. I hope the Ic^on was learned and that he’s now on the straight and narrow. See “Messies’ State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent * Estat* Rte No. 96-223S2-SE Estate of VICTOR BELSITO. Deceased Social Security No 381-14-3119 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on June 29 1998 at 2 30 p m in the probate courtroom. Hast­ ings. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the pebbon of Hastings Crty Bank requesting that Hasbngs C<y Bank be appointed personal repre­ sentative of the Estate of Vctor Beisrto who lived al 633 Cknton Street. Hasbngs Mchigan and who died May 14 1998. and requesting also the wd of the deceased dated May 22. 1976 be ad­ mitted to probate It also is requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate win be forever barred unless presented Io the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record June 4. 1998 Rehard J Hudson (P15220) SIEGEL. HUDSON. GEE A LONGSTREET 607 North Broadway Hasbngs. Ml 49058 616/945-3495 HASTINGS CITY BANK By Rehard J Hudson 150 W Court Hasbngs Ml 49058 (6/11) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent * Estate Rle No. 98-22381-SE Estate of ELSA E DAVISON. Deceased So­ cial Security No 377-22-6020A TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred o* af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on June 29 1998 at 2 30 p m in the probate courtroom Hast mgs Michigan before Judge Rehard H Shaw on the petition of Paul Creevy requesting that Paul Creevy be appointed personal representative of the Estate ot Elsa E Davison. Deceased who lived at 349 Clear Lake. Dowkng. Mchigan and who (bed May 12. 1998 and requesting also the wd of the deceased dated September 19. 1996 be admitted to probate It also ts requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever baaed unless presented lo the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of pubi cation of this notce Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record June 4. 1998 Rehard J Hudson (Pl5220) SIEGEL. HUDSON GEE A LONGSTREET 607 North Broadway Hasbngs Ml 49058 616945 3495 PAUL CREEVY By Rehard J Hudson 2017 Alpha Lansing M' 48910 517/482-3010 (6/11) Dear Ann Landers: I am 32 years old and about to be married for the First time. My problem? I grew up in a filthy home, too ashamed lo have my friends set foot in­ Matthew Ryan Reid. Kalamazoo Knsli Lynn Pnddy. Nashville. John Henry Yonkcr. Woodland, Gladys Elizabeth Badglcy. Fenton. Philip Willem Scubnng. Middleville Rose Mane Sclafani. Middleville. Jefferson Ray Haywood. Hastings Jennifer Ann Ackerman. Kentwood. Charlie Maxwell Ulvcn. Wayland and and and and and Chanel Joe Coffey, Wayland. Kevin Stowell Karcs. Battle Creek and Laura Lee Golyar. Battle Creek. Rudy LcRoy Othmcr, Vermontville and Chnstin M. Osscnhcimcr. Hastings. Axel Gerhard Hummel. Germany and Signd Roswitha Kubcsch. Germany. Travis Arthur Hutchens. Delton and Anne Mane Bigelow. Delton. Ryan Fred Lowell. Hastings and Melissa Jo Bignall. Hastings. Michael Lee Bird. Freeport and Susan OPEN HOUSE LEGAL NOTICE: MORTGAGE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Xr Hanover Village fl Apartments and i£ Manufactured Housing Community Located on Hanover St. M-37 (Bedford Rd.) Hastings, Michigan Hastings New Premier Complex - Apartments Available For Immediate Occupancy! Open House Saturday June 13,9-3 Many apartments will be open for your veiiving. Stop in Saturday or call 945-0906 or a private tour. COME JOIN THE FUN! If you have any questions or need a free brochure please call Laurie at 945-0906 side the place. My poor mother knew ab­ solutely nothing about housekeeping and was too bogged down with her mantal problems to learn. Mom spent most of my childhood lying in bed feeling sorry for her­ self. The result of all this is that I do not know the First thing about housekeeping. I want my husband and future children to live tn a beautiful, clean, well-organized home, but I have no idea how to achieve this. Arc there any classes I could take or books I could read? I know it is best to learn Firsthand, but that is not an option for me. I can’t go to my aunts or cousins be­ cause my mother was always the subject of criticism and I would feel as if I were be­ traying her if I asked them for help. I am too embarrassed to ask any of my woman friends. I want to provide my family with a clean, healthy home where they can feel comfort­ able bringing their friends. Please help me. Disadvantaged Bndc in Pa. Dear Bndc: Believe it or not. there is an organization that provides precisely the help you arc looking for. It is called Messies Anonymous. “Messies” offers a 12-stcp program to help women like you put their homes in order. It has books on the subject and recommends that you check your local bookstore for material on house­ keeping for additional guidance. For more information, send a large, self­ MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Norene Fnstxe. an unmarried woman mortgagor to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation a Michigan corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on January 31 1997 in Liber 684 Page 636 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVING CORPO­ RATION an Arizona corporation by assignment recorded on April 27. 1998 Document No 1010974 Barry County Records Michigan on which said mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One and 50/100 ($48,771 50) Dollars including interest at 11 80* • per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will De foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan on June 18 ’998 at 1 00 p m Said premises are situated in the Township of Hope County of Barry and Slate of Mchigan and are described as Lot 1 of the recorded plat of Charles E Kings­ bury Park according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 ot Plats Page 52 Barry County Records Parcel No 08-007-150-001-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 5 1998 Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Keith A Sotiroff Esq SOTIROFF & ABRAMCZYK PC 30400 Telegraph Road Ste 444 Bingham Farms Ml 48025-4541 (248)642-6000 <6/11) My daughter then moved in with a girl­ friend for about four months. My husband and I took care of her older daughter, but the baby boy was loo much for us. I offered to keep him overnight once a week, but Josie wanted more Ann. the baby still does­ n’t sleep through the night, and Josie some­ times stays out partying until noon the next day. Then, she wants lo sleep all afternoon The next thing I knew. Josie had a flight with her girlfriend and moved back in with us. Wc had a long talk, and she agreed) to behave herself and help out. I really thoi^ht things would be different, but they arc worse than ever. She docs very little arognd lhe house, never offers to fix a meal)or clean up after one. and spends most of her lime running up our telephone bill. Josie has a part-time job and gets no child support from her ex-husband. If it weren’t for my grandchildren, she wouldn’t be-.in this house for another five minutes. I am about to lose my mind What can I da? Kentucky Mom. Dear Kentucky Mom: This is a tough call, but I feel that for the sake of your grandchildren, you cannot throw tbpr mother out. She needs counseling, and jffxi should insist on it. Call Family Serv^c America for guidance. The toll-free number is I-800-221-2681 (www.fsanct. org). lC Have you considered getting tough wfjth the father of those kids and demanding child support? You need help, and he should be willing to give it. Meanwhile, bless you. dear woman. Just knew that ypu arc the solid anchor for that family, and gpe day. the children will realize it and thank y°u addressed. stamped envelope to Messies Anonymous, 5025 S.W. 114th Ave., Miami. Fla. 33165 (www.messics.com) Sandals common Dawn Smclkcr. Freeport. Philip Ray Hurless. Nashville and Car­ olyn Ann Kidder. Hastings. William James Anthony Sr.. Bellevue and Alcnc Mane Airhart. Bellevue. » and all-night partying. When Grandma ob­ jected. Josie told her to mind her own busi­ ness Needless to say. Josie wa» asked; to • leave. Dear Ann Landen: I am writing about the bndc who was unhappy with the clergy­ man who has scheduled to perform her wedding ceremony. She said he has a habit of wearing sandals without socks on every occasion, even in the dead of winter. She didn’t want to sec his bare feet at her wed­ ding ceremony. I grew up in a parish where all the priests (Franciscans) wore sandals all the time. It was part of their religious garb. In fact, when I was in high school. I thought all priests everywhere wore sandals. Please print my letter for the benefit of all the peo­ ple who don’t know this. Thanks for edu­ cating the public. - Ellen in New York. Dear Ellen: I appreciate your helping me educate my readers. You also educated me. I didn’t know it. cither. ,8 -u Little words u Dear Ann Landers: I enjoyed the adjucc to young husbands on how to keep &ir wives happy with only “15 little words’’ such as “I love you” and “Let’s cat out."^ 1, too. have been married for quite a Jipv years (nearly 30) and would like to offer; jhc following 15 words lo young wives who want to make their husbands happy. (It ips worked for me.) You’re so sexy! Dinner is ready. ,u I hate shopping. You’re a genius! _ Here’s the remote. u l|Fu - Crista in Idaho Falls. Idaho. w ’ ‘“ bear Crista: I’ll bet at least four picceapf your advice will work for anybody. " Gem of the Day (Credit Charles th­ rift, courtesy of The Prairie RamMcg): The interstate highway system is a most re­ markable thing. It makes it possible tojgo from coast to coast without seeing anyttyflg or meeting anybody. If the United States^lerests you. stay off the interstates. Solid anchor Dear Ann Landers: Approximately one year ago. my son-in-law deposited my 28year-old daughter and their two children in our living room and walked out. Our house is small, but I figured wc could manage if everyone cooperated. “Josie" and I agreed on certain rules, such as her helping around the house and not expecting us to be babysitters, but she did not keep her side of the bargain. After a couple of weeks, my mother-in-law most generously gave Josie a place lo live, with TWIN BOYS. Mikhel Jacob and Shiloh Jor­ dan. bom at Borgcss Hospital on April 27. 1998 to Sara Matteson and Dustin Waling. Mikhel weighed 6 lbs.. 5 ozs. and was 20-1/2 inches. Shiloh weighed 6 lbs., I oz. and was 20 inches. Grandparents arc Win and Bette Matteson of Gun Lake and Lloyd and Linda Waling of Kalamazoo What's the truth about pot. coca^e, LSD. PCP. crack, speed and downers? "The Lowdown on Dope" has up-to-the-mingfe information on drugs Send a self-otfdressed, long, business-size envelope antfp check or money order Jor $3.75 (this.jgcludes postage and handling) to: Lowdoypp. c/o Ann Landers.PO Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562 (In Canada, send SA5&) To find out more about Ann Landers ajffi read her past columns, visit the Crvatpp Syndicate neb page at www.cnralors.coffa Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Iq^. BOY’, Lane Andrew, bom al pital on May 30. 1998 at 8:19 p and Darla Thole of Clarksville. Weighing lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Noah Dean, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on May 29. 1998 at 5:58 a.m. to Michael and Deanna Clark of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. I oz and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY , Daniel Charles, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 26. 1998 at 6:00 a.m. to Dan and Lynn Gilbert of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs and 20 1/2 inches BOY, Aaron Jeremy, born al Pennock Hos­ pital on May 29. 1998 at 11:27 a.m.; to Cindy and Mark Hamlin of Hastir^s. long. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 1'4 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Trace Michael, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on May 28. 1998 at 7:37 p.m. to Jen­ nifer and Matthicu Tatrue of Eaton Rapids. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 ozs and 22 1/2 inches long. GIRL. Laura Anne, bom at Pennock Hpspttal on May 30. 1998 al 7:59 p.m. to Or. and Mrs Scott B Brasseur of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs 5 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. Do You Have What It Takes? To become a Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant, yoi must possess patience, reliability, a courteous nature and i willingness to help the elderly and/or disabled. Starting rati of pay is S7.81 per hour. Classes begin June 17th and en< July 2nd. If you feel up to the challenge, come to fill out at application no later than June 11th at: Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, Ml 49058 E.O.E. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11. 199fl < < me h think < I il. Burghdoff tabbed top senior female athlete at H.H.S. It's a sad world when the spice is taken away Now that summer is upon us. it's lime to dig into lhe hoi news that is spicing up our worlds No. not lhe president's scandalous possibilities of another summer fling, but rather a column about the tragic breakup of lhe Spice Giris. Let's step back in time to July 1997 when the Rolling Stone cover read: "Pop Tarts. Spice Girts Conquer lhe World." Less than a year Inter comes a breakup more sad than when David Cassidy officially left the Partridge Family, a birdie breakup that left many young girls weeping and made Danny Bonaduce even more obnoxious. Now it's the young boys along with many impressionable young girts who are filled with tears. (I'm not sure, though, if those tears are from sadness or laughter as tbe Spice Giris' entire makeup is a little bit on the silly side.) To research this column. I rented Spice World over the weekend at the local video store. In that documentary. I learned what makes all of those Spices tick and how these fantastic five engaged in pillow fights as a way of relieving their stress. (It just won't be the same without Ginger Spice around anymore.) "You can expect the sales of hot pants to go down." J-Ad's Joe Williams said. "To retreat, little girls will go into the solace of Hanson albums just to get them through this desolate hour." Ginger Spice has left the Spice Girls because of so-called "professional differences." Rumor, though, says that Ginger Spice (Geri) did not gel along real well with Scary Spice. I can relate to that. If I had to spend 10 minutes in a room with Scary Spice. I would probably go insane or begin listening to music that makes no sense or is sung by "performers" with little talent. J-Ad entertainment expert Shelly Sulser sees this breakup as another example of greed and stupidity. "It's just another example of a spoiled little rich girl forgetting where she came from and who made her what she is," Sulser said. Scary Spice plans to go on with the other three remaining Spice Girls: Baby Spice. Posh Spice and Sporty Spice. Just to keep track. Baby Spice (Emma) is tbe blood who looks like a baby. Sporty Spice (Mel O is the one who dresses in the sporty clothing. Posh Spice (Victoria) sumptuously comfortable or elegant and Scary Spice (Mel B). well she's just very scary. She. however, is no relation to Count Scary, another entertainer with much more talent. Still, one has to wonder about the future of the Spice Giris. Will another Spice soon join, maybe a senior named Old Spice? Is an exciting movie Spice sequel soon on its way? Will the pillow fights continue, even without Ginger Spice around to ruffle some feathers? And. last of all. how can lhe Spice Girls continue lo sing without the angelic tones of its most talented singer? We will keep you up on the latest news from the Spices. It may not be as newsworthy as Bob Becker going down a roller-coaster, but this Spice Scoop should help this summer to sizzle. A little sugar... a little spice... the things that make this world oh, so nice. • Softball Classic Info: The 16th annual Wayland Summerfesl Softball Classic will be July 24-26. The double elimination tournament will have six separate A S A. divisions. Cost per team is $135 and softballs are provided. Individual awards go to lhe top two finishers in each division and sponsor trophies go to the top three finishers in each division. For more information, call Brian al (616) 698-0114. • Lakeshore Earns Spot: Stevensville Lakeshore made it to the Division II State softball quarterfinals passing over area schools Wayland and Battle Creek Lakeview in regionals last Saturday. Lakeview beat Wayland 1-0 in the semifinals, but Lakeshore won handily over the Lady Spartans 9-1 in the championship Lakeshore is the defending State champ and look to have a good chance to repeat its feat in Battle Creek. • Need A Photo?: If you have submitted a color photo to the J-Ad Graphics and still need it back, please give us a call at (616) 945-9554 and well make plans to gel those Kodak moments back to you. • A Sports Dad's Dream: Does Dad have enough ties, socks and after shave? Bring him to the Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek June 19-21 for the Father's Day Sports Card and Memorabilia Show. Fifty dealers are sure to have something for thal special sports fan man in your family. Talk to you soon. is the one who could be described as Anne Burghdoff said that winning the Buzz Youngs Award, given to Hastings High School's top senior athletes, was the perfect finish to her prep career. "I was really surprised." Burghdoff explained, "it was the greatest honor an athlete could get." Burghdoff earned seven varsity letters during her time gs a Saxon. It was not uncommon to see Burghdoff pushing the basketball up the basketball floors, setting up teammates for big spikes on the volleyball courts or streaking past the competition, in many events, as a track and field star. She played four years in each of the three sports al H.H.S. Despite being a fierce competitor, though, Burghdoff also found ways to make her time in sports enjoyable. "1 take them (spons) seriously when I’m doing them, but if it's not fun then you shouldn't play." Burghdoff said. One mentor who Burghdoff said made her better in basketball was coach Steve Kaiser. "He thought that 1 was good enough to be a point guard," Burghdoff said. Kaiser was right. Her biggest hoop memory comes from her senior year and involves another teammate s moment of glory. Burghdoff said a 1997 triumph over Wyoming Park that included a basket by Trisha McKeough to send ’he game into overtime remains in her fondest thoughts. "The team atmosphere, we did everything together in basketball." Burghdoff said. "For about seven months, we were sort of a family." Burghdoff became a setter in middle school volleyball and continued to play thal position throughout her high school days. Not always does a setter get the glory that the "big" hitters receive, but Burghdoff was not upset about that. What was tough to swallow, though, was not winning like they did on the basketball floor. "It was a lot more frustrating because we never won," Burghdoff said A special moment in volleyball occurred during her junior season and again involved another Saxon. Burghdoff remembers teammate Jodi Songer blocking a kill attempt by Angela Rufner and then showing a little bit of excitement after making the big stuff. In track and field. Burghdoff did a little bit of everything... hurdles, high jump, long jump. 1 OCX 200. 400 relay and 800 relay. Her favorite event was probably (he 400 relay because it was "so fun" and "so fast." As a senior. Burghdoff qualified for State in the long jump. At season's start, the Saxons were in search of an athlete who could make that long jump leap. "We needed one. so they kept me in h. It was a little bit scary at State because I was the only one (Hastings female) there." Jell Stuns admits that he has a bit of a made him the co-male Buzz Youngs Award recipient for 1997-98. The wins were numerous in Stores' four years at Hastings High School. He played basketball for four years, soccer tor two and tennis for three seasons. Stores made it to the Slate semifinals twice on the tennis courts and was part of the '98 Saxon hoop squad that made it to pointers to help send lhe game into overtime. The Saxons ended up winning the non-league thriller, stalling them on their successful road toward State. Team achievements, though, have always come first in Stores' mind and individual feats. And when he first started Soccer field to get face lift on Saturday Two soccer clubs, lhe Hastings Soccer Club, will join forced this Saturday (June 13)) to spruce up the field located at Fish Hatchery Park. The community service project to re­ the Class B semifinals al Michigan Slate University's Breslin Center. When asked what he most likes about athletics. Stores' quick response was. "the competition." Basketball, Stores said is his favorite spore. He played three years on varsity at H.H.S. and has played five seasons of A.A.U. ball with lhe Cereal City Hoopsters. He made All-OK White as a junior shooting guard and was named All­ Barry County both as a junior and a senior standout. In one game versus Catholic Central in his senior year. Stores drained two 3- Serving Entire BARKY COUNTYArea! Club and the Thomapple Valley Soccer In fail. Burghdoff will bead off to the University of Michigan to begin her college courses. She is still undecided on a major, but says sports certainly helped her grades while a student at Hastings High School "They (athletics) make you become more social and help you to focus on your academics," Burghdoff said. Storrs selected as best of senior Saxons in *98 competitive side. "I just kind of always wanted to win." Stores said about his prep spores career thal included eight varsity letters and SR) Ml Anne Burghdoff not only set up spikes for the Saxon volleyball teams, but also was a major contributor in track and field and basketball. on varsity, the wins did not come as frequently to the Saxons. "It was a long road." Storrs said "From winning three games to 21. it was face the Fish Hatchery soccer field will begin at 8 a.m. Anyone interested in helping out can bring shovels, rakes, wheel borrows and plenty of muscles. Call Dale Gole for more information at quite a change. Being at Breslin and the whole tournament was the best part about (616) 948-2279. it." As a freshman and a sophomore. Storrs shinned on the area soccer fields making All-Bany County twice. All-Battle Creek once and All-OK White once from his forward slot. Tennis was another racket for the Saxon talent. As a sophomore playing No. 3 singles. Stores woo a regional title and made it to the State semifinals As a senior playing No. 2 singles he scored a second place finish at the regional tournament and again made it to the State's Final Four. Storrs said sports have provided him with numerous opportunities. They (sports) give you something to do." Storrs said. To keep going everyday and to try to do your best everyday." Following' the State tennis finals three weeks ago. Stores had this assessment about sports and competition. "You always want to go as far as you A Season to Cheer About... Thomapple Kellogg High Schoofs varsity cheerleading team won first-place honors at the All-Star Regional Showcase held at Cedar Point on May 30 in Sandusky, Ohio. Over 20 teams from Michigan, Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania attended the cheer and dance event. T K was first tor varsity teams and in the past three years have taken 12 total trophies. *My team has really been a cool group to work with.' T K cheerleading coach Kelli Leep said. Many members of this year's team graduated, including Becky Worth who will be a cheerleader at Ferris State University next fall. (Photo provided) can." Stores said. See STORRS Jett Stores' grit and determination paid dividends tor the Saxons In basketball, soccer and tennis. Continued page 12 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 11. 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... 9 The Grand River Valley Division: S Michigan Central Railroad ■»r By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The story of the Grand River Vallcy- ’Wichigan Central Railroad was researched !‘1tnd compiled by Don Cruso Reid, who has •’’graciously permitted the printing of hi* findings in the “From Time to Time” col’•’Wmn. Reid’s family was closely involved in the ^ ■Operation of this railroad and lived beside it *»for many years. He writes: “The First Railroad Into Barry County: Lithe Grand River Valley Railroad. - “The Grand River Valley Railroad, which m ran through a valley, stretching along the • ngouthem central part of Michigan from Jackson to Grand Rapids, was made beauti­ ful by the rivers that gently wound their way d jftrough the forests and marsh lands of the ” area: The Grand River in Jackson and Eaton ’> bounties, the Thomapple River in Barry “'Ind Kent counties and into the Grand River J-oncc again in Kent County. “It was a beautiful place to build towns and villages, which needed a railroad to '^transport people, food, machinery, and pro^•Uucc to markets around the United States, •jri “For over a century and a half this rail-h»ad brought joy, happiness and maybe a "'touch of sadness to all those who rode the 3'ltils, used the freight services or just ^'Worked on the line. Now the railroad is gone, rails pulled up, ties sold, right-of-way usage disputed in courts. Nothing remains except in the minds and hearts of those that knew the railroad. “It all started in the mind of an energetic ''person, Amos Root of Jackson. Through his 11 t&crtions, a charter for a company to build "It tailroad from Jackson to Grand Rapids, to be known as 'The Grand River Valley Rail'fbad.' was granted by the Michigan State •legislature, on March 4. 1836. ."•‘''“The route was planned to follow the 'rivers as much as possible, for it was there that sawmills were being built and little set­ tlements, villages and towns were springing up. This is where the railroads were needed. “The capital stock of the proposed com­ pany was $1,000,000. The road was to be . commenced within three years and 20 mile* were to be completed within five years and :’the whole line was to be finished within 10 years from the passage of the Acts of Incor­ poration. Otherwise the act was to become Mdll and void. 71 “No work was done during the prescribed “’40 years, but the charter was extended from -Wmc to time and about 1866, the matter was ‘ilgain earnestly agitated by the question of building another road from Hastings to Bat­ tle Creek. Subsenptions had been obtained ihd a preliminary survey was made. “' •“Barry County people were all for it, but Me Baltic Creek people were not in favor of the project and it was finally given up. But, tlbeanwhilc, the people of Barry County had become excited over the prospects having a ’Hilroad. Amos Root, the original projector 6f the Grand River Valley Road, came into ‘tbe county and urged the construction of ‘ritet railroad. Subscnptions were given to '1W the project, bonds were issued to the townships of Barry County. After the sur"iffy was completed, work was commenced h the spring of 1867. “For the construction of the Gand River /alley Railroad the company was to receive i subsi<V from the city of Grand Rapids for rroO.OOO, but this was finally settled by a ■payment of $25,000 r '“Castleton Township in Barry County, where Nashville is 'ccalcd, voted at a spe­ cial meeting, to pledge the credit of the A ?°?5rn map showing where the Grand River Valley Railroad crossed the countiyside through Jackson. Eaton, Barry and Kent counties and the towns ot Rives Junction. Onondaga Eaton Rapids. Charlotte Vermontville. Nashville. Morgan Quimby. Hastings Irving. Middleville. Parmalee, Parmalee. Caledonia. Dutton to Caledonia. Dutton to Graihd Grand napiGS. The railroad trestle at Morgan, Barry County, which has survived through the years. township to the Valley Railroad.' Seventythree votes were cast, 52 in favor and 21 against. The amount of the bond issues was $5,000, which the township took in [rail­ road] stock. It was a good investment for the township, even though they sold the stock five years later for $750. “The capital needed to build and main­ tain the railroad until it became a paying proposition was obtained by issuing rail­ road bonds and selling stock in the com­ pany. Every county, township, city villages, businesses and individuals along the route were asked to buy stock or bonds, or make pledges to help raise the needed capital. In the early days through the 1800s and early 1900s most roads were dirt and subject to being turned into mud and ruts many times during the year, making them nearly im­ passable. Trains followed the rails with lit­ tle effort except for heavy snow, which was usually plowed out with large snow plows. “Construction began from Jackson, in late spring in 1868, as a tie to the main line was necessary to bring in the needed sup­ plies of rails, ties, spikes and other con­ struction materials. By Jan. 26, 1869. the tracks were laid as far as Nashville and reg­ ular train service was up and running. “The first work train into Nashville was called the ‘Black Crook' and the first pas­ senger train engine was named 'The Mayflower.' By Feb 22. 1869, the first passenger train rolled into Hastings. On Jan. I, 1870, the first passenger train from Jackson puffed slowly into Union Station in Grand Rapids to a tumultuous welcome. Thai engine was called 'Muskegon* and was drawing six passenger cars. “The Grand River Valley Railroad route started in Jackson, Jackson County. It fol­ lowed a slightly northwest route about 10.4 miles to the point now known as Rives Junction, according to the 1873 Map of Michigan Counties. At the time the GRVRR was constructed, the Jackson. Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, which was a Michigan Central project, had already been con­ structed in 1865. The GRVRR double tracked with the Jackson. Lansing. Saginaw to Rives Junction. “They wanted to cross lhe Grand River in an east-west direction, so from Rives Junc­ tion. they turned west to cross the Grand River which was about two miles east of the consumed much time and extra expense, but the sawmills were located along the rivers and streams and the towns sprang up wherever a sawmill was built. The railroad needed the towns so bridges were a foreseen expense in railroad build­ ing. In the 94 miles of track on the main line there were 34 bridges crossing riven and streams. In those days the bridges were built mostly of wood, and the bndge crews kept at least two bridges ahead of the steel (track) layers. “Before building a railroad the builders must make an early decision concerning track gauge. [The distance between the rails.] Gauges varied from two feet to as much as seven feet. Standard gauge was four feet. 8 1/2 inches and was the most fre­ quently followed gauge. [Those that were two feet to four feet. 8 1/2 inches were called narrow gauge railroads and were fre­ quently used in the lumber business to bring logs out of the forest.] “The railroad bed had to be fully graded. Then wooden ties or sleepers are distributed along the route and the rails arc laid and spiked into place. A ballast of crushed rock or slag is applied, the track is aligned and the ballast tamped around the ties. “Early rails were made of wood which did not wear well. Then iron strap was ap­ plied to the wooden rails, but these tended to become loose, and curling up. sometimes coming up through the car floor. Iron T-rails were designed by Robert L. Stevens of the Camden and Amboy Railroad. These were fastened to the tics with spikes. Rail length in the United States is 39 feet. “Wooden tics continued to be used and have a life span of about 20 years as there is an application of creosote applied to them. The Grand River Valley Railroad came after tbe iron rails were in common use. “Almost from its inception, the Grand River Valley Railroad had been an adjunct MIOHIQAJi CENTRAL B. B. Reliable ShortLino East and West, GRIND RAPIOS AND DETROIT. year of 1878 were $114.722.03. Freight re­ ceipts were $147,462.29. Mail service re­ ceipts were $8,537.40. Express income was $1,989.31 and miscellaneous income was $3,920.70, making total receipts for 1870 $276,631.73. Operating expenses for that year were $245,261.73. This was a total profit of $31.37O.OO. “There were 144.326 passengers carried that year. There were 115.793 tons of freight earned over the road. There was 38.186 tons of gram. 3.550 tons of flour, provisions 383 tons, other agricultural product 3,230 tons, lumber and forest prod­ ucts came to 28,549 tons, plaster, 10,043 tons. salt. 2.431 tons, merchandise 29,421 tons. The American Express Company shipped freight by this line. “It took 2 1/2 years to lay 84 miles of track, build 34 bridges, place, 295,680 ties on the mam line, and 2.354.440 spikes. They fed 83 hungry men regularly three times a day. The trestle crew alone was 12 men. along with two heavy dray wagons and four horses each, working to stay about two bridges ahead of the rail laying crew. “A civil engineer named Garadus Nash, and John Jacob Miller, a Michigan Central Railroad roadmaster, oversaw the work. Mr. Nash worked for whoever was building rail­ roads. as this was his specialty. He had done much work for New York Central and the Michigan Central lines. John Jacob Miller, a German immigrant to Canada, had worked for the Great Northern Railway out of Hamilton, Ontario. Canada. He came to Chicago about 1863 and was employed by the Michigan Central Railroad, where he helped put in the Lake Shore Route from Chicago, along the East shore of Lake Michigan, with a branch going east into Grand Rapids. “This was completed in early 1867 and was immediately loaned to the Grand River valley Railroad to work on the new Jackson lo Grand Rapids line. He stayed until it was completed in 1870 and became a division of lhe Michigan Central Railroad. He was made "Roadmastcr" and continued until he retired in 1909. “The new railroad began in Jackson County, came through Eaton County, Barry County and into Kent County. After leaving Jackson it followed the Jackson. Lansing and Saginaw Railroad tracks until it reached Rives Junction, a distance of 10.4 turning point. They had to cross the river again in about five miles. Railroad bridges Graad Rapid* to Detroit, New York, Beats*. Graad Rapid* to Toledo, Cievelaad, Pittsburgh, Colaabo* aad Gariaaati via Jackaoa. Grand Rapid* Branch. Table 11. Tram Schedule 1877 Schedules for 1877 and 1878. of and under the control of the Michigan Central Railroad. On April 18, 1870, it came entirely under the management of the Michigan Central and became a branch of that corporation. It was called the Grand Valley Division of the Michigan Central Railroad. Several other lines used the Union Depot in Grand Rapids for passenger service and shared the East Grand Rapids Station of the Chicago and West Michigan line for freight business. “The cost of construction of the railroad line was $2,840,031 and the funded debt of the company amounted to $ i .500.00, which constituted their total liability. The receipts for the transportation of passengers for the miles. From Rives Junction, the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad headed north to Lansing. The Grand River Valley line head in a north west direction through Onondaga. Eaton Rapids. Charlotte, Ver­ montville. Nashville. Morgan. Quimby, Hastings. Irving. Middleville. Parmalee Station. Caledonia. Dutton and into Grand Rapids. “While the railroad was being laid out. depots were being built in readiness for the advent of the coming of the cars lo each vil­ lage or station along the way. “When the work crew came into the set­ tlement of w hat is now known as Nashville, it had no real name, but had been called a variety of names. Among the first names were ‘Forest City.’ because of the dense forests surrounding the area. Then the name ‘Hanchctt's Mill.’ after a man who started a sawmill on the banks of the Thomapple River, but they had never settled on a name. “Garadus Nash, it is told, suggested that thev name it Nashville after him. in honor of his bringing the railroad into the village. Everyone seemed to think that this was a great idea, and there was a big celebration in the little settlement that night with train ndes for all. “Garadus Nash continued to live in Nashville until the railroad was completed and then moved on to other things in the world of engineering. “John Jacob Miiler lived in Charlotte, and finally moved tc Hastings when he re­ tired. He passed away on Oct. 28. 1921. His step-son Charles H. Cruso (Crushaw), also had immigrated to Canada from Germany with his mother and two sisters, where they lived in Hamilton, Ontario. She met and married John J. Miller and they had two sons. “At the beginning of the Civil War, Charles ran away at age 15 and joined the New York Cavalry. Following the war he went to Chicago to live with his parents and finally ended up in Nashville, working on the Grand River Valley Railroad line. He married a Nashville girl, and they had one child named Amber Z. Cruso, who joined the Army Nurses Corp and went to Fort Sill Okla., where she met T.S.K. Reid. They were married and moved back to the Nashville area. "They had two children, Don and Robert Reid. Don Reid is the author of this history. “When the Grand River Valley Railroad was first put through and for several years after that the little settlements along the right of way were not ready for trains, hav­ ing little more than a saw mill, grist mill. *• store and sometimes a blacksmith shop and a cluster of a few homes. The railroad^ coming stirred the people into action and building boom, industry, school, churches and trade with the outside world soon fol­ lowed. “In 1877, there were only eight scheduled stops between Jackson and Grand Rapids. .By 1878, six more stops had been added, showing that the villages were getting with the railroad program. A small depot had been added at Thomapple Lake, in Barry County, with a semaphore to tell trains when to stop. And there was a station added at Chester in Eaton County.” Next: The villages and towns along the railroad. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm la a debt collactor attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will bo “^TG^E^^.^t------------- „ in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Thomas G OWEN md Susan M OWEN, husband and wile (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Finan­ cial Services. Inc . a Michigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee. dated August 15. 1996 and recorded on August 19. 1996 in Liber 669, on Page 892, Barry County Records, Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONSBANC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION as assignee, by an as­ signment dated March 1. 1997 which was recorded on May 12. 1997 m Liber 694. on Page 130. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Thirty-Three And 977100 dottars (*83.033 97). mckxftng interest al 6.50% per annum Under the power of sale contained r said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, al pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Has­ tings, Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM . on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated >n TOWNSHIP of CARLTON. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ senbed as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 18. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, thence West 1620 feet to the place of begmrang. thence South 964. thence West 580 feet, thence North 545 feet, thence East 330 feet, thence North 429 feet, thence East 250 feet to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated May 28. 1996 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 8 Trott. PC • Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Surte 100 Bingham parms Michigan 48025 F4e *97086390 (6-25) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 11. 1998 - Page 11 Rogers blanks TK in regional softball tournament LOWELL — A> the prep softball season progressed, lhe Thornapple Kellogg High School varsity team became nothing but better. And the Lady Trojans’ reward, their first appearance in regional during the last six years Unfortunately. I K had to face O-K Blue nemesis Wyoming Rogers in its regional matchup Saturday in Lowell Rogers beat T K twice during the regular season by scores of 18-0 and 64). On Saturday, lhe Golden Hawks kept its shutout intact, beating the Lady­ Trojans 14-0 in a game thal lasted just five innings. Still, the improvement shown from season’s start to year's end was a good enough step fur Coach Duane Petrosky and his T K diamond stars. "The girls finished the season strong even though we struggled with Rogers all year.” Petrosky said. "Overall. I’m real happy with my girls... that’s what it’s all about is improvement." Rogers scored 11 runs in the first inning lo take command early. In the bottom of the third, the Golden Hawks added three more runs to the score board for insurance, putting Rogers in contention to end lhe game early. Coach Petrosky said that Rogers is not only a good team, but are also quite defeated Forest Hills Nonhem 6-4 in the championship contest. Northern entered districts with a sparkling 24-8 record. In the win over the Scots. Erin Palmer had a tnplc and 2 RBI. Jenny Meyer had two hits and the game-winn* ig RBI in Team Pessell takes third Big fishes! Delton Kellogg track and field tournament was held at the Hardy Dam Pound near Stanwood The big catch earned the two a combined $825. Eric Pessell got another $650 by reeling in tbe biggest bass that weighed a whooping 3.23 pounds coach Fred Pessell and Eric Pessell. of Delton, reeled in 4.93 pounds of smallmouth bass on May 31 to take third place honors at the H.P. Tri-State Bass Classic. The young and capable of doing more tn the O-K Blue in upcoming spring seasons. ’They're all freshmen and sophomores," Petrosky said. "We had a rough start. When you give a team like Rogers a ORDINANCE NO. 308 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 22-3 OF THE HASTINGS CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SIDEWALK CAFES couple of runs, it’s tough " T K. offensively, collected just three hits in the post-season battle as Nina Cowham singled in the first. Amanda Bowyer singled in lhe second and Jennie Doyle singled in lhe fourth. the eighth inning and Doyle had 2 RBI and a triple. In the triumph over Forest Hills Northern. Doyle had a triple and 2 RBI. Kelly Bremer had a two-base rap. Palmer had 2 RBI and Cowham went 2-for-4. THE CITY OF HASTNGS GROANS that tie Code ot Ordnances. City ol Hastings. Mcrigan. is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered 22 3. ol AiKte 1 Chapter 22. when seebon reads as Mows: SECTION 1 Chapter 22. Ande t. Sectxn 22 3. ol tie Code ol Ordnances. Cty ol Hastngs. Uchgan. shat read as totows The Lady Trojans reached second base twice in the contest, but nec*r inched closer to home plate. To qualify for regionals. the Lady Trojans captured a district championship at Caledonia High School on May 30. The black and orange beat the host Scots 7-6 in an eight inning thriller and 22-3 Sidewalk Me Permits. (a) Sktewak Cates. As used n ths Section, a Sktewak Cale shat be any kcensed restaurant that s permitted to use any portion d the pubic nght-ol way lor service d toed andor non-alcohoic bever­ ages m accordance with the provisions d tvs Section lb) Atrw Condbons The Cay Clerk may ssue to an adpeent food servee esabkshmert a revo'ide sdewak tale pemvt lor nd more than one calendar year, to occupy a portion d apacent City rgnt d way to place tabes and chairs lor sekng and consunvng food benrages inter the totowng terms and condoons (1) ProMMrons The occupancy must nd Nina Cowham gets out of the way of a o in Lowell. (Photo by Perry Hardin) a b h thrown away from the plate Saturday c d e I. g h. i. j. k I. interfere with the use d the nght d way for pedestrian or vehedar travel unreasonably rtertere wit. the new. access to. a used property adpeant to sad street Reduce the pedestrian travel area d any salewak to less than 6 teet in width The pedestrian travel area shall nd ndude bees, bushes, wats. parking meters, lire hydrants, tee gales, a any other fixtures permanently located ei the rtftt d way Cause damage to the street dsktewak a to tees benches, landrcaprg. or otter oOjects lawtdty located n tie nght-d-way. Cause rotation d any state or local laws Be pcncpaliy used lor di -premses advr trseig Conceal or detract from the appearance d landscapeig features in or adjacent to the street Be in or adjacent to property zoned eiduswely Id reskteotial juposes Be attached to or reduce the eflechveness d or access to any utirty. sign, or other talhc control device Cause increased risk ol theft or vandalism locale any cootang apparatus m any portion d the puUk nght-d-way Violate reguiawns adopted by tie Cay Manager pursuant to tvs Code.. . (2) Reanrements a Any mprovements to be instated m tie pubic nght-d-way by a Satewak Cale shal be temporary n nature and be approved by the Drector d Pubic Services d tie City. The improvements shall be removed at the end d each season or wthm ten (10| days upon nonce by the City requmng removal, a upon (emulation d the Permt. Al costs and expenses d the improvements, removal d improvements, and restoration d the nght d way shat be home by the Apphcant occupant b. Al improvements instated pursuant to a Sktewak Cale Permt shall be in compliance with al bukteig and lee code reguvements proiteroq the obstructed d erts c Al Ightmgei outdoor service areas shat be shotted downward and away tram adjacent properties. No loudspeakers, muse, or pubic address systems or dher sound anipihcaixm equpment shal be permitted thal <ni generate noise that can be heard from adjacent properties First baseman Keri Middleton and second baseman Jenny Meyer get in defensive position during softball action versus Wyoming Rogers last Saturday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) T K pitcher Tammy Cargill directs one toward the plate in Class B regional softball action Saturday against Rogers. (Photo by Perry Hardin) FIRST TEAM and 19 RBI Also named All-SMAA. Jenny Gale (Delton): Led the Lady­ to numerous post-season teams. Panthers in batting (.465). on-base percentage (.566) and slugging percentage (.673). Named All-KVA. Virginia Jennings (Hastings): All-OK While the last two seasons. Amy Belson (Hastings): Was lhe best burner on the Saxon squad and led her team in assists as a senior second Jennings led the Saxons in stolen bases despite missing eight games of lhe season due to injursJessi Jordan (Lakewood): Jordan was steady at the plate with a balling average of .361. A first team member of the Capital Circuit squad. Bess Lyons (Hastings): A senior left fielder. Lyons made just one error all season. Covered a lot of ground in the field and on lhe base paths. Melissa Meaney (Hastings): A Missy Beard (Lakewood): A solid shortstop. Beard hit 359 and scored 39 runs for the Lady Vikes this spring. Was selected to the first team in the Capital Circuit. Jenni Doyle 'Thornapple Kellogg): All-OK Blue catcher (threw out !2-of-23). Doyle was T K s statistical leader in all hitting categories including average ( 434). RBI (27) and hits (36). Holds school record for home runs. Kerri Dean (Maple Valley): A campaign Named All-OK White. Christy NeSmith (Delton): Hit .385 with an on-base percentage of .523. lhe junior shortstop also dazzled in the field with an average of .883 Jami Schrock (Lakewood): Schrock broke the school record for steals senior catcher. Dean hit 400 with 32 hits a hitting mark of 426 with 40 hits and senior third baseman. Meaney played a pan in four double plays during the '98 this spring with 35 thefts One of many Lady Vikes named All-Academic. Dawn Stine (Maple Valley): Had (7) Regulations The Qty Manager may adopt an executive order centreing the occupancy pursuant to a stoewa* cate permit (c) Duration. Permrts shal be tor the penod ol May 1 to October 1 for tw year n whch granted and hours ol operations hal be bmited lo between 8 00 am. and 10 00 p.m. (d) Display A permit shal only be vaM d displayed m a manner vstoto to the fxtohe (e) Hold Harmless To the fuiest extend permitted by law. the licensee agrees to defend, pay n behalf ol. and hold harmless the Qty ol Hastings, its eteded and apported officiate, employees and volunteers, and others working m behalf of the City of Hastings aganst any and ail dams. demands, suites, losses, inducing a'l costs connected therewith, lor any damages which may be asserted, darned or recovered against or from the Qty ot Hastings, its elected an apponted officiate. employ­ ees. volunteers or others working on behalf ot the Qty ot Hasbngs. by reason d personal qtxy. nctodno bottey njuty and death, andor property damage. ndudng toss ot use therefore whch ans es our o< or is m any way conneded lo or associated with ths Pern*. baseman. Casey Hansbarger (Maple Valley): Also a senior second baseman. Hansbarger hit .320 with 33 hits, three triples and 12 RBI. Krystal Lubitz (Lakewood): Tied the Lakewood record for putouts with 215. Also did a solid job at lhe plate with 38 RBI Kai C Mansfield (Delton): A sophomore catcher had a slugging percentage of .409 and was No. I on the team in triples. Prior to the issuance d a permt a lee in rie amoait estabished by resoUoi d lhe City Carol shal be pad to the Cay Clerk determined by the City Carol SECOND TEAM dinger. Erika Simpson (Hastings): The junior had lhe second best batting average on the Saxon team and was a steady arm in her first season on the mound. Katie Williams (Hastings): The (4) Fee (6) Food Service Esubishmeni Food service estabkshment shall be deteed n accordance with its meamgm the Pubic Health Code MCLA 33312901. MSA 14.15(12901) 20 RBI. The senior shortstop was named senior center fielder. Mansfield hit .356 and was second on her team with 23 RBI. Nicole Schmidt (Delton): Hit at a .380 clip and was tops for the Lady Panthers with 27 RBI. Had 18 extra ba$e hits with 10 doubles, eight triples and a Notee to the adjacent property owners or occupants on both sides d lhe appicanfs property shal be required before issung a permit to occupy »"»h9h|-<l,-"’y’rM between lhe edge d the vehrie use ana d the nght-d-way and tie nght-d-way property Ina Said notice should ndude an enumeration d lhe condbons a rights pronded under Section 22-3 d this Cate. (5) Insurance The Permittee shal show prod d and maintain Comprehensive General UaMty insurance and Worker s Compensation and Employer s Ltebkty nstnnce and have Hie Cay as an addrtenal named insured The amount d such nsurance shal be All-Barry County softball team steady all around The 1998 All-Barry County Softball team has it all! Solid glove work... crafty pitching... speedy wheels on the base paths... and plenty of booming bats. Five of the eleven members of the first team earned 1997 area softball honors as well. The five Hastings' Virginia Jennings. Thomapple Kellogg's Jenni Doyle. Maple Valley's Dawn Stine and Kem Dean and Lakewood's Missy Beard. Hastings and Lakewood each have three members on the first team with softball standout' from Delton. T K and Maple Valley high schools filling in the other five slots. So here are the top area guns for the 1998 prep softball season: (3) NdCT (f) Permt Revocation. Any permit may be revoked by the Qty Manager upon a finding that the occu­ pancy does not meet the standards of ths Code, any other provisions ot ths Code, or other appkea We law or regulation, a thal the nghiol-way is needed lor other street or ubbty exposes Upon such revocation, the fee pad for any penod after termination ot the street occupancy shal be refolded (g) Appeal Persons who are refused a permit or have had their permit revoked may rosiest in wrt mg a hearing on that determrabon before the Qty Manager The deoson ot the Manager may be appealed to the Qty Council Requests lor a neanng or an appeal must be made withn five (5) days of the questioned deoson » (h) Appearance Tckets The Police Chef and the apponted officers ot the Pokce Department or such other ottoafs as are designated by the Qty Manager, are hereby authorized to ssue and serve appearance tickets with resped to a votabonot ths chapter Appearance tickets shaif be o such form as determined by the City Attorney and shall be o conformrty with al statutory requirements SECTION 2 If any Section, sentence, clause or phrase of ths ordnance s for any reason held to be nvaW or unconstitutional by oeoson ot any Court ot competent junsdebon. such deoson shal not afleo ed the vakkty o» the remanng portons ot ths ordnance SECTION 3 Ths ordr^nce shal take cfed and be n W! force upon pubbeaton Moved by May and supported by Mctotyre, that the above Ordnance be adopted as read YEAS NAYS NINE NONE ABSENT NONE I Event G Manshum City Clerk do hereby certrfy that the above s a true cop-, ot an Ordnance adopt ed by the Hastngs Qty Qxnoi. on J<ne 8.1998 �P«ge 12 - The HaMmgs Banner - Thursday June 11. 1998 Tiger Stadium next venture for Courtright How many seats found in the ‘Caps h’s could be described as a field of dreams as one local baseball star is gearing up to play on a real Big League Thia week's West MicbigM WMtecaps/Hastings Ranarr trivia jatoioa has to do with seat* tot an ted at to Old Keac Ml diamond. Hastings High School senior Andrew Courtright has been selected to play in The question in week No. 10 nayte*>* M to toa a aaat t> (te dhoot to comet mve. 11* the East West All-Star baseball game Monday. June 22 at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium. Courtright is the third Saxon baseball player to be named to the All-Star event. Tbe other two were Dean Howitt, who later played in the Major League's primarily with the California Angels, and Nick Williams, a draft pick of the Seattle Mariners who played collegiately at Centra] Michigan University. The top 36 prep baseball players compete in the prestigious Tiger Stadium contest. Starting time June 22 is II a.m. Courtright was an All-OK While. All­ Barry County and All-District selection this spring after a stellar senior campaign. In 1998. the catcher/pitcher became lhe tevm cm be ptantd into to MM 1 to Doyle to hoop it up at Ta-Wa-Si school's all-time leader in most games played. His 21 career pitching victories lies the school record originally set by Carl Norris. Behind the plate. Courtright threw out 47 percent of those who attempted to make a theft against him. At lhe plate. Courtright finished with 102 hits, just two base raps behind Nick Williams' school record 104. Matt Moore was an All-OK White. All-Barry County and All-District pick as well for the Saxons, while Larry Bailey was honorable mention All-OK White. Also named to lhe All-Barry County first team were Adam Whitney and Bobby Cole at (616) 945-95S4. If toff if Bit coUecttag tee yw M>war oa to Already a member of a Dream Team. Thomapple Kellogg s Jenni Doyle now will get a chance to team or compete against other Dream Team caliber basketball players. Doyle, who will play college ball at Lake Superior State University, takes lo the Ford Fieldhouse court Saturday in the 26th annual Ta-Wa-Si All-Star extravaganza. She will be a member of the Class B-C-D girls All-Star squad that will battle against lhe Grand Rapids City Andrew Courtright's golden arm gunned down 47 percent of potential base stealers during the 1998 baseball season. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Four return to Barry County baseball team Ten of lhe 13 players selected to the 1998 All-Barry County Baseball first team are seniors, meaning that area coaches face tough tasks in reloading for the 1999 spring campaign. Four of the 10 landed spots on the first team for a second season in a row: Lakewood's Tom Allen. Hastings* Andrew Courtright. Hastings* Matt Moore and Maple Valley’s Jason Thompson Both Courtright and Moore will play in the June 16 John Bos All-Star game at Old Kent Park. The game pits stars from the O-K White against diamond talents from the O-K Gold. The Lakewood Vikings put five players on the first team, while the Saxons from Hastings, had four standouts named in Barry County's best. Here's a look at the ball players who made the plays during the recently completed prep campaign and earned All­ Barry County acclaim: . FIRST TEAM Tom Allen (Lakewood): Had five wins in his senior year to lead the Viking pitching staff with an earned run average of 3.00. Fanned 34 in 44 1/3 innings of work. Andrew Courtright (Hastings): Another five game winner with 39 strikeouts in 51 innings of work. Hit .460 with 29 hits, six doubles and 18 RBI. As a senior catcher threw out 47 percent of potential base stealers. TJ. Koch (Lakewood): Led the Vikings with 37 hits during his senior stanza. Had two dingers and 18 RBI. The catcher's on-base average was a solid .471. Travis Lehman (Lakewood): Collected 35 hits and 20 RBI as a junior. Was a key player defensively from his first base position. Bobby Cole (Hastings): The junior infielder led the Saxons with 23 RBI. Had a .405 batting average that included 30 hits and four doubles. Fanned just seven times on the entire season. Jeremy Frost (Lakewood): An important infielder for Coach Bob Notched two pitching wins and had an earned run average of1.24. Struck out 27 outfield. Matt Moore (Hastings): Like Courtright an all-district selection. Hit .478 with 33 hits. 10 doubles and 21 RBI. Struck out just eight times. Pitched and played in the outfield. Spencer Romph (Thornapple Kellogg): The senior outfielder had 31 hits, scored 18 runs, hit three out of the yard, stole 23 bases and finished with a .476 batting average. Jason Thompson (Maple Valley): Another senior outfielder. Thompson hit .346 with 27 hits. 18 RBI. four home runs and 24 runs scored. Trevor Wawlernia (Maple Valley): The senior sparkler hit .370 with 30 hits. 22 RBI and 32 runs scored. SECOND TEAM Drew Chamberlin (Thomapple RIDGE IF COURSE 7T The Moat Beautiful 9 Hole* In County! 4460 Gun Like Road s1800 Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING average of 3.08. Defensively, be made just one error all season. And at the plate, he had an on-base average over .300. Ron Haynes (Thornapple Kellogg): Hit for a .317 clip with 20 hits one dinger and 10 RBI. Played first base in his senior year. Dustin London (Maple Valley): Played both first base and outfield and had a .375 average that included 27 hits and 14 RBI. Drew Kennedy (Thornapple Kellogg): The backstop, just a sophomore, had a batting average of .362 Kellogg): Registered three mound wins and one save in a senior season that STORRS produced a 3.87 earned run average. Brian Ploeg (Thornapple Kellogg): Ploeg. a senior, managed 22 hits and scored 17 times. Had a batting average of .323. Paul Richards (Lakewood): Hit .265 as a junior infielder. Collected 13 Cowtimrod from pac* 10 hits including a triple. Scott Richardson (Lakewood): In a junior season that included 25 hits. Richardson drove in 13 runs. Scott Stopher (Delton): Primarily a shortstop. Stopher hit at a .293 clip with seven RBI and four extra base raps. Nathan Swift (Maple Valley): Hit .301 with 25 hits and 18 RBI as a Steve’s Seamless Gutters STEVE ORR 9805 Chief Noonday Road Middleville. Ml 49333 Everyone Welcome. 948-8366 ' Come ___ • anti Meet (6 16) 795-7980 New Fricntl*1 On display at Dreisbach... Kevin Farris' No. 44 automobile will be at the Grand Opening of Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck in Hastings Friday and Saturday. Farris, a Hastings native, is a rookie racer Saturdays at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Oreiabach'a Grand Opening began Tuesday and runs through Saturday. (Photo provided) with 29 hits. 11 runs and 12 RBI. Joe Norman (Thornapple five doubles this past spring. SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Driving Range Open hitters in 34 innings. Ryan Hamden (Delton): Harnden as a senior pitcher had an earned run sophomore infielder. Bobby Tingley (Lakewood): Just a sophomore. Tingley had 20 hits and 2 GOLFERS WITH CART * 28 hits and three home runs during a Veitch’s team. Hit .330 with 30 total hits base. Hit .233. but gave his team some power with a home run and six RBI. Kenny Bump (Lakewood): Set a new Lakewood mark for home runs with nine for his senior season. Finished with 36 hits and 27 RBI. Played in the When asked who helped him along his athletic way. Storrs mentioned his Saxon basketball teammate and friend Kyle Pohja as a driving force. "We both moved up together, stuck together and worked hard together." Storrs said. COMING SOON... A story about Andrew Courtright. Hastings High School's other co-male senior athlete of the year, will appear in next week’s (June 18) Hastings Banner. Stories on other top senior athletes from Delton-Kellogg. Lakewood. Maple Valley and Thomapple Kellogg high schools will be included in upcoming editions of the Banner. Journeyman Machine Repair The Tyden Seal Company. Inc., a leading rnanutacturer of cargo seals has an immediate tipening for experienced tourney person machine repair mechanic*. The applicant should lx- able lo • Perform routine mechanical maintenance repairs of revisions on plant machinery and manufacturing equipment RESIDENTIAL • BUSINESS • BUILDERS • Perform preventative maintenance lo plant machinery and manu­ • Custom Made Seamless Aluminum Gutters - FREE Estimates • Competitive Prices • Mose. relocate. install and make alterations or revisions on plant facturing equipment machinery and manufacturing This position requires cither a department ot labor Journeyman's card for lhe trade or an individual who has seised a bona Tide apprenticeship * NOTICE • Only 10 Minutes from Gun Lake s 4 Minutes from Hastings,) Blarney Stone Scramble Tournament Saturday. June 20* • Sigw-Uy Today! I last season in a senior stanza that saw her ? average 17 points per game. » plate. Chris Ewing (Maple Valley): A junior infielder as well. Ewing collected as a sophomore. Adam Whitney (Hastings): Led the blue and gold in runs scored with 24. range. Ryan Bridges (Delton): Played everywhere for the Panthers as a senior... shortstop, pitcher, second base and first the Ta-Wa-Si show. • Doyle made All-OK Blue. All-Barry County and All-State honorable mention > Kellogg): A junior infielder. Chamberlin hit .285 with nine runs and 10 RBI in just 35 appearances at the season that produced 26 RBI. Malt Faulkner (Lakewood): Hit .431 with 25 hits. 10 RBI and six doubles. A junior shortstop with great League standouts. The girls action tips off at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the Ford Fieldhouse doors. Other All-Star basketball games, including one against , the boys prep All-Stars, are also part of ' The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held June 9, 1998 are available in the County Clerk s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. plus four yean of on »ob experience m an individual who has eight years of practical experience proof ot applicant \ qualifications must he verified prior to hire If selected, you will enjoy an excellent compensation and benefit pack­ age. please write indicating youi backgiourxl and wage history, in con­ fidence to The Tyden Seal Company. Inc., 210 North Industrial Park Road Hastings. Ml 4905K Attention: Human Resources. LEGAL NOTICE | NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THB ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY 8 FORMA TIOR WE OBTAIN WIJ. BE USED FOR THAT. PURPOSE ' Default having been made in the condrtkxis ol a certain Mortgage made by Dan R Chandanaii and JacWyn A Chandanais husband and wile, of 1880 W Dowling Road. Dowling. Michigan 49050 to Green Tree Financial Servong Corpo* ration, a Michigan corporation ot 2505 East Pans Road. S E . Grand Rapri* Michigan 49588­ 8347. dated August 28. 1995. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry m the State of Mchigan on September I2i 1995 m Liber 640 Page 59, on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this No­ tice. for principal and interest, the sum of $56 084 88 and no proceedings having been nstrtuted to recover the debt not remammg secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power ol sale contained in said Mortgage ha$ become operative I NOW THEREFORE Notce is hereby gverj that on July 16 1998 at 2 00 p m on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings. Michi, gan thal being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be jffere < for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said said Mortgage, to­ gether with interest at 8 96 percent per annum, legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgage. Green Tree Finan­ cial Servicing Corporation does pay on or poor to the date of said sate said premises are described m said Mortgage as follows to-wrt Parcel B. Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North Range 9 West described as commencing at the Southwest comer of Seaion 25 thence East 814 teet to the Point of Beginning thence North 440 feet, thence West 374 feet thence North 440 feet thence East 440 feet thence South 880 feet, thence West 66 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption penod as provided by law < one (i) year from the date of the sate Dated May 22. 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD A ROY. PC By Donald A Brand! (P30183) Attorneys tor Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (7/2) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11 Hall of Fame expands by 10 Ten racing legends have been inducted into tbe Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame. The ten arc Jerry Arnold and Pat Beebe of Kalamazoo. Lxe Brayton of Coldwater, the late Scott Brayton, Fred Campbell of Battle Creek, Tom D'Eath of Algonac. Pat Gentilozzi of Lansing. Jim Hettinger of Mason, Jimmy Meyer of Holland and Willie Wik of Grand Haven The Hail of Fame ceremony will be held at the Marshall Activity Center on Saturday, Nov. 7. Sensiba revs to front; Lyons in front Dave Sensiba. in search oY his first American Speed Association track win. was denied that opportunity with 16 laps left in Sunday's ACDelco 300 in La Crosse. WI. Still, the Middleville native did earn his third straight top three A.S.A. finish with a second place at Fairgrounds Speedway. the LaCrosse Sensiba. the 1994 A.S.A. Pat Schauer Memorial Rookie of tbe Year, dominated much of the event. He led from lap 169 lo lap 283. The race witnessed 11 lead changes among seven drivers. Scott Hansen, from nearby Green Bay. took first place honors and had a margin of victory of .802 seconds. The time of the race was two hours. 14 minutes and 28 seconds. After six A.S.A. events Sensiba is third in the point standings with 881 points. Gary St. Amant is first with 1.006 points and Mike Miller is second Caledonia's Jake Meyerink won his third race of the season taking the checkered flag for IMCA Modi Beds at the that. Meyerink also won his heat race. Jim Maxim. Caledonia's varsity wrestling coach, was 32nd in tbe IMCA feature and Hastings' Joe Baker finished 13th. Ben Christie, of Freeport, was No. 1 in the Street Stocks, while Ben Curtis, of Hastings, started in the front row but was unable to finish because of broken shifters. Two Hastings’ drivers also fared well as Donna DePew was 21st and Tim Easey finished 31st. Open Sprints, IMCA Modified* and Street Stocks return to lhe New 1-96 Saturday. Hot laps start at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. GALESBURG SPEEDWAY Gary "Buzz" Storm not only won his heat race at Galesburg Sunday, but finished third in the Bomber dass. BERLIN RACEWAY Bob Holley, of Gun Lake, is still first in points but had to escape a serious injury on lap 35 in last week's Late Models feature. Holley was running second when he collided with Tim DeVos and spun into the concrete retaining wall while fighting for the lead. Both drivers escaped serious injuries. The area racer has 406 points for tbe season, while second place John Grega has 318 points. Sensiba is 27th in points with 42. The Meijer 300 American Speed Association will run Saturday at the paved one-half mile Marne oval. Bob Senneker, of Dorr, and Mike Eddy, of Midland, are expected to be on hand. Gates open at noon. A.S.A. practice begins at 1 p.m., time trials are at 4 p.m. and the first preliminary event is scheduled for 7 p.m. PONTIAC 400 Grand Rapids* Johnny Benson finished 18th as Terry LaBonte rode his way into victory lane. Benson led the race from laps 107-118. KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Brandon Lyons, again, was the fastest car in the Limited Late Model field. Lyons continued his winning streak Saturday with a first place finish in the A feature. He still is the leader in Limited Late Model points. Gabe High was ninth in the A feature Brian VanAman. owner of Brian's Tire & Service in downtown Hastings, stands beside Dennis Beatty, the showcase driver who was in town Tuesday to show off John Andretti's Pontiac Grand Prix and Richard Petty's 1970 Superbird. and rookie Kevin Farris was 15th in the B feature, also in the Limited Late Model class. High is now 20th in points and Farris is 42nd. In Factory Stocks, Budd Hybels was seventh in the A feature, Brian Bergakker ninth in tbe A feature. Hastings' Brad Shellenbarger finished 18th in tbe A feature and Lee Misak won his heat race. Hybels is the current point leader, while Bergakker is 10th, Shellenbarger is 18th and Misak is 17th. Ron Finkbeiner was 24th in the Super Late Models feature and now stands 16th in the point standings. LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular meeting June 2. 1W8 at 7:30 p.m Board members all present Also present 8 citizens -nd guests Treasurers report received Correspondence read Fire Dept report received Resignation ol trustee Mike O Brien rec d Delton Area Senior Housing donation request tabled Request lor Gas and Electric Franchise by Great Lakes Coop tabled Fire Dept purchases approved Special meeting June 23 to discuss township hall and firebarn improvements Bills read and approved Darlene Harper Clerk Attested lo by John Gates Supervisor |6/11) YMCA of Barry County Mens Softball Standings Red Division Oldc Towne Athletics Blarney Slone-Snidcrs Blarney Stonc-Marld Dawgs YMCA Office. PO Box 252. Hastings. Ml. 49058 by June 26 Any registrations re­ ceived after this date will be placed on a waiting list W-L .5-1 4-1 4-2 Tiny lot ( amp Tiny Tot Camp begins Wednesday. June 17 and ends on Friday. June 19 II is de­ signed for the first time camper who is looking to experience some great fun at camp but who docs not want to stay all day lhe three hours at camp each day will be Blue Division Art Meade Auto . ,3-2 Jarman Lydy* Builders 3-2 TNR ................................................3-2 Bored of Education . 1-4 Olde Towne Boys .......... . 1-4 No Preference Tow ing . . .0-5 Home Run Leaders - Brian Snider 7. Robert Taylor 6. Jeff Kerber 4. Bob Brownell 4 Last Week's Results - Sniders 22. OTTA’s 21; OTTA's 16, Madd Dawgs 6; Madd Dawgs 16. No Preference 5; OTT Boys 26. Art Meade 25. TNR 18. Bored of Educa­ tion 3; Bored of Education 24. No Prefer­ ence 14. This Week's Games Wednesday. June 10 - 6:30. OTT Boys vs. Bored of Education; 7:30. TNR vs. Sniders; 8:30. TNR vs. No Preference. Thursday. June 11 - 630. Sniders vs. Art Meade; 7:30. OTT As vs. Art Meade; 8:30. Madd Dawgs vs. Jarman Lydy. spent singing songs, playing games, mak­ ing arts and crafts, and swimming There arc two sessions per day available 9am noon and 1-4 p.m. Caring, individualized attention and continual positive support make this session, and all of our sessions, a life building experience Bus transportation will be provided from C entral Elementary School's parking lot Ages for Tiny Tot Camp is 4-5 years old Campers must pre­ register. The cost is $37 Jr. Overnight Camp Designed with lhe "first time away from home" camper in mind The three day resi­ dent camp experience is jammed packed with activities that will calm those who arc going to camp for the first time Making Camp Algonquin feel like "home" and giv­ ing everyone personal attention is the cor­ nerstone lo making this camp an experience they will remember fora lifetime For: boys and girls ages 6-7. June 14-16 Fee: $105. If you have questions about this program, YMCA Women's Softball A League New 1-96 last Saturday. Meyerink moved into the third position on lap four and took the lead two laps later. He never lost sight of first after Richard Petty's STP Superbird won many big races during its track days and Tuesday racing fans around Haafin^s gnt _tnsftR that automobile along with the Pontiac Grand Prix driven by John Andretti at Brian's Tire & Service. YMCA NEWS with 939 points. NEW 1-96 SPEEDWAY Patient oriented dental practice seeking energetic, enthusiastic & responsible team player for full­ time position in Hastings. applicants must be friendly & enjoy working with people tn a fast paced office environment. Experience preferred but will train right person. Send Resume to... Ad #592 c/o The Reminder P.O. Box IBS. Hastings. MI 49058 Team W-L KLCsDBMT ................................................ 1-0 Manpower........................................................ 1-0 Blarney Stone .... Winchci Tires Such True Value............. . YMCA News YMCA 78er Football league For : Those who will be 8th grade in the fall and attend Hastings Area Schools. The 78cr program is a full contact tackle foot­ ball program provided by the YMCA of Barry County in collaboration with the Hastings Area Schools and the Hastings High School football staff. The primary goal of the 78cr program is to provide a safe and positive atmosphere where the skills of football can be learned. All participants will play at least one quar­ ter of each game. There will be eight game (four home, four away I that will be played at Johnson Held on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, Sept. 2. Possible opponents may be Forest Hills, East Grand Rapids. Middleville, Wayland. Hudsonville, Zeeland and Wyoming Park Practices will begin Aug. 10. All practiccs will be held at the Hastings High _ School football practice fields from 3:30­ 5:15 p.m. Monday. Tuesday. Thursday. Fri­ day. with games played on Wednesday. An Athletic Trainer will be available for prac­ tices. All equipment is provided by the YMCA except mouthgards and shoes. I f purchasing shoes, please purchase black. All equip­ ment is returned at the end of the season. Equipment will be distributed during the first week of practice. 78cr program will be able to use all high school facilities and equipment such as blocking sleds, running ropes, weight room, blocking chutes, etc. Transportation will be provided to and from the away games by the Hastings Area School Bus service. Transportation to and from practices is not provided by the YMCA and/or the Hastings schools. There will be an important pre-season meeting for parents and their youth on Aug. 6. at 7 p.m. . in the Hastings High School Lecture Hall. The cost to participate is $85. Please make checks payable to the YMCA. Schol­ arships arc available upon request. Partici­ pants will not be asked to "‘fund raise" for this program. Registration: All players are required to return the registration form and fee to the EXTRA COPIES i no Donner available at many ot out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. Ml Makes X Models • I fired Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed [ Bvrkey Sales & Service, Inc. X 218 N. J«H«r>on, Downtown Hattingi Call Now! 616-945-5085 1 2 3 4 Backyard Learn to Swim lessons Registrations arc now being taken for this years backyard Icam to swim program Classes will be offered for children ages 4 on up. Special classes for pre-schoolers, parent child, and grade school youth will be offered. Classes run Monday through Fri­ day the first week and Monday through Thursday the second. Classes arc 40 min­ utes in length. Sessions begin the week of June 15. Please call the YMCA. 945-4574. for a detailed brochure. Golf Riverbend Golf Course will be the site for golf classes for youth. Instructor Ed von dcr Hoff will conduct classes on Mondays from June 15 through July 27 (no July 6). For those who have completed grades 2-4 (8:30-10 a.m.) and grades 5-8 (9:30-11 a.m.) Registration will be on the first day of class along w ith the $5 registration fee. A $ I green fee will be due each each visit. Middle School Golf League Come join this fun golf program. Boys and girls entering grades 6-8 are eligible for this league at Riverbend Golf Course Matches will take place on Mondays start­ ing June 15 and continue for 6 weeks (no matches on July 6). Tec off starts at 11 a.m. Players do not have to be at every match The registration is on site on the first day along with the $5 registration fee. A $1 green fee is paid for each time thal you par­ ticipate. Players arc encouraged to bring their own clubs. Clubs available for rental arc limited. Track Jamie Dixon. Hastings High School track coach, will be the instructor for summer track for all school age youth. Meet at Hast­ ings High School track at 7-8 p.m. on Mon­ days and Wednesdays starting June 15 through July 27 (no meeting July 6). The cost is $10 (those attending the out-of-town meets will have an additional $5 fee). Reg­ istration is on site on the first day of the program Fall Youth Soccer - Hastings The YMCA is taking registrations for the fall youth outdoor soccer program. Regis­ trations will be taken until June 26. The cost for the program is $30 with a family rate of. 2nd child S24.3rd Child $21.4th Child $ 18. 5th Child $15. Scholarships are available upon request. Practices begin the week of August 31 with games beginning Sept. 19 and end Oct. 24. A brochure may be ob­ tained by calling the YMCA. 945-4574. 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wall * ■20.00 Ea - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs (across from E.W. Hit**) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8616 or Tou Frw 888-577-7446 Notice of Annual Meeting of Barry Intermediate School District Board of Education Expert Installation • or any other programs offered, call the YMCA at 945-4574. YMCA Women's Softball B League Icam W-L Flcxiars............................................................. 1-0 JarmanLydy Builders................................ 1-0 Hastings Manufactunng .......................... 0-1 Hastings Mutual .......................................... 0-1 Auto Glass Dental Chairside Assistant 1998 - Page 13 1 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BARRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education will be held 7:30 p.m.. Monday. July 6. 1998 at the Barry Interme­ diate School District office. 535 W Wood­ lawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan. All inter­ ested persons are invited to attend this meeting Thomas S. Mohler. Secretary Barry Intermediate School District Board of Education �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 11. 1998 County Board denies and approves zoning requests by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Steve Stamptier told the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday that he can't find land that is already zoned for commercial use in the Banfield Road area of Johnstown Township and asked the board lo consider rezoning a five-acre parcel from its current agricultural, rural residen­ tial status to commercial. Stampfler didn't get his wish, but the County Planning and Zoning Commis­ sion. which had recommended that lhe re­ quest be denied, will be asked to review his case. A motion by the county board to deny Stampfler's request failed, but the board did agree, in a separate vote, to send the request back to the Planning and Zoning Commis­ sion. Stampfler told the board that he wants io have mini-storage buildings on a plot of land in Section 20 of Johnstown Town­ ship. He said there is a need in the area for lake residents to have a place to store their boats in tbe county instead of taking them out of the county. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denying Stampfler's request. Planning and Zoning Director Jim Mc­ Manus said, because the land is designaled as agricultural, rural residential in the cur­ rent land use plan, and one planning com­ missioner fell that to designate five acres for commercial use would be spot zoning. The land has been split from a 20-acre par­ cel. Concern also was mentioned about a "sharp" curve on Banfield Road to lhe nonh of the parcel that Stampfler wants to buy. McManus said. In addition, local citizens have objected to the zoning change on the basis that there are "too many houses in the area." he added. The county board voted 5-2 to approve a zoning change from agricultural, rural resi­ dential (AR) to agricultural for 120 acres on the comer of Lacey Road and M-66. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey and commissioner Lew Newman voted against the change. Vice Chairwoman Sandy James was absent. The propeny was formerly a gravel pit. and the current owner now has a building and a small business on it. Commissioner Emmet Herrington said. "1 heard that some of the people who oppose this change said he (the owner) was going to make a garbage dump there like we liave at Hast­ ings... Many of us will be dead before that ever goes through. "He (the property owner) is gradually smoothing it (the land) off. I think we should approve it. if we have somebody there who wants to improve things." Her­ rington said. Bailey, who is a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, said he voted against the zoning change on the Planning and Zoning Commission "because it is a hole in the ground and it's not going to be able to be farmable..." McManus said tbe land has been zoned AR since 1976. The area is in tbe land use plan as an agricultural area and McManus said he thinks that's why the Planning and Zoning Commission, with only two dis­ senting votes, recommended approving tbe change. The property owner's primary goal is to have a "some kind of a body shop, which be cannot have under existing zoning" and "was denied the right to have a home occu­ pation. I believe that is his intent. That in­ tent is subject to its own review later. What we are looking at. in this case, is tbe ’oning change and what is potentially available.” McManus said. The home occupation denial was due to the fact that the owner had "a number of employees not living in the residence. You're limited to one," he said. "If it goes to 'A* (agricultural district), the employees are not a consideration di­ rectly (for a home occupation)." Commissioners voted 7-0 to rezone property in Section 31 of Carlton Town­ ship from an agricultural district to agricul­ tural. rural residential. The property is lo­ cated on North Broadway (M-43). between Willitts Road and Mary Lou Drive. Commissioner Robert Wenger said he had some reservations because he sees the land as being in a commercial area. "They (property owners) would have some ability in AR to consider a special use request (for commercial use)." Mc­ Manus said. "The land use plan in Carlton Township recommended to our commission to have this designated as AR." McManus said. "Their intent is to promote residential development there," he said. In other business. this week, the board: • Heard Louise Odrzywolska. represent­ ing the County Humane Society, express thanks to commissioners for their public support of tbe idea for a new animal shel­ ter. • Approved spending $985 to have J-Ad Graphics of Hastings print land use books. J-Ad was tbe lowest of thee local bidders. • Re-appointed Corine Williston to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a one-year term, expiring in March 1999. • Appointed James Alden to a three-year term on tbe Planning & Zoning Board, ending in April 2001. and re-appointed Janett McKeough to the same three years on the board. • Agieed to pay registration, mileage, per diems and one night's lodging (up to $135) for commissioners to attend the Michigan Association of Counties annual conference Aug. 16-18 in Frankenmuth. Legion honors 50-year member William Goodrich, who has been a member of the American Legion for over 50 years, on Memorial Day was presented with a certificate and a 50-year pin to mark the occasion by members of the Lawrence J. . Bauer American Legion Post No 45 Pictured (from left) are step daughter Dixie Stadel Manshum. V. Harry Adrounie. William Goodrich. Glenn Ainsley and Frank K. Weinbrecht Total ban on smoking at Delton schools proposed by Mary Warner Staff Writer Those who attend football games at Del­ ton Kellogg High School better nor light up a cigarette while they're watching the game. A new tobacco-free policy expected to be passed by the school board at its next meeting prohibits smoking by anyone any time of the day and evening anywhere on school grounds. The new policy would, for example, ex­ clude people from smoking outside during intermissions of school plays, concerts or athletic activities. Superintendent Marsha Wells said the policy will replace an existing policy that restricts smoking on school grounds before 6 p.m. but allows community residents to smoke outside after 6 p.m. Wells said the policy is being changed because "we need to model healthy living as an educational institution. We're very thoughtful about how adults are role mod­ els for young people. Given everything we "I'm not opposed to anything (in the re­ port) other than the increase in retirement benefits." Bailey told the board this week. "...Government is the only place I know where they are getting better retirements and better benefits and I'm opposed to that...In the past I know commissioner (Emmet) Herrington and commissioner (Tim) Burd were very much in support of doing the compensation within the (county) board and 1 guess after this goround. I’ve learned my lesson. I have to support them. It might shock Commis­ sioner Herrington." Herrington said he believes the County backpacks and book bags be kept in lockers during the day is being added (see related tion as a school system to give our young people positive messages.” The new policy was introduced at Mon­ day's school board meeting. Also at the meeting Monday, the board voted to change the date it meets from the second to third Monday of every month. The change was made to allow more time story on dog drug searches.) The middle school handbook will include to prepare bills for the board s review. It will take effect in August. And the board approved a change in its policy on public participation at board SALARY continued from page 6 elected officials and at the same time be fiscally responsible to the residents of Barry County. We believe the recommenda­ tions presented accomplish both." Vaughn concluded in a letter about the Compensa­ tion Commission's recommendations. know about the negative impact tobacco has on the body, we want to use our posi­ meetings that would allow people to make Board has lhe responsibility to directly set lhe salaries father than appoint lhe Com­ pensation Commission. He also objects to the "perks" commis­ sioners receive because they are only part­ time rather than full-time employees. Commissioner Rod Goebel said he did not agree with all the recommendations in the compensation report. Commissioners Herrington and Lew comments at the end of the meeting rather than just ask questions. Also at the meeting Monday, school of­ ficials presented to the board a number of revisions to elementary, middle school and high school handbooks. Tbe handbooks are being redesigned "in a way that makes it easier for parents to refer to them in work­ ing with their children on the expectations Newman were the only ones to vote the school has established." Wells said. "Efforts have been made to be more clear against approving the compensation report The new salary and benefit schedule goes about what’s expected of students in terms of appropriate or inappropriate behavior so into effect Jan. 1. 1999. In addition to Vaughn. Compensation we can establish and maintain a quality learning environment." The revised handbooks also seek to be Commission members, who are appointed by the county board, include Cornelius Ezinga. Steve Essling. Russell Solmes. Larry Raffler. Gordon Sheldon and Ray­ mond Page. more consistent between buildings, she said. They are organized in a similar fash­ ion and "the way they will communicate to parents will be consistent at each level." "Being consistent and connected at each level is a major theme for this next year." Wells said. Jeni Harris, principal of the elementary school, said that among the changes in the elementary school handbook will be the in­ stitution of a dress code. There has been no Ladies’ & Men’s Sportswear Retailer in Hastings Just when you thought you had to drive lo the big city malls to find quality sportswear, a local business comes through and fills the need for such a selection right here in Hast­ ings. Perhaps the last store you would have thought of for ladies’jumpers, skirts, sweaters and tennis shoes, among other things, is Bob's Gun & Tackle Shop, two miles west of Hastings on M-37 & M-13. Deb Williams, manager of the downstairs clothing department al Bobs, says thal they have carried sportswear type apparel for several years, but added more lines, including ladies’ styles, a year or two ago. “The response has been so good thal we’ve continued to add more and more styles.’’ Williams says many of the ladies come downstairs when their husbands arc upstairs shopping for hunting supplies. “Most of lhe women are amazed that a hunting store like ours has nice dresses and all kinds of other fashionable clothing.” Ladies and men both could shop at Bob’s for everyday clothing. Some of the hot items th.s year have been Skecher and Kaepa tennis shoes. Woolrich but­ ton dow n shirts.. Columbia T-shirts, and shorts. Williams and the rest of the staff invite everyone to stop in and visit their downstairs clothing department. p«i Ad.K<«i dress code at the elementary previously. The new dress code will require, for ex­ ample, that elementary children not wear clothing that "appears provocative, profane or depicts alcohol, tobacco or any con­ trolled substance." Also prohibited are "beach tops, half shirts, or any suggestive or revealing garments" and clothing that has pointed studs, spikes or chains. Hats, which students cannot wear indoors at the middle or high school, may also be banned at the elementary school, but the decision on that has not yet been made The new elementary handbook also tightens attendance regulations. After 10 absences, parents of tbe absent students will be contacted and the school will track the students' attendance more closely. Har­ ris said. At the middle school. Principal Gary Kimble said the revised handbook will em­ phasize that "there is a system" to deal with truancy and the county truant officer will be called if necessary. The handbook also has a new clause that requires students attending after-school dances to get written permission from their parents if they want to leave the dance early. Like the elementary school handbook, the middle school and high school hand­ books will include a prohibition against spikes, studs or chains on clothing. At the middle and high schools, a requirement that a section prohibiting any public displays of affection during school hours and permit­ ting only hand-holding during after-hours process teaching teachers how to make consensus decisions" resulted in her being able to work with "well-trained profession­ als who know how to collaborate, work together, and stay on task." Schuette also praised the district's 'Time For Change" program, in Which staff school activities such as dances or sporting events. Kimble said. Louise Angelo, the district's community schools director, said the revised alternative members have a two to four-hour block of time set aside once a month where staff evaluate more effective ways to teach the curriculum. education handbook will be much more specific than last year's handbook, and will be "even more explicit in some areas" than the other schools' handbooks. Athletic Director Karen Leinaar said the And she said the curriculums presented to the board Monday will be "a bit of a change for students." who will "feel a little more pressure" as a result of expectations of them. revised athletic handbook will contain new Schuette explained later that the students will be more accountable as a result of the new curriculums. "When the outcome is real clear and the statement of what you're trying to do is real clear, then they’ll feel more responsible for it." Also Monday, a public hearing to dis­ cuss the district's proposed budget was set for next Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m in the elementary school media center. wording making students more responsible for either returning or paying for school athletic equipment. After the handbook presentations were made and several questions were asked of the school officials by board members, trustee Sandy Barker asked administrators to "mike sure when we look at these things" that the district's choice theory/reality therapy behavior management system is kept in mind. Also at Monday's meeting, computer consultant Marty Russon informed the board that lhe district's web site has had some 7,000 visitors thus far. "We’ve had a tremendous local response to it," Russon told the board. "We're talking about en­ hancing the site. There are a mind-boggling amount of possibilities that we can do with this thing." And the board was presented with revised curriculum outlines for the elementary, middle school and high school language arts departments and the elementary math departments. Still to come are revised mid­ dle and high school math curriculum out­ lines. and revised science and technology curriculum outlines. The revisions are the result of three years of work by the district staff and were initi­ ated as part of the district's school im­ provement plan and also in response to changes in state testing standards. "The main focus has been to narrow down and identify critical learnings in our core curriculum at each level and in each course." Wells said. "One of the main things that this staff worked on. especially in language arts, were writing strategies... to help (students) become stronger writers. We want our students to communicate ef­ fectively. not only verbally, but in writ­ ing." Along with identifying areas students need to learn, the staff has also begun iden­ tifying specific assessments that will be used to determine whether students have as­ similated the material. While the curriculums presented Monday were being revised. Wells said, "wc worked hard to make sure all our teachers were ac­ tively involved in discussions of building a quality curriculum." The consensus building that was part of the curriculum revision process was praised by curriculum consultant Marcia Schuette at the board meeting. Schuette said that the fact that the district "has put into a place a County candidates’ forum will be July 16 Candidates for Barry County Commis­ sion seats in the Aug. 4 primary election will be put on the spot July 16 when they attend a candidate forum in the Hastings High School lecture hall. The event is being sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Hastings Jaycees. Farm Bureau, the Cham­ ber of Commerce and the American Asso­ ciation of University Women, said Tom Mohler of the Futuring Committee. Candidates will each be given six min­ utes to state their vision for Barry County for the next five to 10 years and will then be asked to list their three main concerns for the next five years. The top three issues of lhe group will then be listed and a moderator \ ill lead a discussion on those topics, said Mohler. The event is tentatively scheduled to be­ gin at 7 p.m. Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 �With 135 years of local banking experience among them, HCB bankers are unique. These days, most banks make long term customer relationships nearly impossible. Ongoing mergers and acquisitions mean transfers and downsizing. Customers are forced to work with new faces all the time. Not at Hastings City Bank, an independent, locally-owned bank that’s been serving the community since 1886. 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Geiger: • Reported that lawmakers are urging lhe Speaker of the House and the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, both of Staff Writer Because the majority of inmates in the Michigan prison system are repeat drug of­ fenders. State Rep. Terry Geiger has been working on some substance abuse treat­ ment options, he told a Legislative Coffee gathering Monday morning at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. fall. Geiger said he supports a one year ex­ tension of that formula so that 65 lo 70 new members of the house, likely lo be elected in November, will not be forced lo immediately deal with Act 51 distribution. "In the next two weeks, we ll decide how to extend that and talk about making changes." he said. • Reported that he suppons a $100 mil­ lion cut in a supplemental budget to the whom represent the Detroit area, to more equally distribute revenue sharing funds to other districts. "There is a huge, disproponionate amount of money going to southeast Michigan," said Geiger According to Sen. Joanne Emmons, the Detroit metropolitan area receives $3 per capita revenue sharing funds, while other municipalities receive only 17 cents per "We've budgeted S28 million to deal with substance abuse issues," he said. "We need to determine whether we car deal more effectively with them in priscn or after they've been released from prison or before they get there." Geiger said pilot projects are being de­ signed to address al) three situations. "Nationally, there are very few of these programs that have been tested for their long term effectiveness," said Geiger, who noted that pan of the Michigan proposal includes long-term follow up on ex-prison­ school aid act that would reduce the amount of funding for "pet" projects and redis­ tribute that money to the school districts. "We're dumping millions of dollars into pet projects for the senator from Flint and for others so it's becoming a Christmas tree," said Geiger. "I'd like lo redistribute that to the schools which would give them a $60 per student increase and leave the rest capita. "I'm not real optimistic." said Geiger. • Noted that $70 million in court equity funding h.as beei budgeted for distribution ers. for a fund balance. Thai's kind of my goal." Geiger added that school districts that lost school days due to power outages from the severe wind storms two weeks ago will not lose their state aid for those days and will not be required to schedule make-up days. Emmons reported that: • A ban on partial birth abortions has been passed into law. "This is a very grisly procedure that was developed so you had a dead baby instead of a live one." said Emmons. "So that ban has been passed with only eight votes against it" • The governor's tax cut plan has passed tbe Senate and is now in the hands of the House. • A school violence bill being studied by lawmakers would give school districts some power to discipline students who ex­ hibit violence in the classrooms. The bill proposes providing some alternative schools where the students would be sent to complete their studies in lieu of the cur­ rent practice of the student going back to the same classroom. Emmons said Saginaw and Detroit has such alternative programs in place that are funded by the Family Independence Agency, the courts and the intermediate school districts. Judges can court order vio­ lent students to attend those schools. "It's a longer school year and it's much more structured." said Emmons. That bill is still pending. • * Congressman Nick Smith's representa­ tive. Sara Linstneier. reported that Smith voted in favor of the religious freedom act that failed 224-203. "He feels individuals have the right to worship in public as long as it's not forced," she said. She also noted that the FCC will be im­ posing a five-cent tax on the phone bills of people who use the ilntemet, a move that was a "hot topic" in Congress, she said. T Suspicious fires continue | in Barry State Game area J-Ad Graphics i'*ws Service Firefighters from Orangeville. Delton. Hastings and the Department of Natural Resources were called to a suspicious fire in the Barry State Game area Monday that destroyed ,6-acre and a few trees, reported DNR Fire Officer Dave Desjarden. Middleville area resident Bill Hazelton was hovering over the area on a ultralight when he spotted the tire in the red pine trees on the back side of a hill off McK- tbben Road near Sager Road, Desjarden Hazelton flew his craft to tbe Hastings Airport and called 911 to report lhe fire "It took us some time to find it," said Desjarden. "He could give the exact loca­ tion." It is the fifth suspicious fire, all having been set within one mile of tbe others, since March. Desjarden said. "Hopefully, somebody out there will see something and give us call so we can put a nop to this." Desjarden said. ■ Desjarden said if the fire had been set ear­ lier in the day. it would have been a much different story. "It was windier and the humidity was a lot lower," said Desjarden. who noted that fires don't bum as hot in humid weather. ' The location of the fire also was favor­ able. he said, because lhe wind could not reach it on the back side of the hill. Desjarden said lhe fire burned four to 12 inches deep into the ground. "Pine stands build up a layer of peer and Area fire destroys animals when it burns, it bums through all (host layers to the ground." he said. Because of lhe large size of the trees, The Nashville Fire Department was called to a fire at the home of Dr. Alan and Valerie Eavey at 6154 Coats Grove Road just east of Martin on Friday evening. The Woodland, Hastings and Freeport fire departments were called to assist. A hip­ roof bam and pole bam were a total loss. Also lost were pigs and calves the Eavey daughters Alison and Lisa were raising for the Barry County Fair. The cause of the fire is under Investigation. many were only slightly damaged, big some smaller trees about six inches tai will likely perish, be said. Desjarden said all five fires remain under investigation Due to about three-tenths of an inch df rainfall late Tuesday, burning permits art being issued to the public by local fire de­ partments. he said. Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra Are you a believer in Jesus Chris! and have a desire to use your musical lalenls lo serve Him? Well here is an opportunity this summer for you. There will be a Hastings Community Ghurch Choir & Orchestra forming lo sing/play the worship musical God With Us for this year’s Hastings Summerfest, on August 30th at 4:00 pm at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Rehearsals for this event will be held each Tuesday in August for a total of 4 rehearsals. Any singer or instrumentalist who has a relationship with Jesus Christ is invited to be involved. Those interested, and for more information please contact Aaron Welch al First Baptist Church in Hastings at 6I6-94X-8004 Emergency Services officials honored by school board The Hastings School Board Monday honored area emergency services agencies for services and programs the agencies have provided to the district during the past year. Pictured (from left) are Hastings Fire Chief Roger Carts; Lt. Gary Newell, commander of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police; board President Patricia Endsley; and Superintendent Carl Schoessel. •NOPC BMTlfnu) e Graduating Classes of 1998 and to our Graduates! I Wlial is the leading cause of blindness among tlie elderly? ••BAYS, 7 MONTS (MU) Hillary Cates Seth Doe Holly Green Cindy Hayes MAPLE valley HASTINGS MAPLE VALLEY HASTINGS Call 1^00437-2423 Not Mike Jarvis Melissa Moore Marcie Smith HASTINGS HASTINGS HASTINGS Pictured: Melissa LaLone - Middleville * Andy Thompson - maple valley 1215 W. State Street in Hastings McDonald S 948-8233 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Citv of Hastings will be moving CITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES (City Hall) and the HASTINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT to 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan on Monday, June 22, 1998. All Council and Board Meetings will be held at the new location as of June 22. 1998. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk �The Hastings Banner DRIVER, continued from page I before realizing thal the man needed more help than he could give. The Lansing motorist sped to the Delton Fire station, called 911. and returned to the scene where he waited for help to arrive. Shortly thereafter, deputies Dar Leaf and Rob Horrmann pulled up to the scene. "Upon arrival, we saw a large pickup truck upside down.** Leaf said in his report. "We could see someone's feet extended away from the truck. At first, it looked like someone helping out. As we got to the edge of lhe roadway, we saw that there was someone trapped under the door frame of the truck." The officers immediately radioed for ex­ trication equipment and approached the , driver, who was pinned by the triangular • part of the door frame. The driver's left arm was pinned back by part of the door frame while his right arm • wr unseen.** the deputies reported. "His body was completely out of the vehicle Leaf, a licensed EMT. recognized that Reyes was in grave danger. "Deputy Horrmann asked the driver if he could move." reported Leaf. "The driver mumbled something that I could not under­ stand. We tried to move the truck to free him. The truck was extra heavy and would not move." Ambulance personnel arrived within about two minutes of the deputies. "They tried with us to move the vehi­ cle," reported Leaf. "The four of us could not budge it an inch. We tried to pry on the door. At this time, the driver was turning blue." Leaf said his partner did something des­ perate. "Deputy Horrmann tried laying on his back and pushing the truck up with his legs," said Leaf. "Again, the truck was too heavy." During the struggle to get the driver out. he quit breathing. Leaf reported. "He was in a position where rescue breathing was impossible." said the deputy. "Shortly after that, we lost his pulse." The fire department arrived and used the with the door holding him down." Jaws of Lite to free him and CPR was immediately started with hag valve pressure oxygen. "Deputy Horrman and EMT Vieta, al­ ready dripping with sweat, performed twoman CPR." said Leaf. "Deputy Horrman. from exhaustion, asked me to take over compressions. EMT Vieta started the (tracheal) tube for airway and EMT (Kim) Bouws hooked up the leads for lhe heart monitor " After notifying medical control at Pen­ nock Hospital of the situation and the fail­ ing life saving efforts, orders were given to stop CPR. police said. Reyes, who was born in McAllen. Texas, had lived in Kalamazoo for about 30 Thursday June 11. 1998 - Page 17 Elementary student achieves perfect attendance Amanda Keeler, who just finished the fifth grade at Central Elementary, received special recognition at Central's honors assembly last week for having achieved perfect attendance throughout her elementary school career. Keeler did not miss a day of school from the time she began kindergarten to the end of this school year. years. He had served with the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of Western Michigan University. In Kalamazoo, he was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and lhe Wild Bunch Club. He is survived by his mother, three brothers and four sisters. Services are today at 11 a.m?at the First Assembly of God Church. 5550 Oakland Drive. Kalamazoo. He will be buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery f 40 1 * V/T StfUTf ^DELTON-KELLOGG (fissW HIGH SCHOOL Class w sea »ooc>. DELTON POLE BUILDING 10036 M-43. Delton 623-3300 BARRY COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY 123 Orchard. Delton BOWEN'S FAMILY DINING 11176 S. Wall Lake Rd.. (M-43), Delton ♦eae a* CLOVERDALE GENERAL STORE & STORAGE SMITH & DOSTEF. 4 STAR VIDEO 114 N Grove St IM-Bi, Delton 114 Maple St. Delton Cloverdale. Michigan 623-5521 623-5777 J-AD GRAPHICS GO GO AUTO PARTS, INC. 623-3300 623-2994 SAJO*S PIZZA DELTON FAMILY MEDICINE 115 Maple. Pelton 11275 Sprague Rd . Delton • 1952 N Broadway. Hastings 7709 Kingsbury Rd . Delton 623-5521 945-9554 623-3115 MID-LAKES SCREEN PRINTING, ACTIVE WEAR & TANNING SALON DELTON HARDWARE, RENTAL & OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT CHAPPLE REALTY INC. PRAIRIEVILLE FAMILY INN 511 W State St. Hastings 121 E Orchard. Delton 102 N Grove & 12b Orchard. Delton BH Grove St IM-Bi. Delton 14845 S Norris. Prairieville 940-3720 623-8340 623-5455 • 623-4099 623-4058 623-6150 623-2311 BUCKLAND AGENCY 11235 S Wall Lake Rd . Delton 623-5352 623-2775 �p«ge 18 - The Heshngi Banner - Thuraday June 11. 1998 COURT NCWS: A man who was found guilty of all three counts relating to a drunk driving offense Jan. 16 in Prairieville Township was sen­ tenced to more than two years in jail and more than six years probation in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday. Norman Guerin. 38. was convicted by a jury May 13 of count one, operating under lhe influence, third offense; count two. driving on a suspended license, second no­ tice. and unlawful use of a license plate, habitual offender, third offense. "His record indicates he has 35 prior misdemeanors and two prior felonies." said assistant prosecutor David Makled "Many of those are alcohol related. He has a long standing alcohol abuse problem and tie has chosen to do nothing about it Jail seems to have had no impact Nothing to dale has had any impact on his drinking and rkiv. Makled told the court thal by Guenns own admission, his girlfriend was in the car and was not intoxicated the night he was slopped and arrested by a Barry County Sheriffs deputy. Guerin registered a .15 blood alcohol content. The legal limit is .10. "She was not intoxicated and had a valid driver's license." said Makled. "He told po­ lice he got tired of riding and wanted to ifcive. Thai shows a complete lack of regard for the law and a lade of restraint" Makled told the court that Guerin's en­ dangerment to the public is his main con­ cern. Guerin's attorney. Gordon Shane Mc­ Neil. said he client did not understand why he was in court facing a felony conviction. "He believes they (probation officers) make him lock unfairly, like a criminal, in the eyes of the court," said McNeil. "He maintains his employment, be is very in­ terested in paying off his fines and costs " McNeil pointed out thal it has been nine yean since his two most recent convictions jail?" Judge James Fisher asked Guerin. "Yeah, I do. but if 1 have to do a year. I’ll do a year." Guerin said. "I think the protection of the public is the main issue." said Fisher. "Al this point. 1 doubt the Department of Correc­ tions will keep you locked up very long unless 1 send you to prison for six to 10 years . "The best thing tor you and for the pub­ lic would be if you would stop drinking al­ cohol." said Fisher. "You're 38 years old. You look more like you're 58. I’m going to give you a chance to quit, but if you show up here again. I'm going to put you in prison for as long as I can." Guerin told the judge he drank because he was having problems with his father. "Most people don't find their answers at the bottom of a bottle." Fisher said. In other court business: • Greg Mulder was sentenced to five years probation and $1,000 costs on a sex offense conviction. "He's attended all of his sexual offense counseling." said his attorney. Jim Goulooze. "I don't want to see a repeal of this inci­ dent." said Fisher. "I don't want to see an­ other person victimized." Fisher ordered Mulder to attend counsel­ ing with Dr. Ronald Vandebeck in Grand Rapids. "My expectation is that you will not only attend but participate fully in this counseling and that you make every effort to be successful," said Fisher. No other information was available re­ garding the case. • John Jarvis. 33. and his wife. Sara Jarvis. 34. of Plainwell were both given and that Guerin asked the court for no jail 7411 status and sentenced to one year of probation and a 3O-day suspended jail sen­ tence for possession of cocaine less than 25 or s suspended jail sentence. "You don't think you deserve to go to grams. 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Art/crafts/antiques/col- For Rent 19*3 MOBILE HOME: 14x70 Waihcri dryer, central air and refrigerator uay. $4,000 OBO. PM. or leave a tneuage. 945­ 0612 Recreation SHORE STATION FOR SALE w/brand new top and for­ est green canopy, excellent con­ Business Sen-ices dition. must sell. $2400 OBO. Call 616-241-1593.__________ SEWING AND ALTER­ ATIONS 40 yean experience. 15* ARROWGLASS SCOR­ PION SKI BOAT, 1990 Johnson 60h.p.. electric start motor with tilt A trim, new cover, spare tire A safety equipment, excellent condition $2,950.945­ 2510 Will pick up and deliver. Call 616-623-8978 PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bans. raofr. homes, etc. Reasonable rates, free esliawses. Insured. Cail Random Hesserly Psudng and Tree 945HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trinnag sad removal. Wrasranhir rwt.fmestimsaes. Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 943-2345.(lfa) PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding Estimates Jae Mia Plane Sarrica. Steven Jewell, regitured tuner, technician a* siuant Call 945-9888 HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS. FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093. Garage Sale BARRYVILLE ROADD BARN AND GARAGE SALES: ROUND WOOD TABLE W/6 CHAIRS. TWIN CAPTAINS BED. MEN'S STUFF. CLOTHES ALL SIZES. NEW AVON PROD­ UCTS. COME ON OUT AND L(X)K AROUND, EVERY THING PRICES TO SELL AND ALWAYS NEGO­ TIABLE. SATURDAY JUNE 13 AND SUNDAY JUNE 14 STARTING AT 9 KM. OFF M-79 BETWEEN HASTINGS AND NASHVILLE_________ COMMUNITY YARD SALE al Hanover Village Saturday July 18th 8:30-4pm. Check it out. HUGE MOVING SALE: Fur nilure, lawn tractors & mower, water skits and boating equip­ ment. collectibles, power tools, appliances, horse tack, clothes, computer. Stereos A speakers, antiques and tons more. One day only - Saturday. June 13. 8am 8pm 1345 Iroquois Trail. National Ads MDLCHANDISVIS- PART­ TIME Service Advantage, a highly successful division of Sangamon. Inc., seeks an experi­ enced merchandiser to perform merchandising activities includ­ ing resets in the Hastings/Charlottc area. Please leave your name, phone number with area code and a brief history of expe­ rience at I-800-213-3040 ext. 370, or fax 1-888-824-3536 attn: Dist. #370. Real Estate TORCH LAKE: 20 minutes n.e. of Traver’s City. 2-5 acre buildable site, minutes from downtown Alden and public ac­ cess to TORCH LAKE!? Roll­ ing hills/meadows. Maple hard­ woods. views perfect for week­ end cabin or retirement. Black­ top road/electric. $17,500$60.000terms available. STATE LAND Kalkaska County 12 miles west of (1-75) Grayling. 5 acres, borders 1.000 acres of the Pert Marquette State Forest. Close to OR V/snowmobile trail and Manistee River. $14,900, 10% down, $300 per month on 11 % land contract. GREAT LAKES LAND CQ 616-922­ 8099. www greatlakesland.com KALAMAZOO AREA home for sale. 3 bedrooms, central air. 3 car garage on .7 acre lot. Lo­ cated on 25th Street. Portage, by Long Lake Asking $59,500 call 616-945-4505 evenings for more information. $155,444. BRISTOL LAKE: 4 bedroom walk-out ranch, many amenities include: vaulted ceil­ ings. recreation room, ceramic tiled floors, central air. acreage and pool. Call Jennifer Pontoni. Reece Realty. 616-729-5636. community for many years." said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy McDowell about John Jarvis. "He seems to have somewhat of a problem with substance abuse. I think he's come to the realization that there is a price to pay. Based on the fact that this is his only significant of­ fense. he should have an opportunity not to have this on his permanent record." "I'm ashamed of myself," said Jarvis to Fisher. "1 do intend on making changes in my life." Fisher told Jarvis that the offense would be more typical of someone half his age. "You are not a child," said Fisher. "You have a family, you have a responsible job, it's about time you decided you are going to grow up." "Mrs. Jarvis is in the same situation as her husband," said McDowell. "She has no record of any kind and now she finds henelf in a situation where substance abuse has gotten her into a bit of trouble. I'd like her to have the opportunity not to have this on her criminal record." San Jarvis told Fisher that one of her children is aware of the offense. "You're not setting a very good example for your children," said Fisher. "I would hope you and your husband make some changes." The couple was also ordered to pay $500 in court costs and to undergo substance abuse counseling. • Scott Matzen. 22, of Hastings was sen­ tenced to 30 days in jail v*d one year pro­ bation for a May 20 conviction of at­ tempted possession of cocaine less than 25 grams. "It appears he's doing absolutely noth­ ing." said McDowell. "He's held jobs for short periods of time, be has done nothing as far as school. It appears all he does is sit around all day and smoke pot. He needs some direction. He can't smoke pot all day and expect to be a productive citizen. I don't understand why he's not working." McDowell pointed out that Matzen has been on probation before for possession of controlled substances. But according to attorney Bill Doherty, Matzen has bun no one other than himself. "He's a young man with a lot of poten­ tial," said Doherty. "It appears he has a problem with motivation. While it's not something we want to encourage, it's not illegal to not have a job. It is illegal to have controlled substances. I think being charged and convicted of a felony has had some impact on him." Doherty suggested a suspended jail sen­ tence and » drug treatment program to give Matzen some motivation, "I know I've messed up." said Matzen. "1 know I've been a problem. 1 admit I'm lazy. 1 don't want to go to jail. I'm scared." Fisher agreed with Doherty that Matzen has potential. "1 don't think that of everybody who comes before me, but I do think that of you," said Fisher. "I can't give you motiva­ tion. It has to come from within yourself. If you take advantage of these programs, you could have a good life for yourself. Otherwise, you'll be a bum." Fisher sent Matzen to jail because he needed to be punished for the second of­ fense, he said. • Donna McCarty, 47, of Dowling, was released from probation after successfully completing tbe terms of probation. Mc­ Carty pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of assault and battery after her sentence was delayed from one year ago. She had originally been charged with six counts of assault and battery and malicious destruction of property for damaging a car belonging to Sherry Denman, the new wife of McCarty's ex-husband. Denman was in court to testify at the sentence hearing. "She's bothered me and continues to be a bother," said Denman. "She's threatened to come to my bouse, she's put a PPO out on me and 1 haven't done nothing. All 1 ask is to be left alone." Fisher told Denman that he can't issue charges. Denman said she filed a police report, but said nothing was done about alleged, continued threats. "So she gets off scott free for everything she's done?" Denman asked Fisher. Fisher told Denman that McCarty served probation for a year, paid $600 in costs. "I wouldn't call that getting off scott free," Ftsher said. "Someone else may have a different opinion." McCarty's attorney, Jim Goulooze. said his client has been an exemplary proba­ tioner. "I know what 1 did was wrong." said McCarty. "I was desperate at the time. My problems with my ex-husband have been resolved in my mind and I want no pan of him or his new wife." Fisher explained to the court that Mc­ Carty had discovered that her husband was having an affair with Denman and rammed her car. Fisher imposed $100 for court costs and agreed to discharge McCarty from proba­ tion upon payment. • Todd Heeringa, 25. of Hastings was sentenced to 30 days in jail and to continue his two years probation for violating pro­ bation by testing positive for marijuana. He was on probation for a June 16. 1997. conviction of attempted breaking and entering that occurred April 3, 1997. in Middleville POLICE BEAT Teen improving after being hit by car WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A 15-year-old Hastings boy remains in critical condition at Spectrum Health (Butterworth Hospital) in Grand Rapids after his bicycle was hit by a car on Woodland Road Monday. June 8. at about 11:45 a.m. Jeremy Overbeck was apparently riding a bicycle being towed by a moped, driven by Trevor Ross. 15. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. As lhe two boys turned east onto Woodland Road from Cemetery Road, the bicycle entered the opposing lane of traffic. Overbeck lost control of the bicycle, fell to the roadway and rolled before striking a west-bound vehicle, driven by Melanie Gariinger of Lake Odessa, police said. Overbeck was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lakewood Community Ambulance and was airlifted to Grand Rapids Alcohol was not a factor and the accident remains under investigation. Man dies pulling into driveway WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A 7 5-year-old Woodland man was found dead behind the wheel of his car parked in his Wellman Road driveway al about 6:25 p.m. last Friday, acording to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Franklin John Schwarting of 5439 Wellman Road had apparently struck his mailbox the day before and had driven to a hardware store on Friday to get nuts and bolts to repair the box, according to the police report. Schwarting's wife became concerned when he did not return after about 1 1/2 hours and found him slumped behind the wheel of his car ia the driveway. Investigation revealed the man apparently struck the mailbox again on his way into tbe driveway before bringing the car to a stop. The car was found shifted into park and the keys were laying on the dashboard. Police were unsure whether he suffered a stroke or heart attack prior to or just after hitting the mailbox. UPS driver cited after accident NASHVILLE - A Nashville girl was hurt and a UPS truck driver was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way after a collision on Gregg Street near Cleveland Monday. June 8. at about 12:30 p.m. According to a report from the Nashville Police Department, a UPS track, driven by Jackolyn Sue Goddard. 44. of Vermontville, was eastbound on Gregg Street, stopped al the intersection with Cleveland Street and then pulled into the path of a northbound car. driven by Emily Marie Aspinall. 16. of Nashville Aspinall. who was wearing a seal belt, was not hurt. Her passenger. Abigail Ann Aspinall, 14, of Nashville was taken to Pennock Hospital by Nashville Ambulance where she was treated for her injuries and released. Another passenger. Jessica Hummel, 15. of Nashville, was not hurt The passengers were also wearing seal bells. Goddard told police that the Aspinall car was hidden by the van's comer post and pussenger side minor Alcohol was not a factor, according to the police report. Pot found in TK 6th-grader*s locker MIDDLEVILLE - A sixth grade student at Thomapple Kellogg Middle School was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana last Tuesday. June 2, principal Jeff Kulhanek said. The staff found the drag in the student s locker after acting on a tip. Kulhanek refused to say how the student was disciplined. "This is a pretty rare occurrence," said Kulhanek. "It's tbe only time this has happened this year." No other information was available Three hurt when car catches fire JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP • Three people were butt June 3 when an eastbound Mud Lake Road car was struck from behind and sent into a ditch where it overturned at about 5 p.m.. according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Police said a car driven by Mollie Garrett. 16. of Battle Creek was slowing to make a left hand turn from Mud Lake Road near Waubascon when it was struck from behind by a car driven by Peter Scott Brousil. 33. of Bellevue. Garrett's turn signal was in use. police said. * After striking Goren's 1994 Ford Explorer. Broutil's 1990 Isuzu left the south side of tbe road, struck a tree and caught fire, police said. Brousil and Garrett, along with Garrett's passenger. Marcus Bradley. 10. of Battle Creek, were taken to Community Hospital in Battle Creek where they were all treated for their injuries and released. Police alcohol was a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation. Paintball vandals damage vehicles HASTINGS - Two cars were struck with pink paintballs at Art Meade Auto Sales in Hastings June 6. the latest of dozens of reports of paintball damage to homes and vehicles in and around Hastings since last Feburary. Although the paint is waler soluable and can be washed from the homes and can. victims ate left cleaning up the mess. Paintballs are shot from paintball guns designed for use in war games Police have no suspects and tbe incidents remain under investigation. Firemen rescue child caught in swing HASTINGS - A young girl who became caught in a swing at Bob King Park June 3 was rescued by the Hastings Fire Department. Tbe girl was spotted by a woman al Miller's Carpel and Furniture on Woodlawn Avenue at about 141 p.m The woman called 911 and Hastings firefighters were sent to the park to rescue the girt using a hacksaw to remove the plastic swing Tbe rescue took about 20 minutes and no injuries were reported. Young child makes acid bomb YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - No one was hurt after an 8-year-boy made an acid bomb at his Yankee Springs Road home June 3. The Barry County Sheriffs Department was called by the boy's mother who became concerned when she learned her son had been told by another child how to make the bomb. The child's mother destroyed the bomb, said Undersheriff Don Ford. No charges will be sought. Big cat reported in Barber Road area CARLTON TOWNSHIP - DNR officials believe a June 2 report of a possible cougar or mountain lion on the loose was likely a large, exotic cat or possibly a pet cougar, said officer Mike Bailey of lhe Plainwell office. Barry County Central Dispatch received a report of a sighting of a large cat-like animal on Coats Grove Road near Barber Road at about 9:15 p.m. The caller said the animal was reddish-tan colored, had a long body and was neither a dog nor a deer. Bailey said some Chinese and Asian domestic cats are rather large and are often mistaken for the wild cats. And, he noted that some residents purchase exotic pets and turn them loose at night as they would a domestic cat "It appears to be chic to have exotic pets." Bailey said. No other sightings were reported. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-06-18.pdf 5abee0ba08844e4beefad4f96b91d1e6 PDF Text Text Hastings Ttop. backs complex Saxon skipper to leave poet See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 1 See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HASTING P'.ILIC ULRAkY FISCH' Hit HUSTINGS. «i WAe 1BS3 — — HASIDS PUBLICIIE^c 3 Hashings THURSDAY, JUNE 15,19M VOLUME 145, NO. 25 Nevus Briefs: ANNER PRICE W Storm, tornado sightings result in scare, outages by Shelly Sulser stown Township, said Fire Chief Jack Wykoff, who said the power was off for about 10 hours. r "We had a pretty good torrential down­ Staff Writer Fire chiefs in two townships said they had never seen hail the size of golf balls before Friday’s storm, which spawned a pour with heavy hail for about 20 min­ utes." said Wykoff. "We had 13 calls relat­ ing to the storm." Johnstown Township had six weather tornado touchdown in Calhoun County and an unconfirmed sighting in Prairieville Township. "The ground was just coveted in white.” spotters stationed in various parts of the townships during the storm, he said. "We didn’t see anything." he said, noting said Hickory Comers Fire Chief Harry Snyder, who has been with the department for 55 years. "I’ve never seen it that size before." Overall, except for 5,467 Barry County Consumers Energy customers left without power for various lengths of time. Barry County narrowly escaped the touchdown of a tornado between Bedford and Pennfield. which overturned trailers, leveled trees and left one man dead in Pennfield Township. "There were a lot of unconfirmed sight­ ings." in Barry County, said 911 dispatcher Joe Huebner, who was working when the storm hit Friday, resulting in a tornado warning. At 4:40 p.m.. large hail began to fall and winds gusted up to 80 miles per hour in southern Barry County, knocking down trees in 11000 block of 4 Mile Road south of Ford Road in Prairieville Township. "There’s not much to report." said Prairieville Policeman l-arrv Gentry. ’ I here was no damage iu house.1 or people. The tornado sighting was really uncon­ firmed." that the only problem reported was bail damage to com crops. A car struck a downed tree at Hutchinson and Strickland Roads in Johnstown Town­ ship Friday after the storm. No one was hurt. According to Consumers Energy, a total of 42.000 Michigan customers lost power This was a common sight around southern Barry County Friday evening after a storm that created high winds snapped trees which took some power lines to the ground. Pine Lake firefighters cleaned up the fallen trees in the 4 Mile Road area, said Gentry, but chief Rick Garrison could not be reached for comment. In Barry Township. Snyder said his de­ partment dispatched weather spotters but no funnels were reported by hir. men. "They (QI I) toned out Delton to be on aicn," said ^nyocr if there was one over by Pine Lake. I didn’t see it. That's as close as I'd ever want to get." He said the hail caused minor damage when it shredded a boat tarp on Fine Lake and noted that three, large, fallen trees caused M-43 to be shut down between the Milo Road area and Gull Lake. "We had trees blocking the roads all over." said Snyder, noting his department spent over five hoijrs cleaninc up. "But no suuaures weic damaged." Trees blocking the roads and downed power lines were also a problem in John­ during the storm’s peak "We budget for two catastrophic storms each year," said Consumers Energy Public Information Director Kevin Keane, who noted the May 31 storm that left 641.000 customers in the dark was the most daanaging in the company’s history. "That was the biggest energy interrup­ tion we've ever experienced," he said. Power surges may have sparked the fire at 5400 Gun Lake Road late Friday that de­ stroyed a garage, two vehicles, tractors, and a mo»ofrvcle. The etaci cause is still under investigation. (See related story.) Gypsy moth plague will lessen within weeks by Mary Warner Staff Writer Iksauste to bcta( ^oasossd by Me ■My Csaaty Fetsriag CoaataM, Me Hasttafi Jaycan. Fam Basses, Ma CbaMbar of Coaaaam aad Ms Xatoca Aaaodatooa of Utoventoy Warn. aaM Tea Maktor of Ma Fa- Bany County homeowners plagued with a plethora of gypsy moth caterpillars have only a few more weeks lo endure the exas­ perating pesls before lhe caterpillars stop eating leaves and start making cocoons, ac­ cording to Dennis Pennington, agricultural agent for the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service. r-" "If people can hold out another couple of weeks, the rest of the summer should be a whole lot better for them." he said. Pennington said the caterpillars only feed four to six weeks out of the year. The stage where the caterpillars are eating leaves is the worst. Pennington said. "I've had people calling who've had gypsy moth caterpillars crawling around their decks, on the side of lhe house, on pa­ tio furniture — basically all over every­ thing," he said. The hardest part to deal with for many homeowners is the caterpillars' excrement. Pennington said "People have trouble deal­ ing with the brownish color. I've had peo­ ple call and say their yard is a thick layer of goo." In lhe woods. Pennington said, a large population of gypsy moth caterpillars can make it sound like it's raining when the caterpillars excrete their waste onto the for­ est floor. Caterpillers can also seriously injure or even kill trees that are defoliated by the this summer has prompted upwards at 400 leaf-eating creatures. In the Yankee Springs area, there are reports of some trees being almost completely defoliated, according to Jim Johnson, gypsy moth program man­ ager for lhe Michigan Department of Agri­ culture. Trees can withstand up to 50 per­ cent loss of leaves without negative effects, according to an MSU Extension Service bulletin, but 75 percent or more loss may people to call the Barry Conservation Dis­ make trees more vulnerable to disease and other pests. "It's pretty traumatic for people to have to live with this type of situation." John­ son said. An unusually heavy infestation of the caterpillars in certain areas of Barry County trict to ask for advice on bow to rid them­ selves of the pests or get included in next year's f XF5) moth spraying program. con serration district administrator JoAnn Er­ way said. The conservation district is over­ seeing the gypsy moth suppression pro­ gram. which is being paid fix by local, state and federal tends. Pennington said this summer's heavy in­ festations. concentrated mainly in the west half of the county, are due to a mild winter and windy spring. Temperatures of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit are nee did to kill Sec MOTHS, continued on pn<a 3 Hastings Twp. may seek library millage i |tevta Fuat began pianMag Me firn • ever Saaamrafril hen last yea la aa ■ effort io revfesHae Penan Part, rer Wag la a weekead Ml of bakahoU t tewreats, btsetaU aid kids* g— : abfc* ted io new beekstbaU facilities ' A Me pert aad money left over for My 1*0 Uttie League and Junior Thia yea Seaeneriest u toned down just a bit. a Mere will be jut one day of activitiei. Like tail yea. any aoaey rawed from the event will go to focal program for Udi. flam call for a fiea market and ani aad crafts, three-oo-three basketball (which will com players $25 each),"a ea-od softball tournament with a $125 pa team coeL pan and a round-robin haneahoe tournament that will com t ffoym$5eacb. • For note information, call Roa at • (517) 852-0826 between 8 a.m. and 1 ; p* daily. f • More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 by Miry Warner Staff Writer Hastings Charter Township may ask voters in November to approve three-tenths of a mill to allow township residents use of the Hastings Public Library. The millage in many cases would be less than annual non-resident library card fees. A township resident owning a $100,000 home, for example, would pay $15 annu­ ally in library millage, compared to $55 a year for a non-resident card. Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said. Putting the millage question on the bal­ lot is contingent on whether the board of directors of the Hastings library will accept three-tenths of a mill as payment for Hast­ ings Township residents* use of the library Cruttenden said the Library Board already contracts with Rutland Charter Township to provide library services for three-tenths of a mill. "We’re just asking for the same arrangement Rutland already has." she said. Cruttenden said that if the library board approves a contract with the township for three-tenths of a mill, the Hastings library would also receive overdue fines of town­ ship residents and increased state aid. Thus, the approximate $13,620 that would be raised with the library millage would be supplemented with penal fines and state ‘ud See MILLAGE, continued on page 2 EMS put to the test at mass casualty disaster drill Ambulance personnel from Hastings. Nashville. Middleville. Woodland. Lake Odessa. Wayland. Vermontville. Orangeville and Battle Creek took part in a test of their abilities to handle mass casualty incidents Friday when Pennock Hospital staged a mock accident. The scenario involved a drunk driver with three passengers crashing into a transit bus filled with children and adults. Here. Hastings Ambulance Paramedic Joe Maurer gets help wiht a patient Irom a first responder. The event also served to test the hospital s ability to handle multiple patients and the coordination efforts of the Emergency Operations Center. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 18. 1998 News Briefs... Blood drive set for today The Barn County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday. June 18) at Pennock Hospi­ tal. Anyone who is at least 17 years old. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eligible to contribute. For more information, call the Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross at 945-3122. KCC orientation session June 25 An orientation session for new stu­ dents to Kellogg Community College has been scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. June 25. at KCCs Fehsen- Kidney stones program slated Saturday open house set for J Delton senior r apartments A presentation on kidney stones will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday. June 18) at the Conference Center. Pennock Hospital. Dr. Jeffrey Chapman, urologist, will be the speaker. He will discuss the urinary tract, what kidney stones are. who gels them, their symptoms, diag­ nosis and treatment The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call 948-3125. An open house is set from 2-5 p.m. Sat­ urday, June 20 for the public to visit the non-profit Delton Area Senior Housing (DASH) project called Country View Apartments. The 22-unit apartment complex, billed as. an affordable housing option for people over the age of 62, was constructed with a $1.28 million federal grant from the U.S 'Blessing off the Animals* slated Department of Housing and Urban Devel­ opment. Located at 435 Scribner St., just off M­ 43. on three acres of land. Country View The 11th annual "Blessing of the An­ imals" will take place at the 8:30 a m. mass Sunday. June 21. at Our Lady of Great Oak Catholic Church. The church is located 10 miles nonh of Battle Creek between North Avenue and M-66 on Lacey Road. The Rev. Fr. Richard Valls will officiate. The service will be held in the treelined churchyard overlooking the rolling countryside. Coffee and rolls will be available after the service. Hastings High School students, who are members of the Health Occupations of America Club, recently attended a HEEF Board meeting to demonstrate one of the puppet shows they present to help educate elementary students in such areas as hygiene, self-esteem and other subjects. They also have taken the puppets to the nursing home at the Battle Creek Veterans Administration Hospital. The club's advisor is health technology instructor Patricia Smith. HEEF awarded a grant to help the group purchase some of its original puppets. They now have 18. fcld Center, 2950 Gun Lake Road. Hastings. The session will include general in­ formation. the ASSET and refresh­ ments. For more information or to register, call 948-9500 or (616) 965-4153 to register. The next scheduled orientation ses­ sion will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon­ day. July 20. Hog roast to mark fire bam opening A hog roast to celebrate lhe opening of the new fire bam in Yankee Springs Township will be held at noon Satur­ day at the comer of Chief Noonday and Historical Society will meet tonight The Barry- County Historical Society will have its annual meeting and pic­ nic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 Wall Lake Road (M-43). The meeting will include election of officers. The program. "History of Wall Lake." will be presented by Priscilla Beavan and "The Wishing Tree" by George "Bud" Leonard. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own table service. Those interested in be­ coming an office should call Allie Smith at 945-5695. Payne Lake Roads. Those planning to attend are encour­ aged to bring a dish to pass. The event is not a fund-raiser, but an "Apprecia­ tion Day" for all those who helped in Land use panel to present video any way to get the fire bam completed. It being co-sponsored by the Gun Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Residential and commercial develop­ ment will be lhe topic of a presenta­ tion at 7:30 p.m. Monday. June 22. Gun Lake Area. For more information, call Mark Englenh at (616) 792-6357. Felpausch plans 65th birthday The Felpausch Food Center will have a 65th anniversary celebration at its parking lot in Hastings from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be a car show and the store will be selling bratwurst. with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. The event also is in preparation for the annual "Relay for Life" fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society in August. A Felpausch team, led by Dick Thompson, was the top fund­ raiser last year, collecting $3,887. Felpausch as a company also plans to donate $1,000 for the relay event later this summer. Father's Day Car Show set The 17th annual Father’s Day Car Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. June 20. at Charlton Park Billed as Michigan’s largest single day car show, the event is sponsored by the Southern Michigan Street Rod Association, which estimates that 1.300 show cars will appear at historic village this year. The 1997 show had 1.303 exhibitors. All cars must be 1980 models or older and must be driven under their own power. Admission for exhibitors is S10. Street rod*, customs, antiques and classics will be exhibited and disc jockey Denny Myers will provide oldies' music. Food also will be avail­ able. The awards for the day will include the Spectators' Choice and the top five in categories such as custom, antique or restored vehicle and street rods. Also among the 40 awards will be "Mr. Street Rodder of the Year" and the Cash Participation and Long Distance awards Dash plaques will be given to the first 1.200 cars, there will be $4,000 in door prizes and $1,650 in cash prizes. The NSRA also will do free safety inspections and there will be a swap meet General admission will be $5 for adults 13 and over. $2 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and un­ der when the Barry County Hanning and Zoning Commission meets in the Courts and Law Building in Hastings. Making the video presentation for the Land Use committee of the Barry County Futuring Committee will be Barry County Extension Ag Agent Dennis Pennington, said committee member Marlin Walters. The Land Use Committee is avail­ able to make the presentation to any interested, local groups and organiza­ tions. For more information, call the Co­ operative Extension Service at 948­ 4862 or attend the next meeting of lhe Land Use Committee at 4 p.m. Thurs­ day. June 18. in the Courts and Law building. Art in the Park will be July 4 The Lake Odessa Area Arts Commis­ sion will sponsor the 24th annual Art in the Park celebration Saturday. July 4. in the Village Park in Lake Odessa. There will be free entertainment all day long in the park, along with 180 arts and crafts booths and food. Among the entertainers lined up this year are the Woodland Gospel Singers. Mulligan Stew. Harp Beat. Polyester Blend, the Com Cob Cloggers and Thunderfloor. Proceeds from the annual festival go to the Arts Commission so it can fund upcoming events such as the Woody Herman concert in Lake Odessa and to help fund scholarships for students. For more information, call 374­ 4325. LifeWalk to help Alpha Center "LifeWalk." a morning walk to raise funds to operate the Alpha Women's Center in Hastings, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. June 20. at the center. 136 E. State St. The three-mile route will take about an hour and a !•«•!< to two hours. Re­ freshments will be available, along with face painting and balloons. Each HEEF grants boost Hastings student opportunities by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A total of $686 to help fund a variety of programs and activities for Hastings Area School System students has been approved recently by the Hastings Education En­ richment Foundation (HEEF) Board. A non-profit corporation. HEEF provides funds for supplemental materials, programs and projects that would not be possible through the schools' existing funding. A summary of the recent grants approved by HEEF include: • A $450 grant for art history lectures for Hastings High School students during their seminar period. Greg Wykowski of the Kalamazoo Institute of Art presented the first two lectures and eight more arc planned in the fall. One lecture, for exam­ ple. emphasizes the relationship between myths and the development of Western art The lectures include slide presentations with additional ideas for related projects given to staff f4T use in their respective subject areas. Students will also be intro­ duced to some of the job opportunities that exist in the an history field. • Computer software to supplement sci­ ence and health curriculums for second through sixth grades at Pleasantview Ele­ mentary School. A grant of $161 was awarded to purchase "The Magic School Bus Explores..." series, including the Rain forest. Inside the Earth. The Solar System. Ocean, and The Human Body • A contribution of $75 to help defray the costs of students Zach Woodley and Sarrah Gregory to represent Michigan in national competition at the National Busi­ ness Professionals of America conference Township. Kathleen Faith Link. 72. and her husband. Donald Laverne Link. 73. of 11915 Davis Road, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred at the intersection of Kalamazoo Drive and 142nd Avenue in Allegan County, said a spokesperson from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police. Police said Kathleen was driving a Geo Tracker north on Kalamazoo Drive when she apparently ran lhe stop sign and collided with the Steve's Trucking semi, driven by 18-year-old Mike Angus of East Leroy, who was eastbound on 142nd Avenue when the accident occurred He was bequests make HEEF grants possible. Memorial gifts in memory of a specific person are always welcome as are living tributes. Gifts to HEEF are tax deductible. Donations to HEEF may be made by sending checks to: Hastings Education En­ richment Foundation. 232 W. Grand St., Hastings. Ml. 49058. Police said Kathleen, who was wearing a seat belt, was extricated from the vehicle by Leighton Township and other area fire personnel. Donald was ejected from the vehicle upon impact, police said. The accident remains under investigation by state police in Wayland and by an accident reconstructionist from the Paw Paw post of the Michigan State Police. The couple is survived by three daughters. Kathy Link of Caledonia. Robin (Buster) Simoneau of Caledonia. Kim (Jerry) Buehler of Freeport, and one son. David (Sharon) Link of Madisonville. Kentucky. They are also survived by 12 grand children and six great-grandchildren. (See obituary for more information) The funeral for the couple will be at 1 p m. today (Thursday. June 18) at the First Baptist Church of Middleville. tribute three-tenths of a mill for city library services. ,, The township then went to voters in 1992 and asked for the millage levy, Crui- tenden said, but the request was turned, At that time. Cruttenden said, the Freeport library had an agreement whereby users of its library could also use their brary cards at the Hastings Library. A short while after the township con4 tzucted with Freeport, she said, the Hert-* ings library ended its agreement with the Freeport library to share services. .•». In a recent letter to the Library Board, Township Supervisor Richard Thomas said the township and city have been "at an im­ passe" ever since the Hastings Library, turned down the offer of $ 1.250 a year. "This proposal would seem to be the iogical and reasonable first step in repairing our relations and would promote an atmo­ sphere of community cooperation and joint library participation." Thomas wrote. ..< In his letter. Thomas discussed recent ef­ forts to build support for a district library that would serve many parts of the county. "At this time we find the discussions about a district library to be intriguing, but premature." he wrote. Tor one thing. Rut­ land is already under contract for library service from you for .3 mill until 2002;. For another, our voters plainly informed usin November 1992 that they were unwilb* ing to pay .3 mill for library service with Hastings." Crunenden said she thought voters may be more inclined to approve lhe millage this time around because "there's more go* ing on at the library. There's Internet ac*; cess, reading clubs, more events for chil-. dren... it’s becoming more recognized as a gathering place for youth." not hurt, police said. Hastings Twp. endorses sports complex The Hastings Charter Township Board last week unanimously endorsed a proposal to build a sports complex that was recently put forth by Jim Bailey, chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners. "We think it is entirely appropriate for the county commissioners to purchase lhe land to get such a project off the ground." Township Supervisor Richard Thomas wrote Bailey. "We think the area of youth­ ful recreation has long been neglected, and it’s about lime to spend some tax dollars on it. The success of Tangle Town last year would seem to indicate that :he public is ready and willing to support such activi­ ties with donations and labor if they benefit our children. This complex may be just the beginning — satellite sports fields could easily develop in lhe outlying areas of lhe county if this project is successful. It all has to start somewhere, and the center of the county is the logical place to begin. "Because of Barry County's geographical location." Thomas continued, "we seem destined to be a bedroom community of the lour large cities nearby, and we can predict many, many children in our future. If we begin now to develop ways to entertain them and to channel iheir energies con­ structively. we may be able to avoid the problems associated with underchallenged youth — gangs, drugs, petty and not-sopetty crime. We know it costs more to build a prison than a playground. A few dollars spent now may save all of us a lot of money, grief and heartache down the line." in other action at last week's meeting. NOTICE by the 50 walkers locally. Hastings Township in 1990 that the city, library needed more than $1.000 a year, li­ brary officials asked that the township con­ then contracted with the Freeport library for use of its facility for $1,000 a year. •• At the June 8. 1998 regular meeting of the Hope Township Board ol Trustees, approval was given for a one time appropriation of S1.000 00 in 1998 to the Delton Area Senior Housing Board that governs the Country View Apartments in Delton. Michigan for ser­ vices being provided and which may be provided in the future to Hope Township residents This notice was given in accordance with MCL400 574 and 575 clients also hear the gospel. Last year, about $2,000 was raised so prior to Dec. 31, 1999. The township previously contracted with lhe city library for $1,000 a year so town­ ship residents could use lhe city facility. However. Hastings library officials told funded by other sources. Contributions from area individuals, community businesses, corporations and The Alpha Women's Center is a pro­ life Christian service for young churches. Services include testing, counseling, maternity clothes, diapers, formula, baby furniture and even housing. All The Hastings Township Board voted last week to approach the Hastings library board with the proposal. It did so, Ciuttenden said, because the township's current contract with the Freeport District Library expires next year and if the township « faing to make other arrangements, it man do down. The township then offered to pay the. city library $1,250 a year. Cruttenden said, but that offer was refused, and the township of the walkers are asked to get pledges. women who are in a crisis pregnancy. It is supported by about 10 area MILLAGE, cont. from Page I in San Antonio. Texas. Some of the projects, materials and ac­ tivities funded by HEEF also are partially Middleville couple dies in collision with semi J-Ad Graphics News Senice A Middleville couple wus killed instantly Monday afternoon. June 15. when their car missed a stop sign and crashed into double­ bottom gravel truck in Leighton Apartments is within walking distance of Delton's general business area. Residents of Country View are eligible for rent subsidization and will not have to pay more than 30 percent of their income for an apartment, including utilities. .’ Sylvia W Forster Hope Township Clerk the board approved spending $1358 to re­ seal the township hall parking lot. It also approved a charge of 6.5 cents per parcel for reprints of property assessment records. Cruttenden said the township received a request from a local title office for copies of the township assessor's records on all ■ the township properties, prompting the' board to set a price for reproduction of the information. The title office said it will use the data for sales studies and comparison reports. Cruttenden said. Assessor’s records include information such as the year structure was built, its square footage, other construction details, and its taxable and assessed value. Cruttenden said assessor's records are available to the public under the current Freedom of Information Act. but some municipalities have been reluctant to hand over such documents. Also at last week's meeting, the board ASTHW IS OH THE RISE Just ask a teacher find a one i-800-LUMC USA approved the distribution of a new town­ ship brochure with absentee ballot applica­ tions. The new brochures will also be available to voters on election day. The board also adopted an investment policy whereby the township treasurer will use certificates of deposit or money market accounts when investing township funds. A new state law required lhe township to adopt an investment policy by June 30. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 18 1998 - Page 3 Lightning strike destroys Whitneyville Bible Church WEST by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer Whitneyville Bible Church was destroyed by fire Tuesday after a lightning strike. The church was struck by lightning about 4:30 p.m.. causing a fire that burned unseen in the scissors trusses for several hours before it finally erupted into a blaze that could not be extinguished even though seven fire departments were on the scene. The II-year-old addition burned to the ground. Remaining still is the original chapel at the front of the church, which the congregation outgrew several years ago. T.J. Cooley, a member of the church, who also lives about a quarter of a mile away, said he was on his way Itome when lightning flashed in the direction of the church. It appeared there was some electri­ cal damage to equipment in his home, which his wife said happened at the same time lightning hit the church. Member Dennis Ross said Pastor Thomas Sluys and Youth Pastor Mike Deen were in the church when the light­ ning struck. Both ministers believed the church was hit in the peak of the new addi­ tion. which is the highest point of the building. They looked over the area thor­ oughly. but could see nothing and went away for a short time. Upon returning at about 6 p.m.. pastors Sluys. Deen and assistant Karl Bashlor said they could smell smoke, but could see nothing. The toilet failed to flush, indicat­ ing electricity was interrupted somewhere, but there was still electricity working in some pans of the building. Sluys then called church member Terry Muller, who lives nearby to see if he could find a problem. By then it was about 8 or 9 p.m. Muller said. "When I came, it looked like steam was nsing off the roof from the rain, but then I smelled smoke. I told them to call 911 right away.** "The pastors and I took time to pray. I asked for a wall of protection to surround the pastor's office to protect what was in­ side. That prayer was answered." Muller said with tears in his eyes. "Within two or three minutes, volunteer firemen had arrived and within five min­ utes. the Caledonia Fire Department had shown up. "W were still inside trying to get things out. When the firemen opened lhe roof, that gave it air and it went up in flames immediately. They yelled at us to get out of the building. "The firemen wouldn't let us go in, but at about 12:30, the firemen went in and filled carton after carton with files and books, and passed them out a window which we hauled out with a relay, and put into my pick-up truck. We took out five loads of stuff. All those cartons were stored in Pastor Sluys’ garage. "The roof was already burned off. There were shingles and trash on the file cabinets and the books, and even the edges of the files were damaged, but almost everything inside was saved," Muller said. He added. "In his (Sluys*) office, he had many old books and Bibles, a lot of his personal history, and records which had been bis father s, who was a minister be­ fore him. We were able to get most of the important things oct." Sluys had only been the pastor at the church since May 17. • "Also »he church secretary. Terri Lendarz, who.- father. Pastor Dobson, had been a prior minister at the church, had many im­ portant church records in her office, which we were able to save." Muller said. The devastated remnants of Whitneyville Bibio Church which burned to the ground early Wednesday morning after being struck by lightning late Tuesday afternoon. Tom Apol, who lives in the area, said that at about 4 am. Wednesday the firemen still were not able to get into the worst area to control the fire. A bulldozer was brought in to knock down the south wail so they could get in. Another member. Ralph Bos pointed out a three story high brick wall had caved in. "We were having Bible school this week. Kettle Lake School opened up and we are having Bible school there. We didn’t miss a beat!" Many of the children came with parents to look at their devastated church the fol­ lowing day. Dozens of people gathered to look at the damage. Many longtime mem­ bers were in tears. Thelma Danigelis, a seven-year member who lives about a quarter of a mile away, said she had come to the fire at around 9 p.m. She said 'The addition was still there when I came, and within 15 minutes it was in a blaze!** She said she had lots of memories go up in that fire. Many people mentioned how grateful they were that no one was hurt. One mem­ ber mentioned that ironically the congrega­ tion had nearly outgrown this addition, which was only 11 years old. One member said,"We’re already talking about building again. Only the building burned. Our church is alive and well." Some of the volunteer firemen from the Dutton Fire Department are members of the church. Joe Macomber. Joe Jr. and John Macomber were present almost from the beginning of the fire and were still there the next morning at 10 a.m. The Bible Church, located at 8546 Whit­ neyville Ave., has been at this location since the early 1960s. The addition where most activities were held was a three-story brick structure of about 80 X 100 square feet with a 30 foot high open area, which was used as a gymnasium, auditorium and congregational space. The congregation has about 325 to 350 members. Apol said the fire departments that re­ sponded were from Caledonia. Gaines-Dut­ ton. Bowne-Alto. Middleville, Moline, Freeport and Kentwood. A-42. shown here just west of Hastings and heading toward Gun Lake, now has earned a state ‘Heritage’ designation. A-42 Road to become state trunkline highway by Shawns Snwyn Staff Writer The Michigan Department of Trans­ portation officially will make A-42. also known as Chief Noonday Road, a state trunkline highway on Oct. I. 1998. Soon after, the road will be designated Chief Noonday Heritage Trail Heritage Route. Designation as a Recreational Heritage Route informs travelers that the road is different and that the owners have a vision of what the road should look like in accordance with the Michigan Heritage Route Act. This act states that such a route is designed for leisure-time activities. The route will be kept as natural as possible with trees and vegetation and other natural landscaping. Also three-colored stoplights are prohibited on the road to keep with the natural look of the road. Rutland Charter, Yankee Springs and Wayland Township officials, road commis­ sion officials, and state representatives from both Barry and Allegan counties have been working for many years for the change. The township residents also wanted the designation. The townships involved were required to submit plans for development along the road which they did to the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the zon­ ing maps and written zoning documents were approved. With this change the state will take over the general maintenance of the road, but the county might be contracted to do the work. Gypsy moth plague will lessen within weeks, continued... gypsy moth eggs during the winter. Pen­ nington said. Because the county did not have such frigid temperatures, he said, "we estimate there was close to a 100 percent hatch this spring" of gypsy moth caterpil­ lars. Just one egg mass can contain from 50 to 1.500 eggs, he said. Pennington said there is also a point — when the caterpillars are newly hatched and small — that they can become airborne. "They can move up to one-half mile in the wind," he said. Thus, though 714 acres of land in the county were sprayed this past May 9 through the government-sponsored sup­ pression program, areas sprayed may have been re-infested with wind-bom gypsy moth caterpillars. Some 200 residents of Algonquin Lake showed up Tuesday at the Algonquin Lake Lodge for a meeting on lhe gypsy moth problem. The Algonquin Lake area has been hard hit by the caterpillars. The lake area was scheduled to be in­ cluded in the government-sponsored spray program this past spring, but too many people chose not to have their property sprayed, resulting in Algonquin Lake spray blocks being eliminated from planned spraying. Many other lake areas were also removed from planned spraying, including Cobb Lake. Wall Lake and Barlow Lake. Because of area residents' refusal to par­ ticipate in the spraying, the original plan to spray 2,100 acres of land in the county had to be revised, with only 714 acres eventually being sprayed. Prior to the spray date, homeowners in the county were urged to get together with their neighbors to try and get them to agree to having their land sprayed. Johnson said state law regarding pesti­ cides requires that individuals be given the option of whether they want to be included in a wide-area spray program. If enough people opt out of spraying, be said, blocks targeted for spraying begin to "look like swiss cheese" and it is "almost impossible" to aerially spray them. Erway told those attending the Algo­ nquin meeting that in some cases the spray blocks can be reconfigured to include only those who wish to participate, but a spray block has to be at least 15 acres in order to be sprayed. After the 714 acres were sprayed in early May, Steven Van Duine. then-coordinator of the gypsy moth suppression program, explained to homeowners in a written news column that "those areas that have gypsy moth caterpillars may be up for a long summer of defoliation and caterpillar feces. The trees will survive, but it is up to you to decide what happens next spring." Van Duine suggested in the column that those suffering from gypsy moth infesta­ tions "get educated, get organized, and take action." See MOTHS, continued on page 14 Professional actresses are teaching acting skills to local kids by Elaine Gilbert in a statewide radio campaign for Schelde Assistant Editor Barry County students who are part of Restaurants. Francesca received a variety of training in New York at such places as the Broadway Dance Center. Weist-Barron Commercial & the Youth Theatre Guild Summer Workshop are polishing their acting skills with the help of two professional actresses. Advanced Training, Musical Theatre Performance with Ron LaRosa, Actor's Lab with Greenhill/LaPlatney and the Alice Cannon Musical Theatre Workshop. Lynn Amari, who has won numerous singing competitions throughout the Midwest, wears a variety of hats, ranging Francesca Amari and Lynn Amari, who are sisters, are instructing the students in everything from memorization and body movement to character development and voice usage. The third annual summer workshop, sponsored by the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County, is proving to be a popular and growing activity, said Norma Jean Acker, project director. "We have from production to teaching and acting on some repeats and some new kids." she said. The public is invited to see what the students have learned when they present a "Showcase" at 2 p.m. Friday. June 26. The free event will be held al the Arts Council’s building in Fish Hatchery Park. Hastings. A reception, with refreshments, will conclude the show. Acker, who worked to get a grant for the youth theatre workshop and hired the instructors, is pleased that Francesca and Lynn Amari are teaching the program. Francesca Amari is going to be appearing in "Boogie Woogie Babies" at the Howmet Playhouse. Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and in "Love Letters," playing opposite her husband. Ray Gautreau. Acker said. On stage. Francesca has performed in a variety of roles - from Lucy in a Snoopy Francesca Amari production at the Howmet Playhouse to being the lead vocalist in A Christmas Trilogy at the Grand Traverse Resort Dinner Theatre. Most of her other acting experience has been at theaters in Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo. Sand Lake and Saugatuck She has toured with a production of Thumbelina with Music Dance USA of New York City and The Sword tn the Lynn Amari Stone with Good Time Theatre Co. based in Saginaw. Francesca also has had leading roles in area cabaret theaters. Commercially. Francesca has been featured on TV. radio, print and film for such clients as Amway. Spartan Stores. Wesco Convenience Stores. Herman Miller. Gilmore Department Stores. Davenport College. Steelcase, Meijer and United Way. She also was a jingle singer the stage. She has been involved in all production areas at the Augusta Barn Theatre and has been the artistic director for Little Mary Sunshine at the Marshall Civic Youth Theatre and Charlie is an Alien at the Marshall Junior Youth Theatre. Since 1995. she has been the artistic director of productions for Mysteries on Location. As an actress, Lynn has appeared in Fiddler on the Roof, Godspell, Over Here and Little Me at the Kalamazoo Civic and KCC Theatre. She also has had roles in Music Man, ER/Emergency Room and three other plays at the Augusta Barn Theatre; Grease at the Caberfae Dinner Theatre; and Gypsy at the Battle Creek Civic Theatre. With a bachelor's degree in early childhood and elementary education. Lynn has been a substitute teacher in the Battle Creek Public School District and theatre instructor at Woods Lake Elementary in the fall of 1996. Her professional experience includes radio and television commercial jingles for Tru-Green Lawns. GVSU and WBCK. owning a singing telegram service, having her own one woman show (Lynn Amari's Broadway Musical Fantasies) and being a cabaret singer at Stouffer's, Holiday Inns and Radisson Hotels. The Thornapple Arts Council's summer youth workshop and play productions are primarily financed by a generous donation from a local benefactor and a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Inc.. Acker said. After the workshop concludes June 26. student participants will have an opportunity to try out for play productions which will be presented in area communities. Four performances of "A Toby Show" will be presented free to the public. They will be held at 7 p.m. July 7 at Maple Valley High School in Vermontville. 7 p.m. July 8 at Delton Kellogg High School in Delton. 7 p.m. July 9 at Peace Reform Church in Middleville and at 6:30 p.m. July 10 at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. The plays are directed by Todd Willard and Peggy Hemerling. both of Hastings. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 18, 1998 LETTERS.,.from cur readers FINANCIAL FOCUS Dear editor: Nothing is random, nor will anything ever be. whether a long string of perfectly blue days that begin and end in golden din* ners, the most seemingly chaotic political acts, the rise of a great city, the distribution the position of the electron, or the occur­ rence of one astonishingly frigid winter af­ ter another. Even the electrons, supposedly the paragons of unpredictability, are tame and obsequious little creatures that rush around of fortune, what time the milkman gets up. Parade bikers should be commended To the editor: I am writing in regard to the “Bikers .snow disrespect in parade" letter written by Mary D. Brown and published in the June 11 edition of the Hastings Banner. First. I must admit that I did not attend this parade. I am simply commenting on the letter. This woman is obviously extremely prejudiced against motorcyclists, or • "Harley riders" as she puts it in her letter. She was shocked, angry, and appalled that some “Harley riders" in the parade were not wearing helmets. Her concern was that they were breaking the law. But this was a parade going three miles per hour. In many parades, don't they throw candy from vehicles to the children. Isn't this linering and against the law? Is it legal for emer- gcncy vehicles to use their lights and sirens when they are not on an emergency run? These "Harley nders" were not being dis­ respectful of the law any more than the other examples that 1 have just given. They should be commended for participating in this Memorial Day parade to honor our vet­ erans. many of whom lost their life fighting for our freedom. The only thing the public should be shocked, angry, and appalled about con­ cerning motorcyclists and helmets is that our government has gotten so controlling and intrusive that in Michigan they are not telling us what to wear. Michael Olinger Yankee Springs Township Bikers were in a parade, not a protest To the editor: In response to the "Bikers show disrespect for parade" letter last week from Mary D. Brown: 1 also enjoyed the Prairieville Memorial Day parade, and to set the record straight, the several Harleys in the parade consisted of a 1946 Whizzer (a pedal bike with a motor), a 1947 Indian (a show bike), a 1949 Harley Pan Head (a classic) and a 1953 Cushman (a scooter). As for the lack of helmets by the bikers, Ms. Brown failed to mention several other infractions of the law at that same parade, including people riding in open convertibles and other vehicles, pedestrians walking in the middle of the road, children being allowed to ride bicycles in the middle cf ihe road and littering, with all the candy being thrown along the parade route. As for the elected public official who was one of the bikers without a helmet — her. She and County Commissioner Rod Goebel arranged the Memorial Day parade. This same township official was woiking that day. a holiday, by getting all the parade participants lined up. This same township official often is called on at night A clarification Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds has not been paid a salary in the past, but rather was contracted by the county for $900 quarterly, so the headline and story in last week's Banner was not entirely accu­ rate. The stipend for his services now will be about $6,000 annually, with some fringe benefits. Quality Printing ot...Reosonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554"" and on weekends by funeral directors to arrange for burials in the township cemeteries and meets with township residents at the township ball Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays who have rented tables and chairs (the hall is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday). There are only a couple of examples of what this "poor example" does besides performing the duties she was elected to do. To suggest that this elected official "is a poor choice of representation" because she did not wear a helmet is ridiculous. This was a parade, not a helmet law protest. at the speed of light, going precisely where they are supposed to go. They make faint whistling sounds that when apprehended in varying combinations arc as pleasant as the wind flying through a forest, and they do exactly as they are told. Of this, one can be certain. And yet there is a wonderful anarchy, in that the milkman chooses when to arise, the rat picks the tunnel into which he will dive when the subway comes rushing down the track, and the snowflake will fall as it will. How can this be? If nothing is random, and everything is predetermined, how can there be free will? The answer to that is simple. Nothing is predetermined; it is de­ termined, or was determined, or will be de­ termined. No matter, it all happened at once, in less than an instant, and time was invented because we cannot comprehend in one glance the enormous and detailed uni­ verse that we have been given - so we track it, in linear fashion, piece by piece. Time, however, can be easily overcome; not by chasing the light, but by standing still for enough to sec it all at once. The universe is still and complete. Everything that ever was. is; everything that ever will be, is - and so on, in all possible combina­ tions. Though in perceiving it we imagine that it is in motion, and unfinished, it is quite finished and quite astonishingly beautiful. In the end, or rather as things really arc. any event, no matter how small, is intimately and sensibly tied to all others. All nvers run full to the sea; those who arc apart arc brought together, the lost ones are redeemed; the dead come back to life the perfectly blue days that have begun and ended in golden dinners continue, immo­ bile and accessible; and, when all is per­ ceived in such a way as to obviate time, jus­ tice becomes apparent not as something that will be. but as something that is. Rudy Cooper Orangeville Township Brian Blctt "98" Hastings I furnished by... Mark 0. Christensen of Edward Jonae and Co. Mutual funds and moral convictions What do personal moral convictions have to do with investing? For some people, a lot. Many people, because of personal values, refuse to invest in companies whose busi­ nesses violate their principles. For exam­ ple. environmentalists may not invest in lumber companies, vegetarians might not invest in food companies that use meat in their products, those opposed to smoking may not buy tobacco stocks, and so on. When selecting individual securities, it's seldom a problem to find out if the com­ pany you’re considering violates your per­ sonal principles. A little research using re­ ports from Moody’s. Standard & Poor's or Value Line research services generally un­ covers a company’s complete product line. A phone call or letter to the company's headquarters can bring you an informative annual report. Not only will it provide a list of current products, but also an outline of future plans, products and prospects. If these do not correspond with your convic­ tions. simply don't invest in this particular company. But what if you're investing in mutual funds? Today, mutual funds invest not only for the individual investor, but also for major retirement plans, endowment funds, trusts, colleges and more. If your retirement dol­ lars arc part of your company's multimillion-dollar plan, you unfortunately have lit­ tle or no say as to how your money is in­ vested. When it comes to buying mutual funds yourself, however, mutual fund annual re­ Know Your legislators ports provide lists of their stock holdings. But with more than 8.000 funds available, this can be a lengthy process. In addition, US. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeia, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Trio mappie, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Unda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St, Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Carton, Woodand, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Unsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. the larger funds invest in so many different companies that it may be difficult to find one with absolutely no investments that vi­ olate your principles. For example, one of the biggest targets of socially responsible investors is lhe tobacco Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Landing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842 industry. However, almost half of the na­ tion's largest mutual funds own tobacco stocks, with a total value of about $3 billion — and that covers only the largest funds. An estimated 1.500 mutual funds hold to­ bacco stocks. What is “responsible." however, boils down to a matter of individual conscience If you're concerned about the moral imph cations of your investments, it is possible to invest in good-quality mutual funds and still sleep at night. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. 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HastingsBaNNER Denoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Oviwc of J-Ad Graphics Inc Hastings. Ml 49056 0602 (816) 945 9554 • NEWSROOM • David T "vtoung (Editor) Elaine Gilbert ,Assnunt Etstor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mar v Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson ■W! Hutlaga: Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County S27 per year tn adjonmg counties $29 00 pet year elsewhere student aad potobty cxpgi dm a id provide aoas Ugh Ktooi audeat. --i■n*i ** KXMKi get prrvaee acnoouag POSTMASTER Send address changes to RO Bom B Hastings. Ml 49056 0602 Second Class Postage Paid al Hastings. Ml 49058 of stool for a week.* 7'///////7ZW'WL Nothing is random, nor will be it be �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June IB, ISM - Page S Richard Walsh charged with stalking This 1999 Chevy Tahoe was put in this garage at 6 p.m. Friday, just six hours before a fire destroyed the structure at 5400 Gun Lake Road. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. Power surge precedes damaging garage fire by Shelly Suker Staff Writer No one is sure what caused Bob and Lee White's garage to catch fire just six hours after they parked their $40,000, 1999 Chevy Tahoe sport utility vehicle inside for the very first time Friday night. The couple, who had a patio built oBto the garage complete with a bed and a tele­ vision. had planned to sleep in the garage that night. After enjoying a bonfire outing with their children at their 5400 Gun Lake Road home, the couple decided to watch a bas­ ketball game inside the bouse at about 11 p.m. before retiring to the patio. "There were power surges and the dog kept barking." said Bob. "I just figured it was because one of my sons had driven into the driveway. Thomas Neal Cheeseman HASTINGS - Thomas Neal Cheeseman, age 74, of Hastings, passed away Thursday, June 11. 1998 at When he finally emerged from the house at about 11:30 p.m., he found his garage fully engulfed in flames. "I tried to get the Tahoe out, but there was just no way," he said. Not only did they lose their garage and their shiny, new vehicle, the couple had just purchased new golf clubs. The new clubs, along with the old ones were inside the Tahoe, all lost. "He had gotten a new set for Father’s Day and we went to the driving range be­ fore coming home last night." said Lee on Saturday. "He got to use them one time." Also lost in the blaze, which kept Hast­ ings firefighters on the scene until about 4:30 a.m.. was a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette sports car, a 1995 Suzuki motorcycle, a laptop computer, basketball court and two new basketballs, the bed, television, three tractors and a number of tools. Because of the close proximity of the garage to the bouse, which sits on the side of a hill with the roof at ground level, the roof was burned as well. Though the exact cause has not been de­ termined, Lee said fireftghers suspect the power surge may have caused sparks to ig­ nite where the television was plugged into the outlet. Richard Walsh. 29. who lost parental rights to his four surviving children last October, is facing a felony charge of ag­ gravated stalking for trying to make con­ tact with them at school and at their fos­ ter home in Hastings between April 30 and June 3. Walsh, who has been free on bond since he was found guilty of first degree criminal sexual conduct in Kent County Circuit Court April 21, was arrested on the stalking charge by Kent County Au­ thorities after an arrest warrant was autho­ rized June 5. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 2 p.m. July 14 in Kent County Circuit Court on the sex conviction, which car­ ries a maximum possible penalty of life in prison. Walsh was the father of 21-month-old Adam Walsh, who drowned Aug. 15. 1996, at the Indian Valley Campground near Middleville where the family was living after being evicted from their Alle­ gan County apartment. The two boys and two girls of Richard and Ruth Walsh now are in foster care. According to Deputy Chief Mike Leedy of the Hastings City Police Department, Walsh allegedly was seen hanging around Paul Henry trail work sessions set Sheriff’s Dept, first to join info system l he recent agreement by the Middleville Village Council to approve opening the I wo-mile section of trail beginning behind lhe Middleville Village Hall provides a building opportunity to area residents. On Thursday. June 25, and Saturday. June 27. the Thomapple Trail Association will hold work sessions to repair bridges over the river, which will allow for safe passage. Any \olunlccr who can wield a hammer or a battery powered drill is invited to come to the two work sessions.On June 25. a preasscmbly evening will be held bcginn.ng at 6 p.m. On Saturday, work begins at 9 a.m. and will continue all day. Volunteers should bring work gloves, hammers, cordless drills, screw drivers and other hand tools. The work sessions will Barry County Sheriff Sieve DeBoer says his department now has joined the 1st cen­ tury of law enforcement technology. The department on June 1 was connected to the Michigan State Police central records division and the Automated Incident Cap­ ture System (AICS). The Barry County Sheriff's Department in the first non-state police agency to go on-line with this new technology. The De­ troit Police Department and Saginaw County currently are in negotiations with the State of Michigan to connect to the system. DeBoer said the benefits of the new au­ tomated system on a stale-wide tcvel “will furnish immeasurable assistance to the law enforcement community. For decades, law take place in the field behind the Mid­ dleville Village Hall. Volunteers also will walk the trail, making sure that it is clear of debris and passable. Volunteers who want to help, but are unsure of their carpentry skills, will gel instruction. The Thomapple Trail Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednes­ day. June 24. at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of Village Hall. For more information about the trail which stretches from the Kent County border south through Barry County, the schools and driving by the fotter home in the 100 block of Washington Street "He was apparently trying tn make con­ tact with the children." said Leedy. Walsh was arraigned on the charge in Barry County's 56-1 District Court where a $25,000 bond was ret. A preliminary examination on the charge was held Wednesday If convicted of the felony stalking charge. Walsh could face • minimum possible penalty of five yean in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. enforcement administrators have known that information is the life blood of an agency. The collaborative effort of law en­ forcement agencies is greatly enhanced if information is shared on a timely basis. “The sharing of information among law enforcement agencies should not be con­ strained by jurisdictional boundaries. In­ creasing the knowledge base of law en­ forcement officers reduces the adtmnistra- toward crime solvability." The AICS provides standardization for capturing incident-based information using an on-line central database. This infbnnatioc then can be made available on-line to IHF TIE CIEHUHT MINIt Thanks to MDA research the future \ looks brighter than ever. Muscular Dystrophy Association attend this meeting or either of the work sessions. 1-800-572-1717 Call Michael Gormley at 795-8739 for more details. Membership forms and infor­ mation about the trail will be available at the meeting and lhe work sessions. Fteqpte help MDA. beceuse MDA helpe people. I Thomapple Manor in Hastings. He was bom May 19. 1924 in Barry County, the son of Thomas J. and Carrie A. (Hoffman) Cheeseman. He attended Evens School in Eaton County, served in the United States Army from January 1946 to March 1947, he lived many years in Columbus, Ohio, where he worked for Mercy Hospital in the Maintenance Department, he then moved back to Hastings in 1993 from Columbus. Mr. Cheeseman was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Mr. Chceseman is survived by six children; one brother. Harold (Yvonne) STATE OF MICHIGAN FOR THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY Desires io lease approxi­ Cheeseman of Hastings; sister. Marion De Witt of Florida; several nieces and mately 12,256 square feet of Barrier Free/A DA office space and parking Io visitation or funeral services will be on site for 100 vehicles in Hastings, Michigan. Arrangements are by the Girrbach The State of Michigan is Fupcral Home in Hastings. LEGAL NOTICE v MORTGAGE SALE PLtASE BE ADVISED THAT REED. STOVER A O CONNOR. PC. IS ATTEMPTING TO COL­ LECT A D€BT AND ANY INFORMATION OB­ TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Qefault having been made m the terms and conditions ot a certain mortgage which was made on ma 80> day of January 1997. by SCOTT W PARKS a sngle person as Mortgagor to FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a credit union organized and existing under the laws ot the Untied States, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the 22nd day ot January. 1997. tn the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County and State of Michigan in Uber 683 of Records. Page 504 on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid on the date hereof $14,297 67 pnnapal and interest at 7 6*» per annum, and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity of having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof, and the power of sate m said mortgage contained having be­ come operative by reason of such default Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day ol July. 1998. at one o'clock m the afternoon at the east door of the Courthouse in the Crty of Hast­ ings State of Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sate and sold to the high­ est bidder* at public auction or vendue the premises hereinafter described, for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon said mortgage, together with interest to date of sate and legal costs and expenses, including the attorney lee allowed by law. and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises which premises are described as situate m the Town­ ship Of Johnstown. County of Barry and State of Michigan and described is follows tO-Wit LOT 51 OF COUNTRY ACRES ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE The period of redemption, will be six months from date of sale unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 19 1998 FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REED STOVER & O CONNOR PC 151 S Rose Street. Suite 800 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 By Robert E Engels one of its AHs.neys (6/25) Its Always Good IO Be Appreciated. But Thanks Ta Ford, It’s Never Been MBs Good. interested in locating ei­ ther a vacant four to five, (4-5), useable, acre site, that could be placed under option with the Slate of Michigan, for the con­ struction of a 12.256 square foot building within the Hastings City Limits, (sites outside the City limits will not be considered), or a one story, (maximum) existing building containing no less than 12.256 useable square footage of Barrier Free DestgiVADA space FORD WINDSTAR UPTO CASH BACK- FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB + *500 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CASH" l and providing for on site, (surface), reserved park­ ing for a minimum of 100 vehicles. Any mvestors/dcvelopers interested in constructing and leasing a 12,256 square foot building for the Family independence Agency, (previously known as the Department of Social Services), for a twenty year lease period, with two five year op­ tions, and have either the vacant land or an exist­ ing building that con­ form to the require­ ments, please conlnc*: Mr Ashley W. Jones III State of Michigan Department of Management and Budget Real Estate Division PO Box 30026, 530 West Allegan Street, Lansing. Michigan 48909 Please respond in writing not later than Monday. June 22nd. 1998 FORD EXPLORER 1.9% APR FOR 36 MONTHS + 750 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CASH’ Your Neighborhood FORD Dealer Rimtaurus ' 0.9% APR FOR 4« MONTHS + ’500 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CASH NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY FOR LOWEST APR. SEE DEALER TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY. *51.500 Cash Back Direct from Ford on 98 Windsiar plus Si.000 Ford Customer Appreciation Cash for a total ol 52.500 cash back -1 9*. APR on 98 F-150. and 0 9*. APR on 98 Taurus pius 5500 Customer Appreciation Cash and 1 9% APR on 96 Eipkw plus 5750 Customer Appreciation Cash Ford Credit APR for qualified buyers vanes by cred-t worthiness of buyer as determmed by Ford Credrt Not all customers wifi qualify for lowest APR See dealer to see if you qualify To qualify for Customer Appreciation Cash, must be ongnal owne'lessee i stiH retam your 86-98 Ford Division cr GM vehete Proof of ownership required Dealer participation may afect savings Residency restrictions apply For cash back or APR plus Customer Appreciation Cash take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 7/7/98 wwwjnichiganford.com �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 18. 1998 Mr. Hooper was a member of First Baptist Church of Middleville. MIDDLEVILLE - Alfred C Hooper, age 92. of Middleville, passed away Saturday. June 13. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mr. Hooper was bom on April 10. 1906 in Middleville, the son of David Roy and Florence Edith (Cutler) Hooper. He was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville and Burton Street School in Grand Rapids, graduating in 1925 from Burton Street School in Grand Rapids, he then went on Michigan to State University, graduating with a Degree in Poultry and Beekeeping. He was married to Agnes Zwart on March 25. 1938 at the Bethel Reformed Church Parsonage in Grand Rapids with Pastor Karrcman. They resided on Clancy in Grand Rapids. They moved to Middleville in 1942 and built a house and lived there the rest of their life. He was employed at Furniture City Dowel Company in Grand Rapids. Mr. Hooper was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Mr. Hooper was preceded in death by a son John R. Hooper. Mr. Hooper is survived by his wife, Agnes Hooper; two sons. David R. (Elizabeth) Hooper of Middleville. Ronald A. (Cheryl) Hooper of Middleville; one daughter. Christine (Dean) Blaha of Allegan; seventeen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; brother. Robert (Frances) Hooper of Charlevoix; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. June 16, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Pastor Bruce Stewart officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Cemetery, Middleville. Hope Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Middleville. Rath M. (Willson) (Crofoot) Shinavar passed away on Tuesday. June 16, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Shinavar was bom on December 6, Clarksville, passed away Monday. June IS. 1998 al Hastings Tendercare. 1918 in Leighton Township in Allegan County, the daughter of Charles and Laura (Fahner) Willson. She was raised in the Middleville area and attended Middleville schools, graduating in 1936 from Middleville High School and went on to receive her Nursing degree from Blodgett Memorial Medical Center in Grand Rapids. She was married to Alton Crofoot in March of 1952 and he preceded her in death in 1973; she then married Charles Shinavar on December 29,1973 and he preceded her in death on April 11. 1994. She moved to Mrs. Shinavar did nursing for over thirty PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. IXmhng. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sloe Olmstead (616) 758*3021 church phone Sunda> Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School 11 00 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p m . BiNc Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 p m For more information call lhe church office THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Susan Trow­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m ; Worship Ham. After School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49O5X CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi. South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 a.m. Worship 11 00 am . Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p.m ST. ANDREW’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4ch Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101. St Andrew 's is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road, Hastings. Mich James A. Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nuncry provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p.m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m; Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 630 to 800 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p.m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m., freewill of­ fering. We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ Y Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly the Hustings Gncr Brethren Church), 600 Ftowell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emcntus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 am - Bible Classes - lor all ages. 1040 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith, 5 30 p m Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S JcfTcnon Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 am and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 pm CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. II 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am . Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the wbc.e family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South al M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 a m . Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday 6.45 p m Wamon (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058. Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 1000 a.m - 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor; John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9:45 and 11 00 a tn. Sunday School 9 45 and 11 00 a m for children and adults. Family Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana al 6.30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 7 00 p m. Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women, Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p m if in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer, Pastor A mission of Si. Rose Catholic Church, Hastings. Mass Saturday Evening 6.30 p.m. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fel.owship Time before lhe service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grose Rd Pastor Ben Hcrnng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a tn . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High BARRY COUNTY' CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings, Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a.m . Evening Services bpm Wednes­ day Bible Mudy 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St . Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6:30 p.m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m. Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office years in hospitals including Pennock Hospital in Hastings and the Battle Creek Veterans Hospital. During World War 11 she served as an Army nurse. She was 239 E North Si. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. June 21- 8 00 and 10.00 a m Holy Communion. AAL Branch after 2nd service Thurs­ day. June 18 7 00 Adult Choir Saturday. June 20 8 00 pm. NA Tuesday. June 23 7 00pm Evan­ gelism Comm . 7 30 p.m OA by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses. stores named Honolulu Conservatory of Music. She loved cross stitch, music, and ceramics. She was also preceded in death by one grandson. Michael Blough, brothers. John Stutz, Robert Stutz, and Joe Stutz Surviving are a son. Richard (Jeanette) Warner of Hastings; daughters. Phyllis (Gordon) Burpee of Nashville. Connie (Tom) OLaughlin of Texas; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; sisters. Mary (Ward) Weiler of Hastings. Katie (Otis) Hill Jr.. Pauline (William) parents and her brother, Rex Willson in 1992. Mrs. Shinavar is survived by one sister, nephews Funeral Services will be held Thursday. June 18, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. al lhe Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings, with Reverend passed away Monday. June IS. 1998. • Mr. and Mrs. Link are survived by three daughters. Kathy Link of Caledonia. Robin (Buster) Simoneau of Caledonia aA Mary Kaiser of Hastings; one brother. Hubert (Eileen) Willson, Jr. of Wayland; sister-in-law. Marilyn Willson of Middleville; many nieces and nephews. Donald Roscoe officiating. Burial will take place at Barryville Cemetery. Kity (Jerry) Buehler of Freeport; one scf. David (Sharon) Link of Madisonvilfc. Kentucky; twelve grandchildren; six great Memorial contributions may be made to Visitation will be held on Saturday. June 20. 1998 at 10:00am until funeral a charity of one's choice. grandchildren; Donald's two brother!. Gerald (Lucy) Link of Arizona and Larry (Shirley) Link of Dutton; two listen. time at the Wren Funeral Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 20. 1998 at 11:00am al the Wren Funeral Home of Hastings with Reverend Carl Litchfield officiating. Interment will take place at Elmwood Cemetery in Wayland. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Manor or American Heart Association. TEMPERANCE - Wava R. Quick, age 79. of Temperance formerly of Delton, passed away Tuesday. June 9. 1998 at her residence. Wava was bom July 11 at St. Joseph Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He was bom <*n November 4. 1929 in Rock, the son of the late Ora and Sophia Beach. He was raised in Drayton Plains. After his ordination he served the Michigan and most recently Sagola. Michigan, Pembine and Amberg. Wisconsin spanning a period of over 30 years. Harvey was a very spiritual man and a very modest man. He loved people and people loved him. Mr. Beach is survived by one son, Clark (Lisa) Beach of Austin, Texas; two daughters. Laurie (Kent) Berry and Rachel Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCII-AM 1220 al 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Worship - Child care available for infants tt toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m. Coffee Fellow­ ship Saturday. June 20 goodwill Class Rm luck Dinner Program Sunday. June 21 Don't forget Fa­ ther's I>ay Aug 3 thru 7 This pro­ gram will be most appropriate for Astronauts, kindergarten thru fifth grade grandchildren. Erik Beach, Nicholos. Justine. Julia and Sara Berry and Hannah Beach; one brother. Ora "Sonny" (Nancy) Beach of Arizona; two sisters, Myrtha Maki of Winneconne, Wisconsin and Elaine (Wilbert) Demeuse of Perkins; two sisters-in-law. Pat Beach of Escanaga and Mary Ellen Finn; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held on June 15, 1998 at Grace Presbyterian Church in Sagola with Rev. Robert Trent officiating. Memorials in his memory may be made to the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation (Oncology) Dept., 611 St. Joseph Ave.. Marshfield. WI 54449. I~ 16, 1918 in She loved gardening flowers A decorating She loved her family very much. Wava was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by one daughter. Kathleen & Clyde Yancey of Lawton; one Hastings, retiring in 1971, she was a Red Cross Volunteer for many yeats, and was a member of the Fleet Reserve. She was preceded in death by her husband. Allen Sage. Sr., and a sister. Lois Scales. Patricia (Peter) Rynshoven of Fairbanks. Arkansas; five grandchildren. Scott A. Sage. Christopher Sage. Kenneth I. Sage. Creek A Joyce Kimmey of Union. 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 Contributions in her memory may be Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770Uook Rd Hastings. Michigan made to Pennock Hospital, c/o Jolderama A Klein Funeral Home. 917 South Burdick. Kalamazoo (616-343-2628) Mr. Peake was bom on May 24. 1938 Baldwin, Wall Jenney of Pasadena. Texas. Donald Jenney of Plainwell A Norman Jenney of Kalamazoo, many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday, June 13, 1998 at Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor James Brown of the Milo Bible Church officiated. Burial took place in Newton Township Cemetery. |Harold L. Sowle| HASTINGS - Harold L. Sowle. age 74, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, June 13.1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. Mr. Sowle was bom on November 9. 1923 in Coldwater, the son of Edger A 'Leona (Tyser) Sowle. He was raised in Coldwater area and attended schools there. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army Air Corps, from November 25, 1941 until January 2. 1946 He moved to lhe Grand 1952. Mr. Sowle was employed at Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corporation Mr. Sowle was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother and a grandson. Mr. Sowle is survived by a daughter. Josephine (Kenneth) Koan of Hastings; three grandchildren; one brother, two sisters; two step sons. Visitation will be held Thursday. June 18. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. al the Church, until funeral lime. Funeral Services will be held Thursday. June 18. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Hastings Calvary Temple Church of God. 502 E. Bond Street. Hastings. Michigan with Reverend Douglas Davis and Reverend Pete Terburg officiating. Cremation has taken place and there will ' PrcscnptKMiv" June 15. 1998 at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township. It and June (Mead) Peake Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Eldon E. Peake in Hastings, lhe son of William honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. be no visitation at the funeral home. Interment of cremains will take place at Tew Cemetery. Clyde. Ohio. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville Michigan; four brothers. Dale Jenney of two brothers. Ivan O. Hawk II of Venice, Florida and Herbert Hawk of Medina. Ohio; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Hastings Memorial contributions may be made to lhe First Baptist Church of Middleville. 60. of Nashville passed away on Monday. FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER place al Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Michigan; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; three sisters. Mary Ford of Kalamazoo A Ellen Campbell of Battle in the early 1980's. He moved to Hastings area in 1971 from East Kentwood. She received her R.N. at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Cleveland. Ohio, she was Director of Nurses at Pennock Hospital. step-sister. Eileen (Gordon) McClure pt Michigan; many nieces, nephews agd cousins: and Kathleen has many cousin,i NASHVILLE - Eldon E. Peake, a* in Grand Rapids for over 30 years, retiring A step-brothers, Joe (Mary) Carlson and Robert (Pat) Carlson both of Florida; one Quick of Erie. son. David William Plainwell Pines Nursing Centre. Mrs. Sage was bom in Clyde. Ohio together. Together in life, together forever, Baptist Church of Middleville with Pastor Bruce Stewart officiating. Burial will take RN. age 88. of Kalamazoo, passed away Thursday evening. June II. 1998 al February 20. 1910. the daughter of Ivan Edna (Guinall) Hawk. 72. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday. June 18. 1998 at the First Rapids area in 1951. He was married to Donna Flesher in KALAMAZOO - Mrs. Clan L. Sage Link. Rose (Damon) Jenney. Wava cleaned homes for several years. and ended in divorce. CHANNING - Harvey G. Beach. 67. of Channing passed away Thursday, June F. Calhoun County, the daughter of Ralph A She was married to Don Quick in 1937 Harvey G. Beach Kathleen Shirley (Howard) Jousma of Florida and June (Ronald) Stevens of Caledonia; two Home of Hastings. Peter Rynshoven and Dirk Rynshoven; 1952 N Broadway of She was also preceded in death by her Overseas Services League. WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY and Middleville went to be with lhe Lord of Burial will lake place at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with full military Member FDIC MIDDLEVILLE - Donald L. Link. (Rosalie) Stutz of Hastings. Martin Stutz of Grand Rapids; many nieces and member She is survived by two children. Allen (Joy) Sage. RN. of Kalamazoo, and This information on worship sen-ices is provided preceded her in death on May 14. 1980. They owned and operated several music Women’s a Beach, both of Grand Rapids; his former wife, Mary Beach of Grand Rapids; six 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Thursday. June 18 9 00 am-12 00 noon "SonLight lUand" Vacation Bible School Friday. June 19 9 00 a m -12 00 noon “SonLight” Vaca­ tion Bible School Sunday. June 21 9 30a m and 1100am Sun­ day morning Worship Services The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH • AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided dun ng both services Mon­ day. June 22 Begin Summer Of­ fice Hours 9 00 am-12 00 noon Tuesday. June 23 - 7 00 p.m. Stephen Ministries Wednesday. June 24 7 00 p m WomenY Board Meeting. Dining Room Mary (Scherer) Stutz She attended school in Dayton Ohio and Lowell. Mrs. Roush married Clarence Dewey Roush September IS. 1943 and he 73 HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH She was bom October 20. 1910 in Dayton Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Christie of Hastings; brothers. Andy Presbyterian Church in Iowa, Kansas, GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH , HASTINGS - Elizabeth Roush, age 87. of Hastings and formerly of lhe Hastings area in 1989 from Bristol Lake .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... Elizabeth Roush HASTINGS - Ruth M. (Willson) (Crofoot) Shinavar. age 79, of Hastings (Earle) He was raised in the Welcome Comers area of Barry County and attended Welcome Cotners and Hastings schools. He served two years in the United Stains Army. •. He was married to Marjorie J. Ruthniff on March 22. 1959. He has lived at his present address on Morgan Road in Castleton Township for the past eight years. Mr. Peake was employed al Generali Motors Corporation in Lansing for thirty-; two years, retiring from there in 1996; and; was currently employed by Haneyl Transportation Company in Freeport. Mr. Peake was an avid and well known; horseman, owned and operated "Stoney; Acres Fox Trotters' located on Morgan! Road in Nashville; was a member of Fox; Trotters Horse Breeders Association.; Yankee Springs Trail Riders Association.; U.A.W. Local *652 of Lansing and! Hastings Moose Lodge #628 and he; currently stabled fourteen horses and one: cow. He was preceded in death by his parents,; William and June Peake; granddaughter.; Niki Jo O'Dell in 1987. Mr. Peake is survived by his wife,; Marjorie; three daughters, Virginia (Duane); Werner, Debby (Chuck) Reid both oQ Nashville and Wendy (Mark) Jorgensen of< Vermontville; four sons, Jeff Peake of; Hastings, Tom (Lori) Peake of Lake; Odessa. Randy (Stephanie) Peake of! Lowell and William Peake of Nashville;* twenty-one grandchildren; two sisters.; Selma (Gerald) Wallace of Hastings and? Kathy (Jerry) Newton of Wayland. Visitation will be held Thursday. June; 18. 1998 from 2:00-4:00pm and 7:00-{ 9:00pm at the Wren Funeral Home of! Hastings : Funeral services will be held FridayJ June 19, 1998 at II :00am at the Wrcnl Funeral Home of Hastings with Reverend] Carl Litchfield officiating. Interment will take place at Fuller] Cemetery. Carlton Township in Barry; County. : Memorial contributions may be made to! Barry Community Hospice. �The Hastings Bennet - Thursday June IB. 1998 - Page 7 Social News Lake Odessa NEWS Father's day is being observed on Sunday. June 21 Bong out the hammock and the lemonade Central United Methodist Church will hold its vacation Bible school on the evenings of June 21 through 25 with classes for all ages The teachers will be wearing colorful T-shirts bearing the logo of the pro­ gram “SonLight Island " Brickwork is still being done at St. Ed­ wards Family Center. The scaffolding has been removed from the north side now that the bncks have reached the highest point of the gabled roof Work has begun on the south wall with the first sections of scaffold in place. The cast wing is completed. There will be an open house for the pub­ lic at the Lake Odessa Community Library Tuesday. June 23. from 10 a m. to 5 p.m. There will be refreshments and likely some token. More furniture has arrived. Sharon Can has painted a mural on the nonh wall in the children's section. There arc beanbag chairs for reelining reading in this room. On Saturday, the library was buzzing with patrons keeping three library workers busy. Attendance on Saturdays is often dictated by weather. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Saturday. June 13. with 22 present The mailbag has brought requests for the family of Sherman and Eva Chase. The lady lived until 1927. Another query comes from fam­ ily of William Berry who lived in Saranac Geigers to observe -- 50th anniversary _ The children and grandchildren of Dale and Lee (Dahms) Geiger would like to in­ vite you to a cake and ice cream reception in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. To be held on June 27. 1998 from 2 to 5 p.. at the VFW Post, in Lake Odessa No gifts please. Kellers to observe 25th anniversary Friends and family arc invited to help cel­ ebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Ken and Clarksville until about 1902. New on the shelves arc two volumes tran­ scribed from the diaries of Lizzie Draven­ stat. These give a glimpse of the everyday life of a lady of the times, including how many loaves of bread she baked but also re­ late important events in Lake Odessa. The quill, which is to be sold by silent auction, has a bid of $800. It has been on display in several spots within the county. and Cathy Keller on June 20. I99X from 5 p.m to 77? at their home. 1474 E. Center Rd.. Hastings, given by their children. Kel­ lie and Kevin Keller LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE uncks-1 hompson plan to wed July 18 Steven Crocks of Delton and Paula Sooy of Plainwell announce the engagement of -their daughter. Amice Renee Lincks to Ricky Tyler Thompson. Ricky is the son of . Stephanie and Jerry Thompson of Wayland. . On July 18, 1998. the couple will begin their new life together. ' Hauses to celebrate silver anniversary The children of Jim and Sandy Hausc. in­ vite you to join us in celebration of their sil­ ver wedding anniversary. There will be an open house, to be held at their home, 2055 Tanner Lake Road. Hast­ ings on Sunday. June 28. from 2-5 p.m. No gifts please. Bonita Lockwood turns 102 June 21 Bonita Lockwood will turn 102 on June 21. 1998 Bonita resides at the Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Rd., where she en­ joys reading, cards and letters, and visitors. She would be delighted to hear from her friends. Here Today. Here Tomorrow. Neil Gardner. Joan Heffelbower and Robert Pb -kinn With 53 years of local banking experience. Neil. Joan and Robert have been helping the same customers for many years. And will be helping them for years to come. With all the services you need and the personal attention you deserve...why not join the area’s oldest, largest - and most experienced - local bank? ^asitingsf €itp Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC CHARLES J HIEMSTRA IS A DEBT COLLEC­ TOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred in the conditions o« a Mortgage made by EDWARD H PEASE and SU­ SAN E PEASE, husband and wile, of 214 Rus­ sell. Middtevfte. Michigan 49333. Mortgagors, to LSI CREDIT UNION of 641 - 44th Street SE. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49548. Mortgagee, dated February 3. 1993 and recorded m the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Mchtgan on February 6 1993 tn Liber 565 Page 619 By reason ot th* defavM! the Mortgagee hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of said Mortgage due and payable immediately As of the date of this Notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on this Mortgage the sum of Thirty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Six Dollars and Two Cents ($38.806 02) Further, there is due and unpaid real property taxes m the sum of One Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety-eght Cents ($1.708 98) tor 1996 taxes and one thousand Four Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($1,479 14) tor 1997 taxes No suit or proceedmg at laws has been in­ stituted to recover the debt secured by this Mort­ gage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the Power of Sale contained m this Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, this Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale ol the mort­ gaged premises, or some pari thereof, at public auction to the highest bidder at the East Entrance of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street Hastings Michigan. Barry County. Michi­ gan that bemg the place of holding Cacurt Court in said County on Thursday, the 23rd day of July. 1998 at 1 00 pm The premises covered by this Mortgage are lo­ cated m Thornapple Township. Barry County. Michigan and described as follows LOT 7. THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 6. THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE EAST 3 ROOS OF LOT 5. LOT 8. EXCEPT THE NORTH 1 ROD OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SAID LOT AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 10 1/2 FEET OF LOTS 7 AND 8. ALL IN BLOCK 60. VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 26. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN PPF08-041-060-004-00 Notice is further given that the length of the redempbon period will be six (6) months from the dale of sale Dated June 11 1998 LSI CREDIT UNION. MORTGAGEE THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY Charles J Hiemstra (P-24332) Attorney for Mortgagee 125 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 310 Grand Raptos Ml 49503 616- 235-3100 (7/9) Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Board Masting Juns 10, 1998 7 00 pm - Open meeting Present Walters. Hause. Hansford Munjoy Bedford Edwards Ab­ sent Palmer Also present Commissioner James Pat Sharpe and several icsidents All reports received and placed on Me Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to approve Budget Adjustments Motion to send back to the Planning Commis­ sion the’RR’ amendment to the Ordinance Motion to receive Ordinance #64 for the hrst reading Adjournment 7 35 p m Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (6/18) Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away. Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! The “First Funi'ics** .ccognition for 1998 is to be on Oct. 17. A logo has been produced by a Portland art student Beth Wills of Ionia who is the Internet expert for the Society has produced a 93pagc book of sources for information held within the county. She also produced the Web page for the Internet Three boxes full of photos and albums from an Orange Township home were on the premises waiting for identification since the family of the owner had no desire to keep them. Speaker for the day was Kerry Chartkoff who is working in the effort to help Save Michigan's Civil War battle flags. In months past, the Sunfield Daughters of the Union Veterans and the Barry County His­ torical Society have raised funds to pay $1.000 per flag. She showed slides of a few flags that were in tatters from battle fire. She reported that the heaviest casualties were among the flagbearers since they were the tallest men of the units and the most vis­ ible. The flags were generally 6 feet by 6 1/2 feet, carried on a 10-foot standard. The flags were removed from the showcases in the Capitol rotunda during the restoration of the building for the first time since they were encased decades earlier. Now they arc stored in flat horizontal trays in the method presumed to be the best by 1990s standards Dale Brock retired from Carl's Supermar­ ket on Saturday after a career in the food business for 50 years. He worked as a store manager for Kroger's, Eberhardt's and Plumb s and finished his half century on the staff at Carl's store in Lake Odessa. The Shoppers' Guide earned a small item about the death of Louise Gaiscr, 102, of Saranac. She had passed away unc 10. The family held a private service on June 12 and burial followed at Lakeside cemetery. Mrs. Gaiscr was the widow of Frank Gaiscr, with whom she owned Golden Jersey Dairy in Lake Odessa for many years. She had resided in an apartment at Saranac several years until she suffered a broken hip. After that she received care at Laurels of Kent, where her daughter visited every day and tended to her feeding for a midday meal. She is survived by daughter Kathryn and husband Joseph Thompson of Saranac, son Robert and wife Lavada Gaiser of Stevensville. She owned a house with at­ tached garage on Second Avenue at MacArthur Street. Newspaper reports have been filled for more than a week with stories of storm damage from the May 31 high winds which brought down many trees. Other stones have related the manner in which many people opted. Supenntcndent Rosemary Reahm at Palo schools did not want to ex­ tend school any later than the planned date, so rather than close on the Monday when there was no electricity, she arranged for portajohns to be delivered. The students had impromptu lessons on how their ancestors lived with hand washing in basins, studying by lamplight or crowding near a window. At Stanton an insurance company had claims from farmers whose 18 point irrigation sys­ tems had overturned Those pieces of vital equipment range in close from $30,000 to $60,000. The tornado weather on Friday left parts of Carleton Township without electricity for 2 1/2 hours. Nashville had open restaurants but those in Hastings had no power. The local Chamber of Commerce is to hold a paper drive in Huhn's parking lot June 20-29 This is a good place Io recycle newspaper Art-in-thc-Park publicity stales that an event later than the big July 4 extravaganza is to be the Woody Herman concert on a later summer evening. A $30 book on sale at the gift shop at the state Library of Michigan in Lansing fea­ tures notable buildings in the nation. In the Michigan section there is a story and photo from 1916 of the Lake Odessa depot and a Perc Marquette engine. When the Page Memorial Building was nd of its leaking flat roof, the replacement was a pitched roof with many gable ends and dormers above lhe window s of the first floor offices. Now all the wood trim and the gable siding is getting a new coat of paint in a rosier color. Horticulture experts at the Clarksville station of MSU's experimental orchards stale that at least 8,000 fruit trees in Ionia County were uprooted in the May 31 wind­ storm. Many of them have been pulled back into place and anchored, but the next likely problem is firelight, which affects soft tis­ sues of the trees. Apple trees were affected far more than peach or cherry trees. Next week the depot museum will be open Saturday. June 27. The hours will be different for this month only. From 2 to 6 p.m., lhe depot will be exhibiting the accu­ mulation of composite pictures of Lake Odessa graduates from 1927 to 1963, along with several from earlier years. This is open to the public. The hours arc set at the un­ usual hour to accommodate those from away who are returning to attend the alumni banquet that evening at Lakewood High School. In addition, the depot will be open for viewing the photos again Sunday from 11 to 12. Last year it was open on Sunday to accommodate a few who arrived for the banquet, but not in time to get to the depot. Even so, more than a dozen people went. This year, with a planned time, possibly others who cannot make the stop on Satur­ day afternoon can get a viewing. The Nickel family, with its origins at St. Ignace had a pleasant weekend of camping at the Ionia State Recreation Area Thursday through Sunday. The Delbert Nickel family of South Haven, the Gary Nickel family of Nashville including the David Nickels of Hastings, the Ward VanLaanens and Eliza­ beth from Sixth Avenue, the Mark Erickson family of Woodland Township were repeat campers from earlier years. This year they were joined by sister Dorothy and husband Duane of St. Ignace. The number of graduation open houses is tapering off. Many were held over the weekend with multiples on both Saturday and Sunday. — NOTICE — HOPE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PUBLIC HEARING FOR A ZONING CHANGE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1998 - 7M P.M. At The Hope Township Hall on M-43 Near Schultz Road To hoar request ol: 1. Kirk Pasche lor Zoning Change front Ar Agricultural - Residential to RL-1 Single Family Residential Lake for approximately 16 acres along the west sale of his proper­ ty at 4250 W. Cloverdale Road in the southwest quarter of Section 21. T2N R9W. Hope Township. Barry County. Ml. This change would affect the land Use Plan which currently indicates agriculture for this area. 2. Ward and Penny Goff lor Zoning Change from Ar Agricultural-Residential to C-3 Heavy Commercial District for approximately 1-1/2 acres along the north side of lheir property al 9827 S Wall Lake Road in Section 31. T2N R9W. Hope Township. Barry County. Ml. This area is currently indicated as commercial on the Land Use Plan The information about this request may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesdays 9 a m to 12 noon and 1 p.m to 3 p m. at the Hope Townshp Hall. 5463 S Wall Lake Road on M-43. (616) 948-2464 Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers tor the heanng impaired and audio tapes ot printed material being considered at the heanng. to individuals with disabilities at the heanng upon five days notice to the Hope Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requmng auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the dork at the address or telephone listed below Sylvia W. Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 948 2464 �P»ge 8 - The HMtnge EJenner - Thursday June 18 1998 My daughter was airlifted to a trauma unit, where she spent 30 days Her left leg was amputated below the knee She spent more time in a therapy hospital and a gen­ eral hospital All in all. she spent 43 days in LEGAL NOTICES: _______________ MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALE THa firm te a Mt coWor •MM'pttag to cottod a Mt Any intorMon vo obtain wNI ba uaad tor «iat MMbMOfiTQAOE SALE - Default has boon made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Douglas R BAKER and Metessa M MORGAN to Wood­ hams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, doled March 10. 1995 and recorded on March 14. 1995 in Liber 626 on Page 520. Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by mesne assignments to GE CAP’TAL MORTGAGE SER­ VICES. INC as assignee, by an assignment dated April 29. 1996 which was recorded on May 8. 1996 in Uber 659. on Pago 705. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is darned to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Throe Hundred Forty-Eight And 74/100 dolors ($54,348 74). mdudng interest al 9.50% per annum Under the power of safe contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, ot some part of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse m Has­ tings. Mchigan at 1 00 o’clock PM . on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of BARRY. Barry County. Mxhigan. and are de­ scribed as The North one haff on the following described premises Begmnmg in the center of the tughway running through the East of half of the Southeast one quarter of section 6. town 1 North, range 9 West, and 1 cham North of the section hne be­ tween sections 6 and 7. running thence Westerly 2 1/2 chains, thence Southerly parallel with said highway 1 1/4 chains to said section fine, thence West along sad section line 3 61 chains thence North 72 links to the right of way of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Sagmaw Railroad for a place of beginning, thence in a Easterly drecbon to a point 1 cham North and 2 1/2 chains Westerly of the point of begmnmg, thence Easterly 2 1/2 chains, thence Northeasterly 2 chains parallel with said highway, thence Westerly 5.34 chains, thence Southeasterly 3 16 chains along the nght of way of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Sagmaw Railroad to the place of begmnmg The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determmed abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m when case the redemption penod shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28. 1996 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trot! & Trott. P C Attorneys tor GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 Fie *96054658 (6-25) MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain and Aeeociatee, P.C. Is a debt cottector and wo are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained wMi be wood tor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Defurtt has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by DENNIS J GOULD AND LUCINDA GOULD HUSBAND AND WIFE to AAA MORTGAGE A FINANCIAL CORPORATION A MICHIGAN CORPORATION Mortgagee, dated July 26. 1996. and recorded on September 26. 1996. tn Uber 673. on page 836 Barry County Records Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MOREQUITY. INC . by an assignment dated Apnl 15. 1997. and recorded on April 24 1997. in Uber 692. on page 282. Barry County Records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts damned to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventh three thousand nme hundred mght and 09/100 Dollars ($73.908 09). mdudmg interest at 16 050% per annum Under the power of sale contamed m safo mortgage and the statute tn such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 p m on July 2. 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 12 ACRES OF THE EAST 57 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21. TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR NER THENCE WEST 440 FEET. THENCE NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD 675 FEET THENCE EAST 400 FEET. THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated May 21. 1998 MOREQUITY. INC Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgage Robert A Tremam & Associates. PC 401 South OM Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (6/18) IRVING TOWNSHte BOARD MEETING June 10. 1980 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Buehler r 700 pm Clerk s and treasurer s reports presented and approved Request tor additional funding to the Freeport Distnct Library approved Request for funding from the Barry County YMCA approved Great Lakes Energy Gas Ordinance adopted Sexton authonzed to remove oid fence, tnm trees and dean up m order to prepare tor new fence at cemetery Bills approved for payment as presented Meeting adjourned at 8 30 p m Emiy Hemson. Clerk (6/18) RETRACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE A Notice of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale was previously pubfished in this paper as to David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker regardmg prop­ erty situated in the Township of Prairieville County of Barry. Michigan, commonly known as 7033 South Shore Drive. Delton. Ml 49046-9412 Said Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate contamed an error as Dewd A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker were no longer the Mortgagors and were not m default D avid A Whttaker and Mary Jo Whitaker are no longer responeftte tor the Mortgage on too aforementioned property, and thee names should not have appeared in the No­ nce of Mortgage Forectoeure sate FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys tor Mortgagee (248) 642-2515 30150 Telegraph Road. Suite 100 Brngham Farms. Ml 48025 Fite No 98043362 (7/2) State of fiBcMgerj Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING File No. 98-22304-NC In the matter of Joshua Robert Brooks Social Security No 376-17-0958 NOTICE A heanng wifi be held on July 27. 1998 at 9 X a m m the probate courtroom. Hastmgs. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition tor change of name of Joshua Robert Brooks to Joshua Robert Brooks Moore Thrs change of name is not sought tor fraudulent in­ tent 6-10-98 Sherry Ann Moore 1255 Coats Grove Road Hastings. Ml 49058 616-945-4583 (6/18) OVER 110 IMMEDIATE INDUSTRIAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE Ann landers fnend to repay the charges? If not. give her User or crook? Dear Ann Landers: A longtime fnend phoned and asked if she could "borrow " my credit card. She was asked to be lhe maid of honor at her sister's wedding, and needed to buy a gown and some satin shoes I said. “OK.” I thought I would be united to the wedding, but as it turned out. there were very few outsiders. It was mostly family. Here's what really bothered me Three weeks after the wedding, my credit card bill arrived, and I was shocked to sec that she had not only charged the gown and shoes but a coal, a hat. underwear, an airline ticket and some expensive costume jewelry. The total came to $818. What can I do about this? I hate to take legal action, but if you advise me to. I will. - No Name, No City. Dear N.N.N.C.: I don’t recommend legal action. You gave your fnend the credit card; she didn't steal it. Have you asked your Duane Nicholas Strobl. Hickory Comers and Barbara Jeanne Cassin, Hickory Cor­ ners. Joseph William Rentz. Jr.. Hastings and Louann Couts, Hastings. Gregory Lynn Nelson. Middleville and Susan Mane Fauncc. Middleville. Kenneth Allen Redman. Hastings and Sandra Carol Roberts, Hastings. Robert Allen McCoy. Hastings and Jeanette Kay Vrecland, Hastings. Robert John Fikkcma, Middleville and Valerie Lynn Lewis, Hastings. Randall Alan Hardin. Nashville and San­ dra Lynn MacShara. Nashville. David Charles Hafner. Cincinnati. OH and Julie Elizabeth Dimmers. Cincinnati. OH Dale Paul Burkett. Eagan. MN and Linda Carol Gan. Delton, Ml. Christopher John Hubbarth, Lake Odessa and Shawna Kay Suwyn, Lake Odessa. Billie Wayne Blackwood. Jr.. Shelbyville and Patricia Anne Doroff. Kentwood. Cornelius James Manng. Middleville and Barbara Jeanne Baar, Middleville. Hart Alan Cook. Delton and Diana M. Morgan. Delton. LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Barry County Trial Court - Family Division PUBLICATION ANO NOTICE OF FRIEND OF THE COURT ANNUAL STATUTORY REVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL REVKW OF PERFORMANCE RECORD OF THE FRIEND OF THE COURT Under Michigan law the chief family judge an­ nually reviews the performance record of the Fnend ot the Court The review will be conducted on or about July 1. 1998 This review is knitted by law to the following criteria whether the Fnend of the Court ts guilty of misconduct, neglect of statu­ tory duty, or failure to carry out the written orders of the court relative to a statutory duty whether the purposes of the Fnend of the Court Act are bemg met. and whether the duties of the Friend of the Court are bemg earned out in manner that re­ flects the needs of the community Members of the pubic may submit written comments to the chief family judge relating to these criteria Send your written comments with your name and ad­ dress to Honorable Richard H Shaw Barry County Tnal Court. Family Divtson 220 West Court Street Hastings Michigan 49058 (6/18) Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting June 8.1998 - 7.X p.m. Manpower is partnering with an Ionia bumper manufacturer to provide a high quality workforce to meet their expansion needs. He have many long-term positions (40 + hours), with the opportunity for permanent hire, as well as 60 summer positions (weekends only). Excellent starting pay and benefits. Special bonuses are often awarded. Ifyou are looking for a dependable job opportunity with a future, you should not pass up the chance to learn more about these immediate openings! Register Today to Attend the 6/18 Orientation and Tour Classes Assembly, Plating. Press. Welding. Buffing Startint Ranee Between S9.25 and SlO.Of^tdus Overtime and. Double Time MANPOWER OF HASTINGS the hospital, and her life was forever changed The cost was unbelievable. My in­ surance has paid over SI95.000 for hospital bills, a prosthetic limb and so on. I have Call to orefer and Pledge to toe Flag Adams Woods Forster Whitaker and 4 citi­ zens present Albert absent due to assessor s class Woods elected temporary chairman Approved agenda May minutes and June Mis Received correspondence committee and treasurer s reports DEQ letter to Valerie Lane and 2 DEQ permits Approved change to cemetery ordinance re­ garding parking new lock for garage door pur­ chase of gas-powered hedge trimmer lor sexton new nag pole for hall, trash pickup for Cedar Creek Cemetery, fireworks permit lor Richard Card, asphalt for entry to township park, letter to Griffiths about illegal foundation at cemetery and a fine if not removed placing poles around out­ house to protect it from being run into. $1 000 to Delton Area Senior Housing to not refund money for Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals hearings if already advertised of hearing held Tabled constoerabon of investment Pokey Up­ date to Penalty Section of Land Division Ordi­ nance. and doing dust control with Baltimore Township Adjournment at 9 06 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by John Woods acting chairman (6/18) a copy of the bill, and insist on reimburse­ ment. Make it easy for her ask her to give you S100 a month until the entire amount is paid up Send her a "reminder” every few weeks if you need to. Meanwhile, pay your bill, and don’t let her rum her credit The only good that came out of this is you have learned that your "fnend" is a user. Let us hope she is not also a crook. Stutter cure Dear Ann Landers: I would like to tell you about a most remarkable cure for peo­ ple who have a slut ten ng problem I re­ cently completed the fluency program for stutterers at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and am thnllcd with the results. I traveled from Russia to take this therapy, and it has changed my life. I am 20 years old and now back in Rus­ sia. studying at the School of International Relations in Moscow I stuttered for 15 years. Every day of my entire life was filled with frustration and anxiety because I could not pul my thoughts into words. My speech held me back in many areas of my life. I did not believe in any speech therapist in Moscow. The treatment consisted mainly of psychological therapy. It did not work for me. Then. I learned about the therapy at the Eastern Virginia Medical School on the In­ ternet and came to the United States and en­ tered the program I learned how to breathe, how to articulate and how to use my voice correctly. I am now approaching 80 percent fluency. It’s very hard work, but the rewards arc fabulous. Please let other stutterers know of this therapy. It can change their lives. The per­ son to write to is Ross Barrett. M.A. East­ ern Virginia Medical School. 855 West Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. Va. 23510 (www.fluentspccch.com). - Inna Mel­ nikova. Moscow Dear Inna: Your letter caught my eye im­ mediately because of the unusual envelope and stationery and, of course, the postmark from Moscow. Thank you for alerting my readers to the help that is available for those who stutter. I must tell my readers, however, that this program costs $3,000. although it niay be covered by insurance. Also, applicants must stay in Norfolk for the specially tailored program, which involves 120 hours of in­ tensive therapy over a threc-wcck period and follow-up guidance afterward. Barrett accepts applicants of any age. Be aware that this approach may not work for everyone. For those who are inter­ ested in other programs. I recommend the Stuttering Foundation of America, P.O. Box 11749. Memphis. Tenn. 38111-0749, I800-992-9392 (www.stuttcrsfa.org). It pro­ vides excellent referrals to stuttering pro­ grams across the country. "America's Most Admired Staffing Company" - Fortune 1997. 1998 com cnicncc the woman. My daughter was sitting there in her wheelchair, her leg am­ putated and her life forever changed, apd the judge didn’t want to "inconvenient^’' the person who was responsible. It has been a year now. and happily, rpy daughter is doing wonderfully well. 5>hc works two jobs, goes to the community col­ lege full time and has bought a conqo. There arc days when she’s not very perky, but they aren't too frequent, and slw bounces nght back. She is one of the strongest people I know, and I’m very proud of her N.K. in Pasadena. Calif. . Dear N.K.: What a marvelous, gutty daughter you have. You have every nght io be proud. She s headed for success, no mat­ ter what challenge lie ahead. That girl is going to make it. Give her a big hug for me. P.S.: It sounds like that jude needs a brain transplant ‘Bad’ robber An inconvenience Dear Ann Landers: I have read with in­ terest the stones you have panted about judges and the sentences they hand out. I would like to tell you another one. My 18-ycar-old daughter was in a motor­ cycle accident. She was a passenger on a motorcycle hit by a car that failed to yield the right of way while making a left-hand tum. There were several witnesses who said the accident was the fault of the driver of the car. yet no ticket was issued. GIRL, Chclscy Ann. bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on June 3. 1998 at 3:08 p.m. to Hope and John Wickham of Delton. Weighing 9 lbs. 7 1/2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Kathcnnc Alyssc. bom at Pennock Hospital on June 3. 1998 al 3:04 a m. to Roily and Kerry Wilcox of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kylie Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on June 3. 1998 at 10:04 a.m. to Mike and Jeannette Pickard of Hastings. Weigh­ It kt’cps more th.m memories <ili\ e. American Heart Association^^ AMLRJCAX HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIALS A TRIBUTES 1-800-AHA-USA1 < Dear Ann Landers: This story is so funny, it needs to be shared. It was written by Jason Sickles of the Dallas Morning News. I hope you and your readers enjoy it - Longtime Texas Reader. Dear L.T.R.: Thanks for more proof that truth is indeed stronger than fiction. Hcrcb the story: ». A 30-ycar-old Dallas man might not he the world's best bank robber, but belt ar honest one. The man intended to rob the Federal Reserve bank building at about 6:30 a.m.. police said. It was all nght there in his note: n “This is a bank robbery of the Dallas Fed­ eral Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas. Give me all the money. Thank you ” He signed;! with his full name. The Federal Rcscrv c Bank has no teller^ so the man presented his note to the first of­ ficial-looking person he saw - an armed se­ curity guard. The guard pressed an alarm button and waited for colleagues. The bank robber took the opportunity to make smfJI talk. “Well. I’m here to rob you,” a police report quotes him as saying. “Is this wherp the money is? I tned to rob the post office^ but they threw me out.” ,.t The FBI said that the robber had ■ndcc4 tried the same heist minutes earlier at dp U.S. Postal Services f nancial station a feyr blocks away. Guards at the Federal Reserve cuffed the man and held him for Dallas po­ lice. who took him to jail. j The man's alleged robbery attempts quickly made the law-enforcement rounds, even reaching Dallas' top cop. “We may have a persistent bank robber who is jusi not too bright." the police chief said. Amen, says Ann Landers 127 North Market Street - Hastings - 948-3000 Manpower ol Ionia now has Sat. hours: 9 sm-2 pm. 429 W. Main St.. Ionia. 527-6688 paid SI.500 out of my pocket and spent time away from work. I called my senator and asked him to please get involved and sec that the driver was issued a ticket When we finally went to traffic court, the dnver claimed she was not guilty. But the real surpnsc was her fine $50' The judge said she could have been fined up to$500. but he didn't want to ip- t. /rj 4 L Haw trouble sleeping at night and dan t want to gel involved tn a novel? ‘A CoUao* non of My Favorite Gems of the Day ” is dtf perfect bed-stand male. Send a self-a^z dressed, long, business-six envelope and a, check or money order for $5.25 (this Uh eludes postage and handling) to: Collecting c/oAnn Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago III 60611-0562 (in Canada. $6.25). To fMd out more about Ann Landers and read he^ past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Mvb page at www.crvalors. com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Incu ing 9 lbs. 9 3/4 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Kactlynnc Patncia bom on June 1998 at 5.07 a.m. Io Mara Seuss and Paul: Tcuncsscn of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 18- ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Seth William, bom at Butterworth: Hospital in Grand Rapids on May 28, 1998 to Michael and Sarah Gurd of Nashville*. Weighing 9 lbs I oz. and 20 1/2 meta*long. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Hastings will be moving CITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES (City Hall) and the HASTINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT to 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan on Monday. June 22, 1998. All Council and Board Meetings will be held at the new location as of June 22, 1998. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk �The Huhng, Bannar - ThuradayJune U ISM - Paget From Time to Time... Villages along the railroad By Joyce F. Weinbrvcht Vermontville and the Grand River Valley Railroad (GRVRR), as written by Ray An­ derson - The formative yean of the village, 1836 to the early 1920s started in three places. Main Street, an area northeast of the Methodist Church around the railroad sta­ tion. and then one block south of the Section workers on the Nashville section ot the M.C.R.R. Methodist Church. The first stock of goods offered for sale yi the village was brought from Bellevue by Wells R. Martin and Stephen Schovill, both original settlers The first regular store was established in 1846-1847 when Hale 4k Fnnk opened one in the lower story of the academy, now known as the chapel. The business district first started just north of the Methodist church, with two or three stores in that area, but they soon moved one passenger, freight and excursion trains. Teddy Roosevelt stopped in Nashville twice, once as Governor of New York on a campaign swing from Detroit to Grand Rapids in September of 1900 as the running mate of President William McKinley, and on Feb. II. 1911, on a trip to Grand Rapids and again on the return trip. On this trip, at the urging of a veteran, he stepped off of the train and shook hands with the veteran and several others before again boarding the train and continuing his trip through Michi­ block south and developed the business dis­ trict as it is now. The firm of Frink & Barber came next. ■ Homer G. Barber succeeded Mr. Hale in 1855, and they were followed by D. F. Bar­ ber Co, who sold out in 1863. The firm of gan. Nashville had the Grant A Gnffcth grain elevator (1874). There was a pickle factory on the cast end of town. The Wolcott House, Nashville's largest hotel, was only a long block from the depot and housed trav­ elers arriving by train. There was a full length front porch and plenty of chairs for Barber and Manin, sons of the original set­ tlers of the area, was organized on May 15, 1863, and continued for 10 years. Homer G. Barber exerted a great influ­ passengers who were just passing through. Leo Herrk wrote in the Nashville news about those early days. “The passenger trains in those early days were comprised of wooden cars with open platforms on each end. Passengers were not allowed to pass from one car to another while the train was ence in the community in his lifetime. Bar­ ber’s Drygoods store was one of the finest in (Eaton ) the county. The building which housed the New Eng­ land Hotel, was built expressly for a hotel in 1855 by James Tufford and was later known as the Follette House and after that was known as the Park Hotel. It was once owned by S.A. Gunn, the Marbles and Arthur Allen. There was another hotel on the SW cor­ ner of Second and South Main Street. This was owned by Mr. Sherman, Alf Briggs. Warren French. Mr. Helm and Mr. Cook. It was later used as a funeral home and is now a residence. The newspaper, called the Ver­ montville Enterprise, was established in 1874 by J.C. Worchester, sold to G.W. Hoskin and then to F. M. Potter, who changed the name to the Vermontville Hawk. The Vermontville Echo was its last local name. The Main Street Section of town by the 1900s had four doctors practicing. Green, Palmenter, Charles and Frank Snell, a den­ tist. Dr. Monkman. a veterinarian. Dr. George Davis. C. E. Hammond A Son ran a book and shoe store, furniture and under­ taking business. Mr. Helms ran a harness shop. There were two grocery stores. Citizens* Bank, a jewelry and watch repair shop, a dress maker, barber shop and the saloon. There was a meat market. Lambs Hardware and Implement Co., three drug stores, a shoe repair shop, and a bakery. Buggies,* wagons, sleighs and cutters were handled by the implement dealers. Vermontville was a going place in the early 1900s. The arrival of the Grand River Valley Railroad in 1868 brought some businesses down into the depot area about two blocks south of the Main Street section. A grain el­ evator and Stebbins* Feed A Flour Mill, a furniture factory and a warehouse came mto this area. The elevator feed and flour mill were destroyed by fire. The furniture factory's boiler blew up killing one em­ ployee The warehouse became used as a hay bam to collect hay until it was shipped on the railroad by Cal Gyhman. It was also used as an apple packing station where ap­ ples were packed tn barrels for shipment. Built near the Thomapple River, Mr. Fuller's saw mill and lumber yard furnished lumber for the copper shop to make the bar­ rels for the apples to be shipped in. Mr. Boma Kelley's home and dray barn w as just cast across Main Street from the el­ evator and warehouse. He hauled freight and mail from the depot to the post office and businesses on Main Street. West of the depot were the stock yards. William Hickey and the Powers Brothers bought enough stock each week to fill three or four railroad cars. The ground just south of the depot was used for the storage of logs, lumber and sugar beets which were shipped out by the carload each fall and winter. There were three coal yards operated by the elevator, gc lumber yard and Mr. Charles Dorman. JTso. a creamery was located just east and £ross the street from the elevator. Mr. Teddy Roosevelt came to Nashville on the Michigan Central Railroad on two dif­ ferent occasions, stopping on campaign trips from Jackson to Grand Rapids. and many local stops had no ticket agent at first. The first fares were two cents a mile Brown, Mr. Best and William Moore were three of the butter makers. The principle product of the creamery was butler which was shipped out by refrigerated car once a week. The railroad station was one of the busiest places in town. For a few year, it and no lax of any kind. All you had to know was the mileage to your destination and multiply by two and you knew your fare. Morgan. Thomapple Lake and Quimby were all local stops and farmers would drive their ngs to Nashville or Hastings, put their horses in the local livery stable and take the train to their destination leaving the driving to the railroad." Some excerpts from the Nashville News: “1875 - When the pay tram came through Nashville in April of 1875. it left $16,000 for wood for the railway locomotives. The was open 24 hours a day. After that, it was operated by one or two men. the agent and a clerk. Charles A. Anderson, came to Ver­ montville as the agent, followed by Glen D. Eddy There were ten passenger trains a day. two local freights, two merchandise freights, two stock extras per week, which carried nothing but livestock destined for Detroit and buffalo, plus an occasional ex­ tra to take care of surplus traffic. Railroads had become big business The third development was northeast of the Methodist church. It contained two blacksmith shops, run by Amos Kidder and E. L. Jones. Two wagon makers. Mr. Hyde and Don Hawlings, were located there. Liv­ ery bams and stables passengers at tram times to hotels or residences The brick yard, apple dryer and a crate mill were in the northeast section, as well as a cheese factory. GRVRR and Nashville As the Grand River Valley Railroad en­ tered in Barry County, and Nashville, it brought the little village closer to the outside world and made new business opportu­ nities. Farmer and cooper, James McGraw of Calhoun County, was a handy fellow and, when hearing the railroad had come to Nashville, and he found out that they had no copper or barrel maker in the towns, something he knew a lot about. He packed up his little family, three girls and his wife. Anna J., and moved to Nashville, establish­ ing a cooper shop in the back of an old building downtown. Thus the village grew and a new business was established because of the railroad coming to town. With the railroad also came railroad men. and one of these was Charles H. Cruso (Crushaw) a section man. a former soldier in the Union Army. Charles met the daugh­ ter of James McGraw. Florence Alice, one day, and on Oct. 3,1877. they were married at the Hastings First Methodist Church. They rode the train into Hastings for the wedding. Charles Cruso became a seaion foreman and worked in Charlotte. Eaton Rapids. Morgan and Quimby, before serv­ ing as a conductor his last year before retiring. In October 1898. the railroad announced a special low rate for hunters to all points in Michigan and soon many Nashville Nim- wood train is again quartered in Nashville and times arc good for all those that have the industry to cut and cord wood during the summer. March 5. the snow is three foot easy shipping for their beef, wood sales to fuel the new train engines. The village and countryside grew and prospered. Two sid­ or more deep on the level and though trains arc coming through daily. There are some­ times three or four locomotives on each train from the cast and west. “1878 - The Michigan Central Railroad pay train left more than $9,000 at the Nashville station last Wednesday in pay­ ment for wood, bringing great prosperity to our village. “1879 - The Michigan Central Railroad will sign wood contraas next Tuesday here at the station. They are offering $1.90 per cord of wood delivered to the depot, and a $1.80 per cord delivered cast of the station. “1880 - On Feb. 14, 350 tons of ice cut and hauled in three days by five contrac­ tors. Ice was 20” thick. Apnl 17, 1800 Mrs. Flora Cruso, of Charlotte, formerly of Nashville, is visiting friends and relatives here this week. Flora’s husband, Charles Cruso, is now a section foreman in the Charlotte area for the M.C.R.R. 1880 Aug. 14. A. G. Talley. M.C.R.R. bridge in­ spector was in Nashville this week check­ ing out the line’s badges. 1880 - Dec. 11 M.C.R.R. contracted this week to take 600 car loads of ice from Thomapple Lake. It is ings were installed to take care of the box cars waiting to be filled with Nashville^ shipping output. The first railroad station now 10" thick. “1881 - Lewis A. Durkee, a Grand River Valley Railroad employee was the first Jus­ was a wooden structure built on the south side of the tracks in 1868 with a ticket of­ fice in one end and the freight and express offices occupying the remainder of the tice of Peace in Nashville, studied law. be­ came an attorney and then was elected to the senate in 1880, but died the following year. 1881 - Feb. 15. Trams delayed as much as six hours Tuesday with snow drift­ The famous locomotive 999. This engine set a speed record of 111 miles per hour by burning anthracite instead of bituminous coal. rods were making their annual journey north to bag a deer and ship it home by rail. The Nashville News tells of hunting parties bnnging home 16 deer in 1900, 11 deer in 1903 and Charles J. Scheldt, son-in-law of James McGraw even brought back a fawn which was quite a rarity around here then, as the once plentiful deer herd had migrated north. So the railroad brought money to the farmers, through the sale of logs for ties, building. A new brick tram depot was built in 1904 on the north side of the tracks, re­ placing the wooden one. Charles and Florence Cruso had a son and then a daughter named Amber Zclla Cruso. Amber became a school teacher and then a registered nurse and joined the Army Nurse Corp. She served at Fort Sill, Okla., where she met and married a flyer named T.S.K. Reid following World War I. They had two sons. Robert and Don C. Reid, and settled in Hastings. At one time, the local railroad depot of­ fice employed two telegraph operators, a ticket agent, a baggage man and a freight agent Railroad excursions would attract several hundreds of local people to travel by rail The 20-foot square baggage room ie Michigan Central Railroad Depot built in 1904. It now belongs to Thomapple »y V.F.W. Post No. 8260. in motion. Even the conductor had to hang onto his cap on windy days and he was sometimes sprayed with smoke, soot and cinders as he went from one car to another. Occasionally somebody had a ticket, but they were usually purchased on the train would often be piled to the ceiling and the 20-x40-foot waiting room was often jammed with local travelers. As other means of transportation developed, the need for so many persons diminished and finally were given to one man and finally the depot closed. At the peak of business, the railroad was running as high as six trams daily with ing as much as 11 feet deep in places, but by lake afternoon the big plows had cleared the tracks boty ways. 1881 - March 5. Dick Pelton's sawmill al Morgan employed 18 men and working night and day for 24 hours, produced 25,000 feet of lumber, pro­ ducing 1,300 ties for the Michigan Central Railroad and they still have over 1,700.000 fea of logs left in their yard. 1881 Nashville shipped over 145,476 pounds of maple syrup by rail and over 5,000 pounds by teamsters to local cities. That was more than was shipped to almost every state in the Umon. 1881 - A group of businessmen from Grand Rapids rode the train making stops at all the little towns and villages along the way, handing out souvenirs to at­ tract people to Grand Rapids. 1881 - June 25 - Both Cole House at Thomapple Lake and Morgan House were furnished many of their patrons by rail, there now bang sta­ tions at both places. 1881 - Aug. 6, the new water tank at nashvill? for the Michigan Central Railroad is now completed, 50 feet high and 25 feet in diameter, supported on 16 large stones. Carpenters and stone ma­ sons were at work for three months in its construction. 1881 - Nov. 19 - 3,409 bushels of apples were shipped from Nashvilc from the fall harvest. “1888 - Feb. 4 - Morris Ward is now sec­ tion foreman at Morgan, with Pat O’Brien, the east section foreman. 1888 - April 21, Charles Cruso has moved to Morgan and taken over Morris Wardk section crew on the Michigan Central railroad. Morris has went to fanning. 1881 - Sept. I - Hiram Webster is now seaion boss at Morgan, with Charles Cruso being moved to the Quimby section, where he is thinking of building a new home and settling down to farming. “1896 - October saw the Michigan Cen­ tral Railroad, advertising a special low rate for deer hunters to all parts of Michigan an the first of November the paper said... “hardly a day goes by that at least one dea­ ls unloaded at the station." “1904 - Wanted. Four men to work on the west seaion gang out of Nashville, for the Michigan Central Railroad. Wages are $ 1.40 per day, with no time lost on account of weather. “ 1905 - An article in the Nashville News from a resident states the following: If the Michigan Central train was in, we would go down to the switching yard to see them drop off and pick up the box cars. Some­ times they would have just a little switching engine with a tall smokestack. The boxcars had a link pin engine with a tall smoke­ suck. The boxcars had a link pin coupling and a brake wheel on end and top of each car that you had to turn by hand to brake the train cars, watching them put water in the engine from the water tank high up on posts, getting the engine in the right place so the long aim from the water Unk would swing out to reach the intake opening on the engine. Watching them stack the cordwood in the tender behind the engine, seeing them fill the oil boxes which were filled with waste to keep the various parts lubricated so they wouldn't get too hot and every now and then prying an animal that had strayed into the patch of the locomotiv, out of the cow catcher. Watching them blown down the steam lines and clean off the headlight lens, all this fascinated a young boy. If it was noon the men would troop over to the Main Cafe for a bite of lunch, leaving the engine puffing on the siding. Occasionally we'd get a pickle from the big pickle vats by the sidings and give it to the trainman." (On to Morgan on the Grund Raiver val­ ley Railroad.) �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 18 1998 < < lilt' (< think < I it. Simpson to leave Saxon dugout for family matters^ In his years working alongside legendary Hastings High School coach Jock Clarey. Jeff Simpson picked up Comparing the Cups; Lord Stanley’s and The World’s Two big sporting events. The Stanley Cup. for hockey enthusiasts, and the World Cup. for soccer-crazed fans, have kept the sports world buzzing in the recent summer days. Here is a comparison of the two events that were played in wonderful places like "The City of Love"... the "Motor City" ... and "The Nation's Capital" where love runs rampant... especially in the back rooms of the White House. 1. Keeping Score of the Americans: In the Stanley Cup. the champion Red Wings had just one American. Doug Brown, who scored goals, but score goals he did. including two in the Cup clincher Tuesday. (Mike Knuble may now live in Caledonia, but his birth place is the home of the Maple Leafs, good ole' Toronto) In lhe World Cup. the U.S. did not score a single goal in its 2-0 loss to Germany Monday. (They had one good chance early in the second half, but then decided that was enough excitement for one match) Not scoring goals is quite common in the World Cup and allows viewers opportunities to collect many minutes of needed shuteye. Not even the presence of personailities like Claudio Reyna looks like it will save the U.S. from going down early in World Cup '98. 2. Scary Opponents: After losing its opener to Germany — a three-time world champion who has dominated European soccer for nearly a quarter century — the U.S. sets its sights on Iran whom they will play Sunday. The red. while and blue is hoping that Saddam won t be around to provide any half-time pep talks or to boot his Iranian goalkeeper off the team for allowing a shot to be taken. The Red Wings don't have to worry about these types of problems, as their biggest battle for The Cup was keeping Clinton off the Washington ice. For some reason. Clinton (rumor has it) wanted to be more like Dorothy Hammill and not Michael Jordan. 3. Ready for Riots : In Paris, violence has occurred in riots that are caused because fans need some sort of outlet for their emotions that stem from excessive drinking. On Sunday. 200 English fans showered police and vehicles with bottles and cans. Twenty people were arrested and a Tunisian flag was burned during the tragic melee. In Detroit, riots have occurred in the past at sporting events like when the Detroit Tigers won the World Scries in 1984. But riots in the "Motor City" are usually preserved for special events, like "Devil's Night" or when innocent people arc beaten up by police officers. And just because the U.S. hockey team trashed the Olympic Village in Nagano this winter, you certainly can't blame that on the Red Wings. As far as flag burning goes, if Republicans have their way it won't be much of an issue here in the ole' U.S.A. 4. Problems with Pugilism: In hockey if two opponents like Isa Tikkanaen and Joey Kocur don't care for each other, they just take off the gloves and go at it. In soccer, if squabbles occur, colored cards are issued and the players just stand around and pout over why the card was issued in lhe first place. I wonder sometimes if soccer would be a better match if it was played with four-on-four or even threc-on-three situations? • Leadership Conference News: The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Leadership Conference is July 31-Aug. 1 at Michigan State University. The registration deadline is July 17. Success, self-esteem, leadership, commitment, team work, confidence, team building and ethics are topics that will be addressed at the conference. Call Donald Lessner, the M.H.S.F.C.A. executive director, for more information. He can be reached at (734)671-6072. • Golf Show News: The Golf Show comes to the Lansing Center March 19-21. 1999. It is the largest golf event to ever come to the Stale's capital. Contests, hitting nets, putting greens and great deals for every golf enthusiast and novice will be pan of the show. Show hours are 4-9 p.m. on March 19. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. on March 20 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 21. For more information, contact Todd Smith at (517) 348-6942 or Robin Smith at (517) 485-2221. Talk to you soon. ( BANNER '' SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! j Name that young Tiger who won o oanimg crown; ■ This week's West Michigan WMnpMp Buaror tforfo question dsould be repur ifoqtte for any of you tree Detroit Tiger fore out there. The question « week No. 1J to about youth... b about being a {real hitter... aad probably is about one, if not foe, beat pinyen to ever pot on a Bengal uniform It reads aa follows: foe sports staff la oat at a Brown aad Gold event that tochadre a lol golf belli, leave your answer on foe apona phone (extension 227). The four tickets should be redeemed at the Old Kent atadtaaa boa office and enhaaga are baaed on availability. You can call foe rats at (616) 784-4131 for tiefat information. Majnr LMgM BaaebaU batting title? The flnt correct response to fols question is good for four free seats to an upcoming West Michigan Whitecaps contest al Old Kent Part. The tickets are undated reserved Beat tickets. So far 10 people have woo seats ia the 10 weeks. Answers can be ptioued taco foe sports desk at (616) 945-9554. If Soccer Saxons to hold alumni game Aug. 22 There will be an alumni match for Hastings High School soccer graduates on Saturday. Aug. 22. at Johnson Field. The time of the match has yet to be decided. Saxon soccer coaches Dennis Argetsinger (945-0562) and Lee Bowman (948-8523) want to hear those athletes who are interested in playing in the match. They hope to make this an annual event. "Both Lee and I are excited about the alumni game." Argetsinger said. "It should be a fun event tor community and lhe teams." some very valuable advice. Clarey told Simpson. "Whatever you do. don't forget that you have your own children. It goes so quick, so don't miss your kids growing up. Don't wait 'til it's (oo late and your kids are out of lhe house." Simpson look the advice to bean. As the vanity baseball coach, though, be was never able to watch his daughter, Erika, pilch in softball because their games would be played at the same time that the baseball contests were staged. Erika will be a senior at Hastings High School when school resumes this summer and Simpson plans to be at her games neat spring, possibly adding pitching advice... if needed. After 20 yean of being in the Saxon baseball dugout. Simpson has resigned from that position. His replacement has yet to be finalized. Il's a career decision that has nothing to do with Simpson's love of baseball, but instead centers around his love for his own family. "I don't want to selfish, (but) 1 don't want to miss Erika playing sports," Simpson said He has not ruled out returning to baseball after the children are grown and out of the house. "There's a possibility that I may get back into it," Simpson exclaimed The Saxons may not have been accustomed to winning league titles, but they were always in the thick of the race. In 11 years, the Hastings baseball teams placed in lhe upper half of lhe league standings oo six occasions. The best of Simpson's teams probably was the 1992 group that recorded a school-record 22 wins and compiled a team batting average of .350. Nick Williams, Trent Weller, Todd Sanlncencio and Andrew Courtright were record-setting players during Simpson’s baseball tenure. Williams hit .591 in 1991, the second best batting average in State history. Weller struck out just three times in 105 trips to the plate one year aad Sanlncencio, who also was a catcher, collected 10 pitching wins in one season. Courtright, a 1998 graduate, had lhe most pitching wins in a Saxon career with 21. Under Simpson; Hastings baseball had three players who were All-State (Williams, Eric Haines and Chad Greenfield), one that was a prep All­ American (Williams), two players who were drafted by the Major Leagues (Darn Howitt and Williams) and 14 players who played college baseball. Simpson actually played baseball with Howitt's brother at Michigan State. "Whatever I could do to take them to the next level," Simpson said of his numerous contributions. But baseball was mote than wins and records under Simpson, as players also gained a great understanding and respect for the game that they were playing. Discipline... hustle... class... and Coach Jeff Sknpaon is commonly known around the area basebal community lor running a program mat valued the game. grasping the game's fundamentals were areas the coach always tried to educate his athletes about. "I don't think that anybody ever outhustled us." Simpson said. "I felt that was pan of the game that sometimes has left sports." Asked what the biggest "team" win was in his coaching career. Simpson said it had to be the Scots' triumph in 1997 during pre-districts. At the time. Caledonia was ranked No. 2 in Class B. but Hastings' hitters rattled star pitcher Jim Abbott and won the game 7-6 after trailing early 4-0 The Saxons then beat Wayland 1-0 tn claim its first district champion tip in five years. Scheduling tough opponents was always a goal for Simpson. Rather than lining up a bunch of cream puffs, the Saxons faced baseball powers like Mt. Pleasant. Grand Ledge, Portage Northern, Dowagiac. Stutgis and Coldwater. Mt. Pleasant. Sturgis and Coldwater made up three-tourths of this year's Wooden Bat Tournament, another one of Simpson's baseball contributions to his community. "My last year of college was the final year of the wooden bat." Simpson said. "I don't think that there's a better sound in sports. Baseball is history and I wanted to bring back that sound." It won't be easy for Simpson to leave baseball and come spring the move will possibly be even more difficult to grasp. "Baseball is my favorite sport and getting out of baseball will be very tough." Simpson said. "I've been blessed - with working with some quality young men and baseball players. That’s what DI miss the most." SIMPSON BASEBALL BY NUMBERS... Here's a look at lhe 20 yean of Saxon baseball under* Coach Jeff Simpson, inclining' Overall record: 167-166. Most Wins ia a Season: 22. ' District Championships: 2 (1992 and 1997. District Runner-Ups: 4. Team Records: 7. Individual Records: 10. All-State Players: 3. • High School All-Americans: 1. Players Drafted ia MLB: 2. College Players: 14. Courtright a proven leader on the fields for Saxons \otnv Coonright has been a pan of many record-setting moments during his four yean as a Hastings Saxon. But what he remembers most about those moments is how the team did and not necessarily what he accomplished. The team is No. 1 and comes before everything." Courtright said. *1 only do what I can do to make the team(s) better." Courtright, along with Jeff Storrs, was named the school's top senior male athletes in 1997-98. A quarterback on the vanity football team and a star pitcher and catcher oo the varsity baseball team. Courtright knew be had athletic talents at a very young age. “When 1 started on varsity (baseball) as a freshman, that's when I knew I had something special." Courtright said. One special "team* triumph that Courtright remembers from baseball was Hastings pre-district victory over Caledonia during his junior stanza. Al lhe time, the Scots were ranked No. 2 in Class B and their star pitcher. Jim Abbott, was receiving plenty of ink in the local newspapers. Abbott that summer was drafted by the Seattle Mariners, but on that day it was Courtright who notched the mound win. "That was one of the greatest team wins." Courtright said. That (facing Abbott) motivated me. They (Caledonia) were riding high. Beating them gave us a lot of confidence going into the championship." Hastings ended up winning the district championship that year, a season that ended al regional; against a very solid Gull Lake squad. The list of baseball honors for Courtright is huge. He was All-Twin Valley as a freshman (catcher). All-O-K White. All-Barry County and All-District Andrew Courtright said that it was a great thrill to play in last year's All-Star same at Old Kent Park. in his sophomore and junior years (pitcher) and All-Barry County, All­ District. All-O-K White and team "Most He hit .322 in his four years at H.H.S. and managed 102 hits, second in school history onlv to Nick Williams. Valuable Player (catcher) as a senior. He also was named to play in the John Bos and East-West (Tiger Stadium) All-Star games this year. The game at Tiger Stadium is (June 22) Monday at 11 a m. Continued on pogo 11 COURTRIGHT • �The Hastings Bannet - Thursday June 18 1998 - Page 11 Glidden values fun, friendship, goal-setting from her DK days On lhe run. . and always having fun. Ann Glidden is one athlete who knows that achievement does not require one Io feel tons of pain and mounds of frustration. Instead, as she found in her successful career al Delton Kellogg High School, an athlete can succeed and also gain plenty through friendships and being a good communicator. Those qualities helped the recently graduated Panther to be selected as the Delton Kellogg's top senior female athlete Three sports — volleyball, soccer and track and field — kept Glidden occupied and fulfilled during the last four years. Through sport, she gained a better understanding about what it takes to be a winner . not just on the court or around the track, but also in the more important game of life. Delton Kellogg girls' track coach Jim Gibson was one mentor who helped Glidden to reach for greatness. His guidance certainly has helped Glidden down a road toward success. "Coach Gibson always tried to get me to strive to do my best." Glidden said. "I would have to say that track is my favorite sport because its more of an individual thing." Glidden ran track for three years at Delton Kellogg, thanks in part to a soccer Qfcey Mingerink (80) goes full steam up the field after making a catch dunng a Delton Kellogg varsity football game. Sports give Mingerink drive to go further Corey Mingerink is not the type to sit around and watch opportunities pass him by. Instead, the recent graduate of Delton Kellogg High School prefers to try things out to determine if they’re beneficial and enjoyable. Not even occasional injuries have kept the co-Delton Kellogg Male Senior Athlete of the Year on lhe sidelines. For Mingerink. life is just too short to sit around. Mingerink played four years of football at Delton, two of those on the varsity squad. He was a tight end "all my life” until last fall, when the Panther coaching staff switched him to tackle. The move was not permanent, though, as Mingerink. before season's end, was back to his familiar position. "They needed me there and I took it." Mingerink said of the movement in positions. The Panther gridders, like any other prep sports team, had their big moments and their low ones as well. But. Mingerink always kept a positive attitude no matter what the final results were. "Winning was a lot of fun. but when we lost it was tough. Still, we kept our spirits, it was a lot of fun and the coaches helped us <ut a lot." In 1997. Delton Kellogg's football regret not going out for before." The Panthers won their eighth straight KVA track and field championship this past spring and Mingerink helped by running team experienced one of those big moments in a KVA homecoming thriller versus Paw Paw. Paw Paw scored a late touchdown and then went for a two-conversion to try to the two mile relay and lhe 300 hurdles. "I wanted to do it and Coach (Fred) Pessell wanted me too." Mingerink said. "1 loved it... it was a lot of fun and kind of relaxed. You don't want to miss out on win the game. But. the Panthers held lheir ground and their last stand paid huge dividends. "They threw at us and we swatted it much." Neither a broken wrist in track nor broken blood vessels in football could keep Mingerink away from lhe action. In his words: "I just didn't want to miss football" Older ibrother. Ryan waa anather force that keep Corey motivated to play sports. "He (Ryan) always whipped my butt and put a little drive in me," Corey Mingerink said of his brother's guidance. This fall Mingerink will head to East Lansing as a student at Michigan Slate University. He will major in engineering and hopes to someday "have a family and iv successful in my job." down." Mingerink said. "It was one of the greatest feelings. We practiced it and we knew what it (the play) was right away." Basketball, baseball and track and field were sports that Mingerink took pan in during his time at Delton Kellogg High School. In his freshman year he played hoops, but eventually "lost interest" in lhe sport. As a junior. Mingerink tried his skills as an outfielder on the baseball team. "It (baseball) was tough and I rode the pine." Track and field then became the sport of choice in his senior year. Mingerink said that it was "one of those things that you COURTRIGHT Courtright's 123 games played are a Saxon record, while his 21 pitching wins ties another school record. Courtright also threw out 47 percent of lhe base rysners who dared to test his golden arm credits Williams and Coach Jeff Slpipson for pan of that success. "Nick has come back and worked with me. giving me (he essential skills," Courtright said. "He's very knowledgeable on what it takes to become pro material." . And for Simpson's input. ^"Everything I needed; His experience hiss helped everyone on our team " Despite all of his pitching wins in his caper as a Saxon. Courtright still prefers tybe behind the plate. Still, in either nition, he always was a leader on the like catching more because you're rffore in control of the game." Courtright said. "You're more of a leader on the field. I tike being lhe leader of lhe team and to have others lean on me.” In one doubieheader versus Maple Valley, Courtright displayed his hitting talents, parking 3 home runs which accounted for 8 RBI. Courtright plans to attend Kellogg Community College for a couple of years and then hopes to transfer to a Division I program like Michigan. Michigan State or Western Michigan University. He says that confidence has helped him to pursue his dreams and to come closer to accomplishing them. "I've learned that you need confidence in yourself and your abilities, but you can't be over confident." Courtright said. "1 always wanted to see my name along with (Nick) Williams and {Dann) Howitt." Courtright said. • As a quarterback on the varsity football team in his senior year Courtright helped guide the Saxons to a winning record and was named second team All-Barry County for his contributions. "I enjoyed it immensely." Courtright said. "Going into the season we had a lot uf confidence. Coach (Keller) opened up the offense quite a bit, but it wasn't too hard to pick up." Hastings opened the season 2-0, including a 15-14 overtime win over league foe Wyoming Park in its second game. It was a game that showed the Saxons that they could contend in the always-tough O-K White conference. "That game proved that we could win ii. the O-K White." Courtright said. "Il More top senior athlete stories to appear in upcoming editions of The Banner that need for speed She ran lhe 4iM). the 3200 relay, the 1600 relay, the 400 relay and lhe 800 relay in her three seasons with the highly successful Panther program Glidden won lhe 400 dash as a junior at lhe Barry County Meet But track was not just about speed for Glidden, it also taught her about friendship and drive "My friends made it fun." Glidden explained. "Mary Henson was my running partner. We helped each other and pushed each other. In sports, you gel to know people a lot more because you are around them all of the time." Glidden and Henson made up two legs of Delton Kellogg's very successful 1600 relay squad that qualified for State in 1996. The other two speedsters on that team were Sam Lantinga and Kate Matteson. They finished 15th at the Slate and won Barry County Meet honors with a swift 4:25.25 clocking. Another memorable meet for the Panther girls and Glidden was against Mattawan in her senior year. The outcome was not decided until the final events and Mattawan eventually pulled it out 68-65, giving Delton Kellogg its first league loss But. Glidden said that she learned in defeat what it takes to be a good runner *1 knew what I had to do to be successful." Glidden said. coach who saw bow speedy she was way back in 1995. "My soccer coach in my freshman year told me that I was really fast and said that I would have more opportunities in track." Glidden said. So after one year of being a middle GLIDDEN Continued on page 13 defender on the freshman soccer squad. Glidden turned to track and field Io quench Ann Glidden, whether on the track or on the volleyball court, always seemed to be in the middle of the action. was a great thrill, definitely, and gave us a lot of confidence." 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Passing scrimmages will be held Wednesday nights during the summer. The scrimmages will be against local teams, including gridders from Delton Kellogg and Thornapple Kellogg. Up top, the Saxons defense Erepares to make another ig play. On right, quarterback Tony Bowne rolls out la air one out. teams and individuals. Hastings High School made it to the State finals held tn Okemos. Saxon Jeff Storrs woo two matches there to finish as a Division II semifinalist. Thomapple Kellogg High School's Nate LaVoie also traveled to Okemos at season's end. LaVoie had a banner season which included a top flight performance at the regional tournament. Lakewood High School also served up some impressive tennis wins with key efforts from both its singles and doubles athletes. Many area netters — both singles and doubles standouts — vollied for impressive season records that helped them to gain league and post-season acclaim. So. here are the members of the J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County Tennis Team who helped to make the '98 tennis campaign such a smashing success. SINGLES Matt Bradley (Hastings): Had an overall record of 13-11 playing at No. 1 White and took fourth at regiotuds. A return member of the All-Barry County Nate LaVoie (Thoraapple Kellogg): Went 17-4 at No. 1 singles and qualified for the State tournament as a junior. Other season achievements included a runner-up effort al conference, all-league honors and a championship performance at the TK tournament. A member of the 97 team. Brian Reed (Lakewood): The Vikings' No. I singles player finished third in the Capital Circuit with a strone sophomore campaign. Also made the team in 97. Jeff Storrs (Hastings): Was a State semifinalist and beat the No. 1 seed. and Misak is in the 19th position. Three locals competed in lhe Limited '!;i‘ Late Models last Saturday: Brandon '••**' Lyons. Gabe High and Kevin Farris. Lyons was third in the A feature Mid stilk U leads in the point standings. High wa>n 19th in the A feature and is 17th for Late; Model points And Farris was 12th in iM B feature and is 43rd in the points. Ron Finkbeiner also raced a(" Kalamazoo last Saturday placing 19th in ' the feature race. He's now 16th in the'"" respectively. Sensiba. of Middleville, led for lhe first 46 laps, but suffered a sheared wheel and point standings. could not finish with lhe same speed that made him the event’s fastest qualifier. Senneker. of Dorr, suffered a broken Freeport's Ben Christy is accustomed to .* ' being near the front in the Street Slock races al The New 96 and last Saturday '.", transmission while contending for the lead and was relegated to finishing in lhe 23rd spot. After eight ASA events St Amant is first in points with 1.374. Sensiba is sixth with 1.122 and Senneker is 13th with an even 1.000 points. Saturday's ASA event is al the Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clement. IN. KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Budd Hybels qualified fourth, finished fourth, but is still first for Factory Stocks al lhe Kalamazoo Speedway. Hybels fourth place finish last Saturday kept him No. 1 in lhe point standings. Other locals competing in the Factory Stocks were Brian Bergakkcr w ho finished 18th in lhe A feature. Brad Shellenbarger who was eighth in the A feature. John . THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY was no exception. Christy won the 15-lap feature race .■"* taking the checkered flag in front of, Lowell's Mark Anderson and Ionia's Dave'. Holcomb. ‘ Other area drivers who also fared well were Frank Thompson (Middleville) in ' ’ eighth. Ben Curtis (Hastings) in 12th and-----Carl Forsythe (Moline) in 17th. Hastings' Todd Wohlford was 10th in lhe 25-lap Sprint A-Main race and Clarksville's Danny Krauss finished 12th. Middleville's Jake Meyerink after* " finishing first the week before wound up- — third in the IMCA Modifieds feature. Doug VanderWoude. of Dorr, woo the 20- ' lap race, while Ionia's Tim Slender placed second. The New 96 Speedway will have ' 1 another show featuring Open Sprints, IMCA Modifieds and Street Stocks this . Saturday. Tickets are also on sale for the ' July 4 event that features the AMA Grand’1 “ Nationals Motorcyle race. ' *,'!l ■11'01 Venton played the ’98 season as a junior, while Bosma was a senior standout. Brian Seger and Josh Sturm (Thoraapple Kellogg): Went 17-7 and six of those defeats came against regional champs. Were third in the O-K Blue and third at the TK tournament. Had a two-year mark of 33-11. Members of the ‘97 team. Adam Rohrbacher and Josh Clum (Lakewood): The No. 1 doubles team faced tough competition all season long. Won some big matches including victories versus Albion and Lowell at the end of the season. Had a senior record of 19-8. Was fourth in lhe league and was a runner-up at regionals Made lhe 97 team as well. DOUBLES Nate Vealon and Aryoa Bosnia NETTERS Continued on page 13 Ben Christy is used to being in the winners circle at the New 96 Speedway. ' (Thomapple Kellogg): Played No. 1 doubles and compiled an overall record of 16-7. Were third in the O-K Blue and YMCA NEWS named honorable mention all-league. sinxles as a junior. Was fifth in the O-K go to the If had you to thought youbig-city malls to pick up the latest in sportswear secret in Hastings fashions. you're in for a big surpnse! Visit our downsthln cloth I no dcpgrtnwnt! Ladies ’ Sportswear kaLBQB!S2 Our selection of ladies' sportswear ^^KSHmm (and men’s) may be the best kept 2 q •4 Made while you wait *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — tacrosB from E.W. Bliss/ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 KLCs DMBT................................................. Blarney Stone ............................................... l-2«. True Value.....................................................0*2 . LEGAL NOTICE 688-577-7446 Classification; l ocation of Work: Hastings High School Starting Date August 10,1998 2200 Gun Lake Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49050 2 Milos West ot Hastings on M-37 & M-43 YMCA Womens Softball A league Team ^-L .?£ Manpower..................................................... 2-0Winchci Tires Such ................................. -2-1' Action Signs Assistant Cheerleading Coach BOB’S GUN ANB TACKLE SHOE INC YMCA Womens Soft bill B League Team W-L Jarman/Lydy Builders ............................... 2-0 Flcxairs............................................................ I-1 Hastings Mutual .......................................... 1-1 Hastings Manufacturing ........................... 0-2 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs POSITION VACANCY Phono 616/945-4106 up a side-by-side with Scott Hansen and Mike Miller and forged into the lead on lap 290. He won lhe race by one car length over Hansen. It was his second victory of the season at lhe Marne oval. Sentimental favorites Dave Sensiba and Bob Senneker were 20th and 23rd TerMeer who ended up 20th in the A feature and Lee Misak who came in 9th in the B feature. Bergakker is 10th in points. Shellenbarger is 16th. TerMeer is 28th Barry County netters swing with success during spring season The accomplishments were numerous in 1998 for Barry County's boys' tennis to win the American Speed Association (ASA) Meijer 300 at the Berlin Raceway last Saturday. St. Amant, of Columbus. Ohio, broke Persons interested in applying for this position must submit a letter ol application to: Tim Johnston Athletic Director Hastings High School Application must be in by Noon. Friday. June 26. 1998 THE HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. JIK STOP Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Junefi. 1998-7:00 p.m. Hamlin's Quik Stop of Lake Odessa is now accepting applications for immediate employ­ All board members present. Comm Bailey. three guests Minutes approved treasurer s report received Audit report presented by Jack Walker re­ ceived Resolution m support of county recreation area Approved proposed zoning maps with minor change Chose Frank Purchts to seal parking lot Approved sending proposal to Hastings Library Adopted investment Policy Amended fee schedule Amended budget Paid outstanding bills Ad/oumed at 8 45 ment. Positions Available: • Manager • Assistant Manager • Cashier Flexible hours, competitive wage & insur­ ance. Full time positions availepic. Apply al: Hamlin’s Quik Stop/Total In Lake Odessa. Woodland. Vermontville Bonnie Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by Richard C Thomas Supervisor • *** * * (6-18) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 18 1998 - Page 13 Junior Golf Tour kicks off season The Mizuno Junior Golf Tour kicked off the 1998 season Tuesday at the Centennial Acres Golf Club in Sunfield. Kevin Cole, of Lansing, won the champ flight with a 75. Ryan Wixon. of Waverly, had a 79 in the B flight. Steve Fedewa. of Howell, won the C flight with an 81. Julius Miller, of Lansing won the D flight with an 86 and Mindy Ayers, of Grand Ledge, had the lowest girls score with a 93. On Wednesday. June 24 the tour resumes action in Ionia at the Rolling Hills Golf Club. GLIDDEN Continued from page 11 In college, Glidden will continue to ran Summer Baseball Fun... The YMCA Little League baseball program in Hastings is in full swing. On Saturday fifth and sixth graders on the Farmers Insurance Group team and the True Value squad battled it out on the ball diamond in the Cub league. Here, a base runner from the Farmers Insurance team takes a look for the sign as fielders from the True Value team stand in position. Hastings boxer wins in ring again Strong scores make Barry golf team tough to beat Candi Sarver's boxing record remains perfect at 5-0 after her ring triumph last Saturday in Sturgis. Sarver, of Hastings, tallied a second round TKO (knockout) in last weekend's bout. Her next fight in Sturgis will be Saturday. July 11. Learning the ropes of boxing has been a learning experience for Sarver, but it's been an education that she has picked up on quite smoothly. "It been pretty easy so far." Sarver said of her boxing career. The last fighter was taller than me. I waited for her to come at me. I gave her some hooks and it was all over." NETTERS Continued from page 12 For a third straight year, the Hastings High School's girls* golf team swung its way to State, thanks to many solid rounds from members of its entire team. And for a third straight year the Saxons improved upon their finish in lhe B-C-D finals, finishing sixth in 1998. Seniors and freshmen alike had lheir moments — or big rounds — in the sun. These are the golfers who make up the 1998 J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County Golf Team and a look at their accomplishments: Katie Welton (Hastings): A nine hole average of 46.9. Was second at regionals with an 88. Recorded two eagles during match play. Had 15 scores in lhe 40s. Casey Anderson (Hastings): A nine hole average of 47.7. Shot a 93 at regionals. Had 14 scores in the 40s. Jessica Wlersum (Thomapple Kellogg): Wiersum played four years as a member of the Alma College womens track program, Alma hopes that she can add speed to their 400 team that hasn’t been particularly strong in recent years Glidden plans io study secondary education or business while at Alma. Athletics, Glidden says, have helped her to succeed in other areas of life as well. "It helps you to work with others and it makes you a stronger person." Glidden said. "To set goals and to do your best. Plus, it’s just fun." Volleyball was another sport that Glidden excelled in. playing the important position of setter for the Panthers' varsity. She said that not only does a setter have to be a gifted passer, but also has to be a solid communicator... something she doesn't have of problem doing. "It’s kind of like being the quarterback; you call the plays," Glidden said. "You have to be a really good communicator." A future goal of Glidden's, and her good friend Ian, is to own a restaurant in Mexico, possibly down in Cancun. The establishment, tough, would not offer Mexican dishes like tacos or burritos, but would serve other delicious foods not commonly found in areas in and around Mexico. Just another means of finding fun in the life of Ann Glidden and was named the team's "MVP" this spring. Made the O-K Blue squad and finished seventh at lhe conference meet. Sarah Bellgraph (Hastings): A nine hole average of 49.4 and finished IOth at the Jenison Invitational. Had nine scores in the 40s. Lindsey Mkel (Hastings): Carded a nine hole norm of 51.2. Had eight scores in the 40s. Shot a 98 at regionals. Laura McKinley (Thornapple Kellogg): Just a sophomore. McKinley made her mark on the links and earned all­ league honors for those efforts. • Three other singles players also had impressive seasons and are members of the All-Barry County tennis team as honorable mention selections: Nick Hutchens (Thornapple Kellogg): Hutchens was 16-6 as a sophomore playing at No. 2 singles. Was third in the O-K Blue and was named all­ conference. Placed second at the TK tournament. An honorable mention pick tn *97. Steve Storrs (Hastings): A super 20-4 junior season that included a second place O-K White finish. Earned top honors at the regional tournament. Made honorable mention All-Barry County aedairo in 1997. Brian Straxisar (Lakewood): Like teammale Brian Reed. Strazisar scored a tbipj place finish at the Capital Circuit r,«e n the No. 2 singles slot. |egal nottcT NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTNG-TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAioat WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT •IMPOSE Default having been made in the conditions of i certain Mortgage made by Dan R Chandanais tndJbcklynR Chandanais husband and wile of 1880 W Dowling Road Dowling Michigan 19050 to Green Tree Financial Servicing CorpoEbon a Mchigan corporation of 2505 East Pans toqO. S E Grand Rapids Mchigan 49588­ 8347 dated August 28 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Mchigan on September 12 1995 m Uber 640 Page 59 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this No­ tice tor principal and interest the sum of $56 084 88 and no rxoceedings having been in­ stituted to recover the debt not remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained m said Mortgage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notce is hereby given tr.at on Juty 16 1998 at 2 00 p m on the steps of 'he Courthouse m the City of Hastings Mchi­ gan, that bemg the place for holding me Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be ottered lor tale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said said Mortgage to­ gether with interest at 8 96 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgage Green Tree Finan­ cial Servicing Corporalion does pay on or prior to the date of said sale said premises are described tn said Mortgage as follows to-wit Parcel B Part of the South ^est 1/4 of Section 25 Town 2 North Range 9 West described as commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 25 thence East 8t4 feet to the Pomt of Beginning thence North 440 'eet thence West 374 feet thence North 440 feet thence East 440 feet thence South 880 ’eet thence West 66 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period as provided by law ts one (1) year from the date of tne sale Dated May 22 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC By Donald A Brandt iP30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Mchigan 49696-5817 616^41-9660 (7/2) Hastings Country Club holds “Big Bucks" The "Big Buck' scramble, will be staged al the Hastings Country Club on Saturday. June 27 and Saturday. Aug. 22. The scrambles will begin at 8 a m. with shotgun starts for three-person teams. Cost per squad is $150 and that includes the skins. The first place team bags $750. the second place squad gets $600. the third place threesome receives $450. the fourth place finishers take in $300 and the fifth place golfers earn $150. Other cash prizes are awarded Io lhe team that finishes first on lhe front nine ($225). first on lhe the back nine ($225). closest to the pins (four at $60) and crush the longest drives (two at $60). Cans are available and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. To enter your team call the Hastings Country Club at (616) 945-2756. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I COMING SOON § TO A CHURCH § § IN DOWNTOWN I § HASTINGS I o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo • Family-oriented worship Soccer Held Spruce Up... The Thomapple Valley Soccer Club and the Hastings Soccer Club joined forces Saturday to spruce up the soccer field at Fish Hatchery Park. The City also helped by supplying 12-yards of dirt, two bags of grass seed and some needed straw. Dan Goto was the project coordinator and Dennis Zerbel came up with the idea for the community event. A total of 40 people (kids, parents and coaches) took part in the project which took one and a half hours to finish. Soccer players pictured are (front row. from left) Jami Franson, Breanna Girrbach. Zac Fulmer; (middle row) Tom Grrbach. Tyler Fulmer. Hillary Ranguette. Peter Goto, Jacob Eliott; (back row) Erica Davis, Jessica Ranguette. Robin White. Jessica Hammond. Danielle Gole and Michelle Goto. NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS Date: 6-18-98 Yankee Springs Township 284 N. Briggs Rd., Middleville, Ml 49333 TO ALL mnMST>n AMHCMA. owoura AND WUOfll On or about July 22. 1996 the above named lownUi.p w<» request the Stale ol Mich^en to release federal funds under Title I ot the Housing and Community Developments Act of 1974 (PL 93-383) lor the lotowing project MIDDLEVILLE TOOL * DIE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Purpose To eaend vrfrasuucnve and put*: improvements to retocale kkdaevAe Tool and Ore to an ndustnai area to accommodate an expansion of the* manutactunng tacMes Locabon SE comer ol Paterson Rd and bass Rd m Yankee Spongs Townshp Barry County. Michigan FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT it has been determined that such request of hinds win not constitute an acton significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and accordingly the above-named Townstvp has decided not to prepare an Environmental impaci Statement under the National Environmental Pokey Act of 1969 (PL 91-190) The reasons tor such decision not to prepare such Statement are as lokow An Environmental Review Record respecting the proposed project nas been made by Yankee Spang lownshp which documents the environmental review of the project and more fully sets forth the reasons why such Statement is not requred This Environmental Review tson Me at 284 N Bnggs Rd andisavteabie tor public exammatxxi and copying upon request at the Yankee Springs Township Hau during normal busmess hours No further emnronmentai review of such project is proposed to be conducted poor to the request tor release of Feoerai Funds • Relaxed, casual atmosphere • Contemporary Christian music • Children's sermon • Nursery PUBLIC COMMENT ON F1NDMG AM interested agencies, groups and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to sitomrt written comments for consideration by Yankee Springs Township to 284 N Briggs Rd . Middleville Ml 49333 Such wnlten comments should be received at the Yankee Springs Township Hall on or before July 3. 1998 RELEASE OF FUNDS Yankee Springs Township will undertake the project desotoed above with Community Development Stock Grant funds from the Slate ot Mcf^gan under Tide I of the Housing and Community Development Block Ad of 1974 YarWee Springs TownsNp is certifying to the State of Mctsgan that Yankee Springs Townslxp and George London m hts ofhoai capacity as certifying officer of the Townsh<) consent to accept m refaten to environmental reviews Oecmon-making and action and that these responstoMies have been sattshed The legal effect of the certifcation ts that upon its approval Yankee Springs Townstvp may tesponstoObes under the Nalonai Environmental Pokey Ad ol 1969 STARTING SUNDAY JULY 5, AT 11:00 A.M. OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE RELEASE OF FUNDS The State will accept an objection io its approval only if it is on one of the following basis 9a) that the cer­ tification was not in fact executed by the certifying officer or ot the officer of applicant approved by the State or 9b) that applicant s environmental review record lor the project indicated omission of a required decision iindmg or step applicable lo the project m the environmental review process Objectons must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to the State of Mctvgan at Mr Tmo Brerthaupt Mcrvgan jobs Commission PO Box 30225 Lansing Mi 48909 Comments must be received by July 21 1998 ODjecttons to the Release of Funds on basts other man those staled above win not considered by the Stale FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH S. BROADWAY AT CENTER George London Towns-xp Supervisor 284 N Bnggs Rd Middleville Mi 49333 �Page 14 - The Hastings Bannei - Thursday June 10 1990 Homemaker of the Year award revived for Barry County Fair A "Homemaker of the Year" award is be­ ing restored as pan of the honors to be awarded during the Barry County Fair. July 18-25. The Homemaker of the Year winner will be announced during Ladies Day. which has a new day and time this year - 11 a m. Thursday. July 23. Fold the upper portion down to form a skirt. Tie the doth band with string or twine. Brush the caterpillars into a bucket ot soapy water Gypsy moth plague will lessen within weeks, continued... Both the Barry Conservation District and Barry County Extension Service can give people information on gypsy moth control. Van Duine said in the column. Neighbor­ hood or lake associations can get together and decide what actions they will jointly take, be said. Individuals and groups can then let lhe conservation district know if they want to be put on a list for spraying next spring. There are certain requirements for participation in the spray program. A certain number of egg masses must be found oo a piece of properly, and certain types of trees must be present. Van Duine also said in the column that "I have a Michigan Department of Agricul­ ture approved list of biological control companies available to those who are look­ ing for such an alternative." (Van Duine has since resigned his position as gypsy moth coordinator to take a job as a wildlife biologist in Lapeer. Another coordinator will be hired shortly. Erway said.) Erway said Praxis of Allegan, a company offering biological controls for gypsy moths — one of nine contained in the De­ partment of Agriculture list referred io by Van Duine — has made complaints to state officials, claiming that lhe conservation district has not told people they can use his commercial product as an alternative to get­ ting involved in the spray program. Johnson said the Barry Conservation De­ partment has mailed the MDA list of bio­ logical alternatives to those who've re­ quested them and has kept copies of the list on lhe front counter of the conservation district offices. Also, lie said, the stale and county-spon­ sored gypsy moth suppression program, which is also benefiting from US. Forest Service funds, is only geared toward the specific objectives of identifying areas heavily infested with gypsy moths, design­ ing spray blocks, and spraying with the bi­ ological pesticide Bt, which is "a haturally occurring bacterium that is aerially ap­ plied." The pesticide is harmless to all but other leaf-eating caterpillars. Pennington said. and there is only one such caterpillar that hatches at about lhe same lime as lhe gypsy moth caterpillar Thai caterpillar is protected because guidelines for the statewide program specifically prohibit spraying in areas that are a habitat for lhe other type of caterpillar. Pennington said. The problem with the spray program, use of biologicals and other methods of gypsy moth control. Pennington said, is that none is 100 percent effective in eradi­ cating gypsy moths. Johnson said anecdotal evidence suggests that use of biological controls does reduce populations of gypsy moths. However, he said, "what is not clear is if they (biological alternatives) can keep up with the (gypsy moth) population size in a heavy infestation." Biological alternatives would include in­ troducing into infested areas "parasitoids" (small, wasplike insects that live by feed­ ing in the body of other insects), "pathogens" (insect diseases), or caterpillar predators, such as birds, mice and shrews. Johnson said two pathogens, a vims car­ ried from one caterpillar to another, and a fungus similarly spread by caterpillars in­ fecting others, have shown that they can kill off large numbers of the gypsy moth. The MDA currently is in the process of collecting dead gypsy moth caterpillars in­ fected with the fungus, called entomophaga maimaga. The dead caterpillars will then be spread by the MDA around Barry and other counties in hopes the fungus spores will reproduce and more gypsy moth caterpillars will be infected. Johnson said there are no commercial companies with dead fungus-infected gypsy moth caterpillars for sale. Pennington said that "no one thing is going to be the cure-all for this." "Gypsy moths are here to stay and peo­ caterpillars crawl up the tree and get stuck on the tape. There are some commercial sticky band products for sale. Pennington ple will have to learn to live with them." "You need to include several tools in said. Bands should be checked regularly to see if they need replacing. Using water to spray the caterpillars off your (gypsy moth eradication) tool box," he said. Biological controls — natural predators, parasites, and diseases — make up one of miles of MICHIGAN streams and lakes, on both peninsulas. jmffa IMkfe, tor t*a awsf dalWtfn tnpt tne cntttd, tint Pnfttttr Hifhtet ttr— Htps tn erititttt qt—ttitt tin fittti. * • Howard Brandt Outdoor Editor Newark Star ledger Included wifi each map Pinpoint lhe besl fishing m MICHIGAN wrth t)i$ rturtflftr valujt>,e Easily locale rw 5 COO steams and lakes drown at tie ‘Steam Map‘ Fnd 443 productive waters lor 14 species ol gameltsh I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER YOUR UNQUE STREAM MAP OF MKZHGAN 1 Variable foued a folded ALSO AVAILABLE m heavy giuge I LIFE TIME GUARANTEED glass-l*? dear lamination with ____ 4FTBY4FTRQlL£DiMp(s)poiUgrp«dM$23 45 u StM____ 4 FT BY 4 FT FOLDED nup(s) postage pad al $23 45 ea Seed____ 4 FT BY 4 FT LAMKATED map(i) postage pad d $43 45 ea Check enclosed I________ SHPPED PRIORITY MAA W A STURDY TUBE SW>___ I*_________ J-AD GRAPHICS 1952 N. Broadway P.O. Box 188 Hastings, MI 49058 homes and trees with a hose or power sprayer can help. People can also scout for egg masses in the fall, scrape them off trees and dip them in soapy water. However, if people want to participate in next spring's Bt spraying. Pennington said, egg masses should not be scraped off until the gypsy moth coordina­ This 4 foot by 4 foot map shows virtually ail of the 35.000 Mditii___ c*r______ cloth banding, people can wrap cloths around their trees. The caterpillars collect under the cloths. They can then be scooped from the cloths into a bucket of soapy wa­ ter. which kills them. Use of sticky bands is another cultural control. Duct tape, sticky side out, can be put around trees (cloth should be used un­ derneath the tape to protect the tree). The STREAM MAP na the tools, be said. Another is chemical con­ trols. Pennington advises people to get in­ volved with the Bt program if they choose chemical controls, because other pesticides can be harmful to the environment. Those who want to be included can call the con­ servation district (948-8056) and leave their name, telephone number and address. (Erway cautioned that callers will not be automatically put in the spray program They must have enough egg masses and must also be in a spray block with other landowners in the area. Those who want to be included in spraying should "organize their neighbors." she said.) Al the present time, Pennington said, some people are using toxic chemicals for "revenge spraying." "Do not spray any .'Tore insecticides," Pennington said. "They will have nearly zero effect on the (gypsy moth) popula­ tion" Such sprays can kill wildlife, fish, and other insects, he said. "Wail until next year for the spray program." Johnson said he has heard "a lol of horror stories" about people who've mixed up "witches* brews” of chemical combinations that "not only kill the gypsy moth caterpil­ lar. but every ocher insect out there.” A third tool of gypsy moth reduction is cultural controls. Pennington said. With STREAMS tor has counted them to see whether the land qualifies for spraying. Three hundred The Homemaker award has not been given for a number of years and the new contest has been revamped. "It just kind of went by the wayside." Betty Bryans said of the former award. "Ev­ erybody's so busy with their job and doing everything else that they do. It takes a lot of lime. "In lhe past it was the person who exhib­ ited the most things in the fair. That's how she was more or less picked. This year we set it up so it's compatible with the state program." said Bryans, a long-time volun­ teer worker at the fair who currently is in­ volved with lhe 4-H non-livestock and open class non-livestock entries Selection for Barry's award will be based on fair participation, variety of interests, community involvement, enthusiasm, neat events during Ladies Day. Pie entries should be brought on the same day as the event. * j appearance and communication skills. People can enter themselves for the Homemaker Award or be nominated by someone else. Applications are due in the fair office at the Barry Expo Center by July 6. The applications are in the 1998 Barry County Fair Book, which is available at “Design a Sign" contest will promote fair departments the Hastings Public Library and in a num­ ber of craft shops and businesses. The Fair office, located on M-37 between Hastings and Middleville, also will have copies of Eight cash prizes will be awarded to winners who create the best signs in a new "Design a Sign" contest for the Barry County Fair. the application. A homemaker interview reception will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. July 19 and attendance is mandatory for applicants who wish to be considered for the award. The re­ ception will be held in the picnic pavilion People who are interested in participating have to spend $5 (which is refundable) to purchase a white sign from the Fair's Home Economics Department and then cre­ on the fairgrounds. There will be a first and second place winner in the Barry Homemaker contest. The first place winner will receive a $100 award and a chance to represent Barry ate an original design on the sign board. The sign is 20- by 30-inches. Designs must be compatible with one pf the following topics: food preservation, stitchery, fine arts, hobbies and craft*, State Fair Gold Ribbon Program. Golden Oldies, flowers, baked goods, sewing, an­ tiques and collectibles. Christmas in July. "It's all American." and horticulture and County in the State Fair's Homemakers contest and help develop next year's local competition. The second place contestant will win $50. Homemaker applicants don't have to be a fair exhibitor but must be a participant of the Barry County Fair, such agronomy. The goal is to have one new sign hang­ ing in each of the 13 departments for the '98 Fair, said Mary Hesterly, superinten­ dent of the Home Economics Department. The $5 contestants have to pay for the sign will be returned to them when they submit their finished work in the contest or if they return an unfinished sign. The contest is open to all ages. The first place winner will receive $50. as by having a child who is involved. Applicants have to be Barry County resi­ dents. In addition to the application form, con­ testants have to submit typed answers to such questions as how they have partici­ pated in the fair. The six other questions are: • If you could be granted one wish for your community, what would it be? • What unique things do you do with second place. $35; third. $30; fourth. $25. fifth, $20; sixth. $15; seventh, $12; and your family? • What does the word "homemaker” mean to you? • If you had 30 extra minutes a day. how eighth. $10. The blank signs may be obtained from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Barry County Fair of­ fice. located on M-37 between Hastings and Middleville, or from Mary Hesterly. 94S would you spend it? egg masses per acre will qualify a landowner for spraying. Cocoons also can be removed from trees, but will have to be squashed to kill their contents. Pennington said. Another tool in people's gypsy moth re­ duction tool box should be making sure you don't carry the critters from one place to another. Pennington said. He has seen gypsy moths oo campers, for instance. Pennington said he and Erway will be putting together an education program for people in the community to explain the spray program and give other information about the gypsy moth and methods of erad­ ication. Those groups or individuals who want to use the program should contact ei­ ther Erway or Pennington. In the meantime, Pennington advises people to "be patient — you only have a couple more weeks to ride it out" 5037 Bob's Scramble Track 9575 MICK ROAD • ( LARKSk III,E. MICHIGAN Sunday, June 28, 1998 • Pits open at 9:00 a.m. • Registration 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Drivers meeting at 11:45 a.m. Scramble begins at 12 Noon . Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." 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Bryans combined Allegan's program and the state program to come up with Barry's new Homemaker Award program "Hopefully this person will be able to at­ tend the Stale Fair when they have their Homemaker Day. It's quite a day down there with a luncheon and interviews and then they pick the state homemaker from the participants from the outside, smaller fairs." she said. Regarding Ladies Day. Terri DeBoer, a Channel 8 meteorologist, will be the speaker. DeBoer has been asked to speak about managing a career and a family The goal is to get more young women interested in the program. Bryans said. A luncheon is pan of the Ladies Day event, which attracted about 140 people last year. -. A fruit pie contest also will be one;of 616-693-3437 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK Backup - On Call PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Backup Accounts Payable Clerk to work in our Materials Management Department. Candidates must be available for a TEMPORARY Full Time Schedule of up to 40 hours per week during a train­ ing period of approximately six months. The successful candidate must have excellent computer and data entry skills, as well as proven ability to work independently and with frequent interrup­ tions. Accounts Payable experience is preferred. Please send resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Attn: Human Resources Dept. (616) 948-3112 or Fax <6I6> 945-4130 E.O.E. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 18 1998 - Page 15 Vandals confess to smashing Congressman Nick Smith over 21 mail boxes in county J-Ad Graphics News Service Three teenaged boys from the Freeport area have confessed to smashing at least 21 mail boxes in lhe Hastings. Freeport and Middleville areas from December of last year until this spring, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department A 17-year-old Freeport boy has been charged with two counts of malicious de­ struction of property for taking part in the incidents, but he has not yet been ar­ raigned. Also charged was a 16-year-qld Mid­ dleville boy. Another teen. 17. from Mid­ dleville confessed, but no information on whether he was charged was available. The three said they would meet at the Freeport teen’s home for band practice, and then drive around smashing mail boxes be­ cause they were bored The Freeport teen told police they de? stroyed mail boxes on Soloman. Sisson. Ryan. Upton. Wing. Hammond. Loftus and Woodschool Roads and on 108th Street, according to the police report Sheriff’s deputies requested information from the victims, many of whom re­ sponded with various stones of the ex­ pense. frustration and inconvenience caused by the damage. One man told police hi\ mail box was destroyed five times. "They have made a point to stop and de­ struct my box at least once a month since August of 1997 to January ot 1998." said lhe Sisson Road resident, noting his total cost was about S60. An elderly man who uses an oxygen lank to breathe continuously, said his mail box was smashed twice. ”1 am on oxygen 24 hours a day and it is a real chore to walk down and replace the mail box." said the Hammond Road man. "The cost isn't lhe problem It's the walk to put it back Please stress to the people who did this that the elderly and disabled may have extra expense by having to hire someone to replace their mail boxes." Another elderly victim said he is unable to replace his box. which was also smashed on two separate occasions, he told police. Yet another victim, who lives on Grange Road, said her box was also destroyed twice She then spent $40 to buy an "all­ in-one” plastic mail box unit to avoid fur­ ther damage, she told police. "Personally. 1 would like an example to be made of these subjects." said a Soloman Road woman. "These crimes may start small, and seem harmless. But when you consider the time, money and in my case, finding somebody to install a new mail­ box. it becomes very burdensome to homeowners ." The incidents remain under investigation. Doctor’s office employee It’s against law to accused of embezzlement deface or steal J-Ad Graphics News Service An employee of Thomapple Valley Physicians on Green Street in Hastings has been charged with embezzling more than $100 in cash and checks from a deposit en­ velope al the doctor's office June II. ac­ cording to the Hastings City Police De­ partment. Margo Yarnell. 40. of Kentwood, was lodged in the Barry County jail after she admitted to police that she took the money, said Deputy Chief Mike Leedy Yarnell was suspected of taking the money after Det. Tom Pennock reviewed a surveillance tape from a camera in the of­ fice. said Leedy. The doctor's office first reported that a deposit envelope was missing May 7 and was then relocated on May 13 with an amount of cash less than S2(X) missing. Leedy said. At that time, police were told (hat three people had access to the enve­ lope On May 20. another deposit envelope containing a small amount of cash was taken. "At that point, they didn't find the de’porit at all and the money had been pre­ sumably taken." said Leedy. The case was turned over to Detective Pennock and he recommended installing surveillance equipment, which was done." On May 26. another deposit containing cash and checks was missing and one em­ ployee did not show up for work that day. "They felt someone had been there over three employees accessing the cabinet, said Leedy. Police were soon notified by the office that Yarnell would be leaving the doctor s employment soon and they were going to continue to monitor the cabinet, said Leedy. Another report of a missing deposit was made on June 11, and upon reviewing the tape. Pennock said he observed Yarnell tak­ ing something out of the cabinet and slip­ ping it among some papers. This occurred on June 9. between the time the money was counted, locked and then discovered missing. Leedy said. "Then she comes back with the deposit envelope and puts it in the drawer." Leedy said. "The detective spoke to Margo Yarnell and she admitted that she’s respon­ sible for the missing money on the tape." Yarnell was arraigned on one count of embezzlement over $100. a felony, on June 12 and a S5.000 cash or surety bond was set and posted. A June 24 preliminary examination is scheduled in Barry County 56-1 District Court at 9 a.m. political signs Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Bailey is calling on all area citizens to have respect for all the political signs on display promoting primary elec­ tion candidates. "I'm asking everybody not to deface" election signs." Bailey said. Besides that, it's against the law to steal or deface the signs. Some people may think they are doing a favor for their favorite candidate by defacing his or her opponent s signs. But. that's not true, he said. People spend good money for those Dispatches from the Drug War For some tune. I've joined in warning about lhe dangers of dtug and alcohol abuse in our community But it seems to me that a lot of us have become numb to reports 'hat drug use is on the rise among kids, even though recent surveys should scare us all One survey re­ leased just last week showed that nearly half ot the children questioned (including kids as young as 8 and 9) have used marijuana in th past year. There’s been a lot of talk about the dangers of cigarettes, but marijuana is far more carcinogenic than cigarettes and often serves as a gateway lo other dangerous drugs. In the drug forums I recently held in Branch and Eaton County. I spoke with county sheriffs. judges, teachers, and parents about the spiraling drug crisis in our neigh­ borhoods They retold moving stones that go beyond dry statistics about how drug abuse lias taken its loll on lined ones. A grandfather I met in Charlotte told me about his grandson. This young man was no street punk. In fact, he was a straight-A stu­ dent and a grandchild any grandpa would be proud of. Today, this young man is so inca­ pacitated by a craving for drugs that he has trouble writing his own name. The storymoved me because it was eloquent and sad. But also because deep down we all knew this could happen to our grandchildren, too. Many of the educators I've met with have seen firsthand a growing number of kids who've started to experiment with drugs. These arc kids, often from single parent homes, who have had little discipline and have lost all respect for authority or values. Try as they may. teachers can’t perform mira­ Planning on cleaning the garage? 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OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. no v *m» v no v no v no v jmi v ini - ESTHER (Mrs. Homer) •; BECKER ; _ ...will be 90 years old on June 19th. * X She would very much appreciate hearing from friends. Her address is: x _ X 1551 Franklin St . S.E . Keller Care Center Grand Rapids. Ml 49506 (616)241-2625 .« X Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra Are you a believer in Jesus Christ and have a desire to use your musical talents to serve Him'.’ Well here is an opportunity this summer for you. There will be a Hastings Community Ghurch Choir & Orchestra forming to sing/play the worship musical God With I \ for this year’s Hastings .Summerfest, on August 30th at 4:00 pm al Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Rehearsals for this event will be held each Tuesday in .August for a total of 4 rehearsals. Any singer or instrumentalist who has a relationship with Jesus Christ is invited to be involved. Those interested, and f< r more information please contact Aaron Welch al First Baptist Church in Hastings at 616-948-8004 Bob’s HTud Bog 9575 MICK ROAD • CLARKSVILLE. MICHIGAN Sunday, June 21, 1998 • Pits open at 9:00 a.m. • Registration 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Drivers meeting at 11:45 a.m. J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Hastings, Ml For more information contact... Al Jackson at Clarksville Tire and Auto 616-693-3437 We offer a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials an innovative flexible benefits program which ts prorated for part-time employees. Paid Time Off System, tuition reimbursement for continuing education, personal lax-deferred sav­ ings plan lo which Pennock Hospital will contnbute as much as 51 of sour salary. and much more Please submit resume application PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Sired Hasting*. Ml 49058 (616)948 3112 Fax (6I6| 9454130 ~ no v no v no v no v no v no v no Bog begins at 12 Noon 945-9554 cles. Instead, they’re forced to cither spend all of lheir time dealing with a few problem kids or instead isolate them from everyone else. One school in my Congressional District re­ ported that 48 percent of the 12th graders a very serious problem with drugs, alcohol, or both. And I also wanted to tell you about a woman whose own nephew has become a criminal just io feed his drug habit. She’s so frustrated with the justice system that she’s taken to sending me news clippings about drug arrests of juveniles who are later re­ leased because the courts are so backlogged. The clippings arc still coming in As a member of Congress, it's hard to hear such stones and realize that we can’t solve these problems on our own. The only way we’ll win on drugs is by creating a partnership with government, parents, and communities. To that end. I'm very proud we’ve passed a law that will help communities in these efforts the Drug Free Communities Act. Federal matching grants arc now available for com­ munity organizations that have established their own drug prevention program. I’m happy to serve as a federal liaison to any and all of these efforts. Those of you reading this column who want more information can con­ tact my office at 202-225-6276 or call 1-800­ 666-3332. Applications are also on lhe web at www.whitchouscdrugpolicy gov. As the stones I’ve heard eloquently demon­ strate. al! of us arc affected by the plaque of drug use. And all of us have to work together if we ever hope to defeat it. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information we obtain will be uaed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas G OWEN and Susan M OWEN, husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Finan­ cial Services Inc . a Michigan Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August 15 1996 and recorded on August 19 1996 in Liber 669 on Pagg 892 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATlONSBANC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an as­ signment dated March 1 1997 which was recorded on May 12 1997 in Liber 694 on Page 130 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Thirty-Three And 97/100 dollars (S93.033 97) including interest at 8 50° o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale o! the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Has­ tings Mchigan at 1 00 odock PM on July 9 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CARLTON Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 18 Town 4 North Range 8 West thence West 1620 feet lo the place of beginning thence South 964 thence West 580 feet thence North 545 feet thence East 330 feet thence North 429 feet thence East 250 teet to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 month) s) from the date of such sate Dated May 28 '998 NATlONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys for NATlONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 Fde >97086390 (6-25) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm la a debt cd lector attempting to col­ led a debt Any information we obtain will be uaed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A NETZEL. a single man (Original Mortgagors) to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Mort­ gagee. dated October 9. 1997 and recorded on December 18 1997 in Document Number 1003341 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred TwentyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Six And 16/100 dollars ($123 126 16) including interest al 9 625"• per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby gilen that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Has­ tings Mchigan al 1 00 o'clock PM on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of WOODLAND Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lol N.nely-One of the Plat of Eagle Pomt Number Four according to the recorded plat thereof be­ ing a part of the Northeast fractional one-quarter ol Section Four Town Four North Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County Mchi­ gan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 28 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File >98054546 (6-25) �Page 1« - Tha Haatnga Banner - Thursday. June IS. 1996 COURT NCUJS: _________________ . _______ ____________________________________ X Tybearius Myers. 20, of Caledonia, on probation under the terms of the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. was ordered to pay $7,733.16 in total restitution for the damage caused after driving his car into lhe Hastings High School greenhouse Jan. 3. Circuit Judge James Fisher ruled at a hearing Thursday. Part of the restitution figure, payable to the Hastings Area Schools, covers $5,933.16 in damage to the school building, plus lost and damaged equipment from the school's agriscience laboratory. Fisher also ruled that $1,400 be paid to agriscience teacher Ed Domke for 56 hours of work to clean up the mess, make repairs, etc., valued at $25 per hour. "There were a lot more victims than this." Fisher told Myers. "There are hundreds of students who lost time in the lab and had their education interrupted because or your drunkenness. Part of your rehabilitation is to understand that." Domke testified during the hearing that an 18-foot table was turned over, aquariums were broken, rats were running loose, lest tubes were shattered and a number of items were discovered missing when be was called to the scene by Barry County Central dispatch early that morning. 'It took a long time to assess the damage." said Domke. "We look a full inventory and the list was modified to include other items as time went on." Domke said a $500. 15-foot pool used for aqua culture with fish was damaged and a centrifuge holder, an ultra violet, long­ wave lamp and tub were missing. "I called all over the United Stales and no one makes those holders any more." Domke testified, noting that without the balancing holder, the centrifuge is useless. Domke said he spent two to three days working in lhe aftermath of the break-in and lhe school was forced to hire a substitute to teach in his place those days. And. the fisheries and wildlife class had to be eliminated, he said. Since the crash. Domke noted that a 300gallon tank that was hit has since developed a leak and that work is still being done to repair the damage. Myers' attorney. William Doherty, claimed that Domke was not entitled to restitution because he was not the victim of the crime. "I think the court has to consider my client’s ability to pay," said Doherty. "He Banner CLASSIFIEDS Co//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Want To Rent Jobs Wanted Pels WANT TO RENT: POP-UP CAMPE* 8/7/98 to 8/16/98. must sleep 6 Please call 948­ 4484 evenings or leave message. WANTED- Power washing­ houses. decks, boats, etc. 616­ 374-0153 or 517-20-3407 FREE PART-PERSUN KIT­ TENS to good home 945-4735 Recreation SHORE STATION FOB SALE whnnd new top and for­ est green canopy, excellent ad­ dition. must sell. $2400 OBO. CaU 616-241-1593. In Memoriant IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND A FATHER, GLEN HESS, WHO PASSED AWAY ONE YEAR AGO, JUNE 22,1997.1 miss you more than anyone knows, as each day passes the emptiness grows. The tears in my eyes I can wipe away; but the ache in my heart will always stay.We Love A Miss you.Your Loving Wife A SonJeulah A Bill___________ IN CELEBRATION OF HE* LIFE MAJORIE LOUISE SCOBEY FEBRUARY IS, 1943-JUNE It, 1997 So ends our first year without you. Some dreams have been fullfilled. Some opportunities missed. Some heartaches mixed wi th joy The time has come to let all of this go and let it sink into the forgiving glow ofmemory. Hold­ ing only to the legacey of your abundant love and laughter that will overflow into next year and all of the yean to come. “1 have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my comandment: Love one another as I have loved you" JN 15: 1I 12Lovingly remembered by hus­ band Jerry. Rea! Estate TORCH LAKE: 20 minutes n.e. of Traver’s City. 2-5 acre buildable site, minutes from downtown Alden and public ac­ cess to TORCH LAKE! ! Roll­ ing hiUs/tneadows. 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HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093______________________ ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME now offering Respite Care 948-9433 NOTICE: The Barry County Board of Commissioner* will accept applications from interested citi­ zens for the Commission on Aging Board, the Mental Health Board and the Substance Abuse Board until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29. 1998. Applications may be obtained at the county administrator's office, 3rd floor, court­ house, Hastings, MI. Antiques ANTIQUE FURNITURE For Mie. 2 vanities, bed. etc. 623­ 5566 says unemployment is at a record low." Fisher told Doherty. "It says McDonald's is paying $6 to $9 an hour. I'll give that to Mr. Myers so he can find himself a better job." In other court business Thursday: • Dennis Kordelewski, 36,* of Hastings was sentenced to serve 48 to 180 months in prison on a conviction of malicious destruction of property over $100. fourth offense, habitual offender. Kordelewski was charged after he broke into the home of his ex*fiqnce,_ stole a furnace transformer and poured bleach into her aquarium killing several tropical fish. "At the time of this offense, he was on a plea under advisement for assault and for domestic violence," said Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. "He has served three prior prison terms in Chicago. None of them had any effect on Hm. This whole situation is tragic." Makled said the victim has suffered stress, financial loss and fears for her future rafety "He his some very, very serious problems with his bebivior," said Makled. "He threw a rock at her car window, he's been stalking her, her entered her home and killed her fish and a number of things that are quite frightening." Mobile Homes But according to Kordelewski's attorney. Frank Hillery, Kordelewski has taken steps 1993MOBILE HOME: 14x70 Washer/ dryer, central air and refrigerator stay. $4,000 OBO. PM. or leave a message. 945­ 0612 to deal with his anger. "My client is going lo counseling and is For Sale doing quite well," said Hillery. "He understands he has a problem with anger sentencing dale was scheduled Hillery said a potential employer has a job waiting for Kordelewski in Virginia. "I think it would be good for him to take that job and get away from this stile." said Hillery. "He would not be a threat to the victim or a burden to the Stale of Michigan." Kordelewski testified that he was provoked to act out in the ways that he did. "1 realize my background does not paint a real pretty picture." he said. "1 won't deny my actions. What I did was wrong. 1 do feel 1 was pushed. I did plead guilty to this charge, but I do feel I was pushed. By no means does that excuse my actions. But by no means am I this heinous criminal." Fisher expressed concern about Kordelewski's record. "You have a history of violence against others, you were on probation for aggravated assault and you were engaged in a rather systematic process of terrorizing this person." said Fisher. "1 have lo focus on protecting the public.' Fisher said it would be reasonable to send Kordelewski to prison for 10 to 15 years based on that information, but because of bis apparent potential, he issued the lesser sentence "As you said, it's not a pretty picture, but it's one you paint for yourself," Fisher said. • Jason Weber. 20, of Wayland was given a one year probationHy sentence oo a fleeing and eluding conviction. Weber was charged with fleeing a Michigan State Police trooper in Rutland Township oo April 18. If successful on probation, his conviction will be set aside and he will be sentenced on a lesser charge June 10. 1999 "This was a very senous offense. I want you to understand that this was a very bad decision you made on tne spur of the moment." said Fisher. "It's a very, very dangerous situation when you try to run away from police. People can get killed, whether it's you or police or another innocent person. I'm going to give you an opportunity to demonstrate tins was oui of character for you." • James Wellman. 25. of Shelbyville, was sentenced lo one year in jail and 18 months probation on a May 22 conviction of domestic violence, third offense. • Mart Melcben. 33. of Middleville pleaded not guilty to third offense drunk driving in Yankee Springs Townships oo April 29. A June 25 pretrial hearing was scheduled ■ Randy Selleck. 46. of Hastings was sentenced to 90 days in jail with the last 60 days suspended to lhe end of his 18 months probation. Selleck pleaded no contest to resisting and obstructing a police officer oo April 28. 1997 in Hastings. He was also ordered to pay $1,000 in court costs. • Jeffrey Scott Gilbert. 35. of Dowling pleaded not guilty to probation violation at an arraignment Thursday. A $500 bond was set and a preliminary examination was scheduled June 23 at 8:30 a.m. POLICE BEAT Youths ticketed for alcohol at party Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuava ASSYRIA ROAD - The Barry County Sheriffs Department ticketed eight minors, DIGITAL WEIGHT MA­ CHINE, EXCELLENT CON­ DITION, USED VEBY LITTLE. $239 *43-9*46 CALL BEFORE 3:30PM OB LEAVE MESSAGE said Wellman has five prior domestic violence convictions. "He has failed to get the message that some as young as 15 years old. for consuming alcohol June 9 after their Tasker Road Garage Sale actions. Each time he's made many promises to many people that this would not happen again He's failed to follow through oo those promiKs." "You do need help," said Fisher to HUGH ANTIQUE GARAGE SALE Large mahogany round table with Queen Ann legs. $ 120, ocher furniture, dishes. Knick khacks and clothes. 5510 Summon Rd on M-37. north of Middleville. 8am-5pm. No early sales. June 19th and 20th. 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To be considered for these positions fax resume and cover letter to the Director of Advance Hanning at 616-827-9503 or call 1-800-206­ 2884 ext. 3346_____________ ----------- PUBdeUMIM----------The Region III Area Agency on Aging is accepting proposals to provide transportation to Barry County seniors who are 60 years and older. The Area Agency on aging is encouraging the exploration of one on one volunteer transportation programs and limited funding will be available tor August 1, 1998 through September 30. 1999. To receive an applica­ tion packet, please contact Jude Themm at 1 (800) 626-6719 Applications are due to the Area Agency on Aging office by July 1, 1998. earns $250 a week, that's about $11,000 a year. "I ask that you not reimburse for labor. The school is the only victim." Doherty also said his client was not responsible for missing items, claiming he didn’t take them. "We have a senseless act by Mr. Myers who got himself drunk and committed this crime." said Fisher. "The cost doesn't come close to compensating all of the victims." Regarding Myer's ability to pay restitution. Fisher had no sympathy. There's an article (in the newspaper) that allegedly taken from J-Ad Graphics. She was serving 24 months probation for a Jan. 14 conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property for having jewelry takep from a Johnstown Township break-in on Nov. 4. 1997. A $500 bond was set and a July 2 GENERAL HELP: Factory customer service. Local factory outlet now hiring 10 full time workers. Starting pay $410 per week. Company training pro­ vided. No 3rd shift. Must be able to start immediately. For inter­ view call 948-3078 IOam-5pm. this behavior is unacceptable." she said "He fails to lake responsibility for his Wellman. "All I can do is give you the incentive to get that help." • McKenzie Smith. 50. of Delton, pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana, second offense and to being a habitual offender - Smith was arrested in Orangeville Township by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police last month. A bearing oo motions for dismissal of the second offense notice and/or habitual offender charge; for a hearing for bond reconsideration and for forensic evaluation of lhe suspected manjuana will be held June 18 in Circuit Court. A pretrial hearing is also scheduled for that date. * Houston Malone, 42. of Hastings, stood mute to five charges relating to an incident that occurred in the Pennock Hospital emergency department Feb. 7, 1998. Charges include possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, resisting and obstructing an officer, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a firearm on restricted premises. A not guilty plea was entered oo his behalf and a June 25 pretrial was scheduled. * Corine Robert. 21. of Huttings. pleaded guilty to probation violation. She is accused of violating probation by being convicted in district court on May 19 of a misdemeanor charge of receiving and concealing stolen property, which was McDonald's monopoly game labels party was discovered by authorities. The minors, found with a barrel of beer one-quarter full, were standing around a camp fire when deputies arrived on the scene. Ticketed were five males, four from Bellevue with blood alcohol contents ranging from .02 percent lol 1 percent and one from Battle Creek who had a blood alcohol content of. 127 percent. Sports Cards Unlimited has burglary HASTINGS - A small amount of money was taken when a cash drawer was pried open during a break-in al Sports Cards Unlimited at 106 N. Jefferson St last week. The perpetrator apparently entered the store through a window, took the money and made off with a video camera and battery. The incident remains under investigation by the Hastings City Police Department Cash taken from Hastings home HASTINGS - A large amount of cash was stolen from a home in lhe 700 block of Redwood Street June 10. according to a report by lhe Hastings City Police Department. The home apparently was entered after the perpetrator used a screwdriver to pry open a window in the home. The incident remains under investigation. Man charged with domestic assault HASTINGS - A 22-year-old Hastings man has been charged with misdemeanor domestic assault after be allegedly struck a minor aged family member in the face, breaking his nose, during a fight June 10. according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department t Police found the 16-year-old victim bleeding profusely from the face after they received a call to their office for help. The victim told police that Guilford "Gil" Halstead, of Cypress Street, had punched him in the face about 10 times during an argument. Halstead fled the scene when police arrived and led them on a foot pursuit near Southeastern School before be was captured by a trooper from Hastings Post of lhe Michigan Stale Police. Police said he was apprehended without resistence Halstead pleaded not guilty to the charge at a Barry County 56-1 District Court arraignment June II. A $500 bond was set and a June 30 pretrial hearing was scheduled. Two hurt when cars collide HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man and a Nashville man were hurt when their cars collided on East State Road 40 feet south of Durkee Road June 10 at about 11:25 a m. According to a report by the Hastings post of lhe Michigan State Police. Timothy Lee Edwards. 39. of Hastings was westbound on East Slate Road when his car was approached from behind by Bradley Kim Scott. 41. of Nashville. Police said that as Scott attempted to pass. Edwards slowed and applied his brakes, then turned into the path of Scott's passing vehicle. Scott's car struck Edward's car on the driver’s side, Subscribe TODAY to The Hastings BANNER Keep your friends and family members who moved, IN TOUCH with their hometown area. Call 945-9554 pushing Edward's car off the roadway into a ditch. Edward's was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Both were treated for their injuries and the accident remains under investigation Police confiscate paintball gun, ammo HASTINGS - A paintball gun and about 100 green and black paintballs were confiscated by the Hastings City Police Department from a 15-year-old Newaygo boy and a 19-year-old Nashville girl shortly after they were stopped on Green Street June 9. Police were in the area looking for the perpetrators of a number of paintball shootings from a vehicle along Green Street. Shots were fired at trees and signs along Cook Road, and al Hastings Fiberglass Products and Fish Hatchery Park. The matter has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor's office for review. Man hurt in truck rollover WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - One man was hurt when his track left the roadway and rolled over, striking two trees on Davenport Road east of Woodland Road Wednesday. June 17. at about 3:30 p.m.. according to preliminary reports. The man apparently told police he had swerved to miss a deer. He was taken to Pennock 'lospital by Lakewood Community Ambulance. No other information was available at press time and the accident remains under investigation by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-06-25.pdf 6430c05a1c0647c0c496b41250b82a80 PDF Text Text Meyer’s coming to M-37 site? Dave Storms wins Golden Deeds honor See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 hastin';' rietic u°rary [ 121 S CH1 ""HSJ Sanner HASTINGS. Mi VOLUME 145, NO. 26 i News : Briefs: THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1M6 Barnett and Aafcy Bmdick m the ftat District; Robert Wenger and John Lof­ tus in die Second District; Sandy James in Oe ThH Dianict; James Bai­ ley and James Brown in the Turn th District; Rote Mary Heaton and Jeff MacKemie in the Fifth District; Clare Tripp, Pmrida Brirer. Mart Englenh and Meiuin Goebel in the Sixth Dis■ict; Clyde Morgan and Emmet Her­ rington in tbe Seventh District and Rod Goebel in the Eighth District One of the chief topics of dtscnssioo is expected to be rhe apons comniea proponed by County Board Ciiairmaa James Bailey. Other local issues will a., t—a a. j OSmCSMMtL July 6 last day for registration Anyone interested in registering to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election mould do so by the deadline of Mon­ day. July 6. Those wishing to register may con­ tact their respective village, city or towaatap derts, who will be available from 9 am. to 5 p.m. July 6. They also will be available at regular weekdky boms between now and then. Ice cream social set for July 11 The Bernard Historical Society and Museum will have its fourth annual ice cream social from I tu 5 pm. Sat­ urday. July 11 at the musecm. located at 7135 Wen Delton Rood. Delton. Entertainment will be provided by The Happy Tones." There will be no formal charge, bn doaatknt will be accepted County candidate forum is July 16 Police said the couple was northbound on Alden Nash Road in Kent County at about 6:33 p.m. when an eastbound vehicle on 84th Street, driven by Barb Bowers. 36. of Wayland, ran the stop sign. Police said Bowers' car struck Dixon's 1994 Ford pickup on the driver's side, caus­ ing it to roll. Tara, the only victim not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Their eight-month-old son, Bradley, was unhurt and Jamie was taken by Aeromed medivac helicopter to Spectrum, where he underwent surgery for a ruptured di­ aphragm. Bowers and her passengers. James Bow­ ers. 9, and Helen Bowers. 1. were taken by Life Ambulance to Spectrum Health, where they were treated for their injuries and re­ leased. Tbe accident is still under investigation by the Kent County Sheriffs Department, which asks that any witnesses to the acci­ dent contact their department at (616) 336­ 3116. According to sources, Jamie and Tara had moved to Hastings from Wayland last summer, nearly three years after Jamie be­ gan teaching and helping coach track al Hastings High School. See ACCIDENT, continued page 2 by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A Hastings High School science teacher whom student Carolyn DeWitt calls "the greatest guy in the world" was in the prayers of nearly 85 students and teachers who gathered on the school's lawn for a candlelight vigil Saturday. Jamie Dixon. 26. is listed in fair condi­ tion at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, wher* he is recovering from injuries suf­ fered in a June 19 accident that took life of his wife. 28-year-old Tara Dixon. DeWitt organized the vigil, which in­ volved singing, moments of silence and praying, with help from her brother. J.P. Superintendent Ctrl Sciiocssel wJ among 10 staff members attending the gathering, which also involved the signing of a card for Jamie and his son. Bradley. "I think he needed some kind of extra en­ ergy and prayers from other people," said DeWitt. 15, who will be a junior this fall. "He's one of my favorite teachers in the as­ pect that I can talk to him about personal problems. He's always there for me. whether it's school related or not." At the time of the accident, the couple was beaded toward the home of Tara's par­ ents. Larry and Connie Rueger. in Norton Shores near Muskegon, where she planned to spend a week rehearsing with the local Children s Repertoire Theatre. City of Hastings dedicates ‘new home' The nbbon cutting for the official grand opening at the new City Hall took place Wednesday morning during the start of Mayor Exchange Day in Hastings Shown in the front row are (from left) Mayor Frank Campbell, Ionia Mayor Dan Balce and former Mayors Mary Lou Gray-Hart, Cedric Morey and Ping Beckwith. City staff and officials have moved into their new headquarters at the comer of State and Michigan, leaving the old City Hall at the comer of State and Broadway, which has been sold to the county. Low income housing developer seeks tax break by David T. Young Editor The developer of a planned low income housing project wants a tax break from the City of Hastings in order to make rent more affordable for its tenants, but city of­ ficials say they need more time to study the proposal. Larry Richard, development coordinator for the Harvard Group, asked the council Monday night about obtaining a tax abatement called "payment in lieu of taxes" (PILOT) and presented information about ordinances that make it legal for such tax breaks and about other communities that are using them, including Harrison and Clare and Edmore, all in north central Michigan. The Harvard Group is constructing what will be called Hastings North Apartments. Richard said generally such abatements are for 4 percent of total collected rent be­ fore utility payments. He estimated that gross rent receipts in a year would be about $95,000. so the tax break would amount to less than $4,000. He said the break goes to reducing the rent for low income tenants. Without the abatement, the rent could be "so high you've defeated the purpose." However. City Manager Howard Penrod noted that the development is not yet fin­ ished. so questions remain. Candidates for Barry Comity Com­ mission seats in the Aug. 4 primary election will be put on the spot at 7 pm. Thursday. Joly 16, when they at­ tend a candidate forum in the Hastings High School lecture hall Tbe event is being sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Hastings Jaycees. Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of University Women, said Tom Mohler of the Fu­ turing Committee. Candidates will each be given six minutes to state their vision for Barry Comity for the next five to 10 yean will then be asked to list their three main concerns for the next five years The top three issues of the group will then he listed and a moderator will lead a discussion on those topics, said Mohler More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 PRICE 50* Teacher listed ‘fair’; accident kills wife First Friday sets candWate forum Tke Bex*. Rut Friday program will be a forum for randidmri for teats on the Bany County Board of Coaantononets. Tbe noon program Friday. July 3; will be at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. ana at Onto and Jefferson sheets in ^Tbe^adidates will inchide John jic 1893 Mayor Frank Campbell presents an award to retiring Council Member Deb Dorcy in her last meeting, which also happened to be the council's first meeting in the new City Hall. Her replacement is expected to be appointed next month. A reception for Dorcy was held after the regular session Monday evening. "It's difficult to have that (property) ap­ praised until it's constructed." he said, and then asked council to table the request until the next council meeting July 13. He *aid he and City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes needed to look at the proposed ordinance and all the ramifications of the request. Richard said the deadline for his company to be able to get an abatement is Nov. 1. so there's plenty of time. In another matter relating to a housing development, the council approved, on a 5­ 3 vote, a request from Hanover Village Partners to extend its water and sewer im­ provement fee agreement with the city for a year in exchange for a promise to finish Barfield Drive within the development. Council members Miriam White, Robert May and Harold Hawkins voted "no" to tbe request and David J asperse abstained. Fred Jacobs, representing the Hanover Village Partners, said they have determined that finishing the road is the most impor­ tant immediate task in the development. Hastings' largest, which includes apart­ ments, offices and a mobile home park. "We’re not asking to renegotiate the terms (of the agreement), we're just asking to extend the rates." Jacobs said. But May said. "We've already extended the letter of credit a couple of times. How many time are we going to do this in the next 10 years? Let's get it (the road) done." Penrod pointed out that, according to the agreement, if Hanover doesn't finish the road by Oct. 1, the city will use the pro­ ject's letter of credit to do the work itself. In other business Monday evening. the council: • Adopted, by unanimous vote, an ordi­ nance to repeal the Officers’ Compensation Commission, effective Jan. 1. '.999. This means the council itself will set the salaries of elected and appointed officials as part of the budget process. The Compensa­ tion Commission had been setting salaries for council members, the mayor and the Board of Review. • Granted permission to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wilbur. 860 E. State Road, to place an LP gas tank on their properly until they can hook up to a natural gas line, which the city will not extend. • Agreed to a request from Steve Essling of Hastings Sanitary Service to extend its trash hauling service contract in the city for another month, to Aug. 1. while the coun­ cil continues to consider an ordinance that would switch to granting trash hauling franchises rather than contracts. Tbe coun­ cil had the first reading of the proposed new ordinance Monday night and perhaps will adopt at its next meeting. • Adopted a resolution setting the fee for sidewalk cafes at $50 annually. The city re­ cently adopted an ordinance establishing rules and regulations governing sidewalk cafes. Mayor Frank Campbell voted against the resolution, saying. "We’re feeing* people to death, and I'm opposed to it.** • Decided to execute an agreement for the right of first refusal with the Apollo Group for a seven-acre parcel near the industrial incubator. This means that the city will have a chance to match or better a bid on the property if the Apollo Group wants to sell it. The right of first refusal will cost the city $1,000. Voting "no" to the proposed agreement were Hawkins. David McIntyre and Barry Wood. • Agreed to pay Don Porter $675 a week to handle custodial duties in the new City Hall building. He had been paid $375 for his work at the old City Hall, but the new building is much larger • Approved a request from William Feldpausch to use Fish Hatchery Park Saturday. July 18 for a Michigan Battle Cats baseball clinic. • Approved a request from Roy Obreiter to use Fish Hatchery Park for a Cedar Creek Bible Church picnic Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. �page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 County approves hiring of court security office? by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Court security manpower will soon be increased in Barry County. "Unfortunately, recent events in schools and other government facilities have under­ scored the need for heightened court secu­ rity." Circuit Court Judge James Fisher and Sheriff Steve DeBoer said in a memo to the Counts Board s Central Services Commit­ tee Though the county has not had any seri­ ous incidents, officers recently "got into physical confrontations with juveniles" in Juvenile Court, they said. County Commissioners Tuesday autho­ rized DeBoer to employ an additional court security officer at $8.50 per hour, for up to 1.680 hours per year, plus benefits. The annual cost is estimated at $20,000. De­ Boer hopes to hire a retired police officer for the new position. "The law states that a judge may direct the sheriff to have an officer in the court­ room whenever court is in session and the county is obligated to pay that expense. We have refrained from issuing any such directive, and instead had agreed that the sheriff would provide one full-time officer News Briefs... Patriotic event slated for July 5 A community patriotic freedom cel­ ebration, sponsored by the First Bap­ tist Church of Sebewa. will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. July 5, at the Lake Odessa Community Park. Guest speaker will be retired Co). Clifford Owens, a Vietnam veteran with 28 years of military service, as well as 40 years in tbe pastoral min­ istry. Patriotic music will be provided by the Ladies Trio, a men’s choral group and instrumental performers. Public officials also will be honored. Refreshments will be available prior to and immediately after the service. Nashville plans 2nd Summerfest The Nashville Summerfest celebra­ tion is scheduled for Saturday. June 27. Kevin Rost began planning the first ever Summerfest here last year in an effort to revitalize Putnam Park, re­ sulting in a weekend full of basketball tournaments, baseball and kids' games, which led to new basketball facilities at the park and money left over for things like Little League and Junior Basketball. This year Summerfest is toned down just a bit. as there will be just one day of activities. Like last year, any money raised from the event will go to local programs for kids. Plans call for a flea market and arts and crafts, three-on-three basketball (which will cost players $25 each), a co-ed softball tournament with a $125 per team cost, games and a round-robin horseshoe tournament that will cost players $5 each. For more information, call Rost at (517) 852-0826 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. 'Fountain1 music series continues The second in a series of Tridays at the Fountain" musical programs is set for 11 30 a.m. Friday. June 26. on the courthouse lawn in Hastings. The scries, sponsored by the Thor­ napple Arts Council and the City of Hastings, will continue throughout most of the summer through Aug. 21. with the exception the day before the Fourth of July. Included will be folk, jazz. blues, classical and contempo styles of music. This Friday's program will feature Brian Moms, who performs classical guitar, blues, jazz, original selections and folk songs. Morris teaches guitar at Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College. He has performed at the Kalamazoo Bach Festival's Young Artist Concert and with Joseph Hoey took third in the Guitar Foundation of America's Inter­ national Guitar Duo Competition ir. 1985. The next program will be on July 10. featuring Ed Englerth and Brandon and Todd Willard. Those attending are encouraged to bring their own lunches, blankets or chairs in case of rain, the hour and a half concert will take place al the Jefferson Street Gallers for the three courtrooms and would provide additional manpower on an as-needed ba­ sis." the memo said. "This has worked well most of the time, but there have been a number of instances where no officer was available when needed. This has resulted in occasions where staff members and litigants have been exposed to what we believe are unac­ ceptable risks." The courts have been under budget in costs and over budget in the amount of rev­ enues generated, which were approximately $670,000 in 1997. the memo noted. "...We believe that there are certainly ad­ equate funds to pay for this position. In ad­ dition. it would avoid the necessity of the sheriff having to provide the court with one or two officers at a much higher hourly cost." according to Fisher and DeBoer In other business, this week. the hoard: • Listened to a letter from Barry Conser­ vation District Chairman Tom Guthrie (read by Commissioner Robert Wenger), suggesting that the county and the Conser­ vation District "use lessons learned and cre­ ate a gypsy moth program that will better serve the needs of our citizens." KCC orientation session June 25 An orientation session for new stu­ dents to Kellogg Community College has been scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. June 25. at KCCs Fehsenfeld Center. 2950 Gun Lake Road. Hastings. The session will include general in­ formation. the ASSET and refresh­ ments. For more information or to register, call 948-9500 or (616) 965-4153 to register. The next scheduled orientation ses­ sion will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon­ day. July 20. July 4 barbecue set by veterans The 4th of July Veterans Associa­ tion again plans to serve at the annual chicken barbecue picnic at Charlton Park Saturday. July 4. The dinner, which costs $2 for vet­ erans and their family members and $4 each for everyone else, will be part of Chariton park's annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. The day will start with a flag-raising ceremony at 11:30 a.m., followed by tbe barbecue, which will run until 4 p.m. Tbe day will includes games and ac­ tivities. Admission to Charlton Park that will be free for all veterans and resi­ dents of Barry County. Art in the Park will be July 4 The Lake Odessa Area Ans Com­ mission will sponsor the 24th annual Art in the Park celebration Saturday. July 4. in the Village Park in Lake Odessa. There will be free entertainment all day long in the park, along with 180 arts and crafts booths and food. Among the entertainers lined up this year are the Woodland Gospel Singers, Mulligan Stew. Harp Beat. Polyester Blend, the Com Cob Cloggers and Thunderfloor Proceeds from tbe annual festival go to the Arts Commission so it can fund upcoming events such as the Woody Herman concert in Lake Odessa and to help fund scholarships for students. Last year. Barry and Allegan counties asked the Barry Conservation District to administer a gypsy moth suppression cost share program Steven Van Duine. Barry and Allegan counties' first gypsy moth coordinator, has resigned his post to take a job as a wildlife biologist in Lapeer Van Duine worked through the Barry Conservation District The Conservation District now is looking for another gypsy moth coordinator. Wenger said. "I guess my personal feeling is that we do have to have a program and we should strongly support the program they have proposed... It’s been a learning year and there's been some people who have been less than happy." Wenger said "1 feel that seeing they've got one year under their belt, we should certainly work with them again..." "This past year has been one of complex­ ity." Guthrie said in the letter. "At times there has been concern, confusion, frustra­ tion and a desire to throw our hands up and say. forget it.’ I am glad that the latter didn't happen... I think this has been a year of learning experiences I know that the Conservation District has learned and gained a better understanding of the com­ plexity of gypsy moth, and I trust the same is true for many other people in Barry County." Guthrie said. ACCIDENT, cont. from page I Tara had previously taught music at Kelloggsville Middle School for two years be­ fore taking a leave of absence last fall when her son was bom. The couple, who met while attending Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleas­ ant. had purchased a house on East Colfax Street in Hastings. "She adored him and he adored her." said Patti LaJoye, who directs the First Presby­ terian Church choir and the Hastings High School choir. "She was a great mom. She loved her son to pieces." Pastor Kent Keller said Tara accompanied the church's adult choir and had just formed a cadet choir she directed. The church also wasa looking forward to Tara’s planned efforts to form children's and handbell choirs. She also assisted LaJoye by providing piano accompaniment for last year's musi­ cal. Crazy For You. and often helped ac­ company the hydi school choir. LaJoye said Hie met Tara shortly after Jamie started teaching at the high school. "When she got her teaching position at Kelloggsville. she would call me and ask for my input, so I shared a lot of teaching ideas with her." said LaJoye. who also noted that Tara was a very positive person who had wisdom beyond her years. "She was just one of those angels you always hope you get to meet." According to Keller. Tara’s fatiier is also a choral director and a football coach. The last time Keller saw Tara was at va­ cation Bible school last week. "She just loved children." he said. "She was an outstanding pianist." Tara, who taught piano lessons, was just beginning her own lessons on the organ. LaJoye was looking forward to working witn Tara on upcoming school music pro­ jects. she said. "I miss her fiercely." said LaJoye. “I think we all do." A memorial service is scheduled at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings for Tuesday, June 30, at 7 p.m., Keller said. Funeral arrangements include visitation on Wednesday. July 1, at the Cook Funeral Home at 1469 Peck St. in Muskegon from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the Lake Harbor United Methodist Church in Muskegon Thursday. July 2, at 3 p.m. Some of the le»ons learned, he said, are I Thr work requires patience. 2. We are attempting to meet the needs of citizens t People don't have all the information they need to make informed decisions 4. To­ gether we probably can discover and im­ plement solutions 5 It’s difficult, but cru­ cial to get citizens involved. 6 Local demonstrations or models could help edu­ cate. 7 Creating personal relationships and trust becomes an investment 8. Barriers such as social, political, institutional and economic may be present. 9 Not every idea is a good one. Wenger said a draft of the 1998-99 pro­ posed budget for a gypsy moth suppression program totals nearly $51,510 Fifty per­ cent of that amount is expected to be cov­ ered by government cost sharing, he said The budget draft proposal isn't finalized, but will be sent to the county board's Fi­ nance Committee, he said. • Approved an application for a $147,734 Community Corrections Grant for Barry and Allegan counties to the State Office of Community Cor lions. Other Commu­ nity Corrections nts have been received in the past, ard County Administrator Michael Brown told the board that the pro­ gram has been effective "The purpose of the Community Correc­ tions Program is to divert individuals (sentenced in Barry County) who otherwise are eligible to go to prison to go to the county jail (instead)," Brown said after the meeting. "In return, the county gets a reimbursement of $35 a day from the state of Michigan. The state average right now is 23 percent incarceration rate of counties to state. We are at 19 percent, so this pro­ gram is having a definite, positive effect in Barry County. It's doing what it's intended to do Ihcre are programs available for in­ dividuals io gel GEIX. gel counseling fAr' alcohol, elc But the big thing is just vim-'' ply instead of sending an individual To prison they send them to the local county' jail That's the key to it all. lo keep them* here.. It's less expensive io incarcerate an individual at the county level than it is at' the state level. They put a program in place for us to try to keep them here and they thturn reimburse m for the cost of that." • Received petitions, presented by Jason' Sixberry of Hastings Township, with 38fT signatures of citizens who support the poxsible purchase of land by the county for d' proposed sports complex with soccer fields: baseball diamonds, a football field anc menic areas. With those petitions, the County Board has received a total of 1.163 signdlures of people who embrace the sports’ complex concept. Sixberry said supporters' will continue to circulate petitions of sup<’. port. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey* asked the County Development Committee* to give a report at the next meeting on the status of looking into the issues of a sportr complex, “if it is needed and options for oversight." Other committees also were asked to tS> port the status next month from speciar committee meetings held to explore Bai­ ley's other two proposals. Bailey had asked the Finance Committee to meet to discuss the county's debt of nearly $3 million with* the Municipal Employees' Retirement Sys*-, tern of Michigan (MERS). which adminis­ ters retirement plans for Barry and other units of government. He has said the* county has the funds available to retire thM' See OFFICER, cont. page 3 Rumors about Meijer’s are just that...rumors by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Rumors that the Meijer department/grocery store chain plans to locate in Rutland Charter Township are just that, said Meijer Director of Communications John Zimmerman. "We have looked in the area, but there's nothing in the works." said Zimmerman, who said he did not know the exact loca­ tion that his company had investigated two months ago. *'We haven’t considered any­ thing much past looking. We don't own any property in that area." Zimmerman said the corporation is more interested in locating stores closer to the Chicago area COUNCIL cont. from page I • Decided to contract with D &. D Con­ tracting of Grawn. Mich., for sealcoaling services in the city. Il will cost 82.6 cents per yard for sealcoating and $135 per ton for patching. D & D was the only bidder, though bid requests were mailed to eight companies that expressed interest, according to Direc­ tor of Public Services Jeff Mansfield • Awarded the work for phase two of computer upgrading, including network en­ hancements and upgrades of work stations server and related software, to Secant Tech­ nologies for $16,900. • Presented a proclamation to retiring Council Member Deb Dorcy. who served for her last meeting. She is leaving effec­ tive July 1 with her family to Florida. • Officially noted it was the first meeting of council in its new chambers at the new City hall building. "Because we are a family-owned busi­ ness. we can only grow so big and so fast*.’ he said. t. Rutland Township officials reported that they had heard the company was looking at propertv near the Barry Expo Center on M­ 37. ; "I heard the rumor, too." said Rutland. Charter Township Supervisor Robert Ed­ wards. "Nobody's talked to Bernie (building administrator Hammond) or me. It's strictly’ a rumor, there’s no factual evidence to sub-. stantiate it" Because M-37 Auto Parts, owned by Jiftf Pratt, is for sale, many rumors zeroed m that location as the possible site. "I heard through the grapevine that they were looking in this area.” said Pratt. "'I don't know where the rumor came from." «“?• Pratt said a realtor has told him that sev^ eral corporations are looking at property along .M-37 between Hastings and Mid­ dleville "because of the residential expan­ sion." Zimmerman said rumors of their impend­ ing presence in various towns are not un­ common. "That happens all the time." he said. "You get a real estate broker that may be very excited because we've looked." Zimmerman said though Chicago is the target area, the company looked in Barry County because "we always look at the counties near us where there are existing stores. We re very competitive retailers " A 95.000-square-feet Wal-Mart store is currently under construction at M-37/M-43 and Heath Road in Rutland Charter Town­ ship and Kmart recently expanded its store in West State Street to include groceries. For more information, call 374­ 4325. Country, folk music tonight Old-time bluegrass and folk and country music will be featured tonight at the Musicians Showcase at Arby’s, starting at 6:30. The performers will be the Lone­ some Midnight Trio and Dedo Phillips. The Lonesome Midnight Trio, mak­ ing its second Showcase appearance, is from Kalamazoo. Members are Pat Menaugh (formerly of Sweetcorn) on fiddle, banjo, etc.: Pete Humphries on guitar: and Jim Cooper on banjo, mandolin and guitar. All three also sing. Phillips is a singer-guitarist who will do some Jimmie Rogers songs. Phillips has performed at Summerfest, the Barry County Fair. Bowens Mills and area churches Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Flag-raising starts Mayor Exchange events The annual flag-raising ceremony to kick off Mayor Exchange Day at the new Hastings City Hall was conducted by the Lawrence J. Bauer Post No. 45 of the American Legion. Joseph LaJoye. band director at Hastings High School, played a solo rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner* and Legion members fired a salute. Hastings held *■ was host to Ionia for its Mayor Exchange Day this late in the year so it could show off its new City Hall building to visiting dignitaries and to the public. �The Hastings Bannet - Thursday June 25 1996 - Page 3 Delton Board of Education approves $13.7 million budget by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School Board ap­ proved a SI3.7 million budget at a special hearing last week. The board also outlined how it will spend funds given to the district as a result of the court settlement of the Durant case. And it approved the purchase by Superin­ tendent Marsha Wells of a home on Crooked Lake built by the Delton Kellogg High School building trades class. An offer of $212,000 for the home was accepted by the board. Wells and her husband. Tom Stout, had been looking for a home in the area, and were earlier given permission by the board to purchase the building class home at a fair market value once it was completed. The new budget passed by the board es­ timates $13,728,550 in revenue in the 1998-99 school year, with the largest por­ tion. $11.7 million, coming from per* pupil state aid Another $225,946 in revenues will come from the Durant settlement. Durant pay­ ments to Delton and other school districts around the stale are the result of a Michi­ gan Supreme Court decision declaring that Picking I the state legislature had to provide funding for certain years for state-mandated pro­ grams such as special education. The Delton Kellogg school district ex­ pects to receive a one-time payment of $127,259 in Durant funds this coming November, and an additional $12,726 every year for the next 10 years. In addition, the Barry Intermediate School District Board turned over its Durant settlement funds to the Delton Kellogg and Hastings school districts, which added another $85,961 in revenue to the Delton Kellogg 1998-99 budget and will give the district an addi­ tional $7,814 for each of the following nine years. The BISD funds must be spent on career and/or technical opportunities for DK stu­ dents. The proposed budget recommends that the BISD Durant funds be spent on technology education learning labs, com­ puter-assisted programming related to career exploration and planning, advanced com­ puter applications related to business envi­ ronments. and career exploration partner­ ships with Hastings Public Schools. Kel­ logg Community College. Michigan Ca­ reer Technical Institute and area industries. There are also restrictions on how the jtes year as MBA president Robert E. Picking, president and chief executive officer of Hastings City Bank, has just completed his term as president of the Michigan Bankers Association. He now begins a onc-ycar term as imme­ diate pat president, member of the Execu­ tive Committee and chairman of Jeff’s sales and marketing experience MiBankPAC I knowledge of our industry have been p Picking graduated from Illinois Wesleyan and will continue to be key drivers in sucCjrttversity in 1959 and is a graduate of the ■gys of Hastings." said Co-CEO Mark University“of School Banking Pinson. WeMichigan look forward to of tapping his andrkcting the University Wisconsin Graduate IjB expertiseofas we introduce new r will also join Hastings' executive corn School of Banking. Spducts and technology and seek new­ ice. assisting in developing the strategic "lie joined the Hastings City Bank in July *O|knncls of distribution, particularly on the of the company. 1975xtion as vice president in the real estate and international front Our growth depends on commercial lending In December of dur ability to spreadareas the word on our prodthe same year, heand waswe promoted to executo ­ jucis and service, arc very pleased tive vice president named secretary have Jeff leadingand thiswas management func­ to the board of directors. On April 17. 1979. tion." Guenther, who served Hastings Manufac­ he was elected president and chief adminis­ turing most recently as marketing director, trative officer and a member of the board of will also expand the company's global mar­ directors On Jan. I. 1981. he was elected keting programs in all the countries where chief executive officer. the company's products arc sold. Guenther Picking is involved in many local and ciiic activities. He was elected to the Hast­ ings Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors on April 10. 1985. At present, he is the chairman of the Hastings Pennock Hospital Foundation, a director of Hastings Economic Development Corporation and member of the Detroit Economic Club, the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, Hastings Elk Club and Hastings Kiwanis. Robert Picking is the son of Mrs. Ralph A. Picking. He has also been active in banking indus­ try affairs. He has served on the associa­ tion^ Legislative Council and is past presi- he Hastings based manufacturing and Jeffrey P. Guenther rketer of automotive-related products 1 Guenther. 35. will head Hastings's ef­ ts to market its piston rings, automotive litivcs and specialty tool products and I direct corporate and industry market­ opportunities for the company. Guen.i-Thc Hastings Manufacturing Company Robert E. Picking dent of the Southwestern Michigan Bankers Association. He is also a member of the American Bankers Association and a past trustee of the Robert M. Perry Schools of Banking, Central Michigan University. The Michigan Bankers Association is the trade group of the state's commercial banks. The association's pnncipal activities in­ volve government relations, sponsorship of educational programs for bank employees and member services such as employee benefit programs. Mary Burghdoff Guenther promoted at Hastings Mfg. JMs announced it has named Jeffrey P. J&cnthcr as vice president of marketing. ! is a native of Hastings, and his been with the company 14 years He holds a bache­ lor’s degree from Central Michigan Univer­ sity. Hastings Manufacturing also announced it has named Mary Burghdoff as customer service and credit manager. In her new po­ sition. she will also be responsible for cost accounting and accounts receivable. Burghdoff has been with Hastings for 26 years, serving in a host of capacities includ­ ing purchasing, accounts receivable, pro­ duction scheduling and sales. “Mary has a strong depth of experience in all facets of our business and w ill play a crucial role in the operation of our new forecasting and customer service system" said Co-CEO Andrew Johnston. "Hastings has made a great deal of progress in man­ aging our relationships w ith our customers, shortening lead times and improving our service, yet we arc always looking for op­ portunities to further streamline our opera­ tions" Hastings Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer and marketer of piston rings and specialty tools under the Hastings Brand, and additives for engines, transmis­ sions. cooling systems and fuel sy stems un­ der the Casitc Brand district can spend its own Durant alloca­ tions. The single lump sum payment being received this coming November can only be used for capital expenditures and im­ provements (building and grounds, infras­ tructure. etc.). The proposed budget rec­ ommends spending the lump sum payment on structural facility improvements, energy management controls and technology. Tbe annual payments may be used for a number of specified items such as text­ books, school buses, or technology. The proposed budget recommends spending the annual payments on technology training, technology infrastructure, and technology software The budget reflects a freeze in state aid for the 1998-99 school year. School dis­ tricts across the state were not given their usual annual increase in state aid because the stale needed the money to make the Du­ rant payments. As a tesult, the DK school district per-pupi) aid remained the same as last year. $5,462 per student. The 1998-99 budget proposes expendi­ tures of $13,704,876. The bulk of spend­ ing — $11,345,079 — will be for em­ ployee salaries and benefits. An additional $2.36 million is budgeted for non-salary expenses, with the biggest change in those expenses being an increase of $265,900 in the amount of capital ex­ penditures being made (spending for equipment, machinery, and other items that do not include the cost of operating the schools). The district plans to spend $323,900 on capital outlays this coming year, compared to $58,000 last year. Some of the increased capital expenditures are for new furniture, copiers and computers, plus equipment re­ quired as a part of the district's recent cur­ riculum revisions. Another projected increase was for repair of buildings and grounds, from $64,000 in 1997-98 to $107,000 in 1998-99. The district also will spend more money on salaries both as a result of annual con­ tractual increases and the addition of some staff members. The budget includes funds for an additional music teacher who will teach both at the middle and elementary schools, a half-time elementary office sup­ port person, a nearly full-time middle school staff person, a full-time parking lot attendant and hallway monitor, a part-time high school library clerk, and a community service operations secretary. The budget also calls for spending $34,000 more this year for contracted services for technology and business services. Those increases were offset by decreases in salaries for one and a half teaching posi­ tions in the high school that were not filled when staff retired. The budget also calls for the reduction of one middle school special education staff person, which decreased ex­ pected salary expenses for special education at the middle school from $212,471 to $183,552. Individual salary expenditures include $82,000 for the school superintendent. $71,492 for the high school principal. $65,449 for the middle school principal. $64,845 for the elementary school princi­ pal. $59,305 for the high school assistant principal. $58,729 for the middle school assistant pnncipal, $58,143 for the elemen­ tary school assistant principal and $53,346 for the athletic director. Altogether. I he budget allocates $515,086 for administrative salaries. $6,092,647 for teachers’ salaries. $224,881 for salaries of athletic department person­ nel. $96,850 for substitute teachers. $755,035 for staff assistants and secre­ taries. $7.( XX) for board of education wages, and $833,651 for operations, maintenance and transportation salaries, for a total of $8.5 million. An additional $2 8 million is projected to be spent for employee benefits. Exchange Club awards Book of Golden Deeds to Dave Storms Dave Storms, this year's winner of the 1998 Book of Golden Deeds Award, said he was "real shocked and surprised" when he heard he'd been given the honor. Storms, executive director of the Barry County YMCA and Youth Council, accepted the award al the 1998 Mayor Exchange Day Luncheon at Hastings County Club Wednesday. The Book of Golden Deeds Award is pre­ sented annually by the Hastings Exchange Club from nominations received from the community. The award recognizes volun­ teers who are often "unsung heroes, who give their time and talents to the commu­ nity." Storms said the real "unsung heroes" are all those people who help make the YMCA run. "On behalf of them, thanks," he said Storms came to Hastings in 1981 from Canton. Ohio. Since then, Y programs have grown and now serve more than 16,000 participants annually. Programs range from youth and adult sports to resi­ dent camping to corporate games. Dave Storms accepts his Book of Golden Deeds award. OFFICER continued from page 2 debt in the general fund, umbrella (delinquent) tax fund and fringe benefit fund, and would like to see the debt paid off. For the board's Central Services Com­ mittee. Bailey asked members to consider recommending up to $200,000 to purchase a road grader for the County Road Com­ mission. • Authorized the County Cooperative Ex­ tension Service to have the 4-H Livestock Sale books printed at a total cost of $620 by Neil's Advanced Printers of Hastings, the lowest of four bidders. • Heard praise for the new Delton Coun­ try View Apartments for senior citizens. "It's a beautiful facility," said Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James, who attended the dedication. "This a true community ef­ fort. It involved about five different town­ ships, business people, church. They set up a board and started their dream in 1992... I think this is an example of inter­ governmental relationships working to­ gether for a good project and the outcome was outstanding." United Way hires executive director The Barry County United Way Board of Directors said good-bye to one executive di­ rector and hello to another at the board's meeting last Thursday. The meeting also featured guest speaker Mark Germano. president of United Way of Michigan. The board welcomed new executive direc­ tor Lani Forbes, and said good-bye to Boo­ nie Ballinger, who is leaving her position as part-time executive director July 1 to be­ come full-time director of the Barry Com­ munity Foundation. The local United Way and the commu­ nity foundation previously shared Ballinger’s services as executive director. The new executive director officially will take over July 1. Forbes formerly was community relations director of Building Block, a designated United Way agency lo­ cated in downtown Grand Rapids that pro­ vides child care services to inner city chil­ dren. Forbes lives in Freeport. John Fehsenfeld, president of the local United Way, said of Ballinger at the meet­ ing Thursday that "we wish her extremely well in her new endeavors." At the meeting, speaker Germano out­ lined some of the services he and the Michigan United Way provide local United Ways. Germano said he monitors state legisla­ tion to determine its impact on local United Ways and the agencies they support. One such bill currently under consideration in the state House of Representatives, he said, would stop local municipalities from making non-profit agencies pay special as­ sessments for police, fire, emergency ser­ vices. and other government services. Michigan United Way's position, he said, is that such assessments are. in effect, property taxes and as such, non-profits are exempt from them according to state law. Tammy Pennington, head of the Barry County Commission on Aging, said the bill would allow the COA to stop paying a special parking assessment to the Hastings Downtown Development Board. The as­ sessment. though not that large, would "free up a number of Meals on Wheels." Pennington said. (Meals on Wheels are dinners brought to the homes of those who are house-bound or have a difficult time getting out.) Germano said he also wants to build awareness in local agencies of changes in the workplace that will have an effect on fund-raising in the future, such as the fact that more people are working out of their homes. Germano said he wants to do three things for local Michigan United Ways and the agencies they support: help them raise money, help them reduce their operating expenses, and help them communicate how the money they collect is being spent and who is being helped by it. Germano said he wants to help local United Way groups build Internet web sites, which can aid in providing informa­ tion to the public on where United Way money goes and what agencies and services it funds. Lani Forbes of Freeport, pictured with United Way President John Fehsenfeld, has been named new executive director of the Barry County United Way, succeeding Bonnie Ballinger, the new full-time director of the Barry Community Foundation. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 25. 1998 LETTERS...trim cur reader* Biological alternative was overlooked in gypsy moth program To the editor: Praxis uould like to respond to the Ban­ ner article. “Gypsy moth plaque will lessen within weeks " This article contains several errors.and in our opinion, it fails to accu­ rately identify the reason for the unpleasant experiences that so many Barry County res­ idents have had in dealing with the gypsy moth problem that exists in their communi­ ties today It is our opinion that much gypsy moth damage and grief could have been reduced or avoided if residents of Barry County had been given information from the Michigan Department of Agriculture s (MDA; pesti­ cide spray program and the information and practical access to available alternatives had been provided, explained and supported in an equal and unbiased fashion, as mandated by Dan Wyant, director of the MDA. Individual citizens should not have to guess w hat their options arc or have to pose their questions in a special way to find out what all available pest managehicnt strate­ gies might be Shepherding people toward one method over another is inconsistent with the individuals right to choose. The MDA-tramed gypsy moth information providers should be like reference librari­ ans. not pesticide sales and tech support personnel. At least some Barry . County residents who sought information through the Soil Conservation office or MSU Extension of­ fice arc not aware that there is a method, bi­ ological control, that individuals, commu­ nities or lake associations could have used earlier this spring, before any acnal appli­ cation of pesticides occurred in Barry County and has been readily available all spring even after the spraying took place. These same measures can. and in our opin­ ion should, be considered right now. The chewing will stop soon, but there is still opportunity and time lo act now. Hun­ dreds of millions of gypsy moths in Allegan County have been killed in the last decade without spraying a single drop of pcticidcs. Allegan County has spent less taxpayer dol­ lars on gypsy moth management in the last 10 years than many Michigan counties spend in a single season spraying pesti­ cides. These biological control alternatives to pesticide spraying can still be put into place now and through fall, to reduce the num­ bers of gypsy moth caterpillars next year. Being officially encouraged lo wait until next vear as your bcsl or only option is a factual error, and inconsistent with the final decision of the MDA and Wyant on making available to the public information on alter­ natives to pesticides. This is consistent with the rules and regulations of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, and National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) initia­ tives. It is our opinion that the spray program, the acnal application of pesticides for gypsy moth management, has become a recipe for community conflict, pitting neighbor against neighbor. The opposite has been true of Allegan County’s experi­ ence with biological control, where resi­ dents. including children, have exhibited the finest examples of community coopera­ tion and volunteerism in managing this dif­ ficult. and highly politicized problem. The wisdom, canng. and responsible steward­ ship of our woodland resources by local units of Allegan County government in con­ sidering the environmental and economic concerns of all residents is to be highly commended. For example, the Cities of Al­ legan. Wayland. Saugatuck, Grand Haven, the Village of Douglas and many other Al­ legan County townships arc on the program and are reporting no citizen complaints. The gypsy moth infestation began in Al­ legan County in 1989. One neighborhood in the City of Allegan was so severe ’hat any single tree in this “hot spot" would have qualified for the acnal application of pesti­ cides. Despite this, no local unit of govern- HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, A Ovtsion of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Kassngs Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs Presoer.i Joyce Ryan Treasurer men! in Allegan County has ever made the decision lo spray pesticides onio their com­ munity to control gypsy moth Biological controls do work on massive infestation The tact is. there is more for the predators and parasitiods to eat and the in­ creased population pressure encourages a more rapid vectoring of bacterial, viral and fungal diseases Weakened populations of imuno-compromiscd caterpillars are more prone to infection, mortality and morbidity, The low cost of our progmis, usually in the range of about one SI per person, when implemented by an entire city or township, is significantly less expensive than the pes­ ticide spra> program Beyond economic considerations there are valid environmen­ tal concerns about aerial application of pes­ ticides. The Bt pesticide label, used in the MDA’s gypsy moth suppression program, reads “Keep out of the reach of children Harm­ ful to humans and domestic animals, harm­ ful if swallowed or absorbed through the skin Do not enter treated areas without protective clothing until the sprav dries This material is an eye. skin and respiratory irritant, etc.” It would be prudent for Barry County residents who are considering signing up for the 1999 spray program, to request a copy of the Bt pesticide label and Material Data Safety Sheet (MSDS) from the Barry County Soil Conservation office, which is their right under both Stale of Michigan and federal, community Right to Know laws Many pests are becoming resistant to Bt pesticides because of overuse In the strategy that Praxis employs, noth­ ing becomes immune to being eaten The organisms we do use in Allegan County are tiny parasitiods and predators, the size of a fruit fly (or smaller). They do not bite nor sting, and pose no identificable risk to health and human safety We understand that many people w-cre in­ structed and encouraged to do tree banding, egg scraping and power washing with in­ secticidal soaps but that some did not re­ ceive information or encouragement on the available biological controls alternatives. We have been told that some people were encouraged to believe that waiting and signing up for next year’s spraying was their only option or only "officially" recom­ mended option, which is not true. If you were not provided with the avail­ able biological control options, were unsup­ ported or discourage^in any way from ex­ ploring this sort of alternative, individually or as a community when trying to obtain gypsy moth management information from the Soil Conservation office or the MSU Extension srcvicc, please call and identify that fact lo following state and federal rep­ resentatives so that this situation can be cor­ rected as soon as possible: • Dan Wyant, director. Michigan Depart­ ment of Agriculture, phone (517) 373­ 1052. fax: 517-335-1432. • Senator William Van Rcgcnmortcr, phone: 1-800-968-2320. fax: (517) 373­ 2751. • Congressman Peter Hoekstra, phone (616) 395-0030. fax: (6I() 395-0271. Sincerely. Patrick D McKown, Praxis Samuel M. DeFazio. Praxis Jean E. McKown, Praxis Allegan Tell your lawmakers what you think To the editor: Did you know that each week the Banner puts the telephone numbers with which to contact your legislators? It is your link to Lansing and Washing­ ton. and 1 would encourage people to make good use of them. It costs less than SI.50 to let your legislator know, even the presi­ dent. Responsible Christians should know that there are two very important bills in the United States Congress of utmost impor­ tance Senate Bill SI868. sponsored by Senator Nichols of Oklahoma, dealing with reli­ gious persecution. This bill is also sup­ ported by Dr. James Dobson of "Focus on the Family." Please call in support of this bill. "You are your brother's keeper." as the Word of God says. The other bill is HR 4019, dealing with our religious liberty, also supported by Chuck Colson of Prison Ministries. Please pick up your phone and let's make the legislators and the president account­ able. After all. it's your freedom they're dealing with. Stand up for Jesus, Joyce Kelly, Hastings ________________________________ i--------------------- Write Us R Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a tew conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing tor style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks" will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions vaned. there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Bv Grace Ann Robert von Ph. D. Attention deficit and children Jimmy is a second-grader who loves sports, video games and his dog Max Since he began school, his parents have received reports that though Jimmy appears to be bright, he has difficulty completing his work It is hard for him lo sit still during class, he is easily distracted by other things, and has difficulty concentrating The teacher reports that he has endless energy, and acts impulsively, without thought for what the results could be. At home. Jimmy will play with his Nin­ tendo all afternoon. When his little brother wants to play with him. however. Jimm> can become very angry' quickly His parents arc frustrated because Jimmy refuses to do his chores, or begins them, but does not fin­ ish. If Jimmy were evaluated by a profes­ sional. there is a strong chance that he would be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Though ADHD is fairly uncommon about 6 per­ cent of children have the disorder it is five times more likely to occur in boys than girls. Most often teachers will notice diffi­ culties with the child when he starts school; however. ADHD patterns can be noticed in children ages 3-4. ADHD consists of three problem areas: • Dislractibility deals with a child’s in­ ability to maintain his or her attention on a task or activity. Children with ADHD typi­ cally will lose interest in long, boring activ­ ities sooner than other children • Impulsivity involves acting before thinking. Impulsive children will interrupt other’s conversations, have difficulty wait­ ing their turn, and engage in activities with­ out thinking about the nsk or danger they may be in. • A child who is more physically active than usual is considered hyperactive. These children arc always on the go and have dif­ ficulty sitting still. >. Children with ADHD can perform well in certain areas where it is easier for them to maintain their focus. Activities which are new. involve one-on-one interaction instead of a whole group, are closely supervised, provide frequent feedback on performance, and give immediate rewards are usually much more successful with these children. There arc several warning signs you may look for if you feel you have a child whp may have ADHD. In school, they tend to he easily bored, often losing homework or ma­ terials. have difficulty sitting still and stay­ ing focused on the work, and impatient in waning their turn When interacting with people, the child interrupts, becomes quickly angry or frustrated, makes impuU sive comments that hurt others feelings, an0 has trouble following through on commit­ ments. The ADHD child also tends to have a low self-esteem and secs himself as stupid or a failure. Diagnosing ADHD is a complex process that is best done by a group of profession­ als that includes a teacher, school coun­ selor. psychologist and physician. Many children have difficulty paying attention al limes, or gel angry and act impulsively, but they do not have ADHD. ADHD is a disorder that, if properly di­ agnosed. can be treated, with the child aril parents surviving and thriving. If you fc^l that your child may have some of the symp­ toms outlined above, talk with the child's teacher and physician. You may also want tj schedule an appointment for an evaluation with a psychologist qualified lo do such as­ sessments. Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822 Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal ' Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress " Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the tower third ot Hope' Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser,' district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. " Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Inring, Carlton, Woodland, Rutland, " Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth'': House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 » Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House ol; Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543-. 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. .rf, President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. ^n Michigan Legislature r,. Gov. John Engler, Republcan, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, . phone (517) 373-3400. :t« State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich, ] 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. :..n State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House ol Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014,. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. yit _ ma.—-»an—uneX Public Opinion: Should prison inmates receive cable television? Coeuovuiy has been brewing io Michigan prisons lately. as some iamaaes ssy they abated be allowed to receive cable television as long as they are willing to pay for it Tbe ataaeaaea otherwise. Wha do you think? Inc. Frsdertc Jacobs V.ce President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T. Ybung (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Marv Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through F’Ctfy 0 a m to 5 30 p rn Saturday 8 30 a m • Noon Scon Ommen Cindy O'Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County $27 pet year tn adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bex B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastings Ml 49058 Christine Schumaker, Hastings: Tim Rounds, Hastings: "No. They are there to be punished, not to enjoy themselves." "No. They deserve black "No. 1 don't think they walls if they commit crimes." should have cable. They are in there lo be punished." . Sally Brtoea, Nashville: Charlie Wawkrala, Vermuatvllle: Terry Calhoun, Prairieville: DavM Lie, Caledaala: "I chink giving them cable is ridiculous! They are lucky to have television at all." "I don't think they should have it. They are in prison to be punished. They aren't in there to have luxuries. I think it's ridiculous." them the rights that we citizens have." "Heck no. that's just giving * til �The Hasting, Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 - Page 5 FINANCIAL FOCUS Jonathan Perle Rogers D. Jane Gackler k HASTINGS - Jonathan Perle Rogers, age 91. of Hastings passed away .Thursday. June 18. 1998 at Tendcrcarc of Hastings. Jonathan was bom July 30. 1906 in Charlotte, the son of George and Mary (Goodrich) Rogers. He attended Benton School. He married Pauline Pratt December 1934 and she preceded him in death in March 1935. He then married Leona Dies July 28. 1940 and she also preceded him in death November 5. 1996. He worked on the family farm, was employed at R.E.O. in Lansing as a machinist and for the Viking Corporation in the 50’s. In the mid 40’s he moved lo Thomapplc Lake. Hastings. Mr. Rogers was an avid outdoorsman. enjoying fishing, hunting, and gardening. Mr. Rogers was also preceded in death by a sister. Gladys Hagh. Mr. Rogers is survived by his son. Forest G. (Betty) Rogers of Brookfield. Connecticut; two daughters. Sharon DeWitt and Judy Joppie both of Hastings; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. June 23. 1998 at the Girrbach Funeral Home. Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery. D. Jane Gackler. age 49. passed away Tuesday. June 2. 1998 in Spokane. Washington of Cancer. Jane, the daughter of the late Roy and Dorothy Gackler graduated from Caledonia Community Schools. Central Michigan University and earned her Masters in Library Science at Western Michigan University. She worked for the National Forest Service in New Mexico and Washington for twelve years, and then the Spokane Public Library in Spokane. Washington until she resigned in 1993 due to illness. Jane loved reading, traveling and was a collector of Smokey Bear items. She is survived by one sister. Suann Hewlett of Caledonia; two brothers. John (Joyce) Gackler of Caledonia and Kenneth (Joyce) Gackler of Ada; one niece. Deb (Scott) Johnson of Jackson; two nephews. Mike (Lynne) Gackler of Wayne. Rob (Belinda) Hewlett of Caledonia; two great nephews and one great niece and special friend. Rosmond Langbcrg. Memorial Services will be held Sunday. June 28. 1998 at 6:30 p.m. at Leighton United Methodist Church, Caledonia with Reverend Raymond Townsend officiating. Memorial contributions may be made lo the Women’s Drop-in Center. 218 South Howard Street. Spokane. Washington 99204 Lt I ICRS from our readers Law breaking common in parades To the editor: I would like to respond to the June 11 let­ ter by Mary D. Brown about bikers and bro*ktn laws. Just to clarify, there was only one Harley • motorcycle in the parade. Also, there was ;onc Indian, one wizzer and one Cushman : Eagle. All were classic motorcycles, though ; they may all have been Harley owners who • rode them, I don’t know. • But give me a break! This was a parade. Jf someone wants to nit-pick the ’’w. lets «nil-pick them all. ■ I. Though the law requires a helmet to be J worn while riding a motorcycle under nor­ ! mal riding conditions, riding in a parade is I noj the norm. » Is it not the law to wear a seat belt ; while dnving or riding in a motor vehicle? ; In all the vehicles, in the parade, how many J were wean ng a seatbelts? I Certainly. Rae Hoarc and Miss Delton ‘perched on the backs of the convertibles, ‘were not. 3. How about all those emergency vehi­ cles? It is unlawful to run (lashing lights and sirens when not responding to an emer­ gency'’ 4. What about pedestrians walking and riding bicycles and horses down the center of the road as well as all the motor vehi­ cles? Can you show me one person in that or any parade that wasn’t breaking the “law’"’ What a pour example and blatant disrespect for the law! Everyone in that parade should have been cited, except for it being a pa­ rade It appears to me that Ms. Brown really is­ n’t interested in the upholding of the law. but has a “thing" for “Harley” riders, or the township officials or both. My suggestion that she not go to the pa­ rade next year because all those people will be back again, breaking all those laws and setting a bad example. Karen Beach Delton Make offenders learn from mistakes • To'the editor: ; This is in response to some of the anJswvrs in last weeks public opinion: “What ’ should be down with expelled students?” ! First. I should tell you I was expelled in • my I Oth grade year for a semester (not for • bringing a weapon, though). It didn't help , one bit. All it did was make things worse ! because all the teachers and students watched me no matter what I did. Why should w- get expelled any way? Everybody messes up once in a while. It’s not the end of the world. Why don’t you ask the student why he or I she brought the weapon to school? Maybe as it comes and learn from our mistakes. Mike Kensington Barry County Jail Hastings LAKELAND. FLORIDA - Mr Keith Eugene Bassett, age 72. of Lakeland. Florida, passed away Thursday. June 18. 1998 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Hastings on October 9. 1925. where he lived and worked until 1948. He moved to Battle Creek and was employed by the City of Battle Creek for 34 years and retired as Superintendent of Parks and Recreation in 1982. He and his wife, the former Wilma E. Guy. has summer residences at Middle Lake and Thornapplc Lake in Hastings prior lo moving to Lakeland. Florida in 1982 He is survived by his wife. Wilma E. Bassett, of Lakeland. Florida; son, Steven K. Bassett, of Battle Creek; daughter, Patricia A. Snowbcrgcr. of Lakeland, Florida; brothers. Edwin Bassett, of Battle Creek. Donald Bassett of Lakeland, Florida, and Richard Bassett, of Nashville; six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Memorial contributions may be made lo the American Heart Association or Kidney Foundation. Secretary candidate pays a visit John Austin, a Democratic Party candidate for Michigan Secretary of State, visited the Barry County United Auto Workers CAP Council Wednesday night at Local 102 on Washington Street in Middleville Austin, who has spoken to Barry County Democrats and at the First Friday forum in Hastings, pledged to "put the people’s business first" and not use the Secretary of State's office for political and partisan promotion. He was referring to incumbent Republican Candice Miller, who was guest speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annual Truman-Johnson dinner earlier this year. Austin renewed his call for Miller to cancel a publicly-financed media campaign set to run through the summer and fall. "As your secretary of state. I will use campaign dollars to fund my campaign and your money to provide the senices you demand." he said. "I won’t waste $110,000 on radio ads. $250,000 on self-promoting signs or any of your money on campaign commercials and re-election vans." Austin identified things in six areas he would do. including increasing voter registration and turnout, upholding campaign finance law. reducing the role of big money in elections, promoting a safety agenda for Michigan snowmobile trails, waterways and highways and protecting consumers in auto-related dealings. furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. Stay on top of your 401(k) Plan Maintenance is a necessary pan of life: You maintain your car. your house and your health In addition, as this column has suggested many times, don’t forget to maintain your investments. Most people think a regular review of their investments applies only to assets within their direct control. Yet. many Americans’ biggest investment is their employer-sponsored retirement plan, the most popular of wLkh is the 401 (k). People enjoy the tax benefits 40l(k) plans offer and feel good knowing their money is growing tax-deferred for retire­ ment. But sometimes they forget they have a say in their 401(k) plan It’s in your best interest to regularly check how the investments in your 401 (k) are performing. In fact, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) recommends 401(k) investors review their plans annually. The ICI is the national association of the investment company industry. Its mem­ bership includes 6.742 mutual funds with S4.359 trillion in assets owned by more than 59 million individual shareholders. Obviously, the ICI is concerned with investor protection and satisfaction. According to the ICI. workers should review three components of their 401(k) programs each year: how much money they contribute, how they allocate their money among investment choices and how much they pay in fees and expenses. One reason you should review how much you contribute each year is because the amount you’re allowed to set aside in a 401(k) plan occasionally increases — as it has in 1998. In addition, many people receive annual salary increases, yet forget to increase their 40l(k) contribution. Could you set more aside? Check the con­ tribution limits — and your own salary — each year to ensure you’re taking maxi­ mum advantage of your 401 (k) plan. It’s also important lo review your 401(k) investment allocation each year. Make sure your investment allocations are appro­ priate for reaching your retirement goals, and change them if necessary. Younger workers may want to emphasize stock investments for long-term growih. As you approach retirement, you might want to gradually increase your fixed-income hold­ ings. Finally, it’s vital to understand the costs of your40l(k) plan. Ask your plan admin­ istrator whether the participants or the employer pays the costs. If costs arc paid by the participants, find out how these costs affect your investment return. In addition to costs for overall plan administration, each investment offered is likely to have its own fees and expenses. If you invest your 401(k) in mutual funds, you should receive a prospectus detailing costs. If you have other investments, ask your employer to provide information about costs. Your vigilance can help to ensure that your retirement nest egg is handled proper­ ly and performs to your satisfaction. If you have a financial professional, ask for his or her help, too. Even though your 401(k) may not be invested through your personal investment representative, a pro­ fessional will be happy to help. Remember, regular maintenance is essential to keep your retirement plan grow ing for the long term. - STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola DAN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Fest Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson A Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume Here Today. Here Tomorrow. bad at home. Self-defense isn’t against the law, bringing a gun to school, yes. but not a one person gets expelled or throw them in jail or a boot camp, thinking it’s going to help’’ The only way to learn in life is to take it Keep Your Friends and Relative* INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 iargams Julff they did it because they were afraid of a stuIdcnl at school or something was going on knife (depending on its size). Doesn’t the second amendment say we got the right to bear arms? You know, that thing they make for us so we could have some rights? Now some of those opinions arc kind of off the wall. Come on.... send them to boot camp and make them become a Chnstian is Bgainst the law in the first place. No one has to be a Chnstian. It’s a right, and from where I’m sitting right now. boot camp is an alternative to go to prison, not school. Then another one of the comments was to send them to prison? Why? Is that what this world is coming to? 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Ml 49058 945-2091 or 1-800-878-2091 Member FDIC DRIVE IN & PARK NEXT TO STORE �Page 6 - The Hastings Bannef - Thursday June ?5 1998 GRAND RAPIDS - Marguerite Sarah Kacchclc. age 85. of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. June 17. 1998 at the Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids Mrs. Kacchclc was born March 15. 1913. in Hastings. She spent many of her early years in Hastings, graduating from Hastings High School in 1930. She attended County Normal and taught elementary school in Barn* County. In 1934 she married Carlton William Kacchclc. who also graduated in 1930 from Hastings High School. They lived in Wyandotte in the late 30’s and early 40 s wheic Mrs. Kacchclc worked with her husband in a heating business They returned to Hastings in 1945 and shortly opened the Kacchclc Furnace Business, later a heating and plumbing business. Dick Welton was a partner in the business and became owner when Mr. Kacchclc passed away in 1963. Mrs Kacchclc continued working in the business. She later moved to Grand Rapids and worked at Butterworth Hospital. She later retired and moved back lo Hastings, and then moved lo Clark Retirement Community in 1990. She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, and served as president of the Womens Society, as well as participating in many church functions and events Mrs. Kacchclc is survived by her son. Christopher Carl Kacchclc. and wife Cynthia, of Fryeburg. Maine; daughter. Mary Lou Willison, and husband. Floyd, of Mercer Island. Washington. She also leaves grandchildren. Elizabeth and Erin Kacchclc. Mathew and Mark Willison. Wendy Willison McCartney, and husband. Shawn; great grandson. Matthew Corey Willison; sisters-in-law. Doris Vrooman and Esther Smith. Funeral Services were held Saturday. June 20. 1998 al the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVtEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 L*c> Koad. I An* ling. Ml 49050 Paslcx. Sieve Olmstead (616) 75X-3O2I church phone Sundas Scnue 9 10 a m . Sundas School II 00 a m . S*.ndas Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Studs A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 JO p m CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 Nonh Broadway Randall Hanman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Mixning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service Wcdncvdav " OU p m Services tor Adults. Teens and Children QI IMBY t SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pa»t<»r Susan Trim­ bridge (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. After School Special Wednesday. 4 p m PO Box 63. Bailings. Ml 4905ft CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. ANDREW S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book med at all services Eor more infor­ mation call 94M-9327 or Rev David T llustMick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andre* > is a pan ol the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbows nr J J Bi He Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club ix Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (JO a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m lor all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 (X) pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Bi'akfast on third Saturday each month 8 (X) a m . freewill of­ fering W'e welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who cane GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Fnrmerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church). 600 Riwcll Rd . I mile east of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor I mentus. 945-9224 Sunday Sers icca 9 45 am - Bible Classes - fur all ages, lb 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mo Mgs" 945-9224 6 30 p m - Bible Study lor all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 r, m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m THORNAPPLE % ALLEY CHIRCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 (M) am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bn ng the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warruxs (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 7 00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am - 1928 Book yt Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 I- Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shor key. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III, Youth Paslor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 (X) a m . Sunday School 9 30 and II 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W heelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 (X) p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High COl NTRt ( HAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 .W pm For mure information call the church office BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . I.vening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Stale Rd and Boltwood St . Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Res Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive” for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further infixmation call the church office GRACE LI THERAN CHURCH 239 I. North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. June 28 8 00 and 10 (X) am Holy Communion Thursday. June 25 6 30 p m Soft­ ball Saturday. June 27 8 00 p m NA luc-day. June 30 7 30 p m 7 30 p m QA ST. CY RIL’S C ATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Fx’her Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday I vening 6 30 p m HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Paslor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector ol Music and Organist Church phone 6I6-94S-9574. Bar­ ner tree building with elevator to all lloorx Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at Id 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship - Child care available fix infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junxx Church fix ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Thursday. July 2 12 15pm Community Prayer Service. Sanc­ tuary Monday. Aug 3. We will launch our Space Mission Bible ( amp. it will run from 9 to 11 30 a m Aug 3-7 This program will be most appropnac for Astronauts, kindergarten thru 5th grade GR AC E COMMl Nl TA CHI RCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastix Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training FIRST PRLSB31 ER! kN CHI RCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. June 28 9 30 a m and 11 00 a m Sun­ day morning Worship Services The 9 30 Service is broadcast over W'BCH - AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided dunng both services HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE 502 I. Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 94X­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service bpm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details This inftsmtation on worship wnMW is provided b\ The Hastings Ban­ ner. the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ■ Prescriptions" I IBS Jcffcruxt 945-342M HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan dtfauaried: Tara Jo (Ruegcr) Dixon Mrs Tara Jo Ruegcr-Dixon. age 28. passed away unexpectedly Friday. June 19. 1998. • She was horn in Muskegon on November 18. 1969. lhe daughter of Larry & Connie (Hoadlcy) Ruegcr She married James Dixon on July 8. 1995 in Muskegon. Tara was a 1988 graduate of Mona Shores High School & received her Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University in 1993 & her Masters Degree from Ohio State University in 1995. She was a school teacher & piano teacher as well as a pianist for the Saladin Chanters & First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. She was Choir Accompanist & Director of the Cadet Choir in Muskegon. Tara attended First Presbyterian Church of Hastings where she was quite involved in the music program & also did summer work for the Children's Repertoire Theater. Tara is survived by her husband. James; parents. Larry & Connie Ruegcr of Norton Shores; parents-in-law. Roger & Carolyn Dixon of Big Rapids; one son. Bradley James Dixon at home; paternal grandmother. Vcrnila Ruegcr of Evansville. Indiana & maternal grandmother. Mary O. Hoadlcy of Vincennes. Indiana; one sister. Kimberly Ann (Jeffrey) Rucgcr-West of Brownstown. Indiana; me sister-in-law. Dana Dixon of Mt. Pleasant; one nephew. Nicholas West of Brownstown. Indiana; several aunts, uncles & cousins. Visitation will be Wednesday. July 1. 1998 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Clock Funeral Home in Muskegon. Funeral Services for Tara will be Thursday. July 2. 1998 at 3:00 p.m. at Lake Harbor United Methodist Church in Muskegon. Memorial contributions may be made to Saladin Shrine Foundation & Memorial Fund of First Presbyterian Church of Hastings or Lake Harbor United Methodist Church Memorial Fund - Muskegon. Funeral Arrangements were made by Clock Funeral Home of Muskegon. Merle D. Hammond NORTH PORT. FLORIDA Merle D. Hammond, age 71. of North Port. Florida and formerly of Dowling, passed away Thursday. June 18. 1998 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. Florida. Mr. Hammond was bom May 10. 1927 in Barry County, the son of William & Hazel (Risbridgcr) Hammond. Merle was raised in the Dowling area of Barry County and attended area schools. Merle married Joyce J. Smith on June 29. 1947. Mr. Hammond was engaged in Dairy Fanning in lhe Dowling area for ovr 40 years, retiring to North Port. Florida in 1988. Merle was a 50 year member & Past Trustee of Dowling Country Chapel Unitcdd Methodist Church, member & Past President Barry County Farm Bureau. Member & Past Board of Directors D.H.I.A.. Member Farmers Home Administration. Past Member Board of Review for Johnstown Township. 35 year Member Michigan Milk Producers. Member & served on Board of Directors of the former Battle Creek Milk Producers, former Member Bristol Corners School Board. Associate member of Trinity United Methodist Church of North Port. Florida. Member of North Port. Florida Elks Lodge, long time 4-H Leader. Member Avion Travclcade Club for 15 years and served as 2nd Vice President of the Forida Club. Merle enjoyed traveling, fishing and woodworking as a hobby. Mr. Hammond was preceded in death by his parents; daughter. Alicia Kay Eichenauer in 1992; sister. Mildred Hammond Merle is survived by his wife. Joyce; two daughters. Julia Ann (Bill) Bennett of Dowling. Peggy Lee (Chuck) Smith of Hastings: one son, Norman (Kim) Hammond of Dowling; eleven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; three brothers, Maurice Hammond of Zephyrhills, Florida. Bernard Hammond of Banficld. Russel Hammond of Hastings; two sisters. Margaret Maniekis of North Port. Florida. Marilyn Ramsey of Dowling; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday. June 22. 1998 at the Dowling Country Chapel of the United Methodist Church in Dowling. Reverend DcAnn J. Dobbs officiated. Burial took place at the Banficld Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Dowling Country Chapel or American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Albert W. Altoft Elizabeth "Eleanor” Thayer HASTINGS - Albert W Altoft. age 67. of Hastings went to be with his Lord on Tuesday. June 16. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was born November 13. 1930 in Hastings, the son of Alfred and Minnie (Johncock) Altoft and his step-mother Evelyn Altoft. He married Helen Savacool on September 16. 1949 in Angola. Indiana. bl. Altoft was preceded in death by his brother. Ray Altoft. Mr. Altoft is survived by his wife. Helen; six children. Cindy (Bill) Bosworth of Freeport. Micheal (Brenda) Altoft of Hastings. Jack (Marcia) Altoft of Lake Odessa, Jeffrey (Nanci) Altoft of Lowell. Joseph (Becky) Altoft of Lake Odessa. Terri (Jeff) Livermore of Lake Odessa, and our special son. John Strazisar; 17 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brothers. Charles (Shirley) Altoft of Delton. Lester (Lorraine) Altoft of Hastings; sisters. Harriet (Kendall) Jeffries of Illinois. Marry (Richard) Bustancc of Hastings. Alice (Rex) Pennington of Freeport. Viola Bennet of Indiana. Arlene (Johnny) Ripplcy of Grand Ledge, and Marry Ellen Altoft of Lake Odessa; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Thursday. June 18. 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Ward Pierce and Reverend George Speas officiated. Interment took place in Fuller Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Unity Fields. CLARKSTON - Elizabeth "Eleanor" Thayer, age 90. passed away Saturday. June 20. 1998 Eleanor was an active member of Clarkston United Methodist Church and a member of the Women's Circle. She enjoyed sewing and crafts She was the librarian for lhe Clarkston High School for 19 years, retiring in I96X Prior to coming lo Clarkston, she taught Home Economics at Hastings High School. Together with her husband "Doc", they helped organize the Young Peoples Dance Club < Clarkston in 1949. Eleanor is the dear wife of "Doc"; loving mother of Michael (Barbara) of Clarkston and Patience Lowry of Clarkston; grandmother of Jeffrey. Michele. Gregory. Kurt. Brett. Thomas. John & Slcphep Also survived by six great grandchildren.Eleanor was preceded in death by ope brother and four sisters. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. June 23. 1998 at Clarkston United Methodist Church. [ ^Evdy^Mari^^yer HASTINGS - Evelyn Marie Troyer, age 60. of Hastings, passed away Thursday, June 18, 1998 at the Fieldstone Center in Battle Creek. Mrs. Troyer was bom on January 28. 1938 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of George & Henriette (Siemoneit) Miller. She was raised in the Middleville area and attended Middleville schools, graduating in 1955 from Middleville High School. She moved to Hastings area in 1964 She was married to Ronald Troyer on January 31, 1964 and he passed away in 1985. Mrs. Troyer and her husband owned and operated a lawn care service in the Hastings area for many years. She also worked for Tom's Market and the local "76" Servicc/Mini-Mart store. Mrs. Troyer is survived by her daughter. Debra Fischer of Nashville; adopted daughter. Barbara Branch of Hastings; three sons. Edward Fischer of Hastings, James Fischer of Union Pier, Scott Fischer of Hastings, ten grandchildren; two sisters, Karen Mugridge of Delton, Donna Mcyering of Grand Rapids; several nieces Interment took place in Lakeview Cemetery. Memorials may be made lo Clarkston United Methodist Church or American Heart Association. Arrangements entrusted to the Lewis E. Wint & Son TRUST 100 Funeral Home. Clarkston. Robert N. Klevom PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN - Robert N. Klevom. age 56. of Pittsfield Township. Michigan, passed away Wednesday. June 17, 1998. Mr. Klevom was bom July 28. 194)yn Pontiac, the son of Robert and Ruth Klevom. • He was raised in Hastings. Mr. Kieran was a graduate of Michigan State University College of Packaging Engineering. He had been an Ann Arbor area resident for the past 15 years. Mr. Klevom was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and of the Men's Group at the church. He was a member of Milan Flyers and of the Grand Blanc Huntsman Club. He loved the outdoors; hunting, fishing and boating. Mr. Klevom was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Ruth Klevom ahd by a sister, Sherry Wurm. Mr. Klevom is survived by his wifc. Judy K. Klevom; two sons. Andy and Scott (Marcy) Klevom; a grandson. J<fc; six stepchildren, Melissa and Matth&v Bair. Robert and Michael Steger. Kristin Phillips and Kim Myers; brother. Ke\jn (Rachel) Klevom and four nephews, Joshua. David and Daniel Klevom and Phil Wurm and step mother, Thelma Klevon^' Funeral Services for Mr. Klevom w^c held Saturday. June 20. 1998 at Sl PaUl Lutheran Church. Reverend ParMe and nephews. Graveside Services were held Saturday, June 20, 1998 at Rutland Township Cemetery. Reverend Everett Ray officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or American Lung Association. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings Arlita (Arlie) Ann Travis HASTINGS - Arlita (Arlie) Ann Travis, age 62, of Hastings, passed away Thursday. June 18, 1998 at her residence. Arlie was bom April 21. 1936 in Woodland Township, the daughter of Cornelius and Nora (Adrianson) Cappon She graduated from Woodland High School in 1954. She married Jasper F. Travis on November 7. 1954. Her employment included Hastings Manufacturing and the Provincial House of Hastings. Mrs. Travis was a homemaker most of her life, her hobbies included sewing, crocheting, gardening, walking, bicycling, reading, and doing jig-saw puzzles. Arlie was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother. Viola (Kingsbury) Cappon; her granddaughter. Amy VanAman; sister. Winifred Conrad and mother-in-law. Bonnie Travis. Arlie is survived by her husband. Jasper F. Travis of Hastings; daughter. Janice (Brian) VanAman of Hastings; sons. Jerry (Gloria) Travis of French Village. Missouri. Bryan (Lisa) Travis of Hastings. Douglas Travis of Hastings; grandchildren. Amber and Ashley Travis. Amelia and Mcg Travis, and Lindsay and B.J. VanAman; sister. Wilma Spaeth of Williamston; brothers. William (Betty) Cappon of Woodland. Robert (Dorothy) of Woodland. Marshall (Vonda) Cappon of Hastings. Wanda (Russel) Golden of Delton; many nieces and nephews; father­ in-law. Wilson Travis of Hastings; in­ laws. Greta and Roy Barry of Hastings; JoAnn Caroll of Middleville. Graveside Services were held Monday. June 22. 1998 at Hastings Township Cemetery. Reverend James Barrett officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home of Hastings. Frederick officiated. u Memorial tributes may be made do Walloon Lake Community Churth Building Fund. Funeral arrangements were made fly Muehlig Funeral Chapel, Incorporated >f Ann Arbor. | f'joycel^Pattmo^^ POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI '­ Joyce E. Patterson, age 62, of Poplar Bluff. Missouri and formerly of Bascling Road. Battle Creek, passed away Monday. June 22. 1998 al Sl. Francis Medidll Center. Cape Girardeau. Missouri. Joyce was bom January 27. 1936 in Climax, the daughter of Lloyd & Juanta May (Jackson) Lyttle. She was a homemaker. Joyce was married to Bill J. Patterson on August 8. 1959. She was a member of the Greenville Club and the Carpenters Temple Church all in Missouri. She was also a member of the T.O.P.S. in Bedford. Bellevue. & Poplar Bluff. Missouri. Joyce was preceded in death by her mother. Juanita September 26. 1986 and father. Lloyd Lyttle March 9. 1998; Ji grandson. Trinity James Patterson Januafy 30. 1998 and a nephew. Gregory Green (n 1975. Joyce is survived by her husband. Bill; three daughters. Chcri Matthews of Greenville. Roxanna Prior and Karen Jones both of Hastings; three sons. Billy Patterson, of Norfolk. Virginia. Donald Patterson, of Nashville. Kenneth Patterson, of Hastings; four brothers. Gerald Lyttle & Gordon Lyttle & Gary Lyttle all of Hastings and Gale Lyttle, of Annapolis. Maryland; one sister. JoAnn Green, of Irons; 16 grandchildren & eignt grandchildren; several nieces and nephewst Visitation will be Friday. June 26, 1998 from 5-8 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Funeral Services will take place Saturday. June 27. 1998 al I LOO a.m. al the Williams Funeral Home with Pasto^ Larry Fulton of the Bedford Bible ChurcH officiating. Burial will take place in ; Union Cemetery’. Lacey. । Memorials may be made lo Carpenter! Temple Church, envelopes available at thd funeral home | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 25. 1998 - Page 7 Social News / f Halliwill-Little to be wed Aug. 8 Mr. and Mrs. DcWaync Halliwill of Charlotte and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Little of Nashville arc pleased to announce the engagement of their children Sabnna Halli­ wtll and Greg Little. Sabnna is a 1996 graduate of Maple Val­ ley High School and is currently employed al Hastings Manufacturing. Greg is a 1995 graduate of Maple Valley High School and is currently employed at T &. M Development An Aug. 8. 1998 wedding is being planned Sager retirement party planned You arc invited to a retirement party for Donald Sager at 11861 Fiona Rd . Delton on July 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. No gifts please. Delton man earns degree at WMU Gavin Donald Gibson of Delton gradu­ ated at Western Michigan University’s April 25 commencement ceremony. Gibson, a 1994 graduate of Gull Lake High School and the Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, received a bachelor of science degree in biomedical sciences from the Lee Honors College, having success­ fully defended his honors thesis. “A Method for the Determination of Punty of PNU-10483 Bulk Drug by Capillary Zone Elctrophorcsis,” completed under the men­ torship of Dr. Tore Ramstad while an intern at Pharmacia and Upjohn in Kalamazoo. Gibson will begin graduate studies this fall at WMU, having been awarded a grad­ uate training assistantship in the depart­ ment of biological sciences. A HEIS scholar at WMU. Gibson is a member of the Golden Key Honors Society, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Phi Kappa Mu. fraternal organizations dedicated to acade­ mic excellence. Gavin is the son of Gary D. and Joyce (Humphreys) Gibson of Delton. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT FURROSE • r_ Datault having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Dan R Chandanais Bnd JacWyn R Chandanais. husband and wife, of 4880 W Dowling Road. Dowling. Michigan 49050. to Green Tree Financia Servicing Corpo­ ration. a Mchigan corporation, ol 2505 East Pans Road SE. Grand Rapds Michigan 49588­ -8347. dated August 28. 1995. and recorded in the • Office of the Register of Deeds lot the County of in the State of Michigan on September 12. 1995 in Liber 640 Page 59 on when Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this No­ tice. for principal and interest, the sum of $68,084 88. and no proceedings having been mstrtuted to -ecover the debt not remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained m said Mortgage has become operative NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given r that on July 16. 1996. at 200 p m . on the steps । of the Courthouse m the City of Hastings. Mchi1 pan. that being the place tor holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder at pubhc sale, for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon caid Mortgaoe together w4h interest at 8 96 percent per annum legal coats, attorney fees, and any takes and insurance that said Mortgage. Green Tree Fmanaal Servtcng Corporation, does pay on or prior to the date of said sale, said premises are described in said •toigsgs as follows to-wit Parcel B Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 25 thence East 814 feet to the Point . of Begmnmg thence North 440 feet thence West 374 feet thence North 440 feet thence East 440 feet, thence South 880 feet, thence West 66 feet to the Pomt of Beginning The redemption penod as provided by law is one (1) year from the date of the sale Dated May 22 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER. ALWARD & ROY PC By Donald A Brandt (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue. PO Box 5817 Travwse City Mchigan 49696 5817 616/941-9660 (7/2) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting June 6. 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Roll Call 4 Board members present 1 absent several guests Minutes of May 5 and 13. 1998 meetings were approved with (1) correction and placed on fte Treasurer report for penod 02 presented to each member and placed on file Author.ze June bills ’or $22 616 04 Meeting adjourned at 8 50 p m Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Richard Barnum. Supervisor (6/25) Use the BANNER , CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, I Rnd Work, etc. Call...945-9554 , MORTGAGE SALE PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT REED, STOVER A O'CONNOR, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COL­ LECT A Df BT AND ANY INFORMATION OB­ TAINED WK.L BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Lake Odessa NEWS The Dcpot Muscum will be open differ­ ent hours this month to accommodate the dozens of alumni of Lake Odessa High School who will be returning to attend the evening banquet Saturday. The depot will be open from 2 until 6 p.m. This exhibit of composite graduation photos is open to the public, not just the old grads. New this year is one from the Class of I915 The lineup is complete from 1927 forward, but those be­ fore arc intermittent Some photos arc from the 1890s The depot will again be open on Sunday forenoon from 11 a.m. until noon for those who miss the afternoon showing Saturday. The Lake Odessa Fair parade will be on Wednesday. July I. The Grand Marshal re­ ception in honor of Lawson and Margaret Smith will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. They were named for the 1998 honor by the Lake Odessa Lions Club, of which Lawson is a long-time member. Margaret is an avid bridge player, an organist, home­ maker par excellence, longtime community volunteer. Lawson has been a quiet bene­ factor, industrialist in the machine business, golfer. Both arc members of Central United Methodist Church and parents of Judy and Bradley. The first session of Story Hour Wednes­ day at the newly located library brought a record number. There were 103 kits handed Out, yet someone of the staff counted 110 children. There were about 20 parents also. This year’s theme is “Reading is Dynomitc.’’Thc crowd was so large that tables and chairs had to be moved to accommo­ date the record group. A showcase is filled with prizes for readers who keep score of the number of books read. The Senior Fair held at Ionia High School June 12 drew hundreds from the entire county. There were workshops on varied topics, more than 50 exhibits, free health screening, a boxed lunch, lots of music, and reports from State Representatives Alan Cropsey, and Terry Geiger and from State Representative Larry DuVuyst. There was even valet parking, which was a real plus, considering the distance from the parking lot to the entrance. Mrs. Bertha Fredricks of McBain was in town last week handling business matters and seeing family members. She was ac­ companied by one of her sons. The GR Press carried a story about use of the Internet in connection with libraries in the Lakeland Cooperative. An online cata­ logs allows, with the right software (or is it hardware?) equipment, to hunt for books. Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage which was made on the 9th day of January 1997 by SCOTT W PARKS, a smgte person as Mortgagor to FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a credit union organized and existing under the laws of the United States as Mortgagee and recorded in the 22nd day of January. 1997. in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County and State of Michigan in Liber 683 of Records. Page 504. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid on the dat** hereof $14 297 67 pnncipal and interest at 7 6"o per annum, and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity of having been instituted to recover the debt secured by saxj mortgage or any part thereof and the power of sale m said mortgage contained having be­ come operative by reason of such default Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of July. 1998 at one o’clock m the afternoon at the east door of the Courthouse m the City of Hast­ ings. State of Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the high­ est bidde/ at public auction or vendue the premises herein after desenbed. for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon sato mortgage together with interest to date of sate and legal costs and expenses, including the attorney lee allowed by law and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises, which premises are described as situate in the Town­ ship of Johnstown. County of Barry and State of Michigan, and described as follows, to-wit: LOT 51 OF COUNTRY ACRES ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 64 The penod of redemption will be six months from date of sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a. m which case (he redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 19 1998 FIRST COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REED STOVER & OCONNOR. PC 151 S Rose Street Suite 800 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 By Robert E Engels one of its Attorneys (6/25) NOTICE: The Barn- Count)' Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citi­ zens for the Commission on Aging Board, the Mental Health Board and the Substance Abuse Board until 5:00 p.m. on Monday. June 29. 1998. Applications may be obtained at the county administrator s office. 3rd floor, court­ house. Hastings, MI. music titles, video titles in all the 70 li­ braries in Lakeland If anyone knows the meaning of Java. Netscape or Microsoft 3 O or 4.0 he would be able to comprehend the marvels of this new system. The local li­ brary went into the Dynix computer system al the first of June. One of the many anniversaries listed in the Saturday GR Press was that of the 40th anniversary of Virgil and Marcia Hartman of Grandville He was band director of Lake Odessa and Lakewood High School from I960 to 1968. During their years here, most of their children were born They built a new house on Sixth Avenue and later had* a devastating fire from spontaneous com­ bustion. Summer clothing packed tightly in boxes from new band uniforms, freshly ironed and sprinkled with mothballs set the stage for a fire. Randy and Julie VanHoof and children of Zeeland spent the weekend with her parents Max and Phyllis Decker. The report has been made of the death of Mcrwood Frederick Rcahm, 85. who died June 11. He was bom near Lake Odessa in 1912. He was preceded by his brothers. Du­ ane, Kendall and Carl. His wife Manan sur­ vives. as do three daughters. His sisters arc Pauline (Roy) Hough and Ida (Dennis) Petrie, who both were local teachers. Ser­ vices were held at the Portland United Methodist Church and burial was at Lake­ side Cemetery. Fourth Avenue now has newly painted white lines to mark the pedestrian cross­ ings. Church goers who attended Central UMC Sunday enjoyed the coffee hour reception in honor of Fathers’ Day hosted by one circle of the United Methodist Women. The fa­ thers present were given jumbo Kisses as they left church. This was a sweet treat wrapped in foil in the same shape as Her­ shey Kisses, this was a gift f.om the educa­ tion department. The dining room was fes­ tive with all manner of sea creatures sus­ pended from the ceiling, fems, Tahitian torches and other tropical decor used to promote the vacation Bible school theme “Sonshinc Island,” which began classes Sunday evening. Tim Hansen is the song leader. Alan Goodcmoot is the audio man. Tour guides are Rob Kruiscnga. Sam Strater, Tim Hansen and Michele Hewitt. Kay Barcroft is the story teller. Crafts arc directed by Debbie Hansen. Sharon Goodc­ moot and Thelma Curtis. Amy Paul and Shirley Estep handle the tropical foods in the. kitchen. Each evening thc^c is competi­ American Heart Asaodaboa.^^ MDab Medical iiur.icks skin with rest arch REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BARRY Notice la harvby given that any legal voter Nving in the following Cltiee and Tswnehlpa who la not already registered to veto may reglrter with their respective Clerk on Monde* My S, 1998, THE LAST DAY TO REGISTCR, from 9:00 a.m. until 5.-00 p-m. to be eNgMe to veto bl the August Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, August 4, 1SM. REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK DENA A. MILLER ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK TRACY MITCHELL BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK 5766 Henry Rd. Hastings. Ml 48058 Phone (616) 948-2266 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY BARRY TWP. CLERK 1SS E. Orchard SL Delton, Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623-5171 (Office) WILMA DANIELS CARLTON TWP. CLERK 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings, Ml 49056 Phone (616) 945-5990 JUNE DOSTER JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK 1815 Lacey Rd. Dowling. Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 SUSAN K. BUTLER MAPLE GROVE TWP. CLERK 9652 Evert Rd. Nashville. Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-1858 DARLENE HARPER ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK 11031 Wildwood Rd. Shelbyville, Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK LORNA WILSON CASTLETON TWP. CLERK 915 Reed St NeshviUe, Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (517) 852-9479 (Office) BONNIE L. CRUTTENDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK 885 River Roed Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 (Home) (616) 948-9690 (Office) SYLVIA FORSTER HOPE TWP. CLERK EMILY HARISON IRVING TWP. CLERK 8925 Parmalee Rd. Middleville, Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 ERV1L MANSHUM HASTINGS CITY CLERK 201 East State st Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 10570 M-66 Nashville, Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 5463 S. Walt Lake Road Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 623-8683 (Home) (616) 948-2464 (Office) The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held June 23.1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. tion between the flamingos and the toucans with having a Bible, wearing a designated color. Funeral services were held Tuesday at North Plains Community Church for lone Fletcher. 78. of Muir Mrs Fletcher was bom near Hastings in 1919 to Frank and Minnie Bryans She made her home in Lake Odessa with the Williams and Vera McCartney family from her early iccn years until her marriage in 1942 to Max Strachan She then spent the rest of her life in the Muir area. A year after the death of Max in 1971. she married Russell Fletcher, who died in March 1998. She graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1938. She is survived by one son Tom. daughters Mary Yeomans and Martha Anderson; her sisters Mary Herbert of Lake Odessa and Grace Walton of Hastings. The Bryans family lived in the Shultz area when older sister Winnie (Shctterly) rode the C.K.& S. tram into Hastings to high school. She also had older brothers John and Linden Bryans. Mrs. Fletcher was a member of the Glean­ ers Society, Farm Bureau and Ionia County Extension besides Eastern Star chapter of Lyons. Other survivors arc her Fletcher stepchildren. The Lansing obituary of Andrew Camp­ bell. age 88, lists his surviving wife of 67 years Fannie, daughter Betty (Clarence) Morgan-Rose of Lake Odessa and grand­ children Lauric (Kevin) Duits of Lake Odessa (Rumors Hair Salon) and William Andrew (Dawn) Morgan. Services were held on Tuesday at a Lansing funeral home. Pastor Carl Litchfield of the Woodland UMC officiated. Sunday marked the retirement day for Rev. Charles Richards and wife Ruth. They were in Lake Odessa 1986 to 1989. The VanZylls, the Deardorffs, the Kruiscngas and the Bill Walkers attended the service at the Coldwater UMC. 10155 S. Norris Rd. Delton. Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-2664 BARBARA BEDFORD RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK 2461 Heath Rd. Hastings, Ml 49056 Phone (616) 948-2194 DONNA STAGRAY THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK 200 E. Main St Middleville. Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-7202 CHERYL ALLEN WOODLAND TWP. CLERK 156 S. Main St Woodland. Ml 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 JAN LIPPERT YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK 284 N. Briggs Rd. Middleville, Ml 49333 Pftone (616) 795-9091 To receive an absent voter ballot, contact your township or city dortr. �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thia firm ia a debt collector attempting to col­ led a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas R BAKER and Melissa M MORGAN to Wood hams Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated March 10 1995 and recorded on March 14 1995 in Liber 626 on Page 520 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SER­ VICES INC as assignee by an assignment dated April 29 1996 whch was recorded on May 8 1996 in Liber 659 on Page 705 Barry County Records on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight And 74/100 dollars ($54 348 74) including interest at 9 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Has­ tings Michigan at i 00 odock PM on July 9 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of BARRY Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as The North one half on the following described premises Beginning in the center of the highway running through the East of half of the Southeast one quarter of section 6 town 1 North range 9 West and 1 chain North of the section line be tween sections 6 and 7 running thence Westerly 2 1/2 chains thence Southerly parallel with said highway 1 1 /4 chains to said section ime thence West along said section line 3 61 chains thence North 72 links to the right of way of the Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad for a place of beginning thence in a Easter'y direction to a point i chain North and 2 1/2 chains Westerly of the point of beginning thence Easterly 2 1/2 chams thence Northeasterly 2 chains parallel with said highway thence Westerly 5 34 chains thence Southeasterly 3 16 chains along the right of way of the .Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Ra-lroad to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 month!s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys for GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File #98054658 (6-25) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING In the matter ol RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY Social Security 362-48-4886 To RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY whose address is unknown and whose interest m the matter may be barred or affected by the following Notice A hearing will be held on Friday Octo­ ber 2 1998 at 9 00 am n the probate courtroom 315 West Green Street Marshak Michigan be­ fore Judge Harter regarding a petition for ap­ pointment of a personal representative June 17. 1998 Diane K Woods (P52818) 119 West Mchigan Avenue Marshall Ml 49068 616-781-7500 Yvonne Orbeck 182 Kings Lane Battle Creek Ml 49017 (9/24) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 98-22339-IE Estate of Steven Louis Karmes Social Secu rity No 370-10-8858 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 6973 Pomt Road Delton Ml 49046 died 3-16-98 An instrument dated 11-27-85 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the de­ ceased are notified that all claims against the es­ tate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Louis S Karmes 225 Oakwood St Grand Ledge Ml 48837 or to both the independent personal rep­ resentative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to rt (6/25) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE CHARLES J HIEMSTRA IS A DEBT COLLEC­ TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred m the conditions of a Mortgage made by EDWARD H PEASE and SU­ SAN E PEASE husband and wife of 214 Rus­ sell Middleville Michigan 49333 Mortgagors lo LSI CREDIT UNION of 641 ■ 44th Street SE. Grand Rapids Michigan 49548 Mortgagee dated February 3. 1993 and recorded in the Of­ fice of the Register ol Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on February 6 1993 in Liber 565 Page 619 By reason of this default the Mortgagee hereby deciares the entire unpaid amount of said Mortgage due and payable immediately As of the date of this Notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on this Mortgage the sum of Thirty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Six Dollars and Two Cents (S38 806 02) Further, there is due and unpaid real property taxes in the sum of One Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety-eight Cents (Si 708 98) lor 1996 taxes and one thousand Four Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($1 479 14) for 1997 taxes No suit or proceeding at laws has been in­ stituted to recover the debt secured by this Mort­ gage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in this Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, this Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part thereof, at public auction lo the highest bidder at the East Entrance of the Barry County Courthouse 220 West State Street Hastings Michigan Barry County Michi­ gan that bemg the place of holding Circuit Court in said County on Thursday the 23rd day of July. 1998 at 1 00 pm The premises covered by this Mortgage are lo­ cated tn Thornapple Township Barry County Meagan and described as follows LOT 7 THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 6. THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE EAST 3 RODS OF LOT 5. LOT 8 EXCEPT THE NORTH 1 ROD OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SAID LOT AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 10 1/2 FEET OF LOTS 7 AND 8. ALL IN BLOCK 60 VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 26 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN PPf08-041-060-004-00 Notice is further given that the length of the re­ demption penod will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated June 11 1998 LSI CREDIT UNION MORTGAGEE THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY Charles J Hiemstra (P-24332) Attorney for Mortgagee 125 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 310 Grand Ra^wds Ml 49503 616- 235-3100 (7/9) Ann landers No trophy wife Dear Ann lenders: This is for "Lonely tn Memphis.” the ovcr-40 divorcee who said men her age arc interested only in young, trophy wives. She is wrong, and I would like to set her straight I am a 50-year-old man who has been married twice and divorced twice The first divorce was brought about because I was an immature jerk, loo critical and loo demand­ ing The second divorce was probably my fault, loo. I am not looking for a young, tro­ phy wife. First. I can’t afford one. (Trophy wives are very expensive.) Second. I am sure my two daughters would not approve of bnngmg a "trophy" in the house. Third. I am not interested in raising a second batch of kids I am self-employed in a business that I enjoy I own my home, pay my bills on lime and has c money left over to feed my cals. I enjoy flower gardening, collecting an and target shooting. I keep myself in good shape, physically and mentally. I’m a fine cook (can bake, loo) and. when I’m in the mood, can clean house better than most women I know. I am not going to chase a woman. I will express an interest and suggest some activ­ ity we might enjoy together If the lady is interested, she will let me know. I’ve al­ ready had my grand love affair for this life­ time. It was manic and painful, and I don’t wish lo repeal it. One of those is enough. What I want now is a solid, mature relalion- Robert Richard Bruce. Jr . Hastings and Kelly Ann Bruce. Hastings Clinton Arthur Yarnngton. Middleville and Wendy LaRaync Blain. Middleville. Trevor John Gillespie. Hastings and Jen­ nifer Elaine Myers. Hastings. Joseph Ray Allwardt. Nashville and Donna Lynn Garrett. Vermontville. Jerry David Riemcrsma. Shelbyville and Tonya Lynn Lewis. Shelbyville. Shawn Wayne Hawthorne. Grand Rapids and Catherine Anne Murphy. Hastings. Steven Allen Kill Sr. Hastings and Flo­ rence Garza Villa. Hastings. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm la a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A NETZEL. a single man (Original Mortgagors) to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Mort­ gagee dated October 9 1997 and recorded on December 18. 1997 in Document Number 1003341. Barry County Records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred TwentyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Six And 16/100 dollars ($123,126 16) tndud^g interest at 9 625*. per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Has­ tings Mchigan at 1 00 odock PM on July 9. 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of WOODLAND Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot Nmety-One of the Plat of Eagle Poet Number Four according to the recorded plat thereof, be­ ing a part of the Northeast fractional one-quarter of Section Four Town Four North Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County. Mchi­ gan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 324ia in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File #98054546 (6-25) RETRACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE Hastings. Every Sunday in July and Auguai at 11AM I'int Preabyterian Church of I lasting 231 S Broadway Call 945-5463 for more nfo A Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale was previously published in this paper as to David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker regarding prop­ erty situated tn the Township of Prairieville County of Barry Michigan commonly known as 7033 South Shore Drive Delton Ml 49046-9412 Saxl Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale con­ tained an error as David a Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker were no longer the Mortgagors and were not m default David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker are no longer responsible for the Mortgage on the aforementioned property and their names should not have appeared m the No­ tice of Mortgage Foreclosure sale FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Trott & Trott PC • Attorneys for Mortgagee • (248) 642-2515 . 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File No 98043362 (7/2) ship with a female I can talk with, laugh with and sleep with. I want a woman who will accept me as I am rather than view me as a v ork in progress Is she out there. Ann ’ J.C. in Richmond. Va Dear J.C Yes. she is. but I’m not going to find her for you This is strictly a do-ityoursclf project. Gel off your rump, and let your friends know you wftnt to try it again. You sound like a decent guy who has a lol going for him. Please let me know if you take this advice - and if it works Name calling Dear Ann Landers: My son just called me about the letter in your column from "No Name. No City." The wntcr said her husband had no major faults, but she com­ plained that he never called her by name or anything else. My son reminded me that he never heard by husband or me call each other by name. We only used "sweetie." "honey" or "dar­ ling." He said he and his sister did not real­ ize we even had given names until they were in school. I had a wonderful, thoughtful, loving hus­ band tor 47 years and would give anything if he were still here w ith me. So "No Name. No City" should be thankful she has a hus­ band with "no major faults" She should keep every moment alive and treasure each day he’s with her. When he is gone, it’s a sad. lonely time. I know Honey in Lisle, III. Dear Honey: Your letter brought back some tender memories. My parents also never called one another by their given names. Ever. It was always "Pappa." "Momma." "honey." "sweetheart” or ‘■dar­ ling." Thanks for a letter that lit a small fire in my heart. Dear Readers: I wish to set the record straight. Several years ago. I attributed to Derek Bok (w ho was then president of Har­ vard University) the following gem: "If you think education is expensive, try igno­ rance" Bok let me know that the quote was not his. I failed to acknowledge my error at the time and wish lo do so now. I dug around and discovered that a similar quote," Education costs nothing. But then, so docs ignorance." was attributed to Sir Claus Moser. Mca culpa. Derek. Right to inherit? Dear Ann Landers: This letter is in re­ sponse to "Hurt and Poor in San Diego.” She is the woman who fell that her mother should have given her part of the proceeds from the sale of the family home after her father died. (Her mother had remarried.) "San Diego” asked for your opinion to help put things in the proper perspective. Well. Ann. I have quite another perspective. I am sick and tired of people who feel they arc entitled to something simply because they happen to be related It is very important for my peace of mind to know that my mother has a secure retire­ ment and that she will be well cared for in her old age. At present, while I am working on plans for r»ty own rctircnicnt. I am also trying to figure out how I am going to pro­ vide for »ny mother, she will be facing her BOV Cody and Kollm arc happy to wel­ come home their new baby brother. Luke Peter. He was bom to David and Marcia Lcinaar on June 8th al Baltic Creek Health System. Luke weighed 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 20 inches long. GIRL, Ton Rose, bom at Pennock Hospital on June II. 1998 at 12:06 pm lo Lisa Mane Crutcher of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs 6 ozs. and 21 inches long BOY, Charles Franklin, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 9. 1998 at 12:40 a.m. to Jennifer and Stephen Hayes of Hastings. retirement years in the not-ton-distant fu­ ture. "San Diego" should consider herself for­ tunate that she does not need lo worry about her mother's financial situation. That daughter should slop being so concerned about money that is not hers to begin with. Inherited money should be viewed as a pleasant surprise or an unexpected gift noi an entitlement Sign me A Mind of My Own In Austin. Texas Dear Austin: I like your style Thanks for voicing my sentiments so precisely. Would it surprise you to know that you and I arc definitely in the minority ’ Most people think differently and start with that “blood is thicker than water" adage Red birthmark Dear Ann Landers: We brought home a beautiful, healthy baby from the hospital and were surprised several weeks later to find a red spot on his forehead. Our doctor told us it was a birthmark called strawberry hemangioma Our older daughter also had one but in a much less noticeable place. The doctor said the spot would get bigger for a while but would eventually fade and disap­ pear I have been floored by some of the com­ ments people have made about that birth­ mark For example: “Oh. did he bump his head ’" And less polite remarks, such as. "That thing on his head is getting bigger.” "I hope that’s just lipstick." and my per­ sonal favorite, "Il’s not the kind that turns cancerous, is it?” Here is some information on strawberry hemangiomas. Obviously, a great many people need to be educated Hemangiomas usually appear shortly after birth and have a red. raised, bumpy texture They may be smaller than a dime or as large as a coaster. They consist of immature vascular materi­ als that have broken away from the circula­ tory system. These "birthmarks" arc quite common. One out of every 10 babies has one somewhere on his or her body. These birthmarks will grow for a while, but then, they will begin to fade Generally, they disappear completely by the lime the child is 5 years of age. Treatment is usually not recommended, except in extreme cases. I hope this information will help educate your readers so they will not feel the need to ask tactless questions. - Nameless. Of Course, on the East Coast. Dear East Coast: Your letter is extremely informative, and I'm sure it will prevent countless people from asking questions that could be hurtful. My office contacted Dr. Jerome Garden, a dermatologist at Chil­ dren s Mcmonal Hospital in Chicago. He said about 50 percent of these birthmarks disappear by age 5 and 90 percent by age 9. Those around the eyes, mouth or diaper area, however, may need treatment with steroids or laser. His adv ice was to check all such birthmarks carefully and follow your pediatrician’s advise. Thank you for all the folks you educated today. Gem of the Day (Credit Ogden Nash): Confidence is the fueling you have before you really understand the problem. Planning a wedding? What's right? What's wrong? "The Ann Landers Guide for Bndes ” will relieve your anxiety’. Send a sell-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this includes postage and handling) to: Brides. c/oAnn Landers. P.O. Box 11582. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562. (In Canada, send 54 55). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit lhe Cre­ ators Syndicate web page at www.crea tors com t Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 1/2 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Mason Alexander, born at Pennock Hospital on June 8. 1998 at 11:48 p.m to Shawn and Dana Rittcnburg of Freeport. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY. Dakota Rick, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on June 12. 1998 at 8:32 p.m. to Heather and Bnan Elkins of Gun Lake. Weighing 9 lbs. 10 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOV Mason Ellsworth, born at Pennock Hospital on June 4. 1998 at 3:53 a m. to Ben Hall and Kellie Stank of Orleans. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long FAMILY PRACTICE OFFICE NURSE Part-time Pennock Hospital is seeking a part-time office nurse to work up to 30 hours per week in our Clarksville office The qualified candidate will be a RN. LPN or Medseal Assistant and have at least 1 year of experience in a doctor's office setting Excellent interpersonal skills are required and flexibility is a must Please submit application/resume to; PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616)948 3112 or fax (616)945-4130 EOE �fhe Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 - Paoe 9 From Time to Time... The GRVRR: Morgan and westward By Joyce F. Weinbrecht E.E. Cook opened a blacksmith shop in what was called Barry villc in 1X65. but the year following moved to what is now Mor­ gan. He purchased XO acres from James Sweezey of Hastings and erected a saw mill, which was later sold to Dav id Ruckle. Mr. Cook returned to his former occupation as biacksmith. This area would become Morgan. There were three saw mills within a mile, two general stores, a large gram elevator and other businesses. Today lhe village re­ mains, but is little more than a name on the map of Barry County. Most people today know the spot as Mor­ gan. but tn bygone days, the v illage had two other names: Meadville, after a family of early settlers tn the area, and Shendan after that. But when the post otTicc was applied for in the 1870s it was discovered that there was already a Shendan post ofTice in Mont­ calm County, and since there cannot be two post offices with the same name in a state, another name had to be selected. Thus in 1878. an Englishman. John Morgan, gave the village its present name The mail was delivered to Morgan on the new railroad. Probably the outstanding attraction in the early days, aside from the lumber industry, was the Morgan race track, where people from miles around came to watch some of the best harness racing in the country But that ended abruptly sometime before the turn of the century when the owner. John Morgan, closed the track in disgust. His own horses were only good enough to run last. Morgan's big start came in 1X69 with the coming of the Grand River Valley Railroad, which prompted Z B. Wilson to build a gen­ eral store, which he sold four years later lo Horace Hall, who became the first post­ master. By 1890. William Adkins had erected the second general store, a huge bnck building that stood until a fire de­ stroyed it in 1931. An earlier Tire had de­ stroyed the first store, which stood next to the Adkins building, but it was rebuilt and remained in operation by Edward Michaels for many years. There were three saw mills, but they were not located within the present site of Mor­ gan. However, they were regarded as a part of the Morgan community, as was Morgan'* Landing about a half mile west and Thor­ napple Village, a resort still further west on .4he shore of the lake. One of the mills was erected by E.E. Cook on eight acres of land purchased from James Swrczcy Dav id Ruckle operated the village saw mill as a service to his fellow citizens. The largest mill, owned by the Bentley brothers of Hastings, employed 200 lumberjacks and was located about one mile cast of the present village site. Right in The Michigan Central Depot at Morgan Two Michigan Central Railroad section crew with their hand cars Morgan was the P.G. McClure mill, later owned by J bunton A half mile to the west stood the Harley mill to which logs were rafted across Thomapplc lake. Some of the logs that sank can still be found on the lake bottom. Morgan post office changed places al least three times before it was closed. Mr Hall opened it in the first general store and it was later moved across the street with Henry Sparks as postmaster. In 1X94. Mr. Adkins was commissioned to operate it in his store. After that it was re­ opened in a small frame shack next door to the store. From that location, regular rural mail delivery was begun in 1907 with Lester Webb as earner, w ith a horse-drawn mail wagon. A G.A.R. Post was located on the top floor of Adkins Store dunng the late IX90s. James Howard succeeded his fathcr-inlaw, William Adkins, as owner of the sec­ ond general store for about 22 years, during which time Morgan became a prominent shipping point for farmers for miles around to send potatoes and apples to market. In fact, at one time the railroad was so much in demand that two side tracks had to be built to handle the freight cars. Dr. C.O. Scon had a medical practice in Morgan. Wes and Jim Shafter also operated one of the stores. There was an elevator. Gleaner Hall and the Free Methodist Church The railroad made Morgan an active place, but the automobile ruined it. for when it became convenient to trade in the larger cities. Morgan. I.kc so many other villages of its kind began a penod of de­ cline. One by one. the saw mills were aban­ doned The daily tram runs were reduced t Castleton Tu'p) Scale 30Rotis t oanJnrh. The Sheridan plat map. before it was renamed Morgan from 12 lo one per day The post office was closed. The Free Methodist Church and Morgan School were abandoned as the res­ idents found it increasingly easier to reach Hastings or Nashville All that remains today is a combination general store and meal processing plant. Thornapplc Estates Mobile Home Park. Morgan Landing Cottages, mobile homes and boat landing. The section crew was the heart of contin­ uing maintenance of the railroad line. They were overseen by the railroad's roadmastcr and divided into sections, each of which were checked every day by the section crew, each with a foreman over them The continued passing of the heavy trains were a strain on roadbed, rails, ties, spikes and width of the gauge. The section crew had many things to check to maintain a safe railway system The train and its many cars passing over the rails would cause the rails to move up and down, eventually loosening up the spikes that hdd the rails to the wooden ties. In early days, the ties were untreated logs, flattened on two opposing sides, untreated and exposed to the air. wind and weather. They soon rotted out and had to be replaced frequently. Around the time of the Civil War they started impregnating lhe tics with various materials to preserve the wood, eventually settling on creosote, a tar derivative. This made the tics last up to 15 to 20 years. Tics were usually X’*xX”xX feet long. As the trains rounded lhe curves, great force was exerted on the rails and pushed them out of their accustomed bed. so the gauge of the track, which had been stan­ dardized at 4 feet. X I 2 inches, had to be checked with a gauge. Spikes, which loos­ ened up w ith the constant change of pres­ sure had to be moved to set in new holes. Bed gravel constantly shifted and so had to be re-lamped or be replaced. It was a daily job of checking, replacing and making safe the railroad lines One of the hazards of the section crew was lhe train itself Normally the daily schedule of each tram was known and posted each day. The foreman then made a note of specials and planned lo have his crew al a location where the hand car could be removed easily and safely free from worry. But like lhe special train that earned executives on the day of Hiram Webster’s death, made room for human error and no­ body knows what is around the bend. “Killed by cars while performing his duly" was the verdict Coroner William II Snyder's jury brought in after Hiram Web­ ster of Nashville, had been killed on a Wednesday evening. Mr. Webster, who was years ago a resident of Hastings, previous to his removal to Nashville, had been an employee of lhe Michigan Central Com­ pany about 40 years. He was 65 years old and had decided to work until the next fall, and then go to California to live with his daughter. He. a’ong with George Harshbcrgcr. Oliver Kidder and two other section men went down the line west of Nashville to do some work along the road bed They knew the special slock freight and the west bound passenger train were to pass in Hast­ ings and when they started for Nashville they thought that they had enough lime to reach there ahead of the freight. They did not know that the passenger train was or­ dered to pass at Quimby. The special train consisted of an engine and coach, carrying M B Snow of Detroit, assistant general manager of the road D.J Hackett, train­ master. M. T WnghL division superinten­ dent of Jackson, and other officials The men pumped the car along until they reached Gregg’-. Crossing, one mile west of Nashville They had just rounded a curve, when the two men on the car facing the west yelled and jumped Suddenly a train whistled behind them and Webster. Harshberger and Kidder Jumped Their first thought was to get lhe handcar off of the rails in order not to endanger the lives of those on the fast approaching train The last two men grabbed the side of the handcar to lift it. Webster stepped on the track behind it to assist them. In an instant the locomo­ tive struck the handcar. which was tossed into the air Webster was thrown 60 feet, and instantly killed. The train was stopped not far from the crossing and officials earned the body to the train and conveyed it to Nashville. Coroner Snyder was summoned from Hast­ ings. The men testified as to the distance where the train whistled. They went to lhe spot and found the distance was. according lo their idea. 80 feet. The engineer stated that he was running at 35 miles an hour Mr Webster's death was a great shock to the village where he had lived many years. Handcars were not light. It usually took four men lo lift it on and off of the rails. There was not much chance of getting the handcar off the truck before the train reached it. The early hand cars were moved by pumping them with a hand pump. By the 1920s. the cars became powered with gaso­ line motors. The section men who worked the tracks between Hastings and Nashville, were a very closely knit group. Se.cral were good musicians and played together and for each other to sing and square dance. In the late IXOOs and early 1900s the sec­ tion crews were divided up as follows: The Nashville crew operated out of Nashville, where a small shed was built to house their handcars and tools. At times there were two crews, one working between Nashville and Vermontville. The other crew worked from Nashville lo Quimby, with the Hastings crew coming out to Quimby. The west crew had what they called a half-way house between Nashville and Morgan, which was a small shed about five or six feet square, where they ate their lunch during stormy weather. It had a plat­ form outside where they kept the hand car dunng their break, so as lo keep the track clear. Also outside was a little spnng. not too far away and they had put a large 14-inch clay tile over the spring vertically with a cover on it lo keep the bugs, leaves, frogs and snakes out of the spnng so that they could use it for dnnking water. This was near Gregg’s Crossing not far from where Hiram Webster was killed. Sometimes dunng their noon break in the spnngtimc. dunng mushroom season, they would grab a paper sack and head off into the woods or along the right of way. looking for mushrooms. In fact, dunng working hours sometimes, the foreman would get his men started on a job and then grab a sack and mushroom for awhile. After all. it is hard to get a white shirt dirty picking mushrooms. The Grand River Valley Railroad and Thornappk Lake Thomapplc Lake is credited with having one of the first resorts in Barry County. Cole’s Landing was located on the south side of Thomapplc Lake on a high bluff. It began as a farm in 1X66 by Louis P. Cole and when the railroad came through he saw possibilities for his farm. Mr. Cole added a dock and row boats, built a sand beach, added picnic grounds around his house and later a ball field with a grandstand. People began to take the tram from Hast­ ings and Nashville, which was better than travel over the dusty roads. A steam-pow­ ered cruise boat became a part of the attrac­ tion. and finally a dance hall brought it biglimc resort status. Next came the railroad station. There was a steam boiler to heat the dance hall and train station, plus the steam powered gener­ ator to make electricity for the whole farm. He then built a 15-room hotel, with dining room and at the water’s edge the bath house, a toboggan slide which went into the waler Needing ice at his hotel and dance hall, he built an icehouse lo store ice. which was cut in the winter, packed in sawdust for use all summer. He now had people coming from Chicago, Detroit and just about any­ where else where they could get on a train to come As many as 2000 people a day were said to have packed the resort for ball games, water sports, dancing and generally good meals The Michigan Central Railroad built the railroad station in the IX70s fol­ lowing Mr. Cole’s efforts in building the re­ sort. School picnics, family outings came there. The Barnum Circus Show stopped there one weekend and set up on the ball di­ amond. Don Reid's mother. Amber Cruso, a school teacher, took her end of the year graduation out there, even hauling the pump organ from her home out there to pro­ vide the music to sing by. Out beside the road was a picnic water pump and every­ thing needed for a wonderful day at the lake. The resort was sold by lhe Coles to their son-in-law, Homer Wade. With the coming of good paved roads, automobiles and many resort attractions around it. the resort begin lo lose its supporters and went into re­ ceivership. In 1938, it was sold by the bank toT.S.K. Retd, father of Don Reid. By this time the resort was in bad shape. The toboggan slide was gone and the buildings in bad repair With much effort. Mr. Reid restored much of it and once again it rang with the sounds of picnics, roller skating, boating and ball­ games. In 1949, “Tex" Reid died and the land was sold. The hotel burned and only a few cabins and boats remain. The ball diamond rand grandstand were 200 yards behind the hotel on about five acres of land. The grandstand was not roofed and the ball teams came from all over to play ball on Saturdays and Sundays. Behind the ball diamond about 500 yards was a sand pit where Mr. Cole got his sand which he pul on the beach, as Thomapplc Lake has a muck bottom and needed beach sand hauled in. Thomapplc Lake is about one mile across at widest point north and south, and two miles long, cast and west, from inlet to outlet. Bluegills, perch, sun­ fish. rock bass, large and small mouth bass, pickerel and muskcllungc made it a fisher­ man's paradise. The depot al Thomapplc Lake Resort had a pole where there was a semaphore arm that could be raised to signal trains to stop for passengers. The waiting room in­ side consisted of wooden benches on each side and down the center of the depot. Un­ derneath was a steam boiler that furnished steam heating for the dance hall, or the “Lake House," as it was called, and also powered the electric generator for lighting them. There was a lean-to built on the dance hall which served as an outside refreshment stand, a fishing equipment storage room for anchors, oars, poles and lines. The toboggan slide was 40 feet high from top platform to the water’s edge, with a walkway on the left slide to climb up with a toboggan There was water running down the slide to make the toboggan go down faster. The toboggans would skip 20 to 40 feet into the lake. There was a bath house built under the toboggan slide, with sepa­ rate men’s and women’s changing facilities with storage for their clothes. Next: The Grand River I'alley Railroad and Quimby FAMILY MEDICINE BILLING COORDINATOR Full-time Pennock Hospital is seeking a Full-time Billing Coordinator. Minimum 3 years experience with Medicare. Medicaid. BCBS. Workers Comp, and capitation required. Must also have collections and accounts receivable experience. The suc­ cessful candidate must also have strong organizational and communication skills. Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes competitive salary. an innovative Flexible Benefits Package. Paid Time Off System, tuition reimbursement for continuing education, per­ sonal tax deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contnbute as much as 5% of your salary, and much more. Qualified applicants please send resume or apply in person to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 . (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945 4130 E.O.E. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 25. 1998 < < me t< lliink < I il... Big games nothing new for TK's top athlete, Doyle Recent Bronco success only means higher expectations It may be the lazy days of summer, but many Bronco fans are already thinking about fall foothall and winter hoops. The 32nd annual Hastings Bronco Golf Outing drew an all time high of 180 golfers last Thursday to the Hastings Country Club. Sure, those connected to the Brown and Gold wanted to swing their clubs and play like Lee Janzen for a couple of holes. But. even more, they wanted to rub shoulders and discus sports with coaches like Bob Donewald and Gary Darnell Donewald is the head coach of Western Michigan University's basketball team, which finally made it to the NCAA dance this past spring. Not only did the Broncos make the 64-team field. but they knocked off favorite Clemson in tbe first round and came real close to beating a talented Stanford team in the Final 32. The 21-win season probably was one of the top three seasons ever compiled by a Bronco basketball team: The other twp being the 1943-44 squad (15-4, NIT) that was led by Coach "Buck" Read and Hastings* own Lew Lang and the 1975-76 squad (25-3. NCAA Sweet 16) t‘ at included Pau) Griffin, Marc Thrc- • • Tom Cutter. Donewald was in Hastings tor me golfing event, as was his Bronco basketball assistant. Christian Wilson, who played in my foursome along with my pops. Carroll Jensen. Wilson and 1 discussed what WMU's "One Shining Moment" meant to the school and to the program's recruiting endeavors. Wilson's answers to those questions were 1. a huge increase in WMU’s enrollment for 1998-99 and 2. expect a couple of nice junior college eagers from Kansas, plus a fine point guard from the Chicago area, to contribute to the Broncos' future success. (Oh. and don't worry, Christian now knows about Hastings High's trip to the Final Four and all the good traits of our Saxon basketball players. I had to teach Wilson something* because he already knows how to swing his driver some 300 yards off the tee... similar to how Bill Laimbeer swung when I caddied for him at the Battle Creek Country Ciub... many moons ago!) The Jensen team, however, was not the only father-son combination that day at Hastings Country Club. Back to the area after spending the last few months coaching basketball overseas was Bob Donewald Jr., who attended WMU the same time I did... also many moons ago. Donewald Jr. gets to see many former Brown and Gold players such as Leon McGee and Jim Havrilla as a coach in England. Expect to see Donewald Jr. on the college sidelines in five to ten years. Gary Darnell. WMU's head football coach, was also there to add excitement to the troops. From worst to first. WMU went from 2-9 in 1996 to 8-3 in 1997, the greatest turnaround in the nation. The Broncos won their last six games under its first-year head coach and return 15 starters from that successful squad, proving that Darnell can coach just as good as he swings his driver. "We finished at a high level and it will be a challenge to see if we can start up at tbe same level this year," Darnell said. "Our MAC hopes will be challenged early as well be playing some teams in that stretch who feel they have a chance to win it." WMU's season opener is Sept. 3, a home contest versus Northern Illinois. Afterwards, the Broncos travel to Indiana on Sept. 12 and travel to Toledo on Sept. 19. A trip to Vanderbilt on Oct. 10 is also on the *98 schedule. The golfing event was hosted by Western Michigan University and Felpausch Food Center. Felpausch awarded four recent graduates of Hastings High School scholarships to WMU: Cheryl Gibbons, Trisha McKeough. Ben James and Amy Robbe. Let's hope the Kalamazoo institution can find a place for Robbe in its musical department. Robbe’s too good to leave out. As for our four winners. I'm sure that they will make lhe best use of their Bronco education just like 1 once did. Many locals were on hand to take their swings and add their Bronco support. The list includes outing co-chair and former H.H.S. principal Bob VanderVeen, Lang and Ernie Strong, the voice of Saxon sports. The new WMU sports logo was introduced for everyone on hand to see and for some reason it looks a lot like the Denver Broncos new logo. Hopefully, come fall. Darnell's Broncos will continue to play like their Denver counterparts and, come winter, Donewald's Broncos will experience one or more of those shining moments. It certainly can't hurt the attendance al outings such as this one. Jennie Doyle scored a lol of points... collected a lot of hits and made many outstanding plays during her four years of athletics at Thomapple Kellogg High School. But never did she get to experience a district championship until the spring of her senior year in softball The Lady Trojans first had to beat rival Caledonia and it took eight innings, but Doyle collected two RBI and a triple and TK won 7-6. Next was Forest Hills North*.m, a team that everybody predicted would win over TK. But. again Doyle managed 2 RBI and the Lady Trojans pulled off the upset 6-4. "That was crazy," Doyle said of her first district title. "First, we beat Caledonia, the team our coach used to coach, and then Forest Hills Northern. None of us thought that we were going to win... we just gave it a go." That extra push paid off. "We just came around; it was nice to see all of the work finally pay off." Doyle said. It may have been the first district title, but Doyle is well-accustomed to having big games in big moments. As a result, she was named Thomapple Kellogg's lop female senior athlete during the 1997-98 school year. In her senior year of basketball, one of those big games materialized when lhe point guard guided the Lady Trojans to a tremendous upset over Calvin Christian. TK won lhe game 54-50. ending Calvin's 35-game winning streak in the G-K Blue. Doyle scored a team-high 18 points in that triumph and made a crucial steal in the final 40 seconds. Those types of performances earned her Grand Rapids area "Dream Team" and All­ State honors in her prep basketball career Now, she sets her sights on Lake Superior Stale University, where she will hoop it up at the college level for the upand-coming GL1AC program. "Sports have taught me to set high goals and pursue them," Doyle said. "I’ve always wanted to go (to college) and play." Three times in three varsity years Doyle was named All-Barry County and all-league in basketball. In her senior stanza, she was also recognized as a scholar on the All-Academic All-State Jennie Doyle (43) used concentration and skill to become an All-State caliber basketball player and to score a spot on a college hoop team. squad as well. Basketball became her favorite sport, partly because of lhe mind set that was needed to conquer the game. "Tbe mental aspect of the game; you’ve got to think." Doyle said. "Sometimes in softball and volleyball there's no action." Volleyball and softball were other sports that Doyle dominated at times. Twice she was named All-Barry County for volleyball, while lhe O-K Blue awarded her for one spiking season. In softball. Doyle was selected all-league twice, all-county twice and was also picked on the '98 All-District squad. Doyle smacked 5 home runs as a softball senior, a total that stands as a TK record. ’ At Lake Superior State, Doyle will major in education, while pursuing her dream of becoming a better basketball * player with more of that ' great drive." Three-sport star, Romph, finds efforts rewarding < The father-son coaching combination of Bob Donewald and Bob Donewald Jr. paid a visit to Hastings for the Bronco Gon Outing at the Hastings Country Club. • AGPA Provides Benefits: More than 85,000 public golfers nationwide have discovered tbe secret to great golf at an exceptional value: tbe American Golf Players Association (AGPA). Offered at more than 160 public courses the AGPA makes more affordable and accessible to public golfers. For an annual fee of $29.95 for Associate members and $49.95 for Full members, AGPA golfers receive savings on many privileges, including greens fees, cart fees, range balls, merchandise and club rentals. For additional information, on tbe AGPA. call 1-800-790-AGPA (2472). Spencer Romph always made tbe most of his athletic endeavors as a three-sport star at Thomapple Kellogg High School. The al)-everything football, wrestling and baseball standout gave each game or match his 110 percent and enjoyed each moment with the same energy. "I like seeing hard work pay off." Romph said. "Sports taught me to have a drive to succeed; that hard work will pay off whether you believe it or not." In Romph's case, hard work came naturally, just as the honors and the victories did. His efforts made him TK’s top senior male athlete in 1997-98. In football. Romph was a constant member of tbe all-league team and made the All-Barry County team in his junior and senior seasons. In TK's 10-1 1997 campaign that included a league championship and a trip to the second round of the Class BB Stale playoffs. Romph ran for over 1.100 yards and reached pay dirt on 14 occasions. It was a gridiron season that started with a bang and continued with the same exciting fire all the way through. "The Caledonia win (season opener 16­ 13) was a nice start, the first game can make of break a season." Romph said. "The Gul) Lake game (first round of playoffs won by Trojans) was lhe most enjoyable game of my life. Seeing the hard work of 50 individuals pay off is kind of rewarding." Romph gained 155 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown versus rival Caledonia. He netted 78 yards on 18 carries and carried in another score in tbe 21-14 State playoff triumph over Gull Lake in the opening round. Wrestling was another rewarding sport for Romph. He made All-Barry County . three times, was All-State twice, was named io the National team twice and was picked to the All O-K Blue squad three times. His 178 mat victories are most by . any TK Trojan, a great accomplishment considering the athletes who have . competed in Coach Tom Lehman's black and orange program. > ROMPH, cont. on page 12 See SUCCESS continued on peso 12 WMU Coach Bob Donewald figures the new Bronco logo and his team s recent NCAA success cant hurt the image of the basketball program. Spencer Romph, shown hers at the '98 State finals, achieved more wins in his wrestling career than any other TK mats man that came before him. �Thp Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 - Page 11 All-Star appearance for Courtright full of magic A trip to play ball at Tiger Stadium turned out to be a real blast for Hastings' Andrew Courtright. • Courtright was one of 36 players in the plate to compete in the East West All­ -Star Game Monday at Michigan and Trumble in Detroit. ' Two Saxons before Courtright had Competed in the prestigious game. Nick Williams and Dann Howitt. 1 "It was such a great honor thinking of all the greats who have played there." Courtright said. "It kind of sent chills up my back; just getting to meet all of the payers" . The catcher gave signs to two talented West hurlers. Climax-Scotts' Scott Stuck and Blissfield's Nick Bates. Both, he said, threw some real heat. "Il took some time to get used to." Courtright said. The East did put some runners on. but nobody dared to test the golden arm of Courtright. e "Nobody tried to steal on me." Courtright said. * In the 1998 prep season, the Saxon senior threw out a school record 47 percent of those who attempted to steal a base. Courtright holds the Hastings High School baseball record for games played, is tied with Cal Norris for most career pitching wins (21). and is second by two hits to Nick Williams for most base raps tver by a Saxon (102). At the Tiger Stadium plate. Courtright went O-for-2 but hit the ball hard (screamers to the shortstop and the third baseman) on both appearances. Highlights Monday included a 2-run dinger by Temperance Bedford's Mike Meinhan which hit lhe facing of the upper deck in left field and a few flaming fast balls by Brighton pitcher and soon­ to-be University of Michigan quarterback Jason Fleser (72) helped anchor Delton Kellogg's offensive line that opened many holes for Panther backs to run through. (Photo provided) Fleser builds athletically becoming one of DK’s best Drew Henson. The East won the All-Star battle 11-8. Hastings’ No. 7, Andrew Courtright, had his hits at Tiger Stadium Monday as a participant in the East West All-Star game. (Photos provided) Soccer stars score points; stop shots for area honors The team's taking part tn World Cup *98 are not the only soccer squads loaded with talented scorers, defenders and goalkeeper this summer. The 1998 J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County soccer squad also is rich in talent. Members from Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Thomapplc Kellogg and Lakewood comprise a team, that if they did play as one. would be super tough to beat. Here are the top soccer performers from lhe recently completed prep soccer season: The First Team 1. Katie Willison (Goalkeeper) Hastings: The senior was both the team's MVP as a junior and a senior. Had eight shutouts in ^S. one more than her seven in *97. A two-time All-Barry County pick. 2. Summer Gillons (Fullback/halfback) Hastings: The senior was All-OK White and played four seasons of varsity. Also a Saxon "MVP" i^ho nude All-Ban / County twice. : 3. Mylea deGoa (Fullback) Hastings: Was a captain for three years and made All-OK While for two years. Was the blue and gold's best defensive tiyer. Was All-Barry County in *97. 4. Sarah Hayes (Forward) Hastings: Scored 9 goals and made 15 ■ssists The team's best on offense in two ^ears. A captain who made All-O-K White in *97 and All-Barry County in *97 and '98. 5. Jess Gole (Forward) Hastings: Just a sophomore. Gole tallied 10 goals and assisted on 16 others. Best on offense in her first two prep Soccer campaigns. 6. Deana Welch (Sweeper) ike wood: Was honored for team leadership and "MVP." Played every minute in every game. Second team All­ Kapital Circuit. L B7. Nikki Scheidel (Forward) Delton: A Panther captain who scored 9 goals this spring. Has lots of speed and made lhe All-KVA squad. 8. Autumn Clllton (Forward) Delton: The freshman managed 7 goals. Including a hat trick in one match. Another speedy Panther who was tabbed •tfl-KVA. r 9. Coreen Barber (Center midfield) Thornapple Kellogg: An All-O-K Rainbow play maker who scored three times and added an assist. Was All­ Barry County in *97. 10. Barb Truer (Center fullback) Thornapple Kellogg: Also All-Barry County in '97. Truer was TK's leader in lhe backfield this spring. Scored a goal and was a co-captain. II. Jaime Robbins (Striker) Thornapple Kellogg: The Trojans' leading scorer with 9 goals and 4 assists. All-O-K Rainbow and All-Barry County in '97. Honorable Mention 1. Emily Elsie (Forward) Lakewood: Played 11 positions and tallied a goal in the process. "MVP” on offense and All-Capital Circuit honorable mention. 2. Jessica Toboada (Striker) Lakewood: All-Capital Circuit honorable mention who served as a team captain. 3. Lyndsey Reed (Forward) Delton: Good movement without the ball who can distribute the ball with the best of them. All-Barry County in *97. 4. Korine Norton (Defense) Delton: An "excellent" defender who marked the top goal scorers in the KVA. 5. Kristen Overbeek (Halfback) Thornapple Kellogg: Makes good and accurate passes and is also a major threat on lhe attack. 6. Sarah Parks (Halfback) Thomapple Kellogg: A senior leader who anchored the team's left side. 7. Track Heffelbower (Forward) Hastings: All-Barry County in ‘97. lhe captain notched 8 goals and 12 years. Made All-O-K White honorable mention for a second straight season. Prep football ‘98 regional assignments The regional assignments are out for Michigan High School Athletic Association prep football teams Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville). Lakewood and Hastings are all in Region III for Class BB teams, while Caledonia is in Region II for Class BB Harper Creek. Battle Creek Lake view. Coldwater. Eaton Rapids. Fowlerville. Marshall. Ortonville-Brandon. Gull Lake and Sturgis are other teams in Class BB Region III. Allegan. Comstock. Dowagiac East Grand Rapids. Mattawan. Otsego. Plainwell. Sl. Joseph. Three Rivers and Wayland are other grid teams in Region II for Class BB. Delton Kellogg will be in Region II for Class B teams with Maple Valley playing in Region III for Class CC football squads. Pennfield. Belding. Hamilton. Paw Paw and Portland are other teams competing in Region II for Class B. In Region III for Cass CC other teams include Berrien Springs. Bronson. Fennville. Hopkins, Olivet and Union City. Jim 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home 3 .4 Address Signs Made while you wail *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs /across from E W BlisxJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Tou rr«« 888-577-7446 Auto Glass I \pert Installation • XIlMakes X Models Jason Reser admits that he really didn't get totally serious about football until his senior year rolled around. “The year before (1996). I just wanted to get through the season, but I really started waking in practice last year (1997)." The extra work really paid off as Reser — with the help of Delton Kellogg football coaches John Greenman and Rob Heethuis — became a major force on the offensive line. "Coach Grtenman was always there to kick me in the butt," Reser remembered "All of the coaches (though) believed in me." As a junior. Reser could be found on either side of tbe line (defensive or offensive tackle), but as a senior he primarily performed on offense. The goal was to improve both his quickness and strength. The final results gave him a passing grade and helped him to become the school's co-male senior athlete for 1997-98. "Just to concentrate on offense; it really beipdd just to focus on one'thing." Reser explained. This week, the recent Delton Kellogg graduate is on an Appalachian Service Project (A.S.P.) in Kentucky with the Faith Methodist Church. He looks forward to that building adventure just as he would fiercely moving an opponent on the gridiron. "I'm excited... I've never been on a mission trip before." Reser said. Come fall, hell be back out on lhe football field as a member of the Adrian College squad coached. He expects to play either offensive guard or offensive tackle at lhe MIAA program. "h's something that I've always wanted to do." Reser said. "It's just exciting to know that I can play at the college level." He played four years of football at Delton Kellogg, the last two as a member of the varsity team. He was named All­ Barry County and KVA honorable mention as a senior standout who loved to shine under lhe big lights. "It was just the whole atmosphere." Reser said. "The lights... they pul you in a zone." One special night came versus Comstock at the end of his senior year and involved fellow Panther lineman Corey Mingerink, DK’s other co-male senior athlete. The two friends were not sure of a certain count, so Reser just took the big guy in front of him and the play resulted in a touchdown. Reser, though, admits that being a lineman does have its trying moments. "Yeah, it’s hard to see other people getting credit and you not getting any." Fleser said Football is "by far" his favorite sport, one that has already provided him with "tons of memories." In basketball. Reser played four years and two as a center on the varsity squad. The winner of lhe "Coaches Award." Reser was a capable scorer, in his words, who "didn't play very much." In track and field, Reser was a four-year performer who ran hurdles early on and then switched to disc throwing to become stronger for football. "Track was a blast; it was a lot of fun." Reser said. "I always struggled 'til this year when I really improved in the disc." Football and athletics helped Reser to find a niche that kept him healthy and out of trouble. "I think it helps." Reser said. "It (athletics) teaches you some things and keeps you in lhe right crowd." At Adrian College. Reser will seek a degree in either criminal justice (possible police officer) or physical education (teacher). He also plans to be a successful football player and possibly help Coach Jim Lyall’s Bulldog program contend for top league honors. More Stores on Barry County’s top Athletes in Next Week’s BANNER! POSITION OPENING: 56-1 DISTRICT COURT Part time position (16 hours/week) Chief Account Clerk/Secretary. Base pay S8.63/hour. Book­ keeping & accounting experience necessary. 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June 27th • Sign-Up Today! �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 win is on its way D1+5+:5:^^ The life of a professional race car driver can be quite smooth and then, all of a sudden, that course can become a bit bumpy. Just ask Dave Sensiba, who has been racing on the American Speed Association (ASA) circuit for the past five seasons. Last week at Clement. Ind., Sensiba qualified second for lhe race held at the Indianapolis Raceway Park (I.R.P.). But his goal of capturing his first ASA triumph hit a rocky road when mechanical troubles forced him to exit the field early. Still, Sensiba knows that first win will come, as long as he doesn't focus too much on the past as he aims toward his racing future. "We've had some really good cars and have raced real well so far this year." Sensiba said. "You have to go out each race like it’s a new race. We're really trying to get that first win." The 1994 ASA "Rookie of lhe Year" has been near lhe front on many occasions. This year, he has finished second twice and ended up third in two other races. The racing season can be a long and winding road for a professional driver. Sensiba says the two hardest things are 1. Being away from his family and 2. Going every week lo lhe new tracks (which in his words can also be a lot of fun). Keeping Sensiba on lhe tracks and in search of that first win are P.G.T. Trucking. Select Storage Warehouse in Grand Rapids. West Michigan Auto Auction in Grand Rapids and Raceware, also out of the Grand Rapids area. Racing has been a part of Sensiba's life ever since he was a little kid. He remembers spending many days racing with his father. Bob. while growing up in Middleville. He'll be back in the area Aug. 8 when he races again at the Berlin Raceway in Marne. unable to compete at Kalamazoo last Saturday. In the Super Late Models Ron Finkbeiner (18th in points) did not run because of mechanical troubles. Gabe High (21st in points) had prior commitments and did not race in the Limited Late Models. Kevin Farris (4()th in points) and Brandon Lyons (first in points) did. though, respectively placing 9th in the B feature and second in the A feature. Lyons, who qualified second, finished in third the previous week. In the Mini Stocks Tony Neeson was ninth in the feature and now stands in the 23rd position in the point standings. The Kalamazoo Speedway will have a full four-in-one show Saturday plus the Auto Value Sprint Cars will be on hand Gates open al 2 p.m., time trials are at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Hastings' Brad Shcllenbarger finished eighth in the Factory Stocks A feature last Saturday at Kalamazoo, helping him to move up to 15th overall in the point standings Other area drivers competing in the Factory Stock events were Budd Hybels (fifth in the A feature, tied for first in points). Bnan Bergakker (22nd in the A feature. 11 th in points) and John TerMeer (17th in the A feature. 27th in points). Lee Misak (19th in points). Gary VanArsdale (26th in points) and Rob Misak (31st in points) did not or were PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a pn> posed Ordinance which was received for first reading by the Township Board of Rutland Charter Township at its reg­ ular meeting held on June 10,1998. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. M EFFECTIVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rvzoning of certain property GOLF MORE PAY LESS Great Gift! “RE" Rural Estate Residential District zoning classification to the "Rl" Single Family Residential District zoning classi­ 800-LUNG-USA fication, and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinance* Visa/Mastercard in conflict herewith A. The Zoning map as incorporated by reference in the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rvzoning from the "RE" Rural Estate Residential District zoning classification to the “Rl" Single Family Residential District zoning classification of the fol­ lowing desenbed land in Land Section 34: ALL TH AT PARI OF NE I /4 SEC 34-3-9 N OF W QUIMBY RD AND S AND E OF A LI DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE NE CORNER OF SECT ION 34: TH S (M) DEG 12* 52" W 1272.48 FT ALONG THE EAST LI OF SAID NE 1/4; TH N 39 DEG 47 08“ W 541.87 FT TO THE NORTHERLY UNE OF QUIMBY RD AND THE POB; TH N 20 DEG (M* 00" E 209.56 FT; TH N 10 DEG 55’0(7 E 810 FT; TH N 14 DEG (M' 49- E 45 14 FT; TH N 22 DEG 16' 28“ W 19.72 FT; TH S 89 DEG 01’ 39“ E 322.63 FT TO FT OF ENDING OF SD U ALSO ALL THAT PART OF N 200 FT OF NE 1 /4 SEC 31 T3N R9W S OF A LI WHICH IS PARALLEL TO AND 200 FT N OF CNTRLIW QUIMBY RD THAT PART OF CNTRU W QUIMBY RD IS DESCRIBED AS: COM AT E 1/4 POST SEC 34-3-9; TH N 89 DEG 54’ 46“ W 1.903 27 FT; TH N 01 DEG 17 42" W 1,005 (M FT. TH N 01 DEG 12* 56’ W 298 75 FT FOR POB; TH S 88 DEG 36' 20“ E 10933 ft; TH N 88 DEG 4h' 32“ E M8.18 FT; TH N W DEG 05' 05" E 384.87 FT; TH SELY AL SD CNTRLI TO E SEC LI AND FT OF ENDING OF SD LI + AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION Request for Bids City of Hastings Department of Public Services 1998-1999 Street Line Painting The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is requesting bids for its 1998-1999 street line painting program. Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on July 8. 1998. Proposal forms, bidding requirements and specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Should any section. clause it prov.snm of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the action. clause it provision so declared to be invalid. SECTION III EFFECTIVE DATE YMCA NEWS Hastings Mens Softball League Red Division Blarney Stone Sniders............ Olde Towne Athletes................ Blarney Stoney' Madd Dawgs W-L .7-1 . publication after adoption. All Ordinance* or part* of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed that Blue Division TNR 5-4 Jarman Lydy ......................................... 4-2 Board of Education.................................. 1-6 No Preference Towing .......................... 0-8 Home Run Leaders - Bnan Snider 7. Robert Taylor 7. Jeff Kerber 5. Jesse Lyons 5. Bill Jilcs 4. Scott Stocpkcr 4. Bob Brounci I 4. Last Week's Results OTT Bovs 18. Bored of Education 13: Sniders 10. TNR 8; TNR 23. No Preference 5; OTT Boy's 16. TNR 15; TNR 18. Art Meade 7; Jarman Lydy 16. Bored of Educa­ tion 6; Sniders 19. No Preference I. Sniders 10. OTT As 6; OTT As 18. Madd Dawgs 12. Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary rea­ sonable auxiliary aid* and service* such a* signer* for the hearing impaired and audio tape* of pnnted material* Romph. though, said his biggest thrill in wrestling came in 1996 when TK won the Division Ill State title. The Trojans pinned Richmond 36-29 in the State finale and soon after the tears began to flow and Lehman's hair came off. "1 enjoyed that more just because you can share it with your teammates and your community." Romph said of the team's glory. "He (Ixhman) deserved it more than anyone on the team. Complete Hair Care For... Men, Women & Children • Coloring • Cuts Highlighting • Perms tVow Open for Appointments or Walk-Ins 945-0162 215 E. High St.. Hastings being considered at the heanng to individual* with disabil­ ities requmng auxiliary aid* it service* should contact the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address it tele­ phone number listed below BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS, Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 Illi CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: Iiku I.Idled I he < ode of Ordinances. City of Hastings. Michigan, is hereby amended SECTION 2, If any Section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is lor any HOPE FLOATS THE TRUMAN SHOW reason held lo be invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any Court of competent 0 MULAN ordinance I hi* ordinance shall lake effect and he in full force upon publication YEAS NAYS ABSENT NINE N( )NE 0 C AN T HARDLY WAIT 0 DR. DOOUTTLE ma I. F.vcril G Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy <4 an • hdinance adopted by the Hastings City Council, on June 22. 1998 F.s cnl <» Manshum. < ’its < *lerk SUCCESS Continued from page 10 Ml T«CM" uh »u»» • DAYS, 7 NIGHTS IftU) jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Mm cd bv Jaspcrsc ai.d supported b\ Mas. that the abuse Ordinance he adopted as read His most memorable match as In individual came in the Stale semifinals this past spring. Trailing Marshall's Ben Gase 9-3 in lhe final 1:20. Romph toqk the match to overtime by making thitc takedowns in lhe final seconds. He thin won the decision 13-11 in overtime by tallying two points during the exqa session. As a senior. Romph went 56-7 and was a State runner-up al 160. Baseball proved to be a blast for the soon-to-be Western Michigan University student. Playing varsity ball for two campaigns. Romph was selected to the All-Barry County and all-league squads in a banner senior stanza. In '98, the outfielder led TK in seven of 11 categories including hitting (.490), stolen bases (28) and RBI (18). At WMU, Romph plans to major in education with an emphasis on social studies and physical education. Someday he hopes to become a coach and give back to others what mentors like Lehman and Coach Tim Penfield (football) gave to him. Romph has already coached little kids in wrestling for the past three years. As far as other goals are concerned, the always outspoken jock says that he has his sights set on becoming a bodybuilder and possibly competing in the Grand Rapids Bodybuilding championship in 1999 "1 think I’ll do all right." Romph said of his chances ONLY tl.BO by repealing Sections 2-121. 2-122. 2-123. 2-124. and 2-125 of Article IV. Chapter 2. SF< ’I It >N 3 YMCA Women's Softball A League Team W-L Winchel Tires Such................................. 3*1 KLCsDMBT.............................................2-1 Manpower................................................ .2-2 Blarney Stone .......................................... i-2 True Value................................................. Q-3 ROMPH, cont. from page 10 said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at the regular meeting to be held at the Rutland Charter Township Hall on July 8.1998. commencing at 7 (M» o'clock PM YMCA Women's Softball B League Team W-L Jarman Lydy Builders ............................ 3-0 Hastings Mutual .................................. 2-\ Hastings Manufactunng...........................|-2 Flcxairs...................................................... 0-3 T AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AMENDING SECTIONS 2-121.2-122,2-123,2-124, AND 2-125 OF THE LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE HASTINGS CODE SI (T |( >N I This Week's Game Thursday. June 25 - 6:30 Sniders vs. Madd Dawgs. 7:30 Jarman'Lydy vs. Sniders; 8:30. Jarman Lydy vs. OTT A’s. . 4-3 PERFECT MURDER.» This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) day* after four tickets should be on availability. You can call the Cats at (616) 784-4131 for ticket information. ORDINANCE NO. 309 SECTION II SEVERABILITY NOTICE The BERLIN RACEWAY accepted RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS SECTION I Rezoning of Property in Land Section 34 The fun correct response to this question is good for four free seals to an upcoming West Michigan Whitecaps contest at Old Kent Park. The tickets are undated reserved seat tickets. So far II people have woo seals in the 11 scorching weather we're having. Larry Dahlke, of Middleville, won a heat race in the Late Models, but it was Gun Lake's Bob Holley who drove to victory lane in the feature event. The feature win was Holley's fourth triumph of the racing season. In lhe point standings Holley is again first with 483, Dahlke is 17th with 159, Middleville's Dave Sensiba is 29th with 42 points. A triple header with Late Models. Sportsmans and Super Stocks will run Saturday at Berlin. A 40-lap feature for Late Models will include former track champion Randy Sweet of Kalamazoo. Practice begins at 2 p.m.. time trials are 4 p.m. and the first race is al 7 p.m. On July 4 the Auto Value Super Winged Sprint Cars return to Marne for a special holiday program that includes Sportsmans and Late Models. FREE green fees at more than *160 courses in Michigan Name all of the professional sports teams located in the Grand Rapids area? sports desk at (616) 945-9554. If the sports staff is out somewhere The New 96 Speedway again features Open Sprints; 1MCA Modifieds and Street Stocks this Saturday. On July 4. the AMA Grand National Motorcycles invade the fast half-mile track. when you join the Golf Privilege Club!! located in Land Section 34 within the Township from the FURTHER This week's West Michigan Whitecaps/Hastings Banner trivia question should make one G.R. sports fan a very happy winner. The question in week No. 12 is about professional sports team that play in Michigan's second largest city. It reads as follows: Mark Stemen. Hank Siwecki and Walt Wisniewski took home A-Main victories last Saturday night at the New 96. Stemen took the checkered flag in the Sprint feature. Stemen made a daring move on the low side in turn three, almost going three wide to take the first position from Tim Norman. Hastings* Todd Wohlford finished 10th. In the IMCA Modified feature. Hank Siwecki captured his first win of the season edging out second place finisher Bill Holagle. Caledonia's Jake Meyerink, the current point leader, was third and Hastings* Joe Baker wound up 11th. Walt Wisniewski crossed the finish line in front of a couple of area drivers to earn first place honors in the Street Stocks. Taking second was Freeport's Ben Christy. Hastings* Ben Curtis was sixth. Brian Curtis placed eighth and Middleville's Frank Thompson ended up 15th. Christy is near the tops in points after winning the feature the previous Middleville's Dave Sensiba continues to smile as he searches for that first professional ASA victory. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ SONS: TAKE Are you up on your G.R. sports, well here's the lest. THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN PLEASE Name the pro sports teams in Grand Rapids? O • Tough Day at Ball Yard: Area baseball players had difficult times getting hits at the June 16 John Bos All­ Star Game held at Old Kent Park. Andrew Courtright and Matt Moore, recent graduates of H.H.S.. were a combined 0for-5. The O-K White, though, beat lhe O-K Gold 2-O. • Officials Can Sign Up: Individuals interested in becoming a high school athletic game official for the 1998­ 99 school year may now register with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. More information about officials registration may be obtained by contacting lhe MHSAA at 1661 Ramblewood Drive; East Lansing. Ml 48823 or calling (517) 332-5046. Talk to you soon �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 Page 13 MainStreet Savings Bank finalizes purchase of Great Lakes Branch Face painting is one of the activities at Saturday's walk Alpha Center Walk raises • $3,243.50 for women services MainStreet Savings Bank finalized the branch purchase with TCF. the parent com­ pany for Great Lakes Bank on Friday. June 19 TCF has sold the deposit accounts of its Hastings branch office to MainStreet Sav­ ings Bank, as publicly announced ip march Great Lakes deposit account customers of the Hastings office will now do their bank­ ing at MainStreet Savings Bank. Great Lakes will retain all loans, so loan cus­ tomers will continue to make their pay­ ments to Great Lakes National Bank. The sale, which includes approximately 4.000 accounts, transfers all deposits to MainStreet Savings Bank "Our operations staff has been preparing for this purchase for several months." said Sandy Nichols, vice president-retail bank­ ing. "The transfer of accounts was exten­ sively planned for a smooth transition from Great Lakes lo MainStreet Savings Bank Customers have been provided with com­ plimentary MainStreet checks and a new ATM/dcbit card to replace the Great Lakes checks and cards they previously owned." she added. According to Todd Harding, president and CEO of MainStreet Savings Bank. "The sale w ill increase the asset size of the bank to over SI00.00().(KM) This acquisition helps complete the customer account mix we have been seeking, particularly in the core deposit area. We arc pleased to expand our customer service to additional con­ sumers in the Hastings and Barry County communities" The sale of the branch was part of three Great Lakes branches sold on this side of the state. TCF is concentrating on its branches located on the east side of lhe state, where the parent company is located, according to Barry N. Winslow, president and CEO of Great lakes National Bank. The Bellevue and Richland ••fficcs also were re­ cently sold to oth banks. "We have enjoyed serving the banking needs of our customers in Hastings and have every confidence that the service qual­ ity received by customers will continue at a very high level." he said The transaction has brought up many questions and feedback from the Great Lakes Hastings oil ice customers Deb Kalmink. vice president public relations and branch administration, commented. “We have enjoyed serving the hanking needs of our customers in Hastings and have every confidence that the service qual­ ity received by customers will continue to provide the same services they had at Great Lakes without any intervention by the cus­ tomer. they are pleased. We look forward to providing them with our progressive style of community banking " Joining the MainStreet staff are several former employees of the Hastings Great Lakes Branch Dorothy Charles and Nancy Buehl will be working behind the teller counter, providing experience and familiar faces to Great Lakes customers. Nicole G\ desen will work in the consumer lending department, while Denise Enckson will as­ sist with operations account servicing. The Great Lakes Hastings office building has been closed The sale of building to a non-financial business is in process Delrdre VanTuinen (L) and Robyn Nicholls relax after Saturday's walk for Alpha Women's Center. The 55 walkers raised $3.243.50. Laura Kingma Laura Kingma BPW Woman of Achievement ’ Walkers get a chance to tour the Center's new facility. They hope to be moved in by October. They are still looking for volunteer workers to get the rooms ready. Laura Kingma. an alternative education teacher for the Hastings School District, has been named the Hastings Business and Professional Women's "Woman of Achievement." Kingma joined the Hastings BPW in the fall of 1992, and in June of 1993 was elected vice president of the group. She is currently starting her second term as treasurer. Kingma represented the Hastings and District 7 BPW as Young Careerist at the BPW state convention in 1995. She was selected as Michigan Federation BPW's Individual Development Representative in 1996 Last month, she was an individual development judge at the BPW stale convention in Arm Arbor. Kingma is part of lhe state BPW's The Future is Mine" committee. Some of her students helped at the Reality Store sponsored by the Hastings BPW May 6 at Hastings Middle School. Kingma is a graduate of Central Michigan University. She is married. She enjoys Fishing, rustic camping trips to Canada, bowling, yam crafts, golf, gardening and being a BPW "Everytimer" (a person who always attends the BPW meetings.) Barry County Residents... Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by calling 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER (Making Barry County residents feel at home for over 100 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B • Hastings, Michigan 49058 < __ Man hurt in one vehicle accident A Hastings man was hurt June 17 when he apparently swerved to miss a deer in Woodland Township at about 3:20 p.m. Thomas Edward Piper. 21, told e Barry County Sheriff's deputy he was driving his 1985 Chevy pickup west on Davenport Road when he swerved, left the north side of the road and traveled about 96 feet before re-entering the roadway. His truck then traveled back across the roadway and left the south side of lhe roadway, traveling about 36 feet before impacting a tree. The truck continued westbound, traveling 15 feet before impacting with a second tree and a GTE telephone box. and rolling about 21' before coming to rest on the roof. Police said there were deer tracks approximately 15-feet from where the truck rolled. Police do not know whether Piper was wearing a seatbelt and reported that alcohol was believed to have been factor in the accident, which remains under investigation. Piper was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lakewood Community Ambulance. No information on his condition was available at press time. LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made byE Steven Smith and Linda N. Smith husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to TMS Mortgage Inc d/b/a the Money Store Mortgagee dated April 2 1997 and recorded on April 7. 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 260. Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee lo THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of May 31. 1997 Senes 1997-B as assignee by an assignment dated June 2. 1998 which was recorded on June 9. 1998 Document >1013236 Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of Fifth Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight and 10/100 dollars (S50 148 10) including interest at 11 25°o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m on August 6 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Carl­ ton Barry County. Mchigan and are described as All that parcel of land in Township of Cartton Barry County State of Mchigan as more fully de­ scribed m Deed Liber 488 Page 393 ID *08-040016-150-100 0 being known and designated as commencing at the Northeast comer ol the East 50 acres o» the South i/2 Northeast 1/4 of Sec­ tion 16 Town 4 North Range 8 West for place of beginning thence South 150 Feet the West 1452 Feet thence 150 Feet thence East 1452 Feet to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated June 25 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 TrottA Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98043725 (7/23) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas G OWEN and Susan M OWEN husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Finan­ cial Servces Inc a Mchigan Corporation Mort­ gagee dated August 15 1996 and recorded on August 19 1996 m Liber 669 on Page 892 Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NAT IONS BANC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an as­ signment dated March 1 1997 wnich was recorded on May 12. 1997 in Liber 694 on Page 130. Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Thirty-Three And 97/100 dollars (S93.033 97). including interest at 8 50°o per annum Under the power of safe contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Has tings Mchigan at 1 00 odock PM on July n 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of CARLTON Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing al the Northeast corner of Section 18 Town 4 North Range 8 West thence West 1620 feet to the place of beginning thence South 964 thence West 580 feet thence North 545 feet thence East 330 feet thence North 429 feet thence East 250 feet to the point o» beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated May 28 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE . CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (2481 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys lor NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *97086390 (6-25) ____ �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1990 Honor roll told for Hastings High School (Fourth marking penod ending June 5) Open house held for Yankee Springs fire bam Chuck Kuhtic plays accordton to add a festive touch to the Yankee Springs fire bam open house. People come to dance, and share the hog roast and potluck in the new building. Volunteer fire fighters Bob Taylor (L). David Hess, Phil Smith, Mike Wierenga and Kent Schaffer took over their new building The township raised $60,000 and another $50,000 was raised through donations and fund raisers Seniors High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Casey Ander­ son. Tennille Anderson. Amy Archambeau. Jeff Arneti. "Sarah Bellgraph. Michelle Bies. Carl Billings. Nichole Bivens. Anne Burghdoff. Trixie Buskirk. Carley Case. •Lisa Cooklin. Charlie Cove. Chad Curtis. Michelle Davis. John P DeWitt, Rachel Dreyer. Joseph Edger. Asako Eto. Cheryl Gibbons. Summer Gillons. ’Traci Heffelbower, Dana Hill. Stephanie Jiles. Ginger Johnson. Lynnae Jones. "Rebecca Keeler. Melissa Lancaster. Jason Laux. Jennifer Lewis. Bess Lyons. Melissa Meaney. Re­ becca Merriman. Lindsey Micel. Aleisha Miller. ‘Melissa Moore. Jenny Norris. Joshua Richie. Amy Robbe. Ryan Rude. •Carrie Service. Tiffany Seymour. ’Patrick Shade. Chnstopher Stafford. Adam Taylor. Lesley Thornton. Erica West. ’Marc West­ over. ’Danielle Wildcm. Ryan Willard. •Katie Willison and Kimberly Yoder Honors (3.10-3.49) — Julie Anthony. Larry Bailey. Adam Bancroft. Amy Coe. Jesse Davis. Karen DeMott. Gena Duflo. Stacey Duron. Chad Furrow. Adam Gee. Philip Gole. Syndi Goodenough. Rachel Hammontree. Zak Holston. Nicholas Hostetler. Benjamin James. Michael Jarvis. Sarah LaJoye. Jeremy Mallison. Rebecca McCullough. Trisha McKeough. Laura McKinney. Louis Merlino Jr.. Joshua Moras. Alyssa Morgan. Christopher Olm­ sted. Kristen Piechnik. Kyle Pohja. Julia Reges. Kenneth Rose. Sarah Roush. Kris­ ten Sherwood. Tammy Smith. Michael Sulcer. Michael Terpening. Douglas Var­ ney and Rachel Young. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Matthew Barnum. Amy Belson. Mylea deGoa. Zachary Deming. Robert Dixon. Harry Dorcy Jr.. Jennifer Edmonds. Eric Fleischer. Nikolas Gonzalez. Cassandra McCain. Angela Newsted. Joshua Newton. Jessica Price. Timothy Rounds, Megan Schinner. Charissa Shaw. Katy Strouse and Heidi Watson. Juniors High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Bethany Ar­ nett, Chen Baker. David Barnum. James Beachnau. Angela Boger, Sarah Byington, •Alicia Cooney. Brian Dunn. Sally Edger. Erica Fulmer. Joey Hawkins. Karen Herb- streith. Jessica Huss, Derek Johnson, Michael Lipstraw. Beauregard Mason. •Allyson Morgan. Brooke Norris. Andrea Pond. ’Amber Reid. Corey Sandusky. Des­ tiny Seeber. ’Erika Simpson. Laura Storm. Charles Thomas. Laura Thomas and Michael Wank. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Sarah Bolthouse. Matthew Bradley. Terry Brighton. Joshua Dickinson. Jeff Dcozan. Peter Dunn. Erin Englehan. Sindi Felzke. Danielle Golnek. Justin Gordenski. Kari Gregory. Kenneth Hoxworth. Andrew Keller, Darnell Kosbar. Anna Lewis. Houston Malone, Bethany Miles. Katie Miller. Suzanne Miller. Ragnar Needham. Karen Newton, Paul Redburn. Jamie Reid. Brooke Rizor, Scott Sawyer. Kristen Schlachter. Jonathon Selvig, Michael Sheehan, Callie Shumway. Amy Songer. Tiffany Stewart. Steven Storrs. Ryon Terpening. Melissa Vincent and Adam Whitney. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — William Blair. Sara Fliearman. Roxanne Galisdorfer. Brian Martisius, Linsey Moore. Jacob Roll. Sara Slagstad. Levi Solmes. James Storms. Jonathan Styf and Heidi Wilkins. Sophomores High Honors (3.5-4.0) — ’Joshua Alderson, Katie Allerding. Justin Benner. •Danielle Bowman. Amanda Buskirk. •Catherine Case, Carolyn DeWitt. Kevin Gerlinger, Heather Girrbach. Sarrah Gre­ gory. Sherri Gregory, Michelle Griggs. •Valerie Heffelbowcr. Jennifer Hodges. Su­ san Hubbard, Virginia Jennings, *Ivy Mal­ one, Samantha Miller, ’Antosia Myers, •Steven Obreitcr. Sarah Penrod. Laura Raffler. Heather Rose. Andrew Safie. *Amy Schiedel. •Courtney Sinclair. Rachel Smith. Samantha Snow. ’Samuel Stafford. Casey Stormes, Marcie Westover. Amber Wilde and Brandon Willard. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Christy Ander­ son. Shannon Belles. Jeremy Bishop, Bracken Burd, Marie Carpenter, Rebecca Casarez. John Forbes, Callie Girrbach, Jessica Gole. Lucas Holston, Laura Hubert, Daniel Johnston. Lindsey Karas, Amanda Knickerbocker. Brian Loftus, Erika Main. Justin Martisius. Rebecca McCarty, Melinda Meaney. Amy Miller, Lindsay Rajt. Dana Reed, Chad Sanborn, Brice Schoemer, Benjamin Shaw, Robert Swiatek. Jennifer Taylor, Brian Teunessen, Corey Thompson and Jill Williams. Deline. Jon Duflo, Stephen Gamer. Bobbie Jo Henney. Matthew Larsen. Nicole Matthews. Annie Mead. Melissa Rench. Lacey Sanders. Bridget! Service. Lisa Si-. ~ mon. Lauren Stineman. Kyle Winkler^*? Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Erin Allerding, Anthony Bowne, Leah Bridg­ man. Barbara Clemens, Katie Cook, Michael Courtright, Jerad Crump, Nick •Indicates 4.0 G.P. A. It’s Always Good 10 Be Appreciated. But Thanks To Ford, It’s Never Been This Good. Michael Wolfe. Molly Woods and Katrina £ Wyman Freshmen High Honors (3.5-4.0) — ’Joann Bai-' ley. ’Sarah Barry. Matthew Beachnau, Derek Brookmeyer. •Larissa Carr. Brandi Colvin. ’Jill Dimond. • Heather Drumm. * Ian Dudley. Raechelle Easey. Steven Flohr, A Rex Foreman. ’Matt Gergen. Elizabeth -**^ Gibbons. • Lindsay Hemerling, Jennifer Heuss. Lindsey Hill. ’Melissa Hodges, j Amanda Hoke. • Justin Huss. Leland Jen­ nings. Mark Lockwood. Kailey Lyons, . Adam Miller. Sirena Miller. Katie Note-**X boom. •Samantha Oakland. Chad Ray.r 5 Jenessa Rude. • Margaret Schinner, •Karey Schlachter, Matthew Schnackenberg. •Heidi Schroeder, Phoenix Spaulding, Kristi Spurgeon, Danielle Swift. Fred Thomas. Starlight Tyrrell, •Katherine Wel­ ton. •Kristen Wildem. Jessica Winebrenner and Taylor Wisner. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Jay Allerding, ’ ; Cathy Anderson. Regina Argo, Bethany Aspinall. Nicholas Baird. Sarah Chamber- J* lain. Dorothy Clemens, Paul Coscarelli. ' ‘ Rick Cullers. Brandon Dahn. Paul Easter- . brook. Diane Eerdmans. Brienne Hallifaxf-^ Amy Hermenitt, Roselee Hostetler. Jamie < Howell. Kim Karmes, Aaron Keller. Eliza- . beth King, Lindsey Lambert. Matthew Norris, Kylee O’Heran, Lucas Overmire. v Rhonda Pennepacker, Amanda Phillips. Christina Pyle, Jessica Roll, Adam Schantz, Luke Storm, Dustin Terrel, Gene ; Tonnen, Joshua Trumble, Kelsey Viher. Richard Wank. Natasha Ward, Lucas Wa­ ters, Sara Williams, Thomas Williams, J Miranda Workman and David Wright Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — frey Berg. Will Bouwer, Adam Branch^ Timothy Cole, Rodney Cook, Brian Lan- r caster, Genia Lear, Daniel McKinney^ Danielle Medeiros, Jason Olmstead, Lad * Owen. Andrew Powell. Leonard Smith, Ja­ cob Vanderhoff, Kelli Zerbel Turn Around Center ’ Honors (3.10-3.49) — Heather _ Lawrence >0 “Aging or Illness?” ’ presentation slated Dr. Scott Brasseur Dr. Scott Brasseur, internal mcdicindj FORD WINDSTAR UPTO will give a community health presentation^ “Aging or Illness?" Thursday. July 2. from J lo 8:30 p.m. in Pennock Hospital’s Confer^ CASH HACK- FORD F-1S0 REGULAR CAB 1.9% APR FOR 36 MONTHS -.+'500 CUSTOMER V. APPRECIATION •A CASH- encc Center. When it comes to aging, “change” is thJj name of the game. Whether we want to ojC not, we arc all changing. We have only td look at photographs from 20 or 30 years ago to realize just how much things have changed. For most of us change isn’t easy. 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Older people experience shortness of breath because they can’t takd in as much air Metabolism slows, so espe* cially when combined with a less activq lifestyle, fewer calories and less protein arc required. Dr. Brasseur will discuss concerns due to the aging process and those which recon> mend consultation with a physician. He witf answer questions and provide insights 10 care. This presentation is open and free to the public Prcregistration is requested by call* mg 948-3125 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25 1998 - Page 15 Youth Theatre Workshop gears up for Friday Showcase A fur cape from the 'Character Bag' was selected by Laurann Menke. Francesca Amari and Lynn Amari, sisters who are professional actresses, are ttie instructors. The workshop is primarily financed by a generous dona­ tion from a local benefactor and a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Arts Coundl of Greater Kalamazoo. Inc. Becky Warner (from left), Kelsey Howell and Courtney (whose last name wasn't available at press time) present an 'improvisational scene* as part of their training at the Youth Theatre Guild Summer Workshop, sponsored by the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County. Workshop participants will present a 'Showcase* for the public at 2 p.m. Friday. June 26 at Fish Hatchery Park. Hastings. Keh French tossed a feather boa around her neck and portrayed the part of an actress going to the Academy Awards. This exercise is called 'Character Bag* and students have to pick a prop out of a bag and instantly portray a character or scene. Share Local Information with a friend, relative who's moved away.' 'Subscribe to The Hastings BANNER! In this workshop skit are Chris Swietek (left), Katie McKeown and Laurann Menke. Industrial incubator suffers no damage in Thursday fire “Fridays at the Fountain” opens No damage was reported Thursday when a small fire ignited in a rkist collector on the east end of the Hastings Industrial Incubator building on Railroad Street at about 2:30 p.m. Building occupants were evacuated while firefighters extinguished the fire. Firefighters remained on the scene for about 1 1/2 hours. No injuries were reported. Singer and songwriter Carol Johnson of Grand Rapids got the 'Fridays at the Fountain* series in downtown Hastings off to a good start last week. She is pictured here with some of the audience who volunteered to supplement her guitar with some drum beats. The free concerts take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday (except July 3) through Aug. 21 at the fountain plaza area of the Barry County Courthouse lawn. On tap Friday, June 26 is Brian Morris, whose repertoire includes classical guitar, jazz, blues, original music and folk songs. 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Closed Sunday 3S£ Ifej WBCH Live Remote Saturday, „ 9-11 am �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 25. 1998 COURT N€WS: An lunia man who pleaded guilty to stealing a chainsaw, case and miscellaneous tools from an Orangeville garage Jan. 2 was ordered to spend 24 to 48 months in prison in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday. Michael Sheldon. 38. will serve his sentence concurrent with a five to 15-year prison sentence handed down in Kent County on an unarmed robbery conviction. According Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled, the Barry County offense was part of a "drug induced crime spree” that spanned several counties. But according to Sheldon's attorney. David Dimmers. Sheldon's crimes placed nobody in danger. "I'm willing to correct the problem." Shelden said. "h’s a very sad situation." said Circuit Judge James Fisher. "One might question the meaning of any sentence I might impose. You could have been charged as a habitual offender with three felony convictions on your record. I hope you are able to put your drug problem behind you." n other court business: • Stacy Campbell, 19. of Battle Creek was sentenced to 90 days in jail and had her Holmes Youthful Trainee Status revoked for violating terms of her probation by being charged with two counts of driving on a suspended license, failing to serve her weekend jail time, failing to report to her probation officer, changing her residence with permission of her probation agent and changing her employment without notifying her probation agent. "! think Ms. Campbell has considerable potential." said Makled. "She was granted HYTA and given opportunities including flexible jail time to help her toward her career. "It’s troubling." continued Makled. "On one hand, she has g<x>d plans to go to college and pursue a medical career. On the other hand, she's simply squandering the time she's been given. I think we re all beginning to wonder what her real motivation is." Makled asked Fisher to give Campbell one more chance to turn her life around and to give her 45 days in jail, keeping her HYTA status intact. Dimmer told Fisher that Campbell has suffered some emotional setbacks. "She's been working in Grand Rapids and attending counseling in Battle Creek." he noted. "I hope the court would make any Banner CLASSIFIEDS L Ca//...The Hastings BANNER ■ 945-9554 AUSTRALIAN SHEPARD BLUE HEELER CROSS PUP­ PIES. WO W4-57S2 Want To Rent Garage Sale WANT TO RENT: POP-UP CAMPER 8/7/98 to R/I6Z98. GARAGE SALE 27th-29th95 949 W. Cloverdale Rd must sleep 6. Please call 948­ 4484 evenings or leave messarc. Child Care litisiness Services Imwii & Garden DAY CARF. PROVIDER has PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, WATER GARDENING Wa­ 2 openings. I full-time. 1 part­ time. 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Thanks to Dale for getting tables andchairsand little Dale and to those who bought food A big thank you to my son David and his wife for the nice party and every one for working so hard to make it a nice day for me. To my granddaughter for the nice corsage and food Mobile Homes sentence such that she could maintain a job." "I know it's lime for me to grow up." Campbell told Fisher tearfully. "All I want to do is make something of my life. I know what it takes to be somewhere and it's not here." Fisher told Campbell that her chances were up. "The unfortunate thing is. 1 imposed a sentence originally and bent over backwards lo help you and you basically thumbed your nose at it. Your are a very young person with the capability of making a gixxl life for yourself. I hope sitting in jail for a couple of months will help you realize that." Campbell was on probation for a February conviction of taking a VCR from a Thomapple Lake Road home last October. • Ricky Roe. 34. of Battle Creek, was sentenced to four months in jail Tor a probation violation conviction. Roe was serving 24 months probation for a July. 1996 conviction of uttering and publishing. Local man to be resentenced on drug conviction in 1995 A Hastings man who appealed his 1995 sentence of five to 16 years after he was convicted of manufacturing marijuana will be re-sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday. July 2. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of James R. Kaufman. 30. last year that the court erred by giving him a maximum sentence of more than eight years. The Court of Appeals ruled that thenJudge Richard Shuster's sentencing was too extreme, based on a misunderstanding of second and third offense penalties. The Court of Appeals ruled that the r • A pretrial hearing for McKenzie Smith. 50. of Delton on drug possession charges was adjourned until July 2. POLICE BEAT Bills seek to empower villages Two hurt when car crosses center line The Michigan House of Representatives has passed legislation enabling the state s 213 general law villages "to provide better services to their residents, according to a press release issued Wednesday by lhe State Legislature. State officials said House bills 5437 and 5438 will allow villages to conduct non­ partisan elections, create smaller village councils, eliminate obsolete positions and recruit qualified people from outside village boundaries to serve in local government. In the Barry County area, the villages of Woodland. Lake Odessa and Middleville al­ ready have gone to having non-partisan elections in efforts to attract more candi­ dates without reference to their party affilia­ tions. The city of Hastings also has non­ partisan local elections. Stale Reps. Patty Birkholz (R-Saugatuck Township), who represents all of Allegan County, and George Mans (D-Trenton) in­ troduced the bipartisan package based on recommendations by the Michigan Munic­ ipal League. "Villages provide valuable services." Birkholz said. "Because of their small size, however, often times it's difficult to get people to serve in village government. This legislation makes it possible for vil­ lages to operate more efficiently." The package also gives village managers more authority over day-to-day operations, provides for a simple majority vote of trustees instead of a two-thirds vote and up­ dates many antiquated provisions of the 1895 Village Law Act. "These bills amend an antiquated system that prevents villages from realizing proper control of their jurisdictions." Birkholz said. "Giving them full authority ensures villages are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century without being ham­ strung by laws written in the 19th cen­ tury." The package now goes to Gov. John En­ gler for his signature. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Delton man who told police he took his eyes off the road to adjust his sunroof crossed the center line on Banfield Road north of Hickory Road Monday, causing a two-vehicle collision. According to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Peter Anthony Conlogue, II. 18. of Banfield Road was cited for driving the wrong way after his 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass was struck by a northbound car at about 3:10 p.m. Police said Chad Lenz. 20. of Battle Creek was driving his 1993 Dodge Dakota pickup when he saw Conlogue traveling south in the northbound lane. Lenz told police he waited as long as he could, then attempted to avoid a head-on collision by swerving into the southbound lane. Conlogue then also attempted to avoid the collision, lost control and swerved in front of Lenz, police said. Lenz struck Conlogue's vehicle in the driver's side, sending him into a ditch. Conlogue was taken to Community Hospital in Battle Creek, where he was treated, admitted and released Tuesday. Lenz sought his own treatment for his injuries. Both men were wearing seat belts and alcohol was not a factor, police said. GR man sought for exposing himself ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - The Barry County Sheriffs Department is seeking an arrest warrant for a Grand Rapids man who admitted to exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of Fein's Grocery store on Marsh Road. The Grand Rapids woman told police she was lost and stopped to use the pay phone where the man was parked nearby. As the woman tried to use a phone, he told her she could use the one he was holding. As she reached for the receiver, the man grabbed her upper arm and felt down to her hand, she told police. His van was parked less than two feet from the pay phone and she had to stand between the van and the phone. As she made her call, she turned around and saw the man with his shorts down past his groin engaging in an obscene act. After the woman hung up the phone, he grabbed her by the arm and the back of her neck and stated "I’m sorry, I hope you understand.” The woman managed to free herself and as she approached a group of bystanders to ask them to call police. Sheriffs Deputy Chris Yonkers arrived. He was able to stop the man after he saw the van leaving the parking lot. The woman told police she fel' very threatened and thought he was going to try to rape or kill her. The man told police he was in the area looking for his brother's house and that he had smoked marijuana just prior to the incident, the report said. Police are seeking charges of criminal sexual conduct — assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, indecent exposure and possession of marijuana. School survey is bogus, officials say BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - The Hastings Area Schools are not conducting any surveys. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said in response to a report that a man is going door to door claiming to be a district employee. Schoessel said his office received a report that a man in his early 2()s. wearing a Penn State T-shirt had approached a home June 18 on East Dowling Road claiming to be checking lists of school aged children in the area. "We know nothing about that." Schoessel said. "All we know is that someone called here and wanted to know if we had authorized a survey. We never do that." The man. who was asking about the number of children in the homes, their ages and about the neighbor children, was driving a dark blue Baretta or Corsica with a Western Michigan University sticker in the back window. He was wearing a 1995 Hastings High School class ring. Police also received a report June 15 that two white males were going door to door in the Middleville area wanting to take photos of preschool aged children. No othet CORRECTION A typographical error in a letter in last week's Banner from Michael Olinger changed the meaning of what he was trying to say. lhe last sentence should have said. "The only thing the public should be shocked, angry or appalled about concern­ ing motorcyclists and helmets is that our government has gotten so controlling and intrusive that in Michigan they are now telling us what to wear." information was available at press time. Man impersonates dog census taker ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604_____________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homesthey have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad I-8OO-672-96O4 REPO: MUST SELL* ill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604_____________________ IMMFJNATEOCCUPANCY. 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Kaufman was charged June 27. 1994, with delivery and manufacture of marijuana and was notified that he was subject to an enhanced sentence as a pnor drug offender and as a habitual offender, according to the Supreme Court's syllabus Kaufman was convicted by a jury of the charged offense, and both sentence en­ hancement provisions were employed. Kaufman's resentencing by Judge James Fisher is scheduled to begin al 8:30 a.m. Sheriffs Department. The shelter told police (hey had no census employees on duty that day and that there are no male census employees. No description is available. The incident remains under investigation. Wrecker service victim of burglary I BARRY TOWNSHIP - A burglary in which welder, chainsaw, battery charger on wheels and a grinder were taken from Mann's Wrecker Service on Baseline Road June 14 is being investigated by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said the perpetrator apparently pned open a garage door with a large screwdriver to get in. The incident remains under investigation. Fire marshal probes possible arson ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A fire that destroyed Papa's Root Beer stand at 11875 Marsh Road June 17 is being investigated as possible arson. Orangeville Firefighters were called to the scene at about 9:36 a.m. and spent nearly two hours extinguishing lhe blaze, according to a preliminary report. No other information was available at press time from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Man breaks leg in motorcycle crash WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Although no information was available from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, a male apparently suffered a broken leg after a motorcycle accident in a Cemetery Road gravel pit June 18. according to a preliminary report. The accident was reported at 8:29 p.m. and the man was treated and transported by Lakewood Community Ambulance Service to Pennock Hospital, where he reportedly underwent surgery. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-07-02.pdf 8f413e4951d98e3fe3a70b445f5b25a4 PDF Text Text School-to-Work funding top goal Education center director to retire See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 5 Some thoughts on World Cup See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 r °uc iura^t V 4-.ie 1833 ANNER THURSDAY. JULY 2,1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 26 News Briefs: ; Car wash to help i accident victims A benefit car wsb win be Md tan 10 in to 6 pun. Saturday, Jwly 11, for Jamea Dixon and Ida eijta-moadt- ; ' i old no. Bradley Janet, in tan of the tooMy^Poei on Wert State Smet in ' Dixon, a teacher io the Hattinp school system, recently lost his wife, Tara, in a traffic accident and be has remsinea at opectrum neuxn normeny Bonerarorth Hospital) in Grand Rapids after notsining injuries in the cmh. The proceeds tan the or wash win be used to help Dixon pay for Us moontinf medical bills and to help his soo. Donations of any amounts ate appreciated. For more information, call Ivy Mat­ one at 945-5931. Hastings Plastics wins designation Hastings Plastics Inc., a custom plastic injection molder in Hastings, bus been approved for minority status by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council. The designation is attained by the at least 50 percent of the business be owned by a minority individaal or concern. Hastings Plastics majority owner Tim Jacobs is a Native Ameri­ can. The status win have benefits •­ sene and federal u am arsing. Hastmgs Plastics, started by Jacobs in 1996, supplies ths sutotnotive, of­ fice forailure, industry support, mesic, military and household aaeskats. "Our support equipment includes five injection molding presses in a TJXXLaquwe-foot manufocturingatea," Jacobs said. *We would like so con­ tinue to manufacture in a broad range of markets." * First Friday sets candidate forum The next First Friday program wifi**1 be a forum for candidates for seats on the Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners. The noon program Friday, July 3, will be al the Thomas Jetfmon Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. John Fehsenfeld. former su­ perintendent of the Barry Intermediate School District, will serve as the mod­ erator The candidates will include John Barnett and Audrey Burdick in the First District; Robert Wenger and John Lof­ tus in the Second District; Sandy James in the Third District; James Bai­ ley and James Brown in the Fourth District; Rose Mary Heaton and Jeff Mackenzie in the Fifth District; dare Tnpp, Patncia Baker, Mark Englerth and Melvin Goebel in the Sixth Dis­ trict; Clyde Morgan and Emmet Her­ rington in the Seventh District and Rod Goebel in the Eighth District One of the chief topics of discussion is expected to be the sports complex proposed by Comity Board Chairman James Bailey Other local issues will V. t -4- -4 De IDClDuBO. Organizers stress that the forum will be issue- rather than personality-cro­ oned More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 PRICE 50" Johnston named principal at Hastings High School Tim Johnston, former assistant principal and athletic director at Hastings High School, recently was named the school's new principal to replace Steve Harbison. Johnston has held the two positions of assistant principal and athletic director since 1993, when he came to Hastings. Previously, he was a social studies teacher and department chairman at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School. The challenge ahead of him is one that he looks forward to with great enthusiasm, he said. "It's a wonderful opportunity and a huge challenge," Johnston said. "It's going to be very exciting. My No. 1 goal is the absolute best for the high school students, staff and the parents." Johnston earned his undergraduate degree al Grand Valley State University, majoring in social studies. He received his master of arts degree in educational administration from Michigan State University. The Saxons* recent success in sports, Johnston said, should help his transition into the principal's chair to be a smooth one. "I have so much pride in Hastings High School and the things that we have done in the athletic department will spill into the whole school," Johnston said. "This is a very good school and we hope to make it better." Johnston said that "so many things will be assessed" in areas that he plans to address as the school's principal. "We will seek input from the kids and the community to how we should go." Johnston said Hastings Area School System Superintendent Carl Scboessel said that the job of athletic director was posted this week and he hoped to have the position filled by the end of July, at the latest. Schoessel said that he had already heard from current staff members (internally) and individuals from out of the system (externally), about the position. Harbison gave up the job of principal to become the new director of operational services in the Hastings Area School System. Johnston, his wife Lun and their three children, Jennifer, Michael and Ryan, live in Hastings. Tim Johnston’s first day on the job as the new principal at Hastings High School was Wednesday. Suit alleges negligence in accident at Felpausch by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A lawsuit against the G & R Felpausch Company, Suzanne K. Elliott and Gary M. Evans alleges their negligence caused the deaths of Joyce Hyde, 68, and Gerry John­ son. 39, at the Hastings Felpausch store as a result of an incident last Oct. 3. The suit, filed last Thursday in the Barry County Clerk s office by the attorneys for James Hyde and Gerald C. Johnson, asks for a jury trial to award damages with inter­ est, costs and reasonable attorney fees no less than $25,000, including compensation for hospital and funeral expenses. Hyde and Johnson also are asking foe compensation for the pain and suffering of both victims between the time they were struck and the times of their deaths Compensation is also sought fix loss of "society, companionship, consortium, love and affection" of the victims, loss of finan­ cial support and services of the victims, as well as loss of gifts and other valuable gra­ tuities. The plaintiffs claim that Felpausch failed to design and construct a parking lot so that traffic is directed away from pedestrians and away from the entry and exits of the building. It also charges that the store failed to in­ sure that the premises was at all times ca­ pable of safe use. Felpausch, which had not been served notice of the suit as of Wednesday, had no comment until company officials could ex­ amine the allegations, said Vice President of Public Relations, Roger Jones. Joyce Hyde and Gerry Johnson were killed when Elliott, then 20. of Hastings, drove a 1991 GMC Jimmy owned by Gary Evans through the front entrance of the Hastings store at 127 S. Michigan Ave. Elliott pleaded no contest to one count of negligent homicide and was sentenced in March to six months in the Barry County Jail with work release. The last 90 days of her jail 6me were to be suspended upon the successful completion of her two years of probation. More than $2,000 in fines, costs and restitution was part of her sentence. Hyde and Johnson allege in the suit that the deaths were caused by the "negligence. gross negligence and recklessness of Elliott in several ways..." They claim she failed to drive in a careful and prudent manner and at a reasonable speed with proper regard to traffic and pedestrians "Defendant Elliott failed to maintain a proper lookout, failed to keep observation, failed to maintain control of her vehicle, and otherwise failed to^omply with her common law duty to use reasonable and or­ dinary care under the circumstances then and there existing." the law uit stales. Hyde and Johnson also claim that Evans, Elliott's boyfriend and owner of the vehi­ cle, is liable as a result of Elliott's negli­ gence because he had a duty to exercise rea­ sonable care in the entrustment of his vehi­ cle. "Evans breached duty by permitting El­ liott to operate said vehicle at the date and time of the collision...when he knew or...should have known that Elliott would fail to operate...in a safe and prudent man­ ner and would fail to have due regard for safety of persons such as Joyce Hyde and See SUIT continued on page 2 GM strikes’ impact minimal in Hastings by David T. Young Editor Though some Hastings companies do business with the auto industry, the recent United Auto Workers' strike against Gen­ eral Motors isn’t having a lot of impact in the local community. The recent strikes against two auto parts plants in Flint have caused 87.000 Michi­ gan workers to be idle because cars cannot be produced at other plants if they don't have the naris. Some analysts have said the work stoppage has had some negative im­ pact on Michigan’s economy and it has cost GM about $1.2 billion already But in Hastings such effects were hardly being felt. Andrew Johnson, co-chief executive offi­ cer at Hastings Manufacturing, acknowl­ edged that his company does business with GM. "We make quite a few parts for them." Johnson said, "but we haven't shipped any­ thing for two weeks." He said Hastings Manufacturing sells GM "a significant volume" of flex vent spacers, which are used in engine oil rings. "There are a lot of pieces involved." Johnson said, "but it's not labor intensive. If we get behind in that area (shipping the parts to GM), it will let us catch up in other areas. "We also sell spacers to Ford and GM, so maybe their orders will pick up with this slowdown." Therefore, he said, he does not expect any worker at Hastings Manufacturer to be out of work for awhile because of the strikes. Hastings Manufacturing makes piston rings, automotive additives and specialty­ tools. A spokeswoman at Flexfab. Ellen Smith, said that company's dealings with GM is "an insignificant pari of our total business." so the effect there is virtually negligible. Flexfab provides silicone flexible con­ nectors to businesses in automobile manu­ facturing. diesel engine manufacturing and aircraft manufacturing. Martin Vandenaak. owner of V-Tec Sys­ tems. said his company manufactures ts- tomized assembly systems, mostly for tomotive suppliers for GM. Ford Chrysler. i1 He said. "It could hurt us six to eight months down the road when people get into a cash crunch, but we probably won't see any effect until then." Despite the fact the strikes aren't causing problems here, all of the business represen­ tatives said they hope for a settlement soon. When asked about prospects for some kind of resolution soon. Johnson said. "All I know is what I read and hear about. In the recent past, it hasn't sounded very encour­ aging " It has been the longest strike at General Motors in more than 30 years. Johnson added that General Motors is a big part of Michigan's economy and if the work stoppage continues for too much longer it "could affect a number of things. If the economy slows down, everything might slow dow n." In 1970. a GM strike helped push the en­ tire country into a recession. Economists say that thus far the strike has caused loss m income. sales and busi­ ness tax revenue. Local day care provider receives top state award Hastings resident Debbie BaiLy has won a Governor's Quality Care Award for her li­ censed day care center. Deb's Daycare. The announcement wa.< made at a ban­ quet in Lansing Monday evening. Bailey was among 75 finalists statewide vying for the award, and one of more than 1,000 li­ censed day care providers initially nomi­ nated. Individual day care homes in five dif­ ferent regions of the state received the award. Bailey said winning the award was very exciting. She believes one of the reasons she won is that she provides child care for second and third shift as well as first shift workers, she said. Officials at the banquet quoted one of the parents who uses Deb’s Daycare as saying that "it is good to know I can get quality care even at the odd hour of the day." The award was established to recognize outstanding licensed day care, nursing home and adult care facilities in the state. Winners of 30 other awards in different categories also were announced at Monday's banquet. The award is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Consumer and In­ dustry Services in cooperation with leading Michigan child care and longterm care as­ sociations and advocates. Dobbie Bailey is pictured at the banquet with the state award she received for her day care center. �’age 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1998 Former Pennock physician dies unexpectedly at home Shelly Suker Stuff Writer A Kalamazoo resident who practiced in­ ternal medicine in Wayland for nearly three years died unexpectedly at his home early last Wednesday. June 24. according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Department and Comstock Township Fire & Rescue Dr. Douglas L. Bailey. 43. worked at Wayland Family Medici»«e as a member of Pennock Hospital s courtesy staff until June IO. The tentative cause of death is listed as "pulmonary edema** (fluid in the lungs) on a death certificate filed al the Kalamazoo County Clerk s office. An autopsy, including toxicology tests. by News Briefs... July 6 last day for registration Anyone interested in registering to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election . should do so by the deadline of Mon­ day. July 6. Those wishing to register may con■ct their respective village, city or Township clerks, who will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p m. July 6. They also will be available at regular week­ day hours between now and then. Fireworks set at area sites There will be several fireworks dis­ plays in this area for the Fot rth of July Saturday evening. Displays arc scheduled for dusk Sat­ urday at the Yankee Springs State Park, at Algonquin Lake and in Cale­ donia to conclude that community's annual Fourth of July celebration. At Lake Odessa, fireworks are planned for both Saturday and Sunday nights to conclude its woek of fair ac­ tivities. Ice cream social set for July 11 The Bernard Histoneal Society and Museum will have its fourth annual ice cream social from 1 to 5 p m. Sat­ urday. July 11 at the museum, located at 7135 West Delton Road. Delton. Entertainment will be provided by The Happy Tones. * There will be no formal charge, but donations will be accepted. Art in the Park will be Saturday The Lake Odessa Area Arts Com­ mission will sponsor the 24th annual Art in the Park celebration Saturday. July 4. in the Village Park in Lake Odessa. There will be free entertainment all day long in the park, along with 180 arts and crafts booths and food Among the entertainers lined up this year are the Woodland Gospel Singers. Mulligan Stew. Harp Beat. Polyester Blend, the Corn Cob Cloggers and Thunderfloor Proceeds from the annual festival go to the Arts Commission so it can fund upcoming events such as the Woody Herman concert in Lake Odessa and to help fund scholarships for students For more information, call 374­ 4325. The Lake Odessa Fair is under way this week and it will run until Sunday. Bowens Mills to mark Fourth Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate the July 4 holiday this Saturday with a Civil War living history encampment The day will feature costumed craftsmen demonstrating spinning and blacksmithing, live music with singer Christina Lee (daughter of former Bowens Mills owners Neal and Marion Cook), a petting zoo. horseshoes and a wooden hoop game. Russell A. Patterson will show his Civil War collection of cannons, galling guns and mortars. The mill store will be open to sell soda and snacks. The gates will be open from noon to 5 pm. and admission if free Bowens Mills is located on Briggs Road in the heart of Yankee Springs Township, two miles north of the state park. For more information, call 795-7530 is being conducted at Metropolitan Hospi­ tal in Grand Rapids to pinpoint (he cause of the edema, said a spokesperson from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner's of­ fice. "(An autopsy is being conducted) because he was 43 years old and there is no medical history that would account for his death." said the spokesperson. Lt. Gail Sampsell of the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Department's Detective Bureau is investigating Bailey's death There is nothing that leads us to believe it is suspicious." said Capt. William Timmer for Sampsell. who was unavail­ able for comment "There was nothing to indicate trauma It's not being investigated Barry County GOP picnic is July 12 The Barry County Republican Party will have its summer picnic Sunday. July 12. at the upper deck of Bay Pointe Restaurant. Gun Lake. The activities will include a hog roast, a beach party and rides on the Gun Lake Princess paddleboat. For more information, call Mark Englerth at (616) 792-6357. Blood drive set at Castleton Hall The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive from I to 6:45 p.m. Monday. July 6. at the Castleton Township Hall. 915 Reed St., Nashville. The goal will be 45 pints. Red Cross Director Karen Despres all types of blood are needed every day. Anyone who is at least 17 years old. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eligible to contribute. For more information, call the Barry County unit of the American Red Cross in Hastings at (616) 945-3122. Patriotic event slated for July 5 A community patriotic freedom cel­ ebration. sponsored by the First Bap­ tist Church of Sebewa. will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. July 5. at the Lake Odessa Community Park. Guest speaker will be retired Col. Clifford Owens, a Vietnam veteran with 28 years of military service, as well as 40 years in the pastoral min­ istry Patriotic music will be provided by the Ladies Trio, a men's choral group and instrumental performers. Public officials also will be honored. Refreshments will be available prior to and immediately after the service. July 4 barbecue set by veterans The 4th of July Veterans Associa­ tion again plans to serve at the annual chicken barbecue picnic at Charlton Park Saturday. July 4. The dinner, which costs $2 for vet­ erans and their family members and $4 each for everyone else, will be part of Chariton park's annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. The day will start with a flag-raising ceremony at 11:30 a.m.. followed by the barbecue, which will run until 4 p.m. The day will includes games and ac­ tivities. Admission to Charlton Park that will be free for all veterans and resi­ dents of Barry County. County candidate forum is July 16 Candidates for Barry County Com­ mission seats in the Aug. 4 primary election will be put on the spot at 7 p m. Thursday. July 16. when they at­ tend a candidate forum in the Hastings High School lecture hall. The event is being sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Hastings Jaycees. Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of University Women, said Tom Mohler of the Fu­ turing Committee Candidates will each be given six minutes to state their vision for Barry County for the next five to 10 years anu will then be asked to list their three mam concerns for the next five years. The top three issues of the group will then be listed and a moderator will lead a discussion on those topics, said Mohler. as a homicide or suicide. There is a strong possibility it was natural causes." Timmer said all deaths which are unat­ tended by a physician or Hospice are rou­ tinely investigated. Comstock Charter Township Fire & Rescue Chief Walter Culver said his first responders were called to Bailey's home where another person in the home had awoke and found him unresponsive in his living room at about 6:29 a m. First responders tned to revive Bailey but were unsuccessful. Culver said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Kalamazoo County medical examiner assistant James Hunt. Bailey, who lived in the 7000 block of East ML Avenue, was board certified in in­ ternal medicine. Pennock Hospital Director of Public Relations Matt Thompson said. Thompson said Bailey was not on Pen­ nock's courtesy staff at the time of his death but declined to say why. A receptionist at Wayland Family Medicine also had no comment. "He was a nice guy. real patient ori­ ented.” said patient Jon Gambee of Hast­ ings. "He took the time to talk with me and he always had something to talk with people about. I liked him a lot." Gambee. who had used Bailey as his doc- Dr. Douglas Bailey, who operated Wayland Family Medicine (pictured) as a courtesy staff member of Pennock Hospital for almost three years, died of apparent natural causes unexpectedly at his home in Kalamazoo June 24. tor for about a year, said Bailey went the extra mile to help with insurance concerns. "He took care of it ami if he hadn't done that. I would have had to go to another doc­ tor." Gambee said. Bailey was replaced at the Wayland prac­ tice last week by Dr. Russell Ameter No other information about Bailey was available at press time. Funding School-to-Work one of this year’s top goals by Mary Warner Stuff Writer The School-to-Work program in Hast­ ings and Delton, formed to help students make a smooth transition from school to work or higher education, will continue to grow and provide new opportunities for students this coming school year, according to Tom Mohler of the Barry Intermediate School District. Some of those opportunities include providing more work apprenticeships for students, creating a health science career partnership between area schools and health cart providers, developing more parent in­ volvement in career preparation, and having more active participation by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce in the Schoolto-Work program. Mohler and other members of the School-to-Work planning team also will be examining wayji to create new funding for the program. ' This is the last year of a five-year grant program for School-to-Work, Mohler said, and already he and others are looking at ways to continue School-to-Work after the grant runs out. Mohler said he and Dixie Stadel-Man­ shum. executive director of the chamber, recently met with a School-To-Work coor­ dinator working in the Three Rivers area. The coordinator, a retired school adminis­ trator. performs many of the tasks that Mohler. Stadel-Manshum. members of the School-to-Work planning team, school administrators and school staff are currently doing, such as organizing career fairs, set­ ting up job shadowing opportunities for students, raising funds, and providing a communications link between the business community and area schools. Mohler and Stadel-Manshum "picked his brains." Mohler said, concerning such things as how the Three Rivers School-to-Work pro­ gram is funded. Mohler said a "fairly sub­ stantial" number of businesses, as well as the schools, contribute to the program in that area. Mohler said it would be desirable to cre­ ate the same type of School-to-Work coor­ dinator in Barry County as there is in Three Rivers — "if not full-time, at least some­ one who spends the majority of his or her time with career preparation." Stadel-Manshum first met the Three Rivers coordinator through a regional chamber conference focusing on School-toWork. That conference and the Governor's School-to-Work Conference, which StadelManshum. Mohler and Mary Campbell of Viking recently attended, reaffirmed the importance of the program, Mohler said. Mohler said one speaker, the chief execu­ tive officer of a company, gave information about his payroll that emphasized that col­ lege educations are becoming less irnpo-tant than technical know-how when it comes to getting a job. The CEO said that he had some 50 em- SUIT, continued from page I Gerry Johnson, and James Hyde. Because James Hyde witnessed the acci­ dent that killed his wife, (he suit reveals that he. too. is a victim because he sus­ tained "serious persona) injuries for which he seeks recovery, including, but not lim­ ited to depression, sleep disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder." After all three defendants are served no­ tice of the lawsuit and file responses to the allegations, a pretrial hearing will be scheduled. Evans could not be ached for comment The attorney for Ellie Raymond flecker­ ing of Grand Rapid dso could not be reached for comment ior to press time Wednesday ployees making anywhere from $20,(XX) to $120,000 a year. However, the CEO said, only three employees were college gradu­ ates. and only one of those making over $100,000 was a college graduate. The rest of the employees were high school gradu­ ates who had apprenticeship training or technical skills training. "That got our attention," Mohler said. "There's a notion out there — I think a mistaken notion — that to be successful you have to have a college degree About 20 percent of jobs will require a college de­ gree. Sixty percent will require high-level technical skills." With School-to-Work. Mohler said, “we've just scratched the surface in terms of the potential for exposing young people to careers and high technology." Mohler said there is now a $2.(XX) federal tax credit available to companies participat­ ing in apprenticeship programs, and School-to-Work will use that incentive to try and gel more local companies to partic­ ipate in the School-to-Work registered ap­ prentice program. Stadei-Manshum said that when she came back from the regional chamber School-to-W ork conference, she resolved to have the chamber become more involved. The conference outlined some initiatives done by businesses in other areas of the s»ne to help students plan for and obtain good jobs. In Montcalm County, she said, one high school has worked with busi­ nesses to provide juniors and seniors vari­ ous work experiences prior to graduation so the students are able to get more of an idea what type of career they want. "Il is so exciting in Michigan when you get out and about and see what other areas are doing with career preparation," StadelManshum said. She said one local chamber member has suggested that parents get more involved in career preparation initiatives. Chamber member Dave Solmes said the local Rotary Club "wants to get parents involved in ca­ reer decision-making." Stadel-Manshum said she would like to see parents take a more active role in help­ ing their children prepare for the workforce. One of the biggest changes in School-toWork this year will be the development of the health science career partnership. The Hastings and Delton school districts have received a $30.(XX) grant for the new part­ nership. Mohler said the new partnership will mimic an existing manufacturing partner­ ship that does such things as provide an orientation session for interested students, have students go on site tours, assign stu­ dents work mentors, and give them paid and unpaid work experience. Some of those participating in the manufacturing Schoolto-Work program have been offered good paying jobs after graduation, Mohler said, and that would also be a goal for some of those participating in the health science ca­ reer partnership. Mohler said Pennock Hospital will be a part of the partnership, but other health care providers in the county also will be asked to participate. Grant money for the project will pay for such things as providing substitutes for teachers wanting to do job shadowing and providing transportation for students doing job shadowing. Stadel-Manshum said the concept of pro­ grams* like the health partnership is to cre­ ate "career pathways" for students — "edu­ cational pathways to the world of employ­ ment." Delton teacher to devote more time to School-to-Work by Mary Warner Staff Writer Delton Kellogg High School teacher Mike Kwasny has written enough grants so he will only have to teach three classes this fall and will be able to devote the rest of his time to coordinating School-to-Work activities. This is the first time the DK school dis­ trict has had a part-time School-to-Work coordinator. School-to-Work is a federal initiative to help high school graduates make a smooth transition from school to the workforce, college or further technical training. The Barn Intermediate School District coordi­ nates School-to-Work efforts in Hastings and Delton. Kwasny is a member of the BISD's School-to-Work planning team and over the past years has been involved in many career education activities. Kwasny has secured more than $21.OCX) in federal grants for various career education programs in the Delton-Kellogg school dis­ trict in 1998-99. he said. He will be work­ ing this coming school year to coordinate career-related activities in all the DK schools, he said, "so that in the elementary we can have more career awareness activi­ ties. in the middle school more career ex­ ploration. and in the high school more ca­ reer preparation." "We want to have something in every grade level." The goal, he said, is for students to "have a pretty good idea" by the time they Mike Kwasny will act as part-tin> School-to-Work coordinator in Delton. are juniors and seniors what kind of job career they want, have a plan for how tJ> are going to pursue and achieve their wo goals, and have a portfolio of their schc work completed to show to potential e> plovers See TEACHER, continued pag I �The Hastings Banner - Thursday JUy ? ’998 - f age 3 ...teacher to devote more time to School-to-Work, continued In the elementary school this coming year. Kwasny plans on presenting a career awareness puppet show and distributing a career activity coloring book to firstgraders. He may also arrange for elementary students to use age-appropnate computer software to learn more about careers. Also, guest speakers may be brought in to speak to elementary students. Already in place is a program where some students apply for jobs at the elementary and must fill out an application and go through an interview process to obtain them. Kwasny said. In the middle school. DK eighth-graders once again will participate in an all-day Ca­ reer Day. The first Career Day was held this past May at Kellogg Community Col­ lege and featured 28 area businesspeople and professionals giving presentations on their vocations to eighth-graders in Hast­ ings and Delton. Kwasny said middle school students also will be tested for vocational interests and abilities and explore careers through a large computer list cf occupations called the Michigan Occupational Information Sys­ tem (MOIS). Kwasny said there is other MOIS soft­ ware that can be used for middle school ca­ reer exploration as well At the high school level. Kwasny hopes to develop skills certificates to indicate stu­ dent proficiency in all relevant educational areas — for example, building trades, draft­ ing. auto mechanics, theater, etc. Such cer­ tificates would give potential employers more of an idea of high school graduates' skills and abilities. Also planned is expansion of Kwasny's high school career internship class, which was created two years ago as a single semester class meeting twice a week early in die morning prior to the start of school Class members identify their career apti­ tudes and interests, develop job portfolios, and job shadow different employers three to four times during the year. For one student in the class, job shadow­ ing in a dentist's office led to a summer and co-op job. Kwasny said. The job shadow­ ing "helps kids see in the real world what they want to do. and also helps them iden­ tify what they don't want to do. I've had some kids come back and say .That wasn't at all what I thought it would be.'" That class has now been expanded to a full year. Kwasny said, and hopes are to in­ crease the number of students taking it. Plans are also to expand the number of businesses employing high school co-op students "to enable our students access to more career-related jobs," Kwasny said Both Hastings and Delton will be work­ ing to expand apprenticeship opportunities for high school students BISD Superinten­ dent Tom Mohler said businesses can ob­ tain a $2,000 federal tax credit if they par­ ticipate in apprenticeship programs. Any business interested in giving students ap­ prenticeships is urged to contact the BISD School-to-Work program Kwasny said that this coming year, a se­ nior at Delton will serve as an apprentice meat cutter/butcher at Felpausch in Delton. There are more than 700 registered ap­ prenticeships. Kwasny said, in everything from plumbing, baking and auto repair to casket-making, carpentry and theater. Also hoped for is the development of se­ nior career placement seminars which will teach students such things as how to fill out job applications, how to write a re­ sume. and how to interview for a job. This would be an hour-long "canned seminar" for all seniors. Kwasny said. Both Hastings and Delton will be in­ volved this coming school year in institut­ ing a health science career partnership be­ tween the schools and health care providers The BISD has secured a $30,000 grant for Hastings and Delton to implement the health science career partnership The DK school district will also con­ tinue its manufacturing School-to-Work program, which allows students to job shadow and do other activities with area manufacturers Kwasny said the School-to-Work pro­ gram is valuable because it "hopefully makes education more relevant and realis­ tic." "The more relevant and interesting the educational experience, the more motiva­ tion they're going to have and the better they're going to do." Students learn about world of work in JTPA program by Mary Warner Staff Writer There was a point when teen-agers Tammy Mead and Rozanna Ortega weren't too confident about their measuring skills. The young women were working together in a federally-funded job training program building wood bird houses, and th:y needed to be able to measure accurately. So they expressed their worries to their boss, Mike Abbate. Abbate. a teacher at Hastings Middle School and lead instructor in the job train­ ing program, had the girls do a study unit on measurement and showed them some methods to insure they were measuring ac­ curately The students soon became "very accurate" in their measurements. Abbate said, and that skill, added to their ability to cut, assemble, sand and finish a wooden bluebird house, won them first place in a competition against other students in the job training program. For their efforts, the girls got a treat from Dairy Queen "One of the main points of the program is for the (participants) to try to improve themselves." Abbate said. "Every morning we have a group discus­ sion about quality, production, working together toward a common goal, strengths and weaknesses, making changes and ac­ cepting criticism, and the importance of evaluation and feedback. Abbate wrote in a report about the program “This is the first employment opportunity for all the par­ ticipants and we feel that we need to pro­ vide them with both positive and negative feedback to prepare them for future em­ ployment. We have incorporated a behavior management plan that has provided the par­ ticipants with a seli-directed approach to improving their behavior and avoiding any punitive consequences." When program participant Mike Kieffer was having trouble getting to work on time. Abbate related. Kieffer had to develop a plan for how he would be on time in the future. According to job training program rules, if he continued to be late, he would receive a one-day suspension without pay. and if the problem continued, he would be dropped from the program. Abbate said Kieffer was arriving late be­ cause he was getting up on time but then Mike Kieffer poses at the auto body shop where he job shadowed. laying down on the couch. Kieffer only lives two blocks from Hastings Middle School, where the work program is being held. Abbate said. "1 could tie a rope on him and drag him over here — that was our next option." he joked. Kieffer created a behavior management plan where he promised to get up 20 min­ utes earlier, immediately take a shower, and stay away from the couch. "He hasn't been late since." Abbate said. Program participant Wes Shoebridge was having trouble getting his work done be­ cause he was talking too much to co-work­ ers. Abbate said. "His behavior manage­ ment plan was to move away from the people he was socializing with." The program participants are involved in. called the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) career exploration/woodshop program, is part of the JTPA Su.nmcr Youth Employment Training Program. JTPA is a federally-funded program that contracts with the Barry Intermediate School District to provide training for unemployed, dislocated and low income people. The five students in the woodshop program are among over 50 area students participating in JTPA summer job training. Students in the woodshop program must be 14 or 15 years old to participate. The program fasts four weeks, with students working six hours a day. four days a week They are paid $5.15 ir. hour. The first more about the jobs. "We looked up jobs in the computer, researched them, looked for how much you get paid, what (the job) requires, and what classes you need for it." Shoebridge said. "We did four real-life job applications so we could learn how to do them." Kieffer said. The students also wrote a resume and a letter of application. Abbate said. Each participant also spent half a day job shadowing at a local business. Mead was able to watch a local florist do flower ar­ ranging. Kieffer worked at an auto body re­ pair shop, helping to sand. wax. paint and put in a muffler. Ortega job shadowed at WBCH radio station in Hastings. "1 talked on the radio, introduced a song, answered the contest line." she said. Shoebridge worked at a Mexican restau­ rant. "I helped make a tamale and filled up containers with sauces." he said. Program participant Richard Singer worked at a local pizza place. The program participants felt "really good" when they returned from job shadow­ ing. Abbate said. "Everyone who shadowed an employee experienced the working environment, working conditions, physical requirements and the positive and negative aspects of their respective jobs." he wrote in his re­ port. Abbate said the job training program is "really valuable” in that participants de velop personal skills necessary to be a good employee, find out how what's ex­ pected of them in a work environment, learn how to work with other people, ex­ plore potential careers and learn how to go about getting a job. He wrote in his report that "the partici­ pants have improved their quality and quan­ tity of work in the past two weeks The in­ structors have provided them with daily feedback on their job performance We have expressed the importance of an employee/employer relationship and commu­ nication. The instructors agree that the par­ ticipants possessed very few working skills, but have the willingness to learn and adapt, making them good employees " batch of participants began working June 8 and will end their employment July 2. An­ other set of participants is scheduled to be­ gin work July 6. In addition to making 15 bluebird bouses, three bat bouses, four wood duck nesting boxes and two deer feeders, the stu­ dents have done career exploration and job shadowing and visited the Michigan Career and Technical Institute in Plainwell. At the technical institute. Onega said, "they took us around and showed us what things would be to our advantage if we were to en­ roll." While exploring careers, Abbate said, students assessed their interests and skills and matched them to potential jobs Then the students used an extensive computerized list of occupations to find out Barry County crime rate still dropping The number of serious crimes in Barry County has decreased by 15.4 percent, from 1,237 in 1996 to 1.046 in 1997. according to figures from "Crime in Michigan.” The annual report, compiled by the Uniform Crime Reporting Section of the Michigan Slate Police, also said the number of serious crimes reported in Michigan has dropped 24 percent since 1991. decreasing by 5.2 percent in 1997. The 429.537 index crimes in 1997 are the lowest since the 388,154 total in 1969. Index crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson. The number of serious crimes in Barry County dropped from 1.237 in 1996 to 1.046 in 1997. The total number of crimes in Michigan dropped by 20 percent over the last six years, by 6.7 percent n 1997. the lowest total since 1973. The number of violent crimes declined by 8.6 percent statewide in 1997 Shown with some of the woodworking projects they made are program participants (back, from left) Mike Kieffer. Tammy Mead, Rozanna Ortega and Wes Shoebridge. In front are instructors Mike Abbate (right) and Rich Long. The bird houses are donated to Binder Park Zoo and Charlton Park. Wes Shoebridge is pictured at the Mexican restaurant where he job shadowed. KEEP INFORMED about Local Government, School Activities and Community Events. Subsc ibe to The Hastings BANNER Call 616-945-9£ ?4...or visit our offices at 1952 N. Broadway, Hastings Rozanna Ortega (left) and Tammy Mead enjoy the Dairy Queen treats they received for having the best quality bluebird house. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 2, 199« n L€TT€RS from our readers... Father is leader, lover, trainer, sower Dear editor: Why am I here? I question my position in life as a father, grandfather and great grand­ father. having been there and done that. I am desperately trying to be generic in my observations. I do here and now confess I cannot write from a feminine observation, having never been there nor done that. As I reminisce on the first 13 years of a boy s life, the job description of a father seems quite baffling Is a father a help or a hindrance to a boy s life, plans and dreams? The next five years or so. a father's job description is rather evasive. Young men in this age group seems to have other things to think about. Some getting involved in what I shall call father perversion, some having been known to say. “It wasn't my fault" Is this the difference between the men and the boys? From about IK years onward a father's job description appears Io me and I trust to the rest of you men out there, to be simply overwhelming. What’s a father to do? Some from inner compulsion or com­ punction. respond with something like. It's my right, or my resolve, or my responsibil­ ity to become a father” I suppose we might Tyden Park has lot its luster To the editor: About four years ago the basketball and tennis courts at Tyden Park were resurfaced and fixed b> the city. At the time, the park looked great But since then many situa­ tions have led to its current, poor state. First of all. three years ago. for a gradua­ tion stunt, a student from another schooi stole one of the four nms from the basket­ ball courts For two years the backboard re­ mained with no nm In the spring of last year, my friend and I attended a City Coun­ cil meeting and requested that something be done regarding the nm and poor conditions of the backboards, which were severely cracked Later that summer, on two separate occasions, a new nm was put up Because the poor quality of the nm and the height of the nm being far below the normal 10 feet high elevation, neither nm lasted more than two hours Then, on the day after Easter of this year, all the backboards but two and all the nms but one were taken down to be fixed. One month later I wrote a polite letter to the city, requesting that the rims be put back up So. in mid-May. after over a month and a half of us having to play half court with ten people and in some instances with another five or six people sitting on the sidelines, some of the nms and backboards were finally re­ placed. Yet much to our displeasure, the equip­ ment was in worse shape than it had been before everything was taken down to be fixed. One of the backboards had been "welded" and now has rather large scams where the cracks were and is drastically warped in several places. Also, one of the backboards was nowhere near parallel to the ground which along with a bent rim made quite an ugly sight. And we were still Internet flap schools’ fault To the editor: In regards to the suspension of students who accessed porn story in the Banner of June II. after being directly involved with the issue of Delton I’d like to clarify that the students weren't “purposely accessing" the inappropriate site they were reprimanded f<r. As an Internet subscriber I had have ex­ periences with many inappropriate situa­ tions. soliciting, etc.... I also have “parental controls" and block­ ing on any such sites that arc not appropri­ ate for my kids, which is why I’m writing this letter to begin with. The school district should be the one rep­ rimanded. not the students. “All" measures should have been taken prior to the installa­ tion of the Internet, and there should have been direct supervision. Instead, the school district used a 10-year-old child as an “ex­ ample" when they themselves should of been the example for other school districts to implement basic common sense and tools to protect kids from dangers of cyber space. Shame on the DK Board of Education! Lucinda Dcsgrangcs Delton missing one nm and backboard The most unfortunate incident, however, occurred June 21. I moved out of town in early June and came back for the day to visit. After being in town an hour, my friend and I went outside to shoot around. The nm we usually shoot on was occupied so we just started shooting on the first nm we came to. I remember noticing that the net looked awful. It was a very heavy duty net that was attached to the nm with S hooks Only a portion of the net was held up. though, and several of the hooks dangled down from the net. Unfortunately. I com­ pletely forgot about the net and I jumped up When I came down I caught my nose on one of the dangling hooks. I was incredibly lucky that I did not lose my nose entirely, but the hook npped the cartilage of my nose and tore a flap of skin requmng numerous stitches. Later that day. my mother called the city to ask if something could be done about the poor condition of the park. buTa certain city official said that someone can not be there watching over us all the time and that the kids trash the park anyway. It is truly sad that such a nice park that could look great be brought down to such low standards and that those of us who en­ joy the park without doing any damage to it be punished by the actions of a select few. Unfortunately, my fond memories of Hast­ ings have been tarnished by these incidents, and. in my mind, Tyden Park will never be the same as it was four years ago when it seemed perfect. Jim Bcachnau Bridgman Bad parents to blame for bad kids well call this, the w isdoni of men. Now. in looking back over many, many years of this business of fatherhood, it seems sufficient to just admit and confess: “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap ” Wow. what is a man to do?” Where can he go for help? With much help from resources found in the “Instruction Book” written by our Maker. 1 would share this outline of the job description of a father. First, the father is to be the leader. Most of our Creator’s animate creatures have the head positioned on the front, there best to lead the way. So our Instruction Book de­ scribes fathers job description as. “...the husband is the head of the w ife.” Ephesians 5:23. also I Corinthians 11: i-3. Lest anyone might be inclined to be re­ bellious or otherw ise, let me list some syn­ onyms of head-responsible, worthy, deserv­ ing. fit. exemplary, model, reliable, rep­ utable. trustworthy, virtuous and credible. Second - the Father is to be the lover. The father (husband) is to “love your wife." ephesians 5:25. This means. “I want the best for you and 1 am willing and ready to help you. regardless of what you do Third, the father is to be the trainer.” And you fathers, do not provoke your child to wrath, but bnng them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4. Don’t forget, “what you sow. you reap.” Fourth, the father is the sower. Hold on to your scats now. for this may jar you out of your comfort zone. “Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgres­ sion and sin. by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers, upon the children and the children’s chil­ dren to the third and the fourth generation ” Exodus 34:7. Men is this the cause of the trend in our families? There is one last Head I need to mention. (Remember - responsible, worthy, deserv­ ing. fit. exemplary, model, reliable, rep­ utable. trustworthy, virtuous, credible and good) “I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ..." I Corinthians 11:3. If we ignore and rebel against our Head (Christ) what else can we expect, because we reap what we sow. Men, what’s wrong with our Head? . Rus Sarver Hastings Write Us R Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All Jhat will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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To the editor: I would like to respond to the public opinion that was in June IK Banner, on what should be done with expelled stu­ dents. I agree with Bill Avery that bool camps should be used and the students should con­ tinue their education and be encouraged to become Christians. Also, the problem stu­ dents should be taken through prisons so they will see what life here is all about and they should as pan of their community ser­ vice write prisoners doing life sentences to learn about what goes on in prisons and make it mandatory. Sending them to prison or jail isn’t going to help They need to learn and realize that four felonies with the habitual offender charge could get them life in prison. Most young people do not get the disci­ pline at home that is needed in today’s soci­ ety. Parents today do not discipline or teach their chddrcn responsibility, so many par­ ents let their children run wild then cry when their kids get in to trouble with the law. Most kids don't know what respect means, and so many don’t have any kind of manners because they were never taught them at home or in school. Schools today arc nothing but day care centers, babysitters for kids. When a stu­ dent is expelled, his or her education should not be interrupted. The students should be given homework and it should be turned in to the school for correction. This should be mandatory. Just because they are expelled docs not mean their school work or educa­ tion should be stopped. Kids have it too easy nowadays, and they have to much free time on their hands with nothing to do with it. Some things children should cam and not just be given to them freely. Children arc given way to much to­ day and they do nothing to cam things. Make parents responsible for their chil- 1 dren and the children's actions Parents I need to know what their children arc doing ! and where they arc Most problems of the students arc their ’ parents, because parents do not know how • to be parents in the first place. Larry D Boise «l 18723 I Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility / Baraga. Mich. CORRECTION: * In a story in last week's Banner, it wad stated incorrectly that Michigan Secretary^ of State Candice Miller was the guest speaker a: the Truman-Johnson Dinner,, which is the Barry County Democrats' an-, nual banquet. Miller was the guest speaker* at the Republican Party's annual banquets the Lincoln Day Dinner. LEGAL NOTICE; SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD June 10. 1998 Four Board Members present one absent Motion approved to excuse Wenden Strickland' from meeting Approved agenda previous minutes and trea­ surer s report Approved motion regarding spaces in Banfield ' Cemetery Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (7/2)' Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building,7' Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Ottice Building. Washington D.C. ; 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick" Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope' Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of s Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser,-1 district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. ' Vernon Ehler*, Republican, 3rd District. (Inring, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland,' Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ot Hastings, the upper two-thirds of! Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616)’ 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of' Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry ; County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036. Lansing. Mich. ; 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. J State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican. 87th District (all ol Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Is there life beyond earth? HastingsBaNNER Sosettau Isa week aaaonaced thev hsve found soother oiaaet la another solar Devoted to the interest* of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division ot JAd Graphics Inc 1952N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49056 0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacoba PresKleni Joyca Ryan Treasurer Fredartc Jacoba vco President Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Xbung (Ethtof) Elaine Gilbert (Asmtant Editor) Shyly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smtth Marv Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through .V Misha Nd:, Baalists: Della Meade. Woodland: Randy NotTke, Lake Odessa: Baa Henry, HMttngs: Trevor Lowing, Gun Lake: 'Yeah. I think there could be, but I'm pretty open * 'Ye*. 1 think there is life beyond earth. There is just too much evidence to think otherwise. Look at how versatile life on earth is. ' adapting t alt kinds of environments' "There is a good chance there is life in the gslaxy.' There might be. There's always that controversy — (people) seeing flying saucers, showing pictures (of them). It wouldn't surprise as. it's interesting.' "Yeah. definitely. In an almost infinite universe, probability says there should be. Whether it's intelligent is a different question.' Alfred Taylor, Hastings: » Frday6am to 5 30 p m . Saturday830am • Noon Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Ctndy O'Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to: P.O Box B Hastings, Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 'I don't think so." « * d 3 • 4 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 2. 1998 - Page 5 Outdoor Education Center director to retire Jack Wykoff, director of the Outdoor Ed­ ucation Center in Dowling, will retire next month after 40 years of service to the Bat­ tle Creek Schools. _____________ •_______________ W'ykoff has a long history of involvement in education and outdoor programming. He began as an OEC camp assistant in 1958. Later he taught at Lincoln Elementary [FINANCIAL FOCUS Jtumishedfy.. Mark D. Christensen ’ of Edward Jones and Co, Finding value in the stock market How do you know a good value when you see it? In the grocery store, finding value may mean buying plain-label items that arc the same quality as those with brand names. When car buying, looking for value means conducting thorough research and compari­ son shopping But what about when you're buying stocks? Finding a good stock means choosing solid companies that consistently make profits fortheir shareholders — while paying a reasonable price compared to the stock’s earnings That’s the pncc-to-eamings ratio, or P/E. For example, a stock selling at $60 and earning $4 per share has a P/E of 15 (60 4 » 15). Another one selling at $60 but earning $2.40 per share has a P E of 25 (60 + 2.40 = 25). If the overall stock market has an average P E of 20. the first stock has a low P/E and the second has a high P/E com­ pared to the average. However, the P/E alone is not enough to base your decision on. A stock may have a higher P/E but also may be a more solid company. But if you were comparing two companies with the same fundamentals — a long history of solid growth, profits and dividends, among others — and one had a higher P/E, the stock with the lower P/E may be a better value. A recent study found that low P/E stocks have often outperformed high P/E stocks. Conducted by economist and portfolio manager Dr. Michael A. Berry and pub­ lished by the financial research firms Ibbotson and Sinqucficld. the study tracked New York Stock Exchange stocks during different market climates. It found that low P/E stocks performed considerably better than high P/E stocks in nine out of the 12 market declines of 20 percent or more from 1937 to 1995. In fact, the low P/E stocks > actually beat the market in eight of the 12 declines. The study also found that low P/E slocks outperformed high P/E slocks during seven out of 12 recover) periods following the market declines. * This is not to say you should always buy ’ low P/E stocks and never buy those with high P/Es. With the popularity of stocks to­ day. some of the most solid companies are selling at prices that arc high relative to earnings. However, a stock’s P/E factor can be a significant consideration in your overall evaluation. A high P/E may Ik an indica­ tion of a company that doesn’t have the earnings and growth potential to justify its market value. The lesson here is to do your homework and weigh all factors before you decide to buv. LEGAL NOTICES ________________________ .------------------------------------- NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Michael D McClean and Christine L McClean to National Bank of Hastings, a Federal Banking Corporation, of Hastings. Michigan, as Mortgagee dated March 18. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Regis­ ter of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on March 25 1997 in Liber 589 of Mortgages on page 67 on which Mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date ol this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Thou­ sand Three Hundred Twenty-Six A 75/100 ($20,326 75) Dollars, and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale con­ tained m said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided the said Mony-^e will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary at pubic auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the East door of the County Court­ house m the City of Hastings and County of Barry. Mchigan. that being the place of holding tlie Cir­ cuit Court m and for said County, on Thursday. August 6. 1998, at 1 00 p m o clock Eastern Day­ light Time in the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 12 75 percent interest legal costs. Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that sad Mortgagee does pay on or poor to the date of said sale, which premises are described m said Mortgage as follows, to-wit Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, City of Hastings. Barry County. Mchigan Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MSA 27A 3240) is six (6) months The period of redemption will be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated June 30 1998 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS a federal Banking Corporation Mortgagee LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS Attorneys for National Bank of Hastings BY ROBERT L BYINGTON (P-27621) _AW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS 222 West Apple Street HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058-0248 - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week 57-3/16 -7-15/16 AT&T Ainentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola D & N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Fest Rnanoal Bancorp Fort General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson & Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume -11/16 44-3® 47-118 -1-5/8 561/2 ♦1-5/8 ♦1-3/16 44-3/16 ♦2-3/4 85-5/16 •7/16 26-13/16 9611/16 ♦2 71-172 •118 18-7/16 •5/16 25-7/8 -1-7/8 ♦1-13/16 59 667/8 -1-1/16 — 22-3/4 114-13/16 ♦3-1/8 72-1/4 -1-5/8 73-13/16 -2-1/2 ♦1/4 19-3/16 -2-3/4 37-7/16 ♦1-5/8 69 -1/2 61-1/16 +1-3/4 13-3/4 17-9/16 ♦3/16 -1/16 7-1/8 •3/8 29-9/16 461/16 ♦2-7/8 29695 554 8952 02 753 Million Shares School and was principal of Dudley Ele­ mentary School. In 1969. he became OEC Director over­ seeing all facility programs and operations He has also been involved as Johnston Township Fire Chief, a board member with LifcCare Ambulance, has worked on the County Fire Association and has been a member of the Bedford Lions Club. Wykoff first learned about Clear Lake Camp while working as a naturalist at Brown County State Park in lnd:ana. While doing an interpretive program he ran into a man who had worked for the school camp program and suggested he apply. A few weeks later, Wykoff came to Dowling for an interview and was offered a position. As the years went on Wykoff decided to stay put "I fell in love with the place," he says. Reflecting back to those early days, the center was a much different place. Wykoff recalls when instructors often worked 24 hour days, simultaneously teaching and su­ pervising in the dorms. One of the most sig­ nificant changes he has seen is the change in programming structure from primarily a school camp to an outdoor center approach with multiple day and residential programs Yet. the thing he secs as having remained the same is the OEC's ability to meet edu­ cational and social needs. As Wykoff says: "The needs in the community many years ago arc the same ones here now... under­ standing our relationship to the environ­ ment. working together, learning to get along with others.” With retirement, he said he hopes to lead a “more relaxing lifestyle " He plans to use this opportunity to do volunteer work, travel more in North America, garden and landscape around his new home and con­ tinue bird watching. Wykoff takes with him many memories of the joys and challenges encountered at the Outdoor Education Center. "The best memory of all is the continual one. the realization of how much the facil­ ity and programs have meant to its partici­ pants," says Wykoff. “There is a tremen­ dous sense of pride on the part of the peo­ ple who have been there." An open house honoring Wykoff’s retire­ ment will be held Sunday, Aug. 16. from I to 4 p.m at the OEC Lodge. A program rec­ ognizing his contributions as director of the OEC will begin at 3 p.m. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass. Drinks will be pro­ vided. Please RSVP with the camp office at (616) 721-8161. l€TT€RS from our readers Vandals ‘don’t know’ why they did it To the <ditor: Three boys passed my house and I just happened to sec one rip a pot of geraniums off my fence post. The pot was nailed on (he post. The gera­ nium and pot were thrown in the street. I hurried on fool to catch them. Several blocks later, with the help of a young girl and her brother on bikes, along with a woman driver in a white car. I, still on foot, caught up to the boys. I had the boys return’to my house. I phoned 911 and asked to have police come to my house and why. The Hastings City Police and 911 arc to be praised, both re­ sponding in a very efficient manner. I am deeply grateful to them. As the boys (one got away) and I. headed toward my house. I asked the boy who ad­ mitted he tore out the poi of geraniums. “Why did you do it?" His answer left me nonplussed. “I don’t know. I just felt like it.” Then, "I’m sorry” Think over that reply when it comes to the students with guns and the killings. Asked by police what I wanted done to the boy. I answered “I’m not out for re­ venge. “I’m not mad. I just want impressed on the boy and parents respect for people’s property" The police had the boys get in their car and drove the boys home. The end of episode. For the boy’s sake- he looked so forlorn, in features and looks, I hope he learned his lesson. Most important, the parents need to be parents in all the word "parenting" stands for. Parents need to put their children ahead of all that goes on in their lives. Let the children know in action as well as words that you love them, care for them and un­ derstand them, talk with, not just, to them. Teach them control of impulses and to be responsible as to their behavior. Teach good citizenship. Have them feel­ ing good about themselves. I Wish this boy and his parents all that is good in life. Justine McLean Hastings The great juggling act: By Grace Ann Robertson, Ph.D. Most people arc involved in many more activities and have a more complicated lifestyle than their grandparents or parents ever did We find ourselves pressured by demands at work deadlines, commuting, budgets, school commitments, co-worker conflicts. Even if home is a haven, it still places de­ mands on us - children’s schedules, laun­ dry and cleaning, bill paying, even taking fido to the vet. And somehow we want to have time for ourselves, to play, to be part of a club or church, to relax with friends, to golf or bike or just read the book that has been sitting on the nightstand for a month. Life has become a juggling act, in which we arc expected to perform at our peak in all the areas that place demands upon us. Each area - work, family, and self - has needs that must be met. When the balance between the three becomes upset, when one area saps the bulk of our energy, we experi­ ence stress. Each person reacts to stress in their own unique way. For some, they develop physi­ cal symptoms, including headaches, ulcersi muscle tension, high blood pressure, heart disease, or disturbed sleep. For other peo­ ple, they experience mental/cmotional struggles, such as always feeling pressured, panicky, under the gun (anxiety), or feeling hopeless with little energy or motivation or interest in life activities (depression), or fears that "I’m not giving enough to work/spousc-kids. etc" (guilt). At times, people respond to stress with unhealthy coping strategies, including abusing alcohol or drugs, compulsive shop­ ping, or verbally/physically abusing another per^in. Though there are no “quick fixes," there arc some actions Io take that can help re­ store some balance. At work, evaluate each day, spending the first five minutes prioritizing tasks. Use a date book or calendar. Streamline telephone time; when leaving a message be specific about the reason for calling and leave times when you can be reached, to avoid the frus­ tration of "phone tag." Set limits for work time and stick to them. When the work day is scheduled to be over, leave the work at work and focus physically and mentally on other areas. Take scheduled breaks at work. Spend a lunch hour doing a leisure activity, such as exercise, shopping or lunch with a friend. Often times the demands of home arc more complicated than those at work, and thus require additional coping strategies to maintain the balance. A family calendar is a wonderfully helpful tool for recording each family member’s activities; it may help to color code each person’s commitments. Identify and schedule regular time-consum­ ing projects; set consistent time for laundry, lawnwork. Spend ten minutes each night as a family doing a quick pickup of the house; the burden of cleaning the house; the bur­ den of cleaning the house will be lighter. Reduce paperwork - deal with mail when it comes in and toss junk mail immediately, explain to the children that they do not need to keep every school paper they ever pro­ duced. Re-examine the housekeeping standards - docs the house need to look like June Cleaver’s every day. or will a once-a-wcck cleaning relieve the time and mental pres­ sures so that we can invest our energies in other areas. Rclatcdly, ’his may mean re­ considering the expectations we place on ourselves, and the comparisons make. Our tendency is to feel like everyone else “has it together," is more organized, is a bet­ ter cmployeespouscparcnt. The reality is that neatly everyone shares the same stresses, concerns and occasional feelings of inadequacy. Couples and families have a special ad­ vantage in coping in that they can work as a team, with certain points kept in mind. Fo­ cus on the assets and capabilities of each family member when assigning responsibil­ ities. Is Dad more dctail-oncntcd. is your son really attached to the family pets? As­ sign tasks with those strengths and interest in mind. Once tasks arc assigned, it is important to let go of the need to comment on the process; in other words, be a gracious team­ member. accepting the help of others and avoiding the tendency to re-do it your own way. Except in certain life-or-death situa­ tions. there is rarely one correct way to do something. Occasionally it may be necessary to ask for outside help in managing the balance act. Organize a SWAT team, a group of family/friends who can be a support when a crisis arises. For example wrhich friend could pick up the kids at school if you need to work late? Take the time to spend with a friend talk­ ing about the life stresses you arc experi­ encing. Chances arc, they will understand very well, and could give some good sug­ gestions or help out. It may be helpful to seek a professional consultation. Many businesses and companies provide confi­ dential employee assistance counseling at no cost to the employee. When an individ­ ual or a family is struggling with the bal­ ancing act. meeting with a therapist can be like a business consultation with an objec­ tive third party to analyze the situation and generate solutions. Overall, it is vital to remember what our priorities are in life. If an advancing career and a close relationship with children arc both important, does the current lifestyle reflect those priorities? If not, the balance may be off, and readjustment may be needed. Here Today. Here To 11 orrow. NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP - PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, July 8, 1998 • 7:00 P.M. at the HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD For.Tw Hope Township Zoning Zoning Board of Appeals to hold a public heanng to con­ sider the following 1. Request for a variance by Roger and Sandra Hubbell to vary 10 leet on the road side and 4 feet on the north side from the required setbacks on thee property at 1169 S Wall Lake Drive. Delton Ml 49046 in Section 32 ol Hope Township. T2N R9W in Barry County. Mark Kolanowski. Jeri Sheldon and Randy Teegardin Michigan 2. Show cause Hearing for Michael and Nancy Hodge ot 87 Lakeview Drive. Delton Ml 49046 regarding a fence that exceeds height regulations The information about this request may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesday 9 a m to 12 noon and 1 p m to 3 p m at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S With 36 years of local banking experience, Mark, Jeri and Randy have been helping the same customers for many years. And will be helping them for years to come. Wall lake Road on M-43 (6161 948-2464 Hope Township will p’ovide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes ot printed matenai being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five days notice to the Hope Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address or With all the services you need and the personal attention you deserve...why not join the area’s oldest, largest — and most experienced — local bank? telephone number listed below A meeting of the Zoning Board ot Appeals will be held immediately following the heanng to decide on the above request and any other business that may legally come before this board Sytvia W Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 948-2464 Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC ________________________________ �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1996 Congressman Nick Smith The year 2000 crunch A hot buzzword in Washingion these days, as in much of the country, is ”Y2K.” Y2K is lechno-spcak for the "Year 2000 problem" which is expected lo cost the economy S300 to SHKf billion to fix What exactly is the proDiemMam com­ puter programs and components, from giant mainframes down to the simplest mi­ crochip. store only the last two digits of the date tn their memory. For example. I^9S is stored as "98.” and 1965 becomes “65" This technique evolved in the early days for computer programming, when computers were extremely expensive and much slower than today. Reducing the amount of infor­ mation they handled saved money and time Computer* and technology were changing rapidly even back then, and programmers never thought that the programs and chips they were designing would be in use 30 or 40 years later The two digit dale system worked just fine for a while, but now. with the year 2000 approaching, we face a big problem Many computers and machines dependent on them will think its 1900. rather than 2000. and malfunction unless we fix the problem first. This could result in mort­ gage. tax and credit card bills being miscal­ culated. security systems malfunctioning, telephone circuits failing, utility brownouts, and other problems. In government, it could cause problems with Social Security and other federal benefit checks, the FAA’s air traffic control system, and hundreds of other systems. .. at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASAMAIEW I IMIIA ( III R( H ( III RC II OE HIE N AZ ARE NE \1(M)IX,R()\| BRETHREN C HRISTIAN PARISH 2601 Loccs Road. IXmlmj. Ml 49050 Ri*hw. sieve Olmslcjd <6161 ’’<8-3021 diurvhphone Sundav Sen >cc »» W a tn . Sundas School 11 00 a.m . Sundav I vening Sers ice <» 00 p m . Bible s«td> X Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. II HO a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 (Ml pm evening Service. Wedne*dav ’00 pm Service* for Adult*. Teen* and Children 4XX’ Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring W heck, hair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Nouth meet­ ing*. Junior-Senior High THORN APPLE \ ALLEN ( HI R( II M-79 Wot Pactor Susan Trow­ bridge (6161 945-9.192 Sunday School 10 am. Worship II am. Alter School Special Wednesday. 4 pm PO B«n b' Ilasling*. Ml 49058 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 94X 2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening sen ice 6 30 p m Youth group meet* Wedne*dav 6 30 p m also Nursery available tor all ser­ vice* Bring the whole family C EDAR ( REEK BIBLE ST. ANDREW SISDEPESDIM ANGLICAN CHIRCH Meeting at 502 I- Bond St (Hadmgs Church of God Building| 9 a nt Holy Communion I si and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* 1928 (tOQICf M k used at all sen ice* For more 'll mation call 948-9327 r David T Huvtwick. vicar 2101 St Andrew '» is a par. ol t.ic Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBIA OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hading*. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all age* Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nurvcry provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 600 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz (age* 2 through " or first grade!. Kid* Club or Junior Bible quiz (age* 8-121. Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (age* 13-19). Adult Bible Study • No age limit* WM( OMl < ORNfRS I SITED METHODIST CHI R( II 3185 N Broad wav. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Pa*tor Carl Litchfield Phone 567-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vice* Sunday. 9 oo a m . Rev Ken \jught. I I (HI a in . Rc. ( >rl Litchfield SI ND AY S( IIOOL. 9 45 a m for all age* 4-11. Mon­ day* 6 50 to 8 00 pin. BIBLE ST I DY Sunday. 5 (Ml p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 (Ml a m . freewill of­ fering Ake welcome you to our church family with the warmth ol ChnM'* Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRAC E BRETHREN BIBLE ( HI RCH I f ormerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church). 600 Powell Rd. I mile east ot Hasting* Ru* Sarver. Pa*ior Ernentu*. 945-9224 Sunda* Service* 9 45 am • Bible ( la**c* • lor all ajte*. 10 40 a in Morning Worship Thursday 7 30 p m Prayer and Hiblc study ■ Shar­ ing Ywr Faith. 5 30 pm Youth rnectn-g with "Youth With a Me**age" 945-9224, 6 50 p m - Bible Study tor all ST. ROSE. ( ATIIOI K (III R( II xo5 Jefferson Father Charles Ft*chcr. Pastor Saturday Ma** 4 30 p m . -unday Ma**e* X 00 a m and 11 00 am Confession Saturday 4 0U - 4 1(1 p m HOPE I NITED METHODIST CHI RCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor I hurch phone 945­ 4995 Office hour*. Wed Thur* 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warnor* (grade* K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m i-j X 50 pm (grade* 6-12th) Thursday 7 (Ml p ni Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLIC AN CATHOLIC ( Hl RCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 4905K Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) alter 6 pm weekday* or all day week­ end* Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a tn - 192X Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTINT ( HI RCH 509 | Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. .Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 (Ml a m . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. faithful Women. Bible Study. Womens Bible Study Call church office for more information 94X-X0U4 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC tabernacle. 502 I: Grand St . Hasting*. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 94X­ 266’ Sunday School 10a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Nundav Evening Service 6 pm, Thursday Bible Study 'pm If in­ terested tn a tree Home Bible Study, please ca'I for me.-e detail* M. CYRIL’S ( ATHOLK ( III R( II Nashville lather Charles Etcher. Pastor A missioi el St Rose Catholic (hurch. Ilaseng* Ma** Saturday Evening 6 30pm GRACE ( OMMI MTN ( III RCH meeting at Maple Nalley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. 1517) X52-922X Morning Celebration 10 a tn fellowship Time before the service Nursery children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor DcAn'i Ihvbb* Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meal* 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 pm For more information call the church office BARRN ( Ol N1N CHI RCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hasting*. Ml 4905X Sunday Service* Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . Evening Service* 6 pm Wctjnr.day Bible study ’pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 9(5-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHVRCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St.. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Asmxiate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teen*. 6 (M) p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive” for age* 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Nouth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. ’ 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRA( E LI THER AN ( Hl R( II 239 I- North St. Hasting* Re* Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. July 5 X 00 and 10 00 a m Holy ( ommunum Sat­ urday. July 4 X (N) p m NA Mon­ day. July 6 7 00 pm BoG Tues­ day. July 7 6 30 pm Softbail 7 oo Shepherd Comm . 7 30 OA Wednesday. July 8 - 7 00 p m Stewardship ( umrn II ASTINC.S FIRST I NITED METHODIST CHI R( H Corner ol Green and ( hurch street*. Dr Bufford W ( oe Pastor Li«a S'.ven*. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service met W Bs II-AM 1220 at (' 0) j m SI NDAYS 9 30 am Worship - Child care available lor infant* & toddler* thru age 4. and Junior ( hurch lor age* 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 am . Coffee Fellow­ ship Monday. Aug 3 W’e will launch our Space Mission Bible Camp, it will run from 9 to II 30 am Aug 3-7 This program will he most appropnae for Astronaut*, kindergarten thru 5th grade FIRM PRFNBN IERIANCHI R( H 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49058 (6161 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. June 28 9 30 > m and II (Ml a m Sun­ day murmng Worship Service* The 9 30 Service t* broadcast over WBCH ■ -AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided during h»»th service* Th:s iiilortiitituni ettt ssttt \hi/> \cn u <•* t\ pnn idcd hx The Hastings Ban­ ner. fits' < Inn's lis-s sind these Ineal businesses WREN n NERAL HOME of HaMing* H.EXE \B IN( ORPOR \TED ol Ha*fmg* NATIONAI B\Nk OF HASTINGS Member F DI C 1 HF II \sl IN(,s BkNNER and REMINDER 19*2 N Broadway Hasting* BONI .FA PH ARM \( A 'Prescription*'' IIX S Jefferson 945-3429 II \NIIN(,N MANI FACTl RING CO. Hasting*. Michigan it vsnsGs hbkrgi.vss prodi crs. i*c. ”o( <»ok Rd House fire still under investigation An early evening fire that destroyed the home of David f^nzales of 967 Brogan Road just east of Gurd Road in Baltimore Township Friday. June 26 is still under investigation by the Hastings Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the blaze at about 6:34 p.m. and were assisted by members of the Nashville and Johnstown fire departments until about 9:30 p.m Damage to the structure and contents was estimated at about S40.000. Johnstown firefighters were called out again on Sunday at about 2 a.m. to provide mutual aid to Battle Creek firemen as they fought a blaze that destroyed Quality Farm and Fleet at 384 W. Michigan Avenue. Nearby residents had to be evacuated from their homes until the waler was tested to be safe from chemicals that had been contained in the store, according to reports. Johnstown firemen also manned the Bedford fire station during that blaze. ( Ol NIRN ( IIAPFL I NITED METHODIST CHI RCH QI IMBt I SITED METHODIST C HVRCH t edar ( reek Rd . X mi South. Pa*inr Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 625-5543 Sunday School -i .tit'o j ir.. Worship HOU am. Evening Sen ice at 6 00 p m . Wcdnc*day Prayer Bible ? 00 p tn That’s the bad news. The good news is that this problem, although serious, is solv­ able. once it’s identified. The difficulty is that Jigging through new and old computer programs, from 40 years old. is tedious, time-consuming, and requires a computer technician. The original programmers and designers that know whether the chip needs to be replaced or how the program needs to be reconfigured may have moved to another company, retired, or even passed away, makmg the task tncky for even today's cxpers The Office of Management and Budget has established an interagency task force to coordinate and monitor federal government agencies' progress on fixing the Y2K bug On Capitol Hill, we have held hearings and arc continuously monitoring the progress of each federal agency to make sure every­ thing is in order when Jan I. 2000. rolls around. The government has made some uneven progress on this problem. For example, the Social Security Administration, General Services Administration (which acts as a landlord for federal buildings). Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Na­ tional Science Foundation have received high grades for their preparations. How­ ever. the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Departments of Slate. Health and Human Services. Energy, and Transporta­ tion have serious, unresolved problems. Clearly we must continue to push the ad­ ministration lo complete the process of fix­ ing and upgrading our computer systems. Hastings. Michigan k________________ - Dorothy M. Hayes FREEPORT - Dorothy M. Hayes, age 73, of Freeport, passed away Wednesday. July I, 1998 at her residence. She was bom on January 25. 1925 in South Wales. England, the daughter of Jack & Phyllis (Williams) hook. Dorothy retired from Hastings Aluminum. She married Vernon D. Hayes on September 7. 1943. Dorothy loved to read. She was preceded in death by her parents. Dorothy is survived by her husband. Vernon D. Hayes; son & wife, Vernon L. & Linda Hayes of Freeport; grandson & wife. John & Betty Hayes of Lake Wales. Florida; granddaughter & husband. Samantha & Joljn Douglas of Hastings; two great grandsons. Jonathan & Austin; sister & brother in England. Cremation has taken place at her request, no visitation services or funeral services will take place. There will be a private family burial. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Paul H. Sprendle| CLOVERDALE - Paul H Sprenkle, age 75. of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday. June 30. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was bom on January 30. 1923 in Fremont. Nebraska, the son of Paul H. & Amanda (Carroll) Sprenkle. He graduated from Immaculata High School in Leavenworth. Kansas. He also was in missile schools for the government. Paul served with the United Stales Army during World War II. He was employed for several 'ears at Nike Missile in Fl. Leavenvrorth, Kansas. He retired in 1978 after 35 years as an Utilization Specialist at the Battle Creek Federal Center. He was married to Ida E. Flint on January 27. 1968 in Boystown, Nebraska. He loved photography and was an avid antique clock & camera collector. He also tinkered with cars. Paul was an avid reader. He loved to go to Flea Markets and Swap Meets. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister. Mary Kathleen Sprenkle; a step son. Kenneth Flint in 1993. Paul is survived by his wife. Ida; one daughter, Mary Kay Stulls of Fairfax Station. Virginia; three grandchildren. Todd Lurkcr. Neal Lurkcr, Michael Holder all of Virginia; two great grandsons. Matthew & Christian; two step-sons, John Flint of Kalamazoo & Leslie Flint of Sparks. Nevada. Visitation will be Friday. July 3. 1998 from 6-8 p.m. al Sunday. July 5. 1998 from 2-5 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home. No visitation on Saturday. Funeral Services will be held Monday. July 6. 1998 at 11:00 a.m al Williams Funeral Home. Delton with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Burial will take place al Ft. Custer National Cemetery with full military honors with Father Michael Stafford. Chaplain. Memorials may be made to Dcllon District Library. Leland D. Bacon SEBASTIAN - Leland D. Bacon, age 72. of Sebastian, passed away Wednesday. June 24. 1998 at home alter a prolonged illness. Mr. Bacon was bom May 20. 1926 in Battle Creek, and moved to Sebastian in 1977 from Hastings. He had owned the Copper Lantern Restaurants in Hastings. Charlotte, and Coldwater. In Sebastian he had been the Turf Doctor at the Sebastian River Medical Center and was the Assistant Su peri ntendant at the Sebastian Municipal Golf Course. Mr. Bacon was a member of the ItalianAmerican Club; the Eagles Sebastian Aerie #4067 and the VFW in Sebastian. Florida. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Bacon is survived by his daughter. Tracy L. Bacon of Allegan; and his grandson. At the family’s request there will be no visitation. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be ntade to VNA Hospice of Indian River County. Illi 36th Street. Vcro Beach. Florida 32960 or the American Cancer Society. 1401 21st Street. Vcro Beach. Florida 32960 in memory of Mr. Bacon. Arrangements were made by Strunk Funeral Home. Vcro Beach. Florida. Beatrice L Foreman HASTINGS - Beatrice L. Foreman, age 84. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. June 28. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Foreman was bom on January 8. 1914 in Hastings, the daughter of Frank & Grace (Ellison) Carpenter. She was raised in Scbawaing area and attended area schools there, graduating in 1932 from Scbawaing High School. Beatrice was married lo Muryl E. Foreman on July 17. 1936 and he preceded her in death on June 29. 1988. Mrs. Foreman was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Ruth Circle of the church, long time member of the church "Out-Reach" program, member of the Missionary Society, member of the "Jolly Jills" Hobby Club. She was an avid handicraftcr especially crocheting baby bibs, booties, and afghans for family & friends, she enjoyed plastic canvas needlework. Mrs. Foreman was also preceded in death by her parents and brother. Claude Carpenter. Mrs. Foreman is survived by her daughter. Patricia Fox of Hastings; three grandchildren. Michael ’Tony" Armour of Nottawa. Laura (Dennis) Todd of Nashville. Christopher Fox of Kentwood; ten great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; sister. Mary Baker of California; sister-in-law. Violet Foreman of Hastings. Memorial Services for Mrs. Foreman were held Wednesday. July I. 1998 al Hastings First United Methodist Church Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiated Burial took place at Rutland Township Cemetery. Barry County Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or American Lung Association. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings | | ^aroldTame^WiTkinT HASTINGS - Harold James Wilkins, age 76. passed away on June 27, 1998 at Thornapplc Manor in Hastings. He was born on June 26. 1922 in Prairieville, the son of Roy and Thelma (Lewis) Wilkins. Harold was employed for several years at Nation Biscuit in Battle Creek and the E.W. Bliss Company of Hastings. He was never married. He loved to play his harmonica and loved horses & children. He had lived for the past 18 years with his brother Earl & wife, Ardis. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister. Mary Etta Dimock; Lyle Wilkins and Russell Wilkins. Harold is survived by one sister, Coleen (Frank) Endsley of Hastings; two brothers, Lewis Wilkins of St. Cloud, Florida & Earl & Ardis Wilkins of Hastings; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, June 30, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place at Prairieville Cemetery'. ^Stevci^^^outhwel^~ | FENWICK - Steven H. Southwell, age 44, of Fenwick passed away on Friday, June 26. 1998 due to injuries sustained in an accident. He was bom November 26, 1953 in Hastings, the son of Howard and Letha (Curtis) Southwell. Steven was preceded in death by his mother, Letha (Curtis) Southwell. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Southwell; father, Howard Southwell of Woodland; sister. Sharlcne (Von) Goodcmoot of Lake Odessa; and many nieces and nephews. Due to the wishes of his family, a private burial has taken place. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Steven’s name may give to the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements were made by the Ko$ps Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. |Thelma C. Hooi'er ; HASTINGS - Thelma C. Hoover, kge 74. of Hastings and formerly of Portland and Scbcwa areas, passed away Friday, June 26. 1998. Mrs. Hoover was bom August 31, 1923 in Killdeer. North Dakota. She retired in 1978 as a supervisor for the School of the Blind in Lansing, after 25 years of faithful service. Mrs. Hoover was preceded in death by one son. Dennis; one brother and two sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Janice E. (Harry) Smith of Portland and Diane D. (Tim) Courier of Ionia; three sons. E. Howard (Dcloros) Kenyon of Hastings, Donald L. (Betty) Kenyon of Sunfield and Anthony R. "Tony" Kenyon of Lansing; 14 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and one sister. Mildred (Ted) Bender of Forsyth. Montana. Memorial Services were held Wednesday, July I. 1998 at the GorslineRunciman Company Neller Chapel, Portland. Reverend Edward W. Filter, Pastor of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Portland officiated. Interment look place in Portland Cemetery. Portland. Those desiring may make contributions lo the American Diabetes Association. 950 28th Street. S.E. Building E., Grand Rapids. 49508-1326. in memory of Mrs. Hoover. | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1996 - Page 7 Social News Hause-Frank engagement told Mr. and Mrs. Mike Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hausc are pleased to an­ nounce the engagement of their daughter Deborah Hausc to Randy Frank, son of Ms. Marie Frank. A September wedding is being planned. Harts to celebrate 50th anniversary Boyer-Frost to wed Sept. 26 Dick and Ardith Hart will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on July 3. 1998. They will renew their wedding vows on July 12 at 1100 Mass at St Rose Church. A family dinner being planned after the mass. The Hans have four children. 11 grand­ children and three great grandchildren Ms. Manan Boyer of Gardners, Penn, and Mr. J. Larry Boyer of Biglerville, Penn, an­ nounce the engagement of their daughter Chnstinc Anne Boyer to Barry Lewis Frost 111. He is the son of Barry and Verlynn Frost of Hastings. Miss Boyer is a graduate of Lycoming College with a bachelors degree in psychol­ ogy. She is currently employed with H.M. White in Detroit. Barry III is a graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelors degree in me­ chanical engineering. He is currently em­ ployed with Johnson Controls in Plymouth. Mich., while he pursues a masters degree in biomechanics. A Sept. 26. 1998 wedding is planned in Plymouth. Purgiel-Sterett plan to wed Aug. 1 BOY, Christian Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 18. 1998 at 7:42 p.m. to Mana Tucker of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Auston Lloyd Walsh, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 19. 1998 at 3:47 p.m. to Tim Walsh an Holly Martz of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 1/4 ozs. and 22 inches long. Patrick Purgicl and Betty Purgicl of Hast­ ings announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia Purgicl to Thomas Stcrctt. Thomas is the son of Robert and Kathyn Stcrctt of Jackson The couple will begin their new life to­ gether on Aug. 1, 1998 and will reside in Ann Arbor. LEGAL NOTICE: Jamie Grover Mcedc. Delton and Jessica Ann-Marie Scybold. Delton. ( had Alan Kraai. Shelbyville and Lisa Ann Mumaw. Shelbyville. Clinton Gene Waller, Nashville and Shasta Anne Homing, Hastings. Bret Edmond Simonton. Hastings and Donna Louise Shilton. Hastings. . Douglas Scott Geiger. Woodland and . Lon Kay Rodngucz. Woodland. Arturo Felipe Juan. Delton and Heather Lynn Olivarri, Delton. Marc Chnstian Waller. Hastings and Enn Leigh Homing. Hastings. Ralph Richard Myers. Hastings and Sue Annette Williams, Hastings Norman Dudley Aspinall. Jr., Hastings and Dana Mane Bcmheiscl. Hastings. Jeffrey Eugene Tigchclaar. Delton and Ronda Dawn Thomas. Delton James Andrew Kohn. Hastings and April Lynn Matzen. Hastings American Heart 4 Association-" Medical miracles stall w ith research NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has occurred m a Mortgage made by Raymond C Eldred, to DOD Federal Credit Union dated September 30. 1993, and recorded on October 15. 1993 in Liber 585. Page 875. Barry County Records No proceed­ ings have been instituted to recover any part ot the debt secured by the mortgage or any part thereof and the amount now claimed to be due on the debt is $13 630 77 The Mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sale of the property at public auction to the highest bid­ der for cash on August 13. 1998 at 1 00 p m lo­ cal ume at the East front door of the Barry County Courthouse tn the City of Hastings Michi­ gan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the Mortgage together with interest at 10 25*. percent legal costs attorney fees and -Iso any taxes or insurance that the Mortgagee pays before the sale The property is located m tne Township of Maple Grove. County of Barry Michigan and is described as Beginning at the East 1/4 corner of Section 28 thence South 319 15 feet thence West 56 21 feet for beginning thence South 285 feet thence West 1920 feet thence North 285 feet thence East 1920 feel to point of begin­ ning Maple Grove Township Barry County. Michigan During the one-year immediately following the sale the property may be redeemed Dated 6/24/98 DOO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BY Stephen L Langeland (P32583) BUSINESS ADDRESS Stephen L Langetand PC Stephen L Langeland (P32583) Attorney at Law 350 East Michigan Suite 200 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 <71231 Lake Odessa NEWS The Lake Odessa Fair continues this week Thursday’s events are harness racing at I p.m and figure eight demolition derby al 7:30. The midway opens each day at noon. Friday s features arc dairy cattle judg­ ing apd youth horse show in the forenoon, followed by beef and sheep judging at I p.m. and harness racing at the same time Light weight horse pulling is the evening attraction Saturday will have the draft horse show in the forenoon al 10 a m., the puff tractor pull at I p.m. at the same time as another days harness racing and at 6 p.m. there will be the mud bog. There will be fireworks on both Saturday night and Sunday night. Sunday brings harness racing at I p.m. Ladies* Day at 3 p.m. with a quilt show pn>duccd by Katies Stitch *N Stuf and the noisy finale at 7:30 with the demo­ lition derby, which always draws the largest grandstand crowd. Tickets have gone on sale for the 43rd chicken barbecue, sponsored by Alcthians and Fncnds. This event moved indoors a few years ago rather than to be held on the south lawn of Central United Methodist Church. More than half the meals sold are consumed off the premises. Even so. usu­ ally more than 150 cat in Fellowship Hall with more than 200 meals going out. Walker Pharmacy. Lakewood Eye Care, the church office have advance tickets avail­ able. This will be held on Friday. July 10. High’s Barbecue Service of Indiana docs the actual chicken cooking. On Saturday. July II. the Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at the Dcpot/Muscum. Bob Popwitz will bring a col­ orful program titled “Post Cards in His­ tory” The society has several projects under way. One is to compile stories of Ionia County residents from years past who may have had notable or colorful lives. The word limit is 500 for each such story. Art in the Park is coming on Saturday this week. One clever ad for this annual event states that there arc no starving artists here, what with brats, elephant cars, tacos, chicken sandwiches available, along with plenty of beverages. Buying food uid cold dnnks gives support to Friends of the Li­ brary. Lakewood Choral Society, Eastcn Stars, fire department and others. Then will be entertainment from 10 a.m. unti closing time at 5 p.m. There will be 180 ex­ hibitors along the paths and around the nm of the park. What effect will the national holiday have on this event? We shall sec. With a stated time of the first Saturday of July regardless of the calendar or the fair, the show goes on. Many vendors arc booked a year in ad­ vance. Each year there arc clever new items, as well as the tried and true. This year the new feature will be a tent show geared to the masculine person with demonstrations on making Shaker baskets and another wood craft. It is billed as “Not for Men Only " The Lake Odessa Community Library was even more busy than usual June 23 with* an open house. Cookies were served all day long. Visitors by the dozens came to check out books and videos as well as to ex­ plore the new facilities. Then from 7 to 9 there was a second open house with the in­ vited guests being all the contractors and tradesmen who had worked on the building, donors, the movers, board members of the library and of the Fncnds. A light buffet was served to about 50 who came. The committee in charge was composed of Lola Haller, Debbie Bchlcr. Marge Erickson and Jewel Eckstrom. It was interesting to hear the building. John Copcitz. relate some of his experiences in building the 19-foot cir­ culation desk inside a factory in Lansing. It was possible to build it in one long section only because the sliding doors to the park­ ing lot could be removed to provide a seven-foot opening. Members of the State Employees Retire­ ment Association and MARSP met jointly June 24 at the Ionia Masonic Temple to hear statements from the aspirants to the State Legislature. Each of those present had a prepared list of questions to answer. Most of them were from the 86th State District which includes the cast half of Ionia County. Some of them appear to be well qualified to serve. Their representative. Alan Cropscy. is going out due to term lim­ its Whereas the 87th district is represented by Terry Geiger who is eligible for one more term. The depot museum was open Saturday afternoon to welcome the public to view the array of graduation composite pictures and many school souvenirs. Only the 1923 pic­ ture is missing from the years after a de­ structive school fire in December 1921. There arc many photos from earlier years, but they arc not consecutive. The display cases held invitations and programs from a range of years. One section was devoted to the Fabulous Forties Another was from 1898 with an in­ vitation and more Tables held annuals, sports scrapbooks and even seating charts from the high school assembly room in the 1930s More than 75 attended Then about a dozen came on Sunday midday. The 12th alumni banquet ‘was held on Saturday evening at Lakewood High School cafeteria. Teams of four in the south entry hall handled name tags and rceistration for the 280 who had reserved in Hance. Ta­ bles were arranged in groups » about five lo 10 years in a row with plac lumbered for the class year so one only h. *o find a plate marked 1944 or 1953 Geo. Spcas Librarian Debbie Morrison, behind the custom built new circulation desk. Board members and donors attending the library open house. John Kopietz of Charlotte, who built the new book cases and circulation desk. gave the invocation Richard Winkler led the business meeting and introductions Jean Schwarting read the roll call of classes Don McDowell reviewed major events in the village and the nation for the years 1928. 1938 and 1948 Wilbur Dye and Helen Mulschlcr Strickland attended from the 1928 class The 1948 class had held its 50th anniversary gathering earlier in the day, so they were present in large numbers. Mane O’Mara was unable to attend to re­ spond for the 1938 class because of a fall that resulted in two broken legs. James Henry of Marshall responded for the class of 1948 Claude Shcllcnbarger gave a brief mcmonam. The tables were decorated with folding oriental fans, which were put to good use trying to create a breeze The planning committee included Mary Jane Carlson. Lynda Cobb. Yvonne Cobb. Thelma Haskins Curtis. Ada Dennie. Ed and Janis Kenyon. Theron and Roberta King. Don and Marj McDowell. Jean Schwarting. Dick and Vergic Winkler The meal was catered and served by the support group of Lakewood Christian School. They arc well prepared to serve a meal for nearly 3<M) Fans or. loan from the Congregational church helped the situation Among those attending were former superintendents William Eckstrom and Max Hamilton and wife Arietta, who came from Fremont, sev­ eral attended from Florida. On Wednesday. June 24. Scbcwa farmer Randy Wolverton and his co-workers took shelter in the house because of the severe thunderstorm As he looked out his south window he saw lightning strike the barn of neighbor Dallas Daniels. The bam was im­ mediately engulfed in fire. He called the alarm and then drove to the Daniels farm where Dallas was inside the house unaware of what had just happened The plume of smoke was visible for a few miles despite the driving rain. As one drove past when the beams of the bam were still standing, the heat was clearly felt tn one’s auto. The road was lined with cars and an ambulance. Fire­ men were seen approaching on foot carry­ ing their protective gear Mixed with the northbound traffic a driver encountered six fire rigs between Bippley and Musgrove. More Lake O equipment was met on Mus­ grove. There was no way to douse the fire but tankers were used to wet down the other buildings The large garage had its siding warped from the intense heat The bam had a sign reading "Daniels" since 1861 The bam was built by Oren Washington Daniels It next belonged to his son. Andress Daniels Oren Daniels, who lives around the comer on Bippley Road, was the next owner The bam appears to have been built in the 1880s and the house in the 1890s Beulah Daniels says that the barn was originally a smaller structure. It was used for storage of equipment since Dallas no longer raises cattle Once police armed on the scene, the M-66 traffic was rerouted a mile cast and then north. Lilies arc in bloom The yellow variety seemed to be first. They were followed by the white and the pinks Wheat fields ap­ pear lo be nearly ready for harvest. Fireflies arc abundant every' evening. Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 2. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Robert A. Tremaln and Associate*. P C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that pyrpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions of a mortgage made by SHERI KAY LAHTI to PHH US MORTGAGE CORPO­ RATION. A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION now known as PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated Mvch 20. 1995 and recorded on March 21. 1995. «n Uber 626. on page 930. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety seven and 77/100 Dollars ($73,297 77). including interest al 9 250% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml at 1 00 p m on August 13. 1998 Said premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND BARRY County. Michigan and are described as the following described premises situated m THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND COUNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TO WIT COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER OF SECTION 27 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 2030 81 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THIS DE­ SCRIPTION. THENCE NORTH AT RtGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE. 384 00 FEET. THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE. 220 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLES. 384 00 FEET TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE THENCE EAST ON SAME 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS. RESERVA­ TIONS. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF RECORD. IF ANY The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED July 2. 1998 PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Assoc ates. PC 401 South Old Wocdward Avenue Suite 300 Birmtngham Ml 48009-6616 (7/30) $400,000 AVAILABLE IN RYAN WHITE TITLE II AND MICHIGAN HEALTH Ann landers INITIATIVE FUNDING The Southwest Michigan HIV Network through its tiduciary the Kalamazoo County Human Ser vices Department is offering funding tor eligible services to HIV positive clients under the Ryan White Tide ll/Mchigan Health Initiative Eligible services may include but are not limited to the following intake. Assessment, Short Term Inter­ vention. Emergency Assistance Transportation Case Management Complementary Therapies Counseling. Den’aJ Care Home Health/Hospce Mental Health Therapy/Counsehng. Nutntion and Dietary Counseling Primary and Specialist Care, Spiritual Care, and Support Groups Not all ser­ vices will be funded Services to be funded will be decided based on priorities, qualifications and al­ locations set by the Southwest Michigan HIV Net­ work Service area includes Allegan. Barry. Bemen. Branch. Cass. Calhoun Eaton. Hillsdale. Kalamazoo. St Joseph. Van Buren counties A Technical Assistance Meeting will be held on July14. 1-5 pm at Kalamazoo County Human Services building Conference Room F at Nazareth Complex. 3299 Gull Road Kalamazoo. Michigan Providers are highly encouraged to at­ tend Application deadline is July 21 1998 (post­ marked by 400 p m) Information regarding the process or applica­ tion materials can be obtained from Mary Macqueen Southwest Michigan HIV Network Coordi­ nator or 616-373-5160 fax 616-373-5354 In her absence, please contact Julie Linn Supervisor at 616-373-5226 Funding penod is Oct 1. 1998-Sept 30. 1999 (7/2) RETRACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE A Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale was previously published m this paper as to David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker regarding prop­ erty situated in the Township of Prairieville. County of Barry. Michigan, commonly known as 7033 South Shore Drive, Delton. Ml 49046-9412 Said Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale con­ tained an error as David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker were no longer the Mortgagors and were not in default David A Whitaker and Mary Jo Whitaker are no longer responsible for the Mortgage on the aforementioned property, and their names should not have appeared in the No­ tice of Mortgage Foreclosure sale FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for Mortgagee (248) 642-2515 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File No 98043362 (7/2) Love of cats Dear Ann Landers: You recently printed a letter from a reader whose new husband was allergic to her pets. You told her that people arc more important than pets and if her mate could not overcome his allergies, she should ship the pets off to a new home Here is why you arc wrong I have two cats. I’ve had them for nine years. They both give me unconditional love and affection, which is more than I ever got from any woman. They greet my guests, mind their own business and don't damage other people’s property. They also make me feel loved and keep my blood pressure down. What do they ask in return'’ Two meals a day and to be let in and out of the house. Now, you come along and tell me that if I marry a woman who wants me to get nd of my two longtime, faithful fncnds. I should just do it. Why, if I love animals so much, would I be so foolish as to marry someone who doesn’t care for pets? How your future spouse feels about animals should be a pre­ marital test of compatibility Chances arc that the wife who would in­ sist I get rid of the animals would leave me sooner or later anyway. My pets love me and will never ask for a divorce The only unhappiness I ever suffered ftom a pct was when one was killed by a car. Please don't ask how much grief I have gotten from some of the women in my life. - Dan in Brandford. Conn. Dear Dan: Methinks you arc much better at picking winners in the feline category than you arc at picking women. If you ever consider marrying. I suggest that you look for a woman who is a veteri­ narian or works in that fidd. and I am not kidding. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 When planning a wedding. who pays for what? Who stands where? "The Ann Lan­ ders Guidefor Brides " has all the answers. Send a self-addressed. longbusiness-stze envelope and a check or money order jor $3.75 (this includes postage and handling/ to. Brides, do Ann Landers. PO Box REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BARRY Notice Is horoby given that any legal voter living In the following Cities and Townships who is not already registered to vote may register with their respective Clerk on Monday, July 8, 1998, THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to be eHgRHe to vote In the August Primary Election to bo held on Tuesday, August 4, 1998. REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK DENA A. MILLER ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK ERWL MANSHUM HASTINGS CITY CLERK 10570 M-66 Nashville, Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 201 East State st Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 TRACY MITCHELL BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK 5766 Henry Rd. Hastings, Mi 49058 Phone (616) 948-2268 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY BARRY TWP. CLERK 155 E. Orchard St Delton. Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623-5171 (Office) WILMA DANIELS CARLTON TWP. CLERK 85 Welrome Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-5990 LORNA WILSON CASTLETON TWP. CLERK 915 Reed St Nashville, Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (517) 852-9479 (Office) BONNIE L. CRUTTENDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK 885 River Road Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 (Home) (616) 948-9690 (Office) SYLVIA FORSTER HOPE TWP. CLERK 5463 S. Wall Lake Road Hastings. Ml 49058 Phone (616) 623-8683 (Home) (616) 948-2464 (Office) EMILY H ARI SON IRVING TWP. CLERK 6925 Parmelee Rd. Middleville, Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 JUNE DOSTER JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK 1815 Lacey Rd. Dowling. Ml 49050 °hone (616) 721-9905 SUSAN K. BUTLER MAPLE GROVE TWP. CLERK 11562. Chicago. /// 60611-0562 tin ( 'anada. send $4 55/ To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate weA page at www.crvators com. Store story Dear Ann Landers: Here’s a new one for you. I recently went to a nationally known chain store and purchased $167 in mer­ chandise. Among the items 1 bought were 15 greeting cards. When I got home. I could not find the cards in any of the bags. I phoned the store and asked if I had left the cards at the counter. They said no but suggested that I come in and get a refund, which I did. after assunng the store that I had searched through all the bags. About a month later, lo and behold. I found the missing greeting cards sand­ wiched between a set of sheets I had pur­ chased I copied the original receipt, item­ ized the cards for which they had given me a refund, added tax and sent the store a let­ ter of apology along with my check for the full amount of the refund. Two days later. I received a call from the store I naively thought, “Gee. they’re call­ ing to thank me for being honest.” Not true. They needed identification for my check. Dumbfounded in Overland Park, Kan. Dear Dumbfounded: Actually, the store was pretty generous to have given you a re­ fund. Most stores would not have been so accommodating It docs sound, however, as if the person who made the call was a bit ham-handed. He (or she) could use some instruction on "customer courtesy." Gem of the Day (Credit my friend, Marshall Widman, in Olathe, Kan.): The man who remembers w hat he learned at his mother s knee was probably bent over it at the time. Boy must go Dear Ann Landers: Please help me. I have no one else to turn to. "Arnie," a wid­ ower. and I were married a little over a year ago. We arc in our early 50s but young at heart. Wc postponed our honeymoon cruise so we could buy a small cottage. Then, ■Mike" came. Mike is Arnie’s son by his first wife. Mike lost his job. and his girl­ friend kicked him out. Then, he got arrested for driving under the influence. Arnie bailed him out and asked if it was OK with me if Mike stayed with us until he got back HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP inspection of Audit Trie audit for fiscal year ending Dec. 31.1997 is available for Inspection at the Hastings Charter Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings Bonnie L Cruttenden, Clerk 948-9690 or 945-3291 KFC is now hiring an ASSISTANT MANAGER. Competitive wages & benefits. Apply at Hastings KFC. Join our winning team! 9652 Evart Rd. Nashville, Ml 49073 Phone (517)852-1859 Dear Ann Landers: Animal lovers gave you quite a roasting for the stand you took against keeping pets in the house when a spouse suffers from allergies. I’m on your side. One of your readers suggested allergy shots, which is not a bad idea - if they work. Mine didn’t. My wife had two dogs when 1 married her. In an attempt to control my allergies, I took all kinds of drugs, including steroids. That chemical brew caused me to slide into a deep depression. My wife and her brother then pressured me to take anti-depressants, hinting that if! refused, it would be another symptom of menu! illness. I refused any­ way. Finally, I became disgusted, flushed all the drugs down the toilet, hired someone to clean the house and tried to keep the dogs outside.l soon found out that my wife was bringing the animals back into the house when I wasn’t home. This infuriated me. I gradually recovered, but our marriage did not. She took the dogs and left. Believe me. parents would not hesitate for single minute if they had to make a choice between keeping their children and keeping their pets. Why in the world is it such a big deal when it comes to spouses? The fact that there is any debate at all trivi­ alizes the spouse’s health problems, which, in turn, poisons the marriage. I speak from experience. Tell your readers that if they arc planning to get a divorce anyway, to just do it. Other­ wise. get rid of the animals pronto. If you get any hate mail. Ann, you arc welcome to send it to me. - No Sneezing or Wheezing in Calif. Dear Calif.: Thanks for the offer, but 1 think I can handle it. The truth is, a woman who really loves her husband is not going to put her dog ahead of her husband’s health. This goes for cats as well. An alcohol problem? How can you help yourself or someone you love? "Alco­ holism How to Recognize It. Hon to deal With It. How to Conquer It" nilI give you the answers, send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this includes postage and handling/ to: Alcohol, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562, Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate web page al wnw.creators.com. SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (Al! Counttes) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ 6 ASSOCI­ ATES. P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made n the condure <X a mortgage made by Robed J Bourdo and Pamela K Bourdo h« wife to Fast Faience, a Michigan Corporation Modgage dated January 5. 1998. and recorded on January 15. 1998 n Document »1006*91. Barry County Records Mctagen. end essrgned by said Mortgagee lo Bankers Trust Company ot CeMorma. NA as Custodian or Trustee by an assign ment dated January 9. 1998. and recorded on June 16 1998 in Document *1013590 Barry County Records. Michigan on when mortgage lhare is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ol arty two thousand three hundred forty three and 36/100 Dollars (662.3*3 36). including interest at 12 750% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mongage and the statute n such case made and provided nobce is hereby given thel said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mon­ gaged promises, or some pan ol them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Court House m Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 p m on August 13 1998 Said premises are situated m Township ol Prairieville Barry County lActirgan and are de­ scribed as Lot 2* ol Shady Heights according to the recorded Hal thereof as recorded m LCer 3 of Plats ol Page 37 The redempbon penod shall be 6 months from the dale ol such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in when case the redemption penod shall be 30 11031 Wildwood Rd. Shelbyville, Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK 10158 S. Norris Rd. Delton, Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-2664 BARBARA BEDFORD RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK 2461 Heath Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (616) 948-2194 DONNA STAGRAY THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK 200 E. Main St Middleville, Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-7202 CHERYL ALLEN WOODLAND TWP. CLERK 156 S. Main St Woodland, Ml 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 JAN LIPPERT YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK To receive an absent voter ballot, contact your township or city clerk. Dog over spouse LEGAL NOTICE. DARLENE HARPER ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK 284 N. Briggs Rd. Middleville, Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9091 on his feet. Wtul kind of wife would say no to such a request*’ That was a month after a wedding. Now, Mike, who is 24 years old. and has no job, no car and no place of his own, seems con­ tent to live here permanently. He slays up all night and sleeps all day. He says he can't find a job, but I know he isn’t looking. He expects three square meals a day and tosses his dirty laundry in with ours so I can do it. Arnie and I have no privacy. When wc were intimate, wc must be very quiet or Mike will hear us - and I suspect he listens. I don’t know how many thousands of dol­ lars Mike has cost us. but wc had to cancel our honeymoon cruise because of our fi­ nancial situation I have tried to talk to Arnie about this, but it seems like nagging. I fear if I demand that Mike leave, Arnie will go. too. I love my husband and under­ stand his concern for his son. but this is not the married life I expected. - Still Wearing Flannel in Ky. Dear Kentucky: If you look like a rug and arc on the floor, people will walk all over you. That’s what is happening. Get up! Tell Arnie that he is crippling his son and if the “boy” stays, you arc leaving. It sounds as if Mike needs counseling and possibly Alcoholics Anonymous. You would be doing both Mike and Arnie a huge favor if you pushed for all of the above. If Mike doesn’t get help now. he is down the tubes, and if you don’t assert yourself, so is the mamagc. Hasting*. Ivrrr Sundn m Juh and August H 11AM I «nt Prr’lntrrun < hunh "I lissHop ill > Bni*sf»*» ■ *11 ’MV >l<3 fot more mfo days from the date ol such sale Dated July 2. 1998 Bankers Trust Company of Caklomia NA as Cus­ todian or Trustee PETZ 6 ASSOCIATES. PC 20902 Mack Grosse Pointe Woods. Ml *8236 (7/30) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1990 - Page 9 From Time to Time... The Grand River Valley Railroad and Quimby By Joyce F. Weinbrecht ( From (he scrapbook of Grace Chaffee) * "When the Grand River Valles- Railroad line was laid through Michigan in 1869 and f 1870, one of the villages that sprang up was "Quimby. In those days, the lumber industry t was at its height in this pan of the state. Following the laying of the new railroad ' line an enterpnsing lumberman from Grand Rapids set out for the area just southeast of "Hastings, where the Thomapple River and , the new railroad were just a few hundred ‘ feet a pan and there, in the forest, estab­ lished what soon became an almost private j* settlement . “This was in 1870. a year after the rail­ road came through this area from Jackson 'to Grand Rapids, and a lumberman named Ichabod Quimby, along with Thomas De­ Brow and a Mr. Sutherland from Grand {Rapids, cleared a 106-acrc plot of land nonh of the school, along the south fork of The Thornapplc River. The lumber magnate 'erected an enormous saw mill, dry kilns and ‘piers in the river to old cables that caught ’the logs as they were floated down the river. This was near an old Indian bunal ground. There were employed between 30 and 40 . men to saw the logs that were floated across ‘Thomapple Lake and down the river to the 'mill. The Quimby post office, train station and general store in 1915. / “Next. Mr. Quimby built a score of houses for his men and their families. '[Many of these were pre-cut in Grand A map showing the location of the first depot at 627 E. State St., in Hastings, Sec­ ond Ward It shows the pickle factory vats, the stock yards and loading chutes At one time, a spur ran from the railroad to the Wool Boot Factory. ■Rapids and sent out to Quimby on railroad cars.] There was a public well and before long a post office and a grocery store sprung up to serve the community. The rail­ road began to make regular stops at the Quimby station. Here was the beginning of a new village and every inch of it was ow ned by one man. /A two-story grain elevator was built and a . cooper shop for barrel making. “The prosperity of the little settlement was short lived and it was never incorpo­ rated into a village. In early 1874 a huge /fire destroyed the saw mill and the dry ‘kilns, leaving w ithout their main source of “income. Rumor had it that the Indians had burned the mill because it was built on or near their burial ground. ’ Mr. Quimby packed up and went back to 'brand Rapids [after the second fire) and left the little settlement to get along as best they could. Because of the feed mill, gro­ cery store and cooper smith shop, farmers "continued to patronize the settlement for a 'time. - "Though less ambitious than Mr. .Quimby, other settlers had been in the area near the site of the present Thomapple /Manor. Barry Countys medical care facil­ ity, as early as 1837. In 1869, a group of them built a school which now bears the name of the lumberman Quimby, because of its location near his kmgdom. “The post office was discontinued in . 1878, but revived in 1886 under a new post­ master. Charles Castclcin. followed by his son, John. John was succeeded by his brother. Henry Castclcn. who maintained (he post office and store until his death in ,,1932 His wife. Lena, became post mistress .until it was moved to Hastings in 1934. p "Beginning in 1904. rural mail delivery , was established out of the Quimby store­ post office with George Scott as carrier making a 26-milc trip daily. Flora Cruso, wife of Charles H Cruso, railroad section 1 foreman and later conductor on the Grand | River Valley Division of the Michigan Ccn•Iral Railroad, was the relief carrier. “As Flora was my grandmother. 1 heard 'tnany talcs of snowdrifts as high as the Afiorsc s bridle and of harnessing the horse •jjy kerosene lantern and in general braving the elements to get the mail through. “Mr. Crusos stepfather. John Jacob filler, was the Division Roadmastcr for 40 rycars after helping to build the line. After •.the post office closed permanently in 1932. VMr. Scott continued to carry the mail out of ^Hastings for another two years before rctir4pg to farming on the southeast comer of ^Chariton Park Road and M-79. X’* “A Methodist church was erected across ’from the school in 1909 and is still in use v today. There was a long building out behind -the church that wasused to stable the horses during bad weather, plus the usual out­ house. Meetings had been held in the ffrehool since 1871 •Ik “A hall was built on the back of the store (W one time and the Macabcc Lodge held :Jhcir meetings there, plus community sup- ,jpcrs. .«»c “I can remember going w ith my dad one day to the store where Henry Castlclcm Sold my dad something, lhen gave me a ^iccc of hard stick candy Mr. Castlclcm :nXook my father and me up in the loft where ithc Maccabees ritual attire was stored and " showed us the spears, swords, helmets and ‘Shields used in their rituals Was I im­ pressed? Yes! "During World War I. the tram made sig­ nal stops at a temporary tram station that was moved to Quimby, and a telegraph key rwas installed Hub' Hubbard came ou’ 'every day on his one-man. three-wheeled manually propelled railroad scooter from A temporary depot at Quimby. 1915 to 1919. Hastings. This temporary station was be­ tween the store-post office and the railroad tracks. A semaphore was installed on a high tower so it could signal the tram if passen­ gers were waiting to board." [Another enterpnse at Quimby was a hay baling and shipping business across the river on the Percy Winslow farm, which was north of the over, opposite the village. There was hay baler set up. which used steam engine power and wire to hold the bales. This machine made bales which weighed about 180 pounds. The farmers brought their hay to the baler and had it baled and then it was put on wagons and forded across the river to the railroad depot to be shipped out lo various trade centers. There was a plan lo build a special bridge at this point, the pilings can still be seen there, but this bridge was never built. This was about the turn of the century.] All that remains of the little settlement of Quimby is the Methodist church, still in use. and the school, now used as dwellings for several homes, the old community still can still be found and a road sign saying "Quimby." But the memories arc kept alive by the past students of the school, those still attending the United Methodist Church and the history buffs of the area. The coming of the Grand River Valley railroad to Hastings. The first railroad in Barry County. Hastings and Barry County residents joined the big change when the resident* pooled their money for the railroad. When the construction gangs working on the rail­ road approached Hastings, crowds of set­ tlers went out to sec the men at work and witness this dramatic change in their lives. The locomotives were the wood burning type with wide funnel shaped smokestack, designed to catch the sparks Each locomo­ tive bore a name printed on the side of the engine and tender. The following historical material was originally printed m the Hastings Banner of 1866 and 1867. Hasting Banner. Wednes­ day. Apnl 11. 1866 "Wc hear that the grading on the line be­ tween the Junction (Rives) near Jackson and this point is so well advanced that it can be completed in 90 days. The timbers for bridges and the tics arc nearly all on the line of the road. We are also told that there will be no difficulty in commencing to lay iron at the last end by June I. and that the con­ tractors are ready to agree to lay at the rate of a mile a day We are also advised that iron, which was thought cheap at $80 per ton. can now be bought at less than S70 and that the arrangements arc nearly completed, which will enable the company to place it* bonds to be issued for iron and rolling stock in a very favorable market. Considering the many causes likely to delay the completion of a railroad, we hardly anticipate that the locomotive will reach Hastings by Aug I. but wc should say it ought to be here early in the fall "In view of the prospect, our citizens should by every means in their power, help on the work. The promptness With which subscription may be paid, or the alaenty with which if necessary they may advanced lo the company, will have much to do in se­ curing to us the early benefits of the new road. “When the road shall be completed, wc are convinced that Hastings will be able to compete with towns on the Central and Mil­ waukee road much better than here to for. and our village in a few years will become a prosperous city and the business center of a much larger area than at present. Wc ex­ pect. by the way. that the farmers of towns in sight of Grand Rapids will be drawing their wheat to this market by next October and to some extent at least, filling their wagons with merchandise from our stores." Sept 2, 1866: "Work on the Grand River Valley Rail­ road is constantly going on. Chief Engineer Nash and a force of surveyors during the past week have been engaged in completing a permanent survey to the west line of Hast­ ings Township. It is expected to continue the grading to that line very soon. Wc un­ derstand the road bed is nearly ready for the iron for that part of the road and is awaiting shipment. Twelve months will probably sec the cars in Hastings." Dec. 5. 1866: "The subscriptions to the stock of the Grand River Valley Railroad arc now due and should be paid at once. Wc arc well ad­ vised that if the people of the county do their part agreeable to their pledges, that the cars will be running to Hastings by July 4, 1867. In fact, if they arc not. it w ill simply be for the reason that you do not pay your subscriptions. Then, pay up now. and the di­ rectors depend upon you stockholders for the means. Don’t let the collectors call in vain. All arc interested and each must do his part promptly " Dec 12. 1866 “The work of laying the iron on the Grand River Valley Railroad has com­ menced The bridges across the Grand River in Jackson has been completed and the rails have been down from the Michigan Southern Depot to main street, within a few rods of the crossing of the Michigan Cen­ tral road. To the president and directors of the road, the contractors and all who have assisted in the enterpnse. too much praise cannot be awarded for the energy they have displayed in pushing forward this important link in railroad communication. If the stockholders of Barry County pay­ prompt ly. we verily believe that by July 4. next, the cars will be running to the village A word to the wise is sufficient." All the predictions by George * ’. Dewey, editor of the Banner, fell short of Jization by about two years because of u vpcctcd shortages of matcnals and espcci rails Editor Dewey announced in the A i| I. 1868. issue that: "The Grand River Salley Railroad has .t least been abk «o purchase steel rails for its line from Jackson to Cirand Rapids By Sep­ tember the line had been completed to Charlotte with a daily train service estab­ lished between the village and Jackson. A temporary stage line was set up from Hast­ ings to make connections with the Grand River Valley Railroad in Charlotte." Editor Dewey approved of this conve­ nience and pointed out in his issue of Sept. 23, that it only takes four hours for the trip to Charlotte. One definitely sour note developed be­ fore the first train amved in Hastings. The Banner issue of Sept. 23. 1868, points out that the new Hastings depot is being built in the Second Ward, a full half a mile from the courthouse and available hotels. It goes to * say that: "It might as well be in Nashville, so far as convenience to the people of Hast­ ings is concerned" Hastings Banner, Oct. 17, 1912: Rode the first train into Hastings in 1869. “W. N. Devine remembers the excitement which talk of a railroad created, as they were drawing wheat and other products 22 miles to Battle Crock and some north of us were drawing them 10 miles further. There was no market in Hastings and the roads were very poor. Forty bushels of wheat was considered a good load and if all went well we would make the trip in two days. Stock buyers would come through buying hogs and cattle and had the farmers deliver them to some central point. Devine said he had driven cattle and hogs as far as Assyria cen­ ter, II 1/2 miles. Not hauled them, but drove them as a cattle drive.’ "Devine continues. *1 remember the first ndc 1 ever took on the Grand River Valley­ railroad. “’Sometime in the winter of 1869,1 think in the latter part of February, for I had some business in Hastings. The iron was laid as far as Nashville, and they were laying it on west lo Hastings. They had passed Sheri­ dan. now Morgan, some days before. William Mitchell had charge of the engine and crew that was drawing iron from Nashville where it had been stockpiled. The engine was the ‘Black Crook’ and drew two flat cars. "Being acquainted with Mitchell. I went down and rode to the end of the road with him. When we came lo the little creek on the Crouch farm that runs into the south end of Thomapple Lake, they had ngged a platform and put in a common wooden pump. Wc stopped and they pumped waler for the engine and a little further on they had some men cutting wood for the rail­ road’s wood burning engines It was around a slump standing on end. They stopped again al this site and I helped carry some of the wood to the lender. "’Wc came to the end of the track in lhe cut on the Tinkler farm just cast of where the W.H. Schantz lives now. Quite a number from Hastings were out to sec the track be­ ing laid There had been deep snow early in the winter but I remember, at this time, the ground was bare and the weather was like spring. I walked into Hasting, did my busi­ ness and on my return passed by the crew laying rail and the engine was still there puffing away. I didn't see Mitchell, so kept on walking and when I got to the County Farm curve, they overtook me. ‘“As I stepped off the roadbed. Will said. “Give me your hand and 1’11 help you aboard.’ So I jumped on and rode with them back to Nashville we got nearly opposite my house and Will said he would have them slow down at lhe crossing, so I could get off. I told him that he needn’t do that. When we come to the upgrade east of the cross­ ing, I said I would jump off and did so. The road bed was pretty rough, as it was not ballasted between the lies yet. A good many of the first tics were cut along the right of way. Many of them were elm and black ash. Some of them had been cut two or three years, waiting for the line and were so dried out that they broke before the trains had been running for a month. “’For a long time the trains did not make very fast time, and if you were on good terms with the conductor, they would stop almost anywhere and let you off. Baker. Jimmy Hurd and Lekscy were some of the first conductors. A few years after the road was finished, they bought up the stock at 15 cents on the dollar. I remember that I reccved $30 for my four shares. “’Feb. 22, 1869. marked a great mile­ stone in the history- of Hastings, the arrival here of the first passenger tram over the new Grand River Valley railroad. Our little village was now connected by rail lo the thriving center of America. Construction trains with men and material extending the track on to Middlcvilc and finally Grand Rapids had become familiar sight for sev­ eral months prior to 1869. but on the great day of Feb. 22. George Washington's birth­ day, the first passenger train was scheduled to arrive. Crowds assembled at the new de­ pot located at the east end of Green street across State Street. Schools were closed and the pupils marched there in formation to witness this event. More about the Michigan Central Railmad. Division of the Grand River Valley Railroad See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! POSITION OPENING: 56-1 DISTRICT COURT Pan time position (16 hours/week) Chief Account Clerk/Secretary. Base pay S8.63/hour. Book­ keeping & accounting experience necessary. High school graduate, with advanced coursework in accounting, bookkeeping or related field. Send applications to Kathy Holman. District Court Administrator. 220 W. Court St.. Hastings. MI 49058 by 7/10/98. EOE. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 2. 1998 < < me l< think < I it Stine has “awesome" time in sports career with Lions Surprises and super teams keep World Cup ‘98 scoring Hoping to prove to some that it's not the entire World Cup that causes shuteye — just the U.S.A.'s pathetic performance that seems like Sominex — here's eight reasons to love World Cup *98. 1. The Great Danes: Denmark pulled off the “Upset of the Tournament" Sunday with a 4-1 triumph over Nigeria. The win sets up a Friday clash with soccer power Brazil. Denmark's lineup, which uses precise passing as a potent weapon, includes Nielsen. Jorgensen and Frandsen. Being that my name is Jensen (notice not Jenson) and being that my hair color is blonde, odds are that I will be wearing white and red clothing Friday while watching this match. 2. Brazil is Brazil: After making reference to the Brazil-Denmark match up above. 1 thought it was important to point out that Brazil will probably be favored in this game by some 10-20 goals. Brazil beat Chile 4-1 Saturday to make it to the round of eight and is many experts' choice to win the World Cup this year for a record fifth time. Plus. Brazil may have the best player in the world as Renaldo is simply Magnifico! The best bet for those favoring the Danes would be to cut off all morning cups of java for their team's opponents. 3. European Dominance: Five of the teams still alive are from Europe: The Netherlands. France. Italy. Germany and. of course. Denmark. Brazil is not. so the odds of a European team winning significantly sways against with its participation. In World Cup '94. seven European teams showed off their skills in the round of eight. Brazil, though, was the other team and won the Cup for a record fourth time. If I was a betting man (and I should probably consider it since I do work in the newspaper business), 1 would put all my beans in Brazil's comer. 4. No Love Lost Here: Being that Paris is sweetly named the "City of Love," I'm wondering why teams can meat at midfield before the match to exchange gifts and other heart-warming pleasantries. I wonder why some big business (like Nike, Gillette, MasterCard Casio, Adidas. McDonald's, Canon Cocoa Cola, Fuji. Snickers... well you get the picture) didn't pick up on this idea in the first place. On the scoring side of things, love is the only way to go. 5. Penalty Kick, Klink!: Yugoslavia missed a penalty kick attempt Monday in its 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands. It was the first time a penalty kick had been missed in World Cud '98 and Predrag Mijatovic was the goat who muffed the shot. In his words it was: "The worst moment in my career... I'm sad for my teamr^ates." Just goes to show how winning the World Cup is super important to many of these teams, just not apparently the good ole’ U.S.A. (I wonder if Michael Jordan is available to play goalkeeper in World Cup 2,002?) 6. All In The Name: My favorite word to use while watching World Cup *98 is Chileans as in reference to someone from Chile. For some reason every time I say it a cold brew comes to mind. 7. Magical Match-Ups: The best match thus far in World Cup '98 was Tuesday’s battle between Argentina and England. Both teams deserved to go on to the next round, but Argentina outscored England 4-3 in overtime after a 2-2 deadlock that lasted through two overtimes. England's super teen Michael Owen, just 18. was good, but Batistuta, Ortega, Veron and Ayala gave Argentina the depth advantage. The match proved how important PKs (penalty kicks) are to the sport-as three of the four goals in regulation came on PKs and seven PKs helped to decide the outcome in the third extra session. 8. New And Ready: Croatia may be playing in its first World Cup, but that hasn't hurt its overall play thus far. A 1-0 win Tuesday over Romania put Croatia in the round of eight where it will face Germany. Translation: Croatia's excitement probably will be short-lived. They do have the player, though, with the best hair-do in Hingis. His "new" hair is blonde, but it's not natural blonde like the Danes' dos are. The World Cup is watched by over a billion people around the globe, according to Hastings High soccer coach Doug Mepham. Over the weekend, I watched five matches and admired the tactics of these great athletes. I encourage all young athletes to try the sport and SCORE one for Team U.S.A, in the process. • Congrats Mr. J: Tim Johnston's first day as principal at Hastings High School was Wednesday when he met, one meeting after another, with his fellow Saxon employees. Rarely, do educational administrators come along with the organizational and people skills that Johnston possesses, so his hiring should not come as a shock to anyone. The kids love him, the teachers respect him and the school will only get belter with him in the principal's chair. Mr. J here's to many future successes at H.H.S. Talk to you soon. Neil prepares for Athlete Games in Northern Ireland Misha Neil is making plans to head to Northern Ireland as Michigan's lone representative of lhe International Scholar — Athlete Games. Neil, of Hastings, is one of 500 participants at the event, which will be held at lhe University of Ulster in Jordanstown. At the Games, the recent Hastings High School graduate who plans to attend Hope College in the fall, will be part of the Cultural Program in dance. Her resume in dance includes 15 years of training and appearances in such presentarions like The Wiz in Grand Rapids (Circle Theatre). Currently she is a member of the Academy of Arts in Grand Rapids. At Hope College, Neil plans to major in dance and theatre. This will give her "more of a record in dance" as she prepares to go after her next dream. So, it's obvious that a chance to dance in Northern Ireland is to her liking. "It’s just a perfect fit," Neil said. "That's why I'm so excited lo be going; all (the participants) are completely interested in the arts... (in Rhode Island) it brought everyone together." But. dance won't be the only thing that Neil and others can do while there in Northern Ireland. Discussions about global issues also will add to the educational experience. "The whole emphasis is on the world issues, things you usually don't get a chance to discuss," Neil said. "The experiences of these kids are just mind­ boggling. The kids are completely interested in what's on around the world and how they can help." In Neil's words, the sports and the arts are used to "create a better understanding" of lhe world which we live in. Neil. 19. traveled lo Rhode Island last summer for the World Scholar — Athlete Always lhe star player on Maple Valley's girls basketball team. Dawn Stine now must get used to a new role with lhe highly successful Grand Valley Slate University hoop squad. The three-time first team All-SMAA eager, who also received numerous honors in Barry County, Battle Creek and Lansing, is preparing for her time on a Laker team that is stacked with outstanding athletes. "It's going to be tough, but it's going to be nice playing on a winning team.'* Stine said. "The winning will be great." The Laker coaches have told Stine not to shoot the rock — er, basketball — until August, but instead lift weights and do a lot of running. G.V.S.U. won its first 16 games last season, finished 25-3 and not one player graduated off that squad. Stine knows she has to work extra hard to receive some playing time. "I've been to two scrimmages already and there are two more in July,” Stine explained. "It will take a lot of dedication, but I'm prepared to do whatever I can to help. I'm not iookirfg for a ton of playing time (right away)." Stine says the biggest difference between being a Lady Lion and hooping it up with the Lakers is the intensity needed to play at that next level. Playing basketball at Maple Valley, Stine set five school records: Most rebounds in a season, most free throws shot and made in one season, best free throw percentage in a game, most blocked shots in a season and best shooting percentage from the field in one season. For a career, Stine is No. 2 all-time at Maple Valley, pumping in 1,001 points. .She also hooped for four years on the AAU courts with the Capitol City Express and the Mid Michigan Rising Force. The center-forward is not afraid to go into the trees and remembers scrimmaging as a youngster with her cousins, pretending she was Charles Barkley. Softball was another of Stine's favorite pasttimes. A four-year varsity shortstop, she made All-SMAA four years. All­ Barry County three years and All-District four years. She also shined on lhe ASA diamond, playing four years with Archie Jennings' Fellowsville Wolves club. "Softball is an easier game and is more relaxing to me,"5tine said. "I like to field more as I’ve never been that great of a batter. It does get intense playing ASA when a pitcher is throwing the ball some 90 miles per hour." One ASA game that Stine vividly remembers took place in the early hours of one morning. The Wolves faced a team called the Blades at 2 a.m. in a tournament held in Kokomo. Ind. Fortunately, for Stine, her sister Joy and Coach Jennings, the Wolves pulled out a close decision. "With ASA and AAU, I met a ton of friends," Stine said. Joy Stine, who also was a star athlete Dawn Stine (4) set four records with the Maple Valley High School girts varsity program in her four-year career. Now. she hopes to enjoy some winning moments of the Grand Valley State University womens program. at Maple Valley High School, gave Dawn a bit of advice in Dawn's attempt to follow in her older sister's footsteps. "The only thing she told me was to not beat her free throw record," Dawn Stine said. A nine-time varsity letter winner at Maple Valley, Stine also earned two letters in volleyball as one of the team's top hitters. The sport again brought her post-season awards from Barry County, Lansing, Battle Creek and the SMAA. • A sport that she admits "didn't come as natural," Stine and the Lion spikers sometimes had to endure tough moments in hopes of seeing some positive light at the end of the tunnel. "It was frustrating. Basicallv it came down to these people (the other teams) were more athletic and their programs were more developed," Stine said. Her biggest memory in volleyball — just like her favorite game in basketball — came against Leslie High School. But, unlike basketball, that memory is not from a Lions' victory, but rather a match that Maple Valley fought tough and lost in three games. Stine was one of four female 1998 Maple Valley graduates — Erin Booher, Dawn VanderVlucht and Nicole Wilson being the others — who were honored for their extensive service (Lions Awards) to varsity sport teams at the high school. The Sportsmanship Awards were given to Bryan Faurot, VanderVlucht and Booher. Always a leader, Wawiernia looks forward to future Providing leadership has never been a problem for recently graduated Maple Valley High School sports star Trevor Wawiernia. "It comes natural." states Wawiernia. who was a captain in football two years, a captain in wrestling three times and served as captain in baseball. "It's an easy thing for me to do. I would rather speak up in a situation than see something go bad." The Lions' leader did more than say words to draw the eyes of others around him. The Vermontville natiie also had a knack of playing through pain... and all for the success of his Maple Valley teams. Wawiernia broke his elbow in one football game versus St. Philip in his junior year. He also missed some mat lime during his prep career because of a few bumps and bruises. But, each time Wawiernia returned lo achieve more •ictories. "Once you get into competition you forget about the pain... you live with it and worry about it afterwards." Wawiernia said. WAWIERNIA Cont. on page 11 Games, which included 2,000 representatives. She is seeking support for her trip to Northern Ireland. Some of the participants are given materials donated by corporations (such as decals, key chains, hats and shirts) to distribute at the Athlete Games. If you can help, call Misha Neil 945-5359. Have a good sports story? Misha Neil says traveling to Ireland to discus world issues with others around the globe is a great opportunity. Call 945-9554 For Trevor Wawien ia, guiaing nts Maple Valley football team to the Class CC State championship at the Pontiac Sih/erdome was the icing on the cake, �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1998 - Page 11 Chamber Open offers golfers a fun-filled day The 12th annual Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Open offers area linksters a chance to win prizes, enjoy some tasty treats, mingle with fellow business folk and possibly drive away in a new car. The 18-hole Open will be Wednesday. July 29. at the Hastings Country Club. An afternoon session that includes 36 teams will assemble at noon for a 1:15 p.m. shotgun start. A morning session is also slated with a check-in time at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start at 7:45. The golfing format is a four-person scramble. There are still tee-times available for the morning round and for those who *ant to join the event just for dinner, that is also possible at $15. If interested, call the Chamber of Commerce office at (616) $45-2454. Deadline to enter is Thursday. July 16 : A Hole-in-One contest is the biggest iraw of this golfing extravaganza. Gavin thevrolet Buick Pontiac Ford. Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck, Bill Seif Chevrolet Buick & Geo Inc. and the Crysler Superstore of Hastings jointly offer the winner of the Hole-in-One tontest a choice of one of the vehicles on bisplav at the course. Nobody will leave without a prize, according to members of the Open s committee. The Buckland Insurance Agency is offering a mens driver and a womens driver for the winners of the Longest Drive contests. And Closest to the Pin honors will award one linkster a Ping putter sponsored by the Manpower, one golfer a custom made putter sponsored by Felpausch. and another Closest to the Pin golfer will receive a set of irons from the Coleman Agency. The full day event will also include two hot dog and brat stands, a special raffle and other extras for the participants. The Open committee encourages co­ workers to car pool to the event. Centennial Wireless is offering golfers use of a phone if they need to call the office or phone home. There also will be a free »affle for a Centennial phone estimated at over $500 in price. The chicken or steak dinner will be served at 6:30 for both the morning and afternoon golfers and prizes will be awarded after dinner. One must be present to receive the raffle prizes. Committee members anxiously awaiting the July 29 Open are (from left to right) Bob O’Connell of Felpausch. Steve Steward of J-Ad Graphics. Patrick Buckland of the Buckland Insurance Agency, (in cart) Chamber Director Dixie Stadel- Manshum and Tammy Daniels ot the Coleman insurance Agency. Brent Van Buren of Plumbs. Lora Lee Bowen of Manpower. Ron Klosterman of the Hastings Country Club. Steve Wales of Flexfab Horizon and Joe Cipoc from Flexfab. ASA’s Sensiba motors to front • Middleville’s Dave Sensiba held lhe lead midway through the race, but had to settle for a sixth place finish at last Saturday's Kansas City Excitement 300 at the 1-70 Speedway. Sensiba held lhe lead from laps 185­ 194, before Adam Petty moved to the front on lap 195. Petty, the son of Winston Cup’s Kyle Petty and grandson of Richaid Petty, took the checkered flag by 1.4 seconds over Jimmie Johnson. Adam Petty. 17, became the youngest driver ever to win an American Speed Association race in just his 10th start. The old record was held by Mark Martin who won a 1978 ASA race at 19. Bob Senneker. of Dorr, finished 19th and was in an accident on lap 181. Sensiba is currently eighth in the ASA points standings with 1,393 points. Gary St. Amant is first with 1.671. St. Amant was in a crash on lap 154. Summer softball schedule heating up The National American Sports Federation (N.A.S.F.) will be holding the following softball tournaments in the next month: July 11-12: Delta Township; N.A.S.F. Co-ed Class D State finals (three games). July 11-12: Portage; N.A.S.F. Women’s Class E State finals (three games). July 18-19: Saginaw; N.A.S.F. Men's Class E State finals (three games). July 18-19: Portage; N.A.S.F. Men's Class D State finals (three games). July 25-26: Potterville; N.A.S.F. Men’s Class C Regional (three games). July 25-26: Delta Township; N.A.S.F. Men's Class C State finals (three games). July 25-26: Waterford; N.A.S.F. Women’s Class C Regional (three games). Aug. 1-2: Potterville; N.A.S.F. Co-ed Class C Regional (three games). Aug. 1-2: Della Township; N.A.S.F. Co-ed Class B Regional (three games). Aug. 1-2: Detroit; N.A.S.F. Men's Class E Regional (three games). Aug. 1-2: Detroit; N.A.S.F. Men's Class D Regional (three games). If you have any questions; call Jim Honeywell at (734) 483-1745. (BANNER SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! WAWIERNIA continued from page 10 With the Lions’ varsity football team Wawiernia played two seasons as a starting quarterback and a defensive back. For his gridiron contributions he received All-SMAA. All-Barry County and AllLansing Area honors. ; The biggest honor, however, was ; guiding Maple Valley lo the Class CC ; State championship game as a senior at : the Pontiac Silverdome. • "It was a lot of fun, but I would have •.enjoyed it more if we would have been winning the game and not trailing the whole way." Wawiernia said. "It seems like it went by so fast." Muskegon Oakridge pulled out the 6-0 triumph at the 'Dome, but Wawiernia and the Lions kept the outcome in question with tough play lhe entire way. Gening to the State finals was a goal that the Lions thought they could achieve and wen» after with a 110 percent-type effort. "We talked about it and thought we could make it all of the way." Wawiernia said. "That was our goal from about the seventh game on." Two of lhe season’s biggest victories came against SMAA-rival Olivet (12-6 in C overtime) and league nemesis St. Philip 5(16-9) The victory over the Tigers was mostly because of his determination to become a better player. Next fall, Wawiernia plans to continue his athletic endeavors in both football and baseball at Olivet College. "It just seems natural to go into that next level and play like I have for the last 10 years." Wawiernia said. "If 1 didn't play sports, I would be bored out of my mind." At Olivet. Wawiernia plans to major in criminal justice so he can someday patrol the streets like he currently does on the athletic fields. Not just a great jock. Wawiernia also excelled in the classroom graduating with a grade point average of 3.78. For those marks, he was named a Maple Valley Scholar Athlete and was selected to the All-State Academic team. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notce is hereby given that the Barry County Plannmg/Zoning Commission will conduct a pubic hearing on Juty 27, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the Communrty Room Courts & Law Burking at 220 W Court St Hastings Mchigan The subject of the pubic heanng will be the consideration ol the following amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended MAP CHANGE - A-3-98 FROM AR TOC-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SEC 20. TIN. R8W. JOHNSTOWN TWP. DIS­ TANT S 00OEG 15 E. 1514 39 FT FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION TH S OOOEG 15 E. 345 58 FT ALONG SAID WEST SECTION LINE. TH N89OEG 25E. 760 FT MORE OR LESS. O THE CENTERLINE OF BANFIELD RD TH NORTHWESTERLY (APPROX N37DEG 15W) 431 5 FT MORE OR LESS ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES N89OEG 25E FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING TH S89DEG 25-W 500 FT MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 5 0 ACRES OF LAND. MORE OR LESS SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE NORTHEASTERLY 33 FEET THERE­ OF FOR BANFIELD ROAD. AND ANY OTHER EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OR RECORD Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Morvlay, July 13. 1998 at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan, to determine the necessity to pave and install curb and gut­ ter on the unimproved portions ot East Marshall Street west ot South Hanover Street to South Jefferson Street and South Michigan Avenue from East Clinton Street to East Marshall Information on the above public hearing and minutes of said heanng will be available at the office ot the City Clerk. 201 East State Street Hastings Michigan The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk. 201 East State Street. Hastings Michigan (telephone number 616­ 945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777 Event Manshum City Clerk An of the above mentioned property is located m BarryCounty Mchigan Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendment either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any writ­ ten response may be mailed to the address listed below or fax to 616-948-4820 Wawiernia has been playing football since the third grade. He's always been a signal-caller, but prefers playing defense because he enjoys "hitting people." On the mats. Wawiernia also grabbed All-SMAA and All-Barry County acclaim In his senior year, he was named The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordnance is available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Offica, 220 W. State St.. Hastings, Michigan 49058, between the hours of 8 a m to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 pm; Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information u the winner of the Jesse Snow Award, an f honor giver, to the top wrestler each year r r r £ £ £ • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Request to rezone /operty in Sec 20 Johnstown Township (see attached map) • Maple Valley’s seventh championship or . at least a share of a championship in the t past 10 pigskin campaigns. e C > r ? Hail to the Dreisbach Team... On hand for the Grand Opening for Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck June 12 was Scott Dreisbach (on right), the University of Michigan quarterback. Scott Dreisbach, on right is pictured with unde Eric Dreisbach. the owner of the new Hastings business. The Wolverines football team won an NCAA national title last year and are hoping to make it two in a row this season. Michigan, in many pre­ season publications, is picked second in the Big 10 behind rival Ohio State. The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers tor the hear­ ing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenals beng considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the rneetmgihearmg upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servees should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following Mchael Brown. County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hastings. Mchigan 49058 at the Maple Valley Invitational. "Wrestling was the most hardest (sport) to be goo<’ nt." explained Wawiernia. A quarterback on the football field. Wawiernia also played a very important position for Maple Valley's baseball squad, catcher In '98 he was named the (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersmi Barry County Clerk ball teams' "Most Improved Player" I �Page 12 - Tire Hastings Banner - Thursday July 2 1998 Name the radio station that plays the ‘Caps? spurts staff is in this Thursday (July 2) as vacation time looms on the horizon. If at lunch, though, leave your answer on the sports phone (extension 227). The four tickets should be redeemed at the Old Kent stadium box office and exchanges are based on availability. You can call the 'Cats at (616) 784-S131 for ticket information. It you're • radio Uxcncr, this week'. qaerttaa sboald be a no Tbit week's West Michigan WhUectpt/Hattinp Banner trivia qaeerion, gnariina No. 13. it about a radio statko, knock on wood. It reads at foDowK The first correct rt^onre to dm qaesrioa receives foot free teals to an apconing West Michigan Whilecape contest at Old Kent Park. The tickets are sedated reserved seat rickets. So tar 12 people have won seats in the 12 wrein Answers can be phoned into the sports desk at <616) 945-9554. The USA Michigan Volleyball Camp coming to Delton The USA Michigan Volleyball program will be holding a special high school girls volleyball camp at Delton Kellogg High School July 27-30. The camp will run from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. USA Michigan provides young people with an education and is divided into two interrelated sections: the Instructional Volleyball School and the Junior Olympic Program. The Instructional Volleyball School offers technical advancement opportunities to players during four seasonal sessions. The Junior Olympic Program, which is not a profit corporation, is designed for players who have the desire to compete for a junior college, college or university volleyball team. USA Michigan Volleyball is growing with 600 players participating in its Volleyball School summer session. They also offer a Summer Elite Training Center for spikers on the weekends. USA Michigan's staff includes director Jacqueline Buck, technical coordinator Rob Buck, director of development Larry VanderBeek and program coordinator Heather Sawyer. Rob Buck coached volleyball at Western Michigan University for 15 years. During that time, the Broncos went to the NCAA tournament eight times, had three players named /\1I-/Xmencan and recorded a 98-match winning streak... one of the longest streaks for any sport m the history of the NCAA. For more information, call USA Michigan Volleyball at (616) 342-0029. Engler guest at Macker Governor John Engler will be an honored guest for Gus Macker's 25th Anniversary Tournament in Belding July 10-12. Engler will take the traditional "do-0rdie" shot during opening ceremonies at Center Court Friday, July 10 beginning at noon. The "do-or-die" shot has tipped off every Gus Macker Tournament since the inception of the event in 1974. The 25 Greatest Mockers will also be recognized during the opening ceremonies. The list of 25 includes Laurie Byrd, the "Queen of the Macker". Jumpin' Jack Kelly and Melvin "Sugar" McLaughlin. There will also be a Legends Game and Media Challenge at Center Court following the ceremonies, sometime around I p.m. Buzz Youngs Classic Aug. 1 Get ready to pull those clubs out of the trunk, because the Buzz Youngs Classic is soon to hit the area links. The event, sponsored by the Hastings High School Athletic Boosters, will run Saturday. Aug. I at the River Bend Golf Course. The format is 18 holes and a four- person scramble. A hole-in-one prize is good for a year lease on a 1998 Jeep Wrangler. The Chrysler Super Store of Hastings is donating the bolder for this year's event. For reservations, call the River Bend Golf Course at (616) 945-3238 The terrific winning streak for Brandon Lyons continues at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Lyons, of Delton, won the A feature for Limited Late Models last Saturday in Kalamazoo and is tops for points for the season also at the track. Gabe High and Kevin Farris, fellow Barry County drivers, were unable to participate because of prior commitments. Ron Finkbeiner wound up 13th in the Supef Late Model feature and now is 17th in the season's point standings. Brad Shellenbarger and Budd Hybels both were pan of a crash in the first lap of the Factory Stock feature. Shellenbarger is 15th in the points. Hybels is fourth and Brian Bergakker. who finished 15th last week, is 12th. Lee Misak. Gary Van Arsdale. John TerMeer and Rob Misak did not compete in Kalamazoo last Saturday, but are 19th. 26th. 27th and 32nd respectively in the point standings. Wayne Landon, who will be at Berlin this Saturday, crossed the finish line 12th in the Auto Value Super Spnnt feature race. The Factory Stocks will start 33 cars this Saturday in three wide formation for a 33-lap Bill Friel Memorial race. The largest fireworks show ever at the Kalamazoo Speedway will kick off the races with skydivers dropping in as part of the show. Admission is $12. <911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs — Great Gifts — Action Signs tacross from E.W. Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 o. ToU rre. 888-577-7446 RIDGE IF COURSE 7? The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In Barry 2 GOLFERS WITH CART s1800 In lhe 1MCA Modi Tied s A-Main. Caledonia's Jake Meyerink placed second. Hastings* Joe Baker finished 11th and Caledonia wrestling coach Jim Maxim was 13th. That feature was won by John Eash, just three feel in from of Meyerink Van Gurley Jr. was his second feature lo claim lhe lop prize for Spnnt Cars at The New % over the weekend. Next week Saturday, July 4) the New 96 show will feature the AMA Grand National motorcycles. Local drivers like Scott Parker. Jay Springsteen and Kevin Atherton will take on the other professionals. Reserved seats are available by calling (616) 642-6500. Late Models. Chad Burger in the Sportsmans and Brian Wiersma in the Super Stocks. Paul Jamison, of Middleville, won his heat race in the Super Stocks as did Gun Lake's Bob Holley. Holley still leads the Late Models in points with 548, Jamison is 23rd with 100 and Dave Sensiba is 30th with 42. ; Brian Wiersma is first for Super Stocks , with 533 points, while Scott Thomas is’.* No. I for Sportsman cars with 424. The Auto Value Winged Super Sprints ­ will highlight a triple header of action at < Berlin on Saturday. July 4. Race veteran Gary Fedewa. of Mason.'* will be among the favorites, but also , keep an eye on Freeport's Wayne Landon. Bangor's Jeff Bloom, Cedar Spring's' Scott Seaton and Lansing's own Tom Fedewa. BERLIN RACEWAY Big winners were John Grega in the THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY Area drivers dominated the action in the A-Main feature for Street Stocks at the New 96 Speedway in Lake Odessa last Saturday. The race was won by Walt Wisniewski, but Freeport's Ben Christy took second, Hastings' Carl Forsythe finished eighth, Mizuno Junior Golf Tour swings at H.C.C. July 10 The Mizuno Junior Golf Tour visited the Rolling Hills Golf Course and lhe Shadow Ride Golf Course, both in Ionia, for tournament play on June 24. Winners in the five flights were Bruce Couturier in the Champ, Aaron Scott in the B. Mike Becker in the C, Mike Gietzen in the D and Kellie Fuller in the Girls. Here is a glance and the scores carded at Rolling Hills and Shadow Ride: Champ: B. Couturier 73; G. Desgranges II 74; K. Cole 78; B. Abbey 79; S Mateer 82. B Flight: A. Scott 79; K. Llewelyn 83; S. Fedewa 86; McClure 86; E. Garlinger 87; D. Webster Jr. 90. C Flight: M. Becker 80; D. Rye 81; C. Christman 84; S. Obreiter 84; Bielawski 89; J. O'Mara 92; J. Miller 102; N. Lemke 104. D Flight: M. Gietzen 78; J. Arens 85; T. Holton 89; B. Davis 89; S. Abood 89; J. Ackerman 90; P. Swiatek 92; J. Spoon 93; M. Nystrom 94; M. Meade 96; T. Allison 100; B. Loftus 101; A. O'Mara 113. Girls: K. Fuller 98; K. Bernik 99; E. Kane 101; T. Uptigrove 101; L. McCracken 113. Made while you wait *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. [-4 Middleville's Frank Thompson wound up 11 th and Hastings' Ben Curtis crossed the finished line in the 15th position. The next Mizuno Golf Tour event is July 10 at the Hastings Country Club. For more information, contact Mike Booher at (517) 726-1066. 2 o U Lyons still leading all point totalers at Kalamazoo Tom Fedewa. of Lansing, should be tn the chase for top honors in the Auto Winged Super Sprints event at Berlin Saturday. YMCA NEWS YMCA Women’s Softball A League June I - Blarney Stone 2. KLCs DBMT 32; Blarney Slone 14, True Value 4; Man­ power 19. Winchci Tires Such 16.. June 8 - Winchci Tires Such 8, True Value 5; KLCs DBMT 15, Winches Tires Such 17; Manpower 14, Blarney Slone 9. June 15 - KLCs DBMT 6, Manpower 3; Manpower 5, Winchci Tires Such 16; Blar­ ney Stone 12. True Value 11. June 22 - Winches Tires Such W. Blarney Stone L; KLCs DMBT L. Manpower W YMCA Women’s Softball B League June 2 - Flcxairs 8. Hastings Manufac­ turing 23; Jarman/Lydy Builders 14. Hast­ ings 2. June 9 - Jarman/Lydy Builders 13. Hast­ ings Manufacturing 0; Hastings Mutual 12. Flcxairs 2. June 16 - Flcxairs 0. Jarman Lydy Builders 21; Hastings Manufacturing 9. Hastings Mutual 12. June 23 - Hastings Mutual 3. JarmanLydy Builders 24; Hastings Manu­ facturing 6. Flcxairs 3. Playgrounds YMCA of Barry County provides play­ ground activities including games, crafts, library times, and trips. The playground program is free to participants (crafts cost 25 cents and trips have admission and trans­ portation costs). Trips require pre-registra- Auto Glass Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing* • Workmanship Guaranteed *'Cut Above Complete Hair Care For... Men, Women & Children • Coloring • Cuts Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. • Highlighting • Perms 218 N. 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Hastings I Mahlioli.-il in p*4r» Lm ated one blot A unth of Tomi Market Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING Looking for a start in the • Medical Field? • Becoming a CESA is an excellent way to begin your career You'll gam the knowledge and experience critical to begin- • nine a successful career in health care Wages start at S SI per hour with vacation, illness, health and pre-tax retirement savings benefits available Classes start July 15th and end July 30th The first 6 day s are from S am to 4 pm and the last 5 days are from 6 30 am to 2 30 pm Classes arc not held on the weekends Come to Thornapple Manor to schedule an • • e * interview before July 9th • • Thornapple Manor • 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, Ml 49058 ' * EOL • Dental Chairside Assistant Patient oriented denial practice seeking energetic, enthusiastic & responsible team player for full­ time position in Hastings. applicants must be friendly & enjoy working with people in a fast paced office environment. Experience preferred but will train right person. Send Resume to... Ad #592 c/o The Reminder P.O. Box 1X8. Hastings. MI 49058 tion at the playground site. Children in grades K-6 may drop in from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. at the following sites: Delton - Delton Elementary School. Hastings - Central Elementary School; Bob King Park. Lake Odessa - Swifty’s Place. Middleville - West Elementary School. Tot Lot - Central Elementary, Hastings (is open for 2-5 yr. olds who are toilettrained). Upcoming Trips: July 3 - Kentwood Fun Skate; July 9 - Gypsum Mines and Johnson Park. July 17 - Track Activities; July 24 Full Blast Water Park. LEGAL NOTICE^ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE CHARLES J HIEMSTRA IS A DEBT COLLEC­ TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred m the conditions ol a Mortgage made by EDWARD H PEASE and SU­ SAN E PEASE husband and wife of 214 Rus­ sell Mtodtevdle Michigan 49333. Mortgagors, to LSI CREDIT UNION of 641 • 44th Street SE. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49548. Mortgagee, dated February 3 1993 and recorded in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on February 6. 1993. m Liber 565 Page 619 By reason of this default, the Mortgagee hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of said Mortgage due and payable immediately As of the date of this Notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on this Mortgage the sum ol Thirty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Six Dotiari •nd Two Cents ($38 806 02) Further there ts due and unpaid real property taxes m the sum of One Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety-eight Cents ($1.708 98) tor 1996 taxes and one thousand Four Hundred Seventy-rune Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($1,479 14) for 1997 taxes No suit or proceeding at laws has been in­ stituted to recover the debt secured by this Mort­ gage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the Power Of Sale contained in th* Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided this Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part thereof, at pubbe auction to the highes* btoder at the East Entrance of the Barry County Courthouse 220 West Slate Street Hastings Michigan Barry County Michi­ gan that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County on Thursday, the 23rd day of Juty 1998 at 1 00 pm The premises covered by this Mortgage are lo­ cated m Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan and described as follows LOT 7 THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 6. THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE EAST 3 RODS OF LOT 5; LOT 8 EXCEPT THE NORTH 1 ROD OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SAID LOT AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 10 1/2 FEET OF LOTS 7 AND 8. ALL IN BLOCK 60 VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 26 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN PPf08-041-060 004-00 Notice is further given that the length of the re­ demption period will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated June 11 1998 LSI CREDIT UNION MORTGAGEE THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY Charles J Hiemstra (P-24332) Attorney for Mortgagee 125 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 310 Grand Raptos Ml 49503 616- 235-3100 (70) �The Hastings Bannet - Thursday July 2. 1998 - Page 13 Honor roll announced by Hastings Middle School (Fourth marking period ended June 5) A straw bale toss attracts a crowd at a previous Old Fashioned Fourth of July at Chartton Park. Charlton Park plans Old-Fashioned Fourth Historic Charlton Park will be host for its 16th annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration this Saturday, featuring old-time games and contests. 5 The day begins al 11;30 a.m. with a flag raising and salute to veterans ceremony and ends at 5 p.m. Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher will be the featured speaker and a Barry County commissioner will serve as master or mistress of ceremonies. Don Reid will provide the invocation. Festivities will include a watermelon seed spitting contest, straw bale toss and water melon eating contest — games that were popular at picnics in lhe late 1800s. Children of all ages are encouraged to join in the three-legged sack race, wheel barrow race, water carrying relay, and pie eating and most freckles contests. There is a "searchmg-for-a-needle-in-ahaystack" game for youngsters 5 and under and ribbons are awarded to the first, second and third place winners in all contests. Pie bakers can take a homemade pie in a disposable plate for lhe pie judging competition and the baker is admitted to the event for free Pie categories are fruit, cream and miscellaneous. After lhe judging, pies will be auctioned to help defray the costs of lhe event. . Charlton Park's historic village will be offering carriage rides, bottomless mugs of lemonade, handcranked ice cream, carpenter demonstrations and woodstove cooking. The Fourth of July Veteran s Association will offer a chicken barbecue for $2 per person for veterans and their families and CAA announces outreach sites The Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan has announced the addition of outreach sites in all four of the counties it serves. These sites are intended to enable people living in rural areas to obtain CAA ser­ vices without having lo travel to the main CAA offices in Hastings CAA officials said they are another way in which the agency is working to provide better and more convenient services to those in need. The site and their days and times of oper­ ations area: • American Legion Post No. 484. 3801 Hickory Road. Hickory Comers — bi­ monthly (even months) on lhe third Wednesday from 10 lo 11 a m. • Hidden Valley Senior Citizens Com­ plex. 520 West Woodlawn — September/April or as needed • Lincoln Meadows Senior Citizens Apartments. 500 Lincoln St.. Middleville — September/Apnl ex as needed • Nashville Community Apartments. 1018 Reed St.. Nashville (may change to Maple Valley Arms at times) — bi­ monthly. first Wednesday. 9:30 to 11 a.m. • Orangeville Township Hall. 6912 Boulter Road. Shelbyville — second Wednesday of each month. 9.30 to 10 a m. • St Ambrose Catholic Church. 11252 Floria Road. Delton, third Tuesday of the month. 10 to 11 a m The CAA is a locally-based private, non­ profit organization that provides a wide range of services to low and moderate in­ come residents of Barry. Branch. Calhoun and St. Joseph counties for $4 per person for non-veterans and their families. The barbecue will be available from noon to 4 p.m. in the village walnut grove under the big tents. The VFW’s snack bar will feature all American festival food favorites. Charlton Park also has a beach, boat launch and picnic shelters on Thoniapple Lake Separate admission is required for the recreation area. Charlton Park is located outside Hastings just off M 79 on Charlton Park Road The Fourth of July activities are free for all veterans and their families, all children 12 and under. Barry County residents and pie bakers Non-county residents pay S4 to get in. For more information, call 945-3775. Eighth grade High Honors. 3.5 to 4.0 — •Samantha Allerding. ’Lauren Beach. ’Amanda Bechler. •Came Bolthouse. *Josh Clevenger. •Nicole Doolin. • Kelli Flohr. •Carl Fur­ row. *Keli Misak. ’Elizabeth Nida. ’Mike Nitz. *Emily Smith. •Veronika Villa. •Nathan Wilkins. Adam Carroll. Drew Coleman. Jenny Cottrell. Heather Krebs Rachel Newton. Amanda Schantz. Darrell Barnum. Matt Bernard, Stephanie Buck. Eric Carpenter. Stephanie Courtright. Ted Greenfield. Joe Keller. Jon Kendall. Erin Bradley. Doug Poll. Jessica Storm. Brad Currier. Tiffany Davis. Chris DoAalds. Chelsea Evans. Kristi Guidet. Jeff Jolley. Brandon Lawrence. Alexis Powell. Chris Remley. Jessica Roush. Halley Seidl. Anita Smith. Sara Wank. Lynn McCal­ lum. Laura Dickinson. Sarah Haines. Tasha Hall. Kyle Hess. Janna Jackson. James Medeiros. Barrett Sherwood and Josef Swinkunas. Honors. 3.10 to 3.49 — Robert Baker. Angie Eggers. Lindsay Overmire. Jeremy Pond. Shayna Selleck. Joel Strickland. Tyler Tossava. Eric Vanderveen. Tony Vcltre. Ashley Keeler. Molly Kruko. Kate Martisius. Amanda Zalewski. Bert Kosbar. Jeremy Shilling. Alicia Birman. Courtney Colvin. Ashley Delline. David Miller. Samantha Miller. Carmen Noviskey. Jenny Schwartz. Jessica Shellenbarger. Scott S med berg. Amy Steele. Dianna Vanboven. Brenda Westfall. Brad Wills. Ryan Winebrenner. Carolyn Woody. Mike Arnett. Ashley Clark. Josh Goodale. Jenny Jenk­ ins, Leslie McKay. Lucas Warren and Dan Worth Honorable Mention. 3.00 to 3.09 — Kyle Bellgraph, Amanda Hawthorne, Melissa Hutchings. Justin Hutchins. Dcnisha Jordan. BillieJo Lancaster. Victoria Mahmat. Ben Olmsted. Rozanna Ortega. Ann Parker. Mall Pebbles. Andrew Price. Lindsey Service. Wes Shoebridge. Amanda Smith and Chad Snell. Seventh grade High Honors. 3.5 to 4.0 — *Jeff Beachnau. ’Sabrina Buck. •Megan Butler. •Casey Cady. •Chelsea Case. •Amanda Clinton. •Rachel Deppe. *Emily Dreyer. •Krystle Dunn. •Emily Heath, • Katie Hes- terly, ’Emily Hoke. ’Tiffany Howell. •Lyndsi Kenyon. • Andrew Logan *Cassie Meade. ’Jacob Rohe. *Josh Sanders. •Kerianne Sherwood. ’Teresa Smith. •Nicole Swartz, "Alicia Totten. *Brian VanAman. *Miles Warren. ’Andrew Worth, Milly Alderson, Tamera Alexander. Elizabeth Cassell. Becky Crump. Trcver Davis, Brian Donnini, Erin Fish. Beau Furrow. Joel Gibbons. Sean lancaster, Craig Laurie. Danielle Long. Michelle Miller, Colette Purucker. Chris Rounds. Jenny Shaw, Amanda Vanburen. Chris Armstrong. Jeff Baker. Molly Benningfield. Stacey Buck. Brian Devries. Laura LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the following TABLED CASE NO V-21-98 George Kidder (applicant) LOCATION At 2255 Lawrence Rd on the North side between M-37 and McKeown Rds in Sec 10 Baltimore Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached garage closer to the side lot line than re­ quired m the AR zoning district CASE NO V-26-98 ■ Chuck and Renee Collin* (applicants) LOCATION Al 200? East Stale Road on the North side between Powell and Beck&f Rds m Sec 10 Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to enclose an existing porch area of 11x21 tt on an existing house that is closer to lhe road than allowed CASE NO V-27-98 • Rodger Wlerenga (ap­ plicant) LOCATION At 204 Middle Lake off Messer Rd m Sec 29. Cartton Twp PURPOSE Requesting j. variance to erect an addition to house which is too dose to the side property line CASE NO V-28-98 • George and Jane Owen (applicants) LOCATlOf ’ At 23 Morgan on Thornapple Lake Rd m Sec 30. Castleton Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a 20x24 tt addition to an existing house that is too dose to the side yard and to go within 15 ft of the road easement (which is 30 ft setback) and using a mortgage survey in beu of a boundary survey CASE NO V-29-98 - George Duqueanel (ap­ plicant) LOCATION At 11422 East Shore Dr off Sprague Rd in Sec 7 Barry Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance lo erect a two story 12x29 ft addition to house closer to the sxJeyard man allowed (requesting to be 4 ft from side property line) CASE NO V-30-98 ■ Thoma* Ray Murphy, (appheant). Chris Romph (property owner) LOCATION At 4184 Blue Lagoon Rd off Marsh Rd . Sec 6 Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Request a variance for a storage shed on side yard setback with a zero" ft set­ back MEETING DATE July 21. 1998 TIME 7 30pm PLACE Community Room m the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court Street Hastings Michigan Srte inspections of the above described prop­ erties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the heanng interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or taxed at 616-948-4820 The variance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W State St. Hasting*. Michigan 49058 during the hours at 8 a m to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 pm) Monday thru Friday Ptease call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meeting^esnng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (7/2) FAMILY PRACTICE OFFICE NURSE 1 day per week Pennock Hospital is seeking a part-time office nurse to work one day per week in our Delton office The qualified candidate will be a RN. LPN or Medical Assistant and have at least 1 year of experience in a doctor's office setting Excellent interpersonal skills are required and flexibility is a must Please submit application/resume to PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616)945 4130 EO.E. Diperi. Brittney Dobbins. David Eltzroth. Ashley Wanland. Kristina Welton. Wendi Iler. Abbie Allerding. Sally Barry, Alicia Bedford. Jenna Bryans. Jacob Buehl. Echo Burbank. Angela Dipp. Jason Dipp. Arica Newton. Nick Sinclair. Jessica Smith. Samantha Wallace. Dustin Bowman. Lucas Brehm. Don Converse. Mike Kieffer. Bryan Myers. Rebekah Nicholson. Jessica Pond. Tony Rambm. Jessica Ranguette. Heather Robinson. Jessica Rose. Dustin Schuch. Colleen Shellenbarger. Dominic Tormen. Bethany Weeks. Josh Bailey. Bruce Carpenter. Leanne Etter, Raquel Hawks. Jacob Heuss. Teha Huss. Sam Krouse. Josh Milleson. Niki Noteboom. Jill Slocum. Keri Terpening. Danielle Wanland and Cody White Honors. 3.10 to 3.49 — Cassie Barcroft. Greg Bergeron. Amy Easey. Mike Moray, Rachel Rodgers. Corey Shafer. Kim Shorkey, Jill Altoft, Justin Carley. Jessica Cheeseman. Megan Falconer, Cortney Fortier. Peter Gole. Joe Lancaster. Court­ ney Oakland. Shawn Olmstead. Olivia Pare'. Justin Peck. Lewis Reynolds. Steven Sekrecki. Amber Thomas. Heath Augus­ tine. Chad Kendall. Tasha W’oodmansee. Mindy Colvin. Jeff Eddy. Brittani Schoemer. Nathan Selby. Sheena Vaughan. Cara Zerbel. Katherine Boyer. Eliza Cheeseman. Gerald Givens. Andrew Lusfey, Kathryn Safie, Tanya Stephens, Colin Vanwingen and Adam Windes. Honorable Mention. 3.00 to 3.09 — Laurence Adrianson. June Bishop. Richard Burke II. Grant Endsley. Eric Ford. Megan Frazier, Matt Gibbons. Heather Helmer. Chad Hess. Seth Higbee. Cody Hussey, Amber Karrar, Derek Krallman. Bryan Lee. Rosalinda Luna. Joanie Myers. Jennifer Peake. Brooke Sheldon. Joe Smith, Nick Strickland. Brad Wentworth and Robin White. Sixth grade High Honors. 3.5 to 4.0 — ’Sam Acker. *Nick Adams, *Jon Britten. •Sarah Clevenger. •Brian Doozan. *Erin Hemerling. •Hilary Hutchins. ’Scott Larsen. •Jeremy Lockwood. •Stephanie McNally, •Christina Schon. Drew Bowman. Adam Case. Margo Cooklin. Erin Dahn. Mark Ferrall. Jill Jolley. Eric Schiedel. Jami Shilling. Rachael Wolfe. Emily Allen. Knsten Beckwith, Danielle Drumm. Randy Haire. Dan Hodges. Jon Hollister. Roben Beyer. Ashley Belson. Ashley Bunge. Sara Clark. Lyndscy Dunn. Jami Hayes. Lisa Noteboom. Kristie Pratt, Alice Trout, Matt Aspinall. Mark French. Matt Lipstraw, Megan McGandy. Ashley Miller. Ashlee Razor. Amanda Rose. Heather Carroll, Brad Kidder. Patrick Widle. Caleb Case. Julie Cole. Erica Davis. Carmen Desvoignes. Jason Griffin. Stacey Marlette. Daryl Minton. Chasity Neil and Justin Pratt. Honors. 3.10 to 3.49 — Jeremiah Angoli, Heidi Arnett, Ashley Carr. Collin Kaiser. Christina Bailey, Nicole Edwards. Andrew Strouse. Frances Adkins. Jessica Falconer. Ryan Ferguson. Meagan Hackett. Jon Henning. Amber Jewett. Laura Price, Chad Ferguson. Justin Roll, Eric Lawrence. Denis Smith. Wilson Guidet. Matt DeBoer. Heather Heinrich. Jesse Lydy, Mackenzie Rohm. Brenda Smith Anna Trumble, Andy Bolthouse. Nialla Castelein. Leona Hall. Erica Hubka, An­ gela Jones. Amanda Main. Heather Math­ ews. Andrea Murphy, Brian Olmstgead, Andy Richardson. Thomas Rowse and Jon Scharping. Honorable Mention. 3.00 to 3.09 — Eric Byington. Nicole Campbell. Kay Carlton. Jim Coenen. Jon Daugherty, Tiffiny Easey. Katie Hotchkiss, Scott Minich, Lucas Olmstead. Sara Paine, Alexis Price, Nicole Shaw. Greg Smith. Alisha Thompson. Codey Wise and Deanne Wright. •Indicates 4.0 Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Dan R Chandanais and Jackiyn R Chandanais husband and wife, of 1880 W Dowling Road Dowling Michigan 49050 to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpo­ ration a Michigan corporation of 2505 East Pans Road S E Grand Rapids Michigan 49588­ 8347 dated August 28 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry m the State of Mchigan on September 12. 1995 in Liber 640 Page 59. on which Mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date of this No­ tice for principal and interest, the sum of S66 084 88 and no proceedings having been in­ stituted to recover the debt not remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notice ts hereby given that on July 16 1998 _. 2 00 p m . on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings Michi­ gan that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale, for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage together with interest at 8 96 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and insurance that said Mortgage Green Tree Fin anaal Servic­ ing Corporation does pay on or pno. to the date of said sale said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows to-wrt Parcel B Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North Range 9 West described as commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 25. thence East 814 feet to the Point of Beginning, thence North 440 feet, thence West 374 feet thence North 440 feet thence East 440 feet thence South 880 feet thence West 66 feet to the Point of Beginning . The redemobon period as provided by law is one (1) year from the date of the sale Dated May 22 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT. FISHER ALWARD A ROY. PC By Donald A Brandt (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (7/2) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made byE Steven Smith and Linda N Smith husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to TMS Mortgage Inc dfc/a the Money Store Mortgagee dated Apni 2. 1997 and recorded on April 7 1997 m Liber 690. on Page 260 Barry County Records. Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of May 31. 1997 Senes 1997-B as assignee by an assignment dated June 2. 1998 which was recorded on June 9. 1998 Document #1013236. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifth Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight and 10/100 dollars ($50 148 10). including interest at 11 25% per annum Under the power of sale contained xi said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice ts hereby given that said mort­ gage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part ot them, at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m . on August 6. 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Cart­ ton. Barry County Michigan and are desenbed as All that parcel ot land m Township of Carlton Barry County State of Mchigan as more fully de­ scribed m Deed Liber 488 Page 393 ID #08-040016-150-100 0. being known and desgnated as commencing at the Northeast comer of the East 50 acres of the South 1/2 Northeast 1/4 of Sec­ tion 16. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, for place of beginning thence South 150 Feet the West 1452 Feet, thence 150 Feet thence East 1452 Feet to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated June 25. 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98043725 (7/23) PATIENT ACCOUNTS CLERK FULL-TIME Pennock Hospital is seeking a full time Patient Accounts Clerk. Responsibilities include verification patient insurance, pre-cenifications. and statement mailings. Will serve as back up for other patient accounts personnel. Strong customer service skills are necessary. Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes competitive wage, and innovative “cafeteria" Flexible Benefits Package; paid time off system; tuition reimbursement loi continuing education, personal lax deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5% of your salary; and much more. Please submit application/resume to: Pennock Hospital Attn: Human Resources I (MW West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616i 94X-3I12 or Fax (616) 945 4130 EOE F Pennock Healthcare Services �Page 14 - The Hashngs Banner - Thursday. July 2. 1998 COURT NCUJS: Efforts to suppress evidence and to void Mackenzie Smith's bindover to circuit court on drug possession charges are set to be heard by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher today after a July 2 hearing was scheduled last week. On June 18. Smith was given one week to decide whether to accept a plea agree­ ment He told Fisher Thursday. June 25, that he was not going to plead guilty. Smith. 50, was arrested at his Keller Road home by lhe Michigan State Police May 17 after police were led to the address while searching for 30-year-old Bruce Wy­ att of Plainwell, wanted on a fugitive war­ rant. Smith's attorney. Gordon Shane Mc­ Neill. claims that Smith was placed into custody in his home without being given his Miranda rights. He claims the alleged failure to advise Smith of his rights made void a "consent to search" form that Smith signed, accord­ ing to a motion filed by McNeill on June 25. During a series of events that led to Smith's arrest, police began their shift looking for a 14-year-old Orangeville Township boy suspected of receiving anJ concealing stolen property at Wyatt's ad­ dress on Bea Street. Upon finding the teen at the home, troopers discovered cocaine, hashish, methamphetamines and a small amount of marijuana, police said. Also at the home was a 33-year-old Shelbyville man whom the officers arrested on outstanding warrants. While searching for Wyatt, officers were led to Smith's home, where they found and arrested Wyatt on possible drug charges. Trooper Phil Vannette of the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police appar­ ently testified at Smith's preliminary exam ination in District Court May 29 that the intent of him and other troopers was to continue to search for drugs at Smith's home. McNeill's motion states. Vannette testified that a "large quantity of methamphetamine as well as evidence of methamphetamine and a methamphetamine lab had been found at the Bea Street resi­ dence of Bruce Wyatt, the subject of the search that resulted in the subsequent arrest of Mackenzie Smith," according to Mc­ Neill's motion to suppress. But Trooper Lane Booms testified that there was no intent of a drug search as a re­ sult of a search at Wyatt's residence. Booms testified the search was for Bruce Wyatt. Hearings on McNeill's motions are set to begin at 8:15 a.m. today. July 2 in Barry County Circuit Court. Wyatt, who was arraigned on drug charges May 20. will face a scheduled pre­ liminary examination in District Court July 10 at 9 a.m. In other recent court business: • Houston Malone. 42, of Hastings will stand trial July 27 on charges stemming from a Feb. 7 incident in the Pennock Hospital emergency department in which he allegedly created a disturbance. Malone was arrested by the Hastings City Police Department at the scene after they allegedly found a .357 revolver, a small amount of cocaine and marijuana in the coat he was wearing. Witnesses told police at the time of the incident that Malone went to the hospital Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 (iaraf*e Sale Child Care Want To Rent LARGE MOVING SALE: DAY CARE PROVIDER has July 3-4 Furniture, tools, metal cabinets, clothes, antiques, col­ lectibles (petroleum, pepsi. toys), die cast trucks, stacking book­ cases. washer/dryer. Everything inside. Rain or shine. North of M-50 on 66 just past Musgrove Road, south of 96. follow signs. 2 openings. I full-time. I part­ time License «DF080079442 State welcome. 948-9525 WANT TO RENT: POP-UP CAMPER 8/7/98 (o 8/16/98. Recreation 1983 HONDA GOLDWING 15.000 miles, excellent shape. 517-7260285_______________ 1969 FIBERGLASS 19ft slickcraft. 165 hp. mere outdrive, down riggers and fish finder 517­ 726-0817 1993 28-V2FT PROWLER 5th wheel. Excellent condition, used very little. Air. awning, micro­ wave. iots of storage, sleeps 6. Non-smoker $9,800 OBO. 795­ 7309 Business Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888 NEW! MAKE BIG MONEY AND GET FREE COM­ PUTER WITH BIG WEB SITE WITH ONLY $10 EX­ PENSE. CALL 616-493-0921 24HR MESSAGE.__________ PAINTING. ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates Insured. 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Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. • Dennis Kordelewski, 36. of Hastings was sentenced to serve 48 to 180 months in prison on a conviction of malicious de­ struction of property over $100, fourth of­ fense. habitual offender. Kordelewski was charged after he broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend, stole a furnace transformer and poured bleach into her aquarium killing several tropical fish. "At the time of this offense, he was on a plea under advisement for assault and for domestic violence." said Assistant Prosecu­ tor David Makled. "He has served three prior prison terms in Chicago. None of them had any effect on him. This whole situation is tragic." Makled said the victim has suffered stress, financial loss and fears for her future safety. "He has some very, very serious prob­ lems with his behavior." said Maided. "He threw a rock at her car window, he's been stalking her, he entered her home and killed her fish and a number of things that are quite frightening." But according to Kordelewski's attorney, Frank Hillery. Kordelewski has taken steps to deal with his anger. "My client is going to counseling and is doing quite well," said Hillery. "He under­ stands he has a problem with anger man­ agement." Hillery said a potential employer has a job waiting for Kordelewski in Virginia. "I think it would be good for him to take that job and get away from this state." said Hillery. "He would not be a threat to the victim or a burden to the Slate of Michi­ gan." Kordelewski testified lhat he was pro­ voked to act out in the ways that he did. "I realize my background does not paint a real pretty picture." he said. "I won't deny my actions. What I did was wrong. I do feel I was pushed. I did plead guilty to this charge, but I do feel I was pushed. By no means does that excuse my actions. But by no means am I this heinous criminal." Fisher expressed concern about Ko­ rdelewski's record. "You have a history of violence against others, you were on probation for aggra­ vated assault and you were engaged in a rather systematic process of terrorizing this person." said Fisher. "I have to focus on protecting the public." Fisher said it would be reasonable to send Kordelewski to prison for 10 to 15 years based on that information, but be­ cause of his apparent potential, he issued the lesser sentence. "As you said, it’s t a pretty picture, but it’s one you paint f yourself." Fisher said. ANTRIM COUNTY 10 Acres of beautiful hardwoods and fields. Square in shape. Ideal hunting and camping spot. Drive­ way and cleared campsite. $18,900, S500 down. $23(¥mo. 11% Land Contract. Northern Land Company 1-800-968-3118. www northemlandco com. I BUY LAND CONTRACTS AND mortgage notes, for cash. For a written quote call Jack, 616-792-7741 (voice mail) leave name, number and best time to be reached. 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Mr. and Mrs. Fores: Rogers You' choice of a womans <x Field A Stream Help Wanted Drawing at 2:00 pm Saturday. July 11 SUBWAY OF HASTINGS tak­ mens style o> Complete the entry blank below A (Xing it to Bob s m person One entry per person Must be age 12 or older Vs« the store Jex M oeta.’s_____ j Nome______________________________ Address____________________________ Phone ing applications for part-time evenings. Must be over 18. no phone calls please. Apply in per­ son. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING appliu ations for gen­ Official tntry Blank .4 • Keith Hill. 36. of Charlotte, was sen­ tenced to one year in jail with work release and two years probation. $500 in fines and $1,000 court costs for possession of mari­ juana. second offense. Hill was charged after he was arrested April 17 in Carlton Township. "Mr. Hill was on circuit court probation for delivery and manufacture of marijuana and impaired driving, which also includes marijuana." with another person, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava. "They were both intoxicated. A baggie fell out of Mr. Hill's clothing at the time of his ar­ rest.” Kuzava said Hill was previously sen­ tenced for the same offense to eight months in incarceration and served only four months. "He continues to engage in criminal ac­ tivity." she said. "Previous attempts at re­ habilitation have had no affect on Mr. Hill. The court needs to impose a longer term. It was not long since he was placed on proba­ tion that he committed a similar offense." Hill’s attorney. James Goulooze, told the court that Hill continues io work at two jobs and that both employers are aware of the charges. "He has accepted responsibility for his offense.*' said Goulooze. "His only prob­ lems are substance abuse, which continues to be Keith's personal demon." Goulooze said his client ;s honest and trustworthy and that he works very hard at his two jobs. "Mr. Hill, you're case is quite perplexing to me." said Fisher. "Il's very unfortunate that you find yourself in this position. If it weren't for drugs and alcohol, you wouldn't be here." Fisher told Hill that his one year in jail is a waste of his time. "Each of us only has so much time in this life and I hate to see you have to waste a year of yours sitting in jail," said Fisher. TIRED OF LOW PROFIT? 20% OFF Regular Price $ must sleep 6. Please call 948­ 4484 evenings or leave message. claiming to have been poisoned and an­ nouncing that he had a gun. He stood mute June 18 to all five of his charges, two of which are felonies. He will be tried on count one, controlled substance, possession of cocaine less than 25 grams, a four-year. $25,000 felony; count two. pos­ session of marijuana, a one^year. $2,000 misdemeanor, count three, resisting and obstructing a police officer, a two-year. $1,000 misdemeanor; count four, carrying a concealed weapon, i five-year. $2,500 felony and count five, possession of a firearm on restricted premises, a 90-day. $1(X) misdemeanor. ja BOB’S GUN AND TACKLE SHOP, INC. j 2208 Gun Lake Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 I 2 Miles West of Hastings on M-37 & M-43 Phone 616/945-4106 1 J ' eral labor, lumbe: handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk LumbcrCompany. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE ATTENTION: LOCAL COMPANY" HAS SEVERAL positions available, from cus­ tomer service to delivery and set up a display. Starting pay $375 weekly and up. For inter­ view call 616-948-2387. POLICE BEAT Bogus census still making rounds MIDDLEVILLE - Police have received several additional complaints about a man driving a dark blue car going door to door claiming to be conducting a survey for lhe Hastings Area Schools. An initial report to Barry County Central Dispatch and to the Hastings Public Schools by a resident of Dowling Road June 18 revealed lhe schools are not doing a survey. The man, who was asking about the number of children in the homes, their ages and about the neighbor children, was driving a dark blue Baretta or Corsica with a Western Michigan University slicker in the back window. He was wearing a 1995 Hastings High School class ring. A woman who read a report on the incident in the June 25 Banner called 911 and reported lhat a man fitting that description had attempted the survey at her Middleville home two weeks ago. And. another complaint was made to authorities Wednesday. July I. Still other reports about the suspicious man have been made from "all around lhe county." according to a preliminary report Wednesday. Child accidentally locks self in trunk HASTINGS - A 7-year-o)d Hastings boy who was swimming at a home in the 1000 dock of Dibble Street accidentally became locked in the trunk of a car for about 20 ninutes Saturday evening, said Hastings City Police officer Josh Sensiba Justin Michael Tate of Walnut Street apparently had gone to the car to retrieve a toy ind "flipped" inside the trunk, which fell shut on him. Sensiba said Tate was inside the junk for about 10 minutes before his parents discovered him missing. "They heard him crying in the trunk." said Sensiba. Because the keys were locked inside the car and Sensiba's "slim jim" tool was ineffective, Spencer’s Towing was called to unlock the car. Tate, who was shaken and slightly dehydrated from the heat, was taken to Pennock Hospital by his parents as a precaution. Items 'neatly1 stolen from home ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Police have no suspects in a home invasion that took place late June 17 or early June 18 in the 11000 block of Marsh Road in which a computer, printer, scanner and stereo were taken, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said the unknown subject or subjects entered the home using a prying instrument to break an entire door frame by lhe latch. "Everything else was done neatly." said the report. Nothing in the home was disturbed during the break-in in which the stolen items were "neatly" unplugged before they were taken. The incident remains under investigation. Minors cited for drinking at party BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - Five males and three females, three who are 17. were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol after the Barry County Sheriffs Department broke up their party on Cottage Road June 21. One of those cited was a 20-year-old male from Muskegon with a blood alcohol level of .16, according to the police report. And. a 20-year-old male from Middleville at the party had a blood alcohol level of .12, police said. The legal limit for an adult is .10. The others, cited for being minors in possession of alcohol, came from Hastings, Wayland. Freeport, Nashville and Middleville. Four of the eight were cited and turned over to their parents at the scene, four were taken to the sheriffs department where two were cited and turned over to their parents. The other two were given $100 personal recognizance bonds and cited. Battle Creek man hurt in crash JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A 20-year-old Battle Creek man is listed in stable condition at Pennock Hospital after a June 28 accident on Banfield Road. 1/4 mile south of Ferris Road. Barry County Sheriffs deputies report that Kyle Roland Hatcher was driving a 1989 Volvo four-door south on Banfield Road when he lost control, ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole before coming to rest off the east side of the road. He was taken to Pennock Hospital by lhe officer after the accident, which occurred at about 6:04 a.m., according to the report. Alcohol was afactor, police reported, and two citations were issued. Two hurt in head-on accident ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Two people suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries early Tuesday when their cars collided head-on, according to Michigan State Police Trooper William Arndt. Kathleen Michinock. 51. of Richland was northbound on Norris Road about 6/10 mile north of Mullen Road at about 7:30 a.m. when she allegedly failed to negotiate a comer and struck a southbound car. driven by Gina Bouwhuis, 27. of Grand Rapids. Michinock. who was cited for violation of the basic speed law, was taken to Pennock Hospital and transferred to Borgess in Kalamazoo Bouwhuis was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Arndt said both victims were wearing their seatbelts and alcohol was not a factor. Man runs stop sign, causes accident THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Sunfield man who allegedly ran a stop sign at M­ 37 and Parmalee Road Wednesday. July, al about 7:30 am. was cited for failure to yield, having no proof of insurance and for not wearing a seat belt, according to the Hastings post of lhe Michigan State Police. Jason Mead. 23. of Sunfield was westbound on Parmalee Road when he stopped at lhe sign, then proceeded into the intersection in the path of a southbound M-37 car. drivenby Kristen Zvirbulis. 31, of Grand Rapids. Mead's car was struck on the passenger side and he suffered minor injuries. Zvirbulis, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to St. Mary s Hospital with minor injuries, police said Alcohol was not a factor in lhe accident, police said. Woman crashes at dead-end street HASTINGS - A 17-year-old Bellevue woman, whom police said admitted to drinking about "four or five beers" prior to driving in Hastings Monday, crashed her car at the Nelson Street dead-end at about 11 a m., said Deputy Chief Mike Leedy of the Hastings City Police Department. Cresta Carpenter was apparently southbound on Church Street when she ran the stop sign at Nelson Road and continued through the dead-end where she hit a tree. Leedy said. Carpenter, who apparently suffered a broken wrist, reportedly was taken to Pennock Hospital. No information on her condition was available. The report has been turned over the Barry County Prosecutor's office. Two hurt in Tuesday afternoon crash HASTINGS - Two people were hurt and one had to be extricated from the wreckage after a car ran the stop sign at Church and Mill streets at about 3:30 p.m., said Deputy Chief Mike Leedy of the Hastings City Police Department. One car came to rest on the sidewalk in front of the Hastings Post Office, Leedy said. Both victims were taken to Pennock Hospital for treatment. No other information was available at press time. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-07-09.pdf 0a29ba6de661a84806e743eb41a003ec PDF Text Text Candidate forum discusses growth Delton youth wins national mat title See story on Page 3 See story on Page 10 ANNER THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 28 Neuis Briefs: The Barry County chapter of the American Red Croet will conduct the unnal Roory-Kiwrois Challenge at the Moose Lodge Tuesday, July 14. The two service organizations ronoally battle for bragging rights on who gives the most blood. Any Kiwanian or Rotarian who is at least 17 yean old, weighs al least 110 pounds, is in teasonabiy good health and hasn't donated blood within 56 days of the dale of the drive is eligible to contribute. Three musicians to be at 'Fridays1 Fifteen candidaies for Barry County Conunissioo seats in the Aug. 4 pri­ mary election win take part in a candi­ date forum from 7 to 10 pm. Thurs­ day, July 16, in the Hastings High School lecture hail. The event it being sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Hastings Jaycees, Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of University Women, said Tom Mohler of the Fu­ turing Committee. Candidates each will be given five minutes to state their vision for Barry County for the next five to 10 years and will then be asked to list their three main concerns for the next five yean. The top three issues of the group will then be listed and a moderator will lead a discussion on those topics, said Mohler The candidates who have agreed to appear are Audrey Burdick and John Barnett in the First District: Robert Wenger in the Second District: Sandy James in the Third District: Jim Bailey and Tim Brown in the Fourth District; Rose Mary Heaton and Jeff Mackenzie in the Fifth District; Clare Tripp, Pa­ tricia Baker. Mark Englerth and Melvin Goebel in the Sixth District; Clyde Morgan and Emmett Herrington in the Seventh District; and Rod Goebel in the Eighth District. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 PRICE 50* Animal shelter takes another step forward Rotary-Kiwants Challenge slated County candidate forum is July 16 See story on Page 13 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 The Hastings Todd and Brandon Willard and Ed Englerth will perform contemporary and folk mesic at the next musical program in Ute "Fridays at the Foun­ tain" series July <0 at the county courthouse in downtown Hastings. The tree concert will be held from 11:30 a.tn. to 1 p.m. Those who at­ tend may bring their lunches, lawn chairs and blankets Included this Friday will be music front *e 1950s to die present Todd Willard, a teacher at Nonheauern Elementary School in Hastings, has produced, written and recorded bire torically-bued music being add in udecational stores in Nevada. Arizona and New Mexico. Hewtilpiaybtyboerd and ting during the concert His nephew. Brandon WilMrd. a member of the Hastings High School jazz band, will accompany him on the (hums. Englerth. who works as the local li­ brary. will provide guitar accompani­ ment. In case of rain, die program will be held at the Jefferson Street Galkry. Charlton Park celebrates 4th Games of yesteryear... Games that were popular 100 years ago were a hit again last Saturday as Chartton Park Historic Village and Recreation Area held its ar nual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. Wheelbarrow races, watermelon eating contests and a veteran's chicken barbecue were among the many attractions that drew over 538 contestants and spectators. Here. Joey and David Schultz of Grand Rapids make a beeline for the finish line in the wheelbarrow race. See inside for more photos of this festive. Independence Day event. by David T. Young Editor The cz.iipaign for a new Barry County animal shelter got a big boost Monday night from the Hastings Planning Com­ mission. Still, organizers say. there is lots of work yet to be done for a new shelter com­ pleted on the north end of Industrial Park Drive, just west the current Cass Street site. The Planning Commission voted unan­ imously to recommend approval of a re­ quest to rtzone the proposed shelter site to rural residential. The parcel now is partially zoned industrial. The recommendation later this month will go before the City Council, which al­ ready has given its bless;ng. in concept, for having a new, 4.000-square-foot animal shelter built next to the local Amerilech building But there is still plenty to do. County Surveyor Brian Reynolds, who. with the help of James Brown. Kathy Wiggins of the Humane Society and Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer, has spear­ headed the grass-roots effort, said he appre­ ciates the Planning Commission for "doing the right thing." But he added. "Now we must finalize building plans. We have to know what the expenses will be before we begin a capital campaign. We have to have a target." There has been a lot of talk for a long time about either building a new animal shelter or renovating the existing one. which the state recently deemed inadequate. Reynolds. Brown. DeBoer and Wiggins last March approached the County Board of Commissioners' Central Services Commit­ tee with the idea of a citizens', effort to build a new facility on land that would be donated by Viking Corporation Chief Ex­ ecutive Officer Richard Groos. Viking is located near the proposed new site. Since then many have jumped on board the effort. The Planning Commission Monday also approved a special use permit and a site plan for the new anima) shelter site, con­ tingent on the City Council approving the rezoning request and recommendation. Some concerns about the site plan were raised by Director of Public Services Jeff Mansfield and Planner Tim Johnson, but both said they could be worked out. Mansfield said he had concerns about wa­ ter runoff into the cul de sac that hasn't been built yet and about landscaping. He said the site didn't meet the usual number of requirements for trees and shrubs. But Reynolds told the commission, "Too many shrubs may make the shelter too hard to see from Industrial Park Drive... There could be too much in the way of ornamen­ tal planning... This should be a low traffic situation." Reynolds also said he'd like to see a sign on Industrial Park Drive near State Street that would let people know where the shel­ ter is. He was told the commission cannot deal with the issue of placement of a sign in a public right of way. Johnson commented on the site plan, about parking for six spaces and a dumpster and its enclosure. When the commission approved the site plan and special use. it left the details of compliance up to Mansfield. See SHELTER, page 2 New president takes over at Hastings Mutual William H. Wallace has been named new president and chief executive officer of the Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. Wallace succeeds Charles F. Johnston, who retired June 30 after 13 years as presi­ dent and CEO. Wallace joined Hastings Mutual as vice president of underwriting in July 1993 and was promoted to senior vice president of operations in October 1995. Prior to com­ ing to Hastings, he worked for 18 years for the Allied Group. He has an extensive background in all lines of property and ca­ sualty insurance. His other experiences en­ compass marketing, loss adjusting and management. Wallace lives in Hastings with his wife. Melissa, and daughters Samantha and Molly. Wallace said in a written statement that "we strive to go out of our way to satisfy our customers. Our success as a company, our proud past, is due in large part to our emphasis on customer satisfaction. We look forward to a progressive future of con­ tinued growth in a highly competitive in­ surance marketplace. We will continue to provide a financially sound, stable market for our policyholders and agents " Taking over a portion of Wallace's duties is Richard (Dick) Swain, who has been named the new vice president of underwrit­ ing. Swain joined Hastings Mutual in May 1998 with 19 years of extensive underwrit­ ing management experience in commercial, personal and farm insurance. His most re­ cent position was resident vice president/branch manager for United Fire and Casualty in Lincoln. Neb. Swain lives in Hastings with his wife, Nancy, and four children. Johnston. 65. was with the company for 34 years. Prior to that he worked in the ac­ counting department of the Agricultural In­ surance Co. of Watertown. NJ., and the cost services division of the Prudential In­ surance Co. Johnston joined Hastings Mutual in 1964 as its accountant. Over the years he versed as corporate secretary, controller, treasurer and executive vice president. In See MUTUAL, page 2 Wyoming boy drowns at area campground J-Ad Graphics News Service Five-year-old Dillan Ray Hathaway of Wyoming, who had looked forward to camping with his grandparents for almost two years, drowned just after arriving at the Indian Valley Campground in Thomapple Township Monday evening. "We had just barely arrived." said his mother. Miranda, from the home of her parents in Wyoming. "He was very anx­ ious to go catch some frogs." Miranda said her parents and Dillan had planned to camp for two to three days. "I went to help set up and get things around." said Miranda. "We had gone to get his life jacket and when we turned around, we couldn't find him." Sgt. William Johnson of the Barry County Sheriffs Department reported that Dillan was found on the shore of the swimming pond at the campground by camper Vem Kimmell of Wyoming. "It's a safe guess that he'd been in the water for about 20 minutes." said Johnson, noting that the pond is about 36 to 42 inches deep CPR was administered by two campers. AeroMed leaves the Inc n Valley Campground after its physician pronounced Dillan Hathaway. 5, of Wy »ing. dead after he drowned in a pond there late Monday afternoon. William Scofield of Wyoming and a Mrs. Hanlon of Florida, prior to the arrival of Thomapple Ambulance. Dillan was pronounced dead at the scene by an AeroMed medivac helicopter physician, said Johnson. "It's just an unfortunate situation." said Johnson. "My thoughts are that when a child turns up missing around water, parents look everywhere but the water first. They don't look in the water because they don't want to find them in the water. But they need to look there first. It can happen so quickly and they don’t hear them struggling." Johnson has closed his investigation and no charges are expected Miranda Hathaway said Dillan was her only child and that she is unable to have other children. "He loved everybody." she said. "Every single little boy and girl he knew, he loved. They were his sisters and brothers. He was so happy ." She said her son was a curious little boy See DROWNING, page 2 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 9 1998 DROWNING, continued from front page Failu.-i-'e Next time you joke about high blood pressure... Laugh these off! who was even liked watching the ants on the sidewalk. "He loved his animals very dearly." she said. "Miss Kitty and Boo Boo are his kittens and Garfield is his iguana." Diilan would have been in kindergarten at Rogers Lane Elementary School this fall He is survived by Miranda and his father. Chester Hathaway 11. and his grandparents. Suzann and Russell Reizenstein. who cared for him as their own. His funeral will be held Thursday. July 9. at II a m. at the Stegenga Funeral Chapel at 3131 S. Division Ave.. Wyoming. Charles F. Johnston News Briefs... Secretary Miller to visit Hastings Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller will be in attendance at the grand opening of the new Hastings Secretary of State branch office from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday. July 22. at Suite 104. 1611 S. Hanover St Miller will make remarks at a brief program at 1:30. Refreshments wili be served. Barry County GOP picnic is July 12 The Barry County Republican Party will have its summei picnic Sunday, July 12, at the upper deck of Bay Pointe Restaurant, Gun Lake. The activities will include a hog roast, a beach party and rides on the Gun Lake Princess paddleboat. For more information, call Mark Englerth at (616) 792-6357. Chamber golf deadline near The deadline to enter 12th annual Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce golf outing is Thursday, July 16. The IR-hole, four-person scramble will have a morning fession shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at the Hastings Country Club. The af­ ternoon session will have a shotgun start at 1:15 p.m. There will be contests, food, prizes, dinner and a chance for area business people to mingle. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. Ice cream social set for July 11 The Bernard Historical Society and Museum will have its fourth annual ice cream social from 1 to 5 p.m. Sat­ urday. July 11 at the museum, located at 7135 West Delton Road, Delton. Entertainment will be provided by The Happy Tones ' There will be no formal charge, but donations will be accepted. Antique engine show scheduled The 27th annual Antique Gas and Steam Engine Show will be held this weekend at Charlton Park. The show will run from 10 am. to dusk Saturday, July 11. and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. July 12. The annual parade, at 2 p.m. both days, will be led by the 1884 West­ inghouse 15-horsepower vertical boiler steam engine owned by the park's founder. Irving D. Charlton. It is one of only three ever built and the only one known to be restored to operating condition. The park’s 1895 Corley Saw Mill, powered by a 1905 Peerless stationary engine, will be operating with a sixfoot flywheel. A kiddies' pedal pull will be at 12:30 p.m. each day. followed by the sawdust penny scramble. There also will be a unique steam engine spark show Saturday evening. Ken Bohn of Hastings will play oldfashioned music on his 1930s Organorama theater organ, originally powered by a gas engine. Gas and steam exhibitors are wel­ come to set up Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Breakfast will be served in the church basement from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday There will be food vendors and a flea market on the grounds Admission is $4 for adults, ages 13 and over and $2 for children ages 5 to 12. For more information, call 945­ 3775. MUTUAL.. .continued Abraham's mobile office to visit here The mobile office of U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham will visit Hastings at the new City Hall building from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, July 16, While Senator Abraham will not be visiting, his regional director will be available to listen to constituents* con­ cerns and to offer assistance with is­ sues involving federal policies or pro­ grams. Appointments will not be necessary. The mobile office is making a tour July 16-17 of eight counties in south­ ern lower Michigan. Other planned stops will be in Allegan, Paw Paw. Cassopolis, Niles, Sturgis, Coldwater and Hillsdale. Two folk groups to visit Showcase The Thomapple River Boys and the Lonesome Travelers will perform folk, bluegrass and country music at the Ar­ by's Musicians Showcase at 6:30 tonight The Lonesome Travelers are a trio from Lansing and Grand Blanc, mak­ ing a second appearance at the Show­ case. They do songs from the 1950s and '60s, following the tradition of the Weavers, the Kingston Trio and Peter. Paul and Mary. The Thomapple River Boys, who hail from the Hastings area, have played before al the Showcase, at Summerfest Bowens Mills and the,, Barry County Fair. They sing blue­ grass, country and gospel music. Members are Tom Maurer, Jim Met­ zger. Jim Gibson. Dale Berry and Tom Freridge. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis Car wash to help accident victims A benefit car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, for James Dixon and his eight-monthold son. Bradley James, in front of the County Post on West State Street in Hastings. Dixon, a teacher in the Hastings school system, recently lost his wife. Tara, in a traffic accident and he has remained at Spectrum Health (formerly Butterworth Hospital) in Grand Rapids after sustaining injuries in the crash The proceeds from the car wash will be used to help Dixon pay for his mounting medical bills and to help bis son. Donations of any amounts are appreciated. For more information, call Ivy Mal­ one at 945-5931. Nominees sought for PAT Award Nominations are being taken for this year's Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) Award, sponsored annually by the Barry County Futuring Commit­ tee. The honor recognizes an individual or group of people whose work has a positive effect on the community and around Barry County. Awards have been presented in the past to Sally Keller and local parent­ teacher organizations who renovated the interior at the Hastings Middle -School; Jen Otto for her role in putting together the Barry County Women's Festival; David Shinavier for creating and implementing County Land Information Services; James Pino for starting and overseeing the First Friday forum series: and to the Circle of Friends for starting and coor­ dinating the Tangle Town playground superstructure project. Nominees may be individuals and people whose ideas or actions benefit the people of Barry County. To make a nomination, fill out the form pro­ vided in this -reek's edition of the Re­ minder. For more information, call the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service office at 948-4862. April 1985 he was named president and CEO. He became a member of the board of directors in 1975 and continues as a direc­ tor. Johnston has been involved in many lo­ cal. stale, and national organizations. On a state level, he served as a founding member and president of the Michigan Chapter of the Insurance Accounting and Statistical Association; as an officer, director and twice chairman of the Michigan Associa­ tion of Insurance Companies (now the In­ surance Information Association of Michi­ gan); as a director of the Michigan Insur­ ance Federation; as a member of the advi­ sory committees of the Olivet College and Ferris State University insurance education programs; and as a speaker, participant and panelist on many agent and company orga­ nization programs On a national level, he was an active par­ ticipant for many years with the National Association of Mutual Insurance Compa­ nies (NAMIC). an organization with some 1.600 member companies. He was a mem­ ber and chairman of the NAMIC federal tax committee for several years. Dunng his tenure, a definitive federal tax manual for small mutual companies was developed and made available to NAMIC members and the industry. He was give*, a NAMIC ser­ vice award for his efforts. He was a mem­ ber of the NAMIC board of directors and served as chairman in 1983-84. Following the chairmanship, he served as secretary­ treasurer for several years and as a trustee William H. Wallace Richard Swain from front page with NAMICs pension trust. He also re­ ceived NAMICs Merit Award in recogni­ tion of his participation in insurance indus­ try organizations and activities Locally. Johnston has served as a mem­ ber. director and president of the Hastings Rotary, as director and president of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, as a trustee with the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission, as a director and fund drive chairman of the Barry Area United Fund, and as a trustee and board chairman >f Pennock Hospital. When Johnston joined Hastings Mutual, assets were $9.7 million, the surplus was 56 9 million and direct written premiums were $4.1 million. Writings were in one state. Michigan, and the company had 87 employees By 1985. the year Johnston became pres­ ident. Hastings Mutual's assets were $84 million, surplus was $25.2 million and premium writings were $61.9 million. The company was also writing premiums in Ohio and Indiana, as well as Michigan, and had 209 employees. In 1997. Johnston's last full year as pres­ ident. assets were $308.4 million, up 367 percent since 1985; the surplus was $101.9 million, up 405 percent since 1985; and premium writings were $176.5 million, 285 percent higher than 1985. The com­ pany also added two more states to its terri­ tory. Wisconsin and Illinois, and the num­ ber of employees grew to 345. Of his time with Hastings Mutual. Johnston said that "it has been a very re­ warding and personally satisfying relation­ ship. I've enjoyed every aspect of it." In the insurance industry, he said, "whether it's on your own company level, or dealing with agents, or at seminars or trade association, meetings, you're always among friends in the insurance business... I've enjoyed the* people relationships as much or more than anything else in the business." Johnston said that "the thing 111 miss the most is the daily contact with the peo-, pie — working with them and seeing them accomplish things and grow with their own, skills and position." Some of the things he is most proud of during his tenure as president, he said, is "seeing a professional staff growing and developing, the solid financial position the company has attained — we've worked very'' hard to achieve that — and the very high' reputation that the company enjoys' throughout the industry on a state, regional and national level.’’ Johnston said that his retirement will not precipitate any "major changes" in his life/ such as moving. He and his wife. Dona, have "both spent all our lives in a chang-' ing seasons environment, so 1 don't antici­ pate we’ll move to Florida." Johnston has one daughter. Janet Os-; trum. who owns Bayberry House Interiors *• in Marshall, and a 5-year-old granddaughter. Carly Rose Ostium. Former local man has school named after him by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Willard Kidder, a Barry County native and former local teacher who now lives in Jackson, never expected to have a school named after him. but that honor was given to him July 1. The former Northwest Junior High School, located at 6730 Rives Junction Road. Jackson, is now the Northwest R.W. Kidder Middle School. The name change was endorsed unanimously by the Northwest School System’s Board of Education in May and it became effective this month. "I never dreamed anything like that would happen." said 81-year-old Kidder, who served 16 years as superintendent of the Northwest District. "It was a good experience." he said of his years at the Northwest helm During his tenure, school district voters approved five bond issues to finance construction of five schools and some additions to existing schools. Kidder said. When he started working at Northwest as an assistant superintendent in 1956. there were 1.000 students in the district. By the time he retired in 1972. the student population had climbed to 4.172. When the district was formed, it encompassed 19 separate rural schools, he said. Incidentally, the "R" in the R W Kidder Middle School name stands for Robert, but Kidder said he has never used his first name. He didn't even know his first name was Robert until he graduated from Hastings High School in 1935 Kidder worked in administration at Jackson State Prison for 4 1/2 years before retiring a second and final time in 1977 He and his wife. Ruth, a former Freeport resident and former nurse at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, now live at Arbor Woods, assisted living housing in Jackson Kidder said he is making good strides in regaining his health after hating a stroke Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945- ^554 two years ago. In Barry County. Kidder was a student at the one-room Wood School near Freeport, where he also served his first assignment as a teacher after receiving advanced education at County Normal. He later graduated from Western Michigan University Kidder's 39 1/2 years in education, included a teaching stint in Centreville, three years at the Freeport Junior and Senior high schools, where he became a principal in 1945. His career was interrupted with a short time of service in the Army and then he taught seventh and eighth grades in Delton for about four years and then switched to Delton High School, where he taught business education classes until 1955. Ralph Harper was the Delton Schools’ superintendent during Kidder's tenure. After that. Kidder moved to the Jackson area to accept the Northwest Schools' post. Willard Kidder The Kidders have three daughters: Sharon Fullerton of Houston. Texas; MarilyirBoatman of Eaton Rapids and Jeanne Broad of Pleasant Lake. Delton. It doesn’t look like much now, but with the City Council's blessing and a'successful capital campaign, this parcel on the north end of Industrial Park Drive' will be transformed into a new animal shelter for Barry County. SHELTER.. .continued In other business Monday nifiht. the commission: • Approved a site plan proposed by Dr Chris Tomczyk for a new dentist office at 333 U Apple St Once again, there were concerns about water runoff, flooding the parking lot Tomczyk also was asked to show handicapped access • Agreed to recommend to the City Council a request from James Wiswell to divide his Southeastern Village Plat hous­ ing project into two phases • Approved a site plan from Martin Vandenaak of V-Tec Systems on a parcel the firm plans io operate on in the new indus­ trial park Vandenaak said he expects to add from front page eight to ten employees over the next two years at the new site. With approval he plans to break ground soon. • Set a public hearing for Aug. 3 on a special land use permit request for the Willard Pierce Foundation at 820 W. Gin­ ton St., which is zoned residential • Recommended the city try to obtain the right of way on extending Woodlawn Av­ enue to the west. The move was prompted by a request from Tom and Suzanne Parker, who want to build a home in that area, but . they want to use Country Club Drive as their outlet Their request will have to go back before the council later this month �The Hastings Bannei - Thursday July 9 1998 - Page 3 Youth snorts, recreation complex takes a back seat Growth, land use dominant issues in candidates’ forum by David T. Young Editor Eleven of the 16 candidates for Barry County Board of Commissioners' seats ap­ peared at the special First Friday forum luly 3 to discuss issues and answer ques­ tions The forum was one of two planned for candidates before the Aug. 4 primary eleclon. The other is scheduled for July 16 at Ise Hastings High School lecture hall. I Though most thought the key topic of iscussion last Friday would be a proposed 1250.000 youth sports/rrcreation complex, ■early all of the 11 candidates agreed that nstead the most pressing issues are land tse and growth in Barry County. Robert Wenger, the only Republican Party candidate in the Second District Thomapple and Irving townships), said. ■We need to develop a land use plan to deal with growth." He added that he thinks there are more mportant items on the County Board's tgenda than a sport complex, pointing to a sew Commission on Aging building, the rendition of the Barry-Eaton District Health Department building, a new animal heller, economic development and full unding for county employees' retirement. "If we do have some extra money, I'd ike us to buy a new road grader." he said. Wenger, who has served on the board onger than any of the other incumbents, lince 1988. said he thinks a ports/recreation complex idea is one that seeds more study John Loftus. Wenger's Democratic opnnent in the November general election, aid be supports a new youth complex, aying, "I'd rather invest money to keep hem (young people) occupied than in lockng them up. "Youth have a lot of energy to bum," he laid, maintaining that mischief develops ivhen kids "don't have enough constructive hings to do." The idea of building a new iports/recreation complex was announced artier this year by County Board Chairman ames Bailey, who is being challenged in he primary by James Brown in the Fourth district (Carlton and Hastings townships ind part of Irving and Woodland lownbips) But Bailey said at the forum dial the top riorities are land use and coping with execied growth. . He agreed with Wenger about needs for rber areas, saying he would support a oonty-wide millage question for both a XIA building and a new home for the ealth department T don't think you'll ever see me vote no' anything for our seniors and youth." be ^Aboul the sports complex, be said it's an V |ea for much more than that. He said it fould be for recreational use. not just socjr. basketball, baseball and football. ’Noting that critics have said it looks like Mnelhing that will benefit only the HastIgs area. Bailey said it should be centrally Icated in the county. He pointed out that ■any people in outlying areas said they jouldn't support a Kellogg Community bllege campus, but it has been wildly accessful since it opened a couple of years to . Bailey is seeking his third term on the oanl wi t ignore the needs of the outlying ; Brown was unable to attend the forum, eas." he added. "All have special needs of ut his wife. Donna, read from a prepared eir own." latement. in which he said Barry County He pledged more cooperation among the in moreand significant changes in the |y.expect townships the county. txt five to ten years than it has seen in Donna Brown said. "Jim is very commit1st 50. d to Barry County. He truly wants to e only thing permanent is change." ake a difference." The1.following is a sketch of comments that he would look at longi thepromised issues made by other candidates at ilanning and short-term action for the e forum: and maintained that 'the average per­ first District il the street should he heard and not (City of Hastings) for granted. • Audrey Burdick — "There are many ises in Barry County that I face every day i a real estate agent) Many people are Dving in. and we need to prepare for K." A former Barry County Drain Commisiner and a former Planning and Zoning immission member in Delta Township, non County. Burdick said. "We have ch diverse land here, we need to know w to use it God's not making any more ces... we can’t continue to use lakes as a mpmg ground." An advocate of long-range planning and on-range decisions, she said. "I’m not aid to make the be>t of the worst situaAbout the sports complex, she said she s many questions, such as where will it ? How much will it cost? What about liility? And should the county or a private rem own it? Jer opponent, first term incumbent John Going over some notes and chatting just before the candidates' forum are (from left) Robert Wenger. Emmet Herrington. Melvin Goebel and Clare Tripp. Barnett, did not appear at the forum Third District (Rutland. Hope and part of Barry Town­ ship) • Sandy James — "I am pursuing land, not structure (in reference to the sports complex). We were asked to do a strategic plan, to chart a course." She also said she has questions, such as who would run it and where. "We need to look at Barry County and see that the population of children is grow­ ing," she added. "We have to look at future trends. The population for children and se­ nior citizens is bulging." James, who is seeking her fourth term on the board, does not have any competi­ tion on the ballot, nor does Eighth District Commissioner Rod Goebel, who was not present for the forum. Fifth District (Castleton and Maple Grove and part of Woodland Township) • Rose Mary Heaton — appointed to the post last March to succeed the resigned Tim Rurd. she said. "We must prepare for beginnings and ends and changes. First, we must look at the past to sec what works." Heaton said good examples of what works can be seen in the Barry County court system, where changes have been implemented to save money and improve service, and the health department, where many employees make the best with what they have. She said change is inevitable, but people want things to stay the way they are. She asked where we would be if the first settlers who came here never changed. "Wc are at a crossroads." she said. "With development and growth occurring outside of the county, rumblings of change are be­ ing heard.” She said good evidence of that is that the County Planning and Zoning Department recently has had to add a part-time em­ ployee. However, she said growth must be met with solid planning to protect the resources the county already has. such as the Thor­ napple River. "Let's not take for granted what we have here." she said. Heaton's primary opponent. Republican Jeff Mackenzie, did not appear at the fo­ rum. Sixth District (Orangeville and Yankee Springs) • Mark Englerth — "If you perceive a problem, but refuse to be part of the solu­ tion. you're pan of 'he problem." An unsuccessful candidate against in­ cumbent Lew Newman in 1996, Englerth said his emphasis is on working together to get things done, to solve problems. His campaign slogan. "Getting the job done together," is reflected by his efforts on behalf of the new Yankee Springs Town­ ship fire bam, which he said “never could have been achieved without everyone being involved." He said bis major concerns as a commis­ sioner would be law enforcement, zoning and roads. "A sports complex is a wonderful idea, but I'm not sure what community it will serve. ! don't know if it's county govern­ ment's major role." • Clare Tripp — A newcomer to county politics, she is the wife of Hastings area at­ torney David Tripp. She will face Englerth and Patricia Baker, who was not at the fo­ rum. in the Aug. 4 primary. Tripp said she ran her husband s business for 14 years and has an excellent financial background. "Barry County is a hidden treasure." she said. "Everything is just a short drive away." About the proposed sports/recreation complex, she said. "It's probably a smart move for the county.” but it's important to combine services for youth and the elderly, to benefit everyone. • Melvin Goc'oel — One of only two Democrats on the ballot for county posi­ tions (Loftus is the other), he will face the winner of the three-way primary race among Tripp. Englerth and Baker. The most important areas in the next two years will be land use. roads and eco­ nomic development. Goebel said. "This is a rural agricultural county and I’d like to see it preserved as much as pos­ sible. "A good many roads aren't paved in Barry County. I'd like to see the idea of an as­ phalt plant revisited." He said he is concerned about senior citi­ zens' services One particular issue he talked about was his support of eliminating the Compensa­ tion Commission and making board mem­ bers have to vote themselves raises. About the sports/recreation complex, he said he would favor instead a community activities center for people of all ages and he'd like many questions answered before proceeding. Seventh District (Assyria. Baltimore and Johnstown) • Emmet Herrington — "You can have all the fine ideas and plans in the wv.*ld. but unless you have a foundation on which to administer them, they will go for naught." He called for reducing the commission from eight to five members, "confining our activities to matters of policy, not adminis­ tration." and "gradually phasing out anti­ quated committee systems," which be said would save taxpayers dollars. Herrington also advocates a business plan and competent leadership. About the sports/recreafion complex, he said he talked with the three townships he represents and the Fine Lake Association, and "They want no part of it" Herrington said more pressing matters are the animal shelter, COA. health de­ partment, a road grader and what to do with Candidate Mark Englerth (left) talks with forum moderator John Fehsenfeld after the program. In the background are fellow candidates Rose Mary Heaton. Robert Wenger and Melvin Goebel. City Hall, which was just purchased from the city for $425,000. • Clyde Morgan — As chairman of the County Planning and Zoning Commis­ sion. he said, "We've made strides with the land use plan. It still needs changes." He asked who will feed all these people who are coming into Barry County and gobbling up farm land. Morgan also said a lot of questions need to be answered before the county spends a quarter of a million dollars on a new sports/recreation complex to keep kids out of trouble, which might be cheaper than paying for when they get into trouble. Morgan also said a decision is needed soon on what to do with the new City Hal) complex. "We paid almost a half million dollars and there it sits. " be said. "I can't see spending this kind of money on parking." Later, in a question and answer session, James said the county, when it bought the old City Hall, also was looking at the adja­ cent property. Right now, a space analysis is being conducted on how best to procod. Most of the questions in the Q & A part of the forum focused on the sports/recreation complex, with many in the audience expressing skepticism about people in outlying areas using it. "There is a question whether we re trying to spend taxpayers' money for something for Hastings to enjoy." said Dale Augus­ tine of Assyria Township. Bailey replied that his idea was to try to serve as many Bany County citizens as possible by putting it in a central location. Mel Goebel agreed, saying that if be wants recreation now, be has to go al) the way to Battle Creek, so he'd like to see something offered within the county. But Herrington put another spin on the issue by saying that the idea seems to be only about sports and not enough about other areas, such as the arts. Robert Dwyer asked Bailey why be withheld a Compensation Commission re­ port that was supposed to be done by April 20, but wasn't released until June. He sug­ gested that the findings of the commission deliberately were being set aside until the election was over. Bailey said he didn't withhold the report, but sent it to county administration and thought all commissioners had it. He noted the commissioners took no action on it and didn't have to. John Gates, Orangeville Township Su­ pervisor, asked why commissioners get a pension after six yean of service when county employees have to wait until 10 years. Bailey said a commissioners' retirement benefits don't amount to a great deal, per­ haps "a hundred dollar bill 25 yean from now. No swimming advised at part of drain channel into Gun Lake by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor County drains of today aren't normally thought of as public swimming areas. However, "no swimming" signs again have been posted for about a quarter mile along the Cuddy Inter-County Drain that has been dredged as a channel for access to Gun Lake. Based on standards used for public swimming areas, high levels of Escherichia coli. commonly known as E. coli, have been found along that portion of the drain, between Patterson Road and the Gun Lake Marina. The problem surfaced last summer and "no swimming" signs were first put in place then. The signs are in place as a "conservative public health" approach because some chil­ dren and grandchildren of residents who live along the drain channel occasionally take a dip in the Cuddy Drain channel, said James Schnackenberg. environmental health direc­ tor for the Bany-Eaton District Health De­ partment. "...We've never found a problem (with E. coli) in the (Gun) lake." Schnackenberg said. Beyond the marina, going toward the lake, the bacteria "just kind of disappears." he added. "You have dilution going on. The sunlight will kill this bacteria." Other parts of the dram are wooded and shady. Maybe in some areas that (bacteria) population will get built up in the bottom sediments and shady areas to the point where it exceeds a public bathing or public swimming (standards)." This (bacteria) isn't the stuff from under­ cooked hamburger." he said. The test for bacteria in recreational water changed a couple of years ago from a test for coliform bacteria, which includes a large group of bacteria, to the one that is in the E coli group, with a narrower group of bacteria. The source of the elevated E. coli levels in the Cuddy Drain remains undetermined. "We really couldn't come up with any­ thing." Schnackenberg said. The Michigan Department of Environ­ mental Quality is helping the He. :h De­ partment with the water testing nples and the two agencies are coming > the conclusion that the E. coli. which is cte- ria in the intestinal tract of warm bloc 1 animals, is probably from the feces of deer, raccoon, water fowl and cows upstream, in Allegan County's rural portion of the drain in Wayland Township. "We haven't found evidence of human sewage... This is why we’re looking at... cows, deer, raccoon. "There is one area where evidently some cattle have access to the stream (drain). They may be adding to it as it comes out. You get to the channel and the bottom is real mucky and the bacteria just kind of set­ tle down there and if it gets stirred up. the counts may go up," from a heavy rain storm or boat traffic or other causes. "We think that might be one of the rea­ sons why we are seeing higher counts (of E. coli)... If there was a single point source it would be easy to identify and...stop." Schnackenberg said "In all creeks and streams, you're going to find this (E. coli)...Bottom sediments and shady areas may cause the levels to be­ come elevated." "We could probably go out here to many of our county drains and sample and not see anything different than we're seeing here (at the Gun Lake channel)." The Gun Lake Protection Association brought the E. coli problem in the Cuddy Drain to the attention of the local health department last year, he said, praising the water sampling program the organization conducts itself to monitor the quality of Gun Lake. "We joined forces with them last June (1997) and put together a sampling pro­ gram to see if we couldn't find out if this was coming from a point source someplace upstream. A sampling program was con­ ducted all last summer and continued through the winter. The tests being used have a public bathing beach standard of bacterial concen­ tration. . "So when we say that the water in this drain exceeds this standard, it's exceeding a public swimming standard," Schnackenberg stressed. When public swimming waters for "total body contact" are involved, they cannot contain more than 130 E. coli per 100 milliliters over a 30-day sampling pe­ riod, be explained. Recreational waters for partial body contact (such as water skiing or wading) cannot contain more than a maximum of 1,000 E. coli per 100 milliliters. The levels of E. coli in the current "no swimming" area of Cuddy Drain fluctuate. Sometimes the level has been higher than 1,000. he said, and at other times it’s 600. 800. etc. Barry County Residents... Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home.” The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by calling 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER (Making Barry County residents fee! at homefor over 100 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B • Hastings. Michigan 49058 V_ ---------- ■ �Page 4 The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Congressmen Nick Smith Don’t make inmates bitter Io the editor: I would like to respond to the Banner's June 25. Public < ipimon. "Should pnson in­ mates receive cable television?" 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We encourage our customer-owners to read their July issue of Country Lines mag­ azine for more information and an absentee mail-in ballot. Return your mail-in ballot before Aug. 7. or vote al our annual meet­ ing and energy fair on Aug. 8 at our Newaygo headquarters on M-37. Vote “yes” for an even more competitive cooperative Don Marsh, chairman Great Lakes Energy Board of Directors out of prison some day and we will be your neighbors when we gel out Is this what you want for all prisoners to do become more bitter and hateful and become more danger­ ous ’ Remember, we arc getting out of prison one day Or would you want the prisoner Io be­ come educated and rehabilitated ? There are self-righteous, sinless, people who have never made a mistake in their likes, who think they are just perfect, who can’t forgive anyone else who have made mistakes Well, we all are not perfect and sinless like these people who can’t find it in their hearts to forgive, like Christ has All people can think of is punishment and nothing else Let's just lock every one up for life and throw a way the keys and just pun­ ish them for the rest of their lives. The public has the attitude, let's punish prisoners for the rest of their lives, let’s lock them in prison for life and we have the Hillers out there saying. “Let’s just extermi­ nate everyone who has ever made a mis­ take. and all we want on Earth arc the sin­ less and the most perfect people ’’ People should know they 're not going to have a perfect world in this life, but in the next life when Christ comes back We need more Starr Commonwealth for Buys type facilities, like the one in Albion, a boy s' school, and less prisons Billy Joe Sirnnc. Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility Baraga. Mich Old photo info sought Dear editor: I have obtained a photograph of excellent quality that I believe to be the students and teachers of Barry' County Normal School in the years of 1933-34 * I am interested in determining the iden­ tity of the individuals in the photo I ask that any local readers of the Banner wRo be­ lieve they can help me do so by contacting me at PO Box 42. Fleming. Ohio 45729, (740| 678-2452 (home). 374-0277 (work). pjsc uchcvron.com (e-mail). I will be in Hastings on Monday after­ noon. July 20. an can make arrangements to meet anyone who would like to sec the photo at the local library Peter Schindler Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the water's name and community of residence. 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A new tax code On June 17. the House voted to “scrap” our current tax code and mandate that it be replaced alter 2002 The ide., is that the cur­ rent code is too loaded with special interest provisions to allow real reform without first mandating that the current tax code would certain I cosponsored and voted for this legislation Our current tax code is loo complicated for the common citizen. In fact, it's event too complicated for tax experts and the IRS itself Every year Money magazine asks 5(1 lax experts to estimate the taxes of one hy­ pothetical family With a good tax code you’d expect these experts to come up with the same amount In fact, every year these 50 experts come up w ith between 45 and 50 different answers When the magazine's staff called the IRS’s “help lines" with tax questions, the IRS operators gave wrong answers 22 percent of the time* Opponents of this bill argued that we shouldn't eliminate the current lax code un­ til we’ve approved a new one But. given all of the special interest provisions in the cur­ rent tax code, it is unlikely that we could achieve true lax reform without mandating that the old one be scrapped As a matter of fact, our experience in Michigan with prop­ erty taxes shows how this could be accom­ plished. In July of 1993. the Michigan Legislature eliminated all local school property taxes, reducing the fundraising for Michigan's -chools by nearly $7 billion annually, or about two thirds of the total funding for the 1994-95 school year This put serious pres­ sure on the Legislature to come up with a new source of revenue, which it did The Legislature drew up a new property taxi which was submitted to the voters for their approval This plan cut property taxes by $760 million in the first year alone and in­ sured that schools would be funded more equitably, with no school getting less than $5,000 per pupil in operating expenses. Had Michigan not first scrapped Us prop­ erty taxes, though, it is unlikely that the Legislature would have implemented this new plan Various proposals to fix the in­ equity in property taxes and school funding had been introduced for the last 20 years The problem was that each one would take away one or more group’s special built in advantages Not until the entire property tax code, with everyone’s special advan­ tages. was eliminated were the needed re­ forms able to be passed. Compliance with the IRS Code costs tax­ payers $157 billion every year above what they actually pay in the way in taxes. The federal government itself spends nearly $14 billion simply administering the code. Tax reform is clearly in idea whose time has come, but we're not likely to get tax reform by simply amending the current code. Last week’s vote gave the public a chance to sec which members were senous about tax re­ form Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 Know Your legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St, Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Inring, Cartton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. The Banner. The n HastingsOANNER Ihi'olfd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Public Opinion Should women follow men? The Southern Baptitt Convention recently adopted a policy atatement that wane* rixxild obediently follow their huabands u head, of the households, accordia. Io the Scriptures. What do you think at this statement? Published by Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Divition of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastmgs Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacob* Piasxjent Joyca Ryan Fradaric Jacob* Vce President Stephan Jacob* Secretary • NEWSROOM • Davxj T Young (Etter) Elame Gilbert /Assistant Eaton Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cmdy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Sha-vna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • . iss-fw-d ads accepted Monday through Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County $27 per year m adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere °OSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bom B wastogs Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Pat Michaud, Woodland: Basil Tobias, Delton: Frances King, Hastings: Don Suwyn, Middleville: Mrs. Jerry Lehnert, Caledonia: Mildred Thornton, Hastings: "It might have been the norm at one time, but it won't work in this day and "It’s wrong. We’re entitled to our own beliefs." "No way do I go along with that!" Marriage is a partnership. However, God places the ultimate responsibility on the tnan." "Women should graciously submit? I don't titink so.** "It's true, because that's where I go to church. I:*s in the Bible. We're supposed » follow what Jesus tells us. Of count, 1 dank it should be 50-50. And, Ttn a good one io talk, since I’ve never been married.' �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 - Page 5 Parents are still important to teens, Barry County caseworker says FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen by Mary Warner Staff Writer In spile of the fact that teens are fond of telling their parents they are "stupid, igno­ rant and out of date.” parents are still “the most important person" in teens' lives, ac­ cording to Pal Lynn, a caseworker with the Barry County Youth Services Bureau At a recent parenting workshop at Kellogg Community College. Lynn said parents are capable of hurting their teens as no one else can. and conversely are more capable than anyone else of giving their teens self-confidence and a sense of self­ worth. Lynn said she has seen some parents who have "lost touch with being the kids they once were." She advised those attend­ ing the workshop to "try and remember what it was like to be a teen-ager — how you really didn't know anything but were trying to pretend you did . . . how awful it felt when you made a mistake." When parents set limits. Lynn said, they need to be consistent about what the rules are and what type of consequences the teens will receive for breaking them. "One of the things that makes teens angnest is parents who are not consistent.” she said. Along with being consistent, parents should also make sure they enforce their rules, she said. If parents are only practic­ ing intermittent enforcement they will re­ NEWS Pat Lynn ceive only intermittent compliance. Lynn said. Parents should also be present to make ■ure their teens follow the rules. Lynn said. She quoted a book by Gregory Bodenhamer called "Back in Control: How to Get Your Children to Behave” which said that "all human beings will do what they want, when they want, if given the opportunity." "So if (parents) are not there to enforce the rules, they’re giving (their teens) the opportunity to do what they want when of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent a Estate File No 98-22390-SE Estate ot RUTH M SHINAVAR DECEASED iocal Security No 372-32-6874 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or at ected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on July 29 1998 at 9 30 a m in the probate courtroom Hastngs Mchigan before Judge Richard H Shaw P20304) on the petition of Hastings City Bank re­ questing Hastings City Bank be appointed pertonal representative of the estate of Ruth M Shiiavar who lived at 1603 North Broadway Hastngs Michigan and who died June 16 1998 and equesting also the wtfi of the deceased dated Au­ gust 23. 1994 be admitted to probate it also is re­ quested that the heirs at law of said deceased be (Jeterminod • Creditors of the deceased are notified that all plaims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 (norths of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record July 6 1998 RehardJ Hudson (Pi5220) plEGEL HUDSON GEE & LONGSTREET ^07 North Broadway tastings Ml 49058 16/945-3495 Hastings city bank fey Richard J Hudson ) 50 W Court St (tastings Ml 49058 ( 7/9) SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ & ASSOCI­ ATES. PC. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A t>EBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. J MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rfiade in the condition^ of a mortgage made by Robert J Bourdo and Pamela K Bourdo his wife to First Finance a Michigan Corporation Mort­ gage dated January 5 1998 and recorded on January 15 1998 in Document #1006491 Barry County Records Mchtgan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bankers Trust Company of CaMorgta. NA as Custodian or Trustee by an assign­ ment dated January 9 1998 and recorded on June 16 1998 in Document #1013590 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date here''* the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred forty three and 36/100 Dollars ($62 343 36) including interest at 12 750’o per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Court House in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 p m on August 13. 1998 Sard premises are situated m Township of Prairieville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot 24 of Shady Heights according to the recorded fiat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats of Page 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determ.ned aban dened in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated July 2 1998 Bankers Trust Company Of Cakfornta NA asCuSpdian ui Trustee >ETZ & ASSOCIATES PC >0902 Mack arosse Pomte Woods Ml 48236 (7/30) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has occurred in a Mortgage made by Raymond C Eldred to DOD Federal Credit Union dated September 30 1993 and recorded on October 15 1993 m Uber 585 Page 875 Barry County Records No proceed ings have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the mortgage or any part thereof and the amount now claimed to be due on the debt ts $13 630 77 The Mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the property at pubic auction to the highest bid der for cash on August 13. 1998 at 1 00 p m lo­ cal time, at the East front door of tha Barry County Courthouse m the City of Hastings Michi­ gan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the Mortgage together with interest at 10 25*o percent legal costs attorney fees and also any taxes or insurance that the Mortgagee pays before the sale The property is located m the Township of Maple Grove County of Barry Michigan and is described as Beginning at the East 1/4 corner of Section 28 thence South 319 15 feet thence West 56 21 feet for beginning thence South 285 feet thence West 1920 feet thence North 285 feet thence East 1920 feet to point of begin nmg Maple Grove Township Barry County Michigan During the one-year immediately following the sale the property may be redeemed Dated 6^4/98 DOO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BY Stephen L L ingeland (P32583) BUSINESS ADDRESS Stephen L Langeland PC Stephen L Langeland (P32583) Attorney at Law * 350 East Michigan Suite 200 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 ( 7/23) they want." Lynn said Lynn said parents should make sure rules are stated briefly and concisely "If you don't clearly state your rules, whose interpretation of those rules are your children likely to use, yours or theirs?" Bodenhamer states in his book. When parents are trying to enforce rules. Lynn said, there are many things kids do to get their parents "totally off track." " They'll say. "Don't you trust me?," Lynn said, or when asked to do something will say. "Just a minute —just let me fin­ ish this TV program ." "If the rule is to do the dishes, you want it done." Lynn said. "You should never, never argue with your child. You will never win." she said. "Kids are very good at getting you very up­ set." Rather than allow an argument, parents should use what she calls two "magic words" — "regardless" and "nevertheless." (I.E.: "I understand you want to watch the television program. Nevertheless, the rule is that the dishes have to be done by 8 p.m") Kids will also lie. she said. "We get more and more clever at figuring out how we can do what we want to do when we want to do it," she said. Parents themselves can get off-track when trying to enforce rules by lecturing their teens, she said. Rather than get off track, parents should just "stick to the issue or rule." Lynn said sarcasm should not be used when trying to enforce rules with teens. Also, she said, "you can't be stating a rule in a heightened state of anger." Lynn said Thomas Phelan, author of "Surviving Your Adolescents." believes children will do things for their parents based on the quality of their relationship with their parents. Lynn said Phelan ad­ vises parents to start working on them­ selves to make sure their relationships are nurturing them. The parents in turn will then be able to nurture their children. Lynn also advised a "reality check" for parents having difficulty getting their children to do chores or follow rules. She said she has asked parents what is the worst thing that can happen to their teens. When they reply that their children could die, she asks how a messy bedroom can compare to their children dying. "There’s no compari­ son." she said. "You can't make a giant is­ sue out of a dirty bedroom if you have a kid who's running away, having unpro­ tected sex" or taking drags, etc., she said. For QUALITY PRINTING at Economical Costs, call... J-Ad Graphics Hastings • 616-945-9554 X. of Edward Jones and Co. How you can save and invest more Today's working A men cans arc »»ficn portrayed as materialistic spendthrifts. I hey buy whatever they want and pay lor it later — in the process amassing billions of dollars ot debt And in the meantime, any thoughts ot sat mg or investing arc long for­ gotten. It's true, pre* ious generations often did a better job of sav ing than today s workers do. According to the Tax Foundation. Americans saved an average of 6.3 percent of their income in 1956; by 1996. that fig­ ure had dropped to 4.2 percent While savings rates have declined, personal in­ come is on the rise. According to the U.S. Ik*partmenl of Commerce, personal income n>se at a seasonally adjusted annual rate Irom $6 73 trillion in January 1997 to $7 03 trillion by year's end Are Americans simply frittering away that extra income? On the contrary, some reptxts say spending is actually declining. In fact, holiday sales last year failed to meet expectations for the third year in a row. America’s Research Group reported that, in a survey of 1.000 respondents. 21 percent said they spent less fix gifts than they did 10 years ago So. if personal income is rising, and peo­ ple say they're spending less, where's the rest of their money going? A look al a typ­ ical family budget reveals some answers. According to the Tax Foundation, the family budget for transportation (8.4 percent), recreation (4.7 percent) and clothing (3.7 percent) was the same in 1996 as it was in 1956 And the food budget actual!v de­ clined. from 18.6 percent of income in 1956 to only 9.2 percent in 1996. We're also spending less <wi house anu household ex­ penses (15 1 percent now compared to 18.6 percent then). But two areas that have taken a dramati- cally larger chunk of family income over the past 40 years are taxes and medical ex­ penses. Federal, stale and local taxes ac­ counted fix 27.7 percent of the family bud­ get in 1956 By 1996. that figure had risen to 38.4 percent In addition to increases in federal payroll taxes. Social Security (FK’A) taxes have been raised nine times since 1977. The combined rale for em­ ployer and employee has risen nearly 31 percent, from 11.7 percent to 15.3 percent of income. Part of the increase in Social Security taxes pays fix Medicare Part A - hospital­ ization expenses. So does that mean less of the family budget goes to medical care ’ On the contrary. Medical care amounted to only 3.8 percent of the family budget in 1956. By 1996. it had almost tripled, reach­ ing 10.5 percent. In spile of these increases, most of to­ day ‘s workers should still be sav ing and in­ vesting more Ixxigcr life expectancies, combined w ith uncertainty about Social Se­ curity's future and dwindling employersponsored retirement plans, mean saving fix the future is more imperative than ever. There's not much you can do about taxes, and you may not he able to cut back on medical care. But what about those other expenses? A dose examination of your family's spending habits often reveals cash "leaks" that could easily be redirected to savings or investments. If you're spending a lol on consumer debt, cut up >our credit cards and pav them off as quicklx as possi­ ble. Finallv. the next lime you get a raise, consider allocating all of it to savings or in­ vestments. Setting aside lodav 's wants for vour fu­ ture needs can be difficult, but it can mean the difference between a retirement in poverty ex the retirement of your dreams. 10 REASONS TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH HASTINGS CITY BANK (J) Q Q O Q Q Q Q Q O Free checking for one year. First order of checks free. A 3x5 safe deposit box free of charge for one year. Bank in a Box Plus debit card. 1/4% interest rate discount on an installment loan with automatic payment plan. Friendly and professional service. 6 offices, 8 ATMs and the Home Banking Center. Committed to our communities since 1886. We want your business. We make it easy. One visit does it all! Hamlin's Quik Stop is now accepting applications for immediate employment. ffiaptnuyg Positions Available: • Manager • Assistant Manager • Cashier Flexible hours, competitive wage & insur­ ance. Full time positions available. Apply at: Hamlin's Quik Stop/Total Lake Odessa. Woodland, and Vermontville iBnnk Visit us at www.hastingscitybank.com Free cneckmg accounts only Consumer loai plies to monthly service charges only Overdraft and other account-related serves fees still apply For new personal checking *er ends on August 8.1998 and ts subject to standard qualification procedures First order of checks is limited to a $20 value -plies to new loans only and cannot be combined with any other discount �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 Trail advocates preparing route through Middleville state At a recent Paul Henry Trail Association meeting, volunteers talked over what would be done at the next two building sessions later that week. Ideas for trail beautification also were discussed. One suggestion was a flower garden planted by school kids at the head of the trail. One volunteer asked if there had been any by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Paul Henry Trail is getting much closer to opening through the village of Middleville after a meeting of trail advo­ cates and two building sessions. The Middleville Village Council last month approved spending about $4,500 for trail improvements, which came from a $20,000 grant the village received from the Cot something to sell? Call for classifieds! 945-9554 | .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... C HI RC II OF the: \ V/.VRENE pi e \s\M\itw r vmii.v < III R( II I ? 16 Sorth Broadway 2bOI Laws Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 I’asiot. Steve Olmstead UOOIM.ROV E BRE HIRES CHRISTIAS PARISH Randall 4887 C oats Gnrvc Rd I'ashc Ben Hartman. Pastor Sunday Service* Sunday School Hour. I1 (8) a in Morning Worship Ser­ Herring Wheelchair accessible and (616) ’’5M-3O2I church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Su»* 9 45 a nt elevator Sunday School 9 to a in . das School 11 00 a m . Sunday I ven ing Service 6 00 p in . Bthle vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesdax ’ 18) p m Sen ice* for C hurch Service 10 <0 am. Wednesday 601) pm Youth meet­ ing*. Junior-Senior High Siuds A. Prayer Time Wednesday Adult*, lecn* and Children night* 6 .10 p in ( <»l SIRA <11 APE I I SHED METHODIST CTIl RC II VI IMB3 I SITED Ml THODIS1 ( ID RC II 1IIORS VPPI I V VLI.EA (Hl RC II M-"9 Ue*t Pa*i«»r Ken Vaught (616i 945-9.192 Sundas School 10 a m . W.«*hip 11 a nt. PO Box 63. 27*o Wall l ake Rd Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor I hurch office phone Hasting*. Ml 49058 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 oo ant and 10 4* am Sunday Chil­ ( I DVR < REEK BIBI I dren* Church Tuesday prayer and ( edar I reck Rd . X mi South. Pa*- share nme 9 30 a nt. Wednesday lor Bienl Branham. Pastor Robert exening service 6 30 pm Youth group meet* Wednesday <» 10 p m also Nursery available lor all ser­ vice* Bring the whole family \odon Phone 621-5543 Sunday School .0 10 00 am. Worship 11 oo am. Ixcning Service at 6 oo p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible T 00 p m HOPE I SUED METHODIST ( III RC II ST. VSDRIWSISDIPESDIST Wlil.K VS ( Hl R( H Meeting at 5<»2 fc Bond St t Hast­ ing* Church ot God Building i 9 a m Holy ( ••nununion l*t and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd A. 4ih Sunday* 1928 prayer book used a* JI services For mote infor­ 948-932? or Rex mation call : •* < • 11 war .it 948* 2101 St Vtidrew ’* i* a part ol the Independent Anglican (. hurch 92"* S Bedford Rd. IXmling Pastor DeAnn I8»bbs Phone 616■’21-80?“ Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 am Surscry provided Junior church A'outh group 1 hur*das* senior meal* 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live hand " io p m for more information call the church office BARRA COl STA C III RC II OFC HRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hasting*. Ml 490*8 Sunday Services Bible C lasses 10 a m . Worship II am. i-venmg Service* 6 pm Wednes­ M-37 South at M-79. larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ day Bible study ’ pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 94* 2938 499* Office hour*. Wed Thun 9 Bible Survey on video* in the am to 12 noon Sunday Morning Some Free Bible C orrespondence 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 C ourse a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warrior* (grade* K-5lh). Youth Fellowship 6 45 pm to 8 30 (grade* 6-l2tn* pm Thursday Prayer Meeting (c hile “ (Mi p m care provided) Canada Synod ST M VTTIII VS VSCil C AS C ATHOLIC C III RC II St . Rev 1674 West State Road. Hastings. 49058 father Gale Johnson. Vicar "Kids Ahvc" for age* 2 through l:tth grade Phone 623-2050 (Delton) alter 6 pm weekday* or -ill day week­ W'Mnesday end* Sunday Morning Mas* 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Aoulh Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p nt Prayer Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For 10 45 am Sursery provided Sun­ I vening Service. 6 00 pm Rainbow-or J J Bible Quiz i age* 2 FIRST BVPTIST C Hl RC II Quiz (ages Youth Ministries or Teen Bible !3-|9», Adult Bible 309 1 Wixtdlawn. Hasting* Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister uf Music Morn­ Study • So age limit* ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . or Junior Bible quiz (age* 8-121. 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 no a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 <Mi am. l.ikhlicld SINDVY Rex S' first Monday Women. Bible study. Women’s Bible Study Call church office lor people who cate day Ihirmerh the Hustings Grace Brethren Chun Ith 600 lYxwell Rd 1 mile ca*t of Hasting* Ru* Sarver. Pastor I mcritu* 945-9224 Sunday Sen ice* 9 45 a m • Bible ( la**c» • lot all age*. 10 40 a nt Morning W »r*hip Thursday. " 30 P m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar* Io pm Vouth . W . Me - *age". 94* 9224. »• to pm - Bible Muds lor all a tn tcrcstcu in a tree Home Bible Study, please call tor more detail* SI. < ARIL’S C VTIIOI.IC ( III R( II Nashville lather Charles lischei. Pastor A mission ol St ( atholu C'hur. h. Hasting* Sil' s Jefferson lather Charles I issber Paslot Saturday Ma** 4 10 p m . Sundas Ma**c* * (M) a m and • onte**ion Saturday 6 30 pm Softball. ? 30 H VSHNt.S f |RSI I SIH D METHODIST C HI R( II of Green < hutch and rector of Music and (Jrganisi < hutch phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator io all fioot* Broadcast ot worship service over WBC II \M 1220 at IO 30 a m SLNDAA S 9 li> a m Worship • < hild care available for infant* A: toddler* thru age 4. and Junior Chinch tor age* * thru 2nd grade. 10 3o am . ( ollec fellow­ ship Monday. Aug 3 We will launch our Space Mission Bible Rose (. amp. it will run from 9 io 11 U) am Aug 3-7 Ehi* program will Ma** he most appropriate for Astronaut* Satuidav I vemn.« 6 3o p m kindergarten thru *th grade f.R\( f < OMMl NIEA C III R( II HRSJ PRISBHIRIVNC Hi R( II meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor 18m Roscoe. (*l“) SI. ROSE ( VIHOI K C III R< II 4 30 p m 266? Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ Sundav l -ening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Studv ' p m II m- <.RAC I BRI HIRES BIBLE < III RC II . : oo a ni 948­ II July 14 CJA *.t*a Steven*. Director of ( hnsiian Education Ro*, heHe Kreyke*. Di­ <nand Si . I lasting*. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 Morning Worship 6 30 p m Wedd Reh Saturday. July II 4 00 p tn Wedding, x 00 p in NA Tuesday. street*. Dr Butlord W ( OC. Paslot II VSTISGS APOSTOLIC T VBERS VC I E. 5<>2 I 8*2-922x sbwning ( elebration It) am lellowship lime before tltc service Nursery children’s tmn- -.strv. south group, adult small gtoup ministry, leadership training 231 S Broadway Hasiing*. Michi gan 49««8 (6|f»t u4*-*4r.1 2X 9 in j m and II a in Sun­ dav morning Worship services The 9 It) service is br.ud*a*t over WBt II AM 1220 Nursetv i*pro- Utts tnltirnuHittn <>/i »i ttrshtf vrrv/i <■* ts [trux tiled b\ The I Ins titles Hanner, lhe chnri hes and these hna! httstnesses \\ REN I'l’NERAI. HOME ol Hastings n.EXI- AB ISCOKPOKA I El» .>1 ll-Mim:. ' ■S A I IOXAI. BANK Ol- HASTINGS Member E 1)1 C I HE IIAS I IN<;S BANNER and REMINDER Hasting* BOSI.EX PHARMACY "PrescriptMin*’ II8S lefler*on 94*-1429 II \S I’INGS MANI EA<'l l RINO < <>. Il.otme* Miilng.ni Ii ssi in<;s i ini r<;i.ass i’koiik is. in< ""HI ««tk Rd Hastings. Michigan (i Kent Keller. Pastor Sundav. lune vided during both service* !*»*2 N Bnsufwav Rev X (M) and 10 00 am Holy Communion. 12 45pm B< Jail Worship Thurs­ 6 30 p m Softball Corner more inhumation 94X-X004 fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christs Lose, and the fellowship ul 9414 Sunday. July 12 i nday. forty ID i- inunitv Breakfast on third Saturday North St. Hastings Michael Anu>n. Paslot Ph«»ne 945­ Monday of the Month Mom* lune Out Wkdne*day Sr High Youth, Jr High Youth, and Awnna at 6 to p in Bible each montn 8 <M* a m . freewill of­ 4 oo Bible GRAC E I I THF.R AN ( Hl RC H 239 | day. July 9 Sunday. 51MI ptn. Com- \o.*r IjH! Kid’s quizzing. ? (Ml pm Sunday evening Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. faithlul •' 9 45 a m lot all age* 4- Hour 6 00 pm -ri day* 6 30 io 8<81 pm. uu -I-. sit DV family for children and adults Carl Litchfield or Darlene Pastor Phone - 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am office Sunday School 9 30 and II 00 a m WELCOME C ORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHI R< II i|x* s Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49o$h ebration fo. adult* further information call the church through ' or tirsi gradci. Kids Club Howard F. Boner I HASTINGS - Howard F. Boner, age 85. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. July I, 1998 at the Veterans Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was bom January 4, 1913 in Ashley. Indiana, the son of John and Mary (Walbum) Boner. He moved to Battle Creek in 1915 where he attended school. His employment included. Road Construction in 1928. Civilian Conservation Core in 1933. and Kellogg s in Battle Creek from 1945-1973. He was a 25 year club member from Kellogg's. He married H. Jean Wulf July 16. 1965. He was preceded in death by one brother. Raymond Boner, and one sister. Charlotte Spells. Mr. Boner is survived by his wife. H. Jean Boner of Hastings; one step-daughter. Linda A. Swafford of Venice. Florida; one step-son. Larry W. (Marilyn) Phelps of Rives Junction; two grandchildren; one great grandson; sister, Burtha Brillhart of Lexinton North Carolina. Full Military Services were Itcld Monday. July 6. 1998 at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Darnel Graybill. Sonor Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. A**o*iate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 4* am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Wonhip; 5 00 p m Teen*. 6 (8) p m I ventng Cel­ Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Wednesday activities “ OOp nt arc HICKORY CORNERS • Genrodc S. Sinclair, age 79. of Hickory Comers, passed away Saturday. July 4. 1998 al Laurels of Galesburg. She was bom March 10. 1919 in Hastings, the daughter of Hal & Florence (Smith) Sinclair. She was employed for many years with the Hickory Comers Telephone Company and several years with Michigan Carton Company. Gertrude loved crafts & lancing. She was a member of Prudence-Nobles Chapter #366 O.E.S She was preceded in death by her parents. Gertrude is survived by one sister. Julia Brown of Kalamazoo; one brother. Harry Sinclair of Whispering Pines. North Carolina; six nieces & nephews and special friends. Hilda & Louis Decs of Hickory Comers. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place at her request. A memorial service was held Wednesday. July 8, 1998 al the Williams Funeral Home. Interment followed services at E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hickory Comers Bible Church. I < omer of Slate Rd and Bollwood 2415 McCann Rd. Hasting*. Ml day | 9. No littering! 10. Observe and enjoy the plant life on the trail, but do not remove it. 11. Keep pets on a leash at all times! 12. Be courteous of others and avoid making loud noises. 13 The trail is open only within the vil­ lage limits at this time Do not go beyond the barricade after lhe second badge At the work sessions held on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon, several vol­ unteers braved the heat and built trestle trusses for the bridges on the trail and other things. ■ H ASTINGS FREE METHODISE CHI RC H II VSTISGS ASSEMBLE OF GOD Sundas School 9 lo a m . classes for all age* Morning Worship ~^ertnid^"sindoi^ 8. Bicyclists and skaters yield right of I way to pedestrians. torized vehicles permitted on the trail ex­ cept for wheelchairs and authorized emer­ gency vehicles. 2. Trail open from 1/7 hour before sun­ rise to 1/2 hour after sunset. 3. Speed limit: 25 mph. 15 mph within village limits. 4. No hunting or shooting is permitted on or across from the trail. 5. Stay on the trail Respect the property rights of landowners along lhe trail. 6. No swimming in lhe river along the trail or from the bridges. 7. Please keep the trail clean and free of litter. Carry out all trash or use trash con­ tainers provided at the end of the trail. recent storm damage to the trail. Mike Gormely. head of the association, replied that he had not been out on the trail after lhe storm, but that he did not think that it was hit too hard. There was also talk about getting help from a program that uses the labor of non­ violent priosn inmates for non-profit orga­ nizations. Caledonia has had help from the program and officials there said they were pleased with the results. Gormley passed around the rules and re­ strictions to the trail that will be posted at the entrance and other places. They are as follows: 1. Non-motorized vehicles only. No mo­ . DELTON • Grace I. Hartmann Campbell, age 73. of Delton, passed away Saturday. July 4. 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center. She was bom June 7, 1925 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Frank Crawford and IdabelIc Bronson. She was employed for 20 years as a psychiatric nurse at Kalamazoo State Hospital. Grace was married to uxr first husband. Robert Bums & second husband. Ray Hartmann & third husband in 1994 to Asahcl Campbell. She loved cooking, her family & gardening, flowers & birds. Grace was preceded in death by her first & second husbands; parents; & a daughter. Christine Bums in 1998. Grace is survived by her husband. Asahcl; two daughters. Barbara Miner of Kingsville. Texas & Choy I Laurro of Taylor; seven grandchildren & 15 great grandchildren, one sister. Madeline VanLoo if Kalamazoo & one brother. Richard Crawford of Lansing. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 7. 1998 al Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery. Orangeville. DELTON - Jacqueline Lou "Jackie” Thayer, age 74. of Delton, passed away Thursday. July 2. 1998 al her residence. She was bom December 28. 1923 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Russell Fausey & Maude Sleight. Jackie was an elevator operator at the former Security National Bank and clerked for several years al the Wall Lake Grocery. She was married to Raymond Thayer on September 28. 1946. Jackie loved reading, golfing, jig saw puzzles. The couple had lived al the Wall luikc address since 1954. She wrs preceded in death by her parents and ai infant son. Raymond Russell Thayer on July 4, 1965. Jackie is survived by her husband. Ray Thayer; two daughters. Linda (Dexter "Bill”) Andrews of Kalamazoo. Sue Thayer of Mattawan; one son. Michael & Sue Thayer of Portage; grandchildren. Lisa Thayer. Kristen Andrews. Adam & Kairce Thayer. Scan & Christopher Thayer. Kari & David Borr. one great granddaughter. Sierra Lucas; one brother. Russell Fausey of Battle Creek, step mother. Adah Fausey ol Battle Creek. There will be no visitation or funeral services, cremation ' as taken place at her request. There will tc a private family interment. Memorial contribu ns may be made to the American Heart /. 'ciation. Send in care of Williams Funcra <omc P.O. Box 217 Delton. Michigan 4940u. HASTINGS - Joseph Adam Jagielo, age 73. of Hastings, passed away Monday. July 6. 1998 at home. Mrs. Jagielo was bom on December 14. 1924 in Chicago. Illinois, the son of Joseph & Magdaline (Lata) Jagiello. He was raised in the Chicago area and attended schools there. He was a veteran of World War 11 serving in the United States Army from April 13. 1943 until November I. 1945. He was married to Joann B. Sevcik on March 31, 1956 and she died July 19. 1994. He moved to Hastings in 1968 from Chicago. Mr. Jagielo was employed at the “Lacks Company” in Grand Rapids for over 10 years, retiring in 1994. He had previous other employment. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife and brother, Anthony "Tony" Jagielo. Mr. Jagielo is survived by two daughters, Christine (Dave) Jagiclo-Lcary of Hastings, Donna Jagielo of Aurora. Illinois; one son. Mark Jagielo of Hastings; sister. Wanda (Harry) Pieuzak of Chicago. Visitation will be Saturday. July. 11. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. til funeral time at lhe funeral home. Funeral Services will be Saturday, July II. 1998 at 3:00 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Charles H. Fischer officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made io Barry Community Hospice. Leo J. Heikka COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Leo J. Heikka. age 93. of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away Friday. July 3. 1998 at a local care facility. He was bom June 3. 1905 in Calumet. Michigan. Mr. Heikka was married to Anna I. (Kurkincn) Heikka on June 24. 1937. Mr. Heikka was a resident of Colorado Springs. Colorado from lhe mid 70’s to present. He was a retired painter and machine shop operator. Mr. Heikka was preceded in death by his wife. Anna Heikka. He is survived by three daughters. Ellen Orr. May Basinger and Marie Mead; one brother. Ernest Heikka and sister. Alma Heikka; eleven grandchildren. 22 great grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday. July 8. 1998 at Circle Dave Baptist, Colorado. Private inurnment took place at Shnnc Of Remcmberance "America The Beautiful" Rose Gardens Arrangements were made by Shrine Of Remcmberance Funeral Home, Colorado Springs. Colorado. |_______ Harry J. Belson_________I BATTLE CREEK - Harry J BelsoJ age 70. of Battle Creek, died Sunday, Jul J 5, 1998 at Fairview Living Center in Centreville. He was bom October If] 1927 in Rutland Township, the son M William (Bernie) and Lida J. (HubbeHl Belson. He graduated from Hastings HigH School in 1945. Mr. Belson farmed on the family fann on Gun Lake Road until 1953. He wd employed for several years by OlivpJ Equipment and Clark Equipment CompaoJ of Battle Creek, by McGraw-Edison in Albion for 17 years, by United Steel &| Wire in Battle Creek for 5 years, and bJ Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo for q years. He enjoyed flea markets, fixind watches and rabbit hunting. | He was married to M. Louise Hawks on December 31 1955 and she survives. Also surviving arc one daughter and son-in-law] Diane and George Steward of Seattle] Washington; two sons and daughters-in-] law. David and Stacy Belson of Hastings and Darrell and Angela Belson of Battle Creek; seven grandchildren; one brotherJ Wilber Belson of Homosassa. Florida; and two sisters-in-law. Leah & Donna Belson of Hastings. He was preceded in death bJ his parents, two sisters, Florence and Mildred; and three brothers. Ross. Emeu and Forest. ' Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday. July 9. 1998 at Willian* Funeral Home in Delton with Pastor JcJT Worden officiating. Burial will be b Rutland Township Cemetery Memorial may be made to Alzheimcrs or to FairvievJ Living Center in Centreville. Envelop^ arc available at the funeral home. S I ^"1 NASHVILLE - Cecil S Barrell, te 86. of Nashville, passed away Wednescm. July I. 1998 at Thomapple Man r. Hastings. He was bom August 27, 1911 ' in Randolph County. Indiana, the son wf Clifford and Mary Barrett. He married Leora Baas July 24. IS 10 and she passed away June 30, 1969. lie then married Juanita Wilson March 6, 1971 and she passed away October 18. 1996. He was employed al lhe Nashville Creamery for many years and also a Douses Rcxall Drug Store. He was a Nashville Village President. Castleton Township Clerk for 26 yean. President of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, member of the Nashville United Methodist Church, and the Nashville Lions Club. Mr. Barrett was also preceded in death by a son. Richard in 1942; sister, Majel Pierce; brother. Paul Stiles, and an infant sister. Mr. Barrett is survived by step sons. John (Jean) Wilson of Saginaw. Phillip (Marlene) Wilson of Jacksonville. Florida; five step grandchildren; several step great grandchildren; sisters. Ellie (Richard) Lutz of White Pigeon and Helen Lccih of White Pigeon; brother. Arthur (Bonnie) Barrett of Chicago; brother-in-law. James Knevels of Constantine; nephew, George (Carol) Pierce of Stutgis, and special friends. Rod & Denise Scramlin of Nashville. Funeral Services were held Saturday. July 4. 1998 at the Nashville United Methodist Church. Reverend James Hynes officiated. Burial took place in Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville. Memorial donations may be made to Nashville United Methodist Church. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NEWS Social News Cullen-Gonzales united in marriage | Cunninghams to mark i golden anniversary Kanana Cullen and Derek Gonzales were united in marriage during a simple, lovely ceremony on Valentine’s Day. The service was held at Cedar Creek Bible Church in Delton and was attended by close fnends and family. Kyla Psalmonds served as her sister’s maid of honor Damon and Garctt Gonza­ les, brothers of the groom, served as ushers The bnde is the daughter of Lindsey Cullen of Hastings and Byron Psalmonds of Delton: the groom is the son of Paul and Judy Gonzales of Hastings Derek is a 1992 graduate of Hastings High School and a 1996 graduate of East­ ern Michigan University. Kan also graduat­ ed from Hastings in 1994 and from E.M.U. in 1997. Both Derek and Kan are currently schoolteachers employed by Hazel Park Public Schools. The children of Ronald and Louise CunI ningham. (Steven. Brian, and Karen), would like to invite you to a celebration of their glorious 50th wedding anniversary. Ronald and Louise were manned on July 18. 1948, in a garden wedding al the home of the bride’s parents in Hastings. The cele­ bration will be on July 18th from I to 3 p.m at the First Presbyterian Church in Hast­ ings. Please come and help us celebrate! No gifts please Shaneks to observe 25th anniversary Keeches to observe 50th anniversary Don and Nadine Keech of Hastings will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an Open house for family, friends and neighbors from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. July 18. 1998 The open house will be held at their home. 131 Sherbrooke Ct.. Hastings and hosted by their children and grandchildren No gifts, please. r Richard and Sherrie Shaneck will be married 25 years as of July 7. 1998 The two were married in Nashville. Ml and lived there for live years before moving to Hastings, where the)' now reside. The couple have two sons. Joseph and David. To celebrate this special occasion, they arc planning a trip to beautiful Northern Michigan for some fun and relaxation. Gene Weeks to mark 70th birthday There will be an open house for Gene Weeks 70th birthday on Saturday. July 11 from 2 to 6 p.m. at 5767 Head Lake Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 If you need directions, please call us at (616)623-5273. The 43rd chicken barbecue dinner at Central United Methodist Church will be held Friday. July 10. and sponsored by Alethians and friends Tickets arc available al Lakewood Fye Care. Walker Pharmacy, the church office and from Alcthian mem­ bers at a lower pnee than at the door The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. July 11, at I p m at the Depot Museum, with Ron Corowitz bring­ ing an array of postcards He will relate M»me of the historical aspects of the postal medium The Lake Odessa Fair was well attended, there was good weather every day The only rain during the fair’s run came overnight and morning Saturday when the midway and exhibits were not yet open The horse races had 10 or more races each day. with 27 races slated for Sunday Ernie Cusack was able to v lew some of the races from his sons car parked tn ’he infield. Ernie and sons have been key figures in the racing program for many years The ndmg horse show was held in the horse arena toward the west end of the grounds south of the drive. This is the second year for bleachers in place for the audience The Youth Horse Show was held Friday morning and running well into the afternoon The fireworks on Saturday evening started about 10 p.m. on Sunday evening, with 75 cars in the demo­ lition derby, the grandstand show ran later so the fireworks began after 10 30 and ran for 17 minutes a spectacular ending for the fair. How would having Art in the Park on the Fourth of July affect attendance? It seems to have made no difference. Some people who might have had to work on an ordinary Saturday were free to attend With all the downtown stores closed except for the An­ tique Mall, there were several parking spots available for attendees. Likewise, with both Union Bank and Main Street banks closed their parking lots were put to good use. The rug makers from Shcndan were back with their wares. Lawn ornaments seemed to be a popular item, judging by the number one saw being carried around The last bratwurst sandwiches were sold before 3 p.m The last taco went before 4 p.m. With cloudy skies most of the day. the atmos­ phere was very comfortable for those at­ tending. In the first hours, there was some dripping but much of that was from lhe trees following the overnight and early morning rain. The entertainment was lop notch. The Woodland Gospel Quartet was a (no for this appearance but they came through very well There were vocalists, a harpist and the popular doggers. For the first time there was a purple and white tent with demon­ strations on fly tying, turkey calling, chain­ saw carving, chair caning, construction of nesting Shaker boxes and making archcry equipment the primitive way. The committee for the day for the day in­ cluded Thelma Curtis. Nonne Enz, James and Jodi Famian, Beth Geiger. Al Klein, Mike and Amy Klein. Tina Secsc. Shene Staltcr. Pam Swilcr and Tammy Jo Wood­ run By evening the only traces were some lingering tents and awnings. The Boy Scout troop kept the trash containers emptied. The Smiths’ reception on Wednesday af­ ternoon following the morning fair parade was a lov-cly affair, hosted by the Lions’ Club. Club members and spouses served the beautiful cake and other tasty items. Judy Smith Sarc had arranged an attractive display of family photos and mementos on tables. They included a Wave announcing Lawson’s election as village president, his 1933 graduation class from Woodland High School, photos of his parents. Owen and Ethel Smith, and their home on Coats Grove Road, photos from the wedding of Lawson and Margaret in Battle Creek and many others Bradley’s family from Ionia was present, along with Judy ’s Ohio family. Another guest was Lawson’s sister. Elouisc Lathrop of Florida She and husband Fems arc in Michigan for the summer, staying at their cottage at Shelby . The village project of extending water lines from M-50 south to Pineview Drive at the west edge of town has had visible re­ minders ever since because the village used Lawson and Margaret Smith ride in style with escorts Laverne Eldridge and Dr A L VanZyl from the Lions Club July 1 Willard and Grace Kenyon view one of the anniversary graduation composites at the Depot on Alumni Day June 27. Geraldine Reiser Klahn. Class of 1924, is joined by Marian Benson Durkee. Class of 1965. at the alumni banquet June 27 They represent the earliest and latest classes in attendance this time to make some other improve­ ments. With the south side of M-50 being tom up for the water mam excavation, the sidewalks were removed and new walks laid There have never been sidewalks west of Sixth Avenue. The new walks start al the foot of Washington Boulevard with even a crosswalk over the highway and extend cast. New concrete has been run as far as fourth Avenue This meant a change of grade along the former Fellows property. The old walk followed the contour of the farm yard and had a retaining wall down to the highway. The new walk is consistent with the slope of the road and new grading was done behind the walk. With far more walkers and joggers in these days, the im­ provements w ill be a real plus. Il is good news in this weeks Lakewood News that the Aug. 21 concert will be in the village park instead of the location men ' www.hastingscitybank.com Jj ho Secord-Belka plan to wed Aug. 1 Honed in a story two weeks ago. Woody Hermans band is the feature this year. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy. The obituary of Steven Simon, age 34, of Portland lists as one of his eight siblings Mary Jo (John) Black of Lake Odessa. His funeral was July 6. An old rural saying is that for dinner on the Fourth of July one should be able to eat new potatoes and fresh peas from the gar­ den and the com should be knee-high. This year the com on the Randy Anderson farm was at least four feet high on lhe fourth. Have a good sports story? Call 945-9554 You are invited to stop by our newest address. Visit us at our web site on the Internet where you can find out the latest information on our products, services and rates. Use our calculators to estimate pay­ ments for life's major expenses like college, house or retirement. Link to other interest­ ing sites that entertain or inform. Even register to win a $50 savings bond in our monthly drawing. Before you leave, drop an e-mail and tell us what you think. We're constantly searching for ways to make banking more convenient for you. Visit its often, as our doors will always be open at our newest address. Penny L. Secord and Brad L Belka to­ gether with their parents. Tom and Vicky Secord. and Barry and Terne Belka, arc M^ka.<d to announce their enagement p Penny and Brad arc both 1991 graduates •■from Thomapi <c Kellogg High School Vows will be exchanged Aug I. 1998 www.hastingscitybank.com Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 dlcltght and wine are not worth the pain, stayed mamed to a man I can trust and de pend on I count my blessings every da] that he was able to forgive me. - Forcve Grateful Dear Grateful Your letter is much mon powerful than anything I can say. Thanl you for writing LEGAL NOTICES: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by GEORGE E CUR­ TIS. a single man whose address is 418 Powell Road Hastings Michigan 49058 to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farm­ ers Home Administration (now known as Rural Development) United States Department of Agri­ culture with an office being located at 3469 E Grand Rver Avenue Howell Michigan 48843 the Mortgagee dated March 20 1986 and recorded m the office ot the Register ol Deeds tor the County ot Barry and Slate of Michigan on March 20. 1996 m Uber 432 of Barry County Records on Pages 672 through 675. inclusive and by reason of such default the Mortgagee elects to declare the entire unpaid amount of such Mortgage due and payable forthwith on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date ot this notice tor principal and interest the sum of Fifty-One Thou­ sand Twenty and 32/100 ($51 020 32) Dollars ano no proceedings having been instituted to re­ cover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative Now. Therefore Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power ot sale contained in said Mort­ gage and m pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein de­ scribed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubic auction to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Circuit Court located at the Barry County Courthouse at 220 W State Street m the City ol Hastings and County ot Barry Mchigan that bemg the place of holding the Circuit Court in and tor said county on Thursday August 6 1998 at 1 00 o'clock local time m the afternoon of said day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mort­ gage together with 10 625 percent interest, legal costs attorneys fees and also any taxes and in­ surance that sa»J Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sale which said premises are described tn said Mortgage as follows to wit Lands and premises situated in the City ot Hastings County of Barry and State of Michi­ gan Lot 19 ol Todds Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 4 ot Plats at page 21. City of Hastings Barry County Michigan The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale unless the property is aban doned tn which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale This is an attempt to collect a debt Any information ob­ tained will be used tor that purpose For further information with regard to this fore­ closure contact the local office of Rural Develop­ ment (formerly Farmers Home Administration) Attention Community Development Manager 3334 Edgewood Road PO Box 129 Berrien Springs. Michigan 49103 telephone (616) 471­ 9111 Dated July 1. 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through the Farmers Home Administration (now Rural De­ velopment) United States Department of Agri­ culture. Mortgagee Robert J Zitta (P22749) Attorney for Mortgagee SCHEUERLE & ZITTA 330 Washington Street PO Box 2T2 Grand Haven Ml 49417 (616)842-1470 (7/30) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE CHARLES J HIEMSTRA IS A DEBT COLLEC­ TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has occurred in the conditions of a Mortgage made by EDWARD H PEASE and SU­ SAN E PEASE, husband and wife, of 214 Rus­ sell. Mtodlevile Michigan 49333 Mortgagors to LSI CREDIT UNION of 641 • 44th Street SE. Grand Rapids Michigan 49548 Mortgagee dated February 3 1993 and recorded in the Of­ fice ot the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on February 6. 1993. m Uber 565 Page 619 By reason ot thts default the Mortgagee hereby deciares the entire unpaxl amount of said Mortgage due and payable immediately As of the date ot this Notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on this Mortgage the sum of Thirty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Six Dollars and Two Cents ($38 806 02) Further there is due and unpaid real property taxes in the sum of One Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety-eight Cents ($1 708 98) tor 1996 taxes and one thousand Four Hundred Seventy-nine Dooars and Fourteen Cents ($1479 14) tor 1997 taxes No suit or proceeding at laws has been in­ stituted to recover the debt secured by this Mon gage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in this Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided this Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part thereof at pubic auction to the highest bidder at the East Entrance of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street Hastings Michigan. Barry County Mchi­ gan. that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said Cour.’y, on Thursday the 23rd day of July 1998 at 1 00 pm The premises covered by this Mortgage are lo­ cated m Thornapple Township Barry County. Michigan and described as follows LOT 7. THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 6 THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE EAST 3 RODS OF LOT 5. LOT 8 EXCEPT THE NORTH 1 ROD OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SAID LOT AND EXCEPT THF SOUTH 10 1/2 FEET OF LOTS 7 AND 8 ALL IN BLOCK 60 VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 26 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN PPI08-041-060-004-00 Notce is further given that the length of the re­ demption period will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated June 11 1998 LSI CREDIT UNION. MORTGAGEE THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY Charles J Hiemstra (P-24332) Attorney for Mortgagee 125 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 310 Grand Rapids Ml 49503 616-235-3100 (7£) Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notce is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hear ing to* the following Special use Permits TABLED CASE NO SP 11-98 - Elbert F. and Judith A. Black, (applicants) LOCATION On Fisher Road on the West s»de between State and Coats Grove Roads m Sec 11 Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a private road serving more than tour (4) parcels - requesting for 9 parcels CASE NO SP 13-98 Christopher A. Graham, (applicant); Joyce M Graham, (prop­ erty owner). LOCATION At 3641 Pifer Rd on the South side between Cobb and Kingsbury Rds in Sec 3 Barry Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a private road serving more than four (4) parcels - requesting lor 8 parcels CASE NO SP 14-98- Norma R. Pierce, (ap­ plicant). LOCATION At 411 W Cartton Center Rd on the South side between Fighter and N Broadway Rds in Sec 19 Carlton Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit tor a home occupation tor a repair/machine shop in a detached accessory building CASE NO SP 15-98- Klrt A Relger. (appli­ cant); Roscoe A Betty Fighter, (properly own­ ers) LOCATION At 1440 W Sisson Rd on the SE comer of Sisson and Fighter Rds in Sec 13. Irv­ ing Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for sand extraction CASE NO SP 16-98 - Anthony W. & Bon­ nie J. Elsner, (applicants) LOCATION At 4508 M-79 Hwy on the South side between Chartton Park and Thorn apple Lake Rds in Sec 36 Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation for a massage center and office within the existing house CASE NO SP 17-98 - Tracy Jo Fitzpatrick, (applicant). Paul and Sally Fitzpatrick, (prop­ erty owners) LOCATION At 6840 Dennison Rd on the West side between Saddler and Nine Mile Rds m Sec 18 Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for temporary supplemental housing to care for an elderly grandparent and aunt with health prob­ lems CASE NO SP 18 98 - Bill LaFountalne. (applicant) LOCATION A strip of land between Saddler and Nine Mile Rds between Boulter and Denni­ son Roads m sec 18. Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit tor a private road serving more than tour (4) parcels - request.ng lor ’8 parcels MEETING DATE: July 27. 1998. TIME: 7:30 p m. PLACE: Community Room m the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court St. Hastings. Mchigan Site inspection of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ sion members the day of the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The special use applcations are available tor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Offce 220 W State St. Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to5pm (dosed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County ot Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed materials bemg considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notce to tue County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County ol Barry by writing or calling the foltowmg Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W Stale Street Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616)948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk {719) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Mchaei D McClean and Christine L McClean to National Bank of Hastings a Federal Banking Corporation, of Hastmgj.. Mchigan as Mortgagee dated March 18. 1997 and recorded m the offce of the Regis ter of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Mchigan on March 25. 1997 in Uber 689 ot Mortgages on page 67 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notce tor principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Thou­ sand Three Hundred Twenty-six & 75/100 ($20 326 75) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in sad Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale con­ tained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of lhe statute m such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubic auction, to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the County Court­ house m the City ol Hastings and County of Barry Mchigan that being the place of holding tlie Cir­ cuit Court tn and tor sad County, on Thursday August 6 1998 at 1 00 p m o clock Eastern Day­ light Time in the afternoon of sad day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on sad Mortgage together with 12 75 percent interest legal costs. Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that sad Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of sad sale whch premises are described m sad Mortgage as follows t6-wrt Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village ot Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof City of Hastings Barry County Mchigan Redemption Period under Mchigan Law (MSA 27A 3240) ts Six (6) months The period of redemption will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated June 30 1998 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS a fert »rai Banking Corporation Mortgagee law offices of wilbur Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 Byington & mcphillips Attorneys for National Bank of Hastings BY ROBERT L BYINGTON (P-27621) LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON ft McPHILLlPS 222 West Apple Street HASTINGS MICHIGAN 49058-0248 Ann landers Unusual illness Weighty remark Dear Ann Landers: You recently printed a letter from someone who was concerned about an overweight relative. You said. "Cutting remarks aren’t helpful." I beg to differ. At a party a few years ago. an old fnend. "Pete.” looked at me and said,”Pal. you’re getting fat.” I told him my weight was just right for a guy of my height, w hich is a little under 5 feet 10 inches. He then bet me I weighed over 200 pounds Again. I laughed and bet him a dinner he was wrong. By this time, everyone at the party had become involved. Pete went upstairs and brought down a bathroom scale. When I got on it and saw 220 pounds, my reaction was typical of many overweight people. Demal. I told Pete his scale was off He went back upstairs and brought down another scale. That one read 225. When my wife and I returned home, I im­ mediately weighed myself on my scale. It showed 223 That did it. I promptly went on a diet and exercise program and lost 55 pounds in five month.*. I didn't join a weight loss group or go to a spa. For the last four years. I’ve kept my weight between 170 and 175 pounds, and I will be forever grateful to Pete for telling me I was fat. I have paid him the dinner we bet. but I feel I owe him much more - Somewhere in Minnesota. Dear Minnesota: Congratulations on dropping those 55 pounds I’m sure you look better and have more energy, but be aware that weight has a sneaky way of creeping back and is much harder to lose the second time So keep an eye on it. pal. ity is theirs to protect the ones the) love from this preventable fire danger - S.M.m Pon Jervis. N.Y Dear Port Jervis: Here's your letter and my thanks for sending it. You can be sure many people who have never checked thetr elothes-dryer vent hoses will do it today be­ cause you wrote. I love the way my readers look after one another Live-in help Dear Ann Landers: I read the letter in your column from the elderly husband and wife who were planning their wills and wanted to compensate the child who might wind up taking care of them. This was cre­ ating a lot of problems, and you suggested they hire live-in help rather than expect any of their children to take them in. Live-in help can be enormously expen­ sive. especially if a trained professional is needed, and those folks should look into a long-term care insurance policy. These newer policies no longer require that you move into a nursing home before receiving benefits. In fact, you can dip into this insur­ ance money to pay for home health care if you need assistance with the basic activities of life. Please suggest this to your readers as an­ other option. -Terry Savage, investment adviser and columnist, Chicago. Dear Terry: As usual, your advice is solid. Thank you. fnend. for suggesting a practical alternative. It makes a great deal of sense Check hose Dear Ann Landers: Several months ago. a family from our area lost three children in a mobile home fire caused by a clogged elothes-dryer vent hose. A few weeks ago. another local family was burned out of its home, and the pets were killed, in a fire caused - again - by a clothes dryer with a clogged vent hose After hearing about this, my husband weni out and checked the dryer vent on the exterior of our house, and although he had cleaned it last year, it had significant accu­ mulation, mostly bits of tissues that our son forgot to remove from his pockets. I always clean the lint filter on top of our dryer after each load, but that doesn’t prevent the vent hose from building up lint and debns. Ann. please get this word out to your mil­ lions of readers. Tell them it takes only a few minutes to check the elothes-dryer vent hoses. Whether they rent or own their home, apartment or trailer, the rcsponsibil- Illicit affair Dear Ann Landers: I am writing to re­ ply to the woman who was looking for the impossible dream in her marriage. I agree that the sparks and excitement of an illicit love affair can be thnlling. but the results arc often devastating. I learned that lesson firsthand. I met a man at work who took my breath away. We were both mimed to other peo­ ple. so it was just an innocent flirtation al first. We used to stare at each other from across the room. After a few months, he got up the nerve to ask me to lunch. I was flat­ tered and excited. One thing led to another, and you can guess the rest. We both knew it was wrong, but somehow, it felt so right. The innocent flirting turned into a full­ blown love affair that lasted seven years. I now thank my lucky stars that he de­ cided not to leave his wife and I decided to stay with my husband. Please continue :o tell your readers that the temporary excite­ ment of extracurricular romance with can- Dcar \nn Landers: In the early I9X()J vou pnnted a letter that changed my life /fl mother wrote for help with her daughtcl who compulsively pulled out eyelashes anfl eyebrows I I was 12 years old when I began pullinfl out my eyelashes and eyebrows. I felt alonfl and crazy until I read that letter in yoor coll umn. You responded with kindness and lolcl her that millions of people do this and it hafl a name trichotillomania. Today, bccausfl of your letter. I am whole emotionally I anl still addressing this condition, but I have nil shame and no longer suffer in isolation. I know one day I'll be able to stop I Years later, you printed letters by twJ other sufferers. You referred them to the Tri] chotillomama Learning Center. Please pnnl the address again. Ann. so others can bfl helped as I was. - C.S. in Sacramcntol Calif. fl Dear C.S. - With pleasure An cstimatcJ 8 million to 10 million people in the L nitcJ States have trichotillomania, and most ol them still fee they arc “the only ones " ] The Trichotillomania Learning Center i! the nation's only resource center devoted tJ helping people with this disorder. It pro! vidcs information on treatment referrals! current medical knowledge and network! ing. and assists in setting up support groups When I mentioned the organization last time, ever 16.000 wrote to TLC to ajl for help and information. I For information, send S3 to: Tnchotillol mama Learning Center Inc.. 1215 Missiotl St.. Santa Cruz. Calif. 9506(1 (www.tnch.org). Because you wrote. manJ others will be helped as you were. I Buckle up kids Dear Ann Landers: Please say a word about people who drive around with their) kids unbuckled. I’ve seen kids standing, jumping, switching scats and climbing through the rear window of a pickup. 1 re­ cently heard about an accident where a dri­ ver was transporting more than 20 kids in a van To those who think it’s a nuisance to buckle up a kid when you get into a car. think for a minute about hard it would be to pick out a casket and headstone for your precious child. - Been there in Pevely. Mo. Dear Pevely. You’ve written a letter that will save many young lives. Bless you on behalf of all the parents who read it. Planning a Wedding? What's Right'* What's wrong? "The Ann Landers Guide fdr Brides “ will relieve tour anxiety. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.75 (this includes postage and handling) to Brjdes.c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send S4.55.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Cre­ ators Syndicate web page at www.crealors.com . ‘ Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by E Steven Smith and Lmda N Smith husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) lo TMS Mortgage inc dAVa the Money Store Mortgagee dated April 2 1997 and recorded on Apnf 7. 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 260 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of May 31. 1997 Senes 1997-B as assignee by an assignment dated June 2. 1998 which was recorded on June 9. 1998. Document *1013236 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifth Thousand One Hundred Forty-E^ht and 10/100 dollars ($50 148 10) including interest at 11 25"o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m on August 6. 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Carl­ ton Barry County. Michigan and are described as All that parcel of land in Township of Cartton Barry County State of Michigan as more fully de­ scribed m Deed Liber 483 Page 393 ID *08-040016-150-100 0. bemg known and designated as commencing at the Northeast comer of the East 50 acres of the South 1/2 Northeast 1/4 of Sec­ tion 16 Town 4 North Range 8 West for place of beginning thence South 150 Feet the West 1452 Feet thence 150 Feet thence East 1452 Feet to place of beginning The redemption period shat' be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated June 25 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michige 3025 File *98043725 (7/23) Richard Neil Oomcn. Delton and Elaine Joy DcGocdc. Delton. Donald Jeffrey Gcukcs. Middleville and Sarah Renee Dingcrson. Middleville. Michael David Tcllkamp. Hastings and Stacia Amber Beard. Bellevue Michael William Cross. Jr.. Dowling and Tia Dion Nichols.. Dow ling. Tony Isaac Bont. Middleville and Pamela Ann Fcathcrly. Middleville Joseph Brad Wooten. Plainwell and Rachel Ramona LaFountain. Plainwell Michael Richard Owens. Dchon and Jill Ann Eldred. Delton Jcrc Dann Patzcr, Springfield and Na­ talie Lcnorc Hook. Delton Martyn Nclsc Olsen. Hastings and Michelle Sue Endres. Hastings. Matthew Alan Jackson. Hastings and Heidi Gail Quada. Hastings Aaron Daniel Hclmholdt. Grand Rapids and Patricia Rose Blair. Hastings Timothy Edward Hanlon. Hastings and Sherry Lynn Hanlon. Hastings Larry Earl Strouse. Hastings and Kelly Lee Thompson. Hastings BOY, Hunter I ven Ross, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 22. 1998 at 9:55 a m. to Richard and Gina Tobias of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, McKaylcc Chcyann. bom at Pen­ nock Hospital on June 21. 1998 at I .OIp.m to Lisa and Cortney Collison of Woodland Weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Clayton John, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on June 23. 1998 at 8:24 p.m. to Sandy and Jim Panos II of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs . 12 ozs. and 19 inches long. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ g $ i MANPOWER® $ Wire EDM Operator g g $ $ $ $ $ S $ S S $ S $ Middleville area facility is in current need of an experienced $ wire EDM operator. This person will perform basic program $ editing and set-up/operation of EDM machine and support $ equipment. Should also be able to perform basic mainte$ nance of EDM machinery. This is a full-time opportunity $ with a well established and expanding company, offering $ excellent compensation package. Qualified applicants should $ respond immediately to: $ Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market, Hastings (616) 948-3000 EOE s $ $ $ $ �The Ha«inqs Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Grand River Valley on Michigan Central I I I I I I | I I I I I Bv Jovce F. Weinbrecht The Grand River Valley first passenger train arrived in Hastings on Feb. 22. 1869. after many months of anticipation. The first passenger and freight depot was built in 1868 and was located at 627 East State St., across from the cast end of Green Street. This was quite a piece from down­ town Hastings. This caused quite a bit of complaining, as it was not very handy for passengers who needed to visit merchants in the city, or stay at the hotels there A passenger station was later built down­ town on the southwest corner of Church and Apple streets. This was only three blocks from tnc Barry Hotel and in the same block as the Hastings Hotel. This made the transportation of train passengers much easier and the passengers much hap­ pier The depot, built in 1868 on East State Street, was built of lumber and was quite simple in design. This was used for freight after the second depot was built at 222 W. Apple St. in the 1870s. which was also made of lumber, but was more ornate in dcsign. It was on the nonh end of the same block as the Hastings Hotel, and only two blocks from Newton House, later Barry Hotel The new depot was closer to the livcry stables if one needed to rent transportation about the city or into the country. The third depot was built on the same site as the second, at 222 W. Apple. Built in .1921. it was made of back to make it more fire proof. It offered a passenger waiting room in the east end and freight services in the west end. It had rest rooms and ranked with the best on the Michigan Central Rail­ road line. The depot was later used by the New York Central and Penn Central Rail­ road until passenger service dropped off in the 1950s. The depot has since served several alter­ native uses and is now the Depot Law Of­ fices. GRVRR Stock Subscribers January 1865 Opposite each name is a five-cent rev­ enue stamp, canceled early in January 1865 "Subscription to Capitol Stock of the Grand River Valley Railroad Company. We the undersigned do hereby subscribe for the number of shares of the capital stock of the Grand River Valley Railroad Company set opposite of our respective names, do hereby promise to pay therefore to the said com­ pany the sum of S50 for each share to be paid in installments from time to time as may be assessed by the president and direc­ tors of said company not exceeding 5 per­ cent pc1 month. Provided, however, that not more than 5 percent of said subscription shall be made payable until stock enough is Subscribed to fit the road of said company for the iron from the cast line of Barry County to the village of Hastings in said county, and all sums hereby subsenbed shall be expended in construction of said road west of the cast line of Barry County through the village of Hastings." r_ Names of the subscribers follow: RJ. 1 Grant. Barlow Goodyear. LA. Holbrook. ; H A. Goodyear. Robinson and Wnghtman. • Roberts and Stnkcr. J.S. Goodyear and Co.. • J. Roberts. C.G. Crane. Geor. H. Keith. ■ Mason Allen. Harlow Wilcox. S.H. & D R. , Cook. DC. Hawley. John M. Stebbins. O.S. Mealy. J.M. Russell. James A. Sweczcy, Huron Healy. W. Parker. C.S. Burton. James T. Wright. Thomas Altoft. Abraham Ryer­ son. H.J. Kcnficld. J.E. Hall. O.D. Spauld­ ing. George Kcaglc. Joseph Cole. A O Philips. Edwin Rice. Samuel J. Bidleman. L. Goodrich. James Hathaway. Daniel Cool. S.W. Lane, Jcptha Dunn. D. F. Drake. Wm. H. Hayford. W.B. Brown. A. H. Parmer. Jonathan Bentley. Henry L. New­ ton. IB Carpenter. George Van Arman. A.J. Russ. Morgan Jones. Augustus me umu uepot ount at the same Apple Street site, still stands today, 1998, and is now the Depot Law Offices Passenger service was discontinued in the 1950s Michigan Central Passenger station built in the 1870s at 222 W. Apple St. in Hast­ ings. Richardson. Thomas Blasdell. G.W. Crosby. B.C. Cramer. William Sheldon. Jonas A. Hall. John Hotchkiss, Amos R. Hall Jason Rich. John Texter. Ambrose Hubbcl. Patnck Kelley. E.D. Reid. B.S. Di­ amond. Peter Cobb. David Houfstattcr. Au­ gustus Rowe. Anson Ware. William Jones. Elam Crook. H.H. Wood. James Woodruff. Israel S. Geer. B.N. Bivens. George W. Gre­ gory. W. H. Burger. A.D. Kennedy. William Perry. Moses Schultz, James Morganthalcr. J.C. Forbes. T.M. Bush. D McOmbcr. C. Dolph. Kenyon Mead. Samuel B Walcott. Horace Bhvcns. Hi­ ram Bronson. Joshua Crouch. Christopher Crouch. Lorenzo Mudge. Cyrus Buxton. William Ware. Christopher Kill. Edward Cook. WM. Devine, WO. Freeman. Joseph Babcocx. Charles L. Smith, Horace Dodge Carlos O Scott. William Hill. WS. Titus. John Chamberlain. J.B. Rascy. James Lock­ hart. Martin Hart. Alex Rice. John Fcighner. J.A. Bachellcr. George Bachellcr. John Heckathom, S.R. Glendimn. G.W Johnson. EM. Mallet. Stauffer and Kuhlman. Levi Beigh. Jacob Franck. John Weese. James Walker. Daniel Staley. David Stauffer, Isaac Smith. R.B. Gregg. John Webster. Martin Mallet. Henry Fcighncr. Alanson W. Philips, George McCartney. Henry L. Green. Thomas Palmaticr. Plincy McOmber. D.G. Hamilton. G.K. Beamer, L.R. Powers. Jacob Hanna. Daniel Pratt. John A. Robinson. Charles McQueen. H. C. Wood. L B Hills. J.W. Hendershott. G.K. Owens. Wallace S. Brown. George Earle. Joseph Freeman. Albert E. Bull. Levi Holmes. Liantson Bennet. Martin Rice, Jacob Durkcy. David Lake, O.L. Ingaham. Joseph Olncr. Oscar Matthews. William More, Allen Matthews. James Mugridge. John Campbell. Harman Wilcox. Archibald McQueen. Hugh G. Stewart. John W Bradley, William McNutt. Finch Mead. Balters Dewey. William C. Trego. Seymour Andrus. George Renkcs. Edward Bump. O P. Wellman, S Jordan. S. Walcott. Sandford Sisson. A.E. Fowler, John Rickert. J.M. Rogers. Samuel B Ed­ wards. John Kcmerling. D.C. Sandborn. Samuel Weeks. D.B. Bryant. Jacob Erb. William Green. James Cross. G.N Wood. Thomas Hitts. Hams Milk. C.H. Bownc. John F. Mead. Lewis Wilcox. A.D Rork. Finney Mallory. L. Messccr, MJ. Lathrop. A.P. Drake. B.C. Grenell. J.W. Buckles, J.H. Rascy. Peter Crumncr. Michael Howes, Norman Bailey. J. Maus. D. W. Smith. Thomas Barhan. C. Welton. D. Herrick. James Dickerson. George Preston. James Sutton. John A. Fuller. John Bcssmer. Henry Jones. Russell Allen. John J. Bcssmer. Andrew J Angle. John Wcissert. Gottlieb Obcrlcy. Henry Hayman. Henry P. Ralston Henry Hutchins. William Groves. Ira B Bach filer, Moses Kocher. David McClure. The first passenger and freight depot in Hastings, built in 1868 before the rails were laid, located at 627 East State St at the east end of Green Street David Miller. C.R. Evarts. Robert Carlton. Rufus Brooks. Josiah Fowl, Hamson Mead. John Kelley. William Fcighncr. Thomas Tinkler. B.J. Trego. Patnck Ryan. John J. Trego. B.J Hendershot. Sylvanus Trasvis. Sidney' J. Jones. William Wellman. Anson Wood. William Clifford. William Freeman. William Manning. N.K Gates, George E. Bryant. William W. Warner. G. K. Durfee. William Henry, A.E. Durfee, William Henry, Isaac Hendershott, George Fry, C.D. Fems. Lester Ames. William Hazen. Iza Marshal. W.C. Messer. E.R. Carpenter. H.W. Hall. Eli D. Eaton. George Renst. David Eckcs, Reuben Lamb. George E. Cross. Thornton Jones. Thocall Gerlingcr. George fcighncr. Alexander S. Bissctt, John Gordon. Roder­ ick McKinnon. A. Rcycrson Jr.. Charles and James Henry. Margaret McIntosh. H.D. Hobbs. Richard Youngs. M.P. Fuller. Hames D. Townsend. John Dickcrshccts. Martin Smith, M.W. Riker. Charles Warren. H.W Meyers. William H. Hickox. John Gott. Thomas Hcncy. F.N. Galloway. William H. Dickey. Signed. DR. Cook This list reads like a "Who’s Who" of Barry CountyS early settlers and residents. Was someone from your family listed? The Grand River Valley Railroad opened new ways to do things in the area. Travel from one small town to another was made easier year round, as well as the ability to go to the big city more often and easier. One intercstmg story involved the Order of Eastern Star chapters from Hastings and Vermontville. On June 20, 1910, the Ver­ montville Evening Star Chapter No. 342 in­ vited the Hastings Chapter No. 7 to visit them. A member wrote about the evening: “There were few cars at that time. Some went to Vermontville with horses and bug­ gies and others went on the tram. The train left Hastings late in the afternoon. When they got to Vermontville, there was no one there to meet them. Towns was about a mile from the station and before reaching their destination they became very hungry. A friendly brother approached the group and asked if the party was guest of the OES. They answered in the affirmative and he took them Io an ice cream parlor where they were served ice cream and potato chips. Later in the evening there was a banquet at the OES hall. The chapter closed about midnight. The next train west didn’t leave until 4 a.m. The hotel couldn’t accommo­ date them all. After spending some lime pondering about how to pul in their time, someone suggested that they walk to Nashville. All agreed and they headed west. They reached Nashville about an hour be­ fore the tram and they rode the train back Io Hastings They all decided that the walk was much pleasanter than waiting at the Vermontville Station for the train to come “ The GVRR continues on Io Irving. In 1832, Albert Abcnczcr Bull purchased land in the southwest comer of what was Io become Irving Township. This was on the site of Moreau’s trading post, which was on the Thomapple River. He did not settle on the land until 1837. Mr. Bull was a surveyor. He built a cabin on his land and contracted with a force of 20 wood choppers to clear the land. He was away much of the time himself Two fami­ lies came with the wood choppers. Mr. and Mrs. Houston Cislcr and sons and Mr and Mrs. John Hcnyon. The ladies were to do the cooking for the chopping crew. In 1839. the legislature authorized the organization of a township A.E Bull had always ad­ mired the wnting of Washington Irving, and selected the name of Irving for the township L B. Hills bought six lots of 80 acres along the Thomapple River and this was the area where the village of Irving was settled. A stagecoach line from Battle Creek to Hastings, to Middleville and on to Grand Rapids ran through the little village LB Hills contracted fora im to be built on the Thomapple River and 1851 a saw mill had been erected, whic resided the lumber for building houses । ng Village was surveyed by L B Hills ir ’859 but The Michigan Central Depot in Irving and a Irving Business director from 1873. when the water power and milling interest passed into the hands of Asabcl Hubbard and the place became known as Hubbardvillc. though the post office and rail­ way station were always known as Irving. By 1864. when the Grand River Valley Railroad, was surveyed, the village was al­ ready sporting a post office, general store, church, school, stagecoach stop, two black­ smiths. two carpenters, a saw- mill and as­ sorted small businesses in home. The stage­ coach route and the railroad brought many Tbe family of... JOYCE PATTERSON ...would like to say thank you to everyone for their expressions of sympathy in the recent loss of her more settlers to the area. By 1875. the pop­ ulation was 100. There were two saw mills, a grist mill, druggist and two coopers added to the village. L.B. Hills planted a huge ap­ ple orchard and had a two story apple dryer built to accommodate the apple business. A freight depot was built and later second de­ pot was constructed to handle both passen­ gers and freights, and the first freight depot was removed. To be continued. The railroad continues on to Middleville and Parmelee station. Reynolds & Hayes Tamily Reunion Sunday, July 12 POTLUCK DINNER at 1:00 p.m. at Tyden Park ORDINANCE NO. 309 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AMENDING SECTIONS 2-121, 2-122, 2-123, 2-124, AND 2-125 OF THE LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE HASTINGS CODE THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: SECTION 1 The Code of Ordinances. City of Hastings, Michigan, is hereby amended by repealing Sections 2-121 2-122 2-123 2-124. and 2-125 of Article IV. Chapter 2. SECTION 2, If any Section, sentence, clause or phrase of this or­ dinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. SECTION 3, This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force upon publication Moved by JASPERSE and supported by MAY. that the above Or­ dinance be adopted as read YEAS: NINE NAYS: NONE ABSENT NONE I. Evbril G. Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings City Coun­ cil, on June 22. 1998 Everil G. Manshum, City Clerk �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 David Overbeek goes 26-1 < < me h think < I it Delton youth national mat champ Recent lawsuit does not pack much of a punch This column was saved for when I was on vacation, because hate mail from females is sure to come as soon as this hits the news stand. But it must be said anyway as a recent lawsuit for gender equity does not seem to have much to stand on. It should be dismissed before ever going to court The lawsuit is the one that Diane Madsen of Grand Rapids and Jay RobensEveland of Kentwood filed against the Michigan High School Athletic Association. They, along with others who share their complaints, call themselves Communities for Equity. The lawsuit was filed in Kalamazoo. The defendants listed are MHSAA executive director John "Jack" Roberts and the 18 members of the MHSAA representative council. Communities for Equity claim that the MHSAA does not allow females the same opportunities or support that male athletes receive. In other words: they don't believe that gender equity has been properly addressed by the MHSAA. The suit alleges the MHSAA discriminates by: 1. Failing to sanction enough sports to provide girls with equitable opportunities. 2. Scheduling some girls* sports in non-traditional seasons, thus hindering female athletes' chances for receiving college scholarships. 3. Holding shorter seasons for some sports — such as basketbal1 — that are not comparable to their boys* counterparts. 4. Assigning girls teams to inferior facilities for Stale tournaments and other State qualifying events. 5. Providing girls' programs with less promotion and administrative support. In my seven plus years of primarily covering prep sports. I must say that there hasn't been another institution that has addressed the gender equity concern more seriously than the MHSAA. Sorry. Madsen and others who share your concerns, but 1 believe you're barking up a wrong tree. Why? Let's take a brief examination and these issues: 1. Opportunities. The MHSAA holds 12 post-season tournaments for girls and 12 post-season tournaments for boys. Not all schools compete in all 12. but the opportunities are there if the schools have the interest, and the numbers, to participate. Most schools even if they don't compete in all 12. keep the number of sports even for boys and girls in the respective seasons. At Hastings High, football, golf, cross country and soccer are offered to males in the fall, basketball, tennis and cross country are offered to females in the fall, basketball and wrestling are offered to males in lhe winter, cheerleading and volleyball are offered to females in the winter, baseball, tennis and track and field are offered to males in the spring and golf, softball, track and field and soccer are offered to females in lhe winter. Seems like enough opportunities for both sexes to participate and enjoy. 2. Scheduling sports in non-traditional seasons. Basically we're talking about basketball and volleyball here, and the decision to hold them in the seasons they are currently now in is one made primarily by the coaches and not lhe MHSAA. Most coaches, and others associated with the mentioned sports, feel that it is an advantage to play volleyball in the winter and basketball in the fall. It allows college coaches to view female athletes when they have the most time to do so. It also allows female basketball players a chance to shine in a season where they don’t have to be compared to their male counterparts. This scheduling, though, is not that much of a hindrance. 3. Shorter seasons. There may be some fact to this concern and possibly the MHSAA should add on a couple more basketball games to their fall schedule This way female hoops could hold their post-season finals around the time of lhe State football championships. But. do the female athletes really ’-ant to play more games? I'm not sure, but if so. the sports corporation could easily handle this concern by just adding on a week or two. 4. Inferior facilities. When you choose a place to hold an event, you do so based on the estimated numbers that will be attracted by the event. It makes no sense to hold a local bingo outing in Madison Square Garden and it makes no sense for lhe New York Knicks to play an NBA contest at Hastings High School. Still, female sports teams have played their State finals in many nice venues in recent years. I enjoy returning to Western Michigan University for volleyball. Michigan Slate University for golf. Delton Kellogg High School for cheerleading (just a nice plug for our community). Kalamazoo College for tennis and Battle Creek for softball. I would never consider these, and other, venues inferior, would you? 5. Less promotion. This concern does not hold much water. Television coverage is kept equal for the MHSAA. even when lhe sponsor dollars aren't there to do so. Plus special promotions, like the Women's Leadership Conference spearheaded by Delton Kellogg High School Athletic Director Karen Leinaar (another plug), are often arranged by the private, non-profit corporation. For those reasons alone, 1 do believe that lhe promotion concern can be dismissed, as can the entire lawsuit filed by Communities for Equity. After saying all of this. I must say that not everything, yet!, is equal. The fact that there are not mascots, or cheerleaders, at some female basketball games like there are at the male games is alarming aid should be corrected. Still, lhe specific school would be the one to point fingers at and not the MHSAA. The fact that Communities for Equity chose to tell their concerns to lhe media before their lawsuit was ever filed is also alarming. Sounds like a witch hunt... Maybe Johnny Cochran is available to lead their charge. If you disagree with me on this issue. 1 will return from vacation on Monday. July 13. so give my editor a break and hold your comments til then. • Voice of the 'Buskers: Warren Swain, who does radio commentary for the University of Nebraska football and basketball, was in Hastings last week and spoke to some area gridders at a Wednesday night passing scrimmage at Hastings High School. Swain's first broadcast with the Comhuskers was three years ago at Michigan State University, a game the Buskers dominated from the start. Swain, the "Voice of lhe Huskers". fielded questions about the best players he has ever seen, last years fierce gridiron battle between Nebraska and rival Missouri and what it's like working with legendary coach Tom Osborne, who recently retired. Sure was lots of fun meeting Warren Swain. Come back any time and we won't tell lhe University of Michigan fans when you’re arriving. • All-Star Gridders: The Michigan High School Football Coaches All-Star Game is Saturday. Aug. 1 at Spartan Stadium at Michigan State University. The East team includes Marshall quarterback Ryan VanDyke, who signed with MSU. Gull Lake wide receiver Dan Pikkaart, Forest Hills Central linebacker Clay Trapp, Mattawan tackle Don Peters, who signed with North Carolina, and Battle Creek Central linebacker Troy Williams. For more details about the game, call executive director Gary Van Dam at (517) 337-4414. Talk to you soon. A |4-year-old Delton youth last weekend won the national championship in the USA National Kids’ Schoolboy Freestyle Wrestling Tournament in Waterloo. Iowa. David Overbeek, who will be a freshman at Delton Kellogg High School in the fall, walked away with top honors in the 165pound division. He did it by rebounding from his only defeat on the mat this year. Overbeek suffered a lough 5-4 loss to Anthony Eaton of Missouri in the second round of the national tourney, but won his next four matches, the last a thrilling 3-2 decision over Joshua Stapleton of Okla­ homa in the finals. Eaton finished third in the competition. "I was a little nervous, especially in the first two matches." admitted Overbeek. who has been involved in the local freestyle wrestling program since be was 9 years old. He said he managed his comeback after a one-point loss because "I got really fired up and tried really hard." Overbeek logged a 15-0 record as an eighth-grade wrestler at 145 pounds last winter, recording 13 falls and technical falls. He also went 4-0. all of them on falls, in a brief stint at the Northeast Greco-Roman style toumarpent earlier this year He was 26-1 with 24 falls and technical falls this spring in freestyle competition, despite suffering an ankle injury at one time during the season. Overbeek woo the district and regional championships in his weight class Portage Central High School last spring. He then won the state title in May at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena, moving him on to the Northeast Regional tournament, which in­ cluded state champions from Michigan. New York. New Jersey, New Hampshire. Pennsylvania. Massachusetts. Maine, Rhode Island. Connecticut. Vermont. Delaware. Maryland and Ohio. The North­ east Regionals also wen held at Kellogg Arena. Before this year in freestyle wrestling. winning the accident-marred 40-lap feature for Late Model stock cars. The Hope Col­ lege student finished two car lengths ahead of Holley. Grega was third. Tom Thomas of Grandville was fourth and Tim Yonker of Alto was fifth. The race was halted four times because of accidents involving cars driven by Ken Warner of Shelbyville. Joe Mazie of Bel­ mont and Mike Farmer and Paul Jamison of Grand Rapids. All of the divers escaped serious injury. Gary Fedewa of Mason won the 30-lap feature race for Auto Value Super Sprint cars, followed by Bill Tyler of Parma. Kevin Feeney of Rochester Hills. Tom Fedewa of Lansing and Ryan Catz of Battle Creek. Bnan Marcott captured the 25-lap feature race for Sportsmen stock cars, finishing ahead of current point leader Scott Thomas Overbeek had finished third in the state and had been a Northeast Regional champion. The reigning national freestyle champ credit a lot of his success to his coaches. Kelly Coplin. Rob Tack and Rob Heethuis. and his wrestling partner, Ryan Summers, who reportedly was fourth at the folkstyle nationals in Kansas. With credentials like these, it might be a foregone conclusion that the young man (BANNER SPORTS Serving Entire BARRY COUNTY Area! will be on the mat this winter for the Pan­ thers' wrestling program. But Overbeek says he'll have to make that choice later because of this one very big problem — he also likes basketball, according to parents David and Debra. "He’s not sure what he's going to do." said his mother. "He loves both sports and they come al the same time." 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The sessions are much like some of the old backyard games with emphasis on the aerial game. Shown here is some action from last week between TK and Hastings varsity players. Holley is driver to beat at Berlin Saturday Two-time defending track champion Bob Holley of Gun Lake will be regarded as the driver to beat this Saturday night in the 40lap feature for Late Model stock cars at Berlin Raceway. Holley, with four main event victories, leads the current Port City Racing spon­ sored track driving championship standings with 621 points. His chief challengers going into the race are John Grega of Muskegon, with two fea­ ture race wins and 529 points. Tom Thomas of Grandville. 439 points: Tim De Vos of Comstock Park. 438; and feature race winners Randy Sweet of Kalamazoo (401). Andy Ponstein of Holland (390) and Bob Curry of Plainwell (376) The fastest 24 cars will make up the feature race lineup. Ponstein last Saturday night scored the first mam event victory of his career by- David Overbeek shows the plaque he won last weekend for earning the 165pound national freestyle wrestling championship. Heat race winners included Lee VanDyke. Mike Root. Lenny Latch. Caleb Bisacky, Grega and Greg Zimmerman. The fastest Sprint car qualifier was Jeff Bloom with a time of 13.431 seconds for the paved onehalf mile Marne oval. Bnan Wiersma continues to dominate lhe Super Stock points race with 533. Leading contenders are Alan Marcott and Randy Parker of Wayland. Chris Brown and Ray VanAllsburg of Byron Center. Scott Thomas leads the Sportsman stock car points derby with 493. 46 points ahead of Jerry Groeneveld of Dorr, who was won three main events. Three trophy featu races will highlight the threc-m-one prog m set for Saturday evening. More than race teams will have practice at the o». track at 2 p.m. Time trials will be at 4 . 1 the first pre­ liminary event will get under 'ay at 7. every week for LOCAL COVERAGE of the world about you! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1996 - Page 11 Schrock leaps to new heights Jami Schrock got vertical quite often as a rising star at Lakewood High School. Whether it was leaping over the Volleyball net... sailing over defenders on )he basketball court... or dodging to make n big play on the softball diamond. Ek always seemed to be in the air. says that her mother. Teri, "always good vertical" and that her dad. , was somewhat of a jock himself. t But Jami Schrock probably outdid them both, as well as a lot of other athletes, by Eng 12 varsity letters in four years at wood High. Refreshing your ory. 12 varsity letters is the most ^xable and rarely do you find an athlete ho starts by earning three varsity letters |s a freshman. * Four letters in basketball, four in volleyball. two in track and field and two In softball. Now. Schrock will continue jo soar as a member of •*.’Isdale One of T.J. Koch’s greatest memories during his sports seasons at Lakewood High School was wrestling in the State finals. (Photo provided) £ollege volleyball team. I Schrock was a constant nkmtxu of Allf tar basketball teams in her four years at Ldrewood. She made All-Barry County Lakewood athlete off to Olivet to pursue dreams four times. All-Ionia twice. All-Capital Circuit four times. All-Area honorable bention in Lansing and All-Area honorable mention in Grand Rapids. ; A big Lady Viking basketball success Itory came during the 1996 Classic Tournament in Grand Rapids at the beginning of the season. Lakewood upset top-seed East Kentwood 72-58. a game in which Schrock tallied 22 points. On the A.A.U. courts, Schrock could be found scoring and dishing off the rock for six seasons. In three. Schrock’s teams qualified for Nationals Volleyball provided Schrock with numerous opportunities to succeed. The Lady Vikings — coached by Kellie Row land — were State runners-up in Schrock's freshman year, went to the State quarterfinals in her sophomore Jami Schrock (8) goes above the net to push a shot past a Marysville defender in the Class B State volleyball semifinals at Western Michigan University. The Lady Vikings upset Stevensville-Lakeshore that year in the quarterfinals before facing No. 1 Marysville in the semifinal round. base paths with 37 thefts. "I had to learn the whole game, although 1 played some when I was little." Schrock said. Her most memorable softball win came when Lakewood: "The country school others have never heard about" beat Forest Hills Northern in the championship game of the ‘98 Lakewood Tournament. Schrock plans to major in biology at Hillsdale College. She admits, though, that "I'm going to miss high school a lot and miss being home." Whether in victory or defeat. Schrock always had a way of looking at the positive. "It's (sports) not so important to gel mad about it," Schrock said. Wliat Tiger slugger hit 18 out in a month? Jami Schrock season amt were State scmiftnalists in her junior campaign Those achievements helped Schrock earn All-Regional accolades twice. All-Capital Circuit honors three limes and All-Barry County acclaim three times. She also was a member of the All-State third team as a senior standout "Volleyball became my favorite, partly because lhe program (Lakewood's) was so successful." Schrock said. As a freshman. Schrock remembers looking up to spikers like Heather Mitchell and becoming more interested in the sport. "It probably changed my liking of volleyball that much more." Schrock Wd'It was so intense." J As a senior, the responsibility of being i leader became Schrock's ultimate goal • "I had to worry about everyone else and ^to talk; it was frustrating at first." ned Schrock. 2 But after the early jitters. Lakewood's bne "98 volleyball senior adjusted into ter leadership role, guiding the Lady yikes toward many wins... including one Igainst Charlotte at Charlotte. Besides feat victory. Schrock ranks Lakewood's iost-season triumph over South Christian it South Christian aj one of her favorites. Jchrock scored the final point of that fiat ch with a leaping lull. iThirty-five Division I basketball C* jgrams sent Schrock letters, but she cided on Hillsdale College and volleyball because it offered the entire package "It's a Christi an-based college and that was one of the main reasons why I chose to go there." Schrock said. "You can still be competitive, but God comes first." As a freshman and sophomore member of the track and field team at Lakewood High. Schrock was willing to run mywhere Lakewood needed her: the twotnile relay the mile relay, lhe 200. the 400 or the 800. In the mile relay. Schrock was one leg of the '96 .quad (Marcie Garmon. Bethany Raffler and Christy Warner the others) that qualified for the Stale finals. But Coach Rollie Krauss lured her away from the tracks and onto his Lady Viking softball squad in her final two jears. And Schrock made the most of her iamond time, gaining post-season awards of All-District. All-Capital Circuit. All­ larry County and being named to play in he All-Stai contest held in Lansing. As a ftni or. Schrock set a school record on the If you're a Detroit Tiger fan, this week's question should be your ally. Question No. 14 is as follows: For the Detroit Tigers, who set a record when he hit 18 home runs in one month? Four undated reserved tickets ate the grand prize. The tickets should be redeemed at the stadium box office and exchanges are based on availability. Call the Whitecaps at (616) 784-4131 for seat information. The 'Caps encourage winners to exchange tickets in Here's a him. his record was recently shattered by a Chicago Cub. Sammy Sosa. The tint person to conectly answer this question receives font free tickets to an upcoming West Michigan Whitecaps game al Old Kent Part: Call in your answers (616) 945­ 9554 and if the sports guy is off oo vacation (a hich is a certainty) leave your answer with the editor. Dave Young. KFC is now hiring an ASSISTANT MANAGER. 2 3 .4 Competitive wages & benefits. Apply at Hastings KFC. Join our winning team! T.J. Koch admits that his overall confidence has been enhanced through his participation in four years of prep sports at Lake wood High School. "Confidence is something that just burns inside of you." Koch said. "You want the play to come to you... you want the action." Koch could be found around the action on many occasions in football, wrestling and baseball. The son of a coach, he blossomed into a star Viking and was named the school's top senior male athlete in 1997-98 as a result. Koch played two years of varsity football, wrestled on the mats for four seasons and was a three-time member of Lakewood's varsity baseball squad. He earned All-Barry County honors in all three sports, was All-Ionia and All-State in wrestling and gained All-Ionia accolades in baseball. This fall. Koch will attend Olivet College, where he will continue his baseball work behind lhe plate "Il’s a dream come true," Koch said about being a catcher at Olivet. "They have only one main starter coming back, so I could be in the running for a spot." Koch concludes that wrestling is his favorite sport. Judging by his honors, that's a logical choice. Koch made All­ State as a senior, finishing seventh at 171 and was a team leader in Lakewood's last two district championships. "Wrestling turned me into a different person." Koch said. ”1 remember how the team pushed each other and how Coach (Bob) Veitch pushed lhe team. At first, I looked at hard work as being bad, but now I look back and miss it. (In wrestling), all eyes are on you... you live and die by your own mistakes." A favorite match for Koch came versus Hastings* Bill Blair in his last prep campaign. In the district finals, the two All-Barry County competitors matched moves. Koch hadn't beaten Blair in his career as a Viking, but this time he won 6-5. losing that monkey from his back. Football gave Koch a chance to shine underneath the lights. There were a lot of things that made football a rush for Koch to play, even when the results weren't all that positive. "The adrenaline rush... stepping out onto the field." he said. "It was tough being 0-9 (though) and telling them that you're a football player at Lakewood, (but) I had a lot of fun and a lot of experiences." Biggest pigskin memories for Koch came against nearby foes Hastings — and his Saxon friend Jim Bailey— and Ionia high schools. His best game, however, was against Jackson Lumen Christi in his senior year, a contest that No. 88 Call the American Lung Association of Michigan at 800-LUNG-USA UN RIDGE •IF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART Made while you wait ............ •20.00 Ea. • Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Iacross from E U’ BIlssj 1011 E. State St.. Hastings L!(616) 948-8618 orTou Free 888-577-7446 Koch Play Golf Without Paying Green Fees 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Action Signs ■ T.J. managed 16 tackles. Koch had to leave that game in the fourth quarter because of a head injury. Confidence helped Koch to become a leader on lhe baseball diamond and behind the plate. His list of Viking accomplishments on the diamond include a couple of 4-for-4 or 3-for-3 games and a two-run homerun game in a senior stanza that produced a first-place trophy at the Hastings Invitational. TJ.'s father, Ted Koch, coached his son in wrestling and in baseball on a couple of occasions. Still, there was no problem in figuring out what role he played in TJ.’s development as an athlete or as a young man. "I knew going in. at home lie was Dad. and. on the field, he's a coach." Koch said. At Olivet, Koch will major in history. He hopes to someday become a secondary teacher and, possibly, do some coaching on the side. Sports have helped him to achieve his athletic ambitions "I achieved my dream by going to Stale in wrestling and playing baseball in college.” Koch said. The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In - Barry County! $1800 Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Everyone Welcome Come and Meet Neu Looking for a start in the Medical Field? 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July 18th • Sign-Up Today �Page 12 - lhe Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 Slovak visitor works at YMCA Camp Algonquin Youngsters attending camp al YMCA Camp Algonquin near Hastings have a special guest helping to keep them safe tor nine weeks this summer. Marek Gubco. 20. of Levice. Slovakia is working as an aquatic observer through a program called Camp America and will be in the United States until Aug. 27. In his hometown, which has a population of about 40,000. Gubco plays basketball competitively all over Slovakia and attends college studying tor a career in finance. Gubco has enjoyed his visit, he said, and likes the food at Burger King. Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. WANTED ZONING ADMINISTRATOR Thornapple Township, Barry County, is seeking a person on a part time basis to perform zoning administration duties, (not including enforce­ ment); address public questions regarding zon­ ing matters; work with and assist the Planning Commission; work with and assist the Zoning Board of Appeals: work with and assist the con­ sulting planner Office hours at the township hall not to exceed 18 hours per week plus PC and ZBA meetings and hearing. Compensation is open. Contact: Donald E. Boysen, Supervisor. 200 E. Main St . Middleville. Ml 49333. Phone 616-795-7202. New officers for Hastings Rotary New Hastings Rotary Club officers have been installed. They are pictured here with other members of the group's Board of Directors. In the front row. from left, are Sandy Nichols, new president Carl Schoessel. outgoing president Jan Hartough and Bob Byington. In back are Ken Witker, Tom Johnson. Dave Solmes, Don Myers and Scott Bloom. Not available for the photo were Bill Doherty, president-elect. Robert Nida, secretary; Ray Wieland, treasurer; Hernv Bottcher and Lee Campbell. HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1989 It Is time to start planning our... If anyone Is Interested In being a part of the planning committee, we will be meeting at Hastings Elks Lodge on July 14th at 7 p.m. Any questions please contact Jenny Shaeffer (King) 948-9793 or Kris Flood (Witham) 945­ 4081 or Angl Nell (Hall) 948-9653. Michigan Streams and Lakes Great Gift! Stream MAP Michigan Why every fisherman needs this map The recently published STREAM MAP OF MICHIGAN is just like another map - known to Pennsylvania anglers as the lost Stream Map' The 'Stream Map of Pennsylvania' was completed n 1965 aftt a thirty-year effort by Howard K-gbee. a former Perm Stale Professor Professor H«gbee succeeded in creatng a map of the highest defai possMe a map that show* every stream and lake He pa*rstakjiigty plotted by hand the location of 45.000 miles of streams onto a 3 x 5 foot map The map sold ertremefy well until 1 was lost several years later Incredtly. the printer entrusted with the original drawing and pnnting plates, declared bankruptcy, then carelessly hauled Higbee's 30 years of work to lhe landfil The few remaning dog-eared huh* way to up your oddn... simply try new finhing waters. Fish where few fishermen ever fifth. Michigan in lonrlerl with great fishing waters...many of them over­ looked. From the AuSablr Hiser to all of the Great Lakes tributaries to the I’m* Marquetie River...thousands of miles of streams, lakes and rivers an* now easy-to-locate on one map. Warren Swain, the "Voice of the Huskers." was a special guest last week at a passing scrimmage session in Hastings. Swain, who has been the radio announcer tor University of Nebraska football and basketball games for the last three years, was among a plethora of supporters of the University of Michigan, which tied the Comhuskers for the national championship last season. Professor Higbee's Stream Map of Michigan is the first and only highly detailed map of its kind. This new 4 fool by 4 foot color map shows virtually all of the 35.000 miles of Michigan streams <Sc lakes on lx>lh peninsulas . Tliat's almost two times the earth's circumference! ______________ STREAMS! 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IS JUST A CALL AWAY! 24 HOURS 7 DAYS-A-WEEK (616) 945-9554 HASTINGS » MICHIGAN • USA • • • • • • • Layout & Design Photography Sheetfed Printing Web Printing Bindery & Mailing Delivery Fax (616) 945-5192 �■ he Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 - Page 13 Old-fashioned 4th celebrated at Charlton Park The sack race was taken seriously by young and old who all had a good time vying for ribbons during the Chartton Park Old Fashioned Fourth celebration. The American Legion served nearly 800 people barbecued chicken at the Old Fashioned Fourth Horse and carriage rides were among the old fashioned attractions. Ross Nichols of the Michigan Department ot the VFW, right, raises the flag with some help, while the American Legion color guard stands at attention. Pondering his strategy, this little boy eyes the finish line just before the whistle signaling the start of the sack race. |legal notice 5 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Ftebert A. Tremain and Associates, P.C. Is a <** collector and we are attempting to cokMtt a debt and any Information obtained will b< used for that purpose ■MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made iq the conditions o’ a mortgage made by SHERI WY LAHTI to PHH US MORTGAGE CORPO­ RATION A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION now known as PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated March 20. 1995 and recorded on March 21.1995. in Liber 626. on page 930. Barry County Records. Michigan, on d£ch mortgage there s claimed to be due at the Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH" with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 CITY Of HASTINGS NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby Qwen that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Tuesday. July 21. 1998at7 00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan The purpose o! said hearing is for the board to hear comments and make a deter­ mination on a request by Robert Pryor 80C Block West Clinton isee map bekjwl Le­ gal description on said property is CITY Of HASTINGS NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday July 21. 1998 at 7 00 pm in the Crty Hall Council Chambers 201 East State Street Hastings Michigan The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Hastings Manufacturing Company 325 North Hanover Street (see map below) Le­ gal description on said property is ORIGINAL PLAT 5 PART NE 1/4 SEC 17 LOTS 1 THRU 6 AND THE S 4 RDS OF LOTS 7 8 8 AND LOTS 110 THRU 125 EX S 91 5 FT LOT 118 AND LOTS 207 THRU 211 A THAT PART LOTS 212 A 213 LYING NWLY OF A LINE DESC AS BEG AT A POINT 28 1 FT E SW COR LOT 212 TH N 43 DEG E 174 82 FT TO W LINE LOT 214 TH N 4 52 FT TO POINT OF ENDING ALSO LOTS 216 THRU 226 AND LOTS 310 THRU 348 ALSO ALL OF VACATED BOLT WOOD ST LY­ ING BETWEEN S R O W LINE MILL ST A N BANK THORNAPPLE RIVER AND ALL UNNUM­ BERED LOTS LYING S OF MILL ST E OF VACATED BOLTWOOD ST W OF N A S 1/4 SEC LINE (CONTINUED) SEC 17 A N OF N BANK OF RIVER ALSO VACATED EAST ST LYING BE­ TWEEN STATE RD A N BANK RIVER HANOVER ST LYING S OF MILL ST A N BANK RIVER APPLE ST LYING BETWEEN E LY BANK RIVER A NA S 1/4 SEC LINE SEC 17 A THAT PART THORN ST AND HIGH ST LYING E OF HANOVER ST TO N A S 1/4 SEC LINE SEC 17 ALSO COM AT N 1/4 POST SEC 17 TH S 33 FT FOR POB TH E ON S LINE STATE RD TO W R O W LINE FIRST ST TH SWLY ALONG ROW LINE FIRST ST TO A POINT 90 FT NE LY OF NE COR LOT 1 BLK 9 BUTLER ADDITION TH N 79 DEG W 329 38 FT TO 1/4 SEC LINE TH N 469 46 FT TO BEG SEC 17 T3N R8W (96> CITY OF HASTINGS 800 BLOCK WEST CLINTON ST LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 20 ALSO E 15 FT OF LOT 2 BLK 20 OF LINCOLN PARK ADDITION date nc-reof the sum of seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety seven and 77/100 Dollars ($73,297 77) including interest at 9 250*. per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the status m such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vfndue. al lhe Barry County Courthouse. Hastirjjs Ml at 1 00 p m on August 13. 1998 ;Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF yjoODLAND BARRY County Michigan and are iustwo: rvauc described as the following described premises sluated m THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND CtXJNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TO WIT ’COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER OF SECTION 27 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST THENCE WEST ON THE feOUTH SECTION LINE 2030 81 FEET TO The place of beginning of this de­ scription THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT angles to the south section line 184 00 FEET THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO The south section line 22000 feet THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLES 184 00 FEET TO THE SOUTH SEC’lON Line THENCE EAST ON SAME 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS RESERVA­ TIONS RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF record if any Mhe redemption period shall be 6 months from M date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in wft<h case the redemption period shall be 30 dlys from lhe date of such sale DATED July 2 1998 PkH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Associates PC Everil G. Manshum. City Clerk 4fti South Old Woodward Avenue Sate 300 Bisningham Ml 48009-6616 Contrary to Crty Ordinance Sections 90-859 (a)(1) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, if granted wilt allow the installation of a fence higher than allowed by Or­ dinance Written comments will be received on the- above request at Hastings City Hall 102 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at tne same address as slated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five d " notice ay serto the Hastings Crty Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call vices 1-800-649-3777 (7/301 Contrary to City Ordinance Sections 90-859 <a)( 1 > of the City ot Hastings Code ot Ordinances <t granted will allo* the installation ot a tence higher than allowed Dy Ordinance Written comments w»ii De receded on the above request at Hastings City Hall 102 S Broad­ way Hastings Michigan 49058 Request tor information and-or minutes ot said neanng should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above Tne city will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notce to the Hast­ ings City Clerk (telephone number 516-945-24681 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Event G Manshum City Clerk �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1998 McDonalds to tear down old, bring in new facility by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A new cooking procedure called "Made For You" coupled with the 20-year age of the current building has prompted McDon­ ald's owner Al Jarvis to replace his restau­ rant with an entirely new structure. "It was my decision from an economic standpoint.” said Janis, whose business has more than tripled since he purchased the Hastings store in 1981. "I could have remodeled, but it would have cost as much money to do that as it will to build a new building." Jarvis hopes to begin construction just west of lhe existing building, which will remain open as long as possible, by mid July, he said. "I'm hoping that while construction is going on people will be understanding and patient." said Jarvis. The new building, which will also be filled with all new equipment, fables, chairs and fixtures, will lack the current "holding bin," where orders are premade and kept warm. The new. "Made For You" procedure calls for the meals to be made as they are ordered. "It's just more efficient." said Jarvis. The new restaurant will be slightly smaller than the current building and at least 10 more parking spaces will be added in the parking lot. which will be redesigned to allow more traffic in and out from Indus­ trial Park Drive and less from State Street. In all. there will be a total of 83 parking stalls, he said. "The current entrance will be the exit," Jarvis explained, adding that the future “I’m hoping that while construction is going on, people will be under­ standing and patient.” - Al Jarvis NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MUKMETIWKW The Baltimore Township Clerk will hold a public accuracy test of the electronic tabulating equipment to demonstrate to the public that votes cast will be accurately counted for all offices and on all proposals. Board ol Appeals, will conduct a hearing on Tuesday, July 21. 1998, commercing at 7 00 p m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall 2461 Heath Road. Hastings To act upon a request ot Ray C Schaubel for a variance to be able to spirt approximately 1 27 acres off of parcel *08-13-023-008-50 This property is zoned ’RE" Rural Estates Residential Distnct. the minimum lot area ts 100.000 square feet Mr Schaubel is also requesting a variance to allow Smoke Dnft Trail exemption from Section 20 17 Pnvate Roads of Rutland Charter Townships Zoning Ordinance This property ts located at 2100 Smoke Dnft Trad and is described as 30 hours per week Knowledge ot Computers (Maosoil Works. MKrosotl Word) Knowledge ol General Office Equxxnent (CopH. Fecsimfe. 2 line telephone answering machine) Responvbiliiies include deebng with the pubfc at the from desk and on the telephone, receotaig. fang, copying Must be tierible. wee organised and setl motrvaied Send resume by July 17 to YMCA of Barry County. P.O Bor 252. Hastings. Ml 49058 The accuracy test will be held on July 17.1998 at 10:30 am at the Baltimore Township Hall. 6424 S. Bedford Rd. Tracy Mitchell. Clerk 'tippy IQth.jln n iversary NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Mark c-j £isa Willett NOTICE IS HEREBY The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a hearing on Tuesday. July 21. 1998. commencing at 7 00 p m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings July 18th Sony To act upon a request of Jack Morren for a variance to allow a sin­ gle wide mobile home on property located at 1605 Pinedale Drive This property is zoned 'R3‘ Residential Single and Two Family Distnct Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum width throughout the entire length of the dwelling of twenty (20) feet Except in the "AG' Agricultural Zoning District the minimum width shall be 16 feet The property IS described as LOT 18 PINE HAVEN ESTATES NO 1 Maple Valley Arms Apartments Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing, wilt be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place 100-106 Lentz Nashville, Ml 49073 The application for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall between the hours of 9 00 a m and 12 00 noon Mondays and Thursday Now Accepting Application* 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable aux­ iliary aids and services such as signets lot the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenal being considered at the hear­ ing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) days notice the Rutland Charter Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone num­ ber listed below Barbara Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Ml 49058 (616)948-2194 Stove and Refrigerator Furnished Subsidized For application 517-852-0852 517-852-9628/TTY 1-800-649-3777 (Ml Relay Center-Voice/TTY) fOS EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 5—! EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I So much changel Happening so fasti What will Barry County look like????? Get a glimpse of Barry County’s Future at: IM The Barry County Commission Candidate Forum Thursday, July 16,1996 *7^)0 to 10:00 p.m. Hastings High School Lecture Hall Police arrest t arson suspect by Shelly Suker Staff Writer An 18-year-old Orangeville probationary firefighter was arrested last week and charged with one count of arson of real property for allegedly setting a fire that de­ stroyed Papa's Root Beer Stand on Gun Lake June 17. Nicholas Wyatt may also be charged with setting a fire three-eighths of a mile north of Sager Road on McKibben Road in Yankee Springs Township April 6. Wyatt was arraigned in Barry County's 56th District Court July 2 when a $ 1.000 personal recognizance bond was set. A preliminary examination is scheduled for July 15 at 9 a.m. According to Special Sgt. Jim Curran of the Paw Paw post of the Michigan State Police Fire Marshal's Division, the man has been a probationary member of the Or­ angeville department for about three months. "He has basically confessed to all the suspicious brush fires in the area,** said Curran. "What we have here is apparently a fireman who got bored and did this for some excitement.** The first of the suspicious fires destroyed 11 acres on Whitmore Road near Glass Creek south of Goodwill Road April 6. Just five minutes prior to the Whitmore Road bum. the Orangeville Fire Depart­ ment was called to two other locations that were set on fire on the south side of Sager Road between Shaw Road and McKibben Road. The Yankee Springs Township fire also occurred at about the same time. Together, those fires were fought by Thomapple Township Emergency Services from Middleville and Yankee Springs, and by Hastings. Orangeville and Department of Natural Resources firefighters. On May 18 and 19. two more grass fires were set on Marsh Road in Orangeville Township, destroying four-tenths of an acre, said DNR Area Supervisor. Kim Dufresne. Orangeville firemen were called to extinguish those two fires. On June 8. yet another fire was discov­ ered in lhe Barry State Game area that de­ stroyed six-tenths of an acre. Middleville area resident Bill Hazelton was flying an ultra light plane over the area when he discovered the fire deep in the woods off McKibben Road near Sager Road in Orangeville Township. Orangeville, Delton and Hastings Firefighters were called to extinguish that blaze. NO ADMISSION FEE Program • Each candidate will have 5 minutes to state their vision for the county over the next 5-10 years. plus identify the 3 issues they feel must be addressed within the next 5 years. • The 3 issues most mentioned will be discussed to see what action the candidates recommend be taken to address the issues. interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request either verbally or tn writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place COME SEE THE FUTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR SOON TO BE ELECTED LEADERS! To date, the following Candidates have committed to attend: The application for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall between the hours of 9 00 a m and 12 00 noon on Mondays and Thursdays • • • • • • • • Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxihary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenal bemg considered at the hear­ ing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) days notce to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Barbara Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Mi 49058 "We’re taking very little to the new store." said Jarvis. "If it doesn't sell, it's going to the landfill." Though there are no current plans to re­ structure the Gun Lake McDonald's which he also owns. Jarvis said a new. full sized restaurant will be built there in the future. "It's something that's going to happen." he said. "That area is growing." Jarvis will begin construction after build­ ing permits are obtained and negotiations for a lease of some property to the rear of the store, which will be used for pan of the dnve-through, are completed with the city of Hastings. M9T1CE 9F KIUC ACCIUCY TEST FM TIE M6IST 4,1991HIIMMY &KT1M NOTICK IS HEREBY: The Rutland Charier Township Zoning A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING A THE NORTH­ EAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23. THENCE SOCT32 34 E 692 57 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 23 THENCE S80*45 20'W 341 78 FEET THENCE S18*21 51-W. 33 00 FEET THENCE N71*38 O9^V 209 28 FEET THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ANO WESTER­ LY. 101 89 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 320 00 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N80*45 26*W. 101 46 FEET. THENCE N89*52 44-W. 35 33 FEET THENCE WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY 95 62 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT. THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 130 00 FEET ANO THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S69*02 54 W 93 48 FEET THENCE S47*58 32‘W 65 40 FEET THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY 205 40 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RADIUS.OF WHICH IS 270 00 FEET ANO THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S69*46orw 200 48 FEET THENCE N88*26'17’W 126 95 FEET. THENCE S6F10 26'E. 91 00 FEET THENCE N88*26 17*W, 242 95 FEET. THENCE N00W31"W. 213 45 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTH­ EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 23. THENCE S89*58 31E. 666 38 FEET THENCE N00*26'32’W 655 07 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23. THENCE N90*00 00E 623 31 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUB­ LIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE WESTERNMOST 33 FEET THEREOF FOR TANNER LAKE ROAD. AND ANY OTHER EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD ALSO TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A PRIVATE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS. EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILI­ TIES PURPOSES. 66 FEET WIDE. 33 FEET EACH SIDE OF A CENTERLINE DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23 THENCE S00-32 34 E, 1310 70 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 23 THENCE N89*57 05-W 1293 15 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 23 THENCE N00*203TW 474 36 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 23 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID CENTERLINE THENCE S88*26 17*E 286 20 FEET THENCE EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY. 205 40 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 270 00 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N69*4607-E 200 48 FEET THENCE N47*58 32*E 65 40 FEET THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY 95 62 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 130 00 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N69“02 54 E 93 48 FEET THENCE S89*52 44 E 33 53 FEET THENCE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY 101 89 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 320 00 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S80*45 26"E 101 46 FEET THENCE S71*38'09 E 209 28 FEET THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY 145 42 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 125 00 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S36*05 2fE 145 34 FEET THENCE S00*32 34 E 84 22 FEET THENCE S00*02 55~W 37 56 FEET TO A POINT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS REFERENCE POINT A AND THE END OF SAID CENTERLINE ALSO AN AREA OF 50 FOOT RADIUS FOR CUL-DE-SAC PURPOSES CENTERED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED REFERENCE POINT *A‘ store will be the largest size that McDon­ ald's builds. The Ronald's Play Place will be larger, but will use the same toys as in the current structure. Items inside the existing build­ ing. except for the playland toys, are being sold by bid. Bids on the fryers, counters, stainless steel sinks, murals, mirrors, and other fixtures and equipment are being ac­ cepted by Jarvis and manager Annette Sny­ der until July 23. District 91 District 92 District 93 District 94 District 95 District 96 District 97 ■ District 98 - City of Hastings: Audrey Burdck. John Barnett Thomapple Prec. 1 A 2, Irving Prec. 2: Robert Wenger Rutland Charier, Hope Prec. 1 A 2. Barry Prec. 2B: Sandy James Carlton, Hastings Charter, Irving Prec. 1 A Woodland Prec. 1B: Jim Bailey Jim Brown Castleton. Maple Grove A Woodland Prec. 1A: Rose Mary Heaton. Jeffrey S MacKenzie Orangeville A Yankee Springs: Clare Tripp, Patricia I Baker. Mark W Englerth. Melvin D. Goebel Assyria. Baltimore Prec. 1A A 1B A Johnstown: Clyde W Morgan. Emmet E Herrington Prairieville Prec. 1 A 2, Barry Prec. 1 A 2A: Rod Goebel For more information, you may “intact any of the organizations listed below. The event is sponsored by Barry County Futunn. Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. American Association ol University Women. Barry County Farm Bureau, e Hastings Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). Hastings Lions Club. Hastings Rotary Club. Arne. ,n Legion Auxiliary and The Thomapple Arts Council 1 ----- Need Printing? Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics. Inc. 945-9554 �The Hastings Banner ■ Thursday July 9 1996 - Page 15 Mother, son hurt when pickups collide on July 4 5 The driver of this truck, Kathleen Champion and her son, Matthew, were treateo -at Pennock Hospital after their truck was struck head-on July 4 in Castleton • Township. J-Ad Graphics News Senice A Fourth of July holiday took an unex­ pected turn for Kathleen Champion. 35. and her son. Matthew, 6, both of Nashville, Saturday when their truck was struck head-on by another truck on Center Road in Castehon Township. Both mother and son were taken to Pen­ nock Hospital by Nashville and Lakewood Ambulances, where Kathleen was treated and released Matthew was treated and admitted, and was released Tuesday, said Pennock Direc­ tor of Public Relations Matt Thompson. According to the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police, Champion was westbound on Center Road at about 2:07 p.m. when an eastbound 1988 Ford pickup, driven by Kenneth Echtinaw. 49, of Hast­ ings. crossed the center line. Echtinaw told police he had just left his residence and was looking in his rear view mirror at a vehicle behind him. When he looked forward, he was in the oncoming lane and saw Champion's truck coming toward him. Echtinaw swerved back toward his own lane, but Champion also swerved to try to avoid impact and both vehicles collided in the northbound lane, said police. Seat belt^were worn by all three victims and alcohol was not believed to have been a factor in the accident, which happened near Cogswell Road. Echtinaw was issued a citation for driv­ ing left of center. He suffered minor in- Reward offered for stolen dune buggy A dune buggy believed to be worth more than $10,000 was stolen from a garage on the owner s property in the 7000 block c f Irving Road early Tuesday. July 7, according to the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police. Trooper Ray Durham said he believes the buggy, which was custom built by its owner, was taken sometime between 3 and 5 am. "It was pushed out of the garage to (he road where it was then towed to a public access site and apparently put on a trailer and hauled away.” said Durham. The raspberry colored buggy has a tubular frame. "A" arm suspension and a two-liter Ford Pinto engine with paddle tires. The owner is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of the buggy, said Durham. Anyone with information is asked to call Durham at the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police at 948-8283 or •' Kenneth Echtinaw walked away from the accident that occurred on Center Road near Cogswell Road last Saturday at about 2:07 p.m. ITBIKtl I Silent Observer at 1-8OO-3IO-9O31. The incident remains under investiga­ tion. HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refills .25c Corn Refills OWLY gY lO im.... r— WSBE)K&\ls2 1997 GMC DUALLY 1995 GMC X-CAB 4X4 1 995 CHEVY X-CAB 1995 CHEVY 2500 4X4 1995 SONOMA 4X4 CREW CAB, 454. 13.000 MILES Sit WITH LEATHER SILVERADO. ONE OWNER 39.000 MILES. ONE OWNER X-CAB. 4.3 V6. LOADED 1988 Fl 50 4X4 1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 1994 DODGE CARAVAN Xlt. VO. AUtO NICE. COLD AC. 7 PASSENGER V4. 7 PASSENGER 1991 GRAND AM 1994 GRAND PRIX 1997 GRAND PRIX GT AUTO AIR CONDITIONING. NICE V6. LOADED LEATHER. ROOF. CD. MORE 1995 SUBURBAN 1997 BUICK LE SABRE 1995 SUNFIRE GT 1994 OLDS SUPREME SL 3500 V6. NICE AUTO. CD. ONE OWNER LOW MILES. SUPER CLEAN. 1995 GMC 2500 XCAB All SEATS 1994 CHEW CONVERSION 1992 DODGE DAKOTA 1997 GRAND PRIX SE 1995 GRAND PRIX Gt. V6 SPOILER A# prices p^us tax tif>e and hcense URE1SBACH Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings, Michigan 49058 "WHfgf Exciidihg Your ExpccunoNS s a Family Tradition. ” ? I wm TMa MU iBchi *_ , ;FKEK 4* ox. POPCORN' ! F > ■■IMM 'I— ■■ I* •’ Dreisbach's STRIKE BUSTER STRIKE! > ml SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN. DAVE WALLEY (61948-8000 Today or toll free 1 888-494-5539 Call SALES HOURS: Open Mon & Wed. until 8; Tues.. Thurs . Frl. until 6. Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed 8-7: Tues . Thurs & Frl. 8-5 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 9 1996 COURT NEWS: A Hastings man who appealed his 1995 sentence of five to 16 years in prison after he was convicted of manufacturing mari­ juana was re-sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court last Thursday to one year in jail, with credit for 1.256 days served. The Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of James R Kaufman. 30. last year that cir­ cuit court erred by giving him a maximum sentence of more than eight years. The higher courts ruled that then-Judge Richard Shuster’s sentencing was loo ex­ treme. based on a misunderstanding of sec­ ond and third offense penalties. They ruled that the sentence could not be doubled b«sed on the drug laws and then doubled again under the habitual offender laws. Kaufman was charged June 27, 1994, with delivery and manufacture of marijuana and was notified that he was subject to an enhanced sentence as a prior drug offender and as a habitual offender, according to the Supreme Court’s syllabus. He was arrested after police found 594 marijuana plants growing in styrofoam cups in the basement of his parents home. Kaufman was convicted by a jury of the charged offense, and both sentence en­ hancement provisions were employed. "I think Mr. Kaufman served almost four years in prison for something that he did when he was young.” said his attorney. Thomas Dutcher to Judge James Fisher. "He's employed now, he's got a couple of kids that he loves." Kaufman asked to serve time in the jail rather than go back to prison. "I've spent a lol of time thinking about what I did," he said. "1 hurt a lot of people with a stupid mistake. Since 1 got out. I've gotten a job and I'm working every day to show my kids that 1 can be the father they need in their lives. I'm working to show everybody in the community and my fam­ ily that I can be successful in life the way 1 should be." In other recent court business: • Deborah Ann Wilke, 44, of Lansing, was sentenced to oiie year in jail with credit for 28 days served, substance abuse coun­ seling. three years probation and was or­ dered to pay S315 in restitution on a June 17 conviction of uttering and publishing. Wilke was arrested after she stole a check from her sister, Diane Porter, who asked the court to give her sister a longer jail sentence. "I don't ihink one year is going to reha­ bilitate her," said Porter, who had tried to help Deborah and her children. “Sisters help each other, they don't* steal and forge checks." According to Chief Assistant Prosecutor. Amy Kuzava. Wilke has a 20 year history of committing fraud. Previous convictions include larceny and uttering and publishing. "She does seem to be a skilled con artist." said Kuzava. "Her sister was one of the few people who stuck by her and ulti­ mately became her victim when Ms. Wilke stole money from her. She needs to under­ stand that her actions are not going to be tolerated" Fisher said he agreed with Porter and Kuzava that Wilke should not have a short jail sentence, but because Wiike is not a violent offender, the prison system would let her out on a tether in six months. "The Michigan Department of Correc­ tions considers that prison through their administrative wisdom.” said Fisher. "So I'm faced with putting her in jail for 12 months. Thai’s the most I can do. If she violates probation, I would have to send her to prison " Wilke told the court that she was prone to stealing to fund her addiction to crack cocaine and that when her sister was trying to help her out, she was unknowingly tak­ ing her to drug houses. "That is what has brought her back and forth to court," said her attorney, Terry Knoll. "She has gone as long as a four-year period of time clean. She has had a rather difficult life and she has been unable to deal with that alone. She has had a lot of family problems and a lot of that is stemming from her drag addiction." Knoll told Fisher that Wilke has lost ev­ erything she owns, as well as her children. "That's what happens to every alcoholic and drug addict I've seen. Mr. Knoll." said Fisher. "I have a heavy burden on my heart," said Wilke. "I've hurt myself, my children, and most of all, my sister, who has stood by me. 1 betrayed her love and I hurt her greatly. My children are in foster care and are paying a very high price. I'm ready to work to get them back." Fisher ordered Wilke to live in a half­ way bouse in Kalamazor where she can get a job and attend substance abuse treatment upon her release from jail. "It certainly is a disturbing case for ev­ eryone." said Fisher before sentencing Wilke. "I have to consider the people who have been victimized by you. I have to see that you don't victimize anyone else." • Corine Hobert, 30. of Hastings was sentenced to five months in jail for violat­ ing her probation by accepting and using McDonald's coupons stolen from J-Ad Graphics "She's probably more gullible than some other people." said Kuzava. "Ms. Hobert is going to have to realize that if she contin­ ues to associate with certain types of peo­ ple. she's going to get a longer incarcera­ tion which I'm sure she's not going to en­ joy." "She's been a taxicab for some of the rifraff here in Hastings,” said Dutcher. "I’ve given her the lecture. I don't think one year in jail for some "happy meals* is very fair." Hobert, who was serving 24 months probation for a February conviction of re­ ceiving and concealing stolen property, said another person she was with convinced her to use the coupons, insisting that they were not stolen. "I tried to impose a short jail sentence in the hopes that 1 wouldn't see you back here back in February." said Fisher just prior to passing sentence. "Probation hasn't worked for you and probably won't in the future." • Zackary Farkas, 20, of Bellevue, who pleaded guilty to violating his probation by using marijuana, was sentenced June 25 to spend 21 days in jail on Mondays through Thursdays so he could keep his weekend job, was back in court July 2 for failing to report to the jail. Farkas, who is on Holmes Youthful Trainee Status, pleaded guilty again to vio­ lating probation. He was originally charged and convicted in 1997 of embezzling food items worth more than $100 from lhe Hastings Felpausch store while an em­ ployee there. "He's a pretty good kid," said attorney Tim Tromp June 25. "He's made a couple of stupid mistakes, but he's paid his fines and costs, he's maintained gainful em­ ployment He's young, he's trying to make it work and good things are happening for him." But in court July 2, Farkas said he did not report to the jail because he had ti«c dates confused. "I’m almost beside myself with this situ­ ation." said Fisher. “I'm totally frustrated. There's no reason you should be in this situation." Fisher denied bond for Farkas and set a July 23 sentencing date. I Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Pets Happy Ad FOR SALEiAKC rtocoUU Lab puppin. 7 rrauln, $2S0 neb. 2 main, U25 rack. Rndy to go August 2nd thru 7th. Call AJLA JEREMY LEE COME HOME TO ME IF YOU RE­ ALLY LOVE ME!! PA I LOVE YOUiiBETH W. (iaru^c Sale 220-1/2 W. THORN ST„ be­ hind Hastings Post Office. July I Ith & 12th 9am-? Help Wattled CASE MANAGEMENT PO­ SITION This position provides the opportunity to work within a growing mental health agency to serve the developmentally dis­ abled and mentally ill popula­ tions. The position requires cre­ ativity and flexibility as well as the ability to function in a team atomsphere. Applicant must pos­ sess a bachelors degree in hu­ man services. Responsibilities include outreach, referral, coun­ seling of clients and their fami­ lies. supervision of persons in community settings, liaison with licensing agencies, and mainte­ nance of records. A car is re­ quired. Send resume to Barry County Community Mental Health Services, 915 W Green St.. Hastings, Mi 49058. No phone calls. EOE HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and vanou. mill positions. Produc­ tion and .'(tendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Appl) in person, no phone calls Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St. Freeport. Ml EOE JANITORIAL FLOOR CLEANING: looking for full lime person to scrub & buff floors at Hastings retail food store. 3rd shift. 5 nights a week. Call Jim I800-888-3990________________ STAFFING SUPERVISOR Hastings area, full time, trial hire, knowledge of Windows helpful, communication skills and Word Processing skills necessary, will­ ing to tram. Call Siaffmark. Inc. 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Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES': CALL 616-948­ 4093 • McKenzie Smith. 50, accepted a plea agreement and entered a plea of no contest to a four-year felony charge of possessing marijuana with the intent to deliver and manufacture, second conviction, habitual offender. Smith's previous convictions include de­ livery and manufacture of marijuana, utter­ ing and publishing and absconding and for­ feiting bond. Smith, who was arrested by troopers from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, originally had pleaded not guilty to the charge after he was arrested May 18 when police found nearly two pounds of marijuana in a plastic bag, in a metal tin, in tool boxes and dressers in his Keller Road home. Police had gone to Smith's home to ar­ rest Bruce Wyatt, 30. of Plainwell, who is accused of having a methamphetamine lab setup at his Bea Avenue home. Wyatt is scheduled for preliminary exam­ ination in district court July 10. Smith entered his no contest plea after Fisher denied a motion to reverse his biodover to circuit court and to suppress evidence gathered at the scene. His attor­ ney. Gordon Shane McNeill had claimed that the evidence was obtained during an il­ legal search of Smith's home. But Fisher ruled that because some mari­ juana was in plain view on two tables of Smith's home, there was reasonable cause to search. Smith had not objected to the search, but not did not give his consent to search, be testified. He also testified that after some mari­ juana was found by the troopers, be was asked to sign a consent to search form, which he did. McNeill's motion for a forensic (pharmacological) evaluation to determine the THC levels in the marijuana was also denied. Smith is scheduled to be sentenced July 16 at 8:15 a.m. He could spend a maximum of eight years in prison. • Ryan Bylsma. 19. of Kentwood had his sentence for a drug possession conviction delayed until 1999. "I think he has a lot of potential to be a productive member of society." said Assis­ tant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava. "I think he needs to realize the seriousness of this of­ fense and he should have the opportunity not to have this on his record." Bylsma. who represented himself, was directed to report to a probation officer as directed and to pay $500 in costs. "I hope you understand the break the prosecutor has gi tn you." said Fisher. "1 want you to undei .nd you are going to be tested for mariju -3 use. It's the easiest thing there is to u ea. It stays in your blood and your urine long time. 1 want you to be successful ou , -obation and take advantage of this opportu'uty." • Matthew Salisbury pleaded not guilty to probation violation and a $250 bond was set at his arraignment Thursday A hearing was set for July 2 at 8 a m. and will be sentenced on the convicwon! July 30 Melchert was arrested April 29 for driv­ ing with an unlawful blood alcohol levfl of; .29 percent after he was stopped for spired-: • Mark Melchert, 33. of Middleville, pleaded guilty to third offense drank driving ing on Chief Noonday Road in Yankee.' Springs Township POLICE BEAT 'Bogus census* mystery solved HASTINGS - A man believed to be the cause of numerous complaints about a bogus, door-to-door school census has turned out to be a legitimate book vendor, according tow report by lhe Hastings City Police Department. Police had received numerous complaints over the last three weeks of a young man in a dark car asking about the numbers of school aged children in the homes and when the neighbors would be home. •-* When Hastings police caught up with the man in the 700 block of E. Lincoln Street July 1, it was learned that the man has received a vendor’s registration from the city of Hastings to sell books door to door. Police advised the man that he was apparently representing himself as being connected with the schools and to change his solicitation methods because "people are getting nervous." The man told police he was simply asking about the children to make his job a little easier and to avoid "bothering people who wouldn't be interested in his books." Police said he agreed to change his approach - •? Man says he was beaten by strangers WOODLAND - A 28-year-old Lake Odessa man apparently was beaten by two. unidentified men in dark clothing in Woodland early July 4. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. -; The man told police that his wife had dropped him off al a friend's home on CoviHe Road at about 4 am. The friend wasn't home, so the man, who has no phone, begm. walking home. As he reached Woodland, about one block south of Broadway, he wrk struck in the face with a 2 x 4, he told police. He said two men then jumped out and started to grab him. slashing his left arm aod leaving a cut three-inches long by one inch wide that exposed the bone oo his left, upper, arm. The man did not know the men or why they attacked him, he told police. He fought back by swinging at them and throwing them around. The assailants then took off on foot without making any demands of the victim, who was then picked up by a friend and taken home. The man was then taken to Pennock Hospital for treatment ofthe cut. He also suffered a swollen shut, black eye. Police have no suspects. Three cited for underage drinking ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Three minors were died for underage drinking by the Barry County Sheriff's Department after responding to a report of a loud party at Kellar and Lindsey roads at 2:30 a.tn. July 2. One of the minors who was died was a 16-year-old Delton boy who was found 10 have a blood alcohol comem of.19. according to a report by the Barry Comity Sheriff's Department tr* Another male receiving a citation was a 19-year-old Middleville resident who had, a blood alcoboi level of. 10, police reported. Ute third male cited was a 17-year-old Kalamazoo resident who had a blood alcotri , level of .062. police said. The teens were turned over to their parents. 12 pot plants found in farmer's field JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police are investigating the discovery of 12 marijuana plants tied to wooden stakes for support in a fanner's field near Schreiner and Lacey Roads oo June 18. Troopers confiscated seven, four-foot tall plants, three, three-foot tall plants.and three, one-foot tall plants, said Sgt Steve Harper. Police have no suspects and the incident remains under investigation One hurt when woman fails to yield HOPE TOWNSHIP - A woman who caused an accident Joly I at Cedar Creek Road and West Dowling Road was cited for disregarding a stop sign, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Flossie Houghtaiing. 72. of Cedar Creek Road, was southbound on Cedar Creek Road at about 6:02 p.m. when her car entered the path of a car, driven by Edward Smith, IJ?, of Delton. Smith's car rolled upon impact. Smith was taken to Pennock Hospital where be was treated for his injuries and Houghtaling apparently was not hurt in the accident and alcohol was not believed M be a factor, according to police. Woman suffers minor injury in mishap ■ YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A Middleville woman who lost control of her vehicle in heavy rain, spun and struck a tree escaped serious injury July 3 ar about 10:30 a-m.. according to a report from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Kimberly Richards. 18. was northbound on Payne Lake Road north of Chief Nooodty Rond when the accident occurred. * Richards suffered minor injuries and alcohol was not believed to be a factor, according topolice. '• Dogs may have been poisoned < HASTINGS - One dog has died and another is sail in the care of Dr. David Seidl afrer they were found by their owner allegedly poisoned in lhe 400 block of East Green Street, according to a report by lhe Hastings City Police Department. Seidl is apparently trying to determine the type of chemical ingested by the dogs and police are investigating whether die poisoning was intentional or accidental. Police said the owner found the first dog, a Siberian Husky and Shcltie mix. laying with its nose in lhe dirt and with stiff legs. The dog was unable to be salvaged and had to be destroyed, police reported. When the owner relumed horn- from lhe veterinarian s office, she found lhe second dog displaying lhe same symptoms but iu injury was not as severe. An autopsy on the first dog revealed a destroyed intestinal tract but the stomach was still intact. The incident remains under investigation. Man held for assaulting police officer NASHVILLE - A 53-year-old Bellevue man is being held oo $5,000 bond for allegedly assaulting Nashville police officer Case Weston during an investigation July 5 at about 1:23 am.. according to Nashville Police Chief Bob Baker. • Richard Weber is charged with one count of assault and battery and one count of destruction less than $100 for allegedly tearing Weston s shirt and nearly breaking his fingers __ Weston and officer Garry Barnes had responded to the 100 block of South Main Street to a report of a possible stalking. As Weber, whom police said had been drinking, attempted io approach his ex-wife, officer Wcxton stepped between the former couple. Weber then allegedly grabbed Weston's uniform shirt and ripped it. Weston and Barnes then attempted to arrest Weber for assaulting a police officer and Weber allegedly continued to resist. The officers were able to take Weber into custody after wrestling him to the ground. Weber pleaded not guilty at a July 5 arraignment and a preliminary examination was set in Barry County's 56th District Court for 9 a.m. July 15. Officer Weston was taken to Pennock Hospital where he was treated and released. • ; : i � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-07-16.pdf 2c3c394b1155327bd85614f953ac1c3a PDF Text Text r!®UC ItfcfcAKt p. • V 1 * .‘x laa3 Athletic ticket price to increase Regulate trailways? New Hastings Council member picked See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 5 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 hastwgs public UBRARV 3 Hastings THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 29 News Briefs: “Little Miss DeHon" pageant Saturday ; The first "Little Miss Dehoa* pageant will take place at 2 p m. Saturday. July 18 at the Delton Kellogg Elementary School gym­ nasium. The public is invited to attend and admission is $2 per person The pageant, for 6 to 10 year old children, is sponsored and organized by the 1998 Miss Delton. Amber Barker, and her court Eight contestants will compete: Kacy McCormick. 9. McKenzie Earl. 8. Sarah Weimer, 6. Daily Lester. 7, McKenzie Lester. 6, Keely Jacobs. 9. Shyanne Lane. 7. and Justie McCowan. 7. A Princess Beanie Baby, donated by Jennie Osgood, owner of Delton Floral (formerly Ron Smith's Greenhouse), will be given to the child who is selected as Little Miss Derun 1998. Secretary Miller to visit Hastings Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller will be in attendance at the grand opening of the new Hastings Secretary of Stale branch office from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Suite 104, 1611 S. Hanover St Miller will make remarks at a brief program at 1:30. Refreshments will be served. Nominees sought for PAT Award Nominations are being taken for this year's Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) Award, sponsored annually by the Barry County Futuring Commit­ tee. The honor recognizes an individual or group of people whose work has a positive effect on the community and around Barry County. Awards have been presented in the past to Sally Keller and local parent­ teacher organizations who renovated the interior at the Hastings Middle School: Jen Otto for her role in putting together the Barry County Women's Festival: David Shinavier for creating and implementing County Land Information Services; James Pino for starting and overseeing the First Friday fonim :eries; and to the Circle of Friends for starting and coor­ dinating the Tangle Town playground superstructure project Nominees may be individuals and people whose ideas or actions benefit the people of Barry County. To make a nomination, fill out the form pro­ vided in this week's edition of the Re­ minder. For more information, call the Barry County Cooperative Extension Service office at 948-4862 ANNER PRICE 50* Assistant principal, girls coach resign by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Hastings School Board Monday ac­ cepted the resignations of Beth Robb, as­ sistant principal at Hastings High School, and Katie Kowalczyk, physical education teacher and coach of the girls’ varsity bas­ ketball team Robb left io take a job as assistant prin­ cipal at Godwin Heights High School. Kowalczyk left to take a teaching job in Grand Haven. Robb’s resignation was effec­ tive July 1 and Kowalczyk's June 30. School Superintendent Carl Schoessel said Robb did not leave the Hastings dis­ trict because she failed to win the high school principal's position, which was re­ cently given to another assistant principal at the high school. Tim Johnston. The principal s position became available when Steve Harbison was promoted from high school principal to director of operational services for the district, replacing Al Francik. who retired. Schoessel said Robb withdrew her appli­ cation for the principal's job "before we even started interviews’* becajse she’d ap­ plied for the Godwin Heights job. Robb wanted the Godwin Heights job, Schoessel said, because her husband works as a See RESIGN, continued on page 2 Charlton Park hosts annual Gas & Steam Engine Show Suspects in custody after murder attempt J-Ad Graphics News Service Two Battle Creek men and one woman have been arrested and three other people are suspects in the alleged attempted murder of a Johnstown Township man early Friday, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police believe revenge and robbery were motives in the apparently drug-related at­ tack. but would not release details of the investigation. One of the men. Byron Keith Woods. 27. of Battle Creek has allegedly confessed to breaking into a home and beating the 47-year-old Mill Lake Street man with a baseball bat at about 2:30 a.m., said police. The man. whom police have asked that the Banner not identify, was taken to Battle Creek Health Systems where he was treated for multiple bruises and released after the attack. According to Undersheriff Don Ford, the trio allegedly broke into the man's home by breaking the glass in sliding glass doors while he was sleeping. Armed with baseball bats, the intruders allegedly beat the man. causing numerous bruises to his entire body, police said. "He was struck everywhere but the bot­ tom of his feet." said Ford, noting that the man was alone in the home when the inci­ dent occurred. Ford said the victim was able to chase the intruders out of his home before running to a neighbor's house to call police. Woods was arrested later that day by Bat­ tle Creek police, said Ford. Woods was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Friday on four felony charges, including conspiracy to murder, a maximum life sentence; assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to rob while armed, each with a maximum penalty of life or any number of years; and first degree home invasion, which carries a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison, police said. He is being held on S 100.000 bond in the Barry County Jail and is scheduled for a preliminary examination at 9 a.m. July 22 in District Court. Arraigned on similar charges Tuesday was Richard Charles Case. 34. of Battle Creek, who is being held on a $50,000 cash or surety bond. See SUSPECTS, continued page 2 Hastings teacher recovering from tragedy by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Hartings High School science teacher Jamie Dixon, who suffered a compression fracture in his back during a June 19 car ac­ cident. is able to again hold his infant son. Bradley. "He's (Jamie) walking on his own now." said Jamie s fellow teacher and friend. Patti LaJoye. "Bradley has bounced back wonder­ fully and Jamie should have no long term effects physically." Jamie, who was released from Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids a week after the ac­ cident that claimed the life of his 28-yearold wife. Tara, is staying with Bradley at the home of Tara s parents. Larry and Con­ nie Rueger in Norton Shores. "He’s meeting regularly with an orthope­ dic surgeon for treatment of the compres- McKeown Park to be dedicated A dedication will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. July 23 at the new McKeown County Park, across from Thomapple Manor in Hast­ ings. The dedication will be for the re­ stored historic bridge as well as the new bridge Anyone interested is invited to attend More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 II was a meat day last Saturday for many area events, including the Antique Gas ind Steam Engine Show at Charlton Park. The annual event draws pJbp’e to Bary Courjty from all over the area. Above. Rex Fredline (left) and Dawn Adams of Charlotte are pictured with a 19S2 Model R Minneapolis-Moline tractor owned by David Adams. For more pictures, see inside. Ivy Malone (right) and Jessica Gde wash a car during the benefit car v Dixon held Saturday in front ot the County Post in Hastings. h for sion fracture." said LaJoye. "He doesn't know when he's coming back to Hastings. He's still dealing with everything physi­ cally and emotionally." Locally, students have rallied around Jamie by holding a candlelight vigil the night after the accident occurred at Alden Nash Road and 84th Street when a Wayland woman allegedly ran a stop sign. The woman and her two children were treated for their injuries and released. Jamie was airlifted to Spectrum Health and Bradley was unhurt. The vigil, attended by about 85 students and staff members, was organized by junior Carolyn DeWitt. 15. who considers Jamie "the greatest guy in the world." And last Saturday, student Ivy Malone organized a car wash to raise money that will be put into a trust fund that has been established for Bradley. “He's a really great teacher." said Mal­ one. "I'm just trying to make sure he'll come back." LaJoye said Jamie has been touched by the outpouring of support and concern. "The whole community has pulled to­ gether in a way that he and Tara always felt it could, but never dreamed they would be the recipient of.” LaJoye quoted Jamie as saying. "He and Bradley came to the car wash and he couldn't say anything. He was overwhelmed." LaJoye said Jamie was also impressed that students he'd never had in class joined the car wash effort and noted that he has a good support system around him at the Rue ger's "He said he's getting a lot of support Jamie Dixon from The Mafia' (fellow Hastings High School teachers), from his old high school coach, his college friends and Tara s sister. Kim and her husband." said LaJoye. "They came back to the house with him on he and Tara's anniversary and he knows that everyone in Hastings is praying for him." Jamie told LaJoye jokingly that the city will know he is back at home on Colfax Street when his yard begins to look a little overgrown. Currently, neighbors Bill and Marge Butler are watching over the house and keeping the yard in tip-top shape, he said. Banner reporter Mary Warner contributed to this article. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 Neuus Briefs (Continued) Civil War Muster slated at Charlton Park More than 900 re-enactors will re-create the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness. Virginia during the 10th annual Civil War Muster Sat­ urday and Sunday at Historic Charl­ ton Park. The event lakes place from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the park, located off M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. Living history activities will in­ clude interpreting Victorian house­ cleaning techniques, an Army pa­ rade. battle* and an interpretation of a civilian relief camp A dance is also pan of the fun. ‘Fridays at the Fountain’ features Francesca Francesca Aman will perform ■ cabaret Kt of musical numbers fea­ turing favorite standards. Broadway favorites and pop during the Fridays al the Fountain series July 17 in Hastings. The music starts al 11:30 a m al the fountain plaza on the Barry County Courthouse lawn and concludes at I p.m. * Amari has been singing profes­ sionally for over 15 years, includ­ ing performances the last several years at Grand Rapids' annual Fes­ tival for the Arts. She recently completed an eightmonth children's theatre tour throughout Michigan. Ohio and Indiana and a one-year stay in New York, where she was part of a national lour of ‘Thumbelina" A resident of Grand Rapids. Amari has appeared in most of the area theatres. Those who attend Friday's free concert may bring their lunch, lawn chain and blankets. People may feel free to leave whenever they wish or stay the full length of the concert, said organizer Kathy Crane. This summer's Fridays at the Fountain series is sponsored by the city of Hastings and the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County. In case of tain, the concert will lake place at the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hastings. Abraham's mobile office to visit here The mobile office of U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham will visit Hastings at the new City Hall building from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, July 16, While Senator Abraham will not be visiting, his regional director will be available to listen to constituents* con­ cerns and to offer assistance with is­ sues involving federal policies or pro­ grams. Appointments will not be necessary. The mobile office is making a tour July 16-17 of eight counties in south­ ern lower Michigan. Other planned stops will be in Allegan, Paw Paw, Cassopolis, Niles. Sturgis, Coldwater and Hillsdale. County candidate forum is July 16 Fifteen candidates for Barry County Commission seats in the Aug. 4 pri­ mary election will take pan in a candi­ date forum from 7 to 10 p.m. Thurs­ day. July «|6. in the Hastings High School lecture hall. The event is being sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, the Hastings Jaycees, Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of University Women, said Tom Mohler of the Fu­ turing Committee. Candidates each will be given five minutes to state their vision for BarryCounty for the next five to 10 years and will then be asked to list their three main concerns for the next five years. The top three issues of the group will then be listed and a moderator will lead a discussion on those topics, said Mohler The candidates who have agreed to appear are Audrey Burdick and John Barnett in the First District; Robert Wenger tn the Second District; Sandy James in the Third District; Jim Bailey and Jim Brown in the Fourth District; Rose Man Heaton and Jeff Mackenzie in the Fifth District; Clare Tripp. Pa­ tricia Baker. Mark Englerth and Melvin Goebel in the Sixth District; Clyde Morgan and Emmett Herrington in the Seventh District; and Rod Goebel in the Eighth District. Search for break-in suspect leads to drug house arrest J-Ad Graphics News Service Middleville police, working to round up a ring of at least five local men who are suspects in about 12 separate area break-ins over the last 3 1/2 years, also ended up arresting a 20-year-oki Middleville man last week for operating a drug house. James Foster of 316 W. Mam St., Middleville, was arraigned July 9 in BarryCounty's 56-1 District Court on a high misdemeanor charge of operating a drug house A SUM) personal recognizance bond was posted and a preliminary examination was set for 9 a m. July 22. Foster also pleaded not guilty to a mis­ demeanor charge of possession of mari­ juana and a pretrial hearing was scheduled for July 22 in district court. Police are awaiting the results of tests from the Michigan State Police Crime lab on suspected cocaine and prescription drugs also found at Foster’s residence when police used a search warrant to gather the evidence at about 10 p.m. July 2. said Officer S. Landon Barton. Police found two bags of marijuana on a coffee table, along with green plant mate­ rial lying directly on the table, and con­ fiscated numerous items of paraphernalia, a small quantity of marijuana and suspected cocaine. No charges were filed against two other subjects who were at the apartment when police arrived. According to the police report, the entire decor of the apartment was made up of drug paraphernalia, including numerous pho­ tographs of local teens smoking marijuana. "The pictures depict several dozen youths using controlled substance," said Barton. "It's pretty disturbing." Police had gone to Foster’s home to obtain information on the whereabouts of Maurice Kenneth "Kenny" Mayhew III, 19, of 6396 Whitneyville Road, according to the report. Officers said they planned to arrest Mayhew on a warrant charging him with being an accomplice to suspected burglar Mark Miller. 18. of 316 W. Main St.. Middleville Miller has been charged with breaking into the Babylon Hair Salon April 7 and taking more than $3,500 worth of goods, including a TV, VCR, hair care products, cameras and earrings. He was bound over to Circuit Court on one count of breaking \md entering, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Miller also is suspected of breaking into the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School on at least nine different occasions and taking computers and other items. He was arrested on those charges July 6 and arraigned in District Court July 7 when a $10,000 personal recognizance bond was set. Miller is scheduled for a preliminary examination July 31 al 9 a.m Mayhew, who was arrested on July 6. was arraigned in district court July 7 on charges of receiving stolen property in excess of SI00 and of breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a larceny, the same charges Miller faces A $10,000 personal recognizance bond was set and a July 22 preliminary examina­ tion was scheduled to take place Charges stemming from the break-in of the Babylon Hair Salon are also pending against Foster, whom police believe may have received and concealed the stolen property, said Barton ’ Some of the suspects either attempted to get nil of the property in Grand Rapid* or tried to sell it tor drug* or money to buy drug*.’ *aid Barton Barton said charge* are also expected against four other Middleville residents, including a 20-year-old male, a 17-year-old male, a 16-year-old male and a 19-year-old male "We’ve been working on this for the last three-and-a half years and we finally got them." said Barton, who noted that more charges are pending "(We think) they’re doing this to support their drug habits This is basically a little B & E ring tha started with a few parties. Then, the started getting younger people involved t get what they could and attempt to trade i for drug* Middleville Police Chief Louis Shoe maker commended his officer* for thei persistence in investigating the break-ins which also affected area homes "It's really good work and a lot of foo work," said Shoemaker. "They will get a much satisfaction out of the court proces as anything We will definitely get th< right people in front of the judge " OK White Conference ups athletic ticket prices by Mary Warner Staff Writer Admission prices will be $1 more for adults attending varsity football game* in Hastings and other schools in the OK White Conference this coming fall It will also cost $1 more for adult* at­ tending boys varsity and junior varsity basketball games and girls varsity and ju­ nior varsity basketball game* The previous price for adults and student* was $3 per game. Student admission re­ mains $3 per game. JV and freshman foot­ ball admission remains al $2 for both adults and students, as does the $2 admis­ sion price for freshman girls and hoys bas­ ketball. Admission to other varsity, JV. freshman and middle school sports also has not changed, and yearly pusses for Hastings athletic events remain the same price. Varsity football and basketball admission prices were upped by the OK White Conference, of which Hastings is a pan. Hastings School Board members ap­ proved the price changes al their meeting Monday. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said the district promised when it joined the conference that it would follow the OK White price schedule for athletic events. High School Principal Tim Johnston said the prices were upped to offset in­ creased payments for game officials and be­ cause there hasn't been an increase in sev­ eral years. Also, he said, the state has in­ creased its regional and state athletic event ticket prices, "so we're trying to stay in line with them.” Johnston encouraged families to purchase a family pass for $135 that will allow ad­ mission for all immediate family members to all home athletic events during the 1998-99 year with the exception of invita­ tional? or state tournaments. The price for that pass has not been increased, he said. In other action al Monday's meeting, the board denied the request of a student to at­ tend classes in the Caledonia School District. The student wanted to attend the Caledonia alternative education program, but board members said they would like him to try the Hastings alternative educa­ tion program instead. The student's mother appeared at the board meeting Monday con­ cerned about whether her son would have enough credits to graduate on time if he en­ rolls in the Hastings program. Schoessel said the high school principal would help work that problem out with her. Also Monday — which was the district's annual organizational meeting — board members approved a schedule of meetings and reelected the same board officers they had last year They include President Patricia Endsley. Vice President Michael Hubert. Secretary Donald Myers, and Treasurer Eugene Haas. Board meeting dates arc as follows: Aug. 24. Hastings Middle School; Sept. 21. Star Elem.; Oct. 19. Pleasantview Elem.; Nov. 16. Central Elem.; Dec. 21. Hastings Middle School; Jan. 18. Northeastern Elem.; Feb. 15. Southeastern Elem.; March 15. Hastings High School; April 19. Pleasantview Elem.; May 17. Hastings Middle School; June 8. Hastings Middle School. Also on Monday, the board approved an arrangement with First Agency Inc. of Kalamazoo to provide student accident in­ surance coverage with Continental Byron Woods Richard Case Tammala Burdette tional services. Judy Shelton, leaving to take another position and the director of operational services. Al Francik. retiring. Shelton was replaced by Dave Arnold, who was the principal at Central Elementary. Francik. as mentioned previously, was re­ placed with Harbison. years and arc familiar with its operation. "We're a relatively small school district, so a lot of people work together on project^, so one person can pick up where another one leaves off. For example. Steve (Harbison) knew an awful lot about what Al (Francik)did." At Monday's board meeting, members also approved the transfer of Ruth Hill from elementary librarian to middle school librarian. Even the position of middip school librarian, created when the new mid­ dle school library was built as pan of the recent construction of an addition, suffered turnover of its very first staff persoq. Janice Grathen. who had to leave shortly after joining the district in 1997 because her husband was transferred. Hill's former position as elementary li­ brarian has yet to be filled. John Johnston, chairperson of the citi­ zens group that helped get the district's most recent bond issue passed (which al­ lowed for distnct-wide renovations and con­ struction of a new elementary), will also take his place among school district per­ sonnel this comine fall when he beeins du­ ties as a co-curricular teacher at Hastings Middle School Johnston was formerly manager of Barry County Lumber. He went back to school to get his teaching degree and student taught at the Middle School last year. His co-curricular class will take an interdisci­ plinary approach to teaching. Schoessel said, combining elements of social studies and industrial arts. Assurance Co. for those parents ant guardian* who want to purchase it durin the 1998-99 school year This insurance has been offered to stu dents for many years. Schoessel said Parent* who purcha*e the insurance. Im said, are usually those who do not have al ternate coverage. The insurance does no cover sports injuries. The district require parents to use their personal insurance firs for injuries occurring at school. Schoesse said. Local credit union extends helping hand to those laid off from work Grand Valley Co-Op Credit L'mon of Hastings. Kalamazoo and Ludington would like to inform its members of a special pro­ gram that they will be making available to members of Grand Valley Co-Op Credft Union during the duration of the General Motors strike. Any person with a loan through Granifl Valley Co-Op Credit Union who can show they arc temporarily laid-off from their pn> sent employer, will be given the opportu­ nity. with no fees, to make interest only payments until the strike ha* ended. This offer is not limited to employees of General Motors, and their suppliers. Indi­ viduals seeking to take advantage of this program must contact Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union and request for deferment. Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union can be reached at (616) 942-9630. SUSPECTS Continued from page 1 Case is accused of assault with intent to rob. which carries a maximum possible penalty of life or any number of years; as­ sault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder, a 10 year felony; first degree home invasion, a 20-ycar felony if convicted; and conspiracy to commit those three crimes, which carries a maximum penalty of life or any number of years. Tammala Dawn Burdette. 27, of Battle Creek, is still in custody on a $10,000 cash or surety bond facing the same charges as Case. Burdette and Case are scheduled for preliminary examination at 9 a.m. July 29. The incident remains under investigation. RESIGN Continued from page 1 teacher in that district. "Both of them (Robb and her husband) had been looking to get closer to each other — either him here, or her there — because the traveling was hard," Schoessel said. Robb was "ex­ cited to get the job," he said. "It's going to be a lot easier on her family." In addition to acting as assistant princi­ pal. Robb was in charge of the adult and community education programs, the alter­ native education program and the Barry County B-4s program. The latter is a preschool program for four-year-olds who may be at risk of not succeeding in school. Robb started the B-4s and "was quite proud of it." Schoessel said. Robb was hired by the district in December of 1993 During her time with the school system. Schoessel said, "she brought a lot of special talents to the district because of her background, and got some nice programs started for us. We were sorry to see her go. but we understand she had to go because of considerations for her family.'* Kowalczyk's resignation brought concern from some parents about what would hap­ pen to the summer girls basketball program, which in the past has included (raining and conditioning sessions and a learn camp Johnston and Schoessel met with parents of players to reassure them about plans for finding a new coach and continuing the summer basketball training Johnston said interviews are going to be conducted for the coach's position at the end of this week. The two assistant principal job*, one for Robb's position and one for Johnston's previous position, have already been posted and a number of resumes have been re­ ceived. Johnston said. The deadline for ap­ plying for Robb's position is July 17. The deadline for Johnston's previous position, which alvo includes the title of district ath­ letic director, is July 24. Johnston said he is looking for assistant principals who will be "student-oriented." who will treat the students fairly. "They have to have the idea of what is best for the student. With that comes student responsi­ bility and accountability." Johnston, who began his new duties July I. said that as new principal, he and hi* staff will "do a lot of assessment of what our needs are. We will take a real good look at everything " The district's administrative staff ha* had many changes recently The only high school administrator remaining in his pre­ sent position, assistant principal Mike Schneiderhan, has only been in that posi­ tion for approximately a year. Prior to that he was an industri?1 arts teacher at the high school. He replac- Ellen Zack, who was only with he Hash s district a short time before she left t *ake a position at Thomapple Kellogg ’h School The assistant supe. endent staff ha* also changed, with the du 'Ctor of educa­ Arnold was replaced as Central principal by Judy Bierlein (formerly Tuttle), an ad­ ministrative intern at Central. Jo Stebbins, formerly principal at Pleasantview Elementary, look over as principal al the newly built Star Elementary last fall, leav­ ing a vacancy that was filled by Jerry Mueller, formerly assistant principal at Hastings Middle School. The middle school po*ition was filled by Christopher Cooley, who was previously a social stud­ ies teacher in the Wyoming. Mich, public schools. Former Northeastern principal Eric Heide served for les* than a year when he let! in 1996 to return to hi* former job as princi­ pal at East Elementary in the Lakewood district. Hi* po*ition was filled by Mary Youngs, who was formerly assistant prin­ cipal at Central Schoessel said the administrative changes have occurred for a variety of reasons, with some of them being expected as assistant principals seek advancement to principal positions and others leave to otherwise fa­ cilitate their careers or personal lives. The district i* coping with the changes, he said, because many of those replacing lost ad­ ministrators have a lol of experience, and many have been with the district for several �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 - Page 3 utland Township to draft ordinance to regulate trailways I I I I I I I I I I [ | by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The Rutland Township Board voted unanimously July 8 to drati an ordinance to regulate the impending Paul Henry Trail, abandoning a recommendation to appeal a May ruling that zoning laws don't apply to trailways. Barry County’s 56-1 District Judge Gary Holman ruled in favor of the village of Middleville, which owns the former railroad right-of-way that volunteers are working to transform into a linear, recreational [ path. I "They're saying we have no jurisdiction on rails to trails." said Supervisor Robert Edwards to the board. “I’m asking you whether you want to appeal that decision. It would cost $5,000 to $10,000 to ap­ I Rutland Township attorney Lynda Thompsen. who iecommended an appeal, also recommended a regulation-type ordi­ nance that would likely: • Establish a setback required from all residences • Require solid fencing, plus attractive screening by planting at least six feet in height whenever a trailway abuts property used for residential purposes • Prohibit users from engaging in activi­ ties on the trailway before a specified time in the morning and after a specified time at night. • Require a property owner who wishes to operate a trail way to provide to the township security and other assurances that the owner will protect neighbors from neg­ ative impacts from users of the trailways. The ordinance, to be dratted by the town­ ship’s planning and zoning commission, would be used to "police" the trail, said Edwards. * "It’s more of an enforcement tool for regulating right-of-ways." said Edwards. "Otherwise, there could be different types of gatherings in our township that we would have no control of." Although Rutland lost it’s lawsuit against the village of Middleville to force zoning compliance regarding proximity of the trail to homes, another lawsuit by an Irving Township resident goes to trial in October. Thompsen told township officials that if Middleville loses that case, it would likely halt construction of trail in that area. Rutland Township Treasurer Blanche Munjoy of Irving Road lives 50 feet from the trail and is a plaintiff in another case against the village of Middleville. In other business at the meeting: • A report by assessor Dennis McKelvey revealed that the township s assessed value has grown by 14.5 percent over last year and taxable value has climbed 9.9 percent. "Last year alone, we grew by more than $10.2 million." he said in his report to the board. "Since 1990 when 1 became your as­ sessor Rutland Township has grown by 213 percent in assessed value." Board members and McKelvey agreed that Rutland Township is growing by leaps and bounds. "If the changes in valuation from 1997 to 1998 are any indication at all. and I’m convinced they are. then we should grow this yejr another 20 percent." said McK­ elvey in his report. "I am projecting we will grow nine percent due to market influ­ ences ($7.24 million) and 11 percent due to new construction ($8 85 million. Wal­ Mart influence)." McKelvey noted that conservatively, the growth should amount to a total State Equalized Valuation of $96.5 million in 1999. "I am suggesting to this board that as we move into the next century. Rutland Township will play an ever increasing role in the future of Barry County." McKelvey said. "Your location is ideal recreationally, residentially. commercially and education­ ally. and as a provider of jobs. It will be our responsibility to stay abreast of it all." Gyspy moth bill approved by Michigan House by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer The Michigan House of Representatives has approved a bill to amend the township public improvement act to add suppression or control of gypsy moths to the list of improvements allowed to be financed under the law and it is expected to go to the State Senate next month. The amendment to Public Act 188 of 1954 could result in additional local rev­ enues from the levy of special assessments. Caledonia Township supports the bill. Changes in the bill also would allow townships to carry out the project or im­ provement unless objections are filed with the board before the hearing provided as fol­ lows: "By the record owners of land constitut­ ing more than 20 percent of the total land area in the proposed special assessment dis­ trict. "A township board may require a petition meeting the prescribed requirements be filed before proceeding with an improvement under the act. ’’If written objections are filed or a peti­ tion is filed, the township board shall not proceed with the improvement until a peti­ tion is filed by the record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total land area in the special assessment district as finally established by the township board." Rep. Kirk Profit of the Agriculture Committee stated in his analysis of the bill. "The Department of Agriculture cur­ rently administers a gypsy moth suppres­ sion program that counties can participate in and under which counties can be reim­ bursed with federal funds for up to 50 per­ cent of their costs. Reportedly, nine coun­ ties participated in the program last year and received $358,000 in reimbursement for costs. However, some townships in counties not participating in the state and federal program have experienced problems with gypsy moth infestations, and have no statutory authority to establish special as­ sessment districts to pay for such programs under their enabling act. Public Act 188. The Michigan Townships Association has encouraged introduction of legislation to add gypsy moth suppression to the list of public improvements allowed under the act." "The Township Board may carry out an improvement under the act unless written objections arc filed with the board by prop­ erty owners whose land constitute more than 20 percent of the total land area in the proposed special assessment district, or whose land constitutes more than 20 per­ cent of the total frontage. If written objec­ tions are filed, the Township Board cannot proceed with the proposed public improsernent until a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the landowners is filed with the board " Profit outlined points in favor of the bill: 1. "By creating special assessment dis­ tricts. a township can provide a service or a public improvement to a limited number of property owners within the township and only assess those who benefit from the service or improvement. 2. "The bill would allow townships to target specific problem areas within their boundaries in a timely and effective man­ ner. As is the case with other special as­ sessments. only those people whose prop­ erty would benefit from suppression pro­ grams would be assessed for the costs of the programs, which is the fair and equi­ table way to go." Reported points against the bill: 1. "Some people argue that bonding is the wrong way to go. particularly for pro­ jects other than capital improvements. Bonding should not be used for ongoing operations. Others believe that since gypsy moths have become a state problem, the See MOTH, continued page 14 • C D Barnes Associates. the general contractor for the Creekside Professional Center (medical offices) being built on M43/M-37 has requested permission to hook up to the wastewater line owned by the township and used by the adjacent Flexfab manufacturing facility. "FHI (Flexfab Horizons International) has no problem with it." said Edwards. "It's right there." The board voted to grant permission to C.D. Barnes, who will next approach the City of Hastings to seek a nod to use the line. • Approved 6-1. with trustee Finley Hansford opposed, the final reading of Or­ dinance No. 64 rezonmg portions of the Duray Development on Quimby Road (Podunk Lake) from rural estate (R-E) two and one-half acre residential lots to R-l single family residential zoning • Agreed on the first reading of an ordi­ nance creating a rural residential zone pro­ viding for one-acre lol sizes. • Responded to a request for input by County Commissioner Sandy James regarding the proposal for the county to purchase land to build a sports complex. "We need to preserve land for future use." said James. "Were growing. Hastings is growing and we re not going to have 40 to 50-acres available in the near future." James noted that some input has included putting smaller complexes, about 10-acres in size, in four different parts of the county rather than on a large parcel near Hastings. "Wed consider that, but that’s not my personal recommendation." she said. "You’re not going to bring people from Delton and Orangeville to play ball." said Blanche Munjoy. "They’re not all going to travel to Hastings." James disagreed, however, noting that Delton youths play soccer in Galesburg. "If they’re going to do that, they will come to Hastings to play something " said James. After much discussion, the board agreed that more information and research on the concept is needed before the board can make a decision whether to support the project. • James noted that the A-42 Heritage Road project, which turns ownership and maintenance of the road over to the state of Michigan is not official yet. "But it’s looking good." she said. • Edwards noted that the township has filed an injunction to stop a Heath Road resident from holding weekly rodeos on his property "It’s a commercial venture in a residential area on less than five acres." said Edwards. "A show cause hearing should be scheduled in five days and that’s where the judge should issue a stop order." • Heard a report from Building Adminis­ trator Bernard Hammond that the township issued 14 building permits from May 27 until June 27 for a total revenue of $42,018 in permit fees. A permit issued to Wal-Mart alone cost $38,000. To date, the township has collected $53,809 from building permits this year. Hammond also reported that the town­ ship collected $843 from electrical permits issued from May 27 through June 27 and a total of $2,219 to date. • Munjoy reported that the township has a total of $512,681.56 in all accounts combined. Legion Auxiliary installs officers Auxiliary Unit No 45. Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion Post Hastings in­ stalled officers tor 1998-99 July 1 at the post home Joyce Wembrecht was the in­ stalling officer Pictured are (from left) Joyce Curtis, executive board Margaret Ab­ bott sergeant at arms. Marguerite Beckwith chaplain Debra May historian Bonnie Sherman treasurer llene Hilson secretary. Elnora Beckwith second vice presi­ dent: and Shirley Nett, president Not pictured are. First Vice President Deanne Woody and Executive Board members Evelyne Hecht. Joyce Weinbrecht and Dorothy Gronewold Delton school board gets new treasurer by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School Board switched its treasurer but retained other of­ ficers at the board's annual organizational meeting Monday. At the meeting. Wilbur (Bud) Glenn took over as treasurer from John Wells. Retaining their positions as president, vice president and secretary were Paul Hughes. Joseph Noto and Elizabeth Matteson, respectively. At the meeting, dates were set for 1998­ 99 school board meetings. They include: July 13. Aug. 17. Sept. 21. Oct. 19. Nov. 16. Dec 14. Jan. 18. Feb. 15. March 15. April 19. May 17 and June 21. The meet­ ings will be held in the upper elementary media center at 7 p.m. Also at the meeting, the board hired a number of new teachers to fill positions left open because of retirements or position transfers, including Kimberly MacCallum as a first grade teacher. Kimberly Scott as an elementary special education teacher. Lisa Kellam as a multi-age elementary teacher. Michael Donost as an eighth grade science teacher, Erin Cihaki-Beute as a vo­ cal music teacher at the middle and high schools. Christine Mabie as a 7th/8th grade special education teacher. Dale Grimes as a high school science teacher. Lisa Strang as a high school special education teacher, and Sandra Dancy for a 7/10s full-time home economics/English teaching position al the high school. Hired for a new 8/IOs full­ time middle school teaching position was Diane Eva Kendrick. Also at Monday’s meeting, the board recognized 14 area residents who have done more than 50 hours of volunteer work for the athletic program doing such things as taking tickets and supervising athletic events. The board presented each of the volunteers with an athletic pass giving them admittance into all the district's ath­ letic events this coming school year. The volunteers included Jamie Daniels. Bethany Jones. Kelly Loofboro. Pat Amsbury. Joe Daniels. Naomi Keck. Al Thornton. Bob Amsbury. Cory Hammond. Nick Keck. Linda Thornton, Jason Horvath. Scott Kenyon and Julie Pease. The free passes were "our way of acknowledging our appre­ ciating for their services." Superintendent Marsha Wells said. The board also awarded bids totaling $42,443 to the Insight. Sehi. and L&K companies for computer hardware and soft­ ware. It approved spending $20,430 for cafete­ ria equipment. $11,300 for a print shop collator. $2,495 for a computer for the ath­ letic department, and $5,220 for safety pads for the high school gym. It renewed its contract with Interquest to provide canine drug searches at a cost of $500 per visit plus mileage. And it approved a resolution that allows teachers in the district to have their checks deposited directly into the bank. Wells said direct deposit services are just one of sev­ eral areas where the district is trying to im­ prove the financial system and business services. TK class of ‘58 looking for classmates Thomapple Kellogg High School (Mid­ dleville) Class of -1958’s 40th Reunion is July 31 and Aug. 1 at the Hastings Moose Lodge. Any classmates still interested in attend­ ing. please contact Jcanita Randall 616­ 962-0340. Lorraine Thome 616-792-6093 or Larry Poland (616) 795-9750 Church celebrates 135th anniversary Children’s games were some of many activities that took place last Saturday and Sunday during McCallum Church s 135th anniversary celebration. The festivities also featured volleyball and softball games. three-legged races, water games, a carnival, a potluck supper, a gospel concert featuring local group "In His Name." and old-fashioned hymns during Sunday's worship service Above. Josh Aubuchon tries to get a plastic bowling ball through one of three tapedtogether hula hoops. MaKenn Johncock (back) and Hillary Bagley (middle) tn, > knock down some bowling pins during the celebra i. jneruyn Lyons tries to hit a homer during a softball game that was part of the celebration activities. �Page 4 The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1996 LETTERS from our readers... Reader details county costs to satisfy city requirements Io the editor: Whv did Barry County purchase the property located at 109 West Walnut St on March 25. 1‘N"’ and call a special meeting May 19. I“9’’ to discuss purchase of city hall property' The meeting called by the board chair­ man of the Barry County Commissioners James Bailey To my knowledge the pur­ chase was never fully explained For more on this I will quote part of a March 16. 1998 letter from Judith A Petcrs*»n. former Barry County coordinator, to Jell Mansfield, public works director for the City of Hastings ‘Barry County has made the following arrangements to satisfy the City of Hastings’ requirements for 55 additional parking spaces to obtain an oc­ cupancy permit for the new Courts and Law Building.' The letter goes on to state the county en­ tered two lease agreements for 21 parking spaces at the west end of the Depot law building and 16 spaces at Local 138 UAW building on Apple St. and will be entering into a lease agreement with (former) Wren Funeral Home property for 35 spaces on a lot at Jefferson and Walnut streets. With what information I had in hand June 16. 1998.1 sent a letter to Bailey requesting the total cost for rent and purchase of the W ren parking lot. City Hall, and AFL-CIO parking lot. I also asked if the money came from the general fund (tax dollars) Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. Ail that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of 'cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • 'Crossfire' letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to ono for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions vaned. there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Know Your Legislators: (I might add that Commissioner Bailey did not answer my letter It was answered by Michael C. Brown. Barry County adminis­ trator. ) The rent for the Wren parking lot from March 1994 through March 1997 was $7,400 The lot was purchased for $39.9(8). which makes a total cost of $47.3(8) City Hall was purchased for $425.(88) and on this there is a question. This was an install­ ment purchase agreement (12-09-97) for $4(8).(88) o! the $425.(88) and bears an in­ terest rate of 4.85 percent The maturity date is 2(8)4 and the full interest is $71,339 56. The total installment purchase agreement will cost $496,339.56. Also in the works is a facility property evaluation for the reuse of the Hastings City Hall building by Barry County at a cost $5.4(8) The UAW parking lot rent is SI.280. lol paving $7,200 for a total cost $8,480 The pur- hasc of the Wren parking lot cost $47,300. The total on installment pur­ chase agreement for city hall would cost $496,339.56. The total cost on these two items (Wren parking lot and City Hall) is $543,639.56 to satisfy the city of Hastings requirements for 55 additional parking spaces to obtain an occupancy permit for the new courts and law building. These were all expenditures from the county gen­ eral fund budget, part of it on the install-* mcnl purchase plan. Bailey should have ex­ plained to the public why all this was taking place. Our tax dollars pay for it. Ward O. Weiler Hastings Clarification: The cutlinc on page 13 of the July 9 Ban­ ner. under the second picture about July 4 at C harlton Park, should have read “The 4th of July Veterans Association served nearly 800 people barbecued chicken at the Old Fash­ ioned Fourth.” U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Toimeia, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th SL, Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton. Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city oi Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. HastingsBaNNEK Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 CwunwucaiiM Female driver wasn’t at fault To the editor: I always thought when I read The Haslings Banner that the articles had been checked and xcnficd they were true Now I wonder I read about an accident that I saw right after it had happened and I know that very little of the article written about it was true You accused the lady of being at fault, which she wasn't It is in the police records correctly for no one to see It is in the Ban­ ner incorrectly for everyone to see. If the lady was at fault then why didn’t she re­ ceive the ticket ’ 7 he man driving the other car received the ticket The comer of Cedar Creek Road and Dowling Road needs some changing and has for a long time. It •. too bad it took an accident and almost injuring innocent small children to get something fixed, although nothing has been proposed yet Thank goodness there were no senous injuries and no hitler feeling after the incident. You never know what could happen these days The man that hit the woman sent his mothcr over to sec it the lady was hurt SI wasn’t, just her san The kids swim and plav at the mill too close to the road A fence should be| placed there to avoid a more senous acci-l dent to prevent the kids from being nght onl the road I’ll bet a lot of people have lost confi-l dencc in your paper Next time you report] on something that you feel should be re-1 ported, please verify your information and] talk to the people involved to see if they] want it reported If you don’t have the cour-l tesy to at least talk to the people then make] sure you research the facts before you put it| in pnnt Not only have you embarrassed am innocent person and her family for the] whole town to sec. you have embarrassed] yourself in such a lack of decency in re-1 porting Eldora Carpenter Editor's Note: The information in Iasi] week’s paper was obtained from the Michid gan State Police Sec the correction in t hi J i issue. Reader disagrees with “spanking” Dear editor: This letter is in response to the June 23. 1998 article in the Hastings Reminder titled “Spanking can cause long-term emotional damage, research says.” Thank you for the chuckles and down­ right belly laughs. I needed that. This article seems to equate any kind of physical disci­ pline with violent physical assault. Not true! If some of the statements in that article were thought out to their logical conclu­ sions. we wouldn't need any type ofjails or public restraints; we wouldn't need laws or courts or police or locks. Wow’ If we could just gel someone who is per­ fect (the government?) to raise and tram the children they would be perfect! The stale­ run orphanages throughout countries in all the world arc a great test case for this the­ ory. This type of thinking assumes that chil­ dren (of any age) have no sense of nght or wrong. Th .y will just be perfectly agreeable to change if it is without physical conse­ quences. Have you ever met a head-strong, self-absorbed, self-centered child or adult? Discipline, the basic process of teaching self-control, is a loving fence of safety to teach and guide into matunty. I Punishment is the earned result of dclib^l 'I crate and continued anti-social behavior. Each parent is responsible first for thcirl own self-control and then together they are! 1 I responsible to set the standards for themselves and their homes. Families arc the mini-blocks of society. I Spanking is but one of the many tools ini J 1 a parent’s options for shaping and correct ing willful anti-social behavior. Each person is a unique combination. No oncl method of teaching or training will exactly! fit all And surprise the parents as well ad the children arc maturing and changing all I the time. Homes and parents have an edge that can’t be duplicated in any government con­ ceived or run program. Parents love theft children! Love is the binding healing glue that works for the hcaljh of the whole fam­ ily. Each person is growing in matunty; vol? untary loving self-discipline, thinking of others first, goal setting and peaceful self con,rol Sincerely,^ Patscy L. Vcrus. Hastings Congressman Nick Smith Building a home... When I was growing up in Addison, we took neighborliness for granted. Neighbors cared about each other and the community they lived in. We had barn-building bees and helped neighbors harvest their crops when they were in trouble. Most were will­ ing to pitch in for the betterment of the town Unfortunately, many people today feel too hamed and busy to devote lime to these projects. Some tell me that they’ve done enough by paying high taxes for gov­ ernment welfare. I was reminded of the American charita­ ble spirit with refurbishing a house with other volunteers at 197 W. Goguac in Battle Creek. The project, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity and the National Partners in Homeownership, is making a home for a low-income family. The phy sical labor with the other volunteers gave us all a real sense of community and giving that solves more problems than government ever will. It also demonstrates how powerful, innovative and successful community leaders can be in mobilizing change for the better. Since 1976. Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers have built homes for more than 60.000 low-income families in all 50 states. The applicants for these houses arc screened to ensure that they have a steady h job and decent prospects for repaying the loan. In addition, the prospective owner must agree to volunteer hundreds of hours of work on their own and others' homes. The applicant must then purchase the house from Habitat for Humanity with a low in­ terest loan to cover the cost of building ma­ terials. This unique system makes it possi­ ble for many hard working families to reach for the American Dream of home owner­ ship. The help this program provides is real. Most of us expect to be able to provide de­ cent. safe housing for ourselves and our families. There arc. however. 13 million families that would like to own a home put can’t afford it. Many of these people arc forced to live in substandard housing or spend an excessive share of income on rent. The good news is that a strong economy and low interest rates arc increasing home ownership. In fact, 65.7 percent of Ameri­ cans families now own their own homes. I’ve worked with Habitat for Humanity for several years. I helped build houses in Jackson and Albion. .’•.nd will sponsor the construction of two more houses in my con­ gressional district this fall. This year many of us in Congress have launched “The Houses that Congress Built" project to put up at least one additional house in every congressional district. I'm proud that Michigan's entire congressional delegation has decided Io participate in this national, bipartisan effort. Community volunteers produce help f% people in need that represents the equiva­ lent of another federal budget each year. Volunteers help make dreams a reality. ItY more than just the value of their contribu­ tion - it’s the spirit of caring that comes with it. Can you imagine what wonderful things could happen if everyone would vol­ unteer an hour or two a week for someone in need? Clarification: Rossie Houghtaling. 72. of Cedar Creek Road, who was involved in a two-car accident July 1. said she was not cited for disregarding a slop sign as reported in last week's police beat and told to the Banner by the Michigan State Police. Also. Houghtaling was turning north from Dowling Road onto Cedar Creek Road when the accident occurred. Her direction of travel was incorrectly reported in the news item. Should w® help bail Public Opinion Cosmes has been asked to approve u $l< billion dollar contribution to InternMiontl Monetary Fund, which fa pan would be wed to help Rental costins financial troubiea. Should the United Sum hdp with a Ihwrial packafc? Why or 1 Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Drvrson Of JAd Grabbes inc ’952N Breadway Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (6161 945 9554 John Jacobs President Frsdaric Jacobs Vce Presxleni Joyce Ryan Stephen Jacoba Treasurer Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young iEa<tor) Eiame Gilbert /Assistant EiMor) Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen SMwna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • C'ass.’ied ads accepted Monday Through *' 6 a m to 5 30 P m Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Jeff Zlsy, Bartlett: Jee Daniel, Hsetlnfe: Marc Jsnda. Hestlnfs: Joann Tuihlll, Middleville Pete Stull, Waylaad: Suren Rathraff, Halting! "Why should we help the Russians. They don't help ui out.' 'Hat Russia paid off all of their previous debts? 'd be happy io loin them more money if their creou is ecod.' *1 think die United Stases should definitely help Russia. 1 : United States and Russia h : come s loaf way over t* mt two decadet in Senns a ice. If the U3. were in the vedicament. we would like . *hink that they would: 'I suppose we will have to help than. The United Suses depends on the world's stability." *1 think it's in our best interest to help keep them moving toward t democracy.' ■1 think they should, because they need OOKJ fcr food end supplies and suit* n Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates; S25 per year m Barry County S2" per year in adjoining counties S29 30 per year etsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo» B castings Mt 49058 0602 Second Cwss Postage Pa>d it Hastens Mi 49C58 1 s < a 2 1 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 Page 5 Barry County Fair format has variety of entertainment and contests The 146th annual Barry County Fair is set to run from Saturday to Saturday, July 18-25, with a lineup of mostly tried and true attractions to go with the 4-H youth competitions. This year’s fair entertainment once again will have a heavy accent on country, but gospel and Christian rock will make a big splash, too. Joining the True Value Coun­ try Showdown Monday night (July 20) will be ’.he Christian bands Big Tent Re­ vival and Reality Check. Otter evening entertainment on fair week will -.*clude two demolition derbies (Monday and the following Saturday) and pickup truck demo derby Monday night, a professional rodeo Wednesday night, mo­ tocross Thursday evening, a tractor pull Friday night and karaoke contest semifinals and finals Thursday and Friday nights. The following is a sketch of the fair •ek activities: Saturday, July 18 The morning will start at 9 a.m. with youth dog judging in the show arena and youth non-livestock judging in sheep and swine bam. Barrel judging will take place at noon in the sheep and swine bam. A youth rocket launch is scheduled for I p.m. in the horse arena and at the same time harness racing will take place at the grandstand. Youth demonstrations will be held at the variety tent, beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 A cavy showmanship and breed class competition will start things, from 11 a m. io 2 p.m. Hamess racing will resume at 1 p.m. Open class non-livestock entries (excluding flowers) entries will be expected at the banquet hall at 2 p.m. Flowers will be taken from 8:30 to 11 a m. Monday at the banquet hall. Also at 2 p.m. will be youth poultry judging in the show arena, pocket pets at a site yet to be determined, a gospel music jamboree at the variety tent (free-will offer­ ing). youth rabbit crafts, notebooks and meat records. The youth dog agility class competition will start at 5 p.m. in the show arena and L the youth talent show, including clowning •nd Style Revue, will take place at 6. Monday, July 20 : The first full day of activities will start with youth rabbit showmanship at the show arena from 8 a.m. to noon. Youth goat judging will be held in the new bam at 9 a.m. All entries will be closed at 11 a.m. The third day of harness racing will gel under way at noon at the grandstand. Open class flower, agronomy and horti­ culture judging and rabbit meat and breed judging all will be held at 1 p.m.. with the latter activity at show arena. The midway and W.G. Wade Shows will fire up at 4 p.m. with a special all-day rides for one price. $10. The price will be $11 (with coupon) for all day Tuesday, starting at 1 p.m.; S7 from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, with regular prices from 6 p.m. until closing time; $10 for all day Thursday, starting at I p.m.; Friday will have regular prices all day; and on Saturday one price of $9 will take care of all ride> from noon to 5 p.m. and from then until closing it will be regular prices. Also at 4 p.m. Monday will be youth horse judging in the horse arena. A livestock judging contest will be at 7 p.m. in the show arena. In the early evening, the first of six an­ tique tractor parades will take place around the complex. The parades will be held each evening from Monday through Saturday. The True Value. WBCH. Jimmy Dean Country Showdown will get under way in the variety tent al 7:30. Capping off the evening will be a demo­ lition derby and pickup truck demolition derby at the grandstand The second derby during fair week will be at 7 p.m. Satur­ day. Tuesday, July 21 The day’s activities will begin with the youth horse judging at 8 a.m. in the horse arena and an hour later open class non-live­ stock judging and youth sheep judging, fol­ lowed by open class in the show arena. The youth cat show will take place in the variety tent at I p.m. and youth swine judging will be held in the show arena at 2 The rabbit live meat judging contest will get under way in the rabbit bam at 6 p.m. The entertainment in the evening will be a free Local Band Night show in the variety tent at 7 p.m. and the Big Tent Revival and Reality Check Christian rock concert a: 7:30 p.m. (Incorrect times have previously been reported for this concert). Wednesday, July 22 Wednesday will be Senior Citizens' Day, with people in that age group admitted for half price until 5 p.m. It's also Children's Day. as kids can get in free. Youth horse judging again will start the day at 8 a.m. in the horse arena, with youth beef judging at 9. followed by adult beef showmanship at the show arena. 146th annual BARRY COUNTY FAIR gets underway this weekend. Make it your family destination! tocross will be at the grandstand at 7:30. Friday, July 24 Friday will be Farm Bureau Day. There will be a livestock fashion show at the new bam and youth draft horse judging at 9 a.m.. followed by open class in the horse arena The annual livestock sale is scheduled for I p.m. in the show arena. A tractor pull will be at 7 p.m. at the grandstand, the same time that the karaoke finals will take place at the variety tent, with more than $1,000 in prize money Saturday, July 25 The Show of Champions will get under way in the show arena at 8 a.m. A draft horse pull and a tractor safety contest will follow at 9. Reality Check Christian rock band, one of several groups to be performing Tuesday night at the fair. The rabbit skill-a-thon will be held ;♦» 10 a.m. in the rabbit bam. In keeping with the children's theme for the day. a kids' pedal pull is planned for 1 p.m. around the garden area behind the ban­ quet hall and junior karaoke (for up to 17 years old) will he offered in ihe variety tent from 3 to 6 p.m. The evening will conclude with a profes­ sional rodeo at the grandstand. Thursday, July 23 Thursday will be Ladies' Day. when women will be admitted for $1.50 each un­ til noon. Open class horse judging at the horse arena and open class goats in the new bam will begin the day. There will be a youth dairy and open class judging competition at the show arena at 10. The Ladies' Day program will take place at 11 a.m. at the variety tent. Horse Young Clovers will get under way at noon, followed by hors- games and con­ tests in the horse arena. The small animal sale will be at 4 p.m. at the show arena. The karaoke semifinals will be held at the variety tent at 7 p.m. and the mo- The Slate Shorthorn Show will be at 11 a.m. followed by open class beef. Antique tractor pulls will be at the grandstand at noon. The Youth Fair Awards celebration, sponsored by J-Ad Graphics, with picture taking, will be held at the variety tent at 12:30 p.m. The national barrel races are scheduled for I p.m. A livestock skill-a-thon will be at 2 p.m. at the picnic pavilion. At 4 p.m., there will be 4-H youth games in the show arena, after the open class beef competition. The demolition derby is the last sched­ uled event of the fair, at 7 p.m. at the grandstand. New Fourth Ward council member to be sworn in July 27 by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Newly appointed Fourth Ward City Council member Donald Tubbs, owner of the Adrounie House Bed and Breakfast in Hastings, will be sworn into office at the July 27 meeting of the Hastings Council. Council members unanimously approved the appointment of Tubbs Monday after Mayor Frank Campbell recommended Tubbs to replace Deb Dorcy who resigned last month to move to Florida. "He really appeared to be the most inter­ ested," said Campbell of why he endorsed Tubbs for the seat, which he will fill until the November 1999 election. "He's come to all the meetings and he seems real atten­ tive and listens to the process. I haven't seen any of the others at the meetings.” Also submitting applications to fill the seat were recently retired Hastings City Po­ lice officer Charles "Jack" Cross, Barlow Florist and Christian Bookstore owner _ Norman Barlow and Hastings native and assistant scoutmaster Jeff Buehl. Tubbs and his wife. April, are currently restoring the Adrounie House (next to the recently vacated Hastings City Hall) which they hope to officially open for business in August or September, he saTd. "I look at it this way." said Tubbs, who has lived in Hastings for 14 years. "I was going to be involved in the community somehow and the council position was an opportunity I decided to take advantage of. If not this, then I would have joined the Chamber. It's important as a business owner " Tubbs is a member of the Elder Board at the Thomapple Valley Church and worked for 18 years as a sales representative for Midwest Bumper Company. While there, he helped to establish a nationwide sales network through telemarketing for four years and called on 200 accounts to sell af­ termarket auto body parts and recycled bumpers. He is also a former truck driver and re­ ceived an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1966 In other business, at the meeting, the council: • Held a public hearing to consider the necessity to pave and install curb and gutter on the unimproved portions of East Marshall Street from South Hanover to Jefferson Street and to pave and install curb and gutter on the unimproved portion of South Michigan Avenue from East Clinton Street to East Marshall Street. Donald Tubbs is the new representative of the Fourth Ward on the Hastings City Council. He will be sworn in to office July 27 to fill the remaining 1 1/2 years remaining in a term previously held by Deb Dorcy, who resigned to move to Florida. Speaking in favor of the project, claim­ ing that excessive speed by passing mo­ torists is a major motivation, were Ann Thomas and Larry Hardin. Both also complained about the amount of dust generated by gravel streets. Speaking in opposition to the project on the basis of cost was James Durr of the Bible Missionary Church located at 307 E. Marshall. "As far as liking to have the street paved, that would be very nice." he said. "The problem is. we have the property from where it's paved all the way to Fall Creek and we re mainly concerned that we're going to be •-•arrying 75 percent or more of that cost lor that end of Marshall Street, which is an impossibility right now." City Manager Howard Penrod recom­ mended extending water and sewer as part of the proposed project, which the council will consider after costs are explored In conjunction with that proposed pro­ ject. residents had also asked for a four-way stop at the intersection of Marshall and Michigan, which was referred to City Po­ lice Chief Jerry Sarver for further study • Voted to reject a request by Larry Richard, development coordinator for the Harvard Group, for a tax abatement called "payment in lieu of taxes" (PILOT) on a low income apartment project currently un­ der construction off Woodlawn Avenue on East Street. According to Richard, future tenants of Hastings North Apartments who qualify for federal assistance, will pay 30 percent of their income as rent With base rents tor one bednxim apart­ ments set al $350. a government subsidy would pay the difference between that price and what the tenant could afford That subsidy would go to the Harvard Group for retirement of the 50-year mort­ gage. Richard told the council "I really have a hard time with this, said councilman David Jasperse. "There arc tour other projects in tow n that haven t used this thing I need a h»t more convincing The council voted unanmu sly to deny the tax abatement and ti urect city attorney Stephanie Fekk to draft proposed ordinance document -i.it would legally make the den.al effective Those documents will be reviewed at the nexl meeting. • Denied a request by C.D. Barnes Asso­ ciates. general contractors for the Creekside Professional Center, for hookup to a sani­ tary sewer line located at the east side of the parcel they are developing on M-43/M37 next to Flexfab. which uses the line. "I think we should deny the request for the same reason Wal-Mart was denied." said Jasperse. "They're not in the service district." • Granted a request by .Thomas and Su­ sanne Parker to use a city two track known as Country Club Drive to access seven acres, where they plan to build a new home, in exchange for the Parkers giving the city a public road right-of-way that would allow for the extension of Wood­ lawn Avenue. What will become the Parker s road frontage will be removed from Act 51. which will relieve the city of maintenance responsibilities on that section of Country Club drive. The city will draft legal papers reflecting the agreement between the Parkers and the city. • Had the first reading of a recommenda­ tion of the Planning Commission to re­ zone property for the Barn County Animal Shelter at the north end of Industrial Park Drive from D-2 industrial to R-R residen­ tial. Subscribe to The HASTINGS BANNER and keep informed on LOCAL & AR€A NCUUS Cail 945-9554 • Adopted Ordinance #310 to franchise haulers to pick up trash and garbage from city rights-of-way after a 6-2 vote with council members Joe Bleam and Barry Wood voting "no." The five-year franchise will go into effect upon publication. • Noted that the mobile office of U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham will visit Hast­ ings City Hall from 9 to 10 a.m. today (Thursday. July 16) when Abraham's re­ gional director will listen to constituent concerns • Heard a report by Jeff Mansfield. DPW director, that the wastewater treatment plant expansion project should be completed by mid-August. In other city news not discussed at the meeting, a new three-year contract between the dty and its three, full-time fire officials was reached poor to the June 30 expiration of the previous agreement, said Penrod Wednesday. The biggest raise was 4.7 percent while the starting positions will receive no raise, said Penrod. They were also given Earned Time Off (ETO) in lieu of vacations and sick time. Union negotiations with police officers and public works employees are currently underway. Hamlin's Quik Stop is now­ accepting applications for immediate employment. Positions Available: • Manager • Assistant Manager • Cashier Flexible hours, competitive wage & insur­ ance. Full time positions available. Apply at: Hamlin's Quik Stop/Total Lake Odessa. Woodland, and Vermontville �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 I June E. Knoll GUN LAKE - Mrs. June E. Knoll, age 87, of Gun Lake and formerly of Otsego, passed away Sunday, July 12. 1998 at her home. Mrs. Knoll was bom June 15, 1911 in Otsego Township, the daughter of Melvin and Hazel (Wcsler) Hale. For many years she worked at Colburn’s Drug Store and Skogmos Clothing Store. She and her husband also owned the Pure Oil Station for several years, and for 15 years she was employed as secretary to the principal of the Otsego Public Schools, retiring in 1976. June was a member of the First Congregational Church of Otsego and honorary member of the Ladies Guild, the Otsego Elks Lodge #1711 B.P.O.E., and a past member of the Otsego Pythian Sisters. On July 14. 1931, in LaPort, Indiana, she married Robert Maynard Knoll, who died in 1981. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. LcRoy Hale and Chet Hale June is survived by her two sons. Robert (Betty) Knoll of Hastings and Ron (Sandy) Knoll of Gun Lake; six gra.idchildren. Kimm Ray, Lori KnollAmbs, Casey Knoll. Ronnie Knoll. Carol Pattison and Carl Craninore; five great grandchildren; a sister. Donna (William ■'Ben") Barker of Gun Lake; a sister-in-law. Jane Hale of Otsego; Kathy Knoll, her faithful friend and companion; good friends. Barbara and Dave Decker; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. July 15. 1998 at the Winkel Funeral Home, Otsego. Reverend Stephen W Tucker officiated. Interment was at Mountain Home Cemetery. Otsego. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to VNzX Hospice. I WoJL&ftip ZTogtetAe#.. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School I lour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 p m evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Serv ices for Adults. Teens and Children 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pavor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and cle* ••or Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High tLEASAVTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pavior. Sieve Olmsicad (616) 75*4-3021 church phone Sunday Sen ice 9 30 a m . Sun­ day School II M)» m . Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Sludv & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 Weil Plutor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. lUxlingx. Ml 49O5R CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Paxtor Brent Branham. Patior Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 (10 i m . Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 700pm ST. ANDREW ’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 F. Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I si and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sunday* I92K prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 2101 St Andrews is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 am . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day E vening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday acliv Hies 7 00 p m are Rainbows of J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior BiNc quiz (ages 8 12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway, Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev. Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 io 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Chnsl s Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 6(8) Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor I mcniuv. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Classes - for a'l age*. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer at.d Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Firth. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m ■ Bible Study for all ST. ROSE C 1THOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses K 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 (X) - 4 30 p m 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 a m and 10 45 a m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share tunc 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE U NITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 a m Morning Worship. Wednesday b 45 p m Warnors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2i>) Thursday 7 00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am - 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School > 30 and II 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men, Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 F. firand St. Havings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 « 94M­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning W'orshtp II am. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning ( clebraiHin 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pavor DeAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nuncry provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live Land 7 30 p m For more information call the church office BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave, Havings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. E ventng Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pnr Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Bollwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. SenKir Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pavor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship, 5 00 p.m Teens. 6 (X* pm Evening Celchration for adults "Kids Aliv^* for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid * quizzing. 7 00 p ni Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pavor Phone B<59414 Sunday. July 19 8 00 and 10 00 am Holy Communion, AAL Branch after, golf outing Thursday. July 16 6 30pm Soft­ ball Saturday. July 18 9 00 a m M-43 Cleanup. 8 00 p m NA Monday. July 20 7 00 p m VBS Planning. 7 00 pm Baptism Preparation Tuesday. July 21 h JO pm Softball. 7 00 Cong Council. 7 30 QA HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church vrccts. Dr Bufiord W Coe. Pavor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship • Child care asailablc for infants &. toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nu grade. Hz 30 am.. Coffee Fellow­ ship Monday. Aug 3 We will launch our Space Mission Bible Camp, it will run from 9 to 11 30 am Aug 3-7 This program will be mov appropriate for Avronauts. kindergarten thru 5th grade Thurs­ day. Aug 4 6 30 p m Rrtluck Dinner Program presented by Yoko and George Dish. Jr, mis­ sionaries to Japan (Don't forget to bring a dish to pass ) FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH This inhumation on worship services is provided h\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC 23! S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49(158 16161 945-546) G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. June 28 9 30 a m and II 00 a m Sun­ day morning Worship Services The 9 30 Service is hroadcav over WM II \M 1220 Nursery is prov ided during both vers ices | Merle F. Simmons Edith M Miller Inn F. Colvin HICKORY CORNERS - Merle F Simmons, age 79. of Hickory Comers, passed away Saturday. July II. 1998 at Hillside Lutheran Manor Nursing Home. Kalamazoo. Mr. Simmons was bom on January 31. 1919 in Marquette Township. Mackinaw County. Michigan, the son of Enoch O. & Millie (Jonish) Simmons He served with the United Stales Army during World War II. He was employed as an aide for 29 years at lhe Veterans Administration Hospital in Baltic Creek. Mr. Simmons loved fishing, tinkering on old cars & trucks. He loved the out-of­ doors and helping neighbors. He was a life member of the Hickory Comers American Legion Post #484 He has lived at his present residence since 1952. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters & two brothers and one great granddaughter. Tiffany. Mr. Simmons is survived by his three daughters. Patricia Baldwin of Galesburg. Pearl (Elmer) Mann of Corpus Christi. Texas. Phyllis Hunt of Baldwin; three sons. Peter (Sharon) Simmons of Kalamazoo. Paul Simmons of Brighton, Lawrence Simmons of Baldwin; a special “son”, Kenneth DcLong of Augusta; 17 grandchildren & 11 great grandchildren; one brother. Orville Simmons of St. Ignacc. Mr. Simmons had willed his body to Medical Science. Funeral Services were field Wednesday. July 15. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial was at E. Hickory Comers Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Hickory Comers American Legion Post of a charity of choice. HASTINGS - Edith M. Miller, age 95. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. July 14. 1998 at Thomapple Manor Mrs. Miller was bom on December 9. 1902 in Nashville, the daughter of Fred & Margaret (Allerding) Smith. She was raised in the Nashville area and attended schools there. She was married to Clifton Miller on August 3. 1920 and he died August 19. 1996. A loving marriage of 76 years. She moved into Hastings in 1943 from Assyria Township of Barry County. Mrs. Miller assisted her husband in their business. “Miller Real Estate” in Hastings for many years. She and her husband wintered in Bradenton. Florida for 40 years. She was a member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church and Women’s Church Circle #3. Pennock Hospital Guild #18 and the Presbyterian Church Women’s Circle #4 in Bradenton. Florida. Mrs. Miller was also preceded in death by a son. Claude Miller in 1984; daughter­ in-law. Ruth Miller in 1992; brothers. Dayton and Earl Smith and sister. Stella Smith. Mrs. Millet is survived by one son. Kenneth Miller of Hastings; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; daughter-in­ law. Evelyn Miller of Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday. July 16. 1998 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Friday. July 17, 1998 al 1:00 p.m. at Hastings First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS • Ina F. Colvin, age 97, of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. July 14. 1998 al Pennock Hospital Mrs Colvin was bom on February 11,1 1901 in Prairieville, the daughter of Jacob] & Carrie (LcRoy) Bailie. She was raised in the Cedar Creek area* and attended the Cedar Creek School andi then in 1910 her family moved to their] farm home on North Broadway near* Hastings and she attended the Welcome! ^dwbrL^Tee" Collier JONESBOROUGH, TENNESSEE - Edwin L. "Lee” Collier, age 85, of Jonesborough. Tennessee and formerly of Hastings/Freeport & Middleville areas, passed away Friday. July 10. 1998 al Northsidc Hospital. Johnson City. Tennessee. Mr. Collier was bom on December 8. 1912 in Sunfield, the son of Charles & Grace (Lovell) Collier. He was raised in the Sunfield area attended schools (here anil graduated from Sunfield High School. He was married to Ola Crullcnden in 1941, marriage ending in divorce. He then married Evelyn Fox-Landon in 1977 and she died in 1992. Mr. Collier’s employment included: fanning, carpentry work, retired in 1977 from the Old Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Company and served as sexton of the Freeport Cemetery for about three years. Mr. Collier is survived by two sons. Loren Collier of Charlotte. Raymond Collier of Houston. Texas; one daughter. Jcralec MacKcnzie of Jonesborough, Tennessee; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three step-sons; three step­ daughters; two sisters. Van Loa Childs of Vermontville, Frances Scbolt of Albion; best friend, Maggie Jones of Jonesborough. Tennessee. Memorial Graveside Services were held Wednesday. July 15. 1998 at Freeport Cemetery, Fredport. Reverend Randall K. Hartman officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 Ilavtngs. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. GEf RES JLTS! 1952 N Broadway Havings BOSLEY PHARMACY •‘Prescriptions*’ 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. 770 Cook Rd Havmgs. Michigan Company. Hastings Tabic Factory. the:. Building Store and lhe Ben Franklin Store all of Hastings. Mrs. Colvin was a former member of the Wclcom Comers United Methodist Church, former member of the Welcome1 Comers Ladies Aid. an avid flower ' gardener, she enjoyed crocheting, quilling | and making afghans for family and friends [ Mrs. Colvin was also preceded in death j by her daughter. Virginia Ruth Colvin in । 1920; son. Floyd Colvin in 1997;’ grandson. Bradley Colvin in 1985; great j grandson. Curtis White in 1988; brother. I Lewis Bailie in 1996; and son-in-law, | Duane White in 1974. Mrs. Colvin is survived by five 1 daughters. June (Robert) VanDenburg, • Elaine (Win) Steward. Mcrt (Dick) Clark I all of Hastings. Verna Lancaster of] Lansing. Doris Colvin of Middleville; 21 ’ grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren, one ’ great great granddaughter, daughter-in-law. Kate Colvin of Hastings. Visitation will be held Friday. July 17. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. until funeral time at the funeral home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday. July 17. 1998 at 11:00 a m. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Carl Q. Litchfield officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Welcome Comers United Methodist Church or Thomapple Manor. | ^Barban^c^Bmdbed< WOODLAND - Barbara Jo Brodbeck. ajjr45, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July II. 1998. She was bom May 28. 1953 to Nellie and the laic Myron Charles of Jackson. She graduated from N apoIcan High j School in 1971 and Michigan State University in 1980. Barb attended Lakewood Methodist Church, she was a member of Jackson Mulchler VFW Womens Auxiliary, • Lakewood Choral Society, and Gaited Horse Club of Michigan. Barb is survived by husband. Peter Brodbeck of 18 years; son. Christopher' Brodbeck. mother, Nellie Charles of Jackson; sisters, Beverly (Clifford) Rogers of Jackson, Marsha (Douglas) Mo of Orinda. California, and brother. Bill (Cheryl) Charles of Jackson; aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, : Myron Charles; son. Jeffery and nephew. Craig Rogers. Memorial services will be held Friday. July 17. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Lakewood United Methodist Church with Reverend Ward Pierce officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice. Robert V. Keeler Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your it ssage and put together marketing program tat will THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER Robert J. Good DELTON • Robert J. Good, age 68. of Delton, passed away Monday, July 13. 1998 al home. He was bom July 27, 1929 in Battle Creek, the son of Fred & Cleopha (Lutz) Good. He was employed for six years at Eaton's in Battle Creek and then for 26 years in maintenance at Leila Hospital in Battle Creek. Mr. Good was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. He loved fishing. He served for six years on the Board of Trustees of Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. He married Ruth Messcrsmith on November 24. 1965. Mr. Good was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, William Good killed in action in Korea and Gerald Good. Mr. Good is survived by his wife, Ruth; four daughters, Julie Chesko of Kissimmee, Florida, Mary Cook of Ft. Myers. Florida, Joy Good at home. Melody Good of Battle Creek; two sons. Steven Good of Ft. Myers, Florida, Carl Good of Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren; one great granddaughter, sister, Eleanor Shelley of Climax. Funeral Services will be Thursday. July 16. 1998 at 11:00 a m. at Williams Funeral Home with Reverend Elmer Faust officiating. Burial will take place at Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church. Comers School. She was married lo Elmer F. Colvin on' December 18. 1919. he died May 26.1 1986. Mrs. Colvin’s employment included:' homemaking. International Seal & Lock! HASTINGS - Robert V. Keeler, age 76. of Hastings, passed away Saturday, July 11. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Keeler was bom on August 16. 1921 in Jackson, the son of Bert & Flossie (Boorom) Keeler. He was raised in the Jackson area and attended schools there. He moved to Hastings area in 1941. He was a Veteran of World War 0 serving in the United States Army from January 2, 1943 until December 18. 1945. Robert was married to Frances E. Bitvin on February 5. 1942. He was employed at the Barry County Road Commission for over 20 years, retiring from there in 1983. Other employment included: Farm Bureau Services, his own Pct Milk Hauling Service, and was engaged in farming. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Michigan Travel Trailer Club. Mr. Keeler was preceded in death by nis parents; one brother & two sisters. Mr. Keeler is survived by his wife, Frances; two sons. Bert (Kay) Keeler of Hastings. Robert "Earl" (Susan) Keeler of Hastings, three grandsons; two great granddaughters; three great grandsons. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. July 14. 1998 al Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Carl Q. Litchfield officiated. Burial was al lhe Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township with military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. David H. Larkin DOWLING - David H. Larkin, age67. of Dowling, died Thursday. July 9,, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. I He was bom November 25. 1930 ini Battle Creek, the son of David L. &; Gladys (Allen) Larkin. David graduated from Battle Creek ■ Central in 1950 He served with the United Stales Navy from 1950-1954. He was employed with the Kellogg Company for 25 years. David was married lo Barabara Johnson on November 6. 1967. He loved his grandchildren. He enjoyed knifemaking. fishing. camping & traveling. He was also a member of Kellogg’s 25 Year Club. Mr. Larkin was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Jones and two sons. Kenneth & Daniel Larkin. David is survived by his wife. Barabara; two daughters. Dawn Seymour of Elkton. Virginia. Deanna Larkin of Angel Fire. New Mexico; one son. David A. Larkin of Grand Junction. Colorado; one stepdaughter. Kim Hammond of Galesburg; iwo stepsons. Ronald Gooding of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Scott Gooding of Lansing; and nine grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Monday. July 13. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Bernard Blair officiated. Burial was al Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may he made to Lifespan - Visiting Nurses. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 - Page 7 Social News Brownells to celebrate 50th anniversary The children of Jack and Selma Brownell. Mike Brownell and Katev Purdun. wish to express their highest gratitude and happiness for a wonderful 50 years of marriage they have shown us They have al­ ways been good examples Jack and Selma were united in marriage on July 24. 1948 by the late Rex. Leason Sharpe at the Presbyterian Parsonage They will be celebrating on the 24th with their children and grandchildren at a restau­ rant in Grand Rapids The happy couple reside al 502 E. Madi­ son. Hastings. Ml. Cards will be welcomed Burkholder 50th anniversary planned Joe and Barb Burkholder celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 11 with family and fnends. They have lived and worked in the area for 50 years. They have two daughters, six grandchildren, and two great grandchil­ dren. Walker-Rich engagement told Fast-James enmgagement told Mr. and Mrs Michael Fast of Spnng Ar­ bor, Michigan arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Melissa Lynn to Daniel Thomas James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard James of Hastings. Melissa is a 1995 graduate of Jackson Cou-.iy Western High School and is in her senior year at Central Michigan Univcsity. Daniel is a 1994 graduate of Hastings High School and is in his senior year at Central Michigan University. The couple have chosen Aug. 15. 1998 as their wedding day LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING July 8. 1998 7 00 p m Open Meeting All Board members present Commissioner James Pat Sharpe and several residents All reports received and placed on Me Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to grant request from C D Barnes Motion to concur wrth Planning Commission on ■RR‘ Rural Residential District Motion to adopt Ordinance *64 Adjournment 8 00 p m Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedlord Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (7/16) Synopsis IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING July 8. 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 00 p m by Super­ visor Buehler All members Commissioner Robert Wenger and several guests present Clerk's and treasurer s reports presented and approved Barry County Commission authorized to apply seal coat on Irving and McCann Roads and inter­ sections m Village of Irving Sexton authorized to check into getting map of Irving Township copied Bills approved for payment as presented Meeting adjourned at 8 50 p m Emily Harrison Clerk (7/16) Mike and Dcmcc Quick of Delton an­ nounce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter. Heidi Jo Walker to Matthew John Rick Matt is the son of Al and Sharon Rck of Gun Lake Heidi is a 1996 graduate of Delton Kel­ logg High School and is attending Kellogg Community College for a nursing degree Man is a 1993 graduate of Delton Kel­ logg High School and is employed at the Knoll Group in Grand Rapids The couple will begin their new life to­ gether on Aug. 8. 1998 and will reside in Delton LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having bee° made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Michael D McClean and Chnsbne L McClean to Natonal Bank of Hastings a Federal Banking Corporation of Hastings Michigan as Mortgagee dated March 18 1997 and recorded m the offee of the Reg<s ter of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on March 25 1997 in Liber 689 of Mortgages on page 67 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, tor principal and interest the sum of Twenty Thou­ sand Three Hundred Twenty-six & 75/100 ($20,326 75) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortqage has become operative NOW THEREFORE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale con­ tained m said Mortgage and m pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided the satd Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therem described or so much thereof as may be necessary at public auction to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the County Court­ house in the City of Hastings and County of Barry Michigan that being the place of holding the Cir­ cuit Court m and for said County on Thursday August 6 1998 at 1 00 p m o clock Eastern Day­ light Time m the afternoon of sa>d day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together With 12 75 percent interest legal costs Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sale which premises are described m said Mortgage as follows to wit Lot t of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof City of Hastings Barry County Michigan Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MSA 27A 3240) is six (6) months The period of redemption will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated June 30 1998 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS a federal Banking Corporation Mortgagee LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPHlLLiPS Attorneys for National Bank o’ Hastings BY ROBERT L BYINGTON |P 27621) LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPhilliPS 222 West Apple Street HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058-0248 Lake Odessa NEWS Depot Day is coming on Saturday. July 25 with entertainment starling al II am and continuing until after 6pm I here will be plenty of music and dance, as well .is visits to the Civil War encampment, which arc all free Food w ill be available al a mod­ est price The Depot Museum will ftc open with Civil War exhibits Michael I look of Hastings will have a Lincoln exhibit The Daughters of the Union Veterans of Sun­ field will have an exhibit There will be other exhibits concerning the Great Rebel­ lion of 1861-65. A raffle drawing for a Frankenmuth weekend w ill be al 6 p m The winning bid for a beautiful quill made and quilled by members of the Ionia County Genealogical Society will be announced at 4 p m Tickets will be sold until minutes be­ fore the winning number is drawn for the LOAHS raffle The Ionia County Immunization clinic will be held Wednesday. July 22. from 9 to I I a.m at Central United Methodist Church Local people have made the news re­ cently David Dean was listed as having* reached the one-gallon point in blood dona­ tions by Kent County Leroy Flcssncr of Woodland was quoted in a story about the MSU Ag Expo in East Lansing last week He formerly farmed 550 acres of com. wheal and soybeans Now he wanted more information about growing in a pot so he no longer needs to move so fast! He was one of lhe throng who visited lhe Master Gardener lent. The Extension staff has no­ ticed a rapid upswing in lhe number of peo­ ple uno want to use gardening as therapy for lowering blood pressure and other bene­ fits. There is a Michigan Horticultural Therapy Association whose members cite exercise and lowered stress levels as bene­ fits. along with growing healthful herbs In a Press story Marilyn Habccker and daughter Ban were pictured greeting each other at the Kent County airport as Ban and others from Calvary Church in Grand Rapids returned from a mission in Kenya Fifty were in Ban's group. They appeared at 14 schools performing a drama, singing and gymnastics program, along w.»h carrying a Christian message. The participants, who have been prepan ng since September, had lunch with the Kenyan president, appeared twice on national television and went on a wildlife safan. One recent change downtown is that Rock Hard Gym has moved across Fourth Avenue from the concrete block buildings at the comer of Tupper Lake Street lo lhe fanner Poff-Lapo - G & W Sales Duratech show rooms The Ionia Cdunty Gcncdugical Society met on Saturday afternoon. The exhibits from the June open house of the hisToncal society were still in place far lhe visitors Even though most of those attending were from out of tow n, they found familiar faces in the composite pictures. Ron Carowttz of Grand Rapids brought an interesting pro­ gram on postcards. A card collector can identify the approximate year of a card by some of its features, such as a white border, a I men texture, the chrome surface and the amount of space allotted for a message. The clubs have exhibits at the G.R Public Li­ brary each year. Two of his most unusual expcncnces in his hobby years involved finds he made at card shows. At one in Chicago he spotted a card which pictured Saddlebag Lake, where his family had once had a cottage. Sure enough, lhe address on the card was from Lake Odessa Another time at a similar show he found a card bear­ ing a Detroit scene. It was a card he had written when he was in the ninth grade to his mother hack in Grand Rapids. He noted some of the cards owned by the local his­ torical society. Some arc of lake scenes and others arc of the depot and freight house al various times in their history. While Society members were working at the depot on Saturday morning in prepara­ tion far the afternoon activity, a pair of vis­ itors came A man from Kalamazoo was bringing his father. David Moore, of Hawkinsville. Ga. Mr. Moore had far a lime been a member due to contact about lhe de­ pots. He was a railroad man. a protege of Gertrude Bizcr of Woodland, who had a long career with the C & O Railroad He worked in the South Lyon area, where their depot had a conical roof on its cupola, lhe type known as Witch’s Hal This was his first visit to Lake Odessa He was glad to purchase a copy of Crossings, lhe 1993 publication about railroads in the entire Lakewood district. On Saturday William and Jewel Eckstrom attended an anniversary of a White Cloud graduating class. Bill taught there before entering the military He also coached basketball. He saw some of his far­ mer students On Sunday morning they re­ ceived the message of the dcath’of his older sister's husband in Neu Hampshire Their plan was lo go there early this week for fu­ neral services. Grant is the hometown of Bill and his sister Golden anniversaries have been observed very recently by two couples with local connections Dale and Eileen Shoemaker of Spana observed theirs at a dinner for fam­ ily and fnends at the Conklin Lutheran Church He is a brother of Don Shoemaker. Norma O'Mara. Lorraine Scheldt and oth­ ers Rev Harold and Ruby herry observed theirs at the Fdrr* U B Ch vh Among his pastorates was one at Sunt ! L B Church They met when both were > dents at Hunt­ ington College former resident of Jordan k». d. Jennifer Merchant, was marned on June 19 at Lovett Hall in Dearborn's Greenfield Village lo Mark Harbaugh who like the bride, is from Toledo. Ohio Jennifer's parents arc Ben­ jamin Merchant of Aho and Jane! Merchant of Dimondale Liz Merchant was her sis­ ter's maid ot honor Jennifer is a graduate of l ast Lansing high school and the Univer­ sity ot Michigan She is an engineer at f ord Motor ( ompany 1 he groom is a graduate of John C arroll University and is manager ol cost estimating at Toledo Molding and Die ( ompany The groom's parents reside at Ottawa Lake They spent their honey­ moon on St Thomas Island Funeral services were held on Saturday forenoon al Barkcr-Lcik Chapel at Mul­ liken for Leland Seybold. age SO. who died on the previous Ucdncsdav He grew up in this area, attended I OHS for two years and spent his next two years and graduated from Carson City High School. He was preceded by his daughter who died in a house fire, a teenage son in an accident and his first wife. His sons. Arlo and .Arthur, and wife. Joyce, arc residents of Tupper Lake Road in Danby Township His sister. Ethel Zander, is an Ionia resident The pioneer Seybolds arc listed on the 1X7(1 census of Odessa Township with the parents and oldest son having been born in (icrmanv and the younger seven children born in Michigan New siding is being applied to the Yager building on Fourth Avenue This wdl cover traces ol earlier show windows from the years when retail stores such as Campbell and Gilson sold menswear in the comer store (hi Jordan Lake Avenue the home of Paula and Dale Jones is getting new yellow siding The chicken barbecue at f ellowship Hall on Friday was well attended with dozens of dinners going out to be eaten at home Dozens of others ate in the hall Chairman Kim (k-ardorff handled the details of orga­ nization The business is now owned by the daughter and son-in-law of Arlo High of Elkhart. IN. who came lo Lake Odessa for years to prepare the chicken for both the Li­ ons' Club and the Alcthians It is now called High’s Rotary Service The younger owner slates that Arlo still does some barbecuing in Florida. Tw in ( ity Foods began processing green beans last Thursday The first crops of this vegetable come from Indiana, and the har­ vest gradually moves north into Michigan LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by GEORGE E CUR­ TIS a single man whose address is 418 Powell Road Hastings Mchigan 49058 to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farm­ ers Home Administration mow known as Rural Development) United States Department of Agri­ culture wrth an office being located at 3469 E Grand Rver Avenue Howell Michigan 48843 the Mortgagee dated March 20 1986 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County ot Barry and State of Michigan on March 20 1996 in Liber 432 ot Barry County Records on Pages 672 through 675 inclusive and by reason of such default the Mortgagee elects to deciare the entire unpaid amount of such Mortgage due and payable forthwith on which Mortgage there ■s claimed to be due .it the date of this notice tor principal and interest the sum of Fifty-One Thou­ sand Twenty and 32/100 ($51 020 32) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to re­ cover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative Now Therefore Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage and in pursuance of the statute m such case made ana provided the sa>d Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein de­ scribed or so much thereof as may be necessary at pubic auction to the hiohest tedder at the east entrance to the Circuit Court located at the Barry County Courthouse at 220 W State Street tn the City of Hastings and County of Barry Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said county on Ihursday August 6. 1998 at 1 -00 o clock k cal time in the afternoon of said day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mort­ gage together with 10 625 percent interest legal costs attorneys lees and also any taxes and in­ surance that sa«d Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the dale of said sc»e which sa»d premises are described in said Mortgage as follows to wit t.arJs and premises situated in the City of hayings County of Barry and State of Michig< ■ Lot 19 of Todds Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats at page 21 City of Hastings Barry County Michigan The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale unless the property is aban­ doned in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale Thts is an attempt to collect a debt Any information ob­ tained will be used for that purpose For further information with regard to this fore­ closure contact the local office of Rural Develop­ ment (formerly Farmers Home Administration) Attention Community Development Manager 3334 Edgewood Road PO Box 129 Berrien Springs Michigan 49103 telephone (616) 471­ 9111 Dated July 1 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farmers Home Administration (now Rural De­ velopment) United Stales Department of Agri­ culture Mortgagee Robert J Zrtta (P22749) Attorney for Mortgagee SCHEUERLF & ZITTA 330 Washington Street PO Box 212 Grand Haven Ml 49417 (616)842-1470 ( 7/30) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian E Hdl a marned man (Ongmaf Mortgagors) to Glen woxl Financial 1. inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 17 1997 and recorded on July 8 1997 tn Liber 701 on Page 21 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the FT MORTGAGE COMPA­ NIES d/b/a/ Carl I Brown Mortgage as assignee by an assignment dated June 17 1997 which was recorded on July 8 1997 in Liber 701 on Page 30 Barry County Records on which mort gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventh-Two and 49/100 dollars ($57 372 491 in­ cluding interest at 9 00* • per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided nctice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock pm on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as The land referred to in this Commitment situ­ ated in the County of Bany Township of Hope State of Michigan is described as follows Parcel 1 A parcel of land in the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 20. Town 2North Ranged dt scribed as Commencing at a point where the East side of the C K and S Railroad Right ol Way intersects the 1/8 line of Section 20 thence Northeasterly along the East side of said Right of Way 260 feet for a place of beginning thence West 80 feet to the Easterly bank of the former C k and S Railroad Roadbed thence North­ easterly along said Bank 91 feet thence South­ easterly 59 feet to the West side of H^hway M-43 at a point 48 feet Northeasterly from the pomt of beginning thence Southwesterly along the West side of M-43. 48 feet to the place of beginning being in Hope Township Barry County Michigan Parcel 2 The South 60 feet of the following described premises A parcel of land along the Southeast side of O*d C K & S R R described as beginning at a point on the Northwest side of M-43 which lies South 77 degrees 47 minutes West 85 69 feet from the Northeast corner of Lot 8 of Recorded Plat of Cloverdale Barry County Michigan thence South 27 degrees 40 mmules West 261 20 feet along M-43 thence North 62 degrees 17 minutes West 66 90 feet thence North 38 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds East 248 25 feet thence North 77 degrees 47 minutes East 27 00 feet to the point of beginning Hope Township Barry County Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from lhe date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 324ia m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe Dated July 16 1996 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (2481 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES 30150 Telegraph » Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98066009 (8/13) A PRINTER THAT IS ... Ef Affordable Ef Timely Ef Versatile ... IS JUST A CALL AWAY! 24 HOURS 7 DAYS-A-WEEK (616) 945-9554 HASTINGS • MICHIGAN • USA • • • • • • • Layout & Design Photography Sheetfed Printing Web Printing Bindery & Mailing Delivery • Fax (616) 945-5192 �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July ’6 1998 LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions ot a mongage made by E Steven Smith and Linda N Smith husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to TMS Mortgage inc dtoa the Money Store Mortgagee dated April 2 1997 and recorded on April 7 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 260 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned Dy said mortgagee to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of May 31. 1997 Senes 1997-B as assignee by an assignment dated June 2. 1998 which was recorded on June 9 ’998 Document 91013236 Barry County Records on wh>ch mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifth Thousand One Hundred Forty Eight and 10/100 dollars ($50 148 10). including interest at 11 25S per annum Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage wJi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at pubic .■endue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast mgs Mcn>gan at 1 00 o clock pm . on August 6 1998 Said premises are situated >n Township of Carl­ ton Barry County. Mchigan and are described as All that parcel of land in Township of Carlton Barry County State of Michigan as me’e fully de­ scribed m Deed Uber 488 Page 393 ID #08-040016-150-100 0. being known and designated as commencing al the Northeast comer of the East 50 acres ot the South 1/2 Northeast 1/4 of Sec­ tion 16 Town 4 North Range 8 West for place of beginning, thence South 150 Feet, the West 1452 Feet thence 150 Feet thence East 1452 Feet to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated June 25 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 B-ngham Farms Mchigan 48025 File #98043725 (7/23) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Robert A Tremain and Associates. PC is a debt collector and we are attempting lo col­ lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by SHERI KAY LAHTI to PHH US MORTGAGE CORPO­ RATION A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION now known as PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated March 20 1995 and recorded on March 21 1995 in Liber 626 cn page 930 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety seven and 77/100 Dollars ($73 297 77> inducing interest at 9 250*. per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in sa>d mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort gage will be forecl jsed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry '"'ounty Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 p m on August 13 ’998 Said prem.ses are situated m TDWNSHIP OF WOODLAND BARRY County Mchigan and are described as the following described premises situated m 1HL TO'.VNSHlP OF WOODLAND COUNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TO WIT COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER OF SECTION 27 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 2030 81 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THIS DE SCRlPTiON THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 384 00 FEET THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 220 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLES 384 00 FEET TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE THENCE EAST ON SAME 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS RESERVA­ TIONS RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF RECORD IF ANY The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED July 2 1998 PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Associates PC 401 South o*d Woodward Avenue Su4»300 Birmingham Ml 48009 6616 (7/30) Ann landers She lost losers Dear -Ann Landers: I certainly van un­ derstand why some of the women who write to you need an unbiased party to help them avoid I te land mines that shxiw up tn rclat’onshtps alter they ha -j become deeply in­ volved I was one of those women myself My first husband and I were tn our teens when we marned and I gave birth to our daughter Joey" informed me that his girl­ friend was also pregnant and that if she had a buy. we were going to adopt him so he could carry on the family name I promptly div oned him My second senous lover was a marned man That romance lasted for 12 years. He was honest and told me up front that he would never leave his wife, but he treated my daughter and me with the utmost re­ spect. and I was perfectly content with the arrangement When this man reached his mtd-4()s. he suddenly decided one mistress wasn't enough and began an afTair with a much younger woman When I learned about fl. I dumped him In my cArly 40s. I met a man who seemed perfect for me. and I fell head over heels tn love We got married, and three months later, the fun began He demanded sex every which way but straight, and become unbelievably foulmouthed and a world­ class collector of dirty “jokes.” I soon dis­ covered that he was addicted to porno films and magazines and wanted me to prepare breakfast tn the nude When I refused, he insisted I get counseling to find out what was wrong with me. I got nd of the weirdo, who by the way. BOA’, Asa Jay Lance, bom at X 17 a.m. on June .4). I99X at Pennock Hospital to Dc- ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ven Bronson of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs I oz. and 20 inches long ORDINANCE NO. 1-98 A FRANCHISE. tnnuog lo GREAT LAKES ENERGY I CXirERAT IVE. il> .ml ndgm. the right, power and authority lo lay, maintain and operate gas mams. pip«-> and wturn and to lay. maintain and operate electric lines, poles and setMces on. along, across and under the highway*. xtncU. alia*s. bridges and other public places, and tn dv a local gas and clrctrH utility business in the TOWNSHIP OF (flfANGE VILLE. BARRY (YHNTY. Mil HIGAS for a period of thirty years. THE TOW NSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE ORDAINS: bcvUua 1. Gram of Gm ind fcktlrk FratKhbv and L vn*nl tv Lui inx v! Tipo. Lh, Suhjcci to ail the terms and conditions mentioned in thi* Franchise consent, permission, right and authority is Kerch) given to Great Lake* Energy Cooperative. a corporation organized under the law* ot lhe state of Michigan (the "Company '), and to its successors and assigns u> lay maintain operate .«nJ u*e ga* pipes mains, conductors, service pipes and other necessarv equipment ind to lay maintain operate and use electric lines, poles, cables, conduits, appliances. buildin-.** and other necessary works in the highways, streets, alleys and other public places in the Township ol Orangeville Harry < ounty Michigan (the "Township ) and a non-cxciusisc franchise is hereby granted t<> the < ompany. its successors and assigns lo transact local business in the Township for the purposes <4 producing storing transmitting selling and distributing gas and cicctncily in. into and through the lown«hip and all <<thci matters incidental thereto bsxUjiflJL Lx <rf birrrU and Vlbtr fubbt FLnn-. I he ( ir.tpany its successors and assigns shall not unnecessarily obstruct the passage ol any ot the highways street, alleys, of other public places within the Township and shall within a rcasunaNc time after making an opening or escasationv repair the same and lease H in as good condition as before the opening or euataitivi was made lhe < ompany. its successors and assigns shall use due care tn exercising the privileges herein contained and shall he liable to the Township and to every owner of property abutting the < ompany * gas pipeline* electrical lines of other facilities, for all damages and costs arising frtwn the default, carelessness « negligence >4 lhe Company sir its i4ricers. agents and sen ants No road, street, alley, or highway shall be opened for the laying ol ga* trunk line* or gas lateral mains except upon application lo the Highway Commission or the lownship of other authority hating I pn tempi <4 such application, it shall he the duty of the Highway ( ommissiuncrs or the lownship Hoard or such other authority as may hatc jurisdiction to issue a permit to the < omfnny to do inc and proposed jurisdiction in the premises, slating the nature <4 lhe proposed work and the route Section J, Force Majeure, Hie Company shall not be under any liability tor (allure to lutnivh ga* or electric sen ice as herein pnnidcd or to? any breach >4 the Com, an s t oNigat.-onv hereunder if such failure or breach is caused in any part by act* <4 God labor tr»uNc* strike* horugi* ot supple accidents breakage or repair <4 pipeline, machinery or equipment failure <4 supplier. In deliver shortages o| materials or labor, governmental laws, ruling* or tcgulation* or any other cause* or contingencies mH reasonably within the control of the Company Section 4, Indemnity As part ol the consideration lor the grantin; of this franchise the Company (indemnitor) shall, at its sole cost and expense, fully indemnify and hold the township iindcmmice), its officers, boards, commissions, agent* and employee*, harmless against any and all claims, demands, lawsuit*, action*, liability and judgement* lor damages arising out <>t the gnmtii r or operation <4 this Franchise, including hut mH limited lo liability lor damage* lo any funnel holder ol a public utility • franchise whose franchise may hate been revoked and superseded by thi* franchise In lurlher consideration tor ihe granting <4 this Franchise, the ( ompany shall pay .ntu.il attorney * lev* co*ts an', expenses which may he incurred by lhe township in dclc-nse of ur in response to an\ claim, demand, lawsuit, action or administratise proceeding anting out of the granting ot thi* Franchise «* the rctoeaimn GIRU Kan Jean, born at 9:36 a m. on June 30. I99X at Pennock Hospital to Don and Lisa Johnson of Middleville Weighing 7 lbs I5ozs and 21 inches long BOA, Victor William, bom al 5.44 p m on June 26. I99X al Pennock Hospital lo Anna M. Ybarra and Randle R. Monroe of De­ witt. Weighing 7 lbs 0 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRI, Destiny Gene, born at X:23 a m. on June 29. I99X al Pennock Hospital to Lyle and Mcntt Burch of Freeport Weighing X lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 inches long GIRL. Katie Ann. bom at 4:33 pm on June 30. I99X at Rmnock Hospital to (. urt and Susan i Inman) Jacob of Battle Creek Weighing 7 lbs 4 ozs and 21 inches long had more money than I thought Fortu­ nately. I had a very good lawyer, ended up with a nice settlement and bought a great house and a new car I've never been hap­ pier am! am enjoying myself 1 he moral of my story is this Never turn sour on life and give up Abu never know what's around the next comer No Name. No Place. Just Paradise Dear Paradise I'm sure you would be the first to admit that you were luckier than you were smart For a woman who had a talent for picking losers, you certainly landed on your feet Keep those four-leaf clovers tn your pocket, honey Driver a slob? Dear Ann Landers: This ts tn response to "Riverside.” who was hurt when her fi­ ance refused to let her borrow his car for a "girls only” weekend in Las Vegas. She said she had an excellent driving record and would be extra careful Abu replied that some men have a thing about their cars and she should let the matter drop |’|! bet there is more to the story Docs this woman always park too close to other vehicles just to save a few steps? Do the sides of her car look like they have been peppered by buckshot because of all the parkn;g-lot dings? Docs she cat in her car? Docs it i -scmble a garbage can on wheels? Docs she smoke in her car’’ When she trav­ els w ith her women fnends. do they smoke? I would be willing to bet at least one of these raclor> is the reason her Hance re­ fused l<» let h*-r borrow his car for the week* cm* And now. to put it another way Would thi. woman lend her favorite evening gown to a slob-’ I certainly doubt it. Russell in Louisville. KA’. Dear Russell: I am certain many male readers will agree with you. Most men have a thing about their cars. I'm staying neutral on this one. however, having earlier stated that if the woman's finance refused to let her borrow his car for a tnp through the desert, he must have a good reason for it. Loss was dad’s Dear Ann • anders: After reading your response to “First Wife in Wisconsin.” I knew I had to write She was the woman whose husband divorced her after 25 years of marriage and left her virtually nothing. You asked if the woman had a lawyer, if so. whether he was sober or even conscious. I. too. was divorced after 20 years and re­ ceived v irtually nothing except a 60 percent share of the sale of our home. My lawyer was both sober and conscious, but we lost anyway On the day our divorce was to be heard in court, a "visiting” judge suddenly appeared on the bench While my husband "Frank," was on the stand, the judge and Frank joked about hurting and fishing II turns out they were old buddies Frank was allowed to keep all of the business uc had bought from his parents and had worked for 12 years to pay off He kept his airplane, his truck, his jeep, two boats, a half interest in a beach house, bis $250,000 life insurance policy, all of our mutual funds and 40 percent of the sale of our home He was ordered to pay child sij>port for our three children until they gradu­ ated from high school Our eldest son graduates next month Now. when the children ask their father for anything, they arc told that he pays me child support and as far as he is concerned, that should cover all their expenses. Last year. Frank refused to give two of the children the funds they needed to take the SAT They have learned that he is not someone on whom they can depend The remarkable part of this story is that uc arc the winners My children and I hate never been happier It was all worth it be­ cause we arc real family and Frank is out ol the picture Life couldn't be better - Car­ pus Christi. Texas. r Dear Corpus: My hat is off to you. woman While most dumped wives bemoan the fact that their cup is half empty, you rfejoicc because yours is half full. Frank has already lost big time His kids want noth­ ing to do with him. I predict a sunny future for you and yours. For Frank. I predict stormy weather and years of regrets. ♦ Computer sexes Dear Ann Landers: I thought you might enjoy this piece that I downloaded from niy computer at home It really struck my funny bone. - Loyal Reader in Texas. Dear Loyal: Thanks for a good laugh I'm sharing with my readers. Here it is: * Men think computers should be referred to as females, just like ships, because: • I. No one but the Creator undcrsUndfc their internal logic. 2 The language they use to commumcati with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. 3. The message "Bad command or frft name” is about as informative as “If yok don’t know why I’m mad at you. I’m ccH tamly not going to tell you.” 4. Your smallest mistakes arc stored ift long-term memory for later retrieval. '* 5. As soon as you make a commitment tft one. you find yourself spending half you! paycheck on accessories for it. i Women think computers should be re­ ferred to as male Here's why: 1. They have a lot of data, but they ad still clueless. 2. They arc supposed to help you solv$ problems, but half of the time, they are thi problem. 3. As soon as you commit to one, you re* altzc if you had waited a little longer, yotl could have obtained a better model. 4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on. 5. A big power surge will knock them out for the rest of the night. Feeling pressured to haw sex? How Htllinformed are Write for Ann Landers* booklet "Sex and the Teenager " Send a self• addressed, long, business-sise envelope and a check or money order for $3 75 (this ind eludes postage and handling) to. Teens. c/<) Ann Landers. P.O Bai 11562. Chicago, fll.^ 606/1-0562 (In Canada, send S4 55). To\ find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi-' cate neb page at www creators com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc.'1 < f GIRL. Dominique DcSircc Fox. bom at 12:54 a m on June 25. I99X at Pennock Hospital to Chnsiinc Fox of Nashville and Jay Visser of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs X I 2 ozs. and 19 12 inches long BOA’, Ethan Thomas, horn at 5:01 p m on June 29. I99X at Pennock Hospital to Brcck and Kristine Kelly of Hastings Weighing X lbs 3 oz: and 2112 inches long. BOA’, Michael Dean, born at 3 49 p m on June 26. I99X at Pennock Hospital to Dean and Dawn Fletcher of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs 5 ozs. and 20 inches long BOA, Hilly Jay. born at I 00 p m. on June 26. I99X at Pennock Hospital to Bill and Kathy Weinert of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs 12 12 ozs and 20 inches long Richy Tyler Thompson. Plainwell and Amice Renee Lincks. Plainwell Robert Kail Elliott. Hastings and Jen­ nifer May Rubidcau. Hastings. Danny Lee Ruddock Jr. Middleville and Amanda Dcncc Joseph. Middleville. Daniel John Noftkc. Middleville and Brea Odd Moser. Middleville. Matthew John Rick. Delton and Heidi Jo Walker. Delton Brian James Ilan. Wayland and Laura Lee BattcnficliL Way land. Derek Gerald Chandler. Hastings and^ Rachel Elisabeth Griffin. Hastings. Evan Marc Hawbakcr. Hastings and* Samantha Kay Butcher. Hastings. ' Richard Lee Varney. Hastings and* Shanna Kay O’Keefe. Hastings Dennis Wayne W'atson. Nashville and' Kimber Lee Lehman. Nashville. z Frank Edward Green Jr.. Plainwell an<; Mary Ruth Hagen. Plainwell. Keith Robert Asscnmachcr. Delton and Shat Botika. Delton. <4 p'iof franchises, whether or mH judgement i* entered again*i the l< wn*hip Section F, Effective Pule: Term of A«Ttatirr by the Coinpunv. 1hi* Franchise shall Like cflecl the day following the date <4 pudicalion lhcic>4 which publication shall be made within thirty l.Wl days alter the dale <4 it* adoption, and shall continue in elicit lor a penud ol thirty i Uh year* I hetcal ter. prosided however that when this Franchise shall become st levin c the loss n ship Clerk shall delis er to lhe Company a certified copy «4 the Franchise accompanied by written csidcnee «4 publication and recording there* 4 a* required by law and the Company shall w tlhtn »ixts <Mh day» alter receipt ‘4 lhe abuse document* file with the Township Clerk it* written asecptansc I the .ondition* and prmiMon* her co| NecUofl b, Fnmellive Irrevocable if ^pppord this I ran*l-.ise -hall inesosaNc during its term it three fifth* <*( the elect.o of the Township approve «4 thi* Fran*his. j. nr. s-*.ablc at ths next clcsti *n |<4lowing adoption of this Franchise by the Township Hoard It the elector* ot the township do mH GIRI- Alana Nicole ( aims was welcomed into the world with the help of midwife. Sue Miller ( NM at Borgcss (Pipp) Health Alliance in Plainwell Born June 23. |99X she weighed X lbs. 2 ozs and was 20 inches long. Alana is the daughter of Junior and Natalie ( aims and the sister of two very pr md big br«»thcrs. Joshua and Logan A5THIM IS OU T4£ RISE Just ask a teacher HKp INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE OndflCure t-BOO-LUNG-USA apprise thi* Franchise a* irrevocable thi» Franchise shall nevertheless remain valid and binding in every other particular, hut shall he subject to revocation during it* term at the will >H the township Section 7, Effcd and Interpretation ■>( Iran*hiM All >Hhe? franchise* .tdinance* .mJ resolutions and part* thcre.4. which conflict with any <4 the terms thi* f ram hi *c ate hereby rescinded In lhe case ol conflict between thi* Franchise and ans *uch franchi«c« .ndtr uue* or resolution* thi* I ranch: *c shall control Die catch line leading* which precede each scsti.m 4 thi* franchise arc l>* convenience in reference only and shall mH be taken into consideration in the construction or interpretation ot ans <4 the provisions o| this Franchise Section 8, Successor* and Assigns, lhe words I .rc.it lake. I nergv < mipeiatise and the 1 ompany wherever used herein are intended and 'hall be held uvd s -nstiued to mean and include both Great l-akc* Energy ( oopcratisc and it* MKcessors and assign* whether *.• expressed >i not • Irangevilie H.irrv ( ountv Michigan Daricnc Harper. lownship < lerk lohn (iatc*. lownship hupcniMW •Except hultdav* Pro 12’ Was *959 Now *799.99 wu M63S now ’899.99 now ’999.99 now ’1299.99 FREE 3-Month Layaway Terms on Boats. Pay Only $20 Down! Meetings of tin- Bans Intermediate School District Board ot Education will he held on the first Monday ol each month*. 7i(ipm at the Barry Intermediate Schoo! District office *’5 \\ Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan, on the lolloping January 4. )*#<#<# February I. March I. |9<m> April 5. 1999 May ’ |*wm June 7 l*»99 Laker 14' Now ^99.99 Sale July 4 thru August 9. 1998 In c«*mplunce with Public Au 2^" il*>67i. Ban* Inicnncdiatc School District Board ot Education posts this schedule ot icgubr meetings tor the luus-U’i whool war July 6. 19ux August 3. I99N September X. I99X* October 5. I99X November 2. 19mx December 7. |WK now Was *849 Super Pro 16' Limited quantity available. Sorry, no rainchecks at these prices BOB’S GUN AND TACKLE SHOR INC. dates Attested b\ t Hdct .4 the loun»hipot Was *749 Was *1149 Pro 14' Super Pro II 14' w» ‘i259 PUBLIC NOTICE ’599.99 Laker 12' ' I • . 2208 Gun Lake Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 2 Milos West of Hastings on M-37 & M-43 - -——-I ■ Phone 616/945-4106 — ———-T �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Juty 16 1996 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Michigan Central Division of the Grand River Valley ; Railroad...Middleville and the M.C.R.R. 1904 By Joyce F. Weinbrecht । . Trains No. 105 and 106. operating bciwccn Detroit and Grand Rapids arc two of the fastest trains in the Michigan Central ; System. Those trains together with No 107 . ire the most splendidly equipped of all trains on this division. They carry cafe coaches, the most convenient coaches now , ip use in this country. The passenger cars on . the trains arc especially built with vestibules from one end lo another, allow* ng one lo pass from one coach to another. . The business of Michigan Central Rail। pad in Middleville is successfully handled >y LcRoy Mead, who has been the local igent of the railroad company for the past wo years. He is ably assisted by G D Eddy, jfliddlev illc one of the best paying sla10ns on the Grand Rapids Division and the ! statement of business done hc«v most in­ cresting , Freight forwarded C-r.. 1903. amounted to 825.698 pounds and the campgs on this amount was $541.65 Thus far n ’904. freight forwarded amounts to ,1.270.113 pounds with earnings of >1.012.67. Freight received was in about he same amount. With the large increase in business here he Michigan Central Railroad Co. will find I necessary to erect a new depot in the near uturc. and it is safe to predict that a handpmc structure will be built in the next two tears. Among the heaviest shippers in Midllcville arc R.T. French. C.A. Banficld, ClcKcvitt and McQueen. Charles Mungcr­ on, Warren Featherbone Company. Cold ipnngs Creamery. Rosenburg and Forbes ind R l Kenyon, who shipped 20 carloads if hay and straw dun ng the month of Au­ gust The time of amval and departure of rams from Middleville station is shown in he following schedule: x’orth Bound Grand Rapids diddlcvillc........................................... Leave ’acific Express.................................. 5:35 a m dail ................................................... 12:30 p.m irand Rapids Express..................... 5:43 p.m •fail ...................................................... 9:57 p.m iouth Bound Night Express ................................. 1:30 a.m. Jctroit Express............................................7:30a.m. 4cw York Express..................................... 12:30p.m. 4ail ...................................................... 6:05 p.m. Calvin G. Hill was the early owner of the itc upon which Middleville village was irst laid out and probably surveyed a few cars poor to 1850. although the village >as not formerly recorded until Apnl 12. X59. Previous to 1843 the place was now n as Thomapple. but when the post oficc came it became known as Middleville, he first bridge over the nver was built in 843. The contractor was W.W. Pauli. In 1X46. Denison Bugbcc built a sawmill h the cast side of the over, sold it in 1850 ) Alphcus M. Hill, who enlarged it. In 849. the residents expressed a desire for a nst mill so A.C. Brucn offered to build it the pcopic would help The residents rc>ondcd in such good fashion that it was mshed at comparatively small expense. • The building of the two mills on the cast ide of the river led the way to the cstabshments of other businesses on that side of )c nver. A store by I N. Keeler in 1850 and hotel by Ralph Bugbcc in 1852 and there gas a blacksmith shop already established i 1843 Dr Parkhurst opened a pioneer rug store and A. A Meade was the first tai­ Middleville Station showing the sidings for storage and the bypass track A hand drawn sketch of how Parmelee Station probably looked tn 1880. Michigan Central locomotive No. 6323 struggling to make it up Parmelee Moun­ tain. lor and John Slocum the pioneer shoemaker and pettifogger [a iawycr of sorts). By 1880 there were a dozen stores and the village was growing, in part, because of the coming of the railroad. The village cen­ sus revealed a population of 1.000. with an agricultural machinery manufactunng plant operated by Charles A. French. B.S. Dibble was the First postmaster and had the post of­ fice in his house on July 3. 1839. with the name Middleville adopted from an Indian Village nearby called "Middle Village" They received mail twice a week from both ways, north and south. Orson Withcy was the mail earner. The first school was a log building on the west side of the nver. re­ placed in 1840 by a frame building. Anticipating the coming of the railroad the village of Middleville was incorporated under an act of the Legislature, which was approved on March 27. 1867. A railroad station was built in 1869. a frame construc­ tion. later to be replaced by a bnck one. There were three sidings for storage of box­ cars and a bypass for a’lowmg specials or fast trains to go on through As with many of the villages along the Grand River Valley Railroad line, the nver was the mainstay of the villages as they Plat map of Middleville. 1873. showing the railroad tracks crossing the Mill Pond nd the depot on High Street grew, with gnst mills, gram elevators, saw mills and other businesses needing the wa­ ter power flourishing even before the trains arrived, but the coming of the railroad in­ tensified the shipping to market of the vil­ lages and surrounding area of the produce and the villages blossomed even more. The 1873 plat mat of Middleville shows the railroad coming in from Irving nght through the mill pond which supplied the power for the mills This was no small feat of engineering The depot was in the heart of town on the cast side of the tracks wtuch headed north to Parmelee up a steep grade, always following the Thomapple River in Barry County." Parmelee Station was named for its founder, Erastus K Parmelee, who pur­ chased 4(1 acres in Thomapple Township, section no. 10 in I860. This is about three miles north of Middleville and three and one-half miles south of Caledonia When the Grand River Valley Railroad was being proposed. Mr Parmelee sold the nght of way through this property in return for a lifetime family pass on the railroad line. The village and the station established in August. 1874 were named for him The neighboring residents paid for the erection of the railroad depot. Mr. Parmelee was ap­ pointed station master in 1878 and post­ master when the Parmelee post office was begun Each night he would carry the unde­ livered mail home in a common market bas­ ket and return i: in the morning W.W. Wat­ son took over the post office in 1900 due to Mr. Parmelee becoming ill. The village was built up around the rail­ road with the businesses and homes strung out along Parmelee Road. Sherk and Cline’s elevator at the station gave the farmers a convenient outlet for their gram There was a brisk shipment of railroad tics. Seven thousand ties were received during Febru­ ary. 1X80 and they estimated a full 50.000 total tics between January and September of that year A saw mill one-quarter mile west of the depot, fed by a pond which empties into the Thomapple River powered the mill Frcdnck Alexander had a general store, and B.F Hungerford a blacksmith shop A turning lathe was also located at the saw mill and a wood bending factory was established about IXXO There were two churches at work in Parmelee, the Methodist Episcopal and the Radical I mted Brethren, which later be­ came the L mted Brethren on the northwest comer of Stimson and Parmelee roads Both of these churches worshipped al the Moe School on alternate Sundays until they were able to build their respective churches The railroad grade from Middleville into Parmelee became very steep in the last mile before reaching the station and a good start out of Middleville was needed to make the grade and during winter months and in the rainy season the sanding of the track by The only known picture of Parmelee Station with a Michigan Central train loading passengers Norma Velderman collection. hand became necessary, so pails of sand were earned by the engineer until the loco­ motives became equipped with sanding de­ vices to put sand on the tracks in front of the drive wheels. Occasionally two or more locomotives had to be scheduled when the load of cars became two much to haul up the grade. This grade was sometimes called the Parmelee Mountain by the tram crews. Wallace William Watson had moved to Parmelee in 1890. leaving his wife and four children in Yankee Spnngs Village. He bought supplies in Grand Rapids and opened a store in Parmelee. He sent for his wife. Sarah and Nelson Watson, a cousin. He furnished an ox team and hay wagon for the tnp Their cook stove, beds, and up­ turned table with the boys. Sarah and two year old Lavina trying to hold everything together as they bounced along for 2 I/2 hours over deep, sandy ruts, muddy and marshy trails and corduroy roads to Mid­ dleville. Nelson's son. David, helped find the depot as Sarah had never ridden an iron horse which spouted steam, whistled and made great clanking noises as it started up causing the team to shy away from thc black monster David helped Sarah find a freight train going to Parmelee from Middleville and they were put in the caboose. Sarah paid a nickel for the ndc. which she said was worth every penny of it after the bumpy ndc up to Middles illc from Yankee Spnngs. The three boys went on with Nelson and the hay wagon to Parmelee. Arriving before the train, as they topped the rise coming into Parmelee from the west they saw their fa­ ther sitting on a packing case, bare feet dangling over the side. The freight train stopped a good distance down the nght of way and the eagerly wait­ ing Wallace Watson gallantly walked bare­ foot down the gravely roadbed to met his wife and daughter Thus a new family and a new business was added to Parmelee. Arthur "Duff" Eddy was a train man in the 1950s Sometimes he was engineer on the switch engines that would come into the towns along the line to pick up empty box cars, coal cars and deliver the full ones. If he had a big engine, sometimes it would de­ rail on the short curves of the switch line at the (irand Rapids Bookcase Factory in Hastings, and if he had a small engine, he would be afraid that he would never make it up the grade in Parmelee By 1909 the traffic on the rail lines had increased to such an extent that Michigan Central voted to bond the 94 miles for S4.500.000 With the proceeds from the kinds Michigan Central improved the road between Jackson and Grand Rapids by dou­ ble tracking some of the lines, reducing grades and straightening the worst of the curves. The balance of the bonds were used to improve terminal facilities and depots along the line. At this time the Michigan Central was running five passenger trains each way every day with a large number of regular freights and specials. They also owned the C.K. & S. (Chicago. Kalamazoo and Sagi­ naw Railroad] and were planning improve­ ments on that line. Passenger and freight service over this road was continuous until passenger service was discontinued on Apnl 2. 1959. By that time, Michigan Central had relinquished control of the line to the New York Central and then to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Trucks, busses, planes and the automobile were taking their toll on the passenger ser­ vice. The first steam trains were pulled off of the line on April 22, 1952. Freight was still hauled for the next 20 years however. In 1979, the line was bought by the KBEC. Inc. [Kent. Barry. Eaton Connecting Rail­ way). This line was the first minority owned railroad in the United States and they moved freight front Grand Rapids to Vermontville. This line under the guidance of vice pres­ ident Na.hamel Pierce and general agent Jean Mitchell Shelton, among others, was the first minority owned railroad in the United States. The line was in operation un­ til 1982 when they lost the Michigan State Department of Transportation subsidy that kept it in operation. This was the end of the line for trains coming through Hastings A final steam excursion train puffed its way through Hastings in the 1970s and many local pcopic came to see the train sta­ tion on Railroad Street to see the magnifi­ cent steam giant of old. Sources. "Michigan Central, the Niagara Falls Route. Grand River Valley Division " researched, compiled and edited by Don Cruso Reid, who lists his sources as the New Grolier Encyclopedia. The Railroads of Michigan 1872. Ray Haddock. Esq : Charlotte Historical Society: From Time to Time, and pictures. Esther Walton. Joyce Weinbrecht. Barry County Historian: Grace Chaffee s Scrapbook, from Fresh Out of the Attic. Harold Burpee. Memories of the Past. Susan Hinckley. Maple Valley Neus. Hastings Banner Archives. Hastings Public Library. Norma Velderman. Mid­ dleville Historian. Jim Zemke. Vermontville Historical Society. Amber Cruso Reid, photo collection. Charles Cruso s Railroad Tales. Ruby Webb Bridges and Clayton Webb, photos of Morgan. Section Crew pic­ tures. Bud Gross, and anyone else who might have contributed even a smidgen of information �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 Is sports complex needed? Special committee will study proposal by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Since the Barry County Board's County Development Committee does not have a recommendation regarding a proposal for the county to purchase land for a sports complex, an ad hoc committee has been formed to study whether there is a need for such a facility. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey has proposed that the county purchase about 50 acres in the Hustings area for a complex with soccer fields, baseball diamonds, a football field and picnic areas. The theory is to spend money for young people who aren't in trouble with the law or the court system and to hopefully give all young­ sters opportunities for more activities to keep them out of trouble Last month Bailey asked the County De­ velopment Committee to give a report at Tuesday's county board meeting on the sta­ tus of looking into the issues of a sports complex, "if it is needed and options for oversight.” "...We do not have a recommendation on the sports complex at the present time," County Development Committee Chair­ man Robert Wenger told the board Tues­ day. "We feel that a program in support of our youth is a concern to all of us...It was the feeling of County Development that we should work with our Parks and Rec Committees and the city of Hastings on a plan that they already have..." "I went back to my townships, and I did not get support for the so-called sports complex.'' Wenger said. The genera) feeling is that perhaps the county should put fund­ ing into programs that are already in place around the county rather than have a new sports complex in the Hastings area that outlying residents may not use, he said. Commissioner Lew Newman noted that Yankee Springs Township does support the sports complex. Wenger said the county should "go back to our recreational plan." He said the Parks and Recreation Report "has a lot of answers. I don't like to re-in­ vent the wheel. I think we should use that." Vice Chairwoman Sandy James said she believes the county should preserve some land that's available, close to lhe county seat, for use in the future. "I’m looking at long range plan. Youth and our senior citizens are growing rapidly compared to the rest of the population." James said. "The need is there to preserve land for senior citizens, children, whatever for recreation use...I certainly don't want to do anything to jeopardize the YMCA pro­ gram in Barry County...It's an excellent organization.” Speaking of land use. Wenger said he thought the funds might be better used for some type of year round program rather than just in summer months "...Before this board can take any action, it's our responsibility to represent the whole county for lhe best interest of the county.” Bailey said. "...We have to deter­ mine the needs. We re back to square one. We haven't answered lhe question. We haven't done the homework part of it to say do we have a need?'.. Who would operate (it). I realize there are other entities in Blood drive nets 106 pints, win for Rotary The annual Rotory-Kiwanis Challenge blood drive Tuesday at the Hastings Moose Lodge resulted in 106 pints of blood being collected, and the Rotarians winning the challenge by one pint. 'It was a great success.' drive co-chairperson Milt LaVictor said of the event, which was sponsored by the Barry County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Above, some of the donors are pictured during the drive. FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL D KLEIN and TAMMlE M KLEIN husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Evergreen Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on February 4 1997 in Liber 684 on Page 821 Barry County Records. Michigan, and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an assignment dated June 1. 1997 which was recorded on July 2. 1997 m Liber 700. on Page 484 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 17/100 dollars ($110.23617), including interest at 8 625“. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 octock PM on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of YANKEE SPRINGS Barry County Michigan and are described as The land referred to in this Commitment, situ­ ated in the County of Barry. Township of Yankee Springs State of Michigan is descnbed as fol­ lows Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8 Town 3 North. Range 10 West descnbed as Commenc­ ing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 8 thence South 80 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds West 716 55 feet along the South hne ol said Section to the center of a creek and the point of beginning, thence continuing South 89 degrees 25 minute: 38 seconds West. 311 35 feet along said South hi.e, thence North 17 degrees 12 min­ utes 03 seconds West 221 28 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds East 302 81 feet to the center of said creek tnence South 19 degrees 18 minutes 07 seconds East 223 80 feet along said creek to the point of beginning Together with an easement for ingress and egress over a 20 foot wide drive lying 10 feet on either side of the following described centerline beginning at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 8 thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 06 sec­ onds West 82 86 feet thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West 194 17 feet thence South 81 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds West 185 39 feet thence South 86 degrees 38 minutes 09 seconds West 110 79 feet, thence North 89 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West 130 63 feet thence South 85 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds West 200 94 feet thence North 89 de­ gree'. 28 minutes 41 seconds West 81 97 feet thence North 71 degrees 19 minutes 14 seconds West 17 68 feet thence North 46 degrees 47 minutes 24 seconds West 17‘2 feet thence North 19 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds West 9 95 feet to the point of ending of said centertine The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys to' NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98065990 (8/13) Investors are returning to load funds . Most people wouldn’t tackle a car repair or home improvement project themselves. They know its worth the money to leave those jobs to the professionals Now. more people are realizing the value of professional investing help, too A recent article in The Wall Street Jour­ nal revealed that a number of traditionally “no-load” mutual fund groups arc adding load funds, or converting their no-load funds into load funds. Loads funds are of­ fered through financial professionals, who charge a commission or fee for their ser­ vices. Investors can buy no-loads, however, directly from the fund companies and avoid paying an up-front fee Why the return to load funds ’ One rea­ son may be that investors have larger sums to invest. According to the article, this money is conrng from inheritances, the long bull market and distributions from 401 (k) retirement plans In addition, many of today’s investors arc older and have more complex financial problems With more money and more complicated finances, in­ vestors are hesitant to make investment de­ cisions completely on their own and are more willing to enlist professional help Such help not only puls investors at ease, it may even result in better returns, accord­ ing to one study. Dalhar Financial Services conducted a comparison of load and no­ load mutual funds and found that investors who bought funds through financial profes­ sionals often achieved better returns than do-it-yourselfers During the period studied (the beginning of 19X4 through Sept 30. 1993). Dalbar found that the average sales force-distrib­ uted mutual fund achieved an annual growth rate of 6.X2 percent, compared to 5 61 percent for funds marketed directly to the public This equates to total returns oxer the period of 90.21 percent for the load funds vs 70.23 percent tor the no-load funds Part of the reason for this ditTcrcnee ap­ pears to be that investors who use profes­ sional help are less likely to trade in and out of funds The more an investor buvs and sells, the lower the potential return 1 of Barry County Apparently. more pcopic are discovering what successful investors have known all along An investment professional not only can help you buy the nght investment for your needs, he or she also can help you stick to your long-term objectives, hold on through short-term volatility and even achieve better returns. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT4T 57-W Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy 47-374 48-5/8 57-11/16 44 Coca Cola DSN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mlg IBM JCPenney Johnsen S Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Are Volume 87-7/8 26-1/8 96-3/8 71-15/16 20-13/16 27-3/4 place. The YMCA is one I'm not saying the sports complex has to happen." Bailey said. "...I don't want to pit townships against townships and issues against issues. That's where we re heading and I don't think that's where we want to go." After hearing Wenger's report and discus­ sion by the board. Bailey said there are a lot of questions that remain unanswered and he asked commissioners to volunteer to serve on an ad hoc committee to study the need for a sports complex. Serving on that committee will be commissioners Sandy James. Emmet Herrington. Rod Goebel and John Barnett Wenger, at first, offered to serve on the special committee, but then said. "Seeing I didn't do my job, I better get off of it." To date, the county board has received petitions with the signatures of more than 1,100 citizens who support the county's possible purchase of land for a sports com­ plex. Herrington said the three townships (Assyria. Johnstown and Baltimore) that he represents and the Fine Lake Association are not in support of the sports complex at this time. "Now. why? There has to be a reason, not just because I don't like it. These fringe townships have loyalties, shopping loyal­ ties, where their kids go to school and so forth and organizations they presently be­ long to out of county, perhaps. And I think you have to recognize these things...Wc're a fragmented county. We always have been and always will be." he said. "I agree with you 100 percent." Bailey said, but he noted that some people who said they would not use the Barry County branch of Kellogg Community College. Yankee Springs Twp. hires Praxis to fight gypsy moths by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Yankee Springs Township Board re­ cently voted unanimously to hire Praxis, a company from Allegan that uses biological methods against lhe gypsy moth, al a cost not to exceed 56,000. Supervisor George London said he looked into the different methods of con­ trolling the pest, which has been defoliat­ ing trees in the area at an alarming rate, noting that all the cities he talked to about Praxis had only had good words for the company. London said that he went through Way­ land, which employs Praxis, and noticed that they have a low amount of cases there. Praxis works by releasing a tiny wasp, one-third the size of a fruit fly. into lhe en­ vironment and the wasp immediately starts attacking the gypsy moth larvae and egg London said that because all spraying is done for the year, he thought it was a good decision to employ the company, which & 30 hours per week Knowledge ol Computers (Microsoft Works Microsoft Word) Knowledge of General Office Equipment (Cop«er. Facsimile 2 ime telephone, answering machine) Responsibilities include dealing with the public at the front desk and on the telephone receipting filing copying Must be flexible well organized and self motivated Send resume by July 17 to YMCA of Barry County PO Bo« 252. Hastings Ml 49058 has been asked to start work as soon as possible. The program needs to be done annually, and though it will not destroy all signs of the gypsy moth, it will control the problem London said. "This moth is in our environment and it is here to stay. ' London said. "But we can do our best to control the damage." London said that next spring the town-' ship will participate in the spraying pro­ gram. He told the people present that resk dents must sign up for the spraying, which’ is done in blocks, and if one person chooses not to participate the entire block cannot be sprayed. London said He estimated lhe cost to be about $7.50 per acre. He added that though the township is picking up the cost for the biological control program, residents will pay for the spraying. London said that lhe board would stay on top of the issue and that Praxis would be­ gin the biological method within twq weeks. | +3/16 ♦3-3/8 TK tightens athletic ♦1-1/2 +1-3/16 -3/16 ♦2-9716 eligibility requirementsi -11716 •5/16 ♦7/16 +2-378 ♦1-7/8 +1-3/8 ♦2-7/8 60-3/8 69-3/4 23 ♦1/4 119-3/8 +4-9/16 68-9/16 -3-11/16 74-5716 ♦1/2 17-3/4 -1-7/16 37-1/16 ■3/8 72-7/8 ♦3-7/8 58-9/16 -2-3/4 11-15/16 -1-13/16 17-3/4 ♦3/16 7 •1/8 32-3/16 ♦2-5/8 48-3/16 ♦2-1/8 29315 533 9245 54 642 Million Shares by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Thomapple Kellogg Board of Educa­ tion unanimously approved a stricter policy regarding athletic eligibility requirements at a special meeting. July 6. Thomapple Kellogg was previously op­ erating at the state minimum requirements. Under the new policy, a student partici­ pating in any athletics must be passing five blocks of class. This eligibility is checked every three weeks, and those found in violation of lhe policy will be suspended from participating in the athletics for two weeks, but must attend every practice and game. StudenLs must also received credit in five blocks per semester to try out for ath­ letics in the following semester. "This fits what we have been trying to do all along, which is to raise academic standards." said Superintendent Jay Cason. Ako ai the annual reorganizational meet­ ing. lhe board elected its officers for the Notice is hereby given that a test ot the accuracy of the electronic tabulating equipment to be used at the August Primary Election will be conducted on Thursday. July 23. 1998 at 4:00 pm at the Hastings Charter Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 The accuracy test will demonstrate that the votes cast will be accurate­ ly counted for all offices and all proposals The public is invited to attend Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk 948-9690 or 945-3291 coming year. They will stay lhe same as last year: President Dan Parker. Vice Presi­ dent David Smith. Secretary Nancy Goodin and Treasurer Kim Selleck. Quality Printing at... Reasonably Prices! J-Ad Graphic^ 945-9554 i Auto Glass HASTIM6S CHARTER TIWNSHIP H9T1CE IF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FIR THE ABGBST A1998 PBIMUY ELECTION ran Tim Riceatiiaist fir dn YMU «f Birry Cmty which is named the Fehsenfeld Center, have taken classes there after all. Wenger noted that sports fields are pri­ marily used in early evening "Maybe we need some programs to get this thing.jp gear when mom and pop aren’t home." ” Commissioner Rose Heaton agreed. Dur­ ing lhe day. it's the kids who are at-risk that commissioners are worried about, ste said. Some young people can't afford to pip­ chase shirts and other gear to participate in organized sports programs. "Those are the kids I'm worried about. Are our dollars spend best for purchasing land or for other (things). I think there's a lot to look at." Herrington noted that property owners are already paying taxes for sports com­ plexes at schools, and he has been told by some of his constituents that they don't want to pay for duplication. Other county committees have beet asked to report this month on the status from special committee meetings held fa explore Bailey's other two proposals. Bai­ ley had asked the finance committee io meet to discuss lhe county's debt of nearly $3 million with the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Michigan (MER9J. which administers retirement plans for Barry and other units of government. He has said the county has the funds available to retire that debt in the general fund, u®brella (delinquent) tax fund and fringe benfrfit fund, and would like to see the debt paid off For lhe board's central services commit* tee. Bailey asked members to consider rec* ommending up to $200,000 to purchase a road grader for the County Road Commis­ sion. 2 Expert Installation • XII Makes & Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed F Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. T K 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings Call Now! 616-945-5085 j �Trie Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1998 - Page 11 Things were gassy and steamy at annual antique engine show Tommy Caldwell of Allegan holds a toy poodle called Pooh Bear owned by his sister. The village green at Charlton Park was packed with antique tractors during the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Show at Chartton Park. The event featured many different antique engines capable of powering various operations, including the park's sawmill, where sawing demonstrations were given during the show. Activities for children, a flea market, the sale of homemade baked goods, and a daily tractor parade were some of the events activities. One of the many antique steam engines on display is pictured by the park's sawmill. A trailer owned by Harold Heim of Grass Lake contains gas and steam engine parts that were on sale during the show. Heim, a member of the Jackson County Road Commission, collects and sells such parts as a sideline during the summer. A vendor sells clothing during the show. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has occurred in Tractors of all shapes, sizes and colors dominated tne show. i-A flea market offered opportunities for vendors to sell a wide range of goods, including tools, engine parts, clothing and household items. ■ is ; • NOTICE • ;The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held July 16. 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. •1 2 3 .4 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs KFC is now hiring an ASSISTANT MANAGER. Made while you wait ■20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18 00 Ea. Competitive wages & benefits. Apply at Hastings KFC. — Great Gifts — Join our winning team! Action Signs Iacross from E IV Bliss/ 1011 E. Slate St.. HasUngs ^(616) 948-8618 or Toll Free 888-577-7446 a Mortgage made by Raymond C Eldred to DOD Federal Credit Union dated September 30. 1993. and recorded on October 15. 1993 in Liber 585. Page 875. Barry County Records No proceed­ ings have been instituted to recover any part of the debt, secured by the mortgage or any part thereof and the amount now claimed to be due on the debt ts Si3 630 77 The Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the property at public auction to lhe highest bid­ der for cash, on August 13. 1998 at i 00 p m . lo­ cal time, at the East front door of the Barry County Courthouse in lhe City of Hastings Michi­ gan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the Mortgage together with interest at 10 25° o percent legal costs attorney fees and also any taxes or insurance that the Mortgagee pays before the sale Ttie property is located in the Township of Maple Grove County of Barry Michigan and is described as Beginning at the East 1/4 corner of Section 28 thence South 319 15 feet, thence West 56 21 feet for beginning thence South 285 feet thence West 1920 feet, thence North 285 feet thence East 1920 feet to point of begin­ ning Maple Grove Township. Barry County. Michigan During the one-year immediately following the sale the property may be redeemed Dated 6/24/98 DOD FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BY stephen L Lar geland (P32583) BUSINESS ADDRESS Stephen L Langeland PC Stephen L Langeland (P32583) Attorney at Law 350 East Michigan Suite 200 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 (7/23) �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 16. 1996 < < ini' h Ihink < I it Is it time for prep football to expand in playoffs? Tigers have the talent to contend in near future OK... The Detroit Tigers are 38-52 following Tuesday’s 8-3 triumph over the Kansas City Royals. There's probably no need to rush out and stand in line for those fall playoff seats... just yet. But. this sports editor predicts that Buddy Bell’s bengals will be back battling for a pennant in one year’s time. Here are reasons why I choose to believe this can actually happen! 1. Up the Middle: Up the middle you slan with second baseman Damion Easley (.293 baiting average) and shortstop Deivi Cruz (.249). Easley is an All-Star and Cruz is sure to be one. To win a pennant you need solid play from your middle infielders. Can anybody remember what Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell meant to past Tiger successes? 2. Talented Youth: Besides Easley and Cruz, the Tigers lineup includes third baseman Gabe Alvarez (.259). catcher Paul Bako and left fielder Luiz Gonzalez (.294 with 12 dingers). In Tuesday’s triumph over K.C. Gonzalez. Cruz and first baseman Tony Clark all smacked dingers. Dingers are what fill the stands in M.L.B. ball parks today... just look at the festivities at this summer's All-Star game in Colorado. Alvarez often called "Babe’' before his current slump has great potential. Bako gives Tiger fans reason to forget about Joe Oliver’s deficiencies behind the plate. 3. Plenty of Power: In other words, 'he potential of a plethora of dingers. Besides Gonzalez and Clark (.275 with 20 dingers) Detroit also has a big stick in right fielder Bobby Higginson (.328 with 18 dingers). Higginson, who looks like that character in "The Natural," probably should have been an All-Star this year, but so should have a lot of fine pro stars. Can anybody say Kerry Wood? 4. Speed to Burn: In lead-off hitter Brian Hunter, the Tigers have the potential to steal a base or two. The center fielder has solid '98 numbers (.262 and 23 stolen bases), but needs to be more patient, earning a few more free passes to first. Last year he was lhe American League's leader in stolen bases, so why not take a walk or two. If not then maybe the three Bs (Berroa. Bartee and Beamon) can provide a little more punch in Buddy's always on the run offensive scheme. The Tigers need to score runs, or in other words get its base runners in, at all costs. 5. Pitching Help on Horizon: Pitching has been and still is the Tiger’s biggest stumbling block. But, rookie reliever Matt Anderson (1.17 earned run average), Justin Thompson, Dean Crow, Seth Gresinger and Doug Brocail are reasons to keep hope alive. Notice I didn’t include Todd Jones or Frank Castillo in this list. Can anybody say trade bait9 Don't worry about Castillo's spot in the rotation, though. San Diego’s Joey Hamilton appears to be on his way to Tiger Stadium. Jones and other main arms have had problems maintaining leads, so a change was certainly needed. And lhe Tigers made that change by selecting Anderson with its lop draft pick. So far the change is paying off. As you glance through Detroit's lineup it appears that General Manager Randy Smith s ideas of gening youth, speed and solid everyday players have paid off. The Tigers currently are battling the Chicago White Sox for fourth place in the American League Central. But. by this time next year don't be surprised if they're chasing Cleveland for a potential pennant The potential is there, now Buddy Bell's boys just need to grow up a little bit more. • In France they Dance: Sunday’s World Cup finale which had the host Frenchmen thumping favorite Brazil 3-0 has left quite a buzz through the streets of Paris. It was the first time that a host team ousted a defending champ in lhe championship match. Rumors say that Ronaldo, the Brazilian star, played the match because Nike wanted him to. The shoe company has a 10-year, $200 million contract with the Brazilian team and Ronaldo's participation probably translates into many of those bucks. Ronaldo said he played lhe game under "emotional stress." Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly says that U.S.A.'s dismal performance was because 1. We don't smoke enough; 2. We riot after the game; 3. We’re not passionate enough; 3. We play soccer with our feet; 4. We write letters to the editor, 5. We settle the games all wrong; 6. We need Bill Laimbeer and 7. We lose to well. His column makes for interesting reading. If you want a copy, give me a ring. • Olivet Spikers Select Coach: Dennis Richardson, a 1982 graduate of Olivet College and the 1998 varsity volleyball coach at Charlotte High School, has been named the new head mentor of lhe Olivet College volleyball program. Richardson has 16 years of coaching experience including a 1987-88 stint at Lansing Catholic Central. • Best Bike Challengers: Nancy Black, of Hastings, was second in her age group with 367 miles at lhe recent Michigan 24-Hour Bike Challenge. Another Hastings resident. Michael O’Donnell, finished 13th in his age group peddling 205 miles. Talk to you soon. Youngs Classic Aug. 1 Keeping his memory alive, the third annual Buzz Youngs Classic returns to the River Bend Golf Course on Aug. 1. Youngs, lhe longtime reporter and supporter of the Hastings Saxons sports teams, is honored in the tournament sponsored by the Hastings Athletic Boosters. The Saturday. Aug. 1 event will have a shotgun start at 8 a.m. and will be a fourperson. 18-hole scramble. Cost to enter is $60 per person and that includes greens fees, cart and lunch. Cash prizes are $200 for first. $100 for second and third and $40 for 10th. A Hole-In-One prize is a one-year lease on a 1998 Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle is donated by The Chrysler Super Store of Hastings. A color television will also be a prize to be one by a fortunate swinger. For reservations for the third annual Buzz Youngs Classic, call River Bend at (6)6)945-3238. In other prep sportb — such as basketball, softball, volleyball and soccer to name a couple — teams compete in post-season district tournaments to decide which ones are fortunate enough to move on. In football, though, only a fortunate few make it past the ninth week, and many good or deserving teams do not qualify- for any form of a post-season. Why is prep football treated differently than its counterparts? That is the question that many gridiron coaches are currently contemplating. In May. the Michigan High School Athletic Association favored one proposal for playoff football expansion. Proposal 16. which would increase the number of teams playing in the post­ season from 128 to 512. passed "rather soundly." according to Delton Kellogg High School football coach Rob Heethuis. Heethuis has served on the rules committee, along with fellow coaches, athletic directors and superintendents, during recent years. The proposal would award post-season opportunities for the best 512 teams, based on playoff points, regardless of what area (regions) the football teams were from. Stevensville Lakeshore High School head varsity coach Denny Dock is the mastermind of the proposal which, according lo Heethuis. has "a lot of support" and is "drawn up nicely." Some coaches .believe that there may be a better way of expanding lhe playoffs. A district format, for example, could offer heated rivalries, little travel expense and. best of all. more post-season competitions for our young pigskin stars. "Football has always had restrictions that other sports don't have," Hastings High School varsity football coach Jeff Keller said. "We're more restrictive, with regulations, than other sports. If districts are good for basketball, softball and volleyball, tlien why nut football?" Keller, who coached at football power Troy High School before finding his home in Hastings, says "local competitions" and "intense rivalries" would help the sport to score more at the high school level. "We would play local teams and there would be tremendous interest." Keller explained. "In high school sports, all teams should have equal opportunities." Tim Penfield, the Thomapple Kellogg High School varsity football coach, also would support a district format as long as the season wasn't expanded too much. "I'm very excited and would be very much in support of a district format as long as we don't start the season any earlier." Penfield said. "Currently, we have two scrimmages. If we did away with one. that would facilitate enough games for a district format." Heethuis, who says that Dock's proposal is his No. I choice, also sees positives from a district tournament. "I would take that seriously," Heethuis said. "It would bring great enthusiasm to the game (and) would give that Cinderella a chance." Saxon head football coacn Jett Keller, in middle, is one who favors his sport going to a district format like other prep sports already have. District football, in Keller's words, would not eliminate rivalries (by possibly ending the regular season one week earlier), but would increase rivalries, thus enhancing the overall exposure and opportunities in the sport. In the Saxons' case, a possible Class BB district could include Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville), Lakewood, Lowell, Wayland or Caledonia. For Delton Kellogg a Class B district might consist of Pennfield, Hamilton, Byron Center, Paw Paw or Portland. Four of five teams in a district would participate in this format, and those not qualifying would face teams from other districts in a ninth game contest. "1 would prefer to go to the district formal as more teams would have an opportunity to be involved," Keller said. "There would be some stumbling blocks (those not qualifying) and we would have to do some sort of pre-arrangement." Keller said that a district format "continues to draw high-level interest" from the coaches. He expects the format to be revisited at the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association meeting this January in Battle Creek. "It's pretty good right now (the current format), but we would sure like to improve it," Keller said. Penfield agrees that expansion is the way to go. "I'm very much in favor of expanding; expansion would benefit football," Penfield said. And improvement is needed in other areas as well. The way playoff points are determined may be one of the areas that needs to be addressed. Last fall. Forest Hills Central won all eight of its games, but did not make the playoffs. Originally, Forest Hills Central had a contract to play Grandville in a ninth game, but when Grandville opted out, the Rangers' total points were divided by nine games and not eight. Soderman headed into Hall of Fame The doors to lhe Michigan High School Coaches Association ’’Hall of Fame” will swing open Sunday, Sept. 30 for a legendary Scot mentor. John Soderman. who has guided Caledonia High School's track program to r '*ague, regional and State ace ..r.ishments, will be inducted into the MHSCA "Hall of Fame" along with 13 others. Name Crash’s nephew and his uniform number? If you know Crash then you must know who Crash's nephew is. That is the answer we are looking for this week, but you also need to tell us what number the nephew wears. The first person to correctly answer lhe questions gets four tickets to go see the West Michigan Whitecaps in Old Kent Park. Question No. 15 is as follows: What is the name of Crash's nephew and what number does he wear? Call in your answers (616) 945­ 9554 and if the sports guy is out in search of a scoop leave a message on his voice mail. "The inconsistencies shouldn't happen, (although) the computer point system is pretty reliable." Keller said. "If unforeseen things happen, then divide (lhe points) by the games played." If districts aren't the way to go, then there are other options on the table. One option is to double the number of playoff teams in Classes AA. A. BB. B. CC and C, but leave DD and D at the current numbers. This would increase lhe total field from 128 to 218, move the season up one week and add an extra playoff round to the post-season. Maple Valley High School football coach Guenther Mittelstaedt backs this proposal. ‘ "In football, it makes it really special that few teams are in lhe playoffs," Mittelstaedt said. "In our region last year, we had eight good teams. Further than that you wouldn't have the same caliber. If you double it, you would still have the possibilities for upsets." In 1997, Mittelstaedt's Maple Valley team as well as Penfield's TK gridiron squad both qualified for post-season action. Penfield would prefer expanding the number of teams to eight and not the 16 that Proposal 16 calls for. His sentiments are shared by most of the members of the MHSAA representative council. The Trojan mentor also said that there is a need to "equalize the classes,'* as some teams in DD or D qualify with overall records that may not be worthy of post-season honors. One thing is for sure. Expansion for the football playoffs continues to be a hot topic. By expanding the playoff format the MHSAA might also solve another problem: long established leagaes dismantling for the sake of teams gaining additional playoff points. "Expansion is coming; it's a tremendous idea," Heethuis said. "It would end all discussions about league breakups." Four undated reserved tickets are the ultimate prize. The tickets should be redeemed at the stadium box office and exchanges are based on availability Call the Whitecaps at (616) 784-4131 for seat information. The Caps encourage winners to exchange tickets in advance The banquet and awards ceremony will be at the Student Services Building at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. The 13 others are Pete Coll (Warren Centerline). Robert Darbee (Bay City John Glenn). Leonard Defrain (Harbor Beach). Harvey Degood (Rockford). Doug Frank (Bridgeport), Dave Fredette (Armada). Rubin Gomez (Mason). Robert Knight (Portage Central). Van Kostegian (Taylor Truman). Jerry Lasceski (AkronFairgrove). Don Lukens (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix), Joseph Pitock (Grand Blanc), Ronald Schultheiss (Charlotte) and Dave Woodcock (Jenison). The banquet and awards ceremony start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and can be ordered from Dan McShannock; H.H. Dow High School; 3901 N. Saginaw Rd.; Midland, Ml. or 4709 Pinewood Dr.; Midland. Ml 48640. Checks should be made payable to the Michigan High School Coaches Association. Sarver moving in boxing ranks Second on the Base Paths... A group of 11 and 12 year old Hastings boys recently completed its season in the Mid-Michigan Baseball League. The local team went 14-6 and took second place honors in the league that includes squads from Charlotte. Okemos. Potterville. Olivet. Bellevue and Eaton Rapids. Playing on the Hastings team were (front row. from left) Eric Frith. Andy Griggs. Michael Newsted. Brandon Johnson. Brian McLaughlin. Kevin Davis. Andrew Vincent; (back row) Coach Mike McLaughlin. Scott Allerding. Drew Bowman. Coach Tony Frith. Bob Beyer. Mike Stonehouse. Coach Tad Davis. Ryan Duits. Andrew Mepham and Coach Doug Griggs. (Photo provided) A win is a win... well sort of. Hastings' Candi Sarver raised her boxing mark to 6-0 Saturday, but she didn't have to enter the ring to do it. Her opponent, who was at the fight location in Sturgis, decided tn forfeit rather than risk any bodily harm. The undefeated Sarver will soon be making a move up the ranks, fighting every weekend throughout Michigan begining in October. She said her bouts in Sturgis have helped her confidence and overall talents as a fighter. "I'm not as nervous." Sarver said about entering the ring. "But. I still need the experience." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 16 1990 - Page 13 Lyons, Shellenbarger and Hybels heat up Kalamazoo ;It was a super Saturday for the local .contingent at the Kalamazoo Speedway • A first place... a personal best finish... ;a top-tier showing that helped one area tracer to move up the points chart... and rail coming on one Saturday. > Brandon Lyons qualified first and •finished first in lhe Limited Late Model A feature. That performance kept the Delton driver first in the season points. • Other area Late Model efforts included Gabe High who was IOth in the A feature. Kevin Farris did not compete al Kalamazoo last Saturday. In the Factory Slocks. Hastings' Brad Shellenbarger recorded his best ever finish with a fifth place performance in the A feature. Shellenbarger qualified 12th, but found his way to the front along with another area driver. Budd Hybels. Hybels was sixth in the A feature, just behind Shellenbarger's car. Currently. Hybels is second only to Lyons for best points position at Kalamazoo in lhe Barry County area. Hybels is third in the Factory Stocks points. Other area Factory Stock results included Bnan Bergakker who was 12th in the A feature. John TerMeer who was 16th in the feature. Lee Misak who was 15th in the A feature and Rob Misak who was fourth in the B feature. Tony Neeson represented the Barry County area in the Mini Stecks class and finished 12th in last Saturday's feature event. Neeson placed seventh in the July 4 feature. Three other area racers placed in the top 10 of their class on July 4. Lyons who was seventh in the Limited Late Models. Shellenbarger who was eighth in the Factory Slocks and Hybels who crossed the finish line IOth in lhe Factory Stock finale. Ron Finkbeiner wound up 20th in the Super Late Models on July 4. but did not compete at Kalamazoo last Saturday. BERLIN RACEWAY Veteran driver Fred Campbell scored a one car length victory in winning the 40lap feature race for Late Model Slocks at the Berlin Raceway Campbell, of Battle Creek, captured his first main event win of the season beating Bob Holley by the narrowest of margins. Campbell is an eight-time track champion at Berlin and took the lead on lap 22. Holley is the current point leader with 699. Jerry Groeneveld out-dueled Brian Marcott for lhe Sportsman Stocks feature win. It was Groeneveld's fourth triumph of the track season. Scott Thomas leads the Sportsman in points with 544 and Groeneveld '.lands in second with 508. Ray VanAllsburg look his second victory of lhe season by edging out second place finisher Brian Wiersma in the Super Slocks Wiersma is first in lhe season points with 595 and Marcott is second with 517 A three-in-one program will be the closing attraction to lhe 143rd Berlin Fair this Saturday THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY After having a rough week at lhe Ohio Sprint lhe week previous. Brett Mann made up for it with a Sprints victory in Lake Odessa last Saturday. "We had a lough week (in Ohio) and struggled a bit lately." Mann said "Nothing gels me back on track like a win at lhe New 96 Speedway The fans are great, the track is great and I just love this place." Max Wirebaugh won the Street Stock feature and Greg Hoppes was credited with a win in the IMCA Modifireds feature. Mark VanHouten. in search of his first season win. refused the S325 claim on his engine and Hoppes was awarded the top spot. Open 410 Sprints. IMCA Modifieds and Street Stocks return to lhe New 96 Speedway this Saturday . A Grand Showing... The Middleville Nets finished second at the Lakeshore 3-v-3 Soccer Classic in Grand Haven July 11. The Nets defeated teams from Hamphire, Illinois. Grand Rapids and Ludington to reach the final. In the championship, the local soccer stars lost to the Tri Cities Thumpers. Team members are (front row. from left) Chad Brice. Ryan Fletke; (middle row) Josh Enyart. Chase Vandenberg. Dayne Fletke and Mark Mejeur; (back row) Kent Enyart and Tom Fletke. (Photo provided) CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 310 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS GRANTING A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND OTHER REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: Budd Hybels. and his No. 27 car. currently are third in Factory Stock points at the Kalamazoo Speedway. The local driver has moved up in the point standings during recent weeks and looks to continue his climb at upcoming events. NEWS of Your Local Area can be read each week in The BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 to Subscribe. DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS An ordinance adopting a nonexclusive franchise authorizing haulers to pickup trash and garbage from City right-of-way. A complete copy of Ordinance 310 is available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office. City Hall. 201 East Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Counties of Barry and Allegan. State of Michigan This ordinance shall lake effect and shall be in full force from the date of its publication in the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charter for lhe City of Hastings. Sealed bids on borrowing up to one million eight hundred thousand dollars (SI.8OO.(XM)> for school operating purposes lo be repaid from State Aid Funds will be received at the Superintendent's Office. 327 North Grove Street. Delton. Michigan 49046 until noon on Monday. August 17. 1998. The bid opening and award will be at the 7:(X) p./tn. regular meeting on the same date. Moved by May Jasperse. second by May that Ordinance No. 310 be adopted. Yeas: Eight Nays: None Absent: None 1. Everil Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by lhe Hastings City Council on the 13th day of July 1998. Everil Manshum City Clerk Elizabeth Matteson. Secretary CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW CORRECTION OF NOTICE PUBLISHED IN JULY 9, 1998 HASTINGS BANNER Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. July 2*1. 1998 at 7 00 p m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan Record Runners... The 1998 Delton Kellogg championship track and field campaign proved to be a record shattering one for the1600 relay squad of (up top. from left) Darron Williams. Kyle Matteson. Jim NeSmith and Jason Kimbrough. The four-some placed second at State with a school record 3:23.9. Kimbrough and Williams recently graduated, but NeSmith and Matteson return as Panther seniors Kimbrough (on bottom) finished 98 with five school records in the open 100, 400 relay. 800 relay. 1600 relay and the open 400. (Photos provided) Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene on July 21. 1998. at 9:00 a.m. The board will meet in the Second Floor Conference Room. City Hall. 201 E. State St., Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing and correcting clerical errors and mutual mis­ take of fact. Eligible taxpayers who have not filed their homestead affidavit may do so at this time in person or by letter. The purpose of said heanng is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Robert Pryor. 800 Block West Clinton (sec map below ). Legal desenptien on said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 9 & 1/2 LOT 8 BLK 15 OF LINCOLN PARK ADDITION Judy A. Myers, City Assessor RIDGE LF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In $18°° Weekdays until 3pm Contrary to Cits Ordinance Sections 90-859 tax 11 of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, if granted, will allow the installation of a fence higher than allowed by ordinance Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 E State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information/or minutes of said heanng should be directed to the Hastings Cits Clerk al the same address as stated above The Cits will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-24681 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649­ 3777 Old Town Tavern Scramble Tournament Saturday. July 18th • Sign-Up Today Everil G Manshum City Clerk__________ ____ �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 16. ’998 Man charged after threatening partygoers with gun J-Ad Graphics News Service K Prairieville Township man who al­ legedly assaulted a partygoer with mace, a "Mag-Lite" flashlight and threatened two other people with a 9 mm. semi-automatic handgun Saturday has been arrested by the Barry County Sheriff s Department. Carl David Schmidtke. 26. was arraigned Monday on four felony charges, including two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. According to police. Schmidtke was at a party at his Burchette Road home at about midnight when he allegedly became upset and began demanding that the parly guests get out of the house. He then allegedly got into an argument with a 26-year-old Portage man. sprayed him in lhe face with mace and then as the man turned to get away, struck him in the back of the head with the handle of the flashlight, police reported. Schmidtke is tuso accused of striking the victim's brother in the back with the flashlight after the brother wrestled him to the ground trying to protect his brother, said police. Schmidtke then allegedly went inside the home and re-emerged with the gun. police said. One of the victims told police that Schmidtke pointed the gun at him from five feet, then from three feet away while yelling at them to leave "or he'd shoot." . Police said Schmidtke allegedly contin­ ued to wave the gun around, pointing it at Banner CLASSIFIEDS Co//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 For Sale SEASONED HARDWOO. LAST YEARS LEFTOVERS, nicnddry.yourcbokv: Oik. Cherry or Hard Mn>. $4S ■ fece cord, tree delivery with 2 or more, 414-721-873J. FOLDING ROLL A-WAY BED, SIS. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 945-9340._________ 4X8 TRAILER SI 23. Cell 945­ 9703. National Ads OWN YOUR OWN apparel, shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures. buying trip, training. 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Call Golden Financial, I 800-730-5505 Help Wanted ON MONDAY JULY 20TH: To set up the midway for the fair. Report to fairgrounds 8am, must be 18 years of age.___________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE JANITORIAL FLOOR CLEANING: looking for full time person to scrub &. buff floors at Hastings retail food store. 3rd shift. 5 nights a week. Call Jim I800-888-3990 HELP WANTED: EXPERI­ ENCED TREE CLIMBER, 51230/hour to start, seasoned proc only, call John at 616721-TREE._________________ COMPUTER/ PROOF OP­ ERATOR: Previous 10 key or proof experience will be helpful Requires the abiltiy to lift 501bs. Afternoon shift M-F approxi­ mately 40 hours. Full-time posi­ tion offers competetive hourly rate, excellent benefit package includes profit sharing and 401 K. 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Black and white, homoyzgous. registered Tennessee Walking Horse, started under saddle. Cli ps. loads, hauls $3300. A Weanling TWH colt chestnut (copper). Extremely gentle, leads, clips, loads & hauls. Blue Ribbon winner, excellent show prospect $2,500. Denise. 616-979-1276 Community Notice THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANI­ ZATIONS will conduct an ac­ creditation survey of Pennock Hospital on August 4.5 and 6th, 1998. The purpose of the survey will be to evaluate the organization's compliance with naiionalIy esiabl ished joint com­ mission standards. The survey results will be used lo determine whether, and the conditions un­ der which accreditation should be awarded the organization. The standards deal with organiza­ tional quality of care issues and lhe safety of the environment in which care is provided. Individu­ als may request a public inter­ view with the joint commission surveyors at the time of lhe sur­ vey. A request for such an inter­ view should be for* ar Jed no later than five working days before the survey begins The request must also contain the nature of the information to be provided at the interview These requests should be addressed to: Division of Accreditation Operations Ac­ creditation Service Specialist JCAHO One Renaissance Bou­ levard Oakbrook Terrance. IL. 60181 He is scheduled fir a preliminary exami­ nation in Barry County's 56-1 District Court at 9 a.m. July 22. Schmidtke is free on bond. COURTN€UUS: Joshua Bo Milbum, 16. of Plainwell, pleaded not guilty to probation violation. Bond was denied and a July 16 pretrial hear­ ing was scheduled. He was also bound over to Circuit Court for allegedly taking a vehiv’? without permission on June 26 in Orangeville Township. The charge carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison. He also faces a second charge, a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. In District Court: • Thomas Leslie Rainwater. 54. of Hast­ ings. had a preliminary examination sched­ uled for July 29 at 9 a.m. on three counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sex­ ual conduct charges, each of which carry a maximum possible penalty of life in prison. The charges stem from alleged repeated acts against a girl between the time she was 13 and 16 years of age, occurring be­ tween June of 1992 and January of 1998 in Rutland Township, according to court records. MOTH. ..continued from page 3 state should pay for gypsy moth suppres­ sion and not townships, particularly through bonding. 2. "Townships probably would pay for gypsy moth suppression programs through establishing special assessment districts and collecting special assessment fees to pay for the costs of these programs" 3. "Some people suggest that lhe bill might requite proof of the need for a gypsy moth suppression program before allowing the townships to establish special assess­ ment districts for conducting such pro­ grams. Currently, the federal program re­ quires a certain density of gypsy moth egg masses before a county is eligible for re­ imbursement, which is determined by egg counts. "It is suggested the bill require town­ ships to have a methodology for determin­ ing the need for a gypsy moth suppress’^" program similar to that currently in for counties participating in the fe program." HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093 FOR SALE John Deere 55 late model corn special, always housed. 14ft. grain table with flexible love bar humc reel SCH guards and kni ves-343 corn head with quik thach feed house near new snapping rolls and gather­ ing chains. Machine and head field ready. Has very good rob­ ber and straw chopper. Call 517­ 542-3485 reported. The three men then left lhe party and went to Pipp Hospital in Plainwell where the Portage man received seven stitches for a five-inch gash in the back of his bead. Schmidtke denied striking the brothers with the flashlight and pointing the gun at anyone, police said. Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. Let us QUOTE YOUR. WORK! Call The Experts; Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Hastings, Ml 945-9554 • Margo Yarnell. 40. of Kentwood, was bound over to circuit court on a felony charge of embezzlement over $100. She is accused of stealing from Thomapple Valley Physicians while an employee there on June II. The maximum possible penalty is 10 years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. She will be sentenced in Circuit Court today, July 16. • Thomas Harold Ray, 37. owner of the Head to Detail shop of Hastings, was bound over to circuit court on a felony charge of stealing a customer's vehicle. If convicted, he could spend five years in prison. He is also charged with taking the vehicle without permission, a misde­ meanor. • Gary Jon Warren is scheduled for a pre­ liminary examination in district court Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. on one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct in­ volving a person under the age of 13. • Michael Allen Thomas, 33, of Penn­ sylvania. was bound over to circuit court in district court July 15 on a charge of second degree child abuse for causing third degree bums to a Hastings girl last month when be allegedly tossed a butane lighter into a campfire. • Linda Bedford. 36, of Hastings, who was to be tried on two counts of embezzlement over $100 and two counts of embezzlement under $100 Monday. July 13 had her trial adjourned until Aug. 31. • Nicholas Eldon-Lee Wyatt, 20, of Shelbyville, who was scheduled for preliminary examination on a charge of arson of real property for allegedly starting a fire that burned Papa's Root Beer Palace June 18. had his hearing rescheduled. His preliminary examination will now be held July 29 at 9 a tn • Bruce Wyatt, 30. of Plainwell, who is facing four drug possession charges, had his preliminary examination rescheduled for July 22 at 9 a.m. Wyatt was arrested May 18 by Michigan State Police troopers who allegedly confiscated methamphetamine, liquid hash and cocaine from his residence in Orangeville Township. • Kan Hubbard, 35. of Fowlerville, will be discharged from probation after her $1300 bond is posted and applied to her outstanding balance on previously imposed fines and costs. Fisher nt led Thursday. Hubbard pleaded guilty June 12 to proba­ tion violation, a sentence she was given for a 1992 conviction of welfare fraud. She also pleaded guilty to probation violation in 1995. She originally was sentenced to two years probation and $1300 in fines and costs for lhe conviction on the original charge. • Chad Hawthorne. 18, of Battle Creek, was sentenced to six months in the Barry County Jail and three years probation on a conviction of breaking and entering a home in Barry Township March 18. Police probe break-in at Dewey's Sales & Service HASTINGS - Detectives tn still investigating a burglary at Dewey's Sales and Service. 1111 W. Green Street, in which a large sum of money, a digital camera and a Polaroid camera were taken, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police believe lhe unknown subjects entered tbe building by using a blunt object to break a door knob and tbe door frame sometime between 8 p.m. July 5 and 7 JO an. July 6. After getting inside, tbe perpetrators then broke into the office where they broke open a cash register drawer. When lhe victim discovered tbe robbery, be also found papers strewn around the office area, the shades pulled down and desk drawers left open. The subjects also apparently went into tbe garage area where they took a snake light from a vehicle and took some tanka into the office. Police said it appeared they planned to use some bent lo break into tbe safe. Police have no suspects and tbe incident remains under investigation. Township hall, golf course among area break-in victims YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A break-in at the Yankee Springs Township Hall at 284 N. Briggs Road was discovered July 6 in which two computers, a laser printer, answering machine, telephones, FAX machine and over $200 in cash were taken, according to reports. The total loss in equipment was about $6,000. The burglary was one of several reported in the area over the July 4 weekend, including: • A break-in of the office area at Middleville Tool and Die on Bowens Mills Road July 6; • An attempted break-in of a home in the 12000 block of Oakwood Shores July 5; • An attempted break-in at Sharp Park on Deep Lake Road July 5; • An attempted break-in of the Yankee Springs Golf Course Cub House at 12300 Bowens Mills Road July 5. The incidents remain under investigation. Couple “cleaned out” when home b broken into CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Thornapple Lake Euatea couple who left for an overnight ft thing trip July 2 returned home to find their mobile borne ransacked. Clothes, a television, an answering machine, jewelry and other items were mining The couple had left their dog in the home and locked the doors before they left, but returned to find the dog outside on a leash and the front door standing wide open, police reported. Also taken were collector coins. • wall ornament, an in-dash AM/FM car stereo, 1 compound bow and a shotgun, according to 1 report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The incident remains under investigation. Two hurt when cars collide PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Two people were taken to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo where they were treated for injuries suffered in an accident July 6 at Ford and Enzian Road at about 7 p.m., according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said Ryan Kristopher Bridges, 18, of Delton was westbound when he allegedly failed to stop for the sign and was struck by a car driven south by Luella Ann Boz-, 45, of Plainwell. Bridges told police his brakes locked up and be was unable to stop. Man breaks leg in motorcycle mishap THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville man suffered a broken leg July 6 when he lost control of his motorcycle while jumping hills on private property on Cherry Valley Road, police said. Kevin James Bluhm. 21. was taken to Spectrum Health System by the.Thomapple Ambulance. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor and no citations were issued. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-07-23.pdf 405e3ee6e2a89def26c7f9895fc5abbe PDF Text Text A few glimpses of *98 fair Why Whitecaps are so popular Storm plays havoc in county See Story on Page 18 See Story on Page 10 See Story on Page 3 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 < ‘ '■/" itf.r..- y ANNER THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO. 30 Briefs ; Md Sanuday. starting at 10 aja. al Ma depot mmeam oa Emerson Street Ofcaa. The focas of this year's cdebtatiaa Will be the Civil War. There will be a display by the Daaghsen of Uaioa VMaaafromSanBeld. Soctoty Proridra Mike Hook. MMm rpriki a raffle drawing aad aa- IfewnriafAwred on development Beak. 629 W. Stale St, ■ Haatk«L aarvey of ejected offtrtala the county. The meeting intended to review nd <fia- tioos for developing an overall developseeof straaegy fee the county. The public is invited an encouraged toanend. PRICE 50* COA to seek millage for new senior center by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor It will be a place to socialize, play cards, dance, create arts and crafts, play pool, tin­ ker with woodworking tools, exercise, pre­ pare 53.000-plus meals per year and house the offices of the Barry County Commis­ sion on Aging. Those are the dreams of area senior citi­ zens. COA staff, volunteers and board members and some of the public at-large. Their ideas have been sifted and stirred into a tentative floor plan and sketch for a new 37,000-square-foot Barry Community Senior Center for the county's older adults The proposed building would be funded by a three-fourths of a mill tax increase for 10 years, they hope Based on that amount of millage, the to­ tal project cost is estimated at $5.1 mil­ lion. The COA Board has agreed to ask the Barry County Board of Commissioners to place the millage request on the November general election ballot, and the County Board's Property Committee Monday voted to make the recommendation to the full board sometime in the near future, said COA Executive Director Tammy Penning­ ton. A preliminary sketch of the Barry Community Senior Center, by Landmark Design architects of Grand Rapids. The three-fourths mill includes funds for land acquisition, bonding, utilities, parking lot paving, landscaping and possibly a couple of vans "to guarantee the public with some son of access to the facility. "We've tried to keep it as low cost as possible and we would only levy as much as we needed." Pennington said. The new center would allow the COA to expand its programming, reduce the cost of meals for its nutrition program by having its own kitchen and possibly deliver meals to homebound residents seven days a week instead of the current five. Pennington said. features a 37.000-square foot building that includes a 10.CO0-square-foot basement. If voters approve the millage, the COA could leave behind its antiquated and rather dysfunctional structure on North Michigan Avenue in Hastings. Lack of parking is one of the biggest problems at the current site. Plumbing and wiring need to be up­ graded. too. "Part of the problem with the current building is we have a lot of space, but we can’t utilize the space... We have three floors but they are not handicapped accessi­ ble; it's dam hard for people who are capa­ ble to tote stuff from the basement (al the current COA site). "It's a great old building that doesn't serve our needs." Pennington said. "We have four different activities that go on in one room. It doesn't serve any pro­ gram well." For example, one conference room also serves as the location for the COA's "kin­ ship care worker.” surplus food distribution and an occasional foot clinic. "If we have a big activity over there (in the largest, main level room), we have to pile everything against the walls," she said. See MILLAGE, cont. on page 2 Rutland Twp. sues city over utility extension Rutland Charter Township has filed suit against the City of Hastings over its policy of extending water and sewer into neighbor­ ing townships. The suit was filed in Barry County Cir­ cuit Court last Thursday by Township Attomev Lynda Thomsen of Bauckham. Sparks, Rolfe and Thomsen of Kalamazoo. It charges that the city is operating a mu­ nicipal water system in Rutland without a franchise from the township, which it says is contrary to the Michigan Constitution. The action follows a longtime dispute between the two units of government over the terms under which the city offers water and sewer services to properties located within the township. The matter came to a head last fall and winter when Wal-Mart announced plans to build a retail store at the comer of M-37 and Heath Road and asked the city for water service. Rutland Township officials contended that the city had agreed in 1992 to extend utilities to properties within a specific dis­ trict in the township at double the rates for city customers. However. City Manager Howard Penrod said the site in question is not within the district and instead insisted on some kind of tax sharing arrangement to help pay for outlying areas growing at the city's expense. Rutland officials argued that the city al- ready was extending those services to Star Elementary School in Hastings Township and to some properties in Rutland, all at double the rates for city users. Penrod. Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards and Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas met with Judge Richard Shaw last winter to try to iron out their differences over the utility extension policy. A tentative agreement on a new formula was reached, but the Hast­ ings City Council later rejected its terms in a unanimous vote. Since then. Wal-Mart has made plans to install its own sewer and water systems and it continues construction of its new facil­ ity. See RUTLAND, cont. on page 2 Militia figure arrested in Hope Twp. EAUs will include the Hastiags Aabalaace, Hastings City Police DARE car and Hariey. the Bany County Sheriffs Department's jet ski aad police car, MADD kids' game booth, Jefferson Street Gallery, Amer­ ican Cancer Society Relay for Life, Canrnaiuty Acti xi Agency informa­ tion on Head Start programs, a Beanie Babies display. B-B's Shoe Repair TMier Sales trailer. Mask, from 10 ajn. to 7 p.a. Fri* will feature Dulcimer Friends. Rick Castleman. ‘Jake," Nikki Moist. PG 16. Taylored Pennies, Jamie Scbeidel. cimen. The Revue from Vermontville, Food win be offered by the County Seat Jonny Conooa'a, Olde Towne Tavern, Sob's Grin and the Mexican Connexion. This year, one block of South Jef­ ferson Street will be closed off for the celebration. A stage will be a one end of the street to provide the entertain- The Sidewalk Deys event is spon­ sored annually by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A nationally known militia figure, mostly through his "how-to" videos and weekly public radio show. "The Intelli­ gence Report." was arrested Monday in Hope Township on three fugitive warrants. Mark Gregory Koemke, 40. also known as "Mark of Michigan.” is being held in the Barry County Jail without bond on felony charges by the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Department for failing to appear for trial after allegedly threatening two pro­ cess servers with a rifle last October. The Detroit office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation also holds a felony warrant for Koemke's arrest for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution stemming from the same incident. Barry County Undersheriff Don Ford said Koemke also is wanted by Calhoun County authorities cn a warrant for failing to appear for a court proceeding. Koemke. a Dexter resident who worked for 15 years as a University of Michigan maintenance engineer, was arrested by a trooper from the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, along with mem­ bers of the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) at about 6 p.m. Monday Troopers from the SWET team were conducting routine Operation HEMP heli­ copter flights and ground patrols in the area of Shallow Lake at Dowling and Wertman roads when the Hastings trooper spotted a pickup truck parked near an unoccupied mobile home with a male and female stand­ ing outside the vehicle. "We stumbled upon him. They were just standing in the driveway of the mobile home, which appears to be offered for Mark Gregory Koernke sale." said Det. Lt. Tracey McAndrew of SWET. "He bolted and took off running, so the officers thought something was amiss." McAndrew said Koernke ran into a nearby wooded area leading the officers to believe that he was attempting to break into the residence. Officers searched the area from the air for about 30 minutes until a citizen told ground officers that the male subject has been observed in a field along a tree line A patrol car was then stationed west of the last observed location. Shortly thereafter, the suspect crossed the road in front of the trooper and ran into an­ other wooded area See MILITIA, cont. on page 2 A wet and wild fair... The Barry County Fair got under way this week at the Barry Expo Center complex, but wet and wild weather Tuesday afternoon played havoc with the festivities. A severe thunderstorm caused several rides to be shut down. For more information, look inside today s edition of the Banner. i �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 News Briefs COA to seek millage for new senior center Rahn receives award at MSU L. Joseph Rahn, economic devel­ opment director for the City of Hast­ ings, earlier this month was presented with the Community Economic De­ velopment Award for outstanding per­ formance in community economic de­ velopment Presented by Michigan Stale Uni­ versity and established io 1996 by the MSU Center for Urban Affairs, the award showcases timely research and improves awareness of community and economic development issues within the academic community. The practi­ tioners award was given to Rahn by Dozier Tbomion. acting dean of the MSU Urban Affairs program, at the Summer Institute Seminar at the Kel­ logg Center on the MSU campus. The awards committee this year cre­ ated a second "best practice* category to allow practitioners who are doing work in distressed areas an equal op­ portunity to be recognized. Rahns submission, "The Hastings Economic Development Initiative, Building Business to Create Local Employ­ ment." will be published in the nest issue of "Community News." a statewide newsletter published by MSU. Showcase plans gospel concert An evening of gospel music, featur­ ing Alliance, Amy Young and Broth­ ers of Joy. will be held at 6:30 tonight (Thursday, July 23) at the Arby's Mu­ sicians' Showcase in Hastings. Alliance, a'trio from the Battle Creek area, will be making its first appearance at the Showcase. Those who have attended previous concerts featuring the Davis Brothers may rec­ ognize two of the members. Travis Davis and Jon Pennington. They sing southern gospel music with many original tunes. Alliance records for New Voice Music from Bessenfef City. N.C. Amy Young, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Kentwood, also is making her debut at the Showcase. Having sung most of her life, she has been writing songs the past four yean. She has performed at Festival *98 in Grand Rapids and at churches and cof­ fee houses. She has released one self­ titled album. Brothers of Joy. a quartet from Hast­ ings. rounds out the evening of debuts Group members are all from First Bap­ tist Church in Hastings. Members of die group inclode: Roger Gibson. Ken Gamer. Barry Gibson and Dong Free­ land. Seating al the Showcase is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Rick Castleman to sing Friday The Fridays at the Fountain summer series in Hastings will continue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 24 with musician Rick Castleman at the Barry County Courthouse lawn by the foun­ tain plaza. Castleman, a former Hastings resi­ dent who now lives in the Grand Rapids area, plays a variety of music with an emphasis on blues and jazz. He also plays a variety of instruments: gm:v, keyboard, trumpet, vibes, har­ monica, various percussion instru­ ments and even a kazoo. He programs his background music on his keyboard synthesizer. Those who alien 1 Friday's free con­ cert may bring tbet r lunch, lawn chain and blankets. People may feel free to leave whenever they wish or stay the full length of the concert, said orga­ nizer Kathy Crane. This summer's Fridays at the Foun­ tain series is sponsored by the city of Hastings and the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County. In case of rain, the concert wf 1 take place ■ the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hastings. Fiddlin' jamboree set for Saturday An "Old Country Fiddlin' Jamboree" will be held at the Maple Leaf Grange Saturday al the Maple Leaf Grange, five miles south of Nashville, begin­ ning at 1 p.m. Acoustic musicians are welcome and there will be round and square dancing. Donations will be appreciated staff parking game room mi lobby This Is the current Barry Count; Commission on Aging building on North Michigan Avenue in Hastings. -public u ■ entfanci kitchen prograrfi room Barry County Commission on Aging Barry County Senior Center Hastings, Michigan room ■orvico drive torags >4 * I bj public parking " braal rkrf CONTINUED from page 1 "You can't do anything well because you don't have space to fit the program needs." "We expect to do a lot more evening ac­ tivities (in the new building) than we're currently doing — activities like dinner dances and things that would be more recre­ ational. "The real driving force behind all of this is the kitchen. As we're approaching 53.000 meals a year, we'd like to produce them locally, hire local people to prepare the meals." said Pennington. "We also have plans with (Sheriff) Steve DeBoer to produce the jail meals, too. which would be a cost-cutting mechanism for both of us and would also allow us to go seven days a week with Meals on Wheels, which is a very exciting prospect." The current COA kitchen is just licensed to "heat up meals” and the new equipment it has recently acquired would be moved to the new building. Meals for area senior cit­ izens are currently purchased from the Se­ nior Meals Program in Grand Rapids. Staff at the county jail kitchen currently cooks meals for inmates, but if the new senior center becomes operational, experienced cooks from the jail would be asked to cook at the new senior facility. Plans call for a new senior citizens* cen­ ter to be built on about seven acres some­ where in the Hastings area. The COA Board is still considering three possible sites for the building. The Hastings area was chosen "because it is the center of the county’s population and about equal distance from everywhere in the county. If you're driving from Assyria, you don't drive any further than somebody from Middleville." she said. "It makes it a little fairer." In addition, waler and sewer availability in Hastings is an important asset for locat­ ing in the city area. Pennington noted. COA Board members have been explor­ ing plans for a possible new building for about a year, surveying COA participants, staff, volunteers and some members of the public. Board members also visited senior centers in Battle Creek and Stanton. "The most requested thing (in the sur­ veys) was places to play cards." Penning­ ton said. "I think that sends a really clear message that people want to socialize. They don’t want to sit at home and play solitaire... They want to be out among the people... and being able to do exercise pro­ grams and go to dinner-dances. Older folks love to dance, but where do you go in this community with music that older adults like and a smoke-free environment?" A shift in the needs of many seniors is another key reason for considering a senior center, she said. "Up until about two years ago. every­ body would call and say. my mom needs some help. What can you do to help my mom?' In the past two years, the calls that are coming in are: 'My mom needs some­ thing to do. What can she do?* That's been a real interesting shift." Pennington said. "So we feel this (new center) is a good way to address that "We would expect it (the new center) to increase the number of volunteers. We re­ ally don't have a way to pull them in with the existing facility." she noted. Of the floor plans and exterior sketch of the proposed center. Pennington said, "it's all preliminary nght now. We're working with Landmark Design, but we haven't of­ ficially selected them as our architect. "We re really really stressing that this is going to be a Barry Community Senior Center that is going to house the Commis­ sion on Aging." she said. The proposed dining room (which has a 22-foot ceiling) has seating for 300 "so it would be a wonderful resource for the community. Our plan would be to open the dining and kitchen area up to wedding re­ cepcions and things like that. "The game room will have pool tables as well as card tables, a large conference room that will also be available to the public, an exercise room with basic equipment, a computer lab with tl ree or four terminals" to train seniors in computer use and to be available for them to use the Internet, emaii or word processing. The lobby area would be for quiet activities and would have couches where seniors could read. The building includes a 10.000-squarefoot basement, and a freight elevator would be installed for easy access. An attached garage area for COA vehicles is included in the teiiuitive plans. Not in the floor plan yet are two other features that the COA Board has voted to include: a woodworking shop and a gift shop area where seniors could sell items they have made plus their recycled greeting cards and other items "Other successful centers have wood­ working shops to bring men into the build­ ing for activities they like." she said. "We hope to have room for expansion (at the new center in the future), possibly for an adult day care center to bring elderly par­ ents and let them spend the day with planned activities and medical monitoring." Pennington said Some equipment and furnishings for the proposed center will be included in the mil­ lage request "so we wouldn't have a dining room that seats 300 people, but tables for 20." If the millage is approved, bonds would be sold to finance the project and the bonds would be paid off with the millage funds. "By law we can't levy more for the mil­ lage than what the bond payment is. So If the bond payment is less than three-fourths of a mill, then by law we couldn't levy more than that." Pennington said. No tentative dates have been set for the start of construction, "but hopefully weU break ground by early summer or fall (is 1999)." she said. The COA will have an information booth at Summerfest to distribute inform^ tion about the proposed center and millage request. Militia figure arrested in Hope Twp, continued from page 1 While beirjt pursued on foot by the Hastings trooper, the helicopter's crew saw him jump into Shallow Lake in an attempt to hide along the shoreline. McAndrew said. "He was hunkering down in the lake but the officers eventually convinced him to come out." said McAndrew. "He gave no resistance other than he was reluctant to say who he really is." McAndrew said Koemke initially identi­ fied himself as Michael G. Kern, and that the woman with him. who remained next to the pickup truck, also gave a false name And. he continually talked in a brogue. Irish accent. he said. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded .25 caliber, semi-automatic pistol under the front passenger seat. Also located in the vehicle was an AR­ IS rifle, an AK-47 rifle, a .357 caliber re­ volver. ammunition, numerous militia-re­ lated documents, camouflage clothing and military survival gear, said McAndrew. "While searching the vehicle, officers found what appeared to be live hand grenades," be said. "The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad was summoned to the scene and determined that the grenades were inert." Documents in the vehicles led officers to believe that the suspect was not Michael G. Kem. but was actually Mark Gregory Koemke. Fingerprints from the suspect were faxed to the FBI fingerprint identification center in West Virginia and confirmed the officers' suspicions. McAndrew said Wednesday that the Barry County Prosecutor's office has decided to turn Koemke over to Washtenaw County officials while possible local charges are investigated. The woman who was with Koemke. Ann Elizabeth Dawson. 32. of Pleasant Lake in Jacksen County, is believed to have picked up Koemke in Battle Creek earlier in the day after he taped his weekly public radio show, said McAndrew "Whether they had been in Barry County prior to her picking him up in Battle Creek, we re still trying to determine." said McAndrew. "We re still trying to determine the exact nature of their relationship. He's just been hopping through the area because he knows he's wanted " McAndrew said Dawson, who may have some militia ties as well, was the regis­ tered owner of the pickup truck. She is being held in the Barry County Jail on $75,000 cash or surety bond on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, said Ford "I guess there may be an additional charge of harboring a fugitive, but it’s go­ ing to take a little more work to determine if she knew he was a fugitive." said McAn­ drew. "We're working hand-in-hand with the Barry County Prosecutor's office and the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police is working with us to put it all to­ gether." McAndrew said officers at the scene could not determine whether Koemke had a weapon because it had appeared he was car­ rying something when he was first spotted "He certainly causes concern for law en­ forcement in general." noted McAndrew. "We had the same concerns with the recent arrest of the Battle Creek man who was connected with the militia, especially since he was making threats to the officers. We can't not lake those threats seriously. He’s certainly a unique individual." An in-person interview with Koemke was not permined by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Koemke is well known to law enforce­ ment and to militia affiliates nationwide af­ ter he allegedly sent a fax to U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, a freshman Republican from Texas, just minutes after the Okla­ homa City federal building blast in April 1995. The fax contained a cryptic, handwritten message about the bombing reading, in part: "First update. Seven to 10 floors only. Military people on scene." Koemke reportedly insisted he had no* prior knowledge of the bombing and that he had only sent the fax hoping Stockman would "get cameras in place as soon as possible." Koemke has been identified as spokesman of the Michigan Militia-atLarge. characterized as a more radical off­ shoot of the Michigan Militia. He has promoted conspiracy theories to audiences around the country, including several in the Pacific Northwest while on a speaking tour sponsored by the Militia of Montana. Days after the Oklahoma City bombing. Koemke told listeners in his "The Intelli­ gence Report." that federal agents had out­ fitted suspect Timothy McVeigh in a bright orange jumpsuit in order to make him an easy assassination target, according to a published report. Koemke's program was subsequently pulled from the airwaves by WWCR. the Nashville. Tenn., shortwave radio station that had been broadcasting his daily speeches. "We've got to get the gasoline off the fires." insisted the manager of the station; which reaches 2.7 million listeners in the United States and a number of foreign countries He has reportedly used his current radio show and other forums to warn his follow­ ers the New World Order is spying on them with black helicopters. His three videos. "America in Peril." "A Call to Arms" and "Equipping for the New World Order" are currently being peddled via the Internet, among other mediums. If convicted on Washtenaw County's charge. Koemke. who left his job follow­ ing the confrontation with the process servers, could reportedly be sentenced to four years in prison. Rutland Twp. sues city, cont. from page Rutland's lawsuit contends that the city and township forged an agreement in 1992 for extension of utility services to proper­ ties within the township, but the city is not living up its terms. The suit declares that Rutland has the right to require the city "to conform to rea­ sonable franchise terms and provisions as a condition for the privilege of using public rights of way in the township for transact­ ing a utility business and for its utility fa­ cilities." It also maintains that the city "has a legal duty, arising bv operation of law from its unlawful acts, to provide pub­ lic water service to existing users of its wa­ ter utility (in Rutland Township), and to all those similarly situated in the town­ ship." The suit seeks permanent injunction against the city's current utility extension policy and it seeks declaratory judgment in favor of the township Attached to the suit as "exhibit A" was a cop\ of the wastewater service agreement of 1992. signed by city and township offi­ cials. The township contends that because of the agreement, it spent a lot of money "to design and construct public sanitary sewers and to adopt and enforce a sewer use ordinance so that benefits of the wastewater and treatment services would be available to its residents and property owners." it fuii ther contends in the suit that the city "hai accepted and received financial benefits ari|» ing out of (the township’s) good faith r^ I lance, specifically, by receiving and treat­ ing wastewater from users in the township and by charging those users... double the rates charged users within the... city, even though all costs of the public sanitary sew: ers within the township were paid for by township funds, and not by any city funds whatsoever, and (the city) continues to ac­ cept and receive such financial benefits." > The township, in the suit, claims th^ the city unilaterally declared that the agreement or contract of 1992 would no longer be honored. The township's suit says the city must: • Provide wastewater disposal and treat­ ment services to the township for up to lOO.OOO gallons a day • Provide the service as required by the Sept. 9. 1992. agreement, "nowithstanding the city's recent decision that the contract is not 'in the city’s interests."' • Provide the township other and further relief, including injunctive relief, as deter­ mined by the court. City officials declined to comment on the suit. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 - Page 3 Storm creates havoc, temporarily shuts down fair by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The Barry County Fair was forced to sbut down, trees fell on homes and power lines were dragged to the ground, leaving Jnore than 4.6(X) Hastings area residents ^without power when high winds and heavy rains swept through the area Tues­ day afternoon and evening. "We lost the roof on the grandstand, we •lost a bunch of chairs and tables, it took all of our signs and banners in front of the buildings and it just played havoc with us." said Barry County Agricultural Society President Bill Neal Wednesday morning The storm that passed through the area a at about 5 p.m. knocked over four rides in » the midway area, and forced the Fair Board I to cancel the "Big Tent Revival" and "Re- I ality Check" Christian rock concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the grandstand. Neal said. "It was a great loss, up in the thou­ sands of dollars." said Neal, noting that ticket holders were given their money back. "But there wasn’t a soul hurt. That’s what we're thankful for." Neal said the Reality Check concert could not be rescheduled because the band had other commitments, and that as of Wednesday morning, the fairgrounds was 95 percent reassembled. The grandstand roof that was blown down was a rented, canvas type that was to be used only for the concert. All other shows, that are scheduled to go on rain or shine, will be held, he said. At Barry County Central Dispatch. Di­ rector Charlie Nystrom said a lighting strike on or near the building gave dis­ patchers a jolt, nearly knocking them from their chairs. "We lost a couple of modems and a tower for a short time, but nothing ma­ jor." said Nystrom. who helped handle a high volume of calls during the storm. "We don’t know what it hit. but every­ thing continued to function properly. We neve* lost power." Nystrom said the emergency phones on the three consoles were lost, but calls were able to be received through other phonex in the building, he said. Calls included one from a handicapped man at 1642 Quimby Road who was trapped in the basement after a large tree fell on his home He was not injured and there was only minor damage to the home’s roof, said Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris. In Delton, a large elm tree on Scribner Street was pulled by its roots from the ground during high winds that knocked out power to the entire town. "It was really quiet when it went down," said onlooker Anne Woods of Delton. She and her husband. Nate, were watch­ ing the storm when they saw the tree sway one direction, then topple toward a home, taking down a pine tree as it crashed to the ground. A woman who lives in the home be­ hind the tree was unhurt, said Nate Woods "It just missed her house." he said. "We went to make sure she was OK and she was just standing in the doorway She was more concerned about losing the last American elm." On Cloverdale Road, a live power line lay across the eastbound lane of traffic but there were no reported injuries. And on Colburn Road, three trees fell across the roadway, as did a tree on M-43 near Schultz Road. "We had three different trucks out at the same time at one point." said Hastings firefighter Jerry McDonald. "The fire departments, especially the ones in Hastings. Johnstown. Or­ angeville. Pine Lake and Woodland did such a wonderful job.” said Nystrom. "So did the Road Commission, the State Po­ lice and the Sheriffs Department. We'd send them out and when they'd get done, they call in ask us where the next one was. They never complain and they serve the public well." Nystrom said another man was trapped in his garage in the Praineville/Barry township area when a tree fell on his home. He was able to contact 911 via cell phone "He stayed very calm." said Nystrom. Another home on Brogan was report­ edly damaged by a falling tree as well when the limbs broke through the roof. Consumer' Energy spokesman Tim Pytriega said repair crews are being called in from other states to help with restora­ tion efforts. In the Hastings area alone, there are 80 reported locations needing repairs. . "The unfortunate part is that some will not be restored until about noon on Fri­ day." said Pytriega. noting that statewide. 1,600 locations are in need of repairs. "It's very widespread." The lawn was pulled up like carpeting when this Delton tree toppled during strong winds Tuesday. Ballot proposal would replace 911 millage with surshcarge Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris surveys the damage to a Quimby Road home after a tree fell and struck the house. No one was hurt. Caris said. by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer An attempt to generate a user fee for 911 services instead of property taxes has Barry County Central Dispatch officials seriously investigating a possible ballot proposal that would replace the current one-mill levy with a telephone line sur­ charge. "We've had a lot of concern from peo­ ple who own a lot of property." said Cen­ tral Dispatch Director Charlie Nystrom. "They're paying a heck of a lot to 911. And. there are people who rent who pay nothing for the service. So we believe it is the fairest way to go." Nystrom said he and the 911 advisory board are currently researching the possi­ ble proposal for the November ballot that, if passed, would generate a certain amount per telephone line in Barry Couaty. "We've contacted all the telephone companies that service Barry County and there are about 29,000 telephone lines." he said. "If you subtract 15 percent be­ cause some people are exempt, like churches, there are about 24,807 billable lines." Nystrom said some counties have a combination of surcharges and millage to fund their 911 systems, while others have only surcharges. Our board members are accountable to their local governmental entities and they know what is fair," said Nystrom. "I think this is going to do iL* Nystrom said the services annual bud­ get for the current fiscal year is about $763,023, but would not speculate for the record on how much a surcharge would generate "When we do this, it will be for five years and we don't want to give out num­ bers that we re not sure about yet and set ourselves up for failure." he said. He said accurate revenue projections will likely be available in about two weeks. Fourth suspect arrested for baseball bat assault Heavy rains that poured onto Hastings streets nearly flooded Clinton Street next to E.W. Bliss Company off Railroad Street Tuesday. This tree on Scribner Street in Delton was lifted out of the ground by a strong gust of wind while others were left untouched during a storm late Tuesday afternoon by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A 17-year-old Hastings man. suspected of being among a group of six people who attempted to beat to death a Johnstown Township man in his home July 10. was arrested by the Barry County Sheriffs Department last Friday evening. Timothy Glen Leach is being held on $50,000 bond on eight felony charges and $500 bond on two misdemeanors, according to Undersheriff Don Ford. Leach, who was arraigned Monday, is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, conspiracy to assault, assault with intent to rob and providing false information to police. Ford said. He is also charged with violating the probation he was serving for a 1997 larceny conviction and for driving on a suspended license. The arrest of Leach after a traffic stop on Chief Noonday Road at about 4.30 p.m. Friday. July 17, was the fourth resulting from the early morning incident in which the victim was beaten from head to toe by the intruders using baseball bats. The 47-year-old man was taken to Battle Creek Health Systems where he was treated for his injuries and released after the assailants broke into his home on Mill Lake Street through a sliding glass door and began attacking the man in his sleep. The victim was able to chase off the intruders and go to a neighbor s home to call for help. Although six people in all were suspects. Ford docs not expect any more arrests in the case, he said. Timothy Glen Leach Richard Case, 34. and Tammala Burdette. 27. of Battle Creek, were arrested the day of the incident and are also being held on $50,000 bond in the Barry County Jail, awaiting preliminary examinations Byron Keith Woods. 27. of Battle Creek is held on $100,000 bond Police believe the attack was drug related. Woods is scheduled for preliminary exams in Barry County's 56-1 District Court July 29 at 9 a.m.. while Case is scheduled for a preliminary examination on Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. Burdette is scheduled for a preliminary exam July 29 at 9 a.m., while Leach is set for a preliminary examination Wednesday. Aug. 5. at 9 a m. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 l€TT€RS from our readers... Men not equal in domestic violence cases To the editor: I am « tiling in response to an article in your paper concerning me I'm currently a prisoner in the Michigan Department of Corrections, serving four- to IS-ycar sentence. I was charged with mali­ cious destruction of property, over S100 for breaking the passenger door window of a 19X5 Buick Skyhawk, and with being a fourth offense habitual offender. I hope I can set some facts straight, be­ cause they were inaccurately reported I would also like to pose a few questions. Your paper reported that I broke into may ex-girlfriend s house, stole a furnace trans­ former. and killed several tropical fish. We are responsible for ourselves To the editor: I am writing in response to the letter writ­ ten by Justine McLean, in the July 2 issue of the Hastings Banner McLean stated that three boy s passed her house and tore a pot of geraniums off of her fence post They. then, smashed the pot in the street. She went on to stay how parents need to spend more time teaching their children values and respect for others* property. In no way do I agree with her opinion, and that is why I am writing this letter I am IX years old. and incarcerated in the Barry County Jail Al one point in my life, one of those buys could have very well been me I have been in and out of juvenile homes and rehab centers since the age of 14 My parents raised me with love, respect and the right amount of discipline. I would­ n't try to justify my actions or any of the bad decisions I have made Neither would I try to place the blame anywhere, but on my- self, where it belongs! Instead, with society the way it is today, the morals and values that arc drilled deep into our minds, teach us to find reasoning and turn it into our own scrapgoat. We blame this. that, and the other person, until our slate is. seemingly, clean I am not a parent, but. I do understand the difficulties that parenthood can bring, just by what I have put my own parents through. I know now that it is not an easy job. This letter doesn’t come from an angry parent, trying to amend his conscience. In­ stead. it comes from someone on the other side of that fence. I cannot sec Ms. McLean’s aspect, be­ cause everyone in this world has too many of their own problems to tell other’s how to handle theirs. So. I'll end this letter in saying this. "Clean-up your own back-yard, before you go calling your neighbors.” John W. Coe Barry County Jail. Hastings McKeown Bridge project worthwhile To the editor: 1 am writing in regards to the renovation and park project for the McKeown Bridge. My mother. Mary Parker, has been at Thomapple Manor for more than two years now. Anyone who knows her understands what fishing meant to her. It was a very big part of our families' get-togethers. It was very hard to go through the time and need for a nursing home and it was some added comfort to be able to walk with my mother and family to that bridge area for fishing. At that time, a steep hill, rocks Lost dog tale has happy ending To the editor: Recently, the Humane Society was asked by the animal shelter to help in reuniting a lost dog with his Barry County owners. The animal, the owners and the "rescuers" were all vacationing out-of-county. It turned out to be a happy occasion, what w ith meeting a number of nice people who were eager to help with the "search" efforts to locate the owners of a fine dog. At times, the efforts on the part of the "searchers" bordered on the comedic (rather like chas­ ing one’s tail and getting lost in the process). What really makes this a happy story is the genuine spint of cooperation on the part of .ill concerned in reuniting a very nice an­ imal with his concerned and caring owners (who were also "searching"). We appreciate the folks at the animal shelter for involving us in their rescue ef­ forts and all the folks who cared and helped in making the “search” a pleasurable and rewarding experience. Louise Odrzywolska. Member Barry County Humane Society Have a good sports story? and briers would not stop her. However, as of last January, we found that she needed a wheelchair. Though we still took her places, it seemed that her favorite spot would not be able to accommodate her. With the information 1 read about the work that has gone into the McKeown Bridge and the area around it. we decided to take my mom to it last Sunday. Once again. I can continue to do for my mom what she loved best, being outdoors watch­ ing the water and again holding a fishing pole. My family and I are grateful to all those involved with the McKeown Bndge project and to the Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners for making sure of its completion and for continuing to make this an enjoy­ able place to use. Beth Smith. Hastings Also, an earlier issue reported that I broke the knobs off her car radio I did not plea to. nor was I found guilty of breaking into her house I did not plea to. nor was 1 found guilty of stealing a furnace transformer or anything else. I did not plea nor was I found guilty of killing any fish. I did not plea to. nor was I found guilty of breaking the knobs off any radio' It was also reported that I was on a plea under advisement for assault and domestic violence. I was on probation for assaulting a woman’s ex-boyfriend after being threat­ ened with a gun. Nor did your paper report that I sought charges of assault against the said, “victim.” I’ve been accused of "systematically terror­ izing” my ex. but not one of my witnesses was questioned. My story and my list of witnesses was ignored. In no way am I condoning my actions. 1 committed a crime and I’m in prison be­ cause of it. yet the "victim" was never even questioned about the said assault. One question I have is. how much would a “victim” pay for a piece of 13-ycar-old glass? Greed is the issue, and when you can’t get what you want, cry “help.” scream “vic­ tim!” People count on the press for news. We trust our news source and rely on their sto­ ries to be complete and factual. Inaccuracy is the news only causes confusion and mis­ trust. True enough. I'm a convicted felon. I lost control, threw a rock, not a brick. I did­ n’t assault nor harm anyone. The face is that I must now sit in prison for the next four to 15 years. I’ve lost my job, my home and would be ashamed to show my face in town. Is this because of someone inflating the cost of a 13-year-old piece of glass, or be­ cause someone exaggerated, or believed an exaggerated story? Is it because I failed to cry “victim." or scream “help”'? Is it be­ cause I failed to “wo.k’’thc system, or failed to have enough money to afford a lawyer of my own? Women have demanded equal rights, they’ve earned them and deserve them. The questions arc. what happened to men’s rights as far as domestic violence is con­ cerned? When will men get a fair shake? When will men receive equal rights in our courts? When will they listen to our cries for help? Dennis Kordclcwski. Saginaw Correction Facility Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone . number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Call 945-9554 The n HastingsDANNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Communication from Congressman^ I NICK SMITH J Managing managed care As more Americans arc joining managed care organizations (MCOs) for their health care, we are reducing our health care ex­ penses. But. we arc also learning that these savings come at a cost. This cost is the lack of access and choice that patients might otherwise have in traditional "fee for ser­ vice" insurance plans. In turn, this has led people to become concerned that more health decisions arc being made by insur­ ance executives than medical doctors and the adverse affect this may have on their quality of care. The shift from fee for service plans to MCOs is a response to the rising cost of medical care, fueled in pan by expensive new technology. Under these plans, patients generally have to choose a primary physi­ cian that they will go to for all medical care. Only if the primary physician refers them to an approved specialist will the MCO pay the bill. By coordinating care in this way. detecting problems early and encouraging good health. MCOs manage to save money. But. they do so in part by placing limits on people’s access to things like specialists and testing. Such plans were a cornerstone of the President's 1993 health care plan and were once thought to be a key toward keeping costs down. Now. only five years later, these same plans have come under attack from the people that once wanted to force all Americans into them Horror stories arc told about patients who called their MCO complaining about stomach pains only tc be turned down for an emergency appoint­ ment and later learning that they had a heart attack As these companies have become more cost conscious, some bad medical de­ cisions have been made and the calls for re­ form arc growing. I will cosponsor legislation, the Patient Protection Act. that protects certain patient ( rights. It would prohibit MCOs from deny-., i ng coverage for emergency medical care. , even if later proved unnecessary, if a ”pru-(. dent layperson" would have thought it nec-, essary; require that plans provide review of MCOs’ coverage decisions by an indcpen-. dent panel of doctors; allow women and children to have direct access to OB/GYNs’ and pediatricians without prior approval.; and allow patients to go outside the MCO’s, network of approved providers with the. payment of an extra fee. In the end. Congress will pass some of. these provisions. At best, though, they* are. only band-aids A big part of the problem iv the employer-based health care insurance system which prevents a competitive mar-, ket from developing in health insurance as, it has for auto., homeowners and other types of insurance. We need to look at solu-; tions that will give patients the freedom to, some day choose their own health insur-i, ancc. If wc do so. patients can solve their health insurance problems by switching in-’ surers and letting the marketplace work. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH" with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a CaH at...945-9554 Know Your legislators: US. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal : Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. ■ U.S. Congress .< Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland. Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. ( Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton. Woodland, Rutland, i Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion ol Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth , House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District , office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) , 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria . townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature * Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan Stale Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. . 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. » i State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry • County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, • Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. “ Public Opinion Published by Waitings Banner, Inc. A D-viv-on of J AG Graphics inc 1952N Bfo.-Gway Mastmgs Ml 4f >56 0602 (815) MC John Jacob* P-es*oent Joyca Rysn freawer adaric Jacobs rce President Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young lEdrtof) Elaine Gilbert tAss/sunt Edrto/i Shelly Sulser Helen Mudty Cmdy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CiassAea ads accepted Monday through c-da, Sj” 1o5 30pr- Scon Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday B 30 a m Noon Cmdy 0 Nerfl Dan Buetge Subsenpt ion Rates: S25 per year in Barry County $27 per year m ad|Otnmg counties S29 30 per year elsewhere °OSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo. B Hastings Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Mi 49058 Bea Bailey, Middleville: Michelle Poole, Sunfield: Its a valid concern. We *1 don't drink it's a big deal. should ask people we boy After all. we have wo years equipment from what steps to work things out and look they are taking. As bow tar we have advanced corporation or organization should ask the tame of their providers" 1 dost think h wid be a concern. Wc made k before computers. We do a lot of 'I wouldn't think it would *1 don't dtiak the computers be a real valid concern. will shut down, ftople are They've bad enough time that worrying for nothing. Life they ought to be able to get it will go on.' stnoghtened oul I would think that Apple aad IBM would already have answers for it — they're the ones who Invented the things.' �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 (financial St. Thomas Aquinas Academy set to open in Hastings this fall 'FOCUS Mark D. Christensen rard Jonee and Co. Pearls of investing wisdom In today's world, investing advice is as pervasive as oxygen Pick up a newspaper or magazine, turn on the TV or answer the telephone, and you’ll find someone pro­ moting the latest and greatest way to achieve financial security. However, there arc a few real pearls of wisdom amid all the hype Some of these gems can be found in the bookstore. For example. “One Up on Wall Street." by Peter Lynch, is an easy-to-read book that shows ordinary investors how to pick good stocks. The former manager of one of the nation's largest mutual funds. Lynch says the average investor “can pick stocks just as well, if not better, than the average Wall Street expert." “One Up on Wall Street" is sprinkled with amusing personal stories of how Lynch missed golden opportunities by fo­ cusing on trendy slocks. More importantly, he talks about his successes. Lynch en­ courages readers to be aware of companies that are successfuly filling the needs of people. He also provides solid advice on fi­ nancial planning before you ever invest a dime in stocks “One Up on Wall Street" is fun reading with a message. r Fenjamin Graham's "The Intelligent In­ vestor" is classic reading for the senous in­ vestor. First published in 1949 and updated In 1973. "The Intelligent Investor” provides timeless advice. Graham views buying setunties like owning a business: Know the get involved in its operation, un­ its profit-making potential, trust ^our instincts and judgment, and much toore. "The Intelligent Investor" is filled with logical advice that never grows old “The Investors Anthology." by Charles Ellis and James Vertin, offers firsthand ac­ counts from experts such as W.rren Buffett. Ben Graham. T Roue Pncc and others. Be­ tween its covers you'll find real-life stones of investing successes and defeats, popular misconceptions and foolish mistakes A candid look at the experiences of some of the most successful investors of our time. “Th? Investors Anthology" is entertaining and instructional “Common Stocks and Uncommon Prof­ its and Other Wntings by Philip A. Fisher” answers many of the most common invest­ ing questions. You’ll find proven advice in this book, including Fisher’s “Top 10 Don’is for Investors" A pioneer of modern investment theory. Fisher introduced his ideas 40 years ago — and most of today s widely accepted philosophies can be traced to his genius. Finally. “The Millionaire Next Door." by Thomas J. Stanley, is probably one of the most motivational books on investing. This column first discussed this book back in September 1997. Since then, it has nude bestseller lists everywhere. “Millionaire" tells us that becoming wealthy is within the reach of everyone and suggests specific ways to start. Stanley’s studies show that hard work, frugality and a ngid investment plan can — and do — make millionaires out of ordinary people Invest a little money and spare time in some great reading, and you’ll be rewarded with increased confidence and expanded investing knowledge i LETTERS from our readers Surveyor should pay for shelter To the editor: If Brian Reynolds is so gung ho on the iromotion and spending of a huge amount >f money for the dog shelter. I’d like to nakc a suggestion. He could just donate a najor proportion, like say two-thirds of :ost. Being a business man with a lucrative practice. I'd think he would have already lone so. I can already sec the sign. ‘Reynolds Dog Shelter," as you drive by the xoperty. My heart would swell if I were in us shoes. I’d want to pay for it all if my ■umc were up there Is Reynolds the same one who is county wrveyor? He wins the election to a job that pays little, then goes to the county commis­ sioner* for more salary and benefits. Just checking. It makes a person wonder though The next sabotage of government money is the payment to Bender and Associates. The commissioners better get off their duffs and see what the people think that they rep­ resent. Their survey and all of Bob Bender’s activities should be curtailed. What a waste! One of Bender’s biggest feats in Lansing was to get more retirement and lower the age »o collect. Who's kidding who? Donald W. Johnson Middleville A new school, which organizers say combines "a strong Catholic Christian spirituality with a challenging state-ap­ proved curriculum." is getting set to open this fall in Hastings. The school. St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, will encompass grades 7-12 and is a private, non-profit organization. The academy is not affiliated with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings, but is being organized by several St. Rose fami­ lies. Serving on the three-member board, which will administer the academy, are Glenn Elmen. Neil Manning and Tom Feldpausch. all of Hastings. "This school will be unique in that it will combine high levels of scholastic ex­ cellence with strong formation in the Catholic faith." Elmen said. "This will give parents who wish to further their child's Christian formation into the junior high and high school years another option to consider." "We re just trying to carry on the great tradition of Catholic education that ends af­ ter the sixth grade level at St. Rose School." Manning said. A site for the new school has not been finalized. Until the school grows, board members will handle all administrative tasks, including the duties of principal. Volunteer secretarial and accounting po­ sitions for the school have already been filled. The teaching staff for the academy, to date, includes one Michigan board-certified teacher who holds a master's degree in cur­ riculum. "Because St. Thomas Aquinas Academy is a concept new to the area, -ve are sure it will grow comfortably as the word gets out." Manning said. "Our learning en­ vironment will likely include smaller class size with high levels of teacber-student interaction and lots of student-student mentoring." "We're focusing on a strong curriculum and an excellent teaching staff." Elmen said. "By sticking to the basics, our tuition will be less than other private academies in the state, based on a broad survey done of other academies around the nation." In addition. Manning added, "we’re forming a Friends of the School organization to provide input for our board and staff, as well as be able to accept tax­ deductible donations from local benefac­ tors." The school will operate without funds or supervision from the Kalamazoo Diocese Auto Glass LEGAL NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of certain Mortgage made by Michael D McClean Chnsbne L McClean to National Bank of . a Federal Banking Corporation, of astings. Michigan, as Mortgagee dated March 18. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Regisof Deeds for the County of Barry and State of . on March 25. 1997 in Liber 689 of Mortgages on page 67 on which Mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Thou­ sand Three Hundred Twenty-six & 75/100 ($20 326 75) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to rerover the debt now remaining secured by said Mongage, or any part thereof. Whereby the power of sale contained m said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale con­ tained m said Mortgage and in pursu mce of the Mortgage wd be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as fnay be necessary at pubic auction to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the County Court­ house m the CHy of Hasbngs and County ol Barry. Michigan that being the place of holding tf *e Cir­ cuit Court m and for said County, on Thursday August 6. 1998 at 1 00 p m o clock Eastern Day­ light Time in the afternoon of said day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together Vnth 12 75 percent interest legal costs Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or poor to the date of •aid sale which premises are describee rn said Mortgage as follows, to-wit Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village bf Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof City of Hastings Barry County Michigan Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MSA (27 A 3240) is six (6) months : The period of redemption will be six (6) months Jrom the date of sale Dated June 30 1998 •NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS a federal Banking Corporation Mortgagee •LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS ■Attorneys for National Bank of Hastings ■ BY ROBERT L BYINGTON (P-27621) LAW OFFICES OF WHBUR BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS 222 West Apple Streel HASTINGS MICHIGAN 49058-0248 Page 5 Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • \\orknninsliip Guaranteed FBvriiey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 218 N. Jaffenon, Downtown Hastings Call Now! 616-945-5085 and St. Rose parish The St. Thomas Aquinas Academy board is seeking input from local parents and is actively seeking student candidates "We plan to interview both the parents and the students who seek admission." El men explained, "as this type of school format requires highly motivated students and parents willing to be involved in the school’s direction. Parents who intend to consider our academy should contact us immediately to register and schedule an in­ terview " "Much of the staffs enthusiasm for the new school comes from their belief that it will be one of the best forms of schooling available." Manning said. The academy plans to use the Seton Ju- nior/Senior High School curriculum out of Front Royal. Virginia "The Seton program is a strong, state of Michigan certified program that is popular with Catholic home schoolers." Manning said. ’ By using this as our foundation and adding other material where needed, we ll educate our children not only in the basics, but also in a broader Christian spirituality which is needed in our world today " I he academy's name was chosen because St. Thomas Aquinas, a 13th century Italian theologian and philosopher, is the patron saint of scholars. Parents seeking further information can call the school's phone number at 948­ 2636. or Elmen at 948-9409. Harding elected bank league VP Tixld A. !larding, president and chief ex­ ecutive officer of MainStrcet Savings Bank. FSB in Hastings, has been elected second vice president chairman of the Michigah League of Community Banks. His election came at the League's 11 th annual convention which is taking place at the Grand Hotel this week on Mackinac Is­ land. As an officer of the league. Harding will serve the organization that represents Michigan savings and community banks, with total assets exceeding $32 billion. Michigan savings banks continue to be home loan specialists and loaned over $19 billion in 1997 to finance homes for more than 220.000 families throughout the state. But savings banks have become true “com­ munity banks." offering small business loans and commercial real estate loans, as well as a full array of auto and home equity loans for consumers. Todd Harding NEWS...of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! 10 REASONS TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH HASTINGS CITY BANK Free checking for one year. First order of checks free. A 3x5 safe deposit box free of charge for one year. Bank in a Box Plus debit card. 1/4% interest rate discount on an installment loan with automatic payment plan. Friendly and professional service. 6 offices, 8 ATMs and the Home Banking Center. $1,000 REWARD Committed to our communities since 1886. For information leading to the return of our dune buggy stolen from our We want your business. MiddleviHe residence on July 7. 1998. We make it easy. One visit does it all! Buggy Description: Whiichill. I lOin. Wheel Base. Mid-Eng inc A* Arm Buggv Frame (Color Ravpbcny > 2 liter. Ford Pinto Motor (I D. “GOLDMMNf"i Pinto. Mikuni Carburetors Pro Coil-Over Shocks 12 Quart Oil Pan Mallory Distributor External Oil Return External Water Return Trans Stiflncr and Side Plate on Transmission Brand* ood Cable Shifter Auto Meter Gauges’ Aluminum Floor (Swirl-Polished) Stillilo Rack Front Tires: Smoothies on Teardrop Rims Rear Tires I TOO Plus on I I $ Douglas Smooth Rims Wildwood Dive Brakes Please Contact Brent or Melissa at (616) 795-7662 MEMBER FDIC Visit us at www.hastingscitybank.com Free checking applies to monthly service charges only Overdraft and other account-related service fees stiD apply For new personal cliecfcing accounts only Offer ends on August 8.1998 and is subject to standard qualification procedures First order of checks is limited to a 520 value Consumer loan applies to new loans only and cannot be combined with any other discount ‘ I �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 23. 1998 Hastings Twp. asked to try temporary free library service The Township Board asked the Library Board to approve a contract for library ser­ vices for three-tenths of a mill. The Town­ ship Board said it would ask township vot­ ers to approve the millage on the Novem­ ber ballot. Such a millage would raise ap­ proximately $13,620 that would be given to the city and be supplemented with penal fines and state aid. But the District Library Committee does not want the Township Board to ask for millage. Loftus said. "We didn't want them to have an election for millage and then have another millage for a district library in a year and a half." he said. He said the committee is considering putting a request on the ballot for one-third of a mill to provide for a district library en­ compassing. at the least. Hastings. Rutland Charter and Hastings Charter townships. If such a millage passes. Loftus said, resi­ dents in the aforementioned municipalities by Mary Warner Staff Writer Members of a special committee work­ ing to promote a district library appeared before the Hastings Charier Township Board last week, proposing that residents of the township use the Hastings Public Li­ brary free of charge until it is determined whether a district library is feasible. The process of finding out if there is enough interest and support for a district library could take until next spring, accord­ ing to Stephen Loftus, one of those appear­ ing before the township board. Loftus, a member of the District Library Committee. John Fehsenfeld. chairman of the committee; and Richard Graf. Library Board member and a member of the District Library Committee, made their proposal to the Township Board in response to a re­ quest recently given to the Library Board by the township. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... Lacey Rood. Dowling. Ml Pastor. Sieve Olmstead 49050 758-3021 (6161 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday am. 11 00 School GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Sunday Father Charles JcHcrson 805 S 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 11 00 am. Confession Saturday am 4 00 - 4 30 p m service CHURCH OF THE VAZARENE 1716 Nonh a m . Worship Ham. PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 Nursery, children's min­ Broadway group ministry, leadership training Randall Hantnan. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 Fellowship Time before the istry. youth group, adult small night* 6 30 p.m Pastor Ken Vaught High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Study A Prayer Time Wednesday M-79 West Maple Valley Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses X 00 a m and l-Acning Service 6 00 pm. Bible QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Meeting at Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday ’ 00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH would be "supporting (he library equally " "Right now the city is paying roughly two mills" for library services, he said. Rutland Township is currently under con­ tract with the city to pay three-tenths of a mill until the year 2(X)2 for library ser­ vices. Hastings Township residents cur­ rently cannot use the Hastings library — they must go to the Freeport Library. Hast­ ings Township pays the Freeport library $1 .(XX) a year fbt library services. Offering free library service temporarily would buy time for the committee to build support and find funding for a district li­ brary. Loftus said. Right now. Loftus said, facilities at (he Hastings library are inadequate. "We want a new library because we need one desperately Half our books are in the basement. That's not good at all. There just isn’t room enough for everything. We're in a position where nothing can be done to make the building bigger. There's no park­ ing. We've got to do something." Loftus said that right now political rela­ tions are strained between the city and both townships. Loftus blames the problem mainly on arguments between the town­ ships and city over extension of waler and sewer services. Rutland Township has sued the city over the matter (see story else­ where in today’s edition of the Banner), and Hastings Township has formed an independent sewer and water authority with other townships in the county. "But we re not interested in the politics." Loftus said. According to a survey done within the last two months, "a great percentage of the "Wc want a new library because we need one desperately. Half our books are in the basement. That's not good at all." Stephan Loftus people want a district library and w ould be willing to pay fot it." Members of the Library Board just received the preliminary results of the survey. Loftus said, and both the city and two townships will get complete survey results at their August meetings. Loftus said an expanded district library committee is currently being formed that will meet for the first time July 29 and contain more people than the original committee. The expanded committee needs to do such things as "find out where we would put" a new library, get an architect to draw up plans for a building, and raise funds for it. "We re talking to a variety of people about property," he said. "We’re looking at all avenues.” When enough preliminary work has been done, he said, "we're going to try and pre­ sent them with a viable package and get people to realize what a new library could be and what it could look like." At that point, he said, it is hoped that enough people will be involved and enough momentum built up that the township boards will allow the one-third of a mill proposal to be put on the balloL Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said, however, that the Township Board "strongly recommended" that the li­ brary board accept its proposal for threetenths of a mill for four years, and after the four years is up. "then talk about a district library.” When the Township Board originally proposed three-tenths of a mill to the Li­ brary Board. Supervisor Dick Thomas said to the Library Board in a letter that "al this lime we find the discussions about a dis­ trict library to be intriguing, but prema­ ture." The Township Board did not make any decisions last Monday about the proposal made by the District Library Committee members. The Library Board will have to decide soon on the township's original proposal in order for the township to get the .3 mill request on the November ballot. In other action at last week’s meeting, the board was presented with proposed in­ creases in annual salaries for township offi­ cials and employees in 1999, which are as follows: Township supervisor $11,900, up from $11,845; assessor $11.(XX), up from $10,815; clerk $14,000. up from $13,785; treasurer $11,000. up from $10,815; deputy clerk $525. up from $515; deputy treasurer $525, up from $515; trustees (per diem compensation) $60. up from $55, Board of Review members $80 per day or $45 per half day (four hours), up from $75 per day or $49 per half day; Planning and Zoning Board members S3() per day — no increase; election workers $5.40 an hour, up from $5 an hour, and cleaning person $10 an hour — no increase. The new salary schedule will be voted on next month. 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church 10 30 Service am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd. 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Phone 623-5543 Norton Sunday 10 00 am. Worship School at 11 00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m nett. Pastor Church ofTice phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening sen ice 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used at all services For more infor­ call mation 948-9327 Rev or ley. Pastor 4995 Office hour.. Wed Thun 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday Prayer Meeting (Child 7 00 p m HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day ntght service with live hand 7 30 p m For more information BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST Church phone 945­ a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warnon (grades K-5th); Canada Synod morning wor­ 721-8077 Sunday M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Church Scott J. Cleveland Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbv Phone 616­ call the church office David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ Anglican 9275 S HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9604 St Andrew’s is a part of the Independent COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ Norman Bible study 7 pm day Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course care provided) 1674 West State Road. Hastings. ST. MATTHIAS ANC.K \N C ATHOLIC CHURCH HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Morning Worship 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Comer of State Rd and Boltwood 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar St. Rev Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages day I vening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ RainbousurJJ Bible Quiz (ages 2 ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club am or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Prayer 1928 Book of Common • Bible Shorkcy. WELCOME CORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHURCH 3IK5 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml Carl 49058 Pastor Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Litchfield or Darlene Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Litchfield Rev Carl SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 (8) ebration for adults FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Study - No age limits Sun­ Sunday School. day - 9 45 am p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages I >19). Adult Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Senior John Pastor. “Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 am Adult Bible Study. Senior 10(H) am Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. /Aaron Y'ouih Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ Kid's quizzing, 7 0<) pm ing Worship 9 30 and II 00 a m . Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For Sunday School 9 30 and II 00 a m further information call the church for children and adults office Family Hour 6 00 nm Sunday evening Monday Monday of the First Donald Joe Hawkins GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ Faithful Bible North St. Hastings 239 E Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945. 9414 Sunday. July 26 10 00am STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m. Com­ day munity Breakfast on third Saturday Women. each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ Bible Study Call church office for Saturday. July 25 8 00 pm NA more information 948-8004 Tuesday. July 28 6 30 p m Soft- fering We welcome you to our Faithful Holy Communion . Lunch after. Bible Study. Women's 3 34-6 03 p m Ice Cream Social Men. hall. 7 30 OA Wednesday. July 29 church family with the warmth of HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Christ’s Love, and the fellowship of people who care 7 00 p m Baptism Preparation 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ (Ftmtriy the Hastings Grace Brelhrm Church). 600 Powell Rd . I muc cast of Hastings Rus Saner, Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Sen ices 9 45 am - Bible day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service bpm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm II in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details Youth and of Green Church streets. Dr Bulford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist ST. CYRIL’S C ATHOLIC CHI RC II ner free building with elevator to Nashville Father Charles Fischer. service over WBCH-AM I22‘ at Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST C HURCH Comer Church phone 616-945-9574. Bar­ Classes • for all ages. 10 40 a m - Broadcast <-t worship all floors meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ Pastor /» mission of St Rose 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Cat hoik. Church. Hastings Mass Worship - Child care available for Study for all Saturday Evening 6 30 p m infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Monday. Aug WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings 3 We will launch our Space Mission Bible Camp, it will run from 9 to 11 30 am Aug 3-7 This program will be most appropriate for Astronauts, kindergarten thru 5th grade Mon­ FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings day. Aug Dinner 6 30 p m Potluck 3 Program presented by Yoko and George Dish. Jr. mis- NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F DIC Town or Form bring a dish to pass ) USE SMOKE ALARMS FIRST PRFSBYTFRIYN (Hl RC II Hastings 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ BOSLEY PHARMACY T*rcwnptions" I IKS Jcffcnon 94<-U29 gan 49058 Hastings. Michigan 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Alichigan G Install smoke olorms on every level of your home. Test Lotteries monthly 9 30am Traditional Worship Sers ice. 1100 a m ( ontemporary Worship Service The 9 30 Service b HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. (616) 945-5463 Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. July 26 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings - Mr. Donald Joe Hawkins, age 40. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. July 16. 1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings. He was bom September 12. 1957 in Hastings, the son of Paul & Ruby (Leonard) Hawkins. He attended Hastings Jr., High School and the E.B.I. He did various jobs in the Community, and enjoyed driving his moped around town, fishing, hunting, working on cars, and especially enjoyed talking with people. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Hawkins in 1966 & step father, Earl Hawkins in 1988. Mr. Hawkins is survived by his mother. Ruby Hawkins of Hastings; brothers, Ronald (Peggy) Hawkins of Delton. Lawrence Hawkins of Hastings. Carl (Anna) Pickins of Hastings; sister. Edith Hawkins of Hastings, half sister. Gladys Hawkins; grandmother. Geneva Hawkins of Hastings; aunt. Florence Phillips ot Hastings; seven nephews & one niece. Graveside Memorial Services were held Wednesday. July 22. 1998 at the Hastings Township Cemetery. Reverend Steve Reid officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation. Funeral arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel. Nashville. sionancs to Japan (Don't forget to THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway OCALA, FLORIDA Scott J. Cleveland, age 57. of Ocala. Florida, passed away on Saturday. July II. 1998 at Young Island. St. Vincents. Grenadines. West Indies. Scott was a native of Belding, he came here from Jacksonville. Florida. He has resided here since 1973. He lived in Hastings for many years. He was a member of Episcopal Faith. He was past President of Florida Society for Clinical Social Work, past President of National Clinical Social Work Federation, Distinguished Practitioner elected into National Academies of Practice in 1992. He had a private practice in Ocala for 25 years. He was a Clinical Social Worker for Ocala Psychiatric Association. Scott was preceded in death by his father, Russell Belfield. Mr. Cleveland is survived by his mother, Trcssa Belfield of Ocala; fiancee, Cynthia Cummings of Ocala; two daughters. Bartiara Getty of Michigan, Kelly Barron of Ocala; two sons, William Getty of Maine, Randall Cleveland of Ocala; brother, Lee Belfield of Hauppauge, Long Island. New York; three grandchildren; one niece and one nephew of Seattle, Washington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Funeral arrangements were made by Belleview Funeral Home, Belleview. Florida. broadcast wikii \m ^e*B*^*»«*»' forjenti Ucrojemn 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services We welcome the Res John I luntlev to our pulpit http://www.asfa.ft1nc.90* BATTLE CREEK - Mr. Fred R Smith, age 32. of Battle Creek and formerly of the Hastings area passed away on Tuesday. July 21, 1998 at Spectrum Health-Downtown Campus in Grand Rapids from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Smith was bom on July 5. 1966 in Battle Creek, the son of Fred. E. and Loma A. (Morgan) Smith. He was raised in the Battle Creek and Hastings areas and attended schools there. He was employed in road construction, primarily in asphalt paving during his wqrking life. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and motorcycling. He was married to Jo Anna L. Fulford on June 28. 1997. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife. JoAnna; two daughters. Rachel I Smith of Battle Creek and Faith R. Smith at home; one stepson. Travis McCoy of Hastings and one stepdaughter. Destiny Fulford of Battle Creek; his parents, Fred and Loma Smith of Hastings; one sister. LouAnn Rentz of Delton; three brothers. Ron Smith of Nashville, Jeff Smith of Adrian and Scott Smith of Nashville; Paternal grandmother. Marguerite Smith of Hastings; Maternal grandmother, Velma Curtis of Indiana; Biological father. Richard Millious of Battle Creek; two half-sisters. Colleen Bird and Heidi Millious both of Battle Creek. Regarding his wishes, private family services will be conducted. A memorial reception will be held on Saturday. July 25. 1998 at 1:00p.m. al the Hastings Elks Lodge. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Isabelle James MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Isabelle James, age 88. of Middleville, passed away Tuesday. July 14. 1998 at Tendercarc. Hastings. Mrs. James is survived by three daughters. Yvonne Sweeney of Middleville, Ila (Richard) Horton of Middleville. Carol James of Hastings; two sons. Isaac (Judith) James of Grand Rapids. Harold (Helen) James of Wyoming; 14 grandchildren. 26 great grandchildren; nine great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal Services were held Friday. July 17. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Reverend Roger Timmerman officiated. Interment look place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. TV. George McNutt HASTINGS - W. George McNutt, age 77. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. July 16. 1998 at Spectrum-East Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. McNutt was bom on March 30. 1921 in Rutland Township. Barry County, the son of William & Minnie (Burghdorf) McNutt. He was raised in Rutland Township and attended the Edger Country School. He was married to Norma J. Anderson on December 24. 1943. Mr. McNutt’s employment included: Hastings Manufacturing Company, International Seal & Lock Company in Hastings. E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings, he owned and operated McNutt Logging Company, he was engaged in farming. Don Brothers Saw Mill in Wayland. He retired in 1983 from Burdes Lumber Company in Grand Rapids as a limber buyer. Mr. McNutt was a well-known area horseman, he was a member of Michigan Horse Pulling Association/Boat & Machine, well known square dance caller, he enjoyed coon hunting, he participated for over 54 years in horse & mule pulling events winning numerous trophies and awards. He was preceded in death by his parents; Aigranddaughtcr & grandson; sister, Gladys Mattson; brothers, Frank, Lawrence, & Jacob McNutt; brother-in-law. Robert Anderson. Mr. McNutt is survived by his wife, Norma; four daughters. Georgia Wiser-Bowen of Elkhardt. Indiana. Lyndia Crawford of Hastings. Connie (Orton) Hobert of Woodland. Jacqueline (William) Moran of Grand Rapids; son. William (Linda Kay) McNutt Jr., of Hastings; 23 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; daughters, Janice & Judy, by a previous marriage; three sisters. Gertrude Latta. Frances Lee both of Hastings, Orrctta (William) Warner of Middleville; two sistersin-law. LaVonda (Gerald) Boss of Grand Haven. Patricia (John) Higgins of Hastings; brother-in-law. Frederick Anderson of Hastings; and nieces &.nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday, July 20. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Daniel D. Graybill officiated. Burial took place al Rutland Township Cemetery in Barry County, being transported by a horse-drawn hearse into the cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 - Page 7 Social News Cooleys to observe 70th anniversary Porter-Cavanaugh united in marriage Laurence and Ruth Cooley will be cele­ brating their 70th wedding anniversary on July 28th. 1998 Cards and notes of congratulation from family and friends uould be welcome Ken Alison Porter and Scott Hale Ca­ vanaugh were marned at 3 p.m on May 15. 1998 at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone. North Carolina The Reverend Dr Timothy Smith officiated The bndc is the daughter of Larry Porter of Femindina Beach. Honda and Kathy Ryder of Cumberland. Rhode Island. The bndegroom is the son of Thomas and Lynne Cavanaugh of Roxboro. North Carolina He is the grandson of Rowena I laic and the late Leon Hale and the late Thomas and Mane Cavanaugh, all of Hastings. Maid of honor was Kimberly Powell of Apex. North Carolina The best man was Jeffrey Focrch of Blowing Rock. North Carolina. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Quality Inn in Boone The bndc is a May graduate of Ap­ palachian State University with a bachelor of science degree in biology The bridegroom is a cum laudc graduate of the University of North Carolina. Greensboro, w ith a bachelor of arts degree in history. He will complete his graduate work at Appalachian State University in August w ith a master of arts degree in his­ tory and political science The couple will reside in Boone. Risner-Torres to be wed Aug. 29 Mr and Mrs. Richard Risner of Gun Lake announce the engagement and up­ coming wedding of their daughter Misty Rae Risner to Manuel Torres. Manuel is the son of Domingo Torres Jr. of Gun Lake and Sarah Annctt of St. Paul. MN. The couple will begin their new life to­ gether on Aug 29. 1998 and will reside in Gun Lake. Wingeier-Lake plan to wed Aug. 15 “• Zieglers to observe golden anniversary The children of Clyde and Madeline Zeigler are holding an open house for fam­ ily mends, and neighbors from 1-4 p m. Sunday. Aug 2. 1998 to celebrate their par­ r 1 ents’ 50th wedding anniversary The open house will be held at the UAW Union Hall at 127 W Apple St. Hastings _ No gifts, please . .• Dan and Marcy Wingcicr of Alto arc proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Elizabeth to Charles (Chip) Lake. Sarah is a graduate of Lowell High School and is employed with Massachusclt Mutual of Grand Rapids Chip is the son of Bill and Pat Lake of Lake Odessa and a graduate of Hastings High School. He is employed with Finish­ master of Grand Rapids An Aug. 15 wedding will take place in Lowell. Sarver-Fish to wed Aug. 1 Mr and Mrs Jerry P Saner of Hastings and Mrs Ann Fish of Muskegon and Mr Kurt Fish of Kalamazoo arc pleased to an­ nounce the engagement of their children Cns Ann Saner and William John Gregory Fish Cns is a graduate of Michigan State Uni­ versity aad is currently employed with Fclpausch Greg attended Ferns State I Imvcrsity and is employed at Flex l ab Their new life to­ gether will begin on Aug I. 1998 The happy couple will reside in Hastings American Heart MrA Association-^^ Medical miracles start with research Charkowskis to mark 25th anniverssary Jim and Sherry (Dclaphiano) Charkowski of Delton, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday. July 25. 1998 Irom 2 to 6 pm. to be held at Barry Township Hall (next to Delton Fircstalion). 155 Orchard St. Delton They were marned May 26. 1973 in Kalamazoo Hosting the occasion are their sons and daughter-in-law. Troy. Angel and Jason Come join our family for the celebration Lake Odessa NEWS Depot Day is coming Saturday. July 25 Thcie is a new view A split rail fence has marked the driveway since last w^eck and the caboose has a new coat of orange paint The red paint had flaked and peeled This tunc the caboose is closer to its onginal hue. It is a piece of stock from the Grand Truck Western, so it was originally orange The Civil War encampment begins Fri­ day night between the fairgrounds and the depot with spillover in each direction. Park­ ing is available at the fairgrounds. It should be an interesting walk over the hill seeing the camp activities all the way. There will be rc-cnactors plying several trades and camp activities. Then at the depot, the entertainment be­ gins at 11 a m., with Center Stage Dancers leading off The stage events continue all afternoon with two short lapses, giving one time to sec the exhibits inside the depot museum or Io take a stroll out to the camp activities. The quilt donated to the Ionia County Genealogical Society has toured banks of the county and silent bids have been taken Yet higher bids may be made until 3:45 p.m. with the announcement at 4 p.m. of who gets to take it home. Meantime, raffle tickets arc being sold for the LOAHS annual raffle. A weekend at Frankenmuth is the top prize with two nights’ lodging, two dinners, two breakfasts in the package. Second prize is SI00 and third prize is S50. Several LOAHS mem­ bers have tickets for sale and on the deck al­ most until time for the drawring. All the entertainment of dancing, clog­ ging, keyboard music by Celia DeMond. vocals by the Farman family and others is free. There is seating provided under the big tent. The winner of the Janie Rodnguez award for 1998 will be announced at 1:30 p.m. Meantime there will be food available near the caboose with hot dogs, bratwurst and other food items, along with cold drinks. There will be hosts indoors to interpret the exhibits. This is the sixth Depot Dry created to showcase this histoneal treasure The Rogers-Helmer family reunion was held at the village park Saturday. There is a new house being built on Jor­ dan Road at the comer of Woodland Road off the Lucas farm land. This house faces northwest. A new house is nearly comple­ tion on Bliss Road just a few rods north of Vcddcr Road near the V roman and Mouser land. A new modular is in place on Jordan Road just west of Martin Road next to the Dickinson home. The Lake Odessa plant of Caledonia Farmers’ Elevator is getting a new building nearly touching the present office building. The roof of the existing of­ fice is being replaced. A story by Dana Scheller, a 1998 Lake­ wood High School graduate, appeared in the Sunday edition of the State Journal about Jenny Bosschcr of Clarksville, who is also a Lakewood graduate. The story con­ cerns Jenny’s struggle with cystic fibrosis, discovered when she was only six months old. Jenny was pictured playing a game with youngsters at Vacation Bible School at Calvary Christian Reformed Church near Lowell, where she is a helper. She was also pictured helping a second-grader making a bookmark during craft time at the same VBS. Jenny has attended a CF camp where she has made friends with others who have the same disease . An annual feature of Depot Day is the re­ lease of the newest dated limited edition coffee mug This year’s offering shows the 1915 freight house with a locomotive on the track in green. The 1997 issue showing a I’cre Marquette locomotive in black is still available, as is the red caboose from 1996 The first year’s issue is no longer available. Each year the mugs arc given their first ex­ posure to the public at Depot Day One feature of the Lake Odessa Fair is Ladies' Day. which draws a full house in the striped red and w-hitc tent. This year the stage was at the north end of the tent, which was easier on the eyes of the audience. There was a parade of about 35 quilts made by local quilters. There also were a few antique quills shown. Dawn Dcardorff and Michelle Cobb were perched on tall step ladders so they could hold the top edges of the offerings so the audience could sec the full length of these masterpieces Unique among the 1998 array were two family quilts made by Helen Livermore Robinson. The first was one that used remnants from dresses worn by her daughters and granddaughters, the second was one for her sons.which incorpo­ rated copies of their pictures. This quilt also had copies of children’s artwork reproduced in fabric. These are truly family treasures There were three generations of her family on hand for the showing. Al the conclusion of the Quilts IV, Joan Hansen asked helpers to come forward for yet one more quilt Irene Miller. Nettie Koops and Joan McCoonon of Clarksville, unfolded a beautiful quilt and a second cov­ erlet made as a surprise for Katie Stuart in appreciation for all her years of inspiration and encouragement to area quilters through classes at her store and keeping a wonderful stock of goods for their hobby To this point. Nancy Goodcmoot Potter had been the narrator of the show. At the conclusion. Ruth O’Mara, representing the Lake Odessa Fair Board of Directors, presented Katie an arm bouquet of red roses in appre­ ciation for her work in presenting four quilt shows in alternate years Katie Stuart (right) views one of the quilts presented during the Ladies Day program July 5. Bonnie Packard, director of the lonia/Montcalm Child Evangelism Fellowship, with children on the final day of vacation Bible School at the Thompson back yard. This event draws a full house each time Irene and Joan, along with Joan McConnon. had been able to get this project under way to surprise Katie because of her absence for weeks with knee replacement and then a trip lo Anzona. The Lakewood News this week earned a story with other details Funeral mass was held Monday for Ed­ ward Herald of Carson City, who died last week Among his survivors is son Dick and wife Sharon of Hastings. Ed was well known in Michigan Lions’ Club circles and Knights of C olumbus for his efforts in be­ half of the vision impaired He was stricken with blindness at age 40. but went on lo es­ tablish a dairy confection business on M­ 57. in which he worked regularly. This type of business was one in which his family of young children could be of great help. He trusted the honesty of his customers in han­ dling paficr money . Son Dan and wife now own the business. After 26 years of blindness and having his second leader dog. he learned of an eye « urge*y done by a Grand Rapids ophthal­ mologist with success for the wife of a Rc *d City friend. He contacted the same doctor and was deemed a good candidate for the procedure It was worth a try. The operation was successful and he could once again sec His younger child had been only two years old when his blindness became complete so he had to adjust his perceptions of his children. He kept the leader dog and let (he dog continue lo do the guiding. He was then featured in some city newspapers and was the subject of one of Dick Evans’ "On the Michigan Road" features. His wife. Geraldine, is now deceased. One of the highlights of Ed’s life was a 1981 visit to Swaziland where his son Tom was serving in the Peace Corps Before his eye problems became severe he was the owner of a meat market and frozen food locker plant in Car­ son City New on Fourth Avenue is a billboard touting the U S Manne Corps. Did anyone ever know who or what was promoted by the recent billboard showing what looked like ripples in a pond from some splash? The word was Pickle. It resembled an ad for one of the Grand Rapids banks. Calvary Grace Brethren Church on 84th Street has had Back Yard Bible Schools, during the last week with Mindy Thompson in charge. A company of children gathered each morning at her home for BiHc verses, singing, play, stories and treats. The depot museum has had more visitors from other states. A man from Appleton, Wise., had seen a picture of the depot on the Pere Marquette window on the Internet and since his family was vacationing at Port Austin at the tip of the Michigan Thumb, he drove to Lake Odessa to sec it. Another man from Kentucky who reads (he Hastings Banner had seen repeated mention of the depot, so when he was in town to attend the Rogers family reunion, he checked it out. Fortunately, one of the board members was on the premises so he could sec the interior He enjoyed seeing the alumni display left from June 27. Attendance at the library story hour has been 104. 130. 102 and 85 which exceeded some speciations Read the BANNER every week for LOCAL COVERAGE of the world about you! 1998-99 Schedule of Regular Meetings Board of Education Delton Kellogg Schools PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Education of DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS. 327 North Grove Street. Delton, Michigan, will hold regular meet­ ings on the specified dates and at the following times and place during the fis­ cal year commencing July 1. 1998. and ending June 30. 1999 TIME 7 00PM LOCATION Media Center - Upper Elementary Building 327 North Grove Street Delton. Michigan 49046 J MAR 15. 1999 DATES J JUL 13 1998 J NOV 16. 1998 _l APR 19. 1999 j AUG 17 1998 J DEC 14. 1998 J MAY 17. 1999 J SEPT 21 1998 J JAN 18. 1999 J OCT 19 1998 J JUNE 21. 1999 J FEB 15 1999 Third Monday of the Month except July and December 1998 The Organizational Meeting in 1999 will be July 12. 1999 Copies of the minutes are available, upon oral or written request at a reason­ able cost Dated July 13 1998 Elizabeth Matteson Board Secretary Delton Kellogg Board of Education (616) 623-9246 �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made byE Steven Smith and Linda N Smith husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to TMS Mortgage inc drtVa the Money Store. Mortgagee, dated April 2. 1997 and recorded on April 7, 1997 tn Liber 690 on Page 260. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE, under the Footing and Servong Agreement Dated as ol May 31. 1997. Senes 1997-B as assignee by an assignment dated June 2. 1996 which was recorded on June 9. 1996 Document *1013236 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifth Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight and 10/100 dollars ($50,146 10). including interest at 11 25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage writ be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings. McTugan at 1 00 odock p m . on August 6. 1998 Said premises are situated tn Township of Carl­ ton. Barry County. Michigan and are described as All that parcel of land m Township of Carlton Barry County. State of Mchigan as more fully de­ scribed n Deed Liber 488 Page 393 ID *08-040016-150-100 0. being known and designated as commencing at the Northeast comer of the East 50 acres of the South 1/2 Northeast 1/4 of Sec­ tion 16, Town 4 North Range 8 West for place of beginning thence South 150 Feet, the West 1452 Feet, thence 150 Feet, thence East 1452 Feet to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the dale of such sate Dated June 25. 1998 THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98043725 (7/23) Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting July 7. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. Board members all present (Gates. Harper. Cook. Lewis, O’Brien) Also 9 citizens and guests Treasurers report received Correspondence read Fire Dept Report received Great Lakes Energy Cooperative franchise ap­ proved Mini-Park contract approved Roil-call vote on 2 candidates for trustee va­ cancy resulted m tie votes A com was tossed Bills read and approved SPECIAL MEETING July 9. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. All board members present (Gates. Harper. Cook, and Lewis) Also 2 citizens present information received from Michigan Townships Assoc regarding events of Juiy 7th meeting dis­ cussed Roll-call vote on 2 candidates for trustee va cancy resulted in tie votes Motion to readvertise vacancy with certain stip­ ulations passed 3 yes votes 1 no vote Meeting adjourned Darlene Harper Clerk Attested to by John Gates Supervisor (7/23) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A Tremain & Associate*. PC. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SAlE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY ASA ABBOTT A SINGLE MAN to EOUICREDIT CORPORATION OF Ml Mortgagee dated December 6 1996 and recorded on De cember 16 1996 in Liber 680 on page 958 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to FIRST BANK NA­ TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE now known as U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated April 28 1997 and recorded on June 17 1997. in Liber 696 on page 595 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty two thousand seven hundred thirty five and 17/100 Dollars ($82,735 17). including interest at 9 450% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved notce is hereby given that sate mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubbc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on September 3 1998 Sate premises are situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE BARRY COUNTY Michigan and are described as LOT 27 OF SANDY KNOLLS PLAT, ACCORD­ ING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 59 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban doned m accordance with 194CCL 600 3241(a) in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated July 23. 1998 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/20) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has occurred in a Mortgage made by Raymond C Eldred to DOD Federal Credit Union dated September 30. 1993 and recorded on October 15 1993 in Lteer 585 Page 875 Barry County Records No proceed­ ings have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the mortgage or any part thereof and the amount now claimed to be due on the debt ts $13 630 77 The Mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the property at pubic auction to the highest bid­ der for cash on August 13. 1998 at 1 00 p m , lo­ cal time, at the East front door of the Barry County Courthouse in the City of Hastings. Michi­ gan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the Mortgage together with interest »t 10 25*. percent legal costs attorney fees and a:so any taxes or insurance that the Mortgagee pays before the sale The property is located c the Township of Maple Grove. County of Barry. Michigan and is described as Beginning at the East 1/4 corner of Section 28. thence South 319 15 feet, thence West 56 21 leel for beginning thence South 285 feet thence West 1920 feet thence North 285 feet thence East 1920 feet to point of begin­ . nmg Maple Grove Township Barry County. Mchigan During the one-year immediately following the sate the property may be redeemed Dated 6-24/98 DOD FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BY Stephen L Langeland (P32563) BUSINESS ADDRESS Stephen L Langeland. PC Stephen L Langeland (P32583) Attorney at Law 350 East Mchigan Suite 200 Kalamazoo Ml 49007 (7/23) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notce ts hereby given that the Barry County Planning/Zonmg Commission will conduct a pubic heanng on Jufy 27, 1BM at 7:30 p.m. m the Community Room Courts & Law Building at 220 W Court St Hast mgs Mchigan The subject of the pubic hearing will be the consideration of the following amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance as amended MAP CHANGE - A-3-M Request to rezone property m Sec 20. Johnstown Township (see attached map) FROM AR TO C-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SEC 20 T1N R8W JOHNSTOWN TWP. DIS­ TANT S 000EG 15 E 1514 39 FT FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION. TH S 00DEG 15 E 345 58 FT ALONG SAID WEST SECTION LINE TH N89DEG 25 E 760 FT MORE OR LESS O THE CENTERLINE OF BANFIELD RD TH NORTHWESTERLY (APPROX N37DEG 15 W) 431 5 FT MORE OR LESS ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES N89DEG 25 E FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING TH S89DEG 25 W 500 FT MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 5 0 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE NORTHEASTERLY 33 FEET THERE­ OF FOR BANFIELD ROAD AND ANY OTHER EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OR RECORD All of the above mentioned property is located in interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendment e-ther verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any writ­ ten response may be mailed to the address listed below or tax to 616-948-4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordnance .3 available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058, between the hours of 8 a m to 5pm (closed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary ate< and services such as signers for the hear­ ing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to mdivteuals with disabilities at the meet.ng-hearmg upon ten (10) days notce to the County ol Barry indivtei/ais with disabilities requirmg auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following Mchael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hastings Mchigan 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk Ann landers Inherit a gift Dear /\nn Landers: Lei this letter be a wake-up call lo all sons, daughters and grandchildren. The message I want lo con­ vey is this Your Inheritance Is Not Auto­ matic. It s a Gift I am an estate planner Over the last sev­ eral years. I have seen many clients change their wills, bypassing children and grand­ children. and leave their money to friends, chanties and people they once worked with who were,kind and helpful There arc many reasons for changing a will, but the two must common arc disre­ spect and isolation In some families, the only time the old folks see the grandchil­ dren is when their parents need a favor usually, it’s money. So. what the old folks arc basically saying is "To hell with you. Ynu didn’t want to make time for me when I was lonely and would have loved your company, so why should I leave you the money I worked for all my hfc?" Wake up out there An inheritance isn’t something that is owed to you. It is a gift of love. When there is no love, there should be no gift. Manasota, Fla. Dear Manasota: I have a hunch today's column is going to generate some phone calls and letters to aunts, uncles and grand­ parents who haven’t heard from their kin­ folk tn quite some time Your letter was more than a wake-up call. It was a shake-up call. I’m glad you wrote Walk away Dear Ann Landers: I saw the responses you printed to the letter signed "Childless and Happy ” and would like to add my two cents’ worth. I know a woman with five children. Never tn a million years would I ask her why she had so many kids Isn’t asking a woman why she doesn't have any children in the same category ? Those who arc rude enough to ask such a question should be told that a couple’s reproductive life is no­ body’s business but their own If some in­ sensitive clod ever asked me that question. I would simply walk away I realized in my 20s that I did not want children, and I married a man who felt the same way. I have spent the last 21 years be­ ing asked to justify my decision to boonsh. intrusive clods, and this has angered me to no end I hope you will publish my letter and help educate a million ignoramuses Fed Up in Portland. Orc. Dear Portland: Ignoramuses arc not inter­ ested in being educated You said if anyone asked you that question, you would simply walk away No* a bad answer, in my opin­ ion. No big deal Dear Ann Landers: This is my response to the letter from the woman who com­ plained that her husband never addresses her by name. You said you have had similar letters from wives in the past but none from a husband. Your conclusion was that this is strictly a male failing. Wrong. My wife of 16 years never addresses me by name, nor docs she call me "honey.” “dear.” "sweetie" or anything else. She sim­ ply launches into a conversation without any salutation whatsoever. When I have a phone call, she will say. "Telephone." or “It’s for you.” I have voiced my displeasure abet:! this several times, but it hasn't made any differ­ ence. She acknowledges the habit but fails to sec why it upsets me. I have told her it makes me feel as if she views me as a non­ person. How difficult can it be to utter my onesyllable name9 Why docs she refuse to do this after repeated requests? - A "Nobody ” in Riverside. Calif. Dear Riverside: I've dealt with this prob­ lem before and explained that h’s usually a psychological glitch when it comes to using the names of people w ho arc close. After 16 years, give her a pass. It’s no big deal. Teen drivers Andrew Peter Buckhannon. Scottsdale. AZ and Mary Ann Guthrie, Delton Darren Lynn Cobb. Nashville and Moncllc Marie Quick. Nashville. Mark Thomas Pullen. Middleville and Rebekah Ann Hyvanncn. Grand Blanc Arthur Mason Allen. Bellevue and Vir­ ginia Mac Anderson. Plainwell Bnan Alan Miner. Dowling and Jodi Lynn Schoonard. Dowling. Christopher Richard Moore. Hastings and Tammy Mane Walbeck, Hastings. Jerry Lee Stout. Wayland and Mary Alice Wright, Wayland. Matthew Steven Bnggs. Bellevue and Sandra Kay Lieb. Bellevue. Russell Marvin Waters. Jr.. Delton and Heather Lynn Calhoun. Delton. Dennis J. VandcrTil. Middleville and Melissa Susan Minch. Middleville. Robert Gerard Aickcn. Freeport and Pa­ tricia Ann Burdette. Dowling. Charles Edward Sheldon Jr.. Nashville and Stacey Lckatta Bolin. Nashville. Ryan Bradley Warren. Hickory Comers and Amy Rachelle Vogel. Hickory Comers. Gary Lee TcnHopcn. Hastings and Susan Mane Sommcrdykc. Hastings. Randy Ivan Eberhard. Battle Creek and Bethany Loren Scars. Hastings LEGAL NOTICE Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting July 13. 1998- 7:30 p.m Can to order and Pledge to the Flag Adams Woods Forster Whitaker Albert and 23 citizens present Approved agenda June minutes and July bdls Received correspondence committee and treasurer s reports and DEO tetter Approved recommendations from Planning Commission on rezoning for Kirk Pasche and Ward and Penny Goff proposal from Imperial Municipal Services to provide zoning and build­ ing mechanical and electrical permits having Supervisor Albert discuss with Barry and Praineviite Township Supervisors Hope s special payment to Delton District Library having people rent hall fill out report as to any damage or failure to clean hall by previous users air compressor purchasing fumrture for the office paving 61 feet at the park and allowing MOOT to pave 155 feet increasing liability coverage to $2 million renew­ ing insurance with MML and Burnham and Flower replacing kitchen window in old hall Adjournment at 11 38 p m Sylvia W Forster Cterti Attested to by Patricia Albert Supervisor <7/231 Dear Ann Landers: My son just got just his dnvers license. He is walking on air. I’ve never seen him so pumped up. How­ ever, the thought of him driving around town by himself scares me lo death. I trust him not to dnnk or take drugs, but I know those aren't the only causes of accidents. Do you have any advice that might help open his eyes to the dangers’* He won't lis­ ten to me. but maybe you can get through to him. Please try. - Scared Mom in Seattle. Dear Seattle: An article in the June I9Q8 issue of Reader’s Digest had some shocking information on teen drivers. Here's what the article said: Car crashes killed over 6,300 teenagers last year Most of them were mcxpcncnccd. immature or reckless dnvers. And the reck­ less drivers weren't necessarily the ones to die. Often, it was their friends. BOY, Jeff and Amy Zemke of Holt an­ nounce the birth of their son. Max Thomas. June 17th at Sparrow Hospital. Lansing. He weighed X lbs. 4 ozs. Grandparents arc Gerald and Paula Cole of Charlotte and Jim and Jo Ann Zemke of Vermontville. Great grandparents arc Vance Cole of Charlotte and Veronica Perry and Arlinc Hokanson of Vermontville BOY. Aaron Michael, bbm at 9:45 p.m. on June 16. 1998 at Spectrum East lo Ron and Yvonne Leonard. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL. Alyssa p.m. on July 4. tu Corey and Welching 7 lbs. Rose Marie, born at 3:49 1998 at St. Mary's Hospital Amy Olsen of Hastings and 20 inches long GIRL. Tierney Chcyannc. bom at 10:38 a.m. on July 4. 1998 at Pennock Hospital lo Kimberly and Vincent Lester of Delton. Weighing 9 lbs. |/2 ozs. and 22 L2 inches long GIRL, Allisha Jean, bom al 9:35 p.m. on July 4. 1998 al Pennock Hospital to Rodney The article described three fatal acci­ dents The first was a 15-ycar-old boy who was "car-surfing" nding on the outside of-» the car while it was speeding down the } road The boy was nding on the roof of the J car and slipped off He suffered severe ' brain damagcand died in the hospital The • I 8-ycar-old female dnver pleaded guilty to | negligent homicide and was given five ! years’ probation and 200 hours of commu­ nity sen ice In the second story, a I V-ycar-old college freshman was killed when he and a friendoffered to be designated dnvers at a tfaicr-1 mty party. The fnend wanted lo impress they fraternity boys and began "dinking” jerk­ ing the steenng wheel back and forth, caus­ ing the car to swerve The roads were wet. and he lost control. The 19-ycar-old fresh­ man was killed, and another boy suffered'1 permanent brain damage The dnver wis^ sentenced to four months in a work-release" center and three years' probation He lost' his dnv ing pnv ilegcs for eight years 1 In the last story, a 13-y car-old girl met up with some fnends. including a l9-ycar-oldJ boy. who packed nine kids into his small'' car Only the two teens in front could find a * scat belt. The dnver. trying to be cool, be-* gan to speed and tailgate He lost control rtf' the car while going 85 mph. Hew across the'5 median and landed in oncoming traffic. Hc:’ hit another car. and the seven kids in the 1 back scat tlew out the rear window Only 7 two of them survived, and one was left a quadriplegic The 13-ycar-old girl was* killed The driver was found guilty of*7 manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in ' pnson * Teenagers need to understand that reck- ’ less behavior not only nsks their personal ‘ safely but could also cause the death of >»'• best fnend or pui a girlfriend in a wheel-r' chair for the rest of her life. Teens who are ' held responsible for an accident may also wind up spending years behind bars The1' thnll is simply not worth the cost. Here arc some guidelines that may help: Do not gel into any car where there arc more passengers than there arc scat belts. ' Do not drive (or travel with anyone who drives) 20 mph or more over the speed' limit. Do not jerk the steenng wheel to make * the car swerve back and forth, and refuse to1' drive with anyone who thinks this is fun. ’ Do not allow anyone to grab the steenng wheel while you are driving. Do not tailgate, cut off or bump another car. and do not dnvc with someone who docs. Never let a passenger car-surf by nding'' on the outside of a moving car. • And now this is Ann talking Do not get’* into a car if the dnver has been dnnking “a couple of beers” (it’s usually more than aj couple) or has had a joint or two. Even if he or she insists, “I’m perfectly OK.” and sifemi-so; tlrjr^ersbri’rvrtCTon and sense of1 timing may be impaired just enough to put'1 you in the hospital - or the cemetery. •* Lonesome* Take charge of your life and turn it around Hrtfe for Ann Landen ’ new booklet. "How to Make Fnends and SlopL Being Lonely " Send a self-addressed, long. ' business-size envelope and a check or"1 money order for SA 25 (this includes postage and handling),to Friends, do Ann Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. III.'* 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $5 15) To' find out more about Ann Landen and read', her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi-' cafe web page at www creatnn com Copyright I99X Creators Svndicatc, Inc. q and Launc Beggs of Middleville. Weighing < 8 lbs. 2 3 4 ozs and 2112 inches long. 3 GIRL, Haylcc Elizabeth Homistcr bom al n 2:36 p.m. on July 9, 1998 at Pennock Hos­ pital to Thad Homistcr and Cindy Carlson of Delton Weighing 9 lbs. 8 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY Christopher Lee. bom at 4:16 a.m. on * * July 9. 1998 at Ptnnock Hospital to Valcnc . Spicer and Gary Davis of Hastings Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. and 22 inches long. ; « GIRL. Sierra Ann. bom at 8:50 a.m. on ( July 10. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to , Dwayne and Debra Cornett of Middleville. । Weighing 8 lbs 10 ozs. and 21 inches long BOY, Cole Alan, bom at 10:14 p.m. on July ' 7. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Holly and Scott Leinaar of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 . ozs. and 20 inches long. ■ GIRL, Catherine Jean, bom at 8:27 a m. on , , July 6. 1998 at Pennock Hospital lo Ross and Rajcan Sprague of Middleville. Weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 7 ozs and 20 I .’2 inches long Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra Are you a believer in Jesus Christ and have a desire to use your musical talents to serve Him? Well here is an opportunity this summer for you. There will be a Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra forming to sing/play the worship musical God With Us for this year s Hastings Summerfest, on August ' 30th at 4:00 pm at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Rehearsals for this event will be held each Tuesday tn August for a total of 4 rehearsals. Any singer or k instrumentalist who has a relationship w ith Jesus Christ is invited to be invovled Those interested and for more information, please contact Aaron ’ Welch at First Baptist Church in Hastings at 616-048-8004. �Hie Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23. 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time ________________ Circle Pines Center marks 60 years Joyce F. Weinbrecht This year. 1998. will mark the 60th an­ niversary of Circle Pines Center where the past meets the future. They will hold a re­ union over l-abor Day weekend to meet with each other, to take a look back and to project the future. Circle Pines was the product of a co-op­ erative movement that swept through the country in the 30Y. and died out at the end of World War II. In the 1930s. the country was in the grip of a depression, and Europe was anticipating another war and the need to find a better way of life. Some coopera­ tives failed for various reasons, but Circle Pines Center has lived on for 60 years, as a peaceful retreat and a safe haven. Circle Pines Center was founded to con­ tinue the cooperative education and recre­ ation summer schools of the Central States Cooperative League first held in 1931. Weekend house meetings also were led by Dave Sonquist in Chicago. Detroit and Cleveland. The idea of dramatic savings, freedom from monopoly prices and buying products through their own cooperatives stores was some of the ideas at work to help Americans to work themselves out of the depression. Mr. Sonquist also was the ::*ector of Central States Cooperativ ’ ague and helped organize over IOC co jp buying clubs in the cites of the region. From 1928 to 1937, there were many summer schools under the leadership of Dr. David Sonquist at the Ashland Folk School, one of several Danish folk schools estab­ lished in America. Ashland had been founded in 1882 at Grant. Mich. It was closed by an edict from the State Tire mar­ shal when the folk school building was condemned. Ashland Folk School, was involved with farmer's unions, industrial unionists and in­ dependent political activist. Some members maintained that the closing may well have been a result of political harassment stem­ ming from the incensed political atmos­ phere in the United States, preceding World War II Circle Pines Center was bom on June 26. 1938 when Ashland Cooperative rented the newly built WPA government Chief Noon­ day Camp in Yankee Springs Township, Barry County, in order to continue its pro­ grams. Chief Noonday Camp was built at a cost of S 105.000. There were 28 cabins and a large multi-purpose building which pro­ vided meeting space, and a kitchen. The rent was $576 for the year. Dave Sonquist. A.W. (Pop) Warriner, ex­ ecutive director of the Central South Coop­ erative I cague. Bruce Siddell and Chester (Batt) and Margaret Graham made the arrangements. Chester Graham had been the director at Ashland. Dave Sonquist be­ came the first camp director. That first year, when they met at Chief Noonday. 750 peo­ ple vacationed at Circle Pines over a ten week period People from Ashland became part of the Circle Pines tradition, as they supple­ mented the business and education pro­ grams. as well as the folk singing and danc­ ing. Co-Op Training institutes were orga­ nized nearly every week of the summer ses­ sions and there was a youth institute, work camp and women’s institute.' By the end of the first year, several new traditions, which are still present today had sprung up. The Pine Needles newsletter be­ The Stewart farmhouse in the late 1930s just prior to the bme it was purchased by Circle Pines Center Plat map from 1873 showing the James Stewart land on section no. 11. Or­ angeville Township. gan. folk song and dance became pan of the twin pines emblem, symbol of the coopera­ tive movement. Over 1000 people attended each summer for the next several years. Central States Cooperative League took the operation over for the summer school season and the group began looking for a permanen* site for the new cooperative. Their purpose was to find a place for the cooperators togumvi to attend conferences, retreats, and institutes on economic reform, peace education and the growing coopera­ tive movement and share information about strengthening their world, and a place where families could go to play together and enjoy cooperative recreation as well as learning experiences. The Cooperative met at Chief Noonday Camp for two years until they found «he ideal spot to open the new cooperative. One hundred years earlier, in 1838, James Stewart had arrived in Orangeville Township from Canada on land in Section No. 11 land, which Peter McNaughton, had located for he and his wife. Flora, in 1836. The Stewarts built a log house on the land and proceeded to clear their land. James Stewart and his wife, along with John Stewart and wife, Nora and Alexander Stewart and wife, were active in the organi­ zation of a Presbyterian Church under the leadership of the Reverend Blain which met in the home of Donald McCallum until 1875 when it was discontinued. James Stewart served in the Civil War, enlisting on Aug. 20. 1861 and was dis­ charged on Jan. 29, 1863 with a disability. He built the large and gracious Greek Re­ vival house about 1868, and the working bam that are still standing at Circle Pines Center and make up the core of the Center. Plat map from 1945 which shows the land on section no 11 after Circle pines Center purchased it. James Stewart and his wife. Flora, lived there until his death in the 1880s and hers on June 12, 1897. The lake on the south­ eastern edge of the land became Stewart Lake over the years. James Stewart could never have imagined the far reaching effect this land would have on so many people from so many places, over so many years. Nikolai Gruntvig founded the first folk school in 1844, the same year as the found­ ing of the famous Rochdale Cooperative Society in Britain. Gruhdtvig had visited many Bntish Co-ops. and was greatly im­ pressed by their social, political, economic and education ideals. His schools were gen­ erally credited with having rejuvenated his country by laying the basis for a stable par­ ticipatory gv«cmmcnt. Danish immigrants brought the folk school idea to America where in 1882 the Ashland Folk School was founded north of Grand Rapids, on cheap land amid the charred wastes of a forest fire. The schools first teacher. Kristian Ostergaard, later wrote the lovely song. “That cause can nei­ ther be lost nor stayed" in which he praises a tree that “is not trusting in walls and tow­ ers but slowly growing from seeds to flow­ ers" He too could never have imagined that his influence would affect too many people from so many places, in this quiet peaceful place in Orangeville Township. A group investigated the Stewart Lake site which was for sale. On July 26. 1939. 20 people put up $5 each for a $100, six month option lo buy the property. At a meeting on Oct. 15. 1939. a meeting was held at Chief Noonday and Circle Pines was set up as an independent cooperative soci­ ety after the board of the Central States Co­ operative league turned down the opportu­ nity to purchase the Stewart Lake site, but allowed for a new cooperative camping or­ ganization that could purchase the site. During the following months S9(M) was raised from 65 cooperators from all parts of the Central States Region. On Jan. 6. 1940, the new board met al Delton. Mich, and purchased the property for $5,000 with the $1,000 serving as a down payment. Four years later the whole amount had been paid off The Central States Cooperative league choose not to rent the Chief Noonday site and Circle Pines used the camp as a base for the development of the Stewart Lake site. A Quaker work camp was organized by Ernest Wildman, a Quaker from Earlman College, who contacted the American Friends Service Committee and invited them to hold a work camp at Circle Pines to help prepare the site. A group of 23 Quakers repaired the farm­ house during the summer of 1940 During that year Circle Pines was operating at three sites. Chief Noonday, the Quaker camp at Stewart Lake and youth work camp at the lake front lodge, above the beach in a build­ ing which is no longer there The first membership meeting was set at the new site for Oct. 19-20. 1940 The new site was an ideal place with farm land, a farm house, a second house, a bam and sev­ eral buildings and the lake front. Here were 284 acres of rolling meadows, pine grove ,, hardwood forests and the lake­ front. There was a variety of wildlife There were many trails for hiking and skiing and Circle Pines is nearly 14.000 acres of state recreation land A hand drawn locator map showing the location of Circle Pines Center. In 1941, the National Park Service re­ jected the application of Circle Pines to rent Chief Noonday once more, so plans were made by the board to transfer all activities to the Stewart Lake site. The park service changed its mind and 1941 was the last year that Circle Pines used Chief Noonday. An­ other Quaker camp, a youth camp and indi­ viduals worked at the new site. A children’s camp was started in the Mansion. In 1942, Circle Pines held all its activities at its current site, including operating the farm. The Quaker work camps were the in­ spiration for the youth work camps, which became a part of Circle Pine Center tradirion and wore a way of improving and adding to the buildings and properties of the site. It furnished a laboratory for the teaching of cooperative living. The only drawback was that it was lim­ ited to a very short period dun ng the camp­ ing season. The need for a year round piogram was becoming part of the planning. Jack Gordon, in the April 1942, Pine Needles listed the three objectives of Circle Pines Center. I) To equip and maintain a family camp, a youth work camp, and a children’s camp 2) To utilize the farm pos­ sibilities to contnbute its share to the pro­ gram. 3) To work towards the establishment of an all year around cooperative folk school. Such a prospect has been the dri­ ving force that has brought together all the loyal supporters of Circle Pines. For the re­ alization of such a prospect, many people will gladly contnbute of their time and money and enthusiastic effort. When Circle Pines was established, it was immediately evident that there was a ASTHhM 15 OMTPEUISE Just ask a teacher « -80£HuNG USA shortage of money, a problem which was to become an ongoing one. Rather than caus­ ing dissension, the shortage of funds seemed to weld the community together, and they worked together to keep Circle pines going strong through the good years and the bad years. The country was still trying to recover from the depression and prosperity was nearly a foreign word in the United States during those pre-World War II years. The American people, as a society, suffered through extreme hardship, but Circle Pines seemed to leam from the mistakes made by the society and to thrive in spite of financial problems. Here the art community found ways to manage. The members of the cooperative learned to husband the land and raise food and ani­ mals for their own use. Members were of every age, every race, every class, every sex and culture. Circle Pines accepted everyone as they were, black, brown, red, yellow and white. Language was no barrier. Old values were exchanged for a new set of kinder, non-judgmcntal views and tolerance for others. There were no religious barriers, but the goal was to teach equality and simplicity, and a positive attitude to each other and those in the world about them. It offered a peaceful, non-threatening place where the weary could find a resting place, while learning new skills and attitudes. It was an opportunity to get back to the earth, a need inherent in most people. Continued next week About some of the people who helped lo form, build and oper­ ate Circle Pines Center 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs /across from EK. Bliss: 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 „ Tou rn« 888-S77-7446 �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 Car Was/i baseball sparkles at Mayor's Tournament Old Kent Park and ‘Caps a very good show for fans For five years area baseball fans have consistently packed Old Kent Park, the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Caps, the Midwest League Class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, could be described as an exciting team. But the packed houses are about more than just baseball Fan friendly is one way of describing an experience to the ball yard at 4500 West River Drive in Comstock Park, just a few miles from downtown Grand Rapids. Fans are treated to fantastic food... good seats to view the games... grassy areas for young kids to run through... affordable prices including parking fees of $1 ... and plenty of special activities just in case baseball isn't enough to keep an observer totally occupied and entertained. Disco Inferno Night was the special program July 17. an event that drew 7.726 to Old Kent Park on a beautiful Friday night. Frisbees... bell bottoms... Afro wigs... teal uniforms... Donna Summer music... even wedding proposals. You think retro is hip. Disco Inferno Night at Old Kent Park was right up there. And the baseball was also pan of a groovy show. On the field, the Whitecaps and the Quad City Bandits mustered 11 runs on 17 hits in a contest that also included 5 errors. The 'Caps won the game by one run. 6-5. In the first half of the season. West Michigan finished first in the Eastern Division of the Midwest League with a 43-29 record. One can not mention the success of the Caps without giving credit to the mastermind behind the baseball team: Lew Chamberlin. Chamberlin is the organization's vice president and managing partner. He oversees strategic planning, corporate development, finance, community relations, capital investment decisions as well chartering the future course of the West Michigan Whitecaps. His job lasts long beyond April-September, another reason why the 'Caps were the first Class A team to draw 2 million fans. As of year's start, 2,066,631 fans had vetured to the confines of Old Kent Park. Scott Lane is the team's general manager. In 1994 Lane was selected as the Minor League Executive of the Year by the Sporting News. Another future star on the Caps staff is Scott Symmes, the media relations intern. Symmes took over the job of taking care of the press earlier in the season... not the easiest of occupations. On the diamond. West Michigan is led by manager Bruce Fields, the 1997 Midwest League Manger of the Year, hitting coach Skeeter Barnes, a long-time Major League Baseball player with the Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds. St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal Expos, and pitching coach Steve McCatty. an 11-year veteran on the Oakland As pitching staff. The three have the challenging task of turning young, potential stars into solid future Major League Baseball performers. One of the prospects on the '98 team is catcher Michael Rivera, a 21-year-old free agent from Bayamon. Puerto Rico. Rivera recently was named the "Best Defensive Catcher" by Baseball America, a nice feather in his future baseball cap. "My goal in spring was to get better in defense and that’s why 1 worked so hard in spring training." Rivera, who is hitting .276 with 40 RBI and 5 dingers, said. "If you work hard, that's what you’re going to get." Receiving the honor from Baseball America meant a lot to the backstop who was not drafted, but continued to work vigorously at his craft. "That’s great for me (and) that’s good for us (the Tigers organization)," Riv*ra said. "Here (with the Whitecaps) you have the chance to move up." Other top prospects include Ryan Grimmett, a 2>year-old outfielder from Cincinnati. Rod Lindsey, a 22-year-old center fielder from Opelika. AL. Antuan Bunkley. a 22-year-old first baseman from West Palm Beach. FL and Alan Webb, an 18-year-old left handed flame thrower from Las Vegas. Grimmett was hitting .253 with 49 runs and 17 RBI as of July 18. Like Rivera. Grimmett was singled out by Baseball America as being the Fastest Base Runner. Lindsey, the starting center fielder in the '97 Midwest League All-Star Game who was signed by the ’Caps in the Sr on Sanders trade, is currently hitting .288 after managing base raps in 10 consecutive games. His 51 steals as of July 18 led the Midwest League. Other members of the Midwest League are the Beloit Snappers (Milwaukee 1 • < < me t< Ihink < I it Brewers), the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Anaheim Angels), the Clinton Lumber Kings (San Diego Padres), the Burlington Bees (Cincinnati Reds), the Peoria Chiefs (St. Louis Cardinals), the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Seattle Mariners), the Rockford Cubbies (Chicago Cubs), the Kane County Couga:s (Florida Marlins), the Lansing Lugnuts (Kansas City Royals), the South Bend Silver Hawks (Arizona Diamondbacks), the Fort Wayne Wizards (Minnesota Twins) and the Michigan Battle Cats (Boston Red Sox). The Caps are No. I in the league with an average game gale of 247,771. Bunkley has a .279 batting average that includes 5 dingers and 60 RBI. He had 4 RBI in the Caps 6-5 triumph over the River Randits on July 17, his second 4 RBI showing of the season. "Driving in runs is my job. regardless of the circumstances. That's what I'm here for." Bunkley said. Webb won July 16 with a 12-strikeout performance. His 169 Ks for the year is just three off the team record. In June. Webb was the Detroit Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month with a 3-0 record and a 1.60 earned run average. As a senior in high school (1997) he was 9-0 with an 0.50 ERA. Webb is pan of a staff that gives the Detroit Tigers plenty of pitching hope for their future mound appearances. Matt Miller, the Midwest Pitcher of the Month in April and a hurler who Baseball America said had the Best Breaking Ball, has already been promoted in the Tiger organization. "I'm just thankful that we have the pitching while we try to find ourselves at the plate." Barnes said. "The pitching staff has been our mainstay all year." Barnes served as the Caps manager in last week's series with the Bandits because of a death to Fields' father-in-law. Fields, who played with both the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners, is in his second year as the 'Caps skipper. The ’98 'Caps include many top hitters and many fast base runners, but if you're looking for a long ball then you may have to wait awhile. As of July 18. West Michigan had no homers during the second half of the season and just one dinger since June 9. "With all of the speed that we have, there's no reason to wait." Barnes said. "I'm not worried about the home run drought. It's obvious we just don't have a legitimate home run hitter. We have line drive hitters, but not power hitters. (Still) there’s a lot of preparation and contact." The baseball success of the West Michigan Whitecaps has a lot to do with Detroit's commitment to developing its young talent. Rather than trade away top picks for a player who can help for a season or two, the Tigers — led by Manager Buddy Bell and General Manger Randy Smith — would rather groom its aspiring prospects with their eyes focused firmly on the future. And as far as Rivera is concerned that commitment fits his. and the Caps* style just dandy. "I don't care how we win; If we win we're happy," Rivera simply stated. It's not the long ball approach, but the team that scores the most runs still wins. As far as the fireworks are concerned the 'Caps will continue to pack the house with tons of fun and flare. Upcoming events include an Hawaiian Beach Party Day Sunday. Aug. 2. The Pacific Island Hula Dancers will be on hand so come dressed for a Hawaiian Luau. Fan Appreciation Day is Sunday. Sept. 6. and special Soft-Toss Baseballs will be distributed at that event. • Rivers Made His Mark: The tragic death of Lowell High School wrestling coach Gary Rivers was sad news for the many people who knew him. whether from wrestling, fishing or from other areas of life. Rivers. 62. died of a massive heart attack July 14. In his 38 years with the Red Arrow wrestlers. Rivers compiled a record of 499-133-6 and won eight O-K White championships. Only three prep coaches in the State have collected 500 wrestling triumphs. The "ChieF was respected by many associated with the mat sport, including Thomapple Kellogg High School wrestling coach Tom Lehman, who shared Regional Coach of the Year honors with Rivers last winter. Lehman was a friend of Rivers for some 27 years and often shared wrestling stories with the "ChieF at weekend tournaments. Rivers, the 1996 State Coach of the Year, is a member of the Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame. He will be greatly missed by those he touched during his many years of devotion to the sport and to education. Talk to you soon. BATTLE CREEK — Coach Rob Goris describes his Maple Valley Car Wash baseball squad in simple terms, a "small farm team." So when Maple Valley Car Wash team members gained the opportunity to participate in last week’s Mayor's Tournament in Battle Creek, it was an honor that they were certainly grateful for. They gained their spot in the Cereal City big classic because a team from St. Clair Shores decided to pass on the golden opportunity. Maple Valley Car Wash, however, accepted their invitation and wound up a very respectable 3-3, showing that they did belong. "My kids... they had a blast.” Coach Goris said. "They were a small town team that held their own. It was baseball that was really tough." Maple Valley Car Wash played two games on three consecutive days in the Battle Creek extravaganza. On Thursday. July 16. the ball squad went 1-1 with a 20-3 loss to the Chicago Renegades and a 15-6 victory against the Michigan Firebirds. Ryan Goris had a double and 3 RBI versus Chicago. In the second contest. Josh Cook smacked a 320-yard dinger and a triple for 2 RBI. Friday, July 17 turned out to be even better than the first day. Maple Valley Car Wash first beat the Springfield (III.) Bandits 6-5 and then ousted the East Lansing Trojans 2-1. Tyler LaFountain and Darin Thrun sparkled on the mound in the second contest, which was highlighted by some outstanding defense. LaFountain threw three innings of one hit ball, while Thrun retired the final two batters with a strikeout and a ground ball. Maple Valley Car Wash includes (front row, from left) Mike Silsbee, Owen Blakley. Ryan Goris. Jake Andrews, Jarred Goris, Coach Rob Goris; (back row) Dave Andrews. Jason Silsbee. Josh Cook, Leland Jennings. Darin Thrun. Eric > Smith. Jeremy Wiser and Dave Thrun. Missing from the photo are Cam Smith and z Jeff Taylor. Tyler LaFountain. Will Haggerty and DeQuan Morris also played on the team during the Mayor's Tournament. (Photo provided) q Thrun also had a triple to center field versus East Lansing. Defense was the story in the second win over the Trojans. Jeremy Wiser and DeQuan Morris both made throws from the outfield grass to gun down East Lansing runners at home plate and at first base. On Saturday. July 18, Maple Valley Car Wash dropped, two decisions, including one to Shelbyville, to conclude the tournament with a .500 record. Coach Goris said depth became a problem for his squad in the late going Saturday. "Down there, you need pitchers and we lacked the pitchers." Coach Goris said. "On Saturday I used what we had left and eventuallv we ran out of gas." Leland Jennings of Hastings. Ryan Goris and Will Haggerty all came up with solid base hits in Saturday's action. Jennings, a first baseman. smacked an in-the-park grand slam in one of the Friday victories. It took Maple Valley Car Wash three years to get into the Mayor's Tournament, but according to Coach Goris it certainly was a wait that paid off. "It was well worth it." he said. Tom Taylor, of Maple Valley Car Wash. Mike Silsbee. Dave Thrun and Dave Andrews all contributed to the team's efforts at the Mayor's Tournament. District play began Wednesday for the area team, which wound up the summer season third in a Battle Creek league. Former educator now spends life on the road When he retired as a teacher and coach from Jackson County Western High School. Joe Ginzer knew that he wasn't prepared to slow down. Instead, he opened a sports card and memorabilia shop in his hometown of South Bend. Ind. Soon he found trimself further on the run. "When I retired. I wanted something to do after 30 years of teaching." Ginzer said "This is a very nice supplement to the retirement." Ginzer is originally from South Bend and his family still lives in the area, so he decided to open his shop at 25330 Roosevelt. As a former teacher and coach, he has the ability to relate with the children which often comes in handy when selling Beanie Babies or Michael Jordan basketball cards. "1 love kids." Ginzer said. "Sometimes if they don’t haw enough money. I’ll help them out. Kids are what make it (the - spafe memorfMM-butNtfM)." The owner of Joe's Sportscards has traveled over 1.000 miles in the last week. After trips to Shipshewana*. Ind. and Chicago. Ginzer ventured to Hastings to put up his display at the Barry County Fair. That exhibit will be at the local fairgrounds until Saturday. While in Chicago. Ginzer met Detroit Red Wing captain and Stanley Cup hero Steve Yzerman. His impressions of No. "8 1 19 were just like those of many others who have in contact with the hockey star. "I found him to be a real easy guy to approach,” Ginzer said of Yzerman. "The highlight of the entire show was getting J* to meet Steve Yzerman." And would Yzerman guarantee a threepeat for the Red Wings in the 1999 Stanley Cup finals? , "He said that they would give it their , best shot," Ginzer exclaimed. \ Red Wing merchandise is a hot sell in Michigan nowadays. In Ginzer's words: J "Everybody likes to associate themselves with a winner." Another hot sell is anything to do with NASCAR. There is not a better product, in terms of growth, than merchandise dealing with that particular racing circuit. Still, there are some products that •• Ginzer won't sell such as his autographed program that includes signatures from s both Indiana University basketball coach__ Bobby Knight and former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. "Ill never give that up... never." Ginzer said. In total, Ginzer has treked some 30.000 — miles in the past year to places as fy — away as Anaheim. Calif. He goes to "a lot of fairs and weekend festivals" including the big show in Muskegon two — weekendsago. ROAD... Continued Next Page Joe Ginzer. on right, enjoys going to places like Chicago and meeting such professional heroes as Detroit Red Wing captain Steve Yzerman. (Photo provided) What is a southpaw in baseball terminology? If you are a frequent watcher of bawl)all game*. ttria week's trivia question should be a real cinch. The tint person to correctly answer "the question get. four tickets to go see the West Michigan Whitecaps in Old Kent Park. We bare Jut two more weeks after this week to give away there tickets... so don't wail or hesitate. Question No. 16 is as follows: In baseball terms what Is meant by a southpaw? Call in yoor answers (616) 945­ 9554 and if the sports guy is in finding relief from the heat, leave a message on his voice mail. Four undated reserved tickets are the grand prize for the first correct response. The tickets should be redeemed at the stadium box office and exchanges are based on availability. Call the Whilecaps at (616) 784-4131 for seal information. The Caps encourage winners to exchange tickets in advance Bowne stars as Storm hoop it up DES MOINES. Iowa — The Grand . Rapids Storm received 13 points from Hastings Saxon Tony Bowne. but it wasn't enough to keep them alive last Friday in the A AU boys 16-and-under •’ basketball tournament. "It's a step up going to Nationals," Bowne said of his trip to Des Moines. "It was a good time." The Storm, a team made up of area hoop stars in and around Grand Rapids, lost Friday s game to the Boston Area Basketball Club. 61-44. The defeat made the Storm 4-3 for the tournament. On Thursday (July 17) Bowne tallied 15 points as the Storm brought down the New Jersey Knights 88-57. In that triumph, six Storm stars scored in double figures with Bowne leading the way. Some players have a problem sharing the spot light in AAU ball, but Bowne says it doesn't bother him one bit. Personally for me I don't mind." Bowne said. "I'm not the kind of player who needs the ball all of the time." �Tne Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 23 1996 - Page 11 Meyerink rides to third season triumph at New 96 LAKE ODESSA — Caledonia's Jake Meyerink moved up in the pack from his 12th position to capture the IMCA Modifies feature last Saturday at the New 96 Speedway. The victory was Meyerink X third of the season He took the lead on lap 14 and battled Todd Feutz in a fierce battle all the way through the finish line. In the Street Stocks. Max Wirebaugh won his second feature in a row He also tasted victory earlier in the night during his heat race. Brett Mann continued his hot driving by winning the Sprint feature race. The triumph was Mann's fifth of the season. Hastings' Todd Wohlford started in the fibnt row of the 25-lap Sprint feature and finished seventh. Danny Krauss, of Clarksville, wound up 12th also in the Spnnt feature race Middleville's John Eash placed eighth in the IMCA Modified A feature. Hastings' Joe Baker wound up 15th. Clarksville's John McClure was 13th and Middleville's Jeff Roodvoets ended up 19th in the IMCA finale. The city of Freeport had two racers who placed in the top seven of the Street Stock feature as Walt Wisniewski placed fourth and Frank Thompson finished seventh Hastings' Daryl Price scored an 11th place finish in the Street Slock feature. Woodlawn's Scott Estep placed 18th, Hastings' Ben Curtis, was 20th. and Hastings' Dan Hubble ended up 22nd. The All Star Circuit of Champions invades the New 96 this Saturday with Dan Jacobs looking to keep his perfect mark alive. Hot laps start at 6:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Gabe High posted his best finish of the year with a sixth place showing in the Limited Late Model A feature last Saturday at the Kalamazoo Speedway. fourth in hir heat race and then crossed the finish line in the sixth position at night's end. Currently. High is 21st in the point standings. Brandon Lyons also represented Barry County in the Limited Late Models, finishing third in the A feature. Lyons and his No. 21 car are still No. 1 in the point standings. Seven area drivers competed in the Factory Stock class. Budd Hybels finished fourth in the A feature. John TerMeer was 14th in the A feature. Hastings* Brad Shellenbarger finished 6th in the A feature. Brian Bergakker wound up 13th in the A feature. Gary VanArsdale placed 19th in th** A feature, Lee Misak wound up 12th in the B feature and Rob Misak came in 8th in the B feature. Hybels is now third in points. TerMeer is 24th. Shellenbarger stands in 14th. Bergakker is 11th. VanArsdale is 27th. Misak is 19th and Misak is currently 30th. In the Mini Stocks last Saturday Tony Neeson took fourth in his heat and 6th in the feature. Neeson is now 17th in the season point standings. On July 15. Freeport's Wayne Landon took part in the Open Wheel Spectacular. Landon finished seventh in the B main, earning him a spot in the A main race where he placed 16th. BERLIN RACEWAY Veteran driver Randy Sweet crossed the finish line 0.325 seconds in front of Fred Campbell to take the 40-lap Late Model feature at Berlin last Saturday night in the final grandstand event at the Berlin Fair. Open House a real Summerfest blast Last year Bob's Gun & Tackle held its first Rimfire Rifle Competition during Summerfest weekend and 271 shooters showed up for the inaugural event. This year — the 22nd such Open House celebration — the Rimfire is back as are a lot of other exciting items Bob's Open House is Aug. 28-30. The celebrations all three days take place from 9 a m. until 6 p.m. Bob's Gun <k Tackle will close Thursday. Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. to help set up for the event. Numerous manufacturers and representatives will be on hand, coming to Hastings from all over the country. One big game outfitter is traveling in from Manitoba. Door prizes will be handed out and shooting demonstrations will be staged also as pan of the Open House excitement. Total Recoil, a state-of-the-art shooting simulator from Winchester, will also be part of the big show. Total Recoil takes in the shooting speed, target speed and flight protectories with a built in recoil. The simulator will be at Bob's Gun &. Tackle all three days and is free of charge. At least two tents of merchandise will be set up with some of the merchandise being marked down as low as 80 percent. The popular Rimfire competition does not need an introduction. Customers should bring their own 22 Rimfire rifle (with or without scopes) and if you don't have one. Bob's Gun & Tackle will provide you with one. The ammo is also provided by the area business. Cost to enter the competition is $3. The Archery Challenge will also take place during the three days. Customers should bring their own hunting bow and four arrows. The cost to enter is $3. YMCA NEWS YMCA 78er Football League For: those who will be in eighth grade in the fall and attend Hastings area schools. The 78cr program is a lull contact tackle foqtball program provided by the YMCA of Barry County in collaboration with the Hastings area schools and the Hastings High School Football staff. The primary goal of the 78cr program is to provide a safe and positive atmosphere where the skills of football can be learned. All participants will play al least one quar­ ter of each game There will be eight games (four home, four away) that will be played at Johnson held on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday. Sept. 2. Possible opponents may be Forest Hills, East Grand Rapids. Middleville. Wayland, Hudsonville. Zeeland, and Wyoming Park. Practices will begin Aug. 10. All prac­ tices will be held at the Hastings High School football practice fields from 3:30­ 5:15 p.m Monday. Tuesday. Thursday. Fri­ day. with games played on Wednesday An athletic trainer will be available for prac­ tices. All equipment is provided by the YMCA except mouthgards and shoes. I f purchasing shoes, please purchase Muck All equip­ ment is returned at the end of the season. Equipment will be distributed during the first week of practice. 78er program w ill be able to use all High School facilities and equipment such as blocking, sleds, running, ropes, weight room, blocking chutes, etc... Transportation will be presided to and from the away games by the Hastings Area School Bus service. Transportation to and from practices is not provided by the YMCA and. or the Hastings Schools. There will be an important pre-season BLAST RIDES... continued on pifo 12 Continued High kept moving up as the night progressed. He qualified 12th, finished All-American wrestler coming to Saxon Clinic David Morgan will be a special guest at the Hastings Saxon Wrestling Clinic July 27-29 at Hastings High School. Morgan, a three-time Big Ten wrestling champion, will be a guest demonstrator at the clinic. Morgan also was an All-American and an NCAA finalist before becoming the assistant coach at Michigan State University. The three day camp will start at 6 p.m. and run to 9 p.m. All Hastings High School students are invited to attend. Cost is $25. For more information, contact Saxon varsity wrestling coach Mike Goggins at (616) 945-5290. Travis Carter, of Lake Odessa, has won 12 times, taken six second places and is third in points in this summer's Tri-City Series that travels to Lansing, Waterford and Toledo. Carter, age 8, is the son of Steve and Jill Carter. His quarter midget automobile is sponsored by the Chrysler Superstore of Hastings. Sports Story Idea? Call 945-9554 Ken Sherrow (in hat) and Terry Pepper from Bob Gun & Tackle's gun department are anxious tor the Open House festivities. NOTICE OF WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BALLOT PROPOSAL ON THE AUGUST 4, 1998 PRIMARY BALLOT MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchaei Alan Henning and Amy Sue Henning husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Fi­ nancial Services inc Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary *17. 1995 and recorded on February 21, 1995 tn Liber 625 on Page 293 Barry County Records Mchigan ano was assigned by mesne assignments to Fleet Mortgage Corp a South Carolina Corporation f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp as assignee by an assignment dated February 24 1995 whch was recorded on May 8 1995 in Liber 629 on Page 763 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty­ Seven and 54/100 dollars (S61 827 54) including interest at 9 50* • per annum Under the pov.er of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o clock p m on Septem­ ber 3 1998 Sard premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Mchigan and are described as The South 50 feet of Lot i Block 7 of Bennett and Kenhelds Addition to the City formeny Vil­ lage of Hastings Barry County Mchigan ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats on Page 3 The redemption period shall be 6 mer.in(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys lor FLEET MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98066275 (87201 Shall the 15 mill tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Woodland Township imposed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by two (2) Mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 1998 through 2001 inclusive for the purpose of road main­ tenance and shall the township levy such increase in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $76,239? YMCA of Barry County Mens Softball Red Division W-L Oldc Towne Athletics............................. 12-2 Blarney Stonc-Smders...........................11-2 Blarney Stonc-Madd Dawgs ................ 4-7 Blue Division TNR .......................................................... 8.4 Oldc Towne Boys......................................6-5 Art Meade Auto....................................... .5-7 JarmanTydy Builders ............................ 4-6 Bored of Education ................................. 2-9 No Preference Towing..........•.............. 1-11 Home Run Leaders - Robert Taylor 9. Brian Snider 7. Brett Miller 6. Jeff Kerber 6. Scott Stocpkcr 6. Bob Madden 6, Jesse Lyons 6. Mike Pickard C Last Week’s Results No Preference 12, On Boys 9; OTT Boys 27. Bored of Education I; Art Meade 16. Jarman Lydy 15; Sniders 18. Madd Dawgs 7; OTT As 12. Sniders 2; OTT As 20. Dawgs 9. This Week’s Games Thursday. July 23 - 6:30. Madd Dawgs vs. Sniders; 7:30. OTT Boys vs. No Prefer­ ence; 8:30. Art Meade vs. Bored of Educa­ tion. PUBLIC NOTICE Part-Time Laundry Position We currently have a part-time laundry position available for an energetic, motivated individual. No LEGAL NOTICE meeting for parents and their youth on Aug. 6. at 7 p m., in the Hastings High School Lecture Hall The cost to participate is $85 Please make checks payable to the YMCA. Schol­ arships arc available upon request. Partici­ pants will not be asked to “fund raise" for this program All players arc required to return the reg­ istration form and fee to the YMCA Office. PO Box 252. Hastings. Ml 49058 by Aug 3 or until 56 individuals have registered experience necessary - will train the right individ­ ual. Must be willing to work weekends/holidays on a rotating basis. The shifts are 4am to 12:30pm and 9am to 5:30pm. Health benefits are available. Team work is essential for this position. Starting rate of pay is $7.11 per hour. To apply, come to: Notice is hereby given that an accuracy test will be conducted on the tabulating equipment which will be used to tabulate the voters ballots tor the August 4th Primary Election on July 28, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. in the office of the City Clerk, 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings telephone number 616-945­ 2468 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 iUN RIDGE IF COURSE Yes ( No ( Cheryl Allen. Clerk Woodland Township 156 S. Main Woodland. Ml 48897 The following ballot wording will appear Buzz Youngs Classic Golf Tournament Hastings Athletic Boosters at River Bend Golf Course, Hastings, Michigan Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution for reduced by the required millage rollback which last resulted in a levy of .8118 mills ($.8118 per $1,000 4 Person Scramble The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In "Barry County! 4948-8366 $18°° Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Everyone Welcome. Come and Meet New Friends! Driving Range Open Everyday of taxable value) upon real and personal property within the Township be increased by 1882 <$1882 per $1,000 of taxable value) for levy in years 1998 Includes green fees, cart and lunch Cash Prizes First Prize Shall the allocated millage authorized by Article IX. Thomapple Township. Barn County. Michigan, as Saturday, August 1,1998 Shotgun Start - 8:00 am *60.00 per person on the August 4,1998, Primary Ballot PROPOSAL TO RECOUP MILLAGE ROLLBACK SpniiMirrrfhy 2 GOLFERS WITH CART NOTICE Thornapple Township 18 Holes , , - < HOLE-IN-ONE Prizes zna 1UU.UU /One Year Lease on aim Jeep Wrangler 3rd’100.00 • P B . 10th '40.00 ' riir Chrytltr Sgtr Stan of For reservations call River Bend Golf Course 945-3238 through 2003. inclusive, to offset such millage reductions? (If approved. 1882 mills will raise approximately $23,000 in the first year of the le y). YES I ) NO ) ( Donna Stagray Thomapple Township Clerk Blarney Stone Scramble Tournament Saturday, Auguet 1- » Sign-Up Today! �Page 12 - The Hastings Bannei - Thursday July 23 1998 Junior Tour swings at H.C.C. The Mizuno Junior Tour stopped at the Hastings Country Club July 10 and area linksters benefited from its presence. In the B flight Kyle Kwasny. of Delton, carded an 81 to finish in front of the other six competitors. Steve Obreiter. of Hastings, easily won the C flight with a very fine 77. And in the G flight Middleville's Erica Enyart fared well with a second place 108. Here is a complete look at the results at H.C.C. from July 10: Championship flight: Bruce Couturier 75; Chris McClure 78; J. Carpenter 79; G. Desgranges 89; B. Abby 91; R. Riley WD. B flight: Kyle Kwasny 81; Josh Valencic 82; J. Edick 85; E. Steele 87; D Webster 95. K Llewellyn DQ; D Rye DQ C flight: Steve Obreiter 77; Josh O'Mara 92; K. McNutt 94; C. Lentz 95; A. Geml 97; R. Davis 101; P. Chafee 102; S. Riley WD. D flight: Tyler Allison 84; Josh Ackerman 86; B. Bishop 88; C. Nolan 92; J. Alderson 93; M Willette 95; M. Nystrom 95; M. Meade 97; J. Callender 97; B Loftus 101; J. Spoon 104; P Swiatek 109; B. Anderson 119; J. Hansen 128; B. Brodbeck 132; N. Jones 133. G night: Linda McCracken 101; Erica Enyart 108; K. Fuller 109; K Bemick 111; L. Kohl man 113; E. Kane 120; R. Cole WD Taking first-place honors in the Bflight was Kyle Kwasny. Tour director Mike Booher is pictured here with Kwasny. (Photo provided) Buzz Youngs Classic fun for all sports Keeping his memory alive, the third annual Buzz Youngs Classic returns to the River Bend Golf Course on Aug. I. Youngs, the longtime reporter and supporter of the Hastings Saxons sports teams, is honored in the tournament sponsored by the Hastings Athletic Boosters The Saturday. Aug. 1. event will have a shotgun start al 8 a.m. and will be a four-person. 18-hole scramble. Sports success was a constant for the Hastings Saxons in 1997-98. The football team had a winning record, the girts' tennis team went to State, the boys' soccer team shared the O-K White title, the boys' basketball ’earn went to State and the girls' cheerleading and golf teams also qualified for State competitions. A long-time friend. Hal Buerge. said that Youngs would gave been thrilled with the season filled with Saxon accomplishments "He would have enjoyed it; he would have been in his glory." Buerge said. Rockets picked to win in MAC State Farm Agent Ruth Hughes awards C-flight winner and Hastings resident Steve Obreiter. (Photo provided) In the G-flight. Linda McCracken and Erica Enyart were the top scorers. Ttje two golfers are pictured here with Mike Booher. (Photo provided) BLAST, continued from page 11 Also, a Chili Cook-Off is being held Saturday. Aug. 29. There is no charge to enter, but there is a small fee to taste A special guest will also be on hand, Dave "Gurnby" Gumucio. Gumucio is the president of Muzzle Loading Technologies who formerly worked at White Muzzle Loading Systems. At the 35th Anniversary Celebration last year, many special bargains made the event quite a success. Steve Hayes, the manager at Bob’s Gun & Tackle promises more of the same this time around, including a gun sale with some 600 guns marked down. Bob's Gun & Tackle has over 3.000 guns currently in stock PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance, being Ordinance No 99. was adopted by the Township Board of Prairieville Township at its special meeting held July 15. 1998. said Ordinance to become effective eight (8) days following publication of this notice PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. M ADOPTED: July 15,19M EFFECTIVE: EIGHT (8) DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF SAME An Ordinance to amend the Prameville Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezoning of an unplatted portion ol land situated in Land Section 5 from a 'R-2* Medium Density Residential District zoning classification to a *P-2* Semt-Public Land District zoning classification, and by the repeal of all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I Section 5 1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to unplatted land in Land Section 5 is hereby amended lo read as follows (Land) Station Ffrt (5) T.l FL R IQif •A' Agricultural District Entire Section except those parts herein described as R 2’ Medium Density Residential, P-1* Pubic Land and P 2' Semi Public Land ■R-2' Medium Density Residential A parcel of land m the NW 1/4 jl Section 5. T.1.N . R.10.W. descrtied as beginning at the Northwest comer of Section 5. running thence East 250 feel along the North Ime of said Section 5: thence S. 1° 50' East to Pme Lake: thence Southwesterly along the Northerly and Westerly edge ol Pine Lake to the point ol intersec­ tion with the Easterly prolongation ol the North Ice of Lot 21 of the Plat of Hallwood as recorded m Uber 3 ol Plats, on Page 49. thence South 815 31 If West (recorded) South 80° 14 West. 184 feet along the North line of said plat to the Westerly line of Island Drive as shown therein thence South 20 19 11' West (recorded S 19°2 West) 58 29 feet along said North line of Island Dove, to West line of said Section 5. thence North 2° 1' 53’ West 2007 63 feel along sa>d West kne to the Place of beginning •P-f Pubic Land Commencing at the Northwest corner or Section Five (5). thence East along the North hne ol said Section. 1205 4 feet thence South 1754 0 feet lo< the place o’ begin rung. said point also being c the Northerly shore of Pme Lake thence North 431 8 feet, thence East 1202 0 feet, thence South 208 0 feet, thence South 25310 East. 510.0 feet to •he Northerly shore of Pme Lake, thence Northwesterly thereon to the Place of Beginning Aho commencmg at the Northwest comer of Section Five (5). thence East atong the North line of said section. 1205 4 feet, thence South 1754 0 feet tor the place of begmnmg. said point also being m the Northerly shore of Pme Lake, thence North. 431 8 feet, thence South 75° 00 West. 718 75 feet, thence Southerly lo the shore of Pme lake, thence Northeasterly thereon io beginning Also beginning at a pomt on the North Ime of Section Five (5). 1139 4 feel East Ime. 66 C feet, thence South 1322 2 feet, thence South 75° 00 West to a pomt South of begmnir.g thence North to the place of begmnmg Also commencmg at the Northwest comer jl Section Five (*») thence East atong the North Ime of sa d Section. 1205 4 feet, thence South. 433 6 feet, thence East. 85 4 feet, thence Northeasterly to the place of beginning Also commencing at the Northeast comer of Section five (5). thence West 1963 5 feet to the center line of Lindsey Road thence South 30 45 East 101 6 feet of center line of Lindsey Road to place of begmnmg thence North 76 15 East 299 2 feet thence South 13 45 East 158 4 feet, thence South 76 15 West 250 8 feet to center hne of Lmdsey Road thence North 30 45 165 66 leet to the place of begmnmg ■P-2* Semi Public Land A parcel of land in the Northwest 1 4 of Section Five (5). T1 N.. R 10 W. deserted as commencing at the Northwest comer of Section Five (5). thence East 250 feel for place of begmnmg. thence South 01.50 East to Pme Lake, thence Southeasterly atong the Northerly and Easterly edge of Pme Lake to a pomt 551 feet ML East of the West ime of said Section and end of Traverse line of Pine Lake thence North 06 14 West. 24 feet, thence North 73° 16 East 718 17 feet, thence North T 44 West 1322 2 feet thence West 955 40 feet to place of begmnmg eicept the East 66 feet of subject property as 'eveaied by Deed recorded m Ltef 151. Page 229 PONTIAC — Toledo is the MAC ’’team to beat" at least according to the so-called media experts. Toledo was the preseason favorite in a media poll released Tuesday at the Mid­ American Conference football convention. Western Michigan University was picked second to Toledo in the MAC West Division. Coach Gary Darnell's Broncos were 8-3 in 1997. the best turnaround by any Division I college football team. Marshall is the preseason favorite in the East Division.The Thundering Herd represented the MAC in last season's enaugural Motor City Bowl held at the Pontiac Si I verdome. Eastern Michigan was tabbed for fourth in the West, while Central Michigan was picked in the West for finishing fifth. ROAD...continued from page 10 Besides Yzerman, Ginser has met such athletic stars as Red Wing goaltender Chris Osgood, Red Wing Darren McCarty. Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan. Dennis Rodman and Scotty Pippen. Detroit Lion running back Barry Sanders and Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Kordell Stewart. He said that Yzerman. Sanders and Detroit Piston Grant Hill are "three of the nicest guys in the world" who are "super role models" for aspiring young athletes. He met Hill at the Palace when he was still a basketball coach at Jackson County Western. "You get to meet people that most people wouldn't even think about meeting." Ginzer said about his current occupation as a salesman. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday. July 27, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan, to determine the necessity to construct a water main located on Monroe from High Street to Prairie Avenue (See map below). This notice is given pursuant to Article X. of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article III. Section 70-67 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or min­ utes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616­ 945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Evenl Manshum City Clerk First Addition Normajean Campbell Clerk Prairieville Township See BUZZ continued on page 13 Hastings Rotary Club Golf Outing Aug. 7 Hastings Rotary will hold its third annual golf outing Friday. Aug. 7 at the Hastings Country Club The format for the tournament is a four-person scramble that will have a shot-gun start at I p.m. Cost of the event is $50 with lunch being included. The event is open to everyone and all golfing abilities. A Hole-in-One contest is being sponsored by Gavin Ford-Mercury of Hastings and Chevrolet-Buick-Pocniac of Middleville. The winner of that contest will drive away in a new automobile. Other prizes will also be awarded at the outing. Proceeds for the event will support the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference held each fall at the Y.M.C.A. camp. This conference has been held the last four years by the Hastings Rotary Club to develop future leaders in our community. Local high school students spend the weekend participating in activities that challenge them both physically and mentally. If you would like to play in the outing, contact Patty Woods (945-9561, ext. 309) or any Rotarian. RIDES... continued from page 11 Sweet took the lead on the 13th lap and held off serious challenges from Campbell and Gun Lake's Bob Holley en rotiie to victory lane. Holley is currently first in points with 774, Sweet is fifth with 480 and Campbell is sixth with 446. On the season, Holley has four feature wins. Other feature winners at Berlin July 18 were Brian Marcott in the Sportsman Stocks and Lee Anderson in the Super Stocks. Scott Thomas is the current point leader in the Sportsman Stocks with 619, while Brian Wiersma is No. I in the Super Stocks with 659. This week Berlin will celebrate the 48th anniversary of the raceway's; existence with a four-in-one card that will • include midget race cars. A fireworks display is also planned for the event. LEGAL NOTICE - NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Robert A. Tremain and Associates. PC. Is a debt collector and we are ittofr.pt I ng to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained ortll be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by SHERI KAY LAHTI to PHH US MORTGAGE CORPO­ RATION. A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION now knowti as PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated March 20 1995 and recorded on March 21. 1995 in Uber 626 on page 930 Barry County Records Michigan on whch mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety seven and 77/100 Dollars ($73 297 77) including Merest at 9 250% per an­ num • Under the power of sale contained *i sa«i mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubtec vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml al 1 00 p m on August 13. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND BARRY County Mchigan and are described as the following described premises situated o THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND COUNTY OF BARRY ANO STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TO WIT COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER OF SECTION 27 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH SECTION LINE. 2030 81 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THIS DE­ SCRIPTION THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE. 384 00 FEET THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 220 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLES 384 00 FEET TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE THENCE EAST ON SAME 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS RESERVA­ TIONS RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF RECORD IF ANY The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 The several provisions of this Ordinance are dedared to be separate it any court of law shaH hold that any section or provision hereof is invalid such hoidmg sha'i not affect or >mpa;f the valid­ ity of any other section or provision of this Ordinance This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days foitowmg publication after adoption All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances m co-iflct herewith are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance Ginzer coached Jackson County Western's basketball squad to a 23-4 season in 1986-87. a year that the Panthers went to the Final Four in Class B and beat rival Marshall en route to the semifinals. Ginzer's two sons were both star players at Western. Troy Ginzer was named first team All-State and Brian Ginzer was chosen as honorable mention All-State. At the Barry County Fair this week Ginzer has some 500 Beanie Babies and over 1,000 autographs on hand. His Beanie Baby collection includes "some real old ones" or "some that have never been seen." * Ginzer is always looking to buy collectors merchandise as well. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SECTION II SEVERABILITY SECTION HI EFFECTIVE DATE AND_REPEALOfCONFLICTING PROVISIONS Buzz Youngs always preferred to be on the sidelines, rather than in a press box. Youngs did more than cover (he Saxons. He inspired them and was always by their side. "He never sal down." Buerge said "If they were away, he al was s paced the sidelines and never went into the press box unless he had to He was on the field with the team " HIGH days from the date of such sale DATED July 2 1998 PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (7/30) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1998 - Page 13 Thornapple Twp. opposes sports complex idea by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Thomapple Township Board has ap­ proved a motion slating its opposition to a proposal for the Barry County Board of Commissioners to possibily spend county funds for a "sports complex" in the Hast­ ings area. County Commissioner Bob Wenger presented the proposal to the board last week and said, "My feeling is that I want to see lax money stretch as far as possible, not just for one group. I think this idea (sports complex) is a premature thought. Maybe what we need is mere people to run existing programs." The board did approve the county’s idea of possibly spending $200,000 of county funds for the Road Commission to pur­ chase a road grader County commissioners are currently studying both the sports complex and road grader proposals, which have been sug­ gested as possibilities by County Board Chairman Jim Bailey. TK administrator to study in Japan ‘Day in the Garden’ tour set An opportunity to stroll through five unique gardens in the Hastings area is the focus of ’A Day in the Garden- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 1. The event is sponsored by the Thomapple Garden Club and Friends of the Hastings Public Library. Admission is S5 per person and tickets are available in advance at the library or on the day of the garden walk. In the photo. Susan Smith, one of the co­ chairpersons of the event, looks at a piece of statuary donated for a raffle on that day by Southern Exposure of Marshall. Tickets for the bunny planter raffle will be available at the Pietrangelo-Keeler garden on the day of the garden event. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Thomapple Kellogg Assistant Superin­ tendent Midge Pippel will travel to Japan this fall on a Fulbright Memorial Scholar­ ship to lour and study schools there. The scholaiship is an education scholar­ ship. which will enable Pippel to travel at no cost to the school board. While there. Pippel will exchange education ideas and strategies with educators. See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! on a 1998 Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle is donated by The Chrysler Super Store of Hastings. A color television will also be a prize to be won by a fortunate swinger. The Buzz Youngs Classic goes a long way to making sure that today's aspiring athletes are given the same opportunities that other Saxons have enjoyed during the past. Each year at Hastings High School a male and female athlete are given the Buzz Youngs Award for the talents in sports and in everyday life. "He (Youngs) loved kids and did everything to help kids." Buerge said. "He was a great supporter of sports and never criticized anybody." For reservations for the third annual Buzz Youngs Classic, call River Bend at (616) 945-3238. State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING In the matter of RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY Social Secunty 362-48-4886 To RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY. whose address is unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following Notice A hearing will be held on Friday Octo­ ber 2 1998 at 9 00 a m in the probate courtroom. 315 West Green Street Marshall. Michigan be­ fore Judge Harter regarding a petition for ap­ pointment of a personal representative June 17. 1998 Diane K Woods (P52818) 119 West Michigan Avenue Marshall Ml 49068 616-781-7500 Yvonne Or beck 182 Kings Lane Battle Creek Ml 49017 (9/24) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION GF NOTICE OF HEARING File No 58-22393-NC In the matter of CHELSEA ADRIANA HEA­ COCK NOT ICE A hearing will be held on Wednesday August 21 1998 at 11 30 am in the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan befxe Judge Rchard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of Chelsea Adriana Heacock to Chelsea Adriana Hutt Thts change of name is not sought fo< fraudulent intent MELISSA HULL 628 S Jefferson Hastings Ml 49058 JOHN HEACOCK 497 Briarwood Dr Middleville Ml 49333 (7/23) Get the facts by calling the Telecommunications Consumer Information Center: 1-800-646-9999 ©1997 Telecommunications Consumer Information Ce^’er NEWS of Your Local Area can be read each week in The BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 FIGHTING THE WHEEL? to Subscribe. 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Thus & Fn 8-5 Call (616) 948-8000 Today or toll free 1 -888-494-5539 *'Amr,Lj.DlZY/aS A « a *■ PHARMACY TECHNICIAN Full-Time • Variable Shifts AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS GRANTING A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND OTHER REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician. Hospital and/or retail pharmacy experience is required. C.Ph.T Certification is preferred. Good clerical skills and strong interpersonal skills are necessary. THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: An ordinance adopting a nonexclusive franchise authorizing haulers to pc*up trash and garbage from City nght-of-way PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, an innovative Flexible Benefits package.^ A complete copy of Ordinance 310 is available for inspection at the City Clerk s Office City Hall 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 paid time off system, pension plan, plus many other benefits. This ordinance shall take effect and shall be in full force from the date of its publication tn the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charier for the City of Hastings Qualified persons, pease send resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Moved by Jasperse. second by May that Ordinance No 310 be adopted Attn: Human Resources Dept. Yeas Six Nays Two Absent None 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 I. Event Manshum City Clerk do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopt­ ed by the Hastings City Council on the 13th day of July 1998 Even! G Manshum City Clerk www.hastingscitybank.com State of Michigan Judicial Circuit Family Dlvlalon Barry County PUBLICATION OF HEARING File No 94-4117-DL TO JOSEPH BULL IN THE MATTER OF NICOLE MARIE ROUSE MINOR DOB 06/18/1981 A dehnquer-ry petition has been filed <n the above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on 8/14/1998 at 9 00 a m in the Barry County Trial Court - Family Division 220 W Court Street Suite 302 Hastings Michi­ gan IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Joseph Bull personally appea’ before the court at the time and place stated above 7/15/1998 Rchard h Shaw Judge (7/23) Are all phone companies the same? Let us keep you steering in the right direction. CITY OF HASTINGS • ORDINANCE NO. 310 LEGAL NOTICES Competition is heating up for local phone service. This can mean more choices, better services and lower prices. We have just installed the latest technology in front end alignment equipment. BUZZ, continued from page 12 Described as a "companion of all sporting events" long-rime friend Neil Braendle said his memories of Youngs continue lo this day. "I miss Buzz because of his smile and his always-friendly attitude.” Braendle sard. "Buzz was a down to earth guy who told it like it was. He felt that the kids were his kids." Cost to enter the Buzz Youngs Classic is $60 per person and that includes greens fees, cart and lunch. Cash prizes are $200 for first. $100 for second and third and $40 for 10th. A Hole-In-One prize is a onc-year lease Know the Facts. lljnsstings link Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 ’ennock E.OX You are invited to stop by our newest address. Visit us at our web site on the Internet where you can find out the latest information on our products, services and rates. Use our calculators to estimate pay­ ments for life's major expenses like college, house or retirement. Link to other interest­ ing sites that entertain or inform. Even register to win a $50 savings bond in our monthly drawing. Before you leave, drop an e-mail and tell us what you think. We're constantly searching for ways to make banking more convenient for you. Visit us often, as our doors will always be open at our newest address. www.hastingscitybank.com �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 23 1998 Pleasant Valley Estates Nashville family left homeless after fire J-Ad Graphics News Service A Nashville family was left homeless Monday when a fire believed to have staned with rji extension cord in the living room destroyed their house at 6051 Guy Road, said Nashville fire chief Bill Wilson. Nashville firefighters were called to the home of Alvin Morgan at about 1 49 p.m. after some visitors to the home discovered the house on fire and called 911. No one was home at the time of the blaze, which destroyed the insured home and its contents "I would guess the damage to the structure and the contents was between S75.1XX) and S80JXX)." said Wilson Nashville was assisted at the scene of the fire by departments from Hastings and Vermontville. Wilson said. "We were on scene about 5 1/2 hours or so." he said. Firemen from three departments wo>k to extinguish the fire that destroyed the home of Alvin Morgan at 6051 Guy Road Monday. — NOTICE — PRIMARY ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CO UNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF Ml CH IGAN ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1M8. The Polla will be open from 7:00 eun. until 8:00 p.m. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP 8094 Tasker Road Ott M-66 at Assyna Center. Bellevue Township Hall 721 Durkee St Township Hall 852 0872 BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP PREC. f 1A A IB ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP 6424 Bedford Road Hasbngs (M-37 §outh) Township Hall 948 2022 NashviBe PRABKY1LE TWP PREC. fl Kellogg School Road. Hickory Corners Fire Station 10155 Norns Road Delton Township Hall 623 2664 BABRriQWNSH£±RE<L£2A_AJM 155 East Orchard Street. Delton Township Hall CARLTON TOWNSHIP CHd Welcome School 85 Welcome Road. Hastings 945-5990 CASTLETON TQWNSHf 9i5 Reed Street Nashviie Township Hall (517) 852-9479 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP 885 River Road. Hastings Township Hall 948-9690 HOPE TOWNSHIP PREC. >1 A 42 5463 South Walt Lake Road M-43 Hastings Township Hall 948-2464 IBY1MG TQWNSHff PREC. f 1 112 State Street Freeport PRAIRIEVILLE TWP PREC. f2 11351 Undsay Road Ptamweti Pme Lake Fire Department 623-5101 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road Hastings Township Hall 948-2194 THQRNAPPLE TWP PREC, f 1 3885 Bender Road Middleville Thocnapple-KeHogg High School THORNAPPLE TWP PREC, *2 200 E Mac MtodtevMle Township Hall 795-7202 WOODLANO TOWNSHIP PREC flA A IB YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP IRVING TOWNSHIP PREC. #2 Corner of Woodschool Road & Wing Road Hastings ■ Irving Township Hall JOHNSTON TQWNSHP 13041 s M-37 Hqhway Township HalVFire Station 721-9905 Hastings Firefighter Barb Avery handles the nozzle with assistance from Hastings fireman John Dunklee as they try to put out the flames at the home of Alvin Morgan Monday afternoon. 156 S Mam Street Woodland Fire Station & Township Hall 367-4915 284 N Boggs Road Middleville Township Hall 795-9091 COT OF HASTINGS Wards 1 2.344 232 W Grand St. Hastings Junior High School Gym RE-ELECT John Barnett for County Commissioner, Dist. 1 Also served as: IT ALL ADDSIT Commercial Pilot 68 yean a Resident Red Crois Board PURPOSE OF ELECTION: To Nominate Candidates for the Following Offices: STATE: Governor CONGRESSIONAL: Representative in Congress LEGISLATIVE: State Senator; State Representative COUNTY: County Commissioner And for the purpose of electing: Delegates to the County Convention of the Democratic and Republican Parties. Also the following Special Local Proposals and/or Candidates for Nomination: ASSYRIA: Shall annual meetings be reinstated BALTIMORE: Clerk & Treasurer CASTLETON: Trustees HASTINGS CHARTER: Proposal to recap millage roll rack PRAIRIEVILLE: Millage renewal for fire and police THORN APPLE: Proposals to recap millage roll back WOODLAND: Road millage proposal 56 yean a Property Owner Youth Council Board Boy Scout Ixadcr 46 yean a Parent (four) PT.A. lYcsidcni 40 yean Bank & Trust Work Library Board Zoning Board Member 6 yean in the City Council Tax Board Member Church Board 6 yean Road Commission Worker Rotary Member 4yeanWWIlVet______________ Charter Member of Jaycces Charter Member of Exchange Espeffence to sene you Past President of S.W. Michigan Bankers Association + 2 its. as Commissioner Past Member S W. Estate Hanning Council 228 VOTE ON AUGUST 4 Paid for by Committee lo Elect John Barnett >12995.903 E. Mill Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Electors wt.o wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot for the primary election by mail, may submit an AV application by 2 p.m. Aug. 1, 1998 Patricia I. Baker Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the Primary Election may vote in person in the Clerk's office up to 4 p.m. Aug. 3, 1998 ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK JQHffiTQWN TWP. CLERK Dena* Miller 10570 M-56 Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 June Doster BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK MAPLE GRQYE TWP. CLERK Tracey Mitchell 5766 Henry Rd Hasting? Ml 49058 Phone (616; 943-2268 BARRY TWP. CLERK Debra Dewey-Perry 155 E Orchard St Delton Ml 49046 Phone (6i6i 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623-5171 (Oftcei CARLTON TWP. CLERK Wilma Daniels 85 Welcome Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-5990 CASTLETON TWP, CLERK Lorpa Wilson 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (517) 852-9479 (Office) HOPE TWP. CLERK Sylvia Forster 5402 S Wan Lake Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 623-8683 (Home) (616> 948-2464 (O&cei IRVING TWP CLERK Emily Hanson 6925 Parmalee Rd Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 HASTINGS CITY CLERK Even! Manshum 201 East State St Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 (Orangeville &. Yankee Springs Townships) Susan K Butler 9652 Evart Rd Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-1859 Born and raised in Hastings, graduating Hastings High School J957. Lifelong resident of Barry County; Orangeville Io «n ship total 21 years. Married Richard ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK Baker, Middleville. 1959; five children; 11 grandchildren. Darlene Harper 11031 Wildwood Rd Shelbyville Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 Owns & operates with husband. Deiloti Body Shop. Inc. Public 17 years. Served as Hope Township Supers isor 9 years: Hope Twp. Deputy PRAIRIEVILLE TWP, CLERK Supervisor 4 years. Norma Jean Campbell 10155 S Norns Rd Delton Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-2664 During my term of office served on the following boards: Barbara Bedford 2461 Heath Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 948-2194 HASTINGS CHARTER TWF. CLERK Bonnie L Cruttenden 885 River Road Hastmgs Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 (Home) (816) 948-9690 (OUce) Republican Candidate for Barry County Commissioner District #6 1815 Lacey Rd Dowling. Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK Delton Ambulance Board as Chairman and Secretary Prairieville fk Hope Central dispatch Board as Chairman and Trustee I Barry, Prairieville, Hope Fire Board as Trustee I and also worked with various County Donna Stagray 200 E Mam St Middtewiie Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-7202 Community Building Board. Cheryl Allen 'S6S Mam St Woodland Ml 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 YANKEE SPRINGS TWP CLERK Janice C Lippert 284 N Briggs Rd Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9091 - Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority as Chairman & Secretary Wilkinson luike Board as Secretary Departments and on the Barry County A 27 year member of the Women of the Moose, Hastings Chapter 9626; a past Senior Regent with an Academy of Friendship Degree and ( ollege of Regents Degree. If elected County Commissioner the experience 1 have Rained through business and gov­ ernmental occupations would help me to better serve your interests. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely. "Well be there and we will find out what we have to do to stop the development,* Warner said. *1 don't even feel there has been an effort to compromise with the people’s concern on the development■> LEGAL NOTICE | NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of' a certain Mortgage made by GEORGE E CUR-' TlS. a single man. whose address ts 418 Powe* Road Hastings McNgan 49058 to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. adeg through the Fenc­ ers Home Administration (now known as Rural Development), United States Department of Agri­ culture, with an office being located at 3469 E Grand Rver Avenue. Howell. Michigan 48843. the Mortgagee, dated March 20. 1986 end recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds tor the County of Barry and State of Mchigan on March' 20.1996 n Uber 432 of Barry County Records ort Pages 672 through 675. inclusive, and by reason of such default the Mortgagee elects to dedare the entire unpaid amount of such Mortgage due and payable forthwith on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, tor1 principal and interest, the sum of Fifty-One Thou*1 sand Twenty and 32/100 (851.020 32) Dollars;' and no proceedings having been instituted to re** cover the debt now remaining secured by said' Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained m said Mortgage has become operative. -** Now. Therefore, Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mort- • gage and m pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided the said Mortgage will be' foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein de­ scribed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the east entrance to the Circuit Court located at the Barry. County Courthouse at 220 W State Street in the City of Hasbngs and County of Barry. Michigan.-' that being the place of holding the Ctrcurt Court <’ and lor said county, on Thursday. August 6 1996 at 1 00 o clock. local time, m the afternoon of said • day and said premises will be sold to pay the* amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mort­ gage together with 10 625 percent interest. tegs/ costs, attorneys fees and also any taxes and • surance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior • to the date of said sate, whch said premises ara^ described in said Mortgage as follows, to wit ’ Lands and premises situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry and State of Michi- ’• gan Lot 19 of Todds Acres, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded m Uber 4 of Plats at page 21. City of Hastings. Barry 0 for 29 years. State Certified Assessor 15 years. Notary THQRNAPPLE TWP CLERK WOODLAND TWP. CLERK tn Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Despite protests from numerous resi­ dents. the Yankee Springs Planning Com­ mission Thursday unanimously recom-i mended a planned unit development (PUD) for Pleasant Valley Estates housing devel­ opment. The development is owned by William Weick. The PUD proposes building 127 single family houses on 85 6 acres on the comer of Chief Noonday and Archwood Drive The Planning Commission approved re. zoning the land from agricultural to low density residential, but tabled the PUD proposal at last month's meeting. Many residents turned out to bnng con­ cerns over the housing development and its impact on the community. Bea Meinke presented the commission with a petition which contained 221 signature, of residents opposed to the development She also pre­ sented the board with a grid study by Way­ land schools Their (Wayland) middle school u al> ready at capacity now. and I think peoplaare concerned that with this development* will come a huge influx of children to th* schools. Many people don't feel that the* children should go to the portables becau* of this increase," resident Carol WatiuK said. Warner said she is concerned about varifl ous issues involving the impact of the ddg veloptnent on property values, the envS ronment and traffic. "I think there should be intensive studies conducted on these issues." Warner said. At last month's meeting. Terry Tramp, representing Weick. told the board. The township's master plan does call for thif rezoning and this does fit the master plah for the best land use." But Warner said that many residents feel the master plan needs to be reviewed. "People feel the master plan is lacking. We have filled three PUD's in a small area of land and it is ridiculous." she said. The PUD will now go to the Aug. 13 Yankee Springs Township Board for final approval. 6912 S Boutfer Road Village of Orangeville Township Hall 664-4522 BARRY TOWNSHIP PREC, <1 recommended in Yankee Springs ■ County. Mchigan The redemption period shall be six (6) months’ from the date of sate unless the property ts aban­ doned m whch case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sate This is an attempt to collect a debt Any information ob­ tained will be used for that purpose For further information with regard to thts toreclosure contact the iocal offee of Rural Develop­ ment (formerly Farmers Home Administration) Attention Community Development Manager; 3334 Edgewood Road PO Box 129. Berner] Springs. Mchigan 49103. telephone (616) 471« 9111 Dated July 1 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farmers Home Administration (now Rural De; vetopment) United States Department of Agrw culture. Mortgagee Robert J Zrtta (P22749) Attorney for Mortgagee SCHEUERLE A ZITTA 330 Washington Street PO Box 212 Grand Haven. Ml 49417 (616)842*1470 (7/30j �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Juty 23 1998 - Page 15 Secretary of State presides over opening of local offices by Mary Warner Staff Writer £ "There's reason to be smitten with a state shaped like a mitten." Steve Berkemeier sang at yesterday's grand opening ceremony for the new 2.7(X)-\quare-foot Secretary of State offices on South Hanover in Hastings. One of those reasons, he sang, "another thing that makes (the state) great is the Michigan Department of State." Berkemeier. manager of the downtown branch of Jackson Secretary of State of­ fices. said after the ceremony that the song, called "Great Lakes Splendor, has tort of become the department's "theme song " It was written by Berkemeier for an open house at another branch. ■ Entertainment by Berkemeier was one of several highlights of the celebration. Others included a presentation of the colors by the members of Hastings American Legion Post 45. a cake with a map of Michigan drawn on it in frosting, a speech by Secretary of Stale Candace Miller, and a presentation of bird houses made by teens in the local JTPA summer employmen' program to Miller and the Hastings branch office. Miller told the crowd assembled at the new Hastings offices that "we’re really happy with this new facility. . . Everything about it is going to allow us to provide better customer service." She said new innovations continue to be introduced to Secretary of State services, such as allowing customers to renew vehi­ cle and boat registrations by fax or phone and use of the Internet to provide services. "We re the first state agency to allow people to be interactive with us on the Internet." she said. She also noted changes in the appearance of driver's licenses and license plates that have occurred since she took office three and a half years ago. After the ceremony, she said that her de­ partment has "tried to be very progressive on how we can present a better level of customer service." Just one of many changes, she said, was making sure each clerk serving customers has his or her own terminal on which to process transactions. She said that when she won election, there were no copy machines or fax machines in any of the branch offices, so those wete sided. The new Hastings office, she said, is "a much nicer environment" than the old of­ fice. which was located on Court Street near Felpausch Food Center. The old loca­ tion. which was occupied for 2-1/2 years after the branch moved from offices off Broadway, "was really a temporary facil­ ity." Miller said. "We knew we needed more room and better parking. This site has met all of our needs." The new offices are about one third larger than old offices, she said. Miller is up for re-election this fall, and if she wins, will only be able to sene one more term before term limits require her to step aside. Because a new secretary of state will be taking over every four to eight years. Miller has initiated another change that will break a 93-old tradition. Branch offices will no longer emblazon the name of the secretary of state on signs, and when new driver's licenses arc issued this year, they will not have the secretary of state's name on them. "With term limits it makes sense." Miller said. Steve Berkemeier sings ‘Great Lakes Splendor.’ Spiak qour mind. Fill good about it! □n Election Dau Uota for your candidate. Uota for your country. But most of all- Mike ADbate. head of the JTPA woodshop summer employment program, and some of his workers present birdhouses to Candace Miller during grand opening ceremonies. Dots ^Uuunilf. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN‘ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. > MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made ifi the conditions ol a mortgage made by Brian E Hill a married man (Original Mortgagors) to Glen­ wood Financial 1. Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 17 1997 and recorded on July 8. 1997 in Liber 701. on Page 21. Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the FT MORTGAGE COMPA­ NIES d/b/a/ Carl I Brown Mortgage as assignee by an assignment dated June 17. 1997 whch was recorded on July 8, 1997 m Liber 701 on Page 30 Barry County Records on whch mort Igage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof khe sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventh-Two and 49/100 dollars ($57,372 49) inoudmg interest at 9 00*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort gage wUl be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on August 271998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Barry County Mchigan and are de senbed as The land referred to in this Commitment situ ated in the County of Barry Township of Hope State of Mchigan is described as follows Parcel 1 A parcel of land in the Southeast fractional 1/4 ol Section 20 Town 2 North Range 9 West de­ scribed as Commencing at a point where the East side ol the C K and S Railroad Right of Way intersects the 1/8 hne of Section 20 thence Northeasterly along the East side of said Right of Way 260 feet tor a place of begmnmg thence West 80 feet to the Easterly bank of the former CK and S Railroad Roadbed thence North­ easterly along said Bank 91 feet, thence South­ easterly 59 feet to the West side of Highway M-43 a| a point 48 feet Northeasterly from the point of beginn-ng thence Southwesterly along the West side of M-43 48 feet to the place of beginning being in Hope Township Barry County Michigan MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by PAUL D KLEIN and TAMMIE M KLEIN, husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Evergreen Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated January 24. 1997 and recorded on February 4. 1997 in Liber 684 on Page 821 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee, by an assignment dated June 1. 1997 which was recorded on July 2. 1997 in Liber 700 on Page 484 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 17/100 dollars ($110,236 17). including interest at 8 625*« per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM . on August 27. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of YANKEE SPRINGS Barry County Mch-gan and are described as The land referred to in this Commitment situ­ ated in the County of Barry Township of Yankee Spnngs State ot Michigan, is described as fol­ lows Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8. Town 3 North Range 10 West described as Commenc­ ing al the South 1/4 comer of said Section 8 thence South 80 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds West 716 55 feet along the South hne of said Section to the center of a creek and the pomt of 25 minutes 38 seconds West 311 35 feet along said South hne. thence North 17 degrees 12 min­ utes 03 seconds West. 221 28 feet thence North 99 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds East 302 81 teet to the center of said creek, thence South 19 degrees 18 minutes 07 seconds East. 223 80 feet along said creek to the pomt of beginning Together with an easement for ingress and egress over a 20 toot wide dove lying 10 feet on either side of the following described centerline begmnmg at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 8. thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 06 sec­ onds West 82 86 feet: thence Norm 87 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 194 17 feet lhence South 81 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds West. 185 39 feet, thence South 86 degrees 38 mmutes 09 seconds West 110 79 feet, thence North 89 degrees 03 mmutes 02 seconds West 130 63 feet thence South 85 degrees 17 mmutes 29 seconds West 200 94 feet thence North 89 de­ grees 28 mmutes 41 seconds West 81 97 feet thence North 71 degrees 19 mmutes 14 seconds West. 17 68 feet, thence North 46 degrees 47 minutes 24 seconds West. 17 52 feet thence North 19 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds West. 9 95 feet to the point of ending of said centerline The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shaN be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16. 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys lor NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 File #98065990 (8/13) Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Parcel 2 The South 60 leet of the following described premises A parcel of land along the Southeast side of Old C K & S R R described as beginning al a point on the Northwest side of M-43 which lips South 77 degrees 47 minutes West 85 69 feet from the Northeast comer of Lot 8 of Recorded Plat ol Cloverdale Barry County Michigan thence Sou h 27 degrees 40 minutes West 261 20 feet along M-43 thence North 62 degrees 17 minutes West 66 90 feet thence North 38 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds Fast 248 25 feet thence North 77 degrees 47 mrnuus Bast 27 00 feet to the point of beginning. Hope Township Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES Hastings American Legion Post 45 are pictured with Candace Miller as she speaks before local officials and residents at the grand opening of new offices of * the Hastings Secretary of State branch. Subscribe to The HASTINGS BANNER and keep informed on LOCAL & AREA NEWS Cail 945-9554 NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP - PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday. July 29.1998 - 7:00 P.M. at the HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-4S NEAR SHULTZ ROAD For the Hope Township Planning Commission to continue to hold a public hearing to consider the following: 1. Request for a Special Exception Use by Charlotte Morehouse for a second dwelling on her property at 180 Trails End in accordance with Section 17.32 J of the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance. This property is located in Section 30 of Hope Township. Barry County, Michigan, T2N R9W. The information about this request may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m to 3 p.m. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S Wall Lake Road on M-43, (616) 948­ 2464 Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with dis­ abilities at the hearing upon five days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address or telephone number listed below A meeting of the Planning Commission will be held immediately fol­ lowing the hearing to decide on the above request and any other busi­ ness that may legally come before this board FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys tor FI MORTGAGE COMPANIES 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 File 498066009 begmnmg thence continuing South 89 degrees (8/13) Sylvia W. Forster Hope Township Clerk 5463 S. Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 948-2464 H i mi 1111 ■ i W Dated: July 15, 1998 Posted: 9:00 A.M. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ SONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Rutland Charter Townsho Board adopted Ordinance No 64 at its meeting held Juty 8. 1998 Interested persons may examine Ordinance No 64. and secure copies ol said Ordinance, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058­ 9725, (616) 948-2194. between the hours of 9:00 am and 1200 noon on Mondays and Thursdays RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 64 An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezonmg of certain property locat­ ed m Land Section 34 within the Township from the 'RE* Rural Estate Residential District zoning classification lo the ■R1‘ Single Family Residential District zoning classification and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con­ flict herewith RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I Rezoning of Property In Land Section 34 A. The Zoning Map as incorporated by reference m the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezoning from the "RE" Rural estate Residential District zoning classification to the ‘Rf Single Famit, Residential District zoning classification of the follow ing described land in Land Section 34 ALL THAT PART OF NE 1/4 SEC 34-3-9 N OF W QUIMBY RD AND S AND E OF A LI DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NE CORNER OF SECTION 34 TH S 00 DEG 12 5T W 1272 48 FT ALONG THE EAST LI OF SAID NE 1/4; TH N 89 DEG 47 08’ W 541 87 FT TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF QUIMBY RD AND THE POB; TH N 20 DEG 04 OO" E 209 56 FT. TH N 10 DEG 55 00’ E 810 FT. TH N 14 DEG 04 49’ 3 45 14 FT. TH N 22 DEG 16 28' W 19 72 FT. TH S 89 DEG 01 39’ E 322 63 FT TO PT OF ENDING OF SO LI ALSO ALL THAT PART OF N 200 FT OF NE 1/4 SEC 34 T3N R9W S OF A LI WHICH IS PARALLEL TO AND 200 FT N OF CNTRLI W QUIMBY RD THAT PART OF CNTRLI W QUIMBY RD IS DESCRIBED AS COM AT E 1 4 POST SEC 34-3-9; TH N 89 DEG 54 46’ W 1.90327 FT. TH N 01 DEG 17- 42’ W 1.005 04 FT. TH N 01 DEG 12 56- W 298 75 FT FOR POB. TH S 88 DEG 36 20’ E 109 32 FT; TH N 88 DEG 46 32" c 668 18 FT. TH N 89 DEG 05-05- E 384 87 FT. TH SELY AL SD CNTRLI TO E SEC LI AND PT OF ENDING OF SD LI SECTION II Severability Should any section clause or provision of the Ordinance be declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason, such deda ration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the section dause or provision so declared to be invalid SECTION III Effective Data This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after publi­ cation of this notice BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 23 1996 Charlton Park is host to battle demonstrations Civil War re-enactors also tell interesting stories by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer One of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States is taking pan in in his­ torical re-enactments, and hundreds of military and civilian re-enactors gathered last weekend at Charlton Park to remember the 9th Max Effort of the Civil War. The historical setting of the park pro­ vided the backdrop for the event. Re-enactors usually play the part of someone who actually participated in a particular battle, so research about that person is required. The person must dress as accurately as possible in period clothing and undergarments. Re-enactors camp out. using artifacts and equipment, and cook in authentic cookware, etc. Women take on a support role that women played during the Civil War. such as battlefield helpers, nuns, nurses, bandage makers, menders repairing clothing and bedding, water wenches and cooks. Mary McFarland from Dayton attended along with her granddaughter. Laura. "I grew up here down by Dowling.” McFarland said. "This park opened right after I left the area. Coming here is a real 'homecoming.' 1 don't recognize a thing from here to Battle Creek." McFarland was the "gopher" for a band that played music on authentic period in­ struments. She said she likes the music, wearing the clothing, and seeing others in costume. She helped by selling tapes, carrying water, and other support activi­ ties.. "But. I don't really like being pan of the battlefield experience." she said. McFarland also attended the recent re­ enactment at Gettysburg, where more than 25,000 people showed up June 29 to take part in the 135th re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg. About 15.000 of these portrayed military persons who took part in the Civil War. "The most outstanding part was seeing that many soldiers in hand to hand combat. You can't imagine it until you see it. by actually going there," she said. "We were on the Southern side. It was the biggest event that I've ever seen in a re-enactment. It was mind boggling. Awesome." McFarland has been involved in re­ enactments for many years "It’s a great living history lesson for my grandchildren." she said. Some organizatibns require participants be descendents or relatives of actual Civil War veterans. People often portray a relative. Alysia. Amanda and Josh Kowalczyk, all teen-agers from Freeport, attended the massive event at Gettysburg. Alysia attended for a history project this year as a part of her home schooling. Amanda and Josh became involved one or two years ago when they were home schooled, and have continued, even though they now attend public school. Friend Daniel Brinks came along. Un­ cles. aunts, cousins all took part in this nationwide event. They also take part in some of the local re-enactments. Charlie Brown of Ionia portrayed Private Charles Rapier, a Confederate soldier, originally a member of the 9th Kentucky Company B His own relative. Peter Clark, was a brother of his great­ great-grandfather. Two brothers, served in the war. One died in boot camp after 20 • days of service in the military. The other. Peter, went on and was one of the union soldiers captured at Savage. Va.. June 27. early in the war. He was wounded, shot twice in the thigh and taken prisoner, released within a month and sent back home "Probably he lived because he was taken early in the war. There was a pris­ oner exchange agreement of 100 Union prisoners exchanged for 100 Confederate prisoners." Brown said. "Ulysses S. Grant ended the parole agreement in 1863 or 1864 because the North had more men to go through than the South and he saw this, so there was no more parole exchange. "If my uncle had been shot in ’863-64. it is likely he would have died in prison from the wounds because no one would have been able to take care of his wounds. Because of the time this all happened is why he lived. He died in '• 882 and was buried in the family ceme­ tery." The war ended for Robert E. Lee in 1865. Johnson surrendered a month later with the Army of Tennessee, which had a separate army. They had battled an­ other month, thinking they could do something. "The regiment we portray started out with over 3.000 men in the first Kentucky Brigade. At the end of the war. they had less than 400." "A lot of the war wasn't over slavery. Il was more of an issue of state's rights." Brown said. "States wanted to do and decide for themselves. Kentucky was a border state. It had units which fought Charlie Brown from Ionia portrays Pvt. Charles Rapier, from the 9th Kentucky Co. B, on the Confederate side. Here he cooks for guests in 19th century style. Josh Kowalczyk, from Freeport looks sideways as he marches in a re­ enactment at Gettysburg with the rest of the regiment. both for the North and the South. Many people fought each other who were from the same county, the same town. There were three instances where regiment fought against regiment and brother against brother. There's no way I could pull a trigger against my brother. But that's what they went through. It’s something no one can even imagine. We shoot blanks." Brochures circulated at the event warned. "You will see live presentations of surgical procedures of the time and witness death and dying. Please be aware that this is very realistic and can be a very emotional experience." Brown said about the Civil War. "630.000 men were lost dunng the war. 62% died of d;sease and never saw or were wounded in battle. They died of dysentery or fever." Btown's wife. Teresa, said she wanted to play a soldier, "...whirh she thinks is more fun5 he said. "Women were in the ranks if they weren't discovered, although none have been found to have served in the First Kentucky Division." Some people who go to these historical re-enactments sell items and artifacts to other re-enactors. A shop/tent named the "Octagon." owned by Lynne Bury and Elizabeth Rock, her daughter, sold authentic antique costumes. They have developed their own line of patterns. They set up shop about 12 to 15 week­ ends a year, if they can schedule it without conflict. Clothing they sell is from many other periods of history. "We do lots of things in between," Bury said. "We do programs, which are local time line events, but not all Civil War. We dramatize events in different periods of history. We do a lot of writing. It's a lot of work, more than we realized at the outset." People who follow these re-enactments are full of personal stories, both from the research they have done and in their own lives, which seem to be interwoven with the events of the Civil War they portray. Cindy Kauffman of Niles and Wendy Gamer of LaPier had created an exhibit to be a memorial for Gamer's daughter. Jessica. Dressed in mourner's garb, their booth contained photos of people in caskets. Often such a photo was the only last chance to have a picture of what the deceased person looked like, and it was a common practice. Kauffman, a private homicide detective, met Gamer when Gamer hired her after her daughter was raped and killed. The trial for the accused murderer starts next week. Kauffman has taken part in these re­ enactments for many years. Usually her character is a nun. "1 live near to St Mary's." she said, noting that she is a friend of the nuns there, and they gave her the authentic Civil War habits to wear. They gave her the diary of the nun she chose to portray. Sister Katherine Holy Angel Muldoon. Kauffman picked the nun before seeing her picture, but there is a striking resem­ blance Kauffman has long thick blond hair, and when Sister Katherine returned from the war. she also had a full length of blond hair tucked under her skull cap. "I live in a house with 15 rooms in Niles right by the train tracks." Kauffman said. "When Sister came back from Mound City as a nurse, she didn't have a way to get to St. Mary's. She walked until night and finally lay down at a big house and went to sleep on the porch. She had taken off her habit, and people found her in the morning with her hair all spread out. 1 learned later that the house is where 1 live." "The nuns told her. "When you picked out Sister Katherine, we couldn't be­ lieve it. If we could say we believed in reincarnation, we would say you were her. You have the same attitude, gestures, everything. You look like her... the hair., everything was the same ." Kauffman said she learned all these things after she picked the nun as the person she would portray. The stories exceed the space in this paper Panoramic view of the Gettysburg re-enactment. Over 15.000 soldiers took part in the battle. Originally from Dowling, Mary McFarland, (left) with grand daughter Laura Hees to visit the area from Dayton,Ohio where she now lives. She travels with the band, (right) which performed at the Charieton Park re-enactment. A larger encampment is planned for Aug. 29 -30 at Cascade Park in Jackson. It is the larges, in the Midwest and visiting • • free. More information can be obtained from Charlie Brown, director of recruiting, at (616) 527-5424. Cindy Kauffman portrays a widow here. (Chariton Park) She normally plays a nun who was a nurse in the Civil war. EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. KFC is now hiring an ASSISTANT MANAGER. Competitive wages & benefits. Apply at Hastings KFC. Join our winning team! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Juty 23 1996 - Page 17 "I'd like to say I'm very, very sorry and I'm ashamed." she (old Fisher COURT NEWS: Kuzava said she fell Knobloch should spend the 60 days in jail to think about what he's done. "He needs to realize he needs to grow up." she said "He didn't even know the victims who owned the cars that he smashed Whether it was due possibly to the alcohol or possibly immaturity. I don't know." Knobloch's attorney. David Tripp, suggested that Knobloch be able to continue to attend counseling to keep his job. "I agree with your attorney that you are a good person and that you have a good family." said Fisher. "I believe you are probably an alcoholic. Obviously, your problems with the law stem from substance abuse problems. This was a malicious act and you need to team that you've got to be responsible for your actions. You can't undo what's been done, but you can change what you do in the future." A Delton man who pleaded guilty lo being a minor in possession of alcohol was sentenced to 60 days in jail without work release in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday. James Knobloch. 20. also was charged with two felony counts of malicious destruction of property over SI00 for damaging two vehicles in Hope Township May 9. Count two was dismissed, while count one will be reduced to attempted malicious destruction of property if he does well on probation for one year. He will be sentenced on count one on July 15. 1999. Judge James Fisher ruled. "It would appear (hat substance abuse is a big part of this problems.” said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava "He was on district court probation when he committed this offense Mr. Knobloch is fortunate enough to have a nice family that is willing to support him 1 don't understand why he has engaged in activities like this." Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Kcal / stale ABSOLUTELY ALL CREDIT CONSIDERED! Old Kent Finance has expanded credit programs. Cash for any purpose available for homeow ners. A lo­ cal lender you can trust... AP­ PLY BY PHONE TODAY! 1­ 800-800-5911 / or Sale FOR SALE: 2 stall car port. 17x24 feet. 2 yrs. old. all alumi­ num 128 N. Park St. Hastings 945 9780 SEARS GENERATOR: 1400 watt. Works good $200; Six 6ft sliding glass doors $50 each. Marble top bathroom vanity $25. 948-8487 CLARINET 1995 Selmer B Oat clarinet. Wood with deluxe car­ rying case and shoulder strap. Bought for $457. asking $340 Owned for three years, used for half a year. Like new. 948-8513. Sall anal \d\ DEMOLITION/LABOR- to $600/* k+ benefits. Some train. Start now' 616-949-2424. Joblinc fee AIRPORT CARGO/ RAMP AGENT- Salary ♦ benefits! Fast advancement! Start now! 616­ 949-2424 Joblinc fee. BREAD/BAKERY DELIV­ ERY- to $40.000/yr* benefits Local route. Major Co. Start now. 616-949-2424 Jobline fee HOSPITAL RECEPTION­ IST/ CLERK- to $9.89/hr* benefits! Will train. Start now! 616-949-2424. Jobhne fee KENNEL/ANIMAL CAREto $300/wk. Must love pets! Entry/skillcd 616-949-2424. Joblinc fee. (airai’c Sale 2 FAMILY MOVING SALE: July 24th & 25th 9-6. Rototillcr. lawn roller, vacuum, antiques, tools and much more. 161 E. Tupper Lake Rd . Lake Odessa . YARD SALE: Friday 24th only 9-4 11070 Cobb Rd.. Delton Lots ofgood stuff, no early sales. BACK OF THE BARN SALE antiques, quilts, cast iron, oak droplcaf tabic, horse tack for nding and pulling, horse wagons and horse trailer, an old wood "* cooking stove, a woodI ay. and lawn A Harden WATER. GARDENING Wa­ ter Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscap­ ing Co. 9340 Kalamazoo. Caledonia. 616-698-1030 In Menioriain IN MEMORY of Brandon Risner Feb 20. 1981-July 22. 1997. Since that night you went away, we've all been missing you with every breath we take. Love without end. Dad. Mom. and Danny J'tls /• arm FARMALL CUB Runs good, nice shape, 60" woods deck. $2700 374-8060_____________ ( laid ( arc FOR SALE John Deere 55 late model corn special, always housed. 14ft. grain table with flexible love bar hume reel SCH guards and km ves-343 com head with quik thach feed house near new snapping rolls and gather­ ing chains Machine and head field ready Has very good rub­ ber and straw chopper. Call 517­ 542-3485_____________________ TWO FULL TIME POSIHONS from 6 to 6. State wel­ comed. loving, caring environ­ ment 948-9525 DF080079442. linsmess Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888 PAINTING. ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates Insured. Call Randson Hesterlv Painting and Tree 945­ 2545 ' HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE tnmmmg and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZING JOBS - ATTEN­ TION TO DETAIL CLEAR­ ING. STUMPS. DRIVEWAYS. B ACKFILLING. LANDSCAP­ ING - SAND & GRAVEL. TOP SOIL INSURED - DON VETTER 795-7830 HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES?! CALL 616-948­ 4093 Mobile Ihancs ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessarv. 1-800­ 672-9604_____________________ 3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Household items, sewing ma­ chine. fabric, boys/young adult clothing, and much more Fn & Sal. 9-6. 447 Pinewood Dr.. Hastings FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.Wc represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mentionthisad I-8OO-672-96O4 4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: 2580 Woodschool Rd. Some''’thing for everyone. Fn. & Sal. REPO: MUSTSELLwill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604 1505 N. JEFFERSON ST.. HASTINGS Friday. July 24. 9am Stainless steel sink, dis­ posal. 2 cxercydcs. like new treadmill, oak wmcbarrcll. mi­ crowave oven, end tables, crib and mattress. Christmas tree, pressure tanner. floor scrubber, drapes, violin, sliding glassdoors & frame, queen quilt/curtams. full size bed comforter, and many other articles, some clothing. large size, won ten's size 40 GARAGE SALE: July 29th. 30th. & 31st from 8-5 1027 S Young New 3 station gym set. microwave, colorTV., boom box. desk, good clean clothes and much more JULY 24 & 25,9-6pm. Moving Sale Antiques.baby items.boy's clothes, plus size professional clothes tor men and women, ca­ sual clothes. Little Tyke toys, dining room table and chairs Illi S Michigan Axe. GARAGE SALE. Thursday & Friday. 9am-5pm. 2993 N. Broadway (across from John Deere). Baby to adult clothes, toys. Coke bottles, furniture & much more. ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MAR­ KET- Sunday. July 26 Rain or shine. 400 exhibitors. 200 under cover. Every type of antique. Located right in Allegan. Michi­ gan at the Fairgrounds. 7:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $3.00 admission. Free parking. FREE KITTENS: 2 months old, housebroken. 2811 W. Cloverdale Rd 623-3281 many, many more things. Thurs &Fn..from9tillit'sgone. 13075 Nash Highway. Lake Odessa July 23rd & 24th. Books, kid’s toys. Avon, antiques and some furniture Kecreatioii FOR SALE: 1979. 24 Coach­ man Travel Trailer, fully self contained, sleeps 8. excellent condition. Call after 4pm. 948­ 4487 I’or Sale \utu 1985 FORD BRONCO II. blue, runs good. must »cll. $1,700 OBO Call 765-3154__________ 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTERT1BLE black w 11h camel top & intemor. under 11.OOOmiles.$22.4«)OBO 795­ 3732_________________________ 1986 CORVETTE. red. new T Tops, new carpet, new tires, new computer chips in engine, new brakes At much, much more, good condition. $12,500 Call 616­ 891-8708 GOOD TRA NSPORTATK)N. 1987 Olds Roval 8K with air. loaded. SI.75O Call 945-4231 FOR SALE 1994 Chevy S-10. V-6. extended cab Call before 10am or alter 5 30pm 945-9656 1992 HYUNDAI: 78.000miles. 4 door. 5spd . cassett stereo, air. very good car. $1,500 firm or trade lor bigger vehicle. 948­ 4070 *90 MERCURY SABLE: Great condition. 146.000. $2,000. 86 Buick Ccniurx $550; 86 LTD $400. 82 Pontiac J2000. $350 948-8487 FOR SALE: Very gentle, flashy. I4yr old Pinto Gelding. 15 hands, excellent trail horse, great for kids or beginner. $ 1.500 Phone 616-721-3631 __________ MUST SELL 2 yr old Tennes­ see Walker Stallior. Black and white, bomoyzgous. registered Tennessee Walking Horse, started under saddle. Clips, loads, hauls.$3 JOO A WeanlingTWH colt chestnut (copper). Extremely gentle, leads, clips, loads & hauls Blue Ribbon winner, excellent show prospect $2,500. Denise, 616-979-1276. Help Wanted HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE MANAGER TRAINEE: PO SIT1ON. PAY. PROGRESS Three openings exist now for smart-minded persons in a large local international sales firm. This is an impressive opportu­ nity for ambitious people who want to get ahead. To qualify you need a Positive Mental Atti­ tude. self-confidence, a pleasant personality. be bondable, and free to begin work immediately after acceptance. Wc provide com­ plete company benefits- major medical, dental and 40l(k) plan and a complete training program. Previous experience is not nec­ essary. Income $20,000-$45,000 depending on yourqualificalions. Only those who sincerely want to get ahead need apply. For a confidential interview appoint­ ment, mail or fax your resume to: Director of Management Development, 2380 Science Pkwy 4108. Okemos, MI. 48864; fax 517-349-2622. EOE/ MF__________________________ COMPUTER/ PROOF OP­ ERATOR: Previous 10 key or proof experience will be helpful Requires the ability lo lift 50lbs Afternoon shift M-F approxi­ mately 40 hours. Full-time posi­ tion offers competctive hourly rate, excellent benefit package includes profit sharing and 401­ K Located at our Middleville Branch Apply al Hastings City Bank Personnel Office 150 W. Court Street Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M/I_____________________ A hearing to determine restitution was scheduled for Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:50 p.m. for il>c two different vehicles. "I'm not going to grant work release because I want you to be uncomfortable. I want you to be unhappy so you don't end up here again." said Fisher. In other recent court business: • Joshua Bo Milbum. 17. of Plainwell, pleaded guilty to probation violation. He will be sentenced today. July 23. Milburn, who admitted to smoking marijuana, was on two years probation after being convicted of attempted assault with a dangerot* weapon last November. • Margo Yarnell. 40. of Kentwood, who pleaded guilty to embezzlement over $100 for taking over $600 while an employee of Thomapple Valley Physicians, had her sentenced delayed Tor one year. If she does well on probation, the charge will be reduced to embezzlement under S1(X). "Ms. Yarnell had some problems with her employment and what she did was make a dumb mistake in the handling of her frustrations." said prosecutor Kuzava. "She has no criminal history and I think she should be given the opportunity to prove that this is a one time incident and something like this will not happen again." She was ordered to pay $628.15 restitution and any checks cash. Candidate forum to be in Reminder The July 16 forum for candidates for the Barry County Board of Commissioners, sponsored by the Barry County Futuring Committee, will be published in the July 28 edition of the Reminder. The candidates met were asked to describe their visions for the county 10 to 15 years from now and they discussed the three issues mentioned most — infrastructure, land use and economic development All are candidates on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. CaU.,.945-9554 Save America's Forests The aatioawide caapaigs to protect a restore AatericrtwUarf • Sean Richardson. 26. ol Hastings, pleaded guilty to probation violation July 20 and was sentenced to an additional 21 days in jail with work release He was on 24 months probation for a June 18. 1997, conviction of larceny in a building for breaking into a convenience store last year. • Mark Worth, 53. of Middleville, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon which allegedly occurred May 19 in Thomapple Township, had a pretrial hearing set for July 30. • Scott Parks. 28. of Grand Rapids, was sentenced to spend six months on an electronic tether for violating his probation by failing to report to his probation agent. Parks was on probation for a 1997 home invasion conviction. • Craig Deaner. 49. of Kalamazoo was sentenced to one year in jail for a third drunk driving conviction. He was also ordered to pay $ I .(XX) costs and five years probation. • Richard Rodney Lesperance. 24. of Delton, was been bound over to Circuit Court on two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, all stemming from alleged sexual penetration with a girl under the age of 13. He could spend a maximum of life in prison, if convicted. Lesperance is scheduled for a Circuit Court arraignment on Aug. 25 at 8:30 a.m. Hastings man dies after car crash early Saturday J-Ad Graphics News Sen ice One man is dead and another suffered minor injuries when the car they were in missed a curve on Thomapple Lake Road near Barger Road early Saturday, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Fred Reed Smith. 32, of Battle Creek, formerly of Hastings, died at Spectrum Health Downtown at about 8 a m. Tuesday, police said. Smith was the passenger in a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Darryl Thomas Walsh. 32. of Hastings when the accident occurred at about 3:44 a.m. Police said Walsh missed the curve heading west, then attempted to brake but lost control of the vehicle, went off the right side of the roadway, traveled 159 feet, sideswiped a tree and rolled, police said. Smith was taken to Pennock Hospital by Nashville Ambulance before being . , K transferred to Spectrum Health Downtown. Walsh was taken by Nashville EMS to Pennock Hospital in Hastings, where he was treated for his injuries. Police said alcohol was believed to be a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation. Smith, who had recently moved to Battle Creek, worked in road construction, primarily in asphalt paving, and enjoyed fishing, hunting and motorcycling. He is survived by his wife. JoAnna L. Fulford, two daughters. Rachell Smith of Battle Creek and Faith R. Smith at home; one stepson. Travis McCoy of Hastings, and one stepdaughter. Destiny Fulford of Battle Creek, and his parents. Fred and Loma (Morgan) Smith of Hastings. Private services are planned and a * memorial reception is scheduled for Saturday. July 25. at the Hastings Elks Lodge at I p.m. .W) t rnr-iTO r POLICE BEAT Man suspected in M-66 burglaries ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man was inerted July 14 by Wyoming police officials after be allegedly tried to sell property stolen from some Barry County residents, accordu^ Michigan State Police Detective Loo Quinn Tuesday. ' Richard Mexico. 26, is suspected of being one of five people who alleged? broke Into at least three homes on M-66 July 10-11. said police. He has been charged by bat County officials with receiving aid concealing stolen property, Quinn said. Taken during die break-ins were televisions, videocassettc recorders, tools, ratios and dirt bikes. Police are also looking for four exotic birds, including an African Gray Condor, Mate more than SI 000. The bird is the pet of a 10-year-old child, said Orion. "Efforts were made for three or four nights to recover the birds.* Mid Oaten. Tfb unknown where they are or if they're alive." . Some of dr stolen property was also recovered by Battle Creek City Pota officiate Quinn said, noting that suspects have been tough lo trace br cause dry appmeaaly purchased and sold three different vehicles within 72 hotna. Warrants on three to five other possible charges are being sought, he said. Toddler escape* serious injury YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A 2-year-oid filinots boy escaped serious ham Monday afternoon when he was struck as bis mother backed out of a ikiveway te tee Shady Shores Trailer Park. Troopers from the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stare Police said Jacob Aoteew Dykstra apparently was upset that his mother was leaving was somehow hurt by tee natwal forests. from wheel "in an unknown manner.- police reported. Man hurt when tractor rolls down hH RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A 19-year-old Hastings man who was trying 10 move out of the path of following traffic was butt when the tractor be was driving rolled down a bill last Thursday, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police said Chad Michael Keizer drove himself to the hospital after the acodem, which occurred on West Stale Road, one half nrile east of Douglas Road, at teote 4 JO p.m. He told police mere were about three cars behind him and when he palled off tee road, the from end of the tractor dropped off the side of tee roadway. After rolling down the hill, the tractor came to rest upside down against a tree. Alcohol was not a factor, police said, and no citations were issued. Hmm ol or write lo teanihowyoocMltetp. Stolen checkbook found in GR THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A woman who left her vehicle for "10 seconds' as she wem inside the Crystal Flash gas station July 6 returned to find her (Mua teiasteg. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Later that day, a woman was arrested by Kentwood police far allegedy writing a check at JC Penney in the Woodland Mall bearing the victim's name and account number Vicki Lynn Shepherd. 36. of Grand Rapids, is being held without bond in tee Kent County Jail on a charge of forgery and uttering aad publishing, according lo the poiico NOW HIRING T&G Lumber iv looking for 2 full time employ­ ees. must be 18 945-9300 NOW HIRING $410 a week to start, due to large increase in business. 60 yr old company has recently opened its new cst manu­ facturing outlet. Wc are except­ ing applications to fill 15 full time positions Must be at least 18. reliable and able to start immediate For interview, call 948-2298 • Christelle Litmanski. 23. of Vermontville, was sentenced to one year of probation and 60 days in jail for violating probation. She was serving one year of probation on a delayed sentence for a January conviction of being an accessory after the fact of a breaking and entering of the Nashville VFW Hall Sept 17. 1997 • Eric Crane. 26. of Battle Creek, who admitted lo failing to report to his probation agent since 1995 and failing to report to the jail, was given an additional one year of probation but will be discharged upon pay ment of his fines and costs, about $1,439. Crane told Fisher that he was in Tucson. Ariz.. trying to get his life back together, he said. “I was there for two years working and one year ago. I came back to Michigan." he said, noting that he has been earning $11 per hour, that he has solved his substance abuse problem and that he has own place. "I want to get this behind me " Save America's Forests 4 Library Court, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-544-9219 report. Shepherd told police that she had stopped at the Kentwood Shell Station acron bon the mall when ste was approached by two young men who asked her if she wanted to make some extra money, the report said. The boys allegedly told her if she would use the checkbook to buy two shirts, two pain of pants and two pain of Nike tennis shoes, that they would pay her half the value of the items in cash. ' The boys have not been located and the incident remains under investigation. �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 23 1998 Elephant ears... cotton candy... caramel com... the Barry County Fair has many tasty treats to tickle your taste buds. This carousel, equipped with many pretty horses, is a popular ride tor many young kids at this week's Barry County Fair. Some scenes from the *98 county fair Up. up and away these fair fans go inside of a fast moving serpent that looks scarier than it actually is. Many contests are on display at the fair including this one that tests your ■. J throwing accuracy. ^1 iach's TOMBOJ] u® WE WB1 D CAR BlOWOUTf 1996 ( III VV Bl A/l R 1992 ( III XX H MIXA “P4352 - BLACK 38 000 MILES LOADED 2 WHEEL DRIVE W<S $14 995 NOW «P1082 BLUE LIKE NEW FULLV SERVICED V 6 WASS? 995 NOW 1995 Ol OS A( Illi X A 1 994 PI AMOl III VOXAGIR «P1060 - GREEN 5 SPEED AIR 1 OWNER WAS $7 995 NOW ■ P1090 1992 DODGI DAKOIA Fixed on these units. First come First served! I 99 1 (.M( SAI ARI ■5323A blue sit dual heat & Alp CD WAS $9,995 NOW 1996 P0MIA( GRAM) PRIX «PI049 WHITE 49 000 MILES V 6 LOADED. NEV/ TIRES WAS $1 I 995 NOW 1991 POMIAC (.RAM) AM -3817A BLACK AUTO AIR LOADED WAS $6 995 NOW Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings, Michigan 49058 “Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition. " 4 PED V 6 7 PASSENGER EXCELLENT WAS $7 995 NOW «5956A PED AUTO AIR EXCELLENT CONDITION WAS $3 995 NOV/ BLUE V 6 IE 5 SPEED AIR WAS >4 995 NOW ®P!065 19S9 PI X MOI III XOXAGIR WHITE 50 000 MILES V 6 NICE WAS $5 495 NOW ■ Pl069 «P1076B - SILVER AUTO COLD AC 7 PASSENGER WAS $3 995 NOW 199 14’0X11 A( Si MURI) 1991 I’OMIAl (.RAM) AM 1997 P()MIA( GRAM) AM BLUE FRESH TRADE AUTO AIR WAS $6 995 NOW »P1086 BLACK AUTO AIR CASSETTE GOOD RUNNER WAS $4 995 NOW teal FRESH TRADE V 6 ONE Al paces pks to>. title and icenje SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY (616) 948-8000 Today or toll free 1-888-494-5539 Call OWNER WOW' WAS $ 1 I 995 NOW SALES HOURS: Open Mon & Wed until 8. Tues . Thurs.. Frl. until 6. Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon 8i Wed 8-7: Tues. Thurs. &. Fri 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-07-30.pdf 451f8c9b39d8879470822be133832fbb PDF Text Text HftSTIMn' Pt'9'JC LIBRARY Stolen birds safe, sound Candidates express views Some county fair winners See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story, Pages 8 and 9 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 li III ll.li it In u lit <1 ill i> 00/00/00 F .in...i..hi..ji.i,. ANNER HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 1?l SCMURCHST HASTINGS THURSDAY, JULY 30,1»98 VOLUME 145, NO. 31 PRICE SC p ... News Briefs: Forum to focus on development , A County Development Forum will ; be held M 7:30 p.m Wedneedey, Aug. ,! 3, al the new MainStreet Suvings . »«*, 629 W. Suae St. in Hastings. As pan of the Barry County Board ■ of Commissioners' process of plan- ■ mag for future development, a comprebensive survey of elected officials and businesses has been conducted throughout the county. The meeting Aug. 3 is intended to review and discuas survey results and to consider op­ tions for developing an overall developsnent strategy for the county The public is invited an encouraged to attend. Auction to help Cancer Society An auction is planned for 10 am. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the County Post to .venerate hinds for the American ■ Canttr Society. ’ —— The auctioneer, who is donating his services, is Terry Armour, who lost a sister dr cancer. The event is part of the fund-raising effort of the Hair Care Center’s Seam, . one of 15 taking part in the Relay for Life event Aug. 15-16 at Hastings High Scoool Some of the items to be auctioned include a satellite dish, tickets to a Vince Gill concert, a 36-piece homeowners tod set. Beanie Babies, a moose pad. a Skil drill, a gas-powered leaf blower, fishing lures, a sleeping bag and other new items donated by load businesses. For more information, call Donna Long at 948-8591. - German band to visit Delton Rfty-nine German band youths and three adults will be visiting Delton Aug. 5-8 and will perform in two concerts Friday and Saturday. Aug. 7 and 8, during the annual Founders Weekend celebration The youths, ages 14 to 22, and their Chaperones, members of the Startit apelie Wertingen Youth Band, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday. Aug. 7, ■ • at the Delton Kellogg High School lawn, and ■ 11 a_m Saturday. Aug. 8. in front of the elementary school. Those attending sre encouraged to faring blankets and lawn chairs. In case of ruin, either or both of the programs will take place in the gym. The bends visit is being spot sored by the school band program. A committee of volunteers, headed by band direqor Brian Buete. has been wotting to find homes for the German guests to stay in and to coordinate their activities while they are here. Band members are expected to arrive ■ Wednesday evening. Aug. 5. and begin rehearsals the following day. They also will perform in conceit at 7:30 p.m. at the park in Plainwell. The band's trip is putt of the Blue Lake International Exchange Program. Buete said the band's visit often local citizens an opportunity to see and bear quality music performed without having to travel a great distance. He said the band's presentations probably will include some American music, such as Sousa marches. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 Primary election is Tuesday The primary election is set for Tuesday. Aug. 4. at the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at selected site around the county (see information on chart in today's Banner). Voters are reminded that they can vote only along party lines. They cannot, for example, make a choice in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and then "cross over" to vote in the Republican primary for Barry County Board of Commissioners. Perhaps the most interesting race will be for the Democratic Party's nominee for governor. Larry Owen. Doug Ross and Ge­ offrey Fieger are seeking the nomination to run against incumbent Gov. John Engler, who actually also must get past a primary runoff on the GOP side. There will be races for five seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The winner of three of the contests will be elected because there is no Democratic op­ ponent in the November general election Five townships in Barry County will have millage questions. They are: • Hastings Charter Township, which will ask voters to approve an override of a mil­ lage rollback mandated by the Headlee Amendment, This would allow the town­ ship to levy its maximum one mill instead of .8171 mill. • Thomapple Township, which also is seeking a Headlee rollback override, to re­ store its .8118 mil) levy to one mill. • Assyria Township, which is asking voters to decide whether or not it wants to reinstate the annual township meeting. • Woodland Township, which is seeking a renewal of two mills for maintenance and repairs of roads for five years. • Prairieville Township, which is seek­ ing three millage renewals over five years — one for .8174 mill for fire protection, one for .8174 mill for police protection, and one for .9087 mill for repair and main­ tenance of roads. There also are a few township offices that will have candidates running unop­ posed to fill vacancies created since the November 1996 election. A complete summary of the races for five County Board seats appears inside to­ day's edition of the Banner. Road work continues to cause traffic delays by Mary Warner Staff Writer Road work on M-43 and M-37 in the Hastings area has motorists sitting and twiddling their thumbs as they wait their turn to traverse narrow lanes of traffic. Causing traffic congestion and delays within the city of Hastings is a concrete repair project on M-37/M-43 from Heath Road to Broadway. Ari Adler of the Michi­ gan Department of Transportation (MDOT) said the $316,000 project is part of the department's capital preventive mainte­ nance program, where roads slated for work are in fair or good condition, but M-DOT "Joes things to allow them to remain in good condition." Adler said if such roads are allowed to "slip to poor condition." they would be more expensive to repair. Road crews in Hastings are cutting out sections of the road and pouring new con­ crete in them. Adler explained that "when you get concrete like that, you can do an overlay over it. or replace the concrete. You can cut out a section and put in a new section. Instead of tearing everything up. you pull out the bad parts and put in new ones." The "bad parts.” he said, are sections See ROAD WORK, cont. page 2 Garden tours set for Saturday Ned and Rita Brown admire some of the several thousand day lilies they have in their garden. The public will be able to admire their flowers, too. along with a variety of intersating plants and flowers in tour other Hastings area gardens when the Friends of Hastings Public Library and Thornapple Garden Club present "A Day in the Garden' from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. See page 7 for details. Local athlete, 4-Her dies in car-bike crash Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Bryan Robert Lee captured third place in his beef class at the Batry County Fair last week and was looking forward to his eighth by grade wrestling season. But the Hastings teen. 13, was killed in a traffic accident Tuesday in Newaygo County. Bryan, son of Robert and Tammy Lee of 1520 Yeckley Road, died at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening of massive head injuries at Spectrum Health System's DeVos Children's Hospital Branch after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle across Ferris Avenue near 48th Street near Fremont. Bryan, who was visiting his aunt and uncle, was riding at about 2:40 p.m. with his 14-year-old cousin. Matt Weller, to a nearby driving range where the pair planned to hit golf balls, said Bryan's father. Robert. "They were coming up to the road and he was balancing a golf club across the handle bars," said Robert Lee. "He was focusing on a truck that was a little ways down the road and started across because he thought Lee said he was originally opposed to donating Bryan's organs. "But my wife talked me into it." said Lee. "We feel if we can save another linle boy... I don't want another little boy's par­ ents to go through what we're going through." Lee said Bryan wanted to go to his aunt and uncle's new home on the lake partly because he loved fishing and had planned on spending time on the lake. "My wife took him up on Monday," said Lee. "She tried to talk him out of going because she was tired and really didn't want to drive for two hours but he really wanted to go so she drove him up there. We could have talked him out of it, but he would have been disappointed." Lee said his son. who also played quar­ terback for the HYAA football league, was a warm, caring son. "He was just an incredible kid from the start to the end." said Lee. "Everybody was his friend. There wasn’t a kid that he didn't like." Bryan "absolutely loved sports more than anything." said his dad. who helped to coach Bryan's football team. "He was a phenomenal athlete. He was getting ready to start football next week. Football and wrestling were his two goals in his life." before beaten him. "He was so excited." said Lee “He was such a competitor. And. this is the type of kid he was: there was a kid that he beat that was undefeated who was crying. His put his arm around him and told him it would be all right" In all, Bryan earned more than 25 medals consecutive years. Bryan had also taken up "Select Soccer" this year at Fish Hatchery Park where he played nearly every position. And. he enjoyed playing three-on-three basketball. The Saturday before the Barry County Fair began. Bryan and his team­ mates won their fourth consecutive Good Sportsmanship award at the Ludington Gus Macker Tournament, said Lee. He was also a member of the Welcome Comers 4-H Club, led by Darlene Pickard, with Dave Furrow leading the beef project They could not be reached for comment. Dennis and Tammy Redman, whose sons. Scott and Jeremy, also show beef, help witfi the club. Dennis also helped to ding." Police said Bryan was not wearing a bicycle helmet and that the car’s driver, though distraught, was not injured. No citations were issued. Though services are still pending while Bryan's organs are donated. Robert Lee plans to have his good friend. Barry held at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. was his goal to beat .that record next year." Lee recalled some of Bryan’s shining moment during his wrestling season last year, including defeating an opponent in the final season dual meet that had twice during his three-year wrestling career and went to the state wrestling tournament two he could make it." Lee said Bryan didn't look the other direc­ tion and entered the path of a car. driven by Rick Hickman of Fremont. "He angled off when he heard the brakes and he was actually on the shoulder of the road when he got hit." explained his dad "But the dnver had lost control from skid­ County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Bailey, conduct the service when it is As a seventh grade wrestler among nearly 60 team members, Bryan made the eighth grade team last year. "He set a record with wins as a seventh­ grader and equaled a record that his older brother set a few years back." said Lee. "It coach Bryan as a wrestler, along with Mike Goggins. Scott Redman played soccer with Bryan, as well. "He was a quiet kid," Tammy Redman said of Bryan. "He would always help whenever you needed help. He was a good Bryan Lee. 13. who appears with his mother. Tammy, in this photo taken at the Barry County Fair Friday evening, was killed Tuesday afternoon when his bicycle was struck by a car in Newaygo County. kid." Bryan is also survived by his mother. Tammy, brother. Robby, and sister. Amanda. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July ? > 1998 Neius Briefs (Continued) Racism topic at First Friday Bob Wookick. chairman of D A W Food Center, Inc., will be the guest speaker al tiie next Firat Friday fomm Aug 7 al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets It Hastings. Woodrick will suggest that racism is America's most serious national disease and he will talk about the kinds of things people need to do to cure it He is involved with a number of community organizations, including the Grand Rapids Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, the Grand Rapids Area Chamber Cultural Diversity Steering Committee, Faith Inc and the Student Advancement Foundation Board. He has been recognized for his efforts on behalf of diversity. Among the honors he has received are the 1995 Alexis de Tocqueville award, the 1996 Anti-Defamation Civil Commitment award. 1995 Ernst A Young "Michigan Socially Responsible Entreprenec- of the Year, the 1994 Hugh Michael Behan Foun­ dation award, the 1994 Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce Minority Advocate of the Year award. 1994 National Association of Social Workers Public Citizen of the Year and the United Way Project Blueprint award for outstanding work in the area of cultural diversity. He also was given an honorary doctorate of humanities by Aquinas College. He has been instrumental in establishing Institutes for Healing Racism at D A with the local Catholic and Episcopal Diocese, at Caledonia High School. Aquinas College and Grand Valley State University. Stolen pet birds returned safely by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer They never thought they would see "Herbert" again, nor their two cockatiels. nor their colorful lovebird. But Cody Flowers. 9. and his 7-year-old brother. Cole, were reunited with their pet birds Friday after they were recovered in Battle Creek two weeks after being stolen from their Assyria Township home Detective Lou Quinn and Trooper William Arndt of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police were determined to find the birds, hopefully alive, after they learned that the 11-year-old Herbert, a valu­ able African Gray Parrot with an extensive vocabulary, was a loved pet. When Quinn heard that Cole had cried l when he returned home with his family the weekend of July 10 and found his bird missing, among other things, he was in­ stantly on a mission. "Thai's why we were going to be relent­ less." said Quinn, who had originally feared the birds had been disposed of. "It's amaz­ ing they're still alive." Quinn said the investigation included contacting all area pet shops to warn them to be on the lookout in case someone tried to sell the birds. That proved to be the key. when an alert Battle Creek pet shop clerk recognized the parrot as the one that was stolen when the bird "identified" himself. "He said. Herbert want a peanut?'" said Quinn. Quinn said the break-in suspect had given the birds to a friend and told him he would be back for them. But when the suspect was arrested on a warrant in Wyoming and never returned, the neighbor gave the birds to his father, who apparently sold Herbert to a Marshall man for $200. The man then took Herbert to a Battle Creek Pet Store, the Growing Point Pet Center, to have his beak and his nails trimmed. "The pet shop called me and I called the police. Within a couple hours, we had the birds." said Robin Flowers, "it was pure luck." The man who took the bird to the pet shop was unaware it was stolen. He then gave information to police about how he Concert to help exchange student A concert Saturday, featuring "swarap rockin boogie* and "dog barkin blues" by Swamp Dawg and other bands is designed to help Hastings student Amber Lippert raise funds for an upcoming exchange program trip to Australia The event is set to be held this Saturday. Aug. 1. starting at noon at the Hyatt Farm, located on Devine/Assyria Road south of Lawrence Road. Also taking the stage at the Mid Summer’s Night Free Concert will be Red Willy, performing classic songs: Paxton Norris, featuring local band member. Richie Norris from Nashville; and Hastings group. Pipe Shed, who will be performing songs off their new CD. Band members include Malachi King. Zeb Straw and Mike Gates. Two other bands that will perform will be new alternative group LSA and Sally's Disturbance, both from had gotten Herbert, and police traced the in­ formation to tbe person who had the re­ maining three birds. Cody said when he first learned his birds were taken, te didn’t believe it. and sus­ pected the neighbor was playing a practical joke on them. 1 But not only were the birds missing, so were their motorcycles and some other items. "I knew the minute we pulled in the driveway that night that something wasn't right." said Robin. "The wagon was in the middle of the driveway and I had just used it before we left and put it away in the pole bam " Robin was angry when she discovered the break in. she said. "I was really upset over the bird," she comment. "We got him when we got mar­ ried. He's like one of our kids. He's never been out of our house. And it hurt me that Cole lost his little play friend. We never thought we'd get him back. We'd been thinking he was possibly dead." The African Gray is valuable, worth about $1,000, because it is one of the clearest speaking birds available. The brr?d is also known for continuing Cody. left, and Cole Flowers are reunited with their lifelong pet. an African Gray Parrot named Herbert after he was stolen to learn new words even in its old age Herbert can say. "Time to go to bed." "Cole." "Cody." and "Herbert want a peanut?" He even barks like their little dog. The family said the entire experience has made them wary. The neighbors are plan­ ning to form a neighborhood watch. Robin said. two weeks ago from their home. Michigan State Police were able to recover the bird, along with three others, unharmed. "It makes it hard to trust so many peo­ "We had a lot of good neighbors come ple." said Robin "It made me angry and when I leave. I wonder what we're going to come back to." Robin and Mike Flowers said the police said an excellent job recovering their prop­ erty in Wyoming. Battle Creek and Grand Rapids, but some will never be found, they through for us." said Robin, noting that three other area homes had also been bro­ ken into that weekend. "We're more fortu­ New animal shelter site wins rezoning by David T. Young Editor The site for the proposed new animal shelter officially won rezoning Mondaynight when the Hastings City Council adopted an ordinance amendment, unani­ mously and vVithout comment. The rezoning, from industrial to residen­ tial. enables the campaign for a new animal shelter on the aorth end of Industrial Park Drive to continue. A group of citizens, led by Brian Reynolds and James Brown. Sheriff Steve DeBoer and the Barry Humane Society, have been making plans to replace the old shelter, which the state has deemed to be unsatisfactory. The campaign is soliciting funds from the public and it is soliciting help from the City Council and Barry County Board of Commissioners Reynolds earlier this year had approached the council to ask for the rezoning He told the council he appreciated the of­ ficial action Monday^venmg "We've got a long way to go. but this is a milestone." he said of the action. Brown echoed Reynolds' sentiments and promised. "We're going to build an animal shelter that we all can be proud of" In other business Monday night, the council: • Referred to City Manager Howard Pen­ rod and City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes complaints from neighbors of a house at 607 W Green St. Russ Hinkle, speaking on behalf of the neighbors, said the vacant house, owned by Mike Hawthorne, "is really a nuisance." He said the chimney is gone, exposing the structure to bats and squirrels, there is a hole in the back stairway to the basement, wild cals have been seen living inside, the top step of the front porch is missing, the place isn't locked and the property gets mowed only two or three times a year. "We re frustrated about this house." Hin­ kle said. "It’s lowenng our property values. It's not good for our kids, h's poor use of the property." Another neighbor said Hawthome told him he has no plans for the property and he has tried unsuccessfully to get Hawthome to sell it. "He's made no effort to lake care of the house." the neighbor said. • Adopted a resolution to construct a wa­ fer main on Monroe Street between High Street and Prairie Avenue to service a new American jewelry for sale on the grounds. Camping and the concert is free is a $5 donation for perking is requested. Hastings. courts have existed in the neighborhood park next to Hastings Manufacturing, which will be used as a skateboard park. • Approved a request from the Summer­ fest Committee for a permit for tbe 21 st annual parade at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Aug. 29. • Agreed to stay an ordinance to allow the Barry County Historical Society to have a cannon fired Sunday. Aug. 9. during a ceremony in Tyden Park to adopt the Civil War battle flag of the 7th Volunteer Calvary Regiment. • Tabled a request from the First Presby­ terian Church to block off West Madison Street between Benson and Cass from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 13. for a block party. The reason for the delay is to be able to hear from ocher residents in that area on how they feel about the request • Agreed to prepare a lease agreement for Nextel Communications to place antennas on city water towers for $800 a month. Nextel uses them for cellular phone service and two-way radios and pagers. Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ field said there will be other, similar re­ the annual Sidewalk Days in the down­ town. which was held July 24 and 25. Pen­ rod said he granted the Sidewalk Sales singer Patti Volz at the Barry County Courthouse lawn by the fountain Hastings and the Thomapple Aril Council of Barry County. In case of rain, the concert will take place at the Jefferson Street Gallery in necessary. • Approved a bid of $5,450 from Wolver­ ine Paving to pave an area where tennis the council • Approved, after the fact, a banner for The Fridays at the Fountain summer series in Hastings will continue from 11:30 a.tn. to 1 p.m. Aug. I with full length of the concert, said orga­ nizer Kathy Crane. This summer's Fridays at the Foun­ tain series is sponsored by the city of ment to be approved, at least 50 percent of the property owners need to agree to the project. Another public hearing will be arrangement." he said • • Adopted a resolution to amend the Arti­ cles of Incorporation of the Grand Valley Metro Council to allow counties, under certin limitations, to become members of Patti Volz to sing Friday tours. Those who attend Friday's free con­ cert may bring their lunch, lawn chairs and blankets People may feel free to leave whenever they wish or spiy tbe home for Perry Ramsey and his wife, who are moving to Hastings from Roscommon. However, in order for the special assess­ quests in the future. "There is nothing exclusive about this For more information, call 948­ 9713. acoustic guitar. Volz is a member of the Ten Pound Fiddle group in East Lansing. She has performed throughout tbe country in local coffee houses and on national bird." said. Hastings. Other festivities planned include a dunk lank, bead stand and Native plaza Volz, who recently moved to the Vermontville area. wiU perform traditional Irish/Celtic songs. She also sings contemporary and classic folk music and accompanies herself on nate than most." According to Quinn. "I will say, it's the first time I've ever recovered an exotic Committee permission to put the banner up on an emergency basis. The council's The four lanes of M-37/M-43 were narrowed to two this week while M-DOT construction crews replaced concrete in the road ROAD WORK, continued from page 1 that are cracked or deteriorated from weather Work began Tuesday on the project, and is expected to last a week to 10 days. Adler said, though the contractor has a month to complete work if necessary Motorists are also expected to begin ex­ periencing delays on M-43 from Schultz Road to M-37? The resurfacing of 5.7 miles of M-43 in that area began last week and will continue until Sept. 5. The $2 million project is part of M-DOTs road and bridge preservation program On M-37 just northwest of the intersec­ tion where M-37 and M-43 join, road crews have been laying patches of asphalt, but have managed for the most part to keep two lanes of traffic open. Adler said the patching is being done be- cause "our main garage had pavers with ex­ tra materials, so we're putting a thin patch on to make sure the road will last until next year. It’s not intended to be a long­ term solution." Next summer, he said. M DOT is planning to resurface 10 miles of M-37 between Middleville and Hastings Adler said the patching should he done by today (Thursday). The M-37/M-43 projects already men­ tioned won't complete road construction tor the year. M-DOT is planning to repair a 9.3-mile stretch of M-43 north ol Hastings from Messer Road to M-66 The project, estimated to cost some $350,000. w ill in­ volve filling cracks and 'micro-surfacing, a process of covering parts ol the surface with stone aggregate and asphalt emulsion to correct road irregularities, slippery sur­ faces. and so forth Adler said he expects one lane to be closed during that project, which should take approximately a month The contract for that project has not yet been let. but should be by Aug 12. he said Plans are to schedule the repairs as soon after the contract is awarded as possi­ ble The work is "still scheduled for this year.' he said. Barrs County has had its share of traffic delays this summer because of road work. M-DOT patched several areas of M-43 and M-37 in the county with an asphalt over­ lay It also widened the intersection where M-43 and M-37 come together just west of fanner Lake Road, adding a turn lane and resurfacing a portion of the road near the intersection action was a belated formality. • Authorized city staff and the city attorney to draw up the appropriate documents to obtain the right of way along Star School Road to properly align a curve in the road for truck traffic. The right of way will have to be obtained from the E.W. Bliss Co. "We re going to increase the radius of the curve." said Mansfield. "Therell still be a curve there, but it won't be as sharp as be­ fore." • Set a public hearing for 7:30 pjn. Monday. Aug. 24. on a recommendation from the Local Development Finance Au­ thority to adopt a development plan arid tax increment financing plan. • Adopted a land subdivision and utility extension ordinance, which Councilman David Jasperse said, "essentially brings our ordinances into compliance with state law and general practice.'* Council also adopted an land and lot division ordinance. See SHELTER, cont. page 4 �The Has> kjs Banrw.f Thursday July 30 1 998- Page 3 ounty Board will have five races in Tuesday’s primary K K by David T. Young Editor ■ There will races in five of the eight dis* Kcts on the Barry County Board of Com­ missioners in Tuesday's (Aug 4) primary Section. ■ Perhaps the most interesting will be in Ke Fourth District (Hastings Township Hnd parts of Irving and Woodland town­ Kips). where James Bailey, chairman of Ke Barry County Board of Commissioners. Kill face a challenge for his Fourth District Kat. Bailey, who is seeking his third twoKar it rm. is opposed on the ballot by Jim Brown. Both are Hastings Township resi■ Other County Board races, all of them Kvolving Republicans, will be in the First Kistnct (City of Hastings) between incum­ bent John Barnett and Audrey Burdick; in Ke Fifth District (Maple Grove and Castle­ Ion townships and most of Woodland John Barnett Audrey Burdick Rose Mary Heaton Jeff MacKenzie Jim Bailey James Brown ■ ownship) between incumbent Rose Mary Ifeaton and Jeff Mackenzie; in the Sixth District (Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships), where Mark Englerth. Clare ■ripp and Patricia Baker are running; and in Ke Seventh Distnct (Assyria. Baltimore bnd Johnstown townships), where there is a rematch between incumbent Emmet Her­ rington and Clyde Morgan. | Incumbents Sandy James in the Third ■District and Rod Goebel in the Eighth Dis­ trict are unopposed in both the primary and (general elections. Republican incumbent Robert Wenger and Democratic challenger Bohn Loftus will not square off until the [November general election for the Second ■District seat. The following are biographical sketches [of each of the candidates and their answers ko six selected questions. First District [Commissioner John Barnett was out of |tow n this past week and was not able to re- I The questions: 1. GROWTH: Many people seem to be (talking a lot lately about growth, land use land urban sprawl, but what should we do (about it? 2. SHELTER. What should Barry County government's role be in building a new animal shelter facility? k 3. COMPLEX: What do you think of foe proposal for a new sports and recreation Sonvlex? have 11 children and she owns and operates Deb's Day Care. Bailey's other public service has been as a board member for a charter school in you propose to do about them? 6. WHY YOU: Why should the voters choose you over your opponent! s) in the primary Tuesday9 First District it to a vote. The whole county has to de­ termine what their future should look like." SHELTER: "We have a statutory obliga­ 4. CO A. How do you feel about the mil­ l lage proposal in November to build a new Commission on Aging facility? 5. ISSUES: Other than the four previ­ ously mentioned here, are there any other 'pressing county issues, and what would Audrey Burdick Burdick is a former Barry County Drain Commissioner (from 1982 to 1988) with a variety of business and public sector expe­ rience. Currently a real estate agent, she has been a motel manager, a pnnl shop manager, a Barry County government em­ ployee in the Department of Corrections and Probate Court. She also was a member Of the Delta Township Planning and Zon­ ing Commission. Burdick has two grown children and One granddaughter GROWTH: "We have to sit down with the municipalities and brainstorm for , awhile because we re all concerned about it. Planning and zoning are done by town­ ships. but they use tbe county office. .. "There has to be common agreement in order to accomplish anything. It's not gotng to be quick and easy, but it's necessary |o maintain the quality of life we have here. We need to have an overall plan and it has to be a cooperative effort." * SHELTER: "Commissioners have said in the past that there would be something ’ done about that building, so they have committed themselves, whether they reno­ vate or put up a new one. I’d have to find out what they’ve committed to. 1 "We might consider privatizing." COMPLEX: "I think the timing is not right. It's something we can't look at right now. It wouldn't sene the county well to get involved in that. "I've not heard from anyone who wants 4l Everyone I've talked to seems to feel they would not support it." COA: "Thai's been the practice for the last several years — seeking millage rather than planning ahead with a capital budget. "I know they (the senior citizens) need it. so it may be the only way they can get it. 'My concern is that we have a budget that will maintain it." ISSUES: "We need to look strongly es­ tablishing a capital budget so we don't al­ ways have to seek millages and go back to the voters for more money "If you have good, planning, then you have a broader tax base and more funds. As we grow, we need to be more fiscally re­ sponsible." WHY YOU: "I don't have anything that's driving me to run. I have no hidden agenda 1 have a desire to serve the community. "I have a broad background in business. I've managed a business, worked for the county, was County Republican Party Chair for four years, served as an elected county official I know how things work I have the knowledge and hands-on experi­ ence" Clyde Morgan Fourth District Jim Bailey Bailey, a former employee of Rexall who says he is now self-employed, has been chairman all four years on the board since he was first elected. He and his wife. Deb. 1996. GROWTH: "There are no clear cut an­ swers. We re going to have growth, we can't stop it. When we try to control it. we should be careful not to infringe on landowners' property rights. "We need to look at several other pro­ grams and make a recommendation, look at two or three other options and perhaps put । Emmet Herrington Patricia Baker has been active in local scouting programs, more often than just at the beginning or end of a meeting." committed $50,000 to a new or renovated shelter. He added there had been plans to renovate the current facility, but the Hu­ mane Society and the sheriff have asked to is married, has three children and seven grandchildren. GROWTH: "We should find out where it will affect us most and how we should let it develop. It should be on our terms. "Our top priority is to preserve and pro­ tect prime farm land. Developers should try to run a campaign to have a new one use land not fit for anything other than res­ built at a nearby site. "I’m not trying to hold things up." he said. "This give us an opportunity to build a better facility and we told the sheriff to idential." Brown said he also is very concerned about the impact of growth on infrastruc­ ture such as sewers, water and roads. "All we have to do to spoil the many lakes and streams in this county is just let tion to take care of animals, but it's not the role of government to run the adoption of animals, even though we do." Bailey said the County Board already has go ahead and raise private money." Bailey said the $50,000 committed is more than what (he board is spending on youth in the county. COMPLEX: "It's not just for sports... We have a need that should be filled for baseball fields, soccer fields, walk paths, a swimming pool (etc.). "It's offensive to see young people roller blading downtown and get tickets. We tell (hem (o quit watching TV or playing com­ puter games and do something and when they do. we give (hem a ticket." Bailey said his proposal would just have (he county provide the land and then have it decided later what kinds of recreational pro­ grams would go in at the site. COA: "We need a new COA building. I've supported it all along. We need a dif­ ferent facility for our senior citizens." ISSUES: "Finances, even though we’ve done well. We've got a million dollars in the bank. "Surrounding counties have passed extra milkges for operations. Barry County hasn't done that in 16 years. "Finances will be more crucial as time goes on because of cuts in state govern­ ment But we re meeting the needs right now." WHY YOU: "I think I’ve shown to the voters in my district that I've tried to repre­ sent them well. We don't always agree on the board, you’re always going to have conflicts, but I think county government is gomg in the right direction I think we've done a lot of good "There have been changes over the last four years, some like them and some don't. But there has been harmony among the department heads and the County Board James Brown Brown, owner of Gcmar Properties and Dowl-lt Co., has been a life-long resident of Barry ('ounty He has been a member of the Hastings Downtown Development Au­ thority. the Distnct Library Strategic Plan­ ning Committee and is a member of citi­ zens' group pressing for raising funds to help build a new animal shelter He also development do as it pleases." he said. "The tremendous influx of people will put a lot of pressure on services in Barry County." SHELTER: "The county should take the lead, it's long overdue. But. seeing that they can't, or won't, private enterprise (and the citizens' committee) will. I think the county should pay for the whole thing, but they won t, so it should offer a match. "This is a great opportunity for the County Board to help make a difference. You don't see the public get excited and generously open their wallets for a new jail or for a courts and law building." COMPLEX . "Before anyone jumps off a cliff, we should take the time to do a com­ prehensive survev of what facilities are out there and how they are being used. We need to bring in the Middlevilles. the Wood­ lands. the Deltons and Nashvilles and see what they have and how they use them. You've got to do your homework first." COA: "I would support it. especially if the building could be located where there is adequate sewer, water and police and fire protection. It has to be accessible to the most people and it can provide the glue to help keep businesses more viable." Brown said perhaps it would be a good idea to have a new COA building and dis­ trict library go into the same site ISSUES: "I think it's long overdue that the County Board work closer together on the larger issues and quit bickering over the old ones, like the anima) shelter. We've got civilization coming al us at KM) miles an hour and we're not as prepared as we ought to be "We also need to make better use of our county employees. They need to be paid at­ tention to." Brown also said he would like to have the County Board consider holding its meetings in the evening rather than at night "I’d do it in a heartbeat, to make county government more accessible to the people And I’d like to see public debate allowed Clare Tripp Mark Englerth county. Maybe there is a need, but we have facilities in the local school districts. Is the need greater for facilities or do we need to better support our programs? "And then there is the feeling that every­ thing is being done for Hastings, which alienates other areas of the county. "We can't look at just one single issue, there are others, like the health department, the COA building, etc." COA: "I support it. They (senior citi­ zens) need a new facility to enable them to WHY YOU: "I think I can do a belter job. I lake a longer range view of things. I know the value of a dollar and how to spend it. or how to choose noi to spend it. "I think I can work with whoever else is elected to the board. And I think it will be critical for us to listen to the outlying areas of the county." He said he would propose an annual summit meeting of the county and town­ ha\e better programs." ISSUES: The stale is pushing for priva­ tization. centralization and regionalization and it will affect us. The question is. how do we keep services local? People have a hard enough lime with getting to Hastings ship officials. Fifth District Rose Mary Heaton Heaton of Nashville, who was appointed to the Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners last March, is looking to serve her first full two-year term on the board. There is no Democratic opposition in the November general election. Both Heaton and MacKenzie applied for the job last winter after Tim Burd resigned for persona) reasons The two were chosen finalists among six hopefuls, but the re­ maining members of the board, in a 4-3 vote, chose Heaton. A former village clerk for the Village of Nashville. Heaton is a lifelong resident of Barry County. She has worked for the Calhoun County Friend of the Court and Ingham County Famil) and Independence Agency. She has been active with the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County. Heaton and her husband. David, have two children. GROWTH: "We need to get a concrete plan in place and look seriously at what we're facing. We're surrounded by growth. "I can appreciate people no< wanting zon­ ing. but to do nothing will make the worst impact on our county. We fcave to be ready. If you just let things go. your taxes will go up. You have to plan. You have to put in some regulations "There are lough decisions that need to be made, and part of that is education and leadership in planning to save our area." SHELTER: "Everybody agrees that we need a new shelter The county's role is in animal control enforcement, but we take it a little bit further here "I’m not sure the county needs a big fa­ cility. hut I'd like to see private and public cooperation (in such a project)" She said she believes the County Board should make some kind of monetary con­ tribution. COMPLEX: "I'm not in favor of it. I’m not sure that's a function of county go\- emment. “We have a lol of dedicated volunteers who do a good job in this area all over the for services." WHY YOU: "I've put in a lol of time since March, getting up to speed. I've in­ . vested almost six months and I'm ready to serve the people. I want the job and I'm willing to work hard and ask the tough . questions." Jeff MacKenzie An attorney in private practice. MacKen­ zie is the son of Woodland Township Su­ pervisor Doug MacKenzie. with whom he farms 900 acres. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Michigan Stale University in 1986 and his master's degree from MSU in 1990. He received a juris doctor degree from Wayne Stale University in 1993. He is a licensed pilot for single engine aircraft. MacKenzie and his wife. Lynn, have been married tor nine months. GROWTH: "I don't think that were at the stage for this county to draft laws. We must continue a dialogue. MacKenzie said there are constitutional ramifications to attempting to regulate use of land "We wouldn't want to subject the county to legal bills from challenges to zoning laws." SHELTER: "First and foremost is as­ sessing the need for a new shelter. I don't know that it’s been fully done. To build without assessing the need is not the cor­ rect way to go." COMPLEX: "Personally. I couldn't sup­ port it A ballot proposal might be the way to go It's not appropriate for the County Board to do that. There should be a referen­ dum or ballot proposal." COA: "I have no problem with putting something like that on the ballot. I would support the democratic process." ISSUES: "Services to the community. s roads, public safely I would propose to See CANDIDATES, Page IS �I Page 4 The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 30. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Politicians spreading bologna again Let’s not ignore helpless animals To the editor: I or the last coupic of months. I have been reading several letters in regards to getting this county a decent animal shelter. I have been appalled at the negative re­ sponse that I have been reading. Therefore, I can no longer sit aside and continue to read them without putting my two cents in. I would like everybody in this county who docs not feel we need a new shelter to take five minutes of their precious time to see what we shelter our homeless animals in. If you sec Eaton County or some of the other counties' shelters, take a look at what they have they take pnde in their shelters. It had been a long time since I had been to our shelter myself, until I visited to pay for my participation in the Barry County Dog Walk I left in tears That building w^s in such a state of despair that we all should be ashamed of ourselves for Ictiing it get so out of hand I give a standing ovation to everyone w ho is willing to take time out of their busy schedules to do something about it. I know' that animal control personnel do the best with what they have to work with. And quite frankly. I don’t care who they name it after if it will be a decent place for the many homeless pets in our county. Just think, we wouldn't need an animal shelter in a perfect world. Everyone would be a responsible pet owner. Everyone would have their animals spayed or neutered and research the type of animal they were get­ ting to be sure it was compatible w ith their lifestyle They would put name tags on their animals and have them tattooed and micro chipped Take responsibility for your pet when they need to be relieved of pam and suffer­ ing. Don’t make it the county’s responsibil­ ity But. of course, this is not a perfect world and the animal shelter is a must. After all. it s not the animals' fault. They didn’t ask to be brought into this world Come on people, from one of the best lit­ tle towns tn Amenca. let’s not ignore the Jackie McClelland. Hastings The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there a-e a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: Know Your legislators: U5. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President’s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line foi Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 missioners. heard others speak at First Fri­ day. and Hastings High School, hoping to gain knowledge from their rhetoric I am a poor, unlettered country bumpkin and need help in translating their high sounding phrases into meaningful action. One of the aspirants has on his campaign matcnal. “Vote for Common Sense in Barry County " Quite refreshing Please help me to understand what these words mean. Another statement. "I share the same sJ of values as most of you " “I will commfl myself to representing your best interests i] Barry County" “I have a long interest ifl pornography" Docs this mean he like! pornography, too? i One’s campaign matcnal says he is "Enl dorsed by the Right to Life of Michigan.! This. too. is confusing, because until now I did not know this was a campaign issue bcl fore Barry County voters at this time. I My observation after X4 years of life il that my fellow beings continue to confusq and amaze me I I believe Right to Life is a national issue! not a township issue Please correct me if I am wrong. | Floyd Miller] Bellevue many helpless and homeless animals in our county. Whether you like it or not. they arc still some of God’s creatures and deserve to be treated humanely. ULI rite Us R Letter: * All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community ol residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. * Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. * All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. * Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. * Letters serving the function of 'cards of thanks* will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. , * Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. * "Crossfire* letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. * In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. * We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. To the editor: Why is bologna so cheap at this time of year? The answer is. another election year Whenever any commodity is in excess supply, the price goes down For example, at this time, we have an excess of politicians and bologna I have read the bologna and the state­ ments made by our aspiring county com­ We’re sending tax money to Virginia Dear editor: In response to the public opinion in the July 16 Banner. “Should wc help bail Rus­ sia out of financial woes?" Well, the good U.S. of A. has been help­ ing out many other nations so what’s the problem with helping the "Big R" super power? I strongly agree with most of the public opinion’s answers I read and let’s pray if this nation ever gets in a spot we’ll receive the same kindness.. I also would like to add a bit more about the shape our great state of Michigan is in. as the public is cither looking the*other way or doesn’t want to get involved as voters be­ cause Gov. John Engler has the taxpayers so fooled. As the article stated in a paper I read. "Prisoner overflow is costly for state." I’m sure the public has read a lot about the prisons and what the bill is to send inmates to Virginia. It may run to $70 million over the next 15 months. This is state taxpayers' dollars leaving Michigan and the money is to house Michi­ gan inmates in prison beds in Jarratt, Va.., just as the paper stated. Although most law­ makers had no choice but to approve the new dollars for leasing beds, such expendi­ tures arc tough to swallow. I disagree totally, as I sec what goes on .behind these prison walls and mostof us in­ mates are either alcoholics or drug users who would be willing to go in long-term treatment programs, like two years, and af­ ter care upon release. The one to blame for the way Michigan has come to be is the "Political Pacman." which is the prison system. I will be a taxpayer again one day. out in society. I was one until November of 1997 and starting to do good with my paycheck every two weeks as a maintenance man. un­ til I let the old “barley com," as we say in A.A., sneak up on me again without a warn­ ing and now I'm back in prison for drinking and violating n*y probation. But I say all this to the public because I want to sec my tax dollars go to something else rather than leaving the state of Michi­ gan I hope once I do get out again that I can have a voting right and say-so as to where the taxpayers' dollars arc going as well as mine, and do all I can to never return back to prison and help others as well. Terry Pinks, Kinross Correctional Facility, Kinchcloc, Mich. Voters can kill assisted suicide Dear editor: I am deeply saddened and amazed at how human life has been devalued in the United States of America. We abort over one million unborn chil­ dren a year, and now we arc going to be they have problems with doctors offml some poor soul in the hospital so they ca3 given the opportunity to vote to legalize abortion of the “terminally ill" all in the false notion of "compassion and mercy.” The ludicrous notion that assisted suicide is needed to “end the pain and suffering" of a terminally ill patient is a hard sell to me. With the advances of modem medicine and in pain control, there is no need to “assist someone on their trip to the great beyond." The Netherlands has legalized assisted suicide. It is regulated, just like Menan's Friends say it will be here in Michigan. And cide," should their case be terminal. | Like the abortion of unborn children, this! abortion of the terminally ill smacks of] killing for convenience It is neither “com-1 get the hospital room for their own patient] It has gotten so bad that citizens of the] Netherlands now have their own card that! states that they do not want “assisted sui-1 passionate." nor is it “merciful.” The Amcncan people were denied an op-1 portunity to vote for or against legalized! abortion in Amenca. The citizens of Michi-1 gan arc now given an opportunity to voir this abhorrent issue down to defeat in No­ vember. Michael Mills, Hastings McKeown Bridge park is an asset To the editor: We. too. want to express our appreciation to the Barry County Road Commission, the Barry County Board of Commissioners, the Histoneal Society and all the other count­ less individual who have put their efforts, thoughts and finances into establishing the McKeown Badge Road Side Park. We also want to acknowledge the thoughtful people who have beautified the park with flowers and those neighbors who arc helping to keep up the grounds. It’s great that these positive actions are taking place in our community. Like so many other families who have (or who have had) loved ones at Thorrapple Manor, we feel this oasis will provide them great pleasure and beauty in what may be a less than desirable late life situation. We know that if this park had existed at the time our mother (Meta Haywood) spent her last months there, a visit to the river (on which she had lived most of her life) would have greatly brightened her last days. County shouldn’t pay for shelter To the editor: On July 16. the Central Services Com­ mittee met Two of the commissioners. Em­ met Herrington and Robert Wenger, pro­ posed that the county pay for the entire con­ struction of the proposed animal shelter. The cost: 300.000 dollars. The taxpayers in 1996 turned down the funding of the animal shelter. It was clear then, as it is now, that the taxpayers did not want their hard earned money spent on an elaborate animal shelter. Sure, we need a new animal shelter, but do we need to spend 300.000 dollars? The time has come for a change. Vote Aug. 4. Having this park will not only allow some of the residents of Thomapple Manor to visit the river, picnic and reminisce, but it also will provide youngsters of all ages and walks of life a historical look at the old bndge. as well as enjoying the peacefulness and beauty of our own Thomapple River. Rose McMellen, Rita Walters, Hastings SHELTER continued from page 2 • Appointed Clerk-Finance Director Ev Manshum as a delegate to the Municipal Employees Retirement System annual meeting and Fire Chief Roger Cans as an alternate • Was introduced to the city’s newest po­ lice officer, Andrew McCready, a recent po­ lice academy graduate. • Watched as newest council member Donald Tubbs officially was sworn in. He was appointed earlier this month to fill the vacancy left by Deb Dorcy, who resigned and moved to Florida. • Received a recommendation from Po­ lice Chief Jerry Sarver not to install a four­ way, stop sign at Michigan Avenue and Marshall Street. Sarver said the comer has a low accident history and there already are "yield" signs at the intersection. "1 don't find any mandates for a four-way stop," be told tbe council. • Went into closed session to discuss the lawsuit filed recently by Rutland Township in connection with the city’s policies of ex­ tending sewer and water into the township. Melvin Sawdy. Bellevue Public Opinion Is more security needed in government buildings? Tbe recent slayings of two policemen in the nation's capital have some people saying that more security is needed in government buildings. Do you think the White Houk and Capitol Hill should be more restricted lo public acceaa? Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovmon of J Ad Gravies Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Mt 49O5I 0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Frodedc Jacoba Vce President Stephen Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Eotor) Elame Gilbert (Assmanr fdrtorj Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • OassAea aos accepted Monday through Assy Porter, Hastings: Naomi Gallagher, Raftings: Steward, Woodland: Mikl Knobtoch, Delton: J.ha DeBlaay. Caledonia: "I think that if there was more protection, then these people wool dnT have been Killed. It’s pretty good now. but it could be better." "Restrict is too strong a word. 1 think people should be allowed to tour the White House and the Capitol building. 1 think there should just be more security." "1 really don't think you can have enough security. No matter how much you have, people will find a way to do what they want to do. Don't change the security, change tbe people.” "No. It wouldn't help... "Not restricted, but more Society has s lack of respect security check points." for authority, right down to the way we raise children. The violence at the capital reflects the lack of ethics in government officials." stere Jacubs, Hastings: e'«Jay 8amio530pr- Saturday 8 30 a m - Noon • Scotl Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year tn adjoining counties $29 00 pet year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo» B Hastaigs Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastngs Ml 49058 "There could be more security but you've got to have free access. Tbe public's right to get in shouldn't be affected by one or two problems. That right should be preserved." X �I he Hasfengb Banner - T hursday Juty 30 ’998 - Page S Hastings Mfg. has sixth straight profitable quarter The Hastings Manufacturing Company has reported a 52 percent increase in net in­ come for the second quarter ended June 30. fueled by continuing sales growth and effi­ ciency improvements in its core piston rings, automotive additives and specialty tool products lines. The Hastings-based manufacturer and marketer of automotive-related products posted net income of $525,016. or $0.68 per diluted share, on net sales of SI 0.6 mil­ lion in the 1998 second quarter, compared with net income of $344,766. or $0.45 per diluted share, on net sales of $9.6 million in Gross profit as a percentage of sales lor the second quarter ended June 30 was 31 7 percent, as compared with 31.3 percent posted in lhe prior year period. The slight export operations “Our sixth consecutive profitable quarter reflects Hastings' continued progress from both a sales and efficiency perspective." said Hastings Co-CEO Mark Johnson “We arc pleased with the pace we have set through the second quarter and are confi­ dent that our emerging success internation­ ally. coupled with our established domestic increase is primarily due to a shift toward the company’s domestic aftermarket prod­ ucts. which have higher gross profit mar­ strength, will allow us to continue our breakout performance " the same period last year. Hastings Manu- FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. Check your portfolio’s balance regularly key to making money in good times and protecting it in bad times The proper bal­ ance is based on your particular goals, time parameters and nsk tolerance. For exam­ ple. a young family with 20 or more years until retirement should probably be inter­ ested more in long-term growth invest­ ments. A retired coupic. on the other hand, still needs some growth but might want more of the stability offered by fixed-in­ come investments. The particular balance of your portfolio is a subjective decision. It should be wellconsidered and discussed with your finan­ cial professional. That balance, howrver. is not stagnant. Changing markets can redistribute the bal­ ance of your overall portfolio. A prolonged bull market, for example, coi d increase the value of the growth port /our portfo­ lio, taking it beyond ai « would have grown to almost $74.(MX); re­ balancing every year would have resulted in a portfolio worth about $68,000 Keep in mind, however, that lhe past 15 years have been an exceptional period of growth for the stock market The equity portion may now represent more than a de­ sirable percentage of lhe portfolio, leaving the investor overexposed to the risk of a stock market dow nturn Before you buy or sell investments to re­ balance a portfolio, be sure to consider taxes. gins Hastings* operating expenses as a per­ centage of sales declined to 22.3 percent in the second quarter 1998. versus 24 I per­ cent in the prior year second quarter, re­ flecting the company's continuing focus on cost control relative to sales growth. "Hastings* growth strategy involves a dual emphasis on increasing sales and stnv ing to maximize operating efficiencies." said Hastings Co-CEO Andrew Johnson. “I am pleased to report that wc are attaining our objectives, as cvidcnced by our results through the first half of 1998. Wc remain committed to continually seeking new op­ FINANCIAL You don't have to be an accomplished chef to know that tantalizing dishes require just the right mix of ingredients. Too much or too little of one thing can ruin an entire dish. Successful investing also requires the right “mix." Most financial experts agree that a well-balanced investment portfolio is LCTTERS to the editor, continued... factunng attributed the strong improvement to growth in its domestic and private label piston ring businesses and increased distri­ bution and new market development in its Remember, you will owe taxes on any gains Successful investors follow a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy But that doesn't mean buy and ignore Most financial ex­ perts believe you should rebalance your portfolio periodically Establish specific percentage parameters for growth invest­ ments. income investments and cash. When those parameters change due to changes in your life, or when changing market values cause your investments to ex­ ceed those percentages, get professional ad­ vice and. if necessary, get the scales back in balance. portunities to build both our top and bottom line for the benefit of our shareholders " For the six months ended June 30. Hast­ ings reported net income of $943,291. or $1.22 per share on net sales of $20.6 mil­ lion. versus net income of $557,841. or $0 73 per share, on net sales of SI8.4 mil­ lion in the same period in 1997. Hastings attributed the sales growth to increased pis­ ton ring volume in both the company 's do­ mestic and international programs. The company’s sales growth, coupled with improved margins and strict cost con­ tainment efforts, contributed to Hastings' 69 percent increase in net income in the first six months of 1998. compared with the prior year penod. Hastings' earnings per share results for the current and prior year incorporate a 2-for-l stock split. Hastings* gross profit for the six months ended June 30 was relatively flat at 318 percent of sales, as compared with 31.7 per­ cent of sales posted in the first half of 1997 The company reduced its operating ex­ penses as a percentage of sales to 23 per­ cent for the 1998 six-month period, versus 25 4 percent in the same penod in the pnor year. “Wc are on track for a strong 1998. and recognize the importance of continuing our aggressiveness at home and abroad to en­ sure our growih is sustainable." Mark John­ son concluded. Hastings Manufactunng is 9 leading manufacturer and marketer of piston rings and specialty tools under the Hastings brand, and additives for engines, transmis­ sions. cooling systems and fuel systems un­ der the Casitc brand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -------------------------------------------- i The Bible is truth today and forever Dear editor: People say such interesting things some­ illustrated by the "needle 111 the hayslack the Truth" being the needle and the sup­ times. so interesting that I am motivated to respond sometimes Just a couple weeks posed wisdom of men the “haystack " "Be­ cause. although they knew (iod. they did ago a man commented to me. “We used to think religion helped " Then just a few days ago a lady commented. "I have some prob­ lems with religion today" To which I replied. "I think God may have some prob­ lems also" (with religion today) Perhaps you vould like to comment als >. why not write a letter ’ Being somewhat past the three score and ten years old. I can relate to our changing world People change for instance, my fbrgetlcr seems to be getting better and bet­ ter (at forgetting) Then on the other hand. 1 not glorify Him as God. nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened Profess mg to be wise, they became fools. and changed the glory of the incorruptible God am still learning, honestly I suspect I’m just getting started, if only to learn to be more and more careful and less assuming and presuming I've also noticed, and becoming more and more com inced that real, genuine truth still helps, and works very well. (Tn the other hand, deceit seems definitely to be increasing very rapidly. Truth obviously is the only effective weapon against deceit. With all the multi­ plied deceit, it makes truth harder and harder to find or separate from all the de­ ceit. This deception appears 10 be a "world war" in religion, government and econom­ ics. Is it any wonder people have problems with religion today? I suspect these two comments to which I referred pertain to what is commonly called "Christianity." Other religions are not yet commonly considered in our small world, though some are growing rapidly Since God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are the same yesterday, to­ day and forever, what possibly could be changing that would make genuine faith in god less effective or more troublesome? Since every effect must have its sufficient cause. I can think of one cause that may be the reason for comments like these. Some 2700 years ago. God moved Daniel to write these words, “.. many shall run to and fro. and knowledge shall increase." (in the last days) Daniel 12:46. They tell me knowledge is doubling every two years or even faster today. But how could know ledge make "religion" inef­ fective or troublesome? Perhaps it could be late propor­ tions. A regular review of your investments can ensure that they're still appropriately bal­ anced. In fact, portfolio reviews often re­ veal that you don't need to change a thing. A recent USA Today article showed how your portfolio would have performed after being rebalanced every year for the past 15 years compared to simply leaving it alone. For the example, the article used a SI0.000 portfolio invested 60 percent in stocks and 40 percent in bonds. Using the returns of Lipper Analytical Services growth fund in­ dex and the average government bond fund, the results in this case showed that staying put was best. Left alone, the portfolio LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Robert A. Trema In and Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by SHERI KAV LAHTI to PHH US MORTGAGE CORPO­ RATION A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION now known as PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES COR­ PORATION Mortgagee dated March 20 1995 and recorded on March 21. 1995, tn Uber 626. on page 930. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety seven and 77/100 Dollars ($73,297 77) including interest at 9 250% per an­ num Under the powe. of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wtf' be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Court! ouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 pm on August 13. *998 Sa»d premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND BARRY County Mchigan and are described as the following described premises situated n THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODLAND COUNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TO WIT COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR­ NER OF SECTION 27 TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 2030 81 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THIS DE­ SCRIPTION THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 384 00 FEET THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 220 00 FEET THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLES 384 00 FEET TO THF SOUTH SECTION LINE THENCE EAST ON SAME 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS RESERVA­ TIONS RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF RECORD IF ANY The redemf on period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED Juty 2 1998 PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Assoc-ales PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue • Birmingham Mi 4? »9-«6’6 i730 Vacation Bible School August 6, 7, 8 Thurs. & Fri. 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Sat. 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Picnic 12:00 ATTENTION Are you the right person to fill cither of our two newly created, full time dental assistant or receptionist posi­ tions? Are you a kind, caring, friendly, solf-motivated then send your resume* to .. “Living in Warmth of God's Love" ad #597 4 years thru 6th grade c/o The Reminder P.O. Box 188. Hastings. MI 49058 Barry Co. Church of Christ 541 N. Michigan Ave (Corner State Rd.) creeping things Therefore. <»od also gave them up to uncleanness in the lusts ol their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth o! God for the lie. and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever Amen" Romans I 21-25 Faith works well. powerfully, precisely land faith in (iod. through (agape) love! There is no question about the fact that "faith" works The question up for discussion and your option is What is the object of your f aith ’ Who or what do you believe ’ Do you be­ lieve in the needle (the truth) or the haystack (man's professed wisdom)' “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away" (Jesus) Matthew 24 35 "Sanctify them by your truth Your word is truth " John 17:17 "Jesus said I am the way. the truth, and lhe life. No one comes to lhe l ather except through Me " John 14.6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him. for he who comes to God must believe that He is. and that He is a rewardcr of those who diligently seek Him" He­ brews 11:6 “...If you ebidc in My word, you arc My disciples indeed And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make vou free " John 8.3lb-32 The truth still works as always Read the instruction book written by our Maker The Bible still stands though the hills may tum­ ble. It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble I will plant my feet on its firm foundation, for the the Bible stands. Rus Sarver. Hastings VBS *98 I PRAY FOR... church and God's family: familv, friends, and unknowns; food, shelter, and clothing: and healthy body, mind and spirit. team player who enjoys working with, and helping other people? Do you enjoy challenging, yet reward­ ing work and being well compensated foi it? If so. Theme: Sonlight Island into an image made like corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and Experience a plus, but not required. AUGUST 3rd - 7‘ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church 239 E. North Street (across from Tendercare) FREE program to all children 3-12 years old GAMES. CRAFTS. STORIES. SONGS, and SNACKS For information or to register, please call: Kim Domke 945-9181 / GLC 945 9414 “A wealth of committed service to Barry County" Community VOTE • Member of Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce - currently serving on the Chamber 's ’Community & Legislative Affairs’ Committee • Member of Hastings Kiwanis • 3 years Chairman of Hastings Kiwanis' "Priority One/Young Children" Program • Served on Charlton Park Board • Served on Barry County Tourism Council • Past member of Hastings BPW & Hastings Exchange Club Public Service 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT • 7 years Barry County Drain Commissioner anu Director of Public Works for Audrey Burdick August 4th Republican Primary Barry County Board of Commissioners District #1 representing the Citv of • 2 years Deputy Barry County Drain Commissioner • 7 years Barry County Department of Corrections stall assistant • 2 years Probate and luvenile Court staff assistant • 2 years Delta Township Planning & Zoning Board member • 4 years Chairman of Barry County Republican Party • Nominee to Electoral College in I486 Pr< M<le tial Fl<x lion Personal • 40 year resident-homeowner in Hastings and Barry County • Associate Broker with Millei Heal f -lah • Early job history with Hastings Manufacturing and E W. Bliss ^District #1 of the Barry County' Board of Commissioners covers the City of Hastings I �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1998 Dale L. Williams ODESSA LAKE - - DETROIT L. Dale (Bill) William Williams, age 56. of Saranac, passed away on Wednesday. July 22, 1998 at his home. McKcough. age 65. of Detroit md formerly of Hastings, passed away He was bom May 6. 1942 in Lake Odessa, the son of Gerald and Ruby (Goodcmoot) Williams. Mr. Williams is survived by his daughters. Karen (Mark) Bergman of Kalamazoo, and Debra (Rodney) Duplessis Monday. July 20. 1998 in Detroit. He was bom and raised in Hastings, moving to 1950. Detroit with his family in Bill was a member of St. Mary's of Redford Catholic Church. He suffered from Muscular Dystrophy of Washington; son. Todd (Barbara) James of Hastings; eight grandchildren; mother. Ruby Williams of Lake Odessa; sisters. since the age of 5 years. He is survived by five brothers. Jack &. Philip of California. Edward Sr., of Marie (Larry) Bradbeck of Lake Odessa. Ann (William) Cusack of Hastings; and Hastings. Paul & Patrick of Detroit; axl many nieces and nephews. two sisters. Patty & Mary of Detroit. Funeral Services were heid Saturday. July 25. 1998 at lhe Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Wan! His Cross was heavy but He earned it well. Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association or St. Rose of Lima Building Fund. Pierce officiated. Interment place took Lakeside al Ceylon M. Garlingcr Kenneth J. Weller NASHVILLE - Mr. Ceylon M. Garlingcr. age 84. of Nashville, passed away on Friday. July 24. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was bom on September 15. 1913 in Castleton Township, the son of Roy and Nina (Wheeler) Garlingcr. He attended Feighncr School and TOLEDO. OHIO Kenneth J “Wheel s’* Weller, age 49. of Toledo. Ohic and formerly of Hastings, passed away Thursday. July 23. 1998 in Toledo. He was bom August 3. 1948 in Grand Rapids, the son of Raymond and Mary (Bawcja) Weller. The Wellers moved to Hastings in 1952. Ken attended St Rose of Lima School and graduated from Hastings High School as the class graduated from W.K. Kellogg High School in Nashville in 1931. He married Nadine Little on September 15. 1977. He was a life long resident and long salutatorian. An outstanding athletic. Ken was the co­ captain of the football, basketball, axl baseball teams during his senior year. During the 1966 football season Ken was the league leading scorer with 96 points on Jock Clarey led 8-0 team. With his time farmer of Castleton Township, raising registered black angus cattle and was lhe first farmer in the area to have a grain dryer. He retired from fanning and went to work at Hastings Manufacturing Company, retiring from there in 1979. After retiring he owned and operated a saw Cemetery. Memorials may be made to lhe Lake Odessa Library. slashing and gliding running style. Ken earned the nickname ’’Wheel’s”. Ken was also a starting guard on the 1964-65 shop. He was an avid gardener, raising pumpkins for all of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son. Glenn Garlingcr, and a sister. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Loco Road. Dowling. Ml 2601 4*M)5O (616) ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH JcITcnon 805 S Father Charles GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Meeting at Maple Valley High Pastor. Steve Olmstead Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) phone p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 11 00 am. Confession Saturday am 4 00 - 4 30 p m service 758-3021 church Sundas Service 9 30 a m . Sundav 1! 00 School am. Sundav A. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Prayer Time Wednevdav nights 6 30 p m Broadway 17|6 Nonh M>79 WM (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. PO Bov 63. 11 00 a m Morning Wbnhip Ser­ llernng Wheelchair accessible and vice. 6 00 pm elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . evening Sen ice. 7 00pm Services for Wednesday Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ \orton Phone 623-5543 Sundav 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at btlOpm . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00 pm. 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone Sunday Worship 9 00 948-2549 am and 10 45 a.m Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m ST. VSDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH also Nuncry available for all ser­ COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Morning Prayer 2nd & 1928 prayer book used at ail scrv tees For more infor­ Bedford Rd. Dowling 9275 S 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided day night service with live band 7 JO pm For more information call the church office vices Bnng the whole family HOPE UNITED ME THODIST CHURCH BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave.. Hastings. M-37 South at M-79, Larry Hub- Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Icy. Pastor Classes 10 a tn . Worship 11 am . Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 livening Services 6 p tn Wednes­ am to 12 noon. Sunday Morning day David T llustwick. vicar at 948­ 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 9604 St Andrew ’s is a part of the a m Morning Worship Wednesday Bible Survey on videos in the Independent b 45 p m Warnors (grades K-5lh). home Free Bible Correspondence Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 Course 948-9327 call mation or Rev Church Anglican < anada Synod (grades 6-l2th) pm 7 00 p m HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Thursday Corner of State Rd and Boltwuod I6"4 West State Road. Hastings. Sunday School 9 30 a.m . classes for all ages ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Morning Worship 2415 McCann Rd. Hastinp. Ml 10 45 a m. Nursery provided Sun­ 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar day livening Service. 6 00 pm Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc pm weekdays or all day week­ RainbowsorJJ Bible Quiz (ages 2 ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club am or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Prayer • 1928 Book of Common FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 13-19). Adult Bible 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Study - No age limits Shorkey. Senior John Pastor. Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODLST CHI RCH Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Litchfield Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Familf Carl 49058 Pastor Phone 367-4061 Pxkard. 945-5974 or Darlene Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Litchfield Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ Sunday School. day • 9 45 a m 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5:00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults “Kids Alive” for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m KidY quizzing. 7 00 p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office North St. Hastings 239 F. Rev Hour *00 p m Sunday evening Mict jcl Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ Monday Monday of the 9414 Sunday. First 8 00 & Aug 2 Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ 10 00 am Holy Communion. 9 30 SUNDAY SCHOOL. day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, Preschool Music Thursday. July 30 Rev Wilson and family of Nashville, Gary (Kim) Gariinger and family of Texas. Carrie (John) Kennedy and family of Woodland; step-sons. Jeff (Lauric) Little of Catherine (Graffy) Rugg. He was raised in Royal Oak and later in Jackson where he graduated from St. John’s High School. Two years following High School he Hastings. Rich (Jody) Little and family of joined the United States Ait Force as a Vermontville; step-daughter. Josie (Danny) Steinbarger and family of Lcondias; sister, cadet where he became a pilot with SAC and served for seven years. After leaving the service he attended Michigan State University graduating with a Business Madeline Gaunt of New Jersey. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. July 28. 1998 at the Maple Valley Chapel, Degree while also serving with the Air Hynes National Guard in Battle Creek which he joined in 1957. Burial took place at Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville. He married Shirley Kolb on June 28. 1958 in Jackson where he worked for Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashville Fire Department or a charity of choice. Acroquip Corporation. He and his family of four children moved to Hastings in Nashville. officiated. Reverend James |Robert E. Mitchell I - Robert E. Mitchell, age DELTON 1976 where he Hastings Mutual was employed with Insurance Company, until he retired in June of 1997. He retired from the Air National Guard in 1992 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was an avid pilot and golfer, a 82 of pplton, passed away Monday July 27, 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center in devoted husband and father, a member of Kalamazoo. He was bom September 21. the United States Air Force Retired Officers, a member of St. Rose of Lima 1915 in Fountain Head, Tennessee, lhe son of John & Dolly (Graves) Mitchell. Bob moved with his parents to Delton in 1927 and graduated from the Hickory Catholic Church, Columbus. John was preceded and Knights of in death by his American Legion Baseball team for 20 years. Retiring after 13 years with Allied Paper Company of Kalamazoo in 1980 the (Larry) Tilford, both of Jackson, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday July 30. 1998 at 11:00 a m. at St. Rose of orchard at their present residence on Orchard Road. at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Preceding him in death were his parents; a daughter, Carol Mitchell in 1970 and a Memorial contributions may be made to Bany Community Hospice. American Cancer Society or St. Rose Education children. Ancila (Don) Allen of Butler, Indiana. Gary (Lynn) Mitchell of Eaton Fund. Arrangements were made by Funeral Home of Hastings. Girrbach City. Ross (Denise) Mitchell of Carlsbad. 6 30 p m Softball. 6 30 more information 948-8004 7 30 OA Wednesday. Aug 5 California; 11 grandchildren & three great grandchildren, a sister. Pauline Dudley of age 77. of Woodland and formerly of Hastings, passed away Thursday, July 23. Delton. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. BIBLE CHURC H the Hustings Grace Brethren Church). 600 Powcl! (A’wrmer/r Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor I nventus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible streets. Dr Bufford W' Coe. Pastor day Morning Worship Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian II am, Sunday livening Service 6pm. of Green Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ rector of Music and Organist terested in a free Home Bible Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ Study, please call for more detail* ner free building with elevator to all ftiMirs ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ Youth Church Corner Classes • for all ages. 10 40 a m - ing Your Faith, 5 30 p m and David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ Nashville Father Charles Fischer. meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ Pastor A mission of St Rose sage . 945-9224. 6 30 p m - BiNc Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Study lor all Saturday livening 6 30 p m Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Uhurch for age* 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 am. Coffee Fellow*h.p I WNCH DAY Gl TTING CLOSER” Get your Little Astro­ This information on worship senices naut* Registered'' Monday. Aug 3 is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches Wc will launch our Space Mission and these local businesses Bible l amp, it will run from 9 00 am to 11 30 a m Aug 3 thru 7 FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings to pass ) 1952 N Broadway Hastings FIRM PRESBYTERIAN l ilt RC H 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions” I IMS Jefferson 945-3429 gan 49058 Hastings. Michigan (616) 945-5463 Kent Keller. Pastor gust 2 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. G Sunday. Au­ 9 30am Traditional Wor­ 770 Cook Rd Hastinp. Michigan Comers Wesleyan Church or lhe Visiting Nurses Association of Kalamazoo (VNA). home three years ago. Lillian was employed for 35 years as a music teacher for string instruments, a brief Charles Larue Griffith - Charles LaRuc Griffeth. age 83. of Middleville, passed away Friday. July 24. 1998 at Heartland Kentwood; five grandchildren; one great granddaughter, two sisters, Vcma Griffeth of East Grand Rapids. Florence Barker of Tampa. Florida; one niece Funeral Ray Townsend officiated. Interment took place al AM 1220 Nursery is provided dur­ Rev Steve Reid to our pulpit and two nephews. Funeral and Committal Services were held Monday. July 27. 1998 at the Beeler porary Worship Service The 9 30 ing both Service* Wc welcome the time at Hastings Manufacturing Company and a time for Kaiser Farms near MIDDLEVILLE ship Service. Il 00 am Contem­ Service is broadcast over WBCH • HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. Hastings area until moving to her present Middleville; two daughters. Rosamond Herzbrun of Hastings. Gloria Griffeth of Japan (Doni forget to bnng a dish & Ethel (Miller) Allen. She was raised in Nashville & Hastings Hickory East Grand Rapids. Vernon Griffeth of Member F I) IC Mrs. Warner was bom on March 27. 1921 in Nashville, the daughter of Howard Memorials may be made to Comers Cemetery. and George Gish. Jr. missionaries to Warner, She was married to Alleyne Warner on May 15. 1936. They lived primarily in the Pro­ Yoko - Lillian E. areas and attended schools there. gram by WOODLAND Hickory 6 30 pm Pwluck Dinner presented Lillian E. Warner E. place at priate for Astronauts, kindergarten thru 5th grade Monday. Aug 3 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS I HE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER officiated. Interment took Health Care Center. Grand Rapids Mr. Griffeth was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn C. Griffeth. Charles is survived by four sons. Victor L. Griffeth of Middleville. Kenneth Griffeth of Middleville. Leon Griffeth of This program will be most appro­ WREN Fl NERAL HOME of Hastings July 29. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor Len Davis of the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship • Child care available for by | 'christ^he^Grahan^Fanuell (Lindeman) Farwell Jr. He graduated from Delton Kellogg High School in 1996. He graduated on October 4. 1996 from lhe United States Marine Corps Boot Camp. He was a Lance Corporal in lhe United States Marine Corp Chapel. Middleville. Reverend Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Christopher was married to Arnie Faith Stevens on August 16. 1997 at the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church. Christopher loved golf, baseball, fishing, hunting and video games. He was a member of the Bridge Co.. Alpha United He VBS. 7 00 Shepherding Comm . 2667 Sunday School 10am. Sun­ Funeral arrangements were made Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings. States Marine Corps Reserves in Battle Creek. Rapids. Gail & Marge Mitchell of Iowa City, Iowa, Gordon Mitchell of Hickory b 30 Softball. 6 30 VBS Tuesday. 502 li Grand St.. Hastings. Pastor Rose Building or Education Fund. Reserve. in working Faithful GRACE BRETHREN Calvary Mr. Farwell was employed for lhe past year in the Resource Department at '.he Meijer Corporate offices in Walker. and Womens people w ho care Mt. Father Charles H. Fischer officiating. Burial with full military honors will be bowling Men. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH at his golfing, Bible Study Call church office for 6 30 place couple moved back to Dciton. Bob enjoyed Women. Bible Study. VBS took Lima Catholic Church in Hastings with day HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Burial Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can be made to St. Bob was part owner of the Appliance Service Center. While in Hillsdale he was active in lhe Jaycees and Boy Scouts of America. They then moved to Climax in 1953 where Bob was a coach of the local munity Breakfast on third Saturday Wc welcome you to our Church in Hastings. Father Charles H. ; Fischer officiated. July 23. 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center. Kalamazoo. Christopher was bom on June 3. 1977 in Hastings, the son of Robert J. & Faye STUDY Sunday. 5.00 p m . Com­ fenng ? Funeral Mass was held Monday. July;27. 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic * Grand Rapids; ten grandchildren, Nicholas. Brandon. Nathan, Tyler. Austin. Shane. Bobby. Annie, Lexy, and Darin; two sisters, Mary (Ben) Orlowski and Angela each month K 00 a m . freewill of- Chnst s Love, and the fellowship of of Fenton; six nephews and two nieces. 4. 1941 in Hickory Comers and the coupic lived in Hillsdale for several years where Comers. Jim (Gail) Mitchell of Lathrop Village, Roger Mitchell of New York church family with the warmth of Ken is survived by his parents, Ray and Mary Weller of Hastings; brothers, Bernie Weller of Hastings. Pat (Jane Fritz) Weller DELTON Christopher Graham Farwell, age 21, passed away Thursday, 6 30 Softball Saturday. Aug I Aug 4 Member and was on the Hastings Manufacturing fast pitch softball team which captured the State Class D Title. daughters. Susan (Steve) Furiwanglcr of Caledonia and Carol (Robert) Nowak of 8 00 p m NA. Monday. Aug 3 Faithful possessed a license to practice law in both Michigan and Ohio. He loved playing golf and solving crossword puzzles, and after waiting 20 years in 1994 he acquired lhe rights to lhe Masters Golf Tournament tickets. He was a long time Moose Lodge (Laurcnc) Rugg of Hastings and Paul (Tcddi) Rugg of Grand Rapids; two Bible and Awana at 6 30 pm attorney of Bany County in lhe mid 1970’s at the lime of his death Ken the Coyne Electrical School in Chicago in 1939. Bob married Helen Willison on May Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ lor all ages 4-H. Mon- 1/2 years. He was also an assistant prosecuting parents. He is -survived by his wife, Shirley Rugg of Hastings; two sons, David (faya (. 30 to 8 00 pm . BIBLE 9 45 am University and Toledo Law School earning honors recognition at both schools for his academic achievements. Ken was married to Kathy Fisk of Toledo where they resided together for 2 Comers W.K. Kellogg Agricultural School in 1933. He also graduated from sister. Ruby Mitchell in 1915. Surviving are his wife. Helen; seven GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Carl 1100 am. Vaught. St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Adult Bible Study. Youth Minivines or Teen Bible Quiz (ages Norman HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Prayer Meeting (Child care pro*ided) Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Bible study 7 pm July 27. 1998 at his residence. He was bom on June 9. 1932 in Royal Oak. Michigan, lhe son of David and Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ HASTINGS - John Lacy Rugg, age 66. of Hastings, passed away Monday, Nadine; daughter. Loma (Earl) Wilson of Nashville; grandchildren. Bill (Becky) Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 4th Sundays am. ings. Junior-Senior High tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Meeting at 502 I 10 30 Service Church Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ THORN APPLE VALLEY CHIRCH CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Sundays WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4KM7 Coats Grove Rd Pasnr Ben Sunday Adults. Teens and Children Hastings. Ml 49058 Sehooi at Randall School Hour. 9 45 a m Pastor Ken Vaught Nursery, children's min­ group ministry, leadership training Hanman. Pastor Sunday Service* QI IMBY I SITED METHODIST CHIRCH Fellowship Time before the istry. youth group, adult small I vening Service 6 00 pm . Bible Stud) Dorothy Garlingcr. Mr. Garlingcr is survived by his wife, basketball team which won lhe only class A District title in Hastings High School history. He attended Western Michigan Hastings. Mrs. Warner was preceded in death by her parents; great granddaughter, Melissa Sifton; sister. Madeline Everett; brother, Kenneth Alltn. and son-in-law. Jack Raymond Sr. Lillian is survived by her husband, Alleyne; one daughter. Shirley Raymond of Sherwood; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; three brothers. Howard (Genevieve) Allen. Jr., of Nashville. Robert (Rose) Allen of Hastings. Nelson (Jeanett) Allen. Sr., of Arizona; brother-in­ law. Orville Everett of Nashville. Funeral Services were held Saturday. July 25. 1998 at the Family Residence. Reverend Rob VanEngcn officiated. Burial took place at Rutland Township. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. Arrangements were made Funeral Home. Hastings. by Wren was preceded in death by his grandmother, Nelda Farwell in 1996. Christopher is survived by his wife, Amie; one daughter. Lauren Grace Farwell at home; his mother. Faye Marcon of Oklahoma; his father. Robert J. (Karen) Farwell. Jr. of Delton; grandfather, Robert J. (Evelyn) Farwell, Sr. of Jenison; six sisters. Creek, Tammy (Tedd) Engle of Battle Stacey (Jon) VanWynen of Wyoming, Michelle (Troy) Young of Battle Creek, Mindy Hayward of Denver. Colorado. Becky Hayward of Kalamazoo. Rachel (Joe) Wall of Grand Junction; also many nieces, nephews, aunts & uncles. Funeral Services for Christopher were held Monday, July 27. 1998 at lhe Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor Robert Whinnen officiated. Burial took place al E. Hickory Comers Cemetery with full military honors under direction of Bridge Co. Alpha United States Marine Cotps, Battle Creek. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lauren Grace Farwell Educational Trust Fund. Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER ot many convenient locations around the county. �The Hastings Banner Social News Thursday July 30 - Page 7 Garden walk set for Saturday by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The beauty of nature is personified in five Hastings area gardens that will be open to the public from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. Sat­ urday. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Friends of Hastings Public Library and the Thomapple Garden Club to support library and community projects. "A Day in the Garden” features walks through the gardens of of Dr. Larry and Diane Hawkins at 434 W. Green St; Sue and Terri Albrecht at 731 W Bond. John and Jan Cohoon at 575 Misty Lane. Ned and Rita Brown at 1050 E. Mill and the Pietrangelo-Keeler home of Barb and Stuart at 430 S. Market. Born-Bosch to wed Sept. 12 • Youngs celebrate 65th anniversary . Celebrating 65 years of marriage is Leon and Kathery n Young on July 28 On Sunday. July 26 the family gathered for a dinner al the Old Buffet in Battle Creek Sam and Kaye, as they arc known, have two daughters. Ann DeForest of Katy. TX and Jacqueline Pursel of Galesburg There are five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Sam managed gram elevators in Hastings and Kalamazoo, for 17 years, for Farm Bu­ reau In Schoolcraft Knappen Milling Co. for four years. In 1955 co-owncd the Galien Elevator until retiring in 1969 Kaye was a school teacher in Hastings area for several years Later worked as bookkeeper for Galien Elevator until retire­ Leslie Born and Alice Miller of Hastings arc pleased lo announce the engagement of their daughter Angela Mane to Adam ToryBosch. Adam is the son of Larry Bosch of Zee­ land and Charlotte Bosch of Holland Angela is a 1993 graduate of Hastings High School. Adam is a 1992 graduate of Unity Christian High School and a 1996 graduate of the University of Michigan, with a bachelors degree in anthropology. A Sept. 12th wedding is being planned. * Robinsons to mark 70th anniversary Elmer and Violet Robinson will be cele­ brating their 70th wedding anniversary Au­ Reids to observe 68th anniversary Claude and Myrtle (Ellsworth) were mar­ ried July 26th. 1930, in Battle Creek. Ml. The coupic have eight children, and many grand, great, and great-great grandchildren, whom all share their love tropical container plantings. Co-chairing the event are Susan Smith, who had the idea for the garden walk. Jan Cohoon and Terri and Sue Albrecht. Other committee members include Theresa Pur­ chase. Mindy Johnson. Jean Swander. Lee Merriman and Melissa McKay. Tickets are $5 per adult and child and are available at the Hastings Public Library in advance of the event and on the day of the garden walk. In addition, tickets will be gust 4th. 1998. Cards and notes of congratulation from family and fnends would be welcome. Their address is: 1111 S Park St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 The Mediterranean blends of the pool area explore tropical container plantings at the home of John and Jan (in the photo) Cohoon. Notice the morning glories, grown in containers, that are strategically placed to climb columns that help support the upper deck. Their 10-acre spread includes woodland, marshy bog. prairie and a pond. A hosta vista surrounds a 400-foot boardwalk leading to a cabin folly. The cabin garden includes shade container planting and many wildflowers available Saturday at each of lhe participat­ ing gardens. (Every child must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult. No strollers or wagons are allowed). Refreshments during the event will be served al the Brown and Pietrangelo-Keeler gardens. Musical entertainment by Ric Castleman at the keyboard also will he featured at the Pietrangelo-Keeler gardens The event will be held rain or shine New trooper joins Mich. State Police Robert Keith Potts. Wayland and Carly Amber Luttrell, Wayland. Jason Blake Bush. Freeport and Heather Sue Nolff. Freeport ment They lived in Galien for 43 years before mov ing to Battle Creek two years ago. Some of the highlights include botanical views plus the sounds of water and birds, a display of more than 2.000 daylilies. a lush sunken yard featuring a circular garden, complete with birdbath, as a centerpiece; an enchanting yard with a lot of plantings that foster wildlife, accented with stones; a cabin garden and the Mediterranean blends of a swimming pool area accented with The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police welcomed a new state trooper this week Trooper Charles B Mordan III. a re­ cent graduate of the 116th Michigan State Police Recruit School, will begin patrol du­ ties this week Jamie Patrick Maurer. Hastings and Michelle Leigh Shepard. Hastings. Kevin Scott Pennock. Hickory Comers and Ton Lynn Danalds. Hickory Comers. Trooper Mordan is one of 94 new state troopers who graduated during a special Brad Leon Belka. Middleville and Penny Lee Secord. Middleville. Robert William Curtiss, Middleville and Kendra Kay Hoekstra. Middleville. Thomas Kendnck Guthne. 111. Delton and Michelle Renee LcButt. Delton. ceremony July 24 in Lansing Mordan. a native of Caseville, is a gradu­ ate of Caseville High School and the Uni­ versity of New Haven. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a masters degree in forensic science. His parents. Judith and Dennis Lee Murray. Hickory Corners and Denise Ann Gregg. Hickory Comers. William John-Gregory Fish. Hastings and Cris Ann Sarver. Hastings. Jeremy Douglas Outlay. Comstock Park and Heidi Lynne Hoekstra. Way land. James Laurence Cabral. Hastings and Knsty Marie Clark. Hastings. David Michael Dawson. Hastings and Pamela Sue Miller. Hastings. Russell K. Ameter. Dowling and Darlene Rose Fowler. Dowling. Charles Mordan. reside in Pigeon. As a graduate of the 116th Recruit School. Mordan received 18 weeks of in­ tense training in criminal law. criminal invrstigation.crime scene processing, patrol tactics, phy sical fitness, first aid. firearms instruction, defensive tactics, and precison driving techniques. Charles B Mordan III Brian Paul Buikema. Hastings and Kathy Lee Hom. Hastings Upcoming Group Tours August 6 1 Day Mystery Trip Includes intngue. laughter, light breakfast, lunch and transportation ‘60.00 p p August 15 Fanny Giri - Enjoy this funny, heartwarming musical at the Cherry County­ Playhouse in Muskegon it includes People' and "Don't Rain on My Parade' ‘65.00 p p Lunch and transportation included BOY, Nicholas William bom al 7:35 p.m. on July 12. 1998 at Spectrum East to Pete and Melanie Salamone of Kentwood Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. Grandparents arc Bill and Irene Cook of Hastings and Marco and Josephine Salam­ one of Kentwood BOY, Ian William Bailey, born on June 22. 1998 at Spectrum Health-Downtown (for­ merly Butterworth Hospital) at 3:36 a.m. He weighed 7 lh\ 7 ozs and was 20 inches long Ian is the son of Troy and Kimbcrlic (Webb) Bailes of Middles die GIRL. Elizabeth Charnac bom at Pennock Hospital on July 13. 1998 al 11 44 p.m. to Tim Ry nd and Knsli Benschoter of Lake Odessa Weighing 7 lbs II ozs and 21 inches long GIRL. Haley Bnanne. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 14. 1998 al 10 57 a m Io Sarah Chaffee and Dav id Bustancc of Hast­ ings Weighing 5 lbs 13 12 ozs and 20 inches long GIRL. Haley Jo. born al Pennock Hospital on July 14. 1998 at 11 28 a m to Heather and Enc VanXalkenburg Weighing 7 lbs 4 I '4 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Oct. 27-30 Mackinac Island Toor - for those 55 years or over A 'Grand Time' on the island, including three nights at the Grand Hotel, camage tour, three dinners and three breakfasts, one continental breakfast and Grand Buffet lunch, and much more Ask for a free brochure on this tnp *475.00 p p December 13 Rockettes Christmas Spectacular - Spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon at the Fox Theater in Detroit This show is truly a 'spectacular' worth seeing' *78.00 p p. includes motorcoach transportation, afternoon performance and dinner after the show River Bend Travel ‘"Your Full Service Travel Agency Since 1974*’ MEMBER OF THE HASTINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 533 West State Street. Hastings Call 616-945 9852/ObI of Town Call I-8OO-325-766I • From Grand Rapids Call 891-8249 CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a registered nurse with obstetrical experience/traming as childbirth Educator. Classes are taught on rotation four-month. weekday evening schedules, and candidates should have ability to assist other instructors on a rotation basis as needed The Childbirth Educator will prepare expectant parents emotionally and physically to participate in a satisfying pregnancy, labor, birth and intro­ duction to parenthood, and must demonstrate a commitment to client education and experience related to maternal-child care. Registered Nurses who would he interested in such a challenge should contact: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Education Department 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948 3125 E.O.E. ’ennock Healthcare Sen ices Call Mark For Complete Vacant Land Listings �upport from businesses and Individuals across Barry County has resulted in the biggest large animal sale ever at the Barry County Fair last week. S That sale netted an estimated $256,690 to local 4-Hr's. Some had raised steers, others brought lambs or hogs. Included In those figures is also a sum of $5000 donated from local businesses for the gallon of milk produced by this year's grand champion dairy cow. This was the 51st such sale, an event that has grown tremendously since that first auction In 1947. lust since last year numbers In the hog barn were up substantially. While 150 pigs were sold at an average price of $2.03 per pound last year, there were 220 hogs through the ring this year Sheep numbers were down slightly from 56 to 51 but the dollars attributed to that portion of the Mie took a tumble. While It was reported that '•Hl 1 over S49.000 was spent on perspective lamb chops in 1997. this years estimated proceed are only $14,468. Beef numbers were up too. One hundred and six steers were through that sale ring last week, thats sixteen more than last year. Those doing the buying dug a bit deeper In their pockets though, while total beef sales were recorded at $104,787 following the 1997 fair, this years proceeds were estimated at $141,497. Though the milk has been a part of the sale for some time. It wasn't until 1997 that an organized group effort to raise money for the dairy project area took place. Last year $3600 was donated from various sources across Barry County for that milk. This year that sum has grown to $5000 which is split among 4-Hr's in the diary division. Rather than to feed out large ani­ mals some 4-hr’s choose a lighter weight' project and five years ago a small ani­ mal sale was developed for those youngsters. Every year that Mie too has grown in popularity. Some youngsters have chickens ready for frying, and others raise turkeys, goats or bunnies. Projected totals from that Mie are not as impressive this year as those from the large animal According to sources from the Barry County Extension Service, while the number of animals sold were up slightly higher than last, proceeds were down from $9165 In 1997 to $8000 in 1998. Those who toured the 1 Expo building at the Barry County Fair grounds my have noticed numerous outstanding and best of show awards for 4-H'rs with projects outside of the livestock area. Among the crafts, and cooking and sewing projects were large purple or green and white ribbons for those who had excelled In any particular area. The following 4-Hr's earned either Best of Show * or Outstanding Awards at this years fair: Erin Galloway. Amy Schiedel, lessica Anderson. Amy rniph«o' Mcrt IMuiikUc T<ibin and Jcnmtcr Dutm N«h of NaUnillr Schiedel. Amy Rudnlk. Katie Wleringa. Karine Nortin. Dylan Goebel. Lindy Marie Jacobs. josh mneri i front tram left > Jawin TetU. Adam Gui. Wian Schroder. Arthur ('hupp Jared lundburg iKriitin PutpaN. Corr) Fucn. Shannon Lan. Aihk) Barvroh. and Bnttnei Sutherland Ami ( autnouai ' MAM Hrant tram left> Amanda Bccktcl. AhKc Kimmel Samantha Harthi. manship » wh their rahbrti i Irani Imm kit i Jmon Lindberg. Amber Hurthi Arthur (hupp J’Ami Crtm and thana Merlau (■allow ai. i.nd row > Ann ( aU.wieu.n I Iciu Mellen Ann Prnnmeton Katie Cant. Je»nca Anderton Anderson. Shannon Lux. Daniel Roberts. Brittany Sutherland. Katlalln Fisher. Mitchell Collin. Mitchell Collin. Ben GoodPaster David Rumsey, lessica Robinson Tim Rumsey |r. | ere my Dunn. Andy Tobias. Kristin Pufpaff. Sarah Wenger. Erika Schroeder. Chere Case. Susie Vandefifer. Stacy Vandefifer. lamle Case. Katie Wleringa. Nicholas Love. |ohn Shannon. Robert Fisher, Chase Goodin. Amy Schiedel. Rebecca Woodmansee. Stacy Vandefifer. Katrina Smith. Ashley Blankenship. Becky Robinson. Christy Curtis. Drew Gobel. Danielle Hoskins, lared Lindberg. Ashlee Gross. Andy Warren. Kyle Kiser, Lindy lacobs. Adam Pierson. Bret Wallace, fared Lindberg. David GoodPaster. Tim Rumsey |r, feremy Dunn. Amanda Rumsey. Michael GoodPaster. lames DeWitt. Andy Tobias. Alice Trout. Shannon Benkowskl. Betsy Steensma. Holly Wilson. Amanda Dykstra. David Wilson, Danielle Hoskins. Lindsey Selby. Abby Weeks. Kyle Ferris. Hoskins, *Rex Michael Ferris. Amy Schiedel. Amy Castonguay. Amy Schiedel. Elizabeth Potter. Danielle Hoskins Karine Norton, lessica Andersc i. lanine Wilson. |ason Lindberg Allscia Leo. Amanda Bowyet. Gwen leurink, Kelly Wilson. Nathan Castonguay. Amber Dlngledlne. Schannah Fisher. Christy Barcrof*. Debbie Welker. Kai Haines, lack Holden. Carolyn Emmery. Lindsey Green, lessica Broadhurst. David Tobias. Arthur Chupp, Adam Guy, Shannon Lux. Zack Coenen, Chere Case.Andrea Hughes.|amle Brodbeck. Abby Chase. Katie Wleringa. Becky Robinson. Samantha Harthy, lessica Robinson. ~* * * Chekie Passmore, lennifer McDavid. Carole Castonguay. Amanda Becktel. Kristen Pufpaff. lordon Rodgers. Christi Anna Castonguay. Carole Castnguay. Sarah Krikke. Jason Lindberg. Elizabeth Erway, Karine Norton. KnMm F’utpjft Liw Hamihon. Kelli WiImxi Titljm Trtz. and Slaeri \jndrtilcr lhe law tn»» irar Hrant Irani left, Mill) Samantha W*IUe and Dram Schoch wiIIac. Samantha �;There juM nuj be some really gcxxi steaks for sale at Plumbs this week! The More purchased this year's Grand Champion Steer nu<d by Joe Wenger of the Middleville Clovers 4-h Club. Kayie Wilson. Andy Tobias. Leslie Brown, Scott Wilson, nla Councilman, lessica Wenger. Kai Haines, lason Teltz, Barcroft. Debbie Welker, Kai Haines, lack Holden. Broadhurst. Stephanie France. Katie Wleringa, Robbi Arthur Chupp. Adam Guy. Shannon Lux. Zack Coenen. , Case. Sarah Green, Katie Cusack. U nd say Mead. ■Mannon Lux. Deb Welker. Kai Haines. Dara Carpenter Angela Booth.Amy Castonguay, Tiffany Tietz,Ashley Barcroft.Elizabeth Potter, Holly Shannon. losh Anderson, lessie Anderson, Usa McKay. Amy Rudnlk. lames Mead. Heather Yeo. Casey Barton. Gwen leurink. Eric Wleringa. ;A!ecia Holst. Maria Armstrong. Kai Haines. Gwen leurink. jTeBsa Hammond. Carole Castonguay. Clarissa Hammond, S^polyn Ehmery. Katie McCarty. Travis Wenger. Undsay •^tidgers. Amy Dykstra, lason Stampfler. Amy Pennington. Jlfeabeth Frizzle, losh Anderson, |erid Leo. Drew Goebel, jtaeto Fisher, Amber Harthy, Michael Goodpaster, Brittney ty^Bieriand. lason Tietz. Amanda Eddy, lason Dipp, lennifer •gOgidis. Daria Stutzman. Lori Ann Dewitt. |osh Anerson. *JMP°e Nortn. Kim LaFoy. Usa McKay. Katelyn Hannon. Sean 'Mgmon, Tla Harper. Drew Goebel, lames Mead. Heather MS. I'Ainy Cross, Tla Harper. Kristen Pufpaff. Ashley Carr, xftldsay Mead. Marion. Christansen. Sarah Krikke. Elena Mellen. Tessa Hammond. Wyatt Schroder. Ben Ybema. Tyler Wenger. Wyatt Schroeder. Kyle Post. Zachary Rohe. Danielle Hoskins. Erika Schroder, Amber Harthy. Nlkke Meredith. Eric Wleringa. Delton Art Club. Kalla Fisher. Usa Hamilton, Cory Pork Chop, at the Picking residence should be the best around! Hastings City Bank supported the Large Animal Sale again this year and took home this pn/e market hog raised by Seth Higbee of the Lakcuood Community 4-H Gub. Tietz. Kameron Sovem. Rachel Newton. Amber Vandls. Katie Wleringa. Amy Pennington. Undy lacobs. Bridles & Bits. Usa McKay. Abbie Kimmel. Stacey Hamilton, Hillary Ranquette. losh Anderson. Carole Castonguay. Thom Dettman, |a»on Lindburg. Adam Guy. Ashley Carr. Ashley Barcroft. Tasha Dull, lason Tietz, Belinda Ferris. Amanda Becktel. |lm Coenen, Adam Guy. Diana Merlau. Erica Hubka. Nathan Selby. Tom Steensma. Tasha Dull. |amle Brod beck. Mallorie Brod beck. Alllssa Tietz, lessica Broadhurst. Whltteny Fisher. Eric Schiedel. Elena Gromley. Robbi Blaine, lason Tietz. Christy Barcroft. Allscla Leo. lessica Anderson. Stephanie Hoffman. Scott Duke. Stacey Gutheridge. Usa McKay, Susie Vandefifer. Betsy Steensma. Amanda Eddy, Robert Lemon. Stacey Vandefifer. David GoodPaster. Amy Castonguay. Adam Guy, Kyle Krizen, Trevor Lynd. Tracy Booth. Brian Peake. Jennifer Dunn. Mallorie. Brod beck. Heather Lambert, Christy Curtis. Nathan Castonguay. Corey Fueri. Zac Coenen. Tiffany Tietz, Caleb Osterhouse. Abby Weeks. Luke Selby, Katie Cusack. Dristen Pufpaff. Deb Welker. Amanda Becktel. Corey Fueri. Christy Stine. Thom Dettman. Allscla Leo, David GoodPaster. A I Weyerman. Adam Pierson. I a red Leo. Amanda Duke. Belinda Ferris, Stacy Vandefifer. Chelsle Passmore. Stacy Vandefifer. Lori Wasikowskl, Elizabeth Potter .Sarah Krikke. Shannon Lux. Amber Dlngledlne. Amanda Becktel. Erin Galloway. Abbie Kimmel, lason Undberg. . Tiffany Tietz, Angie Dingiedine. Amy Schiedel. Kameron Sovem. Tory Duckworth. & Catherine Case. Area Busines® MainStreet Savings Bank Century 21 Bundy Hastings • Grand Ledge Lake Odessa • Charlotte 945-3426 2293 Gun Lake Road. Hastings 1 0)1 Eaton Federal Savings Bank 109 S. Main, Nashville 517-852-1830 Maple Valley Implement 945-4921 497 Arlington. Middleville 795-3302 King's Music Center Electronics & Appliances Fillmore Equipment, Inc. 102 Cook Road. Hastings 130 W. State Street. Hastings 2900 N. Broadway, Hastings 945-4284 945-2433 945-9526 j Bosley Pharmacy ; 118 S. lefferson Street. Hastings Plumb's Valu-Rite 902 W. State Street. Hastings 400 S. Middleville Road, Hastings Electric Motor Service 948-8335 1569 Bedford Road. Hastings S & S Farm Market Gavin Chevrolet Buick - Pontiac 945-5113 735 Sherman. Nashville 7305 S Middleville Road IM-37), Middleville 938 N Middleville Road IM-371. Middleville 517-852-1910 795-9758 795-3318 Flex Fab Eye & E.N.T. Specialists, P.C. Tom’s Market 241 E. State Road. Hastings 1843 Gun Lake Rd . Hastings Seif Chevrolet and Geo - Caledonia Pastoor’s Family Market Manpower Temporary Services MacLeod Chiropractic 632 E. Main. Caledonia 1045 Arlington. Middleville 127 N Market Street. Hastings 138 W. Center Street. Hastings 891-8104 795-7019 948-3000 948-3170 Staff Mark Caledonia Rent All Union Bank Temporary and Direct Placements Main Office: 933 4th Avenue, 241 W. State St., Hastings 725 W. State St.. Suite B. Hastings 9800 Cherry Valley Avenue SE. Caledonia 945-3437 948-8555 891-0050 374-3278 948-9210 Dean's NAPA Citizens L.L.C. National Bank of Hastings 122 N. fefferson Street. Hastings 1 Ritsema Trailer Sales Kimbfriy Norris. MD • David Harrrll. MD Mkhael Nosaiwv. ML> 915 W Green St.. Hastings • 945-3SS8 945-3429 f. This year’s grand champion dairy cow belongs to Jason Griffin and a highlight of the Large Animal Sale was this gallon of milk produced by “Billr” Thai milk netted $5000. thanks to manj local businesses. Q J.L. Schwartz Agency ’ Chanda Brice raised this year’s Grand Champion lamb which was purchased bv Dan Valley Excavating. 948-9696 ---------------- Coleman Agency 203 S. Michigan Avenue. Hastings 945-3412 Weltons Jerry's Tire & Auto Service Lyons Septic Tank Pumping 1413 2nd Street. Lake Odessa 3305 W Quimby, Hastings 517-726-0514 374-8896 945-5379 Hastings City Bank Buckland Insurance Agency Kent Oil & Propane Co. Larry Neil M-66 at South Village Limits 735 S. Durkee. Nashville Farm Bureau Insurance 333 W. State Street. Hastings 517-852-9210 945-3443 or1-800-564-1454 945 2401 WBCH 100.1 Dan Valley Excavating State Bank of Caledonia 303 Arlington. Middleville 795-3361 110 W State Street. Hastings 945-5352 627 E. Main. Caledonia 945-3414 Bill Seif Chevy-Buick Farmers Feed Service M/C Supply 1345 S. Hanover. Hastings 1006 E. Railroad. Hastings 945-2425 945-9926 Miller Real Estate 945-5182 • Arby's 911 W. State Street, Hastings Main Plant: 870 S. Main. Vermontville 401 N. Broadway. Hastings 149 W State Street. Hastings Lake Odessa 945-5372 891-8113 2308 S Bedford Road. Hastings 150 W Court Street. Hastings 087 Grand Rapids Street. Middleville 795-9321 Chrysler Superstore of Hastings 945-2782 1455 W State Street. Hastings Dreisbach Pontiac Olds • GMC Truck BumhamStewart Insurance Group 328 N. Michigan. Hastings 226 N Church Street. Hastings Delton Hardware, Rental & Outdoor Power Equipment 948-8000 11235 S Wall Lake Road. Delton 623-5115 Pennock Hospital 1009 W. Green Street. Hastings 945-3451 r— 945-9383 102 N Grove & I2o Orchard, Delton ______ ?4?:2?68_______ 623-5455 • 623-4099 I i-au H Oraph i< f �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 30 1998 Lake Odessa NEWS Addicted to the Internet Dear Ann Landen: I was interested in the letter from “Bye Bye Forever in Texas," who said the Internet was responsible for the collapse of her marriage. Mine. too. is tcctcnng on the bnnk of ruination for the same reason. My husband of 22 years has become a recluse. He refused social invitations, has quit attending our children's activities and lies to me about the amount of time he spends surfing the 'Net. Like an alcoholic, he apologizes and promises to do better, but once the computer clicks on. he sits there, transfixed, until the wee hours of the morn­ ing. I don’t understand the attraction. Most of what I've seen is garbage - pornography, crackpot philosophy and nonsense The young boy in Oregon who murdered his parents and then shot two schoolmates to death had also constructed five lethal bombs using instructions he obtained from the Internet. I love my husband and don’t want my children to go through the trauma of a di­ vorce. but I am sick of attending events alone and inventing excuses for his ab­ sence. I believe the man has a full-blown addiction, and I’ve begged him to get coun­ seling. He refuses. What now? - Wits’ End in the Midwest. Dear Midwest: Your husband has. as you described, an addiction. And. I might add, he has lots of company. If he flatly refuses to get help for his problem, you have two choices: You can make a life for yourself that doesn’t include him. Go with family members and friends to the movies, the the­ ater. card games and so on, as if you were a widow, which in a sense you are. Or you can get really tough and tell him he can seek professional help for his addiction or he will have to move out and take the com­ puter with him. And now. dear readers, there is another side to the Internet "problem" that must be considered. Keep reading: It’s not all bad Dear Ann Landers: I want to share an Internet experience that is heartwarming. It could provide a sense of balance for those who arc screaming about what a bad influ­ ence the Internet is on society and how it is ruining marriages. Two years ago. my 42-year-old son, Steve, was in a horrendous mountain-bike accident that left him in a lengthy coma. Four months ago, Steve died after the life support systems were removed. During this difficult time, my friends in a chat room for people over 60 kept me going with their kindness and support, not only on the Internet but with cards and words of en­ couragement sent by “snail mail." That wasn’t all. They sent me a card that had been signed by chat-room friends from 10 different states, along with a gift certificate for me Io have a full day at a spa with mas­ sage, manicure, facial - the works! I call these compassionate buddies, whom I have never met. my angels, for that is what they are. “Linda in Maryland” was the coordinating angel who pulled it all to­ gether. My unmet Internet fnends have showered me with such warmth and under­ standing that I now know that kindness and goodwill can be found, even in cyberspace. - U.P. in Los Angeles. Dear U P. in L.A.: Letters such as yours are reminders that wc must not lose faith in the basic goodness of people when wc read about the horrendous comes and man’s in­ humanity to man. My readers have taught me more about compassion, generosity of spint and gen­ uine goodness than I could have learned in my post-graduate course of philosophy at Harvard or Yale. Legal mayhem Dear Ann Landers: Long before you started printing all those letters about the peculiar decisions handed down by the ju­ dicial system, I clipped this item from the Dallas Morning News. It is, in my opinion, one of the most outrageous legal awards of all time. You might want to add it your col­ lection. - Charlie in Texas. Dear Texas- Thanks for sending it in - a real collector’s item, to be sure. Here it is: A 27-year-old Michigan man, who com­ plained that a rear-end auto collision had turned him into a homosexual, has been awarded $200,000 by a jury. The man claimed the accident four years ago left him unable to carry on a normal sexual relation­ ship with his wife. Although his only phys­ ical injury was to his back, he said the acci­ dent had a jarring effect on his personality and altered his sexuality. The litigant’s attorney told the jury that his client left his wife, moved in with his parents and started hanging around gay bars and reading homosexual literature. The man filed the suit against the owners of the truck that collided with his car. The jury awarded him $200,000 and an additional $25,000 to his wife. If I had not seen the clipping with my own eyes. I would not have believed it. It appears that California also has a few un­ usual courtroom decisions. Keep reading for another judicial ding-bat story-. This one came from a reader in El Ccmto. Calif. A California insurance agent was sen­ tenced to five years’ probation for molest­ ing a 13-ycar-old girl he met on the Inter­ net. The 30-ycar-old man pleaded guilty to two counts of child molestation. The man, who has a wife and a 2-ycar-old son, was arrested after he visited the home WHY I AM A DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC Because... I honor the inborn potential of every­ one to be truly healthy. Because... I desire to help the newborn, the aged, and those without hope. Because... I choose to care for the patient with the dis­ ease, not the disease. Because... 1 wish to assist rather than intrude; to free rather than control. Because... I seek to correct the cause, not its effect. Because... I know doctors do not heal, only the body can heal itself. Because... I have been called to serve others. Because... I want to make a difference. Because... everyday I get to witness miracles. BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS RIGHT. MACLEOD CHIROPRACTIC CENTER 128 W. Center Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Comer of Church and W. Center across from the MacLeod by Elaine Garlock Fnends of the Library will meet Tuesday. Aug. 4. at 7 p.m. at the Lake Odessa Com­ munity Library to hear reports from the bratwurst sale and other summer activities Reports from the library ’s story hour are that the attendance ran 103. 130. more than a hundred, and 80. On Friday. Aug. 7. the Lakewood Chnstlan School will return to its monthly din­ ners for the public at Fellowship Hall of the teen and kissed, fondled and had sex with her against her will. The girl’s mother told police she interrupted the assult when she arnved horn from work. The gilr told police she met the man via on-line chat rooms on which she spent much of her time socializing after her mother bought her a computer in an effort to combat lhe daugh­ ter’s shyness. The man was ordered to undergo coun­ seling. to participate in a sex offenders’ treatment program and not to use the Inter­ net except for legitimate business. He will not Fave to serve jail time because he was given credit for the brief time he spent in custody after his arrest. This is Ann talking. When a man had sex with a 13-ycar-old girl “against her will,” they- used to call it rape. I wonder when the rules were changed - and by whom. It is obvious that the Internet is hatching a whole new set of problems. Up or down Dear Ann: After reading your column on the subject of leaving the toilet seat up or down, I thought I’d send this little poem I created just for you. I hope you like it. Mort Walker, creator of the Beetle Bailey comic strip. Dear Mort Walker: I loved it. Thanks for sending it on. Is the scat up or down. She cannot tell. She'll sit down and try it. And if it’s up. she will yell. Ann Landers! Ann Landers! I’m not feeling well. Please send all the men On this Earth straight to hell! Gem of the Day (credit Michael Eisner, chairman, Walt Disney Co.): “More than 100 years ago. Mark Twain wrote about Chicago, and what he said has lost nothing in the passage of time: ‘A city where they were always rubbing the lamp, contriving new possibilities.’ That would certainly ex­ plain Dennis Rodman.’’ •••••• Is that Ann Landers column you clipped year ago yellow with age? For a copy of her most frequently requested poems and es­ says. send a self-addressed, long, business­ size envelope and a check or money order for $5.25 (this includes postage and han­ dling) to: Gems, do Ann Landers, PO. Bax 11562, Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $6.25). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web On Saturday. Aug. 8. the Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at the Depot at I p m The speaker will be Carole Callard. who will speak on research at the Allen County Library Each mor .th there are new requests for information The latest is that an Ionia hank employee, who was at a laundromat at Yellowstone Park, had con­ versation with another customer, which led to the discovery that the second customer was delighted to meet someone from Ionia because in her search for genealogy infor­ mation she had become stalled Could someone in Ionia County help her find her Gibson kin and others'* Last week Tuesday’s fierce rainstorm did great damage to the Pickens home on Sixth Avenue A large tree was uprooted and fell onto the house, smashing several rafters and damaging the siding. Somehow it missed the triple ilucd chimney. The result­ ing gaping hole in the roof allowed rain to enter, as well as a swarm of carpenter ants from a nest in the tree. At one point, there were at least six men on the roof using a chain saw and removing debns. The roof was covered as soon as possible with tarps. The lady of the house spent the first night at the home of neighbors. Fire department, ambulance and other personnel responded to the first call for help. All over town people arc still picking limbs and branches from their lawns and more keep falling One of Michigan’s rare structures, along with covered bridges, arc round bams A Gratiot County Herald reports that the May 31 storm, with winds of more than 100 mph. leveled its landmark, the Wasson round bam in Newark Township. It was built in 1905 for the owner Leslie Wasson. Later owners were Alonzo Simcox and the present owners Jeff Arnold II and wife Penny. The bam was on the register of Gratiot County Histoneal Sites. It was copied from one in Pendcll. Ind. The bam was 90 feet in diameter and 75 feet from the basement to the peak. One practical feature of such a barn is that the drive through made backing the wagons out after unloading hay unnec­ essary. It has been featured in a 1963 Ver­ mont histoneal magazine. The attorney­ owner stated that the bam was not insured, but was much used and stored horse-drawn equipment such as buggies and sumes. A barn preservation group has asked the Arnolds to do nothing with the debns until they have had a chance to inspect it. Depot Day was a big success with good attendance and ideal weather, except for some short periods of rain in the late after­ noon. The tent protected most people and another awning protected the people man­ ning the gnlls and coolers near the caboose. The popular Com Cob Cloggcrs per­ formed twice, even during the rain for their second appearance of the day. About half the cloggcrs were fortunate enough to be under the roof overhang so they stayed dry. The Janie Rodrigucz award went to Ruth O’Mara who was unable to be present be­ cause of another commitment which also occupied her family members. Ruth has been an energetic worker at St. Edward’s Church and the Lake Odessa Fair through page at wwM-.creators.com KFC is now hiring an ASSISTANT MANAGER. Subscribe to The Competitive wages & benefits. Apply at Hastings KFC. Join our winning team! HASTINGS BANNER and keep 16 . H . IE . 16.16 informed • Happy Birthday __ ID on LOCAL Bethany . Karen King ie & AR€A NCUUS July 30th • Love...Mom. Kent 16 & Brenda • Cail 945-9554 16 • 16 • 16 • 16 • 16 • 16 • 16 • 16 •16 Right to Life of Michigan's Political Action Committee's Endorsed Incumbents and Candidates for Barry County Commission District #1: Audrey Burdick (R) District #2: Sandy James (R) District #4: James Bailey (R) District #7: Clyde Morgan (R) District #8: Rodney Goebel (R) Enlighten all elected officials to recognize and protect the inviolability and sanefifx of all human, life from the moment of conception to natural death Hastings City Bank parking lot and next to Barry- Count)’ Health Department (616) 948-3170 OFFICE HOURS: M/W/F 9 am - 6 pm; T 2 pm - 5 pm. Sat. by appointment Chiropractic EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE NEXT TUESDAY! Paid for by Barry County Right to Life. 948-4033 the years She was putting a lot of effort into the exhibit building when her husband was on the fair board She succeeded him on the board and she is still making contri­ butions in that area, as well as Ladies’ Day. The day came to a close w ith the drawing of the raffle tickets by young lad Brandon, who drew first the ticket of Lorraine Lovett of Big Rapids, who gets the Frankenmuth weekend, of Shirley Ordiway of Laings­ burg. who won the $100. and Glcndon Cur­ tis of Woodland, who won $50. Monday ’s Lansing paper listed JoAnn Casarez of Woodland one of the Michigan lottery winners. She and another lady each won $900 in the Saturday lottery. On July 23. Marge Raingh and Joy Crothers Angel of W'oodland and Elaine Garlock and Betty Shctterly of Lake Odessa attended dnve-in day at the Big Rapids Conference Center for United Methodist Women School of Christian Mission. Lester and Virginia Yonkers have hosted a Yonkers niece with her husband and daugh­ ter from Florida They visited the Ron Millers, the Floyd McVeighs, the Yonkers’ adult children and hosted others so the vis­ itors could sec their cousins, aunt and un­ cle. They headed south on Monday via Mis­ sissippi. where the wife had grown up. Her parents, the Irving Yonkerses. were mis­ sionaries of the U. B. church. George and Penny (Avery) Thelen are parents of their first child, a daughter Alli­ son bom on July 20. She weighed a few ounces over six pounds. Her maternal grandparents are Robert and Karen Avery of Clarksville Road Two large culverts are lying on the low ground next to Tupper Creek on Ainsworth Road waiting for installation. Because of weight restrictions, the school buses arc no longer allowed to cross the narrow bndge. Because of the narrow width, farm machin­ ery wider than a tractor cannot pass be­ tween the siderails. The roadway will be raised a few feet to accommodate the new metal culverts. Several months ago. a query ran in this column about a Florence who taught ip Lake Odessa. The query brought some re­ sponses so the searcher in Grand Rapids Icamc'd for the first time her surname. She was curious about the writings in a diary which referred to the teacher sister but no surname was given. Now the lady wishes she had a picture. Do any students from that era happen to have a snapshot of the teacher with some pupils? She came here in 1927 and taught possibly two years. Lake Odessa is fortunate to have as much rainfall as there has been. Other nearby communities have brown grass and dead flowers. Many yards here have beautiful flowers. Downtown His ’N Hers barber shop has beautiful moss roses in the plant­ ing pocket. LEGAL NOTICE • Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting July 7, 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m ROLL CALL 4 Board members present. 1 ab­ sent Several guests Minutes of June 2. 1998 meeting were ap­ proved and placed on file Treasurer report for period 03 presented to each member and placed on file Approval to purchase new fire truck for Hickory Fire Dept Hired new pan-bme officer Enk Gustafson Removed S3 00 debt service charge to fair lake Adopted Resolutions 98-9 98-10 and 98-11 Authorized July bills for $59,496 17 Meeting adjourned at 9 50 p m Respectfully • Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk Richard Barnum Supervisor (7/30) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conortions of a mortgage made by Michael Alan Henning and Amy Sue Henning husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Fi­ nancial Services Inc. Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary 17, 1995 and recorded on February 21. 1995 in Liber 625 on Page 293. Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to Fleet Mortgage Corp . a South Carolina Corporation fA/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp as assignee by an assignment dated February 24 1995 which was recorded on May 8 1995 in Liber 629 on Page 763. Barry County Records on wheh mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty­ Seven and 54/100 dollars ($61 827 54) including interest at 9 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at putAc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m . on Septem­ ber 3. 1998 Saxl premises are situated m City of Hastngs Barry County Michigan and are described as The South 50 feet of Lot 1 Block 7. of Bennett and Kentieids Addition to the City formerly Vil­ lage of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Libef 1 of Plats on Page 3 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 a in whch case the redempbor. penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Juiy23. 1996 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for FLEET MORTGAGE CORP. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File 198066275 (6/20) �The H jSlmgs Banner _ Thursday July 30 ’998 - Page 11 Circle Pines Center marks sixty years of service From Time to Time... - wtch KwarKa and Karwta vmltad up go Cha rafters • Uuna, IBM The Recreation Hall after it was completed Note the stone pillars which holds the roof in place Joyce F. Weinbrecht The farmhouse, which the Circle Pines Circle had purchased on Mullen Road, once owned by the Stewart Family, most recently owned by the Mullens, was a group of deserted buildings which in earlier years had been a showplace, with the large Greek Revival house and barns and other out­ buildings In 1940. this old house was in great need of repairs The roof leaked through the rot­ ten shingles The basement posts were rot­ ted off. letting lhe main floor sag The well The Cooperative Emblem no longer was viable There was n<? indoor for Circle Pines Center. plumbing. The camp was held al Camp Chief Noon­ day for the rehabilitation years. 1940 and 1941, but nearly every day carloads of campers would go to the new site to help the Quaker Fnends Service, a group that Ernest Wildman, who was on the first board of directors and also a member of the Fnends Committee, who were busy rebuilding the camp, repamng the house and doing other construction jobs. A temporary dining hall was put up on the banks of the lake, built from lumber hauled from a fallen bam. The dining hall while crude was adequate and was up in five days. The dining room served the chil­ dren s camp with Bacia Gordon as the first children's counselor. There was no electricity in the region of Circle Pines Center, and this was dunng World War II and there were severe wartime restrictions on the use of copper wire, but one board member was also a member of an electric cooperative and succeeded in get­ ting enough wire to lead to the farmhouse and to wire il. The best pay the several members who were electricians, and did the wiring work without charge, received was when the switch was turned on in 1941 Circle Pines Center was a very busy place dunng the 1940s with much to be decided, to be buiU, to be grown and to learn The Cooperative Emblem marks the Center, both al the entry to Mullen Road, in the yard in front of the Mansion and as a logo in the literature and other appropnate places. The pine tree is the ancient symbol of endurance, fecundity, and immorality These arc the qualities that the cooperatives saw in the Cooperation In the old Eyptian. Persian and Indian mythology, the pine tree and its symbol, the pine cone, arc found typifying life and the perpetuation of life The hardy pine symbolizes the endunng quality of cooperation More than one pine tree is used to represent the mutual cooper­ ation necessary . The trunks of the pirte trees arc continued into the roots which form a circle. The circle is another ancient symbol of eternal life. It typifies that which has no end. The circle in this emblem represents also the world, the all embracing cosmos of which cooperation is a part and which depends for its existence upon cooperation The color of the two pine trees and the circle is dark green This is the color of chlorophyll, which is the life principle in nature The background within the circle is golden yellow, typifying the sun. the giver of light and life. The words sometimes shown in or with the circle arc education, recreation and cooperation, which stands for the objectives and goals of the center. The center is licensed by the Michigan Department of Social Service and is accredited by the American Camping Asso­ ciation There is an annual inspection made by the Health Department The dnnking waler is tested and the water at the swim­ ming area also must be tested annually. The kitchen is also licensed by the Health Department and inspected periodically Many, many people had a part in devel­ oping Circle Pines Center David E Sonquist was one of these He was devoted to the idea and ideals of the cooperative move­ ment He was study ing at the University of Chicago, working on a PhD degree The cooperative movement changed the path­ way of his future He was a graduate of an agricultural college. Y.MC A president and professor of social studies Dr Sonquist became secretary and presi­ dent of the Central States Coopcr?»ivc League and was educational director of Central Michigan Cooperative Federation He resigned as chairman and board member of the Central States Cooperative League to become the year round director of Circle Pines Center He became full-time director in 1942 al a salary of $750 per year Bill Knox became part of the Circle Pines Center when he was hired to build the bath house. He came for this project and stayed on for many years until his death. Bill Knox, was bom William Knox in 1892. on the wilderness of the South Dako­ ta plains, four years after the first railroad went through the area. His life was the dis­ cipline of growing gram crops, canng for The trusses from Reed's Opera House in Hastings became a part of the Memorial Recreation Hall at Circle Pines. livestock and that of cooperation. His father became a member of the county co-op ele­ vator which acquainted him with the idea and ideals of cooperatives. His education included time in a one room country school house and three years at Chicago University. He was in the Signal Corps in World War I (1918-1919). After the war. Bill married Vera Ford and he then bought his farm where he and Vera devel­ oped a dairy farm, borrowing money to finance the operation They had three chil­ dren. Vera died in childbirth with their fourth child. Farm prices went lower and lower and it was no longer feasible to continue with the farm. His farm and his debt were assumed by the Knox estate Sometime dunng this penod Bill changed his philosophy from individualism to cooperation as a way of life and rose above the seeming defeat of the loss of the farm and his wife to a new life. Bill spent 14 hard years from 1920 through 1934. the depression years, on the farm. He spent four years in Detroit working at carpentry, and was active in three co-ops He was secretary of the Detroit Regional Co-op bnnging to Circle Pines Center a wealth of knowledge and cxpcnencc His handiwork marked most of the efforts of Circle Pines Center He not only built the bathhouse, which he had been hired to do. but worked on the family cabins. Acorns, (8-10) Junior cabins He. with the help of one assistant and camper volunteers, made improvements in the plumbing, extended electricity to the family camp, the bam. the craft shop and the recreational hall. He helped to create the infirmary rooms and the fireproof stair wells. He supervised the construction of the mam septic tank, sewer Green and Frank Lloyd Wnght hung in the offices of Circle Pines for a while and arc now a part of the Michigan State Museum While the plans were never fulfilled, many al the 20th anniversary roll call. Pete Eck­ man was the mason who laid the stones with junior and youth campers mixing the of the ideas presented in the plans, particu­ larly the way to use the unique materials already found on the Circle Pines property In the Circle Pines Center 35th Anniver­ sary Anthology there is a Memonam of those with vision and devotion helped build the cooperative center. Included m this list arc Rus Arnold; Helen Bauman. Moms (Pipp) Bauman. Bernie Black. Hanna Bocrsma; Rebecca Bond; Bill Broonzy. Mary Caplan; Ernest Carlson; John Carter. Stella Chomct; Betty Davison; Hans Diamant; Dan Dillon; Edger Field, Joan Miller Gallustcr; Lewis Gosho; Si Gordon; Don­ ald N. Graham; Margaret Graham. Joe five foot deep hole for lhe foundation Many adults joined in to help with lhe pro­ ject. The first official fire was lit at the October 1963 membership meeting The need for more buildings and more space was ongoing, with space for crafts Greenfield; Rena Hoffman; Loyal Hoyt; Elgin Johnson; Ray Johnson; Clara Kem­ berg; William A Knox; Henry Kupfcr. Peter and Molly Levine; Rena Meycrson. Greta and Walter Mildenbcrg; Bill Moore; Paul Oldcnbcrg. Jr.; Charles Pink; Marilyn Ridinger. Bruce Sidell; Joseph Sokol. Jack Solomon; Pete Schulz; Herman Tate; George Waller. Bob Wright; and Paul Younger One of the bigger building projects taken on by the cooperative members, the staff and the campers was the building of the Mcmonal Recreation Hall in honor of Jack Gordon and Jack Solomon begun in Sep­ tember of 1949. The hall was designed by James Swann and Belle Kerman. A work bee team included James and Evelyn Swann. Belle and Hall Kerman, and Dave lines and the new water main. He super­ vised lhe building of a new foundation for Sonquist. The Rec Hall was located across from the the bam. In 1948. he became editor of "Pine Nee­ dles.” the newsletter, and did more and craft house on the road to Lake Stewart. The south and west sides were to be open looking over the hills and valleys towards more of lhe business management as time went on. He is remembered as an astronomer. He was interested in education, sociology, philosophy and ethics. Bill Knox touched the lives of hundreds of people in ways which he probably never knew about The sign on his office door said, "dealer,” the lake The building was built on 18 stone and dealer he was Of himself, he said. "When I first came. I helped with the farm work, and everyone thought I was a farmer, but I really was a philosopher. Then I was in charge of the machinery, and people called me a mecha­ nist. but I was really a philosopher. Then I helped build the Orchard cabins and the bathhouses, and people called me a carpen­ ter. but I was really a philosopher After that, they gave me the title of superinten­ dent. I was still a philosopher. When I took over the accounts and the secretary work, I was called the executive secretary, but all the while I watched and thought and read and compared and studied. I am a philoso­ pher” Along about 1943. there was discussion about rebuilding the camp Aaron Green, a colleague of Frank Lloyd Wnght. suggested that the famous architect might be interest­ ed in the project He responded that he was In October of 1941. Fred Thomthwaitc. Viola Jo Kremer. Dave Sonquist and Jack Gordon went to Taliesin, in Spring Green. Wise, to visit Mr Wnght Aaron Green returned to Circle Pines Center with them and and made prelimi­ nary sketches The trip to Taliesin and the visit with Frank Lloyd Wnght was some­ thing the group who went there would nev­ er forget The plans developed by Aaron pillars on cement bases. In 1950, junior campers joined in the pro­ ject. working the regular two hour work periods, but they often volunteered to work even longer. The cement floor was laid in time for the English Folk Dance group to use. The trusses and roof were next Dick Carlin, contractor, discovered that the Reed Opera House in Hastings was being dismantled The trusses were good lumber and would extend beyond the piers to form a horizontal overhang like the designs offered by Fix nk Lloyd Wnght The board and staff members felt that the trusses were an important find, and were pneed within the reach of the cooperative. The down payment was $200. The balance of $923 would have to be raised, but this was still considerably cheaper than using new lumber, and the lumber in the trusses was superior to newly sawed lumber of the day. On June 2. 1956. the 50-foot crane amved and all the campers on hand assem­ bled to watch the big event. The crane could easily lift one of the huge trusses off the ground, take it to the recreation hall and hoist it up into the air. then lower it upon the stone columns as two men on each truss guided it into place w uh ropes There w as a dance in the recreation hall under lhe new trusses to celebrate this achievement The next step was the roof Vera King tells about her young son help­ ing with the roof, holding the nails for Bill Knox as he nailed In 1963. the heroic proportioned fire­ place was added, thanks to 400 contributors cement and hauling stones, and digging the and pottery shops, a nature study center, the bathhouses, the poultry house, |unior cab­ ins. a junior pavilion, a milk house, a dining room, sleeping cabins, repairs to lhe barn, making it into a theater, and other existing buildings was part of the learning experi­ ences at Circle Pines Center. The facilities grew until there arc now over 40 buildings, with year around accommodations in some of the buildings Counselors and teachers for lhe camps, whether, acorns, junior, or youth were care­ fully chosen to lead the campers in their activities and projects and all were careful­ ly supervised without suffocation of the participant The counselors and teachers must believe in the philosophy of the coop­ erative The integrity of each individual is important, and cooperative efforts arc important if the camp is to be a success. Membership in the cooperative is open to all persons of whatever race, creed or call­ ing who arc in agreement with the aims and purposes of the co-op. Circle Pines is a democracy, often ng opportunities for mem­ bership participation in all phases of its activities. Its intent is service, no selling of commodities Members are encouraged to give their best to build the center Member­ ship entitles one to certain pnvileges. and carries with it certain responsibilities, becoming partner in the enterprise. Pnvileges include, the right to vote, access to the records of the cooperative, access to reports from the board and com­ mittees and a subscnption to both Pines Circular and Pine Needles. Responsibilities include carrying a fair share of the load and shanng any skills, talents and abilities with other members Ne.it. .4 look at the many activities of Cir­ cle Pines Center oxer the years ELNA^Jfc Free Arm Sewing Machine They Must Be Soldi! daf O/Vty All residents of the Hastings area have a unique opportunity to see and pur­ chase a brand new Elna 1998 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine. WHAT IS A SEW A SERQE SEWING MACHINETTt FIRST - IT IS A SOPHISTICATED SEWING MACHINE that does button­ holes (any size). Stretch Stitching. Invisible Blind Hems. Monograms. 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State Street - Hastings �Page 12 - The Hastings Sanner - Thursday July 30 1958 < < me It lliink < I it Hastings duo take court in Junior Olympic hoops Sometimes even columns need some sort of balance In 1986. the Michigan Women's Foundation was founded and equity for women and girls was adopted as one of the organization's core values. Now. more than 10 years later, the organization devoted to promoting the economic self sufficiency and personal growth of women and girls is joining Communities for Equity in a class action suit against the Michigan High School Athletic Association. On June 26 Communities for Equity brought its suit against the MHSAA. its individual representative council members and executive director. John "Jack" Roberts, to the U.S. District Court in Kalamazoo. The suit charges that the policies of the MHSAA discriminate against young female athletes because, among other things • girls' sports are scheduled in nontraditional seasons, thus damaging chances for collegiate athletic scholarships: • some girls' sports have shorter seasons than comparable boys' seasons (basketball, for example). A July 9 Hastings Banner column ("Recent lawsuit does not pack much of a punch”) disagrees with Communities for Equities' claims and added reasons for its disagreement lhe suggestion made in this column was for the suit to be dismissed before it ever reaches the courtroom. Still, the most important responsibility of a newspaper is to inform and educate its readers, so information about this lawsuit is being included in this week's column. The Michigan Womens Foundation awarded a SI0.000 grant to Communities for Equity to support this particular legal action in 1997. The grant was selected for funding by Young Women for Change. Peg Talburtt. the executive director for the Michigan Women's Foundation, hopes the suit will eliminate what she believes are discriminatory practices by the MHS AA "Equity is a goal and an attitude; a process and an outcome." Talburtt said. "The young women (of Communities for Equity) hope the grant will literally level the playing field for girls in high school sports because, despite 25 years of Title IX. lhe Michigan High School Athletic Association continues to have discriminatory practices." Title IX was a 1972 law that outlawed gender discrimination in any educational program that receives federal funds. While the MHSAA is not federally funded, high school athletic programs are. Communities for Equity is seeking a court order restraining the MHSAA from continuing, what it believes are. discriminatory practices. It also hopes to develop plans that will comply with state and federal gender equity laws. Young Women For Change is a grant­ making committee made up of 19 young women from Kent County high schools. Each year the committee awards S20.(XX) to non-profit organizations that serve women and girls. Phone calls by the Hastings Banner to Young Women For Change Monday and Tuesday (to learn more about its concerns) were not returned. Rachel Dooley, a Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School 1997 Young Women For Change committee member, explains why Communities for Equity's request was awarded. "I became aware that at other schools there was such a difference in support of sports for girls." Dooley said. "The best example was when I was named for the All-State team for swimming and I got the certificate II was plain without my name on it and wasn't even signed. The boys' football team got huge plaques for getting an honorable mention." So now you're up to speed... at least as much as the newspapers are After reading through all of the information pertaining to this issue. I still must say that there is not much more the MHSAA can do about gender equity than what it has already done. For the most part, the MHSAA keeps the sports even in numbers and in coverage, they promote and schedule prep sports pretty much under the same lights and they hold special events to help female athletes to grow and prosper. Certainly, there may be cheerleaders missing at some events, but that's not the MHSAA’s responsibility. And sure, a swimmer s plaque may not be as impressive as a football team's trophy, but for the most part the MHSAA is doing their share to help females' cause. Sometimes it's easier sitting behind a desk and finding fault than il is getting out there and actually helping our future female stars like the MHSAA is already week's question should be a no bramer. The first person to correctly answer the question gets four tickets to go see the West Michigan Whitecaps play tn Old Kent Park. We have just one more week after this week to hand out tickets... so that ticket clock is briskly ticking. Question No. 17 is as follows: What states do the Whitecaps travel to during the regular season? Call in your answers (616) 945­ 9554 and if tbe sports guy is out and about attempting to sign up teams for the upcoming season. "It's a good chance to work on the stuff that you need to work on.” Williams said. "You want to play your best, so you can show them what you can do.” Wojciuch says that Williams is a versatile performer who can bang down low or step out and pop the trifectas. "We re probably looking at her playing at the No. 4 post." Wojciuch said. "Jill’s very versatile with good post moves; she's also a 3-point shooter." Last year for the varsity Saxons. Williams drained 40 percent of her shots from 3-point land. doing. End of story • Ginzcr Follow-Up: Last week in the Hastings Banner there was a story on Joe Ginzer. To add to that news. Ginzer once had a great intramural basketball team that included John Nibert and Milton Barnes Nibert was a Division III All-Amencan at Albion College. Barnes. "Good News Barnes" as editor Dave Young named him. was a solid player himself who currently is the head coach at Eastern Michigan University. Just thought you would like to know. • MIAA Football News: The MIAA football campaign starts Sept. 5 with St Joseph (Ohio) at Olivet. Albion at Butler (Ind.) and Defiance at Adrian. Hope opens Sept. 12 at Augustana (III.). Albion has won or shared the MIAA football title eight of the last nine years with Adrian and Hope sharing the championship in 1997. • Arete Seeks Candidates: Arete is the ancient Greek term for "the pinnacle of human performance in its purist form; the pursuit of excellence through perseverance, goodness, valor, nobility and virtues." If you know of an individual who has a great story of personal triumph in the Barry County area, drop me a line and we ll nominate them for the Arete Awards for courage in sports. • In closing I would like to bring up the subject of road rage. Never before did I believe in road rage until my suffering this week traveling down State Street (M­ 43) and M-37. Let me first say that this construction area is one of the worst I have ever been through while traveling the roads of Michigan... and that includes the bigger areas such as Detroit. Second. I still wonder why this type of work can't be done in winter, then the construction workers might have a bit more incentive to get their jobs completed on time. And last let me say that if Gov. Engler did show up at the Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing yesterday (Wednesday). I was probably the first one to add comment about the road status of our beautiful State Here's a deal, the first politician who can guarantee roads free of construction gets my vote. Talk to you soon. Where do the ‘Caps travel during season? If you are up on what team's the West Michigan Whitecaps play during the regular season, this When Michigan's West team takes the floor in the Junior Olympics girls' basketball tournament July 29-Aug. 5. two players from Hastings will be looking to shoot... rebound... or pass the rock for fun and future opportunities. Jill Williams and Virginia Jennings, soon-to-be Saxon juniors, hope to make the most of their one-week stay in Hampton Roads. Va.. on the campus of Norfolk State. Coaching the talented West team is Jim Wojciuch of East Grand Rapids. Wojciuch says coaching this group of hoop stars is more than he ever imagined. "This is a great group of girls and I am very positive about this team." Wojciuch said. "We should be competitive with any team within our height range. We have both good post players and good shooters; we're a fairly quick team." Williams, a 5-11 forward-center, says the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics is an opportunity for her to work on the skills that she needs to master for the upcoming high school Summerfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament, leave a message on his voice mail. Four undated reserved tickets are the grand prize for the first correct response. The tickets should be redeemed at the stadium box office , "It's a lot harder playing AAU" Hastings’ Jill Williams Jennings, like Williams, is game for this tremendous hoop opportunity. "I'm excited; The Junior Olympics is a big thing and* we're one of the teams representing Michigan." Jennings added. Wojciuch has great praise for Jennings' skills at ranniig the point. "Virginia Jennings has an excellent drive to the basket," Wojciuch said. "She is one of the best point guards out of the West Michigan area." Michigan's West team also includes Shannon Spencer of nearby Lakewood High School. "Shannon is a very good outside shooter." Wojciuch said. "She will probably play a shooting guard position on this team." Williams. Jennings and Spencer are all members of the West Central Beasts, an AAU basketball team that is based in Hastings, coached by Archie Jennings. The other eight players on the West team are Heather Schepers of Hudsonville High School. Lisa Brawer of East Grand Rapids. Lindsay Maat of Grandville. Jessica Weston of Rockford. Andrea Shippy of Holt. Amanda Weishehn of Pinckney. Julie Porter of Manchester and Reshonda Lipscomb of Grand Rapids Central. Maat played at Jenison High School last season before moving recently to the Grandville area. The Junior Olympics are for athletes from many different sports. Opening ceremonies were held Tuesday, July 28. Each basketbail team is guaranteed to play five games. The tournament begins with a pool play format. In the same pool Hastings' hoops dynamic duo of Jill Williams (kneeling on left) and Virginia Jennings are competing in this weeks Junior Olympics school team "It’s a lot Both Williams and Jennings say that Wojciuch is very easy to play for. making their team one* not interested in harder playing AA&; everyone is better." Williams said. • Talent certainly won't be a scarce commodity on Michigan's West squad. For the past two months the players have gone through three-hour practices on Sundays in preparation for their Junior personal achievements "We're a bunch of people who are unselfish players.” Jennings said. "Our team gets along very well; we have a lot of hard workers." Olympic trip. There's a huge arsenal." Jennings said. "Anybody can score and anybody can Wojciuch says having fun is a big part of what he tries to accomplish as an AAU basketball coach. He adds: "I'm really a lucky person to coach a group of girls create." The biggest problem that Wojciuch sees is that his team has not had one like this and that's from the heart." practice where every body was present. The Saxon high school team that takes the floor this fall also should benefit from Of course there's more to accomplish than just having fun. Wojciuch says his other objectives are 1. To win or "go the distance; 2. To expose his players to the AAU hoop fest. "it's good practice for us to get use to one another." Jennings said of this opportunity to work aldngside Williams college coaches, enhancing their chances of gaining scholarships; 3. To develop them as better players in the mix or to "grow a little bit" and 4. To help them to feel like they are worth something. Playing AAU. in Williams' words, is quite different than playing on a high at Norfolk State. College coaches will be on hand to watch the games, which will include many talented players from all over the United States. as the West Michigan hoopsters are teams North Carolina. Florida and Arkansas. They were scheduled to play two games Wednesday and one Thursday (Aug. 30). "A little bit (the team’s winning chances) will depend on the draw that well get in the pool." Wojciuch said. Michigan also has a hoop team playing in the AAU tournament from the east side At Hastings Summerfest Saturday, August 29,h in Fish Hatchery Park Time of the state. Saxon football practices take field Aug. 3 Football practice for Hastings High School freshman, junior varsity and varsity players begin Monday. Aug. 3. Practices will be from 6-8 p.m. at the fieldhouse on Monday. Aug. 3. Tuesday. Aug. 4 and Wednesday. Aug. 5. On Thursday. Aug. 6 equipment will be issued with varsity being 5 p.m.. junior varsity being 6 p.m. and freshman being 7 p.m. A completed physical card and helmet waiver need to be turned in before a player can receive equipment. Check In 7: 30 a.m. Tournament Tips At 8: 00 a.m. Cost $30 per team of three or four players. Mail applications to Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce 118 E. Court St., Hastings, MI 49085 Malta Checks payable to Hastings Sumraerfest More info call Jim Jensen 945-9554 Boy 13-15 " "1 Boy 16 and above Girls 13 and above Team Name Team Name Team Name Captain Captain Captain Phone # Phone # Phone # �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1998 - Page 13 Tossed otf the back on this ride, this cowboy got to.taste a little bit of dirt in the bronc riding competition (Photo by Perry Hardin) Thrills and spills at the rodeo... Jack Taylor, of Dowling, was tough to beat in the bull riding at Wednesday's rodeo event. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Around the barrel goes this cowgirl at the Barry County Fair's rodeo show on Wednesday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Former TK mat star Brower aims toward goals Kyle Brower s wrestling achievements have a lot more to do with perseverance and hard work than they do with being cocky and having brute strength. He may not be the biggest guy on the mats, but rarely can you find an athlete with the will power and heart of Brower. Just ask those who have had the unfortunate displeasure of matching mat moves with Brower in high school or in the freestyle competitions. They’ll tell you... don't mess with Kyle Brower. Brower's overall record in four years at Thomapple Kellogg High School was . 175-40. He will attend Muskegon Community College this fall to continue his wrestling career there He currently tips the scales at 125 pounds. On June 14. Brower traveled to Nackenheim. Germany for the International Exchange Wrestling Tournament There. Brower topped a German national champion in the 125-pound weight class and captured seven victories in eight total matches. "It definitely helped me out a lot. growing as a wrestler and as a person," Spartan Star Speaks to Saxons... David Morgan, an assistant wrestling coach at Michigan State University, Is a special guest at this week's Hastings Saxon Wrestling Clinic. Morgan is a three­ time Big 10 champion who also won All-American honors. He said the biggest transition for him entering into the coaching fraternity is •finding the respect on the coaching level that I did on the wrestling mats? Things Morgan looks for when recruiting a potential college wrestler: ‘Good work ethic; he should have a sound base of the fundamentals... that's what it's all about.* His reason for being at the Hastings High School camp: ‘Working with the kids; it's so much fun and its good to see the guys who want to listen.* Morgan was an All-State prep wrestler at Ferndale High School. The NCAA wrestling finalist has been ‘doing camps my whole college career" and now he's been on the road since the first week of June doing similar camps as a representative of the Spartan's program. With the foil sports seasons FAST approaching, Golf Tournament SptNixwrfbv Hastings Athletic Boosters at River Bend Golf Course, Hastings, Michigan Saturday, August 1,1998 Shotgun Start - 8:00 am 4 Person *60.00 per person Includes green fees, cart and lunch Scramble 18 Holes Cash Prizes Brower said of his recent overseas First Prize ’200 00 < HOLE-IN-ONE Prizes 2nd *100.00 .’ One Year Lease on a 1998 Jeep Wrangler 3rd *100.00 Donated The Chrysler Super Store of Hastings 10th *40.00 experience "He did pretty well." Kyle’s father. Larry Brower, said. "When he went over there, they bumped him up to 125 (from 114 1/2). He also got to wrestle against the world Greco champion and lost 10-6. It was a great experience for him to wrestler against athletes from places like For reservations call River Bend Golf Course ________________ 945-3238________________ Russia. He learned a lot." RIDGE LF COURSE "I don't like to be a jerk," Kyle Brower Besides being Kyle’s father. Larry Brower serves as his son's freestyle wrestling coach. For those close to Brower the victories in Germany came as no big surprise. He had al reads won the Division II individual State title in the 103-pound weight class last winter and was a key member of the 1996 Trojan mat squad that captured the Division 111 State championship. The jump from 103 to the 125-weighl class has been a smooth adjustment, according to Brower "It's not been too hard to adjust." * Brower said. "I'm also gaining more muscle and more experience. The Kyle Brower has had his hands raised numerous times as a star wrestler at Thornapple Kellogg High School. Getting up for big matches is not a education in the sport of wrestling. The problem for this mat dynamo. “It’s more determination and motivation." Larry Brower said. "He two coAches he has worked with, besides his father, are legendary Thornapple Kellogg varsity coach Tom Lehman and Tom Krepps. Krepps was the wrestling coach at Grandville High School for 25 years. Brower wrestled as a Squire in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Brower's admiration for Lehman goes knows what he wants to do and we (Larry and Kyle's stepmother Sandy) encourage it. It’s going to be quite different when he gets to college; he'll be going against some older guys, but he will still work hard." A future goal of Brower's is wrestling in the 2000 Olympics to be held in Sydney. Australia. He knows that it's a well beyond the happenings on the wrestling mats. ""He (Lehman) definitely kept a close eye on me; I think he's a great person.” Brower said of his former Trojan mentor. At Muskegon Community College. Brower plans to major in education and competition gets a little bit tougher, but it’s not been too bad" lofty goal, but with a commitment to hard work and his self motivation skills, As a young child. Brower began his wrestling career partly because he was small and needed a hobby that would it’s an aim that's well within reach. Don't mistake Brower's self motivation as being any bit cocky. Thai's not one bit increase his self esteem Nowadays. Brower doesn’t need to worry about anyone picking on him unless they don't know about his tough talents on the wrestling nut* his style. "I definitely make sure that I'm not gloating about it... I don't like to be a MCC's wrestling program is "one of the best programs in the state, according to Brower. Assistant coach Clark Bentley- jerk." Brower said Brower. 19. has had ventured with Brower, and his family, on their trip to Nackenheim a top-notch says that his future goal of the Olympics is "not for a little while." NOW is the time to subscribe to The Hastings Bonner for the latest on local and area teams. Call Us at 945-9554 2 GOLFERS WITH CART The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In Barry County! 948-8366 $18°° Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Everyone Welcome. Come and Meet New Friends! Driving Range Open Everyday Blarney Stone Scramble Tournament Saturday. August 1“ • Sign-Up Today! �I he Hastings Banner Page bl Thursday July 30 1998 Around the Tracks: Shellenbarger finds fast lane Saturday at Kalamazoo Speedway Favle<4 in the fast da>h. Hasting* Brad Shellenbarger won his first ever last dash and finished sixth in the Factory Stock A feature at the Kalamazoo Speedway last Saturday Shellenbarger. who qualified ’(Uh. is now 14th in the point standings. A full 4-m-l show — along w ith lhe Dwarf cars — will run at the Kalamazoo Speedway this Saturday Barry County , once again, had a large contingent competing in the Factory­ Stocks class at Kalamazoo Budd Hybels qualified second and finished 19th in the A feature. Brian Bergakker qualified 23rd and was fifth in lhe B feature. Gary VanArsdale qualified 16th and wound up 17th in the A feature. John TerMeer finished 13th in the A feature after qualifying in lhe 12th position Bill Waldon qualified 18th. won the B heat and was 15th in the A feature. Rob Misak qualified 28th and ended up 6th in the B feature, while Lee Misak qualified 20th and was 14th in (he A feature. Duane Keltsch. also from the Barry County area, finished 18th in lhe A heat and qualified in the 13th position. The season point standings find Hybels in third place. Bergakker in 12th. VanArsdale in 26th. TerMeer in 24th. Waldon lied for 19th. Rob Misak in 29th. Lee Misak in 18th and Keltsch in 15th In the Super Late Models Ron Finkbeiner qualified 21st. but blew a power steering line and had to settle for seventh in the Last Chance event. Brandon Lyons is still first in the Limited Late Model point standings after placing sixth in Saturday's A feature He qualified first in that feature race. Kevin Farris qualified 35th. but was unable to race in the feature due to mechanical trouble. Gabe High was unable to attend. Parn* is 41st in points and High stands in lhe 24th position. In the Mini Stocks. Tony Neeson qualified seventh and won the B heat Neeson, who is 15th in points, placed fifth in the feature event You can check out the Kalamazoo Speedway Website at w w w kalamazoospeedw ay.com I pdates and results are posted weekly for fans who feature race for Late Model Stocks Saturday at the Berlin Raceway For Holley the victory was his fifth of the season. He is first in points with 845. Dave Cutler, of Wayland, captured the 25-lap mam event for Sponsman cars to gain his first victory of the season. Cutler currently is ninth in points with 355. can't gel to the track. Alumni soccer team to boot vs. current stars THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY Hastings’ Todd Wohlford placed 20th in the Sprint Cars A feature, was fifth in the B heal and finished eighth in lhe third heat Saturday at The New 96 Speedway in Lake Odessa. Jake Meyerink. of Caledonia, won the first heat of lhe IMCA Modifieds and was 11 th in lhe feature race Jim Maxim. Meyerink's former wrestling coach at Caledonia High, wound up 12th in the B feature. Middleville's Jeff Roodvoets was eighth in lhe first heat for IMCA Modifieds and finished fifth in the B feature. Joe Baker, of Hastings, won lhe third heat and crossed the finish line sixth in the feature event. And in the Street Stocks five area racers fared well in the feature. Ben Curtis finished fifth. Dan Hubbel was seventh. Scott Estep ended up ninth. Frank Thompson crossed the finish line 12th and Ben Christy wound up 18th. Winners included Kenny Jacobs in lhe All-Star Circuit of Champions, Cun Spalding in the IMCA Modifieds A-main and Mark Anderson in the Street Slocks A-main. BERLIN RACEWAY Gun Lake's Bob Holley won the 40-lap The response has been overwhelming for lhe Hastings Saxon Soccer Alumni Game to be held at Johnson Field Saturday, Aug. 22 Hastings High School varsity boys soccer coach Dennis Argetsinger says 25­ 30 current and former players have already committed to the game which is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. A couple of female soccer players will also participate, according to Argetsinger. "I think it’s (the response) great; I hope by the time of the game to a get a few more players." Argetsinger said. "I'm very excited." There is no charge to view the alumni event. Donations will go toward the new soccer field. Setser was No. 1 in the NAMAR 25-lap feature for open wheel midgets. A 50-lap feature race for Late Models will be the highlight of this Saturday's event at the one-half mile Marne oval. The current varsity players will battle the alumni team. Last season, the Saxon soccer squad went 15-4-1 and shared the O-K White league title along with Forest Hills Central. Netters take court The National Boys' 18 and 16 Tennis Championships will be held on Aug. 7­ 16 at Kalamazoo College's Stowe Tennis Stadium. Steve Campbell has been recently been named as the second contestant in the exhibition match Campbell will match shots with Patrick McEnroe in the annual event Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. Judge Shaw cards ace With 50 years of golfing experience, you could say that Judge Richard Shaw is certainly "honorable" for obtaining his first hole-in-one. And that's exactly what transpired last week while Shaw was visiting a friend on his vacation. Shaw managed an ace on the par three. 145-yard seventh hole at the South Haven Country Club. The Hastings native was golfing that day with Jerry Wroblewski, a former resident of Hastings who formerly was an engineering manager at E.W. Bliss. Brad Shellenbarger is eager for another fast finish Saturday at the Kalamazoo Speedway. (Photo provided) For Shaw, the thrill of getting that first bole-in-one could not be put into words. “It's tbe ultimate thrill for all golfers," Shaw said. "I really can’t describe it. I’ve RE-ELECT John Barnett never been with anyone who had a bole­ in-one." The ace was accomplished with a six iron that Shaw used on Wroblewski's recommendation. Wroblewski said that for County Commissioner, Dist. 1 Mso served as !T ALL ADDS UF CummcniJ Pilot 68 years a Resident the judge did not want his golfing gem to be "broadcasted," but Wroblewski decided that it was newsworthy enough for a story in the local newspaper. Al first, Shaw and Wroblewski thought Shaw’s ball had sailed over the green, but after taking a closer look, found out that the little dimpled ball was lying safely inside the No. 7 cup. Shaw estimates his golfing tenure to be roughly 50 years long. He said that getting his first bole-in-one was fun. Red < 'rms Bturd 56 vears a i’ropert) Owner Youth < 'uunctl Board Bo\ Scout Ixadcr 46 years a Parent (four! I' I A llrctidcnl 40 years Bank & Trust Work I j bran Board Zoning Board Member 6 years in the City Council Tax Board Member 6 years Road Commission Worker Church B'urd Rotan Member 4 years WWII Vet______________ Charier Member ol Ja\cec* Charter Member <4 Exchange Experience to sene you + 2 yrs. as Commissioner l*a*t lYc*ideni ot S W Michigan Banker* A**ociaUon Pa*i Member S W Estate Hanning Council 228 VOTE ON AUGUST 4 Paid tor by (’ommiltec to Elect John Barnett #12995. 903 E. Mill Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Plyometrics 101... Mike Hubbard (in front). Amy Pennington and Jon Kendall go through some resistance training exercises as part of the pfyometnes education offered through the Penncck Hospital Summer Sport and Conditioning Camp. The camp, according to partcipant Luke Warner, is great for getting in shape and. for him, is helping to rehabilitate his knee. The classes increase in intensity each week. Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1998 Assyria • Johnstown • Baltimore - TOWNSHIPS - Are you a believer in Jesus Christ and have a desire to use your musical talents to sene Him? Well here is an opportunity this summer for you. There will be a Hastings Community Church Choir & Orchestra forming to sing/play the worship musical (iod Wuh L's for this year’s Hastings Summerfest, on August 30th at 4:00 pm at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Rehearsals for this event will be held each Tuesday in August for a total of 4 rehearsals. Any singer or instrumentalist who has a relationship with Jesus Christ is invited to be invovlcd. Those interested, and for more information, please contact Aaron Welch at First Baptist Church in Hastings at 616-948-8004. - ELECT ~ REPUBLICAN Patricia I. Baker CLYDE W. EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP • Chairman Planning and Zoning ’ CharltOn Park commom IN BARRY COUNTY" * Commissioner Solid Waste Committee 7 share the same set of values as most of you. As your commissioner. I will commit myself to repre­ senting your interests in Barry County." 7:45 Jarman/Lydy Builders vs Flexairs. Games for Tuesday, Aug. 11 - 6:30 JarmanLydy Builders vs Hastings Manufac­ turing; 7:45 Hastings Mutual vs Flexairs. YMCA Women’s Softball A League W/L Wtnchel Tires N Such.............. v.............. 10-1 KLCs DBMT........................... 7-3 Manpower.........................................................6-5 Blarney Stone................................................. 3-8 True Value......... ........................~............ —L10 Games for Monday, Aug. 3 - 6:30 True YMCA of Barry County Men’s Softball Red Division W/L Blarney Stone - Sniders............................12-1 Olde Towne - Athletics.............................. 12-2 Blarney Stone - Madd Dawgs...................5-8 Bum and raised in Hastings, graduating Hastings High School 1957. Lifelong resident of Barry County; Orangeville Township total 21 years. Married Richard Baker, Middleville. 1959: five children: >1 grandchildren. Owns & operates with husband, Delton Body Shop. Inc. for 29 years. State Certified Assessor 15 years. Notary Public 17 years. Served as Hope Township Supervisor 9 years: Hope Iwp. Deputy Blue Division W/L TNR.................... _............................................. 8-5 Olde Towne Boys ........................................7-6 Art Meade Auto.............................................7-7 Jarman/Lydy Builders..................................4-8 Bored of Education....................................2-10 No Preference Towing............................... 2-11 Supervisor 4 years. During my term of office served un the following hoards: Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority as Chairman & Secretary Delton Ambulance Board as Chairman and Secretary Prairieville & Hope Central dispatch Board as Chairman and Trustee Barry, Prairieville, Hope Fire Board as Trustee Games for Tuesday, Aug. 4 - 6:30 Hast­ ings Mutual vs Hastings Manufacturing; Flcxfab vs KLCY DBMT (Orangeville & Yankee Springs Townships! County Commissioner 7th District YMCA Women’s Softball B League W/L Jarman/Lydy Builders.................. -........... 64) Hastings Manufacturing.............. ............ 3-3 Hastings Mutual ...... ....................................2-4 Flexairs............................. ..................... 1-5 Value vs Manpower; 7:45 Blarney Stone vs KLCs DBMT; 9:00 Wmchel Tire N Such / Republican Candidate for Barry County Commissioner District #6 1901 "VOTE FOR Ray VanAllsburg captured the 30-lap main event for Super Stocks, while Jason . I Home Run Leaders: R. Taylor 9; B. Snider 7; J. Lyons 7; B Madden 7; S. Stoepker 7; J. Smith 6; M. Pickard 6; B. Wilkinson Ijike Board as Secretary and also worked with various County Departments and on the Barry County Community Building Board. Miller 6; J. Kerber 6; B Brownell 4 A 27 year member of the Women of tbe Moose, Hastings Chapter 4*26: a past Senior Regent with an \tademy of Friendship Degree and College of Regents Degree. 7; Old Towne Boys 14; Blarney Stone Sniders 21; No Preference 24; Art Meade 25. TNR 8. Jarman Lydy 0. Jarman/Lydy 13. Blarney Stone Madd Dawgs 9; Old If elected < ounty ( ommissioner the experience I have gained through business and gov­ ernmental occupations would help me to better serve your interests. Last Week’s Results Blarney Stone Madd Dawgs 14; An Meade Towne Boy s 14; Bored of Education 2. Your support would be greatly appreciated. - ENDORSED BY - Sincerely. RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN : ■! A ■ IMMtTTEf TO Et-ECI CLYDE MORGAN • 11840 CLARK RD • BELLEVUE Ml 49021 H.ikcr lor < ommwMoncr Commuter No I K*»7 7075 XkKihben Rd Ik-1 inn This Week’s Games: Thursday. July 30 - 6:30 Old Towne Tav­ ern As vs Blarney Stone Sniders; 7:30 Blar­ ney Stone Madd Dawgs vs Blarney Stone Sniders; 8:30 Blarney Stone Madd Dawgs vs Old Towne Tavern As. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1996 - Page 15 sense to do that " WHY YOU: "My strong points are fi­ CANDIDATES, continued from page 3 look al appropriations when budget time comes around." WHY YOU: "I'm not running against my opponent I think I have valuable skills to bring io the commission with my de­ grees. I’m offering my services io the commission" Sixth District Three Republica : candidates ward to re­ place the retiring Lew Newman on lhe Barry County Board of Commissioners in the Sixth Distnct. which includes Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships Patricia Baker. Mark Englerth and Clare Tripp all are on next Tuesday's primary election ballot. The winner of the three­ way race will face Democrat Melvin Goebel in the November general election Newman earlier this year decided to step down after serving on the board for six years. Patricia Baker A former supervisor in Hope Township for nine years and deputy supervisor for an­ other four. Patricia Baker has served on a number of boards and committees, is a no­ tary public and a certified assessor. She is a lifelong Barry County resident and gradu­ ated i:om Hastings High School Baker has owned and operated Delton Body Shop for 29 years She and her hus­ band. Richard, have five children and 11 grandchildren GROWTH: "It’s coming. I don't think you can stop it. But with a land use plan, yov can decide where it's going to occur by detailing out the best place for it to go." SHELTER: "I think the county should help. It's for everyone in the county. I be­ lieve everyone uses it at one time or an­ other. A (monetary) match would be a good way to go." COMPLEX: "I have reservations about it. 1 see a problem where the entire county wouldn't benefit A lot of communities have programs of their own. and are we talking about — a complex for soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courts or a swimming pool? ”1 know a po?l would be a good idea. There are so many lakes and streams in Barry County and we should teach our chil­ dren how to swim." COA: "I hadn't heard much about it. I'd like to take a good look at it before I de­ cide." ISSUES: "What is lhe county going to do with the old City Hall property? And we need a SAFE House for women and chil­ dren and victims of spouse abuse. "The county needs to look at helping the t Road Commission more. The county used to give quite a lot of money, but now it’s only about SI.(MX) per township. The townships are having to take over the load for something that benefits everyone in the county." WHY YOU: "I feel it's the experience I’ve gained in business and with township ' government. ' Mark Englerth A candidate for the same seat in 1996. f" ' losing to Newman by 21 votes. Englerth is perhaps most famous for spearheading the I effort to build a new Yankee Springs Township fire bam. Englerth also has been involved in ef­ ' • u forts to get a SAFE Place satellite office in Hastings and the current campaign for a new county animal shelter. He also is ac­ tive in 4-H. sits on the Yankee Springs Fire Committee and helped write a new ordinance for the Road Ends Committee. He and his wife. Janet, have three daugh­ ters. GROWTH: "We can't continue to just sit back and watch it. The most important thing the County Commission can do is try to affect state legislation " He said local zoning units "are not work­ ing together There's no continuity. The county should work toward that "We need more funding for lhe County Planning and Zoning Department." SHELTER: "We have to gel honeM with lhe public They have an opportunity like never before The land, engineering, site plans, survey, (etcJ have been donated Now the county has to ante up (by match­ ing some of the funding pledged by private individuals and agencies)" He said he favors up to $I(M).(MM) in a match to public fund-raising COMPLEX: "I think n will serve the communit) of Hastings well, but I don't think Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships will benefit "Local supervisors (George London in Yankee Springs and John Gates in Or­ angeville) say they'd like to see more spent on police and public safely The county has more important issues on the table "I can't think of a single mom at a trailer park who can afford to send her children to Hastings for that program. "I'd like to bring the community closer to government and use programs like the YMCA, the local school districts to let the peopl? who do it best to handle it (recreation)." COA: "It’s an excellent idea for our se­ niors. but I'd like to sec more satellite pro­ grams for outlying communities, too." He said he would support a request for three-quarters of a mill, which is being considered. ISSUES: ”1 think government works best when it’s close to lhe people. A lot of people feel distant from their government. I look to servicing the people of Yankee Springs and Orangeville better " WHY YOU: "I think I've been successful in the past at focusing on the needs of lhe Sixth District. I am endorsed by both local township supervisors. "One commissioner's seal won't change lhe world, but if wc work together in lhe Sixth District, we can accomplish a great deal." Clare Tripp A licensed cosmetologist and manager of the offices of her husband. Hastings attor­ ney David Tripp. Clare Tripp has picked up a wealth of experience in bookkeeping, ac­ counting. doing taxes and billing. She is experienced in business as the former owner of the South Side Pizza. She is a 1974 graduate of Wayland High School and graduated from the West brook Beauty College in Grand Rapids. She and her husband have a 10-year-old son. GROWTH: "I think we ought to have a plan and set aside the most productive and valuable farm land in lhe county to pre­ serve it as much as we can. Some probably would still be lost to development, but we should have some idea of where the best farm land is.” SHELTER: "I’m in favor of paying for a portion of it. possibly a match. 1 don't think it's fair for all taxpayers to pay for all of it. "There's a definite need for a new animal shelter, but not an elaborate one. The one proposed on the ballot two years ago was turned down by the voters. "We have to take care of human needs, too." COMPLEX: "I have always thought that it (recreation) has got to benefit all ages. Il’s important to take care of the old as well as the young. "It’s just a proposal to buy land for recre­ ational use. The complex should benefit everyone." COA: "I can't comment either way. I'm not that familiar with the current facility, but I know about their programs. I don't feel I have all of the information yet." ISSUES: "County fa< limes, such as the health department, the shelter, the old City Hall building, and finances will be key is­ sues. "We have to prioritize. We can't do ev­ erything at once, and it'll take business ThE'BwkM^I Health Financial Serricea Communication with people who care Hon-Thru Tri, ,10 -SOO Farm Boniness Trucking Delton Office 623-5115 Hastings Office 948-3720 Toll Free 1-800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 Toll Free 1-888-223-3590 Fax 948-3744 11325 S Wall Lake Rd M-43 PO Box 10O • Delton. Ml 511 W State St • PO Bon 245 Hasting*. Ml nances and budget I have a lol of business background through owning a business and Dave's practice. "It's important that the county remain on solid financial ground. All the issues are dependent on the budget "I think I’m a strong candidate for the position I’ve always felt that Barry County is a hidden treasure and it needs to be taken care of. We need to preserve it." Seventh District The race here will be a rematch of the one in 1996, where Emmet Herrington de­ feated Clyde Morgan 444 to 391 Emmet Herrington GROWTH: "We've got to quit talking about it and get something on paper ap­ proved on land use. We need to provide for agriculture and posterity. We have to look out for agriculture, that's a basic commod­ ity. Grow th is coming and we have to face it. We re a bedroom community, and it's go­ ing to be residential growth " SHELTER: "If we've got lhe money we keep hearing about, we should get it built and gel this behind us. I’ve been hearing about this issue for 20 years and we’ve ducked it. "We should do what's necessary. We make excuses, but now let’s get this behind us." COMPLEX: "I think it’s fine if just the city and surrounding townships want to go ahead, but my townships and my con­ stituents don't want any part of it. Wc have our own complexes and we pay taxes on them. "We re a fragmented county. I don't think we'd use it The people who use il should pay for it." COA: I’m l(X) percent behind it and I'll work hard for its passage. I think there's some excellent planning that's gone into this." ISSUES: "We’ve got to take a hard look at county government, especially lhe County Board We don't need to support eight commissioners when five will do bet­ ter at less cost. The County Board spends too mu».h time in administration, which it's not trained to do. We should just establish policy in a public forum." WHY YOU: "I've been in public admin­ istration for 40 years 1 have a lot of expe­ rience. I have successes and failures and I try to stay away from the failures a second time. "1 would ask the voters to compare my experience and record with that of my op­ ponent." Clyde Morgan Morgan is chairman of the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission and he serves on the Charlton Park Commission and Solid Waste Planning Committee. Where to Vote... 8094 Tasker Road, off M-66 at Assyria Center Township Hall. Assyria township Prec. #I-A & IB. 6424 Bedford Road. Hastings. M-37 Baltimore Township South, lownship Hall, phone 948-2022. Precinct No. 1. Kellogg School Road. Hickory Comers. Fire Barry lownship Station. Precinct No 2.A & 2B. 155 East Orchard Street. Delton. Township Hall. Old Welcome School building. 85 Welcome Road. Hastings. Carlton Township 945-5990 Castleton lownship 915 Reed Street, Nashv illc Township Hall. 852-9479 Hastings Charter Township Hope 885 River Road New Township Hall. 948-9690 Prec. No. I & 2. 5463 South Wall Lake Road M-43 South. 00 Township Hall. 948-2464 * Precinct No. 1. 112 State St.. Freeport Village Hall. 765-5330. Irving lownship Precinct No. 2. comer of Woodschool Road and Wing Road Hastings. Township Hall 13641 S. M-37 Highway. Township Hall Fire Station. 721­ Johnstown Township 9905 721 Durkee St. Nashville. Township Hall. 852-0872 Maple Grove Township 6912 S. Boulter Road in Orangeville. Township Hall. Orangeville Township 664-4522. Precinct No. I. 10115 Norris Road Delton. Township Prairieville Township Hall. 623-2664. Precinct No. 2. 11351 Lindsay Road Plainwell. Pine Lake Fire De­ partment. 623-5101 Rutland Charier Township. 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Township Hall. 948-2194 Precinct No. I. 3885 Bender Road Middleville. Thomap­ Thomapple Township ple Kellogg High School. 795-3394 Precinct No. 2. 200 E. Mam. Middleville. Township Hall. 795-7202. Woodland Township 156 South Main. Woodland Fire Station & Township Hall. 367-4915. Yankee Springs Township 795-0C9I. Hastings City 284 North Briggs Road Middleville. Township Hall. Ward No. I. Northeastern School. 519 East Grant St.; Ward No. 2. Southeastern School. 1300 South East St.; Wards No. 3 and 4. Hastings Middle School. 232 W Grand St.. 945-2468. The polls will be open from 7 a.m to fi p.m. on the day of the election He works al Kai-Aero in Battle Creek. He and his wife have two grown sons and three grandchildren. GROWTH: "Control il, management, h’s hard to do. but we can." Morgan said he sees a lot of evidence of growing pains on the Planning and Zoning Commission. "h’s a big issue. Il's hard to tell someone what they can or can't do with their land, so it's not a cut and dried issue." SHELTER: "It should be privatized. I've seen lhe paper work and what they're talk­ ing about this facility costing. Then 1 look at the health department and $16,000 for renovations for human occupancy. Our pri­ orities aren't set quite right." Morgan said he would like to see lhe county honor its contribution of $45,000. However, he said the new shelter plans by the Humane Society made it look like the Taj Mahal. COMPLEX: “A lot of questions have to be answered. Many people arc against it "1 have staled before that you can pay for something for young people now, or you can pay more later. But we can't stop all the kids from gening into trouble. "I would have to say that at this point 1 wouldn’t back that, but I wouldn't turn a blind eye to it." COA: "I’d have to back that. Il’s a great thing. I'm getting old myself." ISSUES: "I’m opposed to the idea of $200,000 for a road grader Roads arc a big issue, a big concern "A lot of people in lhe outlying areas don't know about Bany County Transit. I'd like to see more education about it. Not enough of our senior citizens are taking ad­ vantage of iL" WHY YOU: "I’m a whole lot younger than the other guy. "I think I can explain things better and work better with local people and the township boards. I'll give them the facts and let them make up their own minds, without having an agenda. "My feeling is that if you're not a team player, you don't belong there " The polls Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD July 8. 1998 Alt Board Members present and 7 citizens Approved agenda previous minutes and trea­ surer s report Approved the Fire Department burning house for training Farmland Preservation program presented Approved payment ol vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (7/30) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made >n the conditions ol a mortgage made by Ronald J Hermenitt ll and Denise J Hermenitt husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee dated July 25 1997 and recorded on July 31 1997 in Liber 703 on Page 551 Barry County Records Michi­ gan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixiy-Eighi Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One and 64/100 dollars iS68 221 64) including interest al 11 50% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2/1 and 8/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o’clock PM on Septem­ ber 10 ’998 Said premises are situated in Township of Or­ angeville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of lhe Northwest 1/4 Of Section 16 Town 2 North Range 10 West described as commencing at the North­ west corner o’ sa>d Section 16 thence South 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds West 683 91 feet along the West ime of said Sec tion 16 to the point of beginning thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 seconds East 854 17 feet to the Centerlme of Lmdsey Road thence South 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 sec­ onds West 353 57 feet along said Centerline thence North 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 se­ conds West 634 33 feet to the West line of said Section 16 thence North 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds East 281 47 feet along said West Ime to the point of beginning Sub ject to the rights of the public over the Easterly portion of sa>d parcel as used for roadway purposes on Lindsay Road The redemption period shall be ’2 month) s) bom the dale of such sale Dated July 30 1998 AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys tor AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 B<ngnam Farms Michigan 48025 File *98076599 (8.27, NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for that purpose WHEREAS default has been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Steven Meyers, mortgagor to Apex Financial Group. Mortgagee dated the 8th day of August. 1997 and recorded tn the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry m the State of Michigan on the i5tn day of August 1997 at number 1000385 pages 1-15 WHEREAS the amount claimed to be due on said mortgage as of the date of this notice is the sum of Eighty Sim Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three Dollars and 78/100 (S86 333 78). for principal and interest and WHEREAS no suit or proceedings at law or in equity have been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof and default having been made whereby the power of sale contained in said mortgage has be­ come operative NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage and pursuant to the statutes for the State of Mchigan tn such case made and provided NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, lhe 27th day of August. 1998 at i 00 o'clock in the afternoon local time, said mortgage will be foreclosed at a sale al public an tion to the highest bidder at the East Court­ house Doorway at 220 W State Street, in the Crty of Hastings County of Barry of the premises de­ scribed in said mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due «.$ atoresa-d on said mortgage with the interest thereon at fifteen percent (15%) per annum and all legal costs charges and expenses including the attorney lee allowed by law and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises The premises described in said mortgage are as follows The Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 36 Town 3 North Range 7 West Vil­ lage of Nashville Barry County Michigan also commencing at the intersection of the East 1/8 ime with the North 1 /8 ime of said Section 36 thence S89* 13 20’ W 462 feet thence N34®3OE371 58 feet along Mill Pond Thence Nil® 15 20 E 146 49 feet thence N64®30E 168 30 feet thence North 36® East 121 feet to the East 1/8 ime thence South 616 feet to the place of begmthng except commencing at the intersection of the East 1/8 ime with the North 1/8 line of said Section 36 Town 3 North Range 7 West thence S893 13 20 W 462 feet tnence N34"30 E 371 58 feet thence Nil* 1520 E 146 49 feet thence N64’30 E 168 30 feet thence North 36’ East 72 98 feet thence N89= 13 20 E 741 3i feet thence South 565 62 feet to the North line of Reed Street tnence S89® 13 20 W 713 50 feet to the place Of beginning The redemption period shall be six ,6) months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241 a in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such Dated July 30 1998 Apex Financial Group Timothy R Newhouse PC Attorney for Mortgagee 7885 Byron Center Suite A Byron Cente’ M 49315 <616)366-1000 <8201 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by GEORGE E CUR­ TIS. a single man whose address is 418 Powell Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farm­ ers Home Administration (now known as Rural Development) United Slates Department of Agri­ culture with an office being located at 3469 E Grand Rver Avenue Howell Michigan 48843 the Mortgagee dated March 20 1986 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and Slate of Michigan on March 20 1996 in Liber 432 of Barry County Records on Pages 672 through 675. inclusive and by reason of such default the Mortgagee elects to deciare the entire unpaid amount of such Mortgage due and payable forthwith on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice lor principal and interest, the sum of Fifty-One Thou­ sand Twenty and 32/100 ($51 020 32) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to re­ cover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained m sa d Mortgage has become operative Now Therefore Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sale contained m said Mort­ gage and in pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein de­ scribed or so much thereof as may be necessary at public auction to the highest bidder al the east entrance to the Circuit Court located at the Barry County Courthouse at 220 W State Street in the C<y Of Hastings and County of Barry Michigan tnat being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said county on Thursday August 6 1998 at 1 00 o dock local time m the afternoon of said day and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mort gage together with 10 625 percent interest legal costs attorneys fees and also any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sale which said premises are described m said Mortgage as follows to wit Lands and premises situated in the City of Hastings County of Barry and State of Michi­ gan Lot 19 ol Todds Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded m Liber 4 of Pials at page 21 City of Hastings Bany County Michigan The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale unless the property is aban­ doned m which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale This is an attempt to collect a debt Any information ob­ tained will be used tor that purpose For further information with regard to this fore­ closure contact the local office of Rural Develop­ ment (formerly Farmers Home Administration­ Attention Community Development Manager 3334 Edgewood Road PO Box 129 Bernen Springs Michigan 49103 telephone (616) 471­ 9111 Dated July 1 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the Farmers Home Administration (now Rural De­ velopment) United States Department of Agri­ culture Mortgagee Robert J Zitta (P22749) Attorney for Mortgagee SCHEUERLE & ZITTA 330 Washington Street PO Box 212 Grand Haven Mi 49417 (616) 842-1470 (7/30) �ige 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1998 Animal shelter will cost about *300,000 to build Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The proposed new Barry County Animal Shelter will cost about $300,000 to con­ by struct. said Brian Reynolds, one of the vol­ unteers who has been spearheading the pro­ ject. In the latest proposal. Reynolds has asked tbe County Board's Central Services Committee, which oversees the shelter, to ask the board to consider pledging SI(M).(MM) more than its previous pledge of $45,000 for the costs of a new shelter building Reynolds wants the board to pledge lhe additional $100,000 on a match­ ing basis. "For every dollar raised through fund­ raising by volunteers, the county would match it with an appropriated dollar." he said in a written proposal Commissioner Rose Heaton, chair­ woman of the Central Services Committee, said Tuesday that lhe committee will study Reynolds' proposal "along with all the other projects we have on our plate." When th-- new shelter project is com­ pleted. Reynolds said the county will have title to a facility that will have a value of al least $450.(XM). That figure includes lhe value of donated land, site preparation, vol­ unteer labor, volunteer efforts to gel lhe land rezoned, site plan development and ap­ proval and special use permits plus donated material and more labor that are anticipated as the project takes shape. Currently, only about $100,000 of pledges are available for the shelter build­ ing. he said "It will likely take hundreds of individual fund-raising events, bake sales, car washes, pancake dinners, etc. along with docr-todoor residential and business solicitations, but it can be done." Reynolds said He said the county's original $45,000 pledge for the project "does not represent a good-faith participation by the county in a TRAVEL AGENT Immediate opening for full time, front line agent. Must have experience and pleasant personality. Please send resume Premier Travel & Cruise, 7105 Kraft Avenue SE, Caledonia, Ml 49316. responsibility that is by definition the county's." Besides reducing the fund-raising effort, the extra $100,000 in matching funds from lhe county "will provide a powerful incen­ tive for both the fund-raising volunteer and lhe person being solicited for contribu­ tion." Reynolds said. "If they both know that each dollar donated and raised will bring this project two dollars closer to completion, both will be ever so much more motivated to participate and give gen­ erously." In addition to Reynolds. Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins. County Sheriff Steve DeBoer and Jim Brown have been spearheading plans, with the help of other citizens, for a new shelter on land that is expected to b<* donated for the project on the north end of Industrial Park Drive in Hastings. Richard T. Groos. chairman of E 1 yden AB Inc. and retired chairman of Tyden Seal 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs lacrou fnm £ U*. BtissJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Toil f™ 888-577-7446 CITY OF HASTINGS BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of lhe City of Hastings shall hold a public hearing in lhe City Hall ( ouncil Chambers. 201 E Stale Street. Hastings. Michigan on Monday. August 24. 1998 al 7:30 p.m. Io hear and consider comments and questions in regard lo a proposed local des elopmcnl finance authority plan and increment finance plan for the operation of a Idea! Development Finance Authority. These proceedings of the City are being conducted pursuant lo the Ideal IX-selopmcnl financing Act which is also known as Act 281 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1986 (“Act 281").. B< )l NDARIES OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY DISTRICT -1 he boundaries of the Authority Distnct hate the following legal descriptions of its property located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan: Co and Viking Corp . has offered to do­ nate a parcel of land that Viking owns on Industrial Park Drive for the new animal shelter. The current shelter, located about a quar­ ter mile away at 825 W. Apple St., has been in a slate of disrepair for many years A millage proposal to build a new shelter was defeated by voters in 1996. The county 911 surcharge on Nov. ballot To fund operational costs of Barry Coun­ ty's Enhanced-911 Emergency Telephone and Central Dispatch services, voters will be requested in November to abolish the current one-mill levy on property taxes and allow Barry County telephone customers to be charged up to S2.74 per month for each one-party access line they have. The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners agreed 7-0. al the request of County Development Board and Central Dispatch Authority Board, to place lhe five year pro­ posal on lhe general election ballot. Com- • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held July 28, 1998 are available in the County Clerk s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. RN’S/LPN’S PART-TIME TENDER CARE HASTINGS Tender Care Michigan Inc. Michigan's largest provider of long term care currently has permanent part time positions available to enhance existing staff at their Tender Care Hastings facility. Rex-time and innovative time assignment available. !f ycu need additional hours & can’t get them we can help Hours cut elsewhere? We can help. Family COM Al A PI COMM TO1 HE S BANK OF THE I HORNAPPLE RIVER AND THE NW COR DOT 62 SUPERVISOR GLASIi< >W'S ADDN NO 2. IH S IO THE NT. COR LOT 60 SUPERVISOR GLASGOW'S ADDN NO 2. TH WLY ALG NT Y IN LOT 60 TO API WHERETHE SD NTi LN INTERSECS Nl.Y LN STATE ST. TH SWI.Y TO A PI COMM I'O THE SF Ct )R LOT - JOHN LICIYS FIRM ADDN ANDS'LY LN SD STATE ST .TH SE'LY ALG S LN SD STATE ST TO A PI WHERE SD S LN SI Al ESI INI ERSECS N LN CUNTON ST.. IH WLY ALG N LN CLINTON ST TO A 1’1 WHERE SD N LN CLINTON ST INTERSEC S E LN ORCHARD ST.. TH S ALG E LN ORCHARD ST TO THE NW COR LOT 34 FAIRVIEW ADDN IH E 132 FT TO THE NW COR I.OI 33 FAIRVIEW ADDN. TH S ALG THE ST.Y EXTENSION OF1HE F LN LOT 33 EAIRVIEW ADDN TO A PI WHERE SD E LN I.NTERSECS N SEC LN SEC 20 I3N R8W. TH WAI.fi N LN SD DEC 165 FT ML TO THE SECOR Lof I BI.K 1.3 KENFIELDS 2ND ADDN. IH S I DEG 49* W 170 FT. TH N 89 DEG W 149 FT. TH. N I DEG 49'E 170 FT TO THE N LN SD SEC 20. TH W ALG SDSEC LN TO THE NE COR AMMON EAT ON S ADDN TO THE CITY OF HASTINGS. TH S ALG E LN SD ADDN TO A PI commitments preclude regular hours? We can help Talk to us. Call Mrs. G. Shaft RN at 616-945-9564 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 16 5 Fl S Of NE COR LOT 36 AMMON EATON S ADDN. I H E 32 FL I H S 168 42 FL I H W 32 FT I HE THE W LN COMM TOE 58 AC N I 2 NE I 4SEC2OT3N R8W.TH SON SDWLN 563.78 Fl M L TO THE SW COR OF THE F 5XACN I 2NE I 4 SEC 20. TH E ALG SI N 3 58 AC 1254 FT M I.TO A IT 660 FT W2 OF E LN SD SEC 20. THS 990 Fl ALG THE W LN COMM TO E 660 FT S 12 NE 14 SEC 2OT3N R8W.TH 3 660 FT TO E LN SD SEC 20. i ,T S 330 FT TO I 4 POST COMM IO SEC 20 AND SEC 21. TH E ALG E ♦ Wl 4 LN 1320 FT M I.TO E BOUNDARY LN HAST­ TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: INGS CITY LIMIT S. TH N ALG SDE BOUNDARY LN 2685 FTM LTONECOR LOT 66 SUPERVISOR GLASGOW'S ADDN NO 2 AND S BANK OF THE THORNAPPLE RIVER. TH Nl.Y ALG S BANK SD RIVER TO POB PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning a proposed amendment 10 the Rutand Charter Township Zoning Hie loll.iw mg is a map show mg the houndanes of lhe Authority Distnct: Ordnance will be held on Wednesday. August >9. 1998. com­ mencing al 7:0C o dodt p.m. al the Rutland Charier Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be con­ sidered include, m brief, lhe (Plowing: 1. Consideration of lhe following appication ol Doug & Sha'on V«kery and Dave S Caroline Dimmers tor rezoning of popehy located on the south side of M37M43. appoimalely 400 feet west of Flei-Fab. described as: COM S 00 DEG 19 08‘ E 45 23 FT FR W 1 4 POST SEC 13-3-9 FOR POB TH ELY AL S Lt OF HWY M37M43 THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES: ELY 241 35 FT AL ARC OF A CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 22968 31 FT & CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 39 12- E 241 35 FT TH S 01 DEG 38 5F E 25 FT TH ELY 139.52 FT AL ARC OF CURVE TO THE LEFT RADIUS BEING 22993.31 FT 8 CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG ’0 42' E 139 52 FT TH N 88 DEG 00 17 E287 16 FTTH ELY 352 81 FT AL THE LAST COURSE OF HWY ROW U 8 AL ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 7714.44 FT & CHORD BEARING 88 DEG 41 Tf E 352.78 FTTH S 00 DEG 26 53’ E 957.86 FT TH S 87 DEG 53' 57 W 1023.35 FT TO W LI SEC 13 TH N 00 DEG 19' 06’ W 979.90 FT TO POB. This property is cur-enlly zoned "Cr Ottice Cdmmerpal. The applicants seek rezoning to the -C3’ General Business Distnct. 2 Sucn ana further matte-s as may oropedy come beto-e lhe Wanning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Mao and Zoning Ordnance st available and may be e>am -eo by the genera: ouPc at the Rutland Charter Townsnp Ha during regular business hours and that copes ol the Zoning Oro-a-xte and v La-d Use Pa- may be evamned at said oufr ic nearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that toe Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the nght to recommend changes m the p-ooosed ordnances and to make its recommen­ dation to the Rutland Charter Townshp Board accordingly, either at Of following the puPc hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE tnal. upon seven (7) days notice to tne Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township w I p-pv oe necessary -easonabe auma-y a-ds and services al hw pubf'C heanng to wav duals w7 csaotes Individuals reau ’ "g aui »a-y ads o' services should contact tne Township Maps, plats, and a descuption <4 the deu-lopment plan are available for puNic inspection al the Cits ol Hastings < ’leaks olfice located al Cierk at the address r teepnone numbei listed oeiow 2*’l I- Male Siren. Hastings. Mishigan 4WH8 Monday through Friday between lhe hours >4 9 (Hl j m and ' Ml p m A1 -te-esled persons are »vteo to be presen at the atoreUntk-u comments pertaining losaid hearing w ii he ircnvedat Hastings City Hall. 201 I Stale Siren. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request 1,4 intormaUiui and ,4 minulcs ol said hearing should fx- directed lo the Hastings Cits (Terk al the same address as slated above I he * its cull pros ole nesv-ssary reascuhlc aids and senlevs upon fise Jass ncHice lolhe Hastincs I lls I ‘lerk ndephiHie number bib 945 sa-o time and pace to :a«e oat n -e ascusso- on toe above p-cposec a-e'C-ents I scnlii Maiichum BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 < 'ily tlerk (616)948-2194 24hKi.,r I IH> call nelas senwes I SIH M4 I— board has pul its plans on hold to renovate and expand lhe existing shelter to give in­ terested citizens lhe opportunity to formu­ late ideas and a plan of action to construct a new shelter The County Board of Commissioners has formally voted to support the efforts by volunteers to generate community sup­ port and funding for a new shelter building. missioner John Barnett was absent. If voters approve lhe proposal, the tele­ phone surcharge would be effective from January 1. 2000 to Dec. 31. 2005 "We've had a lot of concern from people * who own a lot of property." Central Dis­ patch Director Charlie Nystrom said last week. "They're paying a heck of a lot to 9| 1 And. there are people who rent who pay nothing for the service. So we believe it is the fairest way to go." "We've contacted all the telephone com- ’ panies that service Barry County and there are about 29.000 telephone lines," he said. "If you subtract 15 percent because some people are exempt, like churches, there are about 24.807 billable lines." Nystrom said some counties have a combination of surcharges and millage to fund their 911 systems, while others have only surcharges. . Our board members are accountable to their local governmental entities and they know what is fair.” said Nystrom. "I think this is going to do it." Nystrom said lhe services annual budget for the current fiscal year is about 5763.023. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Robert A Farwell and Karen J Farweii husband and wife to Great Lakes National Bank-Mchigan as successor by merger to Great Lakes National Bank IA/a Great Lakes Federal Savings and Loan Association Mortgagee dated October 14 1986 and recorded on October 17. 1986 m Liber 441 on Page 634 and modified by Assumption . Modification Agreement dated October 14 1986 ' and recorded on November 3. 1988 m Liber 474 ■ on Page 670 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four and 01/100 dollars ($41 144 01) including interest at 8 09% per an­ num Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rale may change on November 1 ol each year Under the po-.ver of sale contained in sard mortgage an* ’he statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sard mort gage w4l be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises <x some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Mchigan al 1 00 o dock p m on September 10. 1998 Sard premises are situated n Township of Prairieville Barry County Mchigan and are de scribed as Lot 11. 12 and 13 of Poplar Beach 92 ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded tn Liber 3 of Plats in Page 31. Prairieville Township Barry County. State of Mchigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated July 30. 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK-MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK-MICHIGAN 3015C Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 Fto 498043362 (8/27) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used tor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BERN­ HARDT WILHELMS JR AND SHERRY M WIL­ HELMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to COMMON­ POINT MORTGAGE A MICHIGAN CORPORA­ TION Mortgagee dated May 29. 1997 and recorded on June 6 1997 in Liber 697 on page 232 Barry County Records Mchigan and as signed by said mortgagee to CONTlMORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated July 8 1998 and recorded on July 13 1998 as *1014929 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of forty seven thousand eight hundred twenty three and 60/100 Dollars ($47 823 601 including interest at 11 990% per annum Under the power of sale contained m saC mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 p m on September 10 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF DELTON Barry County. Mchigan and are de­ scribed as LOT 33 OF THE VILLAGE OF DELTON AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from me date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) c whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 CONTlMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremam & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/27) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1998 - Page 17 Funding for new senior center will be on Nov. ballot by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Voters will have the opportunity in the November general election to decide whether older adults in Barry County will have a new senior center. The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday voted 7-0 to authorize a ballot proposal for three-fourths mill for 10 years to construct a Barry Community Se­ nior Center. Commissioner John Barnett was absent "We re excited.” County Commission on Aging Board Chairwoman Joy Dunham said after the meeting. "I was real pleased with that (the board's action), but I believe that was because we had done a lot of homework up front.” Dunham said. "We’ve worked with the (County Board s) Finance Committee and Properly Committee. They had all the in­ formation before they met today. "Every member of this (COA) board has had tremendous input." she said of the year long study of the need for a senior center "Commissioner Sandy James, chairman of the county's Property Conuzittee. and COA Executive Director Tammy Penning­ ton have been "extremely involved in it so it’s a collaborative effort." Bob Edwards is chairman of the COA Property Committee. Bob Lewis is chair­ man of the COA's Client Services Com­ mittee. assessing the future needs, and Au­ drey Thomas is chairwoman of the COA Finance Committee. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey, af­ ter the meeting, said a new senior center is "long overdue. It's needed in Barry County. "1 just hope we can get the message out to the people in a way that's acceptable to them to understand what lhe needs are and what lhe benefits are to the county." Bailey said During public comment at the board meeting. Clare Tripp, who is a candidate for commissioner in the district that in­ ^fauariei, continued... Scott Alan Lake HASTINGS - Donald N. Kelly, age 78. of Hastings, passed away Monday July 27. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Kelly was bom on February II. - Scott Alan 1920 in Hastings, the son of Frank & Gladys (Beck) Kelly. Lake, age 28. of Yankee Springs, passed away Tuesday. July 21. 1998 at Pennock He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings Schools. Hospital. Hastings. Scott Alan Lake was bom on July 12. He was married to Joyce A. Stecby on July 28. 1967. 1970 in Hastings, the son of Lyle Jay He was employed at Consumers Power Company. Rc-!nforced Plastics of YANKEE SPRINGS Lake and Dorothy Kay (Biggs) Drake. Scott was raised in Middleville attended Thomapple Kellogg and Schools, graduating in 1989. He was married to Cindy Kaye Secord. Scott was employed at Wayland Concrete and Grand Hl-Reach. Scott enjoyed fishing, hunting and he loved lhe outdoors, but most of all he was a caring and loving husband and father, always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Scott is survived by his wife. Cindy children. James Kaye Lake, his Lake. Kirsten Lake. Rachel Lake; his mother. Dorothy Kay (Jim) Drake of Shelbyville; his father. Lyle Jay (Sandy) Lake of Boyne Falls; one brother, Lyle Shawn (Dianne) Lake of Freeport; one sister, Corinne Drake of Freeport; grandmother. Josephine (Biggs) Ball of Zephyrhills. Florida, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends Memorial Services were held Saturday morning. July Funeral 25. Chapel. 1998 at lhe Beeler Middleville. Reverend Bret Hoxworth officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to his children. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL D KLEIN and TAMMIE M KLEIN husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Evergreen Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated January 24. 1997 and recorded on February 4. 1997 in Uber 684. on Page 821 Barry County Records Mchigan. and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an assignment dated June 1. 1997 whch was recorded on July 2. 1997 m Uber 700. on Page 484 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 17/100 dollars (S110.236 17) including interest at 8 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o clock PM . on August 27. 1998 Sa>d premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of YANKEE SPRINGS Barry County. Mchigan and are described as The land referred to in this Commitment, situ­ ated in the County of Barry. Township of Yankee Spnngs State of Mchigan is desenbed as fol­ lows Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8. Town 3 North Range 10 West described as Commenc­ ing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 8. thence South 80 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds West 716 55 feet along the South Ime of said Section to the center of a creek and the point of beginning thence continuing South 89 degrees 25 mmutes 38 seconds West 311 35 feet along said South tine thence North 17 degrees 12 min­ utes 03 seconds West 221 28 feet thence North 89 degrees 26 mmutes 30 seconds East 302 81 feet to the center of said creek thence South 19 degrees 18 mmutes 07 seconds East. 223 80 feet along said creek to the pomt of beginning Together with an easement for ingres: and egress over a 20 foot wide drive lying 10 f Jet on either side of the following described centerline, beginning al the South 1/4 comer of said Section 8 thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 06 sec­ onds West 82 86 feet thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 194 17 feet, thence South 81 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds West 185 39 feet thence South 86 degrees 38 minutes 09 seconds West 110 79 feet thence North 89 degrees 03 mmutes 02 seconds West. 130 63 feet thence South 85 degrees 17 mmutes 29 seconds West 200 94 feet thence North 89 de­ grees 28 mmutes 41 seconds West 81 97 feet thence North 71 degrees 19 mmutes 14 seconds West. 17 68 feet thence North 46 degrees 47 mmutes 24 seconds West 17 52 feet thence North 19 degrees 24 mmutes 49 seconds West 9 95 feet to the pomt of ending of said centerline The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98065990 (8H3) Hastings and Company. the Allegan Lumber He was a member of Hastings Hope United Methodist Church. He loved Gai. his wife and family. Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by his parents; brother’s. Miles. Robert & Hugh Kelly. He is survived by his wife. Joyce; two daughters. Becky (Paul) Leary of Hastings, and Brenda (Scott) Dingman of Hastings; one son. Brock (Kris) Kelly of Hastings; nine grandchildren. Patrick. Alexis Ethan Kelly. Benjamin. Dustin and and Hannah Leary, Brian Erway, Danielle and Darck Dingman; two brother’s, William (Mary) Kelly of Niles, and Pal (Julianne) Kelly of Allegan; and one sister. Mary Ellen (Francis) Goggins of Hastings. There will be no visitation at the Wren Funeral Home. public A memorial reception will be held Saturday. August 1, 1998 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Hastings Hope United Methodist Church. ’ Respecting his wishes, private family services will be held. Burial will take Riverside Cemetery. place at Hastings Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Missions at Hope United Methodist Church. Arrangements were made Funeral Home of Hastings. by Wren cludes Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships, urged commissioners to put the proposal on the ballot, calling the center "a good idea" and "a very appropriate thing to do.” "I have a lot of retirees that are in my district." Tripp said. The estimated $5.1 million. 37.000square-foot senior center is envisioned as a place where the county’s older adults can socialize, play cards, dance, create arts and crafts, play pool, tinker with woodworking tools and exercise, plus provide a much needed kitchen to prepare 53.000+ meals per year and house the offices of the County Commission on Aging. The new center would allow the COA lo expand its programming, reduce the cost of meals for its nutrition program by having its own kitchen and possibly deliver meals to homebound residents seven days a week instead of the current five, Pennington said in an interview last week. "The real driving force behind all of this is lhe kitchen. As were approaching 53.000 meals a year, we'd like to produce them locally, hire local people to prepare the meals. We also have plans with (Sheriff) Steve DeBoer to produce the jail meals, too. which would be a cost-cutting mechanism for both of us and would also allow us to go seven days a week with Meals on Wheels, which is a very exciting prospect." she said. The current COA kitchen is just licensed to "heat up meals" and the new equipment it has recently acquired would be moved to the new building. Meals for area senior cit­ izens are currently purchased from the Se­ nior Meals Program in Grand Rapids. Staff at the county jail kitchen currently cooks meals for inmates, but if tbe new senior center becomes operational, experienced cooks from the jail would be asked to cook at the new senior facility. If voters approve the-millage, the COA could leave behind its antiquated and rather dysfunctional structure on North Michigan Avenue in Hastings. That building is not totally handicapped accessible and not enough parking space is available. Plumb­ ing and wiring need to be upgraded, too. The three-fourths mill includes funds for HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL land acquisition, bonding, utilities, parking lot paving, landscaping and possibly a couple of vans "to guarantee the public PROPOSAL TO RECOUP MILLAGE ROLLBACK with some sort of access to the facility." Plans call for a new senior citizens* cen­ ter to be built on about seven acres some­ where in the Hastings area. The COA Shall the previously authorized charter mill­ age for the Charter Township of Hastings, as reduced by the required millage rollback which would result in a levy of 8171 mill ($.8171 per $1,000 SEV) be increased by .1829 ($.1829 per $1,000 of SEV) to offset such mill­ age reduction for levy in the years 1998 through tha 2003 inclusive which will raise in the first year of levy the estimated sum of $8,303.00 over that previously levied? Yes Yes ____ ____ No No ____ Board is still considering three possible sites for the building. "We've tried to keep it as low cost as possible and we would only levy as much as we needed. Pennington has said. County commissioners, on the advice of attorney James White, are going to be studying alternative ballot wording for tbe Auto Gldiif Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed senior center proposal. White told commissioners Tuesday that they might want to consider issuing unlim­ ited tax general obligation bonds to secure a lower interest rate when financing the a better interest rate, but it’s also a little more difficult to explain to the voters who have to approve it. They could interpret it project rather than capping the millage at three-fourths of a mill. Bonds to renovate the county courthouse as some kind of cane blanche deal to raise unlimited taxes...The way that you ap­ proach that is, yes. you have an unlimited ability to levy millage to repay debt, but lhe amount of the debt is capped at a cer­ were not done through the County Building Authority. While said, and the renovation millage proposal was structured so the tain number. You can only go up lo what it would take to repay that debt." The board, prior to White s arrival at the county could make an unlimited tax pledge, "meaning that whatever rate of millage is meeting, committed to put three-fourths null for 10 years on the ballot, but Bailey said the board can reconsider that if the COA Board wants a different millage word­ necessary lo retire the debt is the amount of millage that would be spread on the taxes...!! would only be unlimited for the amount needed to pay the debt" "...If you loo!* at the experience of what the millage has been on the courthouse renovation bonds, it's gone steadily down every year. As the tax base of the county has grown, the millage rate has actually de­ creased." White said. The unlimited tax pledge “provides a dif­ ferent level of security for the bondholders. "That's kind of a two-way sword though. If you get an unlimited tax pledge, you get ing. "I don’t want to upset lhe apple cart," White said, "but now is lhe time to con­ sider it." White said be would give the board alter­ native wording for a formal millage resolu­ tion and get examples of recent bond sales that have been unlimited tax general obli­ gation bonds to compare with those that are limited tax general obligation bonds. ---- NOTICE — PRIMARY ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, IMS. The Polls will bo open from 7:00 sjr. until 8:00 pun. Voting Precincts - Derry County, MicMpan ASSYRIA TQWNSHfP 8094 Tasker Road Off M-66 at Assyria Center. Bellevue Township Hall MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHF 721 Durkee St. Nashville Township Han 852-0872 BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP PREC. 41A A 1B 6424 Bedford Road. Hastings (M-37 South) Township Hall 948-2022 ORANQFVIt I F TOWNSHIP 6912 S Boutfer Road Village of OfangevHle Township Hall 664-4522 Kellogg School Road. Hickory Corners Fire Station PRARIEVILLE TWP PREC. fl 10155 Noms Road. Delton Township Hall 623-2664 155 East Orchard Sireet. Delton Township Hall CARLTON TOWNSHIP Old Welcome School 85 Welcome Road. Hastings 945 5990 CASTLETON TQWJSHff 915 Reed Street. Nashville Township hall (517) 852-9479 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP 885 River Road Hastings Township Hall 948-9690 HOPE TOWNSHIP PREC. fl. k!2 5463 South wan Lake Road M-43 Hastings Township Hall 948 2464 IRVING TOWNSHIP PREC.21 112 State Street. Freeport Village Hall 795 5330 IRVING TOWNSHIP PREC. F2 Comer of Woodschool Road & Wing Road Hastings - Irving Township Hall JOHNSTON TOWNSHIP 13641 S M-37 Highway Township Hall/Fire Station 721-9905 PRAIRIEVILLE TWPPREC.fi 11351 Lindsay Road. Plainwell Pme Lake Fire Department 623-5101 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHF 2461 Heath Road. Hastings Township Hail 948 2194 THORNAPPLE TWP PREC, f! 3885 Bender Road. MxkfevNe Thornappie-Keflogg High School 795-3394 THQRNAPPLETWP PREC. f2 200 E Mam. MtddevWe Township Hall 795-7202 WOODLAND TPWNSHf PREC f 1A A IB 156 S Mam Street. Woodtand Fire Station & Township Hall 367-4915 YANKEE SPRINGS TQWMSHf 284 N Bnggs Road. Middtevile Township Hall 795-9091 CffY Of HASTINGS Wards 1.2. 3&4 232 W Grand St. Hastings Junior High School Gym PURPOSE OF ELECTION: To Nominate Candidates for the Following Offices: STATE: Governor CONGRESSIONAL: Representative in Congress LEGISLATIVE: State Senator State Representative COUNTY: County Commissioner And for the purpose of electing: Delegates to the County Convention of the Democratic and Republican Parties. Also the following Special Local Proposals and/or Candidates for Nomination: ASSYRIA: Shall annual meetings be reinstated BALTIMORE: Clerk & Treasurer CASTLETON: Trustees HASTINGS CHARTER: Proposal to recap millage roll rack PRAIRIEVILLE: Millage renewal for fire and police THORNAPPLE: Proposals to recap millage roll back WOODLAND: Road millage proposal Electors who wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot tor the primary election by mail, may submit an AV application by 2 p.m. Aug. 1,1998. Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the Primary Election may vote In person in the Clerk's office up to 4 p.m. Aug. 3, 1998 Call Now! 616-945-5085 O •» TMMtev dtaCOMta CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES COLD STORAGE BUILDING REQUEST FOR BIDS LETHAL WEAPON 4 (R> KIG8S0N-’:® fJC C SAY1NC PRIVATE RYAN KWiMeS («> • MCSP.’E ’•WK tOJC"-'341 )« ’X IX O PARENT TRAP D€l*S0lMC-+G> ’OfUKKiSWKW.ACIX »X •»: ’•SIB DR. DOUTTlf PGt]> EDCMt wjRPhv ■•■.,«■ a ] t •x •» JW S*5 O NEGOTIATOR SWUEl i JACKSON • |R| WtU’.’tINWKSCVN? JX ’X »H ARMAGEDOOR BAllCt WUtS • •PG-lJi •« The City of Hastings Department of Public Sen ices is accepting bids lor construction of a cold storage build­ ing (pole type construction 1 to be located adjacent lo the Department of Public Sen ices Garage at 301 E. Court Street Mans, performance specifications and proposal forms arc available al the Office of the < ity Clerk! rcasurrr. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Scaled bids i proposals > w ill be accepted at the Office «'t the < its Clcrk’lrcasurcr. 201 East SttR Street. Hastings.'Ml 4<M’58 until 2(H) pm on Tuesday. August IK. I WK al which lime they shall be opened and read aloud I he < ity of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to award the bid in a manner which il deems to be in its best inter­ est. price and other factors considered All bids shall be death marked on the outside of the bid submittal package “Scaled Bid - DPS ( old Storage Building." ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK Ddno A Miller 10570 M-66. Nashvrfle. Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 JOHNSTOWN TWP, CLERK June Doster 1815 Lacey Rd . Dowfmg. Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 BALTIMORE TWP, CLERK Tracey Mitchell 5766 Henry Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 948-2268 MAPLE GROVE TWP, CLERK Susan K Bulfef 9652 Evart Rd . NashWle Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-1859 BARRY TWP, CLERK Debra Dewey-Perry 155 E Orchard St. Delton. Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623-5171 (Ofke) ORANGEVILLE TWP, CLERK Darlene Harper 11031 Wildwood Rd . Shelbyville. Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 CARLTON TWP, CLERK Wilma Daniels 85 Welcome Rd . Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-5990 PRAIRIEVILLE TWP CLERK Norma Jean Campbell 10155 S Noms Rd . Delton. Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-2664 CASTLETON TWP. CLERK Loma Wilson 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (517) 852-94/9 (0*cei RUTLAND CHARTER TWP, CLERK Barbara Bedford 2461 Heath Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 948-2194 HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK Bonnie L Cruttenden • 885 River Road Hasu.gs Ml 49058 Pfjne (616) 945-3291 (Home) (616) 948-9690 (O*cei hvPfc TWP, CLERK Sy ia Forster 546: S Wall Lake Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone ,616) 623-8683 (Home) (6i6> 948-2464 (Ofhce) IRVING TWP, CLERK Emily Hanson 6925 Parmalee Rd Middleville. Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 HASTINGS CITY CLERK Even! Manshum 201 East State St Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 TBQRNAPPLE TWP. CLERK Donna Stagray 200 E Mam St Middlevine Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-7202 WOODLAND TWP. CLERK Cheryl Allen 156 S Mam St Woodland Ml 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 YANKEE SPRINGS TWP, CLERK Janice C Lippert 284 N Bnggs Rd Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9091 �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 1998 Larry Haywood honored as Dairy Farmer of the Year Larry Haywood of Hastings was honored last week as lhe Michigan State University Department of Animal Science Daily Farmer of the Year. The award is based on the nominees con­ tribution in a leadership role to the dairy in­ dustry, as well as ow nership of a successful dairy farm business. He was honored as an ’"innovator in trying and adopting new methods and practices to improve the pro­ ductivity and profitability of the farming business ” Has wood is Hastings* first recipient of the Dairy Farmer ol the Year Award, which has been presented yearly since I95X. Haywood is the fourth generation on the family farm since 1909. He and his wife Ellen continued the operation of Sand Creek Dairy Farm in partnership with Larry's parents. Eugene and Joyce Hay­ wood. 30 years ago. They have four chil­ dren. Amy. Matthew. I uke. and Marc, and now farm in partnership with their son. Luke Their current herd consists of 1X2 Holstein and Brown Swiss cows, along with replacements Larry attended Michigan Slate University s agricultural technology short course after graduating from Hastings High School in 1965 lie has served agriculture LvvmsZ C/ The friendship lifeline , as a member of Michigan Farmers' Union and Farm Bureau and Barry County ASUS Board, and was active in milk marketing in the National Milk Producers Federation and the Board of Directors lor Independent Co­ operative Milk Producers Association. He is currently president of the MSU Dairy Memorial Scholarship Board, a member of the MSU Tclfarm Advisory Board and several MSU Faculty Search Committees Locally. Haywood is also Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Larry Haywood serving on the Barry Intermediate and Hastings Area School Boards, as well as the Rutland Township Planning and Zoning Commission He has been the recipient of several other awards, including the American I anner De­ gree. Barry County Soil Conservation Out­ standing Farmer. Hastings Jaycec's Out­ standing Farmer of the Year, and I lonorary State FFA Degree Parcel 2 The South 60 feet of the following described premises A parcel of land along the Southeast side of Old C K 4 S R R described as beginning at a point on the Northwest side of M-43 whch lies South 77 degrees 47 mmutes West 85 69 feet from the Northeast corner of Lot 8 of Recorded Plat ol Cloverdale Barry County Mchigan thence South 27 degrees 40 mmutes West 261 20 feet, along M-43 thence North 62 degrees i7 minutes West 66 90 feel thence North 38 degrees 22 mmutes 30 seconds East 248 25 feet thence North 77 degrees 47 minutes East 27 00 feet to the point of beginning Hope Township Barry County. Mchigan The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File <98066609 (8/13) State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION File No. 98-501 -CH THELMA CLARK PLAINTIFFS VS ANN BENNETT AND HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT FRIEDA V WASHBURN (P22O12» ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210 LAKE STREET KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 49001 345-1014 At a session of said Court held in the City ol Hastings and County of Barry State of Michigan on the 21st day of July 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge The Plaintiff s motion for Servce by PuWcabon is hereby granted under MCR 2 106 Mailing shaii/shali not be required under 2 106 02 Dated July 21 1998 James h Fisher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Mchaei D McClean and Christine L McClean to National Bank ol Hastings a Federal Banking Corporation of Hastings Michigan as Mortgagee dated March 18. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Regis­ ter of Deeds for the County of Barry and Slate of Michigan on March 25 1997 in Liber 689 of Mortgages on page 67 on which Mortgage tnere is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest the sum of Twenty Thou­ sand Three Hundred Twenty-six & 75/100 ($20,326 75) Dollars and no proceedings having been mst ".uted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale con­ tained m said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided, the sad Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary at public auction, to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the County Court­ house in the City of Hastings and County of Bany Michigan that being the place of holding the Cir­ cuit Court m and for said County on Thursday August 6 1998 at 1 00 p m o clock Eastern Day.,ght Time m the afternoon of said day. and sad premises will be sold to pay the amount so as a-uresaid then due on said Mortgage together with 12 75 percent interest legal costs Attorney's fees and also any taxes and insurance that sad Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of sad sale which premises are described in sad Mortgage as follows to-wit Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof City of Hastings Barry County Michigan Redemption Penod under Michigan Law (MSA 27A 3240) is Six (6) months The penod of redemption will be six (6) months from the date of safe Dated June 30 1998 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS a federal Banking Corporation Mortgagee LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR. BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS Attorneys for National Bank cl Hastings BY ROBERT L BYINGTON (P-27621) LAW OFFICES OF WILBUR BYINGTON & McPHILLlPS 222 West Apple Street HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058-0248 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremaln 4 Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY ASA ABBOTT A SINGLE MAN to EOUICREDIT CORPORATION OF Ml Mortgagee dated December 6 1996 and recorded on De­ cember 16 1996 in Liber 680 on page 958 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to FIRST BANK NA­ TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE now known as US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated April 28 1997 and 'ecorded on June 17 1997 m Liber 698 on page 595. Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty two thousand seven hundred thirty five and 17/100 Dollars ($82,735 17) including interest at 9 450% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on September 3 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE BARRY COUNTY Mchigan and are described as LOT 27 OF SANDY KNOLLS PLAT ACCORD ING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 59 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days bom the date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Assignee o’ Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremam 4 Associates PC 401 South O<d Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/20) Barry County Democratic Convention State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER TO ANSWER File No 98-500-CH THELMA CLARK PLAINTIFFS VS ANN BENNETT AND HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT FRIEDA V WASHBURN 'P22012) ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210 LAKE STREET KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 49001 345-1014 At a session ol sad Cour held m the City of Hastings and County of Barry State of Mchigan on the 21st day of July. 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge On the 21st day of July 1998 an action was filed ty THELMA CLARK Plaintiff against ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DE­ FENDANT Defendants tn this court to quiet title to a parcel of land situated in the Township of Hope County of Barry and Stale of Mchigan de­ scribed as follows to-wit Lots Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20) of Oak Openings. Wilkinson Lake. Section 30. Town 2 North Range 9 West Commonly known as 19 Oak Openings Del­ ton Mchigan IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE Defen­ dants ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT shall answer or take such other action as may be permitted by law at the Circuit Court for Barry County Michigan on or before the nth day of September 1998 Failure to comply with this Order will result in a Judgment by Default against sad Defendants for the relief demanded in the Complain* tiled in this Court Dated July 21. 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn ihe conditions of a mortgage made by Mchaei D McClean and Cnstme L McClean husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Heartwell Mort­ gage Corporation. A Mchigan Corporation Mort­ gagee dated April 28 1994 and recorded on April 29 1994 in Liber 603 on Page 477 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION as assignee by an assignment whch was recorded on August 19 1997 as Document No 1000532 Barry County Records on whch mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One and 98/’00 dollars ($48 181 98) in­ cluding interest at 9 00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the state in such case made and provided notca is hereby given that said mort­ gage w.ll be foreclosep by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot 1 of block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings Barry County Mchigan according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case lhe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98043932 (B47) MYSTERY SHOPPER Immediate opening lor pan-time 2 full long will be held on Saturday. August 15. 1998 at 10 30 a m at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. 328 days/week to shop retail stores. Must have sales S Jefferson Hastings 7105 Kraft Avenue SE.. Caledonia. MI 49316 Pubhc Welcome by Sandra Strum, M.A. Fnends buffer you against loneliness. They help you cope with stress. They en­ courage you to do things you might not try on your own. They arc the people who throw you a rope lo keep you from drown­ ing These days it seems fnends arc harder to make and to keep. Wc have become a soci­ ety constantly on the run. Yet, friendships take time and commitment to build and portunities through local bookstores, craft stores, athletic clubs, universities and churches We can take time lo think about the peo­ ple in our lives and ask who might be a po­ tential fnend It's easier to ask someone we already know as an acquaintance to lunch than it is to ask a complete stranger. Maybe you could set aside one lunch or one evening a week for building relationships in this way. If you arc married, you may have couples over for dinner on a regular basts. This can enrich all the marriages and provide stimu­ lating conversation. Many couples with young children limit themselves from these activities, yet they often need them most of all If the children arc a few years old. it is a good opportunity for them to improve their social skills. If they arc still infants, maybe you want to develop a group of fnends with similar age children and trade off child care nights To have close friends wc must share maintain Building a rich social life may re­ quire changes in our own lifestyles to turn strangers and acquaintances into fnends Wc need lo begin by pursuing our own in­ terests Wc will be happier and more ful­ filled if we arc chasing our dreams and making them happen than waiting for someone else to come along and do it for us. Wc can do these things by attending seminars, or classes and joining clubs. When in these settings, wc are increasing our opportunities for meeting people with the same ’ntcrcsts Wc can find these op- LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian E Hill a married man (Original Mortgagors) lo Glen­ wood Financial 1. Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 17.1997 and recorded on July 8 1997 in Libe< 701. on Page 21 Barry County Records. Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the FT MORTGAGE COMPA­ NIES cVb/a/ Carl I Brown Mortgage as assignee by an assignment dated June 17 1997 whch was recorded on July 8 1997 in Liber 701 on Page 30 Barry County Records on whch mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventh■ Two and 49/100 dollars (S57 372 49) in­ cluding interest at 9 00"o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 oclock pm on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as The land referred to in this Commitment situ­ ated in the County of Barry. Township of Hope State of Mchigan is described as follows Parcel i A parcel of land in the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 20. Town 2 North Range 9 West, de­ scribed as Commencing at a point where the East side of the C K and S Railroad Right of Way intersects the 1/8 line of Section 20 thence Northeasterly along the East side of said Right of Way 260 feet for a place of beginning thence West 80 feet to the Easterly bank of the former C K and S Railroad Roadbed thence North­ easterly along said Bank. 91 feet thence South­ easterly 59 feet to the West side of Highway M-43 at a point 48 feet Northeasterly from the pomt of beginning thence Southwesterly along the West side of M-43. 48 feet to the place of beginning being m Hope Township. Barry County Mchigan Pine Rest Hastings Clini and register experience. Please send resume with hand written paragraph detailing most recent job enough of ourselves to be authentic. Friend­ ships usually begin with shared interests and the move into more personal values, strengths and weaknesses over time. Rela­ LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made tn the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on March 20 1996 by Chad R Miller a single man as Mortgagor to MainStreet Savings Bank FSB as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Michigan on March 22 1996 at Liber 655 Page 12 (the Mortgage ) and on which mortgage there ts ciaimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid m the amount o1 Forty Three Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars and 42/100 ($43 037 42) as of the date of this notce including principal interest, and other costs se­ cured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part ol the debt, secured by the Mortgage and the power of sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the de­ fault iJOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday September 3 1998 at 1 00 o'clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street in the City of Hastings. Michigan that be­ ing the place of hokkng lhe Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be ottered to* sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sate for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate, certain property located in Hastings Township. Bany County Mchigan described in the Mortgage as follows The East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of Block 2 of R J Grant s Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof Barry County Mchigan Commonly known as 101 West Blair Street Hastings Mch.gan The length of the redemption penod will be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated July 23 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (827) tionships need to be given time to grow, not rushed. Building relationships depends on our ability to listen deeply, and communicate warmth and interest in our friends. First, wc have to be willing to listen.Then wc need to show respect for our friend as a person and what our friend is sharing. As wc do this and keep in mind who our friend is and what they have already said then wc can ask questions that clarify what has already been said and lead to deeper communication. In this way. wc communicate that wc arc gen­ uinely concerned about our friends well­ being. Friends feel cared for when wc show them that wc arc thinking about them even when we arc apart Often times this can be demonstrated with a small gift or meeting an unexpressed need. Maybe a friend of yours has been particularly busy with work or meeting family needs. If you prepared a meal for that fnend it would be an unex­ pected blessing. Always remember friendship is a two­ way street. Even when wc arc having a hard time personally, wc cannot forget what is going on in our friend’s life. Wc cannot al­ ways be asking for nurture and not giving it back or our friendships will not be healthy. If one person is doing all the work, il may signify a lack of interest or capacity on the other person's part. Finally, there may be times when main­ taining friendships is inconvenient. How­ ever. wc need to keep our commitments even when it is difficult. It is very likely that the time will come in our lives when we will appreciate a friend going the extra mile for us. When they arc truly in need, we need to be accessible. Friendships like these can be the fire wc warm ourselves by along life's sometimes tumultuous road. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that lhe Hastings Hanning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Cits Hall Council Chambers. 201 E State Street. Hastings. Michigan on Monday. August 3.1998 at 7:30 p m. lo hear public comment regarding a request from Willard (Joe) I.. Pierce for a Special Use Permit for 820 West Clinton Street to allow for the head­ quarters and office of the Willard G. and Jessie M Pierce foundation (sec map below ). legal description on said pnrpcriv is: Lots 3 & 4 Nk 20 also E IS fl. of lot 2 Blk 20 of Lincoln Park Addition. Wnllcn comments will be received on the abovc request at Hastings ( ity Hall. 201 E. State St.. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and or minutes ol said hearing should be directed lo the Hastings City Clerk al lhe same address as stated above. The City will provide nccessarv reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800­ ’ 649-3777 EventG Manshum City Clerk BU: 15 •00 OT no'-ao ;oo -■ >95 XX >94 01 ovboo : on:oo I BIK (16 too tin 102 I <099*00 103 *00 ■ i 105 106 107 BLK 21 9 I 118 OO Ji .3 HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL r-i-rr-irn r 3 jxj : . *1 a y . P. 4^127: WEST cum : zji : K -5| 5 y. A A. A. P. .K 00^4 i ; i > duties. No phone calls please. Professional Shopping Services. Inc. »i lx£.•:■:«! i 1- - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 ’ 998 - Page 19 Banner CLASSIFIEDS COURT NEWS: Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 MacKenzie Smith. 49. of Delton, was hist And Found Mobile Homes Recreation LOST: I3YR. OLD YELLOW TABBY' CAT. Hi* name is Murphy and he is greatly missed by his family. Last seen at his bomeonShnner Street 7-21 MX Reward Call 945-4494 ABANDONED REPO -Bank need* someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move it necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604 ' CAMPING MEMBERSHIP (lifetime) coast-to-coast Michigan-USA $4 night (full hook­ up) paid $3695.00 sacrifice $595 (X) I -800-236-0327 Rttsiness Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding Estimates Joe Mix Piano Senice. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assislant Call 945-9888________ PAINTING. ALUMINUM SIDING, barns, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Westerly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545. WESTERLY’ TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck Call Randson 945-2545 (tfn> HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES". HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 6I6-9484093. . hi Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY OF FOREST R. BEESON 1WI2 - 7/28/71 The world has many heroes Who have w on a world of fame. Heroes who have given their all to win in life’s great game. But of all the famous he­ roes that our changing world has had, there’s not one I look up to or admire more than Dad. To me. my dad’s a hero, though he’d turn away from pniie He was heroic in his quiet strength and his gentle, giving ways. He never made the headlines He wasn’t on TV. But I think my dad was everything a hero ought to be. He always kept his prom­ ises. On that you could depend. He was loyal no matter what, and he always was a friend. He taught us to be honest no matter what the cost. He taught us to respect nature and mankind and that good efforts were never lost So when I think of heroes and the great things they’ve done. I feel (he way I’ve always felt - My Dad’s the greatest onc!Sadly missed by wife Donna, daughter Linda, son Bill, grandchildren and great-grandchildren I-or Sale Auto 1986 CORVETTE, red. new TTops, new carpet, new tires, new computer chips in engine, new brakes & much, much more, good condition. $12,500. Call 616­ 891-8708___________________ FIRST TIME HOME Bl’YERS.We represent several barks, the* arc eager to sell hon’es they has e repossessed No application fee if you mention this ad I-8OO-672-96O4 For Sale MUSTSELL! Following items, like new. Queen size mattress set $150. Beautiful Oak table & 4 chairs $110. Sofa & matching chair $225; Bunk beds solid Pine $140. Table lamps $15. Daybed beautiful white & gold $85 & much more'Offers. 1-517-541­ 1109 25" COLOR MAGNA VOX: 2 YEARS OLD WITH UNI­ VERSAL REMOTE.525O; ’92 SABLE WAGON; ’87 FULL­ SIZE JIMMY. PRICED IN LOAN VALUE. MUSTSELL, CALL 948-9302. Eawn & Garden WATER GARDENING Wa­ ler Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi. liners, pumps, filters. Apol’s Landscaptng Co. 9340 Kalamazoo. Caledonia 616-698-1030 Card Of Thanks THANK YOU to the many fnends who have sent me such beautiful cards with loving wishes on my 90th binhday.lt was a happy ocassion and you made it so Thank You. Esther Becker Help Wanted YARD SALE Wed-Sat 8-5 many misc items 10849 Beaver Rd -Delton HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St., Freeport. Ml EOE LARGE MOVING SALE: July 3lst-.August 2nd. Enclosed 6-pcrson spa. 12’ pontoon boat, furniture (solidoak table/chairs. entertainment center, roll-top desk. gr. leather sofa, end tables, chairs, lamps. 31 “TV., hideaway bed), lolsof antiques, collectibles (petroleum, pepsi. toys, motion lights, antique dental cabinet & slacking book cases), die cast trucks, tools, misc. metal cabi­ nets. Everything inside. Ram or shine North of M-50 on 66 just past Musgrove Road, south of 96 ...follow signs. WE’RE UPSIZING NOW HIRING! $25-45K INCOME POTENTIAL Join a highly successful selling organization in your local area.If you’re ma­ ture. sportsminded, & believe in selling based on customer needs & service you may be qualified for this position. Wc of fer expense-paid training, com­ plete benefits, & guaranteed in­ come to start. For a confidential interview appointment, contact Ms Krause NOW! Sat-Sun fax to 616-968-0302. Mon-Wed call 616-964-3000 Garage Sale 4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: 378 Oak St.. Freeport. (Across from Sawmill). Thursday thru Sunday 9-? NEW BEG INNINGS A foster & adoptive support group will be holding its annual garage sale on Fn .July 31st & Sal . Aug 1st from 9am-6pm Item pricing be­ ginning Friday, all clothing items $.25 and Sal. all clothing items $1.00 a bag. For more info ca’l 948-3079 or 945-3585 119 N Washington JULY 31ST & AUGUST 1ST 9-5. 312 E. Clinton. Lots of girl clothes and baby items, etc. FOR SALE: 1996 S-10 CHEVY PICKUP, 4 wheel drive, V-6 Vortec, 20,000 miles, extended cab, $19500.00. call 616-945-3251. 1994 CHEVY CORSICA: V6. AUTO., AIR, 54.000 MILES, $6500 OBO. 616-945-9321. Real Estate ABSOLUTELY ALL CREDIT CONSIDERED! Old Kent Fi nance has expanded croc*’ programs. Cash for any purpo. available for homeowners AI cal lender you can trust AP­ PLY BY PHONE TODAY! 1­ 800-800-5911 OPEN HOUSE AUG. 1ST AND 2ND 1-5 4-bcdroom. 2bath, tri-level with attached ga­ rage. 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Such requests should be addressed to: HOMECARE ACCREDITATION OPERA­ TIONS JOINT COMMIS­ SION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGA­ NIZATIONS ONE RENAIS­ SANCE BOULEVARD OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181 Please include the name ofy our homecare organization in your request The Joint Com­ mission will acknowledge such requests in writing or by tele­ phone and will inform the orga­ nization of th-: request for any inters icw. Tneorganization will, in turn. notify the interview ec This notice is posted in accordance with the joint Commission's requirements and may not be removed before the survey is completed sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday to one year in jail with credit for 167 days served and the last six months suspended to the end of two years probation on a conviction of possessing marijuana with the intent to deliver or manufacture. He was also ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling and was given work re­ lease. Prior to sentencing by Judge James Fisher. Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava said Smith has a "30-year history of sub­ stance abuse, particularly mairjuana and al­ cohol.” She said he was convicted of the deliver­ ing marijuana in 1973 and in 1984 and that he was convicted of possessing marijuana in 1988 “Based on those convictions. I would recommend a sentence to get Mr. Smith to change his ways.” said Kuzava. ”1 don't think six months is going to do it. but with a 30-year history. I don't know what "Mr. Milbum has a rather impressive ju­ venile record and now has two felonies in less than a year." said Kuzava "He's re­ fused to take advantage of any of lhe oppor­ tunities that have been given to him and instead continues to engage in criminal ac­ tivity." Kuzava said he has "a rather serious sub­ stance abuse problem that he's going to need to get under control and he's going to need to control his impulses as well. "With respect to this particular incident, it was a pretty stupid thing to do." she added. "I don't understand why he would do something like this to cause him lo have another felony and a probation violation on his record. Now. he's going to jail for the momentary pleasure of driving that car." McNeil said his client knows he has a drug problem and that he plans to try to get a handle on his addiction and move away from the Orangeville area. "I agree with the prosecutor." said Mil­ bum. "What I did was wrong. Everytime I would." In a letter to the court, Kuzava said Smith cited his twin sons as his top prior­ ity. "But he doesn’t have a problem with hav­ ing (fugitive) Mr. (Bruce) Wyatt at his house or having large quantities of mari­ juana in his house and in his son's bed­ room." said Kuzava. She went on to note that Smith's letter get on drags. I do something wrong." "You are lhe only one who can change your behavior." said Fisher. 'The attorneys can't do it for you, I can't do it for you and Mrs. Kuzava can't do it for you." was articulate, leading her to believe he is an intelligent person. ”1 don't know why he would risk every­ lation. • Zack Farkas, 19, of Bellevue, was sen­ tenced to 26 days in jail w ith credit for 26 days served and ’•-as continued on Holmes Youthful Trainee Status for probation vio­ • Robby Brannon. 18. of Caledonia, was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status, plus 60 days in jail and one year of proba­ tion on a conviction of malicious destruc­ tion of property for damaging a boat in thing he has. especially when he's got twin boys he's responsible for." said Kuzava. "I think six months is appropriate and I have no objection to him having work release, since it appears he's the sole provider for them." Smith's attorney. Gordon Shane McNeil, called Smith a "productive member of soci­ ety." • Hal Gordenski. 46. of Nashville, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation for a conviction of third offense drunk driving, which occurred April 26 in Castleton Tow nship o M-66 hear Philadel­ phia Street • Mark Miller. 18. of Middleville, en­ tered a written waiver at his arraignment and a not guilty plea to charges of breaking and entering the Babylon Hair Salon on April 7 was entered on his behalf. An Aug. 20 pretnal hearing was scheduled. • Dennis Lee Myers. 39. of Hastings, was arraigned in District Court Friday on a charge of second degree criminal sexual conduct involving an 11-year-old boy who is a friend of the family, according to Hast­ ings City Police Deputy Chief, Mike Leedy. Myers is being held on $10,000 cash or surety bond in the Barry County Jail. According to police, Myers was taking the boy home from a roller skating outing June 26 when the incident was alleged to have occurred on a Barry County roadside. An Aug. 5 preliminary examination has been scheduled for 9 a.m. arid the case re­ mains under investigation. POUC€ SCAT oner. "In six years. I’ve never met an individ­ ual more respectful of the system." McNeil - said of Smith. "He knows what's going on. He can't tell you why he screwed up with Delton man dies 5 days after crash respect to the marijuana." Though Smith's letter was not read in court. Smith told the judge that it con­ tained everything he wanted to relay to the PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A 21-year-old Delton man died Thursday from injuries suffered in a July 18 accident that occurred on Lockshore Road at about 3:45 court. "I'm sorry 1 messed up." he said. Smith was arrested at his Keller Road home May 17 after Michigan State Police arrived to search for Wyatt who w-ls wanted * a.m.. according to a press release by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Christopher Graham Farwell was northbound on Lockshore Road south of Milo Road when his vehicle drifted off lhe left side of the roadw-ay and struck a tree, which caused the car to roll and eject the driver, police said Farwell was taken to Borgess Hospital by Lansing Mercy Delton Ambulance where he died July 23 at about 11:30 a.m. Police said they believe Farwell was not wearing a seat belt and that alcohol was a on a fugitive warrant. Wyatt was bound over to Circuit Court July 22 on four counts stemming from his arrest at Smith's home that night, includ­ factor. Kentwood girl struck by jet ski ing possession of controlled substance, possession of narcotic/cocaine less than 25 grams and being a habitual offender. YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A 13-ycar-old Kentwood girl was taken to Pennock Hospital where she was treated for three jaw fractures Monday after she was struck by a jet ski on west Gun Lake about 500 yards off the Catamaran Launch, said In other recent court business: Marine Sgt. Bill Johnson of the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Anastasia Simpson was on a jet ski that was stopped in the water when another jet ski. driven by 17-year-old Jason Paridee of Kentwood, approached her. Paridee then cut the throttle and was unable to steer the jet ski. causing him to strike Simpson. Johnson • Thomas Harold Ray, 37. of Hastings, was given a four-momh suspended jail sen­ tence after pleading guilty to unlawful use of a motor vehicle, a two-year misde­ meanor. An original felony charge of un­ said. A citation for failing to stop within and assured, clear distance and was pending at press time against Peridee. as well as a citation against the owner for letting the lawful driving away of a motor vehicle was dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea. He also was ordered to serve two years probation, to pay S500 in fines and costs and to perform 50 hours of community service work. A restitution hearing was set for Aug. 28 at 8:30 a.m. "He has a checkered past and a somewhat lengthy criminal history," said Kuzava. "It seems, however, the last couple of years he has gotten himself straightened out and has become a productive member of society, he has his own business. I don't know what caused this serious error in judgment." Kuzava told the court that publication of tion. "He w?s concerned about a daughter who was apparently involved in some gang ac­ tivity. He did not have a vehicle to get to Grand Rapids and he made a stupid error in taking a customer's vehicle." said Dutcher. report to his probation agent. He was on 48 months probation for an October con­ viction of breaking and entering with in­ tent. He is currently being held without bond on other charges He will be sen­ tenced Aug 20 at 8:15 a m Hope Township on May 9. "He's been crime free for a number of years and Mr. Wyatt was at the wrong place at the wrong time when he went to Mr. Smith's house." said McNeil. He said Smith has been a model pris­ Ray's charges has apparently cause some negative effect on his business, the Head to Detail Shop. "He appears to be remorseful." said Kuzava. noting that Ray's taking of the customer's truck was the result of apparent, mitigating circumstances relating to a run­ away child. "At this point, he has owned up to his mistake and his actions." Attorney Thomas Dutcher agreed that the charge stemmed from "an unfortunate situa­ • Tim Leach. 17. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to probation violation by failting to unlicensed girl drive the personal water craft, Johnson said. "I tend to stress that if you let kids go out on those machines, they need to be licensed." said Johnson. "They're not a toy, they're a dangerous machine." Police investigate 'Beanie Baby* theft ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A 12-year-old girl is suspected of taking at least 33 Beanie Babies worth up to S3.(MX) from her foster mother July 7. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The girl, who was being moved to a new foster home, allegedly put tbe Beanie Babies in her backpack and attempted to leave with them, lhe report said. No charges are being sought by the foster mother, who was able to recover the collection before they left her residence. Deputy bitten; woman charged THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - An 18-year-old Middleville woman who allegedly bit ' a Bany County Sheriffs Deputy as she resisted arrest July 26 is being held in the Barry i County Jail facing four felony charges. Lisa Francis-Jane Saylor is facing three felony charges of resisting and obstructing police officers and malicious destruction of police property, plus disorderly conduct and being a minor in possession of alcohol, according to reports. I Police had gone to Saylor's home on a report of an out-of-control female. When they tried to calm her down, she allegedly screamed obscenities at them, then shoved, pushed and bit officers, and knocked the glasses off of one deputy as they tried to handcuff and arrest her. . She was later taken to Pennock Hospital w here she allegedly continued to scream and resist arrest. Saylor was arraigned July 27 and a preliminary examination was set for Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. "1 understand the situation with respect to your daughter." said Fisher. "On the other hand, it was a poor decision on your part and I'm sure it's going to reflect nega­ tively on your business.” "I just want to get this over and get my life back." said Ray. • Josh Milbum. 17. of Plainwell, was sentenced to nine months in jail with credit for 123 days served and to continue his two years probation on a probation violation conviction. He was also convicted of taking a vehicle w ithout permission June 26 in Orangeville Township. Woman sleeps through burglary HASTINGS - A sleeping woman awoke early Saturday. July 25 to find that someone had entered her ground-level apartment and taken her purse during the night, according to Hastings City Police Deputy Chief Mike Leedy "We believe the suspect entered while the victim was sleeping. Once inside, the subject found the victim's purse and removed an undisclosed amount of cash and left through a kitchen door." said Leedy. "It appears the subject entered through an open window." Nothing el*e was taken and th. incident, which occurred in the 600 block of South Jefferson Street, remains under investigation by the Hastings City Police Department. �p??e 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 30 ’ 998 Hastings Township will ask for Headlee rollback by Mary Warner Staff Writer Officials of Hastings Charter Township are hoping that voters will have a change of heart and approve a request on the Aug. 4 ballot to increase taxes by overriding the Headlee Amendment. Supervisor Dick Thomas said millage requests in the past have not met with much success in the township. Several years ago. he said, the township board asked voters to override the Headlee Amendment and the request was turned down by a * ide margin. Township residents also nixed a 1992 bid for library millage. "I’m hoping that the people have a different attitude toward it now." Thomas said of the current millage proposal, "because we have to have the funds to keep up services." The current proposal asks that voters bring up to one mill the amount of annual taxes the township can collect for operating expenses. State law allows townships to collect a full mill, but the Headlee Amendment prohibits levying taxes on any increases in property value that exceed the rate of inflation. Currently, the township can only collect .8171 mil) (approximately 82 cents per every $1,000 of assessed property value). If voters approve the override, the township would be able to levy an additional .1829 money to pay for such services, he said. It currently pays the BIRCH fire association $52,000 a year for emergency services, and has applied for a federal grant to pay for a portion of the cost of a sheriffs deputy to patrol the township. The township will have to come up with some matching funds for the officer if the grant is approved. The township currently pays the Freeport library $1,455 for library services, and is negotiating with the city of Hastings to try and find a way for Hastings Township residents to be able to use city library services. Thomas said the township is also of a mill (approximately 18 cents per every S1.000 of assessed value). If the proposal passes, it would mean an additional $8,303 in revenues for the township the first year. The proposal asks that the township be allowed to collect the entire mil) through the year 2003. The additional revenue is "not much," spending some $60,000 on road repairs this year, including a Star School Road improvement project necessitated by the construction of a new elementary school. "Our roads are in pretty good shape, and we would like to keep them that way." he said. However, he said, some are "starting to Supervisor Dick Thomas poses in front of one of the new privacy booths Hastings Charter Township voters wi« use in Tuesday's election. ° County Commissioner □ ★ □ ♦ □ i* □ ★ □ *. □ □ ■* □ ★ Vote For... □ Quality Leadership • Dedication • Experience In County | Government □ I*I □ *1 □ I*. □ ^Poid for by Committee to Elect |im bailey, 1920 Boulder Dr., H *n*a*D Thomas said, but "would help us out with our funding." Thomas said Hastings Charter may be the only township in the county with the exception of Baltimore that does not have any additional voted millage for such things as police, fire, ambulance and library services. The township needs more Former 4-H’er sues over lightning injuries A Dowling area man who was struck by lightning while attending the Barry County Fair four years ago is now suing the Agri­ cultural Society for damages in excess of $25,000, according to a lawsuit filed in Circuit Court July 9. Michael Terpenir.g alleges in the suit that on July 20, 1994, while attending the fair at the age of 15. he was instructed by "As a direct and proximate result of the negligence of the (Agricultural Society) Michael Terpening has suffered serious in­ juries and in the future will suffer mental anguish, pain and suffering, injuries and limitations, including serious impairment of body functions, including, but not lim­ Agricultural Society representatives to seek shelter under a temporary structure during a pans of his body as well as other related and appreciable difficulties, injuries and thunderstorm. Terpening claims that he followed their consequences that have aggravated any pre­ existing problems that may have existed; pain and suffering and mental anguish; advice, sought shelter under the temporary structure and sat down in a metal chair where he was subsequently struck by light­ ning and knocked unconscious. Filed on behalf of Terpening by Grand Rapids attorney Richard Martin, the suit claims the Agricultural Society was negli­ gent and acted carelessly and recklessly by "advising (Terpening) and others to seek shelter under a temporary shelter which contained metal chairs and other objects which would attract lightning." ited to the following injuries: "Serious injury to his brain and other wage loss or actual future loss of earnings; other damages, injuries and consequences that are found to be related injuries that de­ velop during the course of discovery." Marlin did not return phone calls to his office and Terpening could not be reached for comment. Bany County Agricultural Society Presi­ dent Bill Neal declined to comment on tbe matter. get in bad shape, and I can see us falling behind a bit" if more money for roads isn’t available. He said the township is also spending money for dust control of gravel roads. For the first time this year. Thomas said, the township was asked to provide funding to the YMCA for youth recreation programs. Tbe township approved giving $1,812 every year for the next five years to the YMCA programs. The township has also been spending money to help form and participate in the Central Barry County Sewer and Water Authority. The authority was formed in response to the need in several townships bordering the city of Hastings for sewer and water services. "Each year something new comes up." Thomas said. "I’m hoping that people will understand that we’ve got to either get more money in, or start cutting down on some of our services. We don’t want to do that because I think we’ve got good services, and they’re al) needed." When township voters go to lhe polls, they will no longer vote on machines with pull-down levers, but rather fill out paper ballots with pencils within lhe confines of new privacy booths. The township recently switched to the new voting system, called AccuVote. With the system, a machine reads and tabulates ballots, and will kick a ballot out if a mistake has been made and give the voter a chance to correct it. 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Thurs.. Fri. until 6; Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed. 8-7. Tues.. Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-08-06.pdf 70f66c8b8b815e6a7e97ddf01d78bc4d PDF Text Text New Hastings AD announced See Story on Page 12 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER Hastings i VOLUME 145, NO. 32 PRICE 5tf THURSDAY. AUGUST 6. 1998 Three incumbents beat challengers Tripp, Mackenzie score big primary wins by David T. Young Editor There will be at least two new faces on the Barry County Board of Commissioners next January. Jeff Mackenzie and Clare Tripp Tuesday won Republican primaries in the Fifth and Sixth districts to take major steps toward being elected. Mackenzie will be unop­ posed in the November general election, but Tripp first must get past Democrat Melvin Goebel Nov. 3 in order to succeed retiring Sixth District Commissioner Lew Newman. Otherwise, it was business as usual for Barry voters, who supported three incum­ bents who had opposition and handily chose incumbents who didn't have primary contests. County Beard Chairman Jim Bailey turned back a challenge from businessman Jim Brown in the Fourth District. 319 to 198. capturing 61 percent of the total vote aid winning his third two-year term on the board. "There will be some new people on the board and we're looking forward to working with the new board." Bailcj said. Democratic write-in candidate Eileen Oehler had seven votes. The Barry County Board of Canvassers will have to determine whether her total is enough to get her name on the ballot in November. Incumbent Seventh District Commis­ sioner Emmet Herrington won his third term by defeating Clyde Morgan for a sec­ ond time. Herrington polled 202 votes, for 56 percent, and Morgan had 158. Herring­ ton also bested Morgan in the 1996 GOP primary John Barnett overcame a challenge from former Drain Commissioner Audrey Bur­ dick. 216 to 153. taking 58.5 percent of the vote and winning his second term on the board. In the newcomers’ races. Mackenzie rode an impressive edge in his hometown area of Woodland Township to defeat Rose Mary Heaton, who had been appointed to the board last March to fill the vacancy cre­ ated by the resignation of Tim Burd. Heaton won in Maple Grove and Castleton townships, but could not overcome Mackenzie s solid advantage in Woodland Township, where he is an attorney and is son of Woodland Township Supervisor Doug Mackenzie I’m happy to have the fence of the voters of the Fifth District!" Mackenzie said. 'Til de my best to serve them. And for anyone who wants to express an opin­ ion. I'm open to anyone who wants to talk to me." Tripp defeated two other candidates to win the GOP Sixth District nomination. She had 382 votes. Mark Englerth 251 and Patricia I. Baker had 82. Tripp, perhaps best known as the wife of and office man­ ager for Hastings attorney David Tripp, garnered 53.4 percent and Englerth. who was narrowly defeated by Newman in the primary two years ago. had about 35 per­ cent. Tripp, after receiving the news that she won. said. "I'm ecstatic. I want to thank all my supporters. A lot of people worked hard in this campaign and it paid off." Democrat Melvin Goebel, who ran un­ successfully for the seat in the general elec­ tion two years ago. polled 191 votes. Winning without opposition for their re­ spective parties' nominations .were incum­ bent Republican Robert Wenger, with 274 votes, and Democratic challenger John Lof- More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 -------- -------------- - -------- '■ John Barnett tus, with 202. The two squared off in November 1996. with Wenger winning handily. Running without opposition from either party were Third District Commissioner Sandy James and Eighth District Commis­ sioner Rod Goebel. James collected 266 votes and Goebel had 264. in township elections to fill vacancies, elected were Tracy Mitchel1, who had 1(X) votes for Baltimore Township Clerk and Margaret keagle had 98 for treasurer. Also elected unopposed were Castleton Town­ ship Trustees Patricia Baker-Smith, with 106 votes, and David DeMond with 133. There were a number of township mil­ lage proposals on the primary ballot Tues­ day. There were three winning propositions from Prairieville Township. A renewal of .8174 mill for fire protection was approved 313 to 60. a renewal for the same amount for police protection won 279 to 87 and a .9087 mill renewal for roads was approved 304 to 69 Requests for overriding millage rollbacks of the Headice Amendment in Hastings Charter and Thomapple Township were de­ feated. Hastings was asking to go from .8171 to one mill, but the proposal lost by nearly 2-to-l. 226 to 125. In Thomapple. a request to return to one mill from 8118 mill was defeated by better than 2 to I. 268 ■R die 1995 AJmu dr TocqaeeiUe •■■rd the 1996 Aau Detaatoa Oil Connmara event 1993 EnM * Yoeaf "Mictagee Sooeily Kir IB ubk Ejurepreaew <rf rte Yea. <he 1994 Hofh Micherl Betan FovndMoo Red. the 1994 Grand RRxdi OamH rf Commerce Minority Adeocme «f Se Year event 1994 Nauorad A»yoctooo ot Social Worker, PnHic Ciureo of the Year and the Caned Way Project Blueprint award fcr oah atanding vort in the am at cuharal rtvenrty He alee wee given aa hora&docloraae of humanniei hy eColleae Jim Bailey Clare Tnpp to 121. Jeff Mackenzie Emmet Herrington Meanwhile, voters in Woodland Town­ ship approved a two-mill request for road repairs for four years, 184 to 158. And Assyria Township voted to reinstate its annual meeting by a vote of 136 tb 132. In the Democratic gubernatorial race, Geoffrey Fieger polled 808 votes to outdis­ tance Larry Owen with 683 and Dou0 Ross with 511. Fieger earned the nomination in the statewide with 41 percent of the total vote to Owen's 37 percent and Ross' 22. Incumbent Republican Gov. John Engler trounced his primary challenger statewide and his margin of victory in Barry County was even more impressive. He collected 2,985 votes (nearly 88 percent) to chal­ lenger Gary Artinian’s 408. Other vote totals for people running un­ opposed were: • Second Congressional District — In­ cumbent Republican Peter Hoekstra 1,236. • Third Congressional District — In­ cumbent Republican Vernon Ehlers 1,466, Democrat John Ferguson 743. • Seventh Congressional District — In­ cumbent Republican Nick Smith 418, Democrat Jim Berryman 210. • Michigan Senate District No. 23 — In­ cumbent Republican Joanne Emmons 3.066. Democrat Louis Gula 1.489. • Michigan House of Representatives — Incumbent Republican Terry Geiger 3,104. Democrat Henry A. Sanchez 1.491. New assistant principal hired for Hastings High School Delton grand marshals For their contributions to the community. Warren and Joanne Sutherland have been selected to serve as grand marshals of Saturday's Founders Weekend parade in Delton. Look inside this issue for their story and for details about this weekend s community celebration in Southwest Barry County. A new assistant principal has been hired for Hastings High School to replace Beth Robb, who left to work in another school system Chen Meir, formerly a biology teacher, interim assistant principal, and as­ sistant athletic director at Everett High School in Lansing, will lake over Robbs duties beginning next week. In addition to her leaching and adminis­ trative responsibilities at Everett High School. Meir has been the chairperson of the school's Professional Development Committee, been a school restructuring presenter, was on the Science Steering Committee for the Lansing Public Schools, and has been a presenter for the Michigan Science Teachers Association. Meir earned her bachelor of science de­ gree from Michigan Technological Institute, with a .major in biology and a minor in mathematics, and received her master's degree in secondary school admin­ istration from Michigan Slate University. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1996 News Briefs (Continued) Auction to help Cancer Society Aa auction is planned for 10 am. Saturday. Aug. 8. at the County Post to generate funds for the American Cancer Society. The auctioneer, who is donating his services, is Terry Armour, who lost a sister to cancer. The event is pan of the fund-raising effort of the Hair Care Center’s team, one of 15 taking pan in the Relay for Life event Aug. 15-16 at Hastings High School. Some of the items to be auctioned include a satellite dish, tickets to a Vince Gill concert, a 36-piece home­ owners* tool set. Beanie Babies, a mouse pad, a Skil drill, a gas-powered leaf blower, fishing lures, a sleeping bag and other new items donated by local businesses. For more information, call Donna Long al 948-8591 Circus is coming to Charlton Park The Carson & Barnes five-ring cir­ cus will brings hundreds of performers and animals to Charlton Park for two shows Wednesday. Aug. 19. The shows, sponsored by Charlton Park and the Hastings Jaycees. are scheduled for 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. that day Carson 4 Bames performs shows al 250 communities each year. This year's show will include Russian danc­ ing bean, bicycling trapeze artists, the comedy act of Princess Roxanne'and her "Almost Human Gorillas," jug­ gling displays, perch pole balancing by the Gonzalez Troupe, bead balanc­ ing on the high trapeze, a 40-person aerial ballet and a teeterboard exhibi­ tion by the Cavalinni Family. The circus, as always, also will fea­ ture clowns, horses, elephants and ex­ otic and domestic animals. Bluegrass, gospel set at Showcase Bluegrass, country ant) gospel music by Overdrive and the Tay lored Fennies will be featured at 6:30 tonight (Thursday. Aug. 6) al the^iilusicians* Showcase at Arby's Restaurant in Hastings. Overdrive, from the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo areas, plays bluegrass music. They have entertained across Michigan in the past 18 months. Members of the group include Tim Scbeertom, Kevin Gaugier. Lare Williams and Steve Bolling. They have previously played in such groups as Sweetcorn, Heartland. River City Grass and Counterpoint. Taylored Pennies is a female doo made up of Mary Taylor and Terri Pen­ nepacker from the Delton and Hastings areas. They sing country and gospel music. They have performed at Hast­ ings Summerfest. Barry County Fair and Bowens Mills and many other Seating at the Showcase is available on a first come basis Accordion music planned Friday The Fridays at the Fountain summer series in Hastings will continue from 11:30 am. to 1 p.m. Aug. 7 with ac­ cordion music, played by Wally Corvine of the Grand Rapids area, at the Barry County Courthouse lawn by the fountain plazn. Polkas and tunes made famous by Disney movies are likely to be pan of Corvine’s performance, which is free. Corvine, who has been described as very fluent on the accordion, spent 25 years as a professional accordion musi­ cian in Chicago, performing at all the best hotels. He pursued other business interests for the next 23 years, but be­ cause of his love for the accordion and enjoyment of entertaining, about six years ago Corvine started performing again. • Corvine performs at Pietro’s on 28th Street from 6 to 9 p.m. every Saturday and at the Northland Pietro's from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble. Fridays at the Fountain is sponsored by the city of Hastings and the Tbornapple Arts Council of Barry County. Concertgoers may bring their lunch, lawn chairs and blankets. Some seal­ ing is available in the fountain plaza area. In case of rain, the concert shifts to the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hast­ ings. ‘Custer’ to join flag adoption Gen. George Armstrong Custer im­ personator Steve Alexander of Monroe will be a special guest at 3 p.m. Sun­ day for the Barry County Historical Society's flag adoption ceremony. The society is adopting a flag carried into Civil War battle ,by the 7th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment under Custer. The regiment included many men from Barry County. A check for $1,000 will be presented to the Michigan Capitol Battle Flags Task Force. Textile Preservation As­ sociates of Sharpsburg. Md., will do the work of preserving the flag. Alexander is regarded as one of the foremost Custer impersonators in America. He was selected to play the role in an A & E television production and every year is Custer in the re-en­ actment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactment in Montana. Also planned for the ceremony will Lakewood superintendent arrested for drunk driving Lakewood Public Schools Superinten­ dent Steve Secor Tuesday morning was ar­ raigned in Ionia County District Court on charges of driving under the influence of liquor, second offense. Secor, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, also had been arrested for Ol IL on Feb. 19. 1992. in Kent County He was fined and his license was suspended for six months. His arrest this time stemmed from an al­ leged incident May 23 in which he col­ lapsed at the intersection of M-5O and Jor­ dan Lake Road. When he was rushed to the Spectrum Health Center in downtown Grand Rapids, he was found to have an il­ legal blood alcohol level, more than twice the legpl limit. He was rushed to the hospi­ tal because he had a history of heart prob­ lems. As a result of the blood tests, authorities were notified, a bench warrant for his arrest was issued and Secor turned himself in last week. Secor, in a prepared statement released Wednesday, said. "During my entire profes­ sional career. 26 years at Lakewood as a teacher and administrator. I have dedicated my efforts to making this a better place for students to learn. I want to express my sin­ cere regrets for any direct or indirect impact that recent allegations may have on my family, friends and the Lakewood commu­ nity. 1 will continue to be committed and concerned with the improvement of our school system and deal with the coming challenges in a responsible and professional manner" Woodland resident James Kinney, one of Secor's harshest critics over the past several years, wrote a letter to the editor of the Lakewood News calling for the Board of Education to suspend the superintendent in the wake of the incident. be a cannon salute. Steve Secor The board has met to discuss the situa­ tion in closed session, but has not made any public statements. The board is sched­ uled to meet again this afternoon (Thursday. Aug. 6). Secor is free on $500 bond.' No further court dates in connection with the matter have been set as yet. Nominees sought for PAT award Nominations are still being taken for a person, group or a company in Barry County for a Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) award. Each year the Barry County Futuring Committee recognizes an outstand­ ing individual or group with the PAT award. Nominations are being sought for this year's honor from people who know who deserves recognition for un­ selfish and devoted service to the peo­ ple of the county. Names of previous nominees who have not been recipients of the award may be resubmitted. Nominees may be "an individual, a club or a company from within or outside the county as iong as their activity benefits the peo­ ple of Barry County or some area within the county," according to a spokesperson. For mote information or to obtain a ballot for a nomination, call the County Extension office at 948-4861 Relay for Life is Aug. 14-15 . w'w i The third annual Barry County Re­ lay for Life fund-raiser is set for Fri­ day. Aug. 14. and Saturday. Aug. 15. al the Hastings High School athletic complex. Opening ceremonies will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14. followed by judging of the tents and costumes and a luminary ceremony. There will be a "PJ ‘ contest at m-dnight Friday Fifteen teams, with at least 2-J members on each unit, already have signed up. The volunteers will walk, wheel, job or ran around the track for one- or two-hour shifts, with at least one member of each team on the track al all times. Awards will be given for best dressed team, best lent decor, the most team spirit, most money raised and fastest team. The team members also will pledge money. Last year, the event generated about $30,000. Cancer survivors will be invited to take part in a special "Victory Lap" at 2 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 15. The sur­ vivors will be given commemorative "Cancer Survivor" T-shirts. Closing ceremonies will be at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the 1 Sth. German band to visit Delton Fifty-nine German band youths and three adults will be visiting Delton Aug. 5-8 and will.perform in two con­ certs Friday and Saturday. Aug. 7 and 8, during the annual Founders Week­ end celebration. The youths, ages 14 to 22. and their chaperones, members of the Stadtkapelle Wertingen Youth Band, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday. Aug. 7. at the Delton Kellogg High School lawn, and at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, in from of the elementary school. Those attending are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. In case of rain, either or both of the programs will take place in the gym. The band's visit is being sponsored by the school band program. A com­ mittee of volunteers, headed by band director Brian Buete. has been working to find homes for the German guests to stay in and to coordinate their activ­ ities while they are here. Band members are expected to arrive Wednesday evening. Aug. 5, and begin rehearsals the following day. The band's trip is part of the Blue Lake International Exchange Program. Buete said the band's presentations probably will include some American music, such as Sousa marches. The Country Fevt>- Dance Ranch has been given the green light to apply tor a state liquor license by the Assyria Township Board, which voted 3-2 Monday in favor ot the request. . . ( County Fever Dance Ranch wins twp. approval for liquor by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer An obstacle placed in Gary Phillips' path last year was removed Monday night when the Assyria Tojvnship Board voted 3-2 in favor of a license to sell beer and wine at the Country Fever Dance Ranch. "I’ve been in favor of it all along." said Township Supervisor David Boles. "Il’s a nice, clean, excellent family business and I think it will be a good thing for Assyria Township." Phillips' first request for a license last August resulted in no action being taken when a motion by Boles died due to lack of support. But at Monday's meeting, trustees Ken­ neth Strain and Geraldine Morgan were also in favor of the license, while clerk Dena Miller and Isianne A. Jarrard were opposed. "I just don't think it’s in the best interest of the residents of Assyria Township." said Jarrard. "I have nothing against Mr. Phillips or his wife. Barbara. They're very nice people, but I just see this as opening a whole can of worms and changing the at­ mosphere of the dance hall. We already have a store that sells beer and wine as takeout and the store in Lacey sells beer and wine, too " "I was very happy (with the township's action)." said Phillips, who said the busi­ ness. located on M-66 between Nashville and Battle Creek, is a place where people who enjoy line and new country dancing can gather to dance, take lessons and social­ ize. The next step in obtaining the license, the only one still available in Assyria Township, will be to submit an .applica­ tion to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. ’ The "ranch," which opened Nov. I, 1996. currently operates'-asqaekfar and music is provided by. a dbk.jo$kcyAon Fri­ day and'Saturday nights from 7 pjn. to midnight. Lessons are given at the establishment by Floyd and Ellie Meerman of Grand Ledge on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. "Without beer and wine, we can’t pull people in," said Philips. "It’s been a struggle." *' Phillips said he and his wife, both from the Beilevue area, lived in California for 22 years where they enjoyed line dancing. While living there, they started a trucking company, now run by their son. Daniel. They returned to Assyria Township to build the dance business, the dream oFhis wife. Barbara. Their other son. David, often provides disk jockey services for the ranch. "We spent our life’p savings to build this place." said Phillips. In other business Monday night, the township discussed road maintenance and viewed a county land use present ition hy Tom Wing. Delton woman charged with attempted murder, arson J-Ad Graphics News Service Police say a woman reportedly upset that her boyfriend may have been seeing another woman is accused of trying to murder the pair by setting a mobile home on fire in Hope Township early Monday Brenda Jean Campbell. 27. of Delton, was arraigned id Barry County’s 56-1 Dis­ trict Court on one count of attempted mur­ der and one count of arson Monday, when an Aug. 13 preliminary examination was scheduled. She is currently being held on $10,000 bond in the Barry County Jail. According to the Barry County Sheriffs Department, the 25-year-old victim, who lives in the Lakeside Trailer Park, was sit­ ting on the couch with Campbell's boyfriend when they saw fire through the front window and smoke filling the trailer Deputies were called and the victims were able to extinguish the fire prior to their arrival, police said. "Deputies found where a fire had been started on the ground in front of the trailer, scorching the skirting and some insula­ tion." said Deputies Dar Leaf and Det. Sgt. Jay Olejniczak in a press release. "If the fire had gotten underneath the trailer, I don't know hoiv they ivould have gotten it out. ” Undersheriff Don Ford L ndersheriff Don Ford said three children were also in the home asleep when the in­ cident occurred at about 1 a m. ' If the fire had gotten underneath the trailer. I don't know how they would have gotten it out." said Ford. "Luckily, they were sitting on the couch looking out the window." The incident remains under investigation Jim McManus' *5 • t i County planner wins AICP designation Barry County Planner Janies McManus was recently certified as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Only 11.000 planners bold AlCP certification nationwide. Certification re­ quired specific education and experience, ftius passing ii rigid examination tn plus'' ning. .♦ o• i During his four years as the county planner. McManus has completed an update of the county land use plan, wrote a coun­ trywide address ordinance, and helped de­ velop an economic development agenda. He has also served on regional planning initia­ tives. including Bar-Ken-All and the Four Township Water Resources Council. He is currently working on preparing the county for Census 2000 and continuing to update and modify the county zoning ordinance. McManus received a BA in geography from Valparaiso University and an MA In geography from Western Michigan University. Planners work with communities to heft) them identify and solve land use, economic and social problems. Often they work with local governments as advisors to elected of­ ficials and citizens who serve on zoning boards and commissions. Using their edu­ cation and training, professional planners are often able to anticipate difficulties be­ fore they become problems Planners help communities chan a course for the future and manage growth and change. Certification ensures that a planner meets the highest standards in the planning pro­ fession. The American Institute of Certified Planners, the professional institute within the American Planning Association, certi­ fies practicing city, regional, urban and ru­ ral planners and promotes continuing edu­ cation and professional development. I Gov. Engler cancels visit to Hastings Michigan Governor John Engler canceled a visit to Hastings Wednesday afternoon.’ An employee in the governor’s commu­ nications office said the governor attended the Ionia Free Fair Governor’s Luncheod at 12:30 p.m Wednesday and afterwards whnt back to his office for meeting®. He tenta­ tively had been scheduled to be in Hastings at 2 p.m. SUBSCRIBE to The Hastings BANNER I and continued to be an informed citizens of Hastings : and Barry County. Call 945-9554 TODAY!_; �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 ’998 - page 3 and marshals once owned Delton movie theatre, roller rink and gravel pit "IV? had a projection and cry room upstairs. IVe built a house next door the first year after we built the theatre, but then television clobbered the theatre business so we sold the house next door and built an apartment upstairs in the theatre. The living room was right in front of the projection room. We had plate glass ivindows in that, and we could shine the cameras right through it. The kids sat in the living room and watched the show until they fell asleep." by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor on was 40 cents for adults and for children to see "Song of the when the Delton movie theatre Dec. 26. 1947 ors Warren and Joanne Sutherneophyte* in the business world, were extremely pleased that the luditonum was packed on opening j 80 lakes within 10 miles of There'ss a io< lot oi of people in inc the area." There said of prospective business. (Sutherlands were jacks of all trades r theatre. Warren built the Delton r. operated the projectors and drove omstock to pick up the film reels Be Delton was too far out in the fj|m distributor to make Seccr C n. oui nu| . The board lin this x 0 bond. es in cornet as yet tncs. Joanne, besides canng for the les children and the household, sold ts md refreshments and cleaned the ty never dreamed the Delton commu■ould honor them more than 50 years for their personal achievements to foe town a better place to live and for (extra big hearts, which have enIfoe lives of others. and Joanne are the grand marshals tao's Founders Weekend parade at I Saturday. They also will be honored Roal ceremony at noon that day. wo and Joanne, a native of Decatur. > grated from Delton High School in ® dating, "we had to drive about 15 to go to a show anywhere so I Delton would be a good place to theatre That's how I happened to Delton." said Warren, a native of *11 where he graduated from high I io 1939 cManus *e building the theatre, the couple ® Detroit for a short time while he I1 to a tool and die maker for Ford, ’tried to enlist in the Air Corp, dur'ttod War II. but was told his work er was more important. However, he had to leave his 70-hour work ’’th Ford to help his father on the because his brothers had left to J^the war. When the war was over ■ 1CB •^^,°tbers returned, nner Jan*4 of .000 on hticq use there were jpe ’’ on the farm. So 1 decided to theatre in Delton. I had never g was a Quonset hut. picscnt day site of terprises. Inc. on M-43. still have the petition of circulated by Delton area jrtnted the town to have a They also still have a ledger L of every movie that was screen. jection ano cry room up­ . he said. "We built a the first year after we built then television clobbered ness so we sold the house [built an apartment upstairs in he living room was right in Ejection room. We had plate ji in that, and we could shine |ght through it. The kids sat 'room and watched the show | asleep..." |l year, business at the Delton | was "all right." Warren said, ■too brought visual program­ mes and TV sets became more [affordable, he and other thebrere caught off guard when ■tendance started dwindling, teferred staying at home to be )y television in that era. he­ « opened up I joined the in­ take Organization. Everybody ts) was talking about taking [the world ..." Warren said. I to the last meeting no one ps - it was how in the hcck | to get them back in the •ould ride in with me (to go k> pick up the film reels) and k television antennas...Every to there were more antennas f film companies got to maktotures just about the time *** out Television had the J and we had the junk, new 1*11 first njn movies though." ^detriment to being a theatre pjd. was "a 20 percent amuse- FJhi off the top (of revenue), the theatre business. " ends meet for about six Fen worked in the maintenance r a* Sutherland Paper Co. in Ptox days a week and ran the nights a week. Cii^arTcn was so ’’rc€* l^aI ** Weep while the projectors were reels were only 20 minutes fwas grateful for the warning of FVsiem when it was time to l.Scc°nd projector to keep the j. u°usly spinning. I. theatre business got bad and Siting more popular and P ,lng more sets, of course, we Warren Sutherland Warren is pictured on his first bulldozer, purchased in 1956 for his Delton Excavating and Gravel business. owed money to the bank." Warren said. The local bank president at the time told Warren that he had a week to catch up on his payments or the bank would have to foreclose. "The following Friday night I didn't have a nickel towards it." he recalled, so he asked the bank if he could have an exten­ sion until Monday. Warren doesn't know how it happened, but he was able to make a $400 payment on Monday from the weekend s revenues. Looking back, he said that good fortune might have been a miracle To help reduce overhead expenses, the Sutherlands cut back the number of differ­ ent movies per week from three to two. "But then the fire marshall came along one day and said either close up or move out because we were living upstairs. But he never even looked at the building. I think somebody sicced him on us cause they didn't want any competition. But. it didn't make any difference because we weren't making any money off of it anyway. So we just closed ,t (the theatre) up..." TWflast films to be shown at the Delton Theatre were "Secrets of Monte Carlo" and Standing in front of their Delton roller rink in the early 1950s are Warren and Joanne Sutherland and their children: Jim. Dan. Sue and Jen. The couple had operated Delton's first and only movie theatre at that location on M-43 before television "clobbered" the movie business. warpaui on mov. 31, 1931. The projector! were sold to the Civic Auditoriudi iii Kalamazoo and the seats were sold to a Plainwell church. However, the enterprising Warren found another use for the lower level of the cou­ ple's theater building With the seats re­ moved. he leveled the sloping 40- by 80foot theatre floor with sand and concrete and opened a roller rink for the town. And the family was able to continue to live upstairs in the building for a total of 12 years. According to fire regulations, "we could live up there with the roller skating rink, but not with the theatre ..." Warren said. He couldn't understand the difference, he said, because "the projection booth was to­ tally concrete...ceiling, floors and every opening mi it had a metal thutter on it with a fusible link in case films caught on fire. There was a vent right up through the ceil­ ing...He (the fire marshall) just didn't even look." . The Sutherlands operated the roller rink for about three years. "Neither one of us were terrific skaters." Joanne said. "All I had to do was stand up and I'd fall down But we learned...'' "Ma (Joanne i finally got sick of running it because I went into the excavating busi­ ness...." Warren said. Another chapter in their life was opening with Warren's first bulldozer purchase in 1956 and the opening of his very own gravel pit the following year. A business called Delton Excavating and Gravel was bom Without any knowledge about starting and operating a gravel pit. Warren s enthu­ siasm and motivation for the new adventure made it a success as well as his excavating business. He designed and built the gravel pit from scratch, operating it for about 20 years before depleting its resources. He describes his business philosophy as "kind of like rowing out to the middle of the lake and learning how to swim - you jump in. "It doesn't show very much brightness, but it sure gives you a lot of determina­ tion." Warren said with a laugh "If you look back in history that’s the way this country was developed You didn't sit back until you had a sure thing. You jumped out and tried it and some of them made it and some of them didn't " For many years, he worked 100 hours a week during the construction season and 60-80 hours a week inside his shop during winter months, working nn his equipment ar 1 other business-related : >iects After operating on his own for many years, he leased another gravel pit he owned to Consumers Sand and Gravel < b and became one of the company's employees. In 1985. Warren retired from the gravel pit business Joanne Sutherland stands in front of the ticket booth at the couple's former Delton Theatre. She sold tickets and refreshments and cleaned the building besides raising the couple’s children and taking care of the house. Sow. the Sutherlands and some family members live on the original gravel pit land, and a newcomer to the area might never guess the property s former use because of the greenery and the transformation of the pits into ponds that make great swimming holes. Warren retired in 1985 from the excavat­ ing business. The couple's son Dan ha* an excavating business and Warren sometimes still works for him when "he gets more jobs than he can keep up with." And bar­ ren still has his own tractor and call* it his "recreational vehicle" Dunng their 56 years of married life. Joanne said, they've only had two vaca­ tions. in 1988 and '89. Warren is known in the Delton area and beyond for being "very helpful" and "ac­ commodating people in the community." according to one of the members of the grand marshal selection committee. In that vein. Warren has used his exca­ vating business and building-related talents to benefit civic-related causes. His wife has always been behind him with support Warren has been a long-time member of Barry County Habitat for Humanity, donat­ ing his talents to help build homes for low income families, excavating the sites, dig­ ging basements and helping to find donafuture Habitat homes. He also helped build a church (now owned by Thornapple Valley Church) near Podunk Lake in the county. Warren also has been involved in a jail ministry program in Charlotte and has been an active member of the local Gideons’ chapter. They attend the Free Methodist Church in Hastings. Neither Joanne nor Warren have had much time for hobbies, but he likes to fish when he can and she enjoys their two cats. "They are a lot of fun." she said. "They have their own personalities." Both look forward to family picnics by their neighborhood pond. The Sutherlands have four grown chil­ dren: Dan of Delton. Sue of Florida and South Haven. Jeri of Delton and Jim of Hastings. They have 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren Address changes on state highways is progressing by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Barry County Planning Department is slowly changing addresses along all the state highways in the county County Planner Jim McManus said that as of June 30 the planning department changed 442 addresses on state highways in the county. He expects to achieve 1.000 address changes by the end of the year, and hopes to have all ol the notices of changes on state roads mailed to counts residents by that time Areas of state roads where addresses have been changed thus far include M-66 in Castleton. Maple Grove and Assyria town­ ships and M-37 in Baltimore and John­ stown townships Address change notifica­ tions have been sent out to residents on M­ 37 and M-79 in Hastings Charter Town­ ship. and to residents living on M-37 in Thomapple Township Those being noti­ fied have until this fall before new ad­ dresses are in effect McManus said that ad­ dresses on state roads in Rutland Charier Township will be the next to be changed Addresses are being changed to make sure they go up or down in orderly sequence and are evenly spaced. 1.000 per mile Road names also are being changed so more than one name for a road will be eliminated and names of roads won't be duplicated in dif­ ferent areas of the county The changes are being made as a result of a new address ordinance passed by county commissioners in response to requests by area emergency service personnel, who have suffered for years from a mish-mash of road names and address numberings that have in some cases made it extremely diffi­ cult to find a particular home or business. The ordinance also required immediate compliance with a provision that every home in the county sitting more than 100 feet off the road have a green and white sign near the home's driveway. 10 to 20 feet from the road, stating the address. McManus said he is seeing "more and more" of the green and white signs going up in the county as people comply with the ordinance. Next January , plans are to begin survey­ ing area lakes and making any necessary address changes. McManus said that "the lakes will be a bigger challenge They have really been a mess." ll will probably take two to three years to complete any needed changes on the county lakes, he said. After the lakes are completed, the planning department will start on county roads. Altogether the changes, which are eventually expected io affect 40 percent of county property own­ ers. should take between five and seven years to complete, McManus said Alter the changes are completed, there will be a continuous maintenance program to make sure address progressions remain orderly Any address changes being requested by the county are only made after an actual vi­ sual verification of all addresses is made, usually by 911 employee Jim Carr Those with any questions about the ad­ dress changes can call McManus at 948­ 4830. KEEP TNE GREEN LIGHT SHINING ! K Thanks to MDA research the future looks brighter itan ever Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717 People help MDA because MDA r^el, s . �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 6. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Domestic violence cases taken too NchUy To the editor: I am writing in response to the letter. "Men not equal m domestic violence cas­ es." concerning "the female victim." I would like it to be noted that the crimi­ nal is scrvmg a four- to 15-ycar sentence for breaking my car w mdow. and being a fourth offense habitual offender. It goes on and on about what he didr’t do to me. and how he hasn’t been tr* •' qually. but he never mentioned all < : habitual offenses. I Ic did not p.ea. nor was he found guilty of breaking into my home, stealing the fur­ nace transformer, killing my fish that I’ve had for several years, or breaking the knobs off my car radio and puncturing the speak­ ers. That doesn't mean he didn't do these things. In response to his comment that he was only on probation for assaulting an ex­ boyfriend of mine (my daughter's father), he was on plea under advisement for assault and domestic violence for when we both went to jail on July 3. 1997. The price of the 13-year-old piece of glass is irrevelant if you have any idea of the "real’’ whole picture. If the public had any idea of the financial cost I have endured, they would see. this window is a Junior Karaoke contest was unfair To the editor: Another junior karaoke contest was held this year at ihe Barry County Fair. Wednes­ day. July 22. only this one left a mark with the audience in which no one there could ever forget! There were 32 or so contestants (it was -lightly hard to keep track because more -ccm io keep showing up throughout the contest) Seems that there should be a rule to show up before the contest begins or be added to the bottom of the list, if at all. Many who were there in plenty of time licforc the contest began, anxiously awaited their turn to sing, but kept getting bumped farther down the list all afternoon to accom­ modate latecomers. The semi-finals, for reasons perhaps known only to the judges.” added a few other contestants to the list on competition day It seems if you make a rule, you should be the first to follow it. agreed? There have to be rules that when set. arc followed by al! participants, and the judges should be fair about them Those who attended experienced the uni air judging at the end. The only standing ovation was for the Imlc girl at the end who vang her award winning performance and rh.. ...((irncc'$ overwhelming approval. Yet somehow she never placed any posi­ tions. This was not a popularly contest, but rather a talent competition, we were (old. We demand judges who know music, understand when a tune is followed and tal­ ent when they see it. We would like to see an unbiased alternative solution for our next year's junior karaoke contest. According to the Barry County Fair Board the only way they'll consider chang­ ing the karaoke competition host is to receive many public letters of others inter­ ested in recciving a fair competition for all our junior karaoke singers. The fair board says they will then consider changing things. If you would be able to takeover as a host for the karaoke contest, please make your request known to the Barry County Fair Board as well, so that we can have some alternatives at hand I It would be appreciat­ ed by the public for sure. Let's get results, people! It’s up to all of us together. Maybe next year the audience won't have to go away in such an angry uproar of disappointment! For all the audience members who were wondering where to wntc: Barry County Expo Center. 5778 N. Middleville Roud Hastings. Ml 49058, phone (616) 945­ 2224. Grand Ledge God’s blessings on the healers To the editor: Recently three of my dear friends and I were in a head-on collision that required two ambulances. The medics had a kind manner and were precise in how they worked -trapping us on the boards. The Pennock emergency staff moved sw iftly to accommodate the urgent needs of the four of us. They did commendable work tn a delicate situation. Then, after being placed in our recovery rooms, each of us agreed the nurses and ail staff gave good attention and service to our Commissioners tax and spend To the editor: I can hardh believe our current county commissioners. They're a bunch of tax and spend liberals who think the taxpayers ought to pay for everything. Have they ever heard the taxpayers have had enough? Whatever happened to the conservative in the Republican party in our counts commissioners? They ought to sec if they can get match­ ing funds first, then sell bonds that do not put it on the back - of the taxpayers. Also. 911 wants more money. It will cost almost S3 more for phone bills. If they can­ not operate on what they get now they may as well shut it down. They complain that the churches are not paying. In a way. they are when you give money to them Let's be fair about this and use common sense, if they have any. Elder Shcllenbarger Hastings HastingsBaNNER Drvoted to the interest* of Barry County Siner 1856 Published by JUsttoqp Bmmt, Im. needs. These were earned out in a courte­ ous manner. I ask God's blessings on all people who go into this type of work - saving lives and helping the hurt to heal - emotionally and physically. Each of us is experiencing good recovery. Phyllis Sears. Hastings II drop in the bucket. Greed has nothing to do with the issue, nor does not getting what you want. All I wanted from him was to go on with his life, and let me go on with mine I wanted no longer handle the financial, mental, emo­ tional. and physical, stress, strain, and pain he inflicted on me. my friends, and my fam­ ily. To the people who count on the press for the news to be complete and factual, wake up to reality - this is the press. Obviously, anyone can state their opinion to the editor Does that mean its true, complete, and fac­ tual. just because, in their opinion it was inaccurately reported? Docs anyone really have the nght to judge without knowing the whole story from every angle? He should have been sentenced to a min­ imum of 10 to 15 years, but because he is such a smooth talker, he and his attorney managed to convince the judge that he has potential. As for his job, he lost that on his own. his dignity the same, and his home was mine! There is nothing exaggerated about my story, and this has all been pnnted off the prosecuting attorney’s reports/charges. and it had nothing to do with me until now. Two questions. I have are. Is it because he still cannot totally admit that he has serious problems that he needs, and has to deal with? Is it because he cannot wakc-up and realize that he is responsible for his own actions and he cannot always blame it on someone - or something else? He will be 37 years old in five months, and he still u-nnol admit to fault. Why aren't domestic violence cases tak­ en more seriously from the get go? Why does it take months to get someone taken away for stalking someone? Why docs someone have to live their days and nights looking over their shoulder b*»r someone who has little or no temper control? Why does someone have to pay money to be pro­ tected. and then pay to enforce that protec­ tion order? Why doesn't the victim get the same respect ot protccuun tights the defendant does personal rights, man. woman, or otherwise? They did listen to this man's cry for help. Otherwise his sentence would have been 10 to 15 years, and 20 more for home invasion. Why is the criminal allowed to still harass the victim even while incarcerated - to then be released again later*? Wcndi Lambert. Battle Creek I Ir Q I VWHLV VA II WLLVI . The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a tow conditions that must be met before they will be published. The roguiwnxrtfc art: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Public Opinion Understand what Social Security is To (he editor: "Save Social Security I ir-t’’’ Thcvc arc the famous word- from President ( ImtonSlate ot the Union address which were wel­ comed by the American people Now the question is: How many Ameri­ cans actually know what the country is being called upon to save ’ For instance. d»> you know how much your retirement benefits will be’Do you know how Social Security fits in with your own savings and pension plan- ’ Will you be rely ing on Social Security io keep pace with the rising cost of living? And. on a larger scale, do you know what effect Social Security has had in reducing poverty amongst the aged? Social Security has done more to change the economic climate of America than any other single government program In fact, it is often called the most successful domestic government program ever Let me explain why. Signs of economic upheaval began appearing in the 1920s With the Great Depression beginning in 1929. with the severe drought in the Midwest, and with families moving from farms to the cities in search of work, many nation's elderly found themselves in hard times during the 1930s. Times began to change when Social Security came into being. Over the last 60 years. Social Secunty has improved the quality of life for many of the elderly. The poverty rate among the elderly has declined by 62 percent, due largely to Social Securi­ ty benefits Today. Social Security ajl nearly 50 percent of the total inc3 iwo-thirds ot America'- aged To better understand what Social J ty mean * to elderly people today, ca that over 30 million retired uorSgJ their dependents now receive mJ Social Secunty benefits That’s oned nine people | In Barry County alone there at 1 6.500 retired workers and their drawing a monthly Social Security J The average monthly payment foraiJ worker is $765. ts an aged co^tel $1.2X8. While these arc not large aa money, for some, it may be tkriri source of income In fact, one in nd elderly population rely solely on 5| Secunty. < The president has called for a MH dialogue on the future of Social Sa The efforts we make this year wil ■ profound impact on the quality oflife ■ decades to come. To be an active pq pant in the national dialogue reqaai understanding on how Social Seoaiq today. < For more information call l-NH 1213 and ask for the booklet. Soddl nty: Basic Facts. Or you cn j http www ssa.gov. our Internet *«M VoafcW Public Affairs SpWj Social Sccuntv Adatom CraafM NEWS ...off your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE* Know Your legislators: U.8. Senate Spancar Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksan Senate Offi* Washington DC. 20510, phone (202) 224-4622. Cart Lavin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Budding, Wl 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Budding, Room 134, Grand Rapide. Mich. 48603, phone (616)' Tormata, regional rupraeentalive. 1^8 CSMfPHM Peter Heeketea, Republican. 2nd Diaffict (Thomappte. Tart* urangevme, PramavMa and Barry toamanpa and the tower third TownaNp), 1122 Longworth Houae Office BuMng, tie UnBad Stetaa Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Um district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 48423, phone 386 Vernon Ehtera, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving. Cartton. Woodtend. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two. Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Lo House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 48503, phone 451-8383. Ntok Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States Ht_ Represenlatrves, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phom i 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 0065. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information kw Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Meh. phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (al of County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, 48808 Dhone (517) 373-3760 State Repreeentative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (al of County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box ’ Lansing. Mich. 48809. phone (517) 373-0642. Are homer heroes for Major League baseball fans have been buzzing thia sunancr abovt daw | borne run bitten' quests to break Roger Maria' record of 61 diagers ia a season, think baaeball somehow orchestrated this phenomenon to revive iaiarT or thiakit's on the level? A Division of J-Ad Graphics inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 4905B-0€02 (6’6) 945-9554 John Jacobo President Joyce ftyon Treasurer Frodoric Jacofcs Vce °re$*fler.’ S«o*hon JocoM Secretary • NEWSROOM David T Young /Editor) Elame Gilbert /Assistant Editor) Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • MWERTISINC DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through r '«1a, B a rr to 5 30 p m Salurday B 30 a R- • **oon Scott Ommen Cindy 0 Ne«:i Je»ry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County S27 per year m adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere .POSTMASTER Sena address changes to PO Box B Hast ngs Ml 49058 0602 Second Cass Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Jason Faller, Hastings: "It’s on the level, and it brings more interest to the game." Hastings: •Ye*, t think that Major League baseball has tried to enhance the level of interest after the strike, tax the players trying lo break the record are on a level of their own." Artex Landqnisr, Lasting: Joab Alderson, Hastings: "I think it's on the level. The guys are bigger and stronger." "I think it's good for "I think it's on the level. I baseball. Ever since the think the hitters are better this strike, the interest has kind of year." dropped. Now fans have something to watch." Racket Malllson, Lak* Odessa: Jases Marttoy, Hastings: "I think it's to see bring �The Hastings Banner Area Obituaries, continued... ^FINANCIAL Jean M. LaChapelle Lund FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen __ of Edward Jonas and Co. Market declines are a part of the landscape A reporter once asked basketball player Vernon Max-well of the Houston Rockets for a brief description of his playing that season. He answered. "Up and down." Maxwell could have been describing the slock market, as well The market doesn't always go up Sometimes, it goes down Even, investor should understand and be willing to accept a certain level of nsk. be­ cause history shows that the long-term di­ rection of the slock market is up. even when we figure in the most serious periods of de­ cline The American Funds Group shared a few facts that might help put market declines in pcrspcctixe Since I‘AM), the stock market has had IO7 "moderate corrections" of 10 percent or more. 50 “sexere corrections" of 15 percent or more and 29 "bear markets" of 20 percent or more It s clear that declines are part of being in the slock market And. believe it or not. they actually can be beneficial by helping you sec how solid your financial program is. They can reveal whether you have a fi­ nancial plan that will stand the test of time and help you reach long-term goals Declines can cause unsettled investors to ask questions such as. "Should I hang in there or wait on the sidelines until it turns around But for people who have estab­ lished a prudent, long-term financial pro­ gram. market declines are of small concern Seasoned investors even view them as an opportunity to add to sound investments at a bargain price. The following chart illustrates the history of slock market declines It may not allevi­ ate your tear of nsk. but remember what the pros say Like the seasons, market declines arc a natural part of the landscape - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T. 56-15/16 44-11/16 51-5/8 55-7/8 Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola 41-7/8 78-3/4 24-7/8 89-7/8 67-1/16 0 & N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors 16-11/16 26-13/16 54-3/16 69-9/16 22-1/8 127-1/8 57 73-11/16 16-1/4 31-11/16 62-11/16 48-1/4 12-3/8 15-1/4 5-11/16 27-1/16 Hastings Mtg IBM XPenney Johnson & Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industnes Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial •7/16 -3-1/16 ♦3 -1-13/T6 -2-1/8 -9-1/8 -1-1/4 -6-1/2 -4-7/8 -4-1/8 -1-9/16 -6-3/16 ■3/16 •7(8 .8-1/4 -11-9/16 •9/16 -1-1/2 -5-3/8 -10-3/16 -10-5/16 ♦7/16 -2-1/2 -1-5/16 -5-1/8 -2-3/16 46 288 35 546 8487 31 833 Millen Shares Upiohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume This study shows how frequently ilcaincs^nthc^owJoncs Industrial Average have oc­ curred since 1900 As you can sec. they arc regular events. Type of Number of times Average Average telint l.^i Moderate (-10% or morel 107 Severe Tn^ToFmorc) 50 tlear market 29 CTF o or morel e Source: 'Ned flavisTTcscarcff Last dme it"" Ixwf frcwtw huptn^ August IW' ------- 1(19 days About once a year About once 117 days every twxi years""* About once very three years 164 days LEGAL notice NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for that purpose WHEREAS default has been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Steven Meyers, mortgagor to Apex Financial Group. Mortgagee dated the 8th day of August 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the Stale of Mcnigan on the 15th day of August 1997 at number 1000385 pages 1-15 ’ WHEREAS the amount claimed to be due on said mortgage as of the date of this notice is the sum of Eighty Six Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three Dollars and 78/100 ($86 333 78) fo< principal and interest and WHEREAS no suit or proceedings at law or m equity have been instituted lo recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof and default having been made whereby the power ol sate contained tn said mortgage has be­ come operative NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the power ol sale contained m said mortgage and pursuant to me statutes for the State ol Michigan in such case made and provided NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 27lh day of August. 1998 at 1 00 o dork tn the afternoon local time said mortgage wdl be foreclosed at a sale at pubic auction to the highest bidder at the East Court­ house Doorway at 220 W State Street in the City of Hastings County of Barry of the premises de senbed m sa-d mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessa-v fo pay the amount due as aforesaid on said mortgage with the interest thereon at fifteen percent per annum and ail legal costs charges and expenses including the attorney fee allowed by law and also any sums when may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest m tr e premises The premises described m sa»d mortgage are as follows The Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 36 Town 3 North Range 7 West Vil­ lage of Nashville Barry County Michigan also commencing at the intersection ol the East 1/8 (me with the North t B hne of said Section 36 thence S89* 13 20 W 462 feet thence N34*30 E371 58 feet along Mill Pond Thence Nil* 15 20 E 146 49 feet thence N64*30E 168 30 feet thence North 36* East 121 feet to the East 1 8 hne thence South 616 feet to the place of beginning except commencing at the intersection of the E as! 1/8 hne with the North 1'8 line of said Section 36 Town 3 North Range 7 West thence S89“ 13 20 W 462 feet thence N34’3G E 371 58 feet thence Nir 1520 E 146 49 feet thence N64*30 E 168 30 ’eet thence Nortn 36" F ast 72 98 feet thence N89*’ 13 20 E 74131 fee! thence South 565 62 feet to the North hne of Reed Street thence S89" ’3 20 W 713 50 ’eet to the place Of beginning The redemption period shall be six <6i months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948 CL COO 3241 a m which case the redemption period shall be thirty <30) days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 Apex Financial Group Timothy R Newhouse PC Attorney for Mortgagee 7885 Byron Center Suite A Byron Center Ml 193’5 (616)366-1000 (8/20) Thursday August 6 1998 - Page 5 August 1990 October 1990 KALAMAZOO - Jean s life began in Green Bay. Wisconsin, the daughter of Louis and Marie (Stracy) LaChapelle She graduated from East High School in Green Bay and attended the Cornier Oshkosh Stale College. Jean graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a BS Degree in Nursing and a B.A. in English. After graduation she began working on her Masters Degree at the University of Michigan in the School of Public Health. Later Jean moved to Hastings where she worked as a Public­ Health Nurse for Barry County. It was there that she met Chester A.E. Lund. M D. of Middleville. They were married in 1946 and had two children Kathryn Johnson (Mark I of Middleville and Christine Prokos (Konstantin) of Jackson Later Jean and her family lived in Lake Linden. Duluth. Minnesota and then moved to Battle Creek, where Jean worked for the Calhoun County Health Department. In 1978 Chester died and Jean moved lo Hastings. She married Ll. Col. Marion Lund. Jean and Marion lived in various cities including Plainwell where Manon died in 1992. Most recently Jean lived al Bronson Place for three and a halt years. She loved to read and do crossword puzzles and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Jean died Wednesday July 29. 1998 al Alamo Nursing Home. After cremation takes place Jean's family will have a private service at a later date. Friends may make donations in Jeans memory to the American Red Cross or Barry Community Foundation. Ronald C. Whiting HASTINGS - Ethel I Peck, age 86. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. August 2. 1998 at Thomapple Manor Mrs Peck was bom on November 9. 1911 in Barry County, the daughter of Robert & Jessie (McNce) Baird She was raised in several Barry County communities and attended Barry County rural schools.. She was married to Charles E Peck on March 22. 1930 and he died September 21. 1992. Mrs. Peck was a homemaker, living most of her married life in Rutland Tow nship of Barry County She was a member of Jolly Jills Hobby Club She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers. Alvin & Ross Baird. Mrs Peck is survived by her daughter. Charleen (Robert) Weise of Middleville; two granddaughter's. Karen Weise of Hastings and Kathy Norton of Kentwood; one great granddaughter, sister. Hazel Monica of Hastings; two sisters-in-law. Gladys Grovcnbcrg of KalamaziMi and Thelma Peck of East Lansing, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be Thursday August 6. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. al Wren Funeral Home with Dr Bulford W. Coe officiating. Burial will take place at Rutland Township Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Manor Activities Fund HASTINGS Ronald C Whiting, age 50. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday August 4. 1998 al Thomapple Manor Mr Whiting was born on February 22. 1948 in Battle Creek, the son ol Ronald & Mabel (Hannon) Whiting He was raised in the Kalanu/oo area ami attended area school, graduating in 1966 from Loy Nomx High School Ronald was married to Patricia J Frye on December 19. 1980 They moved to Hastings in 1993. He was employed al Fxknch Brother's Meal Packing Company in Kalamazoo lor 14 years retiring from there He was a member of Hastings First Baptist Church. Mr. Whiling is survived by his wife. Patricia; three sons. Chuck Whiling. Andrew Whiling, both of Hastings, and Alexander Whiting of Alaska; two daughters. Ycvette Rickstad and Cozctte Whiling, both of Kalamazoo, three grandchildren; parents. Mabel & Ronald Whiting of Richland; two brothers. Doug Whiling of Chicago and Tom Whiting of Mattawan; two sisters. Pal Rohr, and Janet Lynn, both of Richland Funeral Services will be held Thursday August 6. 1998 al Bethel Baptist Church in Kalamazoo with Reverend lAiul Deal and Reverend Dana /Xrlcdge officiating. Memorial contributions may be made lo charily of one's choice. • Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Expanded car show at Delton Founders Weekend A new car show that organizer Mark Brandli hopes will turn into a premier an­ nual event is set tor Saturday in Delton during Founders Weekend activities. A minimum of 200 vehicles u expected. Brandli said. The car show is free to the public and will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at William Smith Memorial Park, one block east of M-43 on Orchard Street (behind the fire station). Door prizes will be awarded and a disc jockey will be on hand, playing oldies and classic music all day. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m. and will include three trophies for each of 16 classes plus special trophies for Chairman's Choice. Miss Delton's Choice and Best of Show (by participant ballot) and Best Club Participation. "We've spent a lot on trophies," Brandli said. "We want it to expand." he said of the CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 311 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO LAND SUBDIVISION AND UTILITY EXTENSION ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: An ordinance to amend the Crty of Hastings Land Subdivision and Utility Extension Ordinance by deleting Section 3 324. amending Section 3 325(i). 3 325(1). deleting Section 3 327. amending Section 3 330 and deleting Section 3 338 A complete copy of Ordinance 311 is available for inspection at the Crty Clerk s Office. City Hall. Hastings. Michigan This ordinance shcul lake effect and shall be in full force from the date of its publication in the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charter for the Crty of Hastings Moved by Jasperse second by Wood that Ordinance No 311 be adopted I Yeas Seven Nays None Absent Two Ethel I. Peck I. Event Manshum Crty Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings Crty Council on the 27th day of July 1998 Evenl G Manshum. Crty Clerk CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 312 show. "We are making every effort to turn this into a premier annual event." Owners of all types of vehicles are wel­ come to participate, from restored street rods to classic cars. Registration at the gate is $10 per vehicle Car snow participants also may be in the 1 p.m Founders Week­ end parade. Classes include stock original/restored to 1949. ’950-59. 1960-69 and 1970 & up; stock truck original/restored up to 1959 and 1960 & up; stock original/restored factory muscle car; stock original/restored Pony Car; sports car. modified to 1959; modified I960 and up; street rod. Pro street; lead sled, special interest and modified truck Dash plaques and "goodie bags" will be given to the first 150 entries. A rain date has been set for Aug. 22. but Brandli said it would have to be "a very ugly day" to postpone Saturday's event For additional information, contact Bran­ dli at 616-623-5746. PENNOCK HOSPITAL NURSING OPPORTUNITIES • Registered Nurses Emergency & Med Surg Several RN opportunities in our Emergency Department and Med Surg Area. These openings are part time, primarily evening and night shifts. Certified Nursing Assistants Full and Part-time opportunities for expcricnccdCcrtified Nursing Assistants. At least one year of CNA experience is required. Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials; an innovative flexible benefits program which is prorated for part time employees; paid time off system; tuition reimbursement for continuing edu­ cation; personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute . as much as 5% of your salary: and much more. Please submit resumc/application: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 101)9 West Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 (616) 948-3125 Fax: (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pubic hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND ENACT LAND AND LOT ORDI­ NANCE FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: An ordinance to regulate partitioning or division ot parcels or tracts of land enacted pur­ suant to Michigan Public Ad 591 ot 1996 (State Land Division Act the Act) as amended to provide a procedure therefore to repeal any ordinance or provision thereof in conflict herewith and to prescribe penalties and enforcement remedies for the violation of this ordinance for the Crty of Hastings. Michigan A complete copy of Ordinance 312 is available for inspection at the Crty Clerk's Office. Crty Hall Hastings Michigan This Ordinance shall take effect and shall be in full force from the date ot its publication in the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charter tor the City o! Hastings Moved by Jasperse second by Hawkins that Ordinance No 312 be adopted Yeas Seven Nays None Absent Two I. Evenl Manshum City Clerk do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings Crty Council on the 27th day of July 1998 Evenl G Manshum City Clerk Planning Commission on August 19 1998 at 7 30 p m at the Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S Norris Road within the Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE mat the rtem(s) to be considered at this pubic hearing include in brief the following 1 Special Land Use Permit filed by Rchard and Jane Adamski of 14700 M-43 (Parcel No 012-025-005-00) The applcants are requesting a home occupa­ tion permit for the sale ot Cement Figurines The property in question is located in the "A Agrcultural District 2 Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on these spe cial land use permit appications at the address below Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary a*ds and servees such as signets for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the hearing upon five (5) days notce to the Prairieville Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servees should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk Prairieville Township Planning Commission Robert Kull Secretary Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S Norris Road Delton Michigan. 49046 �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1990 David L. Warner, Sr. NASHVILLE - David L Warner. Sr., age 60. of Nashville, passed away Monday. August 3. 1998 at Pennock Hospital Mr. Warner was bom on November 16. 1937 in Kalamazoo. the son of Cole & Bernice (Miner) Warner. He was raised in the Parchment area and attended schools there. David was mamed to Beverly A. Christie on August 22. 1969 He moved to Hastings in 1969 and has lived al his present address since 1990. Mr. Warners employment included: Truck driving, milking cows and worked in the timber industry. He retired in 1996 David was an avid horseman and mule skinner. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers. Douglas & Cole Warner; sisters. Jean Scott & Flossie Mayes. Mr. Warner is survived by his wife. Beverly; three daughters. Cindy (Wilburn) Parks of Troy. Janice (Larry) Marshall of Delton, and Terri Lynn (Robert) Horn of Hastings, four sons. Tim (Diane) Warner of Climax. Douglas Warner and Louis Warner both of Kalamazoo, and David (Sue) Warner of Delton; two stepsons. Kirk (Kristi) Wood of Nashville and Kevin (Sherry) Wood of Hastings, eleven grandchildren; four brothers. Bill (Mary ) Warner of Hartford. Jack (Beulah) Warner. Louis (Barb) Warner, and Dick (Helen) Warner all of Kalamazoo; two sisters. Beverly Warner of Kalamazoo, and Helen Cranski of Detroit. Funeral Services will be Thursday August 6. 1998 al 2:00 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home of Hastings with Reverend Alan Mettler officiating. Burial will take place si Wilcox Cemetery. Maple Grove Township. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASAVTVIEW FAMILY CHIRCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dim ling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sloe Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Set' ice 9 3l' a m . Sunday School 11 0<) am. Sunday Evening Sen ice 6 (XI p m . Bible Study A. Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service Wednesday 1 00 p m Serv ices lor Adults. Teens and Children THORN APPLE 3 ALLE3 CHI RCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett Pastor Church oil ice ph»me 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family QI mm IMTLD METHODIST CHURCH M-7U Weu Pauor Ken Vaught (016)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Wonhrp Ham. PO Box 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . K mi South. Fac­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 a in . Worship II 00 am. Evening Sen ice at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible ■’(Xlpm HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thur* 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45pm lo 8 30 pm (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 7 00 pm Prays- Meeting (Child care provided) ST. ANDREWS ISDEPESDEST ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting al 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services lor more infor­ mation call 948-932? or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 9604 St Andrew '» is a part of the Independent Anglican Cflurch ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am - 1928 Book of Common Prayer Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz (age* 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (age* 8-12), Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19), Adult Bible Study • No age limits FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hasting* Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and II 00 a rn for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's MMe Study Call church office for nuwe information 94K-81XM WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (X) a m . Re* Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all age* 4-H. Mon­ day* 6 30 lo 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Break last on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ s Lose, and the fellowship of people who care HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Five her. Pastor A mission of St Rose CathdK Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH tf»ra»-Hy the Hastings Grace Brethren Charch), 600 Powell Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pasror I mcntu*. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Classes - lor all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursdav. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible Study for all . GRACE COMMUNITY CHIRCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning ( elebration 10 am Fellowship Tune before the service Nursery, children* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN ( HRISTtAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Hemng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High ST. ROSE C ATHOLIC CHURCH 80* S JetTenon Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mas*4 30 p ni . Sundae Masse* x 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 ’» - 4 30 p m COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHIRCH 92'5 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobb* Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship I <> 30 a m Nursery prov ided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live hand 7 30 pm For more information call the church office BARRY CCH NTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Sen we* Bible ( lasses 10 a m . Worship II am. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer uf State Rd and Boliwuod St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Ro Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 945 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 pm Teens. 6 00pm Evening Cel­ ebration for adult* "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday - 9 00 a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 0U am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 oo p m Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Re* Michael Anton. Pastor Phone ®459414 Sunday. Aug 9 8 00 & 10 00 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Family Choir Thursdav. Aug 6 6 30-8 35 p m VBS. 6 .30 Softball Friday. Aug 7 6 00 p m W'cdd Rch . 6 30-8 35 VBS. 6 30 Softhall Saturday. Aug 8 Softball Tourn. 3 00 p m Wedding. 8 00 pm NA Monday. Aug 10 7 (X) p m BoG. 7 00 W ELCA Council Tuesday. Aug II 7 30OA HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH C-»mer of Green and Church street*. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship - Child care available for infants &. toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 am. Coffee Fellow­ ship Thursday. Aug 6 12 15pm - Community Prayer Service Sanctuary Fnday and Saturday. Aug 28 & 29 - Summerfest Need volunteer* lo help represent First United Methodist Church Tuesday. Aug II 12 00 noon. Hi-Sooner* Picnic FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. Aug 9 9 30 am Traditional Worship Service. II 00 am Contemporary Worship Sers kc The 9 3o Sers ice is broadcast over WBCII - AM 1220 Nursery i* provided during both Services We welcome Pastor Keller home' Monday. Aug 10 7 00 pm Special Meeting ot the Session This information on worshipsenwes is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC ’ THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broad wav Hasiings BOSLEY PHARMACY ■•PrcvcnptKms" 118 S Jefferson 945-U29 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hasting*. Michigan Gertrude Montgomery LAKE WYLIE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Gertrude Montgomery. 66. of Lake Wylie. South Carolina, formerly of Nashville, passed away Monday. August 3. 1998 al the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Kay and Dennis Collier. She was bom on October 21. 1907 in Vermontville, the daughter of Scroll and Clara Belle Andrew Powers. She graduated from Nashville High School in 1925 and from Michigan State College in 1928 She married Gerald Rawlings Montgomery in St. Louis. Missouri in 1929. Gerald preceded her in death in 1984 after 55 years of marriage. They lived in many locations before reluming lo Nashville in 1937 where they remained for 30 years before retiring lo Delray Beach. Florida. During her time in Nashville. Mrs. Montgomery taught English. Foreign Languages and counseled in the Vermontville and Nashville School systems, retiring in 1965. She was Past Matron of the Eastern Star, founder of the Nashville National Honor Society. Secretary of the Nashville Board of Education. President of the Nashville Women’s Club. Member of Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority, former member of the Nashville Methodist Church, served on the Board of Directors of the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation, and a former member of the Hastings Country Club. After the death of her husband. Mrs. Montgomery returned to Nashville until moving to Lake Wylie. South Carolina with her daughter. Kay Collier, in 1992. She was a member of the River Hills Community Church. Her hobbies included reading, knitting, bridge, crossword puzzles and letter writing. She maintained an active interest in sports and current events. Mrs. Montgomery is survived by her son and daughter-in-law. Gene and Faye Montgomery of Montgomery. Texas; daughter and son-in-law. Kay and Dennis Collier of Lake Wylie. South Carolina; six grandsons. John and Maya Montgomery of Montgomery. Texas. James and Deanna Montgomery of Chicago. Illinois. Michael and Gail Collier of Hartford. Connecticut. Geoffrey and Janis Collier. South Bend. Indiana. Gregory and Joanne Collier of Singapore and Andrew Collier of Boulder. Colorado; four great grandsons; five great granddaughters; and one brother-in-law. C^is Montgomery of Lansing. Visitation and funeral services will be held at the home of Sallyc McLean. 434 S. Main St.. Nashville. Visitation will be held Friday. August 7. 1998 from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. An Order of the Eastern Star Funeral Service will be held Saturday. August 8. 1998 at 11:00 AM. A cryptside service will follow at Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville conducted by the Rev. James Hynes. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 715. Nashville. Ml 49073; the River Hills Emergency Squad. 4 Heritage Drive. Lake Wylie. SC. 29710 or Hospice of York County, 325 S. Oakland Ave.. Rock Hill. SC 29730. Local arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel. Nashville. BEDFORD - Mrs. Mary E. (Fcilcr) Makuch. 45. of Bedford passed away Friday. July 31. 1998 at her residence after 20 years with multiple sclerosis. She was bom on January 22. 1953 in Hastings, the daughter of Jefferson B. & Vivian J. (Bowling) Fcilcr. She graduated from Hastings High School in 197) and from Michigan State University in 1976. She has resided in Bedford Township since 1995. Previously she had lived in Lansing ind Kalamazoo. Mrs. Makuch was a teacher at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing.. She then was employed by the JC Penney Co. in Kalamazoo for many years She married Garret M. Makuch on August 9. 1975 in East Lansing. Mrs. Makuch was a very special person, showing a peaceful strength to her many friends and caregivers that came to see. her. She always had a smile on her face. She loved animals, flowers, music, sewing and crafts, which she made beautifully. Mrs. Makuch is survived by her husband. Garrett; and her parents. Jefferson and Vivian Fcilcr of Dowling. She donated her body to science. Services will take place Thursday. August 6. 1998 at 12:00 pm at the Battle Creek Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Ralph Cates officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to North Shore Animal League or 700 Club. Arrangements were made by Bachman Hebble Funeral Service of Battle Creek I Bryan Ross Lee HASTINGS • Bryan Ross Lee. age 13. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. July 28. 1998 at Spectrum Health­ Downtown Campus Hospital in Grand Rapids. Bryan was bom on March 9. 1985 in Hastings, the son of Robert L & Tammy S. (Card) Lee. He was raised in the Hastings area, and was currently attending Hastings Schools and would have been in the 8th grade this fall. Bryan was very active in sports, participating in basketball, football, baseball, member of Hastings Soccer Club. Hastings Middle School wrestling team. Hastings free style wrestling club, played in Gus Mackcr Basketball games and received the Good Sportsmanship award for the past four years from the program, a member of Welcome Comers 4-H Club. He worked with his dad in electrical contracting and was involved in the com de-tasscling program through school. Bryan is survived by his parents, Tammy & Rob Lee of Hastings; his sister. Amanda Lee at home; his brother. Robby Lee at home; maternal grandmother. Marlene Card of Wyoming; maternal grandfather, Ben Card of Spring take; paternal grandparents. Mickey & Linwood Lee of Rockford; maternal great grandmother. Opal Reed of Lowell; paternal great grandmother. Rebecca Lee of North Carolina; maternal step­ grandmother. Roxie Vincent of Wyoming; three aunts. Sherry (Ron) Petchaver of Macon. Georgia. Terry (Siert) Bergman of Standale. and Mickey (Ed) Weller of Fremont; two uncles. Brandon Card of Wyoming, and Mike (Judy) Lee of Mamc; and cousins. Funeral Services for Bryan were held Saturday, August I. 1998 at Thomapple Valley Church of Hastings. Mr. James Bailey officiated. Burial took place at Rutland Township Cemetety, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bryan Ross Lee Memorial Fund. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funefal Home of Hastings I Esther E. Sharp| COLORADO SPRINGS - Mrs. Esther E. Sharp. 83. passed away Wednesday, July 29. 1998 in Colorado Springs. Colorado. She was bom on June 17, 1915 in Rutland Township. Hastings the daughter of Roy and Ruby (Bronson) Erway. She was a graduate of Davenport Business College in Grand Rapids. She married Harold E. Sharp on June 29. 1940. Mr. Sharp preceded her in death in May. 1991. They had a loving marriage of fifty years. She and her husband lived at Deep take for most of their married life with a home in Winter Haven, Florida. She was co-owner of Sharp Manufacturing and Sharp RV Park in Yankee Springs, Middleville. Mrs. Sharp was a prior member of the Yankee Springs Bible Church. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers. Ward and Homer Erway; and two sisters. Ines Wolfe and Mildred Rose. Mrs. Sharp is survived by one son, Thomas H. (Barbara) Sharp of Tyler. Texas; one daughter Kathleen J. (Kenneth) Mull of Colorado Springs. Colorado; grandchildren. Kristine (Roger) Mulnix of Arizona, Rebecca (Tracy) Main-Cone of Texas, Victoria Main of New Mexico. Thomas Main of Texas, Warren Sharp of Texas of Texas. Cory Sharp of California, and Monica Sharp of Washington; four great grandchildren, one sister-in-law. Esther Bergstrom of California; two brothers. Maurice Erway of Florida and Jack Erway of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews Graveside services were held Monday. August 3. 1998 al the Yankee Springs Cemetery, Yankee Springs Township with Rev. Kenneth Vaught officiating. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home of Middleville. Need Printing? - Call Us.at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 Charles Robert Nickerson ■ HOLLY HILL, FLORIDA Charles Robert Nickerson. 54. of Holly Hill. Florida, formerly of Mdl Lake and ,jZ Hastings passed away Sunday. July 26. \• 1998 at his home. He was bom on October 10. 1943 in; Battle Creek, the son of Kenneth and Kathryn (Johnson) Nickerson. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1961. Mr. Nickerson served with the UnitedStates Marines from 1962-1966. ,rj He had been an Interior Decorator most of his working life. He loved surfing and golf and was an accomplished Jai Alai player and was the first United Slates Participant in Gaines m Spain in late 60's. He was preceded in death by his father. Kenneth in 1969 and sister. Susan Nickerson in 1984. Mr. Nickerson is survived by his mother. Kale Nickerson of Delton; one sister. Linda Mast of Hastings; two brothers, Allen and June Nickerson of., Plainwell and William and Lin* Nickerson of Battle Creek; a spec* nephew. Mark Pennington, whom he mentored in his Interior Decorating cares; also four nieces and three nephews. Cremation has taken place. Friends may meet with family from 10:00 to 11 00 AM on Friday. August 14, 1998 M.;. Williams Funeral Home. Memorial serivqc will be held at 11.00 AM Friday, Augaj(/ 14. 1998 at Williams Funeral Home wlft Rev. William A. Hertel officiating. Q There will be private family interment. FREEPORT/HASTINGS AREAffc - Judson E. Claypool, age 55. Freeport/Hastings areas, passed away Sunday. August 2. 1998 at his residence. L Mr. Claypool was bom on May 21. 1943 in Oak Park. Illinois, the son of Marcellus & Veronica (Weiler) Claypool. He was raised in the Woodland. Hastings, and Middleville areas. He attended the Wood School, graduating in 196) from Thomapple-Kellogg High School in Middleville. He has lived in the Freeport area over 30 years. Mr. Claypool was married lo Patricia Bennett in 1963. marriage ending in divorce. He then married Ginger Heacock in 1990, and it also ended in divorce. Mr. Claypool was employed at General Motors Corporation in Lansing for 30 years, retiring in 1995. He attended the Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church. He enjoyed gardening, line-dancing, hunting and music. He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Mark Dykstra. Mr. Claypool is survived by his two daughters. Lenora (John) Eash of Middleville, and Veronica (John) Mokma. of Lowell; one son. Steven Claypool of Hastings; seven grandchildren; one sister. Merle (Donald) Sears of Middleville; three brothers. Norman (Marge) Claypool of Grand Rapids. Mark (Virginia) Claypool* of Berlin. Maryland, and Roger (Norma) Claypool of Nashville; two half sisteraj Geraldine Neil of Sandpoint. Idaho, and Charlotte (Dave) Wall of Torrance, California; four half brothers. Ernest Ford of El Monte. California. Charles (Rosemarie) Ford of Torrance, California^ Janxs (Joan) Ford of Long Beach, California, and Jack (Betty) Ford ot Torrance. California; many nieces and nephews; two special friend’s. Maria Krauterof El Monte. California and Ellen, Cooper of Berrien Springs Funeral Services were held Wednesday^ August 5. 1998 al Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church. Pastor Robert Carpentet* and Pastor Richard Mcams officiated. '. Burial look place at Freeport Cemetery. • Memorial contributions may be made to! Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church. I Funeral arrangements were made by' Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1998 - Page Social News DeVries-Allen [united in marriage Mead-Geurkink to be wed Aug. 15 sir and Mrs Robert R. DeVries of Del­ ton announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Ann to Roger William Allen, son ot Mr and Mrs Alfred Allen. Goodrich. Michigan The couple were married in the Troy Baptist Church. Troy. Michigan Attending tM? bnde were Jeanne Morgan. Joanne Allen. Maryann DcVncs. Tern Hamson. Kathry n Rado and Knstcn Kent served as flowergirl Attending the groom were lUdce Allen. Russell Allen. Ted DcVncs. Douglas Allen and Mark Kent and Eric DeV<rics served as ring bearer The bnde is a graduate of Delton High School. attended Taylor University and was griiiuated from Central Michigan UmvcrTtsy and University of Notre Dame She is director of marketing in the East for Gen­ eral Motors Acceptance (. orporation. ndThc bridegroom is a graduate of Lawrence Technological University and he imsenior staff engineer at General Motors Mptor Sports lt Jhcy reside in Rochester Hills. Mr and Mrs Raymond Mead arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Brenda Kay. to Breit Gcurkmk. son ol Vcm and Pal Gcurkink of Ridgewood. N J Brenda is a 19X3 graduate of Hastings High School and employed in Grand Rapids at Northwest Airlines Brett is a 19X2 gradua'e of Grand Rapids Christian High School and employed at Vigh Landscape The wedding will be Aug. 15 at Gun Lake Community Church. Semerads to mark 40th anniversary Sheldons to observe ,. 40th anniversary Chuck and Connie I Tolman I Semerad were married \ug 9. I95X in Rochester. NY Chuck is a consultant for several Detroit area hospitals ( onme retired from teaching at Central Elementary School this spring. Their children. Janet and her husband Mark Englerth and Marcic and her husband Gardiner Tucker and their grandchildren. Enn. Katie and Jessie, wish them many more happy years together. Gordon and Jeralec Sheldon will be celehVfctmg their 4<hh wedding anniversary on Sunday. Aug 23 at Bay Pointe Restaurant *Mth their children. Jim and Teresa Sheldon. Film and Doug Peck. Mark and Kathy Shcl- <Wn. and Mike and Stacy Sheldon. Also in attendance will be Jeralec s mother. Thelma Bhmum and brother Bruce and Carol Bar­ Aim. ^'Gordon is retired from banking and Jeralec is employed at Hastings City Bank. (Gordon and Jeralec have lived at their pre4&it address, 25X5 Ottawa Trail. Hastings for 40 years k. Bill Lachniet to mark 90th 'There will be a 90th birthday and open hoUsc for William (Bill) Lachniet on Satur</a\. Aug. X at 2 to 4 p m at his residence. ‘M)3 Clarksville Ru Please come and help cVfcbratc ----------------------------------------------------------- [c Subscribe "Today to d jThe Hastings BANNER 'Keep your friends and family members ■who moved, IN f,TOUCH witfi their hometown area. Call 945-9554 । I * O’Keefe-Johnson plan to wed Sept. 12 Mr. and Mrs Thomas O’Keefe of Delton arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. \mv O’Keefe to Robert Johnson Jr. son ol Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson Sr of Shelbyville Amy is a 1996 graduate of Delton High School and is currently attending K( C Robert is a 1995 graduate of Delton Kel­ logg High School and is enrolled through Penn State The couple will be exchanging vows Sepi 12. |9os. at the Gun Lake I ommumtx Church Thcv will be residing in Shel­ byville. MI Quality Printing at... Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 7 Lake Odessa NEWS Lakewood Christian School will serve a swiss steak dinner Friday. Aug. 7 starting at 4 30 p m Alumni members arc joining cur­ rent support people for this meal, which marks the start of another season There was no July meal served. On Saturday. Aug. X. the Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I pm. at the depot museum Some of the Civil War exhibits are still in place from Depot Day. Carole Collard will speak on research at the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne. Ind. Sunny Fresh on Bonanza Road has enlarged its parking lot toward the road, which marks the north village boundary. Steel framework is in place for an extension of the building in a new cast wing The Mac Naughton-MacMillan family will gather in reunion Saturday. Aug. X. for their 105th time to have such a clan gather­ ing. This year they will meet at the Ada Park on Buttnck Avenue. These two fami­ lies came from Argylshire. Scotland. In the early days in Kent County, there were mar­ riages of three McNaughtons to three MacMillans, thus the double name. Fea­ tures of the day include a group photo, din­ ner. update on statistics, singing of Auld Lang Sync and the (raw) egg toss, which is the finale The first settlers came to the Egypt Valley area north of Ada. Relatives of the KIcin-HofTs family have been notified of the death of Stephen Bos. son of the Rev Robert and Carole (Hofls) Bos. following a long illness. Young Stephen was in Operation Desert Storm and later developed a cancerous kidney, which was removed in Germany. He needed much care for the past year which his parents ren­ dered full time except for night-time relief from other caregivers. His aunts. Louise Hoffs Peppcl. Jayne Cummings and hus­ band Tom from Massachusetts, flew to Cal­ ifornia for the service. At this year’s Barry County Fair, each 4­ II club had a motto for its booth. The Lake­ wood Community Club with members in Woodland. Castleton. Carlton and Odessa townships used the theme “4-H - Building Skills for a Lifetime ” The name o. ’he club was spelled in the shapes of tools with a member’s name on each tool. Note in the accompanying picture the Jill of all trades with hardhat and work boots. The construc­ tion tape and reflective sign add to the motif. One of the patrons of Depot Day left behind a lawn chair made of blue and w hite vinyl strips. Koops Funeral Chapel now has a discreet bulletin board between the two front doors with space for name and time of visitation. Despite the lack of rainfall, flowers are tlounshmg in town. Mam Street Savings Bank has showy window boxes. Dick and Gayle Peacock have their three tiers of flowers along Jordan Lake Road with red geraniums, white petunias and purple by •he curb. Tuesday’s primary election was the first occasion for the general populace to visit the township offices in the former commu­ nity center on Laurel Drive. There was an open house several weeks ago when the public was invited. The voting machines were moved from the Page building since they belong to the township. The Rev. Robert Watt was guest pastor at Central United Methodist Church Sunday while Pastor Emmett and Mary Kadwell arc on vacation. The Rev. Watt is retired from the Detroit Conference. During his pastor­ age at St. Ignacc, he performed the mar­ riage ceremony for David and Mary McQueen ten years ago. He resides at Grand Blanc. The message Aug. 9 will be brought by Keith Kadwell, a senior student at GVSU. who plans lo enter seminary upon completion of his undergraduate work. He Hastings library survey results will be given Hastings Librarian Barbara SchondcL maycr has reported that results of a survey about library services will be discussed later this month During the month of June. Alliance Mar­ keting conducted a telephone survey of opinions about Hastings Public Library ser­ vices. building, and future plans About 450 people in Hastings Charter and Rutland Charter townships and in the city of Hast­ ings were interviewed. The “positive” results of the survey will be presented, the librarian said, to each of the governing boards at their August meet­ ings A representative from Alliance Mar­ keting will offer a summary of the answers given and recommendations drawn from the results These will deal with support of the district library concept and the need for a new buikling Members of the Library Steering Committee will outline a feasibil­ ity studv under way and suggest a timeline for fund-raising Presentations will be made Aug 10 to Hastings City Council al 7:30 p.m Aug. 11 to Hastings Charter Township Board at 7 pm and Aug 12 tv Rutland Charter Town­ ship Board at 7 p m "Those people who were inters lowed and wondered about the survey conclusions w ill want to attend.” Schondclmaycr said The Lakewood Community Club's booth at the Barry County Fair and wife Sarah live in Grand Rapids. Keith is a 1994 Lakewood graduate. Tuesday s ram was very welcome. Lake Odessa has received more precipitation over the last weeks than other localities, so the shady areas of lawns were still green. From Ionia north, lawns and cemeteries have been parched brown. LEGAL NOTICES: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Ronald J Hermenitl II and Denise J Hermenitt husband and wife (Ongmal Mortgagors) loAMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee dated July 25. 1997 and recorded on July 31 1997 tn Liber 703, on Page 551 Barry County Records. Michi­ gan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One and 64/100 dollars ($68 221 64). including interest at 11 50% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2/1 and 8/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock PM. on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Or­ angeville, Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 2 North Range 10 West described as commencing at the North­ west corner of said Section 16 thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 683 91 feet along the West line of said Sec­ tion 16 to the point of beginning thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 seconds East 854 17 feet to the Centerline of Lindsay Road, thence South 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 sec onds West 353 57 feet along said Centerline thence North 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 se cionds West 634 33 feet to the West hne of satd Section 16. thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 281 47 feet along said West hne to the point of beginning Sub­ ject to the rights of the pubic over the Easterly portion of said parcel as used for roadway purposes on Lindsay Road The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 *MERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 - Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for AMER QUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File 498076599 (8/27) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael Alan Henning and Amy Sue Henning husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Fi­ nancial Services. Inc Mortgagee, dated Febru­ ary 17 1995 and recorded on February 21. 1995 in Liber 625. on Page 293 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by me vie assignments to Fleet Mortgage Corp a South Carolina Corporation f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp as assignee by an assignment dated February 24. 1995 which was recorded on May 8. 1995 in Liber 629 on Page 763. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Surty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty­ Seven and 54/100 dollars (561 827 54) including interest at 9 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on Septem­ ber 3 1998 Said premises are situated in Crty of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as The South 50 feet of Lot 1 Block 7 of Bennett and Kenlidds Addition to the Crty formerly Vil­ lage of Hastings Barry County Michigan ac­ cording to me recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 3 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for FLEET MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98066275 (8/20) State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division 220 W Court Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-4838 Case No 98-369-CH Plaintiff BETTY STORM Defendants MARY VANDERMOLEN and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS DEVISEES OR AS­ SIGNS OF CHARLES D PRITCHARD OR AU­ GUST J HERBSTREITH OR OTHER UN­ KNOWN CLAIMANTS WHO HAVE AN INTER­ EST IN PROPERTY IN SECTION 20. BALTI­ MORE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN Jeffery L Youngsma (P40393) Attorney for Plaintiff JEFFERY L YOUNGSMA PC 9952 Cherry Valley Ave SE Suite A Caledonia Ml 49316 (616)891-9310 TO Mary VanderMoien and unknown heirs, de­ visees or assigns of Charles D Pritchard or Au­ gust J Herbstreith or other unknown claimants who have an interest tn property in Section 20. Baftimore Township Barry County Michigan IT IS ORDERED 1 You are being sued by plaintiff in this court to guet title in her name property located in Section 20. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan 2 You must file your answer or lake other ac­ tion permitted by law in this court at the court ad­ dress above on or before August 28 1998 If you fail to do so default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the com­ plaint fried in this case 3 A copy of this order shall be published once each week tn the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks, and a proof of publication shall be hied in this court 4 As the addresses are unknown mailing of a copy Of this order is not required Dated July 29 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Judge (8/20) STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY ORDER TO ANSWER File No. 96-453-00 Hon. James H. Fisher AMYD BAKER Plamt.fi MICHAEL J BAKER Defendant Robert J Longstreet (P53546) Attorney for Plaintiff SIEGEL HUDSON GEE & LONGSTREET 607 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 Mchael J Baker a Defendant Herein At a session ot said Court, held in the Circuit Courtroom m the Crty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, this 16th day of July 1998 PRESENT Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court pur­ suant to the Motion of Plaintiff and the Court be­ ing otherwise duly informed m the premises, now therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Mchael J Baker Defendant m the above entitled cause in whch Plaintiff seeks a Judgment of Divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall f«*e an Answer or take other action permitted by law or Court Rule on or before lhe day of Oct 1st. 1998. by fikng an answer or other appropriate pleadings with the Sth Circuit Court. 220 W Court Street Hastings. Mchigan 49058 and that should Defendant fail to take such action a Delauit Judgment will be en­ tered against him for the relief demanded in the Complaint filed in this case IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that a copy of this Order shall be published once each week in the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks and a proof of publication shall be hied tn this Court James h Fisher Circuit Judge (8/20) American Heart j Association." Medical miracles start w ith research �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1998 causc we an* not sure what their relation­ ship is I have a hunch, as do several others, that their relationship is extremely fncndly We would appreciate some guidance since things arc fast approaching the boil­ ing point No ( ity. State or Country Dear No < ity |X> not go to the boss with your complaint Talk to the secretary Be tncndly and runt-confrontational Let het know there is resentment among her co­ workers. and describe the points of irrita­ tion < nvc her time to shape up If. in a mat­ ter ot a week or 10 days, she shows no im­ provement. the senior woman in the dis­ senting group should register the complaint vv ith the boss LEGAL NOTICES MOATGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BERN HARDT WILHELMS JR AND SHERRY M WIL­ HELMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to COMMON POINT MORTGAGE A MICHIGAN CORPORA­ TION Mortgagee dated May 29 1997 and recorded on June 6 1997 in Liber 697 on page 232. Barry County Records Michigan and as­ signed by said mortgagee to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated July 8 1998 and recorded on July 13 1998 as >1014929 Barry County Records Michigan on wtuch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of tody seven thousand eight hundred twenty three and 60'100 Dollars ($47 823 60) including interest at 11 990% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sa<d mortgage and the statute m such case made and prodded notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast ings Ml. at 1 00 p m on September 10 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF DELTON. Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as LOT 33 OF THE VILLAGE OF DELTON AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 60C 324l(ai m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/27) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert A Farwell and Karen J Farwell husband and wife to Great Lakes National Bank-Michigan as successor by merger to Great Lakes National Bank. fA/a Great Lakes Federal Savings and Loan Association Mortgagee dated October 14 1986 and recorded on October 17 1986 m Liber 441 on Page 634 and modified by Assumption Modification Agreement dated October 14 1986 and recorded on November 3 1988 m Liber 474 on Page 670 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four and 01/100 dollars ($41 144 01) including interest at 8 09*. per an­ num Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate rr.ay change on November 1 of each year Under the powe' of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m on September 10. 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Prairieville Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as Lot 11. 12 and 13 of Poplar Beach 92 ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 3 of Plats in Page 31 Prairieville Township Barry County State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month)s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated July 30 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK-MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK-MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File >98043362 <8/27) State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER TO ANSWER File No 98-500-CH thelma clark PLAINTIFFS VS ANN BENNETT AND HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT FRIEDA V WASHBURN IP22012) ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210 LAKE STREET KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 49001 345-1014 At a session of said Court held m the City of Hastings and County ol Barry State of Michigan on the 21st day of July 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge On the 21st day of July 1998 an action was filed by THELMA CLARK Plaintiff against ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS, and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DE­ FENDANT Defendants in this court to quiet title to a parcel of land situated in the Township of Hope County of Barry and State of Michigan de­ scribed as follows to-wit Lots Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20) of Oak Openings Wilkinson Lake Section 30 Town 2 North Range 9 West Commonly known as 19 Oak Openings Del­ ton Michigan IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE Defen­ dants ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT shall answer or take such other action as may be permitted by law at the Circuit Court for Barry County Michigan on or before the nth day of September 1998 Failure to comply with this Order will result in a Judgment by Default against said Defendants for the relief demanded in the Complaint filed m this Court Dated July 21 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchaei D McClean and Cnstme L McClean husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Heartwell Mort­ gage Corporation A Mchigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated April 28 1994 and recorded on Apnl 29 1994 in Liber 603 on Page 477 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GM AC MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION as assignee by an assignment which was recorded on August 19 1997 as Document No 1000532 Barry County Records on when mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One and 98/100 dollars ($48 181 98). in­ eluding interest at 9 00*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the state in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 oclock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated m CITY OF HAST­ INGS Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 1 of block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings Barry County Mchigan according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File >98043932 (8/27) It's Our Firs Ann landers Girl controls Dear Ann Landen: What do you think of a single father who has IS pictures of his daughter in his bedroom. 13 in the kitchen. 15 in the living room and Lord knows how many at work He also has all her school drawings from the last seven years on dis­ play in every mom of the house She is 12 years old This man would like to move out of his huge home lo a smaller one. but his daugh­ ter won’t let him She makes all the deci­ sions about what to do and where lo go She picked out the car he bought because she liked the color This girl spends an obscene amount of money on clothes, and her father buys her whatever she wants. I’ve been dating this man for five years. We want to get married, sell both our homes and build a new house so we can start our life together His daughter refuses to agree to it. She likes the house they live in now He believes he will be able to get her lo change her mind Then, he says, we can make plans for our future When I tell him how much this bothers me. he says I’m be­ ing ridiculous. Am I? Please adv isc Frus­ trated in New York Dear New York: If you marry this man. be prepared lo have your life run by his daughter. She is definitely in control, and the situation is not going to get better In fact, it will probably get worse My condo­ lences. Drunken dog Dear Ann Landers: The reader in Ohio whose husband spiked their dog’s drinking waler with bourbon asked if animals got drunk Your answer was correct. Animals can gel drunk. Elephants in the wild and cattle on a farm can gel drunk on fermented gram. I knew of a woman who purposely got her cat addicted to alcohol so H would stay close to her instead of show ing cat-like independence. You diagnosed the Ohio womans hus­ band as either having a screw loose or a se­ rious mean streak. My guess is that he is no meaner to the dog than he is to himself. In other words, he is probably an alcoholic who needs another drunk (the dog) lo "keep him company.” By the way. Ann. your frequent mention of Alcoholics Anonymous has saved many lives and has been a tremendous help to their despairing families. Sober in Greensboro. N.C. Dear Greensboro: People who give their pets alcohol to see how they will act arc guilty of animal abuse and should be rcported to the humane society. As for mentioning Alcoholics Anony­ mous in my column. I’ve been a strong sup­ porter for more than 40 years and have re­ ceived hundreds of letters from readers ex­ pressing their gratitude That organization docs a wonderful job. It's free and can be found by looking in your phone book. Dad moves on Dear Ann Landers: This is for all daughters who suddenly find they must cope with a stepmother I've been there My mother was sick most of her life with a variety of illnesses. Then, she got cancer. Six months before he death, she was shop­ ping like she was going to live another 20 years Dad never uttered a word to discour­ age her. He sard. “Anything that gives her pleasure is fine with me” He was by her side until the day she died. I wasn’t happy when he began lo dale agam. but I didn’t say anything I realized he didn’t want lo be alone My father re­ married eight months alter Mom passed away With a lump in my throat. I said. “Congratulations" I don’t always agree w ith my father's new wife, but I hold my tongue The only thing that matters is that she loves my dad and takes good care of him. - Miami Dear Miami: A beautiful sentiment from a loving daughter. Your dad appreciates it more than you know Leave solution Dear Ann l.andrrx: Maybe I can help the couple in "Des Moines" whose in-laws have a habit ol dropping in uninvited W hen the doorbell rings and no one is ex­ pected. quickly put on your coats and open the door II n is someone you want to sec. ask the caller lo stay If. however, you don't wish lo entertain an unexpected guest, say. “Sorry we were just leaving " Il works lor us and should work for oth­ ers Wood Haven. N.Y Dear N Y Although I am not fond of du­ plicity. it sounds like a good solution for a pesky problem Cleaning role Dear Ann Landen: I found the letter from "Disadvantaged Bnde in Pa.” and your reply quite troubling. The 32-ycar-old bnde said that she grew up in a home where her mother knew absolutely nothing about housekeeping. She never mentions, how­ ever. why her father didn't help her mother with the cleaning Your response was even more troubling. You told the bnde about "Mcssics Anony­ mous.” a 12-stcp program that helps women organize their housekeeping and bring some sinity to their lives. What's going on anyway? The day has passed when men could behave like slobs while their mothers and wives remained silen! and cleaned up after them. Today, most women work full-time out­ side the home, and their husbands, if they arc decent, pilch in and help with the cook­ ing. cleaning, marketing and laundry. Your response helped condone the out-of-date gender roles. Get out the wet noodle Peeved in Wilmette. III. Dear Wilmette: Everyone should know how to clean a house. It's a unisex activity These arc the '90s. Wake up What works Dear Ann Landers: You asked your readers lo share their secrets for a long and happy marriage My husband and I will soon celebrate our 40th anniversary, and we have had a wonderful life together. Our formula is simple mathematics: one bed. two bathrooms and zero children. Self­ ish” Maybe But it worked for us. - Happy in Coppell. Texas Dear CoppclI Different strokes for dif­ ferent folks 1 hanks for your minority opin­ ion If it worked for you. that's all that mat­ ters. Gem of the Day (Credit Rita Rudncri Men who have pierced cars arc better pre­ pared for marriage. They have experienced pain and bought jewelry. Secretary slacks Dear Ann Landers: I work in an office with several other secretaries Most of us arc efficient and hard-working. There is very little friction. One among us. however, is almost always late getting in. and when she docs arrive, she cats her breakfast at her desk, reads the rrwspapcr and proceeds to make several personal phone calls, which is against company regulations. 1 am not the only one who is bothered by this woman's disregard for the rules, but no­ body wants to say anything lo the boss bc- GIRL, Mikael a Lynne Garcia, bom May 22. 1998. Weighing 7 lbs.. 4 ozs and mea­ suring 20 inches long. Bom at 4:22 p.m. at Spectrum East (formerly Blodgett) toTncia Sage and Pedro Garcia. Grandparents are Michael and Julie Conger of Nashville. Doreen Conger of Clarksville and Great­ grandmother Wanda Conger of Hastings. BOY, Dylan Louis, bom at 6:19 a.m on July 20, 1998 at Pennock Hospital lo Bry an and Connie Williams of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs.. 3-3/4 ozs. and measuring 21 inches long. GIRL, Adnana Mac. bom at 2.13 p.m. on July 20. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Michelle and Wayne Hoffman of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs.. 15 ozs. and mcasunng 21 inches long. • BOY, Cory William, bom at 4:16 p.m. on July 20, 1998 at Pennock Hospital lo Marly and Tnsha Kfrmccn of Middlev die. Weigh­ ing 6 lbs.. 10 ozs. and mcasunng 19-1/2 inches long Drugs an' nvrvuTir/v They're easy to gel. easy to use and even easier to get hi Miked on It you have questions about drugs, you need -inn Landers booklet. "The Lowdown on Dope " Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or monev order for S3 75 (this includes postage and handling! to Lowdown. c/o Ann Landers. Pl) Bos 11562. Chicago. Ill 606!1-0562 tin Canada, send SA 55 ) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators syndi­ cate web page at wwu creators com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. July 22. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Michele and William Addison. Jr. of Battle Creek Weighing 9 lbs . 9 ozs. and measur­ ing 21-12 inches long. BOX. Mark Douglas, bom at 9:14 p.m. on July 22. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Dr and Mrs Douglas Smcndik of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and measuring 20 inches long GIRL, Alexis Daniele, bom at 3:15 p.m. on July 23. 1998 at Pennock Hospital lo Phil Jousma and Kim Allen of Hastings Weigh­ ing 5 lbs . 113 ozs and mcasunng 19-1/2 inches long BOY. Willard Connor, bom at 9:01 a.m. on July 24. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Willard and Paula Pierce of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs.. 13-3 4 ozs. and mcasunng 20 inches long BOV Marvin Clare IV. bom on July 24. 1998 al Pennock Hospital to Diane and Marvin Wcygandl III of Ionia. Weighing 7 lbs . 7 ozs and mcasunng 21 inches long MainStreet Savings Bank has been serving you inside Hastings Felpausch for one year. Thank you for mak'ng our first year a success! 1 Year Anniversary CD (Special Monday-Saturday Only Win Tickets! main/Treet sAVtStS RANK .4 Bank with iour huturc in Mind "Annual percentage yield Register to win a pair of tickets to see Martina McBride. Joe Diffy and Sammy Kershaw at the Allegan County Fair Two lucky winners will be drawn Wednesday during a WBCH Live Remote. Certificate may have a penalty for early withdrawal only Offer good August 10 ■ August 15. 1998 Applies to new accounts Member FDIC GIRL, Sophia Lynn, bom at 6 42 p.m. on July 21. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Dan and Julie Mattimiro of Dowling. Weighing 7 lbs.. 11-12 ozs. and mcasunng 21 inches long. Jason Rem Pranger. Middleville and Paula Ann Hackney. Allo David Carl Rogers. Dowling and Beth Elaine Williams. Dowling Charles Albert Dennis. Middleville and Carol Ann Harshman. Middleville Tyson Lee Heath. Hastings and Melissa Rae Rose. Hastings Michael Jay Smith. Hastings and Nancy Mane Anger. Hastings Phillip Neil Wurm. Hastings and Pamela Louise Ritter. Hastings David L Ohmart. Delton and Stacey A Hines. Delton Robert Michael Day us. Hastings and Mary Elizabeth Powers. Hastings Bernard Charles llausc Jr . Woodland and Tammic Mane Boiek. Woodland Seth Aaron Nelson. Hastings and Jaime Lynn Stralcr. Middlev ille David Evans Medans. Hastings and San­ dra Jean Tate. Hastings Kevin Michael Hubert. Hastings and Shellic Lynn Schantz. Hastings BOX. Matthew James, bom al 12:37 p m on July 24. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Ly­ dia and Boyd Endsley of Hastings Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. I oz and mcasunng 20 inches long BOY, Noah William, bom at 8:21 a m. on Subscribe to The HASTINGS BANNER and keep informed on LOCAL & AREA NEWS coil 945-9554 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, August 15, 1998 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Barry County Road Commission Garage 1845 Gun Lake Road �The Hastings Bannet - Thursday August 6 ’998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Circle Pines Center (Part ni) Joyce F. Weinbrecht Each year several thousand people came to share in the life at Circle Pines Center with its varied programs and varied wildlife. The beach on spnng fed Stewart Lake where swimming and water games, as well as water safety, became an important part of '• the Circle Pines programs. The beach nced• ■ cd to be cleaned and kepi clean before and during the camp season each year and work camps were organized to do this. Areas for non-swimmers, good swimmers and medi•u um good swimmers have had to be carcfully marked for safety sake. Group singing and story telling have always been an important part of the pro­ gram. Folk dancing became a well attended activity with the neighbors and friends of Circle Pines coming to join in the festive dancing. The old bam became a playhouse, with folk operas being one of the attractions, as well as other plays. Staff and children wrote, produced and presented the pro­ - ’ grams. "t! Nature studies, with the woods, lake. {'I meadows, and the sky serving as a labora­ tory. added to the camping experience. By involvement in the cooperative labors, campers learned to work harmoniously with nature, helping with building with native, natural materials and recycling materials. Field trips also became part of the pro­ gram. with rock climbing at the ledges in Grand Ledge or a trip into various attrac­ tions in the nearby cities, where lessons of how important it is to give support to and have support from others. Learning to forage for wild foods and organic gardening and farming were part of the program. The old orchard was cleared, and a new orchard and grape vineyard ' planted. Lessons in husbandry of the lands and of the animals were put into practice. The food raised by the campers and staff was a source of real pride. Pine seedlings were planted. ”• Some of the persons involved in the farming and conservation projects were Bob Otis, Bcmtrd Black, Bud Lawrence, Mr. Maier, and Loyal Hoyt as well as . Bernard Keith. George Waller and Leo • King, who still has plowshares organic gar­ ; dens in Hope Township. I The garden or a Held of grain needed not ' only to be planted but had to be fertilized, 'here with organic (manure, either animal or green), and weeded and cultivated. The campers were involved in this work, allowed lo choose their own tasks. The foods from the gardens were used lo help feed the campers, laborers and staff . and sometimes there was enough that some could be sold at market. Some of the crops were cabbage, lima beans, broccoli, sweet cotn. Potatoes and tomatoes were important crops both for the Circle Pines kitchen as well as to market. Tomatoes were made into juice for use at later meals. There were animals to care for and to The Circle Pines Garden Ski Days at Circle Pines enjoy. Again the lessons of cooperation were an important part of the plan. Wood had to be cut for firewood and to allow for the future grow th of the wood lots. Trees had to be pruned both in orchard and in the pine wood lots.* Some jobs have lasted year round. Ani­ mals have had to be fed and cared for every­ day of the year, not just during the summer. There always has been plenty of work for everyone. There were bad limes, loo. the years when drought came and crops didn't do well. Animals sometimes died, leaving behind some mourning campers. A lesson of this nature was experienced by the Acoms. When a car struck the rab­ bits’ hutch and injured “Peter'’ Rabbit to the extent that he died, the children speculated on the cause of his death and discussed the concept of death. One youngster felt that he might have swallowed a burr, but another disagreed, suggesting that ate poisoned cab­ bage. Another stated that he is dead, that means he is sleeping. One child knew about death, her pct bird had died and another had lost a puppy who had died. Two other youngsters had seen a dead rat once. Then came the matter of disposing of Peter’s remains. They decided lo bury him in the bushes and to place a painted stone, inscribed with his name to mark the grave. One youngster wanted to bury him in a box, but another objected on the grounds that the box would not decompose to enrich the soil as quickly as the body by itself would. An animal cemetery developed where all dead animals from the farm could be buned if they died in the future. Here the experi­ ence of the rabbit's death was useful in con­ tributing to future life and growth and the concept of death was made real and not so grim. And the cooperative spirit lived. The story of David King, told in last week’s column was not quite correct. Actu­ ally, 3-ycar-old David king, son of Leo and Vera King, climbed up a ladder to the roof of the Rec Hall when they were putting on the roof on the new hall, and called out to his mother as she passed by. Mrs. King swallowed her fear and asked what he was doing up there. Morris (Pipp) Bauman, not Bill Knox.* who was working on the roof said simply. “He’s helping me. He’s sitting on the other end of the board I’m nailing.*' Mrs. King was no longer afraid. She knew that Pipp Bauman would take good care of him. Regardless of age. every person was made to feel important. The camp store was also a cooperative effort for the young campers. Herb Meltzer was the camp counselor who planted this idea. Counselors gained many lessons and experiences from their charges, particularly in problem solving within a group of pcopic. The subject of co-op economy led to a discussion .about a co-op camp store The youngsters elected a board of directors, one boy and one girl and appointed a manager They planned the list of stock and devel­ oped a bookkeeping system. This group wasn’t at the camp long enough to carry out the project, but the co­ op store did happen and it was opened for business most days after dinner. It was operated as a cooperative by the campers and staff. Each camper had a credit account so everyone could shop. Some campers worked in the store and got a member dis­ count on their purchases. A variety of things were stocked in the store, including toiletries, stationery, sumps, camping accessories and T-shirts. Handicrafts, both imported and made by campers, became part of the stock. The pro­ ceeds became part of the future purchases, another lesson in cooperative enterprise People came to Circle Pines Center from many places, either to join and become members or to enjoy the many available programs, work and fun alike. Some of the people who came from away and stayed in Barry County, making their homes there to be near to Circle Pines Center Some of these over the years, included Dave and Dorothy Sonquist; Paul and Leia Boylan; Dick and Adeline Bannash; Lewis and Louise Gosho; Ernest and Mane Carl­ son; Murray and Alice Roth. Bob and Mil­ lie Otis; Bob and Marge Swann; Bert and Joan Pryor; Ray and Viola Johnson; Earl Maier; Charles Jackson; Wanda Schultz. Jane Reed; John Carter. Eugene. Bob and Jean TenBnnk; Gene. Ethel and I ran Dun­ gan Everett. Vila and Eddie Edwards. Wadsworth and Hillary Bissell; Warren. Barbara and Jon Morgan; Joe and Sharon Likoven Sheila Bauman; Betty Younger; Mark Bonsignore; Leo and Vera King; Cliff and Sharon Berry . Larry Plamondon; Patri­ cia Lynn; Hazel Peck; Ralph McLain. Chris Colucci; and Patrick Harris among others Circle Pines C enter was often host to nationally prominent individuals who came to enrich the programs and participated in life at the center. One is John F. Glass, who with his fami­ ly. have supported Circle Pines C enter, and whose history has been important to writ­ ing this senes of articles about Circle Pines. Folk Singers Pete Seeger. Big Bill Broonzy. Guy Carawan. Ella Jc.ikms. Bill Vanover. Phil Ochs and Guy Corowan gave concerts at the center. Rexford Guy Lug­ well, former assistant secretary of agricul­ ture, lectured on Michigan farm history. Judge Hubert Delaney of New York led a conference on justice for juveniles Lou Junker, professor at Western Michigan Uni­ versity. led a workshop on world hunger Author and China expert William Hinton directed the work projects in 1958 Chester (Batt l Graham, director of the Ashland Folk School, taught the history of the coopera­ tive movement. Myles Horton reviewed the saga of the famous Highlander Folk School, of which he was the director. Judge Hubert Delaney. Family Court. New City, the brother of the famous Delaney sisters, visitcd Circle Pines, as did Victor Reuther, brother of Walter Reuther, labor leader; ami Brenda Travis, active in civil rights move­ ment in the 1960s. Artists in residence have included award winners Geraldine McCullough and Bacia Gordon; Manon Perkins, a prize-winning sculptor: and Aaron Bindmon. sculptor and labor leader and Frank Lloy d Wright asso­ ciate. Aaron Green, who visited and designed plans for Circle Pines Chronicler of American folk songs Alan Lomax enter­ tained with talcs of his wanderings. Ben Motlclson. physicist and Nobel prize winner came lo Circle Pines as did Les Felsenstein. designer of the Osborn I com­ puter and Albert Wetsbord. labor leader. Andrew Billingsley, sociologist, and head of the Department of Social Work at Howard University. Washington. D.C. came to the center. Lyn Roarbak. director of recreation. Co-op League of America and author of books on rcacreation also came Rexford Grey Tugwell, assistant secretary of agriculture under Franklin Delano Roo­ sevelt. visited. Leon Deprce. a long-term Chicago alderman, and opponent of Mayor Richard J. Daley spent some time at Circle Pines. Abner Mikva. politician, federal judge and solicitor general under President Jimmy Carter also came Maxine Hong Ringston. author of "China Men.*' “Women Warriors” and "Trip Master Monkey." and Staughton Lynd, historian and author, who wrote “Living Inside Our Hope." also came to Circle Pines Ruth Bcttclheim. daughter of Bruno Bettelheim. well known psychiastnst and author, and Kathy Olinsky. daughter of Saul Olinsky. labor leader, and Mary Mikva. daughter of Abner Mikva and Nina I Id­ stein. whose father was Ralph Hclstcm. president of the Packinghouse Workers Union, were among some of the children of famous people who came to Circle Pines Center. And there were many others. Matters of camper and staff health are important lo Circle Pines. There is an examination given up arrival by the camp health officer There is a nurse on duty and Vera Morkovin M.D. (Mrs Leo Kmgi long­ time member who worked in a large and busy emergency room in Chicago. serves as medical officer Medications are super­ vised by the health officer At one tune the Barter Fair in September was a popular event, jointly sponsored by Circle Pines and Thomapple Valley < irgan ic Grower’s Cooperative The community looked forward to this fair Here one could barter for healthy produce, useful goods and service and mutual aid A square dance was also pari of this program I his was a strictly barter event with everyone partici­ pating being willing to trade People in the surrounding community regret that this event is no longer held. It became traditional in October to hold ( ider Weekend, when apples were picked from the orchard and then taken to the cider press, as well as making other apple treats. This weekend also became important as a time to interest people in becoming mem­ bers Membership meetings arc held twice each year in May and in October. I Idert amp is held the week following Labor Day Here, older members and others participate in a week ofcamping programs, with workshops, sports, exercise, tabic games, drama, dancing, music, nature and arts and crafts, in comfortable quarters with access to a bathhouse and showers and good food. Fall work bees are held in November lo accomplish the many tasks involved in keeping the center going During the holi­ days. a family can stay at Circle Pines and enjoy a time together and a huge harvest banquet »n Thanksgiving, which is pre­ pared all One Thanksgiving weekend was particularly memorable. Overnight the camp had been changed into a winter won­ derland. a fairy land of white on w hue w nh black etchings as the every branch of every tree was loaded with snow It was fairly warm and the children could stay outside and play all day. By the time the day ended, the show was melted and there was plenty of mud but the memories made that day have lived on. During the winter there arc ski weekends on the many ski trails winding over the farm lands. This is also a time for planning for the following years. In the spnng. the maple trees arc tapped and one or two Maple Syrup weekends arc part of the tra­ dition of Circle Pines Center. Next: Conclusion, then, now and the Juture of Circle Pines Center. Note: From Time to Time article of Thursday. July 30. 1998 has an error in the paragraph concerning the emblem which marks the center, both at the entry to Mullen Road and in the yard in front of the farmhouse. It should have read: “The pine tree is the ancient symbol of endurance, fecundity and immortality " LEGAL NOTICES: Slate of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FHo No M-223B3-NC Stale of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION File No. 98-500-CH THELMA Cl ARK PLAINTIFFS VS ANN BENNETT ANO HELEN ZiDAMS ALL. UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES. DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT FRIEDA V WASHBURN (P22012) ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210LAKL STREET KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 49001 345-1014 In the matter of Chelsea Adriana He acock NOTICE A hearing will be held on Wednesday August 12. 1998 at 11 30 am in the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of Chelsea Adnana Heacock to Chelsea Adriana Hull This change of name is not sought for fraudulent intent John Heacock 497 Briarwood Dr Middleville Ml 49333 Melissa Hull 628 S Jefferson Hastings. Ml 49058 (8-6) At a session of said Court held in the Crty ol Hastings and County of Barry. State of Michigan on the 21 st day of July 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge The Plaintiff s motion for Service by Publication is hereby granted under MCR 2 106 Mailing shall'shall not be required under 2 106 D2 Dated July 21 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board ot Appeals will hold a ptOlic hear­ ing on Tuesday August 18 1998 at 7 00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers 201 East State Street Hastings Michigan The purpose ol said heanng is for the Board to hear comments and make a determina­ tion on a request by Lansing Mercy Ambulance Service. 504 South Mchigan Avenue Hastings Mchigan (see map below) Legal description on said property is E 55 112 FT OF N 73 LOT 969 ALSO THE S 59 FT OF LOT 969 AND THE S 59 FT OF THE E 3 RDS LOT 968. CITY OF HASTINGS Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-171(2) and in accordance with Section 90-171(4) ot the City of Hastings Code ot Ordinances, this variance, it granted, will allow expansion ot a non conforming structure when is to be constructed closer to the front property linetnan the permitted setback requirements Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall 201 E State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 Request tor information and/or minutes ol said hearing should be directed lo the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above - The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services i4»n five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800­ 649-3777 Event G Manshum City Clerk �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 6 1998 Area girls are beating the summer blahs with a program at Fish Hatchery Park called 'Hastings Summer Fun." The program, sponsored by the Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council, includes special programs on such things as nutrition, gardening, art and chemistry, as well as games, singing, and other activities. It began July 27 and will end Aug. 7. Above, the girts <orm a circle to play a game. Girls beat summer boredom with Girl Scout program Cathy Liceaga ol the Barry County Extension Service (right) gave a demonstration about good nutrition during last Thursday's session. LEGAL NOTICES A sock race was one of the games played last Thursday. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on March 20 1996 by Chad R Miller a single man as Mortgagor to MamStreet Savings Bank FSB as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Mchigan on March 22 1996 at Liber 655 Page 12 (the ’Mortgage ) and on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty Three Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars and 42/100 ($43 037 42) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs se cured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the de­ fault NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday September 3 1998 at 1 00 o'clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street m the City of Hastings. Michigan that be­ ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at public sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with egal costs and expenses of sale, certain property located in Hastings Township Barry County Michigan described in the Mortgage as lo lows The East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of Block 2 of R J Grants Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof Barry County Michigan Commonly known as 101 West Blair Street Hastings Michigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated July 23 1996 MAfNSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Sireet Hastings Ml 49058 (827) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associate*. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY ASA ABBOTT A SINGLE MAN to EQUI­ CREDIT CORPORATION OF Ml Mortgagee da'ed December 6 1996 and recorded on De­ cember 16 1996 tn Liber 680 on page 958 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to FAST BANK NA­ TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE now known as US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated April 28 1997 and recorded on June 17. 1997 in Liber 698 on page 595 Barry Count/ Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty two thousand seven hundred thirty five and 17/100 Dollars (S82 735 17) including interest at 9 450*. per an­ num Under the power ot sate contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on September 3 1998 Said premises are Situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE BARRY COUNTY Michigan and are described as LOT 27 OF SANDY KNOLLS PLAT ACCORD­ ING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 59 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tne date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/20) LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian E Hill, a mamed man (Original Mortgagors) to Glen­ wood Financial 1. Inc a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee dated June 17 1997 and recorded on July 8 1997 in Liber 701. on Page 21. Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the FT MORTGAGE COMPA­ NIES d/b/a‘ Cart I Brown Mortgage as assignee by an assignment dated June 17. 1997 whch was recorded on July 8. 1997. in Libef 701. on Page 30 Barry County Records on which mort­ gage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventh Two and 49/100 dollars ($57 372 49). in­ cluding interest at 9 00S per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the modgaged premises or some part ot them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastmgs, Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m. on August 27 1998 Sad premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as The land referred to m this Commitment situ­ ated m the County of Barry Township of Hope. 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Ml 4‘,o?x EOI IS ON "ME PISE Just ask a teacher Hdpuv fndacurr i-800-LUNt-DSA Program participants join in a three-legged race. ’ J , > * ot Section 20 Town 2 North Range 9 West, de­ scribed as Commencing at a point where the East side of the C K and S Railroad Right of Way intersects the 1/8 hne of Section 20. thence Northeasterly along the East side of sad Right of Way 260 feet for a place of beginning thence West 80 feet to the Easterly bank of the farmer C K and S Railroad Roadbed thence North­ easterly along sad Bank 91 feet thence South­ easterly 59 feet to the West side of Highway M-4p at a point 48 feet Northeasterly from the point of beginning, thence Southwesterly along the WeA-v sde of M-43 48 feet to the place of beginning, being in Hope Township Barry County Mch*an LAS M ©VEGAS© ® NIGHT ® ® Friday, @ M vsS? ... - - W August 7 th 6 PM - 12 MIDNIGHT © \^i7 Free Admission • Open Bar 10353 Stoney Point Rd. Delton VFW Post 422 \^J; (Arnefitech. \incnkxh appreciates your business. A* a result. Xincnicch is committed io ottering high quality products and higher levels ot service. Customer service on a more personal level. To further benefit out customers. Amcriiciii is introducing our new Small Business Division. Our new division will offer specialized service* on an individualized basis Local representatives arc now available lo meet with you lo discuss your equipment and network needs Ottering our customer s prixlucls and services such as: Call l-orwardmg. Caller ID. Voice Mail. Conference Calling. MN) SXK services and Norstar Equipment Above all. Xrnenlcch is devoted lo prompt and personal service lor small businesses Schedule a consultation and experience the quality ol Atncnicch’s Xnnr Fairchild service lust hand, call our I.kuI office at I MNi.t4Ka.lt7 Parcel 2 The South 60 feet of the following described premises A parcel of land along the Southeast side of Old C K & S R R described as beginning at a point on the Northwest side of M-43 whch lies South 77 degrees 47 minutes West 85 69 feet from the Northeast comer of Lot 8 of Recorded Plat of Cloverdale Barry County Mchigan thence South 27 degrees 40 minutes West 261 20 leet along M-43 thence North 62 degrees 17 minutes West 66 90 feet thence North 38 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds East 248 25 feet thence North 77 degrees 47 mmules East 27 00 feet to the point of beginning Hope Township Barry County Mchigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated July 16 1998 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 Fife 898066009 <8/13) , �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6. 1998 - Page 11 Founder’s Weekend to return to M-43 location by Man Warner Staff Writer The biggest news about the upcoming •ounder’s Weekend festivities is that they vill be held on M-43 in front of Delton Cellogg Elementary School. 4 Events are scheduled for Friday. Aug. 7. md Saturday. Aug. 8. For the past few years, arts and crafts tooths and other activities have been lo­ cated near the middle schoo* off Delton <oad. Previous to that, they were on M­ 13. "We had lots of requests" for the switch n location, said Cindy Thompson of the 'ounder’s Weekend Committee. "So we hought we'd try it. The crafters thought it vould be more visible and the businesses wanted it to be closer to town. We re hopng that by making the move we can bring n more crowds.' Thompson said some 60 arts and crafts >ooths will be selling a wide variety of vares during the two-day event. Exhibitors from around the state will be showing (tom noon to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Saturday The other big news about the weekend is the performance of two concerts by the Stadtkapelle Wertingen International Youth Band. The band is visiting the U.S. from Wertingen. Germany, and is performing in four Michigan communities, including Delton. The band is made up of 59 German youths aged 14 to 22. Their first concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Aug. 7. on the lawn by Delton Kellogg High School. The second concert will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Aug. 8. in front of the elementary school. Those attending should bring blankets or lawn chairs. In the event of rain, the Friday concert will be held in the high school gym. Both concerts are free of charge. The bands visit to Dehon is being hosted by the Delton Kellogg band pro­ gram. Band parents and others have volun­ teered to take in the visitors during their stay, and several activities for the German band have been planned, including a Potluck dinner at 8 p.m. Friday in the DKHS cafeteria. The public is invited to attend the potluck and meet the German youths. Bring a dish to pass and your own table setting. Also new to the festival this year is a Civil War Camp. The 70th New York Company C will set up a Union camp for festival goers to explore Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Much bigger than last year will be a car show being held from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. Saturday behind the Delton Fire Station in William Smith Memorial Park Some 200 vehicles will be on display. (Sec separate story for more details of this event). Also new on Friday night will be a 50s and '60s dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Delton Elementary gymnasium. Thompson said the new activity was added to the weekend because "we were trying to appeal to something that could be family fun. that you could bring kids to." Children will have other chances to par­ ticipate in the weekend festivities Kids' games and rides, including the Moon Walk, are scheduled for 10 a m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and pony rides will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Miss Delton and her court will do face painting in the arts and crafts area. Also this year, the Founder's Day Committee is bringing back the kids' bike decorating contest. Three categories, ages 4 and under, ages 5-9 and those 10 and over will be judged. Participating youths will line up at noon Saturday at the Middle School. Judging is at 12:45 p.m. The chil­ dren will then be part of the Founder's Day parade, which will kick off at I p.m. be­ ginning on Delton Road, continuing south down M-43 and ending at Bush Street. Complete weekend activities are as fol­ lows: Friday: From noon to 8 p.m. arts and crafts; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. bingo in the bingo tent; 6:30 p.m. karaoke with John Burdick; 6 p.m to midnight Las Vegas Night al the VFW Post. Must be 18 years or older to play. No admission charge. From 6:30 to 8 p.m.. horseshoe pitching tournament qualifying rounds behind the Delton Fire Station; 7 p.m Ge rman band concert; 7:30. '50s and '60s dance; 8:30 p.m. potluck dinner. Saturday: From 7 a.m. to II a m. pan­ cake breakfast at the Delton Fire Station featuring pancakes, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy and coffee; 8 to 11 a.m. horse­ shoe pitching tournament qualifying rounds. Tournament play begins at 2 p.m. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. arts and crafts; 10 a m. io 5 p.m. Civil War camp; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Delton Car Show; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. children's games; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. pony rides; 11 a.m. German band concert; 11 a m to 5 p.m. bingo From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. dunk tank. At noon, grand marshal presentation and introduction of Miss Delton and her court and Little Miss Dehon and her alternate Also at noon, singing by Mary Taylor and Terri Pennepacker At 1pm. parade. I 30 p.m.. Gull Creek ( loggers. 1-5 p m tours of Bernard Historical Museum, located one mile west of M-43 on Dehon Road Transportation to the museum is available Inquire at the museum's arts and crafts booth. From 2 to 5 p m music by the Thomapple Valley Dulcimer Society and 7 The festivities include entertainment, such as the Gull Creek Cioggers. karaoke, singers Mary Taylor and Tern Pennepacker, and the Thomapple Valley Dulcimer Society. The Thomapple Valley Dulcimer Society will play for festival-goers from 2-5 p.m. Saturday. The parade kicks off at 1 p.m. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notce is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a putxc hearing for the following TABLED CASE NO V-29-98 - George Duquesnel (applicant) LOCATION AT 11422 East Shore Df off Sprague Rd m Sec 7 Barry Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a two story 12x29 ft addition to house closer to the sideyard than allowed (requesting to be 4 ft fror side property line) • The parade will feature many different types of entries, including equestrians. p.m. gospel music concert at Faith United Methodist Church on M-43 in Dehon. Maps of the locations of all of the event will be available during the weekend. LEGAL NOTICES SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ & ASSOCI­ ATES PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Bruce D Culver a married man and Donna Culver, his wife to Summit Mortgage Services Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated October 22 1997 and recorded on December 4 1997 -n Document »1004869 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Banc One Finan­ cial Services inc by mesne assignment dated October 30 1997 and recorded on April 13 1998 m Document *1010324 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty Nine Thousand One Hundred Seven and 79/100 Dol­ lars ($59 107 79) including interest at 13 375*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some pad of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast mgs Mchigan al 1 00 odock pm on Septem­ ber 17 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Prairieville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as LOTS 5 AND 6 OF SHADY HEIGHTS AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 The redemption period snail be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abac doned m accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shaH be 30 days frora the date of such sale Dated Augusto 1998 Banc One Financial Servees Inc PETZ A ASSOCIATES PC 2090? Mack Grosse Pointe Woods Mi 48236 File *1346-117 <9Gi MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fhearman and Jamie D Fliearman husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Source One Mortgage Servees Corporation Mortgagee dated June 23 1992 and recorded on June 23 1992 in Liber 547 on Page 476 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Mchigan State Housing Devel­ opment Authority a pubic body corporate and polite as assignee by an assignment dated Ju’y 17 ’99? which was recorded on August 24 1992 in Liber 552 on Page 548 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and 69/100 doflars (S4t 995 691 including interest at 7 40** per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at i 00 odock pm on Thursday September 17 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot 5 of Block 11 Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month!s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL •2481 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT authority 30150 Teiegrapn Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98077193 (9/3) CASE NO V-31-98 - Leschuck Construction (applcation) Sharon Taylor (property owner) LOCATION AT 7915 Woodland Road on the West side between Donna Drive and the County line m Sec 3 of Woodland Township PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a 20x20 ft addition to an existing house that is to close to the sideyard 3 3 ft (minimum setback is 9 5 ft in the RL-2 zoning district) CASE NO V-32-98 - Rck S Reigler (appbcant) Clayton Reigler (property owner) LOCATION On Sission Rd on the South side between Woodschool and Buehler Road in Sec 14 m irving Township PURPOSE Requesting a variance for a parcel with less than the required 220 ft of road frontage m the AR zoning district CASE NO V-33-98 - Thomas Menges (appli­ cant) LOCATION At 4186 Blue Lagoon Road oft Marsh Road in Sec 6 of Orangeville Township PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a detached accessory building 32x22 ft closer to the road than allowed Requesting to be 2 5 ft (minimum setback is 10 ft in the RL-1 zoning dis­ trict) CASE NO V-34-98 - Charles Reigler III (ap­ plicant) Charles and Valeria Reigler Jr (prop­ erty owners) LOCATION On the NE corner of Dollies Lane and Bachman road in Sec 32 m Carlton Town­ ship PURPOSE Requesting a variance on a de­ tached accessory building that is too dose to the road right of way two (2) ft (minimum setback is 35 ft from the road right of way m the RL-1 zon­ ing distr ct) MEETING DATE August 18 1998 TIME 7 30pm PLACE Community Room in the Court and Law Building at 220 West Court Street Hastings Mchigan Site inspections of the above described prop­ erties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons des-nng to present then Views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the ouportunrty to be heard at the above mentioned Vme and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The variance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office 220 W State St Hastings Mchigan 49058 during the hours ot 8 a m to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 p m > Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Ofcce at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County ot Barry will provide necessary auxiliary ads and servees such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meetmg/heanng upon ten (1Q) days notce to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servees should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Aomin:straior 220 W State Sheet Hast­ ings Ml 49058 i616> 948 4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (8-6) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL D KLEIN and TAMMIEM KLEIN husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Evergreen Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on February 4. 1997 m Liber 684 on Page 821. Barry County Records. Mchigan. and was assigned by mesne assignments to NA­ TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an assignment dated June 1. 1997 whch was recorded cn July 2. 1997 m Liber 700. un Page 484 Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 17/100 dollars (S110 236 17) including interest at 8 625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock PM . on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of YANKEE SPRINGS Barry County. Mchigan and are described as The land referred to in this Commitment situ­ ated tn the County of Barry Township of Yankee Springs State of Michigan is described as fol­ lows Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8 Town 3 North Range 10 West described as Commenc­ ing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 8. thence South 89 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds West 716 55 feet along the South line of said Section to the center of a creek and the point of beginning thence continuing South 89 degrees 25 minutes 38 seconds West 311 35 feel along said South hne thence North 17 degrees 12 min­ utes 03 seconds West 221 28 feet thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds East 302 81 feel to the center of said creek thence South 19 degrees 18 minutes 07 seconds East 223 80 feet along said creek lo the point of beginning Together with an easement for ingress and egress over a 20 foot wide drive lying 10 feet on either s>de of the following described centertone beginning at the South 1/4 comer of sa>d Section 8 thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 06 sec­ onds West 82 86 feet thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West 194 17 feet thence South 8i degrees 10 mmoles 59 seconds West. 185 39 feel thence South 86 degrees 38 minutes 09 seconds West. 110 79 feet thence North 89 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West 130 63 feel thence South 85 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds West 200 94 feet thence North 89 de­ grees 28 minutes 41 seconds West 81 97 feet thence North 71 degrees 19 minutes 14 seconds West 17 68 feet thence North 46 degrees 47 minutes 24 seconds West 17 52 feet thence North 19 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds West 9 95 feet to the pomt of ending of said centertme The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shah be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL. ,2481642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F4e *98065990 (8/13) �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1998 < < me l< think < I it Hiring of H.H.S. athletic director, Hoke, expected As home runs leave the yards, baseball becomes boundless Every week in the Hastings Banner a Public Opinion question is answered by six individuals living in. or around, our community. The question is usually about a hot topic that is. in journalistic terms, newsworthy. This week s question deals with the Home Run Derby that is being staged by three stars in Major League Baseball. The three: St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire. Seattle Mariner center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. and Chicago Cub center fielder Sammy Sosa. • McGwire, as of Wednesday, had 45 dingers for the season. • Sosa had parked 42 dingers over those outfield fences. • And Griffey Jr. had launched 41 missile shots into orbit. The record is 61 home runs by former New York Yankee great Roger Maris. When Maris hit his 61 out of the yard, nobody expected the mark ever to be broken... and it still could be a record that continues through the next millennium. But. many fans are keeping track of this summer’s Home Run Derby, hoping — no marveling — to see the dinger mark shattered. Sports Illustrated devoted 10 pages — 8 pages just of literature alone — on the Great Home Run Chase. The Banner has also decided to follow the story. The P.O. question this week reads as follows: "Major League Baseball fans have been buzzing this summer about three prolific home run hitters' quest to break Roger Maris' record of 61 dingers in a season. Do you think baseball orchestrated this phenomenon or do you.think it's on the level." On the level? If it isn't, what would be the reasons? 1. Physical enhancements? 2. Juiced up baseballs? 3. Corked bats? (Who knows maybe George Brett is behind this whole scam’) 4. Possibly the home runs are soaring more and more through the skies because the athletes are bigger, stronger and more knowledgeable about what pitches to hit and how to hit them? Maybe education has something to do with this craze. 5. Or maybe the dingers are a result of weaker pitching? As the Major League Baseball expand to more and more locations, the overall pitching becomes more and more diluted. The Yankees are one of a few teams that have a good pitching staff from pitcher No. 1 to pitcher No. 4. On Tuesday. I watched a Detroit Tiger game to research this column even more. The Tigers were playing the Baltimore Orioles and legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell was behind the mike. Harwell has a great phrase for calling a dinger. "And That One Is Long Gone." Eric Davis, a former Tiger received a "Long Gone" Tuesday, but the current Tigers didn't have one. In fact, the Bengals didn't even reach base until two batters were out in the top of the eighth inning. The Tigers finished without a "Long Gone." Herald-Palladium sports writer, and my best friend. Jim McCurdy had a chance to witness this summer's All Star Game and Home Run Derby in Denver. His articles. "Dingers delight Coors crowd" on July 7 and "Bombs were bursting in thin Rocky Mountain air” on July 8 gave light to the focus that has sky rocketed from this recent home run spectacle. McCurdy used phrases like "This is the day baseball is beginning to long for" to tell how the home runs have energized a game that has lost interest in the past because of a strike that reeked of greed. If nothing else, the home runs have helped baseball to become cool again, such as Tiger Woods has made golf a hip sport for many young swingers to play. But. has the home run craze hindered the game at all. I asked longtime Saxon baseball coach Jeff Simpson if he has witnessed baseball players trying too hard to hit a dinger, thus neglecting to bunt... to take a free pass... to steal a base... or to do whatever the particular situation calls for. Simpson said that it had never been a problem during his many years of baseball service and said that it shouldn't be a problem if all are cognizant of their particular duties. "If I'm coaching and one of my players knows what he's doing, home runs will occur if they're hitting it right." Simpson said. Speaking about dingers. Nick Williams still holds the Hastings Saxon season mark with eight round trippers. Drew Henson, who was drafted by the Yankees and will help lead Michigan's football team past Notre Dame on Sept. 5. holds records for most dingers hit in a prep career with 70. Ten of his 70 went for grand slams. Now those are records that probably won't be broken, but who knows? Remember when Maris hit 61 in *61, many said that mark would stand forever. If nothing else. '98 has given baseball fans something to cheer about and has helped to inspire young ball players to dream with great diamond aspirations. • MSU Football Tickets: Tickets are now available for the seven Michigan State University home football games. The Sept. 12 contest versus Notre Dame is already a sell-out, but $29 tickets are still available for Colorado State (Aug. 29), Central Michigan (Oct. 3). Indiana (Oct. 10), Northwestern (Oct. 31). Purdue (Nov. 14) and Illinois (Nov. 21). The Jenison Field House Ticket Office is open weekdays from 10 a.m -6 p.m. Credit card ticket orders can be placed by calling 1800-GO-STATE or (517) 355-1610. • 3-on-3 Ready to Jam: Extra rims have been obtained, additional space has been too and now all we need is a lot of teams to sign up. The Summerfest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, sponsored by JAd Graphics, is taking shape. One possibility for '98 is a slam dunk contest, as interest has shown that would be a dandy idea. The date is Saturday. Aug. 29, the place is Fish Hatchery Park, the tournament tips at 8 a.m. and the cost is just $30. Anyways call J-Ad (945-9554) for more details or send a $30 check made out to Hastings Summerfest to the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce office. 118 E. Court St., Hastings MI 49058. Hope to see you there! Talk to you soon. Steve Hoke is no stranger to Hastings Saxon sports. In fact, he was brought up as a Saxon, is the son of a former Saxon mentor and has coached the last couple of years with the Hastings High School football and track and field programs. Now Hoke is looking forward to his new responsibilities as the high school's athletic director. He takes over the position from Tim Johnston, who was recently appointed as the high school's principal. Hoke. 41, hopes to continue the successful work that Johnston made a trademark during his time on the job. "The biggest thing is to continue the success that Hastings has had in the last few years and continue to grow as athletics change in our world." Hoke said. "Hastings has been moving forward with stiffer competition (O-K White Conference). The biggest thing is that we have some of the best coaches in Michigan; this is a tremendous opportunity for me to work with these people." Hoke's official appointment to the position is expected to come at the next Hastings Area Schools board meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 24. Johnston said that Hoke's background should make the transition to be a smooth one. "That’s a real advantage to our school and the transition will be really smooth." Johnston said. "He has a lot of pride in Hastings High School and he has a lot of knowledge." Jack Hoke, Steve's father, was a long­ time coach at Hastings High School from 1951-63. He coached track, baseball, basketball and football. In 1960, Jack Hoke guided the track team to a regional championship. What he most remembers about his days as a coach are all of the "good kids" that he worked with. Sixty-one years ago Jack Hoke competed and medaled in the first Hastings Relays. Steve Hoke helped to cany on his father's legacy by guiding the girls' track and field program during the last couple of spring seasons. "I'm pleased, yes," Jack Hoke said about his son's professional opportunity. "It pleases me; he's a hard worker." Steve Hoke graduated from the high school in 1975 with an extensive education in Saxon athletics. He then went onto Western Michigan University and Michigan State University. He has a degree in secondary education from MSU. Helping the community that helped him to achieve so much was always one of his biggest aims. "I am a strong believer in giving back to a community that's been good to you," Hoke said." Coaching track, football and softball at Thomapple Kellogg High School is how Steve Hoke began his prep coaching career. From there, he moved on to the Steve Hoke, seen here around the carts at the Buzz Youngs Classic, is looking forward to future athletic successes for the Hastings High School athletic teams. Saxon school, where he was a varsity football coach as well as the girls' track and field mentor. As an educator he worked al the Hastings Middle School as a teacher of mathematics and computers. In Hoke's words: Hastings High School has some of the best students around. "One of the finest in schools." Hoke said. 'Fully rounded kids that can compete on today's society." He also has kind words to say about his fellow co-workers. "A great group of teachers and administrators who back the kids." added Hoke. "We're headed in the right direction." The compliments are two-fold. "Steve is a quality person and a lot of things come with that," Johnston said. The direction Hastings High School sports teams are headed in seems to be a winning course. The boys soccer team tied for the O-K White title in 1997. the girls tennis team went to Slate, the football team had a winning record, the cheerleaders went to State, the boys' track team won a league crown and the basketball squad made it to the Class B Final Four. Prior to teeaching in Hastings. Hoke was in charge of the alternative education program at Thomapple-Kellogg Schools and was a circulation manager at J-Ad Graphics. Hoke hopes his work as an administrator will help Hastings' students to succeed and prosper. Steve Hoke's wife. Kitty, is teacher at St. Rose School. Welton’s golf game under par; Aug. 10 tourney nears Consistency has been a key to the success Katie Welton has achieved thus far swinging on the links. Welton, of Hastings, has finished in the top three in all six of her PoweiBilt Junior PGA tournaments this summer with scores of 91. 91.92. 90. 91 and 86. The 86 was carded at the Battle Creek Country Club, which has "lighting fast" greens in the words of Welton. Of her summer efforts, Welton simply states, "The only good one was Battle Creek; I didn't play well in any of the other ones." If only all golfers could be so fortunate. Currently, the Saxon "Most Valuable Player" as a freshman, is second in total points in the PowerBilt Girls 14-15 age division. The only player with more points is her friend. Erin Boroweicz from South Lyon near Detroit. Another chum of Welton's on the PowerBilt tour is Jessica Vandenberg, of nearby Holland. A second place 91 on the Stonehedge North course opened Welton’s PowerBilt season. A third place 91 at Milham Park followed as did a second place 92 at the Emerald Golf Course, a first place 90 at the Egypt Valley Country Club, a second place 91 at the Meadows Golf Course and a second place 86 at the Battle Creek Country Club. Her triumph at Egypt Valley — the site of the K5A First of America Golf Classic — qualified Welton for the Tournament of Champions Aug. 10 at the Walnut Hills Country Club. Walnut Hills is the location of the LPGA's Oldsmobile Classic, a tournament Welton could be playing in during the near future. The one part of her golf efforts that Welton is working extra hard on is her short game. Chipping, as it is for many golfers, is a tough skill for even Welton to master. "I'm learning that there's not just one short shot." Welton said. "It all depends on where the pins at and what's in front of you." And The Winner Is? Jack Holwerda is pictured here wi‘h his new 19 inch color television set. Holwerda won the special prize at the Buzz Youngs Classic held Saturday in Hastings. The tournament included 18 teams of loyal Saxon sport followers. WELTON’S Katie Welton hopes her golf game is in championship form when Aug. 10. and the Tournament of Champions, rolls around. See Page 14 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1998- Page 13 U.S.A./Mich. Volleyball holds team camp in Delton Best at the Buzz Youngs Classic... The grand champions at the Buzz Youngs Classic Saturday were (front row, from left) Gary Holman, Ron Beyer. Boice Krueger and Dave Kuzava. The tournament was held this year at the River Bend Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament supports Hastings High School athletic teams. Four days of volleyball work tor six hours each day. Is it worth it? Some so-called jocks might say no. bui spikers at Delton-Kellogg High School were quite pumped about their opportunity to become better. U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball came to Dehon-Kellogg High School's gymnasium last week for four days of serves... digs... sets... and spikes. Orlando Gonzalez, one of the program s instructors, said teamwork is a major part of his teachings. "We try to work with groups, and not individuals, because the game of volleyball is so team-oriented." Gonzalez said. "We teach them team concepts and how to be a good team. We want for them to walk out of the camp with more confidence." The Panthers have gone from the bottom of the Kalamazoo Valley Association pack to the middle under varsity coach Rhonda Sturgeon. Gonzalez said he hopes the team's improvement continues and that his assistance will be of some help. In his mind, volleyball requires a certain mental criteria. "A key is their thought into the game, planning things one or two steps ahead of time." Gonzalez said. The U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball team includes coordinator Rob Buck, his wife and former collegiate volleyball star Jacqueline (Backus) Buck and Gonzalez. Together, they have plans to expand the program which already has set up shop on the other side of the state. Near Detroit. I S.A. Michigan Volleyball started with 48 players and now has over 2(K) spikers. Another former college star. Heather Sawyer, serves as U.S A Michigan Volleyball's coordinator. Working with Gonzalez at the DeltonKellogg camp was Krissy Munz. an assistant coach who has an apprenticeship Gonzalez blasts volleyballs over the net as a Delton-Kellogg varsity performer prepares to make a successful block. with U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball. With an energetic flare for the game. Munz is doing her share in helping U.S.A Michigan Volleyball to grow. She s the type of individual we need in our program" Gonzalez said. "We want to develop more kids to become coaches." The two things that U.S A. Michigan Volleyball wants to give to teams, or volleyball players, are improvement of skills and a better understanding of the entire game. "We hope they will learn the game faster and with better confidence." Gonzalez said. "We want them to function as a unit." Gonzalez' evaluation of the Panthers was quite encouraging. "These kids have been great." Gonzalez said. They're real hungry to learn and have the qualities to become better." Besides camps. U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball also has an instructional volleyball school that has 600 players and a summer elite training center that is used by spikers during the weekends. In the spring, the program has Junior Olympic program of "elite athletes who have the potential to play college volleyball" who attend tournaments, helping to "expose them to the college level." See U.S.A. Continued on page 14 What is the address of the ‘Caps web site? If you are into computers, this week's West Michigan Whitecaps trivia question should come easily. The first person to correctly answer the question gets four tickets to go see the West Michigan Whitecaps play in Old Four undated reserved tickets arc the grand prize for the first correct response. The tickets should be redeemed at the stadium box office and exchanges are based on availability. Call the Whitecaps at (616) 784-4131 for seat information. The 'Caps encourage, winners to exchange tickets in Kent Park. This is the last week of our contest, so don't wait lo call in your response. Question No. 18 is as follows: What is the web-site address for the Whitecaps? Call <n your answers (616) 945­ 9554 and if the sports guy is away at the doctors office being educated on why it's important to take good care of ones body, leave a message on his voice mail. U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball instructors Krissy Murtz and Orlando Gonzalez (in back on left) are pictured here with the CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR BIDS Harness racing winners named from fair events Winners for the harness racing events at the 1998 Barry County Fair have been announced. Here are the results of the races that were run on July 19 and July 20: • The County Seat and Lot *e Trophy (Jan. 19) was won by nr. Wally Tabor, owned and dr r . by Dave DeHaven. • The National Bank of Hastings Trophy (Jan. 19) was won by a trotter. Mood Lifter, owned and driven by Henry Wilson. • The Farmers Feed Service Trophy (Jan. 19) was won by a pacer. June Lee Jubilee, owned by Darlene Hughes of Nashville and driven L, Dan Hoffman of Nashville. • The Bosley Pharmacy Trophy (Jan. 19) was won by a pacer. B's Alley Fox. owned and driven by Phil Peden. •The Moose Lodge Trophy (Jan 19) was won by a pacer. Petty Theft, owned and driven by John Beecher • The G'.bby’s Footlong Trophy (Jan 20) was won by a trotter. Cat Nipper, owned by Bruce Shoemaker and driven by Stuart Church. • The Barry County Fair Trophy was won by a pacer. Just Jackie C. owned by Scott Leslie and driven by John Taylor • The Geukes Market Trophy was won by a trotter. Sher s Pat. owned and driven by Dan Hoffman • Bob's Grill & Restaurant Trophy was won by a pacer. Our Gal Alley, owned and driven by Neal Dingman of Hastings • The Varney's Stables Trophy was won by a trotter. Just A Champ, owned by Spadfore Stables Inc. and driven by Mike Golden Delton-Kellogg varsity squad. The Panthers are aiming for championship-like efforts during the upcoming prep season. PURCHASE OF MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPER The City of Hastings Department ot Public Services is requesting bids for provision of a current model year mechanical street sweeper Bid specifications and bidding documents are available from the Office of the City ClerkZTreasurer at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Bids are due at the above office no later than 2 00 p m on August 18, 1998. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Busy Family Practice Office looking for Insurance/Billing Person. 2-3 days per week. Please call 795-3354 UN RIDGE IF COURSE •• BOWS! BOWS! BOWS!, WHoytusa 2 GOLFERS WITH CART ■> Hoyt Tenacity II The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In p With machined riser and , ; Power Flex SMQ99 limbs Only 329 Hoyt Tenacity II With Redline one-cam ■ system Only Avoid the Rush! , BOB’S GUN AND TACKLE SHOR INC. 2208 Gun Lake Rd Hastings Ml 49058 • S St ' Hastings on M-37 & M-43 Phone 616/945-4106 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include in fnef. the following 1 Cons deration of the application of Daryl Larke M D for rezon'ng of properly located at 1750 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, desenbed as LOTS 5 AND 5A OF NIETHAMER ACRES This property is currently zoned "RE' Hural Estates Residential District The applicant seeks rezonmg to the "Cr Office/Commercial Distnct 2 Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, dunng regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk the Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabil­ ities individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Tow-'ship Clerk at the address or telephone num­ ber listed below strings and'or cables changed We have a good supply of string cables and all the accessories you need m stock . PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concern­ ing a proposed amendment to the Rutland Charter Township i Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday August 26 1998. commencing at 700 o’clock pm at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing no *589 Bring your bows to us NQW to have your ! $18°° Weekdays until 3pm TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ SONS: All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the discussion on the above proposed amendments SB Barbara Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1996 Hastings’ boxer aims high If you believe... you can achieve That’s what Candi Saner is doing as she continues her excellence in the ring. Saner. 25. is 64) with two knockouts as an amateur boxer. The 127-pound athlete is boxing in the 130-pound lightweight class and travels to Sturgis to exchange jabs with her competitors. "I’vr had a couple of easy ones as well as a couple that were pretty challenging." Saner explained. "You have to stay focused.. go in there and do w hat you got the money is." Sarver's boxing manager. Randy Walsworth. wants to see his rising star go pro. but Sarver told him that she still would like some more valuable experience within the lower ranks. "When I gel in there. I intend to win." Saner said. "I don't want to get in over my head. " * to do." Her strategy changes from bout lo bout Sometimes. Saner works the head before going to the body, but the strategy changes depending upon the boxing style of each opponent “A couple of fights were veryaggressive. then there have been fights that I have tried to tire them out early to set the tone." The professional ranks are another goal of Saner's. In her words: "That's where Since her boxing start in February. Saner has become faster on her feet and stronger with the punching gloves. Still, in her short time. Saner says she has "picked up a lot." though she realizes there is much more still to be obtained. In October the Hastings native will begin bouts in the Golden Gloves of Michigan. After that, her next goal would be the Nationals... and then possibly a golden chance at the 2000 Olympics. "I will be traveling a lot around Michigan and it would help if I had a sponsor." Saner said. Mann is the man in New 96 winner’s circle Brett Mann was able to negotiate the lapped cars better than the rest of the competitors to win the Sprints A-Main event last Saturday at the New 96 Speedway. Finishing behind Mann in second place was Tim Norman Hastings' Todd Wohlford ended up 12th and Freeport's Kyle Poonenga ended up 2()th. Max Wirebaugh claimed the checkered flag in the Street Stocks A-Main. holding off charges by Mark Anderson and Ben Christie in doing so. Anderson and Christie were second and third respectively. Christie, of Freeport, won his heat race. Hastings' Ben Curtis finished ninth. Hastings* Dan Hubble was 10th. Freeport's Frank Thompson wound up 11 th and Hastings' Daryl Pnce crossed the finish line in the 19th position. The A-Main for the 1MCA Modified* went to John McClure of nearby Clarksville. The early race leader. Rick Stout, blew an engine allowing the rest of the field a chance to move to the front. Nashville's Barrv Roscoe was second in the IMCA field. Middleville's Jeff Roodvoets placed sixth. Hastings* Joe Baker was 11th and Caledonia's Jake Meyerink finished 16th. Baker also was the winner of his heat. The New 96 event this Saturday will include Open Sprints. IMCA Modified* and Street Stocks. Hot laps start at 5:30 p m. and the big races begin at 7:30 p.m. was the fastest of the 86 race qualifiers with a clocking of 15.7111 seconds around the paved one-half mile Mame oval. The Meijer 300 Late Model Stock car race is set for this Saturday Included in the field are Gary St. Amant. a winner at Mame June 13. Scott Hanson. Mike Miller. Bob Senneker. Adam Petty and Dave Sensiba. Sensiba. a Middleville native, is hoping for a top­ tier finish in the ASA event. Gates will open at noon, an ASA practice is scheduled for I p.m.. time trials are at 4 p.m.. the races start at 7 p.m. and the ASA Meijer MX) sparks at 9 p.m The posted purse for the Meiier 300 is $149,385 KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY A full 4-in-I show along with Autograph Night is on the fast track at the Kalamazoo Speedway this Saturday. At 6 p.m fans can receive autographs of their favorite drivers on the front stretch of the race track. At 7 p.m. the racing action begins. Results from last week's races at the Kalamazoo Speedeway were not made available to the Banner. Prep athletic teams start practices Monday The first day for many prep sports.; teams is officially Monday. Aug. 10. ; Michigan High School Athletic Associations teams in girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, boys soccer football, boys golf and girls tennis can begin practicing on Monday. The first dates for regular season contests are Aug. 24 for girls basketball. Aug. 10 for cross country. Sept. 4 for football. Aug. 10 for boys golf. Aug. 21 for boys soccer and Aug. 10 for girts tennis. Important dates for football include Sept. 29 (first MHSAA computer‘s’ rankings released). Nov. 1 (MHSAA J playoff pairings announced). Nov. 13-14'*”* BERLIN RACEWAY Winners at the Marne oval last week were Randy Sweet in the Late Model Stocks. Brian Wiersma in the Super Stocks and freshman Lee VanDyke in the Sportsmans. Sweet not only took the grand prize in the 50-lap West Michigan Chevrolet Dealers Chevy Challenge IV. but also *98 Seaway Season Champs... Taking first place honors in the Seaway Amateur Series season point standings was the Hastings team of (from left) Jeff Denny and Jack Horning. The Ki E team won a Skeeter boat/Yamaha motor for what they reeled in. This was the first year for an Amateur Series in Michigan and next year Denny and Horning won't be amateurs because they made over $5,000. The Skeeter they won is valued over $10,000. The season s final event was held on Coldwater Lake July 19 and Denny and Homing finished amongst the top three teams at the event. (Photo provided) GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED! Pennock Hospital is seeking Group Fitness Instructors for our recently expanded health & Wellness Center. CPR and aerobic certifications are a must! Prefer candidates with the ability to instruct various types of fitness classes. Please submit resume/application: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources Dept. 1009 West Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 (616) 948-3125 Fax: (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. Gary St. Amant. from Columbus, Ohio, is hoping for a first place finish in the Meijer 300. (Photo provided) U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball opened shop in 1994 and have seen great growth during the first five years. Summer camps, instructional programs, youth programs. Junior Olympic teams... if it deals with volleyball. U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball more than likely has it. "Futuristically, we want to help the game of volleyball by creating a certain level of play that can be achieved by any school out there." Gonzalez said. "Eventually, we hope they can teach themselves. We hope to make it a grass roots effort that will make the whole state better in volleyball." Getting better, a little bit at a time, is what U.S.A. Michigan Volleyball is all about On the tee-shirt that camp CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 313 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF PROPERTY FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: A complete copy of Ordinance 313 is available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office. City Hall. Hastings Michigan Aiifiunf DH-UO | Entry Fee: $125 per team (Received by Aug. 26) (NO REFUNDS) This Ordinance shall take effect and shall be in full force from the date of its publication in the Hastings Banner pursuant to the Charter for the Crty of Hastings 1 § 1 U.S.A, continued from page 13 An ordinance amending Section 90-212. Article VI. of Chapter 90. of the Hastings Code, as amended, relating to the zoning map tor the City of Hastings. Michigan Tournament (playoff regional finals), Nov. 21 (playoff ' semifinals) and Nov. 27-28 (MHSAA playoff finals). Moved by Jasperse. second by Bleam that Ordinance No 313 be adopted Yeas Seven Nays None Absent Two I. Everil Manshum. Crty Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings Crty Council on the 27th day of July 1998 Evenl G Manshum. Crty Clerk participants receive for being pan of the program are the following words: "If you apply yourself to becoming ,! a little bit better everyday, over time you'll become a lot better. Make each • day your masterpiece * ■u For more information about the program, call U.S.A. Michigan, Volleyball al (616) 342-6029 WELTON’S Continued from page 1> •v» Helping Welton with her golf lessons’; is Roily Fristnger, of Coldwater. At the1’ State tournament in Mt. Pleasant. Welton fired rounds of 94 and 93 and wound up' 14th overall. Not too bad for 1*9 sophomore-to-be at Hastings High*’* School. As a freshman Saxon Welton tied for ' medalist honors at regional* and finished 14th in the Class B-C-D State finals held at Michigan State University's Forest*' Akres courses Julie (Bums) Welton. Katie's mother, was second overall at the State finals in ( 1974. The golfing comparisons between'5 the two are quite striking "They're very similar; her (freshman) season mirrored mine as far as the accomplishments," Julie Welton said. The PowerBilt Junior PGA Tour is fo^' kids 18 and under. The tour has grown to well over 1,000 participants who compete in 22 summer tournaments. Each participant can only play in six! tournaments at some of "the best courses" ; in Michigan. YMCA " NEWS ; Hastings Mens Softball League Red Division Blarney Stone Sniders......................... Oldc Towne A’s ..................................... 12-4 Blarney Stone Made Dawgs ..........6-10 First place: Tournament Jackets Second place: Tournament T-Shirts For more information please contact: Tom Jarman (616) 945-3783 or Bill Grinage (517) 541-0596 Home Run Rule is 3+1 Game balls will be provided. ("’•ST HAVE STY l»nlFS TFA"S TO Pt.XV FOP JACKETS) 14273 Hastings Rd., Freeport 80 ACRE HORSE FARM 20 miles S E ot Grand Rapids . Beautiful remodeled Queen Ann Home. 3 bedrooms. Master bath with whirlpool tub. Oak trim throughout 40 X 100 Stable. 40 X 50 Holland roof barn Located on 80 rolling acres. 40 tillable. 25 woods. 10 pasture and a Trout Stream Lakewood schools All this for S340.000 Call Bill 616 795 7513 or 616 795 3389 Wm. R. Gettv Realty 117 E. Main Middleville. Ml 49333 616-795 3389 Blue Division '•« TNR.......................................................... 8-6* Oldc Towne Boys ............ ... .8-6 Art Meade Auto ................... 7JT Jarman Lydy Builders . .6-3 No Preference Towing......................... 3- IT Bored of Education.............................. 2-1-2’ Home Run Leaders - Robert Taylor l£ Bob Madden 12. Jesse Lyons 11. Last Weeks Results 1 OTT Boys 13. TNR 12; No Preference 8. Bored of Ed 5; Jarman Lydy 20. Bored of Ed 6. Jarman Lydy 13. Madd Dawgs 5; Sniders 23. OTT A’s 21; Sniders 27. Madd Dawgs 8; Madd Dawgs 24. OTT As 14. This Weeks Games Thursday. Aug. 6 (tentative) 6:30. TNR vs OTT Boys. 7:30. Jarman Lydy vs. An Meade; 8:30. Bored of Ed vs. No Prefer­ ence. .r �Pc Hastings rfannet Page 15 'hursoay August 6 1598 Past PAT Award recipients grateful for honor by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Receiving a PAT Award is like getting a stamp of approval from friends in the community. The awards are given by the Barry County Futurmg Committee to recognize individuals and organizations whose efforts make lhe county a belter place both now and in the future PAT is lhe acronym for Positive Action for Tomorrow David Shinavier. one of lhe past PA I re­ cipients. said the most important effect of winning the award has been the name recognition and familiarity brought to him­ self and the county's Land Information Ser­ vices (LIS) office. Shinavier received the award for creating and implementing LIS. "The result (of the award) has been an in­ crease in our customer base, which has caused us to expand our level of service and capability in the last couple of years.” Shi­ navier said. "As more businesses and citi­ zens utilize our services, the return on our tax dollar becomes greater Since the summer of 1995. the county's LIS has completed its computerized prop­ erty maps for the county and city of Hast mgs and actively works to maintain it "We have completed a new county road map that is available for free at the court­ house." Shinavier said "We have assisted the Barry County Planning & Zoning De­ partment in completing the Land I se Plan for 1998 " Another PAT recipient. Jun Pino, was presented with the award for inaugurating and implementing (he First Friday Forums that are held in Hastings "I felt highly honored to be picked out to receive it.” Pino said of his PAT Award ”1 guess it made me think about the fo­ rum as if both Republicans and Democrats saw the benefits of it and like to come to hear it. "1 always wanted the forum to be more interested in issues than party politics." Pino said. He said lhe award presenters recognized that social and political issues were inter­ esting to members of both parties. “It made me feel good that they liked it." Pino continues to be a driving force be­ hind the monthly forums, which are held at the county's Democratic Party headquarters. I he Women s Festival organizers also received a previous PAT Award and that recognition was gratefully acknowledged by them because of all the hard work and countless hours they donated to start a vi­ able evenl that would be educational to women of all ages l he Festival Commit­ tee has expanded its thrust and now holds two special events for women each year in­ stead of the original yearly festival Do you know someone who deserves a PAT Award ’ Nominations for this year s award are due by Monday . Aug 10. Any person or organization who has done useful and valuable work that will en­ hance the future of Barry’ County can be nominated, according to the PAT Award Committee. This year's PAT Award will be presented in late August at the annual Business. In­ dustry and Education tBIE) luncheon in Hastings. All nominees, except past winners, are eligible from year to year to be re-nomi­ nated for me award, the committee said. For more information and a nomination ballot, call the Barry County Extension of­ fice in the Courts and Law Building. (616) 948-4862 Middleville Council OKs Misty Ridge PUD Getting in Tune * Hospital Summer Sport and Conditioning Camp teaches young adults •operty care for their bodies. Here. Adam Branch and Josh Boulter work lights. At the camp, different health topics are discussed each day and >ly of the workouts increase as the camp rolls along. Justin Benner, of says he has learned much about proper nutrition and what he can or Erin Bradley, also of Hastings, says the camp is preparing her for the fall sports season. owners, village reach ement on trail issue Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer leville Village Council and Rosanne Frye have reached an i the Paul Henry Thomapple (through the Fryes' land. : also has settled a similar th Gerald and Dawn Smith, land (he trail runs through. , which owns a 100-foot strip ■Mains tlte abandoned railroad lease 70 feet of that strip back Miners in exchange for the conceding ownership of the Rage, and not pursuing further e landowners also have in ctions on the trail, many of led at the trail head. had purchased their property jd without knowledge of the previously had come to the h two options that would be g on both sides to avoid lion. The first proposal was : council, and the second x two meetings to hammer he agreed to the proposal, said he could not understand ige needed 30 feet instead of .originally proposed nderstand why 20 feel is not t pedestrian and equestrian." l "It's adequate for emergency tiling to give up 70 feet of our land.'' said Village President I. "While if may seem to you. it seems reasonable to ! are giving up 70 percent of also written into the agreement include that the trail will be non motorized, open only during daylight hours, there will be no picnic or toilet facilities on their part of the trail, easement rights for driveway purposes, the Fryes won't be held liable for accidents on the trail, and the trail will be closed during hunting season. "If the village does not live up to conditions, 1 want the legal right to rescind this quick deeding of the land and therefore contest ownership of the land 1 want the policing of this trail to be done in good faith." said Frye. "The problem is who defines good faith," said Village Attorney Jeff Youngsma. Frye was then told he could pursue the proper legal channels the same as any other citizen could if he did not feel the village lived up to its agreement. "1 am saying if I come here with evidence of broken conditions and the council does not try to solve the problems, and I have to come here several times, I consider that breaking the conditions and not policing in good faith." said Frye. After more discussion. Village Clerk Roselle Havens said, "Il really bothers me that you don't respect the people that are working lo open the trail. They are people who love the outdoors." "This has been a long, difficult process. I think it would be beneficial io settle this tonight," said Myers. Both sides then agreed lo lhe proposal which included the leasing over of 70 feet of the trail and the restrictions in writing. The Fryes said that they will not change lhe remaining 70 feet of the land leased over io them, keeping it as natural as possible, but brush hogging it yearly. •---------------------------- i €RS from our readers^ _______________ ____________a receiving mixed signals from Ip elect lo represent them in July 15. lhe Senate went on ng there was a crisis in agri­ Congress needed to act. On the Senate voted down an dut would have provided a producers facing economic lowing this, they approved lo holster open competitive ling assistance loan amendnve provided a safety net for ping the president authority lo lift commodity loan rate rod the duration of the loan ■onihs These changes would depressed prices and given klity to market their crop. 11996 farm bills production Ing Loan Amendment was my loan vote Republicans r "no" vote by saying that (market, move and sell gram That was a rather simplistic disaster situation Inasmuch I farmers have always done it hasn't raised prices on a id. a market holding a glut of commodities, thanks to the freedom to plant granted by the 1996 farm bill Senate Agriculture Committee Chair­ man, Dick Lugar. (R-lnd.) stated that "Freedom to Farm is a package deal." It was a deai all right. It was a deal to divorce the federal government from farm policy. We’re seeing those chickens come home to roost now in commodity and live­ stock prices well below cost of production. A June estimate from lhe U.S. Depart­ ment of Agriculture shows that net farm income for 1998 will fall to $45.5 billion, down 13 percent from 1996 income. Total farm debt for 1998 is expected to reach $172 billion, the highest level since 1985, another period of severely depressed farm prices America’s farmers don't need misnomers like the Freedom to Farm hill, which is real­ ly a freedom to produce until you go broke bill Farmers need lhe income that is derived from selling their crops al a profit. Corporate agri-business control of both commodity and livestock markets has ren­ dered this unlikely short of a massive crop failure Unless Congress acts to restore a reliable farm price safely net. we can expect lo lose another 25 percent of our farmers this year Carl Mcllvam. President Michigan Farmers Union by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Middleville Village Council unanimously approved the Planned Unit Development (PCD) for the 198-unit subdivision Misty Ridge, last Tuesday, only one day after the Planning Commission's 7-2 vote to recommend the action. The subdivison consists of 77.56 acres located across from Crystal Flash Gas Sta­ tion. with access onto M-37. The project has been called "cluster style housing" with a smaller minimum lot size to allow for 17 acres of green or common spaces :o accommodate a "country feel." and natural privacy for the development, said Tom Burgess, one of the four owners and the en­ gineer for the project. Under the PUD. the minimum lot area would be 9.000 square feet and the minimum lot width would be 70 feet. The minimum house size would be 900 square feet, with one-third of the houses at a minimum of 1.040 square feet The development has six cut de sacs, and will have an association made up of landowners who regulate the rules and restrictions for the development enforceable by court proceedings. A one time fee from the property owners would be made upon completion of the sale, and a small monthly fee would pay for upkeep of the common areas and the entrance. "I think the feeling is an extra layer of protection in terms of the association." said Village Council President Lon Myers. "Just because it is new and different doesn't mean it's bad." Trustee William Kenyon asked. "Are we breaking an ordinance with the narrower streets?" Burgess said that there were 66-foot right of ways and that after reviewing literature on the clustering concept, he found that narrower roads slow traffic, have less blacktop run-off. provide for more green space and makes room for snow removal. Fire Chief Bob Woodard said that he would like to go on record saying that even though he has no problem with the development, he received a phone call that said to the effect that all his concerns had been addressed to his satisfaction, which is not true. "All of my concerns have been addressed." he said, "but not all to my satisfaction My biggest concern is the length of the cul de sacs. If there is a problem at the beginning, there is no ac­ cess to the end." The development did change the paths to the common areas from 10 to 12 feet to meet one concern ot the fire chief. Burgess said. Trustee David Newman brought up concerns that it the property owners were to plant bushex or hedges on the walkways, the access would shorten the width of the paths. Woodard brought up a similar concern about plantings, and stones along the road, possibly further narrowing it. Burgess then said he could write in a reg­ ulation for no landscaping in right of ways, and no plantings within two feet of the walkways. State Police director to visit Hastings Michigan State Police Director Col. Michael Robinson will stop in Hastings Monday. Aug. 10. to meet with the staff at the local post, it was announced by Robinson s secretary Wednesday Robinson will make the Hastings visit during a tour of three posts in the Fifth District, the spokesperson said, including Hastings. Wayland and Battle Creek. The Fifth District, which encompasses southwest Michigan, includes a total of nine Michigan State Police Posts. Robinson routinely visits posts around the stale to keep in touch with staffs, the secretary said. Michigan Streams and Lakes Great Gift! 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He paaislakmgly plotted by hand, lhe location of 45.000 miles ol streams onto a 3 x 5 .loot map The map sold extremely well until 1 was lust several years later Increcfably. lhe prmter entrusted wih (tie original diawmg and printing plates, declared bankruptcy, then carelessly hauled Higbee’s 30 years ol work lo the landhl The few remaning dog eared copies became a prized fisherman s possession Piofessor Higbee was offered $400 for one ot Ims last maps And stale agencies weie forced lo keep Ihex copies under lock and key j The experts had always told Piofessor Higbee that leprmls were xnpossMile. because the maps were printed in noil-photographic blue Then, m 1991. al lhe ageol91. Howard Higbee's dream came hue Computers made it possible lc rep<mt the map Holding an updated map. 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State Zip 1 I I "It is m showing where to find out-of-the-way trout streams that makes the map such a treasure to the fisherman Joe H(a don JHlBUNI-mUOCMIJohnstown I I TIME GUAHAHTtED glass like cleat lamination write on wipe uri I surface with brass eyeleftes M easy hanging ,1-AD-GR APHICS 1952 N. Broadway P.O. Box 1BH ' Hastings, Ml 49058 1 । I �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 6 1998 CONGRESSMAN Annual picnic brings county seniors toge NICK SMITH Family literacy What can we do locally and tn Washing­ ton lo help assure that every child learns to his or her lull potential' Meeting with edu­ cators. parents, and students from across the district, ami ot* course, talking to my daughter Juliana who is a teacher in Grand Rapids. I’ve conic to two conclusions < >nc in that we’ve got to take the education deci­ sions and dollars out of Washington and get them back to the local community so par­ ents and teacher. can make the decisions. The second is that we should encourage and help parents to participate in their children's education We’ve gotten some excellent reports on the Head Start program, hut some of these reports show that the benefits of Head Stan fade as the children get older. I suspect that the confidence and attention they receive in Head Start dissipates unless they have strong and continuing support from their parents In the mid-lMSHs when I was in the Michigan Senate. I became excited about a program called the Home Instruction pro­ gram for Preschool Youth or ’’HIPPY” for short. An a member of the appropriations committee I introduced a bill to start this program as a pilot program in Grand Rapids and Detroit. HIPPY teaches parents of at nsk students how to teach and learn with their children. Teachers show parents how they might motivate and teach kids thereby increasing their interest and ability tc learn. As I visited the programs in Grand Rapids and Detroit. I was encouraged not only by the success of the children as they started school, but also by the dramatic in­ crease in their parents* reading comprehen­ sion, sometimes two and three fold. And parents continued to read and help with their children s homework even altar leav­ ing the HIPPY program. HIPPY changed many parents apprehension about education into excitement. Certainly children benefit from that motivation and interest. I recently introduced the Family Literacy Improvement Act of 1998. legislation which will strengthen local programs like HIPPY through a federal program called Even Stan Even Start provides reading in­ struction for children and parents and teaches parents how to teach reading to their children. It is my hope that this pro­ gram w ill help many families break the cy*4te^44une<ional«iHi!eracy*and poverty. I encourage everyone to spend more lime encouraging and reading lo their children and grandchildren. The annual Barry County Commission on Aging picnic had a Mardi Gras theme this year, complete with masks like the one above being held up by a senior attending the picnic. Because of inclement weather, lhe Wednesday event was held at the Moose Lodge in Hastings rather than Fish Hatchery Park. The picnic provides an opportunity for the COA to "bring seniors throughout the county together for fun." director Tammy Pennington said. It included lunch, games, door prizes and entertainment. JUNlHCu^tS -ta. The annuel gathering is *a party we have with the whole county.* COA director Tammy Pennington said. qi THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID E. GILBERT HAS MOVED TO 205 E. Mill Street Hastings, Michigan 49058 2 o ° [•4 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait • *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs ’18.00 Ea. — Great Gtfta — Action Signs (across from EIV BlussJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 646-6618 City of Hastings Department of PuNk Servkcs Accepting Appikalkm* - Operator 3 CRIMINAL MATTERS Controlled Substance All Others The City ot Hastings Michigan ha* one <!' opening in the Department ol Pubbc Service* tor an t Ipcrator 3 Requirement* for thi* pmitma shall include at a minimum a high CIVIL MATTERS whool diploma or evidence ot equivalent educational cvpericnce and certification, and a valid driver* license acceptable m the State of Michigan The successful applicant -hall obtain a permit to operate Divorce/Separation • Child Custody • Probate. Wills. Guardianship applicable commercial motor vehicle* upon public *treet* within one ill month from the date o! hire .mJ a State Michigan Commercial Drivers bccnsc within six «<»• month* from the date ot hire Application forms are available from the <>lhkc ot the City Clerk'Trcavurcr. 20| Fast Slate Street Hasting* Ml 4W5K Serious Personal Injury <516-948-2354 945-9554 to r— 866-877-7446 General Practice of Law Including Drunk Driving Drug Forfeitures NEWS of Your Local Call Now! 616-945-5085 Applications, resumes or other document* dem>rn*trating interest in this position shall be submitted to the torcmcntioncd <«ttuc of the City (lerluTrcasurcr by 5 30pm on August 21 l‘Nji | he starting wage rale for this position i* anticipated to be $7 30 per h.nir �I The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 1998 - Page 17 COURT NCUUS: Dennis Lee Myers. 39. of Hastings was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Wednesday on four additional charges of criminal sexual conduct involving a vic­ tim under the age of 13. according to the Hastings City Police Department. Myers first was arraigned July 24 on a charge of second degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from a June 26 incident w involving an 11-year-old Hastings boy. * He now also faces one count of first de­ gree (penetration) and three counts of sec­ ond degree (contact) criminal sexual con­ duct involving a female acquaintance. Bond on the new charges was set at $75,000 cash or surely while bond on the original charge is S10.000 cash or surety. jK He remains in the Barry County Jail ^'awaiting preliminary examination on both s cases, set Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. The new charges result from a number of alleged incidents that first occurred about 12 years ago involving a 7- or 8-year-old girl. The alleged victim is now 20. police I said. Police Chief Jerry Sarver said the inci­ dents reportedly occurred in Myers home where he allegedly began by playing a game that ended in inappropriate touching. "There is some speculation on when these incidents allegedly occurred." said Sarver. "The victim said it was when she was about 7 or 8 years old and it looks like it occurred over several years, involving this same victim.' Sarver said Myers has been cooperative with police, who continue to investigate several more allegations involving several more alleged victims. Police began investigating when one al­ leged victim came forward. Other names have been surfacing during the course of the ongoing investigation. Sarver said. If convicted on the first degree charge. Myers could spend a maximum of life in prison. The maximum possible penalty on a second degree conviction is 15 years in prison. Also in District Court: Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 SHELLY’S DAY CARE has 3 full-time openings. Freeport area. Middleville schools. 7yrs expe­ rience. references and reason­ able rales. 765-3160. License •DGO8OO732O5 lUniTjrf Fann Big stout, will mature. 15.3 hands ♦. This colt will be able to do it all. $600;'98 APHA Filly Mini■mal. white, beautiful mover, magnum flcei. J/ay bar blood­ line, $ 1500. Don' t pass up either of these wonderful babies 852■0)803. Mobile Hoiiick ^ABANDONED REPO -Bank ‘needs someone to assume pay•ments on huge 3 bedroom home. • Will move if necessary. 1-800•672-9604,___________________ ;FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS,We represent several banks, they arc eager io sell homes they have repossessed No application tee if you mention this ad. 1-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELLwill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary. 1-800­ -672-9604 •3995 MONTE CARLO LS I fully loaded with 100.000 miles. ‘ transferable warranty. Must sell. Asking $11.000 758-4012 •FOR SALE: 1996 S-10 CHEVY PICKUP, 4 wheel • 'drive,V-6 Vortec, 20,000 miles, .extended cab, $16,500.00, call Ml6-945-3251.___________ &6 DODGE DAKOTA, RED. ♦5-SPEED. CLEAN. 23.000 MILES. AIR. $9,500 945-9946 CALL BEFORE 1:30PM OR LEAVE MESSAGE CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000 craft show. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 Imh ii A Garden ler Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscap­ ing Co. 9340 Kalamazoo. Caledonia 616-698-1030 5 FAMILY BARN SALE, Au­ gust 6th & 7th, Thursday & Friday, 9475 Barnum Road, Woodland. Organ, bumper pool, quality items. We’ve all been cleaning house! 4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Friday and Saturday. Aug 7th and 8th. 9am-5pm Beds, furni­ ture, golf carts, pipe threader. r pump, computer componcts. J clothes size child 2 - womens 2X. books, and other items. 6081 Norris Rd.. Delton. GARAGE SALE 12580 Hutchinson Rd. Fn & Sat. Aug. 7 &8 8-5 pm. Rototillcr. micro­ wave. glassswarc. household, tools, baby clothes, toys, bikes, some antiques. Beanies and lots rnisc._________________________ CHURCH SALE 7th and 8th. 9am-5pm. 3993 Yankee Springs Rd. Delton____________________ SATURDAY AUG 8TH. Bam6pm. 236 Nelson. Hastings (cor­ > ner of south Broadway and Nelson) Kitchen chairs, floor lamps, end table/ magazine rack. CD/vidco cabinet, cxcercise equipment, butcher block counter top (3 piece) New cclluar "bag" phone,various sizes men and womens clothing, plus large se­ lection of household and other mi sc items. ABSOLUTELY ALL CREDITCONSIDERED! Old Kent Finance has expanded credit programs. Cash for any purpose available for homeowners. A local lender you can trust... APPLY BY PHONE TODAY! 1-800-800-5911 For Sale beautiful while A gold $85 & much more! Offer’s. 1-517-541­ 1109 < nriiniiiiiits Notice THOMAS REUNION, SUN­ DAY, AUGUST 16, 1998 AT 1:00PM AT TYDEN PARK. CONTACT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.______________ FAMILY REUNION: Family of William and Dolly Curtis., August 9.19981 pm lunch. Bring a dish io pass. Located 5497 E. Quimby Rd.. Nashville. For in­ formation 852-0747 National Ads KENNEL/ ANIMAL CAREto $300/wk+ raises! Must love cats/dogs. Start now! 616-949­ 2424. Jobline fee. to $40,000/yr+ benefits. Will train- straight truck! Start Now! 616-949-2424, Jobline fee. AIRPORT CLERK- Salary and benefits! Great opportunity! Need many! Some train/travel. 616-949-2424. Jobline fee. INSTALLER (CABLE)- to $l.000/wk. On job training. Work own hours. 616-949-2424. Jobline fee. Business Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888.________ PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, nouses, etc. Reasonable rales, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545. TREE Miscellaneous FRIENDS OF DORIS TINKLER she is at Golden Moments nursing home recov­ ering from a shoulder injury. Visitors would be welcomed. 18 FT. MARK TWAIN I I5hp, lilt. dash. trim. 1978. $2300.948­ 4047. SCHWINN Air Dyne exercise bike. $275. 948-4047. Card Of Thanks CARDOFTHANKS- Wewant MUSTSELL! Following items: Like new, queen size mattress set $150; Beautiful Oak table & 4 chairs $110; sofa & matching chair $225; bunk beds solid pine $140; table lamps $15. daybed HESTERLY FOR SALE 7month old, female. Jack Russell terrier, good with kids. Call 948-8114 Recreation Heal Estate LOCAL BREAD DELIVERY- (iarage Sale • Benjamin Smith, 18. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to violating his probation by committing lhe crime of receiving and stealing stolen property. In court last Thursday, Smith admitted to keeping a stolen 44 Magnum pistol. "What were you planning on doing with a weapon like that?" asked Judge James Fisher. "I didn't have any plans for it," said Smith. Fisher ordered that no bond be set and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 27. Pets WATER GARDENING Wa­ ’98 APHA Liver Chestnut Colt: • Nicholas Wyatt. 18. of Shelbyville, charged with one count of arson of real property, was bound over to Barry Coun­ ty's 5th Circuit Court at his preliminary examination in District Court Wednesday. Wyatt, who was a probationary Or­ angeville firefighter at the time of his ar­ rest. is accused of intentionally starting a fire that destroyed Papa's Root Beer Palace on Marsh Road June 17. SER­ VICE tnmming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates. Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093. TTTTT STARSEARCH Competition Singers, bands.songwnters all styles ages. Major record label executives. Seeking new artists. Coming to Lansing. 901-427-2639 or 427-9514 POUC€ BCfiT Police station break-in under probe PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Prairieville Police are investigating a break-in at their station that occurred sometime late Wednesday. July 29, according to Chief Chuck Frary. Frary. who has no suspects, said the subject apparently tried to gain access to the garage where the police cruisers are kept by using some type of prying instrument on the service door and the overhead door. Frary said officer Randy Yates, who had been out on patrol the night of lhe break-in. discovered the damage when he returned to the station at about 10:45 p.m. "When he got back, lhe lights weren't working and the door ^vas kind of cockeyed," said Frary. "He tried to pull the door but he couldn't move it." Frary said the prying left an opening large enough for a person to enter the garage, but he is unsure whether anyone actually went inside. Police later determined the lights had failed due to a circuit breaker problem and may have been unrelated to lhe break-in. Nothing was taken and the incident remains under investigation. The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police is assisting in the investigation. In Circuit Court July 30: • Byron Keith Woods, 27. of Battle Creek, accused of conspiring to murder a Johnstown Township man July 10. was bound over to Barry County Circuit Court Banner CLASSIFIEDS ( hiId Care after a Wednesday, Aug. 5. preliminary ex­ amination. Woods, who is being held on $100,000 bond in the Barry County Jail, allegedly beat the man with a baseball bat after breaking into his home on Mill Lake Street. In all. he faces four felony counts stem­ ming from the incident and a maximum possible penalty of life in prison. to express a heart-felt apprecia­ tion for the many cards ourfnends sent us to help celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Andtoour family for the dinner a! Bill Knapps July 24th. God bless each one. Jack and Selma Brownell. htsl And Foilnd LOST: 13YR. OLD YELLOW TABBY CAT. His name is Murphy and he is greatly missed by his family. Last seen at his home on Shriner Street 7-21 -98. Reward. Call 945-4494_______ LOST 3 legged poodle. 12 yrs. old, greyish-brown, blue co11 er with lags. Call either 945-4884 or 948-2635. Lost al comer of Charlton Park A Center Rd. 8-2­ 98. Please. Please. Please! LOST CAMERA ON COATS GROVE ROAD OR WOODLAWN. “Please” call 616-948-2357 for Sharon DeWitt or leave message. If film is good please take it to Felpausch, thanks! Help Wauled AUTO BODYTECHNICIAN: Painter, body tech or combina­ tion. Full-time, hourly pay based on experience with benefits. Hastings. Call Ann for more in­ formation hnd to set up an intetview 616-948-9472.___________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medica! benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company, 310 Oak St., Freeport. Ml EOE HELP WANTED: Dental of­ fice sterilization assistant. 2 days a week, will train. Send resume to: Ad #602 c/o Reminder 1952 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml. 49085.________________________ PIANO ACCOMPANIST. Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings; three choir rehearsals on Thursday; one worship ser­ vice on Sunday; salary nego­ tiable; contact Pastor Michael Anton. 945-9414. SALES: Carleton Equipment company experienced sales per­ son needed immediately selling bobcats and related items. 616­ 877-3388.____________________ NOW HIRING due to manage­ ment promotions we now have several career opportunities available. Available from cus­ tomer service set up tp set up and display. Delivery and manage­ ment training. All positions start at $375 weekly to $410 weekly. For one -on- one interview call 948-2298 IOum-5pm only. DUE TO LARGE increase in production, local factory outlet has recently opened up its new­ est facility to hire !0 full time workers in lhe following depart­ ments: set-up and customer ser­ vice. production and scheduling. For one on one interview, call 948-2298 • Cory McEntee, 17. of Delton, had his Holmes Youthful Trainee Status revoked and was ordered to attend the Michigan De­ partment of Corrections Special Alternative Incarceration Program (boot camp) for vio­ lating his probation. He was also ordered to continue his pro­ bation that he was serving for two recent larceny convictions. "It's too bad you blew that (HYTA) op­ portunity," Fisher told McEntee. "These two felonies are going to follow you around for along time. I'm hoping toot camp will straighten out your attitude." • Becky Salazar. 26, of Woodland, was given a onc-year delayed sentence on an ut­ tering and publishing conviction. If she is successful on probation during the next 12 months, the charge will be dismissed and sentencing was scheduled for July 29. 1999. Salazar was accused of writing a check on another person s account for $600 more than she was allowed. "This plea agreement was reached with the idea that someone like Ms. Salazar can do something foolish like this once," said Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. "She made a stupid decision as a result of some bills that were due immediately,'' said attorney Jill Steele. "She has young chil­ dren and lost her parents at a young age. she doesn't have the support that some people have." Salazar tearfully told the court that she has received counseling as a result of the crime. "This was totally uncharacteristic for me to do," said Salazar. "Up until a few weeks ago. it was hard for me to accept that I had done this." "I'm quite concerned about some of the things in read in the probation department's report," said Fisher. "But I'm going to give you a chance to prove this is out of charac­ ter for you. I want you to understand I did­ n't like what I read in the report about the opinions other people have about you. I hope you report to your pastor for counsel­ ing or whatever it is you need to do." She was also ordered to pay $600 restitu- * tion and $600 costs. • Mark Melchert. 33, of Middleville was sentenced to nine months in jail with credit for two days served, work release, and his license was revoked as a result of a third of­ fense drunk driving conviction. •Melchert was arrested April 29 for driv­ ing with and unlawful blood alcohol level of .29 percent after he was stopped for speeding on chief Noonday Road in Yankee Springs Township. "Clearly, he has a serious alcohol prob­ lem." said Makled. "He’s endangering him­ self and the public. If he doesn't stop drink­ ing, he's going to destroy his life or per­ haps someone else's life." "This is a very sad situation here, Mr. Melchert," Fisher said. "It really bothers me when I see someone like you in front of me. I can't believe you let yourself get convicted of a fourth drunk driving charge with all of those kids. What were you thinking?" "I wasn't thinking clearly." said Melchert. "Do they ever sit at the kitchen table and beg you to stop drinking?" Fisher asked. "No." Melchert said. "They will if you don't stop," Fisher replied. "This is a tremendous burden you are putting on your family. It certainly is­ n't worth it." • Mike Kensington pleaded guilty to vio­ lating his probation by smoking mari­ juana. • Sheldon Skinner pleaded guilty to vio­ lating his probation by smoking marijuana on July 9. 1998 Burglar strikes while woman showers YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A woman who thought she heard footsteps inside her home while she was taking a shower July 26 later discovered a large sum of cash missing from a jar, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said when she emerged from the shower to see who was inside the tome, she found no one. She discovered the cash missing on July 29. Police have no suspects and the incident remains under investigation. Man injured in boating accident cited GUN LAKE - An Owosso man driving a jet ski on the west end of Gun Lake about 500 feet off the swimming beach suffered bruised ribs when he collided with a boat at about 5 p.m. Aug. 1. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department's Marine Patrol Division. Deputies reported that Mark Troyer, 26, of Owosso, was apparently doing "power turns" on the lake when he came out of a turn and ran into the midline, starboard of a boat driven by Paul Smith, 32, of Middleville, causing a port hull fracture and about $7,000 damage. Troyer was issued a citation for failing to stop in a safe and assured distance. Man escapes injury in rollover JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A 20-year-old Hastings man was cited for driving under | the influence after a one-vehicle accident on Holden road near Fruin Road Aug. 1 at about 4:55 a.m., according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Jason Lee Merrick also was issued a citation for refusing to take a blood alcohol test, police said. Deputies said Merrick was northbound on Holden Road when he went off the roadway to the left, after losing control, and overturned in a ditch. Collision sends family to hospital HOPE TOWNSHIP - Four members of a Northville family went to Pennock Hospital with minor injuries after their car collided with another car at the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Cloverdale Road, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Police said Linda Sue Damusis, 41. was easttound on Cloverdale Road when she stopped at stop sign at the Cedar Creek Road. Another car, driven by William Westerveld, 42. of Hastings was traveling northeast on Cedar Creek Road when Damusis apparently then entered the intersection, causing the voPtsion. Treated at Pennock Hospital in Hastings and released were Adam Damusis, 9, and Brandon Damusis. 12. Also taken to the hospital but not treated was Kira Damusis, 14, Linda Damusis, who was issued a citation for failure to yield the right of way. Westerveld was not hurt. Southeastern school break-in probed HASTINGS - A Compaq computer and monitor were taken from the Southeastern Elementary School at 1300 S. East St. Aug. 2, according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. Police said unknown subjects broke in through a window that was found "thrown" behind the chain link fence that surrounds the building. The estimated value of the computer and the damaged window is about $1,500. The incident remains under investigation. Prank leaves fountain full of suds HASTINGS - An unknown prankster who apparently dumped Ajax dish soap into the courthouse fountain during the night caused the fountain to fill with suds whr □ the water came on during the morning of July 30, according lo a report by the Hastings City Police Department. Police reported that the grounds keeper put softener into the fountain to counteract the soap, but two more bottles of dish soap were dumped in the water that night, causing more foam the next morning The incident remains under investigation. Man held for locally stolen property ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man arrested by Wyoming authorities on a warrant has been charged in Barry County with four counts of receiving and concealing stolen property over $100, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Richard Mexico was arraigned on the charges, which include being a habitual offender, Aug. 4 in Barry County's 56-1 District Court. Mexico, who is being held on $25,000, 10 percent bond in the Barry County Jail. i< suspected of having property taken from at least two Assyria Township break-ins. He is set for a preliminary examination Thursday, Aug. 13, at 8:45 a.m. Burglaries occurring around county BARRY COUNTY - Police have received a number of reported residential and business break-ins occurring in various parts of Barry County over the last two weeks, including three in the Middleville area, two on Gun Lake Road and one on South Shore Road. In one of the break-ins. which occurred on Oakwood Drive in Hope Township, an unknown subject entered the home and took a VCR, answering machine and speakers, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The incidents remain under investigation. Man arrested after shots fired ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - One man has been charged with felony carrying a concealed weapon and reckless use of a firearm, a misdemeanor, after an incident on South M-66 in which shots were fired July 28. according to reports. Police said no one was injured in the incident, which involved a search for lhe man, who used a handgun, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Jamie Lynn Edwards. 18. was arrested and arraigned July 29 and a $2,500 personal recognizance bond was set. Police would not release any details surrounding the incident. �Paoe 18 lhe Hastings Banner - Thursday August 6 199B Two Hastings men escaped injury wtien their vehicles collided at Court Street and North Broadway in Hastings Tuesday Five people escape serious injury in separate accidents The driver of the vehicle in center apparently caused this accident on West State Road Tuesday at about 1:30 p.m. when it cross the centerline near Hammond Road. Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Sports Story Idea? Call 945-9554 CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR BIDS A OCT ONS PUBLIC NOTICE Yankee Springs Township SALE OF MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPER The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is requesting bids for the sale of its current 1994 Johnston V3000SP Mechanical Street Sweeper This sweeper will be sold as-is at tne time of delivery of a replacement sweep­ er for »he Crty of Hastings The street sweeper can be seen at the Department of Public Services garage 301 East Court Street Hastings Ml 49058 Bids are due at 2 00 p m at the Office ol the Crty Clerk The City reserves the right to reject any and al1 bids and to award the bid m a manner which if deems to be in its best interest price and other fac­ tors considered ™VW Yankee Springs Townsntp will nold a puciic meeting on August 15 1998 at 7 50 pm The public meeting will Be neia in tne Yankee Springs Township Hall located at 284 N Briggs Road Middleville Ml to allow inter­ ested parties to comment on a community Development Block Grant application The Townsnip intends to apply for S250 000 in CDBG funds to be used to install public utilities to allow Middleville Tool 8 Die to relocate to an industrial site Copies of tne pro­ posed application will be made available to the public for review by the Township Clerk on August 15 and thereafter Tnose persons needmg audio or visual assistance should contact tne Township Hall prior to tne meeting and every effort wal be made to accom­ modate any special needs of participants Yankee Springs Township Hall is handicapped accessible vehicle, causing it to roll onto it* -ide and skid into a curb u litre it . imr to rest up­ right. No other information was available from the Hasting* City Police department at press time. In the second accident. whichoccoaedon West State Road at Hammond Road at about I 34) p.m two driver* were hurt and one escaped injury when a Jeep Cherokee.' driven by Mark Wirsch. 27. of Hastings crossed the center line and entered the path of a westbound vehicle driven by John Gaskill. 50. of Hastings Gaskill, who uj. driving a pickup truck pulling a tree Mump chipper, tried to avoid the crash by driving onto the shoulder of the road. His truck was struck on the driver * side by the Wirsch vehicle, which then spun as it continued eastbound were it was then struck by another westbound vehicle, driven by Cassandra Pederson. 21. of Hast­ ings. Wirsch w’as taken to Pennock Hospital where he was treated for his injuries anil re­ leased Pederson was also treated al Pennock Hospital for minor injuries Air bags in both Wirsch s and Pederson's vehicles were deployed upon impact. The accident remains under investigation and troopers believe alcohol may have been a factor in the cause Five people escaped serious injury in separate accidents in Hastings Tuesday, which occurred about two hour*, apart lhe first accident, which occurred at about 11 30 a m . left drivers Bill Redman and Frosty Bromley, both of Hastings, un­ harmed when their vehicles collided at Court Street and North Broadway According to the victims. Bromley was eastbound on Court Street when he at­ tempted to cross ibe North Broadwa) inter­ section. Bromley apparently did not see Redman's van in time to avoid striking the Mr I 1W Illinois & Iowa Prop. #1105: Bi-level Home On-Site, Sat., Aug. 22 • 1:30 PM 944 Greenwood St., Middleville i.200± $1 BUevel Home. Needs TIC, 3 Bt/1 Bo. Den, Gas rteof, Gotoge. S»oroge Shed. Patio. Aluminum Sid-ng OPEN HOUSE: Sat, Aug. 15 • 1:30 - 2:30 PM PLUS OTHER PROPERTIES fN-Qry >N * RmmiI. 1A • Bwmcn. W •BoaangiMr.M Catoma.W .BjwCma.M•WmOmr.Ml•Kmhun w-l,wiv»ry V! 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AUGUST 13, 1998 VOLUME 1*5, NO. 33 PRICE SC Donor pledges up to $1 million for library by Mary Warner Staff Writer ■ Ban com^f otnc* of a> Coaoanily. Actio* Arney of Sooth Control Michigan (CAA3CK) ha* wovod tea it* new office at' 490 Meadow Ran bmo,Sat*400. The officer phone naatar *W no* Se ente. (616) 94*4360, a* veil at the tax aaaabar, 943sm. The faMc it wetcoaaa to vipt * a*w office to apply kr ant* CAASCM ■ fianyf iiiiafr Intel, caMar-haaad aad hoaohaaed Head sun, Manx* for uxxs» ctontnf MNRMi iiMm; h*a teatefrarica; hooting atthniw dv Commodity Supple*mal Food ftqgnae, te Etef- nation Satprortdea a «* taap of MtvfeM io kNK-dBd nodraMM** - - - _ . - -<«- -_a ctbt icsMtro or inuj, dcmko, CMhtanandSt-T-tigA taMlii An anonymous donor has pledged up to $1 million for a new Hastings-area district library, according to John Fehsenfeld of the District Library Steering Committee. Fehsenfeld and other members of the Hastings Charter Township recently in­ dicated to the Hastings Public Library board instead to contract with the township for 3/10s of a mill, which the ownship would put on the November ballot. Welcome German friends! Board Wednesday. Fehsenfeld told board members Monday that "three tenths of a mill is not fair, not adequate, and won't do the job." and asked the board not to put the 3/10s of a mill re­ quest on the November ballot. The township asked the Hastings library Pat and Doug Massey (above, left) of Payne Lake welcome German musician Martin Wiedmann. The Masseys were one of many area families who hosted members of the St. Stephan's Youth Orchestra of Augsburg. Germany. The orchestra performed Sunday at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings as part of the Blue Lake International Exchange program. Some of the musicians are pictured below. More photos are inside this issue. Fehsenfeld said the anonymous donor has promised to give $500,000 with no strings attached, and will give another $500,000 if the second $500,000 is matched by dona­ tions from the community. The donor will also give $50,000 of the initial $500,000 to the steering committee immediately to fund a feasibility study, preliminary plan­ ning and initial fund-raising efforts, he said. Fehsenfeld said the steering committee "intends to hire an architect and involve the community in what kind of a structure they would like and where it would be located." It also may hire a library planner. "So the ball is rolling," be told members of the township board. He gave a very rough estimate of the cost of a new library structure, saying it Hastings — Hastings Charter or Rutland Charter — in order to receive the money from the anonymous donor. "We need a Assistant Editor . A pig roast win be held froaa 12­ 2 pan. Seaday, Aug. 16 at St Roae of Um* CatboUc Church in Hasting! Betides roaat pork, a variety of near iiliili.roBa and hnanrieafr pin will be served. Take out is available. The mal will be served in the church ball aod the coat it 96 per adult and $330 for child* <es 9­ 12. Children under the age of 9 are fi^Sl Roue parish is beginning its 123th year of service to the Hast­ ing! community, and this dinner win mark the beginning of its year­ long celebration. Proceeds from the dinner will go to fond various pariah projects. The meal is open to everyone. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 board of directors that "at this time we find the discussions about a district library to be intriguing but immature," and asked the for a contract paying 3/10s of a mill for li­ brary services because that is currently what Rutland Township is paying. But Fehsenfeld said Rutland residents account for 30 percent of the usage of the Hastings library yet are only pqyfee IQ percent of the usage costs He said ne noped Rutland Township would set aside its current 3/10s of a mill levy in favor of the city and two townships going before voters a year from now and asking for one third of a mill. The township board acquiesced to his re­ quest Tuesday and voted to delay putting the 3/10s of a mill proposal on the ballot. Township Supervisor Dick Thomas said that the township is "willing to support" the district library concept but "we have to have the people out there support it." One member of the audiepce Tuesday said that "I'm absolutely thrilled with the concept of a district library." Another asked Fehsenfeld why only Hastings and Rutland See DONOR, continued page 6 Hastings man honored for environmental work by Elaine Gilbert St Rose Church to host pig roast into a joint venture w*th the city might be difficult. committee were at Hastings Charter Township's monthly meeting Tuesday to gain support for a district library and to give township board members a report on a recent survey of local residents concerning the proposed district library. Similar re­ ports were given to the Hastings City Council Monday and Rutland Township could be $2.25 to $2JS million, and could cost another half or three quarters of a mil­ lion dollars to equip the new facility. Fehsenfeld acknowledged that he will need the participation of at least one of the two townships surrounding the city of The daScaHoo b a Spai S» V.teSSeeateaNWkfcr cc* an Aar Nidamti ad tetr HMM* at 725 E. Thorn Si la minimum of two government entities to form a district library." he said "The indi­ viduals making the donation want it to be a district library." The task of bringing both townships At 83. Dr. V. Harry Adrounie of Hast­ ings is still actively pursuing solutions to improve the environment For his tireless effort to help protect Michigan's natural resources and passion for educating others. Adrounie has been honored with the White Pine Award for Environmental Excellence. The special presentation was made last Thursday in the Hastings City Council chambers by state Republican leaders and other local officials. "The citizens of West Michigan are for­ tunate to have such a committed and caring individual as Dr. Adrounie helping to pro­ tect and preserve our state's natural re­ sources," said Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus (R-Alto), who is Gov. John Engler’s choice for lieutenant governor. Posthumus presented the award along with Senators Joanne Emmons (R-Big Rapids) and Loren Bennett (R-Canton Township) and Stale Rep. Terry Geiger (RLake Odessa) and Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell. Barry County Board Chairman Jim Bai­ ley also was on hand to offer congratula­ tions on behalf of the county and to read a letter from County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher who could not attend. "You have set a great example of com­ munity service for many years. It will be difficult for the younger generation to du­ plicate," Fisher told Adrounie in the letter. "I look forward to many more years of con­ tributions from you." "We. too. appreciate what you've done in Barry County and for the community as well as for the state of Michigan." Bailey said. "It's a real pleasure for me to be here and to honor Harry because the White Pine Award has special significance in the state," Posthumus told the gathering of Adrounie's friends and family. "It (the award) recognizes those individuals who have gone out of their way to put forth forward throughout his life to do that..." he said. "...We recognize Harry for all his hard special effort to preserve our natural re­ work, working side by side with those of us in the Legislature to maintain a natural sources, not only for our generation but for future generations. "We re very lucky in this state in that we have just tremendous gifts in our re­ sources...It's something that almost no other state has. We as both private citizens and as public officials have a special re­ sponsibility to be stewards of those natural resources, and we find people like Harry Adrounie who have been willing to step resources management program and keep­ ing it in proper prospective. Hany has been a trusted friend and advisor. He certainly has been a teacher for this community. He's been an effective advocate for this en­ tire state," Posthumus said. One of Adrounie's current passion; is working to gel the state to establish a labo­ ratory accreditation program which will provide a better method for reviewing lab • results submitted to the state for environ­ mental clean-ups. "At the moment, anybody with a Bunsen burner and a test tube can open up an envi­ ronmental lab so I've been putting a lot of effort into trying to get that bill through," Adrounie said. "1 hope (Sen.) Loren (Bennett) gets it passed for me in the next (legislative) ses­ sion." Sen. Phil Hoffman recently introduced the bill, but Bennett, commenting after the ceremony, said "there was a lot of writing and rewriting trying to make it as accurate as we could. When he introduced it, it came to my committee (Natural Resources and Environment), but we are running out of time for 98 because it's so complicated and not everybody is for it." "I was just asked if I would take over sponsorship of the bill in '$9 to better move it forward," Bennett said. "I just agreed to that a few minutes ago, providing the other senator lets me. I'm sure he will because he is working on so many other things. He has the expertise to devote to it, but not the time. So 1 have agreed that if he will relinquish the bill to me. I will personally try to shepherd it through the Legislature in '99." Bennett said Adrounie has been pushing for laboratory accreditation for about 10 years so that consistency, reliability and accuracy can be verified. "There are no standard regulations for er. vironmental labs around the stale so there's no consistency necessarily in reports," Bennett said. "There are standards, but there is nothing in place to actually verify that Republican lieutenant governor candidate Dick Posthumus (right), who is the state Senate majority leader, presents the White Pine Award tor Environmental Excellence to Harry Adrounie. with wife Agnes Adrounie at his side. it's being done the way it should be done. So when you have the state of Michigan spending tens of millions of dollars on en­ vironmental cleanups, when you have the federal government spending tens of mil- See HONORED, continued page 3 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 Delton pair suspected in multi-state crime spree captured by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A local couple, suspected of starting an alleged drug-related, five-state crime spree in their hometown of Delton in June, were captured in the city of Wyoming last week. They were caught after a tip that the pair had rented a room in a Kent County motel. John Anthony Falvo. 29. and Marcie Pritchard. 19. are being held without bond tn the Kent County Jail, facing charges for defrauding an innkeeper, pawning a televi­ sion taken from the motel and larceny. Michigan State Police Detective Lou Quinn said Wednesday. Falvo. who was paroled in March after NeWS Briefs (Continued) Relay for Life is Aug. 14-15 The third annual Barry County Re­ lay for Life fend-raiaer is set for Fri­ day. Aug. 14, and Saturday. Aug. IS. at the Hastings High School athletic complex. Opening ceremonies will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, followed by judging of the teots and costumes and a luminary ceremony. There will be a "PJ." contest at midnight Friday. Fifteen teams, with at least 24 members on each unit, already have signed up. The volunteers win watt, wheel, jog or run around the track for one- or two-hour shifts, with at least one member of each team on the track al all times. Awards will be given for best dressed team, best lent decor, the most team spirit, most money raised and fastest team. The team members also will pledge money. Last year, the event generated about $30,000. Cancer survivors will be invited to take pan in a special -Victory Lap* at 2 p.m. Saturday. Aug, 15. The sur­ vivors will be given commemorative "Cancer Survivor” T-shirts. j^,. I Closing ceremonies will be at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the 15th. Woody Herman Orchestra to perform The Woody Herman Orchestra, directed by Frank Tiberi, will be the main attraction at the 8 p.m. Fri­ day, Aug. 21 Lake Odessa Arts Commission Concert in the Park. The event will be held at the Lake Odessa Community Park. “Business After Hours” palnned The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours" will be held at the offices of Barry County United Way. Barry Communi­ ty Foundation, Barry County Red Cross, Community Hospice, and Fam­ ily and Children Services, located al 450 Meadow Run, east off South Hanover on M-37, Thursday. Aug. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. The afternoon will include refresh­ ments and time to relax and visit with fellow business associates. For more information call the Chamber at 945­ 2454. Castleman returns for Friday concert The "Fridays at the Fountain" se­ ries in Hastings from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 14 again features mu­ sician Rick Castleman. The free entertainment takes place on the Barry County Courthouse lawn by the fountain plaza. Castleman, a former Hastings residents who now lives in the Grand Rapids area, plays a variety of music with an emphasis on blues and jazz. He also plays a variety of in­ struments: guitar, keyboard, trum­ pet, vibes, harmonica, various per­ cussion instruments and even a ka­ zoo. Those who attend Friday’s free concert may bring their lunch, lawn chairs and blankets. People may feel free to leave whenever they wish or stay the foil length of the concert This summer's Fridays at the Fountain series is sponsored by the city of Hastings and the Tbornapple Arts Council of Barry County. In case of rain, the concert will take place at the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hastings. serving a prison sentence for previous Kalamazm and Barry County break-ins, is suspected of committing a number of larcenies in Hope. Johnstown and Barry Townships in June. Televisions, videocassette recorders, guns, jewelry and telephone answering ma­ chines stolen during those burglaries of homes and vehicles were allegedly pawned at area shops by Pritchard. Falvo's girl­ friend. Falvo also failed to appear for his parole hearings. "The next thing we knew, he left the state." Quinn said. "From here, they went to Florida, then back to Michigan, then to Photos featured in gallery exhibit Exceptional photographs from other lands by Hans Van Kuilenburg will be on exhibit 14 days, beginning Saturday. Aug. 15 at the Jefferson Street Gallery in Hast­ ings. A special reception from 7-9 p.m. that day will be hosted by the gallery in honor of Van Koilenburg, a Hastings resident, and her photos. About 30 photos will be exhib­ ited, ranging from some of Europe's grandiose cathedrals to Lake Michi­ gan sunsets. The Jefferson Street Gallery is located at 205 S. Jefferson St. Hastings Twp. featured on web Hastings Charter Township will be featured on the Michigan Townships Association web site in August. Internet sorters may find it at www.mta_townships.org, click on hot topics then the misc. subject area. In an effort to display the diversity in the buildings used by the 1,242 townships across the state, the MTA has creased a web page devoted to a dif­ ferent township hall every month. A color picture of the Hastings Charter Township Hall, along with a short ar­ ticle about the township and its board members, are being displayed during the month. Circus is coming to Charlton Park The Carson & Barnes five-ring cir­ cus will brings hundreds of performers and animals to Chariton Park for two shows Wednesday. Aug. 19. The shows, sponsored by Charlton Park and the Hastings Jaycees. are scheduled for 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. that day. Canon & Barnes performs shows at 250 communities each year. This year’s show will include Russian danc­ ing bears, bicycling trapeze artists, the comedy act of Princess Roxanne and her "Almost Human Gorillas," jug­ gling displays, perch pole balancing by the Gonzalez Troupe, head balanc­ ing on the high trapeze, a 40-person aerial ballet and a teeterboard exhibi­ tion by the Cavalinni Family. The circus, as always, also will fea­ ture clowns, horses, elephants and ex­ otic and domestic animals. Those interested may watch the cir­ cus setup on the morning of Aug. 19. Advance tickets are available. The price is $1 more at the door. For more information, call Charlton Park at 945-3775. On July 31. the couple arrived in Michi­ gan again when they allegedly broke into a Hope Township home and t<x»k a televi­ sion. speakers, telephone and videocassette recorder, which they promptly pawned in Kalamazix). Because detectives had notified all area pawn shops and motels to be on the look­ out for the couple, police learned that Pritchard's name was turning up on pawn slips in Calhoun County. Kalamazoo County and in Grand Rapids. "I put out a broadcast to all police agen­ cies to be on the lookout for the vehicle, not knowing that the car had changed." said Quinn. The couple soon became suspects in a stnng of Saugatuck and Douglas burglaries that took place last week. Taken from the home of an elderly. Saugatuck man during one of those bur­ glaries was about $12,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds, said Quinn. "Then, they began allegedly pawning the items taken from tlaise Allegan County residences in Kent County and Kalamazoo County." he said, noting that among the pawned items was a television taken from the Red Roof Inn in Kalamazoo. The two suspects rented a room Aug. 5 at the Econo Lodge in the city of Wyoming where they were spotted by an alcn innkeeper. Quinn said. "The stolen vehicle was seized at the Econo Lodge and it contained a number of stolen items, including the $12,000 in stolen U.S. Savings Bonds.” Charges ranging from home invasion, motor vehicle larceny and receiving stolen property are pending in Burry County, as well as in Allegan and Kalamazoo coun­ ties. Quinn declined to comment on the esti­ mated, total value of cash and items stolen and the case remains under investigation. Merger, franchising switch leave trash rates in doubt by Mary Warner Staff Writer There's no way of knowing whether rates will be increased for garbage pickup in Hastings in light of a change in the type of hauling agreement the local trash service is negotiating with the city of Hastings, and also in light of the fact that the trash hauler has merged with the world's largest refuse service, according to Steve Essling of City Environmental Services (CES). On July 16, USA Waste Services Inc. of Houston, the current owner of City Barry and SWET get state grants Barry County will receive a $9,627 grant to fund a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) pro­ gram for 280 students. The funding is port of $16.7 mil­ lion Governor John Engler has awarded for drug prevention and law enforcement programs across Michigan. "Statewide, these grants will fo­ cus on turning children away from drugs and violence," Engler said. They will also support crucial law' enforcement programs to aggres­ sively crack down on drug dealers who terrorize families and commu­ nities* The South West Enforcement Team, a task force that operates in Barry, Branch. Calhoun. Cass, Kalamazoo. St. Joseph and Van Bu­ ren counties, will receive a $305,731 grant Through SWET. undercover officers work closely with local law enforcement agencies investigating illegal narcotics traf­ fickers. These outstanding programs re­ ceiving grants an making a differ­ ence m the lives of the people of Southwest Michigim," Engler said. Southwest Michigan will receive a total of $872327 in grants. California and hack again." The pair allegedly committed larcenies in Florida and California, text, "just to sur­ vive." said Quinn, who added that the pair never paid for gas while on the run. "They would till up with gas and leave without paying for it." Quinn said. In July, the couple fled Michigan again, this time stopping in Wyoming where they rented a Act and obtained jobs at an Evanstown restaurant. "They allegedly gave false names and ac­ tually worked there about a month." said Quinn. "Then, the employers told Falvo they needed his social security number or some type ot identification or they couldn't pay him anymore. That's when they took off," allegedly taking the money from the cash drawer with them. On their return trip to Michigan. Pritchard's car broke down in Missouri, and the couple allegedly stole a car from a nearby laundry mat. Quinn said. companies interested." "Years ago there were only 5,000 to 6.000 people in Hastings, and that was too small of a service area for the bigger com­ panies." Essling said. "That's pretty much changed because these different companies Environmental Services (formerly Hastings have consolidated, saturated the larger mar­ ketplaces, and are now looking at the fringe areas." Penrod said the council decided to switch to franchises because "they didn't want to Sanitary Service), merged with mega-waste hauler Waste Management Inc. of Oak be in the trash service business" due to lia­ bilities and other concerns. With the old Brook. III., and "it’s really premature to go ahead and figure out what this new com­ pany is going to do." Essling said. "There's a lot of things we re still getting used to system of calling for bids and awarding a contract, the city controlled rates. With the new franchise system, "we decided to let now" because of the merger. Prior to the merger. Waste Management Inc. was the largest waste hauler in the world with some 900 facilities in 48 states in the U.S., operations in 14 other coun­ tries, and a hazardous waste division that has six landfills in the U.S. The merger added USA Waste facilities in 43 states in the U.S., the District of . no competitors have asked for a franchise in the city, "that's today. They still haven’t finalized everything. There might be other Columbia, and three other countries, mean­ ing that tbe listings landfill and trash hauling serviedis now owned by a huge company that is by far the largest of its kind in the world According ufEssling. local rates are not just up in the air because of the merger, but also because the city of Hastings has adopted a new ordinance that allows up to three garbage haulers to be licensed to do business in the city. Previously, the city contracted exclu­ sively with CES for services, which guar­ anteed CES a certain number of customers. It also, because it covered all Hastings residents, allowed the company to remove curbside refuse more quickly because drivers did not have io figure out which houses they needed to service, according to Essling. "At this point 1 can't predict my costs because I don't know how many customers we're going to lose." Essling said. "If we can't predict the number of customers, we ll have to go ahead and increase prices as we see necessary. We would be more likely under the old contract to give the citizens (of Hastings) the best value." Essling said CES previously proposed to the city to hold prices at their current rate for the first year or two if the contract was renewed and only raise prices a maximum of five percent during the remaining years of the contract. While operating under contract with the city previously. Essling said, "we had the opportunity to raise prices three to four times according to the contract, but we chose to raise prices only once." Under the new city ordinance, those wanting to provide trash services to city residents must apply for a franchise. On Monday. CES formerly submitted its fran­ chise application to the Hastings City Council. Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod said the council tabled the franchise request because there were questions concerning the proposed pickup days. The new ordinance requires the pickup to be on Tuesday it it's a one-day schedule or Tuesday and Wednesday if it's a two-day schedule CES proposes to pick up trash on Mondays and Tuesdays. Mondays are excluded in the or­ dinance because holidays generally fall on Monday, Penrod said. No representatives of CES were present at the council meeting to discuss the mat­ ter. Penrod said, so the council decided to wait to take any action on the request until they could speak with someone from CES. Penrod said no other trash haulers have applied for an operating franchise for Hastings. Les's Sanitary Service of Freeport filled out an application but then withdrew, according to the city's finance di­ rector. Ev Manshum. Manshum said he be­ lieved the application was withdrawn be­ cause the company was worried about lia­ bility costs and competing with a local hauler. Essling said that in spite of the fact that the marketplace control the rates." Penrod said. With the new arrangement, "all we will regulate will be certain things such as the time of pickup, the days they can pick up. and making sure the right of ways are kept clean, etc." However, he said, if CES raises rates more than five percent in a year the com­ pany must give the city a report on why the rates are being increased. Essling said rates stayed the same Ibis past winter after USA Waste bought CES from City Management of Detroit. This makes the third time the local trash hauling company has undergone ownership changes or acquisitions. City Management Corp, of Detroit bought the landfill and trash service,in 1992 from local owner Ken Neil; U5A Waste bought the landfill and trash service from City Management; and now Wapte Management and USA Waste have merged. The new company name after the merger is Waste Management Inc., according to Chene Rice, vice president of investor rela­ tions. The merger was actually a purchase by USA Waste of Waste Management, sltie said. Top managers of the newly merged company are all USA Waste executives. Rice said she did not know if the merger would have any effect on a 10-year hd£t agreement between Barry County and City Management/USA Waste regulating me amount of waste that can be dumped in (tie landfill and specifying the areas from whi& trash can be hauled to the Hastings site. She said all of the Waste Management and USA Waste facilities are currently be­ ing looked at in order to get rid of duplica­ tion of services where both occupy the same market. "We expect to eliminate 1.500 trucks in the U.S.," she said, aiVd also eliminate some personnel. _ Essling said personnel have remained the same at the Hastings facility. Business-Industry-Education Luncheon set for Aug. 31 * The 16th annual Business-IndustryEducation (BIE) meeting, which is co­ sponsored by the Hastings Area School System and the Hastings Area Chamber of Hastings High School office, the Chamber of Commerce office, and the offices of J-AU Graphics and WBCH Radio. Commerce, will be held Monday. Aug. 31 at noon in the Hastings High School cafe­ teria All residents of the community are wel­ come to attend the annual event, which this year will feature a presentation by Suzanne Gust, a national public speaker and training facilitator. Gust has an undergraduate degree in management and a master's in market­ ing. She operates her own training firm and has worked with such clients as Chrysler Corp.. Detroit College of Business. Nissan Motor Corp., Davenport College, Haworth Co. and Spartan Stores. The annual BIE meeting has traditionally served as the official school-community kickoff of the new school year, and pre­ sents the opportunity for the community's residents and school staff members to focus on how to work together for the benefit of the community's young people. Lunch will be served at the meeting, so the price of admission is $6 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at the administration office of the Hastings Area School System, the National public speaker and training facilitator Suzanne Gust (above) will speak at the annual BIE luncheon in Hastings Aug. 31. .4 Id Consumers to read city water meters; Consumers Energy will be reading water meters in the city of Hastings in a pilot program designed to determine if the ar­ rangement should continue, the Hastings $ 15,200 for four remote control video carq-j eras for the council chambers. The ne^} cameras will allow closeups of council members, can pan 360 degrees, and can h? City Council decided Monday. Th* council approved a contract for programmed with six preselected positions. The cameras are used to tape council mee^ ings for local cable access TV. a; First Presbyterian Church in Hastings received approval for a block party on We*U Madison between Benton and Cass streets on Sunday. Sept. 13 from II a m. to 5; Consumers personnel to read the city me­ ters at the same time they read their gas and electric meters. According to City Manager Howard Penrod. having Consumers read the meters will give the city more time to bill water customers and will speed up the billing process, enabling the reading period to be more consistent with the billing pe­ riod. Penrod said the city currently spends $29.(XH) on reading the water meters, whereas Consumers proposes to contract the work for $I8.(XX). The $11.(XX) sav­ ings to the city would be "primarily in ef­ ficiency and not a direct labor savings." Penrod said, since no city personnel w ill be laid off as a result of the switch in meter readers In other action at Monday's council meeting, members approved spending p.m. • iv And members of the District Library. Steering Committee made a presentation to the council. No action was taken by the. council after the presentation. Penrod said the council "has indicated for quite a white * now that it would be in favor of and sup*!; port a district library." However, the steers ( ing committee may need to work hard loget tl.e support of Hastings and Rutland charter townships, one of whom is suing.’ the city over water and sewer issues and tho<‘. other say ing to the steering committee jusH recently that they felt a district library was •» "premature " (See related story) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13. 1998 - Page 3 Director of Michigan State Police makes local visit by Shelly Sober Staff Writer Keeping in touch "with the real world" was the purpose of a routine visit to Hast­ ings Monday by Michigan's director of the Michigan State Police. Col Michael Robinson. "I visit a lot of posts throughout the year/ said Robinson, who not only makes announced visits, but sometimes makes "unexpected" stops at some of the 62 posts in the state. "It s a way to keep in touch and to hear from staff first hand." According to Robinson, the department on the whole is in "wonderful shape." and he cited the construction of a number of new posts over the last seven years and the addition of 750 new troopers in the last five years as evidence. "Our budget has increased from $185 million to $255 million and our trooper strength is at an all lime high." he said, "and crime is down." According to 1997's uniform crime re­ port. released recently by the Michigan State Police, total crime decreased about 6.7 percent last year. Violent crimes of murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery showed a decrease of 8.6 percent from 1996. Total property crimes, consisting of bur­ glary. larceny, and motor vehicle theft also showed a decrease of 4.9 percent and total arrests decreased 3.7 percent in 1997. “Our budget has increased from $185 million to $255 million and our trooper strength is at an all time high, ” MjchMl Rob4nwn State Police Col. Juveniles under the age of 16 accounted for 9.7 percent of all those arrested. One tactic the department has used to whittle the enme statistics is more concen­ trated efforts to capture fugitives, said Robinson, noting that 75 to 90 percent of the crimes are committed by the same 75 percent of the criminals. "In our efforts in the area of fugitive ap­ prehension. specifically the i"ost violent criminals, we’ve had a great deal of suc­ cess." he said When those fugitives are caught, prose­ cuted and sentenced, the numbers of re­ ported crimes are curbed, he said. "So we've shifted our resources into both totally State Police and multi-jurisdictional teams to concentrate on fugitive apprehen­ sion." he said. "We've arrested over 6,000 felons. The effort is working and it's very effective." Robinson added that his department is constantly looking at "how we fit into public safety" and that "as a state, it's our responsibility to locate resources to im­ prove the public safety system." First Lt Gary Newell of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police welcomes Michigan State Police Director. Col. Mike Robinson, to Hastings during a routine visit Monday. Although the Michigan State Police has been criticized for not doing enough to share investigation information with other agencies. Robinson said be believes it is "extremely important to share information. "One thing we did is we created a system where agencies can share information but we control who has access to it." he said. “We re willing to share with any agency in the state." The Barry County Sheriffs Department was the first agency outside the State Po­ lice to go on-line with the Michigan State Police data banks, the Automatic Incident Capturing System, said First Lt. Gary Newell, commander of the Hastings Post. "That gives them access to all of our re­ ports." said Newell. Robinson said the Hastings Post is unique because, unlike the majority of other posts, there is no expressway to pa­ trol. "Their strength here in Hastings is their community orientation," said Robinson, "and communication with other law en­ forcement agencies." He said the Hastings post, which handled 4,668 complaints last year, allows the staff to be part of the community that they serve. "This is one of those posts where the lo­ cation allows that staff to be a pan of the community, and I think they have that here," he said. D&W CEO says we must start healing racism by ourselves transformation of hearts and minds. The by David T. Yount Episcopal church said racism perpetuates the myth of the superiority of one race. Even the conservative Christian Reformed Church in 1993 asked how the church Editor The turnout of fewer than a dozen al last week's First Friday forum on racism spoke volumes about the problem. -Racism is a very disturbing subject, so people avoid discussing it," said guest speaker Robert Woodrick. president of the community can be resistant to racial har­ D&W Food Centers. Woodrick admitted years ago. voted to repent for its policies of he is no expert, but he has felt compelled racism and ask for forgiveness. Woodrick said that perhaps pastors of churches are reluctant to talk about racism mony. In a bold move, the Southern Baptist Convention, the defender of slavery 150 to speak on the topic all over West Michi­ gan over the last six years. "We don't talk about it. We're indifferent or we try to ignore it." he said. "We'd because it's uncomfortable, which may cause congregation members to leave and seek out churches that make then "feel rather remain unconscious about it. We don't want to dig deep and examine our feelings. We're more comfortable with the status quo. If we dig deep enough, we might find shame, embarrassment and pain. "Many won't come to grips with this be­ cause becoming exposed to the truth can be good." On an individual level. Lee Atwater, campaign manager of George Bush’s ag­ gressive 1988 presidential campaign, said as he lay dying of cancer. "My illness has helped me see that what is missing in soci­ very painful. " Woodrick agreed with the notion that things have gotten better for people of color in America over the last 30 to 40 ety is what is missing in me — brother­ hood." The speaker said he has a personal stake in trying to help heal racism. He has two grandchildren who are of Asian descent. "They stand a good chance of being deni­ grated simply because of who they are." he years, but too many white people now are complacent and have fallen into a false sense that economic, social and moral in­ justices no longer exist. He said racism has been allowed to grow and fester, and it's said. Woodrick said what needs to be done is for each individual to examine himself or herself, and like the new member of alco­ holics anonymous, recognize the problem perhaps the most dangerous disease in the nation today. "Racism today is like smoking, it's not ^apcially acceptable.- he said. < But perhaps racism has only gone under<pound "I have come to the conclusion that you 'have to go outside your comfort zone to jdeai with racism." he said. "Racism is a D&W President Robert Woodrick told a sparse First Friday forum audience that racism is a necessary, but difficult problem to talk about honestly. within. "We cannot remain sjlent." he said. "We must become involved in eradicating this evil... We have to focus inward every time we have feelings. It requires complete hon­ esty and complete vigilance. We must overcome years and years of lies and mis­ conceptions. "We must start with ourselves and then talk about it in our churches... If you're a thinking person, you will come to the con­ clusion that we should be ashamed." He noted that Malcolm X said, "Racism has caused as much harm to this nation as any invading army." When asked by Ruth Pino about D & W's hiring practices for minorities, Woodrick said that close to 10 percent of the grocery chain's employees are people of color, up from 1 percent about five years ago He added that D &. W’s vice president of human resources, director of training and director of workers’ compensation all are minorities. "Our experience with the people we have now has been nothing but positive," he said. Woodrick said the Grand Rapids Cham­ ber of Commerce has initiated a project through the Employees Coalition for Heal­ ing Racism. He told the sparse First Friday audience that in West Michigan there are separate societies. All you have to do is go to the Van Andel arena and count the number of blacks or scan the Grand Rapids Press weekly pages of engagements, wedding and anniversaries. Woodrick may have surprised his audi­ ence when he said he has been a longtime Republican. However, he noted that the gap between him and the GOP grows daily. Massive contradiction to our values and beE^sft. It violates democratic principles, oui tybnse of justice and Judeo-Christian princiBut why don't the churches come to Sips with this disease? They approve the &urquo* K- He added. *1 have been taught that all £*sen and women ate created equal and I be•jteve that our democratic principles were apunded on tolerance of differences and muSal respect. I believe justice is one of the nmenwoes of a democratic society * §'!n the previous century, too many Murches condoned the 30 to 100 lynchings JM America %'How could they allow them to conriffnue." he asked. "Churches have con­ formed to the culture. They lake away their right to lead us down the path of virtue." Woodrick said that white people still have no concept of what it’s like to be Hastings man honored for environmental work, cont. lions of dollars on environmental cleanup you want to be sure when you're relying on information from labs that they are doing it correctly...There are standards that they are supposed to follow, but they are not regu­ lated. "What Harry wants to do is bring them in under sort of an umbrella of regulation and testing to make sure that when they generate a report, a test, that it is accurate, it is consistent and that when we rely on information that we can be better assured it is correct." Bennett said. During the ceremony, he said "After ev­ ery MUSTFA (Michigan Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Policy Board) meeting Harry would come up and give me words of encouragement (after tan­ gling with bureaucrats). We certainly formed a very good friendship because of our great times on that board together.” Adrounie, during the event, also received a special Michigan Legislative tribute, signed by the governor, state senators and Geiger, for touching so many lives for the public good. The tribute noted that Adrounie has "im­ pacted the state as a wise and vigorous edu­ cator. He has a love of learning , and fo­ cused teaching others the lessons he had learned..." Besides serving on numerous boards and commissions, the tribute said Adrounie founded the Michigan Association of Local Environmental Health Administrators. Currently. Adrounie's tireless advocacy for the adoption of a state laboratory accred­ itation program "best reflects his depth of devotion," the tribute said. Adrounie "is blessed with a wonderful family and close friends..." Geiger told the gathering that he has "always cherished my relationship with Agnes and Harry, both. They are advisors. They are people I can confide in. people I go to for information and advice, but most importantly I just consider them my friends. And that's the greatest honor for As a living tribute and to commemorate Adrounie's service to citizens of the Hast­ ings area community, the state and nation. Adrounie was presented with a living white pine tree, donated by Our Roots Nursery in Hastings. "We're very lucky in this state in that we have just tremendous gifts in our resources...it’s something that almost no other state has...* Dick Posthumus Senate Majority Leader "Dr. Adrounie's knowledge of environ­ mental issues is legendary." Emmons said in a prepared statement. "Often Dr. Adrounie is called upon by national and in­ ternational institutions to share his knowl­ black. "If I had to live with what the black man has to live with, knowing my tempera­ ment. I'd probably be in Jackson prison to­ edge. which he willingly does. His tireless devotion to keeping Michigan a healthy state is just one of many reasons for honor­ day," he said. He mentioned that the late Arthur Ashe, known as a gentleman, said it was more difficult for him to be black than to have AIDS, the disease that eventually killed ing him with this award." Emmons detailed some of Adrounie's ac­ complishments. noting that he was bom in Battle Creek and had retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Air Force. He has served as a member of the state Hazardous Waste Policy Committee and is a former him. Black drivers are pulled over most often by police and blacks are often followed around in retail stores. The moral issue. Woodrick said, is based on two of the most important command­ ments: Love the Lord and love thy neigh­ director of the Berrien County Environmen­ tal Health Division. Locally, he is cur­ rently chairman of the County Solid Waste Oversight Committee and the County bor as thyself. However, our unwritten re­ visions say. "as long as the neighbors look Solid Waste Planning Committee. Adrounie studied and taught environmen­ tal health issues for more than 15 years during his military career and civilian life, Emmons said. She noted that he has taught at the University of Hawaii. American University in Armenia. American Univer­ sity in Beirut and in the Middle East and and act like us." "All bigotry is a contradiction to God's will." he suggested. Interestingly, he said that too many mis­ sionaries to Africa have done more harm than good because they're treated the native people like children and have asserted their supposed superiority. Woodrick said that churches from time to time have tried to take up the cause of healing racism, but the problems persist. For example, the Catholic church called it a "radical evil" and suggested a radical me to be here...** South America. "Harry, you really are a world traveler, Among the dignitaries on hand in Hastings last week to honor Harry Adrounie for his efforts to help protect the state's natural resources are (from left) Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus. Sen. Joanne Emmons, Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell. Adrounie. State Rep. Terry Geiger and Sen. Loren Bennett. and we're really glad you came back to Hastings," Emmons said. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 Pay attention to the quiet ones * LETTERS from our readers... To the editor: Another reader questions contest To the editor: I am writing in response to Barbara Love’s letter last we :k questioning the fair­ ness of the judges al the Karaoke contest al the fair. I lose the karaoke contest. I go all three nights, every year, but I have not been able to figure out what these judges arc judging on It sure isn’t talent. I didn’t see the Jr. Karaoke contest, but I sure heard people complaining that Ashley Morgan, 11 years old. and a dynamite little singer didn’t even place. Well by the time the adult karaoke con­ test was over. I heard a lol more complain­ ing Please don't think any of the names I mention arc family or friends. I only know of them because of seeing them sing at the karaoke contest. A singer from Grand Rapids by the name of Rob Hansen has yet to place after four years. He is one of the most talented guys I’ve ever heard. I’ve sang myself for 38 years so I have heard a few singers in my day. This year, there were eight places. Do you think he even placed? Of course not. boy hai or sing the country songs Is that it. judges? What about Jeff Lcvendowski from Kala­ Although people were clapping, screaming and yelling before he even started singing, during and after, the judges must not have been listening. He brought the house down Well, maybe they* always judge him the same because he doesn’t have a full head of not sec if* The fans seem to be able to tell who has done an above average perfor­ hair or a slim waist. He doesn’t wear a cow­ mazoo'.’ Same thing, brought the house down never even placed Oh. yes. three or four of the same people that have placed every year won again! Let's get things straightened out judges How about judging on talent? How can you mance Why can't you? I have video tape of these guys singing for anyone who thinks I'm not telling it like H is To let these peo­ ple go away every year as if they have no talent is shame. Shan Watson Delton Write Us A Letter: My kids and I went to Bryan Lee's funer­ al on Aug I. What a tnbutc it was to Bryan’ You should have seen how many came to show they cared. Dunng the service, everyone there was asked if there was anything that they want­ ed Io say. I'm sure that many would have liked to speak: but. if they were anything like me. the lump in their throat wouldn't let them The lump, you sec. was the only thing holding back the tears This tragedy can happen to any family... yours or mine. You know how upsetting it is to watch others who arc in pain. 1 knew then that I would have to write H down in order to say it. I have nut always lived the way a real Know Vour Legislators: U5. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Inring, Carlton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Ernmona, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Americans should demand more from leaders To the editor: Why would President Bill Clinton and his lawyer want to see the videotape of his deposition in the Paula Jones case so they can “study" his body language and ges­ tures? This docs not sound like a man who plans on telling the truth! Monica Lewinsky is the least of this White House's problems. Janet Reno will have to appoint an independent council to look into illegal fundraising and that spells major trouble not only for Clinton but also his “No controlling legal authority," wood­ en sidekick Al Gore. Both the Director of the FBI. and the special prosecutor Ms. Reno herself brought in. have concluded this is a serious matter involving national security issues and a web of fraud and deceit that they tes­ tified leads inside the Oval Office and to the inner circle. Arc we really surprised? Look at the list and body of evidence that these men point to: White House coffees designed to raise millions. Lincoln bedroom sleepovers with a price tag. Buddhist temple monks laun­ dering money with the DNC and Al Gore, Russian mafia arms dealers. Columbian drug lords and Communist Chinese weapons smugglers. These arc just a few of the Clinton/Gore White House guests they took money from and in the process broke the campaign finance laws of this country (in spite of what the Democrats say there are laws on the books that prohibit everything these people did) and also compromised our national security. Look what is happening around the world today. The defiance of dictators and terror­ ists tells me they have no fear or respect for America (i.c. Bill Clinton) and shows why a president's character and moral authority arc so important to America’s well being. Ask yourself this: If Bill Clinton is so willing to lie about something as “trivial" as sex with an intem then what else has he lied about and what would stop him from lying again? It’s time Americans demanded more from their leaders, not less. Maureen Dudley Dowling Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at.. 616-945-9554 steers Bryan was there, too BccaRe Bryan did his duties without a wwd or fuss, I didn’t really say much to him. Of course, you've heard how the squeaky wheel gets the grease, nghl? Stop and take a look at the hard-working quiet onss, because they arc the real treasures. .n Linda Falcoqgr, Welcome Comers 4-H Dogs being shot in neighborhood; To the editor: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of ‘cards of thanks- will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • ‘Crossfire* letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Christian should. I have made some mistakes I can't take any of them back .. but what I can do now is try harder every day to make a difference and learn more about what my responsibilities arc. I thought I was doing better, but I made another mistake with Bryan I didn't take the time to get to know him. We spcntflfl week at the Barry County Fair with HR If you live in the Tanner Lake Road area keep a close eye on your dog. Someone in the area is shooting our dogs Wednesday. July 22. I heard gun shots from a particular house. I heard a dog yelp, more gun shots and the dog yelp again. Everything went quiet. I went to the neigh­ bor’s home and their dog had been shot in the face and neck. This was a small beagle on the trail of a rabbit and happened to enter the swamp joining the two properties. The dog died! On July 31. there were more gun shots. Another dog came out of the swamp and hid under the neighbor's trailer. The skin had to be removed to get the dog out. No amount of coaxing worked. The dog was too frightened to even come to its owner. About a year ago. a neighbor found his dog lying dead at his dog house. The has been shot through its legs and bted tc| death. Another dog was found by a hunteq with an arrow in it. Yes. we need to keep our dogs a home, but if our dogs cross the property line thfre arc more humane and legal ways of han­ dling the situation. % Our dogs arc loved members of our fam­ ilies. Would the suspected shooter like it if we shot one of his sons for crossing ih<* property line? After all. they arc old enough to know better. Outraged means to make furious and wc (myself and other citizens) are furious about a violent attack, especially on our rights and feelings. It is a flagrant offense against order and dignity. We arc angered by a great injustice. Fran Lanouc Communication from CONGRESSMAN Z NICK SMITH : Putting children first... As the summer months quickly come to the right to a quality education, and no chiYd an end. parents and kids arc prepan ng to go back to school. This is often a time of should be left behind in poorly performing schools just because of where he or she lives or because of his or her parents* finan­ cial situation. That is why last week we passed a provision that would give th^t choice to parents in the D.C. public school mixed emotion. At least, it always was when I was growing up and attending pub­ lic school in Addison. As much as we enjoy having a summer vacation, we also look forward to going back to school and seeing favorite friends and teachers. As I have traveled throughout our distnet. I’ve seen so many wonderful public schools. It makes me more determined than ever to make sure that every child in Amer­ ica attends a violence-free, drug-free school. Children simply cannot learn if they arc afraid or disadvantaged because of drugs. Drug abuse, which has always tend­ ed to occur most in larger cities, has now filtered into suburban and rural areas and seriously impacted a child's ability to learn and grow into responsible adults. Last week in Congress, we confronted one of our nation’s worst performing school systems in the Distnet of Columbia Many of these schools lack basic equipment, their roofs need repair, and their corridors often arc plagued by drugs, gangs, and crime. Understandably, many parents arc reluctant to send their kids to school each morning. The D.C. schools arc certainly a far cry from our schools in the 7th Distnet of Michigan. We have to have more accountability and discipline in classrooms. Teachers should be given the tools they need to teach. And I strongly believe that parents should have a greater say in where their kids go to school. That choice should not be a privilege reserved only for the wealthy. Every child, regardless of family income, should have system . One of my top priorities in Congress is to work to improve our schools. And I’ve been moving ahead on one program totencourapj? more parental involvement in their chilfl\ education. When I was in the MichigXo Senate. I passed into law an education bill that worked with parents of at-risk childnm to help their children leam. In the process, of course, many of those parents became more interested in education - oftqn improving their reading comprehension by 200 percent to 300 percent. I’ve been able to include this philosophy in a federal bill that will reauthorize the Head Start pro­ gram for an additional five years anq expand Even Start. More importantly, we must make sun; that every dollar spent in Washington on education actually gets to the classroorp. That is why I've cosponsored and advocat­ ed the Dollars to the Classroom Act. whiejj would require that at least 95 percent of our federal dollars arc us<*d directly on local classrooms. Let’s senu our money to local school districts to distribute and in hands of people who know your child)* name. As a school year approaches. I wish all qt our parents, teachers, and kids a successful educational experience. I HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Public Opinion How should U.S. react to bombings? What are yoor thoughts aboui the terrorist attacks la Africa, aad how should the IMaad States react? Does the tragedy make yon fed teasreewe La America? Why nr Published by Hastings tanner. Inc. A Ovmon o< J Ad Grapvcs inc ’952 N Broadway Hasbngs Mi 49056 0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frndarkc Jacoba President VcaPresjden! 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My thought! ire that it's a horrible thing, but it’s just the way the world hat changed. Yea. I feel leu scene." ‘1 think we should study the situation ami not act too fast. I doot feel less secure. I think America is a basically safe nation.' ■r -• — X* i minx -lerronsm i> despicable; that someone would kill hundreds of innocent people just io get at tbeUaltedSiaiea.lt is frighteeing." '1 Wirt we should do soaerhug about it We rtnrtl be more cautious when k cornea to terrorist attacks." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1996 - Page 5 After just a week to learn 12 movements by Czech composer Anton Dvorak, the St. Stephan's Youth Orchestra gave an impressive performance at Fish Hatchery Park Sunday. The orchestra's stay in the Hastings area was organized by Bonnie Slayton and a volunteer committee and the concert was sponsored by the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County. Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell (left) greets the German orchestra's director. Campbell read an official proclamation welcoming the German musicians to the city. The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce gave the visitors special city Christmas ornaments as souvenirs and area businesses provided other gifts. Two German groups perform last weekend Don’t seek investment advice from strangers Investing is serious business. No one xVants to lose hard-earned dollars. Sorting through the multituzadc of choices, under­ standing the benefits and risks of each type of investment, deciding which are right for ybu. and then monitoring their performance these tasks arc not to be taken lightly. So why do people expect strangers to be able to provide personal financial advice in five minutes or less? A woman inherited about $25,000 and wanted to invest in mutual funds for the ! long term. To get the answers (o her ques- usually allowed for lump sum deposits by signing a letter of intent with the mutual fund. Finally, suggesting the woman put all the money in one fund or find a couple “she likes" is chancy. Unfortunately, too many investors “like" the funds showing the biggest gains in recent months Typically, tions: __ I. Was the market too high to invest all mance. Allocating your money among sev­ eral of these funds will minimize your risk fund or spread it among two or more? We are currently accepting applications for the following positions: vestigate a variety of funds and choose only > tions. she called a man giving financial ad­ vice on a radio talk show. The woman asked three reasonable ques­ ments? ' '3. Should she put all the money in one Hastings, Michigan these funds also carry more risk. Rather than picking a fund you “like.” in­ those that meet your financial objectives and risk parameters before you even con­ sider investing. Over the long term, mutual funds with a consistent growth pattern often exceed riskier funds with erratic perfor­ her money now? 2. Would it be more sensible to dollar cost average, investing her money in install­ Hastings Area School System even further. Again, these are general principles. There arc as many ways to invest as there are individual investors. Don’t expect per­ sonal answers from the media. We can only K-12 Educational Petra-Professional Health Care Para-Professional Early Childhood(CDA) Para-Professional convey general guidelines that have proven successful over time. For specific guid­ ance, ulk to a competent professional who QUf uftitd fifcr (p (nfcr fkr (tae (o (knot (kocr cf and therefore the woman should not be afraid to invest all her money new. The market could continue upward, making mu­ tual fund shares more expensive later, he ■nd. takes the time to understand your situation and goals. gon uko uotr bind rnougk (o skou 'gmpnfkij and As for dollar cost averaging, the man did­ n't feel it was necessary. He said this sys­ tematic form of investing senes two pur­ poses: (1) It makes investors fed more se­ cure to dribble money into the market, and The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week " The man on the talk show had instant an­ swers. He said the market was not too high, 56-15/16 — Amentech 46-9/16 ♦1-15/16 (2) It allows people with small amounts of Anheuser Busch 50-7/16 -1-3/16 money to invest. ' The man also advised the woman to put all the money in one fund — but if it made her feel better, she could divide the money among a couple of funds she “liked." Chrysler 56-9/16 +11/16 CMS Energy 41-15/16 ♦1/16 Coca Cola 79-1/2 ♦3/4 DAN Financial 24-1/4 -3M Dow Chemical 90 ♦1/8 This financial specialist knew nothing about the woman's age, years to retirement, financial goals, income needs or other in­ Exxon 68 ♦15/16 Family Dollar 16-7/8 ♦3/16 Frst Financial Bancorp 27-5/16 ♦ 1/2 vestments. How did he know these were the right answer for her? Ford 50-11/16 -3-11/16 General Motors 69 -9/16 His advice not to worry about the height of the market is generally appropriate. No Hastings Mlg 21-7/8 •1/4 IBM 128-1/2 ♦ 1-3/8 one can predict the best time to invest. More money has been lost by investors who Stayed out of the market fcanng a downturn (han by those who went ahead and invested. JCPenney 57-1/4 ♦1/4 Johnson A Johnson 74 ♦5/16 Kmart 18-1/8 ♦1-7® Kellogg Company 30-7/16 -1-1/4 McDonalds 64-1/2 ♦1-13/16 Sears Solid companies that earn money and pay dividends have always proved to be good investments over the long term. Most fi­ nancial professionals agree, the best time to invest is when you have the money. As for whether the woman should dollar cost average, that is a personal decision. Dollar cost averaging may be appropriate if it would make her feel more comfortable. 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The Stadtkapelle Wertingen International Youth Band presented two performances during Delton’s Founders Weekend. kwww.haslingscitybank.com Member FDIC ■W L a �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 Brandt death was natural causes, investigators say J-Ad Graphics New* Service A 23-year-old Dowling man. who was found unresponsive at his home last Thurs­ day afternoon and died about one hour later, is believed to have heen the victim of natu­ ral death, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Family members and emergency person­ nel. who administered cardio pulmonary re­ suscitation efforts, were unable to revive James Kenneth Brandt, who died at about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 6. "There is no evidence of foul play at this point." said Sgt. Steve Harper, "it could have been a disease or heart defects that msbody knew about." A death certificate filed at the Barry County Clerk’s'office Tuesday listed "hy­ poxemia cardiac arrythmia" as Brandt's cause of death. Interpreted, the term means that a lack of oxygen intake caused the heart to beat in an irregular manner, according to a medical source. Harper said Tuesday that an autopsy per­ formed at Pennock Hospital was inconclu­ sive and more tests are being performed in Hastings and at a Grand Rapids hospital. Michigan State Police Friday notified the media of Brandt's death, reporting that it is common "in this type of case" to treat the investigation as a homicide. "That means (hat when we go to the scene, we preserve evidence in case it hap­ pens to be a homicide, said Harper. "We want to protect the evidence and preserve the scene. It's just a normal process in any death. We have to cover all the bases." In the case of Brandt, however, homicide is not suspected, said Harper. Debbie Kiekover of Alliance Marketing gives a report on library survey results to members ol the Hastings Charter Township Board. DONOR pledges for library, cont. from page 1 .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 (616) Pastor, Steve Olmstead 758-3021 phone church Sunday Service 9 30 a.m.. Sunday 11 00 School Sunday am. Evening Service 600 pm . Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9275 S Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for .Adults. Teens and Children ship 10 30 a m Nuncry provided THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH day night service with live band 7 30 p m For more information 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar QIIMB3 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ call the church office nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 Pastor Ken Vaught Bedford Rd. Dowling 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. nights 6 30 p m M-79 West Randall 1716 North Broadway Road. Dowling. Ml Lacey 49050 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BARR\ COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 1616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ a m . Worship 11 a m . PC) Bov 63. drens Church Tuesday prayer and 541 N Hastings. Ml 49058 share lime 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas- lor Brent Branham Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5541 group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day vices Bnng the whole family Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Meeting at 502 I Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Morning Prayer 2nd A Sundays 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David T Hullwick. vicar al 948­ Church Independent Anglican Canada Synod HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood Icy. Pastor Church phone 945- 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 1674 West State Road. Hastings. for all ages Morning Worship ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m io 8 30 (grades 6-12th) Thursday day - 9 45 a m pm 7 QO p m Prayer Meeting (Child Youth Adult Bible Study. 6.J0p,m KidY quizzing. 7 00 pm -Bible 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar weekdays or all day week­ am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Senior Pastor. John Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Hour 6 00 p m 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Tune Out Wednes­ Sunday evening day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 1100 am. Litchfield Faithful Women. Bible Study. Womens more information 948-8004 Rev (art SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ajes 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUD)' Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care (Formerly the Hastings HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Brethren Church). 600 Powell Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pavtor I meriluv. 945-9224 Aug 16 8 00 A 10 (X) a m Holy Communion, 7 30 Family Choir. AAL Branch Satur­ day. Aug 15 '(8) Wine and- C'hccse Party. 8 00 p m NA Mon­ day. Aug 17 1 00 p m Youth 18 7 00 Ministry Tuesday. Aug pm Shepherding Comm . 7 30 OA Wednesday. Aug 19 7 00 Stewardship Comm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of Green Comer and Church Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ C hurch phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Broadcast of worship sersice over WBCH-AM 1220 at 15 6pm. Goodwill Class. Potluck Program Men Dinner Program 18 • 6 30 p m. UM Friday and Saturday. Aug 28 A 29 - Summer­ fest Need volunteer* u> help repre­ sent K52-922K Morning C elebration It) am Fellowship Time before the service United Methodist small group ministry, leadership training FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway, Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 Ci Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. Aug 9 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Sersice. 11 <M» am C ontemporary Sluds for all WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH Worship Service The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH • AM 4887 Coats Grose Rd Pastor Ben 122<> Nursery is prosided dunng father Charles itemng W hcckhair accessible and both Services We welcome Pastor Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Keller home' Monday. Aug p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 1100 am. Confession Saturday Church 4 00 - 4 30 p m ings. Junior-Senior High Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 (8) p m Youth meet­ Lyle Jablinski on October 8. 1997; also - Carl Albert Thompson, age 79. of Mud Lake, Delton, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 1998 at home. He was bom March 23. 1919 in Mr. Thompson is survived by one son & wife. Carl A. Thompson Jr. & Lisa of Jeanette. Pennsylvania, the son of James & Bertha Elizabeth (Dougherty) Hamilton. Virginia; one granddaughter. Elizabeth Noss & three grandsons, Carl A. Thompson. Mr. Thompson served on a Minesweeper Thompson. Michael S. Thompson. Cory with the United States Navy during World War II. He retired from Continental Carrieann Thompson; stepdaughter, Sandra Airlines where he an was aircraft in instrument technician in Los Angeles & Denver Mr. Thompson’s first marriage he was married to Loretta Diebcrt, and his second 10 7 00 pm Special Meeting of the Session This information on worship senices is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local busint sses 30. 1968; second wife. Betty on November 9, 1987; one son. Thomas R. Thompson on January 13. 1998; step son-in-law. George DOWLING - James Kenneth Brandt, age 23. of Dowling, passed away Thursday. August 6. 1998 at home. He was bom on August 15. 1974 in Seoul, Korea, the son of Kenneth & Joyce High School in 1992 and attended Kellogg Community College for two years. James had been employed for the past year at the Battle Creek Walmart. He enjoyed basketball, baseball. NASCAii and other sports. He attended the Nashville Baptist Church. NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER I IK S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. 770Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan Williams Funeral Home in Delton. A Memorial service for Mr. Thompson will be held on Wednesday. August 12. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Bernard Blair officiating. Private Interment will be conducted. Memorials may be made to the Delton V.F.W. Post #422. CADILLAC - Hazel Eunice Benedict, age 96. of Cadillac and formerly of Delton, passed away Wednesday, August 5. 1998 at Lakeview Manor. Cadillac. She was bom on December 4. 1901 in Crandon. Wisconsin, the daughter of Henry & Sarah (Messier) Craven. She farmed with her husband for many years at Big Cedar Lake near Cedar Creek. She was married to Leon Benedict in 1922. Hazel loved crochetting, whistling and playing the piano. Mrs. Benedict was preceded in death by his her parents; husband, Leon in 1968 and a grandparents. Clyde & Margery Brandt & Mattie Hendrickson and an uncle. James great grandson. Michael Benedict in 1986; also a sister, Vcarl Lindsay in 1980; & a brother. Harry Craven. Hazel is survived by one son. Maurice James was preceded in Brandt. James is survived by death by his parents, Kenneth & Joyce Brandt of Dowling; sister, Kimberly Brandt of Dowling; brother, Thomas Brandt of Seattle, & Dorthy Hendrickson of Holiday. Florida; special friend. Melissa Battcrson BOSLEY PHARMACY Greensburg. Hazel Eunice Benedict FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings ■ prescriptions’’ of Cremation has taken place at his request. November of Battle Creek. Funeral Services for James were held Monday. August 10. 1998 al the Nashville Baptist Church. Pastor Lester Degroot officiated. the Rutland suit, Hastings Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said, and also save the township from having to sue the city sepa­ rately if Rutland wins judgment against the city. In the report on the library survey re­ sults. Debbie Kiekover of Alliance Marketing said that of those surveyed, ovi three fourths liked the idea of a district li­ brary and nearly 64 percent of all respon­ dents indicated they would vote yes on funding a district library. A written sum­ mary of survey results said that respondents felt "the district library idea is appealing because it will make the library available to everyone and. for city of Hastings resi­ dents, will be financially beneficial. Many who do not like the district library idea eh ther have concerns about money or think the current library is fine." Respondents said they would pay an av* erage of $72 per year for the library fund. Fehsenfeld said that a new facility is needed because "if you look at the amount of activity taking place, we should have four to five times as much space" as the Virginia, and Violet Nebcrt of Jeanette, Visitation will be held Wednesday. August 12. 1998, from 10-11:00 a.m. at the Washington; nephew. Gary Bell of Dowling; maternal grandparents. Nelmcre Hastings Allen Galli; life member of Delton V.F.W. Post #422; He was preceded in death by his first whether it would be advisable to enter into the suit with Rutland Township. Joining Rutland's battle would lend credibility to post office. Also, he said, "the technology is terribly inadequate." grandson, Timothy he coached Junior High Baseball. He was a wife. Loretta on township, but the city is sot living up to the terms of that agreement. Hastings Township Board members Tuesday voted to get legal advice as to special Louise Jablinski of Kalamazoo; one step Berl Thompson Pennsylvania. Hickory Comers American Legion Post #484 & Delton Moose Lodge #1649. Mr. also contends that the city and *ownship forged an agreement in 1992 for extension of utility services to properties in the “Daughters”. Pam, Penny, & Susan; two sisters, Bertha Thompson of Yorktown, A. Thompson; one great granddaughter, O’Keefe. He enjoyed fishing and in his early years Thompson has lived at the Mud Lake residence since January of 1987. system in Rutland without a franchise from the township, which the suit says is contrary to the Michigan constitution. It existing building provides. Forty percent of the library's collection has to be housed in the basement, he said, and can only be ac­ cessed with the help of a librarian. The building is also old, he said, dating back to 1926 when it was first built for use as a marriage he was married to Betty Louise WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings 1952 N Broadway three brothers, and a special friend, Roberta Kitzmiller on June 27. 1996. Pennsylvania; two brothers, Earl Thompson of Irwin, Pennsylvania, and (Hendrickson) Brandl. James graduated from Hastings High Nursery, children's min­ istry. yo.'«h group, adult First Church Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 Jefferson has filed suit against the city, charging that the city is operating a municipal water Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Saturday. Aug Mass School Pastor Ihm Roscoe. (517) 805 S the city over water and sewer extensions It infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Catholic Church. Hastings Meeting at Maple Valley ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rutland Township, where the KCC campus is located, is currently feuding with Worship • Child care available for Tuesday. Aug GRACE COMMl MT) CHURCH Carl Albert Thompson DELTON 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Rose Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Organist ner free building with elevator to all floors A mission of St Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m • meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m South Rev rector of Music and Pastor Grace North St. Hastings 502 E Grand St . Hastings. Pastor Nashville Father Charles Fischer. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E streets. I>r Bufford W Coe. Pastor Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. Men. Bible Study Call church office for Darlene or Faithful day Litchfield further information call the church Prayer or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Carl Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For office 1928 Book of Common - Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ Broadway. Hastings. Ml p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Pastor getting water and sewer out to the new fa­ cility. Sun­ Wednesday • 9 CX) a m Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are 3185 N Community College campus in Rutland Township. Fehsenfeld said that was a pos­ sibility, but there could be a problem with Sunday School. ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron 49058 An audience member asked whether the new library could be placed on the Kellogg 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 ebration for adulis "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade care provided) Shorkey. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Get EXTRA COPIES of The Banner at many locations around the county. wrap around the city of Hastings were the most logical place to start.'' Another person on the library board said that outlying libraries in the county are "underfunded and underused." Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh). !045am Nursery provided Sun­ Quiz (ages St. Rev a m Morning Worship Wednesday Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Course am to 12 noon Sunday Morning ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes home Free Bible C orrespondence 4-J95 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 pm HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Norman Brandt, whose funeral was Monday, was a 1992 graduate of Hastings High School and was currently working at Wal-Mart in Battle Creek. He enjoyed basketball, baseball. NASCAR and other sports. Brandt attended Kellogg Community College for two years and attended Nashville Baptist Church Kenneth and Joyce Brandl adopted James after his Aug. 15. 1974 birth in Seoul. Korea. James was buried at Union Cemetery in Lacey. M-37 South al M-79. Larry Hub- Rev 9604 St Andrew's is a pan of the Bible study 7 pm Bible Survey on videos in the Sunday ST. ANDREW ’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . also Nursery available for all ser­ School at 10 00 am. Worship ■ I 00 am. Evening Service at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m Michigan Ave. Hastings. James Kenneth Brandt charter townships have been asked to be­ come a pan of the district library, and Fehsenfeld answered that "personally I'd like to see a county-wide millage" (that would be used for a county-wide district library). "But you have to start somewhere. It seemed these two communities which & Beulah Benedict of Harrison; three grandchildren. Sandra Benedict of Harrison, Alan Benedict of Lake Odessa. Christin & Alan Swank of Delton; five great grandchildren; two brothers. Russell Craven of Hastings, and Arden Craven of Spring Hill. Florida; several nieces and nephews. Graveside Services were held Saturday. August 8. 1998 at Cedar Crock Cemetery. Pastor Matt Smith officiated. Workshop on watercolor to be offered here A two-day watercolor workshop will be offered from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 29-30 at Historic Charlton Park. The park is located midway between Hastings and Nashville, off M-79. instructor William Borden of Hanoveq Indiana is a signature member of the Amec ican Watercolor Society. He has taught three previous workshops for the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County, which is sponsoring this workshop. Painting on location and its special prob­ lems are the focus of the workshop. Charlton Park will provide many unique subjects for landscape painting. Some drawing ability will be helpful, but is not necessary. Students must bring their own painting supplies and a sack lunch. Borden is a graduate of the Oeveland In­ stitute of Art where he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in industrial design. Since graduation, he has been employed as a de­ signer by Ford Motor Company Design Center in Dearborn and the Ford Research Centre in Melbourne. Australia. Since the early 1970*. Borden has been pursuing a second career as a painter of landscapes and mechanical composition*. He retired from Ford and is now a full time watercolor painter. He also has earned many awards, and most recently has received first place in the Kentucky Watercolor Society's 1997 To­ tally Transparent Exhibit, a first in the fine arts division of the 1996 Madison. Indiana Chautauqua and first and honorable men­ tion at the ^96 Regional Exhibition XI in Indianapolis Two books by Chris Unwin include ev amples of Borden s work. The workshop will be held rain or shine, and the historic township hall will be used Burial took place at Union Cemetery in Lacey. as a classroom facility. There is a $60 fee. which includes ad­ mission to the park There is a 10 student Memorial contributions may be made to Nashville Baptist Church Building Fund. minimum and a 20 student maximum. To enroll, call Kathy Crane at 616-945-3782 Funeral Arrangements were made Williams Funeral Home of Delton. as soon as possible. Payment must be re­ ceived by Aug 17 to secure registration. by �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NGULIS A major event Friday. Aug. 21 is the annual concert in the park when the Big Band sound echoes through the beautiful wooded village park. The Arts Commission is bringing the Woody Herman band to town. Again, there will be dancing in the street with a block of Fourth Avenue closed. For the first time, there will be parking at the fairgrounds with transportation for peo­ ple and lawn chairs provided between the north end parking area and the south end concert under the trees. Picnickers arc welcome to bring their supper and cat at the many tables. Other­ wise, bring lawn chairs. The attendance has been above the hun­ dreds at each of the previous three concerts. This week’s date is the latest in the season for this annual event so darkness will fall I Olszewski-Elliott engagement announced Mr. and Mrs. Asher McGhee of Hastings -and Mr. and Mrs Al Olszewski of Califor- t,nia arc pleased to announce the engagement . of their daughter Amy Olszewski to Ralph . Eliott III Amy is a graduate of Hastings High f School and is the team leader of the Quality fontrol Department at Systcx Products . Corporation in Battle Creek. Ralph is the son of Ralph and Linda El,,iiott of Dowling and a graduate of Delton >jligh School. He owns and operates Elliotts .Dowling Body Shop. The happy couple will start their new life .together on Sept. 26. 1998. Otto-Royal exchange vows Darlene Lawrence of Hastings and Michael Otto of Battle Creek along with Bruce and Dorothy Royal of Nashville would like to announce the engagement of their children. Nicole Otto to Michael Royal. Nicole is a 1991 graduate of Hastings High School and attended Davenport Col­ lege and is currently employed at the Fed­ eral Center in Battle Creek as a travel agent for Satotravcl. Michael is a I988 graduate of Maple Val­ ley High School. He is currently employed at Bradford White in Middleville. A September 1998 wedding is planned. Wednesday. Aug. 19 at the fairgrounds. This appearance is sponsored by the local chamber of commerce. An annual event coming in Lansing on Sunday. Aug. 16 is the summer fest, hosted by Lake Odessa’s former resident Rex Gillette. It will be at the rose garden at Frances Park w'ith free food and music with the picnic open to everyone. Even the table­ ware will be provided along with burgers, hot dogs, sweetcorn, melon and condi­ ments. Bring a dish to pass, such as salads, desserts, or meat (other than the two pro­ vided). Rex was well known during his Lake Odessa years. He was the husband then of Virginia Wilson, now deceased. Advertising in Lakewood News touts sidewalk sales Aug. 14 and 15. Ingram 80th birthday open house set n‘ sooner. The orchestra will perform under the shelter of the bandstand built to commemo­ rate the nation’s bicentennial. Concert crowds each year have included people from Grand Rapids. Lansing, Laingsburg and beyond. Meantime many children who accompany their parents have fun at Swifty’s Place. There will be space on Fourth Avenue for parking for those with handicapper permits. The Lakewood Choral Society will serve cookies and lemonade for inexpensive refreshment. "The Kelly circus is coming to town on Please share Emma Jane Ingrams 80th 'birthday with us at an open house on Aug. ''’IS from 2-6 p.m at Hidden Valley Estates 4Club House. 520 E. Woodlawn Ave.. Hast­ ings. festival at East Jordan. Recent inquiries on early settlers came last week from a New York man hunting 'Mary Lee Sparks. Plainwell. 'J> Daniel Clyde Smith. Dowling and Cyn‘thia Dawn Mugridge. Dowling. Bcnjamen Richard Knauss. Middleville and Lauric Ann Gotch. Alto. 'J‘ Ray Emery Kennedy III. Hastings and Mary Sue Plcshc. Hastings. r Robert Gene Barton. Hastings and Amanda Lynn Miller. Hastings. Timothy David Shafer, Dowling and Shannon Ann Warren. Plainwell. Gerald Lee Lyons. Hastings and Anita Louise Cullers. Hastings. Richard Thomas DuMouchel. Plainwell &nd Rachel Larrainc Greene. Plainwell. * Jack A. Morlock. Hastings and Stacy Lynn Hoffman. Hastings. Jared Charles Camgan. Nashville and Michelle LaWcve Dennis. Vermontville. Jeffrey William Vogel. Nashville and 1 Christa Jean Pierce. Nashville. ’ State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry d ORDER TO ANSWER File No. 98-500-CH THELMA CLARK PLAINTIFFS VS '-ANN BENNETT AND HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS. LEGATEES. DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT Harvath-Stenzelbarton engagement announced Mr and Mrs. James Harvath are pleased to announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter Jessie Jean to Terry L.J.M. Stenzelbarton. father of Jordan and Amanda Stenzcl- barton. Jessie attended Hastings High School and is currently co-owner of J&T Locator Service. Terry is currently em­ ployed at Viatec. An August 29 wedding date has been set. Family and friends wel­ come to attend reception at four o’clock at 6130 S. Gurd Rd.. Hastings. information on the Tuppers and any possi­ ble living descendants, and a man who called the library from Ontario wanting information on the Musgroves. Organic Gardening magazine has a fea­ ture page each month on successful com­ posting. One story in the September issue is from Scarritt-Bcnnctt Center in Nashville, Tenn., a mission training school of the Unit­ ed Methodist Church. It is across the street from the Upper Room chapel on 10 acre campus. Across another street is Vanderbilt University. They compost coffee grounds, lunch scraps, leaves and grass, kitchen scraps and use the resulting “black gold’’ on Mary Jane Carlson gave the members a view of England through her description of a spring trip to Scotland. England and Wales in company with a friend from Rud­ yard. Their stops were in Perth, Edinbor­ ough. Inverness. York. Stoke-on-Trent to visit the pottery shops. Poole on the south. Isle of Gcmscy (Where they saw Holstein cows but no Guernseys). Cardiff and final­ ly London. In Scotland, they visited friends who had been in Grand Rapids some years ago on a teaching exchange at Junior Col­ lege and another friend at Ivor in Bucks County who had visited relatives in Lake Odessa earlier. She had on display panoramic views of many beauty spots and also pieces of Wedgewood pottery pieces. Election of officers for 1999 was held. Two members had attended Drive-in Day at the School of Christian Mission at Big Rapids in July. The unit will have circle meetings in September and members will attend the Lansing district annual meeting at Grand Ledge. The recent dinner held by Lakewood Christian School was well attended. Flyers on the tables listed school board members and princirJ Doris Huyck. Doris is a retired principal of West Elementary. Friends of the Library met on Tuesday. Aug. 4. The next meeting will be in October unless pressing matters necessitate a time in the interim They heard reports of the suc­ cessful sale at the park on July 4 A third wooden plaque has been made by Max Vipond to match two which has been used since life members have been noted on met­ al plates on the earlier plaques. Fncnds pro­ vided funds for the new rocking chair and oak clock al the library and food for the open houses held in June. They also provid­ ed funds for food treats for the story hour program. The rains which fell during the past week were very welcome, especially to people living north of Lake Odessa The brown lawns arc turning to green. One would hope that the curled com would revive in north­ ern Ionia County and Gratiot. The former Galaviz house on Alger Street has been razed and a new house is to be built there. The foundation is in place and drainage tubing was on site last week. The Galaviz home was built on Emerson Street, west of Johnson Street. When ReedJohnson Frozen Food company was formed, they bought the space for building the first frozen food storage and the house was moved to its new setting. Fourth Avenue, the fairgrounds street. Jordan Lake Avenue and then cast to Alger in the early 1960s. The 83rd reunion of the descendants of David and Olive Warner was held Aug. 2 at Lakewood UM church. Forty-eight family members attended. Kin came from Florida. North Carolina. California and many loca­ tions in Michigan. One of the family mcm•bers who came was Olga Warner Penzin, a writer, who was once a translator with the Wycliff Bible translators in Mexico. The family historian lives at Petoskey. Rykcrt men hold the presidency and vice presiden­ cy with Warners holding the other posts. Marie A. Warner of Clarksville is the recording secretary for 1999. An open house was held Aug. 8 for the 90th birthday anniversary of William Locniet of Clarksville. OHS Seminars LOSE@ WEIGHT Wliat is tile leading cause of blindness among tlie elderly? AND KEEP IT OFF! " • Drop 13+ lbs. 1st month! - No Dieting • No Craving! • Experience hypnosis-olus | for success! WRITTEN GUARANTEE I Mon.. Aug. 24. 1998 COUNTY SEAT RESTAURANT 128 S. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings 7 to 9 p.m. Register at door 6:30 p.m Call 1-800-437-2423 Only •39 Complete the 1,200 square foot demonstration veg­ etable and flower garden. Delores McMillen of California is visit­ Dr DvSwison CerHnd MypnctotK! MoMtonl SpeAer For im rtomakr (616) 637-2231 ► Look & 4 ► Feel Great! J Cash or Check • Visa/MC accepted Bring in Ad for Discount rand Valley Co-Op Credit Union and FCC Inc. would like to say Thank You to all these outstanding area businesses that took part in making our new Hastings Office, located at 329 North Michigan Avenue, possible. Give them a call for your business and household needs, and contact Grand Valley for your full range of financial needs at (616) 945-9754. FRIEDA V WASHBURN (P22012) ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ,210 LAKE STREET Kalamazoo Michigan 49001 345-1014* 1 At a session of said Court held in the City of Hastings and County of Barry State of Michigan, on the 21st day of July. 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher. Circuit Court Judge On the 21 st day of July 1998 an action was filed by THELMA CLARK Plaintiff against ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS. ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS, and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DE­ FENDANT Defendants tn this court to quiet title io a parcel of land situated in the Township of Hope County of Barry and State of Michigan de­ senbed as follows to-wrt Lots Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20) of Oak 1 Openings Wilkinson Lake Section 30 Town -.2 North Range 9 West ■ Commonly known as 19 Oak Openings. Del­ * ton Michigan IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE Defen­ dants ANN BENNETT and HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS and ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES QF ANY DEFENDANT shall answer or take such other action as may be permitted by law at the Circuit Court for Barry County. Michigan on or before the 11th day of September 1998 Failure to comply with this Order will result in a Judgment py Default against said Defendants fo» the relief {jemanded tn the Complaint filed in this Court Dated July 21 1998 dames H Ftsher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) Manan Weinberg of Buchanan, she spent the weekend at Saugatuck. Doug and Dotty Law son of Jackson spent Sunday with Mary and Ruth Shanks and both couples attended church. This was Marvin’s second time to get to a church ser­ vice since his November health problems. Doug is a former Lakewood band director and currently a tour director for a Jackson travel agency working especially with musical groups. United Methodist Women of Central Church held an annual salad luncheon on Monday with Doris Mossburg s evening circle serving as the hostess group. A tasty meal with a wide variety of salads, ham and rolls was enjoyed. The Michigan Calendar of Events has a big list for the weekend including a pickle festival at Linwood on Friday and a Walleye No gifts. ,n Howard Alan McNees II. Plainwell and ing her parents LaRue and Betty McMillen In company with her sisters Lorraine and FCC Inc. 8182 Broadmoor Ave.. SE Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616)891-4000 Contractors • CARPENTRY Oosterhouse Builders 10619 Braska Dr. Middleville. Ml 49333 (616) 891-8080 INTERIOR PAINTING Clark Painting 4601 4 Mile Rd. NE Grand Rapids. Ml 49505 (616)363-3900 ELECTRIC Caledonia Electric 8125 Cherry Valley SE Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616)891-9541 LANDSCAPING A SPRINKLERS Gootjes Associates Inc. 5700 Kraft SE Grand Rapids. Ml 49512 (616) 698-7300 EXTERIOR STONE WORK Oosterhouse Masonry 4343 108th St. SE Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616) 891-1023 PAVING . Rieth Riley Construction Co. 867 Egypt Valley Rd. Ada. Ml 49301 (616) 676-0446 FLOORS, DRYWALL & CEILINGS Heyboer & Bolt Inc. 5724 Clay Ave. SW Wyoming. Ml 49548 (616)531-2330 PLUMBING K & S Plumbing Inc. 6980 Hammond SE Dutton. Ml 49316 (616) 698-6760 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Cascade Home Improvement 610 East State St. Hastings. Ml. 49058 (616) 945-2952 STRIPING Parking Lot Maintenance Co. 5515 East Paris SE Grand Rapids. Ml 49512 (616) 698-8834 HEATING i AIR CONDITIONING Quality Air Heating & Cooling. Inc. 3395 Kraft SE Grand Rapids. Ml 49512 (616) 956-6776 Hours: Mon 10:15 - 6:00 pm. Tues. - Thurs. 9:30 - 5:00 p.m . Fri. 9:30 - 6:00 p.m. INSULATION Bazuin Insulation Inc. 852 47th St. SW Grand Rapids. Ml 49509 (616) 245-4045 WINDOWS & DOORS Bob's Glass 1031 Chicago Dr. SW Grand Rapids. Ml 49509 (616)247-3855 W �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 13 1998 Dear hauClaire (which was my home many years ago): Thank you fur a gotxl let­ ter that demonstrates a high threshold of tolerance and a lively sense of humor Both will serve you well LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTtMAT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Michael Alan Henning and Amy Sue Henning husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Fi­ nancial Services Inc . Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary 17 1995 and recorded on February 21 1995 tn Liber 625. on Page 293. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to Fleet Mortgage Corp a South Carolina Corporation fA/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp as assignee by an assignment dated February 24 1995 whch was recorded on May 8 1995 m Uber 629 on Page 763 Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty­ Seven and 54/100 dollars ($61 827 54) mciudmg interest al 9 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at pubfcc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m . on Septam­ ber 3 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan and are described as The South 50 feet of Lot 1 Block 7 of Bennett and Kenhelds Addition to the City, formerly Vil­ lage of Hast ngs Barry County Michigan, ac­ cording to the recorded pial thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 3 The redemption penod shall be 6 monthfs) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23. 1998 fleet mortgage corp FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC . Attorneys for FLEET MORTGAGE CORP. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98066275 (8/20) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald J Hermemtt ll and Demse J Hermenitt husband ’.nd wile (Ongrnai Mortgagors) to AMERIOUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee dated July 25 1997 and recorded on July 31. 1997. m Ubar 703 on Page 551. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One and 64/100 dollars ($68,221 64). including interest at 11.50% per annum Adjusts Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2/1 and 8/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or tome part of them at pdDkc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Or­ angeville Barry County Mchigan. and are de­ scribed as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 2 North Range 10 West described as commencing at the North­ west comer of said Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 683 91 feet along the West fane of said Sec ten 16 to the point of beginning thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 seconds East 854 17 feet to the Centerline of Lindsay Road thence South 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 sec­ onds West 353 57 feet along said Centerline thence North 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 se­ conds West 634 33 feet to the West line of said Section 16. thence North 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds East 281 47 feet along said West line to the pomt ol beginning Sub­ ject to the rights of the pubic over the Easterly portion of said parcel as used for roadway purposes on Lindsay Road The redemption penod shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated July 30. 1998 AMERIOUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for AMERIOUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98075599 (8/27) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian E Hill a married man (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Glen­ wood Financial 1. Inc a Mchigan Corporation Mortgagee dated June 17.1997 and recorded on July 8. 1997 in Liber 701 on Page 21. Barry County Records. Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the FT MORTGAGE COMPA NIES d/b/a/ Cart I Brown Mortgage as assignee by an assignment dated June 17. 1997 whch was recorded cn July 8. 1997. m Liber 701. on Page 30 Barry County Records, on whch mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventh-Two and 49/100 dollars ($57,372 49) in­ eluding interest at 9 00*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statu” m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mod gage wd be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 o clock p m on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. Barry County. Mchigan and are de­ scribed as The land referred to in this Commitment situ­ ated in tt>e County of Barry Township of Hope State of Mchigan. is described as follows Parcel 1 A parcel of land in the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 20 Town 2 North. Range 9 West, de­ scribed as Commencing a! a pomt where the East side ol the C K snd S Railroad Right of Way intersects the 1/8 hne of Section 20. thence Northeasterly along the East side of said Right of Way 260 feet for a place of begmnmg thence West 80 feet to the Easterly bank of the former CK and S Railroad Roadbed thence North­ easterly along sad Bank. 91 feet, thence South­ easterly 59 feet to the West side of Highway M-43 at a pomt 48 feet Northeasterly from the pomt of begmnmg thence Southwesterly along the West sde of M-43 48 feet to the place of beginning being in Hope Township. Barry County. Mchigan Parcel 2 The South 60 feet of the following described premises A parcel of land along the Southeast sideofOtdCK & SRR described as banning at a point on the Northwest side of M-43 which lies South 77 degrees 47 minutes West 85 69 feet from the Northeast comer of Lot 8 of Recorded Plat of Cloverdale. Barry County. Mchigan thence South 27 degrees 40 mmutes West 261 20 feet along M-43. thence North 62 degrees 17 mmutes West 66 90 feet thence North 38 degrees 22 mmutes 30 seconds East 248 25 feet, thence North 77 degrees 47 mmutes East 27 00 feet to the pomt of begmnmg Hope Township Barry County. Mchigan The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the dale of such sale, unless determmed abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16. 1996 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 . Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98066009 (8/13) State of Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Barry ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION File No. 96-500-CH THELMA CLARK PLAINTIFFS VS ANN BENNETT AND HELEN ADAMS ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS. LEGATEES. DEV'SEES AND ASSIGNS. AND ALL UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF ANY DEFENDANT FRIEDA V WASHBURN (P22012) ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210 LAKE STREET KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN 49001 345-1014 At a ses&xi of said Court held m the City of Hastings and County of Barry. State of Mchigan on the 21st day of July 1998 PRESENT The Honorable James H Fisher Crowl Court Judge The Piamtrff s motion for Service by Pubicabon ts hereby granted under MCR 2 106 Maihng shaH/shail not be required under 2 106 D2 Dated July 21. 1998 James H Fisher Circuit Court Judge (8/13) Have van heard? MANPOWER _______ same ! h i o Jar you Manpower has partnered with an Ionia auto bumper manufacturer to provide a high quality workforce for expanding employment needs. Many full-time positions available with potential for overtime. Excellent starting pay and benefits. If you would like stable employment with much potential for growth, and are dependable, apply today! Orientation on scheduled Fridays for; Assembly, Platting, Press Op., Welding, Buffing Starting oav ranees from $8.20 to $10.05 plus overtime! Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market Street (Behind River Bend Travel) Call 616-948-3000 E.O.E. Ann landers What about deadbeat moms? Dear Ann Landers: Wc hear a lot about deadbeat fathers. What about all those deadbeat mothers who arc collecting huge amounts of child support, but rarely spend any of that money on the kids? Their chil­ dren go to school with holes in their shoes and clothes they outgrew two years ago Meanwhile, the mothers arc dressed to kill My ex-husband and I decided it would be best for our children if they lived with their father on his farm I live in the city and pay their father child support He takes very good care of the boys. It is evident that wc made the right decision. They arc growing up beautifully. Their fathers schedule is more flexible than mine. He is able Io help with their schoolwork, which I am not. This arrangement is wonderful for me since it al­ lows mt tc pursue my career I am now dating a wonderful man. He is an excellent father who is paying a lol of money for child support Unfortunately, his children arc not having their physical or emotional needs met by his ex-wife. Il is obvious that she is incapable of raising them and the only thing she wants is the money. He has tried to get custody but has failed. Why can't society sec that some­ times the best place for children when there's a divorce is with their father? Sick of it in South Dakota. Dear South Dakota: I agree wholeheart­ edly and hope your letter will open some hearts as well as seme eyes. For the sake of the children, I hope all divorced mothers will read this and learn from what you have written. Forgive and forget Dear Ann Landers: I would like to add another voice to the argument that “once a cheater, always a cheater” My husband and I have been mamed for nearly 20 years. The early part of our mar­ riage was good, but gradually, our relation­ ship deteriorated Our attention Io each other was diverted to our children and my husband's demanding medical career. “Marcus’’ and I were in our own little worlds, feeling lonely and misunderstood Both of us took solace in the arms of an­ other person. When I discovered my husband's affair, I was hurt, but I could hardly be self-rightcous, since I was in the same position my­ self. I confessed my affair so he would know he wasn’t the only one who had be­ haved badly. Wc agreed to forgive each other and find out what was missing in our relationship and fix it. That was two years ago Our marriage is now stronger than ever because of our hon­ esty and willingness to forgive, and we arc grateful to have gotten through this to­ gether. I would like to know how others managed to maintain a long-term relation­ ship after things had gone sour. Still Mar­ ried in Vancouver. Dear Vancouver: Your candor is refresh­ ing. And now I hope others will accept your “invitation" to share their “forgive and for­ get" stories. make a list of close friends and relatives, and to please keep it small The young man's mother has just in­ formed my daughter that she is inviting the whole town Our town is small, with a pop­ ulation around 1,000. but that is too main any for this wedding The groom's mother is very involved with the school and says she has put up a notice on the bulletin board so all who read it will know they arc welcome Ann. I'm beside myself and don’t know what to do Another psoblcm is her lack of involve­ ment in the plans. My daughter has tried to get her interested, but the woman says our ideas arc “stupid " I don't want to cause any friction. Aim. How should I deal with her”’ Bedlam in Oregon. Dear Bedlam: Since the groom’s mother has already invited the whole town, let her know you arc serving punch and cake. Pe­ riod. If you can't change the location, tell your guests to come early because anyone who doesn't fit in the house will have to wail outside. Count your blessings that the woman has chosen not to become involved with the arrangements. The less input from her. the better. Meanwhile, keep a smile on your face for the sake of the children, even if it kills you. Summer guests Dear Ann Landers: The letter from “No Signature. Of Course," describing freeload­ ers who descend on those of us who have summer homes, prompted me to dig up a poem sent to me by a friend several years ago. I hung onto it because it expressed my sentiments perfectly. I don't know who wrote it. but I'd love to see it in your col­ umn. Too Often a Victim in Wisconsin. Dear Victim: Here’s your poem, but don’t expect it to change anything. These people never recognize themselves. Your Cross To Bear Guests descend like starved piranhas. On your freshly baked lasagnas. Dirty every dish in sight. But leave your larder clean and bright There you stand, your cesspool brim­ ming. Towels to wash from all their swimming. Being told with all good cheer. “Aren’t you lucky, living here!’’ Laugh it off Dear Ann Landers: This is for “Misidentified Out West," whose child was bom when she was 40 - and people as­ sumed she was the boy’s grandmother Per­ haps she’ll feel better when she realizes that the problem is universal and it happens to “grandfathers" as well. I was in my middle 50s when our youngest child. “Kelly." was bom Of course, nurses, doctors, clerks and others assumed she was my granddaughter One day. Kelly responded to a clerk. “He is not my grandfather - he just looks old." Since that time, wc have enjoyed many laughs while dealing with the wcll-intcntioncd who mean no harm. I’m sure “Misidentified” and her son will look back Same-name couple at those one day and laugh as wc do. Mean­ while. I am having a lot of fun attending Dear Ann: You recently printed a "how we met" letter about Blanche, who sat on middle school academic and athletic events, which arc a great deal livelier than senior citizen meetings. - Pushing 70 in Eau Claire. Wis. Harry's lap in a taxi on a hot summer day and left the imprint of her polka dot dress I ( »»//«•« turn of \f\ Favorite Gems of the Ibis' is the perfect little gift for that special someone who is impossible to buv for Send a self-addressed. business'/-<' en\ elope and a check or monev order l,,r 55 25 (this includes postage and handltng) to Collection, c o Ann Landers. PO Ho\ 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 On ( anada. 56 25) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the ( reators Syndicate web page at mwm creators com Copyright 1999 Creators Syndicate, Inc. on his trousers My wife and I had a great thnll out of BOV. Justin Conrad, bom at 4:00 p.m. on July 6. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to R. Troy and Kathy Carlson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs . 15 ozs and measuring 20-1 2 inches long. BON. Brady Lyle, bom at 8:17 a m. on July 7. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Jerry and Stacie McNccs of Shelbyville. Weighing 8 lbs . 11-12 ozs. and mcasunng 21 inches long BON. David Phillip, bom al 6:38 pm on July 27. 1998 at Pennock Hospital t. Andrew and Knstcn Cove of Hastings Weighing 4 lbs. 12 ozs. and mcasunng 18 inches long. GIRL. Alexis Mane, bom at 9:52 p.m. on July 27. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Karen and Jeff Edsinga of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs.. 10 ozs. and mcasunng 21 inches long. GIRL. Cathrinc Joel, bom at 4:10 p.m. on July 28. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Brandy Todd and D.J. Tossava of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs.. 15 ozs. and mcasunng 20 inches long. BON . Dakota Charles, bom at 119 a m. on July 29. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Scott Lumbert and Hollic Clevenger of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 lbs.. 7-3'4 ozs. and mcasunng 19 inches long. BON , Jakob Dav id-Allen, bom al 10.46 a.m. on July 29. 1998 at Pennock Hospital to Robert and Jennifer Elliott of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs.. 2-1'2 ozs. and measuring 19-1/2 inches long. BOY, Evan Lochlin. 7 lbs.. 4 ozs.. bom Aug. 2nd at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. He is welcomed home by parents Ren.cc (Taylor) Martin and Jim Martin, and brother Liam Grandparents arc Bill and Jeanette Martin and Keith and Deanna Taylor. Ton Christine Harding, bom July 24. 1998 - 7 lbs.. 20-1/2 inches, to Todd and Dawn Harding. Welcoming Ton home arc big sis­ ter Tara and big brother Tayior. GIRL. Emma James Morawski. bom June 16. 1998. 8 lbs.. 2 ozs., 21 inches, to Derek and Jenny Morawski. Grandparents arc Jim and Becky Lumbert of Hastings. Phil and Dale Thompson of Nashville and Dennis and Debbie Moraw ski of Florida GIRL. Ton Christine Harding, bom July 24. 1998-7 lbs , 20-1 2 inches, to Todd and Dawn Harding. Welcoming Ton home are big sister Tara and big brother Taylor. ‘ ’ The.Bugki^nd] that story, even though it had nothing to do with us. You sec. our names arc also Harry and Blanche. In our case, one look was enough to know wc were in love. So far. we’ve been welded together for 47 years. Harry and Blanche in Oregon. Dear Harry and Blanche: I’m sure that same-name couple will get a kick out of your letter. I certainly did. Town invited to wedding Dear Ann Landers: Our daughter, who is 19. is getting mamed soon to a very nice young man. He is also 19. The problem is his mother. The wedding is going to take place in our home, and wc arc limited re­ garding the number of guests wc can ac­ commodate. We have asked her to please Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Health Financial Service! Communication with people who care Mon Thru FH. • JO ■ J 40 Delton Office 623-5115 Farm, Buaineae Tracking. Hastings Office 948-3720 Toll Free 1-800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 Toll Free 1 888 223 3590 Fax 948 3744 11325 S Wall Lake Rd M 43 PO Bon 1OO • Delton Ml 511 W State St • PO Bo. 7 4'. HaMmgs Ml �From Tim® to Time... Circle Pines Center (Conclusion) Jovce F. Weinbrecht The Center celebrated their S(Xh anniver­ sary in rhe summer of 1988. over the 4th of July weekend. Regular camp sessions were held in the summer of 1988 with the first session starting on July IOth. Members or the parents of children were invited to stay on as a specialist or a counselor for the summer. That year Mary Olson and Tom VanHammon were the co-directors. The word went out that any one who was a musician and could attend the 50th anniversary, to bnng their instruments or the “tools of the trade” and any written music that could be played at the anniversary, any type. jazz. folk, clas­ sical or any other kind of music. Plans for concerts, jam sessions and a festival orches­ tra were to be put together for folk and bam dancing. Members and others were called on to become tent lenders as people would be coming from all over the country, and tent­ ing was one of the options. Everyone com­ ing to the 5(Xh anniversary celebration was expected to help with the many tasks involved and to share theii skills and labors. The celebration was carefully planned to cover all possible contingency. People came for this reunion from as far away as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Cal­ ifornia. New York. Chicago, Cleveland, Seattle, Texas, Virginia. Pennsylvania, Indi­ ana. Hawaii. Washington D.C. ;.nd many Michigan communities. There were four generations attending the event. A banquet dinner was held, music, dancing, sports, work bees. reminiscing and exchanging news about each other and what had hap­ pened in the cooperative over the years. Donald Rassmusscn. a former director, said that Circle Pines has been able to sur­ vive for 50 years because it performs a function which meets the need of people, for a low cost. Here they enjoyed nature, relaxed, got out of the big city and sw im in Lake Stewart. A memorial service was held by those in attendance to remember those friends and members who had come to Circle Pines and had departed from this life. There have been many persons involved with Circle Pines in many capacities. Some past directors arc. David Sonqucst; Dr. Don and Lore Rasmusson; Billie Altcmus; Bar­ bara Hoffer; Don Shall; Ric Timmons; Jay Bonsignorc; Mary Olson; Tom Van Ham­ men; Felicia Williams. Ken Dy singer. Each one has added something special to the her­ itage of the cooperative. The farmhouse which is the headquarters for Circle Pines Center as it appears now. July. 1998 Summer campers at Cirice Pines, (left to right) Alisha Oscharoff of Chicago; Eric Brown. Redwing, Mich ; Dawayne Edmondson, Chicago; Ellie Reynolds, Madison, Wise ; Jason Furman. Fla ; Kelsey McDade. Madison. Wise.. July 1998. camping sessions and all other times of the year. In addition to the Director, there is an assistant director, a bookkeeper, a legal consultant, an organic gardener, supervi­ sors of music, and children, a woodcutter, a full time job. a photographer, a naturalist, and a medical officer, cooks, swimming supervisors and counselors. All staff shares in more than one area of managing the camp. No one draw s very large salaries, but all needs of the staff arc met. The average age of staff is about 23 years of age and the camper ratio is about one staff member to two campers. Food is an important item at Circle Pines and they must be able to meet special dietary needs. Vegetarian diets, diabetic campers, children and adults arc served. Fresh produce is purchased in the area as much as possible. A modem kitchen, very clean, very well organized, in stainless steel, r. a source of pride to the staff. One young cook stated that he is looking for­ ward to serving the several hundred people who will attend the upcoming 60th anniver­ sary celebration. There arc scholarships available to those unable to afford the camp fees. These arc usually not full grants but partial grants to allow' for helping more youngsters. Schol­ arship funds come from a Christmas tree sale in Chicago and from individual mem­ bers as well. All Financial information is Board of Directors have served well over the years conducting the business of the cooperative The directors also came from many areas of the United States, coming together to share ideas, ideals and the basic philosophy of the cooperative. Cash flow has always been a continuing problem for the group but they have always strictly confidential, known only to the scholarship committee. Units at the camp arc divided into sever- . al groups. Acorn unit is made up of children grades second through fourth. Each cabin can house six campers and a counselor. In this unit the ration is six to one. The acorns managed to bring together the funding needed while keeping the cost of using the camp and sharing the programs affordable, not only for members but for non-members also. They have managed to keep growing, improving the programs and institutes and adding to the physical facilities. In the 1990s we find the garden still pro­ ducing vegetables for the table. This year. 1998. there arc tomatoes large globes of fruit ready to npen. There arc lima beans cook out a couple of times each week, and may spend an overnight at a site on the grounds. First time campers have a one week option in the acorn unit. The junior unit, grades fifth through eighth, is a unit of eight cabins which sleep four campers and a counselor. There is a covered pavilion in this unit where the campers can enjoy campfires. They also cook out some meals and camp out over night. Activities include swimming, hiking, and other vegetables growing there, and the garden is still fertilized by organic fertilizer PWith large bins of manure composting at the canoeing, crafts, drama and many other activities. The youth unit is made up of grades nine through 10. They stay in two cabins, one for boys and one for girls. Each cabin sleeps 10-12 campers and two counselors. They go horseback nding. spend a night camping out. and enjoy swimming, boating as well as the other activities. f garden’s edge. Work projects arc still very important to I the operations of the camp and the cooper­ ative. Everyone is expected to carry his or her share. Work periods arc carefully supcr. vised and timed to protect the campers from • over exertion. The Counselor in Training program is an important Circle Pines program. In this pro• gram youth campers arc trained to become • counselors in a supervisor project. • There is a resident staff on duty during Eldcrcamp begins on Labor Day and is planned around the desfres and talents of the participants. Other adult camps arc held from time to time, targeting mothers, fathers and other adults with programs and institutes fitted to the interests of the group and child care is offered to parents with children so the adults may have a time to concentrate on the program without the interruptions of child care. Apple Cider Weekend and membership meeting is held in October, but will be a lit­ tle different in I ?98 as the Gypsy moth lar­ vae feasted on the orchard, devouring the leaves and the buds so there arc no apples this year, but apple cider weekend will still be held. Some things have remained much the same over the 60 year life span of the cen­ ter. The farmhouse remains basically the same, but the old kitchen has been expand­ ed into a very modern stainless steel kitchen with state of the art equipment and can serve over 100 persons at each meal. An addition of a recreational porch along the cast side has given more space for activities and games and offers indoor space when the weather is inclement. The pine seedlings planted in the early 1940s and 1950s have grown into majestic pines, where the wind whispers softly and the odor of pine needles fills the air. The orchards planted 60 years ago have been maintained and replanted when needed and arc thriving today. The cabins built early in the life of the center, in the orchard areas and in the woods on the south side of the road arc still in use. Those in the orchard area are begin­ ning to show the wear and tear of time and so many active people. A plan for rebuilding the cabins was pro­ posed at the Memorial Day Membership Meeting, May 24. 1998. This program has a goal of replacing the old cabins with new ones, to be constructed on the original foundations slabs. It is estimated that each new cabin will cost about $5,000. This pro­ gram is titled “Adopt a Cabin” and mem­ bers arc invited to adopt a cabin either by themselves, by a family, or by joining with other members to fund a cabin. Another future building plan is for a Memorial Lodge. This would be a year round lodge, with a meeting room, fire­ place and stone hearth, kitchenette and three bathrooms. This building is estimated at a cost of $200,000 and some commit­ ments have already been made. Further plans for this building will be unveiled at the 60th anniversary celebration. The “Swallows." which was built from the beginnings of the farm granary, is still operating as a housing area. This building has nine rooms, with bunks, and sleeps four to six persons in a room and can accommo­ date up to 35 persons. It has indoor bath facilities, and central heat. Thi« allows for winter activities. Cabins for the acorns, junior and youth campers have been built over the years and offer protection from the elements. The bath houses with showers and toilet areas have been built over the years also, and updated as needed. Other “modem” additions, besides plumbing and the kitchen arc things like a copy machine, a computer and a page on the Internet with a Web page //www.circlcpincsccnter.org. and E-mail: circlednctlink.net and Fax: (616) 623-9054 in addi­ tion to the regular phone line. 616-623­ 5555 Circle Pines has the capability to take payments through Visa and Mastercard, a sure sign of the times. The pavilion which was built in the 1950s still serves the youth camp as a center for campfires and other activities during the summer camps. There arc three wells at Circle Pines in 1998. These must be kept in compliance A group of summer campers of mixed ages holding a serious discussion about spending July. 1998 with Health Department requirements. Cir­ cle Pines Center has passed the inspections for this year both with the Health Depart­ ment and with the American Camping Association with no large problems The old farm bam is still standing firmly, after having had to have some repairs over the past years. This serves as a craft shop in The “Swallows" where up to 35 campers can be housed, with central heating in the winter and working bathrooms. use Non-members enjoy the same nonjudgmental status as members, and are expected to carry a fair share of the work load. Current board members 1998-1999 are: Mike Domina; Robin Kaufman; Amy Lewis; Joe Likovcr, Mary Orlicki; Frank Rosen; Louise Schnecman; John Schneider; Kathy Sicgenthaler; Jennifer Sugal-Sheridan. RichTcreal; Judith Transue; Tom VanHammen; and Dan Weber. The current director is Dan Dcnov, who is assisted by Tracy Furman. The address for Circle Pines is 8650 Mullen Road, Delton, Mich. 49046-9751. While we arc aware that wc have certain­ ly missed many people who have con­ tributed to Circle Pines Center and its the basement, where the cut stone walls reflect its history and a milk house still stands on the north side. The upper level, once used to store hay is used as an area for holding plays, operas and other entertain­ ment. Old church pews served a second life as scats in the play house. The Recreation Hall, which was built over a period of several years, with its large fire place in the west end. still serves as a place to dance, to play games and many other events. Its 18 stone pillars and the large trusses salvaged from the Reid Opera House in Hastings arc very impressive and maintain their dignity in spile of the passing of time. The beach on spring fed Stewart Lake, remains clean and inviting. Many children have learned to ,.wim here on the protected development and programs, we have tried to give an overview of the past 60 years of a cooperative which has survived through many hard years, the end of the great depression. World War II with its shortages, Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on any one who dare to be different, the effects of racism, sexual bias, criticism by the community in which it is located and continuing financial needs, offering a unique service to the peo­ and safe place. Many canoe trips and boat trips have been held on the lake, as well as fishing expeditions. Over the past 60 years, there have been changes in personnel, boards, members and campers but the policy has remained the same. Circle Pines welcomes all regardless of social, or political beliefs, race, religion, age, sex. marital status, sexual preference ple who made their way there looking for or national origin. The Cooperative is still owned by its members, who each have one vote per member. Members still support Circle Pines with their labor, their yearly member­ ship maintenance fee which is set on an annual basis by the cooperative. Each mem­ ber is asked to sign a membership agree­ ment. Membership fees can be paid on an installment plan. Members who arc current with their membership and maintenance fees can use the facilities for a reduced rate. Non-members and members who are arrears in their payment may use the facili­ ties, but will be charged a surcharge for its inner peace, a return to the land and knowl­ edge of cooperation with others. Circle Pines Center and its members have an eye on the future and are making plans for another 60 years. Sources: Circle Pines Anthology. 1944: Circle Pines Center 35th Anniversary Anthology. 1973: Pine Needles, several issues over the years including Summer 1998: Pines Circular, several issues: Circle Pines Center, camp guides from several years covering several different types of CONTINUED, page 11 Introducing R. Troy Carlson, M.D., Family Practitioner Now Taking New Patients k. Troy Carlson. M.D.. board eligible family practitioner, began practice on August 3. at ThomappleValley Family Physicians, joining Diane Ebaugh. M.D. and Matthew Garber. M.D.. both board certified family practitioners. The office is located on the third floor of the Physician Center on the campus of Pennock Hospital. Dr. Carlson received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed a threc-year family practice residency through Grand Rapids Family Practice Residency. Dr. Carlson provides primary care services for the entire family including obstetrics and pediatrics. For more information on Dr. Carlson or to schedule an appointment call, 948-8057. �Page '0 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 Delton celebrates Founders’ Weekend in big way Area Girl Scouts and Brownies got to march down M-43 as part of the Delton Founders Weekend parade. Linda Blaszak walks with her son Joshua on his pony ride, while his sister. Nichole is not far behind. Beniamin Downs Jeff Matrix and Kevin Downs (from left) help reenact a Civil War Camp at the Founders Weekend Founders Weekend held lots of fun activities for kids. Here Jennifer Garrison (left) and Staci Boyle jump in the Moonwalk. Baked goods could be had at Emma's Amish Country Kitchen. Many craft booths sold an array of interesting wares at Founders Weekend. The parade featured many floats, in this one draft horses pulled this wagon. These boys try their hand at the Dunk* Tank, and hit their target on their third try 4 Warren and Joanne Sutherland were1 given a special plaque by Gary Buckland during the Saturday afternoon activities 1 LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILl BE USED FOR THAT PVR- POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fliearman and Jamie D Fliearman husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Source One Mortgage Services Corporation Mortgagee dated June 23 1992 and recorded on June 23 1992 m Liber 547 on Page 476 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Mchigan State Housing Devel opment Authority, a public body corporate and politic, as assignee by an assignment dated July 17 1992 which was recorded on August 24. 1992 m Liber 552 on Page 548 Barry County Records -on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and 69/100 dollars (S41 995 69) including m.erest at 7 40*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastnigs Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m on Thursday September 17 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot 5 of Block 11 Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings according to the recor’ded plat Identical twins Brooke and Shane Rkjderikhoff make bead necklaces to sell at their booth at the Delton Area 25th Annual Founders Weekend. thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Even plants and herbs were available at River Street Flowerland s booth. Tasty foods, including sausages, hot dogs and corn dogs, were part of the fun at Delton's Founders Weekend. (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98077193 (9/3) ' . ; J �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13. 1996 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division 220 W. Court Street Hastlngc. Ml 49058 (618) 948-4838 Case No 98-369-CH Plaintiff BETTY STORM The stone fireplace which was built in the Rec Hall in 1963, by campers as a part of their work projects July, 1998 From Time to Time, continued camp programs. "4 Brief History of the Founding of Circle Pines." John r Glass. "Reflections on a Cooperative Community Circle Pines Center " Term Research Paper. Deb Hoskin. \ov 21. 1989 and Feb. 5. 1990: Barn County History, 1985. The Chicago Journal. June 25. 1980. Reader. Section I. Chicago Journal July 28. 1989. The Reminder. Hastings. Julyt 12. 1988. Circle Pines Center Heb Page, www.circlepinescenter. org Maps and photos from members of Circle Pines Center. Interviews with I era King. (Dr Tern Morkovm). Dan Denov. Tracey Furman, many campers and stafT and people living in the area Defendants MARY VANDERMOLEN and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS DEVISEES OR AS­ SIGNS OF CHARLES D PRITCHARD OR AU­ GUST J HERBSTREITH OR OTHER UN­ KNOWN CLAIMANTS.WHO HAVE AN INTER EST IN PROPERTY IN SECTION 20 BALTI­ MORE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI GAN Jeffery L Youngsma (P40393) Attorney for Plaintiff JEFFERY L YOUNGSMA PC 9952 Cherry Valley Ave SE Suite A Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616)891-9310 TO Mary VanderMoten and unknown heirs, de­ visees or assigns of Charles D Pritchard or Au­ gust J Herbstreith or other unknown claimants who have an interest m property in Section 20 Baltimore Township Barry County Mchigan IT IS ORDERED 1 You are being sued by plaintiff in this court to quiet title in her name property located in Section 20. Baltimore Township. Barry County, Michigan 2 You must file your answer or take other ac­ tion permitted by law m this court at the court ad­ dress above on or before August 28 1998 ff you fa>l to do so default judgment may be entered against you tor the relief demanded in the com­ plaint filed in this case 3 A copy of this order shall be published once each week in the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks and a proof of publication shall be filed n this court 4 As the addresses are unknown mailing of a copy of this order is not required Dated Juty 29. 1998 James H Fisher. Circuit Judge (8/20) SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ & ASSOCl ATES PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSF MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bruce D Culver a married man and Donna Culver hi$ wile to Summit Mortgage Services Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated October 22 1997 and recorded on December 4 1997 m Document *1004869 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Banc One Finan­ cial Services Inc by mesne assignment dated October 30 1997 and recorded on April 13 1998 in Document 41010324 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty Nine Thousand One Hundred Seven and 79/100 Dol­ lars ($59.107 79) including interest at 13 375% per annum Under the power of sac contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 odock pm on Septem­ ber 17 1998 Sato premises are situated m Township of Prairieville. “ “ -Michigan Barry County and are described as LOTS 5 AND 6 OF SHADY HEIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS _________________ _______ RECORDED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6 1998 Banc One Financial Services Inc PETZ & ASSOCIATES PC 20902 Mack Grosse Pointe Woods Ml 48236 File #1346-117 (9/3) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A Tremain A Associates. PC Is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage mad* by JEF­ FREY ASA ABBOTT A SINGLE MAN to EOUICREDIT CORPORATION OF Ml Mortgagee dated December 6 1996 and recorded on De cember 16 1996 m Liber 680 on page 958 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to FIRST BANK NA TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE now known as US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated Apni 28 1997 and recorded on June 17 1997 m Liber 698 on page 595 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty two thousand seven hundred thirty five and 17/100 Dollars (S82 735 17) including interest at 9 450*. per an- Under the power of sate contained c said mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on September 3 1998 Said premises are situated m CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE BARRY COUNTY Mchigan and are described as LOT 27 OF SANDY KNOLLS PLAT. ACCORD­ ING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS PAGE 59 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from me date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain 4 Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 (8/20) CITY OF HASTINGS BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City C<*uncil of the Gty of Hastings shall hold a public hearing in the (jty Hall Council Chambers. 201 E. Slate Street. Hastings, Michigan on Mondax. August 24. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear and consider comments and questions in regard to a proposed local development finance authority plan and increment finance plan for the operation of a Local Development Finance Authority. These proceedings of the City arc being conducted pursuant to the Local Development Financing Act which is also known as Act 2X1 of the l*ublic Acts of Michigan of 1986 (“Act 281”).. BOUNDARIES OF THE LOC AL DEVEI OPMENT FINANCE Al I H( )RITY DIS1RET - The boundancs of the Authority District have the following legal descriptions of its proper!} located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan: The Youth Camp Pavilion where many campfires have been held over the years. July. 1998 COM AT A IT COMM TO I HE S BANK OF THE I HORNAI’I’I.F RIVER AND THE NW COR LOT 62 SUPERVISOR GLASGOW’S ADDN No 2. IHS l() THE NE COR LOT 60 SI PERVISOR GLASGOW'S ADDN N02.TH WTT AUG NOTICE • ’ NOTICES The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on March 20. 1996 by Chad R Miller a single man as Mortgagor to MamStreet Savings Bank FSB as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register ol Deeds fcr Barry County. Mchigan on March 22. 1996 at Liber 655 Page 12 (the Mortgage’) and on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty Three Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars and 42/100 ($43 037 42) as of the dale of this notce including principal interest and other costs se­ cured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the de fault NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday September 3. 1998 at 1 00 o'clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West Stale Street, tn the City of Hastings Mchigan that be­ ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at public sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located in Hastings Township. Barry County. Mchigan described in the Mortgage as follows The East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of Block 2 of R J Grant s Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof Barry County Mchigan Commonly known as 101 West Biair Street Hastings Mchigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sate August 11. 1998 are available in the County Clerks office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. AUCTIONS nvwllwllw lllinoii & lowo 0 N’l.Y LN LOT60TO A H WHERE THE SD N I Y I N IN I ERsF( "S NT > I N SI Al E Si TH SWT Y TO A FT COMM TOTHE SECOR LOT 7 JOHN LETTS FIRST ADDN ANDS’LY LN SDSTATE ST .TH SE LY ALG S LN SDSTATE ST TO A H WHERE SD S I N STATE ST INTERSFl s N LN (UNION ST TH W IY Alli N LN CUNTON ST TO A FT WHERE SDN LN CLINTON STI.NTERSK S E I N OR( HARD SI TH SALG E LN ORCHARD ST TO THE NW COR LOT U FAIRVIEW ADDN IH E 132 FT IO I HE NW COR |OI 33 FAIRVIEW ADDN. I H S ALG THE ST Y EXTENSION OF THE E LN I Ol 33 FAIRVIEW ADDN TO A PI WHERE SD E LN INTERSEC S N SEC LN SEC 20 T3N R8W.TH W ALG N LN SD DEC 165 FT M I. TO THE SECOR LOT I BLK 13 KENFTEl.D’S 2ND ADDN. TH S I DEG 49’ W I70FT.THN89DEG W 149 FL IH N I DEG 49 F IT) Fl IO I HF N I N SD SBC 20. TH W ALG SDSEC LN TO THE NE COR AMM()N EATON S ADDN TO I HE (TTY ()F HASTINGS. TH S ALG E LN SD ADDN TO A PT 16.5 FT S OF NE COR LOT 36 AMM( )N EAT(JN’S ADDN. TH E 32 FT. TH S 16X 42 FL TH W' 32 FT THE THE W LN (XJMM TO E 58 AC N 12 NE I 4 SEC 20 T3N RXW. I H S ON SD W LN 563 78 FT M'L TO THE SW COR OF THE E 58 AC N 1/2 NE 1/4 SEC 20. IH E ALG S LN 3 58 AC 1254 Fl M I IO A PI 660 Fl W2 ()F E LN SD SEC 20. TH S 990 FT AlXi THE W LN COMM TO E 660 FT S I 2 NE I 4 SEC 20 T3N R8W'. TH 3 660 FT TO E LN SD SEC 20. i H S 330 FTTO L4 POST COMM 1’0 SEC 20 AND SEC 21. I H E Al G F.♦ W I 4 I N 1320 Fl M I IOE BOUNDARY LN HAST­ INGS CITY LIMITS.TH N ALG SD E BOUNDARY LN 2685 Fl M I. TO NUCOR LOT 66 SUPERVISOR GLASGOW’S ADDN NO 2 AND S BANK OF THE THORNAPI1 E RIVER. TH N’l.Y ALG S BANK SD RIVER TO PO.B The following ts a map showing the boundaries of the Authority District Prop. #1105: Bi-level Home On-Site, Sat., Aug. 22 • 1:30 PM 944 Greenwood St., Middleville 1,200± if BUevel Home, Need j TIC, 3 Br/1 Bo, Den. Gas Heal, Garage, Storage Shed, Patio, Aluminum Siding OPEN HOUSE: Sat., Aug. 15 • 1:30 • 2:30 PM PLUS ot»;er properties CatoM.** •BjtfleC’ret. W • WarSnan. M • KHararoa. U • Three Awn. Ml Call, 800-272-6094 mio sent via ma# or tax back TEAM ONE __ _____ _______ Check Us Out On The Web! h 11 p ://www.tea mone. t o John Bipput « ISO E. Michigan Ave . Three Rivers. Ml 49093 Dated July 23 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (827) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate Fite No 98-22397-IE Estate of ILAH F CHEESEMAN Deceased Social Security No 229-32-7810 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the fc.lowing The decedent whose last known address was 9502 Cloverdale Road Nashville Michigan 49073 died June 3 1998 * An instrument dated February 11. 1981 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative George W Cheeseman 9502 Cloverdale Road Nashville Ml 49073 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notce Notce is further given that the es­ tate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it David A Dimmers (P12793) 221 S Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616/945-9596 (8/13) Maps, plats, and a desenphon ol the development plan arc available l«ir public inspection al the City ot Hastings ( lerk > office located al 201 E Stale Street. Hastings. Michigan 49(>5K M0nd.1v through Fndav between the hours of 9 00 a m and 5 30 p m Written comments pertaining to >aid hearing «ill bcrcLcned.it Hastings City Hall. 201 I. Stale Strve’i. Hastings. Michigan 49O5X Request for information and or minutes ol said hearing >lu»uld he directed to the Hastings 1 its (lerk at the same address as stated above I he City vvill provide necessan reasonable aid* and >crv ice* up»*n five Jav% iMicc to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone nuintcr hlb-945- 24bX) or I DD call relax senices I KOO M9 3T~ F.venl G. Manshum City Clerk �Prge 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13. 1998 < < me l< think < I it... New varsity girls hoop coach shooting for success What’s Wrong With Sports?, writer tells all Every Thursday. 1 proceed to my mail box... collect my copy of Sports Illustrated... turn to the back page... and often find a column written by one of my favorite sports journalist. Rick Reilly. The Life of Reilly the column is called. As 1 read Reilly's thoughts, my head often begins to nod in agreement. Last week's The Life of Reilly dealt with a very important issue. ... No. not the promiscuity of our president. ... No. not Fieger's ferocious fight to become Michigan's next governor. ... No. not any breaking news on the stupid National Basketball Association strike. (NBA don't got game!) ... No. not anything to do with those beloved Spice Giris. Instead, the Life of Reilly in the Aug. 10 SI edition was about What's Wrong With Sports. Reilly's topic was a spoof on another topic on the inside pages of the same SI. What's Right About Sports. In tribute to Reilly's masterful piece, here is my take on What’s Wrong With Sports: 1. Stiffs who complain about the 17th hole rowdies at the Buick Open in Warwick Hills. To tum the young guns onto the grand game of golf, it may require a few feelings of fun. The professional players and fans who accept the roars and the constant chants of In the Hole' are greatly rewarded. Those who do not. usually end up losing as a result 2. Scott Mitchell's attitude. When Mitchell signed on to become the Detroit Lions quarterback a couple of pigskin season ago. the NFL franchise paid him way too much. Mitchell owes his team and the team's fans plenty before he comes out breaking even on this whole deal. Frankly. I'm pulling for Charlie Batch to be the Lions' starting signal­ caller by the Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. At 9. That the Detroit Red Wings don't play 10 months out of a year. If so. we could do away with arena football and rhythmic cornshucking and see more Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov. Chris Osgood and Joey Kocur 10. That manager Buddy Bell .hasn't won a pennant yet with the Detroit Tigers. That athletes like Barry Sanders. Tony Gwynn. Yzerman and Grant Hill aren't paid the most because of their attitudes and that idiots Mike Tyson. Shaq. Sprewell. Reggie White and Claude Lemieux are still called professional athletes. Give me a major break! 11. (Bonus) That the Major League Baseball strike zone changes as often as Michigan weather. I don't care what team is playing or what pitcher is pitching, the MLB needs a universal strike zone and the umpires need to know it. No more Mussina Christmas panics and no more missed called strikes that result in a team hitting a two-run dinger to go up 2-1 instead of being down 1-0. The current strike zone is a farce and needs to be immediately corrected. 12. (Extra Bonus): That the Mid­ American Conference doesn't get more respect. MAC teams have proven that they can play with the best and don't deserve to be treated in the NCAA ranks like some second class Rodney Dangerfield. And now onto other importaant news. • MVC — Most Valuable Coach: Often we talk about the varsity teams and coaches, but fail to recognize the outstanding achievements of the JV, freshman or middle school jocks and mentors. Steve Kaiser, the Hastings High School's freshman girls basketball coach, professional actually may not be a proper term to describe these million dollar monsters. Like the Major League Baseball strike wasn't a good enough example of how a strike can tarnish a sport. Still, there is an upside to this matter: the Pistons roster in '98-99 could now nclude Jimmy King. Saddi Washington. Jim Havrilla. Darrell Dawkins and Lanrell Sprewell. 4. That the University of Michigan and Ohio State University football teams are both ranked in the top five of every pre­ season poll, but the so-called experts say it's the Buckeyes who are No. 1. If these so-called experts would do their homework, they would realize that OSU can't beat U of M... well maybe they can in another fascinating sport like water polo or rhythmic com shucking. If OSU does hope to beat the Maize and Blue, they may want to consider getting a replacement for head coach John Cooper. expected for next summer’s event. Nebraska Comshuckers. 5. That the game of football isn't played 10 months of a year and that the game of bowling isn't played in bar halls on Thursday nights. As far as football is concerned, arena football doesn't really count. As far as bowling is concerned, beer nuts should also be included in the Thursday night festivities. 6. Communities for Equity. Get real, will ya! 7. That Ryan VanDyke hasn't been handed the starting quarterback job at Michigan State University. Covering the Marshall Redskins. I will never forget the long bomb VanDyke threw in last year’s Class BB State championship game at the Pontiac Silverdome. If only Mitchell could air them out that good. The Spartans may have a great defense and a great runningback, but Bill Burke's name can not be said in a sentence that includes the word great. Coach Nick Saban, if you're as smart as I think, you'll start VanDyke Aug. 29 in the season opener versus Colorado State. 8. That television stations can find a lot of time to run those stupid, half-hour info-mercials. but can't telecast more good stuff like gymnastics. How much does basic cable cost nowadays anyway? new team, the varsity girls basketball squad al Hastings High School. He has coached seven years at the school, serving in numerous capacities with both the Saxon boys' and girls* programs. "Coaching freshmen and JV helps you to grasp the fundamentals." Allan said. "Each level has its own fundamentals... it's all a pan of a process." Working with all of the levels gives Allan the confidence to know he can achieve success as the varsity coach. "I would like to increase the intensity in practice (in preparation for games)," Allan said. "The mental pan of it, is the difference in practice." The girls varsity team's fourth coach in six years. Allan believes that having a strong grasp of the game's fundamentals is an absolute must. "By sticking to the fundamentals, well always be safe," Allan said. Today we had a much better practice; we need to tum up the temperature." The season begins for the Lady Saxons Tuesday. Aug. 25 at Lakewood High School. Last season, the varsity squad finished with an overall record of 11-11. in time, Allan hopes that all of the basketball teams from all of the levels can have a universal terminology. Defensive terminology was different from team to team in recent seasons and coordination can be a problem if that's the situation. Allan has benefited hom the education he has gained by working with coaches such as varsity boys' head coach Don Schils. Schils' Saxons achieved much in 1998, winning district and regional titles and making it to the Class B State Final Scott Allan hopes to lead the Lady Saxons toward many basketball successes in the upcoming future. He started his new job this week with the opening of pre­ season practices. Four. Allan says that Schils* program is a and. more importantly, for kids make him a valuable member of the Saxon sports staff. The proof is in the faces of the athletes who play on his teams. freshman quarterback Drew Henson in the waning minutes) 21. Ohio State 17. The Buckeyes thus are dethroned from being No. 1. setting up a January matchup between U of M and those beloved important to being successful in the sport of basketball. Allan began work this week with his is one individual who deserves special recognition. His enthusiasm for sports that time. Mitchell can start packing his bags, possibly for a return trip to Miami to play for a Dolphin team that, by that time, will be without Jimmy Johnson. Talk about poor attitudes. 3. The National Basketball Players being on strike. Not only is Jordan gone from the game, but so are all of his greedy professional pals The word Past results prove that Cooper becomes a real stup in regular season finales versus the Wolverines. Flash. 1998 prediction: Michigan (behind a long aerial from Intensity. A solid grasp of the game's fundamentals. Improvement from day to day. And having fun with what you're doing. In the mind of Scott Allan, all areas are "model" to emulate. "I have tremendous respect for what he’s done," Allan said. That's the way you go about it... 1 started at ground zero (from the beginning) with Don." As an educator. Allan works in Hastings High School's math department. His duties include teaching anything from ninth grade algebra to teaching seniors • Hastings Rotary Outing: The area event took place at the Hastings Country Club last Friday. Money raised goes toward the future leaders of our community. The winning team was Dan King. Dave Vanderveen. Don Myers and Vince Schiller. The outing had a great turnout and an even better field is pre-calculus Allan was a star basketball player at Byron Center High School and recently was inducted into the Bulldogs' athletic • Dave Young "Memorial" Tournament: Nobody asked, but here Hall of Fame for his sports success. "I played every spot on the floor... offensive post... point (guard)... 1 shot from 20 feet and I shot from five feet." are the results of the first annual Dave Young Memorial Tournament held July 26 at the Yankee Springs Golf Course. Young's team was third with an 81. Jon Gambee's squad finished second with an 80 and Paul S nee man's team won firstplace honors with a 71. The person who writes this column was a member of Paul's team. Teams played 18 holes of scenic golf on the Red and White courses. Great prizes were won and everybody had a wonderful time. See you next year (if Allan said of his hoop days at Byron Center. Allan. 32, has been married for four years to his wife. Andrea. The couple have a three-year-old daughter. Kaitlin. NOTE: More stories on new coaches at the area high schools will appear in upcoming editions of the Hastings interested in participating, call 945-9554). • A Great Saxon: Kenneth J. "Wheels" Weller, recently died. Weller played on the 1965 Hastings team that went undefeated. 7-0, in the West Central League. In '65 "Wheels" led the West Central with 96 points. The 1966 team finished 3-4 in the league standings. Weller earned his nickname. "Wheels." for his slashing and gliding running style on Jock Clarey's Saxon gridiron squad. Weller was a great Saxon who will be greatly missed. Talk to you soon. Barry County Invite today The quest for a Barry County golf championship is in full swing today at the Mullenhurst Golf Course. The Barry County Invitational for prep golfers begins with a shot gun start at 11 a m. The Delton course is at 9877 Mullen Rd. ' Prep teams competing in the season-opening outing include Hastings. Delton-Kellogg. Maple Valley. Lakewood. ThomappleKellogg (Middleville). Caledonia. Battle Creek Pennfield and Wayland. Coach Bernie Weller's Thomapple-Kellogg swingers carded first place honors last year with a solid team score of 313. Medalist honors in *97 went to Caledonia's Scott Leatherman. Leatherman had an 18-hole score of 72, two shots better than Thomapple-Kellogg's Adam Seifert (74) . Allan goes over a hoop drill with members of his varsity squad Tuesday in the high school gymnasium. Banner. Summerfest offers sports fans plenty to choose from The 1998 Hastings Summerfest Aug. 28-30 offers sports fans many opportunities for fun and competition. Here is a brief look at the athletic activities that are part of this year's Hastings Summerfest extravaganza: 1. VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: On Saturday. Aug. 29 beginning at 9 a.m. Tournament is co­ ed with a round robin format. To be held in the Fish Hatchery Park. Cost per team $40. Prizes for first, second and third place finishers. Contact Arnie Conklin (945-0863) for more volleyball details. 2. BENCH PRESS AND DEADLIFT CONTEST: Sponsored by Custom Strength Equipment. Inc. No participation fee. Four weight classes (150 pounds and under. 151 -200, 201 -250 and over 250). First, second and third place awards. 24 awards in al). First place prize is an EZ Curl bar and t-shirt. Registration and weigh in Saturday. Aug. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in Fish Hatchery Park. Lifting begins at 2 p.m. 3. SOCCER: The Hastings Soccer Club will have L'14 and U13 soccer matches at the Fish Hatchery Park soccer field on Saturday. Aug. 29 and Sunday Aug. 30. Teams from Gull Lake and Potterville are included in the field. Matches both days will be at 9:30 a.m.. 11:30 a m.. 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Contact Tournament — is Saturday. Aug. 29 at the River Bend Golf Course and Sunday. Aug. 30 at the Hastings Country Club. The format is a four man scramble and the cost for a two-person team is $175 (bring two and draw two). A shot gun start at JO a.m. on both days. Prizes based on 72 two-person team entries. Longest drive and closest to pin prizes included. Contact people are Jack Reynolds (945-4394) or Dan Sciba (945­ 3823). 5. SOFTBALL: For men and women with games on all three <Lvs (Aug. 28-30). Entry fee is $125 per lean (received by Aug. 26). Jackets for firs, place team and t-shirts for second place team. For more information, call Tom Jarman (616-945-3783) or Bill Grinage (517-541-0596). Home run rule is 3*1. Game balls will be provided. 6. BASKETBALL: The 1998 Hastings Summerfest got games. 3-00-3 down at the Fish Hatchery Park. Check in time 7:30 p.m. Games tip at 8 a m. Trophies for first and second place teams. Slam dunk contest also included in the hoop-fest. Cost per team is $30. Portable rims available if field increases. Scheduling improved to a pool play format Call Jim Jensen (945-9554 or 945-0205) for more details person is Paul Gonzales (948-8791). 7. RUNNING EVENTS AND FUN RUN: Include 10 K and 5 K runs 4. GOLF: The Summerfest Shootout — the first annual Summerfest Golf as well as a 5 K walk on Saturday. Aug. 29. Wheelers welcome for 5 K course. Begins at 8:30 a.m. by the Hastings Middle School on Broadway and W. Grand. 5 K run and walk travels through residential area with a lot of shade. The 10 K course has a nice run through some scenic woods. The Fun Run starts al 9:30 a.m. 8. RIMFIRE RIFLE AND ARCHERY: Bob's Gun & Tackle will host its Archery Challenge on Saturday. Aug. 29 and its Rimfire Rifle Competition on Saturday. Aug. 29 and Sunday. Aug. 30 as pan of its big Open House activities. Should bring 22 Rimfire riffle and ammo for the Aug. 29 event. Should bring hunting bow and four arrows for the archery contest. Shooting demonstrations are also part of the annual event. For more informatipn. call Bob's Gun & Tackle al 945-4106. Fall bowling meeting Aug. 17 The Hastings Womens Bowling Association annual fall meeting is Monday. Aug. 17 at the Hastings Bowl. The board of directors meeting is set for 6:30 p m., the association meeting is 7 p.m. and the Bowlerett's and Monday Mixers meeting will follow. All members are encouraged to attend �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 13. 1996 - Page 13 B.C. duo contend for checkered flags F Barry County drivers accounted for two ■ third place feature finishes last Saturday at the Kalamazoo Speedway. > Both Brandon Lyons and Budd Hybels Big bass reeled in by Hastings fishermen Hastings anglers Jack Homing and Kacy McDonald captured Big Bass honors captured thirds in A feature events. < Lyons, who is first in Limited Late >' Model points and qualified first, was third caught three fish that were good for a total of 17 points. Another Hastings team. Jim Sprague and Jeff Denny also fared well at the Muskegon Lake tournament with a fourth place finish Sprague and Denny reeled in seven fish that accounted for 32 points. The prize money for Sprague and Denny was $650 at the recent Tn State Bass tournament held on the Muskegon lake Homing and McDonald reeled in 5.15 pounds of a largemouth bass to earn that special honor. The fish was worth $700 The Hastings team also earned another $100 for their 19th place finish in the £ in his A feature. Hybels. who is fifth in Factory Stock points for the season, also had a No. 3 showing in his A feature. Hybels finished 13th in the feature race on Aug. 1 j Besides Lyons. Kevin Farris and Gabe u High also represent the Barry County area tournament. Homing and McDonald in the Limited Late Model races at * Kalamazoo. : Farris was unable to compete in " Saturday's B feature. He is currently 42nd M in the point standings. ** High also did not compete on Aug. 8. £ but finished 1 )th in the feature race on Aug. 1. High is 23rd in points for the season. Besides Hybels. Brad Shellenbarger. Brian Bergakker, John TerMeer. Bill T Waldon. Rob Misak. Lee Misak. Gary Gabe High, and his No. 71 car, are regulars in the Limited Late Model circuit at the Kalamazoo Speedway. High is a resident of Delton who has been racing for five years. His most memorable moment racing was his first win at the Ideal Speedway. (Photo provided) * VanArsdale and Duane Keltsch represent <; Barry County in the Factory Stock class. * Shellenbarger was 16th in the A feature < last Saturday and is currently 14th in the , points. But with two laps to go in f* Saturday's race. Shellenbarger blew a £ motor and his return to racing this season £ is questionable due to that accident. The £ previous week, the Hastings' native z finished 11th in the A feature. Bergakker was second in the B feature £ Aug. 8 and placed 18th in the A race on £ Aug. 1. Bergakker currently is 13th in the YMCA Womens Softball Champs... < points £ TerMeer was 12lh in the A feature last £ week, besting his 16th finish the week I before. TerMeer is 20th in the Factory The Flexfab/Winchel's squad were the winners in the YMCA A League this summer. Members of the champion team were (front row, from left) April Iverson, Jen Varney. Duska Brumm. Krista Heilman, Wendy Moore; (back row) Shanna Varney. Valerie Flikkema. Pam Elkins. Janine Miller and Dale Thompson. Missing from photo are Missy Cutler. Sue Young, Diana Marowski, Sherry Graham and Sheri Adrion. (Photo provided) Stock point standings Waldon placed third in the B race Aug. 8 after taking a 19th in the A heat on i Aug. 1. For the season. Waldon is 19th in points. Lee Misak took second in the B heat last Saturday and is now 18th in points. NEW PEDIATRIC PRACTICE SEEKING STAFF Rob Misak did not race last week, but was fifth in the B feature the week before. Rob Misak is 29th in points. Duane Keltsch was 14th in the A feature and took the 19th position on Aug. 1. Keltsch is 15th in points. VanArsdale qualified 16th. but loaned his car to Hybels to compete in last week. He is currently 26th in the Factory Stock point standings. In the Mini Stocks. Tony Neeson has finished sixth and seventh during the last two Saturdays. Neeson is 15th in the points, but appears to be moving up. The Dwarf cars also competed on Aug. 1 with Ron Daniels taking a seventh place and Eric Boniface having a fifth­ place performance in the B feature. Pediatrician is seeking office staff to open new practice in Pennock Hospital's Physician Center in October. There is a current need for one Full Time office nurse, billing coordinator and receptionist. • Nurse candidates must be currently licensed in Michigan as RN or LPN. Excellent interpersonal skills are a must, and prior pediatric physician's office experience is preferred. The Billing Coordinator must have a minimum 3 years experience with Medicaid. BCBS. and capitation. Must also have collection and accounts receivable experience. The office receptionist must also possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as computer and medical insurance experience. Prior experience in a doctor's office is required, and A Medical Assistant Certification is preferred. Please send resume/application and letter of introduction no later than September I to: DUO Continued on page 16 PENNOCK HOSPITAL Junior Olympians... Jill Williams and Virginia Jennings were part of a Michigan basketball team that competed in the Junior Olympics July 29-Aug. 5 in Hampton Roads. Va. The Michigan squad did not fare real well in their five games, but gained plenty of experience and had a ball in the national event. Basketball players, for the high school and middle school girts teams, began practice for the fall season this week. Horseshoe throwers score ringers SSoffbull f Tournament | The 1998 Delton Founders Weekend Horseshoe Pitching Tournament was held Saturday. Here are some of the top performances from that competition. First Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4310 * S Flight: 1. Bruce Evans; 2. Larry Cotton; 3. Jerry Mitchell. Second Flight: I. John Arnold; 2. Bill Amos; 3. Larry Herbert. Q Ain/nttf M-UO Entry Fee: $125 per team (Received by Aug. 26) (NO REFUNDS) Third Flight: 1. Nancy Cotton; 2. Lorie Thomas; 3. Bob Ferris. Fifth Flight: 1. Rick Louden; 2. Scott Planck; 3. Tom Sigler. Hastings Mens Softball League Final Standings Red Division man Lydy 5; TNR 19. Art Meade 9; Jar­ man Lydy 23. OTT Boy s 3; No Preference 31. Bored of Ed. 6 5 First place: Tournament Jackets Second place: Tournament T-Shirts ? Blarney Stone Sniders.............................. 14-2 Oldc Tow r.e A s ................................12-4 Blarney Stone Madd Dawgs ................ 6-10 Last Weeks Results Art Meade 16. Bored of Ed. 15; OTT Boys 16. No Preference 4; TNR 8; Jar­ * I I I Fourth Flight: I. David Arnold; 2. Larry Schutz; 3. Mike Smith. Blue Disision TNR 10-6 Art Meade Auto ............................. 9-7 * Oldc Towne Boy s ................................ 8-8 Jarman/Lydy Builders ........................... 7-9 No Preference Towing ...........................4-12 Bored of Education 2-14 Home Run Champion - Robert Taylor . 13. * For more information please contact: Tom Jarman (616) 945-3783 or ■■■■■'..... " Boy 13-15 I [Boy 16 and above'Girls 13 and above Team Name ■ Captain i Phone# I Team Name I l I ■ ------------------------------------- I Captain ■ i -------------------------------------- 1 i Phone # i Bill Grinage (517) 541-0596 Team Name Captain Phone # Home Run Rule is 3+1 Game balls will be provided. (MUST HAVE stx LADIES TEAMS TO PLAY FOR JACKETS) �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13. 1998 State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent* Estate File No. 96-22414-SE Estate of JUDSON E CLAYPOOL. Deceased Social Security No 379-4 * 5228 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this neanng NOTICE A heanng will be held on 9-1-98 at 11 30 a m in the probate courtroom Hastings Mchigan before Judge Rchard H Shaw on the petition of Veronca E Mokma requesting Mede E Sears be appointed personal representative of the estate of Hudson E Claypool who hved at 204 S Warren Freeport Michigan 49325 and who died 8-3/98 and requesting also the will of the de­ ceased dated July 29 1998 and codols dated none be admitted to probate Credrtors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of pubicaaon of this notice Notce is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date 8-6-98 David A Dimmers (PI2793) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 S Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616^45-9596 Veronca E Mokma 10798 52nd St. SE Lowell Ml 49331 616/868-0536 (8/13) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent • Estate File No 98-22409-SE Estate of FLORENCE L KILPATRICK Social Security No 381-05-9263 70 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on September 1. 1998 at 2 00 pm m the probate courtroom Hastings Mchigan 49058 before Judge Rchard H Shaw on the petition of Stephen Kitpatrck re­ questing Stephen Kilpatrick be appointed per social representative ol the estate of Florence L Kilpatrick who lived at 2700 Nashville Road Hastr^s M i 49058 and who died July 11 1998 and requesting also the will of the deceased dated July 25 i 960 and codecs dated none be admitted to probate Creditors of the deceased are notified that ail claims against the estate will be foiever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of pubtcation of Jus notce Notce is further given that the estate wifi then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date 8-6-98 David A Dimmers (Pl2793) DIMMERS & DOHERTY 221 S Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616/945-9596 Stephen Kilpatnck 1135 Jentson Lansing. Ml 48915 517/372-1771 (8/13) IRVING TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE, granting to GREAT LAKES ENERGY COOPERATIVE, Its succes sors and assigns, the right, powar, and authority to lay, maintain, and operate gas mains, pipes and services on, along, across and under the highways, streets, allays, bridges and other public places, and to do a local gas business In the TOWNSHIP OF IRVING, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN for a period of thirty years. THE TOWNSHIP OF IRVING ORDAINS: Section 1. Grant of Gas Franchise and Consent to Laying of Pipes, Etc. Subject to an the terms and conditions mentioned in this Ordinance consent is hereby given to Great Lakes Energy Cooperative a cor oration organized under the laws of the State of Mchigan (the 'Company*), and to its successor- i «gns to lay. maintain operate and use gas pipes mams conductors service pipes, and ott. issary equipment m the highways street alleys and other pubke places in the Township of lr--.^ -any County. Michigan and a non-exdusive franchise is hereby granted to the Company its successors and assigns, to transact local business in said TownsNp of Irvmg for the purposes of conveying gas into and through and supplying and selling gas m said Township of Irving and all other matters incidental thereto Sectton 2. Gas Service and Extension of System If the provisions and conditions herein con­ tained are accepted by the Company, as m section (6) hereof provided then the Company shall fur­ nish gas to appicants residing therein in accordance with applicable laws rules and regulations and provided further that such installation and any extensions shall be subject to applicable provisions now or from time to time hereafter contained in the Company's Rules and Regulations for Gas Service as filed with the Township of irvmg OR the Michigan Public Service Commission whichever is applicable) or any Successor agency having similar jurisdiction NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notce is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hear­ ing for the following Special Use Permits CASE NO SP 19-98 Pete and Charlotte Adrianson (appicants) LOCATION At 2675 Cook Road on the East side between Hall and Outmby Rds m Sec 30 of Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requestng a special use permit •or a stable and horse shows tor pubc use MEETING DATE August 24 1998 TIME 7 30 PM PLACE Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court St Hastings Mchigan Site inspection of the above described property will be completed by the Planning Commission members the day of the hearing Interested persons desiring to present ther Views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing wit! be given the opportunity j0 be heard at the above mentioned time and pi ace Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low ex faced to 616-948-4820 The special use application is available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office 2?0 W State St Hastings Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5pm (closed between 12-1 p m ) Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Offce at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to mdi viduais with disabilities at the meetingiheanng upon ten (10) days notce to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servees should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Mchael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (8/13) State of Michigan Probate Court County cf Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22394-IE Estate of KATHLEEN F LINK Deceased So­ cial Security No 373-24-6839 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 11915 Davis Road Middleville Mchigan 49333 died June 15. 1998 An instrument daied April 20 1994 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceases are notified that all claims agamst the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Jerry L Buehler 6848 Buehk.r Road Freeport Ml 49325 or to both the mde pendent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Courthouse Suite 302. 220 W Court Street Hastings. Mchigan 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication of this notce Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it Neil L Kimball (P-36653) 200 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 700 Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616) 459-3200 * (8-13) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael D McClean and Costine L McClean husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to Heartwell Mo.; gage C xporabon A Mchigan Corporation Mori gagee dated April 28 1994 and recorded on Apr>■. 29 1994 in Libet 603 on Page 477 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesrw assignments to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPOR/ TlON as assignee by an assignment whch was recorded on August 19 1997 as Document Nc 1000532 Barry County Records on whch mort gage there is dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One and 98/100 dollars iS48 181 98> eluding interest at 9 00*. per annum Under tne power of sale contained m saxl mortgage and the state in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort gage w4l be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast mgs Mchigan at 1 00 oclock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated m CITY OF HAST­ INGS Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot i of block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings Barry County Mchigan according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month's) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241* in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File #98043932 (B/27) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING File No £8-22412-NC In the matter of JOSHUA HERMAN O'CON­ NOR Social Security No 374-11-9166 NOTICE A heanng will be held on Wednesday September 9. 1998 at 9 00 a m m the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan before Judge Rchard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of Joshua Herman OConnof to Joshua David Jeffery This change of name ts not sought for fraudulent intent 85/98 Mchael J McPhilbps (P33715) depot law offices 222 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 49058 Debra K Jeffery 121 W Main Middleville. Ml 493?3 (8/13) The Company shall file a copy of its Rates. Rules and Regulations from time to time in effect with the Township Clerk of the Township of irvmg OR the Michigan Public Service Commission as appropriate, in accordance with its practice Section 3. Use of Streets and Other Public Places The Company its successors and assigns shall not unnecessarily obstruct the passage of any of the highways streets alleys or other pubic places within said Tov.nship of Irving and shall withm a reasonable time after making an open­ ing or excavation repair the same and leave it m as good condition as before the opening or exca­ vation was made The Company, its successors and assigns shall use due care in exercising the proteges herein contained and shall be liable to said Township of irvmg and to every owner of prop erty abutting the Company s pipelines or other facilities for all damages and costs arising from the default carelessness, or negligence of the Company or its officers agents and servants RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a puttc heanng concerning a No road, street a*ey or highway shall be opened for the laying of trunk lines or lateral mams except upon application to the Highway Commission or the Township of irvmg or other authority hav­ ing jurisdiction m the premises stating the nature of the proposed work and the route Upon receipt ol such application it shell be the duty ol the Highway Commissioners or the Township Board or such other authority as may have juns£ jbon to issue a permit to the Company to do the work pro­ LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SmLE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL D KLEIN and TAMMiE M KLEIN husband and wife tOriginal Mortgagors) to Evergreen Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated January 24 1997 and recorded on February 4 1997 in Liber 684 on Page 821 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to NATIONS8ANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as assignee by an assignment dated June 1. 1997 whch was recorded on July 2 1997 m Ltoer 700. on Page 484 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six and 17/100 dollars (SH0 236 17j including interest at 8 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute ir such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o clock P M on August 27 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of YANKEE SPRINGS Barry County Mchigan. and are described as The land referred to in this Commitment, situ­ ated m the County of Barry Township of Yankee Springs State of Mchigan is described as fol­ lows Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8 Town 3 North Range 10 West described as Commenc­ ing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 8. thence South 89 degrees 25 mmutes 38 seconds West 716 55 feet along the South bne of said Section to the center of a creek and the pant of beginning thence continuing South 89 degrees 25 mmutes 38 seconds West 311 35 feet along said South Itne thence North 17 degrees 12 min­ utes 03 seconds West 221 28 feet thence North 89 degrees 26 mmutes 30 seconds East. 302 81 feet to the center of said creek thence South 19 degrees 18 mmutes 07 seconds East 223 80 feet along said creek to the pan. of begmnmg Together with an easement for ingress and egress over a 20 foot wide drive tying 10 feet on either side of the following desenbed centertme begmnmg at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 8 thence North 88 degrees 10 mmutes 06 sec­ onds West 82 86 feet thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West 194 17 feel thence South 8i degrees 10 mmutes 59 seconds West 185 39 feet thence South 86 degrees 38 mmutes 09 seconds West 110 79 feet thence North 89 degrees 03 mmutes 02 seconds West 130 63 feet thence South 85 degrees 17 mmutes 29 seconds West 200 94 feet thence North 89 de­ grees 28 mmutes 41 seconds West 81 97 feet, thence North 71 degrees 19 mmutes 14 seconds West 17 68 feet thence North 46 degrees 47 mmutes 24 seconds West 17 52 feet, thence North 19 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds West. 9 95 feet to the pant ol ending of said centertme The redemption penod shall be 6 monthfs) from the dale of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 16 1998 NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys lor NATIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 . Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File #98065990 (8/13) proposeo amendment tp the Rutland Charier Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. August 19. 1998. com­ mencing at 700 o dodt p.m. at the Rutland Charier Townshp Hal 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Mcngan posed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Hems Io be con- Section 4. Force Majeurw. The Company shall not be under any haoirty tor failure to furnish gas service as herein provided, or tor any breach of the Company s obligations hereunder, if such fai'ure or breach is caused in any part by acts of God labor troubles strikes shortages of supply accidents breakage or repair of pipeline machinery or equipment failure of suppliers to dekver shortages ol matenals or labor, governmental :aws rulmgs or regulation* or any other causes or contingencies not reasonably withm the control of the Company sdered mdude. in Orel, the toiowmg: 1. the production, purchase, transmission disthbutioo and sale of gas to residential commercial and industnal customers in Irving Township is substantially complete for Full or Part Time Sharon Vickery and Dave 4 Caroline Dimmers lor rezonmg of property located on the south pide ol M37M43 approamately 400 feet west cl Flex-Fab. desenbed as: COM S 00 DEG 19' OB' E 45.23 FT FR W1 4 POST SEC 13-3-9 FOR POB TH ELY AL S Sectton 5. Construction, Completion The construction of a system within Irving Township for IMMEDIATE OPENING Consderabon of the following application of Doug 4 Lt OF HWY M37M43 THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES: ELY 241.35 FT AL ARC OF A CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 22968.31 FT 4 CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 39' 12" E 241.35 FT Section 6. Indemnity. As part of the consideration for the granting of this franchise, the Company (indemnitor) shall, at its sole cost and expense, fully indemnify and hold the Township (indemnitee), its officers, boards, commissions agents and employees harmless again st any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, actions, liability and judgements for damages arising out of the grant­ ing or operation of this franchise, including not but limited to liability for damages to any former hold­ er of a public utility franchise whose franchise may have been revoked and superseded by this Franchise In further consideration for the granting of this Franchise, the Company shall pay actual attorney s tees costs ana expenses which may be incurred by the Township in defense of or in TH S 01 DEG 38' 51’ E 25 FT TH ELY 139.52 FT AL ARC OF response to any claim, demand, lawsuit, action or administrative proceeding arising out of the grant­ ing of thts franchise or the revocation of poor franchises whether or not judgement is entered against the Township FT TO WII SEC 13 TH N 00 DEG 19 08' W 979.90 FT TO POB. CURVE TO THE LEFT RADIUS BEING 22993.31 FT 4 CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 10'42' E 139.52 FTTH N 88 DEG 00' 17 Nail Technician Excellent working conditions Great benefit package Continuing education Vacations E 287.16 FT TH ELY 352.81 FT AL THE LAST COURSE OF HWY Apply today at: ROW U 4 AL ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 7714 44 FT 4 CHORD BEARING 88 DEG 41'41 ’ E 352.78 FTTH MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN Colt for an appointment today1 S 00 DEG 26' 53' E 957.86 FTTH S 87 DEG 53’57 W 1023.35 Thts property is currently zoned 'CT Office Commercial. Open 7 days o week: Mon -Fn 8 to 8 Sat 8 to 4; The applicants seek rezonmg to the "C3' General Business District. Section 7. Effective Date; Term of Franchise ordinance: Acceptance by the Company. This Ordinance shall take effect the day following the date of publication thereof which pubication shall made withm thirty (30) days after the date of rts adoption and shall continue in effect for a period of thirty (30) years thereafter subject to revocation at the will of the Township of Irving at any lime dur­ ing said thirty (30) years penod. provided however, that when this Ordinance shall become effective by the Township Clerk shall oeirvet to tne Company a certified copy of the Ordinance accompanied by written evidence of publication and recording thereof as required by law and the Company shall sixty (60) days after receipt of the above documents file with the Township Clerk its written accep tance of the conditions and provisions hereof Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Hall, dunng reguia- bus mess hours and mat copes of the Zoning ic heanng. of the provisions of this Ordinance dation to the Rutland Charter Townstvo Board accordingly, either Ayes 5 Nays 0 Date Passed 6/1098 Attested by Order of the Township of irvmg Barry County Mchigan Emily Harrison Township Clerk Milton Buehler Township Supervisor Fianchise accepted by the Company on 6/15/98 pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the foregoing Ordinance Great Lakes Energy CooperWive By Robert L Kanu JSX 948-8767 examned by the general public at the Rutland Charter Townshp Ordnance and or land Use P>an may be examined at said pub­ expressed or not 9" Zomng Map and Zoning Orp-nance a-e available and may be Section 8 Effect and Interpretation of Ordinance AH other ordinances and resolutions and parts thereof which confict with any of the terms of this Ordinance are hereby rescinded in the case of confict between this Ordnance and any such ordinances or resolutions this Ordnance shall con­ trol The catch line headings whch precede each section of this Ordinance are for convenience m reference only and shall not be taken into consideration m the construction or interpretation of any Section 9 Successor* and Assigns. The words Great Lakes Energy Cooperative and the Company' wherever used herein are intended and shall be held and construed to mean and include both Great Lakes Energy Cooperative and its successors and assigns whether so - Walk-ms Welcome 112 E COURTS! HASTINGS 2. Such and further mamx-s as may properly come before the PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Aug. 16 • 1-4 PM Tpwnship Planning Comm-ss-p- reserves the right to recommend changes m the proposed ord nances and to make its recommen­ at or tollowing the pudc heanng PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Townshp C>erk. the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at tne putyc hearing to individuals with disables individuals requiring auxiliary aids or se-v ces should contact the Township Clerk at the adoress or telephone number listed below All interested persons are minted to be present at the afore said time and place to take oart in the discussion on the above proposed amendments BARBARA BEDFORD, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 1750 S. Charlton Park Road Stop and see for yourself how spacious this home really is' 3+ bedrooms. 2 1/2 baths. 2 fireplaces, huge open great room, newer kitchen. 4 plus car attached garage, etc., etc., etc. All on 2.6 landscaped acres * Price Reduced to s147,OOO * LuAnn Williams - 616-945-5192 Westdale Witzel - 616-948-3770 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 13 1998 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 Pre-trial for drunk driving set Aug. 28 for Lakewood superintendent J Ad Graphics News Service Imw/i & Garden WATER GARDENING WaH ter Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi, liners. , pumps.filters. Apol's Iandscaping Co. 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. 616-698-1030 Child Care PATTY’S DAYCARE Home away from home. If you would like someone to provide the ’ LOVE for your child when you cannot be there. State welcomed. ' Experienced, licensed and refer­ ences DG080071781.616-945“ 3584. For Rent 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT LAKE ODESSA 30 minutes from Grand Rapids and Lansing. 15 minutes from Ionia and Hastings. 616-792-2350 or 795­ 9333 Garage Sale YARD SALE Sat A Sun.. Au­ S 15-16. 1998. 9-6. 363 S. e St., Nashville. Clothes. ' tools, toys, stuffed animals, boat and motor & tailer. & much ' more!! Priced to sell._________ • GARAGE SALE: Friday thru Saturday 8am-5pm. 762 Willitts Rd . Hastings. For Sale Auto ENGINES A TRANSMIS­ SIONS GM. Ford and Chrysler. Call 945-3763 if no answer leave message. National Ads ORDER PULLER/ WARE­ HOUSE- to $I4.00/hr* ben­ efits! Major Co. (permanent)! 616-949-2424. Jobline fee BEVERAGE ROUTE DRIVER- to $50,00Q/yr* ben­ efits? Straight truck! 616-949­ 2424. Jobline fee. CABLE INSTALLER- to $l.000/wk. On job training. Work own hours 616-949-2424. • Jobline fee. AIRPORT/ CUSTOMER SERVICE- Salary* benefits! Need now! 616-949-2424. Jobline fee._________________ OWN YOUR OWN apparel, shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures, buying trip, training. Mini­ mum investment $18,900. Call Liberty Opportunities(501 )327­ 8031. Mobila'Homes ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604, FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS,Wc represent several banks, they arc eager to sell homes they have repossessed No application fee if you mention this ad. I -8QO-672-96O4 REPO: MUST SELLwill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. Card Of Thanks CARD OF THANKSWe wish to thank everyone that sent cards, flowers and called to help us celebrate our 70th Anniversary.La wrence & Ruth Cooley_____________________ CARD OF THANKSWe wish to express our thanks for the outpouring of condolences due to the sudden death of our son and brother, Kenneth WeUer.We deeply appreciate the thoughtful expression of sympathy and kindness which were of greatest comfort to all of us at this most difficult time.Raymond A Mary WellerBernie Weller A SandyPatrick & Jayne Weiler Lost And Found LOST; Three legged cocoa brown 13 year old poodle. Re­ ward. Lost in Charlton Park area Please call (616) 945-4884 ask for Kathy or (616)965-0655 ask for Theresa. PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888 PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bains, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates Insured Call Rand son Westerly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545_______________________ HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545 (tfn) Help Wanted EXCAVATION SMALL DOZING JOBS - ATTENTION TO DETAIL CLEARING. STUMPS. DRIVEWAYS. BACKFILLING. LANDSCAP­ ING - SAND & GRAVEL. TOP SOIL INSURED - DON VETTER 795-7830._________ HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093 Real Fstate FOR SALE BY OWNER 4 bedroom brick home in Lake Odessa Would make a good in home office. 30 mm from Grand Rapids and Lansing. 616-792­ 2350 or 795-9333 Help Wanted REAL ESI A IE MORT­ GAGE: Area financial institu­ tion has an opening for an expe­ rienced OPC (Originator. Pro­ cessor. Closer) in Real Estate Mortgage dept. Must assist in providing correct loan docu­ ments. ordering reports, surveys and deeds. Assists in collections, staff support, and as a Notary Republic. Must have experience in bank operations, and loan dept. Full-time position. If this is you. please bnng in resume' to Man­ power of Hastings. 127 N. Mar­ ket St. (behind Riverbend Travel) Call 948-3000 E.O.E. HEATING A COOLING: Looking for a person with lead­ ership qualities Experience in installation of furnace and A/C as well as duct work, winng. etc Full time position in Ionia areas Bnng resume' to Manpower of Hastings. 127 N Market St. (be­ hind Riverbend Travel). Call 948-3000 E.OE_____________ COMPUTER OPERATOR: Area financial institution needs dedicated person to proof trans­ actions. encode data, trouble shoot, prepare forms and verify transactions, maintain MICR operations. Responsible forverifying incoming data with outgo­ ing reports, forward data to cor­ rect dept., enter ATM data and verify, run and verify day end reports, and verify daily balances Applicant must have computer op. and accounting experience. Must be able to work well with fellow employees and be flex­ ible. This is an excellent full­ time career opportunity offering much room to grow. Please bring resume' to Manpower of Hastings. 127 N Market St. (be­ hind Riverbend Travel). Call 948-3000 E.O.E.____________ WIRE EDM Middleville area company is in need of person with experience programming and operating EDM. Should be able to perform basic mainte­ nance of machine and support equipment. Full-time opportu­ nity with excellent benefits pack­ age. Please apply at MAN­ POWER OF HASTINGS. 127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel). Call 948-3000 E.O.E ENGINEER ASSISTANT Prestigious area company look­ ing for an assistant to engineer Applicant must have spreadsheet knowledge such as Excel and Access, have excel lent phone and general office skills. AutoCAD. ISO 9000. production develop­ ment. and building archival records helpful. Will assist with projects, production develop­ ment group, and various engi­ neering duties Excellent oppor­ tunity including competitive wage and benefit package. Please apply at Manpower of Hastings. 127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel). Call 948­ 3000 E O.E. GENERAL OFFICE/SECRETARY Middleville area church is in need of person with good word processing, record keep­ ing. phone skills, and excellent communication skills. Duties would include; setting appts., answering phone, filing, creat­ ing newsletter, bulletins, keep­ ing attendance records, and other general office duties. Windows and Microsoft Wordexp. needed. Part-time work 9am-1 pm. TucFn. Resume needed at Manpower of Hastings, 127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel). Call 948-3000 E O.E_____________ TRANSCRIPTIONIST Hastings company is looking for a person with experience in bill­ ing. accts, receivable, general office, and transcription exp. Good phone skills, communica­ tion. and general office arc a must. Full-time opportunity with good pay Please bnng resume to Manpower of Hastings. 127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel) Call 948-3000 E.O.E CASHIER-PART TIME OP­ PORTUNITY Very challeng­ ing position with varied respon­ sibilities. Employer will train. Apply in person or send resume to Bob's Gun and Tackle Shop Inc. c/o Stephen Hayes. 2208 Gun Lake Rd. Hasdtings. 49058 Help Wanted HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE CLEANERS WANTED in Hastings. Immediate openings. Call 1-800-400-8947 or 672­ 2194._______________________ EXCEPTIONAL SALES OP­ PORTUNITY Full benfits.Call now! Mr. Dchning 888-685-6688 ext 110 EOE/M-F___________ OFFICE EXPERIENCE: Fi nancial Services firm seeks re­ sponsible. entry-level person with a mimmun of two years general experience. This indi­ vidual must be able to handle administrative, customer service and marketing support responsi­ bilities. Excellent communica­ tion skills are required. Please send resume to. Ad *605 c/oThe Reminder 1952 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml. 49058 Equal Op­ portunity Employer. PIANO ACCOMPANIST­ Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings; three choir rehearsals on Thursday, one worship ser­ vice on Sunday; salary nego­ tiable; contact Pastor Michael Anton. 945-9414 SENIOR AFTERNOON COMPUTER OPERATOR Previous computcr/proof expe­ rience is required Must be able to work independently and ac­ cept responsibility. The success­ ful candidate will oversee Item Processing Operations on a daily basis; be able to assist fellow employees with proof, item cap­ ture. balancing and miscella­ neous functions Afternoon shift M-F approximately 40 hours This full-time position offers ar J hourly rate commensurate with experience Benefit package in­ cludes profit sharing and 401 -K Located at our Data Center in Middleville. Apply al the Per­ sonal Office. HastingsCity Bank. 150 W. Court St ; Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M/F____________ COOK The Ebersole Center. Wayland, a children's camp, seeks cook for assisting meal preparation and kitchen opera­ tion. Must be able to work flex­ ible schedule, occasional week­ ends. $7.68 /hr ♦ benefits. (616) 792-6294. Lansing School Dis­ tnet. E O E NATURALIST The Ebersole Environmental Education Cen­ ter, Wayland. Mi. seeks natural­ ist to organize and lead residen­ tial camp experiences for school groups. 40 week position, school calendar. $27,920* benefit pack­ age. (616) 792-6294 or (517) 325-6348. Lansing School Dis­ trict. E.O.E. Recreation HUNTING LODGE (mobhe home) Must be moved, gas fur­ nace and stove. 616-792-2350or 795-9333 BROWNING (JR) COM­ POUND BOW $85 948-2808 z Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000 craft show. Call Pam 31616-868-5212 29 PEOPLE WANTED to get paid $55 for the pounds or inches you will lose in the next 30days ALL NATURAL/GUARANTEED Call Deb Q 616-891­ 9952 A5THMA IS ON THE RISE osk a teacher fmdacure I-800-LUN6-USA Lakewood School Superintendent Steve Secor is scheduled for a pre-tnal conference in Ionia District Court al 10 a.m. Aug. 28 on a misdemeanor, second offense drunk driving charge to which he pleaded not guilty at an Aug. 4 arraignment. If the matter proceeds to a jury trial, jury selection will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 17. Portions of the pre-trial conference with Secor, his attorney and the judge are open to the public while other portions are closed. Secor’s charge stems from a Saturday. May 23 incident in which Lake Odessa Ambulance and police responded to a report of a man having a possible heart attack in a vehicle at Jordan Lake Street and Jordan Lake Avenue at about 2:30 p.m.. according to the police report. Secor allegedly told emergency person­ nel he was having cliest pains, the report said, but a paramedic at the scene told po­ lice that although Secor was acting con­ fused and disoriented, he had good vital signs, heart rate and Hood pressure. Police also found an unopened pint-sized bottle of Vodka inside the vehicle, they re­ ported. adding that Secor told the officer that he had consumed two drinks prior to driving that day. Although some witnesses said they smelled alcohol in the vehicle. First Re­ sponder Mike Smith, an employee of the l.akewood Public Schools, told police he did not smell alcohol, the report stated. While in the ambulance, Secor agreed to a preliminary breathalyzer test which re­ vealed a .147 percent alcohol content. The legal limit is .10. Secor was not asked to do field sobriety tests, however, because he was on a stretcher and ambulance personnel were getting ready to transport him to Spectrum Health East (Blodgett) in Grand Rapids, the report staled. Secor, who does have a history of heart problems, was admitted to Spectrum with acute chest pains and underwent tests to rule out myocardial infarction. According to hospital reports contained in the police report, lest results were nor­ mal. indicating he was not suffering a heart attack on May 23. While enroute to the hospital, however. Secor allegedly told paramedics he'd had about four drinks, then stated he'd had about three-fourths of a pint of Vodka and reportedly said. That's not that bad. is it? He is also reported to have made com­ ments such as 'my chest hurts.' followed by 'you know. I'm going to lose my job if anybody finds out about this.' Witnesses claimed he also threatened to sue the police officer making the report. One witness at the scene of the incident said Secor had been driving all over the road, but had not hit anything. Another witness told police he thought Secor was “faking it (a heart attack)" to avoid trouble with the police. On June 29. Lake Odessa Police pre­ sented a report to Gail Benda, chief assis­ tant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County, requesting a bench warrant for Secor’s ar­ rest on drunk driving charges. Benda advised the Lake Odessa Police in a letter, dated July 7. to get a search war­ rant in order to obtain “admissible/medical records and blood alcohol from Spectrum Health East." Lake Odessa Police obtained the search warrant, dated July 10. from the Ionia County’s prosecutor’s office for Spectrum Health East to obtain blood alcohol test re­ sults. According to the report, the test, dated May 23. revealed a blood alcohol content of .28. The arrest warrant was issued July 17. the same day of the final police interview with witnesses. After Secor was notified by phone of the warrant, he turned himself in to the Ionia County Sheriffs Department on July 26. “There is no truth to rumors of a cover up investigation." said Lake Odessa Pciice Chief John Shaw. "We do not have Lie luxury of having a detective to do investi­ gations. conduct interviews and file re­ ports." Shaw, who wailed until the arraignment to release the report, said "these things take time to process" and that obtaining an ar­ rest warrant four to six weeks after an inci­ dent is not unusual. According to the report, however, the in­ vestigating officer contacted his sergeant to inquire what to do about the situation. Sgt. Bryin Nelson is quoted in the report as replying that "because of the circum­ stances (the fact that he was possibly hav­ ing a heart attack) that we should be happy Auto Glass 1 Expert Installation • All Makes \ Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed that he is off the road and could not cause any harm to anyone. "We decided." wrote the reporting officer, "that because of the time it would take to get the necessary paperwork to process for an OUIL, it would be very difficult to get a conviction. I also thought that by precess­ ing Mr. Secor for OUIL, that his heart condition may get worse because of the added stress.” According to the report. Secor's first charge for drunk driving occurred in Febru­ ary. 1992 in Kent County and his license was suspended from Feb. 19. 1992 to March 22. 1992. He was given a restricted license from March 23. 1992 to July 16. 1992. Secor, who could not be reached for comment before press time Wednesday, previously declined comment on the inci­ dent at the advice of his attorney. In a prepared statement issued by Secor last week, he said: "During my entire pro­ fessional career. 26 years at Lakewood as a teacher and administrator, I have dedicated my efforts to making this a better place for students to learn. ’ I want to express my sincere regrets for any direct or indirect impact that recent al­ legations may have on my family, friends and the Lakewtxxl community." He added. "I will continue to be commit­ ted and concerned with the improvement of our school system and deal with the com­ ing challenges in a responsible and profes­ sional manner." The Lakewood Board of Education will meet tonight (Aug. 13) at 7 p.m. at the high school's media center where it is ex­ pected to determine a course of action. "We will make a tough call. Give us a chance to get the facts." Board President Lester Forman said at a meeting last week. "We are well aware of the situation and will have an answer by the end of next week's regular school board meeting." POLICE BEAT Middleville man charged after alleged assault THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A 37-year-old Middleville man was charged with ag­ gravated assault, a misdemeanor and malicious destruction of property over $100. a felony, after he allegedly attacked a Grand Rapids man at a family gathering July 22. Brooks Robin Lesert of Parmalee Road told police he was called to the home at about 2 a.m. because the victim had allegedly threatened people at the home. Lesert told police he was angry because he had been told by a family member that the man threatened to cut her baby out of her stomach and slit its throat if it didn't have red hair. He reportedly told police he wanted the man to stop terrorizing his family. Barry County Sheriffs Deputies reported that Lesert. who had apparendy been drink­ ing. allegedly shoved the man inside his vehicle as it sat in the driveway of the home, struck him repeatedly on the head and pulled his hair. Lesert was arraigned on the charges Wednesday. Aug. 12 and a $1,000 personal recog­ nizance bond was set. Juvenile charged with felony after stealing change PLAINWELL - A 15-year-old Plainwell boy has been charged with felony breaking and entering after he allegedly stole a container full of change from a pickup truck July 30. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The teen, who confessed to police, said he had been camping with friends when he saw the container inside the truck. He later allegedly convinced his friends to return to the vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. where they watched from the bushes while he broke into the vehicle. The boys later spent about $10 of the money al the Pine Lake Grocery store. The incident remains under investigation. Counterfeit bill discovered at local Credit Union HASTINGS - The Grand Rapids office of the Secret Service is investigating the dis­ covery of a counterfeit $20 bill that turned up Aug. 6 in a bundle at Thornapple Valley Credit Union at 202 E. Woodlawn Ave., according to a report by the Hastings City Po­ lice Department. The Credit Union told police they had received the bundle from the Gun Lake Brandi of the National Bank of Hastings, which in turn was unable to determine who had de­ posited the bill. Police have no suspects and the incident is still under investigation by the Secret Ser­ vice. Suspicious message being investigated HASTINGS - A suspicious message was discovered on the front door of Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. by a cleaning crew Sunday. Aug. 9. according to the Hastings City Police Department. Police reported that it was unknown how long the message had been on the door, but the cleaning crew did not recall seeing it when cleaning three days earlier. The message reads: "Hello. Hastings Mutual employees. 1 hope you have a good week at work. 1 will enjoy watching and waiting for the right time." Company Vice President and General Counsel Wayne O'Connell said all employees were immediately notified of the incident and a 24-hour security service was in place by noon on Aug. 10. “We are working together with the Hastings City Police Department and are ex­ tremely pleased with their cooperation." O'Connell said. Police witness injury accident HASTINGS - A Hastings City Police patrolman observed a personal injury accident Aug. 5 at about 2:30 p.m. on East Green Street near South Hanover Street. Officer Cleon Brown was waiting for traffic to clear al the intersection when he saw a gray Honda Accord traveling north on South Hanover, tum the comer, go off the street and hit a utility pole, according to the police report. Taken to Pennock Hospital with a cut above his eye was Gordon Bruce Wing. 47. of Nashville. Man eluding police captured in Allegan County ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - An Orangeville Township man wanted on a threecount warrant for probation violation was finally captured by police July 31 after he successfully escaped apprehension on two previous occasions. The 37-year-old man. who has not yet been arraigned on the probation violation charges, was found at his girlfriend's home when deputies from Allege and Barry coun­ ties. along with Michigan State Police troopers, acted on a tip. Deputies said the man has failed to report to his probation officers and failed to reside in a residence approved by his probation agent. He has been eluding police since April, deputies said. A warrant is also being sought against the man for fleeing from police. The man was on probation for an attempted felonious assault in which he allegedly subbed a subject in the throat with a screw driver. He also is known to have a history of "assaultive" behavior and alcohol and drug abuse, according to police. Police have suspect in arson, attempted murder case HASTINGS • A man suspected of selling three, small fires in the apartment of a for­ mer acquaintance in the 800 block of South Hanover Street at about 3 a.m. Aug. 8 is being questioned by the Hastings City Police Department. According to Deputy Chief Mike Leedy, no one was in the building when the fires were discovered by a neighbor and put out with a hose A fire was set in the apartment's entryway. while two other areas inside the home were found to have been ignited. Marijuana raid nets three suspects Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP ■ A two week investigation that led police to confiscate 13 marijuana plants, with a potential worth of over $10,000, could result in the arrest of 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings three individuals, according to Barry County Undershenff Don Ford. A quantity of packaged marijuana was also confiscated during the July 31 raid by the Call Now! 616-945-5085 Barry County Hemp Investigation Team, said Ford in a press release. And. a number of plants found growing along power line property were seized July 20 by the Southwest Enforcement Team in the area of Sheffield and Brooklodge roads. I stjhlishccl in 1'146 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday, August 13. 1998 DUO, continued from page 13 The Kalamazoo Speedway brings a full 4-in-1 show, featuring a 5O-lap Late Model race called the Super Shoe Tuneup, to Kalamazoo Saturday. The winner is guaranteed a starting spot at the Super Shoe Nationals in October Admission is $10 and the racing begins at 7 p.m. BERLIN SPEEDWAY Veteran driver Scott Hansen won the American Speed Association race at the Berlin Speedway last Saturday by a twocar-length margin LEGAL NOTICES Tim Sauter and Hansen battled it out until the end. but it Hansen who captured his sixth ASA victory of the track ot the chase on lap 98 due to a faulty clutch. Sensiba wound up 29th Chris Brown was the 35-lap feature event winner for the Super Stocks. For Brown. Saturday's victory was his first tn 1998. For the season. Brown is third in points with 690. Brian Wiersma is first with 827 points. Bob Holley, of Gun Lake, leads the Late Models with 906. season. Hansen is second in ASA points with 2.355. The leader is Gary St. Amant with 2.389 points. Mike Miller was third. Kalamazoo's Peter Cozzozoli finished fourth and Steve Holzhausen wound up fifth. Bob Senneker. of Dorr, ended up sixth Senneker led the race from laps 182-197. Middleville's Dave Sensiba dropped out Scott Thomas is No. I in points for the Sportsman Stocks with 648. A three-in-one program is scheduled for Saturday at the paved, one-half mile Marne oval. Spectator interest will focus LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY ORDER TO ANSWER File No 98-453-DO Hon. James H. Fisher AMY D BAKER Plaintiff. MICHAEL J BAKER Defendant Robert J Longstreet (P53546) Attorney for Plaintiff * SIEGEL. HUDSON GEE & LONGSTREET 607 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 Michael J Baker Defendant Herein At a session of said Court, held in the Circuit Courtroom in the City of Hastings Barry County Michigan this 16th day of July 1998 PRESENT Honorabe James H Fisher Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court pur­ suant to the Motion of Plaintiff and the Court be ni otherwise duly informed m the premises now tterefore rr IS HEREBY ORDERED that Mchael J Baker Defendant in the above entitled cause m whch Plaintiff seeks a Judgment of Divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall We an Answer or take other action permitted by law or Court Rule on or before the day of Oct 1st. 1998 by fibng an answer or other appropriate pleadings with the 5th Circuit Court 220 W Court Street Hastings Mchigan 49058. and that should Defendant fail to take such action, a Default Judgment wiB be en­ tered against him for the rei-ef demanded in the Complaint filed in this case IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that a copy of this Order shall be published once each week tn the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks and a proof of publication shall be filed m this Court James H Rrher Circuit Judge (8/20) on Late Model driver Joe Bush. Bush, of Hastings, has been racing in the NASCAR Trucks circuit this year and MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BERN­ HARDT WILHELMS JR AND SHERRY M WIL­ HELMS. HUSBAND AND WIFE to COMMON­ POINT MORTGAGE A MICHIGAN CORPORA­ TION Mortgagee dated May 29 1997 and recorded on June 6 1997 in Liber 697 on page 232 Barry County Records Michigan and as­ signed by said mortgagee lo CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated July 8 1998 and recorded on July 13. 1998 as f 1014929 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of forty seven thousand eight hundred twenty three and 60/100 Dollars ($47.823 60) including interest at 11 990% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast ings. Ml. at 1 00 p m on September 10 1998 Sad premises are situated in VILLAGE OF DELTON. Barry County. Mchigan and are de­ scribed as LOT 33 OF THE VILLAGE OF DELTON AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) c whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATEiN Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 (8/27) should be a factor in Saturday's outcome. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. 011.945-9554 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE A sale of the following property to the highest bidder will tx? held at 1 00 o dock p m on Thurs day September 17 1998 at the east entrance ot the Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street Hastings Mchigan Parcel G That part of the South 60 acres of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10 Town 4 North Range 9 West Irvmg Township Barry County Mchigan described as beginning at the West 1 /4 comet of said section thence North 00*34 05 West along the West fane of said Northwest i '4 1002 71 feet to the North line of the South 60 acres of said Northwest 1/4 thence South 89*48’45’ East along said North hne 120 60 feet thence South 35*28 26* East 691 89 feet thence South 17*19 54’ East 461 90 feet to the South line of the Northwest 1/4 thence North 89*48 45’ West along said South line 649 79 feet to the place of beginning Subject to highway right ol way for Loftus Road The sale is being held to loreclose the mort­ gage given by Greg F Stevens, and Laune A Stevens Apm 29. 1994. recorded on May 3. 1994 in Uber 603 Page 693, Barry County Records The amount due on this dale is $97.71501 The redemption period will be 6 months from the date of sale, or 30 days in event of abandonment August 5 1998 Douglas J Austin Fraser Trebilcock Davis A Foster PC 1000 Mchigan National Tower Lansing Ml 48933 517-377-0838 (9/10) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent s Estate File No 98-22413-SE Estate of Gertrude S Sinclair Deceased So-, dal Security No 370-16-0309 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or ef­ fected by thts nearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on September 2 1998 at 9 30 a m in the probate courtroom. Hastings Mchigan before Judge Rchard H. Shaw on the petition ol Juha M Brown.of 5828 Celery St Kalamazoo Ml 49001 requesting that Mary Ludwig of 7734 E D Ave Rchland Ml 49083 be appointed personal representative O< the Estate ot Gertrude S Sinclair Deceased who lived at 4620 W Hckory Rd Hckory Corners. Mchigan and who died 7-4-98 and requesting also that the heirs at law of said deceased be de­ termined Creditors of the deceased are notified that al claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notce is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled peisons appeanng of record August 6 1998 Rchard J Hudson (P15220) SIEGEL HUDSON. GEE & LONGSTREET 607 North Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616^45-3495 Mary Ludwig By Rchard J Hudson 7734 E D Avenue Richland Ml 49083 (8/13). 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I ".ICItF: '.'Y Fair Lake sewer plans progressing New gypsy moth coordinator hired Soccer alumni play Saturday See page 3 See page 5 See page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 34 News AritfeFc* Ron Nel United Way goal set at $423,090 Retired local Mickifm StMt Min Coaunandcr Ron Neil has been named chairman of iK 1991 Barty Couhty Uaiaed Way campaign and the goal has been set at $423,090. The goal, the highest la history, represents a 15 percent increase over last year's target of $367,030. Neil said the figure is not arbitrary, but re­ flects tbs total amount the agencies the United hmda have indkaarri they will need for the coming year. It was reported that nearly 36,000 men, women and children in Bat> County received some kind of help from uniicu way ninocu agencies last year. The agencies provide services such as emergency food, domestic vio­ lence shelters, youth councils, child abuse counseling^ substance abuse counseling, summer camp for children and pregnancy services. The United Way's annual drive kick­ off breakfast will be at 8 a.m. Thursday. Sept. 10. with former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Kevin Havenhnk as speaker. Harerdink is a graduate of Hamilton High School and Western Michigan University. County offers more space to public New policy provides more parking by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Parking spaces for public use are now plentiful in the county-owned lot on the south side of the Barry County Courthouse. In fact, the place nearly looks deserted in the middle of a normal workday. The courthouse must be closed today ... It must be a county holiday!" Those are the types of comments county employees have heard from the public since a new parking policy was implemented this month by the County Facilities and Properly Committee More space for public parking was made possible when the county officially ac­ quired the former Hastings City Hall prop­ erty and its parking lot in July. The new parking policy designates the extra City Hall parking for county employ­ ees and opens up 17 prime parking spots for the public on the courthouse lot. County employees previously were allowed to park in the courthouse lot. but now the only spots that are not for the public in that lot are several for law enforcement parking and one that is reserved for a judge. The Courts and Law Building parking lot. across the street from the courthouse, has three public spaces. 15 slots for em­ ployees and two forjudges. The county-owned lot on the corner of South Broadway and Court streets, next to the Cone Zone, is exclusively for employ­ ees. The new-parking plan covers 123 park­ ing spots, including a total pf 20 public spaces. 89 employee spots, seven short­ term slots, four handicapped spaces and three spots forjudges. Township seeks injuction against concert at Gun Lake Wayland Township officials are trying to stop a rock concert, called the "Eighth Annual Daktal Party," planned in the Gun Lake area for Saturday, Sept 5. Jan Striegle, zoning administatow for rhe township, said the organizer.* cannot hold the concert without a special use permit, which must be obtained from the town­ ship. No type of zoning in the township permits such a concert without a special use permit, she said. Striegle said the township told concert organizers after last year s event to make sure they contacted the township at least 45 days prior to holding another concert to ob­ tain a special use permit and work out problems about which the township has beard complaints from area residents. But concert organizers did not contactxhe town­ ship. but instead went ahead and planned this year’s party, which is scheduled for Sept. 5 at a residence on 126th Avenue in Allegan County, just across the Barry County line. "Last year the party lasted until 4 a.m. and generated numerous complaints from residents." Striegle said. She said there were reports of drug and alcohol abuse at the concert, underage drinking, speeding cars, and garbage being thrown out onto surrounding roads. Last year some 1.000 people attended the event, she said, and organizers told the township they again expect abuu* .’.tfX) concertgoers year. * "It's gotten bigger every \\ir and appar­ ently more and more out of control." Striegle said. Had the concert organizers contacted the township and agreed to certain conditions, they would probably have been allowed to hold the concert. Striegle said. Requirements for a special permit being granted would have included such things as providing adequate sanitary facilities, abid­ ing by health department regulations for such gatherings, obtaining liability insur­ ance. abiding by set hours for the concert, and having adequate security to do such things as "make sure people don’t drink too much and then get on the road." "You can’t have over 1,000 people at a rock concert and not regulate it some ex­ tent." Striegle said. The township s attorney. John Watts of Allegan, "gave us the authority to shut them down." Striegle said, and is seeking a court injunction ordering that the concert See CONCERT, page IS Plan Commission to meet Aug. 31 The Hastings Planning Commission will meet Monday. Aug. 31. instead of Monday, Srpt 7, which will be Labor Day. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p in. in the council chambers at the new City Hall. 201 East S'ate St Blood drives set in two locations The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have blood drives from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday. Aug. 24. at St Ambrose Church in Delton and from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday. Aug. 31, a the Castleton Township Hall in Nashville. The goal for the drive in Delton is 75 pints. The goal for the drive in Nashville is 45 pints. Local Red Cross Director Karen Despres said blood is in critically short supply during summer months. Those who are at least 17 years old. weigh at least 110 pounds, are in rea­ sonably good health and haven't given blood wuhtn 56 days of ibe date of ihe drive are eligible to contribute. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 PRICE 5ff Relay for Life.., The American Cancer Society's 24-Hour Relay for Life was held at Hastings High School Aug. 14-15. In total, the Hastings' event raised $33,538 for the fight against cancer. Participants walked, run. jogged and wheeled their way around the Johnson Field track to meet their goal of $33,000 Pictured are (on left) Chris Fierman and Bill Lewis who did their part to fight the disease. For more information about the American Cancer Society, call (616) 945-4107. The parking lot on the south side of the Barry County Courthouse is nearly empty during business hours because of a new county parking policy. The lot is now primarily for the public, rather than employees. Lakewood suspends Superintendent Secor by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The Lakewood School Board made “the tough call" last Thursday night, unani­ mously voting to suspend Superintendent Steve Secor with pay in connection with Secor's recent arrest for drunken driving. The board’s suspension will hold until it receives the results of a thorough investiga­ tion by the Grand Rapids law firm of Miller. Johnson. Snell and Cummiskey. Meanwhile. Jerry Southgate was ap­ pointed to serve as acting superintendent. Southgate, former Lakewood assistant su­ perintendent. retired in June 1997. Secor is scheduled for a pre-trial confer­ ence in Ionia District Court at 10 a.m. Friday. Aug. 28, on a misdemeanor, second offense drunk driving charge to which he pleaded not guilty at an Aug. 4 arraign­ ment. Secor's charge stems from a Saturday. May 23, incident in which a preliminary breathalyzer test recorded a . 147 percent al­ cohol content and a blood alcohol test re­ vealed a blood alcohol content of .28. The legal limit is .10. The school board has directed its law firm to present a written report no later than Sept. 8 in “regard to any allegations of wrong doing and/or misconduct" by Secor. School board members also directed the firm to "provide a written legal opinion with that report as to what action, if any. may be warranted." Board President Lester Forman called the meeting to order and, rather than the usual opening prayer, asked the packed room to stand and have their own silent moment of prayer There were many teachers, community­ leaders and other citizens in the audience A few parents brought their children to see first hand how the process works. Forman set the “ground rules" for the po­ tentially volatile meeting. He invited members in the audience who wished to speak to the board to stand and give their names, then after the business portion of the meeting, they would be al­ lowed to speak. Each speaker was given three minutes. The board, he said, would not answer or react to the speakers. Forman told the crowd that Secor would not be speaking during the meeting, on the advice of his attorney. Forman also added that the board would not be intimidated by recent threats of re­ call. “Recall means nothing to us." he said He pleaded with the community to allow the board to do a thorough investigation. He said the board would take into account the effects ot their decision on the students. the staff and the community. They would have to consider the official board policy and the legal ramifications. Early in the meeting. Forman thanked the community for the letters and calls. He said he had personally received more than 160 calls from people expressing their views on the issue. Forman made certain that everyone who wished to speak was recognized. Eighteen people stood and gave their names at the board meeting. Citizen comments were fairly evenly di­ vided between those expressing support for “Mr Secor, you should be ashamed for drunk driving... Your action is inexcus­ able and you should resign." -Deb Valdez Secor and those who wanted his resigna­ tion. The audience applauded after most of the speakers, some were more enthusiastic than others. Some who spoke against Secor told of their personal tragedies with drunk drivers. They spoke of traumatic injuries they or their loved ones received. Concern was ex­ pressed whether Secor would be able to maintain discipline and some urged his res­ ignation. They questioned how he could govern a school district if he can’t govern himself. One speaker questioned why Secor’s first arrest in 1992 was never brought up in an evaluation. She said she was incredulous that the board had previously known noth­ ing of it. That first drunk driving arrest occurred when Secor was driving a vehicle allegedly owned by the Lakewood School District, according to a document labeled as a Kent County Sheriffs report of the 1992 inci­ dent. Deb Valdez addressed the superintendent, saying. “Mr. Secor, you should be ashamed for drunk driving." She then spoke of her numerous personal injuries suffered from a drunk driver and said. “Your action is inex­ cusable and you should resign." Harold Stannard spoke in Secor’s de­ fense. He quoted scripture: “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and urged people to use the ballot box to change school board policy and not waste tax money on a recall campaign. He expressed confidence that the board would do the right thing. The Rev. Ward Pierce, pastor of See SECOR, page 15 �9 Page 2 - tne Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 Tf»9d Middleville Tool & Die breaks ground on new plant tn Shanna Hllhbarth Staff Writer • Middleville Tool and Die Co. Inc broke Neuus Briefs (Continued) Habitat to dedicate 15th local home Barry County Habitat for Humanity is inviting the public to abend a cele­ bration of the 15th home volunteers have built for a family in need of de­ - cent housing. The dedication is at 3 p.m Sunday. Aug. 23 for the home built for Scott and Amy Nickerson and their children at 725 E. Thom St. in Hastings. "We will praise God and thank all the people who have worked hard to assure that the Nickerson family's dream of belter housing will soon be­ come a reality." said Habitat Director Rosella J. Collins. Habitat, an ecumenical Christian housing ministry, is a group of volun­ teers who work in partnership with low income families to build homes that are cold at cost and without inter­ est to the families. ‘Business After Hours’ is today "Business After Hours" for Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce members and businesses and potential chamber members will be held from 5 to 7 p m today (Thursday. Aug. 2D) at 450 Meadow Run. east off South Hanover on M-37. The event is being sponsored by the offices of the Barry County United Way. Barry Community Foundation. Barry Community Hospice. Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross, and Family and Children Services. The afternoon will include refresh­ ments and time to relax and visit with fellow business associates For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. Talbot McGuire plans 2 concerts The folk music duo of Barry McGuire and Terry Talbot will per­ form Saturday and Sunday al two dif­ ferent locations as pan of their Michigan tour. They will be in concert al 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 Wall Lake Road (M-43) and at 6 p.m. outdoors at the Grace Community Church's future building site just west of Nashville on M-37. the former Sandy land Park. McGuire is best known for his 1965 hit song The Eve of Destruction" and as lead singer of the New Christy Minstrels when they did "Green . Green." Talbot has been a solo artist and he was with the group Mason Proffit in the 1970s. The two sang last year at the Hastings Summerfest There will be a freewill offering for the Talbot McGuire duo. Pacific Trio to play Friday The "Fridays at the Fountain” series in Hastings from 11:30 a.m. to I p.m. Aug. 2! will feature the jazz-flavored performances of Pacific Trio. The free entertainment takes place on the Barry County Courthouse lawn by the fountain plaza. Trio members will play music rang­ ing from the "big band" sound to cur­ rent hits. The audience can expect songs such as "Take the A Train.” made famous by Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller’s "In the Mood." The performers will be Joe LaJoye. director of the Hastings High School band, who sings lead and plays tn mpei. trombone and flugel horn; Gene Englenh. a Hastings native who plays keyboards and sings: and Joe’s son. Tony LaJoye, who will fill in as drummer for Art Wunsch. a retired music educator. Those who attend Friday's free con­ cert may bring thetr lunch, lawn chairs and blankets People may feel free to leave whenever they wish or stay the full length of the concert. This summer’s Fridays at the Fountain series is sponsored by the city of Hastings and the lliornapple Ans Council of Barry County. In case of rain, the concert will take place at the Jefferson Street Gallery tn Hastings. ground on a new S3 2 million plant in Yankee Spring* Tow n*hip Wednesday. Middleville Tool and Die is Yankee Showcase to have bluegrass, country Bluegrass and country music by Great Lakes Grass and Ron Hutchins will be featured at tonight's (Aug. 20) Musicians Showcase al 6:30 at Arby’s in Hastings. Great Lakes Grass is a bluegrass quartet from the Kalamazoo area, mak­ ing its Showcase debut. The band has played at many area bluegrass festi­ vals One of its members. Rock Bartley, who plays banjo, used to play with the area group Sweet Com. Hutchins, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Battle Creek, has played at the Showcase on numerous occa­ sions. He sings country music. Springs' largest employer The new 53.00()-square-fool facility is expected to create an additional 20 full-time jobs "I would like to dedicate this to four people who had the courage to dream." said President of the company. Gary Middleton as he broke ground. "Forest and Louise Middleton. and Kenneth and Lois Middleton. I would also like to thank ev­ eryone who has made this possible." Middleville Tool and Die Co. is a fam­ ily-owned business that was founded in 1966 by brothers Forest and Kenneth Middleton. The company's customers in­ clude Haworth. Herman Miller. Goodyear Tire and Rubber and Trans-Matic The company builds stamping tools and pro­ gressive die for office furniture parts and automotive parts. . The company currently employs *»6 peo­ ple at full lime and has quite a few part­ timers The new company will add at least 20 more full-time jobs, mans yet to be filled At 78. Forest, the company's founder, is still active in the business His sons. Gary and Robert Sr.. now run the company, which is currently located in Bowens Mills "We just outgrew our current building." said Gary "We wanted to expand, but be­ cause of zoning we could not do so at our current site We had a strong desire to stay in the Yankee Springs area and keep our tax dollars here, as my family has lived in the area as long as can be remembered " Gary said the process of buying the property and getting the proper zoning took close to two years "This has been a long lime coming." he said. "There was no industrial zoning in the area, so we really had to push for this. We worked closely with local and slate officials on the project and it has been a great expe­ rience " Gary said that construction on t|ie new building would lake approximately eight months to finish. The company will be purchasing some new equipment, including a 600-ton press and a CNC Machine Center The project site is located at 1900 Patterson Ave . on the comer of Bass Road and Patterson "We are very excited and eager to get started on the construction." said Gary “It feels great to expand and be able to stay in the area." Woody Herman in Lake 0 Friday The Woody Herman Orchestra, di­ rected by Frank Tiberi. will be the main attraction at the'8 p.m. Friday. Aug. 21 Lake Odessa Arts Commission Concert in the Park The event will be held at the Lake Odessa Community Park. Admission is free. ‘Walk in Woods’ set for Saturday The North Country Trail Association will have a "walk in the woods" at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, on the trail that runs in the Yankee Springs area through Barry County. Those interested in taking part can meet Saturday morning at the used car lot at the intersection of Yankee Springs and Gun Lake roads. pry are encouraged to bring along insect repel­ lent. For more information, call Barbara VanDyken of Delton at (616) 623­ 3897. BIE luncheon will be August 31 Suzanne Gust, national public speaker and training facilitator, will be guest speaker at the I6»h annual Business-Industry-Education (BIE) lun­ cheon at noon Monday. Aug. 31. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. Gust, who has degrees in manage­ ment and marketing, operates her own training firm and has worked with clients such as the Chrysler Corp., Detroit College of Business, the Nissan Motor Corp.. Davenport College. Haworth and Spartan Stores. The annual BIE meeting tradition­ ally has served as the school-commu­ nity kickoff to the academic year and enables community residents and school staff to focus on how to work together for the benefit of young peo­ ple. Lunch will be served at the session, so the price of admission will be $6 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the door or :n advance at the admin­ istrative offices of the Hastings Area School System. Hastings High School office. Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce offices and the offices of WBCH Radio and J-Ad Graphics. Gypsy moth spray deadline Sept. 1 People who think they might need to have their property sprayed for gypsy moths next year must order the survey by Sept. 1. This is the dead­ line for requesting gypsy moth surveys on properties in Barry and Allegan counties. Requesting a survey is not a com­ mitment to have the spraying done, but it will make it possible when the time come*. If a survey is ordered, counts of egg masses will be made, af­ ter which a determination will be made as to the level of infestation. After that, a letter will be sent to the prop­ erty owner to decide whether to order spraying, to which the owner may agree or net agree. Those who think they have the Ooencyrtus parasitic wasp, which de­ stroys gypsy moth eggs, on their property, should seek verification from a biologist. Even then the parasite is expected to affect only about 30 to 40 percent of the moth infestation. When the spraying is done in the spring, there may be some estimate possible as to the expected costs. Bids are obtained every year. Last year the cost was $7.25 per acre, after a sup­ plemental grant paid for 50 percent of the expense Estimates for costs could be anywhere between $7 and S21 per acre For more information, call Casey Hams at 948-8056 . Middleville Tool A Die Co.. Inc. broke ground on a new $3.2 million plant in Yankee Springs Township Wednesday. The building will be 53.000 sq. ft and will provide 20 additional full time jobs in lhe company. The company is currently Yankee Springs’ largest employer. From left: Robert Middleton Sr.. Forest Middleton. and Gary Middleton. In the background are township officials and 70 employees of the company. Some Rutland Twp. residents will get some new addresses in October J-Ad Graphics News Service A year-long county address renumbering effort likely will begin in Rutland Township in October. Barry County Planning andr Zoning Director Jim McManus td»d the Rutland Charter Township B(>frd last Wednesday The project, when completed in about five years county wide, will fulfill the re­ quirements of an ordinance that mandates that there be no duplications of road names in Barry County. The ordinance was initiated in 1994. According to McManus, the fact that there are 11 Shore Drives, five Lakeview Drives and an Old Iroquois Trail and an Iroquois Trail, for example, prompted passage of the ordinance to alleviate problems in finding locations, primarily for emergency services. "Those names will have to be adjusted to avoid confusion." said McManus, who is working to renumber only the addresses on the state highways to become sequential, as well as to be called by their highway des­ ignation rather than road name. "We just finished M-66 in Assyria Township and M-37 in Johnstown Township. Now. M-79 in Castleton Township east of Hastings is next." said McManus. "About 25 percent of them had to have their house numbers changed as well." In all. about 442 addresses on state highways in the county were changed as of June 30. He expects to achieve I .(MM) ad­ dress changes by the end of the year and hopes to have all of the notices of changes on stale roads mailed to county residents by that time. When the work is finished, it is expected that about 40 percent of county addresses will change. In Rutland Township. Gun Lake Road to M-37 will become West M-43 Highway and at the first curve it will become South M-43 Highway. "M-43 is the only one of the stale high­ ways io Lave all four designations of North. South. East and West." said McManus. "We hope to send notifications to those residents by the end of the month, at least to the residents of M-37." Those residents will find that their ad­ dresses will change from Middleville Road io North M-37 Highway north of Heath Road and South M-37 Highway in the city and south to the county line He explained that residents will be given three months to adjust to their addresses be­ fore they become effective. McManus noted that several addresses on M-37 in the area of the Barry Expo Center in Rutland Township have the exact same addresses as some residents in Thomapple Township, where "a large number of peo­ ple w ill have their numbers changed signif­ icantly." He added that though it is still not cer­ tain whether the State of Michigan will take over A-42 and designate it as a Heritage Route the ro.-J. also known as Chief Noonday Road, possible could be­ come West M-79 Highw ay "We’re going ;o wait on A-42 and see what the state does." Ik* said. After McManus and his staff, which in­ cludes assistant Pam Weyerman, have completed the renumbering project on the highways, they will begin with the county roads. Ik* said. "A large number of the county road are out of sequence." said McManus. "Whitmore Road and Chief Noonday road have a lot of problems." After that effort, there will be work on the roads around the county's lakes. McManus noted that so far there have been few complaints but those wanting to dispute an address change can contact the 911 Administrative Board, said McManus. "They’ll look at how emergency services are affected and whether the change is needed to expedite emergency services." he said. The county automatically sends approx­ imately 18 letters to public service organi­ zations. school districts, fire departments. United Parcel Service and others to notify them of the new addresses each time, he said. "We can’t notify insurance companies, the license bureau, etc.. That will be up to the residents." he said. Township Clerk Blanche Munjoy ques­ tioned McManus about a part of the ordi­ nance that requires residents have a clearly marked address sign if they are 100 feet off the roadway or are concealed by trees or brush. "Are you going to change my address? You guys have pushed this green sign crap.” she said "Who’s going to change that?" McManus replied that in Johnstown Township, for instance, the fire department has offered to change the green signs for free if residents addresses have been changed by the renumbering ordinance "because they believe it’s imperative to find people in emergency situations." In other cases, the residents will be re­ sponsible for displaying the signs, which cost about $2t) to $25. he said. "The county is not paying for any signs, there is no money available to do that." he said "S2O to $25 to get a sign is like get­ ting an insurance policy for your home and your family I have to change my own ad­ dress. so I know what you're going through." In other business at the meeting, a dis­ trict library survey was presented that re­ vealed that of 150 registered voters polled in Hastings and Rutland charter townships and the city of Hastings in June. 64 percent are in favor of the concept and 77 percent thipk the library needs more space However, w hen broken down by jurisdic­ tion. the survey revealed that over half of the city residents indicated they don't need the library or don't know why they don’t visit. 43.9 percent of Hastings Township residents do not visit due to the fee and 42 1 percent of Rutland Township residents indicate that they don't need the library Though part of Rutland Township is in the Thornapple Kellogg Library District. all Rutland residents pay three-tenths of a mill toward Hastings Public Library opera­ tions. Township Supervisor Bob Edwards said after the meeting that the city has proposed the district library concept, that would pass if approved by two of the three jurisdic­ tions approached, because they are paying the bulk of the cost. They want to get out from under that cost." said Edwards. Almost 50 percent of Hastings City resi­ dents think the library is fine as is and 36 percent of Rutland residents think the facil­ ity needs improvement, according to the survey. Overall, an average of 73.3 percent of those polled liked the idea of a district li­ brary. which translates into 85 percent from Hastings. 79 percent from Hastings Township and 55 percent from Rutland Township. But of that 55 percent in Rutland Township. 46 percent thought the proposed cost. $35 per year for residents owning homes valued at $60,000 to $80,000. was too high. They currently pay $10 per year. However. of the Hastings residents polled who currently pay $60 per year. 90 percent thought that having their cost cut to $35 per year was reasonable Edwards. however, felt that the cost es­ timate was misleading because most home* in Rutland Tow nship are worth more than SIOOJDOO. Overall, 53 percent of those polled said they would be willing to help fund a new library facility, which the current steering committee estimates would cost up to $2.5 million. An anonymous donor has pledged $5(K).(XM) toward library construction and will give another $500,000 if that amount is matched by the community. The steering committee, represented by John Fehsenfeld. hopes to gain approval to form the district library board, which would then determine a millage proposal for oper­ ations. he said. "We’re looking for an equal millage across the board." he said. Board members took no action and made no comments In other business last week, the board: • Voted to allow the treasurer to invest $50,000 from the fire fund into a six month or three month certificate of deposit at 5 percent interest provided the money will not be needed for fire department ex­ penses in that lime: • Introduced licensed electrician Gary Moore, who will fill a vacancy expected by the upcoming retirement of Bernard Hammond, who also senes as building in­ spector The township expects to hire an­ other man. also named Gary Moore, to fill that role when hi* certification is verified. • Heard a report from Hammond that a daily inspection of Wal-Mart's construction reveals the department store is progressing on schedule "h’s two-thirds done." he said. "I think See RUTLAND, page 3 �Tfw- Hastings Banner - Thursday August ?0 1998 - Page 3 County sells bonds for sewer extension to Fair Lake by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Fair Lake sewer system is one step closer to construction. Bonds of SI 11 million to help finance the project were sold Thursday The Barry County Board of Public Works (BPW) . accepted the overall interest rale of 4.8786 percent from the Chicago firm of Bernardi Securities. Inc. The Fair Lake sewer, which will serve 95 homes, is the first extension of the original Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System that currently serves 1.500 customers in the Delton area Bernardi was one of five bond sale bid­ ders for the project. A slightly lower bid of 4.832259 percent interest was received from Everen Securities, but was rejected because it was not in compliance with the bond specifications of a three percent spread allowance over the 19-year repayment of ; the bonds * Initially. the board’s financial consultant Robert Bendzinski. owner of Bendzinski & Co. Municipal Finance Advisors in De­ ' troit. who conducted the bond sale with the county's bond counsel attorney. Jame^ K. White, recommended that the BPW accept the interest rate of Everen Securities as the i low bid. However, he quickly changed his • mind after discovering that a problem ex*■ isted because Everen's bid was above the > three percent maximum spread allowed in ? the bid specification. The BPW rejected the Everen bid "for non-compliance with the notice of sale." • The sale of bonds was awarded to Bernardi with a 3-0 vote by Rod Goebel. Brad Lamberg and Bob Shaffer. BPW members Rose Heaton and John Barnett were absent. In response to public comment, before the vote, involving questions by Delton citizens Barb Cichy and John Hosier. White said the proposed Fair Lake sewer project is not related to any pending litiga­ tion regarding treatment plant issues at the Southwest Barry Sewage Disposal facility. Cichy and Hosier were instrumental in spearheading local entities to lake legal action to protect the system's customers. The county. Southwest Barry County Sewer and Water Authority and other par­ ties have a lawsuit pending against the original Delton area sewer project's contrac­ tors and designers, including Progressive Architects & Engineers of Grand Rapids, which is the designer of the Fair Lake col­ lection system. The basis of the lawsuit is that the sys­ tem's treatment plant has not consistently met stale requirements of its ground water discharge permit the majonty of the time since it became operational more than four years ago. The plant has had a history of discharging elevated levels of nitrogen compounds (ammonia and nitrates), espe­ cially in winter months, according to local Sewer and Water Authority officials. Now. the system's waste waler treatment plant is very close to being in full compli­ ance with state requirements for a ground water discharge permit, which is expected to be issued this month, according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. While also said last week that he has a letter from the DEQ, stating that it will not require any special conditions for per­ mit issuance. He recently told the County Board of Commissioners that the permit status was a "very positive" development. Progressive has maintained all along that it has made corrective recommendations from the beginning of the plant's troubles, but that suggestions weren't always im­ plemented. The firm also noted last year that there are many variables that it cannot control, such ■. i operation of the plant. Around the time the lawsuit was initiated the Authority implemented several im­ provements. including a change in man­ agement and the addition of insulation for reactor basin walls and piping besides float­ ing insulated covers to try to reduce heat loss in the collection system. The plant s current manager is licensed with a top of the line "A" license. A previ­ ous manager was rated al the "C" level and the authority had wanted him to progress to the "B" level, but that didn't materialize Bonds for the sewer extension will be re­ paid from Fair Lake properly owners' pay­ ments to Barry Township. The bonds have the financial backing of the township and county's full faith and credit. Cichy. during public comment, also re­ quested that no further costs be passed onto the users of the current sewer system be­ cause of the Fair Lake extension. In related business at last week's BPW meeting the board approved payment of S25.00G from the Fair Lake bond proceeds to White's firm. Mika. Meyers. Beckett & Jone*, of Grund Rapids, for bond counsel and legal services through July. 1988. and S73.487.96 to Progressive. Prior to approving Progressive s invoice. Sewer and Water Authority Chairman Lloyd Goyings said Progressive should be paid for work performed to date and County Administrator Michael Brown said he did not know of any reason to withhold pay­ ment. Hosier objected to paying Progressive because of the pending litigation and al­ leged ongoing problems at the treatment plant. An official from Progressive said the firm's work on the Fair Lake project has been performed in good faith and payment should be approved. Another official of the firm said that no further work would be performed by Progressive until payment is approved. County Drain Commissioner Robert Shaffer, who chairs the BPW. asked White to explain the "engineering agreement ad­ dendum." pertaining to the Fair Lake pro­ ject. to the board. The addendum includes the authority's right to hire its own inspec­ tors of the Fair Lake project and "certifica­ tion of substantial completion." An official from Progressive, which also will inspect the project, told the BPW last week that he objects to not being able to verify that tin.* authority’s inspector is qual­ ified and properly certified White had explained to the County Board of Commissioners last month (hat the "en­ gineering agreement addendum in the Fair Lake contract states that Progressive Engi­ neering agrees not to use the county's deci­ sion to proceed with an expansion of the system as any type of defense in the current litigation. White said. Progressive was hired to design the Fair Lake project before the problem became known at the waste water treatment plant. White has said. He also noted that the problems with the original system "are not yet rectified" "or (the solution) accurately identified" and "the litigation is not yet resolved. "You have this problem whether or not you extend the system." White «*tid. "This extension will maybe increase flow to the waste water plant by maybe five percent so it’s not a huge expansion of flow." The financial status of the original sys­ tem (to repay the $12 million in bonds that were sold five years ago) "is pretty much on track in terms of growth, in terms of the number of hookups they have to date." according to a report by Bendzinski. White told county commissioners The cost of the original project exceeded its original budget so there was an assumption at the lime "that there would be growth." White said. "The Fair Lake connection of 95 homes will put that system on track through the projections of 1999. If the growth continues to proceed, as originally projected....the system will have surplus revenue and will be able pay the bonds off in full. "With continued growth and surplus rev­ enues that also relates back to the waste water treatment plant. If there is a need identified at some point in time to make some sort of major investment in that waste water treatment plant because of these cold weather problems, the updated numbers prepared by Mr. Bendzinski sug­ gest that there's the ability to fund an addi­ tional bond issue from existing rales and charges to fix the waste waler treatment without a need for increased rates " White also told the County Board that the Fair Lake residents, who recently ob­ jected to the sewer project because of con­ cerns that included an extra $3 per month service charge to Fair Lake residents, now support the project. The extra charge has been eliminated. White said. The Fair Lake Association "is comfort­ able" with the sewer project and "their con­ cerns were addressed satisfactorily." Com­ missioner Rod Goebel told the board last month. The project has increased $42,000 since the fall of 1996 when the Fair Lake project was originally approved by the county Work has been on hold while easements have been secured and the status of the waste water treatment problems evaluated * The county's Health Department has written a letter to the BPW about the need for a sewer in the Fair Lake area for health considerations because of some septic tank failures and problems. White said The total cost of the sewer extension will be $1,258 million even though the bonding is only $1.11 million White ex­ plained that the difference is being paid, like a down payment, from special tax as­ sessment collections and payments from homeowners who have already paid their cost in full. "Over the 19 years, the (Fair Lake) spe­ cial assessments will be a little bn short to make all the bond payments, so the projec­ tions are now that there will be some addi­ tional hookups just like there were (assumed growth) projections on the origi­ nal system ...There are some vacant lands that the sewer goes by...." White to> 1 the county board. On Fair Lake, there are about 25 vacant parcels. The bond issue is structured so additional hookups won't be needed in the first 10 years of the repayment schedule, he said. "So there is some leeway built into the (Fair Lake) debt repayment." Alliance Board suggested by econ development survey by Mary Warner Staff Writer Creating an Alliance Board that would promote economic development in Bany County was one of the suggestions of those participating in a recent survey of businesspeople and government officials on future development in the county Such a board could be comprised of area businesspeople, government officials and educators, the survey suggested. Another suggestion was to create a county development office. Yet another was to make more use of existing organiza­ tions such as the Chamber of Commerce and the county planning and zoning office to coordinate development strategies and is­ sues. The survey was conducted by Bender and Associates at the request of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, who first «asked owner Bob Bender to survey board members to get their feelings about county economic development issues, and then ! asked him to expand the survey to include input from area businesspeople and govern­ ment officials. Render, who presented preliminary find­ ings of the survey at a meeting Aug. 5. said 135 businesspeople and 135 govemment officials received survey question­ naires. Sixty-five were returned, which rep­ resented a 24 percent return rate. Thirty-five percent of the elected officials receiving surveys responded, as did 18 percent of businesses receiving surveys. "We had hoped for a larger yield." Bender said in a written executive summary of the survey findings, "but feel that this is ac­ ceptable. given the time of year." In the survey. 80 percent of those re­ sponding said they would monetarily sup­ port an economic growth alliance. "Business was more willing (91 percent), while elected officials were more evenly split (69 percent)." the executive summary stated. Seventy-eight percent said Barry —r County government should invest in such an alliance. Should an alliance board be set up. those surveyed said anywhere from three to 16 people should sit on it. The average num­ ber suggested was seven. Whether or not such a board is set up, most survey respondents felt Barry County government should have some sort of way to respond to inquiries about economic de­ velopment or development questions in general (such as questions about tourism or land use). More than half felt that a full-time per­ son is required to coordinate development activities. Survey respondents identified their worst fear as losing the rural lifestyle of the county to residential sprawl and growth and losing agricultural land and farms. Others fears included a future that is "unplanned" where the business climate is not nurtured and demands for unfrastructure (roads, etc) go unmet. Ninety-four percent of the respondents believed the county would continue to grow as a bedroom community serving the four metropolitan areas that surround it. and "most (84 pe'cent) think it possible that people may see economic development as not in their best interest." the survey summary stated. The majority of those re­ sponding thought village and city retail de­ velopment plus small factories in industrial parks would have a beneficial impact on a bedroom community. "Most respondents (8/ percent) related land use with economic development." the survey summary stated. "Several people suggested the important subject is not just economic development but development in general. In summary, the quality of life section seems to indicate that both busi­ ness and government believe that our im­ portance as a bedroom community will grow Further, they fee) that economic de­ Winning ticket will get $5,000 in Chamber drawing Cash prizes totaling $3,750 will be awarded to five lucky winners in a raffle sponsored by the Membership Committee of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. The first place winner will receive $5,000 cash. The raffle is limited to 700 tickets, which are $25 each. Other prizes are $2,000 for second place; $1,000. third place; $500. fourth place: and $250. fifth place. Chamber members in the photo show that the checks have all been issued and are waiting to be filled in Rutland, with the winners' names. From left are Karen Pleyte of Advantage Glass. Chamber Executive Director Dixie StadelManshum. Lisa Humphrey of Manpower; Ray Girrbach of Girrbach Funeral Home and Al Jarvis of McDonald's. The drawing will be held Nov. 6 at the chamber's annual dinner. Tickets may be purchased at the chamber's Summerfest Booth, at the chamber office or from any chamber board or committee member. continued from page 2 they're going to meet their deadline." • Heard a report from Edwards that a law­ suit filed against Heath Road resident Terry Eggleston for allegedly violating the town­ ship zoning ordinance by holding rodeos on his property was ruled in the township's favor. "The injunction was granted and the judged has ordered him to cease," said Edwards. Edwards said the township's lawsuit against the City of Hastings to force com­ pliance with a 1992 water and sewer con­ tract remains at status quo with no re­ sponse received from the city as of Wednesday's board meeting. Get EXTRA COPIES of The Banner at many locations around the county. Barry County Residents... See SURVEY, page 14 > Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY...by calling 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER (Making Barry County residents feel at home for over W0 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B • Hastings, Michigan 49058 Bob Bender and Syd Dulaney of Bender and Associates present survey findings to area business, community and government leaders. V J �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 20. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Some suggestions for Karaoke contest To the editor: \ I am writing tn response to all the letters about the karaoke eontest at the fair this year. I was also a contestant and I'm not complaining because I didn’t place, there were a lot of very good singers there and 1 had enjoyed the show. However. I am in complete agreement with Shan Watson and the others. I wonder if the judges have any musical background or how they became judges. Granted, the people who tied for second place earned their place in the adult contest, but as Shan slated. Rob Hanson, who is a phenomena! singer, keeps getting overlooked. I also noticed that everyone who placed in the contest sang a country song. Don’t get me wrong. I like country, but it seems that if you sing country you have a better chance, which isn't fair I heard Ashley Morgan sing and was very surprised that she didn't place. Just what were the judges looking for ’ She had it all. appearance, stage presence, audience appreciation and a very’ good voice. I have a few suggestions for next year: I. The judges should all have some kind of musical background. 2.1 think 30 contestants was a little much to bring down to only 8. In my opinion the finals night should consist of 30 contestants Write Us A letter: singing, then cut that amount down to 15 and have that 15 sing again and pick eight from the 15. 3. If you place first to third. I don’t think you should be allowed to enter the follow­ ing year. That way the same people’s aren’t winning every year. I think these suggestions might be a little easier on the judges and prevent the four­ way tie that happened this year with the adult contest. Amanda Thompson. Hastings Library donation is appreciated To the editor: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks" will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Mary Warner, staff writer for the Hast­ ings Banner Aug. 13 wrote an article. “Donor pledges up to SI million for library" I hope everyone read the article Thank you. anonymous donor, for your very generous financial pledge in getting started a much needed brand new library! The giving of yourself is a most mean­ ingful and worthwhile one. to say it mildly. I'm certain many other people arc thinking and saying the same. I close this letter with the following thoughts: Ignorance is man’s worst enemy. Knowl­ edge man’s best friend in a library sorely needed. Justine McLean Hastings Utah wants to honor ex-local man To the editor: Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomappie, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. HastingsBaNNER Der'oted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Published by Hastings Banner, A Division ol J-Ad Graphics inc As part of the Utah State Centennial, local police offers arc attempting to locate and honor the graves of fellow officers who fell in-the line of duty during Utah’s history. On March 16. 1876. Utah Territorial Prison Warden Matthew B. Burgher was murdered while attempting to prevent a mass escape of inmates. However, efforts over the last two years to locate Warden Burgher's finahrestmg place in Utah has not been successful. Research into Burgher’s life indicates that lie lived in Barry County. Michigan, prior to joining the Union Army during the Civil War. His parents were William H. and Anna Burgher, who farmed near Hastings Township, along with brother Lafayette, and sister Sarah (David) Wolcott. Barry County death records the deaths of William (Oct. I. 1871) and Anna (Sept. 21. 1880). but not their burial locations. Fur­ thermore. census records reveal that the Burgher family lived in the Hastings area for some time. Believing it possible thal Warden Burgher’s remains were sent home to Michigan for interment in the family plot, the UPOA is attempting to contact descen­ dants or other persons knowledgeable of the Burgher family for information. Warden Burgher's name was recently added to Utah's police memorial in the state capitol. The UPOA wishes to further honor him by placing a modest bronze plaque of appreciation on his grave. . If you have information that would help locate Warden Burgher’s final resting place, please contact Robert Kirby. P.O. Box 684. Springville. Utah. 84663. darktaburgoyne.com (email) Robert Kirby Springville. Utah Public Opinion 911 proposal a tax increase Dear editor: The phone company is already bcinj used to collect taxes We are currently pay mg for wmng schools for the Internet witt our phone bills. The 911 proposal jus seems to be another way to collect taxes. _ The 911 proposal essentially is a tax increase. And I indeed question the nccessTH ,y J We will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot proposal that will allow 911 to lax us through our phone hills for their service It was said thal the property owners bear the brunt of paying for 911 services and renters pay nothing to support the service. Well, it this is the case, if this proposal is passed, will property taxes go down-’ Will funding of 9| I be made strictly through the phone bill alone? Michael Mills Hastings id ‘seXVideo’ unwelcome MTV offering " To the editor: Recently, when 1 was surfing the TV channels (at 3:30 in the afternoon). I came across "seXVideo" on MTV The first thought to cross my mind was concern for my grandchildren, who range in ages from 9 to 19 years. The young ones are home from school unsupervised at this hour. Needless the say. I wish "seXVideo" was never on the television, but why should it be at this time of the day? I have been concerned about the music our children listen to. but I honestly hadn't though about the videos that accompany them. When I turned on this program. I watched three videos myself. 1 felt so many emotions... anger, revulsion, fear for our children and the urge to put my foot through the television set. What 1 did do was cry and pray. Do you know what this program shows? One video had all men on a beach, painted gold with not much on and several horns on their foreheads. Several views were shot. with the lead singer straddling the camera.1 very overt homosexuality, in my opinion. One video was of the Spice Girls. whJ1 my three granddaughters love. They dress, very suggestively and their song was sex­ ual in content. The third video was the worst, however. It included a man and a woman on a bed with very little on. He poured honey on hef! and they went through a lot of gyrations. At this point I couldn't take any more. Two days later, at 5 p.m.. 1 found thi9 same "seXVideo" listed. How long or hoW1 often this program runs. I don't know. <2 What can we do about it? Have you heartV anything about this program before? If nodJ you know now. >1 Please take the time to let others know! about this. And pray for all of our young! people. -4 Helen PlaunQ Hastings) FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jones and Co. Common myths about variable annuities When the popularity of an investment ve­ hicle increases dramatically, it’s bound to attract attention from the media. Along with that attention often comes misinfor­ mation and misconceptions. That continues to be the case with vari­ able annuities, whose annual sales have al­ most quintupled to more than $70 billion in the past five years. After the recent capital gains tax cut. the media began comparing the tax benefits of variable annuities and mutual funds. Annu­ ities grow tax-sheltered until you begin withdrawing your money. Then, you pay taxes on earnings and capital gains at your regular income tax rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent. On the other hand, ac­ cording to some reports, you pay taxes on mutual fund gains at a top tax rate of 20 percent. Or do you? To answer this, you first must separate a few myths from reality. Myth: Variable annuity investors will fall into the lop income tax bracket of 39.6 percent when they withdraw their money. Reality Most annuity investors arc not in the 39.6 percent tax bracket. In 1997, the top bracket applied only to taxpayers with taxable income of more than $271.050. But a 1996 Gallup poll found that more than 80 percent of annuity investors had total an­ nual incomes of less than $75,000. Myth: Most financial professionals tout growth funds, with a lop tax rate of 20 per­ cent. as the smart alternative to variable an­ nuities. Reality: In fact, most people do not in­ vest exclusively in growth funds, meaning not all of their gams would receive the 20 percent lax rate. Any comparison of tax li­ abilities should show the implications of a more diverse portfolio. Myth: All taxes associated with growih mutual funds ace long-term capital gains and therefore receive the 20 percent tax rate. Reality: On the contt v'y. mutual funds often hold many securities within thciY portfolio for 18 months or less, subjecting gains on those securities to short-term taa’ rates. If you own a mutual fund, even if you reinvest all dividends and gains, you still, owe ordinary taxes on all dividends, and odds arc that your year-end statement will show short-term taxable gains. ‘ In fact, the average growth fund has a turnover rate of 95 percent, meaning th£ fund manager buys and sells almost the ei>„ tire portfolio within a 12-month period. When a mutual fund manager holds a stock? less than 12 months, the shareholder pay^ taxes at ordinary income lax rates. Gains, on stocks held between 12 months and 18 months are taxed up to 25 percent. Following arc several other myths abouj variable annuities: • Investors withdraw all their money ifl lump sums. (They don’t.) • Variable annuities arc more expensivq to own than mutual funds. (Not ncccs? sarily). 4 • Tax deferral is the only reason people invest in variable annuities. (It isn’t.) The reality is that variable annuities an^i mutual funds each can play an important —r and unique — role in an overall financial plan. Don’t be misled by anyone trying t6 convince you of the evils of cither variable annuities or mutual funds. Instead, work closely with your financial professional to understand the complexities and ensure the proper use of these investment tools. When appropriate, grow th mutual funds and vari­ able annuities can be invaluable ways t$ take greater control over your financial se­ curity. What about Clinton’s confession? What did you think of President Clinton's public admission of "an inappropriate relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? What do you think should be the result? • , t Inc. 1952 N Bh adway Hastings Ml 49058-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradaric Jacobs VicePresident Stephan Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Eaton Elame Gilbert (Assistant Eaton Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mvy Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary * ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Fr-day 8 a rn to 5 30 p rr. Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County S27 per year «n adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo« B Hastings M! 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 I Brian Loftus, Hastings: Pat Pennell, Caledonia: Jodi Varney, Nashville: "I think be should have come forth with that statement quite a long time ago. I looks worse now than if he had told the truth in the first place. It confirms that he is a person of questionable integrity." "There should be nothing "Frankly. I think he needs that should come from it It's to continue to run the not a matter of the nation's. country, it's not like any other president hasn't behaved It's a personal problem." this way. He just happened to get caught." joan Phillips, Gun Lake: "I think he should be impeached because if he doesn't, every person tried in court for perjury will be able to use the defense of the president got away with it.” Marty Beckwith, Hastings: Chad Farlee, Woodland: "I think it's a private thing between him and his family. Other than that, he's doing a good job jn the White House." "Clinton should have the decency to resign, both for his affair and for misleading the country with the half-truths." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 - Page 5 Casey Harris appointed gypsy moth coordinator J, | PeTmerTtarshail PLAINWELL - Dclmcr Marshall, age 68, passed away Tuesday. August 11, 1998 at Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. Mr. Marshall was bom February 6, 1930 in Saylcrsville, Kentucky, the son of Taylor & Mary (Whitaker) Marshall. He farmed and worked in timber for many years. He was married to Dorothy Grider in 1966. Mr. Marshall enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy on March 27, 1985, and a brother, Delford Marshall in 1997. Mr. Marshall is survived by two sons. Rusty Marshall & Dustin Marshall both of Allegan: one step-son, Mike Yates of Bryan. Ohio; four sisters, Doris (Sam) Salyer of Clyde. Ohio. Loretta (Henry) Whitaker of Knox. Indiana. Shirley (Burley) Whitaker of Clyde, Ohio, and Joyce (James) Hanes of Clyde, Ohio; five brothers. Greely (Ann) Marshall of Plainwell. Paul (Mabel) Marshall of Plainwell, Robert (Lorenc) Marshall of L Clyde. Ohio. Ronald (Linda) Marshall of boak Harbor, Ohio, and Jerry (Debbie) iMarshal! of Clyde, Ohio; many nieces and F nephews I Funeral Services for Mr. Marshall were held Thursday. August 13, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Mike Risner and Pastor Mike Sparks officiated. Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery, by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer Casey Harris has been appointed the new gypsy moth suppression program coordina­ tor for Barry and Allegan counties Though the spraying program is handled through the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Harris is employed by the Barry Soil and Water Conservation District, for those who would like to make thal distinction. At present she is busily lining up areas where surveys for gypsy moths will be taken. Harris previously worked for five years on the educational staff of the Binder Park Zoo in Calhoun County. Originally from Texas, she is moving to Barry County soon. Harris has a bachelor's degree in envi­ ronmental biology and zoology and is working on a master’s degree in agriculture and Extension education at Michigan State University. She is very active in environmental edu­ cation. and is on the board for the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Educators (MAEOE). state advi­ sory committees, which are part of the National Education Curricula. She is also on the State Advisory Committees for Project WILD and Project Learning Tree. Harris also has done volunteer work in a variety of related activities in the past. She volunteers at Binder Park Zoo near Battle Creek as a docent, and has been a coach for Casey Harris, new Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Coordinator of Barry and Allegan Counties. "Envirothon." a program for high school students who compete in teams. She has worked with teams from both Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties. Now thal she is moving to Barry County, she said she hopes to work with kids here in a similar volunteer capacity, either through local high schools or through the 4-H program. Hams can be reached at 948-8056 for any questions in connection with the gypsy moth suppression program. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probeta Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98 22405-SE Estate of EVELYN MARIE TROYER. Doceased Social Security No 366-36-9356 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your merest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on Sept 2. 1998 at 1 00 p m in the probate courtroom. Hast­ ings. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Debra K Fischer requesting Lester L Forman be appointed representative of Evelyn Mane Troyer who lived at 4202 North Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan and who died 06-18­ 98. and requesting also the will of the deceased dated 05-18-92 be admitted to probate and heirs of the deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased arc notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of notice Notice is further given that the estate wMI then be as­ signed to the entitled persons appearing of record August 10. 1998 Robert L Byington (P27621) 222 West Apple Street Hasbngs. Michigan 49058-0248 Lester L Forman 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616)945-9557 (8/20) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald J Hermenitt II and Denise J Hermenrtt. husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee dated July 25 1997 and recorded on July 31. 1997 in Liber 703. on Page 551. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One and 64/100 dollars (S68.221 64) including interest at 11 50% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate may change on 2/1 and 8/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM. on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated in 'ownship of Or­ angeville Barry County Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16 Town 2 North. Range 10 West described as commencing at the North­ west corner of said Section 16 thence South 0C degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 683 91 feet along the West *me o’ said Sec­ tion 16 to the point of beginning thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 seconds East 854 17 feet to the Centerline of Lindsay Road, thence South 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 sec­ onds West 353 57 feet along said Centerline thence North 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 se cionds West 634 33 feet to the West line of said Section 16 thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 281 47 feet along sa>d West line to the point of beginning Sub­ ject to the nght$ of the puWc over the Easterly portion of said parcel as used for roadway purposes on Lindsay Road The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date ot such sate Dated July 30 1998 AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys lor AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Tetegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Fite #98076599 (8/27) BUY NOW. PAY LATER! The Great Home Equity Loan Sale is underway at Old Kent WHAT A DEAL FOR YOU! Take out a Home Equity Loan for $25,000 or more and make no payments for 3 months.* HURRY IN NOW! The Great Home Equity Loan Sale ends Saturday, August 22. Don't wait. Time is money. Stop by any Old Kent branch office or call The Phone Loan at 1-800-OLD KENT. OLD KENT requrvi ®oio«rwf -m �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 HASTINGS - Beatrice P. Woodham, age 81. of Hastings, passed away August 12. 1998 at Wednesday. Thomapple Manor. She was bom August 15. 1916 in Hastings, the daughter of Leonard U. and Mabe! S. (Hewitt) Doxey. Mrs. Woodham attended Hastings Schools. She worked at several restaurants and homes in the Hastings area as well as Middleville Engineering and Pasco County School office. She lived in Newport Richie. Florida from 1962-1990. She married John H. Woodham in 1964 and he preceded her in death in 1994. She was preceded in death by one brother. Harold Doxey and one sister. Leia Martin. Mrs. Woodham is survived by one daughter. Mary Lou Marner of Winsor. sons. Jack Laubaugh of Hastings. Jerry Laubaugh of Tulsa, and Lynn Laubaugh of Woodland; eleven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren; brother. Donald Doxey of Milbum. Florida. Respecting her wishes no services will be held, burial will be at Florida Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Brooksville. Florida. Memorials may be made to charity of ones choice. Funeral arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home. Hastings. HASTINGS - Mary Rebecca Tobias, age 91. of Hastings, passed away Monday. August 17, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom August 16. 1907 in Carlton Township, the daughter of William and Hannah (Baulch) Cheney. She attended the McNee County School. Striker County School and Hastings High School. She was a lifetime resident of Barry County. She married Wilbur Tobias February 28. 1925 and he preceded her in death on January 22, 1978. Also preceding her in death was two children in infancy; three sisters and five brothers. Mrs. Tobias worked al the Hastings Manufacturing Company during World War II, Sunset Acres nursing home and retired in J 969 from the Barry County Medical Facility (Thomapple Manor). She enjoyed reading the Bible and telling others about its history of God's promises. She also enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning, and growing flowers and was always sharing with friends, neighbors and family. Mrs. Tobias is survived by one daughter. Nancy (Richard) Adgale of Middleville; sons, Harold (Melvina) Tobias of Hastings, Bernard (Cariota) Tobias of Hastings. James (Frances) Tobias of Campau Lake. Alto. Richard (Donna) Tobias of Hastings; eleven grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 20. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings with Reverend James A. Campbell officiating. Burial will be al Dowling Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PtXASANTVIEW FAMILY Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ PaMor. Steve Oinutcad 4VO5O (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Sen ice 9 90 am . Sunday School am. 11 00 COUNTRY C HAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall CHURCH 2601 Lacc> Road. Dowling. Ml vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children Sunday Hcning Scnicc 6 00 pm. Binlc Bedford Rd. Dowling 9275 S Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 am Nuncry provided Junior church Youth group Thun- Study &. Prayer Time Wednesday days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ nights 6 30pm day night service with live band THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHIRCH 2Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone QUIMBY LNITED METHODIST CHURCH 7 30 p m For more information call the church office (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. drens Church Tuesday prayer and 541 N Hastings. Ml 49058 share time 9 30 am. Wednesday Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible evening service 6 30 pm Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. M-79 Wcm Pastor Ken Vaught CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South, Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 School at Youth Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day vices Bnng the whole family Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Sunday Course M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubChurch phone 945­ Icy. Pastor HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast- a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Morning Prayer 2nd A. Sundays 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used al all services For more infor­ 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ Youth f:llow*hip 6 45 p m to 8 30 day - 9 45 am (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ care provided) ebration for adults “Kid* Alive" pm 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar (. anada Synod Phone 621-2050 (Delton) alter 6 weekdays or all day week­ pm ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nuncry provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Senior Shorkcy. John Pastor. Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ Rambo* s or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Sunday School 9 30and 11 00am or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). for children and adults Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Monday Monday of the 13-19). Adult Bible Quiz (ages First Family Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ Study - No age limits day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Carl Pastor Phone 367-4061 day pKkard. 945-5974 Darlene SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 p m . BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Bible Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Study. Women'-. more information 948-8004 We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E Grand St . Hastings. Pastor further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Glady^Cmoks 239 E. North St . Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Aug 23 8 00 & 10 00 am Holy Communion 4 00 p m Children s Choir. 4 45 Ensemble. Thursday. Aug 20 7 00 Aduh Choir Fnday. Aug 21 6 00 p m Wcdd Reh Saturday. 2 00 pm Bapt Aug 22 Prep. 5 00 Wedding. K 00 p m NA Tues­ day. Aug 25 - 7 00 p m SS Staff. 7 30OA of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ ner free building with elevator to a'.< floors Broadcast of worship scnicc over WBCH-AM 1220 at II am. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship - Child care available for infants & toddlers thru age 4. and Study, please call for more details Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ST. C YRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ship Fnday and Saturday. Aug 28 Nashville Father Charles Fischer. teers to help represent First United people who caic &. 29 - Summerfcst A mission of St Rose BIBLE ( Hl RCH Catholic Church. Hastings Mass (Formerly the Hastings Grace Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Pastor GRACE BRETHREN HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer day Morning Worship Christ\ Line, and the fellowship of Brethren Church). 6(8) Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kids quizzing. 7 (X) pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Litchfield Bible Bible Study Call church office for Litchfield or Senior 10 00 am Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Adult Bible Study. Prayer Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 a m 1928 Book of Common • am Mich James A Campbell. Pastor for all ages Sunday School. 10 45am Morning Worship. 5 00 for ages 2 through ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHI RCH 9604 St Andrew s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Comer of Slate Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel GraybiE. Senior b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5(h). a m Morning Worship Wednesday mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T I lustwick, vicar at 948­ HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Norman home Free Bible Correspondence HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible mgs Church of God Building) 9 Bible study 7pm Bible Survey on videos in the 10 00 am. Worship ST. ANDREW S INDEPENDENT 3M.LIC IN CHURCH Michigan Ave. Hastings. group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ 11 00 am. Evening Service at 7 00pm BARRY COUNTY C HURCH OF CHRIST Need volun­ Methodist Church FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Powell 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 GRACE COMMl NITY CHURCH Sunday Services 9 45 am • Bible Meeting at Maple Valley High Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. Aug 9 Classes • for all ages. 10 40 a tn - School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Rd. I mile east of Hastings Rus gan 49058 9 30 a m (616) 945-5463 G Traditional Worship Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ am ing Your Faith. 5 30 p.m. You h is broadcast over WBCII • AM meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible group minisl'v. leadership training both Sen ices We welcome Pastor Fellowship Time before the woodc;rove brethren 805 S Scnicc. 11 (M) a m Contemporary Worship Service The 9 30 Scnicc 1220 Nursery is provided during Keller home' Monday. Aug Study for all CHRISTIAN PXRISH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHI RCH Jefferson Session Herring Wheelchair accessible and Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass4 30 elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and Church 11 00 am. I on fess।<xi Saturday Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ 4 00 • 4 30 p m ings. Junior-Senior High Service 10 30 am. This information on worship sen ices is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY " Presenpt ions" I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. • »0 Uuok Rd Hastings. Michigan 10 Need Printing? of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED Member FDIC HASTINGS - Gladys (Ellsworth) (McHattie) Crooks, age 105, of Hastings, passed away Sunday, August 16. 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. Mrs. Crooks was bom on September 7, 1892 in Douglas Township. Montcalm County, the daughter of Jacob & Henrietta (Buckley) Ellsworth. She was raised in the Langston area and attended Langston Schools. She was married to Walter McHattie on December 21. 1910 and he preceded her in death in 1939. She then married Gilbert Crooks in 1941, and he preceded her in death in 1963. Mrs. Crooks moved to the Hastings area in 1972 from Langston. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Crooks was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers & one sister. Mrs. Crooks is survived by her daughter. Margaret Nelson of Springfield; three grandchildren; nine great grandchildren, and ten great great grandchildren. Graveside Services for Mrs. Crooks were held Tuesday. August 18, 1998 at Riverside Cemetery in Langston. Mr. Lccil Sullivan officiated. Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery in Langston. Memorial contributions may be made to Tcndercarc of Hastings Activities Fund. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. '00 pm Special Meeting of the 488' Coals Grose Rd Pastor Ben Father Charles THORNTON, COLORADO - Wade A. Shook, of Thornton. Colorado and formerly of Hastings, passed away Thursday. August 6. 1998 at Thornton, Colorado. Mr. Shook was bom September 18, 1917 in Wadsworth, Ohio. He had lived in Hastings for 34 years. He had a B.A. from Bluffton College in Bluffton, Ohio. He served in the United States Navy during World War IL He was married to Margaret Bonita (Bonnie) Clark on March 9, 1941 in Arlington. Ohio at the Ministers home. Mr. Shook was a retired Safety Supervisor from the E.W. Bliss in Hastings. He was a member of the Kiwanis, former active member of First United Methodist Church of Hastings, and he was District Executive of the Boy Scouts of Hastings. Mr. Shook and his wife Bonnie have lived the last nine years in Westminster, Colorado. Mr. Shook is survived by his wife, Margaret B. Bonnie Shook of Thornton, Colorado; two daughters, Karen K. Babcock of Columbus. Ghio, and Patricia (Dale) Cook of Nashville; two sons, Roger K. (Paulette) Shook of Westminster, Colorado, and Tod J. (Ninacllen) Shook of Arlington, Virginia; ten grandchildren. and ten great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. Services for Mr. Shook took place on Monday. August 10, 1998 at the Olinger Highland Mortuary. Thornton, Colorado. A Tiger Trust Fund has been setup in memory of Wade Shook, at the Denver Zoo. 2300 Sidcle. Denver. Colorado 80205. Mr. Shook had a great love of Tigers. Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics. Inc. | 945-9554 | | ~Hi Id ^Jensen | LEWISTON - Hilda Helena Jensen of Lewiston, formerly of Richmond Township, passed away Thursday, August 6, 1998 in Pine View Nursing Home of Hillman at the age of 92 years. Hilda was bom November 26. 1905 in Hastings, the daughter of William and Edith (Reid) Cramer. On October 26, 1930 she married George Tabor Christian Jensen in Hastings. Hilda and her husband formerly owned and operated the Bilrus Tavern in Mt. Clemens, was a Past President of Eagles Aerie #1269 Auxiliary of Mt. Clemens and a member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Armada. Surviving are her daughters. Joy (Russ) Hammond of Richmond Township and Gail (Lee) Schrader of Lewiston; grandchildren. Robert Hammond. Carol Cummings, Richard Hammond, Debora Ferguson. Nancy Hartford and Jay Schrader, 11 great grandchildren; brother. Bill Cramer of Fruitland Park. Florida and Mildred Callihan of Mason. Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, George on June 7. 1990. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at the Tiffany-Young and Hauss Funeral Home, Armada. Reverend David Winningham officiated. Burial took place at Willow Grove Cemetery, Richmond Township. DOWLING - Agnes Elsie Hill, age 80. of Dowling, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 1998 at Borgess Medical Center. Kalamazoo. She was bom September 5. 1917 in Hickory Comers, the daughter of Jason & Jesse (Lepper) Willison. Mrs. Hill was married to Harold C. Hill on February 8, 1940. She was a homemaker. She loved gardening, flowers, watching humming birds, caus & her dog Scruffy”. She loved living & helping her husband on the farm. She enjoyed country music and her police monitor. Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by her parents; her husband. Harold on September 21, 1994; also her brolhers-in-law, R.J. Bates & Robert Mitchell. Mrs. Hill is survived by her three daughters. Linda (LeeRoy) Foote of Plainwell. Marcille (Charles) Prichard of Delton, and Betty (William) Rozell of Battle Creek; three sons. William Hill of Hastings. Harold (Julia) Hill of Dowling. John (Linda) Hill of Dowling; 18 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; one brother, Robert (LaReda) Willison of Delton; four sisters. Helen Mitchell of Delton. Esther (Charles) Hauser of Hastings, Lucille (Gamer) Greenman of Hickory Comers, and Vera (Robert) Bostwick of Augusta; many nieces & nephews. Funeral Services for Mrs. Hill were held Saturday, August 15, 1998 at Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Glenn Branham of the Nashville Assembly of God Church officiated. Burial look place al Cedar Crtxk Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation or American Diabetes Association. HASTINGS Vera Zaliaznik Washbume Mcgroth. age 98. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, August 18. 1998 al Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Vera was bom in Baranowichi. Russia July 29. 1900. Vera immigrated to the United States in 1914 to escape war and the traumas it would bring. Her first marriage was to John N. Washbume. before ending with his death in 1941 They had two children. Norman bom in 1927 & Antonia bom in 1932. The 1930’s and era marked by post-war reflection and societal change, provided Vera with an outlet for her consistently liberal and always insightful political and social views. In the decades to follow, academia would replace this outlet, as Vera saw education as the true link to personal growth and consequent societal change. She received her Masters in Psychology from Syracuse University, having done her under-graduate work at Berkeley and Bernard Colleges. The most vibrant years of her career were spent at Lake Eric College in Painsville, Ohio from 1953-1981, where she served on the faculty with her beloved second husband, Edward J. Megrolh. Before his death in 1974. Ed and Vera’s dedication toi the college, combined with their firm] belief that education should be anl instrument by which to foster independent thinking helped Lake Erie College provide its students a dynamic liberal arts experience. After her retirement. Vera settled at the home of Dr. Vera Markoven and Mr. Leo King on Wilkins Road. Hastings. She is survived by her daughter, Antonia Flint of Princeton, New Jersey and five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents and son, Norman. A Memorial service will be held at Painesville. Ohio al a later date. Cremation has taken place at her request. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home, Delton. HASTINGS - Olive M. Mason, age 83, of Hastings, passed away Monday. August 17, 1998 at Metron Of Greenville Nursing Center in Greenville. Mrs. Mason was bom on December 6, 1914 in Ypsilanti, the daughter of Martin & Sena (Marvin) Hear! and was later adopted by Ralph & Agnes (Hear!) Worden. She was raised in the Williamsburg area and attended schools there. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1932. She was married to Milton D. Mason on June 28. 1936 and he passed away September 7. 1997. She lived in Traverse City and Kalkaska areas before moving to Coats Grove area of Bany County in July 1946. She was employed for 10 years as school custodian for Hastings Public Schools, retiring in 1978. She was well known in the area as a sales representative for Stanley, Avon, Rubbermaid and Amway Products. She was a member of Woodgrove Brethren Christian Parish at Coals Grove. Woodgrove Women's Fellowship^ Hastings Retired School Personnel. She: played the organ and piano for the churchx and Sunday School. 1 She was also preceded in death by her* parents; brothers. Donald. Allyn &’ Charles Heart; sister, Lucille Houk. Mrs. Mason is survived by four sons. Marvin (Sieglindc) Mason of Hastings, Wayne Mason & friend Fred Bogema of, Holland. Ralph Mason of Coats Grove, and Richard (Marie) Mason of Hastings; four daughters, Karen (Don) Williams of Sidney, Linda (Bob) King of Woodland, Helen (Bob) Schuh of Mt. Prospect, Illinois, and Ruth (Howard) Miller of Gays, Illinois; nine grandchildren, Tina (Brad) Brubaker. Marvin (Amy) Mason. Korinnc (Dennis) Holt. Sharilyn Klahn, Michelle (Roger) Hendershot, Peggy Enz, Terry Crump. David and Matthew Miller. 13 great grandchildren. Connor & Olivia Mason. Shannon & Garret Brubaker, Seth & Jesse Holt. AshaLea. Jessie & Kailey Hendershot. Mollec Herman. Joshua Enz,: Zachary Crump, and Jesse Grabau; four brothers. Bernard (Maxine) Heari of Tecumseh. David (Lila) Heari of Howell, Richard Heari of Howell, and Malcolm (Judy) Heart of Armada; three sisters. Carolyn (Frank) Pcmar of Howell, Joyce1 (Alexander) Nowak of Howell, and Phyllis’ (Charles) Ryan of Punta Gorda, Florida; many nieces & nephews. 4 Funeral services for Mrs. Mason ^ill be' held Thursday. August 20. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Woodgrovc Brethren Christian Parish at Coats Grove with Reverend Willis Stchman officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Funeral arrangements were made by_ Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. �The Hastings Qannef - Thursday August 20 1998 Page Lake Odessa N€UUS Guernseys to celebrate 50 years Lewis and Rose Guernsey Sr. will cele­ brate their 50th anniversary with an open ’.house for family and friends Sunday. Aug. b23 from I to 3 p.m. at Local 138 Union Hall. 127 West Apple Street. Hastings. No .gifts please. (i The occasion is being hosted by their , children. Ross and Donna Borton. Sharon , and David Slocum. Judy and Bob Landes. ■jLinda Thompson, all of Hastings; Larry . and Kathy Burdick of Hickory Comers; and Lewis and Kathy Guernsey Jr. They were mamed on Aug. 21. 1948 by the late Rev. Sharpe at the Presbyterian Church. v Carlins to celebrate 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlin of Richland will mark their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Aug 29. 1998 al Rich­ land Community Hall. I to 5 p.m. Richard and Margaret (Bclson) were marned Aug. 31. 1948 in Angola. Ind Their children and spouses arc Roberta and Jim Bailey of Battle Creek, and Jim and Carol Carlin of Kalamazoo, with seven grandchildren and seven great grandchil­ dren with one forthcoming. No gifts please. The biggest event of the coming week is the Woody Herman concert Fnday. Aug. 21 in the village park. The lights of the band­ stand will be more effective this year since the concert comes later in the summer sea­ son than in earlier years. Bring your lawn chairs and a sweater and be prepared for a great evening of music from the "big Band" era. There will be shuttle service between the lairgrounds and the park for people and their chairs. There will be parking nearby for those with handicapper dangles in their cars. The evening comes through sponsorship of the Lake Odessa Arts Commission. There w ill be cookies and cold drinks avail­ able for a pnee provided by the Lakewood Area Choral Society. Each year the dance area on Fourth Avenue is a sight to behold. Last year’s had arches of colorful balloons. Bill and Jewel Eckstrom have been host­ ing part of their family during the past week. Daughter Lisa VandcrLindcn of Col­ lege Park. Md.. and children Chelsea and Reid came, as did her sister, Suzanne Dai­ ley. and children Addison and Jacqueline from Salt Lake City. Lisa’s husband was at home drilling his football tcam.thc U. of Maryland. Suzannes husband was home running the family business. One of the beautiful quilts exhibited at Ladies' Day at the L.O Fair was one creat­ ed by Joan McKinnon of Clarksville and quilted by Lois Curtiss. Bonnie Jackson Margi Thompson is ready for customers in the Aug 14 and 15 sidewalk sales at Thomason's Interiors Loni Fox presents a birthday cake to Carol Collard, speaker at the Ionia County Genealogical Society meeting at the Depot Museum. Agnes Rein to celebrate 74th birthday Agnes Rein will be celebrating her 74th birthday on Aug. 18. The family is hosting a card shower for her. Olszewski-Elliott , engagement told Stagers to celebrate 40th anniversary Mr and Mrs. Asher McGhee of Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Al Olszewski of Califor­ nia arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amv Olszewski to Ralph Elliott III. Amy is a graduate of Hastings High School and is the team leader of the Quality Control Department at Systox Products Corporation in Battle Creek. Ralph is the son of Ralph and Linda El­ liott of Dowling and a graduate of Delton High School. He owns and operates Elliotts Dowling Body ShopThe happy couple will start their new life together on Sept. 26. 1998. Jean and Dick Stager of Middleville arc celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary Aug. 29. 1998. An open house will be held in their honor Saturday. Aug. 29 from I un­ til 4 p.m. at 7699 Bouman Drive. Mid­ dleville. Please join our celebration. (No gifts please.) The Stagers have lived outside of Mid­ dleville since they were married and now spend their winters in Sebring. Fla. The couple has two daughters and three grand­ children. Kim Pommicr lives in Hampton. Va. with her husband. Randy, and their two children Bruce and Kelli; and, Sandi Wake lives in Middleville with her husband. Dar­ rell. and their son Nicholas. and possibly others. It has been shown at all the banks in the county for silent bids. There was one very high bid, which no one else matched. Then when the time drew near for completion of the bids, the top bid­ der withdrew this offer. This put the project nearly back to the starting line. If anyone is interested in bidding on this quilt, the time is still ripe for so doing. The final date is now set for sometime in Octo­ ber On Sunday, two children who had been left at the park to play at Swifty’s PLACE found their way to a nearby yard where the residents tried to help them. They only knew that they- had come to Lake Odessa for a baptism and they had come from someone’s house. They knew that their father was a Manne recruiter While wait­ ing for the police to come, they had a good time on their host’s trampoline Someone at St. Edward s church knew that there was a baptismal celebration going on on Fifth Avenue. With this information, the children were returned to their parents. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Aug. 8 with Vice President Marilyn Steward presiding in the absence of Pam Swilcr whose daughter was marned that day. There were visitors, displays, reports and more. Carol Collard of Lansing, who is CONTINUED on page 8 PLAN YOUR FUTURE: SE^ING | A LONG-TERM CARE limited PLANNING OVERVIEW A K presented by ROBERT LONGSTREET OF SIEGEL, HUDSON, GEE AND LONGSTREET, LLP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1998 7:00 - 8:30 P.M. COUNTY SEAT Lincks-Thompson exchange vows Mac and Paula Sooy of Plainwell and Steven Lmcks of Delton proudly announce the marriage of their daughter Amice Renee to Ricky Tyler Thompson, son of Jerry and Stephanie Thompson of Wayland. The couple enjoyed a beautiful outdoor wedding at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sooy. Attending the bride were Sherri Boulter as the maid of honor. Christi Greenman as the bridesmaid and Tailon Adams as the flower girl Attending the groom were Craig Vrcdcld as the best man and Brad Northrop as the groomsmen, and Ashton Chahulski as ring bearer and Craig Stannard as the usher. The bride and groom reside in Plainwell 128 SOUTH JEFFERSON, HASTINGS Woodses to observes golden anniversary John and Paula Woods were marned Sept 4. 1948 Their family will be holding an open house at the Hope Township Hall. Saturday. Sept. 5 I to 4 p.m. Fnends are inv ited to help them celebrate their special day No gifts, please Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED | RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 11 AT (616) 945-2401 EXT. 124 This FREE Seminar Sponsored By... tfitr Bank MEMBER FDIC �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 LAKE ODESSA NEWS, continued... Ann landers Loving cousins Dear Ann Landers: My 23-ycar-old granddaughter. "Delia." has been living with her male cousin for several months. We thought they were just good pals, but re­ cent developments proved we were wrong. The family has been informed that lk-lia is pregnant Delia has seen an obstetrician, but she hasn't told him about her relationship with the baby 's father as yet. Isn’t it important that she mention this? Our family is wor­ ried that the baby may have genetic prob­ lems. Could you please tell us what kinds of difficulties this child is likely to have and whether or not it's possible for Delia to have a normal baby? Thank you. /Xnn Wor­ ried in California. Dear California The chances of cousins who arc in excellent health having have a normal, healthy child arc very good. If they were both diabetic or severely asthmatic, or had heart disease or kidney problems. I would be concerned. If there is no history of genetic abnormalities, there’s no need to worry. You have said Delia is under a doctor's care Suggest that she discuss her concerns with her doctor Help victim Dear Ann Landers: Yesterday, while standing at a customer service counter in a departmer store, a woman had a seizure. Although someone called 911 immediately and help arrived within minutes, nobody standing around approached the helpless woman including me. I'm sure most of us simply didn't know what to do. Now. I re­ alize there was something any one of us COULD have done Although a person who has a seizure may not be able to communicate, he or she can hear. It didn't occur to me to at least try to comfort her and let her know that help was on the way. She was lying on a cold, hard floor, probably frightened and embarrassed, and I didn't say one word. I am ashamed of myself Please. Ann. tell your readers that when someone is in physical distress, something CAN be done while waiting for help to ar­ rive. They can offer their voice. The next best thing to medical attention is reassur­ ance. If I am ever in such a situation again. I'll know what to do. - North Carolina. Dear N.C.: There is more you can do when someone has a seizure. According to Dr Richard Rovncr. chairman of the advi­ sory board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, you should turn the per­ son on his or her side, loosen the tie and collar or blouse and call for a doctor at once. Never too late Dear Ann Landers: I would like to re­ spond to "Houston. Texas." who wrote a letter about Reconciliation Day. She said she called her estranged brother and he hung up on her. I. too. thought you should "mind your own business" when it came to family squabbles. After all. you didn't know her brother Nine days after I had those thoughts, my own brother was found dead in his room. Do I wish I had called him on your annual Reconciliation Day? Yes. I do. Not a day goes by that I don't regret not trying to phone him. He may have hung up on me like "Houston's" brother, but thal contact may base been enough for him to want to stick around and sec me again. I will live with the guilt for the rest of my life. Please continue to tell your readers it’s never too late to try to mend those fences. Even if they fail, they will have the comfort of knowing they tried. Tons of Regrets in London. Ontario. Dear Regrets I can add nothing to your poignant letter, except my thanks for haxing written it. Because you had the courage to do so. main estranged brotIters and sisters arc going to pick up the phone Here's an­ other letter on the same subject or one olive branch. But to mend a broken relationship with someone dear to you. es­ pecially a family member, is worth the ef­ fort. C.T.. Boston. Mass. Dear C.T "Turn the other cheek" was good advice. 2.000 years ago. and it's still good today. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Classy heirs Dear Ann Landers: I've read several let­ ters in your column about families that fight about inheritances and heirlooms I hope your readers don't think all families arc like thal. Ours certainly is not. My grandmother had impeccable taste and was an avid collector. She also could afford to buy the best and she did. When Grandma died, we all sat in her living room, exchanged wonderful, warm memories and took turns choosing the objects we wanted from her lovely home. There were no arguments, and nobody was grabby . It was just a civilized selection of things we had grow n up admiring None of us would dream of desecrating Grandma's memory by fighting over what she had left behind Lisa P in Minneapo­ lis. Dear Lisa How classy. Your grandmother would have been proud of all of you I’m glad you wrote. Your letter is sure to make an impression on those who know that one day they w ill be in your shoes. Anthem respect In one of your re­ cent columns, a reader complained about the lack of respect for our national anthem He said some singers put their own inter­ pretation to the to the song and many peo­ ple don't even know the words It reminded me of how we Canadian boy s used to sing our variation years ago. making fun of the Yanks It went like this: Oh. say. can they sing From the start to the end What so proudly they stand for When orchestras play it. Dear Ann Landers: How the whole congregation In voices that blend Strike up the grand tune And then torture and slay it. Hark, how proudly they shout When they 're first starting out But the rockets red glare Leaves them floundering about. 'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner They're trying to sing But they don't know the words Of the blessed old thing! -A Naturalized American Who Knows All Four Verses Dear Naturalized: I doubt that many American-born citizens know even the sec­ ond verse. Good for you! BOY, Bryson Edward, born al Pennock Hospital on Aug. 4. I99K to Elizabeth Massie of Clarksville and Edward Johnson of Grand Rapids. Weighing 10 lbs BOY, Theron Julius, born al Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 6. 1998 at 1:47 a.m to Cris Kruko and Greg Heniser of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long Courtney, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug 4. 1998 at 12:28 to Pamela and Randy Bender of Clarks-villc. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Sarah May. bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Aug. 8. 1998 at 9:25 a.m. to Angi and Scott Vann of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 L 2 inches long. GIRL, Breanna Joy. bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 8. 1998 at 12:45 p.m to Jim and Regina Holloway of Woodland. Weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kalicgh Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 6. 1998 at 3:28 p.m. to Sonya VandcrBcrg and Jason Johnson of Spana. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 1/2 ozs and 21 inches long. GIRL. BOY, John Christian, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 1. 1998 to Ric and Tami Over­ ton of Wayland. Weighing 9 lbs. 0 ozs. and 22 inches long. NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTION LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING August 12. 1998 700 p rr. open meeting All Board members present. Com James Pat Sharpe Jim McManus Barb Schondelmayer and several residents All reports received and placed on file Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to allow Treasurer to invest monies Motion to receive Ordinance #65 and 66 for the first reading Adjournment at 8 28 p m Respectfully submitted. Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (8/20) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTE MPTI NG TO COLLE CT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carrol Ann Simons, a married woman and Earl Ray Si­ mons by Carrot Ann Simmons, his attorney in fact I Original Mortgagors) to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation. A Louisiana Corporation Mort­ gagee. dated July 25. 1996 and recorded on Au­ gust 19. 1996 in Liber 669. on Page 881. Barry County Records. Michigan, and was assigned by mense assignments to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation as assignee, by by assignment dated June 30. 1998 which was recorded on July 31. 1998 in instrument #105854. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eighty Thousand Fifty-Three and 45/100 dollars ($78.053 45). including interest at 10 625% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest 'ate may change on 2-1 and 8-1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage w4l be foreclosed by a sale of me mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o’clock PM on October 1. 1998 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lots 50 and 51. Except the South 60 feet of said Lot 51. ViHage of Nashville. According to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 10 The redemption period shall 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 32la m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 20. 1998 UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORA­ TION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File #98076835 (9/17) LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting August 11. 1998 - 7:00 p.m Six board members present Smith absent fourteen guests Approved minutes received treasurer s report District Library Steering Committee presented survey results Tabled library millage for one year .■ Approved salary resolution Set Sept 8 for budget hearing Approved request for legal advice re Rutland Twp lawsuit Amended budget for dust control Paid outstanding txlls Adjourned at 8 30 Bonme Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by Rchard Thomas Supervisor (8/20) State of Michigan Judicial Circuit-Family Division Barry County PUBLICATION OF HEARING File No 97-4908-DL TO Soma Smith IN THE MATTER OF MITCHELL JOSEPH SMITH MINOR DOB 06/16/1982 A delinquency petition has been filed in the above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on 09/24/1998 al 9 00 a m in the Barry County Trial Court ■ Family Divi­ sion 220 W Court Street Suite 302 Hastings Michigan It is therefore ordered that Soma Smith per­ sonally appear before the court at the time and place stated above 08/12/1998 R chard H Shaw Judge (8/20) STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUfT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY ORDER TO ANSWER File No. 98-453-00 Hon. James H. Fisher AMYD BAKER Plaintiff. MICHAEL J BAKER Defendant Robert J Longstreet (P53546) Attorney for Plaintiff SIEGEL. HUDSON GEE A LONGSTREET 607 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 MchaeiJ Baker­ Defendant Herein At a session of said Court, held in the Circuit Courtroom m the City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, this 16th day of July 1998 PRESENT Honorable James H Fisher Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court pur­ suant to the Motion of Plaintiff and the Court be­ ing otherwise duly informed in the premises now therefore. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Michael J Baker Defendant m the above entitled cause in which Plaintiff seeks a Judgment of Divorce from the bonds of matrimony, shall file an Answer or take other action permitted by law or Court Rule on or before the day of Oct 1st. 1998. by fikng an answer or other appropriate pleadings with the 5th Circuit Court. 220 W Court Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 and that should Defendant fa4 to take such acton, a Default Judgment wil be en­ tered against him for the rebel demanded in the Complaint filed in thts case IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that a copy of this Order shad be published once each week in the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks and a proof of publication shall be filed m this Court James H Fisher Circuit Judge (8/20) DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS today announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for chil­ dren unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program The following household s.ze and income criteria will be used for determining ei«gib«kty TOTAL FAMILY SIZE ORDINANCE NO. A-2-98 The N 1/2. SE 1/4, NE 1/4 of Section 31. T4N R8W. Carlton Township (see outlined area on map) • This map is a portion of the Official Zoning Map of Canton Twp . of Barry County. Michigan The above named ordinance becomes effective August 31. 1998. following the approval from the Michigan Department of Consumers & Industry Services. State Boundary Commission. Copies of this ordinance is available for purchase or inspection in the Barry County Planning Office at 220 W State St. Hastings. Michigan between the hours 8 00 am - 5 00 p.m (closed between 12-1), Monday thru Friday Please call 948-4830 for further information Date August 17. 1998 A SCXLE FOR FREE MEALS OR FREE MILK YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Zoning District Map has been amended as follows FROM A TO AR. October at Ionia. Robert McCartney and wife of Nonh C arolina. Mark McCartney. Steve McCart­ ney and wife of Dayton. Ohio, were guests of Hale McCartney and son Michael on Sunday They attended church together Jerry Jordan, son of Mitchell and Mar­ lene Jordan of Lake Odessa, has completed his training at the Manne Corps base al San Diego. NOTICE ftr FREE & REDUCED PRICE MEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 183 of 1943. as amended, notice is hereby given that the Barry County Board of Commissioners have adopted the following Ordinance which amends the Barry County Zoning Ordinance in the following manner Mend fences Dear Ann Landers: I’m writing in re­ sponse to the woman from Houston who thought reconciliation with her brother was impossible I'm a college sophomore who just came back from a week ofcamp with our school’s Christian fellowship. It was one rough week So mam problems seemed unsolvable We felt overwhelmed. But with non­ stop talking and a lot of praying, we got through it Relationship*, were healed, and people who thought the\ could never be friends again were reconciled I warn to tell the woman in Houston it's never loo late to try Of course, it lakes hard work and persistence If reconciliation is desired. Houston, you must be willing to call your brother more than once If he keeps hanging up. write him a letter If he doesn't reply, go to hi*, house If he slams the door in your face, put your fool in it' Reconciliation takes more than one call a genealogy expert at the Michigan Library, spoke about resources at the Allen < ounty Library in Fort Wayne where she was a stall member before coming Io Lansing The Abrams Foundation is most supportive of this branch of the library and does funding for key portions of the program Collard reported on the family histones, census records, city directories. ships' passenger lists, military records, war records. Native American records, pension records from all wars, many Canadian and British records, information from African-American slave holdings, periodicals and more The next meeting will be on Saturday. Sept 12 The First Families event will be in For Each Additional Family Member Add $10 $14 $17 S21 $25 $28 $32 $35 465 105 745 385 025 665 305 945 ♦$3,640 B SCALE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS MONTH WEEK YEAR MONTH WEEK $873 $1 176 $1 479 $1 783 $2 086 $2 389 $2 693 $2 996 $202 $272 $342 $412 $482 $552 $622 $692 S14 893 $20 073 $25 253 S3C433 $35 613 $40 793 $45 973 $51 153 $1,242 $1 673 $2 105 S2 537 S2 968 S3 400 $3 832 $4 263 $287 $387 $486 S586 $686 $786 $886 $984 ♦ $304 ♦$70 $5 180 ♦ $432 ♦$100 Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free and reduced price meals Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians To apply for free or reduced price meals households should fill out the form and return rt to the school Additional copies of the applcabon form are available at the principal s offee in each school Households should answer all questions on the form NON FOOb STAMP HOUSEHOLDS An <>phcation whch does not contain al of the following information cannot be processed by the school (1) the total income by source for each household member (such as wages child support etc ) (2) names of all household members (3) social secu­ rity number of the adult household memte- who signs the application and <4) the signature ol an aduil household member FOOD STAMP/FF HOUSEHOLDS: if you currently receive Food Stamps or Family indepen­ dence Program (FlP) for your child you only have to Its! your child s name and Food Sump or FIP case number and sign the application The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility, verifying data or qualifying children for other federal and state programs as authonzed by the United States Department of Agriculture Applications may be verified by the school or other officials at any time during the school year if children are approved for free or reduced price meal benefits the household must report to the school increases in household income over $50 per month ($600 per year) and decreases in house­ hold size Households may apply icr benefits at any time during the school year H a household is not cur­ rently eligible but has a decrease in household income an increase in household size or if a house­ hold member becomes unemployed, the household should tHI out an application at that time In most cases FOSTER CHILDREN are eligible for these benefits regardless of the household s income If a household has foster children living with them and they wish to apply for free or reduced price meals for them the household should contact the school for more information Under the pro­ visions of the policy the Child Nutrition Director will review applications and determine eligibility Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the determining ofloal on an informal basis The household also has the nght to a fair hearing This can be done by calling or wntmg the following official Marsha Weils 327 North Grove Street James L Bailey. Chanperson Barry County Board of Commissioners Delton Ml 49046 (616) 623-9246 Each school and the Superintendent 5 Office have a copy of the complete pdey which may be reviewed by any interested party______________________________________________________________ Nancy L Boersma Clerk Barry County in the operation of the child feeding programs no child wi// be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national ongin. age. $e«. or disability if any member of the household believes they have been discriminated agamst. they should immediately write to the Secretary of Agriculture. Washing ton. D C 20250 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 199 . - Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County in the Spanish American War By Joy ce F. Weinbrecht On Jan. 25. 1898 the Battleship Maine, a 6.682 ton second class ship, arrived «n Havana. Cuba from Key West Florida on a reconnaissance visit. Captain Charles Sigsbec. U.S.N. was the skipper of the Maine. In February the trouble began when a letter from Scnor Dupuy de Lome was stolen from the mails at Havana and published in Hearst’s New York Journal. The letter com­ mented that President McKinley was a spineless politician The letter resulted in the recall of Scnor De Lome by the Spanish government. On Feb. 15. at 9:40 p.m. the Battleship Maine was destroyed by an explosion in Havana Harbor Two officers and 258 sailors were killed. This along with tbe let­ ter. set the stage for the Spanish American War. Americans were sure that the battle­ ship had been blown up by the Spanish, by placing mines. The Spanish American War began in April of 1898 and only lasted for four months In truth, the war was the result of several events. During the 1860s. Spain was under a succession of governing bodies, and Cuba suffered from mismanagement by every one of them, and the Spaniards and the colonial masters. Taxes were heavy, used to support Spanish officials and to keep a strong army and navy. The Cuban people received very little aid from the Spaniards and had no say in any governing matters. Cubans revolted several times against the Spanish dictators but nothing changed as a result and in fact got worse. In 1873. the filibustering British built ship Virgimus. flying the U.S. flag and car­ rying men. arms supplies and horses to the insurgents in Cuba, was seized cn the high seas by Spain. The 53 passengers and the crew, some of them Americans, were exe­ cuted. The settlement of the affair was reached with the Spanish government final­ ly let the remaining prisoners go. and offered to pay an $80,000 indemnity. The ship was returned to the United States, but proved to be unscaworthy and sank before reaching port. This event did not go well with the citizens of the United States. Conditions in Cuba did not improve over the next 25 years. In 1894. there was a busi­ ness depression making conditions even worse there. In 1895. another revolution was begun. The Spanish governor Valenanno Weyly y Nicolao tried to put down the revolution by placing the Cubans in con­ centration camps where women and chil­ dren suffered badly and many died of star­ vation. The rebelling Cubans fought back by destroying the sugar cane fields, and the sugar mills owned by the Spanish, which were the most profitable of the Colony’s exports. Amencah newspapers reported all of the atrocities in the papers in United States and times exaggerated them. Public opinion concerning Spain and Cuba flared in anger, and caused stmng Anti-American senti­ ments in Cuba. When the Battleship Maine was sent to Havana in response to U.S. Con­ sul Fizhugh’s call for help on Jan. 12. 1898. It was interpreted by the Spanish as a men­ ace to them and encouragement to the insurgents. In the meantime. General Ramon Blanco was appointed as the Cuban governor. And things grew even worse. The American Press, led by William Ran­ dolph Hearst, sent Frederic Remington to Cuba to draw action pictures for the New York Journal So convinced that there would be war with Spain the United States believed that the Asiatic Squadron, located at Manila Bay in the Philippines must be kept under obser­ vation. although they were old and rusting warships. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa­ chusetts. w rote to a fnend at the American Embassy in London: "We have a battleship in the harbor of Havana There could be an explosion any day in Cuba which would settle a great many things" He could not have realized how prophetic these words were to be The sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor by an explosion, the lid was off and war was declared in April of 1898. with the first shot tired on April 22. Under the provision-, of the Voluntary Army Act. the 1st Volunteer Cavalry or "Rough Rid­ ers" was organized under Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Coionci Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the Navy resigned from this position to lead the Volunteers On April 23. 1898 President William McKinley, called for 125.000 volunteers On April 24. Commodore Dewey was ordered to proceed to the Philippines and begin the destruction of the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay And volunteer they did A second call for 75.000 volunteers was issued on May 25. 1898 For every ten men who volunteered for only one could be accepted SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR REGIMENTS This was once the summer camp of Michigan's National Guard. ” in 189fi the five regiment which were recruited in the st during the war with Spain were rganized. ■ ry one Ten men solontecrcd for The Michigan Histone marker at Camp Eaton, near Island Lake. Brighton, Michi­ gan where the Michigan National Guard was organized. socks, knapsacks, canteens, belts and med­ ical supplies were in very snort supply for this suddenly swollen army. The First Volunteer cavalry unit known as the Rough Riders, lead by Licutcntant Colonel. Theodore R«-x>scvell was well armed and disciplined, and was one of the best volunteer cavalry units ever assembled. However, the Rough Riders were never issued cavalry mounts, only the officers had horses The unit still called the Rough Rid­ ers, did all of its Fighting on foot. To be Continued LEGAL NOTICES An artist's impression of the American Soldier. 1898 Medical Department Officer. Artillery Private. Cuba, Company Litter Bearers. Field Hospital. To the slogan "Remember the Maine." Amcncans responded in sentiment and sup­ port for the war. Congress authorized the governors of each state to call up the state militias, and the First 125.000 men were quickly enlisted for two year terms of service. In Michigan. Five regiments were recruit­ ed quickly. Many of the units were still active following the Civil War. The Nation­ al Guard of Michigan had the 31st Regi­ ment. the 32nd Regiment, and 33rd Regi­ ment. the 34th Regiment and the 35th. Only the 33rd and 34th Michigan National Guard Infantry Units actually got to Cuba dunng June and July of 1893. The 31st Regiment served in the occupa­ tion forces of Cuba. The 32nd and the 35th Regiments remained in the United States. Of the 6,700 men who served in these regi­ ments 250 died. Most of the deaths were the result of disease, not from battle action. Barry County had men in all five of the Regiments, but the 35th Regiment Compa­ ny K had many Barry County recruits Men who wanted to enlist were carefully screened. They must be in good physical condition. They were given a physical examination, where the most rejections were for defective vision or for imperfect feet, [bad feet such as a hammerhead toe, coms on the bottom of the foot, one toe lap­ ping under another, a former broken leg. and varicose veins] were disqualifying them for enlistment, and they could not join if they had a widowed mother who was dependent upon their support The Michigan units were sent to Island Lake Camp to be prepared for the anticipat­ ed battle in Cuba. They were to stay al the training camp for about one month. The men were encamped at Camp Eaton i ear Brighton where the regiments from around the state were gathered Here they waited to be sent south to prepare for the invasion of Cuba The men spent their time marching, drilling and writing home Families could visit their family member at Camp Eaton, and watch as the men passed in review They became very proficient at drilling. The soldiers could get 48 hour furloughs and visit home from time to time The Michigan Regiments were mustered in on Apnl 28. 1898. and had supper about 8 p.m. that night. The meal was made up of bread, coffee and steak. They had not had anything to cat since morning and were quite hungry. They had spent four hours on the parade ground in dnll as soon as they got off the ’ram. They were then given three blankets each and sent to the tents. The war department also sent a shipment of overcoats, an interesting selection for a group of men being sent south in the Unit­ ed Stales and then on to Cuba dunng the coming summer months A day in the camp started with reveille at 5:30 a m. each day. Exercises which con­ sisted of sit-ups and push-ups preceded the call to breakfast The day was Filled with battalion and company level drills, guard duty, kitchen police and other duties which soldiers must do to maintain a military camp. The tents had wooden platforms, and straw tickets for mattresses. They were usu­ ally assigned eight men to a tent. There was murh conjecture of where they would be sent next for tropical warfare training. Michigan 32 was sent to Tampa. Fla. Michigan Regiment 35 was sent Io Chickamauga. Ga. along with several other Michigan Regiments The men were moved to the southern camps by passenger trains which were sent from Camp Chickamauga. Ga. to pick up the men. The Michigan Central Railroad moved the cars in Michigan. The horses belonging to the field officers were mus­ tered into the service of the United Slates Army and prepared for shipping and the tents, the horses and the other equipment which would be needed in the new camps were loaded on the trains as they arrived As they moved south the heat became quite oppressive to these northern soldiers as this was about the middle of May. 1898. Along the route they were given coffee, but­ termilk and sandwiches along with Ameri­ can flags and flowers at the stations along the route and heard the slogan "Remember the Maine " Strawberries sold for 10 cents a quart and many of the soldiers invested a dime or two as Michigan berries weren’t npc when they left Camp Eaton in Michi­ gan. In the southern training camps the Michi­ gan Regiments encountered some senti­ ments left over from the Civil War which was so savagely fought in the area 35 years earlier. The men were issued regulation army shoes, undershirts stockings and rubber sheets as well as ammunition They had been issued two suits of underclothing, three pairs of socks, shoes and shirts. The uniforms were woolen, the same as those used by Union Soldiers dunng the Civil War Newspaper correspondents, who would accompany the troops going south, were not to send any articles to any newspaper except the ones listed on their passports and a copy of the paper each correspondent rep­ resented must be mailed to the press censor for examination Once the men arrived in the southern camps at Chickamauga. Ga . Falls Church. \’a. Mobile. Ala.. Tampa. Fla. and San Francisco, (’a . there was a great deal of confusion The uniforms which the men were issued were of heavy blue woolen cloth, not very suitable for the tropics Blankets, leggings, hats, shoes, underwear. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WF OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made •n the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael D McClean and Cristme L McClean husband and wife (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Heartwell Mort­ gage Corporation A Mchigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated April 28 1994 and recorded on April 29 1994 m Liber 603 on Page 477 Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION as assignee by an assignment which was recorded on August 19. 1997 as Document No 1000532. Barry County Records, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to te due al the date hereof the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred E.ghty-One and 98/100 dollars ($48 181 98) in­ cluding interest at 9 00*• per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the state m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock PM . on Septem­ ber 10. 1998 Said premises &e situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS Barry County Michigan and are described as . Lot 1 of block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings Barry County Michigan, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98043932 (8/27) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on March 20 1996 by Chad R Miller a single man as Mortgagor to MainStreet Savings Bank FSB as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded in the offee of tbe Register of Deeds for Barry County Mchigan on March 22 1996 at Liber 655 Page 12 (tbe Mortgage i and on whch mortgage there is darned to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty Three Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars and 42/100 ($43 037 42) as of the date of this notce. including principal interest and other costs se­ cured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage and the power of safe m the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the de­ fault NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday September 3 1998 at 1 00 o'clock in the forenoon al the Courthouse at 220 West State Street, in the City of Hastings Mchigan that be­ ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate certain property located in Hastings Townsh-p Barry County Mchigan described m the Mortgage as follows The East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of Block 2 of R J Grants Addition io the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof Barry County Mchigan Commonly known as 101 West Blair Street Hastings Mchigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated July 23 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (827) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by BERN­ HARDT WILHELMS JR AND SHERRY M WIL­ HELMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to COMMON­ POINT MORTGAGE. A MICHIGAN CORPORA­ TION Mortgagee, dated May 29. 1997. and recorded on June 6. 1997. in Uber 697. on page 232. Barry Coenty Records. Mchigan. and as­ signed by said mortgagee to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, by an assignment dated July 8. 1998. and recorded on July 13. 1998 as *1014929 Barry County Records. Mchigan on wnch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of forty seven thousand eight hundred twenty three and 60/100 Dollars ($47,823 60). mefudmg interest at 11 990% per annum Under the pbwer of sate contained c said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse. Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 p m on September 10. 1998 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF DELTON. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as LOT 33 OF THE VILLAGE OF DELTON. AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 30. 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremam & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 (8/27) SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ & ASSOCI­ ATES. PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Bruce D Culver a marned man and Donna Culver. hts wife to Summit Mortgage Services Inc . a Mchigan Corporation Mortgagee dated October 22.1997. and recorded on December 4.1997 in Document *1004869 Barry County Records. Mchigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Banc One Finan­ cial Services Inc by mesne assignment dated October 30. 1997. and recorded on April 13. 1998 in Document *1010324 Barry County Records. Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Fifty Nine Thousand One Hundred Seven and 79/100 Dol­ lars ($59 107 79) including .merest at 13 375% per annum Under the power of sate contained <i said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan. at 1 00 o'clock p m on Septem­ ber 17. 1998 Said premtses are situated in Township of Prairieville Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as LOTS 5 AND 6 OF SHADY HEIGHTS AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 6 1998 Banc One Financial Services inc PETZ A ASSOCIATES PC 20902 Mack Grosse Pomte Woods Mi 48236 File *1346-117 (9/3) �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 Viking golfers capture first first at B.C. invitational < < 1111“ h think 4 f it Prep sports starting up with plenty of steam • Forget Labor Day or even the end of August. Every smart sports editor knows that summer officially came to an end sometime in the sunshine last week. Teams were back on the practice fields... on the basketball courts... on the area links... on the roads running laps... or on the tennis courts last week preparing for the upcoming fall prep seasons. In fact, the first fall prep event in Barry County was held last Thursday. The Lakewood High School golf team was No. I Thursday at the Barry County Invitational held at tlte Mullenhurst Golf Course in Delton Coach Earl Darby and his team of Vikings could be a major threat swinging those clubs in *98. so watch for those birdies. Basketball officially begins on Tuesday night. The Hastings High School Saxons will travel to nearby Lakewood High School to tip off their seasons. New Coach Scott Allan has the blue and gold working real hard with eyes firmly planted on a few hardcourt victories. Delton tips its season Tuesday at home versus the Plainwell Trojans. Coach Jeff Sullivan is ready to guide the Panthers program after enjoying past success at neaiby Parchment High School. A week from today another area rivalry continues between the Thornapple Kellogg and Caledonia high school eagers. Another date to keep in mind is Aug. 27 when Hastings travels to Delton. Soccer matches are also on the horizon with Hastings traveling to Lakewood to start regular season action on Friday. The varsity match is slated for 6 p.m. If that's not enough soccer excitement for one weekend, check out the Saxon Alumni Game Saturday. The place is Johnson Field. Tbe time of start is 2 p.m. New Coach Brian Makowski will lead Delton also against Lakewood for its season opening clash Monday at home on M-43. Football fans no need to worry, you still have two weeks to totally prepare for all that pigskin madness. Hastings is home for a game with Lakewood on Sept. 4. Other area gridiron matchups find Gull Lake at Delton Sept. 4 and Middleville at Caledonia High School. Still, if you need to watch football this week, there are area scrimmages going on both Thursday and Friday. Cross Country will open with some big invitational events Delton goes to the always challenging Wayland Invitational on Aug. 29. Hastings open* its season Sept. I at Kelloggsville The cheerleaders ure also ready to... cheer. By Sept. 4 all of the area cheer teams should be ready to go. And tennis is another fall sport that is having a real ball Two Barry County squads. Middleville and Lakewood, start court-time this week with a dual at Thomapple Kellogg High School. Today (Aug. 20) Hastings' neners are hosting an invitational that includes Thornapple Kellogg. So once again, the area jocks are ready to show off their talents. Covering five "media" days this week at five area high schools. I realize not only how much these young athletes want to win. but how much they receive from participating in their respected Michigan High School Athletic Association events. There is a solid core of new head coaches out there, so give them time to see what they can do. I'm sure well view plenty of area championships by the time the fall season comes to a close. •Seminars at Blastoff: The Michigan Whitetail Blastoff will host a series of whitetail hunting seminars on Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3:3O p.m. and on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The seminars should help educate deer hunters with a wide variety of tips and strategies. The blastoff lakes place at the Barry County Expo Center. • Big Bucks Update: The October "Big Bucks" Scramble at the Hastings Country Club is Saturday. Oct. 10. Cost for three-person teams is $150. Call (616) 945-2756 to enter your winning team. • Flying Dutchmen Gridders: Included on the 1998 Hope College pre­ season football roster is sophomore defensive tackle John Dobbins, from Marshall, freshman runningback Kurt Glupker. from Hopkins, runningback Pete Kellepourey. from Maple Valley, wide receiver Ryan Overmyer. of Caledonia, and freshman offensive tackle Brian Hammer, of Caledonia. For those who aren't aware of Hammer's size, he's 6-2. 255 and growing. The Flying Dutchmen open its season Saturday. Sept. 12 at Augustana (111.). Talk to you soon. It was an historic event for the Lakewood High School golf team. For the first time since the program began in 1964. the Vikings swung for first place honors at a tournament. Even better. Lakewood's triumph came at the season-opening Barry County Invitational held at the Mullenhurst Golf Course on Thursday. Aug. 13. The Vikings carded a 314. three shots belter than second place Gull Lake's 317. Finishing third was last year's Barry County Invite champion squad. Thornapple-Kellogg. The Trojans managed a team score of 322. Lakewood's victory tied them with Thornapple-Kellogg with one Barry County Invitational championship. Gull Lake and Hastings each have won the event twice. Scores at Mullenhurst proved to be solid for a first tournament outing of the season. Medalist honors went to Gull Lake's Brandon Dilworth who fired an 18hole score of 75. Caledonia's Rick Leatherman and Delton-Kellogg's Kyle Kwasny lied for second place with 76s. while Hastings' Steve Obreiter. Lakewood's Brock Elliott. Thomapple-Kellogg's Adam Seifert and Thomapple-Kellogg's Malt Pullen all tied for third place with solid rounds of 77. Lakewood had four players who managed scores of 80 or below. Brock Elliott led that Viking charge with a 77. Luke Barnett carded a 78. Eric Garlinger tallied a 79 and Joel Dow had an 18-hole round of 80. also for Coach Earl Darby's squad. "It's a very enthusiastic group that gets along." Darby said. 'The win is a very good accomplishment for them." Darby says that depth should be a key toward a successful Viking season. "We have six players that we can get scores out of each day." Darby said. "This is one of the best two 'W three teams that I've bad (since 1979)." Darby said. Here is a look at the results from the 1998 Barry County Invitational: CALEDONIA (330): Rick Leatherman 76; Troy Leatherman 83; Mart Dodge 88; Jeff Olthouse 84; Nick Fuller 93; Bryan Kraft 87. Coach Earl Darby and his Lakewood golf team were all smiles after taking first place at the Barry County Invitational. 6 DELTON-KELLOGG (327): Mike Kammeraad 79; Kyle Kwasny 76; Jeremy Emsberger 79; Brian Lillibridge 93; Denny Bourdo 96; Ruben Reyna 95. Gl'LL LAKE (317): Brandon Dilworth 75; Nate Terhune 78; Dan Waters 83; Jeff Copperite 97; Nick Weers 90; Jason Ryan 8). ’ HASTINGS (325): Steve Obreiter 77; Mike Nystrom 80; Josh Alderson 92; Tim Cole 82; Josh Doe 84; Casey Stormes 93. LAKEWOOD (314): Eric Garlinger 79; Luke Barnett 78; Jeremy Frost 83; John Williams (86); Brock Elliott 77; Joel Dow 80. MAPLE VALLEY (368): Pat Chaffee 88; Chris Lentz (94); Brandon Garvey; Joe Elliston 90; Craig Harvey 96; Ryan Mead 98. PENNF1ELD (329): Bill Johnson 82; Scott Helgeson 83; Travis May 79; Josh Hovet 85; Josh Dicken 92; Garrett TerMeer 97. THORNAPPLE-KELLOGG (322): Adam Seifert 77; Matt Pullen 77; Ryan Lenartz 84. Matt Hilbert 84; Brett Ybema 98; Eric Bender 92. WAYLAND (354): Toby Langworthy 80; Justin Lehman 97; Brian Young 89; Bob Rowe 90; Scott Weber 95. Mason Invite... Lake wood was 12th with a 329 and Hastings 15th with a 343 at the Mason GOLFERS continued on page 12 Alumni soccer match Saturday at Johnson Saturday is the day for all current and former Saxon soccer players to score a few goals, make a few defensive stops and have a whole lol of fun. The Hastings Saxon Soccer Alumni Game will be at Johnson Field Saturday with the start scheduled for 2 p.m. Hastings High School varsity boys soccer coach Dennis Argetsinger says there has been a good response from current and former players who will play Saturday. At least 50 players have called up to inquire about the match. There is no charge to view the alumni event. Donations will go toward building the new soccer field. The match will be staged in two non-stop 45-minute halves. The current varsity players will battle the alumni team. If you are a former Saxon soccer player and want to play in the game, just show up ready to go. Last season, the Saxon soccer squad went 15-4-1 and shared the O-K White league title with Forest Hills Central. Panther golfer Kyle Kwasny evaluates his tee shot at the Mullenhurst Golf Course Barry County Invitational last Thursday. Taking part in Saturday's Alumni event are (from left) assistant coach and Saxon alumnus Lee Bowman, captain Matt Bradley, captain Steve Storrs, captain Sam Stafford, captain Derek Johnson and head coach Dennis Argetsinger. I Top swingers at the Barry County Invitational were (front row. from left) Gull Lake's Brandon Dilworth, Delton's Kyle Kwasny. Caledonia's Rick Leatherman, Thomapple Kellogg's Adam Seifert. Thornapple Kellogg s Matt Pullen. Lakewood's Hastings' Steve Obreiter eyes a putt attempt at last Thursday's 18-hole round at Mullenhurst. Brock Elliott; (back row) Hastings' Steve Obreiter, Gull Lake's Nate Terhune. Lakewood's Luke Barnett. Lakewood's Eric Garlinger. Delton's Jeremy Ernsberger, Delton's Mike Kammeraad and Pennfiekfs Travis May. �Tbe Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 - Page 11 First national gymnastic title won by Middleville's Weiringa Scoring belter than ever before Zach Wieringa is becoming the best gymnast he can possibly be. And he now has a national title, no two national titles, to prove it. The Middleville native gained his gold at the recent AAU Junior Olympics held in Virginia Beach. Wieringa. 12. was a member of the Michigan team and competed in the Boys 12-13 Level III class “I’m getting more confident with my routines...” Mann claims seventh .win in Sprints feature < Brett Mann. Rick Stout and Max * Wirebaugh were the drivers celebrating in i victory lane last Saturday at the New 96 ■ Speedway in Lake Odessa. Mann captured his seventh triumph of the season in the Sprints, securing his first place spot in the point standings. In the IMCA Modified*. Stout earned f-his second win of the year. Stout took the feature lead on lap 12 and held on to beat the field. Clarksville’s John McClure was second. Caledonia’s Jake Meyerink finished third and Hastings Joe Baker wound in sixth in the IMCA Modified*. Wirebaugh won for the fourth time in 98 in the Street Stocks, edging out second and third place finishers Scott Ralston and Mark Anderson. Hastings' Daryl Price finished fourth. Woodland's Scott Estep ended up seventh. Freeport's Ben Christie took 10th. Middleville's Carl Forsythe finished 13th, Freeport's Frank Thompson placed 15th. Hastings' Dan Hubble ended up 16th and Hastings' Ben Curtis was 23rd in the Street Stocks. The Auto Value Super Sprints return to the New 96 Speedway this Saturday. Gates open at 5 p.m and the racing action begins at 7:30 p m. ASA 200 Mike Garvey survived a 20-minute rain delay and two late challenges to earn his Ssecond American Speed Association victory of the season at the Pikes Peak International Raceway Dave Sensiba. of Middleville, wound up in seventh place after starting the ASA 200 in the ninth position. Gary St. Amant still leads all drivers in ASA points with 2543. Garvey is eighth Zach Weiringa with 2.157. while Sensiba is 12th with 1.994 BERLIN RACEWAY Defending track champion Bob Holley will be among the drivers to beat in the 40-lap Late Model feature race this Saturday at the Berlin Raceway in Marne. Holley, of Gun Lake, must oust many top-flight challengers if be is to earn the triumph. Included in the field are John Grega, Randy Sweet. Bob Curry. Fred Campbell and Hastings’ Joe Bush. Bush is a 1992-93 tilleist al the onehall mile Mame oval. He is returning to the Late Model competition after spending the early part of the year competing in the NASCAR truck races. Brian Wiersma will be tough to beat in the Super Stocks. Wiersma has won seven times on the season and will be gunning for a record eighth in the 30-lap feature Three feature races top the card after the heat races are completed. Not only did Wieringa lead the Michigan squad to a great first place showing, but be won his first national title with an outstanding 48.0 in the allaround competition. "I’ve had a real good year this year.” Wieringa said after winning his gold medals. "It was great. We (the Michigan team) were confident that we were going to do it" The gymnastics was a two-day event at the Junior Olympics with all gymnasts taking part in the Hampton Arena show on the first day. Team Michigan included athletes from all over the state, including ones from Battle Creek. Kalamazoo and Lansing. To score his 48.0, Wieringa had a second place 8.3 on the floor exercise, a first place 7.8 on the pommel horse, a first place 8.5 on the still rings, a third place 8.7 on the vault, a first place 7.5 on the parallel bars and a second place 7.2 on the horizontal bar. "I'm getting more confidence with my routines.’’ Wieringa said. "I’m real happy for team Michigan, we worked real hard and felt like we could do it." The finals were held on the second day and Wieringa's marks again were super successful. The top 10 scorers made it to Day 2 and Wieringa qualified in all six of the events. In the finals, the area dynamo had a second place 9.0 in the floor exercise, a second place 7.95 on the pommel horse, a second place 7.9 on the still rings, a first place 8.25 in the vault, a first place 7.55 in the parallel bars and a fourth place 6.9 on the high bar. "Now, I’m getting big tricks and working real hard at them." Wieringa explained. "It's a lot harder now. (but) I'm real happy and stuff." To participate in the Junior Olympics. Wieringa had to score well in the state competition and he did just that. The number he needed to tally was a 26. Wieringa had a second place 47.7. giving him plenty of momentum heading into the Junior Olympics Wieringa's success can partly be attributed to his coach at Branch Gymnastics in Battle Creek. Al Schams. Schams has worked with Wieringa extensively on all of the apparatuses, including the one that has given him the most problems: the dreaded pommel horse. "I made a real big improvement in the pommel horse; In the past I bombed in it." Wieringa said. In Class 111 next season. Wieringa’s goal is to be a State champion. In this year's Stale event, the local gymnast placed fourth, but with improved routines and added confidence he is a bonified contender for future first-place honors. When At Hastings Summerfest Saturday, August 29*** in Fish Hatchery Park KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Brandon Lyons not only was the fastest qualifier, but won the A feature in the Limited Late Models at the Kalamazoo Speedway last Saturday. Lyons with his big win hangs on to his lead in the point standings. Also in Limited Late Models. Gabe High was .econd in the B feature and now stands 22nd in the points. Check In Tournament Tips At 8:00 a.m. st $30 per team of three orJpur players. Mail applications to Hastings Area Chamber of Corm i" '■ U&E.Court St., Hastings, MI49085 lOJH CX.cb. ,.,.11* <• Ha.tl.f, 1 .--raWMl More info call Jim Jensen 945-9554 ------------------------- । . —r Sprints continued on page 12 Boy 13-15 [Boy 16 and abovejGirls 13 and above Swinging Into A New Season... — Name Team Captain Captain Captain Phone # Phone # Phone # HAJsTING^ summerfest Entry Fee: $125 per team (Received by Aug. 26) (NO REFUNDS) UN RIDGE IF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART #948-8366 $18°° Weekdays until 3pm WHAT: CO-ED GRASS 4's ROUND ROBIN WHEN: SAT AUG 29th - 9:00am til ? WHERE: FISH HATCHERY PARK HOW MUCH: S40 PER TEAM PRIZES FOR 1st, 2nd. & 3rd and every team gets 4 T-shirts WHO: CONTACT ARNIE CONKLIN 945-0863 THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Everyone Welcome. Come and Meet Neu Friends’ SPONSORED BY: Driving Range Open Everyday County Seat SIGN YOUR TEAM UP NOW! s u M M Oldr Town Tavern Scramble tout outing of the year ■ Saturday, Auguat 22" • 8:30 AM Shotgun Start! V ■ First place: Tournament Jackets Second place: Tournament T-Shirts For more information please contact: Tom Jarman (616) 945-3783 or fill out ano send oa d«Op off with payment at HASTINGS CHAMBER COMERCE •18 EAST COURT STREET HASTINGS vi AK58 ot Bill Grinage (517) 541-0596 .Home Run Rule is 3+1 Game balls will be provided. (MUST HAVE SIX 1 ABIES TEAMS Th Pt.AV FOR JACKETS) H iiN fin i/N K iiin in c rfrM l The Most Beautiful 9 Holes I:. ■ Barry County! H uN fim iN S im m w rft'N t SoffbuH Toiiriiuineiit Aui/UNf The prep tennis season gets underway today (Thursday, Aug. 20) for the swinging Saxons with the Hastings Invitational. The tournament field includes fellow Barry County netters from Thornapple Kellogg. Here, two members of the Hastings' team work on their games during practice time Tuesday. Brandon Lyons and his No. 21 automobile. (Photo provided) . Team . Name Team Name �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 Panthers claim top spot ’V at TK invite WAYLAND — Delton'i golf team with the help of Mike Kammeraad's medalin 74 icon look top honors In tbe Thomapple Kellogg Invitational Wednesday al an event held at tbe Yankee Springs Golf Course. Kammeraad's 74 was tbe field's beat, two in front of 76< fired by Thomapple Kellogg's Attain Seifert and Delton's Kyle Kwasny. ' The Panthers tallied a 336, three better than TK'i 329. Caledonia was third with a 334, Wayland was sixth with a 363, TK's B squad was ninth with a 377 and Maple Valley finished 10th in the 12-team field with a 378. Other team scons iadaded Hamilton (fourth. 349), -Sooth Christian (fifth, 355). Keioggsville (seventh, 365), lyroc Center (eighth, 367), Godwin (nth. 383) Mxj Bellevue (12*. 385). Nick Fuller and Rick Leataman each led Caledonia whh 18-hole scam of 81. Matt Pnllea aad Mau Gilbert each carded 82a ror the host Trojans. Maple Valley was led by loe Elliston's 92. while TICs B aqaad received an 88 from Erk Bender. GOLFERS continued from page 10 Invitational last Friday. Scores for the Saxons included a 79 from Steve Obreiter. a 95 fror.i Mike Nystrom. an 89 from Tim Cole, an 87 from Josh Alderson and an 88 from Josh Doc. Jackson Lumen Christi scored firstplace honors with a 309. Others at the Mason Inviational included Charlotte (sixth place. 317), Eaton Rapids (21st, 352), Marshall (eighth. 320). Wednesday A..M. Ladin Golf flight A - K. Colvin 52. 117; B. Hath­ away 54. 099; S. Williams 54. 106; B. Homing 56. 119; J. Brum 56. 104. Right B - S. Drake 57.103; J. Martin 57. 105; P. Reed 59. 079; B. Lepak 59. 114; J. Norquist 61.092; J.Keller61. 110. ttight C - B Pierce 62. 114; M. Pittelkow 62. 109; W. Barker 62. 117; M. Schondelmaycr 62.102; D. Kinney 65. 109. Hight D-D. McMillan 65. »'a; J. Mc­ Fadden 66.080; J. Guenther 66. 117; M. Erwiy 66, 094; S. Miller 67. 133 Flight E - D Carlson 67. 118; A. Dem­ ing 68. 113; N. Bell 68. 113; I. Johnson 77. 092; H. Hauschild 81. 089. NOTICE Of ADOPTION Of ORDINANCES TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOPE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinances were adopted by the Township Board of Hope Township at its meeting held on August 10. 1998 HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AMENDMENT TQ CEMETERY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 27 Adopted: August 10,1996 Effective: Thirty (30) Days Following Publication After Adoption LEGAL : NOTICE An Ordinance to amend the Hope Township Cemetery Ordinance to add regulations pertaining to the parking of motor vehicles in a Township cemetery, to provide sanctions for violation of said regulations, and to repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith • NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Note* is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board ol Appeals wrft conduct a pubte hearing tor the Wtowing Hastings’ Steve Obreiter eyes a putt attempt at last Thursday's 18-hole round at the Mullenhurst Golf Course. The Hope Townsnip Cemetery Ordinance (Ordinance No. 22) is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section XIII to read as follows Section XIII -- Parkfffa of Motor Yrifatei in Cemetery Parking of motor vehicles in a Township cemetery is permitted for cemetery use and/or visitation only In addition to any other sanction provided for in this Ordinance, any motor vehicles parked in a Township cemetery in violation of this Section shall be subject to being towed away at the owner's expense SECTION II REDESIGNATIQN QF SECTIONS Sections XIII. XIV and XV of the Hope Township Cemetery Ordinance. (Ordinance No 22) entitled respectively. “SANCTIONS". “REPEAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE', and “SEV­ ERABILITY" are hereby redesignated as. respectively. Sections XIV. XV and XVI of the Hope Township Cemetery Ordinance as amended hereunder SECTION III This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed AMENDMENT TQ LAND DIVISION ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 28 Adopted: August 10, 1998 Effective: Thirty (30) Days Following Publication After Adoption An ordinance to amend Section IX of the Hope Township Land Division Ordinance (Ordinance No 23) pertaining to consequences of non-compliance with land division ap­ proval requirement, and to repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here­ with THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I AMENDMENT QF SECTION IX QF LAND DIVISION .ORDINANCE Section IX of the Hope Township Land Division Ordinance (Ordinance No 23 of the ordinances of Hope Township) is hereby amended to read as follows CONSEQUENCES QF NQNCQMPLIANCE WITH LAND DIVISION APPROVAL REQUIREMENT Any division of land in violation of any provision of this ordinance shall not be recog­ nized as a land division on the township tax roll or assessment roll until tbe assessing officer refers the suspected violation or potential nonconformity to the county prosecut­ ing attorney and gives written notice of such referral to the person requesting the divi­ sion and the person suspected of the violation or potential nonconformity In addition, the assessing officer shall give written notice of the suspected violation or potential non­ conformity to the Department of Consumer and Industry Services The township shall further have the authority to initiate injunctive or other relief to prevent any violation or continuance of any violation of this ordinance Any division of land in violation of this or­ dinance shall further not be eligible for any zoning or building permit for any construc­ tion or improvement thereto Sprints, continued from page 11 In the Factory Stocks, Budd Hybels won the A feature to move up to fourth in the season's point standings. Brian Bergakker won his heat and took 15th in the A feature. Bergaakker is now 13th for points. Brad Shellenbarger borrowed a car from Steve Casteriine and wound up 19th in the A feature. Shellenbarger is currently 14th in points. Gary VanArsdale placed second in his heat and 14th in the A feature. VanArsdale is now 27th in points. Bill Waldon was 18th in the A feature and is 18th in points, while John TerMeer was 20th in the A feature and is 19th in the point standings. And in the Mini Stocks. Tony Neeson finished third in the A feature to move up to 13th in the points. A regular show will take place at tbe Kalamazoo Speedway this Saturday with races starting at 7 p.m. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in lhe City Hall Council Chambers. 201 E. State Street. Hastings. Michigan on Monday, August 31. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear public comment regarding a request from Max F. King for a Special Land Use Permit for 1700 S. Hanover Street for the purpose of selling motor vehicles, (see map below). Legal description of said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 16, SUPERVISOR GLASGOWS ADD NO. I. EX S 100 FT.. ALSO EX THAT PART OF N 164 FT W OF FALL CREEK. EXC NON-EXCLUSIVE EAS ACROSS N 20' OF LOT 16 In addition, any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this ordi­ nance shall be deemed to be responsible for a municipal civil infraction as defined by Michigan statute, which shall be punishable by a civil fine of not more than $500. along with costs that may include all expenses, direct and indirect, that the township has in­ curred m connection with the municipal civil infraction In no case however, shall costs of less than $9 nor more than $500 be ordered A violator of this ordinance shall also be subject to additional sanctions and judicial orders as authorized under Michigan law Pursuant to Section 267 of the Land Division Act (MCL 560 267). an unlawful division or split shall also be voidable at ihe option of the purchaser and shall subject the seller to the forfeiture of all consideration received or pledged therefore, together with any damages sustained by the purchaser, recoverable in an action of law SECTION II SEVERABILITY The provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable and if any clause, sentence, word, section or provision is declared void or unenforceable tor any reason by any court of competent junsdiction. it shall not affect any portion of this ordi­ nance other than said part or portion thereof SECTION III EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following publication after adoption AN ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed Sylvia W. Forster, Clerk Hope Township 5463 South Wall Lake Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2464 The September Big Bucks Scramble at the Hastings Country Club will be Saturday. Sept 19. The teams will have a tee-time of 8 a m. for the scramble The entry fee for tbe 18-hole event is $150 per team. Thai includes skins and range balls Deadline to enter is Thursday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. All golfers are welcomed to participate. Limited carts are available on a firsbcome, first-serve basis. Only one can per three-some. For more details, call the Hastings Country Club pro shop at (616) 945­ 2756. Golf scores HOPE TOWNSHIP BAHRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN CEMETERY Big Bucks Scramble at H.C.C. Sept. 19 Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 E. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for informa­ tion and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (Telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk CASE NO V-35-96 - Gull Point Develop­ ment Co. LLC, (applicant). David Church. LOCATION On Sylvan Court of! Hickory Rd on the South side between Budd and West Shore Dr in Sec 30. Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to recon­ struct an ensting road way that wifi not conform to the private road requirements . CASE No V-36 98 - Brad Gestrtng (Appli­ cant) LOCATION At 1752 Hickory Rd on the South side between Budd and West Shore Dr m Seq 30 Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to replace and enlarge a detached garage on an enstxkj foundation which is too dose to s*de and rear lot lines in the RL-1 zoning dotnet — CASE NO V-37-98 - Kenneth Chapman, (ap­ plicant). LOCATION At 13378 East Baseline Rd on the North side between Kefiogg School Rd and Noonan Rd in Sac 33. Bary Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an addebon to existing house that is too dose to theroad than allowed (house is 71 ft from center of road) in the AR zoning ekstret CASE NO V-38-98 - Keith Beech, (appft- cant) LOCATION At 2815 Hekory Rd on North side between Budd and West Shore Dr in Sec. 30. Johnstown Twp r< PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a 12x30 ft deck doser to the road than allowed e the RL-1 zoning distnd CASE NO V-39-98 • Marilyn Strunk. (appMLOCATION At 11598 Marsh Rd on North side between Oak St and Winchester Dr. in Sue 5. Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect 8 6x30 ft deck doser to the water than allowed (rw questing to be 12 ft istead of the required 35 ft ) r the RL-1 zoning distnd CASE NO V-40-98 • Kathie Towns, (appifcant). Pat Bayer, (property owner). LOCATION. At Winchester Dr. (Lot 63, ChateauPark 42) on West sxJe oft Marsh Rd m Sec 5. Orangevifie twp PURPOSE Requestng a variance to place a home and detached garage doser to the side yard than afiowed <i the RL-1 zoning dstnd MEETING DATE September 1. 1998 TIME 730 p.m * PLACE Community Room m the Courts and Law Budding at 220 West Court Street Hastings, Michigan i Srte inspection ol the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals members before the heanng Interested persons desiring to present thejr views upon an appeal either verbaly or m writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 ». The variance apdeatens are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Oflca 220W State St. Hastings. Michigan 49058 during the hours of A a m to5pm (dosed between 12-1 pm ). Monday thru Fnday Please call the Planning Oftee at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County ol Barry will provide necessary auxiliary a*ds and services, such as signers tor the heanng impaired and audc tapes of printed materials being consxJered at the meeting, to indnnduals with disabilities a: the meeting^earmg upon ten (10) days notce to the County of Barry individuals with disaMmes requiring auxAary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or callng the following McNael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings Ml 49058. (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (8/20) Sports Story Idea? r Cail 945-9554 " �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 - Page 13 Road commissioners tell county about need for road grader bv by ElainC Elaine Gilbert Gilbert Assistant Editor ” Members of the Barry County Road ■Commission are hoping the County Board ’of Commissioners will soon approve fund­ ing for a new road grader ' Road Commission Chairman Jack Lenz 'and member Don Wilkins, during public comment at last week’s county board rneet- -' incing. miked nhmit thethe need fortor n new rm id talked about need a new road quest. Wilkins asked the board to "pursue this program and get the grader moving so we can pul it in use for next winter With less breakdowns, the more roads we can cover..." Lenz told the board that the Road Commission needs a new grader to replace a 21year-old model thal is "parked in the dead grader and of the time involved in the bid process to secure new equipment. Last May. County Board ('hairman Jim Bailey recommended that the county give up to S2<M).(MM> to the Road Commission for a new grader, which he said would benefit every township. Bailey asked the Central Services Committee to study the re- Relay for Life reaches goal The rain held off until the closing ceremonies, but the emotions were active. —courageous and overflowing at the American Cancer Society's 24-hour Relay for Life at Hastings High School Aug. 14-15. From the opening ceremony al Johnson Field on Friday night through the closing ceremonies on Saturday afternoon, participants walked, run. jogged, wheeled, shared stories and helped raise money for the fight against cancer. In total, the Hastings' 24-hour Relay H for Life event raised S33.538. The Relay for Life is run throughout lhe country, bringing patients, families. ' doctors, churches, corporations and volunteers together in a team effort to • fight cancer. 1/ Activities at the Johnson Field-held Vevent included a luminary ceremony, a -jp.j. contest, a relay picnic and a victory i lap. The victory lap is a walk around the track by the cancer survivors. Cancer -•'survivors received a commemorative ' cancer survivor t-shirt as a symbol of their great achievement and hope. Special awards were handed out to the r best dressed team, the best tent decor, the most team spirit, the most money raised by a team and the fastest team. Donna's Hair Care was No. 1 in most money raised with $7,545. _ The fastest team was Grace Lutheran Church which walked a total of 381 laps. St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church was most spirited and best dressed. 4 The physician's team and the Hope Cancer Support group shared top honors -Tor best tent decor. ( The 24-Hour Relay for Life at Hastings High Schoo! was promoted as a 1998 Barry County activity. Participants of all ages, and all backgrounds, took part in “the special fundraising event. Spearheading this year's effort was Carol Jachim. the American Cancer Society •Senior Community Development Director. For information about the American Cancer Society call (616) 945-4107. U Relay for Life participants gather around American Cancer Society Senior Development Director Carol Jachim during last Saturday's closing ceremonies. YOU COULD BE THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK...and we’re looking for YOU! If you arc a loving, canng. responsible person who is looking to help :LEGAL NOTICE: others, you just may he the person we have been searching for CENA ra qualified individuals. If chosen to be in the class, you will become an (Nursing Asststam i trail ing is available here al Thornapple Manor for employee of Thornapple Manor The hourly wage io start is $7 X| W'c also offer health, sick and vacation benefits, as well as pre-tax retire to Synopsis IRVING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING N Aug. 12. 1998 ( Meeting called to order at 7 00 p m by Super­ visor Buehler R Four members present one absent and sev­ eral guests present Clerk s and treasurer s reports approved as presented Discussion on gypsy moth infestation ot New salaries for election inspectors approved c Bills approved for payment as presented Meeting adjourned at 8 35 p m Emily Harrison Ctefk (8/20) (7 - men! savings Classes start September 14th and end September 29th 41 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made Wi the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Xan Henning and Amy Sue Henning husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Fi­ nancial Services Inc Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary 17 1995 and recorded on February 21 1995 Wi Liber 625 on Page 293 Barry County Records Michigan and vas assigned by mesne assignments to Fleet Mortgage Corp a South Carolina Corporation f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp as assignee, by an assignment dated February 24 1995 which was recorded on May 8 1995 in Liber 629 on Page 763, Barry County Records on which mortgage there is Claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty­ Seven and 54/100 dollars (S61 827 54) including interest at 9 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in sad anortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sad mort'page will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic venpue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 ociock pm on Septem­ ber 3 1998 ' Sad premises are situated in Crty of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as The South 50 feet of Lot 1 Block 7 of Bennett sand Kenheids Addition to the City formerly Vil­ lage of Hastings Barry County Michigan ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded W Liber 1 of Plats on Page 3 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) Worn the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period Shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP ,-*OR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trotti Trott PC Attorneys for FLEET MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 "Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F4e 496066275 (8>20) row. that means it’s not to be in opera­ tion " The county has three other graders and four is an ideal number to serve all of the county. "Graders are a vital part of our (year round) operation.. ." Lenz said, noting that they are especially important for road shoulder work to prevent road problems by keeping water off asphalt. He outlined three items in the Road Commission's financial report, which he said "shows we are putting money on the roads. "This is the first year we’ve been able to meet par of the needs of the roads....72 miles of resurfacing, overlay, partial lays or complete asphalt overlays and seal coals, too." are this year’s projects. "That keeps with the need of Barry County's infrastruc­ ture as far as blacktop roads....” Lenz said Between about 60 to 90 days are needed to advertise for bids for a new grader, re­ ceive them and accept a bid. he said. Lenz said the Road Commission is hop­ ing to purchase a road grader through a lease program that will allow it to turn in the grader for a new one at the end of one year's usage. He said there are plans avail­ able thal offer a new grader (after the initial purchase) for a fraction of the cost or “zero dollars" every year through "hardship lease arrangements with municipalities." In other business, last week, the board: • Received a letter from attorney James K. While of Mika. Meyers. Beckett & Jones, based in Grand Rapids, asking lhe board to take action Aug. 25. rather than Aug. II. on ballot language to provide millage to finance the proposed Commis­ sion on Aging's new senior center. The deadline for approving ballot language for the November general election is at the end of the business day Aug. 25. White said. "On that day. the county board could ap­ prove lhe ballot language with regard to fi­ nancing the construction of the building. If it is necessary for a separate ballot proposal to be considered with regard to the cost of operating and maintaining the building, that could also be considered at the same time." he said in the letter. The COA Board was expected to meet this week "to review proposed ballot pro­ posals and the considerations for recom­ mending either a fixed millage of .75 mills, which would authorize a bond issue supported by a limited tax pledge of the county, or an unlimited tax pledge of the county, which would permit a bond issue The first 6 days of class run Irom X am to 4 pm and lhe last 5 days arc from b To ani io 2:30 pm Classes arc not held on lhe weekend and there is no charge for lhe classes. Enrollment for class is limited, so come lo Thomapple Manot ASA P io schedule an interview before September 4th Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE AUCTIONS nvwi Vlltr UHnoit A lowo ■ .200* d BUevel Home. Needs TIC. 3 Br/I Bo. Den. Gas Heat. Goroge Storage Shed Paho. Aluminum Siding OPEN HOUSE: Sat, Aug. 15 • 1:30 - 2:30 PM OTHER PROPERTIES Call, 800-272-6094 info sent via mail or fai bach TEAM ONE " Check Us Out On The Web! DHS Seminars LOSE WEIGHT in U.S.! AND KEEP IT OFF! * • Drop 13+ lbs. 1st month' I • No Dieting • No Craving' 1 • Experience hypnQSISdlJS I for success!____________ WRITTEN GUARANTEE Mon.. Aug, 24, 1998 COUNTY SEAT RESTAURANT > Dr Cruet Hrtwnr® >• Vofr.rorj Soerr 128 S Jefferson Downtown Hastings 7 to 9 p.m. Register at door 6:30 p.m. Only RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS A budget hearing, covering all funds, will be held during a special board meeting to be held on Thursday. August 27. 1998 at 5:00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings, covering proposed expenditures and estimated revenues of the Township for the fiscal year 1999 THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUB­ JECT OF THIS HEARING. All interested citizens will have the opportunity to give written and oral comment. Prop. *1105: Bi-level Home On-Site, Sat., Aug. 22 • 1:30 PM 944 Greenwood St., Middleville PLUS NOTICE *39 Complete Cash or Check • Visa MC accepted Bring in Ad for Discount BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP SALES/ROUTE MANAGER s30,000 TO s50,000 WE ARE GROWING AND EXPANDING OUR BUSINESS. As a leader in frozen food products, there is a need to add to our route sys­ tems staff. Guaranteed Starting Salary of ‘100+ Per Day. Four or Five-Day Work Week. Enjoy complete benefit package, in­ cluding profit sharing, medical, vacation and opportunity to advance. You will take over an existing customer base in our home delivery system and be responsible for sales, customer ser­ vice and adding new customers. Currently hiring for positions in Byron Center. Michigan, and surrounding area. You provide solid work ethic, stable employment background, be at least 21 years old and have a good driving record To schedule an appointment for an in­ terview. please call Monday thru Friday. 8 am to 5 pm. 1-800-882-5709. Schwan’s Sales Enterprises E.O.E. to be sold with an unlimited tax genera) obligation pledge of the county..." An un­ limited obligation would allow the levy of millage to pay debt on the bond issue to be limited only by the actual annual principal and interest requirements on the bond." White said The COA Board. White said. also was going to consider issues pertinent to build­ ing operation and maintenance. The COA Board's recommendations could be considered Aug. 24 by the County Finance Committee and by lhe full county board Aug. 25. White suggested. • Received a petition with about 30 sig­ natures of citizens who wan? the county to turn the former city hall building into a "safe house" for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. 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Jefferson, Downtown Hastings Call Now! 616-945-5085 I M.ihll.liril in RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MRRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ SONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public heanng concern­ ing a proposed amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday August 26. 1998 commencing at 7 00 odock pm at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan t PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include in fnef the following 1 Consideration of the application of Daryl Larke M D for rezonmg of property located at 1750 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan described as LOTS 5 AND 5A OF NIETHAMER ACRES This property is currently zoned ‘RE’ Rural Estates Residential District The applicant seeks rezonmg to the "CT Office/Commeroal District 2 Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall dunng regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public heanng PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the nght to recommend changes <n me proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly either at or following the public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabil­ ities Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone num­ ber listed below All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid t«me and place to take part m the discussion on the above proposed amendments Barbara Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Ml 49058 »6T6» 948-7194 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 20 1998 Yankee Springs to continue to explore fire protection service options by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Yankee Springs Township Fire Committee will continue its fire protection contract with Thomapple Township for lhe time being, pursuing vested interest in the equipment, which a portion of its money goes towards. Reach over 30,000 drea homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 • 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! 1 2 3 4 The fire committee, which was a temporary committee, will now become a permanent one. continuing to pursue options other than getting its service from Thomapple. said George London. Yankee Springs Township Supervisor. These is­ sues were decided during a special township meeting held last week. Yankee Springs Township decided to look into other options concerning fire pro­ tection earlier this year because the contract has increased $10,000 this year, from $75,000 last year, and will jump by $31,000 during the next fiscal year to a to­ tal of $116,000. "We will stay with Thomapple for the next six months." London said. "We really want to work this out with Thomapple but we want vested interest in the equipment being purchased In the last nine years, we have put $245,000 in the capital reserve fund, and on top of that we have paid for the fire service. We feel that we should have a vested interest in lhe equipment, be­ cause if Thomapple pulled out we could be left high and dry." Both London and Yankee Township Treasurer Bob Herold, who heads lhe fire commitiee. showed up at the Thomapple Township meeting last week lo reiterate the need for vested interest in the equip­ ment. "We went away Monday with lhe feeling that Thomapple wasn't going to give us vested interest, but we remain optimistic that we will work something out." said London. SURVEY, continued from page 3 velopment is possible and desirable, but that it must be done in conjunction with the land use plan and in an environmentally sound manner to protect the increasing res­ idential nature of the county. A focus on agriculture based business and recreation will help sustain lhe rural character of the county." After Bender presented the survey results, government and community leaders attend­ ing were asked to give input From that input. Bender said, it was established that a big concern in trying to establish some sort of economic development arm in the codnty is that another level of government would be created or there would be duplica­ tion of services. "Were wrestling with the concept of consolidating existing services and bring­ ing them under a broad development um­ brella." Bender said. "I think that will be part of the recommendation we will make lo the board." Bender appeared before the County Board Aug. 11 and gave board members copies of the survey, calling it a "work in progress." He said he will be back Tuesday. Aug. 25. for a further report on his Findings. At that meeting, he said, he hopes a small "work­ ing group" made up of the County Board chairperson, lhe chairperson of the county development committee, a member of the business community, a Chamber of Commerce member, and someone from the county planning and zoning department will be established that will "explore the concept" of a consolidated economic devel­ opment effort. "Well see if we can recommend to the board something creative and something that is not duplicating what's already there." Bender said. The County Board has allocated $60,000 for economic development, but has not earmarked the funds for specific use. 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs .Action Signs (across from E.W. BltssJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Ton Frw 888-577-7446 State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division 220 W. Court Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-4838 Case No 96-369-CH Ptantrff BETTY STORM OPEN HOUSE Sunday, August 23 • 1-4 PM 2951 IROQUOIS TRAIL Directioru M-37 S to Airport. E to State. N to Iroquois This roomy. 3* bedroom manufactured home sits on a full walk out basement on a one acre, wooded lot with deeded ac­ cess to Algonquin Lake Features include most appliances, over 1600 sq ft . 3 full baths and paved circle drive A lot of home for $87 000 LuAnn Williams - 616-945-5192 Westdale Witzel - 616-948-3770 NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTION Pursuant to *e provision of Public Act 183 of 1943. as amended, notice is here­ by given that the Barry County Board of Commissioners have adopted the fol­ lowing Ordinance which amends the Barry County Zoning Ordinance in the fol­ lowing manner. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Ellen Zack, has been appointed the new principal of Thomapple Kellogg High School. This will be an interim position with a pro-rated annual salary of $69,615. Zack replaces former principal Ron Fales. who resigned last week to take a job as principal in Carson City. Zack is the former assistant principal at lhe high school. Superintendent Jay Cason said that given the time of year, and the suddenness of Fales* resignation, it would be difficult to go through the process of hiring someone before lhe school year started. "I am confident she will do a good job in the position." said Cason. He added thal the For couples seeking a safe, healthy, and effective form of birth regulation, Tom and Ann Fcldpausch, certified teachers of Natural Family Planning, arc offering a course in Hastings, be­ ginning Aug. 25. As effective as the birth control pill, the Sympto-Thermal method teaches couples how to observe, cross-check, and benefit from the natural signs of fertility. Also to be discussed arc the various reasons couples choose to use NFP, as opposed to other methods of birth control. Helpful to cither avoid or achieve pregnancy, NFP avoids putting harmful chemicals into the womans Defendants MARY VANDERMOLEN and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS DEVISEES OR AS­ SIGNS OF CHARLES O PRITCHARD OR AU­ GUST J HERBSTREITH, OR OTHER UN­ KNOWN CLAIMANTS WHO HAVE AN INTER­ EST IN PROPERTY IN SECTION 20 BALTI­ MORE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN Jeffery L Youngsma (P40393) Attorney for Plaintiff JEFFERY L YOUNGSMA PC 9952 Cherry Valley Ave SE Suite A Caledonia. Ml 49316 (616) 891-9310 TO Mary VanderMolen and unknown heirs, de­ visees or assigns of Charles D Pritchard or Au­ gust J Herbstreith or other unknown claimants who have an interest m property m Section 20. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan IT IS ORDERED 1 You are being sued by plaintiff m this court to quiet title m her name property located in Section 20 Baltimore Township Barry County Michigan 2 You must file your answer or take other ac­ tion permitted by law in this court at the court ad­ dress above on or before August 28. 1998 If you fail to do so. default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the com­ plaint filed m this case 3 A copy of this order shall be published once each week in the Hastings Banner for three con­ secutive weeks, and a proof of publication shall be hied >n this court 4 As the addresses are unknown mailing of a copy of this order is not required Dated July 29 1998 James H Fisher. Circuit Judge (8/20) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ led a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made the conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY ASA ABBOTT A SINGLE MAN to EOUICREDIT CORPORATION OF Ml Mortgagee dated December 6. 1996. and recorded on De­ cember 16. 1596. m Uber 680. on page 958 Barry County Records. Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to FIRST BANK NA­ TIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE, now known as U S BANK. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated April 28. 1997. and recorded on June 17. 1997. in Uber 698. on page 595. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is clamed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty two thousand seven hundred thirty five and 17/100 Dollars ($82,735 17). including interest at 9 450% per an­ num Under the power ot sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a saie of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml. at 1 00 PM on September 3 1998 Said premises are situated m CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE BARRY COUNTY Michigan and are described as LOT 27 OF SANDY KNOLLS PLAT. ACCORD­ ING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 59 The redemption period shall be 6 months irom the dale ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 23. 1998 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee ATTORNEY FOR Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/20) MANPOWER The North 120 acres ol the NW 1 /4 of Section 10. Assyria Township T1NR7W (see outlined area on map) FROM AR TO A. This map is a portion of the Official Zoning Map of Assyria Twp. of Barry County. Michigan The above named ordinance becomes effective August 31. 1998. following the approval from me Michigan Department of Consumers & Industry Services. State Boundary Commission Copies of this ordinance is available for purchase or inspection in the Barry County Planning Office at 220 W State St. Hastings. Michigan between the hours 8:00 am. ■ 5:00 pm (closed between 12-1), Monday thru Friday Please call 948-4830 for further information Date August 17. 1998 James L Bailey. Chariperson Barry County Board of Commissioners Industrial Experience? In search of a new opportunity? Call Today! We have immediate openings for assembly and machine operation. Many large manufacturing companies in the Hastings and Ionia areas are looking for dependable people. Excellent full-time opportunities with large growth opportunities. ’6.50 to'10.00! Apply today at Manpower of Hastings Nancy L Boersma, Clerk Barry County school board will evaluate Zack's job in March, and that she could evaluate her position also to see if she was comfortable with the job and wanted to continue. Cason said the board would look to'fill lhe position of assistant principal, also interim, in case Zack wanted her previous position back. Natural family planning classes offered The Zoning District Map has been amended as follows: ORDINANCE NO. A-1-98 Ellen Zack body | The method works with irregular cycles and can be practiced throughout couples' fertile years without health risks. It's also immediately reversible, and costs less than other forms of birth) control. The Fcldpauschcs teach under the guidance of The Couple lo Couple League, International, founded in 1971 and now the largest organization: teaching NFP in North America. To' register, call the Fcldpauschcs at (616); 948-2148. The $50 course fee includesJ instructions and materials. LEGAL NOTICES Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Ellen Zack named TK High School principal 127 N. Market St. (behind River Bend Travel) Call 948-3000 • E.O.E. Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting August 10.1998 - 6:30 p.m. Call to order and Pledge to the Flag Recessed to Brush Ridge Cemetery and also checked town­ ship land on Keller Road and checked Cedar Creek Cemetery Reconvened meeting at 7 43 in haAdams Woods. Forster Whitaker Albert and 5 citizens present Approved agenda. July minutes and August Mis Received correspondence, committee and treasurer s reports. DEQ letters, and audits from B P H Fire Department and Delton District Li­ brary 4 Approved Proposal and Agreement from Impe­ rial Municipal Services for zoning and construc­ tion permit services. Andy Sparks and Doug Hop­ kins as Plan Reviewers, matching grant of $20,000 lor Delton District Library higher one­ time fee for unusual cremation, refund of late fee to Mark Seybert due to misunderstand*^, change to Cemetery Ordinance adding parking restrictions. update of penalty section of Land Di­ vision ordinance, new fence along first and sec­ ond addition of Brush Ridge Cemetery along Wilkins Road, directed Albert to get bids for fill along back of Brush Ridge Cemetery and check­ ing on 8x8 timbers from MDOT. directed Sexton to get soil sample at third addition of Cedar Creek Cemetery language for ballot proposal on No­ vember election regarding sending zoning back to County adoption of Investment Pobcy. budget amendments survey of township land on Keller Road, appointment of Mark Bon signore to Plan­ ning Commission vacancy, directing Albert to see about Gary Pettit repairing door frame to garage; sending board members and deputies to MTA Fall District Meeting, continuing with Barry County Central Dispatch E911 changing flat rate lor election school to $15 Adjournment at 10 35 p m • Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by Pataca Albert Supervisor (8/20) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fhearman and Jamie D Fbearman husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to Source One Mortgage Services Corporation Mortgagee dated June 23. 1992 and recorded on June 23. 1992 in Liber 547. on Page 476. Barry County Records Michigan, and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Michigan State Housing Devel­ opment Authority, a public body corporate and jx>litc. as assignee by an assignment dated July 17. 1992 which was recorded on August 24. 1992 in Liber 552 on Page 548 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimedJ be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-On Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and 69/10 dollars ($41 995 69) including interest at 7 40* per annum : Under the power of sale contained m sai mortgage and the statute m such case made an provided notce is hereby given that said mor gage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mor gaged premises or some part of them, at pubh vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast ings Mchigan at 1 00 o dock p m . on Thursday September 17. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 5 of Block 11 Lincoln Park Addition to th City of Hastings according to the recorded pi thereof ■ The redemption period shall be 6 month(« from the date of such sale, unless determine abandoned in accordance with 1948C 600 3241a in which case the redemption peno shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File 498077193 (0/3) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 20 1998 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS ponce B€fiT Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Wanted For Sale Help Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED lor Caledonia Band. 2000 trail yiow. Call Pam at 616-X6K-5212 FOR SALECIannct. used 2 sea­ sons. like new condition. $150 080941 MOI GENERAL OFFICE SECRE­ TARY Middleville area church is in need of pawn with good word processing, record keep­ ing. phone skills, and excellent communication skills. Duties include setting appts., answer­ ing phone, filing, creating news­ letter. bulletin*, keeping atten­ dance records. and other general office duties Windows and Micrsoft Word exp needed. Part timc.9am-lpmTuc-Fn Resume needed at Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Market St Call94X-3000EOE £9 PEOPI.E WANTED to get Baid $$$ for the pound* or inches Bou will lose in the next 30days. ftLL NATURAL/GI ARAN ■TED Call Deb V 6I6-X9I |952. ______________ BUYINGOLDPONTCKRDS. Bev 948-4094 Eawn & Garden WATER GARDENING Wa­ ter Lilic* and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldlish and Koi. liner*, pump*.tiller* Apol’sLandscapine Co 9340 Kalamazoo. Caledonia 616 698-1030 Real Estate ABSOLUTELY KI I CREDIT CONSIDERED! Old Kent Finance has expanded credit program* Cash lor any purpose available lor i^nomcowners. A local lender you -/'Santrust APPLY BY PHONE TODAY! I-KOO-X56-7782 ■ .:F()R SALE BY OWNER * c„bedroom. I 3/4hath. 2 walkouts. , car garage. 10X16 shed. 1/2 ’ acre lot. Fairview Estate*, across from Barry counts Fairground*. $124,900* Call Andrew 616- r94X-8X04 Business Services PIANO TUNING. repairing, rebuilding Estimate* Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9XKS________ PAINTING. ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, house*, etc. Reasonable rate*, tree esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545.________________________ HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured Bucket truck. Call RandSon 945-2545 (tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW fkATES HOME REPAIR •AND HOME REMODELING I PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES" CALL 616-948­ 4093 Pets FREE: Adorable 6 w k old fe.male puppy Crate available w ith toys, etc $40 <> 16-945>2063 Mobile Homes ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay • ments on huge 3 bedroom home Will move if necessary 1-800§72-9604_____________________ FIRST TIME HOME •BUYERS,We represent several banks, they arc eager to sell heme* they have repossessed. ’No application tec it sou mcnHonthisad I-X00-672-96Q4 jtEPO: MUST SEI.I.u ill look Jal any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary 1-800>72-9604 C'*trt For Rent MODERN 2 BEDROOM Lakelront. Wall Lake Delton. References, deposit Phone 623­ X2IX_________________________ AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 5TH., in Hastings 4 bedroom. 2 bath, fenced yard, appliances, electric included. $650 per month. $500 deposit, reference preferred 945-2712 Garage Sale CUMBOW’S HANDYMAN’S GARAGE SALE - 35 year collection of tools, raw materials and hardware Many miscella­ neous household and work shop items. Scars Craftsman lawn mower, rock tumbler, camping equipment and muc h more This is a huge sale 729 Grant St.. Hastings. Saturday. August 22. 7am to 6pm GARAGE SALE; Everything must go' Furniture, curtains, ceil­ ing fan, quality clothing, bifold doors, grill, gadgets and more. First sale in 15 years. Fnday. August 21 and Saturday. August 22 from 9am • 4pm. 2611 Wing Rd.. from Hastings take W. State Rd. to Woodschool Rd. go north (right), go to Wing Rd then go cast (right) VERY BIG SALE 1030 S Park St. Hastings. Fnday. August 21 st Xam-5pm. Saturday. August 22ndXam-noon. Baby sluff, toys, etc. clothes adult womens, boy s/ girls infant-4T, household misc. small appliances, business build­ ers and supplies for independent beauty consultants Pleasccomc. For Sale Auto 1995 MONTE CARLO LS fully loaded with transferable warranty only 52.000 miles. Must sell. Asking $11.000 758­ 4042... Card Of Thanks CARD OF THANKSMany thank* to the friends and staff at Pennock Hospital for their excellent care.Special thanks to Dr. Brow n, Nan & Woody Grassi and Anne of Home Health Care, Reverend Ken Vaught and Chaplain Gail Kragt. Your care, friendship and prayers are greatlyappreciated.Eugene “Cy” Sylvester Family -’L Help Wanted KM ^Subscribe ; to The :■ HASTINGS BANNER and keep informed on LOCAL I& ARC A NCIJUS Cail 945-9554 hr WIRE EDM Middleville area company is in need of person with experience programming and operating EDM Should be able to perform basic mainte­ nance of machine and support equipment Full time opportu­ nity with excellent benefit pack­ age. Please submit resume to Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Mar­ ket St Call 948-3000 EOE. COMPUTER OPERATOR Hastings financial institution needs dedicated person to proof transact ion*, encode data, trouble shoot, prepare forms and venfy transactions, maintain MICR operations Responsible for ven­ fy ing mcomming data with out­ going report*, forward correct data lo correct depts, enter ATM data and venfy . run and venfy day end reports, and verify daily balances Aplicant must have computer op. and accounting cxpcncnce Must work well with fellow employ ees, and flexible. This i* an excellent fulltime ca­ reer opportunity offenng much room to grow. Please submit re­ sume to Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel» 127 N Market Si t ail948-3000EOE Hi. my name is Mary. Thinking about losing weight? I lost <0 pounds in < months and KEPT THIS WE1QHI OLE EQB QVLB 2 YEARS' This is a SAFE EFFECTIVE. NATURALI DIET. 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Please submit resume to Manpower of Hastings (be­ hind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Market St. Call 948-3000 EOE. HASTINGS MANPOWER is currently looking for applicants with exp. assembling picnic tables, park benches, table*, book .shelves, etc. Should have knowl­ edge of power hand tools, tape measure, basic blue prints. Mulliken area fabrication com­ pany. 7.0Q/pcr hour, full time, room for growth. Must have reli­ able transportation and pass a drug screen. Please apply at Manpower of Hastings, (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Mar­ ket St Call 948-3000 EOE REAL ESTATE MORT­ GAGE Area financial institu­ tion has an opening for an expe­ rienced OPC (originator. Proces­ sor. Closer) in Real Estate Mort­ gage dept. Must assist in provid­ ing correct loan documents, or­ dering reports, surveys, and deeds. Assists in collections, staff support, and as a Notary Repub­ lic. Must have experience in bank operations, and loan dept. Full lime position. I f this is you please submit resume to Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Market St Call 948-3000 EOE________________ GENERAL LABOR: Why work for a Temp agency when you can work directly for us? TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, a Drug Free Work Place, has job openings! Earn while you bum? It's better than a health spa! Start­ ing at S8-$IO(including tips) per hour, steady pay increases, health insurance, direct deposit and many other benefits! We have flexible hours (Full-Time. Part­ Time. Weekends. Weekdays)! All applicants must have a valid Driven License with no more than 4 points and be able to get a basic chauffeurs license. Call our 24 hour Job Hot Line: 616-245­ 9200 or stop in at 740 40th St.. S.E. (40th & Eastern) for a Con­ fidential Interview HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Companv. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE NOW HIRING: 10 full time workers needed immediately. Local factory outlet now has immediate openings available. All positions and job descrip­ tions will be discussed at inter­ view. All positions up to $12.00 to start. Fc< interview call 616­ 948-2298____________________ OFFICE EXPERIENCE: fi­ nancial Services firm seeks re­ sponsible, entry-level person with a minimun of two years general experience. This indi­ vidual must be able to handle administrative, customer service and marketing support responsi­ bilities. Excellent communica­ tion skills are required. Please send resume to: Ad #605 c/oThe Reminder 1952 N. Broadway. Hastings. ML 49058 Equal Op­ portunity Employer. SENIOR AFTERNOON COMPUTER OPERATOR Previous computer/proof expe­ rience is required Must be able to work independently and ac­ cept responsibility. The success­ ful candidate will oversee Item Processing Operations on a daily basis; be able to assist fellow employees with proof, item cap­ ture. balancing and miscella­ neous functions Afternoon shift M-F approximately 40 hours. This full-time position offers and hourly rate commensurate with experience Benefit package in­ cludes profit sharing and 401-K. Located at uur Data Center in Middleville Apply at the Personnel! Office. Hastings City Bank. 150W.Court St; Hastings. Ml 49058. EOE/M/F HELP WANTED: Respon­ sible. neat appearing driver for bank courier route Excellent dri. ing record and a valid State of Michigan driver’s license is required Afternoons-approximatcly 12 hours per week. Ap­ ply at lhe Personnel Office. HastingsCitv Bank I50W Court St. Hastings. Ml 49058 EO E M/F__________________________ THE MOVIE STATIONis looking for purl time help. Apply within 107 N. Main • Nashville. Local man held on child porn charges | Steve Secor Secor, continued from page 1 Lakewood United Methodist Church, made it clear the Lakewood Ministerial Association had not taken a stand on the issue, and he was not speaking for the as­ sociation. He urged lhe board and the community to work with Secor for a solu­ tion and accused some members in the community of acting like spoiled children who wanted everyone to play their way or not play at all. His remarks were met with loud applause and whistles. Teacher Gary Coates spoke of lhe com­ munity spirit and how people claim to be there for each other. He said a true commu­ nity should not be “quick to shoot the wounded." After the speakers were finished, the board adjourned to a 90-minute executive session. Many in the audience stayed to hear first hand the outcome. Forman called the meeting back into open session and with a heavy sigh, read the motions of suspension. He ended the meeting by again asking the community to give the board time to be fair and to carry out the due process. There were no obvious signs of victory or defeat from either “side” as the meeting quietly broke up. Concert, continued from page 1 not be held. Striegle said it's too late for the concert organizers to comply with township re­ quirements for a special use permit, and she hopes the organizers will "back off on hav­ ing" lhe concert. "They may opt to go ahead and have it anyway, in which case they may wind up in court." Striegle and Township Supervisor Jose Blanco are both acting to stop lhe concert, but the township board has not acted on the matter and does not need to, since it is a zoning violation. Striegle said. Last year, the concert was held on prop­ erty on a private road off 127th Avenue. Striegle said. This year plans were to hold it off 126th Street just west of Patterson Avenue. Striegle said she received six calls last year about the concert, which this year is supposed to feature numerous bands with names like "Enemy," "Ten Gage Rage" and "Daktal." Officials at the township hall received "a bunch" of calls last year, she said. "When your residents are screaming, then you've got to put a stop to it." Concert organizers were unavailable for comment, as was the township attorney Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Classifieds to sell things FAST! Call us at... 945-9554 Our ad takers will be able to assist you with the proper wording to get you the . results you seek LIVE OUT of TOWN? Subscribe TODAY to The Banner. A 50-year-old Hastings man was arrested Friday evening at his mobile home on Barber Road on felony charges of promoting or distributing child sexually abusive activities. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Hastings said they received a complaint last week that Dale Frederick French had tried to gel a 9-year-old girl lo submit to nude photographs in exchange for money. Another 9-year-old girl reported that French tried to entice her into his trailer, authorities added. Police said they arrested French after they found an 'incriminating" photograph at his residence, but they found no other such photographs after obtaining a search warrant. French has remained in the Barry County jail. Man suffers serious stab wound Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a report Sunday morning of a man being stabbed in the 2MX) block of West Slate Road Thomas Lethcoe. 19. suffered a knife wound that went into his heart, according to authorities, and he was taken to Pennock Hospital, where he was air lifted to Spectrum Downtown, formerly known as Butterworth Hospital. A spokeswoman for Spectrum acknow ledged that Lethcoe had been admitted, but the medical center would not release information about his condition. State Police said lhe matter is still under investigation and no more details were available. Police probing suspicious solicitor Authorities have received a complaint of suspicious solicitations being made recently in the area. According to reports, a young white male dressed in khaki shorts, a T-shirt and a safari hat has been canvassing some homes in Barry County, claiming he is from the Sierra Club and is seeking $35 donations. The Sierra Club is an environmentalist group. The young man. who is believed to be driving a pickup truck, did not produce identification when he was asked to do so. according to one complaint. Man held for domestic violence A 24-year-old Wayland man was arrested Friday morning and charged with domestic violence after police received a call about an intoxicated map beating up a woman. Nathan Lee Fems was arraigned on the charge later that day and his pre-trial has been set for Sept. 8. The woman was taken to the Pennock Hospital emergency room, where she was treated and released l Charges sought for fleeing suspects Deputies from the Barry County Sheriffs Department are seeking warrants charging two men with failure to yield in a traffic accident and fleeing and eluding. The action stems from an accident that occurred Saturday morning at lhe comer of Fiona and Gilkey roads. The men. who were apprehended, are 27 and 24 years old. Woman injured in jet ski accident A 22-year-old Wayland woman sufficed injuries in jet ski accident on Gun I-akfi in Orangeville Township Sunday. Angela Lynn Christensen told deputies from the Barry County Sheriffs Department that she was riding her jet ski when she jumped a wake and lost control, striking a boat being driven by Jim Teague of Caledonia. The incident occurred near Fein's Grocery. Christensen, according to the report was taken to Pipp Hospital in Plainwell, where she was given 20 stitches on her chin. Nashville man held on two warrants Troopers from lhe Hastings post of the Michigan State Police arrested a Nashville man Sunday on two warrants after he was involved in an accident at the comer of Coats Grove and Wellman roads. Randy William Curtis, 33. was charged with domestic violence and breaking and entering without permission. He was arraigned tn District Court on the charges Monday and his pre-trial was scheduled for Sept. 8. Police seek owner of tools A number of electric and gas powered tools were recovered July 30 by a citizen in Barry Township and police are seeking the rightful owner. According to a press release, the tools were found at about 2:30 p.m. and police hive been unable to link lhe items with any reports of similar stolen property. "We are asking for help in locating the rightful ownerts,)” said Barry County Under­ sheriff Don Ford. "Please contact a detective with the Barry County Sheriffs department during business hours at 948-4805. if you have any helpful information." .,vlck Kid--7 ” stroke ' f'ailv.xe Next time you joke about high blood pressure... Laugh these off! Uncontrolled rugh wood pressure may lead to a« of the above 50 m*on Americans have Wood pr«s sire and hart don’t even know n Get your Wood pressure checked regJarty and can for more nformauon National Kidney Foundation* I �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 20 1998 Hazardous Waste Day draws 250 vehicles People in some 250 vehicles dropped off their household hazardous waste Saturday during a disposal day set up .by Barry County and City Environmental Services, which owns the county landfill. That was less than half the volume hoped for. according to Steve Essling of CES. but there was an increase in the per­ Manuel Schank Torres. Plainwell and Misty Rae Risner. Plainwell Lester Carl Caldwell. Hastings and Stephanie Suzanne Fckkes. Hastings William J. Thompson. Middleville and Meagan Diane Middleton. Middleville. Christopher Boyce Ricketts. Nashville and Carol Ann Tidball. Nashville James Patrick Campeau. Hastings and Nicole Ann Smith. Lake Odessa Russell Eugene Rogers. Middleville and Kathcnnc Nell Elies. Middleville. Ryan James Finch. Hastings and Knstin Mane Smith. Grand Rapids George Raymond Ulnch. Hastings and Jeannette Carole Ogden, Hastings Kelly Gordon Havens. Plainwell and Nancy Lynn Barney. Wayland. Samuel Paul Beach. II. Delton and Bob­ bie Sue Ovcrbcck. Delton Brooks Avery Bancroft. Battle Creek and Michelle L Nutter. Battle Creek. centage of hazardous waste materials per person brought in compared to last year He was shooting for between 500 and 1.000 vehicles, he said. The last time a hazardous waste disposal day was held in the county — in 1993 — there were long lines of vehicles waiting to Gun Lake area CROP Walk set for September 27 The Gun Lake and Wayland areas will have their annual 10-kilometer CROP Walk Sunday. Sept. 27. at 2 p.m. The walk this year will be hosted by Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, located at 150 131st Ave.. Wayland. For more information, call (616) 792-2889 CROP Walk organizers are seeking sponsors or sponsor/walkers. The money raised helps to support all the services pro­ vided by Church World Services, such as clean water, seeds and tools around the world. Usually, about 25 percent of the proceeds from the fund-raisers goes to local agencies such as Sylvia's House and Christian Neighbors of Northeast Allegan County . Give Your Child the Gift of a Lifetime With... Kindermusik® Learning and Growing through Music Experience the joy of Kindermusik with Your Child ages Birth to 3 1/2 Come with Your Child to a FREE Sampler Session with Cindy Kaczmarczyk Licensed Kindermusik Educator 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hastings Public Library * Garden 1995 ( HI V V 2500 I99(> (All I XI 4X4 1991 (Hid 1500 / 71 IX I NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE A sale of the foliowing property to the hgfcest bKJdef win be held at 1 00odock pm on Tffrsday September 17 1998 at the east entrance of Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street. Hastings Michigan Parcel G That pad of the South 60 acres of lhe Northwest 1/4 of Secton 10 Town 4 North Range 9 West Irving Township Barry County Michigan described as beginning at the West 1/4 comer of said section thence North 00*34$)5 West along the West bne of said Northwest 1002 71 feet to the North line of the South^O acres of said Northwest 1/4 thence South 89*48 45’ East along said North line 120 60 fret thence South 35*28 26’ East 691 89 teet therfce South 17*19 54- East 461 90 feel to the South line of the Northwest 1/4 thence North 89“46 45 West along said South line 649 79 feet to the place of beginning Subject to highway right of way for Loftus Road The sale is being held to foreclose the mort­ gage given by Greg F Stevens, and Laurie A Stevens April 29 1994 recorded on May 3 1994 •n LOer 603 Page 693 Barry County Records The amount due on this date is S97 715 01 The redemption period will be 6 months from the date of sale, or 30 days tn event of abandonment August 5 1996 Douglas J Austin Fraser TreWcock Daws A Foster PC 1000 Michigan National Tower Lansing Ml 48933 517-377-0838 (9H0) ! CITY OF HASTINGS HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT BIDS FOR SALE 1970 750 GPM (Midship) American Fire Apparatus 1970 Mod. 900 Ford Chassis, 534 Engine 300 gallon booster tank two hose reels with hose 1 Deluge gun (1) 35 ft alum, ext ladder, (1) 24 ft alum. ext. lad­ der, (1) 14 ft roof ladder and (1) attic ladder 600 ft 1-1/2" hose, some 2-1/2" hose. 1995 (11111 MlVtHAIMI 4X2 1994 dim 15110/71 1X1 1*195 (All i I lllk 2 >011 IXI FULLY LOADED SHARP LIKE NEW EXCEUEN CONDITION NOV. 350 AUTO AIR CRUISE TUT I OWNER 39 000 MILES REDUCED TO * 3 a A State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry * CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 97-22O96-IE Estate of ROMAN B KARPINSKI Deceased Social Security No 370 14 7142 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred ocLaL ’ected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 7305 Middleville Road Middleville Ml 49333 died 12/18/96 An instrument dated 06/02*7 has been admit­ ted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified thatali Claims against the estate will be forever barfed unless presented to the independent persoba* representative Paula S Waners 2120 Payne Lake Road MxJdievitie Ml 49333 or both the In­ dependent personal representative and the B*ry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within lour months of the date of puWcation of this notce Notice rs further given that the estate wiM thereafter assigned and Ostnbuted to the per­ sons entitled to fl (&&)) For more information, contact Roger Caris, Chief. (616) 945-5384. Copy of original specs are available upon request. Bids will be received by the City Clerk, City of Hastings. 201 E. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. until 200 p.m. Tuesday. Sept. 8. 1998 Clearly mark bid proposal for fire apparatus on outside of en­ velopes. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Enroll Now! Claes Size is Limited Weekly Classes begin Sept. 21 at Emmanuel Epiecopal Church Call 940-SONG for More Information LEGAL NOTICES dmp off waste material, he said. The lower turnout could be attributed to the fact that he asked people this year not to bring in motor oil and latex paint. Essling said. Latex paint can be dumped into kitty litter and disposed of in the trash, he said, and oil can be brought to places that recycle it. Essling estimated that 40 percent of the material brought in last year was non-hazardous. which nevertheless cost money to dispose of. The location was also switched to the Barry County Road Commission garage off M-37 The 1993 disposal day was in the Felpausch parking lol. And the 1993 disposal day was held in September, when kids were in school, rather than August, when families are still on vacation or doing school shopping, etc. CES held the day as pan of a host agreement with Barry County, which re­ quires CES to provide yearly opportunities for residents to dispose of their hazardous waste and also requires the company to pay 1.5 percent of its gate receipts to the county. The county then uses the money to pay for environmental programs. Essling said. Saturday's event was paid for both by CES. which is required to pay a certain percentage as per the host agreement, and Barry County out of the royalties from CES it receives. LOCAL TRADE LOADED SUPER SHARP1 I OWNER 350 VORTEC LOADED LIKE NEW NOW EXT CAB TURBO D'ESEl Sk.ER ADO LOADED ' OWNER NOV. 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" LEATHER POWER-ROOF BLACK 5 000 MILES SAVE $8 000' ■ OEMAiNOfB 0* NOW LEATHER LOADED LOCAL TRADE SAVE1 SALES HOURS: SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY (616) 948-8000 Today or toil free 1 -888-494-5539 Call Open Mon. & Wed until Tues . Thurs . Fri. until 6; Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed. 8-7. Tues . Thurs & Fri 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-08-27.pdf 50caae60b70b05b85c7a638310167e8e PDF Text Text H.snv r-:<c i"''-‘v City garbage franchise OK*fl Bowens Mills starts new era Lady hoopsters open seasons See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 14 ^evotec^to W HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY Interests of Barry County Since 1856 I I Hastings BANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 35 News Briefs: Conftict mediator 1st Friday guest Dale Andenon, coordinator of dispute resolution services at Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo, will be guest speaker at the next First Friday session, at noon Sept. II at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings The First Friday program next moodt is being rercbedaied to the second Friday because Sept. 4 is the Kan of the Labor Day weekend and mo many people will be making plans for die holiday. Aadmon, who lives in Dowling, is a former volunteer mediator for Barry and Kalamazoo counties. He recendy completed ruQuirenieots for a atoeaer'e degree in counseling with a tpectoity in multi-cultural counseling and conflict resolution. The dispree resolution program is Deer hunting show set at Expo Center The "Michigan Whhetail Blaatoff," billed by its sponsors as the state's Uc^est deer hunting show, is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Barry Expo Center between Hastings andMiddterilleonM-37. Mote than 200 exhibitors, one of them Bob's Gun A Tackle of Hastings, are expected to be on bend from 4 to 9 p.m Friday, from 9 nan. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 am. to 5 psi Sunday. They will be selling items and accessories for the heater. One of the highlights will be a sporting goods auction at 1 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by the Michigan Sportsmen Congress, which is raising funds to support efforts to amend the state constitution with the "Right to Harvext" Act BIE luncheon will be Aug. 31 Suzanne Oust, national public speaker and training facilitator, will be guest speaker at the 16th annual Business-Industry-Education (BIE) lun­ cheon at noon Monday, Aug. 31, at the Hastings High School catereria. Gust, who has degrees in manage­ ment and marketing, operates her own training firm and has worked with clients such as the Chrysler CorpDetroit College of Business, the Nissan Motor Corp.. Davenport College, Haworth ano Spartan Stores. The annual BIE meeting tradition­ ally hat served as the school-commu­ nity kickoff to the academic year and enables community residents and school staff to focus on how to work together for the benefit of young peo­ ple. Lunch will be served at the session, so the price of admission will be $6 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at the admin­ istrative offices of the Hastings Area School System. Hastings High School office. Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce offices and the offices of WBCH Rada and J-Ad Graphics. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1998 PRICE 50' Summerfest starts on Friday morning The 21st annual Summerfest celebration will take place in downtown Hastings and at Fish Hatchery Park Friday. Saturday and Sunday. A wide variety of activities are planned again for this continually growing com­ munity festival. The fun starts at 9 Friday morning with the Bob’s Gun & Tackle Rimfire Rifle competition on Gun Lake Road. That con­ test is expected to last until 6 p.m. and then resume the next morning at 9. Food concessions will open Fnday at 11 a.m. and arts and crafts on the courthouse lawn and downtown activities and food booths will get under way at noon. Arts and crafts will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Food concessions will open the same time Saturday and Sunday. The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce s sponge throw will be held from neon to 6 p.m. and continue the fol­ lowing day at 10 a.m. and Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. The annual Summerfest softball tourney at Fish Hatchcry Park will start at 6 p.m. Friday and continue Saturday and Sunday. The Elks tent will be open from 4 to 11:45 p.m. Friday at Fish Hatchery Park and from noon to 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Entertainment Friday will start at noon at the downtown stage, featuring the Hastings High School cheerleaders, the Hastings High Schoo) jazz band and Les Jazz. The Fish Hatchery Park stage will start entertainment activities Friday evening at 6:30 with Bob Holley and Motown music, followed by folk music by Beals Seating Home, melodic rock by LAB. and the rockfunk-bli|es sounds of Rumple Stump. The last act(will start at II p.m. The West Pavilion! will have a special "Teen Music Scene." starting at 4 p.m. with local bands and featuring Mansell and Knee Deep Shag. Four-year-old boy dies after being hit by golf ball by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Four-year-old Jonathan Strickland and his mom. dad and brother enjoyed country life on Bowen's Mills Road where they have lived for less than a year. He liked going to the driving range with his father. Brian, a self-described "Mr. Mom." shoued. surprising skill when throwing a ball, liked swimming and fish­ ing and was "fascinated with wildlife." said his grandmother. Cathy Strickland. "He was our outdoors guy." she said "Both boys loved to go to the driving range with their dad. They’d play miniature golf or play in the sand while their dad hit a few on the range." It was just such an outing that ended Jonathan’s life last Thursday after he was struck in the head by a ball hit by his fa­ ther at the Gun Lake Miniature Golf Course and Driving Range. "Both boys had gone there with their dad like that lots of times and were playing be­ hind him." said Cathy. "For some reason. Jonathan jumped up and ran around in front of him." Thornapple Township Emergency Services were called to the range at about 4:19 p.m. and found Jonathan not breath­ ing and bleeding from his head and nose. accordij)g,io a preliminarv report. Tlk* emergency crrwVq-oiicd him to Ije in full, cardiac arrest at about 4:28 p.m. and Jonathan was pronounced dead at Pennock Hospital at 5:32 p.m. Autopsy results revealed that his death was acciden­ tal. "He was bubbly. He was the clown." said Cathy, who. along with her husband. Jim. moved with their son. Brian, his wife Esther. Jonathan and his 8-year-old brother. Christopher, to Barry County from Grand Rapids last fall when both couples built homes in a former cornfield purchased from Holly Steiner. Cathy said the family's move to the country was for the benefit of the boys and she and Jim spent a lot of time with Jonathan and Christopher. "He was wonderful with anything to do with a ball." she said. "From the time he was 2. he was so accurate when he threw... See BOY DIES, continued page 2 The 21st annual Hastings Summerfest celebration is set to take place downtown and at Fish Hatchery Park over three days. Friday. Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 28, 29 and 30. The arts and crafts once again will be held at the Barry County courthouse lawn. County OKs funds for road grader, courthouse clock by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday was in a spending mood, approving up to $230,650 for .1 new road grader to benefit all townships and to replace the worn out clock in the County Courthouse belfry. Time has run out for the 1892 clock that has been a landmark in the Hastings community. Commissioners said the old clock, which has four faces, has not been operating for quite awhile. The last repairs were completed in 1995. "It's wore out." said County Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James, who noted that through "labors of love" Vem De.Moit and others were able to keep the vintage clock ticking for many years. Commissioners approved spending up io $30,650. the low bid. with Verdin Co., described as a major clock manufacturer in Illinois, which will duplicate the current clock design when it creates the new timepiece. ”A plastic composite material" will be used for the four clock faces, said County Administrator Michael Brown "It will look identical." The current clock's single motor will be replaced with four motors, he said. The old clock, made by the Meneely Bell Co. of Troy. N.Y.. cost $420. A Hastings jeweler, the late John Bessmer. installed the clock and is credited for raising the money to purchase it "by popular subscription," said county history expert Th« dock tower «top the Birry County Courthouse will »oon heve its defunct 106-yeer-old dock (at left) replaced with a new version that will make tne bell inside the belfry chime again I Saturday, as always, will be the heaviest day of activity. An 8 a.m. starting time has been set for the continuing softball tourney, the J-Ad Graphics three-on-three basketball toumament and Jaycees-sponsored annual kids* fishing contest, all at Fish Hatchery Park. Others getting under way at 8 a.m. will be the Hastings U-14 soccer club, the Joyce Weinbrccht. The original 1.400 lb. bell was tuned to the key of "G." she said, and would toll on the half hour and hour and could be heard all the way to the city limits. Brown said the antique bell will chime again with the new clock mechanisms as part of the clock replacement cost. Commissioner Lew Newman, who has been involved with plans to replace the clock for about six years, said after the meeting that the new clock is expected to be functioning by the first week of December. To pay for the clock replacement, the board agreed to use the remaining funds in the building rehabilitation account and the balance from the general fund. "This completes the renovation of the courthouse." James said, and includes the recent installation of replacement windows in the historic structure Commissioners also unanimously approved spending up to $200,000 from the county’s general fund for a road grader for the County Road Commission. "I think this is an excellent way to improve our roads in all the townships." James said before the vote Last May. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey recommended giving money to the Road Commission for a new grader. At the board's last meeting. Road Commission Chairman Jack Lenz explained that graders are a vital part of the Road Commission's year-round operations and a new one was needed to replace a 21year-old model "parked in the dead row." He noted that the Road Commission's $ee COUNTY, continued page 2 1 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1996 City garbage pickup franchise approved by David T. Voting Editor The Hastings City Council Monday night voted 6-2 to approve a franchise agreement with City Environmental Services for garbage pickup in the city. The action continues local trash hauling services, even though the city earlier this summer opted to abolish contracts in favor of franchises, which would allow for more than one serv ice The move also means that sometime in the future the days in which garbage is picked up will be changed. CES picks up in the city now on Mondays and Tuesdays, but under the terms of the franchise, it will he either Tuesdays or both Tuesdays and Wednesdays Councilman David Jaspersc stressed that no changes for pickup days will happen immediately and there will be time (or the public to adjust to the new schedule. Councilman Don Tubbs, who with Harold Hawkins voted against the proposed agreement, said changing the days will be confusing for the public and perhaps the schedule should remain the same City Manager Howard Penrod said the new schedule, mandated by the ordinance establishing the franchise, could involve only Tuesdays ' I think the schedule is going to change no matter what wc do." he said Penrod also noted that CES' parent com­ pany . Waste Management Services, deter­ mines who will actually pick up the trash As its stands now. he said, there is a good possibility a Battle Creek trucking firm will do that work Waste Management recently was pur­ chased by USA Waste The City Council also held a public hearing Monday night on the proposed Local Development Finance Authority Development Plan and afterward unani­ mously adopted a resolution to create the plan and a tax increment finance authority. LDFA Chairman Herman Bottcher told the council that the LDFA is similar to a Downtown Development Authority, only it deals with industrial rather than commer­ cial development. With tax increment fi­ nancing. it captures" increased tax revenue News1 Briefs (Continued) from assessment hikes within a specified district to fund improvements. The boundaries for such a district w ill be Star School Road from River Road to Slate Street. State between Center Road and Clinton Street to Orchard Street Bottcher praised the foresight of the council over the years in creating the DDA. an industrial incubator and the industrial park on Star School Road, all forerunners of the LDFA In other business Monday evening. the council: • Referred to city staff a request from Patty Hard to move a house from 317 W Green St to 1324 S. David Drive. It was noted that the council does not have juris­ diction over such requests, so it wouldn't stand in the way. • Accepted a proposed storm sewer agreement with the Georgetown Construction Co. for the sewer located within Northridge Estates. • Agreed to have the Pleune Service Co replace an air conditioning unit in the in­ dustrial incubator for $5,395. • Decided against joining the Michigan Coalition to Protect Public Rights of Way al a cost of 25 cents per capita Penrod said. "Il's not an issue with the City of Hastings al this time, but we would like to show support for the organi­ zation." The coalition was formed by communi­ ties in the Detroit area that handed together to fight telecommunications companies coming in and operating in rights ot way w ithout franchise agreements • Referred to city staff a request from Justine McLean for the city to construct an iron handrail at the corner of Clintot- and Washington streets to provide gicater pedestrian safety • Approved a request from Barry County Christian School to use Fish Hatchery Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p m. on Thutsday Sept 17. for its annual bike/walkathun fund-raiser • Approved the purchase of 13.000 yards of topsoil from Rydahl Industries for the "din cheap" price of $10,450 "We use it (the topsoil) for everything under the sun." said Director ot Public Serv ices Jeff Mansfield Four-year-old boy dies after being hit by golf ball anything to do with a ball made him happy." Brian said Jonathan was a curious boy who looked forward to starting pre-school at Thomapple Kellogg's West Elementary School this year. He had already learned his ABC's. Bnan said. During last school year. Jonathan often waited by the picture window for Christopher to come home from school so they could play together "They were best friends." said Brian, whose wife. Esther, works as a bailiff for 61 st District Court in Grand Rapids. "Christopher had pictures of his brother that he drew At the funeral home, we put up a felt board and put his drawings of his brother (Jonathan) up there.'* Besides appearing Caledonia's Fourth of July parade on their decorated bicycles, at­ tending last year’s Hastings Summerfest and Christmas Parade, one of the family's fondest memories of Jonathan was a recent visit to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. "That was his favorite spot," said Cathy. "They have a lot of hands-on exhibits there. He liked the series of mirrors that make you look wider or thinner. He thought those were hysterical." She also recalled Jonathan getting a kick ‘Jail and Bail’ wiH* be Sept. 17 out of standing in a tire and pulling a ring that placed a bubble all the way around him. "And you can make a castle out of domi­ noes and knock them down." she said "He thought that was funny, too." Jonathan liked the museum so much that the family has asked that any memorial contributions be made to the facility. Overall, the family, especially Brian, is trying to cope. "He's doing very well." said Cathy. "He's had his rough times but he has a strong faith and that sees him through." She added that overwhelming concern by everyone they have met during their short time in the county has helped them deal with the tragedy "The warmth we've experienced from all the neighbors is so touching." said Cathy "Holly is a wonderful person She has taken such good care of us. Even people that recognized us from the restaurant we go to regularly and people from the driving range all came to the service. The outpour­ ing has been tremendous It's a whole dif­ ferent atmosphere here than we had in Grand Rapids." Cathy said she and her husband made the by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Besides being asked to approve up to three-fourths of a mill for 10 years to con­ struct a Barry Community Senior Center, county voters at the November genera) election will be asked to authorize up to one-tenth of a mill for six years to operate and maintain the proposed senior center. The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted unani­ mously to approve the County Commission on Aging Board s recommen­ dation for the JJojmal wording of the two ballot tax increase proposals and authorize the sale of $5.1 million in general obliga­ tion bonds to acquire land, construct and equip the new center The county board's bond sale resolution will become effective only if the majority of voters approve the project If approved, the three-fourths mill tax in­ crease is expected to generate $766,507 in the first year. The millage would be in ef­ fect from 1999-2008. The one-tenth millage proposal, from 1999-2004. would provide about $102,201 the first year. Both millage proposals have to be ap­ proved in order for the project to proceed, said bond counsel attorney James K White of the Grand Rapids law firm of Mika. fiind-raiser on Thursday, Sept. 17, al the Gavin Ford dealership in Hastings. Plan Commission to meet Aug. 31 The Hastings Planning Commission will meet Monday, Aug. 31. instead of Monday. Sept. 7. which will be Labor Day The meeting will be held al 7:30 p.m in the council chambers at the new City Hall. 201 East State St. Blood drive set at Castleton hall The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday. Aug. 31. at the Castleton Township Hall in Nashville. The goal for the drive is 45 pints. Local Red Cross Director Karen Despres said blood is in critically short supply during summer months. Those who are at least 17 years old. weigh at least 110 pounds. are in rea­ sonably good health and haven't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive are eligible to contribute. Ducks Unlimited dinner is Sept. 10 The Thornapple Valley Ducks Unlimited annual banquet will be held Thursday. Sept 10. at the Middle Villa Inn on M-37 in Middleville. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m.. with dinner at 7:30. Cost for the dinner varies, depending on what kind of dinner package is purchased. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling Jan Me Keough at ‘M.S9779, Martha Anderson at 948-8557 (days), or Mark or Kim Larsen. 945­ 9779 (evenings). The banquet is held every year to raise money for waterfowl and wet­ lands preservation and conservation. This is the 19th year the TVDU has held a fund-raising banquet DC is a private, non-profit conservation organization begun in 1937 at a time when waterfowl populations in the L’.S. were dropping alarmingly, ac­ cording to DU literature It grew to be the world's largest non-profit waterfowl, wetlands and wildlife organization Its supporters include hunters, conservationists and lovers of the outdoors Gypsy moth spray deadline Sept. 1 People who think they might need to have their property sprayed for gypsy moths next year must order the survey by Sept. I. This is the dead­ line for requesting gypsy moth surveys on properties in Barry and Allegan counties. Requesting a survey is not a com­ mitment to have the spraying done, but it will make it possible when the time comes. If a survey is ordered, counts of egg masses will be made, af­ ter which a determination will be made as to the level of infestation. After that, a letter will be sent to the prop­ erty owner to decide whether to order spraying, to which the owner may agree or not agree. Those who think they have the Ooencyrtus parasitic wasp, which de­ stroys gypsy moth eggs, on their property, should seek verification from a biologist. Even then the parasite is expected to affect only about 30 to 40 percent of the moth infestation. When the spraying is done in the spring, there may be some estimate possible as to the expected costs. Bids are obtained every year Last year the cost was $7.25 per acre, after a sup­ plemental grant paid for 50 percent of the expense. Estimates for costs could be anywhere between $7 and $21 per acre For more information, call Casey Harris at 948-8056. Mansfield said he expects the city to get at least $6,000 for its old Johnson sweeper, so the total actual cost will be no more than $94,880 • Approved the expenditure of $16325 to Mike Lydy-Post Buildings of Hastings for construction of a cold storage building to be used by the Department of Public Services. • Honored Richard Herbstreith. a retiring 35-year employee with the Department of Public Services, with a proclamation (continued from page 1) move for their grandsons and have no re­ grets about not doing something with the boys. "Il was the right thing to do. we did it and we re staying." she said. Driving range owner Jeanine VanderKam had no comment other than to say. "We’re just continuing to pray for the family." Jonthan's funeral, attended by about 300 people, was held at the O Brien-Eggerbeen Gerst Chapel in Grand Rapids. He was buried at the Coman Cemetery on Shaw luike Road COA will have two millage requests on November ballot The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation will have a "Jail and Bail* In the event, citizens are "arrested* on phony charges and taken to the makeshift "jail." A volunteer judge will set one-hour sentences in which the accused will make calls to friends, family and co-workers to raise pledges to meet their prescribed bail amounts. The proceeds of these pledges, of course, will go to the March of Dimes organization's fight against birth defects. Volunteer jailbirds, jailers and judges are being sought for the fund­ raiser. Requests for arrests can be made by calling 1-800-968-3643. The arrests cost $25 each. Sponsors of the fund-raiser are Gavin Ford. Pennock Hospital, Plumb s and Felpausch. Honorary chairman for this year's Jail and Bail is Hastings Chief of Police Jerry Sarver. • Purchased a Bell Equipment Elgin Pelican mechanical street sweeper for $99.70 and an automatic broom tilt system for an additional $1.090. Season’s final ‘fountain’ concert closes on a jazzy note A hand-ciappin.' toe-tappin' polka and some romantic tunes were part of Friday's performance by the Pacific Trio during the summer's final ’Fridays at the Fountain’ series in downtown Hastings. From left are Tony LaJoye. the group s substitute drummer: Joe LaJoye and Gene Englerth. The music series was sponsored by the city of Hastings and the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County Meyers. Beckett & Jones. If the building proposal fails, the opera­ tional and maintenance millage proposal "is automatically canceled." he said. Or. if the building millage is approved and the maintenance and operating millage fails, it’s "back io the drawing board." The COA originally had thought opera­ tion and maintenance funds could be ob­ tained through the original ballot proposal for the senior center building. However, it was later learned that the three-fourths of a mill could only be used to finance the building and pay off the bond debt. The millage proposal approved this week for the proposed center puts a cap on the total cost of the project and the yearly amount of the bond payment. COA Executive Director Tammy Pennington emphasized Wednesday. For example, even if voters approve up to three-fourths of a mill and the yearly bond payment is not that high, the only amount of millage that can be levied is the actual cost of the bond payment. Pennington said. "Round" millage rate figures were used because the COA Board thought it would be easier for voters *:o understand. Pennington said when questioned by County Board Chairman Jim Bailey. White said the requested millage rate is a bit "on the high side of what you need." but he said that is like a safety mechanism in case interest rates are higher than ex­ pected when the bonds are sold. He also has said that only the amount needed to make the bond payments would be levied each year despite the maximum three-fourths of a mill. The millage rate request covers "a worse case scenario." added COA Board Chairwoman Joy Dunham. The COA Board rejected the idea of issu­ ing unlimited tax general obligation bonds to secure a lower interest rate when financ- See COA continued on page 16 Summerfest starts on Friday morning, continued from page 1 American Speedster Corp, pedal cars, the Adventure Team power climb and the an­ nual "Breakfast Plus” to benefit the Barry County Child Abuse Council. All hut the breakfast will be at Fish Hatchery Park. The breakfast is planned for the Hastings Moose Lodge. The five- and l()-kilotneter runs and five K walk will be held at Hastings Middle School at 8:30. A "fun run” also is planned for 9:30. Starting at 9 will be the Bob s Archery Challenge and the Rimfire Rille competi­ tion on Gun Lake Road, coed volleyball competition at Fish Hatchery Park, a gun COUNTY OKs funds, continued from page 1 financial report, "shows we are putting money on the roads" and that 72 miles of resurfacing, overlay, partial lays or complete asphalt overlays and seal coats have been taken care of this year. With the County Board s funding, the Road Commission is hoping to purchase a road grader through a lease program that will allow it to turn in the grader for a new one at the end of one year s usage Lenz said there are plans available that offer a new grader (after the initial purchase) for a fraction of the cost, or "zero dollars" every year through "hardship lease arrangements with municipalities " and sporting show at the Barry Expo Center and Bob’s Chili Cook-off at Bob's Gun & Tackle The horseshoe tourney, sponge throw. Summerfest Golf Tournament (at the River Bend Golf Course) and food booths and ac­ tivities downtown all will begin at 10 a m. Saturday The parade, with more than 40 entries expected, will step off from Woodlawn down Michigan Avenue at 11:30 a.m. The route will include State Street and end at the K man parking lot. David Storms is this year's grand mar­ shal. A weight lifting competition will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p m at Fish Hatch­ ery park. There also will be lots of entertainment Saturday, skirting at 10 a m. downtown and at 12 45 p in al Fish Hatchers Park Included downtown will be kids' music with Jennifer A: Cathy, the Hastings City Band (at I pm.l. a karate demonstration, a combined church choir concert, the Country Chapel Praise Band, the PPT Band, a street dance with classic rock band Echo, the Barn County All-Star Rock 'N Roll Band and PG*16. which plavs original and classic rock The lineup at Fish Hatchery Park will consist of the cowboy and gospel music of Grand River Ray Overholt & Friends. bluegrass and country with the Thornapple River Boys, the blues and jazz of Duo Picasso, acoustic music from Jim Cole of Nashville. Tenn . the a cappella and com­ edy of Three Men and a Tenor and the evening's offering of Southern Rock/Blues Jam. with special guests. Sunday morning will see the continua­ tion of softball, the gun and sporting show and the Hastings Soccer Club's U-13 team at 8 a m. The Rimfire Rifle competition again will get under way al 9. there will be a free breakfast at 9:30 and the golf tourney will be held at 10 al the Hastings Country Club. Food concessions will open at 11 and arts and crafts start al noon. The sponge throw will be from noon to 2 p.m. and (he Hastings Car Club show on State Street will be from noon to 5 p.m. At I p.m.. there will a children's parade, with lineup at 12:30 at Michigan Avenue and State Street. All entertainment will be at Fish Hatchery Park Sunday, starting with gospel music at 10 a m. and a church service an hour later The PPT Band will return at I p.m.. followed by the Thornapple Valley Church Praise Band, the Country Chapel Praise Band. Harvey Jett and finishing up at 4 will be the Hastings Community Church Choir, which will present the mu­ sical "God with Us." �TO W The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998 - Page 3 Bowens Mills to celebrate 20 years of “Cider Time” festivals The 20th year of "Il’s Cider Time" fall festivals at Bowens Mills will start Sept. 12 and 13 under a new generation of owners. Owen and Carleen Sabin have taken over operations after they bought Bowens Mills last year from Carleen's mother and stepfather. Manon and Ron Frye It was 20 years ago that the first cider time festival took place, as the late Ndal Cook and his wife. Marion, with the help of their children, grandchildren, family and fnends all joined together to watch the first cider come oozing from the cider blankets as the huge press chugged along. They sipped the first cider that day. and every fall from that year forward the fun continued. This year they will be celebrating the 20th year of Festivals, and the second gen­ eration of millers as the children. Owen and Carleen Sabin, take their turn Sept 12 and 13 will be the 20th year and grand re-opening celebration The new millers will be offering a free cider sample and horse-drawn wagon ride with admis­ sion. This will be the first pressing of the season. There will be a petting zoo with farm ani­ mals. cider pressing and com grinding demonstrations, and food by Abjurs Deli­ cious BBQ both days. Saturday there will be a garden tractor pull at 2 p.m. and music by Jerry Ball and Co., story teller and singer. On Sunday there will be the second generation dedication with a toast to the new “millers” at I p.m. and dulcimer music by the Cedar Creek Bank. “Autumn at Histone Bowens Mills offers more than fresh, npc apples and cider." said Carleen Sabin "It’s a haven of natural beau­ ty with an atmosphere where you. your family and friends can enjoy one another and make mcmoncs that will last a lifetime. "History lives al Histone Bowens Mills and we arc cooking up special events to keep the good times rolling along. "When you enter the gates you will join an expedition of old time family fun. You will find the horec drawn wagon ride, a relaxing and enjoyable cxpencncc of old time family fun. You will find the horec drawn wagon ride, a relaxing and enjoyable cxpencncc as you absorb the sights, sounds and smells of history and the harvest sea­ son. You can listen to live music, down by the old mill stream, as you watch the cos­ tumed craftsman at work The memories of Grandma’s fresh apple pie will dance through your mind with a visit to the ‘Granny’s Kitchen' where they serve hot apple dumplings with ice cream." The 12-acrc Pioneer Park consists of an IK40s. two-story Plank house, an IX50's one-room school house and an I I-room Victorian house built by the Bowenses in the 1860s. A post and beam barn is home to two teams of Belgian draft horses (used for wagon ndcs) A quaint covered bridge crosses the old mill stream to where the 17foot water wheel is being constructed The old mill was built in 1X64 and is a Michigan State Histone Site. Its mission is to preserve the history of days gone by for future generations to Icam from and enjoy The antiquated four-story building's main floor houses a working water-powered cider and gnst mill and a museum, plus a gift and antique shop. There is a blacksmith shop, a water-powered machine shop, and a coop­ er’s shop in its lower level. The third floor has been transformed into quaint and cozy living quarters The top floor has an olu cobbler’s shop and a muse­ um area for special displays, a lot of old machinery, gears and pulley s arc still in that area. "When it’s ‘Cider Time’ at the mill. CarIcen said, "you can share in your children’s excitement over nature, farm animals, his­ torical activities, and harvest experiences " Visitors to the mill can watch cider being freshly pressed on a huge, antique, water powered cider press, hear the rumble of the old mill stones turning as they watch the com grinding demonstrations, and explore the General Store where they’ll find fall products, including juicy apples, freshly milled cider, apple butter, jams, jellies, apple syrup, and more Historic Bowens Mills is privately owned with no state funding All restorations and upkeep depend upon gate fees and dona­ tions. The fun starts at noon and lasts until 5 p.m. The festival gate fee for adults is S5. children 5 to 15 years old is $2. Seasonal passes arc available. Group leaders, teach­ ers. and clubs may call for special tour appointments The mill is also open through the summer months by appointment or chance Beginning this year, the mill will be open after Thanksgiving for "Christmas at the Mill" with Christmas trees and family horse drawn ndcs. People arc encouraged Io call tor the detailed date sheet and information on special events dates The old mill is located in the heart of Yankee Springs Township, just two miles north of the Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park For more information, call 795­ 7530 The schedule: • Sept 12 and 13 - Grand rc-opcmng 20th year celebration Free cider samples and horses drawn wagon ndcs with admission. First pressing of the season. Garden tractor pull Saturday at 2 p.m. Second generation dedication Sunday at I p.m. • Sept. 19 and 20 - Bowens Mills Harvest Festival: Old fashioned country fair atmos­ phere. crafts, small animal show Saturday. Judging will be at 2 p.m. (must register ani­ mals before the show, call 795-7530). Cate­ gories include: cutest, fluffiest, smallest, homeliest, and smartest. Old-fashioned farm machinery display. • Sept. 26 and 27 - Bowens Mills Fiber and Quilt Shot. Sheep shearing demonstra­ tions on Saturday. Spinning demonstrations and free felling classes both days. Quilts will be displayed both days. Judging is Sun­ day at 2 p.m. • Oct. 3 and 4 - Mountain Men Encamp­ ment. Blacksmith Hammcr-m. Dedication of the New Building Saturday at I p.m. Horse shoeing demonstrations at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. • Oct. 10 and II - Bowens Mills Civil War Days. Featuring a living history encampment, museum displays include the Civil War by Jim Newkirk; Lincoln exhibit by Mike Hook. • Oct. 17 and 18 - Bowens Mills Farm Days. Horse power demos, horec drawn wagon and pony ndcs. apple pic contest, judging Saturday 2 p.m Free admission to all ladies with apple pics. Old-fashioned barnyard horse pull. Sunday at 2 p.m. • Oct. 24 and 25 - Bowens Mills Photo Show and Steam and Gasoline Engine Owen and Carteen Sabin are the new co-owners of Historic Bowens Mills, which will start its annual ‘It's Cider Time’ festival series Sept 12 and 13. Show. Photo show categoncs include mill reflections, costumed craftsmen. Civil War re-enactors, mountain men. horses, kids with animals, and open judging of mill pho­ tos from season of 1998. 2 p.m. Sunday. • Oct. 31 and Nov. I - Bowens Mills Chil­ dren’s Festival. All kids free, free pony ndes. Saturday costume contest, judging at I p.m. Sunday, kid's cat and dog show, judg­ ing at 2 p.m. Puppet show Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Turtles, bees some of wildlife found in Fullers' back yard by Mary Warner Staff Writer When you landscape with the needs of wildlife in mind, you get what you land­ scape for. even if it includes baby snapping turtles hatching in your back yard. At least that’s what Marji and Don Fuller got when they were creating one of many flower beds containing a w ide variety of na­ tive wildflowers and grasses. The Fullers' northeast Barry County property is recognized as a National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat, which means the Fullers provide habitat for wildlife by cultivating trees, shrubs and flowers that offer food and cover for wildlife. Among the wild creatures they are enjoy­ ing this year. Marji Fuller said, are snap­ ping turtles that have hatched from a nest of eggs on their property. Fuller said she does not know how many turtles have al­ ready hatched out of the nest, but she has watched as some of them were bom. Fuller said she discovered the nest in a pile of dirt she and her husband are cultivat­ ing as a flowerbed. Don plants trees every fall and spring, and took dirt and sod from holes he dug for the trees and piled it up in an area of the Fullers' yard, then covered it with plastic for a year to kill the grass and weeds in the dirt. After the plastic was taken off. the pile was left sitting for a few momhs and then Fuller began pulling out weeds, applying herbicide to the edges, and planting some native grass. That’s when she discovered the snapping turtle nest with several eggs in it and some shells from turtles that had already hatched. The nest had somehow become uncovered, she said, perhaps by a predator. Mother turtles cover their eggs up with dirt, which protects the eggs from the ele­ ments. Fuller said. "Turtles look for dirt they can dig in easier" to lay their eggs, she said. Fuller watched as one baby turtle broke through its shell. It was having difficulty, because the egg was exposed to the sun and was drying out too quickly, she said. She helped the baby with the hatching process, then picked him up and put him in deeper grass in the yard. She made sure the other eggs were adequately protected from the sun. she said, and watclied as a second tur­ tle hatched. It took two days for it to hatch out." she said. "I looked in the nest one morning, and there he was. He came out by himself." She watched as ti.-e tiny turtle made its way down the sloping flower bed and across bark mulch around the bed. She left and came back and "it had made its way all the way to deep grass and was gone." Snapping turtles’ habitats are quiet, mudbottomed waters. "They are all over in any wetlands." she said. There are wetlands on the Fuller property and in a drainage area off Bowler Road near their property. Fuller said mother turtles seek dryer land on which to lay and bury their eggs. The eggs are then left to hatch by them­ selves. "No reptiles take care of their ba­ bies." Fuller said, although alligators will guard their nests and will sometimes stick around after the babies are bom. Turtles are "all instinctively ready to go when they hatch." Fuller said. Snapping turtles eat a wide variety of aquatic plants and animals. They can grow to a shell length of eight to 20 inches. This summer the Fullers have also been enjoying watching paper wasps that took up residence in a gourd grown by the Fullers in their garden. Don made a bird house out of the gourd. Marji said, hung it on a tree branch, and the wasps moved in. The Fullers' property is host to a number of other creatures as well, including deer, fox. rabbits, squirrels, groundhogs, rac­ coons. frogs, salamanders, butterflies, wild turkeys, pheasants, ruffed grouse, ducks, hawks, sandhill cranes and numerous song­ birds. Marji Fuller shows a snappng turtle shell she found at Middle Lake. She is shown next to turtle egg shells of creatures that will come to life soon. Barry County to receive $51,000 in law enforcement grant This is a closeup of the turtle egg shells in the Fullers' yard. Paper wasps show their furious activity on a gourd in the Fullers' yard The State of Michigan has awarded the Barn County S51.3X6 to fund a school police liaison officer. The offer will work with the local schools, the county intermediate school dis­ trict. the family court, the county prosecu­ tor and other police agencies in the county to reduce truancy, delinquency, violence and other juvenile problems A lota) of SI I million was awarded statewide for police school liaison ofliccrs Counties will receive funds in local law enforcement block grants for a one-year period beginning Oct I . “These grants have enormous impact in assisting communities with the problems caused by juveniles being truant from school and becoming involved in delin­ quent and gang activity." Gov. John Engler, said. "These projects arc designed to rcduc'* and prevent truancy, provide after-school alternatives and present educational pro­ grams on the harmful effects of drugs, alco­ hol and violence." The grants focus on policc/school liaison officers who will work with the studrnts. educators, parents, courts and community agencies. “Liaison officers can have a very positive impact in helping these y ouths become pro­ ductive citizens." said Engler �Page 4 The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 199a 1 l€TT€RS from our readers... Karaoke judges, coordinators doing the best they can Dakktal concert takes an unfair rap To the editor: To (he editor: In view of all the recent letters printed on the karaoke contest, wc feel some type of response is required. Hou could something as simple as a karaoke contest for entertainment purposes only for fairgoers reach such proportions ’ In response to the letter regarding the junior contest, all 31 kids had to be prequahfied at the Middle Villa Inn weeks before the fair began Thirty contestants were supposed to be chosen, but since there were 31 kids trying out we took all so as not to eliminate one child This list was com­ piled ahead of time and they sang in that order There were no semifinals, as reported Kids were allowed, firsi-comc. first-served, to do a warm-up song if they came earl} enough Ue did have new people approach us who wanted to enter at the last minute, but they ucre denied No one was ever added to the list When the scores were added up. many lop singers were within one point of each other' Should wc cheat on the scores so "our" favorite singer could win * * Hou can wc judge this contest with every thing from a cute, talented X- or I<1-year-old to a tal­ ented. mature, adult-sounding 17-year-old'* Write Us R letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will bo published. 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Know Your legislotors: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, '<05 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. . Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District Yield representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Maybe wc will have to limit the age group or have two age group categories Who uould have ever dreamed we would have such a problem as this? As to the adult contest, everything is the same Every year we debate the suggestion of eliminating the top three winners of the previous year from this years competition. Wfiy ’: If your bowling team, golf league team, etc . wins a season, arc you eliminat­ ed next time ’ Why doesn't Tiger Woods. Michael Jordan. Barry Sanders, and others get eliminated so others "have a chance " Mayh.* because it prompts others to try harder next time, and maybe because soon there wouldn't be anyone left - and no one there to watch them. The three top winners this year had not been in our contest before, let alone win. Everyone complains that we need judges that are involved in the music industry. Been there and done that band members, music instructors, music teachers, etc. We have tried all types of judges. In fact. I recall a year we felt we had the best possi­ ble panel of judges av-aila^c and had an irate and drunken father of a contestant accost two judges and caused a homblc scene The saddest part was the contestant was probably close to the bottom of the list as far as talent. All of the judges give freely of their time, they receive no pay. Considering this type of treatment and the letters, who would want to be a judge? We discussed taking half of the money and hmng a professional judges* associa­ tion trouble is. same problems and it cost a lot to gel there. Look at the music award shows on televi­ sion. They use professional judges, and how often have you ever agreed with them? In talking to spectators we have found that if you ask 10 people who they believe should have won. you usually get eight to 10 dif­ ferent opinions. So w hat is the answer? Ask people to just come in and “give of their time** and just sing to entertain and eliminate the contest portion and prizes? Or eliminate it altogeth­ er'’ Such a shame to do when we always have anywhere from SOO to 1.000 specta­ tors each time. The biggest response we hear from peo­ ple is that the karaoke contest is the only reason they attend the Barry County Fair each year. Perhaps it's because they have been entertained by and thoroughly enjoyed each singer there, whether they win or not. In their mind they have their "favorites" and it doesn't matter if the judges agreed or not. Next year, will they be able to tell you who won? Or will they say. “Oh. I heard this guy last year and loved his voice." or “This next girl is really great, too." Having been involved with karaoke for the past sev­ eral years ourselves, we have been involved in numerous contests throughout Michigan, and we have yet to find anyone who has all the answers We should all thank the Barry County Fair Board, sponsors and supporters for their overwhelming support and for giv­ ing us all the opportunity to be involved in what is possibly the largest karaoke contest in the state. I know that we feel honored to be a part of this and would welcome any suggestions. In an imperfect world we do the best we can. We hope you have the grace to do the same. Contest helpers. Jim and Norma Pratt Hastings This is in response to last week's article in the Banner about the Daktal concert Sept 5 in the Gun 1-ake area It is our understanding that we fought wars to preserve freedom, and we all luve that freedom, regardless of race or religion ft is really sad when some jjeople elected to serve the people think that this privilege of being elected gives them the right to "con­ trol'' the people We find it even more interesting that Wayland Township Supervisor Jose Blanco, who wishes to stop this concert for the health, safety and well being of the Gun Lake citizens, was spotted partying at last year's Daktal concert If local officials are so concerned about drugs and alcohol in Wayland Township, then they had better shut down the whole township, not just Daktal. The Hastings Banner last week called us and left a message asking us for comment on the story, but we didn't get home until past the deadline. We work hard for a liv­ ing. We were told that we had our chance. These concerts always have been well organized and we take pnde in their out­ come. We don't sell liquor. We clean up af­ ter the concert. It the staff catches minors drinking, people fighting or using drugs, the offenders are escorted out. We feel that this is a case of selective etA forcement by township officials. We feeC that this has nothing to do with toning It's just a witch hunt. The lawyer bills must really be outstandJ ing because we have never seen so many lawsuits And we. the taxpayers, are paying for this. We have seen the targets of theirJ (towftship officials') wrath One is the Gun* Lake Community Center, which has jumped through hoops and still the town-** ship isn't satisfied, but it pockets the $400/ for each special use permit, even if it say>J "no." The township gets $400 for cacli time the center comes back, and most peo-J pie these days can't afford such an expense, ft seems that only the people who hav< money have a fighting chance these days. ,f Wake up. people of Wayland Township. Let's band together and make changes thaf, arc good for the people in the township and not for the Three Stooges. Let's do recall! • / The organizers of Daktal,, Wayland Township •0 Animal shelter fell short on lost dog To the editor: Recently, we were given a dog and were told that some people found her about a week ago. They said if they couldn't find anyone to take her. they were going to take the dog “to the pound" So we brought the dog home. Immediately after arriving home and watching this beautiful dog around our chil­ dren. the neighbors' children (and their dogs) it was apparent that this dog was very well trained, and must belong to someone. So. over the next six days wc called the Barry County Animal Shelter three times inquiring whether anyone had reported a lost dog. Each phone conversation was the same, we were asked what breed, approxi­ mate age. sex and what township wc live in. We explained the circumstances of how wc came to have possession of the dog Wc were told that no report had been made of this breed of dug. Wc were also told that nobody had been in asking about that breed of dog. So. as an extended effort on our part, wc started calling around to local vets' offices. After the fourth call, a woman (whom wc suspect was a secretary) said she remem­ bered a man coming in and asking if any one had been in with this particular dog It haJ been two to three weeks prior, she said. . Fortunately, this woman knew this mar^ whose dog had been stolen and it was the, same breed wc had described to her. She contacted him and then he called us. q He told us her name and described hcr^ and gave other details about her. Wc knew, the owner had been found. The owner was extremely happy that hjs and his daughters* pct had been found,' However, his dismay and possible anger also was understandably clear. He told us he had personally been to the Barry County Animal .Shelter two to three times evet^ week, asking if anyone had called about hfl dog. He was told “no" every time. " He said his name was “first or second oa the board" and he could not believe that wV were told "no" the three times wc called. * In this case, the Barry County Animal Shelter fell far short of what wc assume^ their job was. Hopefully, wc never have (o deal with this animal shelter again. New facility or not. it’s the same people, running it. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eaton. Hasting/? ni Ashley’s family appreciates support To the editor: - As Ashley Morgan's aunt. I appreciate everyone who has supported Ashley since the junior karaoke contest. They have all put into words what wc could not. As her family, our opinion’s arc a little mpre biased and it’s hard for us to express our disappointment in the overall contest without being dubbed “sore losers ” How­ ever. wc have not had to say much of any­ thing since fnends and strangers alike showed their overwhelming frustration Ashley has a beautiful, powerful. Godgivcn gift of voice, and in the future you will no doubt hear a lot more about this tal­ ented girl. Losing the contest was upsetting, but it has also gained her more exposure than most winners get. Wc arc grateful to everyone who has giv­ en her such strong support, for knowing true talent and music at its best. Maybe next year we’ll sec a needed change. Kim Eldred. Hastings President’s acts sinful, despicable To (he editor: The sinful, despicable acts President Clinton has admitted to doing should lead to immediate resignation and. if »ccd be. to impeachment Unfortunately many people, even locally, fail to sec the important link between char­ acter (what a person is) and conduct (what a person docs). Mr. Clinton’s character is shown. I think,, by ordering the anti-tcrronst bombings sqf quickly after his reluctant confession of wrongdoing with Ms. Lew insky. I bclicvtT the timing was deliberate and intended tq focus national attention away from hi^ shenanigans c Daniel Haw baker. Hastings' <<t ------ ------------------- “t--------------------------------------- HastingsBaNNER Dn-oted to the interests of Public Opinion Barry County Since IS56 Should it he made tougher for older people to drive? A recent study shows that people over 80 are the second highest age group with traffic accidents per miles driven. Do you think there should be rules to make it more difficult far older people to renew their drivers'licenses? Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A OvisKjn o» J-Aa Grapncs inc 1952 N Breadway Hastings Mi 49058 0602 (6161 945 9554 John Jacoba President Joyce Ryan T'i>asurer Frederic Jacoba Vice President Stephen Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young lEa-ton Elaine Gilbert < As$'»«.-? Shelly Suiser Helen Mud'y Cmdy Smith Mary Warner James jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CMstufied <*ds accepted Monday through Fr>day flam to 5 30 p m Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Noon Cindy O Neil! Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County . S27 per year .n adjomjig counties S29 0C per year et$ewhe*e °OS’MASTE° S«*nd address changes to PO Bo. B nastmgs Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at H,vst.nqs Ml 49058 Duane Walter, Sunfield: Karen Jousma, Middleville: Patricia Johns, Middleville: "Instead of rules. I’d like to sec that their driving is evaluated on a yearly basis. So much can change in a year. I appreciate the changes in licensing younger driven.** "I think there should be "I think older drivers should tougher rules, not only for be encouraged to take older people, but for the advantage of the special training offered by the AARP younger ones, too." or AAA to check their driving ability to they can make that determination for themsleves whether to keep driving." Nicole Newton, Freeport: Jon Gambee, Hastings: "I think they should be taking tests instead of of them being sent in the mail. They should at least be brought to the Secretary of State's office to take an eye test." "Yes. because I believe that it is a matter of insuring the greatest level of safety for the greatest number of people." Petle Latta, Nashville: "I think they should do a real good job of screening * them because some are capable and some are not. The K license bureau should determine that* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1996 - Page 5 FINANCIAL FOCUS P furnished by... Mark D. Christensen Local youth joins forum on leadership ot Edward Jones and Co. Some changes could be warning signs A change of pace, a change of scenery, a change in lhe weather: Some changes arc good for you; others arc not so welcome. How do you decide whether a change is good or bad? With investments, it’s impor­ tant to watch what you own — for. sure enough, all investments cxpencncc change. Being aware of and monitoring those changes is the best way to determine whether they’re good or bad Here arc some investment changes you should watch. The examples apply to mu­ tual funds; however, these types of changes also occur with individual stocks and bonds. ' I, A sudden change in management Management changes arc commonplace with mutual funds. Change is no cause for 0anic. only a reason to watch. Learn about the new manager. Arc you comfortable with his or her experience and philoso­ phies? The new manager may be as good as or even better than the previous one. When a well-known, successful manager left one of America s biggest growth-andmcomc funds, he was replaced by someone U-ho previously managed the company's over-the-counter (OTC) stock fund. The new manager had an excellent reputation; OTC slocks, however, arc not the same as the funds predominantly growih-and-mcomc portfolio. This may not have been a reason to jump ship, but it certainly was cause to watch. When the new manager left a year later, the picture became more com­ plex and warranted an even doser look The frequency of change in mutual fund management is a reason to consider funds that have successfully used team manage­ ment for years. Each team member man­ ages a portion of the portfolio. If one leaves, the integrity of the entire fund is not compromised. 2. Change of ownership It snot uncom­ mon for entire mutual fund groups or com­ panies to be absorbed by others When this happens, do your homework on the new owner Make sure its investment objectives agree with your needs. 3. An.unuaual dm er lull in d funds V.M ahhCUL A significant drop in assets, beyond normal changes in market value, could be a sign of low investor confidence or misman­ agement. An unusual rise in assets could handicap a manager in meeting a fund's ob­ jective. For example, a fund whose primary objective is to invest in sma’i companies primed for growth might find it hard to meet this objective should the fund quintu­ ple in size. It may now be an excellent growth fund, but the original objective of maximum gain may no longer be possible. Change is a part of life and a part of in­ vesting. Some changes arc good, while oth­ ers arc bad. Successful investors try to find opportunity in change. When there’s no op­ portunity to be found, it may be time for the investor to make a change. Barry County Red Cross to sell first aid kits The Barry County Red Cross chapter wants every family and business to have access to a complete "First Aid Kit." To help in that effort, during Summer­ fest only, the chapter will sell kits in three different sizes at cost. The kits will be available at the Red Cross booth on the Barry County Courthouse lawn in Hast­ ings. The chapter is also selling tickets at the booth for a raffle fund-raiser and the prizes - LEGAL NOTICE are a iamb, decorative sheepskin and a first aid kit. Refreshments of popcorn, lemonade and cotton candy also will be available. For information about becoming a vol­ unteer. or more information about the first aid kits or other activities at the Summer­ fest celebration, call Karen Despres, execu­ tive director, at 945-3122. The Red Cross is a member agency of •be United Way and does not receive stale or federal funding. With the help of a S5<N) grant from the Pennock Foundation. Enca Fulmer of Hast­ ings participated in the 1998 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine from June 21 to July I tn Boston Fulmer, who will he a senior this fall at Hastings High School, was among 350 out­ standing high school juniors and seniors from across America who qualified to par­ ticipate in the forum. She was nominated to attend the forum by health technology teacher Pat Burtch. a registered nurse Fulmer was then selected because of her outstanding academic achievements and her interest in the profes­ sion of medicine. With the help of Mrs. Burtch. she wrote a letter and submitted an application for a grant to the Pennock Foun­ dation to help cover the cost of attending the forum Since its inception in 1987. the Pennock Foundation has served as a catalyst for developing and supporting community and health improvement programs. During her stay in Boston. Fulmer had the chance to visit Tufts University School of Medicine, a prestigious medical facility Spending time with physicians and nurses, she was able to see cadavers, amputees, and pediatric rehabilitation patients up close. She said. “It was very interesting to see the pediatric patients m the rehabilitation center, but it was kind of sad too because thev- were mostly trauma patients " LETTERS to the Editor continued.... Paper gives "just the facts” To the editor: With all the negative publicity that much of the new s media arc deservedly receiving, the time has come for me to write a note to you. which I have intended to write for a long time. I like the way you list the facts and the details, in each of your articles, without "sanitizing." “slanting." or “sliding in" your biased opinions. I suspect you have a mature person doing the writing, editing, etc. But whoever it is. I like your style, where just pnnting the facts seems to be the “name of the game.” Keep up the good work and keep giving us “just the facts, please.’’ Betty Milarch. Hastings With Erica Fulmer here are Matt Thompson, director of public affairs at Pennock, and Pat Burtch. health technology instructor at Hastings High School. Communication from CONGRESSMAN NICK SMITH U.S. military strikes I was touring the Lenawee County fair when my staff contacted me to let me know that United States cruise missiles had struck a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan and a Sudanese plant that U.S. intelligence identified as a chemical weapons facility. I immediately contacted the State Department and the National Security Council for a briefing on the situ­ ation. As a former intelligence officer in the Air Force. I wanted to know the validity of the information that had been gathered and whether the Security Council was unani­ mous in their recommendation to initiate the missile strike. The intelligence informa­ tion was excellent and the decision was unanimous. rhe bombings were a strike back at a ter­ rorist group known as al-Qaida, which is Arabic for "the Base.” The leader of al-Qai­ da is an cx-Saudi Arabian millionaire named Usama bin Laden. Bin Laden’s ter­ rorist activities trace back over 20 years. In 1979, he left Saudi Arabia to fight the Sovi­ ets in Afghanistan. In 1989. when the Sovi­ ets withdrew from Afghanistan, bin Laden ictuincd to Saudi Arabia but he was expelled for his anti-government activities. At that point, he relocated to Sudan. In 1996 Sudan expelled him. largely in response to U.S. pressure. He is now back in Afghanistan, where he has continued to finance and train Islamic extremists. In August 1996. bin Laden issued a state­ ment outlining his organization’s goals: to drive U.S. forces from the Arabian Peninsu­ la. overthrow the Government of Saudi Ara­ bia. “liberate" Muslim holy sites in “Pales­ tine." and support Islamic revolutionary groups around the world. To these ends, his organization has sent trainers throughout Afghanistan as well as to Tajikistan. Bosnia. Chechnya. Somalia. Sudan and Yemen and has trained fighters from numerous other countries including the Philippines. Egypt, Libya, and Entrea. Bin Laden also has close associations with the leaders of several Islamic terrorist groups and probably has aided in creating new groups since the mid-1980s It is widely suspected that the major goal of al-Qaida or “the Base" is to provide an operational hub for other Islamic extremist groups. To date, bin Laden has claimed responsi­ bility for trying to bomb U.S soldiers in Yemen in late 1992 and for attracts on U.S. soldiers in Somalia in 1993. In November 1996. bin Laden called the bombings against U.S. military personnel in Saudi Arabia “praiseworthy acts of terrorism" and called for further attacks against U.S. mili­ tary personnel, saying: “If someone can kill an American soldier, it is better than wast­ ing time on other matters " Most recently, bin Laden has been linked to the tragic attacks on our embassies in East Africa which killed 263 people. The facilities that were struck in Afghanistan and Sudan were important parts of the bin Laden network of terrorist groups. The training facilities in Afghanistan provided refuge for terrorists, housed the infrastructure for their opera­ tions. and were used as training facilities. Bin Laden also has extensive tics to the Sudanese government which controlled the chemical facility that was bombed. The mil­ itary strikes were not a simple act of retali­ ation. they also prevented additional bomb­ ings and sent the message to terrorists and to the world that there will be no sanctuary for terrorists and no limit in our resolve to defend American citizens. Is your life all you thought it would be.^ Kmdcrmusik* invites you and your d NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made m the condrtwns of a certain Mortgage made by David t Stewart of 1665 Archwood Dnve. Waytwd Mchrjan 49348 to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation, a Mchigan corporation of 2505 East Ransroad 3 E Grand Rapds Mchigan 49588-3347 dated November 6. 1997. and recorded « the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on Nov 18. 1997. m Docu­ ment Number 1004293 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of 3its Notice lor pnncipa1 and interest the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One and 43/100 ($87,151 43) Dollars, and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that on October b 1998. at 2 00 p m. on the steps of the Courthouse m the City of Hastings, that being lhe place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there wifi be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubhc sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage togethe* with interest at 6 75 percent per annum, legal costs, attorney tees, and any taxes and insurance that said Mort­ gagee Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpora­ tion. does pay on or prior to the date of said sale said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit Yankee Springs Township Barry Co- •My. State of Michigan Commencing at the West 1/4 corner of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, thence North 89 degrees 5T 22’ East 2351 36 feet along lhe East and West 1/4 line to the Cen­ ter ol said Section 19. thence South 00 degrees 00' 00' V est 929 36 leel along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 19 to the Point of Beginning, thence South 00 degrees 00 00' West 96 36 feet along said North and South 1/4 line thence South 89 degrees 51 22‘ West 199 41 feet to the Easterly line of Arch wood Avenue thence North 00 degrees 00 21 ' East 96 36 feet along said Easterly line thence North 89 degrees 51'22' East 199 40 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period as provided by law is six (6) months from the date of the sale GREEN TREE FINANCIAL Servicing corporation Mortgagee BRANDT. FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC Dated August 18 1998 For Donald A Brandt (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (9/24) bain- to be a part of a very special At Cr— Community Chureh we;o—o ask questions without feeling press musk and movement program nursery created to stimulate her total )r des-elopment while celebrating and nurturing the remarkable X 4— u'-■“—- “ ““ Fresh Answers For Life We 11 look at " bond you share. Please join us with your lap baby, crawler or walker for weekly classes / Seeing God like us -Con He relate to me & can I relate to Him where you’ll experience what the latest brain research has confirmed, ✓ Spending time with Him -What is His agenda and where do 1 fit in. ✓ Observing miracles or gimmicks -Was He David Copperfield's mentor or for r.a . ✓ Sorting out the different stones -Was He9 promoting a religion or a relationship purposeful musical activities stimulate the cognitive and language, social and emotional, as well as physical development that all begin in the very first days of your child's life. ✓ Watching His compassion -Does He care for me personally7 ✓ Knowing what is expected ■What is the fine print? ✓ Hearing His plan for the future "Is there a heaven and can 1 be there. ✓ Making a decision for myself Isn't it tune to put the truth back into your life? loin us on the 13th . your life will Come with your baby age new born to 18 months to a Kindermusik Open House with Cindy Kaczmarczyk Wednesday, Sept. 2 6:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church 315 W. Center St. at Broadway in Hastings Please call 948-SONG to reserve y our place. 5S>- Stop by anytime at kwww.hastingscitybank.com Member FDIC �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998 Sebring. Florida and Julie (Randy) Masters of Lansing; two sons. John Madry 111 of Olivet and Trevor (Jodi) Madry of Convis Township; ten grandchildren; three great grandchildren; four sisters. Donna (Ray) Simbulan of Battle Creek. Laura (Roger) McKee of Vermontville. Pat Greenfield of Flint and Pam (Gil) Hines of St Louis. Missouri and three brothers. Ken (Mary) Bel/ of Bellevue, John (Sharon) Betz, of Pennsylvania and Jim (Jackie) Betz of Indian River. Funeral Services for Mrs. Madry were held Friday, August 21, 1998 al the Burkhcad-Grcen Funeral Chapel, Charlotte. Reverend Rae Franke officiated. Interment took place at Riverside Cemetery, Bellevue. • Memorial contributions may be made to the Home of Hope Hospice or Butterworth Health Foundation both in Grand Rapids. BELLEVUE - Ernestine Madry. age 64. of Bellevue, passed away Tuesday. August 18. 1998 at the Home of Hope Hospice, Grand Rapids after a short illness. Mrs. Madry was bom in Battle Creek and had lived most of her life in the Bellevue area. She was a 1952 graduate of Olivet High School and worked for the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek for 15 years until 1968. She enjoyed bingo and occasionaly ‘The Slots” and enjoyed her family. She was married to John Madry. Jr. on January 19. 1952. he preceded her in death on September 10. 1995. Mrs. Madry is survived by two daughters. Kay (Darrel) Johnston of Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHI RCH OF THE N AZARENE PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CIIIRCH 1716 North Broadway Laco RuadL Dowling. Ml 2601 Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Service* 4W5O PaUor. Sloe Olmstead (616) 758*3021 church phone 9 45 am Sunday Sen ice ’» 3<) a m . Sunday vice. 6 00 pm evening Senkc. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ 11 00 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 00 pm. Bible School 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor DeAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ Adults. Teens and Children Study &. Prayer Time Wednesday days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ night* 6 30 p m day night service with live hand THORNAPPLE VAI.LEV CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ QU I MB3 I SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-7M West 948-2549 Hasting*. Ml 49058 CEDAR CHEEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pal­ lor Brent Branham. Pa.tor Robert Sunday 1100 am. Evening Service al ST. ANDREW S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHIRCH Meeting al 502 I- Bond St (Hast­ ings Church ol God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Morning Prayer 2nd A. Sundays 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used at all services For more infor­ 541 N evening sen ice 6 30 pm Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham. Youth group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 vices Bnng the whole family Bible Survey on videos in the HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Church Anglican Independent 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Corner of State Rd and Bollwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. SenKir am Morning Worship Wednesday 6 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh). Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ Youth Fellowship 6 45pm to 8 30 day • 9 45 am pm 7 00 p m Morning W'orship 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 Prayer Meeting (Child p m Teen*. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration for adults "Kids Alive" for age* 2 through fifth grade ST. MATTHIAS AM.I ( W CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone 623-2050 (Delton) alter 6 weekdays or all day week­ end* Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am • 1928 Book of Common FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH John Pastor. Senior Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ RjmNw v or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . •hrough 7 or first grade). Kids Chib Sunday School 9 30and 11 00am or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). for children and adults Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Hour 6 00 p m Monday First Famuy Sunday evening Monday of the Month Moms Tunc Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Women. Brblc Study. Women* Phone more information 948-8004 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Darlene or Bible Study Call church office for 11 00 am. Res Carl SUNDAY SCHOOL. Litchfield 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 pm. Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Grand St. Hasting*. 502 I David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II a in . Sunday Evening Service 6 p m. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free ilomc Bible Study, please call for more detail* church family with the warmth of ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURC II people who care Nashville Father Charles Fischer. A mission of St Catholic Church. Hastings Pastor GRAC E BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH Grate Church), 600 Powell Brethren North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday . 10 00 am Aug 30 Holy Thursday. Aug 8 00 & Communion 4 00 p m 27 Children \ Choir. 4 45 Ensemble. 7 00 Adult Uhoir Saturday. Aug 29 8 00 p m NA Tuesday. Sept 7 30 OA Wednesday. Sept 2 I 7 00 p m Sarah Circle HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH C orner Green ot and Church *treet*. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Steven*. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship •ctvkc over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship - Child care available for infant* A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Fndr.y and Saturday. Aug 28 Need »vlunteers to help represent First United 6 29 - Summerfest Christ's Love, and ihe fellowship of <Formerly the Uniting* GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 I. rector of Music and Organist Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (M) a m . Rev Ken Vaught. further information call the church office Prayer 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Wcdnc*day activ me* 7 00 p m arc WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHIRCH Senior 10 00 am Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml day Evening Serv ice. 6 00 p m Study - No age limits Adult Bible Study. 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Shorkey. 13-19). Adult Bible - 9 00 a m Wednesday Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 3U p m Kid's quizzing. 7 uO p m Bible 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ Quiz (ages Sunday School. Thursday (grades 6-12th) care pnnided) Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes fur all ages Course Icy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4M5 Office hour*. Wed Thur* 9 pm HASTINGS ASSEMBLE OF GOD hoi.-x Fn* Bible Correspondence M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ Canada Svnod Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible also Nursery available for all ser­ mation 9604 Si Andrew's is a pari of lhe Michigan Ave. Hasting*. drens Church Tuesday prayer and share tunc 9 30 am . Wednesday 10 00 am. Worship b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00pm BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ Phone 623*5543 Sunday School al For more information Mrs Clara Lahar Liebhauscr. age 88. of Nashville, passed away Sunday. August 23. 1998 at her home. She was bom May 28. 1910 to David A. and Nellie (Davis) Cadwalader in Kingston. Pennsylvania. She graduated from Edwardsville. Pennsylvania High School in 1927 and State Teachers College, Bloomsburg. Pennsylvania in 1929. She was married July 9. 1943 to Charles E. Liebhauscr who preceded her in death in 1994. Clara moved to Nashville in 1944 where she was hired to teach fifth grade in the Nashville Schools. In the 1960's she was active in the schools as a member and later president of the Nashville School Board. She was also preceded in dcaih by her sisters. Ruth, Anna, and Mary; brothers. Donald & David. Clara is survived by her three children. Franklin of Nashville. David of Savannah. Georgia and Karen (Eari) Speaker of Mollusk. Virginia; four granddaughters and six great grandchildren in Michigan and North Carolina, and several nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania. Graveside services were held Wednesday, August 25, 1998 at the Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville. Memorial contributions may he made to Putnam Library or Nashville Christmas Baskets. Arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel. Methodist Church Friday. Sept 4 Rose Meeting of VI P’s has been changed to Fnday. Sept 11 at 9 30 Mass am Saturday Evening 6 30 p m FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GRICE COMMUNITY CHIRCH Rd . I mile *ast of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Sen Kti 9 45am ■ Bible Meeting at Maple Valley High 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Classes - tor all ages. 10 40 a m • School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. Aug 9 Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ am ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm service 9 30 am Traditional Worship Fellowship Time before the Serv ice. 11 00 a m Contemporary Nursery, childrens min­ Worship Service The 9 30 Service meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ istry. youth group, adult small is broadcast over WBCH - AM sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible group ministry, leadership training Youth KALAMAZOO - Leon O. Dunning, age 100, of Kalamazoo and formerly of Delton, passed away Friday. August 21, 1998 at Borgess Nursing Home, Kalamazoo Leon was bom on January 28, 1898 in Cressey, Michigan (on Lockshore Road), the son of William iJcnry & Alice (Gaindcr) Dunning. He graduated from Delton High School (10th Grade) in 1914 & Hastings High School in I9i6. He attended the Agricultural College at Michigan State University. Leon was employed at the Shakespeare Company in Kalamazoo and retired in 1968 from the E.W. Bliss Company of Hastings and during his working years he raised Guernsey Cows on the Dunning homestead farm south of Delton on Herbert Road. During his retirement years he operated a U7Pick Fruit & Vegetable Business at home on M-43. He was married to Beatrice McDermott in 1920 and then to Kathryn Potter Stolle in 1982. Mr. Dunning was President of Hickory Telephone Company until 1973 and was a Delton Kellogg School Board Member during the consolidation of the Delton Kellogg School District. He was a member of and Chaplain of the Barry County Chapter of Gideons International, also a member of the Farm Bureau & Guernsey Cattle Association. He was a longtime member of the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church. Mr. Dunning was preceded in death by his first wife, Beatrice on March 18, 1982, his second wife, Kathryn in 1992; grandson. John Jones in 1991 and two sisters-in-law, Bcmiccc Tcxtcr & BinJcna Lyttle. Leon is survived by his daughter. Lcatricc (Lawrence) Jones of Delton; one grandson, Jeremy Jones of Detroit; one great granddaughter, Whitney Ann Jones of Texas; foster daughter, Iva Gettys of Richland and a nephew. Vernon Tcxtcr of Delton. Funeral services for Leon were held Monday. August 24. 1998 at the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church. Pastor Lcn Davis officiated. Burial look place at E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church or Gideons International. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home, Delton. 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services We welcome Pastor Stud* lor all WOODGROVE BRETHREN I KRISTIAN PARISH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC C HURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Hen 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mas* 4 30 Herring W heelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . p m . Sunday Ma»*e* 8 00 a m and HOU am. Confession Saturday Churqh 4 00 - 4 30 p m ing*. Junior-Senior High Service 10 30 Keller home* Monday. Aug 10 7 00 p m Special Meeting of the Session am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ This information on worship services is provided by The Hustings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D H THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Hroad wav Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY Prescription*" I IBS Jeflcrson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hasting*. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hasting*. Michigan La Vem E. Martens - nett. Pastor Church office phone Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. Norton 7 30 p m call the church office Clara Labar Liebhauscr NASHVILLE MARSalALL - Marguerite (Fulhr) Cosncr, a former resident of the Pennock Retirement Village in Hastings, passed away at the Tender Care Nursing Home in Marshall on Wednesday. August 19. 1998 al the age of 90 years. In February of this year she was preceded in death by her husband. Waller G. Cosncr whom she married on September 3. 1938. She was also preceded in death by her sister. Vai Jean Wertz in 1997 Mrs. Cosncr is survived by her children. Richard Cosncr of Minneapolis. Minnesota, daughter. Mary Jo Brown of Battle Creek; six grandchildren; one great granddaughter, brother. Richard Fuller of Virginia and many nieces and nephews. Marguerite was a 50 year member of the Rose Chapter #22. O.E.S. of Conneaut. Ohio and the Brookside United Methodist Church in Jackson where funeral services were held on Saturday. August 22. 1998. The Reverend Dave Johnson officiated. Arrangement.* were made by PatienceMontgomery Funeral Home HASTINGS - La Vem E. Martens, age 68 of Hastings, passed away Saturday. August 22. 1998 al his home. Mr. Martens was a retired Sheet Metal worker and former Stale Highway Department employee. He was a Korean War Veteran, member of American Legion #48 Cole-Briggs Post. Woodland Eagles, Hastings Moose, and Nashville V.F.W. Mr. Martens was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Susan Joy Martens and step-son Rick DeWilde. Mr. Martens is survived by his son. Lany (Heidi) of Fayetteville, North Carolina; daughters. Lauri Ann (Gary) Poole of Morrice and Susan Marie (Michael) Reader of Perry; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren; half brother, Doyle Martens of Frecmont. Indiana; and lifetime loyal friend. Kenny Peake. Funeral services were held Tuesday. August 25, 1998 at Holihan-Atkin Funeral Home. Military Graveside Services followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. | Mr. Melvin H. Scharphom, age 74. of Barlow Lake, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, at his home on Friday, August 21, 1998 and went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was a World War II Veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart. He retired from General Motors. A man of few words, he had a way of making each person feel warm and loved. There was no job '.npossiblc for him, he could literally do anything. His brother. Gordon, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 50 years. Rose; his children. Dave (Deb) of Bartow Lake, Steven (Elizabeth) of Grand Rapids. Greg (Lois) of Wyoming; five grandchildren, April, Amy, Ross, Laura and Kelli; his brothers and sister, Everett (Barbara) Scharphom of Dearborn, Paul (Ruth) Wiggcr of Holland, Berylc (Mary) Wigger of Holland, Ken (Shirley) Wigger of Washington and Mac Elenbaas of Zeeland; several nieces and nephews Funeral service- were held on Monday. August 24. 1998 at Peace Reformed Church. Reverend Red Faber officiated Interment took place at Coman Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids. Arrangements were made by Cook Funeral Home. Orpha M. Dundas MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs Orpha M. Dundas, age 83, of Middlevilie, passed away Friday. August 14, 1998 at Spectrum Health - East Campus, Grand Rapids. Mrs. Orpha M Dundas was bom on October 2. 1914 at Fife Lake, Michigan, the daughter of John and Frances Edgecomb. She was adopted as an infant by Melzor and Alice Headley. She began her schooling in Grand Rapids, but soon moved to the Middleville area where she attended Moe School and graduated from the Middleville High School in 1932. She was crowned Middleville's “Centennial Queen” in 1934. as the Community celebrated it’s 100th birthday. She was soon married to Rcvcrcncd Paul Fields, who later died as the result of an airplane accident. April 1940. She married Lloyd Dundas on March 1. 1945. She was a homemaker and was employed for a time al Middleville Manufacturing and E.W. Bliss in lhe Accounting Department. Orpha enjoyed her family, serving the Lord, serving in the Church and was a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She liked to read, knit. sew. bird watch and garden. She was a member of Whitncyville Bible Church, Alto. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Lloyd A. Dundas on April I. 1995. She is survived by her four sons. David A. (Mary) Fields of West Salem, Wisconsin. Jonathan (Margaret) Fields of Middleville. Phillip J. (Suzie) Fields of Omaha, Nebraska. Uoyd “Andy” (Bobbie) Dundas of Middleville; one daughter. Nancy (William) Bailey of Middleville; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; one sister. Rena Fuller of Frankfort; several nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal services were held Tuesday morning August 18. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Pastor Thomas L. Sluys, and Pastor Karl M. Bashlor officiated. Interment look place at Dutton Cemetery, Dutton. Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made to Whitncyville Bible Church. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. GRAND RAPIDS Anna A Bratton, age 93, of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hastings, passed away Friday. August 21. 1998 at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Bratton was bom on May 21. 1905 in Hastings, the daughter of Burton & Ina (Durkee) Perry. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings Schools, graduating in 1923 from Hastings High School. She went on to receive her Nursing Degree from Blodgett School of Nursing in Grand Rapids in 1926 She was married to J. Raymond Bratton on March 5. 1949 and he died October 4. 1997. She has been a resident of Clark Retirement Community for about twelve years. Mrs. Bratton was a long-time registered nurse. She did nursing at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Pennock Hospital in Hastings. University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, was a Barry County Health Department nurse and was a United Stales Army nurse during World War II. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, member and Past President United Methodist's Women, member of Michigan Nurses Association. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Willard & Rex Perry; sister, Lleva Stanlakc. Mrs. Bratton is survived by her brothc Lynn Perry of Hastings and several nice & nephews. Graveside Services for Mrs. Bratton wc held Sunday. August 23, 1998 at Hastinj Riverside Cemetery. Reverend Phft < Brown officiated. A Memorial service will be held i 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 28. 1998 Clark Retirement Community Chapel i Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made l । First United Methodist Church Educatic i Department Arrangements were made by Wrt Funeral Home, Hastings. Marie A. Wickham HASTINGS - Marie A. Wickhan, age 73, of North Charlton Park Roa<. Hastings, passed away Friday. August 21, 1998 at her home. Mrs. Wickham was bom on November 9. 1924 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of Eddie & Peart (McCloud) Eldridge. She was raised in the Lake Odessa area and attended lhe Biplcy Country School and Woodland High School. She was married to Gerald V. - Wickham on March 3. 1943 and he died May 7, 1971. She was a life long Lake Odessa/Woodland/Hastings area resident. Her employment included: 18 years at the former Orchard Industries in Hastings, she did homecare for several area families. Sexton/Carctakcr for the Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township of Bany County for over 20 years. Marie was a member of Hastings Women of the Moose, she enjoyed fishing, camping, playing cards and traveling. Mrs. Wickham was also preceded in death by her parents; son. DooaM Wickham in 1958; granddaughter. Morgan Wickham in 1983; sister. Madonna Hillcy in 1995, and dear friend. Ethan Swift. Marie is survived by four sons. Gary (Chris) Wickham of Hastings. James (Barbara) Wickham of Woodland, Phillip Wickham of Fairbanks. Alaska, and David (Jill) Wickham of Hastings; one daughter. Debra (David) Kennedy of Hastings; eight grandchildren, Doug Wickham. John Wickham. Andy Kennedy. Anunda Kennedy. Megan Wickham. Ben Wickham, Jennie Wickham, and Josh Wickham; three great grandchildren. Anthony Wickham. Marissa Wickham, and Alec Wickham; two brothers, Laverne Eldridge, and Lawrence Eldridge both of Lake Odessa; two sisters. Madelit Buehler of Freeport, and Margaret Gcnd of Belding; sister-in-law. Donice Casey < Hastings, and special friend. Joan Jones < Saranac. Respecting her wishes private farm services will be held. Bunal will be al Fuller Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made the American Cancer Society or Bar Community Hospice Arrangements were made by Wn Funeral Home of Hastings. �*ne Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998- Page 7 Lake Odessa NEUUS Osbornes to observe golden anniversary Cravens to celebrate 50th anniversasry Bob and Iva Osborne, Osborne Farms. 12503 Burroughs Road, Delton will cele­ brate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house hosted by their children and grandchildren on Sunday. Sept 13. 1998 al the Michigan's Farmer’s Hall of Fame, 7650 Milo Road. Delton, from 2 to 5 p.m. They request no gifts. Mr. Osborne and the former Iva Bclson were mamed Sept. II. 1948. at the farm home of Mrs Osborne s parents in Doster. Mich. Their four children and spouses arc: Kenneth Osborne of Dchon. Diana and Tom Gilmer of Otsego. Larry and Valcnc Osborne of Dchon. and Donald and Denise Osborne of Delton. The Osbornes have 11 grandchildren. Mr. Osborne is a lifelong farmer They have farmed the Osborne family farm since 1955. He retired from the Kellogg Com­ pany after 38 years. He also retired as a Delton Kellogg Public Schools bus driver after 32 years He is an Arm)- veteran of World War II. Mrs Osborne was an ele­ mentary school secretary for the Delton Kellogg Public Schools and retired after 22 years. Die and Alice (Hanford) Craven were mamed on Sept. 4. 1948 They will cele­ brate their 50th anniversary at the Free Methodist Fellowship Hall on E. State Rd and Boltwood St., in Hastings. Their children. John and Marlene C raven. Pat and Garry Crucc. Debra and Gaylord Mills, and Robert Craven and fnend. Leslie Chambers, invite all their fnends and family to a cake and punch fel­ lowship from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday. Sept. 5. No gifts please. Sottiliie-Dariing united in marriage Cooklin-Reider plan to wed Oct. 17 Earl and Joyce Cooklin of Hastings arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Angelic Jane Cooklin to Jamin Rcider. son of Michael and Nancy Rcidcr of Brownsburg, Ind. The bndc-to-bc is a graduate of Hastings High School and Ball State University. Her fiance is a graduate of Brownsburg High School and Ball State University. The couple will wed on Oct. 17. 1998. Jessica Ann Sottillic and Scott Allen Darting were mamed July 18. 1998 at the Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Jessica is the daughter of Phillip (Joe) and Denise Welch of Nashville (and the late Dennis Sottillic). Scott is the son of Charles and Karen Darting of Lake Odessa Matron of honor was Jamica Sottillic (twin sister of bndc). Janclle Sottillic. An­ gela Darling and Carrie Darling. Special flower girl was Chnshtiauna Sottillic (daughter of bndc). Best man was Phillip Welch (fnend of groom). Steven Darling. Stacey Darling, and Joey Welch. Ring bearer was Aj Altoft (cousin of bndc). The couple now resides in Lake Odessa. Brandts to celebrate 60th anniversary Morns (Bub) and Neva Brandt, formerly of Dowling, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anmversaiv on Aug. 27 with a card shower Cards can be sent to 1247 Poulson Rd.. Muskegon. Ml 49445. Town or Form USE SMOKE ALARMS Install smoke alarms on every level of your home. Test batteries monthly UMed $s«b Jdramwon Friea f-nrgenrj Mcrcgemeft Jgrx • kttp://www.«$fa.fMM.gev Endsleys to observe 31st anniversary Mr and Mrs DeLano R. Endsley Sr. of St. Cloud. Fla. and formally of Hastings. Mich., wish to announce their anniversary of 31 years. They were married Sept. 9. 1967 in Hastings, later moving to Flonda where he retired in 1990 They have nine children and 15 grand­ children. They reside at 1119 Georgia Ave.. St. Cloud. Fla. 34769 for those who want to wish them best wishes • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Aug. 25. 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street, Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 2 3 4 begin sessions Wednesday. Aug. 26. This will be the year of transition for many students below high school, with new buildings well under way. Occupancy is to come mid-year for the new middle school on Brown Road and the expanded West Elementary on Washington Boulevard The Lake Odessa DepoVMuscum will be open Saturday. Aug 29. from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. for its monthly open house. There arc still several Civil War items on display. The time is drawing near for the society’s 30th anniversary banquet Sept. 10. All members past and present, as well as any interested parties, arc welcome. The program will include a presentation by Robert Reed, who was the first LOAHS president. He will use taped narratives from senior citizens back in 1968 Jack and Elaine Gamaat of Lansing cele­ brated their 50th anniversary Saturday with an open house at Colonial Village Baptist Church. They arc former residents. Elaine is from the Allcrding family. He is retired from Fisher Body-GM and she is retired from the Michigan Treasury Department. Both retired in 1991. They were married in Lake Odessa on Aug. 21. 1948. They have four children: Douglas, Mark, Richard and Dana. Fred Dahl was home briefly last week after spending two months in Alaska, where the weather was beautiful. He was gratified to find improvements the village has made to the drainage at his comer of Johnson and Emerson streets. Last week all the streets approaching the CSX tracks that cut diagonally across the village were painted with the white cross­ hatch marks indicating a railroad ahead. Also, wide stnpcs were painted to indicate the safe distance for stopping for proper clearance. This affected six streets. Readers of the G.R. Press may have not­ ed the story about Sears and Penneys in Woodland Mall redoing their stores in con­ junction with the overall Woodland updat­ ing. Eula Curtiss of Portland Ro-d was the featured saleslady. She began working at the Ionia Penney store when she was 18. Six children later she is still with the com­ pany. but at the mall store since the retail store in Ionia closed in 1990. Another Press story was about Chris VanAntwcrp, Lakewood graduate in 1966 who currently teaches in Kentwood schools. He has been named to receive the Governor’s Award for being executive director of Michigan Association of Com­ munity Arts. He earlier taught at Saranac. On Saturday night the national anthem at the Whitecaps game in Grand Rapids was sung by the Lakewood Choral society in a return appearance. A block of 40 tickets was used by members of the Central United Methodist Church. They all enjoyed seeing the Whitecaps win by a score of 5-0. The infant daughter of Erin and Tara Faulkner was baptized at Central UMC Sunday. Many family members were on hand from the Faulkner family as well as Charles Matthews and wife Esther Mary Sutton and others served cookies and hot and cold dnnks for Lakewood Choral Society at the Woody Herman concert Aug. 21. era I from Tara’s family. On the same day. Paige Erin’s mother. Tara, became a mem­ ber of the church Maria Matthew s of Hud­ sonville was the guest soloist for the ser­ vice. Several hundred attended the Friday evening concert by the Woody Herman orchestra with their jazz versions of many compositions. The weather was ideal for a summer evening Parking was easier to find nearby this year. Alice Hawk has been able to return home with household help and companionship after weeks at Thomapple Manor. Tony Dcardorff and Marc Mascho were named to the honors list at Northwood Col­ lege for spnng term. Mike Maciasz was listed as returning starters for the varsity girls’ team Jennifer Nielsen, a senior, and Samantha Maciasz. also a senior, for the center position. Others returning arc Shannon Spencer. Audra Love, Tracy Thelen. Jill Benschoter and Stephanie Maciasz. This year there will be both a girts’ JV team and a freshman team. While playing with others of his Lake­ wood team at the Lowell Invitational on Aug. 20. Jeremy Frost accd the 159-yard seventh hole at the Deer Run course. He is the son of Dennis and Barbara (Bulling) Frost of Elm Road. His third year of high school has started on a high note. On Saturday Richard Peacock accompa­ nied by his sister. Betty Carey, his mother. Rome Peacock, and his aunts Sr. Carmella of Marywood and Sr. William Mary of Wnght drove to East Troy to attend the wedding of a grandniece of the Conway sis­ ters. They stayed overnight at an Alpine resort. Matthew Scott Jados was bom Aug 13 to parents Nicole and Tony of Coats Grove Road. His maternal grandparents arc LuAnn and Donovan Parks of Lake Odessa His great-grandparents arc Donovan and Vera Kaufman of Baldwin. Woodland Lions’ Club members have tickets on sale for the chicken barbecue to be held Saturday. Sept 5. as pan of the annual Woodland Homecoming. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on March 20. 1996. by Chad R Miller a single man as Mortgagor, to MainStreet Sawngs Bank. FSB. as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds kx Barry County. Mch»gan on March 22. 1996 at Uber 655. Page 12 (the ‘Mortgage") and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty Three Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars and 42/100 ($43,037 42). as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs se­ cured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage and the power of safe tn the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday September 3 1998 at 1 00 o'clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street m the City of Hastings Michigan that be­ ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder at public sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate, certain property located in Hastings Township Barry County Michigan described m the Mortgage as follows The East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of Block 2 ot R J Grants Addition to the City, formerly Village ot Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof Barry County Michigan Commonly known as 101 West Blair Street Hastings Michigan The length of the redemption period win be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated July 23. 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 201 East State Street Hastings Ml 49058 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait • •20 00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs /across from E W Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (j j(616) 948-8618 or Toil 888-577-7446 (827) Nina the Kelly Circus elephant gives rides to young passengers Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. “A JOURNEY THROUGH MENOPAUSE” Oscar deGoa. M.D.. will give a presentation call "A Journey Through Menopause’’, on Thursday. August 27. from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.. in the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital. The average women will live one third of her life after menopause. Physicians diagnose and treat menopause and its various symptoms using Hormone Replacement Therapy which can provide dramatic relief and a decrease in the rate of osteoporosis and heart disease. Dr. deGoa will answer questions and provide insights into the care and treat­ ment of Menopause This presentation is free to the community. Refreshments will be provided. Preregistration is requested and further information is^ available by calling Pennock Hospital’s Communily^^H Education Department at 948-3125. ’ennock 1 Healthcare Services �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27. 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carrol Ann Simons a mamed woman and Earl Ray Si­ mons by Carrol Ann Simmons his attorney tn fact (Original Mortgagors) to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation. A Louisiana Corporation Mort­ gagee dated July 25. 1996 and recorded on Au­ gust 19. 1996 m Liber 669 on Page 881 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mense assignments Io United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation as assignee, by by assignment dated June 30. 1998 which was recorded on July 31 1998 tn instrument #105854, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eighty Thousand Fifty-Three and 45/100 dollars ($78 053 45) including interest at 10 625*. per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate may change on 2-1 and 8-1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubbc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on October 1. 1998 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Lots 50 and 51 Except the South 60 feet of said Lot 51. Village of Nashville. According to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats Page 10 The redemption penod shall 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 321a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated August 20 1998 UNITED COMPANIES (.ENDING CORPORA­ TION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98076835 (9/17) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting AugustS, 1998 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fliearman and Jamie D F lie ar man husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to Source One Mortgage Services Corporation Mortgagee dated June 23 1992 and recorded on June 23 1992 m Liber 547 on Page 476 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Michigan State Housing Devei opment Authority a public body corporate and politic as assignee by an assignment dated July 17. 1992 which was recorded on August 24 1992, in Liber 552 on Page 548 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and 69/100 dollars ($41 995 69) including interest at 7 40*. per annum Under the power of sa>e contained tn said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided notce ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast mgs. Michigan a’ 1 U0 o clock p m on Thursday September 17. 1998 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings Barry County, Michigan and are described as Lot 5 of Block 11. Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6. 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98077193 (9/3) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Roll call All board members present, several guests Minutes of July 7. 1998 meeting were ap­ proved with 1 correction and placed on file Treasurer report for period 04 presented to each member and placed on file Adopted Resolution #98-12 Accepted advisory petitions for Nw Shore paving Authorized August bills for $25 941 40 Meeting adjourned al 9 26 p m Respectfully. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Richard Barnum, Supervisor (8/27) Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting August 11. 1996 at 7:30 p.m. Board members all present Also 19 citizens and guests Treasurers report received Correspondence read Fire Dept report received Trustee vacancy filled from 6 applicants Cemetery budget amended Parkway Dr Special Assessment discussed Preliminary site plan tor twp haN addition re­ ceived Bills read and approved Darlene Harper. Clerk Attested to by John Gates. Supervisor (8/27) A sale of the following property to the highest bidder will be held at 1 00 o'clock p m on Thurs­ day. September 17. 1998 at lhe east entrance of the Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street, Hastings. Michigan Parcel G That part of the South 60 acres of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10 Town 4 North Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County Michigan described as beginning at the West 1 /4 corner of said section thence North 00*34'05’ West along the West line of said Northwest 1/4 1002 71 feet to the North line of the South 60 acres of said Northwest 1/4. thence South 80*48 45’ East along said North line 120 60 feel thence South 35*28 26" East 691 89 feet thence South 17*19 54" East 461 90 feet to the South line of the Northwest 1/4 thence North 89*48'45‘ West along said South line 649 79 feel Io the place of beginning Subject to highway right ot way tor Loftus Road The sale is being held to foreclose lhe mort­ gage given by Greg F Stevens, and Laune A Stevens April 29. 1994 recorded on May 3. 1994 in Liber 603 Page 693 Barry County Records The amount due on this dale is $97 715 01 The redemption penod will be 6 months from the dale of sale or 30 days in event of abandonment August 5 1998 Douglas J Austin Fraser Trebibock Daws & Foster PC 1000 Michigan National Tower Lansing Ml 48933 517-377-0838 (9/10) Ann landers Punish slob? Dear Ann Landers: Your advice to “Kentucky Mom" to get her daughter into counseling was way off the mark. Her irre­ sponsible adult daughter had moved into Moms house, along with her young child. The daughter refused to help out in any­ way. and Mom was at the end of her rope. Instead of telling “Kentucky” to put up w ith it for the sake of the kid (which you did), you should have advised her to replace the macaroni -n her spine with sturdier stuff and bool that daughter out on her butt "Kentucky" is an enabler in a co-dcpcndent relationship, and her daughter needs to lake responsibility for her own children and her own life. It is "Kentucky" who needs counseling to find out why she feels re­ sponsible for someone else s mess. I have seen it too often a woman dumps her kids on her mother, her grandmother or some other kind-hearted dolt who. because of some pathological need to be needed, takes them in. and the kid's mother is con­ veniently of! the hook Until "Kentucky’s” daughter is the only one responsible for her bills, her home and her child, she will never shape up. She knows she will always have a subsidized life "for the sake of the child " It’s this kind of thinking that has gotten our welfare sys­ tem into the multigcnerational mess it has become Disgusted in Elmont. N.Y. Dear Disgusted in Elmont I cannot argue w ith a single point you have made. The onlyhitch. however, is if the daughter is a slob and a deadbeat and gets tossed out of the house, her innocent child will suffer. This puts Grandma between a rock and a hard place. I cannot condone punishing a child to teach the mother a lesson, and often, the lesson doesn’t register. There's never an easy solution to a mess like this. I opted to give the slob another chance, and I hope it will work. 80 is best Dear Ann Landers: I have kept a copy of this essay ever since I first saw it in your column. I hope you will print it again. Longtime Iowa Reader Dear Iowa: With pleasure. Here it is: Life Begins at XI) By Frank Laubach I have good news for you. The first K0 years are the hardest. The second X0 arc a succession of birthday parties. Once you reach 80. everyone wants to carry your baggage and help you up the steps. If you forget your name or anybody clse’s name.or an appointment, or your own telephone number, or promise to be three places at the same time, or can’t remember how many grandchildren you have, you need only explain that you arc X0. Being X0 is a lot better than being 70. At 70. people arc mad at you for everything. At 80. you have a perfect excuse, no matter what you do. If you act foolishly, it’s your second childhood Everybody is looking for symptoms of softening of the brain. Being 70 is no fun at all. Al that age. they expect you to retire to a house in Florida and complain about your arthritis, and you ask everybody to stop mumbling because you can’t understand them (Actually, your hearing is about 50 percent gone.) If you survive until you arc 80. every­ body is surprised that you arc still alive. They treat you with respect just for having lived so long. Actually, they seem surprised that you can walk and talk sensibly. So please, folks, try to make it to 80. It’s the best time of life. People forgive you for anything. If you ask me. life begins al 80. Don’t MYOB Dear Ann Landers: I mov-cd into an apartment complex about three months ago A woman who lives directly above me has two adorable children, ages 4 and 2. “Lu­ cille" is normally quite pleasant, but when she drinks, she becomes mean and is en­ tirely too rough on her children. It breaks my heart when I hear those little ones screaming and I know she is beating them. I told my daughter about this (she also has two children under 5 years of age), and she says I shouldn’t get involved. She then quoted your well-known phrase. “MYOB" What about it. Ann? I am looking to you for guidance Please reply in the paper. Totally Anonymous. Dear Totally A: It sounds as if your neighbor is taking out her unhappiness on those two defenseless children. Yes. there arc times when I would say MYOB. but this is not one of them. The next time you hear the children screaming, go upstairs, knock on the door and say. “I think the little ones arc getting or. your nerves. Let me take them for a few hours so you can get some rest." The following day. speak to Lucille when she is sober and tell her she needs to get help with her drinking problem. Look up the phone number of Alcoholics Anony­ mous, find out when the next meeting in your area is scheduled, and tell Lucille that unless she gets help, you will notify the au­ thorities about her beating the children and they might be removed from her care. If she doesn’t shape up within the next 30 days, make good on your threat. Fill the hole Dear Ann Landers: You recently an­ swered a letter from a young woman in San Antonio, Texas, who was worried about her dad moving too fast into a relationship after the death of his wife. As a funeral-home employee, I sec such things every day. The distressed daughter should know that those w ho enter a new re­ lationship the soonest are the ones who have the best marriages. Men who feel the loss of a spouse most deeply cannot bear the thought of sleeping alone, eating alone and having nobody to talk to. Please. Ann. tell the widower’s daughter that Dad hasn't forgotten Mom He more than likely cannot stand the thought of be­ ing without her and needs somebody to fill that hole in his heart One Who Has Seen It Up Close and Personal Dear Up Close: Your observations arc right on. according to many readers who wrote to say they also have "been there " Thank you for making the point so suc­ cinctly. Odd names Landers: I enjoyed your columns in which you mentioned some odd names given to children by their parents I became interested in that subject at an cariv age. My dad was a mail earner, and I re­ membered hcanng about Mr. and Mrs. Bot­ tom. who named their children Fanny and Harry. The parents said, "That’s what these kids arc going to be called by their fnends. so wc might as well name them that way." I used to publish Women’s Track and Field magazine, and in my monthly col­ umn. I would list odd names. Here arc a few of my all-time favorites: Tiffany Tootle, Yolanda Waddles. Libby Bell. Kappa Reddy. Guya Dance. Kina Young. Radius Jacobs. Terpsic Toon. Thin Thin Maw. Laroma Whack and Inga Smaka. I hope you get as big a kick out of these names as I did. - Vince Reel, Claremont. Calif. Dear Vince. Thanks for coming up with some beauties. The unfortunate folks who arc saddled with such names probably be­ came accustomed to the jokes early in life and now let them slide right off. Dear Ann Planning a wedding7 H'hats right? What's wrong7 "The Ann Landers Guide for Brides " w<7/ relieve your anxiety Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for 53 75 (this includes postage and handling) to: Brides, c/o Ann Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send 54.55), To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at oh creators com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. BOY, Calvin Marshall Cappon. 7 lbs 4 ozs.. 20 1/2 inches long bom July 27 at 11:53 a.m. Cal was bom at home and wel­ comed by his parents T.J and Sarah Cappon. grandparents David and Dianna Dean and grandparents Terry and Dawn Cappon. Ruth “Ann Marie", born at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 11. 1998 at 5:26 a m. to Chad Livingston Jr. and Amanda Smith of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 10 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, BOY, Matthew Albert, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 11, 1998 at 6:26 p.m. to Thomas and Carolyn Westbrook of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. Alexis Rose, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 12. 1998 at 10:42 a.m. to Larry and Anna Johnson Jr. of Freeport. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 21 inches longi GIRL, Hastings Adult Education will be offering a Learning Center for those who wish to earn a half credit toward their diploma or for those who wish to prepare to take the G.E.D. tests and receive the G.E.D. Certificate. These classes are FREE to people 18 years (must have been dropped from high school for six months) and older. There will be no charge to take the G.E.D. tests, if the student meets the attendance requirements. People may take the G.E.D. tests without attending classes, but will be charged a $75.00 fee. Current high school students may enroll to earn a half credit, but will be charged a $100.00 fee. Classes will be held on Mondays, and will start September 14, 1998 6-10 PM This class will run only if a minimum number of students enroll- Please call for more information. 948-4414 G.E.D. Tests will be given November 10, 11 & 12, 1998 Must be signed up at least one week in advance and fees paid if not attending class. BOY. Matthew Scott, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 13, 1998 at 12:21 p.m. loJ Nicole and Tony Jados of Woodlands Weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. J Torcc Danielle, bom at Pennock) Hospital on Aug. 14. 1998 at 8:13 a m. to* James Hcncy and Robin James ofVcr-1 montvillc. Weighing 7 lbs. II ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kaylcc Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 10. 1998 at 7:34 p.m. to Mike and Rhonda Shapley of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs 6 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, BOY. Michael Chad, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. II, 1998 at 5:14 am. to Michael and Jaime Adams of Delton Weighing 6 lbs. I oz. and 20 inches long. Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER at many convenient locations around the county. �lhe Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1996 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County in the Spanish-American War (part 2) By Joyce F. Wcinbrecht On April 25. lhe United States declared war on Spain in intervention in Cuba. Feel­ ings in both Spain and Amcnca ran high There were nols in Barcelona against Americans and in the United States the feelings were that the Spanish Colony should be subdued. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge warned President McKinley that “if the Republican party docs nothing about Cuba, wc shall go down to the greatest defeat ever known " United States citizens had more than just a humane interest in Cuba and Cubans. They had invested more than $50,000,000 in the sugar plantations, the iron mines and the tobacco plantations of Cuba President McKinley's call to arms was answered by thousands. Trainloads of sol­ diers rolled into the southland, past flag waving citizens along the way. The Tenth U.S. Cavalry, a regular Army unit made up of blacks, headed out for Tam­ pa. Fla. Enlistment fever hit all over the nation and Barry County was no different. In Barry County they came from the city of Hastings, from all of the villages and townships Many Barry County men were mustered in to the 31st. 32nd. 33rd. 34th and 35th regiments. The 32nd Regiment left from Battle Creek to travel to Camp Eaton near Brighton. Mich. Some of the 32nd Regi­ ment were Barry County men. The United States Navy was in good fighting form. The powerful Atlantic Squadron was ready for action. On May I. 1898 Spains fleet was destroyed and a blockade was established on the port of Santiago. Cuba. The newspapers were having a field day with the whole affair from the sinking of the Battleship Maine to the actual invasion of Cuba. General William Rufus Shafter, a large man of nearly 300 pounds, was 63 years old and with a severe case of gout, was given the command of the undertaking. General Shafter had served in the Civil War. and in the Indian Wars in the west. His superior officer was General Nelson Appleton Miles. William R Shafter was born in 1835 near Galesburg. Mich He had served as a major, lieutenant colonel and bngadicr general in the Civil W'ar. He had served under McClel­ land. He had made a career of the army and by 1897 was a bngadicr general. In Cuba, he commanded the Army that invaded Cuba and occupied Santiago, when General Lcnares surrendered with his 20.000 men. The National Militias presented an inter­ esting situation for the Army. The National Guard Units had been organized for social and political purposes rather (han soldier­ ing. The men were able to keep step during dnlls and execute the manual of arms, but were not trained for service in Cuban jun­ gles and mountains. They had little equip­ ment. Officers in the units were elected and demoted by the men in the units. The National Guard was not under the War Department, but under their respective states and some viewed the service under the War Department as service under com­ pulsion. Spain la determined to prosecute the WAR WITH SEHIN Reliable war News IN THE GREAT NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER I Furnished bu Snecial Correspondents ailhetront. TUB NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE. This advertisement for the New York Weekly Tribune also appeared in the June 2. 1989 Hastings Banner The War Department lacked most every type of supplies including smokeless pow­ der. The camps were not well planned or well set up. and proved unhealthy. With poor sanitation and the southern heat, typhoid soon broke out. A measles epidemic went through the encampments. Spnng rains turned the tent sites into muddy bogs. Scar­ let fever, pneumonia and bronchitis made hundreds very ill. The medical corps was disorganized and under staffed, and simply couldn't cope with the onslaught of disease. Many young volunteers never got closer to battle than the mud hole training camps where they died from the diseases The food was very poor The soldiers called the meat, "embalmed beef " Dysen­ tery spread through lhe camps However, eventually order was achieved and training schedules were made and the regular Army, non-commissioned officers gave the new recruits some training, and even some nflc practice. . Back on the home front, citizens and newspapers were reporting every detail and making up a few about the war Patriotism was at a high level and many demonstra­ tions were held, parades, cartoons and poet­ ry flouiishcd. Several examples of this appeared in local Barry County papers. One entitled “Set Cuba Free" was set to the tunc of "America" and reads as follows: "Now fnends of Cuba all. list to the nation’s call, her wrong, wc sec; bong low the tyrant Spain and o'r the mouldcnng Maine, in memory of the slain, set Cuba free. “Ye who have fnend and home, under its peaceful dome; your blessing sec; think of the martyred dead, with God and heaven o’erhead. by faith to victory lead, set Cuba free “Ye who have children dear, think of the blood and tears their anguish see; for those war to the end.—Spxmiih Mixutxt. Cartoons carried the message of the war in most every paper This one was tn the Hastings Banner, on Thursday. June 2. 1898 The Cook Bros were the propri­ etors of the paper on that date who starve and die; whose wrongs unto us cry., let nothing satisfy, but Cuba free. “Cuba, fresh courage take, and one more effort make, wc haste to thee; wc come in Jesus' name, to break the yoke of Spain that righteousness may reign, in Cuba free." H.M. Beardsley The Woodlai 4 News. Some of the volunteers from Woodland. Barry County, were James F. France. S. E. Grant. Frank M. Smith and Roy D. Dillcn­ back. Roy D. Dillcnback was the son of Albert W. and Sarah Galloway Dillcnback. He was bom on Nov. 19. 1874. Following his ser­ vice in the Spanish American War. he mar­ ried Amanda Luttkc on Sept. 4. 1899. He was a barber by trade, but did work as a prison guard in the 1920s. He had spent some time in the Regular Army prior to the call for men in 1898 and was a member of Company B. 19 Infantry. United States Army. Roy Dillcnback wrote a letter to the Woodland News from a camp in Tampa Heights describing his trip to the south Roy was a member of Company B. 19 Infantry, U.S. Army. He served in the unit for nearly three years before heading south to join the efforts against Cuba He writes: “Editor of the News. As I am on the last point of the United States. I will give you a little sketch of my trip from Detroit to the sunny south. "We left Detroit April 19th and arrived in Mobile. Ala on the 22nd. Wc had ‘Wagner’ sleepers all of the way and had fine accom­ modations and the flowers wc received along the road would have filled ten freight cars. Every little station that could afford a band cheered us with their best music. Wc came over the Wabash Railroad to cast St. Louis and then over the Mobile and Ohio R.R. Wc crossed, in all. through eight dif­ ferent states and arrived in Mobile at night and pulled up to our camp the next morning and were met by about 7.0(X) soldiers. One old soldier there said that it made him think of the ‘Yanks’ in 1863 when they had won a great victory. “Wc stayed in Mobile from April 22nd, to June 4th and then came on to Tampa. While there we drilled for two long hours in the boiling hot sun. but like our fathers [Roy’s father Albert W. Dillcnback had served in the Union Army during the Civil War and had been wounded in the throat al Chicka­ mauga] wc stuck to the 'Old Flag.' “On the evening of June 4th, when we left, we rode for miles along the Gulf of Mexico. The moon was shining bnght on the water and the boys all sang *O. the Moonlight Fair Tonight along the Wabash.’ Wc reached Pensacola at 12:15 and the ladies of the city served the whole 19th with lunch anJ hot coffee “After wc had gone about a hundred miles and crossed the Georgia line wc found a wreck and had to back up and go quite a ways around, but finally got to Tam­ pa. The first thing to do was to get a place to sleep, and as I have often heard by father say. ‘Wc used mother earth for a pillow' and the sky for a covering ’ “Wc got up in the morning at our usual hour and received our usual rations of hard tack and com beef. But wc chewed it down and took it all in good part for I imagine if we get hard tack where wc arc going wc will be thankful “I don't want anyone to think I am grum­ bling for I am just as happy as if I was putting my feet under Alberts table three times a day and happy to think that Wood­ land has got some men that are willing to go to their country's call and know how to go at it. "I am well and never felt better in my life. I haven’t been sick a day since Nov 14. 1897 Albert Woodmansee of Dowling at Camp Chicamauga. Ga. in 1898, standing in front of his tent, dressed in the uniform of the day. Note the leggings, gloves, hat and belt . “I was out fishing the other night about two miles from camp and wc speared a shark that was nine feet eight inches long, but the worst of it all. my bunk mate got his hand into its mouth and got bitten. Wc also captured four alligators, and they were not so very small, cither. “Well. Michigan can be proud of one thing and that is that she has the best behaved soldiers that have come south. Everybody speaks well of the Michigan boys. They can talk about the ‘sunny south' all they like, but give me ‘Michigan My Michigan.* I expect to sec worse than this before this war is over unless the Spaniards show the white flag, and they had better while there arc enough of them to do it. for when Uncle Sam turns his blue coats loose, someone is going to drop. "Some of the boys arc getting anxious to go. but there is no use in getting in a hurry. I want to live as long as I can. But people should not worry, the soldiers arc all right. It may seem hard to some of the boys, but they will get used to it in time. “I would advise any man going in to join the regulars, for they fare better than the volunteers do and the officers know just how to do. Of course they are very strict, but so'much the better “I will close my letter by saying. I like the Army just that well that in five months more, if I am alive. I shall enlist for three more years. Anyone wishing more informa­ tion can get it by writing to me. Respectful­ ly. Roy D Dillcnback. Co B 19 Inft.. U.S. Army." While the United Stales Armed Forces were preparing to invade Cuba, there was another conflict going on between Spain and the Philippines. On May I. there was the Battle of Manila Bay. The American people and even the Amer­ ican government officials knew very little about the Philippine Islands Here too. the Spanish authorities had exploited the native people Filipinos worked in very miserable conditions as laborers, working in unsani­ tary factories making cigars at practically no wage. Spanish colonist felt that every­ thing in the islands, particularly in Manila belonged to Spain and the native people did not count. In 1896. revolt broke out. one of many such revolts against Spain over many years. Emilio Aguinaldo. was the leader of the 1896 revolt, leading in guerrilla attacks against the Spanish When the Battleship Maine cxp>odcd in Havana Harbor, it called attention to the revolt in the Philippines which was really at a stalemate. The effort to subdue the Spanish in the islands took longer than the Cuba. This was partly due to the attitude of the American Stole Department, which stated when it was pointed out that the United Stoles was already siding with Cubans fighting against the same Spanish government that the Fil­ ipinos opposed. Secretary of State William R Day retorted “Cuba is on our doorstep, but who ever heard of the Philippines?” President William McKinley admitted that he couldn’t tell within 500 miles where the Philippine Islands were located, and fur­ thermore. he stated, he didn't care. They were of no concern of the United States. The story of the Philippines is a long and difficult one which lasted until 1902 and was the beginning of the United States get­ ting a taste of being a colonial power. By the Treaty of Pans. Dec. 10. I898» the Spanish had given the Philippine Islands to the United States, in return for $20 million. However, the Filipinos continued the war­ fare. this time against the Americans. On March 23. 1901. Aguinaldos was cap­ tured by the Americans. In all the war. and the occupation of the Philippines, extended the Spanish American War until 1902. with incidents lasting into 1904. This war and the need to move ships quickly from one side of ^hc world to the other, emphasized the need for a waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans which didn't require traveling clear around South Amenca and the Panama Canal resulted from this need. However, this is beside the topic of this essay, which is real­ ly concerned with Barry County men in the Spanish Amcncan War against Spam in Cuba. More about those soldiers next. Wayne Daren Wiersma. Has,mgs and Helen LuAnn Parks. Middleville. Adam Keith Meeker. Hastings and Amy Mane Laverty. Hastings. Randy Allen Frank. Hastings and Debo­ rah Ann Hause, Hastings. Jeffrey Allen Goodenough. Hastings and Shelly Dawn Morales, Hastings. Paul William Gilfoylc. Nashville and Colleen Mary-Eleanor Rosser. Nashville. Trevor Duane Pasman, Bellevue and Windy Symbol Schlycr, Bellevue. Ryan John Hulst, Byron Center and Jen­ nifer Mane Bishop. Shelbyville Douglas Eugene Tigchclaar. Delton and Paula Mane Stevens. Delton Hastings Band Boosters present... HASTINGS SPIRIT HOUSE (/^ BANNERS & CAR FLAGS - Navy background with gold “H”. - Weather resistant, excellent quality. AVAILABLE FOR SALE DURING SUMMERFEST Location; 1 st Presbyterian Church Parking Lot when; Friday, Aug. 28th, 4-8 pm and Saturday, Aug. 29th, Noon-8 pm' Community & Schools - Together IVe Make a Great Team' House Banner ’25°° • Car Flags ’15°° �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 27. 1998 < < me h think < 1 it oy Jim Jensen New look Broncos hope that glory comes in '98 A new logo with new exciting colors. An 8-3 record in 1997 that included six straight wins to conclude the campaign. The program with the best turnaround in NCAA Division I. and a turnaround that came under a first-year head coach. All are reasons for optimism if you're associated with the Western Michigan University football program. All are reasons to make Broncos believe that 1998 — the 10th year anniversary of when WMU last competed in a bowl game — can be even better than last season's big pigskin improvement. (That's right, even WMU alum Tim Allen has never provided this much Home Improvement.) Coach Gary Darnell's Broncos will attempt to extend their winning streak Sept. 3 when they host Nonhem Illinois in the 7:30 p.m. CommUniverCity Night contest. Chances are WMU will, since NIU went 0-11 in 1997. Still, nothing can be taken for granted in the good ole* Mid-American Conference. Let's face it, how many socalled experts had the new kids. Marshall, playing in last winter's Motor City Bowl? Randy Moss is great, but the Thundering Herd were not suppose tu challenge the Joe Louis heavyweights, like Toledo, in their first year of conference play. Surprise! This year WMU will be looking to spring a few surprises, though many in the MAC already regard them as one of "those teams" to beat. With nine starters back on offense — including quarterback Tim Lester, running back Robert Sanford, flanker Corey Alston and tight end Jake Moreland — the Broncos appear to have the weapons. With six starters back on defense — including linebacker Scott Niles, defensive tackle Dan Falcon and free safety William Reed — WMU also anpears to have the heavy stoppers. "All of the receivers are back and (Robert) Sanford is back; we’re a young, experienced team,” Lester explained at WMU's 1998 Football Media Day last Friday at Waldo Stadium. "There's so many weapons. Balance should be a key to our success." Lester, a junior signal-caller from the Chicago area, says that opposing MAC teams will be geared touard stopping the Broncos in 1998. "From the hunter to the huntee." Lester said. "In Division I college athletics, it usually comes down to confidence. At the end of last season, we had the confidence. We hope to keep it going." Looking past Northern Illinois toward a Sept. 12 game at Big 10 Indiana or a Sept. 19 MAC clash with Toledo would be a very, very big mistake. Lester, an All-MAC scholar, realizes that. "We can’t lose our focus; we're all looking forward to playing Indiana and 'Toledo, but we have to be ready for Northern Illinois," Lester said. Final remarks from Lester at Media Day included the following: "This is our year." It was 10 years ago that the Broncos — led by offensive tackle Kevin Haverdink, quarterback Tony Kimbrough, running back Robert Davis, defensive end Joel Smeenge and linebacker Terry Crews to name a few — played in the 1988 California Bowl versus Fresno State (Believe me. I was there). Bronco fans have waited since for their year to shine. The new colors and the new attitudes should help them do so. but hard work on the field will also be required. Sanford, who ran for 1,033 yards as a freshman from Miami (Fla.), believes that 1998 can be WMU's championship campaign. "I feel we have a powerful offense and a strong defense." Sanford said. "You just can't stop our receivers and you just can't stop me. By the time Sept. 3 comes, the offense will be down pat.” The Doak Walker Award candidate — an award given to the nation's top running back — also has big praise for his fellow backfield mate. Lester. "He's a great leader who can control the tune of the game." Sanford said. But as Darnell states, the Broncos "are a team with no superstars." Defense, Darnell believes, will help to decide if his program can contend for a MAC crown. "Defense was the reason why wc won last year. Our defense bailed us out time after time," Darnell said. "If our defense can play the same, well do very well." Darnell coached at Texas. Notre Dame and Florida before taking the head position at WMU. He was the Longhorns' defensive coordinator (1992­ 96) when Texas ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in total defense. He also was a key figure in the success that the Fighting Irish had from 1990-91 and the Gators had f.om 1988-89. "When you look at the schools he’s been to and know about the successes those teams had. you have to say that it was one of the greatest decisions Western Michigan ever made," Sanford said of Darnell's hiring. The alumni team that showed up for Saturday's first annual at Johnson Field did not have to worry about playing short a man or a woman. Here Coach Doug Mepham stands with his winning soccer team. 4 ball had by all at first soccer event Alumni 6. '98 Saxons 5. On the special trophy that acknowledges the Hastirfgs Saxon Alumni Game, the final score of the first annual event will be engraved. It will remind past and present Hastings High School soccer players what a great time they had last Saturday and how well the alumni squad actually played. The game was enjoyed by over 50 players and it raised $450 to go toward the school's new soccer field. Saxon soccer coach Dennis Argetsinger said the game met all of his goals and much more. "The fans had a ball; it was a lot of fun." Argetsinger said. "They're really looking forward to the game next year. All and all, it was a great success." Argetsinger said the alumni participants "played real well” and "were very good sports." The work the alumS players gave the current Saxon players should only help as the '98 team's season rolls along. The alumni team tallied the game­ winning goal with roughly two minutes to play. Fans enjoyed an intense battle that was played on a sunny, Saturday afternoon at Johnson Field. The game was tied at 3-3 at the end of the first half and things remained close throughout the second 45 minutes as well. Lee Bowman, one of the alumni players who now serves as the Saxons* junior varsity soccer coach, provided one of the game’s most exciting plays. In the first half. Bowman engineered a flip throw that resulted in an early alumni tally. "He's real good" was the comment made by one of the young soccer players after viewing Bowman's athletic move. Saxons Begin Campaign... The varsity Saxons opened its '98 season last week with a 10-0 win against Barry County foe Lakewood Aug. 21 and a 3-2 loss Monday against Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Curt Norris and Sam Stafford each had multiple goal-scoring games versus the Lakewood Vikings. Norris and Stafford also accounted for Hastings' scoring in the non-league matchup with Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Dan Deming blanked the Saxon opponents in the first half and Josh Warren saw time in goal during the second 45 minutes. SOCCER Panther soccer coach Brian Makowslii watches as his team battles Continued on page 11 Lakewood in Barry County action on Monday. See BRONCOS Continued on page 12 Lee Bowman shows off his special play during first half action. WMU's runningback Robert Sanford, head coach Gary DameJ and quarterback Tim Lester open the season Sept. 3 at home against Northern Illinois. Josh Warren, Mark Carlson and Chris Stafford share a few smiles at the Hastings High School alumni soccer game. The alumni players were not just satisfied with being there as they gave the current soccer stars plenty and eventually scored the triumph. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998 - Page 11 Scots take a first For Delton Kellogg. Mike Kammeraad carded a 39 to take medalist honors. Jeremy Emsberger a 45. Jamie Samis a 46 and Brian Lillibridge a 48 For Thomapple Kellogg. Adam Seifert fired a 43. Malt Pullen a 46. Matt Gilbert a 46 and Eric Bender a 48 Caledonia High School was first out of three area teams at the Briarwood Golf Course Tuesday The Scots scored a 167 to pull in front of Delton Kellogg (178) and Thomapple Kellogg (183). For Caledonia. Rick Leatherman carded a 41. Nick Fuller a 41. Brian Kraft a 42 and Jason Workman a <3 Panthers hope Sullivan can lead hoop program Saxon soccer coach Dennis Argetsinger and game official Larry Winkler share a joke with the Saxon alumni squad. SOCCER Continued from page 10 "Wc did not play loo bad at all except lor a couple of breakdowns.” Argetsinger said of his team's performance versus lhe Cougars. Hastings will be host to Parchment today (Thursday. Aug. 27) and travels to Lowell on Tuesday. Sept. 1. Panthers drop opener... In a Barry County soccer confrontation Monday in Delton, the Lakewood Vikings ousted the host Panthers 2-0. A first half goal by Delton Kellogg's Jeff Humbarger was waved off. allowing Lakewood to post the early season shutout. Delton Kellogg after playing Hastings on Aug. 26 will host Allegan on Thursday. Sept. 3. ; Delton Kellogg and Lakewood were both hungry for a soccer win Monday in ■Oelton. Nut leiiiha DKhers home game with Allegan Sept. 3. Lakewood will be on the field today (Thursday. Aug. 27) in a home game versus Lansing Christian and then will take on Thornaple Kellogg at home on Sept. 1. HASTINGS 4 Fr**t Oink Refill*/*} .25c Corn Refills Coach Jeff Sullivan admits that there is "a lol of fundamental work that needs to be done." But. he is also confident that he can improve the girls' basketball program at Delton Kellogg High School if given a little bit of time to do so. "Delton has always been one of the places that I said I would coach at." Sullivan said. "With the structure, lhe program can be successful. I will try to get continuity throughout the program, improve interest and improve lhe girls’ knowledge and skills." The Lady Panthers opened their '98 season last night (Wednesday. Aug. 26) with a home game versus non-league Plainwell. Upcoming games include a home game with Hastings tonight (Thursday. Aug. 27). a home game with Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) Sept. 1 and a home game against Allegan Sept. 3. Seven of Delton Kellogg s first nine games will be played at home, making Sullivan’s job a little bit easier. Sullivan. 36. has a total of 12 years of prep coaching experience, working numerous seasons with lhe basketball and softball programs at the school he graduated from. Parchment High School. He has had the Delton Kellogg position for a month, so there is still a lot that needs to be done "It should take a little time and could be slow." Sullivan said. "I would love to run up-tempo; if the run-and-gun is there, let’s capitalize on it." The new Panther coach says he expects the program s junior varsity team to be strong and sees the Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) as being very strong with teams such as Kalamazoo Christian. Parchment and Mattawan heading the list. From 1991-94. Sullivan ran the varsity girls' program at Parchment. In his final year (1994), the Panthers won a district championship. Other duties of Sullivan's at Parchment included coaching the freshman girls from 1988 to 1990, coaching varsity softball from 1992-93 and serving as the junior varsity softball coach from 1986 to 1990. The eight-time varsity letter winner at Parchment High also was a co-director and instructor in Parchment's Youth Basketball program from 1991-95 and worked for four years with the Youth Basketball Association in Parchment Delton Kellogg High School girls varsity basketball coach Jeff Sullivan. ONLY •xh. Severs. & treryane an day Timday I 0 ”O passes or Tuesday discounts I Saxon golfers busy on the links The early season schedule has been a J busy one for the Hastings High School ’ golf team. ’ After two tournaments in the first week, the Saxons took part in three • events during a six-day span. • On Aug 19 the blue and gold tallied a team score of 348 to place 13th at lhe Lansing Sexton Invitational. Champion Hint Powers carded a 304. Lakew ood was seventh at the tournament with a 333 Tim Cole led Hastings with an 82. Steve Obreiter carded an 85. Mike Nystrom had a 90. Josh Doe fired a 91 and Josh Alderson managed a round of 104 t At the Lowell Invitational on Aug. 20 I the Saxons scored a 352 to earn 17th » place honors. Rockford was the overall 1 champion with a 312 and Zeeland finished one stroke behind at 313. Cole finished with an 89 and Obreiter managed a 93. In Best Ball play. Casey Stormes and Nystrom scored an 84. In lhe scramble event. Brian Loftus and Justin Benner carded an 86. Ken & Connie Neil for buying my Morket Lamb of the 1998 Barry County Fair *Happy Tirpe ‘Preschool is accepting applications for fall enrollment for the 1998-1999 school year. 2 & 3 day sessions available for 3 to 5 year olds Pre-kindergarten curriculum ottered Located at 1674 W State Road Assembly of God Church • CALL 945-5424 • O AVDMEM OPEN HOUSE Thursday. August 27 DMA THURMAN • iPG-13. 9CS from 10:00-11:30 a.m. for new & interested students. School resumes Tuesday. September 8. 1998 See GOLFERS continued on page 13 LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 96-22404-IE Estate of Frances H Bunker Social Security No 369-50 5009 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 1125 E State Road Hastings Michigan 49058 died 2-2-98 An instrument dated 8-4-95 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be lorever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Ardis E Makley 1105 E State Road Hastings Michigan 49058 or to both the independent personal representative and lhe Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the es­ tate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Timothy L Iromp (P41571) • 501 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 616-948-9400 <B/271 FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 FAMMTniAF CEWS OUAJO-S’GlTHUR 1130 200 430 720 FR.*200 2X 5CO 725 STAFF MEMBER HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER 12 00-12 30 Shane McNeil'Atty Responsibilities include basic orientations of the Health & Wellness Center, monitoring all clients using the center, instructing clients in individual programs, performing routine maintenance and daily cleaning of equipment and the facility , developing a good rapport with clients Please send resume or apply in person to: Karen LoveWBCH DJ TmSeewKCC Dave MdntyreWBCH DJ 130-2:00 Lt Gary Newell-State Poke Post Greg AustinWBCH DJ 2 00-2 30 Charlie NystronvBI1 Brad LambergUC Road Commission 230-300 Jaimie GarretVThe Insurance Center Janie Connor/Centenraal Wireless 3 00-3 30 tee Campbell-Big Boy Sandy Rogers-Senior Exchange 3 30-4 00 Deb KalminkMamStreet Savings Bank Dale Crowley-Prosecuting Attorney 4 00-4 30 Mark HewttMiller Real Estate Rob LongstreetSiegel. Hudson. Gee. and Longstreet 4 30 5 00 5 00-530 Dana HekfimsCbr,sler Super Store ot Hastings Tim JohnstonHgti School Pnnapal Ray Girrbach Ginbach Funeral Home Carl SchoessetSupt ol Schools 5 30-6 00 Tom Mohler/BISD Supt Jim SutnertandCustom Strength Eoupment 6 00-6 30 Howard Penrodtrty Manager ot Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell Mayor of Hasbngs 6 30-700 Bi" Doherty Dimmers 4 OoherTy ..... _ 700-730 Jm Lumbert ApjXeTree Auctioneering 730-800 Jim Jensen J-Ad__________ Bnan Shumway/Barry County Substance Abuse Diane Martrsms-lrve Value ________ Bob Dwyer Dwyer Law Office SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 10 00-1030 Bonnie BatengerW Community Foundation 10 30-1100 Bob CoveCovt Distributors 1100-1130 Ba-ry Wood City Council 1130-1200 PARADE 12 00-1230 Joyce Snow-Jobs Program Coorjnator Rotun Chase Gordon Ironsde Geiger insurance Agenoes B>t: SelCnevro'et-B-j-ck PARADE 12aO-tOO EncOretsoachOresWci’Motors Jim Whalen County Post 1 00-130 Sherrtt Ste-.e DeBoer BCSnenfl Debt Da.e StormsBC YMCA 1 30-2 00 Tom Warner Consumers Power Mark Engerffi tngiertn Construction 2 00-230 Tom Warner Consumers Power Russ Dodge Gann Ford Mercury 2 30-300 Mary Campbell-Wing Corp Becky Wieland Wong Corp 3 00-330 Mike Doubeck Ker Gamer Gavin Ford Mercury 3 30-4 00 Doug Palmer Hastings Ambulance Mike Glumm Hastings Ambulance 4 00-4 30 Don Tubbs City Council Debtke Dorcey Mencao Connection 4 30-500 Bob Ma, Hastings City Council 5 00-530 5 30-6 00 Terry Armour Armours Auction Service Lori Bower Manpower To Be Announced To Be Announced Randy Vogel-K-Man PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (6161 948-3112 or Fax (6I6> 945 4310 Bnan ReynoMsReynolds Land Surveying and Mapping Steve PiercdRonderosa 100-1:30 Pennock Health & Wellness Center is seeking pan-time staff members to assist in the daily operation of the center. The candi­ dates must have a high school diploma and have the ability to demonstrate competence in monitoring vital signs and in car­ diopulmonary resuscitation. The successful candidates must also possess effective interpersonal communication skills. ........... 1230-100 SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 Pennock Healthcare Sen ices 1200-1230 Dale Ray WBCH DJ To Be Announced 1230-1 00 Barry Wood Crty Council Bob MayiHasbngs City Council 1 00-130 Ev ManshumCity ot Hastings Mayor Frank CampbeilMayO' of Hastings 1 30-2 00 Da.t Baum Hastings Fiberglass Arnie ConkhnCustom Strength Equipment �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27. 1998 Chippewa teams ready to start Central Michigan University's Chippewa Invitational for volleyball, scheduled for Sept. 11*12. has been cancelled Middle Tennessee Stale is not playing, so CMU has scheduled a match with Oakland University at Rose Arena on Sept 12. Former Lakewood High School star Jennifer Mitchell is a member of lhe Chippewa volleyball squad. In football news at CMU is busy preparing for its Sept. 5 season opener against the University of Iowa. Head coach Dick Flynn has seen like the aggressiveness of his defense. "The defense was outstanding to begin with." Flynn said. "I liked how BRONCOS Continued from page 10 It's a hiring that has already brought success to Bronco-land and hopefully it will bring another football championship io Kalamazoo in the upcoming future. • Fired Up: Delton Kellogg assistant football coach John Greenman certainly has a knack for firing up the troop. At Friday's scrimmage, this sports guy got to witness Greenman's skill first hand and left the field very impressed. Head coach Rob Heethuis certainly has a good group of coaches to work with, with mentors like Greenman and Mark Nabozny by his side. Nabozny was a key member of the WMU 1988 California Bowl team that you read about above. • Great Field: The soccer field at Delton Kellogg will be getting a new scoreboard soon and its upkeep and location make it a quality place to boot the ball around. Let's hope that the field can help bring added popularity to the game of soccer in places like Delton. • Great Choice: The marshal for this Saturday s Hastings Summerfest parade is Dave Storms, the executive director of the Barry County YMCA and Youth Council. Storms has done an outstanding job increasing the interestest and the numbers in this area's YMCA program. He developed the YMCA's high adventure program, which is used to teach leadership skills to both youth and adults. His selection as Summerfest marshal is one that shouldn't go unnoticed as his work has been simply outstanding. Talk to you soon. aggressive it was. That's something we've been emphasizing ' CMU will have a scrimmage to prepare for the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday. Aug. 28. The scrimmage is open.to the public. The Chippewas encounter with Northern Illinois University on Oct. 17 and their clash with Western Michigan University on Oct. 24 will be televised on the Fox Sports Network as part of the Mid-Amencan Conference Game of the Week package. Summerfest 3-on-3 basketball schedule It may not be the field of 64 that lhe NCAA basketball tournament has each spring, but here is a look at the field for this year's Hastings Summerfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament this Saturday at Fish Hatchery Park and Flexfab Horizon International. This year the tournament will run a pool play format, guaranteeing each team mort James for their bucks Boys 13-15 - Pool 1: The Anybodys vs. Buehlers. Run n Gun vs. Supermen; Buehler's vs. Run n Gun; Supermen vs. The Anybodys; Run n Gun vs. The Anybodys; Supermen vs. Buehlers; Pool Final No. I vs. No. 2. Boys 13-15 • Pool 2: Galesburg vs. The Coby Playas; We're Not Very Good vs. Too Sweet to Beat; Too Sweet To Beal vs. Galesburg; Coby Playas vs. Were Not Very Good; Galesburg vs. We're Not Very Good; Too Sweet To Beat vs. Coby Playas; Pool Final No. 1 vs. No. 2. Boys 13-15 Championship Game Boys 16 and above - Pool 3: Moore's Team vs. Bill Dawe’s Team; Factory Friends vs. Storms* Team; Matt Garber's Team - Bye. Malt Garber s Team vs. Storms' Team: Bill Dawe's Team vs. Factory Friends; Moore s Team Bye. Factory Friends vs. Mall Garber's Team; Moore s Team vs. Storms' Team; Bill Dawe's Team - Bye. Moore's Team vs. Mall Garber's Team; Bill Dawe's Team vs Storms' Team; Factory Friends Bye. NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a hearing on Thursday. September 3. 1998. commencing al 7:00 p.m. at Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 13. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTIAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN. THENCE SOO 11 23~E. 363 (M FEET ALONG I HF. EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 13. THENCE S89 41 OU'W. 510 60 FEET; THENCE SOO 26' 23"E. 185 60 FEET; THENCE SOO 14' 46 E. 311 55 FEET IO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST GREEN STREET (FORMER HIGHWAY M 37 M 43). 1 HENCE NORTHWESTERLY 67 56 FEET Al.( ING SAID RIGHT OF WAY AND THE ARC OF A Cl RVE TO THE LEFT. I HE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509 16 FEET AND THE CHORD OF WHICH IS N-X 26 ol'W. 67.56 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 65.29* FEE I Al ON<» THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT 1 HE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 11509.16 FEET AND I HE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N78 35' 46 W. 65.29 FEET: THENCE N78 55’ 37"W. 46 93 HI I ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE NOO 13 29"W. 200.07 FEET; THENCE N89 38' I6~E. 11000 FEET; I HENCE SOO 13’ 29~E. 222 50 FEET IO I HE POINT OF BEGINNING Interested person desiring Io present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing, will be given lhe opportunity to be heard at tip* above time and place. Boys 16 and above - Pool 4: Eagles vs. Wcatherhead's Team; Simply The Best vs. Ben Lucas' Team; Team Humbarger - Bye. Team Humbarger vs. Ben Lucas' Team; Weatherhead's Team vs. Simply The Best; Eagles - Bye. Simply The Best vs. Team Humbarger; Eagles vs. Ben Lucas' Team; Weatherhead s Team - Bye. Eagles vs. Team Humbarger; Weatherhead’s Team vs. Ben Lucas' Team; Simply The Best - Bye. Weatherhead s Team vs. Team Humbarger. Simply The Best vs. Eagles; Ben Lucas' Team - Bye. Boys 16 and above - Pool 5: Double Sluff vs. Team Nemetz; Defending Champs vs. Air Balls; Nobody vs. 4 Money. Team Nemetz vs. Air Brills; 4 Money vs. Defending Champs; Nobody vs. Double Stuff. Air Balls vs. Nobody; Double Sluff vs. 4 Money Defending Champs vs. Team Nemetz. 4 Money vs. Air Balls; Nobody vs. Team Nemetz; Defending Champs vs. Double Stuff. Double Stuff vs. Air Balls; Team Nemetz vs. 4 Money; Nobody vs. Defending Champs. Exact schedule that appear s in today's Hastings Banner is subject to change. • Boys 16 and above pool champions play round robin with two best advancing to championship game. • Games will have a maximum time of 45 minutes. Games go to 15 points. • A Slam Dunk contest will be held at m-' afternoon and public volin • wilt Se the way a champion will be selected. WEST ALLIS. Wise. — Bob Senneker. of Dorr, scored his 84th win of his American Speed Association career Saturday by taking first-place honors in the Badgerland 200. Senneker. the ASA's all-time leader in victories, won for the seventh time at Milwaukee and matched his car number with his 84th ASA track triumph. After 16 events. Senneker is 12th in ASA points with 2.092. Dave Sensiba. The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In Barry County! /948-8366 UN RIDGE >LF COURSE Mandy, 2 GOLFERS WITH CART Sweet Sixteen $18°° Weekdays until 3pm litre. Bad last weekend in Lansing. Carter, lhe son of Barry County racer Steve Carter, was No. 1 at the biggest race of the year that included racers from five different states. Currently, Carter ranks near the top in points for the season. BERLIN RACEWAY < THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM YOU COULD BE THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK...and we're looking/jr YOU! Everyone Welcome. Come and Meet New Friends? If jouxe j loving, caring, responsible person who i* fnokine to help Driving Range Open (Nursing Assistant) training is available here at Thomarple Manor for others, sou just may be the person have been searching for. CENA qualified individuals. If clxnen to he in the class, sou will become an employee of Thomapple Manor The hourly wage to start is $" SI We also offer health, sick and vacation benefits, as well a* pre us retire­ ment savings. Classes start September 14 th and end Sept-mher 29th. The first 6 days of class run from S am to 4 pm and the last 5 days are from 6.30 am to 2:30 pm. Classes are not held on the weekend and there is no charge for the classes. Enrollment for class ts limited, so come to Thomapple Manor A SA P. tn schedule an interview befoir September 4th Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE <>nlv IO Mimilft trum (>un l^l>r X 1 Minutrv from *l.axa<rt<|% Convenience Is... A Pharmacy Whose Staff Works Side By Side With Your _ - Physician! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days Veteran driver Bob Curry »et a blistering pace to win the 40-lap feature race for Late Model Slocks Saturday at lhe Berlin Raceway. Tom Thomas ended up second in the Late Model finale and Hastings' Joe Bush finished in the third position. Other weekly winners at Berlin were Dave Cutler in the 25-lap Sportsman cars feature and Ross Meeuwsen in lhe 30-lap Super Slocks main event. leaders in points for the season are Bob Holley (1,029) in Late Models. Brian Wiersma (959) in Super Stocks and Scott Thomas (761) in Sportsman Stocks. The Auto Value Super Winged Sprint cars along with the Late Models and Sportsman cars will compete in a holiday program Saturday. Sept. 5. KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Brandon Lyons won again, taking the Limited Late Model feature last Saturday al the Kalamazoo Speedway. Lyons, of Delton, added distance between him and the other contenders for point honors with the victory. He still remains No. I in points for the season. Also in Limited Late Model action. Kevin Farris finished 21st in the B feature and Gabe High wound up 17th also in the B feature. In the Factory Stocks. Budd Hybels . was 2()th in the A feature. Brad Shellenbarger came in seventh in the A feature. Brian Bergakker placed 10th in the A feature. Gary VanArsdale came in 18th in lhe A feature. John TerMeer had a 14th place finish in the A feature and Bill Waldon was 19th in the A feature. Hybels ts now fourth in points. Bergakker and Shellenbarger is 14th. Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Barbara Bedford. ( lerk Rutland < harter lownship 2461 Heath Rtud. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616)948 2194 CARTER WINS Travis Carter, of Lake Odessa, won the Honda Junior Class feature at regionals Travis Carter's wheels fired into victory lane last weekend in Lansing. (Photo lhe application lor the above request is available for inspection al the Rutland Charter Township Hall, between the hours of 9.00 a m and 12:00 noon Mondays and I hursday s. Rutland Charter lownship will provide necessary rea­ sonable auxiliary aids and sen ices at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or sen ices should contact the Township < lerk al the address or telephone number listed below of Middleville, is right behind Senneker with 2.082 points after finishing 24th in the Badgerland 20. Gary St. Amant leads all ASA racers with 2,727 points. The Sept. 7 ASA race takes place in . St. Paul. MN and is the at the Minnesota ; State Fair Speedway. provided) NOTICE IS HEREBY: To act upon a request of Tyler Guernsey for a variance to reduce the west side lot requirement from twenty (20) feel to fifteen (15) feet. This property is zoned ”C2" Community Business District. Rutland Charter lownship Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of twenty (20) feel for side lot in “C2" district. The prop­ erty is located at 1110 W. Green Street and is described as: Senneker wins No. 84 in ASA’s Badgerland 200 Moore's Team vs. Factory Friends; Bill Dawe's Team vs. Matt Garber's; Storms' Team - Bye. Senior Citizen Discount See TRACKS Continued on page 13 1009 West Green St. (616) 948-3136 ; �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998 - Page 13 Summerfest Fun Run slated for Saturday; youth encouraged This weekend's Summerfest celebration will sec the I Ith running of the “Naturally High" Fun Run. as well as the return of the Fun Run finisher's T-shirt. Many community organizations have worked with Barry County Substance .Abuse Services to sponsor, organize and make possible the 1998 run. All participants, young or young-athcart. in Saturday's non-compctitivc run­ ning or walking event will be awarded the traditional finisher's T-shirt at the finish line As always, the run promotes a healthy, drug-free lifestyle with emphasis on family fun and community pndc This year’s run will begin al 9:30 a m. Saturday in the parking lot cast of the Hast­ ings Middle School All participants arc asked to gather in the starting area pnor to 9:30. The participants will be running of walking a one-milc course which will circle the schools and finish in the parking lot cast of the middle school. Wheelchairs and strollers arc welcome in the event, but due to safety concerns, roller-blades, bicycles, and skateboards arc not allowed to be used. All area young people arc invited to par­ ticipate. The event's organizer, Liz Lenz, stresses that all levels of runners and walk­ ers arc encouraged to be a part of this activ- Continued from page 12 THE NEW 96 SPEEDWAY Van Guricy Jr. was able to use three red flags during the 30-lap feature to better his car enough to move past Steve Suever and take the checkered flag in Saturday's Auto Value Super Sprint feature. The victory was Gurley's third at Lake Odessa, but his first of the *98 campaign. The other big winners at the Lake Odessa speedway were Rick Stout in the (MCA Modified finale and Tim Stott in the Street Stock feature. For Stott, it was his first appearance at Lake Odessa and he made the most of it. For Stout, it was his third season track triumph. Joe Baker, of Hastings, finished sixth in the IMCA feature and Clarksville's Jeff LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING In the matter of RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY Social Security 362-48-4886 To RICHARD FREDERICK PHINISEY whose address ts unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following Notice A hearing will be held on Friday Octo­ ber 2 1998 al 9 00 a m in the probate courtroom 315 West Green Street Marshall Michigan be­ fore Judge Harter regarding a petition for ap­ pointment of a personal representative June 17 1998 Diane K Woods (P52818) 119 West Michigan Avenue Marshall Ml 49068 616-781-7500 Yvonne Orbeck 182 Kings Lane Battle Creek Ml 49017 (9/24) SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ & ASSOCI­ ATES PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SAuE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bruce D Culver, a married man and Donna Culver his wife to Summit Mortgage Services Inc a Michigan Corporation Mortgagee dated October 22 1997 and recorded on December 4 1997 m Document >1004869 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Banc One Finan cial Services tnc by mesne assignment dated October 30 1997 and recorded on April 13 1998 m Document >1010324 E<- y County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty Nine Thousand One Hundred Seven and 79/100 Dol­ lars ($59 107 70). including interest at 13 375% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided rjtce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast tngs Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m on Septem­ ber 17 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Prairieville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as LOTS 5 AND 6 OF SHADY HEIGHTS AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 ’ The redemption period shall be 6 months from lhe date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241 a m *h<h case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 6 1998 Banc One Financial Services Inc PETZ $ ASSOCIATES PC 20902 Mach Grosse Pointe Wcods Ml 48236 File >1346-117 (9/31 Sherwood wound up l()th. In the Street Stocks. Freeport's Ben Christie finished fourth. Hastings' Ben Curtis was seventh. Freeport's Frank Thompson placed ninth. Freeport's Jay Steinbach-Green took 13th. Hastings' Daryl Price was 16th and Hastings' Dan Hubble was 17th. The season championships will be held at the New 96 Speedway this Saturday with open sprints. IMCA Modified* and Street Stocks taking part ip the holiday extravaganza. Graphics and Pleasantview PTO In addition, many community volunteer­ ing will tic helping and providing race safe­ ty during the Fun Run Last year, the Fun Run saw a crowd ol nearly 350 participants and volunteers The events' organizers arc hoping for an even better turnout this year. GOLFERS Continued from page 11 At the Coldwater Invitational on Aug. 24 Hastings was 18th out of a field of 20 teams with a 372. Hartland was the champion at that event with a 294 and O­ K White member East Grand Rapids finished ninth with a 329. Obreiter topped all Saxons al Coldwaler with an 80. Nystrom was second with a 93. Cole carded a 99, Doe ended with an even 100 and Michael Clemens tallied a 111. YMCA NEWS Driving for Two... Delton Kellogg's Jill Vickery (44) drives baseline against a Plainwell defender in Tuesday's season opening prep hoop game against Plainwell. The Panthers host the Hastings Saxons in Barry County basketball action tonight. TRACKS Hy Families are also encouraged to partici­ pate There is no registration or registration fee. Donations arc accepted to help w ith lhe cost of providing the t-shirts. “The Summerfest Fun Run kicks off the beginning of another ‘drug-free’ school year, and looks to involve many communi­ ty youth and adults in an alternative activi­ ty The run is intended to be positive for everyone as both a physical event, and a rewarding experience for youth, parents and volunteers." Lenz said. Community organizations sponsoring the run include the Hastings Exchange Club. Bonanza Air Management Systems. Hast­ ings Orthopedic Clinic. Pennock Hospital and Wellness Center. Flcxfab Horizons International. Macleod Chiropractic Cen­ ter. MainStreet Savings Bank, the Chrysler Superstore of Hastings, the Hastings Lions Club, the Hastings Rotary Club, the Fclpausch Food Center. Hastings' McDonalds, Southeastern PTO, Fclpausch Food Center, Edward Jones. Hastings Kmart. Progressive On Monday. Sept. 14. at 7 p.m.. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA-Youth Council's women’s fall volleyball league. The meeting will be held in room B-125 of the Hastings High School. Any team wish­ ing to play must attend or send a represen­ tative to this meeting. Those unable to attend, must call the YMCA. 945-4574. before the meeting. League games will begin on Monday. Sept. 28. Teams may practice on Monday. Sept. 14 and 21 from 7:40-9:15 p.m. Teams may register by completing the enclosed team roster and sending a check to the YMCA. PO. Box 252. Hastings The cost to enter a team is $ 150. Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. If you have any questions be sure to give The YMCA a call at 945-4574. Our Dad is MIKE . ■ SWhen it's time to go and we’re happy to say, he turns 30 today! August 27th Love Sean. Josh. Kody and Mom (Kris) B League Champs... The Jarman/Lydy Construction team took first-place honors in the YMCA Women's Softball League this summer. Team members are (front row) Jay Phillips. Deb Lukas, Amanda Hull-Neeson. Laura Jarman; (back row) Chris Tyrell. Deb McKenna. Tracy Keeler. Sue Owen. Tammy Redman and Kim Emelaneer. Missing from the photo are Gale Hull. Diane Wiersum. Lissa Toncray. Denise Dragoo and Cheryl Goggins. (Photo provided) Back To School 3Ot& Getting your educational experience. Make your children children aware of the world around them and how ready for the wonderful it can be. start of school ScaAcif! takes some time and effort, but the payoff can be tremendous. IOS Discount thru Sept, on Detailing. this includes such services as buff & wax, interior shampoo, truck & motor cleaning, combination specials, etc. Start talking to them about school and encouragingtheir efforts as early as possible. Take an interest in their activities Most importantly, turn off the and their friends. television and read to your children or with them. Get them involved Become an active participant in their with books and literature. Once Hastings Detail Shop school. Join the parent­ they find out how much fun 1510 Star Schixil Rd., Hastings, Ml 49058 1/4 .Mile south o/E.IV. Bliss teacher organization: volunteer in class or in reading can be. there’ll be the office; become involved in their - Over 15 Ycnrs Experience - 616-945-5607 education. Make sure they Wc would like to thank everyone family, fnends and unknown fnends for their support and love that you have given to us and to our son. Bryan, with the gift of food, visits. Howers, planters, trees, letters, phone calls, prayers, the money for Bryan’s memorial fund and lhe kind words we needed to hear Thank you. Wren Funeral Home, for all your help. Thomapple Valley Church tor having such open hearts and allowing us to have Bryan* service there and for providing the luncheon. Jim Baily and Cindy Wilcox for the service and eulogy. Meagan and Holly for their poem There is no word* to really express how thankful wc are to everyone who has been there for us in person and prayers and are still there lor u* Wc needed you and love all of you Your love ha* touched our heart* and live* Uthi Hlcw Eicn One of You Thank You So len Much Lmv. Roh. Tumnu. Rohh\ A .-tnuoula Lev PS Wc knov Bryan thank* you. too have all the necessary supplies.The school district distributes a list of required school supplies no stopping them. Getting your child ready for school takes a little more than getting them dressed and on the hus. But lhe reward can last a for each grade. Several area stores also have prepackaged supplies for each grade. They're a great way to save time and money. Set aside a time and a place lor homework. Consistency is the There's no news like community news. key. This makes it part of the routine and easier to remember. Go places with your children. Even if it’s just a trip lo the park or lhe grocery store, turn it into a fun and We cover it all in J-Ad Graphics publications. 1952 N. Broadway. Hastings 945-9554 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1998 LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Robert A. Tremain ft Associate*. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BERN­ HARDT WILHELMS JR AND SHERRY M WIL HELMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to COMMON­ POINT MORTGAGE A MICHIGAN CORPORA TlON Mortgagee dated May 29 1997 and recorded on June 6 1997 tn Liber 697 on page 232 Barry County Records Michigan and as signed by said mortgagee to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated July 8 1998 and recorded on July 13, 1998 as #1014929 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot forty seven thousand eight hundred twenty three and 60/100 Dollars ($47,823 60) including interest at 11 990% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 p m on September 10 1998 Said premises are situated m VILLAGE OF DELTON Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as LOT 33 OF THE VILLAGE OF DELTON AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE Lady Vikes move past Lady Saxons Lakewood was on the move, while Hustings had its problems getting going during lhe opening night of prep girls' basketball action Tuesday al Lakewood High School. The Lady Vikings streaked out to a 15­ 2 lead after one quarter and a 35-7 advantage at half to coast by the Lads Saxons 63-24 Coach Mike Maciasz said his team's grueling off-season workouts were probably the reason for the lopsided final score. "We scrimmaged some real good teams that showed us hey you got to move" Maciasz said. "The girls are in great shape and were moving the ball in flight. We were in better shape: were used to the heat." The Lady Vikings had three players who tallied double figures: Jennifer Nielsen. Shannon Spencer and Jill Benschoter. Nielsen, a senior forward, led the blue and while with 19 points. 13 of those coming in the first two quarters. Spencer, a junior guard, pumped in 17 points. 11 of those coming in the last two quarters. And Benschour. a junior fromliner. tallied 11 points and provided some solid defensive play off the Lakewood bench. "Our bench determines if we win or lose." Maciasz said. "Jill really played some great defense. (Andrea) Koch and (Tracy) Thelen also did great jobs and were our unsung heroes." Eight players collected points for lhe Lady Saxons with Jill Williams leading lhe way with 5 markers. Things did not start off well for new coach Scott Allan\ squad and it was difficult to reverse that trend as the game progressed. "We got down early and things didn't go our way." Allan said "By the lime you looked at the scoreboard, it (the result) was at hand “ In the second half. Hastings began to show more emotion A Katie Noteboom block, a Virginia Jennings steal that led to a fast break layup and a Williams block were positive plays that were turned in by the Lady Saxons in lhe third stanza. "The kids in lhe fourth quarter played harder and executed better." Allan said. Spencer and her teammales, though, continued their surge inn the final eight minutes. Spencer scored two layups off fast breaks to give the Lady Vikings a 58­ 18 lead with 5:48 to play and seal the win for Maciasz' squad. Junior Varsity Hastings 47’ Lakewood 46 Kristen Wildem scored 15 and Liz Nida 9 for the winning Saxon squad. Kim Elsie tallied 13 and Ashley Frost 9 for lhe Lady Vikings. 29 The reden ption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption period shall be 3C days from the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Robert A Tremain & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (8/27) Frosh Hastings 31 Lakewood 15 Coach Scott Allan makes the call from the Saxon sideline. Angie Aspinall scored 8 points, rebounded 5 and blocked 2 for the victors. Stephanie Courtright pulled down 6 rebounds to go along with her 4 assists and Heather Krebs collected 5 caroms- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald J Hermenitt II and Denise J Hermenrtt. husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee dated July 25 1997 and recorded on July 31. 1997. in Liber 703 on Page 551. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Surty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One and 64/100 doMars ($68 221 64) including merest at 11 50% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2/1 and 8/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Or angeviile Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 2 North. Range 10 West described as commencing at the North­ west corner of sad Section 16 thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 683 91 feet along the West line of sard Sec­ tion 16 to the point of beginning thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 seconds East 854 17 feet to the Centerline of Lindsay Road, thence South 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 sec­ onds West 353 57 feet along said Centerline thence Nonh 88 degrees 49 minutes 24 se­ conds West 634 33 feet to the West line of said Section 16 thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 281 47 feet along said West line to the point of beginning Sub­ ject to lhe rights of the public over the Easterly portion of said parcel as used for roadway purposes on Lindsay Road The redemption period shall be 12 monlh(s) from the date ol such sale Dated July 30 1998 AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Jennifer Nielsen (32) tallied 19 points to lead the Lady Vikings past the Lady Saxons in the season opener for both teams. Auto Glass . • Ml Makes <X. Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: (248) 842-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File #98076599 (8/27) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael D McClean and Cnstme L McClean husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Heartwell Mort­ gage Corporation A Mchgan Corporation Mort­ gagee datt-1 April 28 1994 and recorded on April 29 1994 in Lioer 603 on Page 477 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION as assignee by an assignment which was recorded on August 19 1997 as Document No 1000532 Barry County Recc'ds on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be dt e at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One and 98/100 dollars ($48 181 98) in­ cluding interest at 9 00° • per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the state m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on Septem­ ber 10 1996 Said premises are sit.iated m CITY OF HAST­ INGS Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot i of b*ock 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings Barry County Michigan according to the recorded Ptat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 a m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days trom the date of such sale Dated July 30 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 Fde #9604393? (8/27) Hastings' Katie Loftus (44) gets past Lakewood’s Jill Benschoter (41) and drives toward the hole in action from Tuesday. Expert Installation Hi. my name is Mary, Thinking about losing weight? f Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 B 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hostings J| Call Now! 616*945*5085 I 'l.ibltMied in 1‘Ui, I lost 30 pounds in 3 months and KEPT THIS WEIGHT OFF FOR OVER 2 YEARS! 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September 10. 1998 TIME 9 00am to 5 00 p m The current apportionments are being proposed for maintenance performed in 1997/98 Appeal of an apportionment may be made within ten (10) days after this hearing by making application to the Barry County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review Persons with disabilities needing accommoda­ tions tor participation should contact the Drain Commissioner one week in advance Robert W Shatter Barry County Drain Commissioner f Friday, Saturday & Sunday August 28 — 30 Hastings Rotary Club MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK, FSB NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the members of MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB, will be held at the bank's offices at 629 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan, on Tuesday. September 15. 1998. Polls will be open at 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The annual meeting is to follow at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect two directors, and to transact any other business that mas come before the meeting SANDRA K. NICHOLS. Secretary Annual HOT DOG SALE HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Notice of Budget Hearing Polish Dogs A public hearing on the proposed 1999 budgets for the General Fund and Township Improvement Revolving Fund will be held at the township hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml. 49058 on September 8. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. Con of Pop: Diet Coke, Coke or Sprite THE PROPERTY TAX RATE PRO­ POSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THIS HEARING. Hot Dogs At the HASTINGS ROTARY CLUB CONCESSION Proceeds will be used for community pro/eers A copy of the budgets is available lor inspection at the township hall Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk. Bonnie Crunenden, at the above address or call 948-9690 or 945-3291 at least seven (7) days in advance �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27 1996 - Page 15 COURT NCUJS: A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 27 days in jail with credit for 27 days served on an attempted second-de­ gree child abuse conviction Michael Allen Thomas was arrested May 29 after he uas accused of throwing a bu­ tane lighter into a camp fire, causing thirddegree bums to an 8-year-old Hastings girl. The girl suffered severe bums to her hair, ears, face and amts Thomas a!»o was found to have a .29 blood alcohol content during the incident. Thomas also was given two years proba­ tion as part of his sentence. In other recent court business: • Timothy Leach. 18. of Hastings, will be sentenced Oct. 29 on a probation viola­ tion conviction. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Real Estate For Sate Auto For Kent ABSOLUTELY A'.L CREDIT CONSIDERED! I Kent Finance has expand». programs. Cash for any * available for homcow neu. A .ucal lender vou can Uu-i AP­ PLY BY PHONE TODAY! I800-856-7782 1989 MERCURY SARLE: Excellent runner. $1,200 OBO. 945-2857 FOR RENT: Two bedroom home in country, nice yard. $485 plus deposit and utilities. Call 623-8743 Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000 craft show. Call Pam al 616-868-5212 < 29 PEOPLE WANTED to get . paid $$$ for lhe pounds or i nches , you will lose in the next 30days. ALL NATURAL/GUARAN••TEED. Call Deb 616-891<9952._________________________ U f- BUYING OLD POST CA RDS. 'Bev 948-4094________________ ?CARD OFTHANKSThc famz'ily of Olive Mason extends sin- ^ccre thanks to our relatives, ■ Triends and lhe w hole commu­ nity for the support and sym- pa thy we received during this /time of sorrow. A very special >thanks to Ed Diekhoff for or­ ganizing the church service and ^luncheon. Special thanks to the ^Woodgrove Brethren ChrisCTian Parish for furnishing a ' luncheon. Garage Sale ^GARAGE SALE: Saturday 8‘l. Come early. Diningroom table. ^1940kitchen chairs, apple crates, shelves, small TVs, rrystfl gobblers, clocks, antiques, lamps, small table, other misc. 820 W. Madison. SALE AUGUST 28TH & •29TH8-4: Antiques, collectibles and household. Lots of every­ thing. Wood and metal lathes, -pump organ. Saunders computer desk, lifetime collection of ,former owners ot Historic Bowens Mills. 2 miles north Yankee Springs State Park off Briggs Rd., watch for signs THURS-SAT POSSIBLY SUN 9am-7pm. 4002 Gun Lake Rd. Hastings Lots of items to sell. Everything must go. Waterbed. TV. VCR and etc GARAGESALE: August 28 & 29 from 9am to 6pm. Saturday. Everything left will be drasti­ cally reduced. Computer system, riding lawnmower. 1945 John Deere B. 1990 Chevy Corsica, police scanner, portable CD player, goodclean clothes, much, much more 4502 Davidson Rd <6 miles SE of Hastings) From M-37 take M-79 cast to McKeown, south to Sager, cast to Davidson It will be worth the drive1________________________ GARAGE SALE, 8AM-5PM WEDNESDAY SEPT 2ND ONLY!! 2276 WASABINANG. HASTINGS ON ALGONQUIN LAKE. TAKE STATE RD TO CHIPPEWA TRAIL FOL­ LOW SIGNS. CLOTHES, TOYS AND OTHER ODDS AND ENDS. NOTHING OVER $2. YARD SALE: 3 FAMILIES. 1620 Coats Grove Rosd - just off Barber Road. (3rd house on right). August 27-28-29, 9am­ ?. laitsofclothing - ladies, boys. girls some baby clothes; dishes, pots • pans, stuffed toys, old T.V. Guides, old 8 track tapes, cassettes, blankets, sheets, magazines, old racing maga­ zines, pictures, old picture frames, snack set dishes, ladies handbags, curtain rods, glass tjars, knick-knacks. Thermos jugs, ice chest, coolers, bowl­ ing halls, recipe books, large i-doghouse, suitcases, toaster, ■-hair dryer, 455-Olds 98-netds ‘.repair, vaporisers, crutches, ; lots of misc'.llaneous; riding •fawn mower, 8-ft. param boat • & jointer wood planer. jy-ARD SALE 426 E Court. .-Hastings kids clothes and toys. ;Sat Aug 29th. 8am-4pm TEMPORARY LABOR ____ ON DEMAND maroon nuo tom LABQR READY National Ads CABLE INSTALLER: To $l.000/wk.. on job training. Work own hours Need Now! Major Co. (616) 949-2424 Jobline Fee BEVERAGE/FOOD DELIV­ ERY DRIVER: To 50K & ben­ efits! Local! Will train! (616)­ 949-2424 Jobhnc Fee Recreation *86 KAWASAKI 454: Excel­ lent condition. $ 1.000OB0.9455147 FOR SALE: 1979. 24 Coach­ man Travel Trailer, fully self contained, sleeps 8. excellent condition. Call after 4pm. 948­ 4487 tjawn & Garden WATER GARDENING Wa­ ler Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi. liners, pumps, filters. Apol’s Landscap­ ing Co. 9340 Kalamazoo. Caledonia. 616-698-1030 Mobile Homes ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604____________________ FIRST TIME HOME fepf tsent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you men­ tion this ad. I-8OO-672-96O4 REPO: MUST SELLwill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604 I For Sale MUSTSELL! Following items like new; Queen size mattress set $150 Beautiful oak table and 4 chairs $110; Sofa and matching chair $225; Bunk beds solid pine $140; Table lamps $15; Daybed beautiful while and gold $85. & much more! Offers. 1-517-541­ 1109 Help Wanted HASTINGS MANPOWER is currently looking for applicants with experience assembling pic­ nic tables, park benches, tables, book shelves, etc. Should have knowledge of power hand tools, tape measure, basic blue prints. Mulliken area fabricating com­ pany. $7.0Q/per hour, full-time, room for growth. Must have reli­ able transportation and pass a drug screen. Please apply at Manpower of Hastings, (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N. Mar­ ket St. Call 948-3000 EOE. WIRE EDM Middleville area company is in need of person with experience programming and operating EDM. Should be able to perform basic mainte­ nance of machine and support equipment. Full time opportu­ nity with excellent benefit pack­ age. Please submit resume to Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N. Mar­ ket St. Call 948-3000 E O.E. REAL ESTATE MORT­ GAGE: Area financial institu­ tion has an opening for an expe­ rienced OPC (Originator. Pro­ cessor. Closer) in Real Estate Mortgage dept. Must assist in providing correct loan docu­ ments. ordering reports, surveys, and deeds. Assists in collections, staff support, and as a Notary Republic. Must have experience in bank operations, and loan dept. Full-time position. If this is you. please submit resume to Man­ power of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N. Mar­ ket St. Call 948-3000 EOE. TRANSCRIPTIONIST: Hastings company is in need of a person with transcription expe­ rience as well as billing, accounts receivable, general office, good phone skills, and communica­ tion skills. Full-limeopportunity with good pay. Please submit resume to Manpower of Hastings (behind Riverbend Travel) 127 N Market St. Call 948-3000 EOE LARGE UNUSUAL coffee tabic 6x3 must be seen. Call 945­ 4853 for appt. AIRLINE CUSTOMER SER­ VICE: To $19 23/hr.,& excel­ lent benefits! Start Now! (616)­ 949-2424 Jobhnc Fee_________ SATELLITE DISH & 3 RE­ CEIVERS. $500 OBO. CALL AFTER 6:00PM, 616-945­ 9340. FRONT DESK/CLERICAL: To $14.2(¥hr.. & benefits! Per­ manent! Advancement! (616)­ 949-2424 Jobline Fee_________ REMINGTON 11-87 SPS 12 GAUGE special purpose with synthetic stocks, warranty box and all accessories included, hardly used, only 1 year old, must sell! $50Q/obo, 948-2863. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN: Lim­ ited licensed Psychologist or M.S.W. Recent graduates con­ sidered but must have completed all relevant internships and have obtained licensure or certifica­ tion. Successful candidate will function in several differing set­ tings with differing populations. Experience in crisis work, group work, and family therapy very helpful. Send resume lo: Barry County Community Mental Health Services. 915 W. Green St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. No phone calls. EO E____________ AMWAY PRODUCTS deliv­ ered UPS to your door. Call for details and free samples! 616­ 343-1976 Business Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888_________ PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson HcMcrly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545.________________________ WESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rales, freecsiimates. Insured. Bucket truck Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: “LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS PREB ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093 QUALITY FENCE, LAWN­ CARE and brush hogging. Tim Rosenberg. 948-8874 HAIRSTYLIST; WANTED Full- or Part-time Call... Lifestyles ? 945-5444 HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St. Freeport. MI EOE HELP WANTED: Respon­ sible. neat*appcaring driver for bank courier route. Excellent driving record and a valid State of Michigan driver's license is required. Aftemoons-approximately 12 hours per week. Ap­ ply at the Personnel Office. Hastings City Bank !50W.Court St.. Hastings. Ml. 49058 EO E. M/F CLEANING PROFES­ SIONAL BUILDING: Must live in Wayland area. Call 616­ 792-4200. ATTENTION IMMEDIATE OPENING AVAILABLE$500 week to start. Michigan based company is now hiring for 10 new positions, that are secure with no byoffs. These positions arc due to * 'urge increase in business production and expan­ sion. If you are reliable and over 18 years old Call 948-2298 HELP WANTED ASAP Must be able to work weekends and nights only. Must be 21 Call 948-2977 ponce B€RT Leach was on probation for a 1997 con­ viction of breaking and entering. He vio­ lated probation by failing to report to his probation officer. His sentencing, originally scheduled for Aug. 20. was adjourned pending charges in district court, stemming from the baseball bat beating last month of a Johnstown Township man • Bruce Wyatt. 30. of Plainwell, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit for 10 days served, costs and fines of $1,000 and was placed on three years probation on a charge of second offense possession of a controlled substance. In exchange for his guilty plea, other charges of possession of cocaine less than 25 grams and being a habitual offender were dismissed. Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy Kuzava. noting Wyatt had a "substan­ tial history" with substance abuse, said. "Wc feel a period of incarceration is reason­ able." though she noted he has a child to support. "He should have thought of that ahead of time.” she added. Work release was granted, but not until the first 30 days of the 90-day sentence is completed. He also must submit to chemi­ cal testing and receive substance abuse counseling. Circuit Judge James Fisher noted that Wyatt had done "not much of anything (criminal) for the last five years, so you have the ability to comply with the law.” • A bench trial has been set for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28 for Mark Alan Miller. 18, of Middleville, who has been charged with breaking and entering with intent to com­ mit larceny, in connection with the break­ in at the Babylon Hair Salon. 114 River St., Middleville. If convicted. Miller could spend as much as 10 years in prison. He stood mute to the charge July 23 and a plea of not guilty was entered in bis behalf. A hearing was scheduled for Sept. I on a motion ».o suppress a search warrant. • Jason Baldwin. 25, Hastings, pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a motor ve­ hicle under the influence of alcohol, care­ less driving and two counts of fleeing and eluding in connection with an incident March 28 in which his vehicle struck a fence at the comer of Montgomery and Madison in He was drirnninrd la have had a .21 blood alcohol level and was driving at a high rate of speed, authorities said. He could be sentenced to up to 90 days in jail and be assessed a $90 to $500 fine with suspension or revocation of his li­ cense for 90 days. • Timothy Fox, 18. of Middleville, pleaded not guilty to a charge of probation violation, second offense. His case has been adjourned to Sept. 24. when he will be arraigned. He is accused of malicious destruction of property under $100 July 23. He was on probation at that time for a home invasion conviction in 1997. when he had been given Holmes Youthful Training Act sta­ tus. was on probation for four years and was on a tether On Dec. 8. 1997. he pleaded guilty to probation violation and was sentenced to six months in jail and had his HYTA sta­ tus and tether revoked. The second offense probation violation charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and/or a fine of $3,000. • Bret Jay Ferro, 17, of Shelbyville, was sentenced to six months in jail, with the last 90 days suspended until the end of his two years of probation, on a charge of re­ ceiving and concealing stolen property over $100. The charge stems from the May 16 theft of car stereo speakers in Orangeville Township. Noting that Ferro has "quite a lengthy record with the juvenile system." Kuzava said. "It appears he has not learned from his past mistakes. 1 understand he has a child on the way. I hope he learns it's time to grow up." His attorney. Terry Knoll, said, "He's made strides forward in regards to his fu­ ture. obtaining and maintaining a full-time job despite transportation problems." • Matthew Corwin Rooks, 21. of Hopkins, was sentenced to six months in the county jail, with credit for 29 days served for probation violation because of substance abuse. He had been on probation for a larceny conviction. Kuzava said the report on him said he is "lazy and uncooperative" and he "has no de­ sire to engage in his rehabilitation, there­ fore he needs stronger incentive." His attorney. Dwyer, said Rooks "has remained employed in the last six months and has been a cooperative, productive citi­ zen. There have been significant improve­ ments in attitude and work ethic." But Fisher told him. "It appears that probation hasn't worked out for you. by virtue of your attitude. You don't plan to change your life " • Bobby Mack Sines. 31. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to probation violation. He was scheduled for sentencing Sept 10 Boy, 9, to receive commendation j । IRVING TOWNSHIP - Nine-year-old Nicholas McNee was hurt and his mom was pinned in their car. which sat wrecked against a tree last Thursday In spite of the pain in his stomach. Nicholas, who knew he was their only chance for getting help, climbed out of the wreckage and began walking down the road. He later collapsed in the middle of Engle Road just north of Grange Road, and was found by an approaching motorist. "He couldn't walk any more because his stomach hurt." said Trooper Jennifer Wickham of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. His mother. Beth Anne McNee of 5280 Engle Road, who is seven months pregnant, was taken to Pennock Hospital with a broken leg. and later transferred to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids The baby is fine anJ she is recovering at home after being released Tuesday, said Wickham. Nicholas, who suffered a torn intestine, was admitted to Pennock Hospital and later released. Wickham said her department plans to award Nicholas with a certificate for showing bravery and courage by aiding his mom. The accident occurred when McNee lost control of the vehicle on a gravel road. Wickham, said. McNee and Nicholas were both wearing seat belts. McNee was issued a speeding citation. More than 40 mail boxes smashed RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - Police expect to charge several juvenile males with malicious destruction of property after they went on a crime spree Aug. 18 that resulted in the destruction of 40 to 46 mail boxes around Algonquin Lake. Trooper Michael Greenwood of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police said more than $500 in total damage was done to the mail boxes between 12:30 a m. and 3 a m. on that date. "We got one complainant whom we talked to that told us a whole mess of mail boxes had been damaged and that if we drove around Ottawa Trail. Iroquois Trail and Hammond Road that we would see them." said Greenwood. "So we drove around and wrote down the addresses for all the ones that we found damaged." Greenwood said the juveniles, who all live in the vicinity, apparently used baseball bats and/or sledge hammers to destroy the boxes. Police said some victims are reporting that their boxes are being fixed by the suspects, who are also apparently making apologies. Man seeks sexual harassment charges HOPE TOWNSHIP - A 43-year-old Kalamazoo painter is seeking sexual harassment charges against his boss whom he says continues to touch him in a sexual way despite being asked not to. The man said his boss, a 52-year-old Kalamazoo man. made comments that he would like to kiss him and that he loves him He has also allegedly touched his arm and back in a caressing way. though the victim told the boss that he was not interested in "that type of relationship." The victim said on the latest occurrence, he was crawling into the boss' pickup truck to retrieve something when he felt the man place his hand on his buttocks. When a witness exclaimed "Whoa!." the boss removed his hand and allegedly said "He caught me." The incidents remain under investigation by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. - Woman who loses cash gets lucky CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Thomapple Lake Estates woman who accidentally left her driveway Monday with her folder full of money, a coupon payment book and a check stub on top of the car had most of the money returned to her, thanks to some honest teenagers. Sgt. Jason Sixberry said the father of one of the two girls, ages 12 and 13 who live in the trailer park, turned about $l.64(Tof the cash of the $2,358 lost over to authorities. "His daughter advised that lhe money was flying all over the area, so they decided to pick it up and bring it to this department." said Sixberry. "Prior to entering the items into property, the owner of the property showed up to receive them." The owner of the cash was able to locate another $210. Sixberry said. Possession, cultivation charges sought JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - Acting on an anonymous lip. Barry County Sheriffs Deputies confiscated 11 marijuana plants, a bowl containing three marijuana cigarettes and one brass smoking pipe at a home on Mill Lake Road Aug. 16. They also confiscated two uncased guns - a 16 gauge shotgun and a 22 caliber long rifle, both unloaded. Charges for cultivation of marijuana, felony firearms and possession of marijuana are pending against the 33-year-old man and 24-year-old female who lived at the residence. The man was arrested and lodged on the cultivation charge. Nashville man suspected of molesting girl NASHVILLE - A 41-year-old Nashville man is suspected by Barry County Sheriffs Detectives of molesting his 17-year-old daughter in the girl’s bedroom recently. The girl told police she had stayed home from school and the man asked her if she wanted to go swimming. After the father and daughter were finished swimming, the man entered his daughter's bedroom as she was taking off her bathing suit and allegedly touched her inappropriately while asking her if her boyfriend touches her in that manner. The incident remains under investigation. Shelbyville couple jailed on drug charges ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - HEMP Team Detectives arrested a Saddler Road couple Aug. 11 on felony warrants stemming from an investigation regarding the cultivation, manufacturing and delivery of marijuana. The 21-year-old woman and the 23-year-old man were lodged in the Barry County jail facing charges of committing the offenses in Orangeville township on or about July 2. If convicted, they could spend a maximum of four years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. Runaway girl found with local boy HASTINGS - A 15-year-old Kansas City girl reported as a runaway in Missouri was found at lhe home of a Church Street teenager Aug. 6 after her mother suspected she was with a boy she had met on the Internet. The girl told police she and lhe 18-year-old man each paid half of a $115 bus ticket for her to arrive in Kalamazoo, where he picked her up and brought her to his home, where he lives with his father. When asked by police what the sleeping arrangements were, the girl said both men were "perfect gentlemen" and she slept wherever the 18-year-old was not. She said she came to Hastings because she had gotten into a fight with her mother. Her mother told her to leave, but when she was allowed to return, they had another argument which caused her to decide to leave home. When her parents were contacted to come to Hastings to get their daughter, the parents said she had previously run away to Texas where they had to go to retrieve her Child abuse charges expected HASTINGS - A Hope Township man that a witness said struck a one-year-old child may be charged with third degree child abuse and possession of marijuana, said Hastings City Police Chief Jerry Sarver. Sarver said the alleged assault took place in the parking lot of lhe Movie Outpost on West State Street at about 10 p.m. Aug 18. Police arrived and were approached by the man who denied striking the child. A small amount of marijuana was found on the man and a marijuana cigarette was found in the ashtray. The child also appeared to have a visible injury, police said. The incident remains under investigation . �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 27. 199a Prairieville chief on stress-related leave of absence by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Prairieville Police Chief Charles Frary has been on a stress-related leave-of-absence since Aug. 8 and says he will not return to work until Township Supervisor Lloyd Goyings is no longer his immediate super­ visor. Officer Larry Gentry lias been appointed acting chief. Frary said he voluntarily took the leaveof-absence and admitted himself to Marshall's Oaklawn Hospital for psychi­ atric counseling after he lost his temper with Goyings on Friday. Aug. 7. Frary said Goyings repeatedly has ac­ cused him and Randy Yates of a coverup involving a break-in attempt of the police car garage that occurred late July 29. "It's a sad. sad time for everybody in the police department and for the residents of the township that we have a supervisor like that." said Frary. "Something needs to be done." Goyings maintains that damage to the service dcor. which Frary and Yates deter­ mined was caused by the break-in. existed before the incident. Goyings said. "I went on record that I didn't think there was a break-in." said Goyings. "There was no visible damage to the door, per se. That happened from someone trying to pry the door open. It's my opinion that there was no break-in." Goyings said he thought that lhe damage was instead caused when a cable for the overhead door jumped out of the roller, causing damage to the track. "It insults my honesty and integrity as a police officer." said Frary. who has been a police officer for 21 years, with nearly 14 years in Prairieville. "We have excellent evidence it was a break-in and the Michigan State Police agreed w;th me. They also felt it was a break-in." Officer Randy Yates, a part-time officer who discovered the break-in. also took a 14-day leave from the department. "Hi> stomach was in knots." said Frary. "Randy felt that Lloyd should go to the proper authorities if he felt there was a coverup or make a public apology in an open board meeting." Frary said Goyings told him prior to the Aug. 12 board meeting that he was not going to apologize to anybody. "He said this is a bunch of b.s. and it's nothing but a coverup.’" said Frary "I about lost it. He insulted everything I've stood for as a police officer and there was COA will have two millage requests (cont. from page 2) ing the project. The interest rate on unlim­ ited bonds would have provided a minimal savings. White said, but the COA Board thought the unlimited tax bond plan might have been difficult to explain to voters. The the unlimited bonds would have amounted to an interest savings of about one-fourth of one percent over the life of the bonds. White told the county board. The COA plans to officially kick off its millage campaign during Summerfest this weekend in Hastings. If the millage proposals are approved. White said, an architect would be directed to finalize plans for the project soon after the election and that construction might be started in the spring Plans for the proposed senior center call for a 37.000-square-foot building where the county's older adults can pursue hobbies, exercise and socialization. The new center would allow the COA to expand its programming, reduce the cost of meals for its nutrition program by having its own kitchen to prepare 53.000-plus meals per year and possibly deliver meals to homebound residents seven days a week instead of the current five. Pennington has said. Meals for area senior citizens now are purchased from the Senior Meals Program in Grand Rapids. The offices of the County COA also would be housed in the building. If voters approve the millage, the COA could leave behind its antiquated and dys­ functional structure on North Michigan Avenue in Hastings and relocate on about seven acres in another Hastings area loca­ tion. That current building is not totally hand­ icapped accessible and not enough parking space is available. Plumbing and wiring need to be upgraded, too. The three-fourths mill includes funds for land acquisition, bonding, utilities, parking lot paving, landscaping and possibly a couple of vans "to guarantee the public with some sort of access to the facility." no way this man was going to look at me and tell me I'm a crooked cop.” But Goyings said he did write a letter to Frary and Yales, apologizing for apparentlv inferring that the break-i-i had been staged and reports falsified by the two officers. Goyings said. "Randy said he wasn't going to come back until he got an apology, so I stood up to the plate and did it." said Goyings. "I must have made them feel like I was accus­ ing them of some conspiracy in this mat­ ter. I guess should have been more sensi­ ble in what I said." But Goyings added that "I'm still entitled to my opinion. I don't know why it came out the way it did." referring to Yates and Frary taking leaves of absence. Frary said even in his letter, however, Goyings still referred to the incident as an "alleged" break-in. As township supervisor. Goyings is the direct supervisor of the police chief and the fire chief, according to the township clerk. Normajean Campbell. Frary said he has asked the board on sev­ eral occasions to instead appoint a commit­ tee to oversee the departments, but to no avail. He did not. however, file any formal complaints about Goyings to the board, he said, but noted that some board members want to appoint a mediator between the two men "That's not going to accomplish any­ thing. This has been an ongoing thing be­ tween him and me for several years and it's just gotten worse. This was the straw that broke the camel's back." said Frary. who said seven Prairieville part-time and reserve officers, along with Frary, had met with Goyings regarding the constant hostility between the two men just two weeks be­ fore the break-in at the police station. "The officers told him, 'look, you and Chuck need to correkze and the hostility has got to stop,*" said Frary. who claimed that Goyings has tried to gain more and more control of the department. "He told me at one point that he was going to be di­ rectly involved in lhe scheduling." Goyings said Frary balked at changes he wanted to make in the department opera­ tions. "He and I have not always seen matters the same way," said Goyings. "I asked for some changes to occur that I thought would benefit the community. Like, we need more maintenance on the cars and other changes as far as procedures like pa­ trolling and paperwork. 1 try not to get in the way of his responsibility of supervisor of the officers" Goyings said he would be disappointed if Frary left the position as township police chief. "He's been at our department a long time." said Goyings. "I think he can do the job. I’d like to think he is good, honest and trustworthy." Frary said he is continuing to undergo counseling and is hoping for some type of intervention by the Township Board. "It's devastated me." said Frary. "No one has ever had an effect on me this bad be­ fore." Charles Frary Prairieville Police Chief Heritage festival to go to 2 days by Shawna Hubbarth or some modify the belt sanders and they race them on a 60-foot track The sanders can reach speeds of 80 to 90 mph and it's a blast to watch them." The parade is expected to be even bigger than last year's, which was the biggest pa­ rade Middleville has ever had. Riddenkhoff said. John and Maxine Robertson will be presiding as grand marshals. Lineup for the parade will be at 9 am. Saturday, with the parade starting at 10. The committe is still taking entries for the parade and anyone in­ terested can call Glen Raymond al 795­ 7236. Some new events this year is the tug-ofwar contest for local companies, and will feature a traveling trophy, which can be won by a different business every year. The kiddie tractor pull is also new this year, and is still taking entries. Mud volleyball, which proved extremely popular last year, is still taking team and individual entries and there are sign up sheets at several local businesses. Ongoing events will happen all day Saturday. Any group interested can still get in this year's festival. Call McDuffy at 795-7472. One particularly interesting fund-raiser will be the Middleville Lions Club goat raffle. Staff Writer Middleville's Heritage Days will expand this year to include Friday night as part of the annual celebration, promising to make the festival bigger and better than in past years. "I think there are new attractions, and with the expansion to include Friday night, this year's Heritage Days will be the best yet." said Linda McDuffy who is on the planning committee. "It just keeps grow­ ing and growing." The Heritage festival will kick off on Friday. Sept II. at 5 p.m. with food booths, raffles, numerous kiddie games and rides, including pony rides, and a Ferris wheel. A new addition this year will be the bonfire at dusk, down by the river. People are encouraged to bring chairs, musical in­ struments and brave voices, as there will be a karaoke machine on hand, said Glen Raymond, also on the planning committee. One of the new events this year will in­ clude the belt sander races at noon Saturday. Sept. 12. "1 think this will be one of the most ex­ citing events." raid Lori Riddenkhoff of the planning committee. "Groups and individu­ als enter either in lhe normal stock class. 1995 (HIW MIHRWO l\2 LOCAL trade loaded SUPER SHARP' DUALLY EXT CAB 4X4 LEATHER 400‘MILES SILVERADO 350 LOADED REDUCED LEATHER DISC CHANGER BEAUTIFUL NOV/ FIAPESIDE TURBO DIESEL LOADED BALANCE OF FAC TORY WARRANTY NOW EXTENDED CAB 350 LOADED ONE OWNER NOV.- fully loaded sharp like NEW EXCELLENT CONDITION NOW BLACK LEATHER POWER ROOF BALANCE of factory wap ranty SAVE THOUSANDS CONCOUPS LEATHER DISC CHANGER HEATED SEATS 5hOPtBOX lOADED xCEliEN’ CONDITION ONE OWN El LIKE NE 1991 11\( 01 \ ll)U\ ( \R P SEAT ALUMINUM WHEELS BALANCE OF WARRANTY now 4 DOOR lOADED BALANCE of factory APRANTY SILVER NOW V8 leather CD J1TOPS BALANCE Of WARRANTY REDUCED FIRST Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile GMC Truck 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings. Michigan 49058 “Whck ExctiDiNG Yout Exkcwkms b a Family TtAomon." LEATHER POWER ROOF BLACK 5 000 MILES SAVE $8 0001 D LEATHER NOW I.RWI) PRI\ LEATHER LOADED local TRADE SAVE SALES HOURS: SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY. GLENN WAGER CHRIS SILVERMAN. DAVE WALLEY (616) 948-8000 Today or toll free 1-888-494-5539 Call Open Mon. & Wed. until 8; Tues.. Thurs.. Fri. until 6: Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed 8-7: Tues.. Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-09-03.pdf dc22826c3a56149bc3c516fb41d27faa PDF Text Text Taco Bell map come to Hastings Some photos of Summerfest Sports teams9 fall previews See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Coverage on Pages 12-15 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 r ■•'■■Z I"".'. Y 17’ S CH’ rvSf H* ’ sn v t.s- p-3 ANNER News Briefs: 1st. Friday guests convention stars A couple of First Friday speakers played important roles in the Demo­ cratic Pan's stale convention in Lans­ ing last weekend. State Rep. Jim Agee of Muskegon, who spoke last May at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings, was nomi­ nated for lieutenant governor, as Geof­ frey Reger's running mate. John Austin, who was the First Fri­ day guest last January, was the favorite to be nominated for Secretary of State, but be withdrew from consideration just before the convention in favor of State Rep. Mary Lou Parks Woodland ready for Homecoming The annual Woodland Homecoming celebration will be held over Labor Day weekend, with activities getting under way Friday evening with an ice cream social at the Woodland United Methodist nmretv a fl«h tty at the Eagles Lodge and a softball totmtament The celebration will continue Satur­ day with a breakfast al the Eagles Lodge, a horseshoe tournament, book sale, bake sale, dunking booth, dime pitch, kids' games and Lions chicken barbecue. The parade, with George Scbaibly as grand marshal, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday's events will include the breakfast, a community church service at the park at 9 a.m, and a gospel con­ cert with the Woodland Gospel Singers at 7 p.m The activities will wind down on Labor Day with another breakfast, food at the Classic Memorial Park and the crowning of the softball tournament champions. Blood drive will be Sept. 8 The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the First Presbyterian Church, 231 S. Broadway in Hastings, from 1 to 7 p m. Tuesday, Sept. 8. Goal for the drive is 100 pints. Anyone win is at least 17 years old, weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given Hood within 56 days of the dale of the drive is eligible to contribute. City answers Rutland with its own law suit The City of Hastings has answered Rutland Township’s lawsuit over extension of utility services and has gone one another step further by filing a suit of its own. The city, through attorney Stephanie Fekkes. filed its answer in Barry County Circuit Court last month and issued a counter complaint against the township, seeking to recover costs and fees. A pre-trial conference between representa­ tives of the city and township was held Wednesday morning. Fekkes said a settle­ ment conference won't be held at least until March. The two parties have been at odds over extension of sewer and waler from the city into the township for a long time. Things came to a head last year when Wal-Mart announced plans to build a retail store at the comer of M-47/M-43 and Heath Road in the township and asked for water and sewer services, but was rebuffed because the city said the Wal-Mart location was not pan ol a specified service district agreed to in 1992. Rutland Township Attorney Lynda Thomsefl of Bauckham. Spots. Rolfe and Tliomsen of Kalamazoo filed a lawsuit Jkiy 16. charging that the city is operating a municipal water system in Rutland without a franchise from the township, which it said is contrary to the Michigan Constitution. Rutland officials contended that the city had agreed in 1992 to extend utilities to properties within a specific district in the township at double the rates for city cus­ tomers. However. City Manager Howard Penrod said the Wal-Mart site is not within that district and instead has insisted on some kind of tax sharing arrangement to help pay for outlying areas growing at the city’s expense. Penrod. Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards and Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas met with Judge Richard Shaw last winter to try to • iron out their differences over the utility extension policy. A tentative agreement on a new formula was reached, but the Hast­ ings City Council later rejected its terms in a unanimou^.ote. Since then. W'al-Mart has made plans to install its own sewer and water systems and it continues constructing its new facility. Rutland's lawsuit has contended that the city has not lived up to terms of the agreement forged in 1992 for extension of utility services to properties within the township. The suit declared that Rutland has the right to require the city "to conform to rea­ sonable franchise terms and provisions as a condition for the privilege of using public rights of way in the township for transact­ ing a utility business and for its utility fa­ cilities." It also maintained that the city "has a legal duty, arising by operation of law from its unlawful acts, to provide pub­ lic water service to existing users of its wa­ ler utility (in Rutland Township), and to ail those •KUilorly*siti\neu in die town­ ship." The Rutland suit has sought permanent injunction against the city’s current utility extension policy and declaratory judgment in favor of the township. But the city, in its answer, denies any obligation to provide utilities, except what was agreed to in 1992. and argues that any damages that have occurred to the township "are a result of the plaintiffs own actions." Furthermore, the city contends that "the plaintiff (Rutland) is chargeable-with im­ proper conduct with respect to the same transaction involved in this litigation." The city, in its counter suit, claims that it has provided water service to certain More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 Thousands attracted to Hastings during Summerfest Organizers estimate 20.000 to 30.000 people strolled the courthouse lawn tor arts and crafts bargains, watched the three-on-three basketball tournament, listened to the bands, watched the parade and karate demonstration and enjoyed scads of other festivities during Summerfest in Hastings last weekend. Co-chair Mary Snowden attributes the record turnout to great weather and good work by all the organizational committees. Here. Dpbbte Crosariol of Delton shops for stained glass art in one of 160 art booths downtown. See inside for more photos. See CITY, continued on page 2 Judge Richard Shaw presented PAT Award Judge Richard Shaw of the Barry County Trial Court was awarded the 1998 Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) Award Monday by the Barry County Futuring Committee The award was presented at the annual Business/lndustry/ Education luncheon at Hastings High School. The Futuring Committee also presented certificates of merit to 11 other nominees, including the Rev. Mike Anton; Barry County Telephone Co. and its general manager. Bob Fisher; the Delton District Library Committee; Charles Monica and other members of the committee that worked to get the Country View Apartments senior citizen housing project built in Delton; builder Mark Englerth; the Four Thornapple Trail dedication slated The Middleville segment of the Tbomapple Trail will be dedicated in memory of former Congressman Paul Henry at 11 am. Saturday. Sept. 12. ■ The 4 1/2-mile long action of nail will be dedicated in a ceremony that will include a ribbon cutting, remarks from area leaders and tours of the trail and two bodges recently constructed by trail volunteers. The Paul Henry Trail, which honors the late congressman and his efforts on behalf of the environment, is open to the public for non-motonzed use and is part of the "Rails to Trails' project. The ceremony will be taking place during Middleville's annual "Heritage Day* festival. Representatives from the local Trail Association will be available to answer questions at the Middleville Village Information Booth after the ceremony. For more information about the trail or the association, call Michael Gorm­ ley at 795-8739. PRICE 50- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 36 Townships Water Resource Council; the Village of Freeport; school volunteer Nancy Goodin; land preservationists Larry and Noel Hayward; musicians and teachers Patti and Joe LaJoye; and the Rotary Lifelong Leadership program. Shaw received a bronze PAT Award plaque that will be displayed in the Courts and Law Building in Hastings. The citation on the plaque says that "From 1994 through 1997 The Judge’s Task Force.' or­ ganized by Richard Shaw, worked tu im­ prove the lives of children and parents in at-risk families. This led to the establish­ ment of Strong Families-Barry County, a continuing program of care for young mothers and infants who have no other support system. In 1998 Judge Shaw de­ voted many days to the mediation of a dis­ pute between a township and city and set a pattern for cooperation. Agreements were reached and. although later rejected, demonstrated the possibilities of arbitra­ tion. During his career as an attorney and judge. Richard Shaw has repeatedly gone above and beyond the call of duty in serv­ ing Barry County. His thoughts and deeds have often led the way to Positive Action for Tomorrow." Anton is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings. Over the years he has been very active in the community, helping to start the Community Activity Center for youth in the 70s and serving on the Hospice Board. Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County, the Love. Inc. board of directors, the Hastings School See PAT AWARD continued on page 20 New bishop visits Hastings, St. Rose marks 125th year The Most Rev. James Murray (right), new bishop of the Kalamazoo Catholic Diocese, recently made his first pastoral visit to St. Rose of Lima Church, which is celebrating its 125th year of service to the Hastings area community. Pictured in front of the church’s main altar, with the bishop, is Father Chuck Fischer, pastor of St. Rose parish See page 5 for a story about the church's history. PAT Award winner Richard Shaw (right) accepts the award at the annual B-l-E luncheon at Hastings High School Monday. Pictured with him are Futuring Committee members Patti Oakland and Fred Jacobs. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 Lakewood School Board threatened with recall A movement to recall five Lakewood School Board members has been Maned by Jame* Kinney of Woodland unless the board votes to terminate suspended Superintendent Steve Secor. Secor was arrested and charged with drunk dm mg. second offense He pleaded not guilty at an Aug. 4 arraignment in Ionia County District Coun. He had been convicted of a drunk driving offense in 1992 According to Ionia County Clerk Barb Trierweiler. Kmnev initialed the recall process Aug. K) when he filed the language for the petition. The school board meeting in which Secor was suspended was Aug. 13. The clarity hearing for the petition language was Aug 25. Kinney is seeking to unseat Board of Education President Lester Forman and board members Sonja Davis. Joel Pepper. Dennis Smith and Perry Strimback. Newly elected board member David Bulling cannot be recalled until he has served on the board for six months. Kinney did not list board member Ramona Stambaugh in the recall petition Wording on the recall petition states "We. the undersigned, registered and qualified voters of (township or city) petition for the calling of an election to recall (named school board member) for the following reasons not voting to terminate the employment of Superintendent Steven Secor" To be valid, a petition signer must sign a petition naming his or her township or village/city of residence Separate petitions have been made for each of the five mentioned board members and signers can choose to sign some or all of the five petitions According to the county clerk’s office. Kinney will have to collect 1.098 signa­ tures before a recall vote can be taken He has 180 days in which to collect the sig­ natures. but the signatures cannot be more than 90 days old when the petitions are turned in. If the minimum number of signatures are collected and the recall voting proceeds, Lakeuood School District will have to pay the approximately $2,000 for the special election. If the recall is successful, another election will be necessary, costing the dis­ trict another S2.(XX), At a pre-trail hearing Aug. 28 in Ionia District Court. Judge David Hoort announced that Secor's case will go to trail and a Sept. 17 date has been set for jury selection. Various motions are being filed, including a change of venue. A trial date has not been set. Conflict mediator is 1st Friday guest Dale Anderson, coordinator of dispute resolution services at Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo, will be guest speaker at the next First Friday session, at noon Sept. 11 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. The First Friday program ngxt month is being rescheduled to the *eciiW Friday be­ cause Sept. 4 is the start of tie Labor Day weekend and too many people will be mak­ ing plans for the holiday Anderson, who lives in Dowling, is a former volunteer mediator for Barry and Kalamazoo counties. He recently completed requirements for a master's degree in coun­ seling with a specialty in multi-cultural counseling and conflict resolution. The dispute resolution program is de­ signed to help people settle issues while avoiding the necessity of going to court. The mediators try to get the parties in­ volved to go beyond merely reaching agreement, but also reaching understanding. Those who plan to attend the forum Neuis Briefs (Continued) Tailgate party set at Lakewood . A tailgate party is planned for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday before the season­ opening high school football game be­ tween Lakewood and Hastings at Unity Field in Lake Odessa. The party, sponsored by the Lake­ wood Athletic Association, will in­ clude bratwurst, hot dogs, potato chips and soft drinks. Cost is $3 for children and S5 for adults, or $20 per family. Proceeds for the event will go to­ ward Unity Field. Officials from both schools said they hope to make the tailgate party an annual event, as Hastings and Lake­ wood 'raditionally start their seasons together Ducks Unlimited dinner is Sept. 10 The Thomapple Valley Ducks Un­ limited annual banquet will be held Thursday. Sept. 10, at the Middle Villa Inn on M-37 in Middleville. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7:30. Cost for the din­ ner varies, depending on what kind of dinner package is purchased. Tickets cannot be purchased at ’he door. They must be purchased in ad­ vance by calling Jan McKebugh at 945-9779. Martha Anderson at 948­ 8557 (days), or Mark or Kim Larsen. 948-8195 (evenings). The banquet is held every year to raise money for waterfowl and wet­ lands preservation and conservation. This is the 19th year the TVDU has held a fund-raising banquet. DU is a private, non-profit conservation orga­ nization begun in 1937 at a time when waterfowl populations in the U.S. were dropping alarmingly, according to DU literature. It grew to be the world's largest non-profit waterfowl, wetlands and wildlife organization, its support­ ers include hunters, conservationists and lovers of the outdoors. uaie Anderson Sept. 11 may bring their own lunches or light fare may be purchased at the hall Beverages will be provided. McDonald’s to close, open Nostalgia butts may want to eat at least one more Quarter Pounder or BMX at Hastings' original McDonald's Restaurant before 11 p.m. Saturday. That's when the building will be closed forever to pave the way for a new McDonald's next door (pictured at left). The 20-year-old State Street structure will be demolished Tuesday and the tentative opening tor the new restaurant is set for 6:30 a m. Thursday. Sept. 24 if construction stays on schedule. The new restaurant has been designed to be more efficient and will feature all new tables, chairs and equipment tor the new 'Made For You" procedure, which provides for meals to be made as they are ordered. Taco Bell coming? Pierce Foundation site OK’d by David T. Young Editor e Plans for the new Willani G. and Jessie M. Pierce Foundation took a giant step forward Monday night when the Hastings Planning Commission approved a request for a special land use perminfor its home at 820 W Clinton St. The house will sene as headquarters for the foundation, honoring the late Willard Pierce, co-founder of Flexfab Inc., who died earlier this year, and his wife. The request, made by the couple's son. Joe Pierce, was approved under a number of condition* that are intended to ensure that the residential neighborhood retains its character. Those conditions are: • That there be no more than three em­ ployees on the premises at any time. • That the foundation hold no more than 12 meetings a year with a maximum of six people in attendance. • That signs be prohibited on the premises. • That no exterior changes to the house be made, except for normal maintenance and any effort to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. • That food will be permitted and guests can stay overnight • That parking be limited to the garage and driveway on site. • That the foundation headquarters not contribute to any significant increase in the neighborhood. • That the use of the place be limited to either non-profit or single-family dwelling. • That if the house is purchased, it will revert back to a single-family dwelling for at least a year, but the owner can apply for a special use permit to have it return to non-profit status. There was some discussion about a cou­ ple of the conditions. Joe Pierce said he wanted the freedom to change the house's exterior in the same way he would be able to deal with any resi­ dence. including painting, aluminum sid­ ing. etc. But. he added. "We don't anticipate changing the house in any way.” The commission changed the condition to say Pierce could not make any additions except to comply with the ADA and for normal maintenance. Originally, the commission stipulated that only two employees be on the premises at (he same time, but Pierce was granted a request to increase that number to three because he expected the foundation to have a director, a treasurer and a secretary. In other business at Monday night's meeting, the Planning Commission: • Set a public hearing for 7:30 Monday evening. Oct. 5. on a request for a special use permit to enable a combination of a Taco Bell restaurant and gas station to come in at the wooded area between the Elias Brothers Restaurant and drive-in branch of the National bank of Hastings on West State Street. The developer will bring in site plans for the hearing. • Set another public hearing for Oct. 5 on a request from the Girrbaofc Funeral Home to change the zoning for its building at the comer of Green and Broadway and a lot immediately west from R-2 (residential) to A-0 (apartments and office). • Postponed a public hearing on a request for a special use permit to sell used vehi­ cles at 1700 Hanover Street. The request originally had been made by Max King, but he recently died and his wife asked that no action be taken until sometime in the future. • Heard the monthly progress report on the Hanover Village residential project. Fred Jacobs told commission members that the landscaping and sprinkling have been completed and a contract has been let for work and engineering on the planned paved road, Barfield Drive. • Received the composite city-township zoning map and Barry County master plan. Members also briefly discussed a master plan update for fiscal year 1998-99. Promise Keeper pleads guilty to sex char ge ‘Kindermusik’ session slated Cindy Kaczmarczyk, licensed Kindermusik educator, will be guest speaker for the next MOMS Club meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday. Sept. 10 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. 315 W. Center St. at the comer of Broad­ way. MOMS Club, formerly known as "Mommy and Me," is a national sup­ port group frr at-home mothers and their children, offering a wide range of activities including playgroups and guest speakers for mothers of all ages. The program is free and open to all moms and kids. Kaczmarczyk, mother of three chil­ dren ages 2 to 7 1/2, will demonstrate the songs, games and other activities in Kindermusik’s programs for children ages newborn to 7 and will discuss the latest research in how music fosters brain development and gives young children a head start in acquiring lan­ guage and mathematical skills. For more information, call Natalie Cairns at 948-9283 ‘Jail and Bail’ will be Sept. 17 The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation will have a "Jail and Bail" fund-raiser on Thursday. Sept. 17. at the Gavin Ford dealership in Hastings. In the event, citizens are "arrested” on phony charges and taken to the makeshift "jail." A volunteer judge will set one-hour sentences in which the accused will make calls to friends, family and co-workers to raise pledges to meet their prescribed bail amounts. The proceed* of these pledges, of course, will go to the March of Dimes organization's fight against birth de­ fects. Volunteer jailbirds, jailers and judges are being sought for the fund­ raiser. Requests for arrests can be made by calling 1-800-968-3643. The arrests cost $25 each. Sponsors of the fund-raiser are Gavin Ford. Pennock Hospital, Plumb's and Felpausch. Honorary chairman for this year's Jail and Bail is Hastings Chief of Police Jerry Sarver. ‘It’s God’s job to judge him’ by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer As a visible ambassador of the local Promise Keepers movement. Dennis "Denny" Myers publicly pledged to "prac­ tice spiritual, moral, ethical and sexual pu­ rity" and to "build strong... families through love, protection and biblical val­ ues." He was a church youth group leader, a gospel singer, performed Christmas carols as a musical elf during the Hastings Christmas celebrations, emceed past Delton Founder’s Day "Miss Delton" pageants and was widely known as a former radio disc jockey, father and husband. In Barry County 5th Circuit Court Wednesday. Myers, 39. pleaded guilty to first degree criminal sexual conduct, admit­ ting that he coerced a girl under the age of 13 to have oral sex with him on a number of occasions between 1982 and 1989 He could spend life in prison when he is sentenced on the conviction Sept. 17 at 8:15 a.m. in Circuit Court. However, prosecutors have agreed to in­ stead ask for eight to 20 years in prison as part of the plea arrangement. Judge Jame* Fisher told Myers Wednesday. Three other charges involving the same victim will be dropped as part of the agreement and another charge involving a second victim also will be dismissed at the time of sentencing. That charge alleged criminal sexual con­ tact with an 11 -year-old boy. whom Myers was taking home from a roller skating out­ ing June 26. when the incident allegedly occurred in Myers’ car on a Barry County roadside. "We do not intend to bring any further charges against Mr. Myers." said Barry County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy Kuzava. "This plea would encompass all charges, all victims." Fisher ordered that Myers be held with­ out bond while he awaits sentencing on the conviction. According to police, the charge to which he pleaded guilty involved a number of in­ cidents that allegedly first occurred about 12 years ago involving a 7- or 8-year-old Hustings girl who is now 20 years old. Police Chief Jerry Sarver said the inci­ dents occurred in Myers home, where he began by playing a game that ended in co- City answers Rutland, cont. from page 1 buildings in Rutland Township for more than 20 years and sewer service since 1987. all with the permission and assistance of the township. The counter suit also claim* that the city has tried without success to finalize its agreement with Rutland for sewer extension since 1992. Fekkes said Rutland's contention about a franchise is puzzling. "We believe we're do­ ing it (extending utilities) legally because we've been doing it with their permission " She said (he township in 1992 signed a document that permitted the city to offer water services to a certain area within Rutland Township. Fekkes. in the suit. said, "...the wastew­ ater service agreement entered into on Sept. 9. 1992. between the parties expressly states that wastewater treatment service shall not be extended without the consent of the counter plaintiff (the city)." She also contended that extension of the current service area could cause the daily sewage flow to exceed l(X).000 gallons per day. the limit the township agreed to six years ago. She said. "Counter defendant (the town­ ship) is attempting to force counter plain­ tiff (the city) to extend services beyond an agreed upon service area which could exceed the projected flow rate in violation of the contract between the parties " The city is asking for declaratory judg­ ment that hold* the city doe* have a fran­ chise. but ha* no obligation to extend util­ ity services to any other areas within the township and (hat a specific sewer service district be agreed to in writing. It also asks for a judgment awarding at­ torney's fee* and costs to the city "for creat­ ing (he controversy, necessitating the pros­ ecution of this counter complaint." Fekkes also said. "We believe we re act­ ing lawfully, but if the court says we re not. then we want to be able to disconnect service until we can agree with Rutland Township on what the service area should be." Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edward* could not be reached for comment. Dennis Myers eraon. Sarver said Myers has cooperated fully with police, who began investigating when one alleged victim came forward. "He's confessed and is really wanting to pay for what he's done and move on with his life." said a fellow Promise Keeper who insisted he not be identified. The man said Myers helped organize the local chapter of the Promise Keepers as a steering committee member in 1994. .. As pan of his involvement with the area chapter. Myers was a vocalist with The Big Picture - Men of Promise Band" which performed at a Hastings Promise Keeper's Rally last March. Though the Promise Keepers have not taken a public position in reaction to Myers' arrest and conviction, the man said, he will remain friends with Myers though he feels he should pay for what he's done. "I realize even body makes mistakes and God's grace prevails, even in a case like this." he said "The Bible says to forgive each other as Christ forgave us." The man. who has spoken with Myers since his arrest, said he has known Myers nearly all his life. "He's very strong in his beliefs and has been very encouraging to me." said the man. "If I judge him. then I should be judged for the things I've done. It's God's job to judge him." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 3 r‘ Some scenes from the 1998 Summerfest celebration John Cohoon announces the parade as a slick-looking Mustang GT passes through downtown Hastings Saturday. Lee Dykstra. 14. Matthew Dykstra. 9 and Jon Armour, 10. enjoyed a chance to fish at Fish Hatchery Park Saturday in spite of the Summerfest fishing contest being canceled. The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors snatched first place in the parade's marching division. Little tikes are as interested in the crowd as the crowd is in them as they ride the Leam N Play child care center float, which captured first place in the float division. Alyssa Leonard of Lake Odessa chows on a hot dog during the Summerfest parade. They loved the trucks but the sirens were a bit much for these youngsters as they gather on a street corner to watch the Summerfest parade. Leading the pack for the Bridles N Bits were this couple, giving spectators a glimpse of a bygone era. The Hastings High School marching band adds pep to the festivities as the parade celebrates the annual Summerfest. Clowns with the Red Cross float hand out goodies to youngsters along the parade route. Dar Leaf, instructor for the Tiger Circle of Defense Black Belt Academy in Hastings, breaks a board with his elbow while eyeing the next board to break during a demonstration on the courthouse lawn. Dave Storms, with his wife. Debbie, waves to the crowd from a red. GT6 Convertible, which served as his grand marshal coach during the Summerfest parade The Thornapple River Boys proved to be a crowd pleasing act at Fish Hatchery Park Saturday. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday Seotember 3 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Flag adoption effort a success Difference between Catholics, Protestants? Dear editor: I was asked a most interesting and chal­ lenging question the other day I was so sur­ prised and amazed because it came from a young lady. 11 years old. I responded with. "That's a good question, that's an adult question, so big I cannot answer it honestly and adequately here and now." I am convinced however, that this young lady's question was honest and sincere. I am cominced that she and thousands of others, both young and older, arc desperate­ ly asking the same question today. I would appreciate any input anyone might care to share from their vantage point I will answer the question to the best of my ability from my vantage point I do not claim to know it all. or that I am inspired in any way All I can claim is that in this question’s broader realm. I can hon­ estly say “I have been there and done that " The question was “What is the difference between ( atholics and Protestants’’" The answer of necessity w ill also cover. hat ’s the difference between all religions and denominations Some friends of ours are visiting Ireland at this time Perhaps they will have some input on this question when they return I sense that any answer needs to be first. Write Us R letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 1G5 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. j Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Oilice Builo.nq. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ol Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office BuHdirrg, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503,_ phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of -Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District neld representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmona, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all ol Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. Hastings BANNER Devottd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 truthful: second, with (agape) love (I want the best for you. and I am ready and willing to help you); third, gracious, fourth, ruled by the golden rule, fifth, majoring on things we all have in common, sixth, without prej­ udice (I admit this is difficult). seventh, rec­ ognizing we all arc so human The difference is. between I (iod s word or man's word 2. Gods wisdom or mans wisdom. 3 God's nght-wisc-ncss or man's right-wisc-ncss 4. Genuine faith in Chnst or man’s religion. 5. Genuine faith that works or pseudo faith 6. The truth of God or the deception of man. 7. The Creator or the evolutionist. 8. The eternal God or the come lately men and women 9. The word of (iod or the dream of men. 10 Hearing the word of God or the logic of men I I the truth of God or the deception of Satan. 12. The reproach of Chnst or the passing plea­ sures of sin. The apostle Paul described a people who have set a precedence for all who are miss­ ing the truth of our Creator (iod "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for (iod. but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their ow n righteousness have not submitted to the righteousness of (iod." Romans 10:2-3. Then he summed up the answer in these 14 words "For Christ is the end of the law for nghtcousncss to everyone who believes." Romans 10.4 Then the apostle John told us how we can tell who’s who in our world today. “We arc of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spint of error" I John 4:6. Why not read the whole book of 1st John-’ "And these things we write to you that your joy may be full." 1st John 14. "These things I have vvnMcn to you who believe in the name of the Son of God. that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God" 1st John 5:13. Rus Saner. Hastings Use of DNR inappropriate To the editor: 1 would like (o know if it is appropriate for Michigan Senate Majority Leader Richard Posthumus of Alto to have a party and use on-duty Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials in uniforms to direct traffic. This was done this past Saturday. All of the people in the state of Michigan who purchase hunting or fishing licenses are paying for the DNR. Is Mr. Posthumus paying for the traffic control himself out of his own pocket? I doubt it. Elden Shellenbarger. Hastings CORRECTION: A story in last week s Banner incorrectly stated that tickets are available at the door for the annual Thomapple Valley Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet, which is scheduled for Thursday. Sept. 10 at |he Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. No tickets will be available at the door. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling Jan McKeough. 945-9779. Martha Anderson at 948-8557 (days) or Mark or Kim Larsen. 948-8195 (evenings). Public Opinion To the editor: On behalf of the membership of the Bar­ ry County Historical Society. I would like to express appreciation to the staff of J-Ad Graphics for the wonderful coverage the Barry County Historical Society has received in the past months in our campaign to inform people of Barry County of the need to raise SI.(NN) to save and preserve a Civil War battle flag earned by Barry Counts men who volunteered to fight in the Civil War in the 7th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Because of J-Ad Graphics* publications and the space allowed, the Barry County Histoncal Society was able to inform peo­ ple of the need to raise SI.(MM) to save and preserve a battle-torn flag that had been dis­ played with 159 other fragile, battle flags in the Michigan Capitol rotunda tor about 110 years They had been deteriorating them­ selves. being displayed like they had been, and were in need of conservation to save them. But the drawback was that there were no state funds to help save them for future generations to see, unless the public or someone stopped forward to help. Like the l .(MM)-plus Barry County men who answered the call to fight in the Civil War to preserve the Union after President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for volun­ teers. it was heartwarming to sec so many people today answer the call to volunteer and give a money donation to help save the battle flag of the 7th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Because of these people’s unselfishness and generous donations, the SI .(MM) was raised and the battle flag was recently I /j it/ IxVy A/JAAz U "adopted" on behalf of the citizens of Bar­ ry ( ounty so it can be sent to the nation's top flag conservator in Sharpsburg. Md.. to be conserved before H is returned to Lans­ ing to be displayed in the State Historical Museum tor visitors to sec The Barry ( ounty Histoncal Society ‘ appreciates everyone who gave a donation to save the battle flag, and I know if the Civil War veterans who served under it could be here today they would want to salute everyone who had a pan in helping, but they can not. so the Barry County His- _ toncal Society would like to salute the peo­ ple for them Because of the overwhelming public response, the Barry County Histoncal soci­ ety has received in the past two flag "adop­ tion" preservation campaigns to save Civil War battle flags earned by Barry County men. the Histoncal Society is now accept­ ing donations of any size to raise SI.(MM) to save a third battle flag earned by the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment of Barry County veterans in the Civil War. Anyone interested in making a tax­ deductible donation can do so by sending cash or a check payable to: Barry County ’ Histoncal Society-Save the Flag, do Diana Phillips. Treasurer. 532 West Sager Road. Hastings, Mich 49058. Once the SI.(MX) is raised, the- Barry County Histoncal Society will turn the money over to the Michigan Capitol "Save the Flags" Task Force to adopt the flag on behalf of the citizens of Barry County. ' Mike Hook Barry County Historical Society \kj0VP Vv CaX. e e Tim Zwart, Ed. D Licensed Psychologist Pl»«« Rest Hastings Clini Misunderstandings about psychotherapy or counseling Bv John Nielsen Pine Rest - Caledonia This is the second article in a three pan senes. In pan one. we looked at some myths related to going to counseling Wc discov­ ered that you do not have to worry about becoming dependent on the counselor, the most counseling requires only a few ses­ sions. and that counseling is confidential In the rest of this article, we will look at a feu more misunderstandings for your reflection: • "Only crazy people arc in therapy" This could not be more incorrect If you think about it. choosing to be in therapy or coun­ seling is a very rational act. It would be more irrational to avoid therapy when ther­ apy might be helpful in many important ways. Effective therapy helps people to identify new ways to deal with conflict and overcome emotional pain • “The bottom line cost of therapy is too high." When considering cost, one needs to consider the damage that emotional pain and suffering can cost There can be a loss of relationships, lowered job productivity, increased physical health problems, and a general lack of happiness Worry ing and emotional pain can prevent one from achieving to their potential in many areas of life. Investing in our emotional health ought to be as worth while as achieving material possessions. • "My friends and family can help me. ■ don't need a therapist to talk to. I have* them." Undoubtedly, friends and family , provide important and unique help. Howev­ er. this kind of help is different from what occurs in counseling. Qualified counselors: and therapists have extensive training and technical know ledge. A licensed therapist is able to provide an objective point of view­ based on scientific training and knowledge of personality development, emotional functioning and relationships. Lov ing. sup­ portive family members who give us advice are important to s. but at times wc need the care of an expert. Next time we will review a few more misunderstandings about psychotherapy. In the mean time, if you are struggling with a relationship conflict or a personal or family problem, please do not hesitate to contact a competent counselor for an assessment ses­ sion to determine if help is available for you. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Should Hitler’s painting be removed from exhibit? The Ford Museum in Grand Rapids recently unveiled a World War I exhibit that includes a painting by Adolf Hitler. Some people think this painting shbuld be removed from the exhibit. What do you think? PuWtshedby Hastings Banner. Inc. A Drawn ol J AC Graphcs inc 1952N Broadway Hastings Mi 49058-0602 (616)945 9554 John Jscobs PresKJem Joyce Ryan Mww Frvbwnc J*cobs VcePrewJeni Stspben Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T \bung fEotof) Elaine Gilbert lAttntartf Ecmot) Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Cindy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • C ass t-od ads ac :*-p1ed Monday through r-da. 8 ai” to 5 30 p^ Scott Ommen Jeoy Johnson Saturday 8 30 a m Noon Cindy O Neill Dan Buetge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County $2’ pe» year m adjernng counties S29 00 per year e'sewhere °OS’MASTER Send address changes to PC Bo« B M listings M: 49058 0602 Sv nd Cuss Postage Paid at H.istmqs Ml 49058 M.R. Taylor, Flint: Brandon Phenix, Nashville: Marianne Frichter, Middleville: Regina Mutschler, Saranac: Vickie Hartshorn, Hastings: "Sure they should keep the painting up. h's an exhibit. It's not about people's opinion.** "No. It is a pan of history and we can we can learn from it." "Keep the picture up. It is a part of history." -Well. no. I don't think I "I think it should be left, so would object to it." people can kx>k at both the good and the bad in hisory. Maybe there was more to Hitler than just his evil side." David Hawkins, Hastings: "I think it should stay on. It's a part of history." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 5 St. Rose observes 125 years in Hastings Preceding 1873. in the years before electric service came io Hastings and when the nation's president was Ulysses S. Grant, a feu area Catholic pioneers faithfully gathered for Mass al the Cook Road home of Patrick McPharlin. Their meetings eventually grew to the establishment of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Today. St. Rose Parish has more than 600 families and is celebrating its 125th anniversary During the church's beginning years, priests came to Hastings from Jackson. Kalamazoo and Niles to celebrate Mass. Catholics in the Hastings area commu­ nity decided to purchase their first building in March 1873. which was two years after Hastings became a city. Parishioners con­ verted a former barrel factory on South Hanover into a church. Masses were held there for about nine years, until the roof collapsed after a heavy snow. For several years, once again, services were held in the homes of church members, frequently in the Thomas Heney Home on Cook Road. A new wooden church at 805 South Jef­ ferson St. was completed in 1886. the same year work began to link Hastings to the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Rail­ road. In those days, there were no sidewalk grades, lawns or water system in Hastings, according to a Hastings history booklet that was published when the city celebrated its centennial When the frame structure al the church’s current site was destroyed by fire in 1909. members used their parish hall (in a differ­ ent building) for Mass. Construction of the present church started two years after the blaze and was completed in 1915. Stones collected from nearby farm fields were used for the church's exterior. Every stone was cut to fit in place, under the direction of expert stone mason John Young, resulting in a building which is one of the finest examples of stone masonry. The church's interior has been described as a traditional design with curved lines, re­ flecting a Reman style of architecture. The church, which seats 366 people, is shaped like a cross, with the altar area being the head and the choir loft the foot. (This is also traditional in the design of Catholic churches) Stained glass windows for the church were donated by parishioners over the years. Above the altar area the four evange­ lists - Matthew. Mark. Luke and John are depicted Above the choir loft is a win­ dow memorializing Saint Cecilia, the pa­ tron saint of music. The right arm of the cross has a window showing Jesus com­ forting the prodigal son. On the left is Je­ sus. the good shepherd. Other Christian symbols appear in the windows along the body of the church and on the ceiling Many of the windows were given in mem­ ory of original parish members The church's oldest, living member Marcella Humphrey - and her late husband. George Humphrey Sr., were married al St. Rose when the current structure was just tliree years old. Marcella, who will be 106 next month, has fond memories of going to St. Rose services in a horse and buggy. She has never driven a car. but she once was adept at maneuvering a horse and buggy from her former Freeport home to take her children to Mass in Hastings. Though Marcella was bom in Wiscon­ sin’s Milwaukee area, she has spent the majority of her life in the HastingsFreeport area and all the couple's children were baptized at St. Rose. As St. Rose Church began to grow, the Sisters of St. Joseph (Mother Clement. Sister De Chantal. Sister Mildred and Sis­ ter De Pazzi) arrived Aug. 25. 1917 to open a school for the parish. They were welcomed at the depot by a large crowd of parishioners and the church's pastor. Father Linsky. Forty-one children comprised the first enrollment at St. Rose School. In 1924. the church's parish hall was converted into a four-classroom school, serving 10 grades. Twelve of the 53 stu­ dents that year were high school pupils. A frame building was constructed that same year for use as a convent for the parish's teaching Sisters The high school at St. Rose was discon­ tinued at the direction of the Chancery of­ fice on Sept. 4. 1940 That year, the Sis­ ters began to teach the public school chil­ dren in Nashville and in Middleville and in each place there were about 40 students, ac­ cording to a history of the school, gleaned from a diary of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Enrollment at St. Rose School climbed to 95 in 1947. With 19 first grade pupils that year, the school had its largest first grade class in its history " in November of 1947. Rev. Fr. John V. Dillon, the pastor, announced that the parish was free from debt. At that time, the structure was estimated to be valued at $75,000.” according to an article in the his­ tory booklet. Citv of Hastings. Michigan 1871-1971. The current St. Rose rectory, formerly known as the Burton home, was purchased for S25.GOO in 1952. Lp until then, the priest's residence had been located where the 1961 portion of St. Rose School sits. (Before the 1961 school was built, the former priest's residence was moved to East Clinton Street). The original priest s residence and the church did not have matching exteriors. However, "the Burton home was con­ structed of native stone and was desired by the parishioners for many years because it seemed to belong' with the church." ac­ cording to the city history booklet. "Many visitors had long stopped at the (Burton) home thinking it must be the parsonage.” At one time, a road ran east and west be­ tween the church and the current rectory. The road was abandoned by the city of Hastings about 1962 and the parish com­ plex was able to take on a more unified ap­ pearance St. Rose launched a "Parish Develop­ ment Fund Campaign” in I960 to build a new school and renovate its church and old school building. The parish had "307 wage earners.” at the time, according to promo­ tional literature for the fund campaign. A total of $130,000 had to be raised for all the projects. Cost estimates at that time were $85,000 for the new school; $40,000 to repair a leaky roof, remove a lower, place new cornices around the church, pro­ vide for tuckpointing, and redecorate the in­ tenor. including plastering, patching and painting; and $5.(XX) to repair the main en­ trance of the original school building. Ground was broken for the ’’new" school in I960, and the building was completed in 1961 with three new classrooms, a music room and principal's office. The 1960s also reflected **.«*veral major changes at St. Rose. English was used in the Mass for the first time on Sunday, Nov. 29. 1964. The first Fdlk Guitar Mass was held Sunday. Dec. 31.1968. Another successful fund-raising drive to finance improved school facilities to the lune of about $1 million was launched by the parish in 1995 with a “Faith in the Fu­ ture" campaign Both the interior and exterior of St. Rose School have new looks as a result. A 10.800-square-foot addition has been attached to the 1961 school building, which also has been renovated with a new pitched roof and other improvements. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade students. Prior to the building project students were housed in two separate struc­ tures. LEGAL NOTICE Barry County Drain Commissioner's Office NOTICE OF HEARING Review of Apportionments In the matter ot the WOLCOTT DRAIN Woodland Township STAIRS AND PARROTT BRANCH Woodland Township QUAKER BROOK INTERCOUNTY DRAIN Castleton, Maple Grove and Assyna Townships Quality Printing at... Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 of St. Rose in 1617. not only in Lima and all of Peru but rapidly throughout all of South America. In the local area. St. Rose Parish covers a large area of central and northern Barry County. Also, St Cyril’s Catholic Church in Nashville is a mission of St. Rose Parish. Over the years, the parish has been in three dioceses: Grand Rapids. Lansing and currently Kalamazoo Under the leadership of Father Chuck Fischer, pastor of the parish, and other staff and volunteers, St. Rose continues to offer many programs of service, education and worship. Pansh activities range from min­ istry to the sick and to those in jail to giv­ ing Christmas baskets to the needy. Orga­ nizations include the Knights of Colum­ bus. Catholic Daughters of the Americas. St. Bernadette's Guild. St. Rose Folk Choir, the Pastoral Council and the Chris­ tian Education Commission. According to its mission statement, adopted in 1994, St. Rose is "...dedicated to proclaiming the message of Christ by active sharing of faith through prayer, wor­ ship. education, service and fellowship. "We accept the call to educate ourselves, adults and children, in the gospel and to celebrate that faith in the sacraments "In living the gospel, we will strive to assist those in need, encourage the partici­ pation of all parishioners, and cooperate with other religious communities." Construction began in April. 1997 after the 1904 school building (the former parish hall) was demolished to pave the way for the expanded school facilities, including four new classrooms, a 2.100-square-fool all purpose room with an adjacent "serving kitchen.” a library and a room for adult edu­ cation activities and committee meetings. The all purpose room is used for physical education classes, school assemblies, parish meetings, etc. The new school facility opened at the beginning of the 1997-98 school year, and the building was dedicated last October. St. Rose Parish is named in honor of its patron saint - St. Rose of Lima, who was bom in Lima. Peru in 1586 and canonized in 1671. She was baptized Isabella de Flo­ res. but her mother began to call her Rose at the age of three months. At a very early age. St. Rose felt called by God and vowed her life and virtue to His service. Her greatest virtue has been de­ scribed as her love of God and total com­ mitment to His will. At the age of 21. St. Rose became Third Order Dominican and spent her life in ser­ vice to the poor. sick, suffering and dying. Prior to that, she had spent time in the ser­ vice of her family, providing for them by selling her highly-prized needlework and flowers. The last three years of her life were spent in solitude and prayer. An extraordinary re­ ligious movement took place at the death To Whom It M.'.y Concern Be advised that a DAY OF REVIEW to determine apportionments lor maintenance on the above­ named drains will be held as follows LOCATION: Barry County Dram Commissioner's Office; 220 W State Street - Courthouse 3rd Floor Hastings. Michigan (616) 948-4879 DATE Thursday. September 10. 1998 TIME 9 00am to 5 00 pm The current apportionments are being proposed for maintenance performed in 1997/98 Appeal of an apportionment may be made within ten (10) days after this hearing by making application to the Barry County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board ot Review Persons with disabilities needing accommoda­ tions for participation should contact the Dram Commissioner one week in advance Robert W Shatter Barry County Dram Commissioner ^^^YMCA of Barry County MRT-TIME CHILD CAME POSITION with th* YMCA of Barry County. Salary up to $7.00/hr based on experience and education. $100 signing bonus: additional bonus after successful completion of probation period Send resume and three references to: YMCA of Barry County. Attn: Prime Time, P.O. Box 252, Hastings. Ml 49058 A5THNTA IS ON THE PISE just osk o teocEer a r Jre i - 800-1OHG-USA NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO: TFE RESCENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSMP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the tatowng 6 an Ordnance whch was received lor first readng by the Townshp Board ol Rutland Charter Townsho al a regdaf meetng held on August 12.1998 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO 66 AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTED:________________ EFFECTIVE:_______________ An Odnance to amend the Ruland Charter Townshp Zonng Ord­ nance by amendng Adcto XVIII Schedde ol Regutakns by addng the regulations tor ‘RR" Rural Resdentiai Ostoct and amendng RT Sangte Famrfy Residential District regulations to provide tor a penaty to provide tor the severabAty of any part of sad Ordnance to estatAsh an elective dale and to repeal al other ordnances and parts of ordnances rt conftct here*rth THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I ARTICLE XVIII ol the Rutland Charter Townshp Zonng Ordnance is amended by addng the regulations tor RR' Rural Restoentiai Ostod and amendng •R1' Sngfe F amrfy Resdeneai Ostnct to read as blows District - *R* Rural Residential District Minimum Lot Area - 1 acre Minimum Lot Width (feel) - 150 Maximum Lot Cover (%) - 15 Minimum Yard Requirements fleet) - Front 40 Side 15 Rear 25 Maximum Height -2 1/2 stones/35 feet Minimum Dwelling - 960 sq fl District - RT Single Family Residential District Minimum Lot Area - 15.000 sq ft Minimum Lot Width (feet) - 100 Maximum Lot Coverage (••) - 30 Minimum Yard Requirements (feet) - Front 30 Side 10 Rear 25 Maximum Height - 2 1/2 stones/35 feet Minimum Dwelling • 960 sq ft SECTION II PENALTY Vdabons of the Ordnance are a medemeanor ano may be pinshed by a fne not to e«eed frve huncted dollars ($50000) together w<h the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment c the county )<V or such other place of detention as the Court may presente tor a penod not to exceed 90 days or both at the dscretton of the Cote Each day that a vefaton d tos Ordnance cormjes to enst shai ccnsttute a separate violator of Sxs Ordnance SECTION III SEVERABILITY Ths Ordnance and the various parts sections suteectons provtsons sentences and clauses are severafcte Hany part o/ewOdnance 6 toted to be unconsMutonai or rrvakd < is declared that the remartoer of ths Ordnance shat not be affected thereby SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordnance shai lake effect on tf«___ day o( 1998 Al ord nances or parts of ordnances n conftct herewith are hereby repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that thrs Ordnance be con­ sidered tor adoption by the Townshp Board at ts next regular meetng to be held at tot Rutland Charter Townsh<) Hal on September 9 1998 com­ mencing at 7 00 p m Rutland Charter townsfvp w< provide necessary auxAary axis and ser vces such as srgners tor the heanng mpared and audo tapes of pnnted m.denai bevxj considered at the heanng to ndvrfuato w«h dsabtoes requmg aux*ay arts or services shodd curtacl toe Rutland Charter Townshp Cterk at toe address or tetectoone number toted betow BARBARA BEDFORD CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN To TX neaoens *» moranv owners or Rutland charter TOWN9V. BAHRT COUNTY. HCHOAH. ANO ANT OTHER HltHUlUI fersoks PLEASE TAKE NOTICE mil th. ioflo—iQ <« m Oamre. when WM received lor hrst readng by the Townsrxp Board of Rutland Charier Town­ ship al a regular meeting heto on August 12 1998 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO 65 AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZOMNG OROMANCE ADOPTED __________________ EFFECTIVE _________________ An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zorxng Ordr nance by amendng Amoe VllA to sad Ordnances To prowtoa lor a penal­ ty to prpYde lor the severab*ty of any pan of sart Ordnance to estab ton an effective date and to repeal aa other ordnances and parts d ord­ nances n confKt herewith THE CHARTER TOWNSHP OF RUTLAND. • BARRY COUNTY. MCMGAN ORGANS SECTION! AMFNDMFNT TO RUTLAND CHARTER TOWW> ZQWQ ORDNANCE aYACCMLAHDOLYlA ARTICLE VIA IS HEREBY ADOPTED AND W1X BE WCLUOED to THE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWHSMP ZONNG ORDNANCE TO READ AS FOL­ LOWS ARTICLE VIA RR RURAL RESDENTUL OSTNCT 7A.Q1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. Ttus zonmg Astrel -s des^ned tor medwm tot sues with j.ngte lamtfy dweangs together with associ­ ated recreational refcgous and educational facMes r areas where putx water and sewer serve* are not avaaabto AgncMlurai uses are not permitted 7A Q2 PERMITTED USES Land buildings or structures m this zonng tret may be used lor the following purpose only A S-ngle lamify dwellings B C D E F Essential Services Planned unit Development pr ^ects Famay day care homes Accessory uses and structures Pubte parks LA Q2 VSLS TQ SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE PERMIT A Churches and cemeteries B Day care centers C Home occupations D POk and private schools 7A 04 SITE PLAN REVIEW ’ or an Special Exception Uses and lor essential services planned unit developments Kxanes museums and similar uses and pubic parks sAe plan review shai be requxed SECTION II PENALTY Violations of this Ordinance are a misdemeanor and may be pumshed by a ’me not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500 00) together with the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment m the county ^ax or such other place of detention as the Court may preserve for a penod not Io exceed 90 days or bom at the oscretxxi of the Court Each day tnai a votatxxi of this Ordinance continues to exist snail constitute a separate voutxxi of this Ordinance SECTION III SEVERABILITY This Ordnance and the vanous parts sectaxn subsedens prow­ sens sentences and clauses are severable N any pan of trxs Ordmance is found io be unconstitutional or invalid rt ts declared that the remainder of this Ordinance snail not be affected thereby SECTlQNJy EFFECTIVE DATE Tfks Oronance snaii take effect on the____ day d______ ’998 Al ordinances or parts o» ordinances m conflict herewtm are hereby repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE tnat this Ordinance wrtl be consto ered for adoption by the Township Board at its next regular meeting to De held at the Rutland Charter Township Hall on September 9 ’998 com mencmg al 7 00 p m Rutland Charter townsnp w« provide necessary auxwary aids and ser vices such as signers lor toe hearing impaired and auOo tapes of p»mted material Deng considered at toe hearing to mdrvtouais with drsabaities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Rutland Charter Townstsp Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Townshp Clerk at the add'ess or tele phone number listed beiow BARBARA BEDFORD CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS Ml 49054 (616)944-2194 �f'age 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 State’s largest deer hunting show features more than 200 vendors Bill Yoder of Clarksville with his live buck exhibit was one of 200 vendors gathered at the Barry Expo Center last weekend fur the Michigan Whitetail Blastoff. The event, billed by its sponsors as the state's largest deer hunting show, featured everything from deer decoys with wagging tails to "Argo" vehicles, tents, blinds, ammo, knives, taxidermists, wooden furniture and even roasted almonds. The show, filled three huge buildings on the fairgrounds also featured seminars, hunting simulators and even Department of Natural Resources conservation officers. A Saturday sporting goods auction was among the events which was held to raise funds to support efforts to amend the state's constitution with The Right to Harvest Act" to guarantee hunting opportunities. Bow season has been set this year for Oct. I through Nov. 14 and Dec. I through Jan. 3 statewide. Firearm deer season is Nov. 15-30. Bow hunters can also hunt during gun season with a combination tag. according to the Department of Natural Resources. Bill Yoder of Clarksville shared his North American Big Game Show with visitors to the Whitetail Expo last weekend at the Barry Expo Center. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE N AZ ARENE PLEASANTVIEU FAMILY ( III RCH 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p in Services for Adults. Teens and Children 2601 Lacey R<ud. Dmslmg. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sloe Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Sen kc 9 30 a m. Sunday School 11 00 am. Sunday Evening Sen ice 6 00 pm, Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHI RUH M-79 Ucsl Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945*9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Bov 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE C edar Creek Rd . X mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 a in. Evening Service at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 pm ST. ANDREW'S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting al 502 1. Bond St (Ilast­ ing* Church of God Building) 9 j m Holy Communion I si and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sunday* I92M prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948*9327 or Rev D.IVI.J I IltHtwidt. vic® at 9604 St Andrew \ is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Slate Road. Hading*. Mich James A Campbell. Pavtur Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all age* Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (age* 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study • No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Serv ice* Sunday. 9 (K) a m . Res Ken Vaught. 1 I (Ml am. Rev (Ml Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-11. Mun­ day* 6 30 to 8 00 pm . BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m. ( ommunity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ's Love, and the fellowsh*p of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH ll'trmrrlr the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Rd . I mile easi of Hasting* Ru* Saner. Pastor l-mentu*. 945*9224 Sunday Sers ice* 9 45 am - Bible Clashes - for all age*. 10 40 a m Morning Wonh.p Thursday. 7 ’0 p m Pravcrand Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m Bible Study for all 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone ■MX.2*49 Sundav Worship >.00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ dren* Church Tuesday prayer and share time v 10 tin. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamorv (grades K-5lh). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grade* 6-12th) Thursday700 p m Prayer Mec-ing (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am • 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hasting* Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adult* Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth, Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 F Grand St. Hasting*. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm Ifintcrested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday E vening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children'* min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training C ATHOLIC ( Hl RC 'll BARRY C OUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 am . Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHI RCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwixxl St. Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 945 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 00 p m Teens. 6 00 p m Evening Cel­ ebration tor adults "Kids Alive" for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 a in Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 (Ki am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 7 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer tn Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hasting* Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Sept 6 8 00 A 10 00 am Holy Communion Thursday. Sept 3 4 (Ml Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 6 00 Sub Ab C.rp . '(Mi Adult Choir Saturday. Sept 5 8 00 p m N A Monday. Sept 7 - 3 30 Sub Ab Grp Tuesday. Sept 8 ' it) QA Wednesday. Sept 9 3 30 Sub Ab Grp. 7 00 Slew Comm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHIRCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist C hurch phone 616-945-9574 Bar ner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over W'BCTI-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Worship - Child care available fur infant* A. toddler* thru age 4. and Junior Church tor age* 5 thru 2nd grade. 10 30 a m . Coffee Fellow­ ship Friday. Sept 4 Meeting of VI P ’* ha* been changed to Friday. Sept 11 al 9 30 a m FIRST PRESBYTERIAN C Hl RC II 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 ( 616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Sunday. Aug 9 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Service. II 00 am Contemporary Worship Service The 9 30 Service is broadcast over U BCH - AM 1220 Nursery i* provided during both Service* We welcome Pa*u»r Keller home’ IYOODGROXE BRETHREN C HRISTI AN PARISH si ROSE 805 S Jcflcrwn Father Charles I ivchcr. Pauor Saturdav Ma** 4 30 p tn Sunday Masse* 8 (Ml a m and I1 <<0 am. < i>ntc**ion Saturday 4 00 • J 30 p m 9275 S Bedford Rd Dowling Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Pb»»nc 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Saluroay night service with live band 7 30 p m For more information call the church office 488" C oal* Grose Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and ckvalor Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ing*. Juniot Senior High This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN Fl NERAL HOME ol'Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OE HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1*52 N Broadway Hasting* BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescription*" I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANI FACTl RING CO. Hasting*. Michigan H AN I INGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. “70 C ouk Rd 1 Hasting*. Michigan I Andrew McKeown MIDDLEVILLE - Mr. Andrew McKeown, age 84, of Middleville, passed away Saturday. August 29. 1998 at Fountain View of Grand Rapids. Mr. McKeown ws bon on May 15, 1914 in Middleville, the son of Samuel and Rose Ann (Aickcn) McKeown. He was raised in Middle 'illc and attended Middleville T-K Schools, graduating in 1932. He was married to Jerrie Ann Bolhuis on May 15, 1941 al her parents home in Grand Rapids. A friend. Reverend Louis Rigclman performed the ceremony. He was a life-time farmer, purchasing the Moe Farm where he resided in March 1942. His pride was in plowing a straight furrow and his joy was in planting and growing trees. He was a member of Middleville United Methodist Church. He was a life-member and Past Master of Middleville Masonic Lodge No. 231. He served as Thomapple Township Treasurer for 16 years. Mr. McKeown was a devoted, caring, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. He was precedes) in death by a brother, James McKeown and a sister, Elizabeth (Lily) McKenzie. Mr. McKeown is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jerrie Ann McKeown; son and daughter-in-law, James Andrew and Colleen McKeown of Hesperia; five grandchildren. James Andrew McKeown II, Patti Ann McKeown, S/Sgt. John McKeown, Jason McKeown, and Kristin McKeown; two great granddaughters; three brothers, his twin. Samuel McKeown, William (Margaret) McKeown both of Middleville, and David (Pearl) McKeown of Hastings; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services for Mr. McKeown were held Tuesday. September 1, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzhcimers Association, Middleville United Methodist Church, or Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will GET RESULTS! Kritter Creations Taxidermy of Caledonia was among the 200 vendors at the Whitetail Expo. | John E. Porritt HASTINGS - John E. Porritt. age 82. of Hastings, passed away Thursday, August 27, 1998 at Tendercarc of Hastings. Mr. Porritt was bom on February 29, 1916 in Alto, the son of Charles & Delia (Jacobson) Porritt. He was raised in the Grand Rapids area and attended schools there. He was a United Slates Army Veteran of World War II. He was married to Marguerite M. Freese on October 12, 1947 and she died August 26, 1984, he then was married to Clarissa L. (Morgan) Johnson on March 31, 1990. He moved to the Hastings area in the 1940’s. He was employed at the E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings for 33 years, retiring aroung 1980. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans and he attended the First Baptist Church. Mr. Porritt was also preceded in death by his parents. John is survived by his wife. Clarissa; three step-daughters, Jeanne (Keith) Newton of Freeport, Carolyn (Jon) Tilburt of Hudsonville, and Sherry (Bill) Wetzel of Hastings', six step-grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren; two cousins, Paul (Ruth) Jacobson of Kentwood, and Roger (Ruth) Jacobson of Muskegon. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 29, 1998 at Hastings First Baptist Church. Pastor Kevin Shorkcy officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Baptist Church. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home, Hastings. Benjamin Nagel IRVING - Mr. Benjamin Nagel, age 91, of Irving, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, August 31. 1998 at Luther Home. Grand Rapids. Mr. Nagel was bom on May 7, 1907 in Bradley, the son of James and Lena Nagd. He was married to Hazel Neil on December 15. 1928 and she passed away May 15, 1993. • He was employed al Hastings Manufacturing Company retiring in 1972 after 30 years of service. He was a LONG lime member of the Yankee Springs Bible Church He served many years on Irving Township Board of Review, and seven years on Barry County Commission on Aging. He was a loving, caring father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather, doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Mr. Nagel was also preceded in death by his daughter. Marilyn Nagel; granddaughter. Beth Wester, and five brothers. Benjamin is survived by three daughters. Lois (Richard) Scppancn of Allo. Manan (Herbert) Brown of Allegan. Shirley (Jim) Van Aman of Middleville; one son. Robert (Peg) Nagel of Hastings; ten grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren, eleven great great grandchildren; sislcrs-in-law. Margaret Zirble 6f Honda. Lois (Bernard) Falconer. Zona (James) Thomas, jnd Lorraine Neil all of Hastings. Manan Kowalczyk of Alto, and Geraldine Neil of Caledonia; many nieces and nephews Funeral Services for Mr Nagel will he Thursday. September 3. 1998 at 11 00 a.m. al the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville with Reverend Memtt Johnson officiating Interment will take place at Irving Cemetery. Memonal contnbulions ma) be nude to Yankee Springs Bible Church, or Barry Community Hospice. ______ Richard J. Bassett______ NASHVILLE - Richard J. Bassett, age 66, of Nashville, passed away Thursday. August 27, 1998 at Spectrum East Hospital. Grand Rapids. He was bom April 19, 1932 in Nashville, the son of LcRoy and Rhoda (Karcher) Bassett. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1950 and married Ellen Todd June 10, 1950 in Baltic Creek. He was employed as a farmer, electrician, and carpenter. He wa a member of the Farm Bureau and enjoyed auction sales. He was preceded in death by his parents, IcRoy an Rhoda Bassett and a brother. Keith Bassett. Mr. Bassett is survived by his wife, Ellen; sons, David Bassett of Hastings, Darwin (Shari) Bassett of Saranac. Douglas (Betty) Bassett of Hasting, and Dennis Bassett of Hastings; daughter. Dawn Bassett Davis of Nashville; grandchildren, Michael. Sara, Eric, Nicholas, Jessica. Douglas Jr., Jennifer. Jamie Davis, Stephanie Davis, and Scott Davis; brothers, Ed (Phyllis) Bassett of Battle Creek, and Donald (Pat) Bassett of Bellevue; mother-in-law. Dorothy Todd of Hastings; sisters-in-law, Wilma Bassett of Lakeland, Florida, and Sandra Thompson of Hastings; sistcr-in-law and brother-in­ law, Margaret and Dick Kremer of New Hampshire; several nieces and .vrphews Funeral services for Mr Bassett were held Monday, August 31. 1998 at the Maple Valley Chapel. Burial took place at Wilcox Cemetery, Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. | ^Gen^^Pa^mwn ALLEGAN - Gene J. “PA" Brown, age 74, of Allegan and fonneriy of Delton, passed away Saturday. August 29. 1998 at Allegan General Hospital, Allegan. Gene was bom on September 5. 1923 in Kalamazoo, the son of Joseph & Esther (Jackson) Brown. He served with the United States Army during World War II. He was employed for several years al Kalamazoo Paper Company & in maintenance at Parchment Schools. He was self-employed for many years operating at Shclp Lake a small engine repair business and flea market sales. Mr. Brown was married to Theresa Hudak on November 28. 1945 He loved his dog ’’Jessie Girl’’; also hunting, fishing, racing motorcycles & automobiles. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter. Tracey Brown in February of 1998 Mr. Broun is survived by his wife, Theresa; two sons & spouses. Gene Brown Jr & Carol of Oshtemo, William & Kathleen Brown of Comstock; four grandsons & spouses. Todd & Sarah. Troy & Kathy. Davi & Gina and Shawn; five great grandchildren; special friends. Don & Lois Hammond of Allegan and Dan & Mary Herzog of Shclp Lake; sc\cral cousins and many fnends Graveside Services for Mr Brown were held Tuesday. September I. 1998 at Prairieville Cemetery. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Military honors were conducted by Delton V.F.W. Post. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army. en\dopes available at funeral home Arrangements uerc made by Williams Funeral Home. Delton �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 7 Loke Odesso NELUS Donald Fedewa to mark 80 years On Sept X. IWX. Donald Fedewa will celebrate his 80th birthday lie would enjoy being remembered by his friends, former neighbors and neighbors with cards sent to him at Donald Fedewa. Hidden Valley Apartments. 4I4 Woodlawn Ave.. Apt. B. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Longstreet-Braun united in marriage Jack and Gerry Longstreet of Hastings proudly announce the mamagc of their daughter Jacklyn Pamela to Gregory Scott Braun, son of Paul and Marilyn Braun of Buffalo. New York. Jacklyn is a graduate of Hastings Schools and Northwood University. Greg also is a graduate of Northwood University, and is general sales manager of Brown Cadil­ lac Buick. The couple now reside in Buffalo. New York. Pashbys celebrate 25th anniversary Morgan-Herminitt plan to wed Sept. 19 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hermcnitt of Hastings arc pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Alyssa Mane Morgan and Adam David Hermcnitt. Alyssa is a 1998 graduate of Hastings High School and Adam is a 1997 graduate of Hastings High School. The happy couple will wed on Sept. 19, 1998 Roger and Glcnna Jean < DcMotti Pa>hby arc celebrating their 25th wedding anniver­ sary. on Sept. 7. 1998 Roger and Glcnna recently moved into the Hastings area, moving into the DeMott homestead. They have three sons. Michael. Matt and Daniel Roger is employed with General Motors in Comstock and Glcnna is employed as a registered nurse at Borge*. Hospital in Kalamazoo A inp to San Diego. Ca is planned in October. GIRL, Karylcc Marie, born at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 10. 1998 at 7:34 p.m to Mike and Rhonda Shaplcy of Hastings. Weighing. 7 lbs. 6 1/2 ozs and 20 inches long Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Notice of Public Hearing on Increasing Property Taxes The Township Board of Carlton Township will hold a public hearing on a proposed increase of 0.06103 mills in the operating tax millage rate to be levied in 1998. Labor Day weekend is upon us al one ot the latest possible September dates M*»st schools have already been in session tor days Please drive safely’ Next week Saturday. Sept 12. the Ionia ( ounty Genealogical Society will meet al the Depot Museum at I pm Speaker tor the day will be John l urry with his pro­ gram on Michigan photographers The Kith anniversary banquet of Lake Odessa Area Histoncal Society will be observed Thursday. Sept IB. at Lakewood United Methodist Church Reservations should be called to Lynda Cobb at 374­ 7518 or 374-8420 by Sept 8 for the catered dinner There will be some recollection ot the society’s accomplishments and recogni­ tion of charter members dunng the pro­ gram. which features the first president. Bob Reed of I lolland The Lake Odessa Community Library has flyers posted for the start of another season’s story hour The laptime story ses­ sions will be held on Thursday mornings al 10:30. starting Sept IO The story hour for children ages 4 and 5 will be in the after­ noons at I 30 A lap of a mom. a grandma or a child care provider is required for the morning session Presence of adults is optional lor the older children Central United Methodist Church will revert to its winter schedule Sunday. Sept 13. when services begin at 10:30 a.m . pre­ ceded by church school al 9: |0. Choir prac­ tices resume on Sept 9 and bell choir in October The floral displays continue to be spots of beauty Mounds, baskets, flower beds, borders and barrels have their distinctive approaches to floriculture.Mounds which arc show y include those of Larry and Sara Jo Cobb on Jordan Lake Road, the Dillons on Third Avenue and Manan Klein Use of a single variety of flower is very effective on Jordan Lake Avenue at the home next to Richard Peacocks, whose north lawn has an abundance of zinnias The Hampel and Deatsman flowers arc showy. The Tobias garden on the sloped lawn on M-43 near Charlton Park Road specializes :n roses and dahlias Village work crews, with help from prison labor, have been replacing sections of curb and gutter the length of Second Street from the CSX railway to the Boule­ vard Washington Boulevard is getting preparatory work done for resurfacing Ronald Fnckson. Woodland Township­ farmer. had the misfortune to sever the ten­ dons in his wrist on a power tool He had emergency treatment al the local doctor’s office, followed by surgery al Pennock. The tendons were attached successfully He is half way through his month of keeping his hand elevated above his shoulder. Marjorie Jean Mohr, age 93. died Aug. 24 She and her husband, the Rev Forrest Mohr, have been longtime residents of Clark Retirement Community The Mohrs served Central M.E. Church early in their ministry Funeral services were in Lansing last Friday, with 'burial at Litchfield The Mohrs had sons David and wife in Con­ necticut and William and wife in I londa According to the Slate Journal. Rex Gtllcte’s annual birthday party had nearly 200 people who came for the community picnic Rex turned 71 this year. He has sponsored the party for at least 10 years His guests consumed about 20 dozen ham­ burgers. a case of hot dogs and more than two cases of sweet corn. Rex’s efforts providcd the above items and the guests brought additional food. Coach F.arl Darby has announced that his returning starters on the golf team arc Jere­ my Frost. Luke Barnett. Brock Elliott. Eric (iarhnger and John Williams. Joel Dow is also a returning junior player Brent and Sandi Eckardt arc parents of a new son named Owen Bruce, born at Spar­ row Hospital Aug 25 (nandparents are I uiikc I «.kardt and maternal grandparents Ross and Janet I homas Lorraine McMillen treated her sister Marian Weinberg ot Buchanan to a tnp to Cedar Point starting Thursday On Sunday she returned home from Buchanan via Richland, where she met her husbands assembled family at the Michael and Karen Morse home tor a cookout Husband Don Gariock's family came from Big Rapids. Hastings and Lake Odessa The occasion marked their mother's birthday and the 50th anniversary of their parents mamagc This week two nearby colleges have announced their degree graduates for the winter semester Sarah Riggs is a graduate of XorthwiHHi I nivcrsity Grand Valley Stale I mversitv has listed Atmcc Altolt. Jerud Jackson and Jason M.mshum as grad­ uates LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Michael R Kovaicik and Sheena M Kovaicik husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to First Alliance Mortgage Co a Michigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated May 5. 1997 and recorded on May 9 1997 m Liber 693 on Page 977 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the CONTIMORTGAGE as as­ signee by an assmgment dated May 9 1997 which was recorded on July 28 1997 in Liber 703 on page 134 Barry County Records on wtuch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand three Hundred Forty and 27/100 dollars (S69 340 27) including interest at 12 05*• per an­ num Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate may change on 6/1 and 12/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock pm on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 20. 21 and 22 of Block B of Pleasant Shores According to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 ol Plats on Page 59 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642 4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for CONTIMORTGAGE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98087934 (10-1) SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE (All Counties) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT PETZ A ASSOCI­ ATES PC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Delault has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bruce D Culver a married man and Donna Culver hts wife to Summit Mortgage Services inc a Mchigan Corporation Mortgagee daled October 22 1997 and recorded on December 4 1997 m Document *1004869 Barry County Records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Banc One Finan ciai Services inc by mesne assignment dated October 30 1997 and recorded on April 13 1998 in Document *1010324 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty Nine Thousand One Hundred Seven and 79/100 Dol­ lars (S59.107 79). including interest at 13 375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m on Septem­ ber 17 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as LOTS 5 AND 6 OF SHADY HEIGHTS AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated August 6 1998 Banc One Financial Services inc PETZ A ASSOCIATES PC 20902 Mack Grosse Pomte Woods Ml 46236 File *1346-117 (9/3) Buy life insurance and save on your home and car. hen you buy your lite insurance from us through Auto-Owners Insurance, you’ll receive special discounts on your home, mobile home or car insurance. Well save you money. As an independent Auto­ Owners agent, we take great interest in you - as well as your home and car We are specialists tn insuring people and the things they own. Auto-Owners Insurance Life Home Car Business THE BUCKLAND AGENCY Delton Office • 623-5115 Toll Free 1-800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 11325 S Wall Lake Rd M-43 • P0 Box 100 Hastings Office • 948-3720 Toll Free 1 -888-223-3590 Fax 948-3744 511 W State St PO Box 245 The hearing will be held on Monday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Carlton Township Hall 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings Ml 49058 The date and location of the meeting to take action on the proposed additional millage will be announced at this public meeting. If adopted, the proposed additional millage will increase operating revenues from ad valorem property taxes 2.70% over such revenues generated by levies permitted without holding a hearing. If the proposed additional millage rate is not approved the operating revenue will increase by 2.49% over the preceding year's operating revenue. The taxing unit publishing this notice, and identified below, has complete authority to establish the number of mills to be levied from within its authorized millage rate. This notice is published by David Kaiser Carlton Township Supervisor 85 Welcome Rd Hastings. Ml 49058 616-945-5990 SEPTEMBER 4, 1998 FRIDAY - 7:30 PM LAKEWOOD UNITY FIELD Lakewood and Hastings fans, come out to the giant tailgate party before the game. Sponsored by the: k Lakewood Athletic Association Boosters J Bratwursts. hot dogs, baked beans, chips, lemonade and iced tea... *5.00 Adults • *3.00 Kids (12 & under) • *20.00 Family Tailgate parTY Tailgate from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by David I Stewart of 1685 Archwood Drive Wayland Mchigan 49348 to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation a Michigan corporation of 2505 East Pans road SE Grand Rapids Mchigan 49588-8347 dated November 6 1997 and recorded in the Offce of the Register of Deeds for the County ot Barry in the State of Mchigan on Nov 18 1997 in Docu­ ment Number 1004293 on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this Notice lor principal and interest the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One and 43/100 (587 151 43) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage nas become operative NOW THEREFORE Notce is hereby given that on October 8 1998 at 2 00 p m on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings that bemg the ptace for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage together with interest at 6 75 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and insurance that said Mort­ gagee Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpora­ tion does pay on or poor to the date of said sale said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit Yankee Springs Township Barry County Stale of Mchigan Commencing at the West 1/4 corner of Section 19 Town 3 North Range 10 West thence North 89 degrees 51 22’ East 2351 36 feet along the East and West 1/4 line to the Cen­ ter of said Seacn 19 thence South 00 degrees 00 00' West 929 36 feet along the North and South 1/4 line of said Seaion 19 to the Point of Beginning thence South 00 Jegrees 00 00' West 96 36 feet along said North and South t/4 line thence South 89 degrees 51 22 West 199 41 feet to the Easterly line jf Arch wood Avenue thence North 00 degrees fO 2T East 96 36 feet along sa>d Easterly fine 'nence North 89 degrees 51 22 East 199 40 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption penod as provided by law is six (6) months from the date of the sale GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC Dated August 18 1998 For Donald A Brandl (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Mchigan 49696-5817 616/941 9660 (9/24) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE A sale of the following property to the highest bidder will be held at 1 00 o dock p m on Thurs­ day September 17 1998 al the east entrance of the Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street Hastings Mchigan Parcel G That part of the So- ‘h 60 acres of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10 Town 4 North. Range 9 West Irving Township Barry County Mchigan. described as beginning at the West 1 4 corner of said section, thence North 00*3405' West along the West line of said Northwest 1/4 1002 71 feet to the North line of the South 60 acres of said Northwest 1/4 thence South 89*48 45' East along said North line 120 60 feet thence South 35°28 26' East 691 89 feet thence South 17*19 54 East 461 90 feet to the South one of the Northwest 1/4 thence North 89*48 45' .Vest along said South line 649 79 feet to the place of beginning Subject to highway nght of way for Loftus Road The sale is being held to foreclose the mort­ gage given by Greg F Stevens and Laurie A Stevens April 29 1994 recorded on May 3, 1994 >n Liber 603 Page 693 Barry County Records The amount due on this date is $97 715 01 The redemption period will be 6 months from the date o’ sale or 30 days in event of abandonment August 5 1998 Douglas J Austin Fraser Trebilcock Dav«3 & Foster PC 1000 Mchigan National Tower Lansing Ml 48933 517-377-0838 (9/10) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carrol A.in Simons a married woman and Earl Ray Si­ mons by Carrol Ann Simmons his attorney in fact (Original Mortgagors! to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation A Louisiana Corporation Mort gagee dated July 25 1996 and recorded on Au­ gust 19 1996 in Liber 669 on Page 881 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mense assignments to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation as assignee by by assignment dated June 30 1998 whch was recorded on July 31 1998 in instrument <105854. Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eighty Thousand Fifty-Three and 45/100 dollars ($78 053 45) including interest at 10 625*» per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2-1 and 8-1 of each year Under the power ot sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at i 00 o dock P M on October 1 1998 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville Barry County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as Lots 50 and 51 Except the South 60 feet of said Lot 51 Village of Nashville According to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats Page 10 The redemption period shall 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 321a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 20 1998 UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORA­ TION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98076835 (9/17) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fhearma") and Jamie D Fliearman husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to Source One Mortgage Services Corporation Mortgagee dated June 23 1992 and recorded on June 23 1992 in Uber 547 on Page 476 Barry County Records Mchigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Mchigan Slate Housing Devel­ opment Authority a pubic body corporate and polite as assignee by an assignment dated July 17 1992 whch was recorded on August 24 1992 in Liber 552. on Page 548. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and 69/100 dollars ($41 995 69) including interest at 7 40*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sa;d mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m on Thursday September 17. 1998 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lot 5 of Block 11 Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 6 1998 MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN F AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION Pl EASE CALL (248» 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchioan 48025 File *96077193 (9/3) Is your life all you thought it would be? What you believe is important to us.at ^^^^““"""chnst that simply It s OK to evaluate our beliefs and adtust them tram time to time M Crossroads Commumty Church -otfervou a ^ace -d ask questions without feeling pressured t nursery and |r Xeet others who w.U accept and love^r who -re Anu^ Church is provided with capable and caring people tor tn Starting September 13.1 invtt. you to attend my new senes. ’LooKrng For Some Fresh Answers For Life" We 11 look a- /Seem God like us “Co: -elate to me & can I relate to Him / ding time with Him 1 "What is His agenda and where do I fit in I / Observing miracles or gimmicks Was He David Copperfield s mentor or for real I J Sorting out the different stories -Was He promoting a religion or a relationship I J Watching His compassion _ -Does He care for me personally’ I / Knowing what is expected I -What is the fine pnnt ’ I / Heanng His plan for the future ■ -Is there a heaven and can I be there I / Making a decision for myself I Isn’t tl time to put the truth back into your life’ loin us <on the 13th vour life will I I । Meeting at the c omer of West Matef ■ 048-84 82 (formerly Algonquin Lake Bibb '° ^tyNewton. pastor Ann landers Wait how long? Dear Ann Landers: "Judy” and I have been going together lor 17 years Our time together consists of one or two dates a week Wc started seeing one another when she was separated from her husband and continued through the divorce I’ve asked her to marry me several times Al first, she kept saying she wanted to wait until her daughter was grown and out of the house That happened three years ago Now. she says she needs more time to gel to know me better It is like pulling teeth to get Judv to spend more time with me She comes Io mv apart­ ment once or twice a year. I haven’t been in­ vited to her place in so long. I can’t remem­ ber what year it was She says she wants the nght set of circumstances before coming to m> place for the night Although she’s told me she cares about me. she rarely is able to say, "I love you.’’ t I believe Judy is afraid to make a com­ mitment because of her bitter divorce She swears this isn’t true I need someone to help me with this situation because I’m be­ coming impatient and frustrated. Los An­ geles Reader. Dear Los Angeles: You say you have been going w ith Judv for 17 years and she want- the "nght set of circumstances” be­ fore she comes to your place for the night’’ Do you have any idea what “circumstances” she might be talking about? And what’s with you that you have been willing to re­ main in this strange relationship for so LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the following REHEARING CASE NO V-12-98 • Pltrick Eb Hott (applicant) LOCATION At 1301 Fisher Road on the West Side between State and Coals Grove Roads in Sec 2 Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requestinc i variance to place a single wide on proper!, «:» the A zonmg district Reneanng is a result of new evidence CASE NO V-41-98 - Kok Builders (appli­ cant. Willard and Gertrude Nleboer (properly owner). LOCATION At 4333 Trails End Road off Hast­ ings Point Road m Sec 4 Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance on lot width requirement of 150 ft m the R1-1 zonmg district (requesting 38 ft & 68 ft of lot width) CASE NO V-42-98 - Rick W Mason (applb cant) LOCATION 326 Sieb Drive off Woodland Road between Donna and Marie Street in Sec 4 Woodland twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to create four (4) budding sites by partitioning seven (7) ex­ isting platted lots in RI-2 zoning district CASE NO V-43-98 Mathew L Hansen (property owner). Wiliam C. Abbe Architect. LOCATION At 5041 Walnut Blvd oft Indian Isle and the end in Sec 29. Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an addition to an existing house and det garage that is closer to the front side and rear yards than al­ lowed in the Rl-i zoning district CASE NO V-44-98 Chad Kraal (applicant) LOCATION At 11725 Marsh Road between Chateau Court and Winchester Dr in Sec 5 Or­ angeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached garage closer to the sideyard than al­ lowed (requesting 3 ft setback) in Rl-1 zonmg d'StnCt CASE NO V-45-98 Herbert A Shepard (ap­ plicant). SL Francis Episcopal Church (prop­ erty owner). LOCATION At 11850 Nrne Mile Road on the NW corner of Cambridge Street and Nine Mile Road Sec 17 Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Request *>i a variance to divide lot *94 Orangeville Village plat in R-2 zonmg district MEETING DATE: September 15 1998 TIME 7 30 PM PLACE Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court Street Hastings Michigan Site inspections of the above described prop­ erties will be completed by the Zonmg Board of Appeals members before the hearing interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard a? the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The variance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Offce 220 W State St Hastings Mch.gar 49058 during the hours ot 8 a m to > p m (dosed between 12-1 pm) Monday thru • .-day Please call the Planr ng Offce at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and servees such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of punted materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meeting bearing upon ten (i0» days notce to the County o’ Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary a>ds or servees should contact the County of Barry t>y writing or callmg the following Mchae* Rrown County Administrator 220 W State Street -ast •ngs Ml 49058 (616» 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk • 90) long* It Judy will agree to go with you for counseling, it would be helpful If not. go alone If you allow things to rock along in­ definitely and do nothing, you will miss out on the possibility ot meeting some other woman who could be a wonderful partner Wedding stiff Dear Ann Landers: You recently printed a letter about a pastor who was stifled bv a couple for whom he performed a mamagc ceremony I am a priest at a large Roman Catholic church and would appreciate it if you would remind young couples and their parents of some basic fundamentals of eti­ quette. We ask couples who belong to the parish for a $75 donation for charitable works of the church. (For non-panshioncrs. the fee is $100). The pnests and pastors spend at least six hours with every couple in preparation for their wedding. Wc do not charge for the hours spent while the couples use the church for pictures, rehearsals and pre-wed­ ding preparations, nor do we charge for the lights, the changing rooms or the air condi­ tioning and heating After the ceremony, we invariably must contend with the thoughtlessness of those who leave the church a mess with their boxes, dry-cleaning bags, flowers and left­ over food. We arc happy to provide a tradi­ tional wedding, but. oh. how wc would ap­ preciate some traditional etiquette to go with it. Ann. of the many wedding ceremonies at which I have officiated. I remember only once receiving a card of thanks for all the church and the pnest did to help make the day beautiful. Maybe you could remind your readers of some things they might do when haying a church wedding. Please don’t use my name. I don’t need the hale mail - Man of the Cloth in Wisconsin. Dear Man of the Cloth: Couples w ho can -fiord a church wedding should plan on at least $100 for the clergyman or church, and this is a modest estimate Stiffing the cler­ gyman is more a sign of ignorance than cheapness. Some people don’t know any better. And !.S The bridal party should have the decency to clean up after themselves before they leave the church. This comes under the heading of good manners. Dumb crook Dear Ann Landers: Here’s another one for your "stupid crook” file. I laughed when I read it and hope you will. too. - B.T in Houston. Dear B.T.: I roared, but I’d have to say that cashier was pretty lucky. Here’s your contribution: The Ann Arbor news crime column re­ ported that a man walked into a fast-food restaurant in Ypsilanti, Mich., al 5 a.m.. flashed a gun and demanded cash. The cashier turned him down, saying he could­ n't open the cash register w ithout a food or­ der The man said. "OK. I’ll have an order of onion rings.” The cashier responded, "Wc don’t serve onion rings for breakfast ” The man became extremely annoyed and stomped out. That was the last the cashier saw of him No chemistry Dear Ann Landers: Recently. I asked a woman to marry me. I have known her for seven years. Wc have been both friends and lovers. Although I have never been faithful to her. I’m pretty sure she has been faithful to me. After graduating from the same high school, we went to the same university in a nearby state. Her family adores me. and my family adores her. She has stood by me through the death of my brother and other hard times in my life I don’t understand why I don’t fed romantic love for her. hut I don’t. Iler parents arc now pressunne me into a mamagc I don’t want How can I gel out of this ’ She is a very decent person and I don’t want to hurt her I need your advice last because her mother is talking about an < krtobcr wedding Maybe seeing this in the paper will help Wc all read your column - Not in Love Dear Not in Lose If the chemistry isn’t there, it is useless to try to manufacture it It won’t work Tell your fiancee that you have given the matter of marriage more thought and have decided against it. for her sake as well as yours If y»>u have given her an engagement ring, tell her she can keep it. Resist pressure from her mother or any­ one else Io marry the woman And please stop sleeping with her. or you could find yourself up that well-known creek with no paddle AA saves lives Dear Ann Landers: I am writing in re­ sponse to the column about the drunken fish The water explained how. in an exper­ iment. he had fed alcohol to scycral fish and found that the intoxicated fish were nursed by their partners until they sobered up and could swim straight He added. “I wondered, when the experiment was over. if we humans had similar compassion for our intoxicated brethren ” Obviously, he has never lived with an ac­ tive alcoholic For years. I was my hus­ band’s nurse, punching bag. cleaning lady and bank account. I was also the peace­ maker. storyteller and both mother and fa­ ther to our toddler son. I began to lose by compassion, along with mv self-esteem, when month after month, year after year, my "fish” never sobered up I have since struggled to swim upstream alone, leaving my husband to flounder and possibly drown. Compassion? I have none left The dark, murky waters of alcoholism destroyed it. Alcoholics Anonymous, along with the grace of God. saved my husband's life and mine. too. My son and I no longer live in fear of what to expect when Daddy comes home. For those drowning alcoholics who arc trapped by the undertow of this cunning disease. A A can be a life preserver. Keep telling vour readers about it. Swimming Sober in New Pork Richey. Fla. Dear Swimming Sober Congratulations on your victory. I shall continue to tell my readers about A A by printing letters such as yours. The first step is as dose as your phone book, folks Look up Alcoholics Anonymous, find out when the next meet­ ing is. and GO. Feeling pressured to haw sex.’ How wellinformed are von? It rife for Ann Landers' booklet "Sex and the Teenager" Send a selladdressed. long. busmes's-si:e envelope and a check or money order for S3 75 (this in­ cludes postage and handling) to Teens, c'o Ann Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. Hl 60611-0562 tin Canada, send 54 55.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the ( 'reators Syndi­ cate it eh page at huh i tea tors com COPYRIGHT I99X CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC Zachary* John Mohncy. Jenison and Suzanna Mane Adrianson. Delton Dale Donald Krueger. Ill, Hastings and Came Lynn Williamson. Middleville Jeremy John Dame, Pottersville. NY and Joy- Marietta Richards. Lake Odessa. Ml Robert Alan Johnson Jr. Shelbyville and Amy Sue O’Keefe. Shelbyville Terry Lee John Maynard Stcnzelbarton. Hastings and Jessica Jean Harvath. Hast­ ings. Jason .Aaron Karas. Hastings and Claire Elizabeth Sparklin. Ypsilanti Chad R Sitzcr. Middleville and Leslie Colleen O’Bnen. Middleville Adam David Hermcnitt. Hastings and Alyssa Mane Morgan. Hastings Zachary Hugh Soderberg. Nappanee. IN and Nicole Suzanne Bcardslcc. Nappanee. IN Alan Leroy Meehan Sr. Nashville and Nona Sue Tucker. Nashville Robert Michael Rs an. Dcl’on and MaryLynn McClish. Delton CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking registered nurses with Obstetrical experi­ ence training as Childbirth Educator. Classes are taught on rotating fouriti' nth. weekday evening schedules, and candidates should have ability to assist other instructors on a rotation basis as needed. The Childbirth Educator will prepare expectant parents emotionally and phys­ ically to participate in a satisfying pregnancy, labor, birth and introduction to parenthood, and must demonstrate a commitment to client education and expe­ rience related to malemai-child care. Registered Nurses who would be interested in such a challenge should contact: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Education Department 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 4905H (6161 948-3125 r E.O.E. Healthcare Sen ices Pennock �T he Hastings Banner From Time to Time... Barry County in the Spanish-American War (Part Hi) By Joyce F. Weinbrvcht The Spanish-American War was the result ol the oppression of the Cuban peo­ ple by the Spanish colonists and by the per­ ception of this struggle presented by the “yellow press.” notably William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph C. Pulitzer's New York World, who were in their own struggle for readers Both papers printed stones by “on the spot" correspondents. Most the “eyewit­ ness" accounts were made up. as neither paper had reporters any nearer Havana than Key West. Fla But blood ran knee deep in the pages of the yellow press So when the Battleship Maine blew up on Feb. 15. 1898. in Havana Harbor, it was not surprising that the Americans called for war. And “Remember the Maine" became the battle cry It was never proven for sure if the Maine w.ts sunk by the explosion of a floating mine, tom floating from the mined field in the harbor, which was mined against sub­ marines When the battleship was raised in 1911. the theory was that the ship was actually blown apart by coal gas seepage from the ships power plant The ships bow plates were buckled outward, which would indi­ cate that the explosion had taken place within the vessel. But in IX9X. Barry Coun­ ty. w ith the rest of the country, responded to the call for volunteers. 125.000 men to fight the war with Cuba. Michigan's National Guard immediately filled up their ranks and proceeded to organize for the tnp to Camp Laton, island Lake, near Bnghton. Some Barry County men who were part of 32nd Michigan National Guard Infantry Volunteers Company B vycrc Gcrsham Sev­ erance. Hastings; Fred Rock. Hastings. Frank Fnglehart. Hastings; Milton Murphy. Hastings; George Bcssmcr. Hastings; Homer Washburn. Hastings; W.H. Olm­ stead. Middleville. Frank Schumann. Cor­ poral. Co. II. Hastings; Carl Bcssmcr. Co. H. Hastings' Dell Sutton. Co. H. Hastings; James Standley. Co. H. Hastings, were also part of the 32nd Michigan Regiment Nel­ son Carvcth. Hastings and Will Osborne. Hastings were with Company C. 32nd Infantry Jay Mattison. Middleville, was in the Michigan 33rd while Aaron Lichty was in Co. F 34th. and David Lake, Irving, was in Co. I 34th Michigan. Frank Hamilton of Bedford was in the 34lh. as was Rccn DuPrce. Hickory Corners The 32nd Michigan Regiment was assigned to the 5th Army Corps, under General William Shafter of Galesburg. The 5th Army Corps was to embark on board the transport to Florida on the morning of June 12. 1X98. The Florida was involved in a collision with another ship and was dis­ abled The 5th Army was without trans­ portation to Cuba and the 32nd Regiment was pulled out of the expeditionary force The 32nd then was transferred to the 6th Army Corps under Major General Fitzhugh Lee and all was put on hold for them Meanwhile, they were hearing about Roosevelt's Rough Riders and the attack on Santiago Some of the wounded arrived back in Florida The 6th Army continued to dnll and hold skirmish drills, expecting to Men from Company K 35th Regiment Albert Wooomansee on the far right and Frank E Herrington, standing in center of the picture The other three are unknown (Pictured loaned by Emmet Herrington ) be sent into the battle soon. The practice exercises were not entirely free of prob­ lems. Several of the regiments were over­ come by heal and Corp. Culver of Battle Creek was badly burned in the face by gun­ powder. When the 32nd Regiment received two pairs of shoes and two undcrsuits. two blue flannel shirts and hammocks, but nothing happened, they still waited Camp Desoto wasn't improving either It rained, and the camp Hooded, filling the tents with waler, making the hammocks necessary for sleeping. Cases for both malaria and typhoid fever occurred with regularity. On July 14. 60 men reported to sick call, most of them with malaria Some men who were serving with the Regular Army from Barry County were Major A.D. Kniskern, U.S. Commissary Department; George H Rack, Naval Con­ structor at Newport News, from Hastings. James Ackerson. Cadet. Annapolis, Naval Academy, from Middleville, and William A Hitchcock, with Co. H. 7th U.S. Infantry, from Hastings From Company K. 2nd U.S. Infantry from Hastings were James Mason and Milo Van Arman of Hastings From Co C. 2nd U.S. Infantry was Frank Giddings In Company C. 17th U.S Infantry were John Garnson. Hastings; Frank Reynolds. Rutland Township; Albert Hine, Shultz; John Hine also of Shultz. Dan Gillespie, who was with Troop D. 3rd Cavalry was from Hastings, and John Bever of Hastings served with Troop E. 7th Cavalry John Beyers was with Troop E. 7th Cavalry, and was also from Hastings Fred Benham of Hastings was with Co. L. 19th U.S. Infantry . George A Gallctley c f Prairieville also served with the 19th Will Bootes of Hastings was with Co. G. 23rd Infantry and Fred Matthews of Middleville was with the 19th U.S. Infantry. George C. Cook of Trovp E 6th Cavalry, was from Middleville. A E. Poland, also of the Middleville area, was with the U.S.S. Columbia, department Washington DC. Henry Wickham served on the Nebraska with Dewey s fleet at Manila. Wickham was from Carlton Township He was reported as having been wounded in battle before Manila. The telegram was sent to M.L Cook at the Hastings Wool Boot Company by Congressman Hamikon. Mr. Cook then reported the incident to John Wickham, father of the veteran John P. Hunsicker was with the 34th Michigan Regiment. He wrote back to Woodland from Camp Eaton on June 7. IX9X: "34th now at Camp Alger Camp Eaton. June 7. 1X98. All is consternation around this morning. It is just six o'clock and wc will leave in two hours for the train We go to Arlington Heights for our future camp. "Our cars have been standing on the track since Tuesday, but the time has come when we must board them. The new troops will begin to arrive here on Friday next. There arc not very many people here this morning to give us a send off but the hearts of the people go w ith us. "Col. Peterman tells us that he thinks wc will not stay in Washington very long, but will be sent to the Philippines or to Puerto Rico, news which is welcome to the boys of the 34th. Roster lor Company K. 35th Regiment Michigan Volunteers Il is now one hour before wc sUrt and I must hid farewell to the state of Michigan and our friends. John P Hunsicker" Hunsicker. Roy Dillenbcck. James I France. SI Grant, and Frank M Smith were from Woodland. Barry ( ounty John ( hasc ol Prairieville was the only Barry ( ounty man Io die in ( uba He died from yellow fever there <Hhers who served in the Spanish-Amer­ ican War were Ora Mann. Milton Murphy. William Osborne. Peter Decooke. Chester G I nglchart I dward Downs. David Lake. I <<uis i । I avail. Walter I ( arviath. Fred J Matthews Second lieutenant Munton. from Morgan, graduated from West Point in 1X98. and was active al the front. Will Hitchcock. Co II 7th Regiment and Cor­ nelius Mann was also with the 7th I he 34th Michigan Infantry saw action in Cuba during June and July IX9X C ompany D of 32nd Regiment. Michigan National < iuard. had gathered its members and new recruits together when the first call for volunteers went out They wanted Io get Io camp and to war as a unit and were able to do this, more or less Frank Smith, an employee of the Nashville News and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs Charles Putnam, enlisted and became a member of Battery E 4th Artillery The Nashville News reported the death of Frank Smith. May 15. 1899. at Fort Mon­ roe. Va.. from injuries he received at Santi­ ago and a case of spinal meningitis (This was reported in the Nashville News announcing that the 23-ycar-old-veteran would be buned in Lakeview Cemetery with full military honors ] During the month of June 1898 in Hast­ ings. Barry County men. who being sent to Company K. 35th Regiment. Michigan National Guard, were also getting prepared The Nashville news stated that: “Lieu­ tenant O.C Fountain was in Nashville Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 9 recruiting men for the 35th Regiment ol the Michigan National (iuard I icutenant Fountain was assigned the duty ol organiz­ ing and drilling Barry ( ounty’s portion of the men lor the 35th Michigan volunteers I he company was to be made up of Barry. Eaton and eastern Calhoun counties Mr Fountain established headquarters in Hast­ ings House, where he enlisted the men. ‘ >nly single men were enlisted A recruit had to be between the ages of 19 and 30. They had to be at least 5 feet tall and be in good physical condition He gave daily dolls and instruction so that this unit in this company would equal any company in the st .He Col Irish was to command the regi­ ment and made the 35th banner for this reg­ iment ot Michigan ( aptain Luckton came to oversee the organization of ( ompany K. '5th Regiment He appointed Robert Mitchell as a corporal and Robert Lewis was appointed as sergeant Edwin D Mal­ lory ol Nashville was made quartermaster sergeant, and put in charge of all of the sup­ plies of clothing and food. (aptain Lockton wrote a very compli­ mentary letter, dated July IX. 1898. to Will R Cook, which was printed in the Hastings Banner An article in the Hastings Banner to’d about the death of Captain R S Lockton. ol Marshall, captain of ( ompany K. 35th Regiment of Michigan The death occurred in the veterans hospital in PhiLdelphia from typhoid fever He was brought h Mar­ shall for bunal and Judge Clement Smith and Philo A Sheldon went to Marshall to attend the funeral This was because so many Barry County boys were under his command and for his courteous treatment and kind attention to the boys. Men in Company K. 35th Regiment. Michigan Volunteer Infantry were Compa- See TIME to TIME. cont. page 10 FROM ISLAND LAI ■5 ©APT. LOCKTON COMPLIME6 . ■ BARRY COUNTY • BOYS.. < lr • • The35th Michigan Volunteer*Complex * Not Known m Yet Where the Boy*-. * ; Will be Bent. . . I ; Camp Eaton, July 18fr IK 8L, Will B. Cook, Hastings, Micb. DeabSib:! » ; . (.received several letters from'you diirIng tbe post two weeks, to some of-whl I did not reply for lack of time,..beli& fully occupied in completing the organt *tloo ot the company. • > zl '• First I must thank you for four inter­ est In our company and your assistance in* ‘ sending on. recruits wblcb helped' us- to complete a company ‘with material oe which we may be proud. !• The boys whom Barry county has- sent* to Company K. are one and all good r * Iowa of wpom too much cannot be said. . Some people seem to think thafi man who Ils good for nothing else will for a soldier, but it will be an evil day our country when tbe honor of her fib ted to any but the best and wo en lest In the land. jell a corporal, 1 appoln ted Robert Mitchell because of bls personal merit Be pas ;. g muster rpll® rplls been assisting me in making amTcIerical work and is a conscientipra and competent man. , Mr. Lewis ot Hastings has shown spl did ability I to drill and ability to commIUM&and I have appointed him Sergeant He> is showink marked military ability uj(D giving the nest satisfaction. I • Barry One other F ... , county . 7 man ’ Is ' bey on® all'praise^ Edwin D. Mallory,. Qua^i ~ ter­ master Sergeant has charge of all sup] Jip®clothing and food and 1I believe be if id tbe> of clothing very, best Quartermaster in the whole reg— iment. He Is a great favorite witt theiment, boys, for they know that they can depends upon him to get for them all they ari en­ titled to and. if possible, a little more.) doing well and if l omer The boys are all dolus. .............. of your people could visit us I tblnta^ yo® would v__ " retina more 7proudJ of ~your state* and of you boys. Yours truly, I B. 8. LOCKTCjN. ,. , Letter from Captain Lockton to Will R Cook I �Page 10 The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 About 450 hear ‘God With Us' musical Under the awning of the Thornapple Arts Council's building in the park. 23 musicians provided accompaniment for the community choir. Regal banners, such as this one. were part ot the musical's grand finale A Sunday Summerfest audience of about 450 heard the musical. “God With Us." Sixty-six singers and 23 instrumentalists from nine area churches participated in tne production. RECEPTIONIST/SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Job Share Flexfab Division ot FHI. Inc., a growing Ivan manufacturing. ISO/QS ‘mmmi certified quality supplier of flexible hose and ducting is seeking candidate's for a receptionist position <n Hastings Reporting to the Sales Administration Manager, the receptionist will he responsible tor the operation ot the- switchboard, possess PC skills such as Word and Excel and operate a keyboard accurately exceeding 45 wpm. Prior general clerical experience helpful. Good communication skills on the phone and in |>erson. Must manage an automated phone system Must be able to maintain a polite and professional attitude at all times This position is a shared job with competitive wages and limited benefits in- hiding vacation, gainsharing and partial paid holidays. Days worked to be coordinated with other job share participant. Send resume in confidence to: Human Resources Flexfab Division 1K4 < (iun Lake Road Hastings. Ml 49058 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. September 14. 1998 at ~ 30 p m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll tor con struction of a water main located on Monroe from High Street to Prairie Avenue (See map below i. This notice is given pursuant to Article X. of the Charter of the City ol Hastings and Article 111. Section '0 79 and 70-80 (a), (bl of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received al Hastings City Hall. 201 l ast State Street. Hastings. Michigan 4*8158 Request for information and or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk al the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616 945 2-U.Ki or TDD call relay services I 800 649 3""7 LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Special Meeting August 27, 1998 •jOOpni Truth ’a«ation and 1999 Budget Hearing Present Walters Hause Pa'mer Munjoy Bedford Edwards Absent Hansford Motion to impose the rnanmum levy under Truth in Taxation Motion that m the future we use CPi and the rate inflation in determing salary increases Moton to receive the 1999 proposed budget Adpurnment at 651 pm Respectfully submitted Barbara Beafo’d Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (9/3) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This f AM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INF ORMATON WE OBTAIN WIH. BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Dalek a man ted man and Salhe A Dalek his wife (Original Mortgagors) to Union Federal Sav­ ings Bank of Indianapolis a Federal Savings Bank Mortgagee dated March 14 1997 and recorded on March 19 1997 tn Uber 688 on Page 413 Barry County Records Mchigan on *nch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty and 48'100 dollars $113 940 48) including interest at 8 00*• per an num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them al pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at i 00 oclock pm on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of ASSYRIA Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing at the Southeast corner of Sec­ tion 19 Town 1 North Range 7 West Assyria Township Barry County Mch.gan thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along the East i«ne of said section 1324 14 feet to the Southeast comer of the Northeast 1 4 of the *utneast ’ 4 of said Section and the p>ace of be ginning thence North 86 degrees 39 minutes 35 ,,.v . nds West along the South line of sa«d North­ east • 4 •••’•■ Southeast 1 4 280 00 feet thence • iutf degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds West paraM*' wrth tne East Section line 220 00 feet thence South 88 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds East 28£ ) feet to said East Section line thence North degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along aid East Section ime 220 00 feet to the place of bt'g nnmg Together with a 66 foot wide easement tor ingress and egress adjacent to the Fast s<le of said described parcel The redemption penod sha'i be 6 monthisi •rom the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL • "J 3241 a n Ahch case the ’evTempt«on pe”Od sn i ■ be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3 *998 ., „. redetai Sav-ngs Bank .• md>anapoi>s ■. • •• • •. ■ •• An<v.r..,.., •<-. > ,... n Federa Savings Bank of * See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! Time to Time, continued..: ny Officers Captain Richard S Lockton. Marshall. 1st Lieutenant, Clark O Foun­ tain. Gland Rapids. 2nd Lieutenant Guy M Rowley. First Sergeant. Dale A Smith. Sergeants Edu in I) Mallory. Nashville. Leu J (iroak. Frank Cathcart; Herbert N Sapp. Robert Leu is. Hastings. Corporals W illiam H Ryan. Robert II Mitchell. Mid­ dleville. Roy II Town. Elton L llouc; W illiam W Gaston. ( ortez I Cushing. William E Lear Jr. Frank I) Doud. Harley M Andrus. Hastings. Edu in W Grants. Middleville; Jay J Mead Musicians Har­ ry P Dickey; Lee H Dell Artificer. George I) Me Names. Wagoner. George E Webb F ield and Stall Officers: Col Edu in M Irish. Lieutenant Colonel William C White. Major. Harry II Hanholt/. Major James S Knox. Major. O'Brien Atkinson; Surgeon. Oliver I* Barber. Assistant Sur­ geon. II A Grube; Assistant Surgeon. C B Sandal I. Adjutant Frank H I de ma. Quarter­ master William I) McDonald. Hastings, and Chaplain. W ilham C Stevenson Privates of Company K. 35th Regiment. Michigan Volunteer Infantry uerc Charles W Albaugc. Lewis () Allen. Albert J Bak­ er. Perry W Bailey. Thomas M Batey. Har­ ry J Beech. Hastings; George A Boyle. Fred J Beck; Alonzo T Bishop. Jr. Lemuel Bishop. Hastings. William II Bohen. John M Burklc. Frank II Barnaby. Hastings. George L Burnll. Ernest W Clark. Jack Conrad. James I) Cushman. Harlow G Harlow. Jr. Frank K Cook. Albert II ( arxeth. Hastings. Charles J Corson; Allen I Day. Charles W Diener. Milton E Depew. William II Dickens. Arthur Dernier Deless. Albert W Doolittle William II Douglas. Charles S Dunham. Adcllan M Fairchild. Lodic W Fenton. R»»y Foulk. William W Fuller. Charles G < dascr. Floyd L Green. (Xis G Gilbert. Alfred II Holscnburg. I d ward J Howay. Subscribe to The HASTINGS BANNER and keep informed on LOCAL & AREA NCUJS coil 945-9554 Frank T Holmes. Nicholas C. Hoey; Alfred* C Hodgson. Charles II Hartford; LewisN. Hurston. Frank F Herrington. Dowling. Edward E Hui ford. William Jacobsen. Ernest Keech. Hastings. Edward J. Kiric- painck. Bruce I) Knowles; I si dor Lang; Harvey Lear; W illiam H Leeson; George F Lower. Angus McLachlan; Ralph McGormley; Newell McCausey; Earl A. McElroy. Elmer McNce; Jesse Mabrcy; Albert E Miller. Hastings; William A. Miller. Eduard L. Olds. Jesse E. Prescott; Earl H Pryor. Middleville. Herbert S. Reid; Henry D Root. Middleville; Philip A. Ryan. William J Sackett. Nashville; John II Sanders. Harry A Simmons; Henry S. Sheldon. Hastings. Simon W'. Smith. Hast­ ings. .Arthur C Thacker; Fred A. Thayer; Charles E. Tyler. Martin Van Dcr Bic; John B \ lam i nek. Roy S Way; Elroy J Waldorf; Louis F Werner. Clarence E. W'dcy. Mid­ dleville. Albert Woodmansee. Dowling; Sprugeon Wilson. Nashville; John Zanger. Eduard K. Zimmer. John O. Zu ver. Other men who served in Company K 35th Regiment. Michigan Volunteer Infantry were Jay Carson. Middleville; J. McNce. Middleville. Thomas Beattie, Mid­ dleville. Glenn Gate. Middleville; Harley Carter. Hastings. Floyd W'cbstcr. Hastings: Lyle A Williams, Nashville. The next stop for Company K. 35th Reg­ iment was Island Lake. Camp Eaton, near Brighton tor more drilling and training. From ( amp Eaton the Company uas moved south to join the other regiments of the 35th Michigan A'oluntccr Infantry (To be continued) // tow huif information about someone served hi thi Spanish-American War. \\/u Vh- who is doing the research for Harri ( duntl in the Spanish-American War. iiould like to hear front you Contact her at 94S-4I2” MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the members of MAIKSTREET SAVINGS BASK. FSB. mil be held al the bank's offices al 629 W. Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan, on Tuesday. September 15. 1998 Polls mil be open at 6 3(1 p.m. to ' (X) p in The annual meeting is to follow at ':(X) p in The purpose of the meeting is to elect two directors, and to transact an) other business that may come before the meeting SANDRA K NICHOLS. Secretary �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday Septem*-- 3 1998 < < me t< think < I it Saxon gridders geared for more wins in ‘98 • Help came from many individuals in 3-on-3 Ensuring success usually requires man) peoples' help. And the Hastings Summerfest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is one great example of that. To make good use out of this column space this week, I am grateful to Perry Hardin. Bill Evans. Fred Jacobs, John Jacobs. John Nemetz. the Hastings Summerfest Committee and the many participants who made the hoopfest fly. Ha.din is the co-chairman of the Summerfest 3-on-3. He does everything that I can't, and that is a whole lot. Put up hoops, chalk up lines, organize brackets... if it deals with basketball, Hardin knows how to get it done. Without Hardin this tournament would not exist and that's being totally truthful. Evans is the sports promotions guru at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. He made sure that we got the portable basketball rims and made sure that a Kellogg employee (Darrell) was there waiting for us with a forklift. I can't thank Evans enough, knowing that those rims are some 2,000 pounds each in total weight. Fred Jacobs made sure that we got the rims back to Hastings. After one earlymorning trip to Battle Creek went unsuccessful. Fred made sure that we got them the second time and even went down there himself to make sure the job was done right. Special thanks on this one also goes out to Scott Armour. Paul Wolfram and current WMU Bronco Jon Jacobs. John Jacobs made sure the we got the coolest of trophies. When J-Ad does a tournament, we don't buy those three-inch plastic trophies, we buy the very best. JAd’s sponsoring certainly helps to make (his tournament the best it can be and like Hardin's help, the 3-on-3 wouldn't slam without J-Ad*s assistance. John Nemetz. along with a couple of his close friends, helped to put up the rims Friday night before the tournament. They also gave me helpful advice on ways to improve the *98 3-on-3 and. for the most part. I was pleased with the final results. Still, there are changes to be made in '99 as we plan to improve and grow as years go by. A winning record helps to produce a winning attitude The varsity Saxons went 5-4 in the 1997 prep foothall campaign, opening the year with a 34-8 win against Lakewood. This year Coach Jeff Keller's squad is geared toward another winning season and it all starts Friday versus their friendly Viking rivals at Lakewood High School. Hastings has 12 starters reluming The 12 played in 16 different positions in '97. The Saxons' depth can mostly be found at (he skilled positions where top players return at the receiver, quarterback and runningback slots. Senior Luke Warner (6-2. 170) was a second team O-K White performer last fall with 23 catches for 376 yards and 4 scores. Another talented receiver is senior Jim Storms. Storms (6-4, 185) missed eight games in '97. but did haul in one aerial for 16 yards and a touchdown. Expected to take over at quarterback is junior Tony Bowne. Bowne (6-3. 185) can do a lol of things., throw, run or catch In "97. Bowne made 4 receptions for 76 yards. Al runninghack, plan on senior Mike Pursell gelling a lot of carries. Pursell (6­ 0. 190) ran the ball 65 limes last season for 348 yards. Defense could be a key to the Saxons' success and Keller does have some stars to lead. Senior linebacker Bob Cole (6-2. 205) topped the team in tackles last season with 115 stops. Senior captain Andy Keller (6-1, 225) also has a knack for making the big plays. Keller recorded 77 bone crushers in '97 to go along with a safely and an interception. Bill Blair is the Saxons* best returning lineman. Blair (6-0, 190) made 58 tackles and a sack as a tackle a season ago. Other gridders to keep an eye on are runmngback/defensive back Josh Bundy (5-10. 165), lineman Gabe McCarty (5-9, 245) and end Shane Slaughter (5-10, *• 170). A new coach on the Hastings' staff this : season is Rollie Fems. Ferris was a prep standout at Delton Kellogg High School ■ and then was a four-year star for the, Central Michigan University. After the season opener with Lakewood C Friday, the Saxons travel to Lowell on Sept 11. go to North view on Sept. 18, host East Grand Rapids Sept 25. travel to Zeeland Oct 2. have a game at Forest Hills Central on Oct. 9 and have home clashes with Hudsonv.'.le Oct 16, Wyoming Park Oct 23 and Charlotte Oct. 30. Freshman Play Tonight... < Hastings* freshmen start their '98T* campaign tonight at home against! Lakewood. The Saxons' coaching staff of* Brian Leatherman and Marsh Evans have* a 28-man team that is looking forward to a successful season. One of those players. Joe Keller, recently became the first freshman to be a warded as an Iron Saxon. See 3-on-3 Cont. on page 15 Hastings High School's 1998 varsity football tdam includes (first row, from left) Mike Pursell, Mike Wank. John Kieffer. Andy Keller, Gabe McCarty. Shane Slaughter. Bill Blair; (second row) Coach Jack Hobert. Josh Bundy. Bob Cole, Tom Edmunds. Harold Lee. David Barnum. Luke Warner. Don Smith. Lucus Reaser. Coach Rollie Ferris; (third rov.) athletic trainer Matt Goschke, Jason Bailey, Tony Bowne. Nick Deline, Josh Woodard. Nathan Winfree. Joe Bekker, Jay Campbell. Andrew Misak, Sean Tefft, Coach Pat Coltson; (fourth row) Coach Jeff Keller, manager Ben Bolthouse. Phil McKeough, Dusty Lundstrum. John Eggers. Matt Schultz. Matt Larsen. Isaac Solmes. Ryan Eltzroth, Rob Lee and Coach Jeff Simpson. Team quickness a plus for Lady Saxon eagers Winners of the 16 and above championship were Jeff Storrs. Kyle Pohja. Luke Weatherhead and Steve Storrs. As a first-year head coach of Hastings High School's girls varsity basketball team. Scott Allan was put in a predicament. Not only was he hired to the post just weeks before the opening of the season, but he also had the task of preparing a squad tint had just four letter winners returning. The job will certainly be a difficult one. but Allan hopes to make the most of the situation. He hopes his players will play hard-nosed throughout the season. Two of the returning four eagers are heavily known by those who follow the O K White or the area hoop teams. Virginia Jennings, a junior guard, averaged 11.8 points last season raid had norms of 4 steals and 2 assists <> well. Jennings, an all-league and AIL Barry County player last season, orovides Allan's team with plenty of quickness and court savvy. See Lady Saxons Winners of the 13-15 championship were the Supermen. Dustin Terrel. Eric VanDerMolen. Trent Smith and Matt Beachnau. SIEGEL, HUDSON, GEE & LONGSTREET LLP Altomcys at Lnu607 N Broadway. Hastings GORDON IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 607 N Broadway. Hastings Continued on page 14 USED TO BEE YOURS 138 W. State. Hastings The varsity eagers at Hastings are (front row. from left) Jill Williams. Susan Hubbard. Erica Barnum, Erica Fuller. Angie Boger. Michelle Griggs. Annie Mead; (back row) Coach Scott Allan. Dannie Eaton. Katie Noteboom. Katie Loftus. Virginia Jennings and Leah Pumford. ■ STAFF MARK (Formerly Flexible Personnel) Trnipornri/ and Direct Placements 725 W State St.. Suite B. Hastings 945-5495 945-9425 948-4122 THOMAS A. DAVIS JEWELER PROGRESSIVE GRAPHICS DEWEY S SALES & SERVICE AND AUTO SALES 136 E State St. Hastings 115 S lefferson St.. Hastings 1111 W Green St. Hastings 948-9884 945-9249 945-4915 EYE & E.N.T. SPECIALISTS, P.C. 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Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 11 Team efforts not all smooth sailing, BIE speaker says by Man Warner * Staff Writer There may have been some in (he audi­ ence at the annual Business-IndustryEducation luncheon Monday who felt the task handed to a group of volunteers by guest speaker Suzanne Gust was just plain impossible. Gust asked (he group of 15 people to pass a ball back and forth io each other in two seconds tlat. The request came after (he group had al­ ready formed a circle and throw n a ball to each other, and then repeated (he exercise, throwing the ball to the same person (hey threw it to the first time. They were (hen asked to cut dow n on the time it look them to complete their ball throwing while maintaining the original throwing order. After some consultation, (he group de­ cided to switch places so they stood next to the person to whom they needed to throw the ball. Their throwing time was signifi­ cantly reduced. Then the two-second order came. This time, the group of volunteers needed time to come up with a plan. The brainstorming they engaged in was part of a performance curse any group expenences when trying to accomplish a task or solve a problem. Gust told audience members while the group worked on its plan. "Any time you have a group of people get together they go through this curve." she said, which consists of a forming stage, storming stage, norming stage and performing stage. In the forming stage, groups come to­ gether and make decisions about how the group is to be run. who the leaders w ill be. and who will work with whom. Gust said. "The forming stage can also be called un­ conscious incompetence." she said "Stupid people are happy because they don't know what they don't know In the storming stage, performance "takes a big dip." she said. People decide they can’t work together, there is arguing and dissension, and some who declare that "this will never work." Gust said "A certain number of people will leave at this stage." she told the audience. This stage can also be called "conscious incompetence." she said, because people know they need to change and do some­ thing different but aren't sure how to go about it. The "storming" stage is followed by (he "norming" stage, where people begin lo listen and talk to each other, throw out ideas, and perfect plans. It can also be called "conscious competence." Gust said, w here "people know how to do n but have to think about it every lime they do it." And finally, in the performing stage, goals are achieved and outcomes are reached. It can also be called "unconscious competence." she said, where tasks are per­ formed successfully wiihoui the performer even having to think about them "The longer someone stays at uncon­ scious competence, the less they want to stay in the storming stage." Gust said. The volunteers attempting to come up with a plan to pass the ball to each other in two seconds were experiencing the "storm­ ing" portion of the performance curve. Gust said. According to Joe Johnston, a teacher at Hastings Middle School and one of the ball throwing volunteers, there was indeed dis­ sension amongst group members and some volunteers who declared "this will never furnished by... Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jones and Co. Settling a dispute with your broker ountics issues • Unlike mediation, "an arbitrator award is fjnal and binding It is subject to review by 4court only on a very limited basis." says the SICA After arbitration has been se­ lected. the parties generally give up their right to pursue the matter through the dourts ■ Yet arbitration is much simpler than a court trial Rules of evidence, witnesses ♦fid testimony arc relaxed 1 he arbitrators (typically three, representing the legal pro­ fession. the securities industry and the pub­ lic) are more interested in hearing the entire sjory and reaching a fair decision than in getting mired in every detail With arbitra­ tion. both parties can and typically do uch: lawyers, but the legal tee is usually only a; fraction of what n would be tor a court cpse A variety of organizations sponsor arbi­ tration. including the national and regional slock exchanges. Die Muriivip.il Securities Rulemaking Board and the National Asso­ ciation of Securities Dealers <N \s|)i BIE luncheon speaker Suzanne Gust is pointing at a group of audience volunteers who demonstrated how groups perform tasks. off to the new school year in Hastings, and traditionally features a motivational speaker Gust is a national public speaker and training facilitator with a master’s degree in marketing who operates her own training firm and has worked with several large na­ tional corporations. The luncheon was co-sponsored by the Hastings Area School System and the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce M-43 repairs scheduled FINANCIAL FOCUS Most investment representatives are rep­ utable people who work hard to help their clients succeed financially. The vast major­ ity of investors have good relationships with their financial professionals. Occasionally, however, investors have a dispute with a broker or financial profes­ sional. Some people in this situation file lawsuits. However, a lawsuit can be an ex­ pensive and harrowing ordeal It’s reported that more than 14.5 million civil lawsuits arc filed annually, and the typical case takes three to four years to get to trial. Fortunately, investors with legitimate ar­ guments have another option, called alter­ nate dispute resolution (ADR) ADR can be a two-step process. First, mediation is attempted. If unsuccessful, mediation may­ be followed by binding arbitration. In mediation, both parties cooperate to solve the problem A lawyer is not needed. However, the mediator a person spe­ cially trained in dispute resolution is of­ ten a lawyer, possibly a former judge In se­ curities cases, the mediator is generally fa­ miliar with securities law The mediator typically meets privately w ith each party to discuss the case and pos­ sible solutions. Approximately 85 percent of mediated disputes conclude in voluntary settlements In the small percentage of cases where mediation fails, it is usually suggested both parties go to binding arbi­ tration Arbitration is i method of having arbitra­ tors (impartial persons who are knowledge­ able in the areas of dispute! dictate a reso­ lution According lo the Security Industry Conference on Arbitration (SICA), arbitra­ tion has long been used as an alternative lo the courts because it is a prompt and inex­ pensive means of resolving complicated sc- work." Bui the group eventually moved into the "norming" stage, came up w ith a plan, and then performed it in front of the large as­ semblage of teachers, administrators, ser­ vice organization members, and business­ people attending the luncheon Forming two lines, the group brought their hands together in the middle and made a "human hand trough " They (hen rolled the ball down the trough. Il was over in two seconds or maybe three "I think she cut us some slack on the lime." Johnston said of Gust Nevertheless, watching 15 people progress from taking 35 seconds to pass a ball back and forth to taking two or three seconds to perform the same task was a sight to behold. "It was a nice way to get people to col­ laborate and cooperate in a very short time," Johnston said. It was also demon­ strative of the power of positive thinking, as no one in the group actually said "this task is impossible." Johnston said. According to Gust, the group was helped by having a clear goal. "The clearer you are with goals, the faster you move people into storming." she said. In the storming stage, she said, obstacles that may impede success of a project or goal are identified Thus, in a manner of speaking, she said, teachers help students through storming stages as obstacles stand­ ing in the way of the students assimilating new knowledge and practicing new skills are identified and overcome. "Tomorrow we’ll see you in the storm­ ing stage." she told teachers attending the luncheon. She was referring to start of the the first day of school. The BIE luncheon is the traditional kick- The vast majority of securities disputes arc solved by simple, open dialogues with your broker. If an error has been made, a legitimate firm will be anxious to rectify it But if this doesn't work, consider ADR be­ fore jumping into a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. A $460,408 contract has been awarded to Strawser Inc. for repair work on 9.3 miles of M-43 from Messer Road east to M-66. Work is expected to get under way shortly and be completed by mid-October The project will involve filling cracks and "micro-surfacing." a process of cover­ ing parts of the road with stone aggregate and asphalt emulsion to correct irregulari­ ties. slippery surfaces, and so forth. Ari Adler of the Michigan Department of Transportation said previously that he ex­ pects that one lane of traffic will be closed during the project, which should take ap­ proximately a month The project is part r.f $43 million in road and bridge contracts awarded this August as part of the Build Michigan II program. IAMIMA 4 Radio Frequency Surgery Michael J. Flohr. M.D. will present a discussion on Radio Frequency Surgery . Thursday. September IO. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in Pennock Hospital’s Conference Center. Dr. Flohr will discuss the use of Radio Frequency Surgery to remove lesions, moles, warts and skin tags of the lids and face. The new technology can also treat spider and varicose veins without expensive and painful stripping. Other benefits of Radio Frequency Surgery are it costs less than laser surgery , there are no stitches, it is done in the phy sician’s office, minimal scarring if any and the instrument cauterizes as it removes tissue. Dr. Flohr will answer questions and provide insights into treatment used with Radio Frequency Surgery . Free Drink Refills .25c Corn Refills Downtown Hastings on State St. 1-800-535-7203 » 545-2243 ONLY $X5O Mltnm SHo<< t ».m| Ms. Smm. 8 Cwrysm an «j> Twes4*» 0 Ho pastes or Tuesday discounts This presentation is free lo the community. Refreshments will he provided. Pre-registration is requested and further information is available by calling Pennock Hospital’s Community Education Department at 948-3125. 1009 W. Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. September I5. I998 al 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. YOU COULD BE THE XEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK...and we're looking for YOU! It you arc a loving. caring, responsible person who is looking to help others, you just may the person -c have been searching for. CENA iNursing Assistant! training is available here at Thitrnapple Manor for qualified individuals. If chosen to he in rise class, you will tecome an employee of Thomapple Manor The hourly wage to start is S" SI We also offer health, sick and vacation benefits, as well a* pre-tax retire­ ment savings Classes start September !4:h and end September 2°th. The first 6 day* of class run from S am to 4 pm and the last 5 day* are from 6 ?0am to 2 ?Opm Cla**es are not held on the weekend ar.J there is no charge for the cla»ws. Enrollment for da*s t* limited, so come to Thomapple Manor A S A P to schedule an interview before September 4th. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE I he purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Mark Viher. 421 West Green Street. Hastings. EVER AFTER •-.-Hk =3<-.4- K SOMETHING ABOUT MARY . Michigan (sec map below ). l egal description of said property is: The Original Plat Lot 869. of the City, formerly Village of Hastings. WRONGFULLY ACCUSED • Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-174(2) of the City of Hastings ('ode of <>rdi nances. this variance, if granted, will allow the enlargement of a struc­ PARENT TRAP MMWStXMO-. ture doser lo the side yard than allowed. I COUPON ! I witti IMS A4!t! fteceisa a... t • FREE 46 ox. POPCORN* • • . • i ri 1111 n~TT KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Customer Service Clerk. Momtor/reconcile registration, accounts receivable, cash receipts and general accounting records; communicate/interact with a diverse population; visually observe records perform basic accounting procedures: operate a computer with accuracy/speed. including data entry, generation of account statements and reports; receive payments in cash and by check, make change and reconcile cash transactions and bank deposits: maintain payment plans. Required: Post-secondary prep and minimum 2 years related office experience: knowledgeunderstandmg of current accounting systems and their components; must be able to work independently and relate to a variety of people Annual salary $22,192 Cover letter and resume must be received by 4 p m. EST on 09/10/98 at Administrative Services Job '#722n. Kellogg Community College, 450 North Avenue. Battle Creek. Ml 49017-3397. An Equal Opportunity Employer Educator In accordance with City Ordinance Section 90-174(4) ol the City of Hastings Code ol Ordinance, the Board will determine if such enlargement will not further reduce the value, livability or function of an existing or potential con forming use of adjoining property. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East Statu Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request tor informa lion and or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City ( lerk al the same address as slated above I he City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon fixe days notice to the Clerk ot the City of Hastings (telephone number bib 945 2468) or IDDcall relay services I 800-649-3777. Even I Manshum City Clerk �Poye 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1993 Another run at first expected by soccer Saxons It the defense holds up. count the Saxons in as contenders for another O-K White soccer title Coach Dennis Argetsmger's team tied for the league championship a year ago. surprising many in the O-K White along their victorious way Now. the other contenders will have their eyes firmly set on the Saxons, so nothing will come easy. Especially on defense Hastings' starting lineup includes three defenders who are sophomores The only defender with varsity experience is Dustin Humphreys. "How well we do will depend upon how well the defense docs." Argetsinger said "Were very young back there " On offense expect Matt Bradley. Curt Norns. Steve Storrs. Aaron Fortier. Sam Stafford. Tim Russell and Kyle Winkler lo provide some scoring punch Norris scored four goals in a 12-3 win over Delton Kellogg on Aug 26. Stafford added three goals. Russell had two goals and Fortier. Butler and Storrs each added one goal Taking care of the goal are keepers Dan Deming and Josh Warren. The two “need to step up" if the Saxons hope to contend for league honors, according to Argetsinger Warren has seen lime the last couple of years on the varsity dub Hastings heads to Northview for O-K White soccer action today (Thursday. Sept. 3) and then host league foe East Grand Rapids on 1 uesday. Sept 8 Cross country runners at Hastings High School are (first row. from left) Rachel Newton. Carolyn DeWitt. Karey Schlachter. Heidi Schroeder. Corey Sandusky; (second row) Coach Paul Fulmer. Brenda Westfall. Chelsea Evans, Shawn Hill, Kristen Schlachter. Steve Moray and Scott Sawyer. H.H.S. harriers hoping to grow and improve include Scott Sawyer. Steve Moray. Corey Sandusky After opening the season Tuesday at Kelloggsville. Hastings begins league action Wednesday. Sept. 9 versus Lowell at Johnson Park Other trips to Johnson Park come against East Grand Rapids Sept. 23. versus Hudsonville Oct. 4. against Wyoming Park Oct. 21 and the O-K Conference meet on Oct. 26. The Barry County Meet at Hastings High School is Saturday. Oct. 17. Young and ready to nin The cross country teams at Hastings High School will probably experience >ome growing pains in 1998 as many up and coming harriers will probably be pressed into immediate action. The girls team has lots of speed with Carolyn DeWitt. Karey Schlachter. Kristen Schlachter. Rachel Newton. Heidi Schroeder. Chelsea Evans and Brenda Westfall ready to fill the positions. Coach Paul Fulmer’s boys team will LADY SAXON (Continued from page 12) Jill W- .. * is. a 5-11 junior center/forward. can give the Saxons defense, rebounds and points from either inside or out Williams is one of the league s best at popping the 3-pointers. In the season opening loss to Lakewood High School on Aug. 25. Williams led the Saxons with 5 points. Other returning players include senior Angie Boger and senior Erica Fulmer In the season opening loss to Lakewood. Williams led the Saxons with 5 points Against Lake wood. Boger tallied 2 and Fulmer scored 3 points. Two sophomores to keep your eyes on are Katie Noteboom and Katie Loftus. Noteboom had 3 markers versus the Lady­ Vikings and Loftus pumped in 4 points. Other team members are Susan Hubbard. Michelle Griggs. Annie Mead. Dannie Eaton and Leah Pumford. Hastings had a 13-win season in 1997 and should have a tough time battling for a league crown this fall. East Grand Rapids, which won 19 games last year to take the O-K While championship, returns just about its entire team in *98. The next game for Hastings is Thursday. Sept. 10 at home versus Thomapple Kellogg High School. Lady Saxons vs. Lady Scots Caledonia's varsity out-scored Hastings 16-11 in the fourth quarter to win Tuesday 50-46. Jenny DeBoer led the Lady Scots with 20 points, including 5 in the fourth quarter, and Stephanie Algera added 14 markers. The Lady Saxons received 16 points from Katie Noteboom. 10 points from Virginia Jennings and 8 markers from Jill Williams. Jennings also collected 7 rebounds, made 6 steals and dished out 6 assists. Williams had 10 caroms and 5 steals Noteboom came off the bench and added 5 boards and 5 steals. Hastings led after one quarter 12-5 and 28-21 at the half. Caledonia came back to win the third stanza 11-7 to narrow the deficit to 35-32. In the freshman game. Ashley Deline scored 4 points. Angie Aspinall 3 points and Kate Maftisius 3 points, but the Lady Saxons still lost to the Lady Scots 32-18. Top scorers in a 26-23 loss to Delton Kellogg last week were Deline with 6 points. Jenny Jenkins with 5 points and Martisius with 4 points. The varsity soccer team at Hastings High School includes (first row. from left) Dan Deming. Josh Warren; (second row) Aaron Fortier. Ben Shaw. Michael Courtright. Sam Stafford. Matt Bradley. Sean Fortier. Travis Tudor. Paul Henney. Alex Kimball. Justin Selleck; (third row) Coach Dennis Argetsinger. Tim Russell, Derek Johnson. Kyle Winkler, Billy Kirby. Steve Storrs. Isaac Weeks. Paul Vanooy, Robbie Schafer. Matt Norris. David Parker. Aaron Fortier and Coach Lee Bowman. Tennis Saxons open league play versus Red Arrows The 1997 prep girls tennis season al Hastings High School ended with a big celebration Coach Julie Van Diver's Saxons qualified for the Division III State finals in Kalamazoo by virtue of their second place finish at the regional event. Hastings then proved that they belonged at the finals with a IOth place finish... not too bad for a team that surprised many by just getting there. Now. the Hastings High School netters aim to challenge for top honors in the challenging O-K White again in '98. And VanDivcr's troops probably wouldn't mind another trip to Kalamazoo College's Stowe Stadium cither. The Saxons were third in the league standings last fall. Top players returning include Kim Karmes. Erika Simpson. Sally Edger. Jeri Hendershot and Katie Williams. Karmes played No. 1 singles as a freshman in '97 and is looking for an even bigger campaign this time around. Simpson played at No. 2 doubles. while Edger. Williams and Hendershot all racked up points as doubles players last season. Hastings opened the season by hosting its own tournament on Aug 20. South Christian won the tournament and Caledonia, a team Hastings edged out at the '97 regionals. were runners-up. The Saxons will take part in a Barry County batde with Lakewood tonight (Thursday. Sept. 3) and then will open league action Wednesday. Sept. 9 at Lowell. Tailgate planned for Hastings Lakewood openers Lakewood High School and Hastings High School fans, come out to a giant tailgate party before Friday night's big pigskin battle. The Lakewood Athletic Association will be holding a tailgate party in the parking lot before Friday night's opening football game at Unity Field with Hastings High School. The tailgate will start at 5:30 and will run till 7 p.m. or until the food runs out. The LAA plans to have brats, hot dogs, chips and pop The proceeds from the event will toward Unity Field. Both Lakewoou and Hastings hope to make this a yearly event between the two area schools. Cost is S3 for children. S5 for adults or S20 for a family "We hope that everybody comes out to enjoy the game and raise money for the field that our community has built." LAA’s Steve Shellenbarger said. The tennis Saxons include (first row. from left) Kim Karmes. Kara Hill. Laura Hubert. Erika Switek. Toni Myers. Heather Drumm; (second row) Katie Williams. Roxanna Galischorfer. Angie Switek. Jeri Hendershot. Erin Bradley; (third row) Coach Keeler. Amy Songer, Laura Storm. Erika Simpson. Sally Edger. Pam Weatherly and Coach Julie VanDrver. 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He scored 13 touchdown, and was second on the Barn County charts with 86 points. As punter. Matteson had a norm of 33 yards per boot. Jim NeSmith should join Matteson in Delton Kellogg's backfield NeSmith is a big bruising runningback who should gain plentv of yards for the Panthers this tall Another talented runningback who should see extensive dut> is Aaron Schultz A reliable target for Matteson to throw to is senior tight end Lance Mitchell Linemen whom Heethuis can expect big things from are Jay Molitor (6-2. 2551. Phil Schallhom (5-11. 205). Zach Channells (6-1. 290). Jon Haneckow (6­ I. 220). John DeGoede (6-2. 240) and Billy Fems (5-10. 245) Ferris is the younger brother of former all-everything Delton-Kellogg star Rollie Ferris. Schallhom made the All-Barry County '97 team as a defensive lineman. He made 36 tackles including 2 quarterback sacks. The Panthers open their '98 campaign Friday with a home game versus Gull Lake The remaining schedule is Sept 11 at home versus Kalamazoo Christian. Sept. 18 at home against Kalamazoo Hackett. Sept. 25 at Penn fie Id. Oct. 2 at home versus Mattawan. Oct. 9 at Paw Paw. Oct. 16 al home against Galesburg Augusta. Oct. 23 at Parchment and Oct. 30 at Comstock. Delton Kellogg's varsity basketball team includes (front row. from left) Alison Thornton. Dawn Vickery. Jill Vickery. Lindsey Reed. Karine Norton; (back row) Angela Clark. Mary Beth Haas. Mary Beth Henson. Christy NeSmith, Heidi Homister and Coach Jeff Sullivan. < First-year coach sees team improving in ‘98 First-year coach Jeff Sullivan looks f forward to his task at hand. *- That is Sullivan is eager to improve ^-Delton Kellogg High School s girls ^.basketball program. The Lady Panthers varsity coach says that game experience is ’ what his young, but talented, team needs ^-most and points to aggressive play as • being a key to the program s success. • "I want the aggressiveness." Sullivan said after Delton Kellogg’s 56-45 loss to Thomapple Kellogg Tuesday night. "We ^•need to continue to gain confidence." Christy NeSmith is one player who ; should plenty of confidence in her . basketball abilities. NeSmith was a first team All-Barry County selection a year • ago as a junior scoring 10.7 points per game Sullivan can also expect big things from Heidi Homister. Angela Clark. Jill Vickery and Dawn Vickery. Homister. along with NeSmith. led Delton Kellogg in points versus Thomapple Kellogg with 14 apiece Clark gives Sullivan instant offense off the bench. Jill Vickery adds quickness and hustle to the Lady Panthers offense and Dawn Vickery is a solid performer in all facets of the game Other team members are Alison Thornton. Lindsey Reed. Kanne Norton. Mary Beth Haas and Man Beth Henson The Kalamazoo Valley Association should be a real challenge this season for Sullivan's squad with Kalamazoo Christian. Parchment and Mattawan all having legitimate shots of gaining the league title. But. with a little work and a little time. Sullivan's team might just make a run al league honors as well. Delton Kellogg will play host to Allegan tonight (Thursday. Sept. 3) and then travels to Gull Lake for varsity basketball action on Tuesday. Sept 8. Kellogg, Louden headline running talent at D-K No doubt about it. there's plenty of running talent back on Delton Kellogg High School's cross country teams. ■ For one. Jessica Kellogg is back. '■ Kellogg placed 14th as a freshman at ; the Class B girls finale last fall at the : Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn. ♦ Kellogg finished the Slate course in ’ 20:26. but faster times are expected as she continues her sprints as a sophomore standout. The All-Stater a season ago placed third al the Wayland Invitational last Saturday. See KELLOGG Continued on page 15 Delton Kellogg s runners include (first row. from left) Kody Louden. Steve Kenyon. Nikki Schiedel. Brandon Newington: (second row) Joanna Lankerd. Amy Ferriell. Amy Dennany. Jessica Kellogg; (third row) Coach Dale Grimes. Josh Austin. Kyle Williams. Billy Roberts. Ron Bagley and Ron Gale. DELTON POLE BUILDING I003o M-43. Delton HAROLDS AUTO HOSPITAL, INC. Used Cars and Repairs 223 S Grove St . Delton Delton Kellogg s 1998 varsity football team includes (first row. from left) Coach Bates. John DeGoede, Kyle Matteson. Nick Hannar. Aaron Schultz. Jon Haneckow, Justin Stampfler, Jay Molitor. Matt Geething. Dana Earl, Jeremiah Wilson. Scott Stopher. Coach Smith; (second row) Coach Rob Heethuis. Jessie Schantz. Justin Garber. Ross Trantham. Brook Smith. Derek Stiles. D.J. Ryan. Terry Lane. Phil Shallhorn. Bill Ferris. Jeremie Coplin. Coach Nabozny; (third row) Coach Greenman. Bob Thompson, Rod Reynolds. Jon Garcia, J.T. Charron. Jamie Collier. Mike Lane, Tom Lipcomb. Dan Bronson. Matt Ramsey, John Sackett. Joe McFadden, Coach Sare and trainer Nate Seymour. Panthers hungry to make soccer strides in KVA New coach Brian Makowski hopes in lime lo make the Delton Kellogg soccer program a bonified contender in the Kalamazoo Valley Association. But that may take a little bit of lime In the Panthers first two games this season they have lo*t to two Barry County foes by a total score of 14-3. Delton-Kellogg opened its varsity season at home Aug. 24 with a 2-0 loss to Lakewood High School. Then the Panthers faced area power Hastings on Aug. 26. losing that match 12-3. Captain Marcel Gesmundo tallied two of the Panther goals against the Saxons and Justin Tidd added the other. Despite losing lo Hastings by nine goals, the improvement in Delton Kellogg's team is acknowledged. In the words of Hastings High School varsity coach Dennis Argetsinger. the Panthers are "much better with a better attitude." *T heir heart is in it." Argetsinger said of Makowski's influence on the program. "They have made great progress." Delton Kellogg's other two captains besides Gesmundo are Doug Westman and Jeff Humbarger. Makowski will look to them for leadership as well as helping out Delton Kellogg's varsity soccer team includes (first row. from left) Christopher Hoyle. Joe Driskill. Ben Herbert. Kyle Wells. Kris Pease. Ben Cichy. Zach Wells; (second row) Justin Tidd. Joe Meyers. Nate Tidd. Guillermo Tapia. Shawn Brandli. David Tobias; (third row) Coach Brian Makowski. Nate Marlin-Reck. Doug Westman. Jeff Humbarger. Josh Dahn and Marcel Gesmundo. in the score book. The Panthers host Allegan today (Thursday. Sept. 3) and then entertain Kalamazoo Valley Association foe Kalamazoo Christian on Wednesday. Sept. 9. Swinging for State Delton Kellogg's golf team, that qualified for State a season ago, has a real shot to bring home many awards during the 1998 fall season. Coach Kent Enyart's team returns plenty of experience and plenty of potential. Top Panther swingers are Kyle Kwasny, Mike Kammeraad, Jeremy Emsberger. Brian Lillibridge and Jamie Samis. Delton Kellogg shot a 179 on Aug. 25 to finish second out of three area teams. Caledonia won the event with a 167 and Thomapple Kellogg finished third with a 183. Kammeraad led the Panthers at the event with a 39, Emsberger fired a 45, Lillibridge carded a 48 and Samis scored a 46. At Comstock on Aug. Aug. 26 Delton Kellogg managed a 153 with Kwasny topping the team with a 33. Kammeraad was second with a 40, Denny Bourdo was third with a 43 and Lillibridge tied for third with a 43. On Aug. 27 at Allegan, the Panthers tied the host Tigers with 153s. Kwasny was tops with a 35 and Kammeraad carded a 38. 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Delton 623-5270 Grove St tM-43i Delton 623-4058 Breakfast. Lunch and Dinner 14845 "5 Norris. Prairieville 623-6150 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 Adrenaline rush helps TK to shoot past DK, 56-45 Thomapple Kellogg High School (railed area rival Delton Kellogg 34-33 with just 4:30 to play in the third quarter of Tuesday’s varsity basketball game in Delton. But. Coach Marcy Uyl’s Lady Trojans then found that extra adrenaline that is usually needed to score wins in close games. TK outscored DK 10-5 in the final four minutes of the third stanza and won the final eight minutes J 3-6 to score a 56-45 non-league triumph. The Lady Trojans (1 -1 > canned nine free throws in the third quarter and five more in the fourth compared lo the Lady Panthers (0-3) second half total of five. "It carre down to us making our free throws." Uyl said. “We haven’t been shooting real well. We can’t expect the balls to go in; we're hoping that mentally we ll play more as a team.” Team work was certainly a factor Tuesday as players like Hillary Stone. Jessica Crowley and Payshence Erb helped TK to gain its first triumph of the young season. The Lady Trojans lost its season opener to rival Caledonia 43-27 on Aug. 27. Stone scored 12 points. Crowley II. Erb 17 and Sarah Schut 11 as the double digit producers for Uyl’s TK team. Delton Kellogg also received some solid outings from Heidi Homister and Christy NeSmith. Both scored 14 points to lead first-year coach Jeff Sullivan's Lady Panthers. Homister also sparkled on defense with 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. "Heidi is a really big key being one of our middle players." Sullivan said. The Lady Trojans led 14-9 after the first quarter and 28-26 at the half. Homister scored 13 of her 14 in the first two quarters and NeSmith was close behind with 11 markers. For TK in the first two stanzas. Erb tallied nine ooints. seven of those coming from the charity stripe. Slam Dunk Champ... Jim Beachnau took the grand prize trophy In the Hastings Summerfest 3-on-3 Basketball Slam Dunk Contest last Saturday at the Fish Hatchery Park. Beachnau edged out Randy Reed. Mike Smith and Nic Bryans to claim his trophy Beachnau's younger brother. Matt, was on the winning team (Supermen) in the 1345 age bracket. (Photo by Perry Hardin) ^syourHfTalTyou thought it would be? What you believe is .mportant tc> urthat simply will meet others who will accept and Imreyoufor n Church is provided with capable and canng people tor mo Starting September 11.1 invite you to attend my new senes. 'Looking For Some Fresh Answers For Life". We 11 look at: 948-8482 ■1 2 3 .4 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs — Great Gifts — 1011 E. State St.. Hastings GIVE US A CALL! (616) 948-8618 « ToU r™. 888-577-7446 Auto Glass J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 _ . 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Bliss] ✓ Watching His compassion _ "Does He care for me personally? ✓ Knowing what is expected -What is the fine print?" ✓ Hearing His plan for the future ■Is there a heaven and can 1 be there. ✓ Making a decision for myself thank you. Have an interesting Action Signs / Sorting out the different stories -Was He promoting a religion or a relationship. re In total, the game had 50 fouls called and 17 called jump balls. TK connected on 26 free throw attempts and DK canned 11 of their charity tosses. Delton Kellogg went up 34-33 in the third quarter on a basket by Angela Clark, but TK regained the lead. A Stone shot at the third quarter buzzer made it 43-39 TK. The fourth quarter started with two from Schut. off a sweet dish by Erb. and an Erb hoop to make the score 47-39. The TK run then continued with a Schut drive to the hole (50-40) and an Erb fast break layup (54-40) that came on a DK turnover. With a 14-poiiit lead, Erb raised her fist and provided the troops with (he extra fire. "We got in four trouble and ran out of gas." Sullivan said of the final outcome. "They (TK) got some key offensive rebounds, but overall I’m real pleased with the work. I want the aggressiveness." SPORTS STORY? ✓ Seeing God like us ■Can He relate to me & can I relate to Him ✓ Spending time with Him -What is His agenda and where do 1 fit in. ✓ Observing miracles or gimmicks -Was He David Copperfield s mentor or for real. Thomapple Kellogg's Payshence Ert> (12) dribbles past Delton Kellogg's Ashley Hannar (34) in Tuesday's Barry County basketball battle in Delton. on Detailing. this includes such services as buff & wax, interior shampoo, track & motor cleaning, combination specials, etc. Hastings Detail Shop 1510 Star School Rd., Hastings, Ml 4*M)5S 114 Mile south of EW. Bh" ~ Over 15 Years Experience - 816-945-5607 YMCA NEWS YMCA Coed Softball League Standings team Just For Fun Kenyon Sales Blarney Stone . Law and Disorder.............. Blarney Stone-Madd Dawg' Jarman Construction I lex fab Green Hastings Manufacturing Hastings Mutual I lex fab Blue 2-0 2-0 2-0 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1996 - Page 15 Obreiter, Nystrom top Saxon golfers The young 1'NK Hu.ung. High School varsity team returns two letter winners and only one of the two has significant varsity experience. Steve Obreiter. being the experienced letter winner, looks to be the Saxons No I swinger Obreiter is a junior w ith a lot of golfing potential Michael Nystrom. the team's other reluming letter winner, will provide the blue and gold with senior leadership Sophomore I im Cole is expected to be a varsity regular along with about seven other golfers ( oach Bruce Krueger expects his young team lo get better as the season rolls along. "The goal is to improve as the season progresses and gam from the experience lo be stronger next year." Krueger said Zeeland returns its entire team from last year and looks to be the lavonte in the OK White. Forest Hills Central is not as strong, but should be considered a contender along with Wyoming Park Hastings' junior varsity team is made up primarily freshmen and will compete in the OK Spectrum league Exposure to competitive golf and directed and structured practice time are the main purposes of lhe program The goal is to develop future varsity players KELLOGG Continued from page 13 The Saxons' varsity cheerleaders are (first row, from left) Linsey Moore. Tiffany Steward. Mary Wright. Heather Girrbach; (second row) Gena Lear. Becky Casarez. Amy Miller; (third row) Becky McCarty. Lindsey Hill. Coach Amy Hubbell. Kristy Spurgeon. Danielle Bowman and Lisa Wiltrout. Are you ready for some football? Here we go Summer is just a memory and that's a great thing for all of those crazed football fans out there The 1998 prep football campaign gels underway Friday night al a field near you. Two local games pit Hastings versus Lakewood and Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) against Caledonia. Talk about some major pigskin warfare. Anyway, the gridiron battles should be very fierce... they should be very exciting... and they should be a whole lol of fun. Let’s take a look at our "Fantastic Five" and where they are at start this Friday night. HASTINGS SAXONS at LAKEWOOD VIKINGS Hastings won the "97 opener 34-8. but Lakewood looks to be vastly improved. A key for die Saxons (5-4 in ’97) will be containing senior running back Scott Richardson. If Richardson breaks loose, look for the Vikings (0-9 in ’97) to be right there by the time the fourth quarter rolls around. The Saxons should be an interesting team to watch this year on offense with receiver Luke Warner and back Mike Pursell back. Remember Tony Bowne. dunks arc not allowed in ’he end zone. Expect balance and maybe a little bit of option from Coach Jeff Keller's squad. Defensively, expect a play that results in somb fortunate player going the distance. Playing at Unity Field should be an advantage for Coach Randall Hager's Vikings, but the Saxons still have hopes of starting their season out with an all­ important win. Leading Lakewood's charge are gridders like Travis Lehman and Soloman Radcliff. Like I said before, this Lakewood team does have some weapons The game will be closer this year with Hastings tallying a few more points to go to 1-0. Prediction: Hastings 35. Lakewood 14. THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS at CALEDONIA FIGHTING SCOTS The opening of a new stadium just gives this game more fireworks. Not like any more were needed. TK likes to beat Caledonia and the Scots strive for a victory versus the Trojans. It's like Ohio State and Michigan. Either team can win . this game. Chad Wangerin. Jason Roh. Shane Mendez and Mike Gillard give Caledonia lots of hope. Miso Glavan. Garrett Weatherhead. Jeremy Vandefifer and Dan Finkbeiner give TK reason lo believe. Coach Tim Penfield's Trojans won in *97. 16-13 and inside sources at TK say the Trojans are ready. Pick a ‘98 score? As commentator Keith Jackson might say. "Whoa Nellie." Prediction TK (based on 97 State football experience) 21. Caledonia 20. UNION CITY CHARGERS at MAPLE VALLEY LIONS The other Barry Coun;,. .earn that made the '97 State playoffs. M V . opens the year with a home against an always tough U.C. team. The Chargers shared the Big Eight East Conference crown a season ago with a 7-2 mark. Still, the Lions are the Lions and Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt will have his guys ready to roar. Watch for Andy Patrick. Richard Smith. Eric Goris aiid Justin VanAlstine to shine. I would have to say that a State finalist playing in front of a huge home crowd on the opening game usually has a slight advantage. Prediction: Maple Valley 17. Union City 7. GULL LAKE BLUE DEVILS at DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS Mullenhurst Golf Course crowns flight champions 3-on-3 Runners-up in the 16 age bracket and above were the IV Horsemen. Brytt Ergang. Shawn Biggs. Dana Baumgardner and Hugo Carmona. CMU opens year The Central Michigan University volleyball team opens action this weekend at the L & 17M.SU Volleyball Classic at Michigan State University. The University of Pittsburgh and Eastern Michigan University are the other two teams in lhe tournament In the Chippewas' staning lineup is Jennifer Mitchell, a graduate of Lakewood Hi ch School. BIO N Michigan Ave . Hastings 128 S Broadway. Hastings 945-2421 945-3252 STATE FARM INSURANCE BILL SEIF CHEVROLET, BUICK & GEO, INC. 1435 S Hanover. Hastings the better girls teams in recent yean and they should also have a shot at the league." Continued from page 12 The Mullenhurst Golf Course Club Championship was held last weekend. Here are the results from the tournament. Championship Flight: I Kent Enyan; 2. Mike Kwasny. First Flight: I. Dave Giesbrecht; 2. Ed Jones. Second Flight: I. Jim Habbegger; 2. Jim Sprague. Third Flight: I Al Palmer. 2. Tracy Trentham. Fourth Flight: 1. Bill Wieland; 2. Dan Crowley Ladies Flight: I. Carl Ayers; 2. Andrea Vandenberg. GIRRBACH FUNERAL HOME 329 W Mill St . Hastings Hastings Hoop Dreams... Power football at its very finest The game was a real tussle in '97 with lhe Devils doing the deed 13-12. Something tells me that coach John Greenman and Rob Heethuis will have the Panther troops fired up come Friday. Heethuis assured me of that late Tuesday. Look for the offensive arsenal of Kyle Matteson. Jim NeSmith and Lance Mitchell to have some booming success in front of the home crowd at Delton Kellogg. Gull Lake competed in the State playoffs last year for the first time with a 9-0 regular season mark, but got beat by a fired up TK team in the first round. Expect another Barry County school to give Gull Lake a thumping to start off the '98 season Prediction: Delton Kellogg 28. Gull Lake 17. GAVIN FORD-MERCURY PAUL PETERSON The 1998 golf team at Hastings High School includes (in no specific ordjer) Josh Alderson. Justin Benner. Eric Carpenter. Michael Clemens. Josh Clevenger. Tim Cole. Josh Doe. Steve Flohr. Brian Loftus. Jacob McClelland. Cory Micel, Joe Miller. Josh Myers. Michael Nystrom. Steve Obreiter. Adam Retl. Casey Stormes. Nick Taylor. Eric VanDerMolen. Eric VanderVeen. John Wilcox. Coach Bruce Krueger and Coach Dennis O'Mara. Another Panther sparkler to keep an eye on is Kody Louden. Louden also qualified for the State race a season ago. placing 142nd in 18X33. Louden again will be expected to provide leadership as well as top-tier performances And then there’s Zach Taylor, the defending KVA champ. With both Taylor and Louden, the Panthers are a sure contender for the league's top spot in 1998. Delton-Kellogg won the KVA cross country crown in 1997. Also expected to be in lhe hunt for medals are Steve Kenyon and freshman Kyle Williams. Williams finished sixth at the Wayland Invitational. Besides Kellogg. Delton Kellogg's girls team also includes Nikki Schiedel. Joanna 1-ankerd and Amy Femell Panther boys include Brandon Newington. Josh Austin. Billy Roberts. Ron Bagley and Ron Gale. Coach Dale Grimes' teams run at the Edwardsburg Invitational this Saturday and at the Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at lhe Yankee Springs Park next Monday. "(The boys team is) bigger and young; they have lhe potential to win another tn the KVA." Grimes said. "This is one of Runners-up in the 13-15 age bracket We re Not Very Good. Jon Huerta. Brian Gelletich. Travis Sleight and Collin McGIashen DEAN’S NAPA 122 N lefferson St. Hastings 948-9696 BUCKLAND AGENCY 11235 S Wall Lake Rd . Delton 623-5115 BROWN’S CUSTOM INTERIORS 221 N Industrial Park Hastings The Hastings Summerfest committee does not get paid for putting in many hours to ensure that the event runs without a hitch. Co-chairs Mary Snowden and Mike Hallifax run the show and Barb Benner. Bob Byington. John Cahoon. Sharon Elzinga. Chery) Huntley. Doug Marsh. Dave McIntyre. Terry Miller. Dixie Stadel-Manchum. Tammy Nemetz. Steve Reid. Cher Sanborn. Sam Sanborn. Allyson Shinavier. Pete Tossava. Steve Steward and Bobbie Wilkins made sure that it went smoothly. I've never seen the Summerfest get better media exposure and you can thank Shinavier for that And there are the many participants, from Galesburg to Bellevue to Grand Rapids to Battle Creek, who took pan in the Summerfest extravaganza. Let me say that I have learned a few things new to improve each year and I hope that 1999 will be even better. We’ll see you at Hastings Summerfest "99. • Bailey Helps Bruins: Larry Bailey, a recent graduate of Hastings High School, is a member of the Kellogg Community College soccer team this fall. Bailey scored one of the team's two goals in a 3-2 loss to Owens Technical College Sunday in KCC’s season opener. TJ. Arends, a graduate of Gull Lake High School, made 17 saves in goal also for the Bruins squad. • Beachnaus Come Home: It was great to see Jim Beachnau and Matt Beachnau at the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday. The two former Hastings residents now attend Bridgman High School which is near St. Joseph. The Bees' basketball program and the entire Bndgman community will certainly benefit for the Beachnaus* presence. Jim Beachnau won the Slam Dunk contest at the 3-on-3. while Matt Beachnau was on the winning Supermen hoop squad. Talk to you soon. TOM’S MARKET 241 E State Rd . Hastings 945-5372 945-2479 NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS CHRYSLER SUPERSTORE OF HASTINGS 241 W State St Hastings 1455 W State St.. Hastings 948-3720 945-3437 945-9383 or 1-800-888-6164 511 W State St . Hastings 948-8001 945-2425 PLUMB’S VALU-RITE HASTINGS FLOWER SHOP BOSLEY PHARMACY ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE W2 W State St.. Hastings 402 N Michigan. Hastings 118 S lefferson St . Hastings Bow Bedford Road lM-37). Hastings 945-4921 945-3484 945-3429 945-5113 PONDEROSA 220 S Market. Hastings 948-3700 I �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3. 1998 Bo Bissetti and Larry Cotton take part in the horseshoe competition. A record number of contestants competed in the 10K and 5K run at Summertest this year. Summerfest was hard work for entrants in the weightlifting competition. Here. Tim Schilz pulls 475 pounds from the ground to take first place tn the 200 pound weight class. Summerfest sports sizzle... 1998 Hastings Summerfest featured many sporting events for area athletes, including basketball, weightlifting, horseshoes, running/ walking, volley ball, softball, and karate Mike Smith goes in for a two-hand slam at the 3-on-3 basketball tournament sponsored by J-Ad Graphics. A softball tournament, which included players from Hastings and Grand Rapids, was among the attractions to Summerfest Volleyball fun was had by all who took part in the Summerfest event. Blue belt No:ma Minto breaks a board with her foot in a Karate demonstration on the courthouse lawn Saturday. Holding the wood is Carl VanDyke, co-owner of the Tiger Circle of Defense Black Belt Academy in Hastings. It was girls against the guys in this early 3-on-3 contest at Summerfest Saturday. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 17 Weightlifters show strength at Hastings Summerfest The Summerfest Weightlifting Contest took place in Fish Hatchery Park last Saturday as part of lhe Hastings Summerfest. • Wally Ailles (357 pounds) bench press 330.'deadlift 5(M) • Brent Barker (196) bench press 335. • Jason Beeler (173) deadlift 425. • Vince Dawe (202) bench press 340. • Pam Eddinger (141) bench press 65. deadlift 185 • Tom Gallagher (324) bench press 230. deadlift 330. • Levi Haight (175) bench press 285. deadlift 445 • Scott Lake (158) bench press 265 • Larry Lane (188) deadlift 325 • Ryan Mingerink (199) deadlift 475. • Mike Opolski (136) deadlift 275. • Eric Reid (172) deadlift 360 • Tim Schilz (198) deadlift 475 •Joe Schaeffer (134) deadlift 250 • Doug Smith (212) bench press 170. deadlift 315 • Shawn Thompson (206) bench press 300. deadlift 400 • Matt Wortenbe (142) bench press 245. deadlift 330. Top Finishers: 150 pounds and under (deadlifti: I Matt Wortenbe. 2 Mike Opolski. 3. Joe Shaeffer; 4 Pam Eddinger 150 pounds and under (bench press): I Matt Wortenbe. 2. Pam Eddinger 151-200 pounds (deadlift): 1 Tim Schilz; 2 R\an Mingerink; 3 Levi Haight; 4 Jason Beeler. 5 Eric Reid; 6 Larry Lane. 151-200 pounds (bench press): i Brent Barker. 2 Levi Haight. Christie wins feature at the New 96 season finale Winners at the Neu 96 Speedway season championships last Saturday in Lake Odessa were Ben Christie in the Street Stocks. Butch Schroeder in the Sprints and Brad Roberts in the IMCA Modified*. Christie, from nearby Freeport, outdueled Mark Anderson and Max Wirebaugh for his big feature triumph. Hastings' Ben Curtis was seventh. Hastings' Dan Hubble ended up ninth. Middleville's Carl Forsythe took 10th, and Hastings' Daryl Price placed 14th Hastings' Todd Wohlford was 14th in tne Sprints feature and Clarksville's Danny Krauss came in 20th. . In the IMCA Modified* feature. Clarksville's John McClure wound up third. Clarksville's Jeff Sherwood took eighth and Hastings' Joe Baker placed 18th feature, and Gabe High, who was unable to take part because of mechanical problems Farris finished the season 41st in points and High ended up 25th. In the Factory Slocks. Hastings' Brad Shellenbarger had his best finish ever with a third in the feature. Shellenbarger. who also won the fast dash on Aug. 22. wound up 14th in season points. John TerMeer won the pursuit race and took 16th in lhe feature. TerMeer came in 18th in the point standings. Other area participants in the Factory Stocks were Budd Hybels. who was 21st in the r\ feature, Brian Bergakker. who was ]<>th in the A feature. Gary VanArsdale. who was I Ith in the A feature and Bill Waldon, who was J9th in the A feature In the season point standings Hybels was fifth. Bergakker 13th. VanArsdale 25th. Waldon 19th. Duane Keltsch 17th. Lee Misak 24th and Rob Misak 30th In the Mini Stocks. Tony Neeson finished fourth in the feature and placed 12th in the point standings. On Sept 6 the Kalamazoo Speedway will feature the 13th annual Enduro Championships. Admission is SI2. Notce rs hereby given that the Barry County Planning Zoning Comm.sscn will conduct a pub­ ic hearing cr September 28. 1998 at 7:30 P.M. m the Community Room Courts & Law Butkfrng at 220 W Court St Hastings Michigan Section 4 44 - Priyale Rreds Private roads shall include ail roads streets, easements and rights ol way tor ingress and egress serving two (2i or more parcels which are non pubic and whch are used lo calculate or measure the retired frontage or lot *nd(h for the zoning districts in whch it is located Private roads are permitted in all zoning dstrcts. subject lo the conditions of Section 4 41 Private roads serving more than 7 dwelling units or 1 commercial or industrial unit shall require a special land permit authorized by the Barry County Planning Commission In considering any application to a special land use permit for a private road the Planning Commission shall give consideration to the following factors as well as the factors m Section 72 of this ordinance 1 2 3. 4 The impact of the proposed private road and resulting development on the nearby properties The impact of the proposed private road and resulting development on the long range planning goals ot the County The potential for conflicts between the proposed land uses and existing land uses, i e residential development in an agricultural area The health, safety, and general welfare of the surrounding community Preliminary Private fired Permit The owner of the land proposed for a pnvate road, or his authorized agent, shall submit an application for a preliminary private road permit to the Zoning Administrator on forms approved by the Zoning Administrator The application shall be accompanied by: 1 2 3. 4 Detailed construction plans a) Plans sealed by a certified architect or engineer, may be required by the Zoning Administrator A Site Plan illustrating the location of lhe road, adjacent properties, street grade, drainage, waler bodies, and proposed improvements A waiver ol liability and ’hold harmless’ agreement releasing Barry County from any liability or damages resulting from or related to the construction, maintenance, or use ol the pnvate road A description of a proposed maintenance agreement Construction of a private road shall not begin before a preliminary private road permit is issued by the Planning and Zoning Department Further, no zoning permits or building permits shall be issued for properties served by the private road prior to the issuance of a Final Private Road Permit. three-in-one racing program Saturday. Sept. 5 at the Berlin Raceway. Gereral Provisions and Construction Requirement! The Auto Value Winged Super Sprint cars will be on the track this Saturday at the Berlin Raceway (Photo provided) 1 2 3. 4 5 6 ’ 7 8 Area racer is first in Tri City points Travis Carter is on a major roll, just ask the other competitors who are on the Junior Novice racing circuit that Carter usually wins in. Carter won his heal race and the feature event at a Junior Novice Tri City race in Lansing this past weekend. The eight­ year-old from Lake Odessa has won 23 times this season and is currently first in the point standings. Carter. 8. hopes to extend his list of wins in the final two Tri City races to be held in Lansing. The Tri City circuit includes racers from the Lansing area, the Toledo area and lhe Waterford area NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS A£97 Winners at Berlin were veteran Fred Campbell in the 75-lap Late Model feature. Brian Wiersma in the 35-lap Super Sprint feature and Scott Thomas in the 30-lap Sportsman feature. Joe Bush, of Hastings, was a top ten finisher in the Late Model Stocks feature, while Bob Holley was the fastest qualifier with a time of 101.096 in the Late Model exnavaganza. A holiday weekend of powerful, open­ wheel Auto Value Winged Super sprint cars, along with Late Models and Sportsman Stocks, will compete in a KALAMAZOO SPEEDWAY Thompson 300; 3. Doug Smith 170. 250 pounds and over: 1. Wally Allies 330 (bench press) and 500 (d adlift); 2. Tom Gallagher 230 (bench pre**) and 330 (deadlift). The following Sections of the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended, will be con­ sidered for amendment BERLIN SPEEDWAY Track champk't. —• — — That is the title you can use in front of Brandon Lyons' name as the Delton native earned that distinction last Saturday at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Lyons only finished 2()th in the A feature, but that was more than enough to give him the No. I spot in the Limited Late Model field. Other area Late Model racers were Kevin Farris, who was eighth in lhe B 3 Scott Lake. 201-250 pounds (deadlift): I Shawn Thompson 400; 2 Doug Smith 315 201-250 pounds (bench press): 1 Vince Dawe 340; 2. Shawn 9 10. . All pnvate roads shall be designed and constructed lo accommodate minimum vehicle speeds of 25 mph All private roads shall be constructed upon a 66 foot easement or nght of way in accordance with Section 4 41 and shall be parallel to the centerline of such easement or right-of-way. All private roaos shall be constructed with sufficient slopes and provide adequate culverts and ditches at all drainage courses and waterways All private roads shall have a surface layer of not less than 6 inches of bank run gravel and 3 inches ot compacted processed gravel Deviation from these requirements is dependent on the underlying soil composi­ tion and professional engineering judgement All pnvate roads serving 2 to 4 parcels shall have a finished road surface of at least 18 feet All private roads serving 5 or more parcels shall have a finished road surface of at least 24 feet. All paved roads shall have a surface finish of at least one and one-half (1-1/2) inches thick. Maximum street grades shall be 10%. Cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum radius of 35 feel ’T intersections shall slope between -0.6% and -0.2% in a direction away from lhe through street for a distance of at least 50 feet from the centerline of the through street All private roads shall be uniquely named All pnvate roads serving 7 or more parcels shall provide one ingress and egress onto a public road for each 1250 feet of length as measured along the center line of the easement Final Private Hoad Permit Upon completion ot construction of a private road, the owner or his authonzed agent shall sub­ mit the following documentation to the Barry County Planning Office Playing in the A.A.B.C... 1 The 1998 Hastings Saxons 13-14-year-old baseball team participated in the A A B C. sanctioned Sandy Koufax league in Battle Creek and are supported by the Hastings Youth Baseball Organization. Members of the Hastings ball club are (front, row. from left) Eric Carpenter. Jeremy Schilling. B.J Donnini, Aaron Snider. Justin Lambert. Eli Schmidt; (back row) Coach Jim DeVries. Dustin Bowman. David Eltzroth, Donnie Converse. Brian DeVries. Matt Sciba and Coach Mark Schmidt. Missing are Josh Bailey and Coach Rod Bowman. (Photo provided) 2. 3. 4 A certification signed by a licensed engineer, that the road has been completed in accordance with the requirements of this ordnance. A survey and legal description completed by a licensed surveyor, illustrating the location of the private road and its easement A maintenance agreement between the owner developer of the pnvate road and any other parties having any interest therein whch will be recorded with the county A fee set by the Barry County Board cl Commissioners Prior NQn-CflfifQrmLn.fl Private Roads UN RIDGE IF COURSE 2 GOLFERS WITH CART The Most Beautiful 9 Holes In $18°° Weekdays until 3pm All private roads whch were lawful on the effective dale of this ordinance shall continue to be lawful It ts the intent ot this ordinance that the use of such poor non conforming pnvate roads shall not be “•Marged eioanded v e»’®"ded Aijd under Article 111 Section 3.1 - Definitions 136 Driveways a) bi c) A roadway within a single parcel of land A roadway connecting a dwelling or other structure lo a private or pubic road or to another location on the same parcel or tract c» -and ? 66 foot wide easement serving one (1) pafce: ’’-nd that has no frontage on an existing pubic or private mad interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either verbal­ ly or m writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed lo 616-948-4820. The proposed amendments of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058 between the hours ol 8 a m to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 p.m ) Monday thru Friday Piease call the Barry County Planning Offce at 948 4830 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and servees. such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon ten (10) days notce to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or sen/ces should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following Michael Brown County Administrator. 220 W State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 16161 948-4891 Travis Carter, in car. has won many times this summer with his father. Steve Carter, by his side (Photo provided) Nancy L. Boersma. Barry County Clerk ()nk 1(1 Mtnutr* from Gun L^lsr & 1 Minuter from Hailmgi �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3 1998 - Page 19 Man beaten, robbed outside of area bar Car fire is slight Summerfest interruption t- ft A fire that began in the engine compartment of a Fiero at the comer of North Broadway and West Street Sunday caused a slight interruption for some 'Summerfest Arts and Crafts vendors. Hastings firefighters were called at about - 4:30 p.m. to snuff the flames that shot high in the air from the rear o' the car, which f'was destroyed by the blaze No other information was available at press time. Photo courtesy of Lori Silsbee)_________ Banner CLASSIFIEDS Gz//..The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 l.awn & Garden Ear Sale Auto National Ads WATER GARDENING Wa­ 1989 MERCURY SABLE: WORK AT HOME Earn an ler Lilies and Lotus. Aquatic plants. Goldfish and Koi. liners, pumps, filters. Apofs Landscap­ ing Co. 9340 Kalamazoo. 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Toy*, miic household items, furniture. 13265 Burroughs Rd., off Milo Rd., next to Farm Days. ANNUAL NEIGHBOR­ HOOD EVENT, MANY SALES. Saturday. September 5th.. 9-5pm. Antiques, col­ lectibles. furniture. I9‘ Sailboat, leaf chopper, vacuum, clothes, books.craft items.etc. Oak Dr. Delton. M-43 io Delton Rd . South on Parker to Oak. 5 FAMILY SALE: Thurs .Fn . Sat. 9am-6pm Furniture, bow case, fivhingncts. 5th wheel plate and brackets, largre w renchs. lots of bixiks and clothes, too much to list. 1085 Wall Lake Dr GARAGE SALE Wed. 2ndSat.5lh 9am-? Comer of east Colfax and Fems HUGE SALE at 421 E Center St . Hasting* THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERY­ ONE. Video games, older com­ puters and a huge supply of item* toch<x»*cirom Sept 3.4.5 start­ ing at 9.00 am. 7 FAMILY Y ARDSALE!! 422 E Orchard St. Delton Septem­ ber * rd .4th.5th.6th .A7th.,95pm Baby clothes, baby things, toy*, boy* clothe*, women* clothe*. mi*cellaneous items A lot* mine" A 23-year-old Hastings man suffered mi­ nor head injuries when he was beaten and robbed by a stranger in the parking lot of the Swamp Fox tavern in Thomapple Township Aug 23. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department The man said he had gone to the parking lot to talk to a friend who was leaving when he was approached by a stranger and asked for a cigarette. The victim obliged and lit lhe cigarette for the man. who then walked away. After lhe victim's friend left the parking lot. the man returned to him and asked for directions, thanked the victim and extended is hand to shake. But when the victim ex­ tended his and. (he man began punching him in the face and head, causing him to fall to the ground. The victim said lhe man then kicked him several times, then removed a substantial amount of cash from lhe man's wallet. The man then left in a late 1980s. early 1990s model car. possibly a blue Chrysler Lxbaron The man was treated at Pennock Hospital and the incident remains under investiga­ tion. Boss bites employee in firing attempt A man who told police he refused the or­ ders of his boss Aug. 25 was later bitten by the employer during an altercation in Johnstown Township that developed as he tried to fire the man. The victim was at his Cherry Lane resi­ dence when the boss and another employee arrived in separate vans. When the boss went to the door and yelled at him to return his keys and pager, the man told him to get off of his property, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The boss, a 38-year-old Gobles man. re­ sponded by grabbing the man by his hair and hitting him in the face several times while pulling him around the yard. When the man pulled the bosses' glasses off. lhe boss let him go. then became an­ gry. During a chase that then ensued, the boss ran into a clothesline and cut his chin, making him irate, police reported. As the employee then ran to one of the vans to retrieve an item, the boss pulled him out by his hair and threw him to the ground. The man sustained a bite mark on the back of his left arm that drew blood just above the elbow and the lo*s of a sub­ stantial amount of hair. Charges are being sought against the boss for assault and battery. Charges sought in ‘road rage’ A Hastings Township motorist who apparently drove dangerously while passing an off duly Barry County Sheriffs Deputy may be charged with obstructing justice and reckless driving. The deputy said he was on his way to work traveling south on North Broadway Aug. 26 when the man approached (he deputy's personal vehicle from the rear at a high rale of speed, then passed the deputy and continued south on M-43. The officer reported that the man encountered another slow moving, southbound car and made whai appeared to be several attempts to pass that car but failed due to oncoming traffic. During one attempt, the officer said the man crossed a double yellow line on M-43 south of Coats Grove Road causing traffic to take evasive action to avoid a potential accident. After entering the city, the officer said the man made a sudden lane change into the deputy's lane without a signal, causing the police officer to brake hard to avoid a collision. When the man was later approached by the officer after starting his shift, the man first admitted to driving the car but then became agitated and denied driving the car when lhe officer said he had observed his driving. The man refused to provide his driver's license to the officer and went inside his home mumbling obscenities, police said Woman finds arm reaching into home A 57-year-old Rose Road woman inves­ tigating noises in her home arose late on Aug. 21 to find someone reaching into her living room window, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police said the woman was lying in bed watching television with all the lights out when she heard a strange noise, then loud banging on the front entrance to the house. When she went into the living room to in­ vestigate. she turned on the light and im­ mediately spotted a hand and arm sticking through a small window. The victim told police the hand was pulling on the window's screen and that she heard a male voice swear and another male voice say "let’s gel out of here." w hen the light came on. The culprit* ran down the road and left in an unidentified vehicle. Police said it ap­ pears the subjects picked home to break into that seemed to be unoccupied. Rewarding a young hero... Nicholas Leroy McNee. 9. of Irving Township was rewarded by Lt. Gary Newell of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police Wednesday for the bravery and courage he showed after being injured in a car accident Aug. 20. Nicholas was given a Certificate of Bravery and a Michigan State Police Teddy bear to honor his efforts to get help for his step-mother. Beth Anne McNee. who. while seven months pregnant, became trapped in the car after striking a tree on Engle Road. Nicholas climbed out of a window in the car and began walking down the road to get help, but collapsed in the roadway from the pain of a tom intestine. He was then found by a passerby and he and his step-mom were rescued. Beth Anne suffered a broken leg but her unborn baby is fine. Both Beth Anne and Nicholas were treated at Pennock Hospital and at Spectrum Health in Grand Ra;.ids. The accident had occurred when Beth Anne, who was reportedly speeding, lost control ot the vehicle in the gravel. Nick's only comment upon receiving the reward was ‘Cool!' POLICE B€AT Three injured when cars collide PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Michigan State Police in Hastings investigated a two-car accident that occurred at about 8:40 am. Saturday that injured three people. Police said a vehicle traveling south on Enzian Road was struck by a westbound Cressey Road vehicle, sending three patients, whose names have not been released, to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the accident, police said Two suffer serious injuries in crash IRVING TOWNSHIP - Two women suffered senous injuries when their cars collided nearly head-on on Parmalee Road near Robertson Road Aug. 26. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Police said Nancy Lee Raymond. 56. of Middleville was eastbound on Parmalee Road when she began to turn into a private driveway, entering the path of a westbound car, driven by Rebecca Lynn Nicholson. 17. of Alto. Both women were wearing seat belts and were taken to Pennock Hospital by Thomapple Township Emergency Services. Raymond was issued a citation for making an improper left turn. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the 4 p.m. accident, police said Boys found sleeping in middle of road ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Barry County Sheriffs Deputy on patrol early Monday found two teenaged boys sleeping in the roadway in the 54M)O block of Marsh Road. The deputy reported that the two boys said they had taken blankets outside to sleep and decided to fall asleep in (he roadway The boys were returned to their home by the officer al about 3:24 a.m. Man rams truck into camper ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Plainwell man could face charges of malicious destruction of property over SUM) for allegedly ramming his truck into a camper trailer Aug. 11, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The 46-year-old man allegedly told his girlfriend that he rammed the camper, which was up on stands and offered for sale in her yard, because it was a danger to children. The windows of the camper also were smashed out. The girlfriend told police the man. who is reportedly under 30-day observation at a state mental hospital, also shot out the windows of her home and attacked and destroyed her satellite dish because he thought the dish company had him under surveillance Mattawan man held on drug charge ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A 24-year-old Mattawan man was arrested and later arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court on one count of felony delivery and manufacture of marijuana after he was picked up during a routine traffic stop on Tasker Road near M-66. Barry County Sheriffs deputies arrested Richard Owen Smith on a warrant stemming from the alleged offense, which apparently took place in Assyria Township July 31. Smith demanded a preliminary examination on the charge and a S3.000. ID-percent bond wa* set. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of four years tn prison Man exposes himself in restroom HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A man reportedly exposed himself near the men's room at Charlton Park's recreation area Aug 24. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department A man reported to police (hat as he entered the restroom, he saw the man apparently engaging in an obscene act as he apparently listened to the females tn the women s room through the wall. The man. who had shoulder length blond hair, stood 5' 7" tall and weighed about 150 pound*, tied lhe area on a red motorcycle �Page 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 3. 1998 PAT AWARD (Continued from page 1) Board. Pennock Hospital Board. Hastings Ministerial Association, and the Pennock constitutional review board. He makes his church available for a variety of community groups and is also.available to members of the community as well as church members for counseling, marriages and funeral services. Fisher has been involved in many civic projects in Delton, including instituting a project whereby high school students re­ ceive a free phone and phone service for achieving a 3.5 grade point average. The company he manages. Barry County Telephone, has twice helped move important community projects forward, once by optioning the land on which a senior housing project was subsequently built and also making a cash donation to the project, and once when the company gave a critical SI0.000 grant for the Delton District Library. The nominating petition stated that the telephone company's corporate citizenship is "exemplary." The Delton District Library Committee was instrumental in building a new library that "will help generations to come in ac­ quiring knowledge," according to the nom­ inating form. "This was truly a commu­ nity-wide project that was successful after years of load support." Monica, his wife, and other members of the Country View Estates Committee were nominated because "their perseverance in obtaining money to build this important addition to the community is truly futuris­ tic and a real benefit to the senior citizens of the Delton area." Englerth was recognized for proposing, organizing, seeking funds, and helping to construct as well as supervise the building of lhe Yankee Springs Township Fire Station. The Water Resources Council was hon­ ored for acting as an information resource and coordinating center to protect the envi­ ronment. rural character and agricultural land of Barry and Prairieville townships in Barry County and Ross and Richland town­ ships in Kalamazoo County. The Village of Freeport was honored for its adoption of a strategic plan to address future needs of the village. Goodin was honored for her volunteer work in the Thomapple Kellogg School District. According to lhe nominating form, "Nancy has two children, but contin­ ues to volunteer with classes lo which her Among those recognized by the Futuring Committee for performing actions that have a positive impact on the future of Barry County were (from left) teachers and musicians Patti and Joe LaJoye, Kenneth Komheiser and Diana Langshaw children do not belong. She demonstrates weaving for all fourth-graders, bringing her New Hastings school staff introduced New staff members in tbe Hastings Area School System were introduced at the annual Business-Industry-Education luncheon at Hastings High School Monday. They include (seated, from left) Beth Adams. Kristen Laubaugh, Kitty Hoke. Cherish Wetzel, (standing, from left) Steve Bowen. John Johnston. Jason Hoefler, Lissie Letot. Chen Meier. Sherri Snyder. Casey Daugherty. Steve Hoke. Rollie Ferris. Carne Jones. Angela DePew and Ann Wuerthele of the Four Townships Water Resource Council. Freeport President Charles Blough. Bob Fisher of Barry County Telephone. Bob Nida of Rotary. Judge Richard Shaw and TK volunteer Nancy Goodin. own loom into the classroom, and works on art projects with students, including an annual quilt project. Nancy exemplifies the power of positive involvement.” According to the nominating form for Larry and Noel Hayward, "preservation and improvement of the environment has been a way of life for the Haywards. Working with Cooperative Extension and other agencies, they have made their 250-acre farm a model of good land use and have placed it in a conservation easement to pro­ tect it in perpetuity." The LaJoyes have "both made huge im­ pact on youth in regards to their music ed­ ucation," according to the nominating form. They are involved in many musical activities in the community, and "have en­ hanced generations with their music." The Barry County Rotary Lifelong Leadership program has been so successful that it’s being presented throughout the Rotary district, according to the nominat­ ing form. According to Fred Jacobs, chairman of the Futuring Committee, Shaw and those receiving certificates "are wonderful people doing valuable things in communities, townships, schools, churches and along ru­ ral roads. Their ideas and deeds will make a difference in the future. They are taking Positive Action for Tomorrow, and we’d like to see them recognized." The PAT awards are intended to "encour­ age forward thinking and unselfish com­ munity-enhancing actions above and be­ yond lhe expected and ordinary." Jacobs said. Any individual or organization is eli­ gible. The action can affect the entire county or a single area within the county. Nominations can be made any time. Forms are available from the Barry County Extension Office in Hastings. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. 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NO. 37 Nevus Briefs: Conflict mediator 1st Friday guest Dale Anderson, coordinator of dis­ pute resolution services at Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo, will be guest speaker al the neat Fust Friday ses­ sion. at noon Sept. 11 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. The First Friday program neat month is being rescheduled to the sec­ ond Friday because Sept. 4 is the sum of the Labor Day weekend and too many people will be making plans for the holiday. Anderson, who lives in Dowling, is a former volunteer mediator for Barry and Kalamazoo counties He recently completed requirements for a master's degree in counseling with a specially in multi-cultural counseling and con­ flict resolution. The dispute resolution program is designed to help people settle issues while avoiding the necessity of going to conn The mediators try to get the parties involved to go beyond merely reaching agreement, but also reaching understand^. Heritage Days set in Middleville The annual Heritage Days celebra­ tion in Middleville will be held Friday and Saturday. Sept. 11 and 12. Events Friday afternoon and evening, starting at 5 p.m. will be food booths, horseshoes, a 50-50 raf­ fle. a Las Vegas Night at the VFW. pony rides, kiddies' ferns wheel, moon walk, mud and sand volleyball, bubble bounce, bean bag loss and a bonfire at dusk. The activities Saturday morning and afternoon will include a 5K run and walk, breakfast at the Methodist Church, food booths, craft booths, a goat raffle, mud and sand volleyball, softball, a car show, a hole in one con­ test. a dunk tank, a duck race, the dedi­ cation of the Paul Henry Trail, a trac­ tor rodeo, children's <ractor pull, waler ball, pie baking judging and antique tractor pull. The parade will be at 10 a m. from Whimeyville to the bridge. John and Maxine Robertson will be grand mar­ shals. Entertainment, all on Saturday, will include Hearrsong. the Country Strings. Cheryl Fischer, the Kai Kreek Kickers. Mr. Hyde and the Hurricanes. District library meeting Sept. 22 The District Library Steering Committee will have a community meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Hastings Public Library. People in the community are invited to attend to learn more about what would be involved in forming a district library. Local library officials have been ex­ ploring this new option because the current facility across from the county courthouse is too small. If it is im­ plemented. the district would include the City of Hastings, and Rutland and Hastings Charier townships. In another development, the Hastings Library Board voted recently to extend the waiver of non-resident fees until Sept. 1, 1999 Residents outside the city and Rutland Township were granted the waiver over the sum­ mer. enabling them to use the library for free. For more information, call 945­ 4263. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 ANNER PRICE 50- 911 phone surcharge tax off Nov. 3 ballot by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Barry County voters will have one less ballot proposal to think about in November. Because of complications involving an interpretation of state law and other issues (hat remained unclear to some county commissioners and the county prosecutor, the County Board Tuesday voted 4-3 to re­ move a 911 telephone surcharge proposal from the general election ballot. The ballot request, approved by the board last month, was drafted to ask voters to abolish the current one-mill levy on prop­ erty taxes for 911 and allow county tele­ phone customers to be charged up to $2.74 per month for each one-party access line. The surcharge was requested to fund opera­ tional costs of the county's Enhanced-911 Emergency Telephone and Central Dispatch services. However, commissioners learned Tues­ day that the matter is not that simple. The pr posed charge of $2.74 represents a 20 percent surcharge and Prosecuting Attorney Dale A. Crowley told the board that he has doubts as to the ability cf r county to assess a total telephone surcharge of that amount. After contacting the state treasury office, state auditors and other au­ thorities, Crowley said none provided legal documentation to support a 20 percent phone tax. 911 Director Charlie Nystrom said members of the state's Emergency Telephone Service Committee, chaired by Lt. Col. James Bolger of the State Department of Police, support the interpre­ tation that the law allows a total telephone surcharge of 20 percent, involving a 4 per­ cent surcharge by the County Board with­ out a vote of the people and an additional 16 percent if the voters authorize it. Nystrom said that interpretation is from a book provided by the Michigan Department of State Police to be used as a guide for counties. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey and Rose Heaton indicated that the way the county's ballot proposal is written is mis­ leading. That proposal stales: To replace the pre­ sent 911 property tax millage, shall Barry County assess -telephone customers of Barry County up to 16 percent (not to ex­ ceed $2.74 per month) of the highest monthly flat rate charged by a service sup­ plier for a one-party access line in Barry County for a period of five years..." Heaton said the ballot states that the county could assess phone customers up to 16 percent. In Barry, that would be $2.19 per month, but the ballot reads up to $2.74 because it reflects the 20 percent figure. "I think they (voters) are going to think we are messing with things . We didn't say up to 20 (percent)." She said voters should be told up front that they will automatically be hit with another 4 percent without their vote, be­ sides the 16 percent, even though the max­ imum dollar amount is stated on the ballot. Nystrom said the ballot language is taken tr«»m o’her He has dneumcuunion showing i(u< i.ie Counties ct Ionia. Newaygo. Isabella and Allegan have used the same ballot language - asking for up to a 16 percent surcharge, but collecting 20 percent. "I didn't reinvent the wheel." Nystrom told the board, noting that 16 percent is the maximum voters can be asked to approve, according to state law. "If it’s wrong (to combine the 16 and 4 percent), why hasn't somebody pulled the string already?" Commissioner Robert Wenger asked. Nystrom said the Stale House of Representatives is working on legislation to clarify the situation "because the law is very vague Crowley told the board. "I'm looking for some authority to add those two (16 and 4 percent) together and I don't clearly see it." United Way kicks off ‘98 campaign Members of the Barry County United Way “Campaign Cabinet' are at the line of scrimmage, ready to officially kick off their fund-raising efforts this Thursday with an 8 a.m. tailgate breakfast at the Barry Expo Center featuring guest speaker Kevin Haverdink, a former offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints. The public is invited to attend. Pictured in back (from left) are Michael Brown. Charlie Nystrom. Tom Mohler. Ron Neil, and Eldon Cassell. !n front (from left) are Mary Campbell, Becky Wieland, Stacey Garrison. John Fehsenfeld. Dave Storms, Jim Bailey, Lani Forbes and Jennifer Richards. He said State Police Ll Shirley Razmus and Lt. Col. James Bolger of the State Department of Police, who is chairman of the State Emergency Telephone Service Committee, "assured me the committee had taken the position that the statute autho- Party goes on after last-minute accord by Mary Warner Staff Writer Ted Parks, co-organizer of last Saturday's Daktal party, said he both "won and lost" a disagreement with Wayland Township offi­ cials over whether he could hold the event. A last-minute agreement between the township and the party's organizers allowed the rock n roll concert to go on, in spite of threats by the township to close it down. However, in order to be legally able to continue the annual concert, party organiz­ ers decided not to charge admission. Parks figures he lost roughly $2,500 because of that and because he had to pay an attorney to fight the township's attempt to stop the event. According to Wayland Township Attorney John Watts, the township could not claim that the party violated the town­ ship zoning ordinance because no admis­ sion would be charged. Watts said the fact that there was no admission charge made the party "less of a commercial venture." as did the fact that the land on which the con­ cert was being held was being loaned to the party organizers rather than rented by them. Public gatherings on any property in the township where money is collected require a special ut-e permit. Township Zoning Administrator Jan Striegle said previously, which the township originally requested that the party organizers obtain. When party organizers did not obtain the permit. Township Supervisor Jose Blanco and Striegle moved to have Watts obtain a court order stopping the concert. Stnegle said previously that she and other township officials heard complaints after last year's concert from local residents about noise, speeding cars, and garbage dumped along roads, and heard reports of underage dnnk.ng and drug use, prompting township officials to ask the Daktal orga­ nizers to obtain the special use permit so that certain provisions for holding the con­ cert would be complied with involving the safety of concertgoers and sanitary condi­ tions. The last-minute agreement, ironed out in a court hearing last Friday, required that the event's organizers have at least 10 portable toilets and 50 security people at the concert, that they give a copy of their insurance binder proving they had coverage for the event to township officials, that they notify state and county police about the event, and they make sure the event ended at 2 a.m. See PARTY, continued, page 6 Woodland has Homecoming Woodland's annual Labor Day weekend Homecoming activities included the parade, horseshoes, games for the children, a Lions Club chicken barbeque and. of course, the softball tournament. Grand Marshal of the parade was George Schaibly. The parade had the Lakewood band, floats, horses, kids on bikes and roller blades, ambulances and fire trucks, some military trucks, new and antique farm tractors and a lot of community spirit. rizes a total telephone surcharge of 20 per­ cent. but they were unable to provide me with written documentation to support their interpretation." such as an attorney general's or stale auditor's opinion. "There may be several counties that are doing it (collecting 20 percent), but that didn't ease my concern that the statute al­ lows that." Crowley said. He also noted that he has indicated "If I'm wrong. I would be happy to be pointed out that I'm wrong." He said he called the stale treasury office, state auditors, the House legislative service bureau and didn't receive any documentation to support the interpretation of the ETS Committee. Nystrom. who asked Crowley to review the ballot language and service plan, said he thought Crowley's opinion was "a slap in the ETS’s face. That's their interpreta­ tion. We work with the legislature. We work with the attorney general..." Nystrom said the county Central Dispatch "could not function" with just the 16 percent. That's why we've waited so long to go on the phone (surcharge)..." Because of the potential legal complexi­ ties. commissioners Bailey. Sandy James, Lew Newman and Heaton voted to remove the 911 proposal from the ballot, saying that a special election could be held next year when the issues have been ironed out. County Clerk Nancy Boers ma called the ballot printer after the board's vote and had the proposal removed. She said noon Tuesday was the last chance to remove the ballot request, and that a new proposal could not be written because that deadline was Aug. 25. Voting to keep the proposal on the bal­ lot were commissioners Bob Wenger, who chairs the 91 I s administrative board; Emmet Herrington and Rod Goebel. Commissioner John Barnett was absent. "What started out to be something sim­ ple is not nearly as simple as we thought it was." James said. Apparently not.” Crowley responded "I support funding for 911," James said a little later, "but there is much more to this apparently than what we realized for what­ ever reason...! would like to have time to See 911 SURCHARGE, page 2 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 News Briefs (Continued) Wetlands workshop will be held Sept. 19 A wetlands restoration workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 19. starting at the District Conservation office. Those anendmg will meet at the of­ fice and then car pool to various wet­ lands spots in Barry County. Jim Bruce, district forester, and John Niewoonder will lead the tour. For more information and reserva­ tions, call 948-8056 Country, gospel set at Showcase An evening of country and gospel music, featuring Dave Dickerson and Homer and Genny Jones, will take place at 6:30 tonight at the Musicians Showcase at Arby’s. Dickerson, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Potterville, has released a number of gospel albums and is known for his renditions of "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" and "Stuttering Willie." The Joneses are from the Lake Odessa area. Homer has done many al­ bums and Genny is preparing to re­ lease her first They both sing bountry and gospel. Sealing at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Legislative Coffee slated The Legislative Coffee series will continue at 8 am Monday. Sept. 14, at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. On hand will be State Senator Joanne Emmons; State Representative Terry Geiger; John Robinette, repre­ senting Congressman Vem Ehlers; and Sara Linsmeier, representing Congressman Nick Smith. All will be available to talk with constituents about issues and concerns. There will be a straw vote at the end of the session to give the legislators and their aides some feedback. The Legislative Coffee series, spon / sored by the Haatioa* Area Chamber of Commerce, is open to all interested members of the community. Thornapple Trail dedication slated The Middleville segment of the Thornapple Trail will be dedicated in memory of farmer Congressman Paul Henry at 1’. a.m. Saturday. Sept. 12. The 4 1/2-mile long section of trail will be dedicated io a ceremony that will include a ribbon cutting, remarks from area leaders and tours of the trail and two bridges recently constructed by trail volunteers. The Paul Henry Trail, which honors the late congressman and his efforts on behalf of the environment, is open to the public for-non-motorized use and is part of the "Rails to Trails" project. The ceremony will be taking place during Middleville's annual "Heritage Day" festival Representatives from the local Trail Association will be available to answer questions at the Middleville Village Information Booth after the ceremony. For more information about the trail or the association, call Michael Gorm­ ley at 795-8739 Area CROP Walks set for Sept. 27 The Gun Lake and Wayland areas and the Delton area will have their an­ nual 10-kilometer CROP Walk Sunday, Sept. 27. at 2 p.m. The Gun Lake walk this year will be hosted by Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, located at 150 131st Ave.. Wayland. For more information, call (616) 792-2889. The event in Delton will begin at Faith United Methodist Church at the comer of M-43 and Bush Street in Delton. The fund-raising goal is $7,000. Delton walkers will have a choice between a 2.3- or 5.9-mile route. CROP Walk organizers are seeking sponsors or sponsor/walkers. The money raised helps to support all the services provided by Church World Services, such as clean water, seeds and tools around the world. Usually, about 25 percent of the proceeds from the fund-raisers goes to local agencies such as St. Ambrose Community Food Pantry, the Faith United Methodist Emergency Food Cupboard. Sylvia’s House and Christian Neighbors of Northeast Allegan County. ‘Forgotten Man’ dinner Sept. 17 The Forgotten Man Ministry of Barry County will have its sixth an­ nual Stewardship Dinner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 17. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. Those who plan to attend are urged to can in the number of reservations needed so organizers can better plan the amount of food that will be needed. For reservations, call Phyllis Sears at 945-2077. of chaplain Bill Medendorp at 795-9673. Bernard Society to meet Monday "The History of the Titanic: Facts and Fiction About the RMS Titanic." will be presented by Richard Kishpaugh al 7 p.m. Monday. Sept 14. when the Bernard Historical Society meets at the Delton Kellogg Middle School library. A drawing for an afghan and bed­ spread also will be held. Down with the old...up with the new Medical terms classes to start The Pinnock Hospital Community Education Program will offer a series of medical terminology classes from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Sept. 16 through Nov. 11. The sessions will be held at the Conference Center of Pennock Hospital. The fee will be $65 and the instruc­ tor will be registered nurse Patricia Bunch. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to pre-register, call 948-3125. Ducks Unlimited dinner is tonight The Thornapple Valley Ducks Un­ limited annual banquet will be held al 7:30 tonight at the Middle Villa Inn on M-37 in Middleville. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7:30. Cost for the din­ ner varies, depending on what kind of dinner package Is purchased. the bun^yc.l held every year to raise money for waterfowl and wet­ lands preservation and conservation. This is the 19th year the TV DU has held a fund-raising banquet. Bowens Mills fests to begin Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate its 20th year of "It's Cider Time" fall weekend festivals with its new owners. Owen and Carleen Sabin, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12andl3. There will be a grand re-opening at 1 p.m. Sunday. The weekend will in­ clude music, a petting zoo with farm animals, a garden tractor pull, music by Jerry Ball and Cedar Creek Bank, horse-drawn wagon rides, food, cider pressing and a variety of tours. Bowens Mills will be open every weekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 with a number of activi­ ties. including a harvest festival, a fiber and quilt show, a mountain man encampment, a Civil War encamp­ ment. Farm Days, a rhoto show and steam and gas engine and children’s festival. For more Gale fees are $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. ‘Jail and Bail’ will be Sept. 17 The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation will have a "Jail and Bail" fund-raiser on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Gavin Ford dealership in Hastings. In the event, citizens are "arrested" on phony charges and taken to the makeshift "jail." A volunteer judge will set one-hour sentences in which the accused will make calls to friends, family and co-workers to raise pledges to meet their prescribed bail amounts. The proceeds of these pledges, of course, will go to the March of Dimes organization's fight against birth de­ fects. Volunteer jailbirds, jailers and judges are being sought for the fund­ raiser. Requests for arrests can be made by colling 1-800-968-3643. The arrests cost $25 each Sponsors of the fund-raiser are Gavin Ford. Pennock Hospital, Plumbs and Felpausch. Honorary chairman for this year’s Jail and Bail is Hastings Chief of Police Jerry Sarver. It resembled a bombing site in Hastings Tuesday when the old McDonald s restaurant was felled by the wrecking ball. while the new structure was constructed next door. The new McDonald's building will open to the public Sept. 24. if all goes according to the plans of owner Al Jarvis. Meanwhile, no Big Macs are being served in Hastings until the opening of the new. State Street establishment. Prairieville chief, supervisor to try to mediate differences by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Prairieville Police Chief Chuck Frary plans to return from a month-long, stressrelated leave of absence Monday and enter into mediation with Supervisor Lloyd Goyings to try and worx out their differ­ ences. both men confirmed this week. "We are going to let him come hack, but he needs to provide us with a letter from his doctor saying he’s ready to do that." said Goyings. Frary left work Aug. 8 and admitted himself to Marshall's Oaklawn Hospital for psychiatric counseling after he lost his temper with Goyings on Friday. Aug. 7. he said last month. Frary said Goyings had repeatedly ac­ cused him and part-lime officer Randy Yates of ajcoverUp involving a break-in at­ tempt of the police car garage late on July 29. The chief had said he would not return to work until Goyings was no longer his immediate supervisor, but has reconsidered after various people in the community have shown him support. "The support has really kept me going." said Frary. "A lol have said to me don't let this guy gel to you.’" Though no mediation sessions have been scheduled. Frary said Township Treasurer Vicky Nottingham has agreed to serve as mediator "I would rather have someone with more police experience, but I guess this is a start." Frary said Tuesday "Well see howthings go." Frary said he wants to keep his job in Prairieville, where he has been the chief for eight years. "The area is growing and I’ve got good rapport with the township people." said Frary. "I’m not going to allow this guy to ruin my career and destroy this depart­ ment." Goyings said Wednesday that he holds firm to his contention that the break-in did not occur and that changes need to be made in the department. "I’d really like not to be involved that much." said Goyings. who said the changes he has been trying to effect in the depart­ ment were at the direction of the entire Township Board. He said the board feels that Frary. who works at least 40 hours per week, should spend more time on patrols and less time in the office. Goyings said. "And. the fellas need to be certified two times a year on their weapons." said Goyings. He added that he tried to get involved in the scheduling of Frary and the three part time officers because some shifts were not being covered Though the board does doi have the re­ sources to fund 24-hour police coverage, said Goyings. board members felt the po­ lice department could make better use of the officers available. Goyings also said growth in the town­ ship may cause the creation of a full time police department in the near future. "We both (he and Frary) feel that's going to happen." said Goyings. "But whatever happens, we still need to work within our resources." The department's current budget is $85,000. which includes the purchase of a new. replacement police cruiser, said Goyings. Goyings denied that he wants Frary to quit. "I’m not saying that. I'm just saying that a person in that position needs to be a leader and take a leadership role," Goyings said. Frary said he is willing to return to work because his officers are "super guys." "We’ve all got an overall goal to serve the township residents," said Frary. "I'm certainly not there for the money and the township is only getting what it’s paying for. We've tried to give them more, over and above what they're paying for." 911 SURCHARGE.. .continued evaluate it...I'm not comfortable today " Complicating the mattei is that the county board s original ballot resolution is tied into an amended 911 service plan, in­ volving some changes that some commis­ sioners were not made aware of until Tuesday. Most commissioners indicated they thought the only change in the plan was to authorize the phone surcharge fund­ ing. but other changes arc pan of the plan. Though commissioners didn't receive the amended plan until Tuesday. Nystrom said Wednesday that he personally delivered copies to the county administrator and county clerk on Aug. 7. "This is a hard call to make though. We have several pages of information here (with plan amendments) that is different than what we supported before for opera­ tional funding." James told the board Tuesday "I'm not criticizing anyone." she added Crowley said he thought clarification was needed because he didn't know whether the board had just changed the funding or was trying to change other aspects of the plan. "That was my concern. That it wasn't clear in the resolution what the board had done." Crowley told commissioners. ""...Th. initial concern I had in looking at the original resolution was that it didn’t reference a specific document which con­ tained the proposed amendments...just what is it that exactly got amended bv that reso­ lution?" Bailey said he supports the surcharge, but wasn't in a position to approve the other language changes without time to study the document. He noted that the board had unanimously supported the surcharge, and stressed that from page 1 the surcharge itself wasn't the issue. "We may intend to do it (approve other language changes) later, but we weren’t aware that's what we were doing at the time." Bailey said. "It’s my understanding that there are things in the plan that have changed, some wording change," Bailey said. Wenger said there was some "cleaning up" of the plan. "I have some concerns with that...Some of those changes are more than just minor clean-up changes...I'm wondering why that wasn't ever expressed to the Board of Commissioners at the time they were asked to pass resolution 98-18 (the original bal­ lot resolution) and what those were," Bailey said. "We tried to be in the time frame...to get it on the ballot. I guess hurry-scurry...," Nystrom said. He said the plan included changes in telephone listings, how many phones were in the county, and the defini­ tion of a quorum, etc. Crowley presented a resolution to amend the original ballot proposal Tuesday, cor­ recting what he perceived to be technical issues that developed as a result of the lan­ guage. but commissioners voted 5-2 to re­ ject that document, apparently because of the lack of sufficient time to study the is­ sues. Rejecting the proposed clarification were Goebel. Heaton. James. Bailey and Newman. Herrington and Wenger voted to amend the original ballot resolution with the clarification. "I think we've got to look positive." Nystrom said after the board meeting. "I hope the prosecutor will eventually under­ stand the spirit in which the statute was See 911 SURCHARGE, page 3 Bradford White to ask for $150,000 tax break by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Bradford White Corporation, the largest employer in Barry County, will present a request for a tax rebate of $150,000 to the Middleville Village Council next Monday . Sept. 14 The company, which has about 1.000 employees, in the next year will continue growth with an expansion project and new warehouse facility that could result in the addition of up to 80 new employees Bradford White Cnief Operating Officer Richard Milock said. "We began this ex­ pansion even before we discussed seeking the abatement." Employees are looking forward to the completion of the new warehouse facility because large rolls of steel nou occupy many of the parking spaces The $11.8 million expansion also includes $7.1 mil­ lion in new machinery, which Milock an­ ticipates will help Bradford White maintain or even increase its share of the wholesale hot water heater market Planning for the expansion began about one year ago when Bradford White reac­ quired the Commercial Works part of the company It should be finished by the summer of 199*) The expansion is on the Lafayette Street properly Bradford White is holding on to the property it owns in the Middleville Industrial Park as insurance for future de­ velopment. Milock originally asked for a 12-year tax break. The village would prefer to grant a six-year abatement with the option to re­ new for six years. Milock said. "This is the first time that we have asked for a tax abatement since we have begun expanding. The village will be bringing in more tax revenues, even with the abatement." Milock praised the partnership of em­ ployees. management and community, which he said has made Bradford White such an important pan of the area. �The Hn<.lings Banner - Thursday September 10. 1998 - Page 3 Hastings Charter Township proposes $221,177 budget Historic village gets new ‘mayor” at Charlton Park Teaming up with Charlton Park's existing staff are Maggie Marconi, education coordinator, and Dr. Peter Forsberg, park director, the newest additions to the roster at the historic village and recreation area. Marconi and Forsberg are concentrating their efforts on making Charlton Park more widely known and more locally appreciated by turning it into a living history site, complete with crops grown from heirloom seeds and farmed with authentic equipment and draft horses kept and cared for on the grounds. Wildflower tours, gardens, music generated by instruments from Inring Charlton's collection and renovated buildings are also on the agenda for the park if Forsberg can generate the necessary funds. Forsberg replaces Diane Szewczyk-Smith who resigned to move to Muskegon and Marconi fills a position left open by Wendy Tatar who now works as parks director in Ada. by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Hastings Charter Township Board proposed 1999 expenditure-* of $221,177 and revenues of $222,420 at a public bud­ get hearing Tuesday. That is an increase of $ 1.262 (halt a per­ cent) from 1998 budgeted expenditures and $2,325 (one percent) from 1998 budgeted revenues. Revenues in the proposed budget include a slight increase in property lax revenues, which are budgeted at $32,775 for 1999 compared to $30,000 in 1998. Township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden said the increase was due to a nse in taxable property val­ ues. up from $42.1 million in 1997 to $45.4 million in 1998 No change was projected in the town­ ship's main source of funds, state revenue sharing, which was budgeted at $170,000 in 1998 and remains the same in the "99 budget. However. Cruttenden said, revenue sharing is being distributed in a different manner than previously, "so we don’t (actually) know what the townships are toing to receive " Cruttenden said in the past more state dollars have gone to Detroit, but that may change in favor of distributing more dollars in areas other than southeast Michigan. Expenditures for the Township Board are projected at $29,140, up from $23,935 in 1998. That includes a slight increase, from $3,520 to $4,000. in per diem payments to board trustees. Expenses for the supervisor are budgeted al $26,250. including $12,000 for his salary. $11,000 for assessing dunes. $3,000 for transportation and $250 for miscellaneous expenses. The salary reflects only a slight increase over last years $11.845 salary A total of $500 was budgeted for elec­ tions in 1999. an off-year, compared to $3,000 in 1998. which is an election year The $500 in the 1999 budget is for office supplies. Expenses for the clerk s position are budgeted at Sl-MMX) for the clerk's salary, up from $13,785 in I<>98; $525 for the deputy clerk's salary, up from $515; $400 for transportation costs, up from $200 last year, and $250 for miscellaneous expenses, the same as last year. The Board of Review allocation remained the same. $1,250. Expenses for the treasurer were set at $11,000 for the salary, up from $10,815 last /ear. $525 for the deputy treasurer, up iiom $515; $400 for mileage compared to $300 in 1998 and $250 for expenses, the same as last year Projected costs for maintaining the township hall increased $1,000. from $5,500 to $6,500. due to projected in­ creases in utilities costs. Projected spend­ ing tor the cemetery remained at $6,800. The township is projecting a savings of $5,350 in payments to the BIRCH fire­ fighting association for fire protection ser­ vices. Township Supervisor Dick Thomas said the BIRCH board decided to only charge a sum equal to one mill per town­ ship rather than its usual 1.3 mills because of "built-up savings" in the BIRCH ac­ count. Thus the projected cost to the town­ ship is $45,400 compared to $52,000 in 1998. For street lights, road repairs, dust con­ trol and snow removal, the budget projects $57,610 in expenditures, up from $56,500 in 1998 That includes a projected $1.000 increase in the cost of dust control. The Township Board's decision to sup­ port the YMCA this year is reflected in an increase in culture and recreation expenses to the tune of $1,812 Pension payments for the township's elected officials are budgeted at $11,000 compared to $10,825 in 1998 The budget document presented by the board Tuesday also includes $342,961 be­ ing kept in the township savings account. Thomas said some of those savings may be used in the future for sewer and waler im­ provements in the township. The budget document also includes a separate township improvement revolving fund, which is pro­ jected to be $171,817 by the end of 1999 compared to $137.8)7 by the end of 1998. Money for this fund is generated from landfill tipping fees and transfers from the general fund At the board's regular meeting, held in conjuction with the budget hearing, mem­ bers voted to transfer $24.(XX) from the improvement fund to the general fund to pay the township's matching share of a state grant to improve Star School Road. No action was taken on the budget; the board is scheduled to vote on it at next month's meeting. In other action at Tuesday's meeting, the board decided not to join in a lawsuit being pursued by Rutland Township against the city of Hastings over water and sewer ex­ tensions. Cruttenden said that the parame­ ters of the Rutland suit did not fit the par­ ticular needs of Hastings Township. Thomas said joining the suit might also complicate Rutland's case. Cruttenden said the board left open the option of joining in the lawsuit some time in the future, "in case the situation changes at a later date.” 911 SURCHARGE.,.continued FI ORM T I K) 1 i <*.<■ cr-ir The old Thomapple Kellogg Middle School building. Middleville woman wants to save old middle school by Patricia Johns Staff Writer • Sally Stanton began kindergarten in one 351 comer of what is now the Thornapple «-■ Kellogg Middle School "Every year I was in another classroom 1° until I graduated." she says. "1 loved going fr-’ to school in that building and I would hate '•■to see it tom down!" 3'' During Heritage Days Friday and Saturday. Stanton will be circulating a pe,31 tition to save the building. She is also ' forming a non-profit Alumni Association, h' which is open to any graduate, to provide an organization to work on saving the building. A new Thomapple Kellogg Middle School building now is uner construction, and plans now are to have the old middle school structure razed unless someone can come up with a viable plan to save it by the end of this year Stanton said she will be talking to the Thomapple Kellogg administration about the report on the buHding. ”1 think the building is worth saving and could be an asset to the community." Stanton says. She said she sees possible uses of the building as a community library, day care center, preschool, senior center and senior day care. A community theater also would fill a need Stanton said she believes that much of the work needed to refurbish the building could be done by volunteers or donations. Rooms could be redecorated as memorials. Anyone who wants more information about Stanton's efforts can call her at 948­ 8508. SECURITY written. Other people across the state have interpreted it that the county commission can pledge up to 4 percent and then any­ thing above that, up to 20 percent, the ad­ ditional 16 percent, would have to be voted on by the people " The 911 millage has another year to be collected, but Nystrom said the Central Dispatch Board wanted to get the telephone surcharge proposal on the ballot this year to save taxpayers the expense of having a special election next year. Some 911 organizations in other coun­ ties get their funding from millage, a sur­ charge and the general fund, he said. "This (911) board felt very strongly that we can't be taxing them several different ways, that the surtax was a fair tax. It's a user fee. If you have a phone, you'll be taxed." Nystrom said. Bailey, backing Crowley's position of caution in the 20 percent surcharge Historical Society will meet Sept. 17 The Barry County Historical Society will have its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 17. at the Heiss Haus Pump Organ Museum. 8301 Lawrence Road. The program will be "Collecting Antique Pump Organs” with museum curator and owner Keith Heiss. Heiss has collected more than 100 organs after starting with just three, which at that time classified him as a collector. When he and his wife. Barbara, came to Nashville in 1990. he owned about 50 pump organs. He built the museum and continued collecting. Sometimes today he wonders if it is time to stop collecting. Heiss is a member of the Reed Organ Society and is host for a pump organ 335 WEST COURT Burns International Security is currently seeking employees to fill multiple part-time/ full-time positions in the ’Middleville area. ’7.00 per hour. Insurance benefits are available and uniforms provided. Wonder.' J family home just listed 3 large bedroom* hvmg AMD family rooms, formal dining and breakfast room Some of the updates include carpet exterior paint kitchen uirxiow & cupboards, front porch, pamt wallpaper and remodeled baths fenced yard and convenient to everything *99 7(X) Apply at 25 W. Michigan, Suite 810 Battle Creek, Ml Call LuAnn at 948-4320 or at Westdale Witzel / 1-616-948-3770 Or apply by phone 1-800-232-1406 E.O.E. ROOF BIDS Convenience Is til- The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for repairing (if needed) and apply­ ing a maintenance coat to the flat roofs located at the Health Department (110 W. Center St.. Hastings) and the Barry County Sheriff Department (1212 W. State St.. Hastings). Product and war­ ranty information is requested as part of the bid The closing date is Friday. Sep­ tember 18. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. in the County Administration Office. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. To request a copy of the Invitation to Bid. please call the Barry County Administrator's Office at 616­ 948-4891 , from page 2 dilemma, said after the meeting. "In our state, the law has to allow you to do it. Just because nobody's challenged it and ev­ erybody thinks it’s OK. that doesn't mean it’s OK to do it. "It would have been wonderful if this would have been done six months ago and we could have hashed all this out. But we're running on the deadline...We're best suited to defend our position being conser­ vative rather than on the defensive in court. I'd much rather the board say well, we were trying to be too cautious. I'm sorry that we prolonged this.* rather than jump the gun and cost the county an expense of a law suit. "I don't want to be blamed for rushing in and doing it backwards." Bailey said. On the other hand. Nystrom told the board that he thought the county "is going backwards” in its removal of the ballot proposal festival each year, which draws organ buffs from across the United states. The museum also attracts many visitors each year. There is no admission charge at the museum, but Heiss does accept donations. To reach the museum, take M-79 east from M-37 south of Hastings, travel east on Assyria Road and follow it to Lawrence Road. Turn left on Lawrence and head east until reaching the Heiss home and museum. Hosts for the evening will be Jack and Diana Phillips and Mike and Thelma Hook. All programs, meetings and events of the Barry County Historical Society are open to the public. A Pharmacy Whose Staff Works Side By Side With Your Physician! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Senior Citizen Discount 1009 West Grwn St. (616)948-3136 �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 l€TT€RS from our readers... Prison is nothing close to "a country club Cemetery, banking sores fester To the editor: To the editor: Have you been happv with the care at Riverside Cemetery '.’ Have your plant* in urns been watered twice a week like what you arc paying for ’ Or if you hadn't paid, did you have flowers taken off site? I’m not that happy about sit­ uation. Roderick Newton II is president and I'm sure he would like to know how his employ ­ ees arc doing Another song has festered in the banking business in arca.That is on savings accounts that have had no activity for a time, they w ill charge you. 1 know of one. the charge is S3 a quarter. $12 a year At 2.5 percent interest, you would need almost $500 just to stay even Check your savings in bank and see if they notify you or just rob your account I'm afraid we don't have a truly local, friendly bank around here any more I'm very disappointed in the greedy bunch that run those businesses today Shame' I guess that is the way it has been for years, though • Donald W. Johnson Middleville Attacks on Clinton un-Christian To the editor: Worldwide, people think of our country as one of Christianity. Let’s consider Christianity. How is it practiced ’ How lived ’ Let’s take, for exam­ ple. President Clinton in his mistake made How is Clinton in the name of Christianity being treated? Those who profess Christianity, among them Jerry Falwell. Pat Robertson, the Christian Coalition. denominational churches, politicians in both the Dcmocratics and Republican parties included, have made attacks on Clinton. Meanwhile, into absolute oblivion went Christianity and its teachings. God and the Bible Some quotes Irom their Bible arc "Judge not.’’ ‘thy sins arc forgiven thee, go and sin no more.” "Let him without sin cast the first stone, are completely ignored. Revenge, loathing, renunciation of Clin­ ton. his presidency, are the prime goals, all in the name of Christianity There was no Christianity considered, no understanding, no canng. no compassion, no through attacking Clinton and in regards to his immediate family Hillary a truly good individual, a won­ derful First Lady Daughter Chelsea, a bright, lovely young lady just starting out in life. In Clinton's mistake made. I stress it nev­ er should have become a national issue' Instead, it was a strictly private personal affair with his immediate family only Those in the name of Christianity made cer­ tain Clinton was not allowed that right ? John Kennedy. Franklin D Roosevelt, along with other Presidents were guilty of the same act as Clinton Fortunately, those w ho knew made no public issue of it Luck­ ily they didn't have those people. Clinton’s enemies, to deal with. Christianity? There arc sincere believers who practice it and arc respected. Sadly, there are those who are using the label of Christianity as a coverup, a sham. My belief.’ Evolution. I already wrote a letter on that in one of my letters to editor some time ago. Justine McLean. Hastings We need to overcome differences Dear editor: Regarding the Sept. 3 letter by Rus Sarv­ er, titled ‘■Difference between Catholics. Protestants ’” I think he needs a lesson in history. The Catholic church existed ccntuncs before any other Christian religion. Martin Lutheran and others splintered off. citing certain abuses by the church of that time. The word Protestant quite clearly carncs the word “protest!" The church in time cleared up these abuses and in the mean­ Summerfest made us proud To the editor: Moving to Hastings 10 years ago. we did­ n't realize the diversity that this area offers We arc surrounded by so many options of things to do. We were so impressed by the first Sum­ merfest we attended, and have found each new year even better than the last. We did­ n’t think the entertainment last year could be any better but. we were wrong. We especially like the fact that every­ thing is spread out over the whole town. The Arts and Crafts booths were wonderful. The Presbyterian stage equally great. We Io. cd Fish Hatchery Park The talent sur­ passed our expectations. The Summcrfcst Committee, the Arts Council, area businesses, etc . should all be congratulated. People come from far and wide to witness this special weekend in Hastings We all should be proud Sharon Herald. Hastings hIswgsBaNNER Demoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 time many Protestant denominations were founded. Some of the basic differences are. that Catholics believe in the presence of Chnst in the Holy Euchanst. the Holy Trinity, the Virgin Birth and in the belief that the pope is the successor of Peter, who received the "Keys of the kingdom of heaven." by Chnst's words in the Bible. I’m willing to bet that Mr Sarver may believe that all Catholics will go to hell, that the pope is the “Anti-Christ" and that wc worship idols. He probably was taught that from birth and will die in that state. Did he ever read anything written by a Catholic explaining the faith? I think not Catholics believe in the Bible In fact, our Mass has both Old and New Testament as a part of the Mass. Wc also believe in tradi­ tion which was handed down from Chnst and in other rclevations such as appear­ ances by Chnst and the Saints to gixxl peo­ ple. The Bible is not the only source of information. Tradition is part of the truths I was taught not to run down other peo­ ples’ beliefs, even if wc have differences. This i*. the day and age when wc Christians arc trying to work out our differences, since wc arc all trying to get to the same place. I expect to meet good Lutheran's, Methodists. Prcsbytcnans. Catholics. Epis­ copalians and many other religious groups when and if I get to heaven. If you truly believe in your own faith. I believe you can gel to heaven but you arc required to seek out the truth and practice it. The use of the Bible to mock other reli­ gions docs nothing to the service of God or toward Christian unity. James P Maurer Jackson I am a prisoner. My name is 2389X1 I'm writing this for the benefit of those people who arc misinformed about the easy-going life they think most convicts have Contrary to what most of you believe, prison is not a country club My goal is to give you a glimpse of prison through my experiences here Like many of you. I only imagined what prison would be like Only, that is. until the sheriff's car that was transporting me to the penitentiary crested the final knoll of the road that led me here This was my first glimpse of my new home for the next five and a half years I need not mention the name of this par­ ticular prison, as I am quite certain that most prisons arc generally the same The only possible difference would be the degree of fear and loneliness generated So leave your honorary deputy's badge from the TJ. Hooker fan club where you begin this tale, because you’re in my world now Besides, you’re not allowed any form of identification in prison, it’s strictly against the institutional policies (is H because it serves to humanize us)? tress, toilet and sink This is your home Of course you don't sleep the first night (or two) after your arrival, so what goes through your mind, you ask * Al night, the incessant screaming from somewhere down the cellblock reminds you of just where it is you are The subconscious is aroused from the shock it experienced from the day's events You lie awake in a state of disbelief, retracing life's routes and exits you traveled Io get here You contemplate suicide. Loneliness numbs you. and self-pity overwhelms you You wonder how you'll live in here, you wonder if you'll die in here You have no idea what will be demanded of you to sur­ vive. Like the proverbial quest to slay the sleeping dragon in his lair, each step you The transition from freedom to punitive detention is never easy. The changes you undergo are unimaginable First, you arc stripped of your identity, your very individualism Bound by wrist and ankle, you are escorted to the receiving area of the prison Upon your arrival, you arc relieved of your clothes, forced to expose your genitalia and open your body Throw the book at child molester To the editor: As a resident of Hastings all of my 23 years. I cannot seem to understand how our wonderful community can let a child mo­ lester plea bargain for only eight to 20 years in prison. Sure, Denny Myers seemed to be an up­ standing. morally and spiritually strong member of our society, but he has not only been charged with, but also has confessed to molesting children. 1 personally don't rank child molesting in the same category as sexual purity. Not only has this man scared these innocent children. I'm quite sure that he also has scarred them for the remainder of their precious lives. It is hard for me to believe, if this has been going on for 12 years, that this man is simply going to pay for what he has done and move on with his life. In the Banner last week, an unidentified man was quoted as saying. "He is very strong in his beliefs.” My question is. How can anyone know what these beliefs are? How can anyone believe in this man after he betrayed the whole community? They say that in pedophile cases only about half the victims are ever made known. Why in the world then would the court system want to drop any charges, or not bring any new charges against him? In my view, this man has molested not just one child, but several. 1 believe he should be tried for every case these victims bring before the courts. They are not all one per­ son, so why should he get just one pun­ ishment? I know if it were me or my daughter or the unidentified man's children Denny My­ ers molested. I would want the judge to sentence him for my specific case, as would everyone. I'm sure. I guess I don't believe that because he hid behind the doors of a church it makes him any better than a bum on the street. He should definitely get the same punishment that the average child molester would get. The unidentified man in last week's Ban­ ner story also said. "It's God’s job to judge him." I understand everyone has their own beliefs, and I respect that Bu I believe that while this man is on our earth and in our tow, he should be judged by our court sys­ tems for every one of his defenseless young victims. I believe they deserve to see that our court system is fair and that this man is punished to the fullest extent that the law allows. Please remember that these are my views and my opinions I choose to share. The one thing I hope everyone who reads this will agree with is I certainly hope this pe­ dophile is not out of prison in eight years. My daughter will be 12 years old. How old will your potential victim be? Brenda Vrooman, Hastings “Smell the coffee” on Clinton lines To the editor: To the last stand of Democratic Clinton defenders. I pose a couple of questions. Arc you willing to define the Democratic Party as the party that stands for adultery and lying under oath to a federal court as your partly platform? Arc you willing to risk your credibility and future for one man? Because that is how you will be seen That it is acceptable to lie. not only to your family, but also to the American people, and it's no big deal Wow' What a standard you willing to set for yourselves! What docs that say to the future of our country? Our country docs not rise or fall because of one man only in dictatorships and monarchies docs this occur. Is that what the Clinton presidency has become’The fact that some Democrats and members of this administration arc willing to put our Con­ stitution and the laws of this country on the line to save Bill Clinton is very disturbing Thankfully, there arc Democrats like Senator Lcibcrman who have chosen to nsc above party politics to see what is happen­ ing to the moral standing of our great democracy Never again in my mind can we believe anything that comes from either Bill Clin­ ton or his minions who are so eager to lie for him and then help him cover it up. besides smearing the reputations of anyone (including Democrats and true heroes like Scott Ritter) who they feel gets in their way. And they expect us to believe they did nothing wrong during the 1996 campaign? I think not! Come on folks, as Ann Landers would say. “hs time to wake up and smell the cof­ fee." Maureen Dudley. Dowling box. complete with a urine-stained matonficcs for search of contraband. What I awaits you next is a shower, taken in front of people you've never seen before, who instruct you to generously apply a delous­ ing agent to all areas of your body where hair is present . After a barrage of questions (interroga­ tion’). ranging from your medical history to who should be notified in the event of an “untimely death.” you’re ready to go "inside" First, you’re issued a cell number, a roll of toilet paper, and an instructional rulebook (for your reading pleasure on those sleepless nights). On the way to your cell, you're spit upon, called names and threatened with rape You make it to your cell with the door gate safely locked behind you You're greeted by a IO’x8’ concrete take leads you further into a myriad of fear. But. on this quest, you never have the satis­ faction of that ultimate confrontation, for the dragon relocates often and never sleeps. This is your first in prison and I haven't even mentioned aspects of familianzatidn with regards to rules, guard treatment, etc. The emotions you're forced to feel while incarcerated are ones which no one should ever be subjected to. I consider myself a strong person, and I have developed a sys­ tem by which I continue to survive my imprisonment. Many, however, do not. There arc those who arc burdened by loss of family, and blame those losses on the system. Through their unwillingness to accept their responsibilities (and their inability to halt the cycle of life until thdir release), they grow hardened in heart, bel­ ligerent. and incapable of spiritual reflec­ tion still others arc forced into homosexu­ ality. They become submissive through intimidation. Eventually they arc raped, stripped of their masculinity and identity.• Truly, it is because of the situation of these individuals that I feel contempt toward society. Wc arc sent here to reflect on and change our lives, and to become bet­ ter people, not to suffer moral and physical oppression. Wc arc still human beings! I During this time, hopefully, we will reflect on our offenses, yet how soon wc air forgotten. The headlines may give us great tones dun ng our tnals and court appear­ ances. but when that process is finished, wc arc no more than a sour taste in the mouth of the community that raised us - spoiled fruit in a warehouse of time. I am not violent offender, yet I walk amongst murderers. I am not a sex offend­ er. yet I live in the midst of rapists. I am a humarf being. Still, my keepers classify me. catcgonzc me and stereotype me. I live in a system whose main concern is revenue. • My actions arc suppressed by the fear of solitary confinement. Conditions worsen as the overcrowding continues. The emotions run higher and higher. The knot of tension tightens. I firmly believe that, given the choice, most people would sooner sacrifice a limb, or suffer a public beating, rather than be imprisoned. A superficial wound would surely heal much sooner, and with less scar tissue. ■ If you were to run into me after my release, you couldn't distinguish me from a law-abiding citizen. My scars are not visi­ ble. I carry them on the shell that envelopes my heart. • I doubt if you’ll ever get over this trip. I doubt if I ever will, or should. I also doubt if you’ll ever understand. • You know. I used to be alot like you. high school graduate, college student, fnend, lover, brother, son... But for now, I aril a prisoner. My name is #238981. « Danny Ritchie, Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility Baraga Public Opinion Will the Dow come back? < The Dow-Jones Industrial Average in recent weeks has plunged Io arou >d 7600. wiping out all gains made earlier this year. 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Pat Baker, Bonnie Strickland, Caledonia: Dalton: Haatlnga: , Noon Cindy O'Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry Coun*y S27 per year in adjom.ng counties S29 00 pet year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bg« B casings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastings Ml 49058 "I hope it is just a correction and that good economic times will continue." The slock market will rebound in time, but it could take a few years. Financial problems in Asia and South America could retard our exports and contribute to a softening of our business economy." "I think it's a sign of bad economic times. I believe it will come back, but it will keep going down. Our government doesn't have a good economically balanced system here." "As long as people don't panic, it will rebound. It is the panic that causes the problem, and our government pouring money into foreign stock markets doesn't help anything." "The stock market will rebound. It always does." "The stock market is a big’ gamble. If you play that game, expect to lose. I put ' my money where it is safe/’ 1 : �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10. 1998 - Page 5 LETTERS from our readers... Coats Grove is a caring “Village” Separate tax limitations: An explanation To the editor: There will be a proposal for separate tax .limitations on the November ballot for the electors to make a decision on I w ill try to clarify its meaning and give some history how it came about Poor to 1994 when Proposal A was approved by the electors, the state constitu­ tion gave millage to the Allocation Board to allocate In Barn County this allocation was 15 mills which had always been divid­ ed in the following manner 5.87 mills to (he county. X mills to the K-12 schools I . mill to the townships and .13 mill to the intermediate school Any in excess of this 15 mills had to be approved by the electors The Hcadlee Amendment to the state constitution limited the amount of increase in revenue each taxing unit could receive. .To limit this increase in revenue, millages had to be rolled back so each unit would receive, al a maximum, no more increase lhan the rate of inflation, plus the taxes on new construction , When Proposal A was approved in 1994. the 15 mills in Barry C ounty became only 7 mills because the K-12 schools were removed from the formula. K-12 schools now receive their funding for operation from the .state On May IX. I99X. the Allocation Board . sent a proposal to the county clerk for sep­ arate tax limitations The proposal was to fix the millage for six years with the divi­ sion of the 7 mills set at 5.62 mills to the county. 1.23 mills to the townships and 15 to the intermediate school. When the Coun­ ty Board of Commissioners received this proposal, they claimed proper procedure was not followed by the Allocation Board by not requiring budgets to be presented Therefore, the County Board tabled the proposal and Jim Bailey, the chairman, made this statement ‘That one will lie tabled for history We'll never see that motion again The* (the tax allocation board I can bnng us a new one *’ When this happened, they were told it was not their option to reject that proposal and that budgets arc not required for sepa­ rate lax limitation proposals Their action caused this proposal to not be on the August pnmary ballot I requested an opinion from the Michigan township Association's attorney. who agreed with me The County Board received an opinion from their attorney which stated nearly the same opinion as the township association's attorney, except that they said the County Board acted as a gate keeper on those matters I argued that they arc not gate keepers for allocation because the statute, covering separate tax limitations clearly slate that the county clerk receives the proposal or resolution, checks it for suf­ ficiency and give it to the County Board. The statute then clearly states the County Board shall pass a resolution to put the pro­ posal on the ballot The Michigan Township Associations attorney stated this duty is mandatory, not discretionary. On Aug. 19. the Allocation Board passed a resolution to place on the November bal­ lot the original proposal for separate tax limitations for six years The division was the same as proposed in May The county clerk is putting it on the ballot. Apparently, the County Board chairman doesn't want to deal with it. To be fair, the taxpayers must be told this will be a small increase in their taxes. The only definite information I have is for Castleton Township, because each township can vary with a slightly larger or smaller FINANCIAL FOCUS funushedby . Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jonas and Co. Understand your tolerance for risk ; ! 5 ' Risk is not a bad word. If no one ever took a risk, think of all the companies that □ever would have been started and all the products that never would have been in­ vented. If you want to experience the rewards of investing, you must also understand the risks. Some investors have higher toler­ ance for risk than others. The more you un­ derstand about risk, the more comfortable you'll be with your investment decisions. The Forum for Investor Advice, a non­ profit organization that works to inform in­ vestors about financial professionals, has identified six different types of risk that in­ vestors’ face and strategies to deal with them Economic risk is the risk that the econ­ omy will suffer a general slowdown or ex• pcricncc a recession. Reduced corporate earnings could result in falling stock and mutual fund prices. .• To minimize the impact of economic •.risk, long-term investors arc generally het­ - ter off to slay put. Remember, over the past two decades, there has been only one fiveyear period when the U.S. stock market lost . ground. Diversification is another way lo mini_ mizc your exposure lo economic risk. Spread your money among stocks and bonds, and also dix ersify with domestic and international investments. Market risk imohe the temporan overvaluations and undervaluations of investments due to the emotional bchav ior of investors. Neither lasLs forcver Again, di­ versification and a long-term focus can help you deal with market risk. • Industn risk is the risk that a specific industry will experience a downturn Be dire y ou are not overexposed lo a single industry or sector of the economy. Diversify among several different sector funds or in ; I balanced funds. Keep your portfolio bal­ Jnccd according to y our ov erall inv estment • Aan. ’ Company risk is ihc possibility that a I • ; : ' • ; ; 1 • 's i 1 : ! : : garticub: company w ill experience a prob­ tm not shared by other companies or the economy in general IXmT pul all your as­ sets in the stock of just one company In fact, professional money managers arc lypically limited as to how much they can in­ vest in one company This is a prudent practice for the indiv idual investor. as well Credit risk is the potential that a bond is­ suer vv ill be unable to pay interest or princi­ pal on its debt obligations. To minimize your exposure lo credit risk, stick with bonds that receive high ratings from Moody's.*Standard & Poor's or other rec­ ognized rating sources. Inlcreat ratv risk is the possibility that interest rates will go up. decreasing the market value of bonds you already own. When interest rales rise to unusual levels, investors may move from stocks into bonds, causing slock prices to decline. Avoid the interest-rate seesaw by invest­ ing in bonds with a variety of maturities. In addition, remember that the reason you bought your bond is to provide you with a steady stream of reliable income If that in­ come continues to meet your needs, there's no need to worry about fluctuating market values. Remember, there arc no rewards in in­ vesting without some level of risk. Il's up lo you to learn about the various risks and decide how much you can live with. Stay within your parameters, and follow the sug­ gestions in this article to reduce the impact of risk. increase The total I99X allocated tax for the county, townships and intermediate school in Castleton Township, after the Hcadlee rollback, will be 5 9297 mills This is a difference (from the maximum of 7 mills I of I.O7O3 nulls, an increase of SI 07 per S’.(MM) m taxable value This increase will help this township con­ tinue providing services, including but not limited to. dust control, fire protection and ambulance service, none of which wc arc mandated to provide. Wc will be able to continue improving our three cemeteries and the records. I will not tell the Barry County Commis­ sioners what to do with their increases, but they should be able to operate without increasing the fees for the services they provide and end the indecision on what needs to be done about the animal shelter Justin W. Cooley. Supervisor Castleton Township To the editor: Today in the 90s. everyone is over worked and have more on their plates than they can normally handle In the midst of this, it is rare to meet someone who volun­ teers to spend time helping others, especial­ ly strangers A couple of weeks ago. my mother. Olive Mason, passed away Though she had lived in ( oats Grove since 1946. she spent her last few weeks in a nursing home in Grecnv illc While she was there, a deacon from her church. Linda Wise, visited sever­ al times and administered communion, which was so important to mom About an hour after mom died. Linda Wise and a man came to sec Mom. not aware (hat she had died. The man offered to help in any way he could, and like most people wc sort of brushed him ofT with a thank you and didn't want to impose on him He accepted the rejection and quietly asked if wc needed organ music at her funeral service Wc said that wc did and he told us he played the organ and would be glad to play for her He then asked if Mom had wanted anyone to sing When wc said that she wanted a lady by the name of Sher­ ri Barker to sing at her service, he told us he could arrange it for us The then asked if wc needed help arranging for the Woodgrovc Brethren Christian Parish in Coats Grove for the funeral service. When wc told him wc did. he said he would make those arrangements for us. along with the lun­ cheon at the church afterward, plus he could have the church cleaned and ready His final offer was to help us find a min­ ister if we needed one because the Wood­ grove minister wasn't available. The next day. after visiting Wren Funeral Home, wc called this good Samantan. hard­ ly believing that a stranger to us children would do so much. He had indeed done everything he said he would and more. He had secured a minister, arranged for the church and luncheon at the church, to have the church cleaned, a vocalist and found a minister, the Rev. Stchman from Lake Odessa He also volunteered to open the church for the funeral director I 1/2 hours before the funeral service, arranged for Ron Stevens to be there for the sound system, and come to find out. he was the one who had arranged for a minister to visit and pray with Mom on the day just three hours before she died Who is this wonderful ex-stranger? It was Ed Diekhof), a deacon and member of the Coats Grove community He. along with agnes Krammm. many neighbors and friends from the Coats Grove Community made a very difficult time so much easier for all of the family members. When thanked they all just said. “It is th.- least wc could do” You know the saying. “It Takes a Vil­ lage.” This community is just such a vil­ lage. and wc arc all so very fortunate to have grown up in such a neighborhood Helen Schuh Mt. Prospect. III. There's a double standard on sex crime To the editor: The purpose of this letter is to ask why the prosecutor’s office can pick and choose who does and docs not get charged with crimes, and docs it have anything to do with their sex. race or age? Earlier in the summer, there was a report filed with the state police on a 20-ycar-old woman who had sex with a 14-ycar-old boy. This woman was and is married She has two kids. X months and 3 years of age Her husband was in jail for embezzlement and she was friends w ith the family of the boy until this took place. The 14-ycar-old told the police officer what happened and how many times. The “adult woman” gave several different sto­ nes to police and none of them matched up She told several different lies _ the best one was that this 14-ycar-old held her captive and would not let her be away from her How blind can the prosecutor's office be in this case? The 14-ycar-old has been in trouble before for fighting, so I guess that means that anyone in this state can violate his nghts as a person and take advantage of him. abuse him. or even beat on him. If this were not true, why won't the law back up the state police? Why arc the police having to tell me. as the mother of the minor, lo put pressure on the prosecutor's office'.’ And why does the prosecutor’s office not return­ ing calls? Would they rather not face an angry mother who wants the law enforced? They shouldn't play God. they shouldn't be able to decide who's life is destroyed and by whom it will be destroyed. The prosecutor's office says that the 14ycar-old is not a victim because he was w il­ ing lo have sex. Who is to decide if my minor son is old enough to have sex? Did the prosecutors give birth to this child? Did they raise this child'.’ Did they feed and clothe this child’Or have they paid any type or any amount of support on this child in order to feel they can play God? If the roles were reversed, and the male was 20. almost 21. and the girl was 14. my son would be in jail waiting to go to prison with eight counts against him And with all of the sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, why is the prosectors office protecting the minors of this town? I’ll tell you wiiy. because in Barry County, if you do one thing w rong, you arc branded for life. I am very angry and appalled that the system only protects the nghts and well being of certain individuals in this county I do hope the state police post gets something done about this. I will do whatever it takes to get this reversed, and lo gel something done about the prosecutor’s office being negligent with my son^ life. Name withheld by request EDffOR'S NOTE: The reason the letter writer is allowed to remain anonymous is is because revealing her identity also would identify tier 14-year-old son. Summerfest was well done To the editor: Hats off to the committee that worked so hard to present the very best Summcrfcst ever. We appreciate their extra effort to go far afield to get quality participants for the parade. There was something for everyone. Anyone who participated in any way through the sports, crails. food and music, received as much satisfaction as those who only were entertained. The whole Summerfest made us proud for our area as a go-ahead community. Gail Hess. Hastings LEGAL NOTICE Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting September 1. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. All board members present Also 11 atuens and guests Treasurers report received Correspondence read Fire Dept report received Fire Dept computer purchase approved Investment policy adopted Auditors Jack Walker and Kathy Sheldon dis­ cussed audit Partiway Drive Resolution 1 adopted Bills read and approved Darlene Harper Clerk Attested lo by John Gates. Supervisor (9/10) Richard Lee Ford Jr.. Hastings and Marnssia Mane Mansfield. Hastings. Leo La Verne Blough. Freeport and Jen­ nifer Lou Sweeney. Hastings. John Rough VI. Wayland and Suzanne Irene Checscman. Hastings. Adam Tory Bosch. Delton and Angela Mane Bom. Delton. Gary Lee Smith. Hastings and Leona Dawley Belknap. Hastings. Bruce Allen Irwin. Delton and Sandra Lu Guess. Delton. James Craig Deitz. Middleville and Karen Sue McMurray. Middleville. Mark John Hewitt. Hastings and Debra Ann Kalmink. Hastings. Christopher Collin Silverman. 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Fees could reduce the eam.ngs on the ar. .nt You ml nave a minimum opening depcs! ol $15 000 00 e :.z •€•.• e-v* w- =31 �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 PARTY.,.continued from Parks said he complied with all of the agreement's provisions, and even had 100 rather than 50 security personnel on hand rhe concert, featuring a number of bands, was held in the Gun Lake area on 126th Avenue in Allegan County just across the line from Barry County. It is the seventh year it has been held as a means of giving area bands a chance to perform in public. Some 1.500 people attended Saturday's concert. Parks said of township officials' con­ tention that there was drug use and under­ age drinking going on that "every year we are there to slop that from happening " At last Saturday's concert, he said, "wc had a lot of people mad at us because we took al­ cohol away from them and escorted them out." "We do not encourage any (underage) drinking or any drug use." he said He also disputed township officials' con­ tention that the concert has been "gelling more out of control every year " "That was way wrong." he said. Ceiling caves in on clerk’s chair Barry County Clerk Nancy Boersma was off work Friday when plaster from the ceil­ ing in her office came crashing into her chair. According to sources, which include a police official and a courthouse custodian, a jail inmate in the Circuit Court holding cell flushed his appeals papers down the toilet. The papers caused the plumbing to over­ flow. which caused the plaster to fall in Boersma's empty office below. The damage was minor and the inmate could face possible charges of malicious destruction of property. .nr the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches availabie foryoyr convenience... CHI RCH OF THE NAZARENE PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY ( Hl R( II 2601 luKcy Rood. Dim ling. Ml 49050 I’astur. Sloe Olmstead (616) 75K-3O2I church phone Sundav Service 9 .10 a m . Sunday School 11 0<i a m Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 )0 p m QI IMBX I SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (hIM 945-9192 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Bov 63. Hastings. Ml 49O*K CEDAR CREEK BIBLE I edar Creek Rd . K mi South. Paslor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 62.1 5543 Sunday SCtoOl at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at (> 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible ’ 00 pm ST. ANDREW'S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHI RCH Mwtty •" $02 I Bond St (Hast­ ings Church ol God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T I lust wick, vicar at 948­ 9604 Si Andrew ’* i» a part of the Independent Anglican Church (. anada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mkh James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes lor all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day I ventng Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities ' 00 p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz lages 2 through 7 or find grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages K-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (age* 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 (M) a tn . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 a m . Rev Carl Litchiicld SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 10 to 8(8) pm . BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 (Mi p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 (8) a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christs Love, and the fellow ship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH iFotmrtlv the Hustings Grace Hrethren 'hurch), 600 Powell Rd . I mile east of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Imcntux 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible ( lasses • lor all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage" 945-9224. 6 3o p m • Bible Study lor all si ROSE ( ATHOLIC (Hl RCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles F ischcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 (8) am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour, 1! 00 a.m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 p m evening Sers ice. Wednesday 7 (MJ p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 4* am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE I NITED METHODIST CHI RCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warnorv (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 pm to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLEAN CATHOLIC CHI RCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hmtng*. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 (K> am - 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and II 0U a m for children and adults Family Hour 6(8) pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p rr. Bible Study and Prayer 6 3U p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women’s Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8(8)4 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E (irand Si . Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p m if in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC cm RCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMUNITY CHIRCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children’s min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training MOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grmc Rd Pastor Ben llcrnng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Ju nor-Senior High This information on worship services is prosidcJ In The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FI.F.XF AB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member H > I (. HIE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PH ARM AC A Prescriptions” IISSJcHerson 94< 342** HASTINGS MANI EACTl RING C O. Hastings. Michigan IIASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. 7701 ook Rd Hastings. Michigan ( O' MID ( IIAPEL UNITED METHODIS1 CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live hand 7 30 p m For more information call the church office BARRA COlNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Serswes Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11 a m. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 'pm Norman Herron. Minister Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home F rce Bible ( orrespondencc Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST ( Hl R( If Comer of State Rd and Boltwuod St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associatc Pastor I’honc 94*-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 (81 pm Teens. 6 00 pm Evening Cel­ ebration lor adults "Kids Alive” for ages 2 through fifth grade Wednesday • 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study. 10 00 am Youth Adult Bible Study. 6 30 p m KidVquizzing. 7 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN ( III RCH 239 I- North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Sept 13 K 00 A 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School Thursday. Sept 10 4 (Mi ( hildrcn'■> ( hoir 4 45 Youth I nsemble. ' 00 Adult Choir. 6 00-9 00 Sub Ab Grp Saturday. Sept 12 8 (8) pm NA Monday. Sept 14 - 3 30 Sub Ab Grp. 7 oo Women of Faith Tues­ day. Sept 15 7 30 OA Wednes­ day. Sept 16 3 10 Sub Ab Grp HASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST ( Hl R( H (orncr of Green and Church streets. Dr Buflord W Coe. Pastor Lib Stevens. Director of ( hnstian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner ftce building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 1030 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School 10 30 a tn Coflce Fellowship 11 <8) a m Worship • Child care available for infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church lor‘ages 5 thru 2nd grade Pioneer Clubs will be restarting on Sept 23 There will he two clubs this fall ■ Voyagers (K thru 2nd grade) and Pathfinders (3rd thru 5lh grade) They will meet from 4 30 to 6 p m on Wednesday * FIRST PRESS* TERI AN ( Hl R( II 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5461 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah I Sisson. Associate Pastor Sunday. Sept 13 RALLY SUNDAY"’ 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Ser­ vice. 9 50 a m Children’s Church (PreSchool - 2nd grade I. 10 30 a in Coflce Hour. 10 3(1 a m Sun­ day School - All ages' 11 20 a m Contemporary Worship Service The 9 30 Service i* broadcast over W B< H XM 1220 Nurserv i* pro­ vided dunng both Services Com­ munion will he celebrated during both Worship Service* Hlipm Block Party MM) Mock of Madi­ son bring sour own table service* Monday. Sept 11 I ml day of Noah’s Ark PreStfhool* 7 lo p m Session Meeting Tuesday. Sept 12 6 15 am Men's Bible Studs al the YM( A Otlice Wednesday. Sept 11 lotH) am Women's Board Meeting. 12 00 noon Women's l uncheon Program “The Slate ol l iteracy in Barry County Presented by ( onme Scmcrad. 6 00 pm (hurch Night Supper. 6 lo p m Children’s < hoir. 7 in) pm I hanccl < hoir. 7 <m> p m Kcry gnu Bible Study didn't "It was a matter of communication for the most part." Watts said. "We did call them." Parks said, "but we got treated like idiots and didn't figure there was any more reason lo talk to them." Parks, who is a singer for Daktal. one of the hands performing Saturday night, par­ tially blamed the actions of the township on the fact that the concert featured rock n roll bands, many of them playing "heavy metal" music "I guess it's a stigma that follows rock and roll." he said. Parks said he "strongly believes" the matter shouldn’t have gone to court. He said a letter he received from town­ ship officials prior to the move to stop the concert "basically said 1 couldn't have the party here again" (at property he owns on 127th Avenue). "That's why I changed it" (to the 126th Avenue location). Township officials contended that Parks needed to contact them and make certain as­ surances about crowd control, etc., but page 1 I Goldie May Royer Parks said that after the township's inten­ tions to stop them from holding the con­ cert were publicized, neighbors and others spoke out in support of the concert. At the regular meeting of the Wayland Township Board Tuesday evening. Parks said, the matter was brought up. and "one of the neighbors who lives less than 500 feet away" spoke in support of the concert, telling board members that "we didn't bother anybody and she found no reason at all why we shouldn't be allowed to have I DELTON - Goldie May Royer, age 90. of Delton, passed away Wednesday, September 2. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. Royer was bom on October 4, 1907 in Hickory Comers, the daughter of Wade & Mabel (Willison) Town.. She lived on a farm cast of Hickory Comers and attended the Dunn Country School. She moved to Delton in 1921 and attended Delton Schools and graduated from Hastings High School in 1925. She then graduated in 1928 from the Nichols Community Hospital School of Nursing in Battle Creek. She was married to Jchn T. Royer on April I. 1935. Mrs. Royer was employed for several years as a nurse at hospital's in the Battle Creek area and 13 years at the American Legion Hospital in Ft. Custer. From 1939-1942 she and her husband. John, leased and operated a general hospital in Hicksville. Ohio. They moved back to Delton in 1950 and was employed al Rickert's Pharmacy in Delton from 1954­ 1965. Mrs. Royer was a former member of Faith United Methodist Church in Delton and was a life member since 1971 of the Delton V.F.W. Post #422 Ladies Auxiliary and was involved for many years in church & community activities. She was preceded in death by her husband, John on June 20, 1983; two sisters, Vera Terry & Katherine Chamberlain; two brothers. Raymond & Kenneth Town. Mrs. Royer is survived by one son, Robert John Royer of Delton; three grandchildren, Renee Meyer of Portland, Oregon, Connie Williams of Hastings, and Tina Eaton of Hastings; six great grandchildren; one niece, Kathy Edncy; six nephews, Michael Terry, Marty & Gary & .Tim Bartlett, Wade & Larry Town; and cousins. Clark & Earl Willison. Funeral services for Mrs. Royer were held Saturday. September 5. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place at E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo the Delton District Library. Ebner W. Lammers HASTINGS Mr Elmer W. Lammers, age 88. of Hastings, died Tuesday. September 8. 1998 in Thomapple Manor. Mr. Lammers is survived by his daughter, Linda Lammers of Si. Paul. Minnesota; his son. Ronald (Maureen) Lammers of Gilberts. Illinois; and granddaughter. Cory. Graveside Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 1998 at Arlington Memorial Gardens in Mt. Healthy, Ohio. A visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday. September 10. 1998 at the Wren Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Lyle A. Gorham • Lyle A. Gorham, age 89, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, September 5. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Gorham was bom on October 2. 1908 in Hope Township. Barry County, the son of Arthur & Lulu (Ormsbe) Gorham. He was raised in the Baltimore Township of Barry County and attended Dowling School. Mr. Gorham was a life long farmer. He was a member of the Barry County Farm Bureau, he was a devoted and knowledgeable friend to all who knew him. He enjoyed visitors, listening to his scanner and having his dog Rusty by his side. Mr. Gorham was preceded in death by parents and cousins. Mr. Gorham is survived by four cousins. Eleanor (Loid) Reinbcld, Maxine (Bill) Norris. Beatrice Gorham, and Grace Beatty all of Kalamazoo; and many friends & neighbors. Funeral services for Mr. Gorham were held Wednesday, September 9, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Gary Newton officiated. Burial took place at Dowling Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be Tnade to a Charity of one’s choice. HASTINGS | Jun^M^^chardson Richardson, age 72, of Hastings, passed away Sunday. September 6, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Richardson was bom on March 2, 1926 in Nashville, the daughter of John & Iva (Nelson) Schovan. She was raised in the Nashville area and attended Nashville schools, graduating in 1943 from Nashville High School. She was married to Robert Richardson on October 20. 1945 and he died April 9, 1987. Mrs. Richardson’s employment included: J.C. Penney of Hastings. Hodges Jewelry of Hastings. Hastings Manufacturing Company. Secretary for Michigan Veterans Trust Fund Barry County Unit for 21 years, retiring in 1988. Mrs. Richardson was a member of Nashville United Methodist Church, she was an avid bowler having been a member of Women’s Bowling Association for 32 years and Hastings President for 23 years. She attended 25 National Bowling Tournaments. Worked with Junior Bowlers and handicap bowlers for 12 years. She enjoyed quilting, bingo and cooking for family and friends. Mrs. Richardson was also preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Jane Moon. June is survived by one son. Terry (Joy) Richardson of Council Bluff. Iowa; two daughters, Darla (Jcny) Breuer of Grand Rapids, and Deanna (Paul) Endsley of Hastings; 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren, four brothers. Jack Schovan of Hastings. Jim Schovan of Idaho. Jcny Schovan of Port Huron, and Charles Schovan of Tennessee; one sister. Joan Hook of Hastings; one half sister, Carol Dault of Fenton and one half brother. Gary Wilson of Tennessee. Funeral services for Mrs. Richardson were held Wednesday. September 9. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend James Hynes officiated. Burial look place al Hastings Riverside Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. HASTINGS - June M. Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. Let us QUOTE YOUR WORK! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward • J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Hastings, Ml 945-9554 it." Parks said. The neighbor said that "one; time a year people should be able to put up with the noise." Parks said. Township Supervisor Jose Blanco said Tuesday afternoon that the township re­ ceived no complaints from citizens after last Saturday's concert, and he was told that * the sheriffs department also had received no complaints. Al the board meeting Tuesday evening, board members told Parks that as long as he contacted the township in advance prior to next year's concert, there should be no problem. Parks said. Parks said that because of the contro­ versy. the concert "was a costly venture." "That doesn't mean we won't do it again." he said, "but we’ll definitely go through channels." Warren E. Anderson HASTINGS - Warren E Anderson. 66. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, September 2. 1998 at Sparrow Hospital iD Lansing. Mr. Anderson was bom on Decembqf 15. 1931 in Steger. Illinois, the son (^ Emesl R. & Esther L. (Andcrsof Anderson. He was raised in the Steger. Illinois anji and attended Bloom Township School!; graduating in 1951 from High School iit Chicago Heights, Illinois. He served in the United States Army from July 16. 195^ until his discharge on June 8. 1954 with the rank of Sergeant. Mr. Anderson was married to Joanne E. Smith on April 26, 1952. They moved to the Hastings area in 1978 from Matteson, Illinois. He was employed as an electrician all his working life, retiring in 1994. He was a member of Hastings Moo^p Lodge #628, the American Legion. National Rifle Association, he was an avid outdoorsman. he especially enjoyed hunting, fishing and his dogs Gus and Augie. . Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Anderson; and grandson, Andrew Bergmann. Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Joanne; three daughters. Cynthia (William) Bergmann of Manhattan. Illinois, Cheryl (Steven) Bohlin of Great Lakes. Illinois, and Caryn (Wayne) Schippcr of Hastings, twelve grandchildren; one sister. Florence Walters of Steger, Illinois; two brothers, William Anderson of Crete. Illinois and Roy Anderson of California. Full Military Graveside Services for Mr. Anderson were Tuesday. September 8. 1998 at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Arrangements were made by W Funeral Home. Hastings. A. Lois Stidham HASTINGS • A. Lois Stidham, age 82. of Hastings, passed away Saturday September 5. 1998 al Pennock Hospital. « Mrs. Stidham was bom on February 1 £ 1916 in Cordova. Alabama, the daughter of John & Tisha (Price) Daniel. She was raised in the Cordova area and attended schools there. »j She was married to Radford H. Stidham on February 25, 1934 and he cbed November 12, 1994. They moved to the Hastings area in 1938. Mrs. Stidham’s employment included: former Perk’s Restaurant in Hastings, former Royal Cleaners in Hastings, owned the “Little House of Ceramics Shop" in Hastings for about 16 years and for IQ years she and her husband owned &. operated “Stidham's Gravel Company" in Hastings. She was a member and past officer Barry County Sportswomen’s Club. Member Delton Women of the Moose, Past Member Rockford Sportsman’s Club, Past _ Member & Slate Board Member of thff" Michigan United Conservation Clubs. She wintered in Florida for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, and four brothers. Mrs. Stidham is survived by one son,' Rush O. (Celia) Stidham of Freeport; threCjstep grandchildren; one step grandchild; three sisters-in-law in Alabama, nieces and nephews including:. Joe & Karen Daniel of Hastings. Harold o Linda Daniel of Arley. Alabama, and BcttjT & Ron Teasdale of Schoolcraft. Memorial services for Mrs. Stidham will be held Saturday. September 12. 1998 at 11:00 a.in. at the Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Robert Carpenter officiating. A memorial reception will be held at the Hastings Moose Lodge immediately following memorial services. Burial will take place at Fountainhead' Memorial Park in Palm Bay. Florida. , Memorial contributions may be made to. Barry Community Hospice. Share Local Information ; with a friend, relative who's: moved away. Subscribe tQ The Hastings BANNER! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1996 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS Shellingtons to mark Cunninghams to mark golden anniversary 25th anniversary The Shclhngtons will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 19 with an open house al their residence at 40X0 E. Center Rd from 1-5 pm Friends, neigh­ bors and relatives arc invited. An earlier celebration was held at Bill’s Lake w ith a steak fry. Bob u”>d Pat (McLaughlin) were married on July 3. I94X. Mark and Susan (Davies) Cunningham will celebrate their 25 th anniversary with an open house for family and friends Satur­ day. Sept. 12 from 2-4 p m at 7420 S Broadway. Hastings. Ml Friends are in­ vited to help them celebrate their special day The occasion is being hosted by their children. Christy and Robert Madden. Brands Cunningham and Melissa Cun­ ningham. with four grandchildren Kali. Joshua. Devin, and Robbie. They were married on Sept. X. 1973 by Rev. James Carey at the Level Park Wes­ leyan Church in Battle Creek. Ml. been featured in regional publications. “Midwest Living" gave a first place award to Ionia for histone preservation. This aw ard came as a result of the restoration of the theater, back to its 1931 glory. The the­ ater is operated by a corps of volunteers Echtinaw-Faunce to be wed >n Oct. 10 Lauric and Karen Echtinaw and Debra Echtinaw arc pleased to announce the en­ gagement of their daughter Julie Anne to George Albert Fauncc III (Joe), son of Jo Ann Fauncc. ' Julie is a 1992 graduate of Hastings, and Is employed at Flcxfab in Hastings. Joe is a 1991 graduate of ThomappleKellogg and is employed at LodcStar in Grand Rapids. The happv couple will be married on Oct. 10. I99X and will reside at their new home in Freeport. Keith Sage to mark 75th birthday Keith Sage will celebrate his ‘’5th birth­ day on Saturday. Sept 12. I99X He is a 44 sear volunteer on Hastings Fire Dept Please send cards to Keith 9(>4 U Walnut. Hastings. Mich / Sports Story Idea? Call 945-9554 The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I p m Saturday. Sept 12. with John Curry the speaker. His topic will deal with photography and its preservation Sev­ eral members have submitted their portfo­ lios of information; w hich w ill qualify them for membership in the "First Families” sec­ tion of the society Others are still working toward a September deadline The Depot Museum will :>c open both before and after the recognition dinner at Ionia Oct 17 This event follows by a week the October meet­ ing. which is open to the public and the membership The first fall meeting of Ionia County chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) will be Thursday. Sept 17. at the Commission on Aging at Ionia. Call in reservations to 374­ 8420 for the luncheon Retirees from Lake­ wood school system now eligible to join arc Arlene Forman. Gaye Hazel. Gloria Hakala. Shirley Brighton and Peg Cusack. Former Lake Odessa Superintendent Max Hamilton of Fremont will bring a program on Costa Rica, where son Jim has a ranch and a resort The Hamilton childrenjamcs. Judy and a younger son attended school here during their Lake Odessa years Mem­ bers of the MARSP arc urged to attend regional meetings for updates on insurance, legislation and pensions at East Grand Rapids on Sept. 30. In 1999 the regional meeting will be in Grand Ledge. World War II veterans of the Italian cam­ paign will be returning to Italy in Novem­ ber. to observe the 55th anniversary of the Allied landings at Salerno and the drive toward Rome. Sy Canton at (516) 432-3022 is the man to contact Thc^roup specifical­ ly targeted for this arc those veterans of the 33rd. 34th. 36th. 45th. 91th. I Oth and XXth. plus the many support groups that con­ tributed to the drive Church services at Central United Methodist Church revert to the 10:30 hour with Sunday school classes at 9:10 Sept. 13. At the Aug. 30 service, special music was enjoy ed. Ruth Bylsm.1 returned, playing the flute accompanied by daughter Whitney on cello for prelude and offertory. Ruth also accompanied Christine Cunningham on organ on all the hymns. Marsha Shanks Hacker sang a solo and played her own accompaniment. An obituary for Betty Lou Clegg of Oke­ mos was pnnted in a Lansing paper last week. This lady, a native of St. Ignacc. was the mother of Lynn (Larry) Hilton of Lake ODessa and grandmother of James. Frank. Michelle and Matthew, along with two oth­ er daughters She had retired after 22 years as administrative secretary to the president of Lansing Community College. Is this a trend? In one dav’s listing of mid-August births in the Grand Rapids Press there were births listed of six boys and 31 girls Grapes and pears are npc. Gladioli arc in blossom. The mailings from nursery com­ panies arc loaded with pictures of flowering bulbs and showy shrubbery available for fall planting and spring flowering. It is time to transplant and divide overgrown perenni­ als. It is time to give away the rhubarb plants and divide them. Nearby Ionia has twice this last vfcck Lenz-Hickok exchange vows On July IX. 199X. Dione Lenz and Steven Hickok were united in a ceremony of Holy Matrimony at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Jenison. Dione’s matron of honor was Jill baton; Steve's best man was Brian Hooper Other attendants were Julie Birnbrvcr. Melanie Uhl. Chris Omer and Onn Lenz Parents of the bndc arc Jerry and Kath­ leen Lenz. Parents of the groom are Bill and Anne Hickok Mike and Jody Hickok were the master and mistress of ceremony Special guests included Wayne and Agnes Hawthorne (grandparents of the bndc). Ray and Greta Waidcck. and William Hickok (grandpar­ ents of the groom) The reception followed at Gcrnbce’s Party Place The newlyweds honey mooned in Traverse City and now reside at their home in Hamilton. Steve teaches in Hamilton and Dione is earning her leaching certificate Thanks io everyone who attended and helped make this such a special day Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER ot many convenient locations around the county. who sell the tickets, make the popcorn and change the marquee. The theater is used for movies regularly and for concerts and other civic events A smaller picture on the award page showed a street scene highlighting the Tower building with the store fronts painted in historically accurate colors. One project of the DDA was to gradually nd Main Street of overhanging signs The second publication was the semi-annual "Michigan Histoneal Review.” a publication of the Histoncal Society of Michigan The lead article was wntten by Steven Wilkshirc. a doctoral student at MSU. on "Marketing in Early Years of Ionia County.” The Woodland homecoming had the usu­ al large crowds. The chicken barbecue on Saturday evening had the usual hundreds of diners One of the homecoming families was that of Jim and Janni Hulett. They report that the senior Hulctts. James and Linda, chose a home at Mecosta when he retired from the active ministry in June, the younger Hulctts were visiting her parents, George and Nadine Spcas. Another coming event is a Scouting Out­ ing Sept 12. More than 500 Girl and Boy Scouts arc registered lo attend this second annual event It is to be held at the Lake Odessa Fairgrounds from Ham lo 3 p m There w ill be demonstrations of equipment. Pinewood Derby items, crafts and a 20-foot wall to climb in addition to all manner of activities such as archcry. box hockey, horseshoes, volley ball and more There also will be an overnight camp fire Price of admission is a contribution of a food item which will go to the local food bank A pig roast is the feature for lunch Amanda Dcnbrabcr is listed as one of the honor students for spring semester at Cen­ tral Michigan University Since her Aug X wedding at the Sunfield United Brethren Church she is not Amanda Lake Her par­ ents arc Pamela and Wayne Sutler On Sept. I. Mrs. George Thelen and baby Allison were guests of honor at a baby shower m the lounge of Central United Methodist Church with 25 present for an evening of games and gifts for the young miss. Parenting workshops offered locally Helping parents build better relationships is the aim of two upcoming workshops at the Barry Intermediate School Dist-rict put on by the Region 12 Parent/Family Educ­ ation Program. The first workshop, called Building Self Esteem &. Family Relationships will be held Tuesdays. Sept. 22 to Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the BISD building. 535 W. Woodlawn Ave., in Hastings. The workshop, designed for adults of all ages, will focus on helping parents improve their lives with healthier self-esteem and communication skills and to enjoy better relationships with children and adults in the family. Offered through Barry County Headstart, interested adults can call 945-4900 to register and inquire about availability of child care. The second workshop, entitled Systematic Train ing for Effective Parrn-ting of Teens (STEP-Tcen) will be held Thursdays. Oct. 1- Nov. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This workshop is designed to help parents understand the misbe-havior of teens and learn about several different tools for dealing with problems. Methods of disciplines which help develop responsibility are discussed and practiced. Call 945-9545. ext. 33 to register. Region 12 ParentJ-Family Education work-shops are offered through community edu-cation. churches, and community agencies. Annual evaluation supports the success of the programs, which have been provided since 1975. Workshop leaders are trained in family education. Additional education is offered three times each year to enhance their continuing development Region 12 serves Barry. Branch. Calhoun. Kalamazoo and St Joseph counties. SPECIAL 1O'r Discount thru Sept, on Detailing. Wliat is tlic leading cause of blindness among' die elderly? this includes such services as buff & wax, interior shampoo, truck & motor cleaning, combination specials, etc. Hastings Detail Shop 1510 Star School Rd., Hastings, MI 49058 1/4 Mile south of E.W. Bliss ~ Over 15 Years Experience - Call 1-800-437-2423 616-945-5607 Notice of Public Hearing on Increasing Property Taxes The Township Board of Carlton Township will hold a public hearing on a proposed increase of 0.06103 mills in the operating tax millage rate to be levied in 1998. The hearing will be held on Monday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Carlton Township Hall 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058 The date and location of the meeting to take action on the proposed additional millage will be announced at this public meeting. Cook-Osbome united in marriage Jem Young and Ron Osborne, both of Lowell. Lucerne (Jacoby) Cook of Boca Raton. Fla and Thomas Cook of Lowell arc pleased to announce the marriage ol their children. Greta Mac Osborne and Scott Matthew (Morr)Cook of Pompano Beach The bndc and groom eloped for a formal wedding on the beach at sunset in beautiful Key West. Fla on April IX. I99X The bndc is a 19X5 graduate of Lowell High School and a 1990 graduate of Fem. State I nivcrsity The groom is a 1994 graduate ol Lowell High School and a 1990 graduate of Fems State University The couple currently resides in Pompano Beach. Fla Scott’s maternal grandparents arc Lucy tSchcmppi Jacoby and Ernest H Jacoby ol Sebastian. Fla and of Hastings. Mich If adopted, the proposed additional millage will increase operating revenues from ad valorem property taxes 2.70% over such revenues generated by levies permitted without holding a hearing. If the proposed additional millage rate is not approved the operating revenue will increase by 2.49% over the. preceding year's operating revenue. The taxing unit publishing this notice, and identified below, has complete authority to establish the number of mills to be levied from within its authorized millage rate. This notice is published by David Kaiser Carlton Township Supervisor 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058 616-945-5990 . �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 I did this because* I line my family and wanted lo avoid the possibility of squabbles over material things Why should anyone fight over someone clscs belongings' Would it be belter to sell it all al auction'' I don't think so The photographs I took arc with my will, so there will be no questions I think the parents of “Wisconsin Reader" are trying lo prevent problems by asking the kids what they want In my opinion. "Wisconsin” is the one creating the trouble A Ncbrasktan in Norfolk Dear Norfolk Thanks for your input Here's another on the subject LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by David t Stewart of 1685 Archwood Drive Wayland Michigan 49348 to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation a Michigan corporation of 2505 East Pans road S E Grand Rapids Michigan 49588-8347 dated November 6 1997 ana recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds lor the County of Barry m the State of Michigan on Nov 18 1997 m Docu­ ment Number 1004293 on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this Notice tor principal and interest the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One and 43/100 ($87,151 43) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notice is hereby given that on October 8 1998 at 2 00 pm on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage together with interest at 6 75 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and insurance that said Mort­ gagee Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpora­ tion does pay on or prior to the date of said sale sa>d premises are described >n sad Mortgage as follows town Yankee Springs Township Barry County State of Michigan Commencing at the West 1 /4 comer of Section 19. Town 3 North Range 10 West thence North 89 degrees 51 22 East 2351 36 feet along the East and West 1'4 hne to the Cen­ ter of said Section 19 thence Soutn 00 degrees 00 00' West 929 36 feel along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 15 to the Point of Beginning thence South 00 degrees 00 00' West 96 36 feet along sad North and South 1/4 line thence South 89 degrees 51 22 West 199 41 feet to the Easterly hne of Archwood Avenue thence North 00 degrees 00 21' East 96 36 feet along sad Easterly hne thence North 89 degrees 51 22' East 199 40 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period as provided by law is six (6) months from the date of the sale GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC Dated August 18 1998 For Donald A Brandt (P3O183> Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City. Mchigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (9/24) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael R McGuire and Maureen J McGuire husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to DMR FINAN ClAL SERVICES INC Mortgagee dated Febru ary 14 1996 and recorded on February 16 1996 in Liber 652 on Page 45 Barry County Records Mchigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at trie date hereof the sum of One HUn dred Seventeen Thousand Fifty three and 89/100 dollars ($117 053 89l including interest at 7 SO-, per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 oclock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE Barry County Mchigan and are described as Part of Lot 112 of Supervisor s Plat Number 1 of Long Point according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 49 Described as commencing al the Southwest­ erly corner of said Lot 112 thence Northwesterly along shore to Pme Lake 110 feet thence South­ easterly across said Long Point to a point on the South Shore of said pent 60 feet Northerly of the Southeast corner of said Lot 112 thence South­ westerly 60 feet to the Southeast comer of said Lot thence West along the South Line of said Lot to the place of beginning being a Subdivision of part of Sections 5 and 6 Town 1 North Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 10 1998 DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File <98088506 (10/1) Buy life insurance and save on your home and car. hen you buy your lite insurance from us through Auto-Owners Insurance, you’ll receive special discounts your home, mobile home or car insurance. We’ll save you money. As an tndererklent Auto­ Owners agent, we take great interest in yxxi - as well as yixir home and car Vie are specialists in insuring people and the things they own. Auto-Owners Insurance Life Home Car Business THE BUCKLAND AGENCY Delton Office • 623-5115 Toll Free 1-800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 11325 S Wall Lake Rd M-43 ■ P0 Box 100 Hastings Office * 948*3720 Toll Free 1-888-223-3590 Fax 948-3744 511 W. State St PO Box 245 TAMPA IS 7 DAYS OF SENSATIONAL FUN. Now j the perfect time to book a fantail* 7 day vacation on the "Fun Ship" SENSATION, the newest and largest ship sailing exclusively from Tampa Starting December 20. 1998. this SuperLiner sails from Tampa to the beautiful beaches and colorful shops of Grand Cayman and Playa del Carmen/Coxumel. Mexico You’ll also visit New Orleans where you can tour the French Quarter, savor creole cooking and dance to all that pzz. Aboard ship, you II en(oy fun activities, fabulous meals, the complete Nauuca Spa- program lavish Vegas-style shows, a friendly casino and all the pampering Ann landers Live with dad? Dear Ann Landers: I need some advice about my X-y car-old son. ’’Brandon’* His lather and I arc divorced We have both re­ married and have children besides our son. My ex-husband and I have joint custody, and Brandon lives with me most of the time Now. Brandon tells me he wants to live with his father, and I’m not sure what lo do My ex is very much in favor of hav­ ing Brandon with him. so I have decided to let the boy spend more time with his dad to sec how it goes I have some concerns about letting Bran­ don live with his father h’s possible my ex­ husband is only doing this so he won’t have to pay child support Also, he was verbally abusive during our marnagc. and I don’t want Brandon to leant to treat women that way I want to do what is best for my son. and if it would make him happy to live with his father, shouldn’t I let him ’ Do you think he is old enough to make this kind of decision, or is he testing my love? Desperate for Advice. Dear Desperate: A decision of such mag­ nitude should not be left to an 8-ycar-old child Would Brandon be going lo the same school'* Would he have the same play­ mates ’ Discuss this with his teachers and the school counselor. Il is important that you do what is best for Brandon in the long run. ‘Sex’ dog Dear .Ann Lenders: A few years ago. you ran a piece that had me laughing so hard. I cried. I think it was called “A Dog Named Sex.” My husband has never read it, and I know it would crack him up. Please. Ann. print it again. - A West Coaster. Dear West: Here it is for you and the dozens of readers who have asked for a re­ run. Morty passed away last summer, but I know he would want you lo enjoy his work. Here it is: A Dog Named Sex By Morty Storm Everybody who has a dog calls him "Rover" or "Boy ." I call mine “Sex.” He’s a great pal. but he has caused me a great deal of embarrassment. When I went to city hall lo renew his dog license. I told the clerk I would like a li­ cense for Sex. He said. "I’d like one. too’" Then. I said. "But this is a dog.” He said he didn’t care what she looked like. Then. I said. "You don’t understand. I’ve had Sex since I was 9 years old" He w inked and said. "You must have been quite a kid " When I got marned and went on my hon­ eymoon. I look the dog with me I told the motel clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and me and a special room for Sex. He said. "You don't need a special room. As long as you pay your bill, we don’t care what you do." I said. "Look, you don’t seem to understand. Sex keeps me awake al night." The clerk said. "Funny I have the same pioblcm " One day. I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there, looking disap­ pointed I told him I had planned to have Sex in the contest He told me I should have sold my own tickets "But you don't under­ stand." I said. "I had hoped lo have Sex on TV." He said. "Now that cable is all over the place, it’s no big deal anymore." W hen my wife and I separated, wc w-ent lo court to fight for custody of the dog. I said. "Your honor. I had Sex before I was marned " The judge said. "The courtroom isn't a confessional Slick to the case, please" Then. I told him that after I was marned. Sex left me. He said. "Me. loo." Last night. Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking around town for him A cop came over to me and asked. "What arc you doing in this alley at 4 o'clock in the morn­ ing '" I told him I was looking for Sex. My case comes up Friday Make a will Dear Landers: I just read the letter from “Wisconsin Reader." the poor soul who said her parents have not written a will With 10 children in the family, she fell this was a powder keg ready to blow up I agree w holeheaHcdly service Carnival is famous for And its yours for one low all-mclusive price that’s far less than that of an ordinary resort vacation So call us today to book your "Fun Ship" vacation from... / ZZ/PP* — 3rd «N 4th Guest in the Cabin only pay $2IX.(M> — 0 PREMIER TRAVEL & CRUISE 554-0311 • IfH X I IJCX/I XI I HI 1st HI Xlnjl XXI His Town or Farm USE SMOKE ALARMS Install smoke dorms on every level d ’ you’ home Test batteries monthly When my widowed mother suffered a se­ vere heart attack in 19X2. her lawyer wisely advised her to make an itemized list of all her personal possessions, including furni­ ture and jewelry Mother acted on his sug­ gestion and decided that her tour daughters should lake turns signing up for one item al a lime, starting with the eldest It took a couple of years to get through the entire list since wc live 3(8) miles apart and did it through the mail When mother died in 19X6. after a long battle with cancer, each of us had chosen exactly the items wc wanted and were happy with our choices There were no hard feelings because wc were all given an equal opportunity to ask for what wc wanted. My sisters and I are thankful that wc had such a caring and wise mother Minot. ND. Dear Minot You were indeed fortunate Meanwhile, the responses lo that letter were overwhelming Apparently, it is a subject that a great many people care about Keep reading for more: Fair solution J Dear Ann Landers: I believe I have b More on will Dear Ann Landers: I’m writing about “Wisconsin Reader.” whose parents told their 10 children to write the names on any Hems they wanted after the parents died. “Wisconsin” was afraid that this was a “lime bomb" in the making I disagree. I look photographs of all the items of value I own. such as grandfather clock, my good jewelry and some collectible items that were real treasures. The photos were passed around to my children and their spouses. If any of them were interested in an item, they were lo write their name on the back of the photograph If more than one person selected the same item. I circled the name of the individual I wanted to have it, based on how many items that person had asked for and what else he or she was gelling. GIRL, Karlce Mane, bom at Pennock Hos­ lair solution to the problem of how to leave your belongings to your children My sOftin-law and his brother did this when their father passed on. and both boy s seem sali­ fied The boys met in their father’s home add drew straws The longer straw had first choice of what item he wanted, and t|ic other boy made the next choice and so oq I would, however, suggest that children (or parents) decide beforehand to consider certain items as single units. For example, all the bedroom furniture would be otic item, likewise the antique desk and match­ ing chair, the good set of china and other matching pieces, to avoid having the selec­ tion process take forever I plan to do this with my own children, even though I am Not Ready to Go Yet in Glendale. Calif. Dear Glendale: My thanks to you and all the others who wrote. You signed yourself "Not Ready lo Go Yet!” Unfortunately, in a good many instances. you “go" whether you arc ready or not Lonesome ’ Take charge of your life and turn it around Write for Ann Landen' new booklet. "How to Make Friends and Stop Being Lonely " Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $4.25 (this includes postage and handling) to Friends, c o Ann Landers. PO Bax 11562. Chicago. Hl 60611-1)562 (In Canada, send 55 15.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate web page at hwh* creators com Copy right 1998 Creators Sy ndicate, Inc. BOY'. Indio Fate, born at Pennock Hospital on Aug 26. 1998 at 6:13 p m. to Shawna and Chris Hubbarth of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. I oz. and 20 inches long Proud grandparents arc Don and Julie Suw-yn of Middleville and John and Hanc Hubbarth of Winston Salem. North Car­ olina. pital on Aug 10. I99X at 7 34 p.m to Mike and Rhonda Shapley of Hastings Weigh­ ing. 7 lbs. 6 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Kcirsta Mane, born at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 20. 1998 al 11:04 p.m. lo Enn Kolcsky and Jerry Linderman of Hast­ ings Weighing 5 lbs 12 ozs and 20 inches long BOY, Dillon Edward, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 25. 1998 at 5:21 p.m. to Bnan and Amy Heath of Hastings Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL,Toby Sue. bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 21.199X al 1:00 a.m. to Robert and Amanda Kerley of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 I 2 ozs. and 21 12 inches long BOY. Trevor Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug 28. 1998 at 6 53 p.m to Jamie and Chris Cochran of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs 14 ozs. and 19.25 inches long BOY, Kenneth Mitchell, bom al Pennock Hospital on Aug. 19. 1998 al 5 14 a m to Kevin and Amanda Petersen of Lowell. Weighing 7 lbs 5 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long GIRL, Felicia Rose, bom al Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug IX. I99X al 3:09 p m to Jeff and Kathy Bales of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs 10 I 4 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long. BOY, Ford Robert, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Aug. 25. 1998 al 4:16 a m to Bob Clevenger and Jennifer Visser of Wayland. Weighing 8 lbs 4 3/4 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Collin Michael, bom at Pennock BOV. Kodcc Andrew, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 23. 1998 at 3 10 p.m. lo Kendra Hicks and Frank Thompson of Del­ ton. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long Hospital on Aug. 28. 1998 at 10:29 p.m. to Brad and Amy Bustancc of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs. I I 4 ozs and 20 inches long. Introducing Amy Beck, M.D., Pediatrician Now Taking New Patients Amy Beck. M.D.. board eligible pediatrician, has established Hastings Pediatrics and will begin practice on October 5. Hastings Pediatrics is located on the second floor of the Physician Center on the campus of Pennock Hospital. Dr. Beck received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her thrcc-year pediatric residency at Methodist Hospital. Indianapolis. IN. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Amy Beck to our community. ”*I<K Krall Ave M*. •(’.ttner *»! Kratt A Hnudmotwi । ak-J<>ni.i Ml Ihtf Sx*r. tdwnscson Fede al fi-rjeno Ucrcgr-rf tytt ^BCamival For more information on Dr. Beck or to schedule an appointment call, 94H-PBDSI7337). http://www.wifo.ftma.go* _ ____________________ _ 1005 West Green St. • Hastings �The Hastings Banner - Thursday St Member 10 1996 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County in the Spanish-American War (Part IV) Two privates with Company K, 35th Michigan Volunteers A pen and ink sketch of the Battleship Maine before her destruction By Joyce F. Weinbrceht While Company K. Michigan 35th Infantry, was at Camp Eaton and still in Michigan al the end of June 1898. Compa­ ny D. Michigan 32nd Volunteer Infantry, was waiting in steamy ( amp DeSoto near Tampa. Florida. expecting to get into the fracas in Cuba. . They finally got orders to move out of Camp DeSota to ( amp (ament er in Fcrnadina. Fla. Camp DeSoto a as hot. dirty and disease ridden The wail to invade Cuba had been several weeks long They expect­ ed to gel sent to C uba or to Puerto Rico, not another Florida base camp However. Camp ( arpentcr in north Hon­ da. proved lo be much more comfortable This camp was on higher ground, not prone to flooding with brackish waler The people living near the camp were friendly and looked after the comfort of the soldiers. After spending two months in Tampa the men were pleased to be able lo gel ice waler free when several residents placed ice water in barrels in front of their homes for the use of the soldiers In Tampa, they had lo pay for ice water The children of Fcmadina played soldiers, dnlling with sticks in the back yards of the town The little boy* would salute the soldiers when they met them The ladies of the town brought meals out to the boys’ camp, often on good table service lo serve lo the men. The men responded by sprucing up when the ladies were about Sanitary measures were instituted Stands were banned from the camps because stand keepers would throw their refuse behind their stands, letting it rot there. Lemonade and sandwich peddlers were allowed to sell their wares in camp as long as they met standards set by General Carpenter Pies were barred because they were felt to be poor for the health of the men. Amelia Beach was close by. The men would march lo the beach by companies for an hour or two. They were much better off. but still frustrated as they expected to see action and this had not happened And. in fact, the 32nd Michigan Volunteers never did get out of the United States. Homer C Washburn. Co. B 32nd Michi­ gan Volunteer Infantry, wrote a letter to the Hastings Banner, describing Camp Carpen­ ter He wrote: “Wc traveled about 200 miles, through some of the best districts of Florida, found ourselves on an island about IK miles long and two miles broad Our camp ground is high and sandy and the air is dry. a great contrast indeed to the low. wet ground and damp murky atmosphere of DeSoto Park. Tampa Then loo. there is a vast difference in the people There they were mostly Spaniards and Cubans. while here they are Americans. "On our way here wc were treated often limes with genuine hospitality. Al Palatka the ladies of the town had six barrels of lemonade made and they awaited our arrival It ■A. needless lo say that wc appreci­ ated this kindness and thoughtfulness on the pan of the gentler sex of Palatka and wc will not forget the place I assure you. "The city of I emadina has about 4,000 inhabitants and is about the prettiest city I have seen since leaving Hastings. The streets arc beautifully laid out and paved and the numerous shade trees from whose branches and limbs hang great wreaths of moss, sometimes ten feet in length, afford ample and refreshing shade to the weary pedestnan The inhabitants keep barrels of ice water, setting at intervals along the streets, and labeled For the soldier boys.’ “Another evidence of their hospitality is shown by the way they carry victual* to the ‘provost guard” Perhaps some may not understand what is meant by provost guard, sol will explain, in view of the fact that there arc in every assembly of this size some who will insist upon making them­ selves cumbersome The military authori­ ties keep armed sentinels posted among the streets so as to preserve order. The sentinels or guards arc termed the ’provost guard.* "Today the camp seems more quiet than usual and the boys more thoughtful. The reason of this is because last night wit­ nessed the first death in the 32nd Regiment Private Root of Company A. after a long ill­ ness of ty phoid fever, at last succumbed and has gone to join the noble dead who have The Old, Old Story—-"! . Jut Know it.Was l ow Jed r*______ Ci*kago Tr.lxihc. t Admiral George Dewey following his victory at Manila Bay “ ■— ——— ------ A cartoon about the war from the Chicago Tribune reprinted in the Hastings ban ner in July of 1898 given their lives in defense of their coun­ try’s flag. His body' will be followed to the tram by the entire regiment where it will be sent together with the sympathy of all of his comrades to his home in Coldwater. The boys of the 32nd have nearly all giv­ en up the hope of going to the front and at present it looks as if we would remain here for some time. but. of course, we can only go where wc arc ordered, and it is not our fault that we were not in Cuba long ago. Homer C. Washbum. Co. B 32nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry.” No report about Michigan and the Span­ ish American War would be complete with­ out mention of the Michigan Naval Brigade. This unit was formed during 1893 as the Michigan Naval Reserve and was part of the Michigan State Militia.There were armories at Grand Rapids. Benton Harbor, Hancock, Saginaw and Detroit. Withing two weeks after the Spanish War was declared, the Michigan Naval Bngadc was mobilized and ordered aboard the Yosemite, a ship which the U.S. Navy had gotten from Southern Pacific Co. It wasn’t really a warship. Its only armament was sacks of coal stacked at strategic places on the ship. It was armed however with 10. 5inch guns, six six-pounder rapid fire weapons and two Colt machine guns This unit was unique in that the 11 offi­ cers and 270 crewmen were about thrccfounhs university graduates. This included the entire senior mechanical cnginccnng class of the University of Michigan. By mid-May 1898. the Yosemite was docked at Hampton Roads. Va.. where the crew was trained for two weeks before heading for Cuba. By June 10. the ship was involved in the bombardment at Guan­ tanamo Bay. The Mannes landed on the shores of the bay. This was the beginning of the invasion of Cuba. The Yosemite, with its Michigan Naval Bngadc aboard arrived off of San Juan. Puerto Rico, to help blockade that harbor. However the second blockade vessel with­ drew due to mechanical problems and the Yosemite was the only ship left to carry out the blockade. For two days it was not dis­ turbed. but on June 28. three enemy cruisers and a gunboat challenged. The enemy boats were defeated and the Yosemite remained unharmed Il continued the blockade for several more weeks until after the surrender at San­ tiago. Cuba, on July 17. The Michigan Bngadc was sent home follow ing the end of the year, but was mobilized again at the beginning of World War I. and wasn’t dis­ continued until after World War II Frank Cole of Hastings was a bookkeep­ er for Uncle Sam at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He wrote a letter home on Aug. 3. 1898. descnbmg some of his impressions and gave news of John Gam son who had fought of Santiago He wrote "Editor Banner: I promised you when I left Hastings to wntc. and I presume you think Uncle Sam wiil not let me do so Well that is pretty near the case. If any one wants to learn to hustle, the Navy Yard at the pre­ sent time is the best place he can find and will be so until all our ships are back and refitted and repaired up ready to back Uncle Sam. I just came from the St. Peter’s Hospital where I have been to see John Gar­ rison John didn’t know me at first, but after awhile it came to him who I was. and I can’t express to you how glad that fellow was to sec me He was shot on July 8 through the calf of his leg. but it is all healed up. and is all right now. but he was taken down with a fever a few days ago and he probably won’t be around now for three or tour weeks Then he tells that he is going home lo stay He has been through it all. I have seen pictures of starving ( ubans where they were nothing but skin and bone Well. John is just that way. poor fellow But he will be all nght in a little while. “He says that the Cubans arc almost as bad as the Spaniards for they won’t Tight. They have no sand, and they will stay back of our boys and search their knapsacks for things to cat. and when they arc forced into battle they will get in the bushes and fire a shot and then run. John was picked up from the field by two of the 71st New York boys and taken back some two or three miles and then taken in an ambulance to a division hospital, where his wound was dressed and from there was taken in an Army wagon over one of the worst roads he had ever seen for nine miles to shore, and was put on the hospital ship. Olivette, which came here some few weeks ago I was down to Cob Dock when the battleship Texas came in Sunday and she is a fighter all right. She has a hole in her forward port bow made by a six-inch ball, which went way through her to the other side and then stopped and bounded back and exploded, killing one man named Blakely, and wounding eight others. This was the only one killed on the Texas. The plates on the other side where the ball struck arc bent out some three or four inches. She was hit by a 10-inch shell near her smokestack, which went through her plates and left eight nice clean holes. “As to the inside of her. she is pretty well blackened up. and in fact all over. Y'ou can’t tell whether she has an American flag or what, it is so black They brought home a great many souvenirs from the Spanish boats They have Vizcaya’s search light on board, and I was down last night seeing them work it. It is a very powerful light, and no wonder that the torpedo boats can’t get close to the ships. Wc went into dry dock this morning and there were barnacles on her big as your fist. “I have seen a great many ships here Til­ ted out and sent to Cuba, the Supply and Glacier, supply ships, were recently fitted out and loaded so heavily that when they left they were pretty low down in the water. These two go to Manila by way of the Suez Canal. This is. that was their orders when they left here, but I doubt now whether they will or not. as Spain is cry ing but I doubt now whether they will or not. as Spain is crying and wc will have to give peace on the acceptance of our terms. “We have demonstrated one fact to the world and that is our Navy is now to be tri­ fled with, and I think the foreign powers will not be trying lo knock chips off from our shoulders and shouting like a lot of pugilists any more. While wc arc at n. I. would like to sec Germany touched up a lit­ tle and I think Dewey scared them a little when he fired at the "Irene” (Germany had been outspoken in its determination to acquire a naval base in the Philippine Islands. On July 7. 1898 Admiral Deucy reported that he had chased the German cruiser out of Sudbig Bay I "It is now 4 bells, b o’clock and I must close for this lime Will wntc you again soon Give my best regards to all Yours respectfully Frank D. Cole " In June 1898 the war in Cuba was in full swing. Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, under orders from Admiral Sampson, formed a blockade of Ccrvera’s fleet in San­ tiago Harbor They arrived there on June I The Mcrnmac was sunk in the channel of Santiago Harbor by Lt Richard P Hobson to block the exit of the Spanish This was not successful and Hobson and his men were captured General W illiam R Shafter and 16.887 U.S Troops sailed from Tampa. Fla., from Santiago. Cuba, singing "There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" i To /»<• < on tinned) �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10, 1998 < < me l< think < i it Im Sports, from McGwire’s dingers to Dame’s stinger What a splendid week it was in the wonderful world of sports. From the professional programs... to the college ranks... to the preps... outstanding achievements and thrilling victories were captured during recent days. 1. For starters, let’s begin with Mark McGwire and his home run heroics. McGwire hit No. 61 out of the yard Monday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs to tie Roger Maris' long-standing (37 years) Major League Baseball record and then smacked No. 62 Tuesday night for the record. With some 18 games to go. who really knows how many McGwire can actually hit out. 63? 65? 70? Whatever the count ends at. it has been one remarkable year for McGwire and his achievement has helped a struggling league lo gel back on its feet. What was great about No. 62 was that McGwire’s 10-year-old son. Malt, was the first to greet him at home plate (dad lifted up his son in jubilance) and his dad. John, was also in attendance in the St. Louis stands to watch his glorious feat. No. 61 even came on John's 61st birthday. With tears in his eyes, McGwire showed how much the homer record actually meant to him... and howmuch it meant to the game of baseball. The emotions of the moment were even more special than the homers themselves. 2. Next on the list of big sport happenings was Notre Dame's thrilling 36-20 upset Saturday over the University of Michigan in South Bend. Give Coach Bob Davie and his staff a lot of credit for drawing up a great game plan. I'm sure after last season's disappointing record and the off-season scandals, a triumph over the Maize and Blue was just what the Dame doctors ordered. Don't worry. Wolverine fans, the team has plenty of talent, and if all goes as planned a win over No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus will be worth another ticket to the Rose Bowl. Just not a national championship in 1998. Don't feel too bad about the Dame defeat, things could be worse. You could be playing someone like Michigan State, whom Dame should devour this Saturday. College football's Top 5 at the current time (in order) is Ohio State. Florida Slate. Florida. Nebraska and Kansas Stale. All received first place voles. For the record, go with Florida Stale to win the national championship. Too many weapons, plus a 26-year-old quarterback can't hurt them. 3. Give the Lions some bit of credit. In their 38-19 loss to the NFC champion Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field (an impossible location for an opposing team to win in), the receivers looked solid and the young defensive backs made some developing strides. So. quarterback Scott Mitchell looked a little bit rusty in certain situations and Coach Bobby Ross' play calling was suspect, at best. Still. I believe that Detroit will rebound this week with a win at home against a hapless Cincinnati team. The Bengals gave up 23 points to Tennessee, so the Lions should be able to tally 30 something. And that’s also for the record. ' 4. The NFL season got under way this weekend with some big plays made by some big players. How about Garrison Hearst and Jerry Rice lifting the San Francisco 49ers past the New York Jets in overtime? Or how about Kansas City's defensive prowess versus their beloved rivals, the Oakland Raiders. After Week I if there was to be a Super Bowl, the? game would be played between the Chiefs and the Packers. Kansas City would win with a late quarterback sack by Derrick Thomas. 5. Nearly 12 years after my time as a Garden City Cougar. I still get goose bumps from Friday night football clashes. To catch that extra rush, one should get to a game plenty early and spend most of it by the sidelines listening to the coaches' pep talks. Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) and Caledonia were both pumped last Friday, but the Fighting Scots had the edge with the home crowd at its new Ralph E. Myers Stadium. Those two programs respect, but don't like each other, sort of like the Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders. I guess. 6. Western Michigan University football. With some 35.107 in attendance. Coach Gary Darnell's WMU football squad won its seventh consecutive game last Thursday 37-23 over lowly Northern Illinois. This Saturday, the Broncos go after its eighth straight when they play the Hoosiers in Indiana. Darnell realizes how big a victory would be against a Big 10 opponent. The week after (Sept. 19). WMU faces MAC power Toledo, so a win would help Darnell's crew <o gain a bit of momentum. Well see, but it sure was great seeing a MAC record 35,107 to start the year. Let's hope that more big crowds, and more fireworks-likc excitement, is coming soon to WMU. For the record. 1 would have given the Broncos my No. I vole this week. • More Thanks*. Not to be forgotten and at the top of the list to thank for making the Hastings Summerfest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament a slamming success is Jim Toburen. Toburen allowed the tournament to use space in the parking lot of Flexfab Horizon International and without his assistance the event wouldn't have run so smoothly. • All-Tournament Team: Jennifer Mitchell, a former sport standout at Lakewood High School and current member of the Central Michigan University volleyball team, was named to the all-tournament team at the L&L/MSU Volleyball Classic last weekend in East Lansing. Mitchell had 10 kills in one match versus MSU. The Chippewas went 1-2 with losses to MSU and Pittsburgh and a victory over fellow MAC team Eastern Michigan University. • Bruins Lose Two: The Kellogg Community College soccer team, that includes Hastings High graduate Larry Bailey, lost both of its games at the Kelme Invitational at Lincoln Community College last weekend. KCC lost to the College of Lake County 4-0 and to Vincennes University 8-3. Talk to you soon. Hastings doubles up East in O-K White soccer action Both head coach Denm> Argetsinger and goalkeeper Josh Warren agreed that Hastings really stepped it up Tuesday in its 6-3 O-K White varsity soccer win over East Grand Rapids.' The blue and gold showed no signs of fatigue, caused by a three-day vacation, by scoring three goals in both halves and playing some stellar defense 'They all stepped it up." Argetsinger said "We practiced yesterday (Monday) because of that. Our defense only allowed one goal and the offense really applied themselves." Sam Stafford (21) scored twice as the Saxons doubled up on the Pioneers at Johnson PiekJ. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon Curt Norris (14) celebrates after a score in his team's 6-3 triumph on Tuesday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Hastings is now 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the O-K White. The Saxons travel to Zeeland tonight (Thursday. Sept IO) and host Forest Hills Central next Tuesday (Sept. 15) at Johnson Field Sam Stafford tallied Saxon goals three and four Tuesdav. w hile fellow forward Curt Norris booted in the fifth and sixth goals. k Shane Fortier gave Hastings a 1-0 lead with a goal in the game's opening six minutes and Matt Bradley made it a 2-0 advantage on a goal that Norris assisted on. Fortier also assisted on Stafford’s first score, while Steve Storrs notched an assist on Stafford's second goal. Fortier s goal ricocheted off an East Grand Rapids defender and past the East goalkeeper. Roughly a minute later. Bradley made it 2-0 and received a high five from Argetsinger for his major contribution. East Grand Rapids narrowed the deficit to 2-1 with a direct kick that came 23 minutes into the first half. Two of the Pioneers' three goals were scored off direct SOCCER Continued on page 11 Saxons hope to stuff potent Red Arrow football team A 28-7 rout over Lakewood was a nice way to start the season for Coach Jeff Keller and his Hastings High School varsity football team. But. this week the Saxons face the formidable task of playing one of the area's best in Lowell. The Red Arrows turned in an 8-2 record last season and qualified for the State playoffs for the first time in the school's history. This year Lowell looks to be bigger, stronger and maybe even a little bit better. "Lowell is a very, very good football team, probably better than last year." Keller said. "We're going to have to take care of our mental mistakes." In the 21-point triumph over Lakewood. Hastings had five penalties that cost them 45 yards. Still, the Saxons totaled 289 yards of offense and scored in three of the four quarters. In the final two quarters. Hastings out-scored Lakewood 22-7. Runningback Mike Pursell tallied three of the four Hastings touchdowns, while quarterback Tony Bowne went in for the other. Pursell gained 155 yards on the ground on 16 carries and Bowne added 48 yards on 6 attempts. Sean Tefft also was a cog in the Saxons ground game with seven carries for 40 yards. As a punter. Tefft had two boots that went for a 41.5 average. Bowne not only scored one on the ground, but also threw to Shane Slaughter for a successful two-point conversion and completed three other passes. Bill Blair hauled in two aerials for 10 yards and Josh Bundy caught the other pass for one yard. Sean Tefft darts past two Viking defenders in varsity football action last week at Lakewood High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Hastings had nine first downs in the. ball game compared to Lake wood's totalof six. On the defensive side of the ball;* the Saxons stymied the Vikings to 155; rushing yards and just 36 passing yards. SAXONS; Continued on Page 13 WMU quarterback Tim Lester (13) completed 26-of-41 versus NIU for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns. The 377 was second best in Bronco football history, second only to his own mark of 391. (Photo by Gary Shook) Joe Bekker (44) gained 13 yards on 4 carries for Hastings running attack last Friday against Lakewood. (Photo by Perry Hardin) | | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday SepTem-er 10 1998 - Page 11 Panthers prepare for KVA dash Blown chance* and not controlling the football cost Delton Kellogg s varsity football team a chance at a win against a potent Gull Lake squad Friday in non­ league action at Delton Kellogg High School. more scores and blanked the Panthers in the process. "We let down in the fourth quarter." Heethuis said. "We got beat on one play and an assignment. We just couldn't control the football when we needed to." Jason Stampfler was Delton Kellogg s top ground gainer with 59 yards on 14 carries. Quarterback Kyle Matteson collected 39 yards on 15 attempts and J.T. Charron logged the ball five times for 34 yards. Matteson threw 13 limes and completed two for 18 yards. On defense. Nick Hann ar topped the Panthers with 15 bone crushers. Matteson had 10 stops an one interception. Jon Haneckow collected 8 tackles and Phil Schallhom made 6 stops. Matt Miller topped Gull Lake with 11 : The Blue Devils won the game 28-0 Scoring one touchdown in the first Quarter, one in the second quarter and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. • The Panthers hope to regroup this week Khen they open Kalamazoo Valley Association action at home against Kalamazoo Christian. : In the game with Gull Lake. Delton Kellogg managed to gel down to the 10^ard-line in the second quarter, but could pot push it in the end zone from there. • After that the roof caved in on the Panthers as the Blue Devils tallied three Panther eagers bow to Devils Heidi Homister scored a team-high 10 points in Delton Kellogg s 71-36 loss to Gull Lake in varsity girls basketball play Tuesday at Gull Lake The Panthers also received 9 markers from Lindsey Reed and 8 markers from Christy NeSmith Gull Lake led 27-11 after the first quarter and 40-19 at the intermission. In the third quarter the Blue Devils out­ scored the Panthers 10-9 to up its lead to 50-28. The Blue Devils were topped by Diana Alger's 23 points. , Delton Kellogg will be back on the home hardcourt tonight (Thursday. Sept. 10) in a game with KVA foe Paw Paw Saxon Obreiter cards a 38 Saxon Steve Obreiter tied for medalist honors in a three-team O-K White golf match on Sept. 3. Obreiter carded a 38 which lied East Grand Rapids' Man Topliff score The Hastings team placed third with a 180. East won the match with a 169 and Northview had a 173. Delton Kellogg runningback Jason Stampfler (28) puts the moves on two Gull Lake defenders in opening night action last Friday at Delton Kellogg High School. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) tackles. Next up for Coach Rob Heethuis' Panthers is Kalamazoo Christian. The Comets won their opening game last Friday. 20-14 over Lawton. "They're a big play team," Heethuis said. "We want to control the game." Prep football WEEK TWO features fierce area battles Panther coaches Rob Heethuis (in front) and Mark Nabozny watch a play transpire versus the Blue Devils. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) SOCCER.,.continued from page kicks, showing hou stingy Hastings* .'defense actually was. Leading the ’defensive charge were sweeper Dustin Humphreys and stopper Isaac Week'. : Stafford again gave his squad a twogoal advantage (3-1) when he darted in and put another past the East goalkeeper at •the 16:30 mark. Fonier added the assist. But the Pioneers were determined to make it a close game and cut the margin to one. 3-2. with 5:11 left in the first half Stafford, after an East penally, booted in his second goal early in the second half on a nifty play. He took the pass from Storrs and gently put the ball into the bottom left corner of the East goal to make the score 4-2. Once again East came back to cut Hastings' lead to one. 4-3. scoring off a rebound in front of Saxon goalkeeper Dan Deming. Deming relieved Warren in the second half with both goalkeepers enjoying solid outings in their 40 minutes of work. "We re waiting for one of them (the Jaxon goalkeepers) to really step it up." j^rget.singer said. 4 The final two goals went entirely the >ay of the blue and gold > First. Norris made it 5-3 when he sped ^trough the East defense and right in on 10 Norris and Stafford are not only lightening quick and capable of scoring off many opportunities, but also give the Saxons a bit of toughness "We may have a lot of speed, but we can also hold our own against the bigger players.’ Norris said. ""Basically, Sammy and I have played soccer together all of our lives. Wc love playing with each other: We just seem to be at the right places at the right time." Stafford agreed with his friend. "We just read each other real well," Stafford said of his offensive work with Norris. Argetsinger acknowledged what Norris and Stafford bring to the table. In the coaches terms. They re just so fast." Still, Norris knows that nothing comes easy when you're battling for another O-K White league crown. Both Hastings and Maple Valley opened the prep varsity football season last Friday with big triumphs. Coach Jeff Keller's Saxons upended the Vikings from nearby Lakewood. 28-7. Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt’s Lions had a more difficult time, but prevailed over the Chargers of Union City. 22-16. Maple Valley fans are hoping for a return visit to the State finals, but there is still plenty of work to do before the Lions can start thinking about that sort of feat. Hastings is happy with its win, but realizes that this week's confrontation will be a huge challenge. In other games last week. Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) found out that Caledonia is for real, losing at the new Ralph E. Myers Stadium. 34-6. Delton Kellogg, on the other hand met State power Gull Lake in its season opener and lost that contest 28-0. WEEK TWO Continued on page 13 SOCCER Continued on Page 12 2 GOLFERS WITH CART The Most Beautifu1 9 Holes In Barry County! #948-8366 Please join: Mike Spahr & Tim Johnston. Principals at the Middle School and Hit;h School for coffee <t conversation $18°° SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Et'eryone Welcome. Come and Meet Neu Friends! Driving Range Open H »»*» Hasting-. Country Club 2 - 18 Holes With Cart Friday. Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. Middle School Room 107. ($25-00 Per Person) I’li-scnt Coupon Jt Pro-Shop For TIivm.- Rjtrv Mondjv - Friday Only lleekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING PAPER DRIVE SEPTEMBER 10 thru 14 cm 945-2756 for Tee Tinies I’ntil 3 p.m. HASTINGS KMART PARKING LOT Sponsored by the united Methodist Men Croup of Hastings First united Methodist cnurcn Acctptaoft items. (place in paper boxes or brown paper grocery bags - no plastic baas pleasel Newspapers and non glossyzsllck inserts Paper Board (Cereal cracker, facial tissue and similar type packaging - fiattenedi Office Paper icomputer. pnoto copy bond, plain fax paper) Junk Mall (any non slick advertising . filers application or order forms, plain or window envelopes you may want to cut off your name/addressi. Telephone Auto Glass Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed directories; Paper Bags Unacceptable items: Leagues Are Done! OPEN GOLF EVERYDAY Freshman gridders win season opener versus Vikings The freshman football team at Hastings High Schoo) opened the year Sept. 3 with a 28-6 victory over Lakewood. The young Saxons capitalized on three Viking mistakes in the first half. Two fumble recoveries and a pass interception by Joe Keller, led to three touchdowns. Dave Ockerman scored on a 42-yard nin and Dan Slaughter scored on scampers of 3 and 2 yards. Zac Fulmer kicked all three extra points. Slaughter scored on a 3-yard jaunt in the fourth quarter and Fulmer added an extra point. Ockerman ended the game with 71 yards on 8 carries, Keller managed 78 yards on 13 attempts and Slaughter gained 95 yards on 19 carries. Another key defensive play for the Saxons in the fourth quarter was an interception that Patrick Stephens returned 23 yards Hastings will be at home Thursday for a league battle with Lowell. LEGAL NOTICE These football fans show who they’re loyal to at the varsity opener last Friday at Delton Kellogg High School. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) jgoal for the score. Then. Norris tallied his ^Second goal to make it 6-3 with just 5.41 ^eft in the league showdown. UN RIDGE IF COURSE Other scores for the blue and gold were turned in by Mike Nystrom (45). Tun Cole (48). Josh Doe (49). Jake McClelland (53). Josh Anderson (50). Brian Loftus (48) and Justin Benner (51). The Saxons again faced two foes on Sept 8 and carded a team score of 195 versus Forest Hills Central (173) and Lowell (188). Obreiter again led the Hastings charge with a 44. The only scores equal or better than Obreiter's were Andy Van Haren (43) and Tom Clark (44). but of FHC. Other Saxon scores were turned in by Nystrom (61). Cole (49). Doe (51). Alderson (51). McClelland (51) and Benner (66). Any wax coated or sllck/alossv material, wet newspapers, magazines, catalogs, corrugated card: board mo contaminates or garbage) Call Now! 616-945-5085 I jldishcd in MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY NFORMATON WE O0TAW WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael R i vatok and Sheena M Kovatak. husband and w ' (Original Mortgagors) to First Alliance Mortgage Co. a Michigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee. dated May 5. 1997 and recorded on May 9 1997 in Uber 693. on Page 977. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by sad mortgagee to the CONTlMORTGAGE. as as­ signee by an assmgment dated May 9. 1997 which was recorded on July 28. 1997. in Liber 703, on page 134, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixty Nine Thousai d three Hundred Forty and 27/100 dollars ($69 340 27) including interest at 12 05*. per an­ num Adiustabte Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 6/1 and 12/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and prowled, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m . on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON. Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 20. 21 and 22. of Stock B of Pleasant Shores According to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 59 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determineo abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days tram the date of such sale Dated September 3 1998 CONTlMORTGAGE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys for CONTlMORTGAGE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 F4e *98087934 (10-1) �I Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 Bush, Landon finish in top 10 of Berlin events Former track champion Fred Campbell cloved out the 1998 racing veavon with a roan ng Late Model victory Saturday al the Berlin Raceway. Campbell, an eight-time Berlin champ who hails from Battle Creek, forged past Caleb Bisacky on the 34th lap and won by five car lengths Joe Bush, of Hastings, had a strong ninth place showing also in the Late Model feature Campbell finished seventh in the Late Model points and Bush ended up 26lh. Bob Holley was first in Late Model points with 1.136. Jerry Groeneveld won the 24-lap Sportsman feature and Gary Fedewa took the checkered fl;»g in the Auto Value Winged Sprint car feature. Wayne Landon, of Hastings, wound up seventh in the Auto Value Winged Sprint car finale. Groeneveld finished second to Scott Thomas in the Sportsman Stocks points standings. Thomas tallied 891 points and Groeneveld had 766 points. In the Super Stocks. Brian Wiersma was the points champion with 1.029. The 40th annual Berlin Awards Banquet will be held Saturday. Nov. 7 at the English Hills Terrace in Comstock Park. JV netters begin campaign j The junior varsity tennis team is off to a solid start. The JV Saxons won two matches to one Aug. 26 against Gull Lake. Laura Hubert beat Roxanne Galisdorfer 6-3,6-2. Pam Weatherly and doubles partner Amber Lippen also won 6-2.6-3. Jenny Cottrell and Kara Hill lost their doubles match. 6-4, 6-0. Hastings had one win in three matches versus Battle Creek Lakeview. Heather Drumm won her singles match 6-3, 6-t. Amber Lippen and Jenny Cottrell iuii in doubles 6-1. 2-6,6-2 as did Kara Hill and Pam Weatherly. 1-6,6-4, 6-4. The Hastings varsity soccer team had two players who tallied two goals on Tuesday and Curt Norris (14) was one of the two. (Photo by Perry Hardin) SOCCER...continued from page 11 "You can’t take anything for granted," N’ocris said. Stafford knew that East would be ready to play. "We stayed intense the whole game." Stafford said. "We stressed that before the BOWLING game " Hastings had 29 shots (17 in the first half) to East Grand Rapids’ 31. Warren was credited with making seven saves and Deming came up with eight. Warren s evaluation of the game. "I thought wc stepped it up a lot better." SCORES Back At It... ijl First Presbyterian Church of Hastings J Announces rS) |Npw fall Worship Schedule Traditional Worship 9:30-10:20 < ijl fit fr* $ Hastings High Schoofs varsity girls basketball team will be back in action tonight (Thursday. Sept. 10) with a home game versus Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) High School. Here. Saxon Erica Fulmer (20) goes strong to the hole in a Sept. 1 area contest against Caledonia. (Photo by Perry Hardin) HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION § NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Sunday School 10:30 - 11:15 Contemporary Worship 11:20 - 12:15 m PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday September 30. 1998 at 7 00 p.m at the Hope Township Hall on M-43 between Schultz and Head Lake Roads within Hope Township Now offering two new adult Sunday School classes in addition to classes ffi for children preschool through 12th grade. Nursery is provided during Sunday School and both worship services. Children’s Church is from 9:50 ■ 10:20. during traditional worship. For more information call 945-5463. £ y Jfc ® The following proposed amendments to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be con­ sidered at the public heanng: 1) The amendment of Section 14 7 pertaining to Riparian Lot Use Regulations The Planning Commission will be holding a hearing on lour (4j alternative proposed amendments to Section 14 7. which are briefly described as follows A) Proposal l Defines "keyholmg" limits keyholmg to the "RL-1* and "RL-2* znnmg dis­ tricts. requires Planning Commission approval of a site plan and preparation of a lake­ capacity study before keyholmg may occur on a property and sets forth various other regulations pertaining to npa -win lot access B) Proposal II C) Proposal ill Defines kevholmg" and limits it to property in a "RL-1* or ‘RL-2' zone on lakes that do not hive posted public access, requires Planning Commission approval of a site plan and preparation of a lake capacity study before keyholing may occur on a property and seis forth various olher regulations pertaining to riparian lot access. D) Proposal IV Sets forth various minimum frontage requirements (11 for each dwelling unit and (2) docks, requires special land use or PUD approval for (1) all non-residential and non-agncultural uses abutting a lake and (2) lake access sites serving more than one dwelling unit, and imposes various other regulations pertaining to lake use and creation of channels £ First Presbyterian Church • 231 S. Broadway, Hastings W PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on September 16.1998 at 7:30 PM at the Prameville Township Hall. 10115 S. Norns Road, within the Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this public heanng include, in bnel. the following: 1. Special Land Use Permit filed by Robert Ritchie ol 11333 Oak Drive. Delton. Ml 49046 (Parcel No 012-240-046-00) The applicants are requesting a home occupation permit for promotion and love of fishing (B l B B. Inc.) in an acces sory building on Lots 73 and 74 of Hughes Park Plat of Crooked Lake The properly in questions is in the ’R-2" Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential Distnct Defines keyhc<mg‘ and prohibits it in all zoning districts 2) The proposed repeal of Section 18 2 F to eliminate mannas and fishing boat rentals as a special exception use m the "RL-1* zone 3) The proposed amendment of Sectioni7 1 A and repeal of Sections 17 2F and 17 2J to eliminate provision for more than one dwelling on farm property 4) The proposed addition of a new Article XXIII A to establish a new "C-L Commercial Lake District zoning classification allowing certain specified commercial uses related to lake use 5) The proposed amendment of Section 16 4 to add reference to the "C-L' Commercial Lake District zoning classification 6) The repeal of Sections 21 1 4 and 21 1 14 allowing medical clinics and laboratories as permitted uses m the "C-T zoning district 7) The amendment of Section 22 1 lo add a new subsection 6 allowing medical clinics and laboratories as a permitted use in the "C-2* zoning district and renumbering the existing subsections accordingly 8) The amendment of Section 17 3 D pertaining to the minimum lot width requirement m the 'AR' zoning distnct 9) The amendment of the definition of "CATTERY KENNEL to delete the phrase (other than tnose of the owner) 2. Site Plan Review lor the proposed construction of Multi-family Housing and Day Care Center on property owned by the Pine Lake Foundation at 11845 W. Pine Lake Road. The applicant. MCTI. is considenng housing lor students with chil­ dren who are attending the educational institution for occupational training. Written comments will be received from any interested persons concerning the foregoing by the Hope Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours up to the date ol the hearing and may bo further received by the Piann-ng Commission at the hear­ ing • The property in question has been rezoned to "P-2" Semi-Public Land Distnct. The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments at or following the public hearing 3. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission lor this meeting All interested persons are minted to be present or submit written comments on these special land use permit applications at the address below Prairieville Township will pro­ vide necessary auxiliary aids and services for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the hearing upon five (51 days notice to the Prameville Township Clerk Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or ser vices should contact the Prameville Township Clerk. Prameville Township Planning Commission Robert Kull. Secretary Prameville Township Hall 10115 S Norns Road Delton. Michigan 49046 Anyone interested m reviewing the proposed zoning amendments and or the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance may examine a copy of the same at the Hope Township Hall during regular business hours of regular business days hereafter until the time of the hearing and may further examine the same at the public hearing Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the heannr impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hear ■ng. to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven <7> days notice lo the Hope Township Clerk individuals wilh disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Sylvia W Forster. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 South Wall Lake Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 943 2464 Tuesday Mixed Woodmansee Sawmill 4-0; Pm Seekers 4-0; Hastings Bowlers 3-1; Advanced Com­ mercial Pnliters 2-1 2 - 1-1/2; Consumers Concrete l-l 2 - 2-1/2. TVCCU 1-3; Mostcller Graphics 0-4; Friends 0-4 Thursday A.M. Question Marks 7-1. Hastings Bowl 6-2; Boomers Girls 4-4; Varneys 4-4; What Happened 2-6; Just Us 1-7. Good Games and Series - J. McKcough 171-178; S Lambert 182-419; C Etts 129­ 336, J Rublev 114-314; R Isaacs 181; B Sexton 168; F Ruthrutf 164. L. Jackson 156; M Atkinson 154; C. Fox 138 LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FPM 6 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTNG TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY WORMATON WE 06TAIM WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has Deen made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Dalek, a marned man and Salhe A Dalek Ns wife (Original Mortgagors) lo Union Federal Sav­ ings Bank of Indianapolis, a Federal Savings Bank Mortgagee dated March 14. 1997 and recorded on March 19. 1997 m Uber 688. on Page 413 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty and 48/100 dollars (S113 940 48) including interest at 8 00% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort-, gaged premises or some part of them, at putM^j vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Ha* mgs. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock pm on Octob* 15 1998 J Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP ft ASSYRIA Barry County. Michigan, and are dij scribed as > Commencing at the Southeast comer of Sefe tion 19 Town 1 North Range 7 West. Assyr* Townsnip Barry County Michigan, thence Nortjl 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East atone the East ime of said • 1324 14 feet to th< Southeast comer of ertheast 1/4 of thfr Southeast 1 /4 of sax c and the place of b*» ginning thence North 3 degrees 39 minutes 3> seconds West along the South line of said Nortt£ east 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4. 280 00 feet thenoC South 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds West parallel with the East Section line 220 00 feet thence South 88 degrees 38 minutes 35 second* East 280 00 feet to said East Section line thenc|» North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds Ea^ along said East Section line. 220 00 feet to th< place of beginning Together with a 66 foot widj easement for ingress and egress ad|acent to th* East s»de of said described parcel 1 The redemption penod shall be 6 month(^f from the date of such sale unless determine* abandoned in accordance with 1948C& 600 3241a in which case the redemption peno< snail be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3 1998 Z Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis 2 FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trotl & Trott PC Attorneys for Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis Z 30150 Telegraph f Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File X98OB82Z7 2 (tO-tl �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 - Page 13 WEEK TWO...continued from page 11 Which brings us to Week 2. Some ^good games are on tap and our crystal ball predicts some extremely fantastic finishes. Our record in Week I. for the record, was a sizzling 2-2. HASTINGS SAXONS (1-0) at LOWELL RED ARROWS (1-0) Both teams came up with big wins last ■week. The Red Arrows beat rival Ionia '41-6. Lowell is coming off one of its finest seasons ever with a 8-2 mark in '97 that included an appearance in the State ' playoffs. The leader of the offense is senior quarterback T J. Thayer. Other Red Arrow stars consist of junior center Bill Stouffer (6-1. 225). senior guard Jason Alber (5-11. 210) and senior outside linebacker Steve VanLaan. This will be a ' great test for the Saxons and a triumph in this gridiron grudge-fest would certainly send darts through the words of the area pigskin gossipers. Prediction: Saxons 21, Red (and Green) Arrows i 17. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE . A sale of the following property to the highest bidder will be held at 1 00 o'clock p m on Thurs­ day. September 17. 1998 at the east entrance of the Barry Coun'.y Courthouse. 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan Parcel G That part of the South 60 acres of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township Barry County Michigan described as beginning at the West 1 /4 comer of said section thence North 00’34 05* West along the West line of said Northwest 1/4 1002 71 feet to the North hne of the South 60 acres of said Northwest 1/4 thence South 89*48'45* East along said North line 120 60 feet thence South 35*28'26* East 691 89 leet thence South 17*19'54* East 461 90 feet to the South line of the Northwest 1/4 thence North 89*48'45* West along said South line 649 79 feet to the place of beginning Subject to highway right of way for Loftus Road The sale is being held to foreclose the mort­ gage given by Greg F Stevens, and Laurie A Stevens April 29. 1994 recorded on May 3 1994 In Uber 603. Page 693. Barry County Records The amount due on this date is $97,715 01 The redemption period will be 6 months from the date of sale, or 30 days in event of abandonment August 5. 1998 Douglas J Austin Fraser Tretxlcock Davis A Foster. PC 1000 Michigan National Tower Lansing. Ml 48933 517-377-0838 (9/10) EATON RAPIDS GREYHOUNDS (1-0) at LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (0-1) Don't worry about motivation being a factor for Coach Randall Hager's Lakewood troops this week. After last Friday's tough defeat to the Saxons, the Vikings will be ready for battle. Travis Lehman and Scott Richardson will be ready for a little ground warfare I'm sure. Eaton Rapids is coming off a 14-6 triumph over Albion. E.R. has high expectations with gridders like offensive guard David Pratt (6-1, 246). tackle TJ. Robinson (6-2. 221) and tackle Barrott Vos (6-5, 260). Still. I believe overall intensity will be the key and the Vikings appear to have means to un-lock that door. Prediction: Lakewood 24, E.R. (without Clooney) 10. BELDING REDSKINS (1-0) at CALEDONIA FIGHTING SCOTS (1-0) (Area Special) Welcome to Belding football. Coach Wayne Roedel. Roedel left Battle Creek Lakeview for the greener pastures in Redskin-land where Brent Cummings runs often and very well. The 'Skins opened their chapter under Roedel last week with a 44-6 victory against Greenville. Cummings, who is being heavily recruited by Michigan and scampered for 2.000 yards in *97, ran for a ton of yards. Other 'Skin stars include offensive tackle Erik Faasen (6-6, 270) and defensive tackle Joshua Morse (6-4. 220). Two years ago. I covered a game in Caledonia that Coach Tom Burrill’s Scots won against the Skins. I expect a sequel story come Friday. Prediction: The Fighting Scots 14, Deadskins 10. starling out the KVA season on a good note Cashing in on their opportunities will be a must for the Panthers In (he end. though. I believe that DK will be singing the sweet song. Prediction: The Panthers 20, Comets' Cleanser IS. MORRICE ORIOLES (NA) at MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (1-0) The Orioles have enjoyed some pigskin success in recent years and will be another true test for Coach Guenther Mittelstaedl's Lions. Morrice has opened up its offense and are rebuilding its defense. What it can't fathom is what it's like to play in front of a crazy home Maple Valley crowd. The win over Union City was a wake up call last week for M.V. Now. Andy Patrick and his Lion friends are certainly ready to roar. Rumor has it that the son of Grantland Rice will be on hand to cover the Lions* win. Prediction: The Lions 32, Orioles* Cookies 10. THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS (0-1) at GODWIN HEIGHTS WOLVERINES (0-1) TK and Godwin are both coming off tough losses. The Wolverines son of played like the Michigan Wolverines and lost to Kelloggsville 35-21. Godwin is coming off an 0-9 ’97 campaign. Expected to lead the comeback in 98 are senior quarterback Jeff McDonald ano senior tackle Jake Childs (6-3. 240). That comeback, however, probably won't come versus the Trojans as TK looks to tack up a lot of points, with Miso Glavan and Garrett Weatherland doing some of the damage, Friday night. Prediction: The Trojans 35, The Non-Victor Wolverines 7. KALAMAZOO CHRISTIAN COMETS (1-0) at DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (0-1) The Comets are a good, solid team and they showed that last Friday with a 20-14 win over Lawton. They have big play capabilities, but also like to control the game, according to DK Coach Rob Heethuis. Comets to keep an eye on are center Andy VanDis (6-3, 220) and fullback-defensive back (6-0, 200). Heethuis realizes the significance of Saxon quarterback Tony Bowne prepares to take a snap in last Friday’s Barry County football battle versus Lakewood. (Photo by Perry Hardin) SAXONS, continued on page 10 "As the game went on. we played better." Keller said. "Offensively, Tony Bowne and (Mike) Pursell did a nice job. Defensively, we ran to the ball real well (with good) pursuit." Scott Richardson led Lakewood's ground assault with 95 yards on 13 carries. Travis Lehman, who gained 43 • NOTICE • PART-TIME CHILD CARE POSITION with the YMCA of Barry County. Salary up lo 37.00/hr. based on experience and education $100 signing bonus: additional bonus after successful completion ol probation period. Send resume and three references to: YMCA of Barry County. Attn: Prime Time. P.O. Box 252. Hastings. Ml 49058. The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held September 8, 1998 are available in the County Clerks office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 56 5 X ( ojir.in Ve ( h:th>((c. Mi 1>9^/0hmncmg* 1.800.292.593" ।----------- (Featuring) ^Scott Phillips Host of yards on 11 attempts, scored the Vikings lone touchdown _ Lowell's offense, however, looks to be even better than Lakewood's. "They can run out of a single back set or use four or five receivers." Keller said. 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Hastings. Michigan more fully described as follows COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21 THENCE NORTH 87 RODS FOR BEGINNING THENCE EAST 40 RODS THENCE SOUTH 8 RODS THENCE WEST 40 RODS THENCE NORTH 8 RODS TO BEGINNING SECTION 21 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST HAST­ INGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN by the 7th day of October 1998, to assert any interest in the above described property If the Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault in the above entitled matter, and on the 8th day of October. 1998 at 2 00 o clock in the after­ noon this Court shall take proofs and shall termi­ nate whatever interest Curtis Presley and Beat­ rice Presley may have in and to the above de­ scribed property unless a Notice of Interest in the Real Property is filed or unless Defendants or their representatives appear on that date Dated August 31 1998 Honorable Richard H Shaw DRAFTED BY DAVID H TRIPP (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Mich.gan 49058 (616)945 9585 04ordans (10/1) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on April 10 1 995 by Brent E Donaldson and Tammy Kay Donaldson now known as Tammy Kay Eckley formerly hus­ band and wife as Mortgagors to MainStreet Sav­ ings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County Michigan on April It 1995 at Uber 628 Page 146 (the Mortgage ) and on when Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid m the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Three hundred Twenty Doi lars a~j 37/100 (S42.320 37). as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or m eq~.ty having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt se cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m the Mortgage having become operative by rea­ son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at 1 00 o dock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street in the city of Hastings Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Ba-r> there will be ottered for sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at public sale for the purpose of satis­ fying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage togethei with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located m City of Hastings Barry County Michigan, deserbed in the Mortgage as follows Lot 9 Block 18 Eastern Addition according to the recorded Plat thereof Commonly known as 427 East Madison Street Hastings Michigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (10/8) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Ol­ ney a marned man and Pamela Olney, signing as Borrower solely for the purpose of barring and waiving any rights given to me by MSA 27 5288 and any other dover rights conferred by law upon me it is understood that I sign without personal obligation for payment of any sums secured by this mortgage (Original Mortgagors) to GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN as succes sor by merger to Great Lakes National bank. fA/a Great Lakes Bancorp. Mortgagee, dated January 29 1996 and recorded on February 6. 1996 in Liber 651, on Page 53, Barry County Records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine and 84/100 dollars ($78,279 84) including interest at 7 50*o per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock P M on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County. Michigan, and de­ scribed as The Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec­ tion 18. Town 1 North Range 8 West The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated September 10. 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98032051 (10?8) ‘Barry County ‘Women's CTestivaC Announces that the registration booklets are avaiCabCe at many area Co cations! Please pick one up today and fill out the registration! Festival date is October 17, 1998 Whole Day Half Day 8:30 a.m. 103:30 p.m. HaStinSS HiSh 5(111001 Available —•— ,hls '“'/CEYWO TE SPEAKER Maryjanc Mapes Questions? call 94;-4193 Watch the Reminder for more information! t The Social Security Surplus Social Security is the Federal govern­ ments most popular program, providing income security to the country 's elderly, disabled and dependent citizens. Forty-four million Americans will receive $3X1 billion in benefits in I99X It is important to keep Social Sccuntv financially strong I have introduced bills to protect the Social Secu­ rity surplus and reform the system so that we can all count on receiving benefits when we need them Many people believe that their FK A lax payments go into the Social Security trust fund, with the money put aside until they retire. This is not the way Social Security works. Instead, nearly all of a workers’ Social Security taxes go to fund current retirees’ benefits. Only leftover funds, a small percentage of the total, go to the trust fund At the end of 1997. the Social Securi­ ty trust fund had a balance of $650 billion enough to cover just 20 months of benefit payments For the next 10 to 15 years. Social Secu­ rity ts expected to take in more taxes than it will pay out in benefits, creating a surplus which should be protected to help us meet commitments lo current workers. I have introduced H R 4033 to ensure open and honest discussion about how the govern­ ment is using the Social Security Trust Fund, the bill directs government accoun­ tants to exclude surpluses from official budget surplus deficit projections, and requires lhe government to issue mar­ ketable bonds when n borrows Social Secu­ rity's surplus. By taking these steps, we can end the misuse of these surpluses to fund other government programs. However, wc must go beyond protecting the surplus and build a Social Security sys­ tem that gives workers real retirement secu­ rity. Social Security* Administration actuar­ ies have shown that the current system is insolvent and will eventually have to default on benefits unless changes are made. Changing demographics - longer life expectancies, lower birth rates - means that workers will have to pay more and more taxes to cover retirement benefits for Veterans can get free flu shots Sept. 15 Barry County Veterans Affairs and the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund arc sponsor­ ing a free influenza vaccination clinic, along with the V.A. Hospital Medical per­ sonnel. who will be giving the shots. This is open to all veterans. The clinic will be held on Tuesday. Sept 15. from 9:30 a m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Courts and Law Build­ ing. (new courts and law building). 220 W. Court Street. Hastings. Veterans arc asked to bring military veri­ fication Shots arc for veterans only. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. For more information, call Barry County Veterans Affairs at 945-4881 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. retirees unless we change the system to get j better return on the taxes being paid The President and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are beginning to recognize that Social Security is not solvent and look for ways to restore its solvency I have been selected to serve as the chairman of a bipartisan Budget CommiHcc Task Force on Social Security Wc will consider all ideas I will be working with Republi­ cans. Democrats and the White House in ° •4 term retirees, and that any solution must be fair to future generations. By making gradual reforms, wc have In opportunity to maintain or improve benefit levels while restoring the programs long­ term solvency It’s an opportunity wr must not waste. ; LEGAL NOTICES I _______________________________________________________ _______ MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Carrol Ann S'mons a married woman and Earl Ray Si­ mons by Carrot Ann Simmons his attorney in tael (Original Mortgagors) to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation A Louisiana Corporation Mort­ gagee dated July 25. 1996 and recorded on Au­ gust 19 1996 m Liber 669 on Page 881 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mense assignments to United Companies Lend­ ing Corporation as assignee by by assignment dated June 30 1998 which was recorded on July 31 1998 in instrument #105854 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eighty Thousand Fifty-Three and 45/100 dollars ($78 053 45) including interest at 10 626% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 2-1 and 8-1 of each year Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on October 1. 1998 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lots 50 and 51. Except the South 60 feet of said Lot 51. Village of Nashville According to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 ot Plats. Page 10 The redemption period shall 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 321a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sale Dated August 20. 1998 UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORA­ TION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trot!. RC. • • • ». • Attorneys for (JNITED COMPANIES LENDING NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having peen made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on November '14. i960 by Edward J Tibble and Cathieen S T<>bie husband and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet savings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Michigan on November 19 1980 at Ltber 247 Page 333 (the Mortgage ) and on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebted­ ness as defined by the Mortgage due and un­ paid n the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Dol­ lars and 57/100 ($12 005 57) as of the dale of this notice mciudmg principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the deb* se­ cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by rea­ son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at 1 00 0 clock m the forenoon, at the Courthouse at 220 West Stale Street in the city of Hastings Michigan that being the piece of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered tor sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at pubic sale tor the purpose of satis­ fying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness 0ue on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located in Carl­ ton Township Barry County Michigan described m the Mortgage as follows , A parcel of land m the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 14 Town 4 North Range 8 West described as Commencing at the Southwest comer iof the West 1 /2 of the Northeast 1Z4 of the South­ east 1/4 0! Section 14. thence North 166 feet, thence East 400 feel, more or less, to t^e shore of the lake, thence South lo the South side ot said Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4. thence West to the beginning, except tbe South 24 feet thereof. Cartton Township. Baby County. Mchigan Commonly known as 5290 North Charfton Park Road. Freeport Michigan The length of the redemption period will be six • ■ 46) monihs from the date-ol sale Dated September 4 1998 ' MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Fa'ms Michigan 48025 File #98076835 (104) (9/17) ///7//ZW/////////////Ab Mar-Rita Farm ASTUtVA Wool Room I5 ON TWE RISE Just ask a teacher Meip ui find a cure i-800-IUNC-USA ; J 576 Hammond Road. Hastings (616) 948- 2935 - E-Mail: mamtaOmvcc.com ; I Tues. Thurs 4 Fn -1 pm to 6 pm or by appointment pj FALL PROJECTS: Can't wait lo get your hands in : : that soft, warm wool? Now's the time to start knitting : : for fall and Christmas with our soft, luxurious wool • ■ and woo) blended yams cither hand spun from our K sheep here at the farm or with wool and wool blend­ '•911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs q order to develop the best possible solutidn to save Social Security The only guidelines I’m suggesting to the task force is that don’t reduce benefits for current or near­ Made while you wait *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea — Great Gifts — : I ed yams made here in lhe USA. SPINNERS/FELT MAKER: We have colored and B white fell batting, lots of nice natural colored and white Comedalc fleeces, and a variety of dyed and natural colored roving. . § WOOL WEARER AND GIFT GIVERS: Don't Action Signs (across from E.W. BltssJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or ToUFne 888-577-7446 £4 miss our colorful hand knit and/or hand made wool gj and wool blend clothing along with other specialities : : priced to sell. Gifts for loved ones and friends arc : : right here! 7////////////^ (Formerly Algonquin Loke Bible Church) Time: Every Sunday. 10 30 a m Dress: Casual Music: Contemporary Available: Nursery for young ones. Junior Church for young pitople. age 4-6th grade Friendships with Real People just like you! Come see the changes at the Kick Off on Sunday, September 13. 199B at 10:30 a.m. Dedication and lunch provided immediately following service. Comments from members of our community: "I like the personal contact and closeness of the congregation" - Suae "I like the friendly atmosphere and the Pastor is a down-to-earth, real person who con relate to me" ■ John "The topics have practical information that have teal lite application" ■ Debbie 2625 W. Airport Road • Hastings. Ml 49058 (Comer of West State and Airport Rd.) 616-948-0416 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10. 1996 - Pi IL._____________________ COURT NCUUS: • • ; ; Sentencing of Dennis "Denny” Lee Myers. 40, of Hastings on a first degree criminal sexual conduct conviction has been re-scheduled for Oct. 1 at 8:15 a_m. in Circuit Court, according to the Barry Clerk's office. Myers pleaded guilty Sept. 2 to the charge, which stems from a number of in­ cidents of sexual penetration (oral/penile) of a girl under the age of 13. which oc­ curred between 1982 and 1989. Three other counts of second degree crim­ inal sexual conduct involving the same vic­ tim and one involving an 11-year-old boy ore expected to be dropped at the time of his sentencing in Barry County Circuit Court. Though Myers pleaded guilty to the capitai charge in exchange for an eight-year cap on the minimum and a 20-year cap on the maximum prison sentence. Judge James Fisher could opt to impose the maximum life sentence. His sentencing was originally scheduled for Sept. 17. Myers was known in the community as a radio disk jockey, an organizer of the lo­ cal chapter of the Promise Keepers men’s religious organization, former member of the gospel singing duo Two True and for­ mer leader of the church youth organiza­ tion. AWANA, according to police. "He worked with AWANA, but was not alone with kids." said Hastings City Police Chief Jerry Sarver Tuesday. "He was tliere. but was in a situation where there were other adults there in a group setting." Myers’ arrest has shocked a number of people in the community who know him. said Sarver. "They teach you in police academy that sometimes the most reputable, upstanding people in the community are doing these things and it can be a shock." said Sarver. "It s not always an ex-con type person and it's typically this type of occurrence — where it starts with a game." Sarver said in the case of the female vic- Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Recreation HEATED STORAGE FOR RVS,Milo'«,lnf.r— ratra_414-»4M5»2. Farm ’ THE TRIPLE J PONY FARM offers riding kscom, $15.00 all ages, open through October, 616-948-0582. Help Wanted REAL ESTATE MORT­ GAGE: Area financial institu­ tion has an opening for an expe­ rienced OPC (Originator. Pro­ cessor. Closer) in Real Estate Mortgage dept. Must assist in providing correct loan docu­ ments. ordering reports, surveys, and deeds. Assists in collections, staff support, and as a Notary Republic. Must have experience in bank operations, and loan dept. Full-time position. If this is you. please submit resume to ManKwer of Hastings (behind verbend Travel) 127 N. Mar­ ket St., Call 948-3000 EOE ■ TELEPHONE ORDER PRO­ CESSORS Large company in Ada is looking for applicants with excellent data entry and phone skills to assist in taking catalog orders via phone. Pay starts at $8.00/hr.. evening hours, every other Saturday. Please apply at Manpower of Hastings. 127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel) EQ E. Call 948-3000 ASSEMBLY AND MACHINE OPERATION $8.00 A S.E Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for 1 st shift work­ ers. Duties include light assem­ bly of small automotive pans and plastic injection machine operation. Must have high atten­ tion to detail and good finger dexterity. All positions are long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to work overtime. Pay increases based on v. ork perfor­ mance ! For immediate consider­ ation, call MANPOWER at 948­ 3000. ED E________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St., Freeport. Ml EOE JANITORIAL & SANITA­ TION: Looking for honest reli­ able people to scrub & buff floors; also clean & sanitize bakery, pro­ duce. deli & meal department in local retail food store, full time. 3rd shift. $7.00 an hour, atten­ dance bonus, benefits available Call J.m 1-800-888-3990 Parent Educator. Battle Creek Office, full-time, home visitation pro­ viding child development and child management information. Case manager for families en­ rolled in Even Start to link them with services. QUAIIFICATIONS: Minimum BSWor BA in human service related field. Relevant experience with at-risk children. Good communication skills and ability to work with a team. Valid Ml driver's license and driving record which com­ plies with agency policy. To ap­ ply submit cover letter of inter­ est and resume no later than 9/ 24/98 to: Human Resources •98CP1PE. Family & Children Services. 1608 Lake St., Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 EOE SOCIAL WORKER: SOCIAL WORKER: Hastings Office, full-time, counseling with at-risk individuals, children and families. Some office groups as well as in home. Flexible sched­ ule QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum MSW/MA which al­ lows for CSW or LLP licensing in Slate of Ml. Minimum 2 yean relevant experience with knowl• edge of family systems, strengths-based treatment. Sub­ mit cover letter of interest and resume no later than 9/24/98 to: Human Resources #98CP2I9. Family & Children Services. 1608 Lake St.. Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 EOE Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000 craft show on November 21st. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 29 PEOPLE WANTED to get paid $$$ for the pounds or inches you will lose in the next 30 days. ALL NATURAL/GUARAN- TEED. Call Deb 9 616-891­ 9952. Community Notice HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS “ITS CIDER TIME FESTI­ VALS” Begin September 12 A 13. I2PM-5PM, 20th Year Cel­ ebration. First Cider Making. Live Music, BBQ Food. Apple Dumplings. 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Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: “LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!' CALL 616-948­ 4093______________________ TREE TRIMMING, tree re­ moval. dangerous removals, lot clearing, stump grinding. Fully insured, free estimates. Call Greenleaf Tree Service at 948­ 9813 tim. Myers admitted he began by playing a game with the girl that ended in coercion Sarver added that he was questioned by a citizen concerned after Myers’ arrest about the safety of local children. "There was a concern that if he bonded out. would our children be safe," said Sarver. "1 told the person that it's not the son of case where he jumped out of the bushes. It started by playing a game that ended in coercion. It's a control issue." Myers is being held without bond m the Barry County Jail. Sarver said pedophiles in general are of­ ten people who are known to the victims as a trusted people in a position of author­ ity over the child. "We’ve heard of Boy Scout leaders. Giri Scout leaders, priests having done things like this.” said Sarver. "It's a known fact that pedophiles grasp onto these means of gaining the trust of children." Sarver warns parents always to be aware who their children are with, where they are and what they're doing and advises church officials lo always have at least two adults in situations where children are present. "Parents should always be cautious,” said Sarver. "It never hurts to be cautious." upon successful completion of two years probation • John Robert Jacobs. 17. of Hastings was given Holmes Youthful Training Act status on a conviction of receiving and concealing a stolen. 1996 All Terrain Vehicle between June 15 and June 26 in Hope Township. Jacobs will spend serve his 10 days of jail time on the weekends between 5 p m Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday. He was also or­ dered to pay $360 in costs and $4,800 in restitution. • Lawrence Grey Risner. 37. of Orangeville, will be sentenced Sept 17 on a probation violation charge. He was on probation for a conviction on attempted assault with a deadly weapon charges It was Risner s second violation of his probation in connection with the charge. • Nathan Christie. 23. of Hastings, was given a 12-month delayed sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of cocaine. If he meets the terms and conditions of one year on probation, his charge will be reduced to use of cocaine. • Tammala Burdette. 27. cf Battle Creek was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 53 days served and three years probation on convictions of second degree home in­ vasion and assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder. • Richard Case. 34. of Battle Creek had his sentencing rescheduled. Case had pleaded guilty to first degree home invasion and conspiracy to commit first degree home invasion, according to court records. His attorney and the Barry County Prosecutor’s office has agree to a one year recommended sentence. • Thomas Leonard, 22, of Nashville will be sentenced Sept. 2. 1999 on a conviction of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct which occurred between August 1997 and May 1998 in Castleton Township involv­ ing a 15-year-dd female. A charge of third degree sexual penetra­ tion was dismissed. If Leonard successfully completes his one year probation, the court will accept a plea to a reduced charge of accosting a mi­ nor for immoral purposes. • Jason Wiessner. 20, of Delton was sen­ tenced to eight months in jail with credit for 150 days served on his fourth probation violation conviction. Wiessner was serving probation on 1996 conviction of home invasion, which oc­ curred in the 12000 block of Bedford Road in Johnstown Township. Fisher ordered Wiessner to continue his probation until the end of his jail sentence at which time he will be discharged unsuc­ cessfully from probation. • Jason Turner, 18, of Hastings is sched­ uled for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 24. He faces two counts relating the alleged theft of an amplifier worth more than $100. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of five years in prison. • Michael Kensington, 17. of Hastings was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 243 days served on a second probation violation conviction. Kensington is on three years' probation for an October 1997 conviction of second degree home invasion. • Joseph Paul Brochue. 24. of Hastings was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 144 days served and to continue proba­ tion on three probation violation convic­ tions. Brochue was originally given two years probation Dec. II. 1997. on convictions of resisting and obstructing a police officer, malicious destruction of police property under $100 and operating under the influ­ ence of liquor. • Phillip Michael Green. 19, of Middleville pleaded guilty to attempting to retain a credit card without consent and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, suspended • Probation was continued, with no fur­ ther incarceration, for Geoffrey Schreiner, on a charge of probation violation. Schreiner originally was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct Kuzava said that Schreiner has violated the terms of his probation by missing two counseling session appointments and "has refused to take responsibility for his ac­ tions." Fisher noted that he was "making poor progress on counseling because of his de­ nial of the problem " But his attorney. Carol Jones Dwyer, said Schreiner had a respiratory infection and was under medication, which caused him to be absent. She maintained th:? he had attended every session except the two for which he was charged with probation violation. Fisher, in continuing the probation, in­ sisted Schreiner find a different counseling program. "I want to give you the opportunity to get involved." the judge told him "The purpose of the program is to see you get help and ensure that no one else is victim­ ized." police BERT In other recent Circuit Court business: • Byron Keith Woods. 27, of Battle Creek was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 56 days served and the last six months suspended upon successful completion of three years probation. Woods was convicted of assault with a weapon and second degree home invasion for breaking into the home of a 47-year-old Johnstown Township man and attacking him with a baseball bat July 10. His identical sentences on the two con­ victions will be served concurrently. He was originally charged with conspir­ acy to commit premeditated murder, assault with intent to rob while armed and first de­ gree home invasion for his role in the drugrelated attack, which alse involved Tammala Burdette and Richard Case, also of Battle Creek. Hastings man Tim Leach. 18. is also be­ ing charged for his alleged participation in the incident. Leach is scheduled for prelim­ inary examination in District Court Friday. Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 26. 1999 Man held on bond after knife attack HASTINGS - A 21-year-old Hastings man is being held in the Barry County Jail on charges of felonious assault with a dangerous weapon after an alleged knife attack Sept. 5, according to a report by lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department. Thomas Andrew Lethcoe is accused of causing a one-quarter-inch puncture wound to his ex-girlfriend's arm as she tried to break up an altercation between Lethcoe and an 18year-old Hastings man who was visiting her home. Police reported Lethcoe apparently went lo the home at about I a.m. to talk with the victim but became agitated when he saw the man sitting on the couch. Lethcoe allegedly forced his way into the home, asked lhe man who he was and then went to the kitchen to retrieve the knife. He then allegedly relumed to the living room and tried to force the man out of the home by chasing him with the knife. Lethcoe allegedly was also throwing things around the home, damaging items and apparently slabbed a lamp shade with the knife before lhe victim's sister talked him into giving up the weapon and leaving. Lethcoe was arraigned Sept. 8 and a preliminary examination has been set for Sept. 16. Dirt bikes taken from Trails End home ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - Two dirt bikes kept behind a Trails End road home were taken sometime Aug. 31. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said the bikes, both Hondas, apparently were pushed into the woods behind the home where they were then taken away The incident remains under investigation. Mailbox vandals caught by police ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - Three Bellevue teenagers believed to have smashed at least seven mailboxes in Assyria Township have been caught, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police stopped a car Aug. 30 matching the description of the one driven by the vandals. An aluminum baseball bat was found on the floor of the car. police said. The damage occurred in the area of Jenkins Road and the incident remains under investigation. Teen in hospital after ski accident JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A 15-year-old Hastings boy who was water skiing on Clear Lake Sept. 6 suffered a broken femur, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Marine Division. Luke Storm was apparently on skis being pulled by William Dale Storm when he fell and broke his leg. Storm was listed in stable condition at Pennock Hospital Wednesday. Warrant sought for furnishing to minors HOPE TOWNSHIP - Police are seeking a six-count warrant for charges of furnishing alcohol to minors against a Cloverdale man who told police he had hosted a keg party for his brother Aug. 22. The man told police he had only invited people who were over 21 years of age and that lhe invited guests were given green wrist bands, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police said the man claimed the party became bigger than he had planned and had gotten "out of hand" and that it was possible some minors had helped themselves to the keg when he wasn't looking. Six minor males at the party were issued citations for being in possession of alcohol, including three from Delton, one from Plainwell and two from Hastings. One of the minors also was charged with escaping lawful custody for running :nto the woods wearing handcuffs while the deputy reached into his car for his preliminary breath test device. Four minors cited at Freeport party IRVING TOWNSHIP - Police broke up an Oak Street party Aug. 29 and issued four citations to minors for being in possession of alcohol. Cited were females from Freeport and Middleville and males from Caledonia and Alto, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Missing person sought by authorities WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A Grand Rapids woman has been listed as a voluntary missing person by the Barry County Sheriffs Department after she left her two children with her Clark Road sister and did not return. Police said lhe woman. Kimberly Sue Kuchar. 38. told her sister she was going out on Sept. 7 and then left in her green. 1992 Geo Storm. When she hadn't returned 24 hours later, her sister became concerned and called police. Kuchar, who works at Steelcase, was still missing as of Tuesday. Argument causes auto accident BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A Wyoming woman and a Battle Creek man suffered minor injuries after an argument resulted in the man pulling on the steering wheel, causing the car they were riding in to go off the road Sept. 1 Barry County Sheriffs Department deputies reported that the woman. Enca Rae Affron. 20. was arrested for being a minor with an unlawful blood alcohol level after the accident. The man. Aaron Lee Hinten. 20. was taken to Liela Hospital with chest and neck pains after the accident occurred on M-37 just south of Dowling Road. I �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 10 1998 Three face felony charges after struggle with police J-Ad GraphicsNews Service Three teenagers who struggled with po­ lice tn Nashville Aug. 28 are facing felony charges in Barry County District Court. Mandi Golovich of Charlotte and Daniel Tobias and Christopher Felzke of Nashville, all 19. were arraigned on resist­ ing and obstructing charges last week. Felzke was arrested only after officers resorted to using pepper spray to subdue him as he struck an officer in the face, kicked officers and pulled on the handcuffs, police <ud The incident began at about 12:10 a.m. when a Nashville officer parked his patrol car at Lentz and Gregg Street to conduct a foot patrol while investigating a complaint of a possible breaking ancfentenng. The officer had called for assistance in the foot patrol from the Barry County Sheriffs department During their search, the deputies encoun­ tered Golovich and Tobias, both minors, silting on the rear of a pickup truck, appar­ ently drinking beer, according to police re­ ports. When deputies requested identification from the pair. Tobias refused. As officers tried to arrest Tobias. Golovich allegedly stepped between Tobias and the officer, pushed the deputy and then tried lo jump onto lhe officer, police re­ ported. When one of the two deputies pulled Golovich from his partner. Tobias al­ legedly pushed the deputy and tried to gel to Golovich and lhe other deputy One of lhe deputies then wrestled Tobias to the ground where they struggled with him for one to two minutes before hand­ cuffing him. police said. When the deputy turned his attention to his partner, he noticed lhe other officer had Golovich in a bear hug type hold and was yelling at her to stop fighting, police said. "She was kicking him with both feel and trying to gel away and screaming obsceni­ ties." one deputy reported: After getting Tobias on his feel, he al­ legedly began struggling again but was then pushed into the patrol car. at which time the deputy tried to help his partner Second man arrested in Assyria break-in J-Ad Graphics News Service A Battle Creek man was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging him with receiving and concealing property worth more than $100 stolen from an Assyria Township home July 11. said'Det. Lou Quinn of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police Billy Joe Mexico. 34. of Battle Creek is scheduled to be arraigned today on the charge in Calhoun County District Court Mexico is accused of receiving a stolen. 33-incli Sony Trinitron television set and trading it for an automobile in Calhoun County on July 14 If convicted, he could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison. The television has been returned to the victims. Quinn said. "We’re still trying to recover stolen property." said Quinn, noting that the inci­ dent remains under investigation. Mexico is the brother of Richard William Mexico. 27. who is charged with committing the break-in in the 9000 block of M-66. Richard Mexico, who was bound over to circuit court Sept. 4. is facing charges of second degree home invasion, a 15-year felony, along with two counts of receiving and concealing stolen electronic equipment and dirt bikes He is also charged with being a habitual offender, fourth offence notice. The pair are suspects in a rash of Assyria Road break-ins. police have said. According to his felony information sheet. Richard Mexico was previously con­ victed of receiving and concealing stolen property in Kent County in 1994. He was also convicted in 1990 of at­ tempted breaking and entering in Branch County and of malicious destruction of property in 1989 in Calhoun County. The penalty for being a habitual offender is life in prison if the primary offense has a penalty of five years or more; 15 years or less if the primary offense ha-, a penalty under five years. "Then, another male came from down the street and started yelling at us." the deputy said. "He said they had done nothing wrong and he was going to fight both of us." He was ordered to leave lhe scene, but didn't, police said, noting that he was fol­ lowed by two other males, also screaming obscenities and yelling threats, some aimed at the officers and some at each other "The scene was starting to become very scary to myself and to (my partner.)" one deputy reported. "So. we called for assis­ tance. We decided the safest thing was to put her in the rear seat and clear as fast as we could and lhe other males went back to their residence." During the struggle, the Nashville officer encountered similar problems, reporting that as he arrived to try to help the deputies, he noticed 10 to 12 subjects run­ ning north on Lentz Street. "One of the subjects was Christopher Felzke who was known to myself." the Nashville officer said, noting that the group ran to rear of a nearby residence. "...Felzke was screaming obscenities and being restrained by (a man) and another subject. Felzke stated that he was going to kick my (expletive deleted) and was fight­ ing to get loose from the two restraining him." The officer said Felzke became even more agitated, accusing the deputies of sexually molesting Golovich, when he was told he was under arrest, police said. Felzke then fled to the rear of lhe home, but later emerged and was told by a woman at the scene to comply with the officer s commands, police said. "As I pul lhe left cuff on. Felzke pulled away...Felzke and I were in a pulling match with the handcuffs." said the officer. "At this time. Felzke brought his right arm up striking me in the face." The officer took Felzke to lhe ground, he reported, and continued to wrestle and struggle with him as he tried to handcuff the man. while lhe deputies tried to keep the other subjects inside the residence. The other deputy and the officer contin­ ued to wrestle with FeL’ke. but were unable to finishing handcuffing him due to the kicking and pulling, police said. "1 directed (the deputy) to let him go and use pepper spray while I still had the hand­ cuff." the officer reported. "After repeating this several times, (the deputy) was able to get up and (the other deputy) administered pepper spray." Officers then were able to get the second handcuff onto Felzke and place him into the patrol car. where he and the Nashville officer were treated for the exposure to the spray. "While decontaminating him. he stated several times that he was going to kill us." the officer wrote in his report "Felzke con­ tinued yelling obscenities al us during the drive to the jail." The officer reported that Felzke stated several times "that I was hit (in trouble9) and that he was on private property and that we could not do this. "Felzke threatened to sue and that his lawyer would get us all." the officer said. Felzke was cited for refusing to take a preliminary breath lest and is being charged with being a disorderly person while drunk, disturbing the peace and resisting and ob­ structing police officers. He was given a SUM) bond for the two disorderly charges and SI00 bond on the re­ sisting charge Golovich and Tobias also were ticketed for being minors in possession of alcohol All three are free on bond awaiting Distnct Court preliminary examinations. Parties to set mediation in Felpausch crash suit A Sept. 17 scheduling conference has been set between attorneys involved in a lawsuit filed by families of victims killed in the Oct. 3. 1997. crash at the Hastings Felpausch store. Attorneys for defendants Suzanne K. Elliott. Gary M. Evans and the G&R Felpausch Company will conduct a telephone conference with Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher and attorneys for James Hyde and Gerald C Johnson to discuss whether the case will go to mediation or proceed to a settlement conference The lawsuit was filed June 25 by Hyde, husband of Joyce Hyde. 68. who was killed when the vehicle Elliott was driving, belonging to Evans, smashed through the front entrance of the store. Also suing is the father of Gerald E. Johnson. 39. who died nine days after the crash Both victims had been inside the store when they were struck. Hyde and Johnson allege negligence on lhe part of Elliott. Evans and Felpausch and asks for a jury trial to award damages with interest, costs and reasonable attorney fees no less than S25.OOO. including compensation for hospital and funeral expenses. The plaintiffs allege that Felpausch failed to design and construct a parking lot so that traffic is directed away from pedestrians and away from the entrances and exits of the building. In its response, filed Aug. 17. Felpausch states that the allegations "call for a legal conclusion” and require no answer. "Should an answer be required... the allegations are neither admitted nor denied." lhe response slates. "This defendant is without sufficient information upon which to base an answer." To allegations that negligence by Felpausch was a proximate cause of the death of Joyce Hyde and Gerry Johnson and personal injury to James Hyde. Felpausch responded that they arc denied as untrue. In her defense, attorney for Suzanne Elliott Gary Maximiuk of Wbeeler/L’pham in Grand Rapids responded that Elliott "was faced with a sudden emergency, not of (her) own making, which was the sole proximate cause of the accident." Regarding Hyde and Johnsons allegations that Elliott’s negligence recklessness caused the deaths. 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" I SALES HOURS: SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY (616) 948-8000 Todayor* toll free 1 -888-494-5539 Call Open Mon & Wed until 8 Tues.. Thurs.. Fri. until 6: Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed 8-7: Tues . Thurs & Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-09-17.pdf 87cc82e512129945817efd4571fee363 PDF Text Text Area harriers take two firsts Local Habitat seeks director Home loan grant OK'd See page 14 See page 3 See page 2 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER News Briefs: Secor decision delayed again The Lakewood School Board discawed the situation of suspended Superintendent Steve Secor in closed session at Tuesday's special board meeting. Members talked for 90 minutes in private and returned to open session to say the matter again would be dis­ cussed at the next regular meeting Thursday Sept. 24. . Board President Lester Forman said the board is working toward a resolu­ tion and promised that action would be taken. He thanked the community for its patience saying the board wants to make sure it does the right thing with PRICE SC THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1998 VOLUME 145 NO. 38 Hastings landfill future uncertain by Mary Warner Staff Writer Discussion continues among Waste Management executives as to whether to close the Barry County landfill or keep it open, according to Steve Essling. envi­ ronmental coordinator for the local landfill. For the time being, the landfill continues to serve its haulers and commercial ac­ counts. and is open to the public during regular Tuesday and Saturday hours. Essling said the question of whether or not to close the landfill has been debated by the executives for the past few months Meanwhile. Waste Management has already transferred the local trash hauling operation to regional Battle Creek facilities. Employees who were working for the Hastings trash service have either accepted a severance package or taken jobs with Waste Management at other locations. Essling said. Employees for the landfill, including Essling, the operations manager, a divisional engineer, a scale operator and two landfill operators, continue to work at the Hastings location. Trash service will continue for Barry County customers. Essling said, with the only difference being trucks are being dis­ patched from Battle Creek rather than Hastings. Trucks will keep their green and white colors but will have a new Waste Management emblem. Rates are the same for now. Essling said, but could go up par­ tially as a result of the recent change in ownership of the landfill. Waste Management acquired the Hastings landfill and trash hauling operation (formerly known as Hastings Sanitary Service) in July as part of a merger be­ tween it and USA Waste Services of Houston. USA Waste has been the owner of the Hastings landfill and trash service since December of 1997. acquiring it from City Management Corp, of Detroit, which in turn purchased it from private owner Ken Neil in 1992. v^aste Management, the world's largest a bad smution. ■'Give us time and the matter will be resolved," he said. Secor has been suspended after being arrested last month and charged with second offense drunk driving May 23. Jerry Southgate has been acting supertoaeodeot in Sufcor'a absence. Hastings officials EOA graduates Two Hastings city officials last week were recognized for graduating from the Elected Officials Academy as the annual convention of the M ichigan Municipal League in Traverse Chy. Mayor Frank Campbell was one of five level two graduates and Council­ man Barry Wood was one of 35 level one. Both received a pin and a plaque at die convention for their accom­ plishments. , The Municipal League's Elected Of­ ficials Academy is a voluntary contin­ uing education program established to encourage and recognize the efforts of local elected officials to become effec­ tive leaders. •Cuba' to kick off travel film series The Klwanis Club of Hastings will kick off its 5«th season of "World Travel Series" films at 7 p.m. Friday evening with a presentation of "Cuba at the Crossroads" by John Holod at the Central School Auditorium. Through the past 50 years, the local service organization’s volunteers have given their time to let people in the community get a view of the world through travelogues on one Friday evening of each month from Septem­ ber through April, excluding Decem­ ber. The travel film series project now is being handled by Mike Hubert. Cur­ rent Kiwanis president is Mike Hallifax After Friday's presentation at 7 p.m., the seven-film series will con­ tinue with "Blue Ridge" by Cun Mat­ son Oct. 16. "Hong Kong" with Raphael and Jocelyn Green Nov. 20, "Amazon" with Ted Bumiller Jan. 15, "Grand Canyon" with Dale Johnson Feb. 19. "Netherlands" with Sherilyn Memes March 19 and "Lost Worlds" with Rick Ray April 16. Before each presentation and during Intermission, moviegoers will be en­ tertained by Don Reid. Harlan Nye, Ken Bohn and Jim Fles. Elsie Sage. Kandy Barnum and Hazel Brown on various musical instruments. . Tickets for the film showing can be purchased al the door or from any Kiwanian. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 l I 1998 Homecoming Court selected This year’s Hastings High School Homecoming Court has been selected. They include (front, from left) Danielle Golnek. Erica Fulmer. Jim Storms. Ty Greenfield. Sally Edger. Patti Stockham, (back, from left) Tara Stockham. Andy Keller, Luke Warner and Adam Whitney. refuse service, was having severe financial problems. Essling said, necessitating its purchase by USA Waste When USA Waste purchased Waste Management, the merged company retained the Waste Management name. Essling said the new company has a goal of saving $800 mil­ lion. and is thus looking at every landfill and hauling senice the merged company now jointly owns in an attempt to avoid duplication of services or get rid of those that are unprofitable. He said a duplication of trash services in the south end of Barry County was in pan the reason why the trash operation was transferred to Battle Creek — USA Waste trucks from Hastings and Waste Management trucks from Battle Creek were both serving the same area. Moving the trash service to Battle Creek also reduced administrative overhead costs by eliminat­ ing separate dispatching, accounting and management services, he said. Likewise, closing the landfill could help Waste Management's bottom line, Essling said. 'One of the issues the company is trying to decide is whether it would be cheaper to truck waste out of the county to one of the other landfills or leave it open." He said Waste Management has a certain formula for whai of gale receipts should go to operate the landfill and what percentage needs to be set aside in savings for monitoring and maintaining the landfill once it's closed. The formula has to include "some profit in there." he said. There may not be enough money to op­ erate the landfill, pay for future mainte­ nance once it's closed, and have a profit, given the amount of trash the county al­ lows to be dumped there every day, Essling said. The operating agreement between the landfill owners and Barry County allows a maximum of 475 tons per day of trash to be taken in. compared to the 1,000 to 2.000 tons of trash other landfills in the merged company can take in daily, he said. Comparatively speaking, he said, the Hastings landfill is "very small." Essling said that "it's a given that we can go ahead and keep (the landfill) open and do See LANDFILL, page 2 City to consider ‘light pollution ordinance’ by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council is looking at an ordinance to regulate outdoor lighting in residential neighborhoods. The council Monday night referred such a request from William Hess, who said he has a neighbor who has an outdoor light on all night and it interferes with his sleeping. It was noted by Deputy City Manager Jeff Mansfield that the city can regulate commercial lights, but has no rules gov­ erning residential outdoor lighting. In a letter to the council. Hess, who lives on Bond Street, suggested ordinance wording that says. "Any outside lighting must be shaded or reflected to emit light only on the property of said residence un­ less surrounding affected residences are permissable with the stray lighting from said residence. Excluded would be street lights or any city owned properties, and or­ dinance would be retroactive to cover exist­ ing installations where unwanted light pollution' intrudes on a surrounding resi­ dence." City officials said they have problems with the "retroactive" wording, but they sympathized with his plight. "He’s got a legitimate complaint here and we need to address it.” Mayor Frank Campbell said. Councilman Robert May agreed, saying. "He does have a problem. I did observe the light, and it is very bright and annoying." lite council voted to refer the matter to the Planning Commission. After a public hearing at the council meeting, it was decided that Perry Ramsey will be able to hook up to city water from his* residence on Monroe Street between High and Prairie streets, but the seven other residences won't have to pay for con­ structing the water main until they decide to connect. Ramsey is having a house built on Monroe and he asked to have a waler main constructed and the work to be specially as­ sessed. it was determined that four of the eight residences would pay $3,312.44 each, based on perceived benefit they would receive, but four others wouldn't have to pay anything. But Clyde and Betty Carr, who also live on the street, objected to the special assess­ ment. saying they originally thought they would have to pay $14 per foot for the pro­ ject. but later learned they would have to pay about $33 a foot. Betty Carr said she didn't understand why Jack Longstreet, who asked her to sign the petition for the work, wasn't scheduled to pay a dime Saying that she and her husband had See CITY, page 2 Trail dedication honors ex-Congressman Henry by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The dedication of rhe Paul Henry Thor­ napple Trail Saturday in Middleville was a celebration of one persons life and the vol­ unteer efforts of many The trail head behind the Village Hall was the site of a ribbon cutting and time of remembering the life of former Congress­ man Paul Henry, who had served Mid­ dleville until his death in 1993. Henry was remembered as a good man who cared about the people and the environment of this area. Current Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers was one of the featured speak­ ers at the ceremony. Eiders recalled his friendship with Henry and said. "I would rather Paul be here and have this job." Karen Henry Stokes, thanked everyone for honoring her late husband and said that she looked forward to riding the trail urih her children. Bicyclists from the very young to older adults, including tandem cyclists, were waiting anxiously for the ribbon to be cut to be first down the gravel trail Thornapple Trail Association President Michael Gormley reminded everyone that this ceremony marked just one milestone of a continuing "Rails to Trails" effort to build a recreational trail for walkers nd bi­ cyclers. He thanked all the volunteers, local officials and others for making the dedica­ tion possible He reminded the audience, which included trail volunteers, local school officials, hik- See TRAILS, page 2 Helping dedicate the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail in Middleville last Saturday were (from left) Karen Henry Stokes. Michael Gormley. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Congressman Vem Ehlers and Nancy Krupiarz. director of the Michigan Rails to Trails Conservancy �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1990 Grant for home loans OK’d by County Board by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Another $450,000 may be tunneled into Barry County to help citizens with housing need* if a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is approved by the state The new grant funding is expected to in­ clude a program to provide loans for low income families to use as down payments on homes The County Board of Commissioners and local CDBG Director Cheryl Barth Neuus Briefs (Continued) Wetlands session will be Sept. 19 A wetlands restoration workshop will be held from 9 am. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 19. starting ar the Dis­ trict Conservation office. Those attending will meet at the of­ fice and then car pool to various wet­ lands spots in Barry County. Jim Bruce, district forester, and John Niewoonder will lead the tour. For more information and reserva­ tions. call 948-8056. 'Forgotten Man* dinner tonight The Forgotten Man Ministry of Barry County will have its sixth an­ nua] Stewardship Dinner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 17. at the Hastings High School cafeteria. Those who plan to attend are urged to can in the number of reservations needed so organizers can better plan the amount of food that will be needed. For reservations, call Phyllis Sears at 945-2077, of chaplain Bill Medendorp at 795-9673. Annual school report planned The Hastings Area School System's annual teport for the 1997-98 academic year will be presented at Monday night's (Sept. 21) meeting of the Board of Education The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the all-purpose room of Star Elementary School. Each public school district in Michigan is required to present an an­ nual report on or before Oct 15 every year. Individual school annual reports are planned for 3:15 p.m. Monday. Oct. 5. at the middle school; 3:15 p.m. Tues­ day. Oct. 13. at Southeastern Elemen­ tary. 6:30 at Central Elementary and 7 p.m. at Star Elementary; and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 14. at Pleasantview Elementary. Area CROP Walks are Sept. 20, 27 The Barry County CROP Walk will be held in Hastings at 2 p.m. this Sunday al the First United Methodist Church. The CROP Walks in the Gun Lake and Wayland areas and the Delton area will be held lhe following Sunday. Sept. 27. at 2 p.m. Registration for the Hastings walk will be at I p.m this Sunday. The Country Chapel Praise Band will en­ tertain before and after the walk. The event will conclude with pizza and beverages. The goal is $12,000. For more information, call (517) 852-9524 or (616) 721-8259. The Gun Lake walk this year will be hosted by Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, located at 150 131st Ave.. Wayland. For more information, call (616) 792-2889. The event in Delton will begin at Faith United Methodist Church at the comer of M-43 and Bush Street in Del­ ton The fund-raising god is $7,000. Delton walkers will have a choice between a 2.3- or 5 9-mile route. CROP Walk organizers are seeking sponsors or sponsor/walkers. The money raised helps to support all the services provided by Church World Services, such as clean water, seeds and tools around the world. Usually, about 25 percent of the proceeds from the fund-raisers goes to local agencies such as Love Inc. of Barry County. Our Lady of Great Oak Catholic Church, St. Ambrose Com­ munity Food Pantry, the Faith United Methodist Emergency Food Cupboard. Sylvia's House and Christian Neigh­ bors of Northeast Allegan County. Participation in CROP Walks are open to all have been spearheading efforts to obtain CDBG grants since 1993 to help low and moderate income people have safe and healthy places to live With the county's first $450,000 in CDBG funds, many homes have been reha­ bilitated with the grant funding and many have been helped with emergency grants for new furnaces, roofs, septic tanks, etc. Some of the grants in the past have been given without strings attached, but now the state-based program primarily offers low 'Business After Hours* planned The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce "Business After Hours" will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Sept. 17) at the Whispering Waters Campground north of Hastings on Irving Road off M-37. There will be hot dogs and brats a tour of the campground, walk or wagon ride. For more information, call the local chamber office at 945-2454. Bowens Mills fests continue The second weekend of the "It’s Cider Time" festival series at Bowens Mills will continue this weekend with an Old-Fashioned Country Fair" atmo­ sphere and a petting zoo and small an­ imal show. The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The star of lhe show will be "Paco," a baby llama less than a year old who loves children. He will be joined by chickens, sheep, ponies, calves, pigs and baby bunnies Bowens Mills will be open every weekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 with a number of activi­ ties. including a fiber and quilt show, a mountain man encampment, a Civil War encampment. Farm Days, a photo show and steam and gas engine and children's festival. For more Gate fees are $5 for adults and $2- for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. District library meeting Sept. 22 The District Library Steering Com­ mittee will have a community meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sept. 22, at the Hastings Public Library. People in the community arc invited to attend to learn more about what would be involved in forming a district library. Local library officials have been ex­ ploring this new option because the current facility across from the county courthouse is loo small. If it is im­ plemented. the district would include the City of Hastings, and Rutland and Hastings Charter townships. In another development, the Hast­ ings Library Board voted recently to extend the waiver of non-resident fees until Sept. !, 1999. Residents outside the city and Rutland Township were granted the waiver over the summer, enabling them to use the library for free. For more information, call 945­ 4263 Historical Society will meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will have its next meeting at 7:30 tonight (Thursday. Sept. 17) at the Heiss Haus Pump Organ Museum, 8301 Lawrence Road The program will be "Collecting Antique Pump Organs" with museum curator and owner Keith Heiss. Heiss has collected more than 100 organs after starling with just three, which at that time classified him as a collector. When be and his wife, Bar­ bara. came to Nashville in 1990. he owned about 50 pump organs. He built the museum and continued col­ lecting. Heiss is a member of the Reed Or­ gan Society and is host for a pump or­ gan festival each year, which draws or­ gan buffs from across the United states. The museum also attracts many visitors each year. There is no admis­ sion charge at the museum, but Heiss does accept donations. To reach the museum, take M-79 east from M-37 south of Hastings, travel east on Assyria Road and follow it to Lawrence Road. Turn left on Lawrence and head east until reaching the Heiss home and museum. cost interest loans to residents who need to make home improvements. Funds repaid by grant recipients are put back into pro­ gram funds to help others The County Board of Commissioners last week gave permission for Barth to pur­ sue the housing funds through the year 2000 Barth said the county originally had $250,000 but because of the mans needs, the stale increased lhe funding to $450,000 "and we’ve spent that All that's left now is a little emergency fund and some interest and some program income money It won't be long now before that's all expended." she told the board before commissioners voted to seek a new grant The name of the program has been changed to Housing Resource Fund, she added The board also approved Barth's request to allow her to offer residents an opportu­ nity to participate in the Home Buyer Pur­ chase Rehab Program, assisting low in­ come families to purchase homes with down payment assistance. "We've had many, many calls over the years that we have been doing this program in terms of whether the county provides as­ sistance to purchase homes." she said, not­ ing that she always had to tell lhe callers no. The Home Buyer Assistance Program is expected to provide up to $5,000 for a down payment for a home The money probably would be offered as an interestfree loan, she said. Another program, she is investigating would offer rehabilitation funds after the purchase of a home. Liens are attached to the homes to guarantee re­ payment. When the grant funds are received, they will probably be offered on a first-come, first served basis as they have in the past. More information will be provided to the public when the new grant is secured. Commissionc*- Rod Goebel cast the lone dissenting vote for the housing grant be­ cause "$5.(MX) in this market with a zero interest loan seems awfully extravagant; as far as the rehab, if that had been two separate motions. I would have supported the rehab.” In other business, the board: • Approved a contract for the County Transit to receive capital assistance and new technology program funds from lhe Michigan Department of Transportation No local funding is required The $37,500 in federal and state capital assistance is to purchase a new. full-size van that will be equipped with a wheelchair lift. The primary use of the vehicle will be for handicapped senior citizens, with an emphasis to serve those who live in areas outside the city of Hastings "Were going to hope for a 24-hour reservation service so we know what we're dealing with ..." Transportation Manager Joseph Bleam told the board. About eight percent of transit riders are physically handicapped. The new technology funding amounts to $35,000 for a digital video monitoring sys­ tem for four vehicles, which Bleam said is the first such grant in the county and one of a few in the state. "As we're going down lhe road, if you've got a problem on the vehicle, the driver simply reaches up and taps a button and it records and saves to file the last five minutes prior to that incident and five minutes after. It’s a continual run­ ning system and can be retrieved." Each vehicle will have two cameras, one in the front and one in the rear. If a parent has a question, the monitoring system "will pretty much show you what Johnny has been up to," Bleam said. ’ We've had a fair amount of vandalism as far as seat cuts during the student runs. The seats that we are currently buying should help alleviate that problem..." • Denied a rezoning request by a vote of 6-2 to change land from agricultural, rural residential to a general commercial district for a mini-storage business. The County LANDFILL, continued from page 1 today's work." but not as clear whether future revenues can pay for taking care of the site once it's closed. Money has to be set aside for the future closing of the landfill because state law requires that certain mainlenance and monitoring activities take place for 50 years after a landfill is closed, such as quarterly testing of monitoring wells, leachate disposal (getting rid of water that is collected in the landfill drainage network) and lawn mowing. "We shouldn't run this landfill in Hastings if it has to be subsidized by other landfills in the company," he said. However, the decision of whether to close it or not is not all cut and dried, he said, because it's difficult to open new landfills and landfills are also "an asset to the community. Essling said he would like to see the landfill stay open, but "ultimately the deci­ sion w;,l be made in Houston. Texas" (the headquarters of the newly merged Waste Management). Landfills owned by the company are al­ ready in lhe process of being closed in Prekque Isle County and the city of Mowague, he said, and the company is "looking at a handful of other small land­ fills" in Michigan to determine whether they should be closed or remain open. CITY, continued from page 1 lived at their home for 33 years, Betty Carr said they helped pay for a project some time ago. but still have a septic tank. "Every lime our neighbors want some­ thing. we get to pay for it," she said. Assessor Judy Myers explained that the city decided to go by lhe "benefit" in decid­ ing the assessment rolls, noting that using front footage as criteria has been challenged successfully in courts. City Manager Howard Penrod said that if lhe courts then ruled the city's system was unfair, it would have to pick up the whole tab. He acknowledged that the city has a for­ mula for special assessments tor street pro­ jects in which the city pays one-third of the cost, but that's because all city residents have the potential to benefit from paved streets and curb and gutter. All city residents do not benefit from someone else having a water main constructed and hook­ ing up to city water. But Penrod was the one who suggested that Ramsey be allowed to have the mam constructed and hook up. leaving it up to the other three assessed residences to pay only when they do likewise. Ramsey said he would do whatever is necessary. "I’m for it (the project).'' he said. "I've got to have water." The vote was 8-1, with David Jaspcrse the lone dissenter, saying. "We re at this point because somebody bought a piece of property without water on it." In other business Monday evening, the council: • Decided to ask the Michigan M unci pal League for assistance with its legal defense fund to help Hastings with its lawsuit over extension of waler into Rutland Township • Agreed to allow the Hastings High School Homecoming parade at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Sept. 25. starting on Boltwood Street • Granted a request from the Barry Coumy Historical Society to have a meet­ ing at City Hall on Feb. 18. Penrod said he believes a policy on al­ lowing use of City Hall facilities should be established "Because it’s a new facility. I anticipate getting more and more requests " • Had the first reading of a new land and lol ordinance that regulates partitioning or divisions of land parcels or tracts. The pro­ posed ordinance will get official action at the next council meeting Sept. 28. • Approved the sale of the city's old 1970 fire truck to Douglas Bassett for $2,000. • Learned that Mansfield has submitted a revised second application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources an appli­ cation for a grant to help fund lhe Thor­ napple River Walk project. The city's first application did not bear fruit, but Mansfield noted that Hastings wasn't far from gaining enough points. Mansfield wrote in his report. "We hope that since our original grant application scored very well as it was submitted, the revisions will place it over the lop and we will receive the funding we feel we de­ serve." Of the possible 465 points the DNR scored for the applications. Hastings re­ ceived 215. The cutoff was at 255. • Noted that lhe work on a new "skate park" at lhe park near Hastings Manufacturing is nearly finished. Councilman Joe Bleam said he drove by the site recently and noticed that it was a mess, but he was assured it has been taken care of Police Chief Jerry San er said skate park proponents and their leader. Becky Oexler. have put things together for the kids' recreational activities. "I think their hearts are in the right place, and they're learning from the experi­ ence." Saner said he added that neighbors haven't complained, except that it was open late one night. The park is supposed to be closed al dusk. Councilman Robert May said. "It wasn't designed to be just a hangout I think it should be policed." • Had a roundtable discussion about last week's Michigan Municipal League confer­ ence in Traverse City. David McIntyre said he was impressed with presentations downtown business dis­ tricts and local terrorism. May and Miriam White attended sessions on how to evaluate the city manager and noted that Penrod's methods are more open than others Barry Wood said he feels local city gov­ ernment is doing well but cannot rest on its laurels ""The bar is constantly being raised." he said. "We have to continue to do better., to continue to meet higher expectations." Planning Commission also denied the re­ quest This is the second time the request has been before the county board. Steve Stampfier told the county board several months ago that he couldn't find land that is already zoned for commercial use in the Banfield Road area of Johnstown Township and asked lhe board at that time to consider re/oning a five acre parcel to commercial status. A motion in June to deny Stampfier's request failed, but the board agreed, in a separate vote, to send the request back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review. Stampfier had told the board that he wants to have mini-storage buildings on a plot of land in Section 20 of Johnstown Township. He said there is a need in the area for lake residents to have a place to store their boats in the county instead of taking them out of the county. The Planning and Zoning Commission originally recommended denying Stampfier s request because the land is des­ ignated as agricultural, rural residential in the current land use plan, and one planning commissioner felr that to designate five acres for commercial use would be spot zoning. Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus has said. The land has been split from a 20 acre parcel. Concern about a "sharp" curve on Ban­ field Road to the north of the parcel that Stampfier wants to buy was a factor, too, McManus has said. In addition, local citizens have objected to the zoning change on the basis that there are "too many houses in the area." • Declared Sept. 21-27 as Pollution Pr vention Week in lhe county. The week is an opportunity, the resolution said, "for government to join forces with business, industry, environmental groups, commu­ nity organizations and the citizenry at large to take action toward a prosperous and sus­ tainable future." TRAIL, cont'd from pg. 1 ers and others, that the association would continue its efforts to develop the trail, to provide the links to the other parts of the trail both to the north and south in West Michigan. State Senator Joanne Emmons praised the tenacity of the local association for continuing to reach compromises and con­ tinuing the effort to make the trail a real­ ity. Second District Congressman Peter Hoekstra's representative, Beatriz Mancilla, told lhe crowd of well wishers that he would try to include a ride on the trail next year as part of his bike ride through the dis­ trict. Nancy Krupiarz. director of the Rails-loTrails Conservancy of Michigan said, "I’ve only been director here since June, but just looking at the size of the fine on the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail. I know that this has been a struggle." The conservancy has advocated turning uld abandoned Penn Central railroad prop­ erty into recreational trails throughout the region Krupiarz later said that the renewal of the "Ice T" T-21 transportation grant legisla­ tion would mean that about S136.OOO.OQO would be coming into Michigan over the next six years for transportation enhance­ ments. This will include paving of trails, bike racks and other improvements. .t She encouraged anyone who wanted more information about lhe Rails-to-Trails ef­ forts in Michigan to attend the "Connect­ ing Michigan" conference Sept. 27-29 in Battle Creek. This conference will bring together Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Department of Transportation officials, local government officials, trail groups, environmental orga­ nizations and others to discuss trails, eco­ nomic development community concerns and fund-raising. Anyone interested in attending the con­ ference should call (517) 393-6022. ,. Gormley closed the ceremony by asking all those who use the trail to follow the rules. Anyone who wants more information about the Thomapple Trail Association or the Paul Henry Trail can attend the next meeting of lhe TTA at 7:15 p.m. Wednes­ day. Sept. 23. in the Caledonia Township Hall It keeps mere than memories alive. American Heait grA Association^^ AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIALS & TRI BLTES l-800-AHA-USA'i Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. T»w xmu at a puttc urvea .. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17. 1998 - Page 3 Peacemakers try to make communities better places to live in by David T. Young Editor •« Blessed are the peacemakers Christ in the Bible said it was important to have disputes resolved equitably and peacefully, and not far away from Barry bu County is a service devoted almost entirely b*’ io bring opposing parties to agreement. •t i Dale Anderson of Dowling, director of «’* Dispute Resolution Services, a division of Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo, told a First Friday audience in Hastings last week that o’ he likes his work as a mediator because it's about "building strong relationships and •d communities .. It plays a role making this community a better place to live." Anderson said dispute resolution does *-»d more than the obvious. For example, it K f saves the court system money by resolving ”1 differences before they get that far. ** Conflict resolution services have been o’ available to Barry County since 1988. but the one established back then went bankrupt last year. It has been succeeded by nu the service at Gryphon Place, and it handles 3' Barry and Kalamazoo counties. There are 28 resolution centers in Michigan and the one at Gryphon Place has 37 volunteer me'4:‘diators Anderson said there is a tremendous need x-for these kinds of services because there is •tt so much stress in modem society and it’s ’• easy to get frustrated. "When people are in conflict, their focus has shifted away from what they may share ” in common, "he said. "The job of a mediao tor is to help disputing parties Find that commonalty and pursue a course that is ^ mutually satisfactory... It is to facilitate a ’’•conversation as a non-judging third party. It's a voluntary and consensual process. "The job is to create an environment (for the opposing portico to come to a mutu­ al Iv acceptable agreement." Anderson said a mediator brings the par­ ties together, outlines the process, estab­ lishes the ground rules and initiates the dia­ logue He or she moves the parties from their opposing positions to find underlying common interests and needs. He said the mediator sometimes will talk to one party without lhe other present and then bring in lhe other to talk alone later Confidentiality for both parties is essen­ tial. Anderson said that more than 80 percent of dispute resolution cases in Michigan are resolved. Anderson said, "because most people truly want to resolve their differ­ ences." He said mediation is useful for people in all walks of life in almost ail situations, including families, divorced couples, roommales, landlords and tenants, business partners, co-workers, neighbors and even fellow students. But conflict resolution should not be used in cases that will set legal precedent or in cases that involve violence. I’ is most effective as an alternative to going to civil or small claims court. But it doesn't im­ plement binding arbitration. Conflict resolution also can involve spe­ cialized services such as compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. agri­ cultural issues, wetlands protection and transformative mediation. Anderson, however, cautioned that "It’s not a panacea for all conflicts, h’s not magic. But it can be an effective tool." He said the dispute resolution center of­ fers workshops on the process to busi­ nesses and it trains volunteer mediators He also talked about Project Free, which is designed to teach conflict management to students and to teachers. A program is scheduled for Oct. 8-10. "Conflict is an ongoing feature of our lives." Anderson said. "It can be a signal that something needs attention.'' During the question and answer pan of the presentation, he was asked if he and other mediators are like therapists. He agreed there are some similarities, but noted that conflict resolution doesn't dwell so much on the past, rather it attempts to solve problems and then move on to the future. However, he acknowledged that he has a master’s degree in counseling and is very familiar with many aspects of tying to heal relationships. When asked about cost, he said it could range anywhere from nothing to $300 for four hours. The indigent would pay noth­ ing or very little, but usually it costs $15 to initiate the process and another $25 for a session. After two hours of mediation, the cost is $5 an hour and for cases that go above $1,750. an additional 2 percent of the income settlement is assessed. Anderson said the service gets some funding from the courts, too. He said finances are a necessary evil to be dealt with, or conflict resolution ser­ vices will go bankrupt. He said conflict resolution is very differ­ ent than legal services because lawyers are hired to be adversarial and contentious. Anderson was hired to direct the program Dale Anderson (right) talks with Jim Pino before his First Friday presentation on conflict resolution at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. at Gryphon Place in January of this year, he said his paycheck doesn't depend on how many disputes he resolves. "We'd like to teach people how to re­ solve their own conflicts and communicate more effectively to get what they want," he said. Anderson said just gening the parties to­ gether can be the biggest task. "Sometimes people won't take the risk to try to solve their problems with some­ one else." he said. "That's where it’s valu­ able to have a third pan get involved." Anderson said he enjoys his work and thinks it’s a rewarding profession. "It’s a labor of love." he said, "h’s not a great way to make money. But 1 work with a lot of great people." Rutland balks at having district library vote until figures are in by Shelly Sulser Rosie Collins is leaving her position as part-time executive director of Barry County Habitat for Humanity, but will continue as a volunteer. Local Habitat looking for part-time director by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor r! After four years of grant writing, helping -local residents with housing needs and working with volunteers and board mem’■bers. Rosie Collins is leaving the execu­ tive director's position with Barry County ’“Habitat for Humanity. *,r Collins still plans to be a Habitat volun­ teer and she will be one of the workers at 'the organization's Oct 16 Swiss steak and chicken dinner in Hastings. *n‘ Habitat is a Christian housing ministry ’made up of volunteers who build homes in partnership with low income people. The nhomes are sold at cost and without interest. When she was hired as Habitat’s first ’’paid. part-time director in September 1994, ‘Collins said she told Habitat board mem‘tiers that she would work until she was 65. *c She’s reached that benchmark now. but 'flie s leaving her post for a different reason. "I'm going to raise little ones." Collins said, referring to two of her II grandchil­ dren. Helping to provide child care for granddaughters who are ages 4 and 1 is a -frigh priority for Collins and one that she Embraces enthusiastically. She and her husband. Charles, have lived Tn Hastings for 33 years and have five ’grown children. Collins hopes a new part-time Habitat director will be hired by the end of this thonth. but she didn't put a departure date on her letter of resignation. Collins said she has offered to help train a new director in October or if necessary work a few mornings herself through the end of that month. During her tenure. Collins has secured more than $30,000 in grants for Habitat from the Michigan State Housing Devel­ opment Authority, which is more than she’s earned in salary. One of her first duties was to participate in the dedication of the local Habitat's ninth house, and she recently was pan of the ceremony to dedicate the 15th home. Getting to know citizens in the county who need adequate housing has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of the job for Collins, who was involved in conducting workshops for prospective Habitat home­ owners. "The workshops gave me an insight of what's needed in the county. It really opened my eyes to the housing needs. There aren't any apartments to rent." she said. People needing housing either don't have sufficient income to rent a decent apartment or if they have the money, noth­ ing seems to be available. Collins added. "I enjoyed working for and with the board The guys who build the houses are so nice. It's hard to be cynical about the world when you work with nice people." Collins said. (For more information about the local Habitat program, call 616-948-9939 or write to P.O. Box 234. Hastings. Mich. 490581 Staff Writer Supporters of a proposed district library hope information will be the remedy to a stalemate between Rutland Charter Town­ ship. Hastings Charter Township and a steer­ ing committee that needs their approval to proceed with the concept. "So many people don't understand the pro­ cess." said Barb Schondelmayer of Hastings Public Library. "We hope more people find­ ing out will help us to move forward with it." . To do that, a public information meeting will be held at the library at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sept. 22 "We ll talk about what it tikes to form a district library, explain that we're looking at a site, at architects and we ll just inform, in­ form. inform." she said. The meeting also will serve to generate public input on the types of services they'd like a new library to offer. Friends of the Library members have sug­ gested mirroring some features of a new Her­ rick District Library in Holland, which in­ cludes a coffee bar. aquarium, expanded com­ puter services and self check-out machines. A gift shop where patrons can purchase used books, book marks and souvenirs to help generate revenue was another idea. Schondelmayer said. Though getting municipal support is stalled, an anonymous donor has pledged to give the district library $500,000 with no strings attached, and will give another $500,000 if it is matched by donations from the community. The new facility is expected to cost up to $2.5 million. Schondelmayer said the City of Hastings has not taken a formal vote in support of the project "...but they've been urging us to do it. so we'd say they support it. Though the existing library is funded by the city and by a minimal millage levied in Rutland Township, lhe library now serves Hastings Township without lax support. “Were not just trying to spread the city's burden to the townships." said Schondel­ mayer. "It’s not just the city people who are using it. so we feel this is a more equitable way to go. The area is growing at a remark­ able rate and as lhe area grows, lhe library is going to get more use." Though the district library can legally be formed with only two of the three entities in favor. Schondelmaver said the committee is pushing hard to ge. unanimous approval be­ cause of the proximity of the townships to lhe city. But Hastings and Rutland townships both have delayed voting on whether to form the district. "We re a little concerned about a quasi-judicial board setting a millage rate." said Rut­ land Township Supervisor Robert Edwards at a meeting last week. "Were not going to have people say. 'why didn't you tell us it was going to cost this much' and then us say. ’we're sorry, we supported the concept, the cost was up to someone else. " Some residents of Rutland Township now paying property taxes to the Thornapple Kellogg School District help support Mid­ dleville's community-school library. Con­ cern has been raised about those residents having to pay a non-resident fee to use the Hastings district library. "Were saying that's not necessarily so." said Schondelmayer. "There can be a policy that they won't be charged a fee because they're in that district. They can't legally be included in another district, so they won't be taxed." Schondelmayer said, however, that the taxes can't be determined until each entity has voted to form the district and a study committee, made up of representatives of each governing body, is formed. The study committee must then provide a list of details to the Slate Library of Michi­ gan for approval before the district is legally recognized, which includes the following: • The number of people on the library board and whether they are elected or ap­ pointed; • Whether the funding bodies are willing to fund it at the current level until a millage passes; • What the procedure would be to allow another township to join; and • A name for the district library. "Then, the representatives go back to their boards and council and get them to agree to the stipulations," said Schondelmayer. "Once they agree and all sign it. it is sent to the Library of Michigan. At that point, we are a district library." Edwards said at lhe meeting that if the three entities put a millage proposal to a vote and the measure is passed by a majority of Hastings City voters. Rutland residents will still be taxed for the project. "The way it sits now. if Rutland people don’t approve it (a tax), they don't have to pay. but if there's a district and we are out­ voted by lhe city, we still have to pay for it." said Edwards. "There are other options Commissioner asks about legal pot farm product by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Congressman Peter Hoekstra probably wasn't expecting a question about legaliz­ ing the use of genetically-altered marijuana when he visited the Barry County Board of Commissioners last week. That was the first query he received when Commissioner Emmet Herrington voiced his interest in proposing that legislation to help fanners gain another agricultural prod­ uct. He also expressed the same interest during a commissioner candidate forum held recently in Hastings. Herrington told Hoekstra that during World War II "we legalized the use of mari­ juana for hemp (rope)...I understand now that through genetic engineering, it's no longer considered a narcotic, but part of that plant Our farm program needs support...Is there any chance tfiat this can be introduced legally for that use?" "That's the first time that I’ve heard that it was legalized dunng World War II to do that." Hoekstra responded. If marijuana were genetically altered to remove the nar­ cotic features, he said. "I would guess that is a possibility That's something I'll take a look at and get back to you and sec if anybody has taken the lead on doing that... "Anything that we can do to create mar­ kets for our products or to create new prod­ ucts for our farmers is something I would be very willing to take a look at." Hoekstra said. Herrington said he has read a newspaper article about it and would forward informa­ tion to Hoekstra. ’’If it works out. it will be the HoekstraHerringion initiative. Hoekstra joked before leaving the meeting. "It might be the Her­ rington-Hoekstra...well give you all the credit." he said to Herrington. Hoekstra said he was visiting the board "to answer any Questions, say hello and just let you know that along with (congressmen) Vern (Ehlers) and Nick (Smith) if there is anything you need as a county, we're here to help and work with you." Commissioner Lew Newman asked if anything was being done to further lhe de­ velopment and use of methane fuel. "What we want to do is move it much more to a free market developing those types of things." Hoekstra said. One prob­ lem is that crude oil is the lowest it has been in 8-10 years "which makes it very difficult for some of these alternatives to actually get into the market." he said. Commissioner Robert Wenger said he would certainly want the federal govern­ ment to give farmers a tax break for the al­ ternative fuel "and increase that a little bit." Besides the benefits of cleaner air. he said, the "renewable product" a>pect would See POT, cont’d on page 16 we can still support." "The essentia) thing is. this board has in its hands the responsibility for forming a district library," steering committee member John Fehsenfeld told the Rutland board. "To say the city will outvote the township is not necessarily accurate." Though the townships are holding out for cost figures before deciding on whether to support the project. Schondelmayer said that decision must be made by lhe study commit­ tee after the district is formed. "It isn't something a citizens committee can do." she said. "Il really is a legal fur lion of lhe three boards to determine that." She said the key to moving the project forward now lies in the hands of the citizens. "Our feeling is. the township boards are waiting to hear from the constituents." said Schondelmayer. "When they don't hear from the citizens, they have to decide what's best." A survey of residents by Alliance Market­ ing last June revealed that over half of Hast­ ings residents indicated they don't need the li­ brary or don't know why they do not visit, while 43.9 percent of Hastings Township residents do not visit due to the fee. And, 42.3 percent of Rutland Township residents indicated they do not need the li­ brary. With a quoted cost based on a $60,(XX) to $80,000 home, it is estimated that the pro­ ject will cost city residents $35 per year as opposed to the $60 they currently pay. For Hastings Township residents who pay nothing, the tax would possibly amount to about $35 a year and for Rutland Township residents, the cost would likely go from $10 a year to $35 a year, according to the survey. Almost 90 percent of Hastings residents fell the lower cost to them is reasonable, while 64 percent of Hastings Township resi­ dents polled also felt the cost is reasonable. In Rutland Township, however. 46 percent of respondents felt lhe projected cost was too high. Some skeptics of the project have said that library use is decreasing with increasing home access to the Internet. "That's true for people who have comput­ ers. but a lol of people don't have computers and of those who do have computers, many don't have Internet access." said Schondel­ mayer. "We provide that here (at the li­ brary)." Though no architect has yet been hired for the project. Schondelmayer said requests for proposals have been sent to several firms. "No one has looked at them yet and we’re a ways from hiring an architect, but we think an architect can help us in the process." she said, adding that a drawing of a proposed facility helps when educating the public. Quality Printing at... Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September t7 1998 LETTERS from our readers Information helps finds lost dogs There must be consequences for behavior^ To the editor: This is in response Io the letter recently printed from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eaton, with regards to a lost dog and lhe county animal shelter. When I read the letter I was quite con­ cerned if this dog had "fallen between the cracks'* in the lost and found procedures at the animal shelter I contacted the shelter and inquired about the situation I was informed that a gentleman (who turned out to be the dog's owner) had been at the shel­ ter looking to adopt a dog He stated that his dog had been stolen about two weeks before He did not give a detailed descrip­ tion of his stolen dog. nor even mention that the dog was a collie. Shelter personnel sug­ gested that he fill out a lost report, which is posted on a clip board by township, so that people finding animals can look through these reports and try to find a match. He declined to do so. Later that day. Mrs. Eaton called the shel­ ter inquiring about the dog she had found w ith no identification or tags on it and won­ dered if anyone had reported such a dog as being lost Because the dog's owner had not described the lost dog or filled out a lost report, the shelter employee stated that they had no information on such a dog. There never was a lost report filed, so the employ­ ees never had any information to give Mrs. Eaton Only when lhe shelter employees saw the letter in the paper did they realize that the dog's onginal owner had actually been at the shelter, I'm glad that lhe dog was eventually returned to the onginal owner and I would like to commend Mr and Mrs Eaton for taking lhe time to care for the lost dog and all the work they put into finding the own­ er. Not everyone is willing to become involved with animals in need of assistance I also feel there are two important points that need to be realized from this situation The first is that it can not be stressed enough how important it is to have identifi­ cation (owner's name, phone number), county dog license and rabies tag on our pels. This makes the profess of gelling an animal back home so much faster The second point .s that if you do lose your pet (or find an animal), immediately go to the county animal shelter and fill out a report. Look at the animals there to sec if yours has been brought in. At a minimum, return to the shelter every three to four days. Call us at the Humane Society so that we may also take your report on lost or found pets Post flyers and offer a reward for a lost pet. Place an ad in the paper ( ontact Veterinarians in the area as Mrs Eaton did h’s always sad when a beloved pct becomes separated from its family, but there are v table ways to help w ith the return of these lost pets. Make maximum use of your county animal shelter and humane society to help in the lost and found process. It can and does work! Kathy Wiggins President. Barry County Humane Society Prairieville police story clarified Dear editor: This letter is written to clarify some apparent inaccuracies in the Sept. 10 Ban­ ner article about the Prairieville Township Police Department. Unfortunately when a person is interviewed over the phone, there is always the risk of not reporting signifi­ cant facts accurately, which apparently hap­ pened here The most important information that should be corrected arc. I) Following an internal audit in 1993. it became apparent that the department offi­ cers were not current on weapons shooting Tell Levin to support ban To the editor: The U.S Senate soon will vote to ban a horrific procedure known as partial-birth abortion Only a handful of U.S. Senators truly want to save this brutal abortion method, and Michigan's Sen. Carl Levin is one of them. The American Medical Association is against it. It is not needed to save a woman’s life or health In fact, it can be very danger­ ous for her It is not taught in medical schools Only the most extremist abortion providers will practice this method Sen. Levin needs to reflect how Michigan feels about such a brutal, rogue method of abortion and vote in support of the ban passed overwhelmingly by the U.S. House of Representatives in July. Let your voice be heard Tell Sen Levin to vote with the country and ban partial­ birth abortions Call him at (202) 224-6221. fax. (202) 224-13X8. Joyce Kelly Hastings HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 certification (recommended at least twice per year), which was subsequently estab­ lished within lhe department 2) The need for a program to monitor the repair and maintenance of police vehicles was also noted at this time, but was not established to some degree until 1996 when it became apparent that this was still not being done 3) The township doesn’t have the resources to fund full-time police depart­ ment coverage (24 hours per day), nor will it probably happen in the near future What I said was we presently schedule 80 hours per pay period (every two weeks) for the chief and 80 hours per pay period for the combined part-time officers, or 40 hours plus 40 hours per week, respectively. This means that it is important to schedule for the more critical times of the week and thus out of necessity I became involved in that scheduling at the board's recommendation. As the township grows. there will be a need to increase the amount of hours of police work in the township, but to fund a full­ time department would not be cost effective since it would consume a disproportionate share of tow nship revenues. 4) I indicated that during this past year the township spent about $80,000 to $85,000 on police department expenses which included about $26,000 to $27,000 for remodeling a garage into a new police station. What I failed to mention was that another $8.(88) was spent to build a garage for the cemetery equipment that had been displayed by the first move 5) The cost of a new police vehicle is not schedule this year, but will most likely be purchased in the 1999-2(8)0 budget year, depending on township board approval. In conclusion, it has always been my intention (since taking office) to work together with the police department to make changes that arc more responsive to and cost effective for the residents of our township Lloyd Goyings. Supervisor Prairieville Township To the editor: perhaps the last days of Mr Clinton's presidency have put Justine McLean in a substantially bad mood. ("Attacks on Clin­ ton L n-Chnstian." Sept 10 Banner) As a charter member of the vast nghlwing conspiracy, and the apparently UnChnstian church of Jesus Christ. I can sympathize with Justine in her frustration over the current state of the nation And this is not just sarcasm. I really can empathize with her occluded outlook In 1973 and 74. I sincerely believed in the basic goodness and integrity of Richard Milhousc Nixon, and would go to the mat with anyone who accused him of anything but forthrightness in his dealing with the American public I was convinced he was guilty of nothing more than running afoul of a vast left-wing conspiracy, (docs history have an echo?). As such. I became caustic and tended to blame anyone except the scoundrels who were involved knee deep in the Watergate coverup. Well, we all know how that little drama came out. But it seems to me. the real issue raised in Justine's letter is the hypocrisy she sees in those who lake the name of Chnsl and claim to follow His teachings. Again. I real­ ly do understand her frustration, because I really can empathize to some degree with where she must be coming from. Like my beliefs about Richard Nixon. I used to believe in the basic goodness of people in general; i.e. humankind is capable of attaining and retaining moral integrity to the degree that we can in and of ourselves redeem the world from the sins and brutali­ ty w hich arc a part of our everyday rcantv But to try to live by such an untenable phi­ losophy only left me empty and frustrated, not only because of what was going on in the real work' but because I knew me. who I was. and w hat I was capable of when actmg in my own strength. It's scary to know that I am capable of the worst kinds of self­ ishness. greed and lust, and the resultant actions of those internal mechanisms. Ms. McLean must realize one thing. Christians arc people w ho arc acutely aware of the fact that they are rotten to the core. And until someone admits to that condition and asks God to save them from them­ selves. they cannot even become a Christ­ ian. Granted, many people who call them­ selves Christians have never grown up in their faith, and others who call themselves Christians really aren’t at all. they’re just playing a game. And granted, the rest of us rarely live up to the truth we have available to us on a daily basis. But we and the whole world know that despite my or someone clse’s sms being eradicated, there arc always consequences for our actions that must be dealt with, often times for the rest of our lives. The drunk driver who hits and kills an innocent child can be forgiven, but he still must pay for lhe consequences of his deed. The public actions of this public official. Bill Clinton, likewise have consequences. The Oval Office is the workplace of the people and for the people, and I would have to think Bill Clinton is the boss who has choices to make when deciding on his rela­ tionship to an underling in his employ. Can he be forgiven if he is sincere and seeks to change his actions in the future? Certainly he can be. and indeed is forgiven if such repentance has occurred. Are there consequences for the decisions and actions that have already occurred? Certainly there arc. And that’s what we’re dealing with here. As a Christian. I am very realistic about what all men arc capable of. I no longer Public Opinion believe in the innate goodness of humanity I know we all need forgiveness But to be unrealistic and say there should be no mo­ sequences is failure to acknow ledge hfc.as ” rcaHy ,sRon O'LaughUft Hastings Myers doesn’t deserve lesser offense To the editor: I was so furious when I read the Sept. 4 banner article regarding Denny Myers and his molesting of children I understand that Denny Myers asked the Banner to do this article about him with many references to his work with Promise Keepers and his so-called Christian values C ould it be he wants to hide behind Promise Keepers in an effort to look good to the res­ idents of Barry County? Any one who could commit these dis­ gusting crimes against defenseless children should definitely have his Christian values called into question by all of Barry County, especially our elected officials. I can not believe that anyone would think that we could be so ignorant as to change our opin­ ions of this man simply because he masked his true nature behind Promise Keepers The article also contained quotes from an unidentified fnend of Myers that should be addressed The fnend says we should not judge him. that Myers wants to pay his debt and get on with his life What about the lives of these children? Will they be able to simply get on with their lives without reliv­ ing the Hell forced into their lives perma­ nently by Myers? I understand that he admitted to sexually abusing several children. So why should he be allowed to plead to a lesser offense and receive a shorter pnson sentence than he deserves? Furthermore, why is the assistant prosecuting attorney even consider ng to allow this? I do not know the exact terms of the plea bargain, except what was printed in the Banner, but I am angered that our pub­ lic officials would consider that anythwig but life in pnson would be appropriate for the enmes Myers has confessed to. Docs anyone really believe that eight years in pnson could possibly rehabilitate'; someone who has molested children for so ‘ many years? I don't think so. He will sim- ; ply be released in time to molest another • generation of children. Hopefully Judge Jim Fisher will follow i the wonderful example of his predecessor, ' Judge Richard Shuster, refusing to accept ; his plea bargain, and instead put Myers in I jail w here he belongs for the rest of his life. ' Maybe then the v ictims will be able to beT- "* ter "gel on with their lives.” I am sure that Promise Keepers is a w-ort£ dcrful organization and most of the mew bers arc very respectable people, and we all know only God holds final judgment efe this man However, as a society with lawj and morals, wr can not allow the monster Denny Myers has become to think that actions arc in any way condoned or tolcrig ed by us (because of this religious state­ ments) by allowing him to walk free in only eight years Sue Beach Hasti..g*f Editor's Note: At no time has Denny Myers asked the Banner to do anything" about this story . The article contained infof-' mation about his very public life as a Chris* tian radio announcer and organizer of the Promise Keepers. It was intended to show ■ lhe irony of a public man's private life. Knom Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phooe (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city ol Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a liny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of,~ ] Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) | 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543- j 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature , Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. « ■ State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036. Lansing, Mich. ' 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry I County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, ; Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Should Starr report go public?: Did you read any of Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr's report on Monica Lewinzky'z testimony against President Clinton? Did you think the report should have been made public? 5 Published by Hatting*. Banner, Inc. A Ov> «on ol J-Ad Graphics inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 Of02 (616) 945 9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan ’reasoer Frederic Jacobs vce President Stephen Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Ybung /Eater) Eiame Gilbert <Ass/stanr Eater) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cindy Smit h Ma; y Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • C .isvfied ads accepted Monday through F’day 8am to 5 30 p m Saturday fl 30 a m Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Noon Cindy 0 Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County S27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 pe» year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo« B Mastogs Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pa»d at Hastings Ml 49058 Larry Hollenbeck, Hastings ■ : Marion Durkee, Lake Odessa: Doug Mepham, Hastings: Hazen Towne. Byron Center Twp.: Laurie Court, Delton: Kathryn Seelye, Caledonia "Na I haven’t read the report yet, but I’ve certainly beard all about it. I do not think that sort of personal information about the president should have been made public." "I didn't read the whole report. No, even though his morals are very poor, there's no need to make all of those details public.” "Starr went too far. People's private lives should be allowed to be private. 1 admire Clinton for keeping his mouth shut. He has been a real gentleman." "Yes, I read it I don't think it should have been made public. When it’s something that happens between two consenting adults, it should be kept private." "I don't think it should have J . "Yes. 1 did read some of it „ and no, I don’t think it should been made public. They have been made public, not in crucified a man's personal life . 2 on issues best not broadcast. its entirety." Because of the lying. Mr. Clinton, should resign bis 4 position but it's not good for the country and it's not good ;• for the children." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17. 1998 - Page 5 l€TT€RS from our readers... Shelter personnel helpful and kind Dear editor: Recently, a copy of last week’s Banner came lo my attention I read with dismay rhe letter from Mr and Mrs Joseph Eaton k'-dlso have had to deal with the Barry County Animal Shelter, but my experience win very different. While I was away on business. myl3yoar-old dog was staying with my family. My sister went to the shelter and asked for their assistance The staff al the shelter was very helpful They helped her fill out lhe thc shelter remembered who I was and which dog I was calling about The proce­ dure had gone on for over a month In order for responsible owners to find their dog. many things have to happen One. they need lo be persistent in checking for their animal Second, paperwork needs to be filled out On the days that we were at the shelter, others were cither trying to adopt or drop off animals that were not wanted Third, lhe public needs to take the dog to the shelter, if they find it As a responsible owner. I can tell you that it is the first place that you look In the Eatons’ case, arrangements could have been made with the shelter to adopt the dog if the owner was not found. Pur the letter. Barry County is getting a new facility and the same |>coplc will be running it. In my opinion. Barry County should be thankful that the animal shelter has kind. caring individuals who have the best interest of the animal at heart working there. Your animal shelter and the people run­ ning it deserve to know that someone out there is thankful for all their time and effort Theresa A. Moore • Battle Creek paperwork necessary lo start the procedure to find my dog Every day she and my niece went to the shelter. They were greeted with kindness and helpful suggestions on where to begin The support staff suggested that they con­ tact the veterinarians in the area, just in case he was hurt and some good citizen look him to one Upon my return from my business trip. I started looking. Everyday I either went to the shelter or called Each time the staff at FINANCIAL FOCUS m fumishedby.. Marte 0. Christensen 0* Edward Jonas and Co. _____________________ Throw Clinton out and over To the editor: The last time I read the First Amendment, it guaranteed everyone legal idiots, athe­ ists and yes. even Christians the right to express their opinion Evolutionists can believe they came from a piece of bacteria, and Jerry Falwell can comment on behavior he finds unacceptable There arc those who suggest we should forgive and forget in the name of Christian­ ity Where were these cncs of judge not when Richard Nixon and Jimmy Swaggan made the same "mistakes"’’ What about O.J.’s "mistake’’ ’ Where are we to draw the line ’ If "everybody does it’’ is now a valid defense, then we should throw out ail the laws and have a big free for all Aren’t we again being asked to lower our standards for Bill Clinton * Isn’t morality a constant ’ The 10 Commandments seem to have stood the test of time pretty well. So if we’re going to quote Scripture, shouldn’t we include thou shall not commit adultery (over and over and over).’ And how about thou shah not kill (unless it’s unborn babies and old sick people)? Let's not forget lo remember the sabbath and keep it holy (especially Easter Sunday after you leave the Baptist church) And I don’t think the Bible teaches it’s ok to he if it’s only about cent of the highest monthly flat rate charged by a service supplier for a oneparty access line within the geographical boundaries of the assessing county or as­ sess a millage or a combination of the two to cover emergency operational telephone costs. This allows for the citizens of lhe county io vote on any assessment of greater than 4 percent for operational charges. This permits for up to 20 percent collection for operational cost — 4 percent by the County Board of Commissions plus up to 16 percent from voters." Several counties in the state are presently collecting the 20 percent surcharge. In a proactive attempt lo get the tele­ phone s’lrcharge on the Nov. 3 general election ballot in a timely manner. I must take fall responsibility for not properly in­ forming the Barry County Board of Com­ missioners and the prosecutor of the changes in the 911 central dispatch plan. I applaud and support Chairman James Bailey. Commissioners Sandra James. Rose Mary Heaton and Robert Wenger and me other board members and the prosecutor in their decision to do what was right for all the people of our county. Not rushing into change, being cautious and requesting an attorney general s opinion first can only bring positive results for all the citizens of Barry County. Charles Nystrom. director Central Dispatch/E-911 Nobody is blaming ( hclsca Clinton for Bill s "mistakes.’’Kenneth Starr is not to blame tor Bill 's "mistakes ” The right­ wingers arc not smart enough to orchestrate a conspiracy where hundreds, perhaps thou­ sands. of people arc lying about him There arc several ongoing investigations by hi own Justice Department with more to come, including investigation into Commu­ nist Chinese campaign contributions and the sale of guided missile technology in return "Big. big mistake ’’ So who’s really being un-Chnstianhkc here? This man has been plagued by scan­ dal his entire political career He did not cam the name "Slick Willy” because he is an honest and ethical person Just because he has the charismatic* ability to repeatedly slither out of slimy situations does not mean he is not guilty. Again. I cite O.J. and rest my case. What Bill Clinton docs in the Oval Office is our business. We need to throw him out. disinfect the place, and start over. Cathy cole Hastings Understanding mutual fund investment Objectives 911 plan removal a good decision To the editor: (Editor’s note: First of a three-part senes on mutual fund investment objectives.) . In 1975. a reported 426 mutual funds were offered to the public Today, that fig­ ure surpasses 6.000. Much of this growth is attributed to the longest bull market in his­ tory. which has helped fuel investors' al­ most insatiable appetite for mutual funds. Choice is good, but it also p. .sents a challenge: selecting the proper fund that meets your objectives and risk tolerance. This search usually begins with a look at a fund’s investment objective. Not too long ago. just about all mutual unds tell into six investment objective catgones growth, growth and income; inomc. balanced; sector; and money market. oday. investors can choose from funds ofenng dozens of different objectives. Makng the task even harder is the fa^t that ome funds have names that suggest objccives other than their own. To help investors understand the various lutual fund investment objectives, the Incstmcnl Company Institute has published comprehensive list of fund categories long with definitions of investment objccives. We’ll cover this list over the next tree weeks Today, we'll discuss equity funds — mu­ i aal funds that invest primarily in stocks, quity funds can be divided by objective ito three basic categories: capital apprccinon; eWorld equity; and total return. . k. Capital Appreciation The primary aim of capital appreciation ands is to increase the value of their inestments (capital gain), rather than pro- LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE XIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTNG TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY ^FORMATION WE 06TAN WILBE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made J the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael vide a flow of dividends. There are three types of capital appreciation funds 1. Aggressive growth funds invest pri­ marily in common slock of small, growing companies w ith the potential for short-term capital appreciation 2. Growth funds invest primarily in com­ mon stock of well-established companies with the potential for long-term growth of capital. 3. Sector funds seek capital gains by in­ vesting in companies within related fields or specific industries — for example, fi­ nancial services, health care, natural re­ sources. technology or utilities. B World Equity World equity mutual funds invest pnmarily in stocks of foreign companies. There are four types of world equity funds 1. Emerging market funds invest primar­ ily in companies based in developing re­ gions of the world. 2 Global equity funds invest primarily in stocks traded worldwide, including U.S stocks. 3. International equity funds invest at least two-thirds of their portfolios in non­ U.S. slocks. 4. Regional equity funds invest in com­ panies that arc based in a specific conti­ nent. country or region of the world C. Total Return These funds seek stocks that provide a combination of dividends and capital growih. There are two types of total return funds: I Growih-and-incomc funds invest pri­ marily in stocks of established companies with good dividend-paying records and the potential for growth 2. Income equity funds invest pnmanly in companies with good dividend-paying records. Capital appreciation is not an ob­ jective. Keep these definitions for reference be­ fore you invest. We’ll continue with more catcgones next week. On Sept. 8. the Barry County Board of Commissioners removed the 911 telephone surcharge from the Nov. 3 ballot. The proposal was removed because Pros­ ecutor Dale Crowley feels that the stale statute does not clearly state that counties can lax up to 20 percent of the lowest base telephone rate in our county to fund our 91 (/central dispatch system. The Barry County Central Dispatch Au­ thority Board followed Midiigaa Emer­ gency Telephone Committee guidelines in preparing the amendments to the 911 cen­ tral dispatch plan. Section 401 of the guidelines reads: "with lhe approval of the voters in the county, assess up to 16 per- Tell Levin to ban late term abortion To the editor: The vote to over-ride the presidents’ veto of the partial-birth abortion ban act may come as quickly as the 18th of this month. Only three additional votes are needed to override this veto. Michigan Senator Carl Levin supports amendments that n.akc the partial-birth abortion ban act a useless piece of paper. Don’t let your senator vote for a fake bill, or a “late-term) ban This brutal procedure should be out of our vocabulary . We should not have this on the conscience of American any longer. Al a time when our country is under questionable leadership, we have to stand up for a basic sense of wrong and nght. Senator Levin must be contacted by you. the reader, to insist he vote to override the president’s veto on this act. President Clintons hypocrisy shined through in his “repentance" speech. Clearly he's sorry he had to admit to lying under oath and purgenng himself yet he has no remorse for being responsible for the horri­ ble deaths of viable children in our nation. J Dalek a married man and Sallie A Dalek hts * fe (Original Mortgagors) to Union Federal Savir js Bank of Indianapolis a Federal Savings E ink Mortgagee dated March 14. 1997 and n corded on March 19. 1997 in Liber 688. on F ige 4 3. Barry County Records. Michigan, on v ith mortgage there is claimed to be due at the d ite hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen T tousand Nine Hundred Forty and 48/100 dollars (! 113 940 48) including interest at 8 00% per an nbm Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in -jch case made and provided notice is her.n that said mortw will be foreclose sale of the mort­ gaged premises o< so p t of them at public yendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on October 15. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of ASSYRIA Barry County Michigan and are de­ genbed as Commencing at the Southeast corner ol Sect©n 19 Town 1 North Range 7 West Assyria Township Barry County Michigan thence North □0 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East atong the East Ime of said section 1324 14 feet to the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of said Section and the ptace of be­ ginning thence North 88 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds West along the South line of said North­ east 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 280 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds West parallel with the East Section line 220 0C feet thence South P3 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds East 280 0C feet to said East Sect.on hne thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along said East Section hne 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Together with a 66 foot w;de easement for ingress and egress adjacent to the East side of said described parcel ! 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MCUOM a-, o’ 827 98 -rales change week'y Index based on <DC S MONE* FUND Rf PORT AVERAGES F • ' ’ • IBC D ■ (10-1) Reach over our Guaranteed Market Rale Account is a safe. from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 6Q0 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dialed September 3 1998 Sm’e 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98088277 Children have been delivered vaginally to the head, have been pierced forcefully into their little skulls, then have had their brains suctioned out. Then they delivered vaginal­ ly the rest of the way, "dead." This is what pro-abortion supporters call ’’choice’’ and what our nation considers an aborted fetus - up to full term babies. This is not a lie. It is happening here in West Michigan. Shame on you for looking the other way and not speaking up sooner. And shame on all of you for believing a woman has no other options, or that those children are not wanted by childless cou-’ pies in America Shame on you who sup­ port candidates like Senator Levin and President Clinton who place no true value on life, except that which benefits them­ selves. Contacting Senator Levin may not change his mind. However, there is hope, and true repentance out there for men like these if only they were sincere in their efforts I can forgive them, but not unless they change their votes. Joanna Haddix Hastings Wil • *■ D ■. ’ • J • r0C •• MONE * FUND REPORT a s«rvce of {ft Bal 51-- Fee» couxi reduce z ............... jur. �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 Rutland denies zoning change for doctor’s office by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A 6.(MX)-squarc foot medical office build­ ing will not be built on Heath Road in the near future as Drs. Daryl Larke and Ken Memman had hoped. With Supervisor Robert Edwards casting the deciding vote, the Rutland Township Board turned down a request 4-3 last week to rezone the property from R-E rural estate toC-l office commercial development. The townships Planning and Zoning Commission had approved the request al its August meeting. "My whole concern is the traffic.” said Edwards prior to casting his vote. "Frankly. I would like to see the develop­ ment but in this case. I’m concerned about heavy traffic " Heath Road residents John Fehsenfeld and Bart Richardson told the board prior to the vote that if the building were allowed. it would set a precedent for continued commercial development in their neighbor­ hood "This board spent S60.IMM) two years ago to rezone and this property was and is resi­ dential." said Fehsenfeld. "My concern is that there will be a domino effect, that homes will be rezoned commercial. This board, al that time, indicated that it would not bn ng commercial down Heath Road. " Waller Hanson of Hanson Building and Design of Kalamazoo, said the proposed building actually would increase the value of lhe surrounding properties and would act as a buffer between the neighborhood and the Wal-Mart tore at lhe comer of Heath Road and M-43. a "high density commer­ cial" site. "These types of buildings are usually quiet and have very little traffic." said Han­ son. adding that lhe staff would consist of 15 people and that about 40 patients a day .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... ( HI RCH OF THE N AZARENE PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHIRCH 2601 l.J*Q Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Slcse Olmstead (616) 75X-3O2I church phone Sundas Sen tec ** TO a m . Sundas SdMMl I I 00 am. Sundav Evening Service 600 pm . Bible Studs A Prascr Time Wcdncsdas nights 6 30 p m QUMBY I SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West PasU»r Ken Vaught (616)945-9)92 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. PO Bos 6). Hastings. Ml 49051 CEDAR ( REEK BIBLE Cedar ( reck Rd . X mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 a m . Worship 11 00 am. Evening Sen ice at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7DO pm ST. ANDREW S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN ( KI RCH Meeting at 502 I Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd A. 4th Sundays I92X prayer book used at all sersices for more infor­ mation call 94X-9J27 or Res David T I lust wick, vicar at M4K9604 St Andre* '» i* a part of the Independent Anglican (hutch C anada Sy nod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day l-scning Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rambi*ws or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 'or I irst grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages X-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits WELC OME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHURCH 31X5 N Broaduay. Hastings. Ml 4905K Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone ’ or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Serv ices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Res Ken Vaught. 11 (X) am. Res Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am l«w all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6)0 tai KOO pm. BIBLISTt DY Sunday. 5 00 p m . ( ommunity Breakfast on third Saturday each month X 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Chnsl s Lose, and the fellowship of people who care GRAC E BRETHREN HI Bl F ( Hl RCH ll»rmrrl\ the Hastings Grace Brethren (hatch). r-(M» Powell Rd . I mile cast ol Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor I mentus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a tn - Bible ( lasses ■ lor all ages, lo 40 a m ■ Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and BiHe Study - Shar­ ing Your faith. 5 W pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. h 1(1 pm • Bible Study lor all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH MS S McflM lather ( harles Jim her. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 10 p in Sunday Masses M (Ml a m and 11 CM) am. Confession Saturday 4 <M> - 4 M) p m 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 (M) a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday ' 00 p m Sers -ees for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE Y ALLEY CHIRCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Worship 9 (X) am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 1(1 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHI RC 'll M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pasi«»r Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 a m . Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth fellowship 6 45 p m lo K 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care pros Jed) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN C ATHOLK CHIRCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 4905X father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) alter 6 pm weekdays or ail day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 1000 am • I92X Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 I Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk* Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday esening Mondav first Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day faithful Men. faithful Women. Bible Study. Women’s Bible Studs ( all church office lor more information *MX-XOO4 H ASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 I. Grand St. Hasting*. Pastor David Burgett. 94K-KX90 or 94K266' Sundav School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am Sunday Evening Service bpm. Thursday Bible Study 'pm II in­ terested in c free Home Bible Study, pkasc call for more details ST. C YRIL S C ATHOLIC CHIRCH Nashville father Charles fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic C hurch. Hastings Mass Saturdav Evening 6 30 p m GRACE COMMl NIT) CHIRCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) X52-922X Morning ( clebration 10 a m fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4XX7 Coals Grove Rd Pastor Ben I (erring W heelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School •» Klam. Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6(1) pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High Tinv information on worship senices is provided h\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these hn al businesses YVREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member f DI ( THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY •prescriptions" IIXS JcHerson 945-3429 COUNTRY C HAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone (»I6721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship i0 30am Nurvcrv provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night vers ice with live band 7 30 pm for more information call the church office BARRY COUNTY C HI RCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Asc . Hastings. MI4905X Sundav Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. Evening Services bpm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945­ 2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home free Bible Correspon­ dence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST C HI RCH ( omer ol State Rd and Bohwuod St. Rev Da.id Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Ihinald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945.9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. IU 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid’s quizzing. 6 (XI pm Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. b 30 p m . Kid s Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednesday. 9 00 a m . Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary for further informa­ tion call the church office (,R\( f Lt THER AN C Hl RC H 2'9 | North St. Hastings Res Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Sept 20 X (JO A 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School. AAL Branch after Thursday. Sept 17 4 (X) Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth En­ semble. ' IX) Adult ( hoir. 6 (MI­ 900 Sub Ab Grp Saturday. Sept 19 X 00 pm NA Monday. Sep( 21 - 3 30-b 30 Sub Ah Grp. ' 00 Cong (ouncil Tuesday. Sept 22 7 00 p m Steph Supp Sups . 7 3o C)A Wednesday. Sept 23 10 00 a m Wordwatchers. 3 30-6 30 p m Suh Ab (irp .7 (X) Dream Team HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST C HURC H Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ net free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBC II-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SI NDAYS 9 Ui jm Sundav School 10 30 a m Coffee fellowship II U0 am Worship Child care available for infants & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade LMW RLMMA(il SALE -Thurs­ day. Sept I' from 3 00 pm lo X 00 p m . 1 ridav. Sept IK from K (Mi a m lo < (Mi p m Sunday • 115 pm Registration - Barry County CROP Walk* Pioneer < iubv will be restarting on Sept 23 There will he two dubs this fall • Aoyagers (K thru 2nd grade) and Pathf inders (3rd thru 5th grade) They will meel from 4 to t(i 6 p in on Wednesdays FIRST PRE-SBYTTJU AN (TH RC Tl 23! S Broadwav Hastings. Michi­ gan 49USK (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah I Sisson. Associate Pastor Sunday. Sept 13 9'0 am Traditional Worship Service. 9 50 a m Chil­ dren’s C hurch (PrcSchcol - 2nd grade). 10 30 am Coffee Hour. 10 30 am Sundav School - All ages’ 11 20 a m ( ontemporarv Worship Senter The 9 to Service is broadcast over WBCH - AM 1220 Nurscrv is provided during both Service’s CROP W ALK’ Monday. Sept 21 ' 30 p m Trustees Meeting luesday. Sept 22-6 15 am Men * Bible Study at the Y Ml A Ofhce Wednesday. Sept 23 • b IHi p m < hutch Night Supper, b '() pm Childrenv Choir. 7 00 pm Chancel Choir. ' <M) pm Kervgina Bible Studs. ’ (Mt pm Practical Is angel ism" class led bs Pastor Keller w ould be seen He also said the majority of the traffic to and from the building would not travel the entire length of Heath Road, but instead would originate at lhe Heath Road and M­ 43 intersection. "There would be very little from M-37. and it would only be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. five days a week when most of lhe neighbors are away at work." said Hanson The $600,000 to $700,000 building would be no larger than a house, said Sue Wierenga. officer manager fot the medical practice. Drs. Larke and Merriman refused com­ ment on the zoning denial following lhe vote "I’m disappointed." said Wierenga. who has worked for lhe practice for more than 20 years. "We knew this might happen. Bruce Patrick Evans WAYLAND - Bruce Patrick Evans, age 53, of Wayland, has been called home by our Lord on September 7. 1998 after he courageously fought a battle with Cancer. Bruce was a veteran of the Armed Forces serving in the Army. He was an employee of Gordon Manufacturing for 18 years. Bruce will be fondly remembered by family and friends. Bruce was preceded in death by his father. Fred; sister, Diane; brother. Nick; son. Jerremiah; niece. Virginia and nephew. Chuck Jr. Bruce is survived by his loving wife, Vicky; sons. Mark (Lisa) of Hopkins. Patrick (Kay Ann) of Wyoming; his daughter. Ann (Steve) VanVuuren of Grand Rapids, step-son. Joshua Lewis of United States Marine Corp and step-daughter. Anna Lewis of Has'ings; his mother. Donna of Cobb Lake; brothers. Gary. Chuck. Jack and sister Donna; his ten grandchildren. Nicholas, Nora. Mitchel. Erika. Alexandra Natasha. Jakob. Colten. Devin and Danyon; several nieces and nephews and some very special friends Parish Scripture Service was held at the Archer. Hampel & Kubiak Funeral Home on Wednesday. September 9. 1998. Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday. September 10. 1998 at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church. Wayland. Father Gary Pammenl Celebrant. Military Graveside services were held at lhe Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Greater Grand Rapids or the Cancer Society. Harold M. Ackley HASTINGS - Harold M. Ackley, age 83. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. September 15. 1998 at Tendercarc of Hastings. Mr. Ackley was bom on April 3. 1915 in Butler Township, Hillsdale County, the son of Thurlow & Audrey (Chapman) Ackley. He was raised in the Litchfield area and attended schools there. He graduated from Litchfield Hign School in 1934. He served in the United States Navy from August 24, 1943 lo December 4. 1945 and from February 7, 1951 until January 23. 1954. Mr. Ackley was married to Cornelia J. Percy on November 17. 1936 and they moved to Hastings in 1950. Mr. Ackley was an insurance agent in Hastings for over 20 years, retiring in 1970. He was a member of lhe American Legion, life member of Hastings F & AM •52 and Hastings Chapter #7 O.E.S. Mr. Ackley was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. Donna West. Mr. Ackley is survived by his wife. Cornelia "Corky" Ackley; brother. Richard Ackley of Florida, and nieces & nephews Visitation will be Friday. September 18. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. until funeral time at the funeral home. Funeral services for Mr. Ackley will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 18, 1998 al Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiating. Burial will take place at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo a charity of one’s choice. Need Printing? Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics. Inc. HASTINGS MANI FACTl RING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI I TS. INC. ''OCook Rd Hastings. Michigan That’s why so little has been done I’m not sure what will happen now." Wierenga said lhe doctors need more of­ fice space than w hat they have at Pennock Hospital, where Merriman has practiced for the last 20 years "He’s commuted to this area and at some point, he’s going to need a partner.” she said. "It's difficult to attract a new doctor if you have no office space. The hospital has no place for us to expand " Wierenga added that lhe Heath Road site "was a good chance for us to stay close to the hospital ” Larke and Merriman originally had an­ nounced plans to buy an office condo­ minium in the Creekside Professional Cen­ ter under construction next to Flexfab on M-43. HASTINGS - Jean Hauser, age 80. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. September 15. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Arrangements arc pending at Ginhach Funeral Home in Hastings. Robert C. VanderVeen - Robert C. VanderVeen. age 86. of Middleville, passed away Monday, September 14, 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. Mr. VanderVeen was bom on November 17, 1911 in Grand Rapids, the son of John J. and Blanche (Winchester) VanderVeen. He was raised in Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg Schools, graduating in 1931 and later attended Junior College in Grand Rapids. He was married to Margorie I. Ellis on September 25. 1932 in Allegan. Bob and his dad operated lhe VanderVeen Grocery Store in Middleville for many years. He retired from General Motors Corporation after 25 years of service. He was a member of lhe Middleville Masonic Lodge #231 P & A. M. and attended Middleville United Methodist Church. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting and his summer home at Barlow Lake. Bob was a caring . loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Mr. VanderVeen is survived by his wife. Marjorie I. VanderVeen; one son. Jack (Carol) VanderVeen of Bolivar. Missouri; one daughter, Jane Engeltcr of Plainwell; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one sister. Adele (Arnold) Parker of Naples. Florida; one sister-in-law. Freda Ellis of Allegan; and many nieces and nephews According lo his wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be no services Memorial contributions may be made to lhe Middleville Ambulance Services Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Marion E. Haywood HASTINGS • Marion E. Haywood, age 79, of Hastings, passed away Friday. September 11. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Haywood was bom on December I, 1918 in Albion, the daughter of Leon & Ruth (Rockwell) Nelson. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings Schools. She was married to Cleo L. Hay wood on August 13. 1936. She was employed at the Hastings City Bank for 29 years, retiring in 1981. Mrs. Haywood also served as a volunteer representative payee for several area persons for many years. Through the former Department of Social Services she cared for their personal and financial needs. Mrs. Haywood attended the Church of the Nazarcne, long-time volunteer at Pennock Hospital, she enjoyed her grandchildren, bowling and fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter. MaryLou Snyder on April 19, 1991 and a sister. Alice Sawdy. Mrs. Haywood is survived by her husband, Cleo; two daughters. Janet (Carl) Baker of Hastings, and Joyce Denny of Olivet; seven grandchildren. 13 great grandchildren; sister, Dorothy (George) Oaks of Puntagorda. Florida; son-in-law. Stan (Nancy) Snyder of Battle Creek. Funeral Services for Mrs. Haywood were held on Tuesday. September 15. 1998 at Hastings Church of the Nazarenc Reverend Randall K. Hartman officiated. Burial look place at Rutland Township Cemetery, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made lo Parkinsons Disease Foundation. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Speak your mind. Feel good about it! On Eltction Dau Uott for your candidate. Uota for qour countrq. 945-9554 Elmer IV. Lammers Jean Hauser MIDDLEVILLE But moat of all­ ______________________________________ Dot! VDuriiir. But Wierenga said the doctors pulled out of the proposed deal w hen they were unable to obtain a firm quote on the cost. "And. they’d like to control their own building.” said W’lervnga The proposed site on Heath Road cur­ rently contains a home owned by Barry County Commissioner Sandy James which has been on the market for about 10 months Some residents al the meeting said the home has not sold because residential pur­ chase inquires were turned away due to the pending sale to the doctors. Edwards said if lhe property is still for sale w hen the required one year waiting pe­ riod is up. the doctors could make the same request again or return sooner with a differ­ ent zoning request - Elmer W Lammers, age 88. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. September 8. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Mr Lammers was bom on October 11. 1909 in Cincinnati. Ohio, the son of Charles & Ella (Ludwig) Lammers. He was married to Hazel M. Phillips and she died January 10. 1997. They moved lo the Hastings area in 1972. He was employed as a draftsman for the American Can Company for many years. He was a member of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks #1965. Mr. Lammers is survived by his daughter, Linda Lammers of St. Paul. Minnesota; son, Ronald (Maureen) Lammers of Gilberts. Illinois', and granddaughter. Cory Lynn Lammers r* Gilberts. Illinois. Graveside Services were held Saturday, September 12, 1998 at Arlington Memorial Gardens in Mt. Healthy, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS Belva E. Weber AUBURN - Mrs. Belva E. Weber, age 89, passed away Sunday afternoon September 13. 1998 at her home. Belva was bom, daughter of the late Hugh and Ina (Woodman) Riley June 2^: 1909 in Hastings and had resided in thij area most her life. Belva had taught school in the Midland Public School System, was a member of Order of Eastern Star Chapter #7 of Hastings and Auburn United Methodist Church. She is survived by one stepson, Lynn Weber of Bay City; one stepdaughter, (Don) Pickclman of Auburn; two steRjgrandchildren, Joleen and Darrin; one nephew, E. Leon (Carol) DcLano of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; two grandnephews, Derek and Everett DcLano. and a great grand, nephew. Evan DcLano. Belva was preceded in death by her. husband. Earl R. Weber, sister. Mildred DcLano. and a stepson. Glenn. Private Funeral Services were held. Reverend Lawson D. Crane officiated with private burial in Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. Memorial contribution envelopes for Auburn United Methodist Church and the donor’s favorite charity will be available at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements entrusted to lhe AUBURN CHAPEL of lhe CunninghamTaylor Funeral Homes. Inc., 662-4711. Kathryn (Kaye) Paquin BURR OAK - Kaihryn (Kiye) Iona Paquin, age 83, of Burr Oak. passed away Friday. September II, 1998 at Thurston Woods Villa. She was bom January 31. 1915 one of six children to Charley (Morris) and Ruth C. (Magown) Wiison. She had spent her early years in Northern Indiana and Missouri, made her home in Ncwbcrrry of the Upper Pcnnisula for ten years and had moved to Burr Oak in 1995 coming from Bronson. In 1931 she married Florcn D. Reed, he preceded in death, later she married Louis Paquin who also preceded her in death. She was a bartender, factory worker, owned and operated a restaurant, and operated a foster care home in the Upper Pcnnisula and Burr Oak. She loved cooking, sewing, making dolls, canning, gardening and flowers. Surviving arc two daughters, Mrs. George (Joan) Summcy of Centreville and Rita Reed of Burr Oak; six grandchildren, Valorie Denys of Irmo, South Carolina, Melanic Slonigcr of Tennessee. John A. Summcy of Bronson. LaRaine Summey and Gcorgianna Mayer of Centreville,; Adam Altoft of Three Rivers; 15 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. . She was preceded in death by her: grandson, Jon Ahoft. Graveside Services were held oft Monday. September 14. 1998 al Burr Oak Cemetery. Larry Wallman officiated. ! ; Memorials may be directed to the Domestic Assult Shelter of Hospitality! House of Kalamazoo. Arrangements were made by RosenbergSchippcr Funeral Home. Sturgis. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€LUS Eye-Miller exchange vows Shellingtons to mark golden anniversary The Shcllington's will celebrate their ,r5()th wedding anniversary on Sept 19 with an open house at their residence at 4080 E Center Rd from 1-5 pm Inends, neigh­ bors and relatives are im ited. An earlier celebration was held at Bill’s 'Lake with a steak fry ”• Bob and Pat (McLaughlin) were married on July 3, 1948. ' Jacoby-Daniels united in marriage ^Chariton Park Village Church in Hastfligs was the setting for the May 23rd wed­ ding of Jill C. Jacoby and Dav id L. Daniels ,(Thc bndc is the daughter of Chris and Joy Jacoby of Garden, and granddaughter of Ernest and Lucy Jacoby of Hastings and Carroll and Joy ce Hughes of Garden The groom is the son of Scott and Deb Daniels of Hastings and grandson of Lyn and Jean Whitney of Dowling t Both Kern Rugg and Heather Lng seped as maids of honor Lynn Whitney was best man Aaron Stanton and Cory Dunning served as groomsmen , Reception was held at the Algonquin Efllc Lodge family and friends witnessed the mar­ riage ceremony of Brandi Lcntce Eye and Bradley Allen Miller al the Historic Charl­ ton Park V illage I hurch on June 6. 1998 Brandi is the daughter ol Bion and Vicky Eye of Dowling Brad is the son of Ward Miller and Pam Dawson, both ol Hastings Bridal attendants were maid of honor Theresa Kelley ol Dowling and Tina Hammerslcy of Minnetonka. Minn Groomsmen were best man Kns Javor and Ken Ham­ mond, both of Hastings Kelsey London of Hastings was the flower girl Reverend Wendell Wood performed the ceremony, and sisters ol the bride and groom Gen I ye and Cassandra Miller, greeted guests Brandi, a 1994 graduate of Hastings High School and 1998 graduate ol Michigan Technological University, works as a Pro­ ject Engineer at I arth lech in Grand Rapids Brad, a 1996 graduate ol Hastings High School, is studying pharmacy at I er ns Slate University and is employed at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids After a honey moon in West \ irgima and Virginia, the couple now resides in (. edar Springs. Hinckleys to celebrate golden anniversary Donald and Wilma (Edwards) Hinckley will be celebrating their 5<Hh anniversary Thev were married in \ icksburg on Sept 24. 1948 They live in Hastings but haved lived many years in Nashville They have three ch'!dren. Donna ( hnstic of Hastings. Steven ot South Bend. IN and Harley of Middleburv. IN Cards may be sent to 406 \\ Woodlawn. Apt D. Hastings. Ml 49058 The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Sept 12 with 30 present Some were first attenders whose previous contact had been via the Internet. John Curry of Lans­ ing spoke on photography and how to date pictures by the style of clothing, and the mount He also spoke briefly on preserva­ tion of old pictures in acid free sleeves. Guests and members came from Howard City. Cedar Springs. Holt. Grand Rapids and Carson ( tty Seasoned members were able to help the newcomers get information from the accumulated records in the soci- •Guthries to observe 50th anniversary Lavcm Guthrie and Lorraine Laubaugh yvere married Sept 25. 1948 in Hastings. ... Lavem retired from Post Cereals in Bat­ tle Creek and Lorraine from Wolverine In^prance Co They have lived at the same adflprss m Battle Creek for 40 years r ( They would enjoy a card at their address 12299 East Michigan Ave . Battle Creek. Ml 49017 i Pick up €CTRA. copies of „The BANNER at many convenient locations around the county. •8 I he Ionia County Immunization Clinic will be held Wednesday. Sept 23. from 9 to II am at Central I micd Methodist Church's basement This is the fourth Wednesday, not the last Wednesday Long­ time staff member Betty Shctlcrly is retir­ ing this month She has worked as a home v isitor as part of her duties and she works m many of the clinics lhe Seoul Jamboree was a success, with dozens of scouts and their leaders There were sleeping bags and tents around, so there must have been some who camped overnight All the stations were busy with spectators and participants Couples were trying their hand at using a crosscut saw on logs placed on saw bucks alongside a forge Archery and gun practice made use of a row of straw bales with safety practices in use The Lakewood Ambulance was on hand for one of lhe stations. Outfitters showed their wares There was food available at noon To add to the crowd, there was an auction in the show bam and cattle exhibit barn. Flags of several troops were mounted around the tall flagpole with its showy ring of flowers The flagpole and planter are in memory of Lawrence O’Mara, who was a longtime Fair board member The church school at Central IIMC had a kickoff for lhe new year Sunday There was recognition of the teaching staff and helpers during the morning service Then there was a shared meal with burgers and hot dogs grilled on site, followed by games and chal­ lenges. This is a beautiful season for flowers Frank and Jo Colon have a colorful array of impaliens in barrels Ken and Linda Cote on Fourth Street have a unique sloped flower bed besides a vegetable garden On nonh Fourth Avenue the Perry Raab hojne and the Beverly Rider home have flowers galore. Mrs Walter (Alice) Johnson of Baltic ( reek is now at the home of son Curt and wife Pat for care With help she can walk outside. Funeral services were Tuesd.*v. Sept 8 for Elwood Gordon McLeod. 74. of Char­ lotte. who died Sept. 3. He was bom at Woodland in 1924 to Gilbert and Lydia (Garhnger) McLeod. He was a World War II Navy veteran Until retirement, he was a state employee His wife is Phyllis (Dever), whom he married in Iowa. Their children arc Brian. Scott. Kevin. Martha Neilsen Bunal was at Fort I uster The 30th anniversary dinner of the local historical society was a joyous affair, w ith a meal prepared by Janet Thomas; tables set for the 58 who attended, a table of displays, which included the entire 30 years of Bonanza Bugles bound in two books; lhe first secretary’s record book; a charter membership certificate and some pictures. After the meal. President John Waite wel­ comed the guests and made brief com­ ments. He also asked that all officers and directors stand to be recognized. This was a sizeable part of the company The first pres­ ident. Robert Reed of Holland, spoke on the early formation of the Society It was an outgrowth of a program prepared by him and Don McDowell for the Lake Odessa Women’s Club He told of some of the first ventures of the society He cited as major contributions of the society to the commu­ nity as establishment of the precedent of naming a grand marshal for the Lake Odessa Fair each year, the publishing of the Bugle to educate its members and others of past events of the community and moving and restoring the CSX depot to make it a building usable as a museum and gathering place (At each place there was a reprint of the first Bugle ) Other accomplishments include promotion of the centennial history of the village, written and produced by John Waite while he was living in Florida, and the book "Crossings.” produced for the society's 25th anniversary. » Four generations Ed and Ruth I cchleitner arc praising the Lord for their fourth generation Little Chase Knecht s second vi»ii tor lhe summer will be in September Pulured(front, left to right) arc Ruth I cchleitner. I dward Lechleitner. Chase and Shirley I cchleitner Ben­ nett. (backi Heid. Knecht. < huck Knecht and Doug Bennett Thomas Richard Salinguc. Middleville and Sherrv Lvnn Frances Harrison. Mid­ dleville Roger l ee Blain. Hastings and Virginia Patricia Clark. Hastings Danny Lee Rose Jr. Nashville and Holly Lynn Hoxie. Nashville Robert Paul Rose. Woodland and Xndrea Nicole Potter. Woodland Cleon I ce Brown Jr. Hastings and Kris­ tine Joy Fox. Hastings Dennis Edward Gerber. Battle (. reek and Robyn Diane Wallace. Battle Creek Perry Wayne Owen. Hastings and Julie Dee Lord. Hastings Larry Jay UmZalen. Hastings and Karen Jean \ nes. Muskegon I ink Henry Pape. Plainwell and Kathryn Joy Matteson. Plainwell Robert Reed addresses the guests at the 30th anniversary dinner of the LOAHS James Tyler is the smithy at his forge at the Boy Scout outing cty’s library Especially helpful is cemetery data from indexes. The First Families Com­ mittee has approved some members for inclusion in lhe 1998 class. Others turned in their packets on meeting day with the dead­ line Sept 15 for this year A paving company was at work on Sun­ day laying new tarvia on M-43 from Wood­ land toward the west By Sunday evening they had gone as far west as Durkee Road. Plans were for the remaining work to take two more days. During the week there were orange barrels on the section of the high­ way in Woodland Township and also in Rut­ land and Hope townships. Good weather is a factor tn the drive to get the several pro­ jects completed New on the Ionia County Board of Soil Conservation District is Ann Jandcmoa of Pewamo, a relative of Harriet Jandcmoa Haskin ot Lake Odessa. Ann replaces farmer Don Bcrgy who lives on Hastings Road north of Grand River Avenue with a Lowell address, a new groundwater techni­ cian has been hired to serve Ionia and Eaton counties. Land north and cast of Tupper Lake has been named part of lhe Jordan Lake Watershed District. This area is to be protected against any hazardous dumping of chemicals. Tupper Creek, which is crossed by Ainsworth Road on its south­ westerly route to Tupper Lake, now flows through big pipes. The roadway has been rebuilt at a higher level. Now it should be safe for travel by school buses. The SCD has trees for sale in its semiannual tree pro­ ject Most are evergreens. Both seedlings and transplants arc available There are evergreen packets with 10 trees in a packet with five varieties Other packets have three or five varieties. LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING File No 98-22437-NC In the matter ol Matthew James Ramirez 379­ 15-7185 Joshua Dan-el Ramirez 363-19-7127 NOTICE A hearing will be held on October 6 1998 at i 30 p m m the probate courtroom Hast­ ings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition for change ol name of Matthew James Ramirez and Joshua Daniel Ramxez to Matthew James Williams and Joshua Daniel Williams This change ol name is not sought for fraudulent intent September 9 1998 Amy Ramirez 1510 Reogrand Apt 19A Midland TX 79707 Brian S Williams 2905 S Charlton Pk Rd *46 Hastings Ml 49058 948-9895 (9/17) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting September 9. 1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Roll Call All Board members present several guests Minutes o? August 6 1998 meeting were ap­ proved with 1 correction and placed on file Treasurer report for period 05 presented to each meeting and placed on file Adopt Resolution *98-13 Adopted Resolution 911 Service Plan Accepted advisory petitions lor SW Store paving Authorized September bills tor $42 152 82 Meeting ad|0urned at 9 25 p m Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk Richard Barnum Supervisor (9/17) Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD September 9 1998 An Board Members present Approved agenda previous minutes ano trea­ surer s report Approved Assesso' attending wonrsnop Adopted the ’ownsh-p investment Policy App’O.ea payment o’ .-ouChers June Doster Johnstown Townsnip Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (9'17) NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hear­ ing for the following Special Use Permits Case No SP 20-98 - Frank Abbott, (appli­ cant). Locaton At 11155 S M 66 Hwy on the East side between Lacey and Com Rds m Sec 10 As­ syria Twp Purpose requesting a special use permit for a mechanical repair facility - machine shop in the A zoning district Case No SP 21-98 • Raymond and Tamie Halltwill, (applicants) Location At 10877 Thomapple Lake Road on the North side between M-66 Hwy and Hager Rd m Sec 24. Castleton Twp Purpose Requesting a special use permit for temporary supplemental housing for a hearth im­ paired mother and brother in the A zoning district Case No SP 22-98 ■ Jack E and Jeanne McCormick, (applicants) Location On Mullen Rtdge Dr on tlie South side Mullen Rd between Norns and Lmdsey Rds in Sec 10 Orangeville Twp Purpose Requesting a special use permit lor a private road that serves more than 4 parcels (re­ questing 15 parcels) in the AR zoning district Meeting Date September 28 1998 Time 7 30 p m Place Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court St Hastings Michigan Site inspections of the above described prop­ erties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ sion members the day of the hearing interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed lo the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The special use applications are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Offce 220 W State St Hastings Mctugan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to5pm (closed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Friday Please can the Planning Office at 948-4830 tor further in­ formation The County of Barry wit: provide necessary auxiliary a>ds and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meetmg^hearmg upon ten * 1O» days notice to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or caWmg tne following Mchaef Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast•ngs Ml 49058 (6161 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (9/17) �Rage « The Haslmgs Bannef Thursday se|rtemt»*t LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default ha.ing been made in the conditions o» I certain mortgage executed on Aprii to 1995 by Brent E Donaldson and Tammy Kay Donaldson now Known as Tammy Kay Eckley formerly hus­ band and wife as Mortgagors to MainStreet Savngs Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and when mortgage was recorded in the effee of tne Register of Deeds fo* Barry County Michigan on April ft 1995 at Liber 628 Page 146 (the Mortgage • and on which Mortgage there is iaimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of I orty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Doi* tars and 37/100 ($42 320 37) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt se cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m the Mortgage having become operative by rea son of the default NOTICE iS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at 1 00 o clock m the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street in the < ity of Hastings Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry there whI be offered for sale and sold to the high est bidder at pubic sate tor the purpc~e of satis­ fy ng the unpaid amount of the .ndebtedness due n the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located m City f Hastings Barry County Michigan described m tne Mortgage as follows cot 9 Block 18 Eastern Addition according to the recorded P:at thereof Commonly known as 427 East Madison Street Hastings Mich-gan The length of the redemption period w»u be six • 6) months from the date of sale Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (10/8.1 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on November 14 1980 by Edward J Tibbte and Cathieen S Tib­ bie husband and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet Savings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Michigan on November 19 1980 at Liber 247 Page 333 (the Mortgage and on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebted­ ness as defined by the Mortgage due and un­ paid m the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Dot­ i's and 57/100 «Si2 005 57) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part ot the debt se­ cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m tne Mortgage ha.mg become operative by rea­ son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at i 00 o dock m the forer■ xm at tne Courthouse at 220 West State Street m the -ity of Hastings Michigan that bemg the place of --idmq the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry mere will be offered tor sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at public sale for the purpose of satis fymg the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located m Carl­ ton Township Barry County Michigan described m the Mortgage as follows A parcel of 'and m the Southeast f /4 of Section 14 Town 4 North Range 8 West described as Commencing at the Southwest corner of the West 1 /2 of the Northeast 1 4 of the South­ east V4 of Section 14 thence North 166 feet trance East 400 feet mo»e or less to the shore of the lake thence South to the South s»de of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast i 4 thence West to the beginning except the South 24 feet thereof Cartton Township Barry County Michigan Commonly known as 5290 North Charlton Park Road Freeport Michigan The length of the redemption period will be s>x <6i months from the date of sale Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (108) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE : (RM is A PERT COLLECTOR '' N kN INI hm.-.t ’N M i )BTAIN Will BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in trie conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Ol­ ney a marr<ed man ang f ameia Olney signing as Borrower solely for the purpose of barring and waiving any *ig»>ts given t > me by MSA 27 5288 and any kiiher dover nght- onlerred by law upon me ft i understood that । sign without persona' obligation for payment of any sums secured by this mortgage (Original Mortgagors) to GREAT L AKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN as succes sor by merger to Great l akes National bank f/k/a Great i akes Bancorp Mortgagee dated January 29 1996 and recorded on February 6 1996 m i >be» 651 on Page 53 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum ot Seventy Light Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine and 84 10C dollars S’6 279 84, including interest at 7 50’- per annum Under the powe- of sale contained in said mortgage and tfie statute >n such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mod gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at ’ 00 o clock PM on October 22 1998 Sad premises are Situated m TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN Barry County Michigan and de scribed as The Northeast f 4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec tion 18 Town i North Range 8 West The redemption period shall be 12 month(s> horn the date of such sale Dated September 10 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION Pl EASE CALL (248 > 642-4202 TrottA Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98032051 (1Q/8) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS F IBM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOAMATON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions cf a mortgage made by Michael R Kovaicik and Sheena M Kovalcik husband and wife Original Mortgagors) to First Alliance Mortgage Co a Michigan Corporation Mort gagee dated May 5 1997 and recorded on May 9 1997 m Liber 693 on Page 977 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the CONTiMORTGAGE as as signee by an assmgment dated May 9 1997 which was recorded on July 28 1997 in Liber 703 on page 134 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sndy-Nme Thousand three Hundred Forty and 27/100 dollars I$69 340 27) including interest at 12 05*«> per an­ num Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate may change on 6’i and 12/1 of each year Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast mgs Mch>gan at 1 00 oclock pm on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 20 21 and 22 of Block B of Pleasant Shores According to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded m Liber 3 of Plats on Page 59 The redemption period shall te 6 monthisi from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 324’a m vhch case the redemption period st all be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CONTIMORTGAGE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98087934 (10-1) Ann landers Do surgery Drzr \nn I under*: My heart goes out to "1 R in loronlo who Ilk m.man can­ cel and only *ix month* to live My mother died in 1996 at the age of f»4, af ter suffering with this disease tor live years Mom had no risk factors, and there was no warning until she became very ill Bv then, the disease had progressed, and she needed an immediate he stercctomy and chemotherapy My mother wa* a gallant lighter and suffered counties* treatments and surgeries she refused to give up h's hard lot me to imagine how my mother en­ dured the pain and sickness 1 he gnel it caused my family is indescribable My mother knew that her diagnosis put me al risk tor ovarian v.incer. and she begged me to haw a hysterectomy lo save myself from this horrendous disease I fi­ nally had the surgery a lew months ago. al­ ter a struggle with an insurance company that said the surgery was elective and un­ necessary Thanks to my gynecologist. who refused to back down. I am now risk free lor those who led that having surgery is loo great a risk when disease ts not present, be assured that my laparoscopic hvstereclomy was a piece ol cake compared to my mother's battle If there is a history of ovar­ ian cancer in your Iannlv. you must be mon­ itored regularly In a competent gynecolo­ gist lhe only guarantee (hat you will never be stricken with this silent killer is to have a radical hv sterectomv M I in Sarasota. Ila Dear Sarasota \ou have written a letter that is sure to save live* Your decision ’o have a hysterectomy may sound oil'tne wall or wildly extreme, hut manv authorities in the field agree with you Thank you for all the good you did today Long live love Dear \nn Landers: I read the vinous letters you printed in response to "Sexless in ( anada." who found sex unhygienic and degrading A woman from \ irgima said that, tn her opinion, there is no connection between love and *ex I am ^8 years old. and my wife is 61 Making low is a verv important part of our relationship lo inc n i* a demonstration of the love and allection I feel lor my spouse I call her "my spouse" because she i* much more than a wife she is my mate, my com­ forter. my companion and my lover While walking alone or tn a crowd, we hold hands or lock amis Its obvious to anyone who secs u* that we bel »n« each other Even while silling on the conch and watching TV we search for each othc« * hand To the lady from \ irginta who thinks there is no connect on between love and sex. 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Can’t fake it Dear Ann Landen: All the talk in your column about women faking orgasms makes me laugh II may be entirely possible to jazz up a hum-drum episode with a little play acting, but it is totally beyond the realm ot possibthly to fake a real, mind­ blowing. wall-banging, sheet-grabbing. *crcaming-out-loud orgasm There are too many physical reactions that are totally involuntary during orgasm It would be impossible for the best actress in the world to take lhe real thing I might add that once a woman has been there, she no longer has the need or desire to fake any thing Bob in Worcester. Mass. , Dear Bob I kneu without looking al your signature that the unter of your letter was a man Millions of women who read what you have written arc. at this very moment, laughing their heads oft' Save chairs Dear Ann Landers: Your'recent column on stuttering caught my eye I am a certified speech-language pathologist and president ol the American Specch-Languagc-Heanng Association, and I urge parents to have their children evaluated by a certified speech- Dear Ann l.andvrs: imagine my con­ sternation when I discovered that my hugely overweight daughter-in-law had de­ stroyed yet another chair, the last one bemg brand-new and costly to repair I love her dearly, but what can one say when a grossly tat person choose* lo re­ main oblivious lo the damage she leaves in her wake? As she poises her huge frame over the next chair she is about to rum. what might I say to prevent still another catastro­ phe ’ Sad But Anonymous in ( ahlomia Dear Anonymous When you *ee your daughfcr-in-law "poised" to sit down in a fragile chair, take her arm and lead her gen­ tly to a sturdier model, saying. 1 third: you’ll be more comfortable here" (PS I hope this reaches you in time I B(>y. Wyatt Richard Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 29. 1998 at 5:34 a m to Sue and Steve Bowen of Vermontville Weighing 9 lbs 5 12 ozs. and 22 inches long BOY. Bniendon Kenneth, born at Pennock Hospital on Sept 2. 199X at 9-13 pm lo Michael and Nicole Hook of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs 10 12 oz* and 20 inches long BOY. IX’vin Charles, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Aug. 29. 1998 at 8:10 to Michelle and Enc Howard of Hastings Weighing 6 lb*. I oz and 20 inches long B()y. Noah Ines, born at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 31. 1998 at " 0| p.m. to Daniel Torres and I.die Moore ol Middleville. Weighing 6 lb* 15 o/s and 20 inches long. GIRL Sloan Lanay Carpenter, bom at Pen­ GIRL Mallory Ann llau**crman. born al nock Hospital on Sept. 7. 1998 al 8:06 a m lo Shannon Kelley and Shawn Carpenter of \ermontville Weighing 5 lbs 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. Spectrum Health Downtown in Grand Rapid* on July 23. I‘>9.x .it " 22 p m to Cnstt Thoma* and Tom Hau**crman of Io­ nia Weighing " lb* 10 ozs and 20 inches long Stutter help BOY. Zachary Arthur, bom at Pennock LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan (n the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division AMENDED ORDER TO ANSWER File No 98-628-CZ Hon James H Fisher CRAIG BASHORE and LYNN BAShQRE PtasiMs vs ESTATE OF RICHARD R MAXSON CHARLES MAXSON independent Personal Representative GARY I HORN KATHLEENl HORN CAROL J MAXSON CHARI ES MAXSON and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS OF 10840 STONEY POINT Defendants CARNIVALS NEW CARIBBEAN CRUISE FROM of a "B" movie, but its run lo look at us. you would see two over-thc-hill. middle­ class senior citi/cn* a tall, skinny guy and a dumpy little gal But we have found some thing very special in each other We have cast aside religious hang-up* and do what comes naturally, as God created us The re­ wards haw been enormous We are not |ust "going through life." uc have life flowing through us. Harvey in Orlando. Fla Dear Harvey I don't know when I have read a more beautiful letter You are my liand-pickcd poster boy for passion and ro­ mance Long may you love Gem of the Day: If you want to forget your troubles, wear light shoes language pathologist as MM«r’ as they sus­ pect that their vhild may K xiuticriug While Minn- children du wulciou distluent speech, a *ps-ch language pathologist help determine it your child will need inter­ vention stuttering kan haw a profound^ devastating effect it left untreated If a child stutter*, parent* should know how to communicate in a manner tluit max help reduce anxiety and frustration the following technique* can help relieve the stress a child may be experiencing * 1 I isten closely when vou child talk*, and pay attention to whai voui child say> rather than the way it is said 2 luxe your child enough time to talk, and limit lhe number of your questions * Do noi fill m woid* 01 sentence* 4 Stuttering isn't an ea-v problem and cannot ju*l be ""cured." *<» telling a child to ""slow down" or "relax otten creates inure pressure and can he demeaning 5 Talk in a slow, relaxed manner 6 It your child'* stuttering interferes with your ability to under*iand. repeal or rephrase what your child say* to verify that you have understood I or more information on stuttering or for referral* to a speech-language pathologist, please tell your reader* to write American Speech-Language - Heartnv Association. 10801 Rockville Ptkc Rockvdk Md 20852. (ww-w a*ha orgi. or call I-SUO-6JX8255 Nancy B Swigert. president Deal Nancy Swtgcrt Fhank you for your helpful and compassionate- suggestions Yinir organization is another excellent re­ source for stutterer* who have been plagued by this affliction fur years I want to thank you on behalf of all ol them Hospital on Sept I. 1998 at 6:46 p.m. lo Philip and Sandie Burke of Freeport Weighing 8 lbs 14 3 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. TWIX BOYS. Nathan Douglas and Nicholas Aaron, born at Pennock Hospital on Aug 31. 1998 al 847 and 8:53 a.m . re­ spectively. to Aaron and Shelly Freeman of Lake Odessa. Nathan weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs and 18 inches long and Nicholas weighing <»lb* 12 ozs and 20 inches long BOY. Tanner Edward, bom at K’nnock Hospital on Sept I. 1998 al 12:49 a m to I ddie and Niki Marshall of Delton Weigh­ ing 7 lbs 6 ozs and 20 inches long. B()\. Chance Allen Haight, born at Spar­ row Hospital in Lansing on July 9. 1998 to John and Amy Haight of lake Odessa Weighing 9 lb* ! oz and 22 I 2 inches long B<>y. Grant Victor Painck. bom at Spec­ trum Health in Grand Rapid* on \ug 3. 1998 to Randy and I vnn Patrick Weighing 8 lbs 10 ozs. 21 inches long Buy life insurance and save on your home and car. DavXlH Tripp iP29290' 206 South BRNKftMy Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945 9585 Attorney for Plaintiffs TO CAROL J MAXSON LiARY L HORN AND KATHLEEN HORN Based on the pleadings Med m the above enti­ tled case it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of interest in tr-e rea property commonly known as 10840 Stoney Pont Delton Michigan 49046 more fully desc • bed as to ows LOTS 14 AND ’• ‘ ONEY POINT AC­ CORDING TO TmE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS Rf ' OHM i ’N UBER 2 OF • ■ '. ■ ' ' •. SHIP BARRY Ct'1 NT ’ M '. HiGAN by the 13th nay o’ ■ • :>••< ’998 to assert any interest m me atx ->• •• • r—d property If the Defendants tarf to d<. > al shall constitute a de fau't m the above entitled matter ana on tne i4tn day of October 1998 at 8 30 odock in the forenoon this Court sna take proofs and shall terminate whatever • t ro< J Maxson Gary l Hom and ................... may nave n and to the above described p’ unless a Notice of interest n tne Real P» i -'rt, .. tiled or unless Defendants or the-r representatives appear on that date hot James h Fisne’ DRAFTED By DAviD k *RiPP P29? * 206 South Broadwa, Hastings rni.gar•• i .616' 945 9585 04ordans «i0-8) B()\. Nathan Hunter Thomas, born al Spectrum Health Downtown in Grand Rapids on July 12. I‘>98 at "21 pm lo Scott and Kelly Thoma* Weighing " lb* I oz and 19 12 inches long hen y<ni buy your life insurance from ib through Auto-Owner* Insurance, yunil! receive special JisciHints on v<nir home, mobile home or car insurance. We’ll save vihi noney; As an mJepenvIent Auto­ Owners agent, we take great interest in arc sf\x"i.ilbt' in iii'iinn.’ people and the thtru> they ‘’"’r ^uto-Owners Insurance Life Home Car Business THE BUCKLAND AGENCY Delton Office • 623-5115 Hastings Office • 948-3720 Toll Free 1 -800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 11325 S WallLakeRa M-43 - P0Box 100 Toll Free 1 -888-223-3590 Fax 948-3744 511 W. State St PC Box 245 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Sep»«^nber 17 1998 - Dage 9 From Time to Time... I /W Barry County in the 7^' Spanish-American War V (/}) By Joyce F. Wvinbrccht On June 10. IX9X. 600 Manno landed on the shores ot Cuba and on June 13. 1X98 American Troops under Major General Shatter headed for Santiago from Key West. I la . arriving there on June 20. 1X98. landing at Daiquin This group included Companies I. I. K and L. first Battalion. Thirty-fourth Michigan and the 33 Michi­ gan volunteers sailed on the Harvard from Newport Sews, bound for Santiago. Cuba, on June 23 While General Shafter was supervising the loading of the troops and supplies from aboard the Seguranca. General Joseph Wheeler, who had served in the Confeder­ ate Cavalry during the Civ il War some three decades earlier, decided to attack lhe Spaniards at Las Guasimas immediately and at daybreak on June 24 He sent the Rough Riders into battle They were sup­ ported by lhe First Cavalry and lhe Tenth (Negro) Cavalry There was also a force of ir.surrecios (Cubans) joining lhe attack This was lhe first offensive of the war on land The Spaniards pulled out of lheir trenches and left Las Guasimas to lhe Americans One of the Rough Rider Troops told later that they went blindly down a hill. There was the scream or whine of bullets, with dust (lying and many little explosions. The trooper reported that he never saw the enemy, but Amencans fired a couple of rounds in the direction of the enemy to try out their guns They spent three hours tramping up and down, with perspiration rolling otTof the soldiers They tossed away everything but their cartridge belts to light­ en their loads There were 16 Americans killed and 52 wounded in this clash General Shafter was not pleased at first, as he had intended to send trained regulars into the first skirmish, but had to credit the men as they now occu­ pied Las Guasimas. which was vital in the attack on Santiago General Shafter private­ ly warned Major General Wheeler, known as "Fighting Joe," to not make such a mov ic again with out specific orders to do so. Poor roads made it difficult lo move sup­ plies and to move the six mule wagons with the supplies and ammunition over the twist­ ing dirt road. It was a slow process. The men in the field were quite short of essen­ tials such as food. clothing and ammuni­ tion The hurricane season in the Carribcan was close at hand and could cause great damage to the supply ships even before they were unloaded Cuban weather became a subject for dis­ cussion in the United States, with gambling men making bets on the date of the season’s first hurricane. It took over a week to unload the ships and lhe supplies were stored under canvas on the beach, and the caissons were able lo keep moving. It did rain twice daily, at sunrise and sunset, but it also soon dried out. which just made it mis­ erable while it was falling. They took Sevilla and went on to El Pozo Hill on June 30. I89X From here they could study the Spanish entrenchments on San Juan Hill. Kettle Hill lo the right of San Juan and the village of Fl Caney The Span­ ish troops were barricading the El Caney streets, setting up guns positions on the rooftops Malaria was breaking out in the Fifth Corps and General Shafter did not want to prolong the campaign, as the jungle fever could be more deadly than the enemy guns (hi July I. one div ision and one battery of artillery were sent to assault El Caney at day break The artillery assigned to the men at I I Caney. San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were obsolescent field guns The French had developed a 75 mm gun which had a i.ipul lire mechanism and modern aiming devices, but the War Department of the I nited Slates was not aware of the tremen­ dous advances in field artillery The 25th Negro infantry entered El Caney and the Spanish commander. General Kara del Ray.' was killed lhe Amencans lost 4aI men. XI ; The charge of San Juan Hill General William Rufus Shafter was born near Galesburg. Michigan He commanded the army which invaded Cuba and occupied Santiago when General Lenares surrendered killed, and 360 wounded The Spanish lost 235. killed or wounded and 120 were cap­ tured. The assault on San Juan Hill ami Kettle Hill began about 9 a.m. on the same day. A Signal Corps balloon was following the troops. The Rough Riders, led by Lieu­ tenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who were supposed to be leading the assault, had to shove their way through the ranks of sweating infantrymen to get to the front so that they could indeed lead the way The Spanish troops began shooting at the bal­ loon w ith nflcs and shrapnel Some of the infantry were caught in the firing. The Spanish did puncture the balloon, which sank quietly to earth Colonel Derby got out unharmed, but the acnal phase of the war against Spain was ended The 71st (New York) Infantry had been marching directly below the balloon They refused to move forward. Once the ball loon was down, they began to move forward again. First Lieutenant John J Pershing was an officer in the Tenth (Negro) Calvary. He described the march to San Juan Hill as a hellish thing. General Pershing was nick­ named “Black Jack “ Clyde Karshner. Co A. 34th Regiment. Michigan Volunteers, stated that the charge up San Juan Hill by the Negro regulars was the bravest charge since the charge ol the Light Brigade (Civil Wan Barry County's own John Garrison. I’th U.S. Regular, admired the fighting quality of the Negro troops He felt that if it had not been for the Negro troops, the Rough Rid­ ers would have all been killed as the Spaniards had them in a trap and were shooting them down, when the Negro sol•liers made their famous charge THE TERMS SPAIN HAS ACCEPTED. [Coodlttoca m officially •oooqdocvI by rlRST. No claim for pecuniary indemnity. T X SECOND. The relinquishment X of Spanish sovereignty over Cuba ♦ and the immediate evacuation of J »fie island. * Third. The cession to the United Statesand immediate evacuation by Spain ol Porto Rico and other islands in thd West Indies, and the like cession of an island in the Ladrones. X T X 1 ’ ’ I ► FOURTH. The United States to occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor ot Manila pending the conelusion ot 1 treaty of peace covering the future of the Philippines. < ‘ . < FIFTH. Commissioners tube named by the United States and Spain to conclude the treaty of peace. « > ; 1 The terms Spam accepted as printed m the Nashville News The Negro troops of the Ninth and Tenth Negro Cavalry did more than their share of nursing yellow fever patients and burying the dead This was noted in a report from Brigadier General J G Gilmore. Fifth Army Headquarters. Santiago. Cuba on the 25th of July. IX9X John Garrison was shot in the leg during this battle On the way to the field hospital he discovered five bullet holes through his shirt Colonel Charles WikotT. commander of the Thirteenth Infantry, was k.Bcd al the river in the fighting al San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill The Rough Riders and their leader. Roo­ sevelt. earned their moment of glory during the storming of San Juan Hill. They also learned to respect the Negro troops, fight­ ing with them shoulder to shoulder Gatling Guns were used in the assault on San Juan Hill on July 1st. 1898. for defense Lieutenant John IL Parker was in command of the Gatling Gun Detachment. The (iathng Gun. invented by Dr Richard (tailing, was first used toward lhe end of lhe Civil War by General Ben Butler. He spent S12.<MX> of his ow n funds to obtain 12 Gatling guns and a supply ot ammunition They were used al lhe siege of Petersburg The Gatling Gun was a six barreled weapon, earned on a rotating cluster m front of the breech casing. A side crank was turned so the barrels revolved When at lhe lop most position of the rotation a cartridge was fed in from an overhead magazine. .As lhe cartridge was loaded into a barrel cham­ ber and lhe breech locked, and as each idividual barrel reached the lowest position it fired, then moved upwards where the emp­ ty case was extracted and the barrel was ready to receive another cartridge when it reach the top. This gave a useful rate of fire without over heating the barrel, and could reach 3(H) shots a minute, with each indi­ vidual barrel only firing 50. The Galling Gun Detachment was made up of men from four different infantry reg­ iments. The detachment was assigned to lhe Tenth Cavalry. While the Gatling Gun was usually stationary, in this situation it was felt that this could be effective against the entrenched Spanish troops Parker advanced lhe detachment abreast of lhe infantry and opened fire This made a sig­ nificant difference m the battle of San Juan Hill Following the battles of San Juan. Kettle Hill, the American troops were in a stale­ mate They felt that they needed additional troops and more supplies It was raining, making it miserable, along with the lack of food and the fact that the Spanish were con­ tinuously firing pot shots at the Amencans In America lhe news had reached Washing­ ton on the eve on Independence Day the 4th of July There were no holiday festivities that year All picnics, parades and fireworks were canceled But all was not lost after all Colonel JI McClerand suggested to General shatter that perhaps they could put up a bluft He suggested that tljey demand a surrender of Santiago After all. Spanish commander. General Linares had not launched a counterattack I ndcr a flag of truce, the surrender demand was delivered to General Linares It advised him that it the city of Santiago did not surrender by 1 <» a m . on Monday. July 4. it would be shelled by land and sea Silence fell over the lines Not a shot was tired by cither side Sea breezes cleared away the mists which were rising from the jungle so even the weather seemed better The battle ship New York with Admiral Sampson arrived for his meeting with Gen­ eral Shatter The silence was broken when the booming of big naval guns from the entrance lo Santiago Harbor This meant that the Spanish fleet, bottled up in the har­ bor was attempting to break out The only Spanish ship which actually made it out ot the harbor was the cruiser ( nsiobal ( ••Ion.’ which reached open water The C nsiobal ( olon headed tor Havana with the Amen- Theodore Roosevelt, who led the Rough Riders up San Juan and Kettle Hill dur­ ing the Spanish-American War. cans in pursuit The battleship Oregon finally came close enough to destroy the Spanish cruiser Rather than have it blown lo bits the captain ran it aground some 50 miles from Santiago This ended the battle of Santiago. The Spanish fleet was destroyed This was done with one man killed and one wounded. The Spanish suffered 323 killed and 1.813 taken prisoner On July 6. an exchange of Lieutenant Hobson and the Merrimac volunteers were exchanged for 20 captured Spanish offi­ cers. Hobson and his men rode in an open wagon through lhe American outpost along the crowded road to the beach, to the cheer­ ing of the soldiers Hobson returned aboard the New York. General Tonal still stayed entrenched in Santiago and the Fifth Corps were still con­ fronted by the enemy behind barbed wire At length. General Toral finally gave up and on July 16. at 5 p m. and signed the articles of capitulation and lhe Fifth Corps entered Santiago The stars and stripes were raised over Santiago city hall Malaria and yellow fever were epidemic. There were over 5.000 men ill at one time. Fortunately, the war in Cuba was nearly over. On July 25. General Miles received per­ mission from the War Department to invade Puerto Rico and raise the United Stales flag. This was not opposed and the Puerto Ricans greeted Amencans joy fully Because so many men were ill from malaria. Secretary of War Russell Alger rushed lo construct a camp al Montauk. Long Island, lo receive the ailing Cuban Campaign veterans. This was named ( amp WikotT and the first occupants arrived on Aug. 15. 1898. But there was a shortage of tents and clothing and the food was had About 514 men had died in C uba and another 250 succumbed al C amp Wikofl The volunteer troops were demobilized and sent home as rapidly as possible The 31st Regiment. Michigan Volunteers of Detroit remained in Cuba on garrison duty New volunteers were recruited to do sen ice in the Philippines The 30th Regiment was recruited in Michigan and served under Colonel Cornelius Gardener during 1899 and 1900 in the Philippines. Many Michi­ gan and Barry County men served as regu­ lars in the Army and Navy • Conclusion next week Along with .wiwe letters from the 35th to the folks bai k home, that which followed lhe war If you have letters, pit lures or stones about the Spanish American Har and n ould like to have them included in a History of Barn County in the Spanish Amenc an liar contact Nyla .Viv. AUCTIONS (2) Battle Creek Ranch Homes ABSOLUTE* Wlial is div leading cause ol blindness among 3149 Hamilton Road ’ 556. si • 3 Ba • 2 C» Gmge 3155 Hamilton Road • 732. «• 33.3 Ba-2 Ca-Ga-a}. Both Hones Feature: 1 Yeer Builders Warranty. Nw Constaittoc. Tie Rooong & Carpet Vnyf Song Ua/*ni-:e Pee Enenct G'J Law Scnoo> Sysw DIRECTIONS North M-37 to Heritor R:ao OPEN HOUSES: Tim,Sept22.5-6PM A Sun..Sept 27.1 • 3 PM One Home SOLD ABSOLUTE’ One SOLD subject to conlimwon The se«et reserves me ngrt to make born home sales Ateotole on euchon tU, PLUS OTHER PROPERTIES: imaen A CJI I-{MM 1-437-2423 Coll, 800-272-6094 TEAM ONE ii — ------1 n I l u \ACCfltMTt0 KAI fSTATf tUWT»G\ W • Soum Bern A fi x.- ww— ive John Bippus AARE CAI»'150E Michigan Ave va v • vi Three R.vers Ml RECEIPTING CLERK Financial Services Department PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Part Time Receipting Clerk to work 24 hours per week in our Financial Services Department Duties Include Receipting payment of inpatient and outpatient claims. Processing of contract adjustments. Reconciliation of total charges billed and paid to reports received from third party organ nations and investigate and resolve any discrepancies The successful candidate will have strong accounting, typing ■ : ■ ■ 4.:!\ Experience m tnedx al billing .1 plus Please submit application/resume to PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources Dept. 1009 West Green Street Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 948 3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 »E.O.E. A *> �Pago 10- The Hashngs Banner - Thursday September 17 :99s < t me l< Ihink < I it Panthers look for another win over K’ zoo foe Haverdink addresses crowd on teamwork, success Kevin Haverdink. the guest speaker at the Barry County United Way kickoff last Thursday, has been a valuable member of a few winning programs during his days in sports. • In 1984. Haverdink was the starting center on a Hamilton High School basketball team that won the Class C State championship. • In 1988. Haverdink was an All­ A men can offensive tackle and captain on a Western Michigan University football team that won the Mid*American Conference championship and traveled to the California Raisin Bowl in Fresno. As a Western Herald sports editor. I remember how Haverdink played the games so determined, even when it meant having to chug around a huge leg cast in the process Relieve me. quarterback Tony Kimbrr ‘ id runningback Rob Davis can tht ■«. * averdink for most of their college footoall success. • From 1988-1992 Haverdink played for a New Orleans Saints National Football League team that made the playoffs on one occasion. In his playing days the former member of lhe NFL's all-rookie team in 1989 weighed 285 pounds and stood 6-5. He was timed at 5.17 in the 40-yard dash. He had to retire from the Saints in 1992 because of a serious back injury. Haverdink now is a little skinnier, although the smile on his face is still very strong. Certainly. Haverdink is no stranger to success and he spoke on the topic at the Barry County United Way event held at the Barry County Expo Center. In his words, success in sport, or in the business world, can be obtained by determined work in key areas. Those areas include keeping in shape, setting goals, accepting a particular role, sincerity and enthusiasm, critical satisfaction and leadership. He also said that success is often based on what others do around you to help ensure that victory. Goal setting, according to Haverdink, must include 100 percent commitment and not allowing oneself to take "vacations" from time to time. "It's so easy to skip n day. you must work hard each day and have discipline each day on what you're attempting to do." Haverdink said. "If you have failures, you should take those failures and leam from them. Make them into successes." On a winning team, everybody has a particular role that they most handle in order for the team to triumph in the end. Haverdink said that a person needs to ask herself or himself. "What part can I do to make this work?" In a losing program, the former Saints starter said that sincerity and enthusiasm usually don't exist. At that point you often hear words like. "We weren't successful, we weren't sincere about being good. Teams that succeed have been sincere in their effort." Haverdink explained. Even when things are going well, one needs to know that things can always gel better That is called critical satisfaction, or in Haverdit&'s terminology. "Being greedy about having more success." Leadership is often found in a program that everybody is willing to become a leader Kevin Haverdink, in his New Orleans Saints' No. 74. spoke to the crowd on what are qualities that help people, and organizations, to be successful. "You must be ready to be called upon for success." Haverdink said. "You never know when it’s going to be asked." Haverdink is now the employee benefits vice president at the Old Kent Investment Management and Trust in Kalamazoo. He is married, has two children and resides in nearby Schoolcraft. Sometimes he does some color commentary for college football games, a game that made his star because of hjj determination and commitment. • MHSAA Files Response: The Michigan High School Athletic Association filed its response Tuesday (Sept. 15) to a legal action that wants the organization to change the way in which it does its business of providing positive programs for our youth Gender Equity officials filed the lawsuit against the MHSAA for practices that they feel are tjol fair to female athletes. Seasons in which certain sports are staged and promotion of female sports are practices that Gender Equity feels are not fair. s~ TEAMWORK continued on page 12 What a difference a week can make In its season opener (Sept. 4) against Gull Lake. Delton Kellogg High School's varsity football team was blanked 28-0. causing dismay to many Panther pigskin followers. One week later, it was Coach Rob Heethuis' Delton gridders who posted the shutout in a 35-0 Kalamazoo Valley Association triumph against Kalamazoo Christian. The victory could be partially credited to the tough running of Nick Marshall, the efforts of a few new starters and the simple game plan drawn up by Heethuis and his staff. For starters, Heethuis' crew opted to change the starting lineup. On offense, five of seven starters were playing in new starting slots. "We had a lot of contributors tonight from a lot of names that didn't play last week." Heethuis said following the goose egg sprung on the Comets. "We just weren’t clicking (the first week). It was a great result. We had to control the ball better and I thought we took care of the ball better plus got a little bit lucky." The Panthers reached pay din in every quarter. Marshall, who rushed for 120 yards on 12 carries, scored from 3 yards in the first quarter and 68 yards in the third quarter. He also kicked two extra points tc add to his scoring total. "He’s a weapon, an excellent athlete," Heethuis said. "He could be the entire package and adds a new dimension to our football team." Fellow running back Jason Stampfier also had a big game. Stampfier gained 98 yards on 11 attempts. He scored once from 21 yards in the second quarter and a second time from 26 yards in the fourth quarter. "He's a weapon, an excellent athlete." - DK Coach Rob Heethuis The fifth touchdown was tallied by quarterback Kyle Matteson. Matteson, who completed passes of 8. 25 and 29 yards, scored from two yards out in the 14-point third quarter. Matteson netted 68 yards on the ground as well. Derek Stiles made good on an extra point and contributed in an impressive Panther defensive performance. Defense also turned in a gem. The Panthers'"d" forced the Comets to make four turnovers. Tarry Lane forced and recovered a fumble. Lane intercepted a pass, Matteson picked off a Christian pass and Ross Trantham recovered a fumble. Top tacklers for Delton'Kellogg were Jon Haneckow with 12. Nick Hannar with 11 and Lane with nine. Delton out-gained Christian on offense 279 to 94 and its play did not go unnoticed. "When you play like that, good things are going to happen." Heethuis said of his team's overall efforts. "We kept the game plan pretty simple — body on body — and we came out to control the football. This was a must win for us tonight." This week's game is aiso an important one. as Kalamazoo Hackett comes to town. Hackett, a fellow member of the KVA. has a new coach this year in Scott Grimmer and look to be a tough team for Delton to defend. DK Quarterback Kyle Matteson (21) darts down the sideline in last Friday's varsity KVA football game versus Kalamazoo Christian. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Defensive end Scott Stopher (10) puts the wraps on a Kalamazoo Christian ball carrier with Panther teammate Lance Mitchell (49) trailing him on the play. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Week three includes annual battle between M.V., Olivet Maple Valley. Lakewood. Delton Kellogg and Thomapple Kellogg all captured big varsity football wins for the Barry County team last week. After two weeks, the overall record of the J-Ad football forecast is 6-4 That's 60 percent... but we re hoping to improve that mark with some really solid Week 3 predictions By the way Maple Valley is currently ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Prep Poll. The team that Hastings lost to last week. Lowell, is currently No. 4 in the Class A poll. Belding, the squad that thumped Caledonia last week, is No. I in B and Coach Dan Armstrong's Gobles group (my mom's former place of work! is No 6 in Class C. On to Week 3. Remember. J-Ad is no expert on making predictions, so don't use these scores for means of illegal gambling. At least I wouldn't. HASTINGS SAXONS (1-1, 0-1) at NORTHVIEW WILDCATS (0-2, 0-1) As a rookie in the National Football League, the former Hamilton Hawkeye and WMU Bror.^o was selected as one of the best. (Photo by Jamie Taylor) The Cats will be a stiff test for Coach Jeff Keller s Hastings gndders Other than ? 67-yard touchdown jaunt last week by Forest Hills Central. Northview ties a very good 2-0 team Quarterback Ryan Hilaski is a good one Not making mistakes and a consistent ground game are vital lo a Saxon win. Teams win as teams and many contributions arc a must for the blue and gold especially on Sept. 18 This is a tough call, but Hastings has the talent and the commitment to gel lhe job done Prediction: Northside 21. Saxons 27, LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (1-1, 1-0) at MASON BULLDOGS (2-0, 1-0) The Bulldogs are coming off a glorious 24-7 victory over Northwest, but lhe Vikings also gained some momentum with a 21-7 triumph over Eaton Rapids. In the Mason win. Dog Andy Maltby ran for 179 yards on 28 carries and reached pay din twice It will be the first road test for Coach Randall Hager s Vikings away from Unity Field, but after last week’s upset. Lake wood certainly has the needed fire to make it two wins in a row. Prediction: Bulldogs 14. Vikings 21, KALAMAZOO HACKETT (0-2, 0-1 ) at DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (1-1, 1-0) Coach Rob Heethuis has to be feeling pretty good about this one after the performance last Friday of his Panthers Plus. Delton Kellogg knows what it's like to play at home after hosting its first two gridiron games of the season. Hackett on lhe other hand is coming off a tough 44-7 loss to Galesburg-Augusta. Things don't look to get any easier this Friday for the Fighting Irish. Maybe Notre Dame might loan them a couple of players. Prediction: Delton-Kellogg Can't Hackett 0. 35, OLIVET EAGLES (2-0, 1-0) at MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (2-0, 1-0) For those who didn't see. or hear, about Hey See WEEK THREE... conra on pg. n �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 - Page 11 Bob’s Gun & Tackle names Summerfest winners Here are the results from Bob's Gun & 36th Anniversary Celebration held $Aug. 28-30 in conjunction with the Hastings SummerfeM. Rimfire Rifle I Ron Drawings: So.Competition: I Darcy Jones of ipnngsteen(Interarms (Marlin model 60 22-long 'assapolis Howa 30/06 rifle); Me) io. 2 Orson Wingate Jr of Ravenna Archery Competition: I Randy Proline Techpoint hunting bow); No. 3 liiiings ofWyzlic Hastings deer .-Autumn of (McKenzie Lake Odessa irget) jjMossberg/Maverick shotgun); No. 4 sDiana Thompson of Douglas (Westark shunting jacket); No. 5 Randy Niedzwiecki ;«f Kent City (3-D hunting suit); No. 6 Justin of Dowling £ Look Potter for photos of the (MagnaPort winners in Jypcoming editionsNo. of the Reminder Jjiift certificate); 7 Terry Manin of ‘Battle Creek (Pentax binoculars). mTackle I *----------------------------------------------------------- ? SOCCER = SCORES I------------------- £ Thornioplc V»lltv Soccer Club 1'19 G Hastings 3, East Lansing Force 1 •; (Goals scored by Ashley Moore (2) and Jackie Voss) •- L16 G 3, Lansing Crusaders I 114 G 4. Caledonia I Laiasburg 5, L'I3 G 0 L'13 G 0. Holt Rockets 0 Thomapple Kellogg 2.U12 G 0 'BOWLING jSCORES Recreation Binding League #3 Our bowling season opened Tuesday. Sept 8. with '.’ and Freeport Elevator taking ^points each while Fairchild Oil and HastAgs Bowl split with 2 points each. ■ G(M>d games and series were: G. Yoder 310; B King 518; S Anger 211-554; D. Dimbcrt 5IX. II Waddell 202-521; J Cook Jl 223-5(8); R Wieland 233-574 and J. Buehler 531. Tuesday Mixed Pm Seekers 8-0; Advanced Commercial Iinters 5 I 2-2 I 2. Consumers Concrete 4 2-3 12. Woodmansee Sawmill 4-4; istings Bowlers 4-4; Friends 3-5; osteller Graphics 2-6. TVCCU 1-7. Men's High Games & Series - C. niman 204; L Burch 177; L. Johnson 2-549; K Keller 188-519 Women’s High Games & Series B. Q’Keefe 165. K Lose 167; D McCole 158■6. V Scobey 158; C. Keller 179 ' Friday Night Mixed •• Thomapple Motors 11-1; Nine and a Wiggle 9-3; Ramblers 9-3. Rocky 4 8-4; cook Jackson 7-5. Brushworks 7-5; Late Corners 6-6; Heads Out 5-7. Missing 2 4-8; Cousins 4-8. Sears Service 4-8. Get Lucky 4 s. Bryan and I rienda J-9; Bad Habit II3­ 9 Mercy 7-1. Ten Pins 4-4; Two BK’s 3-5. No Whiners 2-6 Good Games and Series Men - M. Kasinskv 204; M McKee 213-6(11. J Bar­ num 201-2(81-232-633. B Madden Sr. 247­ 581. A Taylor 207-207-582; J. Lancaster 177. G Mesecar 171; E. Keeler "Dutch” 200 Good (>ames and Series Women - S. VanDcnburg 208. S McKee 217 B. Roush 181. P Ramey 179; S Ripley 165; J. Lan­ caster I'5-471. L Lawson 166 Saxons first, second stringers must be ready Big plays killed Hastings in its O-K White varsity football clash last Friday with powerful Lowell Now Coach Jeff Keller is hoping that his team can not only contain Northview physical squad this Friday, but also receive some stellar performances from a couple of his unsung heroes Hastings (I -1.0-1) faces Northview (1 I. 0-1) Friday underneath the lights at Nonh view High School. It will be the third consecutive road game for the blue and gold. It w ill also be 1 contest that will allow a few Saxon second stringers a chance to shine as starters because of injuries "Our lineup will be changed considerably." Keller said. "Everybody in (he league is a little bit banged up (and/ our second (earners must step up." Keller says that Wildcats can be regarded as a tough football bunch "They beat West Catholic the first week and lost to Forest Hills Central 64) last Friday." Keller said. "They’re very big and physical and are a team that comes right you." The 'Cats stuck with the Rangers for the most pan. only allowing a 67-yard touchdown by quanerback Kevin McGee in the first quarter. Offensively, though. Northview was limited by F.H.C. to just 42 rushing yards and 35 passing yards. Hastings found a lol of success in its tough league battle with Lowell, but lost 35-14 thanks in pan to a couple of costly miscues. "We played very well and hit very well, but we gave up the big plays." Keller said. "Turnovers just killed us." Three Saxon turnovers cither resulted in Red Arrow scores or hindered lhe blue and gold from reaching pay dirt at opportunistic times. One interception in the opening minute was returned by Lowell's Shane Teelander I (X) yards for a touchdown. When miscues like that happen and lead to scores, often it's very difficult lo recover. A bright spot in Hastings' highlight film was a 143 yard rushing night by runningback Mike Pursell. Pursell carried the ball 15 limes for a 9.5 average and scored one of the two Saxon touchdowns, from 48 yards. For the season. Purscil has logged lhe ball 37 times for 298 yards. "Mike has been playing real well; he’s been blocking well and running well." Keller said. "He is much more aggressive." The other six-pointer came on a run by running back Bill Blair Quarterback Tony Bowne threw a two-pointer to Josh Bundy for the other points Bundy hauled in one other pass in the game for 16 yards Two athletes who came up big on the defensive side of the ball versus the Red Arrows were Bobby Cole and Bowne Cole led the Saxons with 12 tackles and Bowne. a free safety, was one whom Keller said defended the option very well" Blue gridders fall to B.C The fifth and sixth grade Saxons dropped a hard-fought decision to Battle Creek last week 13-0. Leaders on offense were Mike Garrett. Neil Moore. Zach Faye. Kenny Cams and Ashtin King Spearheading the defense were Derrick Caldwell. Jacob Isaacs. JJ. Quick. Chase Todd and Brandon Johnson. Todd and Johnson each recovered fumbles. Johnson also snagged an interception 3rd-4th Grade Blue The Hastings' gridders lost to Battle Creek 19-0. Jeremy Redman and Kenneth Quick had some good runs to lead lhe offense. Defensively. Stephen Case Nathan Lane and Case Goodenough stood out. 3rd-4th Grade White The White beat their "Cereal City" foes 29-6. Scoring touchdowns were Kyle Beyers and Matt Donnini. both with two trips to the end zone. Scoring extra points were Alec Wilcox. Dylan Bowman and Scott Wilson. Bryan Skedgell. Michael Bekker. Tyler Eaton. Jerin Voshell and Nolan Heath also contributed lo the win. 7th Grade Blue The Blue squad lost to Sturgis .'9-7. The lone Hastings touchdown was scored on a pass from Joey Aspinall to Drew Bowman. Aspinall also ran in the extra point. The defense held their own after allowing two first quarter touchdowns. NOTE: Barry County prep football leaders from Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Thomapple Kellogg. Maple Valley and Lakewood will start appearing in next week's Hastings Banner. TEAMWORK, cont’d from page 10 Belding gets best of Hastings’ seventh-graders Hastings scored first, but Belding scored more in a seventh grade gold matchup. The Hastings team tallied two points on a bad snap-in (he end zone during the first half. Late in the first half Belding countered with a shot pass that came as time expired. Mike Pursell's hard running style has paid big dividends for the Saxons offense during the early going of the *98 football season. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Both teams played strong defense. Josh Bemheisel led Hastings with 8 tackles and a quanerback sack. Kyle Arnie. Joe Arens and Justin Forman all played strong defensive games. Ryan Ferguson and Heath VanBelkum each made 5 tackles. Ferguson also had an interception and VanBelkum had a quarterback sack. COOPERSVILLE BRONCOS (1-1, 1-0) at TK TROJANS (2-0, LO) Andy Patrick's great game last week at Maple Valley (238 yards rushing, four touchdowns... 36 yards receiving and one touchdown. .. H2 yards kickoff returns and one touchdown), don't miss a possible sequel. Olivet and Maple Valley like each other about as much as the McCoys and Hatfields. Olivet beat Leslie last week 354) with Tim Otto collecting l() tackles and Blake Vandorply recovering two fumbles. Load 'em up. this is sure to be a jim dandy as Grantland might say. Thomapple Kellogg hopes to keep its O-K Blue streak alive with consecutive win No. 15. Coopersville stunned Hamilton (Paul Wolfram's favorite team. 1 don't know why?) last week 34-14. The king of the Broncos' rushing attack was Tommy King (157 yards and one score). But nobody beats Miso Glavan when it comes to hard-hitting pigskin warfare and Coopersville looks to be in for a rude awakening. Prediction: Maple Olive Oil 14. Prediction: Trojans 40, Broncos 20. Valley 28, TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND WOtXTOW HUDTOW LABQR READY It's Harvest Tii^e HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refill* 25c Corn Refills 1•QO-S35-72O3 - *45-224. ONLY |XSO*-«>-«ii Sunday Night Mixed \-l tiers 4 All’ Mixed Up 4; S & K 4. Thee I roggers 3. Red Dog 3; Friends 2. Happy Hookers 2. 9 (>ul of 10 2. H I D 2. Rock Bottom 2. B S ers I. We're OK I. Bear Alley O. Lucky Strikes 0. No Tcllin What o Womens High Games and Scries - M Kirchen IKI-486; B Jama 182-471; \ ( ohm 158-450. K Becker 197. M Snyder 192. I Hammontrec I "4. S Snider 167; M Simpson 160. S ( raven 151. W Miller 139 Mens High Games and Scries - K Hammontrec 202-5". B Rentz 226-572. M ( ross 202-512. J Smith 187-53. R (raven 1’6-481. T James 170-469: S Peabody 2<>l. R Snyder 181. C School 181. J James I"9. () James 189 I hursday A.M. Question Marks ltl-2. Hastings Bowl 9­ 3. Bixvmcrs Girls ’-5. Varneys 5-7. W hat Happened 3-9. Just I s 2-10 (.(Hid Games and Scries - B Estep I"525. M Atkinson 162-460. P Hamilton 158-413. N Lambert 152-413. S Tcunessen M7 360; I R.iNcv 147-350; J Kruger 115 523. I Jackson 168. I Ruthrutf 150. B Sexton l*». (> (ullons 138. I) Mavhevv The time is ripe for fall home improvements. All it takes is cash and we have HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK KNOCK OFF plenty of it to lend.’ In the form of home equity loans, home equity lines of credit and home improvement loans. You can count on a fast response to your application. And expect the term, rate and monthly payment to suit you to a “T". Call or visit any Hastings City Bank office while the pickin's are good. SNAKE EYES IBank SMALL SOLDIERS THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY iVF- . V - Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 DEADMAN ON CAMPUS www hastingscitybank.com MAFIA Member FDIC DANCE WITH ME FREE 4« oz. POPCORN) Hastings 945-2401 Middleville 795-3338 Bellevue 763-9418 Nashville 852-0790 Caledonia 891-0010 Wayland 792-6201 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 199B Lady Saxons shoot past TK, Lowell II all came down lo energy The Lady Saxons had plenty and the Lady Trojans did not Hastings' varsity basketball team beat its Barry County rivals from Thomapple Kellogg last Thursday 59-46 "The steals... the tipped balls the energy that we showed." Hastings Coach Scott Allan said in reference lo the fire his team showed. "Definitely your defense initiates a lot of your offense and that was as good of a second quarter as we have played all year." After sticking with the Lady Saxons real well in the early going. 14-12 Hastings after one quarter. Thornapple Kellogg took a bit of a nose dive in the second stanza that saw the blue and gold out-score the black and orange 25-14 "We just didn't handle their press very well." TK Coach Marcy L’yl said. Plus, lhe fact that some of the team's standouts had a few miscues didn't help the Thomapple Kellogg s overall cause. "We just couldn't connect." Cyl said. When three major players have turnovers we played a little nervous and tentative." The Saxons also did their share to earn the hardcoun triumph Virginia Jennings scored a game-high 18 points with 11 of those markers coming in the 25-point second stanza. "She (Jennings) was under control when she got to the point." Allan said. Katie Noteboom tallied 15 points, nine of which came in the first half. "She's (Xoteboom) been playing hard all year and in the last couple of games she has played some nice defense. She is a sophomore who has no fear.” Uyl pointed to the Saxons hot shooting as another reason for the game's outcome "They (Hastings) shot 50 percent in the first half; It's hard to beat a team that hits 50 percent." Uyl said. Hastings turned up the defensive pressure in the second quarter and that resulted in miscues by the Thomapple Kellogg squad Not only did Jennings score her 11 points, but Angie Boger connected for 5 points and Jill Williams 4 markers to give the Saxons some great balance Crowley showed some initiative inside for Thomapple Kellogg in the third quarter, but Hastings still won the eightminute frame 12-7 A highlight for lhe Lady Trojans came late in lhe third quarter w hen Sarah Schut scored off a sweet dish from Payshence Erb (49-33). The play was a good one for TK. but the game totally belonged to the Hastings squad "No question about it. our execution was better on offense and defense." Allan said. L'yl said tier Lady Trojans will be just fine when they are all working together in unison. "It all comes down to executing those decisions; we're not all on lhe same page yet." l'yl said. The Saxons received 13 points and 14 rebounds from Jill Williams and 6 assists and 5 points from Virginia Jennings in a 46-39 win over league foe Lowell on Tuesday night. Allan also received some gret-l play from his bench Michelle Griggs. Erica Barnum and Leah Pumford contributed to lhe victory with steals, rebounds, passes and overall hustle. Angie Boger also helped out with a solid scoring effort of 8 points as did Katie Loftus (5 points) and Katie Noteboom (5 points). The varsity will take its two-game winning streak into tonight's home game versus Northview. The game originally was scheduled to be played at Northview High School. Noteboom scored 6 points in the close first quarter with Jessica Crowley leading the way for Thomapple Kellogg with 4 markers. Crowley finished the game with 14 points, the only Lady Trojan to tally double figures. See • An Alma Boo ter: Ann Glidden, a 1998 graduate of Delton Kellogg High School who was the school's top senior; female athlete tn her final year, is aj member of the Alma College soccer squad this year Glidden also was a Panther star in track and volleyball • A Chippewa Leader: Jennifer Mitchell, a graduate of Lakewood High School, led the Central Michigan University volleyball team to a 15-12. 15-8. 17-15 win over Oakland University last weekend. Mitchell had 16 kills. 7 digs and 7 block assists. CMU will next; play Friday against Northern Illinois and t Saturday against Brigham Young and* Texas Tech. Talk to you soon. I’pYMCAi NEWS I SHOOT cont’d on page 13 TEAMWORK, from pg. 10 MHSAA communications director JohnJohnson says that his organization does and believes that it has a solid track record "The MHSAA has a track record of serving girls interscholastic athletics even more aggressively than boys." Johnson said "The MHSAA is an advocate fin girls' athletics and for schools' control of their own programs." Saxon Angle Boger (40) arches a shoot over a Lady Troian defender as teammate Susan Hubbard (54) prepares for the rebound. YMCA of Barry Counts 1998 Coed Fall V oiles ball Standings Team W-L* Blair Landscaping .............. 5-1 Hastings Mlg ..................... 4-2 Flexfab .............. 3-3 TVC..................... ..................................... 0-6YMCA Coed Softball League Standings Just For Fun ....................... 3-0, Blames Stone ....................... 3-0" Kenyon Sales . . ....................... 2-0 Blarney Stone-Madd Dawgs................2-1 Law and Disorder ......................... 2-1 Jamun Construction ....................... 2-T Flexfab Green . ......................... 1-2 Hastings Mutual .............................. 0-3* Hastings Manufacturing ....................... 0-3 Flexfab Blue ............................ 0-4* Middle School Floor Hockey League NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO: HIE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS Ol Rl ILAND ( HARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANA OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that lhe Township of Rutland Charter adopted Ordinance «66 at it* meeting held Scptcmb-r 9. |99X. Said Ordinance lo hr-_.wne cilextivc seven dayv alter publication <d thi* notKT Ordinance »66 appear* hchm lniere*led person* nut secure topre* of *a»d Ordinance, at the Rutland Charier Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road llaMinp Michigan 4W5X-972* (616) 94X 2194. fvtvkecn the hour* ot 9(0 a m and 12 (XI noon on Monday * and Thursday RI T1.AND ( II ARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 66 AMENDMENT TO RI H. AND ( HARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTED: September 9. 199# EFFECT15 E: Seven davs alter publication An Ordinance lo amend lhe Rutland Charict Township Zoning Ordinance by amending Article Will Schedule ol Regulation* by adding lhe regulation* fur “RR Rural Rc*idcntial Di*tmi and amend ing Rl Single Family Residential di*tri*t regulation*. lo protide for a penalty, to provide tor lhe *e*erabihly of any pari ot said Ordinance lo c*laNt*h an effective date and to repeal all other ordinance* and part* ol ordinance* in conflict herewith HIE (HARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND BARRY COl NTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I \R 11( I E W III of the Rutland Charier Tow n*hrp Zieung O«dinance i* amended by adding the rcguiatiim* tor RR Rural Re*idenlial Di*irict and amending RU Single Family Re*idcntial Dictrid ly read a* lollou* Drvlrict RR Rural Rc*uienlial Dt*tricl Minimum tail Area • I acre Minimum Lol W idth fleet i I 'll Maximum la»l Coverage i*< » IA Minimum Yard Requirement* Heel) TO: THE RESIDENTS ASH PROPERTY OHXERS OE RITI.AMI CHARIER TOHNSIIIP. Il VRRl < <11 STY. Ml< HIG VS. IM1 ANY OTHER INTERESI Ol PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the loun*hip ot Rutland Charier adopted Ordinance »66 at it meeting field on Septemhei '< I99h Said Ordinance lo hevome effective seven day* after publication ol thi* notice Ordiname »66 appear* helou Interested prison* mav *ccutc copie* o| said Ordiname at the Rutland < ‘barter Toun*hip Hall 2461 Heath Road Hasting* Michigan 49OAX-9725 (616) 94M 2194. between the hour* of 9(Ni am and I2<XI nmwv on Mondav* and Thursday* RIT1.AND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 65 AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND ( H ARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDIN ANCE ADOPTED: September 9.1998 EFFECTIVE: Seven days after publication ' An Ordiname to amend the Rutland Charter Toun*hip Zoning Ordiname by adding Antclc VIIA to *ard Ordiname. to provide lor a rvrulty io provide tor the *everahrlity of any pari of card Otdiname. to e*tabli*h an eflective date and lo icpeal all other ordiname* ami part* «>l ordiname* in conflict herewith THE ( H ARTER TOW NSHIP OF Rl TLAND BARRY col NTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SECTION I AMENDMENT TO RUTLAND ( HARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE HY ADDING ARTICLE VILA Maximum Height 2 1/2 »tiwiev'lA leel Minimum Duelling ‘*M)*q ft Rl" Single F anvil* Reodenhal Di*tri*t Minimum I ot Area I* III) *q tt Minimum Lot Width <lect• !<■» Maximum Lol Coverage 'i Ml Minimum Aard Requirement* ilecti $50.00 ($25.00 Per Person) Pix-Miit (awipin at l’n»-sh<i|» hw M« wxiav Front Mt Side Hl Rear 25 SE( TION || . PEN 51.n Sudabon* o| thi* t hdmancc ale a tiii*demeanor and may be punished b* a tine n.w loexcerd live hundred dollar* •SMUK** together with the c>«*t* ot proM'cution. or by im[wi*onment tn lhe county tail or *Uch otf*-» 7Lace ol detention a* lhe Court max pfC**rihe tor a fvnod not lo exceed 9t)day*. or both at the di**tction of the Court Each day that a violation o| thi* < Irdiname continue* ioexi*t *hall *on*ntuk- a separate violation ol thi* tlrdmancc SEUT1ON III-SEVERABILITY 1 hi* (Itdinancc and the various pari*. *cction* *ub*eclion*. provision*. *entcn*c* and Jau*c* are scvciahle If any part of thi* Ordinance i* found to t\* uruonstitution.il or invalid, it i* declared that the remain del ol thi* Ordinance *halt not be attested thereby T1k-*c Rate* Fndav < >nly g.ii945-2756 for Tec- Tinies I mil 3 p.m. %WlBci>* Congratulations to Lisa Carlson for 20 Years of Service at Daniel R. Cole. DDS. PC & a West Michigan Head. Neck & Facial Pain Center ARTICLE Ml 5 IS HF.RF.BA 5DOPI ED AND WILL BE IN( Il DEDIN THE Rl TLAND CHARI ER TOWNSHIP ZON­ ING ORDINAN( F TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 5RTI( LE MIA RR Rt RAI RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 7A.0I STATE OF Pl RPOSE: Thi* /.wimg di*trict i* designed lor medium lol *i/e* with single family dwelling* together with a**o*iatetl recreational teligiou* and educational lacihtie* in area* where public waler and *ewer *ervKe are not available Agricultural u*e* are not permitted UN RIDGE IF COURSE ing diclncl may he u*ed Im the following purpo*e only A Single latnilv dwelling* B E**enltal Service* C Planned I nit IX-v. i qwnent project* I' l amilv day care home* !. Ac*e***wy u*c* amt *timiute* F PuNi* park* 2 GOLFERS WITH CART 7A.0.11 SES SI BJH 1 TO SPI.( IAL E\( FTTION ISE PF.RMIT Maximum Height 2’2 xtoriev <5 feet Minimum Duelling obtt *q It A B C D Churvhe* amt cemrtene* Day care center* Home occupation* Publis and private **hool* 7 5 04 SHE PI AN RF.MF55 Im all Special Exception I *e* 4nd fiw e**enlial *ervKc*. planned unit development*. Iibtane*. mu*tum* and *imilat u*e* and public park* *rle plan review .li.iIrK- required * SF.( I ION II • PENALTY 5i.dali.wi* »t thi* Ordiiun.e are a miulemean.* and mav be puni*hed bv a line md to exceed live handled dollar* -SNri til, together with the co*t* of pto*c-.uiion. or by impri*<wum-nl tn lhe county tail or *uch •Whet pla».e of detention a* the • ’.wilt may pre*crtbe l«w a period n»w to exceed “tt day* or both, al the di**iclion of the Court Each day that a violation ol thi* < hdiname continue* toevi*t *hall cwhuiuIc a *cparate v i.dation ot thi* < lidiname SEC TION III .SEMR ABH HA Ihi* I irdinamc and the variou* pair* w.luwr* suh*e.tuwi provi*ion* *enleme* and .lau*c* axe wverahle II any part of thi* Oidiname i» found to tv um<wi*tiluli.wial ot invalid, it i* declared that the tematn k-r ot thi* Ordiname dull n><l tv altcvted thereby SEC I ION 15 . LEEK H5F DATE SE( HON 15 . M l El l IM DATE Thi* Ordnance »hall take cllcvt on the- 24th da* ot Scptcmfvr l*9s unle" a n><ti*e ol intention to petition lot a teterendum i* tiled, it that occur* the ordinance take* cite*I a* pro*tiled tor by law All ordi name* or part* ol ordiiume* in conflict hcteu.ih are hereby refs-aled I hi* Ordiname *hall take Ctlect .W) the 24th dav o| Vplcmtx r |*»*»« unle** a notice ol intention to pctiti<»n l.w a teteienJum i* hied it that occur*, the ordinance take* etlect a* provided tor bv law All Ordiname* »w part* ot .wdrname* in .ontlid herewith are hereby repealed Baihata Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charter Toun*hip 2461 Heath Road. Hasting* Ml 4‘Mi*h «6|6i U4M 2194 Hastings Country Club 2 - 18 Holes With Cart 7 5.02 PERMI n ED I SES: Land, building* or *truclure* in thi* zon­ Front: 4li Side 15 Rear 25 Dr*tii.t NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN Barbara Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charter Towmhtp 241.1 Heath Road H.i*tmg* Ml tblb.rUK 2194 The Most Beautifu 9 Holes In $18°° Weekdays until 3pm Boys and girls arc invited to participate ip the YMCA Floor Hockcs League Central Elementary School in Hastings will be tblocation The 6-week program runs j Mondays and Wednesdays and starts Sc, • 14 at 3:30 p.m and concludes at 5 p.m. Th* intramural league will form teams the first day Participants must prc-rcgisler. registra­ tion forms and SI5 fee will be accepted on­ site in the first day. The registration fee includes a t-shirt. Scholarships arc available upon request to the YMCA Office. Partici­ pants should come dressed to play. If par­ ticipant bongs their own stick, the blade must be wrapped. The YMCA docs not have protective gear for players. Roller Hockev Tournament Middle School and High School student* form your ow n team of five players for the upcoming Roller Hockey Tournaments. Enter one. two. or all three of the Saturday events scheduled for Sept. 19. Oct. 3. Oq. 17 Bob King Park in Hastings will be the site for game* scheduled to start at I p.m. Registration forms arc available at the YMCA Office. 945-4574 The registration fee is $10 per tournament date (up to three days poor to the tournament date) or $15 if registering within three days of the even). Helmets, wrist guards, and knee pads art mandatory. Please bring your own equiffment. The YMCA has a limited supply of sticks available Cheerleading Clinic A cheerleading clinic for girls who arc 4 years old through 6lh grade will be con­ ducted at Star Elementary Connie Williams and Tina Eaton w ill be the cheer instructonf The program will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Sept 15 The 4 yr. ol<|2nd grade will meet from 3:15-4 p.m and the 3rd-6lh grade w ill meet from 4-4:45 p’. The registration fee of $15 includes a cheerleading t-shirt The registration tec and form must be completed lo participate Participants mav register on-site at the fin« two sessions Scholarships arc available Learn lo Swim at Pennock Health and Wellness The next session of swim lessons is scheduled to start at Pennock Hospital Health and Wellness ( enter on Oct. 17. The Saturday classes will be offered for an 8­ week session Participants must be at Icastb years of age The registration fee of $30 per session and registration form arc required Registrations arc accepted on a first-come first-served basis, classes do fill fast. The class schedule is as follows: 12:00-12 40. Minnow and Polliwog. 12:45-1:25. Minnow and Polliwog. I 30­ 2:10, Fish and Guppv. 2 15-2:55. Flying Fish Shark and Guppv Please, call the YMCA Office. 945-457J. for questions, registrations, and scholarship information Fridav Familv Fun Nights Hastings High School Gym is the site for Familv lun Nights Ac.ivitics include bas* kclball. movies, crafts, volleyball, and roller skating (bring your own skates) Thi program is from 6 45-8 45 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 2 and Nov 13. Admission cost is $2 per person or a maximum of $5 per family Crafts will cost 25 cents each Children must be accompanied bv at least one parent. �lhe Hastings Banner SHOOT, cont’d from pg. 12 JUNIOR VARSITY The JV Saxons struggled with their shooting, making 5-of-21 free throws and !2-of-42 field goal attempts in a 38-35 loss to Lowell. Sara Williams' and Kailey Lyons' defensive efforts were a positive as were Williams' 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Hastings also did not handle the ball very well, committing 36 turnovers. Thursday September 17 1998 - Page 13 Soccer thriller with Freshman team scores F.H.C. won in overtime big football victory by Hastings varsity It was a goal that memories are made of. It was also a goal that was very important to Hastings' quest to contend for another O-K White soccer championship Tim Russell's tally at the 12:46 mark of the second overtime gave Coach Dennis Argetsingefs Saxons a glorious 3-2 victory over Forest Hills Centr.: Tuesday at Johnson Field. Hastings is now 6-2 overall, but even more important 3-1 in the league chase Hastings will travel to Hudsonville for its filth O-K White contest SOCCER, cont'd on pg. 14 FRESHMEN Angie Aspinall and Kate Manisius led lhe victorious Saxon team with IO and 9 points respectively, but also had some big games on the glass. Hastings won over Thomapple Kellogg 36-29. Aspinall collected 8 caroms and Manisius also managed 8 rebounds. Hastings led by one point. 15-14. at the half but out-scored TK 8-2 in the third stanza. Emily Martin scored 18 points and Manisius pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Hastings to a 40-37 win Tuesday over Lowell on the road. After staning out slow with 5 points in the first quarter. the blue and gold tallied 15 points in the second quaner and 14 points in the fourth quaner. Hastings High School s freshman football team scored early and often in its big win last week. Joe Keller opened the scoring with a 6yard jaunt and scored on the following senes with a 13-yard scamper. Dave Wilson had an interception on the next drive, completed 3-of-3 passes and finished the drive with a 4-yard strike to Dave Ockerman. Ockerman closed out the Saxon scoring in the first half with a 13-yard dart. Kicker Zac Fulmer made all four extra poinLs in the first half. In the second half. Dan Slaughter opened the scoring with a 70-yard punt return Jake Friddle scored the last Saxon touchdown on a 22-yard run. Fulmer again was successful on both of his kicks in the second two quarters. The Saxon defense received many outstanding efforts. Hastings' freshman play tonight at 5 p.m. (Thursday. Sept. 17) against Northview. Sarver still undefeated Candi Sarver remains perfect as a boxer. The Hastings native is now 7-0 after a third round decision last Saturday in Sturgis. Sarver's win came against an opponent that was six feet tall and 60 pounds heavier than she was. In the third round she started at the body and proceeded to her opponent's head. Next month. Sarver moves into the Golden Gloves and will box in those ranks for six straight months. 8th GRADE BLUE The Blue open its season Tuesday with a 40-27 loss to Battle Creek Lakeview. Nikki Swanz scored 1 i points, pulled down 9 rebounds and made 3 steals. Rachel Deppe tallied 8 points and Jennifer Shaw collected 6 caroms. 8th GRADE GOLD Battle Creek Lakeview also beat lhe Gold squad. 23-19. Laura Dipen had 5 points. 8 rebounds and 5 steals to lead Hastings' efforts. Tiffany Howell and Niki Noteboom also helped out with 4 points apiece. Hastings' Sean Fortier (12) skies to sneak the ball past a Forest Hills Central defender in Tuesday's varsity game at .lohnson Field. Saxons swing at Greenville invite, versus O-K White foes In the middle of the pack. The Saxon golf team finished sixth out of 12 teams al the Sept. 12 Greenville Invitational. Hastings had a 342, 27 strokes behind frontrunners Forest Hills Northern's and Jenison's 315s. Steve Obreiter carded a 78 to finish in a tie for fifth place Other Saxon scores were an 8^ by Mike Nystrom. a 96 by Tim Cole, a 92 by Jake McClelland and an 86 by Josh Doe. Obreiter lied for top honors with a 38 in a dual versus Zeeland on Sept. 10. The Chix had a team score of 147, while Hastings had a 165. Nystrom carded a 41. Cole a 43. McClelland a 43. Doe a 49. Josh Alderson a 49. Casey Stormes a 44 and Eric Vanderveen a 50. also for the Saxon golf team. On Sept. 15 Hastings managed a 165, while Hudsonville fired a 160 and Wyoming Park carded a first place 159. Obreiter again was the Saxon leader with a 38. one stroke off the medalists scores. Nystrom carded a 43. Cole a 43. McClelland a 44. Doe a 41. Alderson a 45. Stormes a 46 and Loftus a 48. Big Bucks Oct. 10 The Hastings Country Club will hold its October Big Bucks Scramble on Saturday. Oct. 10. Play will begin with a 9 a m. shotgun start. Cost for a three-person team is SI50 and that price includes skins. First on the front receives S225. first on the back receives $225. four closest to lhe pins get $60 and two longest drives gel $60. The first place team wins $750. second is $600. third is $450. fourth is $300 and fifth place is good for $150. Carts are available and one cart per three-some is $24. If interested in talking part, contact lhe Hastings Country Club at (616) 945­ 2756. LEGAL NOTICES Candi Sarver (on left) has made the most out of her time in the boxing rings. (Photo provided) COMBINED NOTICE NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS Dale Published: September 17. I99K Barry Count) 220 W State Street Hastings. Ml 49O5X <6161 94X-4X9I MSHDA P.O. Bo* VMU4 Laming. Ml 4X909 Chm Cumnum/David Mehelich (517* 373-3.MW TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES. GROUPS AM) PERSONS: On <w about October 5. 1998 the above named Barn County and MSHDA will requet the State of Michigan and the U S Department of Homing and urban Development (HUD). respectively. lo release Federal Fund, under Title I ol lhe Homing ami ( ommunity Development Act of 1974 (PL 91.1X3) and under Title II ol lhe National Affordable Homing .Act of 1990 iP.L 101 -625) lor the following project MCI I Facility Cun»uui.iR»n Emxct I Project title or Name' CtaxiDKiwo vl 2V lanuh hauinx unn» and du .arc laulib State of Michigan County of Barry Probate Court ORDER TO ANSWER File No. 97-22210-IE 96-22435-CZ HON RICHARD H SHAW RE The Estate of Witham L Main THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM L MAIN Plaintiff vs CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRESLEY Defendants David H Tripp (P29299) 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945 9585 Attorney for Plaintiff TC CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRES­ LEY Based on the pleadings Med in the above enti tied case it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of interest in the re«*i property commonly Known as 1843 Starr School Road Hastings Michigan more fully described a*; follows COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21 THENCE NORTH 87 RODS FOR BEGINNING THENCE EAST 40 RODS THENCE SOUTH 8 RODS THENCE WEST 40 RODS THENCE NORTH 8 RODS TO BEGINNING SECTION 21 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST HAST­ INGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN by the 7th day of October 1998 to assert any interest in the above described property If the Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault in the above entitled matter and on the 8th day of October 1998 at 2 00 o clock m the after­ noon this Court shall take proofs and shall termi­ nate whatever interest Curtis Presley and Beat­ rice Presley may have tn and to the above de sertbed property unless a Notice of interest in the Real Property is fi*ed c» -unless Defendants or their representatives appear on that date Dated August 31 1998 Honorable Richard H Shaw DRAFTED BY DAVID H TRIPP <P29290 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 945 9565 04ordans (10/1) Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting September 8. 1998 - 7:00 p.m. All members present, three guests Approved minutes received treasurer s report Tabled air conditioning Ords Voted to not enter into lawsuit Approved transfer of S24 000 from Improve­ ment Fund to General Fund for Star School Road matching grant Purchased new monitor for clerk Amended budget in treasurer s mileage cate­ gory Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 1 50 Budget Hearing September 8. 1998 - 7:30 p.m. All members present three guests Clerk presented 1999 proposed budget Adjourned at 7 40 Bonnie L Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by Richard C Thomas Supervisor (9/17) Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting September 9. 1998 7 00 p m Regular Board Meeting - Present Hansford Hause Walters Palmer Munjoy Bed­ ford and Edwards Also present several resi­ dents All reports received and placed on file Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to approve third quarter budget ad;uslments Motion to adopt Ordinance No 65 Motion to adopt Ordinance No 66 Motion to concur with Planning Commission on Vickory/Dimmers rezoning request Motion not to concur with Planning Commis­ sion on Dr Larke s rezoned request Motion to adopt Resolution for Fee Schedule Motion to approve repair and maintenance of yards Adjournment at 7 59 p m Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford Attested to by Robert M Edwards (9/17) Strength Training For Seniors Offered At Pennock Hospital Dr. James Atkinson will present "Strength Training for the Senior Citizen." Thursday. September 24. from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m in the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital. The senior years need not be a time of strength decline. Dr Atkinson will explain how an exercise program can provide important physical and psychological benefits for older adults. Senior citizens can leant how to build strength, maintain independence and enjoy each and every day This is a free program. Pre-registration is requested. Call 948-3125 to register a Pennock Healthcare Sen ices i|‘urjva or Nature of the Project) fmao.ilk IgwmhiB. Bam Crunh. Mstuun tlxicaiMXi - City County State of project । $ MO (MO CDBG Fund. lew homing unit. and child care facilm S 750.(00 HOME fund. for housing unit. eve tudme child care taeditv $1 5*0(10 MSHDA intend. *> award Pme Lake Fund up to $790000 in !•*« HOME fund. Die fund, wdl be uxed to comtmct 24 fam al) unit. The propovd development will be located <x> Pme I ale Road adjacent to the entrance io the Michigan Career and Technical In.tttute in Pninevdie Towmhip. Barry County There will he 12 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedrrxwn unit. and a licenced child care facility m three .ingle .lory building. Ml unit, will he deigned for barrier free lt.ing The development will be operated in conjunction with MCTI . training program lor diuNed pervom hndtm uf .Nv bixoifkant Impart It ha. been determined that »uch request for relea^ of fund, will not -cnvlituie an action .igmficantly affecting the quality of tin- human environment and accordingly the above named Barn County and MSHDA have decided mx to prepare an Invnonmental Impact Statement itiSi under the Nat.xul l_n. itonnicntal Policy Act of 1969 iPL 91 I9O> Die reauwi. fix Mich deci.uxi mx to prepare an EIS are a. follow. 1 Project in compliance with local. Mate and federal ordinance, viatuiev and regulation. 2 No vigmfKant impact re none air quality, vegetation and wildlife 1 No impact on wetland. Mirtace water, and groundwater An LiniKwirocnial Review Record revpectmg the propped project ha. been made by the above named Hany County and MSHDA which document. the entironmental review of the project and more fully veto forth the reavon. why an fclS i» mx required Thi- Environmental Review Rc.ord tv <m tile al th.- above addir-x-* am) r available for public examination and copvmg up.wi reque.t between the hour, of MOH am and 5«'pm No further err. <nnncnul review of cu.h project i. prigxne.1 to he .inducted prior tn the requeM tot releave of federal fund. PuMir I'—«■ Ml uiirrcvied jecrxie. gloup, and pcr^wi. disagreeing wuh thi. decoxfi are mewed lo Mibmit wntren cmunent. f<w cim .idrraiHWiE.. Harr, ('runty to the Barre Counix Admmivirato. •« bx MMIDAiothe Eiecutne Director <w before < M>>her 2 I99» All «uch ciwnment. m. received will tr c.wtMdered and the Count, and MSHDA will not requevt the re leave of f«kt al fund, or take an. adminrMratne action on the propped project pruw to the date .pectfrd m the preceding <niencc Kritax u() Hadi Ham ( oum. wdl undertake the project deM-nhed above with ( ornmunit. Development Block Grant Fund, from the State ot Michigan under Irtlc I ot the HouMng and Comraunitv Development Act of |974 Bam County •» cmifytng to the State of Mwhigan that Ham County and Mr Michael Brown in hi« official .apa.it. a. Harry County Adminivtratcw ccroem toacxcpt the jut -dutuwi ot the federal kimiv it an actum i. brought to enforce re»pon»iNlHie» in relation to en.iroranema! revrew. de. i.ion nuking and actnwi and that thee reqxm.ibilitie. have been cjndvd The legal effect ot the certification >. that upon it. appro.a' Bam ( oum. nu. u.e the Block Grant fund, ami that .tale will have ^ti.fted it. re»pon»ibilme» under the National I m inmmcntal IA>luv Act of I'*ti9 Pine I ake I urn) will undertake the project dewtihrd above with HOM) Program fund, allocated to the State ot Michigan (MSIID\< under the NjIhwuI Affordable llou.mg Act ot |U9U MSHDA t» certifying to HUD that MSHDA and Marjone Green Dire.tiw of the <Miter ot ( ommunity Detclopmcni am) lame. I otue III tn hi. official capacity a* Evecutne Director of MMID \ are .iWiuTtling to accept the jurtcdntion of the leilctal court, it an action tv brought to enforce re.p.«i.tbtlitie. tn relation to environmental reviewc dect.uwi nuking and actum amt that thew teqxm.ibiliiie. have been tottcfied The legal eflect ot the certificatum i. that upon it. approval Pine Lake I umf mav uw HOME fund, and HUD wdl have »att»tied it. rr»pon»ibiliiie. under the Vattcwu) Environmental Pobcy Act of I9b9 11- SLH, Rlkavc vf I und. The State of Michigan and III D wdl accept an objection to it< approval ord. if it i. <wi one ol the foUowmg ha-c. >a> that the cCrtiticaiMwi wa. ma m fact executed b. the cert if. me officer <w .whet office of applicant approved by the Slate of Mictur ui •< III D «x ibi that applicant . en.tnxtmenul review record for the ptor.i indicated ixni.vion of a required de.t.wxi finding « ctep apple able to the project m the em inxtmcntal renew pr>xc. » c • -aher »pecif«c ground- in IU D rrgulaimm at 2-K IR Part *» "* Objection. mu»t he prepared and Mibnuii.-J !«• the Mate Michigan Michigan Job. CixnRU.vum ( ixnmunit. Development Block <cant Program Udlum- Buil.Ft.. I ittti I *.»>< *2* Wc.t Ottawa Street Lanung Michigan 489| * am) HUD m accordance with the required pr.xrdure J4( I R Part 58- and mav he addre.ved to Le» Bemun HUD Detroit Area Office 4” Muhigan Avenue Detroit Michigan 4822b t Jbie.tuxi. to the releave ot fund. bax- <xhet than thiwe .taled aN'.e wdl ma tv omodered bv the Stale or HUD Soobjec ton received after October 2u 1998 will be con.idered bv the State ot Hl D Mr Mtchjcl Broun Barry County Administrator 220 U State Street Ha.iing. MI4MKK Mr Jamev Logue III F.vcculi.e Diie.tix MSHDA po Bm »<"U4 Laming. Ml 4x«kw �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 SOCCER... continued from page 13 Bui, Tuesday it was Russell was made stole the show with his score that came at a very fortunate time. "Sammy (Saxon forward Sam Stafford) dropped it lo me and I pul it in the comer (of the goal)." Russell said. "This was the game that we really needed to win." Tim Russell (11) scored the game winner during the second overtime session to left Hastings to the important O-K White triumph. Argetsinger s evaluation of the goal was similar. He saw lay it back lo Russell and Russell "just nailed it." "That was an exciting game and we definitely needed it." Argetsinger said. "Il was like a playoff game." Forest Hills Central scored first 19 minutes into the first half when it lifted a shot over Hastings' goalkeeper Josh Warren. Warren had a strong outing, playing the entire game, and knew that he would. "He (Warren) told me that he would give me a win." Argetsinger said. "Josh had a really good game." Steve Storrs tied it at 1-1 later in the first half with a goal that was assisted by Billy Kirby. Hastings out-shot Forest Hills Central 14-13 in the first half with the action going back-and-forth from one end to the other. Stafford gave the Saxons a 2-1 advantage at 8:04 of lhe second half with Curt Norris gaining an assist. But, Forest Hills Centra) came back to knot it at 2-2 at the 11:02 mark and from there the two teams went scoreless for the rest of the game and for nearly 18 minutes of overtime action. Warren came up with some clutch saves to keep the Saxons winning chances alive. "We tried to play hard and not give up 'til lhe end." Russell said of the team s overall aim. Paul Henney (13) shows off some fancy footwork in the victory Tuesday over the Rangers. CORRECTION: In a Hastings High School soccer story on page 10 of the Sept. 10 Hastings Banner the athlete who scores the Saxons first goal should have been identified as Sean Fortier. The Banner regrets the error. Barry County cross country girls ) score two firsts at TK invite Barry County teams dominated the girls' cross country action Monday at Yankee Springs Park. The host Thomapple Kellogg Trojans took first place honors in the Middleville Division with an outstanding score of 43. The Maple Valley Lions finished No. I in the Kellogg Division with a super tally of 34. Thornapple Kellogg's Danielle Quisenberry was first overall in the Thomapple race with a blistering time of 19:44. "She's (Quisenberry) definitely in the leadershiptrole now," Thomapple Kellogg Coach Tammy Benjamin said. "She ran her best this year, she's really ready to do something." Heidi Eberly was the fastest in the Kellogg Division with a fleet-footed clocking of 2102. Delton Kellogg also turned in some solid times in Thornapple Division placing sixth in the boys with a 149 and sixth in the girls with a 172. Thomapple Kellogg s boys finished sixth in the Middleville Division with 192. Maple Valley’s boys were fourth in lhe Kellogg Division with a 118 and Lakewood was seventh in the Middleville boys with a 203 and eighth in the girls with a 236. Kody Louden was seventh for Delton Kellogg's boys with a 17:23 and Thomapple Kelloggs Ryan Hesselink was second in his race in 16:55. For the girls. Delton Kellogg's Jessica Kellogg had a fourth place 20:58. Maple Valley's Cassady Murphy ran for a sixth place 22:06. Maple Valley's Hayley Todd placed 10th in 22:40. Thornapple Kellogg's Jen Verkerke had a sixth place 20: 33 and Thomapple Kellogg's Melissa Quisenberry scored a ninth place finish in 21: 09. Delton Kellogg also received some great efforts from Nikki Schiedel (eighth. 22: 06). Desi Petroff (31st. 23:18), Amy Dennany (73rd. 26:17). Amy Ferriell (88th. 28:00). Kyle Williams (15th. 17:52). Billy Roberts (34th. 19:07,. Brandon Newington (59th. 20:22). Ron Gale (62nd. 20:34) and Ron Bagley (72nd. 22:22). It was the first time that the Thomapple Kellogg girls had ever won its own meet and they certainly had motivation to up-end the Wayland Wildcats, who finished second in the Middleville Division with a 60. "We really wanted to beat Wayland; they beat us by two points at their invitational." Benjamin said. "We knew that it would be a good race between us and Way land." Godwin Heights' boys won the ! Thomapple Division with 55. Allendale Saxon Michael Courtright (16) prepares to boot one past the Forest Hills Central defense. Panther harrier Jessica Kellogg had a strong showing at the TK Invitational with a fourth place time of 20:58. «• q took top honors in the Kellogg Division' with 32 and Forest Hills Northern was best in lhe Middleville Division with 52.* West Catholic's girls won the Thomapple . Division with a 55. Desi Petkoff darts toward the finish Hne at Tuesday's TK Invitational held at the Yankee Springs State Park. Delton was one of five Barry County schools to compete at the event. Bailey scores for Bruins soccer squad The Kellogg Community College men’s soccer team dropped a tough decision to Schoolcraft College Tuesday night 5-2. Scoring goals for the Bruins were Hastings' Larry Bailey and Josh Handley Handley and T.J. Arends assisted on the KCC's goals. Goalkeeper Scott Sexton made nine saves for the Bruins soccer team. KCC was coming off a 3-1 loss over Columbus State last Saturday. In that game. Jacob Roller scored the Bruin goal Maple Valley Rolls... The Lady Lions behind Stacie Gohs' 26 points defeated SMAA foe Bellevue Tuesday night 79-38 in varsity basketball action at Maple Valley High School. Maple Valley (3-3. 2-0) also got double digit scoring games from Erica Krolik (11 points) and Jessica Gearin (14 points) Here. Goris (32) glides in for two of her 26 points as the Lady Broncos attempt to defend. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Have a good sports story? Call 945-9554 Enduro Grand Winner... Tristan Dupuis, of nearby Diamondale. took the checkered flag and this trophy in: the Enduro feature at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Dupuis, and his No. 18 automobile, are sponsored by Go-Go Auto Parts in Delton. (Photo by George �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 - Page 15 County’s HEMP squad nets biggest marijuana bust yet by Shelly Sulser Stuff Writer ‘Acting on a tip from a Department of Natural Resources officer, the Barry County Sheriffs Department HEMP squad sftzed 112 marijuana plants worth $125,000 from lhe Barry State Game Area late Friday. The officers were watching the marijuana growing operation, located on Goodwill Road east of Havens Road, w hen they saw two males get out of a pickup track driven by a female at about 10 p.m The two men. who were recognized by police, entered lhe field and began harvest­ ing the growing marijuana, which stood from 10 to 12 feet tall. ^Police were able to arrest and jail lhe fe­ rtile. whom Barry County Undersheriff [Jon Ford called the "drop person." The other two fled through the swamp." said Ford A tracking dog from the Battle Creek Post of the Michigan State Police was called to the scene but was unable to locale the two men. police said. Ford said the HEMP Squad, assisted by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police and a Barry Township police officer, spent the remainder of lhe night pulling up the plants and seizing more drags and prop­ erty from the Hope Township home of one of the suspects. "Two vehicles were held for forfeiture." said Ford, adding that 15 pounds of pro­ cessed marijuana and a small amount of raethampbeta i.ine were also seized. , t , J. .,i,t i_r ITKJd (FCSKHTE WIPE OUT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY! HELP MDA HELP PEOPLE Muscular Dystrophy (800) 572-1717 Barry County HEMP Team deputy Kart Vlietstra surveys the large growing field of marijuana found by a DNR officer in the Barry State Game Area in Rutland Township Friday. The plants, worth an estimated $125,000. will be destroyed at a local incinerator. Police suspect the trio of dealing mari­ juana from the home. In all. $24,500 worth of property was seized by police. The five volunteer deputies that make up the squad first received the tip about the grow ing operation Sept. I and watched the field round the clock until the suspects, two from Hope Township and one from Barry Township, were finally spotted. "With small game season starting today (Sept. 15). we figured they would be get­ ting it out of there any lime because they didn't want the hunters to find it." said Ford. Ford said the bust marks an "even dozen" that the newly formed HEMP Team has made in its first year. "This is the biggest one this year." sa*d Ford. "They did an excellent job and it came together almost as we planned it. We had hope they'd do it in the daylight." The HEMP (Help Eliminate Marijuana Planting) team is funded with federal dol­ lars granted to the state, which in turn pays the police agencies for the overtime the deputies spend working on marijuana in­ vestigations. "Wc started the team this growing sea­ son." said Ford. "We have a free military surplus vehicle provided by the federal gov­ ernment and free military fatigues and M­ 16s. It doesn't cost us anything.” As of Wednesday, police were still wail­ ing for paperwork to be completed before submitting the requests for warrants to Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley The female has been released from jail on bond and the drugs will be destroyed at a local incinerator. The case remains under investigation. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE •ale and sold to lhe highest bidder al pubic sale tor the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon said Mortgage together with interest ft 6 75 percent per annum legal costs attorney lees, and any taxes and insurance that said Mort­ gagee. Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpora­ tion. does pay on or prior to the date of said sale said premises are described m said Mortgage as follows tO-Wit Yankee Springs lownshtp Barry County State of Michigan Commencing at the West 1/4 corner of Section 19 Town 3 North Range 10 West thence North 89 degrees 51 22 East 2351 36 feet along the East and West 1/4 hne to the Cen­ ter of said Section 19 thence South 00 degrees 60 00’ West 929 36 feet along the North and South 1/4 hne of said Section 19 to the Point of Beginning thence South 00 degrees 00 00’ West 96 36 feet along said North and South 1/4 hne thence South 89 degrees 51 22‘ West 199 41 feet to the Easterly hne of Archwood Avenue thence North 00 degrees 00 2 r East 96 36 feet along said Easterly fine thence North 89 degrees 51 ’ 22" East 199 40 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period as provided by law rs six (6) months from the date of the sale GREENTREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC Dated August 18 1998 For Donald A Brandt(P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Mchigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (9/24) Russia’s Crisis The President visited Russia last week for a long-scheduled summit with Russian President Buns Yeltsin lhe summit came amid an alarming slide in Russia’s econom­ ic position In the last few weeks, the Russ­ ian ruble has lost half of its value against lhe dollar, lhe government has effectively defaulted on much of Us foreign debt, and lhe Russian stock market fell by KO percent The economic crisis, in turn, has touched off a political crisis that threatens Russia’s fragile democracy The Communist-domi­ nated Duma Russia's parliament has called for Yeltsin’s resignation by an enor­ mous margin and its refusing to scat his choke for Prime Minister This situation is alarming, and the U.S. needs to work lo pre­ vent a collapse of Russian democracy. I v i sited Russia as a member of a trade delegation dunng the coup attempt in 1991 I was struck by the enormous job of shilling from socialism lo democratic capitalism In lhe old Soviet Union, everything of value was owned and controlled by the slate all the land, all the buildings, all the business­ es Each person was entirely dependent upon lhe goodw ill of the state for his or her employment and sustenance. The stateowned businesses had no conception of profit, encouraging waste and corruption of every kind The work force was unmotivat­ ed in a system without significant rewards or punishments for work quality. It was clear that ail these attitudes would have to change in order for democracy and capital­ ism to succeed. The crisis has shown how entrenched these attitudes were and contin­ ue lo be PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 10'< Discount thru Sept, on Detailing. of lhe County Courthouse at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Ml - to review a grant application to the this includes such services as buff & wax, interior shampoo. truck & motor cleaning, combination specials, etc. Program. The purpose of lhe hearing is to gain citi­ 616-945-5607 The President is right to try to address these problems X Russian descent to chaos and dictatorship would threaten our securi­ ty Russia continues to hold thousands of nuclear weapons and a wide sanely of advanced weapons In addition, a return to nationalism or Communism could lead to increased weapons proliferation, civil war and support tor American enemies around the world It is wrong, however, to believe that mon­ ey is the answer Russia has enormous potential and has huge stores of natural resources that it can draw upon It now appears that tens of billions of dollars in government aid and IMF loans have been lost to corruption and outright thelt Private companies and investors have lost billions more. Throwing more money into this cycle of corruption will not help Russia If we do decide to provide additional aid. and I'm far from convinced that it is warranted, we should demand and exercise much greater control over how it is used and accounted for. What we need lo do is support lhe con­ tinuance of democracy in Russia whether under Yeltsin or someone else. We also need to support further economic reforms to pro­ mote capitalism and restore the economy’s strength The stakes are high in Russia The crisis and its aftermath will have a significant efl’cc! on our security and economy for years and perhaps decades We must help the Russians make good decisions, both for them and for the world. Yet. our influence is limited and the Russians w ill have to decide for themselves. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. The Barry County Board of Commissioners will 1510 Star School Rd., Hastings, MI 49058 1/4 Mile south of £.15’. Bliss - Over 15 Years Experience THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by David t Stewart of 1685 Arch'.vood Drive Wayland Mchigan 49348 to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation, a Michigan corporation, of 2505 East Pans road. S E Grand Rapids Michigan 49588-8347. dated November 6. 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on Nov 18 1997. tn Docu­ ment Number 1004293 on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date of this Notce for principal and interest the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One and 43/100 ($87,151 43) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereoy the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notice is hereby given that on October 8. 1998 at 2 00 pm on the steps of tne Courthouse in the City of Hastings, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court fir tne County ot Barry there will be offered for NICK SMITH SPECIAL Hastings Detail Shop LEGAL NOTICE Communication from CONGRESSMAN hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. op Thursday September 24. I WK. in the Commissioner’s Room Michigan Slate Housing Development Authority for funding under the I99K Michigan CDBG Housing zen input prior lo lhe submission of lhe application lo continue the countywide Home Improvement Program. The County Housing Program is applying for a grant in the amount of $350,000. These funds will be utilized to make low interest rate improve­ ment loans to low and very low income households in Barry County. Graphic Design Artist Immediate opening for an experienced design artist. Layout and design of magazines, business booklets, publica­ tions, stationary, business forms, and more. Experience necessary. Competitive wages, complete medical package and 40IK. Call J-AD GRAPHICS 945-9554 Hastings, Michigan �Page 16- The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 POT, continued from page 3 be a benefit. "It would certainly make the price ofcom a lot better." "The federal support for that has stayed in place," but not with Hoekstra's support, Hoekstra said. "We’ll take a look at it again...It’s guaranteed to stay in place until after the year 2(MX). be said. He said he will be willing to review his opinion before it comes to another vote in a couple of years. Wenger noted that "the petroleum indus­ try is subsidized big time..." "1 do try to be consistent." Hoekstra said. "I voted to eliminate the methane and the ethanol subsides...which doesn't give a level playing field if they are competing with oil...! would also vote to eliminate (petroleum subsidies) They (petroleum in­ dustries) shouldn't be getting breaks that other industries aren't getting “ He believes agricultural programs will come under a lot of scrutiny because "the world market has collapsed." Hoekstra expects the "whole issue of agriculture." including low farm prices and poor weather conditions, may come to the forefront before Congress adjourns in Oc­ tober. Many in Washington believe the direc­ tion for agriculture was set for possibly up to seven years- in the Farm Reform Bill, which passed a couple of years ago. he said. "...Actually what we are now seeing is LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE l MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carrol Ann Simons a married woman and Earl Ray Si­ mons by Carrol Ann Simmons his attorney in fact (Ongma) Mortgagors) to United Companies Lend tng Corporation A Louisiana Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated July 25 1996 and recorded on Au­ gust 19. 1996 m Liber 669 on Page 881 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mense assignments to United Companies Lend ।ng Corporation as assignee by by assignment dated June 30. 1998 which was recorded on July 31 1998 in instrument #105854 Barry County Records on when mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy­ Eighty Thousand Fifty-Three and 45/100 dollars ($78,053 45) including interest at 10 625% per annum Adjustable Rate Mortgage interest rate may change on 2-1 and 8-1 of each year Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at p««bbc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o clock P M on October 1. 1998 Said premises are situated in Village ol Nashville Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lots 50 and 51 Except the South 60 feet ol said Lot 51. Village of Nashville. According to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats Page 10 The redemption period shall 6 month(s) from the date of such .sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 321a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such said Dated August 20 1998 UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORA­ TION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys tor UNITED COMPANIES LENDING CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98076835 (9H7) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael R McGuire and Maureen J McGuire husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to DMR FINAN­ CIAL SERVICES INC Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary 14 1996 and recorded on February 16 1996 m Liber 652. on Page 45 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hun­ dred Seventeen Thousand Fifty-three and 89/100 dollars ($117 053 89) including interest at 7 50% per annum Under lhe power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the’ mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE Barry County Michigan and are described as Pan of Lot 112 of Supervisor s Plat Number 1 of Long Point according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats on Page 49 Described as commencing at the Southwest erly comer of said uOt 112 thence Northwesterly along shore to Pme Lake 110 feet thence South easterly across sad Long Point to a point on the South Shore of $aid point 60 feet Northerly of the Southeast comer of said Lot 112 thence South westerly 60 feet to tne Southeast corner of said Lot tnence West along the South . me of sa»d Lot to the place of begmnmg be mg a Subdivision of Dart o’ Sections 5 ana 6 Town 1 North Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 monthjsi from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m when case the • edem ption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 10 1998 DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Iron PC Attorneys lor DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98088506 (10/1) that we aren't where we want to be in agri­ culture and that we have to retake another look at it to address some of the problems that have come up "I don't think anybody anticipated lhe commodity prices to go down the way that they have." he said. Wenger said the shaky Asian economy, "which wasn't foreseen." has taken away a lot of American farmers' potential markets. Other questions directed to Hoekstra ranged from the Teamsters to the Interna­ tional Monetary Fund Newman asked if Michigan should be worried in light of Russia and Asia's economies collapsing "I think so." Hoekstra said, noting that many area industries, employing county residents, arc probably somewhat dependent upon expons. "...There is less demand for our products and so we should be worried about that...As policy makers, what do wc do about it? "...Those financially troubled countries are going to be asking for $19 to 20 billion for America to pump into the International Monetary Fund. The intent is to prop up these economies and create some demand and to make sure that the bottom doesn't fall out. I've got a little bit of a problem with that. It's one thing when you go in after World War II with lhe Mar­ shall Plan and you prop up Western Eu­ rope...an economy that embraces the same kind of values that we do and free markets and those kinds of things. "What I have to take a look at is: do 1 want to go and prop up Asia and Rus­ sia...systems that are probably going in another direction. They are not moving back to free markets." Hoekstra said. "If we put money into Asia, who exactly is going to be benefiting from that? Are wc going to be benefiting those economics in .the free market or are we bailing out those companies and those banks who decided to leave the U.S. and invest in Asia for all the wrong reasons? I want a company who de­ cides to invest in Asia to assume the risk. They've got lower labor costs, lower envi­ ronmental costs, but at the same time they are picking up a financial risk. If we now go in and bail them out and say you're not going to have to worry about this financial risk because wc are going to bail you out,’ we are just going to encourage all the wrong kinds of behavior We re going to say it’s OK to move jobs because we II bail you out financially, if you run ii.to trou­ ble. "Some of these people. I think, need to leam a lesson " Hoekstra said "When you move jobs and opportunity from the U.S where we have a stable financial system, you may have to pay more for our workers, but that's OK because you also have access to a stable financial base. That's a huge benefit. I'd be willing to pay workers a lit­ tle bit more to do business in a countrv like the US. "That (issue) is a tough one Some of my ag friends really want us to give money to IMF because they think that will again prop up demand and build up a demand for U.S. products. So there's competing objec­ tives going on." he said. Commissioner Rod Goebel asked about r»r ^ffnrtx, in hnlrt the Teamsters' lead- itial he could put them (the Teamsters) into receivership and basically have the federal government or the courts running their union, which I don't think is good for the rank and file. And I don't think it's good for them The Courts would take it over." and conduct an election lo give the union back to its members, he said. "This union doesn't speak to the rank and file anymore." Hoekstra said. "It's rea0y too bad They are the largest private sector union in the country , and they've been em­ broiled m scandal for years and it just doesn't get any better " On a lighter note. Hoekstra said. 'regard­ less of what you hear, there are construc­ tive things going on" in Washington D£ One is the expected surplus at the end $f lhe fiscal year • "I think that helps all of us and keeps in­ terest rales lower for any building programs or anything that you're engaged in and gets us moving in the right direction." he told the board Hoekstra has ’■ praise for Bradford White A lot cf West Michigan companies are able to compete internationally and to ex­ port. Congressman Peter Hoekstra said dur­ ing a recent visit to Hastings. ; "You've got a lot of companies arouiW here that are doing really well. You have*a great example right in Middleville - Brad­ ford White." Hoekstra said. "That was a company that was on the verge of shutting down (about) three yeafr ago. They sat down with their union, and said we either have to come together on this or we re going to shut down. They came together on it...They're competing against Mexico and they have taken mucof that (water beater) business back. They are now expanding. They have done a re­ markable job with that company in turning it around and competing internationally. "They arc a great example of manage­ ment and organized labor working together and competing internationally," Hoekstqi said. - Two hurt when cars collide Two 18-year-old Hastings women were hurt Thursday when the car they were in entered the path of another vehicle on South Hanover Street at Clinton Street at about 5:26 p.m. Sept. 10. according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. The driver. Rachel Ann Madary and her passenger, Elizabeth Ann Hustwick were taken to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance where they were treated for minor injuries and released. Madary was issued a citation for fa-ling to yield when she tried to make a left turn and did not see the oncoming car. driven by Anita Duits. 39. of Woodland. Duits and her passenger. Rachel Ann Duits, 18. were not hurt. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUT­ LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COl'NTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning a pro­ posed amendment lo the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will he held on Wednesday (ktoher 7. 1998. commencing at o'clock p.m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TAKE Ft RTHER NOTICE that the items to he consid­ ered include, in hriel. lhe following I Consideration of the application ol Dar>l Larke M D for re/oning ol properts located on CimiK Road, adjacent lo Hastings Fiberglass. Hastings. Michigan, described as ALL THAT PART OF THE SE 1/4 SECTKIN 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE V WEST. RtT LAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COM AT THE SE COR OF SD SEC 11. TH N ON THE SEC LN 1(171 85 FT TO THE FOB. TH N XV DEG 56' W 211 FT TH S PARALLEL TO THE SEC LN 165 FT. ■ mswoeoM ।211 n iosdsecln thnonsdsb ln 165 FT TO THE R)H ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 6 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILLS Boomtown Sound & Video to re-open today EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. After being closed by the stale government for nearly a week. Boomtown Sound A Video in downtown Hastings was expected to re-open for business today (Sept. 17.) A sign posted on the store's front windows stated tne business had been seized by the State of Michigan's Department of Treasury Bureau of Revenue Collection Division. Warrant Officer Barbara Weatherbee declined comment on the matter and Director of Habitat for Humanity Barry County department spokesperson Stephanie VanKoevenng said only that state lajy prohibits public comment by the department in order to protect the confidentiality of taxpayers. Store owner Tim Altoft refused comment on the matter Wednesday saying he was unprepared to do so. but promised to comment next week, he told the Banner. Please join: Mike Spahr & Tim Johnston. Principals al lhe Middle School and High School for coffee & conversation WE BVILD HOMES Friday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. Middle School Room 107. We need a special person to work part-time coor­ dinating public relations, fund-raising and con­ struction activities Our ALL VOLUNTEER orga­ nization seeks a dedicated director who will accept a limited salary and also be a Habitat volunteer An understanding of Habitat goals and computer liter­ acy are desirable 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Send resume to: COMMENCING AT THE SE COR OF SECTION 1.1. TOWN 1 NORIH. R ANGl 9 Wf SI III NO KH3 IS Ft Mt. THE E I N ol SDSlt 13 IH N I 0)1 (. Si, U 211 tN) FT TO THE TRI E RIB. TH SI6M«iF1 TH N s'H)l (. '»• W js; 11 n to THE EASTERLY ROW LN OF ARTHl R DR TH NORTHWESTERLY ALG SD ROW. th I? (COMH III) HL3TI H Mt. THI MK OF a NONTAN­ GENT (T RYE TO THE LEFT OF THE RADUS OF WHICH IS (4) fl AND< HORDOI willt H BEARS N S2 DEG 16'4I» W 72J4 FT TH N 121184 FT. TH S km DEG 56' E 21I W FT TO THE FOB ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 7 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILLS Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs '18.00 Ea. HABITAT. P.O. Box 234 Hastings, Ml 49058 — Great Gifts — Action Signs (across from E U". Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings Golden Anniversary Lecture Series 1948-1998 This prupert) is currently zoned "RE" Rural Estates Residential District The applu ant seeks re/oning tn the “Cl" Office Commercial District ership accountable to taxpayers and its membership "If that leadership demonstrates it is in­ capable of holding a fair election, is it fea­ sible to decertify the Teamsters and form a more democratic union ’" Goebel asked "The Teamsters never cease to amaze me." Hoekstra sud. "We demonstrated that the federal government can't conduct a fair election for them or that they were creative enough to find a way around lhe structure that the federal government put in place "They (Teamsters) have been under fed­ eral supervision tn courts since, basically. 1989. They held an election in 1996 and it was as corrupt as anything they've ever done Now we get to 1998. and the corrupt leadership is still running the union." he said "And were trying to figure out what to do "I don't feel very comfortable with it. but I think this judge over there is going to get so frustrated with them, one of these days. (616) 948-8618 o, Tou Auto Glass Hastings Kiwanis Cluh presents a... * 2. Consideration ol the application ol Dennis Thiss for re/oning a vaunt parcel located on Haynes Loop Drive. Hastings. Michigan, described as ( OM AT THE E 1/4 POST OF SECTION 14. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE M WEST. RLTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. KARRI ( Ol Ml MICHIGAN AND Rl NNING IH W 401 If. FT ALG THE E AND W 1/4 LN OF SD SEC TH N HI 5 FT ALG THE E LN OF 20 l(X)T EASEMENT. TH I. 0 IK FT TH N Ux 5 FT. ALG SD I. I N OF EASEMENT FOR THE TRI E PLACE OF BEGINNING TH I 71 16 FT TH S 2 FT. TH E 116 84 FT TH S TOPI IHWM0FI III N *»2 FT TO THI- 1*1 At I: OF BEGIN NING TOGETHER W ITH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER EASEMENT DESCRIBED HEREIN TO M-17 Expert Installation WOULD TWL SENDS This properts is currently zoned Cl" Office Commercial District The applicant seeks re zoning lo lhe "Cl" General Business District • \ll Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranleed Call Now! 616-945-5085 Narrated by... 1 Such and further matters as may properly come before l! c Planning Ciwnmission John Holod ‘'Cuba" PLEASE TAKE Fl RTHE R NOTICE that the Land Lse Plan Zoning Map and Zoning <hdinance are available and may he examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during reg ular business hours and that cufNCt of lhe Zoning Ordinance and/or l^md I se Plan may tx* examined al said public hearing 888-577-7446 PLEASE TAKE Fl RTHER NOTIC E that the Rutland Charter Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! Township Planning Commission reserscs the tight to rectvnmend changes in the promised ordinances and to make its rec<xnmendau««n to the Rutland Chartci Township Hoard accordingls either at or follow­ ing the publu healing Hastings Central School Auditorium Friday, September 18 • 7PM PLEASE TAKE Ft RTHER NOTICE that upon «csen i7i davx notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will pro side necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and wnices al the puNu heating to individuals with disabilities Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or serxicrs should toniacl the Township Clerk al the addresc telephone numlrt listed K'low s always. For Your .istening Pleasure Entertainment the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. All interested pets««hare invited t.» tv present at the alotcsaid time and place to lake part in the discUssnm on lhe above proposed anvndmcnlx B.itbaia Bedloid Clerk Rutland Chattel town-hiji 24hl Heath Road. Hastings Ml 4VIKK |6|6>V4N 2IM4 v You 11 love the tonguc n-groove cathedral ceiling and the split log staircase in this newly listed log-sided home 3 bedroom (master suite) 2 bath, with full walk­ out reach for more bedrooms and bath Wooded 1 6 acre lot. on paved road, with circle drive $169,900 S/100 XOlFw Tickets available at the door All Tickets *T w Adi/ts J Call LuAxm at 948-4320 or at Westdale Witzel/ 1-616-948-3770 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17 1998 - Page 17 Banner CLASSIFIEDS C^...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 (>ara^e Sale Child Care Help Wanted BLACK FEATHER * cig hi Singer sewing machine. moped, excerci sc machine. chain saw. cirular saw. turo lawn mower and small appl 791 Pine Creek Dr. Middleville 795-4263 PRE-SCHOOL FALL ENROLLMENT!* underway at Learn *N Hay Farm Pre­ School. Don’t let your child mis out on our exceptional pre­ school program. Our newly designed facility and excellent staff will give your child the skills they need to succeed. Openings arc going fast so call today for more information 945-2533. TELEPHONE ORDER PRO­ CESSORS: Large company in Ada is looking fix applicants w ith excellent data entry and phone skills to assist in taking catalog orders via phone Pay starts at $8 (XJ/br. evening hours, every other Saturday Please apply at Manpower of Hastings. 127 N Market St (behind Riverbend Travel) E Q E Call 948-3000 (ard Of Thanks DEAR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS; Thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness at this time.Joe A Carol Welton. Steve A Kay Garvey. Robert & Sara Hickerson. John & Faith DcLaat, Dorthy Bums. Charles Lebo. Clarence Row lader. Doug Reed. Pat Hammond. Chet Everett. Arlene Stnmbeck. Paul A Geoigia Otis. Vada Green. Laura Floulkncr. Joan Kasmsky. Roger A Shirley Hiklenbrand. Lorena Fnend. Paul A Sue Fruin. Lawrence Cox.May God bless you all.Cleo Haywood________ I WOULD LIKE TO THANKeveryone who sent me cards on my 75 th birthday. Also thanks to the Hastings Fire Dept, gals and guys for lhe sur­ prise birthday breakfast at Mills lamding. - Keith Sage Mobile Homes ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pas ments on huge 3 bedroom home Will move if necessan 1-800­ 672 9604____________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed No application fee if you mention this ad 1-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELLuill look al any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604 14’X7O' 3 BEDROOM MO­ BILE HOME, to be moved, $5,000 obo, phone 616-367­ 4703 after 5:(K/pm. Sathmal \d\ BEER DELIVERY DRIVERto $15.38/hr* benefits On the job training 949-2424 Jobhnc fee. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONSto$l I 92/hr* benefits Will train, people skills needed 949-2424 Jobline fee ANIMAL ATTENDANT/ CARE- to $10 OO/hr* benefits Must love pets Training 949­ 2424 Jobline fee ‘cable INSTALLER- to Sl.OOO/wk On Job training Work own hours. 949-2424 Jobhnc fee FACTORY PRODUCTION/ MACHINIST- to $ 15/hr* ben­ efits (401K) Fast advancement Call now>949-2424 Jobhnc fee DRIVERS. OWNER/ OP­ ERATORS National Carriers. Inc. is looking for quality Ow ncr Operators to pull containers on a dedicated run between Wilmington DE and Lansing. Mi. On a % or guaranteed cpm on loaded and empty miles Call lipday 888-502-8745__________ Tor Sale \uto *1 DODGE STEALTH while ■mat condition 81.(KM) sports, fits of extras $6,750 00 OBO y 375-6979 _____________ SdRD EXPLORER XLT *97. U.000 miles, loaded. $22,900 QBO 948-9804______________ I or Rent &BEDROOM HOME IN COUNTRY, nice yard. $485 plus deposit and utilities Call 623-8743______________ Ritsint MANO TUNING, repairing. Mbuilding. Estimates Joe Mix •ano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician asyant. Call 945-9888 Bankruptcy - Respect tor diem dignity at every step No marge for your initial appointWent Experienced Aiiomev I #00-945-5971 Hunting, aluminum AIDING. barns, roofs, houses. Reasonable rales, free estiInsurcd Call Randson y Painting and Tree 945- For Sale HEATMOR OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES- Heat SAFELY’ this winter Stainless steel construction Order now for tall delivers Call Woodheat (6161-868-0640_______________ ■•QUARTER of beet lor Call after 6pm 945-3057 ale AMWAY PRODUCTS delis cred UPS to your door Call for details and free samples’ 616­ 948-3188 Real Estate 335 W. APPLE STREET. 3 bedrooms. 3 full baths, de­ tached garage. This house is like new on inside, remodeled 1994. New ac/hrat. large jacuzzi, ceramic tile floors, waler softner, hunter fans, quality throughout, zoned A/ (). Priced below market value at $89,900 FIRM, call to see 616-948-8871. CHEBOYGAN COUNTY: 10 beautiful acres ideal hunting and camping location Within walkingdistancctoSlalel.and Drivewav and cleared campsite Trail road access $17,900, $500 down. $22Q/mo. 11 * Land Con­ tract Northern Land Company 1-800-968-3118. wuu northcrlandco com AUCTION; OF LOG HOMES to be held October 3rd. in Grand Rapids at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza.57OO28thStS W jt I lam lake exit 43 oil 96 m Grand Rapids and go east about 1/2 mile on the right, watch for TILLER’S AUCTIONEERING signs 21 stlyes to choose from One home will sell absolute, re­ gardless ot price 5% Buyers Pre­ mium added to the highest bid Take up to 12 months to take dehvcrv For more infocall IK MI321-5647 Ext 33 or 616-457­ 5739. TORCH LAKE- 20mi NE of Traverse City. 2-5 acre beautiful building sites Black top road, underground utilities, spectacu­ lar views. Minutes from Alden 4k Torch Lake. $19,900 to $60,000 KALKASKA COUNTY'- *5 acres, beauti­ fully wooded with small pond. 305ft frontage on M-66 Electric available, close to Stale forest and snowmobile trail. $16,900 •Hunier/Sportsman Paradise 10 acres, access off year-round County maintained road Surr i>u nded by thousands of acres of the Pcrc Marquette State Fatal Perfect location for deer camp Minutes Irom Cranberry Lake A Manistee River Excellent fish­ ing. Close to snow mobilc/ORV trails.$23,900. 10* down. 10* in 90 days, balance al II*. L/C $250/mo More acreage avail­ able. easy L/C terms! GREAT LAKES Land CO <616)922­ 809*) Farm FEEDER PIGS FOR SALE, 616-945-2335. Community Notice HISTORIC BOWNES MILLS "IT’S CIDER TIME FEST1VAI." September 19 A 20. I2PM-5PM. Harvest Festival. Crafts. Farm Machinery Display. Small Animal Show Saturday. Cider Making. Live Music. Pet­ ting Zoo. BBQ Food, Apple Dumplings Admission Adults $5 00. Children. $2 (XI 131 expressway/A-42 Bradley Exit. East/Bnggs Road, north 1-1/2 miles 616-795-7530 WEIGH DOWN WORK­ SHOP Gods principals lor lot* inc weight Information meeting Mon Sept 217 00-8 CM) al Gun Lake Community Church no obligations fix more informa­ tion call 795-3001 Help Wanted HESTER LY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured Bucket truck Call Randson 945-2545 (tin i EXCAVATION SMALL DOZIlBu JOES - ATTENTION TO DETAIL CLEARING. STUMPS, driveways. Backfilling, lan dscap ING ■ SAND 6c GRAVE! TOP SOIL INSURED DON TETTER 795-78 HANDYMAN SERS ICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW KATES*. HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES" CALI 616-948 4093 TREE TRIMMING, tree re moval. dangerous removals, lot clearing, stump grinding Fully insured, free estimates (’all Greenleaf Tree Service .it 948­ 9813 PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION AND INSPECTION $7.00 A plastics production company in lhe Dutton. Caledonia and Lowell areas are in need of second shift workers No experience necessary, com­ pany will train Fulltime lo pos­ sible permanent hire Excellent opportunity Apply al MAN­ POWER 948-3000___________ FOOD PROCESSING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications tor an egg processing plant intake Odessa Neat, clean and comforablc work environ­ ment Several light industrial positions exist all three shifts tor thi* grow ing company Short term and long term position* available Opportunity for per­ manent hire with excellent ben­ efits For immediate consider­ ation contact Manpower of Hastings al 127 N Market. 616­ 948-3(8 M) E O I ASSEMBLY AND MACHINE OPERATION $8.00 A SE Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for I st shift work­ ers Duties include light assem­ bly of small automotive parts and plastic injection machine operation Must have high atten­ tion to detail and good finger dexterity. All positions are long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to wurk overtime. Pay increases based on work perfor­ mance! For immediateconsideration.call MANPOWERS9483000 E O E DEER PROCESSING- HELF WANTED Tom’s Market. Hastings Accepting applica­ tions. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days Apply in person, no phone calls Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE FALL HELP flexible hours. Factory outlet now has 8 part­ time positions available must be high school graduate. Free cor­ porate ti ami ng provided for those who qualify Over 5200per week lo start. Could lead to permanant positions. For interview call 948­ 2298._________________________ HELP WANTED Paid weekly Due to a large increase in busi­ ness. Local company must ex­ pand operations and fill 10 full­ time permanent postions to start at $410 week Since there arc several positions to fill and com­ pany w ill train the inexperienced, job descriptions, hours, pay scales, profit-sharing, benefits etc., will be discussed at a oneon-one interview . No 3rd shift, for appointment Call 948-2387 Ext 8. I()am-5pm. Mon-Fn. OWN YOUR OWN apparel, shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures. buying trip, training. Minimun investment $18,900. Call Liberty Opportunities 501 327-8031____________________ PART-TIME MERCHAN­ DISER position available to merchandise greeting cards A related products in local retail stores. Approximately 8 hours a week (no evenings) Training provided No experience needed Call 1-800-543-4110 the week of September 13. between the hours of 8:30-4:30pm. Please mention that you arc cal I mg about job #1899. American Greetings Corporation. E.O.E. SOCIAL WORKER: Parent Educator, Battle Creek Office, full-time, home visitation pro­ viding child development and child management information. Case manager for families en­ rolled in Even Start to link them with services QUALIFICA­ TIONS: Minimum BSW or BA in human service related field. Relevant experience with at-risk children Good communication skills and ability to work with a team. Valid Ml driver’s license and driving record which com­ plies with agency policy To ap­ ply submit cover letter of inter­ est and resume no later than 9/ 24/98 to: Human Resources •98CPIPE. Family A Children Services. 1608 Lake St.. Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 EOE SOCIAL WORKER: Hastings Office, full-time.counseling w ith at-risk individuals, children and families. Some office groups as well as in home. Flexible sched­ ule QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum MSW/MA which al­ lows for CSW or LLP licensing in Stale of Ml Minimum 2 years relevant experience with knowl­ edge of family systems, virengths-based treatment Sub­ mit cover letter of interest and resume no later than 9/24/98 to Human Resource* #98CP2I9. Family A Children Services. 1608 Lake St.. Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 EOE__________________ PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Non-profit seek* director for Barry/ Eaton Co. Advocacy pro­ gram Involves supervision and coordination of volunteer pro­ gram providing services to abused and neglected children Advanced degree preferred w ith demonstrative skills in fiscal management, resource develop­ ment. agency and program plan­ ning, and public relations Previou* cxpcrcincc working with volunteers, know ledge ol child abuse and neglect issues dcsncable Send resume and salan requirements to CASA do Barry Co FIA 555 W Woodlawn. Hastings. Ml 49058 Replies by Oct 2. 1998 Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on November 21 st. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 Hastings CROP Walk will be Sunday With churches and organizations in more than 70 countries sharing the struggle lo help people ‘move beyond poverty and powerlessness, walkers and those who sponsor them in Sunday's Barry County CROP Walk will be partners on thai jour­ ney The Barry County CROP Walk takes place al 2 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 20. Walkers will start their trek at the First United Methodist Church, located on Green Street in Hastings. Registration begins at 1 p.m and the Country Chapel Praise Band will be enter­ taining with music during that time and again after the walk. The 16th annual event will conclude with pizza from Good Time Pizza in Nashville and bev-rages from Felpausch Food Center. Walk Coordinator Duane Robinson is hoping this year's effort will break the $12,000 mark for the first time. Walkers have a goal to collectively bring in pledges of $I2.(MX). Walkers in recent years have been averaging about $90 per walker so Robinson is hoping that a few more walk­ ers will join the effort and surpass the goal. As special recognition. T-shirts will be given to walkers who raise $100 and more. "It keeps getting bigger and bigger." he said of the event, which hopes to have 130 walkers this year. Thirteen churches are participating One of the best pans is that "Everybody gets a good feeling from it when it’s over." Robinson said. They also like the fact that 25 percent of the proceeds from the CROP Walk, spon­ sored by Church World Service, stay in Barry County. Love Inc. of Barry County and a food pantry operated by Our Lady ot Great Oak Catholic Church will benefit locally. Love Inc. will receive 20 percent of the proceeds to help people with emergency food needs through the food bank housed al First Baptist Church in Hastings. The food pantry at Our Lady of Great Oak in Lacey will receive 5 percent of the walk funds to help serve families in the Southeast comer of Barry County. Food from the pantry is distributed every month to the most needy families and every other month to low income families. For the walk itself, participants have a choice of three routes, the same as last year. There will be two short routes of one mile and another that will be about one and one-half miles. The long route is about six miles. However, participants may walk only atfar as they are able so they shouldn't feel like they have to push themselves beyond their limits, organizers said. Walkers are encouraged to bring signs with their church names on them or any other type of signs with a hunger aware­ ness or CROP message. Robinson said he hopes to have CROP balloons for some walkers to carry, too. CROP is the name given to community­ wide hunger education and fund raising events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by 24 Church World Service/CROP regional offices nationwide. Bom in the aftermath of World War II. today Church World Service cooperates worldwide in programs of long-term devel­ opment. emergency response, and assis­ tance to refugees. Seventy-five percent of the Barry County walk proceeds are used to fund Church World Service projects. Within the U.S., Church World Service assists communities in responding to disas­ ters. resettles refugees, promotes fair na­ tional and international policies, provides educational resources, and offers opportuni­ ties to join a people-to-people network of local and global can ng through participa­ tion in CROP WALKS, the CWS Blanket. Gift of the Heart Kits Program, and the Tools of Hope Program. For example. Numo Nk.rumah and her neighbors in Africa have conquered hunger because of CROP Walk funds. Numo and 41 other women of a small village in Guinea-Bissau had all lost infants to hunger When they were offered the oppor­ tunity. they began farming a vegetable gar­ den and rice field for the whole community "The first things we received were water­ ing cans, rakes, spades and other gardening tools." Numo said. With a harvest of rice, onions and veg­ etables. they are tasting success - and now Numo and her neighbors hate enough to eat Overall hunger is declining. Famine is declining except in zones of armed conflict. However, there is still a world of need Nearly 800 million people in the develop­ ing world are chronically undernourished die from hunger and preventable diseases. That’s 24 children every minute, which is more than three 747 airliners, each holding 430 children, crashing every hour, every day. year-round and leaving no survivors. CROP walks offer a way to put your concern and caring into action. Participation in lhe CROP walk is open to all interested people For more informa- See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! and are loo poor to adequately feed them­ selves More than 2 billion face malnutri­ tion know n as "hidden hunger ” Even day. 34.(MM) children under age five lion about the event or to obtain a walker's pledge envelope, call Trudy Tobias al 517­ 852-9524 or Duane Robinson. 616-721­ 8259 POLICE B€AT Man faces multiple sex charges ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Plainwell man was arraigned in Barry County’s 56-1 District Court Monday on charges he sexually molested two girls under the age of 13. according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Paul Duane Grindol. 70 is charged with four counts, two for each victim, of second degree criminal sexual conduct and could face a total of 60 years in prison if convicted on all four counts. The alleged offenses are reported to have occurred in Orangeville Township, Hastings and Battle Creek between 1992 and 1998. police said, and the victims apparently were (fiends of the family. A Sept. 23 pre exam has been set for 9 a.m. The case remains under investigation. Police find stolen gun; man charged ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A former Delton man now living in Nolensville. Tenn., has been charged with possessing a handgun listed as stolen in Tennessee, said Sgt. Steve Harper of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Robert Corey Ford. 17. was a back seat passenger in a car that was stopped Sept. 13 for speeding and equipment violations on Marsh Road and 114<h Avenue, police said. When troopers searched the vehicle, they found the loaded .357 Magnum in Ford's gym bag. according to police. Ford is also accused of attempting to alter the gun’s serial number. Harper said. Ford, who is being held on $10,000 bond, was arraigned Monday and a preliminary examination has been set for Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. The incident remains under investigation and police are in contact with Tennessee authorities relating to the theft of the weapon. Harper said. Babysitter pleads to child abuse * HOPE TOWNSHIP - A 20-year-old babysitter was given a one-year plea under advisement in exchange for her guilty plea to third degree child abuse in Barry County District Court Sept. 9, Samantha Marie Leonard of Delton was ordered to undergo outpatient treatment and to return for sentencing on Sept. 8. 1999. Leonard was accused grabbing an 11-year-old boy by the throat and pushing him backward into the sink, according to a report by lhe Barry County Sheriff's Department. Police said she then tried to squeeze shampoo into his mouth but when she was unsuccessful, pushed him to the floor, sat on him. plugged his nose and tried to pry his mouth open. She then squeezed the shampoo bottle causing some of the soap to get into his mouth, police reported. Leonard was also accused of throwing video game cartridges which struck the boy in the side, police reported. “ —<.■ ■ • • <v As part of her sentence, she was ordered to pay a $60 crime victim fee and abide by the terms of probation. Plainwell teen confesses to break-in PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A woman who heard a noise outside her residence early Sept. 4 stepped outside and found two men breaking into her son's car, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff's Department. As she and her husband gave chase, the two got away with an amplifier pried loose from inside the locked vehicle. After hearing that he was a suspect. Ryan Courtney, 18 of Marsh Road, Plainwell, turned himself in to police and confessed to his role in the crime, police said this week. Courtney, who is charged with felony breaking and entering of a vehicle, was arraigned Sept. 11 and is free on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. A Sept. 23 preliminary examination is scheduled in Barry County's District Court. Courtney told police that he and his partner saw the car in the driveway and his friend proceeded to break the rear, passenger window with a small hammer. He then reached inside the car and pried the amplifier loose, Courtney told police. When they were caught, Courtney said he picked up the amplifier and ran. Courtney would not give police the name of his alleged accomplice. Stolen vehicle found in Eaton County HASTINGS - A 1983 Chevy Blazer taken from the parking lot of J-Ad Graphics Aug. 13 was found Sept. 3 by the Eaton County Sheriffs Department parked on M-43 east of Sunfield, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police reported the man who was purchasing the vehicle had driven to work and parked it at about 11 p.m. When he returned to the parking lot on break at about 2 a.m., the Blazer was gone, he told police. Police have no suspects and the incident remains under investigation. Police seize drugs found in field CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - Three planting pots containing marijuana were confiscated from a Thornapple Lake Road field Sept 11, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Two people between the ages of 16 and 20 were spotted near the pots prior to police seizing the plants and destroying them. Police have no suspects and no warrants have been requested Minor cited for blood alcohol THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP - A 19-year-old Middleville man who told police he'd had nine to 10 beers prior to driving Sept. 6 was cited for being a minor in possession by consumption and released. The man registered a .17 on a preliminary breath test, reported the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police stopped lhe man after they observed his vehicle crossing the centerline on Bass Road at about 3:24 a.m. Boy unhurt when car strikes house HOPE TOWNSHIP - A 3-year-old boy who got into a parked car and knocked the gear shifter into neutral caused the car to roll backward down a hill and into the front porch of a Second Street home, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The boy was unhurt and no charges were filed. Strangers offer ride to 13-year-old HASTINGS - A Hastings boy told police that two while men in a red pickup truck approached him. asking if he wanted a nde home as he walked in the 400 block of West Grand Street Sept. 11, according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. The bey said he was walking home from a school dance at about 10:30 p.m. when the incident occurred Police were unable to locate the subjects. �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 17. 1998 COURT NCUJS: A man found to have been driving drunk when he caused a three-car accident on West State Road at Hammond Road Aug. 4 was sentenced to four months in jail, with credit for 23 days served, and an additional three months probation in Barr)- County Circuit Court Thursday Mark Nathaniel Wirsch. 27. of Hastings, was convicted of violating his probation by drinking, failing to report to his treatment appointment and drunk driving. "It's clear Mr. Wirsch has disregarded his probation order and continues to indulge in drinking and driving." said assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makled. "Il appears he's determined to go to jail." But attorney Frank Hillary asked that Judge James Fisher give Wirsch credit for working two jobs. "He’s got a daughter and he's quit drugs." said Hillary. "But he's made the unfortunate move to alcohol. This indicates to me that he's got an addictive personality and he needs some type of program to he can learn how to control his addictive personality.” Hillary said Wirsch did not report to treatment because he was afraid he would be arrested "I think you've got a lot more serious substance abuse problem than I thought initially and maybe you thought yourself." said Fisher to Wirsch. "What we've tried in the past has not worked Hopefully, you will conclude that you have hit bottom." Fisher did not grant work release to Wirsch as part of his sentence. "I realize you're going to lose your job. but I think it's time you realize you need to make some changes in your life." said Fisher. Wirsch originally was given one year of probation Feb. 12 for a resisting and obstructing conviction. He also was sentenced in May to 30 days in jail on a probation violation conviction. • Brenda Jean Campbell. 27. of Delton, who pleaded guilty to attempted arson for starting a fire under a mobile home occupied by a man. a woman and three children on Aug. 3 at the Lakeside Mobile Home Park in Hope Township, received no jail time. The couple noticed the fire while sitting on the couch and were able to put it out before any major damage occurred, according to the Barry County-Sheriffs Department report. Campbell originally was charged with arson, a 20-year felony and homicideattempted murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in pnson. Those charges were dismissed in exchange for her guilt) plea on the lesser charge Campbell was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 10 days credit and the last 80 days suspended to the end of two years probation. She was also ordered to take mental health counseling and to take her prescription medications as directed by her physician. The victims did not appear to offer statements to tne court. "Apparently Ms. Campbell allowed her emotions and her jealousy get the better of her." said Makled "This incident could easily have gotten to the point where it could have been fatal. I'm hoping this will be a wake-up call to her to not focus so much on her relationships and instead focus on supporting herself and her two children." "This certainly could have been a far more serious situation than it turned out lo be." said Fisher. "Frankly. I think you deserve a jail sentence, but apparently the victims feel otherwise and everyone else feels differently than 1 do." • Jason Baldwin. 25. of Hastings disputed his sentence in court Thursday after Fisher imposed two years probation with the first 45 days in the Barry County Jail with no work release on a conviction of drunk and careless driving and fleeing and eluding, which occurred March 28 in Hastings. Baldwin was arrested by Hastings City Police after his vehicle struck a fence at the comer of Montgomery and Madison streets. "1 need my job." Baldwin told Fisher after it was revealed that Baldwin was nearly a year behind in child support payments. "You're not paying child support anyway.” said Fisher. "And I look at your record with joyriding, driving on a suspended license, fleeing police and car theft...you don’t need to be out drunk driving with a blood alcohol content of two times the legal limit." "It was a mistake." said Baldwin. "I don't think I need to go to jail for so long for a first offense OUIL." "I think this is an appropriate sentence New '99 Grand Am GTs are here! Lease for $297 199s (HtH 1500 IXL 1X1 1996 (>M( 1500 1X1. 1X1 SIT LOADED //ITH LEATHER NOW SILVERADO LEATHER LOADED 9 000 MILES NOW !<><>() ( Ht\\ SltUltWO : 199S(Hin 1500 DUALLY EXT CAB 4X4 DIESEL LEATHER 400 MILES NOW 2500 EXT 4X4 350 LOADED NOW mo for you.” said Fisher. "And your record takes up a whole page and you were convicted two times last year of having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle so it really isn't a first offense." "I need my job." Baldwin pleaded "It looks to me like you have had plenty of chances over the last eight years." Fisher said. • Jacob Olsen. 19. of Delton was sentenced lo spend six months in the Barry County Jail with 37 days credit and two years probation on a conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property over $100. Olsen was accused of being in possession of a stolen generator and tools tin or about Aug. 2 and selling the items, in Barry Township. "At only 18. Mr. Olsen now has a second felony conviction on his record." said Makled. "Mr. Olsen seems intent on ruining his life. He can still turn things around, given his age." But attorney Michael McPhillips noted Olsen’s probation officer feels there is hope for Olsen. "I sincerely nope he will change his ways," said McPhillips. "As I understand it. you sold the generator and tools to buy drugs?" asked Fisher. "No. sir." said Olsen. "The report indicates he stole the items because he was angry at his stepmother and that the generator was ultimately sold." said McPhillips. noting that another person involved in the crime had been the one to make the sale. "The report says (the other party) went to your house later and saw you with onequarter pound of marijuana." said Fisher. "1 don't know if he did or not." said McPhillips. "He was not charged with that." Olsen was a‘so ordered to pay $310 in restitution. $25u costs, a $250 fine and was given work release to perform community service work. violating his probation by testing positive for marijuana, failing to report and failing to perform community service work as ordered when he was originally sentence for using a credit card without permission last year "He basically failed to comply with the probation order." said Makled. "It seems to me he'd rather have a conviction on his record and go to jail ." "I'm.aware that Mr. Janose has had some problems on probation." said attorney Terry Knoll. "He's taken this very seriously, he's paid his fines and costs. He just started hanging with the wrong people and made some bad decisions." Fisher said, however, that he's "sick of hearing that excuse from everybody who stands in front of me. What you do is your decision, not the people who hang around with you. Il's no excuse whatsoever." Knoll said the time that Janose has spent in jail has had a serious impact on him. "And he indicates to me that he can get a job working 12-hour shifts." said KnolL "Why couldn't he have been doing that for lhe last six months?" said Fisher. "I'm not going to give you work release. You put yourself in jail through your own actions and your decisions. It's time to grow up." "This lime. I'm dead serious." said Janose. "I’ve made up my mind that I'm not going to do this no more." • David Dusette. 18. of Nashville was sentenced to continue his probation and spend 90 days in jail with the last 65 days suspended if he is successful on probation on a probation violation conviction. His H YTA status was also continued. "Mr. Dusette has been a big disappointment on probation." said Makled. "He was sentenced in Mar:h and failed to report, which set off a trend that has continued ever since. He’s apathetic, has made no effort to gel his G.E.D. and • Timothy Janose. 19. of Hastings had his Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status continued and was given eight months in jail with the last six months suspended until the successful completion of probation. Janose reportedly ’was convicted of 1994 (HM MIURWO 15,00 1X1 • Steven Harshman. 25. of Nashville pleaded guilty to violating his probation by smoking marijuana on July 29. 1998 The conviction is his second probation violation. He pleaded guilty to the same charge June 4. 1997. and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Harshman is on probation on an embezzlement conviction from March 23. 1997. in which he was accused of conspiring with a Nashville woman to rob the Nashville Cappon Shell Station. Harshman is scheduled to be sentenced on the Thursday con viaion on Sept. 23 at 8:15 a.m. • Bobby Mack Sines. 31. of Hastings, was sentenced to 125 days in jail with 125 days credit and was discharged from probation for violating lhe probation he was serving for a drunk driving conviction. can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! '99 Yukons, Trans Snorts anas, '99 Suburbans & Oldsmobile Alero 0.9% Financing” But attorney Carol Jones-Dwyer said her client has had transportation problems. And the incident that got him here was third hand reports that got back to the probation agent that said he was intoxicated at a wedding reception." said Dwyer. "No one reports having seen him drinking alcohol and the bnde said he didn't appear lo be mtoxicated." Dusette was originally sentenced to probation for a previous conviction of attempted breaking and entering of a vehicle over $5. Dwyer said Dusette had been asked to leave lhe residence where he had been living which "precipitated him missing the alcohol class the following day." Dwyer said Dusette now has an acceptable place to live, is seeking full, lime employment and is "loaded up on' classes” with plans to graduate with his class. 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Michigan 49058 “Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition. " SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY SALES HOURS: Mon & Wed until 8. Tues. Thurs Fn, until 6: Saturday unti 2 (616) 948-8000 Today or toii tree 1 -888-494-5539 Call SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed 8-7 Tues. Thurs & Fri 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-09-24.pdf 43bdc84db6c2ea45f2f04dc09106fe5d PDF Text Text District library campaign continues Bradford White tax break OK’d Saxon golfers defeat Lowell See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 - T HaSIngs THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO. 39 News Briefs: Oct. 5 last day to register to vote ANNER PRICE scr Lakewood mourns loss of 16-yearold youth Monday, Oct 5, is the last day to register foe the Nov. 3 general elec­ tion. Those who have not registered to vote may do so by contacting their township, village or city clerk, or by stopping in at the Michigan Secretary of State s office. Area clerks will be available from 9 xm. to 5 p m. on the kst day to register. Those who plan to use an absentee ballot also should contact their local clerks. Fire Prevention Day is Oct. 3 I The Freeport Fire Department will celebrate Fire Prevention Day from 2 to 7 p.m Saturday, Oct. 3. at the fire station in the community TV cccasion also will mark the I22ud biriMsv of the department. Included will be games for children, a door prize drawing, picture raking, fire truck rides, wagon rides, a bog roast, and cake and ice cream. Dona­ tions will be accepted for the dinner. Tickets for the door prize drawing may be purchased from any Freeport firefighter Thornapple Wind Band starts soon The Tbomappie Wind Band planning committee recently bad an organiza­ tional meeting to plan this year's con­ cert season Rehearsals will be held from 7 to 9 pan. Thursdays. Nov. 3. 12 and 19. and Dec. 3. with a concert set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6 in Hastings. Members of the adult ensemblecome from as-far away as Rockford, but mainly are from the Tbomappie River area. Membership is open to any posthigh school age musician who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules. Though all instrumentation is wel­ come. the band especially needs clar­ inet and percussion performers. A child care program costing $1 is available near the band room. There is no funding for the Thor­ napple Wind Band, except for dona­ tions at concerts. The money is used to promote and support the ensemble. For more reformation, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings at 945-9766 or Dave Maqueen of Lake Odessa at 374­ 3037. Parent workshop will be Sept. 28 A "Parents: Choose to Have Fun and Be Effective" parent workshop is planned for 6:30 to p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at the Barry intermediate School District office, 535 W/ Wood­ lawn. Titled "Boor' ' How Open or Closed Are We session will fo­ cus on providing safety and effective management in the home while build­ ing loving and trusting relationships. Facilitators will be counselor Cliff Barry and social worker Linda Bowne. The class is offered free to the com­ munity by Strong Families/Safe Chil­ dren. For more information or to register, call (616) 623-5620 or 948-4253. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 __i__________________________ Lucas Steward waved good bye to his team mates after he had just broken his ankle in a game against Okemos last October. by Helen Mudry Staff Writer It the character of a peron can be mea­ sured by the number of people who mourn his loss. Lucas Steward was a young man of exceptional, outstanding character. Steward, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lakewood High School, was killed Satur­ day morning in a two-vehicle accident on M-50 near Sunfield. The car he was driving crossed the center lane and collided with an oncoming semi-truck. Two passengers in his car were taken to Pennock Hospital, where they were treated and released. The Lakewood Methodist Church was filled to over flowing Tuesday with over 450 classmates, teammates, family, friends, neighbors, teachers and administrators who came to pay their last respects. As pastor of the host church, the Rev. Ward Pierce, read from Psalms 16, 27 and 111. He then read John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only be­ gotten Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life," and John 14:2 “In my Father’s house are many rooms, and if it were not so. would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?" Karen Raymond, a member of the Stew­ ard family, then sang the Lord’s Prayer. Bryant Adams and Michelle McCord later sang a duet. Junior varsity football coach Bill Barker spoke of the challenge Lucas presented when it came to coaching. There was polite laugher from those who knew Lucas and could relate to the challenge. Barker told how Lucas was a leader and could rally the rest of the team He told of one recent trip back to Lakewood from an away game at Eaton Rapids. Lucas led the team in song all the way back to school. Selections in­ cluded a rousing rendition of the school fight song. “He had spirit. All teams should have a Lucas,’’ Barker said. Junior varsity assistant coach Ron Spurgis said God must have needed an offensive tackle up there. He thought of Lucas as a younger brother who could always make him laugh. He reminded the congregation to let friends know how much they mean because life is too short. Shelley Steward, Lucas’ mother, came to the pulpit and with great composure spoke of a note she had found that morning. She recognized Lucas’ handwriting as she un­ folded the note. He had made two lists — one of his desirable traits and one of unde­ sirable. He then wrote that life is like a ba­ nana: You start out green and then get soft and mushy. And some people want to be the top banana and others are part of the bunch. Lucas also wrote (hat life is like a grapefruit —just when you gel to the meat of it. it squirts you in the eye. “Lucas didn’t want to be old,” she said. "He is happy now because he is with both See LAKEWOOD, continued page 2 A Hastings firefighter eyes the flames shooting through a winoow of the Senard home early Wednesday. Young family loses rural Rutland home to early Wednesday fire by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer When Eric Senard left for work at 6 a m. Wednesday, his wife and three young chil­ dren were sleeping soundly in their Rutland Township home. But just one half-hour later, his wife. Kathleen, was awakened by the sound of an explosion, the smell of smoke and the garage door opening and closing by itself. "She woke the three children up and got them out of there." said Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris. Despite the efforts of Caris’s firefighters. A "Construction* helicopter prepares to lift the 20 heating and air conditioning units shown here to the roof of the who were assisted by the Thomapple Township Emergency Services, the Senards’ $111.000 home at 425 Whitmore Road was a total loss. The lost contents were estimated to be worth another $75,000, Caris said. See HOUSE FIRE, continued page 2 WalMart store under construction at Heath Road and M-43 Friday. The entire operation took only about 45 minutes. Wal-Mart gets whirlybird help to mount heating/cooling units by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The rising Hastings Wal-Mart store at M-43 and Heath Road is 60 percent done and building should be complete by Nov. 30, according to Wagner Flook builders site superintendent Lonny Lumbard "It won’t open for another month after that.’ he said as a helicopter prepared to lift 20 heating and air conditioning units to the store’s massive roof Friday in preparation for installation The 95 .(MX)-square-foot structure is too wide for a crane to do the job. said Lumbard "The building is so big that you can’t reach the center of the roof.’ said Lum­ bard. who invited his mother. Lucme. son Ryan and aunt Joyce Lumbard to watch the unique construction feat. A number of motorists, including three Michigan State Police troopers, stopped to watch as the helicopter carried each unit with precision from (he ground to the roof All 20 units, each weighing 800 to 1.500 pounds, were pul into place within 45 minutes, using not only the chopper’s crew but radio communications with a four-man ground crew and a four-man roof crew Each crew member was assigned to hook and unhook cables that connected the unit platforms to the cable hanging from the helicopter ’’There's nobody inside ’he building during the operation," explained Lumbard. l umbard said he did not know where the chopper originated from, but noted that the machine, now painted with the word "Construction" on the sides, is a former military helicopter. Lumbard also noted that the Christmas season could further delay the store's opening. �Page? - I he Hastings Banner Thursday September 24 1998 Township officials still show skepticism District library advocates continue campaign David T. Young Editor Advocates of a district-wide library con­ tinue to promote the idea, but H’s still a lough sell on skeptical officials from two neighboring townships A special meeting to explain and discuss the concept of a district library and the need for a new facility was held at the Hastings Public Library Tuesday night Though ad­ vocates presented data from a survey that showed a good deal of support from citi­ zens. some questions remain for Hastings Township officials. A proposed district library would cover the City of Hastings and Hastings and Rut land Charier Townships. It would be gov­ erned not by the units of government, but by a separate entity, a library board that would include representatives irom all three A district library also would be a huge stepping stone toward gaining a new li­ brary facility, which advocates say is sorely needed because the current building across from the Barry County courthouse is just loo small. But Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas said Tuesday night that he’s worried about turning over the power of taxation to another body to fund a dis­ by N&uus Briefs (Continued) Tailgate party set at Felpausch The Hastings Felpausch Food Cen­ ter will have a "Homecoming Cookout Celebration Friday before the Home­ coming football game between the lo­ cal Saxons and East Grand Rapids For $1. fans can have hot dogs, potato chips and apple cider in the Felpausch parking lot between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Proceeds wall benefit the Hastings Athletic Boosters and Michigan Spe­ cial Olympics. 'Charlie Russell1 program Oct. 2 Raphael Christy, who grew up in the Hickory Comers area, will give a portrayal of American artist Charles M Russell in a special program "Charlie Russell's Yams" from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Oct. 2, at the Hastings High School lecture hall. Russell (1864-1926) was a cowboy painter and story in Montana during the late 19th century. Cristy is an award-w inning historian who works full time as a public in­ formation officer for the city of Albu­ querque's Department of Cultural and Recreational Services. He has won a Western Heritage Award from the Na­ tional Cowboy Hall of Fame. A reception will follow the presenta­ tion at the Jefferson Street Gallery. 205 S. Jefferson St.. Hastings. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. The program is being sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council and Jef­ ferson Street Gallery. For more infor­ mation, call 948-0095. Bowens Mills fests continue The third weekend of the "It’s Cider Time" festival series at Bowens Mills will continue this weekend with a fiber and quilt show. The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Included will be a sheen shearing demonstration, felting classes, spin­ ning demonstrations, loom displays, judging of quilts, cider making, miil lours, horse drawn wagon rides, music and food. There will be a $5 fee to en­ ter quills in the competition. Music will be supplied by the Lone­ some Midnight Trio Saturday and the We 3 Share ladies’ gospel trio, the Brothers of Joy men's quartet and a lo­ cal dulcimer group Sunday. Bowens Mills will be open every weekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. I with a number of activi­ ties. including a fiber and quilt show, a mountain man encampment, a Civil War encampment. Farm Days, a photo show and steam and gas engine and children's festival. Gale fees are $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. For more information, call 795­ 7530. trict library I he District Library Board would be able to levy up to four mills with the approval of voters And that brings up anothei worry — that the wishes ot city voters could overcome those of the townships just by sheer num­ bers It is possible that Rutland and Hast­ ings townships could turn down a millage proposal, only to see it pass because of heavy turnout and approval in the city. As it is now. most of the tab for running the Hastings Public Library is picked up by the city Rutland Township pays threetenths of a mill, which was approved by voters in an election. But Hastings Town­ ship doesn't pay anything, and until the li­ brary's recent special free use offer, its resi­ dents had to pay S55 per family for a li­ brary card. It was estimated by advocates that Hast­ ings Township residents w ith $60,000 to $80,(XX) homes would have to pay $35 per residence more in property taxes if a district library is formed and two mills is levied. This caused one woman in the audience to remark that they already have to pay for li­ brary cards now. so she couldn't understand the fears of taxes. Hastings Township Treasurer Diana Phillips took umbrage, saying the town­ Two CROP Walks will be Sunday The CROP Walks for the Gun Lake and Wayland and the Delton areas will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 27. The Gun Lake walk this year will be hosted by Saints Cyril 4 Methodius Catholic Church, located al 150 131st Ave.. Wayland. For mote information, call (616)792-2889. The event in Delton will begin al Faith United Methodist Church al the comer of M-43 and Bush Street in Del­ ton. The fund-raising goal is $7,000. Delton walkers will have a choice between a 2.3- or 5.9-mile route. CROP Walk organizers are seeking sponsors or sponsor/walken. The money raised helps to support all the services provided by Church World Services, such as clean waler, seeds and tools around the world. I Usually, about 25 percent of the proceeds from the fund-raisers goes to local agencies such as LoVe Inc. of Barry County. Our Lady of Great Oak Catholic Church. St Ambrose Com­ munity Food Pantry, the Faith United Methodist Emergency Food Cupboard. Sylvia's House and Christian Neigh­ bors of Northeast Allegan County. Participation in CROP Walks are open to all. Grief recovery series to start Barry Community Hospice will of­ fer grief recovery classes over five weeks for adults who have suffered loss of loved ones. The program will be held at the lo­ cal Hospice office, 450 Meadow Run. Hastings, for five consecutive Monday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. begin­ ning Oct. 12 and running through Nov. 9. Grief recovery combined learning about the process of grief with the chance to discuss feelings in a safe, open environment. There is no charge for the series of classes. For more information or to register, call the Barry Community Hospice Be­ reavement Department at 948-4852 or (800) 254-5939. Showcase plans gospel evening An evening of gospel music with Lynn McCully. Brent Bittenbender. Heartsong. Dixie Stevens and Bill and Neva Cordray will be presented at 6:30 tonight at the Arby’s Musicians Showcase in Hastings. McCully, a soloist from Jones. Mich., is making her second Showcase appearance. She has released a number of albums and has opened for many na­ tional southern gospel artists. She also is hostess for the "Gospel on the Road" shown locally on Channel 2. Bittenbender is local songwriter, singer and keyboard artist for the group Yesterday’s Gospel. He will perform some of his original material and ar­ rangements of favorite hymns. Heartsong is a ladies’ quartet that made its Showcase debut last Decem­ ber. They most recently sand at the Middleville "Heritage Days" festival. The Cordrays and Stevens, all from the Delton area, will perform on two dulcimers and guitar. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. ship put a three-tenths of a null proposal on the ballot in 1992. but voters soundly • ejected it. 791 to -UM» "What do you want us to do. pul it (the millage issue) on the ballot every four years *" she asked But another woman in the audience rose to her feet and said. "I'm Irom Hastings Township, too. and I feel this is an idea whose time has come.” Hastings township Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden further stated fears about voters in her township not favoring a tax. but hav­ ing to submit to the will of a regional ma­ jority nonetheless. "We bow to the will of the voters (in the township)." she said. She said she and three other Township Board members might go along with an agreement in which no taxes could be levied without approval from voters in all three entities, the city and both townships Such an agreement now is used for the Her­ rick District Library in Holland. During the meeting. Librarian Barbara Schondelmayer. consultant Jay Peters from the Breton Group. Jim Brown from the Downtown Development Authority and Steering Campaign Committee Chairman John Fehsenfeld attempted to outline all of the positives that a district library would bring in. Schondelmayer again outlined how the current library is too small to handle a growing constituency, particularly children "With our limited space, we do pretty well." she added, but noted things will get worse as population continues (o'increase LAKEWOOD continued from PAGE ONE of this grandf «thers (Frank Townsend and Dale Steward). Pul away your grief, have fun and celebrate his life." The Rev. Carl Litchfield of Woodland United Methodist spoke of family stones “Lucas liked baseball, but he loved foot­ ball." said Litchfield. In spite of his team spirit. Lucas had a quiet side. Doris Flessner. who taught him piano many years ago. was impressed with his natural talent. He would often play by ear and entertain young children with music from Disney movies. He also had a classi­ cal spirit. Beethoven was his favorite com­ poser. LitchfielJ quoted Romans 8:28. "We know that |n everything God works for good for those that love him." He then spoke of thr way Lucas’ death has brought the community together and given each other the courage to face grief. He chal­ lenged the congregation to take questions and find answers in Jesus Christ. Rev. George Speas of Kilpatrick United Brethren closed the service. "I sense him here today." be said. Speas visioned Lucas saying. "Come on. let’s get on with living.” The funeral luncheon was served by the Woodland United Methodist Church and Hope Church of the Brethren in Freeport. Lucas is survived by his parents. Jeff and Shelley Steward of Woodland, as well as grandmother Wilma Townsend and Dorthy Steward: brothers Matt (Jennifer) and Gabe (Kendra) and nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins HOUSE FIRE continued from PAGE ONE Though the cause of the blaze is still un­ der investigation. Caris said the fire appar­ ently started in the garage beneath the home where a 1994 Buick Century car was parked. "I'm not ruling out electrical or some­ thing else, but it is not suspicious." said Caris. "I'm just saying I’m leaning toward the possibility that it had something to do with the car.” Caris said the boom Kathleen heard was likely a tire exploding The couple told Caris they had turned on their furnace for the first time Tuesday night, but after waking up at 2 .30 a m to the smell of smoke and finding no source, they turned off the furnace and went back to sleep. Caris said. "The fire did not start in the furnace area." said Caris. "There wasn’t that much damage where the furnace is located " Due to the design of the home and the instability of the floor, which was already burned through in many places. Cans did not allow firefighters to go inside the home during the blaze. "The floor had already collapsed in the living room and kitchen area." he said ' it just wasn’t safe." Caris said no one was injured during the fire, though one fireman was slightly singed when a small piece of hot wood fell and struck him on the neck Overall, the firefighter*., who were on the scene for a total of about six hours, did "an excellent job." said Cans The department was dispatched to the scene at least two times Wednesday afternoon when the fire rekindled. The couple, whose three children are Re­ becca. 5. Rachel. 3. and James. IK months, had insurance The incident remains under investigation. Other negatives she listed about the cur­ rent facility included outdated lighting, concrete walls and floors ti.at prohibit technological upgrades, aging air condition­ ing. radiators that don’t work, restrooms that are not handicapped accessible and kick of storage space and parking Peters produced some statistics that showed the Hastings library is far above the average for Class III libraries in partici­ pation. He also argued that more space is sorely needed. "You need 34 percent more space just to do what's in this building right now." he told the audience of about 40 people Peters said a district library would "pro­ vide the legal mechanism tor and make more affordable the option of a new build­ ing to more adequately provide services." Brown showed the results of a survey done earlier this year of 150 registered vot­ ers each in the two townships and the city He said there was particularly strong sup­ port for a district library in the city and Hastings Township, but less enthusiastic backing in Rutland He said the additional $35 per residence that would be paid in taxes to support a district library is about the cost of two people going to a movie with popcorn and drinks" He noted that 86.7 percent of city resi­ dents in the survey said they would vote for a district library and the figures were 63.5 percent in Hastings Township and 41.2 percent in Rutland Township A large chunk of respondents in Rutland said they weren’t sure. Fehsenfeld said a new library would fit in well with serving the impressive growth the county has seen, particularly in the last five years, saying. "We havq to provide for the future." . He noted that a local version of Andre Carnegie has anonymously pledged $5<MMMNI toward a new library and another halt million if the public can match that figure . I believe this community is so generous that we may not have to go to a bond issue (to finance a new library).' he said "This is a generous community and we value learning " Though Rutland Township officials were not in attendance because they had a budget meeting of their own Tuesday night, it was reported that there is concern about people who live in Rutland and are sen iced by the Thornapple Kellogg Community School Library It was suggested that those resi­ dents be allowed to be serviced free by the district library for a specified period so they wouldn't have to support two libraries. Af­ ter the period is up. those residents theo could decide which library they want to be a part of Schondelmayer was asked if a site has been selected for a potential new library She said a couple are being looked at seri­ ously. but decisions have been made. "We want to be open to options." she said. She added (hat land w ithin the city limitK is preferred because of its proximity to shopping and services Ibe librarian said she would like to have a new library over­ looking the Thomapple Riser, for aesthetic reasons. It was reported that there will be a spe­ cial communications meeting Thursday. Oct. 8. to form a grass-roots organization to campaign on behalf creation of a district library. Sen. Berryman to visit First Friday forum again Michigan State Senator Jim Berryman will make a return visit to the First Friday program in Hastings Oct. 2. Berryman spoke here on Sept. 5 of last year, just after he decided to drop plans to run for governor and instead seek the Sev­ enth Congressional District seat now held by Nick Smith. The Seventh District in­ cludes Maple Grove. Johnstown. Assyria and Baltimore townships in Barry’County. Berryman first got into politics as a member of the Adrian City Planning Commission and later was elected to the City Council and became mayor. He was president of the Michigan Association of Mayors. He successfully ran for Sla’e Senate from the 17th District tn 1990 and was re-elected in 1994. he was selected Freshman Legisla­ tor of the Year in 1993 by the Detroit News and was elected assistant Democratic Whip in the Senate in the same year. Berryman is trying to unseat Smith, a Republican who has held the congressional seat since 1992. He will talk about the campaign this fall. The First Friday forum scries, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Commit­ tee. is held on the first Friday of each month at the Thomas Jefferson Hall at the Sen. Jim Berry man corner of Green and Jefferson streets jn Hastings Those planning to attend may bring their own lunches or light fare can be purchased at the hall. Tea and coffee will be purchased by the Democrats County opposes bills allowing Detroit revolving loan fund | by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday went on record in opposi­ tion to three Michigan Senate bills that would allow the City of Detroit to issue bonds in anticipation of collecting delin­ quent taxes. Senate bills 776. 778 and 779. in essence, would allow the city to create its own revolting loan fund That's a practice that has been reserved exclusively lor county governments The proposed legislation "would open up the floodgates for any municipality within the state to do the same and thus throw our procedures and budget into all kinds ot chaos. " said Commissioner Rod Goebel, chairman ot the board's Finance Commit­ tee "This (the boards resolution to oppose the bills) basically maintains the status quo. "Is it a political thing?" asked Commis­ sioner Emmet Herrington "Yes. Detroit. Goebel responded "The present system of funding delin­ quent property taxes through county bor­ rowing allows all local units and schools to have their budgeted revenue in a timely fashion." the county board's resolution said The county invests revenue it earns Irom delinquent tax lees and puts in into an umbrella lax fund " A number of years ago. the county used the umbrella fund to balance its general operating budget and more recently has used the funding to pay off the cost of constructing the Courts A Law Building Detroit should come into sync with the rest of the state and embrace the proven system that all other municipalities in the stale of Michigan use for the collection and funding of delinquent property taxes "A bei»er solution for Detroit would be to allow the Wayne County treasurer to tttum as delinquent all real property taxes within Wayne County including those within the city." the resolution suggested. "There is no need to have a duplicity of systems in this state There should be uni­ formity in the way delinquent taxes arc handled and funded This (proposed) legisla­ tion perpetuates a system where the same property has delinquent real propert’- (axes foreclosed two different ways." the resolu­ tion said. The county board, voting 7-0. said it would ask Senator Joanne Emmons to op­ pose the Senate bills Commissioner Robert Wenger was absent In other business Tuesday morning. the hoard • • Received a county gypsy moth sup­ pression program report that the most calls received from landowners to report gypsy moth infestation have come from Yankee Springs Township, with 641 calls Totally . 16.000 acres have been reported for the county Other hot spots are Orangeville Town­ ship. 398 calls. I hornapple Township. 298 See LOAN FUND, cont. page 17 / �Th** castings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 - Page 3 School vandalism prompts purchase of security cameras The Hastings Board of Education Mon­ day approved the purchase of a security camera system for $18,367 from SecurAlarm System Inc. of Byron Center. The security cameras will be used in the front and back parking lots and driveway areas at Hastings High School. School Superintendent Carl Schoessel said the cameras were necessary because of an increase in vandalism pt the high school High School Principal Tim John­ ston also said that the school has been without a security guard for over two years due to budget cuts. Also at Monday's meeting, the board ap­ proved a change in the bargaining agree­ ment with the Hastings Educational Sup­ port Personnel Association that increased a first level health care paraprofessional s pay from $6.07 to $6.75 ar hour, and a second level health care paraprofessional's pay from $6.62 to $8.50 an hour. Schoessel said the change was necessary because the district has had to hire more health parapros to work with students this year and those who had the required training would not work for the rates contained in the original bargaining agreement. Also on Monday, the board presented the district's annual report. The report annually updates the community on the district's ed­ ucational and operational services and gives statistical data on the district. The report states that tn the district there are two administrative directors, one busi­ ness manager, one community education coordinator, seven principals, four assistant principals, one technology coordinator. 66 elementary teachers. 46 middle school teachers. 60 high school teachers. 16 spe­ cial education teachers, four reading teach­ ers. eight counselors, one elementary sci­ ence coordinator, three elementary physical education teachers, two elementary vocal. <music teachers, three librarians, five library < paraprofessionals, two preschool teachers. 17 secretaries. 52 paraprofessionals. 34 custodial/maintenance workers. 30 food services workers, and 29 transportation workers. The official enrollment count for the 1997-98 school year was 3.383. including two adult education students. The report also listed things the district has done to achieve national "Year 2000" education goals. To work toward the goal that by the year 2000 all children will start school ready to leam. the district continued participation in the Barry County Resource Network Committee on safe schools and strong families, expanded strategies to promote early elementary reading and writ­ ing and developed professional development activities for staff members on those top­ ics. continued a School Readiness grant for "at risk" 4-year-olds. and continued mem­ bership in a task force that coordinates ser­ vices to infants through 4-year-olds. To work toward the goal of increasing the high school graduation rate to at least 90 percent, some of (he things the district has done includes continuing to help at-risk students via the Reading Recovery pro­ gram. expanding literacy groups for all stu­ dents in the lower elementary grades, ex­ panding professional development activities for teachers to implement "writing to leant" at all levels of the K-12 program, expanding technology opportunities, con­ tinuing to work with special education stu­ dents through job training, continuing its alternative education program, continuing middle school summer tutoring and high school summer school, and developing a ninth grade academy to assist students en­ tering Hastings High School. To work toward the goal of promoting student citizenship and achievement, some of the things the district has done includes continuing citizenship activities to decrease drug use and violent behaviors at all levels, continuing to work to improve state test­ ing scores, and studying the topic of char­ acter education and developing a character education piugram. To work toward the goal of improvement of teachers' professional skills, some of the things the district has done includes con­ tinuing to fund professional development opportunities for all staff members, con­ tinuing to pay tuition charges for college classes for teachers, continuing to assign vetenui teachers to help new staff members, and expanding partnerships with parents and business representative in the commu­ nity so teachers are aw are of w orkplace re­ quirements. To work toward the goal of U.S. stu­ dents being first in the world in science and math, some of the things the district has done includes enriching the materials of Hastings High School's ninth-tenth grade science program, implementing elementary science units in informational reading, ex­ panding writing-to-leam concepts in math and science course content, and studying and evaluating the middle and elementary school math programs To work toward the goal of adult literacy and competency in a global economy, some of the things done included continu­ ing high school completion and enrichment classes for adults, updating student training to reflect the needs of local business and industry, continuing to provide vocational training opportunities for students, and ex­ panding a dual enrollment policy for Hast­ ings High School students to take college courses. To work toward every school in the U.S. being free of alcohol, drugs, violence, and firearms, the district continued its policy prohibiting the use. possession and distri­ bution of drugs and alcohol, continued dis­ cipline regulations providing for the expul­ sion of students found in possession of a weapon, continued to implement proce­ dures for dealing with violent behavior in students, continued drug prevention pro­ grams. and continued its policy of prohibit­ ing sexual harassment. To work toward promoting partnerships increasing parental involvement, the dis­ trict continued building involvement in parent/teacher organizations, included par­ ents on school improvement teams, con­ tinued to involve them in special educa­ tion. Title 1 and health education decisions, continued to have high parents conference participation at the elementary level, and continued to survey parents for their opin­ ions and evaluations. Cider time pets... An old fashioned country fair atmosphere prevailed at historic Bowens' Mills' Harvest Festival last weekend. Here, youngsters enjoy looking at some of the small animals on display. This Saturday and Sunday. Bowens Mills will host its Fiber and Quilt Show. Bowens Mills, located on Briggs Road (two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park), also features its own pressed cider. Whirlybird aids Wal-Mart construction A crew on the roof gets ready to This youngster gets a pony ride on the grounds of Bowens Mills during the second installment of the fall weekend ’It's Cider Time" series that will run from now through Oct. 24. Bradford White’s tax break approved by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Middleville Village Council last week, after a public hearing approved the Bradford White Corporation > request for a $150,000 per year tax abatement for six years with a possible renewal for six years Bradford While CEO Richard Milock at­ tended the Village Council hearing Sept 14 to explain his company's request, which 15 being made in connection with an ex­ pansion project. He said Bradford While has a long his­ tory in the area and that this is the first time the company has asked tor a tax break He also explained that even with the abatement the company would still pay The ground crew hustles to connect the lift cables to one of the nearly 1.50Q pound units. more in taxes. The company already has hired another 80 employees and is project­ ing hiring up to 100 more once construc­ tion is completed The new construction includes warehouse and production space and the purchase and installation of new equipment In other business at the Sept 14 Village Council meeting. Clerk Roselle Havens was thanked for her work that enabled the village to receive a DAI.MAC grant for the Paul Henry Thomapple 1 rati Village Manager David Arking presented a conceptual plan for the trail head, which includes a picnic pavilion, additional park­ ing and a restroom Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �Page 4 I he Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Clinton critics show their hypocrisy Stop ‘half truths’ on late term abortions To the editor: I am responding to two letters in the Sept. 17 Banner that told U.S. Senator Carl Levin to ban late term abortions. I truly dislike "half truths" and misrepre­ sentations of issues and people who delib­ erately distort the facts about "intact D & E.“ This is a process that extremists, for totally political reasons, call "partial birth abortionsThere actually is no process called "partial birth abortion." Opponents of choice and personal re- sponsibility have deliberately distorted the facts about this procedure. In fact, they are so extreme that they would not allow an exception to save the mother’s life! Statistics show that only about half of one percent of all abortions are done in the last trimester (a miscarriage is considered an abortion). These late term abortions are performed because of severe health prob­ lems that threaten the mother s life, be­ cause of horrible abnormalities that would not allow a fetus to suivive outside of the Revenge doesn’t heal victims* family’s pain To the editor: How sad that the families of Joy ce Hyde and Jerry Johnson have allowed their grid to consume their life, so much so that they feel they must destroy the entire Elliott family who have their own losses to deal with Susanne’s father, who came to his daugh­ ter's defense, died of a strcss-induced heart attack just days following her arrest. An arrest. I might add. that never should have taken place! First, because Susanne was feeling faint and try ing to get off the street to avoid an accident (hating just slammed the car door on her finger). Second. Susanne was not drunk, nor was she impaired In fact, she had no more alco­ hol in her blood than would have been pro­ duced by an adult dose of cough syrup. Thirdly, she did not plead guilty to any­ thing. She pleaded ”no contest" because her father had just passed away and she simply did not have the resources with which to fight This wa* a horrible, tragic accident one which Susanne could not possibly foresee She was not negligent in any way and she certainly is not O J Simpson, nor is* she related to him I hope the Hyde and Johnson families will get the grief counseling they desperate­ ly need so they can get on with their lives Having lost a family member to an acci­ dent. I know their pain and anger I also know that placing blame and ’making someone pay " is not going to heal the pain Inez R Warren. Nashville Animal shelter dropped the ball To the editor: I’m writing in response to the Sept. 17 letter written by Kathy Wiggins, president of the Barry County Humane Society Ms Wiggins made the statement that I declined to fill out the paperwork listing my dogs description and then posting it on a clipboard in their office Nothing could be farther from the truth. .As soon as it was evident to my daughters and I that our colhc was gone, we called 911 A state police officer responded and we determined that the dog had been stolen. The officei made out the report, but offered little hope that we could get our dog back, even though we knew who had taken her. ()n the off chance our dog could escape Irom her captors, my daughters, ages 7. 4 and 4 years, and I went to the animal shel­ ter and filled out their paperwork, which lists breed, age. description and name We then posted on the appropriate clipboard that they directed me to. We returned to the animal shelter every two to three days, looking through the ani­ mals and asking whomever was on duty if there was any news concerning our dog. They always responded, sympathetically, ’’nothing new.’’ After about three weeks of this, we adopt­ ed another dog from the shelter, and took her home, but we still maintained our vigil We still missed and lox cd our ’’Cindy " I still went to the shelter every couple of days, pray ing that she would turn up About four weeks after she was taken. I got a call from Kim Wisely at the Green Street Vet Clinic . She gave me the Eatons’ phone number and said they might have Cindy I dropped everything and called They did have our girl and she was OK I promptly notified the slate police so that they could close their file, and then proceeded to the animal shelter, where I retnexed our lost dog paperwork, and told See things FAST1 Use the Banner Classifieds!!! HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 them what happened Now. approximately a month after getting our Cindy back. I have read Mrs. Eaton’s letter to the editor, and that of Ms. Wiggins. I called Mrs. Eaton to let her know I was responding Io Ms Wiggins’ letter. She said an employee from the shelter had called her and tried to ridicule her letter. Mrs. Eaton’s letter was accurate. The per­ sonnel at the animal shelter were sympa­ thetic. but they did drop the ball on this one The bottom line is we got our “Cindy" back and no amount of letters or phone calls from animal control or the Humane Society personnel will change the facts. I am not advocating a change in shelter personnel, but rather a change in organization before a new building is built. Dan Fighter womb and under these circumstances, the procedure offers the best chance for the mother to have a healthy baby in the fu­ ture. As far as "intact I) & Es" are concerned, these are terrible family tragedies. They should be decisions made by families and their doctors, not by politicians and others would practice medicine without a license. We must all join together to do away with the need to have abortions through family planning, teaching young people who arc sexually active about responsibil­ ity and universal access to contraceptives. Shame on you for not telling the truth! As for the charges of "questionable lead­ ership" by President Clinton and Senator Levin — the American people are being distracted by a disgraceful example of parti­ sanship and the invasion of the president's personal life. This (the Monica Lewinsky matter) should always have been a matter for the First Family to deal with. So what about leadership? Republican right-wingers are saying there is a budget surplus and there should be a S250 billion tax break for the wealthiest people and cor­ porations! What they don't say is that the surplus is the Social Security Trust Fund. This is from the same people who for the last six years have said that Social Security is doomed to fail. President Clinton and Senator Levin are there to stop this assault on our retirement! There are many issues that affect not only us. but also generations to come. These issues include our environment (no one will survive without clean air and wa­ ter) an American standard of living (not the lifestyles we see being led by the Chinese. Burmese or Vietnamese), public education, the defense of our constitution, keeping people safe in their homes and on the streets, taking care of children and our hon­ ored senior citizens. President Clinton and Senator Levin have never failed us on any of these issues. The true political spectrum is not left to right. This is theory, it’s what is used io divide us. The true political spectrum is up and down, h’s what "they" use to get fatter than butcher dogs and keep "us" scraping to make ends meet. Remember to register to vote before Oct. 5 for the election Nov. 3. Terry Delp. Wayland Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Public Opinion To the editor: Leiter writer Ron O'l^iughlin has it all w rong, as do most of the hypocritical Clin­ ton haters who continue their harpies cry for revenge on the man who heat their can­ didate for president. Mr. O'Laughlin derides Justine Mclxan because he claims she doesn't understand that there are consequences. No. he is wrong. In the case of the president, the consequences are the shame and humilia­ tion of having a grievous error exposed to the entire world. The consequence is the fact that after six years of the most partisan investigation since Joe McCarthy, we dis­ cover that there is no Whitewater in the Whitewater investigation. Mr. O'Laughlin might remember that was the conclusion in the first Whitewater investigation. But the reason for my letter has more to do with hypocrisy than anything else. Time after time the hysterical right wing assure us that "it is not about sex. it is about the fact that he lied to us." Now there is there is nothing I dislike more than a liar. And lies about the con­ duct of our government are the greatest of all. So it is with amusement that I sec Mr O'Laughlin and his fellow travelers have memory loss when it comes to George Herbert Walker Bush. "Out of the loop." cried Vice President Bush when the Rea­ gan-Bush Administration was caught lying about stealing hundreds of millions of dol­ lars worth of missiles that were the prop­ erty of the U.S. taxpayers, trading them for hostages (while lying about that) and skimming the profits for an illegal war and to line the pockets of the arms merchants who were accomplices to the crime. There is still some $25 million to $30 million of taxpayers' money tied up in Swiss banks while the thieves are suing to get their hands on it It took the special prosecutor in the Iran- Contra affair four years to conclude his in* xestigation It took four years to find (he hidden notes that former Secretary of De­ fense Caspar Weinberger had failed io pro­ duce. And it was at that point that the spe­ cial prosecutor issued an indictment for Weinberger. After he lost the election in 1992. thenPresident George Bush issued a pardon to the former defense secretary before he even went to trial 'a historical first) because Weinberger's ma! would have proven what was already known: That the president of the United Stales (Ronald Reagan) had ob­ structed justice and lied under oath for more than five years about substantive, not per­ sonal acts. I thank Justine McLean for demonstrat­ ing that consistent decency that makes so many of us proud. Robert E. Dwyer, Hastings CORRECTION A story about Rutland Township in last week's Banner incorrectly stated that Commissioner Sandy James owned a house on the Heath Road site of the proposed Creekside Professional Center. Sandy and Larry James sold the home in 1996 to Jim and Susan Allred. The Allreds have since moved to Texas. Speak your mind. Fell good about it! □n Election Oau Udi« for your candidate. Dote for qour country. But most of OIL. Uotl (fl^Maurst If Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler. Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. How to fight gypsy moths? Barry County now is listed as one of the top "hot spots’ for gypsy moths in Michigan. What do you think should be done with these little pests — spraying, biological controls, ot nothing? Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Dnnsron of J-Ad Graphics inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49053-0602 (616) 945 9554 John Jacoba Pres^rnt joyc a Ryan Treasurer F radaric Jacobi vce Pr eaxJ en­ Stepban Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (EMarj Elaine Gilbert /Assistant Editor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Cmdy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • C'-aasAed ads accepted Monday through ‘•atrfijm to5 30pm Saturday 6 30am Noon Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Cmdy O Ne<H Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo. B Hastings Ml 49058 3602 Second Class Postage Pa-d at Hastmgs Ml 49058 Joyce Starring. Noshvllle: "I know the moths arc doing a lot of damage. I think they should use natural predators io help control them.” Son Scholtens. Middleville: Lee Morphy, Gan Lake: "The only way to get rid of "We've had lots of gypsy them (gypsy moths) is dish moths on our trees. I would soap and waler. Spray the tree like to see biological controls used. That allows to help the and that gets rid of them." trees without hurting 'Mother Nature." Matt Demo nd, Woodland: "They should spray them." Cindy Beckwith, Hastings: Donna Belson, Hastings: "Since I have a tree that has been seriously damaged. I think spraying would be the best route to follow." "1 think the whole town should be sprayed. They should use everything they have at their disposal to get rid of them." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24. 1998 - Page 5 *50,000 in grant money available Project results must be measurable and measured in ? follow-up report to BCF Previous recipients of BCF funds in­ clude the Barry County Futuring Committee. Delton District Library. Barry Community Resource Network. Habitat for Humanity. Gerald R Ford Boy Scouts. Hastings Circle of Friends. M.A.D.D. and Hastings Police Department. Bernard Historical Museum. Delton Area Senior Housing, and the Barry County Leadership Committee. YAC grants ideally will focus on: 1) Positive weekend activities for youth of Barry County. YAC believes weekend hours, especially Friday and Saturday night, are when teen-agers are at greater risk of becoming involved in substance abuse, sexual activity leading to unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted dis­ eases. or crime and violence. 2) Counseling and/or prevention pro­ grams to reduce the number of cases of The Barry Community Foundation (BCF) still has $20.(XX) il can award to qualifying grant applicants, and the foun­ dation's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has an additional S30,(MM). Grant applications are due Oct. 15 for the BCF monies, and Rec 15 for the YAC money Grants from BCF will be awarded in December, those from YAC will be awarded in February Grant forms can be obtained by calling the foundation office at 945-0526. The forms used are the Council of Michigan Foundations' Common Grant Application form. In general, all grants must be for items that provide a direct benefit to the people of Barry County. Grants are not made to benefit any particular private organiza­ tion. including churches. Usually grants are given on a one-time basis. BCF will not make grants for funding the normal operating expenses or regularly upgrading equipment. Ideally, the requester is invest­ ing in the project and not expecting the foundation to fund the project in total The foundation is willing to pool its fonds with those of other foundations. ing programs in transitional years and continuing these programs throughout adolescence, many problems may be averted 3) Community based programs that ap­ peal and respond to diverse needs and in­ terests. and whose content and methods address youth needs for safety, fun. friend­ ships. and trustworthy and caring adults Program activities in the arts, education, or recreational fields, as well as health and human services, will be considered. Use of existing resources or facilities is en­ couraged. Priority consideration will be given to programs that bring matching funds or in­ kind resources to the project, involve youth in advisory positions (youth must be involved in the development and im­ plementation of the project, and be recipi­ ents of the services), include a broad and diverse population within the project it­ self. are widely accessible, are collabora­ tive. make use of volunteers and are new and innovative. YAC is particularly inter­ ested in providing seed money for model projects. YAC is a special project of the BCF. which is a non-profit organization that manages charitable funds donated to help Barry County. YAC involves young peo­ ple in solving problems identified by and affecting their peers. Initial funding for YAC was made possible by a challenge grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation. adolescent suicide and/or depression and teen pregnancy and/or sexually transmit­ ted diseases. YAC believes that by start- FINANCIAL FOCUS r faniK/ieJby Mark D. Christensen ., ol Edward Jones snd Co. Flu shots available in Barry County Types of mutual funds and their objectives i Editor's note Second in a three-part senes on mutual fund investment objectives.) Last week we began a senes to help you understand the wide range of mutual fund frivcst merit objectives This week we con­ tinue our discussion with hybrid funds and fixable bond funds J Hybrid funds invest in a mix of stocks 4nd debt securities, such as bonds There ire four types of hy bnd funds j I Asset allocation funds seek high total .’turn (capital growth plus dividends) by nesting in stocks, fixed-income securities nd money market instruments These jnds maintain a precise weighting of each . pc of security i 2. Balanced funds invest in a specific mix of stocks and bonds, with objectives of Conserving principal, providing income and I Ichieving long-term growth of both. 3. Flexible portfolio funds seek high toI return and invest in the same three types bf securities as asset allocation funds The difference is that flexible portfolio funds 1 Inay invest up to 100 percent of their port­ folio in any one of the three types of secu­ rities. and this mix can change depending 6n market conditions Z 4. Income-mixed funds invest in a van­ ity of income-producing securities, includpig stocks and bonds, to seek a high level of Current income * Taxable bond funds >cck to provide cur­ rent income hy investing primarily in bonds There arc five main types, with dif­ ferent varieties of each I I Corporate bond funds invest at least jwo-lhirds of their portfolios in corporate bonds General corporate bond funds have bo restriction on the maturity of the bonds in their portfolios. Intermediate-term cor­ porate bond funds invest primarily in bonds pith maturities of five to It) years, and jhort-term corporate bond funds invest in bonds with maturities of one to five years 2. High-yield funds invest at least twothirds of their portfolios in lower-rated cor­ porate bonds 3. World bond funds invest in debt secu­ rities of foreign companies and govern­ ments General global bond funds invest in securities with no stated average matunty. or maturities of more than five years. Short-term global bond funds invest in se­ curities with maturities of one to five years Both of these funds may invest up to 25 per­ cent of their portfolio in U.S. companies ■ Other world bond funds invest al least twothirds ol their portfolios in a combination of ; foreign government and corporate debt ;Somc funds in this category invest primar­ ily in emerging markets • 4 Government bond funds pursue high •current income by investing at least two’. thirds of their portfolios in securities issued .or backed by the I S government General •government bond funds invest in securities ;with no stated average maturity Intermedi­ ate-term government bond funds invest in securities with maturities of five to 10 years, and short-term government bond funds invest in those with maturities of one to five years Mortgage-backed funds in­ vest in mortgage-backed securities 5. Strategic income funds invest in a mix of U.S. fixed-income sec unties to provide high current income tor shareholders These descriptions arc based on a list published by the investment ( ompany In­ stitute Keep tn mind, individual funds may define their objectives differently, so it's important to read your funds prospectus The Barry-Eaton District Health Depart­ ment will hold flu and pneumonia clinics throughout Barry County Flu shots at $10. Pneumonia shots arc SI5. There is no charge for recipients who present their Medicare B card. Blue Care Network-Health Central recipients who present their membership card also will receive the flu vaccine at no charge. Tetanus shots arc free. The dates, times and sites arc as follows: • Plumb s. «02 W. State St.. Hastings. Wednesday. Sept. 30. 9 a.m. to I p.m. • Barry County Democratic Hall. Hast­ ings. 328 Jefferson St., every Thursday in October, noon to 4 p.m. • Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. 503 S. Grove. Wednesday. Oct. 7. t to 4 p.m. • Barry-Eaton District Health Depart­ ment. Hastings. 110 W. Center St.. Satur­ day. Oct. 17. 8:30 to 11 a m. • Faith United Methodist Church. Mid­ dleville. 111 Church St.. Wednesday, Oct. 21. 2 to 4 p.m. • United Methodist Church. Sunfield. 227 Logan St.. Sunfield. Ml 48890. Wednesday. Oct. 28. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 945-9516. The Commission on Aging will be host for a flu clinic for senior citizens Tuesday. Sept. 29 Staff from the Barry-Eaton Distncl Health Department will be present to give shots from 9 a.m. to noon. The Commission on Aging is located at 120 N. Michigan Avenue, next to the Moose Lodge in Hastings - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola D & N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Fxst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson 4 Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonald's Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume 56-7/18 48-7/16 57-38 49-5/8 42-3/8 56-38 18-9/16 83-11/16 67-1/16 16-9/16 27-1/2 45-13/16 57 21 127-3/4 47-7/8 78-1/4 13-3/8 33-15/16 56-1/2 45-7/8 10-7/8 15-578 4-11/16 22-9/16 48-18 287 85 419 7897 20 692.000 000 ♦1-1H6 ♦5/16 ♦11/16 -3-1/3 ♦1-13/16 4-13/16 ♦1-5/16 ♦5/8 -3-11/16 ♦ 1-5/16 ♦2-1/4 ♦8/16 -1-11/16 — -2-1/16 -3-15/16 ♦7/16 -1-1/16 ♦9/16 •1-3/4 -1-15/16 ♦3/4 ♦5/8 ♦3/8 -1-5/16 ♦1/2 •21 ♦ 05 •12719 ...from our readers We must stop being soft on crime Dear editor: Il continues to amaze me how we. a moral community, a nation, can be so will­ ing to commit our most precious resource, that of human life, to protect those princi­ ples we hold so dear It would appear we're willing to sacrifice our most precious and "vulnerable" resource, that of our children We all have read that our courts arc full of cases such as that of Denny Myers, those who make the most innocent their victims It is people such as this man who remind me of a predator without heart or feelings for his prey, who strike al the weakest of society for their own pleasure and gain It would appear to me that this "sin" com­ mitted upon our children is further aggra­ vated by what appears to be a legal system "far too soft" on punishing such “animals" tor their crimes. That and a few within soci­ ety who think it is God's way simply to for­ give and forget. Christ, in fact, instructed His followers to turn the other cheek, but to my knowledge, those calling for such forgiveness without punishment were not his victims It seems overlooked that Christ also instructed each of His followers to abide by the law. gov­ ernment placed over them, when such laws do not contradict or violate God s law. The law's governing such crimes committed against our children create no such viola­ tion. Now. lest you think I am sitting in judg­ ment. please understand that it is not so. Denny Myers has himself confessed to the crime in which he is being tried and others for which he is not being charged I do not dispute the many wonderful things he is reported to have done for his church, community and faith. Yet these to me are at best moot issues He has commit­ ted a terrible criminal offense against our community, our families and our children. Simply put. it is this by which he should be judged. He owes a debt to society for such offenses md should be punished Yes. God holds the authority for ultimate judgment over us all. but His judgment is of an eternal nature, that of heaven and hell. He chooses to withhold such judgment and has empowered us. no charged us. with the responsibility of governing We are to do so by the direction of His moral law. and for far too long we have failed in that charge. For too long we have allowed "animals" to prey upon the weakest of our communities w ithoul the responsibility they should carry for such crimes. Why is it that our prosecutor’s office and county court system appear to be soft on such offenses I cannot say. But it is my opinion that the proposed penalty facing Myers docs not begin to make up for the crimes committed I am reminded that his “victims” will have to live with the effects of his actions for the rest of their lives Families will be tom apart because parents will blame them­ selves or each other for what has happened to their children Society will continue to pay a dear price for those who themselves victims will become predators and continue the terrible chain of events started by such men as Myers. It is time that we "repent” for the “sins" of the community and begin to deal with these “animals” as they deserve No. I am no so foolish as to believe that prison will rehabilitate such a man as Den­ ny Myers. But prison will effectively pro­ tect our children and exact some punish­ ment for his “sins” In prison he can make no new victims and those whose lives he has devastated may find some sense of jus­ tice here on this earth. You may choose to label my thoughts and comments as “unchristian." so be it. For me. and I suspect many others, these thoughts arc simple common sense and long over­ dur My heart goes out to those who have fallen victim to such as Denny Myers. I pray they find comfort and peace through these troubled times in their faith, family and community. Yes. I thank God daily that my children have not fallen victim to such predators, but realize that they arc far from safe. As long as we fail to exact punishment for such crimes, and continue to go “soft" on such criminals, our children will always remain at risk. Steven Parnsh Lake Odessa No bill, no payment for urn To the editor: After reading the complaint about the cemetery in the Banner "Letters from our Readers." I decided that I should also write Last year it was a shock for me to find that the Howers I had planted in our urn for Memorial Day had been taken when I went out on the holiday This I can't blame the cemetery for. as who knows who took them ’ This year when I went out to pul the usu­ al bush geraniums in the urn. the urn itself was gone. When I slopped at the caretaker’s house, she told me it had been removed because I hadn’t paid for urn care Another shock, what bill for urn care? I had never received a bill, nor did I know what she was talking about. I have always gone out every week, picked off dead flowers and watered the urn ever since we bought 21 plots when my mother died in 1957 At that lime we paid for perpetual care. I got nowhere when I asked about il and when she looked up the history they didn’t even have our address, so how could I have received a bill? While there, I gave her our current address and added my children’s names. The only way I could have the urn replaced was to buy it for $45. She said they were painting them and selling them to anyone who wishes an urn for their graves. We had a large urn that sat on a square base. I left the plant between two of the headstones for Memorial Day and brought it home the next day. Since my mother was buned. there have been five more family members buried there and we still have six plots. Meanwhile, my son has written to Rod Ncwion about it and wasn’t even given the courtesy of a reply. My question, how can they remove an urn when in all these years I have never been sent a bill! No. I didn’t buy it back! I have always paid my bills; if I had been billed for urn care. I would have paid it. 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Y«s iAPYi iBC Donoghue inc On anyday ine balance m • ■ > ■ •" «=• ««> ^^^<JSLTJs?s‘mO?O • t»>ow Si5 000 the APY wii be 1 SIS Fees couW reduce the eammgfc on the account Ybu must have a nwwnum opening deposit ot 115 000 00 T" ‘ �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 Ceremony set to transfer Chief Noonday Road to state A ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Friday. Oct. 2 to transfer County Road A-42. also known as Chief Noonday Road, to the Michigan Department of Transportation The event will officially designate the road as a state trunkline highway and a Recreational Heritage Route Officials will gather at the Chief Noon­ day Outdoor Center for the ceremony Designation as a Recreational Heritage Route informs travelers that the road is dif­ ferent and that the owners have a vision of what the road should look like in accor­ dance with the Michigan Heritage Route Act. This act states that such a route is de­ signed for leisure-time activities and will be kept as natural as possible with trees and vegetation and other natural landscap­ ing. Also three-colored stoplights are pro­ hibited on the road to keep with the natural look of the road Rutland Charter. Yankee Springs and Wayland townships* officials, road com­ mission officials, and county and state rep­ resentatives from both Barry and Allegan counties have been working for many years for the change. The township residents also wanted the designation. The townships involved submitted plans for development along the road to the Michigan Department of Transportation, and (he zoning maps and written zoning documents were approved. With this change, the state will take over the general maintenance of the road, but the county might be contracted to do the work. HlO-ll&hip ...at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... (Hl R( HOF THl AAZkREM 1'16 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Mominp Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday " OO p m Services tor Adults. Teens and Children nits S' n IF w F1MIIA (Hl R( II 2M)I Lacey Hood. Doulmp. Ml 49050 Stoc Olmstead (hlbi 75X-3O2I church phone Sunday service 9 lo a m . Sundae School 11 (Ml am. Sunday I »cning Service t 00 pm . HiMe Study .V Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m THORN APPLE VALLEN ( Hl R( II 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 94S-2549 Sunday Worship 9 (Ml am and 10:45 am Sunday Chil­ drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening service 6 30 pm Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bring the whole family QI IMBV I SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (6161945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a tn . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49O5M CEDAR CREEK BIBLE C edar ( reck Rd . X rm South. Paxtor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5(43 Sundiv School at 10 00 am. Worship 1100 am. Evening Service at MMlpm . Wednesday Prayer Bible 1 '‘pm HOPE I NITED METHODIST CHI R( II M-3" South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor (hurch phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 pm Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to X 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) VSDREWS INDEPENDENT INGLK in < HI R< H Meeting at 502 I Bond St (Hast­ ing* Church of (kid Building) 9 a m Holy L ummunion let and 3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* 1928 prayer hook u*cd at all serx ice* For more infernution v.ill 94X-932" or Rev David i Huatwick, via# ■>’ *Uh9604 St Andrew'v tv a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 Wed State Road. I (acting*. Mich James A Campbell. Pactor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all age* Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00p m arc Rainbow v or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through ’ or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages X-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages I'-I'M. Adult Bible Study - Ao age limits W| I ( OH ( OHM Rs I MH I) METHODIST CHI R< II 3I8S N liroadw.iv. Hasting*. Ml 4905M Paster Carl l.itvhlivld Phone '6'-4(W«l or Darlene Pickard, 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 w a m . Rev Ken Naught. I I <HI .i ni , Rev ail Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all age* 4-11. Mon­ day* ft 30 t« 8 <«> p tn . BIBI.I STI D3 sundav. J 00 p m ( .im­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month Kdlam. I rec* til of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth ot C hrists Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE ( Hl RUH < Formerly the Hastings (irate Brethren ( harsh). 600 Powell Rd . I mile cast ol Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Sers ice* 9 45 a m • Bible C lasses - for all ages. 10 40 a tn • Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your faith 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study tor all ST. ROSE ( VI HOI l( ( III R( II st)( S Jefferson father Charles fisc her. Pastor Saturday Mavs 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses n 00 a m and 1100 am. Confession Saturdav 4 ot) - 4 30 p m ST. MATTHIAS ANGU \N CATHOLIC ( Hl R( H 241 ■> McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 4905H Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2051) (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 am • 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III, Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9"30 and 11 (MJ a m . Sunday School 9 30and 11 00a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 94X-KJMM HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 I. Grand St . Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 94X-XI' X) or 94X­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Sen ice 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 p m If in­ terested tn a free Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHI R( H Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mts*-..n of St Rose Catholic Chv.ch. Hastings Mass Saturday I -cning 6 30 p tn GRU E ( OMMINITT ( Hl R( H Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor lX»n Roscoe. (517) 852-922X Morning Celebration 10 am fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN P ARISH 4KX" Coats Grose Rd Pastor Ben Ilemng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . (hurch Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6(Ml pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is pnn nlcsl h\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these hn al businesses URKN K NERAL HOME ot Hastings FLENF \B INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F DI ( I HF II IS I INGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hasting* BOSI.EN PHARMAO Prescription* llxs Jefferson 945 3429 HASTINGS MANI FAC I I RING CO. Hastings. Michigan H XSTINGn FIBERGLASS PRODI C TS. INC . ”<l ( 00k Rd Hasting*. Michigan (Ol NTRA ( HAPEL I NITED Mf IHOIHSI CHURCH 9275 S Bedlord Rd . Iknding Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 61672I-XO77 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 jm Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 pm For more information call the church office BARR3 ( Ol Ml CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hatting*. Ml 49O5X Sunday Services Bible Classes 10am. Worship II am. Evening Services 6 p m Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945­ 2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST ( HI R( H ( omer of Slate Rd and Bollwood St. Res Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rn Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day ■ 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid’s quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration lor all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid's Alive for ages 2 through tilth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible studv Wednesday. 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bihle study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN(TH R( H 2VJ | NoHb St. Hasting* Rev Michael An’on, Pastor Phone 945. 9414 Sunday. Sept 2" X (X) & 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School Thursday. Sept 24 4 00 Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 00 Adult Choir. 6 00-9 0Q Sub Ab Grp Saturday. Sept 26 5 30 p m Pro­ gressive Dinner. X 00 pm NA MoMlqi Sep: 21 I 30 Sub Ab Grp Tuesday. Sept 2‘ 7 00 pm SS Stall. " 30 <)A Wednes­ day. Sept 30 lOOOa.n Word­ watchers. 3 30-6 30 p »,i Sub .Ab Grp H ASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST CHI R( II Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Buflord W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens, Director ol Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Musk and Organist Church phone' 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to all floor* Broadcast of worship service OMf W lit II VM I22<> M It) 30 a in SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School 10 '<i j m Colfee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship Child care available lor infants A toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade Sunday. Sept 27 9 30 3 m - Sun­ day School Open House. 12 30 pm Spaghetti Dinner • Fund Raiser for Ministry ox FIRST PRE.sBVTl RJ kN (TH R(TI 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49O5X (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah I Sisson. Associate Pastor Fnday. Sept 25 • 6 00 p m Mender* Din­ ner and Program. ’ .30 p m. ( oncent < iroup «3 Saturday. Sept 26 7 00 pm Ringo Swingo Square Dancers. Leason Sharpe Hall Sun­ day. Sept 27-9 30a m Traditional Worship Service. 9 50 am Chil­ dren* Church (PreSchool • 2nd grade). 10 30 am Coffee Hour. 10 30 am Sunday Schoo! • All age*. Pastor Keller's Adult Class. Hall, dve Joslyn's "logos” ( las*. Lounge. 11 20 a m ( onteinporary Worship Service The 9 30 Service IS blwdCKI OMS 33 Hl II 331 1220 Nursery is provided during both Service* * <M) pm Youth Mission Trip Dinner Monday. Sept 2X • ’ IM» p m < ommittee Night • All Standing t ommittee* except Stewardship meeting Tues­ day. Sept 29 • 6 l< am Men* HiNc Study ai ihc A M( A Office Wedncsdav. Sept 30 - 6 (XI p m . Church Night Supper. 6 30 pm Children* Choir ’ (X) pm . Chan­ cel Choir. "00 pm Kervgma Bible Studv ■ Dining Room. ’ <"> p m "Bible Fun" Special Presenta­ tion • Hall Nile Lester Hallock H. LuaveIta Mathis H/YSTINGS - Dorothy May Schulte, age X-i. of Hastings, passed away Saturday, September 19, 1998 at her residence. She was bom March 24. 1914 in Easton Pennsylvania, (he daughter of Edward and Marian (Fry) Fox. She attended school in Easton Pennsylvania. She married Henry D. Schulte II August 17. 1932 and he passed away in June of 1974. She was employed a( Lauhach's Department Store and Rudolph Pocket Book Factory in Easton Pennsylvania for 22 years retiring in 1974. Mrs. Schullc moved to Hastings in 1989 from Easlon Pennsylvania to live with her daughter, Linda Schulte. She enjoyed playing bingo. She was pnxeded in death by her husband. Henry David Schulte Jr.; a son, Henry D. Schulte III; great grandchild; brothers. Elmer Fox and Albert Fjx; sisters. Bcmeita Eichman, and Velma Ackerman. She is survi .cd by her children. Charles Schulte. Betty Johnson. Ruth Wyant all of Easton. Pennsylvania, and Linda Schulte of Hastings; 18 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild. Memorial services will be he’d in Easton. Pennsylvania. Memorials can be made to Pennock Hospital. 1009 West Green Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058, or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. 610 West Berwick Street, Easton. Pennsylvania 18042. The family wishes to thank Cathy Ryan and family for all the love and support given to them at this most difficult time. Arrangmcnts were made by Girrbach Funeral Home. Hastings. Larry Blain Pennepacker Jr. ORANGEVILLE - Lany’s life began November 27. 1962 in Plainwell and he grew up in Orangeville. Larry and his family loved horses and shared special memories at the riding stable in Michigan City. Indiana. He served in Germany with the United Stales Army. Larry thoroughly enjoyed his long time occupation of truck driving. He was talented in cabinet making, enjoyed fishing, going to rodeos and spending time with family and friends. Larry's family includes his wife, Diana; three children, Michael Christopher, Christina Marie and Larry Blain Penncpackcr III; parents, Larry and Judy "Randi" Penncpackcr; brother and his wife. Steve and Terri Penncpackcr. sister and her husband. Jodi and Jessi Patrick; nieces and nephews. Rhonda. Casey. Tara. Julie, and Stevie Rae Penncpackcr. Blain. Jamie, and Jesse Patrick II; grandmothers. Ida "Betty" Penncpackcr and Joy Chester, several aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his grandparenis. George Penncpackcr and John and Evelyn DeWaid and an uncle, Mike Branch. l«arry passed away Monday. September 21. 1998 in Kalamazoo. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at II:O‘ a.m. on Friday. September 25. 1998 at Orangeville Baptist Church with Pastor Dan Bowman speaking Larry will be laid to rest al Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be given for his children. Please share a memory of Larry at the Chapel or on line at www.rdmg.com. Arrangements were made by Rupert. Durham. Marshall and Grcn Funeral Home. Plainwell Chapel. Pick up CCTRA COPIES of Th© SANNER ot many convenient locations around the county. DELTON - H. Luavelta Mathis, age 81. of Gilkey Lake. Delton and formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday. September 20. 1998 at Battle Creek Health System-Community Site. She was bom November 13. 1916 tn Dayton. Tennessee, the daughter of Creed & Emma (Wilkey) Jewell. She was employed for 25 years at Post Cereals in Battle Creek, retiring in 1978. She was married to Maynard Mathis on luly 9. 1933. Mrs. Mathis enjoyed fishing, gardening, .anning and cooking for her family. The .ouple had lived at their Gilkey Lake home ;ince 1978. She was preceded in death by a daughter. Frances Lou Collins in 1978; great granddaughter. Candy Collins and a sister. Viola Jewell in 1918 Mrs. Mathis is survived by her husband. Maynard; one daughter. Catherine & Robert Stafford of Lewiston; two sons. R. Lcnvil & Joann Mathis of Bellevue, Ronald & Betsy Mathis of Mason, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren; & two great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday. September 22, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place at Flora! Lawn Memorial Gardens, Battle Creek. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. LAKE ODESSA - A. Yvonne “Susie" Geiger, age 67. of Lake Odessa, passed away unexpectedly Saturday. September 19. 1998. her 45th Wedding Anniversary, at Spectrum East in Grand Rapids. She was born July 3. 1931 in Hastings, the daughter of Richard and Evelyn (Cobum) Shen. She married Von Geiger on September 19. 1953 in Angola, Indiana. She attended Woodland and Lake Odessa schools graduating from Lake Odessa High School in 1949. She graduated from Western Michigan College in 1953 with her teaching degree. She taught in the Lake Odessa and Saranac school systems before retiring in 1988. Surviving arc her husband. Von; four sons. Richard Geiger of Illinois, Ronald (Kathy) Geiger of Charlotte, Roger Geiger of Farmington Hills, and Robert (Tammy) Geiger of Clarksville; daughter, Rebecca (Todd) Wieland of- Lake Odessa; six grandchildren. Chip Geiger. Jessica Geiger. Nicholas and Brooke Weiland. Eric ax! Megan Geiger, mother-in-law. Phcbc Gicgcr of Hastings; brothers. Donald (Joyce) Geiger of Ionia, and Leroy (Donna) Gicgcr of Saranac. Funeral services wrre held on Wednesday. September 23. 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend George Speas officiated. Interment took place in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Lake Odessa Community Library or American Cancer Society. Leann E. Trewhella HASTINGS - Leann E. Trewhella. age 52, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, September 16. 1998 at Spectrum Health-East in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Trewhella was bom on September 26. 1945 in Camp Lcjcunc, North Carolina, the daughter of William & Geneva (Standish) Mallckootc. She was raised in the Plainwell. Wayland. Middleville and Hastings areas and attended schools there. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1963. Mrs. Trcwhclla’s employment included United Parcel Service and as a school bus driver. Mrs. Trewhella is survived hy her husband. William; three daughters. Connie (Bryan) Williams of Hastings. Tina (Ryan) Eaton of Hastings, and Renee (Cody) Meyer of Portland. Oregon; step-son. Bill Trewhella of Battle Creek, step-daughter, Alison Trewhella of Battle Creek; parents. Geneva & William Mallekoote of Hastings; six grandchildren; four brothers. Rex (Pam) Mallckootc of Lincoln. Illinois. Neil (Nola) Mallckootc of Lincoln. Illinois. John (Jana) Mallckootc of Nashville, and Bill Mallckootc. Jr. of Hastings; mother-in-law. Shirley Trewhella of Battle Creek, and mans nieces and nephew s. Memorial Graveside Services for Mrs. Trewhella w-erc held on Saturdy. September 19. 1998 al Rutland Tow nship Cemetery. Barry County. Reverend Garrett H. Sloutmcycr officiated. A Memorial Reception was held at the Hastings Moose Lodge after the Graveside Services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leann E. Trewhella Memorial Fund. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. BATTLE CREEK - Mr Nile Ixsjl Hallock, age 82. of Battle Creek, pi away Wednesday. September 16. 1998 Mercy Pavilion. He was bom August 21. 1916 Baltimore Township. Barry County, the son of Colon B. & Rosie (Mathen^ Hallock. He graduated from Battle Creek Centnd High School in 1934. He served as an Army Corporal in the 4631st Quartermaster Service Company during World War II. He received the Army of Occupation Medal Germany. Mr. Hallock moved from the BatQf Creek area to Johnstown Township ift 1948. Mr. Hallock worked in the Welding Department al Eaton Corporation, retiring in 1978 after 16 years. He had worked for Clarks and also for Weston Biscuit for 15 years as a foreman in shipping Mr. Hallock married Marie (Hardy) Hallock on September 2. 1950 in the Urbandale Methodist Church Parsonage in Battle Creek. He was a member of Marshall Moose Lodge #676, & United Auto Workers Union at Eatons. Mr. Hallock enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking-crafting making coffee and end tables for the home, golfing when younger, traveling with his wife to Evart, Michigan, playing cards and reading. He was preceded in death by his parents. Colon in 1989 and Rosie in 1978. Mr. Hallock is survived by his wife. Marie of Battle Creek, daughter, Mrs. Leon (Joanne) Berry of St. Petersburg. Florida; step son. Patrick & Dolores Doherty of Battle Creek; six grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday. September 19. 1998 at the Bachman Funeral Chapel. Reverend James Carey of Custer Chape). Springfield officiated. ;* Interment took place at Banfteid Cemetery. Johnstown Township. Memorial contributions may be made.jp the Custer Chapel or charity of on^5s choice. Jean Hauser I HASTINGS - Jean Hauser, age 80. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. September 15. 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom July 17. 1918 in Bath Michigan, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Burke) Lictzkc. She graduated from Bath High School in 1936 and later from Michigan Slate University. She married Fred Hauser October 15. 1943. They moved to Hastings in 1945 from Frankfcrt Indiana. She was a Veterinarians assistant for her husband for 15 years as well as raising a family. She was a teacher at Hastings High School from 1956-1972 when she retired. She studied Photography al Rochester Technology Institute, collected quills, was a member of thv First United Methodist Church in Hastings. Hastings Country Club. Hastings Elks Ledge, and enjoyed her travels to Europe. Paris, and Peru. She also loved the walks at their Christmas tree farm. She was preceded in death by brothers. Irwin and Rolland Lictzkc. Mrs. Hauser is survived by her husband. Dr. Fred Hauser of Hastings; daughters, Freddy (Dave) Kictzmann of Hastings, Amc (Tom) Havens of Niles. Janis Ferris of Hastings; grandchildren. Dana (Timothy) Hall of Big Rapids. Cristine Kruko <»f Hastings. Tyler Havens of Port Huron. Erin Havens and Matthew Havens both of East Lansing. Andrew Ferris and Benjamin Ferris both of Middleville; great grandchildren. Katie and Teague Hall. Riley McLean and Theron Hcniscr. and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Hauser were held Saturdav. September 19. 1998 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Reverend But ford W. Coe officiated. Burial look place at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Banry County Animal Shelter Building Fund. �T he Hastings Banner - Thursda aciacAw.) September 24 1998- Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UUS I he Depot Museum vs ill be open for vis­ itors Saturday. Sept 26. from IO a m. to 2 p m This lime often is used by people who want to use the library of the genealogical look at whatever is being exhibited Chris’ basketball games will be held next Wednesday al home, starting with the fresh­ man girls at 6 p m . followed closely by the junior varsity and varsity games Memorial services will be held Sept. 2X at Dykstra Chapel in Holland for Mrs Bertha VanZyl. age 99. who died last week in an Oregon nursing facility. Her late hus­ band. Dr (iernt VanZyl. was a Hope Col­ lege professor Her local son is Dr A.L VanZyl. retired dentist On Saturday, her great-grandson. Kyle Steward of Hastings, was married Hamden-Albrecht plan Oct. 4 wedding Mr and Mrs Carl Hamden of Delton. Mich and Mr and Mrs Jcfl Albrecht of Portsmouth. Ohio join in announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their children. Rachel Ann Hamden and Benjamin Scott Albrecht „ The wedding is to take place al 4 p.m. Saturday. Oct 10. in the gardens of the Kelton House Museum in Columbus The bride-to-be is a 1994 graduate of Delton Kellogg High School and a 1997 graduate of the University of Chicago. She is employed as an assistant in development and public relations by the /Xmcncan Lung Association The prospective groom is a 1993 gradu­ ate of Portsmouth High School and a 1997 graduate ot the University of Chicago He is a sccond-ycar law student at Ohio State University College of Law Schantzes to mark silver anniversary Mr and Mrs Michael R Schantz of Hastings will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on September 29 Michael and Sarah (WmcbrennerI were married on Sept 29. 1973. al the Freeport Baptist Church in Freeport, with Rex Wal­ ter W tnebrenner officiating Their children are Sbcllie (Kevin) Hubert. Aaron and Todd Schantz A family dinner will be held in their hon- ms Myerses to observe 50th anniverssary Prost-Kaiser •:E to wed next year Mr. James Prost and Mrs Ann Prost.of :«3Xnnapohs. Maryland, arc pleased Io an|Kouncc the engagement of their daughter gparah Elizabeth to Paul Kaiser, son of ffityeve and Peggy Kaiser of Hastings “ Sarah is a 19X9 graduate of Annapolis r High School, received her BA from Vil­ lanova in *93 and MA in Organizational •’■Psychology from Columbia University in *95; she is currently a consultant with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Paul completed Hastings High School in . 19X6. served with the U.S Army Infantry. -received his BA from Western Michigan . University in *93 CAS from the University pf Vermont in’94. and MA in Psychologi­ cal Anthropology from Columbia Univer­ sity in *96. He is also a Consultant with Price Waterhouse Coopers The couple will be exchanging vows. .Aug 28. 1999 in Mystic Connecticut LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis MOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting September 14. 1998 - 7:30 p.m Can to order and Pledge to the Flag Woods Forster Whitaker Albert and 5 citizens present Adams absent due to surgery Approved agenda August minutes and Sep­ tember bills Received correspondence committee and treasurer s reports Petitions to pave South Shore ' Dr/Ackers Point Road ’ Approved tee for industrial and Commercial Plan Review proceeding with the South Shore Dr/Ackers Point Road improvement and setting ’ up first hear.ng date as Attorney recommends ' looking into purchase of 1 acre of land tor Brush Ridge cemetery purchase of crushed stone for Brush Ridge Cemetery and sprayer and spray for . weeds in cemetery drives Resolution No 98-1A1 for Ordinance Enforcement Officer construe bon of flower box and planting of iris at Township Park at no cost to the Township purchase Of leaf oiower purchase of used trailer for hauling mow­ ers 2 yards top soil tor park tree and limb re­ moval at park and Cedar Creek Cemetery new door frame for garage door certifying dehnquen cies on special assessments and sewer O & M fees ad for applications for Township Treasurer since Whitaker will resign as of October 15 ask mg Sheriff s Department to patrol Townsnip Park especially at night on the weekends Adjournment at 9 27 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by i924i ’’atncia Albert Supervisor Mr and Mrs Alfred Myers of Wayland, formerly of Middleville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Alfred and Nellie Mac Ballard were mar­ ried Sept 24. |94X .it Leighton United Methodist Church by Rev Roy < harmberlain They have nine children. Margaret and Denny Raisin. Salt Lake City. I tah. Kathy and Don Clum. Delton; Joan and Dave .All­ welt. Hastings. Arlene King. Grand Rapids. Laura and Bill Nash. Kentwood. Melvin and Florence Myers. Way land; Annette and Ron Pifer, Alto. Cheryl and Greg Jenson. Lowell; and Peggy Vanllouten. Wyoming. They have 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren They will celebrate the occasion with a family dinner at the Yankee Springs Golf Course restaurant Open house to honor Schantz anniversary Mike and Sally Schantz of Hastings were married 25 years ago on Sept 29. 1973 at Freeport Baptist Church with Pastor Walter Wmcbrenner. Sally’s father. officiating Their children. Kevin and Shcllic (Schantz) Hubert. Aaron Schantz and Todd Schantz along with other family members would like to invite you to an open house from 2-5 p.m Saturday. Sept 26. at Freeport Baptist Church on the corner of lOXth St. and Hamiliond Road in I rccpori. Ml The couple request the honor of your LcVan. 95. of Mulliken, who died on Sept IX She was survived by four daughters, two of whom have many local acquain­ tances Marjorie Southworth through UMW and Class Act Club, and Martha Szudzik of Cadillac, who worked with her husband. Ray. in their Ki A store here on fourth Avenue Two huge trees were felled last week along Second Street Their diameters were 4X and 37 inches One was at the Tidball location, which was formerly a McCartney home of Arthur and Edne The more easter­ ly tree was at the Vipond location, formerly Wortley and Weed. Another house was on the site but when George Weed wanted to put a grand new house there, he had a smaller house moved off to the next lot north. Work began in earnest earlier this month on the interior of the Bradee Drug Store to ready it for use as Dr Barnett’s office. Since then the whole glass front of the store was eliminated and later covered. The wooden awning along the north side has been removed, along with the panels of brown wood This bangs to light the block walls, which show tar lines where wooden store buildings abutted the newer L-ildmg There is a sloped line showing the roof line of the wooden store and a sharper slope showing the stairway roof to the upper lev­ el of the frame building A graduate from Central Michigan Uni­ versity in June is Darci Coppcss. listed in a Lansing paper last week. Monday marked birthday anniversary number 97 for Gladys Dyke of Holland, who moved from her 17-year residence on Fourth /Xvcnuc several years ago to be near­ er her daughter. Mrs. Robert (Patricia) Reed. She maintains her own home, cooks and bakes. She was a longtime employee ot L O Canning Company and its successor Sundays dedication of the Lake Odessa Community Library was a lovely affair, attended by more than KO Attorney James Banks, v ice president of the library board, presided in the absence of Ward VanLaanen. who was on an extended fishing trip The Viking Vagabonds, under the direction of Dr Robert Osler, sang. Their first num­ ber had the lune of “Come to the Cabaret.” but the words were "Come to the lib-raree " Their performance was excellent, even though they had practiced only three times in this school year. State Rep Terry' Geiger spoke on the impact of libraries and what an asset they arc to the community and he mentioned state support of libraries, w hich is minimal but has finally reached the I97X directive of support of at a rate of $50 per capita His emphasis was on the grass-roots support needed for such amenities. County Com­ missioner Ralph Thelen read remarks about the importance of libraries and about local government support. Banks then made several acknowledge­ ments of the work of the several contractors and tradesmen who brought the plans to fruition He also spoke of some of the sur­ prises encountered during the process, such as the need for a new roof and the regula­ tions encountered Dennis Pepper, who was the general contractor; John Kopietz. who built the new shelves and the circulation desk, and Tom Thompson, whose firm Thompson Interiors laid the carpeting, were present Sharon Rohrbacher represented the Odessa Township Board. Delos Johnson and Sue Johnson and John French, village Write Us A Letter... The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they willpe published The requirements are • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phono number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer s name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor’s discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. . • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted • Letters serving the function of ’cards of thanks’ will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily • ’Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer • In an effort to keep opin^ns varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month • We prefer letters to be pnnitJ legibly or t ped. double-spaced Tom Thompson, Lora French. James Banks, Debbie Behler. Connie Teachworth. Marilyn Lesher. Fern Shaffer. William Standage. Dennis Pepper and Lola Haller at the ribbon cutting for the new library location manager represented the Village Council. The building committee from the library board who oxersaw countless details were Debbie Behler. Manlyn Leslie and Lon French. The final item on the program was a rib­ bon cutting ceremony, led by Chamber of Commerce President Tom Thompson, who spoke on the importance of having the library downtown, which is beneficial to the library and to the surrounding business places He was joined by Library Board members and others for the cutting Refreshments were served with a deco­ rated cake. nuts, mints and golden punch. The committee was Marge Erickson. Jewel Eckstrom and Marian Klein from the Library Friends, and Lola Haller from the Library Board. Guests mingled and lin­ gered for another hour with the children enjoying the floor pillows, the rocking chair and the shelved books The staff had been introduced Librarian Connie Teachworth. Debbie Morrison. Julie Stahl and newcom­ er Connie Green The board of directors of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Mon­ day evening to hear reports of the success­ ful Ik’pot Day and to make plans for Christ­ mas Round the Town in Noxember. At the alumni open house in June, an alumna of LOHS brought a unique crocheted afghan with appliques and a pillow top to be used for a fund-raising event. This will be used as the top raffle prize for the November event. I or the Oct. 8 meeting to be held at Lake Manor, the program w ill be a rerun of the slide set with narrative script by Fr. Ray­ mond Moeggenberg, who served St. Edwards church in the late 1960s He pho­ tographed nearly every business place and church in Lake Odessa and called his pro­ duction "Little Green Village Beyond the Suburbs “ This has become a nostalgic set of pictures, as the community has changed. Likewise, the membership of the society changes, so this may be old. but yet is ever new The exhibit for the open house Satur­ day. Sept. 26.. will be drug store advertising and paraphernalia. Many of the items will be gifts from Dallas Braden from the Nyc and Braden drug store. This exhibit will be in place until November when the exhibits will be cookie jars. leaflets and sets of cups and saucers The Civil War re-enactors who came in July want to return next year for Depot Day Congratulations go to Gayle Williams, manager of the Woodland branch of Ionia ( ounty National Bank She is the wife of Lee and together they own the Village Mar­ ket at Clarksville Their sons arc Ben and Jeremy. She is the daughter of Mary (Beard) and the late Royce Brooke, who lived on Eaton Highway. Gayle has gradu­ ated from the Robert Perry School of Bank­ ing and was chosen class president. She is now accepted to the graduate school of hanking in Wisconsin Sympathy goes to the Steward and Townsend families in the death of Lucas Steward on Saturday morning An extra visitation was set for Monday evening from rm Tom Thompson speaks at the library dedication 6 to7 for Lakewood High School students However, when the time came for general visitation there were still at least 50 stu­ dents waiting outside to enter. When nine o’clock came, there were even more in line to enter to extend condolences to the farmiy With September equinox already here, the green bean harvest for Twin City Foods has come to a close this week Death came Sept IX to Rex C larence Hutchens of Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids He was retired fmm »»*•• ministry in the United Methodist Church after serving churches in West Michigan tor 40 years. He had been a key figure at the Eaton Rapids C amp Meeting Association Memorial services are to be at Wesley Park UMC on Saturday morning at 11 a m He is survived by his wife Gene, sister Marjorie (Henry) Gamaat. children Becky Bullock of Eaton Rapids. Susi (Bert) Hoogcrlandcr of Florida, and Dan (Martha) of the Philip­ pines One of the highlights of his ministry was a summer exchange w ilh a British pas­ tor The Hutchens returned to England for visits later He was 83 years of age and had been married to Gene for 55 years Friends here have received news of the unfortunate breaking of a pelvis by Ms Tess (Gilliland) Holdndgc al 500 Hilltop Drive. Apt. 135 at Redding. Calif 96003 She would be pleased Io hear from her friends. She has written that she lives about an hours drive south of Mt Shasta, which now has a fine highway Delores Michutka has returned from a wonderful tnp Io Washington DC to make a surprise visit to daughter Diane Diane was further surprised when sister Julie armed from Boston in honor of Diane’s birthday Friends here have been notified that Robert and Thelma (Everest) Johnson have moved from their country home near Miri­ am south of Belding to Cirand Rapids They arc parents of Betty Jo Jackson on Fifth Avenue. Strength Training For Seniors Offered At Pennock Hospital Dr. James Atkinson will present ‘Strength Training for the Senior Citizen." Thursday. September 24. from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital. The senior years need not be a time of strength decline. Dr Atkinson will explain how an exercise program can provide important phy sical and psychological benefits for older adults. Senior citizens can learn how to A build strength, maintain independence and enjoy each and every day. This is a tree program. Pre-registration is requested. Call 948-3125 to register. Pennock Ih-.tllhcarr Sen ices �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98-22439-SE Estate of LYLE GORHAM DECEASED Social Security No 365 20 0395 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or al fected by ths hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on October 14 1998 at 9 30 a m m in the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shew (P20304) on the petition of Walter Soya re­ questing that Walter Soya be appointed personal representative of the estate of Lyle Gorham de­ ceased who lived al 1375 E Cloverdale Road Hasttfigs Michigan and who died 9-5-98 and re­ questing also the will of the deceased dated 10­ 25-88 and codicils dated 5-12-98 be admitted to probate It is also required that the heirs at law of said deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing c* record September 14 198 Richard J Hudson (P15220) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE AND LONGSTREET 607 North Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616.-945 3495 WALTER SOVA By Richard J Hudson 8200 S Broadway Road Hastings Ml 49058 (9/24) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22442-IE Estate of CARL A THOMPSON Social Secu­ rity No 171-16-4217 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 82 WOODS TRAIL DELTON Ml 49046 ded 8*5/98 An instrument dated May 23 1988 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative CARL A THOMPSON JR 40336 CHARLESTOWN PIKE HAMILTON VA 20158 or to both the independent personal representa­ tive and the Barry County Probate Court Hast­ ings Ml 49058 Within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and dis­ tributed to the persons entitled to it David H Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 616-945-9585 (««4) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Ol­ ney a married man and Pamela Olney signing as Borrower solely for the purpose of barring and waiving any rights given to me by MSA 27 5288 and any other dower rights conferred by law upon me it is understood that I sign without personal obligation for payment of any sums secured by this mortgage (Original Mortgagors) to GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN as succes sor by merger to Great Lakes National bank f/k/a Great Lakes Bancorp Mortgagee dated January 29 1996 and recorded on February 6. 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 53 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine and 84/100 dollars t*78 279 841 including interest at 7 50*o per annum Under trie power of sa’e contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN Barry County Michigan and de scribed as The Northeast i '4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec tion 18 Town 1 North Range 8 West The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated September 10 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL <248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100. Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98032051 (10/8) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Independent Probate File No 98-22415-IE Estate of Grace I Campbell deceased TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 7011 Mullen Road Delton Ml 49046 died July 4 1998 Creditors ot the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal 'cpresentative Asahel D Campbell 7011 Mullen Road Delton Ml 49046 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court St Hast­ ings Mchigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of pubfcabon of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and dis­ tributed to the persons entitled to it William E Tapovatz (P25953) 8887 Gull Road Richland Ml 49083 (616)629-5711 (9/24) HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pubic hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. September 30 1998. at 7:00 p.m at the Hope Township Hall on M-43 between Schultz and Head Lake Roads within Hope Township The following proposed amendments to the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance will be con­ sidered at the public hearing 1) The amendment of Section 14 7 pertaining to Riparian Lot Use Regulations The Planning Commission will be hold-ng a hearing on four (4) alternative proposed amendments to Section 14 7. which are briefly described as follows A) Proposal l Defines keyholing . limits keyhoimg to the RL-1 and‘RL-2‘zoning dis­ tricts requires Planning Commission approval of a site plan and preparation of a lake capacity study before keyhoimg may occur on a property and sets forth various other regulations pertaining to riparian lot access Bi Proposal II C) Proposal III Defines keyhoimg and limits it to property in a "RL-T or “RL-2" zone on lakes that do not have posted public access, requires Planning Commission approval of a site plan and preparation of a lake capacity study before keyhoimg may occur on a property and sets forth various other regulations pertaining to riparian lot access Di Proposal IV Sets forth various minimum frontage requirements (1) for each dwelling unit and (2) docks, requires special land use or PUD approval for (1) all non-resxfen bal and non-agncultural uses abutting a lake and (2) lake access sites serving more than one dwelling unit, and imposes various other regulations pertaining to lake use and creation of channels Defines keyholing and prohibits it in all zoning districts 2) The proposed repeal of Section 18 2 F to eliminate mannas and fishing boat rentals as a special exception use in the ‘RL-l zone 3) The proposed amendment of Section17.1 A and repeal of Sections 17.2F and 17.2J to eliminate provision for more than one dwelling on farm property 4i The prnoosed addition ol a new Article XXIII-A to establish a new ’C-L' Commercial Lake District zoning classification allowing certain specified commercial uses related to lake use 5) The proposed amendment ol Section 16 4 to add reference to the ‘C-L’ Commercial Lake District zoning classification 6) The repeal of Sections 21 i 4 and 21 1 14 allowing medical clinics and laboratories as permitted uses in the "C-1' zoning district 7) The amendment of Section 22 i to add a new subsection "6 allowing medical clinics and laboratories as a permitted use in the C-2‘ zoning district and renumbering the existing subsections accordingly 8) The amendment of Section 17 3 D pertaining to the minimum lol width requirement in the AR zoning district 9) The amendment of the definition of -CATTERY KENNEL to delete the phrase (other than those ol the owner' Written comments will be received from any interested persons concerning the foregoing by the Hope Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at the hear- '"9 The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments al or following the public hearing Anyone interested m reviewing the proposed zoning amendments and or the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance may examine a copy of the same at the Hope Township Hall during regular business hours of regular business days hereafter until the time of the hearing and may further examine the same at the pubic hearing Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids und services, such as sign ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hear­ ing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Sylvia W Forster. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 South Wall Lake Road Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 943 2464 Ann landers Depression Day Dear \nn Landers: I ast September. you printed information about National Depres­ sion Screening Day I had been feeling down and sad lor a while. cry ing a lot and feeling lonely, helpless and worthless I wasn't motivated, had very little energy and didn't enjoy doing things that I once loved to do I just didn't feel like my self I was approaching menopause and thought my mood problems were due to this change of life or. worse, due to some per­ sonal weakness or inability to handle my problems. Luckily, when I heard about Na­ tional Depression Screening Day. I went to the free education program and screening that was held at a local hospital. The clinicians explained that depression is a treatable illness, not a weakness, and that it wasn't my fault They helped me find a therapist in my area and reassured me that I would feel better with appropriate help and medication Ann. I am so glad I took that first step. Things really turned around for me. I feel so much better and in control of my life. It is my hope that I can be an inspiration to others who suffer from this devastating ill­ ness. The 1998 National Depression Screening Day is Oct 8. There will be more than 3,000 free anony mous screening sites all across the country Please urge your readers to take advantage of this important pro­ gram. Irene From Iowa Dear Irene Last year’s National Depres­ sion Screening Day was a tremendous suc­ cess. reaching some 85.000 people. Depres­ sion strikes 17 million Americans each year, and less than half of them receive the treatment they i.~ed. This is tragic because more than 80 percent of people with de­ pression can be treated successfully with medication, psychotherapy or a combina­ tion of the two. Common symptoms include a persistent, sad. anxious or “empty" mood, difficulty BOY. Austin Philip Bender, born Sept. 13 at Burgess Hospital Parents Mark and Vonda Atkinson Weighing 3 lbs 15 ozs. and 17 inches long. BOY. Troy Todd Boonstra, bom at Spec­ trum (Blodgett) Hospital on Aug. 6. 1998 to Todd and Polly Boonstra. Weighing 7.5 pounds. 19.5 inches. He is welcomed by brother Brandon and grandparents Bill and Marcia Kidder and Martin and Denicc Boonstra. BOV, Alexander William born Aug. 31. 1998 to Bill and Greta Arndt of Hastings and Spectrum Health Weighing 9 lbs. 15 ozs and 21 inches long BOY, Drew Lane Westworth, born at Pen­ nock Hospital on Sept. 8. 1998 at 6:12 a.m. to Ellie Fitzgerald and Tony Westworth of Hastings/Battlc Creek. Weighing 7 lbs. II ozs. and 20 12 inches long. BOY. Lawrence Evan, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 9. 1998 at 7:36 p.m. to Chris and Kathy Petersen of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs 13 ozs and 2112 inches long. BOY. Max Louis, born at Pennock Hospital on Sept IL 1998 at 8:29 a in. to Francic and Larry Brummcl of Middleville. Weigh­ ing 9 lbs II 3 4 ozs and 22 I 2 inches long GIRL. Hailey Allison, born at Pennock Hospital on Sept 11. 1998 at 8:26 a m. to Heidi and Lamar Miller of Land O'Lakes. Florida. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 inches long. sleeping, changes in appetite and loss of pleasure in activities that were once enjoy­ able Depressed people often have difticully concentrating and may experience feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness and guilt Some people have vague medical complaints like aches and pains that won't go away, headaches, back­ aches and frequent stomach ailments Many have thoughts of death or suicide This year. National Depression Screening Day will be on Thursday. Oct. 8 The pro­ gram iv free and totally anonymous No one asks for a name or makes any judgments The clinicians and staff are there to help, educate and comfort. For those who may be experiencing symptoms of depression or know someone who is. please call the tollfree number that has been set up especially for my readers It is I-8OO-242-22II (TTY for the hcanng impaired is I-800-8552880). These numbers arc available starting today, and you will be told the location of the screening site in your area The lines are open 24 hours a day. Screening participants will hear an edu­ cational presentation and have the opportu­ nity to take an anonymous, written screen­ ing lest, pick-up educational brochures and meet individually w ith a clinician for a bnef screening interview. Anyone who appears to have symptoms of depression will be di­ rected to a treatment facility in his or her area If you think you sec yourself in today's column, don't fail to follow through. If you have a friend or loved one who may be de­ pressed. please do whatever is necessary to get him or her to a screening site Depres­ sion is nothing to be ashamed of. The good news is that it can be treated. I love my readers and don't want to lose any of you. especially not to an illness that is treatable. Once again, the number is I -800-242-2211 If you feel depressed, make that call now. It could be the most important call you will ever make. Bad chows Dear Ann Landers: Never have I been so motivated to write to you as I am at this moment It was the letter from “Scared in Jackson" that did il. She is the mother of a 3-year-old boy who was attacked by his grandmothers pct chow. The child was al­ most blinded and needed 60 stitches to re­ pair the damage to his eyelid. While the grandmother was very upset, she refused to get nd of the dog. and “Scared" will no longer bring her child to visit. Chows have earned their reputation for being dangerous. My parents bought a chow when I was very young, but after hcanng some hair-raising stones about the breed, they didn't keep it long. Some family friends were not as fortunate. Their darling little boy has a badly scarred face (after sev­ eral surgeries), and it was a chow that did it. That grandmother is no "loving grandma" if her potential killer is more im­ portant than the safety of her grandchildren I hope "Scared in Jackson" will hold firm. No child will be safe at Grandma's as long as that chow is there. Grandma will have to accept that fact or miss out on some of the most enjoyable times in a grandmother's life. Another Grandma in Costa Mesa. Calif. Dear Costa Mesa: Thanks for your testi­ mony. Keep reading for more: From Los Angeles: You were absolutely right to agree with "Scared in Jackson's" decision not to visit her mother until she gets nd of her dog. I know firsthand that chows can be extremely vicious. My grand­ mother warned my mother not to accept a chow puppy as a gift, regardless of how Huffy and cute, but my older sister insisted that chows, if treated well, make wonderful pct Unfortunately my mother liMcncd to my sister and accepted a chow The ftuftv and cute little pup grew up. and one day. out ot nowhere and lor no particular reason, he lunged al mv sister Thank heavens, my grandmother was close by and grabbed the dog just in time to prevent him from ripping up her face Harvey. La I have been a pel-care pro­ fessional tor 14 years, and I want to say something to the owner of that chow Wake up. Grandma You arc protecting a potential killer The chow is. in my opinion, the most unpredictable of canine breeds I long ago stopped handling chows because of their er­ ratic temperament I have been criticized lor being unwilling to 'learn to read" a chow and anticipate the animal's sudden change from being docile to becoming vi­ cious Tell me. Grandma, if I can't "read" a chow, how in the world can you expect a 3y car-old or even a 20-vear-old to do so ’ Most ol the attacks by chows arc unpro­ voked or lor reasons nobody can explain The first bite I ever received as a novice groomer was inflicted by a chow puppy, and almost every chow I have handled since has displayed aggressive behavior. Mom should keep her son away from that dog and not be v tewed as spiteful She is. in reality, a cautious and wise mother Dear Readers I'm sure to get a ton of letters from enraged chow owners, but what I have read has convinced me that chows arc an unpredictable breed. My advice is. get a Pomeranian, a Chihuahua, a spaniel, a Pekingese, a poodle or a Heinze 57-vancties mutt I'm vetoing the chows. Get a job Dear Ann Landers: Docs this qualify as a Gem of the Day ’ An ad appeared m a Seattle newspaper as follows: “Position wanted around Dec I At present employed at City Hall, but will work if I have to." E.T. 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Auto-Owners Insurance Life Home Car Business TkiNc, fkaph. ’ THE BUCKLAND AGENCY Delton Office • 623-5115 Hastings Office • 948-3720 Toll Free 1-800-223-3590 Fax 623-8735 11325 S Wall Lake Rd M-43 • P0 Box 100 Toll Free 1 -888-223-3590 Fax 948-3744 511 W State St PO Box 245 �The Hastings Banner - From Time to Time... Barry County in the Spanish-American Way (Part vi) Co K. 35th Regiment Michigan Volunteers. 1898 By Joyce F. Wcinbrccht While the war was being fought in Cuba. Puerto Rico and the Philippines, some Bar­ ry County Volunteers were still in the train­ ing camps, waiting for the call to go to active duty. I From Tampa. Fla. on July 11. IX9X. the Rev. A. T. Waterman received the following letter from his son. who was a chief hostler in the 33rd Regiment. Michigan Volunteers. He wrote as follows: “I sent a postal this afternoon, but have nothing else to do just now so have lit a lantern and am going to try to wnte a few lines. “It is the rainy season here now and it is raining in earnest and has been all day. and it rained yesterday forenoon, too. Talk about ram. Virginia is not in it and I thought it rained hard at Camp Alger. “We have what we call ‘flics’ stretched over our horses They arc made of heavy canvas. 30 feet long and from 12 to 16 feet wide and the rain beats right through them after it has rained half an hour, and some of the horses arc as wet as though they were outside The boys arc wearing their rubber blankets over their shoulders and then can­ not keep dry. “I tell you what it is, wc arc finding out what it means to be a soldi-r in time of war. We have to cat with the mule teamsters, that is. we cat the same kind of food, but wc have a table by ourselves, and it is a shame the food wc get. hardly any meat and what wc do get is about half cooked Then wc get thin soup, hard tack and coffee. such as it is. Wc all got together yesterday and went to Captain Forrest, who has charge of the camp here, and made a kick about our rations and told him wc wanted at least as good food as we got when we were w ith our companies and he said he would look after it. "The Lieutenant and myself went down to send a telegram or cablegram to Colonel Boynton, but wc did not send any. They only wanted $1.25 per word, which would have amounted to at least $10.93 and they count every word in the message. Saturday there were a lot of wounded soldiers came from Cuba, about 400. Some were sent to Washington to a hospital and some were left here at Tampa Heights. They say the Michigan boys were not in the fight It looks as though Santiago would not be tak­ en without some hard fighting. I only wish I could be there when they do it. "Well. I think I can sleep pretty comfort­ able tonight as wc have built bunks under the horse flics and wc put our woolen blan­ kets over us and our rubber blankets over them Sleeping in our tents is out of the question as it tains right through them, something it has never done before. But the boys arc good natured and that makes it a great deal easier “I will certainly be glad when wc get order to load on the transports. which we are liable to do at an} time I have the name of has mg the best string of horses here and there arc a good many staff horses here waiting for transports "General Miles' stall' horses came this morning. IX head and the men said they were not half as good, nor in as good con­ dition for service as ours, and that is saying a good deal I am sure There are only three, what I call poor horses for this business, in our regiment an'*, they arc full as good, or better than the majority of horses here "This camp which I mentioned as being in charge of Captain Forrest, is a mule camp with wagons, and of course some of the officers' horses, all waiting transports here, now but they are loading w ith artillery and soldiers. "I am feeling first rate and quite foxy, even if everything is not what I would like to have it." This letter was in the Nashville New s of July 29. IX9X In the same July 29. IX9X issue of the Nashville News, there was a letter from E.D. Mallory of Nashville, who was the Quartermaster of 35th Michigan Infantry. Michigan Volunteers He wrote Camp Eaton. Island Lake. Michigan, letter dated July 25. IX9X: “The 35th Infantry will be mustered in as .a regiment at 12 a.m today II will number a total of about 1350 officers and men when completely filled. Wc arc about 30 men short at present, but judging from the rate the boys arc coming in. the required 30 will soon be acquired. "Our Company K was mustered in as a company on July 15 and enjoy s a reputation of being the only full one mustered in the regiment, there being 106 non-commissioncd officers and privates and three com­ missioned officers at the time of muster Twenty-six of the 106 arc Barry County boys and three of them arc from Nashville. Honlcr Ryan. Charles S Hartford and myself. Homer is Corporal and is getting along excellently m his position Charles Hartford drills every day with the boys and as a result is one of the best drilled privates in our company "Wc arrived at no«n on the second day of July and were lined up in two lines at the depot, there being some 76 men in the crowd Our Lieutenant gave the command right face forward march and we strolled in two lines to our camp "Wc found the tents ready for occupation, and one of our number v olunteered as cook Wc had a late dinner of roast beef, bread, butter, tomatoes, potatoes and coffee to wash it down. I do not believe any of the boys in our company slept a wink that night. Some of us tried it. but soon in the tent next to us there arose a great noise. Il seemed that the occupants of the next were preparing for sleep and all was going well until one unlucky chap pulled oft his shoes The odor was too much for the boy s and the rest of the gang hauled him out doors and A member of Co K 35th Regiment. Michigan Volunteer with an issued weapon compelled him to wash his feet under they hydrant This started the ball rolling and soon half the company were parading up and down the street clad in boiled shirts, only some even minus that much of wearing apparel, and all making the hideous. They kept it up until sunrise "The tents are large, being Xxl2 (feet) and each tent has a wooden lloor and con­ tains about three ticks filled yvith straw Either five or six men sleep in each tent The captain has a tent at the head of the street and there is another tent parallel with the captain's in which the lieutenants sleep The company is also provided with two shanties, one ol them being the camp kitchen, the other for the quartermasters home where is kept the stores of the com­ pany. “The regiment has not as yet been armed with Blakcs. but we hope to receive them soon. Wc have ice furnished in plenty and receive fresh meal three times each week. As far as salt meat is concerned, wc have a plenty, there being 12(H) pounds in the cook's shanty, which the commissary blunt­ ly told me would be enough to last until the 30th. If they give us fresh meat three times a week light along I am inclined to think that the 1200 pound will last us 12 years "The government calls it bacon, but it tastes more like grease and sail to me I like good sweet bacon better than any other meat, but my stomach accept but little *goot* bacon at present After our present stock of butter is gone wc will have Io do without it as L'ncle Sam refuses to issue K While the State (Michigan) fed us. as it did. until after wc were mustered, wc had all the groceries we could order and strange to say we happened to be long on butter when L'ncle Sam claimed us and as a result we have been enjoying the product in spite of government. “A man might stay m camp a week and THREE WARS COMPARED The following figures cover three periods.Civil War, April 1S61.- May 1365. Spanish War(including Phillippins- 4 Chinese troubles) April 1393- July 1902.World War April 1917 Civil War Description 2~.~213~.365 * Men EngnRed_________ ______ Deaths ( nil c.mccn)_____ _______ __________________ ~7lverage Service _____11 Months Pay of Soldiers___________ 81J.P. Mo. property acquired None Average pension 4 $28.each up.to benefit oer man 20th year Volunteers b2p.cent Drafted 38 P. cent Foreign Service Navy only Vocational Training None ' Duration 4 years 1• Spani8h_Wn.r 453,151 Est.bOOO. 14 Months |15.P.Mo. World War. 9 Months. $30.P. Mo. 7ft None, j $21.each up t 0/ 312b.£ach 20th year Iup to 3year. 100 p.cent 1 3°P.cent TTon'e " o4P.- Cent ol P.Cent 11 cP. Cent None At once $60. to$125.P. Mo. 4 years.2 Mo l.yenr-7 Mo. ■Not counting estimated relnburatments I Also 816. per month to wife 4 parents and $7-50 per month per each child. A comparison of three American Wars not hear a word about the fighting or the war I hear no bragging whatever The com­ panies get along nicely with each other, and there are lew personal quarrels Our com­ pany has had none worthy of mention "C ompany A started throwing water at C miipany K one night and finally got Com­ pany H to help them whereupon our boys grabbed their quart cups and as boiler of hot water happened to be stewing over the camp lire, they soon gave the enemy such a warm reception that the precipitately required some of them leav ing their arms tun cups) on the field of battle "Our company took up a collection and purchased a pair of boxing gloves with which we enjoy ourselves frequently PaddyRyan gets them on frequently and the way he jumps around his contestant, now and then handing in a punch is a caution "All of the boys are well and seem to be glad they arc here. Nearly every Sunday the camp is thronged with relatives, friends and sweethearts of the boys, and yesterday was no exception Lyle Williams came yester­ day and will stay having gone into Compa­ ny B. He will be in our battalion (the Third) and near us so that wc will sec him often. Yours respectfully. E.D. Mallory." A second letter was published in the Nashville Neus on August X. IX9X from Camp Eaton. Island Lake. Michigan. Editor News: "Perhaps many of the readers of The News arc unacquainted with the topography of the country in this vicinity. The camp is located in an easterly direction from Lans­ ing. which is about 40 miles distant. When the sojourner enters Island Lake from the capitol he discovers the depot and the lake upon the left and the camp upon the nght. That part of the camp which faces the rail­ road is margined with an ordinary high board fence such as arc seen frequently sur­ rounding fair grounds and etc. "The lake is pretty sheet of water and is surrounded for the part, with wooded hills of oak. The lake boasts a small steamboat which does a rushing business. The shore is shallow and composed of good gravel, affording excellent bathing facilities of which the boys are not slow to take advan­ tage of. Directly northcast of Island Lake and within five rods of the same is another lake “The two lakes arc separated by a ridge of hard land, over which runs the highway and there is no apparent connection between the two which strikes me as being a peculiar freak of nature. The second lake is also surrounded by hills and groves of wood, but its shores are muddy. Many fish are caught in this lake by the boys. "The lake is nearly round in form and covers nearly as much surface as Island Lake It is called Dollar Lake. These lakes are north of the railroad, which runs between the lakes and our camp. "All of the 12 companies’ streets arc par­ allel with each other and end in a cross street A few rods back of this cross street the land has a sharp decline, making excel­ lent drainage facilities. The land which lies between the companies’ streets and the rail­ road is as level as a floor and is occupied in part by the colonel’s governors and other headquarters necessary in such cases, leav­ ing ample room for a parade ground in front of the colonel’s headquarters. "Directly west of the camp for a half mile stretches the dnll ground which for the most part, is a level field although now and then a slight knoll or hollow is apparent as the companies swing across it. The dnll ground is in plain sight of passing trains and the passengers arc wont to wave their handkerchiefs at the boys as they pass by which is always answered by a hearty cheer when the boys happen to be at rest. ".About 30 rods south of our camp is another stretch of oak woods and beyond the woods a spongy swamp of muck cov­ ered with tall cut grass with plenty of rat­ tlesnakes and blue racers as inhabitants, several of which have met violent death at the hands of the relentless boys in leggings. Through the swamp runs a sluggish river, which while not over two rods across is very deep and strange to say in spite of the muck, has-a gravel bottom. It is full of all kinds offish Many of the boys and among them myself, prefer the nver to the lake for bathing purposes account of the running water "The camp is supplied with water from a pumping station on the shore of the lake. The water is not an excellent kind for drink­ ing purposes and the surgeons have ordered all water needed for internal man boiled. Even then, the boy s dislike it and many of them go to the springs or neighboring farm houses "Four of the boys with me in the quarter­ master's shanty and one evening a member of the company handed in four quarts of bottled well water for safe keeping. 1 hardly know how it happened, but upon examining the bottles in the morning I found them empty I soon perceived that the owner would discover the deal and ask embarrass­ ing questions to say nothing of getting out of temper and it also struck me that he would hold a mighty poor opinion of my value as a guardian of property in the future "I always dislike to have a person hold a poor opinion of my ability and further I dis­ like to see people get out of temper, so I t illed the bottles with hdyrant water and the owner’s confidence in the well water was so great that he drank it without discovering the difference The whole country presents a newer appearance than that of our neighborhood at home and taking all in all it would be hard to find a healthier or prettier place for nursday September 24 1998- Page 9 camping purposes I understand that the land occupied by the tamp is ow ned by the railroad company, which gives the state a free lease of the whole camping purposes "Colonel Irish stated this a in that we would stay our full two years and would leave in about two weeks A statement appeared in a letter written from Island Lake and published in the Charlotte Tribune to the effect that the boy s are ill fed and dis­ satisfied I have noticed very little dissatis­ faction of our company "The boys arc fed everything the govern­ ment allows and for the most part seem sat­ isfied with it. Wc are all anxious to get away, but not toward home All the boy s are in good health who came from Nashville and there is no reason whatever why they shouldn’t be The tents shed water like a duck’s back Very respectfully. E D Mallo- d" Another letter, which appeared in the Aug. 12. IX9X Nashville News also dated Aug. 8. IX9X. was from Corporal W.H Ryan of Nashville. He writes. "Camp Eaton. Editors News: Once more I will try and acquaint you with the hap­ penings at Island Lake Yesterday would have been a great day for Island Lake had it not rained. There was a fine crowd here, about 2000 people I think but about one o’clock it commenced to rain and it poured down until the streets of the camp were flooded. It was so stormy that the review and dress parade were not held. “Last Saturday was a great day for Camp Eaton soldiers Wc had our blank cartridges for the first time After dnll Colonel Insh complimented the boys very highly . He says he never saw boys progress in dnll as do the boys of the 35th (Michigan Volunteers) We will soon have our Blake nfles and canvas suits I saw one of the Blake rifles the other day. 1 think they arc wonderful implements of war, that is if they arc as formidable as they appear "The attraction here yesterday was Gus frames. of course. He is one of Uncle Sam's naval heroes. He was with "Fighting Bob” Evans at Santiago and was the onlyman wounded on the Iowa. Well, the 35th will have one major who has seen actual service, that is Major Bandholz He has just returned from Cuba and is one of the heroes of Santiago. Should the 35th see service he will be a wonderful help to them There is hardly a man in camp, but what is certain that he will leave Island Lake soon "Colonel Irish and the others say that the boys would not see any pay days here and. by the way officers arc pushing matters, it looks as if wc would leave the camp inside of two weeks. Wc have two hours dnll in the forenoon and two more in the afternoon and at 6:30 p.m. wc have dress parade This is the hardest part of our work. “At ‘parade rest’ wv have to hold our position for 15 minutes. If anybody thinks that is easy, just try and remain in one posi­ tion without moving a muscle for even ten minutes at a time. Two fellows in company B fainted today at dress parade. “Lyle Williams is getting along nicely. He “likes the place " I read Frank Smith’s letter with great interest. They arc not so strict here yet as he describes the regulars to be. but they arc becoming more strict every day. Some of the corporals, sergeants and even captains have been called down in great shape. One of the boys who tents with me has received police duty for a week because he threw milk on the mess tent. In the army a policeman docs all the work about the streets, such as sweeping, picking up cigar and cigarettes stubs, etc You can imagine what a pleasant task it is "There is one fellow in the regiment who stands six feet seven inches. He could not get pants long enough and it is enough to make a fellow die with laughter to look at him. Wchavc a fellow here who kicks with one foot on the ground just eight feet. Wc have all kinds of amusement. In the camp arc actors, acrobats, pugilists, runners, gambler and preachers and they all seem to have their share of fun Well. I will have to close for the time. Will wnte again next week. Very truly. W.H. Ryan. Corporal Co. K. 35th Regiment. Michigan Volunteers " To be continued, what happened at the end of the war and after l Jj '^li, E. Lh. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 Saxons aim for improved offense versus Pioneers think r 1 il MSU, Michigan to fight for right to stay afloat Step back in time to a year ago. College football fans in this state had things to be truly excited about. Success at Slate and V of M was drawing big headlines. The 1997 Michigan-Michigan State football game was a matchup between two teams that were going somewhere. The Spartans were flying high, thanks to an awesome start. MSV knew that a triumph against the Maize and Blue would put them right up there amongst the NCAA’s elite. Michigan also was feeling pretty giddy, with far away glimpses of a possible undefeated season. Rose Bowl victory and National Championship. State started out the game great. A 22yard aerial from quarterback Bill Burke to runningback Sednck Irvin gave the green and white an early 7-3 lead. Michigan, though, fired back and scored the last 23 points to win going away. 23­ 7. It was the Wolverines' fifth victory over the Spartans during the current decade and the mood was jubilant. Those were the days, if you're a college football fan in this stale And remember those days were just one year ago. • Both teams are 1-2 in 1998 and looking for any momentum. The similarities between the two dow n-trodden programs are sadly heartbreaking. • Both are 1-2 and have played poorly thus far. Michigan State has lost to Colorado State and Oregon... Michigan to Syracuse and Notre Dame. • Both teams have outstanding freshmen quarterbacks who probably won't start Saturday in Ann Arbor. Wolverine frosh Drew Henson has directed scoring drives in all three games. He is the heir apparent, but many at Michigan are wondering why his starting time isn't now. Spartan Ryan VanDyke, the best prep quarterback I've ever covered when he guided the Marshall Redskins to a State title, is probably out due to an injury. VanDyke is still nursing a sprained left shoulder that he bruised versus Oregon, meaning Bill Burke is probably you're starter. Deeper meaning. MSU fans still are nursing the fact that its starling quarterback is a little bit better than Detroit Lion Scott Mitchell. • Both teams are 0-0 in the Big 10 and a loss probably means no shot at a Rose Bowl. With Ohio State and Penn State playing the way they arc. even a win guarantees only small hopes. A loss probably means an invite to the Motor City Bowl. Let me tell you. Pontiac is a very pretty place to visit... if you're safe within your automobile. • Both teams are missing important players. Michigan State not only will be probably without Ryan VanDyke, but the Spartans are also without senior defensive lineman, Dimitrius Underwood. Michigan, on the other hand, is without defensive back Marcus Ray. who got mixed up with a professional agent. Ray no longer is a Wolverine, isn't that right Tom Goss? Money and college roles just don't mix. • Both arc coming off big victories. State beat Notre Dame 45-23 two weeks ago. As soon as Coach Nick Saban's team came out onto tlu field, you could see that they were ready to beat Dame Michigan is coming off a 59-20 triumph against mighty Eastern Michigan. The Wolves ran for 237 and passed for 181. but remember we are talking about the Hurons... (oops! it’s the Eagles), so those numbers really shouldn't count on the record. • Both teams are prone to giving up the big plays. Michigan was No. I in total defense a year and returned nine players from that unit for this year's hopeful repeat. So far. coach Lloyd Carr’s defense has been about as good with the "d" as Geoffrey Fiegcr. State doesn't rank much better. The best prediction for this game might be to go with whichever team doesn't make the most mistakes. Even with its awful start. Michigan is favored by more than a touchdown, thanks in pan to what they hope will be a festive Big House crowd. Still, the fever pitch probably won't come anywhere close to what it was last Saturday at Tennessee when the Vols up-ended those evil Florida Gators. Game Prediction. Michigan 30. Michigan State 10. • Bailey Beneficial to Bruins: Hastings High School graduate Larry Bailey continues to be a big time scorer for the Kalamazoo Community College soccer team. Bailey scored the Bruins' lone goal in a 6-1 loss to Tri-State (Indiana) on Sept. 19. Bailey s tally came at the 70 minute mark of the second half. KCC is now 3-5 and 0-1 • Beauregard Leadership Commended: Western Michigan University Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard is not only well-liked, but knows how to lead. This week. Beauregard was faced with a tough decision that involved 16-year WMU hockey coach Bill Wilkinson and two freshmen Bronco icers. Mark Wilkinson and Steve Rhymsha. Rhymsha just happens to be the brother of one of my most favorite former brown and gold hockey players, bruiser Andy Rhymsha. Anyway, the two players were arrested during a party early Saturday in Kalamazoo held at a residence owned by Coach Wilkinson and his wife. Suspending Coach "Wilkie" was probably not easy for Beauregard, the sister of Hastings' Deb Button. Wilkinson is wellliked around the WML' community and has seen the Bronco hockey program through some glorious times. When I was at WMU. I always hung around the hockey players like Rhymsha and Keith Jones because they were the "coolest" and knew how to have a good time. But. the way Beauregard has led WMU athletics in her first year is also very "cool" and has had many positive effects for the Broncos. Talk to yc j soon. Homecoming matchups should be against teams that are easy to beat, right? That's certainly not in the case for Coach Jeff Keller's Hastings Saxon varsity football squad The Saxons (2-1. I -1) lace a very lough foe Friday when they entertain the Pioneers of East Grand Rapids at Johnson Field East has been a Stale pigskin power for many years, explaining why last season's 6-3 mark was somewhat of a disappointment to its fans If 6-3 can be considered "not good" then how are Pioneer fans coping with a "98 record that is 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the O­ K White? East, come Friday, will be ready to play "East is always well prepared; they will play well." Keller said The Hastings teain has concerns of its own. In an 8-6 win over Northview last Friday, the Saxons had eight penalties for 65 yards and threw three interceptions. "We need to correct some of our miscues form the Northview game." Keller explained With all of our turnovers, our defense was on the field most of the game." The Saxon "d" responded with a gem. Northview had 130 yards rushing. 84 passing and just 2)4 loU’l yards for the game “Our defense played well; they played together as a group, hustled and were aggressive." Keller said. After Northview went up 6-0 in the second quarter. Hastings went ahead 8-6 with a stellar drive in the third quarter. Shane Slaughter tallied six points by going in from the one and Tony Bowne added the important two points on the conversion try that followed. Slaughter was the team's top receiver with two grabs for 55 yards Mike Pursell was the ’op Saxon rusher for a third week in row. For the season. Pursell has gained 347 yards on 43 carries. His contributions have been "important" in the team's success, according to Keller. Hastings threw for 119 yards versus Northview and ran tor 125. a total of 244. In Friday's game again*! East, more offensive yards and more points will probably be essential FRESHMAN The Saxons went to 3-0 with a 14-0 win last week over Northview Northview drove to the five-yard-line on its first possession, but Hastings* defense kept them out of the end zone In the second quarter, the 'Cals drove to Saxons' 30-yard-line. but were eventually turned away at the 15. On its first drive of the second half the Hastings' gndders finally scored on a fiveyard run by Dave Ockerman. A key play on the drive was a completed pass from David Wilson to Joe Keller. Zac Fulmer kicked the extra point and the Saxons were in front 7-0. Fulmer scored Hastings' second touchdown when he intercepted a Northview pass and returned it 21 yards. Fulmers second point made it 14-0 Hastings. Ockerman led the team with 68 yards rushing on 11 carries Wilson completed 3-of-6 passes for 91 yards. Hastings hopes to improve to 4-0 with a game at East Grand Rapids tonight (Thursday. Sept. 24). Tickets on sale Advance tickets can be purchased at the high school for this Friday's Homecoming game between Hastings and East Grand Rapids The tickets can be purchased Thursday (Sept. 24) beginning at lunch time. Ticket prices are $4 for adults. $3 for 7th12th graders and $2 for kindergarten-6th graders. The Saxons enter the game at 2-1 and are looking to improve its league mark to 2-1 in the O-K White with a victory. Last Friday. Hastings handled league foe North view. 8-6. Saxon’s 174 beats Red Arrows at H.CX. As fall temperatures descended upon the golf course. Hastings' linksters acquired the required shots to beat one league foe. The Saxons* 174 was eight shots bener than Lowell's 182 at an O-K White match held Tuesdav at the Hastings Country Club. Forest Hills Central, however, fired a 156 to earn first place honors. Hastings' final home match is scheduled for today (Thursday. Sept. 24) and will include the Zeeland golfers. In the tri-match Tuesday. Hastings received a 39 from Steve Obreiter. a 44 from Josh Doe. a 45 from Jake McClelland, a 46 from Mike Nystrom. a 46 from Josh Alderson, a 47 from Casey Stormes. a 49 from Tim Cole and a 53 from Brian Loftus. Medalist honors went to Forest Hills Central's Andy Vanllaren VanHaren had a nine-hole score of 36. Lowell's best was a 45 from Dan Barton Hastings was 19th 'Hit of 29 teams at the Charlotte Invitational on Sept. 19. The Saxons scored a 363 al the event. Forest Hills Central was first with a 309. Marshall was third with a 325 and Zeeland finished fifth with a 331. Steve Obreiter led Hastings with an 80. Mike Nystrom carded a 93, Jake McClelland had a 96 and Josh Doe also fired a 96. See H.C.C. Continued on page 13 SCORING • Andy Patrick (MV) 46 Nick Marshall (Delton) 30 . Mike Pursell (Hastings) 24 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 20 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 18 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 18 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 12 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 J.T. Charron (Delton) 12 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 10 Shane Slaughter (Hastings) 8 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 6 Ken VanRyn (TK) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 6 Jacob Cole (MV) 6 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 6 Miso Glavan (TK) 4 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 2 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 54-378 M. Pursell (Hastings) 43-347 ; Nick Marshall (Delton) 28-263 Miso Glavan (TK) 49-223 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 17-220 / J. Stampfler (Delton) 36-212 Kyle Mateson (Delton) 32-181 J.T. Charron (Delton) 20-143 T. Bowne (Hastings) 30-139 G. Weatherhead (TK) 23-132 Jacob Cole (MV) 30-124 Bill Blair (Hastings) 10-56 PASSING Bowne (Hastings) 15-33-175 D. Finkbeiner (TK) 10-32-120 K. Lackscheide (MV) 7-17-119 K. Matteson (Delton) 6-19-90 RECEIVING S. Slaughter (Hastings) 3-60 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 2-45 Dan Kiel (TK) 3-41 Andy Patrick (MV) 2-35 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 2-34 G. Weatherhead (TK) 1-33 Andy Ewing (MV) 2-33 Ken VanRyn (TK) 3-28 Bill Blair (Hastings) 4-23 TACKLES Richard Smith (MV) 48 Jason Baragar (TK) 41 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 39 ; Nick Hannar (Delton) 37 John Kieffer (Hastings) 30 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 29 Andy Patrick (MV) 27 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 24 Jason Abfalter (MV) 23 Tarry Lane (Delton) 21 Bill Blair (Hastings) 20 Andy Adams (MV) 20 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 18 Lee Gould (MV) 16 Cory Currier (MV) 15 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 15 Nathan Swift (MV) 15 Eric Goris (MV) 15 Bill Ferris (Delton) 13 Aaron Schultz (Delton) 12 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 12 Phil Schallhom (Delton) 12 INTERCEPTIONS Kyle Matteson (Delton) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Tarry Lane (Delton) 1 John Kieffer (Hastings) 1 Nathan Swift (MV) 1 Andy Patrick (MV) 1 Rob Lee (Hastings) 1 Scott VanEngen (MV) 1 Rich Smith (MV) 1 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Jason Abfalter (MV) 1 Shane Slaughter (Hastings) 1 Nick Hannar (Delton) 1 Lee Gould (MV) 1 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 1 Cory Curri<'r 'MV) 1 Carter wins heat Charging Forward... Barry County Chnstian's soccer team handed Family Altar a 2-1 loss last Friday at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Here. Adam Winegar (31) and Rob Stuut (20) break through the Altar defense for a solid scoring opportunity. Neil Chapman leads the Barry County Christian booters with 13 goals on tne season. Andy Roush, a graduate of B.C.C.. is playing soccer this fall at Grace College. Next up for Barry County Christian is a game today in Kalamazoo against Heritage. Josh Alderson eyes his drive during O-K White golf action Tuesday at the Hastings Country Club Travis Carter, of Lake Odessa, won his heat race and finished second in his feature at’a Tri-City race Sunday in Toledo. Carter, the son of local race car driver Steve Carter, is currently near the top for points in the Tri-City circuit. A gear change seemed to do the trick for Carter in Toledo. He started last in the feature three times, but the gear altercation made him go "lighting fast", according to his dad �The Ha>tingf. Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 - Page 11 Ma ple Valley notches first Area gridders eager to score in Week Four Maple Valley's girls cross country team took first place honors at Tuesday's SMAA Jamboree held at Charlton Park. The Lady Lions beat second place finisher Bellevue by six points. Heidi Eberly was first in 21:31. Cassady Murphy fifth in 22:28. Halley Todd eighth in 23:18 and Cristina Desrocher I Ith in 24:04. B.C.C. eagers win in o.t. The Barry County Christian girls varsity basketball team won in overtime. 35-27. last Monday in its first game ever. Christian beat Family Alter in a contest that was deadlocked at 25-25 before the overtime session. Meredith Rosema led Christian's scorers uith 5 points and Andrea Bolthouse added 4 markers. Three out of five isn't loo bad. With Hastings. Delton Kellogg and Thomapple Kellogg all coming up with big league wins last Friday. Barry County won 60 percent of il varsity football games. The pigskin experts accurately picked those three to win. were wrong about Maple Valley and Lakewood. The 3-2 weekly mark puts the J-Ad season record at 9-6. There arc some area teams ranked in the Associated Press prep football polls, that aren't from Barry County, but do have some local interest. Lowell, of the O-K White, is No. 4 in Class A. Belding, of the O-K Gold, is No. I in Class B. Hopkins, of the O-K Silver, is No. 5 in Class CC. Gobles is No. 5 in Class C and Battle Creek St. Philip, of the SMAA. is 4 All are 34) This week presents a real test for our Barry County gridders. Some extra inspiration should be gained by Hastings and Lakewood, schools that are celebrating homecomings this week Ready, set . here we go with our picks for Week No. 4 EAST GRAM) RAPIDS PIONEERS (1-2, 0-2) at HASTINGS SAXONS (2-1, 1-1) Don’t let East's record make you think that Hastings should run away with this one. East football is East football and the Pioneers will be hungry to notch their first win in the league standings. Last week, the Pioneers fell to Wyoming Park 19-12 in three overtimes. Senior back lan DK soccer falls Jeff Humbarger scored the lone Delton Kellogg goal in a 3-1 varsity soccer defeat to Pennfield Sept. 16 in Delton. The three Pennfield tallies came from the bame player. Brooks Bennett. The Delton Kellogg Panthers fell to 0­ 6 with the KVA loss. Change in Location The YMCA Floor Hockey League has moved from Central Elementary School to First Baptist Church in Hastings as the new location. The pro­ gram runs on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m The intramural league is still open for registration. Participants must register with completed forms and SI5 fee on-site or at the YMCA office. The registration fee includes a t-shirt. Scholar­ ships arc available upon request to the \ MCA Office. Participants should come dressed to play If participant bnngs their own siick. the blade must be wrapped. The YMCA does not have protective gear for players. Cheerleading Clinic Change in start date .. You haven't missed out! The first week was delayed for the cheerleading clinic which will not start on Tuesday. Sept 29. Registrations arc still open for the dim- Participants may regis­ ter on-site or at the YMCA office The clin­ ic is open to girls who are 4 years old through 6th grade will be conducted at Star Elementary Connie Williams and Tina Eaton are the cheer instructors. The pro­ gram will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The 4 yr. old-2nd grade will meet from 3:15-4 p m and the 3rd-6th grade will meet from 4-*.45 p The registration fee of SI5 includes a cheerleading t-shirt. The regis­ tration fee and form must be completed to participate Scholarships arc available. YMCA Coed Softball Team Just For Fun Blarney Slone Law and Disorder Blarney Stone-Mad Dawgs Kenyon Sales J?rman Construction J- lex fab Green Hastings Mutual Hastings Manufacturing Flexfab Blue DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (2-1, 2-0) at PENNFIELD PANTHERS (2-1, 2-0) A battle of the KVA unbeatens. DK has out scored two KVA foes in the last two weeks. 81-6. Pennfield ousted Galesburg-Augusta a week ago 26-0 Someone has to give and don't bet on it being Coach Rob Heethuis' team. DK must contain back Matt Badger, who netted 123 yards versus G-A. but they are certain capable Pennfield's defense includes a star in Chris Clark (6-3. 250). Expect a physical game here with DK winning out in the fourth quarter. Prediction: DK's Panthers 28, the other Panthers 20. THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS (2-1, 2-0) at HAMILTON HAWKEYES (1-2, 1-1) If TK is to continue its league streak of 15 it will have to beat a good Hawkeye team on the road. Hamilton put up 42 points in a win over Godwin Iasi Friday. Backs John Sloothaak (5-11. 175) and Ross Klmgenberg both reached on two occasions. Sloothaak can also play a little bit of defense, but so can the Trojans. This one could go the distance, but Paul Wolfram tells me that Hamilton is for real. Prediction: Trojans 31, Hawkeye Pierce 21. Jason Stampfler (28) is just one cog in the Panthers' potent ground game that has been putting up big numbers the last couple of weeks. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Many contributors helped Hastings eighth grade blue basketball team to trounce Forest Hills Northern on Sept 22 by a 41-19 score. Saxon leaders in points were Rachel Pohja with 10. Rachel Deppe with 9 and Nikki Swartz with 8. Saxon leaders in rebounds were Pohja with 8. Tess Smith with 4 and Jennifer Shaw with 4. Swartz also was a leader on defense with 3 steals. 7th Grade Gold dominating. The Panthers (2-1. 2-0) beat Kalamazoo Christian 35-0 two weeks ago with running back Nick Marshall scoring twice and racking up 120 yards. Coach Rob Heethuis' DK squad made it two in a row last week with a 46-6 triumph over Kalamazoo Hackett. Marshall had 145 yards rushing in that game and reached pay din on three occasions. See PANTHERS Continued on page 13 The seventh grade gold basketball team held on to defeat Crestwood last week 15­ 14. Erin Hemerling scored 4 points for the Saxons and Ashley Belson tallied 3. Jill Jolly led the squad with 5 steals. The gold was not as lucky in its 19-11 loss to Newhall. Hemerling scored seven points and Belson tallied 4. Lisa Noteboom pulled down 5 rebounds. Sam Flook had 4 caroms and Heather Mathews had a team-high 3 steals. 7th Grade Blue Battle Creek Lakeview's team handed the Blue a 23-4 loss. Chasity Neil and Lisa Noteboom each had 4 points for the Saxons. 8th Grade Gold Hastings Gold got past Crestwood on Sept. 17 35-33. Niki Noteboom led the team with 11 points and Tiffany Howell tallied 10 markers. In the rebounding category Noteboom pulled down 10 rebounds and Jenna Bryans collected 7 caroms. The gold squad made it two in a row with a 38-12 win over Newhall on Sept. 22. Noteboom tallied 11 points and Howell added 7 markers. Howell and Noteboom also did some solid work on the glass with 6 rebounds apiece. Laura Dipert and Noteboom were signaled out for outstanding defensive efforts. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is herebv given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. October 5. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan on Monday. October 5. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear public comment regarding a request from Meleah Mecosta representing Mike Basile of Chicago Diversified Foods for a Special Use Permit to allow construction of a combina­ tion Taco Bell Restaurant/Gas Station to be located in the 900 block of West Stale Said public hearing is for the Planning Commission to consider a request for re-zoning Lot 826 and Lot 874 of the original plat of the City (formerly Village) of Hastings (328 South Broadway and 317 West Green Street) City of Hastings (see map below) from R-2 One Family Residential to A-O Apartment-Office. W. CENTER Street (see map below). Legal description on said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS COM IN THE CEN W. STATE ST. AT PT 1008.5 FT. E OF W I /8 LINE OF THE NW I /4 SEC I8-N-8W. TH E IN THE CEN W. STATE ST TO A PT 70 FT W OF THE N & S 1/4 LINE SD SEC. 18. TH N PARAL LFLALONG 1/4 LINE TO THE OLD R R R/W TH W ALONG THE R R R/W TO A PT DUE N OF BEG TH S TO BEG EX S 50 FT OF TRACT A W-L 4-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 .2-0 1-3 0-3 0-3 o-5 3 M( \ of Barrv ( ountv 199g ( ord Fall Volleyball learn Blair Landscaping Hastings Mfg TVC Flexfab The Titans went to 2-1 with a 14-0 shutout against Jackson Northwest last Friday. Fourteen starters return from a team that went 6-3 a season ago. Titans to watch include back Nic Farrell (5-9. 155) and linebacker Aaron Frederick (6-2. 205). Lakewood will need to control the ball and limit L.C.'s scoring opportunities. A way to do that is with a solid ground game. The Unity Field crowd is in for a good one. Being that it's homecoming, the Vikings appear to have the edge. Prediction: Vikings 14, Titanics 10. Maple Valley aims to get back on the winning track and odds are they will with big games from both its offensive and defensive units. Prediction: Lions (the good ones that don't play in Pontiac) 40. Leslie Nielsen 7. Blue basketball victorious Delton Kellogg's efforts the last two weeks in KVA varsity football play can be described as nothing short of Middle School Floor Hockey League JACKSON LUMEN CHRISTI TITANS (2-1, 1-1) at LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (1-2, 1-1) The Lions took theii licks last week in a pounding delivered top them by an outstanding Olivet squad. This week, the Lions hope to be the ones doing the pounding. Leslie lost last Friday to St. Philip 42-20. Senior Mark Mayes (5-11. 185). not the former news writer at the Battle Creek Enquirer, is a solid runner. Panthers ready to roar YMCA NEWS Hastings, homecoming... our crystal ball glows with colors of blue and gold. Prediction: Saxons 18, Pioneer Sugar 14. MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (2-1, 1-1) at LESLIE BLACKHAWKS (0-3, 0-2) Area teams run in Optimist Hastings' and Delton's cross country teams took pan in the Lakeview Optimist Invitational on Sept. 19. The top Saxon female placers were Karey Schlachter (IOth). Carolyn DeWitt (34th) Kristen Schlachter (37th). Beth Arnett (100th) and Brenda Westfall (l()7th) Running for the boys team were Mike Elliott (34th). Corey Sandusky (88th), Steve Morey (89th). Steve Sawyer (113th) and Jason Flohr (116th). The girls team was sixth in Division 1 with 178 points, while the boys were ninth with 255 points. Delton Kellogg also took part in the cross country event and were sixth in the boys Division II class. In the Division II boys race Delton Kellogg's efforts included Kody Louden (17tlj^, Kyle Williams (3lsl). Billy Roberts (73rd). Josh Austin (95th) and Ron Bagley (l()8th). Karczewski (6-1. 180) is a good one and will need to contained. Hastings' defense was stellar in the 8-6 triumph over Northview, but a more fluid offense — that mixes up both the pass and run plus makes minimal penalties — is a must W-L 8-4 6-6 6-6 4-8 WEST Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 201 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945 2468) or TDD call relay services I -800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated abov e The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Event G Manshum City Clerk �Thursday September 24 1998 Page 12 - The Hastings Banner Cagers contained: Shutout scored by Sth and 6th grade gridders East scores league hoop victory against Hastings Katie Noteboom. Virginia Jennings and Jill Williams each had 8 points in Hastings' varsity basketball loss to East (irand Rapids on Tuesday. The Saxons trailed by just 4 at half 21 17) and nine (32-23) after three quarters East, though, picked it up in the final eight minutes to win by 20 points. 50­ 30. Erica Fulmer tallied the other Saxon markers with 6 points. Three of Williams' 9 came on a 3-pomter in the first quarter Jessica Hart lopped the East Grand Rapids squad with 15 points. Williams also had a strong defensive game with 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Virginia Jennings added three steals. Hastings plays at Zeeland in O-K White hoop action tonight (Thursday. Sept. 24). Sara Kienzie's two free throws with five seconds to go lifted Northview past Hastings Sept. 17 by two points. 30-28. Hastings (3-3) received a great defensive game from Erica Barnum who came off the bench to play her best game of the season. Katie Noteboom led the Saxons in points with 10 and Jill Williams added 9 markers. Virginia Jennings had 4 assists. 4 rebounds and 5 points Williams also collected 4 caroms Hastings led 12-10 after the first quarter, but trailed 19-17 at the break In the third quarter the blue and gold out­ scored Northview 10-5 to go ahead 27-24 JUNIOR VARSITY Strong defense that translated into 22 steals plus good free throw shooting gave the JV Saxons a 52-46 win over East Grand Rapids on Tuesday Leading the way defensively were Angie Eggers and Liz Nida with 5 steals apiece Kaily Lyons also had a big defensive game with 4 steals and 3 blocked shots. The Saxons were unable to overcome the Wildcats' good shooting, losing Sept 17 to Northview 47-37. Hastings was led defensively by Saia Williams with 12 rebounds and Angie Eggers with 4 steals. FRESHMAN Il was a cold shooting night for the freshman who lost Sept. 17 to Northview 40-20. Heather Krebs paced the team's scorers with 4 markers. The fifth and sixth grade Saxons lumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning over Belding 20-0 in H Y A.A. football action Sept 22. The scoring began with two 50-yard touchdown runs by Zach Hulce and Brandon Johnson Johnson also made two extra points in the triumph The final Saxon score came on a 25yard pass from Derrick Caldwell to Nowell Heath. Chase Todd. Ashlin King and RJ. Morgan also scampered for long runs for the Hastings team Todd and Caldwell each intercepted pass in a strong Saxon defensive showing 7th Grade Gold Hastings tallied 26 unanswered points and received strong running games from Tom Rowse and Chad Ferguson in a 26-0 romp over Union City. Early in the third quarter Rowse went 70 yards for the first score. Rowse also scored the second touchdown near the end of the third quarter with John Farley running in the extra point. In the fourth quarter. Ryan Ferguson picked off a U.C. pass, a play that helped to set up brother Chad Ferguson s trip to pay dirt. Chad VanBelkum added the extra point. Sth and 6th Grade Gold Trailing 32-0 at half, the Saxons allowed just six more points in the second half. Big games were had by Brandon Black. D.J. Falconer. Jesse Lemons and Dan Secord. The next game for the Gold squad is Oct. 3 versus Belding 3rd and 4th Grade White A big 25-0 triumph was had the White gndders. Touchdowns were scored Kyle Beyer and Matthew Donnmi Scott Wilson ran in an extra point. Daryl Armstrong. Jerrin Voshell. Nolan Heath. Joshua Jevicks. Mike Bekker and Alec Wilcox played well on defense. 7th Grade Blue Saxori varsity coach Scott Allan, and his cagers. are hoping to draw up the plays that will bring them a win versus the Chix tonight. Coldwater was the victims of a 24-2 Blue win. Joey Aspinall threw touchdown passes to Drew Bowman. Andy Kelly and Casey Bolthouse ran for touchdowns. Miquel Salazar made several tackles for losses and had an interception Lucas Covey made a touchdown saving tackle at the five-yard line and Jason Griffiths had a fumble recovery on the next play. 3rd and 4th Grade Gold The Gold is now 1-1 after a 20-13 victory against Union City last Saturday. We’re bringing dependable propane service to the Hastings Area AUCTIONS X’--™ (2) Battle Creek Ranch Homes ABSOLUTE' N-STTE, TUES, SEPT. 29 * 6 PM 3149 HamUtori, Road ’ S56i • 3 Br? Ba • 2 Cat Garaje 3155 Hamilton Road ’ 732jSt*3B^Bi«2Ctf Both Hornet Feature: 1 Year Builders Warranty. See Confl-uttor. Tile Raxing & Carpel. Song Martenance Free Euenor GJ UM Schoo Sr«er DIRECTIONS Sorth 9-37 to Hamaor food OPEN HOUSES: Tuet . Sept. 22.5 -6 PM ft Sun, Sept 27.1 ■ 3 PM One Home SOLD ABSOLUTE’ One SOLD subject to confirmation The seller reserves the nght to make both home sales Absolute on auction day PLUS OTHER PROPERTIES: Nathan Brady had two touchdown runs and also caught a pass for a third touchdown Kyle Snider caught two conversions for extra points Patrick Naleski caused a fumble and William Davis recovered it. Brice Stanhope led the offense, completing 9-of-l I passes 3rd and 4th Grade Blue The Blue lost to Lakeview 32-0. Daniel Goodemoot. Richard Nevins and Ryan Cain made some big defensive plays Tyler Ryan. Nate Newton and Levi RobbinN did the same for the offensive unit. BOWLING SCORES Recreation #3 Standings arc Freeport Elevator and T” lead with 7 points followed by Fairchild Oil 4. Hastings Bowl with 3 anil Barry Auto­ motive with I Good Game* and Scries - E Jackson 206; II Waddells 208-511; M Pomtt 221­ 509; G. Yoder 225 and D James II. 515 Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 18-2. Cedar Creek Gro­ cery 13-7. Hastings Bowl 12-8; Bunny Bunch 11-9. Stefano's 10-6. Millers Exca­ vating 10-10; Shamrock Tavern8-12; Gavin Ford 8-8; NAP,\ Giris 7-9; Mills Landing 5-15. Farmers Ins 5-15. Pet World 5-11. High Games and Scries - G Potter 164. PJ. Arends 169-491. B Faul IXX-54X. J Lewis 170-476; C McGinn 1X6-459; S Snider 161-465; C Nichols 175; B Hayes 175; B Hayes IXI. A Arends 151; E Har­ ris 105; P. Fisher 4X0. C Burpee 462. 1 Daniels 50*. Senior Citizens M&M s 6. Jcsick 5; Nash 5. No One 5. Kucmpcl 5; Moucoulis 5; Woodmansee 4. Wieland 4. Snyder 4. Schlachter 4; Hall 4. Friend 3; Brewer 3; Vrogindcwcy 3. Brodock 3; Lethcoc I. High Games and Scries Men - A. Brew­ er 152 H Haan 185-488; C. Jcsick 160; B Terry 169-4X1. W Brodock 176-457. N Thaler 170-461; B Adgatc 172; G. Wag­ goner 156; W. Woodmansee 168; G. Forbcy 185; W. Birman 168; K. Schantz 174-477. High Games and Series Women - K Colvin 165; B. Howes 156; G. Potter 154; 5. Glasgow 202-537; G Otis 166-476; B Vrogindcwcy 174-493; Y. Markley 184­ 466; M. Wieland 203-526 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 4; Dewey’s Auto 3; Girrbachs 3; Hastings Bowl 3; Kelley's Kcglcrs 2 I 2; Basket Bakes 2; Budweiser 2; Landis Ladies I 12; T.M. Lassies I. B&R Testings I; Rowdic Giris I. Coldwcll Banker 0. High Games and Series - IL Miller ITO473; B. Johnson 167; M. Wieland 207-498; P Snyder 170. B Davenport 165; S. Nash 169; E. Hammontrce 169; S. Vandenberg 166; G. Gibson 169; S. Landis 165; J. Wag­ ner 196-582. A Hall 167; S Glasgow I92­ 493. Friday Night Mixed Thomapple Motors 14-2; Ramblers 13-3. Nine-n-a-Wiggle 12-4; Rocky 4 10-6; Late Comers 10-6; Cook Jackson 8-8; Cousins 8-8; Missing 2 7-9. Brushworks 7-9. Get Lucky's 7-9; Heads Out 6-10; Scars Service 6-10; Bry an and Fnends 5-11. Bad Habit II 5-11; Mercy 8-4. Ten Pins 4-8. Two BK\ 4­ 8; No Whiners 2-10. Womens High Games - W. Max 156; J. Lancaster 162; D. Vickers 174; J. Madden 176. g Meancy 169; D Olmsted 181 Mens High Games - R I av 211. J Zink 211. C (.ray 177. M Keeler 192; S San­ toro 199. H Pennington 2lf». I Keeler 202-24-2606. B Madden Sr 264-225-669. M Kasmsky 209. S Peabody 199 Bowlercttes Carlton Center Bulldozing 4-0; Kent Oil Co 3-1. Hecker Insurance 2-2; Farmer's Feed 2-2; Hamilton Excavating 1-3. Ben­ nett Industries 0-4. Good Games and Scries - J. Gardner 1'2-439. J Pcttcngill 149. J Mittelstaedt 161. K Fowler 155. J Doster 148; K Eber­ ly I9S. E I Inch 191. T Redman 124; S Mernll 165. G. Potter 165-444. D L Cocncn 147-367. Sunday Night Mixed S & K X; X-Filers 7; All Mixed Up 7; 9 out of Ten 6. B S.crs 5. Rock Bottom 5 Happy Hookers 5. Thunder Alley 5; Thee Foggers 4. Red Dog 4. Friends 3; No Tcllm What 3. H E D 3. We re OK 2; Lucky Stnkcs 0. Bear Alley 0 Womens High Games and Series - K Sutfm 185-524; M Kirchen 1X8-495; N. Munn 161-393; D. Snyder 213; L Barnum 191; A Hubbell 159. S Cross 150. L Rentz 130. Mens High Games and Series - C. Pen­ nington 204-540; A McBnan 184-490; M McLeod 180-463; C Sanborn 214; G. Sny­ der 194; J Banimus 193; S Peabody 189; R Snyder 188; S Krallman 186; M Cross 183; J. Ja» ie> 177; T James 162; J. Agee 137 Tuesday Mixed Pin Seekrs 12-0; Woodmansee Sawmill 8-4; Advanced Commercial Printers 7 1/2-4 1/2; Consumers Concrete 7 I 2-4 1/2; Hast­ ings Bowlers 4-8; Mostcller Graphics 3-9. Friends 3-9;TVCCU 2-10 Mens High Games and Series - M. Yost 189-530; L. Johnson 184*525; C Bowman 203-573; B Love 187; L Miller 201. Womens High Games and Series - T. Phenix 176; J Brvans 166. D McCole 157­ 442. D Slovmski 1'0; K Keller 157; B Wilkins 222; B O'Keefe 179. Wednesday P.M. Mace s Ph. 6 12-1 I 2; Eye and Ent. Spec. 6-2; Valley Realty 5-3; Nashville C hiro 5-3; Lifestyles 5-3; Nashville “5” Plus 4-4; Hallifax Services 4-4; Sector's Auto 3 1/2-4 1/2; Hair Care Center 3-5; Misfits 3-5; Farmer's Feed 3-5; Vacant 0-8. High Games and Series - G. Otis 215­ 516; M Garber 181-462. L Yoder 163-465. S Pennington 166-486. I Schneider 166­ 416; C. Watson 177-433. J Pcttcngill 163­ 418. B Miner 149-402. L Elliston 179­ 472. B. Smith 164-438. E. Moore 154-420; C Trumbull 132-369; E Dunham 148-401; T. Christopher 167; S. Glasgow 542. A WHstor Mi• South Bend I Boz' ft Call, 800-272-6094 in'°M“n;£F TEAM ONE ■---------------------------------------- 1 niip. <<www.iwomvnw.iu istatt uawth/g] \Acaifiunc ivAt After nearly six decades of service in towns across America. John Bippus AARE CAI • 150 E Michigan Ave . Three Rivers. Ml Ferrellgas is bnnging dependable propane service to your neighborhood. 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Charron (60-yard run) and Matteson (2O-yard run) scored again lo make il 4(M) at the half The final DK strike came in the fourth quarter with Marshall doing the honors from 13 yards out Hackett notched its points with 50 seconds remaining in the contest. Besides Marshall’s 145 yards. Charron racked up 101 on seven attempts and Matteson had 83 yards on eight carries. DK finished the game with 422 yards of offense. The defense also rose to the occasion. Nick Hannar led the charge with 9 tackles, while Stopher and Tarry Lane each had 7 bone crushers. Stopher also recovered a fumble that resulted in one of the Panther scores. In total. DK pounced on four Hackett fumbles. The DK opponent this Friday. Pennfield. appears to have talent to make the final score a little bit closer The Pennfield Panthers up-ended GalesburgAugusta last Friday 26-0 with runningback Matt Badger rushing for 123 yards and scoring on runs of 2 and 21 yards. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that he Barry County Planning Zoning Comnwssion will conduct a pub he heanng on September 28. 1998 at 7:30 P.M. m the Communrty Room Courts & Law Building at 220 W Court St.. Hastings. Michigan The following Seaions of the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended, wifl be con sidered for amendment A-6-97 SeCUQ.n 4.44 - Priyale RpfldS Private roads shall include all roads, streets, easements and nghts-of way for ingress and egress serving two (2) or more parcels which are non public and which are used to calculate or measure the required frontage or lot width for the zoning districts in which it is located Private roads are permitted in all zoning districts, subjea to the conditions of Section 4 41 Private roads serving more than 7 dwelling units or 1 commercial or industrial unit shall require a special land permit authorized by the Barry County Planning Commission In considering any application for a special land use permit for a pnvate road, the Planning Commission shall give consideration to the following faaocs as well as the faaors in Seaion 7.2 of this ordinance Jamie Collier (32) looks for daylight in DK's KVA triumph over Kalamazoo Hackett. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 1 H.C.C. 2. 3. Continued from page 10 4. In O-K White action Sept. ’.7 Hastings had a 186 in a three-team event that included Northview (174) and East Grand Rapids (162). Saxon scores on that day came from Obreiter (45). Nystrom (46). Cole (52). McClelland (48). Doe (47). Josh Alderson (54). Brian Loftus (53) and Justin Benner (56). Preliminary Private Road Permit The owner of the land proposed tor a private road, or his authorized agent. shaM submit an application for a preliminary private road permit to the Zoning Administrator on forms appro, ed by the Zoning Administrator The application shall be accompanied by: 1. Tarry Lane (34) Nick Hannar (50). Lance Mitchell (49). John Sackett (86) and Jeremie Coplin (20) swarm in on an Irish ball carrier in last Friday s victory in Delton. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 2. 3. LEGAL NOTICES Josh Doe carded a 44 to finish second of all Saxons at H.C.C. versus Forest Hills Central and Lowell. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE The annual report of the Willard G Pierce and Jessie M Pierce Foundation for the year ended December 31 1997 is available at the office of Ernst & Young LLP g;o Steve Miller 171 Monroe Avenue N W Grand Rap*ds Ml 49503 The re­ port is available for inspection dunng regular busmess hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the publication date of this notice Wdiard G Pierce Trustee (9/24) State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division AMENDED ORDER TO ANSWER File No. 98-628-CZ Hon James H. Fisher CRAIG BASHORE and LYNN 3ASHORE Plaintiffs vs ESTATE OF RICHARD R MAXSON CHARLES MAXSON Independent Personal Representative GARY L HORN KATHLEEN L HORN CAROL J MAXSON CHARLES MAXSON and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS OF 10840 STONEY POINT Defendants David H Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (6161 945-9585 Attorney tor Plaintiffs TO CAROL J MAXSON GARY L HORN AND KATHLEEN HORN Based on the pleadings filed m the above enti­ tled case it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of interest in tne real property commonly known as 10840 Stoney Point Delton Michigan 49046 more fully described as follows LOTS 14 AND 15 OF STONEY POINT AC­ CORDING to the recorded plat THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 6 PRAIRIE VILLE TOWN­ SHIP BARRY COuNTv MICHIGAN by the 13th day o’ October 1998 to assert any interest >n the above described property if the Defendants fa-i to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault m the above entitled matter ana on the 14th day of October 1998 at 8 30 o clock <n the forenoon pus Court shall take proofs and shall term-nate whatever mteres* Qaroi J Maison Gary L Horn and Kathleen Horn may nave in and to the above 3escr>bea property unless a Notice of interest in the Real Property <s filed or unless Defendants or tne*r representatives appear on that date Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED BY DAVID H TR1PP P?9290 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 <6161 945-9585 04ordans 110-81 The impact of the proposed pnvate road and resulting development on the nearby properties The impaa of the proposed private road and resulting development on the tong range planning goals of the County The potential for conflicts between the proposed land uses and existing land uses. i.e. 'essential development in an agricultural area. The health. safety, and general welfare of the surrounding community NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by David t Stewart of 1685 Archwood Drive. Wayland Michigan 49348 lo Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation, a Michigan corporation of 2505 East Pans road S E Grand Rapids Michigan 49588-8347 dated November 6. 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on Nov 18 1997 in Docu­ ment Number 1004293 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this Notice for principal and interest the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One and 43/100 ($87 151 43) Dollars and no proceedings having been instituted to rec.'vei the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale contained in said Mort­ gage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notice is hereby given that on October 8 1998 at 2 00 pm on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there wiM be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose ot satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage together with interest at 6 75 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and insurance that said Mort­ gagee Green Tree Financial Servicing Corpora­ tion does pay on or prior to the date of said sale said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows ’o-wit Yankee Springs Township Barry County State of Michigan Commencing at the West 1/4 comer Of Section 19 Town 3 North Range 10 West thence North 89 degrees 51 22 East 2351 36 feet along the East and West 1/4 hne to the Cen­ ter of satd Section 19 thence South 00 degrees 00 00 West 929 36 feet along the North and South 1/4 hne of said Section 19 to the Point of Beginning thence South 00 degrees 00 00' West 96 36 feel along said Morth and South 1/4 hne thence South 89 degrees 51* 22 West 199 41 feet to the Easterly hne Archwood Avenue thence North 00 degrees 00 21‘ East 96 36 feet along said Easterly hne (hence North 89 degrees 51 22’ East 199 40 feet to the Point o( Beginning The redemption period as provided by law is Six (6) months from the date of the sale GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC Dated August 18 1998 For Donald A Brandt (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 616/941-9660 (9/24) 4. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT NG TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE O0TAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Dalek a married man and Satbe A Dalek his wife (Origin.'? Mortgagors) to Union Federal Sav­ ings Bank of Indianapolis a Federal Savings Bank Mortgagee dated Mamh 14 1997 and recorded on March 19. 1997 m Liber 688 on Page 413 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty and 48/100 dollars (S113 940 48) including interest at 8 00% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 oclock pm on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of ASSYRIA Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Commencing at the Southeast corner of Sec­ tion 19 Town 1 North Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County Michigan thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along the East ime of said section 1324 14 feet to the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1 /4 of said Section and the place of be­ ginning thence North 88 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds West along the South line of said North­ east 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 280 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds West parallel with the East Section line 220 00 feet thence South 88 degrees 38 mmules 35 seconds East 280 00 feet to said East Section line tnence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along said East Section hne 220 00 ’eet to the place o( beginning Together with a 66 foot wide easement for ingress and egress adjacent to the East side of said described parcel The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3. 1998 Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File 498088277 Detailed construction plans a) Plans sealed by a certified archnea or engineer, may be required by the Zoning Administrator A Site Plan illustrating the location of the road, adjacent properties, street grade, drainage, water bodies, and proposed improvements. A waiver of liability and ’hold harmless" agreement releasing Barry County from any haMity or damages resulting from or related to the constructton. maintenance, or use of the pnvate road A description of a proposed maintenance agreement Construction of a private road shall not begin before a preliminary pnvate road permit is issued bv the Planning and Zoning Department Further, no zoning permits or building permits shall be issued lor properties served by the private road pnor to the issuance of a Final Pnvate Road Permit General Proviaions and Construction Rtouirtments 1 2. * 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All pnvate roads shall be designed and constructed to accommodate minimum vehicle speeds ot 25 mph. All pnvate roads shall be construaed upon a 66 foot easement or right-of way in accordance with Seaion 4.41 and shall be parallel to the centerline of such easement or right-of-way. All private roads shall be construaed with sufficient slopes and provide adequate culverts and ditches at all drainage courses and waterways All private roads shall have a surface layer of not less than 6 inches of bank run gravel and 3 inches of compaaed processed gravel. Deviation from these requirements is dependent on the underlying soil composi­ tion and professional engmeenng judgement All private roads serving 2 to 4 parcels shall have a finished road surface of at least 18 leet All private roads serving 5 or more parcels shall have a finished road surface of at least 24 feet All paved roads shall have a surface finish of at least one and one-half (1-1/2) inches thick Maximum street grades shall be 10% Cui de sacs shal1 have a minimum radius of 35 feet T mterseaions shall stope between -0.6% and -0.2% in a direction away from the through street for a distance of at least 50 feet from the centerline of the through street All private roads shall be uniquely named All private roads serving 7 or more parcels shall provide one ingress and egress onto a public road for each 1250 feet of length as measured along the center ime of the easement Final Private Road Permit Upon completion of construaion of a private road, the owner or his authonzed agent shall sub­ mit the following documentation to the Barry County Planning Office. 1 2 3. 4 A certification signed by a licensed engineer. that the road has been completed ■n accordance with the requirements of this ordinance. A survey and legal description completed by a licensed surveyor, illustrating the location of the pnvate road and its easement A maintenance agreement between the owner developer of the private road and any other parlies having any interest therein which will be recorded with the county A fee set by the Barry County Board of Commissioners Prior Non-.CQnlQrming Priviic Roads All private roads which were lawful on the effeaive dale of this ordinance shall continue to be lawful It is the intent of this ordinance that the use of such prior non-conforming private roads shall not be enlarged expanded or extended Add under Article III (10-1) •sPlumttfs Flu/Pneumonia Clinic Wednesday. September 30. 1998 • 9 am to 1 pm The com of the tin shot will be S10.00. The cost of the pneu­ monia shot will be $15.00. Tetanus is tree. Medicare B and Medicaid recipients, who present their card, can receive these injections at no charge. Blue Care Network - Health Central recipients who present their membership card will receive the flu vaccine at no charge. 902 W. State Street. Hastings • 945-4921 j/ Section 3.1 - Definitions 136 Driveways - ai bi c> A roadway within a single parcel of land. A roadway conneamg a dwelling or other strudure to a private or public road or to another location on the same parcel or traa of land A 66 foot wide easement serving one (11 parcel of land that has no frontage on an existing public or private road Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments either verbal ly or m writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 616-948-4820 The proposed amendments of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance are available for public inspeamn at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Michigan 49058 between the hours of 8 a m to 5 p m (dosed between 12-1 p.m) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948 4830 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary atos and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ viduals with disables at the meeting hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contaa the County of Barry by writing or call the following Michael Brown County Administrator. 220 W State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 <616, 948 4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner Thursday September 24 1998 Chamber presents Summerfest parade awards Dianne Feldpausch of Miller Real Estate, right, presents the first place marching entry prize to Dixie Stadel-Manshum of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. The Bridles 'n Bits 4-H Horse Club, represented here by Sherrie, Chelsie and Zack Passmore and leader Cheryl McKay, accepts their first place parade award from sponsor. Jennifer Morawski of King's Music Center. Dr. Mike McLeod and Camden award a check to Dean Holzhausen of Fillmore Equipment for their first place entry, the Green Angels, in the Summerfest parade Aug. 29. Michael McPhillips of the Depot Law Offices presents first place awards to the Learn n Play Child Care Center . represented here by Heather Scobey and Colleen Bilger. f 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs O ° Made while you wait *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea 1*4 J TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND WOttTOOg HUPTOQg LABOR READY — Great Gifts — Action Signs (across from E W Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Toil Pn« 888-577-7446 REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BARRY Notice Is hereby given thet any legal voter living In the following Cities and Townahlps who la not already registered to vote may register with their respective Clerk on Monday. Oct. 5.1996. THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to be eligible to vote In the November General Election to be held on Tuesday. Nov. 3.1998. REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK DENA A. MILLER ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK EVERIL MANSHUM HASTINGS CITY CLERK 10570 M-66 Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 201 East State St Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 TRACY MITCHELL BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK JUNE DOSTER JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK 5766 Henry Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Pt one (616) 948-2268 1815 Lacey Rd Dowling Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY BARRY TWP. CLERK SUSAN K. BUTLER MAPLE GROVE TWP. CLERK 155 E Orchards: Detton Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-3538 (home) (616) 623-5171 (Office, 9652 Evan Rd Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-1859 WILMA DANIELS CARLTON TWP. CLERK 85 Welcome Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-5990 LORNA WILSON CASTLETON TWP. CLERK 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) 616) 852-9479 (Office) BONNIE L. CRUTTENDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK 885 Rtver Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 (Hdmei (616) 948-9690 (Office) SYLVIA FORSTER HOPE TWP. CLERK 5463 S Wan Lake Road Hastings Mi 49058 Phone (616) 623-8683 .Home) (616) 948-2464 tOffcet EMILY HARISON IRVING TWP. CLERK 6925 Parmalee Rd Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 DARLENE HARPER ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK 11031 Wildwood Rd Shelbyville Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK 10155 S Norris Rd Delton Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623-2664 BARBARA BEDFORD RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael R McGuire and Maureen J McGuire husband and wife (Ongtnai Mortgagors! to DMR FINAN­ CIAL SERVICES INC Mortgagee dated Febru­ ary 14 1996 and recorded on February 16 1995 in Liber 652 on Page 45 Barry County Records Michigan on w.nch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hun­ dred Seventeen Thousand Fifty-three and 89/100 dollars (S117.053 891 including interest at 7 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 odock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE Barry County Michigan and are described as Part of Lot 112 of Supervisor s Plat Number 1 of Long Pomt according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 49 Described as commencing at the Southwest e.iy corner of said Lot 112 thence Northwesterly along shore to Pine Lake HO feet thence South­ easterly across said Long Point to a point on the South Shore of said point 60 feet Northerly of the Southeast corner of said Lot 112 thence South­ westerly 60 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot thence West along the South Line of said Lot to the place of beginning being a Subdivision of part of Sections 5 and 6 Town 1 North Range 10 West The redemption period shad be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a tn Which case the redemption period shad be 30 days from the date of such sale Duted September 10 1998 DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98088506 110'1) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THS ARM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael R Kovateik and Sheena M Kovalcik husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to First AHiance Mortgage Co a Michigan Corporation Mort­ gagee dated May 5. 1997 and recorded on May 9 1997 in Uber 693 on Page 977. Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the CONTIMORTGAGE. as as­ signee by an assingment dated May 9. 1997 which was recorded on July 28. 1997 m Liber 703 on page 134 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand three Hundred Forty and 27/100 dollars (S69 340 27) including interest at 12 05% per an­ num Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest rate may change on 6/1 and 12/1 of each year Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at i 00 oclock pm on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 20 21 and 22 of Block B of Pleasant Shores According to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 59 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated September 3 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CONTIMORTGAGE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98087934 (10-1) 2461 Heath Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone t6l6) 948-2194 DONNA STAGRAY THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK 200 E Mam St Middleville Ml 49333 Phone <616» 795-7202 CHERYL ALLEN WOODLAND TWP CLERK 156S Mam St Woodland Ml 48897 Phone .616) 367-4094 JANICE C. LIPPERT YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK 284 N Briggs Rd Middleville Ml 49333 Phone '616) 795-9091 To receive an absent voter ballot, contact your township or city clerk One more entry and the I99X Hastings Summer fest Parade Aug. 29 would have been a record breaker, parade co-chair Terry Miller said Thursday "We had 46 and I was holding my breath hoping one more would show up but it didn't," chuckled Miller who organized the event along with Samantha iSam) Sanborn. The parade did prove lo be among the biggest ever. Miller said. He and Sanborn hosted sponsorship award presentations to the first place winners at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday and announced the second and third place winners in each category. In the marching division, the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors took the ’op pnze and was presented with its award by sponsor Miller Real Estate. Accepting the prize from Dianne Feldpausch was Chamber Director. Dixie Stadel-Manshum. Coming in second place was the Hastings High School marching band and the Calhoun County Red Cross Clowns were third. Presenting the award to first place winners in the mobile/cars entry. Fillmore Equipment's 'Green Angels." was Dr. Mike MacLeod and Camden. Accepting the prize was Dean Holzhausen. who works in Fillmore's pans department. Second place in that category was Lansing Community College and third as the Grand Rapids Model A Ford Gub. in the animal division, the Bodies N Bits 4-H Gub. represented by Sherrie. Chelsea and Zack Passmore and leader Cheryl McKay, were the winners who accepted an award from Jennifer Morawski of King's Music Center. And to the top award getters in the float division, the Learn N Play Child Care Center, represented by Program Director Heather Scobey and owner Colleen Bilger. Michael McPhillips of the Depot Law Office made the presentation. Taking second place was Whispering Waters Campground and tying for third was the United Way of Barry County and Westdale Realty. Next year's Summerfest parade will be Aug. 28. 1999. • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held September 22.1998 are available in the County Clerks office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p m. Monday through Friday. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on November 14 1980 by Edward J Tibbte and Cathieen S Tib­ bie husband and wile as Mortgagors to MamStreet Savings Bank FS8. formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County Michigan on November 19 1980 at Liber 247 Page 333 (the Mortgage ) and on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebted­ ness. as defined by the Mortgage, due and un­ paid in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Dol­ lars and 57/100 (S12.005 57). as of the date of this notice, including principal, interest, and other, costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt se cured by the Mortgage and the power of sate m the Mortgage having become operative by rea­ son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998. at 1 00 o dock m the forenoon at the Courthouse al 220 West State Street in the city ol Hastings Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court fo< the County of Barry there will be offered tor sate and sold to the high­ est bidder at public sate for the purpose o! satis tying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate certain property located in Carl­ ton Township Barry County Michigan described in the Mortgage as follows A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14 Town 4 North Range 8 West described as Commencing at the Southwest corner of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1 /4 of the South­ east 1/4 of Section 14 thence North 166 feet thence East 400 feet more or less to the shore of ihe lake thence South to the South side of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 thence West to the beginning except the South 24 teet thereof Cartion Township Barry County Michigan Commonly known as 5290 North Chartton Park Road Freeport Michigan The length of the redemption penod will be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (1CVB) CENA'S - $11.50IHR Wc arc currently hiring Michigan Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistants at the above specified rale. Join our in house pool and pick the days io tn your schedule You must be CENA qualified, motivated and dedicated lo providing ihe highest qual­ ity ol care for our residents It interested please come lo Thomapple Manor lo fill out an application c&brnapple 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 4MO5K E.O.E. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Sept^wibef 24 1998 - Page 15 HHS students receive Advanced Placement Scholar Awards Thirteen 1998 Hastings High School graduates and one HHS senior have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement examinations. Approximately 23 percent of America's graduating seniors have taken one or more AP examinations Get that FINAL "GARAGE SALE" in before the leaves fall. Advertise it in the REMINDER and the BANNER...Barry County's Total Marketing Team! Only about 13 percent of the more than 635.000 students who took AP exams in Mas 1998 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition Ihe College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of year-long courses and exams (or their equivalent semester-long courses and ex­ ams). Winners include: •Philip Gole. who qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. •Benjamin James. Melissa Meaney. Aleisha Miller. Danielle Wildem and Mary Willison, who qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. •Jeffrey Arnett. Anne Burghdoff. Carley Case. Adam Gee. Traci Heffelbowcr. Beauregard Mason. Lindsey Micel and Kimberly Yoder, who qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher All are graduates with the exception of Mason, who is a senior this year. AP exams, which students take in May after completing college-level courses at their high school, are graded on a five-point scale, with five being highest Most of the nation's colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both for grades of 3 or higher More than 1.400 in­ stitutions aw ard a year of credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades There are 32 AP examinations offered in 18 subject ar­ eas. each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions. The College Board is a not-for-profit ed­ ucational association that supports aca­ demic preparation and transition to higher education for students around the world through the ongoing collaboration of its member schools, colleges, universities, ed­ ucational systems, and organizations In all of its activities, the Board promotes equity through universal access to high standards of teaching and loaming and sufficient fi­ nancial resources so that every student has the opportunity to succeed in college nd work. SPECIAL 10' this includes such services as buff & wax, interior shampoo, truck & motor cleaning, combination specials, etc. HHS students Bethany Arnett (left) and Zach Woodley are among 15.500 students across the U.S. achieving semifinalist status in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Two HHS seniors are National Merit semi finalists Hastings High School seniors Bethany Arnett. 17. and Zach Woodley. 17. have achieved semifinalist status in the 44th an­ nual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among some 15.500 students achieving semifinaiist standing out of nearly 1.2 million in more (han 2O.(XX) U.S. schools taking the 1997 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSrXT/NMSQT). Semi­ finalists are the highest scorers in each stale and represent less than I percent of each state's high school graduating class Both HHS students now have a chance to fulfill requirements for advancement to fi­ nalist standing, a prerequisite to considera­ tion for a Merit Scholarship award. Some 7.6(X) Merit Scholarsl. awards worth over $28 million will be offered nexi spring. To be a finalist, semifinalists must have an outstanding high school academic record, be endorsed and recommended by their school principal, and submit SAT scores that confirm their earlier qualifying test performance. Also, the semifinaiist and a school official must complete a detailed scholarship application which includes the student's self-descriptive essay as well as information about the semifinalist's record of participation and leadership in school and community activities. About 90 percent, or approximately LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on April 10 1995 by Brent E Donaldson and Tammy Kay Donaldson now known as Tammy Kay Eckley formerly hus­ band and wfe as Mortgagors to MamStreet Sav­ ings Bank FSB. formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Michigan on April ti 1995 at Liber 628 Page 146 Ith" Mortgage i and on which Mongage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dol­ lars and 37/100 ($42 320 37) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted lo recover the debt or any part of the debt se­ cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m the Mortgage having become operative by rea­ son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at t 00 o clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 'Acs! State Street in the city of Hastings Michigan that being me place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barty ther<j will be offered for sale and sold to the high­ est bidder at public sale for the purpose of satis tying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with iegai costs and expenses o’ sale certain property located m City of Hastings Barry County Michigan described m the Mortgage as follows Lot 9 Block ’8 Eastern Addition acco*d>ng to the recorded Pta’. thereof Commonly known as 427 East Madison Street Hastmgs Michigan The length of the redemption period will be si* (6) months from the date o’ sale Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 10'8) 14.000. of the semilinalists are expected to meet the high standards required to become finalists. Amen is the daughter of Jeff and Ann Arnett oT Hastings. In addition to her high school studies, she is involved in track and cross country, works at S&S Farm Market, and leads a drama group at her church. She has not yet made a choice about which col­ lege she will attend. Woodley is the son of Renee and Chuck Collins of Hastings. Besides his high school studies, he is involved in the Excel Club, is a Jazz Band member, a high school band member, a Quiz Bow! mem­ ber. and works for his parents at Arris Ma­ trix. He is also undecided about the college he will attend. The National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the annual scholastic com­ petition. is a privately financed, not-forprofit corporation. Scholarships awarded through the Merit Program are supported by about 6(X) independent sponsor organi­ zations and institutions that join NMSC in its efforts to honor scholastically able young men and women, broaden their edu­ cational opportunities and encourage aca­ demic excellence at all levels. KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Secretary. College Lite and Honors Program. Pan lime. Mon./Wed.. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.. Tues.Thurs.. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. from mid-August through mid-May. Perform sec­ retarial and receptionist tasks; operate general office equipment and personal computer using variety of soft­ ware for word processing data management; generate correspondence, reports listings; communicate with diverse population monitor workflow for student employees; visually examine, interpret and complete documents forms; provide customer service, handle inqumes. make referrals direct students, visitors and staff in fnendly courteous manner. Required: Post-sec­ ondary prep and minimum 2 years experience in active, automated office, computer competency m word pro­ cessing and data management software, good writing and proofreading skills; must be self-direcied with excellent interpersonal communication skills. Hourly salary $10.67 Cover letter and resume must be received by 4 pm. EST on 10 02 98 at Administrative Services Job #725n. Kellogg Community College. 450 North Avenue. Battle Creek. Ml 49017-3397 EOEE Auto Class • All Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed F Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings St Edward’s Annual Hastings Detail Shop Tall ^Bazaar 1510 Star School Rd., Hastings, MI 4°058 Saturday, October 3, 1998 9:00 am to 4:00 pm St. Edward's Parish Family Center 1/4 Mile »>uth ofE.W. Bliss - Over 15 Years Experience - 616-945-5607 531 Jordan Lake St. Lake Odessa. MI 48849 CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR BIDS Over 20 Area Crafters Homemade Cookies & Baked Goods Booth LUNCHEON - 11 a.m. Eitmor Painlmt and Intenor < oitm, I.ktiteel Miter Slonge Tanks Homemade Soups. Sandwiches & Pies The City of HavUng* Michigan tv *.'lotting Nd* for cMenix painting and Children's Activity Area interior c.aung ol one 200JW) gallon and one VtOjDOO gal km potaNe water delated < xagc tank Hid vpccificalioti* and bidding document* arc available at the Office of the (Tty Clerkl reavurer 201 Eart Mate Street Hading* HEALTH FAIR flu & Pneumonia Shots Cholesterol & Glucose Checks Community Services Booth Michigan 4'*)5S The (Tty of Hading* rc*cne* the nght to reject an* and all bid*, lo waive an* irregularities in 'be bid proposal*. and to award the bid a* deemed to be in the ( it* * bed interest price and other factors consider'd Bid* shall be received until 4 00 pm (ktoher RAFFLE 1***. at ihe above Homemade Quilt • Cash Prizes Afghans • Many Other Items referenced Office al which lime the* shall be .»pcncd and public!* read aloud CITY OF HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQIEST FOR BIDS I low to Invest in 199X 1999 Road Salt Provision fiscal year IWi !•*** (he (in ol )U*lta;* ertimate* that it will purchase 1200 the City of Hasim;* (H’S garage U’l had (\wtt Mrcct The C«y ot Harting* mtrso the ngat to reject as. and all Nd. to wane any irrr'ubntre* in the bid prop, nah and to award ihe hid a* deemed to he in the City s be*i interest pnee and <<hcr hclor* considered Hid. .hall he received at the Office of the City (TerL Treasurer 201 tail stale Street. Havling* Michigan until 3 Oft p m on October 7. (9W. at wIikIi time they dull he opened and publicly read aloud The Viking Corporation and TydenBrammall progressive south­ western lower Michigan manufac­ turing companies are seeking indi­ viduals for positions in the following areas: ■ Machine Attendants ■ Assembly/Productlon TydenBrammall’ workers ■ Journeyman Machine Repair • CNC/NC Operators • Programmer Analyst • Information Systems Help Desk technician financial «uccra That * why Morgan Stanley Dean Witter** n ptrued to in­ troduce one »uch strategy through a single investment The Select 10 Industna! Portfolio • The Portfolio invests for approximately one year in the 10 hijthrM ytrldinK* • *b1ur-chip* slocks in the Dow Jone* Industrial Average (DJIA), which represents some of the most weitknown and highly capitalized corr.n* me* in Amrnca ' Its objective is to provide both current income and above­ average growth potential Kry feature* that investors will appert tatr include Easy liquidity" Wrr to Got Started invrattnmt that combines TIMOTHY D. RYBISKI Financial Advisor discipline and 300 Ottawa Ave. MV. State 100 Grand Rapid*. Ml 49503 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER The Viking Corporation/Tide Brammall Attention: Human Resources 210 North Industrial Park Road Hastings, Ml 49058 Convenience Is A Pharmacy Whose Staff Works Side Bv Side With Your Physician! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Senior Citizen Discount Call Now! 616-945-5085 I *l.it>li*hr<i in l'M6 quality, Toll Free 1 (800i 788-9640 Or Direct (616} 454-8359 (616} 454-0925 Fax MIKING Interested candidates may send a resume and cover letter or apply in person to opportunity, abaiut today 1(109 West Green St (616) 948-3136 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 /'</s ■ FREE TO CARING HOME Year old medium size female dof>. mixed breed, obedience trained. Call 948-2M7. Wanted CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on November 21st. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 ___________ I- or Rent ALGONQUIN LAKEFRONT HOME Furnished. 2/3 bed­ rooms, washer & dryer. Avail­ able Oct. 4th to May 1st. $500 per month plus security de­ posit and utilities (gas,electric, garbage and cable TV). Refer­ ences required. Non-smoker, no pets. Call 616-948-9593. I or Salt INDIAN ARTIFACTS FOR SALE: Can be seen at Hastings Antique Mall 142 E. State St.. Hastings Tuesday thru Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5. HEATMOR OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES- Heat oAFELY this winter. Stainless steel construction Order now for fall delivery. Call Woodheat (6161-868-0640 BEANIES..RETIRED & SOME current. Interested call 616-945-8737. Alio large Yatzce & Kizmit pads. AMWAY PRODUCTS deliv­ ered UPS to your door. Call for details and free samples! 616­ 948-3188. TIRED OF BUYING BOTTLED WATER? Call for free demo of water treatment system. Rated best in the nation. No obligation. No hight pressure sales Free gift to 1st 5 demo's. Call 616-948-3188__________ NEED A NEW VACUUM CLEANER? Bagless, vacuum cleaner and carpet cleaning sys­ tem all in one. Especially great if you have pets or allergies. Call for a short demo. No obligation. No high pressure sales. Free gift to 1st 5 demo s. Call 616-948­ 3188_______________________ THERE’S A NEW STORE IN TOWN! Will deliver all your basic staples to your front door at great savings Coffee, toilet pa­ per. paper towel s. soap, dog food, cat food. etc. Theres no item you shop for that we can't have deliv­ ered to you for less! Save time and money! Call for details NO MINIMUM to buy. Free gift to 1st 5 customers. Call 616-948­ 3188._______________________ TROMBONE FOR SALE, used, great condition, $250. Call 948-9448 Kcal I \i /< 335 W. APPLE STREET. 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, de­ tached garage. This bouse is like new on inside, remodeled 1994. New ac/heat, large jacuzxi, ceramic tile floors, water softner, hunter fans, quality throughout, zoned A/ O. Priced below market value at $89,900 FIRM, call to see 616-948-8871,______________ AUCTION; OF LOG HOMES lo be held October 3rd. in Grand Rapids at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza. 5700 28th St S. W. at II am. Take exit 43 Off 96 in Grand Rapids and go cast about 1/2 mile on the right, watch for TILLER S AUCTIONEERING signs. 21 styles to choose from. One home will sell absolute, re­ gardless of pnee 5% Buyers Pre­ mium added to the highest bid. Take up lo 12 months to lake delivery For more info call SOO321-5647 Exi.33 or 616-457­ 5739. CLOSE TO HASTINGS SCHOOLS: 3 bedrooms. I 1/2 baths, living room, dimng room, large kitchen with appliances, main floor laundry with washer and dryer. Located al 829 N. Broadway on 2 large city lots, fenced back yard and 2 car ga­ rage Tastefully decorated and priced to sell at $79,800. Call lo see, 948-8332. by appointment only. TORCH LAKE- 20mi NE of Traverse City, 2-5 acre beautiful building sites. Black top road, underground millties, spectacu­ lar views. Minutes from Alden & Torch Lake. $19,900 to $60,000. KALKASKA COUNTY- “5 acres, beauti­ fully wooded with small pond. 305 ft frontage on M-66. Electric available, close to Slate forest and snowmobile trail. $24,900 10% down. 10% in 90 days, bal­ ance at 11 %. L/C payment $250/ mo More acreage available, easy L/C terms' GREAT LAKES LAND CO I6I6J-922-8099 ( aril t)/Thank- ■ THE FAMILY OF MARIONHAYWOOD would like to ex­ press their thanks and appre­ ciation to their family, neigh­ bors and friends for their prayers, support and kind words, flowers and cards dur­ ing the illness and death of our mother and wife. Also we want to thank the ER nurses. Dr. Weatherhead and Dr. Wildren for their care and comfort they gave to Marion. The nurses in ICU were great and did a beau­ tiful Job in making Marion's last days, comfortable. Thank you so much for being such caring people. God bless each and everyone of you. The Fam­ ily of Marion Haywood. rvn (A PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewel I. registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888 BANKRUPTCY - Respect for client dignity at every step No charge for your initial appoint­ ment. Experienced Attorney. I800-945-5971 PAINTING, ALUMINUM SIDING, bants, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rales, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545______________________ HESTERLY TREE SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545.(tfn) HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES”. HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES’! CALL 616-948­ 4093. ( otnintiitil\ Satire ONEIDA FIELD MARKET open September 26th-27th at IOam. Fall and Holiday shopCng with crafts, antiques, col­ eiibles, and more. Also enjoy great food, bakery, entertain­ ment. mini putt-putt golf, hot air balloon rides, straw maze, pet­ ting zoo. covered wagon rides. PUMPKIN PATCH open and now has GIANT PUMPKINS, broom c.-'rn, fresh and dried gourds, ornamental indian com. and a variety of home decora­ tions. 3 miles west of Grand Ljcdgc on Benton Rd. (517)627HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS “IT’S CIDER TIME FESTI­ VAL” September 26 & 27. I2PM-5PM. Fiber and Quilt Show. Sheep Shearing. Spinning. Small Animal Show. Saturday. Cider Making. Live Music. Pet­ ting Zoo. BBQ Food. Apple Dumplings. Admission: Adults $5.00, .Children. $2.00. 131 expressway/A-42 Bradley Exit; East/Briggs Road; north 1-1/2 miles 616-795-7530 OPEN HOUSE AT EB ERSOLE ENV IRONMEN TAL EDUCATION CENTER, Wayland: Sal.. Sept. 26. noon5pm. Free activities: hikes, ar­ chery. hayrides, canoeing, cider making, much more! Also fea­ turing a CHILI DINNER (adults $4.50. children I Zand under $3). sponsored by the Lansing Edu­ cational Advancement Founda­ tion. All proceeds support Ebersole Center educational pro­ grams. 616-792-6294 fo more information. Saltonal ld\ ELEMENTARY AID/ TEACHER- to$14 42/hr+ben­ efits. NonCert. 616-949-2424 Jobline fee. CABLE INSTALLER- to $l.000/wk. On job training. Work own hours. 616-949-2424. Jobline fee ORDER PULLER/ FORK­ LIFT- to $ 16.38/hr+ benefits! Busy warehouse! 616-949-2424 Jobline fee. LOCAL DRIVER (POP/ SODA CO.)- to 32k+ benefits. Home every night! 616-949­ 2424. Jobline fee____________ DRIVERS, OWNER/ OP­ ERATORS National Carriers. Inc. is looking for quality Owner Operators to pull containers on a dedicated run between Wilmington DE and Lansing. Mi On a % or guaranteed cpm on loaded and empty miles Call today 888-502-8745. BUILDING MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION MATERI­ ALS Steel Buildings. Never put up 40x30 was $6,212 will sell for $3,497. 50x88 ws $17,690 will sell for $8,970 Must Sell Daryl I-800-292-0111 Recreation SNOWMOBILE AUCTION: Saturday. October 3.9am. sleds at I L30am America's largest. Over 350 new and used snbwmobiles plus RV's and trailers. BUY OR SELL Free brochure call 517-369-1153. Terms: cash or travelers checks. 25% down payment required Two auction rings • bring a Inend' Great deals - great fun' White Star Snowmo­ bile Auction. Inc USI2 cast of Bronson. Michican 1886 CHEVY CAVALIERStation Wagon. 2 new tires, new battery, runs good, body good .$ 1,200or best offer. 367-4397. 91 DODGE STEALTH white great condition 81.000 sporty, lots of extras. $6.750 00 OBO call 375-6979 FOR SALE: Superswaper TSL's bolted on 8 bolt wheels Size 15/39 5/16.5 Very good shape' $550 080 945-4326 Mobilr Home- ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604___________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS:We represent serai banks, they arc eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mcntionthisad I-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELLwill look al any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604 (iaraf’c Sale LARGE GARAGE SALE:25th, 26th, 27th. from 9am-4pm. Ix»t 32 Oak Open­ ing, Delton. MIDDLEVILLEBIG BLOCK SALE,SATSEPT 26TH.9AM5PM. 25 PLUS GARAGES. 70 FAMILIES. PARMALF.E RD. RIVERSIDE LANE. BOUMAN DR. BIKES. MUZZLE LOADER. WATERBED. MICROWAVE,LAWN FURNITURE, ANTIQUES, NORDICTRACK TREADMILL. TRUCKS, SAIL BOATS. STOVE/REFRIG, CANOE, NAME BRAND CLOTHING­ BABY THROUGH ADULTS, BATH FIXTURES, OAK DRESSER, AIR COMPRES­ SOR, CHAIN SAW, APART­ MENTSIZE DISHWASHER. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, CAR TOP CARRIER, 1988 CHEVY 3/4 TON PICKUP. 2-1996 YAMAHA PHAZF.R SNOW­ MOBILES. HORSE TACK, BOOK SHELVES, SAND BLASTER, GAMES, TIRES, BASKETBALL HOOP. PONT MLSS THIS SALE. GARAGE SALE: September 25th & 26<h.. 9-5pm. Smoker, youth bed. canning jars, dishes, cradle, size 10 wedding dress, clothes & mi sc 867 Powell Rd GARAGE SALE: 4601 Coats Grove Rd., Hastings. Septem­ ber 25th & 26th 8-5. Miscella­ neous. //<•//> Wanted DENTAL HYGIENST WANTED Part time for friendly, patient oriented den­ tal practice. Send resume and salary requiremnts to ad 8611. C/O The Reminder, 1952 N. Brood way, Hastings, Mi 49058. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St . Freeport. Ml EOE PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Non-profit seeks director for Barry / Eaton Co Advocacy pro­ gram. Involves supervision and coordination of volunteer pro-4, gram providing services to abused and neglected children Advanced degree preferred with demonstrative skills in fiscal management, resource develop­ ment. agency and program plan­ ning. and public relations. Previ­ ous expcreincc working with volunteers, knowledge of child abuse and neglect issues dcsireable. Send resume and sal­ ary requirements to: CASA c/o Barry Co FIA 555 W Woodlawn. Hastings. Ml. 49058 Replies by Oct. 2.1998 YARROW a prestigious and exclusive executive conference center located in the northeast section of Kalamazoo County has openings for the following posi­ tions: Cooks. Bartenders. House­ keepers and Guest Services Associales. Yarrow offers flexible hours and pay from $7.50-$9.00 per hour based on your qualifi­ cations Call 616-731-2090 for information or apply in person al 10499 North 48th St. Augusta Aply Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 5.00pm__________ THEATRE ASSISTANT MANAGER: Hastings 4 The­ atre as well as opportunities throughout Ml, IN, & IL assis­ tant manager salary range, 17­ 20K. Candidates should have experience in multiplex the­ atres, retail or fast fowl indus­ try, while a college degree is perferred, it is not necessary . We offer competitive salaries, commission opportunities, quarterly bonus programsand opportunities for advance­ ment. Our benefits include BCBS with dental, optical, perscription coverage, paid vacations, paid holidays, assis­ tance with education and 401K plan. We will pay moving ex­ penses to relocate managers. Send resume, references and salary requirements to Goodrich Quality Theatres, Inc., attention Reed L. Simon. 3250 Kabohel. Saginaw, Ml 48604 ATTENTIONGeneral help needed, $400 full-time/ $200 part-time, laxal company now hiring for immediate person­ nel, all positions arc perma­ nent. no lay offs, lots of secu­ rity. For interview call 948­ 2298. COURT NCUJS: A Prairieville Township man who pleaded no contest to aggravated assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a habitual offender was sentenced in Circuit Court Thursday to spend 90 days in jail on each conviction with the last 60 days suspended upon the successful com­ pletion of probation Carl David Schmidtke. 26. of Plainwell, originally was faced with six counts, in­ cluding assault with intent lo do great bod­ ily harm less than murder alter his July 11 arrest by the Barry County Sheriffs De­ partment. Those charges were dismissed Schmidtke was taken into custody alter he assaulted a fellow party-goer with a Mag-Lite flashlight and threatened two other people with a 9 mm. semi-automatic handgun. Police said Schmidtke was al a Burchette Road home when he became upset and be­ gan demanding that the party guests get out of the house He then got into an argument with a 26year-old Portage man. sprayed him in the face with mace and then as the man turned to get away, struck him in the t zek of the head with the handle of the flashlight, po­ lice reported Schmidtke later went inside the home, re-emerging shortly thereafter with the gun. which he waved around and pointed at dif­ ferent people at the party During the incident. Schmidtke also was reported to have aimed the gun at the side of one man's head saying "you messed with the wrong person." Schmidtke originally denied the accusa­ tions to police. * At his sentencing, however. Schmidtke told Judge James Fisher that he is undergo­ ing counseling for his anger. "I’m very ashamed to be in this situa­ tion." Schmidtke said. "I’m apparently try­ ing to receive aggression therapy and will continue to do so and move on with my life, my job and quit hurting people that love me. mainly. my mom. I'm sorry for the position I've put her in." According to Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava. Schmidtke has been an otherwise "productive member of the community " "I can't understand why Mr. Schmidtke would find himself in this situation." said Kuzava. "He apparently has a problem deal­ ing with problems in a physical manner." She said the plea agreement was reflec­ tive of his otherwise good behavior. "I would hope some jail would have some impact on him." she said. "I’m always perplexed when someone like you finds himself in this courtroom." said Fisher. "It’s such a waste. But pulling out a gun and clubbing someone with a flashlight could have turned out a lot worse and landed you in prison." Schmidtke was also given two ypars probation and was ordered to pay $3,545 restitution. $1,500 costs and a $1,200 fine. He was also ordered to participate in coun­ seling. In other recent court business: • Rex Jarman III, 18. of Hastings was sentenced to 60 days in jail with the last 42 days suspended upon successful completion of probation and had his Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status continued on his convic­ tion of probation violation. Jarman apparently violated his probation by driving under the influence of alcohol. He pleaded guilty to the charge Sept. 9. "I think the probation department's rec­ ommendation in this matter is a good one in respect for him having some conse­ quences for having an OU IL while on pro­ bation." said Kuzava. Jarman was on probation for a 1997 conviction of malicious destruction of property over $100. "I do have an alcohol problem." Jarman told Fisher. "I am receiving help on my own." "I don t want those to be empty words on your part," said Fisher. "You have eight or nine more months to go on probation. Let's see if you can be successful." , • Larry Risner. 37. of Delton was sen­ tenced to six months in jail with credit for 40 days served and the last 140 days sus­ pended upon the successful completion of probation for probation violation. Risner was sentenced to one year of pro­ bation on Aug. 21. 1997. on a conviction of attempted assault with a deadly weapon "1 believe the last time Mr. Risner was here for a probation violation hearing, the court gave him time to prove he was seri­ ous about complying with the terms of probation and his substance abuse prob­ lems." said Kuzava. "It appears he has done that." Kuzava noted that Risner appeared "100 percent better than he did the last few times he was here." His attorney. Jack Longstreet, concurred "Mr. Risner has taken several major steps in the last few months to address his substance abuse problems." said Longstreet. "His first major move was to take up residence with his parents and they are gracious enough to provide him uith transportation." Longstreet also noted that Risner is at­ tending therapy at Psychological Consul­ tants of Battle Creek and is attending Alco­ holics Anonymous "He maintains employment in Portage." Longstreet added "I know it appears he’s done these things to avoid jail, but I do think it's more than that He not only wants to get help, for the first time in his life, he's actually getting the h*lp As you can see from his appearance, he's on the road to success. He knows this court will do no favors for him in the future " In his own comments to the court. Ris­ ner thanked the probation department and the prosecutors for the incentive to make the changes "I’ve always thought you had potential to have a good life for yourself." said Fisher. "I’m glad to see you want to do that. I want to allow you to continue the path you're on. This is probably it as far as any chances you'll get from now on. If you start drinking again. 1 will put you in jail for the balance (140 days.) You've had plenty of chances.” • Timothy Baker. 20. of Delton was sen­ tenced to three months in jail and can be re­ leased when his $1,000 in court costs are paid on his third probation violation con­ viction. "It’s clear from the defendant's past ap­ pearances in court that he has been a com­ plete and total failure on probation." said Kuzava "The last time he was here on April 22. 1997. the court told him that if ’ he made another appearance here, the court ' would impose an additional six months in jail Obviously, he has not taken the terms of probation seriously." Baker told the court: "I honestly know I m not a threat to society. I know I haven't been perfection the past year, but by far. it was the best year I've had " • Charles Rcctenw al. 28. of Lake Odessa was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for 51 days served for violating the probation he was serving for a 1996 con­ viction of selling alcohol to a minor and furnishing tobacco to a minor. • Shane Emerson Jones pleaded guilty to violating his probation by drinking on two ; different occasions He was ordered to return to court for sen- ! fencing on Oct I. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 POLIC6 B€RT Crack pipe found during traffic 1 RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A Crack pipe contataing tedne from te in Ihe pocket of a man stopped by the Haadagetet of the Hir-higm Friday al rixxu 11:26 aza. Police stopped the XLyear-old man form TpetiM sqeiprarie sinhline ■ ■be pipe during amu pnxatees. Cba gm are pending agaiaat the nan far frabadon violate nod far dri unlawful blood alcohol consent ot .10. police Hid. He was lodged in the I name aid SocMSeomtraanten the victe , The woaean alio iroaival ontei hat sprtag tan Our Ma Ae owes $5.000. Slate nmirri wrir mrrtonrt fmm Nntomi Bl The case bar been hoed ow so the Barry County SMIFa Bureau, which w3 Efariy bn * over to anote agmey te baa YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - A Middleville ram found lo have eHoodtei level of .216 percent Sept. 10 was stressed after he needy tan Barry Coney Shen Deputies off the road * . The 26-year-old man told police he'd had five to six been before driving tet aatel Police reported they wete driving on Bany Lane a Aon 3*S tun. when ter M stop the car. for lane me violation. The deputies said the car croaacd into ter it causing them to take actes to avoid a collision. The man was aaeaM and lodged in the Barry County ML Boy hurt after being struck by car MIDDLEVILLE - An 11-year-oid Middleville boy was hurt at about ♦ pju. Prid Sept. 18 when the bicycle he was riding north acroa Weat Mato Street watamMCbjf eastbound car. said MiddteviDe Police CM Louis Sboenuker. Michael Krouse reportedly suffered a visible injury, but Shoemaker did not ba information regarding treatment, besaid. ■ The driver of the of, Elizabeth Hillman, 16. of Middleville was not hart and citations were issued. Middleville offering reward MIDDLEVILLE - The Village of Middleville is trying to lake a bite out of ktoj^ vandalism by offering a reward to citizens who pass along infoonadon that leads to te;l conviction of culprits, said Village Manager Dive Arking. 1 Arkiug said village property has suffered hundreds of dollars in tfoatage over te J summer at the hands vandals. Incidents have included tbe use of .22 caliber and .M ) caliber ammunition shots lo the doors and locks of the storage buildings at te Onte1] Road ball diamond and two instances of boards being smashed on the Spring Pwt' j boardwalk. In all. 66 boards were smashed in half during the second incident, Attiaf said. And. Spring Park restrooms now must be kept locked because toilets and sNu ham been demolished in the past and paintballs have (wen splatted against the Village Hafl, he said. Anyone with information can call the Village Hall at 795-3585. the police al T9S9862 or Silent Observer at 1-800-310-9031. • �The Haslngs Hanner - 1 ursday ‘-September 24 1998 - Page 17 I Hastings CROP Walk brings in nearly $ 10,000 by Elaine Gilbert More than 100 walkers showed their caring spirit to help with local and worldwide hunger needs by participating in the Barry County CROP Walk last Sunday Stoning from the FirM I niied Methodist Church in Hastings, we had a pretty good time this year." Walk Coordinator Duane Robinson said Overall, he said. I m real pleased. Everybody always kicks in Area churches are always doing good tor u> The 107 participants turned in pledges of approximately $9,710 and more funds are expected to come in Peace United Methodist ('hurch. located between Hastings and Nashville, was ihe church that raised the most money tor the walk Peace walkers tallied a total of $4,049. One of the main reasons tour church raised the most money» is because of the strong support ot our pastor. Susan Trowbridge She is so gung ho about the CROP Walk.’ said Peace s recruiter Trudy Tobias. Ihe individual raising the most funds for CROP at the Hastings walk also is from Peace United Methodist Church First-time walker Jim Gross of Nashville single-handedly raised $1.842 plus $30 that he turned over to his mother's CROP pledge sheet. Gross expressed thanks and appreciation to his 207 sponsors who made the contribution possible Next year. I’ll be organized I'm going to set a goal of $3,000," he said. Gross said his special motivation lo raise funds for CROP was to do something in Communication from CONGRESSMAN NICK SMITH Schools and Cyberspace J In the past few months. I’ve gotten a lot 5of mail and phone calls about the Federal {Communication Commission’s < ICC I plans •to expand ihe concept of universal service, {which was originally intended lo help proIvide telephone service in remote areas, to help link classrooms and libraries lo the internet This program, know n as the I -rate, has been controversial because of the grange way that it s funded As the program goes forward, members of Congress arc looking at ways to resolve this issue The FC C decided to fund this program by Requiring long distance phone companies, tuch as AT&T MC I. Spring, etc to pay into a universal service fund to be administered by a pnvate company known as the Schools and Libraries Corporation In turn, long distance companies have added a "universal fund” charge to their customers' bills (usu­ ally about 5 percent) to recoup these costs I This had prompted many critics to label it the “Gore tax” after Vice President Al Gore, a big supporter of this program The FCC s design for the program is lundamcntally flawed. Its tax on long distance companies for this program is an infringe­ ment upon Congress's power to tax Fur­ ther. its use of a pnvate corporation to administer the plan, according to the Gen■ eral Accounting Off ice, also v lolales feder­ al law on the establishment ol such corpo­ rations by agencies , Members of Congress have been very critical of the plan because it increases long distance telephone costs to pay lor hooking schools and libraries to the internet Origi­ nally. the FCC had told Congress that the program was unlikely to cause long dis­ tance phone companies to raise rates Both .the Republican Chairmen and the Ranking •Democrats on the House and Senate (. ommittces with jurisdiction over the FCC sent ;a letter protesting the design of the I -rate program. As a result, the FCC has modified •the program substantially The so called “Gore tax.” however, remains in operation ; This has left many school districts that Were counting on that funding in a bind [I-------legal notice State of Michigan County of Barry Probate Court ORDER TO ANSWER File No 97-22210-IE 98-22435-CZ , HON RICHARD H SHAW RE The Estate ot William l Mam The estate of win iam l main Plamtrff VS CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRESLEY Defendants They *ve spent a lol of money to rewire their schools and have taken other steps lo hook each classroom up to the internet in antici­ pation of the program funds promised by the FCC Now. these funds will be released more slowly, and some schools may not get what they were promised I've joined Ren Billy Tauzin and other House members to devise a solution lo this problem H.R 4324. the Schools and Libraries Internet Access Act. would fund the E-rate program by redirecting the cur­ rent federal excise tax on telecommunica­ tions away from general revenue and towards a new entity called the Telecommu­ nication Technology Trust Fund. Because this tax generates more revenue than cur­ rently necessary lo fund the I:-rate, it would be reduced from the current 3 percent to I percent after this year When the program terminates in 2003. the tax would also end. This legislation would allow us to achieve our goals of increasing access to the internet, while lowering, rather than raising, people's phone bills. memory of his lather. Bud Gross "My dad died in March and I always looked up to him He always helped his fnends If he's kxiking down from heaven, he can be proud of me doing something for someone else." Jim Gross said Robinson praised the amount ol pledges from each walker ’’For the number of walkers, they got great amounts." he said Fifty-five walkers raised $I(MI or more for the event. Their contributions totaled $7,843.50. They are: David Allerding and family. Chris Andrews. Patricia Ballard. Marcia Bell. Mary Jane Bradfield. Enn Bradley. Matthew Bradley. Paulette Cheyne. Janet Day. the Rev De Ann Dobbs. Mike Eavey. Wall Eavey. Lois Elliston. Hah Englerth. Marianne Fntcher. Joel Gerber. Ron and Kay Griffith. James Gross (walking witn children Louise and Willie Gross). Ben and Pam Healy. Chris Holley. Candace Hoisted. Trish Hoyt. Bemadine Hynes, Bud and Marily n Irish. Jon Jenks. Don and Esther Martin. Chuck and Esther Mathews. Larry and Linda Maxey. Allison Morgan. Roland Ouster. Letha Philpott. Barbara Poliak. Allison Poliak. Chris Schad. Helen Scott. William Thompson. Trudy Tobias. Dann Tobin. Pele Tossava. Roger Trowbridge. Seth Trowbridge, the Rev. Susan Trowbridge. June VandcrWall. Marcia Varney. Josh Warren. Harriet Willbrandi and Lee Yoder Prior to the walk. Steve Reid, executive director of Love Inc. of Barry County, expressed appreciation to all the participants for their help to feed people who need a helping hand in the area. He told them how much their caring meant to those who are facing difficult financial situations. Twenty percent of the walk's funds are given to Love Inc. to provide some of the food distributed by the Hastings Emergency Food Bank live percent goes to Our Lady of Great Oak Food Pantry Church World Service, sponsor of the walk, receives 75 percent of the f inds to help the poor and hungry and those affected by natural disasters in 70 countries, including the U.S After the Barry County Walk, participants were treated to pizza from Good Time Pizza in Nashville with support from the Dowling Country Store The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for drywall or plaster repair work on paster walls and ceilings in various locations within the County Courthouse. The closing date for bids is Friday. October 9. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. Bids shall be submitted to County Ad­ ministration. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. MI 49058. To receive a copy of the Invitation to Bid. please call 616-948­ 4891. To view the areas in need of repair, please contact Ray Ward of the Custodial Department at 948-4870. and beverages from Felpausch Food Center Music before and after the event was provided by the Country Chapel Praise Band, whose members are Ben Healey, drums. Gary Metzger, bass. Norm Ham­ mond. lead guitar; Fred Campbell, lead singer, and Duane Robinson, guitar Back up singers are Karen Herbstreilh. Megan Robinson and Angie Campbell Because of Sunday's warm weather. Trudy Tobias said walkers really appreciated the sprinkler that was set up by residents of 903 Cass St. where walkers could get drinks or get a brief cool shower A poem was attached to a nearby tree telling the walkers that the water was especially for them LOAN FUND, continued from page 2 calls. Rutland Township. 294 calls, .ind the Gun Lake area. 261 calls Only one call was received from Balti­ more and Johnstown townships Two calls were received from Woodland and Assyria townships and three from Maple Grove. Ilie district (conservation) office is still taking reports and the calls have slowed considerably.” the report said. Sept I was the first preliminary deadline lor landowners to call and report infestation throughout the county for the startup of the 1998-99 spray program. Spraying is ex­ pected to be done sometime in May or June The exact time will be determined by watching the hatch and making daily re­ ports to the Michigan Department of Agri­ culture and by working with the National Weather Service, according to the report The cost per acre for spraying won't be known until March 31. 1999. when bids are opened from aerial contractors The first spraying cost (earlier this year) was $7 35 per acre Spray ing is done only where all property owners are in agreement within specified geographical blocks. County Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James said. "This year's program is shaping up to be considerably larger than last, which was expected." Jo Ann Erway. district adminis­ trator for the Barry Conservation District, said in the report • Heard James, chairwoman of the coun­ ty's Facilities and Property Committee, re­ port that the county space needs survey by Gove Associates was "rather incomplete. Apparently there was a misunderstanding of what we were looking for." she said Gove will fine tunc the survey before il makes its final report. • Received a thank you note from You Could He The Xecdle In The Haystack... And We're Looking For YOU! Il vou arc a luvirif. caring tc^putiMbk- p employees of the County Road Commission in appreciation for the county board s funding of a new road grader The county board is not mandated by law to provide funds for roads or road-related expenses. • Agreed to continue two service provider contracts between Barry and Allegan coun­ ties' probation and community corrections offices and the following if nigh 1999: Career Development Institute of Woodland and Psychology Associates of Grand Rapids In addition, a service provider con­ tract was continued for the same period be­ tween the Barry County Office of Commu­ nity Corrections and the Barry County Substance Abuse agency. According to the contract. Career Devel­ opment Institute (CDI) "has a background in court services, employment and training, management and personnel..." CDI will supply "supplemental clerical support as required, personnel and man­ agement services, community corrections personnel and management, program equipment lease, miscellaneous program­ ming services as required, supplemental of­ fice space as required and related services as mutually agreed with the program director," the contract says. Psychology Associates will provide community corrections services with sup­ plemental assessments, counseling, group sessions and other related services as mutu­ ally agreed. The Substance Abuse agency will pro­ vide such services as supplemental assess­ ments. counseling and group sessions. • Appointed Debra Desrochers of Nashville and re-appointed Carol Rogers of Hastings to three-year terms on the Barry County Substance Abuse Board through Dec. 31. 2CMML CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE wl»> is ktokm; u> help other' you just may he the pcrvui wc have been scatstuny tor CF.NA iNursing Assistant) training is available hne at Ihoniapplc Manor lor qualified mdi siduals It ihivscn to he n. the class sou will become an employee ol HYDRANT FLUSHING TTionupple Manor i he hourlv wage to Mart is *.? KI We also .vlter health, suk and vjsalMWi hcnclrt* as well as pre tat retirement savings Classes start October 14th and enJ (Xtohrr 2**th Ihe htsi da*» ol class run from S am to 4 pm ami the last ' day s arc town ♦> Mt am to vt > pm < ’lasses arc not held in Notice is hereby given the City of Hastings Department of Public Services will be flushing fire hydrants throughout the City on the weekend and there is no charge lot the » lassc» F.ntollmcnt lor class is Inn October 6th and 7th (TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY) of this year. Hydrant ited. so some to Thacuppk- Man>« A S X P to schedule ar. interview belorc Scptcmltrr 4th flushing may cause a slight loss of water pressure and some water discoloration. 'Qiornapplc f aManor wpi Al Everil G. Manshum City Clerk 2700 Nashvillr Road. Iladincs. Ml 49O5X E <» F. EXTRA COPIES of The Benner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. Banking for Generations David H Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiff TO CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRES­ LEY Based on the p*eadmgs tiled m the above en|> lied case rt is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of Interest m the real property commonly known as 1843 Starr Scnooi Road Hastings Mchigan more fully described as foMows COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21 THENCE NORTH 87 RODS FOR BEGINNING THENCE EAST 40 RODS THENCE SOUTH 8 RODS THENCE WEST 40 RODS THENCE NORTH 8 RODS TO BEGINNING SECTION 21 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST HAST INGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI GAN by the 7th day of October 1998 to assert any interest in the above described property U me Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault m the above entitled matter and on the 8m day of October 1998 a! 2 00 o dock m the aftenoon this Court shall tak_- proofs and shall termnate whatever interest Curt s Presley and Beat rce Presley may have n ana to me above de .scribed property unless a Net e of interest in Ti»e Real Property is filed o» unless Defendants or their representatives appea* on tnaf date Dated August 31 1998 Honorable Richard H Shaw DRAFTED BY DAVID H TRlPP iP29290 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 (6161945-9585 04ofdans llO'ii Tom Kaechde Chuck “Bud" Kaechde !M years d0>. 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Ml <491117 i6I6i TMS-.IMI 16I61 .Wl 79WI �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 24 1998 Man who treated child as lover sent to prison J-Ad Graphics News Service A 54-year-old Rutland Township man who repeatedly had sex with his live-in girlfriend's daughter while she was between the ages of 8 and 16. was sentenced Thurs­ day to spend four to eight years in prison. Thomas Rainwater was convicted of sec­ ond degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony that carries a maximum possible sentence of 15 years in prison. Three charges of first degree criminal sexual con­ duct were dismissed. "He treated her like a daughter and also as a lover." said Barry County Assistant Pros­ ecutor Amy Kuzava. who said a previous report of the crime six years ago went un­ prosecuted. "It was reported when she was 10. he was going to go to counseling and charges were never brought." . She said the crime then continued for an­ other six years. "He took advantage of this girl for nearly eight years." Kuzava told Judge James Fisher. "Pleading guilty to second degree CSC is basically a break for him because there is certainly sufficient evidence for first degree based on the victim's state­ ments." Rainwater had been living with Ihe girl and her mother since the girl was 4 years old. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The girl tola police that the abuse began with Rainwater digitally penetrating her while her mother was sleeping or away at work or school. The offenses progressed to sexual inter­ course. and included Rainwater kissing the girl and fondling her breasts and vaginal area all before she turned 14. "He treats me like a daughter and a lover and I want to just be treated like his daugh­ ter." she told police. The report also revealed that after her ini­ tial complaint in 1992. "nothing happened" because Rainwater had agreed to go to counseling and "the charges dwindled to nothing." At that lime, a police report was made by the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police and submitted to the prosecutor's of­ fice for a warrant request. But charges were not authorized, appar­ ently based on a promise from the then Department of Social Services, now called the Family Independence Agency, that the case would be monitored The case worker named in the 1992 re­ port. who still works at the department, could not be reached for comment Some of the sexual abuse also included showering together, sexual intercourse, oral sex and mutual fondling, all without con­ traceptives. Rainwater at one point made the state­ ment to the victim that he didn't know who to choose - her or her mother, according to the police report. The girl told police that when she told her mother of the crimes on May 28. her mother discouraged her from notifying the authorities, saying they were going to lose their house and have to file bankruptcy. But she reported it because "it was the right thing to do." the police report slates. Kuzava indicated that the plea bargain with Rainwater was reached because the victim wanted to avoid testifying against Rainwater. "She considers him almost like a boyfriend." said Kuzava. "and she is not able to be objective about him and what he's done." According to a pre-sentence report pre­ pared by the probation department. Rainwa­ ter had shown no remorse for his actions, said Kuzava. ’ Perhaps he doesn't grasp the concept of the severity of his actions." said Kuzava. "If this is the case, it does make him a danger to society." His attorney, Ray Kalliel ot Grand Rapids, said, however, that Rainwater had not meant to leave the impression that he is not concerned for the victim. "He has told me that when he gets out. he is going to assist the victim, through her mother, to help her with her future edu­ cation once she gets through high school." said Kalliel. "He does realize he has done extreme wrong. He said he does plan to discontinue the relationship with the mother once he is released from prison ” Kalliel tned to convince the court that, other than the crimes against the victim and an apparent drinking problem, that Rainwater has been a good citizen. "1 don't think he is a threat to society." said Kalliel Rainwater told Fisher that he hopes counseling while in prison will prevent him from committing a similar offense in the future. "I can't do anything about the past, but I can do something about the future." he said. Fisher told Rainwater that The crime sickened him. "I think acts like this in many respects Boomtown Sound reopens on schedule J-Ad Graphics News Service After being closed by the state govern­ ment for about 10 days. Boomtown Sound and Video in downtown Hastings and Cale­ donia re-opened last Thursday afternoon as owners Tun and Karen AI toft had hoped. Altoft said Tuesday that they had "ended up owing some taxes" and were able to open after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy. "We plan to continue doing business as usual." said Altoft. "It's been a long road and quite a learning experience. I've gotten a major education in the last nine to 10 days." Altoft said even harder than the embar­ rassment of the ordeal was the circulation of false rumors about the reasons for their property being seized by the Michigan De­ partment of Treasury's Bureau of Revenue Collection. "But we alsc had many, many well wishers." he said. "Local merchants and long time customers stopped by lo say I've made a lot of friends in the community and that they’re behind me 100 percent." Altoft said he was also concerned about whether he would be able to continue to be a Ticketmaster outlet. "We are glad to be here and glad to have retained Ticketmaster," he said. "One of my biggest fears was that 1 would lose that." Boomtown Sound & Video has re-organized under Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is now open for "business as usual" in Hastings and Caledonia. Boomtown Sound and Video has been a part of the Hastings business community since it opened 17 years ago. The store offers video rental and audio cassette and compact disc sales, along with other merchandise and services. Thomas Rainwater '99 Yukons, Trans Sports, lonfanas, '99 Suburbans & Oldsmobile Alero New ‘99 Grand Am Rebates up to *250 GTs are here! Lease for ,__ Financing** 0.9% mo In Stock & More Arriving Daily! MM 199s (HIXX 15001X1. 1X4 are more severe than murder." said Fisher. "So many people 1 see here are having problems later in life because they've been sexually abused. "What you did is just plain wrong." said Fisher. "To have sex with a person who is 8. 9. 10 years old . by the time she’s 14. she thinks this is normal behavior It makes me sick to my stomach " Fisher pointed out that Rainwater may not be a threat to society, but that he has been a threat to the victim. "How is she going to treat her child?," said Fisher. 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Michigan 49058 “Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition. " SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY SALES HOURS Mon & Wed. until 8: Tues.. Thurs, Fri until 6 Saturday until 2 Call (616) 948-8000 Today or toii free 1 -888-494-5539 DttBSACH SERVICE HOURS Mon & Wed 8-7 Tues Thurs &Fn 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-10-01.pdf ae7c9fc904e5ae9e7d0c01d007ea8126 PDF Text Text Right to Life head to visit Saxon harriers run near top See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 10 Homecoming held at HHS See Story on Page 17 p' Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ... .... ■ ANNER A*"", Hastings VOLUME 1*5, NO. 40 News Briefs: Oct. 5 is last day to register Monday. Oct 5. is the laat day to register for the Nov. 3 general' elec­ ; tion. Those who have not registered Co vote may do so by cootacting their township, village or city desk, or by stopping in at the Michigan Secretary of State's office Area clerks will be available from 9 a.m to 5 pm on the last day to register. Those who plan to aae an absentee ballot also should contact their local clerks. 'Blessing animats' service is Sunday A "Blessing of the Animals' service will be held on St. Francis Day Sun­ day, Oct 4, at 3 psn. The blessing will take place at the Green Street Veterinary Clinic with the Rev Charles McCabe of the Em­ manuel Episcopal Cburcb officiating. Refreshments for pets as well as their owners will be served. All pets most be leasbed or property restrained or in a carrier. For more information, call 945­ 9400 or 945-3014. Band invitational will be Saturday The fifth annual Hastings Marching Band Invitational will be held from 9 aJn. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Johnson PRICE 50- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1998 City, police officers ratify new contract by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council and local po­ lice officers* union have ratified a new three-year contract. The council Monday night agreed to terms of the pact, which is retroactive to July 1. The old contract expired June 30. The agreement affects 10 city police offi­ cers. excluding only the police chief, deputy chief and secretaries. Under terms of the agreement, the offi­ cers will get pay raises of 4 percent this fiscal year (1998-99), 3 IZ2 percent in the second year, but no increase in 2000-2001* Instead, the officers will receive an increase in retirement benefits of what amounts to a half percent per year of service. City Manager Howard Penrod said a change in contiact language makes certain that all fu.’ure retirees get the same benefits as would those who now are active em­ ployees. The raise for patrol officers will move their starting pay from $9.50 to $9.88 per hour. Tlie most experienced officers will get $16 40. up from $15.77 per hour last year. Taking pan in the bargainin': talks were Penrod. Police Chief Jerry Saner and Fnu. cie Brummcl repxseuing -tv »nd lrfr Pratt and Tom Penmx K and POAM busi­ ness representative Jim DeVries the police officers. In other business at Monday night's meeting, the council: Mayor Frank Campbell opposed the move, saying he had concerns about safety and about others wanting to use the tower. "If we start this, it will continue and then if we tum people down (for a lease), it'll start litigation." Campbell said. "I'm against starting it." But Councilman David J asperse said that if the ci*y rejects Nextel’s proposal, the company could build a communications tower elsewhere in the area. He added that the city already allows cable and energy firms to use its right of way, and he didn't see much difference in allowing a commu­ nications company use a waler tower for an antenna. Penrod added that the service Nextel brings might be something the city be in­ terested in, too. • The vote was 6-3, with Councilman Harold Hawkins and Mayor Pro Tern Miriam White joining Campbell on the "no" side. • Approved designation of Dec. 4-6 as the annual Christmas kickoff weekend in Hastings and the annual waiver of parking tickets downtown for the entire month. • Agreed to allow a house now owned by St*v- and Janne!l DelCyf^/U. continue to encroach on a small poruV^i of the city wjy. Lie nccr.sc ah d. Souse on Marshall Street to rn.TOa-hon theTight of way fur long as the encruKhmcid ex­ ists. The DelCattos plan to sell the home. • Adopted the new land and lot division ordinance, which it origindly .^proved last • Authorized the city manager and admin­ istrative staff to negotiate a three-year agreement by which Nextel Communica­ tions of Grand RapiHs will lease city water tower space for an antenna to service its July. The new ordinance includes some re­ visions recommended by the Planning Commission. • Approved an official policy on use of City Hall council chambers and its adjacent new three-way units that include a pager, two-way radio and cellular phone. Nextel has proposed it pajrthe city $800 a month, but the city will insist on $2,500 conference room for meetings or events. The move was prompted by a request re­ cently from lhe Barry County Historical per month. Society. SeeCONTRACT, continued page 2 Field. Bands that will take pan, in order of Saxon Royalty... Adam Whitney and Tara Stockham were named king and queen at Hastings High Schoofs homecoming game with East Grand Rapids last Friday at Johnson Field Both are members of many activities in school and were chosen to be king and queen by their piers. The homecoming theme was "A Far Off Place" and the grand marshal was Robert Nida. scheduled appearance, are Scoolcraft, Pewamo-Westphalia. Martin. Gobles. Bridgman. New Buffalo. Decatur, Bao- Castor-oil plant repels moles, attracts passersby gor.Godwin Heights, Maple Valley, Brooklyn Columbia Central, Constan­ tine, Quincy. Battle Creek Lakeview, Whitehall. Keoowa Hills, Grant. : Comstock. Harper Creek, Lakewood, Wyoming Park, Petoskey. Mattawan. Rockford. Grandville and Hastings. Admission is $4 for adults and S3 by Miry Warner Staff Writer What are those strange giant plants growing alongside the garage of Kathryn and Robert Murphy’s Hastings home? Are they man-eating plants from the jungles of South America? Are they really big mari­ for students and senior citizens. Fam­ ily admission is $10. Sen. Berryman will visit again juana plants? Are they some kind of bizarre extraterrestrial plants left here by ETs rela­ tives? None of the above. Robert Murphy as­ sures passersby who stop to inquire about them. They are castor-oil plants with large bean-like seeds from which castor oil is ex­ tracted. Their leaves and beans are toxic to humans, pets, and other mammals who might decide to feed upon them. Murphy said, which explains the plant's unpopular­ ity as an ornamental or garden-variety veg­ etable and also accounts for its unfamiliar­ Michigan State Senator Jim Berry­ man will make a return visit to the Hist Friday program in Hastings Oct 2. Berryman spoke here on Sept. 5 at last year, just after he decided to drop plans to run for governor and instead seek the Seventh Congressional Dis­ trict seat now held by Nick Smith. The Seventh District includes Maple Grove. Johnstown. Assyria and Balti­ more townships in Barry County. ity to the average citizen. What the plants are doing in Murphy's front yard, and why another castor-oil plant grows beside Murphy's back yard devk. are Berryman first got into politics as a member of the Adrian City Planning Commission and later was elected to questions easily answered. The plants are mole rcpellants. Murphysaid "Moles won't come anywhere near them." Murphy, a retired weights and measures supervisor for the state of Michigan, has been raising the plants for the past 15 lhe City Council and became mayor. He was president of the Michigan As­ sociation of Mayors. He successfully ran for State Senate from the 17th District in 1990 and was re-elected in 1994. he was selected Freshman Legislator of the Year in years. They are annuals, he said, so must be planted from seeds every year. He uses 1993 by the Detroit News and was elected assistant Democratic Whip in the Senate in the same year. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 Robert Murphy is pictured with three castor-oil plants that have piqued the curiosity of passersby • seeds he harvests from his plants to grow the next year's batch. (He only knows of one.company that sells the seeds commer­ cially. and says. "I've tried their seeds and I have better luck with my own.") Usually the castor-oil plants grow about waist high, he said This year, however, they've reached giant status and attracted lhe "People drive by and do a double-take. (Passersby) see the plant and think maybe I'm raising an exotic plant or something I'm going to dry and smoke." Robert Murphy curiosity of both pedestrians and passing motorists. "People drive by and do a double-take." he said. Walkers strolling past stop and ask what kind of plants they are. Passersby "see the plant and think maybe I'm raising an exotic plant or something I'm going to dry and smoke." Murphy said the plant works well as a mole repellent. He has passed his seeds around to others in the neighborhood seek­ ing respite from the tunnel-digging pests The neighbors are perhaps seeking Murphy's reeds in self-defense. A commer­ cial for a product that is supposed to get rid of moles made primarily of caster bean oil maintains that the product "Won't kill 'em — it will just send them to the neighbors.' Murphy said. Murphy also says lhe plants may repel deer, since cabbages growing near his cas­ tor oil plants have been untouched by deer that have been brazenly feeding on many yard plants in Hastings in recent years. He didn't say, however, whether the plants repel vacuum cleaner salespeople or those selling magazine subscriptions — which may bear investigating. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner Thursday October 1 Neuus Briefs (Continued) National Bank gets 5 stars ’99* Fall Festival to help Habitat The annual Fall Festival at the Hope Church of the Brethren, north of Freeport, is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the fund-raiser will go to Habitat for Humanity. Included in the day will be antiques, crafts, lap robles. children's afghans and food. National Bank of Hastings has earned a five-star "superior" rating for the fifth consecutive quarter The award is based on an analysis of the >aost recent financial data, as filed by National Bank with federal regula­ Fire Prevention Day is Oct. 3 tors. supplemented by historical data. Paul A. Bauer, president of the re­ search firm. said. "National Bank of The Freeport Fire Department will celebrate Fire Prevention Day from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 3. at the fire Hastings' performance represents lhe best banking. Other banks may be larger, but few. if any. can match Na­ tional Bank of Hastings' superior strength and performance, achieved station in lhe community. The occasion also will mark lhe lira: and again and again." National Bankk of Hastings, estab­ lished in 1933. serves Allegan and Barry counties in with offices in Hast­ ings and Wayland 122nd birthday of the department. Included will be games for children, a door prize drawing, picture taking, fire truck rides, wagon rides, a hog roast, and cake and ice cream. Dona­ tions will be accepted for the dinner. Tickets for the door prize drawing may be purchased from any Freeport firefighter. 'Charlie Russell* program Friday Raphael Christy, who grew up in lhe Hickory Comers area, will give a portrayal of American artist Charles M. Russell in a special program "Charlie Russell's Yarns" from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Oct. 2. at the Hastings High School lecture hall. Russell (1864-1926) was a cowboy painter and story in Montana during the late 19th century. Cristy is an award-winning historian who works full time as a public in­ formation officer fot the city of Albu­ querque's Department of Cultural and Recreational Services. He has won a Western Heritage Award from the Na­ tional Cowboy Hall of Fame. A reception will follow the presenta­ tion at the Jefferson Street Gallery. 205 S. Jefferson St., Hastings. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. The program is being sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council and Jef­ Grief recovery series to start Barry Community Hospice will of­ fer grief recovery classes over five weeks for adults who have suffered loss of loved ones. The program will be held al the lo­ cal Hospice office. 450 Meadow Run, Hastings, for five consecutive Monday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. begin­ ning Oct. 12 and running through Nov. 9 Grief recovery combines learning about the process of grief with the chance to discuss feelings in a safe, open environment. For more information or to register, call lhe Barry Community Hospice Be­ reavement Departmen* at 948-4852 or (800) 254-5939. , Life Chain rally will be Sunday Bowens Mills fests continue A National Life Chain demonstra­ tion will lake place from 2:30 to 3;3O p m. Sunday. Oct 4, at fie CarQaea parking lot near the corner of State . Street and BroadwSy in Makings did not want to disrupt the community any further and wished to thank all who have supported him. He spoke of the accom­ drunken driving arrest. “Mr. Secor shall submit a written resig­ nation. which shall be effective as of lhe consummation of the purchase of generic and students can feel. Forman thanked all the staff and udministraiors for helping get through this ordeal. He also spoke of lhe accomplishments that service retirement credit” read Lakewood School Board President Lester Forman after the board returned from closed session last have taken place during Secor’s administra­ tion. especially the bond issue and the new construction that is happening in ail lhe district’s communities. He then thanked the school board for hanging tough and the community for giving the board the time to make the decision. The board was then given a standing ovation by several in at­ tendance. Some chose to remain seated. Secor twice had been arrested for drunken driving, first in 1992 and then in May of this year. He was found to have a blood al­ hired. The board had to decide what action io take with Secor, who was arrested last May 23 for drunk driving, second offense. Secor pleaded not guilty and jury selection is scheduled for Oct. 15. A change of venue motion will be beard Oct. 1. No trial date has been set The resignation will be submitted at a special school board meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday. Sept. 30. The board's official statement Thursday read: “In turn, the district shall purchase Mr. Secor’s service credit necessary for him to retire with 30 years of service, pay lhe amount of money Mr. Secor owes into the retirement system, plus a lump sum pay­ ment of about $2,000 — the total co-.ts will be $75,000 to the district. “We understand some people may be by Shelly Suker Staff Writer A Hastings woman was killed and her husband remains in an induced coma with multiple internal injuries and fractures after a two-car accident in Ktent County that oc­ curred just one day before their 50th wed­ Wilma, 67, and were traveling south on Lincoln Lake Road in Oakfield Township last Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 23) when a vehicle, driven by 29-year-old David Smith of Sand Lake, crossed the centerline and struck their car head-on. "WUi^a Wa<ley was pronounced dead at the scene,** iad Deputy Donald Munn of Odessa at the park pavilion.' Participants will be holding anti­ transported to Spectrum Central by Rock­ continue this weekend with the Fork abortion signs and rallying in support River Free Trappers. Mountain Men Encampment and Blacksmith Hammer­ of pro-life causes. This year, participants also are being in. The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and asked to bring good used used or new baby/maternity items to support the fall and winter needs of the Alpha Sunday. Included will be displays and demon­ strations about life in lhe American fur Women's Center in downtown Hast­ trading era and about horsehoeing and blacksmithing, cider making, mill 4033 or 374-7151. CROP Walk sets records War encampment. Farm Days, a photo show and steam and gas engine and children's festival. Gate fees are S5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. For more information, call 795­ 7530. Thornapple Wind Band starts soon The Thoi nappie Wind Band planning committee recently had an organiza­ tional meeting to plan thi* year's con­ cert season. Rehearsals will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Nov. 5. 12 and 19. and Dec. 3. with a concert set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6 in Hastings Members of the adult ensemblecome from as far away as Rockford, but mainly are from liie Thomapple River area Membership is open tt any posthigh school age musician who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules. Though ail instrumentation is wel­ come. the band especially needs clar­ inet and percussion performers. A child care program costing SI is available near lhe band room There is no funding for the Tliornapple Wind Band, except for dona­ tions at concerts. The money is used to promote and support the ensemble. For more information, call Kim Domke al 945-9181 or directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings at 945-9766 or Dave Maqueen of Lake Odessa at 374­ 3037 . Delton's seventh troubled by this However, we believe tak­ ing all factors into consideration, including students, the staff and the parents of the district, as well as Mr. Secor, that this is the right decision. Mr. Secor has given 26 years of service and the parties wish to re­ solve this relationship in an amicable and professional manner without resorting to further costs and expense.” Secor was granted an unpaid leave of ab­ sence until lhe resignation on Sept 30 is . annual CROP Walk last weekend was a record-setting event, as pledges totalled $8,811, eas­ ily eclipsing the $7,000 goal. Elaine Gilbert and Dee Dee Fields were co-coordinators of the fund-raiser, which included 106 walkers and rock­ ers and 21 others who assisted in a number of other ways. McCormick Enterprises Inc. provided the largest contribution at $1,000 and Bob Mc­ Cormick gave the largest single con­ tribution. at $200. Father Richard Valls, pastor of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Delton and Our Lady of Great Oak in Lacey, was the top fund-raising walker with a record setting $581 in pledges. Helen Plough was the oldest walker, at age 90. Trail cleanup will be Oct. 10 Members of the Thomapple Trail Association are inviting area bicyclists and walkers to a cleanup day on the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Oct. 10. Those attending are asked to meet in the parking lot behind the Middleville Village Hal). They also are urged to bring gloves, rakes, gasoline powered weed whackers and other tools. Thomapple Trail Association Presi­ dent Michael Gormley said the event serves as a good chance for people to explore the trail, which was just dedi­ cated last month during the Heritage Days celebration. The next meeting of the Thomapple Trail Association will be at 7 p.m. cohol level of .28 in the incident earlier this year, but was not arrested until July. Forman later told this reporter that the accusation of a board cover-up of Secor’s first arrest in January 1992 is totally false. He said the present board had no knowledge of it. The board members for the 1991-92 school year were Dean Hyde, Ed Markwart. Jean Chase. Kris Hynes. Jeff Booi. Ron Wells and Curt Johnson. For the 1992-93 year, board members were Ed Markwart. Jean Chase. Kris Hynes. Jeff Booi. Curt Johnson. Sonja Davis and Lester Forman. tendered and accepted. Tom Derderian. Secor’s lawyer, read a ford Ambulance." Smith, whom Munn said had not been drinking, was not wearing a seal belt. He suffered a broken leg and multiple lacera­ tions. It was not known by police whether the Hinckleys were wearing seal bells. Munn said. However, family members said the pair always wore their seat belts. The couple were known for 14 years in lhe Nashville area as the owners of Donald and Wilma's Upholstery Shop, which kept them together morning, noon and night. "They were very, very close," said Don­ ald's sister. Petie Lana of Nashville. "They just really enjoyed each other s company." WilmaLlater worked at Carl's Supermar­ ket in Mashville and attended Nashville Baptist Ghurch. Family members said Wilma and Donald apparently were returning from an anniver­ sary trip to northern lower Michigan when the accident occurred. The couple, who have three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchil­ dren, had lived most of their married life in Nashville before moving to Hastings nearly 10 years ago. Their daughter. Donna May (Rex) Christie lives in Hastings, while their son. Harley Jack (Paula) Hinckley, lives in Middlebury. Ind., and son. Steven D. Hinckley, lives in South Bend, Ind. Wilma's mother, Edna Edwards, lives in Nashville and her brother, Tom (Nola) Ed­ wards. lives in Hastings. * No charges have been filed as a resuk of the accident, which remains under investi­ gation as Deputy Munn seeks witnesses Anyone with information is asked to call Munn at (616) 336-3114. Right to Life Pres, to speak here Barbara Listing, president of Right to Life of Michigan, will be the featured speaker at lhe Barry County Right to Life decrease in abortions over the past 10 years and there now is a direct connect nodine (I800-57-WOMAN) for women in crisis pregnancies or afflicted with post-abortion annual banquet, starting al 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 8. at the First Baptist ■ Schilthroal Saturday and lhe Wasippi 'luegrass Singers Sunday. dowens Mills will be open every eekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. I with a number of activi­ ties. including a fiber and quilt show, a mountain man encampment, a Civil Steve Secor Hastings woman dies in Kent County crash The fourth festival in the "It’s Cider Time" series at Bowens Mills will and food. Music will be supplied by The Rangers and Dedo Phillips and Jeff plishments of the district and the pride staff Thursday night. Dave Doozan. curriculum/special pro­ gram coordinator, was appointed acting su­ perintendent until a new superintendent is the Went county Sheriffs Departmeht. "Dorthid Hilckley and David Smith were tours, horse drawn wagon rides, music I Staff Writer Lakewood Schools Superintendent Steve Secor has decided to resign in the wake of a two-month-old controversy over his Another such event will take placb fr.im 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday in Lake ings. For more information, call 948­ statement from Secor in which he said he by Helen Mudry ding anniversary. Donald Hinckley, 74, and his wife, ferson Street Gallery. For more infor­ mation. call 948-0095. Secor resigns position as Lakewood School Superintendent Love," will talk about today's abortion issues and about lhe "Menan's Friends" assisted suicide proposal (B) on the Nov. 3 syndrome. Right to Life also has seen its influence grow in statewide politics, as there is a pro-life majority in lhe House and Senate and its efforts are supported by Gov. John Engler. The organization has 125 affiliates general election ballot. Listing has served as president of the statewide organization since 1981. Since then she has overseen a number of statewide. The Barry County Right to Life Sanctity of Life Dinner also will include musical entertainment by keyboard player Paul A. successful political efforts. • She is known nationally for her role in initiative and referendum efforts that ended Meek. A punchbowl social will be at 6:30 Medicaid funded abortions in 1988. passage of legislation to restore parental involvement in abortion decisions for at 7. Ticket prices are $15 per person or $100 for a reserved table of eight . Tickets will Church. Hastings. Listing, in a speech called "Vision of minors and passage of legislation to ensure that women seeking abortions are provided p.m.. followed by dinner and lhe program Barbara Listing be available at the door, but reservations are appreciated. For more information, call 948-4033. with a full range of information. Michigan has reported a 40 percent CONTRACT continued from PAGE ONE Some of the highlights of lhe policy in­ clude requirements that groups must be non-profit, there would be restrictions and regulations on refreshments and they can­ not stay later than 9:30 p.m. The city still could charge fees for-profit groups to use the facilities. There had been discussion about charging a $25 deposit, but Campbell said, "I think we have to have some visible trust in the organizations of our community." Councilman David McIntyre added that a deposit isn't necessary because the police department is just across the hall. Councilman Barry Wood said everyone* should remember that the policy will not remain the same if it is found to be too re­ strictive or cumbersome "This is a policy and it can be changed." he said. "We can look at it again (in the fu­ ture)." • Received and placed on file a request from Rebecca Geldersma to take another Wednesday. Oct. 28. For more information about tlte cleanup day of the association, call look at the city's fence ordinance Administrative officials said they occa­ sionally get complaints about fences, but they usually do not act on them if they Gormley at 795-8739 don't involve sidewalk or safety issues. Hastings man dies in single car crash Police are still investigating an accident early Saturday that claimed the life of a 27- year-old Hastings man. Donnie McKinley Brazier was driving west on Chief Noonday Road al about 7:45 a.m. when the accident occurred on a curve near Briggs Road, according to the Hast­ ings Post of the Michigan State Police "The vehicle crossed the center line and ran off lhe roadway left." police said "The vehicle then went up a din embankment and vaulted into the air several feet."' The car then continued in a southwest di­ collided with several trees and Came to rest facing north. Brazier s funeral was held Tuesday at the Beeler Funeral Chapel in Middleville and burial was at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. He is survived by special friend. Jodi Pennington and children. Dylan and Chelyn. as well as his mother. Ina Baker and step-father. Ronald Baker and his grandmother. Ina Reese of Hastings No other information was available at press time. rection and entered a wooded area where it Penrod explained. "We don't go looking for fence problems." but handle them if complaints arise Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ field confirmed that the city gets involved only if there is a "glaring violation." It was noted that the Planning Commis­ sion has taken up questions about the local fence ordinance recently, but has recom­ mended to keep it as is Mansfield said. Most people don't realize there is a fence ordinance... when they (fences) become a problem, people usually take care of it themselves " "I think we have to have some visible trust in the organizations of our community." Mayor Frank Campbell �The Hastings Bannef - Thursday October 1 1998 - Page 3 some ot the 80 participants signed up for the tour are pictured in front of Wayne Pennock's maple syrup making facility. Maple syrup producers tour two Barry County farms by Mary Warner Staff Writer Two Barn County farms were pan of the annual Michigan Maple Syrup Association Fall Tour Sept. 26. Some 80 members of the association first visited the Tim and Tammy Brodbeck farm in Lake Odessa and then the Wayne and Marian Pennock farm near Nashville. After lunch in Bellevue, the group went on to maple syrup production facilities in Bellevue and Charlotte. According to the association’s fall newsletter, the tour is held each year to showcase various maple syrup facilities and facilitate a "free flow of ideas of how others One of the tour participants brought along a furry companion. Pennock, a retired dairy farmer, also grows Christmas trees. Syrup making has been in the Brodbeck family for five generations, according to go about producing maple products.*' John Anton, president of the association, said that "it's* important for (those partici­ pating in the tour) to sec how others do things." "Everybody improvises and has special circumstances." he said, so the tour gives the producers "the ability to see how other people manage their individual cirumstances." The tour also allows for socializ­ ing. be said. "It’s an opportunity for people twice a year to talk about their business and their kids." This is the first year tour stops have in­ cluded his facility. Pennock said. Pennock owns a third generation maple syrup opera­ tion started in 1890 by his grandfather. Curtis Pennock. Maple syrup has been pro­ the association’s fall newsletter. The Brodbecks cash crop farm 5.000 acres. In 1989. "with 40 years of no syrup making at the farm." the newsletter stales. "Tim. along with his Uncle Russell, started the business once again. Uncle Russell helped Tim get started by passing on his knowl­ edge of the syrup making process." In 1993 the Brodbecks' sugar house burned down, but they rebuilt and over the years expanded to over 900 taps The maple syrup season runs from mid­ February until April, and lhe big question Maple syrup producer Wayne Pennock of Nashville had a chance last Saturday to explain how he makes his syrup to members of the Michigan Maple Syrup Association. duced every year since then by the Pennock family. Pennock taps 800 trees each year and gets sap from an additional 400 taps belonging to neighbors. this coming winter is what the weather will be like. A colder-than-usual winter could mean some frosty sap collecting for the producers Tour members take a look at Pennock's facilities. More than half a million people could settle in Barry County by Mar? Warner Staff Writer There could be more than half a million people living in Barry County if develop­ ment is allowed to continue unchecked in coming years, according to County Planner Jim McManus Al Monday's Barry County Planning Commission meeting. McManus presented a study he conducted of how many parcels of land could be developed in the county using existing zoning guidelines. He came up with 238.727 parcels that have the po­ tential of containing at least one new dwelling, compared to 30.040 existing* parcels "In most of Barry County, the lot sizes are one acre with 220 feet of frontage," he said, "so just by taking what's already out there and maximizing development, this is how many parcels you could end up with." McManus multiplied lhe number of po­ tential new parcels by 2.4 people to arrive at a total of 572.950 new people living on those parcels, compared to the estimated 55.CXX) to 60.000 people that are expected to be living in the county in the year 2000. The half-million figure does not include village populations within the county. McManus said, so the number of potential private iuad servicing 15 lots on 20 acres of property in Orangeville Township. Neigh­ boring resident Connie Johnson expressed County Commissioners for a vote, would require that every 1.250 feet of private road have one ingress and egress road off a concern about traffic, lighting, and pollu­ tion problems in relation to the develop­ county road. The ordinance ensures that emergency vehicles can make their way in and out of rural residences if one entrance via a county road is blocked McManus said the change was requested by county ment, McManus said, and asked commis­ sion members whether there was "a way to preserve open space" and whether the county has a plan for doing so. "The answer is yes. we do have a plan." McManus said, "but we don't have ordi­ nances that automatically state you must have open space " That plan is the county's master plan, he emergency personnel. The next ordinance the commission hopes to work on. McManus said, deals with the problem of keyboling. where a developer builds homes near a lake and gives those homes lake access. Such devel­ said, which is "a guide to help manage de­ velopment in Barry County." He said the Planning Commission "would like to cre­ opment practices can overpopulate lakes and cause pollution and other problems A possibility for limiting overall devel­ ate ordinances to help achieve” the goals of the master plan. Some ordinances have al­ ready been created, he said, like one rec­ ommended for approval by lhe commission Monday which changed the length a private road can be. The proposed ordinance opment. McManus said, is to increase the lot size allowed in agricultural zoning. However, when the master plan was being approved, a proposal to change the mini­ mum lot size in agricultural zoning from one acre to 10 acres met with opposition from farmers, other landowners, and some change, which must come before the Barry Two area teens who struggled with police Aug. 28 were given Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status when they tinue. it’s what could happen down the road." He said a likely scenario" is that the Judge James Fisher Thursday Mandi Golovich. 19. of Charlotte and Daniel Tobias. 19. of Nashville can have were sentenced by Barry County Circuit their high court misdemeanor convictions of resisting and obstructing police officers ing the building study from McManus "looked at this and said. Oh. my God. we’ve got to do something. " McManus said. "Everyone agreed that we need to edu­ cleared from their record if they are suc­ cessful on probation. The pair were arrested in Nashville after two Barry County Sheriffs Deputies tned cate the citizens of Barry County about land use — what is happening and what could happen " The commission spent some time at the to cue them for being minors in possession of alcohol when they were found drinking while sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck on Lentz Street During the struggle that ensued. 10 to 12 other teens approached lhe two officers, screaming obscenities. "This incident is basically a large group of people who scuffled with police." said meeting discussing the preservation of open space alter one Barry resident objected |o a cluster development off Mullen Road The commission Monday gave developer Jack McCormick a special use permit for a Planning Commission members turned lhe commissioners approved a minimum down a request by Melvin Saudy for a spe­ cial use permit for a machine repair shop on agriculturally zoned land on M-66 in Assyria Township. McManus said the request was denied be­ cause the Planning Commission felt the shop would be a manufacturing enterprise and would thus not be allowed in the exist­ ing zoning. The commission also approved a site plan for development of a private road off Pifer Road by Chris Graham. The road will serve nine land parcels. And two land divisions for property off Brooklodge Road in Barry Township were two-acre lot size for the master plan. Mc­ Manus said. The master plan calls for other measures to preserve open space. McManus said. They include having the state purchase de­ velopment rights from county property owners, having developers transfer devel­ opment rights from one piece of property to another so one area is preserved as open space, and encouraging open space devel­ opment design, such as cluster develop­ ments where homes are clustered in one area and open space is kept within the de­ velopment parcel. McManus said the planning commission asked him to conduct the building study. approved, one for four, five-acre parcels and one 20-acre parcel owned 1>y Donald People in lhe community interested in knowing more about development issues can contact McManus or their county Shoup, and one for four 10-acre parcels and one 15-acre parcel owned by Samuel Rastoskey. commissioner. * In other action at Monday's meeting. Two teens sentenced in struggle with police new county residents is closer to 600,000. McManus said such intense development is "not likely to happen tomorrow or for decades, but if existing conditions con­ county population will increase by 10.000 people every 10 years Planning Commission members receiv­ of the county commissioners. Eventually, assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makled in court Thursday. "This seems to be a troublesome trend We’ve been getting a lot of cases like this w here there is a total disregard for the law." Golovich allegedly had pushed a deputy and then tried to jump on him during the altercation with police, and kicked and screamed obscenities when they tried to restrain her. according to a police report dnnkmg" In addition to her HYTA status. Golovich was ordered to spend 30 days in jail with credit for one day served and the last 29 days suspended if she is successful on her one year of probation "It depends on your actions whether you go back to jail." Fisher said. "Ms Golovich is just starting out in life, she has a job and has plans to go to school." said Makled "I hope this behavior was just an aberration All spend one year on probation Tobias had refused to things considered, it would be in society's best interest to give her a chance to prove she can have better priorities " "I’m surprised you would find yourself in this situation." Fisher told Golovich "What would cause you to behave like deputies who proceeded to wrestle Tobias to the ground before he could be hand­ this’" "1 wasn't in my head.” she said ”1 was In addition to his HYTA status. Tobias was given five days in jail and ordered to give his identification to police the night of the incident. He then pushed one of the cuffed Tobias' criminal history includes previous citations for being a minor in possession of alcohol and for driving without a license. "He appears to have a drinking problem." said Makled. "He’s had two mi­ nor in possession charges this year." After noting that Tobias has been drinking since the age of 16. Makled said he appears to be starting a trend that could cause a downturn in his life. "It fits the pattern of the worst and most incorrigible alcoholics who started drinking in their teens." said Makled before asking Fisher to give Tobias a break by granting HYTA. "Give him a chance to prove to himselt (hat he can follow the rules, particularly w uh respect to drinking." said Makled Fisher pointed out to Tobias that the common thread running through nearly all of the cases in ceurt Thursday was alcohol and drug abuse "I know people like you. at your age tend to think it's no big deal, is it?" said Fisher. See TEENS continued on page 5 �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 1 1998 L6TTCRS from our readers We must protect our children To the editor: I was furious when I read the Banner How can wc sleep at night, knowing that these monsters will be out soon * The\ will about the molesting of children, and the res­ idents of Barry County did not know. We all have the nght to know never spend all that time in prison Back in 1996 a Mr Tobey of Hastings went to pnson. and in 1998 he walked out a free man after two years And now we have How can someone commit these disgust­ ing enmes against our children and walk away free * Because that’s what our laws arc telling us. They should pay for what they have done to our children How will our children live with this for the rest of their lives? Will they ever trust anyone or feel safe .’ What kind of world do we live in. to let this go on? How far will the law go to save them from these mon­ sters.* Not that far. because the judges let them plead to a lesser offense and receive a shorter pnson time. The law is 15 years to life for them. How would the judges feel if it was their children? I will never understand how they can live with what they have done to our children. Mr. Myers. Remember, he pleaded to a less­ er offense, so how much time will he get ’ I know it won’t be 15 to life. He'll walk after five to seven years. Mr. Rainwater went to prison and we’ll see him soon loo. Mr. Gnndal and Mr French, all of Hastings, will be back out before you know it. The law is the law and that means give them 15 to life in pnson. Don't let them walk free men The list goes on and on. I pray that we can trust in the law to do the nght thing and keep our children safe from these monsters Sue Jones. Hastings Support United Nations funding Dear editor: The United Nations is in senous financial trouble.” The United States played a pivotal role in the formation of the United Nations shortly alter the Second World War to work toward world peace, sccunty. human nghts, and social and economic development. Yet the United Nations is on the verge of bankrupt­ cy today, largely because the United States owes it one and a half billion dollars in past dues. If it docs not pay (his year’s obliga­ tion. it will automatically lose its vote in the General Assembly in January. This Congress has created this impasse because it added unrelated, highly contro­ versial items to legislation that would authorize partial payment of our dues to the Lnitcd Nations Public polls show that at least 73 percent of Americans support the United Nations and believe that wc should pay our dues Hate the sin, but love the sinner To the editor: First. I wish to say I do condemn what Denny Myers has done. Second. I feel sorry for all those with hate in their heart toward Denny. Hate toward persons has ruined this world Hate toward God. the Creator has caused mankind to say. “There is no God." Hate for people causes <*nc to murder, steal, rape, gossip, lie and all other sins. Hate comes by not receiving God’s love and for­ giveness. which is offered to us in Jesus Christ God says ir. his book to mankind, the Bible, that everyone of us arc sinners. “All have sinned ” “There is none righteous...” \nd that the wages of this sin is death. In other words, we arc all Denny Myers’ But God so loved His creation, you me. Denny, that he gave his only begotten Son (Jesus Christ) to die on the cross, that we. you. Denns Myers might be saved (from Hell). If you cannot forgive one another. (Denny Myers) or whomever. You have not received the love of God through Christ Jesus. Love and forgiveness arc the basis for Christianity. So hale Denny's sin, but love and forgive Denny. There but for the grace of God go you’ Denny has received God’s forgiveness, but the law will take its course! I was abused by three people as I grew up. but the love of God in my heart caused me to forgive all three, who arc now dead, one of whom received Christ as his Savior later in life, and led a productive life in Christ. Please receive the forgiveness of God into your life and put away hate. Hate sin. but love 'he sinners, and pray for them. Don C. Reid. immediately, in full, and without condi­ tions. Probably because of this wide sup­ port. the conservatives in Congress who have not been able to restrict family plan­ ning efforts by international agencies plan to add restrictions to a popular, but unrelat­ ed bill. The bill that has authorized payment of some of our back dues to the United Nations passed Congress in Apnl. It stipu­ lates, however, that no international family planning agency receiving federal funds can spend any of its own money on family planning overseas. Congressional leadership has delayed sending the bill to the president for his sig­ nature thinking that this delay in granting UN funding will force him to sign the bill with this and many other conditions. If the vision of the United Nations is to continue around the world, UN members must pay their dues. Please write your leg­ islators urging him or her to support UN funding in full without conditions. Townships, village join forces to recoup costs for litigation by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer In an attempt to recoup $25().<NM> spent to successfully fend off a 1993 lawsuit, the townships of Castleton and Maple Grove and lhe Village of Nashville have filed suit against their former risk pool company for allegedly refusing to finance the litigation. According to the suit, filed in Barry County Circuit Court Sept 16. the Michi­ gan Township Participating Plan s (MTTP) insurance policy states that the "company shall have the right and duty to defend any suit against the insured seeking damages on account of... bodily injury or property damage, even if any of the allegations of the suit are groundless, false or fraudulent." "We re trying to recover our attorney fees and costs." said Maple Grove Township Supervisor Rodney Crothers. "They said it was a pollution-related suit and the policy doesn't cover pollution." The three municipalities were sued April 6. 1993. by Nortru. Inc., a Detroit com­ pany that receives and treats hazardous waste. The suit alleged then that the Transfer Recycling Station, operated by the three municipalities, had shipped via a company called Ever-Ciean. four 55-gallon drums containing polycholrinated bipheyls (PCBs) in concentrations "above levels that Nortru could legally accept under the Fed­ eral Toxic Substances Control Act.” Also suing the village and two town­ ships was Ever-Clean. "We don't take contaminated oil." said Crothers. "We take used motor oil. We didn't know it was contaminated when the personnel received it." But after a trial held in August and September of 1995. the three municipali­ ties won the case when the Detroit judge finally ruled on Match 31. 1998. that there was no release or threatened release of haz- James and Ruth Pino Nashville Know Your legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Inring. Cartton. Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. ardous substance resulting from the ship­ ment "We never shipped directly to Nortru." said Crothers "They received it through a second party (Ever-Clean) We had hired them to dispose of the contaminated oil." None of the $250,000 in public funds spent while defending the suit was paid or reminbursed by the Michigan Township Participating Plan, the insurance company for all three entities at that time, said Crothers. Attorneys for the townships and village say the M TIP denied the claim based on a "Pollution Exclusion" portion of the poli­ cies. The three municipalities have accused the M HP of a breach of contract and are ask­ ing Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher for a jury tnal to order the company to honor its obligations "in an amount equal to the costs an attorney's fees incurred by each of lhe municipalities in defending the litigation." MTTP had not filed a response to the lawsuit as of Tuesday. by Tint Zwart, Ed. D Licensed Psychologist Pine Rest Hastings Clinic Some misunderstandings about psychotherapy (Part III) by John Nielsen, MSW, PhD What follows is the last in a three-part series related to misconceptions or myths some people have related to psychotherapy or counseling. In parts one and two, we discussed that you do not have to worry about becoming dependent on a counselor, that most psychotherapy requires only a few sessions, that counseling is confidential, and that though friends can give us advice, qualified counselors can share their extensive training and technical knowledge. In the rest of this article, we will look at a few more misunderstandings for your reflection • "I’ll get better anyway." According to studies on counseling, effective psychotherapy quickens and focuses on change. Change may occur if you wait your problem out. However, the same problem may resurface later if the central issues have not been sufficiently resolved. Counseling provides a way to confront and resolve problems at their source. It also provides tools for dealing with future problems. • "Therapy lasts forever. It just goes on and on for years." Many types of therapy are short term. They are designed to get measurable results in a brief time span. While some problems require longer • "Being in therapy is a sign of weakness. Strong, effective people can solve their own problems." For most of us. acknowledging the potential value in consulting with a trained professional is not likely a weakness. Consider the possibility, if you will, that it may actually be a weakness to acknowledge human limitations and to resist taking the steps necessary to solve problems. Counseling is not perfect, and not everybody is a candidate for counseling. However, those who acknowledge the need for counseling may be operating from a stronger position than those who insist on avoiding help. • "People who spend time and money on therapy are being self-indulgent and selfish." If effective therapy works, one of the results is lhe person's increased potential to love. Because of this, family members and intimates may receive more love more often. It is difficult to perceive this as being selfish! So there you have it. Nine myths about counseling have been addressed. If you are struggling with a relationship problem or a personal or family conflict, why not give counseling a try? See a competent counselor for an assessment session to determine if help is available for you. treatment, many problems do not. Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Hastings HastingsBaNNER Drvoted to the interests of Harry County Since 1856 Public Opinion What about tax cut? Congress last weekend passed an $800 billion tax cut that will be paid for by an anticipated budget surplus, but President Clinton threatens to veto it because he believes the extra money should fund Social Security. What do you think? Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovtsxjn o’ J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (616) 945 9554 Fredartc Jacobs Vice President Stephen Jacobs Secretary Presxient Joyce Ryin • NEWSROOM • Dav»d T Young tEtMor) Eiame Gilbert /Assistant Eotor) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry C«ndy Smith Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Suwyn Ruth Zachary ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Scon Ommen Cmdy O Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year m Barry County S27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere pOSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo. B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Paul Kesler, Woodland: Sharon Schaefer, Caledonia: Ada Black. Delton: Diana McDiarmld, Hastings: Ethel Conk, Gun Lake: "I usually have an opinion on most everything, but I think the average citizen doesn't have enough facts to form an intelligent opinion on this issue." "I think it would be better to use the money to secure Social Security. Whatever we would gain in a tax cut wouldn't be that beneficial. If we put that money into a fund, it would have a chance to grow. " "1 believe he's (Clinton) absolutely right. We paid into it (Social Security) all these years." ”1 think it should go for social security — I think that's real important." "This is not a surplus. It belongs in Social Security. It shouldn't be used for anything else." Kathle Kennedy, Lake Odessa: "The tax cuts should go for Social Security." �T*m Hastings Banner - Thursday, October 1 1998 - Page 5 Farmland preservation must be voluntary, Farm Bureau president says by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Farmland and the u ide-open spaces are being gobbled up by urban sprawl al a rate of six acres per day A "for sale sign" al a Barry County farm on M-43 is symbolic of what is happening to the agricultural industry and farmer* ev­ erywhere. Posted in a soybean field, lhe sign says that lots are available for 525XXX) each With low prices for farm commodities and weather-related woes, a farmer would have a hard time turning down such a profit from the sale of his land. Michigan Farm Bureau President Jack Laurie said. "That's thing... just a little portion of those prop­ erty rights." Laurie said It has to be a personal decision probably more than any other policy we've ever talked about in agriculture This is a per­ sonal decision with each one of us." them "The legislature has established the mechanism They’ve made it possible for us to develop a farm land preservation pro­ gram and now it's up to us to make that decision "lhe American Farm Bureau has taken Laune said that he and County Farm Bu­ reau President Tom Wing agree that if the "right" farm economy existed, "farm land preservation wouldn't be an issue because farmers would say this is the best eco­ nomic use of my land.. But. when com is SI.50 a bushel, soybeans are less than S5. hogs are 30 cents, and cattle feeders can't remember when they made money — then the initiative to look at some things we can do short term and long term to impact the ag economy. We can look at things like revisiting the crop insurance program, you start to wonder — am I doing the right thing? North Dakota, which has some of the richest agricultural land in the U.S . will lose 30 percent of its farmers this year be­ cause of the farm economy, l^iurie said. "They (North Dakota farmers) have a very limited number of commodities that they grow and absolutely no off-farm op­ portunities.*' Nebraska. Kansas. Oklahoma don't have multiple crop opportunities either and "their agricultures arc hurting significantly more than is ours. "The real positive thing that we have go­ ing for us in Michigan is that we have a diverse agriculture and off-farm (work) op­ portunities (to supplement income). very attractive.” On the other hand, what kind of future are young people going to have in agricul­ ture 10 to 25 years from now?. Laurie asked. He was speaking to the members and friends who attended the Barry County Farm Bureau's recent annual meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. "I think we have to look closely at the short-term economic decisions versus the long-term total economic impact on our industry." Laune said. "The folks who really will make the de­ cision on farm land preservation are people like those represented on the Barry County Farm Bureau Board. "... We have to remind ourselves that anything we talk about in farm land preser­ vation has to be voluntary. This organiza­ tion will not commit itself to supporting anything that says 'this is how you should "We have done a number of things in Michigan Farm Bureau to promote the op­ portunity for farmers to make the decision about what they would like to see their land be used for in the future. The latest of use your land."' Laurie said. He encouraged members to give serious thought to the farm land preservation dilemma when (hey are talking at home and in the policies the couhty organization these is to establish a Michigan Farmland Preservation Foundation within the Michi­ gan Farm Bureau that can generate the re­ sources to help county Farm Bureaus and local units of government understand what is involved in farm land preservation, to provide resources to have educational op­ portunities for farmers in the local com­ supports. When a county in another part of the stale was voting on a proposal concerning a "purchase of development rights pro­ gram.” he noted that the vote "split right munities and to help them understand that it is important that they make that individ­ ual voluntary decision about how their land is supposed to be used." he said. down lhe age line, within two or three years of the 50- to 55-year age limit The ones below wanted to preserve farm land. The ones above it wanted to make it part of their 401K plan. They were determined that Laurie also encouraged members to get involved in land use planning efforts at the the highest bidder would determine what happened to their land. "... Even though property rights still are local level. "...Only five (townships in Barry) have taken the initiative on their own." he said, the number one thing in all of our minds as farmers, we have to make a philosophi­ noting that the other townships have county planning and zoning. "It's not go­ ing to happen unless you step up to the cal decision. If we decide that we want to preserve our land for this next generation, plate." "...The tools are available." he told we have to give up a little bit of some­ FINANCIAL a responsibility on the part of that society to compensate the farmer for lhe market that's lost?" Other proposals that can be explored in­ cludes lax benefits for farmers, such as permanent income averaging, savings on estate taxes, more deductions for self-em­ ployed health insurance costs and "farm ac­ counts so you can save up money in the good years to help you through the bad years and not be taxed on it. "There’s just a whole host of things that D. Christensen Delton's seventh annual CRO° Walk on Sunday fit that description, organizers said. Pledges and donations for the walk to fight hunger locally and globally exceeded this year's goal and all previous records totaling $8,811. And other donations are still expected. "The weather seemed threatening early Sunday morning and our goal of 57,000 still seemed quite distant, but with God all things are possible. Several hour* before the event started, lhe day became bee ’tiful - warm and sunny - and we were thrille.i to have more participants and pledges than last year." said Elaine Gilbert, walk co-coordinator with Dee DeFields. "We were glad to see so many new re­ cruits join us in our fight against hunger as well as our faithful veterans," DeFields Municipal Bond Funds and Money Market Funds ous types of municipal bond funds and money market funds Municipal bond funds seek to provide high yields by investing in tax-free munici­ pal bonds There arc two types state and- national State municipal bond funds invest in the bonds of a single state, offering income that is exempt from federal as well as state tax for residents of that stale National munic­ ipal bond funds invest in a national mix of municipal bonds, offering federally tax-free income National and state municipal bond funds each come in two varieties general municipal bond funds are not restricted to bonds with any particular maturity, or in­ vest in those with maturities of more than five years: and short-term municipal bond funds invest in bonds with maturities of one to five years. Money market funds come in two vari­ eties taxable and tax-exempt T a x able money market funds seek to maintain stable principal by investing in short-term, high-grade securities sold in the money market The average maturity ol these se­ curities is limited to 90 days or less Gov­ ernment taxable money market funds invest primarily in I S Treasury securities or other short-term instruments issued or guaranteed by the I S government or. its agencies Non government taxable money market funds invest in j variety of money market instruments, including certificates of deposit, commercial paper and banker's acceptances Tax-exempt money market funds seek tax-free income by investing in municipal securities with average maftnities of 90 day i or less National tax-exempt money would be some tough economic times as a result of that. So we ought to look closely at what can be done to not go back on our word that we made to Congress and to the American people that we wanted to move toward lhe market place." Farm Bureau members should keep on investigating what can be done to move agriculture into the 21st century as a viable and profitable industry. Laune said, the kind that would make young people "proud to be a part of agriculture in lhe future," he said. We were skeptical about setting our goal that high and never dreamed we would ex­ ceed it." she said. "People, including Del­ ton and Prairieville area businesses, were very generous and our walkers (and rockers) worked very hard to coIlea pledges for lhe walk." About 106 walkers and rockers (a rockathon was held inside for those who wanted to rock in rocking chairs) turned out for the event, and there were 21 others who assisted in many ways by providing enter­ tainment. refreshments, route monitoring, registration and other forms of assistance. The Delton event had several noteworthy "firsts " Early in the fundraising campaign, the local CROP effort received its largest, sin­ gle donation since lhe inception of the Del­ ton walk. McCormick Enterprises Inc. of Delton contributed 51.000 and owner Bob McCormick also sent a personal donation A 9-year-old Nashville area boy was pronounced dead at Pennock Hospital According to a fireman, however, the boy had already been removed from beneath the heavy equipment prior to their arrival. Wednesday evening after a large, metal bucket fell on him in a Castleton Township sand pit at about 5 p.m., Firemen proceeded to provide assistance to emergency medical personnel. Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance was according to preliminary reports. The accident occurred Sept. 30 behind a residence at 5876 Scott Road (M-79) just also dispatched. J-Ad Graphics News Service Mutual funds today hold about 55 tnllion in assets, yet just more than half of this amount is invested in the stock market. The rest is in such investments as bonds, inter­ national securities and money market funds In this article wc describe the vari­ we can do." Laurie said. "What we’re trying to keep out front is we made a decision in 1996 to move lhe industry away from (he federal government and we knew there Boy dies in sand pit accident of Edward Jones and Co. (Editor's note Last of a three-part senes on mutual fund investment objectives.) Michigan Farm Bureau President Jack Laurie was the keynote speaker at the recent annual meeting of the Barry County Farm Bureau. market funds seek income that is federally west of Barryville Road. tax-free by investing in short-term munici­ pal securities from a variety of states. State tax-exempt money market funds invest pre­ dominantly in short-term municipal bonds within a single stale, providing income that is free of federal and stale taxes for resi­ The boy. whose name was not available al press lime, was taken to Pennock Hospital by the Castleton-Maple GroveNashville Ambulance service shortly after being removed from beneath lhe heavy dents of that state. Understanding mutual fund objectives not only enables you to match your needs with the nght funds for you. it also helps you understand what to expect and not Central Dispatch reported that a medivac helicopter had been requested by emergency personnel but the choppers were grounded by the rainy weather. No other information was available al press time Wednesday. equipment. Also dispatched to the scene was the Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville Fire De­ partment for possible extrication. expect — from any fund vou buv - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week +1-5/16 59-3/4 +13/16 49-1/4 4-1/4 53-1/8 ♦1/16 49-11/16 Chrysler CMS Energy 43-3/4 ♦1-7/8 58-1/4 Coca Cola ♦1-7/16 0 & N Financial 20 -4-3/8 Dow Chemical 88-1/16 ♦3-11/16 70-3/4 Exxon -3-11/16 Family Dollar 14-15/16 -1-7/8 First Financial Bancorp 25-5/8 •3-1/16 Ford 48-7/8 ♦9/16 General Motors 57-9/16 ... Hastings Mlg 21 ♦3 130-3/4 IBM •2-1/8 45-3/4 JCPenney ♦11/16 Johnson A Johnson 78-15/16 -1-3/16 12-3/16 Kmart -3/16 33-3/4 Kellogg Company •3-9/16 McDonald s 60-1'16 -2-7/16 43-7/16 Sears 10-1/4 -5/8 Simpson Industries •28 Southeast Men Gas 15-38 ♦3-8 5-1'16 Spartan Motors -1-3/16 TCF Financial 21-3/8 50-1'4 •2-1/8 Upionn -6 80 294 65 Gold + 46 537 Silver • 183 32 Dow Jones Ind Ave 808052 748 000 000 •56000 000 Volume AT&T Ameritech Anheuser Busch Laurie, a Cass City dairy fanner, became president of the Michigan Farm Bureau in 1986 and has served on lhe stale Farm Bu­ reau Board since 1965. "A great tribute to agnculture in Barry County" are the young farmers who are serving in leadership positions in the Barry County Farm Bureau, he said. Laurie said he would like to show them off around the state to "show some of the folks who keep trying to convince me there aren't any young farmers left." (Awards presented at the annual Barry County Farm Bureau meeting will be pub­ lished in next Tuesday's edition of the Re­ minder). Delton has record-setting CROP Walk said. "Il was high-spirited. "We were overwhelmed by the results. Everything just came together perfectly. FOCUS famishe./by...Mark doing some supplemental crop insurance payments this year to help those folks in disaster areas " He also said the national organization can "look at programs currently available in moving commodity out of this county and into markets that need it for people who are hungry, and it has lhe impact of raising commodity prices and so the mar­ ketplace is at work." Exploring the possibilities for compen­ sation to farmers for sanctions that have been imposed by the State Department on markets that were significant to U.S. agri­ culture is another idea Laurie mentioned. Farmers "have absolutely no control over" those situations and "they have cost us a sizable portion of our export market and so we raised lhe question... if we are imposing a sanction on a customer of agriculture's to benefit the whole of U.S. society, is there CORRECTION: A Sept. 17 Police Beal report about a 19-year-old Middleville man who was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol was not driving the car when it was stopped by the Barry County Sheriffs De­ partment as it was incorrectly reported. Die man was a passenger in the car. The Banner regrets the error MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE... TEENS continued from page 3 MDA-supported investigators are a pioneenng force in "No." said Tobias. "You can become an alcoholic quite quickly because your body hasn’t fully developed. " the judge told Tobias. "I'm sure you're a fine young man when you haven't had anything to drink. In contrast, when you are drinking, you're disre­ spectful. you're shouting obscenities and fighting with police officers," Fisher told Tobias he did not want to send him to jail. "But given the fact that you have two prior minor in possession convictions. I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't." he said genetics and gene therapy While speeding treatments and cures for neuromuscular disorders affecting more than a million Americans, they have made significant advances that may lead to therapies lor heart disease, cancer, arthritis. Alzheimer's. Huntington's. Parkinson s AIDS and cystic fibrosis Giving to MDA makes a world of difference 1 want you to quit drink­ ing " "I haven't touched a drop since this incident." Tobias told Fisher. "I've been having problems with my stomach and my kidneys In addition to his jail sentence. Tobias was ordered to pay 5250 in costs and SI 15 restitution jointly with Golovich MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION (800) 572-1717 of $200. "It was such a generous contribution and we were flabbergasted by the amount. We are truly grateful." DeFields said. "McCormick’s wonderful donation lifted our spirits and was a motivating influence to work even harder because it made our goal seem more feasible." Gilbert said. Father Richard Valls, pastor of St. Am­ brose Catholic Church in Delton and Our Lady of Great Oak in Lacey, was the lop walker in lhe event. A first-time walker. Father Richard had pledges of 5581. which was another record setting achievement for one walker in the local event. Special recognition was given to Don Clum. runner-up for the top walker desig­ nation. for his commendable efforts. Clum raised 5428 for CROP As top walkers, both Father Richards and Clum will receive a complimentary ethnic meal, prepared by DeFields and Gilbert. The meal was offered as an incentive to encourage participants to get as many pledges as they could and to honor them for their efforts to feed others. Recognition also goes to the 29 people who raised 5100 or more for CROP. In ad­ dition to Father Richards and Clum, they are Suzanne Adams. Nancy Anderson. Casey Balia. Amber Barker. Gwen Boyle. Ben Campbell. Jeremy Darling. Dee De­ Fields. Lilah Francisco, Erin Garrett, Elaine Gilbert, Pastor Bill Hertel. Stewart Hill, Neil Hughes, Anne Humphrey. Sharon Van Koevering. Mike Mead. Donna Monica. Scott Noethe, Reva Orbeck. Teresa Raymond, Russ Ruthruff, Joseph See CROP, continued on page 6 �page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 Quality Printing ...depends on experience & equipment. Let Us QUOTE YOUR PRINTING! 1996 CROP continued from page 5 the walk will be used to buy food for low Sincissen. James Slater. Susan Tagg. Christine Telle and Vi Tolles. "We not only appreciate their efforts, but the help of each and every participant Ev­ ery dollar collected makes a difference in the lives of those who can't help them­ selves." Gilbert said. Walkers and rockers ranged in age from infants to 90-year-old Helen Plough. In addition to walkers from area churches, walk organizers were pleased to have participation from Boy Scouts of Troop 50. high school students and Delton income families and unemployed in the Delton area Seventy-five percent of the funds go to Church World Service, sponsor of the walk, to help with emergency needs and other form* of assistance in 70 coun­ Kellogg school employees. DeFields and Gilbert were also grateful for the help of Jane Norton who was in­ strumental in arranging the participation of nary ans instructor A combination of the "wonderful support of our pastors.” the generosity of givers, the performance of participants to seek pledges, and the efforts of other members of the CROP Walk Committee and volun­ Michigan Career and Technology Institute (MCTI). which sent five walkers with a to­ tal of $500 in pledges and wonderful re­ J-Ad Graphics, Inc. freshments; Jan and Barry Beamish who donated and served freshly popped popcorn; and the Rev. Steve Reid, executive director of Love Inc. Of Barry County, who spoke during the opening ceremony about the Ask For: Bill Love, Steve Steward or Jennifer Jacobs C HI RC HOF IHt NKZ5RENE |7|6 North Broadwav Randall Hanman. Pastor Sunday Service* 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 IX) a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 no p m Service* for Adults. 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Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to X 30 pm (grade* 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care pros Jed) SI. ANDREW'S INDEPENDENT \NGI.IC \N C HI RC II Meeting at 502 I Bond St (Hav­ ing* ( hutch of God Building| 4 a in Holy C ommunion 1st and'3rd Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* 1928 prayer book used at all verv ice* for more mfornution call 44X-4J27 or Rev David T I lustwick. vicar at 44K«no4 St Andrew* i* a part of the Independent Anglican Church C anada Synod HASTINGS \SSEMBIA OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 3(1 a m . clakscs for all age* Morning Worship 10 45 a in Nursery provided Sun­ day I-vening Service. 6 (X) p tn Wednesday activities 7 (>o p m are Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz (age* 2 through 7 or first grade). Kid* Club or Junior Bible quiz (age* X-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (age* 13-14). Adult Bible Study • No age limit* WELLOME CORNERS t NITED METHODIST C HI RC H 3lR5 N Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 4MI5X Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Serv ice* Sunday. 9 (X) a m . Re* Ken Vaught 11 00 a m . Rev ( ar I Litchfield SlNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am lor all ages 4-11. M»mday* 6 30 lo X00 pm . BIBLE SIL DY Sunday. 5 (X) pm . C ommunity Breakfast on third Saturday each month X 00 a tn . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Chnvl's Lowe, and the fellow ship of pev^le who care GRACE BRETHREN HIBI I ( IH RC H ifurmtrlt the Hastings (irate Hiethren (hunk). 000 Powell Rd I mile east of Hasting* Ru* Sarver. Pastor I meritu*. 945-9224 Sundav Service* 9 45 a m - Bible C Lism-s • tor all ag« *. It) 40 a m Morning Worship Thursdav. " 30 p in Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 M) p in Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ sage' 945-9224. h 10pm - Bible Study tor all SI. ROSE ( \HIOI K ( Hl Rd! X05 S Jefferson Father ( hark* Fi*chs*t. Pastor Saturdav Ma** 4 30 p rr.. 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Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study ’pm It in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more detail* ST. ( Y Rll.’S ( \TI1OLK ( HI R( II Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose ( at hoi k Church. Hastings Mass Saturday I vening 6 .30 p m GRACE COMMlNm' CHURCH Meeting at Maple Valle* High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) X52-922X Morning C elebration 10 am Fell«»w*hip Tunc belorc the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. south group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN ( HRISTI \N PVRISH 4XX7 ( oat* Grove Rd Pasior Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6(X) pm Y»«uth meet­ ing*. Junior-Senior High This mliirniiition tin worship vrmct'.v is pnn iih'il h\ The lldstini's Bunner, lhe chun hes and these Itual hu.sine.sses WREN El NERAL HOME <>fHastings FI .EAE AB INC ORPOR A TED of Hasting* N ATIONAL BYNK OE HASTINGS Member F DII I HE II ASTINGS K ANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadwav Hasting* BONI.EY PHARMACY Piesc’ipti.-n* IIXS leflcrson 94<-M29 II AM INGS MANI FACTl RING ( O. Hasting*. Michigan II AM INGS EIBERGI ANS PRODI CIS. INC. ’”0 t .»>» Rd tries. including the United States. Refreshments for the walk were paid for by the Student Council and Senate Hall at MCTI and prepared and served by the school's culinary arts students. Serving the food and beverages were volunteers Ryan Shank. Preston Shanklin. Miles Hirst. Robin Hamson and Carol Anderson, culi­ teers made lhe event a success. DeFields and Gilbert said. six out of the past seven years This year they have some new members and a new name. Kedron. which is the name of lhe brook where David found lhe five smooch stones that he used for his victory over Go­ liath Band members are Lou Endsley, key­ board. Mike Huffman, drums; Rich Stro­ bel. lead guitar. Kevin Stobleskey. bass; and Mike Madill, guitar. Taylor and Pennepacker perform al many Barry County events and every Monday evening at the Old Country Buffet in Battle Creek The Delton walk started and ended at Faith United Methodist Church. "We hope to keep our walkers coming." DeFields said of future events. "Save the last Sunday of September for the CROP Walk next year." she said. "Il was nice that some of our old friends, who haven't walked for several years, returned this year, too." many needs in the Delton area. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from Alp . at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... Pl l MiAXTVIE* FAMILY < III R( II 2601 t-accs R<ud. IXiuling. Ml 44050 Pastor. Steve Olmstead <616> '5X-3O2I church phone Sundav Service •* 30 a m . Sunday School I! GO am. Sunday I vening Service 600 pin . Bible Study A Pravei Tunc Wednesday night* 6 Mi p m Other committee members are Scott Noethe. Margaret (Guthrie) Bromley. Pas­ tor Gerald Galloway. Pastor Bill and Jan Hertel. Wilma Kyle and Lilah Francisco. "We know the people who came lo the walk are very busy, but yet took the time to devote the afternoon lo the cause of helping others plus getting donations.” DeFields said "Asking for money is diffi­ cult. but when you believe in a cause, you can do it." "Many people commented about how much they enjoyed ihe music during the event." Gilbert said. "Our thanks go to pi­ anist Isla DeVries, lhe band Kedron. and singers Mary Taylor and Terri Pennepacker who are known as the Taylored Pennies " Band members performed a variety of contemporary Christian music, plus an original song. "Walk to Feed the World, written especially for the Delton CROP Walk. The bahd has performed for the event Hastings. Michigan C<X NTR3 ( HAPEI. I NITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery pros ided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meal* 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 p m For more information call the church office BARRA COUNTY CHI RCH OF CHRIST Ml N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Service* Bible Classes HI a m . Worship 11 a m . Evening Service* 6 pm Wednes­ day Bible study 7 p m Peter Wackcrman. Pastor Phone 945­ 293X Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST ( HURCH Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Re* Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 a in Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid's quizzing, 6 00 pm Evening celebration for all Tues- 1 dav. 6 30 p in . Kid's Alive for ages 2 through 11Oh grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednesday. 9 (X) am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office (;RACE LUTHERAN ( HURCH 239 |- North St . Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pasior Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday, (ki 4 WIKA Sunday Worship X (M) A 10 45 am. 9 30 Sunday School. Barry County Jail Worship 12 45 Thurs­ day. Oct I 4 00 Children’s Choir 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 oo Adult Choir, 6 00-9 (X) Sub Ab (up Saturday. Oct 1 K(H)pm N.A Monday. Oct 5 - 3 30-6 30 Sub Ab Grp . Brother* of Grace 7 (X) Tuesday, (kt 6 7 00 p m Shep Comm . 7 30 OA Wednes­ day, (kt 7 lOtxi am Word­ watcher*. 3 3<M> 30 p m Sub Ab Grp. 7:00pm Sarah Circle HASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH Corner of Green and Church street*. Dr BuHbrd W Cue. Pastor Lisa Steven*. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist ( hurch plume 616-945-9574 Har­ ner tree building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship service over Will II-AM 1220 at 1(1 Ml J m SUNDAYS 9 to □ m Sunday School i0 30ain Coffee Fellowship II (Ml am Worship Child care available for infants & toddler* thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Wednesday Oct 7 - 6 30 pm. Potluck Dinner with Program pre­ sented by Nancy I ightfoot (Mis­ sionary to W Africa) FIRST PRE.SBATER1 AN (Hl R(II 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463’G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah E Sisson. Associate Pastor Thursday, (kt I • Wc welcome Pasior Debo­ rah I- Sisson to our church family’ Sunday. Oct 4 - Wc celebrate World C ommunion during both worship service* 9 30 a m Tradi­ tional Worship ScrvKc. 9 50 a m C hildren's Church (PreSchool-2nd grade). 10.30 am Coffee Hour. I0 3o am Sunday School-All age*. Pasior Keller's Adult Class Hall Dave Josly n's “Lagos" Class Lounge. II 2<>am C ontemporary Worship Service The 9 30 service is broadcast over WBCH-AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both servic* 7 00 pn Women * Concern Group A Lounge Tues­ day. CXi 6 - n 15 a m Men's Bible Study a: the YMC \Ottuc. *00 am Lydia Circle - Lounge. "Oo pm Girl Scout Leaders meet - Sr High Classroom. " 15 pm Eileen C irck -1 oungc Wedncsdav. Ckt ’ - 9 lo a m Martha Mary C irck Isabelle Johnson*. 12 00 n«ion Cir­ cle «»I uneheon at Agnc* Smith'*. I lo pm (irdc «4 at Marcele Bradley*. 6 oo pm Children's Ch»Mr. 7 (X) pm C hansel Choir. “ (Ml pm Kerygma Bible Study Dining Room. “ 30 p m Han­ nah Circle at Evelyn Hughe*’ "30 pm Ruth Circle at Grace Shirkev * | Fred (Fritz) Steiner I (Fritz) Friday. MIDDLEVILLE Fred Steiner. 88. passed away September 25. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Steiner. HASTINGS - Charles W. Frederick, HASTINGS - Hany W Schultz, age 88. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 1998 at Tendercare. age 89. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. September 30. 1998 at his residence. Hastings. Mr. Schultz was bom on November 7, Arrangements arc pending at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. 1909 in Gaines Township, Caledonia, lhe son of Fred and Martha (Linderman) Mr. Steiner is survived by one son, Bruce (Holly) Steiner of Middleville; three Schultz. daughters. Valerie (Tim) Estes of Greer. South Carolina, Jenny Losey of Legal. Alberta Canada, and Judy Thompson of Middleville; nine grandchildren, four great I Harry W. Schultz He was raised and attended Gainey Township schools in Caledonia. He was married 68 years to Violet R. LAKE ODESSA - Raymond Milton Smith Jr., age 63. of Lake Odessa was called home by our Lord on September 27. Wickham on June 16, 1930. He was "employed at Illinois, and Art Steiner of Colorado, one 1998 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was bom September 28. 1934 in Manufacturing Piston Ring and retired after 33 years of service. He was also self­ sister, Elsie Bleich of Illinois; and several Hastings, the son of Raymond Milton and nieces and nephews. Violet (Seasc) Smith. He married Joyce France on March 17. employed. dealing with scrap iron. Mr. Schultz was a fanner, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and the friendship of grandchildren; four brothers. Issac Steiner. Abraham Steiner, Alvin Steiner all of services Funeral were held Monday. September 28, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Ken Bremer officiated. Interment was al Ml. Hope Cemetery, Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomapple Manor. Hastings Middleville United Methodist Church. or Royal Miller 1998 at the Durand Convalescnt Center. He was bom June 24, 1919 the son of Glenn and Dora (Benedict) Miller in Township. be fondly remembered by his family and parents; five brothers and two sisters. Mr. Schultz is survived by his wife, friends. Mr. Smith is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Smith; son, Cary (Linda) Violet R. Schultz; three sons. M«9 (Shirley) Schultz Jr. of Middleville*, Benjamin LeRoy Schultz of Hastings, ani Smith of Freeport; daughter. Sue (Ken). Michael W. (Bonnie) Schultz of Hastings Ketchum of Big Rapids; seven grandchildren; ten grcM grandchildren; and several nieces anfl Barry and some very special friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday. nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday Morning at 11;00 a.m. October 2, 1998 ■ September 30. 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel. Lake Odessa. Reverend Glenn the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville with Reverend Gary Newton officiating. Branham officiated. Interment took place in Woodland Interment will take place in Freeport Cemetery, Freeport. Memorial Rirk. Memorials may be made the Memorial contributions may be made tq Commission on Aging. County, April 22, 1944. He moved to Juddvillc in the early 50’s. Before that he had lived at Hale, Standish. Bay City and Oregon for awhile. He spent the rest of his life in Juddvillc. He was a veteran of the United States Army. A member of lhe United Methodist in Juddville. He grandchildren. Kaitlyn Marie; several nieces and nephews; Michigan. He married Nellie Bugh in Battle Creek Church retired from Chevrolet after 30 years there. At one time he owned and operated a service station in Juddville and was lhe constable there for a number of years. He loved the outdoors and had a cabin near Houghton Lake for many years. He was a great husband, dad, grandpa and an all around family man. and friend to all. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Nellie of 54 years; four daughters, Bonnie (Stanley) Brant of Battle Creek. Ms. Beverly McGuire of Owasso. Joan (William) Blanchett of Owosso, and Joyce (Gordon) Hunter of Coder Springs; a son. (Royal) Lynn (Linda) Miller of New Lathrop; 14 grandchildren. and three great lo American Lung Association. I I Howard R Chupp BELLEVUE - Howard R. Chupp, age 71. of Bellevue, passed away Tuesday. HASTINGS - Donnie McKinley Brazier Jr. age 27. of Hastings, passed September 22, 1998 at his residence. away Saturday. September 26. Mr. Chupp was bom November 19. 1926 in Reed Cily. the son of Rino Henry Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Donnie is survived by his mother, Ina Mate Machinist's He married Barbara J. (Wenger) Chupp on April 13. 1947 in Battle Creek. working in woodcrafts. Nile of Plant City, Florida; Reverend Eldon (Eva Dell) of Rose City; Reverend He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers. William and Art Chupp and Vernon (Wikla) of Portage; Maynard (Phyllis) of Menden; Merwyn (Janice) of sister, Patricia Hamm. Mr. Chupp is survived by his wife, Bellevue; and a former brother-in-law, Leo Barbara J. (Wenger) Chupp; daughters. Terry Sue Wiliford of Waterloo. New- Gordon and Wendell (twin of Wilma), three brolhcrs-in-law. Albert Clemens. Youngs and Everett Couch, one sisler-in-law. Wilma (Reverend Milboume) Miller. the Whclplcy-Martin Funeral Home had the funeral, the Reverend James Downing officiated. Services were held at the Juddville Michigan Church. Bunal look place at Elmwood Cemetery in New Lothrop. Association, and Clark’s He had been ill since 1982. York. Lucy Jane Pottct. Gail Marie Robinson & Laura Joy Chupp all of Bellevue, and Patti Ann Blanchard of Clarkston; son. Howard P. “Chip" Chupp of Bellevue; 18 grandchildren; and brother. Henry J. Chupp of Coleman. Funeral Mass look place Friday. September 25. 1998 at Our Lady of Great Oak Church. Donovan and Lacey. Bishop Reverend Father Paul V. Richard Valls officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Great Oak Church or CkxxJ Samaritan Hospice Care. Arrangements were made by Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. look place in Cemetery, Lake Odessa. Arrangements were made Airbrake Company) in Galesburg. G. Forest (Betty) of Hastings. Reverend Milboume (Nora) of Cartersville. Georgia; Glenn and mother. Dora Miller, sister. officiated. Interment Hydrcco (previously known as New York Retirees and Camper’s Club. Mr. Chupp enjoyed fishing, hunting and Hastings; of Tuesday. September 29, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Bret Hoxworth Howard was employed as a Foreman Stcelheaders Reese friends. Funeral Services for Donnie were hdd- from 1967 to 1982 with Clark Equipment Company. Prior employment included Mr. Chupp was a member of Our Lady ina several aunts, uncles, cousins and many Second Bellevue, Ms. Wilma Couch of Battle Creek, and Lois (Reverend Donald) Potter of Gladwin; eight brothers. Dale (Faith) & Eleanor (Leo) Frey; two infant brothers. grandmother, 1943 to January 21. 1947. He served in Asiatic Pacific Theater. He was discharged of Great Oak Catholic Church. Lacey; Bronson Chapter #2924 of Knights of Columbus; Post #298 of American Legion Frey of Fair Lake, Delton. He was preceded in death by his father. Pennington of Hastings and two children, Dylan and Chelyn Pennington; the United States Navy from December 11, as Aviation Class. 1998 al Baker and step-father, Ronald Baker of Hastings, a very special friend, Jodi and Sara Jane (Rawson) Chupp. He attended Battle Creek schools receiving his G.E.D. later. He served in grandchildren; five sisters. Mrs. Glendora Clemens of Rose Cily. Marion (Percy) Ellsworth of Hale. Ms. Thelma Youngs of Paul many. Mr. Schultz was preceded in death by hit Kyle Raymond. Zachary Clayton James, Royal Miller 79. fonnerly of Hastings; went to be with the Lord September 21, Assyria 1962 He was a life long farmer and an employee of Twin City Foods. Ray will ♦ Hastings Lakeside by Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. | ^Vilnu^^^hncHel^ | HASTINGS - Wilma M. Hinckley, age 67. of Hastings and fonnerly of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, September 23. 1998, as the result of a car accident. She was bom 1930 October 4. Potterville, lhe daughter of Russell in and Edna Edwards She married Donald Hinckley September 24, 1948 in Vicksburg. She owned and operated with her husband “Donald and Wilma’s Upholstery Shop" for 14 years, and later worked at Carls Supermarket in Nashville. She attended Nashville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Russell Edwards. Mrs. Hinckley is survived by her husband, Donald; daughter. Donna May (Rex) Christie of Hastings; sons. Harley Jack (Paula) Hinckley of Middlebury. Indiana, and Steven D. Hinckley of South Bend. Indiana; grandchildren. Jason. Randy. Andy. Anita. Becky. Angie. Joe, and I .aura, great grandchildren. Derek, and Chclsic; mother. Edna Edwards of Nashville; brother, Tom (Nola) Edwards of Hastings, three nieces and one nephew. Private services will be held at a later date. Bunal was in Union Cemetery. Dowling. Memorial donations may be made to lhe family. Arrangctpcnt* were made Valley Chapel. Nashville. by Maple �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1996 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS Friends of the Library will meet on Tues­ day. Oct 6. al 7 pm al the Lake Odessa Community Library WiMidland Eagles will be hosts for a craft show Salifday. Oct. 3. al their store Iron! at 125 N Main in downto*.n Woodland with bake sale, coffee and doughnuts, and walk­ ing tacos included St. Edwards's Altar Society will initiate its expansive new building in a premier event on Oct. 3 with some craft vendors, lunch and an extensive health fair held in Williamses mark 50th anniversary L Ronald and Mary Jane Williams of Laccy celebrated their 50th anniversary with a He is retired from the Kellogg Co. and she is retired from Lakeview General Hos­ cruise and tour of Alaska. Their children celebrated with them at Plcasantvicw Family Church with a special service in their honor and a catered dinner. Ronald marned Mary Jane Halstead July pital They have four sons: Mike of Crystal. Rick of Delton. Brad of Bellevue and Doug of Laccy. The couple have eight grandchil­ dren and five great-grandchildren 31. 1948 in Bellevue conjunction with the Ionia County Health Department There will be flu and pneumo­ nia shots, blood pressure checking, hearing and v ision testing Hope Church of’.he Brethren w ill hold its harvest festival Saturday. Oct. 10. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.. There will be a semi-annual rummage sale at the Fellowship Hall Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday 9 io 11 a.m. This event is sponsored by the United Methodist Women of Central Church. Bownc Center UMC held its swiss steak supper Saturday. The church and school yards were full of cars Familiar faces spoi­ led were those of Galen and Shirley Kilmer. LEGAL NOTICES REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BARRY Notice is hereby given that any legal voter living in the following Cities and Township* who Is not already registered to vote may register with their respective Clerk on Monday. Oct. 5.1M8, THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER, from 9:00 a m. until 5:00 p.m. to be eligible to vote In the November General Election to be held on Tuesday. Nov. 3. 1998. REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK DENA A. MILLER ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK EVERJL MANSHUM HASTINGS CITY CLERK 10570 M-66 Nasi vtUe Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-34:0 201 East State St Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-2468 TRACY MITCHELL BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK JUNE DOSTER JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK 5766 Henry Rd Hastings Ml 49058 phone (616) 948-2268 * 1815 Lacey Rd Dowling Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY BARRY TWP. CLERK SUSAN K. BUTLER MAPLE GROVE TWP. CLERK 155 E Orchard St Delton Ml 49046 Phone (616) 623 3538 (home) (616)623-5171 (Ofhce) 9652 Evart Rd Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852 1859 WILMA DANIELS CARLTON TWP. CLERK 85 Welcome Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-5990 LORNA WILSON CASTLETON TWP. CLERK 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (5171 852-9193 (Home) 616) 852-9479 (Office) BONNIE L. CRUTTENDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK 885 River Road Hastings Mi 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 .Home) V (616) 948-9T90 (Office) SYLVIA FORSTER HOPE TWP. CLERK 5463 S Wan Lake Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616' 623-8683 (Home) (616) 948-2464 iOfhce) EMILY HARISON IRVING TWP. CLERK 6925 Parmaiee Rd Middlevilie Ml 49333 Phc.ie (616)795-9915 gage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubfcc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m on October 15. 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 20 21 and 22 of Block B ot Pleasant Shores According to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on °age 59 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ot such sale Dated September 3 1998 CONTIMORTGAGE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys tor CONTIMORTGAGE 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98087934 (10-1) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WU. BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael J Dalek, a marned man and Sallie A Dalek, his wife (Original Mortgagors) to Union Federal Sav­ ings Bank of Indianapolis a Federal Savings Bank Mortgagee dated March 14 1997 and recorded on March 19 1997 in Liber 688 on Page 413 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty and 48/100 dollars ($113 940 48) including interest at 8 00*. per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o clock p m. on October 15 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of ASSYRIA Barry County Mchigan and are de­ 156S Mam St Woodland Mi 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 scribed as Commencing at the Southeast corner of Sec­ tion 19 Town 1 North Range 7 West Assyria Township Barry County Mchigan thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along the East I me of sad section 1324 14 feet to the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of sad Section and the place of be­ ginning thence North 88 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds West along the South line of sad North­ east t/4 of the Southeast 1/4 280 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds West parallel with the East Section fine 220 00 feet thence South 88 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds East 280 00 feet to said East Sectcn line thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds East along sad East Section tme 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Together with a 66 foot wide easement for ingress and egress adjacent to the East side of sad described parcel The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m Whch case the redemption period snail be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 3 1998 Uncn Federal Savings Ban* of inaianapohs FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL JANICE C. LIPPERT YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys for Union Federal Savings Bank of DARLENE HARPER ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK 11031 Wildwood Rd SheibyvHie Ml 49344 Phone (616) 672-7149 NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK 10155 S Norns Rd Delton Ml 49046 Phone 1616) 623-2664 BARBARA BEDFORD RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK 2461 Heath Rd Hastings Mi 49058 Phone (616) 948-2194 DONNA STA G RAY THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK 200 E Main St Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (616) 795-7202 CHERYL ALLEN WOODLAND TWP. CLERK 284 N Briggs Rd M-ddieville Ml 49333 Phone '616» 795-9091 To receive an absent voter ballot, contact your township or city clerk Indianapolis 30150 Teiegrapr Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98088277 A new round window al the second story level at Central UMC was dedicated Sun­ day morning. It was a gift in memory of Laverne and Ethclccn Daniels, who died in 1996. Family members present were daugh­ ter Juanita Kosters of Grand Rapids, niece Meghan Daniels, who is attending LCC. and her mother. Denise, of Hastings Dur­ ing the service, a quartet of teenage girls Johnson speaking on "The State of Michi­ gan Archives." The latest newsletter of the Society lists new members in Ohio. Vir­ ginia. Nevada. Lowell. Holl. Wyoming (Ml). Cedar Springs and Ionia. Many mem­ bers have joined in order to be eligible to receive their First Families award. This year's class of IK new members will be inducted on the following Saturday Each honoree may invite a very limited number of guests. The observance is open only lo the 1997 class and the 1998 class of inductees First Families has a new logo designed by a Portland student. The Oct. 10 meeting convenes at I p m at the Lake Odessa Depot Museum The exhibit this month is from drug stores with text books and advertising items Watchers of Channel 8 news last week may have spotted Dave Schippcr of Jackson Road in an interview about lake quality This was in reference to his work with cm i- ronmcntal quality of Michigan lakes Dave with wife. Elaine, and children. Brent and Sarah, lived on Johnson Street while build­ ing their new home on the Campbell town­ ship side of the road where they raise sheep and have a horse. Elaine is an aide al West Elementary. LakcwooA Christian School is having a semi-truck on the school premises to receive newspapers for recycling until Monday, Oct. 5. again nngmg out the hours of the day with the sets of three nngmg at 15-minutc inter­ vals. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE (Counter-clockwise) two year old Cory J. Hncovsky is held by dad Jason E Hncovsky. Next is grandmother Phyllis D. Peabody, great-grandfather Donald W VanZandt and sealed is great-great-grandmother Anna M VanZandt KO. of Lansing. She is survived by five chil­ dren. a brother. Richard Shong of Lake Odessa, and nephew. Robert Whitcrafl. who lives on Jordan Lake Avenue She was pre­ ceded by her husband. Carl, a year ago He was retired fire chid of the city of Lansing She was also preceded by her three sisters. Cluns Poppcnberg. Dorothy Heald Broadnb and Kathennc Call, who lived on John­ son Street here. Services were on Tuesday at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church. sang “A Circle of Friends." They were Christy Hemming. Jackie DcLancy. Con Hemming and Krystal Handley. After months of silence, the Westminister chimes in the tower of Central UMC arc THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATON WE 06TAISI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Michael R Kovatak and Sheena M Kovalak husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to First Alliance Mortgage Co a Michigan Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated May 5. 1997 and recorded on May 9 1997 in Liber 693 on Page 977. Ba y County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the CONTiMORTGAGE as assKfnee by an assmgment dated May 9. 1997 which was recorded on July 28. 1997. in Liber 703. on page 134 Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-Nme Thousand three Hundred Forty and 27/100 dollars ($69 340 27) including interest at 12.05% per an­ num Adjustable Rale Mortgage Interest rate may change on 6/1 and 12/1 ot each year Under the power ot sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ 5 generations of VanZandts and Hricovskys Merrill and Nancy Tyler of Woodland, and Willis and Arlene (Behler) Hatch of Allo There will be another dinner with roast beef served Oct 24. Their ground floor building used as a dining hall is having an addition built for storage Death came Sept. 25 to Manan Barrett. Death came Saturday evening lo Randy Wolverton. Scbcwa Township farmer, who a week earlier had been exposed to silo gas formed from new ensilage Funeral services were held at Koops Chapel Wednesday Services were held at Jackson on Wednesday for Clair Torrey. 76. former res­ ident. He was the son of Glenn and Kale Torrey, husband of the former Betty Car­ penter. Both were graduates of LOHS. They had five children. The Lake Odessa Area Histoneal Society will meet Oct. 8 at 7.30 p.m. at Lake Manor. The program will be a repeat of one not viewed for several years. About 1969. Fr. Raymond Moeggenberg of St. Edward s church produced a film strip with taped narration titled "Little Green Village Beyond the Suburbs." This has been redone into slides and there is a .ext to accompany thc tape. Come and see how the town has changed in less than 30 years. Guests and visitors are welcome. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet next week on Oct. 10 with David Bruce Ryan Garber. Nashville and Ryan Mane Garrison. Nashville. Chad Allen Lapckcs. Middleville and Elizabeth Jane LaJoyc. Hastings. Ettore Joseph Rascra. Hastings and Don­ na Jean Allcrding. Hastings. David Gene Smith. Lake Odessa and Donna Mane Galbraith-Newberry. Lake Odessa. Claud Henry Rosenberg. Middleville and Sally Ann Loew. Middleville. Shawn Lee Raymond. Middleville and Amanda Jane Henley. Middleville. John Allen Sweeting. Wayland and Shancl Lynn VanHculen. Wayland Mark Adam Myers. Nashville and Bever­ ly LaRac Myers. Nashville. Patnck Donovan O'Meara. Delton and Kimberly Ann Scott. Delton. TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ACKERS POINT DRIVE AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 14 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having received pedons to make certain pubke improvements consisting of the paving and other improvement to Ackers Pomt and South Shore Dove, private roads (the ‘Improvement'), from record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage m the speoal assessment drstnet desenbed betow. has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions and. pursuant lo Act 188 of the Pubic Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following desenbed lots and parcels of land which are benefitted by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed special assessment district. Ackers Point and South Shore Drives Road Improvement . Special Assessment District No. 14 Lots and parcels numbered: 08-007-015-025-00 08-007-015-033-00 08-007-016-022-00 08 007-016-023-00 08-007-016-024-00 08-007-016-025-00 08-007-016-028-00 08 007 040-001 -00 08-007 040-002-00 08 007 040-003 00 08-007-040-004-00 08-007 040-005 00 08-007 040-006-00 08-007-040-007-00 08-007 040-009-00 08-007-070-011-00 08-007-070-012-00 08-007-070-013-00 08-007-070-014-00 08-007-070-015-00 08-007 070-016-00 08-007-070-017-00 08007-070-018-00 08-007-070-019-00 08-007-070-020-00 08-007-070-021-00 08-007-070-022 00 08-007-070-023-00 08-007-070-024-00 08-007-040-011-00 08-007-040-011-50 08-007-040-012-00 08-007-050 020 00 08-007-070-001-00 08-007-070-002-00 08-007-070-003-00 08-007-070 004-00 08-007-070-005-00 08-007-070-006-00 08-007-070-007-00 08-007-070-008 00 08-007-070-009-00 08-007-070-010 00 08-007-070 025 00 08-007070-026-00 08-007-070-027-00 08-007 070-029-00 08-007-070-030-00 08-007-070-031 00 08-007-070-045-00 TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a pubic heanng on Monday, the 12th day of October 1998. at 6 30 p.m . at the Township Han. 5643 S Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. m said Township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions filed, the pro posed Improvements, the proposed speoal assessment distnct and aW other matters relating to sad Improvements TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Improvements are on file with the Township Clerk for pubic examination PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING This Nonce was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope Dated October 1.1998 Sylvia Forster. Clerk Township o< Hope (10-1) �page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October i 1998 Calif I3ear Calif In your particular situation, LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the vuncMions ot a certam mortgage e»eculed on November 14 ’980 by Edward J Tibbie and Cathieen S T<>t>*e husband and wife as Mortgagors to Mam Street Savings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded n tne oftce ot the Register ot Deeds tor Barry County Michigan on November 19 1980 at L iber 247 Page 333 (the Mortgage ■ and on when Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebted­ ness as defined by the Mortgage due and un­ paid in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Dol­ lars and 57/100 (Si2 005 57) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and rther costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro seeding at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt se cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m tne Mortgage having become operative by rea son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at 1 00 o dock m the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street m the city of Hastings Michigan that bemg the place ot holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry mere wiH be offered for sate and sold to the high­ est tydder at public safe tor the purpose of satis­ fying the unpaxl amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certam property located m Carl­ son Township Barry County Michigan described n the Mortgage as follows A parcel of land m the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14 Town 4 North Range 8 West described as Commencing at tne Southwest*corner of the West 112 of the Northeast 1 /4 of the South­ east 1/4 of Section 14 thence North 166 feet thence East 400 feet more or less to the shore of the lake thence South to the South s*de of sa>d Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1 /4 thence West to the beginning except the South 24 feet thereof Cartton Township Barry County Michigan Commonly known as 5290 North Chartton Park Road Freeport Michigan The length o’ the redemption penod will be six 6, months ’’om the date of sale Dated September 4 1998 MA'NSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastmgs Ml 49058 (10/8) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE •his FIRM is A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE sale - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael R McGuire and Maureen j McGuire husband and wife (Original Mortgagors) to DMR FINAN CIAL SERVICES INC Mortgagee dated Febru ary 14 1996 and recorded on February 16 199b m Liber 652 cn Page 45 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hun d'ed Seventeen Thousand Fifty three and 89'100 dollars (Si 17 053 89) including interest at 7 50*» per annum Under tne power of sale contained m said mortgage and tne statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part ot them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Mchigan at i 00 oclock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE Barry County Mchigan and are described as Part of Lot 112 of Supervisor s Plat Number 1 of Long Pont according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats on Page 49 Described as commencing at the Southwest eriy corner of sa»d Lot 112 thence Northwesterly along shore to Pine Lake 110 feet thence South easterly across said Long Pont to a point on the South Shore of said pont 60 feet Northerly of the Southeast corner of said Lot 112 thence South westerly 60 feet to tne Southeast corner of said Lot thence West along the South Line of said Lot to the place of beginning bemg a Subdivision of part of Sections 5 and 6 Town 1 North Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 month)sj from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated September to 1998 DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trot! & Trot! PC Attorneys for DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98088506 (10/1) TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Middle Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Carlton. Barry County. Michigan, having received pctilioi.s lo make certain public improvements consisting of annual treatment for the eradication and control of iquatic weed and plants in Middle Lake, located tn Carlton Township, fix the period of one or more years (the - Improvements"i from record owners ot land constituting more than 50*4 of the total land area tn the special assessment district desenbed below, has resolved its intention lo proceed on the petitions and. pursuant lo Act 1X8 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township, l he Township Board has tentatively determined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following desenbed lots and parcels of land w hich arc hcncfillcd by the Improvements and which together compose the following proposed special assessment distnet: Middle laikc Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I Lots and Parcels Numbered 0843404)28-325-200-00 08-040-032-105-000-00 09-040-050-000-004-00 0843404)28-325-3004)0 08-040-032-105-000-01 OX-040-050-000-0054X) 08-04(3028-325-300-02 084340-032-125-000-00 08-040-050-0004)06-00 08-040-028-325*300-01 08-040-032-15(310(304 084340-0504)004)084)0 08-040-029-405-100-00 08-040-032-150-100 01 08-040-050-000-009-00 08-040-029-405-400-03 08-040-032-150-100-03 08-040-050-000-010-00 08-040-029-405-400-02 OX-040-033-250-100-00 OX-040-050-000-011-00 08-040-029-405-400-06 OX-IMO 033-250-100-01 08-040 050-000-012-00 08-040-029-405-400-04 OX (34O-O33-X5O-2OO-05 OX-040-050-000-013-00 08-040 029-405-400-01 08-0404)33-275-10(300 0X4340-05(30004)14-00 08-040-029-475-100-04 08-040-033-275-100-01 0X040-050-0004)16-00 08-040-029-475-100-06 08-040-033-2^5-200-00 OX-040-055-000-008-00 08-040-029-475-100-03 08-O40-033-315-000-0G OX 4340-055-000-0124)0 08-040-029-475-100-05 08-0404340-0004)05-00 OX-O4O-O554XM)4)13-00 08-040-029-475-1004)2 08 040-0504)00-001 -00 0X 040-055.0004)154)0 08-040-029-475-100-01 08-040-050-000-002-00 084340-055-0004)17-00 08-0404)29-475-100-00 OX-040-050-000-003-IM) 0X 040-0554)004)19-00 08-0404)55-00(3022-00 08-0404)55 000-041-00 OX-tMO-09.5-000-0024)0 08-040055-000-023 00 08-040-055-0004344-00 0X04(3095-000-003-00 08-040 055-0004)24-00 0X4340-055-0004M64MI 08-04(3095-000-0044)0 08-040055-000025-00 0843404)60-000-004-00 OX-04(3095-(XK3(X)5-00 08-040-055-000026-00 (Mi-040-06(300(3013-00 OX-tMO4)95-000-006-00 08-041L055-000 027-00 (K-040-065-000-026-00 tM-tMO-095 -00(3007-00 08-040-055-0004)31-00 08-0404)65-000-027 02 OX-(34(3095-00(3008-0() 084340-055 (XM3032-06 OX (340-065-000028 -<M> 084340-095-0004)09-00 08 -040-055-000-03.3-00 OX-040-065-000-029-00 0X-(MO-095 000-011-00 08-040 0>> 4MM>-OU (M> OX-040-065-000-030-00 08-04(3095-000-0 12-00 08 040055-00 3034-00 OX 4340-065-000-03 l-(M) 08431(30954)004)13-00 ()X 040 0ss.(XM).()3s-(M) 0X4340-075.000-011-00 0XtM0-09s(XM3014-00 08-040-055-000 036-00 43404)75-000-012 <M> OX -04(30954)004)17-00 OX-040-055-000-038-00 08(3404)75-0004)14-00 OX4MO-095-(XX30I9-00 08-040-055 000039-00 (1843404)75-00(3015-00 0X4(33033-250-200-00 OX-IMO -Oss.(100-(MO (X) OK434O•095-(XM3(X)| 00 I AKE Nt >1 It F that the township Board ot the township of Carlton will hold a public hearing <w Monday, the 12th day of October. I99X. at "(X)p.m. al the Township Hall. 85 Welcome R«ud. Hastings. Michigan 49058. in said township, lo hear and consider any objections to the prliuons filed, the proposed Improvement, the proposed special assess­ ment district, and all other matters relating lo said Improvements LAKI H RIHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost lor the Improvements arc on file with the lownship (Terk lor public examination. It al any time during the term of special assessment district an actual incremental cost exceeds the estimate of costs described above by 10*1 or more, notice shall be given and a hcanng allordcd to property owners and interested parties PROPER IY '•HAH accord NO I BE ADDED TO I HE PROPOSED >PE( IAI ASSESSMENT DISIRK’I ANDIHEORIGINAI ESlIMAfEOl COM SHAII NOI BE INCREASED BY MORE I HAN 10*. WIIHOCI H RIHER NOTICE AND Pl Bl K‘HEARING I his Notice was authorized by the lownship Board ot the lownship of Carlton Dated September 2X. I99X Wilma Daniels < Jerk lownship o| ( ar I ion you instincts were nght. and I’m glad you followed them In most cases, however, when a car is disabled and help is offered, it is better to ask the person to call the police or stop at the nearest gas station and send a tow truck back One never knows if the “helper" is a good Samaritan or a potential Ann landers murderer, as in the case of Bill Cosby s son I take my mother-in-law out for lunch Take care Dear Ann Landers: I unite a letter to my son. a 17-year-old high school senior, alter I came home a day early from an outof-town tnp and found him drinking beer for breakfast I wrote the letter because talking to him had become an ordeal and got me nowhere He docs not deny that he drinks, but he won’t admit he has a problem with it I should mention that his father, his paternal grandmother and both his uncles arc alcoholics. I discovered that writing the letter helped me express my sell better, so now I am writ­ ing to you. Ann. The reason is not because of my son’s obvious drinking problem, it is because I want to say something to a couple of other people in my son’s life people who have had a profound effect on my fam­ ily Here is my message lo those who were more interested in making a sale than in saving a youngster from the penis of alco­ hol to the deli ou ncr u ho had no problem selling my son a six-pack of beer, to the su­ permarket checkout person uho allowed him to ualk out w ith a feu u me coolers, to the bartenders uho served my son. knowing he uas nowhere near the legal dnnking age of 21. and last, but not least, to the irre­ sponsible parents who allow keg parties in their homes and say. "’ll is better to know where they are uhen they are dnnking" I hold none of you responsible for the al­ coholic gene that has been passed on to my son. but I do hold you responsible for al­ lowing him easy access to the poison that could ruin the better part of his life Thanks for nothing Long Island Mother Dear Mother: I hope all bartenders, liquor store owners, supermarket clerks and parents will take to heart what you have written. Your plea is an important one. and I appreciate the opportunity to remind my readers that wc arc all our brothers’ keepers. Let’s take better care of each other, please. Ruth and,Naomi Dear Ann Landers: You’ve printed a lot of letters about people who can’r gel along with their in-laws and worry that Mom or Dad might one day need to move in. Whcnl was 19.1 eloped. My young hus­ band and I moved in with his parents. Two years later, wc bought our first house and invited his folks to come live w ith us They were delighted to do so. Wc respected each others privacy, had rules and regulations, and gave each other lots of space. Wc got along beautifully. Five years ago. my father-in-law died of cancer. I am now To. and my mot her-in-law is XX. After 51 years of living very close to­ gether. wc still respect each other. We’ve had disagreements and slammed doors, but when the doors arc opened, all is forgiven Some days, she is the mother and I am the child. Other days. I am the mother and she is the child, but lately. I realize I am now her caretaker Meijer Gardens director to speak at dinner Oct. 15 Brent Dennis, executive director of the Frcdcnk Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, will be the featured speaker at the I99X Charlton Park Village Foundation Recogni­ tion Dinner. The by-imitation meeting will be held at Middle Villa on Thursday. Oct 15. at 6 p m Since .-April 1997. Dennis has directed activ Hies at one of the most heralded attrac­ tions in West Michigan. He’ll discuss the constant changes and future plans of the botanical garden and statuary collection that is right next door to Barry County Before coming to Michigan Dennis served as executive director of the Franklin Par^ Conservatory and Botanical Garden He has been professor of landscape archi­ tecture at Columbus State I ommumty Col­ lege. As landscape architect for the City of Columbus. Ohio, he designed public parks, zoological exhibits and specialty gardens He has also designed gardens in Gateshead. England, and Osaka. Japan He graduated cum laudc from Ohio State L’nivcrsity in 19X0 with a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture He and his wife. Joni, an elementary grade school teacher, currently reside in .Ada with their daughter -Ashley, age IO and son Derek, age 7 The evening’s program uill also include a new videotape “Speaking lor the Kids." showing the educational activities at Charl­ ton Park More than loo school groups and some 5.000 students get hands-on history lessons at the park each year Dr Peter Fosbcrg. the new director of the park, and a Hastings native, will also speak about his hopes and plans for the future at Chariton Park once a week, and wc arc like girlfriends But wc each have our own space She has her own room, her own TV and all she needs, but wc arc both aware that she is 8X and eventually will go into a nursing home The important thing is that we love and re­ spect each other Perhap> because I came from a family of 10. I had my basic training early. I wrote this letter. Ann. lo let you know that in-laws can live together in peace. Wc have proven it. U.S in Easton. Pa Dear ILS : It s difficult to decide who de­ serves most of the credit for your incredible relationship of 51 years, you or your mother-in-law. I’d say it’s a tic. Thanks for sharing the Easton. Pa., version of the bibli­ cal Ruth and Naomi. It s beautiful Gem of the Day: Old age is when you arc sitting at home watching a 20-year-old movie on TV. the phone rings, and you hope it’s a wrong number Name calling Dear Ann Landers: Boy. when you’re wrong, you’re really wrong. Apparently, you have never been the victim of a hostile, nasty, passivc-aggrcsstvc person who re­ fuses to address you by name. Well. I have. My husband s mother has never called me by my name in the 21 years I’ve been marned to her son. Nor has she ever said "please" or “thank you." unless someone else is within hcanng distance. My hus­ bands children by his first wife arc the same way. The people they care about arc always referred to by name, but the rest of us are not called anything. If you still think this is a “psychological glitch." as you said in a recent column, try speaking to someone across the room with­ out addressing that person by name. To be nameless and talked at is the ultimate putdown. and I wish you had said so. - “Hey You*’ in Florida. Dear Florida: Sorry I let you down. Your mother-in-law’s refusal to call you by name is. I am sure, rooted in hostility. Many years ago. Dr. Will Mcnningcr said, "The sweet­ est sound in any language is the sound of your own name" It can also be a valuable sales tool. My former husband, one of the world's best salesmen, said if you want to make a sale, get the customer s name, use it when you make your pitch, and he will be half sold His own record as a salesman proved him right. Road aid Dear Ann Landen: Last weekend. I found myself in a situation I didn’t know how to handle Even though your advice is too late for me. perhaps if you pnnt my let­ ter. it will help someone else. While traveling on the freeway by myself. I pulled over because my car was overheat­ ing and I wanted to let it cool down. I had­ n't been there but a minute wTicn two men in a truck pulled over in front of me. One asked what was wrong, and than, they pro­ ceeded to take apart the thermostat without asking whether or not I wanted help. After 30 minutes of working on the car. they said. “That will be $40 “ I was stunned because money was never mentioned and I didn’t have that much cash on me. Also. I’m not sure if they actually did anything. My car might have worked just fine after cool­ Three thanks Dear Ann Landers: A longtime fnend announced the high school graduation of her tnplets. two sons and a daughter I de­ cided to be classy and send each one a gen­ erous gift of money along with a personal letter of congratulations I reasoned that even though it would be quite expensive, they were individuals and should be treated as such Three weeks later. I received a printed thank-you note signed by all three WhatY your opinion of this’’ Sign me Three Times One Equals Zero Dear Zero. I think the parents of those tnplets dropped the ball somewhere• They should have taught the children that H is good manners lo respond to individuals when someone is generous and thoughtful enough to send each of them a gift. ".4 Collection of My Favorite Gems of the Day " is the perfect little gift for that special someone who is impossible to buy for Send a self-addressed, long, business-size enve­ lope and a check or money order for 55 25 (this includes postage and handling) to Collection, c/o Ann Landers. PO Bax 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (in Canada. 56 25) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at m-mw creators, com Copyright 1998 Creators Sy ndicate, Inc. T BOY', Nicholas James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 21. 1998 at 7:52 p.m. to Jason and Carrie Larabec of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 1/4 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Elena Quinn, bom at Metropolitan Hospital on Aug. 28. 1998 at 9:04 p.m. to Doug and Jill Bishop. Weighing 7 lbs. and 20 inches. GIRL, Kaylcigh Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 16. 1998 at 1:40 a.m. to Steve and Amy Collins of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 inches long. f BOY’, Tyler Lee William, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 15, 1998 at 1:34 p.m. to Rachel Stonehousc and Jamie Ulrich of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. I 1/2 oz. and 20 inches long. • BOY’, Gavin Todd O’Dell, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 15. 1998 at 9:49 a.m. to Sandra Kerr and Jason O’Dell of Kalama­ zoo. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 |/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY', Jacob Alexander, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. i8. 1998 at 7:55 a m. to Heather Bowen of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Emmc Lou. bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Sept. 19. 1998 at 1:37 a m. to Todd and Jodi Drcyscc of Lake Odessa Weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. ing off for half an hour. I told them I didn’t have any money but I would be happy to go with them to the nearest gas station, where they could fill up their gas tank on my charge card. They said. “Fine." and that is BOY', Skylar Wynd, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Sept. 15. 1998 at 8:20 a.m. to Scott and Sandra Mullins of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 I f2 inches long. what I did Later. I fell like 1 had been taken and that I should have declined that unsolicited “roadside assist.” Yes or no’’ Pleasant Hill, GIRL, Abagail Jean, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Sept. 15. 1998 at 12:31 p.m. to Bcthann and Fredrick Billings of Nashville. Weighing 9 lbs. I oz. and 21 inches long. RN NIGHT SUPERVISOR PENNOCK HOSPITAL has a part time opportunity for a Registered Nurse w ith supervisory experience: Night Supervisor - Part time; reports to Chief Nursing Officer. BSN or minimum 3-5 years nursing experience (2 years supervisory); Responsible for hospital operations and staffing on nights; shift account­ ability; Nursing committees, personnel in Nursing on evenings (evalua­ tions). PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials; an innovative flexible benefits pack­ age: Paid time off system; tuition reimbursement for continuing education; personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5% of your salary; and much more. Please submit resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 YYest Green Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... After the Spanish-American War By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Michigan Volunteers. National Guard, had five units in which Barn County men served, along with several Barry County men who served in the regular Army. Navy and Mannes Of the 6.700 men who served in the four units. 31st. 32nd. 33rd. 34th and 35th. 250 died. Most of these were the result of dis­ ease. One of the men from Company K. 35th Michigan Volunteers who died was Captain R.S Lockton. He died from typhoid fever in the hospital in Philadelphia. He was buned in Marshall. Mich Judge Clement Smith and Philo A. Sheldon of Hastings, attended the funeral. Albert Woodmansee of Baltimore Town­ ship was sent from the south to Camp Mead. Pa. There he became very ill with typhoid fever and was sent to St. Joseph Hospital. He was reported as dead and fnends and family were notified to meet the ! ■ ■ ’ body. Albert wasn’t dead and hadn't any idea of letting loose of the thread of life, so he concluded to bring his body home with him just as he wished to. He obtained a 30­ day furlough just to prove that he wasn't a dead man. if nothing else. A Hastings Banner article said “Albert Woodmansee got off the Michigan Central passenger train with Albert Woodmansee’s body intact - that is all but about 60 pounds of it which he had lost by reason of sickness. Though but a shadow of his former self, he was successful in escorting his body American Red Cross Corps waiting at Tampa. Florida, to go to Cuba during the Spanish-American War "Homi:!” The cover of the Collier’s Weekly, for 9/24/1898, portraying Camp Wikoff. Moutauk Point on Long Island. New York During the two months the camp was open. 250 veterans of Cuba died there wherever he wished and was greeted on all sides by fnends who had given him up for dead. They wished him a long life in the land of the living. A mistake was made in names, and a soldier by the name of Wood­ man who died in the hospital was reported as Woodmansee.” John Chase of Prairieville was the only Barry County man to die in Cuba and he was a victim of yellow fever. The 35th Regiment finally was dis­ charged on March 31. 1899 Most came back to the counties from which they had enlisted, but several re-enlisted to go to the Philippines to help finish up the fight going on over there. One of the issues of the times was the question of why some of the Michigan vol­ unteer regiments never went over seas. There was speculation that it was politics. Colonel McGumn had taken his regiment to Tampa around May 19 and was then sent back to Fcmadia. Fla., where they stayed. Some felt that because Colonel McGumn was a Democrat and Colonel Cornelius Gardener was a "rabid” silver man. Colonel Irish in charge of the 35th was a Republi­ can. but his regiment didn’t get out of the country cither. The troops were sent back to the Michigan to Island Lake Camp near Brighton. The American National Association of the Red Cross was incorporated in 1881. One of its first major disaster relief func­ tions had been the Michigan forest fire of 1881. which had raced across the thumb area of the state where the Red Cross expended $80,000 to assist the victims of the fire, along with other types of aid. The Spanish-American War furnished the first wartime opportunity for the newly orga­ nized Amcncan Red Cross. This effort pointed out some very necessary changes for the organization to become more effec­ tive. Clara Barton, who is credited with orga­ nizing the Red Cross, was not a nurse, but had spent many hours on the battlefields during the Civil War. tending and feeding the wounded, sending home news of the boys to their families. To Miss Barton it didn’t need to be a soldier of one army or the other, and again in the Spanish-Ameri­ can War. she was criticized for aiding the sick and wounded, regardless of their polit­ ical position. Fenton. Company K. 35th. Middleville; Henry B. Gammon. Company K. 34th. Hastings; Frank K. Gidding. 2D. U.S. Army. Hastings; George Joslin. Company I. Clara Barton’s relief ship the State of Texas, which led the U.S. Navy into Santi­ ago. Cuba, after the defeat of the Spaniards Some of the leaders in the wars didn’t really want Miss Barton or any other female on the battlefields so it was often a very hard job getting supplies, food and blankets to the wounded or sick men. but she pcrscrvcrcd. These differences were some­ what resolved and during World War I the number of Red Cross chapters increased from 250 to 3.864. Americans had not aspired to being a colonial power, but the Spamsh-Amcncan War changed this status, if not the idealism. They assumed the role when the Treaty of Pans was signed in December 1898. This treaty gave the sovereignty of Cuba to the United States, along with Puerto Rico and other West Indies Islands and the city bay and harbor of Manila and the Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the United Stales in 1898. Hawaii became the 50th state in the Union during March 1959. Cuba fell under communist dominated regime led by Fidel Castro and this struggle still goes on. The Philippine?* were taken during World Wat II by the Japanese and re-taken in 1944 in a grim campaign led by General Douglas MacArthur Puerto Rico was granted a commonwealth status in 1952. Another outcome of the Spanish Ameri­ can War was the development of the Veter­ ans of Foreign Service, now the largest organization of veterans in the country. The VFW had its beginning in 1899. when Spam.»h-American War veterans began to return home and banded together for several reasons, including common experiences, common needs and to promote comradeship and patriotism The Veterans of Foreign War Services joined with the Army of the Philippines in 1913 and became the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Membership included veterans of the Spanish-American War. the Philippine campaign, the Boxer Rebellion, the cam­ paign on the Mexican border, the first and second Micaraguan expeditions. World Wars I and II. Korea, and now includes Vietnam. Libyan operation, the Persian Gulf. Panama. Operation Just Cause and Samoha. The Veterans of Foreign Wars has its headquarters in Kansas City. Mo., and remains active in public service, and in national affairs and is a strong lobbying body, not only for veterans rights, but for the rights of all people of the country Following the Spanish-American War. units of veterans were formed to forward their causes and help them get the things that were needed to resume civilian life. Hastings formed a unit called "General Shafter Camp No. 43.” The units were organized much as the companies had been. Officers of the Hast­ ings Camp were: Commander Comcilius Manm. Senior Vice Commander James R Mason. Junior Vice Commander Eli Davis. Officer of the Day Edward Downs. Officer of the Guard Hugh Riley. Trustees Elmo Soules. Chester Englchart and Glenn Taggs. Adjutant Henry S. Sheldon. Quartermaster Albert H Carveth and Chaplain Charles Wibert This camp was disbanded in 1916. There were 69 units organized in the state, with some areas having more than one unit For instance. Detroit had six units. Grand Rapids had three and Lansing two Battle Creek had one unit. No. 30. which had several Barry County men as members Barry County men on the General Freder­ ick D. Funston roster, which was named for the fiery general who captured Agumaldo in the Philippines, included Albert Carveth. Glen E. Taggart. John Reynolds. Millon Murphy. Claude A Bush. Henry Gosch. James R Mason. Jesse J. Holes. Henry Spencer. Edward Downs. Henry Wickham. Hugh Riley. Eli Davis. George Martin. Emery Apsey. Charles Wibert and Charles Green. Camp Funston was still operating in 1948 and a roster dated April 25. 1948. showed that Barry County veterans Edward Downs. George Gallclley. James R Mason and Henry S Sheldon of Company K were still active members At this lime, there were 80 Spanish-American veterans in the camp, with 19 men from Company D 32nd Michigan Volunteers along with several veterans from the regular army, and the navy. General Frederick D Funston (. amp No 30 was disbanded on May 22. 1968 Applications for Spanish-American War Middleville. David N. Lake. Company I. 34th. Hastings; William D. Nevins. Compa­ ny D 32nd. Hastings; Foster Root. Compa­ ny K. 35th. Middleville; Elmer G. Smith. Company B. 32nd. Baltimore Township. Frank W Wilkinson. Company C 35th. The medals were delivered dunng the period between Sept. 27. 1902. and Dec. 9. 1902, under Public Act No. 223. State of Michi­ gan. 1901 On Feb. 4. I9I4. there appeared an article in the Hastings Banner titled: "Proposes Monument for Spanish War Veterans. Citi­ zen suggests that memorial ought to be erected in honor of those who enlisted. A citizen has suggested that a monument ought to be started to erect in the city park a monument in honor of those from Barry County who enlisted in the Spanish-Ameri­ can War. just as is being done in other coun­ ties and cities. Almost 65 or 70 men from this county served in the Army and Navy and when they enlisted their purposes were J Beech. Company B 35th. Hastings. Louie ing in a great w^r. In the years to come, the Spanish War will be as much a thing of the past, as is the Mexican War for which Bar­ ry County also furnished a number of sol­ diers. whose names have been all but for­ gotten. A monument in memory of those Spanish War Veterans would be very appro­ priate." [To date, we have located about 127 Spanish-American veterans from Barry county.] Sources for this series wwr: Research done by Harland and Nyla Nyc. which will be included in a more complete history of Barry County in the Spanish-American War to come out in 1999. Turning Point for America. Irving Wersfeine; I'FIT. Septem­ ber. 1998. Hastings Banner Archives. 1898 and 1914. Nashville News. 1898: New Standard Encyclopedia 1958; The World Book. 1950. Angels of lhe Battlefield. The Life of Clam Barton. Harper and Brothers New York. 1956. Michigan Public Acts. 1901. *223 St. Edward's Annual • Tall bazaar Saturday, October 3, 1998 9:00 am to 4:00 pm St. Edward's Parish Family Center 531 Jordan Lake St. Lake Odessa. Ml 48849 Over 20 Area Crafters Homemade Cookies & Baked Goods Booth LUNCHEON - 11 a.m. Homemade Soups. Sandwiches & Pies Children’s Activity Area HEALTH FAIR Flu & Pneumonia Shots Cholesterol & Glucose Checks Community Services Booth RAFFLE Homemade Quilt • Cash Prizes Afghans • Many Other Items EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE NO. 312 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND ENACT LAND AND LOT ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: An ordinance lo regulate partitioning or division ot parcels nr tracts of land, enacted pursuant to Michigan Public Act 591 of 1996 <Stale land Division Act. the Act» as amended: to provide a proce­ dure therefore, to repeal any ordinance or pros ision thereof in conflict hcreu ith. and to prescribe penal ties and enforcement remedies for the notation ot this ordinance for the City of Hasting*. Michigan A complete copy <»l Ordinance 312 is available for inspection al the City (lerk s Office. City H?!L Hastings. Michigan This ordinance shall lake effect and shall be in lull force from the date of this publication in the Hasting* Banner pursuant to the < 'barter for the ( ity of Hastings Moved by Jasper*. second by While that < irdinance No 312 he adopted Yeas Eight Nays One Absent None I. Eienl Manshum.Cily Clerk. do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopt cd by the Hastings City Council on the 28lh Day of September. 1998 medals from Barry County included Harry Four generals, including “Fighting Joe" Wheeler third from the left just as patriotic as were those of the men who enlisted in the Civil War. Circum­ stances alone prevented them from engag­ Evetil G. Manshum. City Clerk �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1998 < < me l< think < I it... Girls harriers win, boys fall versus East Lions’ Monday Night fans hope is indication of future lhe Honolulu blue and silver No. 20 jersey never felt as comfortable. The cigarette lighter with the Detroit Lions* insignia never looked as glamorous. Thoughts coming from a longtime Detroit Lions fan as the Monday Night Football game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers proceeded like some wonderful, colorful dream. Words that come to mind, "sweet." "look at Barry go." "hit 'em. hit 'em again and another" and "where has this team been during the firs! three weeks?" Let's see. the Lions’ 27-6 triumph included a 32-yard interception touchdown return by Bryant Westbrook, a 105-yard touchdown kickoff return by rookie Terry Fair in the fourth quarter, a 133-yard running night by Barry Sanders that included jaunts of 42 and 28 yards, an error-free night on offense and a !4-of-23. 115-yard passing night by rookie quarterback. Charlie Batch. Only a guy named Charlie Batch can force kisses toward the town of Ypsilanti. Batch, who some rabid fans are calling the best Lions signal-caller since Bobby Layne, fittingly ended his night with a touchdown run that he carried in from the one in the third quarter. Batch is no cream puff and he certainly isn't playing like a rookie. On the other hand. San Diego millionaire Ryan Leaf, is playing like a rookie. Trade Leaf for Batch? What have you been smoking?" The toughest part about being a Lions fan now is remaining realistic. They may be 1-3. but talk coming from some Detroit fans puts them in the 1999 Super Bowl even in place of the undefeated Minnesota Vikings or those dreaded Green Bay Packers and their stupid Cheese Heads. Before you jot that game in ycur calendar book, let’s see if Coach Bobby Ross' squad can score more points than the winless Chicago Bears Sunday in the "Windy City." Remember Eric Kramer. The Bears are hoping a few of Kramer's bombs fall gently in their hands just three days from now. The Lions fans are hoping that Barry notches his 71st game of 100 yards in Walter's ole' bouse, a feat that would tie the best running back of all time with the man who some still consider to be nearly as good. No. "That makes the next one a big one." Ross said about Sunday's game in Chicago. "We could go into the bye week at 2-3 and then we’ve got Green Bay coming up." You ask what the biggest key to the Lions* success was Monday and is for the rest of the season? The answer, here, is not Sanders... not Batch... not the golden toes of kicker Jason Hanson (no relation to the Hanson brothers or that awesome group Hansen)... and not the lightening quick. Motor City wheels of Fair. Instead the answer, here, is defense and the Lions played it well on Monday Night. Two picks, pressure resulting in sacks and contributions from nearly everyone, including a couple of Lion second stringers Penetration from a vicious Lions' pass rush should not ever be a problem with Robert Porcher and Luther Elliss up front But what is becoming inspiring is the activity of the team's linebackers and the consistency of its defensive backs. The linebackers were mediocre, at best, in the first three weeks. Westbrook and Kevin Abrams were getting bombed more often than Bosnia. Against Tampa Bay, it was Stephen Boyd. Rob Frederickson. Allen Aldridge. Mark Carrier. Ron Rice. Westbrook and Abrams making the big plays, not those wearing the still ugly The cross country teams at Hastings High School split with East Grand Rapids in league action Sept 24 The Saxons won the girls event 23-32. hut the boys fell to the Pioneers 24-35. After three meets the girls are 3-0 in lhe league and tied for first. Forest Hills Central is also undefeated and Zeeland is another O-K White contender The Hastings triumph over East was huge, according to Coach Paul Fulmer "We ran really well that night and had many of our best times for the season." Fulmer said. "We have three (runners) who are always out in front." . Karey Schlachter won the girls race in 21:00. It was the second best lime achieved in the O-K While this fall Carolyn DeWitt was third in 22:11. Heidi Schroeder was fourth in 22:21. Rachel Newton ninth in 23:58. Beth Arnett 14th in 25 15. Chelsea Evans 18th tn 28:25 and Brenda Westfall 19th in 28:30. Mike Elliott was also a blue and gold winner in the boys race. Elliott ran the Johnson Park course in 18:14 He is attempting to become the Saxons' first boy to earn All-O-K White recognition. Steve Moray was fifth in 19:29. Corey Sandusky was sixth in 19:50. Scott Sawyer 12th in 21:36. Shawn Hill 13th in 22:02 and Jason Flohr was 19th in 27:18. "The boys have shown a lot of improvement." Fulmer said. "Corey (Sandusky) and (Steve) Moray have also run well." Buccaneer uniforms If the Lions can get solid defense, they will win. you can take that to the bank Sanders will always be good for a few long runs. Johnny Morton and Herman Moore will always come up with clutch catches and Hanson will forever boot them straight through the up rights for numerous Detroit 3-pointers. Batch may not be Joe Willie yet. but even his game contributions should be guaranteed. What Ross should be most concerned about is getting consistency out of his defensive starters and the backups, just like he did RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 72-449 ‘ M. Pursell (Hastings) 59-425 Nick Marshall (Delton) 39-341 Miso Glavan (TK) 68-332 J. Stampfler (Delton) 47-283 5 G. Weatherhead (TK) 36-245 ? Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 24-234 Kyle Mateson (Delton) 41-212 '■ T. Bowne (Hastings) 36-163 J. T. Charron (Delton) 24-157 •' Jacob Cole (MV) 38-151 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 17-68 ! Bill Blair (Hastings) 10-56 ? on Monday Night. If that happens, a new jersey, and new cigarette lighter, may be required on one’s Christmas list come Dec. 25. Lions fans can only hope, but there's no doubt now that the potential is certainly there. • Hoke Addresses Rotary: Steve Hoke, the new athletic director at Hastings High School, spoke at the Hastings Rotary's Monday meeting Sept. 28. Hoke said he was a "little nervous" to make the speech since he has only been on the Hastings High School, administrative staff for eight weeks. He told the Rotarians about his "huge belief in paybacks" and how strongly he feels about "giving something back to a community" ihat he was bom. raised and still lives in. "I still felt like 1 wasn't contributing enough," said Hoke when he made the decision to become the Saxon athletic director after working as a teacher and coach for many years in the area. The thing he most enjoys about his work. Hoke said, is his contact with the kids. He also addressed the question of what a high school athletic department is all about. In his words, it is "not a feeder system for colleges" like some might think, but rather an opportunity for children tn enjoy the sports they play and grow in the process. • Bailey Scores in Shutout: Hastings' Larry Bailey scored another goal as Kellogg Community College's soccer team beat the Reformed Bible College Sept. 28 4-0. Tallying the other Bruin goals were Josh Handley with two and Chris Schoster. Bruin goalkeeper T.J. Arends made four saves. Kellogg Cor.munity College is now 4-8 for its soccer season. See LIONS’ continued on page 12 RASS1MG D. Finkbeiner (TK) 22-40-272 Bowne (Hastings) 23-54-246 K. Lackscheide (MV) 8-21-134 . K. Matteson (Delton) 8-23-126 RECEIVING Delton Kellogg's Nikki Schiedel eyes the finish line at last Thursday's Lakewood Invitational. Area runners sprint for first at Lakewood Invite individuals ran for first and second place honors on a breezy course behind Lake wood High School Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) High School claimed the top spot in the girls race with a solid team score of 27 points. Leading the Lady Trojans were champion Danielle Quisenberry (first in 21:37). Amber DeMaagd (third m 22:45) and Ann Deschoff (fourth in 22:56). Coach Tammy Benjamin s team also received strong efforts from Jenn Verkerke (ninth. 23:17). Melissa Quisenberry (10th. 23:22). Alice Matson tilth. 23:27) and Cristine Dood (14th. 23:37) Delton Kellogg was second in the girls race with 99 points, while the host Lakewood squad took third with 101 Delton Kellogg's Jessica Kellogg was second behind Quisenberry in 22:09. Lakewood's Jaime Curtis was eighth in 23:15. Delton Kellogg s Nikki Schiedel wound up 12th in 23:29 and Lakewood's Panther Kody Louden was the second finisher in the boys race at Lakewood. Nikki Engle was 15th in 23:44. Other DK finishers were Amy Dennany (21st. 24:53). Joanna Lankerd (28th. 25:25) and Rachel Olson (55th. 29:28). Delton Kellogg's boys team was second with 66 points. Thornapple Kellogg placed fourth with 103 and Lake wood scored 137 points for fifth place honors. Thomapple Kellogg's Ryan Hesselink was the fastest in the field with a 16:48 and Delton Kellogg's Kody Louden crossed the finish line second in 17:39. Lakewood's Josh Plowman was fourth in 18:04. Delton Kellogg's Kyle Williams was sixth in 18:28. Thomapple Kellogg s Dusty Atkinson was 12th in 19:02 and Delton Kellogg's Brandon New ington was 15th in 19:25. Other DK finishers were Billy Roberts (16th. 19 26). Ron Gale <34th. 21:11). Ron Bagley (35th. 21 26) and Steve Kenyon (55th. 23 10). Brandon Newington ran well at the Lakewood Invite and placed 15th. S. Slaughter (Hastings) 6-90 Ken VanRyn (TKyB-87 Dan Kiel (TK) 5-74 Chris Ewing (MV) 3-48 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 2-45 : Rob Lee (Hastings) 4-42 Andy Patrick (MV) 2-35 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 2-34 G. Weatherhead (TK) 1-33 Bill Blair (Hastings) 4-23 Mike Pursell (Hastings) 4-22 TACKLES Barry County girls teams were first... second... and third at the Sept 24 Lakewood Invitational, claiming the top four individual spots in the process In the boys event. Barry County points. Hastings High School athletic director Steve Hoke addressed the Hastings Rotary Monday. SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 54 Nick Marshall (Delton) 37 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 26 Mike Pursell (Hastings) 24 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 24 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 18 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 18 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 Zia Shook (TK) 12 J.T. Charron (Delton) 12 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 10 Miso Glavan (TK) 8 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 6 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 6 Ken VanRyn (TK) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Rob Lee (Hastings) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 6 Jacob Cole (MV) 6 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 6 Shane Slaughter (Hastings) 2 j Justin VanAlstine (MV) 2 j Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 See RUNNERS Continued on page 12 Richard Smith (MV) 71 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 58 Jason Baragar (TK) 54 Nick Hannar (Delton) 52 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 40 Andy Patrick (MV) 39 John Kieffer (Hastings) 38 Andy Adams (MV) 38 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 32 Tarry Lane (Delton) 31 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 25 Eric Goris (MV) 25 Lee Gould (MV) 24 Jason Abfalter (MV) 23 Bill Blair (Hastings) 20 Bill Ferris (Delton) 19 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 19 Cory Currier (MV) 18 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 18 Aaron Schultz (Delton) 17 Scott VanEngen (MV) 16 Phil Schallhom (Delton) 16 Nathan Swift (MV) 15 INTERCEPTIONS Kyle Matteson (Delton) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Tarry Lane (Delton) 1 John Kieffer (Hastings) 1 Nathan Swift (MV) 1 Andy Patrick (MV) 1 Rob Lee (Hastings) 1 Scott VanEngen (MV) 1 Rich Smith (MV) 1 Jacob Cole (MV) 1 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 2 Jason Abfalter (MV) 1 Shane Slaughter (Hastings) 1 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 1 Nick Hannar (Delton) 1 Joe Bekker (Hastings) 1 Lee Gould (MV) 1 Ross Trantham (Delton) 1 Cory Currier (MV) 1 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Ov.oOet 1. 1998 - Page 11 Big Chix a beefy foe for Saxons to devour YMCA Coed Softball It was apparent from viewing Hastings High School’s homecoming varsity football game versus East Grand Rapids The Saxons had the speed to keep up with the Pioneers, but lacked the size the size to control the Pioneers. East won lhe game 23-6, scoring IO points in the second quarter and 13 more in the fourth stanza. Hastings* lone tally was a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tony Bowne to receiver Rob Lee at (he 4:14 mark of the third quarter. The Saxons were within six points, 10-6, at that point, but the Pioneers eventually wore them down with some real "power" football. "1 thought the kids played hard, but we were mis-matched size-wise," Hastings Coach Jeff Keller said. "For the most part, we played a solid game, even though it seemed like they had a 100-pound advantage. Our lack of size was a big. deciding factor " East’s top ground gainer was Ian Karczewski who netted 135 yards on 20 carries. Karczewski upped the Pioneers lead to 11, 17-6 with a seven-yard score in the fourth quarter The Pioneers also got points from running back Mike Brown (two-yard run in first quarter), kicker Mike Brandt (30- yard field goal in first quarter) and scat back Ned Connors (one-yard run in fourth W/L Kenyon Sales................................................... 5.0 Just For Fun......................................................5.] Blarney Stone-Madd ....................... $.| Dawgs Blarney Stone..................................................4.0 Law and Disorder.................... ...................... 4.3 Jarman Construction ........................... 3-4 Hastings Mutual„..........................................। -4 Hastings Manufacturing....1-4 Flexfab Green(.5 Flex fab Blue~0.7 quarter) "Karczewski was fast and difficult to contain." Keller said. "We had to open it up a little bit more (in the second half) and, at that point, we spread the ball around a little bit more. We had our opportunities in the first half. We can't squander our opportunities." The Saxons started two new players in the backfield, senior David Barnum and sophomore Sean Tefft. On the ground, senior Mike Pursell had 78 yards on 16 carries. Bowne 24 yards on six attempts and Tefft 23 yards on five carries. Bowne also completed eight passes for 71 yards. 1998 Coed Fall Volleyball Standings Team W-L TVC.................................................... .............12-6 Blair Landscaping11-7 Hastings Mfg........................................... 9-9 Flexfab__________ .....4-14 Other game statistics had Hastings collecting 11 first downs to East's 17 and the Saxons being whistled for two penalties for 20 yards. East won the total offense category 321-193. Hastings Youth Council's Adult Volley ball League Standings A League Team Players who aided to Hastings' efforts on defense were senior linebacker Bob Cole (19 tackles), junior linebacker Joe Bekker (11 tackles, one fumble recovery), senior defensive end John Kieffer (8 tackles and junior defensive lineman Gabe McCarty. McCarty is just one of those players who doesn't need to worry about intensity. Hastings' Andy Keller (56), Gabe McCarty (51). Jay Campbell (33) and Phil McKeough (54) celebrate a solid defensive play versus East. B League "He plays hard every play that he is in." Keller said. "Our defensive line really played well last week." This Friday night the Saxons hope to rebound with a win against another big and tough O-K White team. Zeeland. The Chix (2-2, 1-2) are coming off a league triumph over Forest Hills Central and look to even its White mark at 2-2 versus Hastings. "Field position will be important; we can't let them (Zeeland) drive the ball on us," Keller said. "When you face the bigger teams, it becomes harder to run the ball/’ SAXONS Continued Saxon quarterback Tony Bowne (11) runs the option with runningback Mike Purselt (2) as offensive lineman Tom Edmonds (63) and others block up tront The Pioneers won the game 23-6, but the Saxons aim to rebound Friday with a league game with Zeeland. INFORMED Resident of Barry County. LEGAL NOTICE Auto Class Expert Installation STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE BARRY COUNTY TRIAL COURT ORCUTT DIVISION ORDER TO ANSWER non. jamus n. rtsnvr File No 98-660-CH BERTHA E KING Plaintiff LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUTTENBUR Defendants David H Tnpp(P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiff TO LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUT­ TENBUR Based on the pleadings filed in the above enti­ tled case rt is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of Interest in the real property commonly known as 1040 South Payne Lake Road. Mid­ dleville Mchigan 49333 more fully desenbed as follows THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FRACTIONAL PART OF SECT'ON 20 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ WEST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE DUE EAST ALONG SECTION LINE 315 1/2 FEET STARTING AT THIS POINT AND RUN­ NING MORE OR LESS 185 FEET DUE EAST THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO AN IRON POST AT TOP OF BANK BORDER­ ING ON PAYNE LAKE THENCE WEST ALONG TOP OF BANK 95 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON POST THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO THE STARTING POINT THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL LAND TO SHORE OF PAYNE LAKE FROM IRON POSTS MENTIONED BEFORE AS 95 FEET APART MORE OR LESS AND BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT HEREIN DESCRIBED YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM THE COUNTY ROAD LOCATED WEST OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE SAID DE­ SCRIBED PROPERTY THIS BEING THE RIGHT OF WAY NOW USED FOR ACCESS TO SAID PROPERTY by the 11th day of November 1998 to assert any interest m the above described property If the Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a default m the above entitled matter and on the 12th day of November^i998 at 2 00 o dock m the afternoon this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Lyte P Rutienbur and Evelyn G Rutienbur may have m and to the above described property unless a Notice of In­ terest in the Real Property is filed or unless De­ fendants or their representatives appear on that date Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED BY DAVID H TRIPP (P29290) 206 SOUTH BROAD A'AV HASTINGS MICHIGAN 49058 (616) 945-9585 (10/15) 4ordans>' • Iliri-it liiMiraiice Billitm • \\ orkiiKinship < iii.iT.inli td [ Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 t 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hostings Call Now! 616-945-5085 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE IS HEREBY: The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals, will conduct a hear­ ing on Thursday. October 8.1998. commencing at 7OQ p.m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings To act upon a request for a variance to be able to con­ struct an addition to lhe existing building This property is zoned "C4‘ Commercial Industrial District, the front line setback requirement tor this zone is 100 leet The exst­ ing building and proposed addition would be 60 feet from the front lot Ime This property is located at 770 Cook Road and s desenbed as: PROPERTY •08-13-013-018­ 00 - COM WHERE M4337 CROSSES 3 LN SEC 13: TH S 32 RDS IN CEN OF N & S HWY TO BEG: TH W 15 RD. N 8 RD. E 15 RD. S 8 RD TO BEG SEC 13-3-9. PROPERTY #08-13-013-019-00 - COM IN CEN OF HWY M43 WHERE SAME CROSSES E LINE SEC 13-3­ 9; TH S16 RDS FROMfeEG: TH W 15 RDS. TH S 8 RD: TH E 15 RDS: TH N 8 RDS TO BEG Interested persons desmng to present their views’ upon the above request, either verbally or m writing, will be given the opportunity lo be heard at the above time and place. The applicaiion for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours , Upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will "provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the pubic hear­ ing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTWGS. Ml 49058 (616)948-2194 W-L Bob’s Gun and Tackle........................ 6-0 ICS............. „......................................................6-0 Netsetters6-0 Ray James Electromechanical3-3 Ranger Die Inc_______________________ 3.3 Hastings Bunal Vault0-6 Manpower.................................... .................. Goodenough Goodies________________ 0-6 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: TNE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a putAc hearng concerning a proposed amendment to Rutland Charter Townshp Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. October 21.1998, commencing al 7:00 o dock p.m. al the Rutland Charter Township Hal, 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered odude. in bnef. the lotowing 1 Consideratxjn of the application of WAam R Getty & Pad A Getty lor rezorung of property located on the west sxJe of McCann Road approximately 1000 leet south ol M-37 desenbed as Parcel A Commencing at lhe North 1/4 post of Secton 6. Town 3 North, Range 9 West. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan thence S00°05 03-W. 746.73 leet along the North-South 1/4 tone ol sad Secton 6. thence N89°25'03*W, 573 47 leet along the South toe d the North 22 12 aaes of the East fractional 1/2 of the Northwest Iractonal 1/4 of sad Section 6 to the place of beginning thence S00°2734’W. 585 53 leet. thence N99 4808'W 741.54 leet. thence N00°2734T. 590 51 leet along the West Ime of sad East fractional 1/2; thence S89°25 03*E. 741.54 feet along sad South Ime ol the North 2212 aaes to lhe place ol beginning Parcel B Beginning at a point on the North-South 1 4 toe ol Secton 6. Town 3 North. Range 9 West Rutland Townshp. Barry County. Mchgan (fatant SCOWOTW. 1328 41 leet from the North 1/4 post of sad Sector. 6. thence 500^50317.330 39 leet along sad North-South V4 toe. thence N89:48OB'W 1320 99 feet: thence N00 2734T. 330 40 leet along the West Ime of the East fractional 12 of the Northwest fractional 1/4 ol sad Section 6; thence S89J48 08‘E. 1318 83 leet to the place of beginning Subject lo an easement for pubic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other easements or restretens of record Th<$ property is currently zoned ’AG' Agncdtural Drstnct The appicant seeks rezon>ng to the *RR’ Rural Residential Dstnd 2 Such and furthe' matters as may property come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, dunng regular busmess hours and that copes of the Zoning Ottoance and or Land Use Plan may be examined at sad pubic hearmg PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Comm»sscc reserves the ngfr* to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the pubic heanng PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven (7) days notce to the Ru’Jand Charte' Tow-shp C>erk. the Township wifi provde neu-ssary. reasonatxe auiAary ads and ervees at the pubic hearmg to ndvd-uais with (faaWdies Individuals requmng auxiliary ads or servees shoud contact the Townshp Clerk at the address or telephone rumper .-sted be:a* All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dscusscn the above proposed amendments BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 Cascade Home Improvements . National Bank.......................... Ray James Electromechanical Ranger Die Inc______________ Backe Construction..... Quality Roofing.._____ _____ .5-1 Benner Logging/McDonalds... 3-3 3-3 .1-2 .1-5 0-3 YMCA Coed Softball Just For Fun............................. Blarney Stone..................................... .5-0 .4-0 Blarney Stone-Madd Dawgs Kenyon Sales___________ _______ Law and Disorder.......... Jarman Construction ___________ Hastings Manufacturing ... Flexfab Green....................... Hastings Mutual .................. Flexfab Blue.......................... .3-0 .3-3 .3-3 0-4 .0-6 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUT­ LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hcanng concerning a pro posed amendment lo the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. October 7. 1998. commencing at 700 o'clock p.m al the Rutland Charier Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items lo be constd cred include, in brief, lhe following: 1 Consideration of lhe application of Daryl Larfce M.D. for rezoning of property located on Cook Road, adjacent to Hastings Fiberglass. Hastings. Michigan, desenbed at: ALL-THAT PART OF THE SE 1/4 SECTION 13. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUT LAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COM AT THE SE COR OF SD SEC 13. TH N ON THE SEC LN 1073.85 FT TO THE POB. TH N 89 DEG 56 ' W 211 FT TH S PARALLEL TO THE SEC LN 165 FT. TH S 89 DEG 56 " E 211 FT TO SD SEC LN. TH N ON SDSEC LN 165 FT TO THE POB ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 6 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILLS. COMMENCING AT THE SE COR OF SECTION 13. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. TH NO 1073.85 FT A LG THE E LN OF SDSEC 13.TH N 89 DEG 56 W2II OOFTTOTHETRUE POB. TH S 165.00 FT. TH N 89 DEG 56' W 153.13 FT TO THE EASTERLY ROW LN OF ARTHUR DR. TH NORTHWESTERLY ALG SD ROW. 78 12 (COMPUTED 78.27) FT ALG THE ARC OF A NONTAN­ GENT CURVE TO THE LEFT OF THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 60 FT AND CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N 52 DEG 36'40" W 72.84 Fi. TH N 120 84 FT. TH S 89 DEG 56 " E 211.00 FT TO THE POB ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 7 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILLS Thn properly n currently zoned "RE" Rural Estates Residential District The applicant seek* rezoning lo lhe “Cl" Office Commercial District 2 Consideration of the application of Dennis Thivs for rrzoning a varan* parcel located on Haynes Loop Drive. Hastings. Michigan, described as COM AT THE E 1/4 POST OF SECTION 14. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND RUNNING TH W 403 16 FT ALG THE E AND W 1/4 LN OF SD SEC TH N 313.5 FT ALG THE E LN OF 20 FOOT EASEMENT. TH E 0 38 FT; TH N 348.5 FT ALG SD E LN OF EASEMENT FOR THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TH E 73.16 FT TH S 2 FT; TH E 136 84 FT. TH S 90 FT. TH W 210 FT. TH N 92 FT TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING TOGETHER ,WFTH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER EASEMENT DESCRIBED HEREIN TO M-37. This properly is currently zoned “Cl" Office Commercial District The applicant seeks rezoning to the “C3" General Business District. 3 Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE Fl RTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public al lhe Rutland Charter Township Hall, during reg­ ular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the nght to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make it . recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, cither al or follow­ ing the public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, upon seven (7i days notice lo the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will pro­ vide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services al the public hearing to individuals with disabilities Individuals requinng auxiliary aids or vers ices should contact lhe Township Clerk al the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons arc invited to he present at the aforesaid time and place to lake pan in the discussion on lhe above proposed amendments Barhaia Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49(XM (616)948 2194 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1998 BOWLING SCORES Tuesduj Mixed Pin Seeker* 14-2. Advanced Commercial Printers 11-4. Consumers Concrete 9-1 2­ 6-1/2; Woodmansee Sawmill X-8; Friends 8-8; TVCCU 6-9; Hastings Bowlers 4-12. Mosteller Graphics 3-13 Men: R. O'Keefe 187. C. Bouman 233; H. Bouman 203. G llause 202. L Johnson 216. Women: D Olmstead 171; D Johnson 166; J. Bryans 160. Frida) Night Mixed 9-N-A-Wigglc 16-14; Thomapple Motors 15-5. Ramblers 15-5; Late Comers 13-7; Rocky 4 12-8. Missing 2 10-10. Cousins 10-10; Cook Jackson 9-11. Mercs 9-11. Brushworks 9-11. Get Lucky s 9-11; Heads out 8-12; Scars Service 8-12. Bryan and Fnends 7-13; Two BKs 7-13; Bad Habit II 5-15; Ten Pins 8-8; No Whiners 6­ 10 High Games and Series - A Taylor 200; M Lydy 187. R Fay 199; B Ripley 21 fl553; E. Keeler 212; M McKee 21^; R Vandcnburg 197; R Haight 193-559; M Lawson 196-546. B. Cooley 179; M. Keel­ er 201. M. Kasinsky 202. T. Ramey 188; S. Pcabodv 230. R Roush 191; S. Sanborn 219; B Madden 189 Good Games - S Smith 178; L Lawson 167; S Haight 179. S. McKee 190. M Eaton 188; J Madden 191; O. GiUons 185; A. Lcthcoc 189; G. Mcaney 182; R Lydy 180. L. Barnum 192. Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 22-2; Cedar Creek Groeery 16-8; Hastings Bow l 14-10; Stefano's 13-7; Millen. Excavating 12-12: Bunny Bunch 11-13. Gavin Eord 11-9; farmer's Ins. 9-15; Shamrock Tavern 8-16; NAPA Girls 8-12. Mills Landing 6-18; Pct World High Games and Series - C. McGinn 171; C. Nichols 193; D Snider 164-467; B Thurston 575; R Guy 192-514; P Fisher 183; C. Burpee 190-518; N. Kloostcrman 159; T. Daniels 201-544; L. Tilley 511; B Heath 136; S. Reid 136; L Kendall 180. Recreation Bowling League »3 Standings now arc Ball Busters 10. Freeport Elevator 8. Fairchild Oil 6. while Hastings Bowl and Barry Automotive arc :.ed with 5 Good Games and Series - B Christie 508; H Wattles 233-546; J. Cook Jr 502. R King 242-605 Tuesday Trios Texas Pride 7-1; Cook Jackson 6-2; 3 B s 5-3; Trouble 5-3. Sccbcrs Auto Body 4-4; Looney Toons 4-4; Vacant Team 3-5; B & L Dolls 2-6; Just 4 Fun 2-6; Mcui 2-6. High Game and Series - F. Kill 170; L Potter 206-547; L. Trumble 196; J. Conger 186; S. VandcnBurg 193-541. M. Eaton 174; D Kelley 160; R Lydy 168; T Pen­ nington 178; V. Green 176; A. Graham 201; T Laymancc 162; J. Rice 150: P Brady 164. D. MacDonald 167. Wednesday Bowling Mace's Ph 9 1/2-2 1/2; Nashville Chiro 9-3; Valley Realty 9-3; Hallifax 8-4; Eye and Ent Spec. 7-5; Secber's Auto 6 I 2-5 1/2; Hair Care 6-6; Lifestyles 5-7; Nash “5" Plus 4-8, Misfits 4-8. Farmer's Feed 4-8; Baysc 161-453. L. Wcyemran 144-416. N Varncy 167-446; B. Planck 152-400. C Shcllcnbarger 156-390; J Pettingill 168­ 430. B. High 137-407. B Smith 173; N Hallifav 132; J Doster 157. I Chnstophet 478. Monday Mixers Whispenng Waters 7; Dewey's Auto 6. Hastings Bowl 6; & B Testing 5; Landis Ladies 4 1/2; Girrbach s 4; Kelley's Keglcrs 3 1/2; Budweiser 3. T.M Lassies 3; Basket Babes 3; Rowdie Giris 3; Coldwcll Banker 0. High Games and Series - S Nash 185; B Anders 163; M. Lemon 154, V Carr 182. G. Gibson 184; f. Cooley 168. B. Daven­ port 189; F. Girrbach 160. S. Guy 179. M Snyder 165-472; S Glasgow 213-572; D VanCampcn 188-461; D Kelley 196-531; J Wagner 199-501; S Bowman 174-460; K Covey 174-454; B Johnson 178 Senior Citizens Kucmpcl 8; Snyder 8; Nash 7; Hall 7; Woodmansee 7; Friend 7. M&M's 6. Jesick 6; No One 6; Moucoulis 6; Wieland 6. Brewer 6; Schlachtcr 5; Brodock 5; Vrogindewey 3; Lcthcoc 3. High Games and Series Men - I) Bcduhn 187-472; G. Tcachman 152; B. Ter­ ry 209-540; W Birman 173-463. R Schlachtcr 164. N Thaler 168. B Adgale 168; R. Widand 185-489; J. Beckwith 202­ 491; J. Mercer 178-506; W Woodmansee 178-487; C. Haywood 181-505; H Haan 167-485. High Games and Series Women - R. Murphy 161; M. Maison 181-484; B. John­ son 161; J. Arps 153; S Glasgow 195-491. S. Pennington 170; A. Lcthcoc 159-456; B Vrogindewcy 177; F. Girrbach 179. Thursday A.M. Question Marks 17-3; Boomers Girls 11­ 9; What Happened 9-11; Hastings Bowl 9­ 7; Varneys 6-10; Just Us 4-16. Good Games and Series - M. Atkinson 188-506; F. Ruthrufl 188-468; B Estep 168-461; H. Service 162-456; I RuthrufT 154-414; J. Rablcy 147-340; M Hodges 149; B Sexton 143; D Mayhew 143. queens in the process. This week, homecomings will be staged at Delton Kellogg High and Fbomapple Kellogg High. Both teams are at the lop of their respective leagues and both are hoping to remain in those positions after tough gridiron encounters this Friday. The pigskin prognosticators al J-Ad Graphics selected three winners in five games last Friday with Maple Valley. Delton Kellogg and Thomapple Kellogg providing the big sparks. With a 3-2 record in Week No. 4. J-Ad*s season mark stands at 12-8. The goal in Week No. 5 is to continue to improve and make the necessary adjustments that will guarantee a victory for good ole' Barry County. With that in mind, strap on them helmets... we're ready for our weekly kickoff. HASTINGS SAXONS (2-2, 1-2) at ZEELAND CHIX (2-2, 1-2) Zeeland beat Forest Hills Central 27-14 last Friday with all of its scoring coming on the ground. A season ago. the Chix were 7-2. but obviously lost a lol of talent from that successful group Still, one player who does draw quite a bit of attention is defensive tackle Derek Stielstra. At 6-4. 282 pounds. Stielstra has caught the eyes of a few Division I college football coaches. The best sprinter in the Chix* running attack is Michael Kraai. Kraai (5-9. 170) broke through the Forest Hills Central defense for 117 yards on 15 carries. The Saxons will need io contain the Chix running game. They have the talent to do so. Hastings also must make minimal mistakes and score when opportunities exist. Coa'.h Jeff Keller's Saxons should and wiii. Prediction: Saxons 27, Rice Chix 21. Rock Bottom 6, Happy Hookers 5 1/2; Thee Froggcrs 5; Red Dog 5; We're OK 5; H.E.D. 5; Lucky Strikes 3 12, Fnends 3. No Tcllin What 3; Bear Alley 0 Womens High Games and Series - D. Snyder 210-581. M Kirchen 184-499, N Munn 193-453; W Miller J43-392; D. Kral I man 189. S. Snider 170; D Dutcher 158; C Barnum 149; B Cantrell 147; M Mowrcy 133. Mens High Games and Series • J. Kohler 222-610; C Pennington 230-593; J. Dclaat 205-590; S. Peabody 224-562; B MATTAWAN WILDCATS (4-0, 3-0) at DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (3-1, 3-0) defensively the last three weeks is simply incredible. I’he Panthers have outscored Kalamazoo Christian. Kalamazoo Hackett and lhe other Panthers from Pennfield 100-6 Mattawan, however, was 8-1 a year ago and won the league crown If Coach Rob Heelhuis' Panthers need a statement game, this is it. One 'Cat to carefully watch is running back Noah Herron. Herron (5-10. 2<M>> was All-Stale in '98 with 1.332 yards .md 21 touchdowns Contain him and lhe Panthers are well on their way Delton Kellogg will have to play a near perfect game, but remember homecoming usually brings out the very best in the home team Prediction: Panthers 14, Mildcats 10. LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (1­ 3, 1-2) at JACKSON NORTHWEST MOUNTIES (0-4, 0-3) The Mounlies mounted 18 points last week, but still lost to Lansing Catholic by 18 points Catholic controlled the ball to lhe lune of 29:44 to 18:16. not good if you’re flying on the side of Northwest. Quarterback Jake Zyla (6-3. 200) can air it out when he has time to throw. Lakewood lost to Jackson Lumen Christi last Friday 34-0. W’hat Coach Randall Hager s Vikings must do is pounce on the runs and pressure the Mounties’ passing game. Expect those things to certainly happen Friday in beautiful Jackson, the hometown of Tampa Bay Buccaneer Coach Tony Mundy. Dungy. Just ask Chip Prediction: Vikings 20, J.N. Non-Canadian Mounties 10. BELLEVUE BRONCOS (1­ 3, 1-2) at MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (3-1, 2-1) Al the beginning of lhe season, Bellevue was gaining State recognition from publications as prominent as the Detroit Free Press. Now at I -3 and 1 -2, the news appears to be coming out of somewhere else. In a 26-7 loss to St. Philip Saturday in lhe "Cereal City," quarterback Ben Farkas hit receiver Gary WEEK NO. 5 A battle of two teams with perfect Kalamazoo Valley Association marks. What DelfOft’-'Kellogfl has done 488; E. Dunham 199-464, T. Lavmancc 16­ 460; P Frederickson 158-443; M. Garber 173-458 B. Vrogindewcy 170-426; J. SOCCER SCORES TVSC Soccer Scores UI9 Girls tied Dewitt Blizzard 0-0 116 Girls lost to Dewitt Panthers 1-2 L 14 Girls tied Middleville »I 1-1 TVSC goal scored by Enn Fish. I 14 Girls defeated Caledonia 202. TVSC goals scored by Enn Fish (I) and Erica Davis (11 UI3 Girls lost to Haslett Mavencks 0-3 on Saturday. Sept 26. UI3 girls lost to East Lansing 0-6 on Sunday. Sept 27. UI2 Girls lot to Wayland 2-5 on Satur­ day. Sept. 19 UI2 Girls defeated Caledonia «4 3-2 on Saturday. Sept 26 TVSC goals wre scored by Chelsea Cotant (2) and Katie Trahan (I). SAXONS continued from page 12 Injuries have plagued the Saxons since the beginning of the season. Six new • .* • • RUNNERS : Continued from page 10 Teams that competed at lhe Lakewood Invitational included Grand Rapids North Hills Academy. Belding, Lakewood. Grand Rapids Baptist. Delton Kellogg. Lansing Eastern. Potterville and Thomapple Kellogg. Panthers Win ThreeDel ton Kellogg's cross country teams home meet The boys beat Kalamazoo Christian 23-32 and Wayland 20-35. The girts won over the Wildcats 27-28. but lost to Christian 38-23. Kody Louden was fust in 17:15. Zac Taylor second in 17:38. Kyle Williams third in 18:08, Billy Roberts 10th in 19:13 and Josh Austin 12th in 19:58 for the boys. In the girls race. Jessica Kellogg was first in 20:35. Nikki Schiedel fourth in 21:59. Amy Dennany 12th in 24:43, LIONS born 210; K. Hammontrcc 197. A. McBnan 185; R. Craven 185; S. Krallman 182; R. Snyder 181; J. Smith 179; J James 174. continued from page 10 will be holding its first family fun night of the fall season. There will be volleyball, basketball, old time movies, crafts, and rollerskating (be sure to bong your own skates or rollcrbladcs). The cost is $2 per been regarded as a clutch hitter and a steady outfielder. It's great that Mieske now has a chance to shine. person with a maximum of $5 per family. Crafts cost 25 cents each Talk to you soon. Gold Pride was quite powerful at last week's homecoming football game, the first at home for the varsity Saxons. Notice is hereby given the City of Hastings Department of Public Services will be flushing fire hydrants throughout the City on — Great Gifts — flushing may cause a slight loss of water pressure and some water discoloration. faertns from E W BlutsJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Ton rm 888-577-7446 RIDGE LF COURSE HYDRANT FLUSHING October 6th and 7th (TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY) of this year. Hydrant TP The Most Beautifui 9 Holes In Barry County! Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Clinical Depression ...one of lhe most treatable illnesses National Depression Screening Day Octobers. 1997 FREE of charge Written Self Test for Depression Screening Interview with Mental Health Professional Educational Presentation For questions Contact: Barry County Community Mental Health Services 915 West Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948 8041 Walk in appointments available from: 9:00 - 11:00am and 1:00 ■ d:00 pm ...and getting treatment can save lives. 948-8366 ASThkmv IS OM TUE PISE Jus' osk a ■teacher 2 GOLFERS WITH CART $18°° Weekdays until 3pm THURSDAY MORNING SCRAMBLE 9:30 AM Eueryonr Welcome. Come and Meet NeuFriends! I । Driving Range Open Helpuv find a cure i-SOO-LUNG-USA < m I rvnjtjl C 4rt all I XV ; j | . I *<ntkk-ntLil I \>nt Put lour Baby's Health On The Line. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. Action Signs ’ll • Mleske Still Producing: Matt Mieske. a former star outfielder at Western Michigan University, is still getting his hits. After many seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. Mieske landed with the Chicago Cubs and provided a two-one hit Monday in the 5-3 tie breaking playoff game against the San Francisco Giants. Mieske has always Family Fun Night 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs • won with KVA foe Kalamazoo Christian and Wayland Sept. 29 in a Hubbell 199-536; V. Hall 186-504. M. McLeod 170-455; J. Barnum 222; C. San­ W 95 95 35 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 lb Happy 85th Birthday EVELYN NORRIS lb lb She will celebrate her 85th lb lb birthday on October 2nd 85 She has 21 great-grand­ lb lb children. Her familv lb «« wishes her the best lb lb Cards can be sent to her 8b lb home on Bowler Rd in lb lb Hastings. Michigan lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb lb • staners were in the first unit in the game with Northview two weeks ago and two new members of lhe backfield started versus East. Andy Keller, an important Saxon performer on special teams and defense, was in action for the homecoming game with the Pioneers. Amy Ferriell 19th in 28:27 and Joanna Lankard 20th in 28:29. . On Oct. 2. from 6:45-8:45. the YMCA High Games and Series - F. Ruthruff 182-528; L. Yoder 185-501; S Pennington 188-491; G Otis 181-470; B Miner 171­ 465; B Hathaway 191-467; L. Elliston 199­ - Homecoming happenings penetrate and dominate this time of the football year Last Friday. Hastings High and Lakewood High both celebrated homecoming*, crowning '98 kings and Sundav Night Mixed S & K 12; X-Filers 11; All Mixed Up 10; 9 out of 10 9; Thunder Alley 9; B.S.crs 7; Vacant 9-12. 2 3 .4 Homecoming excitement permeates into Week No. 5 Leagues Are Done! OREN GOLF EVERYDAY THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry A Olney a married man and Pamela Olney signing as Borrower" solely for lhe purpose ot barring and waiving any rights given to me by MSA 27 5288 and any other dover nghts conferred by law upon me It is undei stood that I sign without personal obligation lor payment ol any sums se cured by this mortgage (Ongmai Mortgagors) to GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN SS successor by merger to Great Lakes National bank lA/a Great Lakes Bancorp. Mortgagee dated January 29 1996 and recorded on Febru­ ary 6 1 996 in Liber 651 on Page 53 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-E^ht Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine and 84/100 dollars ($78 279 84). including interest at 7 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in sari mortgage and the statute such case made and provided not-ce is hereby given that said mort­ gage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 oclock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN Barry County Mchigan and de­ scribed as The Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 ot Sec­ tion 18 Town 1 North. Range 8 West The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated September 10 199* GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Iron & Trott PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File *98032051 (10®) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 Pennfield pushes past DK in KVA hoops After streaking out to an 8-0 first quarter lead, things stalled for Delton Kellogg s varsity basketball team Tuesday in its KVA contest with Pennfield. The Lady Panthers scored just four more points in the first quarter, two in the second, two in the third and nine in the fourth to fall 52-25. "Our inexperience showed; but give them (Pennfield) credit, they played well." Delton Kellogg Coach Jeff Sullivan said. "They mo\ed the ball around really well." Pennfield point guard Katie Monroe was a key factor in the team's solid ball distribution. Lindsey Reed led Delton Kellogg with 8 points and Heidi Homister added 6 markers. For Pennfield. Leigh Masters and Linley Cable each pumped in 9 points. Cable tallied 7 points in the second quarter and Masters tallied 7 in the final eight minutes. Ten players scored for Pennfield. while six tallied points for Delton Kellogg. Six Pennfield players scored four points or more in the 26-2 second quarter. "We (Delton Kellogg) just lost focus on what we were doing." Sullivan said. In the third quarter. Reed drained a jumper as time expired for Delton Kellogg's lone points in that eight- 1996 - Page 13 Freshmen gridders remain undefeated Hastings High School's freshman football team increased its record to 4-0 with a hard-fought win last Thursday over East Grand Rapids. Joe Keller opened the scoring by breaking two Pioneer tackles and scampering 55 yards on the third play from scrimmage. Keller added a 17-yard touchdown run later. Kicker Zac Fulmer added two extra points and Hastings led at half 14-0. East took the second half kickoff and drove 75 yards in 18 plavs. The two-point minute span. Sullivan mentioned offensive rebounds as a key for Pennfield’s big win. At the free throw line. Pennfield sank 6-of-13, while Delton Kellogg connected on 5-of-7 from the charity stripe. Delton Kellogg next game is tonight at try failed and‘Hastings' kid was 14-6. With 12 seconds to go in the third. Keller took the pilch and ran 55 yards for his third trip to pay din. Fulmer added the extra point and the Saxons' were in control, 21-6. The last score came early in the fourth home against league contender Kalamazoo Christian. quarter when Dave Ockerman intercepted a Pioneer pass and went 23 yards for his touchdown. Fulmer booted the extra point for a 28-6 Hastings advantage. East tallied its final touchdown with just eight seconds left in lhe game. Keller led all ball carriers with 204 yards on 14 carries. David Wilson completed 2-of-3 passes for 15 yards. Defense was a key factor in the game as the Saxons limited the Pioneers to minimal yardage besides the third quarter drive. The freshmen will host Zeeland tonight (Thursday. Oct. I) at 5 p.m. on Johnson Field. Saxon golfers medalist by one stroke at H.C.C. Panther Angie Clark (10) looks for open space in the lane in varsity hoops Tuesday in Delton. Gold hoopsters win twice; now 4-1 for the season The eighth grade Gold team at the Hastings Middle School lu-^record to 3-1 with a 2.' 16 victory over W uyland on Sept. 24 Niki Noceboom led the squad with 6 points and Laura Dipen added 5 markers. Amber Thomas pulled down 8 rebounds and Dipert crashed the boards for 7 Delton Kellogg's Ashley Hannar (34) drives toward the basket in Tuesday's KVA dash with Pennfield. Tough week for varsity A last second shot attempt bounced off the rim. giving Zeeland a 41-40 O-K White varsity basketbail victory Sept. 24 over Hastings. Virginia Jennings had a big scoring night for the Saxons with 20 markers, a Other stars included 12 rebounds by Williams and 5 steals by Jennings. caroms. Noteboom was the team leader in steals with 5. Led by Noteboom's 12 points and Tiffany Howell's 6 points the Gold upped its record to 4-1 Sept. 29 with a 36-23 triumph over Pinewood. The Hastings duo also were signaled out for their defensive work. Noteboom also pulled down 8 rebounds, while Molly Alderson had 7 caroms. 8th Grade Blue The Blue also beat Wayland. 19-11. The win improved the team to 2-1. Ractivi Pohju tallied 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds for lhe winners. Rachel Dbppe also was near the top in points with 5 markers. Nikki Swartz scored 10 points, made 6 steals and dished out 2 assists as the Blue made it 2-for-2 for the week with a 24-23 victory against Caledonia. Swartz and Ashley Wanland sank key free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Pohja added 5 points. Jennifer Shaw 4 points and Deppe had 5 steals. 7th Grade Gold Wayland won by two points. 14-12, against its Hastings foes. Erin Hemeriing led the Saxons with 4 points. Niki King managed 3 steals, also for Hastings* eagers. FRESHMEN total that included two 3-pointers Jill Williams tallied 9 points and Katie .Noteboom 8 points, also for Hastings. Williams was also the team leader in rebounds with 7 caroms. Hastings led 14-9 after the opening Hastings up-ended East Grand Rapids Sept. 22 by 12 points. 37-25. Kate Martisius scored 12 points and Angie Aspinall pulled down seven rebounds to go along with her six points. Zeeland prevailed 52-33 in a Sept. 24 freshmen league contest. Two Saxons. Stephanie Courtright and Martisius. eight minutes and 21-19 at the half. In the third quarter. Zeeland scored 12 to Hastings' 10 to knot things up at 31-31. tallied six points to lead the team. The freshmen girls were defeated by Forest Hills Central 39-24 in basketball Williams pumped in 16 points and Erica Fulmer 11 markers in a 48-43 loss to Forest Hills Central Sept. 29. action on Sept. 28. Courtright and Emily Martin each had six points to lead the Saxons. Blue breaks loose for 22 in win over Union City A stifling defense and a steady ground attack enabled Hastings fifth and sixth grade Blue team to pound out a 22-6 HYAA victory over Union City. Leading the way offensively were Derrick Caldwell. Kyle Girrbach. Michael Garrett. Zach Fay. Neil Moore. J.J. Quick and Newell Heath. Scoring touchdowns were Chase Todd, Ashtin King and R.J. Morgan. Brandon Johnson kicked the extra points. Defensive standouts were Ken Chams, Brad Mead. Michael McPhillips. Zach Hulce and Andrew Roy. The defense also scored on a safety. 3rd-4th Grade Blue Hastings won 7-0 over Union City on a run by Jeremy Redman and an extra point from Stephen Case. Joidan Rambin and Nate Newton helped to open some holes for backs Bradon King and Garrett Harris Mitchell Gahan. Nathan Lane. Richard Nevins and Jonathan Rodriguez were tough on defense. 3rd-4th Grade White The White blanked Coldwater. 14-0. Scoring touchdowns were Matt Donnini and Scott Wilson. Extra points were added by Bryan Skedgell Other contributors were Nathan Covey. Alec Wilcox. Tory Roberts. Mason Trumbull. Joshua Jevicks and Dylan Bowman 7th Grade Gold The Gold never gave up in a 32-6 loss to Marshall. Highlights for the Gold included an On A Major Roll... Barry County Christian s boys soccer team was 6-1-1 heading into this week s action. B.C.C.'s only defeat came against the Hastings High School's junior varsity squad. On Sept. 24. B C C. tied Heritage, in Kalamazoo. 2-2 On Saturday (Oct. 3). the area booters will host a four-team soccer tournament at Fish Hatchery Park. Team members are (front row. from left) Ben Conklin. Joel Strickland. Derek Strickland. Theron Barlow, goalkeeper David Thompson. Neil Chapman. Dale Thompson. Adam Burkett; (back row) Coach John Price, Josh Lampher'e. Rob Stuut. Tony Rozema. Adam Winegar, Joe Cooke and Brian Chapman interception by Michael Bouchard, a 20yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chad Arnie to Chad Ferguson and some solid blocking efforts from Mark Ferrall and Nick Thompson. Justin Formart. Tom Rowse and Joe Arens stood out on the offensive side of the ball as did Josh Bemheisel on lhe defensive side Hastings* Steve Obreiter had a ninehole score of 37 to take medalist honors at a Sept. 24 match with Zeeland. The Saxons, as a team, tallied a 169, nine more than Zeeland's team tally. Obreiter's 37 was one shot better than Zeeland Jon Stefan's 38 at the Hastings Country Club. Other Saxon scores were carded by Tim Cole (41), Josh Doe (43). Casey Stormes (46). Jake McClelland (48). Mike Nystrom (49). Josh Alderson (50). Justin Benner (55) and Brian Loftus (56). Hudsonville carded a 151 to beat Wyoming Park (154) and Hastings (178) in a league match Sept. 29. Scores for the Saxons were Obreiter (40). Cole (43). Doe (46), Nystrom (49). McClelland (51) and Loftus (66). TK Ties Record... A school record 154 was tied by lhe Thomapple Kellogg golf team Sept. 29 at the Yankee Springs Golf Course in Wayland. Coach Bernie Weller's Trojans had a 33 from Adam Seifert, a 38 from Matt Pullen, a 39 from Ryan Lenartz and a 40 from Matt Gilbert. Thomapple Kellogg golf team scored a 160 to beat Godwin Heights (168) and Hamilton (173) Sept. 28 at Wayland's Yankee Springs Golf Course. The Trojans received a 38 from Adam Seifert, a 42 by Brett Ybema, a 44 from Eric Bender and a 44 by Matt Gilbert. WEEK NO. 5 Continued from page 12 Weinley for the Broncos only scoring strike. Much more of that will be needed if they are to spring a surprise on a muchimproved Maple Valley squad led by Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt. Consistency looks to be the key here and Maple Valley's attack is more certain. Can anybody say. Andy Patrick to the five... to the four... to lhe three... to the two... to the one... Touchdown Valley! Prediction: Lions 30, Ford Broncos (without O.J.) 0. WYOMING ROGERS GOLDEN HAWKS (1-3, 0-3) at THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS (3-1, 3-0) Spring Lake sprung a goose egg against Rogers (20-0) last \yeek in O-K Blue action. Rogers has yet to win in the league, while Thomapple Kellogg has been triumphant in 15 consecutive Blue battles. Coach Tim Penfield's squad captured No. 15 last Friday with an exciting 21-20 triumph over Paul Wolframs Hamilton Hawkeyes. Zia Shook. Dan Finkbeiner and Miso Glavan did the scoring damage. The Golden Hawks, a team that has gone 1-8 lhe previous two seasons, have one of the area’s best offensive tackles in Joe Postema (6-0. 215). But. the Trojans have plenty of power and speed to bum and cam this sweet homecoming treat. Prediction: Trojans 28, Grounded Hawks 3. �Page 14 - The Healings Banner - Thursday. October I 1998 Carpenter Dick Leavitt demonstrated making dowels by hand. Several children pounded a twig through a sharpened round metal tube to make a peg. Dakota Jordan from the Cascade area found the rabbits irresistible. Troy Sult from Kalamazoo demonstrated making boot laces on an antique hand operated machine. Bowens' Mills has attractions for ages during a fall visit LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division AMENDED ORDER TO ANSWER Hie No. 98-628-CZ Hon. James H. Fisher CRAIG BASHORE and LYNN BASHORE Plaintiffs. vs ESTATE OF RICHARD R MAXSON. CHARLES MAXSON. Independent Personal Representative. GARY L HORN. KATHLEEN L HORN. CAROL J MAXSON. CHARLES MAXSON, and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS OF 10840 STONEY POINT. Defendants Dawd H Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiffs TO CAROL J MAXSON GARY L HORN AND KATHLEEN HORN Based on the pleadings filed tn the above enti­ tled case, it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of Interest in the real property commonly known as 10840 Stoney Point. Delton. Michigan 49046. more fully desenbed as follows / LOTS 14 AND 15 OF STONEY POINT. AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 6. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWN­ SHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN by the 13th day of October. 1998, to assert any interest in the above desenbed property If the Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault in the above entitled matter, and on the 14th day of October. 1998 at 8 30 o'clock in the forenoon, this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Carol J Maxson. Gary L Hom and Kathleen Horn may have in and to the above desenbed property unless a Notice of Interest in the Real Property is filed or unless Defendants or their representatives appear on that date Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED BY. DAVID H TRIPP (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 945-9585 04ordans (10-8) Chancelor and Dominic McArthur came all the way from Nashville to Bowens' Mill to enjoy the sights, and took a pony ride. Country afternoon entertainment was provided by 'Dave Dickerson and Son." State of Michigan County of Barry Probate Court ORDER TO ANSWER Hie No. 97-22210-IE 98-22435-CZ HON. RICHARD H. SHAW RE The Estate of William L Mam THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM L MAIN. Plaintiff vs CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRESLEY Defendants David H Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broacway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiff TO CURTIS PRESLEY and BEATRICE PRES­ LEY Based on the pleadings Med in the above enti­ tled case, it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notice of Interest in the real property commonly known as 1843 Starr School Road. Hastings Michigan, more fully described as follows COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21 THENCE NORTH 87 ROOS FOR BEGINNING THENCE EAST 40 RODS THENCE SOU rH 8 RODS THENCE WEST 40 RODS. THENCE NORTH 8 RODS TO BEGINNING SECTION 21 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST HAST­ INGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHI­ GAN by the 7th day of October 1998 to assert any interest in the above described property If the Defendants fail to do so that shall constitute a de­ fault in the above entitled matter, and on the 8th day of October 1998 at 2 00 o clock in the after­ noon. this Court shall take proofs and shall termi­ nate whatever interest Curtis Presley and Beat­ rice Presley may have in and to the above de­ scribed property unless a Notice of Interest in the Real Properly is filed or unless Defendants or their representatives appear on that date Dated August 3i 1998 Honorable Richard H Shaw DRAFTED BY DAVID H TRIPP (P292901 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 (616) 945-9585 04ordans (10/1) CENA’S - $11.50/HR 84 LUMBER MANAGER TRAINEE Wc arc currently hiring Michigan Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistants at the above specified rate. Join our in house pool and pick the days to Hl your schedule. You must be CENA qualified, motivated and dedicated to providing the highest qual­ ity of care for our residents. 84 Lumber Company is looking for career minded individuals for its manager training program in the Lansing area. Manager trainees earn between $23.000-$28.000 per year. Benefits include health and dental plans, disability and life insurance, as well as 401k and profit sharing plans. 84 Lumber promotes from within with co-managers earning $30,000 - $40,000 and managers earning $40,000 - $80,000. If you enjoy a combination of working with people, handson work, and sales, you may qualify. No knowledge of building materials necessary. College preferred, but not necessary. Training will be provided. See: Larry Nickoli Oct. 6, 7am-10am & 3pm-6pm Apply at: 84 Lumber Company 6121 Aurelius Road Lansing, Ml 48910-4211 Email Address: JOBS@84LUMBER.COM Check our our website www.84lumber.com An Equal Opportunity Employer MF DV Drug Free Environment If interested please come lo Thomapple Manor to fill out an application. cQibrnappie If you are a loving, caring, responsible person who is looking lo help mh-. ers. you just may be lhe person we have been searching for CENA (Nursing Assistant I (raining is available here a( Thomapple Manix for qualified individuals. If chosen to be in (he class, you will become an employee of Thomapple Manor The hourly wage to start is $7.81. We also offer hcahh. sick and vacation bencfils. as well as pre-tax retirement savings Classes start October I-4th ami end October 2«*th The first 6 days of class run from 8 am lo 4 pm and lhe last 5 days arc from 6:30 am io' 2:30 pm Classes are not held on lhe weekend and there is no charge tor the classes. Enrollment for class is limited, so come lo Thomapple Manor A S A P. to schedule an interview before fktober 8th 'Qibrnapple 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 E.O.E. 2700 MdmUe Road. Hidings. Ml 4OOSK BOE Director of Habitat for Humanity Barry County WE BUILD HOMES We need a special person to work part-time coordinat­ ing public relations, fund-raising and construction activ­ ities Our ALL VOLUNTEER organization seeks a dedicated director who will accept a limited salary and also be a Habitat volunteer An understanding of Habitat goals and computer literacy are desirable Send resume to: Habitat, p.o. Box 234 Hastings, MI 49058 You Could Be The Needle In The Haystack... And We’re Looking For YOU! r X—-----—---------- —I The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for drywall or plaster repair work on paster walls and ceilings in various locations within the County Courthouse. The closing date for bids is Friday, October 9, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. Bids shall be submitted to County Ad­ ministration. 220 W. State St.. Hastings, MI 49058. To receive a copy of the Invitation to Bid. please call 616-948­ 4891. To view the areas in need of repair, please contact Ray Ward of the Custodial Department at 948-4870. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October i LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on April 10 1995 by Brent E Donaldson and Tammy Kay Donaldson now known as Tammy Kay Eckley formerly hus­ band and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet Sav­ ings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and Loan Association as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register ol Deeds for Barry County Michigan on April 11 1995 at Liber 628 Page 146 (the ‘Mortgage’) and on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dol­ lars and 37/100 ($42 320 37). as of the date of this notice including principal, interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part ol the debt, se­ cured by the Mortgage and the power of sale m the Mortgage having become operative by rea­ Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning/Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on October 26, 1998 at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Room. Courts & Law Building at 220 W. Court Si.. Hastings, Michigan. Beg. Comm, at a point where the East line of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. intersects the South shore line of Thomapple Lake, th South along the West line to the centerline of Thomapple Lake Road, th SWIy 660 feet along the centerline, th NWly to the shore ot Thomapple Lake, th NEly to POB Lots 1-17 of Barry's Subdivision, according MAP CHANGE - A-5-98 to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 11. in Sec. 25 T3N.R8W tx A s a 4 - T 1 ■ •c T r*rt *C*O __ xj__ FROM AR TO R-1. The E 1/2 of Sec. 3. E 1/2 of Sec. 9. T3N, R8W. All of Sec 10. 13. & 14. T3N. R8W. the E 1/2 ol Sec. 15. T3N, R8W. E 1/2 ol the SW 1/4, Sec. 15. E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 15. except for the North 330 ft. of the W 1/2. E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 15 and Beg. at a point 416 ft. North of the SW cor­ Comm. 500 feet North of the SW comer of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. lor beg th E 1200 feet, th North 1030 feet, th W 1200 leet. th South to POB. FROM R-3 TO MHP. Comm. 457 ft. North of the SW comer of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. for beg th North 43 ft., th » 1200 ft., th S 500 ft., th W 860 ft. th N 475 fl., th W 340 to POB ner of Sec 15. th North 904 ft . th E 1320 ft., th South 1130 ft. th W 730 ft., th North 226 ft., th West to POB. 4 — *■ . FROM A TO AR. FROM R-3 TO C-2. Comm. 1200 ft. East of the SW comer of Sec. 25. T3N, R8W. th East 500 ft., th North 1487 ft., th West 500 ft., th S 1457 ft. POB All that part of the W 1/2, NW 1/4 of Sec. 5. T3N. T8W. lying North and (10/8) West of Coals Grove Road. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Terpenmg married man and Dalhta M Terpening. his wife (Original Mortgagors) to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP a South Carolina Corpora­ tion f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding successor by merger to Fleet Mortgage Corp . a Rhode Island Corporation Mortgagee dated February 16. 1995 and recorded on February 22 1995 in Liber 625. on Page 332. Barry County Records. Mchi­ gan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Six and 34/100 dollars ($57,536 34). including interest at 9 75% per annum - Under the power of sale contained m sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that sad mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastngs Mchigan at 1 00 o'clock p m . on November FROM AR TO RL-1. , • > From the East 1/4 corner ot Section 31, Town 1 North. Range 8 West, measure North 88 deE57 minutes 00 seconds West along the and West 1/4 line of said section 220 00 3 the point of beginning of the land here in described thence South 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West 200 00 feet thence North 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds West 217 75 feet. thence North 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 sec­ onds East 200 00 feet lo the East and West 1/4 line of sad section, thence South 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds East along sad 1/4 line. 217 75 feet to the point of beginning Subject to that portion along the North sde thereof as being used for highway purposes The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance wrth 1948CL 3241a. in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 1 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys lor FLEET MORTGAGE CORP. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025 File <98098907 (10-29) (10/29) Comm. 1487 1. North of the SW corner of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. for beg. th E 1200 ft. th the shore of Thornapple River, th Wly along shore to the West line of Sec. 25. th South to POB. except the North 100 ft. R8W, lying South of Coats Grove Road along East side of M-43. FROM AR TO MHP. FROM AR TO C-1. The NE 1/4 of Sec. 6. T3N. R8W. except the East 450 ft. The E 400 feet ol Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. South ol the Thomapple River except the FROM AR TO 1-1. North 100 feet. FROM AR TO C-2. Tha East 450 feet of North 1/2 of Sec. 6. Lots 1-9 of McIntyre Plat, according to lhe T3N. R8W. recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 ol Plats on Page 71. in Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. Also Comm. 300 leet East ol the SW comer of Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. for beg. th North to Cedar Creek, th NE'ly along Cedar Creek to the South line of the platted roadway of River Lane, th Ely along said South line to the West line of the platted road named Thomapple Drive, th South to the South line of Sec. 26. th W to POB. The East 450 feet of the N 1/2. S 1/2 of Sec. 6, T3N, R8W, along the West side ol M-43 FROM R-2 TO C-1. The E 450 feet of the S 1/2, S 1/2 of Sec. 6, ■ FROM R-1 TO C-1. FROM AR TO R-1. The S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 Sec. 9. T3N. R8W. FROM R-2 TO R-1. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORCLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on August 26. 1993, by James W Sutherland and Karen J Suther­ land. husband and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet Savings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings A Loan. FA as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded m the offee of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Mchigan on September 3. 1993 at Liber 582. Page 67 (the Mortgage ) and on whch Mortgage there ts claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of One Hundred One Thousand Six Hundred FiftyThree Dollars and 47/100 ($101.653 47). as of the date of this notce. including principal inter­ est and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part.cf the debt secured by the Mortgage and tne power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday November 5 1998 at 1 00 »o clock m the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street in the City of Hastings. Mchigan. that be­ ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses ot sale certain property located in the Township of Carlton Barry County . Mchigan described in the Mortgage as follows The South 81 Feet of Lot Number 25 and the East 407 00 Feet of Lot Number 24 of Cuibert s Plat No 3 m Cartton Township Barry County Mchigan also a Parcel of Land Adjacent to the Rat described Beginning at the Southwest Cor,ner of Lot Number 25 Thence North 88 Degrees 51 Minutes West 227 00 feet Thence North 00 Degrees 51 Minutes East 81 00 Feet Thence South 88 Degrees 5i Minutes East 227 00 Feet ; Thence South 00 Degrees 51 Minutes West 1«1 00 Feet to the Pomt of Beginning ». Commonly known as 2851 Barber Road HastJngs Mchigan x The length of the redemption period will be six ft6) months from the date of sale FROM R-3 TO AR. . The West 500 feet of Sec. 5, T3N, Said premises are situated n TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN, BARRY COUNTY. Mchigan. and ‘Dated September 29 1998 2MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB •629 West State Street -Hastings Ml 49058 line of Lot 1. th W along the North line of Lot 1 to Pob. except the East 100 leet. amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: — MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE • according lo the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Liber 2 ol Plats on Page 71. Beg at the NW comer of Lot 1 of Sundago Park, th North to North line of Sec 25. T3N. R8W. th E to shore of Thornapple Lake, th S ly along shore to the North Request to rezone property in Sec. 3. 9. 10. 13. and 15 of Hastings Township. Hastings Mchigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated September 4 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB aradesenbed as PARCEL A The Lots 1-46 ol the Plat of Sundago Park, The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following son of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Oct 15 1998 at 1 00 o clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 West State Street, in the city of Hastings Mchigan that being the place ot holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold lo the high­ est bidder al pubic sale for the purpose of satis­ fying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale certain property located m City Of Hastings Barry County Mchigan described m the Mortgage as follows Lot 9 Block 18 Eastern Addition according to the recorded Plat thereof Commonly known as 427 East Madison Street. 629 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 1998 - Page 15 All that part of the North 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. desenbed as follows: Beg. at a point -A", distant 528 58 ft. due South and 635.23 ft due West of the East quarter post of said Sec. 26: th South 15DEG 49' East 133.31 ft. to point -B": th South 65DEG 10' West 24.45 ft. to Point ’C"; th South 66DEG 47'30’ West 306.47 ft. to Point ’D’: th S68DEG 32'30’ W 303 91 ft. to Point "E": th S79DEG 14'30’ W 368.55 ft. to Point "F: th S68DEG 04'30’ W 269 50 ft to Point "G": th S71DEG 54'30’ W 386 15 ft to Point -H’: th S71DEG 50'30’ W 518.22 ft. to Point -I’: th N01 DEG 48'30’ E 309.76 ft. to Point -J’: th N77DEG 27'30’ E 325.00 ft. to Point ’KT th N71 DEG 50'58’ E 149.56 ft. to Point ’L": th S01 DEG 48'30’ W 116 48 ft. to Point M’: th N68DEG 25'30’E 539.21 fl. to Point ’N’t th N77DEG 04'02’ E 374.13 ft. to Point ‘O’: th N59DEG 05'04’ E 227.94 ft. to Poiri -O’: th N78DEG 34'04’ E 52.58 ft. to Point -R’: th N04DEG 44'45’ W 111.71 ft. to Point ‘S’: th N 74DEG 59'E 86.07 ft. to Point T: th S04DEG 44'49’E 134.00 ft. to Point ’A’ which is the point of beg. (The above description also known as the unrecorded ’Supervisor's Plat ol Bridge Park"). Comm. 250 ft. East of the N 1/4 corner of Sec. 29. T3N. R8W. said point being the centerline of Hwy. M-37 for beg th East 300 ft., th SE'ly parallel with centerline of M-37 to the East line of Sec. 29, T3N. R8W. th South to the centerline ol M-37. th NWly along centerline to POB. FROM C-3 TO 1-1. Comm, at a point 40 rods W of the S 1/4 post of Sec. 20. T3N. R8W. lor POB Th N 21.5 rods, th W to Fall Creek, th Sly along Lots 1-10 of the Irving Charlton s Subdivision, creek to the South line of Sec. 20. the E to according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 9. in Sec. 36. T3N, POB R8W OM C-1 TO R-2. Also Beg at the NE corner of Lot 1 ot the Irving Charlton's Subdivision in Sec. 36. T3N. R8W. th East 330 ft., th South 393 ft., th West 330 ft. th North 393 ft. lo POB. FROM AR TO R-1. All of lhe above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan Interested persons desiring to present their views oo the proposed amendments, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity lo be heard at lhe above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 616-948-4820. The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available lor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St. Hastings. Michigan, between the hours of 8 a m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 pan.). Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Office at 948-4830 for further information The County ol Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hear­ ing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenals being considered al the meeting, to individuals wrth disabilities al the meeting hearing upon to days notice to the County ol Barry Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County ol Barry by writing or call the following Michael Brown. County Administrator 220 W State Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616)948 4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1998 COURT NCUUS: Scott Parks. 29. of Grand Rapid*, was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court last Thursday to three years to 22.5 years in prison for violating his probation by cutting his tether “He’s been a failure on probation and showed his defiance to the court by cutting his tether." said Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled "lhe only alternative left is prison " Parks also violating his probation by leaving his approved residence on ?\ug 14 and by changing his residence without the prior permission of his probation agent, according to court documents He also tested positive for marijuana on Banner CLASSIFIED^ Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on November 21st. Cail Pam al 616-868-5212 •91 DODGE STEALTH: White, great condition..81.000. sporty, lots of extras.* $4,900 OBO Call 375-6979__________ FOOD PROCESSING: Man ( uiHNiuniiy \atice HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS • ITS CIDER TIME FESTI­ VAL” October 3 & 4. 12PM5PM. Mountain Men Encampment/Hammer-in Cidfcr Making. Horse-shoeing Demonstrations. Live Music, Petting Zoo. BBQ Food. Aprie Dumplings. Admis­ sion Adults $5 00. Children. $2 On. 131 expressway/A-42 B'adley Exit. East/Bnggs Road, rorth I-1/2miles. 616-795-7530 Mobilt '/ham v ABANDONED REPO -Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604____________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS:We represent several banks, thev arc eager to sell homes they have repossessed No application fee if you mention this ad. 1-800-672-9604. REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. 2 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME, nice Mart. home, must be moved. 616-792-2350 I or Su/< INDIAN ARTIFACTS FOR SALE: Can be seen at Hastings Antique Mall 142 E Stale St.. Hastings. Tuesday thru Saturday 10-6; Sunday 12-5___________ FOR SALE: Gordon Laughced console piano $800 Call 374­ 0768._________________________ HARDWOOD FIREWOOD $35.00 a face chord, you haul. 616-623-6433. AMANA TOP FREEZER re­ frigerator. $500 OBO Brand new’ 948-0604_______________ TIRED OF BUYING BOTTLED WATER? Call for free demo of waler treatment MM Rated best in the nation. No obligation, no hight pressure sales Free gift to 1st 5 demo's. Call 616-948-3188___________ NEED A NEW VACUUM CLEANER? Bagless, vacuum cleaner and carpet cleaning sys­ tem all in one. Especially great if you have pets or allergies. Call for a short demo. No obligation, no high pressure sales. Free gift lo 1st 5 demo's Call 616-948­ 3188 THERE’S A NEW STORE IN TOWN! Will deliver all your basic staples to your Irani door at great savings Coffee, toilet pa­ per. paper tow els. soap, dog food, cal food. etc. There's no item you shop for that wc can't have delivered to you for less! Save time and money! Call for details NO MINIMUM to buy. Free gift to 1 st 5 customers. Call 616-948­ 3188. HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refills .25c Corn Refills NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W Stale SI.. Hastings 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT: LR. country kitchen, enclosed porch, garage. 616-792-2350 R<< notion 25’ IMP CUDDY CABIN (Ocean Boat 1. Loaded 616-792­ 2350_________________________ FULL SIZE TRAMPOLINE for sale. Call 948-3159 for de­ tails. MANUFACTURING: Man­ Real Estate 335 W. APPLE STREET. 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, de­ tached garage. This house is like new on inside, remodeled 1994. New ac/heat, large jacuzzi, ceramic tile floors, water softner, hunter fans, quality throughout, zoned A/ O. Priced below market value at $89,900 FIRM, call to see 616-948-8871.______________ AUCTION OF LOG HOMES to be held October 3rd. in Grand Rapids at lhe Holiday Inn Crown Plaza. 5700 28th St.. S W at Ham Take exit 43 off 96 in Grand Rapids and go east about 1/2 mile on the nght. watch for TILLER S AUCTIONEERING signs 21 styles to choose from. One home will sell absolute, re­ gardless of pnee 5% Buy ers Pre­ mium added to lhe highest bid. Take up to 12 months to take delivery. For more info call 800­ 321-5647 Ext.33 or 616-457­ 5739.________________________ DUPLEX FOR SALE: Home office. 616-792-2350 Husuiess \eniees PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician assislant Call 945-9888_________ BANKRUPTCY - Respect for client dignity al every step No charge for your initial appoint­ ment. Experienced Attorney. I800-945-5971_________________ PAINTING. ALUMINUM SIDING, bams, roofs, houses, etc. Reasonable rates, free esti­ mates. Insured. Call Randson Hesterly Painting and Tree 945­ 2545_________________________ HESTERLY TREE power is currently accepting ap­ plications tor an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa Neal, clean and comfortable work environ­ ment Several light industrial positions exist on 1st shift for this growing company. Short term and long term positions available. Starts al $6 25/per hour, opportunity for pcrm-incnt hire with excellent benefits For information call Manpower of Hastings at 127N Market. 616­ 948-3000 EOF.______________ SER­ VICE trimming and removal. Reasonable rates, free estimates Insured. Bucket truck. Call Randson 945-2545 (tfn) EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZING JOBS - ATTEN­ TION TO DETAIL. CLEAR­ ING. STUMPS. DRIVE­ WAYS, BACKFILLING. LANDSCAPING - SAND & GRAVEL, TOP SOIL. IN­ SURED- DON VETTER 795­ 7830. HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093 \ at i ana I h/v power is currently accepting ap­ plications for industnal positions at Amway Corporation All shifts available, length of assignment may vary. $7 25 pay rate plus $80bonus based on performante and attendance Stop in or call Manpower of Hastings 948­ 3000.127 N Market St (behind Riverbend Travel) ASSEMBLY/ MANUFAC­ TURING: A SE Grand Rap­ ids automotive company is looking for 1st shift workers. Duties include light assembly of small automotive parts and plastic injection machine op­ eration. Must have high atten­ tion lo detail and good finger dexterity. AU positions are long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to work over­ time. Pay increases based on work performance! For imme­ diate consideration, call MAN­ POWER at 948-3000. E.O.E. PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production companies in the Dutton, Caledonia, and Ixiwell areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experience necessary, company will train. Full lime to possible permanent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75, excellent opportunitv. Apply at MANPOWER 946-3000. E.O.E. CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MAN­ POWER is seeking applicants for long term positions at a prestigious distributing com­ pany. Successful candidates will work as customer service representatives providing ex­ cellent service and performing order entry . Qualified candi­ dates must have good telephone etiquette and prior customer service experience. Ifyou meet these qualifications, and are looking for a rewarding long­ term opportunity, apply im­ mediately at the MANPOWER office nearest vou. 127 N. Mar­ ket St.. Hastings 616-948-3000; 429 W. Main St.. Ionia 616­ 527-668; 1820 W. Washington, Greenville 616-225-2320; 600 E. Main St. Edmore 517-427­ 4270.______________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ Busy warehouse, all shifts needed Need now" (6I6F9492424 Jobhnc Fee_____________ DRIVERS Owner/Opcraiors National Carriers. Inc is looking for quality Owner Operators to pull containers on a dedicated run between Wilmington DE and Lansing. Mi On a % or guaran­ teed cpm on loaded and crnptv miles. Call today I 888-502­ 8745_________________________ EARN $10,000 MONTHLY part-time Easy to do We show you how. Not MLM 1-800-322­ 6169 ext 5694 BUILDING MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION MATERI­ AL Steel Building'. Never put up 40x30 was $6,212 will sell for $3,497. 50x88 ws $17,690 will sell for $8,970 Must Sell Dani 1-800-292(1111 however, reminded Parks that he's h'-d plenty of chances. "You have a real problem with any type of authority." said Fisher. "You would follow the rules when it was convenient for you then thumb your nose al them when you didn’t want to comply. I don't sec how I could do anything other than send you to prison. Alternative Directions would have a lot more rules and restrictions than what you've had." Parks was given credit for 348 days served. • Richard William Mexico. 27. of Battle Creek, pleaded not guilty to count three stolen property in excess of $100 at his Circuit Court arraignment. Mexico is charged with second degree home invasion for allegedly breaking into a home in the 9000 block of M-66 in As­ syria Township July 11 and stealing elec­ MANAGERIAL POSITION available in Hastings group home for devclopmentahy disabled WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS? Earn ex­ tra money tor Christmas selling candles and gifts by holding book parties and shows No inventory UPS deliveries to home ot host­ ess. Work full or part-time, it's up lo you. Scnous inquires, call 616-945-9946 between 5pm7pm M-Th POUCe SCAT Drifter held for molesting brothers HASTINGS - A 61-year-old dnfter is accused of molesting two Hastings boys in a tent in their back yard at least two times each between 1991 and 1993, according to Det Tom Pennock of the Hastings City Police Department. Robert Glenn Decker is being held on $25,000 bond in the Barry County Jail awaiting an Oct. 7 preliminary examination on two counts each of first and second degree criminal sexual conduct. He is also charged with being a habitual offender. "He was living in the tent in their back yard for several years," said Pennock, noting that Decker is a friend of the victims' family. The boys, ages 13 and 16. are brothers and each allegedly were molested by the man at least twice on separate occasions. He was arraigned on the charges Monday. Boy run over by family car improving THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP - A 5-year-old Middleville boy is recovering from a torn liver and a broken leg al De Vos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after being run over by the family car Saturday at about 6 p.m. Samuel Lee Penninga and his brother. Robert. 7, were apparently playing inside the car in their driveway at 7135 Rolling Oaks Lane when one of them bumped the gear shift, said their father, James. As the car began to roll down the driveway. Samuel exited the moving car and was run over. Samuel was taken to Spectrum Health downtown by the Thomapple Township Emergency Services, where he was initially admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit He has since been placed in a regular room in the children's hospital where his condition is progressing, said his father. Irate man causes disturbance at KFC HASTINGS - Hastings City Police received a report Friday that an unidentified man had become irate at a Kentucky Fried Chicken cashier and began throwing items all over the restaurant The man. who was driving a maroon colored pickup truck had an out of state license plate on the front of the truck and a Michigan plate on lhe rear, according to preliminary reports. The incident remains under investigation. Man hurt when cycle hits deer CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A Lake Odessa man suffered serious injuries Sunday. Sept. tronic equipment from the home. He is also accused of taking dirt bikes from the home and of being a habitual of­ 27 when the motorcycle he was riding struck a deer oo M-43 one mile east of Chariton fender with three previous felony convic­ Community Ambulance after the 8:45 p.m. accident. He is currently listed in stable condition and alcohol was not believed to have been a - tions in Branch. Calhoun and Kent coun­ ties. Mexico is being held on S25.OOO bond in the Barry County Jail. He is also charged in Calhoun County with receiving and concealing stolen properly and with being a habitual offender An Oct. 8 pre-trial hearing has been scheduled in Barry County Circuit Court. If convicted of all charges, he could spend a maximum penalty of life in prison. • Steven Harshman. 25. of Nashville was sentenced to one yea^ in jail with credit for 201 days served after pleading guilty Sept. 10 to probation violation. He was also ordered ’o attend substance abuse counseling and was given no work release. • Lori Watters. 37. of Middleville was given 90 days in jail with credit for four days served with the balance of lhe jail time suspended to the end of four years probation on a conviction of welfare fraud. Watters was accused of failing to report the income she received whife receiving Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) assis­ tance "She’s had a difficult time with depen­ dence on drugs and is having a rough life Park Road. John Joseph Radic, 49. was taken to Pennock Hospital in Hastings by Lakewood factor in the mishap, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A 17-yearold Hastings seen who tied police at speeds ci ' up to 110 mph Sept. 20 has been charged and arraigned on charges of drank driving. 1 fleeing and eluding police and being a minor in possession. Steven Michael Kauffman registered a .11 on a preliminary breath test after police j slopped Kauffman after the 3.5 mile chase on M-79 between Chariton Park Road and : Devine Road at about 1:24 a.m., according to deputies from the Barry County Sheriff's ' Department. Police said they first spotted Kauffman passing another car at a high rale of speed, ; originally clocking him al 97 mph. As police attempted to stop Kauffman, he slowed down when be reached Chariton | Park Road but then accelerated, continuing eastbound on M-79 reaching 110 police reported. Police said they also saw him weaving into the westbound lane several times and he -• nearly ran a slower moving vehicle off the road before finally pulling to the side of lhe road and stopping, police said Kauffman reportedly told police he and the first vehicle were drag racing md that be ran from police because he didn't want to get a ticket He was also cited for not wearing a seat belt. Middleville man hurt in deer crash THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville man was hurt when the van he was driving overturned as he tried to avoid hitting a deer Sept 23 on Whitneyville Road new Parmalee. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Kurtice R. Smith. 26. was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred and alcohol McPhillips. "I'd like to apologize to the State of was not believed to be a factor. Smith was treated for his injuries at Pennock Hospital and released. Michigan for using the system inappro­ priately." she told the court. "I’ve been clean for 30 days. I go to A A. 1 would Man hurt after falling asleep at wheel She was also ordered to pay $3,688 in restitution and $500 in court costs. She can do community service work in lieu of half her fines and costs. 1998. Fox said he and his girlfriend had entered HOPE TOWNSHIP - A man who admitted to police he had fallen asleep at the wheel v as injured when his car crossed the center line of Dowling Road east of Cedar Creek Road and hit a tree at little after midnight Sept. 25. Daniel Arthur Cline. 26. of Delton was cited for careless driving after the accident He was wearing a seat belt and alcohol was not a factor in the accident, according to a lepctl by lhe Barty County Sheriffs Department. Man wakes up driving in wrong lane RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man told Barry County Sheriff's deputies that he woke up and found hi\ southbound car in the northbound lane early Saturday. Sept. an argument with another couple and he struck out at their vehicle, causing a dent "1 just lost my temper, which was very 26. Robert John Woldbuts. 22. reportedly tried to re-enter the southbound lane but over corrected, causing him to lose control of his 1988 Isuzu Trooper, which struck a (fitch stupid." he told judge Fisher. Fox. who is being held without bond, is and roil several times. Woldhuis. who was injured, reportedly told police he fell asleep at the wheel. Police also reported that alcohol may have been a factor in the cause of the mishap. scheduled to be sentenced on the probation violation conviction Oct. 8. • Ronald Aspinall. 17. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property under $I(X) and agreed to pay restitution for damaging the siding of the Barry County Christian School on May 16. 1998 by throwing a bnck against the structure. He will be sentenced Oct. 8 • Steven Blodgett. 35. of Galesburg pleaded not guilty to larceny in a building HELP WANTED PAID WEEKLY Due to a large in­ for allegedly stealing musical equipment from a Hickory Comers home on Oct. 12. crease in business, local com­ pany must expand operation and fill 10 full-time permanent posi­ tions to start at $410 p>.r week Since there arc several positions to fill and company v*ll train the inexperienced ji»b d< scriptions, hours, pay scales, profit sharing, benefits, etc will be discussed ai a one on one interview For ap­ pointment call 948-2298 F.xt 8 1997. He also pleaded not guilty to a charge of stolen property over $100. a five-year felony. Blodgett also is charged with second degree home invasion for allegedly break­ ing into a home in lhe 4000 block of Hickory Road, a 15-year felony An Oct 8 pretnal hcanng was scheduled • Speeds reach 110 mph in chase because of it." said her attorney. Michael • Timothy Fox. 18. of Middleville pleaded guilty to violating his probation by committing malicious destruction of property under SI(X) damage on July 23. adults. Must have supervisory experience and ability to work with clients, families, regulatory staff, and health professionals LPN or BA in human services field required Competitive wage and benefit package Call Dawn at (616) 7864)850 or send re­ sume to Heritage II O M.E.s, Inc .Attn Dawn. 168 James St. Holland. Ml 49424. by October 5. 1998 A drug free work envi­ ronment EOE ORDER PULLER/FORKLIFT, to$l6 38/hr ♦ benefits his lifef Fisher GROUND HELPER NEEDED for local tree service BEVERAGE DELIVERY TO $l5 38/hr ♦ benefits. Many 'ceded Local Route, straight truck (6161-949-2424 Jobhnc Fee__________________________ efits. will train, busy office (6I6J-949-2424 Jobhnc Fee pnson." said Parks. "I’ve been complying with the rules. I just have a hard time fol­ lowing every one of the rules. I have a child on the way and I d like to be a part of never wish this kind of life on anybody because crack cocaine destroys your life." 721-8733_____________________ HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS/ CLERK, to $11 92/hr ♦ ben­ program rather than incarceration "Unfortunately for him. he never devel­ oped that level of responsibility he needs and prison is certainly not going to give him that structure he needs.” said Kuzava Parks also asked Circuit Judge James Fisher to impose the Alternative Directions program, noting that his employer would hold his job open for him "I don’t believe I deserve to go to eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE To $1.000/wk on job training, work own hours, need ASAP’ (616>949-2424 Jobhnc Fee_________ CABLE INSTALLER: Aug. 12 Parks was serving probation for a March 1998 home invasion conviction and was ordered in June io spend six months on the tether "I don't think he's all that bad a person." said his attorney. Dave Kuzava. "I think he's immature for his age He doesn’t always make the wisest decisions " Kuzava asked that Parks be sentenced to lhe pnson system’s Alternative Directions He was admitted to Pennock Hospital and released the following day. Phone solicitors suspected of scam HASTINGS - At least three area residents, including Barry County Right to Life President Joanna Haddix, have received telephone solicitations from a group called "American Right to Life." e '♦ According to Haddix, the group, which is a registered Political Action Committee (PAC) with a post office box in Washington D.C., hung up on her when she asked for a copy of their financial statement. "They claim to be raising funds to support the partial birth abotuon ban. said Haddix adding that they then ask for a contribution of $75 to SlOO.J’We cant prove they’re not legal but they can't prove what they're using lhe money for." National Right to Life has issued an advisory to the state Right to Life organizations warning of a possible scam. . ___ "We've... discovered that as of July 8, 1998, American Right to Life ts not registered as a lobbying organization in either house of Congress." the National Right to Life reports "Right to Life of Michigan and National Right to Life urges concerned pro­ lifers to use extreme caution if a call or letter is received from this group or any other group that is unfamiliar to you." ____ The incident has been reported lo the Hastings City Police Department. �Th** Hastings Banner - Mattawan presents Panthers with plenty more problems If defense wins football championships, and it usually does, watch out. opponents who dare to face Delton Kellogg’s dy nanuc "d." The Panthers have outscored their last three Kalamazoo Valley Association foes KXJ-6. Last Friday s impressive result was a 19-0 shutout against Battle Creek Pertnfield. Coach Rob Heethuis' troops tallied two touchdowns in the second quarter and one more in the third, just for yards rushing and just 26 yards passing Stampfler also was a cog in the ground assault with 71 yards on 11 attempts Matteson added 31 yards on nine carries and J.T Charron gained 13 yards on four running plays. Pennfield netted 124 yards on the ground and 81 yards in the air The biggest aerial for Pennfield wds a 40-yard completion that ended at lhe five as time ran out in the first half. Defensively for Delton Kellogg. Nick good measure. “Wo ve been playing some great football the last three weeks.” Heethuis sa«d. "Good defense wins Hannar led with 15 tackles, Ross Trantham had 14 bone crushers and Tarry Lane made 10 tackles The Panthers also championships." A 30-yard dart by Jason Stampfler accounted for Delton Kellogg's first score at 11:30 of the second quarter and a 12- collected three sacks from Trantham. Matteson and Jon Haneckow. "Our defense played most of the game at their end of the field." Heethuis said. yard aerial from quarterback Kyle Matteson to Rod Reynolds gave them a 12-0 adv antage Nick Marshall, who was the team's top ground gainer with 78 yards on 11 carries, carried in the two-point conversion and it was 13-0 al the break. In the third quarter. Marshall barreled in for a one-yard score, putting the Panthers well in front. 19-0. Dehon Kellogg ended up with 151 "They came up with three fumbles and an interception. We've had three big weeks. but our big test is Friday night." Mattawan is again picked as lhe KVA "team to beat." The Wildcats return a lot of talent from last year's 8-1 club, including tailback Noah Herron, quarterback Dustin Cole, offensive lineman Nolan Spencer and offensive guard Nate Krasinski. All were all-league picks a season ago. Thursday October t 1998 - page 17 Lions look for offensive spark Maple Valley's 8-0 varsity football win over Leslie last Friday kepi Coach Guenther Miltlelstaedl's Lions in the SMAA chase At 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the league. Maple Valley still holds onto first-place aspirations for the '98 league campaign Of course, that means that explosive Olivet must fall at least once, but stranger things have happened in SMAA pigskin madness And even if Olivet losses. St. Philip i> also undefeated heading into week No. 5 Andy Patrick ran one in from three yards in the second quarter, and then added the two-point conversion, to lead the Lions past Leslie. Patrick's touchdown was set up by a 29-yard scamper by Scott VanEngen. a play that placed the ball at the 10-yard-line. Mittelstaedt said his offensive line "took over" on the scoring drive and specifically praised the play of Cory Currier. Eric Gons and 1-ce Gould. Maple Valley's defense had two critical stops on Leslie drives that reached the 15yard-line or closer. On one of those drives. Lion Chris Ewing recovered lhe ball at the one. "We played some very good defense in a hard-fought game and made the big plays,” Mittelstaedt said. Leslie gained 184 yards on the ground and 37 more through lhe an Coming up with defensive gems for Maple Valley were Ruh Smith with 23 tackles, Andy AJams with 18 bone crushers and Patrick with 10 tackles The Lions also had three players with eight stops Cole. Justin VanAlstine and Gould. The Lions grounded out 132 yards for the game with Patrick gaming 71 on 18 This week Maple Valley will entertain highly regarded Bellevue Bellevue lost to St Philip 26-7 Saturday in Battle Creek The Broncos allowed the 4-0 Tigers 147 yards through the air for two of their four touchdowns. River Bend names winners The River Bend Golf Course recently held its championships with golfers playing 36 holes on both the red and the white courses. Jeff Storrs was the w inner of the mens class with a two rounds of 39 for a total of 78. Jerry Eager had a 42-41 83. Mike Sinclair a 42-42 84 and Brett VanBuren a 42-42 84. The winner of the ladies class was Chery l Nye with a 50-44 94. B.C.C. eagers fall DK booters win Delton Kellogg's varsity soccer squad scored its first win Monday with a 5-2 KVA victory against Galesburg-Augusta The Barry County Christian girls basketball team lost a 47-17 contest Sept. 24 to Otsego. at home Goal scorers for the Panthers were Josh Dahn. Justin Tidd. Kris Pease. Doug Wurtman and Keesha Guillermo. The Panthers (1-9. I -6> led 3-0 at half Andrea Bolthouse had 4 points and 6 rebounds for B.C.C. and Becky Meens had 2 points and 11 rebounds. and added two more for good measure in the second half Ben Herbert played an "outstanding" In the Sept. 24 Hastings Banner it said that Barry County Christian beat Family Altar 35-27. Family Altar won lhe game 35-27. The leading scorer for Barry County Christian was Heidi Schmidt game in goal to gain credit for the HHS celebrates Homecoming ‘98 attempts. Jacob Colt 27 yards on eight carries and VanEngen 37 yards on seven attempts. lory. L’hon Kellogg dominated the ball and movetit around very well. CORRECTION with 14 points. The Hastings Banner regrets the error. Festivities were held at Hastings High School annual Homecoming with floats, marching bands, king and queen crowning plus lots of hometown, home team spirit. Acting as grand marshal was Bob Nida (shown right), family court administrator for Barry County. A Saxon drum major leads the band during a halftime performance at Friday's homecoming game with East Grand Rapids. Hastings High School homecoming queen candidates were Tara Stockham, Patti Stockham. Sally Edger, Erica Fulmer and Danielle Golnek. A large crowd assembled at Johnson Field for Friday's annual homecoming dash versus the Pioneers. Hastings High School 1998 homecoming king candidates were Ty Greenfield. Luke Warner. Adam Whitney. Andy J Keller and Jim Storms. Hastings High School flag girls twirl colorful flags during a halftime performance during Friday's festivities. �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 1 1998 New Delton Rotary holds first meeting by Mary Warner Staff Writer Business and community leaders in Delton hope to build alliances and provide service to the community via a new Delton Rotary Club, which met for the first time Wednesday at Peter's Food and Spirits. The luncheon meeting included a speech by Dave Groner, member of lhe Dowagiac Rotary and last year's district governor, who said he was "happy to have a new Rotary here." and assured those attending that "u-ily Rotary can make a difference " He said that w hen he first joined lhe club in 1970. "1 could not comprehend the benefits of Rotary to my life." He talked of weekly basis to make the community and world a better place lo live." Marsha Wells, superintendent of Delton Schools and secretary of the newly formed club, said its main focus will be to pull together people from "a very diverse community" for the purpose of "providing service back to the community." "The power of what we can do collectively is so much greater than what we can do individually." she said. The club will also give members a chance to "develop friendships and have a lot of fun in the process." she said. "Rotaries are known for developing fellowship and having a great time." Wells was one of those speariteading the effort to form a Rotary in Dehnn. She Rotary International's goal of eradicating polio from "the face of the earth" and how last winter Rotary volunteers helped immunize 121 million African children "For most of these kids it was the first time they'd been immunized." he said. He said that one Madagascar resident visiting the U.S. on a Rotary tour told Groner she decided to come to the U.S. to thank Rotary members for immunizing children on her island. She was grateful, she said, because she’d had polio herself and walked with a severe limp, and was glad the children of Madagascar would not have to suffer as she did. Groner said the 300 Rotary Clubs in belonged to the Charlotte Rotary prior to coming to Delton, she said, which was "quite active in terms of community service." doing such things as giving scholarships to graduating seniors and providing Christmas baskets to families in need Founding Delton Rotary members have discussed the possibility of providing scholarships to seniors as part of the club’s community service projects. Wells said, but nothing definite has been decided. Further discussion on the new club's goals and future plans will be undertaken at the Oct. 14 and Oct. 28 meetings, both of which will be held at Peter's from noon to .1:30 p.m. Thus far there are 20 community members signed up for lhe new club. Wells said. Potential new members are welcome to attend upcoming meetings and give input on the direction of the club, she said. Those with questions can call the club president. Paula High, at 623-5185, or Wells al 623-9225 Groner (standing) told Delton Rotary members that "Rotary is the sharing of ideas, knowledge and concerns." Michigan are "all working together on a Dentist pleads guilty to bilking Medicaid by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A Middleville dentist who is accused of bilking Medicaid by filing false claims pleaded guilty to one of six counts against him Monday in Barry County's 56-1 District Court. Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley announced that 50-year-old Dr. Thomas R. Anderson. D.D.S.. paid full restitution in the amount of $30,000 to the Medical Services Administration following his preliminary examination. Anderson then was bound over to Barry County's 5th Circuit Court where he will be sentenced Oct. 22 at 8:15 a.m. The restitution will cover inappropriate billings submitted by Anderson to Medicaid between September 1996 and March 1998. when he operated a dental office at 4630 North Middleville Road in Middleville. According to count three, to which he pleaded guilty. Anderson allegedly claimed to have billed Medicaid on Sept. 13. 1996 for the restoration of a female patient's tooth when he actually had only put on a temporary crown, a procedure not covered by Medicaid. The investigation into Anderson's activities was conducted by Kelley's Health Care Fraud Division. Kelley also alleged in the complaint that, on more than one occasion. Anderson pulled healthy teeth in order to create a false Medicaid eligibility for a patient who would qualify for a partial lower demure if the healthy teeth were removed. '1 applaud the close cooperation between the Medical Services Administration and my Health Care Fraud Division as they increase their surveillance over billing procedures and ^ood dental practices." said Kelley. "Medicaid pays for quality dental work for those in need. 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T f"— ^8.,S!7 Hastings VOLUME 145, NO. 41 ANNER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1998 News Briefs: PRICE 5tf bat bite victim’s mom wants shelter officer fired by The next monthly Legiiiative Cof­ fee will be held nt 8 im. Monday, Oct 12, at the County Seat Restaurant toHaatiasi. SdteSeled » appear an State Sena­ tor Joanne Etamona; Stem Representa­ tive Terry Geiger. John Robinette, rep­ resenting Third District Congressmen Von Ehlers. and San L i rammer rep­ resenting Seventh District Congress­ man Nick Smith. . A variety of issue* will be dis­ cussed. and at the dose at the session, a straw vote will be taken on one of them. The Legislative Coffee, tponaored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, is open to the public. will be held from 5 to 7 pjn. fhnrsday. Oct 13. at the County Seat BrnWrea* in Wwriags The aternoon event will Made tefrufc wu and tone to relax and visit with fellow business associates, meet new feces cad promote basineu. For more information, call the chamber st 9*3-2454. Tara Pennepacker (center), the victim of a rabid bat bfe taut week. gets a Teddy bear from Sheriff Steve DeBoer while her mother. Terri Pennepacker watches Area schools say aid hike Blood drive set in Middleville The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive front 2 to 8 p.nx Monday, Oct 12, st the First Baptist Church. MiddfevrUe. The goal will be 60 pints. Anyone who is at least 17 yean old, weighs al least 110 pounds, is in teasonably good health and hasn't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eligible to contribute. ‘politics’ by Mary- Warner Staff Writer Area school administrators say they’re glad the legislature has allocated an addi­ tional S9l million in state aid to local school systems for the current academic year, but they believe the last-minute ap­ propriation was politically motivated. Thomapple Kellogg Superintendent Jay Cason said he appreciates the extra money but "it was originally included in the 1997 school aid act. It was not paid at that time and now the legislators are patting them­ selves on the back for helping education. It does seem strange that this is taking place just a month before the election. Everyone wants schools to be more like businesses. Shelly Sulser Staff Writer An investigation of apparent miscom­ munication between the mother of a rabid bat bite victim and animal control officer Pam Ronchetti is still under way by Barry County Sheriff Steve Deboer who oversees the animal shelter. Terri Pennepacker said she won’t rest un­ til Ronchetti is removed from office for al­ legedly failing to follow Michigan De­ partment of Community Health Depart­ ment Guidelines for dealing with bat bite incidents. Ronchetti is not allowed by sheriffs de­ partment policy to comment on the matter and was not permitted to speak on her own behalf. Pennepacker claims Ronchetti is negli­ gent for not taking down necessary infor­ mation required by the state health depart­ ment's published "Communicable Disease Rules.” The rules state that animal bites, where rabies is being considered, must be reported to the local health jurisdiction where the bile occurred The report must be made within 24 hours of the biting incident, according to the rules, and the report shall include in­ formation >uch as the species involved, the •ui.c of till reporter op the bite, the site of the bite or. the body, name address and telephone number of the person bitten and the date and location of tbe biting incident but what businesses could make plans un­ der these conditions?" Thomapple Kellogg will receive approx­ imately $130,000 in additional funds that will be paid in seven installments, begin­ ning this coming February. It and other districts whose per-pupil stale aid is $5,462 or above will receive S51 per pupil in sup­ plemental funds. Those districts that are not receiving the basic per-pupil allowance of $5,462 will receive proportionately more. Because the Lakewood School District only receives a per-pupil allocation of $5,363. it will receive $66 per student, ac­ Pennepacker s 8-year-old daughter. Tara, was "cleaning up the yard” after school Tuesday when she picked up a blanket, not knowing that bat was tangled inside the item until she was bitten. "She was so scared ano crying when she came in the house and told me she'd been bitten." said Pennepacker. Pennepacker said she immediately grabbed tbe phone and called her doctor s office to ask what should be done next at the same time she went outside to get the bat into a cage. "The doctor jpld me that as long as Tara has had her tetanus shot, she didn't have anything to worry about." said Pen­ nepacker. But recalling that her mother told her many years ago that bats often carry rabies, she tried to contact tbe animal control shel­ ter to find out what to do. After getting only the answering ma­ chine, she called the Barry County Sheriffs Department, gave her name, and asked what to do. she said. The dispatcher then reached a shelter em­ ployee by radio and altered them that Pen­ nepacker would be en route with the bat. she said. When she arrived at the shelter at about 4:50 p.'m . she claims she saw a hand reach under a towel over the door and turn the sign from open" to "closed." See BAT BITE, continued page 3 cording to Acting Superintendent Dave Doozan Doozan said die extra money may do nothing more in his district than balance out what could be a shortfall in state aid because of a lowered student count. Lakewood's budget this year is based on a student count of 2.825. he said. The dis­ trict is "not sure" if it will have that many students when the final count is determined at the end of October. "We're worried.” he said. If the student count reaches 2.825. the district would receive an additional $186,450. See POLITICS, continued page 3 Myers gets 15 to 30-year sentence by Shelly Sulser ’Ai Hallow’s Eve* event is Oct. 24 • The sixth mtottal’All HaUoWs Evecelebration will be held from 3 to 6 pm Saturday Oct. 24. at Chariton Part The program is designed fat children ages 12 and under and their mult corn­ pinions. Activities will include a costume contest, jack-o-lantem coolest, dough­ nuts oo a string, storytelling, hayrides on a wagon pulled by draft horses and old-fashioned seasonal treats. Carved or decorated jack-o-lanteros must be submitted by 4 p.m. Oct 24. Storytelling will be at 5:15 and M 6. Contest winners will be announced around the campfire. Those attending are urged to bring a nick or treat bag. Admission is $3 per person, children 2 and under will be admitted free. A limited number of tickets are available at Felpausch stores in Hast­ ings. Delton and Urbandale, Cart's in Nashville and Lake Odessa and pastor's in Middleville through Oct. 22. They also area avialble at the Chariton Park office. For more information, call 945­ 3775 More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 Staff Writer After considering phone calls, letters and a courtroom plra from a 20-year-old female victim. Judge James Fisher sentenced for­ mer radio disc jockey, visible religious fig­ ure and convicted sex offender Dennis Lee Myers to 15 to 30 years in prison Thurs­ day. "He took a little girl who loved him and did some disgusting things to me." said the Hastings woman during Myers' dramatic sentence hearing. "I think he deserves the maximum sentence (life) for what he did. Innocence is something you can't get back 1 was robbed of it." Myers. 40. a Hastings native who has confessed to molesting at least 12 children over the last 20 years, will be eligible for parole in 12 years on the conviction of one count of first degree criminal sexual con­ duct. All other charges were dismissed in ex­ change for his guilty plea If he serves the full sentence, he would get out of prison at the age of 70. a sen­ tence carefully considered by Fisher, who offered a lengthy explanation regarding his decision to deviate from Myer's original plea agreement with the Barry County Prosecutor s office for an eight- to 20-year sentence "Really, the guidelines do not appear to apply very well at all to the facts of this case." said Fisher "A serial abuser who never got turned in despite years of abuse of many victims." Myers initially was charged with one count of first degree criminal sexual con­ duct and three counts of second degree crim­ inal sexual conduct for molesting the now Victims confront sex offender in court... 20-year-old woman between 1982 and 1989 According to the victim's statements to police. Myers used to "play a game" with her in which Myers would chase her around, then catch her. tickle her. rub oi touch her inappropriately. Myers confessed to aJso forcing the girl to have oral sex with him. He was also charged with second degree criminal sexual conduct for forcing an 11year-old Hastings boy to touch him as he was taking the boy home from a roller skating outing on June 26. 1998. Myers had taken the boy. his son and another boy to Grand Rapids to skate, but when the boy told Myers he didn't feel good and wanted to leave, he took the boys home. Myers told police he dropped off his son and one boy and that he had to take the vic­ tim to a residence south of Hastings be­ cause his parents were not home While Myers was driving toward this res­ idence. he said he told the boy that he had placed an envelope inside his pants because he did not have any pockets and that the envelope slid down and bruised him on the upper part of his leg. But according to the victim. Myers took him to a din road believed to be just off M­ 37 south of Hastings, pulled over and said See SENTENCED, cont. page 2 Dennis Denny' Myers is led oft to prison after his sentencing in "Circuit Court Thursday to 15 to 30 years incarceration tor molesting at least 12 children over the past 20 years �page 2 - The Hastings Bannet i hursday October 8 1998 ...15 to 30 year sentence, continued from page 1 to him. “('an you feel this because there ts a rock in my pants'*" While Myers was asking him that ques­ tion, he pulled down his sweat pants to just above his knees. The boy told police at that point, he be­ came very scared and didn’t know w hat to Neuus Briefs (Continued) Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Oct. 12, at the Delton Kellogg Middle Sciiool li­ brary. Don Jansen of Richland will tell about his 30-year career as a corre­ spondent for the New York Times. The public is welcome to attend. Trail cleanup will be Oct. 10 Members of tbe Thomapple Trail Association are inviting area bicyclists and walkers to a cleanup day on the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail at 9:30 a m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Those attending are asked to meet in the parking lot behind tbe Middleville Village Hall. They also are urged to bring gloves, rakes, gasoline powered weed whackers anti other tools. Thomapple Trail Association Presi­ dent Michael Gormley* said the event serves as a good chance for people to explore the trail, which was just dedi­ cated last month during the Heritage Days celebration. The next meeting of the Thomapple Trail Association will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 28. For more information about the cleanup day of the association, call Gormley at 795-8739. Thornapple Wind Band starts soon The Thoovpple Wind Band planning committee recently had an organiza­ tional meeting to plan this year's con­ cert season. Rehearsals will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Nov. 5. 12 and 19. and Dec. 3, with a concert set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6 in Hastings Members of the adult ensemblecome from as far away as Rockford, but m-cinly are from the Thomapple River area. Membership is open Io any posthigh school age musician who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules. Though all instrumentation is wel­ come. the band especially needs clar­ inet and percussion performers. A child care program costing $1 is available near the band room. , There is no funding for the Thor­ napple Wind Band, except for dona­ tions at concerts. The money is used to promote and support the ensemble. For more information, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings at 945-9766 or Dave Maqueen of Lake Odessa at 374­ 3037. Right to Life banquet tonight Barbara Listing, prefldent of Right to Life of Michigan, will be the fea­ tured speaker at the Barry County Right to Life annual banquet, starting al 6:30 tonight (Thursday, Oct. 8) al the First Baptist Church. Hastings. Listing, in a speech called "Vision of Love." will talk about today's abor­ tion issues and about the "Merian's Friends" assisted suicide proposal (B) on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. Listing has served as president of the statewide organization since 1981. Since then she has overseen a number of successful political efforts. She is known nationally for be role in initia­ tive and referendum efforts that ended Medicaid funded abortions in 1988. passage of legislation to restore parental involvement in abortion deci­ sions for minors and passage of legis­ lation to ensure that women seeking abortions are provided with a full range of information. The Barry County Right to Life Sanctity of Life Dinner also will in­ clude musical entertainment by key­ board player Paul A. Meek. A punchbowl social will be at 6:30 p.m . followed by dinner and the pro­ gram al 7. Ticket prices are $ 15 per person or $100 for a reserved table of eight . Tickets will be available al the door. For more information, call 948-4033. do. Myers then grabbed the boy’s hand, put it onto his crotch and held it there "I felt embarrassed and scared and angry." said the boy to Myers in a letter read to the court by his mother "I pulled my hand away and moved to the other side of the car as far as I could. I didn't know what else TK school board to meet Monday The Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Oct. 12. at the high school library. The meeting is being held at that lo­ cation because of construction going on at the new middle school. Tbe location of the meeting was re­ ported incorrectly in this week's edi­ tion of the Sun & News. Gospel music set at Showcase Gospel music by Mark Forester and In His Name will be featured at the Musicians Showcase at 6:30 tonight at Arby’s in Hastings. Forester, who hails from the Lapeer area, has released numerous albums and sings and plays the guitar and key­ boards In His Name is a mixed quartet that includes the Galloway sisters. Tbe members are Mindi Brundage. Jeni Kalee. Kim Parish and Shannon Kalee. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Grief recovery series to start Barry Community Hospice will of­ fer grief recovery classes over five weeks for adults who have suffered loss of loved ones. The program will be held at tbe lo­ cal Hospice office. 450 Meadow Run. Hastings, for five consecutive Monday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. begin­ ning Oct. 12 and running through Nov. 9. Grief recovery combines learning about the process of grief with tbe chance to discuss feelings in a safe,. I open environment, . There is no change for tbe Series of classes. For more information or to register, call the Barry Community Hospice Be­ reavement Department at 948-4852 or (800) 254-5939. Historical Society banquet planned -Flunk" historian Dick Kishpaugh will be guest speaker at the Barry County Hi;torical Society's 34th an­ nual banquet Thursday. Oct 22. at the Welcome Comers United Methodist Church. 3185 North Broadway, north of Hastings on M-43. The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. with social time, followed by dinner. Reservations will be taken until Satur­ day, Oct. 17. by calling Diana Phillips at 945-9156. Cost is S10 per person. Kisbpaugh's presenution will be "The History of the Titanic: Facts and Fiction About the RMS Titanic." He has a member of the Titanic Historical Society for more than 30 years. Kishpaugh will tell about how be and other members of the Titanic His­ torical Society assisted Hollywood filmmaker and director John Cameron in making bis recent Academy Award­ winning film. Bowens Mills • fests continue The next festival in the "It's Cider Time" series al Bowens Mills will will feature the 13th annual Civil War Living History Encampment. The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Included will be the encampment, an exhibit of Mike Hook's Abraham Lin­ coln memorabilia collection, cider making, mill lours, horse drawn wagon rides, music and food. Music will be supplied by Country Homer Jones and his wife, Jenny, of Lake Odessa on Saturday and the "Yes­ terday's Gospel" from the Hastings • Church of the Nararene Sunday. Bowens Mills will be open every weekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 with a number of activi­ ties. including Farm Days a photo show and steam and gas engine show and children's festival. Gale fees are S5 for adults and S2 for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. For more information, call 795­ 7530. you were going to do to me " The boy also wrote “In 15 minutes, you changed my entire life because of your sickness." Some of the other victims interviewed by police and mentioned in the report are now aged 6. 12. 14. 16. 18. 34. The youngest child was 3 years old al the time of the incident, according to police. Abuse included digital and oral penetra­ tion. exposing himself, masturbating in front of victims and forcing children to touch him with their hands and lips. Many of the incidents occurred in his home and at least two times he molested children in the woods at Johnson Field, he admitted to police He told police he would never, however, touch his own children inappropriately "If they didn't resist. 1 didn’t feel they were victimized." he told police. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava agreed to press no further charges for any other victims and to drop the charges stemming from the incident with the Ilyear-old boy in exchange for Myers' guilty plea. "My first inclination with this case was 'no deals, " she told the court. "I fell that as a matter of policy, our office should not engage in any kind of bargaining with a man like Dennis Myers. However, my job also requires me to assess each case, its strengths and weaknesses and how to achieve tbe best result possible in the vic­ tims’ interests and in the interests of jus­ tice." Kuzava said she realized that those inter­ ests were best served by reaching a resolu­ tion of a short trial. "Unfortunately, he was very adept at picking his victims, most times very young children and most disturbing is the fact that these victims cases cannot be brought to justice because the children are unable to remember anything about the in­ cidents," Kuzava said. She explained that the Myers can't be charged in cases where the victims do not have an independent recollection of the as­ saults. After being informed by Fisher of his in­ tent to impose the harsher sentence. Myers could have withdrawn his guilty plea and could have opted instead to be tried on the charge "A life sentence would certainly be rea­ sonable." said Fisher to Myers. "However. 1 cannot ignore the hopes of the victims who don't want to testify - who don't want to have to remember - who don’t want to feel dirty and ashamed again.” Fisher said he feels Myers sentence "strikes the proper balance between the competing considerations in this case." He ralso pointed out that nothing prompted Myers to change his ways or seek help over the 20 years of abuse, which amounts to his entire adult life. "In this case, there is no one right sen­ tence." he continued. "Life doesn't present us with many black and white situations: mostly we are confronted by varying shades of gray. We can conclude, however, that this case lies far toward the dark side of the spectrum." Before allowing Myers to consult with his attorney to consider withdrawing his guilty plea. Fisher offered him some issues to consider: "I know that you have publicly professed certain beliefs you say you have." said Fisher to Myers. "You say you believe in thinking about others first instead of your­ self first - you say you believe in doing what is right for these children you have victimized - if you truly believe what you say. we all know what your decision must be " Fisher pointed out that Myers has stated he wants to confess all of his sins and re­ ceive forgiveness. "I am very interested in the subject of forgiveness because of my job." said Fisher. "The process of forgiveness is more than simply saying 'I'm sorry. The other parts of the forgiveness process are repen­ tance and penance." Repentance, said Fisher, means you change your ways and penance means you accept the punishment for what you have done. "Many people here asked me to impose a life sentence." said Fisher. "While I think that would be reasonable. I wanted to im­ pose a sentence that would give you the opportunity to be forgiven, both by your victims and your community, as well as sparing your victims any further heartache." He added that Myers could accept the punishment from his community or choose to best serve himself. "Look around the courtroom." said Fisher. “Many of us have grown up know­ ing you - we can't look inside your heart to know what your true thoughts are. but we can look at what you do now as strong evi­ dence of what you really believe." In his defense. Myers' attorney. William Doherty, pointed out that Myers has been a productive member of society and that he; has no criminal history < "I can't remember an individual who has* expressed more remorse more readily than Mr Myers." said Doherty "I believe Mr.; Myers has expressed that genuinely " • He added in his comments to the court, that, though Myers' offenses have caused senous psychological impact, there was no physical injury to the victims. "That s a factor I would appreciate the court cortfidering," he said, adding later. "My client is going to prison and he knows he is going to suffer in prison and 1 think that's what everyone wants to sec." Myers tearfully spoke in his own de­ fense. saying "I lay no blame on anybody or anything. I've lost all that I am and I'm lost. I'm nothing 1 can say the words, but I can't express the feelings." He said he came forward to help the vic­ tims begin some healing. "However I've got to go. I go without kicking and fussing," he said prior to hear­ ing the intended sentence. In his statements to police, Myers blamed pornography in his childhood home as a contributing influence on his behavior, along with exposure to cable television. "I'm just totally addicted." he stated. "I’ve spent a lifetime trying to bury it. out live it. suppress it. deal with it. on my own. I'd like to go from person to person and spill my guts and apologize. And I don't mean apologize and say 'I’m sorry.' that's not enough. To repent, to turn completely, around and make amends as best as I possi­ bly can. I just want to be right before God and I lost total face with my family, my workplace and my home town." ‘Life Chain’ rally supports Alpha Center Area 'Life Chain' participants were out in full force Sunday afternoonwith signs. The annual event is held this time of year to call attention to the abortion and assisted suicide issues. Proceeds from the rally go to the Alpha Women's Center in downtown Hastings. . (Photo courtesy of Cat Maher. Hearts Desire Photography) Couple want to change fence ordinance by David T. Young Editor A Hastings couple is leading the charge to change the city’s fence ordinance because they say it's unrealistic to insist that a fence be only three feet in height or smaller. Rebecca and Trent Geldersma say they plan to appear at the next City Council meeting Monday night to present their case for modifying the ordinance, which has been in existence for at least 28 years. .They say they hope to get a lot of people who agree with them also show up to press for change. Rebecca Geldersma said they take issue with the requirement that no front yard fence can be higher than three feet because most lumber yards sell fences that are four feet high. Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ field confirmed that it's tougher to buy three-feet fences than ones that are 42 or 48 inches high. But there is another issue. Rebecca Geldersma was arrested last July in connec­ tion with a failure to comply with the or­ dinance. and she's still not happy about it. She said the whole affair started when Judy Jacinto was cited for having a scal­ loped picket fence in her from yard not far away that was five to six feet high. When she fought the city on the issue and lost. Jacinto. Geldersma said, claimed selective enforcement and issued complaints about four nearby fences that were more than three feet high They included the homes of the Geldersmas. Ken Radant. Frank Hillary and Bruce Hunt. Geldersma said she received a notice from the city early this year that said she and her husband were violating the ordinance and needed to have it modified or taken down She said she got a ticket last April, a no­ tice of a civil infraction of the zoning ordi­ nance. to which she could admit responsi­ bility. admit responsibility with cause or deny responsibility It was then, she said, that she went to City Hall to talk about the issue with city officials and was told that she would be getting a uniform law citation in the mail that would let her know when she could appear in court to state her case Geldersma claimed she never got ihe cita­ tion. but later got a notice of default judg­ ment from district court that said she owed $80. What made her angry was an appearance by city police at her home Friday evening. July 17. when she was told she was under arrest. She said she was in her robe, help­ ing children with a 4-H project, but police handcuffed her and insisted she go with them to jail. She charged that they would­ n't let her change her clothes in private, forcing her to leave the bathroom door open. She added she didn't think it was right to leave the children, the oldest of w hom was 13. She also said that she was frisked more than once by the officers and she got into a shoving match with them and called them names because she was angry. "Both my husband's name and mine were on the ticket, but I was the one who was hauled away." jhe said, noting that Trent was away fishing when police came. "It was Friday night at a quarter of 10. Shouldn't they (the police) be out arresting drunk drivers around then?’ She was bailed out of jail later that evening by her husband. Later, the magis­ trate dismissed the case against the Gelder­ smas and now they have changed their fence to be in compliance with the ordi­ nance. So why the continued debate? "I've decided to fight the ordinance so nobody else has to go through this." she said And now that her front yard fence has been removed, she said she’s thinking about bringing in some eight-foot blue spruce trees to plant Though higher, they would be legal Mansfield said there is some logic in in­ sisting on three feet for fences, explaining that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has used that figure as "driver s eye height" in cases where people are backing out of driveways and need to get a gcxxl view of the street. He added that city officials at one time had even considered lowered the max­ imum height to 30 inches. Another reason for the height restriction. Mansfield said is to try to eliminate the "tunnel effect" for motorists as they drive through residential neighborhoods He took issue with the notion that Re­ becca Geldersma was arrested only for hav­ ing a fence that was too high. "You don't get arrested for violating the fence ordinance." he said. "Il's when you don't comply with the court judgment." He said there is a long process involved, and it took six months between the time Geldersma was first notified of a problem and when she was actually airested. Mean­ while. he said he has ample documentation to show that many notices were sent to the, Geldersma home to inform them of the vi­ olations. “We sent them about a dozen pieces of correspondence, and they've been non-responsive." Mansfield said He said he had a five-page memo show­ ing the letters that were mailed "It’s pretty comprehensive," he said Mansfield said the city doesn't go look­ ing for fence violations, but will take swift action when officials see something that far exceeds the maximum height or is deemed a public safety hazard "We do some selective enforcement," he acknowledged. "If we receive a complaint, from a neighbor or anyone else, we enforce; that. But we don't have full-time enforce­ ment." Ed Hoffman is the city's zoning en­ forcement officer. Mansfield said charges of selective en­ forcement are not new. “We hear that complaint frequently, and. to some extent, we are," he said. He com­ pared the situation to a motorist who gets caught speeding on the expressway while many others are guilty of going over 70 mph Rebecca Geldersma still wants to try to persuade city officials to change the ordi­ nance to allow for higher fences "My neighbors couldn't care less about my four-foot fence.” she said. "They said they thought it looked nice." Mansfield said. "They've (the Gelders­ mas) got to convince a couple of boards be­ fore anything will be done. I assume they’ll take another look at it" Mansfield also said city officials have examined similar ordinances of other com­ munities and "We re certainly not an excep­ tion In some cases we re less restrictive." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 - Page 3 Challenger says Congressman Smith helps self, not others by David T. Young Editor Jim Berryman says Republican Con­ gressman Nick Smith opposes government help for just about everybody but himself. Berryman, the Democratic state senator who is challenging Smith in the Nov. 3 general election, told a First Friday audi­ ence last week that the incumbent con­ gressman has voted against federal govern­ ment aid to students, veterans, senior citi­ zens and public education, just to name a few. but meanwhile he has been the benefi­ ciary of a federal program for farmers. The senator brought with him and dis­ played a huge makeshift "check" made out to Smith for $850,000 in federal farm sub­ sidies. "He (Smith) says no to higher education, veterans and students, but he can say yes to $850,000 in farm subsidies." Berry man said. The Democratic challenger stressed he is not opposed to helping out the family farmer, but he thinks it's more than hypo­ critical for a congressman to refuse aid to others while he's gaining from that same aid himself. "We need to keep family farms. but he's not a typical family farmer." Berryman said. Smith, in hi .ears in Washington, has consistent!* toted less government and individual self-sufficiency. He has voted to cut student tuition loans, advo­ cates means testing for Social Security re­ cipients and he recently voted to use the budget surplus for a tax cut rather than saving Social Security. But meanwhile, the challenger said. Smith is getting a $139,000 annual wage (torn the government, a pension from the State of Michigan for his days as a senator, lifetime benefits and an Air Force pension, in addition to the payments he and his fam­ ily have received for not farming certain fields. ; "The government should be there for our kids, it shouldn't be there for Nick Smith." Berry man said. • The Democrat trom Adnan zeroed in on Smith's plan to reform Social Security. He said it would cut surviving spouses' bene­ fits. cut disability benefits by as much as half, raise the age for retirement from 65 to 69 and privatize the Social Security sys­ tem. Berry man said the reform idea is not nec­ essary "Social Security is not going broke.” Berryman said "It needs to be strengthened, not scrapped. It's been the most successful federal program in the last 60 years. It’s never missed a payment." He added that the Social Security tax fjmd took in $120 billion more than it paid dbt this year. Berry man said the election next month is very important, and he hopes for a larger turnout than expected. He said that is pos­ sible because term limits has caused a huge turnover in the Michigan House (more than 60 seats) and because of the debate over a proposal (B) to legalize assisted suicide. "Too often we get only 38 percent (to the polls on off-year elections), so 19 or 20 percent can dictate what happens." he said. "Were hoping for over 50 percent (turnout).' One thing that should get Democrats and working people out to vote, he said, is a prediction that in the first 60 days of next year. Gov John Engler and the Republi­ cans will make Michigan a "Right to Work" state, which will severely weaken the power of labor unions. "What it (Right to Work) means is. you have a right to work, but at the same job for less money." Berry man said He said that it is important to maintain unions "It is because ot the struggles of men and women in the labor movement that we have a strong middle class in this country." he said One big problem in his campaign against Smith is the latter's refusal to de­ bate. "He’s asking the people of the Seventh District for their vote and yet he refuses to debate his positions.'' Berryman said. "Per­ haps he doesn't want to defend his record." He quoted the Jackson Citizen Patriot, which admonished Smith for refusing to debate: "If you don't debate in Jackson, you don't deserve to be in Washington." Berryman said it is critical that people get out to the polls on Nov. 3. "Sometimes we find too many excuses not to vote." he said. "You need to have your voice heard" In a question and answer part of the ses­ sion. the senator responded to quenes and comments from the audience. When asked about Democratic gubernato­ rial candidate Geoff Fieger. he said. “I don't agree with every thing Geoff says, but he touches a chord with people who have been disaffected by the system." It was just about a year ago that Berry­ man scrapped plans to run for governor and instead opted to seek the congressional seat. Shortly alter that, he made his firstever appearance at First Friday The peace and quiet at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Thomapple Township was shattered Saturday night when vandals toppled and/or damaged tombstones and grave sites. Vandals damage Thornapple Township cemetery State Senator Jim Berr/man shows off the makeshift check that alleges Congressman Nick Smith has received $850,000 in federal farm subsidies while he has voted to cut off so many other people. When asked if he really thought he has a chance to win. he said his polling systems say it should be a close race. There are four weeks left in the campaign and he plans to be out beating the bushes every day. in­ cluding in Barry County. The townships of Baltimore. Maple Grove. Assyria and Johnstown are included in the Seventh Dis­ trict. "This part of the district is just as impor­ tant to me as Lenawee, of Hillsdale or Jackson counties.*' he said. Berryman appeared at the forum late, which gave a few other candidates or their representatives a chance to promote their efforts. County Commission candidates Melvin Goebel (Sixth District) and John Loftus (Second District) made a few com­ ments about their races, as did Dee Race cf Grand Rapids, who was speaking on behalf of Third District Congressional candidate John Ferguson. Tombstones were toppled in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Thomapple Township late at night Saturday. Oct. 3. Troppers from the Michigan State Police post in Hastings are investigating this "ma­ licious destruction." Numerous tombstones and grave sites were damaged by several ju­ venile suspects, whose names were being withheld as of Oct. 6. The damage is extensive throughout the cemetery. Thornapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen said. "We are making an in­ ventory of damaged stones. We have already contacted the township's insurance ad­ juster." Anyone who has relatives interred in the cemetery should call the Thomapple Town­ ship offices at 795-7202 for more informa­ tion. According to the State Police this inci­ dent is still being investigated. Anyone with information about the vandalism should call the Hastings post of the Michi­ gan State Police at 948-8283. Habitat dinner will be dedicated to Frank Townsend by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Frank Townsend's tender Swiss steak, moist baked chicken and delightfully light and tasty salad dressing have always brought crowds to any dinner where Townsend was the head chef. Supported by dedicated volunteer helpers. Townsend and his kitchen crew gained an excellent reputation wherever they served a meal. That was especially true at the fund­ raising dinners Tow nsend initiated for Barry County Habitat for Humanity back in 1989 Those Habitat meals, which traditionally are held twice a year at First United Methodist Church in Hastings, are eagerly awaited by a faithful flock of repeat cus­ tomers and are a vital source of revenue to help Habitat build houses for local needy families. The dinners also have become community social events. "When's the next Habitat dinner?" is a common question Habitat Board members love to bear. The answer to that current question is - Next Habitat Dinner will be Oct. 16 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Oct. 16. The menu, the location, serving hours and purpose will be the same. The only difference is that next week's dinner will be dedicated to the memory of Frank Townsend in appreci­ ation for his devotion to Hhkitai and for tearing a legacy that today s Habitat volun­ teers continue to help fund more Habitat houses. The Habitat board and friends mourned with his family when Townsend died last October at the age of 77. In his wisdom and generosity, when his health started to decline a bit. Townsend taught Habitat volunteers and friends all of his preparation and cooking techniques and shared his wonderful recipes so that the Habitat dinners can continue. Many of his helpers had worked with Townsend so long, they didn't need any special training. BAT BITE, continued from PAGE ONE "They knew I was coming." she said. "I got out and knocked on the door, but one would answer. I said open the door, you knew 1 was coming.' Then. I heard some­ one say. Oh. I forgot she was coming.'" Pennepacker said when she was let in. animal control officer Pam Ronchetti was on the telephone on hold and there was an­ other woman sitting nearby. "She could have taken my name while Pam was on the phone." said Pennepacker "And I know Pam and Pam knows me. She has been to my house numerous times when I've complained about the neighbor's dogs." Pennepacker said she waited five minutes before Ronchetti acknowledged her "She handed me her business card and told me to call the Health Department for the results." said Pennepacker. "If she had time to hand me a business card, she had time to get my name." According to DeBoer, the bat was eutha­ nized the next day. but was not delivered to •.he Barry-Eaton Health Department until Thursday. When the tests came back positive Fri­ day morning at 9:30 a m.. Health Depart­ ment officials had nobody to contact with the results because shelter personnel say they did not know Pennepacker s identity A press release to all area media Frida} stated that the mother of the victim had left the shelter before animal control officers could get her name. It also stated the bat had been taken to the shelter on Wednes­ day. rather than Tuesday Tara was found an hour later Friday, when teachers were asked to ask their classes if anyone had been bitten by a bat recently Though Health Department Medical Di­ rector Di. Dean Sienko said Tara came for­ ward in her third grade class at Star School. Pennepacker said it happened quite differ­ ently. "My daughter. Julie, had told her teacher. Mrs. Brown, that her sister had been bitten by a bat." earlier in the week, said Pen­ nepacker "So when the Health Department contacted the school. Jo Stebbins (Star El­ ementary Principal) mentioned it to Mrs Brown, who remembered Julie telling her her sister was bitten." Pennepacker was then called by Stebbins and Tara was immediately taken to Pen­ nock Hospital where she received her first shot of rabies immunie globulin at the bite site and the second shot in her rump Tara received another shot on Monday. When asked where the bai was all day Wednesday. DeBoer said he was being kept in a refrigerated container at the shelter, a matter that is also under investigation. Michigan Department of Public Health Guidelins for Animal Bites and Rabies 1998 states that: "Anyone (e g., physicians, veterinarians, animal control personnel, law enforcement officials, or animal owners) with knowl­ edge of humans being bitten by potentially rabid animals is required to report the bit­ ing incident to the local health department within one working day.” Pennepacker said she was not advised to contact the Health Department of the bite when she called the sheriffs department and the animal shelter and that she didn't call them to seek results because she was upset about a death in the family that had oc­ curred two weeks ago. Pennepacker said she has lalkrd with an attorney about a possible lawsuit over tbe matter, but said she will settle for Ronchetti being removed from office "I'm not looking for suspension with pay." sa:d Pennepacker "That's crap. I want her out of there." "She's upset." said DeBoer "But some of these things are not proveable unless someone confesses " DeBoer said Monday his investigation includes getting statements from everyone involved. Though doctors feel Tara was found and treated in time to prevent her from contract­ ing the highly contagious and fatal disease. Pennepacker is still concerned "For the next year, any time she gets a fever or a sore throat. I’m going to wonder if she's got it." she said DeBoer could not be reached Wednesday on the status of his investigation and I’ndersheriff Don Ford had no comment Frank Townsend (right) was head Chet for nearly all the Swiss steak and chicken dinners held to raise funds tor Barry County Habitat for Humanity. Townsend, who died Oct. 29. 1997, is pictured here with friend Ken Tompson who helped prepare many of the meals. The Oct. 16 Habitat dinner at First United Methodist Church will be dedicated to Townsend's memory. They could probably handle their kitchen tasks blindfolded. Though he was missed tremendously, last spring's Habitat dinner went off with­ out a hitch, thanks to Townsend's careful advance planning and mentoring and a lot of hard work by the kitchen crew. Townsend even provided the basic shop­ ping list so volunteers would know quanti­ ties to purchase for the meal. The Oct. 16 meal will be the 19th Barry Habitat dinner and will help Habitat build its 16th home in the county. Soon after the Barry Habitat was formed in 1988 and before it became an official af­ filiate June I. 1989. Townsend, a Lake Oddest area resident, suggested offering a Swiss steak and chicken dinner to the community as a way to raise funds to build a Habitat house and increase awareness of Habitat's goals. Habitat is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian ministry whose volunteers have said their work is a way to witness the love of Jesus Christ by building low cost homes, selling them at cost and without charging interest to people in need of de­ cent shelter. Despite an ice storm, the first dinner raised more than $900 on St. Patrick's Day. March 17. 1989. and became an in­ stant hit with the community. Some of Townsend's friends from the Hope Church of the Brethren provided ex­ tensive assistance in helping with the first few dinners Head Chef Townsend and the Hope church members already had an excel­ lent reputation for great cooking before the local Habitat dinners started Once they prepared that first meal that wonderful repu­ tation for delicious food spread to Habitat and has never left. Since then, with help from Habitat board members, friends and spouses and some of the ole gang from Hope Church, thousands of dollars have been netted for Habitat. Hope Church of the Brethren has been a longtime supporter of Habitat for Human­ ity International, and is thought to be one of the first churches in Michigan to put its full support behind Habitat founder Millard Filler A former millionaire. Fuller gave away al) his money to the poor and started build­ ing Habitat homes for needy people. Townsend and Fuller became personal friends about 20 years ago after Miller made a visit to the tiny Hope Church of the Brethren in the Freeport area. After Millers visit, the church started holding an annual Fall Festival to raise funds to build a house a year overseas. The festivals are still going strong and now the profits are given to the Barry and Lakewood Habitat affiliates. The next festival is Saturday. Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hope Church of the Brethren, located on M-50. north of Freeport. When Townsend was alive, he always said that meeting Fuller was one of the greatest things that ever happened to him. "Once you get a good exposure to Mil­ lard (Fuller), you're never the same again." Townsend told a reporter during a 1989 in­ terview. Townsend got involved with Habitat In­ ternational. was active with the Grand Rapids Habitat and was one of the charter board members of the Barry Habitat and a key founder of the more recently formed Kikewood Habitat in the 1-ake Odessa area With the Barry Habitat, he «ice ser.ed as board president and was always a big help as a carpenter in the construction phases of Habitat houses. He even hand-crafted cup­ boards for the kitchens of some of the local Habitat's first homes. Townsend's culinary skills were polished when he owned the Nifty Restaurant in Io­ nia in the early 1940s and the Cottage Inn in Lake Odessa from 1946-50. He served as a cook with the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War IL In later years, he catered many dinners and chicken barbe­ cues. His peanut brittle recipe has been a boon to local Lions clubs. Townsend showed lo­ cal Lions clubs how to make the peanut brittle for fund-raising sales and the pro­ jects continue to this day �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 8. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Iff there is no law, there is no case A pastor writes to President Clinton Dear editor: A letter to our president: I, along with thousands of your fellow countrymen, are men of like passion. Our beautiful land of the United States of Amer­ ica is overflowing w ith men of like passion, as is the world. We are fearfully and won­ derfully made by our all-wise and nghtwisc Creator; who said. ' There a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh " Genesis 2:24. From the first two chapters of the Holy Bible we find this God-given pur­ pose for human sexuality. First, for bonding husband and wife. Sec­ ond. for birth and baby. Third, for bonding father and mother for life. How beautiful, beneficial, satisfying, profitable, pleasant, powerful, and good and right is this power­ ful desire built into man. when used for its intended purpose. •‘....Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, an the Lord for the body." I Corinthians 6:13b. “Do no be deceived. God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap «* *vcriastmgs life." Galatians 6:7-8. "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedi­ ence. (fornication and all unclcancss... filthiness... foolish talking... course jest­ ing...).*’ Ephesians 5:3-6. This raises several related questions: Why do we do as we do? Why do we say what we say? Why do we think as we do? First, we arc constantly bombarded by the media and the things we sec and hear con­ tinually. Second, we sort and file that which we sec and hear, along with our desires and needs, according to our jury of personal preference, feelings, conscience, tradition, wisdom, right-wisc-ncss. faith and last, but not least, our God. “Do you have anything that works?" (to keep us frail human beings on the right­ wise and intended purpose path) and (any­ thing to clear the past and restore the fel­ lowship and friendship with our Creator?) I am fully convinced there is one way pre­ pared to accomplish all this. Here is the precedence: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adul­ terers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor rcvilcrs. nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." I Corinthians 6:9-11. The natural question then is, “How can I be "washed,” “sanctified" (set apart, from my sin and to my God) and “justified" (counted just as if I had never sinned)? By a common, simple concept called “faith," which means "being fully convinced (or persuaded)" Romans 4:20-22. The value or effect of this genuine faith is wholly depen­ dent on the object of your faith. “For He (God) made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us. that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" 2 Corinthi­ ans 5:21. What docs it mean to have simple, gen­ uine faith in Jesus Christ? “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny him­ self. and take up his cross, and follow Me. for whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospels will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the HastingsBaNNER Dtvoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 holy angels " Mark 8:34b-38. It means to say an eternal "yes" to Jesus, “deny him­ self" (die to self) "and take up his cross" (instrument of death) "and follow Me" (Jesus). Read all of Romans 6. It works beautiful­ ly by (agape) love. (i.c. I want the best for you. and I am ready and willing to help you. regardless of what you have done). “I have been crucified with Chnst; it is no longer I who live, but Chnst lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God. who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2.20 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" Romans X: I "Jesus If anyone loves Me. he will keep My word; and Mv Father will love him. and Ue will come to him and make Our home with him " John 14:23 We are praying for you. Rus Sarver Hastings Dems fail to take a stand for kids To the editor: During the final hours of the State Legis­ lature^ fall session, the House had an opportunity to take a stand for children. Rather than do so. House Democrats turned their backs on Michigan's most vulnerable residents. Senate Bill 113 would make it a felony to not report child abuse or injury. People found guilty under this law face up to 15 years in jail. This bill passed the Senate unanimously, but has languished in the House Judiciary Committee for more than 15 months. When I attempted to get this bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote, every Democrat voted to block its discus­ sion. The result: Children will continue to needlessly suffer because a Democrat did not sponsor a bill that would protect them. As a member of the Appropriations State Police Subcommittee. I am very aware that many children arc subjected to the most vicious kinds of physical, mental and sexu­ al abuse. It is unfortunate that some legisla­ tors put partisan games ahead of preventing children from facing the nightmare of child abuse. As members of the legislature, we have a duty to safeguard children. Protecting inno­ cent children should never take second place to partisan politics. Terry Geiger State Representative 87th District Congress should ‘get out of Oz’ To the editor: A national crisis? Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Can this really be happening again? As I watched the television this past Monday evening (re: the House Judiciary Committee meeting on our president's per­ sonal conduct), I got the sinking feeling that the American people will be subjected to another nine months of useless drivel from Washington. The partisanship is appalling. Surely there must be some important work for our elected representatives to pursue. Please, voters, send a message to the District of Columc'a: "Get out of Oz." George Carroll. Middleville Know Your legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeia, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thomapple, Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St., Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving, Carlton. Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion To the editor: No criminal or civil law of the land pro­ hibits adultery Only God's law prohibits adultery, therefore a prosecutor is not allowed to open a case when no law is bro­ ken. If there is no law. there is no case, as if nothing happened No he. no report Our Democracy requires checks and bal­ ances on branches of government I lav ing a fourth branch of government, the indepen­ dent counsel, with no checks or balances, no one authon/ed as its boss, with unlimit­ ed scope, funds and time violates the prin­ ciples of our democracy. The Republican independent counsel, without following judicial rules and regula­ tions. sends a one-sided report to the Republican-controlled House which votes to start impeachment proceedings Then it is sent to the Republican-controlled Senate, whose judge is the chief justice of the Supreme Court, a conservative Republican, who decides what evidence is admitted If POLITICS, continued from page I Doozan said the supplemental funds should have been allocated this year as pan of tbe slate's usual yearly increase in per­ pupil aid. However, state aid for 1998-99 was frozen at the 1997-98 level so the legislature would have the money to pay schools Durant settlement money A Michigan Supreme Court decision in the Durant case required that the state make in­ creased special education allocations to school districts. Doozan said his district should have re­ ceived a 4 to 5 percent increase in this year's per-pupil aid. The money the legisla­ ture just allocated — an increase of less than 1 percent per student — is "far less" than what would have been received with the normal yearly increase, he said. Doozan said it "would have been nice to know in July when we made the budget" that the extra money was coming. "We made cuts we wouldn't have had to." The district eliminated one teaching position at the high school, he said, and reduced the number of high school advanced placement classes. Doozan said the last-minute allocation by the leg slature was "typical politics" and like Cason, said that "it's kind of funny that it comes out just before the November election" Marsha Wells, superintendent of Delton Kellogg Schools, said the legislature fur­ ther made itself look good when it did not add the latest increase to the basic 1998/99 per-pupil allowance for districts. Had it been added, the basic allowance for 1998-99 would have been $5.513. an addi­ tion of S51 from $5,462. Instead, the legislature said it would in­ crease the basic allowance from $5,462 to $5,652 in the 1999/2000 school year. Thus the 1999/2CXX) increase looks like it is a 3.5 percent increase, she said, when in real­ ity, if the $51 had been added to the $5,462 in 1998-99. the 1999/2000 increase would only be a 2-1/2 percent increase. "It makes the increase (in 1999-2000) disagreement arises, the entire Senate votes Every' citizen is granted due process, but due process is not served by an independent counsel choosing a grand jury, where the defendant is not allowed cross examination, nor by a Congress that docs not follow judi­ cial rules and regulations The independent statute comes up for review next year If Republicans retain tftc majority, they will keep it and continue hav­ ing absolute power to serve 15 percent of the country the rich, who want no taxci. no entitlements, or government rulqs against big business. Check their actiorts and ask, “Who benefits. The county or the rich?" Arc you sick and tired of Congress’ lack qf action on domestic issues? Those with rii plan’’ Do not allow Republicans to retain the majority. Bill Byrne Hastings look bigger." she said. "It sounds better th;m it actually is." The small increase in both years does not cover increases in teacher and non-instmetional salaries and the increased cost of goods and sen ices because of inflation. However. Wells said, "there was talk that nothing would happen in the legislature this year in regards to more state aid allo­ cations. "so we are appreciative to receive any increase at all this year." Delton stands to receive approximately $110,000, she said. Part of the money will be spent to "fully implement some needed curriculum changes" that the district put on hold this past July as a result of the freeze in state aid. "Our math curriculum at the secondary level will now be able to be revised and well be able to fully implement curricu­ lum changes designed last year in the areas of an and music," Wells said. Other than that, she said, "we haven't earmarked the other money yet. We're waiting to find out the amount of funds we'll be receiving re­ lated to the final school count. We're meet­ ing with our curriculum council in order to determine what needs we can now address which had been previously postponed." For the Hastings School District, the ex­ tra money means the district will not have to dip into its savings as much to balance the budget, according to Superintendent Carl Schoessel. The 1998-99 budget pro­ jected a $185,753 deficit, which was going to have to come out of the district's sav­ ings. The supplemental state aid, which was $51 per pupil for Hastings, is expected to be some $171,245 according to the student count. The extra money also means "well be able to buy some materials and supplies we hadn't planned on buying." Schoessd said. "We cut some things out of the budget, we will be able to put back in," he said; however. "1 haven't sat down yet with the other administrators to determine what See POLITICS, continued page 6 Write Us A letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed Is the writer’s name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. Should we have a good Samaritan law? There was a story on "60 Minutes* Sunday night about a college Undent who caagtt his friend assaulting tnd eventually murdering a 7-year -old girl in a bathiUMt. ta did there be a 'good Samaritan* law against doing aotfaog to Published by Hastings tanner, Inc. A Orviston of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952N Broadway Hastings, Ml 49050-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacobs PresKJem Fradertc Jacobs Vca PrM«]gri Joycs Ryan Stopban Jacobs Traastxor Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Edrfor, Elaine Gilbert (Assnunt Eotof) Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Hubbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through Fr^ay 8am tc>5 30pm Saturday 8 30am • Noon Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings, Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hasttfigs Ml 49058 Gerl LltchfMd, Woodland: Alloa Davis: Lake Algonquin: Amanda Farrow, Hastings: Karen Ward, Lake Odessa: 1 think kit a good idea, hot there would hive to be n lot at flexibility in the law* *1 think it is a good idea. The police aeed all the help they can get They can't be everywhere at once." *1 dost think that there should be one: it just doesn't make sense.’ "With this particular come, yes. Not necessarily with every crime." Nancy Durbin, Hastings: ’Yes. I believe there should be. It's wrong to assault anybody and wrong to kill anybody, and he should have stopped it.* JaAan Orisas, Deltas: # ■Yes. Unless be feared far his own life, he should hate done something to nop M. aiding and abetting a crime log do nothing The burden at t proof that be was in fearof .. : his life should lie on him.* “ e a-L �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 8. 1998 - Page 5 LETTERS from our readers Help the dying, don’t hasten death To the editor: On Nov. 3. Michigan voters will decide if our state will allow physician-assisted suicide. This is one bad idea. I had the opportunity to care for my ag­ ing grandparents. 1 watched as their bodies slowly weakened and failed. It’s not easy to watch a loved one become helpless with age and disease. Our loving instincts tell us to end their suffering and hasten tbe end. but what are we losing by denying the natural order of their lives? I believe that what my family and I witnessed in the dying process was the last gift my grandparents gave us. If I. as a Christian, believe Christ s suf- fering had a purpose and is part of God's plan for our redemption, there must be some value to that pain I believe there is merit in the suffering and pain humans go through. No one is unchanged caring for someone who is dving. Who we become after that experience is a testament to the person we loved Is this part of God's plan we are missing when we try to hurry death? Do not think that I am trivializing the amount of pain people experience with terminal disease It is just the opposite I recognize the enormity of (he situation. Fhe medical community acknowledges this and has many options in place to relieve suffenng Hospice workers specialize in making the end of life as pain free and dig­ nified as possible. Working to comfort (he dying is a better measure of society than working to hasten their death. Mother Theresa has been lauded for ap­ preciating the dignity every person pos­ sesses She cared for the dying and those with "little quality of life." She did what she could to relieve the suffering of those with no hope — everything but give them drugs to die. which is what Menan’s Friends would have us do. I wonder: Would we still consider Mother Theresa for sainthood if instead of holding the hands of the dying, she held a pillow over their faces? I would rather hold a hand then help the doctor bold a syringe. Please consider this carefully and vote ’’no” on Proposal B. Anne E. Adams. Lake Odessa FINANCIAL FOCUS fumuhai by ..Mark O. ChrtetenMn of Edward Jonas and Co. Estate planning under the new tax laws None of us can change the fact that wc won't live forever — but v/c can control some things that happen beyond our time . on earth. One way is with estate planning, which means deciding what will happen to your wealth after you die. You can draft a proper estate plan with help from your fi­ nancial adviser, attorney and accountant. , Whether you already have an estate plan or are considering creating one. you should ..know that last year’s Taxpayer Relief Act contains more than 40 provisions directly affecting estates. Following arc nine key areas the financial newsletter Bottom Line . says you should cover with a specialist who’s knowledgeable about the new law. 1. Your current will. An up-to-date will is now even more important for larger es­ tates. because the current $625,000 estate tax exemption begins rising each year until it reaches $1 million in 2006. Your will should express this amount in terms of a formula that will entitle your estate to the full tax-exempt limit in effect at the time of your death 2. Other important documents. Insur­ ance and insurance trusts are just two examplcs of legal documents that may need updating due to the new tax law. 3. Gifts to reduce estate size. If your portfolio is larger than you will reed for your lifetime, you might consider giving as­ sets to family members now to reduce the impact of estate taxes after your death. 4. Chan tabic remainder trusts. Because of new requirements, it's important for you to conduct a thorough review with an expert in this field before deciding if charitable re­ mainder trusts arc appropriate for your es. tate. 5. Life insurance. Once you consider * how the new tax laws will affect your es­ tate. you may decide you need more or less life insurance to cover estate taxes. «’• 6. Regular IRA vs. Roth IRA. The Roth IRA offers some estate-planning advan­ tages such as undisturbed assets that can be passed to heirs free of income tax if you don’t need them in your lifetime. There arc benefits and disadvantages to both types of IRAs. depending on your needs and situa­ tion. Completely understand your options and any penalties before you act. 7. Selling your residence The new law offers a generous exemption from capital gains tax on the sale of a principal resi­ dence This could make it more advanta­ geous for you to sell your home now. rather than leaving it to heirs. If you’d like a smaller home or condo, look into this new lax provision. 8. Selling other appreciated assets. The _ new. more liberal 20 percent long-term cap- >, - STOCKS The following paces are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week • I ; ! • AT&T Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola DAN Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar 57 -2-3/4 53-1/16 ♦3-3/16 56-1316 ♦3-11/16 40-1316 •37/8 45-9/16 ♦2-13/16 62-1316 ♦4-9/16 16-7/8 -3-1/8 86-7/16 -1-5/8 75-3/4 ♦6 15-9/16 ♦5/8 Frst Fnancia1 Bancorp 28-3/4 -3-1/8 Fort 40-5 8 -32'8 General Motors 51-1/4 -6-5/16 Hastings Mtg 20-1/2 ■1/2 IBM 119-1/4 •11-1/2 XPenney 44-1/8 -1-5/8 Johnson 8 Johnson 79-9'16 ♦5’6 Kmart 11 ■3'8 •1316 Kellogg Company 33-13/16 ♦1/16 McDonalds 58-1/4 -1-13/16 43-3/4 Sears ♦5/16 Simpson Industries •34 9-1/2 Southeast Mich Gas 15 -3.8 Spartan Motors 5-1/4 ♦316 TCF Financial ■3-5 16 18-1/16 Upjohn 48-3 16 -2-1/16 Gold 296 25 ♦SI .60 Silver 512 •$25 •337 54 Dow Jones Ind Ave 7742 98 Volume 835.000.000 .67,000,000 ital gains tax for most taxpayers may make it more attractive for you to sell securities and other appreciated assets rather than holding on to them for heirs. 9. Change in business ownership. Some smail or family-owned businesses could benefit from the new provisions It may be worth discussing with your attorney. Make a small investment of your time to­ day to learn how these provisions could af­ fect your estate. Chances arc. changes in your estate plan arc warranted, but these changes will benefit you and your heirs, and ensure that your wishes arc earned out. Local familes ride for disabled From left. Tasha. Teri and Karen Dull of Hastings and Ashley and Dawn Dudley of Lacey take part in the 20th annual Kent Special Riding Program Ride-A-Thon at the Ionia State Recreation Area Sept. 26. The event raised over $31,000 for KSRP. which is a therapeutic recreational horseback riding program for the physically, mentally and emotionally handicapped. This is Dull's second year and Dudley's first as Ride-A-Thon participants. The women went to help out the handicapped children aided by the program and also to allow their children to "learn to help other people." Not to be left out. their mounts are (from left) Kisser, PJ.. Jazz. Dooky and Baby. 1 BUY NOW. PAY LATER! The Great Home Equity Loan Sale is underway at Old Kent. WHAT A DEAL FOR YOU! Take out a Home Equity Loan for $25,000 or more and make no payments for 3 months.* HURRY IN NOW! The Great Home Equity Loan Sale ends Saturday, October 10. Don’t wait. Time is money. Stop by any Old Kent branch office or call The Phone Loan at 1-800-0LD KENT. OLD KENT make 180 rmre»y payments o* $241 90 oacn Flood ccrt*caton and -ecortVYj let-s $25 Pnxessng lee S7C >s *aved Property used » seain* ins «ftn musl be a prrnary residence Property rtsunvs e s reqixed ^vei«f>c Oo.d<<>.’ m* <«m �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 lowance $46 for 1998-99 because the dis­ trict had to be brought up to the nummum allowance of $5.170. Volz said $203,000 in Durant money expected in November also allowed the dis­ trict to keep its budget balanced by allow­ ing the district to use Durant funds for such things as a new special education bus Volz said that "it's very difficult for a school to plan" when such last-minute al­ locations arc made. "It would have really helped us to have this information solid (sooner) There's no doubt there's a lot of politics involved." School districts across the state are also being impacted by a change in the timing of state aid payments. Volz said. Tradition­ ally districts have to bor.ow operating money to make it through until state pay­ ments come, he said. With the aid payment restructuring, “more districts are having to borrow more for longer, so interest costs are going up. That's money lost for chil­ dren. "On the other hand, they did fund us. I'm glad they did that much, even though we were in session for a month before we knew what our money was going to be." POLITICS, cont. from page 4 things will go back in under what prior­ ity" Schoessel said that though "I'm sure any time Lansing gives us money there's poli­ tics involved." the district is "just happy to get this extra money." The Maple Valley School District was allocated an extra $102 per student, for an estimated total payment of S163.CXM). ac­ cording to Superintendent Clark Volz. Volz said the district heard in late sum­ mer that a $55 per student increase was possible, and so projected that in the 1998­ 99 budget Thus a portion of the money had already been allocated to the restoration of the district's elementary music program and to usual contractual and cost-of-living increases. The district also will be able to purchase some additional instructional and technology equipment for the students, he said. The district received $102 because it is one of those whose per-pupil allowance of $5,170 was under the basic $5,462 statewide allowance. The state had previ­ ously increased the district's basic al­ .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... 1716 North Broadway am. 11 00 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 (X) pm Sunday Evening Sen ice 6 00 pm . Bible evening Service. QUIMBY UNITED Hastings. Ml 49058 948-2549 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE drens Church Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday also Nursery available for all ser­ vices Bnng the whole family CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings, Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. 1 vening Services bpm Wednes­ Bible study day Peter 7pm Phone 945­ Bible Survey on videos in Wackcrman. Pastor 2938 tor Brent Branham. Pastor R«»bcn the home Free Bible Correspon­ Sunday HOPE UNITED 10 00 am. Worship dence Course METHODIST CHURCH 11 00 a m. Evening Service at HASTINGS FREE M-37 South al M-79. Larry Hub- b 00 p.m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m BARRY COUNTY Sunday Worship 9 00 am and 10 45 am Sunday Chil­ evening see• ice 6 30 p.m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m C edar Creek Rd. 8 mi South. Pav ley. Pastor METHODIST CHURCH Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior ST. ANDREW'S INDEPENDENT 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ANGLICAN CHURCH a m Morning Worship Wednesday ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Meeting al 502 E Bond Si (Hast­ b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5lh), Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 day - 9 45 am ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion I si and 3rd pm Morning Prayer 2nd A Sundays 4th Sundays (grades 6-12th) 1928 prayer book Thursday Prayer Meeting (Child 7 00 p m Matthias anglcan Evening celebration for all Tues­ 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Independent Anglican Canada Synod 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Church Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after. 6 weekdays or all day week­ pm ends Sunday Morning Mavs 10 00 am 1928 Book of Common - ? Prayer 1674 West State Road. Hastings. and Share group and Bible study 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Wednesday. CATHOLIC CH UR CH 9604 St Andrew Y ts a part of the Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH North St. Hastings 239 E FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Sunday School 9.30 a m . classes Morning Worship Senior Shorkcy. 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 8 45 am’ 9414 Sunday. Oct 11 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor for all ages Kid’s quizzing. 6 00 p m. pm 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing st. David T Hustwick. vtear at 948­ HASTINGS Sun­ Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 day. 6 30 p m . Kid's Alive for ages care provided) used m all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Res ASSEMBLY OF GOD John Pastor. Sunday School (all ages). 9 45 Hymn Sing. 10 00 Holy Commu­ nion “Blcsy the Years" reception day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron after Thursday. Oct 8 Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ drens Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 ing Worship 9 30 and I! 00 a m . 7 00 Adult Choir. 6 00-9 00 Sub through 7 or firs: grade). Kids Club Sunday School 9 30and 11 00a m Ab -Grp Friday, (kt or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). for children and adults ri m Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Hour 6 00 pm Sunday evening 7 00 Women of Faith Study and Praye* 6 30 p m Thurs­ CHURCH Phone 367-4061 Litchfield Darlene or Rev 11 00 a.m . Litchfield Carl SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-11. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our Faithful fhe Hastings 600 David Burgett. 94M.8K9O or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 pm If in­ terested tn a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC Father Charles Fischer. mission of St Rose Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Powell Sunday Services •> 45 a m • Bible ( lasses - for ail ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible and Church streets. Dr BufTord W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian I ducat ion Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music and Organist C hurch phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ ner free building with elevator to Broadcast of worship all floors service over WBCII-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 ■ m Sunday School 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship Child care available for infants & toddlers thru age 4. and Junior CHURCH Habitat for Humanity - Swiss Steak Meeting at Maple Valley High and Chicken Dinner Free will do­ School Pastor lk»n Roscoe. (517) nation 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a m Fellowship Time before the needy families’ service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ group ministry, leadership training To help build home* for FIRST PRESBYTF R1 AN CHI RCH gan 49058 (616) 945.5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah E Sisson. Associate Pastor Thursday. Study for all UOODGROVE BRETHREN ST. ROSE CHRISTIAN PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben 805 S of Green Corner Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Friday. Oct 16 • 4 30 to 7 M) p m GRACE COMMUNITY t’d . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 A Catholic Church. Hastings Pastor Grace Stewardship METHODIST CHURCH 502 E Grand St . Hastings. Pastor CHURCH Church), 10 00 a m 14 HASTINGS FIRST UNITED TABERNACLE. Nashville Brethren Wednesday. Oct Comm HASTINGS APOSTOLIC people who care • Il'ornifH)' 7 00pm Educ Comml. Supp .Supers. 7 30 OA Steph Ab Grp . 7 00 p m Christ's Love, and the fellowship of BIBLE CHURCH Tuesday. Wordwatchers. J 30-6 30 p m Sub church family with the warmth of GRACE BRETHREN Oct 13 12-6 00 (fellowship Hall). more information 948-8004 vices Sunday. 9 UO a m . Rev Ken Vaughi. Men. Ab Grp Women, Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for Worship Ser­ Pickard. 945-5974 Faithful day Saturday. Oct 10 - 4 00 pm Wedding. 8 (X) Sub Bible 6 30 painting. pm NA Monday. Oct Broadway. Hastings. Ml Carl 9 Scene and Awana at 6 30 p m UNITED METHODIST Pastor Monday of the Navity kimkcC. wedding reh Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ W ELCOME CORNERS 3185 N Family 4 00 Chil­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, Study • No age limits 49058 First Monday 13-19). Adult Bible Quiz (ages Jefferson Herring Wheelchair accessible and I ischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and Church H U0 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 pm Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet • mgs,' Junior-Senior High Service 10 30 am. This information on worship services is provided hv The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings Oct 8 - Church Rummage Sale. 3­ 7pm Father Charles Fnday. Oct NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D I ( 9 - Church Rummage Sale. 9 a m -3 p m Sat­ urday. Oct 10 - 7 00 p Ringo Swingo Square Dancers. Sharpe Hall Sunday. (At II- 9 to am Traditional Worship Service. 9 50 am Children's (Prc- Church School-2nd grade). Sunday School-All ages. Pastor Keller's Adult (lass ■ Hall. Dave Joslyn's am 11 20 Lounge. I ontemporan Worship Ser- v ice fhe 9 30 *crv ice is broadcast oscrWBCH-AM 1220 Nursery is during both services Monday Oct 12 • " 30 p tn Ses­ provided THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY Pre** options'' I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. “”0 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan sion meeting Tuesday. Oct 13 - 6 15am Men’s Bible Study at the YMC A Office. 7(0 pm Mary ( irclc-Lounge Wednesday, (kt 14 • 6 00 p m Church Night Supper. 6 it) pm P m Children's Choir, 7 00 Chancel Choir. ’HO pm Kcrygma Bible Studv. Dining Room. ?on pm “Practical I van- gclism." Lounge _______ Ernest A. Dipp ' 69. of Freeport, passed away Tuesday. October 6. 1998 at his residence. Mr. Dipp was bom on April 28, 1929 in Irving Township. Barry County, the son of William & Gladys (Pinney) Dipp. He was raised on the farm on Brown Road where be worked as a fanner with his father and brothers. He started his education at four at the Jones School and graduated from Freeport High School in May of 1946. He farmed with his father and brothers raising grains and dairy cows. In 1950 he bought the John McCue farm and mamed in the farm house by Reverend William Nordyke on June 10, 1950 to Deloris Owen. They lived in this house for two years before buying the Chum Wolcott farm in 1952. Ernest lived there for 46 yeras. He changed the old nickle farm by fencing the fields and raising Angus cattle and Held crops. In I9T7 he Wilt his first bam he set the stakes for the foundation of the bam using shadows the sun made east and west and al high noon. It sits “straight” with the world He later added rooms to the house, built sheds and out buildings and a com drying system. His last bam was built on the old chicken house foundation and became a carbarn, he loved the farm and the earth and felt he was but a tenant of the land, he loved the river, the woods, and the streams on the farms, he mowed paths back to the river for the deer and the family to enjoy. He was a dedicated fanner with a love of God. earth and family. Mr. Dipp was a member of Nash Car Club and restored old cars. He was a member of the Nutcracker Collector's Club and attended the national convention in Washington (state) earlier this year. He enjoyed his family, antiquing, traveling to anywhere in the world and winters in California and Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother. William H. Dipp Jr. in 1983. Mr. Dipp is survived by his wife. Deloris; daughter, Beverly (Frank) Baron of Caledonia; son. Bryan Dipp of Hastings', two grandchildren. Angela Dipp of Hastings and Michael Baron of Caledonia; two sisters, Emily Mokma of Freeport and Evelyn (Stuart) Boonenbcrg of Grand Rapids; brother. Care (Lorelie) Dipp of Freeport; several nieces and nephews; special friends. Gifford and Lois Andrus; special aunt and uncle, Mary and Marvin Edwards. Visitation will be Thursday. October 8. 1998 from 2:00-4:00 & 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 9. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Mark Beers 4 Reverend Robert Carpenter officiating. Burial will take place at Freeport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry County Habitat for Humanity. Welcome Comers United Methodist Church or charity of one's choice. 10 30 am Coffee Hour. 10 30 am "Lv<os“ Class ■ FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings 19*2 N Bnwdway DAVISON - Elizabeth Roush, age 71. FREEPORT - Ernest A. Dipp, age call the church office nett. Pastor Church office phone Pastor Ken Vaught Phone 623-5543 day night service with live band 7 30 pm For more information Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! . J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Gladys V Hummel |________Elizabeth Roush______ Charles Wesley Frederick, age 89, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. September 30. 1998 at his residence. He was bom December 18. 1908 in Lafayette. Ohio I'h- son of Ralph and Hazel (Heath) Frederick. He graduated from Dola High School in Ohio. He married Rachel L. Boland December 24, 19“4. Mr. Frederick worked for Davey Tree Company for 44 years as a division manager until his retirement. He moved to Hastings in 1950 from Zanesville, Ohio. He was an avid ouldoorsman. Mason and Shrincr. ' He is survived by his wife, Rachel Frederick of Hastings; one son. Edward (Janice) Frederick of Wyoming; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sisters. Audrey Hunt of Lima. Ohio. Maxine Williams of Marion, Ohio, and Belly Amstutz of Kenton. Ohio; brothers, William Frederick of North Caton. Ohio and Robert Frederick of Dunkin, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Graveside Services were held Saturday. October 3. 1998 at Dola Cemetery in Dola Ohio. Arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home. Hastings. - days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. PO Bos 63. morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided THORNAPPLE V'ALLEY METHODIST CHURCH Norton 721-8077 Sunday Junior church Youth group Thurs­ CHURCH School M Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ Adults. Teens and Children night* 6 30 p m * CHURCH Bedford Rd. Dowling 9275 S Wednesday 7 (X) p m Services for Study A. Prayer Tunc Wednesday M-79 We»i UNITED METHODIST Hanman. Pastor Sunday Services (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School COUNTRY CHAPEL CHURCH OF THE NAEARENE Randall FLEASA.VTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Rood. Duwbng. Ml 49050 Paiiof. Sloe Olmtiead Charles Wesley Frederick HASTINGS HESPERIA - Gladys V Hummel, age 64. of Hesperia and formerly of Hastings, passed away September 22. 1998 at Gerber Hiispital in Fremont, following a long illness. She was horn July 28. 1934 in Hastings, the daughter of Kenneth and lolecn Clark. She is survived by her busband. Martin; daughters. Vicki Jackson Brewer of White Lake, and Jane lolecn Hummel of Highland, grandchildren. Matthew Angela Brewer of Walled Lake; great < grandchildren. Amber. Tyler. Dustin,? Hunter and Hailec; sisters. Evelyn Ulrich^ of Nashville. Lois (Fred) Holiman of? Lakeland. Florida and Sandra (Robert)^ Miller of Zephyrhills. Florida; brothers.^ Floyd (Carol) Clark of Hastings and Leon (Pauline) Clark of W'arrcns, Wisconsin and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Kenneth Clark; sisters. Louise Wilson ami Helen Barlow. Services were held Saturday. September 26. 1998 at Raymond Funeral Home in Hcspena with Reverend John Moser officiating. Memorial contributions may be nvrk* to Gerber Hospital Health Services, Cardio Pulmonary Care Unit. 212 S. Sullivan. Fremont. Michigan 49412. or charity of choice. of Davison, passed away Tuesday. September 29. 1998 at Gcncsys Health Park. Elizabeth was bom in Detroit November 12. 1926, the daughter of Aldclbcrt and Zela (Dickey) Cortright. She resided in the Flint area most ol her life, though she spent the last three years in Burton. Elizabeth was joined in mamagc to Robert Roush June 20. 1947 in Hastings and had shared 50 years of mamagc She was a member of the Davison Sr. Center. Elizabeth taught for the Alhcrton Schools for the Elementary and she owned and operated Fenton Road Handy Craft House. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Roush is survived by her husband. Robert; children, William (Colleen) Roush of Grand Rapids. Karel (Barry) Floyd of San Luis Obispo. California, and Canrtaor Gawne of Flint; four grandchildren; brothers, Alfred (Julia) Cortright of Allegan, William (Cynthia) Cortgght of Plymouth; sisters. Marilyn (Hossein) Azarbayjani of West Bloomfield. Emily (James) Saylor of Ann Arbor and many other relatives. Funeral services were held Saturday. October 3. 1998 at Groves Chapel. Hansen Funeral Home. Reverend Gary Beck officiated. Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. For those desiring may make contributions to the Davison Sr. Center or the charity of choice. Reva M. Conrad HASTINGS - Reva M. Conrad, 65. of Hastings, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Saturday. October 3, 1998 at her residence. She was bom June 9. 1933 in Hastings, the daughter of Ralph and Isabel (Kcwaygcshik) Miller. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1951. She married Robert H. Conrad which ended in divorce. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Company since 1951. She attended the Grace Wesleyan Church in Hastings. Mrs. Conrad enjoyed time with her family and grandchildren and friends as well as cooking and reading. She was preceded in death by three brothers. Mrs Conrad is survived by two sons. Gregg (Carol) Conrad of Middleville. Darrell Conrad of Hastings; daughter. Caryn (Steve) VanDommclen of Hastings; five grandchildren; and one sister, Doreen Sherman of Nashville. Graveside services were held Wednesday. October 7. 1998 at Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. Reverend Leonard Davis officiated. Memorials may be made to charity of ones choice. Arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home. Hastings. Julian (Pete) Lubieniecki Julian (Pete) Lubieniecki, age 86. of Hastings, passed away Friday, October 2. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. He was bom December 30. 1911 in Everson, Pennsylvania, the son of Anthony and Maryanna (Chell.oska) Lubieniecki. He married Helen Wozniak September 27, 1936 and she passed away April 8. 1984. He moved to Hastings in 1947 from Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Lubieniecki retired from E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings as an Engineers Assistant. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings, Knights of Columbus, Scout Leader. Hastings Country Club Member, an avid golfer and sports fan. He was also preceded in death by his two sisters. Mr. Lubieniecki is survived by his two sons. Norman (Sandra) Lubieniecki of West Bloomfield Township. Paul Lubieniecki of Kalamazoo; two daughters, Sandra Lubieniecki. and Leona Pierce both of Jacksonville, Florida; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren: brother. Edward Lubieniecki of Ramsey. New Jersey. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday. October 6. 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Father Charles H. Fischer officiated. Memorials can be made to St. Rose Church Arrangements were made by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS Donald J. Hinckley HASTINGS - Donald J. Hinckley, age 74. of Hastings and formerly of Nashville, passed away Sunday, October 4. 1998 at Spectrum Hospital as the result of a car accident. He was bom February 19. 1924 in Nashville, the son of Merrill and Ona (Hummel) Hinckley. He married Wilma Edwards on September 24. 1948 in Vicksburg and she passed away September 23. 1998 in the same car accident. He was previously employed al Standard Stamping Company in Nashville and he owned and operated "Donald &. Wilma's Upholstery Shop" in Nashville with his wife for 14 years. He was preceded in death by his wife. Wilma; father, Merrill Hinckley in 1974; mother. Ona Hinckley in 1994 Mr. Hinckley is survived by his daughter. Donna Mac (Rex) Christie of Hastings; sons. Harley Jack (Paula) Hinckley of Middlebury. Indiana and Steven Hinckley of South Bend. Indiana; grandchildren. Jason. Randy. Andy. Anita. Becky. Angie, Joe. and Laura; great grandchildren. Derek and Chclsie; brother, Raymond (Susan) Hinckley of Nashville, and sister. Petic Latta of Nashville; one nephew and three nieces. Private Memorial Services were held at Union Cemetery, Dowling. Memorial donations may be made to the family Arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel |Eathel I, Myers| I DELTON - Eathel I. Myers, age 82. of Delton, passed away Sunday. October 4. 1998 at Tcndcrcare, Hastings. She was bom July 15. 1916 in Martin Township, Allegan County to Ruehen and Gertrude (Snyder) Reed She attended Martin and Orangeville Schools. Her first marriage of 21 years to Clarence E. Johncock ended in divorce. She married Nelson F. Myers on July 14; 1979 who passed away on August 23. 1994. She retired from the Viking Corporation in 1979 and was a 60 year member of the Women of the Moose Hastings Chapter 626. Moose Academy of Friendship and Moose College of Regents. She was also preceded in death by her parents; son. Reverend Lonnie E. Johncock; sisters. Eva LaFountain. Beulah Stems, and Bertha Bialk; sister-in-law. Esther Reed; brothers. Sylvanus. Leonard, Jay. Richard and Willis Reed. Mrs. Myers is survived by her daughter and son-in-law. Patricia and Richard Baker of Delton; son. Ronald C. Johncock of Hastings; stepdaughters, Priscilla (Gary) Meyers of Kalamazoo and Shen) (Ed) Black of Hillsboro. New Hamshire; stepsons. Nelson Myers Jr. of Sand Lake. Michigan and John Myers of Delton; eleven grandchildren; eight step­ grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; sisters. A. Ilah Reed of Battle Creek, Marion (Archie) Vaughn of Akron. Colorado. Marabell (Douglas) Yargcr. Clara belle (Oliver) Downing. Bernice (Wayne) Cogswell all of Nashville. Kathryn (Cycle) Stanton of Middleville; sister-in-law. lone Reed of Akron. Colorado. Visitation will be Tuesday. October 6. 1998 from 6-8 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Funeral services were held Wednesday. • October 7. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Reverend Elmer Faust officiated. Interment look place al Oak Hill Cemetery. Orangeville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1996 - Page 7 lake Odessa NELLIS The “Wonderful Wednesday" program at Centra! United Methodist Church has begun for the fall season Classes began on (kt 7 and w ill continue through November, except for one during parent-school confer­ ences. This is open to children of the com­ munity. starling at 3:15 pm. and continuing until 4 30 each Wednesday A snack, games, music and Bible lessons comprise the session each time The local chapter of the Eastern Star will meet Tuesday evening. Oct. 13. in the Masonic Temple Freshman girls’ basketball games will be played at 6 p.m. on Wednesday v Oct 14 and 21. at the high school Reservation time is here for all school, retirees for the October meeting of the Ionia County chapter of the Michigan Associa­ tion of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) The program will be devoted to Medicare changes This should benefit all members and should-be members. Call 374-8420 for reservations The luncheon is at noon Thursday. Oct. 15. at Ionia. The Women's Fellow ship of the Congre­ gational Church will meet Wednesday. Oct 14. at I p.m. in the church dining room. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. Oct. 10. with a speaker from the Michigan Archives. He will speak on what is on hand and what can be viewed and how to do it. This session will be al the Depot Museum at I p.m Fncnds and family numbering in the hun­ dreds signed the register at Koops Chapel following the death of Randolph Wolverton last week. Members of the Scbcwa Com­ munity Club assisted ladies of Central Church in serving coffee to family and fncnds at Fellowship Hall following com­ mittal services at the chapel on Wednesday. Sept. 30. The delayed summer issue of Michigan History magazine arrived two weeks ago. This pnze was a collector’s edition about the Civil War. This issues covers many facets of the war from naval battles to biographies of several generals to battle accounts. Six pages arc devoted to photos of men who served. One thus pictured is Footes celebrate 60th aniversary Robert and Mabie Foote of Hastings, were married Oct 7. 1938 at the methodist parsonage They have two children. Bernard of Hastings and Janet Foote Rcigler of Cirand Rapids, two grandsons. Perry of Holt and Dennis and Kaihy of Holland and two great grandchildren. Jennifer and Aaron They will celebrate with a family dinner Get that FINAL GARAGE SALE" in before the leaves fall. Krebses to observe golden anniversary Ross and Dorothy Krebs of Lake Odessa will celebrate 50 years of mamagc on Oct IK. 1998 Mamed in Woodland at the Methodist Church. Ross and the former Dorothy Varney arc life-long Lake Odessa area residents Fncnds arc invited to join them to celebrate this joyous occasion al a cake and punch reception given by their children Sue (Joe) Graybill. Gary (Dona) Krebs, and Sandra (Gan) Wcingart at Kilpatnek United Brethren Church on Satur­ day. Oct. 17 from 1-4 p.m. The couple re­ quests no gifts, please Advertise it in the REMINDER and the SANNER...Barry County's Total Marketing Team! Andrew Smith ol Woodland. who was in the 3rd Michigan Reorganized Infantry He was ■ mustered into the unit on Aug. 31. ISM. The unit was sent to Texas, where 156 men succumbed to disease He survived and was mustered out in I866 He was an ancestor of the several Kai Ilers of Woodland Town­ ship (Daughter Sophia married Charles Heise) Daughter Caroline married George Ratller She died quite xoung and her chil­ dren were raised by other families One daughter was raised b> the Heise family. Vcrntcc Rafllcr. well known meat cutter of Woodland Township, was raised by Mrs. Della Manktclow It was common practice in those sears for children to be raised in other families upon the death of either par­ ent Daughter Martha Smith married George Schneider 1 hui sday was opening day of the archcry deer season Beware of deer on the roads at dusk and early morning Kent County has the greatest number of car-deer accidents of any county in Michigan It is closely fol­ lowed by Jackson and (. alhoun counties. Parents invited to coffee with school administrators The Hastings Area School System has announced its second meeting in the "Coffee With Administrators" series The meeting will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday. Oct. 16 in the multi-purpose room of the Hastings Middle School. Parents and other residents of the Hastings Area School System are invited to attend the session, which will iast un­ til 11 a.m. RN OPPORTUNITIES Pennock Hospital has several RN openings Night Supervisor - Part-time (56 hours/pay); Reports to Chief Nursing Officer: BSN or minimum 3-5 years nursing experience (2 year supervisory); Responsible for hospital operations and staffing on nights; shift accountability; Nursing Committees, personnel in Nursing on evenings (evaluations) PACU - Part-time (40 hours/pay); day shift: Flexible Hours; sched­ uled on-call. O.RZPACU - Flex time (48-80 hours/pay); evening shift; 8 hour schedule, scheduled on call. Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials; an innovative flexible benefits package (pro-rated (or part-time employees): Paid Time Off sys­ tem: tuition reimbursement for continuing education; personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will con­ tribute as much as 5% of your salary, and much more. Please submit resume/application to; PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax: (616) 945-4130 • E.O.E. r Pennock Healthcare Sen ices LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE BARRY COUNTY TRIAL COURT CIRCUIT DIVISION ORDER TO ANSWER Hon James H. Fisher File No 98-660-CH BERTHA E KING Plamtitt LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUTTENBUR Defendants David H Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney tor Plaintiff TO LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUT- TENBUR Based or the pleadings Med in the above enti­ tled case it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Nonce jt interest in the real property commonly known as 1040 South Payne Lake Road Mid dieVIIte Michigan 49333 more tuny described as foOows THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FRACTIONAL PART OF SECTION 20. TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ WEST CORNER OF SECTION 20 THENCE DUE EAST ALONG SECTION LINE 315 1/2 FEET STARTING AT THIS POINT AND RUN­ NING MORE OR LESS 185 FEET DUE EAST THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO AN IRON POST AT TOP OF BANK BORDER­ ING ON PAYNE LAKE. THENCE WEST ALONG TOP OF BANK 95 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON POST THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO THE STARTING POINT THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL LAND TO SHORE OF PAYNE LAKE FROM IRON POSTS MENTIONED BEFORE AS 95 FEET APART MORE OR LESS AND BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT HEREIN DESCRIBED YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM THE COUNTY ROAD LOCATED WES1 OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE SAID DE • SCRIBED PROPERTY THIS BEING THE RIGHT OF WAV NOW USED FOR ACCESS to said property by the 11th day of r*ovember 1998 to assert any interest m the above described property It the Defendants tail to do so that shall constitute a default m the above entitled matter and on tne 12th day of November 1998 at 2 00 o clock m the afternoon this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Lyfe P Ruttenbur and Evelyn G Ruttenbur may have in and to the above described property unless a Notice of In­ terest m the Real Property is filed or unless De­ fendants or their representatives appear on that date Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED BY DAVID H TR’PP tP29290* 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS MICHIGAN 49058 H0H5i 1616) 945-9585 4ordanski Bustance retires after 30 years at Hastings Press Richard Bustance of Hastings Press is retiring after 30 years. He started in Jan. of 1966 and is a bindery specialist. Bustance is also a bus driver for the Hastings Area Schools. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION The Baltimore Township Clerk will hold a public accuracy test of the electronic tabulating equipment to demonstrate to the public that votes cast will be accurately counted for all offices and on all proposals. The accuracy test will be held on October 15. 1998 at 8:30 am at the Baltimore Township Hall. 6424 S Bedford Rd. Tracy Mitchell. Clerk Fo: as little as $25. the gift of a U S Savings KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Physical Therapist Assistant Program Instructor Half time, tenure track oosiSo" fan spang summer (mid-May - midJuly) semesters. Duties include teaching PTA courses which include neurology onhooedcs pathology modalities therapeutic ererose and primary responsibility lor coordination ot some Bond will be a smash with any kid* Guaranteed to grow. U. 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The Cift of a Lifetime. experiences including modalities and treatment of neurologi- ca»v and onhopeaicaiiy mvolved patients classroom and or dmical learning experience “-e'erred Master s degree m Physical Therapy or m a heath science or education-related area ccnmunity co'fege teaching experience years o< c' n ea experience more than 5 Salary commensurate with education ano experience generous benefit package Stan date :-t 04 99 Letter c‘ aookcaton and resume must be receded bv 4p m EST on to 30 96 at Administrative Services joc »’26n k --egg Community College 450 North Avenue Barce Creek Ml 4901'339' AAEOE Take Stock inAmerica �Page fl - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS CIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . MORTGAGE SALE - Delauit has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J Terpemng married man and Dalhia M Terpening his wife (Original Mortgagors) to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP a South Carolina Corpora­ tion t/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding suer - • t . merger to Fleet Mortgage Corp a Rhode Island Corporation Mortgagee dated February 16 1995 and recorded on February 22 1995 m Liber 625 on Page 332 Barry County Records Michi­ gan on wfiich mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Fifty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Six and 34/100 dollars (S57 536 34) including interest at 9 75% per annum Under tne povier of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part ot them at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m on November 12 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN BARRY COUNTY Michigan and are described as PARCEL A From the East 1/4 cornet of Section 31 Town 1 North Range 8 West measure North 88 de­ grees 57 minutes 00 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 Ime ot sa»d section 220 00 feet to the point ot beginning of the land here m described thence South 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West 200 00 feet thence North 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds West 217 75 feet thence North 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 sec­ onds East 200 00 teet to tlie East and West 1/4 hne of said section thence South 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds East along said 1/4 line 217 75 teet to the point of beginning Subject to that portion along the North side thereof as being used for highway purposes The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 1 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys tor FLEET MORTGAGE CORP 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 Fite *98098907 (10-29) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated March 26 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 tn Liber 690 on Page 51 Bar.-y County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to COMERICA BANK as assignee by an assignment dated September 1 1998 which was recorded on September 8 1998 in Document *1017540 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sr.ty-four and 40/100 dollars (Si3 964 40) including interest at 13 25% per an num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o clock p m on December 3 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Commencing on the North and South 1/4 line of Section 31. Town 3 North Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 corner of said Section thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section hne 614 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 hne 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 hne of the Northeast 1/4 thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 hne 564 95 feet to the Northerly right ol way hne of highway M-79 thence North 27 deo'ees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right ol way line 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 hne thence North 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds West on said 1/4 hne 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way for Morgan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated October 8 1998 COMERICA BANK FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ,248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for COMERICA BANK 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98088356 (11/5) Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ACKERS POINT DRIVE AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 14 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Townshp Board of the Townsnip of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, having receded petitions to make certain pjbbc improvements consisting of the paving and other improvement to Ackers Point and South Shore Drive. pnvate roads (the ’Improvement*), from record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage m the special assessment distnet described below, has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions and. pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make sad Improvements in the Township. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the cost of sad Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefitted by the Improvements and which together comprise the Mowing proposed special assessment dtstnet: Ackers Point and South Shore Drives Road Improvement Special Assessment District No. 14 Lots and parcels numbered 08 007-040-011 00 08 007-040 011 50 08 007-040 012 00 08 007 015-025-00 08 007 015 033 00 08 007 016 022 00 08 007 016-023 00 08-007 016-024 00 08 007 016-025 00 08 007 016 028 00 08 007 040 001 OC 08 007 040 002 00 08 007 040 003 00 08-007 040-004 00 08 007 040 005 00 08-007 040 006-00 08 007 040-007 00 08 007 040-009 00 08-007 070-011 00 08 007 070 012 00 08 007 070 013 00 08 007 070-014-00 08 007 070 015 00 08 007 070-016 00 08 007 070 017 00 08 007 070 018-00 08 007 070 019 00 08 007 070 020 00 08 007 070 021 00 08 007 070-022 00 08 007 070 023 00 08 007 070-024 00 08-007 050 020 00 08 007-070-001 00 08-007-070-002-00 08-007-070 003 00 08 007 070 004 00 08 007-070 005-00 08-007-070-006 00 08 007 070-007 00 08 007-070 008 00 08 007 070 009-00 08 007 070-010 00 08 007 070 025-00 08 007-070 026-00 08 007-070 027-00 08 007 070 029 00 08 007-070 030-00 08 007 070 031 00 08 007 070 045 00 TAKE NOTICE tnat the Township Board of the Townsn-p of Hope will nod a public heanng on Moroay. the 12th day of October. 1998. at 6.30 pm., at the Township Hall. 5643 S Wall Lake Road. Hastings. Mi 49058. in sad Township to hear ana consider any objections io the petitions filed, the pro­ posed Improvements the proposed special assessment district and all other matters relating to sad Improvements TAKE FURTHER NOTICE tnaf pfeknwiaty plans and estimates of cost for tne improvements are on file witn the Township Clerk for pupic examination PROPERTY SHAH NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OE COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND PUBL'C HEARING Ths Noxe was a.ror«d Oy *-* Towns-a Bca-o z‘ rne Tow-sn-o ot How Dree OctoSWf ’ '998 Sylvia Fcrste- C*-* Township of How Ann landers A gentleman Dear Ann Landers: That woman who has been married for 10 months and is still a v irgin should not be complaining She has what most women want The famous Ann Landers survey of a tew years hack re­ vealed that most women would just as soon •not be bothered with sex. The female who wrote to you has the per­ fect husband lie is kind and gentle He takes her out for dinner often He buy s her gifts, opens the door tor her and is very po­ lite Best of all. he docs not pester her for sex. Hers is a life that is too good Io be true. Arc you sure that letter didn’t have a New Haven postmark' It sounds like the Yale boys arc trying to pull one over on you. The woman who wrote could raffle her husband off at $1,000 a ticket and become indepen­ dently wealthy Or better yet. send him to me. where his wonderful qualities would be greatly appreciated I am - Envious in Dakota. Dear Dakota: You didn’t give me your name and address, so I assume you weren’t really senous about wanting him. and it’s just as well. Would it surprise you to know that nearly 200 women have written to ask if I would put them in touch with the gen­ tleman? I had to tell them. "Sorry, no. This is not that kind of column." Help in-laws? Dear Ann Landers: I have an in-law problem, am. I hope you can advise me be­ cause I have no idea how to deal with it. 5<y brother-in-law and his wife arc in their early 80s. They don’t consider them­ selves senior citizens because they were ‘dancers all their lives and arc in great shape. Neither has ever worked at a regular job. but they still want to live in their big house, which they can no longer afford since they arc now on Social Security. They call my wife constantly, saying the tax collector is about to foreclose on their home or the electric or gas company is turn­ ing off the utilities. We have suggested that they sell thc’ljouse and move into smaller quarters, but they don’t want to do it. They seem to think family members should sub­ sidize them so they can continue to live as they always have. It’s a lovely idea, and we would help if we could, but we simply can­ not afford it. My w ife is becoming upset by their whinning and complaining, and it is affecting our once-wonderful 44-ycar marriage. Should we discontinue contact with this couple or what? - No Name. No State. Dear N.N N S.: If you were simply fncnds. I would suggest that you distance yourselves, bul they are family, so you can­ not abandon them. Suggest that your in-laws call the Na­ tional Foundation for Consumer Credit to find out the name of a credit counselor near them. Then, they should make an appoint­ ment to work out a budget to help them live within their means. This service is FREE. Offer to go along for moral support The toll-free number for the NFCC is 1-800­ 388-2227 (www.nfcc.org). More than this you cannot do. never had an accident, and now. it’s time to quit ’’ It was his birthday, hut what a gift he gave to us. You can sign this letter Proud to Be Rudy 's Daughter. Jamestown. N Y Dear Jamestown What a sweetheart your dad is I hope his example will encourage other elderly drivers to do likewise It Mould be the best gift their concerned chil­ dren could ever receive. Bad mother Dear Ann Landers: Your column on in­ heritances was of special interest to me My parents were divorced when I was a child. My mother was an intelligent, professional woman. She was also an alcoholic, control­ ling and manipulative. . Mother married a monster. He. too. was an alcoholic, who abused me and my brother for 12 years. Our mother stood by and did nothing. My clearest memory is hiding from them, quaking in fear when I heard the car door slam I knew they were coming home from work and I would be punished for something real or imagined To this day. the sound of a slamming car door takes me back to those days of terror. After I left home, I moved as far away from my mother as possible, and we had no contact. When she became terminally ill. my brother persuaded me to fly back to "pay my respects." The first words out of her mouth "You’re fat.’’ We had not seen one another for 15 years, and that was all she could think of to say to me My mother died in 1995 and left a large estate to be divided between mybrothcr and and stepfather. Do I regret that she left me nothing? Not for one single second. I have my self-respect, and there is no price tag on that. - Content in Calif. Dear Content: Your childhood sounds like a nightmare. I hope you have had coun­ seling to nd yourself of the anger that must have been stored up from those early years of abuse. Writing to me. I’m sure, was ther­ apeutic. Your letter might also make an impres­ sion on parents who drink too much and don’t realize what their alcoholism docs to their children. Thank you. Curb booze nancio An overwhelmingly number of college student's um.- alcohol, and nearly half of them engage in hinge drinking Students who bmgc-dnnk arc more likely to damage property, get into trouble with the authon* lies. mix> class and experience injuries. Most importantly, they risk alcohol poison* mg. which can lead to death I offer these suggestions to help curtail this serious pub­ lic health problem: • Strictly enforce mimmum-age-of-sak laws to help parents. • I nd the promotion of college athletics by alcohol beverage companies. • Set personal examples for our children about appropriate drinking behavior. • I nderstand that anyone can dev clop a senous alcohol problem, including teenagers • Talk with your children about alcohol. Research shows that when parents talk with teens about dnnking. these teens arc less likely to use alcohol. .Anyone i.-tcrcMcd in more information can contact the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug information at 1-800­ 729-6686 (www.health.org) and the Na­ tional Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (www.niaaa.nih.gov). David Satchcr. M I). Ph D., surgeon general. U.S. Public Health Service. Washington. D.C. Dear Dr. Satchcr: Thank you for a letter that will surely open the eyes of a great many readers I hope it will be discussed in homes and classrooms around the nation. An alcohol problem? How can vou help yourself or someope you love? "Alco­ holism How to Recognize It. How to Deal Mith It. How to Conquer it" will give vou the answers Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this includes postage and handling/ to Alcohol. c'oAnn Landers. PO Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $4.55.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate wvb page at www creators com. Copyright 1998 Creators Sy ndicate, Inc. . Dear Ann Landers: The first Monday in October is National Child Health Day. a time to reflect on the health of our children As surgeon general, this year. I am asking Americans to help curtail underage drink­ ing and the shadow it casts over the health and promise of our youth. Among teenagers, alcohol is used more frequently than all other illicit drugs com­ bined. Recent data shows that more than 30 percent of high school seniors and 25 per­ cent of lOth-gradcrs reported binge drink­ ing. • Alcohol-related car crashes arc a major cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24. Alcohol is also associated with homi­ cides. suicides and drownings. Adolescent drinking has been linked to risky sexual be­ haviors that can lead to AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended preg- BOW Dakotah Lee. born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Sept 22. 1998 at 5:15 p.m. to Michael and Tncia Harrington of Hastings Weighing 8 lbs. 11 ozs and 20 12 inches long GIRL, Alisha Kay Yvonne, bom at Pen­ nock Hospital on Sept. 21. at 5:42 pm. to Melissa Van Klaveren and Steven Nesbitt of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 6 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOW Benjamin Charles, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 22. 1998 at 8:25 to Anita Butler and Ben McCune of Hopkins Weighing 6 lbs 7 14 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Sarah Germaine, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 24. 1998 at 4:35 a.m. to Randy and Angie Ellwood of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 3 4 ozs. and 21 inches long BOW Nicholas James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 21. 1998 at 7:52 p.m. to Jason and Came Larabcc of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 1/4 ozs. and 22 inches long. Grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs of Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Larabcc of Delton. ‘Quit’gift Dear Ann Landers: I’ve read many let­ ters in your column from children who wonder how to get elderly parents to quit driving. I need to tell you about my dad On his 89th birthday, he was stil driving and doing a good job of it. His request for his birthday was that I go with him for a ride and buy him a cup of coffee. We had a won­ derful time together. When we arrived home, he handed me the car keys and said. "I’ve driven more than 70 years and have LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 98-22402-IE Estate of Tara Jo Dixon deceased Social Se­ curity No 375-74-9025 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be affected by the tollowing The decedent whose last known address was 315 E Colfax Hastings Ml 49058 died June 19 1998 An instrument dated N/A has been admit­ ted as the will of the deceased Creditors ot the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative James G Dixon 315 E Coltax Hastings Ml 49058 or to both the independent personal representative ar.d the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 wrthm 4 months of tne date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate w4i be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per sons entitled to fl William Vogetzang Jr <P2923i> 38 West Fulton Sufte 400 Grand Rapids 495C3 616659-8623 (10«» ALL NEW! 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Learn ’ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... The courthouse tower clock By Joyce F. NNcinbrccht In August 1998. the Barn County Com­ missioners voted to have the clock in the courthouse repaired The clock mechanism has finally given up. For many years. Vem DeMott has kept the single motor of the old clock working, but the time has come to do something dif­ ferent. adding another chapter to the histo­ ry of the Barry County Courthouse The bell, actually cast in 1891. will remain The bell and clock were shipped into Hastings by railroad car in time to be installed in the steeple of the new court* house in 1892. Verdin Company of Illinois w ill duplicate the current clock design There will be four motors to operate the clock and new faces made of a plastic composite material will be used for the four faces and. will look identical to the current faces Barry County held Us first session of the circuit court on May 6. 1840. in a small frame building on the southeast comer of State and Jefferson streets. The building was so small that the jury room was in the log cabin tavern of Lev i Chase, two blocks away just south and west of the Michigan Street badge. It took several days of nding the forest trails by Shenff Willard Hayes to line up a jury. The first jurors were A. E. Bull. Hen­ ry Leonard. Calvin G. Hill. Hiram and William Lewis. C.W. Spaulding. A S Barnes. O. Barnes. S.V.R. York. William P Bnstol. John Culver. Cleavland Ellis and Lorenzo Mudge, giving a good overall county coverage in this jury . Judge E. Ransom of Kalamazoo presided at this initial session of the court, with Nathan Barlow Sr. and Isaac Otis acting as associate judges. H.G. Wells. W.H. Brown and Mr. Giddings acted as lawyers. Shenff Vandcrwalkcr of Kalamazoo came to Barry County to instruct Shenff Willard Hayes about his duties and responsibilities con­ cerning the court session One thing was evident. Barry County needed a court­ house. On Jan. 13. 1842. Hiram J. Kenfield was contracted by the county commissioners to build a courthouse The building was two stones high, faced north and cost $1213.9’. There were four jail cells located in the southeast comer of the first floor, with jail­ er’s quarters in the southwest comer of the same floor The county offices were in the front of the building The court room, the jury room and an office for the presiding judge were located on the second floor. The building was ready for use in 1843. The new courthouse was built on the Court House Square, which was a gift to the county from the Hastings Village Com­ pany and is recorded as being deeded to the Hastings Village Company by Eurotas P Hastings on July 26. 1836. The Hastings Village Company deeded the piece of land known as the "Barry County Scat ruichasc". to the supervisors of Barry County on Oct. 8. 1842. The new courthouse was only used for a short penod of three years when it was destroyed by fire. The fire started in the chimney in the jailer’s quarters. The build­ ing was a total loss. Pnsoncrs had to be tak­ en to Kalamazoo and boarded there until a new jail was completed in 1853. John Lew is drew up plans for a new cour­ thouse to be erected on the same site The contract was awarded to Alvin W. Bailey on Jan. 6. 1847. The completed structure was accepted by the board of supervisors on Jan 19. 1849. Mr. Bailey had contracted to build the building for $2,381 <>9 but went over the contracted pace by $300. which the com­ missioners agreed to pay They also paid John Lewis S75 for his services dunng the building of the new courthouse Another $3(8) was spent for furniture. In late January of 1849. the county clerk, register of deeds, county treasure and sher­ iff were moved into the new courthouse In 1859 the supers isors agreed that it was Vern DeMott and the Courthouse Clock works. July 3. 1995 Barry County s second court house, completed Jan 19. 1849 unacceptable to allow horses, cows or other four-legged animals to pasture on the cour­ thouse square Many villagers, including Dr William Upjohn, owned cows, which were free to roam the streets. It was com­ mon practice to turn horses loose w ithin the fenced courthouse square to pasture on the grass that grew there The new ordinance put a stop to this practice This courthouse served dunng the penod when the Civil War was approaching and after it actually began Many meetings took place there, rally ing the people to join the war effort New recruits were drilled on the courthouse lawn This courthouse was the sight of many trials A new jail was built in 1853. This was a neat back building that stood at the south­ west comer of Park and Court streets This building was remodeled into a residence when the third courthouse and jail were built. The courthouse and jail were becoming crowded and worn In 1891. an effort was directed toward building a new courthouse and jail to replace the "outmoded" struc­ tures then in use A large display at the Bar­ ry County Fair that year was designed to illustrate why this investment in a new facility was a sound and necessary one for the county to make At the January 1891 session of the super­ visors. it was decided by a unanimous vote to place the question of raising $10,000 to build a new jail and $54.(88) to build a new courthouse to a vote by the citizens At the election, which was held on Monday. April '. 1892. the proposition earned by a vote of - 722 to 1.677. Con .(ruction of the new and th’rd courthouse for Barry County began in 1892. The arch: .: tor the new Court house was Albert F. *n»m Detroit Mr French designed many * hchigan * courthouse and other public buildin*’ I tic style is known as Richardsonian Roma esque The red back for the new courthouse and tail were built of red bricks from the kilns of Barry County The woodwork for the courthouse was made from beautiful oak. w-'i caned ban­ isters of oak The spcctatoi * chairs in the courtroom were a combination of wrought iron and wood, cast with the initials B C. for Barry County cast into the design Each one had a hat holder under the seat of the chair Many of the metal knobs in the building also had land still have I the letter “B" in The Bell in the Courthouse tower. July. 1995 which was owned by Mrs. Knappen He paid 50 cents a week for the use of the shop. (This building was located about where King’s Music Center is now located. That building no longer exists.) John Hewvs had been conducting a bar­ ber business at this spot. John was a car­ penter and cabinet maker and had his shop in the same building. If someone wanted a shave or hair cut. Hcwes laid aside his tools and gave lhe shave or chair cut. Mr. Bcssmer paid $25 for the good will of Mr. Hcwes’s shop John Bessmcr found that he now had a barbers chair which was a common chair with the back legs sawed off to make it sit at an angle Thcrt was a head rest fitted on the back A butter firkin served as a wash tank and a wooden dry goods box was the dresser There was a mirror with a broken comer. The brushes were more like paint brushes and the Wade and Butcher razors had very w ide blades. Hewes moved out of the shop, and after Mr Bessmcr cleared out a wagon load of shavings and lhe crude barber’s outfit he installed some modern furniture. The townsmen predicted that he would never survive and wouldn't be able to pay his rent But many men came to have haircuts, shaves and dye jobs for their beards, and Bcssmcr's shop became popular and he prospered He was able to build a new building in the same Nock after two years He had decided to retire from the barber business at age 49 and purchased a slock of jewelry and thus began his second business in Hastings. He was elected treasurer of Hastings Township in 1869 and 1870 When Hast­ ings became incorporated as a city in 1871. Henry Goodyear w.s the first mayor and John Bessmcr was the first city treasurer He served as a member of the board of edu­ cation for nine years and only missed one mciling in all that lime He was secretary of the Riverside Cemetery Association He saw the need for a clock on the new county courthouse and set about procunng one The clock is expected to be repaired and again nnging out the hour and perhaps even on the half hour by the first week in December 1998. It is expected that the cost of the clock repairs will run about $30,650 (To he continuedI Hatings students participate in leadership conference their design. The roof was onginally made of slate The courthouse was heated with a steam heat system. The actual cost of the construction and furnishing for the new courthouse and jail totaled $47.173 28 This included the archi­ tect’s fee of $1,785. The cost of the jail was $10,390.25. which also included the archi­ tect’s fee of $200 In the fall of 1893. the citizens of Barry County were invited to visit the Barry County Fair and to include in their outing a tour of the new county buildings In the meantime, the question of a clock to be included in the steeple of the court­ house was raised. John Bessmcr. a resident of Hastings from 1864 until his death in 1912. business man. and an activist in the community of Hastings, raised the cost of a clock and its 1.400-pound bell in lhe key of G. by popular subscnption Mr Bessmcr. a jeweler in lhe city, raised lhe money, ordered the clock and oversaw its installa­ tion The clock cost $420 and was made by Mcncely Bell Co. of Troy. N Y. Ils deep tones in the key of G. could be heard throughout the c’ty and to the city limits. Its four, six-fool dials could be seen from almost any section of the city The clock was operated by j single motor The last repairs, which kept the clock running for a while longer, was made in 1995 by Vcrn De Molt V. Harry Androunie was raised in the house across the street from the courthouse on South Broadway lie said that he could never get away with coming in late at night, as the old clock always struck and let his mother know what time he actually arrived home John Bessmcr was bom on Aug 27. 1834. in lhe Village of Mabcm. then lhe kingdom of Wurtenbery. Germany After his public education, he trained to be a tai­ lor He and his sister came to the I mted States in 1853 He worked al various places and at various trades until he finally arrived in Hastings in 1864 The city ot Hastings had a population of 800 persons when he arrived here He opened a barbershop in a rented building Twenty-one Hastings High School stu­ dents chosen by the Hastings Rotary Cub participated in a Life Leadership Conference that was recently conducted at YMCA Camp Algonquin. Starting this year the Kiwanis and Exchange Club joined with the Rotarians to make this opportunity available to the young people of the Hastings area. Conference activities were developed to help these high school students achieve success through team building, goal set­ ting. cooperation, and creative problem solving. Other areas of emphasis included increasing leadership and resource utiliza­ tion. and expanding communication and supportive skills. The weekend conference used a "hands on" and 'learn by doing" approach to lead­ ership development. The Hastings Rotary Club has sponsored this conference annu­ ally in the past to assist many young lead­ ers to realize their potential and to utilize their experiences as they assume leadership positions within the community. Students who "graduated" from the 1998 Hastings Life Leadership Conference are Samantha Allerding. Cathy Anderson. Sarah Byington. Eric Carpenter. Nicki Doozan. Mall Gergen. Vai Hefflebower. Amy Hermenitt. Jennifer Heuss. Amanda Hoke. Justin Huss. Leland Jennings. Katie Jones. David Lake. Bethany Miles. Mike Nitz. Margaret Schirmer. Sam Stafford. Charles Tefft. Dustin Terrel, and Kristen Wildren Also attending a Life Leadership Conference sponsored by District 6360 of Rotary International at Camp Algonquin in September were Hastings High School stu­ dents John Kieffer and Ivy Malone, who participated in the conference with 30 other students from central and southwest Michigan. Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 rand a ey co-op/credit union A Reminder For International Credit Inion Month From Your Friends At Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union Teaching your children how to save money is an important step in insuring that they will have the means to make the future as bright as possible Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union is here to help their dreams come true with our Lucky Leprechaun Youth Accounts. With this account children get prizes for saving and quarterly statements showing the interest they are earning. 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For starters, they lost valuable winger Doug Brown to the Nashville Predators in the summer expansion draft. But. Brown said he didn't want to go and the Wings got him back for a measly draft pick. Translation: Brown is still wearing a red and white hockey sweater. Brown was not the only Wing, though, to be selected in an expansion draft. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightening selected Brent Gilchrist, also a forward, with its second pick in a nine-player draft. But. Gilchrist was later traded back to Detroit for a sixth round draft pick that comes in 1999. Translation: The Wings have lost two players to drafts during the off-season, but have actually only lost a couple a mediocre draft picks. Somewhere a smiling Mike Hitch is enjoying another victory cigar, nothing like the ones our president has been celebrating with. The Wings did lose a player, though, to retirement. Defenceman Viacheslav Fetisov has hung up his skates and is now serving as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils. To replace Fetisov. Hitch cooked enough pizza slices to land one of the toughest defencemen in the game. Uwe Krupp. How good can Krupp be? Just ask the Wings who had to mingle with the 6­ 6. 235-pound bruiser two of the last three years during the NHL playoffs. Can anybody say pancake? 1 know Krupp, like Joey Kocur. can There arc others, like Krupp, who are also expected to step in and play big roles. Look for defenceman Anders Erikkson to play a more prominent role and look for rookie winger Stacy Roest to see some time on Joe Louis ice. Roest led the Wings with five goals during the pre-season to nearly cement a spot with the organization. And some say that pre­ season hockey doesn't mean anything. Just ask Roest. Mike Knuble, another winger who lived in Caledonia, was traded to the New York Rangers. Translation, more ice time for Brown. Gilchrist and the future Wing stars. The biggest loss to the Wings team will not be a player, but rather its head coach. Scotty Bowman. 65. has missed training camp and is expected to miss the early part of the regular season while recovering from heart surgery and a knee replacement. There is even speculation that Bowman may not return at all and retire on top. Believe me Scotty. I would send you my heart if it meant getting you back on the Wings' bench sooner. So there's a brief look at the Wings' busy off-season. One great philosopher once told me that championships create simplicity, but no longer will I take any advice from that mis-directed scholar. If anything, championships create more adversity and more drive to become greater champions Winning two professional sport championships is an achievement, but earning a three-peat shows that a team is truly great. Only five teams in NHL history have won three Stanley Cups or more in a row. The New York Islanders were the last teams to do it from 1980 to 1983. that's four in a row. The great Montreal Canadians did it a couple of times back in their 1960s and 1970s glory days. The Wings have now won nine total Stanley Cups. Montreal has won 23 and the Toronto Maple Leals 13. so there is still some work to be done before Detroit can trul> be called Hockeytown. And there's even more incentive. Bowman has won eight Stanley Cups as a coach. He shares the NHL record with his long-time Montreal mentor Toe Blake. Bowman may be complacent sharing the honor with Toe. but there are a lot of Bowman fans and Wing fans who would like to see the greatest hockey coach of all-time get his just reward. In Bowman's absence assistant coaches Barry Smith and Dave Lewis will guide the wheeled ship. Smith, the architect of the left-wing lock system, and Lewis both have excellent minds, so not much intellectual concern is caused by Bowman not being there. Still. Scotty Bowman is Scotty Bowman and when he returns, a great celebration in Detroit can be expected. "The coach is a big part of a team." Wing Marty LaPointe said in a recent Associated Press story. "Scotty does things differently some times. That keeps us on our toes. We are better players for him. that's for sure." There are many who hope that Scotty continues to keep the Wings on their toes and tumbles past Toe in the process. Wing fans also wait for the day when defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov might return to the ice. Konstantinov was one of three injured in a June 13. 1997, limousine crash in Birmingham. Fetisov was also injured in the crash, along with team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov. There's a lot of questions when you look at the 1998-99 Detroit Red Wings, but there is also a lot of talent. Brown. Kris Draper. Sergei Fedorov. Gilchrist. Kocur. LaPointe. Igor Larionov. Darren McCarty. Brendan Shanahan. Nicklas Lidstrom. Krupp. Larry Murphy, goalkeeper Chris Osgood and the captain Steve Yzerman... Must I go on! Whatever happened to all of those critics who said that Yzerman was a good player, but could never win the big ones? Whatever happened to all of those "experts" who said the Wings would sorely miss goalkeeper Mike Vernon, as Osgood was not good enough? May tbe questions never cease and may the Wings have all the winning answers in their quest for a great three-peat. If an urgent question ever arises Mr. Hitch, you can always give Scotty another ring. • Near The Top: Did you know that Rob White is No. 8 on the all-time Michigan High School Athletic Association football scoring chart? White, who played at Thomapple Kellogg (Middlevilh) High School from 1964-66. had 64 zouchdowns and 57 points after for 441 points. Current Western Michigan University freshman running back Bennie Clark is second with 628 points. Clark had 98 touchdowns and 20 two-point conversions at Ravenna High School from 1993-96. • A Chippewa Leader: Central Michigan University sophomore spiker Jennifer Mitchell is among the Mid­ American Conference leaders in blocks. The graduate of Lakewood High School is averaging one block, 2.62 kills and 1.76 digs per game. Mitchell's hitting percentage is 1.76. CMU is currently 3-8 overall and 1-3 in the league standings. • Celebrity Server Night: Hastings High School administrators and coaches will be the celebrity servers at the Hastings Big Boy. From 5-7 p.m. varsity girls' softball coach Jill Withey, varsity boys' basketbail coach Don Schils, assistant athletic director Wendi McCauscy. varsity boys' baseball coach Jason Hoefler, freshman girls’ basketball coach Steve Kaiser and athletic director Steve Hoke will take your orders. From 7-9 p.m., principal Tim Johnston, assistant principal Mike Schiniederhan, assistant principal Cheri Meier, junior varsity football coach Marsh Evans, junior varsity soccer coach Lee Bowman, varsity soccer Dennis Argetsinger and assistant varsity football coach Rollie Ferris are expected to be on hand to serve you. Talk to you soon. Youngs a Tartar gridiron leader Freshman middle linebacker Ed Youngs led Wayne Stale University with 17 tackles in a football contest against Northwood University last Saturday that Northwood won 28-16. Youngs, a 1997 graduate of Hastings High School, also recovered a fumble to add to his impressive season statistics. For the year. Youngs leads the Tartars with 49 total tackles. 25 solos and 24 assists. He also has one tackle for a loss and the recovered fumble. Wayne State is currently 0-5 overall and 0-5 in the MIFC. The Tartars will play at Ferns State this Saturday. Ed Youngs Encouraged by the success equestrian clubs at both Hastings and Thornapple Kellogg high schools have experienced. Nancy Anderson recently decided to give one a try at Delton Kellogg High. The sudden success of the program has shown that Anderson and her five-member Delton Kellogg team do not spend much time horsin' around. Delton finished second in the Class C Division in Michigan Interscholastic Horsemenship Association District 16 with 87 points and scored 62 for top honors on Sept. 26. Allendale’s 94 won first-place honors, but Delton's season total was better than teams from West Ottawa. South Christian and Grand Rapids Christian. District lo competitions were held at the Open Ridge Farm in Ada. Club members include senior Amy Hansen, sophomores Belinda Ferris and Jill Marlow, and freshmen Jessica Anderson and Spencer Robinson. Delton Kellogg's equestrian team includes Spencer Robinson, Jill Marlow, Jessie Anderson and Belinda Ferris. Amy Henson is a senior on the team and Nancy Anderson is DK's coach. Delton Kellogg equestrian club member Amy Hansen finished first in the saddle seat class in the second meet. Hansen was the high point team member and placed first in the saddle seat event at the second meet. Anderson said that offering these athletes a chance to shine in their respective sport is well worth the efforts and costs. "These kids started when they were little; these kids are athletes too," Anderson said of their devotion to the sport. "They have spent years training their horses. It’s great that they have a chance to do what they do best" One of the biggest obstacles in having an equestrian club team is finding a way to get the horses to the competitions. Mystic Marsh Farm owners Darla and Bill Maybee made sure that whs taken care of, and provided the club with their own training location on Sprague Road in Delton. Other supporters of the Delton club are Mid-Lakes Screen Printing. Sajos and Larry Neal of Farm Bureau Insurance. Anderson also mentioned Delton Kellogg High School principal Paul Blacken as a key supporter. In her words: "He (Blacken) recognizes our kids and supported us as we formed this new dub." Hastings High has had similar success with its club, spearheaded by coach Barb Songer. At Thomapple Kellogg High School, the equestrian sport is enjoyed because of the work of people like coach Jan Nichols. Hastings finished first in Class C in 1997 and had three riders who went onto State. Thomapple Kellogg tied for fourth in Class B in 1997 with an eight-member team. Spencer Robinson show* off some of his riding skills during a recent Delton Kellogg practice. Founded in 1974, the Ml HA now has 230 prep teams and nearly 1.450 riders in three divisions. A. B and C. Competitions include saddle seat, hunt seal, western showing, equitation, western riding, games, flag race, speed and action and the two-person relay. Hastings hopes for special efforts on its special teams The game of football is played on offense... on defense... and on special teams. Three facets. All equally important. The Saxons found out how special, or how disappointing, special teams can be in their 19-14 O-K White loss last Friday to the Zeeland Chix. Hastings went ahead 14-13 late in the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass from Tony Bowne to Sean Tefft and a two-point conversion pass from Bowne to Shane Slaughter. But. with 2:30 remaining Zeeland's Mark Visithum ran back a kickoff 90 yards to hand Hastings a bitter loss. When evaluating this Friday's game with Forest Hills Central, Hastings coach Jeff Keller made reference to how important good special team play is to the Saxon's football success. "We can't make the mistakes we made the previous week," Keller said. "Zeeland blocked a punt and ran back a kickoff. We gave up two scores on special teams. . on defense we only gave up two yards a play" On defense. Luke Warner made an interception that led to one of the Saxon touchdowns, while Greg Brower and Mike Wank each recovered Chix' fumbles. The first score by the blue and gold offense was a first quarter run by Mike Pursell Bowne led Hastings' ground gainers with 29 yards on 7 carries and completed II passes for 167 yards. The Saxons received receptions from Tefft (4 for 57 yards). Slaughter (2 for 45). Jay Campbell (2 for 34 yards) and Warner (3 for 31 yards). Hastings had just one penalty for five yards and gained eight first down's to Zeeland's nine Keller says that Forest Hills Centra) (2­ 3. 1-3) will be ready to play come Friday. The Rangers lost to the Pioneers of East Grand Rapids 42-32 last Friday, but ran for 239 yards and threw for another 159. "They (Forest Hilts Central) will be ready to go." Keller said. "It will be a really difficult game " 1 he Saxons hope to have a couple of key performers back from injuries Friday. Both running back/defensive lineman Bill Blair and running back/ defensive back Josh Bundy could be ready to suit up, according to Keller. Lady Eagles crash boards Bairy County Christian's varsity girls basketball team defeated East Marlin 33­ 24 in action on Sept 29. Ken Buehler tallied 11 points. Meredith Rozema had 8 points. Heidi Schmidt scored 6 and Becky Meengs also added 6 markers Schmidt led the team in rebounds with 15 caroms, while Rozema collected 10 boards Meengs and Bolthouse also were lough on the glass with 8 caroms apiece. Rozema made 5 steals, also in the v ictorious effort. The Lady Eagles had a team total of 45 rebound* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 - Page *1 J-Ad 1998 Ok Football Stat / } Leaders SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 68 Nick Marshall (Dolton) 37 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 30 Ken VanRyn (TK) 30 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 26 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 24 Garrett Weathertiead (TK) 18 Miso Glavan (TK) 16 Jacob Cole (MV) 12 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 12 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 12 Zia Shook (TK) 12 J.T. Charron (Delton) 12 Dan Kiel (TK) 12 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 10 Scott VanEngen (MV) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Rob Lee (Hastings) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 Mike Nichols (TK) 6 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 6 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 6 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Shane Slaughter (Hastings) 4 Nick Hannar (Delton) 2 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 Fierce football battles scheduled for Friday From some reason, we’re stuck on 3-2 In Week 4. J-Ad's football picks sported a 3-2 mark Last week. Week 5. also garnered a three wins and two defeats Even though winning Hi percent is better than 40 20 or O percent, we expect a little bit of pigskin improvement in Week 6 One reason for our optimism is that there is no kissing the pig contests this Friday at any of the local schools. There are no homecoming games, either, so coaches needn't worry about any game-day distractions (You know like lhe ole' I left my helmet al lhe girlfriends' house You know we were playing some friendly touch football in her back yard) After five weeks. J-Ad's season mark is 15-10. Once again, we re talking about 60 percent, not very good and nothing we re proud of. No wonder that bookie cut us off a long time ago With that sadly in mind, let's get on with lhe picks for Week 6: HASTINGS SAXONS (2-3. 1-3) ut FOREST HILLS CENTRAL RANGERS (2-3. 1-3) Both teams have identical league and overall records and both are looking to rebound alter tough O-K White defeats lhe Rangers fell to East Cirand Rapids last Fridas -42-32 Central received two touchdown runs and 132 yards from runningback Coley O'Brien, not to be confused with Conan O'Brien O'Brien (6i». 195) is joined in the team's backfield by fullback Joe Mitchell (5-10. 195) and quarterback Brandon Bos<her Forest HilK Central mixes it up well as evidenced by its 239 rushing-169 passing performance last week On detense, lhe Rangers' usually receive lough efforts from gamers like linebacker Pete Bodein (6-0. 190) and end Ryan Kelly (6-3. 235) To win this game on the road, the Saxons will need to play a very "smart" game with few mistakes (no flags would be nicei and acquire a balanced offensive attack Defensively, the Saxons have proven they can play with the best, but limning the Rangers' big play potential is an absolute must. Prediction. Saxons 21. Forest Rangers 18. OKEMOS CHIEFTAINS (5-0. 4-0) at LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (2-3. 2-2) You mighl not want to read this scouting report bout the Chieftains if you're a Lakewood fan. because it’s nothing but good, that is foe Okemos Okemos is currently No. 8 in Class A after disposing of Charlotte 18-6 Iasi Friday The Orioles. before playing the Chieftains, were No. 5 in Class A Not any more. Okemos' three scores were the results of Charlotte turnovers Okemos had no turnovers. Tell me that turnovers don't dictate final outcomes. Okemos' offensive attack is led by quarterback Zach Ellis and a bruising running back named Doug Sargent. Sargent (6-2. 210) ran for 156 yards on 34 carries versus Charlotte. Bill Love, a J-Ad Graphics football expert, was at last Friday's big game and makes these remarks. "The difference in lhe game was the turnovers." Love said. "I don't think that they (Okemos) are any better than Charlotte. Sargent is good, they (Charlotte) could hardly stop him.” A Lakewood win against Okemos would be 'bout as big as Syracuse knocking off Michigan., or North Carolina State beating Florida State... or Ohio ousting Western Michigan. Well, you get our picture. Prediction: Vikings Bee Hains 14. 17, DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (3-2, 3-1) at PAW PAW REDSKINS (0-5, 0-4) Galesburg-Augusta walloped Paw Paw last Friday 36-0 with three Ram running backs totaling 85 yards or more. The biggest ground gainer was Rich Brierly who netted 105 yards. Talk about balance. Paw Paw is the alma mater of one great person, my mother Lujean who graduated from the school. RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 98-655 Nick Marshall (Delton) 58-413 Miso Glavan (TK) 79-400 J. Stampfler (Delton) 60-350 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 27-281 G. Weatherhead (TK) 36-245 Zia Shook (TK) 39-231 K. Matteson (Delton) 44-222 T. Bowne (Hastings) 43-192 Jacob Cole (MV) 46-192 J.T. Charron (Delton) 32-164 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 19-69 Scott VanEngen (MV) 15-68 BiH Blair (Hastings) 10-56 Jason Abfalter (MV) 14-52 The Redskins brought in a new coaching staff after going 2-7 a year and hope to headed toward future success. They do have a talented signal-caller in Josh Tesser (6-4. 185) and a receiver who can go up and haul them in. Jason Babin (6-4. 210). Delton will come ready to play after a tough contest a week ago. Look for many Panther points on the Skins scoreboard Prediction: Panthers 40, Mr. Ed Skins 3. MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (4-1, 3-1) at WEBBERVILLE SPARTANS (0-5, 0-2) St. Philip won 43-8 over the Spartans last Friday and Maple Valley beat Bellevue 35-14. If our math works out that means that Valley should score somewhere around 50-60 points this week. There's no stopping Andy Patrick (655 rushing yards. 68 points) and there's no stopping a stingy Lions' defense. Webberville is known for its potent TWing formation on offense, but thus far the T has not been very T-riffic. Call this a tune-up for next week's homecoming battle with Dansville. Prediction: Lions 48, WebberGrllls 7. SPRING LAKE LAKERS (1-4, 1-3) at THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS (4-1, 0-4) In last week s 41-13 loss to Paul Wolfram's Hamilton Hawkeyes. Laker back who sprinted 80 yards for one of this team's two scores FOOTBALL Continued on page 12 TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Middle Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBt GIVEN that (he Township Board of the Township of Carlton. Barry County. Michigan. hav ing received petitions to make certain public improvements consisting of annual treatment lor the eradication and control of aquatic weed and plants in Middle lake, located in Carlton Township, for the period ol one or more years (lhe "Improvement*”-) fmm record owners of land constituting more than 5(W ol the (0(4! land area in the special assessment district described below, has resolved its intention Io proceed on lhe petitions and, pursuant Io Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township The Township Board has tentatively determined that (he cost of said Improvements shal1 be specially assessed against each ol the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefiitcd by the Improvements and which together compose the following proposed special assessment distnct PASSING Bowne (Hastings) 34-81-413 D. Finkbeiner (TK) 25-62-309 K. Matteson (DK) 12-35-177 K. Lackscheide (MV) 9-23-141 Middle l-ikc Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I •’ IjoIs and Parcels Numbered RECEIVING S. Slaughter (Hastings) 8-135 Dan Kiel (TK) 7-116 Ken VanRyn (TK) 10-111 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 6-102 Chris Ewing (MV) 3-48 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 3-44 Rob Lee (Hastings) 4-42 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 3-41 Luke Warner (Hastings) 4-39 Andy Patrick (MV) 2-35 G. Weatherhead (TK) 2-31 Bill Blair (Hastings) 4-23 TACKLES Richard Smith (MV) 82 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 71 Jason Baragar (TK) 61 Nick Hannar (Delton) 55 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 47 John Kieffer (Hastings) 46 Joe Bekker (Hastings) 45 Andy Patrick (MV) 44 Andy Adams (MV) 41 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 37 Bryan Jahnke (TK) 37 Tarry Lane (Delton) 37 Dan Kiel (TK) 34 Lee Gould (MV) 32 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 29 Eric Goris (MV) 26 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 26 Andy Keller (Hastings) 26 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 25 Cory Currier (MV) 24 Jason Abfalter (MV) 23 Aaron Schultz (Delton) 23 Bill Ferris (Delton) 21 Bill Blair (Hastings) 20 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 18 Scott VanEngen (MV) 18 Phil Schallhorn (Delton) 18 Nathan Swift (MV) 16 INTERCEPTIONS Kyle Matteson (Delton) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 2 Miso Glavan (33) provides the Trojans' offense with plenty of points on the scoreboard and rushing yards on the ground. CITV OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the. Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. October 20. 1998 at 7 00 p.m m the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Gloria J. Gibson 1400 East Center Road. Hastings. Michigan (see map below) Legal description of said property is CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 66 SUPERVISOR GLASGOWS ADD NO 2 EX E 54 FEET In accordance with the requirements of City Ordinance Section 90 239 (1) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances. Board approval would permit a building to be erected or enlarged in the R R district with less than the min imum lot area and width Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for infor­ mation and or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and servicas upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945 2468' or TDD call relay services 1 800 649 3777 Evenl G Manshum City Clerk O8-(M(M>2K 325-20000 (18040028 325-30000 (1X040028 *25 30002 HX-04H02X-125 300 01 0X040029 405-100-00 0X040029-40540003 0XO40O29-405U00 02 0X-040-(>29-405-MX)O6 OX-O4O-O29-405-10004 0X040029-405-40041 08-040029 47 5 -100-04 08440429-475-10046 08440429-475-10043 08440429-475-100-05 08 040-029-475.10042 0X040-029 475 | OOOI 0X440429-475-10040 OX-040055000022-00 0X040-055-000 023 <X» 0X040055-00002400 0X040 055000025-00 OX-(MO-O55-OOO-O2b-OO 0X040 055000027-00 0X040055000-031 -(XI 0X040-055.000-01206 0X040055000033 00 0X040055 (I00-014-00 OX-040055-000014 <M> OX-040055-000015-(M) OX-040-055 -OOOO 36-00 OX-040055 000038-00 0X040055.000-0.19 (10 08-041) 055 (NNI-040-00 (WO40O32-105-000-00 08440432-10540041 (*(140432-125-00040 (K-040-032 11(1 -10004 (K-040012 150 IOOOI 0X040012 150-10001 (M (140033 250-100-00 08(140033-250 100-01 08*040433-250-20045 (!X 040-013 275-|(M)O0 0X040033-275-1004I (IX (140033-275-200 00 08-040433 325-000-00 (*-(140 (M(K(XX) (XI5-00 (M44045040040I-00 08440450400-00240 (M-040450-(XXMX)3-(X> (*-040455400441-00 OX-040455400-044 00 0X-(M0O55-(XX)046-00 OX (14O-O6O-(XX)-(X14-(X) 0844046040041340 08 (140065-(XX)-026-(X) (*-040465-00042741 08-(U0065-(MX) 027-02 (*-040-06540042840 OX040O65-(XX)-029-(X) 0X040-065 (XX)-030-(X) (*-(140-065-000-031-00 08 040 079-0004)11-00 OX-O4O-()75.(XX) ()I2 (X) 0X-040 (175-OQOO14 (X) 0X-040.075.(XX)OI5(X) OX040-095-(KO (MH (X) 09-(140050-(XX)-004-(X) 0844045040040540 0X040 05040040640 (M-040-050-000408-00 OK44045040D40940 0844045040041040 (*-(140-0.50-000-011-00 0844045040041240 0844045040041340 0844045040041440 084404)50400416-00 08440455400408-00 08-040-055400412-00 08440-0554004 1.TOO 08440-055-00041540 OX (140-055-000417-00 08440455-00041940 08-040-095-000402-00 08440-095-00040340 OX 040 095-000404-00 08440495-000405-00 08-040-0954004X16-00 08-040-095-000-00740 08-040-095-(XXMXm-00 (K (140-095-000 (X)9 (X) 08440495400-011-00 08-040-095-(XX)-012-00 0844049540041340 08-040495.00041440 08-040-095400417-00 08.040-095-000419-00 08-404433-250-200-(X) LAKE N'( H K F that the Township Board of the Township of Carlton will hold a public hearing .hi Monday, the 12th day ol <ktoher. 1998. at 700 pm. al the Township Hall. 85 Welcome R»ud. Hastings. Michigan 49058. in said Township, to hear and consider any objcctiiHis to the petitions filed, the proposed Improvements, the proposed special assess­ ment distnct. and all other matters relating to said Improvements IAKI- I I R'lHFR NOllt'E that preliminary plans and estimates of cost lor the Improvements arc on file with the township Clerk for public examination. If al any time during the term .»! special assessment district an actual incremental cost exceeds the estimate ot costs described above by 10*« «»r more, notice skill be given and a hearing allordcd to property owners and interested parties <4 record PRoltRH MIAII NO I Hb ADDED IO I HI PROPOSED SPEC I Al ASSESSMENT DlsIRIt I WDIHI oRK.INAI EMIMMF <>H OSI xHAI I NOI BE INCREASED B\ MORE I HAN • \\ 11 HOI I H RIHFR NOllt'E AND H'BI.IC HFARINti I hi - Notue was aulh«»n/cd by the township Hoard <4 the township <4 Carlton. Dated September 28 l*WX Wilma Daniels. < lerk lownship ol ( aril* hi �Page’12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 Blue pulls out 8-0 HYAA thriller with Marshall Hastings fifth and sixth grade Blue earned a hard fought victory over Marshall last week. 8-0. The lone touchdown was a 15yard pass from Derek Caldwell to Newell Heath. Brandon Johnson added (he twopoint conversion. leading the way on defense were Chase Todd. Clayton Smith. Ashiin King Jacob Isaacs. Johnson and Michael Garrett King recovered a Marshall fumble. 3rd and 4th Grade Gold The Gold got Belding 25-20 Saturday to go to 2-1. Scoring touchdowns were Brice Stanhope and Nate Brady. Brady scored twice on runs of 75 and 60 yank. Sy Overmeyer was a defensive standout with 12 tackles, many coming in Belding’s backfield. Other outstanding efforts were turned in by the team’s offensive line. Kevin Bracraft. Gerald Brown. Troy Burch. Andrew Dobbins. Marcus Fields. Adam Harvath and Michael Steele. 3rd and 4th Grade Blue After a tough first quarter, the Hastings defense stiffened, but still lost the game 13-0. The defense was led by Tyler Ryan. Stephen .Case. Casey Goodenaugh and Brad King. Offensively. Jeremy Redman. Case. Kenneth Quick and Michael Gahan helped to move the ball. 3rd and 4th Grade Gold The gold gridders won over Athens 28-7 to raise its record to 4­ 0. Scoring touchdowns were Matt Donnini and Daryn Armstrong. Outstanding games were also turned in Dylan Bowman. Scott Wilson. Scott While. Mason Trumbull. Tory Roberts. Chris Meisenbach and Brandon VanHouten. 5th and 6th Grade Gold Trailing Belding 30-0 at half. Hastings played a tough second two quarters and lost 37-14. 'Tyler Jiles threw two touchdown passes in the 14-point Saxon second halt Big games were also achieved by Ross Coon. Rl ty Burghdorf and Nate Pursell. 7th Grade Blue Belding also got the better end of this score. 14-6. Two fumbles cost Hastings on two drives that ended at the two and the one. The Saxons’ lone score came on a 40-yard scamper by Daniel Blair. On defense. Hastings received fumble recoveries from Adam Brandt and Caleb Case. Jason Griffin also picked off a pass to highlight the team’s defensive efforts. Saxons seek White win with Vikings tonight Area leaders for Barry County cross country athletes will appear in next week's Hastings Banner The list will include names, schools and season bests for our local harriers. J-Ad encourages Barry County high school coaches to call, fax or send tn their top achievers and achievements for the 1998 season. Ryan Hesselink leads the Thornapple Kellogg High School bovs cross country team with a 16 II Dusty Atkinson is second on the Trojan squad with a 17:57. For TK's girls team. Danielle Quisenberry has a 19:12. Jen Verkerke a 20:01. Melissa Quisenberry a 20:11. Christine Dodd a 21:12. Amber DeMaagd a 21:27. Alice Matson a 21:38. Almena Deschoff a 21:58 and Erin Deschoff a 22:09. Virginia Jennings and Jill Williams both put up impressive numbers in Hastings' 47-34 league loss to Hudsonville Tuesday night at home. Jennings led the team with 9 points and also pulled down 7 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and made 3 steals. Williams with second on the Saxon squad with 8 points and was first on the team with 8 rebounds. Hudsonville, however, took control of the game early and never lost track of the O-K White triumph. The Eagles soared out to a 16-7 lead after the opening eight minutes and were up 23-14 at half. In the third quarter, both teams tallied 13 points to give Hudsonville a 36-27 advantage heading in the fourth quarter. Hastings hopes to regroup tonight hosting a league contest against Wyoming Park. Ionia beat Hastings 41-3) last Thursday. Virginia Jennings scored 18 of the Saxons' 31 point. 9 points before and after intermission. Jennings also contributed in other areas of the game with 4 assists and 3 steals. Jill Williams collected 7 rebounds and 6 points, also for Hastings. Ionia led 12-7 after one quarter, 18-14 at the half and 28-21 after three quarters. FOOTBALL Continued from page 11 JUNIOR VARSITY Kristen Wildem's 14 points. Angie Eggers’ 9 points and Kailey Lyons’ 9 points were not enough to push the Saxons* JV past Hudsonville Oct. 6 in a 51-43 loss. Turnovers led to the Saxons' demise Oct. I in a 33-32 loss to Ionia. The game certainly did not lack in energy from the opening tip 'til the final seconds. Defensively. Hastings received 18 rebounds from Kristen Wildem and 6 rebounds from Sara Williams. Wildern also made 5 steals. Cross country bests coming to Banner Virginia Jennings (30) glides through the lane and past a Hudsonville defender in Tuesday's hoop action. (Photo by Perry Hardin) If Spring Lake is to spring an upset on the TK Trojans, it will need at least two. maybe three or four, of those kind of plays. A Laker play maker who can do just that is receiver Sean Balaythy who caught 14 passes in 1997 for 147 yards and three touchdowns. The Trojan defensive backs. ’cd by Garrett Weatherhead, will need to be on their toes. After losing its season opener. TK has fought back to take its next four. On Friday night, the black and orange will be after a 17th consecutive win in the O-K Blue. Chalk up No. 17 for TK. Prediction: Trojans 33, Heart Lakers 3. YMCA NEWS YMCA of Barn County and the Hastings Youth Council's Adult Volleyball League Standings A League W-L FRESHMEN Ionia made it a clean sweep with a 48­ 39 victory in the freshmen game. For Hastings. Alexis Powell led the way with 9 markers. Stephanie Courtright pushed in 6 points and Heather Krebs tallied 6 points. Information about the Oct. 6 hoop contest with Hudsonville was not available by press time. The Hastings Banner expects to have the result of that game in next week's newspaper. Bob's Gun and Tackle........................... 12-0 Nctscttcrs ................................................ 12-0 ICS............................................................. 7-5 Ray James Electromechanical...............6-6 Ranger Die Inc................................T'.. .5-7 Goodenough Goodies............................. 5-7 Manpower................................................ I-11 Hastings Burial Vault ........................ 0-12 District soccer draw announced Cascade Home Improvements............. 10-2 National Bank...........................................6-3 Benner Logging McDonalds................. 5-4 Backc Construction................................ 2-7 Quality Roofing.......................................1-8 B League Here is soccer district draw for the tournament to be held at Otsego High School Oct. 19-24. Delton Kellogg will host Byron Center Monday. Oct. 19. Plainwell and Otsego also are scheduled to compete on Oct. 19. The winner of Byron Center and Delton Kellogg will meet Caledonia on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The winner of Plainwell and Otsego will play the winner of the Oct. 19 Allegan and Thomapple Kellogg game also on Oct. 21. Allegan and TK will play its first match at Allegan High Schoo). The championship match is scheduled for Saturday. Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. YMCA of Barr) Count) 1998 Coed Fall Voile) ball Standings Team W-L TVC......................................................... 18-6 Blair Landscaping.................................. 16-8 Hastings Mfg..........................................10-14 Flcxfab.................................................... 4-20 LEGAL NOTICE Hastings’ Erica Fulmer (20) sneaks past the arm of a Hudsonville defender during Tuesday’s varsity game. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Auto Glass Notice is hereby given that an accuracy test will be conducted on the tabulating equipment which will be used to tabulate the voters ballots for the November 3.1998 General Election on October 15. 1998 at 2:50 p.m. in the office of the City Clerk. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billin'* • Workmanship Guaranteed F Burkey Sales & Service, Inc 1 218 N. totfenon, Downtown Hastings Call Now! 616*945-5085 I sl.tldished tn N-lf. 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Mort­ gagee dated March 26. 1997 and recorded on April 4. 1997 *n Liber 690. on Page 42. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to FLAGSTAR BANK. FSB as assignee, by an assignment dated September 14 1998 which was recorded on September 21. 1998 m Document *1018200. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Four and 75/100 dollars (S66 404 75). including mterest at 8 50% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m sard mortgage and the statute n such case maoe and provided notice is hereby given that sa»d mort­ gage w4t be foreclosed by a safe of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o'clock PM on November 19 1998 Sard premises ate situated tn TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan, and are described as Parcel A Commencing on the North and South 1/4 hne of Section 31. 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Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File <98077079 (11-5) J ‘ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 - Page 13 Four area football teams in playoff hunt Playoff poinu show that four schools in lhe J-Ad Graphics coverage area still have possible •hots of making the State football playoffs Computer rankings for the top ten teams in each region for the Michigan High School Athletic Association through five weeks include four of our si* teams. Caledonia (4-1) is No. 4 in Region 2 Class BB with 68 points. In front of the Scots are Allegan (5-0. 86 1/2 points). Grand Rapids Catholic Central <5-0. 81 1/2 points) and KVA'S own Mattawan (5-0. 76 8/10 pdints).. Mattawan beat Dellon Kellogg last week 49-8. Thomapple Kellogg (4-1) is No. 7 in Region 3 Class BB with 59 8/10 points. In front of the Trojans are Romulus (5-0. 80 points). Haslett ,5-0, 76 8/10 poinu). Sturgis (5-0. 76 8/10 points). Ortonville Brandon (4-1. 71 2/10 points). Monroe Jefferson (4-1. 67 8/10 points) and Chelsea (3-2. 63 8/10 poinu). Delton Kellogg is ninth in Region 2 Class B with 41 2/10 poinu. In from of the Panthers are Belding (5­ 0, 88 points). Muskegon Orchard View (5-0. 7S 4/10 poinu). Central Montcalm (5-0. 78 4/10 poinu), Whitehall (5-0. 73 6/10 points), Byron Center (5-0. 72 points). Portland (4-1. 60 poinu), Calvin Christian (4-1, 54 6/10 points) and Edwardsburg (4-1. 58 7/10 poinu). Maple Valley is No. 7 in Region 3 Class CC with 50 4/10 points. The Lions. Slate finalist a year ago. trail Hopkins (5-0, 73 6/10 points), Constantine (5-0. 65 6/10 poinu), Hanford (5-0.59 2/10 poinu). Olivet (5-0, 59 2/10 poinu). Fennville (5-0. 56 poinu) and Hudson (4-1, 54 6/10 poinu). Golfers aim toward post-season Seventh was the spot for the Saxon swingers The Hasting* golf team carded a 371 to eam seventh place honors at Monday’s O­ K White tournament held at the Cascade Country Club. During lhe season, the Saxons tied the Red Arrows ot Lowell for seventh place in the league with five points Northview was first at Monday’s tournament with a score of 325. but Forest Hills Central won the league title with 20 points for the season. Zeeland •nded up second with 19 points. East Grand Rapids and Northview tied for third place with 16 points. Hastings' scores at the 18-hole tournament included an 84 by Steve Obreiter. a 90 by Josh Doe. a 98 by Tim Cole, a 99 by Jake McClelland, a 116 by Mike Clemens and a 125 by Brian Loftus. The medalist at Cascade was Forest Hills Central’s Luke Sadowski who fired a 76. Northview’s Mike Siegert was second with a 78. Gold eagers now 5-1 The eighth grade gold team ran its record to 5-1 Oct 1 with a 41-12 romp over Delton Niki Noteboom led the Saxons with 8 points. Tiffany Howell had 7 markers and Jessie Pond added 6 points. Noteboom. Laura Dipert and Cassie Meade.also came up big on defense with 4 steals apiece. Sth Grade Blue The Blue's win streak continued to four with a 32-14 victory over Delton. Jennifer Shaw scored 9 points and collected 4 rebounds, while Rachel Pohja managed 7 points and 5 rebounds. Nikki Swartz efforts’ also came in handy, stats that included 3 steals. 7th Grade Gold l he Gold hoopsters lost to Pinewood 33-19. Ashley Belson led the squad with 9 points and Erin Hemerling added 8 markers On the glass. Sam Flook grabbed 4 rebounds Hemerling and Belson each scored 4 points and Lisa Noteboom made 6 steals in a 26-14 loss to Delton Belson and Noteboom also were statistical leaders in an 18-12 defeat to Wayland. Belson scored 4 markers versus the Wildcats and Noteboom made 4 steals. Freshmen gridders blank Chix At 5-0. the Saxon freshmen continue lu dominate their opponents The recent blue and gold triumph was a 43-0 victory last Thursday agains* Zeeland. After recovering a Chix fumble. Hastings scored its first touchdown in lhe first quarter on a 4-yard run by Dave Ockerman On its next possession, the young Saxons' Joey Keller had a 33-yard run that set up a 43-yard score by Ockerman. The twu-point conversion oass from David Wilson to Zac Fulmer also was successful. In the second quarter. Ockerman again broke loose on a 54-yard scoring dart. Fulmer booted the extra point and the young Saxons led 21-0 at half. Hastings began the second half with a five play. 59-yard drive that ended with a Wilson 5-yard touchdown keeper. Fulmer again added an extra point. Late in the third quarter. James Medeiros sacked the Zeeland quarterback in the end zone for a safety. The two points made it 36-0. Joe Schaffer capped off the Hastings* point total with a 26-yard sprint in the fourth quarter Ockerman led the young Saxons in rushing with 174 yards on eight carries. Eight runners helped Hastings gain over 300 yards on the ground. The defense also played outstanding. For the year, lhe young Saxons have allowed just 20 points. BOWLING SCORES Wednesday P.M. Bruin goals were scored by Matt Miller. Jacob Roller and Chris Schuster. TJ. Arends made 22 saves as the winning goalkeeper Kellogg Community College lost lo Macomb 5-0 Sept. 30. but rebounded in a hurry. The half-time score was 2-1 in favor of the Bruins. In the 4-1 victory over Fairhaven. Kellogg Community College again led 2­ I at half before pushing across two goals in the final 45 minutes of action. Bailey's assist came on the Brums first tally of the second half and keeps him in striking distance of the Michigan Community College Athletic Association soccer leaders Currently, the former Saxon has 5 goals and 4 assists for 14 points. Bailey ranks in the league’s top 10 for points. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on April 10 1995 by Brent E Donaldson and Tammy Kay Donaldson now known as Tammy Kay Eckley formerly hus­ band and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet Sav­ ings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings and l oan Association as Mortgagee and when mortgage .vas recorded m the offee of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Mchigan on April 11 1995 at Liber 628 Page 146 (the Mortgage i and on when Mortgage mere is claimed to be due an indeb’0^- -»s as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid m the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dol­ lars and 37/100 ($42 320 37) as of the date of this notice including principal interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or pro­ ceeding at law or in equity having been .nstituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt se­ cured by me Mortgage and tne power of sale m the Mortgage havmq become operat ve by rea­ son of the defau.t NOTICE IS HFRfc BY GIVEN mat cn Thursday Oct 15 19'10 at 1 OC 0 clock m the forenoon at me Courthoi.se at 220 West Slate Street m the city of Hastings Mchigan that bemg the ptace ot holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there wifi be offered for sate and sold to tne htgn est bidder at pubic sake for the purpose of satis tying the unpaid amount ot the .noebtedness due on the Mortgage together with tega costs and expenses of sale .ertam property .ocated m Crty of Hastings Barry c ounty Michigan described m the Mortgage as follows Lot $ Block 18 Eastern Addition according to the recorded Plat thereof Commonly known as 427 East Madison Street Hastings Michigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the dale of sa»e Dated September 4 tg**# MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK ?SB 629 V.esi State Street Hastings Ml 49058 (i0/8i Friday Night Mixed 9-N-A-Wiggle 18-6. Thomapple Motors 16-8; Late Comers 16-8. Ramblers 16-8. Missing 2 14-10; Cook Jackson 13-11. Cousins 13-11; Mercy 12-12; Get Lucky’s 12-12; Rocky 4 12-12. Heads Out 11-13. Sears Service 11-13; Brush works 10-14; All But One 9-15; Bad Habit II 8-16; Two BK’s 7-17; Ten Pins 9-11; No Whiners 7­ 13 Womens Good Games and Series - S. Keeler 212-211-189-612; D. Cooley 145; S VanDcnburg 225; S Haight 190-168-190­ 548; R. Brummcll 176; A. Zink 110; G. Meaney 198; S. Ripley 167; J. Lancaster 184; T. Pennington 169; B. Roush 171. E. Johnson 171; S. Sanborn 176; R. Lydy 180 Mens Good Games and Series - B Madden 201; B. Cooley 190; R. VanDcn­ burg 210; M McKee 246-646; W. Gillons 175; A. Taylor 194; D Vickers 201-207­ 576; W Brodock 192-527; R. Haight 185; M Lawson 180; D. Tinkler 179-510; H. Pennington 246-233-650; R Roush 185; S. Peabody 207-202-587; S Sanborn 224. J Barnum 201; J. Bartimus 211 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters II; Budweiser 7; T.M. Lassies 7; Rowdic girls 7; Dewey’s Auto 6; Hastings Bowl 6; B&R Testing 5; Ginbach s 5; Landis Ladies 4 |/2; Kelley’s Keglers 3 1/2; Coldwcll Banker 3; Basket Babes 3 High Games and Series - S Haight 179; J McMillon 180-492; M. Snyder 164-472; S Glasgow 187-494; R Shapley 175-479; S. Nash 167; B Andres 178-458; S DeBcr 171. D. Kelley 168-457. M. Eaton 172-491; D. Dutcher 171; G. Gibson 164. SOCCER SCORES With goals from Sarah Byington. Carolyn DeWitt. Jessica Gole and Jacky Thursday A.M. Question Marks 18-6. Boomers Girls 14­ 10; What Happened 13-11; Hastings Bowl 10-14; Varneys 101-14; Just Us 7-17 Good Games and Series - M Atkinson 200-519; H Service 172-486; R. Isaacs 171-479; M Hodges 155-423; O Gillons 146-411; D. May hew 143-410; C Fox 147­ 400; F. Ruthruff 175; I. Ruthruff 165; B. Estep 162; S. Lambert 148; J. Rabley 135. Senior Citizens Kumpel 11; Woodmansee 11; Snyder 11; Han 10; Moucoulis 10; Brodock 9; M&M s 9; Nash 8; Wieland 7; No Onc7; Brewer 7; Jesick 6. Lcthcoc 6; Schlachtcr 6; Vrogindewey 3. Voss, the Thomapple Valley Soccer Club U19 girls team beat Eaton Rapids last week 5-2. Byington. DeWitt and Gole each had one goal apiece, while Voss pushed across two goals. Mens High Games and Series - W. Sundav Night Mixed Woodmansee 219-540; C. Haywood 172; D Mason 189; D Hall 182-479; G Yount 171; W. Brodock 194-482; J. Mercer 167­ 480; B. Adgate 217-480; D Bcduhn 166­ 468; B Terry 198-521 U16 Girls The U16 team did not fare as well, losing to Jackson 3-0. U14 Girls Goals by Erin Fish and Robin While were not enough as Wayland prevailed 3­ 2. X-Filers 15; S&K 12; All Mixed Up 11; B.S.crs 10; Red Dog 9; Thunder Aliev 9; We’re OK 9; 9 out of 10 9; H.E.D. 8; Lucky Strikes 6 172; Happy Hookers 6 1/2; Rock Bottom 6; Thee Froggers 5; Friends 4; No Tellin What 3; Bear Alley 0. Womens High Games and Series - V. Brown 157; R Kuempcl 160; S. Glasgow 180-494; G Otis 175; B. Johnson 164; E. Mcsecar 168; P. Snyder 183-467; M. Mat­ son 175. B. Howes 165-455; Y Markley 187-452. U13 Girls A tough DeWitt team took it to Hastings' booters. 4-0. Womens High Games and Series - M. Eaton 181-495; K Becker 181-484; S. Snider 165-460; M Blankenship 177-452; N. Taylor 157-450; B James 161-426; A Hubbell 147-425; C Barnum 144-393; M Mowrcy 137-377; J. Buckner 173; D. Dutcher 155; B Cantrell 151. Mens High Games and Series - C San­ born 227-649; J DcLaat 205-610; B. Rentz 206-573; S. Krallman 203-556; B Heath 204-540; A McBrian 200-530; B Barkhuff 170-480; E Bchnrdl 180-467; J. Barnum 215; J. Kohler 198; B Cantrell 173; J Barnum II 170; M. Eaton 163. 1'12 Girts Middles ilk- vu. 2 blanked the Hastings* squad 8-0. Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 24-4; Cedar Creek Gro­ cery 16-12; Hastings Bowl 16-12; Millers Excavating 15-13; Stefano’s 13-11; Fanners Ins. 13-15; Garin Ford 12-12; Shamrock Tavern 11-17; Bunny Bunch 11­ 17; Pct World 10-18; Mills Landing 10-18; NAPA Girls 9-15. High Games and Series - T Pennington 195-502; D Bartimus 194-527; B Hayes 199-492; L Potior 186-473; S. Snider 170­ 420; R. Apsey 149; B Cuddancc 188-478; S. Matthews 179; C. Curtis 151; L. Tilley 202-529; C. Guernsey 183. goals and assists. Both Arends and Sven Berger shared time in goal against Fairhaven, combining for seven saves. Nunn likes the recent efforts turned in by his soccer squad "This team is finally playing like a team." Nunn said. "The last two wins were good all-out efforts. This is a sweet victory following our win over seventh ranked Macomb; we kept them (Fairhaven) on their heals." 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs 3 4 171-410; G Otis 180-487; S Merrill 172­ 485; K Fowler 209-517; J Hamilton 176­ 502. D. Snyder 206-517; T Christopher 181-477. S Drake 173. J Doster 155; DL Coencn 147-392; H Cocnen 180-498 Mace s Ph 13 1'2-2 I '2; Nashville Chiro 12-4. Halhfax 11-5. Hair Care 9-7; Valley Realty 9-7; Nash “5“ Plus 8-8; Eye and Ent 8-8. Sccbcrs 6 I 2-9 12; Lifstyles 6-10. Misfits 6-10; Farmer’s Feed 5-11; Vacant 2­ 14. High Games and Series - L Elliston 202-520; K Sutfm 242-568; M Garber 179- 489; G Otis 177-484; E Dunham 170­ 473; N. Halhfax 177-448; L. Weyerman IM-439. J Pettengill 178-463; B. Smith 161-446. B Estep 162-443; B High 165­ 445; J. Gardener 141-400; R. Murphy 147­ 414; M. Bell 180-368; C Watson 169-426. D. Botimer 169-396; D Bums 147-362, L Yoder 201; J. Basye 157; F. Ruthruff 181; E. Moore 152; J. Rice 164; B. Vrogindcwcv 159. Bruins’ soccer scoring their points With two recent wins, the Kellogg Community College soccer team is tasting some sweet success. The Bruins (6-9 overall) beat Fairhaven Baptist College 4-1 Monday, two days after their big 3-2 victory over a very good Macomb Community College squad. Hastings’ Larry Bailey had one assist in the Fairhaven triumph and was singled out as an offensive spark in the upset over Macomb "Larry Bailey played an extremely aggressive game." Kellogg Community College, soccer coach Mike Nunn said. ”Our boys were marking up their players and beating them to the ball The team played lhe game they are capable and skilled enough to play " Hastings hopes to go to 6-0 tonight (Thursday. Oct. 8) when they host Forest Hills Central at Johnson Field. Made while you wait •20.00 Ea - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs Tuesday Mixe^ Advanced Commercial Printers 15-5; Pin Seekers 14-6, TVCCU 10-9; Consumers Concrete 9-1/2-10-1/2; Fnends 9-11; Hast­ ings Bowlers 8-1/2-11-1.2; Woodmansee Sawmill 8-12; Mosteller Graphics 6-14. Men’s - P. Scobey 222-642; G Heard 226-589; D. Blakely 211; M. Yost 185; K Phenix 546. Women's - K. Love 505; J. Bryans 159; D McCole 169; D Olmstead 170-467; A Roemer 148; R. Burch 149; B Norns 156­ 416. Bowlercttes Kent Oil Co. 9-3; Carlton Center Bull­ dozing 7-5; Bennett Industries 6-6; Farmer’s Feed 6-6; Hamilton Excavating 5­ 7; Hocker Insyrance 3-9. Good Games and Series - J. Gardener 165-422; J Pettengill 148-421; J Elliston FLOOR MAINTENANCE This full time positions includes stripping, waxing and buffing of floors, along with some general housekeeping duties. Hours of work arc from 9:30 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. including rotating weekends and holidays. Experience is preferred but not necessary. Dental and Medical Insurance is available, as well as Vacation and Sick benefit - and hol­ iday pay. Starting wage is S7.4I per hour. If interested in joining our team, come to Thomapple manor to fill our an application. You Could Be The Needle In The Haystack... And We’re Looking For YOU! If you a loving, taring, responsible person who is lixAing lo help oth­ ers. you jusl may be lhe person we have hern searching for CENA (Nursing Assistant) training is available here al Thomapple Manor for qualified individuals. If chosen lo be in the class, you will become an employee of Thomapple Manor The hourly wage lo start is S7 81 We also offer health, sick and vacaoon benefits, as well as pre-tax retirement savings Classes start October I4d» and end October 29d» The first 6 days of class run from 8 am lo 4 pm and the Iasi 5 days are from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm Classes are not held on the weekend and there is no charge for the classes. Enrollment for class is limited, so come io Thomapple Manor A S.A.P lo schedule an interview before October 8th X&ornapple ^ornapplc (acrv'jt from E Ul blisaj 1011 E. State St.. Hastings j(616) 948-8618 orToiiFm 888-577-7446 2700 Nashs ilk Road. Hastings. Ml 49O5X 2700 NashvtUe Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 BOE EOE OPEN HOUSE • 1-4 PM SUNDAY RECEPTIONIST/SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Job Share Opportunity Flcxfab Du iMon of FHI. Inc. a growing lean manufacturing. ISO/QS 9000 certified quality sup­ plier of flexible hose and ducting is seeking candidates for a receptionist position in Hastings. Reporting to the Human Resource Manager, the recepuonis’ will be responsible for the operation of the switchboard, possess PC skills such as Word and Excel and operate a keyboard accurately with proficiency. Prior experience helpful but would provide training for the right individual Musi 1313 WAUKAZOO STREET - HASTINGS iM 37 S’ to Middleville. Lt. at light, straight to State Rd. 7 miles to St., follow signs) (372627) Elegant home nestled on 3/4 acre of mature woods with lake access to private Algonquin Lake 2.000+ sq ft family living, master suite 3 bedrooms. 2-1/2 baths mam floor laundry Spacious home office, daylight basement Newer oak kitchen extensive multi-level decking. 3-plus garage with heat and hoi/cold running water, professonally landscaped so many extras Fireplaces great entry, tile floor French doors, etc A must see to appreciate the great value and workmanship All *or S179.900 George Williams 616-948-3770 or 616-948-2016 Westdale Witzel & Assoc. manage an automated phone system and make recommendations to improve overall communica lions. Must be polite and professional at all tunes. This position is a shared job with competitive wages and limited benefits including vacation pay. gainsharing and paid partial holidays Working schedule would approximate working two days one week and three the next, alternating every other week. Flcxfab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume in confidence to: Human Resources Flexfab Division 1843 Gun Lake Road Hastings. MI 49058 �Paqe 14 - The Hastings Ban net - Thursday October fl 1998 Panthers prepare for KVA ‘test’ with Paw Paw Delton Kellogg High School s varsity toothall team will be put to the test when they face Paw Paw Friday on the road. The Panthers (3-2 overall and 3-1 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association) took their lumps in a 49-8 defeat to a high-powered Mattawan team a week ago. Mattawan's offense was led by running back Noah Herron who had 261 yards and scored four touchdowns on runs of 33. 95. 1 and 54 yards. "They were everything; a very Tine football team." Delton coach Rob Heethuis said of the KVA leading Wildcats. "They're a physical team that has a very good defense. We had our chances to run the clock out." Heethuis' team had entered the Mattawan contest with three consecutive wins in which it outscored opponents 110-6. The Cats showed the Panthers how it feels to be on the other side of a lopsided score and Heethuis hopes his team learns from the experience "It will test lhe character of the team; we have to move on." Heethuis said. Mattawan had 383 yards of total offense compared to Delton's 155 (126 rushing and 29 passing) The only Panther poinu came on a Nick Hannar safety in the firs! quarter and a Jason Stampfler 45-yard dan tn the founh quarter The point conversion alter Stampfler\ score was no good. Stampfler finished with 60 yards on 8 carries and Nick Marshall had 6 attempts for 72 yards. Aaron Schultz. Tarry I-ane and Jeremie Coplin led Delton's defensive efforts with 6 tackles apiece. Jon Haneckow collected 5 bone crushers and Matteson arkL-d 4 tackles With the victory, the Wildcats (5-0) moved into third place in the Region 2 Class BB football poll with 76 8/10 points. The only two teams in front of Matta* an are Allegan and Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Delton Kellogg hopes to regain its defensive prowess in its road game Fnday at Paw Paw The Redskins are winless, but have been in many of their games. Two weeks ago. Parchment defeated Paw Paw in a KVA clash Pau Paw was 2-7 a season ago. but hM to replace many of its starters and hire a new varsity coach in fhe process Scott Stopher (10) has a solid beat on the Mattawan quarterback. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Nick Marshall (44) looks for day light qs Rod Reynolds (80) looks for someone to hit during Delton Kellogg’s homecoming game last week. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Panther signal-caller Kyle Matteson prepares to hand the ball off to either J.T. Charron (38) or Nick Marshall (44) as Jeremiah Wilson (67) and Jay Molitor (79) take to their blocks on the second down play. This week the Panthers travel to Paw Paw for KVA football action. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) Saxons slip and slide to soccer triumph Jeremie Coplin (20) and Joe McFadden (26) spring down field in Denon Kellogg s pigskin matchup with Mattawan. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan In the Barry County Trial Court Circuit Division AMENDED ORDER TO ANSWER File No 98-628-CZ Hon James H Fisher NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORCLOSURE SALE CRAIG BASHORE and LYNN BASHORE Ptamtiffs vs ESTATE OF RICHARD R MAXSON CHARLES MAXSON, independent Personal Representative GARY I HORN KATHLEEN L HORN CAROL J MAXSON CHARLES MAXSON and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS OF 10840 STONEY POINT Defendants David H Tnop (P29290) 206 South 3roadway Hastings Mchigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiffs TO CAROL J MAXSON GARY L HORN AND KATHLEEN HORN Based on tne pleadings Ned in the above enti­ tled case it is ordered that Defendants shall file a Notre of interest «n the real property commonly known as 10640 Stoney Pomt Dettcn Michigan 49046 more fully descr bed as follows LOTS 14 AND 15 OF STONE' POINT AC­ CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 6 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWN­ SHIP BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN by the 13th day of October 1998 to assert any interest m the above described property if the Defendants fa«i to do so mat shall constitute a de­ fault m the above entitled matter and on the 14th day of October 1998 at 8 30 o clock in the forenoon th»s Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Carol J Maxson Gary L Horn and Kathleen Horn may have in and to tne above described property unless a Notice Of interest m the Real Property is Ned or unless Defendants or then representatives appear on that dale Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED by DAVID H TRIPP (P29292, 206 South B'oadway Hastings Mch.gan 49058 (616) 945 9585 U4ordans (10-8) Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on August 26. 1993 by James W Sutherland and Karen J Suther­ land husband and wife as Mortgagors to MamStreet Savings Bank FSB formerly known as Hastings Savings & Loan FA as Mortgagee and whch mortgage was recorded in the ottce of the Register of Deeds for Barry County Michigan on September 3 1993 at Liber 582. Page 67 (the Mortgage ) and on when Mortgage there >s claimed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid tn the amount of One Hundred One Thousand Six Hundred FiftyThree Dollars and 47/100 ($101 653 47) as of me date of this notice including principal inter­ est and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of me debt secured by the Mortgage and me power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday November 5 1998 at 100 o clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse at 220 Wes: State Street m the Crty of Hastings Mchigan that be­ ing tne place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry there will be offered for sale and sold to the hghest bidder at pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the in­ debtedness due on me Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate certain property located in me Township of Canton Barry County Mcn.gan described in tne Mortgage as follows The South 81 Feet of Lot Number 25 and the East 407 00 Feet of Lot Number 24 of Culbert s Plat No 3 m Carlton Township Barry County Mcnigan also a Parcel of Land Adjacent to me Plat described Beginning at the Southwest Cor­ ner of Lot Number 25 T hence North 88 Degrees 51 Minutes West 227 00 feet Tnence North 00 Degrees 51 Minutes East 81 00 Feet Thence South 88 Degrees 5i Minute* East 227 00 Feet Thence South 00 Degrees 51 Minutes West 81 00 Feet to the Point of Beginning Commonly known as 2851 Barber Road Hast­ ings Mchigan The length of me redemption penod will be six (6) months from the date o’ sate Dated September 29 1998 MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB 629 West State Street Hastings Mi 49058 <10/29) Saxon soccer player Ben Shaw (5) found the footing to be a little bit on the slippery side. (Photo by Perry Hardin) HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refills 25c Corn Refills For QUALITY PRINTING at ' Economical Costs, call... J-Ad Graphics Hastings • 616-945-9554 ««!• >nr6000 KJMa 1 O MIGKT B THE ROXBURT RUSH HOUR- OMTZ*. O WHAT DREAMS *»T COME Blame it on lhe rain, but Tuesday's vgrsity soccer game between Hastings and Zeeland was a teal defensive struggle. Fortunately, for the host Saxons the only goal went in the Chix goal Hastings (6-3 in the O-K White) beat Zeeland 14) with Tim Russell tallying the winning score 10 minutes into the First half. Russell's goal came off a Cun Norris shot the deflected off lhe Zeeland goalkeeper and to a spot where he could connect. "He was in lhe right position." Hastings Coach Dennis Argetsinger said. "The story of this game (though) was defense. It was a real defensive battle" Helping Hastings' cause was goalkeeper Josh Warren. Warren played the entire game in goal, making nine saves. Argetsinger said about four of those saves were "excellent stops." The league 1-0 league triumph helped to soothe the thought of last Thursday's 14) O-K While loss to East Grand Rapids. The Pioneers tallied lhe game winner during the second half of action, but Hastings certainly had its chances. Defensively, both games were gems for the Saxons Argetsinger has big praise for the work his defenders have given. "The defense has really stepped up big lime." Argetsinger said. Hastings will be at home to face Wyoming Park tonight (Thursday. Oct 8) at Johnson Field. Planning a proper social event requires the finest in announcements and accessories. Visit our office to look over the extensive selection of invitations and announcements. THERE I B0WTMIM6 ABOUT MAJTY BLADE J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway, Hastisngs Call Us at 616-945-9554 Minimi 111M Josh Warren made nine saves, including four gems in the shutout Tuesday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) r �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 i<»98 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES Delton has Homecoming Parade Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP SPECIAL BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 22. 19M . 6 30 pm Special Board Meeting - Present ’ Hansford Hause Walters. Palmer. Munjoy. Bed­ ’ lord and Edwards Also present two residents Motion to set hourly wages Motion to approve purchase policy Motion to purchase computer equipment ’ Motion to purchase software program Motion to approve the amended minutes ol the Budget Heanng held on August 27. 1998 Moton to receive 1999 Budget . Adjournment at 7 59 p m Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford Attested to by * Robed M Edwards (10/8) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry A Olney a married man and Pamela Olney signing as ’Borrower' solely for the purpose of bamng and waiving any nghls given to me by MSA 27.5288 and any other dover nghts conferred by law upon me It is understood that I sign without personal obligation for payment of any sums se­ cured by this mortgage (Original Mortgagors) to GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN as successor by merger to Great Lakes National bank f/k/a Great Lakes Bancorp. Mortgagee, dated January 29. 1996 and recorded on Febru­ ary 6. 1996 m Uber 651. on Page 53. Barry County Records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-N-ne and 84/100 dollars ($78.279 84). including interest at 7 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided nobce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast•ngs Michigan at 1 00 octock PM on October 22 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County, Michigan, and de­ scribed as The Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec­ tion 18. Town 1 North. Range 8 West The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated September 10. 1998 GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for GREAT LAKES NATIONAL BANK MICHIGAN. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025 F4e #98032051 (10/8) Freshman court members Jamie Dill and Jessica Pease had a classy ride in the parade through downtown Delton. Delton-Kellogg marching band drum major, Katie Riffey, leads the Panther musicians on the pre-game parade route. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board ot Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. October 20. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Fred B Pierson. 119 West South Street. Hastings. Michigan 'see map below). Legal description of said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS ORIGINAL PLAT LOT 1296. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-174(2) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinance, this variance, if granted will allow the enlargement ol a struc­ ture closer to the front yard than allowed. In accordance with City Ordinance Section 90-174(4) ot the City of Hastings Code of Ordinance, the Board will determine if such enlargement will not fur ther reduce the value, livability or function of an existing or potential use of adjoining property. Nancy Anderson and Spencer Robinson of the Delton-Kellogg Equestrian Club enjoyed being a parade of the spirited homecoming parade festivities Friday. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request lor infor­ mation and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777. Everil G. Manshum City Clerk NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a pubic heanng tor the foliowtng ; •■I CASE NO. V-46-98 - John Shoemaker. (Ap­ plicant). LOCATION At 11842 N.ne Mile Rd (Lot 94 of Orangewile Village Plat) between Cambridge St and Dennison Rd in Sec 17 of Orangeville Township PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a roofed porch on an existing house that is too dose to the road (requesting to be 15 ft from the front lot hne) in the R-l zoning distnct CASE NO. V-47-98 - Bob Nelaon and Mar­ lene Newton, (property owners). LOCATION At 4584 S Broadway on the West side between Sager and Bryan Rds in Sec 5 of Baltimore Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an addition to an existing house that is too close to the road right-of-way in the AR zoning distnct CASE NO. V-48-98 - Mary Everttt, (appli­ cant). LOCATION At 535 Donna Drive Off Woodland Rd on East side of Sec 3 of Woodland Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a 36x40 ft detached accessory building which is larger than 1020 sq ft in the RL-2 zoning distnct CASE NO V-49-96 - Alvin Gordon Geurlnk. (applicant) LOCATION At 4181 Blue Lagoon off Marsh Rd on the South side in Sec 6 of Orangeville Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect an attached garage closer to the front tot Ime (road side) requesting to be 7 ft instead of the required 10 ft m the RL-1 zoning district CASE NO. V-50-98 • James C Fogle. (Appli­ cant). LOCATION At 14510 S M-66 Hwy on the West side between Day and Wolf Rds in Sec 27 of Assyria Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a roofed porch 8x16 fl and an addition 9x17 ft 8" to an existing house that is too dose to the road (house is 60 ft from the road right-of-way) the re­ quirement is 75 ft from road right-of-way CASE NO. V-51-38 - Michael and Cindy Hart LOCATION At Mill Lake Dr on the North side off Jones Rd in Sec 2t of Johnstown Twp PURPOSE Requesting a variance to erect a detached accessory building larger than 1020 sq ft and higher than 16 ft (requesting £ 40x50 ft and 18 ft) tn the RL-1 zoning distnct MEETING DATE October 20 1998 TIME 7 30pm PLACE Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described prop­ erties will be completed by the Zoning Board o! Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in wnting will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The variance applications are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office 220 W State St Hastings Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5 p.m (closed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Fnday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County ot Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meetmg/heartng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast­ ings Ml 49058 ( 616)948 4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Cte’k (10/8) •The bigger they are, the harder they fall’ was the theme of this class float. Winning the float competition was the class of 2000. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. October 20. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. m the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. October 20. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose ol said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by David L Pillars. 202 South Park Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below) Legal description of said property is: The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Gordon B. Barlow. 817 West Green Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). Legal description of said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS 202 S PARK ST. N 1/2 LOTS 729-730. CITY OF HASTINGS 817 W GREEN ST LOT 12 EXCEPT THE S 198 FT. LOT 13 OF SUPERVISOR CHASE S ADDITION Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-831 (d) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requiring a distance of 10 feet between a dwelling and acces­ sory buildings and not to exceed 14 feet in total height, this vanance. if granted, will allow construction of a garage Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-314 (2)d of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requiring buildings and structures not to be erected less than 25 feet in the rear yard within the R-2 district Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for infor­ mation and or minutes ot said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-314 (2)(d) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requiring buildings and structures not to be erected less than 25 feet in the rear yard within the R-2 distnct. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for infor­ mation and or minutes ol said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon live days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777. �Page 16 - Tha Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 guilty to attempted receiving and conceal­ ing stolen property over $ KM) for allegedly receiving a stolen amplifier worth about $400 on April 22. Turner said he did not know the amplifier was stolen when he paid $2(M) for the item. COURT NCUUS: A Hastings woman who had maintained her innocence since her arrest last spring on a four-count charge of embezzling from Ferrellgas while an employee there last year pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in Circuit Court Thursday. Linda Sue Bedford. 36. originally was charged with two counts of embezzling more than $100 and two counts of embez­ zling less than $100 between Jan I and Aug. 19. 1997 In exchange for her guilty plea to embez­ zlement under $100. tbe ocher charges were dismissed. Bedford, who was responsible for making deposits of customer payments for the company when the embezzling was alleged to have occurred, was sentenced on the misdemeanor conviction to pay $591.45 in restitution. "I don’t think she's taken full responsi­ bility for what she's done." said Chief As­ sistant Prosecutor Amy Kuzava. "Ms Bed­ ford has pointed lhe finger al other people “ Bedford, however, said told the court she does take responsibility for the crime "She's told me that she will never find herself in this situation again." said her at­ torney. John Engman Bedford also was sentenced to the maxi­ mum 90 days in jail, time that will be suspended if she is successful on her six months probation. Judge James Fisher also ordered Bedford to pay $100 in fines and $150 costs and to pay a probation oversight fee. In other recent court business: • Timothy Glenn Leach. 18. of Hastings. YMC survey results expected Oct. 28 by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A recent survey conducted with a cross­ section of more than 50 community leaders is expected lo give lhe Barry County YMCA Board one more piece of the puzzle to help it chart a course for the 21st century, said Executive Director Dave Storms. The National YMCA is tabulating the survey information right now and the local board is expected to hear tbe results at its Oct. 28 meeting. The National Y conducted the survey without charge to the Barry Y. Storms said. In addition to interviews with com­ munity leaders in Hastings. Delton and Middleville, the survey included com­ mentary from local Y staff and board mem­ bers. Survey participants were asked about (heir opinions concerning the possibility of building a full-facility YMCA, long range ideas for lhe YMCA-Camp Algonquin and their perceptions of the Y's general needs. Storms said the time is ripe for such a survey because the county community is growing and changing. "It's exciting times." he said. Camp Algonquin is "older and needs ren­ ovating" and the survey should be instru­ mental in helping board members decide a direction to take, he said. If lhe board determines that the survey shows that a particular need should be ad­ dressed or that an idea should be explored in depth. Storms said perhaps a feasibility s’.udy would be the next step. That step might eventually lead to a capital cam­ paign. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 25' IMP CUDDY CABIN (Ocean Boat). Loaded. 616-792­ 2350 FULL SIZE TRAMPOLiNE for sale Call 948-3159 for de­ tails. PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. 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Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604 FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS:We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed No application fee if you mentionthisad I-800-672-96Q4 REPO: MUST SELLwill look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9601 2 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME, nice starter heme, must be moved 616-792-2350 TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND ■WK TOMI MB TOW LABQR READY I//S« < I hl II t IIU\ hi \lt imiiiaiii DENON CAR CD PLAYER: 2 subs. 2 amps. $300 OBO. 367­ 4198. IN MEMORY OF Harry W. Schultz. The family would like to give a special thanks to all the thoughtful and caring folks dur­ ing his illness and tbe comfort­ ing words, cards, flowers and gifts given at his death. Sin­ cerely, wife Volit Schultz, sons Harry (Shirley) & family. Mike. Bonnie and family, and Ben Schultz. ( hihl ( an PRESCHOOL TEACHER NEEDED: Musi be depend­ able. loves children and have experience or education. Apply in person at Learn "n Play. I hip Wanted 1993 FORD TAURUS: V-6. 95,000 miles, mint condition. $5,500. 367-4198. I nl III Hl 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT: LR. country kitchen, enclosed porch, garage. Lake Odessa 616­ 792-2350 OWN YOUR OWN apparel, shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures. buying trip, training. Mini­ mum investment $18,900 Call Liberty Opportunities (501 '327­ 8031. HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS “IT’S CIDER TIME FESTI­ VAL” October 10 A 11.12 PM5PM, Civil War Encampment. Cider Making. Live Music. Pet­ ting Zoo. BBQ Food. Apple Dumplings. Admission: Adults $5.00. Children $2.00. 131 expressway/A-42 Bradley Exit; East/Bnggs Road; north 1-1/2 miles. 616-795-7530 DUSTIN’S PUMPKIN PATCH 1/2 mile south ofA-42, Gun Lake Rd. WOOD STOVE: 616-945 9191 after 6pm_______________ TIRED OF BUYING BOTTLED WATER? Call for free demo of water treatment system. Rated best in the nation. No obligation, no high pressure sales. Free gift to 1st 5 demo's Call 616-948-3188___________ NEED A NEW VACUUM CLEANER? Bagless, vacuum cleaner and carpet cleaning sys­ tem all in one Especially great if you have peu or allergies. Call for a short demo. No obligation, no high pressure sales. Free gift to 1st 5 demo's Call 616-948­ 3188_________________________ THERE’S A NEW STORE IN TOWN! Will deliver all your basic staples to your front door at great savings. Coffee, toilet pa­ per. paper tow els. soap, dog lood, cat food, etc There’s no item you shop for that we can't have delivered to you for less' Save time and money! Call for details NO MINIMUM to buy Free gift to I st 5 customers Call 616-948­ 3188 NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W State St.. Hastings.____________ CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MAN­ POWER is seeking applicants for long term positions at a prestigious distributing com­ pany. Successful candidates will work as customer service representatives providing ex­ cellent service and performing order entry. Qualified candi­ dates must have good telephone etiquette and prior customer sendee experience. If you mee t these qualifications, and are looking for a rewarding long­ term opportunity, apply im­ mediately at the MANPOWER office nearest y ou. 127 N. Mar­ ket SL, Hastings 616-948-3000; 429 W. Main Su Ionia 616­ 527-668; 1820 W. Washington, Greenville 616-225-2320; 600 E. Main St., Edmore 517-427­ 4270,_________________________ PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production companies in the Dutton, Caledonia, and lx>well areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experience necessary, company will train. Full time to possible permanent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75, excellent opportunity. Apply at MANPOWER 946-3000. E.O.E_______________________ MANUFACTURING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for industrial positions at Amway Corporation. All shifts available, length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rale plus $80 bonus based on performance and attendance. Stop in or call Manpower of Hastings 948­ 3000.127 N. Market St (behind Riverbend Travel) FOOD PROCESSING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa Neat, clean and comfortable work environ­ ment Several light industrial positions exist on 1st shift for this growing company Short term and long term positions available Starts at $6 25/per hour, opportunity for permanent hire with excellent benefits For information call Manpower of Hastings at 127 N. Market. 616­ 948-3000 E.O.E.______________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days Apply in person, no phone calls Buskirk Lumber Company. 310Oak St. Freeport. Ml EOE pleaded not guilty to six charges stemming from his alleged role in a conspiracy to kill a Johnstown Township man with a base­ ball bat in an apparent drug-related attack in his home July 10. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for Oct. 22 at 8:15 a.m • Micky Eaton. 20. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to violating his probation by using marijuana and by not paying is court assessments as directed He will be sentenced Oct. 22 CORRECTION An article in the Oct. I Banner incor­ rectly stated that Melvin Saudy requested a special use permit from the Barry County Planning Commission for a machine shop on land on M-66 The person who re­ quested it was Frank Abbott. Saudy op­ posed the request • Gary Warren. 30. of Shelbyville, stood mute to two first and second degree crimi­ nal sexual conduct charges stemming from the alleged molestation of a girl under the age of 13. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Orangeville Township. POLICE B€RT A not guilty plea was entered on his be­ half and an Oct. 22 pretrial conference has been set. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of life in prison. Fire chief pleads to impaired driving • Houston Malone III. 42. of Hastings was given a 90-day suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay a total of $3,000 in costs and fines on a conviction of resisting a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon Malone was arrested after a Feb. 7 inci­ dent in which he allegedly created a distur­ bance. Hastings City Police officers found a .357 revolver, a small amount of cocaine and marijuana in the coat he was wearing, they reported, though Malone was not con­ victed of the drug charges. Witnesses told police at lhe time of the incident that Malone went to the hospital claiming to have been poisoned and an­ nouncing that he had a gun. He stood mute June 18 to all five of his charges, three of which have since been dismissed, including charges of cocaine and marijuana possession and having a firearm on restricted premises. During his sentencing Thursday. Malone said he was not under the influence of co­ caine. Defense attorney James Galooze added that the gun was not loaded and that Mal­ one didn't threaten anyone at the hospital. "You don't expect anyone in their right mind to believe that story, do you?" Fisher said. "I know what he's reported and I don't believe it for a minute." "I realize what I done there." said Mal­ one. "I'd like to be able to take care of my mom. She’s 80 years old. I'm responsible for taking her back and forth and to take care of her." "You can't take care of vour mom if you're high on cdtalne." said Fisher ’ "It's not cocaine, sir. it's Rogaine." said Malone, referring to a drug used by people wanting to remedy hair loss. "I'd been spraying it on my head I started feeling tired and irritable and felt like I was going to have a heart attack. When 1 read the side effects, 1 had pretty much all of them." As pan of his sentence, Malone was given 18 months probation and was told that he is not to possess or consume Ro­ gaine or any controlled substances. • Terry Kloth. 32. of Kalamazoo, pleaded guilty to probation violation and was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 228 days served. He was accused of violating the proba­ tion he was serving for a previous drunk driving conviction by consuming alcohol. "He's a good man when he is not drink­ ing." his wife testified in court. When he drinks, he hurts people. Not physically, but I told him 1 will not tolerate it. He has a lot of issues in his life he needs help with. I’m willing to help him." Kloth. who has a $13 an hour job. was not given work release as part of his sen­ tence. "When you get out. you can start over again." said Fisher. • Jason Turner. 19. of Hastings pleaded Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Classifieds to sell things FAST! Call us at... 945-9554 LIVE OUT of TOWN? Subscribe TODAY to The Banner. WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Woodland Township fire Chief Thomas Wayne Claris 35. of Woodland, arrested Sept. 26 by tbe Hany County Sheriffs Department and charged with operating under the influoKe of alcohol, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of impaired driving in conn Friday. Clade was stopped by a deputy at about 2 aro. while driving oo the wrong side of Woodland Road without tail lights. according to police. O«k regiaered. 11 and .12 in preliminary breath tests taken at the Barry County Jail police reported. Clark, who hl*, no previous convictions, was sentenced to spend six months on probation. His license also was suspended for 90 days, restricted to driving to nd from two places of employment and during work, which includes lhe Woodland Township fire Department. Ute Woodland Township Board has given him a letter of reprimand, he said. "I was wrong and I made a big mistake," Clark said Wednesday Tm very sorry this happened and it will never happen again and I'm sorry for any problems this may have caused anybody.' ‘ Tbe conviction does not affect bis ability to conduct his duties as lite chief, he said. Two more held in sex investigation HAS ! INGS - A 24-year-oM St. Charles man has been charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly sexually penetrating a 10-year-oid Hastings boy between 1992 and 1994. accordtag to Hastings City Police. Bernard Seybold. formerly a resident of Baity County, was arraigned in Berry County's 56th District Court Monday when a $10,000 personal recognizance bond was tet. The alleged incident is suspected to have occurred at the boy's Hastings home. Also arrested for allegedly molesting the same boy was a former babysitter, Edith Jeanette Hawkins. 32,,of Hastings. She is accused of sexual misconduct involving penetration with the boy two times between 1992 and 1993, police said. She was arraigned Friday on two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, and a $10,000 penoual recognisance bond was tet. Both Hawkins and Seybold are scheduled for preliminary examtaadona Oct 14 at 9 aro. Arrested and arraigned last week as pen of tbe investigation into the repealed molestation of the boy and his brother was Robert Glenn Decker. 61. formerly of Hastings. He is being held on $25,000 bond ta the Barry County Jail and was awaiting an Oct 7 preliminary eaaminatiou on two courts each of first and second degree criminal sexual conduct. He allegedly abused both boys in a lent where he was living in their, hack yard between 1991 and 1993. Two other men suspected of molesting the boys have since died, police said. The case still remains under investigation. Police seize 1/4 pound of marijuana HASTINGS ■ About ooe-quaner pound of processed marijuana and drug panpbetnalia were seized by Hastings City Police from a home in the 500 block of Noth Hanover Street Oct. 2. Deputy Chief Mike Leedy said Tuesday. Police received a tip that a resident of tbe home wes allegedly dealing marijuana prior to police executing a anarch warrant on the residence al ebout 1 pro. Friday. said Leedy. Charges ere being aought against a 40-year-old maie suspect, police said. Kentwood man caught with cocaine HASTINGS - A Sunday traffic atop of a black Camarc for having an improper plate resulted in the Kentwood driver being enested for possessing three baggies of cocaine referred to as "eight balls," said Hastings City Police Chief Mike Leedy Tuesday. The 30-year-old man, later jailed on an outstanding Kent County Friend of the Court warrant, claimed that the drags belonged to his cousin after police found them hidden inside a Camel cigarette packet stuffed into an air duct in the dashboard of the car. Tbe cigarette packet contained a razor blade, a small dear, plastic pipe, a small quantity of green, leafy material which tested positive for marijuana and three dear, plastic baggies that contained a white powder substance suspected of being cocainn The baggies were tied tightly on the ends to form a ball shape. The powder later teried positive for cocaine, police said. Charges for possession of marijuana and cocaitte. ate being sought against the man. He was also died for having no proof of insurance and for having an improper plate. Vermontville man facing sex charges HASTINGS - A 35-year-okl Vermontville man is being held on $250,000 bond in the Barry County Jail on five counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct involving children under lhe age of 13. according to a court document. Four of tbe charges against Rickey Lee Lewis indicate that some of the alleged victims were his relatives. Michigan Stare Police Trooper Scon Sbarrar, who investigated the case, could not be readied for comment and Sgt Steve Harper said no information was available Tuesday. Lewis was scheduled for preliminary examination Wednesday but the hearing was postponed when Lewis needed to go to Sparrow Hospital for an undisclosed reason. He was discharged and returned lo the jail Wednesday afternoon. Woman arrested for growing pot RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A 28-year-old rural woman is being held in the Barry County Jail oo $10,000 bond on charges of growing five to 45 kilograms of marijuana. Angela Kitzmiller was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Wednesday and a Nov. 4 preliminary examination was scheduled to take place at 9 a m. Kitzmiller is suspected of being involved in tbe growing of 112 marijuana plants worth $125,000 seized by Barry County Sheriffs Department HEMP Team officers from the Barry State Game Area late Sept. 11. The officers were watching the marijuana growing operation, located oo Goodwill Road east of Havens Road, when they saw two males get out of a pickup track allegedly driven by Kitzmiller that night The two men. who were recognized by police, entered the field end began harvesting the growing marijuana, which stood from 10 to 12 feet tall. Police were able to arrest and jail Kitzmiller, whom police called the "drop person." The other two fled through the swamp." said Undersheriff Don Ford after the incident. I A tracking dog from the Battle Creek Post of lhe Michigan State Police was called to the scene but was unable to locate the two men. police said Ford said lhe HEMP Squad, assisted by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police and a Barry Township police officer, spent the remainder of the night pulling up the plants and seizing more drugs and property from the Hope Township home of one of the suspects. Two vehicles were held for forfeiture." said Ford, adding that 15 pounds of processed marijuana and a small amount of methamphetamine also were seized. Police suspect the trio of dealing marijuana from the home. In all. $24,500 worth of property was seized by police. Charges are still pending against tbe other two suspects, police said. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 ’998 - Page 17 FIRE SAFETY IS FIRE PREVE Make sure your family can escape a fire safely Follow these simple directions. Run practice fire drills to familiarize your family with the safest and quickest routes to escape from every room in the house. If a fire breaks out in your home, get out as quickly as possible. Do NOT try to fight the fire yourself! > NEVER jump from a window! Many people have been critically injured or died, without txallzing that help was nearby. WE SALUTE ALL THE BRAVE PEOPLE, WHO ALWAYS COME TO OUR RESCUE, ALL OVER THE AREA! This Important Safety Message From: -Tvr'juitt--------- Pennock Healthcare Services The Viking Corporation FBI Flexfab Horizons International, Inc. 1009 W. Green Street, Hastings 210 N. Industrial Park, Hastings 102 Cook Road, Hastings 2398 S. Bedford Road Hastings 616-945-3451 616'945'9501 616-945'2700 616-945-2782 Vern’s Repair Chrysler Superstore of Hastings Oil Changes • Mechanic on duty Struts • Shocks • Brakes • Mufflers • Batteries 1823 Coville Rd. Woodland Village Auto Sales 1455 W. State St.. Hastings 616-374-1200 616-367-4544 401 Broadway (M-37), Middleville M-66 Tires 7775 Saddle Bag Lake Rd. - M-66, Lake Odessa Coleman Agency of Hastings, Inc. 203 S. Michigan Hastings 616-945-3412 The Hecker Agency Welton’s 401 N. Broadway Hastings 616-945-5352 Bill Seif Chevrolet • Buick 616-945'9383 or 1-800-888-6164 MC Supply 616-795-3232 Dakota Prime Homes Country Crafts Construction, Inc. 2259 Gun Lake Road Hastings . 444-5 B Breton Rd., SE, Kentwood 616-948-2874 616-891-2272 Precision Auto Body Buckland Agency As a home builder we are cautious with the new home codes. 1 1235 S. Wall Lake Rd., Delton 616-623'5115 Insurance for your kfe. home, business and car. South M-37 in Hastings 819 East Railroad Street Hastings 511 W. State Street, Hastings 517-852-9680 616-945'2425 616-948-9472 616-948-3720 Amerispec Home Inspection D&N Mortgage Corporation Trade Mark Realty, Inc. ERA Dynamic ’Your Rea Estate Connection' 2491 S. Patterson Rd., Wayland 225 N. Main Street, Nashville Serving West Michigan 1-888-404-1991 Mare sure to check your smoke detector batteries1 145 W. State Street, Hastings 616'945'0282 Customer Service is Our Promise Supporting the Hr» Deportment Officers 1975 Ole Cutlers Pass Dr., Hastings 1-888-477-6591 or 1'616-945'0514 616'792'2219 or 616'458-0250 Can for a current list ot our updated listings. �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 8 1998 Hastings man dies 12 days after Kent County crash A 74-year-o)d Hastings man. who had been in a coma since the Sept. 23 crash that instantly killed his wife, died Sunday at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids Donald Jack Hinckley. 74. never knew that his wife of 50 years. Wilma Hinckley, had died the day before their 50th wedding anniversary. Hinckley never regained consciousness after he was put into a drug induced coma shortly after the head-on car accident which occurred on Lincoln Lake Avenue near 11 Mile Rod NE in Oakfield Township He died on what would have been Wilmas 68th birthday. Sunday. Oct. 4. something his family has said he did "to give himself to her as her birthday gift.” The accident occurred when a northbound car. driven by David Smith. 29. of Sand Lake, lost control and crossed the center line of the road, investigator's said. Family members said Wilma and Donald were apparently returning from an anniver­ sary trip to northern lower Michigan when ttie accident occurred. Hinckley suffered multiple fractures and underwent several hours of surgery last week, said a family member. The couple was known for 14 years in the Nashville area as the owners of Donald and Wilma's Upholstery Shop, which kept them together morning, noon and night "They were very, very close." said Don­ ald's sister. Pe.ie Latta of Nashville "They just really enjoyed each other's company ." Wilma later worked at Carls' Supermar- kel in Nashville and formerly attended Nashville Baptist Church. Donald enjoyed going to garage sales and buying citizen's band (CB) radios and other types of radios, fixing them up and giving them away. On the CB. Donald was known as "River Rat.” He enjoyed telling jokes and was "quite good natured." said a family mem­ ber. The couple, who had three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, had lived most of their married life in Nashville before moving to Hastings nearly 10 years ago. Their daughter. Donna Mae (Rex) Christie lives in Hastings, while son Harley Jack (Paula) Hinckley lives in Mid­ dlebury. Ind., and son Steven D Hinckley lives in South Bend. Ind He is also survived by his brother. Ray­ mond (Susie) Hinckley and his sister. Petie Latta of Nashville. 10-year-old boy dies in sand pit accident A 10-year-old Nashville area boy was pronounced dead at Pennock Hospital last Wednesday evening after suffocating in a sand pit behind his house, according to troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan Stale Police. Lance Sobieski was playing in the sand pit with his sister and brother, when a large, heavy section of earth gave way and fell on top of him. His siblings attempted to free him but could not because of the weight of the soil. Neighbors were able to extricate the boy after his mother ran to their house for help CPR was started im­ mediately. but efforts to resuscitate Sobieski were not successful, police said. There was no heavy equipment at the scene, as reported incorrectly in last week's edition of the Banner. The Sobleskis had moved into their resi­ dence on Scott Road in Castleton Town­ ship only three days prior to the accident and did not have a phone hooked up at the lime of the accident. Sobieski was a fourth grade student at Kellogg Elementary. "Our condolences go out to the family,* said Maple Valley Superintendent Clark Volz." We are heart broken to think this could have happened. It is accidents like these that are every parent's worst fear." Volz said that as soon as school officials heard the news they put the crisis plan in place. Counselors and social workers, as well as local ministers were on hand at Kellogg Elementary to help students deal with the loss. Middleville woman dies in crash A 40-year-old Middleville woman was killed Tuesday evening in a car-semi-tnick accident on 100th Street in Kent County. Authorities said Sue Koster was travel­ ing west on 100th Street in Gaines Town­ ship at about 7 p.m. when she lost control and her car crossed the center line and col­ lided with an empty car carrier semi-truck driven by Roger Hoff. 58. of Byron Center. Koster, whose car was hit broadside. w«s pronounced deed at the scene Koster was on her way to see her daugh­ ter. Amanda, play for the South Christian High School girls' basketball team. The Sailors were playing a home game against Cedar Springs. Mrs. Koster died about five miles from the gym. Among Mrs. Koster’s survivors, besides her daughter Amanda, are her husband. Robert, daughters Christy and Ellie and her son Ben. Middleville teens okay after Loftus Road crash Three Middleville teens escaped serious injury Tuesday morning when the 1981 Chevy pickup 16-year-old Philip Kenyon was driving crashed into a tree on Loftus Road in Irving Township. State police from the Hastings post said Kenyon was westbound on Loftus at 10:45 a.m. when he lost control on the crest of a hill and the truck fishtailed and collided with a tree. Kenyon and two passengers. Kirk Bums. 16. and Mike Gromko. 17. were taken to Pennock Hospital where they were treated for cuts and bruises and released. Loftus, a dirt road, was slippery because of recent rains, and police ticketed Kenyon for driving too fast for road conditions. Pictured with the wrecked vehicle is Renee Olthouse of Solomon Road, who assisted Kenyon in calling police. Bums' mother Bonnie said the youths were returning to Thomapple Kellogg High School after being at the Kent Skills Center. Wind carries burning trash into nearby barn * Joey Jackson's 100-year-oki bam at his Nash Road home burned to the ground one-half hour after the wind carried a piece of burning trash (foreground) inside the nearby structure early Tuesday evening. Clarksville, Freeport and Lake Odessa firefighters were unable to save the structure, but did prevent the fire from spreading to Mark Jackson's adjacent woodworking shop Joey Jackson suffered minor bums to his hands as he tried in vain to save the structure Efforts by he and Mark fo use a garden hose on the blaze also proved fruitless. Mark Jackson said. 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Sondineneni MicMfai regional coordinator for the "MeriaoY Friends’ campaign to legalize a form of assisted suicide, will speak to members of the local branch of the American Association of University Women al 7 pjn. Tuesday. Oct 20. The meeting will be held at the home of Jean Stine Foote is a retired professor of West­ ern Michigan University. Maps with information on bow to get to Stine's home are available al die law office of Carol Jones Dwyer, 220 South Broadway, Hastings. To join the ride sharing, meet at the east side of the K man parking lot st 6:JO Tuesrisy. The AAUW is an organization of college educated women whose goals include equal and belter educational, social and work opportunities for girls and » omen. The AAUW is open to all Schools* coffee set for Friday The Hastings Area School System has announced its erroed meeting in the "Coffee with Administrators" se­ ries SI 10 am. Friday, Oct. 16, in the multi-purpose room of Hastings Mid­ dle School. Parents and other residents of the lo­ cal school district me invited to attend. The session is expected to last until 11 am. Habitat dinner set for Friday Barry County Habitat for Humanity will have a Swiss steak and baked chicken dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Oct 16. al the First United Me*bodisl Church of Hastings. 209 W . Green l Besides the two meats, the menu will include mashed potatoes and gravy, a vegetable, salad, dessert and beverage. A free-will offering win be received for the meal. Proceeds will be used to continue the work of the ecumenical Christian booting ministry. The county chapter of Habitat is preparing to build its I6di bouse since it organized. The dinner also will be dedicated to the memory of Frank Townsend, who served as head chef at nearly all Habitat dinners until his death last year, be also was one of the key people in starting the Barry County chapter nearly 10 years ago. S Assistant Editor Even though Gov. John Engler is ahead in the polls for the Nov. 3 election, he’s not taking his re-election campaign lightly. "We re working very hard." Engler said during a brief interview when he visited Barry County last Friday to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony at the Michigan Career and Technical Institute near Pine Lake "One of the things that's very important in a year like 1998 is not to have anyone get overconfident." Engler said. "I think the stakes are very, very high. The election is very serious because 1 think the opponent (Geoffrey Fieger) is somebody who is illprepared to be governor and with some of the positions is a bit scary. I'm not going to take anything for granted " Republicans have issued a 32-page agenda of plans to make Michigan first in the next century, he said. "I reai.'y think the election, in my case, is about building on the foundation 1 want to see in the next legislature as we end the 20th century and begin the 2hl." Engler said those goals include lower taxes, continuing to make education a pri­ ority. and carrying on nationally acclaimed The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce "Business After Hours" will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday. Oct 15) at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. The afternoon event, sponsored by Manpower, will include refreshments and time to relax and visit with fellow business associates, meet new faces and promote business. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. - More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 don't make any comment on him. He's ap­ parently doing only what he knows how to do. "1 prefer to run by talking about the is­ sues that I think are on people’s minds. We've got a lot of things that we can be proud that we've done, but l*m very sensi­ tive in this election to be talking about what remains to do." Engler said. "Even though we've done a lot in eight years, it seems to me that the challenge is to finish the job now. We’ve made great progress in our school funding There's been a 50 percent increase in that in the last 7 1/2 years... "I still want to see that every child be­ comes a good reader." he said. "Sixty per­ cent of our fourth-graders pass their reading test with a satisfactory score, but 40 (percent) don't. So that 40 percent has to be a challenge.. We're working on that. The reading plan for Michigan will be very pos­ itive." Engler said schools are in the midst of the greatest reform movement in decades, and "last* year we were rewpVd with the on. >c.r t;air :n/lourift/nd, seventh grade math and reading scores (in the Many area residents were on hand to greet Gov. Engler (right), including Tom Guthrie (left) of Prairieville Township. k Michigan Education Assessment Program) k st we've experienced »n our state's his- f ’ At last week s groundbreaking ceremony. I^hgler said he was impressed with the pro­ posed/Si.36 million projtet fo" build 20 a day care center on land adjacenuo MCT1. The complex will enable single students with children to have a brighter economic future by receiving employment training skills at MCT1 ENGLER, continued on page 2 two- <(nd three-bedroom apunment units and welfare reforms. Askec^ to comment on his reaction to Fieger's campaign potshots. Engler said. "I City officials to revisit fence ordinance by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council has agreed to take another look at its fence ordinance in the wake of complaints from Trent and Re­ becca Ge Idersma The council Monday night decided to ask the Planning Commission too review the local ordinance that stipulates that no front yard fence be higher than three feet. The Geldersmas appeared at the council meeting Monday night to explain their sit* nation in which ultimately Rebecca was arreiued July 17. They said they were notified last January that their fence was too high and then they continued to receive mailings telling them of their non-compliance. However, they said they did not get one mailing that would have told them when to appear in court to stale their case Because they didn't show, a bench was issued. Rebecca said she couldn't understand why she was singled out for arrest when her FENCE ORDINANCE, continued page 2 HHS Varsity Choir presents musical Grease Members of the Hastings High School Varsity Choir, pictured above, will present the musical Grease Nov. 6 and 7 at Central Auditorium in Hastings. Show times are 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday. Nov. 6. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 7. Tickets, which are S6 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens, are available at Bosley’s Pharmacy. Boomtown. Hastings High School and from cast members This is the first year the varsity char, whose members must audition for a spot in the group, has put on a full musical. Grease is a 1950s rock and roll musical with its main theme being a romance between ’greaser' Danny and a girl named Sandy. The production, which Is a full in-costume presentation cf the broadway show, features such tunes as 'Summer Nights." 'Greased Lightning,' and 'All Choked Up' Hastings preparing for Y2K computer glitch but has struggled with its computer soft­ by David T. Young 'Business After Hours* planned PRICE 50* Stakes are high, Engler says during visit to Barry County by Elaine Gilbert . ; ■ ; ANNER Editor The computer "millennium bug" is com­ ing. and Hastings and surrounding areas are taking notice. The Hastings City Council Monday night fired its computer software provider and consultant and decided to seek a new vendor in an effort to get "Y2K compliant" before the year 2000. Meanwhile. MainStreet Savings Bank has announced it will be host to a seminar on the anticipated computer glitch problems Thursday evening. "Y2K" is the name given to the problem that is expected when the year 2000 arrives because many computers since the 1970s have used only the last two digits of the year. Therefore, when 1999 changes into 2000. some computers may not know if it means 1900 or 2(MX) and will refuse to op­ erate. Local city government has been try mg to make strides to become Y2K compliant. ware for accounting City Manager Howard Penrod told the council Monday night that because of the problems, the audit will not be completed on time. In his communication to the council. Penrod wrote. "In short we made a mistake in the selection of the company (Resource Information Systems of Eaton Rapids) to provide this software. We have been unable to successfully realize the purported per­ formance promised by the company... The company is not able or willing to correct problems on an ongoing basis. "To complicate matters even more, wc cannot trust this software to work properly in the year 2000 with the network and op­ erating system software we will be using. So. it is time to cut our losses, start the process anew, and trust we have at last learned something from our mistake " The council granted the city manager's re­ quest to shop around for another vendor and hire the accounting firm of Plante &. "Wc can't afford to go through another two years of trial and error and not have the product we need.” Howard Penrod Moran as a consultant and to train staff on setting up and using the new computer programs. Plante & Moran's cost has been estimated at S8.500 Mayor Pro Tern Miriam White said. Plante & Moran has a strong background in municipal accounting." Penrod. in explaining the urgent need to hire another software vendor, said. "We can't afford to go through another two years of trial and error and not have the product we need . " Councilman Robert May asked the city manager if there is any way the city can re­ coup some of its losses from Resource In­ formation Systems Penrod replied. "We will pursue that and report back to you." The city manager said the Y2K problem looms for everybody, not just the city. He said many different aspects of peoples' lives could be affected if the possible computer glitch in the year 2000 is not corrected. "We should all be working together as a community to make sure we gel the best information possible." he said. "There are some areas where there isn't any informa­ tion available on whether something will work or not (when the year 2000 arrives). We have to develop a plan to deal with it." Penrod also showed council members a video explaining the Y2K problem. The free Oct. 22 seminar will be held ai Hastings Central School Auditorium start­ ing at 6:30 p.m. and will feature represen­ tatives from MainStreet Savings Bank, the Hastings Area Schools. Pennock Hospital, Flexfab Horizons International. Walker and Fluke Certified Public Accountants. Penrod and City Attorney Stephanie Fckkes. Featured speaker will be Marsha K. Lewis of Pantos. Lewis & Associations (PLA) �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15. 1998 FENCE ORDINANCE, cont. from page I husband wa* co-owner of the property, why she had to be arrested at 9:45 in the evening and why she was being cited for something many other people in the com­ munity are guilty of. Director of Public Services Jeff Mans­ field said only one person could be cited on the ticket and Mrs. Geldersma wxs the one the city dealt with most on the matter be­ fore. City officials also agreed that there are others who are not in compliance with the fence ordinance, but they only enforce when a complaint is issued. Rebecca Geldersma said the complaint wxs from a woman who lived six blocks away and who had just been cited herself for having a front yard fence that wxs too high She said the city's policy of not enforc­ ing the ordinance unless there is a com­ plaint has led to pitting neighbor against neighbor She also contended that the stan­ dard picket pence sftld in lumber yards is 46 inches high. 10 inches more than the max­ imum allowed by the city’s ordinance Neuus Briefs (Continued) 'All Hallow's Eve' event is Oct. 24 The sixth annual "All Hallow's Eve" celebration will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 24. at Charlton Park. The program is designed for children ages 12 and under and their adult com­ panions. Activities will include a costume contest, jack-o-lantem contest, dough­ nuts on a string, storytelling, hayridcs on a wagon pulled by draft horses and old-fashioned seasonal treats. Carved or decorated jack-o-lantems must be submitted by 4pm Oct. 24. Storytelling will be at 5:15 and at 6. Contest winners will be announced around the campfire. Those attending are urged to bring a trick or treat bag Admission is $3 per person, children 2 and under will be admitted free. A limited number of tickets are available at Felpausch stores in Hast­ ings, Delton and Urbandale, Carl's in Nashville and Lake Odessa and Pastoor's in Middleville through Oct. 22. They also area available at the Charlton Park office. For more information, call 945­ 3775. The couple showed council members and city officials numerous pictures of fences all over the city that are higher than three feet nities) is doing (about fence ordinances) and lake a seriou> look al what's happening here " City Manager Howard Penrod said there "You've got one crazy ordinance here." Rebecca said. It doesn't make any sense. You’ve either got to enforce this height thing (uniformly rather than selectively) or get rid of it. Either enforce the rule or change it." As it stands now. the Geldersmas are in compliance because they tore down their front yard fence and their case in court was dismissed. "About $700 worth of picket fence had to be removed." she said. "I got tired of paying tickets." However. Rebecca continues to press for ordinance change because too many people aren't in compliance and she doesn't want to see anyone else get into the trouble she dal Her father. Jim Brown, told the council. "I suggest you do revisit it seriously, not just blow it out of the way. We don't want neighbors informing on each other. Forget about what everybody else (other commu- are two primary reasons for a having a fence ordinance al all One is safety because a fence could block a motorist s view w hen backing out of a driveway, for example The other is a matter of aesthetics, which 'Blue Ridge* next travelogue "Ballad of the Blue Ridge" will be the next Kiwanis travel film, which will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday at the Central Auditorium in Hastings. Curt Matson, who hxs been in Hast­ ings to speak before, will narrate his travelogue, a journey through the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Virginia. North Carolina and Ten­ nessee. The trip will be along the Blue Ridge Parkway, regarded as one of the world's most scenic drives. The film will include the region in all four sexsons. Tickets are available at the door or they can be purchxsed from any Kiwanian. is often to anyone's interpretation. Mayor I rank Campbell said he believes the fence ordinance should be re-evaluated, first by the Planning Commission and then perhaps by the council after it receives a recommendation Mayor Pro Tern Miriam White, how­ The Barry County Women's Festival will take place starting with registra­ tion at 8 a m. Saturday. Oct. 17. at Hastings High School. Keynote speaker Mary Jane Mapes of Kalamazoo will talk at 8:45 a.m. She is the author of "The An of Field­ ing Questions with Finesse." There also will be more than 50 workshops on a variety of topics. 26 informational booths, lunch and a free health fair sponsored by Pennock Hos­ by David T. Young Editor Hastings' largest housing development project Monday night was given a ninemonth extension of a letter of credit to as­ sure it will build a road Fred Jacobs, one of the owners of the development, appeared before the council to ask for the extension of a 5350.000 letter of credit, to announce the name change from Hanover Village to Meadowstonc and to introduce the new project manager. Paul Heule. Heule told the council he is aware that the letter of credit is due Friday. Oct. 30. and the city has the nght to cash it in th—n to have Barfield Drive built within the de­ velopment. However, he said the city can­ not get the drive, sewer and water com­ pleted for that nney and he already has things in place to start the work soon He said he hopes to start work on the dove this fall, but probably won't be able to have it paved until spring He asked the council for a month-tomonth extension, and if good faith progress is being made, the letter can be extended on that basis. "Il's in my own best interests to get this project done," Heule said, "it's a white ele­ phant and it's not getting much revenue (until the project is done). This road needs to go in." City Manager Howard Penrod agreed with Heule's assessment and recommended Meadowstone receive an extension until July 31. 1999. Mayor Frank Campbell said he believes there is a good faith effort occurring at the The vote to extend the letter for nine months was 7-0. with council members Joseph Bleam and Dav id Jasperse absent. In other business ut Monday night's meeting, the council: • Heard the first reading of a request from Ray Girrbach to rezone lots al 317 W. Green St and 328 South Broadway from one-family residential to apartment-office. Girrbach wants to use the lots for about 30 more parking spaces for the Girrbach Fu­ neral Home The Planning Commission already has voted unanimously to recommend the re­ zoning. saying would not adversely impact the neighborhood Tom Herbst, one of the neighbors on Green Street, told the council that he is not opposed to having the parking lot xs long xs there is at least a 15-foot buzzer zone be­ tween the lot and residences. • Approved a request from the Barry County Christian School to have a charily tennis match Oct 31. but not at Tyden Park, as requested. Events at Tyden Park cannot charge any fees or donations. City staff will work on another site. Proceeds will go for the school's gym program. • Authorized staff to proceed with a re­ quest for a street light at the end of West Madison Street. The light will cost $100 and S7 a month to operate. • Gave official permission to the Hast­ ings Lions Club to have the 44th annual Christmas parade downtown on Saturday. Dec. 5. • Adopted a resolution to allow Kent County to join the Grand Valley Metro Council and approved a request to have Stephanie Leipprandt, registered di­ etitian from Pennock Hospital, will provide instruction on meal planning for diabetes in a program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 20 at the hospital's conference center. "Counting Carbohydrates" is a new^ approach to the diabetes di<t. providing more choices while maintaining nutri­ tion and ultimately better blood glu­ cose control. Clients will have a chance to help plan a meal and work with food mod­ pital. Attendees can stay for a half day or full day. Cost is $7 for a half day session or $10 for the full day. For more information, call 945­ 4193. Bowens Mills fests continue The next installment of the "h’s Cider Time" festival series at Bowens Mills will feature "Old-Fashioned Farm Days." The activities will Mart at noon and last until 5pm both Saturday and Sunday. Included will be cider making, mill tours, a petting zoo. horse drawn wagon rides, cider pressing and com grinding demonstrations, music and food Special treats will be an apple pie making contest at 2 p.m Saturday and a barnyard horse pull at 2 p.m. Sunday, followed at 3 by draft horse square dancing. Music will be supplied by the Thor­ napple Dulcimer Group on Saturday and the gospel group In His Name Sunday Bowens Mills will be open every weekend from now through Oct. 31 and Nov. I with a number of activi­ ties. including Farm Days, a photo show and steam and gas engine show and children's festival. Gate fees are $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5 to 15 All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill For more information, call 795­ 7530 Historical Society banquet planned 'Titanic" historian Dick Kishpaugh will be guest speaker at the Barry County Historical Society's 34th an­ nual banquet Thursday. Oct. 22, at the Kishpaugh will tell about how he and other members of the Titanic His­ torical Society assisted Hollywood filmmaker and director John Cameron in making his recent Academy Award­ winning film. Michigan Governor John Engler was one of the participants at last week's groundbreaking ceremony for a new family housing complex and day care center at the Michigan Career and Technical Institute near Pine Lake. ENGLER, continued from PAGE ONE... "It really does make a difference for women with children to have this kind of facility." Engler told the crowd. "It's going to make a difference for a lot of families There is no doubt that it will also mean ad­ ditional lives are rescued. Thai's what we do here." The complex is expected to be completed by September 1999 State-operated MCTI hxs current residen­ tial facilities for up to 350 students, but existing dormitory rooms cannot accom­ modate children. The institute is the second largest comprehensive rehabilitation train­ ing center in the United States, offering programs in 16 vocational areas. Male stu­ dents traditionally have outnumbered fe­ male students by a four to one ratio, ac­ cording to MCTI officials. Robert E. Davis, director of Michigan Jobs Commission/Michigan Rehabilitation Services, said the addition of the housing complex opens the excellent training and employment opportunities of MCTI "to many persons with disabilities who other­ wise could not attend because of family re­ sponsibilities." Thornapple Wind Band starts soon day. Dec. 6 in Hastings. Members of the adult ensemble come from as far away as Rockford, • Awarded the low bids of $31,325 from Kessler Tank for repainting and coaling the water tank and $34.84 per ton for salt for deicing from the Morion Company. • Heard ('ampbell read proclamations recognizing breast cancer awareness and Na­ tional Business Women's Week. • Received the quarterly report from Pro­ fessional Code inspections. There was a to­ tal of 40 building permits valued at $1,826,600 issued between July and Octo­ ber this year. Gregory Smith new administrator at Tendercare Tendercare Hastings is welcoming its new administrator. Gregory P. Smith. He replaces Beverly Obenchain. who left the community to take another job. Smith is a graduate of Western Michigan University, where he majored in account­ ing. He also attended Grand Rapids Com­ munity College and Jenison High School, where he was manager of the football team and wxs on the honor roll. A strong believer in the hands-on style of management, he said. "I like to walk the building each day and see the daily activity. I get personal satisfaction from fulfilling the needs of our residents." Smith added. "One of the most important things 1 can do as the administrator of this facility is be a team player, and make sure I give my staff the support and tools they need to give our residents the highest qual­ ity of care . " His family includes his wife, Michelle, and two daughters. Brittany. 9, and Alexandera. 4. The Smiths also are expecting a third child in December Along with spending time with his fam­ ily. Greg Smith enjoys football, baseball, hockey and watercraft activities. Joe Partridge. Middleville's assistant vil­ lage manager and planner, submitted his letter of resignation to Village Council Tuesday. Partridge has accepted a position with the City of Grand Rapids as emergency man­ agement planner. He was employed by the village for the Iasi 18 months. He has been working closely with the Planning Com­ mission on updating the master plan for the village. Partridge said. "The Grand Rapids posi­ tion is one I am looking forward to having. It will be challenging." Partridge recently became engaged and is planning an Oct. 9, 1999. wedding. Living near Grand Rapids will also work better for the couple, he said. "Working in Middleville hxs been a , wholly pleasant experience," he said. "1 have enjoyed working with and meeting the people here. Advertise in■ ■■ Call Us at... but mainly are from the Thornapple River area. Membership is open to any post-high school age musician who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ 945-9554 mance schedules. Though all instrumentation is wel­ come. the band especially needs clar­ inet and percussion performers. 3037. resentative on that council. • Approved the purchase of two sec­ ondary return check valves and a sludge pump from River City Mechanical for a to­ tal of $23,744. The items will be used for the wastewater treatment plant. The Hastings BANNER Thornapple Wind Band rehearsals will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs­ days. Nov. 5. 12 and 19. and Dec. 3. with a concert set for 1:30 p.m. Sun­ A child care program costing $1 is available near the band room. There is no funding for the Thor­ napple Wind Band, except for dona­ tions at concerts. The money is used to promote and support the ensemble. For more information, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings at 945-9766 or Dave Maqueen of Lake Odessa at 374­ Campbell replace Penrod as the city's rep­ Middleville village official resigns post els. The presentation is free and open to with social time, followed by dinner. Reservations will be taken until Satur­ day. Oct. 17. by calling Diana Phillips at 945-9156. Cost is $10 per person. Kishpaugh's presentation will be "The History of the Titanic: Facts and Fiction About the RMS Titanic." He has a member of the Titanic Historical Society for more than 30 years. make a recommendation. Meadowstone wins extension of letter of credit Diabetic meals program slated Welcome Comers United Methodist Church. 3185 North Broadway, north of Hastings" on M-43. The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. no reason to. change it Nonetheless, the council voted 7 to 0. with members David Jasperse and Joseph Bleam absent, to take another look and have the Planning Commission again ever. asked. Was it not just revisited?" Indeed, the Planning Commission only the public. Women's Festival will be Saturday recently examined the ordinance and found Donation to Love Inc. from teen concerts Love Inc., represented here by Steve Reid, accepts a donation of’SlSO from Youth Advisory Council and Summertest Committee members Lauren Stineman (center) and Allyson Shmavier The money was generated from concessions sold during the teen concerts at the 1998 Summertest Our advertising specialist* will be available to assist you : with your message and • put together a marketing program that will GET RESULTS! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 - Page 3 Right to Life at the front in war on Proposal B by David T. Young Editor Proposal B is a mailer of lite and death in more ways than one. Barry County Right to Lite members were told last Thursday night al their annual banquet. Guest speaker Barbara Listing, president of Michigan Right to Life, said Proposal B. the fate of which will be decided by vot­ ers statewide Nov. 3. said passage would make three forms of killing legal — abor­ tion. infanticide (partial birth abortions) and assisted suicide Noting that abortions and partial birth abortions already are legal in the United Stales, she asked. How do we uphold the preciousness of human life? How do we re­ sist the misguided idea that it's OK to take another life?" Proposal B. which would allow physi­ cians to help terminally ill patients com­ mit suicide with lethal doses of medicine, just might become the law of the land, ac­ cording to Randy Royston, development coordinator for Michigan Right to Life. He said that most polls have the question in a dead heat among likely voters and he urged Joanna Haddix, president of the Barry County chapter of Right to Life. Master of ceremonies Pastor Gale Kragt. pro-life people to get involved in seeing that it is defeated Listing said making assisted suicide legal is like opening Pandora s Box. quoting au­ thor John Updike in saying that "death, when invited in. leaves its muddy, bloody footprints." She added. "Once the door is open and death is invited in. it cannot be curbed." She noted that proponents of Proposal B say it’s an individual choice, a person’s in­ dividual right to decide, a matter of some­ one being prohibited from imposing his or her morality on someone else. They also say it will be used only in severe cases. Listing said the very same arguments were used to promote legalization of abor­ tions in a statewide referendum that was de­ feated in 1972. More than 25 years later, she maintained, abortions are being per­ formed as a form of birth control. "What will happen (if assisted suicide becomes legal)." she said. "is a whole new dynamic. Now it will become a medical choice" in which doctors will suggest and advise the patients She told about a doctor in an England hospital who helped a woman die because. "I needed the bed for someone else." Listing said the slippery slope will lead society to doing away with elderly, men­ tally ill and handicapped people who are thought to be a burden or are just getting in the way. She said the "culture of death” has been growing in America in recent years, no­ tably after an assisted suicide proposal passed in 1996 in Oregon. She noted that there are many site on the Internet that promote suicide, some telling people how to 3o it when they're depressed. \'ot too many years ago (in cases like that), we would have tried to find a health agency." she said. "Why are we clamoring for the right to die?" she asked. "Because the culture of the U.S. says we must be productive and not be a burden to our spouses and families." But she told the story of a woman whose robust father had become a paraplegic be­ cause of an accident. She brought him home with her and cared for him for a cou­ ple of years, during which time they grew close together after so many years of being distant from one another. When he asked her why she just didn't let him die. she re­ alized tnat doing that she would have never had the relationship with him for those last Michigan Right to Life President Barbara Listing was the guest speaker at the Barry County chapter's banquet. two years. Furthermore, just before he died, she said, the father, an agnostic, accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. "The very end of life can be precious the audience to step up the pressure against Proposal B. "Your words of truth can dispel the dark­ There are many other words with hidden problems." she said. "The devil is in the ness of the merchants of death," she said. "Let's not let it slip away. Let's not let it drop." Listing also talked about abortion during the evening, but the tone was more posi­ tive because of the many gains Right to Life hxs made in that arena since the Roe vs. U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973. details." Some of her biggest problems with the She agreed with the assessment that Michigan is the most pro-life state in the proposal's provisions, she said are that an oversight committee would be made up only of pro-assisted suicide members, fami­ lies wouldn't have to be,nc<j$<ljj>efore the patient receives the lethal pfrhroption and U.S. She said pro-lifers have been engaged "in a struggle for the soul of America... Our opponents have one vision — individual time." she commented. Another argument used by assisted sui­ cide proponents is management of pain. "If a doctor doesn’t help them (terminally ill patients), you need to find another doc­ tor or try hospice." Listing said. She said she believes that many dying patients would change their wishes if they could be given effective comfort care to deal with pain and depression. "Then they want to live." she said. They fight to live." But, she cautioned, "This does not mean that Right to Life wants to keep people alive on machines. We do not oppose peo­ ple who refuse medical treatment. But as­ sisted suicide is not medical treatment." Listing said Proposal B is a lengthy proposition, but it has only 100 words on the ballot. Soloist Danielle Wright. people from out of slate can come here to avail themselves of the services. She also wondered what happens to the lethal drugs if the patient doesn't take them. She exhorted the more than 40 people in choice as the ultimate right. Opponents have captured that word 'choice.' It doesn't matter what it is. or what the outcome is. Choice becomes more important than re­ sponsibility. and our right to life." Royston asked those in attendance to open their pocketbooks to help the adver­ tising campaign against Proposal B. Barry County Right to Life President Joanna Haddix urged audience members "to send a message that assisted suicide is not the answer to pain and suffering... It's not enough just to be pro-life. We must be ac­ tively pro-life. To do that we must vote... If we speak up with one loud and unified voice . we will triumph. We will turn back the evil that is knocking at our door " Also in attendance at the banquet were State Sen. Joanne Emmons and State Rep. Terry Geiger. Fourth Ward City Councilman Don Tubbs gave the invocation. Young Danielle Wright sang a solo, the Rev. Carl Litchfield of Welcome Comers United Methodist Church gave the benediction. Paul A. Meek played keyboard music dur­ ing the dinner and Pastor Gale Kragt of the New Beginnings Assembly of God was master of ceremonies. The banquet was held at the Hastings First Baptist Church. Bat bite victim’s mother asks county for answers by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor In an emotional plea Tuesday, the mother of a child bitten by a rabid bat. asked the Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners for answers and told the board she felt "pretty let down by this community" and was "scared to death.” Tern Pennepacker claims that the bat she took to the County Animal Shelter wxs not taken to the Barry-Eaton District Health Department for testing until several days later, which endangered her 8-year-old daughter Tara's life because it delayed her treatment for rabies. (Details of the incident are included in a separate story in this is­ sue). Pennepacker alleges that animal control officer Pam Ronchetti is at fault. She asked the board why Ronchetti is allowed to stay on the job. "I cannot understand why they cannot suspend a person who endangered a child's New officers announced for Hastings Kiwanis Club New officers for the Hastings Kiwanis Club have been named. They include (front, from left) Board of Directors member Carol Duke, treasurer Gordon Ironside, president John Cohuon, past president Mike Hallitax. Board of Directors member Steve Jacobs, (back, from left) president-elect Chris Fluke, vice president Steve DeBoer. Board of Directors member Shane McNeill, and Board of Directors member Stephen Wales High school looking for perennials for garden The Hasting High School agriscience/FFA program is asking for area res­ idents to donate perennial plants for a perennial garden students are constructing on school grounds next to the greenhouse Agriscience teacher Sherri Snyder said the student garden will "add to the aesthet­ ics of the school, as well as provide a learning environment for the plant-based classes taught al the high school." "Since fall is an excellent time to divide perennials." Snyder said, "we are asking for donated starts or divisions of your perenni­ als. Many people have hostas that have taken over, or coneflowers and day lilies that are larger than life. This is a great op­ Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 portunity to share your gardening talents with the students in your community." To ensure plant health. Snyder said, the divi­ sions and starts should be placed in pots, including as much root mass as possible Those interested in helping can call Snyder at the high school. 945-4409. Ext 4091. or leave a message in the office Snyder asks that callers let her know w hat plants they will be donating, when to ex­ pect them, and a phone number where the donors can be reached Plant donations should be brought to the high school grceenhouse at any time during school hours or at an arranged time Those who live within a five-niile radius of the high school and aren’t able to drop off the plants should let Snyder know and arrangements will be made for someone to pick them up life." Pennepacker told commissioners. "I want her (Ronchetti) removed from of­ fice. today. I want her suspended today." she said. Pennepacker also xsked if the board had received other complaints about the animal shelter. The County Sheriffs Department, at the board's request, supervises the anima) shel­ ter and County Board Chairman Jim Bailey told Pennepacker that Sheriff Steve DeBoer has asked the Mission Team of the Michi­ gan Sheriffs Association to conduct an in­ vestigation of the case. "The Sheriffs Association has a group of individuals who will come in and investi­ gate so it's not biased by our sheriff, or by this board of commissioners or by the local public They will be here tomorrow (Wednesday)." Bailey told Pennepacker "It's unfair to say we re not doing any­ thing because you are aware that Wednes­ day is the day they are going to be in." he said "They are going to gather the facts as much as they can gather and they will pre­ sent them to the sheriff and the sheriff has to make a decision. "This board of commissioners has been accused for many years of micro manage­ ment. which I've always said we have never done I think that, in my opinion, we need to let the process, the investigation go forward To tell the sheriff that we want this done. I think would take the responsi­ bility away from him..." Ronchetti was not dismissed. Bailey said, "because that wxs a call of the sheriff. We don't tell him when to dismiss or to temporarily give a leave of absence, with or without pay. on a road officer or any­ body else under his control so we didn't do that this time." "I cannot understand iohy they cannot suspend a person who endangered a child's life. I want her removed from office, today. -Terri Pennepacker As far as former complaints, he said, "Unfortunately, there have been complaints on the animal shelter for 40 years and this individual has not been there 40 years. "I'm not sticking up for that individual. I'm not saying that that person did right. I think that there were some things that were done wrong — I would agree with you. I think we have to let the process happen to find out what all went wrong and then there needs to be a decision made. It would be the responsibility of this board if we are not in agreement, if we feel the sheriff looks at the situation and he does nothing, then this board may make a decision and we need to take that responsibility." After Bailey's comment. Pennepacker xsked two other questions of commission­ ers in general, asking them if they agreed her child's life had been endangered and if Ronchetti should have known how to han­ dle a bat bite case. When commissioners didn't readily respond, she said. "So every­ body that I see in this room could caie less about my daughter. That's what I'm being told. That's what I see. And you could care less about anybody else in this commu­ nity.... "h's on your shoulders. We have to won­ der (about my daughter) for a year, if she's going to contract this because of the wait for the shots. Well. I tell you. I feel pretty let down by this community." Pcnnepacker said, crying. "...This is my little girl and I have four other children...This (rabies) is contractible by saliva. You don't think we See BITE VICTIM, continued page 5 �P ae 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October IS 199B LETTERS from our readers... 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These arc but a few of the things on the list. But we had been told by other communi­ ties that had built similar playgrounds that this unfortunately was to be expected, and we just learned to live w ith it. fix it and wait for it to happen again. But after what happened when my daugh­ ter and I went down there on this past Mon­ day. I just have a really hard time not saying anything any more Since it was a beautiful fall day and the sun was shining, and we were not too sure how many more of these days were left before snow fall. Shelby talked me into going down to the play­ ground When she climbed to the top of the covered twisty slide near the front entrance. I decided to run around and meet her at the bottom. Thank goodness I did. because at the bottom of the slide, on the slide, not on the ground, there was a pool of foul smelling unne that Shelby came within an inch of landing in. If I had not gone around to the end to meet her. and had seen it. she would have landed right in it. I have never been so sickened in my life. Wc went home to get hot water and clean­ ing disinfectant to clean the slide ofT. When we got back and I was pouring it down the Z slide. I could smell it and noticed dry sticky spots, where the person had urinated down the slide! So the chances are real good she touched it and got it on her clothes anyway. I cannot even guess what type of person would do this, how they could find this ‘ amusing, because 1 am sure they thought it was great fun Did they forget that this is a 1 playground were children play and would 1 be exposed to this? Do they do this at their ' ow n home? I will close this letter saying that this ‘ experience has left me very disappointed ' and disgusted with this person. I hope he 1 reads this letter or hears about it and really thinks hard about his future actions. And * remember, there arc innocent children * involved hcre. Sue Deming. • Hastings We must rid ourselves of Clinton To the editor: Jerry Ford is dead wrong. His solution to the “Clinton problem" might appear I have some short-term benefits, but in the long run will only serve to help destroy the very principles our nation has prospered under. The rule of law (not of men) established by our founding fathers, guarantees that all Americans must abide by the same rules of conduct or face the legal consequences. The principle that every American has equality under the law has been our histone guaran­ tee of freedom. This is why people all over the world risk their lives in all sorts of pre­ carious ways to become Americans. If a certain class of individuals can create for themselves a system in which they arc not subject to the laws the rest of us have to obey, all oui liberties arc jeopardized. Dic­ tators care little for anyone clsc’s freedoms except their own. Bill Clinton has proven beyond any shad­ ow of doubt that he has no respect for the law and his obligation to be subject to it. His sexual escapades arc secondary to his total disregard for the law, and it is on that basis he is not only not fit for the office of the presidency, but any other position of responsible leadership as well. Ford’s solution defies the histone devas­ tation of his approach. Just as appeasement docs not work with rebellious teenagers, so also docs it fail with rebellious leaders. Abrogating the rule of law just because he will “cause us trouble" is a suie prescrip­ tion for fuiuBt:problcms. It carries typh it the unmistakable lesson Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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These arc the seeds of our destruction. President Clinton s unwillingness to put the state of the nation above his own per­ sonal power is further proof that we allow him to remain in office at our own penl. Hasn't this man caused us enough grief? Arc we content to debase our nation further by allowing a lawbreaker to remain in office just because he refuses to go? Histo­ ry will clearly show that his lying ways are 1 not just reserved to cover up his personal indiscretions, but his official ones as well. 3 He has abused the power of his office beyond repair and if he proves unwilling to -’ honorably put the nation ahead of himself . and leave on his own we must be firmly resolved to rid ourselves of him and his cor- ; rupting influence. u Charles Curtis. •. Freeport . Math student can use binders Dear editor: I am aware that many professional peo­ ple. businesses, and organizations in our community receive much literature in three-ring, hard-cover binders. Instead of tossing out the binder when the literature is no longer useful. I am asking the community to donate their used binders it to the math department at Hastings Middle School. Wc will use the binders to protect . our soft-cover math textbooks Wc can use one-inch. I I/2-inch and two-inch binders. > Janet Foley • HMS math coordinator . Know Your Legislators: US. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeta, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. 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Terry Geiger and State Senator Joanne Emmons. Pennepacker was referring to an Oct. 2 news release that stated Pennepacker had taken the rabid bat to the Barry County An­ imal shelter for testing on Wednesday. Sept. 30. rather than Tuesday. According to state guidelines for han­ dling bat bites, the incident is required to be reported to the Health Department within 24 hours of notification. The bat. however, was not turned over to health department officials by animal con- trol officers until Thursday, two days after Pennepacker delivered it to the shelter. She claims animal control officer Pam Ronchetti, who allegedly failed to obtain Pennepacker's name, lied to Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer, who oversees the de­ treatments did not begin until three days af­ ter the bile that she may show symptoms partment. She wants Ronchetti suspended while an investigation into the matter continues. "If she can't do her job. she should not be in office at all." Pennepacker told Geiger. Emmons and a room fall of stu­ dents. businessmen and citizens. "Twice had started the treatments the same day. she took my daughter's life into her hands.' Ronchetti is prohibited by Sheriffs De­ partment policy from speaking in her own defense on the matter Geiger and Emmons, however, replied that the matter must be handled at the county level Though DeBoer could not be reached for comment. Geiger reported that his investi­ gation has been turned over to the Michi­ gan Sheriffs Association. "It's my understanding that the sheriff fell an outside investigation needed to be BITE VICTIM, continued from page 3 kin each other any more?... 11 is 100 per­ cent fatal . Il's a beck of a way for your family to see you go and know there's nothing they can do to help you... For her (Ronchetti) to hold that bat for three days is ridiculous." Bailey, the father of 11 children, stated his compassion for children, and told her. "I'm very, very sorry for what happened." Commissioner Rose Heaton, who chairs the board's Central Services Committee, which oversees the Sheriffs Department, also expressed regrets of the incident "It's not that we don't care." Heaton said. She mentioned that upon learning of the incident, she immediately met with the sheriff "to make sure that something was going to be done and that we were going to get all the facts." Bailey and Vice Chairwoman Sandy James asked Pennepacker to make copies of all the documentation she has about the bat bile situation. done," said Geiger, "and that the Michigan Sheriffs Association has either already started over the weekend or will start Mon­ day." Pennepacker expressed concern that had Tara's bite gone untreated, not only would she have certainly died, but she may have unknowingly exposed her classmates to the deadly disease. She also claimed that she has received dozens of phone calls from people since the widespread publicity on the case. One person claimed a rabid dog bite re­ port given to the animal shelter some years □go was lost by animal control officers. Pennepacker said "We've obviously got a problem with rabies and people ought to know what to do." added her mother-in-law. Judy Pen­ nepacker. Pennepacker also expressed concern that information regarding three reported cases of rabid bat bites in Ionia County had ap­ parently not been passed along to Barry County officials. "We need to check with the Michigan Department of Public Health." said Em­ mons. ' We may not be doing enough." Geiger told Pennepacker that he would look into how bat bite infonnation is dis­ seminated by the Department of Public Reach over 30,000 arsa homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 ... • . 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORCLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the condeions of a certain mortgage executed on August 26.1993. by James W Sutherland and Karen J Suther­ Health. Tara Pennepacker received her first two shots of rabies immune globulin on Fri­ day. Oct. 2 about one hour after local health officials received the positive rabies test results from the state laboratory. Though the Health Department did not know her identity, a plan that involved all county school teachers asking their classes if someone had been bitten by a bat pro­ duced Tara's name, doctors said. Tara was bitten late Tuesday afternoon as she was cleaning up her Baltimore Town­ ship yard The bat had been entangled in a blanket she had picked up to throw away. She has not shown any signs of rabies, though Pennepacker fears that because EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locationa through­ out the county. ORurt our office on North Broadway, Hastings. ; later in the year. The health department told me they can not guarantee that the shots will be an 100 percent cure." Pennepacker said. "If they they could have made a guarantee." Pennepacker said she did not contact die shelter or the health department after deliv­ ering the bat because she was concerned about a recent death in the family. Investigators into the case were expected to contact her later this week, she said. "1 think the mein, key ingredient is to make sure these policies are current and to make sure we are aware of the procedures." said Geiger. "Law enforcement, animal control, the medical community and the Terry Pennepacker, left, addresses Rep. Terry Geiger and Sen. Joanne Emmons at the legislative coffee Monday. At right is Barry County Commissioner Sandy James. general public need to be aware of the criti­ cal nature of theses cases and how to react." In other discussion at the event. Em­ mons distributed information about three ballot proposals voters will decide tn the Nov. 3 election. But most talked about was proposal B. that, if passed, would legalize physician as­ sisted suicide in Michigan. They have written a 12,000 word law and they are asking you to OK it." said Emmons. "People who signed the petitions to get this on the ballot never saw this." She accused the group, Menan's Friends, which circulated the petitions, of offering to pay supporters 75 cents for their signa­ tures on the petition. "When that didn't work, they paid $1.50 per signature." said Emmons. She said the danger of Proposal B is that it allows for the civil rights of people to be taken advantage of and permits an invasion of privacy. Emmons claims the proposal's privacy requirements create a secret process that is ripe for abuse, overseen by govern­ ment bureaucracy and "paid for by our tax dollars. To begin with, nobody is going to read 12.000 words and the safeguards to protect people are weak." because the person re­ questing suicide can seek any doctor to 'robber sump' their request to die. she said. Terry Pennepacker and her mother-in-law. Judy Pennepacker, talk with Rep. Terry Geiger about her complaints about how bat bites are handled in Barry County. band. a psychiatrist, who was treating her and tn fact had brought her to Michigan and Dr. Jack Kevorkian for an assisted suicide. "And the worst part is that the physician writes on the death certificate the illness that patient bad. not assisted suicide, as the Emmons said. "Because of her death, the domestic abuse charges against her husband were dropped." cited Emmons. "The medical malpractice suit she was pursuing against her husband cause of death “ She also found fault with the proposed for over-medicating her and having inap­ propriate sexual relations while treating be­ law's mention of an oversight committee, stating that the committee Witt only con­ sist of people in favor of assisted suicide, if fore marriage would be dropped " Because her death was listed as a suicide, said Emmons, her husband would receive the law passes. "It should really be set up to see 'did someone take advantage of someone else?" her life insurance policy money. "From this example, it is obvious that the proposed safeguards would not have said Emmons. Emmons cited an example of bow a per­ son was allegedly taken advantage of by the protected Ms. Curran and the only protec­ tions afforded would be to the physician and husband against being investigated or prosecuted for a perfect murder." Emmons option of assisted suicide. "In the well-publicized assisted suicide of Judith Curran, the autopsy showed that she bad no terminal illness and probably no illness whatsoever," said Emmons. "Fur­ ther. she had a high level of mind-numbing drugs in her bloodstream." The medical examiner and the media in­ vestigated and found that it was her hus­ said. She added that Proposal B does not re­ quire that family members be notified if a person is considering assisted suicide or has been given a lethal prescription Another point Emmons made referred to people from all over the country traveling "An unsuspecting, elderly relative could be convinced to come to Michigan by a family member with an interest in their es­ tate." said Emmons. "Once here, they could be coerced into assisted suicide or could be a victim of foul play." Other proposal, on the ballot include Proposal A. which, if passed, would change the wording of the Stale Constitu­ tion by replacing the word "handicapped" with "disabled " And Proposal C would authorize the state to borrow $675 million for the pur­ pose of protecting and preserving Michi­ gan's natural resources. In other discussion. Geiger noted that be had tried to get a comprehensive, proposed "Good Samaritan Law* passed that would include protections for elderly people. The current bill, passed by the senate but never addressed by the house, addresses only crimes against children. Geiger said he hopes to bring the bill back for discussion next year. A straw vote on whether the government should grant vouchers to parents who want to send their children to private schools, the audience voted 8 to 3 in favor of the plan. to Michigan to die. Banking for Generations land. husband and wife, as Mortgagors, to MamStreet Savngs Bank FSB. formerly known as Hashngs Savings A Loan. FA as Mortgagee and when mortgage was recorded er the office of the Reguter of Deeds for Barry County Mctvgon on September 3. 1993 at Liber 582. Page 67 (the ’Mortgage') and on when Mortgage there is clamed to be due an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage due and unpad m the amount of (One Hundred One Thousand Sa Huidred Fifty- Three DoKars and 471100 (6101.653 47) as of the date of this notce including prmC'pal inter (Ml and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no - suit or proceeding at law or m equity having been Instituted Io recover the debt or any part.of the Idebt. secured by the Mortgage, and the power of Tom Baker ; safe in the Mortgage having become operative by (reason of the default ; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. W scars ago. Br Suu- Ban*, of CaMaraa opened Ks (November 5. 1998. at 100 octoclt in the : forenoon al the Courthouse at 220 West State doors to sene Ur needs of your grandparents Tbday mam hanks an- brine con* Mated. tut the Stale Bank (Street, m the City of Hastings Mchigan that be (mg the place of hokkng the Cacurt Court for the •County of Barry, there wSI bo offered tor sale and (sold to the highest ladder al pubic sale tor the ’ purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the m- debtedness due on the Mortgage, together with (legal costs and expenses of sale certain property (located m the Township of Cartton. Barry County • Mchigan described in the Mortgage as toHows The South 81 Feet of Lot Number 25. and the ■ East 407 00 Feet of Ln Number 24 of Cutoert s (Rat No 3 n Cartton ivwnsivp. Barry County Mchigan also a Parcel o< Land Adtacent to the Plat described Beginning at the Southwest Cor* ner of Lot Numoe’ 25. Thence North 83 Degrees 51 Minutes West 227 00 feet Thence North 00 ! 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Ml 49316 (616)891-8113 Dutton Office 32f)56KtoS..SL Dutkn. M» 49316 1616)6*6X37 MkkUnar Office 3O3AIWW) MakllesUk. Mi 49333 (6161795-3361 katamMoo Office J23S Wejnnjr <616)381-7960 �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 Emily R. (Williams) Holmes parents; husband. William O Holmes in 1994 and son. Kenneth Holmes in 1995. Mrs. Holmes is survived by her daughter. Tara Brown of Ocean Isle Beach. North Carolina; two sons. William O. Holmes of Battle Creek and Lloyd T. Holmes of Flippin. Arkansas; six | BATTLE CREEK * Emily R (Williams) Holmes, age 77. of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday. October 13. 1998 at home. She was bom January 20. 1921 in brothers. Williams, Williams. Cookeville. Tennessee, the daughter of James A. and Meda R. (Ellis) Williams. Her employment included: Visitors Kelly and Laura Ruth Healthcare Upjohn Services. She married William O. Holmes on She was a member of First Wesleyan Church. Christian Singles Club. Young at Heart and other friendship groups. She was a Charter member of the Bumham Brook Center, member of the Battle Creek Womens League. Mrs. Holmes enjoyed ten A. Henry Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 and Brian J. Bishop of Hastings; sister. Hayley Bishop at home, grandparents, a.m. on Friday. October 16. 1998 at the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home in Battle Creek. John Bishop of Hastings. Thomas Gulch of Wayland. Gayle and Larry Sinclair of Ceresco Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or Good Samaritan Hospice. ‘UloJL&Aip CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 2601 Road. Dowling. Ml Laces 49050 1716 North Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday School am. 11:00 Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Broadway Sunday School Hour. 9275 S Hastings. Ml 49058 721-8077. Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nuncry prosided 9. Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day- night service with live band 7.30 pm 541 N a m Tuesday prayer and share time Ml 49058 Sunday Sen kcs Bible 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p.m Youth group meets Classes 10 a.m.. Worship 11 a m. whole family Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship Norion 11 00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH a m io 12 noon Sunday Morning ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 9 30 a m . Sunday School. 10 45 Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). a m Morning Worship Wednesday ings Church cf God Building) 9 Youth Fellowship 6 45 p.m. to 8 30 a m Holy Communion I st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & pm. (g'sdcs 6-l2th) 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev Bible Survey on videos in Thursday- 700 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 day - 9 45 a m Sun­ Sunday School. 10.45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 Kid's quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid* Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study. David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 9604 St Andrew* is a part of the 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Church 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 tn Sanctuary For further informa­ Anglican Independent Canada Synod. pm weekdays or all day week­ am. • 1674 West State Road. Hastings, Prayer GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Dunkin III. Yixrh Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Musk Morn­ AAL Branch after, 4 00 p m Heal­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11:00 im, 4 00 Children* Choir. 4 45 Youth through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or lunior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Sunday School 9 30 and II 00 a m Ensemble Choir. 7 00 Adult Choir for children and adults Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible Hour 6 00 pm. Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Saturday. Oct 17 - 9 00-3 00 p m. Bazaar, 6 00 Hayndc. 8 00 p m Study - No age limits Month Mom's Tune Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, 3185 N Carl Pastor Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 day Litchfield or Litchfield Men. Faithful more information 948-8004 Darlene Worship Ser­ 11 00 am. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. vices Sunday. 9 00 a m , Rev. Ken Vaught. Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p.m Thurs­ Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Family and Awana at 6 30 p.m WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev Carl SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 p m . BIBLE STUDY Sunday. 5 IX) p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 am.; freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 94X-8890 or 948­ Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ sage**. 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH Thursday Bible Study 7 p m If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Pastor Saturday Evening 6 30*p.m Meeting at Maple Valley High Word- HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial look place at Banfield Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Lifespan Hospice of Battle Creek. Dordthy M. Fischer| MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Dorothy M. Fischer, age 71,.of Middleville, passed Mrs. Dorothy M. Fischer was bom on 1926 in Bowens Mill, the Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training WOODGROVE BRETHREN ( KRISTIAN PARISH 488? Coats Grose Rd Pastor Ben Church 4 00 - 4 30 p.m ings. Junior-Senior High Service 10 30 am. Wednesday h(X) pm Youth meet­ This information on worship services is pnnided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 H ASTINGS MANI FACTl RING CO. Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. Hastings. Michigan and Thelma L. She was raised in Bowens Mill attended Thornapple Schools. and She was married to Elmer E. Fischer on February 25. 1974 in They resided on Briggs Road. Middleville until they moved to Fulton. Texas in Dorothy enjoyed traveling with her husband Elmer Fischer, country music, 11 00 a m Worship - Child care available for infants & writing for the Church newsletter, gatherings with family an friends, she was a good cook and always tried to find a reason to get everyone together for dinners with her children and family. She was a homemaker, devoted her life to her family toddlers thru age 4. and Junior and church, was a caring, loving, mother, Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Fnday. Oct 16 - 4 30 to 7 00 p m grandmother, and great grandmother, doing kind deeds for family and friends. Habitat for Humanity - Swiss Steak and Chicken Dinner Free will do­ nation To help build homes for needy families' Tuesday. Oct 20 - der 12 S3, under 4 free FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 Kent Keller. Pastor G Deborah E Sisson. Associate Pastor Sunday. Oct 18- 9 30 a m Traditional Wor­ ship Service. 9 50 a m C hildren's C hurch tPre-School-2nd grade). 10 30 a m Coffee Hour. 10 30 a m Sunday School-All ages. Pas­ tor Keller's Adult Class • Hall. Dave Joslyn's "Logos** Class • Lounge. II 20 a m C ontemporary Worship Sen ice The 9 30 vers ice is broadcast W BC II-AM over 1220 Nursery is pnnided during both services Mondav. Oct 19 • 7 30 p m Trustees meeting Tues­ day. Oct 20 • 6 I $ .1 in Men's Bible Study at the YMCA Office. 7 00 p m Noah's Ark Advisory Board dining room Wednesday Oct 21-9 00-12 (X) Healthy fam­ ilies Playgroup • Sharpe Hall. 12 00 noon Women's Luncheon, dining room, program SAFE Place. 6 00 p m 6 30 C hurch Night Children's Choir. 7 00 pm Chancel Choir. ”00 pm Kcrygma Bible Study. Supper. Dining Room pm in and Isabell (Moore) Taylor. She attended St. Camillus School of Nursing. Borgess Hospital. Kalamazoo, graduating in 1940. She worked as a nurse at Pennock Hospital for a short time, devoting the rest of her time to her family and friends. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. She married William Taffce in 1941 who preceded her in death on October 17. 1986. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Barbara June Burt of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Mrs. Taffce is survived by her children. Janet Clancy of Hastings. Joan (Peter) Enzinc of Troy. New York. Jean (Christopher) Bowies of Alger. Michigan. Robert Taffce of Hastings. Mary Jane (Thomas) Kenfield of Hastings', and Kathleen (Ben) Green of Grand Rapids; sixteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sisters, and Yvonne Brady of Suzanne Mrs. Fischer was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, and granddaughter. Thomas (Peg) Taffce both of Hastings; sister-in-law. Sister M. Laurcntina RSM. Funeral Mass was held Monday, October 12, 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Father Charles H. Fischer officiated. Burial took place Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; one sister. Marion E Hermenitl of Niles. Michigan; one brother. Lester (Nancy) Springer of Kalamazoo; several nieces and Mr. Stehr was bom on August 12, 1918 in East Grand Rapids, the son of Henry & Minnie (Luckow) Stehr. He was raised in the East Grand Rapids area and attended schools there. He was married to Bernice G. Walton on June 9. 1951. He has resided at his last address in Hastings since 1976 and in Freeport from 1951 until 1974. He was employed at Ohio Plate Glass Company in Grand Rapids for 26 years, retiring in 1976. He had previously fanned in the Middleville area for several years. He was a former member of Knights of Pythias Lodge in Middleville, former member Hastings Elks Lodge, former volunteer & past Fire Chief of Freeport Fire Department, life member International Painters Brotherhood Allied Trades, and a Mr. Stehr is survived by his wife. Bernice; two sons. Hany (Lillian) Stehr, Jr. of Middleville, and Michael Stehr of Grand Rapids; one daughter. Gayelynn (Scott) Sanders of Hastings; two step­ daughters. Nancy (Richard) Strieglc of October 17. 1998 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday. October 18. 1998 al 2:00 p.m. al grandchildren; two sisters. Ella R<x»k of Pella. Iowa and Lucille Finkbciner of Middleville; several nieces and nephews. Graveside Services were held Tuesday. the Parmelee United Methodist October 13. 1998 at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Reverend Doug Riechenbach Church with Reverend Lee Zachinan officiating. be at Holy Comers Cemetery. Caledonia Memorial contributions may be made to Barn Community Hospice or Parmelee United Methodist Church. present Hastings Manufacturing Company, be dri carpentry work, he owned and operated the former Mercy Care Nursing Home in .Battle Creek, and was Evangelist for several years. Roush Mr. was a a Literature member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He was also preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Vivian Metzger, son. Jack Roush; step-daughter. Judy Koning; brothers. Dale & Dewey Roush. Mr. Roush is survived by his wife,* great grandchildren; Shupp of Hastings. and sister, Myrtle* Funeral Services were held Wednesday,' October 14, 1998 at Hastings Scventh-Day * Adventist Church. Bill Pastor Gardner* Burial took place at Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Earl M. Roush Memorial Fund. Arrangements made were Wren by ] Gary R. Koops Hastings and Donna (Stephen) Fox of Lake Odessa; several grandchildren & great will Roush has lived at his Mr. address since 1967. Mr. Roush’s employment included: E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings. HASTINGS Saturday, Interment He was married to Velma Rowley in 1926 and she passed away June 18, 1970, he then married Evelyn A. (Edminsteri Edmundson on May 23, 1917. Harry R Stehr, Sr. brother, Walter Stehr and sister. Elizabeth Stehr. held and Funeral Home of Hastings. Mecuwcs of Middleville; three step-sons. Edward (Kathy) Fischer of Hastings. Jim Fischer of Indiana. Scott Fischer of be He was raised in Barry County attended Barry County Rural School. officiated. al outdoorsman enjoying camping. He was preceded in death by his parents; will Mr. Roush was bom on August 5. 1908 in Barry County, the son of Charles & Elizabeth (Farley) Roush. Evelyn; two sons, Robert (Joan) Roush of4 Farrell of Wayland; two stepdaughters, Debbie Fischer of Nashville. Elaine (Jim) nephews. Visitation System. Bellevue and Duane (Diana) Roush of.* Lansing; step-daughter, Beverly Swtsh^oC*. Connecticut; 20 grandchildren; several? long-time member of Michigan Travel Trailers Club. Mr. Stehr was an avid eleven 11, 1998 ai: Creek Health away Sunday. October Community Site/Battle Wilton Manor. Florida; brother. Donald Taylor Missoula, Montana; sister-in-law, Agnes (Norman) Periuns; brother-in-law. Heishman Mrs. Fischer is survived by her husband. Elmer E. Fischer; three daughters, Carole J. Reiglcr of Wayland. Joyce E. Kurr and Jon Rcquc of Hastings, Betty Jean (Kim) Hastings; of Johnstown Township, Bellevue, passed* of Dearborn October 9, 1998 at Thornapple Manor. death. ner free building with elevator to 1918 Wayne. Michigan, the daughter of Arthur She was a member of Parmelee United Methodist Church, was an Eastern Star. Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ Church phone 616-945-9574 Bar­ Hastings. She was bom October 28. - Harry R. Stehr. Sr., age 80. of Hastings, passed away Friday. Lisa Stevens, Director of Christian Church rector of Music and Organist: Fellowship Thursday. away 1975. where they remained until 1989 then they returned to Middleville. streets. Dr Bufford W. Coe, Pastor and passed Indiana. Elkhart. OES No. 17 Hastings, Past Matron twice and remained a lifetime member until her Comer of Green 8'2-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am p io . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 OP a m. Confession Saturday 770 Cook Rd 10 00 am watchcts. 7 00pm Altar Guild School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Hernng W heelchair accessible and ' Prescriptions" 21 Methodist Women Adults $5. un­ elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m. 1952 N Broaduay day. Oct tickets available through United GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH father Charles JcITctwh Congr. Council. 7 30 OA Wednes­ b 30 pm. Father-Son Banquet, F •schcr. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 805 S 7 00 p m NA. TUesday. Oct. 20 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School 10 30 a m Coffee Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Classes • (or all ages. 10 40 a m • 15 II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 p m. Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Sunday Services 9 45 a m • Bible ing Service Thursday. Oct 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship people who care Sarver. Pastor Eme itus. 945-9224 School (all ages). all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at Christ's Love, and the fellowship of GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Funeral Services were held Monday. October 12, 1998 at Williams Funeral daughter of Clarke L. (Sensiba) Springer. a m. Sunday Maricta Diane Wood of Battle Creek and Viola Le Clear of Battle Creek. 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 John sisters. grandchildren; two 9414 Sunday. Oct II- 8 00 and rastor. of Garcia of Pennfield and Jody Lynn Misner FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Senior Everett Dayton. Tcnne. see. Patricia Misner & Leo 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy. Quiz (ages (Randy) October 22. 10 45 a.m. Nursery provided Sun­ Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 Diane daughters. away Tuesday. October 6. 1998 at home. day Evening Service, 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are traveling, flowers and going to church. Mrs. Misner is survived by three Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ Sunday School 9 30 am . classes Morning Worship Mrs. Misner was a homemaker. She enjoyed singing Christian songs, Senior am. tion call the church office. 1928 Book of Common Mich James A. Campbell. Pastor for all ages 9 00 Wednesday. ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 (X) HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Margaret Bell (Corkins) Mead. six Comer of Slate Rd and Bollwvod p.m Hastings, the son of Warren Woodrow & home and Gerald Dean Misner of Delton; HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH St. Rev in 1941 at home; two sons. Brad Eugene Misner at dence Course Church phone 945­ Icy. Pastor Phone 945­ the home. Free Bible Correspon­ M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub4995 Office hours. Wied.Thurs 9 4th Sundays. Evening Services 6 pm Wednes­ day: Bible study 7pm Peter 2938 tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Michigan Ave., Hastings. Wackerman, Pastor 1998 at home. She was bom September 6. She was married to Larry Misner on September 12. 1958. BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST are 8 30 a m . 9 55 am and 11 20 available for all services Bring the Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ For more information call the church office Sunday Service Times 948-2549 Wednesday 6 30 p.m also Nursery CEDAR CREEK BIBLE FINE LAKE, BATTLE CREEK - Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for nett. Pastor Church office phone (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a.m , Worship 11 a.m . PO. Box 63. Bedford Rd. Dowling Aduhs. Teens and Children. THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH Hastings, October 8. 1998 at Pennock Hospital in vice. 6:00 pm 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ Pastor Ken Vaught HASTINGS - Ruth L. Taffce, age 79. of Gayla Joan Misner, age 57. of Fine Lake, Baltic Creek, passed away Friday. October evening Service. ;: JOHNSTOWN township BELLEVUE - Earl M. Roush, age 90? Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor DeAnn Dobbs Phone 616­ nights 6 30 p.m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lori (Bishop) Cason. Lisa Bishop, Thomas and Christine Gulch and Michelle Vaught officiated. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ Study & Prayer Time Wednesday M-79 West Rosalie Edger of Hastings. Goldis Sinclair of Hastings; aunts and uncles. Mike and COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Hastings, great grandparents. Grace Hoffman of Dayton. Tennessee, Lynn and McCarty. Graveside Services were held Monday. October 12. 1998 at 2:30 p.m. at Rutland Township Cemetery. Reverend Kenneth R. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH HASTINGS - Ethan Tanner Bishop, 3 week old son of Sara L. Gulch and Brian J. Bishop passed away Thursday. October 8. Thursday. October 15. 1998 al the Richard her by Ethan Tanner Bishop 1998 at Mott Children Hospital in Ann Arbor. Surviving arc his parents. Sara L. Gulch Burial will take place at Cemetery, Emmett Township. traveling, gardening, sewing, dancing and reading. She loved people and treasured her death Sanders of Tennessee; grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Visitation will be after 12 noon. November II. 1939 in Battle Creek. family and many friends. She was preceded in Berth Lyncll Homer Williams, all of Tennessee, one sister, Service at the Kellogg Company as a Tour Guide; James Williams. Donald Williams. Bill Williams, and and Reverend officiated Gary L. - Gary R Koops, age 64. of Clarksville, passed away at his home in Clarksville after a long illness on Monday, October 12, 1998. He was bom August 26, 1934 in Cawker City. Kansas, the son of Renzo and Cinnie (Raemaker) Koops. He married Nettie Donker on August 14, 1959. He was a member of the Clarksville Lions Club, on the Board of the Bear Creek Villa, on the Board of the Lake Odessa Christian Reformed Church, and a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association. He graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School in 1952 and from Calvin College in 1956. He attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science ini Chicago and graduated on September 8J 1971. Mr. Koops owned and operated the Koops Funeral Chapels. Incorporated fat 26 years retiring in December of 1997 Mr. Koops is survived by his wife, Nettie Koops of Clarksville; son. Gary Koops. Jr. of Alexandria. Virginia^' daughter. Cynthia Koops of Clarksville; • brothers. Gerald (Henrietta) Koops of' Cawker City. Kansas and Elton (Joyce)1 Koops of Downs, Kansas; aunt. Bertha Raemaker of Downs. Kansas, several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services were held Thursday,’ October 15. 1998 at the Lakewood United Methodist Church. Reverend Ben Ridder officiated. Interment took place at z Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to ( the Lake Odessa Christian Reformed. Church Building Expansion Fund. Finkbciner Memorial contributions may be made to the Harry R. Stehr. Sr. Memorial Fund Arrangements were made Funeral Home of Hastings. CLARKSVILLE by Wren d - Keep Your Friends and Relatives . INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at.. 616-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15. 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UUS Rock Hard Gym has moved from its short-time location in the G & W building on north Fourth Avenue to Lake Odessa Racquctball and Gym on M-50 on Laurel Drive. The sti 11 -earlier location in the Wiser block building at Fourth and Tupper Lake has signs for space to rent and real estate signs of the building for sale. The freshmen girls' basketball team has a home game on Wednesday. Oct. 21. at 6 p.m. Orville and Virginia Decker arc observ­ ing their 50th anniversary on Saturday. Oct. 17 afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, to which their friends and business acquaintances are invited. With more than 40 years at the helm of the Lake Odessa Co­ op Elevator. Orville became well known by the rural population. Their other connec­ tions have been in Woodland and Lake Odessa churches, the golf course and Flori­ da winters. Theirs was a double wedding in 1948 with Virginia^ sister Dorothy Krebs and husband Ross, who are having their open house at the Kilpatrick United Brethren Church on the same day from I to lone Mitchell and some of the fourth graders wait their turn to visit the Depot Museum. 4 p.m. The Bowne Center United Methodist Church will host a roast beef dinner Satur­ day. Oct. 24. The crowds are great, so it pays to go early. “Wonderful Wednesday" program at Central United Methodist Church is off to a great start. There were 35 youngsters who came for the first session last week. A staff of eight is on hand for the classes, games, Hawthornes to mark golden anniversary On Oct. 23. 1948 Wayne Hawthorne and Agnes Mlynarchek were united in marriage at St. Cyril Catholic Church at Gun Lake. They have three children: Manin (Robin) Hawthorne. Kathleen (Jerry) Lenz, and Susan (Ralph) Ford; eight grandchil­ dren and four great grandchildren. The occasion was celebrated with a fam­ ily dinner. Their mailing address is 99 Tan­ Wilcoxes to observe 50th anniversary On Oct 24. 1998 between 2 and 4 p.m. the children of Howard and Mary Ann (Hcrminctt) Wilcox will hold a 50<h wed­ ding anniversary open house. Il will be held at the Free Methodist Fellowship Hall at 301 E. Slate Rd.. Hastings. • Cards welcome, no gifts please ner Lake Rd.. Hastings. snacks and music. An engagement picture appeared in the Grand Rapids Press for former patrolman David Backman of the Lake Odessa police department and Julia Scrivens of Jenison. A December wedding is planned. Another picture is of the bridal couple Rachel Ann Bultman and Michael VanderWall, who were married in early summer atFremont. Her parents and their several children lived in Lake Odessa during the years when her father, the Rev. Fred Bult­ man. was pastor of the Christi; n Reformed Church congregation. Dun ng September and October, fourth­ graders in East Elementary school have been studying Michigan history and geog­ raphy. As part of their study, they had a vis­ it from a member of the local historical society whose planned slide show of build­ ings now and long ago was thwarted by a burned out projector bulb, so instead the assembled children merely heard about the changes and discussed chihgcs taking place even now. On the next day, thc^went on the annual walking tour to srtHwme houses Carla Kaufman and her tourui yioucio ivuuj tour of the town after seeing the depot and caboose. Ambitious gardeners may want to make cuttings of foliage plants to grow over the winter months. Visitors to Phoenix this winter may chance to sec the $1 million office building with its 18,000 square feet of space, which has been given by a grateful alumnus to Lake Superior State University. He is Dr. uuhuhuc meir Lou Lukenda from Sauli Sic. Mane. Ontario. The building houses that East Lansing based Leona Group. He is called “Lou from the Soo.” a retired oral surgeon, who played basketball on the Soo Tech squad even before the school reached uni­ versity status. He is a chief executive offi­ cer of Tcndcrcarc Inc. which had the first bathroom, a former hos­ pital. the opera house, the first church built in the village and the depot. There they had a chance to climb the steps of the caboose and sec the grounds. Two rooms full of stu­ dents at a time went inside the depot to sec what had been the ladies' waiting room, the ticket office, the gentlemen's waiting room, the baggage room, and the control for the signal, which notified the engineer if pas­ sengers were waiting to board the train. Most groups are intrigued by the grappling hooks used to retrieve drowned bodies from Scrivens-Bachman united in marriage James and Norma Nied, of Jenison and Ulysses Scrivens, of Boulder. CO are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Julia Elizabeth to David Y. Bachman, of Freeport. David is the son of Donald and Catherine Bachman, also of Freeport. Julia is a graduate of Unity Christian High School and Grand Valley State Uni­ versity. David is a graduate of Hastings High School and Grand Rapids Community College. A Dec. 18. 1998 wedding is planned. Mr. and Mrs. Shinsh Shah of West the lake. Katherine Spitzley of Ionia and many members of her family attended Central UM Church Sunday to witness the baptism of her 20th great-grandchild. Jack William, son of Randy and Donita Nurenbcrg of Bloomfield. Mich, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Neha to Corey Dean, son of Alan Dean and Judi Hudsonville. The infants maternal grand­ parents arc Donald and Bcmicce Goodemoot. Also, many Goodcmoot family mem­ Dean of Hastings. Neha is a 1990 graduate of PlymouthCanton High School, received her BS from Kalamazoo College in 1994 and her mas­ ters of science from Grand Valley Univer­ bers were present. The former library space north of the Shah-Dean to wed in May sity in 1997. Corey is a 1990 graduate of Thornapple Kellogg High School, received his BS from Kalamazoo College in 1994 and is cur­ rently a fourth year med student al Michi­ gan State University. The couple will wed on May 30. 1999. Parent-teacher conferences set Thursday. Nov. 4 and 5. Students will attend school in the morn­ ing on Nov 4. 5 and 6. with conferences scheduled in the afternoon or evening of Nov. 4 and 5. Conferences for parents of students in grades K-5 will be scheduled on an individ­ ual basis by the teachers. The conference be conducted in various locations through­ out the building, as scheduled by the teacher teams (call the middle school office If your child's schedule has. not been received) Parents are encouraged to participate in the conferences and discuss the progress of their children with their teachers on an indi­ vidual basis Administrators and counselors also will be available to talk to parents at the conferences Watermelon harvest... Schools. Among the golden wedding anniversaries publicized in Sunday's newspaper was that of Merle Jr. and Janette (First) Sutherland of Tupper Lake Road. Merle is a retired GM Vincent and Sunny Batter grew these huge watermelons at their garden at 5488 Burd Road in Baltimore Township and harvested them late last month. The melon on the left weighed 100 pounds and the one of the right checked in at about 80 pounds. employee and a firefighter. They have sons, Sam and Joel, and six grandchildren The anniversary of Norman and Harriet Haskin of Eaton Highway was also listed. They had been married in her hometown of Pewamo where the Jandcmoa family lived Her father was a doctor of veterinary medicine They have been farmers in Woodland Hastings Area Schools will have parent­ teacher conferences on Wednesday and schedule for the middle school and high school is Wednesday. Nov. 4. and Thursday. Nov. 5. Horn I to 3 p.m. in the afternoon and from 6 to 8 in the evenings. High school conferences will be conduct­ ed in the gymnasium of the high school; parents may attend at their conference. Middle School conferences, however, will grain elevator on Fourth Avenue is now occupied by Clark Construction Company as a field office while they arc building one of the new buildings for Lakewood Public Westbrooks to mark golden anniversary William and Manon Westbrook were united m marriage on Oct IS. 1948. They will be celebrating with their children They have three daughters and five grand­ children Township. The State Journal pictured Paul Richards of Lake Odessa with his 33.15-pound king salmon caught Manistee. He is a Lake­ wood High School senior. He won $300 for the first place award in the Manistee Coun­ ty Sports Fishing Association's annual Trout and Salon Derby. Gloria Hecht, whose parents arc Theron and June on Brown Road. Carlton Town­ ship, was pictured in Monday’s paper as one of the guests at a Victorian tea held at the histone Eaton County Courthouse Sunday afternoon. Guests were served tea. (Earl Gray variety), scones, jam. lemon curd and cream puffs stuffed with crab meat salad The social event was in conjunction with the city’s Victorian celebration sponsored by downtown merchants Gloria’s tablemats were from Eaton Rapids. Dansville and Groosc Pointe Park Gardening experts tell us it is time to sal­ vage the geraniums and other perishables plants from the gardens Bulbs from canna and gladioli plants should be dug and stored in a dry place for w inter Paper bags arc rec­ ommended for storage of some bulbs RN - HOME HEALTH Full Time — Weekends PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Registered Nurse to work full-time Friday. Saturday and Sunday for our Home Health Department. On-Call is also required. The successful candidate must hold a current Michigan License, have previous experience in a long term care nursing home, hospital or homecare agency, possess strong communication skills and be able to work independently. Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials: an innovative flexible benefits package; Paid Time Off system; tuition reimbursement for continuing education; personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5% of your salary; and much more. Please submit resumeapplication to: Pennock Hospital Attn: Human Resources 1009 W. Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. Pennock Healthcare N ntces �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 15 1998 ileges 3. No one else should be allowed to drive a vehicle entrusted to you This means you may not lend your vehicle to fnends. 4 If you arc ever in a condition that LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting October 8. 1996 at 7:30 p.m. Probate Court might render you less than 100 percent competent behind the wheel of a car. phone County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE us Wc will come get you This will not re­ sult in the loss of driving privileges State of Michigan All Board Member present Decedent s Estate Also 10 citizens and guests Dept reports received Correspondence read Road wnprovements request by Stewart Lake residents Zoning violation discussion Social fecled by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on October 21 Budget amended Bills read and approved 1998 at 8 30 a m in the probate courtroom Hast mgs. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on Darlene Harper Clerk Attested to by John Oates. Supervisor the petition of Lots A Seppanen requesting that (10/15) NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County she be appointed personal representative ol the estate of Benjamin Nagel who lived at 6504 Irving Road. Middleville. Michigan and who died 8/31/98. and requesting also the will of the de­ ceased dated 9/6/90 and codicils dated none be Planning Commission will conduct a public hear­ admitted to prooate Creditors of the deceased are notified that all ing lor the following Special Use Permits daxns again* the estate will be forever barred CASE NO SP 23-98 • Kenneth E Gray, (ap­ plicant). Ulllan Gray, (property owner). unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 LOCATION At 10203 Piter Rd on the North side between Gurd and Manning Lake Rds in Sec 1. Barry Twp PURPOSE Requesting a speaal use permit months of the date of publication of this notice lor a home occupation n a detached accessory budding (tea print shop) in the AR zoning dis­ Date 10-1-98 David A Dimmers (P12793) trict CASE NO SP 24-98 - . Robert J. Neely, (ap­ plicant). . File No. 98-22445-SE Estate of Benjamin Nagel Deceased Security No 370-10-8842 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af LOCATION At 4788 Carlton Center Rd (M-43) on the South side between Durkee and Charlton Park Rds m sec 24. Carlton Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit tor a home occupation (i e. sign designs illustra­ tions - address and phone numbers) r the A zon­ Notice IS further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of 'ecord DIMMERS & DOHERTY LOCATION On the West side of North Broad­ way (M-43) between Mary Lou Drive and Wiiirfts Rd si Sec. 31. Carlton Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a country subdivision in the AR zoning district Mortgage Corporation, as assignee by an assign­ ment dated February 28. 1997. which was had saved up a couple dozen of my mother’s sleeping pills and was going home to com­ mit suicide. But after we had such a good time together, I realized if I killed myself, I never know who may be observ ing you. 2. You will strive to maintain the grades, conduct the attitudes at the same high level would have missed all that fun and so many other good times that might follow You sec, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.” as when wc first granted your driving priv­ Alto Ml 49302 616/866-6455 (10/15) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jessie J PLACE Community Room in the Courts and Elliott and Kardi M EHiott. husband and wile (Original Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Financial Services Inc . Mortgagee, dated February 28. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described prop­ 1997 and recorded on March 4. 1997 m Uber erties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ 687, on Page 145. Barry County Records. Mchi­ sion members before the hearing gan. and recorded on March 1.1997 in Liber 689. Page 749. Barry County and was assigned by Interested persons destfmg to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or m writing wifi be given the opportunity to be heard al the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4820 The speaal use apptocabons are available for recorded on March 4. 1997. in Uber 687. on pubic nspection at the Barry County Planning Page 151. Barry County Records, on which mort­ Office. gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixiy-Nme Thousand Five Hundred 220 W State St. Hastings. Mchigan 49058 dunng the hours of 8 am to 5 p.m (dosed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 tor further in­ formatxxi The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of p*.nted materials being considered at the meeting to vtot- viduals with disabilities at the meetingAiearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids Or services should contact the County ot Barry by writing or calling the following Mchael Brown, County Administrator. 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings. Ml 49058. (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma. Barry County Clerk (10/15) Get that FINAL "GARAGC SALC in before the leaves fall. Advertise it In the REMINDER and the BANNER...Bony County's Total Marketing Team! Ninety-One and 35/100 dolars ($69,591 35). mduding interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast tngs. Michigan at 1 00 odock p.m., on December 3. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 2 of Block 7 of H J Kenfield s Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 1 of Plats on Page 9 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Deled October 15 1998 CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL (248 ) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File #98099742 ~ 5th Annual ~ £ ycar-old son was getting his driver’s license, and she was more than a little nervous about it. The information you gave her was good, but how about reprinting that Con­ tract for Drivers that you ran several years ago’’ I cut that contract out of your column when our oldest son got his license. My husband and I made some minor changes that reflected our personal expectations, home from school that day?’ he asked, ’You see. 1 cleaned nut my locker because I did­ n’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I Lots A Seppanen 9986 Alden Nash SE TIME 7:30 pm. Law Building at 220 West Court St Driver contract Dear Ann Landers: I just read the letter from "Scared Mom in Seattle." Her 16- said mortgagee to the Chase Mortgage Services Inc. a Delaware Corporation, t/k/a Chase Man­ hattan Mortgage Corporation fA/a Chase Home 616/945-9596 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made MEETING DATE October 26. 1998 quite an impression. I don’t know if it’s true or not. but it illustrates how a small kind­ ness can make a big difference Loyal Reader in New Rochelle, N.Y. Dear Loyal: Thank you for a heartwarm­ ing story with a powerful punch Here it is “Mark was walking home from school when he noticed the boy ahead of him had topped and dropped all of his books, along with two sweaters, a baseball bag. a glove and a tape recorder Mark helped the boy­ pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going in the same direction. Mark helped carry the burden. “Mark learned the boys name was Bill, and it worked beautifully for all four of our children. Our youngest son. who is now 20. didn’t always like the rules, but he lived up to his end of the agreement I dread to think what would have happened without that contract. Il helped us sleep better at night Please print it again, Ann, for parents with first-time drivers. - Mom in Salt Lake City. Dear Mom: That contract was the brain­ child of John Violette of Nederland, Texas. Many of my readers have told me how help­ ful it was. Here it is again: Contract for Drivers It is understood and agreed that having a driver's license and driving a motor vehicle arc privileges. Any privilege has to be earned, and it must be earned on a continu­ ing basis. This means that driving privileges may be revoked due to an infraction of the following rules: 1. Breaking the driving laws or abusing a motor vehicle can result in the loss of dri­ ving pnvileges, even if wc learn about it from a source other than the police. You 221 S Broadway Hastngs Ml 49058 ing district CASE NO SP 25-98 - Steve Swift (appli­ cant), CDT Investments, (property owner). Life saver Dear Ann Landers: The computer is a good source for interesting stones A fnend sent me this one by e-mail, and it made wishes ’ I admired his paternal firmness un­ til he added. Besides, Ma. you’re 75 years old You don’t NEED a tattoo ’’ Maple Valley Community Education 1998 Holiday Arts & Crafts Show Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MAPLE VALLEY JRVSR. HIGH SCHOOL 11090 Nashville Hwy. Vermontville. Michigan Phone 517-852-2145 or 517-852-9794 (11/12) that he liked video games, baseball and his­ tory. that he was having a lot of trouble in school and that the had just broken up w ith his girlfriend. When they arrived at Bills home. Mark was invited in for a soda and to watch some TV The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some small talk. “The boys continued to sec each other around school and had lunch together sev­ eral times. They ended up at the same high school, where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally, the Rwv;-awaited senior year came, and three weeks before gradua­ tion, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. “Bill reminded him of the day years be­ fore when they had first met. ‘Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so much stuff 5 You arc never to be a passenger in a car in which the driver should not be driving. A call to come get you will not result in the loss of dnving privileges If you cannot reach us. hire a taxi We will pay for it. and there will be no punishment Signed this------- day of—. 19- Dad..............Mom---------------Newly Licensed Driver......... Grandpa’s joke Dear Ann Landers: By this time, the Vi­ agra jokes arc becoming a bit raunchy and more than a little tiresome. Nevertheless, 1 thought you might enjoy our family Y recent laugh My grown children have a wonderful re­ lationship with their 77-ycar-old grandfa­ ther. Recently, one of them asked. “Grandpa, when arc you going to give Via­ gra a try ?" Grandpa looked a bit startled, laughed and replied. “There’s no use putting new lead in the pencil when you don’t have anybody to write to." Grandma was standing right next to him. and the look she gave him nearly peeled the paint of the wall. We all thought his re­ sponse was hilarious - Longtime Reader in Indianapolis. Dear L.T. Reader Grandpa sounds like a delightful fellow. Please tell him he has an admirer in Chicago Gem of the Day (Credit Cary Grant at age 81): “I’ve never done a damn thing to stay in shape. The best exercise I know is making love." Planning a wedding7 What's right? What's wrong7 "The Ann Landers Guide for Brides " will relieve your anxiety Send a seif-addressed, tong, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.75 (this includes postage and handling) to. Brides, c/o Ann Landers. PO. Bax 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $4.55.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate neb page at www. creators, com. Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. ‘Lady, is a lady’ Dear Am Landers: You recently printed a letter from a reader whose daughter wanted to stay in a motel overnight after the prom. The girl challenged her mother, say­ ing. “You don’t trust me. You’re old-fash­ ioned. It’s different today.” My daughter is now 33. happily married with a baby. When .she was 17. she asked to go skiing with seven other teenagers, four of them boys. They planned to rent one room for the night so they wouldn’t have to drive home. She insisted I could trust her and called me “old-fashioned.” I refused to give in. Wc went around and around, and finally, in exasperation. I turned to her 18-ycar-old brother and said. “Please explain to your sister why she can’t go.” He looked at her and said very shortly. “Ladies don’t do things like that ” My daughter did a double take and said. “OK.” And that was the end of it. Ann, a lady is a lady, whether it’s 1950, 1970 or 1998. If young girls understand that, a lot of problems can be avoided. Sandy in Hawaii. Dear Hawaii: Beautiful. Thanks for putting the problem in a totally different light. That brother must be quite a guy. Teenage boys still respect girls who respect themselves. Dear Readers: I received several letters critical of my comments to the girl who considered her tattoos “a legitimate art form.” Soon after. Reader’s Digest printed this item: “I overheard a man on a ray­ phone saying, ’But I don’t think tattoos arc a good idea, and as long as you’re living in my house, you’re going to respect my Hastings church plans missions conference Hope United Methodist Church in Hast­ ings is hosting its annual Missions Con­ ference Oct. 24-25. "We are welcoming the majority of the missionaries that we support, so it is an exciting time." said a spokesperson. All interested people are invited to come to any or all of the planned activities. From 9:15 to 10 30 am Saturday. Oct. 24. Ana Arias, the Bellingers and Sarah Fros: will be sharing what has been hap­ pening in their lives. Also, that same day. from 4-9 p m., a hot dog roast and haynde w ill be held at the home of Ed and Jan Boulter. 800 Sissions Rd.. Freeport Bring lawn chairs or blan­ kets. Sunday morning at the church, from 9:30 a.m. to noon will be sharing and the Olmedos will be present The worship service will be led by Denny Brogan A potluck will follow the service. BOY, Caleb James was welcomed home from South Korea on Sept. 21, 1998. Caleb was bom on May 3. 1998. Proud parents are Brian and Amy Keech of Hastings. Calebs grandparents arc Douglas and Sharon Ban­ croft. and William and Jerrine Keech. Great-grandparents are Robert and Barbara Leary, and Alfred Bancroft, also of Hast­ Johnson and Jerry Hughes of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs 14 ozs and 18 1/2 inches long GIRL, Shaylynn Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 28. 1998 at 2:59 p.m. to Jessica Krebs and Dana Davis of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long ings. GIRL. Brooklyn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 2. 1998 at 8:31 a m. to Chns and Heather Bowers of Delton Weighing 5 lbs. 13 O7s. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Dcstiney Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 2, 1998 at 2:27’a.m. to Don and Donna Sheldon II of Prairieville. Weighing 6 lbs. 12.5 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Allison Elaine Miller, bom at Pen­ nock Hospital on Sept. 28. 1998 at 7:17 p m. to Kevin Miller and Jennifer Fletcher of Clarksville. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Alyssa Danielle, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 29. 1998 at 4:51 a.m. to Eric and Mane Graham Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. of Wayland. BOY, Jacob Matthew, bom at Pennock GIRL, Melanie Freda, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. I. 1998 at 7:38 p.m. te Hospital on Sept. 30, 1998 at 10:17 p.m. to Diane and Brian Kidder of Middleville. Weighing 10 lbs. 9 ozs. and 22 inches long. Dawn and Robert Webb of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 10.75 ozs. and 22 I'2 inches long. BOY, Evan Joseph, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Sept. 27, 1998 at 7:16 a.m. to Yvctta and Joe Coates of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Rachel Lynn Meyers bom at Metro­ politan Hospital in Grand Rapids on Oct. 4, at 10:51 p.m. to Eric and Gina Meyers of Lake Odessa. Rachel weighed 6 lbs. and 13 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. Rachel GIRL, Kalli Ann, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 24. 1998 at 11:32 p.m. to Kerri Ann Enyart of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. was welcomed home by her big brother, Matthew - 4. Grandparents arc Merv and Paula Carter and the late Homer and June Meyers. Great grandparents arc Paul and GIRL, Hailey Kay. bom at Pennock Hospi­ Fncda Desgranges and Cecile and the late Moms Carter tal on Sept. 26. 1998 a! 2:20 p.m. to Nicole �Ihe Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... Barry County Courthouse, 1892-1998 By Joyce F. Welnbrecht Following a proposal to build a new cour­ thouse. an effort to get approval for the new courthouse began in 1X91 The idea was publicized to promote the outmoded and too small facilities The vote was held in an election Monday. Apnl 4, 1892. The proposal passed by a healthy margin and construction of the new and third courthouse was begun. An open house was held during Barry County Fair Week and citizens of Barry County were invited to come sec the new county buildings, and hear the new court­ house clock strike the time. Comments by the public indicated that people were very proud of the new court­ house. which was a model for other court­ houses. and the control of the costs were held up as examples of how it should be done. The building itself was considered the “state of the art” for its time The jail wasn't quite as well accepted. The Hastings Banner of Sept 21. 1893 stat­ ed: “People of Barry County have reason to be proud of their new courthouse, which is a model in many respects, for one. of its expense. The new jail is all right, what there is of it, but was constructed on too much of a condensed plan." In the 1970s a new jail was built on the western edge of the city, just beyond the fairgrounds and the old jail was used for commissioners’ space and office space for a number of years. The new courthouse was opened for busi­ ness on Jan. I. 1894. The old courthouse which had opened in 1849. was purchased by Nelson T. Parker He moved it off of the site in 1892. before construction of the new courthouse began I was placed on a lot north of the Hastings Hotel on Church Street. Here it was used as a sample and display room for many years. In January of 1918 it was tom down In 1889, a memorial fountain to honor Daniel Striker former Barry County Clerk and a Michigan Secretary of State, Barry County’s first elected state official, was completed and placed on the courthouse lawn. It was located on the northeast comer of the lawn. The new courthouse was built to the south and west of it. The fountain was .17 feet tall and had three tiers, with two statues of cupids holding aloft a conch shell, from which the water flowed. The cost of the fountain was $ I .(XX). In 1908, a Civil War cannon was donated for the Courthouse lawn. The 840-pound, three-inch, wrought iron gun had been used by the U.S.A, field artillery in the War between the States. John Franklin Reynolds, who took part in 101 engage­ ments in Cuba and the Philippines dunng the Spanish-American War. had the Civil War cannon standing in his yard. He donat­ A view of the south side of the Barry County Courthouse into the next century and could stand for other century of service. Sov/vrr. Archives Hastings Banner. Bar­ County History of 1985; Archives of The Hastings Reminder. History of Allegan and Barry County 1880. History of Barry County with Biographies. Hon H IE letter. 1912 The Barry County Courthouse with the original fountain. ed the cannon for the courthouse law n. When United States went to war follow­ ing the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7. 1941. scrap drives became an important part of the war effort. The Hastings scrap drive included 3.000 pounds of the fountain iron, 840 pounds of Civil War cannon and an iron grille from the stairway and bal­ cony. which was on the west side of the Hastings Banner building on West State Street, which weighed one and one half tons. In the fall of 1942. a 60-foot flagpole was erected in the place where the fountain had stood. The high school band was present to play for the dedication of the new flag pole and the raising of the big flag which would fly each day from the staff. Thirty-two tons of cement were used to form the base of the big new flag pole. It was conjectured that the war effort was used as an excuse to remove the fountain, as n was hard to keep clean because people would dump all types of wastes into it. In 1993. a new fountain plaza was locat­ ed on the Barry County Courthouse lawn where the flag pole had stood. A new flag pole was put in place at the entrance to the plaza. The new fountain was installed as part of the Hastings Downtown Develop­ ment. The new fountain was first started up in early November 1993 to check it out according to Ray Ward, maintenance super­ visor for, the courthouse It then was drained, winterized and restarted in the spring of 1994. The new Courts and Law building restarted in the spring of 1994. The new Courts and Law building was also completed in 1993 and the old Courts and Law bdildmg was tom down in Apnl 1994. and a parking lot put in where it has stood. The new fountain also has nosed some maintenance problems, with an occasional dumping of detergents into the fountain causing it to become a foamy scene. In spite of the nuisance of tins practice, it is a pret­ ty sight and is used by many people dunng the spnng and summer. Over the years, with the advance of equipment, the steeple of the courthouse was used to mount antennae for the use of the sheriff’s department. The weight of these, as they became more complex, along with the ravages of time, made the steeple unstable and unsafe. In 1957, the steeple was removed down to the clpdt rather than make the extensive costly repairs needed. In 1975, it was decided to replace the steeple with one designed to be as nearly like the original as possible. The steeple is 20 feet tall. The peak of the steeple is about 125 feet above the ground. The job of replacing the steeple was given to contrac­ tor Carl Cabral at the cost of S4283.75. The Barry County Historical Society reproduced the weather vane, which stood on the top of the former steeple. This docs not seem to be on the steeple now. 1998. In 1981. the interior was refurbished, with the expanses of oak woodwork with its carved banisters on each staircase were refurbished through Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds. The banisters, doors, baseboard and furniture arc all made of the hardwood, with a beautiful golden color. The Barry County Courthouse Complex was entered on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1988, the voters of Barry County approved a SI.35 million millage bond issue to renovate the courthouse structure, making it handicapped accessible, installing the elevator and opening the upper floors for meeting and office space, as well as increased storage space. A mez­ zanine was added above the third floor, for the use of the commissioners, wi»h a large sky light letting in natural light. The third floor houses the administrator’s offices, the dram commissioner's office and the Office of Veterans’ Affairs. Air conditioning was also added to make the building more com­ fortable in the summer months. This renovation was earned out in 1990­ 1991. The courthouse complex was rcdcdicatcd at ceremonies held in 1991. The windows were replaced with tighter, thermopanc windows to help reduce the loss of heat in the winter and keep it cooler in the summer. This project took a couple of years and w as completed in 1998. Parking has long been a problem for the courthouse. In the 1990s. Barry County rented several parking lots. In 1998 the county purchased the old City Hall, former­ ly the Hastings Mutual building This helped with parking and though the plans are not completed should help with the con­ stantly growing need for more space The county systems are now pretty well computerized, with increases in services available to the citizens of Barry County. The Courthouse Fountain Plaza is the site of several community events, dunng all seasons of the year. And parts of Summer­ fest arc held on the lawn. The courthouse has been the subject of several collector’s plates. One such plate was made in Germany and sold at the for­ mer Meyers 5 and l()-ccnt store, which was an active business on State Street. Another collectors’ plate was done by the Barry County Historical Society during the The new Fountain Plaza installed in November 1993 1980s. The Barry County Courthouse is ready to County Commissioner Lew Newman, inspecting the clock works in the Barry County clock tower. July 1995. 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Nurse manager, superv isor or charge nurse experience is preferred Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials; an innovative flexible benefits package (pro rated lor part lime employeest; Paid lime Off system; tuition reimbursement toi continuing education, personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5*? of your salary; and A much more. Please submit resume application to Pennock Hospital Attn: Human Resources Department I(X)9 W Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Pennock (6161948 3112 or Fax (616)945-4130 Healthcare Services fc.O.E. I �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 15. 199R Hudsonville brings heavy arsenal to Hastings High < < me l< lliink < I it... Celebrity Server Night a real treat for Saxon sports It's now 10 p.m. or some 13 1/2 hours since I first took a glance at this computer screen early this morning. What I need here is something short and sweet. There's not much in the sports world to ramble 'bout anyway. • The Lions... no reason to ramble, the 4-1 Packers should dispose of the 1-4 Lions easily knight. even if Charlie Batch does give Detroit a fighting chance. Watch out for those Cheese Heads on your route to the refrigerator! • The Red Wings... well it’s still early in the hockey season, which means Joey Kocur's fists are still human-looking. Detroit's 3-2 win over Washington Tuesday certainly was a nice start seeing that the Capitals were a Stanley Cup finalist a year ago. Still, I’m sure that there will be better times to write about hockey in the upcoming future, so let’s ice that topic for awhile. • The Major League Baseball playoffs. . who’s left? and why aren't McGwire and Sammy still parking their dingers? Take the Yankees to win the World Series because George Steinbrener deserves some victorious glory every once in awhile. • The Michigan Wolverines, well maybe the Maize and Blue aren't playing like NCAA National Champions, but WML’ sure dofcs deserve some credit for principal Tim Johnston, assistant principal Mike Schniederhan. assistant principal Cheri Meier, freshman football coach March Evans, junior vanity soccer coach Lee Bowman, varsity soccer coach Dennis Argetsinger. assistant football coach Rollie Ferris and superintendent Carl Schoessel. These individuals also know a lot about overtime. If I forgot anyone, remember I have a tendency to fog up. like my computer screen, at this time of night. Kaiser led me to my table and Hoefler took my order. Ferris and I talked about football stuff. Argetsinger and I chatted about soccer stuff and Hoke and 1 spoke about... you know, sports-related stuff. Ten percent of the tips collected by the Celebrity Servers will be given to the Hastings High School athletic program and Hastings Big Boy will donate 10 percent of the day's total sales to the sports program. And people have to ask what makes this town so great! On the subject of greatness, how about the letter I receive every Tuesday that is addressed to. Sports Editor. I look al that envelop now as I finish this column and think about what I am truly thankful for. Still playing in my mind is the song 1 last heard on the radio. ’’Perfect" by the Smashing Pumpkins. Life certainly is knocking off Vanderbilt in Nashville. with her and Hastings in mind. Short and splendid. End of story, it's No. there's really nothing in the major sports world that is worthy of this now time to go get some shuteye. week's column. Which gets me back to short and sweet. This week's column is devoted to the Hastings’ Big Boy Celebrity Server Night Tuesday, which included coaches and administrators from Hastings High School. Well, maybe sweet isn't a good word for a diabetic to use. so let s replace that sappy word with one like... splendid. The celebrity servers at the Hastings Big Boy included softball coach Jill Perfect. Talk to you soon. Former Saxon sets sights on Indy Withey. varsity boys basketball coach Don Schih assistant athletic director Wendi McCausey, baseball coach Jason Hoefler, freshman basketball coach Steve Wayne State linebacker Ed Youngs made 5 tackles. 4 solos and 1 breakup in the Tartars 37-13 loss to Ferris Sure last Saturday. Youngs, a Hastings High School graduate, leads Wayne Slate with 51 tackles for the season. Wayne Stale (0­ Kaiser, athletic director Steve Hoke, 6) plays Saturday al Indianapolis. The buzz words around Hastings last week were not about the fall political races or the latest crimes found underneath the courtroom blotter. Instead, the buzz was all about the Saxons' 54 points that handily beat Forest Hills Central's 21. The big O-K White football win makes Coach Jeff Keller's squad 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the league. This week's opponent is non other than Hudsonville. The 5-1. 5-0 Eagles are coming off a 12-0 shutout over previously unbeaten Lowell The task of-facing the high flying Eagles, does not give the Saxons too much time to bask in the sun of their 54point explosion, but Keller know that his team certainly deserves to. "The kids really prepared themselves." Keller said. "We re starting to get healthy and that helps quite a bit. The kids that came in late in the game played real hard; they had their opportunities to play and responded with a great effort." The Saxon points came from eight different players. Sean Tefft had 12 on two touchdown runs of 46 and 2 yards. Shane Slaughter had 12 on passes of 9 and 19 yards from quarterback Tony Bowne. Luke Warner tallied 6 on a pass by with Bowne that covered 29 yards. Josh Woodard had 6 on a jaunt of 10 yards. Adam Schantz sprinted 33 yards for a touchdown. Jay Campbell added 6 on a aerial that covered 57 yards. Bowne tallied 4 points on two two-point conversions and Matt Larsen added 2 points with two extra point boots. "We're starting to get healthy and that helps quite a bit." Coach Jeff Keller Bowne finished with 11 completions on 18 attempts and netted 144 yards through the air. He also ran five times for 11 yards. "The offense was definitely clicking," Bowne said. "The line blocked well and we had no turnovers... Everything was going right. I felt like 1 had a lot of time (to throw) back there." • Running the ball. Tefft led the Saxons with 86 yards on 11 carries. Campbell had 65 yards on 6 attempts and Woodard carried the ball 11 times for 58 yards Top receiving efforts were turned in by i Warner, who made 2 catches for 45 yards. and Slaughter, who hauled in 5 of J Bowne s completions for 42 yards. Hastings scored 22 points in the second ' quarter. 13 in the third and 13 more in the fourth. The Saxons managed six points in the first frame. The defensive efforts were just as impressive. Forest Hills Central had just 192 yards total offense compared to Hastings' 424. Running the ball, the Rangers netted 65 yards, but even that number was a bit deceiving. "Our defense held them to one yard rushing in the last three quarters." Keller said. "It was nice to get some people back on defense." Keller also knows about the obstacle that awaits his blue and gold gridders this Friday at Johnson. "They (Hudsonville) are very balanced, big and throw the ball well," Keller said. "They’re very aggressive on defense and like to pound the ball at you on offense." Should the Saxons be scared? "We will be ready for this game." Keller exclaimed. Gold eagers Park slowed by Saxons; extend streak JVs, freshmen prevail Huttags' eighth grade Gold team aw Rs seventh ia a row by defeating Newhefl 21-16. TRhny Howell scored 9 points and NUd Nowboom 6 to lead the Three players tallied double figures as Hastings High School's varsity basketball team beat Wyoming Park 50-43 Oct. 8 in O-K White Dlav. "^Aanber Homas had 7 reboeods and MAy Aldenon colleced 6 carotm. Mawinj* (7-1) was 9-for-9 from the free throw line in the game's first tatt Ite gea rise beat Wayland 36-33. Niki Nnteboom scored 9 in that came. Howell bad 6 markers sod added 6 potass. NosroA'alao dished out 3 assists. ' Noaoboom had 4 steals and Thomas Junior Varsity Hastings sealed a victory Oct, 8 with good free throw shooting, going 14-for21 down the stretch, to beat Wyoming Park 53-46. Defensively, Cathy Anderson made 6 steals and Angie Eggers had 5 steals. Sara Williams was a big force on the boards with 10 rebounds. Eggers led the team with 18 points, while Liz Nida tallied 13 points. was toqfeaa defense. Wb Grade Gold I*',s wwJd * punts, nil Jolley'3 points and Erin Hesneriing also taffied 3 points. Freshmen Mt Grade Blue The Btoe learn went to 5-2 with a 29.19 triangib over Cstadonia. Rachel Polya bad 8 points and 5 rebonndk. Jennifer Shaw and Rachel Deane embhai 7 points. Brter bi «hewS*eBhte lost a M-fee#H game to Wayland 19-17. Deppe and Shaw eadt pulled downI retanads. Nikki Swartz. Deppe and MgasU scored 4 points Virginia Jennings scored 17, Jill Williams 15 and Erica Fulmer added 10. Jennings also had 6 rebounds. 5 assists and 3 steals. Williams had a team-high 11 rebounds. Angie Boger collected 7 caroms to go along with her 4 points. Hastings led 16-7 after the first quarter. 32-18 at half and 38-27 after three quarters Kate Martisius scored 12 points, including 8 in the second half, as the freshmen won against Wyoming Park 34­ 24. Saxon eager Katie Noteboom takes aim at a jump shot in recent league action at Hastings High School. The Saxons will be back on the courts tonight (Thursday, Oct. 15) for a road game at Gun Lake. A game versus Hudsonville, however, did not end up as well for the frosh eagers. Hudsonville won 45-37. Heather Krebs. Ashley Deline and Alexis Powell all scored 8 points in the loss. Freshmen gridders roll over Rangers Hastings High School's freshmen football team played an almost error-free game to beat Forest Hills Central 17-12. On the Saxons' first possession, they moved the ball 71 yards on 16 plays, but the drive stalled at the 15-yard-line. Kicker Zac Fulmer, however, connected on a 31-yard field goal to give Hastings an early 3-0 lead. That was the way the score stood at half. 3-0. Forest Hills Central marched 50 yards on a drive in the third quarter to take a 6-3 advantage. It was the first time all season that the freshmen had trailed The Saxons responded with a touchdown on a 1-yard jaunt by Joey Keller. Two key plays on the drive were passes from Dave Wilson to Keller and Fulmer, both covering 15 yards. Fulmer also added the extra point, to put Hastings in front 10-6. Hastings' defense forced a bad snap on a Forest Hills Central punt and took over at the 24. Four plays later, Wilson scored on a I-yard sneak. Fulmer again added the extra point and the blue and gold were in front 17-6. Forest Hills Central came back with another touchdown, but its two-point try was unsuccessful. Expecting an on-side kick. Ted Greenfield sealed the win by downing the kickoff, lhe Saxons' offense sealed the game by running out the clock. Dave Ockerman led all ball earners with 124 yards on 17 carries. Keller gained 71 yards on 13 attempts. The defense was led by Dan Slaughter. Jeremy Pond. John Bowling. Jake Friddlc and Rob Baker Hastings hopes to keep its perfect season record in tact with they travel to Hudsonville tonight (Thursday. Oct. 8) Above, freshmen girls basketball coach Steve Kaiser guides Hastings Big Boy patrons to their seats. Below, assistant principal Cheri Meier cleans off a table for frosh football action Looking Inside... Maple Valley's Alexis Smith (10) looks to make a pass inside to teammate Jessica Gearin (22) in Tuesday's varsity basketball game against Leslie. The Lady Lions prevailed 64-44. Stacie Goris led the way with 26 points and Erica Goris pulled down 6 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. M.V. is now 5-P. overall and 4-4 In the SMAA. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 15. 1998 - Page 11 J-Ad 1998 igg Football p® Stat / ’ Leaders SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 84 Nick Marshall (Delton) 48 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 38 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 36 Zia Shook (TK) 32 Ken VanRyn (TK) 30 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 30 J.T. Charron (Delton) 24 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 24 Miso Glavan (TK) 20 Garrett Weaiherhead (TK) 18 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 16 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 14 Jacob Cole (MV) 12 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 12 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 Dan Kiel (TK) 12 Kyle Love (Lakewood) 6 Scott VanEngen (MV) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Rob Lee (Hastings) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 Josh Woodard (Hastings) 6 Mike Nichols (TK) 6 Jamie Collier (Delton) 6 Tyson Vorce (MV) 6 Joe McFadden (Delton) 6 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 6 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 6 Richard Smith (MV) 6 Chris Ewing (MV) 6 Adam Schantz (Hastings) 6 Jason Abfalter (MV) 6 Luke Warner (Hastings) 6 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 6 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Nick Hannar (Delton) 2 Matt Larsen (Hastings) 2 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 105-801 Nick Marshall (Delton) 73-486 Miso Glavan (TK) 91-465 Zia Shook (TK) 56-445 J. Stampfler (Delton) 66-403 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 29-285 K. Matteson (Delton) 48-271 J.T. Charron (Delton) 39-251 G. Weathertiead (TK) 36-245 T. Bowne (Hastings) 48-203 Jacob Cole (MV) 48-196 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 30-155 PASSING Bowne (Hastings) 45-99-557 D. Finkbeiner (TK) 28-71-352 K. Matteson (DK) 13-39-218 Lackscheide (MV) 12-25-201 RECEIVING Dan Kiel (TK) 9-146 Slaughter (Hastings)13-177 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 7-120 Ken VanRyn (TK) 11-119 Chris Ewing (MV) 4-91 joe McFadden (Delton) 4-85 Luke Warner (Hastings) 6-84 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 4-56 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 3-52 Wind gusts give B.C. winning formula Improvement was the word in Week 5. The overall record for J-Ad Graphics' football prognosticator now >tands at 19­ 11 after a splendid 4-1 Week 5. The four wins included triumphs b> Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Maple Valley HUDSONVILLE EAGLES (5-1, 5-0) at HASTINGS SAXONS (3-3, 2-3) The Eagles are flying quite high after besting previously unbeaten Lowell last Friday. 12-0. The win put the Eagles, and not the Red Arrows, in the O-K White drivers seat. The lop runner for Hudsonville in its lofty triumph was and Thornapple Kellogg. The Saxons scored 54 points in their victory over Forest Hills Central, so maybe we should count that as two wins and not just one. Scoring points in the State prep football polls are these area teams' Hudsonville, of the O-K White is No. No. 9 in Class A. Mattawan, of the KVA. is No. 5 in Class BB. Grand Rapids Catholic Central is No. 7 in Class BB. Belding, of the O-K Gold, is No. I in Class B. Jackson Lumen Christi, of the Capital Circuit, is No. 8 in Class B and Olivet, of the SMAA. is No. 6 in Class CC. This week. Barry County's final Arrows from flying anywhere toward pay­ dirt. The Saxons are also flying very near the sun after scoring 54 points in a wonderful O-K White win over Forest Hills Central a week ago. Health and teamwork have been the keys to Hastings* homecoming game will be played in grand ole* Nashville as the Maple Valley Lions tangle with the Dansville Aggies. recent gridiron success. Playing in front of a big home crowd Friday would certainly help Coach Jeff Keller's Saxons. Remember, it was the Aggies who upset the Nebraska Comhuskers last Saturday. That is. the Texas A&M Aggies. Friday's slate is another sizzling sports Playing without mistakes, as a team and with balance would also help sway the outcome for the blue and gold. Assistant story, so on we go with our verse: Hastings, come Friday, will be ready to tailback Nate Luurtsema who gained 230 yards on 26 carries, tallying both touchdowns. The Hudsonville defense limited Lowell quarterback TJ. Thayer to only 17 yards on 17 carries, keeping the coach Rollie Ferris assures me that LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (2-4, 2-3) at CHARLOTTE ORIOLES (5-1, 4-1) Lakewood had to face one of the Stale's best in Okemos last week, falling 28-6. This week thtre is no reprieve as Charlotte comes in with an impressive 5­ I mark. The Orioles only loss came against... the Chieftains of Okemos. Charlotte prevailed 20-10 over Jackson Northwest last Friday in a game that Josh Swanson gained 126 yards and scored 10 points. Lakewood's defense is showing great improvement and kept No. 5 Okemos scoreless in the second half. The problem this Friday is scoring enough points to beat Charlotte. The key is a tough ground game... and Coach Randall Hager's Vikes have the individuals to fuel a tough ground assault in Scott Richardson. Joel Briggs. Paul Richards and Travis Lehman. Again the wind will be shifty, shifting this result in the favor of those gridders sporting the blue and white. Prediction: Vikings 16, Oriole Cookies 14. GALESBURG-AUGUSTA RAMS (3-3, 2-3) at DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (4-2, 4-1) After a bitter loss to Mattawan (Remember Cats. Gopd Sports Are Winners) two weeks ago. Coach Rob Heeth'jis* DK footballers came back to thump Paw Paw. Ihis week the opponent is G-A. a team that is coming off a tough 15-8 defeat to Parchment. Aaron Gragg caught the lone Rains' touchdown on a 3-yard pass from 9 bone crushers from its man. Garrie Mann. The Panthers should be able to control this game as long as they utilize its potent ball control tendencies. A key here will be the Panthers' depth that continues to get better and better as the weeks keep progressing. Prediction: Panthers 40, Rams (Not So) Tough 7. DANSVILLE AGGIES (0-6, 0-4) at MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (5-1, 4-1) The winless Aggies were beaten 22-0 by Leslie last Friday. Dansville's chances of defeating Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt's Maple Valley team are I. Non-existent... 2. About as hopeful of my hopes of becoming the next writer for Rolling Stone magazine... 3. Probably None. Enough said. Prediction:. M.V. 42, Dan Buerge'sville 3. THORNAPPLE KELLOGG TROJANS (5-1, 5-0) at BYRON CENTER BULLDOGS (4-2, 3-2) B.C. was blanked by Calvin Christian last Friday 7-0 in a real defensive battle that was decided in the trenches. Calvin is one game behind TK in the O-K Blue. If Coach Tim Penfield's Trojans win over the Bulldogs and. the following week, over Calvin, we're talking about another league championship and 19 Blue wins in a row But, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. The Bulldogs can play and back Nick Brock has some big play potential. The key here is the Trojans' defense playing aggressive and making the big stops. TK's answers and touchdowns will be Blowing in the Wind. Prediction: Trojans 32, Lulldogs 7. Brandon Shaffer. On defense. G-A gained Panthers prepare for ‘nother KVA grid test Give Delton Kellogg High School's varsity football team an A on its character test last week against Paw Paw. The Panthers, coming off a 49-8 loss to Mattawan, rebounded at Paw Paw with an offensive explosion. DK received points from six players in its 47-20 KVA triumph. "It showed the character of our club; it was a big statement." DK Coach Rob Heethuis said. In the first quarter. J.T. Charron had a 50-yard touchdown run. Nick Marshall rambled 5 yards into pay din. Charron again reached the end zone from 7 yards away and quarterback Kyle Matteson hit Joe McFadden in stride for a 44-yard The eyes of Lakewood runningback Scott Richardson (22) look for daylight through Okemos* defense in last Friday's varsity football game at Unity Field. F. STATE 1’1 ANNING Al FFRNATIVFS score. Marshall also added an extra point, giving DK a commanding 28-0 advantage. Jamie Collier had a 44-yard dpit in the second quarter to put the Panthers in charge 34-0. Paw Paw finally scored with one second left in the half to cut the margin to 34-6. in the third quarter. Jason Stampfler sprinted 43 yards for a DK touchdown. And in the fourth quarter. Matteson returned a kickoff 63 yards. PANTHERS Continued pasa 13 Notice off Public Hearing on Increasing Property Taxes The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS of the COUNTY OF BARRY will hold a public hearing on a proposed increase of 0.2965 mills in the operating tax millage rate to be levied on property in 1998. Wh.il iltiw> I stjtc 1’1.11111111*4’ luxes. hu.ip.iiitation and Probate. TACKLES Richard Smith (MV) 96 fcobby Cole (Hastings) 83 eJason Baragar (TK) 73 fsfick Hannar (Delton) 66 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 61 floe Bekker (Hastings) 58 Andy Adams (MV) 53 8ohn Kieffer (Hastings) 51 Andy Patrick (MV) 49 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 47 Tarry Lane (Delton) 47 Bryan Jahnke (TK) 46 Eric Goris (MV) 38 Dan Kiel (TK) 38 Jason Abfalter (MV) 34 Andy Keller (Hastings) 33 tee Gould (MV) 32 Cory Currier (MV) 31 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 31 Adam Smith (TK) 31 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 31 INTERCEPTIONS Justin VanAlstine (MV) 3 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 2 Rich Smith (MV) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Scott VanEngen (MV) 2 Chris Ewing (MV) 2 Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Dan Kiel (TK) 2 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 2 play Expect a strong wind blowing into Johnson Field Friday night, a wind that will blow beautifully for the Saxons, grounding the Eagles as a result Prediction: Saxons 28. Hudsonville Ice Cream Cones 22. You are invited to a special educational seminar on Estate Planning Alternatives. During this workshop we will explore answers to the following topics: The hearing will be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1998 at 10:15 a.m. at COMMISSIONER’S CHAMBER, 220 W. STATE ST., HASTINGS, Ml. • Wealth creation • On death taxation • The benefits of a Revocable Living Trust The date and location of the meeting to take action on the proposed additional millage will be announced at this public meeting. Join us on Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:00 p.m. If adopted, the proposed additional millage will increase operating revenues from ad valorem property taxes 4.73% over such revenues generated by levies permitted without holding a hearing. If the proposed additional millage rate is not approved, the operating revenue will increase by 1.89% over the preceding year’s operating revenue. Middle Villa Inn, 4611 \orth Middleville Road, Middleville SPEAKERS Mark D. Christensen, Investment Representative David Dimmers, Attorney at Law W. Scott McKeown, CPA Edwardlones Speaker Mark D. Christensen The taxing unit publishing this notice, and identified below, has complete authority to establish the number of mills to be levied from within its authorized millage rate. specialize* in Retirement Planning tor individual investor* David Dimmers. Attorney at Law, specialising in estate planning since I**’*' Scott McKeown. CPA tax speciali*t for 20 war* This notice is published by: McKeown & Kraai, P.C I providing estate and gift planning services tor small business owner* and individual* Certified Public Accountant* SEATING IS LIMITED, SO CALL NOW - (616) 945-3246 (24 hour Reservation Line) Attend this seminar and receive a free Estate Planning Workbook BARRY COUNTY 220 W. STATE ST. HASTINGS, Ml 49058 616/948-4876 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 Saxons to host Barry Invitational Karey Schlachter and Mike Elliott both ran for second place efforts in Hastings' cross country action versus Forest Hills Central Oct. 7. Schlachter finished the course in 20:36, while Elliott crossed the finish line in 18:20 The Saxon girls fell to Forest Hills 21­ 36. while the boys lost 39-19. Carolyn DeWitt was fifth in the girls race in 21:41. Heidi Schroeder eighth in 22:05. Kristen Schlachter 11th in 22:16 Invitational Saturday with the first race scheduled for 10 am. and Rachel Newton was 15th in 23:42. Steve Moray was seventh in the boys race in 19:21. Corey Sandusky was ninth in 19:37. Scott Sawyer 16th in 20:52 and Shawn Hill was 19th in 21:12. Karey Schlachter wound up eighth overall at the Haslett Invitational on Oct 3 with a clocking of 20:06. Elliott led the boys with a 25th place 17:52. DeWitt also placed in the top 20 with a 16th place 21:13. Hastings will host the Barry County Panther duo All-KVA Mike Kammeraad and Kyle Kwasny both earned spots on the All-Kalamazoo Valley Association golf team for their fall efforts. Kammeraad and Kwasny tied for fourth for the league's top season averages. The Delton Kellogg Panthers also were fourth in the league, a golf title that was Saxon golfers finish fall The fall golf season concluded for Hastings High School with the regional tournament last Friday at the Stonehedge earned by Kalamazoo Hackett. Kwasny missed a chance at qualifying for the State finals last Friday at regional Michael Nystiom had a 95. Jake McClelland managed a 96 and Josh Doe Golf Course in Augusta. The Saxons fired a 353 to lie for 13th carded a 96. Thornapple Kellogg High School's golf team was eighth with a 333 and iniht 19-teamevent. Leading Hastings with Steve Obreiter who carded a 78. Tim Cole tallied an 34. Lakewood's golfers were 10th with a 340. TK's Adam Seifen was sixth overall with a 76. action held at Lake Michigan Hills. Kwasny carded an 86. Kammeraad was three shots off the Slate qualifying mark with an 88. Delton Kellogg's golf team ended up fourth at the regional, a championship that was gained by Calvin Christian. Bailey honored by MCAA Former Saxon soccer star Larry Bailey is continuing his excellence in the sport at Kellogg Community College. Bailey was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association’s player of the week for the week of Sept 28-Oct 3. Bailey earned the honor for his exceptional play on both sides of the ball. KCCs soccer squad has won eight out of its last 11 matches including five in a row. The Bruins beat Della College 4-3 last Saturday with Bailey scoring one of his team’s four goals. Bailey also managed an assist in the Bruins* 6-1 triumph over Great Lake Christian College Oct. 7. A 2-1 victory was achieved against Owens Community College Oct. 12. KCCs fifth consecutive triumph. "This was hard fought, physical game." KCC Coach Mike Nunn said "Most of the shots on goal were long shots. We made a lot of attacks with the ball going wide or over." The Saxon soccer squad will open the Wildcats;. Hastings and area rival Wayland will meet for a match at Johnson Field Monday. Oct. 19. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. The blue and gold lost 4-0 to Forest Hills Central in an O-K White match last Thursday, but rebounded with a vengeance Monday in a 5-1 league triumph over Hudsonville. Ben Shaw and Steve Storrs had goals in the first half with Sam Stafford and Curt Norris assisting on those scores. In the second half, Norris. Stafford and Kyle Winkler added Saxon tallies with Norris and Stafford also notching assists. Hastings had 48 shots versus Hudsonville (24 in each half), while the Eagles managed just seven shots on Saxon goalkeepers Josh Warren and Dan Deming. Both Warren and Deming were credited with 3 saves. "This was a very nice win." Hastings Coach Dennif Argetsinger said. "Our game Thursday (at Forest Hills Central) will be a warm-up for districts. Our season becins Thursday night." B League Cascade Home Improvements.............. 12-3 National Bank............................................. 12-3 Benner Logging/McDonalds...................6-9 Backe Construction.....................................3-9 Quality Roofing ...................................... 3-12 w YMCA of Barry County 1998 Coed Fall Volleyball Standings Tenn I U-L' YMCA Coed Softball Kenyon Sales................................................. .7-0 Blarney Stone ............................................... 7-0 Blarney Stone-Madd Dawgs ...................6-2 Just For Fun .................................................. 5-2 Law and Disorder ....................................... 4-4 Jarman Construction .................................. 3-4 Flexfab Green........... -..................................2-5 Hastings Mutual .......................................... 2-6 Hastings Manufacturing-........................... 1-7 Flexfab Blue .................................................. O-7 Other teams in the district are Battle Creek Lakeview. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Gull Lake and Charlotte. U 12 scores Wayland win The Thornapple Valley Soccer Club U12 Girls defeated previously unbeaten Wayland 2-1 last Saturday. Chelsea Bolthouse led the Thornapple Valley team with two goals. U16 Girls Tied the Lansing Warriors. Libby Gibbons scored two and Amanda Lee added one. U19 Girls , U19 TVSC Soccer Stars... Lost 1-0 jn a very close match. Girls from five school districts are combing their talents to for the U19 Thornapple Valley Soccer Club team. The squad currently has a 2-1-1 record. Included on the team are (front row) goalkeeper Ivy Malone (Hastings); (second row) defender Jenny Heuss (Hastings), forward Ashley Moore (Middleville), defender Shayna Neason (Middleville), forward Jessica Goto (Hastings), defender Tiffany Wells (Lakewood), defender Sarah Byington (Hastings); (third row) midfielder Tara Tasma (Middleville), midfielder (Carolyn DeWitt (Hastings), defender Jeanette Scheerhorn (Middleville), Jacky Vos (Delton Kellogg, exchange student from Cologne, Germany), sweeper Erica Carter (Middleville), defender Megan Baker (Hastings) and defender Karine Norton (Delton). Not present for photo are defender Sarah Berends (Middleville), Vai Heffelbower (Hastings). Bobble Henney (Hastings) and Nikki Matthews (Hastings). (Photo provided) U14 Girls Defeated Caledonia No. 3 2-0. Erica Davis and Jennifer Shaw both scored a goal. U13 Girls Lost to the Haslett Mavericks 2-1. Margo Cooklin scored the lone goal. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a putAc hearng concerning a proposed amendment to the Rutland Charter Towr.sho Zoning Ordnance wi be held on Wednesday October 21.1998. commenang al 700 o dock pm al the Rutland Charter Townshp Hal. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Mctxgan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered indude, in bnef. the following 1 Consideration of the application of William R Getty & Paul A Getty for rezoning of property located on the west side of McCann Road approximately 1000 feet south of M-37 described as. 1 2 3 4 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. — Great Gifts — Action Signs (across from E.W. Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Tou 888-577-7446 Commencing at tne North 1/4 post of Section 6. Town 3 North Range 9 Wes! Rutland Township. Barry County, ktehgan thence SOO 05 03^7. 746 73 feet along the North South 1.4 fane of sad Sea X 6: thence N89-25 03Y7 573.47 feet along the South fane d the North 22 1/2 acres of the East frachonal 1/2 of the Northwest traaonai 1 4 o» sad Section 6 to the place of begnnrg thence SOO"2734"W. 585 53 feet: thence N89 48’08*W. 741.54 feet, thence NOO^T^T 590 51 feet along the West Ire d sad East traddnal 1-2. thence S892503T. 741 54 feet along sad South fane of the North 2212 acres to the place d beginning Parcel B Beginning at a pant on the Nortn-South 1/4 Ide of Seaon 6, Town 3 North. Range 9 We 1 Rutland Township. Barry County. Mchgan. dstant S0OX50TW. 1328 41 feet from the North 1/4 post d sad Sea-o- 6 thence S00‘05 0317,330 39 feet along sad North South 1 4 line, thence N8948’08'W. 1320 99 feet; thence N00 2734T. 330 40 feet along the West Ime of the East fractional 12 ol the i.’orthwest fraaonal 1'4 d sad Section 6. thence S89'48 08*E 1319 83 feet to the p»ace d beginning Subjed to an easement tor pub*: ^gr#ay pc’poses over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any one’ easements or restnebons d record Ths property S currently zoned 'AG' Agricultural Distrct The appbeant seeks rezondg to the *RR* Rural Resdential District 2 Such and further matters as may property come before the Ptann.ng Commssion PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE mat the Land Use Plan. Zonmg Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be eiam-ned by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hail, dur .ng regular business hours and that copes d the Zoning Ordinance and or Land Use Plan may be examined at sad public hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordnances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordngly either at or following the pubic hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE mat upon seven (7) days notce to the Rufano Charter Township Qerk the Townshp wrft pfovde necessary reasorade auxiary ads and services at the pubk hearmg to individuals wrth disabilities Indvduais requiring auxilary ads o' services should comaa me Townshp Clerk a! the address or telephone -umoef listed below Ail mre'ested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid trne anc place to take part m the discussion p i the above prooosed amendments CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS TendcrCare Hastings has positions available for Certified Nursing Assistants. We offer benefit pack­ age and will pay for experience. Competitive wage and a pleasant working environment. Mail or fax resume to: TenderCare Hastings Parcel A BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Yoeth Coandl’i Adult Volleyball League Standings A Legaue Bob’s Gun and Tackle ............................ 18-0 Netsetters .....................................................15-3 Ray James Electromechanical .............. 11-7 ICS ................................................................. 10-8 Ranger Die Inc............................................. 6-12 Goodenough Goodies ........................ 5-13 Manpower.................................................... 5-13 Hastings Bunal Vault................................2-16 T VC............................................................... 24-6 Blair Landscaping................................... 19-11 Hastings Mfg............................................... 13-17 Flexfab .......................................................... 4-26 District starts at Johnson district action with a home game versus YMCA NEWS PUBLIC-NOTICE BARRY COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE DRAFT PLAN REVIEW AND PUBLIC HEARlNQJiQTlGE The Barry County Sold Waste Planning Committee has drafted a Sold Waste Management Plan update as required by the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. 1994 PA 451. Part 115. Sold Waste Management, and its administrative rules. The draft Plan addresses the County’s strategies and methods to handle iWsold waste for the next five and ten year planning periods. The selected alternatives chosen by the Planning Committee include continued reliance on the existing systems which include landfilling for waste disposal, recycling drop off box and curbsde systems, composting operations, and an annu­ al household hazardous waste collection program. 0 240E. North St. Hastings, MI 49058 Fax: 616-945-3247 Golden Anniversary Lecture Series 1948-1998 Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... WORLD MEL SERIES A 90-day review and comment period on the draft Plan has been established for review by regulating agenoes. all municipalities in the County and the general pubic The draft Plan can be reviewed by the pubic at the following locations: Barry County Courthouse Barry County Solid Waste Planning Committee 220 West State Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Hastings Public Library 121 S Church Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Narrated by... * Barry Eaton County District Health Department 110 W Center Street Hastings. Ml 49058 A Public Hearing on the draft Plan will be conducted on December 16. 1998 for the purpose of receiving comments from interested persons The hearing will be held at 7:00 pm at the following location Barry County Courts & Law Building Community Room 220 West Court Sheet Hastings Mt 49058 Written comments received through January 12.1999 will be considered by the Committee prior to final adoption and should be sent to Dr V Harry Adrounie Chairman Barry County Solid Waste Planning Committee 220 West State Street Hastings Ml 49058 Curt Matson Blue Ridge Adult City League Basketball On Thursday. Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., at the YMCA Office, 234 E. State Street, in Hast­ ings, the YMCA will be having a manager meeting for the organization of the 1998-99 adult city basketball season. Each team that participated last year and wants to play in this year's season should send a representa­ tive. League organization, rule changes, fees and league starting times will be cov­ ered. There is a limit on the number of teams that can participate so attendance at the meeting is important. Final deadline for teams registering is Nov. 13. Teams will be registered on a first come, first served basis. The league is slated to begin the week of Nov. 30. For more information, call the YMCA at 945-4574. Adult Indoor Soccer League On Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:45 p.m., at the YMCA Office, 234 E. Stole Street, in Hast­ ings, the YMCA will be having a manager meeting for the organization of the 1998-99 adult indoor soccer season. Each team that participated last year and wants to play in this year's season should send a representa­ tive. League organization, rule changes, fees and league storting times will be cov­ ered. There is a limit on the number of teams that can participate so attendance at the meeting is important. Final deadline for teams registering is Nov. 13. Teams will be registered on a first come, first served basis. e The league is slated to begin the week of Nov. 30. Sports Story Idea? . Call 945-9554 legal Nance] MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THKRRMtSADEBTCOLLECTORATTEMPT1NG TO COLLECT A DSBT ANY DE­ FORMATION WE 08TAM WRX ME USCD FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A Netzel. a single man (Orignal Mortgagors) to GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated October 9. 1997 and recorded on October 28. 1997 m Document *1003341, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Twenty Nme Thousand Forty and 50/100 dollars ($129,040 50) mckxkng 9 625% per annum merest at Under the power of sale contained n said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. notice ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o’clock PM . on December 3. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Lot Ninety-On J of the Plat of Eagle Pom Num­ Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! ber Four, according to the recorded plat thereof, Friday, October 16 • 7PM Seven West. Woodland Townstxp, Barry County. Hastings Central School Auditorium As always. For Your Listening Pleasure Entertainment Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. being a part of the Northeast fractional one-quar­ ter of Section Four. Town Four North. Range Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the dale of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ol such Dated October 15. 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL safe (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Tickets available at the door S/100 Kmr.M All Tickets *T w a<m> 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File *98054546 (11/12) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 - Page 13 PANTHERS cent from page 11 In the end. it was the Panthers. 47-20. Charron gained 84 yards rushing on seven carries, while Marshall carried the pigskin six times for 67 yards. On defense. Nick Hannar had 11 tackles. Jon Haneckow 10 bone crushers and Tarry Lane managed 10 defensive stops. "We’re beginning to get more maturity and are becoming a good football team." Hecthuis said. This week DK will play its final home game against KVA foe GalesburgAugusta. The Rams (3-3. 2-3) have shown signs of improvement, but lost last week to Parchment 15-8. G-A’s backfield includes Richard Brierly. who gained 85 yards again*; Parchment, and Isaac Shaberg. who netted 96 yards in last week’s loss. Barry County Cross Country Season's Bests announced Here are some of the top times turned in by Barry County prep cross country runners this fall. Note, the runners run on different courses, so the times may not be a good measuring stick as far as comparing one runner's speed to another. The Barry County Invitational is this Saturday at Hastings High School. Races begin at 10 a.m. The invite should be a more accurate measuring stick. BOYS Ryan Hesselink (TK) 16:11 Josh Plowman (Lakewood) 17:31 BOWLING SCORES Friday Night Mixed 9-N-A Wiggle 21-7; Late Comers 20-8; Ramblers 18-10; Thornapple Motors 17-11; Cook Jackson 16-12, Missing 2 15-13. Sears Service 15-13; Get Luckys 14-14; Cousins 13-15. Rocky 4 13-15; Heads Out 12-16; Ten Pins 12-12; Brushworks 11-17; Bad Habit II 11-17. All But One 10-18. Two Bk’s 10-18; Mercy 10-18; No Whiners 10­ 14. Womens Good Games and Series - B Davenport 184-168; A. Lethcoe 169; D. Omstcd 167; O. Gillons 171; S Keeler 183; S. Smith 174; S. Haight 176; S. P pley 161; T. Pennington 194-544; S. Sanborn 200­ 524; L. Barnum 175-178. Mens Good Games and Series - M. McKee 216-247-204-667; B. Cooley 186; W. Brodock 179; K. Bushec 213; C. Keeler 228; B. Madden Sr. 216; S Peabody 213­ 214-289-716; D. Service 202-570; R Haight 192. R. Fry 201-228; B Madden Jr. 221; H. Pennington 203-211; J. Barnum 203-211; J Barnum 224-213-614; J Bartimus 211. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 15; Dewey’s Auto 13; Budweiser II; Row die Girls 10; Landis Ladies 8 1/2; Girrbach s 8; T.M. Lassies 7; B & R Testing 6; Hastings Bowl 6; Kelley ’s Kcglcrs 4 1/2; Basket Babes 4; Coldwrll Banker 3. High Games and Series - S. Landis 452; M. Kill 166; M Lemon 171-461; B. Vrogindewcy 167; D VanCampcn 208-536; S. DeBoer 171; J. Wagner 169-481. A. Hall 478; C. C urtis 191; L Jackson 182. J. McMillon 169-470; M. Snyder 199-553; S \'ssh 161-463, E Hammontrcc 171-490; L. Perry 166; R Shapiev 187-472; V. Carr 178-471; M. Anderson I73;G. Gibson 178; J. Carpenter 172; S. Haight 167; S. Guy 166. Senior Citizens Hall 14; Woodmansee 14; Moucoulis 13; Kucmpcl 12; Brodock 12. Friend 11; Nash 11; Snyder II; M&M’s 10; J esick 9; Wieland 8; Brewer 8; Lethcoe 7; No. One 7; Schlachter 7; Vrogindewcy 6. Mens High Games and Series - C. Jesiek 189-453; B. Adgatc 178-469; W. Brodock 196-489; B Kingsley 167-471; M. Schondelmaycr 171; J Mercer 212-549; G. Waggoner 175; D. Hall 166-460; K Schantz 170; W Woodmansee 168-463; P. Tcrpening 173-452. Womens High Games and Series - D. Keller 165; A. Lethcoe 159; A. Moucoulis 163; G. Potter I93-5I5-; S. Glasgow 180<81; B. Vrogindewcy 159-450; F. Girrbach '166; Y. Markley 1’6-451; R Murphy 170; JS. Pennington IM 87; G. Otis 161-473. V jdav P.M. 1 Mace’s Ph 15 1/2-4 1'2; Nashville Chiro 441; S. Craven 153-428: M. Martin 154­ 425: K Sutfin 201. L. Falconer 175; J. Bryans 161; D. Dutcher 160; M Simpson 156; B. James 155. Mens High Game and Series - J. DcLaat 248-691; S. Peabody 244-675; C. Martin 243-665; R Fay 214-638; C. Sanbom 225-602: M Martin 199-564; S. Krallman 199-543; J. Bartimus 201-518; B. Barkhuff 191-508; C.W Simpson 189-483; J. Kohler 205; M Snyder 201; R. Craven 199; J. Agee 180; M. McLeod 166. Bowie reties Kent Oil Co. 12-4. Bennett Industries 9­ 7; Carlton Center Bulldozing 8-8; Fanners Feed 7-9; Hamilton Excavating 6-10; Heck­ er Insurance 6-10. Good Games and Series - P Britten 153-422; C. Hurtcss 143; H.Coenen 201­ 526; B Maker 171-454; K. Eberly 163; D. Snyder 203-527; T. Christopher 191; B. Scobey 157-439; K. Kirchhoff 146; N. Pot­ ter 167; K. Fowler 172; J. Hamilton 189­ 489; E. Ulrich 172-453; B. Hathaway 173­ 466; T. Redman 144-387; S. Merrill 185­ 482; J. Doster 149. Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printing 18-6; Pin Seekers 16-8: TVCCU 12-11; Consumers Concrete II 1/2-12 1/2: Friends 11-13; Hastings Bowlers 10 1/2-13 1/2; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 9-15; Mosteller Graphics 8-6. Mens High Games and Series - S. Hausc 186-475; L Johnson 222-558; S. Hyde 167, R. O’Keefe 186; L Miller 577; H Bowman 204-555. Womens High Games and Series - A. Rocnen 159; D. Johnson 181; T. Phenix 166; K. Love 213-463. Thursday A.M. Question Marks 20-8; What Happened 15-13; Boomers Girls 15-13; Hastings Bowl 13-15; Varners 12-16. Just Us 9-19. Good Games and Series - L. Jackson 185-469; P Hamilton 163-469; J. Rice 169­ 460; B. Sexton 164-442; I. Ruthruff 170­ 439; O. Gillons 168-401; S.Tcuncsscn 131­ 379; J Kruger 132-371; H. Service 185; M. Hodges 157; J. Me Keough 155; B Estep l56;J.Rablcy 148; D. Mayhew !41;C.Etts 115. • Kody Louden (Delton) 17:39 Mike Elliott (Hastings) 17:52 Dusty Atkinson (TK) 17:57 Kyle Williams (Delton) 18:28 Phil Plowman (Lakewooti) 18:29 Ryan Emerick (MV) 18:46 Steve Moray (Hastings) 18:56 Paul Baird (MV) 19:02 Corey Sandusky (Hastings) 19:14 Travis Williams (Lakewood) 19:21 Brandon Newington (Delton) 19:25 Lady Eagles fall twice Meredith Rozema scored 27 points in GIRLS MEN - WOMEN Average over *10.00 or *300.00 a week. Local branch of large international company needs people to work in customer service, advertising and display department Flexible hours, some evenings, no experience necessary. Advancement to full time available. 048-2208 learn dropped two recent game* BCC lost Monday to Lakeside Christian (Lansing) 45-37. Rozema scored 17 and Schmidt 12 to 14. Farmer’s Feed 5-15. High Games and Series - L Elliston 203-521; S Pennington 187-504. B. Hath­ away 190-494. E. Dunham 172-480; C. Bishop 154-434; B High 171-453; E. Moore 156-406. S Drake 175-422; L Bahs 180-469. G. Otis 180; M Snow 178; L. Wcyerman 175; I Yoder 170; L Yoder 174. Saturday Majors Bovs High Game ar.2 Series - J Butler 172-495; C Purdum 181-460; D Humphrey 169-456. B Kirby 177-440; B Huss 200-423; M Spidcl 172-414. K Bur­ ton 175-404 Boys Good Games - P Hcnncy 148; L. Laubaugh 148; I. Weeks 141, J Purdum 133; M (Jlr.ch 123, J Shocbndgc 119; J Smith 119; B Lehman 104. A Elwcn 102. Giris High Game and Series - A Boger 120-334; H Appleby 125-330. C. Shcllcnbargcr 114-313; C Shumway 123-313. A. Faber 114-311. T Huss 145-308 Giris Good Games - K Harper 109; D. Van Box en 107; L Laubaugh 102. M. Vcrus 101. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 19; BScrs 14. S&K 13; Red Dog 12; All Mixed L’p 11. II E D 11 . We’re OK 10. Thunder Alley 9. Nine Out of Ten 9; Thee Fruggcrs 9; Happy Hookers 8 I 2; Rock Bottom 8. Friends 8; No Tclhn What 7; Lucky Strikes 6 12. Bear Alley 0 Women* High Gimn and Series - M Eaton 206-509; R Rine 176-491; V. Coh in 164-462. S Snider 168-456. S Cross 163- Auto Glass Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship (■tiaranleed caroms. Gold gridders pin Pennfield ine Hastings third and fourth grade G* ’ 1 learn went to 3-1 with an exciting 31-24 Saturday win over Pennfield. to preserve the shutout. Scoring for ihe Saxons were Kyle Snider Brice Stanhope and Nathan Brady. Dylan 1 uddehee. had a key interception The Gold lost to Sturgis 43-0. Good games were turned in by David Slee. josh French. Steven Bolo and Chase Johnson. 5th and 6th Grade Gold lor ihe Jt ’ensc Special efforts were given by Jordan Bailey. William Davis. Corey Jewett. Andrew Hall. Kyle \1c\erny. Paul Sice. Kenny Dubinins. 3rd and 4th Grade Blue Coldwater won an exciting 7-0 contest. Brandon Roberts. Gary Willavize and Tyler Ryan made some fine defensive 3rd and 4th Grade White plays. The offense was led by Jeremy Redman. Garrett Harris and Stephen Case Irra thrilling come-from-behind victory Saturday, the Hastings' gridders beat Pennfield 20- i 3 The Saxons held Pennfield scoreless in ihe fourth quarter and scored a safety with 7th Grade Gold The Gold came out on top. defeating Coldwater in a 19-0 shutout Ryan Ferguson ignited the Gold with an interception that lie returned 85 yards a great defensive play. • A Scott Wilson nin gave Hastings a 14-13 lead. Matt Donnini scored with a minute left in the game to seal the for 6 points after a block by Joe Arens Heath Belkum. Josh Bernhciscl and Tom Rowse found many holes behind the blocking of Nick Thompson. Nick triumph. The third and fourth grade squad is now 5-0. Glasgow and Bob Woodmansee Chad Ferguson scored the second touchdown and John Farley added the 7th Grade Blue The Blue beat Inion City 12-0 Saturday. Drew Bowman scored both touchdowns with a I-yard run and a 35-yard.pass from extra point. Ryan Ferguson and Arens teamed up again on a pass play that resulted in the Joey Aspinall. The defense played an outstanding game final six points. • NOTICE • ADON One of Michigan’s largest provider of LTC is look­ The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held October 13. 1993 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m Monday through Friday ing for an outstanding RN to become ADON in our facility. Must possess strong clinical skills, leader­ ship responsibilities and experience in the MDS process. Includes benefit package. Will pay for experience. Mail or fax resume to: TenderCare Hastings Attention: Administrator ‘ 240 E. North St. Hastings, MI 49058 Fax: 616-945-3247 JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FOR THE NOVEMBER 3,1998 GENERAL ELECTION The Johnstown Township Clerk will hold a public accuracy test of the electronic tabulating equipment to demonstrate to the public that votes cast will be accurately counted for all offices and on all proposals LEGAL NOTICE Barn County Drain Commissioner's Office NOTICE OF HEARING Review of Apportionments The accuracy test will be held on Monday. October 19. 1998 at 3:00 P.M at the Johnstcwn Township Hall. 13641 South M-37 Highway. Call Now! 616-945-5085 Rozema led the squad with 10 points. Meengs had 6 markers and Schmidt also tallied 6 points. Top rebounders versus Alter were Schmidt with 15 boards and Meengs with 10 caroms lead the Lady Eagles. The BCC duo also pulled down 9 rebounds apiece, while Becky Meengs had a team-high 12 14-6; Hair Care 13-7. Valley Realty 13-7; Nashville ’*5” Plus 12-8; Eye ar.d Ent Spc« 12-8; Hallifax Services 11-9; Lifestyles 9­ II. SccJjcr's Auto 7 1/2-12 1/2; Misfits 6­ The Lady Eagles trailed Lakeside by 3) points at half, but came back to make it a four-point deficit with 1:30 to play. BCC dropped a 31-28 decision to Family Alter (Battle Creek) Oct 9 two games and Heidi Schmidt added 18 as Barr)- County Christian s girt* basketball Danielle Quisenberry (TK) 19:12 Jen Verkerke (TK) 20:01 Melissa Quisenberry (TK) 20:11 Karey Schlachter (Hastings) 20:36 Heidi Ebc- fy (MV) 21:10 Christine Dodd (TK) 21:12 Carolyn DeWitt (Hastings) 21:1c Amber DeMaagd (TK) 21:27 Alice Matson (TK) 21:38 Heidi Schroeder (Hastings) 21:49 Alena Deschoff (TK) 21:58 Kristen Schlachter (Hastings) 22:0.1 Cassady Murphy (MV) 22:05 Jessica Kellogg (Deiton) 22:09 Etin Deschoff (TK) 22:09 Jaime Curtis (Lakewood) 22:43 Andrea Mace (MV) 22:47 Nikki Engle (Lakewood) 22:59 Hayley Todd (MV) 23:18 Nikki Schiedel (Delton) 23:29 Part-time - Holiday Help For Interview call Solid Service... Hastings High School boys baseball coach Jason Hoefler takes care of customers at Tuesday s Hastings Big Boy Celebrity Night. For information on the event, see page 10 of today's Hastings Banner. In the nutter o< the June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk l<» It May ( ontem He advised that a DAY Ol KIA If \\ «•» determine app*rti«nment* hn nuinlen.irKC on the ahnr narm.l Irani uill he held a* l>4l«mt. HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP I<m \ 11< i\ NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FOR THE NOVEMBER S, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION Notice Is hereby given that a test of the accuracy of the electronic tabulating equipment to be used at the November General Election win be conducted on Thursday. Oct 22 1998 at 4 00 pm at the Hastings Charter Township Hall, 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 This test will demonstrate that tne votes cast will be accurately counted for all offices and all proposals. Tne public Is Invited to attend Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk MAUJSOS INTHICUI MS I'RAIS ( arih»n Lmnvhip W»<dland lounvhip KA8A6KE Han* County < ’«Hifih*>UM- *rd I Hasting* Michigan i6l<* ’*4M 4X"*» FRCCpORU ShamROck TavcRn 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, October 17th MC’d by Sound Express Mark and Mike Sheldon Ham < Huntx Drain < <<<nmivv">ncf .1 Hlar IIMI . w(M> \ M roMMH’M I !• tunvr.l an* •rti«mmentv are hemg pnipxNed h*« main lenarnc perltirmrd in l‘wx Xppeal t»l an ap^>t?n»i»ncnt may he made nithin ten 1IO1 daw alter this hearing by rnakine .ipplKatnm h» (tie Hany < rAinly l*h»lute < ult ihe api<>*niinKnt a H<uid «’t Review l’cr*»«n» mth di\abiliiic» needing .Kv><tnni<'daii-«:i* l»w |uitKip.iti>>n vh-Hild contaci the Drain < •wnnuxwotK’t »«ie Barry County Ikutn <'otnmtxMoncr �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 15. 1998 Snowmobile show packs 'em in at Barry Expo Center Even though the days are warm and sunny, we all know that the "white stuT will soon be falling and these snowmobiles will soon be zooming across the fields and down the trails. This man checks the engine of the latest machine. Nearly 16,000 people come to look at the newest machines, clothing and gear. They also come for the LEGAL NOTICE “Grass Drag." This is the second largest In the nation. Snowmobile races are run on the grass this time of year. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THW FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Daryl E. Vaughan a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 26, ’997 and recorded on Apnl 4. 19S7 in Uber 690. on Page 51. Barry County Records. Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to COMERCA BANK as assignee by an assignment dated September 1, 1998 wheh was recorded on September 8. 1998 in Document #1017540. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is darned to be due al the date hereof the sum of Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-four and 40/100 dollars ($13,964 40). including merest at 13 25% per an­ num Under the power ol sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ or seme part of them at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hast­ ings, Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p.m.. on December gaged premises, 3. 1998. It is said “the difference between men and boys is measured by the size of their toys." These boys are still in the ’small toy" phase. They will be driving the big machines soon enough. Sa»d premises are situated tn Township ol Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as Commencing on the North and South 1/4 Ime of Section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 Jonathon Girvan dreams of snowier days and driving this small-scale snowmobile across open fields of white. He and his family come from Mt Clemens every year for the snowmobile show at the Barry County Expo Center. seconds East from the North 1/4 comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section line 614 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 bne of the Northeast 1/4; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 line 564 95 feet to the Northerly right of way line of highway M-79. thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way line 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 tone thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said 1/4 tone 234.69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way for Morgan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption penod shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sate •a Kaye Wood. Plainwell Michael Gordon Vaughn. Woodland and Cassandra Lee Byers. Woodland. Jeffrey Alan Sierawski, Boynton Beach. FL and Sarah Lynn Wicringa. Boynton Dated Octobers. 1996 COMERICA BANK . FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys for COMERICA BANK. Beach. FL. Nicholas William Seiler. Hastings and Sarah Lvn Kowalski, Hastings. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 Rte #96068356 Thomas John Shaw, Hastings and Sara Elizabeth Williams. Hastings. George Albert Fauncc III, Freeport and Julie Anne Echtinaw, Freeport. Mark D. Root. Hastings and Christina L. White. Hastings. Matthew James Nave. Hastings and Lisa Marie Brady, Hastings. James Larry Tilley, Hastings and Sharon Kay Hilliker. Hastings. Gregory Paul Scott, Plainwell and Melis- (11/5) David Edward Ehrcdt, Delton and Chris Tina Hackc, Delton. Robert Frederick Frey, Hastings and Loretta Lynn Vaughn. Hastings. Mark Alan Smith, Nashville and Teresa Kay Specht, Nashville. Daniel John Mahler. Salisbury. NC and Penni Doncen Lasko, Salisbury, NC. Kevin Roger Swift. Nashville and Nicole Jo Kraai. Nashville. Richard Vernon Campbell Jr.. Hastings and Victoria Kay Hall. Battle Creek. Scot Andrew Scramlin. Nashville and Susan Marie Rcigler. Freeport. Matthew David Rose, Nashville and Kristi Ann Garrison. Nashville. Ronald Dean Duis, Hastings and Julia Mardell Wolf, Hastings. Maxwell Bidwell Williams. Hastings and Patricia J. Hurt, Hastings. Quality Printing at...Reasonable Priced J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 LEGAL NOTICE ______________________________ 1 STATE OF MCHIGAN IN THE BARRY COUNTY TRIAL COURT CRCUTT DMSION ORDER TO ANSWER non. uameo n. raiwr File No 98-660-0 H BERTHA E KING. 1 LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUTTENBUR. Defendants | David H Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastngs. Mchigan 49058 Phone (616) 945-9585 Attorney for Ptamtrff TO LYLE P RUTTENBUR and EVELYN G RUT­ If the bouncing market makes you jumpy, our Guaranteed Market Rate Account is a safe, secure, stable investment for you. This account TENBUR Based on the pleadings filed in the above enti­ tled case, it ts ordered that Defendants shall Me ■ Notice of Interest tn the real property commonly known as 1040 South Payne Lake Road. Midi dteviBe. Michigan 49333. more fully described aq is based on an index of the top money follows • THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST, FRACTIONAL PART OF SECTION 20. TOWN ‘ 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS | FOLLOWS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH-; WEST CORNER OF SECTION 20 THENCE; DUE EAST ALONG SECTION LINE 315 1/2; FEET. STARTING AT THIS POINT AND RUN- • NING MORE OR LESS 185 FEET DUE EAST. ' THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO! AN IRON POST AT TOP OF BANK BORDER-: ING ON PAYNE LAKE. THENCE WEST; ALONG TOP OF BANK 95 FEET MORE OR • LESS TO AN IRON POST THENCE IN AI DIRECTION NORTHWESTERLY STARTING POINT TO THE! THIS ALSO INCLUDES: PAYNE LAKE; ALL LAND TO SHORE OF liquidity with easy access by ATM or check “In this up and down market, Old Kent makes it easy to feel good.” FROM IRON POSTS MENTIONED BEFORE; AS 95 FEET APART MORE OR LESS ANO­ BEING THE SOUTH LWE OF LOT HERE #4* DESCRIBED YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP.! BARRY COUNTY. TOGETHER WITH AN I EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS; FROM THE COUNTY ROAD LOCATED WEST; OF SA© PROPERTY TO THE SAID DE ­ SCRIBED PROPERTY THIS BEING THE! RIGHT OF WAY NOW USED FOR ACCESS! TO SAID PROPERTY In todays low inflation market, this is a great rate and a great place to grow your money Guaranteed. Its one more way we re making it easier to manage your money. So slop by any Old Kent office or call 1-800-OLD KENT OLD KENT •Cunent Annual Percentage Yields (APY) accurate as ol ICVi^e -rates change weekly Index based on ‘IBC's MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES-First Tier Seven Day Yetd" ,n *59* MONEY FUND REPORT, a service of iBCDcx>ognue inc Onany day the balance tans below $15,000 me APY w* be 1 51% Fees could reduce me earrings on me account You must have a mrmum opening deposit of $15 000 00 voc“ «r-c e by the 11th day of November. 1998. to asset? any interest m the above described property V the Defendants fail to do so that shall consMuto a default m the above entitled matter, and on thi 12th day of November, 1998 at 2 00 o dock in th# afternoon, this Court shall take proofs and sh^l terminate whatever interest Lyle P Ruttenbur anp Evelyn G Ruttenbur may have m and to the above described property unless a Notice of In­ terest m the Real Property is filed or unless De­ fendants or their representatives appear on th#t uate Hon James H Fisher DRAFTED BY DAV© H TRIPP (P29290) 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS MCHIGAN 49058 (616)945-9585 4ordanski (10/15) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 - Page 15 "Trees of Remembrance" conducted Summerfest committee makes donations The 1996 Hastings Summerlest Committee made check presentations recently to local groups. Here. Committee member Steve Reid gives S400 to Hastings City Police Department Sgt. James Lee. reserve liaison officer, for providing eight extra patrols during Summerfest, held last August. Lee said the police reserves ■appreciate the donation.’ The Rev. Willard Curtis handled the meditation and benediction at the Hastings Rotary Club's "Trees of Remembrance" ceremonies Tuesday at Chartton Park. County supports “fixed” millage proposal by Elaine Gilbert lows governmental units to better plan Assistant Editor • The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday went on record in support their budgets when they know what their share of the millage will be for a period of time, officials have said. of a fixed millage proposal which would freeze for six years the seven allocated The county didn't have to pay the Alloca­ tion Board to meet for awhile because in mills the county, townships and intermedi­ ate school district are allowed to receive. The Nov. 3 ballot proposal will ask vot­ ers to approve 5.62 mills for the county. 1.23 mills for townships and 0.15 mills for the intermediate school district. This represents a slight increase for townships and the intermediate school district and a reduction for the county from the original base millage rates. Without voter approval, the original rates erode with inflation and cannot be re­ stored to original levels because of the Headlee Tax Limitation Amendment. For example, in I99T.*the allocatur mH-z lage was 4.9776 mills for the county and 0.1144 mills for the intermediate school district, according to the county equaliza­ tion office. Allocated millage for individual townships ranged from .6113 to .9141. r If voters approve the fixed millage, the 'rates will be elevated according to next - month's ballot proposal. | The proposal involves the fixed mills that are guaranteed by the state constitution Lio local governments 1984 and 1990 voters agreed to fix the al­ located millage for six years at 5.87 mills for the county. I mill for each township and 13 for the intermediate school district. Board resubmitted its request on Aug. 25. Listed on the plaque, located at Chartton Park, are the names ot the deceased Rotarians, including the names of Dr. Wesley Logan and Dick Jacobs who passed way during the last year. the board forwarded the proposal to the county clerk to place on the Nov. 3 ballot. The board had to take action on the re­ quest this week because "it has been brought to the attention of the Bcnrd of Commissioners that they should have for­ NOTICE OF ELECTION I he registered inters ol the County id Barn are hcreb* notified that a tallol proposal shall he included Ihe Nov ember 3. I WK general clcctuxi tallol. which was authorized by the following resofuUoo of the Harn Count) Board of Commissioner* on August 25. I wk When the last fixed millage expired, vot­ mally adopted the proposal." according to a board resolution. ers in 1996 turned down the opportunity to freeze the millage distribution at those lev­ That resolution to adopt and support the proposal passed by a 5-2 vote. els for another six years. Voters also said 'no' to a three year fixed rate. Commissioners Robert Wenger and Jim Bailey voted against it. Commissioner of Emmet Herrington was absent the A ballot proposal for another fixed mil­ Resolctios no. W-21 County of Barry State of Michigan Resolution to Aitiiorize and Direct The Issue and Sale Bonds for the Commission on Aging Project. to Increase Tax Rate Limitation in the County to Repay Such Bonds And to Certify Wording of Ballot Proposal Minutes of a regular meetin; of the Hturd nt Commissioners nt the Count) of Barr). Michigan, held in the o Scott Sanders <► o Cancer... TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND PRESENI Member* Wenger. Goebel. Barnett. Heaton. James. Herrington. Bailey. Newman ABSENT Members None I he following preamble and resolution were offered b) Member James and supported by Member Wenger WHEREAS the Count) ol Ban) (the "County") deems it neicssary and in the best interests ot the resident* ■oanurMBTOiMr building fin use by the Barn Count) Commission on Aging as a new senior center and b) other public programs and sen tees (the TYisjert'i. and LABOR READY being held on: WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Project is $5,100,000. and Saturday, Oct. 17 < ► year to decide how the millage should be divided among the governmental units 888-24-LABOR Count) Building tn Hastings. Michigan, on the 25th da) of August. I WK. at 9 30 am laical Time of the (’aunt) to acquire a site and construct thereon a new building and related appurtenance* and lo lumi*h sard at the Elks in Hastings from 7 to 11 p.m. <> <> Anyone wanting to donate to the Scon Sanders Cancer Fund can do so at the Hastings Citv Bank a c . The Allocation Board has to meet every when voters won’t freeze the distribution of allocated millage. lage attempt was tabled last May by the county board. When the Tax Allocation ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WHEREAS, the Count) is authorized b) Act I IK ot the ISiNic Arts at Michigan ut 1911. a* amended (“Art I IK' > to finance the cost the 1‘rojert b) the issuance of general obligation bond* tacked b;. the faith and cred­ it of the ( ouni*. subject lo the appro*al b) the electors ot the Count). and WH1 REAS, it i* appropriate to submit the quesbon of issuing general oNigation bonds for the Project to the electors al the No* ember 3. I WK general election in accordance with Art I IK. and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Michigan Dopert) Tax limitation Art. Art 62 flf the l*uNic Arts ot Michigan cd 1933 as amended, the Count) Board ot Commissioners ma) submit a talk* proposal lo the Count) electors to authorize an increase in the t«<al us rate limitation applicable to the Count) tor the purpose ot raising rcsenue lo repa) the bond* issued lor the Project, and W HEREAS it is necessan that the County Board at Commissioners certif) the w ording of the Ballot lYopmal A benefit of fixed millage is that it al- b* rcsoluuon NOTICE OF ELECTION Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. Let us QUOTE Call Hie Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward 1 Ihe I Hunt) shall authorize and direct the issue and sale ot general (Wigation N<nds in an amount mA lo exceed S5 100 000 and tacked b) the faith and credit ot the Count), wtech bonds shall be limited tax general obltgatiswu ot the Count), issued pursuant to and in accordance with Art 118 and repaid from the proceeds ut a BARRY COUNTY - GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1998 COUNTY PROPOSITIONS *<<ed ten sear tax les ) i< 75 mill kited lo the extent necessan for the rrpavment at the bond* 2 Thi* ResoluUon shall not tacome effertne ar binding upon the Count) until approxed b) a mafonts <rf the clertie* of the < «Hmt) siting oct the question ct the issue and sale ot said hmdt at the No* ember 3. I WK gen era! dectriwt In addition, the talk< question shall specif* an increase in the lax rale hmilaturt applicable to the (*><unty in an amount sufficient to make required debt sen ice pixments an the bond* issued far the lYiqert but PROPOSAL fl n*< to exceed three quarter* id one ( "5) null to be lesied until said bonds arc repaid or for 10 sears, wtache*er PROPOSAL TO AITHORIZF. MIIJAGE TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING FOR I SE AS A shall incut first SENIOR CENTER BY I HE BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING The Ballot hiqunai to he submitted to the qualified electors at the Count* al the Nosember 3 I WK 1 SHAU. 1 HF. COUNTY OF BARRY ( I • BORROW A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MIIJ.K>N (renctal EJertnwi 'hall be as follows ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Doi JARS l$5.l(M).(XMh AND ISSUE ITS GENERAL oBUGA HAUPT I’KQDAAL IK )N B< )NDS SECT RED BY I HE FAITH AND CREDO OF THE Cl JUNTY AND A IJMO ED •shall (he County TAX IIJ-.IXiE FOR IHE It RPOSE OF ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSTRUCTING AND Ikdlar* «$5 IfMHIMli and issue its general otdigaliou bonds secured by the laith and credit id the EQUIPPING A NEW BUIIJHNG THEREON FOR USE AS A SENIOR CENTER BY Ban* 111 Nxrow a sum md lo exceed fixe Million One Hundred IhousanJ THE t .Hut* and a limited tax pledge lor the purpise <d acquiring land and constructing and equipping a BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND new building thereto fur use a* a senior center by the Barr* Cotmt* Comrnissum <« Apng and for SERS ICES AND <2» INCREASE I HE TAX BATE LIMOATK >N ON GENERAL AD \ Al (>REM <hcr puNu program* and sen ices and i2» increase the tax rate limtation io general ad talorem propert* taxes within the Count* in an amount sufficient to make deN sen ice payment* on the bond*, PROPERTY TAXES WITHIN THE COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE DEH I but me to cueed "5 null ("5 cent* ($ "5> each $1.000 ut taxable * aiuatioa) for the period id ten tear* I*** through 200K indtnnc or until such (x«d* are repaid in full w hiche* er occurs first and (If approxed. such increase i* estimated lo proxide rexenue 4 SERVICE PAY MENIS ON THE BONDS. BIT NOT TO EXITED T MIIJ (75 CENTS <$’5. ON EACH 51.000 OF TAXABLE VALUATION! FOR THE PERIOD OF TEN YEARS iw lc** sush oktcase in millage' I HR! H < ill 200K. INI 1.1 SIN E. C ‘R I NTH. St CH BONDS ARE REPAID IN Fl LI. W HIC UFA I RIXCI RS FIRST. AND LEVY SUCH INCREASE IN MILLAGE’ 9i“ in the first calendar year <d the increase ) <IF APPROXED. SI CH □ Yes INCREASE IS ESTIMAI ED TO PROVIDE REV ENUF.OF S7fi6.507 IN I HF FIRST CAIKNDAR C No YEAR OF IHE INCREASE i PROIOSAI *2 4 ihe Ballot lY.-p.-sal ir. the I.<m so approxed is hereby certif led to the Count* llerk A Ihe -unt* (lerk is hereby authorized and directed lo pro*ide all notices id Ihe elertowi a* ma* be requited by the Muhigan Flerti.o Ia» and Section 3 of Art IIX io AUIHORIZI MIIJAGE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN PROPOSED COM PROPOSAI YOUR WORK! N< >W IHFRFB IRE. BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS r- VI rcsadutionx and parts o< resolutions in conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby rc*«.indcd MINSK >N (»N AGING BUIIJHNG SHAU IHE LIMITATION ON I AXES. WHICH MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST ALI I’RoP ERIY IN I HF. COI NIY of BARRS. STATE OF MICHIGAN HF INCREASED BY \N|) 1 Hl COI NTS OF HARRS BE AI IHORIZEDTOLEXY NOT TO EXCEED I 10MIUtTENCENIS Yeas Mcmtaf* Wenger u«hcl Barnett Heaton James Hcmnflm Bailey Newman Nays Atacn: Member* None Member* N<w»e RIM >11 'I K >N I »F( I ARE!) Al* fFTED (5 IDiON EACH SI ,tO»OF 1 XXABLE VALUF.i FOR A PERK )DOF SIX S EARS |<w |o2txu Nancy I. Buersma. Count* Clerk INCLUSIVE. FOR IHE SOLE PI RPOSE OF PROVIDING Fl NDS FoR IHE OPERA IK »N. Count* «d Barr* MMMIWV I XND REMIR OF DIE PROPOSED NEW COMMISSION OS xgingbiII D INGIN BARRY COI Nt'S • -IF APPROXTED.il is Fsi IM\11 D 1IIAl PHIS I FXY WII 1 Gl N ERATE SIO2.2OI IN REX EM I IN IHE FIRST CALENDAR OF IHE INCREASE > STAT Kt Mlt Hit i AN l < Ol NB < »F HARRY )*» I H-x-tsma the Jul* qualified anJ acting tlerk ot the Count) id Barr*. Michigan >the "County- • ik> I bercb* »*-rttf* that the foregoing is a true and sompiete ci^iy of a Resolution adifted b* the B-ard id I’RolvsAI *3 PR( lit )SAI < “mm:-- •: '. ai a regular meeting the 25th day of August I wk the or.pnal «d which t* on tile in m* -dlice |. j meeting *»a* given pursuant:.-and m compliance with Act No 2b" hihlic Act* ol Michigan. lo ESI AHI isll SEPAR.AI I. LAX I.IMII AIK »N amended including in the case id a special «< reuhcduled meeting notice by puling al lead eighteen J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway Hastings, Michigan 945-9554 SHAH SEP.AR.AIF. LAX LIMITATIONS BE ESTABLISHED FOR A PERK »D Ol SIX -•»* YEARS I***! IHRol (iH2<MH INC’Ll’SI VE. OR UNTIL ALTERED BY IHEX(»IERso| I HI COI NIS SCIIOOI FoR IHE Col NIX ol HARRS AND IHE IOWNSHIPN AND INIERMEDIAII DISTRICI WIIHIN IHECOlNIS I HE AGGREGATE OF XX HIGH SHAI I * r.--ur* ;-ri.»i t.- the time *rt tor the meeting IS W| I S| nn County .d Barr* EXCEED SlAFN(^> Mil IS­ IS (I NIS ol HARRS W HEREOF I ha»c hereto affixed b* official signature on the 2.1th Jay at August I WK Nancy I- Boerxma. County Clerk No I 5t*2 Mil Is IOWNSHIPS I 2* Mil I s INIERMEDIAII st ||oo| DisIRIi'I •»l> Mil I s t •x r . . in accordance with the requirements id Section 3 of Art I I8o( the FuNic Acts <d Mictagan * icquiredto be puNi*hedand pHled in addition to the N«dice id Election which i» tcquired -hed **ith le-jx-ct to the Noiembn 3 I wk general election by the term* ot the Michigan Election Ijw Nancy Hocrsma. Ban* Count* Clerk �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 15. 1998 end of her rope." Goulooze said Lethcoe was willing to take whatever punishment the court would COURT NCUJS: A 36-ycar-old Delton man was found guilty Monday on two counts each of first and second degree criminal sexual conduct with a 10-year-old girl after a three-day jury trial in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court. Richard Rodney Lesperance faces a pos­ sible penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced on the four count, felony convic­ tions Oct. 29 at 8:15 a m. The girl testified that Lesperance touched her inappropriately at least 10 times by putting his hand up her shorts and digitally penetrating her six or seven times. This occurred other times when they were wrestling." said Chief Assistant Pros­ ecutor Amy Kuzava to the jury, “and con­ tinued with him touching her in a sexual way involving him pushing her over and having sexual contact with her.” Kuzava said the girl tried to get away from Lesperance. but he held her down and then later thanked her for not telling on him. But the girl did eventually tell her sister, who then told their mother about the abuse. "She wanted this to stop, but didn't know how to gel it to slop." said Kuzava. The mother told authorities that she had suspected something was going on when the man began treating her daughter differ­ ently than he had in the past. After her daughter reported the incidents, the mother took the victim to a hospital for examination. Kuzava said Lesperance did everything he could lo try to get himself out of trouble "I know you will understand this is a very serious case." she told the jury. "I ask you to do what you know to be the right thing and return a verdict of guilty." In her testimon>. the girl said Lesperance had also made her touch him sexually. "He look my hand and made me touch his private part." she testified. "I tried to pull my hand away." The girl testified that she told her sister because "I didn't want it to happen again." According to his statements to police, however. Lesperance said the girl concocted the story because she was angry with him for disciplining her. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cofl-The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 \l"hilt ll<init\ PART ARABIAN MARE, 9 years old. $900 948-8508 1973 20FT TRAVEL TRAILER: Excellent condi­ tion. $1300 OBO. Great for deer hunting 795-3133. CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on November 21st. Call Pam al 616-868-5212 / or Stilt \tiln FOR SALE 1996 Chrysler Concorde LX. While. 4 door, 19.000 mi les Mrs. Al Signs9455461 1979 FORD VAN PICK-UP conversion. 460 1-Um, art for heavy hauling. $2,000 OBO. 616-948-8036. ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604.___________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they arc eager lo sell homes they have repossessed No application fee if you mention this ad. 1-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELL will look at anv offer, 3 bedroom. 2 bath. 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Call 623-6168 for more info., leave message on voice mail._______________________ DIVORCE SALE: Lawn ser­ vice equipment. 2 John Deere I8hp commercial walk-behind electric start; I 54” deck with Mulcher; I 48" deck with bag­ ger. Low hours; 1 Toro Ryder. 2 John Deere Comm. pusl. mow­ ers; 1 Toro push mower and I Ariens; 2 blowers; 2 trimmen; I edger. 1 John Deere bush trim­ mer; 1 roller; I lawn sweeper. I Airader. 3 fertilizer spreaders. Buy nov and we can help estab­ lish your route. We have over 40 yards. You muu do good work and be reliable. Make good money, great opportunity. Don't miss this one. 58.900 firm. 517­ 852-9730. WHITFIELD PELLET STOVE (QUEST) complete Pkg. I yr old, excellent condi­ tion. $1.400 945-4779. TIRED OF BUYING BOTTLED WATER? Call for free demo of water treatment system. Rated best in the nation. No obligation, no high pressure sales Free gift to Ist 5 demo’s. Call 616-948-3188. __________ NEED A NEW VACUUM CLEANER? Bagless, vacuum cleaner and carpet cleaning sys­ tem all in one Especially great if you have pets or allergies. Call for a short demo. No obligation, no high pressure sales. Free gift to 1st 5 demo’s. Call 616-948­ 3188_______________________ THERE’S A NEW STORE IN TOWN! Will deliver all your basic staples to your front door at great savings Coffee, toilet pa­ per, paper tow els. soap, dog food, cat food. etc. There’s no item you shop for that we can't have delivered to you for less' Save lime and money' Call for details NO MINIMUM to buy Freegift to 1st 5 customers Call 616-948­ 3188 THE FAMILY OF ROBERT C. VANDERVEEN wish to thank all of the staff of the Thornapple Manor for mak­ ing our Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather’s last few months as comfortable as possible. We also thank Dr. Brown and all the nurses and staff for their care during his stays at Pennock Hospital. A special thank you to Connie and Henrietta Beeler of the Beeler Funeral Home for their capable service. We can’t tell you bow we have appreciatcd receiving so many cards and phone calls from our treasured friends and neighbors, we are forever grateful. The Robert VanderVeen Family. ( oinniiiinlx \ Hitt t HORSE DRAWN HAYRIDE Fri. Sai. and Sun from 2pm3:30pm. $3 each or $4/10. For more info 623-8289__________ HISTORIC BOWENS MILKS “IT’S CIDER TIME FESTI­ VAL” October 17 & 18.12PM 5PM, Farm Days. Bam Yard Horse Pull. Sunday 2:00. Horse Power Demo. Cider Making. Live Music. Petting Zoo. BBQ Food, Apple Dumplings. Admis­ sion: Adults $5.00, Children. $2.00. 131 expressway/A-42 Bradley Exit. East/Briggs Road; north 1-1/2 miles 616-795-7530 FARM TOY SHOW: SATUR­ DAY, OCTOBER 17TH.. 9­ 3PM. CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL, ADMISSION $2.00.616-891-8910 NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W State St.. Hastings. GENERAL OFFICE: Cur­ rently accepting applications for a part-time receptionist/gcneral office clerk. Opening in a Gun Lake area real estate office start­ ing at $6.50/ph - Mon-Fri. Du­ ties will include answering phones, setting appointments, typing, greeting clients, filing, copying, and etc... If you are interested, please bring a resume to MANPOWER of Hastings at 127 N. Market St . Hastings (be­ hind Riverbend Travel) 948­ 3000 E.O.E. FOOD PROCESSING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa. Neat, clean and comfortable work environ­ ment. Several light industrial positions exist on Ist shift for this growing company. Short term and long term positions available. Starts at $6.25/per hour, opportunity for permanent hire with excellent benefits For information call Manpower of Hastings at 127 N. Market. 616­ 948-3000 EOE MANUFACTURING: Man­ power is currently accepting ap­ plications for industrial positions at Amway Corporation. All shifts available; length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rale plus $80 bonus based on performance and attendance. Stop in or call Manpower of Hastings 948­ 3000.127 N. Market St. (behind Riverbend Travel) PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production companies in the Dutton, Caledonia, and Lowell areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experience necessary, company will train. Full time to possible permanent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75, excellent opportunity. Apply at MANPOWER 946-3000. E.OX. CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MAN­ POWER is seeking applicants for long term positions al a prestigious distributing com­ pany. Successful candidates will work as customer service representatives providing ex­ cellent service and performing order entry. Qualified candi­ dates must have good telephone etiquette and prior customer service experience. If you meet these qualifications, and are looking for a rewarding long­ term opportunity, apply im­ mediately at the MANPOWER office nearest you. 127 N. Mar­ ket SL, Hastings616-948-3000; 429 W. Main SL, Ionia 616­ 527-668; 1820 W. Washington, Greenville 616-225-2320; 600 E. Main SL, Edmore 517-427­ 4270. PART TIME HELP WANTED The Barry Chapter, American Red Cross seeks indi­ viduals for part-time position as Service Director. Must be self­ starter, team player, with outgo­ ing personality and good people skills. Some college desirable, but not necessary. Training avail­ able. Eventually full time a pos­ sibility. Send resume to Ameri­ can Red Cross of Barry County. 450 Meadow Run Dr. Hastings, ML, 49058 Attn: Board Chair. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE OFFICE MANAGER/ BOOKKEEPER: 3 days a week. Flexible hours. Apply at County Seat 128 S. Jefferson Hastings. Ml. 948-4042 HELP WANTED Due to un­ foreseen growth one of Michigan's fastest growingcom­ panies is now looking for 12 people lo start immediately. $410 per week to start. Company train­ ing and benefits. For interview Call 616-948-2298 / nr Rt ill BUILDING ON COMMER­ CIAL PROPERTY on Main St in Nashville Call 616-623­ 6108 to leave message Real / \talc TORCH LAKE- 20mi NE of Traverse City. 2-5 acre beautiful building sites. Black top road, underground utilities, spectacu­ lar views. Minutes from Alden & Torch Lake. $19,900 to $60,000 KALKASKA COUNTY’- *5 acres, beauti­ fully wooded with small pond. 305ft frontage on M-66. Electric available, close lo Slate forest and snowmobile trail. $24,900 10% down. 10% in 90 days, bal­ ance al 11 %. L/C payment $250/ mo. More acreage available, easy L/C terms' GREAT LAKES LAND CO (616I-922-8O99 "He thought she was trying to get back at him by trying to break up him and (his girlfriend)," said Michigan State Police Sgt. Steve Harper. In other court business: • Dale French. 50. of Hastings pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he took a sexually explicit photograph of a 9-yearold Hastings girl and attempted to take a photo of an 8-year-old Hastings girl. An Oct. 22 pre-trial conference was scheduled for French, who is charged with two counts of child sexually abusive activ­ ity. both felonies that each carry a maxi­ mum possible sentence of 20 years in prison and/or a $100,000 fine. Fiench is currently being held on $20,000 bond, which his court-appointed attorney. Carol Jones-Dwyer tried unsuc­ cessfully to have reduced to allow for her client to bond out of jail. French told Judge James Fisher that, if released, he would report to the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Battle Creek, where he would stay in a locked ward be­ tween court appearances. "They would let me out for two hours every day. eight times a day to have a cigarette." said French, a former combat medic in Vietnam. ”1 didn’t run then and I won't run now." French told Fisher he would also receive his medications at the hospital. "Given the nature of the charges, there is a substantial risk to the public,” said Fisher in denying Dwyer s motion. "I think bond is appropriate.’’ Fisher added that under the cunent mental health system guidelines, there is nothing to prevent French from signing himself out of the hospital. According to the mother of one of the victims. French was the live-in boyfriend of the victim's babysitter, who had appar­ ently left the girl alcne with French. ”1 told her not to leave her alone with him," said the mom, who appeared in court to witness French's arraignment. Police became involved in late August when French allegedly solicited the 8-yearold by offering to pay her $10 if she would pose nude for him. "She ran to a neighbor's house and the police were called.” said the mom impose "I will do anything the court gives me as a sentence." said Lethcoe. "It makes me more or less appreciative. Everybody I've ever trusted has did me wrong." Lethcoe told the court that he blames himself for harm that came to his sister and that he was hurt that his mother left him and when his relationship with Tilley dis­ solved. "I feel everybody I ever trusted crushes me." he said. "When I had Bonnie and my children behind me. I was on top of the world. When that left me. I felt like it took all of me." "What about your grandma?" said Fisher. "She's the only one 1 have left." he said. "I'm not trying to minimize the prob­ lems you've had with your parents buy you have had many instances of assaultive be­ havior." said Fisher. "Now. it's escalated to the point where you stabbed someone in the arm with a knife. What if you had killed her? How would you have felt about that?" "I don't know." said Lethcoe. "I can't afford to have you out with the rest of us and maybe something will set you off and you hurt somebody even worse," said Fisher prior to handing down his sentence. In addition to jail, Lethcoe was ordered to pay $180 restitution and SI.000 in costs. He was also granted work release. Hickory Road home and stealing a stereo system which he subsequently sold for $1,000. An Oct. 22 sentencing date was sched­ uled He faces a maximum possible penalty of 22 years in prison and/or a S3.000 fine. • Richard Mexico. 27. of Battle Creek, was scheduled for a pre-tnal hearing on Oct 22. He pleaded not guilty to stolen property in excess of $I(X) at his Circuit Court ar­ raignment Oct. I. Mexico is charged with second degree home invasion for allegedly breaking into a home in the 9(XX) block of M-66 in As­ syria Township July 11 and allegedly steal­ ing electronic equipment from the home. He is also accused of taking dirt bikes from the home and of being an habitual of­ fender with three previous felony convic­ tions in Branch. Calhoun and Kent coun­ ties. Mexico is being held on $25,000 bond in the Barry County Jail. He is also charged in Calhoun County with receiving and concealing stolen property and with be­ ing a habitual offender. An Oct. 8 pre-trial hearing has been scheduled in Barry County Circuit Court If convicted of all charges, he could spend a maximum penalty of life in prison. • Stephen Blodgett. 35. of Galesburg • John Anthony Falvo. 29. of Delton, was bound over to Circuit Court on one count of home invasion, second degree and one count of larceny in a building for al­ legedly breaking into a Hope Township home July 31 and taking electronic equip­ pleaded guilty to second degree home inva­ sion and to being an habitual offender with at least one prior felony conviction. Blodgett confessed to breaking into a ment. He is also charged with being a habitual offender and could spend a maximjm of life in prison if convicted on all charges. POUC6 B6RT Hastings man arrested in drug bust Pennock sad Kawh Lae beta. 40, is fine «a set * his (farrier court imjgsmttrt beta is mpecMd «f bcMt ia fossMto of a*> When police responded and searched French's home after getting a warrant, they found the photo of her daughter, she said. "They arrested him the day they ques­ tioned everyohe," she said. "We think it happened sotneumc between Valentine's Day and the end o» ’tine because she (the babysitter) had received the camera as a Valentine’s Day pt esent." • Thomas Andrew Lethcoe, 18. was sen­ tenced to one year in jail and 18 months probation on a conviction of assault with a weapon for cutting a woman with a knife Sept. 5 in Hastings. Lethcoe had gone to the home that day to BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man suffered serious injuries S when he lost control of Ms motcrcyde on Chariton Park Road near Sager accmding to tee Hastings post ot theMichigan State Police . Gregory AUen Stewart. 22 was nearing a helmet when tte accident occurred nl 2:45 p.m ' Police srid Slewart was going abort 3« miles per tow when he anered a curve left, left the roadway to tec right. centred a dteft and Brack asms targe toy Wes roBing the bite several limes. Saewrtt. who was thrown from tte bite, wm taken to tanertt Hospital by L talk with his ex-girlfriend and became an­ gry when he saw another man in the home. After using a knife to chase the man, the ex-girlfriend's sister tried to get the weapon away from Lethcoe and sustained a cut to her arm in the process, police have re­ ported. The ex-girlfriend. Bonnie Tilley, testified in court that Lethcoe needs to learn his les­ son. "I feel that Andy has a lot of problems." she said. "He's had a lot of second chances. He needs to take responsibility for his ac­ tions. He can be a good person if he takes responsibility for what he needs to do." Tilley said she recommended to Lethcoe that he obtain counseling to deal with is anger. "But he didn't think it was important." she said. His attorney. Jim Goulooze. said Leth­ coe has a warm personality. "If he can harness that, his future is un­ limited." said Goulooze. "Unfortunately. Andy is a very angry person. That anger is justified, but I think he's using it for an excuse maybe to not grow up. I know his grandmother, who is here today, is at the ■w It s Silent It’s Serious Taking A Simple Test -Could ,, Save Your Life! 1-800-DIABETES 1-800-342-2383 www.diabetes.org ^.American Diabvrea Aaaociation. CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A 50-year-okl Lake Odessa woman salted minor hl when tte car she was riding m struck a dear, then wnat off tte roadway to tte <nu> comber clockwise and came to rest oa its side, accotdfag to a report b Haatsgs post of tee Michigan Start PoBee. Mary Ellen Ahoft was taken to Prune rk Hospital, where tee was rased f< tejurier urirsirsill rttsr the scodert. ahkh acrmad Ort 9 at nfrort 850 pan. < 43 south of Corns Grow Road. Not hart wm tte (favor, Craig Ahoft. 29. and passengers Ray Ahoft. 1. Kart Ahoft. 2. and Stephanie Ahoft. 35. Akobol was not a tour in tee accident and no citations were issued. Nashville woman anested in theft NASHVILLE - A 20-yaar-old Nashville woman suspected of being in posaessioo of videos and a video camera ssoten from an AfcganCourty Wal-Mart store was srrargned tn Barry County District Com last week. Donna George was scheduled for a pteHsainsry examination on a felony charge of receiving snd concealing stolen property over $100 Wednesday, Oct. 14. Noother information was available at pea time. Man critical after farming accident ODESSA TOWNSHIP - John Cook. 52, of Lake Odessa was injured Monday afternoon. Oct 12. in a taming acodeot on Bonanza Road near Ainsworth Rond. According to Lakewood Ambulance Director Betty Begerow. Cook was combining beans when tte grain head mriftmcticned. "He was examining it when it fell, pinning him to tee ground. ' said Begerow. -Fortunately. Ids wife Jane was nearby and raw te was to trouble." She started the combine snd lifted the grain head, making it possible for bun to crawl out from under the nmchmery. Jrtrt called 911 and tte Late Odessa Foe Department served as first responders until Lakewood Ambulance and tte Michigan Soae Police from tee Ionia Post arrived. Cook svas airlifted to Bunerwortb where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday ’ with chest injuries. Missing 3-year-oW found after search j HASTINGS - A 3-year-old Hastings boy who crawled under a gate in tte basement where he was playing and exited his babysitter’s Tanner Lake Road home through a garage door Oct. 5 was found by a Ferrellgas (faver. Troopers from tte Hastings post of the Michigan State Police laid tte boy was found walking in the roadway on Cook Road when the unidentified FeneUgas driver slopped and picked him up. "The truck driver observed him in tte roodway. slopped and lock him to a Cook Road residence to ask if it was her baby.* said Trooper Jim Hegel. "She called around rod located the babysitter rod he was turned over to her." Flegel said during the 45 minutes the boy was gone, tte babysitter tad called police, who began looking for the boy. followed by tte babsitter's relatives. "As we were looking, a relative approached us and said he was at tte Cook Rood residence." said Flegel, noting that Ihe youngster walked over a mile from the oner’s tome before to was found. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 15 1998 - Page 17 Man held on half-million dollar bond for alleged sex scheme J-Ad Graphics News Service In what police are calling a "pretty bizarre” case, a Hastings man is being held on $500,000 bond in the Barry County Jail, charged with accepting money from at least one man in exchange for allowing him to have sex with two. minor-aged boys. The arrest Friday of Kenneth Koan Sr.. 42. of 510 E. Bond St., on II total sex charges, including nine counts of first de­ gree criminal sexual conduct, is the result of a four-month investigation by Hastings City Police Department Det. Tom Pen­ Koan is the fourth person to be arrested on multiple charges of felony sexual pene­ nock. "Basically. what would happen is, people would go to the house where they were al­ legedly allowed to violate the kids.” said Pennock. "(Koan) allegedly charged money for them to do it. Plus, he was allegedly sexually abusing the children, too.” vestigation were: • Bernard Seybold. 24. a former Barry County area man now living in St. Charles. Seybold was arraigned last Tues­ day on one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct with one of the boys be­ tween .'992 and 1994. A $10,000 personal FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made 1995 The now 13 and 16-year-old boys, rela­ tives of Koan, are now living in foster care in another city, said Pennock. Koan is also charged with being a habit­ ual offender. He is scheduled for an Oct. 21 prelimi­ nary examination on the charges, each car­ rying a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. Also arrested in connection w.»b the in­ in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan an unmarried man (Original Mort gagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mort­ gagee dated March 26. 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 42 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to FLAGSTAR BANK FSB as assignee by an assignment dated September 14. 1998 which was recorded on September 21 1998 in Document *1018200 Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Four and 75/100 dollars ($66,404 75). including interest at 8 50% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed b/ a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock P M on November 19 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON. Barry County. Michigan and are Kenneth Koan Sr. recognizance bond was set. • Edith Jeannette Hawkins. 32, of Hast­ A Delton woman was cited for disregard­ ing a red light at the intersecton of Gun Olson struck the Cadillac head-on. caus­ ing minor injuries to the driver. Balinda ings. the babysitter, is accused of sexual Lake Road and South Middleville Road (M­ 37) Monday afternoon after her Ford Ex­ plorer collided with a Cadillac carrying a woman and three children, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs De­ Ann Lustey. 35. of Middleville, and three children. Calvin G. Lustey. 6. Amber Guy. 11. and Ashley Lustey. 7. Balinda Lustey and the children all were taken to Pennock Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries and released. Balinda was issued a citation for having two chidren in one seat bell in the front of the boys between 1992 and 1993. police partment. Harriet Jane Olson. 48. was westbound on Gun Lake Road (M-43) trying lo make it to an appointment when she noticed the red light too late, she told police. seat. Olson also suffered minor injuries. misconduct involving penetration with one said. She was arraigned on two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and a $10,000 personal recognizance bond was set. Both Hawkins and Seybold were scheduled for preliminary examinations on the charges Wednesday • Robert Glenn Decker. 61, formerly of Hastings, is accused of molesting the boys in a tent in their back yard at least two times each between 1991 and 1993, said Pennock. He is being held on $25,000 bond in the Barry County Jail and was set for orelimi- nary examination Oct. 14. Decker, who is also being charged as a habitual offender, was living in the vic­ tims' back yard for several years, said Pen­ nock. Another adult, male suspect is also ex­ pected to be arrested in connection with the case, said Pennock after obtaining a warrant Wednesday. Two other men suspected in taking part in the sex scheme have since been deceased. "We have no specifics on exactly how many times this happened.” said Hastings City Police Deputy Chief Mike Leedy, Deputy Jeff Nieuwenhuis surveys the damage while policing an accident Monday at M-43 and M-37 that resulted in minor injuries to five people. who called this a "pretty bizarre" case. "We had limited information. A victim of abuse that occurs over a number of years - all they can remember is what happened but they can't recall dates and years.” Leedy said the common factor among many child molestation cases is that the perpetrators are often related to the victims "With this case, where the man was so­ liciting minor children to whomever wants to do it and he allegedly takes it to the point where he's gening money for it." said Leedy. "Il's pretty sick." Leedy said his department was first alerted to the alleged sex scheme by the lo­ cal Family Impendence Agency last July. "We've had other criminal sexual conduct cases over the years that involved multiple victims, but with regard to what actually duties. Hours of work arc from 9:30 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. including rotating weekends and holidays. Experience is preferred but not necessary. Dental and Medical Insurance is available,, as well as Vacation and Sick benefits and hol­ iday pay. Starting wage is $7.41 per hour. If interested in joining our team, come to Thornapple manor to fill our an application. t&brnapplc ^anor^lXW!sB£f:.... .... - 1 ------ West 1/8 fane of the Northeast 1/4 thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 line 564 95 feet to the Northerly right of way line of Highway M-79 thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way Ime 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 Ime thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said quarter line 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way for Michigan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month;*) from the date of such sate Dated October 8 1998 merger to Fleet Mortgage Corp a Rhode Island Corporation Mortgagee dated February 16. 1995 and recorded on February 22 1995 tn Uber 625. on Page 332. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Six and 34/100 dollars ($57,536 34) including interest at 9 75% per annum Under the power .of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part ot them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m on November 12 1998 Said premises are situated <n TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN BARRY COUNTY Mchigan and are described as PARCEL A From the East 1/4 corner of Sect.-on 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West measure North 88 de­ grees 57 minutes 00 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 ime of said section 220 00 feet to the pomt of beginning of the land here m described thence South 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West. 200 00 feel, thence North 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds West 217 75 feet thence North 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 sec­ onds East 200 00 feel to the East and West 1/4 Une ol saxl section, thence South 88 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds. East along said 1/4 line 217 75 feet to the pomt of beginning Subject to that portion along the North side thereof as being used for hqhway purposes The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determmed abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 3241a m wheh case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 1 1998 FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL FLAGSTAR BANK FSB (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott PC Attorneys lor FLEET MORTGAGE CORP FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025 File *98098907 Attorneys lor FLAGSTAR BANK FSB 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98077°79 tng his wife (Original Mortgagors) to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP a South Carolina Corpora­ tion f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding successor by TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Middle I^akc Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Toundup o( Cart ton. Barn Count). Michigan, having resolved its intention to make certain public improvements consisting of annual treat­ ments for the eradication and control of aquatic needs and plants in Middle lake. located in Cartion Township, (the "Improv rments") in the Township, has made its final determination of a special assessment district which consists of the following desenbed lots and parcels of land which are bench fled by ihe Improvements and against which ihe cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed. Middle lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I I-ots and Parcels Numbered: 084M0 02*125 200-00 08-040012-1501000.1 OX(MO-050 -000-01600 OX-(MO 02X125-300(M) 084MO-03.1-250- I004M) 08-040-055-000-008-00 (M (MO ()2X 125 .MM) 02 08-(MO 011-250-1004)1 08-040-055-0004)124)0 08-040-028-125-300-01 084MO-O.1.1-25O-200-05 084MO 055-000-013-00 OX(MO029-405 ■ I 00-00 08-040-0.1.1-275-100-00 08-0404)55 000 015 00 OX(MO-029-405-400-0.1 08-(MO-O.1.1-275-100-01 08-040-055 0004)17-00 0X (MO 029-405-400 02 08-040011-275-20000 08 (MO-055-000-0194)0 0X4MO-O55-0004)224)0 08-(MO-(MO-000-005 00 08 040 055 000-02.100 OX-(MO 029-405-4004)1 084M0-050 000-001-00 08-(MO-055-000-024-00 084M0 029-475 IOO (M 08 040050000002 00 08 (MO 055 (MM) 025 00 084MO-029-475 -100-06 Q8-(M0-050-000-00.1-00 08 (MO 055000 026 00 08-040-029-475-1004)1 08-(MOO50000-004-00 (*■040453 (MM) o?’ (Mi 08-040 (129-4’5 100 05 08-040050000005 00 08-IM0055-0004)11 00 OR (MO 029 475-100 02 084MO 050-0004)06-00 08-040 055-000-0.12-06 08-040-029-47 S- 100-01 084MO4)50-000-008 00 08 (MO 0554)00-0114)0 08-040-029-475- KM) 00 (18 040050000009 00 08-040-055-000-0.14-00 084MD-032-105 000-00 0X040050 0004)1000 08-0404)554)004)144M) O8-CMO-O12-105 -0004)1 08-040050 -0000114)0 HM<MOO55(MM)O<S(MI 08-0404)12-125-000-00 08-040050 000 012 00 084M0-O5 5 I MM) 016 (M) 08-040-0.12-150-100-04 08 0100500004)114)0 084M0 055 -0004)184)0 08-040-012-150-100-01 (18 0104)50 000 014-00 08-040-055 (MM) 019 (M) 08-0404)55-000 04000 08-040065-000-0.14)-00 08-040-095 (MM) 006-00 OX 040 05KMM) (Ml 00 08 040 0654)004)114)0 08-0404)95 -000-0074M) 084M0-055-(NM) (M44M) 08-040075 0000114)0 084M0 095 000 OOX (X) Commission on Aging Board OX 040 05S-000(M6-(M) 08 040 075-000 0124X) (18-(M0 095-000 0094X) Substance Abus? Board OX (M0-060-000 004-00 08-040-075-0004) 14-00 084MO4J95 000-011 -00 Family Independence Agency Board Parks & Recreation Board Mental Health Board and the Road Commission 0X0404)60000 01 KM) 08-040 075-000-0154)0 084MO-0954)00-012-00 08 (M0 065-000-026-00 (« 0304)954)00 001-00 08-(M0 095-0004)114)0 08-040-065-0(0-027 01 08-040-095-000-002-00 08-040-095-0004)14-(X) 08 (MO-065-000-027-02 (18 (MO-095-000-001-00 08 040 095-000-017-00 08-(MO-O65-000-02X 00 08 (MO 0954)00 004-00 (M-4(M-095-0004)19 00 0X040-065-000 029 00 08 (MO 095-000-005-00 0X44M 011 250 200-00 The Barn’ County Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citizens to serve on the: Applications may be obtained at the County Administrators office. 3rd floor. Courthouse. Hastings and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 30. 1998. 2700 Nashville Road HaUtnp. Ml 4905K EOF. (10-29) (11-5) 08040011-275-00000 Amber Guy and Ashley Lustey watch as Lansing Mercy Hastings ambulance personnel prepare to transport Calvin Lustey to Pennock Hospital. buffing of floors, along with some general housekeeping minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line 324 67 feet to the East and in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J Terpenmg married man and Daihta M Terpen­ OX (MO 029 405 400 06 case resulted in confessions from all five of the suspects arrested so far. "That’s a real strong point." he said. This full time positions includes stopping, waxing and described as Parcel A Commencing on the North and South 1/4 line of Section 31, Town 3 North. Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 cor­ ner of said Section thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section tme 614 00 thence South 00 degrees 00 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR­ MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made 0X-(M0-029 40S -400 (M occurred here. I don't recall anything like this." Leedy added. "I think Det. Pennock did a very intense investigation and 1 feel he did an excellent job." Leedy said Pennock's skill at probing the FLOOR MAINTENANCE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED tration with the brothers between 1087 and Five hurt when cars collide at intersection LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAI the Township Supcniwr of the Township of Carilon has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assessment district, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of said Improvements which is to be levied in the form of a special assessment against each bencfitlcd lol and parcel of land in the special assessment distnet TAKE N( H l( E THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIPOF (ARI J< )N Wil J. HOI J) A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. OCTOBER 26. I99X. AT 7 00 PM AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL. X5 WEI COME ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 4905K. IN SAID TOWNSHIP. TO REVIEW THE SPE­ CIAL ASSI SSMEN I R( )I.L AND TO HEAR AND (T)NSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO RN/LPN Discover the best of nursing with TenderCare. When you join our team, you w ill be working w uh the best of nursing professionals. Our reputation for quality has made us the largest provider of long­ term care in Michigan. We currently have positions available. We offer a benefit package. Will pay for experience. For immediate consideration please mail or fax resume to: TenderCare Hastings 0 240E. North St. Hastings. MI 4905K Fax: 616-945-3247 • District Annual Report • Notice is hereby given that Delton Kellogg Schools'Annual District Report for the 1997­ 98 school year will be made at the regular board meeting on Monday. October 19. 1998. at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the media center located on the second floor of the upper elementary building at 327 North Grove Street. Delton. Michigan. Copies will be available at that time. Elizabeth Matteson. Secretary Delton Kellogg Board of Education (6161623 9246 TAKE Fl RI HER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has hern reported to the Tow nship Board and is on file w ith the Tow nship (lerk at the Township Hall for public examination. TAKE FVRTHER NOTICE THAI AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARC El ()F LAND Sl’BJE(T TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAI ASSF-SSMENI WH H I HI MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WIT HIN THIRTY ( Mb DAYS AH ER 1 HI DATE ()F (1 )NI IRMAl K)N OF 1 HE SPECIAL ASSESSMEN1 ROLL, BIT ()NLY IF SAID ()W\ER (>R PAR1Y IN INI EREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPE­ CIAL ASSESSMENT AT I HIS HEARING An appearance may be made by an owner or parly in interest, or his or her agent, in person or. in the alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not required I his Notice was authorized by the Township BiurJ of the Township ot Carlton Dated October 12. I99X Wilma Daniels. Clerk Township of Carlton �FARM SAFETY PLAY IT SAFE ON THE FARM — 1 FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES: • Make accident prevention a goal. Be aware of hazards on the farm such as fires, vehicle accidents, electrical shocks; chemical exposures and injuries caused by livestock. • Most farm accidents involve machinery, with tractor accidents responsible for the most fatalities. Inspect your machinery to determine problems. Provide rollover protection for tractors and use seat belts. Don't allow extra riders. Follow the "no seat, no rider" rule. • Teach children the correct way to turn off machinery. Supervise them closely. • Teach children to recognize the poison symbol and keep them away from pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer containers. • Take the necessary precautions to prevent entrapment and suffocation caused by unsta­ ble surfaces in storage bins, silos and hoppers. Never let children play in the back of grain trucks, whether the grain is flowing or not. • Methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and other gases can build up in unventilated silos or manure pits and can cause asphyxiation or explosion. • Read and follow operator's or owner's manuals for equipment. Follow product labels for the proper handling, use and storage of products, equipment and chemicals. • Don't let children have unsupervised access to ponds, and keep them away from septic tanks, old wells or other bodies of water. Agricultural accidents claim as many as 1,300 lives and cause 120,000 injuries every year. This Important Safety Message From: Pennock Healthcare Services r Farmers Feed Service, Inc. Electric Motor Service 1009 W. Green Street, Hastings 1952 North Broadway, Hastings 1006 E. Railroad, Hastings 1569 Bedford Road, Hastings 616*945*3451 616-945'9501 616'945*9926 616'945'5113 FHI Flexfab Horizons International, Inc. • The Viking Corporation Fillmore Equipment, Inc. MC Supply 102 Cook Road, Hastings 210 N. Industrial Park, Hastings 616'945-2700 2900 N. Broadway (North on M-43) ■ Hastings 616'945'9501 945*9526 Jerry’s Tire Vern’s Repair 1413 2tjd St., Lake Odessa, Ml 1823 Coville Rd. Woodland Chrysler Superstore of Hastings 616'374'8892 1'800'622'TTRE Coleman Agency of Hastings, Inc. 203 S. Michigan Hastings 616'945'3412 The Hecker Agency 225 N. Main Street, Nashville Insurance for your life. home, business and car. 1 J-Ad Graphics 517'852.9680 1455 W. State St., Hastings 616'367'4544 616'945*9383 or 1*800*888'6164 Welton’s Kent Oil & Propane 401 N. Broadway Hastings 735 Durkee Street, Nashville 616*945'5352 517-852*9210 or 800-638*7484 2398 S. Bedford Road Hastings 616-945-2782 Eaton Federal Savings Bank Nashville 852-1830 Union Bank . Lake Odessa • 616'374*3278 Freeport • 616*765'3100 Dimondale • 517*646'9095 Mulliken • 517*649*2333 Maple Valley Buckland Agency Bill Seif Inc. 11235 S. Wall Lake Rd., Delton Chevrolet • Buick Implement, 735 E. Sherman St. 616*623*5115 South M-37 in Hastings Nashville 511 W. State Street, Hastings 616*945*2425 517-852-1910 616-948-3720 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-10-22.pdf 7f52adffcf13dad1f8ad6f58bf86b073 PDF Text Text Chamber dinner features speakers Delton Felpausch has reopening Lakewood, TK win B.C. titles See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 43 News Briefs: Change your dock and your battery An* residents are reminded to turn back their dock* Saturday night or early Sunday morning before they re­ tire. The Dayhgta Savings Time ctange officially will occur at 2 axn. Sanday. Oct. 25. so people will be able to get an extra boar of deep. Perhaps the best way » remember whether to mova the clocks ahead or back one hour is the phrase 'Spring shead, fall back.' THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, IMS. Fewer students negates Hastings fund increase by Mary Warner Staff Writer An enrollment shortfall in the Hastings School System has offset a recent increase in state aid. meaning that once again the district is going to have to use its savings to make it through the 1998-99 school year A final fall count put student enrollment al 3.359, which was 21 less than the 3.380 students projected in the 1998-99 budget. When the state recently announced it was giving the district an extra $51 per student for the 1998-99 school year— a total added allocation of $171,890 — the district thought it would not have to dip into its savings as much as originally projected to balance the budget. The original budget called for using $185,753 in savings in the 1998-99 school year. However, the enrollment shortfall means the district will receive $160,000 less in stale aid in 1998-99 than was budgeted (aid is given on a per-pupil basis). Thus, the district will probably have to use at least $170,000 of it* savings. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said. Scheessel said the shortfall was jus, with kindergarteners — there were 25 to 30 less than anticipated. School officials aren't sure Y2K seminar will be tonight A special sctniov on the anticipated year 2000 problem with computers will be held at 6:30 tonight at the Central School Auditorium. The Y2K workshop will indude rep­ resentatives from MainStreet Savings Bank. Hastings Area Schools, Pen­ nock Hospital. Flexfab Horizons Inlematiocd. Walker and Fluke Certified Public Accountants, the City of Hast­ ing* and City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes. The featured speaker win be Marsha K. Lewis of Lewis & Associates. Some of the topics that will be cov­ ered include the scope of the problem, ' tip* on developing a plan, legd liabui; ties, assessing impact of the Y2K I problem,.dealing with suppliers and vendors, managing risks to businesses, making contingency plans and where to get help. | Haunted House has new spooks ' I : • • : : ■ ; ; i • ■ ; ; • The Hastings Jaycees' Haunted House, filled with i.?any new bights and delights and located on M-43 be­ tween Hastings and Delton, continues to be open to the public from today through Sunday and again next week (Oct 29-31). Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 7 to 10 pm. Tbarsdays. The spooky house is the Jaycees' major fund-raising event of the year and supports many community pro­ jects. Admission is S6 per person. A special non-scary Kids' Day Halloween Bash for children will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct 25. Candy, game:, and a costume contest will be pan of the fan. with prizes for the top three winners in three different age groups, 1 to 3.4 to 6 and 7 to 10. Other activities will include games, such as a penny search, cupcake walk, bean bag toss, and others. Prizes will be available Admission that day is $130. MainStreet Savings Bank is sponsoring the event along with the Youth Advisory Council and Jaycees More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 PRICE 50- Flexfab has new general manager Paul Timmons has been appointed vice president and general manager of Flexfab Division. Flexfab Horizons International Inc., based in Hastings. Flexfab is a leading producer of high-per­ formance polymer-based components and systems. A resident of Cascade. Timmons earned a mastei of business administration degree from New York University and a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Notre Dame. He has held a variety of high level posi­ tions prior to joining Flexfab. including president of Sediver. Inc., vice president and general manager of RM Engineered Products and chief financial officer of Fair­ prene Industrial Products. "Paul's prior experience will strongly support future growth in each of our key markets." said Flexfab Horizons Interna­ tional CEO .Douglas DeCamp. "He is driven by product quality, on-time delivery and customer service, which makes him an ideal fit within our executive management team. "Paul shares Flexfab's commitment to providing not only the best in high-per­ formance polymer products, but also the best in customer service." DeCamp said. In his new position. Timmons will be responsible for all Flexfab Division activi­ ties. including the company's aerospace, automotive, heavy-duty truck, food, phar­ maceutical and broad industrial markets. why fewer kindergartners entered school this year. Schoessel said. "We don’t know if it is one of those years where we just didn't have a big num­ ber of them entering school, or for some reason the birth rate was down." He said the district used to use birth data from Pennock Hospital to estimate kinder­ garten enrollment, "but now people are having babies in Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo and Lansing, and the numbers from Pen­ nock don't give us a good picture any more." Schoessel said he believes the district was conservative in its enrollment projec­ tions for this year, but kindergarten en­ rollment is the hardest to determine. "It’s a guessing game and we just guessed wrong." "We're all disappointed that for whatever reason we didn’t have these kids." An increase of one class size, some 20 to 30 students, is usually projected in each year's budget, Schoessel said. However, growth fluctuates from year to year, with some years showing large increases and others showing small ones. "Fcmr or five ago w<« h u! an incrva«<l o( 90 flu denis. ' J ‘ Schoessel said enrollment hns not been affected by the informal "Schools of Choice" agreement with Delton Kellogg Schools, whereby students can transfer in and out of each district without having to meet transfer policy requirements. Students lost and gained because of the agreement have been about the same, he said. Schoessel also said an increase in the number of charter schools has probably not had an impact in Hastings, since there are no charter schools nearby. (In other school districts, charter schools are being looked at as direct competition by public schools, who lose student aid dollars when their stu­ dents opt to attend private schools.) "I think it’s just one of those things that happens.” Schoessel said of the lowered count. Nationwide, population increases due to post-Worid War II "baby boomers" and the children of baby boomers are predicted to begin leveling off, which would impact student enrollments, but Schoessel said he did not know if this year’s decrease was pan of a larger trend toward smaller enroll­ ments. "If it’s a trend. I would say it’s the start of a trend." The district's fiituring group, formed last year to give input on planning, has pre­ dicted continuing enrollment increases. See STUDENTS, continued page 3 Looking at a floor plan of the proposed Barry Community Senior Center are Virginia Payne (left). Meals on Wheels volunteer; and John DeBroux, County Commission on Aging Board member. Advocates say new senior center would serve the entire county The fate of plans for a new Barry Com­ munity Senior Center, proposed by the County Commission on Aging, will be decided by rc.»’i:y vitr. ia .he Nov 3 election. f i Voters will be asked to approve threefourths of a mill for 10 years to build the facility and one-tenth of a mill for six years to operate the center. Both millage propos­ als have to be approved by voters in order for the project to proceed. If the project gets the green light, the County Board of Commissioners has au­ thorized the sale of 35.1 million in general obligation bonds to acquire land, construct and equip the new center. "The plan we've put together will offer a wonderful opportunity for the Commission on Aging to increase its services to the whole community, not just the seniors," COA Director Tammy Pennington said. "I recently met with Peter Forsberg, the new Charlton Park director, who observed that our constituents include all of society because everyone is aging! It’s really true." Pennington said. "Services provided to older adults also benefit the rest of the family. Personal Care services (through the COA) help adult children avoid the discomfort of bathing their parents. Meals on Wheels relieve. caregivers who work through the day and can't visit until dinner time." The proposed senior center also will house the Kinship Care.Outreach program that services families of all ages who are raising relatives, such as grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The new building will provide a chance for out-of-county organizations, such as Legal Aid. hearing aid vendors and tax yolunteers tc bring their service* to Jotmty rrxia.-nts, Penmugton said. • More space will be available in a ne* bhilding for collaborative outreach services such as foot clinics, offered by the BarryEaton District Health Department; special­ ized substance abuse counseling, depression screenings and health fairs. There may even be the chance in the cen­ ter’s proposed commercial kitchen to con­ solidate meal preparation with the county jail and lower food costs for both lire COA and Sheriff's Department, she said. "Volunteer opportunities will greatly in­ crease for folks of all ages. We envision re­ tired volunteers teaching our computer classes, high school woodworking students visiting our wood shop and community service volunteers helping out in the kitchen." Besides the kitchen and dining facility for 300, the building also would include of­ fices for the COA. an exercise room, com­ puter lab, woodworking shop, arts and crafts room, gift shop, patio area, game room, lobby area and additional meeting and conference rooms. Plans call for ample parking at the site, which has not been-selected; an indoor portable stage and sound system and a big screen or projection TV. The new senior center will be located in or near the city of Hastings, where the See CENTER continued on page 2 Chain reaction accident sends at least one to hospital At least one person was taken to Pennock Hospital in Hastings after a four-car. chain reaction accident on M-37 at River Road in Hastings Wednesday at about 3:18 p.m.. according to preliminary reports. The names of victims and the number of injured were not available at press time, but preliminary indicators appeared that a southbound pickup tnjck was struck in the rear by another southbound car, which was in turn struck in the rear by the vehicle following that driver. The third car was apparently also struck from behind. Responding to the scene was the Hastings City Police Department, the Hastings Fire Department, the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police and two, Lansing Mercy Hastings ambulance units. The incident remains under investigation at press time and no other information was available. 1 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22. 1998 Neous Briefs Violence program slated for Monday (Continued) Choirs, band plan concerts The Hastings Middle School fall band concert will be held al 3 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 25 in the high school gymnasium. The middle school and high school choirs will sing in concert al the gym al 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. Blood drive set at Castleton Hall The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have a blood drive from I to 7 p.m. Monday. Oct. 26. at the Castleton Township Hail. The goal is 60 pints. Anyone who is at least 17 years old. weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given blood withm 56 days of the date of the ’drive is eligible to contribute. Bluegrass music set .at Showcase Bbegrass music performed by the Lonesome Moonlight Trio and the Singing Strings will be featured at 6:30 tonight in the Musidaas Show­ case at Arby's in Hastings. The Lonesome Moonlight Trio, front the Kalamaroo area, will be mak­ ing in third appearance at the Show­ case. The group also blends in a little folk and gospel music. Members are Jim Cooper. Pete Humphries and Pat Menangh. The Singing Strings, who eoane from the MkMavflle and Gand Rapids areas, combine bluegrass with comedy and gospel metribess indnde Loe and Lucy Panesaon. Red and Ella Kimble andGwBuhrer. Seating at the Showcase is on a armcome, Hrat-aetved bails. — Aid Association for Lutheran! (AAL) will offer a 60-minule program "Without Violence: Take Action Against Violence and Conflict in Your Life* at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct 26. at Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings. The program, open to the public, focuses on the problems associated with violence and conflict and offers suggestions on bow to solve them. It is intended for families, including chil­ dren. Leading the presentation and discus­ sion will Ron Neil, retired commander of the Michigan Stale Police post in Hastings. For more information about the program, call Charlotte Anton al 945­ 4384 or the Grace Lutheran church of­ fice. Flu shots available today and Oct. 29 Area residents are reminded that Sa shots will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. this afternoon and tbanday. Oct 29. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, cor­ ner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. The shots are art minisirred by the Barry-Eaton District Health Depart­ ment Call 945-9516 for same Infor* mation merlon about a Habitat for Hsmaaky ? boose are invited to attend family on- lection workshops planned for two consecutive*Wednesdays, Nov. 4 aad II, at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. A workshop also is pinned for 9 Habitat for Humanity is an ecn* menical Christian bousing ministry with the goal of eliminaring.poseqy housing. Volunteers work in partner­ ship with low income families to help mem ouunn accent, anonMMe nones, sold to them st coot without iaieoMt. U Chamber board election Nov. 6. The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will bold its election of board members between 6 and 7 pan. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Hastings Coun­ try Club. Those who are unable to attend may vole at the local chamber office. 118 E. Court Si that Friday between 10 a m. and 4 p.m. Members are re­ minded they may cast only one vote per business. A maximum of five directon will be r in led Those who wish to run for a direc­ tor's post may submil their names in writing to Dixie Stadel-Mansbom or call her at 945-2454 by Monday. Oct. 26. Nominated thus far are Bob Bying­ ton of the DqxM Law Offices, Deb Burton of Hodges Jewelers, Mary Campbell of the Viking Corp.. Mike Hallifax of Hallifax Services and Tom Mohler of the Barry Intermediate School District. Ttie program at the chamber dinner will be Bob Bender of Bender and Associatcs, and William Kilmer, director of the Michigan Quality Council, who will talk about "Community Devel­ opment — Outside the Box." Bowens Mills fests continue The next installment of the "It's Cider Time" festival series to Bowens Mills will feature a photo show and a steam and gasoline show. The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Oct. 24 and 25. Included will be cider making, mill tours, a petting zoo. horse drawn wagon rides, cider pressing and com grinding demonstrations, music and food. Photo show categories will in­ clude mill reflections, costumed craftsmen. Civil War re-enactors, mountain men. horses, kids with ani­ mals and open. Music Saturday will be by Ray and Millie Overholt and Hosea Humphrey. Tern Pennepacker and Mary Taylor, the "Taylored Pennies." will perform Sunday afternoon, along with country singer Scott Price Gale fees are $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5 to 15. All revenue is used to maintain and restore the mill. Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs Stale Park entrance. For more information, call 795­ 7530. ever, are expected to put to "sweat eq­ uity* themselves. The next Habitat house will be bulk in Hastings. For more information, call 948­ 9939. Historical Society banquet tonight -Titanic- historian Dick Kishpengh will be guest speaker at the Barry County Historical Society's 34th an­ nual banquet tonight (Thursday, Oct. 22) at the Welcome Corners United Methodist Church. 3185 North Broad­ way, north of Hastings on M-43. The banquet will begin at 6:30 pun. with social time, followed by dinner. Reservations will be taken until Sartrday, Oct 17. by calling Diana FMUys at 943-9156. Cost is $10 per person. ’ Kisbpaugh's presentation will be "The History of the Titanic: Facts and Fiction About the RMS Titanic." Ho has a member of the Titanic Historical Society for more than 30 years. Kishpaugh will tell about bow he and other members of the Titanic His­ torical Society assisted Hollywood filmmaker and director John Cameron 10 matuig his recent Academy Award­ winning film. 'AN Hallow's Eve* event Is Oct. 24 The sixth annual "All Hallow’s Eve" celebration will be held front 3 to 6 • p.m. Saturday Oct. 24. at Chariton Park. The program is designed for dnkfrw ages 12 and under and their adult com­ panions. Activities will include a costume contest, jack-o-lantem contest, dough­ nuts on a string, storytelling, hayrides on a wagon pulled by draft horses and old-fashioned seasonal treats. Carved or decorated jack-o-lantems must be submitted by 4 p.m. Oct. 24. Storytelling will be at 5:15 and at 6. Contest winners will be announced around the campfire. Those attending are urged to bring a trick or treat bag. Admission is $3 per person, children 2 and under will be admitted free. A limited number of tickets are available at Felpausch stores in Hast­ ings. Delton and Urbandale, Carl’s in Nashville and Lake Odessa and Pastoor's in Middleville through Oct. 22. They also area available at the Chart­ ton Park office. For more information, call 945­ 3775. Hastings Chamber’s annual dinner to feature two speakers by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Former State Rep. Robert Bender, who has been delving into ideas for local economic/community development, and William Kalmar, director of Michigan Quality Council, will be the speakers at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Friday. Nov. 6. The event will be held at the Hastings Country Club, 1550 N. Broadway, Hastings. An election for the chamber's board of directors and the serving of hors d'oeuvres begins al 6 p.m. A dinner buffet, catered by the County Seat Restaurant, will be served at 7 p.m. Bender, a former chairman of the BarryCounty Board of Commissioners who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995, was recently asked by the current County Board to jump start the economic development process in the county. With that assignment. Bender and his newly formed company called Bender and Associates, have surveyed hundreds of people in the county to learn about their feelings about economic development issues. Speaking about "Community Development - Outside the Box" at the chamber’s dinner. Bender will share some of the surprises of the survey results. For instance, he said a number of people did not perceive economic development in the county to be good or positive. The genera] feeling was that people like the way Barry County is and see traditional economic development of bringing in new jobs and smokestacks as a threat to the rural lifestyle they love. From that response. Bender said he felt the need to re-de fine economic development to include a broader perspective of county land use and life»:yle and to emphasize a priority to preserve, expand and protect existing businesses. As a result, the emphasis of his countydirected work is now geared to community development aimed at designing an organization to pilot the new philosophy. Bob Bender Who should be involved and how such an organization could be funded are among the questions to be answered. Bender hopes his talk will spark the curiosity of his listeners and generate thought about community development possibilities. Bender also formerly owned, managed and operated a 1.1(XX-acre dairy farm in the Middleville area. He and his wife. Carol, served as volunteers in Russia with the U.S. Peace Corps, helping the Russians with agricultural business development from 1995-97. He served as a naval officer with the U.S. Navy from 1959-90 and was a pilot, aircraft and mission commander, aviation squadron commanding officer and staff officer at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Belgium. The chamber's other speaker. William Kalmar, will discuss the importance of implementing a customer-driven, customerfocused plan so businesses will not only survive in a growing community, but be W*am Kalmar profitable. Over the years, quality has been maligned and criticized, said Lisa Humphrey, the chamber’s dinner chairperson, in a press release. t Calls of "we are not doing that any more" or "it’s too costly" have been heard, she said. On the other hand. Humphrey said, organizations have recognized that performance excellence or quality is an integral part of their operation and have surpassed their competition. As Kalmar says it. "If I could show you a strategy that would reduce red tape, empower your employees to perform at a higher level, increase your customef satisfaction index and have a positive impact on your bottom line — would you be interested?" For dinner reservations, call the chamber office at 945-2454, by Thursday. Oct 29. Seating is limited to 120. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic given nod by Rutland board ’by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer If the 11th commandment is "thou shall not encroach on residential neighborhoods" as Hastings man Duane O’Connor says, then he believes the Rutland Township Board has sinned. O’Connor had verbally opposed a rezon­ ing of property in his neighborhood that would clear the way for Drs. Daryl Larke and Ken Merriman to build a 6.000-squarefoot Hastings Orthopedic Clinic. In spite of O’Connor’s protest and oppo­ sition to the plan by at least five other neighbors, the board voted unanimously Wednesday (Oct. 14) to rezone the prop­ erty, adjacent to Hastings Fiberglass Prod­ ucts on Cook Road, from R-E Rural Es­ tates Residential District to C-l Office Commercial District. The property is already owned by Larke. "It’s a matter of doing business in a wise way." said Merriman shortly after the vote. "We’re going to start ASAP." Merriman and Larke, who have practiced orthopedics from their Pennock Hospital location for 20 years, said it’s not feasible to remain in the 4.000-square-foot physi­ cians' center at Pennock Hospital. "We have 41-inch walls, no windows and no air moving through there." said Mem­ man. "It’s like living in an apartment when they keep raising the rent. But if you can afford to build a house, you build a house." The doctors had been turned down by the board 4-3 on a similar zoning change effort last month when they initially intended to build the clinic on Heath Road next to Wal-Mart. At that time, board members who were opposed cited increased traffic as their main concern. This time, however, the same board members voted in favor of the plan. "I also have a problem w »h encroach­ ment of residential neighborhoods." said Trustee Marlin Walters. "I feel this is a lit­ tle different than Heath Road." Supervisor Robert Edwards said he is also opposed to businesses in residential neighborhoods. "But this is right next to a C-4 heavy in dustry,” said Edwards. The rear portion of the clinic property abuts the Arthur Drive cul-de-sac. but the doctors said they would preserve as much of the woods as possible between the office and that road. "The building would be closer to Cook Road." said Edwards. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic Office Man­ ager Sue Wierenga said the doctors were in­ tent on keeping the new office close to the hospital, but off of the main roads for the sake of elderly patients. "I'd hate to see the residential area be changed to commercial for any reason." said nearby resident Deb Storms. "To move from Pennock Hospital is their choice If they're concerned about the patients, per­ haps a new building isn’t the answer." The doctors pointed out that all traffic tc the clinic will be "destination" traffic, meaning the cars would stop at the clinic rather than travel past the homes the full length of Cook Road. And. the office will only receive such traffic during business hours, five days a week. "The office is highly compatible and shielded from the residential area. " said Merriman. "If will not detract at all from the neighborhood." In other business at the meeting, the board: • Approved the 1999 budget showing an­ ticipated revenues of $355,600 and antici­ pated expenses of $348,572 with an sur­ plus of $7,028 expected. Included in the budget were anticipated salaries, including $15,300 for the supervi­ sor. up from $14,550 currently; $27,408 for the assessor, up from $26,208 cur­ rently; $13,000 for the office administrator, up from $10,356 currently; $14,400 for the clerk, up from $13,650 currently; $13,200 for the deputy clerk, up from $7,000; $750 for the Board of Review, up from $325; $13384 for the treasurer, up from $12,834 currently; $9,000 tor the deputy treasurer, up $2,000; $12,000 for the building ad­ ministrator. up from $10300; $12,000 for the electrical inspector, up from $4,000, and $6.(XX) for the cemetery sexton with no change. Other expected expenses reflected in the proposed budget include $22,900 for police protection. $15.000 for attorney fees and $5,000 for auditing. Major revenue sources are property taxes, with $57.4<M) budgeted; constitutional rev­ enue sharing, with $183300 budgeted and building permits, with $20,000 expected. • Received a letter from Doc Dnimmond to the Township Board, encouraging the board to take part in a second brainstorm­ ing session Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Fehsenfeld Center of Kellogg Community College Representatives from the Commission on Aging, the District Library, the YMCA and KCC first met Sept. 23. said Drum­ mond. to discuss joining forces. "There was a worthwhile discussion that indicated possibilities of many useful and economical collaborations between these organizations concerning the location of fa­ cilities and client services.' wrote Drum­ mond. " Considerable discussion revolved around a vision of these services, and pos­ sibly others, being located on the KCC grounds to create civil space for the conve­ nient interaction of all age groups both now and far into the future." Drummond wrote that a lot of informa­ tion was shared during the first brainstorm­ ing session, but no decisions were made. "Il is fell that the County Commission. Rutland (’barter Township. Hastings Char­ ter Township and the City of Hastings should also be involved early in any initia­ tives that might result from these meet­ ings.” Drummond wrote. . Those attending the first meeting were Tammy Pennington and Bob Edwards, John Fehsenfeld. Barb Schondelmayer and Jim Brown. Dave Storms, Melody Bow­ man and Dr. Max Rappaport and Dr. Paul Oom. Edwards was appointed by the board to . represent Rutland Township at the Nov. 11 meeting. w • Appointed Robert Miller to the Planing and Zoning Commission to replace Gaiy Moore, whose term has expned. • Approved the rezoning of property owned by Dennis Tbiss on Haynes Loop Drive from C-l Office Commercial District to C-3 General Business District. Thiss plans to build an addition to his body shop at that location • Approved the first reading of an ordi­ nance that would rezone a portion of prop­ erty owned by Doug and Sharon Vickery 45 feet west of Flexfab on M-37/M-43. The couple wants to rezone the property from C-l Office Commercial District to C­ 3 General Business District. • Approved preliminary plat reviews for Pine Haven subdivision and Thomapple Valley Pines. CENTER continued from page 1 county's population is largest. Pennington said. "A Hastings location is also the most centra) for the county, making it the same difference for those coming from other communities within the county. "The millage request is bused on cost analysis of three different properties, al­ though no sites are being ruled out at this time," she said. The COA currently collects one-fourth of a mill to provide services to senior citi­ zens. Since that millage went into effect, the number of meals served to homebound older adults has increased dramatically, from 18,485 meals in 1990 to an expected 44.681 in 1998. Town or Form USE SMOKE ALARMS Install smoke alorms on every level of your home. Test batteries monthly. IhJd Swk Fre idRwvnai Ftdrd (mnrer Mcrcjemetf Ifltncy http://www.wsfa.fm04®* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22. 1998 - Page 3 Hastings moving forward in school improvement goals tn Man Warner Staff Writer Prevention strategies to ensure the safety of students in school, a series of "Coffee with Administrators" sessions, a new ele­ mentary art appreciation program, and new methods of getting non-parents involved in the Hastings Area School System are just some of the ways school improvement goals are being pursued this year, according to reports given to the Hastings School Board Monday The repons, presented by Director of Ed­ ucational Sen ices Dave Arnold. Director of Operational Services Steve Harbison and Superintendent Carl Schoessel. were on the progress of committees established to fur­ ther several school improvement goals. । Harbison, reporting on the committee Storking on the goal of providing a safe and secure learning environment in the district, ^old school board members that the most prevalent type of youth crime in schools is theft, and the most common types of vio­ lence are fistfights, bullying and shoving matches. "Evidence shows that the most effective strategies (to deal with crime and violence) involve early intervention and include posi­ tive experiences along with an anti-vio­ lence message." Harbison said. "With this in mind, the committee will be looking at strategies in the areas of prevention and how the school district can encourage student/parent responsibility as it pertains to a safe and secure learning environment." Harbison also said there are several prac­ tices currently in place to ensure student safety in the district. Among them are the DARE anti-drug program, student hand­ books that detail school rules and policies, a district crisis plan, a "good working rela­ tionship with local police departments." fire and tornado emergency procedures, po­ lice security at athletic events and school dances, and a doc tor/trainer in place at ap­ propriate athletic contests. A police liaison program and security cameras are also in the works. (The liaison program, made possible by a grant received by the Barry County Sheriffs Department, provides for a school liaison police officer at Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Thomapple Kellogg. Lakewood and Maple Valley schools.) Reporting on the committee in charge of furthering the goal of using school and community resources to promote education and market schools, Harbison said that the district has begun a new "Coffee with Ad­ ministrators" program According to Schoessel. the program allows members of the community to talk with district offi- cials on an informal basis. Coffees are held once a month in the all-purpose room at Hastings Middle School The next one will be Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Schoessel said the district used to hold similar informal sessions in the past, but they were discontinued. They were rein­ stated last month, the first meeting having the specific purpose of finding out if there were people interested in forming a parent advisory group at the high school. Subse­ quent meetings will provide an open fo­ rum. with possibly a short program at the beginning. Schoessel said the parent advi­ sory group will "work with staff on spe­ cific aspects of school programs and pro­ vide advice and input." A first meeting of people who have expressed interest in join­ ing the advisory group has already been held, he said. Harbison said that in addition to the cof­ fees. the marketing strategies committee has looked at a number of new ideas and "is now challenged to take the many good ideas and select the best... for Hastings Schools." Having marketing strategies to promote the district was suggested by last year's school futuring committee. Harbison told board members Monday that charier schools can be considered "competition." and that "the Hastings Area School System is an excellent school system. We just need to inform people about us." Arnold, reporting on the committee working to promote the increase of stu­ dents' global awareness and cultural/fine arts opportunities, said that the Thomapple Arts Council is training volunteers to speak to students in developmental kinder­ garten through fifth grade about a series of fine arts prints the district is purchasing. The new "Art Reach" program is pan of a new elementary art program pul in place this year as a result of the construction of elementary art classrooms and the hiring of an elementary an teacher. The district also will be working with its business partners to give students more un­ derstanding of those businesses' global op­ erations. Arnold said. Reporting on the committee promoting valued character attributes in the schools. Arnold said that the district continues to promote the attributes of respect and re­ sponsibility in the schools. The Junior Achievement program is also developing a fourth grade social studies unit that stresses valued character attributes. And the district's social studies curriculum is stressing "core democratic values" such as justice and equality. Also reporting on the committee promoting the exploration of "a collaborative community approach to comprehensive childhood services." Arnold said that teachers of early elementary grades arc currently trying to identify study areas the committee wants to get involved in. Schoessel said that the comminee work­ ing on "facilitating collaborative efforts to develop school-community partnerships" has been looking into ways to build part­ nerships between the schools and residents of the community who do not currently have children in the Hastings schools. Schoessel said that the district "seems to have no trouble getting parents to partner." but the committee also thought there were some things that could be done to increase non-parent involvement. Schoessel said the committee also thought partnerships could be built through single school projects, such as the nature trail behind Star School currently being de­ veloped with the help of district residents. Schoessel said the committee also is looking into possibly having monthly lun­ cheons with the district's existing partner­ ships. including those between individual buildings and businesses, the district's vocational/industrial partnership and the district's business/education partnership. Hastings native wins Grange music contest Rose Hale of Ionia, a native of Hastings, last week won the grand championship at (be musical contest for the 125th annual Michigan State Grange Convention in Kalamazoo Playing her dulcimer, she also took first place in the instrumental category in the competition. She is the second area contestant to win such a title, with unique washtub player Rosie Kuempel of Hastings winning the honor three years ago. Kuempel earned the top honor and the right to compete in the national convention at Harrisburg. Pa. Hale will go the 132nd annual National Grange Convention Nov. 10-15 in Greens­ boro. N.C. to compete for the national Grange title. Hale's performance on the dulcimer was judged by two people. One. who gave her 97 points out of a possible 100. used re­ marks such as "great costume." "great smile" and "great eye contact with audi­ ence" to describe her entry The other, who gave a grade of 96. said, "nice" and "good rhythm." She was one of eight contestants at the state Grange convention. Hale, who grew up in Hastings as Rose Craven, graduated from Hastings High School in 1949. Though she lives in Ionia, she is a member of the Maple Leaf Grange Participating in the grand Delton Felpausch Food Center were (from left) uick Thompson, retired former store director; Mike Martin, store Rose Hale near Nashville and plays dulcimer music with Stan Pierce every Tuesday night at the local Grange. Hale said she drove Rosie Kuempel to the national Grange competition in Penn­ sylvania. and didn't expect to be where she will be next month. Delton student expelled for bringing gun to school . J-Ad Graphics News Service A Delton Kellogg eighth grade female has been expelled from school for 180 days for carrying a concealed handgun to school with her two weeks ago. , "The apparent motive was to show off to -her peers that she had access to such an item and/or to attempt to sell it." School Superintendent Marsha Wells informed dis­ trict parents in a letter this week. "Accord­ ing to student witnesses, the student did . possess ammunition and at times, the handgun did appear to be loaded. No adults saw the weapon or were aware of it." Wells said in the letter that "an investi­ gation was conducted immediately by the principal, which included several student witnesses, the student and her parent." The student did acknowledge and accept responsibility for her actions and was re­ moved from school pending consideration of expulsion. She has since been enrolled in extensive, private counseling and ongo­ ing "personal/educational assistance to learn from this lapse of sound judgment." reported Wells. Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik. who was notified of the case Oct. 14. said the 13-year-old Orangeville Township girl allegedly had stolen the gun from a neigh­ bor. "He doesn't want to press any charges because he got it back." said Kik. "When . the parents were notified by the school, they apparently did find the gun in their residence." • Kik said that several students at the school plainly saw the gun and even touched it that day. when she allegedly car­ ried it around the middle school building tucked in her waistband "There were multiple witnesses." he said. But no one mentioned the incident to an adult until two days later, on Friday. Oct 9. "The kids who saw it were kind of afraid." said Kik "One girl started talking to her dad about it. He in turn called a school board member and the school board member called the principal I Kik said he has yet to speak with the student, her parents or the neighbor. "She could be facing possible charges of carrying a concealed weapon in a weaponfree school zone and could be charged with the theft of the gun." said Kik. Kik said he has not had a report of a stu­ dent taking a weapon to school in about five years. "It is troubling to realize that several students were aware of the handgun, but did not alert any adult until days afterward." said Wells in her letter. "We were fortunate that no one was hurt, either intentionally or accidentally. Therefore, it is important that we stress at home and at school the necessity for students to come forward to any adult when they become aware of such a potential danger" Wells praised those who were involved in handling the case. "The middle school administrators, counMjlors, bus driver are especially commended for their handling of this case in a decisive, calm and professional manner." said Wells. "Their actions allowed the investigation to proceed swiftly." The incident remains under investigation by the Barry Township Police Department. Mayor among victims of tire slashings HASTINGS - Al least five Hastings area motorists, including Mayor Frank Camp­ bell. fell victim to slashed tires between 8 and 9:30 p m. Wednesday. Oct. 14. accord­ ing to Hastings City Police Chief Jerry Saner Police received reports that cars on West Mill Street. South Jefferson Street. North Broadway. West Colfax and North Taffee Street were found to have tires flattened by a sharp object, according to preliminary re­ ports. corporate president; and Bob store director who now has that same title in Hastings. Delton Felpausch celebrates grand re-opening With the snip of a ribbon Wednesday af­ ternoon. the Delton Felpausch Food Center marked its official grand re-opening after undergoing an extensive renovation and ex­ pansion. The project is the latest in a series of store renovations by the G & R. Fel­ pausch Co., based in Hastings. On hand for the Delton ceremony were corporate President Parker T. Feldpausch. store director Mike Manin and two former store directors. Bob O'Connell and Dick Delton store, located on M-43. Remodeling of the store's interior included enlarged de­ partments for produce, video rental, frozen foods, pet care needs and drycleaning The new deli and bakery departments feature in­ store baked goods, fresh salads, rotisserie chicken and meals-to-go. G. & R. Felpausch, an associate-owned company, was founded in 1933 by Roman C. Feldpausch of Hastings. Thompson. "We are excited about the store s grand re-opening." Martin said. The store expan­ sion. including bakery and deli, will allow us to make more products and services available for our customers. "Felpausch has been a proud member of the Delton community since 1971. The store renovations and expansions come as part of our continued effort to serve the needs of our consumers and the commu­ nity." he said. The project added 5.000 square feet to the “Felpausch has been a proud member of the Delton community since 1971. The store renovations and expansions come as part of our continued effort to serve the needs of our consumers and the community." Mike Martin Outgoing Kiwanis president honored Hastings Kiwanis Club Secretary Ray Girrbach (left) presents a plaque of commendation to outgoing Kiwanis President Mike Hallifax. The club's new president is John Cohoon. FEWER STUDENTS, continued from page one Schoessel said. Also, "realtors keep telling us they’re selling lots of homes to families with children." Plans are for the futuring committee to meet at least once this year, he said, and at that time "we will certainly talk about" fu­ ture enrollment. Schoessel said the district was at least happy that the last-minute funding increase came through from the state, allow ing the district to use it to offset the enrollment decrease The state originally froze school aid at 1997-98 levels in order to pay districts set­ tlement money in the Durant case, which ruled that the state should pay for certain legislatively-mandated programs like spe­ cial education. Usually the per-pupil aid is increased annually at least by the rate of inflation. The recently approved $51 per student increase, though believed to be politically motivated by area educators, at least some­ what made up for the state aid freeze. The district was also able to recoup bud­ get dollars somewhat from its $341,000 Durant settlement, but those funds must be spent on specific items, such as new tech­ nology. school buses or payments on bond debt, meaning that only SI55.7OO of the Durant money was budgeted in the general fund this year Also helping the district is $128,943 from the Barry Intermediate School Dis­ trict's Durant settlement. The BISD decided to turn over its Durant money to Hastings and Delton, with the stipulation that the money be used for additional career/technical opportunities for students. At Monday's school board meeting, a formal agreement between the BISD and Hastings schools allowing for the use of the BISD Durant money by Hastings was approved Also approved was a budget amendment increasing revenue projections in the 1998­ 99 budget by $6.136 and decreasing expen­ ditures by $5,988. bringing total projected revenue to $20,308,033 and total expendi­ tures to $20,481,664. Schoessel said the change in revenues was due in part to the $51 per pupil increase in state aid. and partly because of grants received by the dis­ trict. Hastings Middle School received a grant for $1,027 to convert a former stor­ age room into a plant growing area The growing room is a joint project of the school's science department and student FFA club. Two "cultural diversity" grants were also received by the district, each of them for $500. One is to be used to promote Black History Month at Northeastern Elementary, and the other for an audio-visual system to show social studies classes videos of differ­ ent cultures. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22. 1998 LtTIERS from our readers... Let’ s not clean up mess of the rich We must all help preserve Tangle Town To the editor: This letter is in response to damage at Tangle Town. I live on the backside of the playground and have been here 4-1/2 years My son broke his arm there three days after it was finished. It was a shock to read Sue Deming's let­ ter on what she found at Tangle Town. My letter is following almost along the same line. This happened just after the park was opened. It was early one Sunday when I awoke at 3 a.m. I was doing my dishes about 4 a.m. and I heard a bunch of young teens laugh­ ing and carrying on. I listened to this for 20 minutes or so. I called 911 because at 4 a.m. where are our teens supposed to be? Home - not running in the streets. I have three children, 17-1/12, 12 and almost 7. The police came with two cars and I turned on my deck floodlight to sec what was going on. All these kids got a free ndc downtown and a phone call to parents to pick them up. We, as parents, should care enough to know what our kids arc up to, at least I do I'm wondering if there should be patrol checking the park more often. I can't al­ ways be there to observe but at least I know where my children arc after dark. We need to pull together as a community­ if we want to protect our park from vandals I’m glad we have such a nice park for our children to play in. It is a joyous sound to listen to, the laughter of the children play­ ing there each day after I get home from work. Hastings is supposed to be one of the 100 best small towns in America and I like liv­ ing here. I’ve lived here for most of my 34 years. We need to pull together to keep us one of the 100 best small towns in Amcnca. I'll do my part, that’s for sure. Sharon Coolidge. Hastings To the editor: Do you get a shaky feeling when you see Spencer Abraham pushing a “yes" vote on proposal “C~? If is a bailout for the factory owners and the corporate owners to have pollution cleanup paid for by us. the taxpayers Did we make the mess? Should we pay for it? Sneaky and dishonest ads on this pro­ posal. lean on the word “environment" and clean up for the “green spaces." They use these words to throw people off. and we supposedly "dumb" taxpayers and voters will vote for it. because of the words “clean up the ens ironment." Please, I ask you: who helps get your lions, your PTOs and your community. They are sworn to adhere to a high standard of ethics, and 1 know of none in this com­ munity who have betrayed that trust. 1. for one. am sick and tired of negative advertising in both the commercial and po­ litical arena. 1 urge everyone to think long and hard before supporting anyone with your purchases or with your votes who tries to make themselves look good merely by making someone else or another group look bad. Carol Jones Dwyer. Hastings To the editor: My husband and 1 have been loyal sup­ porters of Barry County seniors for over six years. We have delivered “Meals on Wheels” all that time in the Hastings area. We have seen all the elderly and disabled people who have received these meals benefit greatly with nourishment and care, and canng. Without these meals, many would be undernourished. So w-e can vouch for this program; it is very worthwhile and valuable When we arrive at the center on Michi­ gan Avenue, we have to park a half block away and load the meals from that distance. (lie). It seems to be popular nowadays to,bash attorneys as a method of selling lots of things. Certain business groups are using the technique in Washington and Lansing to sell public policies that only line the pockets of the lobbyists and their clients while diminishing the rights of the rest of the citizenry. Lawyer jokes can be as funny as any others, but there can be a thin line between joking and viciousness when the jokers have a hidden agenda. The attorneys whose integrity was di­ rectly slandered by this ad are decent and honorable people. They are vital and valu­ able members of your chamber of com­ merce. your churches, your civic organiza- who are over 65, U.S. Citizens and unable to seek medical eye care because they lack the insurance coverage or resources to do Simply by calling 1-800-222 Eyes (3937). qualified seniors will be referred to a volunteer ophthalmologist in this area who will provide a medical eye exam and follow up care for any condition diagnosed at this visit The more than 7,500 ophthal­ mologists who participate in the NECP ac­ cept medicare and private health insurance for the services they provide through the program as payment in full. For seniors Shelter officer unfairly maligned To the editor: What a one-sided article blasting Pam Ronchetti. the animal control officer! She isn’t even allowed,to defend herself. » Terri Penncpackcr’s doctor told her ndt to worry about the bat bite. He’i not even named, no less blamed for the potential harm to the little girl. Why not sue the doc­ tor for malpractice? It makes as much sense as making Pam Ronchetti the villain. The officer gave Ms Pennepacker her business card and told her to call in the morning so she could Till out the paperwork and pick up her cage. Ms. Pennepacker didn't call. To even things out, I commend Pam Ronchetti for the years of service she’s given the county as an animal control offi­ cer. It* a tough, emotionally demanding job. She’s on call 24 hours a day for 10 days at a time, then off-call for only four. She'i been instrumental in making many positive changes in how the shelter is run. The animals who must be euthanized are put down in a humane fashion instead of the barbaric way they used to be handled. Ani­ mals are no longer sold to research labs. I have worked with Pam Ronchetti in res­ cuing and rehabilitating dogs for many years. She has the most caring heart I know. Her primary concern has always been how to best care for animals and serve the pco- See things FASTI Use the Banner Classifieds!!! he H*T astings BaNNER Dtvoted to the interests of Parry County Since 1856 It is very heavy. The indoor facilities are old, dilapidated and very crowded. Even though the people who use the facility en­ joy the food, recreation and comradeship, we keep thinking of the many more elders who need this type of help. We need to reach more of them. With larger and more comfortable set­ tings, we could feed, and make their lives dignified and interesting. Please help by voting for your fellow elderly citizens on Nov. 3. Vote “yes" on county proposals A and B. Betty and Carl Moore. Middleville Eighth grade team exists, too Failing eyesight may be treatable Dear editor: As a volunteer for the National Eye Care Project. I provide eye care for disadvan­ taged seniors in our area. The NECP has formed a unique partnership with the Meals on Wheels Association of America, an or­ ganization that unites 850 meal delivery programs Volunteers bring meals to home­ bound people, and recently, they have be­ gun to deliver information about the NECP. Sponsored by the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., this program provides eye care to people property looking good and environmentally clean? Are we obligated to help the rich to clean up their property? Are we going to let the "little pnnee" use us again for his gam and his nch cronies? He has protected them throughout his reign as governor Please look at facts this year and vote with know­ ledge. not from false ad campaigns. Are you aware that both Spencer Abra­ ham and John Engler are by far the least in­ terested politicos on the environment that we have had to deal with? Check the voting record of both! Blanche Munjoy, Hastings Vote ‘yes’ on County A & B proposals Attorney bashing for fun and profit To the editor: A large ad appeared recently in the Re­ minder hustling a “do-it-yourseir kit to people who want to avoid Probate Court by using a Revocable Living Trost. The ad tries to sell the reader on the ad­ vertisers product through repeated put downs of attorneys. It begins with the headline "Secrets attorneys won’t tell you..." and contemptuously refers to attor­ neys with terms such as "rose." "deliber­ ately misrepresent" and "prevarication" - ------------- ------------------------------------------------------ a. pie of Barry County. We should say, “Thank you, Pam Ronchetti, for all your best for so many years." Panda Englcrth. Hastings without the means to pay, the fees for the examination and treatment are waived. Eye­ glasses. prescriptions, hospital services and fees of other medical professionals are not covered. Older people often assume that their fail­ ing eyesight is a symptom of age - but in fact it may be the result of a treatable dis­ ease such as glaucoma, macular degenera­ tion. or cataracts. Most people do not know that they are suffering from an eye disease until they visit an ophthalmologist. This partnership will help ensure that disadvan­ taged seniors receive the eye care that they need. The NECP has already helped more than half a million people across the country. I hope that this information will help even more people to regain the independence and quality of life that comes with clear, healthy vision. Kimberly J. Norris, M.D, David D. Harrell, M.D.. Hastings Write Us A Letter The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they win be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Public Opinion To the editor: With all the football coverage this year for the varsity, junior varsity, freshman and HYAA young players, it seems that one team has been overlooked. The eighth grade team has also played well this year. Though they haven't won every game, they’ve played hard and as a team. I congratulate them and their coaches. Tom Warner. Gene Greenfield. Brian Donnini. Rod Bowman and Rob Lee. on a good job. These boys will be your next freshman team and hopefully will go on to be junior varsity and vanity players. A grandparent, Henrietta Coenen, Hastings Editor’s Note: The eighth grade team plays in a conference that forbids publicity as a matter of policy. Coaches and man­ agers are asked not to publicize each of their game's results. The coaches and this newspaper honor that request. Know Your Legislators. U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St. Holland. Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vemon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District. (Irving. Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives, 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) ' 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeler. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1 -202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. Should attorney general, secretary of state be appoints Some people believe that we shouldn't be electing some of the irate wide posts will be on the November ballot, such as secretary of state sad attorney general, becaaee they are functional, not legislative jobs. What do you think? Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ovnaon o' J-Ad Graphcs Inc 1952N Broadway Mailing* Ml 49O56 0602 (618) 945 9554 John Jacoba President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradaric Jacobs Vce President Stephen Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Vbung (Edtor) Elame Gilbert (Ast/sunt Eotor) Shelly Suiser Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shaema Hubbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CiassAeo ads accepted Monday through f'day 8am to 5 30pm Saturday B 30a m ■ Noon Scott Ommen Cndy ONeWl Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per yea’ «n Barry County S27 per year m adjoining counties S29 00 per year e*sewhe'e POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastrgs, Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Duane Jarman, Hastings: Ron Stoddard, Lake Odessa: George McClellan, Lake Odessa: "I think they both should be elected. I want a voice in choosing people who make decisions that affect my life." "Yes, I think we should "1 think we should elect vote them in. I think the them. The more control people have, the better Look more choices you've got. •' what happened in the national better." appointments, like attorney general. They don't do their jobs." Cheryl McMillan, Middleville: Doug Bosman Caledonia: "I think appointment would be better People with the skills need to hold these positions." Til stick with the elected person. I don't think the : political appointee is ' ( necessarily more qualified, than the elected candidate. I trust the elected process Io select the most qualified person." Brae* CaaaptbU, Hutlap -l think they risoaUbc �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22. 1998 - Page 5 Douglas E. "Doug" Swank Elizabeth D. Elston Wyant Jewell DOWLING - Douglas E. DougSwank. age 77. of Dowling, passed away Sunday, October 18. 1998 at home. Mr. Swank was bom October 22. 1920 in Audrain. Missouri, the son of Ezra and Mattie (Tumbough) Swank. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1939. He was a Sergeant as a Surgical Technician, in the United States Army during World Warr 11 from August 14. 1942 until November 7. 1945. He earned a victory medal. Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with two bronze battle stars, a bronze arrowhead Philippine Liberation ribbon with four overseas service bars. Mr. Swank had been an area resident most of his life. He married Ingartha Marie Peterson in Battle Creek on October 26. 1940. Mr. Swank had retired in 1980 from Ashley Dairy as Assistant Supervisor of the Milk Drivers after 35 years of service. He had previously worked for the Sullivans and other dairies. He owned the Swanks Alum-a-litc for five years, which made storm doors and he owned the Texico Gas Station in Urbandale (now the Shell Station). Mr. Swank was a member of the V.F.W.. Charter member of Redemption Lutheran Church where he served on the Stewardship Committee, he was Vice Preridenl of the Congregation. Church Director and had been an usher of many years, he was also a member of the Teamsters Union Local #34. He volunteered for the Urbandale Food Pantry. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, hunting, and vegetable gardening. Mr. Swank had been in failing health for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents, father. Ezra Swank in 1930 and mother. Mattie (Tumbough) Swank in 1943; .sisters. Genoava Turley. Clara Van Hou ten & Norma Scott; brother. Andrew Swank and son. Douglas E. Swank. Jr., (infancy September 5. 1941). Mr. Swank is survived by his wife. - Ingartha Marie (Peterson) Swank of ; Dowling; three daughters. Eugena I. Wood ' of Burmingham. Alabama, Gayle R. ■ Levengood of Charlevoix, and Kay A. • Sexton of Battle Creek; two sons, Gary Lee Swank of Hastings and Alan Ross Swank of Delton; three brothers, Jessie ' Swank of Mesick. Lyndal “Ray" Swank of . Harrison, and Christy Swank of Battle Creek; several nieces and nephews; twelve • grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday. October 21, 1998 at the Redemption Lutheran Church. Pastor Dan L. Seng officiated. Interment took place at Striker j Cemetery. Baltimore Township. BRADENTON. FLORIDA Elizabeth D. Elston Wyant Jewell, a former resident of Barry County, passed away October 15. 1998 in Florida at the Manatcr Hospital at age 90. She was bom December 27, 1907, to Ernest & Lillian Elston in Battle Creek, Michigan. She married Gussic Wyant in February 1926, they had two children. Gene & Iola Wyant. Gene now lives in Riverton. Wyoming and Iola in Florida. Elizabeth had seven grandchildren and‘ ‘15“ great grandchildren. Gussic preceded her in death in May 1975. In December 1979 she married Frank Jewell of Frankfort. Michigan & Florida. He had seven children so they were blessed of grandchildren, great with lots and great great grandchildren. grandchildren. He preceded her in death Memorials may be made to the Redemption Lutheran Church or Hospice ' of Kalamazoo, 301 West Cedar Street. Kalamazoo. Michigan 49007. Arrangements were made by the Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, Battle Creek. f Patricia Ann Noel| WARREN, MICHIGAN - Patricia Ann Noel, age 67. of Warren, passed away ; October 19, 1998 at her residence. She was bom January 22. 1931 in Monroe. Michigan. • Mrs. Noel was a graduate of St. Rose of : Lima Catholic School in Hastings. Mrs. : Noel was a homemaker. • She was preceded in death by her brother. William McKeough. ! She is survived by her husband. Jack M. ■ Noel; children. Mark Noel. Paul (Deborah) • Noel. Nancy (James) Lewandowski, John ; Noel, Catherine (William) Howes, and 1 Jacqueline (David) Raffier. brothers. Jack, Edward, Paul. Patrick, and Philip I McKeough; and sister. Mary. J Family will receive friends Thursday, ; October 22. 1998 from 2-9 p.m. at A.J. : Desmond & Sons 32515 Woodward j Avenue. Royal Oak. Rosary will be held Thursday. ; Funeral Mass will be held Friday. I October 23. 1998 at 11.00 a.m. at St. • I . • ; ; Mary’s of Redford Church. Grand River at Mansfield, Detroit, Michigan. . Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Southfield. Michigan. Family suggests memorial contributions to Capuchin/Father Solanus Guild. Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER ot many convenient locations around the county. April 1997. loved to do Elizabeth crocheting, tatting, working in reading & bowling. She loved games with her children. While Barry County she worked at Manufacturing Company. Cremation has taken place, details available at this time. quillery. flowers, to play living in Hastings no other BATTLE CREEK Rex P. McCarty, age 77, of Battle Creek, formerly of Hickory Comers, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at Borgess Medical Center. Mr. McCarty was bom May 21. 1921 in Dowling, the son of William Franklin & Mary Bell (Babcock) McCarty. He graduated from Hastings High School. He served in the Uniteo Slates Navy during World War II. Mr. McCarty retired in 1970 after 31 years at the Eaton Corporation in Battle Creek where he was a welder & tinsmith. He married Mamee Davis on January 9, 1970. Mr. McCarty enjoyed hunting, traveling, camping & working on automobiles. He was preceded in death by his first wife. M aryAnne in September of 1968; sister, Ila Hayes; five brothers, Harvey. Hany, Robert, Wayne & Max McCarty and a granddaughter, Shanon Anne McCarty. Mr. McCarty is survived by his wife, Mamee; two sons, Michael E. (Kathleen) McCarty of Battle Creek, and Hany W. “Pete" (Michelle) McCarty; one daughter, Mary McCarty of Dowling, two stepdaughters, Carol Lindsey of Galesburg & Marcia Wall of San Bernardino, California; eleven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and sister-in-law. Helen McCarty of Battle Creek. Funeral services were held Saturday. October 17, 1998 at Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Marvin Savoia of the North Athens Baptist Church officiated. Burial took place in Union Cemetery. Henrietta L Pillars HASTINGS - Henrietta L. Pillars, age 82. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. October 15. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Pillars was bom on January 9, 1916 in Marshall, the daughter of Oscar & Mary (Seitler) Krebs. She was raised in the Marshall area and attended schools there. She was married to Charles Pillars on March I. 1934 and he passed away June II. 1990. They lived in the Nashvillc/Hastings area for over 50 years. She was employed for 25 years at Standard Stamping Company in Nashville and retired from there. She was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter. Unice Pillars and sister. Blanche Boyer. Mrs. Pillars is survived by four daughters. Irma Springer of Indiana, Joan Cook of Bellevue, Marion Easy of Delton and Virginia Redman of Hastings; two sons, Donald Pillars of Missouri and David Pillars of Hastings; 15 grandchildren; several great grandchildren and brother, Melvin Krebs of Battle Creek. Respecting her wishes, private family services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. HASTINGS • Adele H. Argetsinger. age 77. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. October 18. 1998 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. She was bom July 25, 1921 in Superior, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Marcella (Martin) Austin. She graduated from St. Anthony & Margaret school in 1939. She moved to Hastings in 1958 from Battle Creek. Mrs. Argetsinger married Earl M. Argetsinger March 11, 194). She was employed by Kellogg’s for 13 years. She sold different product of which Rubbermaid was her favorite. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, she served on the parish council, pastoral council, general guilds, was the secretary for the Hastings Chamber of Commerce for several years, she enjoyed trap shooting. Mrs. Argetsinger is survived by her husband, Earl M. Argetsingey of Hastings; son, Dennis (Cassie) Argetsinger of Hastings; daughter. Rita (Lynn) Houghtalin of Oldsmar. Florida; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; brother, Joseph Austin of Battle Creek and sister, Leona Gormanson of Chatanooga, Tennessee. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday. October 20. 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Father Charles H. Fischer officiated and burial took place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can be made to St. Rose School “Faith in the Future” building fund. Arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home of Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakeside Baptist Church. FINANCIAL femaArd by.llark D. Christensen ot Edward Jone* and Co. Deadline nears for Roth IRA conversions the full taxable amount as income in the year you make the conversion. Should you convert your traditional IRA to a Roth? That depends For one thing, you can’t convert to a Roth IRA if your ad­ justed gross income exceeds SI00,000. This is the limit for both single filers and married couples filing jointly. A married person filing separately cannot convert. If you’re near retirement, the taxes you pay on conversion may outweigh the tax benefits you’d receive when you withdraw the money. But younger people with small IRA balances may be good candidates for conversion, especially if they convert by Dec 31. 1998 Just be sure you have money outside your IRA to pav your tax li­ ability Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs offer dif­ ferent benefits. Roth IRAs feature tax-free withdrawals and no required minimum dis­ tributions. Regular IRAs, however, offer deductible contributions for many people. Whether you should convert a regular IRA to a Roth depends on a variety of factors that should be weighed carefully by you and your financial professional. Whichever option you choose, you can be certain that the tax-deferred growth offered by all IRAs still makes them one of the best retirement-planning vehicles around. The introduction of Roth IRAs this year spurred a barrage of investor interest. One of the largest mutual fund companies expe­ rienced a 155 percent increase in new IRA business this year, more than half of which came from Roth IRAs. A leading brokerage firm whose IRA business was 300 percent higher in the first six weeks of 1998 than the same period in 1997 also attributed half ofthis increase to Roth IRAs. Money mag­ azine even coined a new term — Rothomania — to describe the phenomenon The big attraction of Roth IRAs is that you can withdraw your money tax-free in the future — a feature not offered by tradi­ tional IRAs. This has caused many in­ vestors to convert their regular IRAs to Roths. In fact, a large percentage of Roth IRA business has come in the form of IRA conversions If you’re considering converting your tra­ ditional IRA to a Roth, be aware that you’ll owe taxes. Any deductible contributions you made to your regular IRA, plus all earnings, arc taxable. There is one break, however: If you make your conversion by Dec. 31, 1998, you don't have to claim the taxable amount all at once. You can spread your tax liabil­ ity over the next four years. If you convert after 1998, however, you will have to claim Flower urn theft reprehensible To the editor: This is written to whom it may concern because of a theft from the Dowling Ceme­ tery of a large, two-piece metal flower urn. from the Slocum family plot. It was about four feet tall, very old, but had been well cared for for many years by our grandpar­ ents, our parents and more recently by the grandchildren. The act occurred either Friday, Saturday or Sunday night, the 9th, 10th or 11 th of October, because by this past Monday it was gone. We know all this because mem­ bers of our family live in the area and walk almost daily, and on Friday morning, it was in its usual place. ft took more than one person to empty the contents and load it and the tire tracks were still visible showing where the vehicle was backed up into the grassy area. To the people who took it - we hope it was not broken up and sold for scrap I would sooner see it gracing someone's yard or garden. But better yet, it should be re­ turned to its original place. It was not ours to give away, nor yours to take. This may all seem very trivial to many, but to say nothing condones the act. If you have information concerning this, we would appreciate it if you would contact the state police, where the report was filed, or call any family member. Mrs. Robert L. (M. Joan) Baines, Hastings Read The BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED Resident of Barry County. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Notice is hereby given that the PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST for the November 3. 1998 General Election has been scheduled for October 28. 1998 at 1:30 P.M. in the Township Hall at 6910 S. Boulter Road. Village of Orangeville. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to determine that the program and computer being used to tabulate the results of the election, counts the votes in the manner prescribed by law. Darlene Harper Orangeville Township Clerk ELECTION NOTICE To the qualified electors of the township of Baltimore notice is hereby given that a regular election will be held in Baltimore Township on November 3, 1998 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the purpose of nominating or electing candidates for the following offices: Twp. Treasurer and Twp. Clerk. Polling place location: 6424 S. M-37 Highway Tracy Mitchell, Clerk , The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citizens to serve on the: Commission on Aging Board . Substance Alnw Board Famih Independence Agency Board Parks & Recreation Board Mental Health Board and the Road Commission Applications may be obtained at the County Administrators office. 3rd floor. Courthouse. Hastings and must be relumed no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 30, 1998. Auto Glass I-\|)crl Installation • Ml M.iki - x Models • I >irt 11 Instil .mu Billing • Worknniiisliip < .11.11 .inlrvd ■ Burkey Sales & Service, lac.l I 218 N. Jeffenon, Downtown Heating Call Now! 616-945-5085 Convenience Is... Home Medical Equipment in Your Hometown! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Senior Citizen Discount 1009 West Green St (616) 948-3136 J �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22 1998 ^aulMaroi^Baniard | Nora E. Schantz HASTINGS • Nora E. Schantz, age 92. of Hastings, passed away Saturday, October 17. 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom May 10, 1906 in Osterbruch, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Frieda (Huchting) Dieckmann. She moved to San Francisco. California in 1928 and became a citizen in 1934. She moved to Hastings in 1949. Mrs. Schantz married Kenneth R Schantz in February 1943 and he passed away December II. 1992. She was employed by Orchard Industries in Hastings for twelve years as well as some area restaurants. Mrs. Schantz is survived by her sons, Fred Schantz of Hastings, and Pete (Linda) Schantz of Hastings; two grandchildren, and sister. Marga Dieckmann of Germany. Respecting her wishes no visitation or funeral services will be held Arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. BATTLE CREEK - Paul Marvin Barnard, age 83, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday. October 17. 1998 at MaAhall Manor, Marshall. He was bom on July 9. 1915 in Lexington. Illinois, the son of Elmo & Edna A. (White) Barnard. Mr. Barnard retired from the United States Armed Forces. He married Alberta Miller on May 18. 1996. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter. Mr. Barnard is survived by his wife. Alberta; on step daughter. Judy Hobby of Modesto, California; one step granddaughter, Dena Trevino & one step grandson. Bill Brown. Cremation has taken place at his request. There will be a private family interment. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home. Delton. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway CHURCH Lacey Rood. Dowling. Ml 2601 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services CHURCH Pastor, Sieve Olmstead church phone 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ 9275 S. Bedford Rd. Dowling Sunday Sennet 9 50 am . Sundi) vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Adults, Teens and Children 49050 (616) 758-3021 School 1100 am. Sunday Kcning Service 6 00 pm. Bible Study & Prayer Tune Wednesday QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught ship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ • nights 6 30 pm Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077. Sunday morning wor­ THCRNAPTLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ day night service with live band 7 30 pm For more information call the church office nett. Pastor Church office phone Sunday Service Times 948-2549 BARRY COUNTY (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 are 8 30 a.m., 9 55 a m and 11 20 CHURCH OF CHRIST a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. a m Tuesday prayer and share tune 541 N Michigan Ave.. Hastings. 9.30 a m. Wednesday evening ser­ Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m. Worship Ham. Hastings, Ml 49058 vice 6:30 p m Youth group meets CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi. South, Pas­ Wednesday 6:30 p m also Nursery Evening Services 6 p m Wednes­ available for all services Bring the day: Bible study 7 pm Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone* 945­ whole family tor Brvnt Branham, Pastor Robert Phone 623-5543 Norton School at 1100 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00pm HOPE UNITED the home METHODIST CHURCH ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubChurch phone 945­ ley. Pastor am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 am. Morn .ng Worship Wedncsdav ings Church of God Building) 9 6:45 p m. Wamorv (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p.m to 8:30 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd pm. (grades 6-12th) Morning Prayer 2nd & Sundays 1928 prayer book 4th Sundays used at all services. For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev. Thursday 7-00 p.m I'rayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN David T I lust wick, vicar al 948­ CATHOLIC CHURCH 9604 St Andrew s is a part of the 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Anglican Independent Church Canada Synod 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mau 10.00 HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD am. - 1674 Wai State Road. Hasungs. Prayer HASTINGS FREE 1928 Book of Common METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Stair Rd and Boltwood St.. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brad. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 day - 9:45 a m p m Kid's quizzing; 6:00 p m. Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6:30 p.m. KidY Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study 1045 am Nuncry provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6.00 p.m Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Wednesday activities 7 00pm are: Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ Rainbows or J J BiNc Quiz (ages 2 ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a.m., through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); for children and adults Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Hour 6 00 p.m Study • No age limits Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ First Monday Family Sunday evening Monday of (he day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 y m Thurs­ UNITED METHODIST day CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 or Darlene Wonhip Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a.rr*; Rev Ken Vactht. 11:00 am . LilchtkM Carl Rev SUNDAY SCHOOL, 945 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to 8 00 p m . BIBLE STUDY Sunday, 5 00 p.m.. Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of ChrislY Love, and the fellowship of people who care a m. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin WELCOME CORNERS 9 00 Wednesday. CHURCH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Morning Worship for all ages Sun­ Sunday School. 10.45 a m Morning Worship, 5 30 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9.30 am, classes Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 ST. ANDREW'S INDEPENDENT Bible Survey on videos in 2938 Sunday 10 00 a.m.. Worship Faithful Bible Women. Faithful Men. Study. WomenV Bible Study Call church office for 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. PiUor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Oct 25 8 00 A 10 45 a m. Holy Communion. 9.30 Sunday School (ail ages). 6 00 p m Flying Doves Thursday. Oct 22 Youth Ensemble, 7 00 Adult Choir, 7 00 Teen AANA 9 00 am 24 10:00-300 pm Saturday. Oct Youth Catech. Fellowship Hall; 8 00 NA Monday. Oct 26 7 00 p m "Without Violence" Tuesday. Oct 27 - 7 00 pm Evangelism Comm . 7 30 OA Wednesday. Oct 28 10.00 am Wordwatchers HASTINGS FIRST UNITED TABERNACLE. METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor Streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Paslor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian 2667 Sunday School 10am. Sun­ Education day Morning Worship 11 a.m.. Sunday Evening Service 6 pan. Thursday Bible Study 7 p m If in­ rector of Musk Organist Church terested in a free Home Bible floors Study, please call for more details vice Bver WBCH-AM phone Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ (616) 945-9574 Barner free building with elevator to all Broadcast of worship ser­ 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Ftscher. Sunday School Fellowship 10.30 a m. Coffee 11 00 a m Worship - Child care available for infants and GRACE BRETHREN Pastor. A mission of St Rose toddlers thru age 4. and Junior BIBLE CHURCH Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade iFtrMtriy the Hustings Cnee Saturday Evening 6 30 p.m Brethren Church), 600 Powell FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Ciastcv - for all ages. 1040 a m - 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Morning Worship Fhursday. 7:30 p.m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ am ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m group ministry, leadership training Church (Prc-School-2nd grade). WOODGROVE BRETHREN Youth meeting with "Youth W'ith a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible Study for all CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michi­ gan 49058 (616) 945-5463 >G Fellowship Time before the Deborah E Sisson. Associate Paslor Sunday. Nursery, childrens min­ Oct 18- 9 30 a m Traditional Wor­ istry. youth group, adult small ship Service. 9 50 a m Children's service Kent Keller. Pastor 10 30 am Coffee Hour. 10 30 ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles CHRISTIAN PARISH a m Sunday School-All ages. Pas­ tor Keller's Adult Class • Hall. 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Dave Joslyn’s "Logos" Class • Herring Wheelchair accessible and I- ischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 Lounge. 1120 a m Contemporary Worship Service The 9 30 service p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. 11 00 am. Confession Saturday V ’edncsday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ 1220 Nuncry is provided during 4 00 - 4 30 p m ings. Junior-Senior High both services is broadcast over This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 19S2 \ Broadway 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan WBCH-AM HASTINGS - Gordon D. Allen. 64. of Hastings passed away Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom on February 10, 1934 in Dowling, the son of Burd E. and Sarah E. (Paddock) Allen. He was raised in Barry County and attended Barry County Rural Schools. Mr. Allen served in the United States Army from September 12. 1956 until September 27, 1957. He married Sheryl D. Walton on April 3. 1965. He was employed at Bradford-White Corp, in Middleville for over 20 years, retiring in 1996. He previously had worked for General Motors in Lansing, E.W. Bliss Co. in Hastings, the former Royal Coach Co. in Hastings and was engaged in carpentry work, having built five houses. Mr. Allen was a member of Campers Club of America. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant sister. Doris Allen; infant brother. Phillip Allen; and brothers. Ray. Roy and Raymond Allen. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife. Sheryl; three daughters, Linda (Carl) Wood of Grant, Norma (Rocky) Armstrong of Bradley and Jennifer (Joseph) Kruger of Wayland; seven grandchildren; three great grandions; two step grandchildren, two sisters. Betty (Harry) Backc and Byrdic Lopez both of Hastings; one brother, Earl (Sharon) Gregory of Hastings; and nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Memorial graveside services will be held Saturday. October 24, 1998 at 12:00 noon at Irving Township Cemetery with Paslor Michael J. Anton officiating. A memorial reception will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall immediately following services. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Marjorie C. Gunn HASTINGS - Marjorie C. Gunn, age 76, of Hastings and formerly of Coldwater. Bellevue and Delton, passed away Monday, October 5. 1998 at Tcndcrcarc, in Hastings, after a long illness. Marjorie was bom October 29. 1921 in Delhi. Ontario, Canada to Otto and Esther (Hugley) Juch. She w-as raised in Coldwater, where she attended school. She moved to Bellevue in the early 1940’s and moved to Delton in 1955. She resided in Tendercarc in Hastings the past year. She was employed as a housekeeper at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in the 1960’s. Most of her life she raised her family and was a homemaker. She was married January 18, 1941 in Byron, Ohio to Lynn LcRoy Gunn. He preceded her in death July 31, 1997. Mrs. Gunn is survived by her two sons, Robert (Myeong He) Gunn of Vacaville. California, and William L. (Susan) Gunn of Delton; daughter. Lynn Louise (George) Misner of Coleman, seven grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and a brother, Ronald E. Juch of Detroit. Michigan. She was a former member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church She enjoyed crocheting, crafts, making afghans, traveling and fishing. Graveside Funeral Services were held at Riverside Cemetery. Bellevue at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. October 14, 1998. Pastor Gary Siefert of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Bellevue. Memorial contributions may be made to the Conrad Rook Scholarship Fund Arrangements were made by FarleyEstes & Dowdlc Funeral Home. 105 Capital Avenue, NE, Battle Creek. Michigan 49017, 616-962-5527, fax 616­ 962-1011. Director: John Dowdlc. Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY iptions" Gordon D. Allen HASTINGS - Burdette R. Hayncr, age 80, of Hastings, passed away Thursday. October 15, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Hayncr was bom on February 7, 1918 in Hamburg. Michigan, the son of Bert & Arloa (Riegler) Hayncr. He was raised in the Hamburg and later Carlton Center area of Barry County and attended rural schools in Hamburg and Carlton Center. He graduated from Woodland High School in 1936. He served in the United States Army during World War II from May 1941 to July 1945. His service included the Normany Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. He married Bernice H. Alios on April 13, 1946. He was employed by the Hastings Public School System for 31 years, retiring in 1980 as Supervisor of Maintenance. His other employment included: Hastings E.W. Bliss Company an he was engaged in carpentry work. Mr. Hayncr was a member of Hastings American Legion Post #45, member and Past Commander of Nashville V.F.W. Post #8260, Past Commander District #8 V.F.W., 2 term member of the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund-Bany County Soldiers & Sailors Relief Commission 1958-1964 and 1979-1996. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Marion Blackford. Mr. Hayncr is survived by his wife. Bernice; one son. David (Mary Jane) Hayner of Hastings; two daughters, Linda (Dale) Kelly and Arloa Rafflcr both of Hastings; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one great great grandson; one nephew and two nieces. Funeral services were held Saturday. October 17. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Daniel D. Graybill officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Township Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hastings Lions Club or the National Kidney Foundation. 4 00 p.m Children's Choir. 4 45 more information 948-8004 HASTINGS APOSTOLK HASTINGS - Virginia B. Godfrey, age 78. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. October 15. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Godfrey was bom on October 22, 1919 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of La Verne & Laura (Bryant) Wilcox. She was raised in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and the Dowling areas and attended schools there. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1938. She went on to attend a medical tech training school in Grand Rapids for two years. She was married to Lewis H. Godfrey on December 9, 1944. She was employed at Eaton Manufacturing Company in Battle Creek for several years, retiring in 1978. She was a member of Scottish Club of South Michigan. Hunting Retriever Club. Polish Club of Battle Creek. Civil War Roundtable. She enjoyed traveling taking trips to Alaska. South America. Spain, and Australia. She also enjoyed flower gardening, petit point hand work, crocheting, kniting and was an excellent seamstress. She was a descendent of the earlier settlers of Baltimore Township of Barry County and lived there most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Margaret. Mrs. Godfrey is survived by her husband, Lewis; one sister, Charlotte McCarty of Rattle Creek; two nieces and one nephew. Graveside Services were held Monday. October 19, 1998 at the Dowling Cemetery. Reverend Al Sandalow officiated. Burial took place at the Dowling Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Read the BANKER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. HASTINGS - Gaylord Ross Tobias, age 72. of Hastings, passed away Saturday. October 17, 1998 Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom June 15, 1926 in Dowling, the son of William and Mabel (DuBois) Tobias. He was raised and attended school in Dowling. He was drafted into the United States Army during World War 11 serving from October 1944 to January 1946. Mr. Tobias married Betty A. Williams January 16. 1947. He was employed at Bradford White Corporation in Middleville for 27 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Tobias enjoyed hunting, fishing, singing, playing guitar and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Menon Tobias, Mason Tobias, Wilbur Tobias, Arthur Tobias; sisters, Nina Marshall; grandson^Toby Tobias and great grandson. DeVon Frye. Mr. Tobias is survived by his wife, Betty A. Tobias of Hastings; five children, Sandy Johnson of Hastings. GaylordTobias Jr., of Texas. John (Diane) Tobias of Middleville, Lawrence Tobias <4 Hastings. Vanessa (Walt) Johnson of Hastings; sisters, Ellen Jarrad of Hastings, Thelma Slyer. Addie Carpenter, Alice Dodge of Nashville; 25 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, October 21. 1998 at the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Bret Hoxworth officiated. Burial took place at Rutland Township Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials can be made to charity of one’s choice. William Sackett HASTINGS - William Sackett, 88. of Hastings passed away Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Funeral arrangements are pending al Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings ELK RAPIDS - Donald M. “Don" Tompkins, age 78. of Elk Rapids, passed away Thursday morning October 15, 1998 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was bom July 20, 1920, in Beloit. Wisconsin, the son of Clarence and Myrtle (Egler) Tompkins. He married Mabie "Tommy" Locke in 1942, and she passed away January 1997. In September 1998, Don married Stella Meyer. Don served in the United States Army during World War II in the Aleutian Islands. He worked for the United States Postal Service for 25 years and retired in 1980. Don was a lifelong resident of the Traverse City area before moving to Elk Rapids in September 1998, when he married. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cherryland Post No. 2780. the Masonic Lodge No. 222, AARP and Citizens for Better Care. Don dxJ volunteer work for the probate court and the Commission on Aging. Don was preceded in death by his first wife; his parents; and two half brothers. Mr. Tompkins is survived by his wife, Stella of Elk Rapids; three daughters, Patricia (David) Bunch of Baltic Creek. Karilyn (Harry) Low of Manton. and Judi (James McAllister) Tompkins of Rock­ hampton. Australia; a stepson, Robert Meyer of Savannah. Georgia; his twin sister. Doris Elkey of Traverse; and four grandsons, Jonathon and David Low of Manton. Anthony (Kay Steele) Smith of Lainsburg. and Christopher Smith of Lansing. Funeral Services were held Saturday. October 17. 1998 at the Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. Reverend David Mellor officiated and full military honors were held under the auspices of the V.F.W. Cherryland Post No. 2780. Burial look place in Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens in Traverse City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Foundation. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday OctoOer 22 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS by Elaine Garlock Christies to observe golden anniversary Doty-Pugh exchange vows Robert and Carol (White) Christie of Hastings are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 30. 1948 at St Rose Catholic Church in Hast­ ings. They have eight children, Michael in Texas. Laurence (Kevin) in California, Katherine (Ron) Kernan in Ohio, Susan (Paul) Lisko in New Mexico. Rex (Donna) in Hastings, Joyce McCain in Woodland. Fred (Becky) and Gary (Vai) of Grand Rapids. They have 20 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. They plan or. taking a trip, traveling throughout Northern Michigan. Jill Doty of East Lansing and Jeffrey Pugh of Hastings were married May 23 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in East Lansing. The bride is the daughter of Rob and Cynthia Doty of Brooklyn. Michigan. The groom is the son of Norman and Jeanne Pugh of Hastings. Bndal attendants were Wendy Walker, Maureen Gaffkc, Carol Havener. Sharon Smalley anJ Julie Pugh. Attendants of the groom were Jason Miller, Scott Lubbers. Andy Woodliff, Tim Doty and Brian Schmidt. Ushers were Mike Heck and David VandcrWcg. Jill is a graduate of Trenton High School and Michigan State University and is an af­ ter-care coordinator at the Eaton County Youth Facility. JcfT is a graduate of Hast­ ings High School and Western Michigan University and is supervisor in the auto di­ vision of State Farm Insurance in Marshall. The couple honeymooned in Aruba and now reside in Marshall, Michigan. Westbrook-Shellington engaged to marry Mary L. Westbrook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Westbrook, and Michael E. Shellington. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Shellington. are pleased to announce their engagement. Mary is a 1994 graduate of Spring Arbor College and is currently employed by FieXfab of Hastings Michael is self-employed. No wedding date has been set. Marcella Humphrey to mark 106th birthday Mircclla Humphrey of Hastings will cel­ ebrate her 106th birthday Oct. 25 with her family. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mongage made by Frank A Netzei a single man (Ongmal Mortgagors) to GM AC Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee elated October 9 1997 and recorded on October 28 1997 in Document *1003341 Barry County Records Michigan on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Forty and 50/100 dollars (Si29 040 50) ndudmg merest at 9 625*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wtH be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o dock P Mon December Nicholas E. Lanning. Ill, Middleville and Diana Lynn Remalia, Caledonia. Robert Dean Wellman, Jr., Hastings and Connie Lynn Ward. Hastings. Ray Howard Anderson. Battle Creek and Carol Lee Smith. Battle Creek. Mark Alan Lancaster. Nashville and Kelly Louise Garrett. Nashville. Brian Douglas Slocum. Nashville and Teresa Diane Heney. Nashville. Christopher Matthew Wtennga. Mid­ dleville and Samantha May VandenBosch. Middleville. Nathan Paul Hillman. Middleville and Alexandra Pettz. Middleville. Charles Duane Bell. Hastings and Norma Jean Bower. Delton. 3 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot Ninety-One of the Plat of Eagle Point Num­ LEGAL NOTICE ber Four according to the recorded plat thereof being a part of the Northeast fractional one-quar­ ter of Section cour Town Four North. Range Seven West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated October 15. 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 ' Trott A Trott PC Regular Board Meeting October 13. 1998 - 7:00 p.m. Six board members present five guests Approved minutes received treasurer s report Designated 1st of America (Delton branch) repository Public comment about district library Adopted 1998 budget and millage of 8171 Approved air conditioning bid from Hastings Automatic Heating Amended oudget Township hall, road repairs capitol outlay Sold old monitor to clerk Accepted Trustee Doug Peck s resignation Approved Bob Bassett to fill out Peck s term Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98054546 Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIF (11/12) Approved fall newsletter Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8 40 Bonme Crutlenden Attested to by Richard C Thomas Supervisor (10/22) Tim Michutka with wife and young daughter spent the week of Oct. 4 with his mother, Delores, with beautiful weather the entire week. His wife and child had come from Turkey two months ahead of him once their U.S. Air Force base was struck by an earthquake. They had visited other children in the south before coming to Michigan. Their next base will be at Minot, N.D. He has two years yet in this enlistment period. The local historical society met Oct. 8 at Lake Manor, with 18 present. Vice Presi­ dent Richard Heaven of Clarksville presided. A quilt with squares made by fifth-graders in 1975 was presented to the society by Patricia Wilson. The late Cora Brovont and Kathleen Jordan had worked with the children to featherstitch each square. It will be on display at the depot at some future date. Robert and Thelma Johnson of Grand Rapids were present at the meeting. Bob had an unusual presentation. He had made copies of a 1920 road map showing the highways with numbers, but no designating letters such as M or U.S. There were insets of cities. He proposed a prize for the person who could find a very distinctive item about Lake Odessa, but no one could find it. He then revealed that on the Detroit in­ set, Grand River Avenue was marked “to­ ward Lake Odessa, Lansing, Howell and Grand Rapids.” The Upper Peninsula was marked Cloverland. The program of the evening was showing of two trays of slides taken by Fr. Raymond Moeggenberg in 1969 and 1970. What changes in less than 30 years! Jackie Gilliland and Willard Kenyon were present and saw themselves pictured in the slides. Betty Carey and Rene Peacock served re­ freshments. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Oct. 10. with 18 present. The First Families Committee has worked every evening late in the past week to ’'crify and record the information. Twenty-four mem­ bers arc qualified to be the 1998 class. They are added to the 17 who qualified in 1997. Their data produced 3.500 additional names for access on the Internet. The din­ ner to induct the new class and the previous class is set for Oct. 17 at St. John’s Episco­ pal parish house in Ionia. This structure originally was the church and it is the old­ est church in Ionia County. David Johnson of the Michigan archives was the speaker. He related information on what is available for search at the building which is part of tho State of Michigan Library. Recotds of many townships, cities, and1 counties arc stored there. Adoption, military and natu­ ralization records arc some of the vital records stored. More than 50 state retirees and retired school personnel met Oct. 15 at the Ionia Commissionon on Aging for their annual combined meeting. Two administrators of Ionia County Memorial Hospital Spoke on Medicare and Medicaid. Their approach was from a different angle than that of fed­ eral employees. They spoke on situations hospitals encounter while pursuing the best remuneration for hospitalized persons in covering medical costs. Certificates were awarded some members who have been ac­ tive contributors to the MARSP chapter for more than 20 years. Other certificates went to Sue Johnson and Fred Christopher who are spouses of ofTicers and make their con­ tributions behind the scene. Saturday night we get an extra hour's sleep since it is time to “fall back” the clock. We get our extra hour of daylight in the morning until next spring. Ionia County Health Department has its immunization clinic Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the basement of Central United Methodist Church from 9 to 11 a.m. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. John (Joan) Baum of Algonquin Lake was co-hostess at a bridal shower in honor of Melissa Gedris, a former neighbor in Grand Rapids* Forest Hills area. Among the guests were the bride's aunt and cousins Garlock, Barcroft and Morse. On Sunday, Shari (Peacock) Noyce of Clarksville played flute to accompany the Sonshiner Choir at Central UMC. Her par­ ents. Tom and Lois Peacock, attended. Mrs. LaRuc McMillen is recovering from surgery at Pennock last week. Work is continuous on the Nye building in preparation for i*s transformation from a drug store into a medical doctor's office. The entire wooden canopy from the west and north sides have been removed. Blocks were removed in the northwest comer leav­ ing only a pillar of blocks to form an entry sheltered by the second story. We shall see what develops this week. Fifty years ago Sunday, there was a snow­ storm on the day of the double wedding of the Varney sisters of Woodland. On Satur­ day, when the two couples celebrated their golden anniversaries, there was lots of rain. However there was sunshine inside, as both couples greeted their friends and kinfolks. The Krcba affair was at Kilpatrick United Brethren Church. The Decker anniversary was at Fellowship Hall with hours stag­ gered so many guests could attend both events. Two flower girls from the Decker wedding came from Ohio and Montague. Others of the wedding party also attended, along with scores of friends. Among the Decker guests were Earl and Norma Decker of Florida. Denise (Decker) and Chns Lazaroff and daughters from Ohio Kristy Vice President Richard Heaven (right) and member Robert Johnson of Grand Rapids show copies of the 1920 Michigan road map to membars of the LOAHS Decker wore her grandmother's gown. The Lake Odessa Depot/Muscum will be open Saturday, Oct. 31, with display cases filled with drug store items - mortar and pestle, prescription bottles, textbooks and advertising pieces. The hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The First Families of Ionia County Soci­ ety met Saturday at St. John^ Episcopal parish house in Ionia with more than 40 present. Twenty-four new members were in­ ducted, joining 17 from the 1997 class. The printed program lists both groups. The new inductees live in Wisconsin, Colorado, Vir­ ginia, Washington and many towns in Michigan. Those with local ties were Jacqueline Gilliland, Lynda Cobb, Richard Heaven, Eleanor (Faulkner) Potter, Teresa (Leak) Sweet, Larry and Marilyn Cahoon, and William Colley. Jackie's cousin, Rus­ sell Miller Jr., used his Beardsley ancestors as evidence of his status and she used their mutual Bretz ancestry. The Farmans of Lake Odessa provided dinner music. Michael Rohrbacher was the speaker and displayed part of his collection of infant feeding devices. Tables were decorated with baby items. Lynda, Jackie and others from Portland were in charge of decorations. Jackie had been hostess at the depot at an earlier hour with the new books on display. A book has been created for each society member and the data contained therein is available for research by others. The board of directors of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Mon­ day evening. There was less than a quorum present, but plan, were made for “Christ­ mas Round the Town." Flyers are printed and are being distributed this week,-adver­ tising the 22 stops ranging from Country Estate Floral at Clarksville to Christmas at the Maples, the historic Davenport House south of Woodland. In another direction, the spots range from Kay Klein's ForgetMe-Nots on Musgrove Highway to Kindred Hearts on Barnum Road. The Depot Mu­ seum will have a guest crafter this year. Marvin and Ruth Shanks joined 14 other members of the Alethian class at lunch at the Noel restuarant at Jamestown on Oct. David Johnson of the Michigan Archives speaks at the Ionia County Genealog­ ical Society. Spain uour mind. Ful good about itl On Elnctlnn Oni Uota for uour candidate. Dote for uour country. But most of all- Untol^Vournlf TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND m 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 Made while you wait •20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs '18.00 Ea. .4 — Great Gifts — Action Signs faertns from E.W. BIim! 1011 E. State St.. 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FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jessie J Elliott and Kardi M Elliott husband and wife (Ongmal Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Financial Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee Mortgagee dated February 28 1997 and recorded on March 4. 1997 in Liber 687. on Page 145. Barry County Records Michi­ dated March 26 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 m Liber 690 on Page 51 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to COMERICA BANK as assignee gan and recorded on March 1 1997 m Uber 689 by an assignment dated Ser .-ices Inc . Page 749 Barry County and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Chase Mortgage Services inc . a Delaware Corporation !Ma Chase Man­ hattan Mortgage Corporation fAc/a Chase Home Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assign­ ment dated February 28 1997 which was recorded on March 4 1997 in Liber 687 on Page 151. Barry County Records on which mort­ gage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nme Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One and 35/100 dollars ($69 591 35) in­ cluding interest at 8 50*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case m_de and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ September 1. 1998 which was recorded on September 8. 1998 n Document 11017540 Barry County Records on wheh mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirteen Thousand Noe Si Nt, four and 40/100 dollars ($13 964 40) including interest at 13 25% per an­ Hundred num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pub6c vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 odock p m on December 3 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of gaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock d m on December Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ 3 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings of Section 31. Town 3 North Range 7 West at a Barry County Michigan, and are described as Lot 2 of Block 7 of H J Kenheld s Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded tn Uber 1 of Plats on Page 9 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL scribed as Commencing on the North and South 1/4 line point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 comer of said Section thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section line 614 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line 324 67 feel to the East and West 1/8 line of the Northeast 1/4. thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 Ime 564 95 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period leet to the Northerly right of way line of highway shall be 30 days from the date of such sale M-79 thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way kne 105 29 Dated October 15. 1998 CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL feet to the North and South 1/4 line thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said 1/4 line 234 69 feet io the place of beginning (248) 642-4202 Trott A Trott. PC Subject to the highway right of way for Morgan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month (s) Attorneys for CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES. INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98099742 (11/12) Ann landers m the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan a single man (Original Mortgagors) to from the date of such sale Dated October 8 1998 COMERICA BANK FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys lor COMERICA BANK 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98088356 (11/5) TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Middle Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Carlton. Barn Count). Michigan, having resohed its intention to make certain puNic impnnements consisting of annual treat­ ments for the eradication and control of aquatic weeds and plants in Middle lake, located in Carlton Township, (the “Impanements") in the Township, has made its final determination of a special assessment district which consists of the following described lots and parcels of land which arc bcncfiltcd b) the Improvements and against which the cost of the Improvements shall he speciail) assessed Middle l-akc Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I I aMs and l*arccls Numbered (J8-(M04)28-325-2004X) 08-040-032-150-100-03 08-040-050 (MM) 01600 (18 040-028-325-300 00 08-04003 V 250-100-(M) 08 0404)55-000 008 00 084X40-028-325 300-02 08-040031-250-10001 08-0404)55 -0004)124)0 08-040-028- 325-300-01 08-040-033-250-200-05 08 040-055-0004)13-00 08-1X40-029-405-100-00 08-0404)33-275 100-00 08-044X055-000-015-00 08-010-029-405-400 03 08-040-033-275-100-01 08 040-0554XM)0174M) 08-040 029-405-400-02 084X40-033 275-200-00 08-040-055-000 919-00 08-040-029-405-4004)6 084X40-033-2754)00-00 08 040-0554)00-022-00 084X10-029-405-4004X4 084X404X404)004)05410 08-0404)55-000-023-00 08-040-029-405.400-01 08-040 0500004)01410 08-040-055-000-024-00 08-010-029-475 100-04 084X40-OSO 000-002 4)0 08-040-055 000-025-00 08-040 029-475-10006 (18-040 050 000 (MH 00 084X8X055-000-026-00 08 040-029-175-100-03 084X404)504MM) 4XU4M) 084X41X055 000-027-00 084X40 029-175-1004)5 08-040-050-000-005-00 084X404)55-000-031 00 08-040 029-475- lt»-02 084X40-050-000-00600 08040 055-000-032-06 08-040-029-475-100-01 08-040 050-000 008 (X) 08-040 O5S4MMXO33-OO 08-040-029-475-100-00 084X40-050-000 (XW-00 08-040 055-0004)34-00 08-040-032-105 00000 08-040-0504)00 010 00 08 -040-055-000-0.344)0 08-040-032-105-000 01 084X104)50-0004)11-00 084X40-055-0004)35-00 08-040-032-125-000-00 084X40 050 0004)12-00 084X40 055-000-036-00 08 040 032-150 100-04 084X40-0504)00-0134X) 084X40-055-000-038-00 08-040-032 150 100-01 08-040-0504XX) 0I44M) 08-040-055-(MX)-O.39-OO 08 040-055-000-04000 08-040-065 000 03 0 00 08 OJO-O95 -000-00600 08-040-055 000-011-00 084X40-065-000 031-00 08-040-095 000-007-00 08-040 055-000 044-00 08-040-075-000 011 -09 08-040•095-0004)08-00 08-040-055-000-046-00 08-0404)75 000-012 00 084X40-095-000-009-00 08 040-095 0004)11 -00 08-040-0604XJ04MX4-00 08-040-075-Cfni 4)14-00 08-040 060-000 013-00 (#<-040-075-000-015-00 084X404)95 0004)124M) 08-040 065 000-026-00 084X404)95 000 0014)0 084X10-095-000-01.3-00 08-040-065 900 027-01 084X40-0950004M12 00 084X40-0954MNX0I4-00 08-040 065-000-027-02 08-040095 (MM) (M)V(M) 084X40-095-000-017-00 08-010 065 000 028 00 08 040095-000-004 00 08-4044195-0004)19-00 08-040 065-000-029-00 084X40095 (MM) 005 (X) 08-4(M4H 3-250-20000 Dryer vents Dear Ann Landers: I’m writing about your recent column regarding elothes-dryer vents and fires. Ann. my husband and I have a company that specializes in cleaning dryer vents, so I am more than familiar with the dangers Clothes dryers start more residential fires ’han any other appliance. The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates that there arc oxer 24.000 dryer fires each year in the United States, causing over $96 mil­ lion in property damages. Lack of vent maintenance is the leading cause of dryer fires, and lint, which is a hidden fire hazard, is the material most likely to ignite. Even a cleaned lint screen traps only 75 percent of the lint. When lint builds up in dryer vents, the dryer motor has to labor harder and can dverheat, igniting the lint. It isn’t just clothcs-drycr vent hoses that need to be checked, Ann. Clogged lint­ screen compartments, disconnected or npped dryer-vent hoses, smashed hoses be­ hind the clothes dryer, bird nests in dryer vents, poor dryer-vent design, screens placed oxer the exhaust point, use of white plastic vent hoses instead of aluminum foil ones, building defects, wrcftig exhaust hoods - all produce the same blockage, and all cause dryer fires. All these fires are pre­ ventable. Please get the word out. - S.S. In Oceanside. Calif. Dear Oceanside: The word is out thanks to you. Since I don’t know much about clothes dryers. I was unaware of this hazard. I now know a lot more than I did. Read on: From Green Bay. Wis.: Recently, you had an article from a reader about how the lint from clothes dryers could start a fire. When 1 read that, I asked my husband to check the vent hoses. He reluctantly said, “I’ll gc’ it tomorrow.” Thank God I was home because the lint in the dryer caught fire before my husband ever got to it I couldn't believe it was hap­ pening. Waiting that extra day was almost too late for us. Please tell your readers to get the lint out of their dryers and vent hoses today. Independence, Mo.: My husband and I arc very thankful to the reader who shared her problem about clogged dryer vents. When my husband read thai column to me. I decided to check our dryer. I pulled out the hose and, much to my surprise, found it was ripped and bnmming with lint. We were wondering why it took three cycles be­ fore our clothes were even partially dry. Orlando, Fla.: Bless you for printing that information about dryer vents. For months, my clothes had been taking longer and longer to dry. After reading that column, I decided to check the vent. Not only was it clogged with lint, but the flap at the end was stuck in an almost-closed position. I am grateful tq that reader not only for helping me avoid a fire but for a loxver electric bill. Keep gifts Dear Ann Landers: Our son and his wife have separated after two months of marriage and will be divorcing shortly. They want to know what to do about the wedding gifts. Should gifts be returned when the marriage docs not last six months? Many friends have said their gifts should be kept and that my son and his wife should divide them. Gifts of money were al­ ready spent on the honeymoon and on fur­ nishing the house. Please answer quickly so we will know what to do. - Splitsvillc in Wyoming. * Dear Wyoming: According to Letitia Baldngc, foremost authority on etiquette, the couple should keep the gifts. There is al­ ways the possibility that they will gel back together before the divorce is final, and if not. friends will feel so saddened by the news that a returned gift would make them feel worse. Pay for glasses NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township SupeniMX ot the luwnship of Carluxi has nude and certified a special assessment roll for the special assessment district, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of said Improvements vvhich is to he levied in the form <4 a special assessment against each benefitted lot and parcel *4 land m the special assessment district TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIPOt (ARI IONW11J HOLD Alt BIJC HEARING ON MONDAY. OCTOBER 26. I** Al 7 00 I’M AT I HI TOWNSHIP HALL K5 WFI (*()MF R( )AD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 4W58 IN SAID TO* NSHIP. TO RIA II W I HE SIT GAI .ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO LAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Ttnv n>hip Btvard and is on file w ith the Tow nship < Tcrk at the low nshtp Hall for public examination LAKI FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR P.ARCEI OF IAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY III I A WRITTEN APPEAL OE THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN I AX IRIH1 NAI WITHIN THIRTY Dear Ann Landers: I like this guy. “Trent.’’ who is 17. I am 15. I was dying for him to ask me out. and he finally did. Wc went to a great party and had a lot of fun. When we got to my front door. Trent grabbed me and kissed me on the lips I was stunned and went to slap his face By acci­ dent. I knocked oft’ his glasses They broke He got mad and yelled. “You arc going to haxc to pay for new glasses, and they arc expensive!” Ann. the glasses cost $95 Do you think I should haxc to pay for them.’ After all. he grabbed me. I need your advice. Please, hurry. - Nervous in N.Y. Dear N.Y.: Sorry, you owe Trent new glasses. While grabbing you was wrong, you definitely should not have tned to slap him. A quick turn of the head, a hasty "goodnight” and a slammed door would have conveyed the message nicely. How­ ever. since you both behaved inappropri­ ately, ask Trent if he would consider split­ ting the cost of the glasses I think that’s fair. Suitable pay Dear Ann Landers: I am 29 years old and divorced my husband a year ago when I discovered he was a world-class con artist. I have been seeing a therapist and am mov­ ing in a healthy direction I feel I’m getting my confidence back and am enjoying my independence. For the last few months, I have been dating a wonderful man who seems serious about me. My problem is, I become both excited and frightened when ’’Clark” and I talk about a future together My concern is that he makes a very modest salary that barely covers his living expenses. For five years. I was mamed to a man who spent money like it grew on trees, and it was up to me to make ends meet. I had a very good job, but it was never enough. When wc split, I swore I’d never allow myself to get in that position again. Clark is considerate and caring, and we get along great, but I find myself looking for things about him that aren't perfect. I am not sure if my concern is based on com­ mon sense or if I am simply afraid to marry a man who is down a lot lower on the pay scale than I’d like him to be. I haven't told Clark about my fears because 1 don’t want to hurt his feelings or make him feel inade­ quate. He believes I am hesitating about a commitment because my past experience BOY, Michael Joe, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Oct. 16, 1998 at 10:05 a.m. to Tracy Carpenter and Joe Sprague 11. Weighing 8 lbs., 8 ozs. and measuring 19-1/2 inches long. BOY, Samuel Thomas, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 14, 1998 at 5:11 p.m. to Jane and Del Kostanko of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs., 15 ozs. and measuring 22 inches long. GIRL, McKayla Lee, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 16. 1998 at 2:42 p.m. to Theresa and Matthew Hopkins of Mid­ dleville. Weighing 7 lbs., 5 ozs. and mea­ suring 21 inches long. GIRL, Emily Katherine, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 16, 1998 at 6:49 a.m. to Jim and Jenny Sprague of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 8 lbs., 7-142 ozs. and measuring 21 inches long. BOY, Austin John, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Oct. 12 at 7:40 a.m. to Billie Joe Ca­ soured me on relationships. He thinks I will come around if I have a little more time. I don’t want to end a great relationship, but I don't want to struggle financially likd I did before Please help me sort this out. -4 Confused in L A Dear L A : What you need is lime to clear your head. Don't make any hasty decisions. Keep seeing Clark, but don’t pass up any opportunities to date others. In due time, you will decide whether your feelings for Clark are strong enough to triumph over the financial insecurity. Let me know how this turns out. Eating socks? Dear Ann Landers: Our son and his family came for a visit and brought their 4month-old dog. Wc have several citrus trees on our property that attract rats Not think­ ing about the dog. we pu’ out a lot of rat poison. We gave the dog a couple of old socks to chew on. Within hours, the dog began to stagger around and acl strange, so wc rushed her to the vet. We thought perhaps she had eaten some rat poison or swallowed a sock The vet took X-rays and pumped her stomach. The bill was $83. He said there was no sign of poisoning, and the socks did not show up on the X-rays. The question is. should we pay the vet for the visit? W'c think the dog still has the socks in her. - Undecided in Indian Har­ bour Beach, Fla. Dear Indian Harbour: Pay the $83. Thq vet examined the dog, took X-rays and per­ formed a valuable service, even though he didn't operate. If the socks are still in her, as you suspect, you may be seeing the vet again. . Feeling pressure to have sex? How wr/A informed are you? Write for Ann Landers booklet “Sex and the Teenager" Send a self-, addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.75 (this in­ cludes postage and handling) to Teens, do Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate web page at nwru.creators.com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. hoon of Ionia. Weighing 7 lbs., 11 pzs. and measuring 20-1/2 inches long. BOY , Jeremy Joseph, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 14. 1998 at 4:11 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Leavell of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs., 6-1/2 ozs. and measuring 20-1/2 inches long. GIRU Emma Sue, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Oct. 15, 1998 at 10:31 p.m. to Jen-' nifer and Gary Storm of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 9 lbs., 9-1/2 ozs. and measuring 22 inches long. <1 BOY, Aaron Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. II. 1998 at 1:32 p.m. to1 Colleen and John Elkins of Orangeville.’ Weighing 6 lbs.. 11.5 ozs. and measuring 20-1/2 inches long. * BOY, Ltvi Robert, bom at Pennock Hospi-’ tai on Oct. 8, 1998 at 12:27 p.m. to Chrif; and Kari Yonkers. Weighing 8 lbs.. 1/2 az.’ and measuring 21-1/2 inches long. ESTATE 1’1 AWING ALTERNATIVES Wh.it diiM-s I -tale I’ljiining’ l.ixes Incapacitation and Probate You are invited to a special educational seminar on Estate Planning Alternatives. During this workshop we will explore answers to the following topics: □ J—r c • Wealth creation • On death taxation • The benefits of a Revocable Living Trust □ ry u,ei Was6*« ••v * Stop* □ OCBB • s Join us on Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Middlr \ lil.i Inti, Ibll \oith Middlvvillc Rnad, Middlcx illr SPEAKERS Mark D. Christensen. Investment Representative David Dimmers, Attorney at Law W. Scott McKeown. CPA Edxvardjonrx Speaker Mark D. Christensen specialize* in Retirement Planning for individual investors David Dimmers. Attorney at Law, specializing in estate planning since 1%5 ( 30» DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF HIE SPECIAI ASSESSMENT ROLL. Edward Jones Investments laU> Others ot Dimmers & Doherts BIT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTERIM APPE ARS AND l’R< >11 SI S THE Sl’E CIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING An appearance max be made hx an owner or parts in interest, or his or her agent, in person or. in the alternative, an appearance or protest can he filed with the Township b\ letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not . required This Notice was auth«»nzcd bv the township Hoard ol the township o! Carlton Dated October 12. 1998 W ilma Daniels. Clerk Tow nship of Carlton Keep Your Friends and Relatives Scott McKeown. CPA. tax specialist lor 20 years INFORMED! presiding estate and gift planning semces for Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 small business owners and individuals McKeown & Kraai, EC. Certified Public Accountants SEATING IS LIMITED, SO CALL NOW - (616) 945-3246 (24 hour Reservation Line) Attend this seminar and receive a free Estate Planning Workbook �The Halting. Benner - Thuredey. October 22 19»8 - Page 9 From Time to Time... McKeown Bridge’s future no longer uncertain by Joyce F. Weinbrecht An article in the Hastings Banner of Thursday. Apnl 23, 1992. was headlined “McKeown Bridge's future still uncertain” There has been much speculation over the past 25 years. But its fate is finally set­ tled. On July 23. 1998. the restored McKeown Bridge, the new county park, and the new McKeown Bridge were dedicated in cere­ monies conducted by the Barry County Road Commission, the Barry Couqty His­ torical Society, the Potawatomi Resource. Conservation and Development Council and many private citizens who made it pos­ sible. McKeown Bndge is located on the Thomapple River, which was once known as the “Minnesconing” River to the area In­ dians. Located on Nashville Road, across from the Thomapple Manor medical care ,. facility, it was not always known as the ’ McKeown Bridge Al first there was no bridge there al all. There was a ford at this point in the river, a place where the water was calmer, shallower and the nver bottom solid enough to hold up horses or oxen and wagons. The spot also was used as an ac­ cess point for boats and canoes. James and Danici McClellan came to Hastings Township in 1837, settling on the land south of the Thomapple River on Sec­ tion 27, three miles from the little village of Hastings. They built a log house on the land where the county facility now stands This was the first log cabin in this area and they began to clear the land. The first school, Hastings Township. District No. 2, was a log school located on the south side of the nver in this area In 1852, the log school burned and school was held in a log house on the north side of the river directly across the river from the McClellan land. Mrs. Jane Howard taught this school in the summer of 1852 and through the following school terms until the fall term of 1855, when school opened in the new frame school built on the south side of the river ai a place known as County Farm Comers. A deed dated Feb. 16. 1855, transferred 100 acres to Barry County, from John Mc­ Clellan and wife, which was to be used for a county farm and infirmary. The infirmary wasn’t built until 1878. however. The new school was made of lumber sawed at the Fuller saw mill, which was lo­ cated on Cedar Creek, to the south of County Farm Comers. The logs were from the Cutler farm and the school was built by Alvin Wilkins. During the time the school was being built, school was held on the north side of the river. Wc have documented in an essay book, found in the Quimby School, that there was no bridge there, as Johanna Hardy Seely wrote that her father would row her across the river* in a boat so that she could attend school, coming back across the nver to pick her up when the school day was over. This information was documented by Dorris Mead McIntyre in “A History of Quimby.” written in 1946. In 1869, Hastings District No. 2 had grown so large that it was decided to divide ft into two districts. These districts were Quimby and Pratt, with the river acting as the dividing line between the districts and two new schools were built. : Adam Sponable and his son Isaac, came lo Hastings Township in 1857. acquiring several pieces of property in the township. In 1859, another son, Washington Sponpble, joined his father and brother and the three of them put together considerable holdings on both sides of the river. By I860, the plat maps show a bndge at the point where the ford had been located for many years . It is feasible that the Sponable family, as well as others in the neighborhood, seeing jhe need for a bndge at this point, built one. The Sponable Cemetery (today known as the Hastings Township Cemetery) would have been hard to reach and the river sepa­ rated the Sponable holdings. This bndge A view of the McKeown Bridge over the Thornapple River. was probably made of sawed lumber, as there were several saw mills in the area. In the early times in Barry County, bndges were often made of logs laid across thq streams and nvers. built by local donated labor, and were often swept downstream in high flood waters. Wooden bndges. made of heavy timbers, mortised and doweled, resting on pylons of wood set in mid stream and buttressed against flood waters by large piles of rocks placed around the wooden under pilings. The flooring was made of planks, two or three inches thick. Hiram 1 Kenfield. a carpenter in the vil­ lage of Hastings, had built the first bridge over the Thomapple river in late 1839 and early 1840 He also built the first Barry County Counhouse in Hastings and was a man of some experience. He also was prob­ ably the first Realtor in Barry County, as he worked at buying and selling land. He also owned land on the cast side of Hastings Township and could conceivably have been interested in a bndge at County Farm Cor­ ners. The bridge was built and called the Sponable Bridge for many years. In these times, the responsibility for building roads and bridges belonged to the townships. Sometimes money was raised by issuing bonds to pay for the work. Much of the labor also was subscribed by the per­ sons living on the township road. This in­ cluded teams of horses, oxen, machinery and manual labor. The excavation of earth was done by hand labor with a steam oper­ ated “clam" to aid in the work. In the 1890s, iron bridges began appear­ ing in Barry County. These bridges were built on iron beams with steel trusses rising up over the bridge to make it strong. There were standard sets of blueprints, which were adapted to the individual sites. In 1903, Hastings Township, finally, after several years of debate and several bids on the contract for the new steel bndge. were received, decided to go ahead with a new steel truss badge. The lowest of five bids submitted was that of the Massillon, Ohio. Iron Company with a bndge across the nver for $2,090. On June 13, 1903, the voters of Hastings Township, voted in a special election to raise taxes to build the new bridge in Sec­ tion 27. The bridge would be a one lane iron and steel truss bndge of 121 feet long. 16 feet, six inches wide and 13 feet high. The bndge would accommodate horses and car­ riages. allow steam tractors, steam engines and other farm equipment to cross. Later, cars and trucks would cross it and there would be a six ton load limit on the bndge and a speed limit of 10 miles an hour. The bndge was to be completed Nov. I. 1903. On July 30. 1903. the Hastings Banner reported that the foundation for the new bridge being built on McKeown Road was finished, and ready for the main bridge structure to be installed. Th steel was hauled to the site on the Michigan Central Railroad. It amved on flat cars, weanng a coat of red paint. A steam powered crane or pole dcmck was used to set each piece while laborers drove each pin. Red hot rivets heated with a forge and bellows were set in open holes and pounded in with sledge hammers. Masonry was laid to match the exact size of the steel pieces. Sand in a one-inch layer was placed under each floor beam. Once •verything was in place, the forms holding the sand were removed and the steel settled as the sand fell away, groaning and shaking, as all the sand was gone and the trusses held above the temporary supports, which could then be removed. Planking and painting came next. When it was completed, the new perma­ nent bridge was in place to allow thrashers, road rollers, horses and carriages and later automobiles and trucks to cross over the river in safety and comfort. The new steel truss bridge was 121 feet long, 16 feet, six inches wide and 13 feet high, as specified in the original plans. The Hastings Banner didn’t appear to run a notice that the bridge was completed, but on March 31. 1904, the paper mentioned that the foundation on the north side of the bridge was washed out by the spring flood­ waters and it was in unsafe condition. It was repaired by local labor and made safe again. Between 1904 and 1972, the SponableMcKeown Bridge served the community well. It carried horses and carriages, farm machinery and farm produce from the north side of the river to the railroad station at Quimby Station on the south side of the river. It served as a fishing bridge for many and was a canoe dropoff for river rovers. Iu planks became loose and a car crossing it in the night could be heard for quite a dis­ tance. . In the 1930s. when the Consumers Power elcctnc company brought electricity to the rural areas of Barry County, it named the roads for convenience in billing and in making repairs Adelbcrt Heath was one of the committee members who researched the area and helped select names for the roads, frequently using the names of early pio­ neers who had lived on the road or for someone who was currently living on the road. McKeown Road was named for C. J. McKeown, who at this time owned the for­ mer Sponable farm c.i the north side of the Thomapple River, east side of the road. When the road became McKeown Road, the bridge became McKeown Bndge. From time to time over the yeirs. there was talk about replacing the bndge Town­ ships gave over much of the care of roads and bndges to the county. The state became concerned with the safety of bndges. but the McKeown bndge stayed the same. In 1972. the Barry County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution to pre­ serve the McKeown Road steel truss bndge and the Barry County Histoneal Society endorsed the resolution, pledging to du whatever was needed to help preserve it. In October of 1974. the bridge was in­ spected and found to be structurally sound, but was not considered an essential bndge for heavy truck traffic, as both sides of the nver were accessible from either River Road or Nashville Road (old M-79). A 12ton limit was posted at this time, which allowed cars, small trucks and school buses to use the bndge In 1974. the bndge received a facelift. Barry County commissioners appropnated $10,000 to make minor repairs, which in­ cluded removing and replacing the wooden deck and l-bcam stringers. Also, the bndge was sand blasted, pnmed and painted and other repairs were made The wooden deck was well done and residents and staff at the county facility could no longer hear the traffic when it crossed over the bndge. The clatter of the old planks was missed for a time after the change Those same planks were still tightly in place in 1998, A detail of the bridge rail and planking taken in 1985. A view of the overhead trusses taken in 1985. when new ones were put in place. Some of the Barry County Road Com­ mission employees remembered helping to lay those planks as they were taking them up to replace them in 1998. (To be continued. The rest of the story.) Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. NOTICE OF ELECTION BARRY COUNTY - GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3. 1998 COUNTY PROPOSITIONS PROPOSAL fl PROPOSAL TO AITHORIZE MILLAGE TO CONSTRICT A BUILDING FOR USE AS A SENIOR CENTER BY THE BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING SHALL THE COUNTY OF BARRY (I) BORROW A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (S5.I00.000) AND ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGA­ TION BONDS SECURED BY THE FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE COUNTY ANDA LIMITED TAX PLEDGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW BUILDING THEREON FOR USE AS A SENIOR CENTER BY THE BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND (2) INCREASE THE TAX RATE LIMITATION ON GENERAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES WITHIN THE COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THE BONDS. BIT NOT TO EXCEED 75 MILL (75 CENTS IS 751 ON EACH SI.000 OF TAXABLE VALUATION) FOR THE PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. 1999 THROUGH 2008. INCLUSIVE OR UNTIL SUCH BONDS ARE REPAID IN FULL. WHIC HF.V ER OCCURS FIRST. AND LEVY SUCH INCREASE IN MILLAGE? (IF APPROVED. SUCH INCREASE IS ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE REVENUE OF S766.507 IN THE FIRST CAI J--NDAR YEAROFTHE INCREASE) • PROPOSAL <2 PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE MILLAGE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN PROPOSED COM­ MISSION ON AGING BUILDING SHALL THE LIMITATION ON TAXES. WHICH MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST ALL PROP ERTY IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. BE INCREASED BY AND THE COUNTY OF BARRY BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY NOT TO EXCEED I' 10 Mil J. (TEN CENTS (S 10) ON EACH SI .000 OF TAXABLE VALUE) FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS 1999 TO 2(XU. INCLUSIVE. FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE PROPOSED NEW COMMISSI! >N ()N AGING Bl ILD ING IN BARRS COUNTY'’ (IF APPROVED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS LEV Y WILL GEN ERATE SIO220I IN REVENUE IN THE FIRST CALENDAR OF THE INCREASE ) PROPOSAL ».< PROPOSAI.TO ESTABLISH SEPARATETAX LIMITATION SH.AIJ SEPARATE TAX LIMITATIONS BE ESTABLISHED FOR A PERIOD OF MX (61 YEARS 1996THROUGH 2004 INCLUSIVE.. OR UNTIL ALTERED BY THE. Vol ERS OF IHF. COUNTY FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY AND THE TOWNSHIPS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY. THE AGGREGATE OF WHICH SHALL No I EXCEED SEA EN (7) MILLS ' COUNTY OF BARRY TOWNSHIPS ............... INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.................................................. 5 62 MILLS I 25 MILLS 0 15 MILLS The McKeown Road Bridge as it looked in March 1985 A �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22 1996 < < me l< think < t it Lakewood, TK win titles at Barry County Meet Something is wrong and you can blame the sports Just a few more signs that signify that the end of the world, as we know it. is quickly approaching. I may feel fine, but obviously things are going on that make the overall aura a bit scary. Maybe, it has something to do more with the time of season than it does with the world's destruction, but Jack Vanlmpe is still telling me different. I. Mike Tyson Back In The Ring: Mike Tyson got his boxing license back Monday. 15 months uftcr he lost it for biting Evander Holyfield's ear off in a heavyweight championship bout. Tyson received support from Magic Johnson and Muhammad Ali in his plea to become a pugilist once again. Obviously their magical support helped At one point during the hearing. Tyson made the following remark to commissioner James Nave. "Please don't torture me any more sir. I made a mistake. Other fighters have made more. I'm just a human being. I'm not going to kill anybody. I'm not a mass murderer." Let's hope not as Tyson is one who has said that he enjoyed being in solitary confinement. For some reason. I believe that the commission granted Tyson another chance to box because of the money and not because he is a good human being who deserves another shot, excuse the pun. Frankly. I believe that Tyson should have to do 10.000 hours of community service, possibly teaching kids how to jab in a nice after school athletic activity. 2. Taylor in Giant Trouble: Former New York Giant linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged Monday with possession of crack cocaine that he bought from an undercover police officer. Taylor, who has battled drug addiction for over a decade, was not happy with his arrest and made the following comments on an ESPN episode Monday. "That’s .... Anytime a .... can... and they have the ... to .... that's .... I'm just waiting for my .... day in court. (This may not be totally the way that Taylor said it. but we did not feel that the Hastings Banner should print Taylor's not so kind words in full.) Taylor’s story is that the officer badgered him. so he finally gave in to get him off his back. I'm sure that if Taylor would have been nice about the whole thing, the nice officer would have just walked away, something Taylor probably should have done 3. NBA Don't Got Games: The first two weeks of the National Basketball season have been cancelled because of the league s lockout that truly stinks of greed. You would think that the NBA would have learned something about what a sport can lose from witnessing what Major League Baseball went through when it staged its strike a couple of years ago. The NBA players tried to win us over with pleas for sympathy, but it was a very stupid attempt. A person making near minimum wage is not going to feel sorry for a man who dunks basketballs and earns millions of dollars doing so. The NBA will loose a lot here and I am fine with that. College basketball is a better game anyway and maybe more Dick Vitale. Kentucky Wildcats and Duke Blue Devils can fill the empty air time that the NBA will create This also allows Michael Jordan a little more time to figure out if he wants to come back to the Bulls or spend his days swinging the golf clubs at places like Pebble Beach. 4. Krupp Still Able To Hit: Something is really up when Detroit Red Wing defenceman Uwe Krupp is ailing and it has nothing to do with his fists. Krupp has a sore right knee cap. but his hands are completely fine. Maybe Friday nigh’ s rematch with the Toronto Maple Leafs will help to solve this major Krupp catastrophe. If so. you can thank Coach Scotty Bowman for finding the perfect cure. 5. Padres Still in Search of Series: It appears with the New York Yankees up 34) heading into Wednesday's World Series game with the San Diego Padres, that Tony Gwynn and the rest of the Pads are still without World Series rings. Gwynn is one player you truly root for. One of the game's best all-time hitters. Gwynn not only is professional in his conduct, but is personable to the media. My good friend Jim McCurdy, who worked at the St. Joe Herald Palladium before moving to Arizona to sell skin products, told me what a great interview and guy Gwynn is. If the world is to exist. Gwynn needs to taste the sweet champagne that flows only after World Series championships. 6. Hockey Makes No Sense: A s of press time, the Colorado Avalanche have no wans in five games and the New York Rangers have one win in six games. Colorado would probably have a win if the NHL wouldn't have suspended foimer WMU Bronco Keith Jones (a former suite mate) for a couple of games for a silly tussle. The Rangers would probably have more if general manager and WMU grad Neil Smith would hire a good coach... someone like current Bronco mentor Bill Wilkinson. 7. Three 'Cats Missing: Three Kentucky Wildcat basketball players — Jamaal Magloire, Fvfyron Anthony and Ryan Hogan — will not be in uniform in the team's first exhibition game Nov. 3. The length of their suspensions have not been decided by Coach Tubby Smith. Smith says the suspensions stem from off-season troubles. If Tubby would stop dressing up like Don King, he would realize how important it is for the flow of our world that Kentucky win another NCAA hoop title. Just let them play, my Wildcat shin begs you! 8. NFL out of Whack: Two National Football League games should be investigated from last Sunday. Buffalo's 17-16 win over Jacksonville arid Chicago's 13-12 triumph over Dallas. Something is really fishy about these two results and they cost me a lot of happiness. Both were decided in the final seconds and my personal feeling is that the games were thrown and the Cowboys and the Jaguars should be ashamed. • Playoff Points: Delton Kellogg's football team is currently ninth in Class B Region 2 with 52.5 points. The top four teams in each region advance to the post-season playoffs. Caledonia is fourth in Class BB Region-2 with 77.4 points. Middleville — Thomapple Kellogg is fourth in Class BB Region III with 72.7 points and Maple Valley is seventh in Class CC Region III with 54.5 points. • Area Teams Succeeding: Some area colleges are having fine fall football seasons. Olivet, after beating Kalamazoo 14-7 last Saturday is 5-1. Hope, after last Saturday's 17-7 win over Adrian is 3-2. but 2-0 in the MIAA. Western Michigan, after a 45-35 homecoming win over Eastern Michigan, is 4-3. WMU quarterback Tim Lester threw for a school record 432 yards and was named the Mid­ American Conference "Offensive Player of the Week." Talk to you soon. Obreiter named to all-league golf team Steve Obreiter. a member of the Hastings High School golf team, has been selected to the O-K White all­ conference golf team. Obreiter is a junior who has played varsity golf for three years. He has been the Saxons' top golfer and "Most Valuable Player" for the past two seasons. Obreiter's '98 average for conference matches was 39.88. He shot an 84 for 11th place at the Oct. 5 O-K White Tournament at the Cascade Hills Country Club and carded a 13th place 78 at the Oct. 9 regional tournament at the Stonehedge North course. Once again, area runners not only had to battle each other, but also wet conditions last Saturday in the Barry County Cross Country Meet held at Hastings High School Runners from Hastings High School. Delton Kellogg High School. Thomapple Kellogg High School and Lakewood High School competed and. as a result, turned in some sparkling times Maple Valley High School, the fifth member of the Barry County high school family, opted to run at the Lansing Area Meet that also scheduled for last Saturday Maple Valley's girls team won the 1997 Barry County title, so its absence meant that a new girls champion was crowned. But. as it turned out. Maple Valley's absence probably didn't sway the No. I spot anyway, as Thomapple Kellogg's squad was super impressive with a firstplace. 25-point performance. Hastings followed TK in the girls standings with 44 points. Lakewood tallied 90 points and Delton Kellogg scored 91 points. The lop seven individuals in the girls race were honored as being All-Barry County athletes. Leading the way was TK's Danielle Quisenberry who covered the course in 19:42. The other six Barry County runners were Hastings' Karey Schlachter (20:34). TK's Jen Vcrkerke (20:37). BARRY All-Barry County boys cross county runners are (starting from front left) Ryan Hesselink, Josh Plowman. Mike Elliott. Dusty Atkinson, Kody Louden. Jeremy Frost and Joel Dow. ^<t4tiu.^4 @t0-44 FINISH LINE continued on page 17 Carolyn DeWitt goes full steam ahead as she approaches the finish line Saturday at Hastings High School. All-Barry County girls cross country runners are (starting from front row left) Danielle Quisenberry. Karey Schlachter. Jen Verkerke. Jessica Kellogg, Melissa Quisenberry. Christine Dood and Carolyn DeWitt. Hastings Soccer Club gives area athletes kick, drive Team play... sportsmanship... and confidence. The Hastings Soccer Club holds these three as its objective and. through its existence, hopes to give many area youth a chance to shine as well as an opportunity to grow. The Hastings Soccer Club provides athletic competition for boys and girls in the Hastings Schoo! District. The home games take place at the Fish Hatchery field and the soccer field at Star Elementary. The teams also practice at both Tyden Park and Star. In the fall, the Hastings Soccer Club suits up four boys' teams, but a number of girls also compete on those squads. The age range is for kids 11 and under through the age of 19. Eight games will be played by each of the Hastings teams during this fall campaign. In the spring, the area soccer club includes six teams that play in the West Michigan Youth Soccer Association (WMYSA) The spring season, however, may result in teams playing in different divisions. The fall campaign determines how the spring schedule is all set up. The WMYS.A has teams all around West Michigan including Kalamazoo. The U-12 squad of the Hastings Soccer Club coached by Craig Wisner and Jennie Heuss. (Photo provided) Vicksburg. Niles. Paw Paw. Battle Creek. Marshall. Schoolcraft and Benton Harbor. Transportalion'to away games is arranged between the coach and the players' parents. That way we re able to keep the costs down." Hastings Soccer Club community representative Craig Wisner explained "None of our coaches are paid, but they do need to be certified " U-14 scores Middleville win The Thornapple Valley Soccer Club s 1-14 girls team ended its season on a positive note, beating area foe Middles itie last weekend 2-1 Rachel Arias and Jennifer Shaw booted across the Thomapple Valley goals as the team ended its campaign al 5-1-1 U-19 G The Okemos Phoenix won 24) as the Thomapple Valley team was forced to play the game with only nine players U-16 G The area soccer stars closed out the year with a 241 triumph Libby Gibbons and Hollv Taggart scored The 1'16 team is 3­ 2-1 ’ U-13 G The Waverly Warriors won 5-0. The U13 squad still has one more game to play. SCORES...see page 14 (?. O-U«.tt<j Each Hastings Soccer Club participant pays S90 to take part in one season. To help pay for all of the extra costs, fund­ raisers are ai ranged by the Hastings Soccer Club. Items sold include hats and T-shirts. Local businesses sometimes award local soccer stars scholarships, so they can play their chosen sport without having to worry too much about the financia1 burdens. "We re very lucky to have quite a few businesses (that are in that program)," Wisner said. "Wc believe that athletics provide a better environment for our kids." Wisner said that the local club would support a sports (soccer) complex, no matter where it would be built. In recent months there have been rumblings about a possible sports complex that could be built in or around the city limits. Sportsmanship is a key for the Hastings Soccer Club. If a player mis­ behaves three times, he or she is dismissed from the program. Coaches frown at penalty cards issued to their players because, as Wisner explains, "sportsmanship is a must." -- --The Hastings Soccer Club U-11 team coached by Mike Heuss and Ed VonderHoff. (Photo provided) CLUB...cont. page 14 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22 1998 - Page 11 \ J-Ad 19989^t Football Stat n Leaders SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 108 Nick Marshall (Delton) 76 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 54 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 44 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 36 Zia Shook (TK) 32 Ken VanRyn (TK) 30 J.T. Charrot. (Delton) 30 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 30 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 28 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 22 - Ken Lackscheide (MV) 20 Miso Glavan (TK) 20 Jacob Cole (MV) 20 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 18 Joel Briggs (Lakewood) 18 Kyle Love (Lakewood) 15 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 14 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 Dan Kiel (TK) 12 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 12 Jason Abfalter (MV) 10 Chris Ewing (MV) 8 Scott VanEngen (MV) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Rob Lee (Hastings) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 Josh Woodard (Hastings) 6 Mike Nichols (TK) 6 Jamie Collier (Delton) 6 Tyson Vorce (MV) 6 Joe McFadden (Delton) 6 Richard Smith (MV) 6 Adam Schantz (Hastings) 6 Luke Warner (Hastings) 6 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 6 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 6 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Nick Hannar (Delton) 2 Matt Larsen (Hastings) 2 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 Tim Stevens (TK) 2 Andy Keller (Hastings) 1 Perfect mark the quest as gridders face tests Two more weeks to go and there is a lol at slake for the Barrs County high school football squads Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Lakewood. Maple Valley and Thomapple Kellogg all have solid shots at finishing the '98 campaign with winning records TK also has a shot of winning the O-K Blue Conference outright with a home triumph this Friday al Bob White Stadium. Not all of Barry's fantastic five, (hough, play on Friday this week. Maple Valley has a Saturday engagement in the "Cereal City" to battle St. Phil The J-Ad Graphics «football prognosticator managed a second consecutive week of 4-1 and now hopes to better that with a 54) mark in Week No. 8 For the season. J-Ad's overall mark is 23-12. For those math majors out there, that's just a little under sixty six percent. The record is good, but still not good enough. So hopefully a 5-0 week No. 8 is well in the works. Let's get busy! WYOMING PARK VIKINGS (5-2, 4-2) at HASTINGS SAXONS (4-3, 3-3) There is no escaping those punishing PASSING Bowne (Hastings) 54-116-637 D. Finkbeiner (TK) 31-80-382 Lackscheide (MV) 15-31-291 Jason Dow (LW) 25-53-255 K. Matteson (DK) 14-42-233 Chances are this will happen. Prediction: Saxons 21, Pork Vikings 17. DELTON KELLOGG PANTHERS (5-2, 5-1) at PARCHMENT PANTHERS (4-3, 4-2) The battle of the KVA Panthers plays in Parchment Friday. Parchment looks to get back on track after falling to league dynamo Mattawan Delton Kellogg continues to crush opponents as its 52-0 over GalesburgAugusta indicates. Parchment quarterback Brett Kiel is a good one A <<uson ago. Kiel threw for 1.827 yards and 17 scores. DK's defensive backs must be ready and the team's linemen must also add some pressure Count on it as DK rolls. Prediction: DK Panthers 31, Paper Panthers 10. LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (3-4, 3-3) at LANSING CATHOLIC COUGARS (1-6, 1-5) The last two weeks have been a wonderful measuring stick as to how far the Lakewood football program has come. Lakewood blanked State power Okemos in the second half two weeks ago and then stunned Charlotte 13-6 at Charlotte last Friday. Charlotte's only loss before the one to Lake wood came against... Okemos in a real pigskin battle Lansing Catholic Central, however, is not a State power and will be looking for an uplifting victory. Running back Dave Vogel can gain much on the ground. In *97. Vogel ran for l.l 10 yards. On defense. LCC gets plenty of bone crashers from Sam Spadafore. no relation to Jim Spadafore. Look for Lakewood to light up the score board. Prediction: Vikings 34, Mercury Cougars 7. RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 121-936 Nick Marshall (Delton) 85-639 Zia Shook (TK) 73-570 Miso Glavan (TK) 97-499 S. Richardson (LW) 102-494 J. Stampfler (Delton) 78-467 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 45-350 J. T. Charron (Delton) 45-317 K. Matteson (Delton) 51-312 J. Briggs (Lakewood) 42-301 Jacob Cole (MV) 55-258 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 38-254 G. Weatherhead (TK) 36-243 : T. Bowne (Hastings) 55-222 J. Dow (Lakewood) 58-171 Jason Abfalter (MV) 33-162 Travis Lehman (LW) 27-137 Tyson Vorce (MV) 33-112 J. Woodard (Hastings) 27-112 Scott VanEngen (MV) 21-97 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 7-68 Bill Blair (Hastings) 10-56 Richard Smith (MV) 10-51 foes that Hastings constantly faces in the O-K White Park is just another example of a league teain that has a lot of power along with deceptive quickness Running out of an option, the Vikings have the capability of pulling a few surprises A week ago. Park had it in full gear and ran over Forest Hills Central 17-0. Nick Conrad scored one of the three touchdowns on an 80-yarddan. This a game that could go either way If Hastings has the will to win. it must not sputter on offense and make the most of its chances in the red zone. CALVIN CHRISTIAN SQUIRES (6-1, 5-1) at TK KELLOGG TROJANS (6-1, 6-0) Saxon quarterback Tony Bowne (11) leads Barry County in passing yards by more than 250 yards. This Friday. Bowne throws against Wyoming Park. (Photo by Shelly Sulser) To win a title, you have to earn a title. To win the Blue outright. Thomapple Kellogg can expect a valiant Fight from Calvin. Calvin's BJ. Bucbolz netted 271 rashing yards and scored three times in a 20-7 win over Paul Wolfram's Hamilton PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TQ: THE RESfUfc.JTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSON*: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public Hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on Wednesday November 18. 1998 at 7 30 p m at the Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Noms Road within the Township PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this Public Hearing 1 The propose? ezonmg of a parcel of land m the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 Section 31 The aforementioned property is proposed to be rezoned from the existing *R-1* Single Family. Low Density Residential district to the 'P-7 Semi-PuWc Land District for a religious institution (church) tt is also proposed to amend the Prairieville Township Master land Use Plan so as to change the existing Agricultural' land use classification of this property to Publc/Semi-Pubic Land Use Classification 2 Such other and furtfier matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Pubic Hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Pnaneviile Township Hall located at 10115 South Norns Road within the Township at any reasonable bme from and after the first puWcatcn of this Notce until and including the time of Pubic Hearing and may be further examined at the Pubic Hearing The Pnaneviile Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the Pubic Hearing Ail interested parties are invited to partcipate in discussion on the matter 8th Grade Gold MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (6-1, 5-1) at ST. PHILIP TIGERS (5-2) The sweet smile of cereal flows through my nose as I contemplate this great pigskin matchup. St. Phil always plays Valley tough, but last year Valley won. claimed the SMAA title as a result and went on to the State Class CC championship. St. Phil lost to SMAA power Olivet 27-7 last Friday. The Tigers' lone score came on a great grab from receiver J.P. Bauman Bauman must be held to minimal yards if the Lions hope to win and M.V. also must keep keen eyes on fullback Blake Formsma. Oh. that smell that I have in my nose, it's sugar coated with Nashville syrup. Prediction: Lions 35, Bengal Tigers 10. The Gold extended its win steak to nine games with a 45-10 win over Valleywood and a 36-13 victory over Rockford. Leading the team in points against Vai leywood were Molly Alderson (11 points). Niki Noteboom (10) and Tiffany Howell (8). Noteboom also pulled down 10 rebounds and Howell made 5 steals. Laura Dipen had a strong defensive game with 3 steals and 3 assists. Noteboom (10 points) and Jessie Pond (8) were the top scorers in the game with Rockford. Katie Hesterly pulled down 5 rebounds. 7th Grade Gold The seventh grade squad lost to VaKeywood 18-17 and Rockford 28-9. See CAGERS continued on page 14 Freshmen still without a loss, ground Eagles Hastings' freshmen overcame its mistakes to post its seventh consecutive win over Hudsonville. 28-14. The Saxons recovered a fumble early on that led to a 30-yard pass play from David Wilson to Dave Ockerman. Wilson later on the drive found Zac Fulmer for a 4yard score. Fulmer also added the extra point to make it 7-0 Hastings. On the team's next possession, Hastings' upped its lead to 13-0 with a 1yard dart by Joey Keller. Keller also scored the Saxons third touchdown on a 33-yard run and then caught a two-point conversion pass from Wilson to increase the margin to 21-0. The Saxons final touchdown in the first half was set up by an interception by Patrick Stephens that he returned 25 yards. Ted Greenfield tallied the touchdown on an 8-yard jaunt. Fulmer added the extra point as Hastings went ahead 28-0 Hudsonville scored to make it 28-8 and added another on the last play of the game for the final score of 28-14. Keller led the Saxons in rashing with 76 yards on H carries. Dan Slaughter also had an impressive outing with 50 rashing yards on 10 attempts. Hastings' freshmen close out its year tonight (Thursday. Oct. 22) at Wyoming Park, game time is 5 p.m. NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS Barry County Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street Hastings, Michigan 49058 October 22. 1997 TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES. GROUPS AND PERSONS On or about October 30. 1998 the above named County will request the State of Michigan to release Federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P L 93-383) tor the tallowing project The County 1998 CDBG Homeowner Rehabilitation Program will assist in the rehabilita­ tion ol single family, owner-occupied homes by the County for a total CDBG program cost not to exceed $350,000 These homes are located in Barry County and the assis­ tance will be limited to families with low and moderate incomes The rehabilitation effort will bring these homes Into compliance with HDD's Housing Quality Standards in addi­ tion to addressing local code items The assistance will be in the form ol deterred loans from the County to be repaid on the sale or title transfer of the property An Environmental Review Record respecting the aforementioned project has been made by the above County which documents the environmental review ol the project This Environmental Review Record is on file at the above address dunng normal business hours and is available tor public examination and copying upon request Barry County will undertake the project described above with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funis, under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act ol 1974 The County is certifying to the State of Michigan that Barry County and Michael Brown, in his official capacity consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities tn relation to environmental reviews, deci­ sion making and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval. Barry County may use the CDBG funds and the State of Michigan will have satisfied its responstailrties under the National Environmental Pokey Act ol 1969 The State of Michigan will accept an objection to its approval of the release ol funds and acceptance of the certification only it it is on one of the following bases (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the chief exec­ utive officer or other officer ol applicant approved by the State of Michigan, or (b) that applicant s environmental review record tor the project indicates omission ol a required decision, finding, or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to Christine Cummins. Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). at PO Box 30044, Lansing. Michigan 48909 Pnaneviile Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed material oemg considered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities at me hearing upon five (5) days notce to the Pnaneviile Township Clerk individuals with dtsabiktcs requiring auxiliary aids or servces should contact the Prairieville Objections to the release ol funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by MSHDA No objection received after November 16. 1998 will be consid­ ered by MSHDA Township Clerk at the above address o' telephone number listed below Pnaneviile Township Planning Commisscn Prairieville Township Hall Continued from page 11 Town 1 North Range 10 West described as the South 695 feet of the West 520 fact be ng 8 30 acres Normaiean Campbell Clerk LANDERS Hastings' eighth grade girts blue basketball team moved to 7-2 with two wins last week over Otsego (30­ 26 and I8-I7). Jennifer Shaw had 10 points. 5 rebounds and 2 assists in one of the wins and tallied 4 markers in the other Rachel Dcppe scored 8 points in both and had one content of 6 rebounds. Rachel Pohja grabbed 4 rebounds and scored 6 points in one hoop contest and managed 6 points and 4 rebounds in the other. Kristin Welton scored 6 points in one of the two triumphs include m brief the lottow<% RECEIVING Slaughter (Hastings)17-218 Dan Kiel (TK) 10-149 Ken VanRyn (TK) 12-134 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 9-130 Chris Ewing (MV) 6-129 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 9-130 Luke Warner (Hastings) 7-105 Andy Patrick (MV) 4-87 Joe McFadden (Delton) 4-85 Bob Cole (Lakewood) 2-84 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 6-60 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 4-56 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 3-52 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 3-44 Rob Lee (Hastings) 4-42 Sam Smith (Lakewood) 5-38 Kyle Love (Lakewood) 3-35 Travis Lehman (LW) 4-34 G. Weatherhead (TK) 2-31 Joel Briggs (Lakewood) 2-26 Bill Blair (Hastings) 4-23 Scott Richardson (LW) 4-21 Hawkeyes last Fnday For those of you who don't know Paul, he's a very good golfer, but could use some help on what football teams he roots for TK. like Calvin, also has a potent running game fueled by Zia “Later" Shook and Miso "The Bulldozer" Glavan. Look for defense to determine the winner of this game, so TK must contain Calvin's potent offense The team that holds onto the ball and doesn't make mistakes wins. Plain and simple. The Trojans will be triumphant. Prediction: Trojans 28, Medieval Squires 16. Middle school eagers prevail 10115 S Norns Road Delton Mchigan 49046 (616) 623-2664 Michael Brown. County Administrator Barry County Board of Commissioners Barry County Courthouse 220 W State Street Hastings Ml 49058 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22. 1998 Power Football expected from Park Panthers roll over Rams 52-0 in KVA; now 5-2 by Jon Gambee Talk about motivation! The Delton Kellogg Panther, played their final home game of the season last Friday. it was Parents' Night and the seniors were playing in front of their home crowd for the final time. That would have been enough to inspire any team to play its best, but the Panthers have the added incentive of playing for Coach Rob Heethuis. who needs qnly a wind-blown fall evening to get fired up for football. Whatever the combination it was enough to inspire Delton to a 52-0 victory Friday over visiting Kalamazoo Valley Association member GalesburgAugusta. In fact, the game was out of reach early for the Rams After the first three minutes of play, the only questions left was how much of a debacle this contest would actually be. Jeremie Coplin set the tone with an 85 yard kick off return on the opening play that took only 16 seconds. It took only three plays for Galesburg to give the ball back and after the punt. Delton's Nick Marshall scampered 49 yards to pay dirt. Marshall's extra point made it 14-0 Delton with 10 minutes still remaining in the opening stanza. While Galesburg was all but finished. Marshall was just getting started. Before the night was over, he scored two more touchdowns on runs of 40 and 39 yards, kicked a total of seven extra points and topped off the evening with a 29 yard field goal to personally account for 28 points alone. Also scoring for Delton were Kyle Matteson on a 45 yard interception return. J.T. Charron on a 45 yard run and Jason Stampfler on a two yard run. Week to week. Hastings' gridders have shown that they can play with anyone tn the challenging O-K White Conference The difference between winning and losing is how the Saxons capitalize on their scoring chances. In its 28-13 loss to Stale power Hudsonville. Hastings made it down to the nine-yard-line, the 20. the 15 and the 30 only to be turned away all four times. "What killed us were the missed opportunities.” Hastings Coach Jeff Keller said. "To be inside the 20 and get no points out of it. A dropped pass We didn't block very well." All 13 of Hastings' points came during the fourth quarter. Receiver Shane Slaughter caught a 21-yard pass from quarterback Tony Bowne and Andy Keller booted the extra point to make it 21 -7. The other Saxon score came on a 66yard sprint from running back Sean Tefft. Tefft finished the game with 99 yards on 8 carries and Josh Woodard was second on the squad with 8 running attempts for 31 yards. Throwing the ball. Bowne completed 9of-17 passes for 80 yards. Slaughter made four receptions for 31 yards, one of five Saxons to haul in passes. For the game. Hastings (3-4. 2-4) only had three penalties for 20 yards. Hudsonville (6-1. 6-0) was flagged five times for 35 yards. The win gave the Eagles the league football championship. Hastings now sets its sights on another very good team. Wyoming Park. Park (5­ 2, 4-2) knocked off Forest Hills Central 17-0, holding FHC to just 140 offensive yards. "They’re very quick and have good size,” Keller said of Park's potency. "We must move the ball on offense, our offense has. 'ally been sputtering." Park's only two defeats have come to Hastings runningback Sean Tefft (6) drags a Hudsonville defender along for a couple of extra yards in last Friday's varsity football game at Johnson Field. (Photo by Shelly Suiser) Hudsonville and Lowell. Offensively, the Vikings ran out of an option, a formation that can cause opposing defenses plenty of headaches. Leading Hastings* defense are Bobby Cole and Andy Keller. Keller collected 14 tackles versus Hudsonville. Cole leads the team in tackles for the season with 99. Schlachter takes first; Saxon girls beat Eagles Delton Kellogg’s Nick Marshall (44) went on a scoring spree versus G-A with three touchdowns, seven extra points and a field goal. (Photo by Jon Gambee) CARLTON & IRVING TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TUESDAY. NOVEMBER S. 1998 Shall the District Library Board of the Freeport District Library be authorized to levy an annual tax upon all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the District in an amount of .4 mill (that is $0.40 per $1000 of taxable valuation) on the assessed valuation of such property, as finally equalized (esti­ mated to provide revenues of $30,888 in the first year of the levy) to provide funds for the continued operation of the Freeport District Library for six (6) years beginning with the December 1, 1998 levy and ending with the Decem­ ber 1,2003 levy? NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS volunteers needed to serve on a committee to recommend a new provision In the zoning ordinance regarding Riparian Rights (meaning access to the lakes). Applicants should state (1) whether or not they own property on a lake; (2) and If so. how much land they own on the lake; (3) and the name of the lake. Send your application to the address below. Sylvia W. Forster. Cleric Hope Township 5463 S. wall Lake Road Hastings. Ml 49058 saxon receiver Luke Warner looks back to make a catch with a Eagle draped all over him. (Photo by Shelly Suiser) CITY OF HASTINGS FALL YARD DEBRIS PICKUP The City crews will be picking up yard debris beginning November 2. 1998 We again request that residents limit the debris to only biodegradable yard waste. We ask that residents limit the size of brush placed out for pickup to 6 inches in diameter. We also request that no bags made of plastic or other non-biodegradable materials be used to contain the yard debris Residents should place the matenal either very near the curb in the parking lane or immediately behind the curb on the curb lawn. Residents should not place material in any traveled lane, or adja­ cent to intersections where it might present a vision obstruction Please place materials out just prior to the November 2nd start Everil Manshum City Clerk -"2 Piano Conceits lhe Hastings girls defeated Hudsonville 23-32 Oct 14. but the boys were defeated 43-18 Karey Schlachter and Carolyn DeWitt were one and two in the girls race with times of 20:07 and 21:19 respectively. Heidi Schroeder was fifth in 21:36, Kristen Schlachter was sixth in 22:00 and Rachel Newton was ninth in 22:56. Mike Elliott was fourth for the boys in 18:01, Corey Sandusky was sixth in 18:58, Shawn Hill was 13th in 20:05, Scott Sawyer was 14th in 20:17 and Adam Carroll was 16th in 21:40. LEGAL NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board MmD ng October 12, IBM - «-30 pun. Castleton Township voters will be voting for two Township Trustees on November 3, 1998. They are: David DeMond Patricia Baker-Smith Cal to order and Pledge to the Reg Adwns. Woods. Forster. Whtakar. Albert and 40 citizens present Approved agenda. September minutes, and October Mto Heid Pubic Hearing on paving South Shore Drive/Acker, Road Received correspondence committee and treasurer', reports, and DEO permit tor Stophan Haas Approved reugnahon of Treawrer 10/31/98. appointment o< Arlene Tonton as Deputy Trea­ HOPE TOWNSHIP ELECTORS TOWNSHIP PROPOSITIONS NOVEMBER 3, 1993 GENERAL ELECTION Ballot Question On Repealing Hope Township Zoning Ordinance Shall Hope Township ordinance No. 26. which would repeal the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance, be approved, which would give jurisdiction over, zoning in Hope Township to Barry County9 n yes with a no 19» surer through 10/31 ano as treasurer effective 11/1/88. Deputy Treasurer, pay at IS an how. tortazing al Cedar Creek Cemetery. Ordnance No 29 amenrkng Orrknance No 26toa« date tor It zoning to go beck to «w County to 3rt /99 Out to the way the vote turns out snow ptow tad kom Guernsey Snowptowmg. ad about the recyckng center to Detoon Body Shop, repurchase ol ceme­ tery space, of Kamber and Jean Bea cemetery policy ad tor Committee on Riparian R^hta. thank you totter to MOOT tor work on M-43 Adjournment at 9 25 p m Sytvta W Forater. Clerk , Attested to by Patnca Albert. Supervisor (10/22) State of Mtohtgan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 98-22374-IE Estate ol Mabel Fem Studt Social Security No 378 38-6764 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Dr. Charles Clevenger Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ from Cedarville College fected by the totowng The decedent, whose Iasi known address was Tendercare Hastings 240 E North Hastngs Ml Saturday. October 24th and Sunday. October 25th we will be having in concert Dr. Charles Clevenger. He is currently on faculty at Cedarville College as a piano and music instructor. He will be here to perform a 'Familiar Classics" recital on Saturday evening, and a sacred concert on Sunday evening. A love offering will be taken both nights 49058 died 3-14-1998 An instrument dated 09-18-87 has been admitted as the w* of the de­ You will not want to miss this opportunity to hear some fantastic piano playing as well as encouraged In your walk with the Lord. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn Hastings, Ml 948-8004^ ceased creator, of the deceased are nouhed that tot dam, against the estate wto be forever caned unless presented to the independent persona) reprewntabve Wendell Studt 4539 N Clark Rd . Woodland Ml 48897. or to both the Independent personal representative and the Barry CocMity Probate Court Hastings: Michigan 49OM widen 4 months of the date ot publication of this notice Notice is further green that the estate wilt be thereafter assigned and tkstnbuted to the per­ yg /o • please join us for an OPEN HOUSE 'Y in honor of & Hazel Brown’s /Oth Birthday! J S Hr wi// celebrate c >n Sunday. October 25, < from 2.00 pm to 4:00 pm. at tnr Hastings Country Club. 1550 North broadwaij. sons entitled to it This estate i, not being supervised by the Pro­ bale Court Any interetoed party may tile a written petition with the Barry Co Probate Ct., located to Sle 302 Hastings Ml and with the independent personal rep objecting to the 220 w Court St appointment and to the admission of the dece­ dent s will to probate Objections to the admrstoon ol the decedent, wto to probate muto be Ned Within 90 day, of the date of pucucabon of bus note* Ivona Raingh (P47875) tao Thomapple Lake Road Natoivtoe. Ml 49073 (517) 852-2031 (1002) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22. 1998 - Page 13 BCC’s hooters third LANDERS... Continued on page 13 TACKLES Richard Smith (MV) 105 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 99 Nick Hannar (Delton) 74 Jason Baragar (TK) 73 Joe Bekker (Hastings) 68 Jeremy Vandetifer (TK) 65 Andy Patrick (MV) 63 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 58 Bryan Jahnke (TK) 55 Andy Adams (MV) 54 John Kieffer (Hastings) 54 Tarry Lane (Delton) 50 Eric Goris (MV) 48 Lee Gould (MV) 48 Andy Keller (Hastings) 47 Dan Kiel (TK) 46 Jason Abfalter (MV) 38 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 37 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 35 Jacob Cole (MV) 35 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 34 The Barry County Christian soccer team Finished third at last weekend’s stale tournament BCC opened the tournament with a 3-2 win over West Highland. Adam Wmegar. Neil Chapman and Dale Thompson scored for BCC with Thompson’s being the game-winner in overtime. Rob Stuut scored and BCC out-shot Algorna 37-5. but lost its second game 2- BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printers 18-10; Pin Seekers 17-11. TVCCl 16-12. (onsumers Concrete 15 1'2-12 1.2; Hastings Bowlers 14 1/2-13 1/2; Fncnds 13-15. Woodmansee Sawmill 12-16; Mosteiler Graphics 6-22. Men’s High Games & Scries: D. Blakely 224; R O’Keefe 200-537; L Miller 270-663; L. Burch 190-474. D Maylncik 200; S. Hause 499. G. Hause 202; S. Hyde 168; M Christensen 180-507 Women's High Games & Scries: C Miller 164-381; C O’Keefe 174-472. D Johnson 170-470; D. Service 177; B Norns 170-437 Recreation #3 Hastings Bowl 18; Freeport Elevator 15; Ball Busters 130; Fairchild Oil 12; Barry Automotive 9. Good Games & Series: R Wieland 514; S. Anger 22",-2O9-6l8; B BarkhufT5l I. D Lambert 212-561; J. Buehler 209-569 INTERCEPTIONS Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Luke Warner (Hastings) 3 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 3 Rich Smith (MV) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Scott VanEngen (MV) 2 Ken VanRyn (TK) 2 Chris Ewing (MV) 2 Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 Dan Kiel (TK) 2 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Tarry Lane (Delton) 3 Zia Shook (TK) 2 Cory Currier (MV) 2 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 2 Eric Goris (MV) 2 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 2 Mitchell notches double-double Jennifer Mitchell recorded a double­ double in Central Michigan University’s volleyball match last Saturday against Akron Mitchell, a sophomore from Lake Odessa, had 21 kilts and 16 tflg< Tn a*T2-* ‘ 15. 15-10. 19-17. 15-13 Chippewa loss to the Zips. CMU (5-11 overall and 3-6 in the Mid-American Conference) will host Buffalo this Saturday and Miami this Sunday at Rose Arena For the season, the Lakewood multi­ sports star has 145 kills. 14 assists. 99 ; digs and 49 blocks. I Like CMU, Western Michigan {University also plays in the MAC West ' Division. The Brontvs currently are 13-7 overall and 5-3 in the league standings. Wednesday P..M. Macc Pharmacy 18 1-2-5 1/2. Nashville Chiropractic 18-6; Eye & Ent Spec. 16-8; Hair Care Center 15-9; Nashville “5” Plus 14-10; Valley Realty 13-11; Hallifax Ser­ vices 12-12; Sccbcrs Auto ID 1/2-13 1/2; Lifestyles 9-15; Farmers Feed 8-16; Misfits 7-17. High Games & Series: B. Estep 198­ 456; B High 160-438; D Bums 139-339; J. Rice 170-470; B Planch 166-423; N Var­ ney 177-449; W Barker 167-135; B Norns 153-420; N. Hallifax 168 Thursday A.M. Question Marks 20-8; What Happened 18-14; Boomers Girls 17-15; Varneys 13­ 19; Hastings Bowl 13-15; Just Us 11-21. Good Games & Series: B. Estep 169­ 468; B Sexton 166-417; O. Gillons 151­ 406; J Rablcy 140-360; J Kruger 122-327; M Atk.nson 168; M. Hodges 151; P Hamilton 151; I. RuthrufT 147; D. Mayhew 146; S. Tennesson 129. Saturday Majors Boys’ High Games & Series: J. Butler 193-433; D. Humphrey 152-413; B Kirby 144-406; M Ulnch 146-411; C Purdum 150-395; P Hcnncy 136-386 Boys' Good Games: I. Weeks 143; L. Laubaugh 143; M. Spidcl 137; T. Main 135; J. Smith 133; J. Purdum 126; J. Shocbndgc 119; A. Wmdcs 116; B Lehman 106; A. Roobol 122; J Miller 115; B. Vcrus 104 Girls’ High Games & Series: A. Boger 135-367; C. Shumway 113-303; T. Huss 103-300; A Main 114-289. Girls' Good Games: L. Laubaugh 100; K. Harper 100; H. Appleby 110; B VanBovcn 91. Friday Night Mixed hjinc-N-A-Wigglc 25-7; Cook Jackson 20-12; Late Comers 20-12; Ten Pins 19-13; Ramblers 19-13; Thomapple Motors 17-15; Missing Two 16-16; Brushworks 15-17; Bad Habit II 15-17; Scars Service 15-17; No Whiners 14-18; Cousins 14-18; Get Lucky’s 14-14; All But One 13-19; Mercy 13-19; Rocky 4 13-1 a Heads Out 12-20; Two BK s 10-18 Men’s Good Games & Series: R. Fay 200; J. Zink 199; M. Lydy 178; H. Penning­ ton 211; J Lancaster 215-182-532; D Vick­ ers 196; V Hall 210; B. Cooley 226-531; M Keeler 199; R. Haight 203; C Purdum 226- Jennifer Mitchell YMCA NEWS YMCA of Barry County and Hastings Youth Council's Adult Volleyball League Standings October 19. 1998 A League: W/L Bob’s Gun and Tackle ......................... 24-0 Nctscticrs 20-4 ICS 14-10 Ray James Electromechanical............ 12-12 Ranger Die Inc ... . 7-17 Manpower ...7-17 Goodenough Goodies ............ .6-18 Hastings Bunal Vault ............................ 6-18 B League: National Bank .................. Cascade Home Improvements Benner Logging McDonald’s Backc Construction Quality Roofing I The game was decided on an Algoma penalty kick In BCC’s final match versus Lake Area. Neil Chapman scored in sudden death in a 5-4 victory. Goalkeeper Shane Hickey was credited with both of BCC’s tournament triumphs BCC ended its season at 15-4-2. W/L 16-5 ... 15-6 ...9-9 4-14 4-14 1998 Coed Fall Volleyball Standings W/L TVC 30-6 Blair Landscaping 21-15 Hastings Mfg...........................................15-21 Flexfab 6-30 231-651. K. Mcancy 200-528; E Keeler 231-614. B Madden 213-584; M McKee 200; B Keeler 246-632 Women’s Good Games & Series: R. Lydy 1X4; T Pennington 176; B Roush 176-505. E Johnson 168; P Kelly 148; S Sanborn 184. G Mcancv 178; J. Madden 190-215-581. S McKee 215-210-592, A Lethcoc 163; K. Keeler 168; N. Taylor 163­ 171-480; M Scars 177-490; R Brummcll 169. , Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 18; Budweiser 14; Row die Girls 13; Dewey’s Auto 13; Girrbach’s 12; Landis Ladies II 1/2; B & R Testing 9; T.M. Lassies 8; Hastings Bowl 7; Kelley’s Kcglcrs 5 1/2; Basket Babes 5; Cold well Banker 4 High Games and Series: J. Phillips 162; S. Landis 168; M Wieland 191-452; B Moore 165; K. Covey l76-474; B. Daven­ port 166; J. McMillon 18'- 483. M. Kill 168-472; B Johnson 167; P Mulford 183. M. Matson 168-464; B Anders 172-462; R. Shaplcy 238-535; J. Wagner 172-46*’. Senior Citizens Hall 18. Woodmansee 16; Kuempel 15; Moucoulis 15. Nash 14; Jcsick 13; Brodock 13; Friend 13. Snyder 13; M&M’s 12 Vrogindcwcy 10; Wieland 9; No. One 9; Brewer 8; Schlachter 7; Lethcoc 7. Men’s High Games & Series: G. Tcachman 179; H. Service 167; M. Schondclmayer 166; J. Mercer 185-496; vV. Wood­ mansee 213-525; H. Haan 166; C. Jcsick 215-522; B Terry 209-558; N. Thaler 186; R Wieland 191-530; R. Nash 180-481. Women’s High Games & Series: R. Murphy 168; B Johnson 161-451; D. Keller 158: G Olis 214-538; F. Girfbach 160-455 Bowlerettes Kent Oil Co. 15-5; Bennett Industries 12­ 8; Carlton Center Bulldozing 11-9; Farmers Feed 8-12; Hecker Insurance 7-13; Hamil­ ton Excavating 7-13. Good Games & Series: N. Goggins 161­ 424; S. Merrill 183-527; S. Drake 173-432; E. Vanasse 185-484; K Eberly 163; D. Snyder 206-539; T Christopher 183-491; M Dull 168-447. L Elliston 299-545; N. Potter 154-419. G Potter 191-470; D.L. Cocncn 182-366; H. Cocncn 173-494. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 22; B S.ors 18; All Mixed Up 14; S&K 14; We re OK 13; Red Dog 12; H.E.D. 12; Thunder Alley 12; Nine Out of Ten 12; Happy Hookers 10; NoTcllin’What 10; Three Froggcrs 10; Rock Bottom 9; Fncnds 9; Lucky Strikes 7 1/2; Bear Alley 2 1/2. Women's High Games & Series: S. VanDcnburg 221-622; S Snider 190-510; K. Sutfm 179-495; M Eaton 182-491; E Hammontrec 162-467; D. Pennington 161­ 427; C. Barnum 156-419; L. Barnum 190; S. Sanborn 185; R. Rinc 182- M. Martin 170; D. Dutcher 163; L. Falconer 162; H. King 161; J. Bryans 158. Men’s High Games & Series: J. Barnum 248-660; R. Fay 268-632. J. Bartimus 2IQ590; B. Rentz 210-570; K. Hammontrec 195-534. J Smith 191-525; V. Hall 172­ 509; R Snyder 172-504; A. Taylor 228; C. Sanborn 221; M. McLeod 214; S. Peabody 214. E. Bcrhndl 204; T James 202; M. Manin 200. B. Falconer 193; R. Craven 182; A McBnan 181 Perfect on the Lanes... Mike Martin. cJ Hastings, recently rolled a 300 game, the first in the city in quite a long time. The Bowman Refrigerator team member accomplished his feat at the Michigan State Bowling Tournament held in Muskegon. Near to Perfect... Rick Eaton rolled a 299 game recently in the Wednesday Classic League at the Hastings Bowl. Eaton, of Hastings, bowls for the Miller Carpet team. He says his 299 was just a touch of luck. "I didn't even realize ft until the seventh or eighth frame, then I started getting nervous.' Eaton said. 'It was just a streak of luck.' GARAGE SALE/ i MOVING SALE 5 I 9x5 pooltable, dryer/washer, kitchen table/ A 1 4 chairs, pots, pans, canning jars, vacuum, jr I sporting goods, many other items. & CENA’s - $11.50/hr. ADON We are currently hiring Michigan Com­ petency Evaluated Nursing Assistants at the above specified rate. Join our in-house pool and pick the days to fit your schedule. You must be CENA qualified, motivated and dedi­ cated to providing the highest quality of care for our residents. If interested, come to Thomapple Manor to fill out an application and bring your Nurse Aide Registry Document with you. One of Michigan’s largest provider of LTC is look­ Thornapple Manor 27(H) Nashville Road, Hastings. Mi 49058 EOE ' Friday A Saturday, Oct. 23rd A 24th $ ing for an outstanding RN to become ADON in our experience. Mail or fax resume to: TenderCare Hastings Attention: Administrator 240 E. North St. Hastings. MI 49058 Fax: 616-945-3247 RN/LPN Discover the best of nursing with TenderCare. ing for an outstanding applicant to fill the position When you join our learn, you will be working with of DON in our facility. Must possess strong clinical the best of nursing professionals. Our reputation for skills, leadership responsibilities and experience in quality has made us the largest provider of long­ the MDS process. Will pay for experience. Includes term care in Michigan. We currently have positions Attention: Administrator 240 E. North St. Hastings. MI 49058 Eax: 616-945-3247 < $ ship responsibilities and experience in the MDS process. Includes benefit package. Will pay for DON TenderCare Hastings 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 2525 Robinwood Dr. • Hastings, Ml facility. Must possess strong clinical skills, leader­ One of Michigan’s largest provider of LTC is look­ benefit package. Mail or fax resume to: 1 available. We offer a benefit package. Will pav for experience. For immediate consideration please mail or fax resume to: __ ■ THORNAPPLE MANOR. A REHAB SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. NEEDS NURSING ASSISTANTS (CENAs) ON OUR TEAM A number of residents attending therapy here are discharged to home Their goal: get well enough to return home Our goal: to hire competent and de­ pendable staff to help the residents achieve their goal What's the bottom line? We need team players to help us help our residents! Join our outstanding team of nursing assistants by applying for our nurs­ ing assistant class Starting rate of pay is $7 81 per hour. Excellent benefits are available, including med­ ical and dental insurance. Gass starts November 10th and ends November 24th. The first 6 days run from 8 a m. to 4 p m. and the last 5 days run from 6 30 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. To apply, come to Thorn­ apple Manor to fill out an application before November 5th. ^Qiornapple TenderCare Hastings 240 E. North St. Hastings. MI 49058 Eax: 616-945-3247 2700 NASHVILLE ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 EOE �Page 14 - The Ha***nga Banner - Thursday October 22 1998 CLUB cont. from page 10 HYAA gridiron seasons conclude Hastings fifth and sixth grade Blue football team ended its season in grand fashion Saturday with a 30-6 rout over Belding. Brandon Johnson scored (wo touchdowns, while Kenny Cams and Derrick Caldweil each had one touchdown Johnson also added the extra point kicks. J.J Quick. Ashtin King and R.J. Morgan were strong runners for the winners, while great grabs were made by Michael McPhillips and Newell Heath. Leading the defense were Michael Garrett. Brad Mead. Christy Storm. Kyle Girrbach. Clayton Smith and Zach Fry. 3rd and 4th Grade Gold The Gold (4-1) won its fourth straight game over Battle Creek. 7-0. Scoring the Hastings touchdown was Sy Overmayer. Nathan Brady added the conversion. Outstanding defensive games were turned in by Troy Burch. Kevin Barcraft. Gerald Brown. Andrew Dobbins. Marcus Fields. Adam Harvath. Michael Steele. Patrick Maliski and Kyle Snider. 3rd and 4th Grade Blue The Blue beat Marshall 18-0. Bradan King. Kenneth Quick and Jeremy Redman scored touchdowns for the Saxons Paving the way were offensive linemen Levi Robbins. Tim Watson. Ryan Cain. Jordan Rambin and Nate Newton. Hastings' defense was sparked by Tyler Ryan. Richard Nevins. Stephen Case. Garrett Harris and Mitchell Gahan. 3rd and 4th Grade White The White gridders beat Belding 33-6 to end its year with a perfect record. Scoring touchdowns were Matthew Donnini. Daryn Armstrong. Dylan Bowman and Alec Wilcox. Scott Wilson ran in the extra point. Others having great efforts were Scott White, Mike Bekker. Jerrin Voshell. Nolan Heath. Josh Jevicks. Tory Roberts. Chris Meisenbach. Andrew Cuddahee, Mason Trumbull. Brandon VanHouten, Nathan Covey, Justin Carroll. Tyler Eaton and Bryan Skedgell. J.T. Charron (38) was one of five Panthers to score touchdowns versus the Rams. (Photo by Jon Gambee) PANTHERS... Continued from page 12 "We had a lot of enthusiasm tonight," Heethuis said after the game. "1 think we played very well on both sides of the ball." Heethuis began the season running a one platoon system and after two early setbacks, switched to the two platoon system. "I think it has worked out very well for us. We get a lot more people into the game; We are more rested and more ready to play hard all the time." When asked what he said to his team, up 42-0 at the half, in the locker room, Heethuis replied: "I simply asked them. Are you finished? This is your last chance at home, for you seniors, your last chance ever at home; it's Parents Night. Are you ready to quit now?" Heethuis didn't have to wait long for his answer. Board Elected The HYAA board of directors for 1998­ 99 if as follows: President Janey Donnini; Vice President Charles Rambin; Secretary Cindy Johnsen; Treasurer Teresa Rambin; Sgt. at Arms Sue Vcnhom; General Board Dennis Armstrong. Jim Bailey Sr.. Kurt Beyer. Marcia Bowman. Rod Bowman and Tim Voshell. Defenders on Hastings fifth and sixth grade gold football team prepare to put some licks on a Belding runner in HYAA action last Saturday CITY OF HASTINGS ELECTION NOTICE SCORES continued from page 10 U-12 G Caledonia No. I squad woo a tough 2-1 battle. Chelsea Cotant had the Thomapple Valley tally. The U-12 team is 2-5. The 1998 CITY GENERAL ELECTION will be held on November 3. 1998 between the hours of 7:00 am and 8:00 p.m. ALL VOTERS from the 1st. 2nd. 3rd and 4th Wards will be voting AT THE HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL multi­ The registered voters of the Court) of Barry are hereby notified that a ballot proposal dull he included on the purpose room, located at 232 West Grand Street, Hastings. Michigan (see map Nos ember .3. 1908 general election tallol. which was authorized b) the following resolution of the Ban) County "We want to get them ready to play in high school." Wisner said. "We use high school players to assist us. Josh Warren (the Hastings High School varsity goalkeeper) works with our goalkeepers and (Hastings High School soccer player) Jennie Heuss serves as my assistant.** Wisner said that (he Hastings Soccer Club's growth, in numbers, is good, but they would still like to provide athletic opportunities for more area youth. "The numbers have grown, but we would like for them to get better." Wisner said. "We hope to build our upper teams." Wisner said he got involved because his "sons love it so much" and that it basically "grew on him. The soccer league was established in 1993 and now they are looking predominantly to built its upper teams The Hastings Soccer Club is always looking for more sponsors. If interested in helping out. or for more information about the organization, call President Paul Gonzales at 948-8791. Vice President Mike Heuss at 948-8970. Treasurer Nancy Allerdmg at 948-2934. Secretary Vicki Butler at 945-3259 or Wisner at 945-5723 Cagers... CONTINUED from page 11 Ashley Belson led the team versus Valleywood with 6 points and Jami Shilling added 4 markers. Erin Hemerling. Sam Hook and Lisa Noteboom each collected 3 caroms. Hemerling and Hook again did a solid job on the glass against Rockford with 5 rebounds apiece. Notebootn made 3 steals. Note: NOTICE OF ELECTION Resolvtion no. 9X-21 For further information please call the City Clerks Office at 616-945-2468 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a pubic County of Barry State of Michigan Hastings Evenl G Manshum of for photos LEGAL NOTICE Board of Commissioners on August 25. 1998 below) Look Hastings Middle School's basketball players in an upcoming edition of the Hastings Banner. heanng for the following Resolution to Authorize and Direct The Issue and Sale of Bonds for the Commission on Aging Project, to Increase the Tax Rate Limitation in the County to Refay Such Bonds And to Certify Wording of Ballot Proposal CASE NQ. Y-62-M Jerry Hughes, (applicant) LOCATION: At 6208 S M-37 Hwy on the West side between Lawrence & Maple Grove Rds. in Sec 16. Baltimore Twp PRESENT- Members Wenger. Goebel. Barnett. Heaton. James. Herrington Bailey Newman PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to replace a deck closer to the road nght of way than al­ lowed (requesting to be 18 ft from road right of way) in R-LS zoning district ABSENT Members None CASE ND, Y--53.M Minutes a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Barry. Michigan, held in the County Building in Hastings. Michigan, on (he 25th day of August. I99M. at 930 a m Local Time Gary & Margaret Skidmore, (applicants) The following preamble and resolution were offered by Member James and supported by Member Wenger WHEREAS, the County of Barry (the "County") deems it necessary and in the best interests of the residents of the County to acquire a site and construct thereon a new building and related appurtenances and to furnish said building for use by the Barry County Commission on Aging as a new senior center and by other public programs WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Project is $5,100,000. and CASENQ. Y^--M WHEREAS, the County is authorized by Act 118 of the Public Arts of Michigan of 1913. as amended ("Art 118") to finance the cost of the Project by the issuance of general obligation bonds hacked by the faith and cred­ Stanley 4 Genevieve Dobija. (applicants) it of the County, subject to the approval by the electors of the County. and on the North side off Woodland Rd in Sec. 4. WHEREAS, it is appropriate to submit the question of issuing general obligation bonds for the Project to the electors at the Nmember 3.1998 general election in accordance with Act 118. and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Michigan Property Tax Limitation Art. Art 62 of the Public Arts of Michigan of TO: TH® RKSIDCNTS AND PROPERTY 0¥<NERS OF HOP® TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance No. 29 was adopted by the ft) in the RL-2 zoning district. repay the bonds issued for the Project, and Theopllus 4 Cornelia Ohier, <applicants) LOCATION: At 3341 West Shore Dnve on Fine by resolution soled ten year tax levy of 75 null levied to the extent necessary for the repayment of the bonds 2 This Resolution shall not become effective or binding upon the County until approved by a majority of the electors of the County voting on the question of the issue and sale of said Nmds al the Nov ember 3. I*W gen eral election In addition, the ballot question shall specif) an increase u, the lav rate limitation applicable to the County in an amount sufficient to make required debt service payments on the bonds issued for the Project, but not to exceed three-quarters nf one (.75) mill, to he levied until said bunds arc repaid, or for 10 yean, winches er shall occur first 3 The Ballot Proposal to be submitted to the qualified electors of the County at the November 3. 1998 General Electron shall be as follows BALLOT PRUfQSAL County and a limited txx pledge for the purpose of acquiring land and constructing md equipping a new budding thereon for use as a senior center by the Barry County Commission on Aging and for other public programs and services, and (2) increase the tax rate limitation on general ad valorem propertv uses within the County in an amount sufficient to make debt service payments on the bonds, THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect on March 1. 1999 It is the intent of the Hope Township Board that this Ordinance be subject to the provisions of MCL 125 282 MSA 5 2963 (12) allowing for the petitioning for a referendum on the Ordinance and. should it be judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such referendum provisions are not applicable io this Ordinance this Ordinance shall be null and void and of no legal effect All Ordinances or parts o: Ordinances m conflict herewith are repealed SECTION II • EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication after adoption If Hope Township Ordinance No 26 is rejected at the referendum election scheduled there­ on on November 3 1998 then this Ordinance shall be null and void and of no legal effect All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed Sylvia W Forster Clerk Hope Township 5463 Wall Lake Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2464 CASE NQ. Y-SfrM Stove Taugher, (applicant) Brian 4 Amy Dole, (proparty owners) LOCATION: Al 4281 E Blue Lagoon Rd on the East side off Marsh Rd n Ssc 6 OrangevAe Twp PURPOSE: riequesling a vanance to ered a 17 x 21 fl detached garage doser to the side yard (requesting to be 4 fl) and rear yard (re­ questing to be 1 fl) than allowed in the RL-1 zon­ CASE NO, Y-57_-W David Wickham, (applicant) Marie Wickham, (property owner) LOCATION: At 3590 Barnum Rd on the South side between Ragfa 8 Chartton Park Rds m Sec 26. Cartton Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance to convert an existing farm building mto a single family dwelling which is too close to the side yard (re­ $■’66,507 in the first calendar year of the increase ) questing to be 0 8 fl & 21 ft) than allowed tn the □ Yes A zoning district □ No MEETING DATE; The Ballot Proposal in the form so approved is hereby certified to the County Clerk 5 I he County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to pros ide all notices of the election as may be Yeas district but not to exceed 75 mill (75 cents ($ 75) on each $1.000 ol taxable valuation) for the period of ten years. 1999 through 2008. inclusive, or until such bunds are repaid in full, whichever occurs first, and levy such increase in millage' (If approved, such increase is estimated to provide revenue of All resolutions and parts of resolutionsin conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby rescinded Members Wenger. Goebel, BarnettHeaton. James. Herrington. November 5. 1998 time 7:90 PM PLACE; Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 220 West Court Street. Hastings. required by the Michigan Election Law and Section 3 of Art 118 6 the side yard (requesting to be 5 ft) and the rear yard (requesting to be 2 fl) in the RL-1 zoning ing dtstnd Sb ’! the County of Barry ill borrow a sum not to exceed Five Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,100,000) and issue its general obligation bonds secured by the larth and credit ol 'he An Ordinance to amend the Hope Township ordinance and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances tn conflict herewith Section II of Hope Township Ordinance No 26. adopted May 11. 1998. is hereby amended to read as follows Lake the East side of the road off Hickory Rd in Sec 30. Johnstown Twp 24 x 30 ft detached garage with a loft doser to 1 The County shall authorize and direct the issue and sale of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,100,000 and hacked by the faith and credit of the County, which bunds shall be limited lax general obligations of the County, issued pursuant to and in accordance with Act 118 and repaid from the proceeds of a HOPE TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 29 Adopted: October 12, 1998 Effective: Eight (8) Days Following* Publication After Adoption SECTION 1 CASE NO, Y-M-M PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to erect a NOW. 1HEREFORE BE FT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS Township Board of Hope Township at its meeting held on October 12. 1998 AMENDMENT OF SECTION II OF HOPE TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 26 LOCATION: At 561 Lake Dnve. Jordan Lake, Woodland Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to erect an addition 16 x 16 ft to an existing house that is too close to the front yard (21 ft) and the side yard (6 1933. as amended, the County Board of Commissioners may submit a ballot proposal to the County electors to authonze an increase in the total tax rale limitation applicable to the County for the purpose of raising rcsenue to WHEREAS, it is necessary that the County Board cf Commissioners certify the wording of the Ballot Propose NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE PURPOSE: Requesting a variance to erect an addition to an existing house that is too dose to the side yard than allowed (house is 2 6 ft from the side yard) in the RL-1 zoning district and sen ices (the "Project-); and HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN LOCATION: At 11729 W Fair Lake Dr. on the East side off Cobb Rd in Sec. 11. Barry Twp. Bailey.Newman Nays Members None Absent Members None Michigan Site inspection of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals members before the heanng Interested persons desmng to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing RESOi.tTION DECLARED ADOPTED Nancy I. Boersma. County (lerk County of Barry STATE Oh MICHIGAN ) COIN'D OF BARRY ) I Nancy Boersma. the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the Count) of Barry. Michigan nhc "( ounty") do hetebv certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy ol a Resolution adopted by the Board of Commiv toners at a regular meeting on the 25lh day of August. 1998 the anginal of which .» on file in my office Public notice cit said meeting was given pursuant to and in compliance with Art S»o 26". Public-Arts of Michigan. |9"6 as amended including in the case of a special <W rescheduled meeting. rutice by postmg at least eighteen 11 Si hours pn.e to the time set for the meeting will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low of faxed to 616-948-4820 The vi.nance applications are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 W State St. Haatinga, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5 p m (dosed between 12-1 pm). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary axis and services such as signers tor the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereto affixed by official signature on the 25th day of August Nancy I. Bomma. County (lerk County of Barry 1 his notice is given in accordance with the requirements of Section 3 of Art I IM of the PuNic Acts of Michigan o< 1923 This notice is required to be published and posted in addition to the NiMicc of Electron which is required In he published with respect to the Nov ember 3 | W8 general dcclion by the terms ol the Michigan Election law Nancy Boersma Bans County (lerk materials being considered al the meeting, to in­ dividuals with disabilities at the meefrngJheanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals wrth disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County ol Barry by writing o< calling the following Mchaei Brown. County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hast­ ings Ml 49058 (616)948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (10-22) �The Hastings Sanner - Thursday Octobe' 22 1998 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE * Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan unmanned an man (Ongmal Mort gagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mort­ gagee dated March 26 *997 and recorded on April 4 1997 m Liber 690 on Page 42. Barry County Records Michigan ano was assigned by mesne assignments to FLAGSTAR BANK FSB as assignee by an assignment dated September 14 1998 which was recorded on September 21 1998 m Document *1018200 Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Four and 75/100 dollars (S66 404 75) including interest at 8 50°» per an­ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: Lots 1-17 of Barry s Subdivision, according MAP CHANGE - A-5-98 to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 11. in Sec. 25. T3N. R8W Request to rezone property in Sec 3. 9. 10. 13. and 15 of Hastings Township Comm 500 teet North ot the SW corner ol Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. for beg th E 1200 teet. th North 1030 feet, th W1200 feet, th South to POB. the E 112 of Sec 15. T3N. R8W. E 112 of the SW 1/4, Sec. 15. E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 ol Sec. 15. except lor the North 330 It. of the W 1/2. E 1/2 ol the NW 1/4 of Sec 15 and Beg at a point 416 ft. North of the SW cor­ ner of Sec. 15. th North 904 ft . th E 1320 ft.. th South 1130 ft . th W 730 ft., th North 226 ft., th West to POB 19 1998 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of and are described as Parcel A Commencing on the North and South Town 3 North FROM AR TO R-1. The E 1/2 of Sec. 3. E 1/2 of Sec 9. T3N. R8W All of Sec 10. 13. & 14. T3N. R8W. provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of tnem at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock P M on November 1/4 line of Section 31 Beg Comm at a point where the East line of Sec 25. T3N. R8W. intersects the South shore line ot Thomapple Lake, th South along the West Ime to the centerline of Thomapple Lake RoaO. th SWIy 660 teet along the centerline, th NW ly to the shore of Thomapple Lake, th NEly to POB The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following mortgage and the statute in such case made and Barry County Michigan according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Uber 2 of Plats on Page 71 Beg at the NW comer ot Lot 1 of Sundago Park, th North to North line ol Sec 25. T3N. R8W. th E to shore of Thomapple Lake, th S ly along shore to the North line of Lot 1. th W along the North line of Lot 1 to Pob. except the East 100 feet Notice rs hereby given that the Barry County Plannmg/Zoning Commission will conduct a public heanng on October 26, 1998 at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Room. Courts & Law Building at 220 W. Court St.. Hastings. Michigan. num Under the power o’ sale contained m said CASTLETON The Lots 1-46 ol the Plat ot Sundago Park Range 7 West at a pomt 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 FROM R-3 TO MHP. Comm. 457 ft North ot the SW corner of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. for beg th North 43 It., th « 1200 ft., th S 500 ft., th W 860 ft . th N 475 ft. th W 340 to POB . FROM A TO AR. minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 cor­ ner of said Section thenSouth 89 degrees 21 FROM R-3 TO C-2. minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section fane 614 00 thence South 00 degrees 00 All that part of the W 1/2. NW i/4 of minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North Sec. 5. T3N, T8W. lying and South 1/4 fane 324 67 feet to the East and Comm 1200 ft. East of the SW comer of Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. th East 500 ft., th North 1487 ft. th West 500 It , th S 1457 It POB. 'c.lh find West of Coats Grove Road West 1/8 line of the Northeast 1/4. thence North FROM R-3 TO AR. "FROM AR TO RL-1 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1 /8 fane 564 95 feet to the Northerly right of way Comm. 1487 ft. North ot the SW comer ot Sec. 25. T3N. R8W. lor beg th E 1200 ft th hne of Highway M-79 thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way the shore of Thomapple River, th W ly along shore to the West line of Sec 25. th South to POB. except the North 100 ft line 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 line thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds The West 500 feet ot dec. 5. T3N, West on said quarter line 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way R8W, lying South of Coats Grove Road for Michigan Poad over the along East side of M-43. Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) FROM AR TO C-1. FROM AR TO MHP. . • from the date of such safe Dated October 8. 1998 FLAGSTAR BANK FSB FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL The NE 1/4 ol Sec. 6. T3N. R8W. except the East 450 ft. (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys for FLAGSTAR BANK FSB The E 400 feet of Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. South of the Thomapple River except the FROM AR TO 1-1. North too feet. 30150 Telegraph The East 450 feet of North 1/2 of Sec. 6. Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #99077079 T3N. R8W. (11-5) e FROM AR TO C-2. Lots 1-9 of McIntyre Plat, according to the recoroed plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats on Page 71. in Sec. 26. T3N. R8W Also Comm 300 feet East of the SW comer of Sec. 26. T3N. R8W. for beg. th North to Cedar Creek, th NE'ty along Cedar Creek to the South line of the platted roadway of River Lane, th E ly along said South line to the West line ol the planed road named Thomapple Dnve. th South to the South line of Sec 26. th W to POB. The East 450 feet of the N 1/2. S 1/2 of Sec. 6. T3N. R8W, along the West side of M-43 FROM R-2 TO C-1. SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP The E 450 feet of the S 1/2. S 1/2 of Sec. 6. BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 14 1998 7 T3N. R8W. along the East side of M-43. 00 PM Regular Board Meeting FROM R-1 TO C-1. Present Hansford Palmer. Walters Hause, Munjoy Bedford Edwards Commissioner James and several residents All reports received and placed on hie Appointed Robert Miller to the Planning Com­ FROM AR TO R-1. mission Motion to hire Townsh.p Janitor All that part of the North 1/2 of the SE 14 of Sec 26. T3N. R8W descnbed as follows: Beg at a point ‘A’, distant 528 58 ft due South and 635 23 ft due West df the East quarter post of said Sec 26: th South 15DEG 49' East 133.31 ft. to point "B": th South 65DEG 10' West 24.45 ft. to Point -C': th South 66DEG 4730" West 306 47 ft. Io Point -O'; th S68DEG 32-30- W 303.91 ft to Point T; th S79DEG 14'30' W 368 55 ft to Point T; th S68DEG 04'30’ W 269 50 ft to Point -ff: th S71DEG 54'30’ W 386 15 It to Point -H’: th S71DEG 5030’ W 518.22 ft. to Point T; th N01 DEG 48'30’ E 309 76 ft. to Pomt T: th N77DEG 27 30’ E 32500 ft to Point -fC; th N71DEG 50'58’ E 149.56 ft. to Point ’L’: th SOI DEG 48'30’ W 116 48 ft to Point IT; th N68DEG 25'30’E 539.21 ft. to Point ’N’: th N77DEG 04'02" E 374.13 ft to Point ’O’; th N59DEG 05'04’ E 227.94 ft. to Point -Q-; th N78DEG 34'04’ E 52 58 ft. to Pomt -R’: th N04DEG 44'45“ W 111.71 ft. to Point ‘S’: th N 74OEG 59'E 86 07 ft. to Pomt T; th S040EG 44'49’E 134.00 It. to Point ’A’ which is the pomt ol beg (The above description also known as the unrecorded 'Supervisor 's Plat of Bndge Park-) Motmn to adopt 1999 Budget Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to impose 1% penalty on property taxes Motion to receive Ordinance *67 for the first reading Motion to concur with the Planning Commis­ sion s recommendation for properties of Dr Larke and Dennis Thtss Motion to approve Preliminary Plat approval for Pme Haven Estate *3 and Thomapple Valley Pines *2 Adjournment at 7 59 PM Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (10-22) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 98 22426 IE Estate of Robert S OKeneske Deceased So­ cial Security number 385-01-0045 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following Comm. 250 ft. East ol the N 1/4 comer ot Sec. 29 T3N, R8W. said point being the centerline of Hwy. M-37 for beg th East 300 ft. th SE'ly parallel with centerline of M 37 to the East line ol Sec 29. T3N. R8W. th South to the centerline of M-37. th NWly along centerline to POB The decedent whose last known address was 4891 Long L?ke June 30 Bailie Creek Ml 49017. died 1998 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Vernce M OKeneske. 4891 Long Lake Battle Creek Ml 49017 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court St FROM C-3TO 1-1. Hastings Michigan 49058 wrthm 4 months of the date of publication of this notce Notce is further given that me estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to it David P Lucas (P34466) 312 Old Kent Bank Bidg Battle Creek Ml 49017 (616)965-7000 Comm, at a point 40 rods W ol the S 1/4 post of Sec 20. T3N. R8W. for POB Th N (10-22) 21.5 rods, th W to Fall Creek, th Sly along Lots 1-10 ot the Irving Chariton's Subdivision, creek to the South line of Sec 20. the E to according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Uber 4 of Plats on Page 9. in Sec. 36. T3N. POB Quality Printing at...Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 R8W OM C-1 TO R-2. Also Beg. at the NE corner of Lot 1 of the Irving Charlton s Subdivision in Sec 36. T3N. R8W. th East 330 ft., th South 393 ft.. th West 330 ft., th North 393 ft. to POB FROM AR TO R-1. An of the above mentioned property is located in Barry County Michigan interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either verbally or m wnting wilt be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 616 948-4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordnance is available lor pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office 220 W State St. Hastings Mchigan. between the hours of 8 a m to 5 pm (closed between 12-1 p.m.) Monday thru Friday Please call the Barry County Planning Othce at 948-4830 for further information The County of Barry wet provide necessary aunkary aids and servces such as signers tor the hear ng impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at me meeting to indnnduals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon 10 days notce to the County of Barry Individuals with dis abilities requiring auxiliary aids or servces should contact the County ol Barry by writing or call the following Mcnael Brown County Admimstrator 220 W Stale Street Hastings Michigan 49058 (6161 946-4891 Nancy I Boersma Barry County Clerk �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22 1998 Exchange Club's Young Citizens of the Month named Bradley Mead, shown here with teacher Elear.or Vonk, is Young Citizen of the Month for October from Pleasantview Elementary School. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for October are Dan Dimond (left) and Chelsea Standler. with teacher Alice Gergen. Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for October from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Jaime Fisher, Tim Frey. Erin Dahn. Andrew Bolthouse. Becky Crump and Jeff Baker. NOTICE GENERAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 Th* Polla will bo open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Voting Precincts • Barry County, Michigan • 8094 Tasker Road 721 Durt.ee St NashvOe Townsno Ha> 852 087? 6424 Bedford Road Hastings (M-37 South) Townshp Hal 948-2022 6912 S Bc JterRoad V 'lageotOrangeviBe Townsh^i Hall 664 4522 Kellogg School Road, hickory Comer Fire Station 10155 Norns Road Delton Township Hall 623-2664 155 East Orchard Street Denon Township HaH PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSNIP PR2C. •» 11351 Lindsay Road Plamweli Pine Lake Fro Deparimeni 623-5101 Old Welcome School 85 Welcome Road Hastings 945-5990 2461 Heath Road Hastings 915 Raed Street Nashvile 948-2194 (517)852 9479 3885 Bender Road LUMev-fle Thomapple-Kellogg High School 79S 3394 885 River Road. Hastings Township Hal 948-9690 5463 South Wall Lake Road M-43. Hastings Townshc Hal 948-2464 112 State Street. Freeport 200 E Mam MKkHeviiie Township Hall 795-7202 156 S Mam Street Wcxxland Fire Stabon & Town snip Hau 367-4915 284 N Briggs Road MxktevAe Township Hal 795-9091 795-5330 Comer o< Woodschool Road & Wing Road Hastings ■ Irwtg Townstvp Ha> cmr op Hastings Wards 1 2. 3 4 4 232 W Grand St Hastings Junior High School Gym 13641 S M-37 Hghway Townsrwp Hal/Fee Station 721-9905 PURPOSE OF ELECTION: 7b elect... Governor and Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Representative in Congress • State Senator • State Representative • 2 - State Board of Education 2 - University of Michgian Regents • 2 - Michigan State University Trustees • 2- Wayne State University Governors • County Commissioner • Supreme Court Justices • Appeals Court Judge Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Ben DesVoignes and Kaity Kendall, pictured with teacher Jane Merritt. Katie Cusack was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for October at St. Rose School. He is shown here with teacher Diane Brighton. CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS 8 O 0 TenderCare Haslings h... positions available for Certified Nursing Assistants We offer benefit pack­ age and will pay for experience Competitive wage and a pleasant working environment. Mail or fax resume to: BUCKLE UP TenderCare Hastings 240 E. North St. Hastings, MI 49058 Fax: 616-945-3247 □ Then - h lu Murn t Lv- Also to vote on tfw following propooalo... “DlsabUd" In the State Constitution PROPOSAL ■ - Initiated Legislation to legalize the prescription of a lethal dose of medication to terminally III, competent, Informed adults In order to commit suicide. Star Elementary's Young Citizen of the Month for October is Krystal Wait, with teacher Cindy Wilcox. HASTINGS BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Seth Hom (left) and Nicole Meredith. With them is Principal Judy Bieriein. PROPOSAL C - A proposal to authorize bonds for Environmental and Natural resources protection programs County wide Proposals... PROPOSAL 01 - Proposal to authorize millage to construct a building for use as a Senior Center by the Barry County Commission on Aging PROPOSAL 82 - Proposal to authorize millage to operate and maintain proposed Comminssion on Aging building PROPOSAL 03 - Proposal to establish separate tax limitation Alto the following local nropoaala... Baltimore Township - Elect Cleric 8 Treasurer Cartton Township - Freeport District Library Proposal Castleton Township - Elect 2 Trustees Hope Township - Repealing Hope T\*p. Zoning ordinance Irving Township - Freeport District Library Proposal See separate notices elsewhere in paper for "Rwp. Proposal details. Electors who wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot for the General Election by mail, may submit an AV application by 2 p.m., Oct. 31. Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the General Election may vote in per­ son in the Clerk's office up to 4 p.m., Nov. 2. ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK Dena A Mdioi 10570 M-66 NMhviUe Ml 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 June Doster 1815 Lacey Rf! Dowlmg Ml 49050 Phone (616) 72’ 9905 5766 Henry Rd Hastings M. 49058 Phone (616) 948 2268 Sus mK Bute 9652 Evart Rd NashWie Mi 49073 Phone 1616) 852-1859 BARRY TWP. CLERK Detxa Dewey Perry 155 E Orchard Si Delton Mi 49046 Phone (616) 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623-5171 (Ohce) Darlene harper 11031 W.ldw-od Rd SneSjyvtfle Ml 49344 Phone <616)672 7’49 PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK WHtna Daniels 85 Welcome Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945 5990 Norma Joar. CampCdl 10155 S Norns Rd Delton Ml 49046 Phone (6’6) 623-2664 RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK Loma W4son 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (616) 852-9479 (O«cei Barbara Bedford 246’ Hearn Rd Hasimgs Ml 49058 Phone (6l6i 948-2194 HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK Bonn e L c'utlerxjen 885 Rner Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945-3291 (Home) (616) 948-9690 (Oflce> Donna Stag-'ay 200 E Mam S’ M.-ktev‘te Mi 49333 Phone (6’6> 795 7202 National Business & Professional Women Week Service to our Community Reality Store, a choices program at Hastings Middle School Scholarships Youth in Government sponsor S.A.F.E. Place donations and sponsor Walk for Warmth sponsor Hastings H.S. Athletic Booster sponsor M.A.D.D. sponsor Career shadowing opportunities Developing Leaders for business and community Management skill development and support Business contacts and Networking opportunities Krri/tg Career Woman Program Political, government and agency awareness impact Women's issues, concerns and needs Availability of nationally renown speakers and workshops Personal and professional growth Access to publications and resources for working women Membership meetings open to all working women and men w ho support BPW objectives. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation in BPW Attend a meeting soon’ WOODLAND TWP. CLERK Meetings: 2nd Tuesdav of each month, dinner at 6 30 p m . meeting at Sy*va Forster 5463 S Wan lake Road hastmgs Mf 49058 Phone (6161 623-8683 (Home) (616) 948 2464 (Oflcei 156S Mam S’ WootMnd Mt 48897 Phone '6’6) 367-4094 7:00 p.m. al Welcome C orners Lnited Methodist Church IRVING TWP. CLERK YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK Kingma. Treasurer. 792-9942 or Margie Haas. Secretary. 945 2941 Em.ly Harrison 6925 Parmatoe Rd MidOevSie Mi 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 jan*ce C t ipoert 284 N Rr-ggs Rd •.•nMwwte Ml 49333 p’Kme <616) 795 9091 HASTINGS CITY CLERK Evertl Manshum 201 East State Si Has’-ngs M 49058 Phone (616) 945 2468 (’all: Laura “To achieve equity for all women through: advocacy, education and information.” - BPW Mission statement Red Cross 3rd annual Holiday ball is Nov. 28 Plans are coming together for the Ameri­ can Red Cross Barry Chapter’s third annual Holiday Ball. The evening of dancing, food, fun and prizes will happen Saturday. Nov. 28, be­ ginning with a social hour at 7 p.m. at the Hastings Moose Lodge on North Michigan Avenue. Les Jazz, the local group under direction of Joe LaJoye. will be performing the big band sound with disc jockey Archie Wood serving as emcee and providing music by request. Hors d’oeuvres will be served during so­ cial time and beverages available will in­ clude beer. wine, mixed dnnks and soft dnnks. A 5O-5Odrawing also will be held dunng the evening and some of the best door prizes ever include collector banks, lamps, telephones, gift certificates for sta­ tionery and other outstanding items, and a grand pnze overnight stay for two at the Amway Grand Plaza. Tickets can be purchased from any direc­ tor or volunteer, including Becky Lumbert. Ardic Baum. Deb James. Jeff VanAman. Pat Doezema, Pam Sease. Ev Manshum, Milt LaVictor. Bill Johnson. Cindi Ham­ mond. Steve Radant. Foss White and Neil Braendle. Tickets also are available for $ 10 per per­ son at the Commission on Aging. D&N Mortgage Company. The Credit Bureau and Advanced Commercial Printers. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22. 1998 - Page 17 Saxons sneak past ‘Cats to open soccer district When the game is lied late in the contest and the season's balance is in jeopardy, call on a senior leader to gel lhe job done. Thai's just what the Hastings High School soccer team did Monday in its district opener against area rival Wayland Union High Schoo! at Johnson Field. Senior forward Steve Storrs scored the game-winner with 4:47 left to play in the Saxons* 2-1 triumph over a very determined group of Wildcats. Storrs also tallied a goal at 7:41 of the first half to give the blue and gold an early 1-0 advantage. Wayland tied the game 1-1 on a goal by senior forward Brandon Tuinstra at the 28:08 mark of lhe second half. The game-winner came off a free kick from junior forward Cun Norris. Norris delivered the ball to Storrs and the senior tri-captain certainly knew what to do with it. "It always a senior who steps up (and) he (Storrs) did that." a jubilant Saxon coach Dennis Argetsinger said. "Thank goodness we had someone like Steve to take charge. He really wanted it” The 'Cats tangled with the Saxons and gave them a major challenge. "They (Wayland) are always up when they play Hastings." Argetsinger said. Hastings out-shot Wayland 11-8 with defense being a key in the outcome. Goalkeeper Josh Warren came up with seven saves, while the blue and gold defenders did a noble job of containing Way land's aggressive forwards. Storrs' first goal came off a free kick that was taken just outside of the 'Cats box. Wayland nearly tied the game with one minute left in the first half, but a golden scoring opportunity sailed wide left of Warren and past the Hastings' goal. Tuinstra's score came on a breakaway, setting up the dramatic ending that Storrs’ finalized with his nifty header. Hastings* second district contest was last night (Wednesday. Oct. 21) against Charlotte. The Orioles had a bye in the first round. On the other side of the Division II soccer bracket. Battle Creek Lakeview drew a bye, while Gull Lake ousted Kalamazoo Loy Norris 3-1. The championship match is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Wayland Union High School. Final district results wili appear in next week's Hastings Banner. Bailey and the Bruins... Former Hastings High School soccer player Larry Bailey finished the regular season at Kellogg Community College with 6 goals and 5 assists for 17 points. Bailey ranked 12th in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association total point standings. He tied for 10th in goals and tied for seventh in assists. KCC was 9-10 overall and 2-4 in the MCCAA entering this week's post-season tournament. Hastings' Kyle Winkler (18) uses some fancy foot work to fool a Wayland defender in Monday's game at Johnson Field. BARRY, e.continued from page 10 Saxon Sam Stafford (21) darts past the Cats defense and toward the goal during Monday night's 2-1 district tournament victory. Winning streak hits three as Saxons dart past Arrows Hastings High School's girls' varsity basketbail coach Scott Allan admitted that his team's overall performance "definitely wasn’t pretty." But he also acknowledged that his Saxons "took care of the ball when we needed to." helping them to extend their current modest winning streak to three games at home Tuesday night. Hastings trailed O-K White foe Lowell 13-11 at lhe half, but rebounded to take a 37-31 win. thanks to two 13-point quarters in the second half. Jill Williams scored 10 of her gamehigh 16 points in the second half as Allan's squad turned it up a notch and. as a result, took care of business At the half, the Saxon mentor told his team that more effort would be needed to prevail against the very pesky Red Arrows. "(1 told them) just to get more effort." Allan said. "To get more rebounds and execute our offense." Allan said. "Our shot selection was pretty good in general." Besides Williams* 16 markers. Virginia Jennings tallied 8 points and ran a pretty good show from her guard slot. The Saxons trailed the Aircws 8-7 after one quarter. Jennings nailed two jumpers in the opening eight minutes, while Williams rebounded an Angie Boger miss and put it back to give Hastings its first lead (7-5) with 1:32 left in the first stanza. Williams scored the Saxons' only four points in the second quarter. Fortunately, for Allan's squad. Lowell only managed five markers to make it just a two point contest (13-11 Lowell) at the intermission. A Boger basket tied the score 13-13 early on in the third quarter and a Williams trey (16-13) and an Erica Fulmer hoop put the Saxons in front by five points (18-13) with five minutes left in the third. Williams had seven points total in the third quarter as Hastings held a four-point edge (24-20) heading into the final eight minutes. Katie Noteboom opened the fourth quarter with a Hastings hoop (26-20) and Williams followed with a jumper (28-20) with seven minutes left. Lowell kept fighting back, but Hastings iced the victory by making 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter, including two by Jennings (36-31) with less than a minute to plav in the contest. "We weren’t finishing games (before); It’s all about execution and tonight we did that." Allan said. Hastings (6-8 overall and 3-5 in the O­ K White) three-game win streak includes its 49-48 double overtime win against Gull Lake Oct. 15 and its 50-43 triumph over Wyoming Park Oct. 8. Michelle Griggs grabbed an offensive rebound and scored just before time expired in the double overtime victory over Gul) Lake. Early on. Hastings fell behind 7-2, but trailed 9-6 after the first quarter and led 21-18 at lhe break. The non-league contest was tied 29-29 after three stanzas, 36^36 after the end of regulation and 42-42 after the first overtime session. The Saxons had many strong efforts, including ones from Williams. Jennings. Griggs. Noteboom and Katie Loftus. Williams scored 12 points, pulled down 9 rebounds and made 2 blocks. Jennings tallied a game-high 19 points to go along with 5 assists and 4 steals. Griggs, who sank the game-winner, had 4 caroms and 4 points. Noteboom had 2 blocks and 4 points. And Loftus pulled down 4 rebounds and tallied 6 points. Hastings hopes to extend its winning screak out to four games tonight when they travel to Northview. Junior Varsity... Hastings' JV won a 46-43 thriller over the Red Arrows on Tuesday. Katie Welton sank two free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 44-42 and Kailey Lyons made two more free throws wi»h 8.6 seconds left to extend the lead to 46-42 Lyons led the team with 13 points. Angie Eggers added 12 markers and Kristen Wildem added 7 points. Freshmen... Gull Lake defeated Hastings 41-27. taking a 21-5 lead into the half. Leading (he Saxons in points were Kate Martisius with 9 points. Alexis Powell with 5 markers and Emily Martin with 5 points. On Tuesday. Hastings fell to Lowell 44-25 Heather Krebs topped the Blue and Gold with 6 points. Angie Aspinall and Martisius each chipped in with 4 points. Delton's Jessica Kellogg (21:02), TK's Melissa Quisenberry (21:23), TK's Christine Dood (21:50) and Hastings' Carolyn DeWitt (22:09). A new champion also was crowned in the boys event as Lakewood ran away with a title that saw them score 35 points. Delton, last year's winner, was second with 56 points, TK was third with 52 points and Hastings ended up fourth with 62 points. Ryan Hesselink gave TK two individual winners with a first place 17-20. For Hesselink, his win at the Barry County Meet was a repeat of last year’s Hastings triumph. Others honored as All-Barry County athletes were Lakewood's Josh Plowman (17:59), Hastings* Mike Elliott (18:03), TK's Dusty Atkinson (18:17), Delton’s Kody Louden (18:39). Lake wood's Jeremy Frost (18:45) and Lakewood's Joel Dow (18:54). Here is a look at the final results: Cross country runners in the boys race take their starts during Saturday's Barry County Meet. Area runners from Hastings High School. Delton Kellogg high School. Thornappie Kellogg High School and Lakewood High School took part in the event staged in Hastings. GIRLS 1. D. Quisenberry (TK) 19:42; 2. Karey Schlachter (H) 20:34); 3. Verkerke (TK) 20:37; 4. Kellogg (D) 21:02; 5. M. Quisenberry (TK) 21:23; 6. Dood (TK) 21: 50; 7. DeWitt (H) 22:09; 8. Schroeder (H) 22:13; 9. Kristin Schlachter (H) 22: 27; 10. Deschoff (TK) 22:46); 11. Rabbcrs (TK) 22:55; 12. Curtis (LW) 23: 07; 13. Schiedel (D) 23:16; 14. Engle (LW) 23:31; 15. Matson (TK) 23:47; 16. DeMaagd (TK) 23:47; 17. Pitt (TK) 24: 14; 18 Newton (H) 24:33; 19. Dennany (D) 25:05; 20. Pauley (LW) 25: 12; 21. Neeb (LW) 25:24; 22. Arnett (H) 26:25; 23. Tavlor (LW) 26.28; 24. Westfall (H) 26:39; 25. Lankard (D) 26: 43; 26. Bush (LW) 26:59; 27. VanDyke (LW) 27:36; 28. Nichols (LW) 27: 55; 29. Evans (H) 28:17); 30. Olsen Lakewood's Barry County boys cross country champions: Jeremy Frost. Joel Dow. Cole Barnett. Randy Noffke, Josh Plowman, Travis Williams, Doug Wakley, Aaron Stahl. Jason Casarez and Coach Jim Hassett. (D) 30:09; 31. Welker (D) 20:26; 32. Ehl (LW) 30:44. BOYS 1. Hesselink (TK) 17:20; 2. Josh Plowman (LW) 17:59; 3. Elliott (H) 18: 03; 4. Atkinson (TK) 18:17; 5. Louden (D) 18:39; 6. Frost (LW) 18:45; 7. Dow (LW) 18:54; 8. Moray (H) 19:15; 9. Phil Plowman (LW) 19:21; 10. Austin (D) 19:22; 11. Williams (LW) 19:44; 12. Newington (D) 19:44; 13. Roberts (D) 19: 45; 14. Sandusky (H) 20:07; 15. Kiel (TK) 20:17; 16. Gale (D) 20.31; 17. Aukerman (D) 20:32; 18. Carroll (H) 20: 36; 19. Sawyer (H) 20:52; 20. Space (TK) 21:07; 21. Bagley (D) 21:26; 22. Boom (TK) 22:14; 23. Barnett (LW) 22:40; 24. Wakley (LW) 23:08; 25. Stahl (LW) 23:14; 26. Noffke (LW) 23:25; 27. Patterson (TK) 24:15; 28. Flohr (H) 26:09 TK's Barry County cross country champions: Leann Pitt. Danielle Quisenberry. Alice Matson. Melissa Quisenberry. Jen Verkerke. Christine Dood, Erin Deschoff. Amber DeMaagd, Almena Rabbers and Coach Tammy Benjamin. �Page IB - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 22 1998 Delton Board aims to hike NEAP scores by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton School Board adopted six goals for the 1998-99 school year at its meeting Monday, one of them being the goal of increasing student achievement on Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests by five to 10 percent at each level. Superintendent Marsha Wells said that MEAP scores this past year already sur­ passed the previous year's in 10 of lhe 12 categories. Scores went up in everything but fifth grade writing and eighth grade writing. Scores were as follows (numerals repre­ sent percentages scoring "Satisfactorily" or. for science and writing. "Proficient." in 1997-98 testing): Fourth grade: Overall reading 57.7 per­ cent compared to 54 last year; story reading 80.6 compared to 79.4 last year; informa­ tional reading 60 compared to 58.7 last year; math 77.5 compared to 69 last year. Fifth grade: Science 33.1 percent com­ pared to 22 last year; writing 44.7 com­ pared to 69.5 last year. Seventh grade: Math 64.8 percent com­ pared to 43.7 last year; overall reading 50 compared to 26.3 last year; story reading 72.5 compared to 67.7 last year; informa­ tional reading 62.7 compared to 29.3 last year. Eighth grade: Science 12.9 compared to 9.6 last year; writing 63.4 compared to 77.7 last year. Wells said scores for high school tests are not in yet because the tests were taken in the spring. The scores were listed in the district's annual report, which was presented to lhe board Monday. In addition, the annual re­ port talked about the Outcomes Accredita­ tion the high school received this past year from the North Centra) Association of Schools and Colleges The new accreditation is a step up from the usual North Central accreditation. Wells said, having more rigorous require­ ments. The process to receive it was begun five years ago; the North Central team evaluated the school last spring. Wells said the accreditation is "a too) to help schools focus on long-term continuous improve­ ments." An accreditation from North Cen­ tral. according to the annual report, "is considered a stamp of approval regard.ng the quality of programs provided to its young people." The next step for the district is to look at obtaining accreditation for the middle and elementary schools. Wells said. Another goal adopted by the board Mon­ day is to "provide effective communica­ tions between the schools and the commu­ nity." Wells said one way the board is promoting this goal is through a new Community Advisory Team, which will assist the district by providing ideas on how to improve the quality of the schools in serving both the students and the com­ munity. Quarterly meetings are anticipated and members from the community are be­ ing sought for the first meeting in mid­ November. Anyone interested in joining can contact Wells at 623-9246. Other goals adopted by the board include "providing safe and appropriate buildings and grounds for quality learning." "expand­ ing and responsibly using the district's fi­ nancial resources to support quality learn­ ing." "providing schools which value all people within the district and community, seeking their input in decision-making and using a consensus approach when appropri­ ate." and "completing the development of a clear, aligned and future-focused curriculum that will allow students to learn at chal­ lenging levels with measurable results." The board goals "give us direction and focus for the upcoming years as we con­ tinue to improve our schools," Wells said. In other business, the board approved the sale of a 60- by 90-foot piece of property the district owned in the Lakewood Estates subdivision. The property could not meet setback requirements (how far a home is from the road), thus was not buildable It was put up for sale, and nearby property owner Jack Ryan of Oakwood Drive was high bidder w ith a price of 55.625. County Board approves gypsy moth contract with Conservation District by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners and the Barry Conservation District have joined forces for a second year to help residents combat local gypsy moth infesta­ tion. The County Board last week agreed to pay lhe Conservation District $51.5)0 to prepare cost share requests and applications pertaining to a gypsy moth infestation suppression program and to administer the cost share terms and sub-contracting proce­ dures required for aerial spraying. The partnership also involves seeking a grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture for costs related to the gypsy moth infestation. Local governmental units are responsible for all costs associated with the spray pro­ gram. according to the contract. The Conservation District has the re­ sponsibility to coordinate any bid process with neighboring governmental entities, when appropriate; evaluate bids received and make a recommendation to the county board. lhe board has authorized lhe Conserva­ tion District to spend up to $2,500 to pur­ chase a computer and printer with the gypsy moth suppression program funds. In other business, the board: • Approved a "Barry County Community Development and Housing Needs" docu­ ment. which outlines improvements such as sewers and new municipal buildings since 1979 and concludes that "a stable housing stock is needed to assure our low and moderate income people a safe and healthy place to live." Of the county's 20.887 housing units recorded in the 1990 census. 29.7 percent were constructed prior to 1939. "The county feels it is crucial to rehabili­ tate as many low and moderate income homes as possible to enable current home­ owners to remain in their homes. This will allow the additional growth expected to take advantage of the current and upcoming housing projects in the county." the report said. • Adopted a resolution opposing the CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan on Monday. November 2. 1998 at 7:30 p.m to hear public comment regarding a request from Fred Jacobs and Paul Huele to amend the require­ ments contained in Article VII of the Ordinance to allow the construction of one additional residential duplex unit (for a total of 16 buildings housing 32 dwelling units) and to allow construction of improvements originally contained in Phase II of the Hanover Village Planned Unit Development prior to completion of all of the improvements contained in Phase I of this development, (see map below.) Legal description on said property is: The South 20.0 Acres of S 1/2 of the NE 1/4, Section 20. T3N, R8W, City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan. Also the North 60 acres of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4, Section 20. T3N. R8W, City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, except the East 40 0 rods thereof Also Lot 13 and Lot 14 of Supervisor Glasgow's Addition to the City ot Hastings as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 3. elimination of federal programs for low in­ come households. Without programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assis­ tance Program. Youth Opportunities Pro­ gram and Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, the board said "it would severely affect low income households throughout the nation and within Barry County in the coming year." The board said it wanted to thank U.S. Senators and congressmen for voting to maintain the funding and encourage President Bill Clin­ ton to support the programs. • Heard Commissioner Lew Newman re­ port that the county corrections officers have tentatively approved a new contract that will be brought to the board's Oct. 27 meeting. • Approved spending $4,875 for a 1999 software support contract with Advantage Systems Inc. of Madison Heights. The contract includes software applications for accounts payable. cash receipts, general ledger/budget and payroll/personnel. Building Hcxltky Communities I gave co the State of Michigan Employees' Michigan Harvest Gathering Drive October 19-30.1998 State Police participate in ‘Harvest Gathering’ of food The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police is taking part in the annual Michigan Harvest Gathering now through Oct. 30 by collecting food at their 907 W. State Street office. According to Sgt. Steve Harper, donated food and cash will be turned over to local churches, soup kitchens, pantries, food banks, homeless shelters, etc. Last year, state employees contributed a total of 20.000 pounds (10 tons) of food and $5,400 to the Food Bank Council of Michigan. This year, the total goal is 25.000 pounds to be distributed locally. The public is invited to take advantage of the drop box at the Hastings post by donating non-perishable canned and boxed food items through the end of this month. In lieu of food items, monetary contributions will also be accepted. Each $1 donated is equal to one pound of food. Checks should be made payable to the Michigan Harvest Gathering or the Food Bank Council of Michigan. We must determine just what stress is bv Grace Ann Robertson, M.D. Stress - while it is with us throughout the year, it is this time of year, approaching the holiday season, when the word “stress’* weighs especially heavily on many of us. It is important, however, to determine ex­ actly what stress is. and what it is not. Stress is the set of circumstances that surround us and impact us. On their own. they arc neu­ tral. For example, our environment - the weather, pollution, the noise and crowding of our work environment, the color of our walls. Social stressors include our financial situation, work deadlines and demands, who lives in our house with us and our re­ lationships with those people. Physiological stressors can result from physical injuries, such as a broken arm. illnesses, or normal aspects of the aging process, such as menopause. And finally, stress can be gen­ erated internally through our personal thoughts, the pressures wc put on ourselves, the guilt wc generate at not meeting our own expectations. Given that stress itself is neutral, the re­ sults can be positive or negative. Earlier in this century, researchers learned that there arc optimal levels of stress for each person, levels that produce the best work perfor­ mance and emotional well being. The rela­ tionship between stress and performar.ee is like a horseshoe - when the pressures put on us are very low to none, wc tend not to perform as well; wc get bored. As the stress increases, our performance and reactions increase, up to that optimal point. When the stress goes beyond that optimal point, our performance and emotions begin to break down Think of a high school basketball player. When he is out in the driveway shooting hoops with his friends, he may not get every basket, but there is no real pressure to do so. When he is playing against a rival team, however, the pressure is on a little, and he will likely hit more shots, if his team makes it to the state championships, however, that increased pressure may cause his game to To kickoff the falter. He has passed his optimal level of stress. When we do get overwhelmed, we can re­ act to that high level of stress in a variety of ways. Some people respond physically, with stomach problems, muscle tension, back and neck problems, migraines, high blood pressure, etc. Others respond with emotional difficulties, such as anxiety or depression. And others make efforts to deal with their stress in unhealthy behaviors, such as increased alcohol use or violence. How we cope with the increases in stress, especially in the coming months, can deter­ mine how much we enjoy this time of the year. Physical self-care is very important. Monitoring how much sugar and caffeine wc take in - it is easy to skip healthy meals during the holidays, and find that our diet is consisting of coffee and dessert with friends. Allowing for relaxation time before go­ ing to bed wili increase the likelihood of falling asleep and genuinely resting during the night. Regular exercise releases muscle tension that builds up, along with allowing a release for frustrations. While the holidays often involve more contact with family, for some people this is not positive - it is important to maintain those relationships that are positive and supportive. Primarily, balance is the key making sure that we balance the amount of time and energy wc give out with the time wc take for ourselves recharging. If the stressors become overwhelming, if the cop­ ing becomes difficult, it can be very helpfill to consult with a professional. A skilled therapist can help problem­ sol ve to look at what other coping strategies could be helpful. If necessary, a referral to a physical for medications could also be helpfill. Everyone experiences stress, especially at this time of the year. The responses to that stress, however, do not have to be neg­ ative. And if you do experience those nega­ tive reactions, it does not have to stay that way. Holiday Shopping Season it’s time For our annual Holiday Qift Quides To be published in the Hastings Reminder on November 3rd and again on December 1st This special section will be published in the center of the Reminder. It will lead off with a full color cover and this year we are offering full color for all ads in the section to better represent the products that you are advertising. The lay­ out style will be the same as before, six advertisers per page, and all of the type and store names will be done in the same style. Each ad will be approximately 5 '/«* x 5*. We suggest that you showcase items that are unique to your store or business. The cost per ad will be the same as last year, $99 for each full color ad. COPY DEADLINE WILL BE OCTOBER 29. For more details on this issue talk to your sales representative or call (616) 945-9554 Pages Bookstore 108 East State Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Will Be Offering The Following Workshops For The Month Of October & November... Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777 Everil G. Manshum. City Clerk October 24th ■ Adrianne Eliseo - From 11 am to 3 pm - Palm Readings October 28th - Shanda e EmLaw - 7:00 p.m. - Meditation Workshop October 28th & Every Wednesday through December ■ Marty Lind - 2 pm to 6 pm - Acupuncture & Hypnosis (smoking or many other persona! needs) November 5th - Phillis Runions - 2 pm to 7 pm ■ Psychic Readings November 7th • Jeannie Greenic - 10 am to 5 pm - Reki I Class November 11th & November 18th ■ Debra Kay - 6:30 pm to 9 pm ■ Astrology November 12th - Bonnie Siegers - 5 pm to 7 pm - Psychometry Class November 14th - Phillis Runions - 1 pm to 3 pm - Come in and make a dream catcher for yourself or as a gift November 21st - CC Foster - 10:30 am to 2 pm ■ Learn more about your Angels Please call 616-948-2341 for more information (Limited availability for workshops, book early) Happy Halloween from Pages Bookstore October 30th, 4:00 to 5:00 we will be having a story time and craft project for young children 1 to 7 years. BSBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBSBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBaBBBB® �Barry County Agricultural Society approves life memberships by Patricia Johns Stuff Writer Barry County residents hase the oppor­ tunity to become life members of lhe Barry County Agricultural Society due to a change made at lhe annual meeting Oct 19. Throughout the day. residents who thought they were members found they could not vote because they had not re­ newed their membership The previous dues of SI per person also was inadequate to cover the costs of mailing and advertis­ ing the annual meeting. The society decided to change the yearly membership to $5 per year and added a life membership of 550 per person The society will list life members in lhe Fair Book and have a list available at the Barry Expo building. There was a lively discussion of how to make sure people know about the fair. Some members wanted to make sure that businesses in Hastings and other Barry County communities let people know when the fair is taking place. Agricultural Society members are mak­ ing plans for 2002 during which will be the 150th Barry County Fair. President Bill Neal invited anyone with ideas for the 150th fair to contact the Fair Board. A committee will be appointed at the 1999 annual meeting to work on the 150th fair. Following a review of the society's fi­ nancial report, Neal said. "We need to work to find ways to keep the fair viable. I am amazed* at the number of volunteers from lhe community who join together to make this happen." Neal and Harold "Burt" Lake were re­ elected to new three-year terms. Pat Lemon also was elected to a three year term. John Mason was not re-elected. Neal thanked Mason for his service to the board and the community. Mason said. "I didn't realize when 1 started what good friends I would make or how hard I would work. It has been a great experience." After the close of the annual Meeting, the regular Fair Board meeting was held. Officers for the next year were elected and reluming to serve are Bill Neal, president: Don Geukes. vice president; Burt Lake, treasurer; and John Mater, secretary. Dales of Fair Board meetings are the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. through 1999. Anyone wishing to be on the agenda should call the Fair Board of­ fice at 945-2224 curing regular business hours. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. MADD seeking funds for “Fatal Vision” goggles Deer accident results in serious injury JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - A Grand Rapids woman was taken to Community Hospital in Battle Creek with serious in­ juries after she tried to avoid a car/deer acci­ dent in front of her. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police. Fair Board members start new year with election and look for ideas for the next fair and the 150th fair in 2002. (From left) Bill Neal, president; Patrick Lemon, elected to three-year term; Harry Garrison; Burt Lake, reasurer; John Steensma; Don Geukes. vice president; John Mater, secretary; Ron Tobias and Dennis Potter. Barry County area police agencies and Mothers Against Drunk Driving are working together to get the message across to area youths that drinking and driving don't mix. They hope to enhance that message with three "Fatal Vision" goggle kits that simulate how a person becomes impaired while under the influence ol alcohol. "It's an educational tool that we need to emphasize to students the hazards ol drinking and driving," said MADD President. Mickey Cusino Cusino said MADD is seeking funds to purchase the kids, which contain two goggles each - one simulating the impairment ol a blood alcohol level of .11 and the other simulating a 20 blood alcohol content. The goggles make the wearer feel dizzy and distorts the vision as the wearer tries to walk a straight line. Here, a pair of goggles owned borrowed from Ionia County are demonstrated by Barry County Sheriff's Deputy Dar Leaf. left, and Andy Doezema. intern with the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Woman’s nose injured in altercation ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A woman involved in an altercation Ocl 17 suffered a broken nose and her husband was bitten and scratched by a relative, according •to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. ‘ Another person at the scene was also in­ jured to lhe altercation with the suspect, who fled the scene and has not been lo­ cated. The incident remains under investigation. LEGAL NOTICE: 4 -J £ October 30, 31, November 1 T Mason, Michigan •• The Original Resa Keys. 28. of Grand Rapids, was wearing a seat belt when the 1988 Buick was struck from behind by a van driven by Mark James Folkert. 32. of Hudsonville. Also taken to the hospital with serious injuries was Antoinette Keys. 18. of Grand Rapids. She was also wearing a seat belt • when the accident occurred on M-37 one :mile north of Jones Road at about 7:20 ’ p.m. • Police said Keys and Folkert were south■ bound on M-37 when Keys suddenly ap: plied her brakes to avoid a collision with : the car in front of her. > Folkert was cited for failure to stop within an assured, clear distance. i He was not hurt in the accident that also ' involved his passenger. Jennifer Lynne : Folkert. 29. of Hudsonville. She was also . unhurt. Both were wearing their seat bells : and alcohol was not believed to be a factor. . Country Peddler Show© I JI ‘J Ingham County Fairgrounds JI , 46 •__ iryj A ... >)?”• ■■ <esgjr- WHO MAKES THE StSI VHl Ht” JI V1 •J • EXTRA COPIES of The Banner are available at many locations through­ out the county. OR...at our office on North Broadway, Hastings. /< "A Spectacular Country Gathering —at tne Original Country Peddler Show!" 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Banking for Generations 1-»OO->38-7203________________ ONLY O Ne eaeeee er ToMt, i>Mt. eaaaaatta State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent s Estate » File No. to-22457-SE Estate ol FRED STEINER. Deceased Social Security No 381-18-9847 IO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing TAKE NOTICE On November 18. 1998 at 9 00 nuramtancnaf’! Peter Baker UTM11 Al (MT MIVEBd FUIUM THEBOMOWEMpg! doors to serve Uh* needs of your erandfiarrnt.s Ibday. mam tanks an* bring consolidated. hit th* Stale Bank a m . in the Probate Courtroom Hastings Michi­ gan. before Honorable Richard H Shaw Judge of Probate, a hearing will be held on the petition ot Bruce W Sterner requesting that he be ap­ pointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred Steiner who lived at 11224 Davis Road. Middleville Michigan 49333 and who died on 9/25/98 requesting that the heirs at law of the decedent be determined and requesting also that the Will of the deceased dated April 19 1983 and codicils dated none be admitted to Probate Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within four months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date 10-12-98 of Caledonia is here Io slay M*rvme inia 0>ncraUons uith friendly faces you knnu and trust HelptnR wu ullri HOLY MAN neryihinc fnmi personal <-hrekmc in < ommcnial OSOUMER s*«o*Aisu'*s chrt kmc. small tiusmcss loans to home mortiMfirs your child's first sauries account to mtmey market accounts All the iaU*sl fkinkmc irchnoktt akxic wil/i the personal ANTZ •StUMN SEAnCCGlK WK srfMcr mhj n* accusUMncd io The Stale Bank of CalrAmia-Srrw wxj drsmr In <11 |roplr yw trust- smer I'MM 0 PRACTICAL MASK Tim Baker DIMMERS & DOHERTY 61^945-9596 Bruce W Sterner 10631 Gun Lake Road Middleville Ml 49333 Mam Office </«.<< tu<s< State Bank of Caledonia Dutton Office MiddirsiAr Office Kalamazoo Office ’3b Ntm su SE Ml’ Artmgkm 12’S Wotnnfcr Cafedcna.Ml 49316 Duan Mi 49’|6 MxklcMlk Mi 49’” Kuljnu/i»> Ml • 4911P >616) 891-4H13 |616>6WLKW 16I6179K..M6I 16I613R1-W) 627 E Mam Su POBm (10/22) Member Federal Reserve & FDIC iSeti'itx yeti ai'Activ p.«>i WMT MEANS MAY COME es-t.-tx ’X WGMT AT THE ROXBURY David A Dtmmers (P12793) 221 South Broadway Tom Baker 94 years aeo. The Stair Hank of Caledonia ofrncd lb �Page 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 22 1998 Woodland woman survives purse snatching by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Eunice Eckardt of Woodland was shop­ ping with her sister in Grand Rapids last Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 14) when the unthinkable happened — she became the victim of a purse snatching Ekhardt was leaving Hudson's in the Woodland Mall about 1:30 p.m. and had just reached her car. She said she noticed a woman walking behind her. but thought the lady was going to her own car. Eckardt opened the driver’s side door, tossed her purse in the back seat and found herself slammed against the car as the thief reached in and grabbed the purse. Eckardt's sister. Helen Wortley. was dumb struck, but Eckardt said she 'screamed bloody murder " A construction worker heard her cries for help and came to the rescue He chased the young woman across the parking lot and tackled her in a nearby woods. The Good Samaritan grabbed the purse and hit the at­ tacker over the head with it. The purse and contents were saved, but lhe thief got Banner CLASSIFIEDS CaiL.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 \\ tilth </ / at in CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show BUILDING ON COMMER­ CIAL PROPERTY' on Main on November 21st. Call Pam at St. in Nashville. Call 616-623­ 616-868-5212 PART ARABIAN MARE 9 years old. $900. 948-8508 6108 to leave message_________ / at Salt \nhi 2-BEDROOM MOBILE HOME. Unfurnished, no pets. MOVING/GARAGE SALE: '92 BUICK PARK AVENUE $425/month plus security de­ Household items & decorations, Ex tra dean Fiorida car $8,500. 945-2640. posit. Must submit to a credit women’s/child’s clothing-much like new- winter coats & cloth­ check. 616-945-4830 ing. 227 Nelson St.. Hastings 1986 FORD TEMPO for sale. Runs good $700. Call 948-8895 1996 Chrysler FOR SALE Tues. 1070-Sat. 10/24.10 00am6.00pm. No Early Sales. PIANO TUNING, Concorde LX. White. 4 dour. rebuilding. Estimates. 19.000miles. Mrs. Al Signs.9455461. Piano Service. repairing, ( iHHintuniv \iilu r Joe Mix Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. fall 945-9888 HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS “ITS CIDER TIME FESTI­ *92 PONTIAC SUNBIRD LE: 4 door. auto. air. AM-FM w/lapc deck. Excellent condition, $3.500 948-4100______________ PARTINGOUT: 1988 Honda Accord. Many good parts. 948­ 9662 VAL" October 24 & 25.12PM5PM. Photo Show, Steam & TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, Gasoline Engines. Cider Mak­ cleaning for your needs. Pickup - ing, Live Music. Petting Zoo. drop-off laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508or945-9448 BBQ Food. Apple Dumplings Admission; Adults $5.00. Chil­ leave message. __________________ dren $2.00. 131 cxpressway/A42 Bradley Exit. East/Briggs BANKRUPTCY • Respect for ( aid t // I hank > Road, north 1-1/2 miles. 616­ 795-7530 client dignity at every step. No charge for your initial appoint­ THE FAMILIES OF WILMA AND DONALD HINCKLEY WISH TO THANK ALL RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, PRAYERS, CARDS, FLOWERS AND MEMORIAL CONTRIBU­ TIONS, DUR ING TH IS TIME OF TRAGEDY AND GREAT LOSS. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND TREA­ SURE YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY. THANKS SO MUCH for your love and support. From lhe fam­ ily and friends of Mick Brazier ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604 FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several ment. Experienced Attorney. I- EXCAVATION - SMALL DOZING JOBS- ATTEN­ TION TO DETAIL. CLEAR­ ING, STUMPS, DRIVE­ WAYS, BACKFILLING, LANDSCAPING • SAND & GRAVEL, TOP SOIL. IN­ SURED- DON VETTER 795­ 7830. 800-945-5971 BOXER PUP. 8 weeks old $225 OBO 616-945-0403 LOVING PETS NEED A HOME: Springer/Blue Tick, 3 year old neutered female, sweet tempered but active, good with kids; Collie/Shepherd mix, 7 years old, neutered female, calm with good disposition, protective of family, older chil­ dren or adults perferred, both raised with and OK with cats and other dogs, licensed and up to date with shots, good health, house broken; 2 large orange-yellow marble Tabby cats, (I) 5 years, male, neu­ tered, calm, good w/kids, lap­ type, indoor-outdoor; (1) smaller 6 year female, neu­ tered, both very sweet disposi­ tion and cuddly. 616-948-9155. SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: “LOW HANDYMAN RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES!! CALL 616-948­ 4093 NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W State Sl, Hastings. MANUFACTURING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for industrial positions at Amway Corporation All shifts banks, they are eager to sell available; length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rate plus $80 bonus based on performance homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad 1-800-672-9601 REPO: MUST SELL will look al any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. ABANDON REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessary. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. SMALL PIECE ASSEMBLY: Assemblers needed for and attendance. Stop in or call a Vermontville company full-time Manpower of Hastings 948­ 3000.127 N. Market St .(behind to possible permanent. Must have excellent hand-eye coordination, Riverbend Travel)._____________ and great attention to detail. Very repetitive, perfect attendance important. Starts at $6.75/ph.. 40 hours/per week. I st shift- Friday PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production com­ panies in the Dutton. Caledonia, and Lowell areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experi­ aftemoons off. If you meet these MANPOWER of Hastings, 127 ence necessary, company will train. Full time to possible per­ N. Market Street. 948-3000 EOE manent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75. excellent oppor­ qualifications, please apply at FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. Real I 'till< CHEBOYGAN COUNTY: 5 Beautiful Wooded Acres of Hardwoods, ideal hunting and camping location. Within walk­ ing distance to State Land. Drive­ way and cleared campsite. Sea­ sonal road access. $ 13.900. $500 down. $ 170frno.. 11 % Land Con­ tract. Northern Land Company 1-800-968-3 I 18, www.northemlandco com. TORCH LAKE- 20mi NEof Traverse City. 2-5 acre beautiful building sites. Black top road, underground utilities, spectacu­ lar views. Minutes from Alden & Torch Lake. $19,900 to $60,000. COUNTY- KALKASKA "5 acres, beauti­ fully wouded with small pond. 305ft frontage on M-66. Electric available, close to Stale forest and snowmobile trail, $24,900 10% town. 10% in 90days, bal­ ance at II%.L/Cpayment$250/ mo More acreage available, easy L/C terms' GREAT LAKES LAND CO (616) 922-8099 OPEN HOUSE: Sunday . Octo­ ber 25lh from I-3pm. 3 bedroom. 2 bath, double lot. Must sec 829 N. Broadway $79,800. tunity. Apply at MANPOWER TOOL AND DIE MACHINE OPERATORS: Machine op­ 946-3(XX) EOE________________ erators needed for a Middleville area tool and die company. Ex­ FOOD PROCESSING: Man­ perience a must. Full-tinv pos­ sible permanent, 40 hours per plications for an egg processing power is currently accepting ap­ plant in Lake Odessa. Neat.clcan, and comfortable work environ­ week, occasional overtime. Ap­ plicants needed for all shifts. Pclase apply al MANPOWER of ment. Several light industrial positions available. Starts at $6.25/hr., opportunity for per­ Hastings, 127 N. Market St.. (be­ hind RiverbendTravel),948-300 manent hire with excellent ben­ EOE______________________ efits. For information call Man­ power of Hastings 127 N. Mar­ MACHINE OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY: A S E. ket St.. EO E 616-948-3000 Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for assemblers CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MANPOWER and machine operates on all is seeking applicants for long shifts. Duties include light as­ term positions at a prestigious distributing company. sembly of small automotive parts, plastic injection machine opera­ Successfull candidates will work have high attention to detail and as customer service representa­ tives providing excellent service good finger dexterity. All posi­ and performing order entry. tions are long term to possible Qualified candidates must have permanent. Must be willing to good telephone etiquette and prior customer service experi­ ence. If you meet these qualifi­ tion, and press operation. Must work overtime. Pay increases b’’red on work performance! For cations. and are looking for a rewarding long-term opportu­ nity. apply immediately at Man­ power. Inc of Hastings 127 N. Market St., Hastings 616-948­ 3000 EOE._____________________ immediate consideration, apply at MANPOWER of Hastings 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 E.O.E FACTORY (COATER OP­ ERATORS) to $14 50/Hr ♦ HELP benefits. (3) shifts, overtime, entry level. Joblinc Fee. WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ 616-949-2424 eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ /or Sale GROUNDS/M AINTE- tion and attendance incentives, TIRES-LIKE BRAND NEW NANCE: To $I6/Hr. ♦ ben­ efits. entry level, gicat advance­ days. Apply in person, no phone P16, 2 sets. Only 15.000 miles on one seL 30,000 miles on the other. Must sell. Best offer. 945­ 0280.____________________________ GARAGE DOOR steel. 9X8, $180. 2 steel doors, flush, 3 ft., $65 each. OVERHEAD full medical benefits after 120 ment potential. Needed now! 6)6-949-2424 Joblinc Fee calls Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St. Freeport. Ml EOE WASTE WATER TREAT­ MANAGERIAL POSITION MENT PLANT WORKER, available in Hastings group home for developmentally dis­ abled adults. Must have su­ salary + benefits! Entry level, needed now! 616-949-2424 Jobline Fee. pervisory experience and abil­ ity to work with clients, fami­ lies, regulatory stafT, and health professionals. LP.N or BA in human services field required. Competitive wage and benefit package. Call Dawn at (616) 786-0850 or send resume to Heritage H.O.M.E.s, Inc., Attn: Dawn. 168 James St.. Holland. Ml 49424. by Octo­ ber 29.1998. A drug free work environment. EOE 8X8 hip roof,utilitv shad, wood, $600. All excellent. 945-2025. GIBSON PORTABLE dish­ washer. like new; Lift chair, used very little Call 945-5954 or 945­ 5185.____________________________ TWO - 2 SPEED POWER glider transmissions. Full size ping-pong table. Sears Kenmore stove & oven, like BREAD TRUCK DRIVER: To $ 16 80/Hr.. ♦ benefits. Major Company! Entry level, daily route. Start now! 616-949-2424 Joblinc Fee. ANIMAL CARE/PET AT­ TENDANT To $II 25/Hr. many types. entry skilled, start now. 616-949-2424 Jobline Fee new. Exercise bike. 948-9014. 4 I away. Eckardt had a few bruises from lhe or­ deal. Police were called and told Eckardt they would look over film in the store's surveil­ lance cameras to see if the attacker could be identified. They suspect the thief had been stalking Eckardt and Wortley in the store. Eckardt said she has since cleaned out her purse and will not carry check books, cash or credit card in it again. She will keep them on her person. “I need to carry a purse, but I don't need to carry cards and cash in it.” she said. She said she was also very thankful that some­ one took the courage to get involved. “Too often you hear about people turn­ ing the other way when someone is in nerd.” Teen and mother may face abduction, assault charges J-Ad Graphics News Service A 15-year-old Calhoun County boy and his mother may face felony charges after an alleged kidnapping of the boy's ex­ girlfriend from the Hastings High School football game at about 9:36 p.m. Friday, according to police. The boy apparently proceeded to beat lhe 16-year-old Bellevue girl severely in the bed of a pickup tMck. driven through town by the boy's mother, before the girl was left bleeding at the Shell Food Mart on Green Street 11 minutes later. "She received numerous physical injuries and. according to her statement, was struck numerous times.” said Hastings City Police Chief Jerry Sarver. "Apparently, an ambulance took her to Pennock Hospital where she was treated. She did receive significant bruising and swelling." Sarver said that though they have not been able to locate the East Leroy boy. statements from the mother and from the victim conflict regarding what actually occurred prior to her beating. "She said he had called him to tell him where she was because she's afraid of him. but the mother said she called because she wanted him to meet her there," said Sarver. The mother apparently waited in tue truck while the boy located the girl beneath the bleachers and entered into a verbal altercation, said Sarver. "According to witnesses, the female was insistent on not leaving." said Sarver. "She was with her sister and didn't want to leave the game. The male allegedly basically forced her to leave all the while yelling at her and dragging her toward the truck, according to the people who saw it." Sarver said police are not sure, however, whether the girl went willingly or whether she was forced. "We have a number of witnesses who confirm what the victim tells us." said Saner, however. Police are also uncertain whether the girl escaped the truck at the Shell Station or if she was allowed to leave, Sarver said. "The driver, the mother, said she jumped out." said Sarver. "She (the victim) said he kicked her out." The mother also told police she never saw her son hit the victim. Police are seeking charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and kidnapping against the boy. "We may request charges against the mother, also." said Saner. "There is no indication she took part in the assault but if they (the prosecutor's office) think kidnapping is warranted, she may be charged with that, too." Because the juvenile lives in Calhoun County, the case could ultimately be transferred to that jurisdiction for prosecution. Saner said. The incident remains under investigation. Man walks away after car splits in two HASTINGS - A man walked away un­ harmed after the car he was driving left the curve at Woodlawn and Barber roads, struck a tree and split in half, according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Kevin Duiane Abbott. 30, of Hastings told police that he swened to avoid a deer in the road. He also reportedly told police he was blinded by oncoming headlights, police said. A witness said a car fitting the descrip­ tion of Abbott's had been following him weaving back arid forth in its lane before passing the witness at a high rate of speed. Police arrived at the accident scene to see the rear of the Chevy Celebrity in the mid­ dle of Barber Road and the front end against a tree with Abbott still sitting behind the wheel. Abbott reportedly told police he'd had two to three 12-ounce beers. He registered .21 on a preliminary breath test and . 18 and 19 on Datamaster tests at the jail police reported. He was charged with operating under the influence and was arraigned on the charge Tuesday. A Nov. 4 plea and sentencing date has been set in Barry County's 56-1 District Court. He is free on $100 bond. POLIC6 SCAT Possible murder attempt probed CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A Nashville are, woman who were to a dark bant to water tome calve, Ian Wednesdiy evening told police she fell something go reroute Ins I neck jut prior to loving coruciouneK. Police suspect the woman may have been the target of an attempted murder and repotted that the marks on her neck appeared to have been made by a rope. The woman told Barry County Sheriff, Deputies that she feh her Upa and Hath going numb before passing out in the bam and that she awoke at about 8:30 p.m. on the ground near the cow pen. laying on her back. "She said she touched her face and had blood in her bands.' according to police. The woman, who was babysitting at the time, awakened the children aad drova to Pennock Hospital where she was treated for cuts from a sharp object . Police have a suspect and the incident remains under investigation. Teen faces charges in booze party BARRY TOWNSHIP - A 17-year-old Curd Road giri who told poikc she hound a party for her minor-aged friends to get back at her toother may bee 10 charge, In connection with the Oct. 9 incident An anonymous call to police about the loud party- also resulted in 11 underage in­ dividuals being cited for being minors in poeaessioo of alcohol by consumption, ac­ cording to a report by the Barry County Sheriffr yr pt mr at Another party guest, a minor aged male who attempted to drive bottle froto the pariQi with a blood alcohol content of .10S, was arrested for operating under the ofhnnce and for driving with no license after be lost control of bis car. hit an erebantama and robed over. The accident occurred oo Gun Lake Road and Airport Road at about 12.-05 un..pciia* reported. The 17:year-old driver said be was swerving to avoid a deer in the roadway. Three of the other party guests cited were taken to jaiL Two were lodged for taalodng and obstructing police officers and one was jailed for having a bleed alcohol curite af .102. Police are seeking 10 charges cf allowing alcohol consumption on the praurites I against the hostess. ATF assisting in gun shop theft ■ . . FREEPORT - Police have no suspects and the Federal Boreas of Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms (A TF.) is assisting with a Michigan Stare Police iuvestigriioa into ba theft of 12 handguns taken during a break-in early Tuesday St The Ace Gaaabop la Freeport. According to DetTSgt. Lou Quinn of die Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Mice. 10 of the handguns were semi-automatic consisting of .45.32 aad 22 caliber. The thieve, used a pry bar, which has not been found, to gaia easy through be boat door of the Division Street gun shop sometime between 12:30 asn. told 730 xu. police siid. Troopers said a woman who conttocaed a downtown door check aS 1230 ajn. repottod the door was locked and recure al that time, trooper, mid. Authorities are asking that anyone with any information nr who awy have man anyone around the gun shop late Monday night or esty Tuesday mooring toeffi te Michigan Stare Police Post at 948-8283 or Silent Observer al 1-800-310-9031. Another charged in child sex case BARRY TOWNSHfP - A 49-year-old Wilkin, Road man is the latest to M ritoriad and arraigned in connection with an ongoing investigatioc into the repented, nUagmii sexual abuse of two Hastings boy, between 1987 and 1995. according to ptefca. William Duane Auden is free on 810X00 personal recognisance bond white be atoteto a Nor. 11 preliminary examination on one charge of second degree criminal smote conduct, according to information provided by 56-1 District Court in Haremgs. According to Hastings City Mice Detective Tom Premock. Aurins is accused af fondling one of the boy, m November of 1989 in Hastings. His was the fifth arrest made by Pennock as a reauh of Iris dne-monh long iavarilgarioo into the care, which allegedly also involved Kenneth Koan of Haadaga aocapring money in exchange for allowing as least one of the men to have aex wite the bntetoB. Koan. 42, face, H rex charges, including nine count, of first degree crimlnte aexate conduct and is in jail awaiting a Nov. 6 preliminary examination. Koan', bond has been lowered from $500,000 to 5250.000 and he remain, lodged la the Barty County Jail. The care remain, tmder investigation. Couple accused of molesting youth HASTINGS - A married Hastings coupte, accused of teamingupto taobla 13-yuarold Hastings boy. is in the Barry County Jail awaiting an Ocl 28 pnliuiaugr examination on two counts each of third degree irireinal sexual coattoct. said Hastings City Police Det. Tom Pennock Wednesday. . Police my Amber Willett, 18 mid Christopher WUtea. 22, allegedly look the boy teto the wood, behind Southeastern Elementary School in the evening on Aug. 22,1998. ■One of the adult, wu allegedly involved In aexttal penetration with the boy white ba other one assisted," said Pennock. ♦ • .. •. i.. Permock mid the couple know, the victim, though he i, not relaled to them aad bte the alleged assault took place on reboot property Police became awwe of the alleged incident when the victim told a fttaad whs, had happened. The Mend then notified pohee. tamock said. Amber Willea. who wa, arraigned on the charges Wednesday. i» being held on $2300 hood, while Omnopber Willett, arraigned Monday.it lodged on $5JXX) bond. Police warn drivers to lock their cars HASTINGS - A nuh of larcenies from unlocked vehicles between 11 p.m. Monday and 6:45 im. Tuesday, Oct 20. has police warning people to alway, lock their care. Of the 10 can reported to have minor items missing, seven were parked al Haatag, Manufacturing Company on.Mill Street and three were in other parts of he dty. mid Det Tom Pennock. This has been occurring off and on throughout the'dty." said Pennock. Pennock said police have no suspects in connection with the thefts, but strongly urge, people io never leave their can unlocked. Man tries to hang self at Barry jail WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A man anened by Barry County SherifTs Deputies after leading them on a 90 mph chare while driving on the wrong ride of Woodland Rood Oct. 15 tried to hang himself with his T-thirt in the jail holding cell shortly alter Us anett. according to a police report Police mid the man. whore name is being withheld pending srraignmenL refaasd a preliminary breath test and a reardt warrant was secured in order to obtaia a blood bav for alcohol content The results were not available at pres, time. Deputies said they first spotted the 42-year-old Lake Odema man Airing 44 mph in a 25 mph zone while beading north on Main Street near Amasa Street io Woodland at about 7:30 p.m. As they tried to stop the vehicle, the man accelerated to about 90 mph and centered to speed up to about 100 mph, police said. As the pursuit approached Jordan Road, the man swerved into the southbound lane and refused to stop for police. At the Brown Road intersection, however, the man su&fealy pulled to the side of lhe road and nearly fell to the ground as he got out of the vehicle police said. While enroute to the jail, the man threatened to poison the deputies' children with heroine and crack cocaine and reportedly said "If you let me out, you had better watch out. I will take my revenge on society." � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-10-29.pdf b3310952ee62ee10db38081dc6ca9af5 PDF Text Text Glimpses of ghouls, goblins Saxon harrier first in White Candidates9 views examined See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 10 See Stories on Pages 15-18 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 1 I JfSTlNGS Ftexfab sponsors next blood drive Flcxfab will sponsor the next Barry Coonty Red Crosa chapter blood drive in Haslinfs, which is scheduled for 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the First Bapdst Cbarch Flexfib will award a traveling tro­ phy to the company or organization that beings in the most donors. A tro­ phy will be awarded at the Hasdnp Ana Chamber of Commerce annual dtaner Friday. Nov. 6. For more information on bow to take part in the Tlexfab Challenge.' ofl Gayle Mash « 9452433. Reserva­ tions win be honored by calling the Red Cross office at 945-3122 prior to Nov. 3. , The Red Cross also will conduct a Hood drive Monday. Nov. 2. at the Sl Ambrose Church in Delton. Area residents are reminded that flu shots will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. this afternoon and Thursday. Oct 29, al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, cor­ ner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. The shots are administered by the Barry-Eaton District Health Depart­ ment Call 945-9516 for mere infer mation. Legislative Coffee set The next Legislative Coffee program hat been scheduled for 8 am Monday. Nov. 9. at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. State Senator Joanne Emmons; State Representative Terry Geiger, Jeanne Englehart. representing Con­ gressman Vent Ehlers; and Sara Linsmrer. representing Congressman Nick Smith, will be on hand to discuss is­ sues and concerns. A straw vote on one of the issues discussed will be taken at the conclusion of the pro■mm. The Legislative Coffee series is sponsored by lhe Hillings Ares Chamber of Commerce. Habitat workshop slated for Nov. 4 Those who would like to get infor­ mation about a Habitat for Humanity bouse are invited to attend family se­ lection workshops planned for two consecutive Wednesdays. Nov. 4 and 11. at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. A workshop also is planned for 9 am. Saturday, Nov. 7. for those who cannot ahead the Wednesday sessions. Habitat for Humanity is an ecu­ menical Christian housing ministry with the goal of eliminating poverty bousing. Volunteers work in partner­ ship with low income families to help them obtain decent, affordable homes, sold to them al cost without interest. The prospective homeowners, how­ ever. are expected to put in 'sweat eq­ uity* themselves. The next Habitat house will be built in Hastings For more information, call 948­ 9939. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 ANNER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1999 VOLUME 145. NO. 44 News r'-' r~sr.::. PRICE scr Election will be Tuesday The so-called "off-year" general election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3, with area polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. When an election is held two years after a presidential election, it's called an "offyear" vote, in which the turnout usually is considerably lower. Positions that will be decided include U.S. Congress, Michigan Governor. At­ torney General. Secretary of State, State Senator, State Representative. State Board of Education, Michigan Supreme Court, County Board of Commissioners and this year there will be three propositions on the ballot. The most talked about statewide ballot proposal is B, which would legalize physi­ cian assisted suicide and spell out the con­ ditions that must be met. Groups such as Michigan Right to Life have spearheaded many television advertisements against the proposal. The o’her two ar* A. which would re­ place the word "handicapped" with "dis­ abled" in the state constitution and C. which allow the state to bond for public funding of environmental cleanup projects. The most talked about political race is that between Republican incumbent Gov. John Engler and Democrat Geoffrey Reger. Engler is seeking his third four-year term as governor. He has been in Lansing as a legislator or governor since be graduated from college in 1970. Fieger is a new­ comer to politics and is best known as the attorney for Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the pio­ neer of physician-assisted suicide. Incumbent Candice Miller will seek her second four-year term as secretary of state, but first must get past Democratic oppo­ nent Mary Lou Parks, who has been a stale legislator from the Detroit area. A close race is predicted between Democrat Jennifer Granholm and Republican John Smietanka. one of whom will replace Democrat Frank Kelley, whoJs retiring after holding the See ELECTION, continued page 2 r Invaders at Charlton Park Cute baliurmas. v.!u,d I .lent, and avan the S'latue jt Jberty could be found Sa.urday wandering lhe grounds of Charlton Park during the All Hallows Evening celebration. which was highlighted by a kids' costume contest. Here two =0 'testants stand before the contest judges hoping their out-ol-this-worid costumes will win the day. For more photos. see inside. County, township proposals on Nov. 3 election ballot by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Barry county voters are being a^ked to open their wallets when they vote Tuesday. Nov. 3. and approve tax increases lo fund a new proposed Barry Community Senior Center, millage to operate and maintain the center and to freeze the distribution of a to­ tal of seven allocated mills to the county, townships and intermediate school district. Where to Vote.,. Aaayria Township - 8094 Tasker Road, off M-66 at Assyria Center, Bellevue Township Hall. ' Baltimore Township - 6424 Bedford Road (M-37 South), Hastings - Township Hall. 948-2022 • Barry Township Precinct 1 - Hickory Road, Hickory Comers - Fite Station. 671­ 5346. Barry Township - Precinct 2 - 201 E. Orchard Street, Delton - Township Hall. 623­ 5171. Carlton Township - 85 Welcome Road, Hastings, Michigan - Old Welcome School. 945-5990. Castleton Township - 915 Reed StreeL Nashville - Township Hall. 852-9479. Hastings Charter Township - 885 River Road, Hastings - Township Hall. 948-9690. Hope Township - Both Precincts - 5463 S. Wall Lake Road (M-43), Hastings Township Hall. 948-2464. Irving Township - Precinct 1-112 State Street. Freeport - Village Hall. 765-5330. Irving Township - Precinct 2 - Comer of Woodschool Road and Wing Road, Hastings - Township Hall. Johnstown Township - 13555 Bedford Road, Dowling (M-37 South) - Township Hall. 721-9709. Maple Grove Township - 721 Durkee StreeL Nashville - Township Hall. 852-0872. Orangeville Township - Boulter Road (in Orangeville). Shelbyville - Township Hall. 664-4522. Prairieville Township Precinct 1-10115 Norris Road. Delton - Township Hall. 623-2664. Prairieville Township Precinct 2 - 11351 Lindsay Road. PlainwelL Pine Lake Fire Department. 623-5101. Rutland Charter Township - 2461 Heath Road, Hastings - Township Hall. 948­ 2194. Thomapple Township Precinct I - 3885 Bender Road, Middleville - Thomapple Kellogg High School. 795-3394. Thomapple Township Precinct 2 - 200 E. Main. Middleville - Township Hall. 795­ 7202. Woodland Township - 156 South Main, Woodland - Fire Station A Township Hall. 367-4915. Yankee Springs Township - 284 North Briggs Road. Middleville - Township Hall, 795-9091 City of Hastings (All 4 Wards) - 232 W. Grand StreeL Hastings - Middle School 945-2468 City Hall Clerk* Office. The polls will be open from 7 am. lo 8 pm on the Jay of the election. In addition, voters in Irving and Carlton townships will be asked to approve a tax hike to operate the Freeport District Li­ brary and Hope Township voters will de­ cide whether to repeal their own township zoning ordinance and give zoning jurisdic­ tion back to the county. Community Senior Center A request for up to three-fourths mill for 10 years is being sought to acquire land, construct and equip a Barry Community Senior Center. The approximately $5.1 million project will offer seniors a chance to enjoy recre­ ational activities and learn new skills in a comfortable setting, among their peers, and provide offices for the Commission on Ag­ ing (COA) and its many programs, which range from housekeeping services to in­ home personal care, advocates say. Advocates point to studies that show so­ cial interaction, proper nutrition and exer­ cise are the most important contributors to healthy aging. The current COA headquarters in Hast­ ings is a 75-year-old facility with wiring and plumbing that does not meet today's standards. Commissioner Emmet Herring­ ton told the County Board of Commission­ ers Tuesday. The second floor and basement of the current building cannot be used by the COA because it is not barrier free. And The number of meals delivered to home­ bound residents has increased dramatically in this decade, from 18.485 in 1990 to 40,571 in 1997. This year, nearly 45,000 meals are expected to be delivered to homes all over the county. That's an increase of more than 4,000 meals in one year Building operations, maintenance In a separate ballot proposal, voters will be asked to authorize up to one-tenth of a mill for six years to operate and maintain the proposed senior center Both millage proposals have to be ap­ proved in order for the project to proceed The two proposals would cost $1.77 per month for a homeowner ? ith a home val­ ued at $50,000; and $3.54 per momh for a home valued at $100,000 Fixed millage This proposal is one that is more diffi­ cult to understand, but would freeze for six years the distribution of the seven allocated mills the county, townships and intermedi­ ate school district are allowed to receive through a provision in the state constitu­ tion. Over the years, because of the Headlee Tax Limitation Amendment, the seven mills have been reduced, rolled back to smaller amounts. If voters, approve the proposal next week, the full seven mills will be restored, resulting in a tax increase. A primary reason for wanting a new building is to have a commercial kitchen. For instance, the county alone will re­ ceive about $1 million more in revenue. Without voter approval, the original al­ located millage rates erode with inflation and cannot be restored to original levels. Regardless of what voters decide, the qualifying units will still receive allocated millage. Election results will decide what COA Executive Director Tammy Penning­ the amounts are. ton said. If the COA had its own kitchen. Pen­ nington said the quality and nutritional value of the meals could be improved and menus could be designed to better suit the tastes of local residents. The COA also could respond immediately to any negative For example, in 1997, the allocated mil­ lage did not total 7 mills, but were 4.9776 mills for the county and 0.1144 mills for the intermediate school district, according to the county equalization office Allocated the COA does not have a commercial kitchen in the current facility, which means meals for homebound adults (Meals on Wheels) and the Friendship Center meals around the county have to be purchased from a caterer in Kent County. food comments Meals could be prepared locally at a lower cost and some of the money cur­ rently spent for catering (about SI25.000 a year) could be used lo employ local people. Pennington said. The COA's Friendship Meal sites around the county will still continue if the Senior Center is approved by voters. millage for individual townships ranged from .611310 .9141 A purpose of next week's proposal is to eliminate the need for the Tax Allocation Board to meet every year to determine how the allocated millage should be divided The Nov. 3 ballot proposal will ask vot­ ers to freeze the millage allotments at 5.62 mills for lhe county. 1.23 mills for town- See PROPOSALS, continued page 2 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 Sun & News writer Barb Gall dies by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer Barbara Gall, former staff reporter for lhe Caledonia and Middleville Sun & News for almost 10 years, died Tuesday morning after a brief battle with cancer. She was 56 Gall started as a staff writer tn February 1988 and retired in October 1997. Since then she had worked part-time as editor and writer-photographer for "Take Five.” a newsletter published by and about the Caledonia school district Gall earned a bachelor's and master's degree in English from Indiana University. She had lived in the Caledonia area for 13 years and had been involved in many volunteer activities and community service, such as serving on the board of the new Education Foundation and working as a volunteer at Meyer May House in Grand Rapids. She was involved on an Action Team as a pan of the Strategic Planning Initiative. She worked on the Gender Equity Committee. Caledonia Superintendent of Schools Doug Busman said Gall played a large part in the dedication last month of the Ralph E. Myers Memorial Stadium, through the research she did. which was very meaningful to the Myers family. Busman said of Gall. "I have been here 12 years. I met and have come to know Barb in community activities, and as a friend. 1 soon began to see what she was Nows Briefs (Continued) able to do through her role as a writer. She posessed a wonderful gift as a reporter and writer. She had the ability to make complex ideas easy to understand. "She was able to develop a network of people from diverse backgrounds She took many different people at face value, learning from everyone and brought their talents together. "She presented information in a way that allowed everyone to particpate in the school and community as a fully informed public, from schools, to municipal to other kinds of matters. "In that she exemplified the role of a free press in a democracy." Busman said. "Beyond that. 1 admired Barb as a person She encouraged the school and community to respect the past, yet strive for a standard of excellence in the future. The children and staff of Caledonia Community Schools and the residents of our community will benefit from the many ways Barbara Gall touched our lives. She will be deeply missed. "Barb Gall touched the lives of a lot of people," he said. "She left Caledonia a better place because she was here. Any time you needed someone to serve or be part of an initiative to make the community a better place. Barb was there. She touched everyone through the community service work she did." Caledonia Librarian Jane Heiss, who knew Gall for years, said. "She was Holiday grief workshop set Bury Community Hospice will of­ fer a workshop on 'Getting Through the Holidays from 7 lo 9 p.m. Thurs­ day, Nov. 12, at the hospice office, 450 Meadow Run, Hastings. someone I treasured for her wit and he humor She was very well read and I wil miss her. I appreciated her extremely finwriting ability.'* Fred Jacobs of J-Ad Graphics, who knev her for the 10 years she worked as reporter, said. "She was a really speci; person. She was an exceptional water, an worked very hard to make sure everythin was completely accurate She felt she ha to give JOO percent to make everything i perfect as possible. "Her goal was to inform people wit what they needed to know about the community, and what was happening St understood the impact her stories wou' have on lhe community, from the politic issues to the local activities. She believe exposure of the whole range of news wou inform the community about tl importance of things that were happenin and which could change their lives." Jaco said. "She made the Sun and News h personal project, making a special effort tell stories about people when it w important to them, for example, wh students achieved something that deserv notice in the paper. She wanted the kids be covered, and had a special dedication education "She enjoyed writing, and when she gave it up. it was to spend time with her family." Jacobs said. "It is an understatement to say she will be missed." said Banner and Sun & News editor David T. Young. "What she did and wrote meant so much to the Caledonia community. She loved Caledonia and 1 think the feelings were mutual "Believe it or not. Barb didn't think of herself as a great writer, though we all knew better. She often needed reassurance that she was doing good work." Young added, "In all the years I've been reading reporters' stories, three by Barb still are particularly outstanding and memorable for me. She wrote two in 1988, on the tragic deaths of courageous teen-agers Todd Cherpes and Amy Barnaby. The other was her sincere coverage of D & W CEO Barbara Gall and her dog. Mason, a year ago at her home. than a former co-worker. She was a kind friend who always let you know how much you were appreciated "Even though I didn't see her very much after she retired a year ago. the bond of friendship was still fresh each time we'd gather for a newsroom reunion luncheon or a chat. It was the kind of comfortable relationship that defies time. She always fondly recalled the 'good ole days.’ when we would sometimes find ourselves working overtime together, going without dinner and pooling our packets of dned soup and cheese and peanut butter crackers, thinking we had quite a feast." Gilbert said. "Barb had such a keen mind and was a descriptive storyteller with a fantastic sense of humor. She was the queen of puns in the newsroom. We shared much laughter and good-natured groans every time we heard Barb's latest play on words." "Barb was the first full time Caledonia Red Cross Ball will be Nov. 28 The workshop is designed to help the bereaved anticipate, navigate and cope with the coming holiday season without a loved one. The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have its third annual Holiday Ball at 7 p.m. Satur­ There is no charge. Those who want to register or receive more information may call the Barry Community Hos­ pice Bereavement Department at 948­ 8452 or (800) 254-5939. Robert Woodrick when he came to Caledonia High School to talk about our national disease of racism. "All three of these stories moved me deeply, as I'm sure it did others. "The only reason I didn't compliment her Chamber board election Nov. 6 as much as she deserved was that, as I wrote to her earlier this month while she was in the hospital, it would be like telling Barry Sanders he's a great running back." Young 8^x1. \ V" having a master s degree in English, she was modest about her writing skills and wondered if she could make the grade as d “Her deaih is such a blow to all of us at J-Ad Graphics." said Assistant Editor Elaine Gilbert, “because Barb was more reporter. It was such a joy to see her immediately blossom as a wonderful news writer with a real zeal for her community. day, Nov. 28, at the Hastings Moose Lodge. The evening will include music by Les Jazz and disc jockey Archie Wood, a 50-50 drawing, food, beverages and dancing. Tickets, at $10 each, may be pur­ chased from any director or member if the Red Cross chapter, at the Com­ mission on Aging. D & N Mortgage Company, the Credit Bureau and Ad­ vanced Commercial Printers. Haunted House has new spooks The Hastings Jaycees* Haunted House, filled with many new frights and delights and located on M-43 be­ tween Hastings and Delton, continues to be open to the public from today through Sunday (Oct. 29-31). Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 p.m. tonight. The spooky house is the Jaycees' major fund-raising event of the year and supports many community pro;%cts. Admission is $6 per person. A special non-scary Kids' Day Hal­ loween Bash for children will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Candy, games and a costume contest will be part of the fun, with prizes for the top three winners in three different age groups. 1 to 3. 4 to 6 and 7 to 10. Other activities will include games, such as a penny search, cupcake walk, bean bag toss, and others. Prizes will be available. Admission that day is $1.50. MainStreet Savings Bank is sponsoring the event along with the Youth Advisory Council and Jaycees Fall art auction will be Nov. 14 The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County will have its fourth an­ nual fall art auction at 6:30 p.m. Sat­ urday, Nov. 14. at the Hastings Coun­ try Club Those who attend can bid on paint­ ings. decorative fine an. prints and more. Local artists will donate their work, as well as supporters of the Arts Council who will donate pieces from their private collections. Silent auction items will include services by local businesses, fine arts books and a five- pound chocolate bar Todd Willard of Hastings will pro­ vide keyboard music and some Arts Council 1998 scholarship winners will provide additional entertainment. Also included in the evening will be a pasta bar. Tickets for lhe evening are $25 per person. Seating is limited to 120 and reservations must be made by Wednes­ day, Nov. 4. For more information, call 945­ 4936. ' I The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its election of board members between 6 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Hastings Coun­ try Gub. Those who are unable to attend may vote at the local chamber office, 118 E. Court St. that Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Members are re­ minded they may cast only one vote per business. A maximum of five directors will be elected. Those who wish to run for a direc­ tor's post may submit their names in writing to Dixie Stadel-Manshum or call her at 945-2454 by Monday. Oct. 26. Nominated thus far are Bob Bying­ ton of the Depot Law Offices, Deb Button of Hodges Jewelers, Mary Campbell of the Viking Corp., Mike Hallifax of Hallifax Services and Tom Mohler of the Barry Intermediate School District. The program at the chamber dinner will be Bob Bender of Bender and As­ sociates. and William Kalmer, director of the Michigan Quality Council, who will talk about "Community Devel­ opment — Outside the Box." Bowens Mills festivals to end The next installment of the "It’s Cider Time" festival series at Bowens Mills will be a "Children's Festival Weekend." The activities will start at noon and last until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Oct. 31 and Nov. I. Included will be cider making, mill tours, a petting zoo. horse drawn wagon rides, cider pressing and com grinding demonstrations, music and food. There will be activities and games and all children will be admitted free of charge. The kids are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes Satur­ day for a parade at I p.m. and ribbons will be awarded to the winners. On Sunday, there will be a cat and dog show at 2 p.m. with ribbons for the winners. Gate fees are $5 for adults. AH rev­ enue is used to maintain and restore the mill. This will be the last of the program in the annual It’s Cider Time" festival series. The mill will reopen on Nov. 27 for the first-ever "Christmas at the Mill" celebration. Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance. For more information, call 795­ 7530. reporter for the Sun & News, one of our sister publications." Gilbert said. "It was also her first sunt as a journalist. Despite She was an editor's dream with her concern for accuracy and fairness, gift with words and grasp of community issues. "Her family meant so much to her she was extremely proud of thqir achievements and skills. We loved hearing her animated conversations about her husband Mick's management philosophies, son Andy’s latest play and son Adair's African adventure in an overseas study program through Hope College and Ks recent stint as an intern with the National Park Service. She is survived by her husband Michael Lee Gall, two sons. Andrew Johnston Gall of Chicago, and Adam Reed Gall of Alto, her parents Stuart and Lillian Moyes of St. George. Utah, and two brothers. Davjb Moyes of Virginia and Douglas Moyes pf Colorado. Michael Gall, tragically also lost mother within 24 hours of Barb’s passing Funeral services will be held at 11 aX. Saturday at the Holy Family Cathode Church. 9669 Kraft, with the Rev. |$. David E. LeBlanc officiating. Interment will take place tn Terre Hm£ Ind. The family will receive relatives adb friends at the Caledonia Funeral Home 6J6 E. Main St.. Thursday and Friday ffdji 5:30 to 9 p.m. ELECTION, continued from page 1 post for 37 years. face State Senator Jim Berryman. Smith is At the county level. Republican inct b The race in the Second Congressional District will be between incumbent Repub­ lican Peter Hoekstra and Democratic chal­ lenger Bob Shrauger. Hoekstra is seeking his fourth two-year term. Shrauger is an at­ torney from Pentwater The Second District includes Thomapple. Yankee Springs, Or­ angeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and about one-third of Hope Township. In the Third Congressional District, in­ cumbent Republican Vem Ehlers will seek seeking his fourth term The Seventh Dis­ bent Robert Wenger will be challeng i again by Democrat John Loftus in the S ond District while Clare Tripp, winner f the Repubican primary last August, v I meet Democrat Melvin Goebel in the Si: i District. The Second District inclix t Thomapple Township and part of Irvife his third full term. He is being opposed by Democrat John Ferguson, an attorney in Grand Rapids. The Third District takes in- all of Irving. Carlton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, about iwo-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township. In the Seventh Congressional District, incumbent Republican Nick Smith will trict covers Baltimore. Maple Grove. Assrian and Johnstown townships. The races for state senator and representa­ tive also feature incumbent Republicans. Senator Joanne Emmons of Big Rapids in the 23rd District will seek her third fouryear term against Louis Gula of Remus, a former priest. Rep Terry Geiger will seek his third and final two-year term in the Michigan House. He will face term limits in the year 2CMM) because he cannot serve more than three, two-year terms Term limits also call for only two fouryear terms for senators and the governor. Engler and Emmons are seeking their third terms, but the term limts law went into ef­ fect after they began serving their first terms. Township. The Sixth District covers Yi kee Springs and Orangeville townships. • There also are three county-wide propt als on lhe ballot. One would fund a $! million new Commission on Aging fac ity and another would come up with t I : money to operate it. The other propoi I sets the distribution of what is called t * fixed allocation millage. See inside this week's edition of tl ! Banner for more details of there and o<h r election contests. PROPOSALS, continued from page 1 ships and 0.15 mills for the intermediate school district for the six years. A benefit of fixed millage is that it al­ lows governmental units to belter plan their budgets when they know what their share of the millage will be for a period of time, officials have said. The county didn't have to pay the Alloca­ tion Board to meet for awhile because in 1984 and 1990 voters agreed to fix the al­ located millage for six years at 5.87 mills for the county. I mill for each township and .13 for the intermediate school district. When the last fixed millage expired, vot­ ers in 1996 turned down the opportunity to freeze the millage distribution at those lev­ els for another six years. Voters also said ’no’ to a three-year fixed rate Hope Township Hope Township voters will be asked if they want to repeal their township zoning ordinance and give jurisdiction over zoning in the township to Barry County. Proponents of the proposal contend that township residents, through their taxes, are already paying for zoning at the county level. They also contend that township zoning costs too much, but could be con­ ducted at a more reasonable cost if one per­ son handled both the duties of zoning ad­ ministrator and building inspector. Opponents, who want to keep township zoning, say residents can have more control over decisions because they can vote for all the people on the local board and they can keep permit fees in lhe township At the county level, township residents vote lor only one of the eight commissioners who make decisions. Some of the printed literature opposing the proposal says the current workload at the county level is already overloaded and can't spend enough time to handle enforce­ ment and allege that the County Planning and Zoning Commission is not consistent with its rules and regulations. Opponents also say there is a big differ­ ence between what the county as a whole prefers and what many Hope Township res­ idents like. For instance, “the county is pushing the idea of cluster development, where homes would be grouped in small city-size lots with open space around them. The reason ceived a letter from Hastings Township no­ tifying Freeport that it may join Rutland Township to form a new Hastings District Library. Formed in 1976, the Freeport District Library was primarily funded by Charlton and Irving townships, the village of Freeport and penal fines, according to liter­ ature by the Freeport Boosters and Friends of the Library . The millage is being sought so that the library will not be short of funds when and if Hastings Township does not renew its given is to discourage the many one-acre lots in rural areas." according to a letter be­ ing distributed to voters by the Ballot Issue contract with the Freeport Library. Expenses to provide enhanced services, resources, books and other library materials have increased dramatically, the literal^ Committee "However, many people in Hope Town­ said. However, the amount of funding k library receives has not increased in prop* ship have expressed concern over this con­ cept for our area since it could cause greater ground water contamination due to the lack of sewer lines." the letter said. "In addition, people who move to the country usually want some elbow room* rather than having to be on such small lots." The Hope Township Board is divided on the zoning issue Freeport District Library Voters in Carlton and Irving townships are being asked to approve a new tax. .4 mill, for six years to maintain, improve and equip lhe Freeport District Library. The decision to seek the millage was made because the I reepon Library may be losing the $9.(MM> j year it receives for providing library services to Hastings Township. Freeport has been providing li­ brary serves to Hastings 1 ownship for eight years. In June, lhe Library Board re­ lion to expenses For example, the library recently had to upgrade equipment to participate in Lakeland Library Cooperative and now l|e telephone line expense has jumped fnjfc $50 to $322 per month. The millage will cost $12 per year fori person whose home is worth $60,()QD (with a taxable value of $30,000). Propo­ nents of the millage say the cost is R* than the price of one average book er monthly fees for cable TV or Internet ser­ vice. If the millage is approved, the Freeport Library's books and materials budget will be restored, more summer children s pro­ grams will be held, direct public access to the Lakeland Cooperative system through Public Access Terminals will be provided and patrons will have Internet access. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1996 - Page 3 Pirates, vampires, bunnies and ballerinas take over Charlton Park This little pirate came complete with fake beard. Alyssa Mills was the Statue of Liberty. This contestant dressed as the next door neighbor in the television show "Home Improvement." Twas time for dressing up Saturday, and lots of kids took the costume contest challenge during the annual All Hallows Evening celebration at Charlton Park. Here Jacob Crone (left) and Danny Sanford monkey around in line while waiting to be judged. This contestant played her vampire part well. Jessica Jackson dressed as a ballerina. Popcorn balls were just some of the treats available as part of the celebration. The contestants came in all sizes. Coming as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. a Victorian lady and a dog were (from left) Naomi Mead. Brittney MacFarlane and Clark MacFarlane. NEWS of Your Local Area Can Be Read Each Week in The BANNER. Call us at 945-9554 to Subscribe. Hayrides were offered to those attending the event �Peg. 4 - The Hastings Banner - Tnuraday. October 29. 1998 LETTERS from our readers... Software provider shocked by city’s ‘firing’ To the editor: The contents of a Hastings Banner article that appeared Oct. 15. titled 'Hastings preparing for Y2K computer glitch.” has come to our attention, to which wc feel compelled to respond. The article said that lhe council has fired its computer software provider in an effort to get Y2K compliant Please be advised that all of the software applications the city is currently using from Resource software arc Y2K compliant Wc might add that our software products have been Y2K comp’iant for nearly 10 years. The implication in this article that our software is not Y2K compliant rs simply not a fact. The article went on to state comments by City Manager Howard Penrod that there have been ongoing problems with the soft­ ware that we are cither unable to unwilling to correct. In checking with our support group who have been working with city staff with the implementation of the various software products, they were unaware of any outstanding issues or problems regard­ ing computer applications from Resource Information Associates (RIA) which have been installed in the City of Hastings. We arc clearly battled by his comments After reading the article, wc have attempted to reach our contact. City Clerk­ Treasurer Finance Director Ev Manshum. Friday. Oct. 16. to discuss the alleged “issues.” but were told that he was unavail­ able. z\ message was left for him to return the call, but wc have yet lo hear from any city officials. On Tuesday. Oct. 20. wc received a call from the utility billing clerk with a question regarding the availability ol a report with the automated meter reading interface (the answer was "yes") Being a full-time staff person using the applications being commented on by Mr Penrod. she was asked if she was aware of the issues as stated in the article She replied that she didn’t know what was going on. hadn't read the article and didn’t know anything about it. Mr. Penrod. Mated that we are not able or willing to correct problems on an ongoing basis, yet he has not called us to identify what "problems" he is referring to. We Help ‘unite’ Barry County Community ing how well these systems have been received by various audit firms He. in tact, have had several prominent auditors in the state recommend our applications to their clients Il the city chooses to discontinue the use of the Resource Software . pphcalions. they arc. of course, tree . do so. But. wc respectfully ssk that the council and city manager conduct their business in a profes­ sional manner and afford us the courtesy of communication Wc have yet to hear any­ thing from the city officials regarding the items cited in the article or that we have been "fired.” Again, we express our dismay of learning about these issues from a newspaper article can’t deal with something we are not aware of. Certainly if matters were as grave as reported in the article, wc would expect communication from the city officials and would assume that the users would be aware of the concerns We arc not implying that there haven’t been problems regarding the installation of these systems There have been, as there usually are with government staff learning new systems, but when we were made aware of issues, wc have dealt with them Wc have spent countless hours with city staff with training and troubleshooting, often at no charge to the city. The article also stated that there have been problems w ith the audit resulting from "problems" with the software fhis. loo. issue> certainly brings up grave matters of concern Wc would also encourage, that in lhe future, pnor lo such publications, they provide an opportunity for comment by those that might suffer economic loss as a result of less than tactual comments such as those that appeared in this article comes as a surprise Wc have countless local units of government using these appli­ Stephen E. Tilmann. President Resource Information Associates. cations. including 14 Michigan counties We have received letters in the past regard­ l alon Rapids Sherry T Hood. Vice President rather than through direct communication with city officials. Our software applica­ tions work for numerous Michigan local municipalities, and wc are not aware of any unique needs of the City of Hastings that would render these systems inoperative Wc arc in a very competitive business and articles such as this, quoting comments that are simply untrue (such as the Y2K Current laws make Proposal B unnecessary To the editor: Nov. 3 will find Michigan voters consid­ ering the doctor-assisted suicide. Proposal B As w ith any new proposed law. it is onlygood citizenship to thoroughly consider in detail what the proposal puts forth, because once passed it will be binding upon each of us. While wc all praise advances in medical technology, wc fear bing victims of it as wc near the end of our natural lives. If wc con­ sider what laws already exist to protect cit­ izens in this vulnerable portion of our lives, we find the following existing Michigan laws • The Michigan Dignified Death Act (Public Act 594). which requires doctors to inform terminally ill patients of their med­ ical alternatives, giving the patient the abil­ ity to make an informed decision. •The Do Not Resuscitate Act (Public Acts 192. 193). which honors patients' end of-life preferences regarding resuscitation and medical treatment • The Hospice Bill Pain Management Acts (Public Acts 224. 267). which reduced restrictions on at-home hospice care, and makes hospice care more available • The Patient Bill of Rights Acts (PublicActs 515-5IX. 472). which provides for Let’s bring back decency, innocence To the editor: Pornography Awareness Week is Oct. 25Nov. I It is promoted by the American Family Association. Director Don Wildmon of Tupelo. Miss. Michigan headquarters arc in Fremont, and director is Bill Johnson. Too many people arc deceived into believing porn is a victimless crime and that it is harmless. In so believing it allows adults and children to be sucked into the filth that is around via television, videos, computer, cable and magazines. The cause of all the cartage may not lie only with films, videos, television, gangster rap as man’s inhumanity lo man. but we arc naive if we don't also believe millions of lives are changed for the worse by Marilyn Manson. Jerry Sponger. Howard Stem. Hugh Hefner, etc. The average age of exposure to porn is X years old Due to Internet porn the age of initial exposure is decreasing dramatically. To gain their attention and dollars, enter­ tainers. advertisers, and business people arc targeting "hot buttons" to entice attention to draw to their way of thinking and living. Wc need lo think about vulnerability and the need to make right choices by being sol­ id examples in practice as responsible adults, guarding not only our own hearts, but those of our children in standards of good and bad choices Let’s restore decency, discretion and innocence. Joyce Kelly. Local spokesperson lor the AFA Your vote is crucial To the editor: Time is drawing near, as Tuesday. Nov. 3. wc vote at polls for the candidates and pro­ posals of our choice. Get out and vote! A "what’s the use” negative altitude toward voting, makes a huge difference in candidates elected to office. Don’t stay­ home and let your brain and muscles atro­ phy. Get out and vote! Be a responsible American citizen. Prove it. Vote for good government. You and you alone, make the difference, in much needed HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 good government. Get out and vote! Let’s all gel out and vole Tuesday. Nov. 3. Let’s have a huge turnout of voters at the polls. John Kennedy our former U S President, once said. "Ask not what your country can do for you. but what you can do for our country." Vote! You make the difference’ clearer health care language, more informa­ tion for consumers, and reduces the impact of pre-existing c ?nditions This package of laws protects us all from the fear of being denied proper pain med­ ication. or being hooked up lo machines beyond our wishes These laws require physicians to lay out all of our alternatives, and protects doctors who properly adminis­ ter medication to control pain. No one today need accept suffering with unbearable pain These laws render the new law put forth by Proposal B unnecessary Secondly, this proposed law (Bi requires the state use our tax dollars to print up a brochure on what doctor-assisted suicide is, and how to "get one " It also establishes a tax-funded oversight committee to review some of the doctor-assisted death cases each year The findings of this committee will remain secret, exempt (somehow **) from the Open Meetings Act and the Free­ dom of Information Act Any coerced or suspicious deaths of loved ones will be closed to medical examiners, whose very function is to protect the public from foul play Finally, this proposal requires the physi­ cian to falsify the death certificate by list­ ing the cause uf death as "terminal illness." rather than assisted suicide In the Netherlands, doctor-assisted sui­ cide is legal. Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman reports that 900 to 1000 patients die each year from “involuntary euthana­ sia.” By their own government reports. 12 to 15 percent of all so-called "mercy killings” are involuntary A killing in 1995 took the life of a 3-month-old child Where is the "informed consent" in these cases ’ The Michigan Supreme court has already ruled in 1994 that doctors arc not permitted to assist in the killing of another person The American Medical Association reaf­ firms that lhe aim of medicine should always be to heal, not to kill Let's vote no on Proposal B Justine McLean Hastings Tom Fcldpausch Hastings Public Opinion lo lhe editor: My family and I have been blessed to be a part of the Barry (. ounty Community for almost 20 years now The place we call home is very special to us and I am proud lo be living and working here I have been involved in community ser­ vice for all of my adult life and the lime spent in local causes is most worthwhile < ommunity "tithing" was passed down from my parents, as I'm sure it was to them. Unfortunately, many ol you reading this have never known the tremendous feeling ol sell worth one receives from such service nor the benefits of volunteer involvement Connecting may not be the current buzz word for the developed relationship, but it is appropriate nonetheless Those in busi­ ness for themselves know the benefits of connecting In Barry ( ounty. many opportunities exist to do g»H»d works, but one organiza­ tion is truly representative of what the county represents lo me the Barry County I nitcd Way. a hard working, caring county made up of many communities Communi­ ty is defined in my children's dictionary as "a group of people who live together in the same place who share a common inter­ est who depend on each other for their survival In my opinion this is an accurate description of Barry County I or our people who share a place to live, common interests and lhe need to survive, isn't it appropriate to ensure our quality of lite is improved constantly ’ How do wc do that' We give back with our time, talent and treasures we share. Opportunities exist in your United Way to share Many do it through a gift of mon­ ey. but not enough with talents and trea­ sures. All are gifts of time, whether pay­ checks or committee work, that are really gifts io yourself because it is your commu­ nity that benefits. Volunteering your time to United Way can be as easy as one hour a month on the Allocations Committee. As a board member, this is the committee. I chose lo serve on. the one that makes sure our donations are well invested back in our community. Gel involved! While this is the Barry County I nitcd Way. it’s not truly United w ithoul ”U”? Gordon D Dudley. Dowling Maybe it really is ‘Fieger Time’ To the editor: the former governor's airplane and heli­ John Engler, the political student prince of Michigan, thinks people who are not Republicans are either illiterate or slow. 1 just don't buy that, ft has taken him eight years to come to the conclusion that kids can't read. Perhaps we have too many kids in each classroom. The proof is that the schools have hired a lot of teacher aides and they only get 35 hours a week so the schools don't have to pay (hem benefits — no health insurance, no unemployment, no personal and snow days. etc. Whatever happened to equal rights? It also has taken Gov. Engler almost eight years to realize that Michigan's roads copter and drive his 1985 Oldsmobile when he was first elected in 1990. Do you really think Mr. Engler drove that Olds up to the governor's mansion on Mackinac Island ev­ ery weekend, as bad as 1-75 and lhe Mack inac Bridge were, and wait two and a half hours plus? I don't think so! Some people are afraid of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger be­ cause he comes on too fast and strong. I would rather have a smart and strong-willed attorney for governor than a slow career politician. So maybe it is Fieger time? Sandra Freese. are bad. Of course, he didn't do anything about it until this year. He promised to sell Hastings New senior center badly needed To the editor: On Nev. 3. residents of Barry County will have the opportunity to vote “yes" on two local propositions to build a new senior center _ This building would house the offices of the Commission on Aging. Il would also provide space for younger retirees and active seniors to enjoy recreational, leisure and educational programs. The present COA Building is inadequate to meet today s seniors’ needs. There is no commercial kitchen to prepare lhe 57.146 meals that were served through a catering contract last year. There is no parking avail­ able adjacent to the building. There is almost no space available for the four "Meals on Wheels’ vehicles that service the building daily. To remain in the building would require thousands of dollars in renovation, mclud- ing the wiring, plumbing, telephone, com­ puter and ventilation systems. Even if such investments were made, we would still have a building that has no parking space, no room for new programs and no conveuiclt access for disabled persons. Our v ision for Barry' County is lo build a Barry Community Senior Center that would serve the needs of our older adults now and in the future. A place to find nour­ ishment for body and soul, a place for all seniors that is our goal. Please join with others in your communi­ ty. such as Pennock Hospital, the Pennock medical staff and the Barry County Board of Commissioners, in supporting County Proposals I and 2 for a new Barry Senior Center. , COA Board of Director* G Joy Dunham. Chairwomap Senior center enhances life quality To the editor: All of us know that communities function at their best when the people within them support and help each other. Over the years, the senior citizens of this community have worked hard to help pro­ vide a good education for our children, they have volunteered in the schools, they've helped individual students, and they’ve cast their "yes" votes in school millage elections. Now our senior citizens have a need and it's their turn to receive help Our commu­ nity can do that w ith a "yes" vote on the two propositions regarding the proposed senior J center. The center will provide a commert cial kitchen to prepare the 55,000 meals that are served to the area’s seniors each year, and the center also will provide edu­ cational opportunities for senior citizens through a computer lab. an arts and crafts room, and a woodworking shop , Voting "yes" on propositions land 2 on the Nov 3 ballot is important for lhe com­ munity and will help those who have spent their lives doing their share to help others and making this area a great place to live!, Carl Schocsscl, Supt Hastings Area Schools How can we make it easier to vote? Many people say they are so busy these days that they find it difficult to set aside time to vote. Is there something that government can do to make it easier for people to vote? Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Ov.von of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings. 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The government we can file our taxes does al) it can, the people electronically, we should be should take it under their able to vote electronically." responsibility to vote." Kris Apol, Caledonia: Wayne Hawthorne, Hastings: Jane Ludden, Lake Odessa: Janet Miller, Johnstown Township "Yes. make voting day a 24-hour periixl so people can get to the polls easier. Also, make all voting at the same actual time across the country and don't allow reporting results until the voting is "It's easy enough to vote. We already voted by absentee ballot. In other countries they vote on Sundays so people aren't at work and can't use that as an excuse. Other than that. 1 can't see it being difficult to vote." "I think that the real issue is whether the people really care about voting." "I don't know bow they could make it any easier. They've al ready made it convenient for all working people” complete." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 - Page 5 n l€TT€RS from our readers... We should decide if ,we want to die MPAC tries to expose legal malpractice To the editor: I wish to respond to Attorney Carol Jones Dwyers letter in lhe Oct 22 issue of the Banner The large advertisement she refers lo in the Reminder w^s placed by The Michigan Probate Avoidance Center (MPAC), of which I am the founder. The MPAC. which is considered by the public to be Michigan’s foremost authority on living trusts, w^s founded three years ago for the purpose of exposing legal pro­ fession malpractice in the field of estate planning. The MPAC is a respected member , of the West Michigan Better Business Bureau and has served more than 30,000 Michiganians since its inception. As of today, not a single complaint has been reg­ istered with the BBB against the MPAC from any of those 30.000 citizens. There have been hundreds of complaints placed with the Michigan State Bar by attorneys who do not care to have trade secrets revealed to the public The transfer of assets from one genera­ tion to the next through the probate court system has for centuries represented nearly 20 percent of the general practice attorney’s annual income. To discourage the use of 'living trusts, which avoids probate and negates their fee, many attorneys do indeed deliberately misrepresent the trust as a complex and expensive document that only an attorney can draw. Others tell interested clients that the living trust is of no value to estates of under $600,000. Should such prevarications (yes, they arc lies) fail, the attorney than draws a baf' fling 40 - to 60-pagc contract intentionally designed to confuse the heirs and force ' them back into the arms of the attorney to unscramble the legalesc, settle the estate, and preserve the income they would nor­ mally receive from probating the estate. ' The public’s false assumption that a liv­ ing trust is a document results from the fact that attorneys have nothing tangible to sell other than legal documents and have thus educated clients to believe this erroneous premise However. the truth is that a living trust is not a document It is instead a method or technique of controlling assets just as arc sole ownership, joint ownership and corporations. To avoid probate, it is necessary to get the assets out of ones name, yet somehow maintain control of the asset Thus, sole ownership, joint ownership and corpora­ tions arc poor estate planning tools since all three require ownership of the asset to con­ trol the asset. The living trust is a victitious entity - just like a corporation, municipality or makcbclicvc puppet. It has an identity and a per­ sonality. but it is not a real live person However, just like a city or village owns land, buildings, equipment, etc.. a trust can also own assets in its own name. A trust is created simply by having the financial custodians (bank, credit union, stockbroker, etc.) rctitlc the assets into the name chosen for the trust The procedure is simple and can be accomplished in less than five minutes at the request of the own­ er. The maker of the trust (grantor) writes a simple contract that appoints himself/hcrsclf as trustee (manager). The grantor includes bylaws in the contract that permit him her as the trustee to do whatever he she pleases with the assets, even though he/shc no longer owns the assets. It works just like a mayor who is appointed or elected to guide and make decisions for a city, but docs not own the city. The contract also appoints a successor trustee (usually one or one of the adult chil­ dren) to take over the management of the trust and distribute the assets to the benefi­ ciaries (heirs) when the grantor dies. Nothing else is required in the trust con­ tract. In fact, other details arc counter pro­ ductive. When the grantor of a trust allow s the attorney to add useless asset descrip­ tions and pointless legalesc, the trust grantor can not only be charged $1,000 lo $3,000 in legal fees for a lot of needless work, the grantor is also set up for a $150 attorney fee to amend the trust contract each time the grantor buys, sells or trades an asset. Trust assets arc identified by what guard. If the contract properly names a trustee and successor trustee, the financial custodi­ an will, in five minutes time, transfer the asset out of the grantor's name and into the name of the trust. Once done, the financial custodian is obligated by law to return the asset to the successor trustee upon the death of the grantor. No judge, no court, no attorney has any­ thing to say about the legality of a living trust. That legality is prc-dctcrmincd by the financial custodians the moment they accept the assets for safekeeping. Thus, all living trust contracts, whether drawn by an attorney or by the maker of the trust himsclf/hcrself. arc self-proving and foolproof-a fact that no attorney dares dis­ close out of fear that the client will walk out of the office, go home and safely and legal­ ly do it for himself. The legal profession is the world’s largest club. It wntes the laws, interprets the laws, administers the laws and in the end sets its self above the law. Its weapon of choice is not truth, but rather intimidation. When wronged by a member of the Bar. there is absolutely no place to go for a remedy because, as Ms. Dwyer’s letter demon­ strates. chch attorney looks after the welfare of the other members of the club. Il is a shame that surveys show that the public now feels it has more to fear than to gam from the legal profession. It comes as no surprise to most people that attorney deceit and roguery arc rampant in every state of union. More than 95 percent of the complaints registered against Michigan attorneys with the Michigan State Bar are dismissed and the attorney sent back to his/her practice to pillage and plunder some more. It is well and good, as Ms. Dwyer points out. that many attorneys belong to the Chamber of Commerce and go to a local church on Sunday. However, a better means of regaining some lost credibility for their profession would be to exhibit some self­ less honesty in their offices Monday through Friday. is written on the titles and deeds of the acsets. not what is written in the trust con­ tract - i secret that attorneys selfishly Gordon Mead Bennett. Founder. Michigan Probate .Avoidance Center, Middleville Proposal B allows govt, invasion of privacy 'To the editor: : Wc will be voting on several proposals on Ihis upcoming election day. Proposal B. the assisted suicide proposal is one Before you vote on this proposal, please lake the time to study this legislation very closely. This 100-word proposal will generate an already crafted 11-page. *12.000-word document which will become **thc law of the land.’’ if it is approved. This document has a provision in it which will “Establish a gubcmatonally appointed, publicly funded oversight committee, exempt from Open Meetings Act. and whose records, including confidential med­ ical records, and meetings arc exempt from the Freedom of Information Act " Study this for a minute or two. This actually says that even though this committee is publiclyfunded. its actions will be exempt from the Open Meetings Act. and from the Freedom of Information Act! Hold on there for just one minute. Did I read that right? If this proposal is to be vot­ ed on by the public and funded by the pub­ lic (if it passes), then why can’t the public have a nght to "sit in" on the oversight committee's meetings, or have access to the information through the Freedom of Infor­ another pan of our lives, and tell us how wc can end our life “with dignity." Baloney, if you want to sec how a life should end “with dignity." then take a look at how hospice cares for the terminally ill Let’s leave the decision as to how wc end our natural lives up to the individual. This is the mam reason why wc already have mation Act? I for one, do not want to fund a govern­ Patient Advocate Designation. This is a legal document that clearly defines lo your family and your doctor that you do not wish mental committee, especially one with the power to decide how you or 1, or members of our family can end their life prematurely I certainly do not want to support a publicly funded (with our tax money) committee that docs not have to answer for its actions to the public? Where is the responsibility or blame to be placed, if this committee is to be exempt from the public's scrutiny? This is not good legislation, it is insanity of the highest order. Voting for Proposal B will simply allow the government to invade to have any "extraordinary measures" taken to prolong your life artificially, and that you do want maximum pain management. Ask your lawyer about it, as I don't think that this is publicized as well as it should be As I said earlier in this letter. Proposal B is bad legislation, and I urge you not to vote in favor of it on election day. Roland Lafontainc, Hastings Senior center idea’s time has come Vote to repeal Hope ordinance Dear editor: The countless opportunities arc for a life­ time. not only for senior citizens, but all Barry County residents as well. We encour­ age you to consider a “yes" vote Nov. 3 for To the editor: This letter comes in regards to the ad placed in the Reminder by Shirley R. Case and Meryl L. Peake concerning the repeal of Hope Township zoning ordinance, in the proposed senior center, county propos­ als I and 2. There is so much offered in this proposi­ tion. it’s difficult to believe it won’t capture the imagination of Barry County voters. It is totally “home-based" with a new pro­ posed kitchen sav»ng thousands of catering dollars annually providing better quality meals and services io local people, using local dollars and employing local people. Our residents won’t be attracted to other senior facilities outside of the county. And the need is clear, evidenced by the booming population growth of the aging, which means a steady influx of retirees into our county. All for about the pnee of lunch once a month. This all-purpose center is a good idea whose time has come, and wc have the utmost confidence in the intcgnty and abil­ ity to those who will, we believe, adminis­ ter the center with frugal efficiency Please join us in supporting proposal I and 2 when you vote Nov. 3. (Friends of the Barry Seniors) Joan and Neil Bracndlc. Hastings Lawyer’s plea is song of Democrats To the editor: It really intrigues me when I read of a local lawyer sobbing over an ad selling a “Revocable Living Trust" in the Reminder. Also, to add to the situation, that lawyer jokes arc not to be I’m glad to know that attorneys have intcgnty. All were covered by the same brush in article. In the polls for attorneys. I think their rating is quite low. Now stop and think about how many attorneys arc in Washington doing our business. You bet it’s scary! It all sounds like the voice of the Democ­ ratic Party which hollers loud and strong if they aren’t treated like royalty Lawyer Carol Dwyer should run an ad and tell the people what she can do better than the advice in Reminder ad. There is a new book by Triplett and Ternpcrlakc. "Year of the Rat" that details all the money out of China to buy out the Clintons, starting way back before 1992 It shows exactly what the money bought The info could come up in trial of Clinton Treason' Think this over. The Judiciary Committee is headed by Henry Hyde on the Republi­ can side and John Conyers, on the Democ­ ratic side. They arc going to vote to send Clinton to Senate for impeachment hearing The Democratic side is represented by live blacks and six Jewish. II out ol 16 Docs that represent the United States population ’ No. it is their best to stonewall the hearings' James Pino is always wanting campaign finance reform when the laws that arc on the books now arc run over. What good would they do? I’m glad Pino gets gung ho over the guests they get to speak at the hall on Green Street I wonder if he has anyone to defend this country from a Clinton takeover, after that, the Chinese You bet this country's military is in bad shape' True Americans should be raising their voices while they are reaping in the rewards of a free country Donald Johnson Middleville which they urge a “yes" vote. Wc arc both former Hope Township supervisors and continue to be property owners of Hope Township and wc whole­ heartedly agree with every thing that was in the ad. The time has come for the residents to send the zoning back to the county. Vote "yes" on the ballot question on repealing Hope Tow nship Zoning Ordinance No. 26. Richard I Baker Patricia I. Baker Hope Township Don’t let others decide on death Dear editor: As a handicapped person. I was alarmed when I read the Oct. 8 letter from a woman arguing against assisted suicide. She said witnessing the long dying process of her grandparents was a “gift" and that she thinks pain is "valuable " I’ve lost most of my relatives over the years - some fast, some slow - but I never came away from those experiences feeling as she docs My family has different ways than hers, so I hope the law doesn’t make her way of dying mandatory for all of us The people who say they arc afraid of being "put to sleep" have all the protection law can provide, so this legal intrusion into the personal lives of strangers must have To the editor: It was my privilege to attend the AAUW God lo take her. she wanted to die and go to her Lord I was relieved when her prayers meeting Oct 20. when Lin Foote was the speaker for Menan’s Fncnds Mr. Foote carefully outlined the law spending a lot of time on the safeguards wntten in the law. One of the provisions in the law is a patient can decide not to use the drug after attaining it. The patient is on con­ trol and must voluntanly make the request himsclfhcrsclf I personally knew a relative who was m such great pain dunng her last illness that she couldn't be touched without screaming. I would not w ish that pain on anyone or any thing. Therefore, I could not in all good consciousness vote for a proposal that would deny a person relief w hen they arc in such excruciating pain. The Slate of Michigan now has a law on were answered with a kind doctor’s assis­ tance My questions to the people who arc against Proposal B are. have they ever wit­ nessed w hat I have? What nght do they have to tell my family how much and how long a person has to suffer needlessly? I thought this was a free country where peo­ ple had certain unalienable nghts to self­ determination. If a person docs not want to use this method, he or she doesn't have to. If this proposal is defeated. I guess a lot of people will have to avail themselves of other means for self-destruction. Nobody needs to suffer pain like my aunt for a protracted period of time But at this time, the nght to die has been taken away from us. Please vote for Proposal B the books where a doctor can not assist suf­ fering people out of their misery. My aunt was dear person to me she was a loyal and devoted Christian. But she begged Esther Walton, Hastings Center will serve seniors of future To the editor Wc arc urging all Barry County residents to support County Proposals I and 2 to build a new senior center for the Commis­ sion on Aging, which is antiquated and inadequate This new facility would benefit everyone in Barry County from the homebound, frail older adult to the healthier, more active senior. Wc deliver “Meals on Wheels" to shut­ ins through our volunteer work at the COA. The current facility docs not have the space or capacity to prepare and cook meals. With a new building and our own kitchen, wc would be able to improve both the taste and the quality of our meals. With over 45.000 “Meals on Wheels" served annually, ift important to the volun­ teers. to the staff, and especially to the senior citizens, that wc provide them with the best meals possible. This new senior center would also attract the younger, healthier seniors through increased volunteer opportunities, classes, social activities and experiences. In today's world, people arc living longer, senior citizens arc more active and have a desire to socialize and interact with each other. Yes, this new facility would serve the senior citizens of today, but more impor­ tant. it will provide the senior citizens of the future a place to congregate. Please join us by voting “yes" for inde­ pendence. dignity and purpose for all of Barry County’s older adults Don and Norma Bell, Hastings Vote *yes’ for new senior center To the editor: The citizens of Barry County have the opportunity Nov. 3 to improve a truly coun­ tywide service, while increasing local con­ trol and oversight over services to BarryCounty’s senior citizens. I encourage "yes’ votes for County Pro­ posals I and 2 (construction of a commer­ cial kitchcn/scnior center and ongoing operations). Currently, all Meals On Wheels and friendship Center meals are purchased out of Kent County. Last year, that was over 62,000 meals. Producing these meals locally would save money, keep the money spent local and employ local citizens. Also, this would pro­ vide local oversight (and responsibility) for meal quality. Thirdly, meal quality would be improved by decreasing the time between when meals are cooked and deliver­ ed/ served. How many of us cook a meal and then wait four hours before eating? A new senior center would provide greater opportunity for socialization and improve access to community services. Parking would be on-site and the new building would be completely handicapped accessible. Left not forget the personal care and housekeeping services, when combined with the meals, enable many older BarryCounty citizens to remain in their homes and part of the community. Vote yes for the new senior center! Robert Lewis. C.O.A. Board Member Hastings Don’t let polls decide for you To the editor: This is a plea for all registered voters to gel out and vote! Ignore the polls. Vole for who and what you feel is nght. Just because you rcadhcar'or sec lhe “polls," don’t take it for granted that your vote won't count. Don’t give up. Your vote can count. Don’t let anyone else think or decide for you. That is what will happen if you give up your vote. Voting is your right. Don’t forfeit your vote. Take the few- precious minutes of your time, to show that your vote can count. Investigate the candidates and proposals, don’t take it for granted that what you rcad'hcar/or sec, in the media, is totally cor­ rect. Things can and do get slanted in favor, of whomever put out the ads. Don’t let the “polls" choose for you. Don’t give up. Get out and vote! Cheryl Swihart Hastings Insurance in league with Engler To the editor: I would like to know how much Governor John Engler and the Michigan Senators were paid for amended no-fault auto insur­ ance, by the insurance companies. I had an auto accident and was told to file with my auto insurance company for loss of wages. I had to hire an attorney, and then they gave me the maximum. Why didn't they change the replacement service from $20 per day to $100 per day? Also, if you have been paying for a private accident insurance policy, then the auto in­ surance company gets to deduct the amount you received from that policy on what they They can make you file for disability so­ cial security, then when you get it, the auto insurance company gets any lump sum pay­ ment you get to offset their costs. Besides, they get to deduct your monthly disability social security check from what they are paying you. The auto insurance company only has to pay for disability for three years, even if you can never go back lo work. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Asso­ ciation. which is figured into our auto in­ surance premiums, is to help auto insurance companies pay medical bills over $250,000. Richard E. Goniwicha. Hickory Comers are paying you. Ask your doctor about Proposal B To the editor: Physician assisted suicide is a topic that many people would just as soon not talk about It is a subject that is surrounded by con­ fusion. judgment and condemnation. No wonder people would rather not discuss it. but it is up on the Nov. 3 ballot Do you know how your physician w ill be voting'* I do Dr Lee Stuart and Dr Brian Swanton have wntten a letter lo their patients strongly stating their beliefs. It is comforting to know that my beliefs fall within the same line as my physicians. I commend Drs. Stuart and Swanton for speaking out in opposition of this issue. I challenge other physicians to follow their lead and speak out on the issue as well. If you. as a patient, do not know where your doctor stands on the issue, I challenge you to contact him or her to find out. This topic is too vital to take lightly, so I urge each of you to do your homework before heading to the voting booth on Nov. 3 so that you will be prepared to make an educated vote. Tnna Fisher. Hastings other motivations Whatever their motiva­ tions arc. these are not the kind of people I want in control of my last days So please don’t give them the power to determine how you or I die vote "yes" on B Henry H James. Plainwell Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 Mrs. Malcolm was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter. Alice Malcolm; brothers. Luther. William. Harry & Carl Lenz; sister. Lucille Jones; also four half sisters and one half brother. Clam M. Malcolm CHESANING - Clara M. Malcolm, age 98, of Chesaning and formerly ol Hastings, passed away Thursday. October is Malcolm Mrs. survived by two 22. 1998 at Chesaning Nursing Facility. Mrs. Malcolm was bom on May 7, daughters. Rachel Steward of Lake City, Michigan, and Julia Mead of St. Helen. I MOO in Rutland Township. Barry County, the daughter of John & Elizabeth Michigan; two sons. John (Patricia) Malcolm of Chesaning, and Denny (Johnson) Lenz. Malcolm of Battle Creek; 17 grandchildren; many great grandchildren She was raised in Rutland & Irving Townships of Barry County and attended rural schools there. and great great grandchildren; and brother. George Lenz of Atlanta. Michigan. Funeral services were held Saturday. October 24, 1998 al Wren Funeral Home She married James Stanley Malcolm on October 2, 1920 and he passed away January 29. 1980. She lived most of her in Hastings. Reverend Carl Q. Litchfield officiated. married life in Irving Township and has resided in Chesaning since December Burial took Cemetery. 1997. Mrs. Malcolm attended the Welcome Comers United Methodist Church, life place in the Freeport Memorial contributions may be made to the Welcome Comers United Methodist Church. member of Welcome Comers Ladies Aid Society, former director of the former Ryan School Board, and former member of the Welcome Comers Grange. Gordon C. Trick .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... CC) R.'jJ, Dewtag. Ml | l*j*ti»r. Steve Olm*lead 4W5U '5X-3O2I phone church Sund.i\ Nervux ** .'Him Sundav 11 O(> Sundav School am. PaUor Ken Vaught Sundae School 10 a m . Worship 11 am . PO Ho» 63. Hauing*. Ml 4mu5x attended Barry County rural schools, graduating in 1928 from Middleville High day night sersKC with live band 7 AO pm For more information call the church office Berrien Springs, now Andrews University. He married Flora L. Overton October April 12. 1958. Gordon was employed with the Alaskan CHI RC H OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE Highway Patrol in 1953 & 1954. He then was employed with the Bany County School. He married Bernice L. Rose on September 11,1932 and she passed away 16. 1941 and she passed away February 10, 1993. He was a member of the Seventh Day August 1. 1996. Mr. Hayes lived most of his life in Irving Township of Barry County except for eleven years in Adventist Church in Delton, ( Hl rt( II OF THE NV. ARENE Randall vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday ' 00 p m Sen ices for Adult*. Teens and ( hildren thornapple valley ( Hl RCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ ( ED\R ( REEK BIBLE t edar CrecL Rd . x mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5343 Sundav School .It IU<M» am. Worship 11 00 am. I vening Service at r» (10 p m . Wednesdav Prayer Bible " IMi p m X799 Gull Ml Road. Richland. 490X3 Phone 616-629-9243. 61b629-9251 Dial-An-lnspiration Minister Rev Mana Barcewvki. Co-Minister Rev Gerre Parker Time 10 15 am Healing Service. 11 00 a m Celebration BARRY COUNTY CHI RCH OF CHRIST are X Ao a m . 9 55 a m and 11 20 541 N Michigan Ave . Hastings. Ml 4NSB Sunday Services Bible Mr. Hayes was also preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Helen Hayes; sons. Wardlow of Sandra Hayes; great grandson. Derrick Williams; daughter-in-law, Wilma Hayes; HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Hastings, Comer of Slate Rd and Bollwood U*ed at all services For more infor­ 9 A0 am. Sunday School. 10 45 St. Rev Daniel Gray bill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Warriors (grades K-5th). day - 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 Youth Fellowship 6 45 pm lo X 30 pm Icy. Pastor am lo 12 noon Sunday Morning pm Thursday Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid's Alive for ages 2 through filth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible siudy care provided| HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ST. MATTHIAS ANGLC AN CATHOLIC C HI RC H |6?4 We*i State Road. Hasting*. 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Mich James A ( amphell. Pastor Sunday School ‘> A0 a m . elasves lor all ages Morning Worship 10 45 am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service, 6 00 pm Wednesday activities '(Mlpm are Rainbow* or J J Bible Quiz iage* 2 through 7 or first grade*. Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (age* X-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz lages I3-|V|. Adult Bible Sluds - No age limit* 3IX< N Ab'-4tibl Pickard. •M5-5M74 Worship Ser- Sunday. 9 00 a m . Re* Ken vkcs Vaught. 11 ’Mi am. Rev ( arl Litchfield si NOW SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all age* 4-11. Mon­ dav* (• AU lo XUO pm. BIBI I STI IA Sunday. 5 <K> p tn . ( omnrmitv Breaktasi on third Saturday each month x ini a m . freewill of­ fering FIRST BAPTIST C Hl RCH 109 | Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 10 and 11 00 a m . Hour 600 pm Carl Litchfield or Darlene Pastor Phone ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 (X) am • I92X Book of Common Prayer for children and adults Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49O5X 4*»95X Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 62'-2O5O I Delton > alter 6 p m weekdays or all day week­ Sunday School 9 '0 and 11 00 a m WELCOME CORNERS I MUD MEIIIOOlsl ( HI R( H We welcome you to our Monday First Family- Sunday evening Monday of the HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Grand St . Hastings. Pastor 502 I Sunday Sers ice* 9 45 a m ■ Bible School Pastor Don Roscoe. |5I7) ( lasse* - lor all ages. 10 40 a in Morning Worship Thursday. ' Ml X52-922X Morning Celebration 10 am ( Hl RC II Maple Valley High fellowship Time before the p nt Prayer and Bible Sluds Shar­ ing Your Faith. * Ml pm South service meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ group ministry, leadership training Nursers. childrens min­ istry. youth group, adult small 94*.9224. 6 A0 p m ■ Bible W(M)DGROVE BRETHREN ( HRISTI AN -PARISH ( III R( II Pastoi A mi»*ion of Si t ath.ilu I hurch Hasting* 4KX7 < oats Grove Rd Pastor Ben I lerring W heckhair accessible and elevator Sundav School 9 A0 j m . Service 10 A0 Rose Church Ma** Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ am. ings. Junior-Senior High saturdav I semng 6 Ul p m This uilurinuliun on worship scn u cs is pnn tded h\ The Hastings Banner, the churches these local businesses WREX FUXF.R AL HOME of Hastings FI.EXF \B INCORPORATED of Hastings X \ I IOX \l B\XK OF HASTIXGS MaMha i i> i < I HI II \s| |XC,S BAXXER and REMIXDER 19*2 N Bro.idvv.iv Hasting* BOSLFA PHARMACY Prcsviiption*" I lx S lefferson 945-A429 II VS1 l*GS V! v*l FACTl RING COMPANY Hasting*. Michigan II VSTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. "O Cook Rd HASTINGS FIRST I NITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH Hastings. Michigan New Barbara (James) and Minnesota, Brighton, Julie rector of Music Organist Church phone (616) 945-9574 Barner free building with elevator to ail floors Broadcast of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 at IU 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship Child care available for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior ( hurch for ages 5 thru 2nd grade FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHIRCH 231 S Broadway. Hasting*. Michi­ gan 49O5X (616 ) 945-5463 G Kent Keller Pastor Deborah I Si sum. Associate Pastor Sally C Keller. Director. Noah's PreSchool Friday. Oct 30 Ark 6 00 p m Mender* Dinner A Program Saturday. Oct 31 9U0am Make Apple Pies” Sunday. Nov I 9 30 am Traditional Worship Service. 9 5() am Children's Church (PreSchool-2nd grader. 10 30 a m t offee Hour. 10 30 am Sunday School ■ All age*' Res John Hunt­ ley'* Class on Prayer • Dining Room ( onme Semerad » "Logos'* Cla»* - Lounge 11 20 a m Con­ temporary Worship Service. II 40 ami hitdrcn's ( hurch i PreSchool ■ 2nd grade). 2 00 pm Senior High PYF Canoe Trip (6 00 if it rain*'). 6 <X) pm Middle High PYF The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WB( H • AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Service* Tuesday. Nov ' 6 15 am Men* Bible Study at the Y M( \ Office. " (Mi p m Girl Scout I eader* - Sen tor High classroom. " *H> p ni I ilcen (irclc A Mary l ircle meet at (realise Juice* JYxten Studio Wednesday. Nin 4 6 (Ml p m ( hurch Night Supper. 6 *(i pm ( hildren* ( hoir. “ UU pm Chan­ cel Choir. ’ (Ml pm Kcrygma BiMe Study • Dining Room. " UU pm "Practical Evangelism" by Pastor Keller - Lounge. ' tx» pm ( hildren * Program led bv Pastor Deborah (Mimi) Sackett California; seven Kenny Hayes; granddaughter. of Yorba grandchildren, Linda. Debra Newhouse, Karina Sackett. Joe) Sackett, Jeffrey Sackett. Jami Mika, Matthey Sackett and Benjamin Sackett; three great grandchildren. Alicia Newhouse, Jessica Raymond (Linda) Hayes of Freeport. David (Vicki) Hayes of Grand Rapids, and Sackett, and Julie Sackett; sister. Bertha Deal of Kalamazoo; two nieces, cousin^ and a host of friends. Funeral services were held Friday, Michael (Reda) Hayes of Hastings; three daughters. Pauline (Michael) Schacndorf of October 23. 1998 al lhe Hastings Seventh Day Adventist Church J Pastor Phi( Wayland, Lois Hayes of Baltic Creek, and Virginia (Ken) Berryhill of Battle Creek; Colburn officiated. Burial took place in Hastings Township Fcnis of Battle Creek; several nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 29. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Burial will take place in E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the the American Cancer Society of Mr. Hayes is survived by four sons, Robert (Joanna) Hayes of Hastings, many grandchildren grandchildren. great and in #484. Reverend Richard Taggart officiated. Burial look place in Irving Township - David A. age 86. of Hastings, McKeown, passed away Wednesday. October 21. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mr. David A. McKeown was bom on November 2. 1911 in Chicago. Illinois, the son of Samuel and Rose McKeown. 1933. Dave proudly served in lhe United States Army from 1940 to 1945. His (our of duty included Africa and Europe where he met and married Pearl. He was married to Pearl Poppi ti on August 29. 1945 at Naples, Italy. He was employed Maintenance positions at various at Die Castings. Hydro-electric powerplant operations, and farming, before retiring in 1982. He was a member of Middleville Masonic Lodge wr«re he served as Master, and currently held the office of Tyler. He was a caring, loving husband, father, grandfather, always doing kind deeds for his famiy and friends. Mr. McKeown was preceded in death by his son, Sammy McKeown; two brothers. James and Andrew McKeown and a sister, Elizabeth (Lily) McKenzie. David is survived by his wife of 53 years. Pearl McKeown; one daughter, Rosann (Steven) Hayes of Ada; one son. Andrew (Julie) McKeown of Hastings; five grandchildren, Karen Hayes, Keith David Hayes, Victoria Stanton. Katie McKeown and Laura McKeown; two- brothers, Samuel McKeown and William (Margaret) McKeown both of Middleville; two sisters-in-law, Jcrric McKeown and Mae McKeown both of Middleville; nieces, nephews and cousins. several Memorial services were held Saturday afternoon. October 24. 1998 at the Middleville United Methodist Church. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions maj be made lo the Middleville Masonic Lodge No. 231 F & A. M. or a charity of your choice. Arrangements were made Funeral Chapel. Middleville. by Memorials can be made lo Three Angels Broadcasting Network P.O. Box 220 Wcs^ Hastings. Dr. Brent Branham Frankfort. Illinois 62896. and Beeler HASTINGS October [ Allo, passed away Saturday. October 24. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. Mrs. Wenger was bom on April 14, 1912 in Gaines Township. Kent County, the daughter of George and Jcnncy (DeMann) Martin. She was raised on a farm in Gaines Township along with six brothers and sisters and attended one room school (Dodge) thru the 8th grade and attended Caledonia High School thru the IOth - Orin Wolcott. 98. dF 8:25 Hastings, died at choice. ALTO - Beatrice R. Wenger, age 86. of Gtnbac^ Orin Wolcott lhe American Cancer Society. Alzheimers Disease Foundation or charity of one’s Beatrice R. Wenger 4 Arrangements were made by Funeral Home. Hastings. Cemetery. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to Dai’id A. McKeown HASTINGS Cemetery. Funeral Services were held Monday. October 26. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home Hickory Comers American Legion Post He was raised in Middleville and attended I ducat ion Rochelle Kreyke*. Di­ Richard & Kalamazoo; sons. Harry (Jeanninc) Sackett of Aliso Viejo, California, Frederick Hastings and Linda (Roland) Thomapple-Kellogg schools, graduating in and of Commissioners. (Andrew) Eltzroth of Hastings; one son. Roger (Maureen) Trick of Hastings; eight grandchildren & two great grandchildren; two sisters. Vivian (Charles) Baker of Church of Green Mr. Sackett is survived by his daughters, Barbara (James) Rutledge of Hastings, Kathy (Michael) Sackett of Supervisor and on the Barry County Board sisters. Mildred. Hazel & Gladys; brothers, Roy. Albert. Jr. and Allen. streets. Dr Bu fiord W' Coe. Pastor GRICE COMMUNITY Meeting al Na*hviile lather l hath?* Iischcr. Wednesday. Nin 4 10 00 am Wordwatchers. " 00 pm Sarah Study, please call for more details Rd I mile cast Hasting* Ru» Sarver. Pastor I mcniu*. ’•45-9224 s|. < N RII s( YIHOI l( pm Bo (» Tuesday. Nov 3 7 00 p m Shepherd Comm . 7 30 OA Ltva Steven*. Director of Chnuian terested in a tree Home Bible studs for all 9 <K> j m Adult Memors. X 00 NA Monday. NM 2 7 00 p m 7 00 Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study ( all church office for more information M4X-XUU4 Sundav I vening Service bpm. 1hur*dav Bib'c Study ? pm if in­ sage 9414 Sunday. Nos I X (XI A 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (dl age*I Thurs­ day. Oct 29 4 00pm Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 00 Adult Choir Saturday, (kt )1 Corner 2667 Sundav School 10 a m . Sun­ dav Morning Worship II am. (tatmcrli the Hastings (•rase Hrclhrrn ( hues hl. 600 Atwell 2'9 i North St. Hastings Res Michael Anton. Pa*tor Phone 945­ Study and Prayer 6 A0 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful ( hnst ’* lane, and the fellowship of BIBIF ( III R( II GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Circle David Burgett. 94X-XX9O Of 94N- GRU I BRI HIRES 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office Wednesday. Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 A0 pm Bible *hurch family with the warmth of people who care Kid's quizzing. 6 (X) p m Prayer Meeting (Child (grades 6-12th) 7 00 pm Canada Sy nod American Red Cross. Mr. Sackett enjoyc^ his wood working shop at home. government program Mr. Hayes served many years as Irving Township Treasurer, Irving Township brother, Shirley Trick in 1945. Gordon is survived by his wife, Nila; three daughters. Brenda (Dave) Bellmore of dence Course He then 1965. Agent and worked on the W.P.A. federal work. Mr. Trick was preceded in death by a HOPF. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH dealerships, retiring in worked for 10 years at Pennock Hospitak in Hastings, and was a blood couier for the- 293X Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspon­ member of Fraternal Order of Police. He he spent most of his life in Hastings where he was a self employed mechanic, working for himself for 26 years, as well as area' Mr. Hayes was engaged in farming. He day Btblc study 7pm Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945­ Church phone 945­ ‘>604 Si \ndrew * is a part ol the Independent Anglican (hurch Comers American Legion Post #484 and a in College, worked a few years at White Products in Middleville, he was a licensed Real Estate whole family M-37 Sou’h at M-79. Larry Hub- Rev had worked with his father in carpentry for lhe Emmanuel Missionary Hohenwald. Tennessee. Wednesday 6 A0 p m also Nuncry available for all services Bring the 4995 Office hour*. Wed Thun 9 M4U-9J2T or undersheriff for 12 years. He was also employed with the Hastings City Police for 15 years where he retired in 1985. He (Holmes) Sackett. He spent his early years in Otsego and attended school there, also and loved hunting, fishing and doing carpenter ings Church ol God Building) •» call Sheriffs Department for 15 years and was Barry County He was raised in and he served with the United States Army Classes 10 a m Worship 11 a m . 1 ventng Services 6 pm Wednes­ Bond St (Hast­ David T llusluick. vicar at WIM- Mr. Hayes was bom on August 2. 1907 in Orangeville, lhe son of Albert & kh (Shaw) Hayes. a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9 AO a m . Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6 A0 p m Youth group meets a m Holy Communion 1st and Ard Sunday* Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sunday* l*»2M prayer book mation Doris (Fisk) Trick. He attended W.K. Kellogg High School several years in ccriy life. Mr. Trick was a member of the Hickory nett. Pastor Church office phone MS 2$4i sundav Service lime ST. INDREWS INDEPENDENT YNGLK VN CHURCH Meeting al 502 I He was bom August 15. 1910 in Gobles, the son of Harry and Nettie during World War II. Mr. Trick married Nila Hcathcrington on p m . Sunday Masse-. X UU a m and 11 00 a m ( ontevsion Saturday 4 00 - 4 A0 p m 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 (MJ a m Morning Worship Ser­ \1.*9 Wc*l away Friday. October 23. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann (kibbs Phone 61672I-XO77 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ Hanman. Pastor Sundav Serene* QI IMBY I NITED METHODIST CHI R< II HASTINGS - Noble William Sackett, age 88. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. October 21. 1998 at Blodgett Memorial Medical Center in Grand Rapids. 91, of Irving Township, Hastings, passed S Jefferson father Charles Fi-chcr. Pastor Saturday Mas* 4 A0 mi* 17|6 North Broadway night* 6 3U p m Hastings. Mr. Trick was bom September 14. 1924 in Hickory Comers, the son of Harvey & IRVING TOWNSHIP. HASTINGS - William F. Hayes, age ( Ol NTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH I vcning Service r» uu pm. Bible Sludv A. Pra»er Time Ucdnc*dav - Gordon C. Trick, age 74. of Hastings, passed away Monday. October 26. 1998 al Pennock Hospital. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC (TO RCH U F Will Y ( III R( II 1’1 I Nobel William Sackett HASTINGS 24. Hastings. He was 1998. bom Tcndercarc August Hastings Township. Saturday? a m. at 23. 1900 Barry County, df itY the son of Archie & Myna (Davis) Wolcolt. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Coats schools. He married Gibson Grow (Gaynelle) Gayncl September Hastings and 19, May and 1932 she preceded him in death July 19, 1994. Mr. Wolcott was employed by Hasting Corporation. E.W. Bliss Company. Eaton’s in Battle Creek. Hastings Polia Department where he served as Chief ol grade Bea worked as a clerk in a grocery store Police from 1948 lo 1951, Barry County until she was married. She was married lo Verne Wenger on November 26. 1930 in Caledonia. The Company, couple lived in the Caledonia area until 1939, they lived in Indiana for one year, and was well known for his woodworking then moved back to the Harris Creek, Alto Sheriffs Department. Hastings Royal Table Coach Company, Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Company and Viking Corporation. He also farmed talents. Mr. Wolcott was a former member of area. She was employed at White Products during World War II until 1950. Verne and Hastings Moose Lodge #628 and the Association of Chiefs of Police. He served Bea had a Seed Com dealership for thirty years, which developed into a large group of friends as well as customers. City Council from 1954 to 1956. Mr. Wolcott is survived by She was a member of Bownc Center Methodist Church serving as Treasurer for years, also was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Bea was a homemaker, she was a great cook, loved lo have someone come to the house, just before a meal and then whipped up dinner in no time, this made her day Bea devoted her life to her family and Church and enjoyed spending lime with her loved ones. She was preceded in death by her husband. Vcmc Wenger and three brothers. Orric. Robert and George Martin Bea is survived by her two sons. Robert (Helen) Wenger of Middleville and Chris (Mary) Wenger of Alto; eight grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren, three sisters, Dorothy Meyer of Byron Center. Glennicc Vredcwld of Bryon Center, and Mary Martin of Grand Rapids, many nieces and nephews as First Ward Alderman on the Hastings ; several nieces, nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one sister, Gladys Hubbell; and one brother, Daniel Wolcott. Respecting his wishes, private family visitation and services will be conducted. Burial will be in Woodland Memorial Park. Woodland Township. Barry County. Memorial contributions nv»y be made to a charity of ones choice. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home. Funeral and Committal Services were held Monday morning. October 26. 1998 al the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Gary Daugherty officiated. Interment look place in Bownc Center Cemetery. Alto. Memorial contributions may be nude to the Bownc Center United Methodist Church or a charily of your choice. �I The Hastings Banner - Thumlay OcIoOer 29 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS The Lake Odessa Depot Museum w ill be open Saturday from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. The pharmacy and drug More display is in place Lake Odessa history books; ’‘Crossings.’’ written about the railroads of the entire Lakewood district; buntings, and mugs are on sale. Friends of the Library will meet Tuesday . Nov 3. al 7 p m al the Lake Odessa Com­ munity Library. Parent-teacher conferences arc scheduled for Nov. 4-6 with hours to suit any parent’s working schedule. This also marks the move ’’Westward Ho” of children from East Elementary to their new classrooms at the expanded West Elementary. They will visit their new rooms in the coming week, but will have their first classes on Nov. 9. How­ ever. their conferences will be in the new rooms, so parents will get a look. The Forrest Mitchells have received word of the death in Long Beach. Calif., of Clarence Petty. He had made a practice of returning each year lo Lake Odessa for a reunion with his classmates. His father was a doctor of veterinary medicine here. Vrooman five generations gather (Left to Right) Howard Vrooman. great grandpa. Dan Vrooman. grandpa. Dons Vrooman. great great grandma. Brenda Vrooman. mom. From. Dallas McKay, great, great granddaughter, and Beretta Fisher, cousin. Mr. and Mrs. James united in marriage Yoder-Newton to be wed Nov. 27 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thomas James arc residing in Mt. Pleasant, Ml. following a honeymoon to Traverse City. The couple was mamed Aug. 15. I99K at an evening ceremony and reception held at the home of the bride’s parents. Michael and Kala Fast of Spring Arbor. Ml. The bridegroom Floyd Yoder of Sarasota, FL and Sharon Yoder of Hastings. Ml are pleased to is the son of Howard and Joyce James. Hastings. The Rev. Caroline Spragg officiated at (he double ring ceremony Music for the ceremony was performed by Daniel’s un­ de. Roger James, a violinist in the Al­ abama Symphony Orchestra. Melissa chose her cousin. Anne Lopez. Homer, Ml to be her maid of honor and Re­ becca DaPra. Spring Arbor. Ml attended as bridesmaid. Joseph and Benjamin James, brothers of the groom were best men. The bndc chose a full skirted gown of polyester satin edged with lace, sequins and pearls which cascaded into a scmi-cathcdral train tnmmcd with bands of satin lace medallions accented with sequins and pearls. She wore a pearl necklace and car­ rings. a gift from her mother, and earned a colonial bouquet of pink and white roses. Melissa is employed by Central Michi­ gan University library and Daniel is em­ ployed by Kroger. Mt. Pleasant. Both are attending Central Michigan University. announce the engagement of their daughter. Kari Lynn, to Christopher Keith Newton, son of Keith and Jeanne Newton of Freeport. Kari Lynn is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High Schoo) and is currently employed at MainStrect Savings Bank. Chris is a 1991 graduate of Lakewood High School, received his associates degree at Grand Rapids Community College, and is currently employed at Lacks Industries in Grand Rapids A Nov. 27, 1998 wedding is being planned. Brian Edward Slade. Lake Odessa and Heidi Ann Mornson. Lake Odessa. Garry Lee Wcthcrill. Dowling and Cheryl-Lynn Mane Hammond. Dowling. Robert Hugh Dell. Middleville and Deb­ orah Ann Joseph. Middleville. Ryan Lee Andrews. Dowling and Audrey Jeanne Swank. Dow ling. Cory Allen Furlong. Nashville and Jacqueline Lea Carmony. Nashville Richard Calvin Court. Jr.. Delton and Lauric Lynn Morgan. Delton CITY OF HASTINGS ELECTION NOTICE The 1998 CITY GENERAL ELECTION will be held on November 3. 1998 between the hours ot 7:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m. ALL VOTERS from the 1st. 2nd. 3rd and 4th Wards will be voting AT THE HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL multi­ purpose room, located at 232 West Grand Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below) For further information please call the City Clerks Office at 616-945-2468 Central United Methodist Church held its LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 26. 1997 and recorded on April 4. 1997 in Liber 690, on Page 51. Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to COMERICA BANK as assignee, by an assignment dated September 1. 1998 which was recorded on SeptemL-r 8. 1998 in Document #1017540. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-four and 40/100 dollars ($13,964 40). including interest at 13 25% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p.m . on December 3. 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are de­ scribed as ' Commencing on lhe North and South 1/4 line of Section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 comer of said Section, thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section Ime 614 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 line of the Northeast 1/4. thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 line 564 95 feet lo the Northerly right of way line of highway M-79. thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way line 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 line thence North 00 degree? 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said 1/4 line 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way for Morgan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption pened shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale. Dated October 8. 1998 COMERICA BANK FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (240) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for COMERICA BANK. 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 File #98088356 (116) annual turkey dinner Oct 22 with 100 pre­ sent to enjoy a great meal prepared by Dr A. L VanZyl and his masculine helpers There was some help from ladies of the church in roasting the turkeys and baking the pics and cakes. The short program emphasis was on the coming stewardship thrust. This has been a tradition for nearly 30 years. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet in two weeks Nov. 12. The Bonanza Bugle is being prepared for November issue. With fall upon us. the most spectacular floral displays arc those of chrysanthe­ longer hours They will have denim rugs, baked goods, holiday gifts, and decorative items They will serve coffee and rolls all day The VFW Auxiliary Council of Ionia County is having a baked goods sale al the local VFW post on Tupper Lake Street, west, on Nov 13 There will be a flea mar­ ket on Friday and Saturday. Nov. 14 Fems Slate University has announced some local names on their winter Academ­ ic Honors List. One such is Kyle Booher of Vermontville, grandson of Fred and Mari­ lyn Garlingcr and of John and Opal Booher, all of Lake Odessa A modular home is on the site but not yet situated on Willowbrook Drive just south of Arden Drive. A new house now shows through the trees north of M-50 with access from Elm Road This is being built for Jim Wiltshire. Another building on the same land has been visible for weeks earlier. State and local elections arc to be held on Tuesday. Nov. 3. The only contest at the local level is for township supervisor with Robert Cobb Jr. and one selected in the par­ mums. Art and Betty Erickson have huge plants in front of each fencepost of their split rail fence on the sides of their home on Fourth Avenue. The early birds who spend winter in Flonda arc already packing their goods for their trek south. Lake Odessa has been a Tree City USA for nearly I0 years. When October comes, many residents secretly wish they had few less trees, since raking is a major occupa­ tion. Burning is permissible on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday from noon to sun­ down provided wind conditions arc favor­ able. The village trucks will use a vacuum for leaves along this street. tisan primary in August and the write-in candidate Anne (Johnson) Adams, wbo is the incumbent, she had been appointed by the Odessa Township Board eight months ago to Till the vacancy created by the resig­ On Sunday afternoon, there was a concert in the Lakewood High School gym. with the junior high band performing several nation of Bernice Goodemoot. At the coun­ ty level, local attorney James Banks is a candidate for circuit judge of Ionia and Montcalm counties. The other candidate is Douglas Hoort who is currently serving as district judge in Ionia County. The circuit judgeship opening came with the retirement of Judge Charles Simon. numbers. At the conclusion of their seg­ ment the high school marching band per­ formed some of their (usual) outdoor maneuvers with drum majors, flag girls, and band in full uniform. Nearby Woodland is having a bazaar and lunch Saturday. Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The United Methodist Women are hosting the soup and sandwich lunch from 11 to I with bazaar items for sale in the Odessa Township voters now cast their ballots at the township hall on Laurel Drive (M-50) just west of the village. There arc two precincts with voting machines in place for each. NOTICE OF ELECTION The registered voter* of lhe Count) of Barry are hereby notified that a ballot proposal shall be included on the November 3. I998 general election ballot, which was author)zed by the following resolution of the Barry County Board of Commissioners on August 25. 1998 Resolition Na 98-21 County of Barry State of Michigan Resolution to Authorize and Direct The Issue and Sale of Bonds for the Commission on Aging Project, to Increase the Tax Rate Limitation in the County to Repay Such Bonds And to Certify Wording of Ballot Proposal Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Barry. Michigan, held in the County Building in Hastings. Michigan, on the 25th day of August. 1998. al 930 a.m Local Time. PRESENT Members Wenger. Goebel. Barnett. Heaton. James. Herrington. Bailey. Newman ABSENT: Members None The following preamble and resolution were offered by Member James and supported by Member Wenger WHEREAS, the County of Barry (lhe "County") deems it necessary and in the best interests of the residents of the County to acquire a site and construct thereon a new building and related appurtenances and to furnish said building for use by lhe Barry County Commission on Aging as a new senior center and by other public programs and services (the ."Project"); and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Project is $5,100,000. and WHEREAS, lhe County is authorized by Act 118 of lhe Public Arts of Michigan of 1923. as amended (“Art 118") lo finance lhe cost of lhe Project by the issuance of general obligation bonds backed by the faith and cred­ it of the ('ounty. subject to lhe approval by the electors of lhe County, and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to submit lhe question of issuing general obligation bonds for the Project to the electors at the November 3.1998 general election in accordance with Art 118. and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Michigan Properly Tax Limitation Art. Art 62 of the Public Arts of Michigan of 1933. as amended, the County Board of Commissioners may submit a ballot proposal to the County electors to authorize an increase in the total Us rate limitation applicable to the County for the purpose of raising rev enuc lo repay the bonds issued for the Project, and WHEREAS, it u necessary that the County Board of Commissioners certify the wording of the Ballot Proposal by resolution NOW. THEREFORE. BE fT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS 1.The County shall authorize and direct the issue and vale of general obligation bonds in ar amount not to exceed $5,100,000 and backed by the faith and credit of lhe County which bonds shall be limited tax general obligations of lhe County, issued pursuant lo and in accordance with Art 118 and repaid from lhe proceeds of a soled ten year lax levy of 7.5 mill levied lo the extent necessary for the repayment of the bonds 2. This Resolution shall not become effective or binding upon lhe County until approved by a majority of the electors of lhe County voting on the question of lhe issue and sale of said bonds al lhe November 3. 1998 gen cral election In addition, (he ballot question shall specify an increase in the tax rate limitation applicable tc the County in an amount sufficient to make required debt service paymenu on the bonds issued for the Project, but not lo exceed three-quarters of one (.75) mill, to be levied until said bonds are repaid, or for 10 years, whichever MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A Netzei a smgie man (Ong ma! Mortgagors) to GMAC Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated October 9. 1997 and recorded on October 28. 1997 in Document #1003341 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Forty and 50/100 dollars ($129 040 50) mdudmg mterest at 9 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notee is hereby given mat said mort­ gage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock P M on December 3 1998 Said premises are situated m Township of Woodland Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot Ninety-One of the Plat of Eagle Pont Num­ ber Four according to the recorded plat thereof, being a part of the Northeast fractional one-quar­ ter of Section Four Town Four North Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 15 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL <248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98054546 (11/12) shall occur first 3. The Ballot Proposal to be submitted lo lhe qualified electors of the County al the November 3. 1998 General Election shall be as follows: BAU-OT PROPOSAL Shall the County of Barry <11 borrow a sum not tn exceed Five Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,100,000) and issue its general obligation bonds secured by the faith and credit of the County and a limited lax pledge for lhe purpose of acquiring land and constructing and equipping a new building thereon for uw as a senior center by the tvoi.; County Commission on Aging and f<x <<her public programs and services, and (2) increase lhe tax rate limitation on general ad valorem property taxes within the County in an amount sufficient to make debt service payments on the bonds, but not to exceed 75 mill (75 cents ($ 75) on each $1.000 of taxable valuation) for lhe period of ten years. 1999 through 2008. inclusive, or until such bonds arc repaid in full, whichever occurs first, and levy such increase in millage’ Ilf approved, such increase is estimated 'o provide revenue erf $"6ft_5<r in the first calendar year of the increase I □ Yes □ No 4 The Ballot Proposal in the form so approved is hereby certified to the County Clerk 5 The County Clerk is hereby author zed and directed to provide all notices of the election as may be required by lhe Michigan Election Law and Section 3 of Art 118 6 Yeas All resolutions and partsof resolutionsin conflict herewith shall be and lhe same are hereby rescinded Members Wenger. Goebel. Barnett.Heaton.James. Herrington.Bailey. Newman Nays Members None Absent Members None RESCH.IT1ON DECLARED ADCMTED Nancy L Boersma. County Clerk County of Barry STATE OF MICHIGAN ) )» COUNTY OF BARRY I. Nancy Boersma. lhe duly qualified and acting Clerk erf the County of Barry. Michigan ithe County ") do hereby certify that lhe foregoing is a true and complete copy of a Resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners al a regular meeting on the 25th day of August 1998. the original of which is on file in my office PuNic notice of said meeting was given pursuant to and in compliance with Art. No 267 Public Acts of Michigan I9“6. as amended including tn the case of a special or rescheduled meeting, notice by porting al least eighteen i IKi hours prior lo the time set for the meeting IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereto affixed by official signature on the 25th day of August. 1998 Nancy L Boersma. County Clerk County erf Barry This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of Section 1 of Art 118 of the I'uNic Arts <rf Michigan of 192’ 1 his notice i» required to be published and posted in addilion to the Nrtice of Election, which is required lobe published with respect to the Nos ember 3. 1998 general election by the terms of the Michigan Ejection law Nancy Boersma. Harry County (Jerk �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29. 1998 Green Bay. Wise.: Not all children arc greedy and looking to get money from their parents Let me tell you about having an in­ heritance held over one’s head My wife u an old child When wc decided to get mar-; ned, her mother said she wouldn't pay for; the wedding. Wc said. “Fine. We’ll pay foditl LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan an unmarried man (Original Mort­ gagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mort­ gagee dated March 26 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 42 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to FLAGSTAR BANK FSB as assignee by an assignment dated September 14 1996 whch was recorded on September 21. 1998 tn Docv-'ent #1018200 Barry County Records on when mortgage there is claimed to be due a’ the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Si« Thousand Four Hundred Four and 75'100 dollars ($66 404 75) including interest at 8 50*. per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock P M on November 19 1998 Sard premises are situated .n TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON. Barry County Michigan and are described as Parcel A Commencing on the North and South 1/4 line of Section 31 Town 3 North Range 7 West at a pomt 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 mmuies 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 cor­ ner of said Section thence South 89 degrees 21 mmutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section hne 614 00 thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 hne of the Northeast 1/4 thence North 89 degrees 37 mmutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 hne 564 95 feet to the Northerly nght of way line of Highway M-79 thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said nght of way hne 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 line thence North 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds West on said quarter line 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way tor Michigan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated October 8 1998 FLAGSTAR BANK FSB FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott 4 Trott PC Attorneys for FLAGSTAR BANK FSB 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File #98077079 (11-5) Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at..' 616-945-9554 State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING File No 98-22466-TI In the matter of the Ruth M Shinavar Trust u/l/a dated August 23 1994 NOTICE A hearing will be held on November 17 1998 at 9 30 a m in the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan before fudge Richard H Shaw on the Petition of Rchtrd J Hudson attor ney for Hastings City Bank requesting that the Court determine the hews at law of Charles G Shmavai whose death occurred on August 23 1994 said hens at law to be determined as of June 16 1998 Date October 22 ’998 Richard J Hudson (Pi5220) SIEGEL HUDSON GEE AtyD LONGSTRFET 607 North Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 616-945-3495 Richard J Hudson 607 North Broadway Hastings Michigan 49058 616-945-3495 (10/29) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting October 6. 1998 Meeting called tc order at 7 30 p m ROLL CALL Board members present Bar­ num Lawrence Turner Jr Dewey-Perry Wooer absent Minutes ol Sept 1 1998 meeting were ap proved as mailed Treasurer report for period 07 presented to each member and placed on file Authorized October Mis tor $68 756 54 Meeting adjourned at 10 00 p m Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk R chard Barnum Supervisor (10/29) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Independent Probate File No 98-22464-IE Estate of DOROTHY J FREY Deceased So­ cial Security No 366-07-9192 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose fast known address was 1125 Fair Lake Delton Mchigan 49046 died 12/18/96 An instrument dated 09/17/90 has been admitted as the will of the decreased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative David L Kain. 525 Sylvan Drive Battle Creek Mchigan 49017 or to both the in­ dependent personal representative and the Barry County TnaJ Court Family Division Hastings Mchigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of pubication of this notce Notice is further given that the estate wilt be thereafter assigned and dis tnbuted to the persons entitled to it MchaelJ Rae(Pl9189) 1605 Heritage Tower 25 West Mchigan Ave Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (616)962-8709 (10/29) Ann landers ‘Low’ bid Dear Ann Landers: Recently, an organi­ zation I work w ith was in need of a fund­ raising idea. After many meetings, wc de­ cided to have one of these auctions where you can purchase a "date" for the c.cning. Wc contacted some of our more eligible bachelors and bachelorettes and asked them lo volunteer to be auctioned off. Most of them graciously agreed to help us. Wc ad­ vertised all over town and had a great ’urnoul for the event. Wc raised a lot of money and were thrilled At the very end of the night, the an­ nouncer said. “And what am I bid to date our hostess?” There was silence, and then, he repeated the “offer.” Ann, I am z large woman and had not intention of going up for auction. I politely, but firmly, said “Oh, no - please, please...” and tried to laugh it off. The announcer wouldn’t give up and kept repeating, “What am I bid, what am I bid?" After a few minutes, a guy in the back yelled, “I’ll give ya $5 for her!” I was the cheapest “item” sold. Ann, I was so mortified, I couldn’t hold my head up There was no need for the an­ nouncer to embarrass me like that, espe­ cially since wc had already raised more money than we expected. How can I get over this humiliation? Although no one said anything to me, I know they were all feeling sorry for me. Please help me get through this. - Fivc-Dollar Fatty in Cleveland. Dear Cleveland: I’m sure everyone thought you were very good sport and ad­ mired your ability to handle the situation with grace. It undoubtedly elevated you in the minds of most people, so think of it as a plus, because Im sure it was just that Wake up call ourselves” Then, she said she wasn’t com-1 mg to the ceremony because her daughter; “could have done a lot better ” She showed) up anyway but didn’t speak to anyone. *1 food in Malaysia and died a week later W'hcn his will was read, I learned he had left his entire estate to me Furthermore, it clearly stated that he did not wish to leave anything to his other siblings. I knew why In the eight years he lived away, not one of them sent him so much as a postcard My brother's estate was quite substantial. Everyone was surprised, including me. I felt bad that my siblings were not left any­ thing and decided to give them each $10,000. Apparently, they didn’t think it was enough because they no longer speak to me. Looking back. I realize my brother knew his family better than I did. I should have honored his wishes. - Sad in Florida. Dear Florida. At the risk of sounding like a broken record. I’ll quote that well-worn line again “Say not you know another en­ tirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.” From Iowa: You’re nght about inhcntanccs, Ann. My husband was extremely devoted to his father his entire life. His fa­ ther was very successful. He also was ego­ tistical. dominccnng and selfish, and he in­ timidated family members shamelessly. Everyone grudgingly gave him the “re­ spect” he demanded all his life. Dad was widowed at age 8). At 86, he married a twice-divorced 74-ycar-old widow. She had ample income from family and previous husbands but persuaded him to change his will shortly before his death at age 88. she became the sole beneficiary of almost a million dollars as well as all the family belongings. His devoted son re­ ceived nothing. Wc have been happily married for 10 years, but Mom still tries to manipulate us and threatens to cut us out of her will if £ do something she doesn’t like. Wc see h^r often, and except for her being hung dfi about the inheritance, she’s fairly pleasant We’ve urged her to travel and spend her money, but of course, she won’t because she would then have no control over us. Fortunately, wc don't need her money or the baggage that goes with it. When that letter appeared in your column, she cut it out and sent it to us. I guess it’s true that “money i> the root of all evil." Dear Green Bay: Actually, the saying ie “The lose of money is the root of ail evil" which makes a lot more sense There’s noth­ ing “evil” about money It can be a blessing when used to educate, eradicate disease, protect the environment and elevate the standard of living in Third World countries. Since the United States is the most affluent country in the world, it’s up to us to do these things, and I’m proud to say we arc trying to live up to our responsibilities. ------------ '1 Lonesome? Take charge of your life and turn it around Write for Ann Landers'new booklet. "Hon- to Make Fnends and Stop Being Lonely " Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and u check or money order for $4.25 (this includes postage and handling) to Friends, c/o Ann Landers. P.& Box 11562, Chicago, /ff1 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $5.15) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate neb page at www creators com. ’’ Copy right 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. —-«T -w 1^111^3111133 ■ 1^361113 llOll .r r set at hospital gift shop: Dear Ann Landers: How about a bit of space for us retired people who have earned the nght to set our own hours, even though they don’t fit in with the way most people live? For 25 years, 1 hauled myself to work at dawn and looked forward to the day when I could retire and sleep as late as I wanted. It finally happened. Yet, this week alone. I’ve had four calls between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning. In each case, the fnend or relative said. “Sorry, I thought you’d be up.” Why would anyone assume such a thing? I might have read played bridge or partied until the wee hours. Not only do these calls interrupt my best sleeping, but without a cup of coffee and my dentures, the caller might get a response that is totally unintel­ ligible. Most people know better than to call be­ fore 10 a.m.. but perhaps if they read it in your column, it might hit home a little harder. How about giving us late sleepers a helping hand? - Slow Starter in Ohio. Dear Slow Starter. Most fnends and fam­ ily members are aware of the sleeping hours of those close to them. As for the others, there is a way to avoid being awakened by them. I am a night person. I often work until 3 a m. and sleep until noon. My friends and family members know this. Nobody wakes me up because I take the phone off the hook when 1 retire, those who call get a busy sig­ nal My office, of course, is on deck at 9 a.m. I also have a fax machine and wake up to messages from people who know they can’t reach me by phone My advice is take your phone off the hook or turn off the nnger so it doesn’t awaken you. It’s a great system that works for me. I recommend it. Gem of the Day: Overheard in a bar If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman around to hear him. is he still wrong? Splitting heirs Dear Ann Landen: You printed a letter that said, “An inheritance is not automatic It is a gift.” I was one of those people who thought my family would never fight over And, if you need cash, count on our credit card to give you access to thousands of automated teller machines any time of the day. Competitive rates, friendly service and the convenience you Kg&jf need. That’s why our credit card is your best choice for local shopping or travel....your card across town and around the world. We are ready to open your credit card account. Slop by or call us money. I was wrong When my younger buther moved to Asia eight years ago. I was the one who wrote to him and made sure there was always money in his credit card account. Whatever he wanted done. I did it. My brother told me in confidcncc that he was naming me as his sole beneficiary. I didn’t think anything of it because I’m in my 60s and figured I would die long before he did. Unfortunately, he ate some tainted Some of the unique items at the Christmas Presentation are displayed by Louise Connor (left), a long-time dedicated Penn-Nook Gift Shop volunteer, and Dorothy Hoke, gift shop board member. A large array of distinctive gifts and all types of Christmas decorations will be dis­ played for sale at the Nov. 4-6 "Christmas Presentation," sponsored by Penn-Nook Gift Shop. The 32nd annual event will be held from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4-5 and 8 a m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6 in Pennock Hospital’s Conference Center in Hastings. Many one of a kind Christmas arrange­ ments and decorations have been created es­ pecially for the event. Wreaths, table top decorations, ornaments, hanging arrange­ ments and stockings will help trim homes with a festive flair. Each year, the buyers find new. fun and exciting gifts for children, including dolls, toys, puppets, games and unusual slocking sniffers. Gifts for men. teens and the home are featured as well as country Christmas items, metalware, lamps, angels, snow­ men. bells, rugs, clocks, watches and jew­ elry. There will be something suitable for everyone on your Christmas list, gift shop volunteers said. H There will be items available that can.be personalized while shoppers browse. Coffee and cookies are available for sftoppers to enjoy, compliments of the Hospital Auxiliary . The Penn-Nook Gift Shop is open year round and staffed by a group of dedicated volunteers. Buyers attend the Chicago and Detroit gift shows to gather this "excep­ tional collection." organizers said. "We have been told that our gift show offer* .a better selection of unique and one of a kind items than available in larger Christmas shows in Grand Rapids." Proceeds of the Christmas Presentation will be used for the continuing needs «?f Pennock Hospital. The Conference Center is located in the corridor between the hospital and Physi­ cians Center. New Year's Eve at the Oakridge Boys Concert December 31 - January 1 '180.00 per person Includes transportation, lodging 3 meals, concert, late night snacks Caribbean Cruise Sail with us on the Norwegian Dream March 7 - 14, 1999 today! Fly from Grand Rapids to San |uan. 7 nights cruising to Aruba. Curacao. Tortola and St Thomas Rates begin at *1511.00 per person, double occupany B(». Austin John, bom at Spectrum Hos­ pital on (kt II. IWX at 7 46 p m to Cindy and Marts Asptnall of Middleville Weigh­ ing H» lbs and measuring 22 inches long BOY, Brendan Norman C urtiss, born at ( ondell Medical C enter. Libcrtysdie. Illi­ nois. on Oct 2. 1998 to Slavs Odell and KyIc Curtiss Weighing 6 lbs 3 ozs River Bend Travel “Your Full Service Travel Agency Since 1974" Member of the Hastings chamber of commerce 533 West State Street. Hastings Call 616-945-9852/Out of Town Call I-8OO-325-766I From Grand Rapids Call 891-8245 «| �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... McKeown Bridge into the next century By Joyce F. Weinbrecht After the restoration done in 1974 the McKeown Bridge continued to serve the community But farm machinery was get­ ting bigger and heavier and school buses were longer and heavier and the bridge was again cited for consideration for replace­ ment under the Federal Highway Adminis­ tration Highway Replacement and Rehabil­ itation program. The reasoning behind this consideration was that lhe bridge was only one lane and was inadequate because school buses, snow plows and some machinery were too tall and too wide to use the bndge and had lo turn around at the bndge and go out around to the next bndge. which was on Charlton Park Road. Steel truss bndges were rapidly disap­ pearing. This was the only viable one left in Barry County. Many felt that it was loo valuable a landmark to destroy. Again, much discussion took place with several ideas for preserving it being pro­ posed. There was a proposal to leave the bridge in place, to be used for a foot and fishing bndge and that a new bndge be built to the west of the historic bndge to Scaffolding in place as the old paint and rust are being removed from McKeown Bridge carry the traffic over the nver at this point on McKeown Road. Nothing further hap­ pened at this time. But the community con­ tinued to ponder the fate of the old bridge. The bridges on Broadway Street and Michigan Avenue in Hastings, over the Thomapple River were replaced in the 1940s with cement structures. The south end of the McKeown Bridge with the Michigan State Historic marker in place Irving’s iron truss bridge, on McGann Road, was replaced in March 1987 with a modem concrete structure. The wooden pil­ ing bridge on Barger Road was also replaced. In 1988. it was predicted that the bridge at Greggs Crossing, already closed 0 traffic, would be replaced. This hasn't appened. It is still there, still closed, as is fie road approaching it from cither side. Again in 1992 the subject of the bridge ras raised. There were plans for a rcplacci lent bndge for the year 1993, under Michi­ ; an s Critical Bndge program. McKeown Bridge was declared to- be structurally tund, but needing a new coat of paint and Pew minor repairs. A description of the bridge at that time ated “McKeown Road Bridge over the tomapplc River in Barry County, has an love average length for surviving Pratt irough trusses. (Pratt was the inventor of The completed bridge, looking south is particular type of iron truss bndge). needed for the grant, for lhe restoration of lhe old bridge. A private donation of $I ,<XK) from a local business helped make il closer i ith its ficldstonc abutments and lattice brk railings, it retains a substantial degree ‘ integrity The total cost of the restoration was esti­ mated at $89.(XX). The bridge qualified for the National ;By 1993, it was evident that a new bndge Duld built under the Michigan Cntical ^Bridge Fund at a cost of $542,000 and it Registry of Histone Bridges and applica­ tion was made to the State of Michigan. History Division for a marker denoting it as a Michigan Historic Site Word was received by Barry County Historical Soci­ would be built at a site 200 feet downstream (west) from the old McKeown Bndge. v This same year the Barry County Com­ missioners voted to take over the ownership of the McKeown Bndge. A grant was •applied for in a joint effort of Barry Coun'ty and the City of Hastings Joint Economic Development Commission. The grant was Ab be for $48,233 through the Imcrmodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1STEA) for a part of the necessary funds to "restore and close the McKeown Bndge to vehicle traffic and turn it into a pcdcstna* and fishing bndge and preserve it for future •generations. ‘ A local match of $42,087 was needed to Obtain this grant money-. Interested parties al once went to work to find ways to raise the needed match money. In 1994 it was reported that the Barry County Commissioners would put $4,000 into the fund. The Barry County Park Board •would put in $1,000. the Barry County Road Commission would subscribe $20,000 and the Potawatomi Resource and Conservation Development Council would put in $4,000. This amounted to $29,000 Barry County Historical Society voted to raise $12,087 to nearly complete the funds ety that the Michigan Histoneal Commis­ sion had listed the McKeown Road Bndge. McKeown Road at the Thornapple River. Hastings Township. Barry County, in lhe State Register of Histone Sites, the state s official list of sites worthy of being pre­ served. The marker could be ordered when the proper time arrived. In 1995. the county learned that the fed­ eral critical bndge fund would be about S5.000 higher than al first predicted This gave the Barry County Hisloncal Society a break in the amount that they needed to raise. The group had already raised $6.43? with pledges from local businesses, raffles. T-shirt sales, which was the project of Allie Smith, who funded the T-shirt project and donated the proceeds to the bndge fund. The T-shirts were sold at all society events and by Allie, who has a spot at the farm market on Wednesdays and Saturdays in Tyden Park, where she sold many shirts (Vcm Mosteller of Mosteller Graphics designed the drawings which were printed on lhe shirts i Donations were received from many individual citizens. This change in needed funds lowered lhe society's goal . to $7,087 In view of what they had already raised this was a nice break lor them. On Jan. 2. 1996. the society were only SI94 short of The new McKeown Road Bndge looking south, showing the walk which goes under the bridge to the west side of the bridge the committed goal. They continued to accept donations to be applied to the build­ ordered, and the remaining concern was a ing of the county park. Projected plans at this time included repairs to lhe wood deck, upgrading of the county park at the site. The County Board of Commissioners approved spending $15,000 to make the improvements needed railing, removing and replacing stringers, sand blasting and painting, lhe trusses, restoring the stringers, repairing the abut­ for the McKeown Bndge Roadside Park site on land which the county already owns. ments. replacing the wood deck and erect­ ing a State Histone Marker at the site. The project was eventually was to come under the Parks and Recreation Commission, as a county park was planned at the bndge site. The county already owns the property where the bridge is located. The Hastings Banner of Nov. 21. 1996. reported that the concrete support beams of over ICO feet long had amved at the site of the new bndge being constructed over the Thornapple River on McKeown Road. Huge cranes were required to set the mon­ ster beams in place Meanwhile, there was a problem with the restoration plans of the old bndge The County Road Commission was allowed to use the $25,000 that it would have cost to tear down the old bridge, but the bids for the restoration came in $50,000 over then available funding. These bids were rejected and the county negotiated a contract with the State of Michigan to have the work mostly done by the Barry County Road Commission, using the money available. The Barry County Historical Society never doubted for a minute that the Road Com­ mission could do the work as well as any contracted group They' knew that they had to be patient as the work had to be fitted into the County Road Commission's sched­ ule of road work When the project was first planned in 1994. sand blasting a bndge and painting it were in common practice. However envi­ ronmental concerns meant that this practice could no- longer be done The Road (. ommission found a contractor out of Plainwell who used a unique method of removing the rust with a needle gun. which loosened the old paint and caught it in a vacuum pump so that none of the old paint or rust went into the air or into the river The Road Commission crew did the structural repairs, the deck, railings, scat and woodwork Bob Scott designed the restoration project and the unique entrances that allow pedestrians and wheelchairs to enter the budge, but restrict vehicles from going out on the bridge Jack Kinncman guided the project, along with the support of the Road ( ommission members i In \pril 23. I99X. with the bndge near- Barry County Road Commission crew replacing the deck on the McKeown Bridge The bndge and the park were made hand­ icapped accessible, with a 'sidewalk to access the fishing areas and benches. Picnic tables were donated by Sandra James and husband, Larry. Jack and Judy Lenz, Jim and Deb Bailey and the Barry County His­ torical Society. Grading and seeding of the adjoining land, as well as a parking lot on the south end of the bndge make the spot an oasis and many persons from Thomapple Manor began using the bndge and the park before it was really completed. Thomapple Manor has agreed to care for the lawn on the south side of the park and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gilbert will mow the north side. Consumers Concrete furnished the concrete for the picnic table pads. The community came together on July 23. 1998 to dedicate the restored 1903 bndge. the new county roadside park and the brand, new. state of the art. McKeown Road bndge. The event, sponsored jointly by the Barry County Road Commission, the County Commissioners, the Barry County Histori­ cal Society, the Potawatomi Resource Con­ servation and Development Council and the State of Michigan, was the opportunity to thank everyone who had contributed to the restoration of the historic site, the building of the new county park and new bndge. The Barry County Road Commission crews were credited with the work which they had done to develop the site, and the pride with which they did the work. Jack Lenz, chairman of the County Road Commission, acted as master of ceremonies and complimented the citizens of Barry County, the organizations, the work crews, the public officials and everyone who had supported and contnbutcd to the success of this important project. The McKeown Bridge's future is certain­ ly no longer uncertain It should, with prop­ er care, last well into the next century. Sources Hastings Bunner Archives. Hastings Township records. Archives. Chariton Puri. The Hastings Reminder, research done by Zane Mead and others RN SUPERVISOR Pennock Hospital has an opening for an RN Supervisor. This position may be part-time or full-time: Reports to Chief Nursing Officer: BSN or minimum 3-5 years nursing experience (2 years supervisory): Responsible for hospital operations and staffing in evenings: shift accountability: Nursing Committee, personnel in Nursing on evenings (evaluations). Pennock Hospital offers a complete compensation package which includes weekend and shift differentials; an innovative flexible benefits package (pro-rated for part-time employees); Paid Time Off system: tuition reimbursement for continuing education; personal tax-deferred savings plan to which Pennock Hospital will contribute as much as 5% of your salary; and much more. Please submit resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 • Fax: (616) 945-4130 < r E.O.E. Pennock Healthcare Services �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 Saxon soccer squad defeated by Blue Devils in district finale I < 1114- It lliiuk < 1 it... The friendliest of friends, Gall meant much to many The world lost a great friend Tuesday; a friend who always found the time and always found the strength to make others feel a little bit better around her. That was the sadness of it all. Barb Gall cared so much about others, but when sbe became ill her friends couldn't help to case her pain. Gall. 56. died of cancer Tuesday and I. and many others, will miss her friendliness ., kindness... warmth ., and quality time for years to come. Gall was a staff writer at the Sun <£ for 10 years, covering the Caledonia area for the J-Ad Graphics' publication. Everybody in Caledonia knew and cared for Barb Gal). She loved the Caledonia Fighting Scots and lhe twinkle in her eyes as she told her stories of the purple and gold showed her love and sincerity. This is the second time that I have dedicated a column to a great individual. Buzz Youngs, the greatest of all Saxons, was the first. Gall, in a way. was as much in tune with Caledonia High School and the Fighting Scots as Youngs was to his Hastings Saxons. Former Caledonia basketball coach Paul Peterman may have created the nickname the Sweet Ladies for the school’s girls hoopsters. but Gall continued to promote it well after his departure. The Sweet Ladies is a name that can still be heard and found from and on those who breathe for good ole' Caledonia High School. Caledonia sports. Gall knew everything. John Soderman.. number of News cross country championships... baseball records... if it dealt with Scots' sports. Gall always had the scoop first and best. She always showed up at the games to snap a few photos even when she wasn't assigned to do so. That was Gall's dedication and love for Caledonia and the Fighting Scots. Even in retirement Gall continued to work for lhe school. Gall wrote and helped publish Caledonia School's newsletter Take Five. When the Scots opened their new football stadium Sept. 4. Gail was there taking pictures, smiling as bright as the sunshine. Before coming to the Caledonia area. Gall was a resident of Fort Wayne. Ind. She earned a master's in English from Indiana University and truly loved her Hoosiers' basketball. There weren't too many people whom I could share stories about Isiah Thomas and Bobby Knight with 'round here, but Gall not only listened, but added a few stories of her own to the always colorful conversations. For some reason, conversations with Gall were always special times. People like her don't come along too often and I feel very grateful, like I did with Youngs, just to have known her for a short time. On Sundays. Gall would often spend her extra time at the Meyer May House in Grand Rapids doing volunteer work. She loved being around people and people loved being around her One love that Gall and I shared was our good taste for good food. Pagano's, in Caledonia, was one of our favorites and many limes we. and others in the news room, assembled there to taste Joe's scrumptious dishes. It was always time well spent and the food only added to the overall pleasure. If there is an example of a people person. Barb Gall would certainly be it. But. Gall didn't just love people, she loved everything about life. I will always remember the times she took throwing her dog Mason his Frisbee, a journey that often finished in the take behind their Caledonia home Neither Mason, nor Gall, ever seemed to get tired of their time well spent. This reminds me how the simple times are usually the greatest and how the greatest people aren't those who show off, but rather always show up with a smile. Talk to you soon. The Saxons struck first, but the veteran Blue Devils booted in the last two in a 2­ 1 Division II district soccer championship last Saturday al Wayland Union Middle School. Hastings scored lhe first goal with 17 minutes left in the first half when junior forward Cun Norris put one past the Gull Lake goalkeeper. But. lhe Devils knotted it 1-1 with a score at the 38:20 mark of the second half. Then, with just 47 seconds left in regulation. Gull Lake kicked in the game­ winner on a breakaway goal that sneaked past Hastings goalkeeper Josh Warren. "I fell that we were the better team. ’ Hastings Coach Dennis Argetsinger said. "Wc controlled a lot of it: they (Gull Lake) just got a little lucky." Hastings ends the season with a 14-6 overall record, its final triumph a 6-1 district win over Charlotte Oct. 21. With goals from Norris and Sam Stafford the Saxons led the Orioles 2-0 at the half. Assisting on Stafford's goal was Mnrris In the second half. Norns and Stafford each scored their second goals, while Sean Fortier and Steve Storrs also added Saxon tallies Gaining assists were Tim Russell. Norris. Ben Shaw and Dustin Humphrey, i Warren played the entire game in goal and made 6 saves for the blue and gold. SOCCER continued on 14 I Hastings runner No. 1 in White It was a first for Hastings High School's cross country program and there could be a couple more before she's finished. Sophomore Karey Schlachter became the Saxons' first O-K White Conference champion-when she finished No. 1 at the league meet Monday at Johnson Park. Schlachter covered lhe Grand Rapids course in 20:11. During the last three weeks, her times have improved greatly and her winning chances, as a result, improved. "Karey was finishing 14th or so last year, but she made a big step and during lhe last three weeks has had some of her best times." Hastings Coach Pau) Fulmer said. "She's a very hard worker." Hastings soccer player Tim Russell uses some high stepping to get by a Gull Lake defender with Kyte Winkler (18). Sean Fortier (12) and Isaac Weeks (25); trailing on the play. ' "My buds have helped a lot," t | Saxon gridders want to save best for last Karey Schlachter The sophomore sparkler gave credit to her teammates for her improvement. "We ran during the summer, much more than we did last year," Schlachter said. "1 KtaMp be more serious about it and noJMfnV trying to win. Heidi (Schroeder). Carolyn (DeWitt) and Rachel (Newton)... my buds have helped a lot." At the O-K White Meet. Schroeder was 14th in 21:38. Kristin Schlachter 17th in 21:53. DeWitt 24th in 22:43. Newton 32nd in 23:48 and Beth Arnett 45th in 26:00. The girls team finished third to end up third overall for the season. The Saxon boys wound up eighth at the Monday meet and placed seventh overall. Mike Elliott was 15th in 18:12. Steve Moray was 23rd in 18:44. Corey Sandusky 43rd in 20:03. Scott Sawyer 48th in 20:40. Adam Carroll 50th in 20:49. Shawn Hill 55th in 25:01 and Jason Flohr was 56th in 25:26. i To go out on top with its very best That's the aim bf the Hastings varsity football team as it prepares to end its season Friday against Charlotte. Saxon Coach Jeff Keller has seen his team make great strides in recent weeks. Nothing, in his words, would be better than for his gridders to play their best game against a very talented group of Orioles. "We would like to finish with our best game." Keller said. "These kids have hung in there and played tough all the way until the end of the game. This is a very important game, especially for our senior group." Hastings beat Wyoming Park last Friday 6-0 in an overtime thriller. The winning score came on a 3-yard pass from quarterback Tony Bowne to receiver Luke Warner BEST continued on page 12 Josh Bundy (20) uses a block from Andy KeBer (56) lo dart past a Wyoming• Park defender in last Friday s football game at Johnson Field. The Saxons return to Johnson this Friday to face non-league foe Charlotte. Barb Gall had a way of smiling that could make even a simple meal seem like a feast. Saxons go 14 for week; face league Chix tonight After winning four straight, the varsity Saxons ran into a basketball buzz saw Tuesday versus East Grand Rapids. l he Pioneers, led by Lisa Brower's 17 points, took control of the game early and then coasted to a 63-18 win. The Saxons (7-9 overall and 4-6 in the O-K White) look to regroup tonight (Thursday. Oct. 29) when they face another league foe. Zeeland East took control of the game early Tuesday, streaking out to a 23-6 after the opening eight minutes. At the half, the Pioneers were up 36-11 and after three quarters they led 50-18. Four players tallied double figures for East, while the Saxons did not have one player with double digits. Virginia Jennings led the blue and gold with 7 points and Jill Williams added 5 points. SAXONS Continued on page Katie Noteboom (22) launches a jump shot over an East Grand Rapids defender during Tuesday's varsity basketball game at Hastings. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Karey Schlachter is the first Hastings cross country runner to earn AH-OK White first-team honors. Sean Tefft (6) and I uke Warner (83) break up a Park pass play as fellow Sax Andy Keller (56) watches from in front. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 - Page 11 J-Ad 1998 Football Stat Leaders SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 122 Nick Marshall (Delton) 87 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 66 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 54 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 50 Miso Glavan (TK) 43 Ken VanRyn (TK) 36 Zia Shook (TK) 32 J.T. Charron (Delton) 30 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 30 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 28 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 26 Joel Briggs (Lakewood) 24 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 22 Jacob Cole (MV) 20 Kyle Love (Lakewood) 19 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 18 Luke Warner (Hastings) 18 Dan Kiel (TK) 18 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 14 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)12 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 12 Jason Abfalter (MV) 10 Chris Ewing (MV) 10 Scott VanEngen (MV) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Harold Lee (Hastings) 6 Ron Wierckz (Lakewood) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 Josh Woodard (Hastings) 6 Mike Nichols (TK) 6 Jamie Collier (Delton) 6 Tyson Vorce (MV) 6 Joe McFadden (Delton) 6 Richard Smith (MV) 6 Adam Schantz (Hastings) 6 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 6 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 6 Sam Smith (Lakewood) 6 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Matt Larsen (Hastings) 3 Nick Hannar (Delton) 2 b Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 •j; Tim Stevens (TK) 2 Final week, last chance for Barry’s winning five It s the last game of the season on a Friday night al home Well, at least it is for two of Barry Countys fantastic five prep football were on a pair of 1-yard runs by Josh Swanson and Adam Auvenshine (5-11. 175). Defensively. Charlotte has some heavy hitters in Bill Rabideau (6-3. 245) teams. Hastings looks to put a successful result on its successful season when it entertains non-league foe Charlotte. Middleville (or Thornapple Kellogg High School) won the O-K Blue championship outright last Friday and now hope to pick up more playoff points versus Wayland at home this Friday. In area games last Friday. Hastings. Middleville. Delton. Lakewood and Maple Valley gridders all won. After back-toback 4-1 weeks, the J-Ad football nut got down on his knees and begged for a 5-0 Friday. Sometimes you ask and you also receive... Sorry for the football pun here. For those fans out there who may not be math wizzes (check the spelling on this one). Barry County's gnd squads have and Chris Munson (5-9. 200). The two dynamos combined for 26 tackles versus Lumen Christi. J-Ad football analyst Bill Love says that Auvenshine has been seeing time at quarterback and that Munson is a very capable runner as well. On defense. Love says. Rabideau plays a combined 13-2 record in the last three week'-- Not too shabby, but still striving to become better! For the 1998 season, J-Ad’s mark is now 28-12. That's a 70 percent success rale. With five more wins this week, that percent could be improved to 73... 37 points of our season goal of 110 percent. It’s the last game of the season, so let's get ready for some hard hits, great grabs, long runs and tons more fun. CHARLOTTE ORIOLES (5-3, 4-3) at HASTINGS SAXONS (4-4, 3-4) Charlotte is coming off a 41-13 loss to Capital Circuit co-champion Jackson Lumen Christi. The Orioles’ two scores big in the middle, while Munson is a tough force to shake from his linebacking slot. In the last three weeks, the Orioles have been hindered by costly penalties. Some success in the passing game, in Love's opinion, could help Charlotte lo shake its recent blues. Charlotte was 6-3 a year ago and will be looking to equal that mark at Johnson Field Friday. This is a game that could tilt either way. son of like last week's Hastings contest. But. Coach Jeff Keller's Saxons have proven that they can play defense with the best in the area, can play clean games that consist of minimal errors and can come up wim the big offensive plays that result in winning scores. Prediction: Saxons 21, Gorioles 14. DELTON PANTHERS (6-2, 6-1) at COMSTOCK COLTS (4-4, 4-3) The Colts are coming off ar '--motional 32-29 home triumph over Woherine foe Gull Lake in overtime. Comstock will be looking to keep that hometown magic going against Coach Rob Heethuis* potent Delton Panther squad. The lop Colt versus the Blue Devils was junior David Nelson. Nelson ran for 161 yards and came up big on defense with 15 bone crushers. If Delton is to win. it will need to keep plenty of eyes, and shoulder pads, on Nelson. The game looks like one of those tilts decided in the fourth quarter. If that's the case, look for Delton's Marshall Plan to aid Heethuis' troops toward a big victory. Prediction: Panthers 35, Ghastly Galloping Colts 29. LAKEWOOD VIKINGS (4-4, 4-3) at IONIA BULLDOGS (3-5, 1-3) Ionia is suffering through a tough 3-4 season and nothing would be better than to beat a vastly improved Lakewood team at home on the last Friday under the lights. The Dogs fell to Corunna last Friday, while the Lakewood upended Lansing Catholic 22-0. Scoring points for Coach Randall Hager's victorious Vikes were Joel Briggs (5-yard run), Sam Smith (56-yard pass from Jason Dow) and Ron Wierckz (1-yard run) Back Scott Richardson led the assault with 207 RECEIVING Dan Kiel (TK) 13-241 Slaughter (Hastings)l9-235 Ken VanRyn (TK) 14-185 .. Sean Tefft (Hastings) 9-130 Chris Ewing (MV) 6-129 Luke Warner (Hastings) 8-108 • Andy Patrick (MV) 5-101 Joe McFadden (Delton) 4-85 Bob Cole (Lakewood) 2-84 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 5-69 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4-68 Nick Marshall (Delton) 4-68 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 7-65 TACKLES Richard Smith (MV) 113 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 107 Jason Baragar (TK) 91 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 91 Nick Hannar (Delton) 85 Andy Patrick (MV) 77 Joe Bekker (Hastings) 76 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 73 Bryan Jahnke (TK) 71 John Kieffer (Hastings) 61 Andy Adams (MV) 60 our newspaper, hoping that Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt s Lions will cut it out and use it for locker room conversation Maple Valley is also coming off a big win. beating St. Phil in overtime 22-20 Saturday at Battle Creek s C.W. Post Stadium. Scoring for the Lions were running back Andy Patrick (9yard run and an 18-yard run) and quarterback Ken Lackschide (I -yard run» In overtime. Jacob Cole came up with the big play, tipping a Tiger two-point pass attempt, giving Valley the triumph This week's game hopefully won t be as close Look for the Lions to roar. Prediction: Lions 34, Prowling Pink Panthers 6. WAYLAND WILDCATS (2-6, 2-5) at MIDDLEVILLE TROJANS (7-1, 7-0) them to be really ready. Ball control and not making mistakes will determine the winner, which should be Lakewood. Prediction: Vikings 28, Barking, Bloody Bulldogs 14. MAPLE VALLEY LIONS (7-1, 5-1) at PENNF1ELD PANTHERS (5-3, 5-2) Pennfield. under Coach Dave Hudson. Wayland and South Christian scored 28 points last week in the fourth quarter, but the Sailors sailed away with the win, 29­ 21. For the Cats, Matt Longstreet scored two of their three touchdowns with a 5yard run and a kickoff return that covered 70 yards. Coach Tim Penfield s Trojans won another O-K Blue championship, beating Calvin Christian 35-29. Back Miso Glavan was a bundle to handle with 208 yards on 24 carries. Big plays in the game were turned in by Dan Warner and Dan Kiel (16-yard pass play off a fake kick to make it 27-21 Trojans) and Tim Stevens and Ken VanRyn (Stevens hit that causes fumble which VanRyn recovers to seal the win). Wayland has proven that they can give opponents a tussle, but Middleville has the will and the talent to score big in this one Tartars, Youngs end football year vs. Michigan Tech Freshman middle linebacker Ed Youngs continues to lead for Wayne State University's football team. Youngs, a graduate of Hastings High School, now has 72 tackles for the season to top all Tartars. He also is first on the squad with 40 solo tackles and 32 assisted tackles. Trojan quarterback Dan Finkbeiner (10) looks for running room down field, as running back Tim Stevens (22) springs a block, in last Friday’s O-K Blue championship clincher versus Calvin Christian. Wayne Stale lost to Hillsdale last week 28-17. The Tartars will host Michigan Tech in its final game at noon Saturday. ORDINANCE NO. 314 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 90-212, OF ARTICLE VI, OF CHAPTER 90, OF THE HASTINGS CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS that the zoning map of the City of Hastings, Section 90-212, of Article VI. of Chapter 90. of the Hastings Code, as amended, be amended to provide that zoning of the property described below be changed from R-2 (Residential) to A­ O (Apartment Residential) ■ A proven ieader the House Appropriations Committee. SECTION 1. Chapter 90, Article VI, Section 90-212, of the Code of Ordinances. City of Hastings. Michigan, shall be amended to provide that the property described below be classified as A-0 Apartment Residential: Lot 826 and Lot 874 of the original plat of the City (formerly Village) of Hastings, County of Barry. State of Michigan. ■ Continues to fight for fair and equitable school funding. ■ Fought hard to ensure that the Legislature gauges programs not only by their price tag, but by their results as well. VOTE GEIGER For State Representative November 3rd SECTION 2. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force upon publication. Leadership that works for you! LEADERS Continued on page 12 newspaper afterw ards We re hoping to knock them (Maple Valley) out of the playoffs. They got us last year, so we’re looking for revenge " This is re-printed m Prediction: Trojans 30, Home of Zack 10. PASSING Bowne (Hastings) 59-129-671 .' D. Finkbeiner (TK) 36-84-512 I Lackscheide (MV) 17-38-321 Jason Dow (LW) 25-53-255 K. Matteson (DK) 18-48-300 years. The '98 campaign is another after Pennfield ran past Paw Paw last week 44 6. A major contributor in that victory was Joe McManus who scored three touchdowns including a 63-yard dart McManus said he looks forward to facing Maple Valley, saying to a Battle Creek rushing yards on 24 carries. Lakewood's aspirations for lhe winning season come down to this game, so you can expect RUSHING Andy Patrick (MV) 146-1,079 ■J. Stampfler (Delton) 89-770 ; S. Richardson (LW) 126-707 I Miso Glavan (TK) 122-698 > Nick Marshall (Delton) 92-697 ; Zia Shook (TK) 78-598 • Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 52-512 zj. Briggs (Lakewood) 53-367 ; K. Matteson (Delton) 59-352 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 59-347 J.T. Charron (Delton) 45-341 Jacob Cole (MV) 72-334 T. Bowne (Hastings) 64-288 G. Weatherhead (TK) 36-245 J. Dow (Lakewood) 58-171 Jason Abfalter (MV) 33-162 Scott VanEngen (MV) 32-157 Travis Lehman (LW) 27-137 J. Woodard (Hastings) 32-128 Tyson Vorce (MV) 34-116 has had 22 winning seasons in the last 23 Moved by Hawkins and supported by May. that the above Ordinance be adopted as read. YEAS NAYS ABSENT I. Everil G. Manshum. City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Hastings City Council, on October 26. 1998. Everil G. Manshum. City Clerk Paid lor by Geiger for State Representative PO Bo» 88 Woodland Mi 48897 0088 Eight None One �Stampflerscamper^for lines shines yards, scores, Thursday October 29. '998 The Hastings Behne’- Thursday BEST’ cowttoMMl from P—• 10__ ] Tarry Lane (Delton) 57 Dan Kiel (TK) $6 Nate LaVoie (TK) 56 Eric Goris (MV) 54 Andy Keller (Hastings) 54 Lee Gould (MV) 33 Jason Abfalter (MV) 45 S Matteson (Delton) 44 'XE5«£^o£ But. for Saxon defense that ded his defensive Keller says that as long h Some key players 'on Jkcr john include Bobby Co . Joe^ sbughier. Kieffer A^MKe^y^JohnEggers Bowne. Gabe McCany fensive end. Jeremie C°P'XW jacob Cole (MV) 38 Cory Cumer (MV) 38 12 defensive o^sK Sblv be needed if Delton is to get P^^Comstock this Friday tn »» PXS “^^1 Delton touchdown came y«“ Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Luke Warner (HasbnSP)3 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 3 Ken VanRyn (TK) 3 Rich Smith (MV) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Scott VanEngen (MV) * Travis Lehman (Lakewood) 2 Scott Stopher (Delton) 2 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 2 Chris Ewing (MV) 2 Tarry Lane (Delton) 2 I Colts are conun, motional 32-29 overtime win dart by fellow running “xksksjx SEssujs-S "S—-r-szsts; ™ r J±l‘SdKS^’2 yards passing jstings offense is Not to say that the Kasnng State power Wd i •'S.’-SSS-T' xJSSESXv—* s-jr.sr.ti 45 Vikings to just "It was an Heethuis »d of Ihis -We woo the battle defensively XX™ST" ES8e<Id a Paris fumble that resulted in recovered a Par contest. In lhe winmng points the.d, s)ymjed lhe (hat game, he S '•o^hn^ifombtev^ center stage last wee* victorious football team. troops don t allow any team they^can contend ^£**5^fcnse “X weeks (ffi T^ee.onnwirt' ««« Cl*“nB 7 i Middleville (fourth to “Xe «really ^c^versusLumenChnsti. a “SSSTS •*“ rose *° » Receiver Luke Warner (B3) haute in Hecervm in overtime to the game-winning poi » Pe Mt Hastings past Park. (Pnoro oy “SSSjemubies £S) and 7-1 CC Region 111 wtth 59.875 nice points) I pixehment quarterback d 1 Hardin) Eighth grade . Hastings e,®h*L^^ season on a lioop^ers end successful seasons Noteboom led Hastings with 11 points and Niki Noteboom,made> 6 «eaK were YMCA of Barry County j99gCoedF.HVolleyb.il d^amthefall'againsl Grandville’s man-to- rebounds) also made sohd versus contributions. winning "0,e„u“ ' a„ overall seisoo record of 9^ Rachel Deppe scored " ^^tX^oteboom '’’S'ft^Xs'.ringing the to« pohja (rebounds) and Liz Eut basketball teampended Zia Shook (TK) 3 Cory Currier (MV) 2 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 2 Eric Goris (MV) 2 extended their winning s^eak 22-15 triumph over Rockfo . .1 . . Flcxfab Hastings Youth Counci ^s Adult VollQb.ll League Siandln kad the Pohja 8 and Jennifer Shaw o i Saxons. wjlh 5 steals Nikki Swartz led the team wim .25 TVC ................. . ............... Blau Landscaping Hastings Mfg " "^ays earlier. 8th Grade Gold A l-eague **“ ^Thomas and Laura D.pert each Amber Thomas Saxons. Bob's Gun and Tackle re^d^Oishedoutd 2Q-4 ..................................... Netscttcrs Ray James Electromechanical Hilts Central Oct. 20. ... • Ranger Die Inc............................................. Manpower . ■ • ■ ■ .................... Goodenough Goodies Hminga Burial ' S^TXwTcmems Benner Logging McDonalds Backc Construction Quality Roofing ................. 4. YMCA Coed Softball Kenyon Sales Blarney stone g-1 KSSLu-wr-e 54 Jarman Construction -I Eiahth Grade Baske^!!‘stot (first row. from left) a-«« ““J?JXs-tti'weSre■'™"•s•' Law and Disorder Flcxfab Green ........................ Hastings Mutual Hastings Manufacturing Flcxfab Blue "2 ’ Erin C^penWf- Lisa N^^nS row) manager Andrea Mum^ ^xis ^'iTAilerting. Holly WHson; XaB-yansAauran-oert. Price.’Britney M"c1he".'^1 y^od. Heather Math®T!®’Ho ”Anna Trumble. Sara Alderson.— pictured are «SS X“. ■ - ' ’ *»I MOR7G*GEJO««Lc00SJ '■ S” 8 *1 : CHILD ABUSE &NEG1 ECT | a°nh®l i MINI-GRANTS s Seein| X THIS FIRM IS *^VrT X oS TEiWrtINOTO COWECT^ADE MORTGAGE The Child Ahune Preventton.^ 220 west! ° Council of Barry Conn. designed ,een the I " mini-gnmt »P^.an^^raPnder neglect for 00 P-m. I t’P^J'nv age m Barry County ■ " children of any age availab|g = Grants totaling .1,1 , through Barbara o Applications arc‘ Th submission Efcott and (Ongma) ma M^ThusM luoad dele Sernces Inc . 1997 County 687 on Page US , 1 aan and recorded on "wc 749 B*"’! ^Chase M swd mortgage >0 M Chase . f = me , Delaware hattan Mortgage Corpor*”^ « £ ment dated F'“v*-y recorded on . Recor Page 151 SdSS gage there «s c‘a*m®E' Thous rB“SBaPages Bookstore 8 iOS East State Street. i “'Fo^e Month O! | £ October 28th - Shanda e EmU" Und - 2 pm ‘° & Pm ' AcUPU"C | October 28th & Every Wedne^ o, r^nyneed ’ October 29th XX 7th - c„. 7 P- Gree^JOam to 30P^ S;Xto3 PP: - Co- in and make a dream catcher M* ,1,h TOfc lot,™-“" “ " • j"s M p „ ■ luMM. November 1 «n 10.30 am to Z pm November 21st - CC Foste more information l me sum o. Noety One 2^, pec ckxkng interest Under the P0*® s mort,^ wtd th. st. ’' orovtded nonce « hereoyw BARRY COUNTY. WtH iggg | subject to ad valorem mjl| (that 1I the District-n an amou b(evaiuationj B ■ is $0.40 per S1000 01' Qn ot such ■ on the asses equalized (esti- I I property, as ,'l]a yve®ues of $30,888 ■ I mated to provide1 provide I in the firstyear of the levy I I funds for the continued op (6) ■ I Freeport Distr L December 1. ■ ■ I igg® levy and ending with the Decem­ ■ I I I ■ Happy Halloween ’“re I ber 1.2003 levy?^^^^^^J ot Plat* 0° p#9e 9 The redemption pe hen, th. date * «^ abandoned mac« Dated October I5^iw^ ^ s^r.s^ izaeiM’4^ T,On&2Ttor CHASE MO Atlomeya tor CH*:”2 SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suita tho Farms. Mien Mchig Rinaham y F6e%8099742 �I The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 29. 1998 - Page 13 Schlachter, Elliott run for firsts Hastings ran against Wyoming Park Oct. 21 in O-K White cross country action at Johnson Park. The Saxon girls beat Park 18-45. while the boys lost a lough 26-32 decision ' Karey Schlachter was first in the girls ! race in 20:12. Carolyn DeWitt second in I 21:34. Heidi Schroeder fourth in 22:14. Rachel Newton sixth in 23:27. Brenda i Westfall seventh in 25:35, Beth Arnett eighth in 25:38 and Chelsea Evans ninth ■ in 27:32. 1 Mike Elliott finished No. I in the boys race in 17:54. Steve Moray was fourth in 18: 48. Corey Sandusky was sixth in 19: 23. Shawn Hill was 10th in 20:39, Scott Sawyer 11th in 20:51 and Adam । Carroll was 12th in 20:59. The Saxon cross country teams will । run Saturday in regional* at Haslett High , School. Spring success the next Goal... Saxons motor past Park The freshmen football Three Lady Saxons form a pack in the recent Barry County cross country meet at Hastings High School. team extended its streak to eight games last Thursday with a 34-7 victory against Wyoming Park. The Saxons scored 21 points on their first three possessions io build BOWLING SCORES The Hastings Soccer Club's U-14 team (above), coached by Brad Milleson, and the U-13 squad (below), coached by Dave Allerding and Doug Mepham, recently completed their 1998 fall seasons with a tot of scores and success. The Hastings Soccer Club also will compete in the West Michigan Youth Soccer Association (WMYSA) during the spring campaign. If interested In playing, or gaining more information about the Hastings Soccer Club, contact president Paul Gonzales at 948-8791, vice president Mike Heuss at 948-8970. treasurer Nancy Allerding at 948-2934, secretary Vicki Butler at 945-3259 or Craig Wisner at 945-5723. (Photos provided) an insurmountable lead over the Vikings. I It took lhe blue and gold only eight offensive plays to score three touchdow’ns. Dave Ockerman ran the second play for scrimmage 53 yards for the first score and Zac Fulmer added lhe Freeport Elevator 18; Fairchild Oil 17 and Barry Automotive 14. extra point. Dun Slaughter ran the first play of the next series back 30 yards for the son 233-560 second touchdown. Fulmer added the extra point to make it 14-0. The third touchdown took an entire five plays with David Wilson running it in from 5 yards. Fulmer added another extra point to up the lead to 21-0 The final tally of the half was a 7yard pass play from Wilson to Fulmer. At half. Hastings held a 27­ 0 advantage. The last Saxon score was a 48-yard scamper by Slaughter. Fulmer booted another extra point after that touchdown to make it 34-0. Park finally reached pay dirt in the final two minutes of the game to make lhe final score 34-7. Slaughter was the leading rusher with 148 yards on 11 carries. Hastings had 342 yards rushing from eight different ball carriers. Receiver James Medieros caught two of the Saxon three completions thrown by Wilson and Joe Schaeffer. Hastings hopes to end it season perfectly tonight when it travels to Charlotte. I Quality Printing ...depends on experience and equipment. Let us QUOTE YOUR WORK! Call The Experts: Bill Love and Steve Steward J-Ad Graphics 1952 IN. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 945 9354 Recreation League # 3 Hastings Bowl 23: Ball Busters and Good Games & Series: S. Anger 540; D. Lambert 2196-590; R Wieland 517; B Buehler 5)4; B King 241-224-623; E. Ol­ Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printers 20-12; TVCCU 19-13; Consumers concrete 17­ 172-14-1/2; Pm Seckeis 17-15; Fnends 17­ 15; Hastings bowlers 15-1/2-16-1/2; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 15-17; Mosteller Graphics 7-25. MsiTi High Games & Series: S. Hyde 170-494; R. O’Keefe 212; L. Miller 240; L. Burch 180-494; L. Johnson 200; K. Keller 200-505. T Neytnptyer • 195; D Biakclv 215; G. Hausc 206-563. Women’s High Games & Series: C. Miller 143-386; C O’Keefe 176-480. R. Burch 157-430; D. Olmsted 175; D. Slovin­ ski 179; V. Scobey 196-419; D. Service 168-459. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 23; B.S.crs 18 1/2; All Mixed Up 17; We re OK 16; 9 Out of Ten 16; Red Dog 15; Thunder Alley 15; S&K 15; No Tellin What 13 1/2; Fnends 12; Happy Hookers 11; H.E.D. 11; Thee Froggcrs 11; Rock Bottom 9; Lucky Strikes 8 1/2; Bear Alley 3 1/2. Womens High Games and Series - d. Bartimus 193-541; S. Sanborn 213-540; G. Otis 190-521; V. Colvin 157-460; M Mar­ tin 177-455; H. King 167-443. D Dutcher 165-439; J. Bryans 168-168-437; S. Craven 147-425; C. Barnum 145-421; W. Miller 139-381; N Munn 169; N. Taylor 161; D Pennington 156; S. Cross 153. Mens High Games and Series - J. Bar­ num 227-642; J. Dc’aat 219-634. M. Martin 208-548; DJ James 200-548; E Bchmdt 196-531; B Hubbell 185-520. R Craven 181-509; V Hall 184-504. B BarkhutT 186­ 493; J Agee 181-423; S Peabody 236; C Manin 230; R. Fay 216; J. Kohler 214; R Snyder 203; M. Snyder 179; K. Hammon- Senior Citizens Kucmpel 19; Hall 18; Moucoulis 18; Woodmansee 17; Nash 16; Snyder 16; Jcsick 15; M&M’s 15; Brodock 14; Friend 14; Wieland 12; Vrogindewcy 11; No. One 11; Lcthcoc 10; Brewer 9; Schlachter 9. High Games and Series Men - R. Schlachter 161; W. Woodmansee 198-532; B Terry 245-612; D rfeduhn 189-453; R Wieland 189-475. High Games and Series Women - G. Otis 166; G. Potter 178-454; S. Glasgow 227-593 Friday Night Mixed Nine and a Wiggle 26-10; Late Comers 24-12; Cook Jackson 23-13; Ramblers 22­ 14. Thomapple Motors 20-16; Ten Pins 20­ 16; Brushworks 19-17; Bad Habit II 19-17; Missing 2 17-19; All But One 16-20; Cousins 16-20; HcadAfe. FF21;. No Whiners 15-21; ScirsTSvice 15-21; Rocky 4 15-21; Get Lucky'14-18; Mercy 14-22; Two BK s 10-22. Mens Good Games and Series - R Roush 212; K. Meany 207-570; B. Ripley 214-584; B. Keeler 222-612; J. Barnum 247-627; D. Scars 172; H. Service 164; M Kasinsky 217; C Pennington 202; E. Keel­ er 231; D. Vickers 233-566; J. Bartimus 203-207-579; M Lydy 178; D Service 192. Womens Good Games and Series - K. Keeler 174-487; S. Sanborn 175; L. Bar­ num 184; M. Scars 159; M. Eaton 188; S. Keeler 185; S. McKee 216-202-213-621; D. Vickers 180; L. Gray 147; O Gillons 175; D. Bartimus 182; R Lydy 182; L Lan­ caster 169; B. Davenport 185. Thursday A.M. Question Marks 23 12-8 I '2; What Hap­ pened 19-17; Boomers Girls 17 1/2-18 1'2; Just Us 15-21; Varneys 15-21; Hastings Bowl 14-18. Good Games and Series - M. Atkinson 212-535; P. Hamilton 177-455; S Lamben 187-425; O Gillons 176-422; S. Tucnesscn 178- 404; C Fox 133-376; J. Rablcy 134­ 371; B Sexton 150; D May hew 136; J. Kruger 119. Wednesday P.M. Nashville Chiro. 22-6; Mace’s Ph. 21 1/2­ tree 192; B Rentz 191. M. Cross 190. S. Krallman 189; A. McBain 182. J. James 172; M. Eaton 161. B Cantrell 158 6 I 2; Hair Care 18-10; Nashville “5” Pi is 17-11; Valley Realty 17-11; Eye and Lnl Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 32-8; Gavin Ford 26-14; Cedar Creek Grocery 23-17; Farmers Insur­ ance 22-18; Hastings Bowl 22-18; Sham­ rock Tavcin 18-22; Mills Landing 18-22; NAPA Girls 18-18; Miller Excavating 16­ 20. Pet WMd 15-25. Stefano s 14-22. True Farmer s Feed 8-20; Misfits 8-20. High Games and Series - L. Elliston 191-538. S. Glasgow 213-537; L Bahs 179- 472; E. Sunham 197-489; N. Thaylcr 180- 437; B Blakely 168-470; J Gardner 157- 422; B Norns 162-416; E. Ulnch 159­ value 12-28 High Games and Series - T Shaffer 147. T Soya 188. K Barnum 175. D. Staines 178; B. Thurston 200; S. Greenfield 189­ 495. B Hayes 188. E Harns 107; P Fisher 194-505. S Reid 148; L Kendall 167-463. L Irwin 175-454; C Burpee 187-530 Recreation Bowling S3 Hastings Bowl 19. Ball Buster 18. Freeport Elevator 15. Barry Automotive 14. and Fairchild Oil 13 Good Games and Series - B Buehler 208-549. B King 211-531. S Anger 203­ 513. E Jackson 211-566. D Lamben 2Ik560; H Wattles 504. J Schohom 531. E Olson 244-566; and J Buehler 222-502 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 22. Budweiser 15; Landis Ladies 14 I 2; Rowdie girls 14. Dewey's Auto 13; Girrbachx 12. B &R Testing 10. Hastings Bowl 10; Kelley’s Keglers9 I 2;TM Lassies 9. Basket Babes , 8; Coldwcll Banker 7. High Games and Series - C. Curtis 179; J McMillion 183-469. S Glasgow 224­ 569. M Snyder 163-475. V Carr 163-458. R Shaplcy 202-554. II Miller 168. B Johnston451. B Vrogindewcy 178. D Van­ Campen 212-528. J Wagner 180-497; s Smith 174. M Lemon 164 Spec 17-11. Lifestyles 13-15; Hallifax Ser­ vices 12-16. Sccbcr’s Auto II 12-16 12; 457; C Shcllcnbarger 138-390; M. Snow 169-394; T Chnstophcr 181. B Johnson 169; E. Moore 156; P Frederickson 158; B Smith 169; G. Potter 155. Have an interesting idea for a story about sports? Give us a call! 945-9554 The Right Choice... The Republican Team Governor - John Engler Lieutenant Governor - Dick Posthumus Secretary of State - Candice Miller Attorney General - John Smietanka State Senator - Joanne Emmons State Representative - Terry Geiger Supreme Court - Non-Partisan Ballot Justice Clifford Taylor Maura Denise'Corrigan Jeffrey Collins State Board of Education Gary Wolfram Eileen Weiser Saturday Majors Boys High Games and Series - B Kirin 189480; D Humphrey 160-419; J Butler Michigan State University Board of Trustees 158- 401. C Purdum 158-388. L Laubaugh 145-386. . Boys Good Games - J Shocbndgc 131; N \\ right 131; B. Lehman 127; J Smith 125. I Weeks 124. M Spidcl 124. M Ulnch 121. A Roobol I 14. J Purdum 109 Wayne State University Board of Governors Girls High Games and Series - A Boger 154-377; C Shumway 127-342; C Shocbndgc 106-270; H Appleby 102-266 Girls Good Games - A. Faber 98. L Laubaugh 91. K Harper 92; D. Vanborcn 89 Bowleretles Kent Oil Co. 19-5; Bennett Industries 13­ II; Carlton Center Bulldozing 11-13. Farmers Feed 11-13; Hecker Insurance JO14. Hamilton Excavating 8-16 Good Games and Series - J Gardner 164-444. J Pettengill 165; B Blakely 159. \1 Dull 159-425; L Elliston I‘’6-505. I Bahs 169. P Bnttcn C Hurlcss 142. J Hamilton 173. E. Vanasse 181-505. B Hathaway I”4-455; N Goggins 159-437. B Maker 159; K Eberly 169. D Snyder 233-553. T Chnstophcr 171-483 Dee Cook Dave Porteous * Li: Hardy Vernier Du vis Anthony University of Michigan Board of Regents David Brandon Jessie Dulman Barry County Commissioners District 1 - John Barnett District 2 - Robert Wenger District 3 - Sandy James District 4 ■ James Bailey District 5 - Jeffrey MacKenzie District 6 - Clare Tripp District 7 - Emmet Herrington District 8 ■ Rodney Goebel Paul for hs Harry Co Repiihlu a'i Parry. PO Has Hastings. Ml 49O5S �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 29 1998 Erica Barnum (10) and Katie Loftus (44). on left, put defensive pressure on an East ball handler. Michelle Griggs (32). below, attempts to make a pass inside as a Pioneer defender gets in her way. (Photos by Perry Hardin) SAXON, cont. from page 10 Hastings received 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals from Williams in its 38-20 league triumph Oct. 22 over North view. Solid contributions also came from Jennings (11 points. 9 rebounds, 7 steals and 5 assists). Erica Fulmer (6 rebounds) and Erica Barnum (3 steals). Freshmen... Many outstanding efforts were turned in the freshmen Saxons in a 34-21 victory Tuesday over league opponent East Grand Rapids. In the score book. Emily Martin was credited with 9 points. Stephanie Courtright tallied 8 points and Alexis Powell added 6 points for a Hastings team that led 13-10 after one quarter. 17-13 at half and 23-17 after three quarters Seven Saxons scored in total with Courtright's total including two shots dialed in from 3-point land. The frosh eagers received 8 points from Alexis Powell. 7 points from Heather Krebs and 6 points from Kate Martisius in a 29-25 loss to Northview Oct. 22. ftrshmen coach Steve Kaiser said his Saxons "played with a lot of heart" and categorized n as a "good game " BCC eagers closeout year Heidi Schmidt scored 10 points and pulled down 9 rebounds in a 64-38 Barry County Christian basketball loss to Lakeside Christian Oct. 19. Meredith Rozema added 11 points and 3 rebounds. Ken Buehler had 6 points and 3 rebounds. Andrea Bolthouse 5 points and 3 rebounds. Becky Meengs 4 points and 3 SOCCER.,.continued from page 10 One area team, Caledonia, beat Plainwell 2-1 last Saturday to gain a Division II district trophy. The Scots got The Scots opened regional action Wednesday at home versus West Catho!ic. The regional soccer two goals from Kyle Oatley and a great game in goal by Archie Warner. championship at Caledonia is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday. rebounds and Liz Potter pulled down 6 rebounds. BCC also dropped a 48-10 contest to Otsego Oct. 15. Bolthouse pulled down rebounds, Schmidt scored 4 and had 5 rebounds. Meengs scored 3 and collected 5 caroms and Potter managed 5 rebounds. BCC’s season concluded Oct. 27 with a 28-27 loss to East Martin. Schmidt led the Lady Eagles with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Meengs also tallied 11 points to go along with 3 rebounds, while Rozema added 7 points and 5 steals. Saxons Invade Pizza Hut... Matt Larsen (65). Dusty Lundst'om (70). Isaac Solmes (41) and Tony Bowne (11) are just a lew of the happy Saxons during the team's pre-game meal last Thursday at the Hastings Pizza Hut. Here. Leslie DePriester waits on the happy Hastings bunch. In the other photo. Saxon gridiron coach Jack Hoberl shares a laugh with Sean Tefft (6). (Photos provided) Man attacked by deer released from hospital by Shelly Sutler Staff Writer An 83-year-old Nashville area man at­ tacked by a deer Oct 19 went home from Pennock Hospital Monday after a week of treatment for a bean attack be suffered shortly after lhe incident. The man. who asked not to be identified, was walking from his back yard to his house when he was struck from behind by lhe buck, which had escaped from a pen next door, said the man's 74-year-okl wife. "It just charged right up and hit him from behind." said the woman. Then 1 went outside and beat it off with a broom and it finally turned and left. Il's a funny situation." Suffenng from a puncture wound to the back of his right thigh, the man was then helped inside the back door by his wife be­ Saxon midfielder Sean Fortier (13) directs a boot toward the Blue Devil goal as Kyle Winkler (18) and Isaac Weeks (25) watch from behind fore she called 911. Nashville fireman Jeff Carpenter was only about a minute away when he heard the ambulance dispatched to the scene of a patient bleeding profusely after being at­ 2 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs O ° Made while you wait • *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea. fT • [-4 j — Great Gifts — Action Signs (acrons from L W. BIimJ 1011 E. State St.. Hastings j(616) 948 8618 ..tour™ 888-577-7446 NOTICE Castleton Township voters will be voting for two Township Trustees on November 3, 1998. They are: David DeMond Patricia Baker-Smith M-66 Tire Winter is Coming • IWnterue Your Cor today Petersen Enterprises Buy Sell & Trade Used Cars & Trucks -616-374-1200 _ » 7775 Saddle Bag Lake Rd . M-66 Lake Odessa. Ml 4S849 tacked by a deer "I thought. "That's just around the comer. I'll just buzz right over.'" said Carpenter, who is certified in CPR and first aid. "If he's bleeding bad. maybe I could slop the bleeding." Carpenter said when he arrived at the home, the man was on the floor in a pool of blood in the entryway He appeared pate and in shock as his wife held a towel on lhe wound. Concerned that the femoral artery had been punctured. Carpenter found pressure points that would help pinch off the artery The Original NOTICE HOPE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Hope Township Ordinance #26 would give control of Local Zon­ ing Issues to Barry County! Please Vote No on #26. Please vote to keep local control of our zoning. Vote No to keep our local zon­ ing out of an overworked and understaffed County bureaucracy. - Country •• Peddler ? Show. i October 30, 31, November 1 jf Mason, Michigan Ingham County Fairgrounds See and buy the finest 'hend-cretted' folk ert reproductions Country furniture. Dried floret Arrengements. Pottery. Cuhnery Delights* end much more' “A Spectacular Country Gathering ...at tne Original Country Peddler Show!" Friday 4p-9p Saturday 9a- 5p Sunday lla-4p Adults $4.00 Child (2-12) $2 (Lach day) Directions: Exit Kipp Rd. off 127. follow fairground sign* South of Lansing. Free Parking Arena Building who makes the blsi Amr nr* On Sundax Bring your Homemade Apple Pie and the recipe with a paid admission, and find out! Best Apple Pie wins 5100 CASH PRIZE Sunday only' fudging begins at 2 PM Committee for Responsible Government 168 Cordes Rd Delton. Ml 49046 for morr Info Arnrncin Memonn. INC. • P.O Box IM • Ft. Mhi» Fl JW02IM1HT* and slow the bleeding. "You can bleed to death pretty quickly if that artery is opened." he said. Carpenter. 45. has been a fireman on the department for about four years and works as a salesman for a plumbing and healing company in Jackson. He has lived in Nashville for about 25 years. "The Nashville ambulance did a nice job," he said. As it turned out. the femoral artery had not been punctured but another danger was ahead for the victim. Just as he arrived at the hospital, the man suffered a heart attack, said his wife. "He's doing fine now." she said. "He's weak but he's doing better." The wound did not require any stitches, she said, and noted that he suffered some minor scrapes "probably from the hooves." The buck, which had been kept in captiv­ ity along with a doe. has been destroyed by its owner, whom the victim's wife said deeply regrets lhe incident. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29. 1998 - Page 15 Only two districts have races for County Board There are only two races for seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners next Tuesday, and both are in the Yankee Springs-Middleville area The race in the Second District, which covers Thomapple Township and part of Irving Township, will pit incumbent Re­ publican Robert Wenger against Democrat John Loftus. Wenger, a retired Thomapple Township fanner, has served on the board since 1988 and has been vice chairman. Loftus, a retired machinist from Fisher Body in Grand Rapids, is making his third run for the seat. • In the Sixth District, which takes in Yankee Springs and Orangeville town­ ships. Republican Clare Tripp will meet Democrat Melvin Goebel. Tripp, who manages her husband, attorney David Tripp’s. Hastings office and formerly owned and managed a restaurant in the Gun lake area, won a three-way primary in Au­ gust. Goebel, a retired Delton schools edu­ cator. principal and counselor, is making his second attempt to win the seat. Both are trying to succeed Republican Lew Newman, who is retiring after six years. The following is a list of questions and the candidates' responses: The questions: 1. COA: How do you feel about the bal­ lot proposition for a new Commission on John Loftus Robert Wenger fort, but I feel that the county also has a responsibility. The $45,000 that the County Board has earmarked is not suffi­ cient. I have proposed to the Central Ser­ vices Committee and Finance Committee that we contribute $50,000 a year for three years." GROWTH: Wenger said he went to Pennsylvania and Maryland recently to look at how they are handling growth and urban sprawl. Aging facility? 2. SHELTER: What do you think needs "We’re not going to stop it," he said. "Barry County isn't causing it. The to be done about the animal shelter. Do you support the volunteer movement for (neighboring) metropolitan areas are. "We must preserve open spaces for land the new facility? 3. GROWTH: Every body has been talk­ ing about growth in Barry County. What best suited for agriculture. I'd like to see do you propose to do about it? 4. ISSUES: What do you think are the most important issues facing Barry County todays 5. WHY YOU: Why should you be se­ lected by voters over your opponent? Second District John Loftus COA: "I am very definitely in favor. For some people, that's the only contact they have with the outside world." He said he favors both proposals, to build and operate the facility. "It's like the schools, if you build it. you have to have the money to operate it." SHELTER: "This issue has been going on for a long time. It have to believe they can move it (shelter operations) to a bigger facility and use non taxpayers' money. It . would take the burden off the taxpayers. I ’dofrt like to see the taxpayers getting stuck for someone else's dream." GROWTH. "Our growing pains haven't really been felt yet. but we're going to have to do something shortly. Look at Caledo­ nia and Wayland. Growth is moving here and it's going to be expensive with pres­ sure on sewer and waler, traffic, schools and roads. "We need to have studies on what’s the most economical and beneficial way to go" ISSUES: "The most important are growth, petty jealousies and roads and transportation. "We have some situations, and the ani­ mal shelter is an example, where somebody doesn’t like what lhe county's doing and tries to stir the public up." He added that another issue is solid waste. WHY YOU: I think a change might do the district some good. I may be able to planned zoning in the county." He said he believes that land should be sold for the best price it can get. but he'd like to find ways to preserve prime farm land. ISSUES: One. which ties in with growth, he said, is economic development. "We need county-wide participation." he said. "Also, we (the County Board) don't seem to finish a project before we start another one." WHY YOU: "If there’s anything such thing as experience. I’d like to think that I have it. There are programs in the county that haven't been finished, such as the ad­ dress ordinance and economic develop­ ment." COA: "It's ironic that I have indicated earlier (hat there is a need for such a facil­ ity. 1 favor a positive vote, for both the bond and operations." He said the facility needs to be in a cen­ tral locations, so a site near Hastings makes sense. However. "I would like to see the county furnish transportation for senior citizens in the outlying areas so they can use the facility." SHELTER: "I very definitely support the volunteer movement. I thought this was a done deal. "My hat is off to Brian Reynolds, Sheriff (Steve) DeBoer and the people leading the volunteer movement and to Dick Groos and Viking for donating the land (for the pro­ posed new facility)." GROWTH: The County Board of Com­ missioners must take the lead in planning for the future. I am a member cf the Futuring Committee and I am fully in favor of some of the things they are advocating." Goebel said he favors the "clustering" concept for developments to preserve more open space and he said he'd like see a "green belt" in lhe city of Hastings area. ISSUES: Goebel said he'd like to see more promotion and development of tourism in Barry County. He said he is pleased with the forward thinking of new Charlton Park Director Peter Forsberg. Clare Tripp COA: "I think it was a good idea to let the people decide. According to the reports I’ve heard, the facility they have now is in­ adequate." She said she is particularly impressed by the fact that a new facility would enable COA staff lo prepare meals on-site rather than have them brought in. SHELTER: "I support the volunteer movement. A lot of times, that’s how things get done. "I think the commissioners are in agree­ ment that they need not to repair lhe old fa­ cility. but have a new one." stand more now about lhe problems. "It will lake a lot of time and work. It will make some people happy and some unhappy. But were growing." ISSUES: "I’ve been attending the county commission and township (Orangeville and Yankee Springs) meetings regularly for lhe last six to seven months. The county is running like a well-oiled machine. They (commissioners) are working at solving problems at a reasonable rate. I'd like to see that continue. "We have to lake care of problems as they arise." WHY YOU: "I plan to go imo the office with an open mind. 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REPEAL THE B AN votcd-in by the legislature and set to take effect next year it could put you or vour doctor in Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD October 14. 1998 AH Board Members present Approved agenda previous meeting minutes and treasurer s report Letter received from M Kwasny regarding sewer bdhng error Received Fire Department report Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (10/29) open seal, and I think I have more experi­ ence in working on boards and in leadership positions than my opponent." Clare Tripp GROWTH: "1 am in lhe process of tak­ ing leadership training and land use is one of the topics that's being covered. I under­ SOMETHING FOR NOTHING? Robert Wenger LEGAL NOTICE He also noted that about 50 percent of Barry County's roads are gravel and he'd like to see more blacktopping. WHY YOU: "At this time, this is an THORNAPPLE MANOR, A REHAB SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, NEEDS NURSING ASSISTANTS (CENAs) ON OUR TEAM bring in some new ideas and see thmgs in a different light." COA: “I feel that this is a good opportu­ nity for the public to make the decision. I myself feel that we have to do something with the current COA building." He said he likes the idea that a new facil­ ity would have a kitchen for on-site prepa­ ration of meals. Under the current system, the meals are prepared elsewhere and sent in. SHELTER: "I support the volunteer ef- Melvin Goebel Sixth District Melvin Goebel priM»n and line you SIO.tMIO for assisting a person exen . your mother • who plans to end their lite The legislature M specifically refused to allow the people to vote on this sion lo live or bring an end to pain and anguish Stand up for your rights, now! ★ Paid for Jiistttnr McLean. B is Bigger Taxes. ★ Neither ’.he government bureaucratx nor anyone rise's moral or religious beliefs should dictate your personal deci- ★ 502 U Clinton St. /An/roci Ml dUfiSN Proposal B creates a secret, politicallyappointed, tax-funded committee. Not only will it hold meetings that are closed to the public, it will spend our tax dollars for printing brochures on how to get suicide drugs. VotettJjON B ★ -X- ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Paid for by Citizens for Compassionate Care, P.O. Box 9038, Grand Rapids, Ml 49509-0038 �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1993 Impeachment is a key issue in area congressional races President Clinton's personal problems and prospects of impeachment in the U.S. House of Representatives are key issues for the races in the Second. Third and Seventh Congressional Districts. The House is looking into whether to recommend impeachment or not. but the decision ultimately rests with the U.S. Senate, which would need a two-third majority to oust Clinton from office. Barry County is divided up into three congressional districts and all three have incumbent Republicans seeking another term. In the Second Congressional District, which includes Thornapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and about a third of Hope Township. Peter Hoekstra will seek his fourth two-year term in Washington. Hoekstra, a former vice president of product marketing at Herman Miller, lives in Holland. He first upset 26-year veteran Guy VanderJagt in the 1992 August primary. Bob Shrauger is the Democratic challenger. He waged a successful write-in campaign in the August primary to get his name on the Nov. 3 election ballot. He is an attorney from Pentwater. In lhe Third District, Vem Ehlers is the incumbent, having first won a special election in 1993 to succeed lhe late Paul Henry and having been re-elected in 1994 and 1996. The Third District covers twothirds of Hope Township, all of Irving. Carlton. Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township. His Democratic opponent is John Ferguson, an attorney from Grand Rapids. The Seventh District covers Baltimore. Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships. Nick Smith has been the representative since 1992. He is opposed by Democratic State Senator Jim Berryman. The questions: 1. CLINTON: Do you think President Clinton should resign or be impeached in the wake of the Starr investigation and report? Why or why not? 2. TAX CUT: Congress recently voted to use the projected federal budget surplus to offer a tax cut to the people. President Clinton says hell veto the bill because he wants to save Social Security. How do your feel about this issue? 3. GLOBAL CRISIS: How do you propose to deal with the growing possibility of a global economic crisis? 4. ISSUE: What do you think is the most critical issue (other than the other three just asked) in the campaign? 5. WHY YOU: Why should you be selected by voters over your opponent? Second District Hoekstra CLINTON: Hoekstra publicly called for the president to resign last August. "I believe it would be good for the country and the presidency." he said. "If he decides not to. Congress has an obligation to fulfill its authority. "He (Clinton) lied to his cabinet, to Congress and the American people. He's broken the trust relationship. A leader who can't be trusted has lost the right to lead." TAX CUT: "The question is misleading. Clinton isn't going to use the budget surplus to save Social Security, he's going to increase federal spending. Congress wants to save Social Security, pay off the federal debt and reduce taxes." CRISIS: "We first need to keep our financial house in order, keep our surplus and maintain fiscal discipline. We re in a much better position now than if we had a $300 billion deficit. "Second, we need to do everything we can to increase our competitiveness (in the global economy) by streamlining, updating and refining our labor laws. "Third, we need to invest in education and ongoing learning for our workers." ISSUES: "One is bringing about civility and dignity in public. I'm opposed to (Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey) Fieger and what he brings to the political process. He degrades the profession. "We must continue to do the people s business well. In 1993 we were facing budget deficits, and now were looking at a surplus." He said tax cuts are due because taxes as a percentage of the gross domestic product are the highest ever. Thirdly, he said he must continue to fight for pro-life issues to protect the unborn. WHY YOU: "I came in here wanting to change Washington. We've made a lot of progress. We've controlled, not increased spending. I have lhe professionalism to continue that work." Hoekstra said he is able to work with people with different ideas and pointed to the fact he has been collaborating on some proposed legislation with Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts. Bob Shrauger CLINTON: "What the president did was disappointing and it feels like a betrayal. I make no excuses for him. "But the prosecutor has approached this in a highly partisan way and he presented a report with salacious details, calculating that it would go out in the media. My opponent voted to have disseminated on the Internet, so now our children can read it. He (Hoekstra) has even put it on his own web page. That, to me, is an atrocity. "When I get to Washington, I feel I'm truly qualified to make an objective judgment. My opponent already has expressed his less than objective judgment. "If the best interests of the country require it, I will vote yes to impeachment." TAX CUT: "I would apply the entire Social Security and the Medicare trust funds. We have to make a commitment to our senior citizens today and in the future to assure it's there for them. "My opponent historically has voted against fully funding Social Security and Medicare. He has the wrong priorities." CRISIS: "We already did fund the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will work as seed money for other countries. It could save others from economic collapse. "The U.S. must take an active role as peace keepers to avoid unwanted takeovers (of governments). We must look after each other as brothers and sisters, what happens to one affects the other. We need to spend more money peacekeeping and conflict resolution." ISSUES: "Education, the environment, health care, roads, help for working families and violence. "We must bring the community together to be accountable and responsible for quality public education. We need to fully fund continuing education. Head Start. PELL grants and safe and drug free schools. "My opponent has consistently voted against education, he's for drastically cutting K-12 funding." About health care. Shrauger said, ""We've gone through our best economic times in history, yet we have 43 million people without health care coverage." He said there needs to be more emphasis on preventive care to reduce more prohibitive costs later, he aiso favors Peter Hoekstra Bob Shrauger Vem Ehlers John Ferguson returning health care decisions to the patient and physician. On the environment, he said he wants to strengthen the EPA, which is in stark contrast t<vHoekstra. "He (Hoekstra) has a reputation as one of the most anti-environment lawmakers," Shrauger said. WHY YOU: "It's my experience as a small businessman, a farmer and a professional vs. his experience as a corporate executive, isolated from the rest of the world. "I'm fed up with the mean-spirited and lack of civility in politics in Washington. It's been lhe politics of personality and not getting the job done." He added that he thinks Hoekstra is caught up with the interests of big business and right-wing extremism. Third District Vern Ehlers CLINTON: "I am serving on the grand jury and I will not commit myself. The evidence, though, looks fairly strong against him. "A resignation would be the president's decision, but it would save the nation and its people from a lot of trouble and turmoil." TAX CUT: "I voted for the bill with a tax cut. The president is playing games again and that makes me angry." Ehlers said that only 10 percent of the surplus would have been tied to a tax cut and in that bill, "We wouldn't be spending money on his pet projects. His (Clinton's) philosophy is to spend money, not save Social Security." CRISIS: "This is difficult. We should have tried to address this sooner. It started as a problem for Japan, then widened to include Asia, Russia and now Latin America. "Japan is not used to dealing with situations like this and that makes the problem even more difficult." He said the recent infusion of U.S. financial support into the International Monetary Fund should help, but Japan must be supported as much as possible. ISSUES: "I stand on the record of the Republican Congress. A balanced budget wouldn't have happened vzithout a Republican majority in the House and Senate. With the economy continuing to go well, we're saving the public billions Jim Berryman Nick Smith of dollars in interest rates. "A good deal of the economic stability of this country is a result of Republican policies." WHY YOU: "I believe that I've done an excellent job, 1 think I've demonstrated competence. I think I deserve to be re­ Ehlers also snid that be was asked by House Speaker Newt Gingrich to rewrite I the nation's science policy for the first time since 194S. elected. "I almost single-handedly got the House on the Internet and I worked on the computerization of the House. "I was on the Transportation Committee and now we get an additional $312 million (in federal dollars) to fix Michigan roads." should resign; I don't think he will. I don't think be should be impeached. That's foe treason and high crimes, the offense clearly must be contrary to the business of the nation. This is not an impeachable offense." TAX CUT: "Well face this issue again and again. Some of that surplus money was taken from the Social Security trust fund, so it's a shell game. "Priority one should be paying off the TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING BARRY COUNTY - GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1998 COUNTY PROPOSITIONS Parkway Drive Special Assessment District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Or­ angeville. Barry County. Michigan, having received petitions to make certain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Parkway Drive, a pri­ vate road located within the Township (the “Improvements" from record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage in the special assess­ ment district described below, has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions end. pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township The Township Board has tentatively de­ termined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefrtted by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed special as­ sessment distnet: Parkway Drive Special Assessment Distnet 08-011-006-082-02 08-011-006-082-03 08-011-006-082-04 08-001-006-082-05 08-011-006-082-06 08-011-006-082-07 08-011-006-082-08 08-011-006-082-09 national debt." CRISIS: "One way is for us to pay off the national debt. Another is stabilizing our economic situation. We need to take leadership with peace and justice issues, worldwide "Keeping our own markets strong would PROPOSAL* I PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE MILLAGE TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING FOR USE AS A SENIOR CENTER BY THE BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING SHALL THE COUNTY OF BARRY t11 BORROW A SUM NOT TO EXCEED RVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (SS.IOO.OHOI AND ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGA­ TION BONDS SECURED BY THE FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE COUNTY AND A LIMITED TAX ITEIX.E FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING 1AND AND CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW BUILDING THEREON FOR USE AS A SENIOR CENTER BY THE BARRY COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND <21 INCREASE THETAX RATE LIMITATION ON GENERAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES WITHIN THE COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THE BONDS. BIT NOT TO EXCEED .75 MU J. (75 CENTS (5 75) ON EACH SI.000 OF TAXABLE VALUATION, FOR THE PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. 1999 THROUGH 2008. INCLUSIVE. OR UNTIL SUCH BONDS ARE REPAID IN FlU WHICHEV­ ER OCCURS FIRST. AND LEVY SUCH INCREASE IN MILLAGE"' (IF APPROVED. SUCH INCREASE IS ESTIMATEDT< > PROVIDE REVENUE OF S766.507 IN THE FIRST CALENDAR YEAR OF THE INCREASE, Lots and Parcels Numbered 08-011-006-082-10 08-011-006-082-11 08-011-006-082-12 08-011-006-082-13 08-011-006-082-14 08-011-006-082-15 08-011-006-082-16 PROPOSAL »2 PROPOSAL TO A1THIIRIZE MILLAGE TO (ITERATE AND MAINTAIN PROPOSED (OM­ MISSION ON AGING Bl TIDING TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Orangeville will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. November 10. 1998. at 7:00 pm. at the Township Hall. 6910 West Boulter Road. Shelbyville. Michigan 49344. in said township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions filed, the proposed Improvements, the proposed special assessment distnet. and all other matters relating tr said Im­ provements TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Im­ provements are on file wrth the Township Clerk for public examination SHAH. THE LIMITATION ON T AXES. WHICH MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST ALL PROP ERTY IN I HF. COUNT Y OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN BE INCREASED BY AND THE C( ll NT Y (>F BARRY BE AU IHORIZEDTO LEVY NOT TO EXCEED I HI MIH.lTEN CENTS (S 10, ON EACH SI .000OF TAXABLE VALUE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. 1999 TO 2004. INCLUSIVE FOR THE SOLE Pl RPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE. OPERATION. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE PROPOSED NEW C( IMMISSION ON AGING BUIID ING IN BARRY (DUNTY " , IF APPROVED. IT IS ES I IM ATEDT HAT THIS LEV Y WILLGEN­ ERATE SIO2.2O1 IN REVENUE IN THE FIRST CALENDAR (>F I HE INCREASE 1 PR< >15 ISAL PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH SEPARATE TAX LIMITAT1< >N PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESS­ MENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE IN­ CREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Or­ angeville Dated October 6. 1998 Darlene M. Harper, Clerk Township of Orangeville SHAH. SEPARATE TAX LIMITATIONS BE ESTABLISHED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX <ft> Y FARS 1999 I'HROl GH21MU. INCLUSIVE. OR I NTH ALTERED BY THE VOTERS OF THE (OUNTY FOR IHE COl NTY OF BARRY AND I HI TOWNSHIPS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY IHE AGGREGATE OF WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVEN ,7, MILLS ’ COUNTY OF BARRY IOWNSHIPS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DKTWCT John Ferguson CLINTON: "I don't know whether he 5*2 MUXS I2'MII.I.S « 15 MILLS help." ISSUES: "1 think growth in our area is a major issue. Kent County is moving south, directly placing pressure on Allegan and Barry counties. With solid planning this won't be a crisis, but instead a huge economic opportunity. "We have the time to plan for it but we've got to do it. "I will feel that my candidacy is successful if others start talking about this." . WHY YOU: "We've seen politici deteriorate over the last several years. It isn't about what's right and wrong, it's about what's right and right. We need to sift through and find the best agenda. "I promise lo remain involved in my community. 1 think Vem Ehlers has been lackadaisical. The congressman needs to really listen to what local constituents have to say." Ferguson said the campaign has been both gratifying and frustrating. "Because this district is regarded as unwinnable. I've been able to say what I want When people tell me I should say something. 1 say 'Why. what's going to happen. I'll lose?*" Ferguson said he voted for Ehlers in 1996. but he no longer believes Republicans have the best candidates. Seventh District Jim Berryman CLINTON: "I wouldn't have voted for impeachment. I would have supported limitations (in (he congressional inquiry). I don't condone whai he did. but 1 don't think See CONGRESS, cont. Page 18 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 - Page 17 Sen. Emmons faces Democratic, Libertarian candidates The 23rd Senate Distnet. uhich include* choice in everything they do. as long as they are peaceful He said he opposes both lhe Democratic and Republican panics making decisions for the people 7. WHY YOU: "The biggest reason is that my opponent Uoanne Emmons) is a career, big government politician. "They (politicians) no longer govern, all of Barry. Ionia. Montcalm. Isabella and Mecosta counties, will have a three-way race this year. Republican State Senator Joanne Em­ mons of Big Rapids Township is seeking her third four-year term, having first been elected in J 990 to succeed John Engler, who that year went on to he governor Emmons, before joining the Michigan Senate, was Big Rapid* Township Trea­ surer. In Lan*ing. she ha* been a staunch ally of Gov Engler on most issues. Democrat Louis Gula of Remus, who works at Evart Products Textron, is a for­ they rule over lhe people " Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER ot many convenient locations around the county. mer Catholic priest and has served as Wheatland Township Treasurer for 18 years. He is now married with seven chil­ dren and 14 grandchildren Richard Whitelock, chairman of the Ionia County Libertarian County, has been a candidate before for l'.S. Congress. Michi­ gan Senate and the Michigan House on the Republican. Democratic and Libertarian tickets. He is founder and president of Cus­ tom Housing Center, a retailer and distribu­ tor of manufactured housing. The questions 1. SUICIDE: How do you feel about the "Menan's Fnends ballot proposition (B) to legalize physician-assisted suicide? How about the other two proposals? 2. ABORTION: Do you think the state's current laws on abortion about right, too restrictive or just about right? • 3. TERM LIMITS: How do you feel about term limits going into effect this year for a good chunk of the State House? Do you support or oppose term limits? ' 4. DRUG TESTS: What do you think of the statement Geoff Fieger made that if there are drug tests for people on welfare, there should be the same for CEOs of cor­ porations that get tax abatements? 5. SCHOOLS: How do you think Pro­ posal A and chaner schools have worked out after four years? • 6. ISSUE: What do you think is the most critical issue (other than the other three just asked) in the campaign? • 7. WHY YOU: Why should you be se­ lected by voters over your opponent? • Joanne Emmons Joanne Emmons "If there are any ways we can reduce abortions. I'm in favor of them." he said. TERM LIMITS: "They're basically good, but there a bit too restrictive for state representatives (three, two-year terms).” He said he'd like to see 12 years for both senators and legislators. DRUG TESTS: "I didn't know he said that, but you're giving money to them (corporate CEOs) too. If you make it a re­ quirement for the common people, you should do it for business executive, too. It's a question of fairness." SCHOOLS: "1 don't think we've gotten wha: we've wanted with charter schools. It hasn't worked as well as we would have liked. We still have bond votes, so people still have that avenue to protest their taxes." About Proposal A. he said. "Property as­ sessments have gone up to about the same level as four years ago and we re paying 50 percent more in sales tax. It was a tax shift, not a tax cut." ISSUE: "Education. I’d like to get people together to talk about getting the schools up to lhe level of meeting the challenges of the 21st century." WHY YOU: "Because of my background and experience. I listened to the concerns of people, raised a family, worked and tried to make a living and I know the struggles of • SUICIDE: An ardent supporter of Right jo Life, she is opposed the common people. And I think that qual­ ity is missing in the Michigan Legislature. "I th-.tk I have a sense of responsibility • "I worry about it. it has so many loop­ boles. I fear (hat strong people will take and public service." advantage of the weak. Ils secrecy pans aq* troubling, there are no records (of assisted ftiicide incidents) to look at. it's too much of a closed system, there's too much poten­ tial for abuse. " Emmons supports Proposals A and C. •——Richard Whitetock SUICIDE: ”1 believe this is an issue that should be voted on by the people, not leg­ islated by government. "I’m in favor of let­ ting the people decide." Louis Gula Richard Whitelock However, he said he personally would vote against the proposal. He also opposes Proposals A and C. He said A was put on the ballot by lhe insur­ ance industry and trial lawyers. He called C "a well-disguised $675 million tax increase for people to impose on themselves." He said if the state has a $1 billion rainy day fund, some of it should be used to clean up the environment 2. ABORTION: “Il’s another moral is­ sue." he said, noting he is pro-life, except in cases to save the mother's life. However, he said current laws in Michigan aie about right. "If people want to have an abortion, they'll find a way.” he said. "It cannot be controlled by lhe state." 3. TERM LIMITS: Wbitelock is a member of the National term Limits Advi­ sory Board "I don't think they've gone far enough, he said. "It should be imposed on all elected officials (not just state senators and representatives). It’s the only effective way to eliminate career politicians." he called Gov. John Engler "the con­ summate career politician. He's never had a job in the real world. Politicians call it ex­ perience. If that's what experience does, then we should do away with it." 4 DRUG TESTS: Yes. but only if politicians also are tested. I don't think the line should be drawn at one segment of so­ ciety." 5. SCHOOLS. "The jury's still out on charter schools. I'm in favor of private edu­ cation and home schooling as "Opposed to public education, where the state has con­ trol." About Proposal A. he said. "That was a tax shift, nothing more. The property tax experience in Lansing. DRUG TESTS: "I don't really think it's the same thing. For welfare recipients, it’s not a negative thing. It says you've got to get treatment or you’ll never be employ­ able. Il's intended to help make a behavior change that need* to be made for indepen­ dence " SCHOOLS “Like any enterprise, some charter schools are successful and some aren't. But if people don't like charier schools, they can walk. They can't do that with geographic or public schools. ""Proposal A has been successful in re­ ducing inequitie* It's given tremendou* amount* of money to poor districts, think it's brought a great deal of equity, espe­ cially to the bottom level." ISSUE: “People are disgusted with what's been happening in Washington and lhe Democrats' choice for governor (Geoffrey Fieger) The teacher* in my area can't be believe what their union ha* done (in endorsing Fieger) The Democrat* aren't happy with their gubernatorial candidate That * dominated the whole election cycle more than any other issue." WHY YOU: Emmon* obviously point* to her experience "I’ve been here in Lans­ ing for the most exciting time ever in Michigan history " She said Engler and the Republicans have made Michican competitive for busi­ ness again with tax cuts and change* in en­ vironmental law* "I think I've got a record that's very good." she said "I've been part of the deci­ sion making " Louis Gula SUICIDE: "I'm again*i it. the big reason why is my religion." He said he supports Proposal* A and C. ! ABORTION Gula said he is morally opposed to abortion, but *uppons the law of the land GENERAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1098 The Polls will bo open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Voting Precincts - Barry County, Michigan ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP MAPLE GROVE TOWNSMP 8094 ias>e» Road 0*1 M 66 at Ass/na Center Beuevue Townshf) Hal 721 Durkee St TownshoHaL 852-0872 Nashvae BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP PMC. 01A A IB ORANGEVILLE TOWNSMP 6424 Bedford Road Hastings (M-37 South) Township Hal 948 2022 6912 S Bouner Road VAage o< Orangevwe Townsh<) Hal 664 4522 BARRY TOWNSHIP PRBC. 01 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSMP. PRBC. 01 Kellogg School Road hekory Corner Fira Station 10155 Norns Road Denon TownsTup Hall 623-2664 BARRY TOWNSHIP PREC. B2A A 2B PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSMP PRBC. 02 155 East Orchard Streel Denon Township Hal 11351 Lindsay Road PtamweO Pine Lake Fro Department 623-5101 CARLTON TOWNSHIP Od Welcome School 85 Welcome Road Hastings 945-5990 . RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSMP 2461 Heath Road Hastmgs Townsho Hal 948-2194 CASTLETON TOWNHSIP 915 Reed Street Nasnwte Township Hal (517) 852 9479 TWORMAPPLS TOWN111» PRBC. 01 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP 885 River Road Hastings Townsh-p Hal 948 9690 3885 Bender Road MrMevAe Thomapple Kelogg Hqh School 795-3394 THORNAPPLE TOWNSMP PRBC. 02 HOPE TOWNSHIP PRBC. 01 A 01 5463 South Wan Laho Road M-43 Hastings Townstvp Hal 948 2464 112 State Street Freeport voiage Hal 795 5330 will use public funds to clean up environ­ mentally contaminated sites that have been abandoned by bankrupt businesses. ABORTION: The senator said she wants to make sure that all safeguards for in­ formed consent are in place because “every terms are too short. She believes the limits should be 12 years for both the House and Senate. She noted that next year's Speaker of the House is likely to have only four years of — NOTICE — IRVING TOWNSHIP PRBC. 01 however. She particularly likes C. which woman should have all the facts laid out before her.” Otherwise, she feels that the laws in place are about right. TERM LIMITS: With 65 members of the State House not returning because of the term limits law. "It will be interesting with that many newcomers." she said. Emmon* said she supports the concept of term limits, but feels the maximum reduction was temporary, so in lhe long run its has been a tax increase." 6. ISSUE: "Less government regulation of people's lives. People should have a 200 E Main. MiddievAe Township Hall 795 7202 WOODLAND TOWNSMP PRBC. 01A A 156 S Mam Street Woodtand Fre Station & TownUvp Hal 367-4915 YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSMP IRVING TOWNSHIP PRBC. 02 Comer of Woodschool Road & Wing Road Hastings Irvmg Township Hall 284 N Briggs Road UdtSevRe Townstvp Hal 795-9091 CITY OP HASTINGS Wards 1 2 3 4 4 232 W Grand St Hastings Junior High School Gym JOHNSTON TOWNSHIP 13641 S M-37 Highway Township HaH/Fire Station 721 9905 PURPOSE OF ELECTION: To elect... Governor and Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Representative in Congress • State Senator • State Representative • 2 - State Boanj of Education • 2 - University of Michgian Regents • 2 - Michigan State University Trustees • 2- Wayne State University Governors • County Commissioner • Supreme Court Justices • Appeals Court Judge RNs/LPNs We currently have one full-time opening on our 2nd shift and one full-time opening on our 3rd shift. Prefer candi­ dates with LTC experience. If interested, submit a com­ pleted application with attached resume to the Director of Nursing. Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, MI 49058 Also to vote on the following proposals... State Proposals... PROPOSAL A - A proposal to change the word “Handicapped" to “Disabled" In the State Constitution PROPOSAL B - Initiated Legislation to legalize the prescription of a lethal dose of medication to terminally III, competent. Informed adults In order to commit suicide. PROPOSAL C - A proposal to authorize bonds for Environmental and Natural resources protection programs County wide Proposals... EOE PROPOSAL 01 - Proposal to authorize millage to construct a building for use as a Senior Center by the Barry County Commission on Aging PROPOSAL 02 - Proposal to authorize millage to operate and maintain proposed Commlnssion on Aging building PROPOSAL 03 - Proposal to establish separate tax limitation Also the following local Proposals... MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT Maple Valley Schools will receive sealed bid proposals for Food Service Equipment from qualified contractors for Fuller Elementary. Maplewood Elementary, and Maple Valley Junior/Senior High School. Proposals may be mailed or delivered in person to Mr. Clark E. Volz. Superintendent of Schools. Maple Valley Schools. 11090 Nashville Highway. Vermontville. Ml 49096 Proposals must be received prior to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 1998, at the Maple Valley Schools. Administration Office. 11090 Nashville Highway. Vermontville. Ml 49096 Proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud at 3:45 p.m. All bids will be evaluated after the bid opening. All bids received after 3:30 p.m of the bid date will be returned to the bidder unopened Baltimore Township - Elect Cleric A Treasurer Carlton Township - Freeport District Library Proposal Castleton Township - Elect 2 Trustees Hope Township - Repealing Hope Twp. Zoning ordinance Irving Township - Freeport District Library Proposal See separate notices elsewhere in paper for TWp. Proposal details. Electors who wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot submit an AV application by 2 p.m., Oct 31. for the General Election by mail, may Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the General Election may vote in per­ son in the Clerk's office up to 4 p.m., Nov. 2. ASSYRIA TWP. CLERK JOHNSTOWN TWP. CLERK Dena * Miller 10570 M-66 Nashville Mi 49073 Phone (616) 758-3410 June Doster 1815 Lacey Rd Dowfang Ml 49050 Phone (616) 721-9905 BALTIMORE TWP. CLERK MAPLE GROVE TWP. CLERK Tracy Mitchel 5766 Henry Rd Hastings M. 49058 Phone (616) 948 2268 Susan K Butler 9652 Evart Rd Nashvtfie Mi 49073 Phone (616) 852 1859 Request by Contractors for inclusion, as bidders shall be addressed to the Construction Manager. Wolgast Corporation. Ann Mitt Winstead. 4835 Towne Centre Road. Suite 302. Saginaw. Ml 48604. Phone (517) 790-9210, Fax (517) 790-9063 All questions regarding the bidcing procedures are to be directed to the Construction Manager. Questions regarding the design and drawmg/specification intent are to be directed to the Architect. GMB Architects'Engineers. 145 College Avenue. Holland. M' 49422. Phone (616) 392-7034. BARRY TWP. CLERK ORANGEVILLE TWP. CLERK Dctvi Dewey pe'iy 155 E Ocnard Si Denon Ml 49046 Phone 1616- 623-3538 (Home) (616) 623 5171 (Once) Dartene harper 11031 WAMoodRd Shefcyvae Mi 49344 Phone (616) 672 7149 A Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) ot base Bids shall accompany each proposal or proposal combination The Bid Security may be in the form of a Bid Bond. Cashier s Check, or Money Order Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid date Successful bidders may be required to furnish Surety Bonds as stated in the project specifications HASTINGS CHARTER TWP. CLERK THORNAPPLE TWP. CLERK Bonrve L -'.Zienden 885 River Road Hastings Ml 49058 Phone i6’6) 945-3291 (Home) (616) 948 9690 (Oncet Donna Stagray 200 E Mam St MOtSevifle Mi 49333 Phene (616) 795-7202 HOPE TWP. CLERK Sr'Y -4 f o»s«e» 5463 S Wa.i lake Road hasting* Mi 49058 Phone >616) 623 8683 (Home) (616) 948 2464 (Once) Cheryf Alien 156 S Mam st Wootsand Ml 48897 Phone (616) 367-4094 IRVING TWP. CLERK YANKEE SPRINGS TWP. CLERK The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, accept a bid other than the low Bid. and to waive informalities, irregularities and or errois in the bid proposals which they feel to be in their own best interest Emily Hamson 6925 Parmalee Rd M4dtov•«* M' 49333 Phone (616) 795-9915 Janice C Lippert 284 N Briggs Rd M-ddiev>ne Mi 49333 Phone (616) 795 9091 End ol Notice CARLTON TWP. CLERK PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. CLERK Wdma Darnels 85 Welcome Rd Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (616) 945 5990 Norma Jean Campbeo 10155 S Norns Rd De«on Mi 49046 Phone (616) 623 2664 CASTLETON TWP. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TWP. CLERK Lorna Wilson 915 Reed St Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (517) 852-9193 (Home) (616) 852 9479 (Once) Barbara Bcdfo'd 2461 Heath Rd Hastings Mi 49058 Phone (616) 948 2194 HASTINGS CITY CLERK Evem Manshum 201 East Slate St *<ast>ng$ Phone (616) 945 2468 49058 WOODLAND TWP. CLERK �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29. 1998 Rep. Geiger seeking final 2-year term in State House State Rep. Terry Geiger (R-Lake Odessa) will seek his third and final term in the Michigan Legislature and only Democrat Henry Sanchez of Saranac stands in the don't think there should be a law against it. it's kind of a personal thing But there some unclear points in it (the proposal). It's a personal choice. I'm not sure the gov­ way in the Nov. 3 general election. It has been speculated that if Geiger wins his third term and Republicans gain control of the Michigan House, he could, be named chairman of the powerful House Appropria­ tions Committee. However, he will have to step down after that because of lhe term limits law for Michigan legislators, which kicks in for the first time at the start of ernment should be involved." On Proposal A. "Nobody's made much noise about it. On Proposal C. he said. "I don't believe lhe taxpayers should pay for messes made by companies I believe lhe polluter should pay "| ABORTION: "If it entails taking a woman's life, or rape or incest, (abortion) should be allowed." Sanchez said he is pro-choice. TFRM LIMITS: "1 oppose term limits. If the people decide to keep someone in of­ fice. there is a reason for it. "And people find ways to get around laws, noting that term limits call for the next year. Geiger is a former chairman of the Barry County Republican Party and former trustee on the Woodland Township Board, he and his wife. Beth, own Chief Sales in Lake Odessa. Sanchez is a customer service specialist at Ameritech. a Vietnam War veteran and he has a 51-acre farm in the Ionia area. He is a steward for the Communications Workers of America union and is a founder and board member for the Ionia County Humane Society. ft Henry Sanchez asking "Can lawyers and the courts expand the definition of handicapped and disabled use drug testing, but that's a decision of the private sector. "We're only trying to remove impedi­ ments to success, to provide treatment and Oyjrapy to help people become better par­ ents and more productive citizens in soci­ ety " SCHOOLS: "Proposal A has been an in­ by changing one word’’" He supports Proposal C because it would The questions 1. SUICIDE: How do you feel about lhe "Menan's Friends ballot proposition (B) to legalize physician-assisted suicide? How about the other two proposals? 2 ABORTION: Do you think lhe state's current laws on abortion about right, too restrictive or jusi about right? 3. TERM LIMITS: How do you feel about term limits going into effect this year for a good chunk of the State House? Do you support or oppose term limits9 4. DRUG TESTS: What do you think of lhe statement Geoff Fieger made that if there are drug tests for people on welfare, there should be the same for CEOs of cor­ porations that get tax abatements? 5. SCHOOLS: How do you think Pro­ posal A and charter schools have worked out after four years? 6. ISSUE: What do you think is the most critical issue (other than the other three just asked) in the campaign? 7. WHY YOU: Why should you be se­ lected by voters over your opponent? Geiger SUICIDE: "I'm opposed to the specific proposal. It's flawed, even for those who support assisted suicide. "I'm morally opposed to assisted suicide anyway." About Pronoval A. he said he's not sure. ■ H revitalize abandoned developments in urban areas and revitalize the parks system in Michigan. "It infuses dollars immediately, about $40 million, rather than long term." he said "And the question is. do we leave abandoned polluted sites or do we have them cleaned up?" ABORTION: "I think, in general, that the laws we have are about right. Voters have clearly made a clear statement to pro­ hibit tax-funded abortions, but some state entities continued to provide them as pan of their employees’ health care packages." He also said he has concerns about clear reporting of abortions, which shows "there is very little control over health and safety aspects of those services." TERM LIMITS: Geiger has said he fa­ vors them, but would like to see them ex­ panded a bit. to perhaps six. two-year terms in the House and three, four-year terms in lhe Senate. "It gives us more time to learn lhe pro­ cess." he said. "Three terms (limit) creates crazy dynamics in the House." For example, he noted that because of term limits, despite having only four years experience, he is the most senior member of House Subcommittee on Education. DRUG TESTS: "That’s a stretch to comoare the two. I encourage companies to MEL GOEBEL Democrat for Barry County Commissioner Sth District Orangeville and Yankee __________________ Springs Townships Mel will ,\>rlt for honest, efficient, responsive and 0 forward planning county government. 0 Endorsed by: 0 D a o Julie Bourdo - Former Delton Kellogg School Board member. Lee Cook - Orangeville Township Treasurer. John Gates - Orangeville Township Supervisor. Rob Heethuis - Delton Kellogg Teacher and Coach: Emmett Herrington - Barry County Commissioner (7th District): Jim Kahllo - Orangeville Township Trustee; Fixd Lewis - Orangeville Township Trustee: Dean McBeth - Former Superintendent. Delton Kellogg Schools 0 governor and senators to serve only two. four-year terms, yet John Engler and Terry Geiger Vote for Mel Goebel on November 3rd. Paid for by the Committee to elect Melvin D. Goebel. Tok Cm <4 Y'wvif credible success. It’s ad Jed $4 billion to K12 fending, almost a 50 percent increase in dollars going to kids. And we’ve closed the (funding) gap between rich and poor dis­ tricts. "Charter schools are proving to be suc­ cessful in providing different types of mod­ els for education." ISSUES: He listed managing success, job growth, education, expected employee shortages, job training, land use. revitaliz­ ing areas that have decayed. "Growth groups forming in this area (like the Futuring Committee) have im­ pressed me." hu said. "Government's greatest challenge will be cash flow. Much of our demand comes when we don't have the money and have to borrow." WHY YOU: "I think I’ve done a good job reflecting the attitudes of the people of this district. Even people who don't agree with me on the issues believe I represent the best interests of this district." Geiger said he has shown skills in bring­ ing together both sides of issues in Lans­ ing. "I've been used as a troubleshooter in Lansing, and I'm proud of that, lo help re­ solve issues on legislation." Henry Sanchez SUICIDE: "I'm undecided right now. I ELECTION NOTICE To the qualified electors of the township of Baltimore notice is hereby given that a regular election will be held in Baltimore Township on November 3, 1998 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the purpose of nominating or electing candidates for the following offices: Twp. Treasurer and Twp. Clerk. Polling place location: 6424 S. M-37 Highway Tracy Mitchell, Clerk 7250 Hayward Rd.. Delton. MI 49046 You won’t know until it’s too late Joanne Emmons legally are seeking their third four-year terms of office. DRUG TESTING: "Absolutely. What do things that need to be fixed. For example. I’d like to sec discipline brought back into the schools and I'd want to enlist the help of senior citizens." , About Proposal A from 1994. he said. "I don ' know if it's done what it set out to do." ISSUE: "Urban sprawl. We have to have a farm base, but farmers are becoming an endangered species. Eventually (if the trend continues), well become dependent on im­ ports for our food supply, just like oil. We need to be self sufficient." HY YOU: "I'm a grass roots kind of a guy. "I'm not groomed by my party like a lot of others who have their minds made up in a system where the same old ideas get passed along.'* Sanchez said he has compassion for the middle class and the underclass. we do next, put a tattoo on their (welfare CONGRESS, continued from page 16 it's an impeachable offense. "We’ve put too many important things on the back burner because of this, like Kosovo and the world economic crisis." TAX CUT: "1 would not have voted for the lax cuts. It's just an election year ploy. If it wasn't for the Social Security trust fund, we’d have a $43 billion deficit. Wc must make sure that Social Security is solvent for at least the next *75 years. "Congressman Smith's bill to privatize Social Security truly scraps the system. There is nothing wrong with lhe system, it just needs to be strengthened." CRISIS: "We need to pay attention to business. Congress is all enthused to talk about President Clinton's problems rather than what's happening with the world economy. "We’re still in solid shape, but look at lhe volatility of lhe stock market. We are tied to the world economy." He added that not enough attention is being paid to the problems of fanners. ISSUE: "Integrity, honesty and how people trust their representatives. "1 have no objection to fanners getting subsidies, these programs need to continue, but Congressman Smith wants to make cuts in government programs, but there’s enough for him to receive more than $850,000 in help, he's not a typical family farmer. He says no to others and yes to himself." WHY YOU: "I don’t dislike Nick. Wc have different philosophies of government Auto Glass He thinks government shouldn't be there. I believe it has a role to play, like in food and transportation safety. Social Security, health care. I think government should be accessible to all people." There have been no debates or joint appearances of the two candidates. Berryman said. "He’s not accessible to the people in an election year. How accessible will he be then at all the oth.z times?" Nick Smith CLINTON: "I wrote a letter to the president, saying respectfully that he should resign. "He needs to have some kind of scolding Unless there's something 'Filegate.' there aren't enough votes in the Senate to impeach him. "We need to get this behind us as quickly as possible" TAX CUT: "We have a budget surplus because income tax revenues arc SI billion more than projected over the last two years. "In lhe expanded economy there is no significant increase from Social Security revenue... We should be looking at what assured this country to have a strong economy." Smith said his top priority would be to pay of the $5 trillion national debt that's accumulated over the last 30 years. But he said he doesn't want Social Security revenue to be used for a tax cut. "1 introduced a bill to stop raising the Alan Greenspan. Let's make sure that we keep spending under control and have the government continue to borrow less. "We need to keep government frugal so interest rates will remain low and offer tax cuts to spur economic growth. We need tax • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed policy that encourages continued economic f Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 1 218 N. Jufferton, Downtown Hatting. and how to treat people. Social Security trust fund." he said. CRISIS: “I agree with (Fed Chairman) Expert Installation R recipients') heads9 There should be dreg testing across the board" SCHOOLS: "I'm for public education, that's the way we should go There are J Call Now! 616-945-5085 growth." ISSUE: "Traditional family values, education, getting back to the character traits of honesty, trustworthiness and integrity. Government can do some things, like set an example... If we don’t do a better job with the problems, they will only get worse." Smith said some unfair taxes need to bfe addressed, like those on stay-at-home HOPE TOWNSHIP ELECTORS TOWNSHIP PROPOSITIONS NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION Ballot Question On Repealing Hope Township Zoning Ordinance Shall Hope Township ordinance No. 26. which would repeal the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance, be approved, which would give jurisdiction over zoning in Hope Township to Barry County? YES NO mothers. That doesn’t mean we shouldn't pay attention to the problems in Middle Eait and Kosovo, he added, however. » WHY YOU: "1 think that with being a farmer and being raised in the community (of south central Michigan). I Jake these values to Washington. I have experience at lhe state and national level (with the Michigan Senate and Congress). "I feel that I’ve been successful in what some of things I've tried to do." He said he's been part of the effort to reduce the deficit and balance the budget, has been chairman of the debt limit task force, was a member of lhe Social Security task force and has been alert to the serious problems facing farmers. ; i Proposal B does not require that family members be notified when a person is given lethal drugs for suicide. “B” ignores the family and inserts government regulation into a person’s final days. B is Bad for Families, VOTE Paid for by Ciawns for NO ON B ate Can. P.O. Box 903s. Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0038. CITY OF HASTINGS FALL YARD DEBRIS PICKUP The Crty crews will be picking up yard debris beginning November 2. 1998 We again request that residents hmrt the debris to only biodegradable yard waste We ask that residents limit the size ol brush placed out for pickup to 6 inches in diameter We also request that no bags made of plastic or other non-biodegradable materials be used to contain the yard debris Residents should place the material e<<her very near the curb in the parking lane or immediately behind the curb on the curb lawn Residents should not piace material in any traveled lane, or adja­ cent to intersections where it might present a vision obstruction Please place materials out just prior to the November 2nd start Everil Manshum City Clerk Reach over 30,000 area homes with a Reminder > ACTION-AD: Call 945-9554 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! �lhe Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 29 1998 - Page 19 TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON • l_________________________________ Russell L Schantz n MIDDLEVILLE • Russell L ’•Schantz. age 79. of Middleville, passed •away Friday. October ‘Tcndcrcarc. Hastings. 23. 1998 at FINANCIAL COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN FOCUS NOTICE OF THREE (3) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL famished by. Mark D. Christensen ot Edward Jonas and Co. MIDDLE LAKE WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 Russell was bom on March 29. 1919 in ■ Thomapple Township, the son of Otto and • Feme (Pickett) Schantz. He was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville Schools. *J He married Vcrlc Bldridge March 15. ’1942 in Caledonia at her parents home. Mr. Schantz served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a farmer his entire life, he enjoyed going to livestock sales, loved the Loutdoors and he enjoyed spending lime ‘ with his loved ones. Mr. Schantz is survived by his wife, Vcrlc Schantz; four daughters. Patricia (James) Norton of Caledonia. Mary Lou (Leon) Chapman of Middleville, Louanne (Mike) Oaks of Middleville, and Alice (Carl) Schwander of Middleville; two sons. Kenneth (Faye) Schantz of Franklin. Tennessee. Ronald (Norma) Schantz of Muir; 17 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one brother, Ralph (Mary “Lou) Schantz of Middleville, and one 1’sister. Mildred (Frank) Manin of Byron Center; several nieces and nephews. ' Funeral services were held Tuesday , morning. October 27, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Poug Beason officiated. A good performance is worth the cost of admission Whether you’re a football fanatic, movie maniac or ballet buff, you’re probably will­ ing lo pay the cost of admission lo enjoy a good performance. So why do people think they can experience great investment per­ formance without an admission ticket? Newsletters, magazines and advertising continue to tout no-load mutual funds. But Very few people, it any. didn’t complete their plan They paid the price of a ticket and stayed for the whole show The best part is. these small investors did exception­ ally well. Your chances of getting the most from they don’t say the investment is without cost — just without commission. Since you get neither a registered professional to help anyone who paid a commission and stuck with their investment how they feel about you select an appropriate investment, nor personal service thereafter, there’s no charge for it. That’s the only free part. However, all mutual funds have ongoing expenses, which take away from your re­ turn. For example, for long-term investors (which every mutual fund investor should be), a no-commission fund with a 1.5 per­ cent annual fee can prove more expensive than a load fund charging 5 percent up front but w ith annual fees of I percent or less. Perhaps even more notable is the fact that investors who buy no-load funds tend to Hope bounce around between funds and bail out dunng tough times. They’re also less likely Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. to be there when the market recovers. These factors reduce their returns further. Investors who pay for an admission ticket, however, are more likely to stay for , Interment took place ^Cemetery. Middleville. at Ml. | Mildred J. (Boeskool) Doyle RAPIDS GRAND - Mildred J. (Bocskool) Doyle, age 90. of Grand 'Rapids, formerly of Hastings, passed away ' Friday. October 23. 1998 at Home of Hope. Grand Rapids. ’•* She was bom March 30. 1908 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of '‘Pauline (Manni) Bocskool. Nicholas and Mrs. Doyle was employed by the Barry County Health Department for 19 years. She married Donald E. Doyle on July *16. 1935 the whole show. They don’t panic as easily, because they have help to navigate through downturns. And the result of their long­ term focus is that they enjoy a better per­ formance. At one lime, several mutual funds offered an up-front commission-heavy contractual plan, structured for people who didn’t have large sums but could make regular, small investments. Most of the total commission was paid the first year, and the remaining 10 or 15 years of the contract were virtually commission-free. She was preceded in death by her parents “and her husband. Donald in 1968 and her Mildred is survived by her two ,'daughters. Susan (David) Lipner and Kathryn (Lawrence) Lipner of Grand Barbara J. Gall ■.Rapids and by her sisters. Hazel Scnccal of /\LTO - Barbara J. Gall, age 56, of Florence of Grand Alto, passed away Tuesday. October 27. of Grand Rapids, 1998. Mrs. Gall is survived by her husband. Huizing , rRapids, Edna Powell •j Beatrice Ponto of Greenwood, South ...Carolina, Lois Brookhousc of Fremont and by her brother. Irvin Bocskool of ,,Newaygo, as well as several nieces and z nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday. October 28. 1998 at the Metcalf & Jonkhoff Chapel. Father Charles McCabe officiated. In lieu of flowers, donations may be • made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. r315 West Center Street. Hastings, . Michigan 49058 or Home of Hope. 1488 <(East Beltline, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pauline H. Clement HASTINGS - Pauline H. Clement, .age 92. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. 'October 25. 1998 at Home of Hope in Michael Lee Gall; her sons. Andrew Johnston Gall of Chicago, and Adam Reed Gall of Alto; her parents. Stuart & Lillian Moyes of St. George. Utah; her brothers. David Moyes of Virginia, and Doulgas Moyes of Colorado. Tbc family will receive relatives and friends at the Caledonia Funeral Home. 616 East Main Street. Thursday. October 29. 1998 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. and Friday. October 30. 1998 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. Funeral & Committal Services for Mrs. Gall will be held Saturday. October 31. 1998 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Family Catholic Church. 9669 Kraft with Reverend Father officiating. Da' .d LcBlanc E. Interment will take place in Terre Haute, Indiana. Grand Rapids. c Mrs. Clement was bom on October 26. Adam H. Lavender !• She was raised in the Woodland area and -attended Woodland schools, graduating in 1922 from Woodland High School. She '•went on to attend Lansing Business School. She moved to Hastings in the early 1930’s. She married J. Stuart Clement on ■‘February II, 1933 and he passed away 'September 7. 1995. - STOCKS The following prices are torn the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T 63-7/16 52-1/16 Amentech Anheuser Busch Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola D & N Financial Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Fort General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson & Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonalds Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Mich Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial 44-3/16 68 19-1/4 •1-11/16 ♦3-1/16 ♦3-1/4 improvements consisting of the eradication and control of aquatic weeds and plants in Middle I jikc and channels has increased by more than ten percent (10%) from $11.050 to SI3.430. The revised estimate of cost is on file in the office of the C ariton Township Clerk al the Township Hall and is available there 91-5/8 69-9/16 16-5/8 29 50-3/4 61-15/16 17 ♦2-3/8 -4-9/16 -1-3/4 ♦13A6 for public examination. ♦4-11/16 ♦8-7/8 -2-1/4 ♦13-1/2 ♦2-7/8 144-3/8 48-13/16 81-9/16 14-7/16 33-3/8 65-3/8 43 11-3B 16-1/2 5-3/8 21 ♦ 1-11/16 ♦2-7/16 -3-1/2 ♦ 1-5/16 ♦3 ♦ 1-3/8 ♦1-3/16 ♦9/16 •2 48 ■1/2 29365 ■290 496 ♦ 11 8366.04 ♦427 90 763 000 000 *34 000 000 Cross was bom group and Penn-Nook Gift Shop. Mrs. Clement was also preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Clement is survived by her son. John Stuart Clement of Paw Paw; two daughters. Jane Lund of Alto, and Mary (Gregory) Guggemos of Haslett; five Ill October 26. 1998 al Thomapple Manor in Hastings. He was bom March 1916 17. in Kankakee. Illinois, the son of David and Hattie Lavender. He graduated from Kankakee. Illinois. high school in Pt ’BUC’ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that lhe Tow nship Board of lhe Tow nship of Carlton. Barry County. Michigan, hav ing resolved its intention to make certain public improvements consisting of annual treatments for the eradication and control of aquatic weeds and plants in Middle Lake, locat­ ed in Carlton Township (lhe ■Improvements") in the Township, has made us final determination of a special assessment district u hich consists of the follow ing described loLs and parcels of land w hich are benefitted by the Improvements and against which the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed (The district described below includes the Parcels tentatively determined lo be added lo lhe District, subject to Public Hcanng I. above: Middle 1-akc Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I L<>( and Parcels Numbered: 18 years. Mr. Lavender enjoyed fishing and gardening. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hastings. Moose Lodge and Rotary in Griffin. Georgia. 08-0104)32-1054)0001 08-0404)33-250-100-00 08-0404)33-250-100-01 08-0404)33-250-200-05 08-0404)29-405-100 00 08-040-029405400-03 08-0404)29405400-06 08-040-029405400-04 0X-O40 OU-250-300-03 08-040-033-2.50-400-00 08-040-033-250-400 02 08-0404)33-275-10000 08-0404)33-275-100-01 08-0404)33-275-2004)0 08-040-033-275-20001 08-0404)33-275-300-01 08-0404)33-275-300-00 08-0404)33-325-000-00 08-010-040-000-001-00 08-0404)29475-100-06 08-0404)32-105-00000 08-040-050-000-006-00 08-040050-000-008 00 He was the son of Fred and Maude (York) Cross. He married Hazel Holes who preceded him in 1973. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father, and grandfather and 08-0404)50-000009-00 08 (M0 050-0004) 10-00 0X040-0504)004)114)0 08-040-0504)00012.00 08-040-050-000-013-00 his memory will be cherished by his four daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Howard retired from the Michigan Slate Highway Department after 29 years as a 08-040-0504)00-014-00 08-0404)50-0004)16-00 08-0404)55-000-008-00 08040-055-000-012-00 08-040-055-000-013-00 08-0404)55-0004) 15-00 08-0404)554)004)174)0 08-0404)55-000-019-00 08*0404)554)004)22*00 084M0055-000-02300 enjoyed a good game of cribbagc. Many will remember seeing Howard and his John Deere Tractor on lhe streets of Middleville. Mr. Cross is survived by his four daughters, Marcia (Austin) Loftus of Manistique, Shirley Kidder of Hastings. Carol (Cal) Plummer of Middleville, and Cynthia Miller of Manistique; ten 08-0404)554)004)25.00 OX (M04)55 4)00-026-00 084MO-055-000-027-00 08-0404)554)004)314X) great great grandson; one brother. Ellis Cross of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. 084M04)28-325-200-00 08-0404)28-325-300-00 08-0104)28-325-300-02 084MO 028-325-30001 08-040-029-405-40001 0X4M04)29-405-400-02 08-0404)29475-100-00 08-040-029475-100-03 08-040-029475-100-02 08-0404)29-475 10004 08-0404)29475-100-01 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; one H- was employed at Mortcll Technical PUBIJC HEARING TO REVIEW AND HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PUBIJC IMPROVEMENTS age of eight. morning, October 24. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Lee F. Zachman officiated. time volunteer and among the original organizers of Pennock Hospital volunteers lhe estimate of cost shall not be further increased by more than ten percent (10%) without fur­ ther notice and public hearing. 1907 in Paris, Michigan they moved to Hastings in 1990 and spent winters in Zephyrhills. Florida for the past Presbyterian SHIPTO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTION TO THE INCREASE IN THE ESTIMATE OF COST and moved to the Middleville area al the A Memorial Scrvic: was held Saturday & TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD Oh THE TOWNSHIP OF C ARLTON WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY.THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1998 AT 7 05 P.M AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL 85 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058. IN SAIDTOWN- He was an avid card player and always HASTINGS - Adam H. Lavender, age 82, of Hastings, passed away Monday. PUBLIC HEARING TO INCREASE THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT PUBIJC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the estimated cost of lhe proposed public on Corporation for 37 years, retiring in 1990. Church. II at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. November 24. 08-040-0404)00-017-00 08(PO-0404)00-014-00 No further lands shall be added to the Special Assessment Distnet without further notice and public hcanng HASTINGS - Howard E. Cross, age 90. of Hastings and formerly of Middleville, passed away October 21. 1998 Howard E. 084M0-0404)00-006 00 094M04MO-0004MJ7-00 08-040-0404)004)08-00 LAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON WILL HOLD A Pt 'BUC HEARING ON MONDAY. THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER. I998AT74X) PM AT THE TOWNSHIP HAU.. 85 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058. TO HEAR AND CONSIDER OBJECTIONS TO AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTIUCT BY ADDING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ADDITIONAL LANDS. Howard E. Cross Mr. 084M04M04)00-0094)0 08-040-040-0004)10-00 08-040-0404)00-011-0() 084M04M04M»4)I3-00 58-1/4 47-15/16 Hastings Telephone Company and Motor Wheel Coqxiration in Lansing. Women’s Association. She was a long­ OX4M04MO-000 -000-01 08-040-0404)004)01-00 08-(M0-(M0-000-002 -00 084M04MO-000-003-00 08040-0404)004)04-00 ♦3-5/8 ♦1-13/16 ♦ 7/8 ♦4-3/16 Mr. Lavender married Mabel I. Winslow in 1970. Presbyterian 08 (M04)33-250-3004)3 08 (M04)33-250-400-00 084M0 033-250-400-02 08-040-033-275-200-01 O84MO4)33-275-300-00 08-040-033-275-300-01 paying for good professional adv ice. Don’t miss a hit performance because you won’t buy a ticket. Mrs. Clement was employed at the old She was a member of Hastings First PI 'Bl JC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board ot the Township of Carlton. Barry Count). Michigan, has tentatively determined to amend lhe boundanes of the Middle lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I (the “Special Assessment Distnet") (determined by Township Board resolution on October 12.1998) lo add the following described additional lands there­ by making such additional lands eligible for special assessments for a portion of the cost of the pro­ posed public improvements: heavy equipment operator. <1905 in Woodland, the daughter of Ruben •A Wilhclmia (Summ) Gerlingcr. Pl Hill' HEARING TO AMEND THE MIDDLE I AKE WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO I your investments arc much greater if you have help from a professional. Just ask Upjohn Gold Silver Dow Jones Ind Ave Volume two sisters. Lorraine Bessmcr and Billie , MacDonald. Newaygo. I 08 (M04M0-000-00 I 00 08-040-040-000-002-00 08-040-055-0004)32-06 08-0404)55-000033 00 08-0404)554)00034-00 08-040 0554)00034-00 08-040-055-000035-00 08-040-055-0000.36-00 08-040-055-000038-00 08-0404)55-000-039-00 0X0404)55-000-040-00 08-0404)55-000-04 1 -00 08-040-055-000-044-00 08 040-055-000-046-00 08-0404)604)00-004-00 084M04)604)00-0134)0 08-(M0 065-000-026 (X) 08-040-065-000027-01 08-040-065-000-027-02 08-(M0065-000-02800 0X040-0654)00-029 00 OX 0404)65-0004)30-00 084M04M04MXMJ03-CO 0X-0404MO-000-004-00 08-040-040-000-005-00 0X040 040-000-006 00 08-040 0404)00-007 00 0X040-040-000-00X00 08-040-040-000-009 00 08-040(40-000-010-00 08-O404M04X»-0ll4)0 08-040-040-000-013-00 08-0404M04MJO-014-00 08-O40-(M0-O00-0l7-00 08-040 050-000-00 LOO 08-0404)50-0000024)0 08-0404)50-000-003-00 08-0404)50-000-004-00 08-040-050-000-005-00 08-040 075-000-011-00 08-040-0754)00-012-00 08440-0754)00-014-00 08-0404)75-0004)15 00 08-040-095-000001-00 08-0404)954)00002-00 08-040-095-000003-00 084M04J95-0004MM 00 08-0404)95-0004)05 00 08-040.095-000-006-00 084M0-095-000-007-00 08-040-095-000.008 (*) 08-04009s -000-009-00 08-040-095-0004)11*00 08-0404)95-0004)12-00 08-0404)954)004)13-00 08-0404)95-000014-00 0JUunjxK4¥¥U)i7.nn 08-040 095 -000-019-00 08-404-033-250200-00 08-040 065-000-031-00 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Supervisor of the Township of Carlton has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assessment district, which roll seis forth the relative portion of the cost of said Improvements which is lo be levied in the form of a special assessment against exh benefitted lot and parcel of land in lhe special assessment district. Hope TAKE NOTIC E THAT THE TOW NSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON WILL HOLD A PI BUC HFARING ON MONDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1998. AT 7; 10 PM Al THE In lieu of flowers, the family suggest I ()WNSHIP HALL. 85 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058. IN SAID TOWNSHIP. TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY Interment look place Cemetery. Middleville. in memorial gifts be made Foundation, Hastings. Mt. lo Pennock OBJECTIONS THERETO Mr. Lavender was preceded in death by TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that lhe special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to his sons. James and Richard Lavender. Mr. Lavender is survived by his wife. the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk al the Township Hall for public examina­ October 29, 1998 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. ...in need of quality printing? TAKE Fl RTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PA RD’ IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF 1 HF. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL HUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPE­ Funeral Services will be held Friday. October 30. 1998 at LOO p.m. al the Let us give you a quote. the Township by letter pnor lo lhe hcanng. tn which case a personal appearance at the hcanng is not Burial took place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church or Barry Community Hospice. j Arrangements were made by Wren Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings, with Pastor William Gardner officiating. J-Ad Graphics 1 -Funeral Home of Hastings Redlands. California 92373-9946. grandchildren; one great granddaughter, and brother. Russell "Doc” (Gwen) Gerlingcr of Hastings Funeral Services were held Wednesday. October 28. 1998 at Hastings First ; Presbyterian Church. Reverend Willard H ! Curtis and Reverend G. Kent Keller I officiated. Mabel I. Lavender of Hastings; step daughter. Mary (Hibcrt) V an DcrMolen of Hastings; and granddaughter. Marilyn VanDerMolen of Baroda. Michigan. Visitation will be held Thursday. Burial will be at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Quite Hour. PO Box 3000. 1952 N. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616-945-9554 tion. CIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING An appearance may be made by an owncr or partv in interest or his or her agent, in person or. in the alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with required This Notice was authonzed by the Township Board of the Township of Carlton. Dated October 26. 1998 Wilma Daniels. Clerk Tow nship of Carlton �Page 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday OctoOer 29 1998 COURT NEWS: maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court An 18-year-old Middleville man was found guilty Tuesday of breaking and entering the Babylon Hair Salon in Middleville on April 7. Mark Alan Miller could spend a on a date not yet scheduled The guilty verdict was reached after a Taken during the break-in of the salon was more than $3,500 worth of goods, including a television set. a videocassette recorder, hair care products, cameras and two-day jury trial. earrings. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Call...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Wai tli-ti CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on November 21st. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 NEED CLEANING HELP? Call Penny 945-8797 /’<?» Help Wanted For Rent ROTTWEILER PUPS, great temperment $250 852-0272 NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W Stale St.. Hastings. BUILDING ON COMMER­ CIAL PROPERTY on Mam St. in Nashville. Call 616-623­ 6108 to leave message TWO BEDR<X)MS IN THE COUNTRY nice yard. $485 and utilities. Call to see 623­ 8743. For Sale \ulo 1988 BUICK SOMMERSET. Good condition - high miles $750 891-1078_______________ 1988 FORD RANGER: I owner. 61.000 miles, runs great. $1.900 OBO 948 2535 FOR SALE: 1988 Chevy S-10 Blazer with 4.3L Jasper engine, approximately 20.000 miles, re­ built transmission, approxi­ mately 4.000 miles, both with warranties. Several updated parts include: Muffler, exhaust, altcrrain. Goodyear tires, lower ball joints & shafts, needs new front dip (frame bent), would prefer to sell in one piece (will deliver), will consider parting out. asking $2,500 Call 948-2585 Ruxincxx Scnicex PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888. TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, cleaning for your needs. Pickup - drop-off laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508 or9459448 leave message. altonal \dx PROCESS SERVER- m $500/ wk deliver summons, complaints and subpenas' non-degreed! En­ try level! 616-949-2424. Joblme fee___________________________ FORKLIFT OPERATOR/ WAREHOUSE- to$l2.0l/hr + benefits! Major distributor! Start Now. 616-949-2424 Jobline fee BEER DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER- to $13 50/hr ♦ ben­ efits! Major distributor! Local route! 616-949-2424. Joblme fee. HOSPITAL ADMISSION'S/ TELEPHONE OPERATORto$!2/hr +benefits! Entry level! Needed Now' 616-949-2424 Jobline fee. Mobile Hontex ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bcdnxim home Will move if necessary . 1-800­ 672-9604 FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad. 1-800-672-9604, REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604 ABANDON REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessary. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. BANKRUPTCY - Respect for client dignity al every step. No charge for your initial appoint­ ment. Experienced Attorney. I800-945-5971_________________ FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments les* than rent. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: "LOW RATES” HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES’! CALL 616-948­ 4093. Real l.xtate TIRES-LIKE BRAND NEW P16, 2 sets. Only 15,000 miles on one set. 30,000 miles on the other. Must sell. Best offer. 945­ 0280. FOR SALE: Commercial type meat saw. $350 OBO; Commer­ cial type meat slicer. $ 125 OBO; 14-16' new trusses. $10 each. 616-945-9899 SEARS KENMORE electric stove with self-cleining oven $100; two Che% y Power-Glide 2 speed transmissions $50 each; electric organ works fine $100 948-9014 ANTIQUESHOW at the Barry County Expo Center. Novem­ ber 7-8. Two large buildings, quality antiques, just north of Hastings on M-37, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am4:30pm, $2 admission. CHEBOYGAN COUNTY: 5 Beautiful Wooded Acres of Hardwoods, ideal hunting and camping location. Within walk­ ing distance to State Land Drive­ way and cleared campsite. Sea­ sonal road access. $ 13.900. $500 down.$l7(Vmo.. 11 % Land Con­ tract. Northern Land Company 1-800-968-3118. www northemlandco com. 15 YEAR OLD TRI-LEVF.L 1.700 sq ft living area. 4 bed­ room. 2 bath, central air. pool, not adn ve by must see. $ 125.000. 795-7392_____________________ TORCH LAKE- 20mi NE of Traverse City. 2-5 acre beautiful building sites. Black lop road, underground utilities, spectacu­ lar views. Minutes from Alden & Torch Lake. $19,900 to $60,000 KALKASKA COUNTY- *5 acres, beauti­ fully wooded with small pond. 305ft frontage on M-66 Electric available, close to State forest and snowmobile trail. $24,900 l(W down. 10% in90days.bal­ ance at 11 %. L/C payment $250/ mo. More acreage available, easy L/C terms! GREAT LAKES LAND CO. (6161-922-8099 ( omtnttnily Xotice HISTORIC BOWENS MILLS “IT’S CIDER TIME FESTI­ VAL” October 31 & November I. Children's Festival. All Kids Free. Saturday. Costume Con­ test 1.00. Sunday. Kids Cat & Dog Show 2 00 I2PM-5PM. Cider Making. Children's Mu­ sic. Puppet Shows. Pelting Zoo. BBQ Food. Apple Dumplings. Admission: Adults $5 00 131 cxprcssway/A-42 Bradley Exit. East/Bnggs Road, north 1-1/2 miles. 616-795-7530 Recreation SNOWMOBILE AUCTION: Saturday. November 7. Starts at 9am. sleds at 11:30am. America’s largest Ovcr350new and used \nou mobiICS plus R V' s and trailers BUY OR SELL Free brochure call 517-369-1153 Terms: cash or travelers checks 251 down payment required Two auction rings • bring a friend* Great deals • great fun* While Star Snow mobile Auction. Inc. US 12 cast of Bronson. Michigan_____________________ 1970 MAYFAIR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. Working stove, oven, refrigerator and freezer Bath and shower Very Mod condition $1,500 OBO 891-1078_____________________ FOR SALE Ski-duo 1995 SL 500 Electric start. 72 carbide sluds, trailer hitch. 2 windshields, extra belt, cover, low miles. $2,500 616-945-9376 call alter 6pm PINE TREES: Dig your own! 2-4' high. $5 each 852-027? MACHINE OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY: A S.E. Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for assemblers and machine operators on all shifts. Duties include light as­ sembly of small automotive parts, plastic injection machine operation, and press operation. Must have high attention to de­ tail and good finger dexterity. All positions arc long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to work overtime. Pay increases based on work perfor­ mance! For immediate consider­ ation. apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St .948­ 3000 E.OE__________________ PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production com­ panies in the Dutton. Caledonia, and Lowell areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experi­ ence necessary, company will train. Full time to possible per­ manent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75. excellent oppor­ tunity. Apply at MANPOWER 946-3000 EO.E______________ MANUFACTURING: Man­ power is currently accepting ap­ plications for industrial positions at Amway Corporation. All shifts available, length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rate plus $80 bonus based on performance and attendance. Stop in or call Manpower of Hastings 948­ 3000.127 N. Market St., (behind Riverbend Travel). TOOL AND DIE MACHINE OPERATORS: Machine op­ erator. needed fora Middleville area tool and die company. Ex­ perience a must. Full-time pos­ sible permanent. 40 hours per week, occasional overtime. Ap­ plicants needed for all shifts. Please apply al MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St., (be­ hind RiverbendTravel).948-300 EO.E SMALL PIECE ASSEMBLY: Assemblers needed for a Vermontville company full-time to possible permanent. Must have excellent hand-eye coordination, andgreataitentiontodetail. Very repetitive, perfect attendance important Starts al $6.75/ph . 40 hours/per week. I st shift- Friday afternoons off. If you meet these qualifications, please apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N Market Street. 948-3000 EO.E CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MANPOWER is seeking applicants for long term positions at a prestigious distributing company. Successfull candidates will work as customer service representa­ tives providing excellent service and performing order entry. Qualified candidates must have good telephone etiquette and prior customer service experier.ee. If you meet these qualifi­ cations, and are looking for a rewarding long-term opportu­ nity. apply immediately at Man­ power. Inc. of Hastings 127 N. Market St.. Hastings 616-948­ 3000 E O E__________________ SIII PPI NG/R ECEIV ING: Immediate opening in a Vermontville company for an experienced shipping/rcceiving clerk. Duties include: checking in materials, signing in received stock. keeping track of UPS book, completing forms, pulling and delivering parts, fill requisitions, order stock, use of weight scales, using a band saw. Some produc­ tion required as a fill in. Help in other areas as necessary. Math­ ematical skills a must for this positions Some lifting. Full-time permanent Foran interview.call MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N Market St, 948-3000 E O E HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Pioduction and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days Apply in person, no phone calls Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE MEN-WOMEN, PARTTIME HOLIDAY HELP Average over $10 or $200 a week Local branch of large international companv needs people to work in customer service, advertising and display department Flex­ ible hours, some evenings, no experience necessary. Advance­ ment to full-time available Fix interview call 948-2298.______ AFC HOME ASSISTANT. Must be able to work flexible hours, some weekends. 948­ 2534. POLICE BEAT Dowling woman critical after crash CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A two-car accident late Saturday has left one woman in In other recent court business: • Steven Blodgett. 35. of Galesburg was sentenced to two to 22 1/2 years tn prison on a conviction of second degree home invasion and being a habitual offender. Blodgett, who has at least three previous convictions, confessed to breaking into a Hickory Road home Oct. 12. 1997. and taking musical equipment such as amplifiers, speakers, synthesizers and cables worth about $16,(XX) and reselling the items for $1,000. "Mr. Blodgett should be punished to the full extent of the law," said Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley. The defendant is indeed a menace to society. He needs a lengthy term for lhe protection of society." But according to defense attorney Gordon Shane McNeill. Blodgett is more of a menace to himself due to the abuse of alcohol. "I believe he is sincere in his intent to control his use of alcohol." said McNeill. "I'm asking the court to grant him one last opportunity on probation to give him a chance to prove he can succeed." McNeill offered the court that if Blodgett violated his one last chance on probation that he would go to prison for a maximum of 22 years. "I’ve been in prison before." said Blodgett. "I'm not sure exactly what is the answer. I don't want to go to prison." But Judge James Fisher did not waver. "I don't think one more chance is a realistic expectation," said Fisher. "Given the fact you've had so many problems on probation, we would just be delaying the inevitable." He was also ordered to pay $6,341.58 in critical condition and two other people recovering from minor injuries. According to lhe Hastings post of the Michigan State Police. Angela Hope Schantz, 23. was southbound on North Broadway Road at about 10:30 p.m. when she was struck by an eastbound Sisson Road vehicle, driven by Thomas Lee Laws, 34. of Clarksville. Schantz was airlifted to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids by Aeromed’s medivac helicopter Laws was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lakewood Community Ambulance and was admitted for one night, police said. His passenger. Kody William Laws, whose age was not available, was treated at Pennock Hospital and released, police reported. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation, police said. Police conduct fugitive roundup BARRY COUNTY - Fugitives wanted on outstanding felony warrants were arrested Tuesday night as part of a joint roundup effort by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police, the Barry County Sheriffs Department and the Hastings City Police Department. "The roundup included several area police agencies and was very successful," said Trooper William Arndt "The roundup will be conducted again in the near future." Some of the officers involved in the effort worked under cover as the team traveled to Nashville. Hastings, Delton, Prairieville, Orangeville, Gun Lake and Dowling in attempts to make lhe arrests, Arndt said. The names and the number of people arrested are not being released. Crash victim had been drinking YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - An accident Sept. 26 that chimed the life of a 27-year-old Hastings man wa, found to have been alcohol related, said Trooper James Flegel of lhe Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police Tuesday. Donnie McKinley Brazier was driving west on Chief Noonday road at about 7:4S a.m. when the accident occurred on a curve near Briggs Road. The vehicle crossed lhe cemer line and ran off the roadway left, then went up a dirt embankment and s nulled into lhe air several feet The car then continued in a southwest direction and entered a wooded area where it collided with several trees and came lo rest facing north. Police said test results returned this week revealed that be had a blood alcohol comesst of .15 and that he was not wearing a seal belt when the accident occurred. restitution. • Stephen R. Fetterly, 48, of Delton, had his prison sentenced reduced after his case was returned to Fisher as the result of an appeal that revealed his sentence could not be doubled tw ice. Fetterly has spent that last three years in prison after being sentenced Sept. 28, 1995, to 12 to 28 years and five to 16 years on a.previous conviction of two counts of possession with the intent to deliver marijuana, second offense, habitual. He also was sentenced to two lo eight years on one count of possession of methamphetamine, second offense, habitual. Fisher re-sentenced Fetterly Thursday to eight to 14 years and five years to 14 years on the first two counts and 2.5 years to four years on the third conviction. He has credit for 1,115 days served. 'When he was originally sentenced, he was a major player in the methamphetamine trafficking in the state, probably beyond the state," said Crowley. "I see no reason to change the minimum sentence." But Fetterly's attorney. Corinne Beckwith, asked not only that his sentence be reduced, but that be be paroled “This is also a time to take a fresh look al Mr. Fetterly three years and some months later." said Beckwith. "He's received remarkable reviews from lhe prison officials. He's had no tickets for major misconduct in three years. He’s always a gentleman and he's been putting forth above average effort in his drug counseling." She added that he's earned his general education degree while in prison, that he is a United Slates veteran who was honorably discharged and thai he has children who need him. "1 would ask you to take into consideration his increasing age." she added. "He’s almost 50 years old. And. he suffers from hepatitis, he's had his gall bladder out...he's a very ill man." "Not only would I like to get out,” he said in his own defense, but I have been doing everything possible to get my parole. 1 need my kids and they need me now more than they’ve ever needed me." Fisher, however, said he felt his original sentence of Fetterly was reasonable. ’’When he was arrested, he had $100,000 worth of methamphetamine in his possession." said Fisher. "It was obviously a commercial operation. I had one of your customers, whom I sent to prison here recently. He’s 30 years old and he has congestive heart failure. It's obviously a very destructive drug. Il has a severe impact on all who use it and on all of society." Fisher said he is glad to learn that Fetterly is doing well in prison. "I don't think he's an evil person, but what he did was evil." said Fisher. "He distributed a very dangerous drug that destroys the lives of his customers who go out and steal to support their habit. "This was lhe worst drug case in this county since I’ve been on the bench." said Fisher. • Jason Tumr. 19. of Hastings was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years probation on a conviction of attempted receiving stolen property worth more than $100. Turner was accused of receiving an amplifier stolen on April 22 in Hastings. Man threatens suicide on phone RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A 39-year-old Hastings man called Barry County Central dispatch from a telephone booth Tuesday, saying he had slit his wrists, according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The man. who had a .24 blood alcohol content at the time of the incident, had used a buck knife to make some superficial cuts to his forearm while tn the booth at a Middle. ille Road convenience store, said Trooper Sandra Larsen. Larsen said the man was very cooperative when she arrived on the scene and 'turned over the knife without incident. No charges will be filed and the man was not seriously hurt. 'Designated driver* arrested CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - Two Vermontville 16-yearokh with blood alcohol contents of .21 and . 17 and one with .05 were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol by consumption after a traffic stop by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Saturday. . The 21-year-old driver of the vehicle, who told police he was the designated driver, v. u arrested for driving drunk, police said The Vermontville driver registered a .16 on a preliminary breath test, police reported. . < Deputies stopped the vehicle after they observed it cross the center line of Assyria Road before turning east on M-79 at about 2:58 a m ; The driver told police they had been to a party where he had drank two. 22 ounce beers, police reported. Guns recovered in Prairieville Twp. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A pile of long guns were reported to have been found , on Enzian Road south of Cressy Road in Prairieville Township last Thursday, according to preliminary reports. The guns were found under blanket and appeared lo have been there for quite some time, it was reported. Sgt. Terry Bain of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police said the guns may have been connected with a breaking and entering in Ottawa County. The guns have been turned over to Ottawa County authorities. No other information was available at press time. Man found sleeping in wrong house । • WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A Woodland woman awoke early Monday to the sound 1 of a man moaning and entered her living room to find a stranger sleeping in chair in Ids underwear, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department John Lewis Chames. 38. of Vermontville is charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering and trespassing after he allegedly entered the wrong house apparently by accident The woman awoke another man in lhe house who then woke up the stranger, ordered him to get dressed and leave. After the Chames left lhe house, he allegedly tried again lo get inside the locked I screen door, police reported. The man had apparently been visiting the woman next door prior to the incident Chames was arraigned Monday and is free on $100 bond. Nashville teen hurt riding mower MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP - An 18-year-old Nashville man was treated at Pennock Hospital Saturday after the lawnmower he was riding across M-66 was struck by a car. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Steven Charles Frith was cited for careless driving for apparently not using the mower's headlights, police said. Driving the northbound car was Adam Driksna. 20. of Vermontville. Driksna was not hurt and alcohol was not believed to have been a factor in the accident, which occurred one-half mile south of Lawrence Road. Police find drugs after traffic stop ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A 36-year-okl Delton man is free on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond on a cocaine possession charge. Deputies from the Barry County Sheriffs Department arrested Michael Gordon Bourdo. a passenger, after he fled from lhe scene of a traffic stop on Norris Road near Bcver Road Sept. 27. police reported. Police responding to a report of a reckless driver stopped the vehicle and allegedly found two marijuana cigarettes, one metal crack pipe, baking soda and a baggie containing a loose amount of marijuana. After he fled the scene of the stop, officers went tp his residence, where they searched his car and found crack cocaine, a crack pipe and cocaine, according to the police report. A State Police Tracking Dog was used to help locate Bourdo prior to his arrest. Bourdo is awaiting a Nov. 4 preliminary examination. The driver of lhe vehicle has not been charged. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 29 1998 - Page 21 Common Cause director to speak at First Friday Dentist gets fine, but no jail Karen Holcomb-Merrill. executive direc- speaker al the next First Friday fontm Nov. lor of Common Cause, will be the guest 6 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Holcomb-Merrill has been executive di­ rector of the political pressure group since 1985. before that, she was a lobbyist for the Michigan Townships Association. She earned a bachelor's degree in political by Shelly SuJser Sluff Writer After treating patients for more than 20 years. Middleville dentist Thomas Ander­ son says he has no choice but to sell his practice. "I'm done." he said before his sentence in Barry County Circuit Coun Thursday on a ’ r-» * conviction of one count of Medicaid false claims. "If I gel to keep my license. I'll probably go to work for somebody else." Judge James Fisher sentenced Anderson to pay S2().(XM> in fines and costs in addi­ tion to the $30,000 restitution he paid at the time he pleaded guilty to the felony charge in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Sept. 28. If he fails co pay the $15,000 fine and $5,000 costs in 90 days, he could spend one year in jail. Fisher said. "Mr. Anderson claims he is a victim of an unfair system." said Fisher prior to im­ posing sentence. "I reject that notion. He received $30,000 from the state to which he isn't entitled. This is a case of fraud." Anderson was prosecuted by the Attor­ ney General Frank Kelley s Health Care Fraud Division, which charged Anderson with submitting claims to Medicaid for covered dental services when non-covered services were provided Disgruntled, former employees reported him to authorities. Anderson said. Anderson, who admitted to filing the false claims, insists he made no money on the procedures because he billed for less expensive services than he was actually performing. "If I made $30,000 on the Medicaid pa­ *■ Anderson claims that Medicaid's system for pay ment is contrary to good dental prac­ tices. which is how he got into trouble, he said. "Medicaid only covers cleanings, fillings and extractions." he explained. "They don't cover things that people need to help them save their teeth.’’ According to Michigan Department of Community Health Medicaid Director Bob Smedes, Michigan is one of the few states Mpthat offer dental coverage for low income (7 people Dental is not a required coverage," said Smedes. "We are under budget restraints and we offer a very basic benefit. Most people who are working and have low in­ come have no coverage, so we feel this is a reasonable benefit." In the case to which he pleaded guilty. Anderson said the patient had teeth that had become no more than stumps. "She had four front teeth that were full of fillings." he said. "They wouldn't stay. Medicaid would say 'remove them.'" Extracting teeth is a $90 procedure for which Anderson would only be paid $30 by * Medicaid, he said. "Or. if I had filled them, a $56 procedure. I would get $18 and the fillings wouldn't have stayed." he said. "But Medicaid won't pay to have them replaced. So what we did was, we pul a plastic crown on each tooth, which costs $150. Medicaid doesn't cover that so we sent it in as a filling and got ^^$18 for a $150 procedure.'' But Smedes said that no matter how .much of a benefit Medicaid offers, no den­ tist is excused from filing false claims. 1 "It doesn't justify any dentist committing fraud." said Smedes. "Many don't choose to ;participate and that's their choice. But it is reasonable to expect that anybody in the health care profession, whether they're a doctor or a dentist, has the responsibility to provide health care. They should not be ! guided by how much money they're going to get paid." Also alleged in me complaint was that on more than one occasion Anderson pulled healthy teeth in order to create a false Med­ icaid eligibility for a patient who would qualify for a partial lower denture if the healthy teeth were removed. According to Anderson, upper partials are covered, but lower partials are not covered if there arc three or four healthy bicuspids remaining. "Medicaid has arbitrarily said if they have three or four bicuspids, they don't need lo replace the other back teeth." he said "Imagine chewing without the molars. So. if 1 took one bicuspid. Medicaid lets them have a partial and all the back teeth can be replaced. If it meant taking out one healthy tooth. I did it." Anderson said he began taking Medicaid patients three years ago. starting with chil­ dren. because so few dentists are Medicaid participants. "They cover procedures to help kids save their teeth." said Anderson. "1 don't think I ever had a problem with childrens' Medi­ caid." But as low income adults began to learn that Anderson was taking the children on Medicaid, they began asking him to accept them as patients, too. he said He said he did it as his community ser­ vice. but according to Fisher. Anderson al- See DENTIST, continued page 22 Karen Holcomb-Memll Saturday AUCTION - November 7, 1998 _____________________________________ J IT STARTS AT 7:05 A.M. — ’TIL IT’S ALL GONE! TAKE PAET IN A LIVE AUCTION ON THE RADIO ON WBCH—100.1 FM/woAM XPPLI \N( ES □ tients. I needed to spend $90,000 to make it." Ke said in said in a telephone interview a week before being sentenced. "There is no profit. You take a loss with the understand­ ing that you're doing it as charily work." '• Dr. Thomas R. Anderson, center, was sentenced to pay an additional $20,000 in fines and costs in Barry County Circuit Court Friday. Anderson was convicted on one count of Medicaid false claims and has already paid $30,000 restitution. At left is assistant Attorney General Donald Allen and at right is defense attorney Terry Tobias of Grand Rapids. science from Albion College. Holcomb-Merrill first spoke at a First Friday in Hastings in May 1990. She made her second appearance in August 1996. The topic for those two programs and for the next forum will be campaign finance re­ form. an issue that failed in the most recent Congress. The series of public forums, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Commit­ tee. is held on the first Friday of every month. These attending may bring their own lunches or light fare can be purchased at the hall. Tea and coffee will be provided by the Democrats. □ □ □ □ □ □ NEW GIBSON ELECTRIC WASHER A DRYER PAIR: SUPER CAPACITY WASHER WITH 3.4HP MOTOR. MANY CYCLES AND EEATI REK. MATCHING DRYER. BOTH 2 1R. PARTS A LABOR W ARRANTY ON DISPLAY xl kin(. s MUSIC CENTER. ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCE. HASTINGS All Pn> Kerowne "salamander" Heater. 100.000 BTl County Pmt. Hasting* BRADFORD WHITE 40 GALLON GAS w ATER HEATER / FERRELLGAS. HSTNGS Portable Outdoor Firepit / Magee's. W a y land CALORIC BRAND UNDER COUNTER DISWASHER. WHITE. MULTI-CYCLE. QUIET OPERATION ' W AYLAND CARPET Dirt Devil I pright Vac/ 5 gal. Wet Dry Shop Vac ' Hasting* Sweeper Shop. S. 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Listen to WBCH daily for additional items being added past the print deadline. 1OO.1 FM HASTINGS WORLD S BEST COUNTRY HITS BID BY PHONE AT THESE NUMBERS: *616-94S*<414 ★616-945-5666 ★616-945-0480 ★1-8OO-521-1872 �Page 22 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 29 1996 Girrbach Funeral Home will gain parking space by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council Monday night adopted an ordinance to allow Ray Girrbach more parking space near his funeral home at Green Street and Broadway The ordinance approves Girrbach’s request to rezone two nearby lots from residential to apanments-office. The house on one lot already has been moved to another location. In both lots’ place will go an expanded landscaped parking lot for lhe Girrbach Funeral Home In adopting lhe ordinance after a second reading Monday night, the council followed the unanimous recommendation of the Planning Commission, which earlier this month maintained that the lot doesn't "significantly alter the character of »hr residential ncichborhood " The only concern raised by a neighbor during the council’s first reading of lhe ordinance Oct. 12 was that there be a buffer zone between the parking lot and the residences In other business al the meeting Monday evening, the council: • Agreed to the Airport Authority Board's request to budget $20,000 next year to enable the board to buy fuel supply equipment owned privately by Jim Cool. Barry County also is being asked to contribute $20,000 for the purchase and make its payment in January 1999 while the city’s would be next July. The Airport Authority Board will receive income from the gas sales, which will be about $1,000 a month. • Authorized payment of an adoi.ional $22,000 to McNamee. Porter and Seeley for engineering services on the wastewater treatment plant expansion that was bonded last year. City manager Howard Penrod told the council in a written communication that ’’Generally speaking, we do not like surprises, but in this case . the justification is valid since lhe causes of the additional work were beyond the control of the engineer " The work is expected to be completed in early December, later than what had been anticipated Director of Public Services Jeff Mansfield said that the contingency fund Pontiac Oldsmobile CMC Truck 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings. Michigan 49058 "Whek Exceeding Youb Expectations ts a Family Tbadmon. " moves into the year 2(MX) because they won't recognize the 00 as 2000. He pointed out that when billing other insurance companies for certain procedures, statement. Anderson said it had been his goal as a University of Michigan dental student to payment. "If I did a plastic filling rather than a sil­ ver filling, they will pay me for a silver filling because it's less." said Anderson of tients. "Our dental participation is well below what we'd like," said Smedes. That's pan of the reason we have increased the fees to dentists." Smedes said the recently passed state budget provides for a 6 percent increase in the benefits for dental procedures in gen­ eral, which he said ultimately benefits Dreisbach week's edition of the Reminder). The Y2K problem is that it is expected that some computers and chips and microprocessors will fail once 1999 Penrod said the city was asked to form a citizens' committee to help deal with the anticipated problems and present quarterly reports on how it’s coming along in becoming Y2K compatible. "The Y2K problem is probably resolvable." Penrod said, "but panic and hysteria could cause some problems. We need to make sure the public is well informed." He added that he believes "Well go into the new century confident that we can still meet the needs of the citizens." DENTIST gets fine, but no jail, continued from page 21 But after being approached by prospec­ tive Medicaid patients, he instead decided to become a Medicaid participant, he said. "Most dentists treat them as second class citizens." said Anderson. "About 98 peicent of dentists don't even take Medicaid pa­ tients." Smedes said only about 10 to 20 percent of dentists in Michigan accept Medicaid pa­ A report of a man with a gun near a second floor courtroom Tuesday morning sent police officers from the Hastings City Police Department and the Barry County Sheriffs Department scrambling to find the reported perpetrator at the Courts and Law Building and then the Barry County Courthouse. The ‘gunman’ turned out to be off duty Middleville police officer Joe Booher, second from right, who was attending a jury trial at the courthouse. The callerjapparently did not recognize Booher when she saw him in the courthouse. Among those responding to the call were, from left. Det. Dave Oakland and court officer. Sue Delcotto. At right is Middleville police officer S. Landon Barton. • Heard a report from Penrod about last Thursday evening s Y2K seminar (see this legediy began taking Medicaid patients be­ cause of prior financial problems. Defense attorney Terry Tobias, however, denied that one day become financially secure enough to see low income patients for free, one day Misunderstanding causes tense moments downtown for the project still had $85,000 left, more than enough to cover the overrun. • Heard a report from Police Chief Jerry Sarver, who mentioned that Halloween trick or treating hours within the city limits will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday more children than adults "1 suppose seme dentists do take a loss," added Smedes. "But we have a number of dentists whose whole practice is Medicaid patients and they seem to be profitable for them.” Anderson is adamant that he lost money on every procedure be performed each Thursday when he saw Medicaid patients. "You don’t take Medicaid patients unless, you are prepared to commit big time fraud or lose money." be said. "It’s not a money making thing. If I bad done nothing. I'd be the companies would simply adjust the one major dental insurer. They don't pros­ ecute you. they just pay you less." He said he couldn't just bill the patient in lieu of filing false claims to Medicaid because it's unlawful. They have a $3 co-pay and that's it." he said. "If they wanted a procedure that wasn't covered and wanted to pay for it them­ selves. some did that But most can't afford Anderson said he chose not to fight the charges because of the costs involved in a lengthy trial and because of the difficulty he expected in trying to oppose the gov­ ernment. ”1 can’t afford to fight the state." he said, noting that aside from the restitution, he also has paid "$100,000 in attorney fees alone." Anderson said he is forced to sell his practice because he has lost at least 14 pa­ tients since publicity on the case surfaced and because all other dental insurers arc now withholding payments to him since being notified of the conviction by Medi- "They have to check every patient to see if 1 performed the procedures I billed them for." he said. "I can't afford to operate without getting any money back. When 80 percent of my practice is insurance I don’t get paid. |'m out of business." Anderson said he now has to appear be- "It's not a money making thing. If I had done nothing, the game. Dr. Thomas Andet fore the state licensing board, which will determine whether he can continue to practice dentistry. According to the defense attorney. To­ bias, Anderson had been offered a job as a prison dentist by the Michigan Depax of Corrections, an offer that was withdrawn after the case became public. "His practice will be sold and he will be commenting on a case involving a per­ son convicted of defrauding his departmen They never want to accept responsibil­ ity for what they did." said Smedes. "It's always someone else's fault You make a conscious choice to break the law.” (616) 948-8000 Today toii free 1 -888-494-5539 Call I Anderson, however, said be feels justified in what he did. ’» "I know I did the right thing." he said regret putting everybody through this and people think I'm a criminal. It took me 20 years to gain their trust But if I had it to do again. I'd do the same thing. I did what was right for the patient, not for the insur- -• ance company." •• SALES HOURS: DKISBACH . unemployed." said Tobias. In a telephone interview Thursday. Smedes said he was somewhat offended to ahead qj the game. " SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY . Mon & Wed until fl; Tues.. Thurs.. Fri. until 6; Saturday unli 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon &Wea fl-7; Tues Thurs fl Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-11-05.pdf 80f3e492db32cf65a5d3e28fba7a485b PDF Text Text Project Zero hits county ' Students take community service Area runners qualify for state See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 10 See Story on Page 2 ■ Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1998 VOLUME 145. NO. 45 PRICE 50* Both COA proposals defeated News Briefs: Barry County joins GOP stampede Rotary spaghetti dinner is tonight The annual Haitinp Rotary Club pancake wpper will be held from 4:30 lo 7:30 pjn. tonight (Thuraday. Nov. 5) at the Hastings High School cafete­ ria. Coat is $4. Proceeds will go rowan! the organiiatKxi'i community projects. islative tee set The near Legislative Coflee program has been scheduled for 8 im. Monday, Nov. 9, al the County Seal Restaurant in Hastings. State Senator Joanne Enmons; Stale Representative Terry Ggigen Jeanne Englchart. repaeaenting Con­ gressman Vera Ehlers; and Sara Ljnsrepresenting Congressman Nick Smith, ivifl be on hand lo discuss is­ sues art I concerns A straw VM8 00 one of the issues discussed will be taken a the conclusion of the pro­ gram. The Legislative Coffee series is spensored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. All Barry County area citizens are urged to at­ tend. There were two local ballot propositions in area townships, and they suffered fates similar to those at the county level. Voters in Carlton and Irving townships turned Barry County joined the Republican landslide in Michigan in Tuesday's elec­ tion. but three county-wide propositions all were defeated. Perhaps the most surprising development was that two proposals, one to build a new Commission on Aging facility and another down. 821 to 609, a proposal for fourtenths of milts for six years to maintain, improve and equip the Freeport District Li­ brary. Meanwhile, in Hope Township, a proposal to repeal the township's zoning ordinance and turn over zoning duties to the county lost 814 to 400. to operate it. were turned down by voters. County Proposal No I. to spend $5.1 mil­ lion to build a new. centrally located senior citizens' center, was rejected by a vote of 9.354 to 8.032. a margin of 54 to 46 per­ cent. A second proposition, a millage to operate and maintain the new facility, was turned down even more soundly. 9.459 to In races outside the county: • State Rep. Terry Geiger won handily in Barry County. 12.837 to 5.133, over Democratic opponent Henry Sanchez of Saranac. Geiger, who will serve his third 7.825. Even though millage to build and operate the proposed Barry Community Senior Center went down to defeat, "we re viewing it as a positive." COA Executive Director Tammy Pennington said. To have 7.300 people in favor of the project on the first and last two-year term because of the term limits law. is regarded as a major contender for the chairmanship of the.power House Appropriations Committee because the GOP regained control of the State House of Clare Tripp round of a millage attempt was encouraging, she said. "The need is not going away." Pen­ nington said, so she is sure the COA will again ask voters to approve millage for the project. That will be a COA Board de­ cision. however, she said. The board will "re-thinv" the issue, she siid j what could be eliminated and there were no recommendations to cut pans of the project. A third county-wide proposal, which would fix the county tax allocation for six The total price tag of the project proba­ bly gave many voters "sticker shock." she commissioners’ seats Tuesday. said. "I think people looked at $5.1 million years, was voted down »n big numbers. 10,(418 to 6.587, or 60 5 ta 39.5 percent. There were onL two rficr-"* for coqjity In the Second District. incumbent Re­ publican Roben Wenger was returned to of­ fice for a sixth two-year term by easily and thought it was excessive." Pennington said. Prior to the vote, she said COA vanquishing Democratic challenger John officials had asked citizens if they had ideas to trim the costs or had suggestions on percentage was 70 to 30. • In the Sixth District. Clare Tripp won Loftus by a count of 1,819 to 782. The Robert Wenger her first term with a resounding 1.660 to 738 victory over Democrat Melvin Goebel. Tripp, who will replace the retiring Lew Newman on the board, polled 69 percent of the vole. All of the other County Board seats will be filled by Republicans running unoppo*d< inrladng John Barnau in the l-irst District. Sand) lunes in the i'hird District. Chairman James Bailey in tlie Fourth Dis­ trict. Jeff Mackenzie in the Fifth District. Emmet Herrington in the Seventh District and Rod Goebel in the Eighth District. Barnett. Bailey. Mackenzie and Herrington all had to win in primary elections last August to get their cakewalk Tuesday. Representatives. • State Senator Joanne Emmons of Big Rdpids Township had no trouble defeating Democrat Louis Gula. 12.340 to 5.151. in the 23rd District, which includes Barry. Is­ abella. Ionia. Montcalm and Mecosta coun­ ties. She won her third and final four-year term, also as a result of term limits. • Secretary of State Candice Miller was the biggest individual vote getter in Barry County Tuesday, collecting 13,688 to bury Mary Lou Parks, who had 4,481. Of the total votes cast, she had a whopping 74.4 percent, besting even Gov. John Engler's landslide totals. She won her second four- See ELECTION, continued page 3 Planning Commission stands by fence law Barry Community Hospice will of­ fer a workshop on "Getting Through the Holidays from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs­ day. Nov. 12, at the hospice office, 450 Meadow Rua. Hastings. The workshop is designed to help the bereaved anticipate, navigate and cope with the coming holiday season without a loved one. There is no charge. Those who want to register or receive more information may call the Barry Community Hue­ pice Bereavement Department al 948­ 8452 or (800) 254-5939. Common Cause chief to speak . by David T. Young Editor The Hastings Planning Commission is standing by its fence ordinance, despite a determined request by Becky Geldersma to have it changed. The commission Monday night voted to keep the ordinan.e as it was written, but agreed to recommend that the City Council investigate an ordinance that would base compliance on safety and nuisance factors. As it is now. the ordinance forbids local residences from having fences higher than three feet in their front yards. But Gelder­ sma. who last month pressed for change before the City Council, contends that msinv rwnnlr have fences higher than the maximum allowable height and she said there are many instances of hedges and other natural structures that are not in compliance with regulations. Geldersma. who was arrested for violat­ ing the city's fence ordinance last summer, charged that city officials are guilty of se­ lective enforcement because there arc others besides her who have had fences higher than three feet. Yet only she. Judy Jacinto. Bruce Hunt, ken Radant and Frank Hillary recently have been told formally that they are not in compliance. "I was one of four people who got fin­ gered (not including Jacinto), but I was the only one who got a ticket and went to jail." she said. City officials contend she was arrested because she did not respond to repeated no­ tices to appear in court that were sent in the mail. She has countered that one of the notices, perhaps the most crucial one. was not received. City officials have acknowledged that they only enforce the ordinance when a complaint is lodged, but they took issue with the notion they allow hedges to be any height. Jacinto announced that she did not issue a complaint against Geldersma. as was re­ ported earlier. After she was found to benon-compliant. she took hers down, as Geldersma has done More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 safety, so. for example, people can see the street when they’re backing out of their driveways. But be said all other considera­ tions are "purely subjective." dealing with aesthetics. "You can't have a 37-inch fence, but you can have a five-foot hedge." he said. "There's no rhyme or reason for this thing. Why should we legislate something that causes problems?" Commissioner Mike Hubert answered. "We have to draw a line in the sand some­ where (on allowable fence height)." Brown said he believes that where the line is drawn isn't sensible. Mayor Frank Campbell, who voted against keeping the ordinance the way it is. said the limit could be raised to four feet rather than three which would make most Karen Holcomb-MerrilL executive • director of Common Cause, will be the guest speaker al the next First Fri­ day forum Nov. 6 at the Thomas Jef­ ferson Hall, comer of Green and Jeffer­ son streets in Hastings. Holcomb-Merrill has been executive director of the political pressure group since 1985. before that, she was a lob­ byist for die Michigan Townships As­ sociation She earned a bachelor’s degree in po­ litical science from Albion College. Holcomb-Merrill Tint spoke at a First Friday in Hastings in May 1990. She made her second appearance in August 1996. The topic for those two programs and for the next forum will be campaign finance reform, an issue that failed in the most recent Congress. The series of public forums, spon­ sored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, is held on the first Friday of every month. Those attending may bring their own lunches or light fare can be purchased at the hall. Tea and coffee will be provided by the Democrats. Geldersma's father. Jim Brown, said he can understand the city's wish to have a fence height regulation in the interests of local fences legal. Commission members asked if Brown and his daughter want to make sure there are no front yard fences in the city. Brown said he would like to see a local fence ordinance based strictly on safety is­ sues. The problem is the argument over what a nuisance is. A Geldersma said she didn't like the system by which the ordinance is enforced only when there are complaints. She contended that such a system "pits neighbor against neighbor." City Manager Howard Penrod said that "fences are difficult situations to deal with. We try to enforce (the ordinance) on the ba­ sis of complaints or safety. We don't go looking for fences (that are not in compli­ ance). Were not being selective and pick­ ing on her (Geldersma) or anyone." He said that any fence installed before 1970 would be exempt from the ordinance and it’s difficult to say when others were put in. which makes it hard for city offi­ cials to go around issuing citations. The city manager said he understands ‘Grease’ to be performed Friday and Saturday Samantha Snow. Katie Cook. Lisa Wiltrout. Callie Girrbach. Kan Gregory. Heather Girrbach and Danielle Bowman practice a cheerleader number for the production of the broadway musical Grease being presented by members of the Hastings High School varsity choir Nov 6 at 2 p.m and 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 tor adults and $5 tor students and senior citizens and are available at Bosley's Pharmacy. Boomtown, and Hastings High School Geldersma’s anger over the situation. "I don't know what we can do to solve her problem." he said. "We have to just do the best we can." "This one fell through the cracks, guys." Brown said. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banne* Thursday Novembers ’998 Barry FIA closing in on Project Zero County approves maximum millage rate by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor After holding a "Truth in taxation" pub­ lic hearing last week, the Barry Count} Board of Commissioners approved setting the 1998 county millage rate at 6 5652 mills. That, amount includes .2965 that the board would not have been able to levy without a public hearing because of Truth in Taxation legislation, which "holds the revenue to last year's amount." County Administrator Michael Brown said. Despite the board's action, the county's rate is actually lower than hist year. The 1997 rate was 6.6*149 mills. For general county operations, the addi­ tional millage from the public hearing Neuus Briefs (Contlnueci) Red Cross Ball will be Nov. 28 ’ V The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have its third annual Holiday Ball at 7 p.m. Satur­ day. Nov. 28. at the Hastings Moose Lodge The evening will include music by Les Jazz and disc jockey Archie Wood, a SO-SO drawing, food, beverages and dancing. Tickets, al $10 each, may be pur­ chased from any director or member if the Red Cross chapter, at the Com­ mission on Aging. DAN Mortgage Company, the Credit Bureau and Ad­ vanced Commercial Printers. Bluegrass, gospel set at Showcase . Bluegrass and gospel music by the Rangers. Jeff and Dedo and Jerry Ball will be presented at 6:30 tonight (Nov. 5) at the Arby's Musicians Showcase. The Rangers, a bluegrass quartet bom the Grand Rapids area, have made many appearances at the Showcase and have performed at the Grand R-'pids Festival and Summaries- in Hastings. Memtervare Mark Smith and Jan. Joe Dedo Phillips and Jeff Schilthroat. from Middleville, also are Showcase veterans. They sing gospel music in a mountain-bluegrass style. Ball, a singer, songwriter and gui­ tarist from the Battle Creek area, per­ forms a blend of traditional and origi­ nal music. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served bpsis. 'Evening of Tales' set in Dowling An "Autumn Evening of Tales," a storytelling event for the entire family, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Satur­ day. Nov. 7. in the Clear Lake Camp lodge of the Battle Creek Public Schools Outdoor Education Center in Dowling. Proceeds will benefit the center and its students. Storyteller Jenifer Strauss Ivinskas of Hastings has helped to organize the creative and entertaining fund-raiser. Ivinskas and four other professional storytellers will spin their tales during" the program. They are Dick Strader of Battle Creek. Jim Neely of Brooklyn. Mich.. Debra Christian of Plymouth and Marc 'Kodiak' LaJarett of Three Rivers. Admission will be taken at the door. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for chil­ dren Fall art auction will be Nov. 14 The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County will have its fourth an­ nual fall art auction at 6:30 p.m. Sat­ urday. Nov. 14. at the Hastings Coun­ try Club. Those who attend can bid on paint­ ings. decorative fine art, prints and more. Local artists will donate their work, as well as supporters of the Arts Council who will donate pieces from their private collections. Silent auction items will include services by local businesses, fine arts books and a fivepound chocolate bar. Todd Willard of Hastings will pro­ vide keyboard music and some Arts Council 1998 scholarship winners will provide additional entertainment. Also included in the evening will hj a pasta bar. Tickets for the evening are $25 per person. Seating is limited to 120 and reservations must be made by Wednes­ day. Nov. 4. For more information, call 945­ 4936. requirement translates into an extra $228,317 For the Commission on Aging and Historic Charlton Park, the action means an additional SI 1.447 for both bud­ gets. And for Central Dispatch/E-911, there will be $51,816 more To carry out county policies and funding levels for its proposed 1999 budget, which hasn't been finalized, the hoard said it was necessary to levy the additional maximum millage to restore a portion of its levy re­ duction for 1998. A breakdown of the county millage rate for this year provides for 4.9477 mills for general county operations. .2474 mill for Charlton Park operations. .2474 for the Commission on Aging, and .8753 plus 2474 mills for Central Dispalch/E-911. Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Nov. 9, at the Delton Kellogg Middle School library in Delton. The program will be "Stage Coach Days" by Harold Frey. The public is invited. Animal shelter helpers to meet A grass-roots citizens' meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the multi-purpose room at the Courts A Law Building in Hastings to discuss plans for the new animal shelter. Anyone who wants to volunteer or get involved with the plans for build­ ing a new shelter or fund-raising is urged to attend. For more information, call Mark Englerth at 792-6357. Adopt a family for Christmas Names are available for those who want to adopt a Hastings area family for Christmas by giving them food, cloches, toys or meet other needs. Love inc. of Barry County is match­ ing families in need with there who want to lend a helping hand. In: the post individuals, families, students, churches and othes groups and organi­ zations have adopted families to make the holiday season brighter for them. To adopt a family or for more in­ formation. call Love Inc. at 948-4555. between 10 rm and 2 p.m. weekdays. Families who need a Christmas basket and have not signed up should call the same number by Dec. 1. Chamber board election Nov. 6 ♦ The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its election of board members between 6 and 7 p.m. Friday. Nov. 6. at the Hastings Coun­ try Club. Those who are unable to attend may vote at the local chamber office, 118 E. Court St. that Friday between 10 a m. and 4 p.m. Members are re­ minded they may cast only one vote per business. A maximum of five directors will be elected. Nominated thus far are Bob Bying­ ton of the Depot Law Offices. Deb Button of Hodges Jewelers, Mary Campbell of the Viking Corp., Mike Hallifax of Hallifax Services and Tom Mohler of the Barry Intermediate School District. The program at the chamber dinner will be Bob Bender of Bender and As­ sociates. and William Kalmer. director of the Michigan Quality Council, who will talk about "Community Devel­ opment — Outside the Box." » Program on bats is Wednesday A program on bats will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. J1, at the Hast­ ings Public Library. 'The World of Bats." presented by the Organization for Bat Conservation, tries to dispel the many myths held about the flying mammals. The pro­ gram will feature live bats, slides, bat detectors, bat houses, hibernation, mi­ gration and food preferences. Some of the information will in­ clude facts, such as the 900 different species, about mega-bats and that they can eat 600 mosquitoes in an hour. The organization reports that bats are disappearing at alarming rates. Dis­ turbances of roost sites due to devel­ opment and vandalism are the greatest threats. The program is free and open to the public. Call 945-4263 for more infor­ mation Only 3 welfare cases in county are without earned income by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor After more than four years of being un­ employed. Donald Belles of Hastings has two jobs, is working 52 hours per week and grateful to be off welfare. "When you see no more welfare checks or depending on people, what a difference’" Belles said. A single parent, he said. "I think my daughter is proud of me." "If people want to do it (get off welfare), they can do it." Belles said during a brief interview. He credited several local people, including Joe Rahn, for giving him a chance to get off welfare. Belles' story is just one of the success stories to be heard at the Barry County Family Independence Agency (FIA). where welfare cases without earned income have tumbled from about 564 in 1992 to 3 cases this week Helping welfare clients become self-suf­ ficient is the FIA staff goal. The goal is to have zero cases without earned income by Christmas, said BarryEaton FIA Director Ron Decker Tuesday at the "Project Zero Kickoff." held at the Barry Intermediate School District confer­ ence room in Hastings. Zero unearned income cases is an ambi­ tious. but achievable. goal.Oecker said. Because the FIA door is always open, new cases may be added to the three current Donald Belles (left) told the Project Zero Kickoff audience how happy he is to be oil welfare. He is pictured here with Ron Decker, director of the Barry and Eaton counties Family Independence Agency. They are holding a chart showing the stale's Project Zero sites. cases, he noted. Barry is the last of 23 new Project Zero sites, selected by stale Gov. John Engler, to join 12 existing sites across the state. Each site has the same goal: To have all FIA clients working at some type of job. There are no minimum hours of em­ ployment or amount of earned income re­ quired in the Project Zero program. Decker said. The FIA recipients just have to have some kind of job. "From there we build" toward full-time employment, he said. "That's been happening." Michigan FIA Deputy Director Mark Jasonowicz. who attended the Barry kickoff, said. "Project Zero has been the most effec­ tive welfare reform program in Michigan history, moving people from welfare checks to paychecks faster than any other program > "Project: Zero works, and mat's why \ we're here |xlay — to kick off thi* success­ ful program." he said. Many respurces are used in the Project Zero program to help remove barriers to unemployment. For instance, transporta­ tion has been one of the top roadblocks, especially in a rural county, that prevent wetfare recipients from obtaining employ­ ment. Project Zero will deal with that as well as help a client with no job history, help with child care and provide mentoring and counseling, if needed. The Barry FIA Board is a strong partner in employment efforts to decrease the number of clients who receive welfare as­ sistance. and even has taken "unusual" ac­ tion to authorize county funds for vehicle repair and purchase over the state limits of $6(X) per case. Decker said. Project Zero discretionary money also will be used to expand that service for individual cases, he added. With the Michigan Works! Agency, the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Barry County Transit, Decker said plans will continue to try to purchase a van to operate an employment transportation service for county welfare recipients. Decker said this has been a long-time dream to have public transportation along the M-37 corridor, from Hastings to Kent County, where many job possibilities ex­ ist. Funds also would be needed to operate such a service, and he said Project Zero money might be able to be used for that purpose on an experimental basis. "I'm a dreamer." Decker said. "1 see this not only for our clients and low income families but I really <hink that once in place that our community at large, just like we do in Hastings, will pick up on the ser­ vice' because they won't have to fight traf­ fic to get to Grand Rapids. Midland County Marled a similar system that has proved successful, he said. Barriers to becoming employed include not having a driver's license or car. no work history, having a criminal record, the lack of child care arrangements for second and third shift jobs, lack of special child care services for special needs children and temporary family crisis situations, such as divorce. Decker said. "The special sen ices we propose in our plan address these barriers and offer solu­ tions. "Our plan continues to be developed with our community partner agencies." he told the audience "Our plan is a community approach with our principal key agencies, similar to the Wraparound concept We al­ ready coordinate our efforts on a customer basis. A few years ago. our agency and the court collaborated and developed Wraparound sen ices to neglected and delin­ quent kids and their families Barn s Wraparound program has expanded and in­ cludes the whole communitx and most This chart shows the progress at the Barry County Family Independency Agency where welfare cases without earned income have tumbled from about 564. in 1992. The chart shows 4 current cases, but there are now only 3 cases not receiving some type of earned paycheck. ’ human sen ice agencies and schools. , "Our Project Zero plan takes a similar wraparound approach and combines multi-. this week's Barry kickoff) Commune partners also have to believe the zero goql is attainable, he added, and are vital to Us pie community sources on an individual family basis." Funds are earmarked to work through the Michigan Works! Agency, Calhoun inter­ mediate School District and the Charlotte branch of Peckham Vocational Industries to purchase paid work experience for county welfare customers with significant em­ ployment related-barriers. Decker said. "We want to purchase recruitment ser­ vices for non-traditional hours child care." purchasing child care slots in new day care homes, etc. for parents who work odd success. 1 Other factors that are helping the "zero’’ cause include employers who are willing to hire welfare clients and the state's economy hours. "We will purchase short-term counseling for family life crisis situations... and also contracting with our Substance Abuse Agency for what I think is a unique pro­ gram." with outreach to the client's home. "We plan to develop volunteer family mentors to match with families to assist families in the world of work... and lo help them maintain employment." he said, not­ ing that Love Inc of Barry County has been asked lo help. A Project Zero coordinator also will be hired for Barr.-Eaton to track unearned in­ come cases on a one-to-one basis and help coordinate .solutions. Economic development and job expan­ sion in the county is a help to the Project Zero concept, including the upcoming opening of the Hastings Wal-Mart, which is expected to provide about 150 additional in general. n "Our clients want to work. They want to break the cycle of dependency, and tlwy want to determine their own futures." Ja­ sonowicz said. Janet Howard, chief of the Welfare Re­ form Division of the Michigan Jotjs Commission, told the audience that she js often asked by officials from around the na­ tion and world to explain how Michigan is so successful at reducing welfare cases. Collaboration at the state level is one ol- the reasons, Howard said. "Most impor; tantly. we are successful because of what goes on at the local level... 1 think it is sb wonderful to see (participation by) the pri­ vate sector, the public sector, all of yotfr community organizations," including faith­ based organizations, "because that really fc the key to success." *r« Jean Ruestman. project manager of the Michigan Department of Transportation* said the goal of MDOT is io remove trany» portation as a barrier that keeps welfare clients from employment. Statewide. $2.3 million has been committed to help in the Project Zero effort. M jobs. Decker noted. "Our economy here in Barry County is going gangbusters..." The slate FIA has S8 million in the bud­ get for Project Zero. Jasonowicz told the "Barry County Transit provides a won­ derful service to those citizens here and they are committed to meeting the trans* portation needs that you have." « I' She said Barry Transit Manager Joe Bleam is working hard to make transporta-* tion arrangements with Kent County, where there is a big job base, and to im^ audience. 'This is a bipartisan effort to really make prove transportation to jobs in Barry, plus transportation lo child care locations, job welfare reform work." Welfare reform actually started in 1992 when FIA started a "Strengthen Michigan Families." which involved an incentive "to training and to job interviews. Elaine Furu-Baker. planning administra­ tor for Barn'. Branch. Calhoun - Michigan Works! Agency, mentioned that her threecounties had the highest employment rate in the stale during the first year of welfare reform because of "working together toi make work pay." he said. Previously, there were many reasons why people didn't want to work. "People were turning down jobs because they were making more money if they stayed on welfare than if they went to work. So we developed a number of initia­ tives to try to change that and really help people strive for self-sufficiency and depend less and less on our system." More support services pertaining to transportation, day care. etc. were added in 1994 Federal welfare reform legislation passed in 1996 and that was when Project Zero was initiated at six sites by Engler. "We've seen some dramatic improve­ ments in program outcomes as a result" of Project Zero. Jasonow icz said Three counties - Ottawa. Menominee and Manistee - have already hit zero cases of families w ithout earned income. Collaboration at the local level is imper alive. he said, thanking all who attended make this happen." U This year, more than 200 Barry County residents, as of August, have participated in1 the Work First Job Club and have found employment. Furu-Baker said. "It's not just about numbers, but fami-> lies and about people... H What a great thing to be able to help: people obtain the very best family valuer, that they can and that's to be a working; parent." she said. Robin McVeigh, employment service^, coordinator for the Foundation for Behav­ ioral Resources, gave credit to "a great; Work First staff in Barry County.” She also said counselor Bruce Nelson is dedicated, caring and goes beyond the call of duty. He has actually taken people to work and given rides home after the second shift. McVeigh said �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 - Page 3 Terry Geiger Joanne Emmons Vern Ehtere ELECTION, continued from PAGE ONE year term after besting longtime incumbent Democrat Richard Austin in 1994. ' • Speaking of Engler, the governor County. In these parts. Engler polled waltzed to victory statewide and in Barry belter than his landslide statewide numbers. 13.148 votes to Geoffrey Fieger's 5,259. His winning percentage was 69.9. even He. like Emmons, was elected to his third and last four*year term. • The only Republican loser in a race for Hearing set on PUD changes for Meadow Stone project by David T. Young Editor The Hastings Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Nov. 16. at City Hall council chambers to discuss proposed changed in the planned unit development for the Meadow Stone (Hanover Village) housing project. Two of the Meadow Stone partners. Paul In other business Monday evening, the commission: • Set a public hearing for Dec. 7 on Pen­ nock Hospital's request to expand the hours it can use its new parking lot Pennock wants lo expand hours to accommodate the 3 to 11 p.m. shift five days a week. • Discussed a potential light nuisance or­ dinance and referred it to City Council. Care has been taken to avoid regulating wattage of outdoor lights, but it would in­ sist on a height restriction of 14 feet and having the light avoid shining on someone else's property Penrod cautioned. "No matter how we write this, it’s going to be difficult to en­ force. It's very subjective." a statewide office. John Smietanka. still had more votes here than Democratic win­ ner Jennifer Granholm. Smietanka. who lost to Frank Kelley in the attorney gener­ al's race in 1994, outpolled Granholm 10.761 to 7.470 here but lost by a 52 to 48 percent margin statewide. • In the three congressional districts that include parts of Barry County, all three Republicans were returned to office with little trouble. Nick Smith did have a re­ spectable contest in the Seventh District. In Barry County he had 1.706 votes to Democrat Jim Berryman's 988 en route to election to his fourth two-year term. Peter Hoekstra beat Bob Shrauger by better than 2 to I. 4.997 to 2.082. in the Second Dis­ trict. This also will be his fourth term. And Vern Ehlers won his third term, gar­ nering 5.494 voles to John Ferguson's 2.426 here. • In the races for the State Board of Edu­ cation and trustees or regents for major state universities, the Republicans won handily, showing a strong tendency for most voters to vote a straight ticket for the GOP • The preferred candidates in Barry County for the three open seals on the Michigan Supreme Court were Michael Cavanagh. Maura Corrigan and Clifford Taylor. The latter two were nominated at the GOP state convention Barry County Clerk Nancy Boersma said the turnout for what is called an "off-year" election was good. Of Barry County's 38,016 registered voters. 18.806, or nearly 49.5 percent, showed up at the polls. Huele and Fred Jacobs, told the Planning Commission Monday night that they are requesting a change in the PUD ordinance to allow them to build more mobile home sites and get them finished before they build more apartment sites. Original plans call for seven apartment buildings and 130 mobile home pads to be finished in phase one of the project, but the developers are asking they be allowed to do 201 mobile home sites instead and move the completion of the apartment buildings until phase two. Right now. 53 mobile home sites have been finished. City Planner Tim Johnson explained. This is where the demand is for housing is (right now, rather than for apartments)." Meadow Stone, the most ambitious bousing development in Hastings history, has had several delays in its construction and has had to ask for extensions along the way. The developers said they also are shoot­ ing for completion of Barfield Drive within (he project by next spring, but they'd like to alter one end of the road to accommodate one more duplex. They recently were granted a nine-month extension of their $350,000 letter of credit to assure comple­ HHS community service class learns value of giving by Mary Warner Staff Writer For the second year in a row. students at Hastings High School are learning the value of giving through a semester-long class called community service/service learning. Eighteen juniors and seniors are doing everything from helping elementary stu­ dents team to read to conducting basketball clinics for girls in fourth and fifth grades The class is the brainchild of teacher Janelie Rieman. who formed it "to get kids more involved in the community and make them aware that there's more going on out­ side of school." Students learn the value of service to others and develop skills like teamwork, organization, leadership, and critical thinking. Those taking the class "really have to have an interest in helping others." Rieman said, and also need to be self-directed. Various groups within the class have taken on individual projects. One project involved a basketball camp for fourth- and fifth-graders held Oct. 24 at the high school. Another was a canned food drive where those who brought three cans of food to one or more of three varsity football games were given reduced admis­ sion to the game. Food is being donated to drive, currently under way. features compe­ tition between first hour classes, with the class donating the most clothing winning free doughnuts and drinks. Another class group is doing a toy drive for Christmas. Boxes will be placed in area businesses for the drive. “Students learn the i<alue of service to others and develop skills like teamwork, organization, leadership, and critical thinking. “ Rjenun Love Inc. All of the students are involved in a read­ ing program where they have been paired off u ith elementary students at Star and are working with them on their reading one day a week. The class also is adopting a family in need and is holding varioa:; fund­ raisers. including a Christmas concert, to purchase necessities for the family mem­ bers One of the class groups is holding a clothing drive and donating the clothes to the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The tion of the road. City Manager Howard Penrod presented a list of things that still need to be done, in­ cluding car ports, sidewalks on both sides of Barfield Drive, some landscaping, re­ moval of a house and screening for a dumpster. The developers agreed to have them done as soon as possible, but they want to hold off on more apartments, Several citizens spoke at Monday's meet­ From left. Leah Bridgman, Mandy Bursley. Shannon Belles and Jenny Titus work on a clothing drive. ing. including John Bechtel, who said he wants to make sure there is an adequate buffer zone between the project and his property. Commission member Randy Teegardin. pointing to previous delays and extensions granted, said. "It's pretty much time for the developers to start delivering on their promises." Huele said he did not get into the project until just lately, but added. "I'm ready to rock and roll, so to speak.'" He noted that because of the negative history of the project, he deliberately changed the name of the development from Hanover Village to Meadow Stone. But Commission member Fred Kogge said he didn't like the idea of the develop­ ment having more mobile homes because they don't bring in as much in taxes to the Leah Pumford (left) and Michelle Griggs put together an elementary girls basketball clinic and a canned food drive. city. Each mobile home lot can only be taxed $3 per month by state law. Penrod added that the $3 per month doesn't cover the costs of police and fire services. Huele contended that $600 per month for 200 lots would be a lot better than the land sitting idle. Jacobs said it is extremely important to the project that the requests be granted "It’s do or die time for us." he said. "If we don't get this done now. it (the project) probably won't make it. My intent is to keep this project going." Hanover Village developers last year filed for bankruptcy. Even if the Planning Commission rec­ ommends allowing the PUD ordinance changes, the matter must go before the Hastings Council for its Nov. 23 and Dec. 14 meetings, the latter for a second reading and possible adoption. Huele said he needs to have ?. decision by Dec 15. There may be only five members, a quo­ rum. present for the Nov. 16 hearing Kogge was the only commission mem­ ber to vote against having the hearing Community service class member Cheri Baker is pictured working with students in Lisa Brown s second grade class at Star Elementary. Members of the community service class planned and put on an hour-long session of special activities for Brown s class Oct. 21. Activities for the second graders included making Halloween ghosts and skeletons, working on suncatchers, writing and reading stories, and tracing lifesize outlines of each other. Pictured with Baker are (from right) Courtney Larsen. Kim Webb. Joshua Lemon, and Benjamin Bax. Students in the community service class include (front, from left) Leah Pumford. Michelle Griggs, (second row. from left) Adam Furrow. Jess Gole. Michelle Marsh. Patti Stockham. Laura Thomas, (third row. from left) Cheri Baker. Jenny Titus. Mandy Bursley. Emily Hallifax. Shannon Belles and (back) James Bax. Missing are Leah Bridgman. Niki Earl. Nicole Main and Naomi Nicholson. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 5. 1998 L€TT€RS from our readers... Hospice is the better option when facing death To the editor: There is a well-known saying that there arc two unavoidable events in life - taxes and death Though all humans face death and most of us fear it. we do have options for the endof-lifc care we would choose for ourselves and our loved ones when faced with a ter­ minal illness. Because of the fear associated with dying, many of us try to delay or avoid death. Recently, as more terminally ill patients have fought to control their own fates, physician-assisted suicide has become a highly visible and controversial option as well. But there is another option that not only allows the patient to guide his or her final days, but also treats the family as a cohesive unit by offering spiritual and emotional comfort along with the physical medical treatment. That option is hospice The hospice philosophy of care focuses on the family instead of just the patient. It provides palliative medica1 care for the patient, as well as psychological, social and spiritual support for both the patient and his/her family In addition, hospice allow> patients to receive this care in the comfort and dignity of their ow n homes or in home­ like settings. The hospice team of volunteers and pro­ fessionals - including physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides and spir­ itual care providers - work to develop indi­ vidualized plans for care designed to ease the patient’s physical and emotional pain. Hospice also eases the financial burden of health care when compared with institu­ tionalization. Approximately 90 percent of hospice services arc delivered in the home, Officer didn’t do her job determining how they would like to receive cnd-of-lifc-carc. The best time to make these decisions is before they arc faced with a terminal illness. Consumers can make their health care wishes legally known by developing living wills and advance direc­ tives. However, once these legal documents are developed, patients need to work with their physicians and families to ensure the directives arc carried out. Patients, their families, and physicians need to work together to improve under­ standing and communication about end-oflifc care options. Patients who are fearful of where a family member or friend serves as the primary caregiver. This care has proved iv be less expensive than hospital and nurs­ ing home services. Though the physical, emotional and financial benefits of hospice care arc proven, a more concerted effort must be made to ensure that hospice care is avail­ able for all terminally ill Amcncans. To achieve this end. the health care delivery dying alone and in pain do not need to turn to physician-assisted suicide to regain con­ trol of their lives. system should encourage physicians and the public to consider the hospice option. Consumers need to be more proactive in Kay Rowley. R.N.. Patient Care Coordinator Barry Community Hospice As the nation celebrates National Hos­ pice Month in November, we encourage you to research the hospice services avail­ able in your community, so that you will feel knowledgeable about the health care options open to you before a terminal ill­ ness stakes. We can “vote” for the right way Dear editor: If we could control tomorrow we would be happy, or at least should be! We can and we do, with certain limita­ tions. We vote, but our vote is only one of many, which creates the composite picture of tomorrow. We vote, we choose, we create the picture of tomorrow, sometimes the pic­ ture is one of only one person, sometimes of two. or three or more. How do we vote? Very simple, we vote or choose the person, thing or way that we believe in. have faith in. or trust. That is, we choose the object of our faith, and that object determines the picture of tomorrow, of which we arc a part or sometimes we are the whole picture. Let me illustrate: We all live by faith, but it is the object of our faith that creates the picture of tomorrow and ultimately for eter­ nity. First: Faith is - what you order today, for tomorrow and eternity. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. Second: Faith is - your chosen mastei, the one you voted for. “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you arc the one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?” Romans 6:16. Third: Faith is - your chosen road map. We all walk by faith, that is the object of our faith, the thing or person or way that we trust. “For in (the gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. “The just will live by faith.” Romans 1:17. Fourth: Faith is - the hand that lays hold of the promises of God (or of man?) which ever is the object of your faith. “But with­ out faith it is impossible to please Him. for he who comes to God must believe that He is. and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" Hebrews 11:6. Faith works! Is not your life, what you asked for, by your choice and by your vote? Neighbor, life for us is much like it was for our fore­ fathers. you get what you choose or vote for. with certain limitations. It is still much like it was for Israel many years ago. "Sec, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil..... I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you. that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God. that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of Dear editor: I’m writing in response to a letter in the Oct. 22 Banner, titled “Shelter officer, unfairly maligned.": First of all. it outrages me that the writer wants us to commend someone for years of service to our county, when the officer did­ n’t take the time to do her job properly when Tern Pcnnepackcr arrived at the shel­ ter. With years of service. Pam Ronchctti should have known what to do in the case of any animal bite, not to mention a bat bite. The lau states clearly the officer should have reported this incident. Second, if Ms. Ronchetu is “on call 24 hours a day.’’ why then did she not take the time to fill out the report when Mrs. Pcnnepackcr brought the bat to the shelter, instead of just giving her a business card. I think writer Panda Englcnh is forget­ ting that a child’s life hangs in the balance for the next year, perhaps because Ms. Ronchctti didn’t take the time to do her job. If the Pcnncpackcrs were instructed to go to the hospital on that Tuesday, as they should have been, they would be guaranteed the safety of their child, but instead there is a chance this child could die. This is not to mention a state-wide search that took place to find Tara three days after she showed up at the animal shelter. As far as the doctor. I agree that he is at fault, too This just shows the seriousness of this issue But let us not forget who is trained to handle emergencies with animals and who held the bat beyond the time allowed by state law. I believe that all people involved who did not do their jobs should be held account­ able. Of all the people Mrs. Pcnnepackcr contacted on the day of the bite, Ms. Ronchctti should be the one person who knew what to do. I know if this was my child and the situa­ tion was handled in this way. then I would want answers and would want to know why Ms. Ronchctti ignored her job. I think we as a community should stand with Tcm Pcnnepackcr. We should be guar­ anteed that the next person who goes to the shelter with a report of a bite is taken care of the right way by someone who takes not only animal life serious, but human life as well , Jodi L. PatricL Orangeville your days...” Deuteronomy 30:15, l9-20a. They have set a precedence for many within our choice. If we choose to believe the truth. (Jesus Christ John 14:6; Colos- Handicapped child faces discrimination today. “For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for god, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of sians 1:16; 2:3.9). the results arc life and good. If we choose to believe a lie, the results arc death and evil. The object of your faith determines your future! Faith works I Faith is building on the promises - of God (who cannot lie) or men To the editor: God’s righteousness, and seeking to estab­ lish their own righteousness, have not sub­ mitted to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteous­ (who’s heart is deceitful). Rus Sarver. Hastings ness (right-wisc-ncss) to everyone who believes." Romans 10:2-4. The life and good, death and evil arc still “Box tops” campaign helps kids Dear editor: As a parent. 1 am excited to bring an event geared toward my children to the attention of our community. General Mills is supporting our children’s education for the future with the “General Mills Box Tops for Education" campaign. This program helps schools purchase items that arc not covered by shrinking school budgets. Star School is currently collecting box tops from more than 60 General Mills prod­ ucts. but this is also an easy way for mem­ bers of our community to pitch in as well. I am urging parents, neighbors, relatives way to raise money for our children’s edu­ cation. Schools receive 15 cents for every qualifying General Mills cereal box top col­ lected and 10 cents for every qualifying General Mills snack and Ybplait Yogurt multipack box top collected. A qualifying box top is labeled with the General Mills Box Tops for Education symbol, and is located on the side panel or flap of General Mills products. Please help support children in our com­ munity and send your box lops to Star School at 190(1 Star School Road. Hastings. 49058. ‘ Rita Kubck. Hastings and friends to take advantage of this great Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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Well, the Barry Intermediate School Dis­ trict is, in a big way. My child has cerebral palsy and seizures, and has had surgery after surgery on her legs. The BISD is telling me that she can’t ndc the handicapped bus. That’s discrimi­ nation against her. What gives them the right? They need to read the federal disability law. before they best for her. So they should stop their discrimination against the handicapped. tell me that my child can not ride the hand­ icapped bus. Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeia. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornappie, Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving. Carlton, Woodland, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives., 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. 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Mary Kennedy Hasting, | HastingsBaNNER Published by -j They say my child has behavior prob-i lems. Then they need to get a bus driver \ who can handle the special needs of our* children. If not. we don’t want them on our ’ buses and we should find someone who can ' do the job because they have upset the* mother, who will not walk away from this. ; I will not let them take my childs rights ’. away. My child needs lo be on the handn | capped bus with a scat bell on. That’s what's" "t think the police have ocher safety issues they should concentrate on, like bus safely. rood rage and sweser speed limit enforcement." "Yea. 1 think they staid be allowed to pull them over fur not weanng a seet beh, eapenally if trachUdtea.* �Tl»e Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 Hastings Mfg. posts sales, income gains Hastings Manufacturing Company has reported the results of its third quarter and nine month periods ended Sept. 30, 1998, highlighted by continued gains in net sales 29.7 percent, as compared with 32.2 per­ cent posted in the pnor year period The decrease is partially due to a shift in the company’s product mix toward export pis­ ton rings, which have lower gross margins Piston nngs sold overseas also typically have lower support costs, which offset the lower gross margins Hastings also attrib­ uted the margin decline to certain productJiivcn distribution and support costs. Hastings' operating expenses as a per­ centage of sales declined to 23 6 percent in the third quarter 1998, versus 26.3 percent in the prior year third quarter, reflecting the and net income. The Hastings, Mich.-based manufacturer and marketer of automotive-related prod­ ucts posted net sales of $9.3 million in the 1998 third quarter, compared with net sales of $8.8 million in the same period of the prior year. Hastings attributed the 4.7 per­ cent increase in net sales to growth in its domestic aftermarket and export piston ring business. The company posted net income of $255,538, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 1998, versus net income of company's ability to reduce «ts operating costs and generate sales growth in its core prison nng business. “We remain committed to growing our business in an efficient and profitable man­ ner.’* said Hastings Co-CEO Andrew John­ $232,349, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the 1997 third quarter. The 10 percent increase m net income marked the seventh consecu­ tive quarter of profitability for Hastings. “We continued to grow our business prof­ itably in the third quarter, despite experi­ encing short-term growing pains related to the significant increase in volume generat­ ed in the prior two quarters,” said Hastings Co-CEO Mark Johnson "We arc taking the steps to meet the increased demand for our piston rings, which should allow us to con­ tinue our solid results for the year.” Gross profit as a percentage of sales for son. “We are evaluating our capacity to manufacture our piston rings to make cer­ tain we continue to meet increased demand over the long haul ” For the nine months ended Sept. 30. Hastings reported net income ot $1.2 mil­ lion. or $1.55 per diluted share, on net sales of $29.8 million, versus net income of $790.190. or $ 1.03 per diluted share, on net sales of $27.2 million in the same period in 1997. Hastings attributed the sales growth to increased piston ring sales volume in all the third quarer ended Sept. 30, 1998 was by Lee C. Decluumv C.S.W. Licensed Psychologist at Pine Rest Caledonia Clinic areas of its business: domestic aftermarket, private brand and export. Hastings' gross profit for the nine months ended Sept. 30. was 31.1 percent of sales, A source of hope as compared with 31.9 percent of sales posted in the first nine months of 1997. The company reduced its operating expenses as a percentage of sales to 23 2 percent for the 1998 nine-month penod. versus 25 7 per­ cent in the same period in the pnor year The company's solid sales growth and operating income contnbuted to Hastings' 52 percent increase in net income for the first nine months of 1998, compared with the prior year penod. Hastings' eamings per share results for the current and prior year incorporate a 2-fur-1 stock split, which was By Lee C. Deckrow. C.S.W. T minus 10 seconds and counting tion. .... we have Lift Off!’’ igni­ ago The nation s response to the space shuttle demonstrates the impact exposure to posi­ tive beliefs and experiences has on our completed on March 23. 1998. “To put our profit improvements into per­ spective. our net income for the first nine months of 1998 is $0.31 pc diluted share A sense of nationalism and pndc was rediscovered last Thursday in response to the heroism of a 77-ycar-old astronaut and his willingness to place himself at risk for the country and the future of space and sci­ ence. We as individuals, communities and the country needed this sense of hope to replace the quagmire of negativity, present­ ed by the media and entertainment that is unfortunately omnipresent in our daily lives. higher than our entire bottom line for all four quarters of 1997.” said Mark Johnson. “1998 is shaping up to be a solid year for Hastings, and we are excited for our oppor­ Although opinions vary in support of the purpose of the mission it was good to feel our nation's common theme of goodwill and Godspeed towards John Glenn and the institute more positive influences and expe­ riences in our busy lives. Here arc a few tunities for continued growth ” Hastings Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer and marketer of piston nngs and specialty tools under the Hastings brand, and additives for engines, transmis­ sions. cooling systems and fuel systems under the Casitc brand mission. A sense of pride and hope was not­ ed as students delayed leaving school to nic, top to the zoo, take a hike. 2) Attend church. 3) Take some time to prioritize your witness the liftoff; businesses and stores boomed with discussions about the liftoff and families shared their excitement with one another. An entire city in Australia unit­ ed by turning on their lights as a rcmcmbrancc of him orbiting the earth 32 years FINANCIAL emotional health, sense of self and connec­ tion to others. Conversely, repeated expo­ sure to negativity and violence can signifi­ cantly deteriorate our sense of hope and faith in others and ourselves. Studies indi­ cate that children as young as the age of two demonstrate increased aggression when exposed to television regularly (such as: aggressive cartoons). With your emotional health in mind its imperative that we each evaluate how to suggestions: 1) Plan a weekly family activity, i.c. pic­ needs and how to meet them. 4) Write messages of praise to family members on a chalkboard where it is regu­ larly seen. ...from our readers FOCUS fumtshed by.. 1998 - Page 5 Mark D. ChrittonMn o< Edward Jones and Co. HASTINGS - Orin Wolcott. 98. of at Hastings, died A financial formula for retirement . A lot is written about planning for retire­ ment. But what do you do when you get ihcrc? ; Retirement planning is never finished. It begins with building assets, continues with helping them grow, and winds up with pre­ serving your investments and enjoying the fruits of your labor. Each phase requires a.m. 8:25 1998. 24, October at Saturday, Tendercarc of August bom 23, 1900 in Hastings Township, Bany County, the son of Archie & Myna (Davis) Wolcott. He was raised in the Hastings area and stock mutual fund providing competitive total n-'.ums. Withdrawing 6 percent from the total return could add $18,000 to this coupled income, for a total of $29,500 if the fund's total return is more than 6 per­ attended Grove Coats and Hastings schools. He married Gibson Gaynel (Gaynellc) 19. September 1932 and May she preceded him in death July 19, 1994. Mr. Wolcott was employed by Hastings Corporation, E.W. Bliss Company, Eaton's in Battle Creek, Hastings Police Department where he served as Chief of ideally should begin about five years before cent, the excess can be reinvested to keep the couple's principal growing. This is just one example. Check with you retire. Assets not protected by retire­ your investment representative for sugges­ Company. ment tax shelters, such as employer-spon­ sored plans and IRAs, should be reposi­ tions and hypothetical examples of how dif­ ferent funds have performed during a vari­ Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Company tioned gradually to avoid immediate heavy ety of market conditions. A careful balance of prudent nsk. distribution of assets and appropriate investments is the formula for a financially sound retirement. Your invest­ ment professional should help you devise a formula that will work for you. and was well known for his woodworking Vigilance and fine-tuning. i Adjusting your portfolio for retirement tax burdens. Also, gradual readjustment could help you avoid any large movements (hiring a bad market. When you’re closer to retirement and in Vour retirement years, look for total return, or growth of principal combined with in­ come. For example, a stock that pays a 3 percent dividend and appreciates 8 percent In value provides an 11 percent total return. I Compare that lo a bond or Treasury secu­ rity paying 5 percent interest. Fixed-in­ - STOCKS - come securities offer no opportunity for growth if held to maturity, so in this case AT4T your total return is 5 percent. The reliability of fixed-income investfnents is important in retirement. but it’s also important for your assets lo grow. That 5 percent return won’t buy as much five Anheuser Busch years from now as it does today. Only through growth will you be able to keep up Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar With inflation. Another consideration as you begin re­ tirement is to have a cash cushion to get you through at least one year w ithout disturbing your investments. This lets your invest­ ments. particularly your new ones, grow be­ fore you tap them for regular income. . How much income you can reasonably • expect in retirement depends on the amount ;of money you haw. how much income you ! need and how much risk you’re willing to • take. | For example, assume a couple with a nest :cgg of $500,000 distributes their assets ! among a variety of investments. Five per• cent, or $25,000. in a money market fund ! paying 4 percent would yield them $1,000 1 annually More important, they have immci diatc cash for emergencies. | The couple could invest 35 percent of the , total, or $175,000. in a diversified portfolio Amentech Chrysler CMS Energy Coca Cola DIN Financial Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson i Johnson Kmart Kellogg Company McDonald's Hastings Table Company, and Viking Corporation. He also farmed talents. Mr. Wolcott was a former member of Wolcott is survived by several nieces, nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one sister, Gladys Hubbell; and one brother, Daniel visitation ♦3-7/16 ♦4-7/8 Park. Woodland Township. Barry County. 73- 3/16 18-5/8 30 53-15/16 65-1/8 17-1/4 149 50- 1/4 83-7/16 14-11/16 34-5/8 67-1/8 47-5/16 11-1/8 16-7/8 ♦3-3/16 ♦3-5/8 ♦1/4 ♦4-5/8 ♦1-7/16 Hensley joined the Library Board al a time when its financial reports needed to be better organized and explained, when the budgeting process was becoming more complex. With his financial experience he recommended use of appropriate software and presented to the board a budget report which was both succinct and easily under­ stood Together with Steve Loftus. Hensley designed the Library Endowment Fund. Wolcott. Respecting his wishes, private family and services were conducted. Burial took place in Woodland Memorial question: Docs she observe world phone number “l-800-Lcts-Suc,” a Grand Rapids attorney advises “l-800-Call-Sam.” One attorney advertising on the back cover of the Lansing phone book gives a list of how many millions their clients have received verdicts and settlements on. Ms. Jones-Dwyer’s own profession taining board records, she assisted the staff with promotional materials She met with staff to plan the library newsletters and to suggest and organize library programs, she attended all programs and recruited others for the audience. She donated baked goods for refreshments and. once, helped pop com in the workroom Library staff still benefit from Jeanette’s involvement through her leadership with the Friends of the Library. The Library Board of Directors, as well as the library administrator. Barbara Schondclmaycr. and all the staff appreciate these two volunteers for their dedicated service and leadership and. wish them well. Hastings Public Library Board of Directors makes people believe if they sue, they will win big bucks, with better odds of winning than the Lotto. So tell me why shouldn't this be a shock then that people arc using other methods to circumvent having to go lo a lawyer? Those who want attorney bashing to stop should get together with other members of the pro­ fession who feel the same way and do something about it. Until they do, the public view of the pro­ fession will remain the way it is. Michael Mills Hastings Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of ones choice. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home. Memorials arc suggested to the church. Please share a memory of Lupc at the church or on line at www.rdmg.com. Arrangements Marshall and by Rupert, Durham. Gren Funeral Home, Plainwell Chapel. ♦1-7/8 ♦1/4 IMMUNIZE YOUR LITTLE MICHIGANDER CM year NEWS of Your Local Area Can Be Read Each Week in The BANNER. Call us at 945-9554 to Subscribe •» Attend Hastings Rotary Club Quench Your Thirst! In Memoriam • Pun Premium Drinking Water Hugh J. Nevins “Bud" • Cooler Sales & Rentals • Free Installation THE SMART WATER nom O PANCAKE 7? SUPPER Hastings High School •Iniroduciory • Wrth Approval Credit besed (616) 964-0257 1 (800) 964-0257 Water Treatment. Inc. Annual Zj Thursday, Nov. 5 <<_, 4:30-7:30 p.m. • No Contract 5/2/24 - 11/6/97 Your lonng family- luallc. Surin. Mik. Pai. Toor & GrauAduUrrn the around her? In Detroit you sec bus benches with the of high-quality bonds. A 6 percent return It's been a year since you've been gone. We are trying hard to carry on, and do all the things you'd want us to, But nothing's the same without you. Your gentle face and patient smile, With great sadness we recall You had a kindly wordfor each, And died beloved by all. judgment and listened to his advice. Kogge served as secretary of the Library Board for two years. In addition to main­ Lawyer bashing isn’t surprising In response to Carol Jones-Dwyer, regarding attorney bashing. I just have one -7/8 ♦1-1/8 ♦4-15/16 ♦3-5/8 ♦2 Larry Hensley and Jeanette Kogge have been past board members and officers and given years of dedicated services, faithfully promoting and improving the quality of the library. Dear editor: 57-3/8 49- 1/16 47-5/8 72- 7/8 20-1/4 96-9/16 enhance the quality of the library for all its patrons and its community. as First Ward Alderman on the Hastings City Council from 1954 to 1956. -1-3/16 ♦1-1/16 recognizes two previous board members who have shared their personal time to Hastings Moose Lodge #628 and the Association of Chiefs of Police. He served 62-1/4 53-1/4 ♦4-5/16 -1/4 ♦3/8 ♦7/8 6-1/4 ♦3-7/8 24-7/8 ♦7-1/2 55-1/2 Upjohn -4 70 288 95 Gold -02 4 94 Silver ♦34011 8706 15 Dow Jones Ind Ave 700.000.000 ■63.000 000 Volume Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial Police from 1948 to 1951, Barry County Sheriffs Department, Royal Coach Mr. The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week Library Board members trusted LarryY The board of the Hastings Public Library Hastings. He was would net them $10,500 in income. The remaining 60 percent, or $300,000. could go into a professionally managed Two library volunteers appreciated Dear editor: Cafeteria Battle Creek Battle Creek DONATION ’4.00 All proceeds go to Community Activities. �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 She ORANGEVILLE - Lupe's life began May 22, 1934 in San Luis Potasi. Mexico. Her family moved lo Donna, was preceded in death by her parents, Urbano and Isabella Nava. She is survived by her husband of 46 Texas when she was a young girl. She married Israel Anaya in Weslaco, years. Israel Anaya; three children. David (Linda) Anaya, Daniel (Juanita) Anaya, and Elizabeth (Octavio) Romero all of Orangeville; seven grandchildren, she Texas on February 24. adored Dan Anaya Jr.. Veronica Anaya. 1952. and (hey came to Orangeville in 1953. Lupc worked for several years at Kessler's in Wayland. She ably assisted Amanda Anaya. Esther Anaya. Octavio Romero Jr.. Stephen Romero. Tori Romero; cousins, Manuel Ramirez, Nicvs her husband Israel who pastorcd the Orangeville Apostolic Assembly Church Ramirez, Alejandro Ramirez, and many in Orangeville. Apostolic Victory Tabernacle in Holland, and while he was Bishop for Great Lakes District of the Lupe was surrounded by her loving family when she was called to her nieces and nephews. Beatrice R. Wenger Richard Norman Johnson ALTO - Beatrice R. Wenger, age 86. of Alto, passed away Saturday. October 24. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. Mrs. Wenger was bom on April 14. 1912 in Gaines Township. Kent County, HASLETT Richard Norman Johnson, age 75. of Haslett, passed away October 23, 1998. He was Nashville. bom March 23. 1923 in Jenney Richard was a World War II Veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star for Gallantry in Action. He was a part of the Third were held on Tuesday. 2. 1998 al Orangeville (DeMann) Manin. She was raised on a farm in Gaines Township along with six brothers and sisters and attended one room school Apostolic Assembly where a Wake Service was held. A Service lo Celebrate her life (Dodge) thru the 8th grade and attended Caledonia High School thru the IOth gift on to her family who sing in the Los Unicos Gospel Group. She was also and faith was held on Wednesday. November 3. 1998 at the church with Bishop David Garcia speaking. grade. Bea worked as a clerk in a grocery store known for her excellent cooking. Lupc’s Lupc was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. Apostolic Church for eight years. Lupc was the first President of the Ladies Auxiliary for the District and she speaker was a special at many ladies church conferences. Lupe loved to sing and she passed the Heavenly home on Saturday. October 31. 1998. Services November .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY ST. ROSE CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11:00 am. Confession Saturday Laccy Road. Dowling. Ml Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone 49050 Sunday Service. 9:30 a m . Sunday 11:00 School Sunday am. 4 00-4 30 pm Evening Service 6:00 p.m . Bible Study 4 Prayer Tune Wednesday CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Randall 1716 Nonh Broadway nights 6:30 p.m. Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a.m . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice; 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10.00 a m . Worship 11 00 a.m.. Evening Service at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times are 8 30a.m . 9:55 am and 11 20 am Tuesday prayer and share time 9.30 a.m.. Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 5 Bedford Rd . Dowfmg Pastor DcAnn Dobbs Phone 616-721-8077 Sunday morning worship 1030 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thursdays senior meals 12-noon Saturday night service with Inc band 7 30 p m For mure information call the church office CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 8799 Gull Road. Richland Ml 49083 Phone 616-629-9243. 616-629-9251 Dial-An-Inspiration Minister Res Mana Barcewski. Co-Mmister Rev Gerre Parker Time 1015 am Healing Service. 11 00 a m Celebration HOPE UNITED MEI HODIST CHURCH Morning Prayer 2nd & Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ 9604. St Andrew's is a part of the Church Independent Anglican Canada Synod M-37 Sr-ath at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Ued Thun 9 a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m. Morning Worship Wednesday 6: 45 p.m Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 p.m. (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7: 00 p.m Prayer Meeting (Child 2415 McCann Rd . Hastings. Ml Mich James A Campbell, Pastor 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Sunday School 9:30 a m . classes for all ages. Morning Worship p.m. weekdays or all day week­ 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10:00 day Evening Service. 6 00 p.m a.m. - Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are ST. MATTHIAS ANCLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 1928 Book of Common Prayer Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Study - No age limits FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey, Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9:30 and 1100 a.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Bruadwr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Pllonc 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a.m for children and adults FamilyHour 6:00 p m Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month MomY Time Out Wednes­ day: Sr High Youth Jr Hif.i Youth, and Awana at 6.30 p m Bible vices. Sunday. 9 00 am. Rev Ken Vaught; 11.00 a.m.; Rev. Carl Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day. Faithful Men. Faithful SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9:45 a m. for all ages 4-H. Mon­ Women, days 6 30 to 800 p m. BIBLE more information 948-8004 Litchfield Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ HASTINGS APOSTOLIC munity Breakfast on third Saturday TABERNACLE. each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ We welcome you to our 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor church family with the warmth of David Burgett. 94K-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. fering Christ's Love, and the fellowship of people who care Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Study, please call for more detail* GRACE COMMUNITY Rd . I mile east of Hastings Rus CHURCH Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m - Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 am p m Prayer and Bible Study • Shar­ service ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible istry. youth group, adult small Study for all <52-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children's min­ group ministry, leadership training ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben CHURCH llcmng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . A mission of St Rose Church Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Wednesday 6 OU p m Youth meet­ Pastor Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Service 10 30 am. ings. Junior-Senior High This informalion on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner the churches & these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F.D.I C THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions” I IMS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan He retired from Massey Ferguson on December 1. 1982. Richard contributed lo couple lived in the Caledonia area until 1939, they lived in Indiana for one year, many charitable organizations regularly. He enjoyed his family, friends. Fishing, then moved back to the Harris Creek, Allo hunting, and Florida vacations. area. She was employed at While Products during World War II until 1950. Verne and Bea had a Seed Com dealership for thirty years, which developed into a large group of friends as well as customers. She was a member of Bowne Center Methodist Church serving as Treasurer for Richard resided in Detroit. Michigan for Jennifer. schools there. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1943. years, also was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Amanda, Ryan, Alica, Cassie. Morgan. Lauren. Collin. Justin, David, and Olivia. Mrs. Newton married Roderick -L. Newton on July 24. 1945 and he passed Bea was a homemaker, she was a great Graveside Services were held Wednesday. October 28. 1998 at Fort Custer National away December 29. 1997. Mrs. Newton's employment included: Cemetery. Augusta. former Coffee Shop in Hastings, former Hale’s Market, associated with her husbr* J in several business activities including:$- cook, loved to have someone come to the house, just before a meal and then whipped up dinner in no time, this made her day. Bea devoted her life to her family and Church and enjoyed spending lime with Johnson; eleven grandchildren, For those desiring may make contributions to the Tri-County Office on pm Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945-2938 Bib*: Survey oa videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Meyer of Byron Center, GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Nos 8 800 & 1045 a m Holy Commumon. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Thursday. Nov 5 4 00 p.m Children’s Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 700 Adult Choir. Teen AANA. Catcch Parents Saturday. Nov 7 - 8 00-Nooa (. Ieam<> Wotkbet 930 am Youth latechisu. 8 00 NA Moo day. Nov 9 700 pm Schedulers Women of faith Tuesday. Nov 10 7 00 pm Education Comm. Steph Supp Super, 7 JO OA Wednesday. Nov II 10 00 am Wbrdwalchcrs. 7 00 pm Stewardship Comm HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Ltsa Sioen*. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Musk Organist Church phone (616) 945­ 9574 Barrier free building with eleva­ tor to all floors Broadcast of worship sctvkc over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship 1100 a m Worship ■ Child care avail­ able for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Friday, Nov 13 - Holhiown Bazaar ■ presented by the United Methodist Women Starts al 900 am and runs to 7 00 pm Assorted items from homemade crafts to new-ware Suri your Chnumas shopping early Lunch - served from 11 00 a m to 2 00 p m - Soup in a Bread bowl. $4 Dinner ■ served from 4 00 to 7 00 p m • Scal­ loped Fixates and Ham - $7 Tickets available from all United Methodist Women, or the church office, or at the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadwav, Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616)945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah I Sisson. Associate Pastor Sally C Keller. Director. Noah's Ark PreSchool Inday. Nov 6 Short­ term missionaries leave for Mexico Saturday. Nos 1 9 00am Make Ap­ ple Pies" Sunday. Nos 8 9 30 am Traditional Worship Scmce. 9 50 a m Children's Church i PreSc bool-2nd gradci 10 30 a m Coffee Hour. 10 30 am Sunday School • All ages' Res John Huntley Y Class on Prayer - Dining Room Connie Semerad's "Logos­ Class - Lounge. 11 20 a tn Contempo­ rary Worship Service. II 40 am Chil­ dren's Church <PrrSchool-2nd grade). 5 00-' 00 p m Middle High PYF meets at Creatrse Jtuces to nuke pcciery. 6 00 p m Sensor High PYF Goal*. Plans and Issues The < 30 Sen Kt is broadcast merU BCH • \M 1220 Nursery is pro­ sided during both Services Monday. Nov 9 - 7 JO p m Session meets Tues­ day. Nov 10 6 15 am Men's Bible Study at the YMCA Office • New Serie* on "Luke" begins. 7 30 p m Deacons Meeting in the Dining Room HAPPY BIRTHDAY PASTOR DEBORAH" Wednesdav Nm II 12 00 mx*n Cir­ cle «4 fteluck at Janet Feighners. 3 I* p m Staff meeting, n 00 p m Church Night Supper. 6 30 p m Children » Choir. ' 00 p m Chancel Choir. ’ 00 pm Kengma Bible Study • Dining Room ’ 00 "Practical Evangelism" by Pastor Keller • l ounge. ’ 00 p m Chil­ dren* Program led hv Pastor Deborah She was raised in Grand Rapids. Holland. & Hastings areas and attended Anita McRae, Richard Johnson. Esther Trondle, Mary Faber, and Noonan Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 30480. Lansing. 48909-7980, in Memory of Rev Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Suadav - 945 am Sunday School. 1045 am Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6.30 p m , Kid's Alnt for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednes­ day. 9 00 a m . Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer m Sanctuary- For fur­ ther information call the church office 1924 in Grand Rapids, the daughter ol Clifford & Thelma (Leslie) Magoon. preceded him in death March 1987. Richard is survived by his five children. Orrie, Robert and George Martin. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH HASTINGS - Mrs. Geraldine F. New ton, age 74, of Hastings, passed away Sunday. November 1. 1998 al Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Newton was bom on August 25. 47 years, where he raised his five children with his beloved wife, Margurctla. who BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ast. Hastings. Ml 49O5M Sunday Service* Bible Classes 10*m. Worship Ham, Evening Ser­ vices 6pm Wednesday Bible study 7 door WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH Nashville Father Charles Five her. 1930 in Caledonia. The or to Sparrow Foundation. Hospice of Clinton Memorial and Sparrow 1215 East care provided) HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Richard was an active member and volunteer for the American Legion Post #269. Haslett She was preceded in death by her husband, Verne Wenger and three brothers, Comer of Stale Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. ANGLICAN CHURCH 4th Sundays. until she was married. She was married to Verne Wenger on Armored "Spearhead" Division and had taken pan in the battles of St. Lo. Soissons, Fallaise, Nions, Stoiberg. and Westwall. Aging, Meals-on-Wheels Program. 5303 South Cedar Street, Lansing. 48911-3800, whole family Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 and George her loved ones. available for all services Bring the ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd of November 26, life centered around her family and church. 2601 daughter the Bea is survis -d by her two sons, Robert (Helen) Wenger of Middleville and Chris (Mary) Wenger Alto; of Up The family is being served by Gorslinc-Runciman Company, Chapel, East Lansing. for several y ears. She was a member of Hastings O.EJL #7. Vivians of the Elks. Women of (j)e Moose, was an avid golfer and bowler id the East long-time blood donor. Mrs. Newton was also preceded in de h by her parents. ; Glennice Vredevdd of Byron Center and of Grand Martin Mary many Rapids; nieces and nephews. Funeral and Committal Services were held Monday morning, October 26, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Reverend Gary Daugherty officiated. Interment took place in Bowne Center Cemetery, Al(o. MerriorM Contributions may be made to the Bowne United Center Methodist | Jennie M. Treat I HASTINGS - Jennie M. Treat, age 96. of Hastings, passed away Monday. November 2,1998 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Treat was bom on August 6, 1902 in Carlton Township, Bany County, the attended Barry County Rural Schools. January 4. 1972. | Magdalena D. “Cheri” Fisher | SHELBYVILLE • Magdalena D. "Cheri” Fisher, age 98. of Shelbyville and formerly of Niles, passed away Tuesday. October 27. 1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings following an extended illness. Mrs Fisher was bom February 11. 1900 in Oronoko Township. Michigan, daughter of Charles Moyer and the Laurel Lockinaw. Mrs. Treat was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her parents; recently moving granddaughter. to of care the her She married Wilson H. Fisher on October 18, 1919 in Berrien Springs. Michigan. sister. Pearl Woods; brothers, her husband. and Wilson owned and operated the until selling it in 1951. Mrs. Fisher was a member of World Wide Church of God. She enjoyed collecting dolls and participated in organizations associated with that interest after selling their business. She was in preceded death by her husband. Wilson on April 4. 1950; three brothers; one granddaughter. Mrs. Fisher and sister, infant is survived great great nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Treat will be p.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Randall K. Hartman officiating. Burial will be at the Striker Cemetery . Baltimore Township, Barry County. by two and Jean HASTINGS - Lester H. Larabee, age 83, of Hastings, passed away Saturday. October 31, 1998 at Laurels of Shady Creek Nursing Home in Wayland. Mr. Larabee was bom on May 12, 1915 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Cyrus & Nellie (Wertman) Larabee. He was raised in Barry County and attended Weeks rural school, graduating in 1935 from Hastings high School. World Warll. grandchildren; 54 great grandchildren; and master carpenter. He retired in 1976. He was a member of the Emmanuel Funeral services were held Saturday. October 31. 1998 at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles. Reverend Richard L. Rice of Episcopal Church. Life Member of the V.F.W. and was an avid bowler. Niles officiated. Burial took place Cemetery, Niles. parents. Mr. Larabee is survived by his wife, Silverbrook Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Niies Community Library. Funeral Arrangements were made by Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles. Mr. Larabee was preceded in death by his Ruth; one son. Robert (Connie) Larabee of Florida; two daughters, Connie (Frank) Kcnfield of Hastings, and Lou Ann (Steve) Gillons of Hastings; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Maxson of Battle Creek and Jean Brandon of Oregon. Pick up EXTRA COPIES of The BANNER at many convenient locations around the county. Visitation will be held November 7, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. utSI funeral time at the funeral home. Memorial reception will be held at Memorial No funeral home visitation. The funeral procession to Ft. Custer National Cemetery will leave 10:00 a.m. Friday from the Wren Funeral Home. A memorial reception will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday. November 6. 1998 at the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish House. Services will be Friday. November 6. 1998 at 11:00 am at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with Reverend Charles P. McCabe III officiating. Arrangements were made Funeral Home of Hastings. by Wren be will Services W. Coe officiating. Hastings Ri be at Burial will Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo the American Heart Association or charily of one’s choice. ~^Dr^/erbe^T^fum!^~~*~~^ GULL Mr. Larabee lived most of his life in the Hastings area where he was a well-known in Rapids; several nieces and nephews. LAKE Murray, of October 26, Lester H. Larabee Fisher of Gibson City. Illinois and Duane Fisher of Buchanan. Michigan; 24 15 great great grandchildren. Gerald "Pete" (Emma) Magoon Hastings and George Magoon of Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Mr. Larabee married Ruth A. Robinson on June 18. 1937. Irwin, th c granddaughters. Sarah Newton, Katie Joi a and Angie Jones; one grandson. Roderick Saturday, November 7. 1998 at 11:00 at Wren Funeral Home with Dr. Hastings; several nieces, nephews, great & He was a United States Navy veteran of Joycclyn (Kai i) Hastings; immediately following services. Sailack both of Niles; two sons. Arthur daughters, Roderick of Hastings; sister-in-law. Dorotha Roush of Fisher Sheet Metal at 23 North Second, Niles son. II Mrs. Treat is survived by two sisters. Lily Roush and Sylvia Hollister, both of Mrs. Fisher was employed at the former She one Newton Hastings First United Methodist Chu Parmalee’s Department Store and Basso’s both of Niles. Hastings; Elmer & Henry Roush. held Thursday, November 5. 1998 at 1:30 She had lived in Niles most of her life, Mrs. Newton is survived by her t o daughters. Lynda (Newton) Childers >f Battle Creek and Shirley (Gary) Jones >f daughter of Pliny & Bertha (Drake) Roush She was raised in Bany Couhty arid Mrs. Treat married Elmer H. Treat on February 26. 1921 and he passed away Church or a charity of your choice. Grocew, She and her husband wintered in Florida Richard Johnson. eight Northside distributing. Newton Distributing Company ad Parkview Apartments, she retired in 19$. - Dr. Herbert C Gull Lake, passed away 1998 at Borgess Hospilql from complications, of Pneumonia. jHc was bom August 4, 1912 in Mariqn County, Indiana, the third child of Thorny F. G. and Henrietta (Greeley) Murray. z He graduated in 1929 from Shortridge High School, Indianapolis Indiana and he received the following degrees from Purdue University receiving his B.S. in Chemistry in Bacteriology in 1938, his M.S. 1938 and his Ph.D. ii it Bacteriology in 1942. He worked as i Microbiologist al the Upjohn Company from June 15. 1942 until January 31 1974 when he He retired. worked ir Penicillin Production during World War IL He was a Senior Research Scientist on a project that resulted in the discovery of a method to produce hydrocortisone efficiently in the early 50’s. He received the Upjohn Award for his work in 1952 and Upjohn’s Lifetime Award in 1992. Dr. Murray married Achievement Sally Hinckley Murray of Kalamazoo, June I. 1946. He is survived by his wife. Sally; four children, Kalhennc F. Murray of Gull Lake, Stephen G. (Christine) Murray of Gull Lake, Michael C. (Kim) Murray of Galesburg and Anne M. Murray and Michael Annablc of Gainesville. Florida; four grandchildren, Samantha and Julia Murray of Galesburg and Virginia anl David Annablc of Gainesville. Florida, q He was a devoted father and grandfather! He was a omnivorous rc;ulcr and cnjoyqJ learning everyday of his life. । Cremation has taken place al his request; and a Memorial Service will be held at 4 later date. Donations may be made in his name to Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan or the American Red Cross.) Memorial contributions may be sent ia care of the Williams Funeral Home. 157 East Orchard St., Delton, Michigan 49046 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS The local chapter of Eastern Star will hold its monthly lodge meeting Tuesday. Nov 10. Women’s Fellowship will hold its month­ ly meeting in the church dining room Wednesday. Nov. 11. The hostesses will be Dons McCaul and Betty Carey. The pro­ gram will give a lift to those attending as they enjoy "Laughter ” Members enjoyed lunch last month at a Gun Lake area restaurant and then had a ndc on Gun Lake. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society­ will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Nov. 12. al Lake Manor. Members received their Bonanza Bugles this week. The Depot Museum was open last Saturday and had several visitors. Some came especially to sec the drug store displays. One such was James Kenyon, a pharamacist who lives at Eagle. The depot will be open two days in November for “Christmas ‘Round the Jesieks celebrating 60th anniversary Shantz-Hubert united in marriage Charles R. and Frances M. Jesiek. for­ merly of Grand Rapids and Pentwater area, now living in Middleville Hastings area, arc celebrating their 60th wedding anniversaryon Nov. 5. 1998 The couples children are Charles F. and Debbie. James E. and Judy. Mary V. and Robert Murray. six grandchildren and six of Hastings, were united in marriage Aug. 21. 1998 at Freeport Baptist Church. Rev. Walter Wincbrcnncr. grandfather of the bride, and Father Charles Fischer officiated. The bn de is the daughter of Michael and Sarah Schantz. The groom is the son of great grandchildren. The occasion will be celebrated with a family dinner on Nov. 7. at Bay Pointe of Shcllic Schantz and Kevin Hubert, both Michael and Robin Hubert. Bridal attendants were Christine Mitchell. Laura Hubert, and Becky Winc­ brcnncr. The groomsmen were Jesse Gw idt. Michael Leonard, and Bnan Hubert. Aaron and Todd Schantz were ushers. Shcllic is a graduate of Davenport Col­ lege and now working for ISERV as a com­ puter programmer. Kevin is a senior at Michigan Technological University. After a honeymoon cruise to the Ba­ hamas. the couple resides in Chasscl. Michigan. Gun Lake. Town.” The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. Nov. 14. The speaker will be Diane Adams. Ionia County Regis­ ter of Deeds. Her topic will be "Deeds, Wills and Genealogy.” There have been glowing reports on the October induction of 24 new members in the First Families group for the tasty food, the unusual decorations, the outstanding program and the program books, which out­ lined the ancestry of each new member, which qualified him/her to the select group. Rex Gillette, former resident, is again playing host. This time it is a dual birthday celebration. One was slated for Mondaypast at a restaurant where his guests could order from the menu. The other will be on Sunday. Nos. 8. at the Lansing Odd Fellow Hall from I p.m. to midnight with free food and dancing. The music will be provided by the Miller Road Senior Citizen Band. There will be a wedding reception at the same time for Paul Wcthy and Connie Cunning­ ham The nationally distributed magazine sec­ tion of Sunday. Oct. 25. newspapers listed Carson City Elementary School for honor­ able mention in "Make A Difference Day ” The students began a recycling program for the school to handle cardboard and comput­ er paper which is generated in great quanti­ ty. They received a grant from WalMart to pay the cost of recycling They solicited gifts from sports stars and teams for an auc­ tion. which benefited the local food bank and collected hundreds of grocery bags for Salvation Army food bank to use. They also adopted 50 senior citizens. Central United Methodist Church observed All Saint’s Day Nov. I. Family members of Ethclyn Chase and RandyWolverton were present to light a candle for each as part of the service. These two mem­ bers had died in 1998. Garden oddities The ginkgo tree is noted for losing its leaves overnight. It was a timely happening this year when the yellow leaves blanketed the ground and only hours later the village vacuum truck came past to gather them In early summer, a floating maple sccdpod fell into a hanging basket The maple seed grew to a height of about 15 inches and in October the leaves on this seedling turned color just like all the rest of the maple leaves Kurt and Chnsta Rosenberg, who for­ merly lived on Maple Street south of Jordan Lake, have a new baby daughter bom in October Kurts employment gave them a transfer about a year ago to the Detroit area. The Wonderful Wednesday program resumes on Nov. 11 at Fellowship Hall after a recess of one week due to parent-teacher conferences and no classes at school on Nov. 4. There will be a ham dinner served at the Bowne Center United Methodist Church Saturday. Nov. 7. Red Cross director accepts post in GR Karen Despres of Hastings. Barry Coun­ ty^. Red Cross director since 1991. has accepted a position as human resources consultant w-ith a Grand Rapids employ­ ment agency. The local chapter’s board of director has accepted her resignation with regrets and thanked Karen for her many- years of ser­ vice. “It has been a pleasure watching and con­ tributing to the chapter’s growth in ser­ vices.” Despres said. “Especially the increase in blood drives. CPR and first aid classes. It is difficult to leave at this time, but I am excited and thrilled with this new opportunity and am looking forward to the change.” Extending best wishes to the chapter. Karen expressed confidence that a succes­ sor with “energy and new blood” will be found to replace her. Despres considers herself “almost a native,” moving to Hastings with her par­ ents at age 16. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1984 in adult education. Her service as a voluntcc- includes one and thrcc-ycar terms on the board of directors of the Algonquin Lake Community Associ­ ation; nine years as an adult leader with Boy Scouts of Amcnca, during which she was den leader, membership chair, leader training chair. Cub Scout round table com­ missioner. and member at-large of the dis­ trict committee. She received a special Her hobbies are fabric painting, needle punch, reading, people watching and her grandson. “commissioner’s award” for meritorious service for FY 1986-87. She served two years as rctail/busincss Smith-Chappelow to be wed in April chair for the Barry County United Way. receiving the overall MVP Award for 1988­ 89. She served six years on the Barry Coun­ ty Red Cross Board of Directors and was chair of disaster services, resigning to Karen R. Smith of /Xllegan and Keith Chappclow of Missouri announce their en­ accept the position as executive director. During her tenure she was on the Michigan State Red Cross awards and recognition gagement Karen is a probation officer at BarryCounty Tnal Court Family Division. Keith is a software engineer at a firm in Richardses to mark ' 60th anniversasry Clare and Nellie Haskell Richards were married on Nov. 5. 1938 in Plymouth. Ind. They will celebrate the event at a family Moore generations gathenng with daughter Ann and grandchil­ dren. at their Delton home on Saturday. There were 12 cousins of Grandpa and Grandmother Moores, which were their grandchildren: Simon Aldebcrt Moore, Nov. 7. 1998. Cards arc very welcome to mark the day. They request no gifts please. Mary Frances Moore that gathered at the apartment of Leona Bow man’s on Saturday, Oct. 24th. Those who attended were: Howard and Irene Moore from Albion; Jackhnc Storr of Grand Rapids; LarryMoore of Grand Rapids; France Cook, her two daughters Nadine Speas. Marcia Lake, all of Lake Odessa; Robert and Martha BurghdolT. Orville Burghdoff*. Bev Adam of Hastings The day was ended in a joyful time together. Brian Michael Morgan. Hastings and Melissa Anne Kelley. Hastings. Robert Lee Schick Jr.. Nashville and Andrea Lynn Speck. Nashville. Mark Allen Cooley. Middleville and Pamela Ann Rciglcr. Middleville. Jeffrey Lynn Conner. Hastings and Chris­ tine Ann Nowak. Grand Rapids. Earl Fender to mark 85th Earl Fender will be celebrating his 85th birthday on Saturday. Nos. 7 He would like to hear from old friends and neighbors Cards may be sent lo him al 12077 S Hutchinson Rd.. Dowling. Ml 49050-9740 TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND 2 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs q ° Made while you wait *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea •4 — Great Gifts — Action Signs lacroM from E IV 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or Toll r™ 888-577-7446 888-24-LABQR committee three years and attended the State Conference Committee at Marcel, a networking opportunity for Michigan American Red Cross executives and lead­ Kansas City. Missouri. An April 10. 1999 wedding will take place in Kalamazoo Karen Despres members March 31, 1995. and was the "Best Instructor" in the State of Michigan for “Products by Cameo” in 19X9. ers. Despres served more than 11 years as an active member of the Hastings Area Cham­ ber of Commerce, serving as Christmas parade chair 1989, 1990 and 1991. She cur­ rently is serving on the membership com­ mittee and is a member of the "Ambas­ sadors’* welcoming group. Additional vol­ unteer service included four years as a member of the executive committee for the Hastings Summcrfcst. and she was the poster contest chair in 1990. and parade chair for 1991. 1992 and 1993. She also was a four-ycar member of the Barry Com­ munity Resource Network, was activelyinvolved in its formation and assisted in the During the summer of 1995. she and her husband. John, sold their Algonquin Lake property and built a new home near Freeport. In leaving her post. Despres expressed pride and gratification in laying the founda­ tion for several positives in the blood pro­ gram. She promoted a new wnnklc in which the Hastings Jaycces and Lions Club together will challenge the community in the regular November drive, a reason to optimistically raise the local goal to 150 units. In addition, a corporate challenge was organized by- Flex fab. Inc. personnel Gayle Marsh and Mark DeBolt with Karen's influence and support. According to Pam Scasc. board chair, the office will remain open as usual, observing regular hours, and no services will be inter­ rupted. Lois Myers, a paid volunteer since 1997, will continue on the job. answenng the telephone and providing information to callers in addition to her normal duties. The emergency number for the local chapter is I-8OO-482-24I I. Anyone interested in this part-time posi­ tion as service director must be a self­ starter and team player with an outgoing personality. Scasc stated. “We prefer someone with college experi­ ence. but it isn’t required. However, the applicant must be familiar w ith and know l­ edgeable about the Hastings and Barry- writing of its goals, the mission and vision while serving one year as secretary and three years as electronic directory chair. Other honors received include special County area.” Training is provided for the position which could possibly return to full time in the future. Resumes should be sent to American Red recognition from the local press Jan. 4. 1990. She received the Hastings Elk Lodge Distinguished Citizenship Award for non­ Cross of Barry County. 450 Meadow Run Drive. P.O. Box 625. Hastings. Ml 49058. no later than Nov. 9. Convenience Is... Home Medical Equipment in Your Hometown! �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 ment with friends teach them vital lessons ol responsibility, self-discipline and com­ mitment I applaud all these endeavors. But I want to emphasize another invaluable op­ LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E Vaughan an unmarried man (Original Mort­ gagors) to Equitrusl Mortgage Corporation. Mort­ gagee dated March 26 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 42 Barry Vaughan a single man (Original Mortgagors) to Equitrust Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to FLAGSTAR BANK FSB as assignee by an assignment dated September 14 1998 which was recorded on September 21 1998 m Document *1018200. dated March 26 1997 and recorded on April 4 1997 in Liber 690 on Page 51 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assignments to COMEPICA BANK as assignee by an assignment dated September 1 1998 which was recorded on September 8 1998 in Barry County Document *1017540 Barry County Records on Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Four and 75/100 dollars which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Thirteen Thousand Nine ($66,404 75) including interest at 8 50% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubbc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Michigan at 1 00 0dock PM on November Hundred Sixty-four and 40/100 dollars (Si 3 964 40) inc.uding interest at 13 25% per an­ num Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o dock p m on December 19 1998 Sa»d premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of CASTLETON Barry County Michigan and are 3 1998 Sa»d premises are situated in Township of described as Parcel A Commencing on the North and South 1/4 hne of Section 31. Town 3 North Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 cor­ scribed as Commencing on the North and South 1/4 line ner of said Section thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East parallel to the North Section hne 614 00 thence South 00 degrees 00 Section thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes 17 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 hne 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 bne of the Northeast 1/4. thence North 89 degrees 37 nunutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 hne 564 95 feet to the Northerly right of way hne of Highway M-79. thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way line 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 hne thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on sa»d quarter hne 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway nght of way for Mchigan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated October 8 1998 FLAGSTAR BANK FSB FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Castleton Barry County. Mchigan and are de­ of Section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West at a point 990 00 feet South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East from the North 1/4 comer of sa»d seconds East parallel to the North Section hne 614 00 feel thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 hne 324 67 feet to the East and West 1/8 hne of the Northeast 1 /4 thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West on said 1/8 hne 564 95 feet to the Northerly nght of way hne of highway M-79 thence North 27 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West on said right of way bne 105 29 feet to the North and South 1/4 hne thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West on said 1/4 hne 234 69 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the highway right of way for Morgan Road over the Westerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 month(s) from the date of such sale Dated October 8 1998 COMERICA BANK FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Attorneys for COMERICA BANK 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Fite *98088356 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 Fite *96077079 (11/5) (11*5) Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 98-22310-IE Estate of Gordon Kendall Lehman. Deceased Social Security No 375-56-6588 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred ©r affected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 6500 Gurd Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 died Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 Dear Ann Landers: This is in response to the letter about accidents involving vend­ ing machines I am an engineering execu­ tive in the vending industry and for the last 14 years have been active in the design and development of the type of machines de­ scribed in that letter First. I assure you the safety of vending machines is controlled by the industry and all machines meet or exceed extremely thorough specifications How do accidents occur’ Let me describe two typical ones I personally investigated in the first instance, a man said he reached down to get the product, and when he looked up. the machine fell on him The investigation, however, showed skid marks on the floor where the machine had been rocked and dragged about 12 feet. A loaded machine weighs about I.(MM) pounds, so you can imagine the amount of effort it took lo move the machine and knock it over The second accident occurred when three young boys attempted lo steal the product. Two of the boy s, one on cither side, rocked the vending machine and by placing their feet against the wall for leverage, succeeded in tipping the machine forward. The third boy. standing in front of the machine, was hoping to catch it and grab some free food. Unfortunately, the boy was not strong enough to hold the machine, and it fell, killing him instant!) These accidents, like all others I have en­ soda fall to the bottom. These accidents were not caused by jostling or hitting a ma­ chine lo retrieve lost change. Mild abuses of this kind are expected, and the machines arc designed to withstand them. The young man whose father is suing for wrongful death was not killed because he was jiggling a machine lo get a coin out. He was killed because he violently rocked and State of Michigan Need Printing? Vending Suits countered. had the same cause - attempted theft. There was a deliberate effort to tip the machine in order lo have candy, food or (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC (248) 642-4202 Tidtt & Trott PC Attorneys for FLAGSTAR BANK FSB Ann landers FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daryl E 02/11/98 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all tipped the machine in order to steal some­ thing. The owner of the machine should be suing the father for damage to the machine. - R.P., Martinsburg. W. Va. Hastings. Ml 49058. or to both the inde­ pendent personal representative and the Barry Road County Probate Court. Hastings. Michigan • .■ NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. of this nobce Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jessie J to the persons entitled to it William W Dalm (P31685) Elliott and Kardt M Elliott husband and wife (Onginal Mortgagors) to Broadmoor Financial 3018 Oakland Drive Services Inc. Mortgagee (11-5) MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made dated February 28. 1997 and recorded on March 4 1997 in Uber 687. on Page 145. Barry County Records. Michi­ gan. and recorded on March 1.1997 tn Uber 689. Page 749, Barry County and was assigned by TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING said mortgagee to the Chase Mortgage Services Inc. a Delaware Corporation. Lk/a Chase Man­ hattan Mortgage Corporation, f/k/a Chase Home Ninety-One and 35/100 dollars (S69.591 35). neluding interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said gage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ my readers about these gct-nch-quick schemes. Try service Dear Readers: The following letter is an important one. It was written by a Jesuit priest. Rev. Leo O'Donovan, president of umn to consider something that will greatly enrich their lives - service to others. So much gets written about the many difficul­ ties facing young people today and not enough about the remarkable opportunities that exist for them. In the more than 40 years I have served as a teacher and educa­ tional leader. I have learned that education is indeed a good in itself. But combined with service, learning can be an even more fulfilling human experience. Young people today lead amazingly ac­ tive lives. They are engaged in all kinds of dynamic learning activities beyond the classroom. Participation in sports and so­ cial organizations and everyday involve­ ing lose for humanity Leo J O’Donovan. S.J . president. Georgetown University. Dear Readers: This year, the Chicago public school system, under CEO Paul Vil­ las. is coming out w ith the mandate that stu­ dents complete 40 hours of community ser­ vice in order to graduate from high school. The hope is to help our students live up to' their civic responsibilities through volun­ teering in tutorial programs, local churches, nursing homes, centers for the disabled and non-profit community organizations. This is another reason I lose Chicago. Our civic leaders care about our city. Easy open Dear Ann Landers: I hate only one per­ son in the world, and I don't even know his or her name. It’s that sick creep who spiked the pain-rchevcr capsules with cyanide and killed seven people in the Chicago area in 1982. Since that incident, container caps ori both medicinal and food items have become so hard to open that many older folks must equip their bathrooms and kitchen with: screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers. Only with a little luck or a dexterous grandchild, can they get the darned things open. To make matters worse, many bottle caps have instructions for opening written in tiny, raised white letters on white lids. Nobody* over 50 can read them. My friends and I actually buy products* we don’t particularly like for the simple rea­ son we can open them. Meanwhile, we don’t buy products wc prefer because we can't get the lids off the bottles. Why haven't those packaging geniuses figured Ahiys out'’ n Frustrated tn LA. Dear L.A.: Beats me, but I’m willing to I bet that after your letter appears, the alert marketing mavens will get busy redesign­ ing their bottle caps. Is that Ann Landers column ivu dipped years ago yellow with age? For a copy of\ her most frequently requested poems and essays, send a sdf-addtessed. long, busi­ ness-size envelope and a check or money order /or $5.25 (this includes postage and' handling) to: Gems, c/o Ann Landers. P.O/ Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (bl Canada, send $6.25.) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate neb page al www.cnalors.com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. ings Michigan at 1 00 o dock p m . on December 3 1998 Said premises are situated m Crty of Hastings Barry County. Michigan and are described as BOY, Ryley Campbell Cisler. bom at Met­ ropolitan Hospital on Oct. 8. 1998 at 4:51 p.m. to Brent and Missic (Campbell) Cisler of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. I0 ozs. and measuring 20 1/2 inches long. BOY. Gabncl David, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 17. 1998 at 2:30 a.m. to David and Rachelle Gorton of Charlotte Weigh­ ing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Lot 2 of Block 7 of H J Kenfield s Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded Pfat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats on Page 9 The redemption penod shall be 6 month(s) from the dale of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 15 1998 CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC BOY, Dakota James, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 19. 1998 at 7:55 p.m. to Rod­ ney and Jennifer Keeler of Woodland. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. Tina Eastman and Cory Hale of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 1/2 ozs. BOY, Jacob Edward, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 23. 1998 at 3:18 p.m. to Amy and Doug Freeland of Hastings Weighing 7 lbs. 12 1/2 ozs and 21 inches long. BOY, Jared Wcndall, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 20. 1998 al 8:34 a.m. to Grace and Timothy Fish of Freeport. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 1/2 ozs. and 20 172 inches long. GIRL, Katie Lynn, bom at Pennock HospiUl on Oct 22. 1998 at 4:14 a m. to David ’ and Amy Kuzava of Hastings. Weighing 9 GIRL, Lana-Jo Mane, bom at Pennock lbs. 2 ozs and 21 inches long Hospital on Oct. 23. 1998 at 7:12 p.m to FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Orangeville will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. November 10. 1998. at 7 00 p m . at the Township Hall. 6910 West Boulter Road. Shelbyville. Michigan 49344. in said township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions filed the proposed Improvements, the proposed special assessment district, and all other matters relating to said Im­ provements TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Im­ provements are on file with the Township Clerk for public examination PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESS­ MENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE IN­ CREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Or­ angeville Dated October 6. 1998 Dear Know Better: I have received hun­ dreds of letters from readers who were hoodw inked in precisely the same way. Un­ fortunately these sharks have astute lawyers who help with the language to protect them from prosecution. Thank you for warning ways to consider ways of helping others They will surely learn that education fosters a lifelong lose of knowledge and an endur­ recorded on March 4. 1997 in Uber 687. on Page 151. Barry County Records on which mort­ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township ot Or­ angeville. Barry County. Michigan, having received petitions to make certain public improvements consisting of paving and other improvements to Parkway Drive, a pri­ vate road located within the Township (the "Improvements' from record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total road frontage in the special assess­ ment distnct described below, has resolved its intention to proceed on the petitions and. pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended, to make said Improvements in the Township The Township Board has tentatively de­ termined that the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefited by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed special as­ sessment distnct Parkway Drive Special Assessment District 08-011-006-082-10 08-011-006-082-11 08-011-006-082-12 08-011-006-082-13 08-011-006-082-14 08-011-006-082-15 08-011-006-082-16 100 envelopes were stuffed. The ad promised to tell me how to make this money after I mailed tn my $30 I sent in a check and received a reply from the company. It said I had to put ads in magazines and newspapers, advertising some information and asking people to send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, which I would then stuff and mail back. When I checked around. I found it would cost more than SI00 to advertise. I wasn't interested in laying out that much money, so I asked the company for a refund of my $30. Of course, it refused. I hope my letter will save a feu people from being taken advantage of. - Know Better in Prescott. Anz. niques and a deeper appreciation of our le­ gal sy stem by becoming peer mediators to resolve disputes among their classmates Service opportunities like these offer stu­ dents the chance to learn the great value and the great joy of sharing their lives with others So I urge our young people, as they move forward in their education, al­ gage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ 08-011-006-082-02 08-011-006-082-03 08-011 006-082-04 08-001 ■006-082-05 08-011-006-082-06 08-011-006-082-07 08-011-006-082-08 08-011-006-082-09 about sweepstakes scams and want to write about another scam that is legal but still a rip-off. I answered an ad to make money by sluff­ ing envelopes at home The ad said it would cost me $30 as an initial investment and I would be paid $3 per envelope That meant I would gel my money back after the first tutoring a second-grader in basic arith­ metic A class on language and literature that encourages students to help children in reading and writing offers students more than academic enrichment High school students can learn conflict resolution tech­ Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assign­ ment dated February 28. 1997 which was Parkway Drive Special Assessment District Lots and Parcels Numbered Letter scam Dear Ann Landen: I just read the letter Dear Ann Landers: I write to encourage the many young people who read your col­ 49058. within 4 months of the date of publication Kalama2oo Ml 49008 (616)381-8434 Dear R P You have made some signifi­ cant points, and I agree that vending ma­ chines should not be abused However, since the solution is so simple bolting the machines to the wall I cannot imagine why the industry would not comply, if for no other reason than avoiding the cost of lawsuits such as these. Georgetown University in Washington. D C. Those who take his advice will find their lives infinitely rtiore satisfying. , ., claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative. Pamela J Lehman. 6500 Gurd portunity the opportunity young people have to learn by helping others and sharing their lives. The mathematics student who excels in algebra or statistics will learn still more by Darlene M. Harper, Clerk Township of Orangeville Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 File *98099742 (11/12) ...in need of quality printing? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616-945-9554 Birth Injuries Wn holp parents answer questions. Birth Injuries, including Cerebral Palsy, often leave parent* with many queationa. If you have concern* regarding your preg­ nancy, labor, delivery or newborn care, our law firm will help answer your queationa. At Keller A Keller we have assembled a team of expert* that specialise in fighting for the rights of brain-damaged children. We can help, call ua today. I Call Toll Froa 1.800-2-KEM.ER i �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... The War of 1812 and Barry County By Joyce F. Weinbrecht The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain was oxer trade and border disputes, the nght of neutrals and freedom of the seas, including mantime Governor Stevens T Mason practice The war was terminated in the Treaty of Ghent signed on Dee. 24. 1814, which was ratified on Feb. 17. 1815. The War of 1812 settled the boundaries on the north and impacted the United States by increasing the manufactunng of domes­ tic goods in the United States as they were unable to import these from Great Britain a constable and served in this capacity in 1841. In 1854. he was a director of the poor Nicholas Campbell and his brother William, their families and an unmarried brother came to Michigan, in 1835 locating on Section 25 of what would soon become Prairieville Township. In 1848. after Praincvillc became a township. Nicholas served again as Commissioner of Highway s and in 1849 he was constable for Praincvillc. Nicholas C ampbell is buried in East Hickory Comers Cemetery in Barrv Township with members of the Campbell family. during the war. The war increased national patriotism and united the United States into one nation. The death of Indian Chief Tccumsah had quieted down the Indian problems as did the surrender of Detroit and other border Part-time Receptionist for the YMCA of Barry County 30 hours per week Knowledge of Computers (Microsoft Works. Microsoft Word) posts At the time of the War of 1812. Michigan was a territory, having been separated first fmm the Northwest Territory, and then the Indiana Territory and then on Jan. 11. 1805. an act of Congress made it the territory of Knowledge of General Office Equipment * Copier. Facsimile. 2-hne telephone, answering machine) Responsibilities include dealing with the public at the front justice of the peace. Later he returned to Prairieville, when he traded farms with Hiram Tillotson. In 1850 he was a member swamplands. Surveying of Michigan began in 1815 swamps to try to keep wagons and animals from miring. These roads were called "Cor­ of the Michigan State Senate. In 1853 he served Prairieville Township as a constable. with the lower southern tier of the state fair­ ly well completed by 1825. This made it somewhat easier to locale the lands which duroy.” Among those coming to Michigan to set­ tle the land were men who had served in the He was bom on Jan. 14. 1796. and died on March 19. 1861. He is buned in Prairieville Cemetery. Prairieville Tow nship. Abel Draper shows up on the voting ros­ ters of Hope Township in the years 1853 and 1859. He was bom on June 15. 1787 and died Nov. 19. 1861. He is buried in the North Cemetery. (Pennock) Barry Town­ Ionia and at Flint. Al the land offices a prospective buyer could obtain maps, showing the sections available with lhe letter “S” marking the sections or parts of a section which had already been sold. The land office would also share the surveyor^ notes so a buyer could get a general idea of the quality of the land he was considering. The land was paid for in silver, gold, bank notes or drafts. Lat­ er the new owner would receive a "patent" signed by the President of the United States. Lewis Cass, who was the Governor the Michigan Territory and promoted it by attempting to dispel the rumors about the swamps, the malaria and savages. He con­ ducted an exploration expedition to assess the situation and promote the settling of the Territory of Michigan. Another important factor in the settle­ ment of Michigan and conversely Barry County was the difficulty in reaching the territory. Crossing the Black Swamp in Ohio which was impassable during the rainy periods, made entry into Michigan very difficult at times. The Eric Canal, completed in 1825, con­ necting Lake Eric with the Hudson River, was a major factor in the settlement of Michigan. Passengers and freight were transported between the eastern seaboard and Michigan ports with much more ease. The canal was built by the state of New York at a cost $7 million and was paid for in three years by the tolls and freight charges. Another factor that helped to settle Michigan was the first road westward between Detroit and Fort Dearborn (Chica­ go). Gradually more roads lo the north were caned out and the population of lower Michigan increased. These roads were crude affairs sometimes following Indian trails, where £ path was cut through the brush, sometimes leaving stumps over which the wagons could pass. Crude UNITED WAY! Must be flexible, well organized and self-motivated Chief Tecumseh bridges over streams that could not be ford­ ed were built. Logs were cut and laid cross­ wise of the road across the bogs and 1831. This one was later moved to Kalama­ zoo in 1834. In 1836. land offices were in Please Support The Barry County desk and on the telephone, receipting. Tiling, copying Michigan. There were not very many white settlers living in Michigan, away from the lake shores. The state was considered to be too wild with too many mosquitoes, too much fever, too many wolves and bears and they came to clear and settle. The entire state was completed by 1851 with only some re-surveying becoming necessary. A land office was opened in Detroit in 1818. In 1825. another land office was opened at Monroe with another at White Pigeon in (To be continued) Military during the War of 1812. It was not uncommon for the government to award land to soldiers who had served well, or in lieu of pay for their services or in place of pensions. In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state admitted to the Union. The county of Barty was organized in 1836. It was divided into four townships in 1837. In 1838 other divi­ ship. Warren Moon who also served in the War of 1812. settled in Barry Township. He died on April 27. 1861 at age 67. He is buned in Send resume to YMCA of Barrv County bv November 9th PO Bax 252. Hastings. Ml 49058 MEDICAL ASSISTANT FAMILY PRACTICE OFFICE PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Medical Assistant to work every Friday for Family Practice in Delton. An additional day each week would be spent performing clerical duties. The qualified candidate will be a Certified Medical Assistant and have at least I year of experience in a doctor's office setting. Excellent interpersonal skills are required and flexibility is a must. Please submit resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL sions followed. Stevens T. Mason, who had served as secretary over the territory of Michigan, became acting governor in 1834 when die governor died and was elected in his own right in 1835 and was in office as the territory was organizing to become a state. " ' ■' North Cemetery. (Pennock) George Peak, a black man who had served in the War of 1812. came to Barry County with his sons. James, Nathaniel and Thomas to Hope Township, section 28, in 1848. each farming a place of their ow n. James Willison came lo Barry County (616) 948-3112 or Dr. Ethel W. Williams, an instructor in genealogy, author of “Know Your Ances­ from Cayuga County. N.Y. in 1837. settling E.O.E. tor’s, A Guide to Genealogical Research." a native of Yankee Springs. (Time to Time. March 4. 1993. Esther Walton) identified a group of men who fought in the War of 1812 and then came to Michigan on the wave of westward movement of the pio­ neers to Michigan, settling in Barry Coun­ ty She identified where they had lived in Barry County and in some cases where they were buried. This essay will identify them and where they lived and were bunedL and whatever information available to us. Noah J. Bowker was in Barry Township in 1849 and served as a director of the poor in 1849. In 1852, Noah and his wife were listed as members of the Baptist Church, which met in the Mott School in the town­ ship. He served in the Civil War with the 13th Infantry and was discharged for dis­ ability on April 30. 1864. This makes him nearly 80 when he v.as discharged. He died on Oct. 17. 1866. at age 85 and his wife Mary died July 12. 1880. at age 92. The Bowkers arc buried in Barry Township, in North Cemetery. John Bowne reached Prairieville in the spring of 1836. living on the land owned by Ashabel Tillotson. He emigrated from Homer. Cortland County, N.Y. He moved to Barry Township in the fall of 1837 and located in section number seven. At the annual meeting of Barry Town­ ship. held on April 6. 1840. John was cho­ sen supervisor. In 1841. he was elected as a Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings, MI 49C58 Fax (614) 945-4130 on Section Number 24. James Willison served in many offices in Barry Township, including assessor. 1848. constable, in 1851, among others. He died on Sept. 9. 1865 at age 75. His wife Margaret died on CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Feb. 5. 1884. They were buried in North Cemetery (Pennock) Barry Township. Alpheus Barber and his wife Elizabeth came to Michigan in 1843. Alpheus was born in Springfield. Mass, on Nov. 9. 1787. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Elizabeth Dennis Barber was bom on March 10. 1800. in Augusta. Maine. They were married at Vienna. Wayne County. New York, in 1818. When they first came to Michigan they lived at Gull Prairie for one year and then found land which they liked on Section 34. Prairieville, near Cressey. They arc buned in the Cressey Cemetery there. Alpheus died on Aug. 5, 1872 at age 84 and Elizabeth died on May 19. 1872 at the age 72. Truman Bates also lived in the Prairieville area. No record of his burial has Chambers located at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. been found at this time. Tunis Bennett, was buried in Prairieville Cemetery. Prairieville Township. He is list­ ed on the voter roster of 1853 and 1859 for Hope Tow nship. Tunis was bom on Jan. 21. 1799. and died on Oct. 8. 1882 al age 83. His wife Euphcmia was bom on Feb. 27. 1801. and died on May 15. 1879 at age 78. public hearing Tuesday. November 17. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request from Barry County located at 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). Legal description on said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS THE S 26.50 ACRES OF E 1/2 NW FRL 1/4 SEC 18. EX. COM ATTHE NE COR OF ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND. ON S LINEOF W STATE ST ON THE N & S 1/4 LINE SEC 18 FOR BEG. TH S ON N & S 1/4 LINE 400 FT MORE OR LESS TO A STAKE. TH W PARALLEL WITH THE S LINE W STATE 525 FT. TH N 400 FT MORE OR LESS TO S LINE W STATE ST. TH E ALONG S LINE W STATE ST 525 FT TO BEGINNING. EX W 398 FT. THEREOF. EX COM AT CENT SEC 18. S 89 DEG 23'W 640 FT. CONTINUED. ON E-W 1/4 LINE FOR BEG. S 89 DEG 23' W 282 FT. N 845.3 FT TO S UNE OF W STATE ST. N 89 DEG 23'E 282 FT ON S LINE SD ST. S845.3FTTOBEG. EXE230OFTHEREMAIN­ ING PART OF.S 26 50 A OF THEE |/2 OFTHE NW FRL 1/4 SEC I8-3N-8W. and CITY OF HASTINGS 206.206W COURT & II7S BROA COURT HOUSE SQUARE IjOTS 651. 652.653. THE N 100 FT. OFTHE W 6 FT OF LOT 654 N 100 FT. OF LOT 655 David Benson was buried in Brown Cemetery in Orangeville Township. He was bom in 1789 and died on May 15. 1865. In 1840, he was constable tn Barry Township. In 1843. he was constable for Prairieville Township and in 1847 and 1848 he served as commissioner of highways for Pramcv die Township. Humphrey Fisher Sr. came to Prairieville in the Cressey area. He and his wife. Catherine, had a son. Humphrey Fisher Junior, horn on May 16, 1816 before they came to Michigan. Humphrey Fisher Senior died on March 19, 1873, al age 89 and Catherine died on Aug. 31. 1880. age 82. They arc buned in the Cressey Ceme­ tery.* Rufus Slaw son. lived in the Cressey area. Prairevillc Township. His wife. Clarissa, was born in Rensselaer County. New York on Jan 4. 1793. and died in Barry County on Oct. 8. 1879 Rufus Slaw son is noted as being buned there also, but no record found al this time Ncbadiah Cass was a member of Odel’s Co. 23. U.S Infantry, in the War of 1812. He is buned in Praincvillc Cemetery and the date of death is worn away but it appears lo be between 1850 and 1865. Nicholas Campbell opened his home in Barry County for the first town meeting in Section Number One of what would later become Prairieville, in April of 1836 He was elected Commissioner of Highways along with Amasa Parker and Calvin G Hill In 1840. he served as an assessor and Map showing early land offices in Michigan Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90967 (7) & 90-973(2) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, this lariance. if granted, will allow placement of signage closer to the street right-of-way line than allowed by Ordinance Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and'ominutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at lhe same address as stated above The City w ill proi ide necessary reasonable aids and sen ices upon fnc days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay sen ices 1-800-649-3777. Eieril G. Manshunt City Clerk �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 < < me l< think < 1 il... Penfield, Trojans have the chemistry to spring upset In two years u( the helm. Coach Tim Penfield has guided the Middleville Trojans into two prep football playoffs. During hi* first year in 1997. the black and orange pulled a mild upset over Gull Lake at Gull Lake, but could not pull a similar trick against St. Joseph n St. Quarterback Dan Finkbeiner has a knack of making the big plays, whether it comes through the air to a soft-handed receiver like Ken VanRyn or whether it comes on a run. which at time* has ended Joseph. The 1998 post-season opener will again find Penfield's Trojans on the road... this up in the end zone At running back take your pick. Il’s either Zia "Later" Shook sprinting for huge chunks of yards or Miso Glavan bulldozing and knocking do* n want-to-be time at Haslett High School. The blue and gold Vikings are currently ranked No. I in Class BB. so the challenge for lhe Trojans is ven much tackler* Jeremy Vandefifer gives the Trojan defense great toughness along with other standouts like Jason Barager and Bryan that But. with Penfield in charge and his "team" behind him. don't count on a quiet exit. In fact. Friday's forecast is calling for possible rain and a whole lol of heavy hits. Remember, defense wins Jahnke To win. Middleville must attack Haslett in vulnerable places and with the championships... or in this case prep football playoff games Penfield says this "is an excellent opportunity" to play "the No. I team." The Trojan coach looks forward to playing a team so "highly ranked." Thai's lhe way you win. You don't ran from tough challenges, you value them and expect your finest. Only losers hang their heads and say. you know they are Belding's, for those of you familiar with West Michigan prep football. The director (Tom Lehman who also knows a thing or two about football)... the student body (which includes a championship *98. so experience is also a valuable key lo lhe Vikings' pigskin success. The best offensive weapon in Haslett's arsenal might just be 5-10. 175-pound fullback Logan Barnhart who has gained over 5.000 yards and tallied 50 touchdowns in his high school football career. Haslett's defense, in Penfield's words, is "very dominant." One of Haslett's best on lhe "d" is 5-11. 2U5-pound linebacker Brandon Hardin, no relation to J-Ad's champion photographer Perry Hardin. Hardin (that is Brandon) can make the big hits, create the critical turnovers and frustrate the opposition into a frenzy. But. lhe Trojans also have their shinning stars. Nate LaVoie works like an Energizer Bunny on defense, but the punishment he delivers certainly doesn't feel real soft. accomplishment. Then. Schlachter qualified for the Stute meet by running her best time last Saturday al lhe regional competition held at Haslett High School. Schlachter's seventh place 20:17 at Haslett puts her in the field at this Saturday s State final at the Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn. Her coach. Paul Fulmer, is not surprised with her sophomore success. "She got more serious about her running." Fulmer said "She ran her best time there (Haslett) and one of her belter races of the season." Schlachter had mans good races during the season, being lhe top point totaler in lhe O-K White Conference. l he Hastings girls team was sixth at regionals with 166 points There were 18 schools present and 126 runners. Corunna won lhe team title with 43 points. Kristin Schlachter. Karey's sister, was 28th in 21:33. Carolyn DeWitt was 33rd in 21:52. Heidi Schroeder 40th in 22:i I. Rachel Newton 58th in 22:52. Brenda Westfall was timed at 26:05 and Beth Arnett had a 29:18 clocking. The Saxon boys were 15th with 361 points. The same amount of teams and • runners look part in the boys meet with Corunna running away with the team title with a 50 point performance. Mike Elliott was the fleetest Saxon with a 3()th 17.44. Steve Moray was 68th in 18:58. Corey Sandusky 79th in 19:17. Adam Carroll 96th in 20:10, Scott Sawyer 98lh in 20:13. Shawn Hill 11 Oth in 21:04 and Jason Flohr crossed the finish line in 24:20. - coaches like Ray Page, who knows a thing or two about football. One thing is for sure There will be a lol of support for the black and orange even if they are on the road again. The cheerleaders... lhe managers... the trainer... the team physician (Dr. Jim Weatherhead, who is lhe finest sideline cohort on this planet)... the athletic points. Eight of 11 starters returned in Karev Schlachter has had quite a run ihi* fall First, the Hastings High School sophomore was the league champion in the O-K White Conference, the first Saxon harrier ever to achieve that coaching staff in Penfield's corner, expect that to happen. Dan Erb. Tom Ellinger and Mark Uyl have the experience and the knowledge to throw a few curves in lhe way of lhe Vikings. If they don’t, then look for some helpful advice from No I Haslett's offense could be compared to Vikings may not have a Brent Cummings, but they can certainly ground out a lot of yards and score a lot of Hastings sophomore runs for more glory at State soccer team and a championship cross country squad)... and nearly the entire city of Middleville. In Middleville, football is more than just a game, it’s tradition and lhe Trojans look forward to the great challenge ahead of them Friday night During the regular season lhe J-Ad football prognosticator had a record of 31­ 14 for games played by Barry County teams. O.J. Simpson wore No. 32, so 32 wins is a requirement to a successful season. Will the Trojans have lo play their best game of the season?... probably. And will the Trojans have to stay away from mistakes and make every play the most important of the game’...probably. With that in mind, the football prediction is as follows: Trojans 21, Without A Ship Vikings 18. Talk to you soon. Saxon quarterback Tony Bowne (11) prepares to make a throw to Sean Tefft (6) as three Oriole defenders get in positions to make a play, Hardworking group is how coach views *98 Saxons Hastingsnigh head-------------foolball Hastings HighSchool ---------- --------- coach Jeff Keller calls his 1998 senior class, "the hardest working group" that he has had since he look over the Saxon program Seventeen Hastings’ g.idders were Iron Saxons and 12 of tho-c were seniors The Iron Saxon distinction requires players to perform certain weight lifting endeavors as well as other physical exercises such as jumping rope a certain amount of time and running certain Charlotte was not one of its best. ™one "You always think that you could have done better; if you're satisfied then you become complacent." Keller said. The Saxons mustered 263 yards of total offense versus the Orioles with 150 coming through the air and 113 coming on the ground. "They are a good ball club and they physically dominted us." Keller said. "Physically there were some mismatches. their theiroffense offenseoff offthe thefield fieldar and we didn't do that. Defensively, we were on the field a long time." Making good use of Hastings* "d" time on lhe field were Charlotte running backs Josh Swanson and Adam Auvenshine. GROUP... Continued on page 11 It takes it wear and tear. We had to keep distances. For the most part. Keller is pleased how his 4-5 team performed in 1998. although last Friday's 29-14 loss to Jeremy Huyck (54). Matt Hopewell (74). Dan Kiel (9). Bret Wiersma (81). Nate Price (88). Ken VanRyn (5) and Tom Schwander (36) celebrate the end of a championship season last Friday against Wayland This Friday, the Trojans' aim is to start the post-season with a championship performance against the Vikings. Four Panthers play final basketball game at home Shane Slaughter (21) sprints down field in Hastings' season finale last Friday versus Chariotte. Tuesday’s basketbull game between Delton Kellogg and Parchment was the final home appearance for four Delton seniors: Heidi Homister. Man Henson. Jill Vickery and Man Beth Haas. The final score. 61-30 Parchment, may have not been to the tour s liking, but lhe smiles and lhe efforts proved how much fun the* have had during their days as Lads Panther*. "We did not play so well tonight; we just didn't execute ." Delton Coach Jeff Sullivan said. "(Sull) they always work hard." Parchment led 11-2 after lhe first quarter and 32-10 at the half From there, A Surprised Winner... the rout was on See FOUR... Continued from page 11 Christy NeSmith (32) drives for two Hastings' Josh Woodard (22) breaks tackles on his way for big yards in varsity football action at Johnson Field last Friday. Jaycee Kathy Sheldon presents Diane Martisius with her winning 50'50 check worth nearly $3,000 at last Friday s varsity football game at Johnson Field. Martisius received her winnings immediately after the drawing at halftime of the final game between Hastings and Charlotte Proceeds of the drawing went for the Hastings High School senior class. • • �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 5 1998 - Page 11 FOUR...continued from page 10 J-Ad 1998 Football Stat Leaders Delion's first points came on a Christy NeSmith jumper with just 1:32 remaining in the first quarter. NeSmith ended up tallying 8 of Delton's 10 first half points. In the second half. Henson began to connect, hitting back-to-back threepointers in the fourth quarter to lie NeSmith for team honors with IO points. Henson actually began to find her shooting rhythm in the third frame, nailing a jump shot as time expired in that stanza. Parchment, though, had the offensive SCORING Andy Patrick (MV) 128 Nick Marshall (Delton) 107 Jason Stampfler (Delton) 84 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 66 S. Richardson (Lakewood) 52 Miso Glavan (TK) 50 Dan Finkbeiner (TK) 45 Joel Briggs (Lakewood) 36 Zia Shook (TK) 32 J.T. Charron (Delton) 30 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 30 Jacob Cole (MV) 28 Ken Lackscheide (MV) 26 Kyle Love (Lakewood) 26 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 22 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 18 Luke Warner (Hastings) 18 Dan Kiel (TK) 18 Travis Lehman (Lakewood)18 Ken VanRyn (TK) 18 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 14 Jason Dow (Lakewood) 12 Adam Schantz (Hastings) 12 Richard Smith (MV) 12 Jason Abfalter (MV) 10 Chris Ewing (MV) 10 Scott VanEngen (MV) 6 Rod Reynolds (Delton) 6 Harold Lee (Hastings) 6 Ron Wierckz (Lakewood) 6 Bill Blair (Hastings) 6 Josh Woodard (Hastings) 6 Mike Nichols (TK) 6 Jamie Collier (Delton) 6 Rob Lee (Hastings) 6 Tyson Vorce (MV) 6 Joe McFadden (Delton) 6 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 6 Jay Campbell (Hastings) 6 Sam Smith (Lakewood) 6 Keith Fabbri (Lakewood) 6 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4 Matt Larsen (Hastings) 3 Nick Hannar (Delton) 2 Josh Bundy (Hastings) 2 ;Tim Stevens (TK) 2 Cory Currier (MV) 1 RUSHING iAndy Patrick (MV) 154-1,110 .Stampfler (Delton) 108-1,026 5. Richardson (LW) 144-819 ■Marshall (Delton) 102-805 Miso Glavan (TK) 141-796 Zia Shook (TK) 82-644 j. Briggs (Lakewood) 61-507 K. Matteson (Delton) 74-453 pan Finkbeiner (TK) 59-409 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 70-387 Jacob Cole (MV) 77-368 J.T. Charron (Delton) 48-349 •T. Bowne (Hastings) 68-294 G. Weatherhead (TK) 36-245 J. Dow (Lakewood) 63-195 Scott VanEngen (MV) 39-174 Jason Abfalter (MV) 36-173 Woodard (Hastings) 41-166 GROUP Continued from page 10 Sullivan has coached most of the Parchment players in youth basketball or in other leagues, so he realized how much scary final 19 minutes'of their annual non-league. season-ending football rivalry Friday, escaping with a 13-7 victory and earning their familiar berth in the Class BB playoffs. Middleville, which finished its regular campaign with an 8-1 record and was undefeated in the O-K Blue Conference, is scheduled to play at Haslett Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the opening round of the prep playoffs. It will be the Trojans' sixth playoff appearance. Last year. Coach Tim Penfield's gridders won their post-season opener at Gull Lake, but lost in the regional finals to St. Joseph. talent his team was going up against Tuesday u home. "We played a good team and they capitalized." Sullivan said. "If you go after them outside (Melz and Enzian). then they have Whalen (center Lindsey) who can hurt you inside. Tonight, they Delton looks to pick up momentum for the upcoming post-season with two games next week. Sullivan's squad will travel lo Mattaw an Tuesday (Nov. 10) and continue on the road Thursday (Nov. 12) at Galesburg-Augusta. Delton's Mary Henson (22). Christy NeSmith (32) and Heidi Homister (20) battle a Panther opponent for a loose ban. Panthers score profusely in seven win season The Panthers concluded their campaign last Friday with a 54-28 triumph over Comstock. Comstock was coming off a 35-29 win over rival Gull Lake, but last Friday it was Coach Rob Heethuis' Delton squad that held all of the cards. "It was an excellent football game," Heethuis said. "I believe that Gull Lake did us a favor." Three players accounted for all of the Panther points, running back Nick Marshall, quarterback Kyle Matteson and running back Jason Stampfler. Marshall scored 20 points including touchdowns from 3.61,5 and 19 yards. Matteson tallied 16 points with one of his two touchdowns coming from 50 these kids kept trying," Keller said. In Tribute... The following is a poem written by Saxon and former Hastings Banner advertising director Hal Buerge: yards. Stampfler reached pay dirt three times with sprints of 81, 7 and 88 yards. Stampfler finished the game with 243 yards on 19 carries, while Matteson netted 101 yards on 15 attempts. Of Delton's 528 yards of offense, over 500 came on The Saxons of ''Ninety-Eight" Now that the season's over and the equipment put away; the aches and pains of players improving day to day - The faithful of the Saxon fans with the ground thanks to a solid outing from its offensive linemen, Billy Ferris, Brook Smith, John DeGoede, Mat Geething, Jay sincerity can say: "Our team, while winning or losing, it Molitor, Jeremiah was fun to watch them play." Frequently outnumbered and usually out-weighed; this team left nothing on lhe field, with intensity they played. There were sometimes, when needed. Lady Luck did not behave. Then lhe Saxon team refused to fold and all they had, they gave. When the conference schedule ended, the finale was kind of sour: but, prospects for the future, indicate a better hour. With a lot of returning veterans, it only stands lo reason - with promising players coming up, we should have a real good season. Now. before we draw the curtain, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the undefeated record of the season's Saxon freshmen. TROJANS continued, page 13 Over 300 perms... or more than a 35point per game average were the impressive numbers that the Delton Kellogg varsity football team put up during a 7-2 1998 season. "We're proud of all of our teams regardless of their records." Keller said. Bowne picked off a Charlotte pass. "No matter what the situation was. Wilson and Rod Reynolds. In total, the Panthers offense collected over 3,700 yards in 1998 and scored 312 points. The previous school record for points in a season was 288. The defense also shinned brightly for the maroon, white and silver. PANTHERS Continued on p*ce 12 Jackie Prough (24) eyes the hoop after making it past the Parchment defense in ■uesda/s KVA basketball game. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. November 17. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in lhe City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. These Doctors Are In Explore the exciting possibilities of improving The purpose of said hearing is for the Board lo hear comments and make a determi­ nation on a request by Patty Hard of 1324 South David Drive. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). Legal description of said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 12 COOK ADDITION NO. 2 Contrary to City Ordinance Section 9O-264(2)(c) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances this variance will allow for the setback to be less than allowed in a R-S district by ordinance nearsightedness with Laser Vision Correction » Continued on page 12 land almost got the treat. But. the Trojans survived a frightfully two-point pass followed Lee's touchdown and concluded the game's scoring. Pan Kiel (TK) 13-241 Slaughter (Hastings) 19-235 Ken VanRyn (TK) 16-214 L. Warner (Hastings) 12-155 Sean Tefft (Hastings) 9-130 Chris Ewing (MV) 6-129 Patrick (MV) 5-101 For years of easy Marshall (Delton) 5-95 rockin', make iRod Reynolds (Delton) 7-88 Joe McFadden (Delton) 4-85 U.S. Savings Bonds part of your Bob Cole (Lakewood) 2-84 retirement savings Josh Bundy (Hastings) 8-78 program. Justin VanAlstine (MV) 4-68 LEADERS other double digit scorers. yards on 11 attempts. A Bowne to Tefft RECEIVING Richard Smith (MV) 130 Bobby Cole (Hastings) 107 jJason Baragar (TK) 101 Nick Hannar (Delton) 95 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 91 Andy Patrick (MV) 89 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 85 Twas the night before Halloween when Middleville almost got tricked and Way­ rushers with 52 yards on 6 carries and scored on a 1-yard dive in the fourth quarter. Sean Tefft also was a cog in the Hastings' ground game, collecting 40 PASSING TACKLES and the defensive weapons to run away with lhe KVA contest. Jill Enzian led the squad with 16 point, ••coring 8 points on back-to-back-to-back stellar plays in the fourth quarter. Kelly Metz tallied 15 points and Amy VanderWoede 10 points as Parchment's hit their outside shots." Swanson gained 144 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdowmn from 10 yards in the third quarter. Auvenshine netted 54 yards on 16 attempts and scored a 4-yard touchdown in lhe second quarter and a 4yard score in Charlotte’s 15 point third quarter. The other Oriole score was a 5-yard jaunt by Todd Klont in the fourth quarter. Adam Schantz hauled in a 75-yard Tony Bowne pass to put the Saxons within two points. 8-6, with 10:39 remaining in the third quarter. Luke Warner also shinned in the receivinf department with four catches for 49 yards including one in the first quarter for 41 yards. Quarterback Rob Lee led all Saxon Bowne (Hastings) 67-149-821 jD. Finkbeiner (TK) 38-95-542 K Matteson (DK) 22-54-358 Lackscheide (MV) 17-49-321 Jason Dow (LW) 25-53-255 ; Trojans to battle Vikings Friday in BB playoffs U S Savings Bonds are safe — they're backed by the full faith and , credit ol the United States They're j also guaranteed to earn interest And they're both easy to buy — get them wl ere you work or bank — and easy :o afford You can buy them for M little as $25 Ask your ban1 er cr your employer about including US Savings Bond-, in your retirement savings program Far a recorded message of current .-ate Information, call I -800-4US BOND 1-800-487-2663 This procedure uses precise comput­ er-guided lasers, giving you an optionjo corrective lenses For more informa­ tion about Laser Vision Correction and its pos­ sible benefits, call one of the doctors listed below or contact Clear Image Laser Center al 1-800-560-9595. Member- of K Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to lhe Hastings City Clerk at lhe same address as CLEAR IMAGE LASER CENTER Bard Bloom. 01) Scon Bloom. 01) 1510 Sorth Broadway 1510 Sorth Broadway 945 2192 9-i5 2192 9XU9 Chcm Valley 891-2021) The ('ity w ill pnn ide necessary reasonable aids and sen ices upon five days notice to the Hastings ('in Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay senices I 800-649-3777 945-3888 City Clerk Caledonia Richard Choryun. 01) Eye & ENT Specialists Kimberly Norris. Ml) 915 Uest Green staled abov e EvenlG Manshum �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 LEADERS...continued Bryan Jahnke (TK) 78 Joe Bekker (Hastings) 76 Lee Gould (MV) 65 Tarry Lane (Delton) 63 Andy Adams (MV) 63 John Kieffer (Hastings) 61 Eric Goris (MV) 59 Dan Kiel (TK) 56 Nate LaVoie (TK) 56 Andy Keller (Hastings) 54 Kyle Matteson (Delton) 54 Jason Abfalter (MV) 48 Jacob Cole (MV) 47 Jeremie Coplin (Delton) 46 Scott VanEngen (MV) 42 Cory Currier (MV) 41 S. Slaughter (Hastings) 36 Chris Ewing (MV) 35 Adam Smith (TK) 31 Aaron Schultz (Delton) 30 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 23 Bill Ferris (Delton) 28 Phil Schallhom (Delton) 28 Bill Blair (Hastings) 26 Nathan Swift (MV) 26 BOWLING SCORES A Banner Football Season... The YMCA of Barry County 1998 78'er football team had an outstanding season Team members were (front row. from left) Matt Gibbons. Brian Baird. B J. Buehler Nathan Selby. Nicholas Storm. Josh Sanders. Anthony Rambin, Josh Bailey Justin Lambert. Jared Bell. Beau Furrow; (second row) Coach Brian DonninL Blaise Stanhope, Donnie Converse. Orin Kruppenberg. Dustin Bowman Jon Nevins. Brandon Manlette. Nick Strickland. B.J. Donnini, David Eltzroth, John Deming, Cullen McKeough, Billy Morgan. James Kimmel, head coach Tom Warner; (third row) coach Rod Bowman, John Benedict. Joel Gibbons. Broc Reaser, Colin VanWinger. Ben Verus. Brandon Barcroft, Aaron Snider. Bruce Carpenter. Jacob Armour. Mike Kieffer and coach Gene Greenfield. Missing are Justin Malik, Andrew Ferguson and coach Rob Lee. (Photo provided) INTERCEPTIONS Kyle Matteson (Delton) 5 Justin VanAlstine (MV) 5 Ken VanRyn (TK) 4 Luke Warner (Hastings) 3 Tarry Lane (Delton) 3 Tony Bowne (Hastings) 3 Rich Smith (MV) 2 Garrett Weatherhead (TK) 2 Scott VanEngen (MV) 2 Travis Lehman (Lakewood) 2 Scott Stopher (Delton) 2 Chris Ewing (MV) 2 Dan Kiel (TK) 2 RECOVERIES FUMBLE Sunday Night Mixed X-Filen 24; B.S.crs 23; All Mixed Up 21; We re OK 17; Thunder Alley 16; Friends 16; Nine Out of Ten I6;S&K 16. Red Dog 16; H E D 15; NoTdlin Whai 15; Thee Froggcrs 14; Rock Bottom 13; Happy Hookers 12; Lucky Strikes II 1/2; Bear Alley 6 1/2 Womens High Games and Series - M. Snyder 219-538; K Sutfm 190-502; N Munn 189-479; L Falconer 164-464; S. Craven 153-424; C Barnum 140-406; S. VanDcnburg 213; E Hammontrec 183; M Eaton 181; J. Buckner 160; A. Hubbell 155; N. Taylor 154; B. Cantrell 147. Mens High Games and Series - C. Mar­ tin 233-594; K Hammontrec 193-561; M. Martin 247-550; B Barkhuff 186-517; J. James 197-512. T James 192-479; M. Eaton 177-461; B Heath 172-429; M. Sny­ der 222; S. Peabody 215; D. Rentz 189; E Bcrhndt 187; V Hall 187; J. Smith 182; B. Hubbell 185; J. Agee 169; M. McLeod 169 Tarry Lane (Delton) 3 Jeremy Vandefifer (TK) 3 Zia Shook (TK) 3 Jon Haneckow (Delton) 3 Ken VanRyn (TK) 3 Cory Currier (MV) 2 Joel Briggs (Lakewood) 2 Eric Goris (MV) 2 BoHlcrettes Kent Oil Co. 22-6; Bennett Industries 17­ 11; Farmer's Feed 13-15; Hecker Insurance 12-16; Carlton Center Bulldozing 11-17; Hamilton Excavating 9-19. Good Games and Series - S. Drake 166; J. Doster 158; E. Vanasse 191-484; B Mak­ er 163; K Eberly 211-477; D Snyder 186­ 534; E Ulnch 1975-515; B Hathaway 174­ 453; T. Redman 147-403; G. Otis 177-474; C Hurless 148-397; J. Pettcngill 16"M47; L. Elliston 177-506; N Potter 169-422. Saxon freshmen beat Charlotte to go 9-0 The freshmen Saxons beat Charlotte last week 28-6 to finish the season with a perfect 9-0 record. Hastings' Dave Wilson returned Charlotte's first punt to the 45 and then scored on the second play from scrimmage on a 38-yard pass from Dave Ockerman The extra point was added by Zac Fulmer. On lhe team's second possession. Dan Slaughter scored on a 22-yard tun on the fourth play. Fulmer's extra point was again good In lhe second quarter. Slaughter broke loose again for a 62-yard run. Fulmer again added the extra point. The halftime score was 21-0. At the start of lhe second half. Hastings stopped a short Charlotte drive on the 25yard-line. The Saxons then drove 75 yards on 6 plays. The drive was capped off by a 22-yard touchdown by Slaughter. Fulmer booted through the extra point. Charlotte scored with two minutes left to go in the game to make the final 28-6. Slaughter led Hastings with 132 rushing yards on 7 carries. Joey Keller had 60 yards on 7 carries and Dave Ockerman gained 55 yards on 5 carries Wilson, in the passing department, threw for 54 yards. The defense was a key to the undefeated Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at.. 616-945-9554 Jon Haneckow collected 12 tackles and Nick Hannar managed 10 bone crushers. Matteson also picked off two ComstocK aerials and Tarry Lane also made an interception. Recovering fumbles were Haneckow, Phil Schallhom ‘ and Lance Mitchell. Matteson in bis career made 11 interceptions, a new school record. In 1998, Mattesott picked off 6 paras and returned one of those for a touchdown. Heethuis said he enjoyed working with this year's team, stating that they were more than just good athletes "This is a quality group of young men," Heethuis said. "These are just good kids to be around." NOTICK OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Don’t Put Your Baby's Health On The Line. All-KVA... Stampfler (running back). Marshall (kicker). DeGoede (offensive guard). Molitor (offensive center). Billy Ferris (defensive lineman), Haneckow PUAM TAKE HOYSO that the tollowing is a proposed Ordinance when was received tor test reading by the Township Board ot Rutland Charter Township at rts regular meeting held Tok if • Ym Can TJv Cunr if Y< vr Rah (linebacker) and Matteson (defensive back) all received AU-Kalamazoo Valley Association football honors in league voting Wednesday on October 14. 1996 RUTLAND CHARTBR TOWNSMR BFFBCTTVB SBVBN (71 DAYS AFTRR PUMXtATXM AFTWR ADOmOM District zoning classrtcahon to the C3" General Business distret Snyder 163; S. Pennington Otis 186-483. Pennington 154; S. Keeler 192; J Madden 191; M. Eaton 171-505. Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 34-10; Gavin Ford 30­ 14; Farmers Insurance 26-18; Cedar Creek Grocery 25-19. Hastings Bow l 22-22; Mills Landing 21-23; Shamrock Tavcm 19-25; Miller Excavating 19-21; Stefano's 18-22; NAPA Giris 18-22; Pet World 15-29; True Value 13-31. High games and Series - D Pennington 151; D. Bammus 192-561; S. Snider 166; B. Thurston 224-560; P. Fisher 193-530; M. Martin 160; C. Curtis 176-462; L. Irwin 193; K. Matthews 139; T. Loftus 489; T. Daniels 205-528; C. Curtis 169; M. Wilkes 142; C. Gates 134; E. Harris 107; L. Potter 185-486. > ' Love. Nola. Scott. Sandi. Kim. Julie and famines - - ~ Rexoning or Rroporty In Land Section 13 Auto Glass fication to the *C3* General Business District zoning classifica­ l.xpvrl Installation tion of the following described land in Land Section 13 COM S FIVE COURSES ELY 241 35 FT AL ARC OF A CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 22968 31 FT A CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 39 12' E 241 35 FT TH S 01 DEG 38 51’ E 25 FT TH ELY 139 52 FT AL ARC OF CURVE TO THE LEFT RADIUS BEING • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billinu • Workmanship Guaranteed Have you tried E’ola health and weight management products and don't know what happened to the person you purchased them from? Give us a call. We can help, or show you how to get them yourself! 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Jeffurson, Downtown Horfmgs FT TO POB SSCTION II - MVSRABILITY Should any section clause or provision of the Ordinance be CDL CLASS A DINERS/GENEIAl LAIN Call Now! 616-945-5085 declared by a Court to be invalid for any reason such deciaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the section clause or provision so declared to be invalid MOTION III - KFF1CT1VI DATS This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after publication after adoption All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at the regu­ lar meeting to be held at the Rutland Charter Township Hail on November 10 1998 commencing at 7 00 c dock PM Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed matenals being considered McCormick Enterprises, Inc., a leading millwright & crane support service company based in Delton, is currently accepting applications for Class A Drivers. Successful candidates should have current Class A CDL License and clean driving record. Job duties will also include general labor and some forklift operation, prior experience is required. Starting pay minimum $10.00/hour. Apply in person or send resume to: at the hearing individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township clerk at the address or telephone number listed below Barbara Bedford Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings Ml 49058 Good Games and Series - O. Gillons 181-485; B. Sexton 151-420; C. Fox 170­ 419; D. Mayhew 14-395; L. Jackson 159. Tuesday Mixed Advanced Commercial Printen 22-14; TVCCU 22-14; Hastings Bowlers 19 1/2­ 16 1/2; Consumers Concrete 19 1/2-16 1/2; Friends 18-18; Pin Seeken 17-19; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 17-19; Modeller Graphics 9-27. Men's High Games & Series: P Scobey 226; G. Heard 222-612; Ken Keller 203­ 526; K. Phenix 222-553; S. Hyde 174-477; R. O’Keefe 194; L. Johnson 224. LEGAL NOTICE MOMTOAOE FOmCLOtUM SALE THS HRM « A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMFTIKO TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY NFOKMATKJM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SAtE - Default Ms been made m the coraMons ot a mortgage made by Fran* A Neuet. a single man (Ongmal Mortgagors) lo □MAC Mortgage Corporalion. Mortgagee deled October g 1997 and recorded on October 28 1997 m Document »1003341 Barry County Records Mchrgan. on when mortgage there is One Hundred Twenty-New Thousand Forty and 22993 31 FT A CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 1042’ E 139 52 FT TH N 88 DEG 00 17 E 287 16 FT TH ELY 352 81 FT AL THE Thursday A.M. Question Marks 26 1/2-9 1/2; What Hap­ pened 23-17; Just Us 18-22; Boomerk Giris 17 1/2-22 1/2; Varneys 15-21; Hastings Bowl 16-24. 436. Happy Birthday Tom/Ddd RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, BNCHMAN POB TH ELY AL S LI OF HWY M37A443 THE FOLLOWING 181-495; G. Cook 441; D. Slovinskt 172; J. Phenix 178­ 497; C. O'Keefe 211-539; R Burch 169­ and lo repeal aS Ordinances or parts ot OrcSnances in conftcl herewith 00 DEG 1908' E 45 23 FT FR W 1/4 POST SEC 13-3-9 FOR Waggoner 160; D. Mason 184-483. 174; G. Meany 176; P. Kelly 163; B. Roush 186; E. Johnson 164; S. McKee 217; D. a Happy 60^ rezonmg from the 'Cr OhtceCommeroaJ District zoning classi­ 541; J. Beckwith 182-479; M Schondelmayer 162-458; J Mercer 211-559; D. Hall 184; W. Birman 174-468; A. Breuer 172; W. Brodock 171-475; J. Keller 163; G. Womens High Game and Series - L. Bahs 171-460; M. Naylor 159; S. Glasgow 169-483; G. Potter 174; E. Mesecar 171; P. ptease wish him Section 13 werun the Township from the "CT Ottoe/Commeroal Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the Mens High Games and Series - N. Thaler 188-544; R Wieland 166-454; W. Woodmansee 195-507; P Tcrpening 162­ 466; C. Haywood 162-463; B. Terry 193­ Women'! High Games 4 Series: V Ordnance by the rezomng of certain property located «n ~and A the Zoning Map as incorporated by reference in the Rutland Fnend 18; Nash 17; Jesiek 16; Brodock 16; No One 14; Vrogtndewey 14; Wieland 13; Lcthcoc 11; Brewer 10; Schlachter 9. Womens High Games and Series - M. Sean 163; R Brummel 163; S. Sanborn NOV. An Ordmancu lo amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning zoning classification Monday Mixers If you see this Turn It Ur Potter ISO; M. Snow 149; E. Ulrich 160; R. Kuempel 134. Kuempel 21; Hall 21; Moucoulis 20; Woodmansee 20; Snyder 18; M&M's 18; 213; D. Vickers 233-592; M. McKee 214; J. Zink 189; D. Service 181; W. Gillora 173; S. Gillons 174; R. Haight 180. PANTHERS...continued from page 11 488; J. Rice 160-466; P. Frederickson 185­ 456; E. Moore 174-448; J. Pettengtll 191­ 448; B Collier 159-434; J. Doster 174-431; M. Bell 136-375; F. Schneider 159-411; R. Reichard 160-426; D Botimer 145; N. Hal­ lifax 150; J Bayne 156; N. Thalyer 145; G. Friday Night Mixed Rocky 4 16-24; All But One 16-20; Heads out 15 1/2-24 1/2; No Whiners 15-21; Mer­ cy 14-26; Two BKk 10-22. Mens High Games and Series - D Scan 187; H. Service 173; J Barnum 254-657; K. Meany 181; M. Martin 211; B. Keeler game this fall Wednesday P.M. Mace's Ph. 24 1/2-7 1/2; Hair Care Cen­ ter 22-10; Nashville Chiro 22-10; Eye and Ent Spec. 21-11; Valley Realty 20-12; Nashville "5" Plus 17-15; Hallifax Services 13-19. Lifestyles 13-19; Scebcr’s Auto 12 1/2-19 1/2; Misfits 12-20; Fanner's Feed 11-21; Vacant. High Gatnn and Serin - L. Elliston 193-555; I. Yoder 192-485; M. Garber 215­ 9 and a Wiggle 30-10; Late Comers 27­ 13; Cook Jackson 26-14; Brushworks 23­ 17; Thomapple Moton 23-17; Ten Pins 22­ 18; Ramblers 22-14; Bad Habit II 20-20. 7-an and Service 18 1/2-21 1/2; Missing 2 17-23; Cousins 17-23; Get Luckys 16-20; season. The Saxons'"d" did not allow a single point in the first half of any ball Saturday Majors Bovs High Game and Series - B. Kirby 156-433; J. Butler 177-426; D Humphrey 158-414; L Laubaugh 140-409; A. Elwen 154-391. I Weeks 135-389. Boys Good Games - J. Shoebridge 156; M Spidcl 136; B. Huss 131; M. Ulnch 115; B Verus 105; A Windes 105; J. Smith 102 Girls High Games and Series - A. Boger 113-309; T Huss 107-294; C. Shumway 134-293; C Shellenbarger 112­ 288; A Faber 106-282 Girls Good Games - D VanBoven 93; B. VanBovcn 89; H. Appleby 89; K. Harper 88; L. Laubaugh 79. McCormick Enterprises. Inc. Attn: Human Resources 729 S. Grove Street Delton. Ml 49046 (616) 948-2194 50/100 dollars ($129,040 50). deluding merest at 9 625% per annum Under the power ot sate contained <i serf mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Mchigan at 1 00 o dock PM . on December 3. 1996 Said premises are YMCA of Barry Count)1 and are de­ scribed as Lot Ninety-One of the Plat of Eagle Port Num­ ber Four, according to the recorded plat thereof, Program and Camp Director Seek highly motivated, self-starter who is enthusias­ tic and highly organized to serve as the Camp Director for a small seasonal dav/resident camp Individual would also develop and supervise other "non camp­ ing" programs as well as supervise the aquatic pro­ grams YMCA of Barry County is a non-fadlity YMCA that has an excellent reputation in the community, as well as having many collaborative alliances with other community organizations. Position opens mid-December. Send resume and 3 letters of reference to YMCA. P.O. Box 252. Hastings, Ml, bv November 30. bemg a part of the Northeast fractional one-quar­ ter of Section Four. Town Four North, Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County. Mchigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 15 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 Fite *98054546 f situated in Township of Woodland Barry County Mchigan (11/12) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 5 1996 - Page 13 TROJANS, continued on page 11 After the Trojans took a 134) lead on an eight-yard ran by braising workhorse Miso Glavan with 7:04 left in lhe third quarter, they had to endure two Wayland scoring threats, one successful TD drive and perhaps one of lhe most perfectly executed on-side kick recoveries in high school football history. Middleville had to come up with some big plays in lhe last two quarters to hold off lhe pesky Wildcats. TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON The play that finally sealed Middleville's eighth straight victory this season was provided by VanRyn again, with just 2:08 left in lhe game, when he picked off Simmons' aerial at his own 28 and returned it to midfield. All his teammates had to do then was gain a first down and ran out lhe clock. Glavan finished with 87 yards rushing. Stevens had 54 and sophomore Zia Shook 46. Quarterback Dan Finkbeiner clicked with VanRyn for two completed passes for 29 yards Vandefifer led the defensive unit with 17 tackles. The Trojans will have their hands full with Haslett Friday. The Vikings finished first in the region's power ratings with a 9-0 record and won the Ingham County League championship. Penfield said they are a big. senior-dominated team that likes to play power football. Jennings leads Saxon eagers Virginia Jennings scored 11 points, pulled down 8 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and made 3 steals in a 47-37 defeat at lhe hands of Zeeland last Thursday. Jennings was the only double digit scorer for Hastings. Katie Noteboom tallied 8 points. Erica Fulmer scored 5 points and Jill Williams also added 5 points. Williams was the blue and gold's top rebounder with 15 caroms. Laura Geuvink led the Lady Chix with 15 points. Hastings fell behind 18-7 after the first quarter, trailed 34-14 al the half and 38-24 after three quarters. Freshmen... COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF THREE (3) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL MIDDLE LAKE WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE MIDDLE LAKE WEED CONTROL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO I I. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of lhe Township of Carlion. Bam County. Michigan, has tentatively determined In amend lhe boundaries of the Middle lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No I (the "Special Assessment Distnct") (determined by Township Board resolution on October 12. 1998) to add lhe following described additional lands there­ by making such additional lands eligible for special assessments for a portion of the cost of the pro­ posed public improvements: Kate Martisius scored 6 points and Ashley Deline added 4 in a 47-20 loss to Zeeland on Oct. 29. The Saxons trailed 20-14 at lhe half and 39-16 after three quarters. 08046033-250-3004)3 08-040-033-250-400-00 080404)33-250-400-02 08040-033-275-2004)1 080404)33-275-30000 08040-033-275-3004)1 080404)404)004)004)1 08040-040-0000014)0 (>S-040 0404)00-002-00 08040-0404)00003-00 08040-0404)00004-00 08-0404M04)00-0064X) 09-0404)40-0004)07-00 08-040-040-000-00800 080104)40-000009-00 08040-040-000010-00 08040040000-011-00 08040-040-000013-00 080404)404)004) 17-00 08070040-0000 14-00 TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1998 AT 700 P.M AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL 85 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058, TO HEAR AND CONSIDER OBJECTIONS TO AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OFTHE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BY ADDING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ADDITIONAL LANDS YMCA of Barry County 1998 Coed Fall Volleyball Standings TVC................................................................42-6 Blair Landscaping................................... 28-20 Hastings Mfg............................................... 17-31 Flexfab...........................................................9-39 No further lands shall be added to the Special Assessment District without further notice and public heanng PUBLIC HEARING TO INCREASE THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT II. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the estimated cost of the proposed public improvements consisting of lhe eradication and control of aquatic weeds and plants in Middle Lake and chunels has increased by more than ten percent (10%) from SI 1.050 lo S13.430. The revised estimate of cost is on file in the office of lhe Carlton Township Gerk at lhe Township Hall and is available there YMCA of Barry County and the Hastings Youth Council's Adult Volleyball League Standings A League for public examination. Bob's Gun and Tackle..............................36-0 TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. THE STH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1998 AT 705 P.M AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL 85 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058. IN SAID TOWNSHIPTO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTION TO THE INCREASE IN THE ESTIMATE OF COST. Netscttcrs..................................................... 26-4 ICS................................................................ 19-11 Ranger Die Inc............................................ 14-22 Ray James Electromechanical........... 13-23 Manpower..................................................... 9-27 Goodenough Goodies..............................8-22 Hastings Burial Vault ..............................7-23 The estimate of cost shall not be further increased by more than ten percent (10%) without fur­ ther notice and public hearing. III. B League National Bank.............................................. 19-5 Cascade Home Improvements.............. 17-5 Benner Logging/McDonalds................ 9-15 Backe Construction................................... 7-17 Quality Roofing ........................................ 8-16 PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW AND HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Carlton. Barry County. Michigan, having resolved its intention to make certain public improvements consisting of anneal treatments for the eradication and control of aquatic weeds and plants in Middle Lake, local- cd in Carlton Township (the "Improvements") in lhe Township, has made its final determination of a special assessment district which consists of the follow mg described lots and parcels of land which are Adult City League Basketball and Adult Indoor Soccer benefnud by lhe Improvements and against which lhe cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed (The district described below includes the Panels tentatively determined to be added to the Anyone interested in registering a team lo play in the YMCA’s Adult City League Bas­ District subject lo Public Hearing I. above: Middle lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. I ketball league or the Adult Indoor Soccer league is encouraged to call the YMCA for an information packet. There is a limit on Lot and Parcels Numbered: 08040-028325-20000 the number of teams that can participate. Final deadline for teams registering is Nov. 13. Teams will be registered on a first come, fin* served basis. The league is slated to begin the week of Nov. 30. For more information, please call the YMCA: 945-4574. Sunday Family Open Gyms Every Sunday, except Nov. 8, 29, Dec. 20, 27 and Jan. 3. the YMCA will open the Hastings High School gym. The gym opens at 2 p.m. and closes at 4 p.m. Activities will be basketball, volleyball and roller skating (bring your own equipment). The cost for 08040-028325-10000 08040-028-325-3004)2 08040-028-325-300-OI 08040-029-405-1004)0 08-040-029405400-0.1 08-040-029405400-06 08-0404)29405400-04 08-0404)294054004)1 Saxon guard Michelle Griggs makes a pass past an East Grand Rapids defender in O-K White hoop action last week at Hastings High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 08-0404)29405400-02 080404)29-475-100-00 08-0404)29475-1004)1 080404)29475-1004)2 080404,29475-100-04 080404)29475-1004)1 08-0404)29475-100-06 0804041.12-1054)004)0 080404)50-0004)064)0 08040-0504)000084)0 08040-0500004)09-00 080400500000104)0 080400500000114X) 080404)500000124)0 the activity is 52 per person with a family cap of $5. Those with youth in grades six or lower must be accompanied by a parent. Saturday Youth Basketball On Saturday. Nov. 7, the YMCA will be­ gin its annual Saturday morning basketball program for youth in grades 1 -6lh. The pro­ gram will ran every Saturday for six weeks (no meeting on Nov. 28). The cost for lhe ; six-week program is $3 per Saturday, or one 08040050-00001.1-00 08040050-0000144)0 ; may purchase a program pass for the entire I six weeks for $12. Scholarships are avail­ able upon request Pre-registration is not re• quired. The following is a list of the game times and locations for each age group: Boys: 3/4 Grade: 8-9 a.m., Hastings High School gym; 5/6 Grade: 9-10 a.m., Hast­ ings High School gym; 1st Grade: 9-10 a.m , Central Elementary gym. Giris: 5/6 Grade. 8-9 a.m.. Star Elemen­ tary gym; 1st Grade: 9-10 a.m.. Star Ele­ mentary gym; 2nd Grade: 10-11 a.m.. Star Elementary gym; 3/4 Grade: 11 a.m.-12 noon. Star Elementary gym. 08-0400500000164)0 080400554)0000800 08040055-0000124)0 08040055-00001 J-00 080400554)000154)0 08040055-0000174)0 080400554)00019-00 08040-055-000022-00 08-0404)55-00002.1-00 mt.run nss nnn4i24-oo Coed Softball Champs... The YMCA coed softball league champions are Kenyon Sales & Service. Team members are (front row. from left) April Iverson, Sherry Graham, Jamie Miller. Pam Elkins. Marcia Smith, Krista Heilman. Jen Varney; (back row) Gary Iverson. Robert Taylor, Dan Miller, Robb Pickard. Rob Sheldon and Chris Varney. (Photo provided) Friday Family Fun Night On Nov. 13, from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m., the YMCA will be holding its first family fun night of the fall season. There will be vol­ leyball. basketball, old time movies, crafts 080400554)00035-00 0804005500003600 08040055000-03800 08040055000-03900 0804005500004000 0804005500004100 08-040055000-04400 08-040055000-04600 0804006000000400 0804006000001.300 0804006500002600 0804006500002701 0804006500002702 0« 04006500002800 080404)55-000025-00 08040055-0000264)0 0804006500002900 0804006500003000 08-0404)55-000027-00 080400554)00031-00 0804006500003100 08040040000-00800 08040040000-009-00 0804004000001000 0804004000001100 0804004000001300 08040040000014-00 08040-04000001700 08040050000-001-00 08040050000-00200 0804005000000300 08040050000004-00 0804005000000500 0804007500001100 0804007500001200 0804007500001400 0804007500001500 0804009500000100 08040095000002-00 08040095000003-00 08040095000004-00 0804009500000500 0804009500000600 08040095000007-015 0804009500000800 08040095000-009 00 0804009500001100 0804009500001200 0804009500001300 0804009500001400 08iuor»5-nnorii7O0 0804009500001900 08404033-25020000 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Supervisor of the Township of Carlton has made and certified a special assessment roll for lhe special assessment district, which roll sets forth lhe relative portion of lhe cost of sard Improvements which is to be levied in lhe form of a special TOWNSHIP HALL &5 WELCOME ROAD. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058. IN SAID TOWNSHIP. TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY per person with a maximum fee of $5 per family. Crafts cost $.25 each. OBJECTIONS THERETO. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that lhe special assessment roll as prepared has been reported lo lhe Tow nship Board and is on file with the Township Clerk al lhe Township Hall for public examina­ YMCA Open Gym Starting Nov. 11. on Thursday evenings, the gym at TK Middle School is open to basketball players. The cost is 51 per play­ tion. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY RLE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL BIT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPE­ er. The gym will be open from 7-9 p.m. come dressed to play. Adult 3-on-3 Basketball League An adult 3-on-3 Basketball league is scheduled for Wednesday evenings starting Dec. 2 and continuing through February Games will be played at Thomapple-Kel­ logg High School Gym. The league is open istration forms. 08040033 275-10001 08-04003.1-275-20000 08040033-275-20001 08-040033-275-30001 08040033-275-30000 08040033-125-00000 08040-040000001-00 08040-04000000100 0804004000000200 0804005500003206 0804005500003300 0804005500003400 0804005500003400 0804004000000400 0804004000000500 08040040000006-00 08040040000007-00 TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1998. AT 7:10 P.M AT THE own skates or roller blades). The cost is $2 must pre-register by the deadline of Nov. 25. Contact Lyndy at the YMCA Office. ^45-4574. for further information and reg­ 08040033-25020005 08040033-250.30003 080404)3.1-25040000 08040-033-25040002 084M04333-275-10000 0804004000000300 assessment against each benefiiico lol and parcel of land in the special assessment district. and roller skating (be sure to bring your lo adults who arc 18 years and older and out of high school. The team fee is 560. Teams 08-040-032-105-000-01 08040033-25010000 08040-033-15010001 CIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING An appearance may be made by an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent in person or. in the allematn e. an appearance or protest can be filed w nh the Township by letter poor to the heanng. in which case a personal appearance at the heanng is not Coed Softball Runners-up... The Blarney Stone squad finished in second in the YMCA coed softball league. The learn includes (front row. from left) Becki Salazar. Deb Joostbems, Kerri Dean. Rachel Harvath; (middle row) Cassie Madden. Kristin Dean; (back row) Larry Strouse, Billy McFadden. Jamie Harvath and Craig Madden. Missing from lhe photo is Eric Hoffman. (Photo provided) required This Nonce was authorized b) the Township Board of the Township of Cariton. Dated October 26.1998 Wilma Daniels. Clerk Township of Cariton �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 5 1998 Delton man gets prison in child molestation J-Ad Graphics News Service Richard Rodney L'Esperance continued to maintain his innocence in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday when Judge James Fisher imposed a penalty of 10 to 25 years in prison on a four-count jury trial convic­ tion of criminal sexual conduct. L’Esperance accused his ex-girlfriend of putting her l()-year-old daughter up to ly­ ing about the sexual assault, in which she testified he put his hand up her* shorts and touched her inappropriately. ”1 believe (she) put (the victim) up to this scam to get my house and get custody of my children," said L’Esperance to Fisher pnor to being sentenced L’Esperance. 36. of Delton, was arrested in June on two counts of first degree crim­ inal sexual conduct with a child under 13. each of which carries a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. He was also arrested on two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, each carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The victim testified during the trial that L'Esperance touched her inappropriately at least 10 times and digitally penetrated her six to seven times between Feb. 12 and March 19. 1998. The girl said she tried to get away from Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 'Child ( arc_____ H_____ /-W Rent_____ J DAY CARE IN MY HOME: 1st shift. Full-time or part-time. Very reasonable rates. 948-9179. Lic*DFO8OO82l2O. TWO BEDROOMS IN THE COUNTRY nice yard. $485 and utilities. Call to see 623­ 8743. Wanted \atiotial. \d\ CRAFTERS NEEDED for Caledonia Band. 2000crafi show on November 21st. Call Pam at 616-868-5212 CASINO RESEARCHERS discover absolutely proven sys­ tem. Verifiable $600+ daily. Free literature: (800) 252-4488 ext. 2. _______ Help Wanted FOOD PROCESSING: Man­ power is currently accepting ap­ plications for an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa. Neal, clean, and comfortable work environ­ ment. Several light industrial positions available. Starts at $6.25/hr.. opportunity for per­ manent hire with excellent ben­ efits. For information call Man­ power of Hastings 127 N. Mar­ ket St. EO.E. 616-948-3000. TOOL AND DIE MACHINE OPERATORS: Machine op­ erators needed for a Middleville area tool and die company. Ex­ perience a must. Full-time pos­ sible permanent. 40 hours per week, occasional overtime. Ap­ plicants needed for all shifts. Please apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St., (be­ hind Riverbend Travel). 948-300 F-O.E______________________ SMALL PIECE ASSEMBLY: Assemblers needed for a Vermontville company full-time to possible permanent. Must have excellent hand-eye coordination, and great attention to detai I. Very repetitive, perfect attendance important. Starts at $6.75/ph., 40 hours/per week. I st shift- Friday afternoons off. If you meet these qualifications, please apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market Street. 948-3000 E.O.E.______________________ MANUFACTURING: Man­ power is currently accepting ap­ plications forindustria) positions at Amway Corporation. All shifts available; length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rate plus $80 bonus based on performance and attendance. Stop in or call Manpower ofHaslings.616-9483000,127 N. Market Street (be­ hind Riverbend Travel). PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production com­ pany in the Dutton, Caledonia, and Lowell areas are in need of workers for all shifts. No experi­ ence necessary, company will train. Full time to possible per­ manent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75, excellent oppor­ tunity. Apply at MANPOWER. 616-948-3000. E O.E SERVICE MANAGER/ TECHNICIAN: Hastings area farm. lawn, and garden dealer is accepting applications for Ser­ vice Manager and Technician. Applicant must have experience working with computers, and have a farm equipment technical background. Will be responsible for both agricultural and lawn & garden products. Experience in diescl/hcavy equipment required. Candidate must have abiIitiesand experience in diagnosis and re­ pair of equ.pmcnt including en­ gines. transmissions, electrical and hydraulics. Complete ben­ efit package including 401K. Medical, and Denial. Please sub­ mit resume to MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N Market St . 948­ 3000. EOE________________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk LumberCompany. 310 Oak St, Freeport. Ml EOE OWN YOUR OWN apparel, shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures, buying trip, training. Mini­ mum investments $18,900. Call Liberty Opportunities. (501)327­ 8031_______________________ AN OHIO OIL COMPANY needs mature person now in the Hastings area, regardless if experience, write J.V. Read, O. Box 696, Dayton, OH *401. ABYSITTER NEEDED IN OUR HOME if possible for girl. 5 years old. 2nd shift. 616­ 945-5381.___________________ NEEDED TRAINEE part tunc and back-up worker for 6 bed adult foster home. Call after 6pm 948-9433 NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W. State St.. Hastings.___________ MACHINE OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY: A.S.E. Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for assemblers and machine operators on all shifts. Duties include light as­ sembly of small automotive parts, plastic injection machine opera­ tion. and press operation. Must have high attention to detail and good finger dexterity. All posi­ tions arc long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to work overtime. Pay increases based on work performance! For immediate consideration, apply at MANPOWER of Hastings, 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 EO.E CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MANPOWER is seeking applicants for long term positions at a prestigious distributing company. Success­ ful candidates will work as cus­ tomer service representatives providing excellent service and performing order entry. Quali­ fied candidates must have good telephone etiquette and prior cus­ tomer service experience. If you meet these qualifications, and arc looking for a rewarding Long­ term opportunity, apply imme­ diately at Manpower. Inc. of Hastings. 127 M. Market Street. Hastings (616)948-3000. EO.E QUALITY ASSURANCE/QC INSPECTION. Immediate opening tn a Vermontville com­ pany for an applicant with Qual­ ity Control and Quality Assur­ ance experience. Must have knowledge of micrometers, cali­ pers. and other measuring tools. Also, must be familiar with spot inspection and be able to com­ pare parts optically. Please sub­ mit resume to: MANPOWER cf Hastings. 127 N. Market St..9483000. EO E• JANITORIAL: Applicant needed for an expanding Vermontville industrial company with Janitorial experience. Du­ ties will include cleaning restrooms, break room, and genreal areas. Also, must keep supplies stocked and floors swept. 1st shift position. Friday afternoons off. Full-time to pos­ sible permanent hire. Starting at $6.75 per hour. Submit resume to MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 EOE______________________ WAREHOUSE/ CON­ STRUCTION: Applicants needed for help setting up new Wal-Mart slots in Hastings. Du­ ties will include moving and set­ ting up beams, assembling and moving shelves, setting upracks, and other tasks to ready store for opening. Short-term employ­ ment. If interested, please call MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. °48-3000 EO.E. Recreation FOR SALE Ski-doo 1995 SL 500. Electric start. 72 carbide studs, trailer hitch. 2 w indshields. extra belt, cover, low miles. $2,500. 616-945-9376 call after 6pm. Lost And I ound FOOT TO COSTUME LOST The senior class lost a foot to one of the costumes on homecoming night. 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FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. him. but he held her down and later thanked her for not telling on him. The girl eventually did tell her sister be­ cause "I didn't want it to happen again." A jury found him guilty after a two-day trial Oct. 12 and 13. L'Esperance told Fisher that he was told by authorities that if he passed a polygraph test that the charges would be dropped. "I passed it with flying colors and they did not drop the charges.” said L'Esperance. He went on to accuse his ex-girlfriend of trying to commit extortion, saying that if POLIC6 SCAT Pregnant woman critically injured he gave her enough money for a down payment on a house, she would drop the charges. "She wants me to go to prison." said L'Esperance. "In this case. I was presumed guilty until proven otherwise." According to his attorney Gordon Shane McNeill. L'Esperance has admitted to touching the victim's sister inappropriately four years ago. an incident he was not prosecuted for. "He does not mean lo minimize the con­ tact with (the sister) four years ago." said McNeill. "He believes he was treated un­ fairly by the prosecutor who handled this. He did pass the polygraph and he believes the prosecutor was set on getting him be­ cause of what happened four years ago with (the sister) in Indiana." McNeill said he and his client do not be­ lieve the current victim's testimony. A mo­ tion for a new trial was denied. "This is as sad a case as I've had to deal with,” said McNeill, adding that L'Esper­ ance wants to "apologize to the victim for being put into this position. But. he main­ tains his innocence." "I pray every day for true justice," said L'Esperance. Fisher, however, upheld the jury's deci­ sion. "You passed the polygraph, but the re­ sults aren't admissible as evidence because they're not reliable," said Fisher. "I’ve seen a number of examples of that in cases I've handled." Polygraph (lie detcc^r) tests arc as much an ar* as they are a science, Fisher said, and can easily be beaten by people with certain types of personalities. In response to L’Esperance's claim that there was no medical evidence the girl had been molested. Fisher said the doctor who examined her said it is not unusual in this kind of case. "The bottom line is. the jury found you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt," said Fisher. "I have also considered that you en­ gaged in this type of behavior five years ago with the sister. You showed no insight into this problem you have." Fisher said that though L'Esperance now admits to the previous incident, he had told other authorities it had happened by acci­ dent. "Then, in the report, you said you touched her due lo low self esteem and ex­ posure to pornography." said Fisher. "I have also considered the fact that CSC is the worst crime I’m called upon to sentence people for. 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IX. of Hastings was ordered to spend 5 to 15 years in prison in Barry County Cir­ hi other recent court business: • Darryl Thomas Walsh. 32. of Hastings cuit Court Thursday Kensington was convicted ot violating his probation by walking away from the stood mule to the charge of drunk driving resulting in the death of his passenger. Fred Smith, on July 18. 1998. on Thomapple Lake Road A not guilty plea was entered Alternative Directions program he was or­ on his behalf and a Nov 12 pre-trial hear­ dered to attend *' “I knc-.. the cowl, the probation depart­ ment and the prosecutor is very frustrated with Mike." said his attorney. David ing was scheduled If convicted, he could spend a maximum of 15 years in prison and or a S2.5CM) to SIO.tNX) fine and his vehicle forfeited. Dimmers “It has to do with his immatu­ rity and somewhat to do with his intelli­ gence. which is 1 icking and contributes to his getting into trouble." Dimmers said Kensington, who was serving probation for 19‘)7 home invasion conviction, left the Alternative Directions • Gary Jon Warren. 30. of Shelbyville, charged with two counts of first degree and one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct involving a girl under »*ie age of 13. had a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Nov. 5 at 8:15 a.m. program because others in the program were doing drugs. "He did not want to get involved in that again." said Dimmers. "And. when he was tested here, there were no drugs in his sys­ tem.” According to Assistant Prosecutor David Maided. Kensington has a bad altitude "He consistently defies the law and the court's orders." said Maided. "Jail appar­ ently has had no impact." Kensington pleaded for another chance and asked that he be placed on a tether in­ stead of sent to jail. "I know what I did wasn't right." he said "But at the timed seemed liked the right thing to do. I figured it would took better if I walked away, then turned myself in. I figured you guys would be happy if I did that." Fisher was out of options for Kensing­ ton. he said. "I've reached the end of my rope with you." said Fisher. "What is this, your sec­ ond. third or fourth probation violation? I’ve tried to giveyou every opportunity. I think it's a terrible waste for you lo be in prison." Kensington will be allowed to be in a prison boot camp program. Fisher said. "Hopefully, that will help you with your attitude." said Fisher. • Daniel Taggart. 42. of Hastings was sentenced to five years probation and 90 days in the Barry County Jail on a conviction of third offense drunk driv ing ’t was his fourth conviction in the last li\ years "I have been real fortunate I have not hurt anybody but myself, said Taggart He was also sentenced to pay SI.500 costs and SI.5OO in fines He was given work release • Larry Christie. 42. of Delton, stood mute to two charges of second degree criminal sexual conduct, incidents that allegedly occurred between Aug 14 and Aug. 21 tn Hope Township. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf and a Nov 5 pretrial hearing was • Mark Peake. 40. of Delton, was sen­ tenced to spend one day in jail for a proba­ tion violation conviction. Peake.who was on probation for a con­ viction of delivery and manufacture of 15 kilograms of marijuana, was also ordered to pay and additional S25O in costs. • Doreen Rankin. 34. of Delton, pleaded guilty to violating her probation by drink­ ing. She was serving probation for a 1996 conviction of drunk driving. She will be sentenced Nov. 12. • William Duane Anders. 49. of Hast­ ings. was sentenced to 70 days in jail on a probation violation conviction. Anders was convicted of violating his probation by being it? the company of chil­ dren. He has a 1996 criminal sexual con­ duct conviction. He is currently being charged in connec­ tion the repeated, alleged sexual abuse of two Hastings boys between • Mickey Eaton. 20. of Hastings, was sentenced lo continue his probation as previously sentenced for a probation violation conviction. He was serving probation for a previous conviction of unlawful use of a financial transaction device and for escape while second degree criminal sexual conduct, ac­ cording to information provided by 56-1 District Coun in Hastings. • Tim Leach. 17. of Hastings, had a trial date set for Nov. 9 on six charges • John Anthony Falvo. 29. of Delton, had a pretrial hearing set for Nov. 5 on a charge of home invasion, second degtee for the alleged break-in of a home on Oakwood Drive in Hope Township July 31. ran a few miles." Kempema had no idea what he would come home to until his wife. Joan, reached • Richard Mexico. 27. of Battle Creek had a Nov. 19 pretrial heanng set. Mexico is accused of breaking into a home on M­ ne. was at work. Kempema said. 66 on July 11. typical type of defendant who stands before you." said defense attorney Dave Dimmers "He does try to lead a simple life He's more of a nature boy than any thing else. In warm weather, when he's out camping, he has shed his clothing when he was observed by others ” According to his pre-sentence report. Starr allegedly said tluit he becomes aroused when people, especially women, see him naked Dimmers said Starr denies making that statement and said Starr has done nothing assaultive to others. "He is a'gentle person and his father says erything from collecting pop cans to a rockalhon put on by Mueller. water that took three hours to pump out. Kempema at about 4:30 p.m.. as firemen were putting out the last of the flames. "1 went to go vote and then to Deep Lake and him on a cellular telephone. Joan also was not at home when lhe fire started, and their 18-year-old daughter. Car­ clothes dryer that was running when he left the home earlier, he said. Kempema said very little was saved from the blaze and that the only clothes he had were the ones he was wearing. The home, located at 8856 108th Street near Whitneyvilie Road, was insured. "Well probably rebuild right here." said Kempema. Responding to the blaze were firefighters from Middleville. Caledonia. Hastings and Freeport. Also on lhe scene was the Thor­ napple Township ambulance. Thomapple Township Emergency Ser­ vices Chief Bob Woodard could not be reached for comment Wednesday. lhe family dog. however, was not so lucky. Kempema reported their dog died in the fire, which he suspects was caused by the • Robert Kevin Starr. 39. of Grand Rapids, was sentenced lo 3(1 days in the indecent exposure. "The defendant is dttWftWt than the according to Principal Jerry Mueller. The project cost S14.000. Parents and staff raised lhe entire amount through a number of fund-raisers that included ev­ Sulser four area fire departments "I was here a couple hours ago and every­ thing was fine." said homeowner Chuck April 4. He has two previous convictions for Pleasantview completes playground Shelly A Thomapple Township family lost their home of more than 20 years to fire Tuesday afternoon despite the efforts of stemming from the July 10 baseball bat attack of a Johnstown Township man after Leach and al least three other people allegedly broke into his home The trial is set lo begin at 8:30 a.m. being a sexually delinquent person Starr was arrested after he was allegedlyseen walking around naked in the BarryState Game area in Rutland Township on The playground structure is similar to others in the district; however, each individual school was able to select from a wide variety of individual parts. by Staff Writer 1987 and 1995. according to police. Anders is free on S 10.000 personal rec­ ognizance bond while he awaits a Nov. 11 preliminary examination on one charge of Fire departments lose battle to save home from flames awaiting trial. Barry County jail and five years probation on a conviction of indecent exposure and The playground is finally complete at Pleasantview Elementary. The last phase of building took place Oct. 10 Some 35 volunteers worked at various limes from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Volunteers were challenged by standing Chuck Kempema of 8856 108th Street in Thornapple Township talks over the fire damage to his home with a Middleville fireman Tuesday. scheduled. THORNAPPLE MANOR. A REHAB SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, NEEDS NURSING ASSISTANTS (CENAs) ON OUR TEAM A number of residents attending therapy here are discharged to home Their goal; get well enough to return home Our goal: to hire competent and de­ pendable staff to help the residents achieve their goal What's the bottom line9 We need team players to help us help our residents! Join our outstanding team of nursing assistants by applying for our nurs­ ing assistant class Starting rate of pay is $7.81 per hour. Excellent benefits are available, including med­ ical and dental insurance Class starts November 10th and ends November 24th The first 6 days run from 8am to 4 p.m and the last 5 days run from 6:30 a.m to 2 30 p.m. To apply, come to Thorn­ apple Manor to fill out an application before November 5th. TZfibrnapple lie would not hurt a fly." said Dimmers Stan said he means no harm to anyone. "I would not harm people or animals." he said. "I'm not a violent person. I’m peaceful. That's all." S But Fisher pointed out that hut should have learned from previous convictions. "I think you need to understand the situation you're in. given your repealed problems of this nature," said Fisher. "The fear is that you are going to act out on these fantasies you apparently have If you don't have appreciation for the norms of society, then we are going to have to separate you from society " 2700 NASHVILLE ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 EOE There’s constant change... 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If interested, submit a com­ pleted application with attached resume to the Director of Nursing. Thornapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. MI 49058 EOE DESCRIPTION Commenc ng at the East 1 4 Post of Sector 14 Town 3 Norm Range 9 West.runn.ng thence N 00 deg 13 44 W Rec Norm, 4'9 0.' ’ret along the West i.ne o' Sector 14 merce N 39 oeg 24 4? w R« West, 66 0 feet ’or tne true p-ace o’ beg^>"og tner.ee N 89 deg 24 4? W 337 16 feet thenceN 00 deg 13 44'W ’8’ 56 fee’ Rec Norm 133 feet; a^ng the East »me of a 20 'oot easement ttx mgress and egress thence S 89 deg 24 42 E 73 16’eel thence S 00 deg ’3 44 E 2 00 feet thence S 89 deg 24 42* E 264 00 feet thence S 00 deg ’3 44 E 17957 'eet Rec ’Bi ’eeh io me place o’ beginning Rutland Township Ba*ry County Mchigan interested persons desr.ng to present me>r >-<ews upon the above request either ^erba’iy or m writing W'I be gnren the opportunity to be heard at the abo.e time and place Tne above applicator tor me above ’equest is a.a ab’n for inspector at the Rutland Charter Townsn-p Han between ;ne nou’- o' 9 00 a m and 12 0C noon Mondays and Thursdays Rutland Charier Township wi’f provide necessa-y 'easonabiu auohary ads and servees at tne pubic hearing to individuals w>m dsab-lities individuals requiring auxiliary atds o’ services should contact me Townsho C'er* at the address or telephone number ust«d below Barbara Bedford. Clerk Rutland Charier Township 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 948-2194 State Bank of Caledonia BALANCE $25009999.99 10000 49999.99 50000 + ABOVE •annual percentage 1 ’ • n .iii. .1 , • K.il.u" i RATE APY’ 2.75% 2.78% 3.25% 3.30% 3.75% 3.82% yield Ml ihlhi IXI-79M) Member Federal Rewrve and FWC �■ Man who burned child gets prison for probation violation J-Ad Graphics .V<*u v Service Michael Allen Thomas. 33. of Hastings, who pleaded guilty Oct. 22 to violating his Hastings firelighters work together to put out the fire at the Hidden Valley Estates Monday afternoon. probation by drinking was sentenced Thursday to one to two years in prison. Thomas was convicted last summer of attempted second degree child abuse for the May 29 incident in which a butane lighter he threw into a camp fire caused third de­ gree bums to an 8-year-old Hastings girl. At the time of his arrest. Thomas had a blood alcohol content of .27. according to reports. He was sentenced in August to 27 days in jail with credit for 27 days served and two years probation "I believe he received leniency the first time around." said Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. “His drunkeness resulted in injuries to a child, who suffered bums to her face. Again, he was found in a hospital, drunk and with a child. He clearly does not get the point, jail time has had no affect." But according to his attorney. Gordon Shane McNeill. Thomas was doing well on probation by reporting to his agent. "He was al the hospital for a situation involving his eyes." said McNeill, referring to injury Thomas suffered while welding. Thomas told Circuit Judge James Fisher that he was trying to address his alcohol problem but was unable to get enrolled into rehabilitation. "You had ample opportunity to get into rehab." said Fisher "It appears lo me you didn I take advantage of that and now you're hack here for a similar situation You're lucky you didn't put a car into a tree and kill a child or some other innocent person." Fisher told Thomas he would make no more deals with him. "You need to put alcohol behind you be­ fore you kill somebody." Fisher said. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Classifieds to sell things FAST! Call us at.,. ■ Hastings Fire Chief Roger Cans and firefighters examine the culprit of a fire at the Hidden Valley Estates on Woodlawn Avenue in Hastings Monday. The motor on the exhaust tan he is holding apparently overheated, causing some tense moments for tenants. 945-9554 Exhaust fan causes fire damage An overhealed bathroom exhaust fan at taking her mother home to her apartment in the adjacent building when they smelled She also was able to help evacuate resi­ dents of lhe other apartments in lhe build­ ing. she said. Hidden Valley Apartments manager Lynne Trahan said most the SI,200 damage was confined to the attic above the bath­ room where the fan was located. The resident, who is now living with her daughter, will be able to return to her home after the apartment is cleaned and lhe ceil­ the smoke at about 3:30 p.m. Horton was able to help the 8()-year-old resident of lhe apartment to safety and to ing is repaired. Trahan said. Hidden Valley is located at 506 Wood­ lawn Ave. in Hastings the Hidden Valley Estates caused some tense moments for lhe building s tenants and neighbors Monday. Nov 2. No one was hurt and the minor fire was quickly put out by lhe Hastings Fire De­ partment. Dawn Horton of Hastings said she was • One hurt when cars collide in Hastings Monday An accident Monday afternoon left one woman with minor injuries and four other people shaken after two cars collided at the intersection of North Broadway and West State Street at about 3:15 p.m. Police reported that Janet K. Morgan, 56. of Hastings said she saw the green light for the turn lane and. thinking it was tor her lane, drove into the intersection where she struck a van. driven by Laurie Ann Curtis. 37. of Hastings. Morgan, who was not hurt, was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Her passenger. Janet Leslie. 42. of Hastings, was taken to Pennock Hospital where she was treated and released. Two other passengers in the cars were not hurt. Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message, putting together a marketing program that GETS RESULTS! C"S-5=MDrci$bacli s November io Remember SALE T" 1995 CHEVY BLAZER LT '"1 ^1949 OLDS 94 TOURING SEDAN’|T 1994 CHEVY BEBETTA ^g3F1996 UMC JIMMY SLY L *18,392. j F' F***i.r^ I 1993 FORD F*150 LIGHTNING LOW MILES. SPECIAL EDITION. 350 AUTOMATIC. LEATHER. CD. SAVE THOUSANDS! SILVERADO. 16,000 MILES. 3RD DOOR. L *17,995 J L *11,995 j AU prices plua tax A ptataa only. Dreisbach N SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY Pontiac Oldsmobile CMC Truck Call (616) 948-8000 Today or 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings. Michigan 49058 toll free 1-888-494-5539 “Wncte Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition" DttlSBACH SALES HOURS A E W S ■ Mon. & Wed. until 8. Tues.. Thurs. Fri. until 6: Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon & Wed. 8-7. Tues .Thurs &Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-11-12.pdf f226b521ef277862f58e600d7beae493 PDF Text Text New County F1A official named Nashville youth makes U.S. team ‘Lame duck’ session expected See Story on Page 3 See Story on page 11 See Story on Page 15 The I Hastings Fall art auction will be Nov. 14 The Tbornapple Ans Council of Bary County will have its fourth an­ neal fall art auction at 6:30 p.m. Sainrday. Nov. 14. al the Hastings Coontry Club. Those who attend can bid oo paint­ ings. decorative fine art. prints and more. Local artists will donate their work, as well as supporters of the Arts Council who will donate pieces from their private collections. Silent auction items will include services by local businesses, fine arts books and a fivepound chocolate bar. Todd Willard of Hastings will pro­ vide keyboard music and some Arts Council 1998 scholarship winners will provide additional entertainment. Also included in the evening will be a pasta bar . Tickets for the evening are $25 per person. Seating is limited to 120 and teaervations must be made by Werheeday, Nov. 4. For more i:sA‘.:-maticn. cri! 943­ 4936. Administrators coffee Nov. 18 The thud "Coffee With Administra­ tors" has been set for Wednesday. Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the all-purpose room at Hastings Middle School District and building administrators in the Hasting. Area School System will be available for informal discus­ sions with area residents on the topics Of their rhnire There will be a brief presentation about the Star Elementary Nature Trail at the beginning of the meeting, which should last about an hour Everyone is invited to attend. HHS Drama Club play Nov. 20-21 The Hastings High School Drama Club will present its annual tall play. "It Happens Every Summer." at 8 pm. Friday and Saturday. Nov. 20 and 21. as the high school lecture hall. The play, written by David Rogen, is set in New York City in the sum­ mer of 1964. a time when college dorms had housemothers, unmarried young people didn’t travel without chaperones and rock n roll musk was all about the beat and the music. The story is a romantic comedy about a group of young college girls visiting New York City for the first time as winners of a contest in which they serve as guest editors of a food, firn and fashion magazine. Director of the production is Mary Martha Melendy Immunization clinics canceled The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment will no longer have immu­ nization clinics at the Delton United Methodist Church nor the Middleville United Methodist Church because of a lack of community response. Immunizations still may be obtained at the Health Department in Hastings, 110 W. Center St., every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m.; every third Saturday, 8:30 to 11 a.m.; and the first Tuesday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call the de­ partment at 945-9516. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 ANNER PRICE SC THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1998 VOLUME 145. NO. 46 News Briefs: Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Shelter employee receives discipline in bat bite incident by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Animal Shelter em­ ployee who did not follow state law by re­ porting a bat bite within 24 hours to the local health department is being disci­ plined. rather than terminated. "This morning I imposed discipline on Pam Ronchetti. less than termination." County Sheriff Steve DeBoer announced at Tuesday's County Board of Commissioners meeting. With tears streaming down her face after the meeting, Terri Pennepacker, mother of the bat bite victim, said. "I feel let down, totally. I just can't understand how somebody can play with my kids' lives and get away with it... We’ve got a whole year to deal udth this." Pennepacker s 8-year-old daughter Tara was bitten by a rapid bat in late September and the bat Pennepacker look to the animal shelter was not taken to the Barry-Eaton District Health Department for testing until several days later. As a result, Penncpackcr alleges that her daughter's life has been en­ dangered because it delayed her treatment for rabies. She also claims that because ra­ bies is contractible by saliva, other family members are endangered, loo See DISCIPLINE, on page 2 Getting ready to build a log cabin at Charlton Park Velunicc'S find membVs'cl life Dar.y Coun'.y Parks and Recreation Commission last Saturday were busy hauling and sorting logs to be used to build a log cabin in the Charlton Park woods. The cabin logs were donated in 1972 and now professionals are planning to raise the historic homesteading Hastings man must replace trees he cut down illegally by David T. Young Editor A local man will pay between S3(X) and S4(X) to replace two maple trees he cut down illegally, the Hastings City Council decided Monday night Gregg Hasman recently cut down the two maples, eight inches in diameter, on the city right of way between the sidewalk and curb in front of his house at 419 E. State Road City Manager Howard Penrod and Di­ rector of Public Services Jeff Mansfield said that it would cost as much as $3,000 to replace the trees, but the council Monday voted to have Hasman pay for the cost of taking out the stumps and planting saplings at the site next spring, which was considerably less expensive. Hasman. in a letter to the council, of­ fered an apology, saying he was igno­ rant of local laws governing such an in­ cident. He said he didn't think the two maples belonged to anyone else and had them removed because limbs were growing over the power lines coming from his house and over a "no parking" sign in his front yard, and they were interfering with roses in his front yard. He appealed to the city to forgive the transgression and the S3.(XX) to pay for the trees and replacement. Hasman will be expected to pay the $300 to S4(X) over six months. In other business Monday evening, the canned: • Did not lake action on a request to have all of notices ot civil infractions to residents be done by certified mail. The lequest was made by Rebecca Gcldersma. who was arrested last sum­ mer for failing to appear at a court date on an issue involving a violation of the fence ordinance. She contended she did not receive a crucial piece of mail that would have enabled her to appear in court and avoid arrest. Council members said thev were sympathetic to what happened to her. but certified mail is expensive oi-J per­ haps not necessary Councilman Barry Wood pointed out that the mailing Geldersma was talking about was sent by district court, not the city See COUNCIL on page 2 cabin ci.hcr later this month or next May, depending on the. weather. Shown here are (from left) Parks and Recreation Chairman John Texter, Melvin Sawdy, Larry Henley, horses Ruby and Patty. Ray Woodmansee. Colin Texter and Sandy James. Some may be without power until Saturday Shells Sulser Staff Writer Nearly 8(X) Barry County Consumers Energy customers were still without power at 4 p.m. Wednesday after high winds knocked down tree branches and power lines in about 3,600 county-wide locations "We’re down to 60 interruptions (locations) now." said John Hall, the com­ pany's public information director The 60 locations u here repairs are needed are widespread throughout the county and most of the 8(M) customers still in the dark are expected to be restored by midnight Thursday, he said. "However, there are some that were looking at not being back on until late Saturday. " said Hall, though he could not pinpoint which customers will have to wait the longest. "Il's impossible to say." Great Lakes Energy Cooperative was by able to restore power to all Barry County customers W'cdnesday, a spokesperson said. No other information was available from Great Lakes, however. Statewide. 145.000 Consumers Energy customers were still without service al 4 p.m.. "Since early Tuesday morning, as many as 320.000 customers have been affected by weather-related outages." according to a prepared Consumer s Energy statement. Utility crews will continue restoration activities with help from 236 additional crews from Ohio. Virginia. West Virginia and Kentucky. The company cautions area residents to avoid touching any downed wires and to re­ port them immediately by calling 1-800­ 477-5050 or local law enforcement agen­ cies. Hote: Anyone needing Red Cross assistance can call 1-800-482-2411 Three brothers testify to sexual abuse by father Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A 17-year-old Hastings boy paused on the witness stand, prayed and nervously made the >ign of the cross in front of him. He was five years old the first time he was forced to have sex with his father, the boy testified at a preliminary examination of Kenneth Richard Koan Sr. 42. on mul­ tiple child sexual abuse charges in Barry County's*56-1 District Court Friday. Koan continued to force the boy to have oral and anal sex until he was about 14 years old. when he was placed in a Grand Rapids youth home, the boy said "He said if I said anything about it. he was going to put me six feet under." said the boy "I was and I still am afraid of my dad." As the result of his son's testimony. Koan was bound over to Circuit Court on 12 counts of first degree child abuse, along with eight counts of first degree and three counts of second degree criminal sexual by Kenneth Richard Koan Sr. conduct. "I'm l(M) percent confident he’ll be con­ victed at a trial." said assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makled. "We’re not making him any offers " Koan was arrested Oct 9 by Hastings City Police Detective Tom Pennock after a three-month investigation that also in­ volves allegations that Koan accepted money and food stamps from another sus­ pect. Robert Glenn Decker, bl. in ex­ change tor sex w ith the boy “He would prostitute my fxxly ami my little brother’s body." said the boy. his voice shaking "He would have his friends pay a certain amount for certain things " Koan charged $5 or $20 depending on the act. which sometimes included oral and anal sex. according to the boy The boy said his dad fold him the money was "for a good cause." and refused to pass it along to the brothers "The only lime I would get any of it was when he passed out and I would get into his wallet and steal it." he said, adding that his father often used the money to buy cigarettes and alcohol. Decker, who had lived in a tent in the buck yard of the Koan residence from 1991 to 1993. was bound over to circuit court Friday on tout counts of first degree crimi­ nal sexual conduct after the boy and his younger brother testified. Both boys identified Decker in the court­ room after court officers had Decker remove his jail smock, wear a dress shirt taken from suspect Bernard "Lee" Seybold, and sit among the audience members. Decker's court-appointed attorney. Mark Doster, opposed Makled's motion to bind See BROTHERS, on page 2 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November i? 1998 DISCIPLINE of shelter employee in bat bite incident, continued... Health Department Medical Director Dr Dean Sienko has said Tara "poses no threat to anybody else " DeBoer did not state publick the details of Ronchetti’s discipline and told commis­ sioners lie could meet with them in execu­ tive session if they had questions about the mailer lhe Sheriff's Department, at the re­ quest of the County Board, supervises the animal shelter However. Pennepacker said Ronchetti’s discipline amounted to a week without pay and a demotion The demotion puts her in a lower pay scale. DeBoer said his decision on the case was a difficult one The Mission Team of the Michigan Sheriffs Association conducted an investigation of the case at DeBoer's re­ quest. After reading the investigative report "three or four times." DeBoer said alter the meeting. "...I did what I felt was right, considering the totality of the whole situa­ tion I could have (terminated her). That News Briefs (Continued) Holiday grief workshop set Barry Community Hospice will of­ fer a workshop on "Getting Through the Hobdays from 7 to 9 pan. Thurs­ day. Nov. 12. at the hospice office, 450 Meadow Run. Hastings The workshop is designed to help the bereaved anticipate, navigate and cope with the coming holiday season without a loved one. There is no charge Those who want to register or receive more information may call the Barry Community Hos­ pice Bereavement Department at 948­ 8452 or (800) 254-5939. Adopt a family for Christmas was certainly an option. I didn't feel it was right, so I didn't do it. I know there were a lot of people who said I should A lol of them told me I have to do what I feel is right "There are allegations that she iRonchett’i did it i delaved taking the bat to the health department) willfully I don’t be­ lieve that for a second “ He also said. "I honestly teel that. Tara is going to be OK.. The health department doctor said we got it in time Nothing is KM) percent If we would have had the (rabies immune globulin) shot standing next to her (immediately), it’s not 100 per­ cent." “It was a hard decision to make.” he said of Ronchetti’s discipline. "1 made it and we ll go on. I'm sure we've not heard the end from either siue." DeBoer said after the meeting. According to Sheriffs Department pol­ icy. Ronchetti has not been allowed to comment publicly on the matter or speak Thornapple Wind Band concert set The Thomappie Wind Band will pre­ sent a free concert al 3 p m. Sunday, Dec. 6. at the Hastings High School lecture hall. The group, under the direction of high school band directors Joe Laloye of Hastings and David Macqueen of Lakewood, has been having rehearsals during the fall to prepare for the pre­ sentation. The 50 members of the ensemble come from as far away as Rockford, but mainly hail from the Thornapple River area, which is the reason for the name. Membership is open to any post high school age musician looking for a chance to play and who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules. The Thornapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surround­ ing community. There is no funding oihcr than donations received al the concerts. Proceeds are used L> promote and support the continuance of the en­ semble. Red Cross Ball will be Nov. 28 Names are available for those who want to adopt a Hastings area family for Christmas by giving them food, clothes, toys or meet other needs. Love Inc. of Barry County is match­ ing families tn need with those who want to lend a helping hand. In the past individuals, families, students, churches and other groups and organi­ zations have adopted families to make the holiday season brighter for them To adopt a family or for more in­ formation. call Love Inc. at 948-9555. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. Families who need a Christmas basket and have not signed up should cal! the same number by Dec. 1. The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have itsrthirtl annual Holiday Ball al 7 p.m. Satur­ day, Nov. 28. at the Hastings Moose Lodge. The evening will include music by Les Jazz and disc jockey Archie Wood, a 50-50 drawing, food, beverages and dancing. Tickets, at $10 each, may be pur­ chased from any director or member if the Red Cross chapter, at the Com­ mission on Aging. DAN Mortgage Company, the Credit Bureau and Ad­ vanced Commercial Primers. Tips will help buy holiday decorations Historical Society to meet Nov. 19 Area business owners will be wait­ ing on tables from 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs­ day. Nov. 19. at Sajo's Pizza io Del­ ton to help earn funds to purchase Christmas decorations for the Delton community. Tips received during those hours will go to the Delton Hometown Christmas fund for decorations on M­ 43. The holiday activities are sponsored by Delton Area Business Association. The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 'Business After* Hours Nov. 19 The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will have a "Business After Hours" session from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Nov. 19. at the Hearts De­ sire and Back Door Deli in downtown Hastings. The “After Hours" program will in­ clude refreshments, a time to relax, meet new people, visit with fellow business associates and get ready for the rapidly approaching holiday sea­ son. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454 Bowens Mills to mark holiday Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate "Christmas at the Mill." stoning Fri­ day. Nov. 27. Tlie activities will include fresh cui Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit with "Father Christmas," hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts. The Christmas at the Mill series will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and the same times for every Saturday and Sunday up to Christmas. Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance. For more information, call 795-7530 19. at the Thornapple Township Hall, 200 E. Main St.. Middleville. The program. "The Mayflower Pil­ grims and the First Thanksgiving." will be presented by Betty Rosendall. an East Grand Rapids elementary teacher who took a colonial history and traveled io Plymouth. Mass. She traced the history of the Mayflower's voyage and learned about individual Pilgrims by studying the diary of William Bradford. She also visited the graves of some of the Pilgrims and made rubbings of the gravestones. She has a collection of dolls repre­ senting the various passengers on the Mayflower. Programs, meetings and events of the Historical Society are open to the public. Shelter supporters to meet Thursday The building fund committee for the new Barry County Animal Shelter will meet Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Commission on Aging building in Hastings. Numerous fund-raisers are being planned and many volunteers are needed to help plan and work these events and assist with other aspects of the building of the new animal shelter. Anyone interested in being a part of this committee is urged to brihg a friend and attend. One of the fund-raisers being worked on is a giant auction, to be held Saturday. Feb. 13. Donated items can be dropped off at 1704 S. Hanover, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 19. Jan 9. 16. 23, 30. and Feb. 6. For further information, call Barry County Humane Society at 945-0602 or Mark Englerth at 792-6357. on her own behalf. "Even though an apology has been made privately. I'd like to publicly apologize to Terri and Tara and the whole Pennepacker family that they had (o go through this un­ fortunate situation." DeBoer said during the board meeting. "Whether they say it’s Tine or not. I love my kids and I can’t slop thinking (hat it might be rabies every time she (Tara) gels a fever or headache." Pennepacker said. "They just act like her (Ronchein's) liveli­ hood is worth more than my daughter's life That's all there is to it.” Pennepacker said she still wants io pur­ sue the case. , "I’ll do whatever I can. I'm not going to sil back. I don't think it's right. I told Sher­ iff DeBoer I’m not going to be quiet about this. "If it was a citizen playing with a child's life they would be sitting in jail right now walking on a trial.... We paid this woman (Ronchetti) to do her job... If she was con­ cerned about her livelihood, she should have known her job after eight years." County Board Chairman Jim Bailey said he support's the sheriffs decision. "He (DeBoer) has seen the report; he’s made the decision, so I have to respect that," Bailey said after the meeting. Bailey, himself, was briefly on the hoi seal during the public comment session at the beginning of this week's county board meeting. Pennepacker and her mother-in-law. Judy Pennepacker, told Bailey they were disap­ pointed that he had been quoted in an area daily newspaper as saying “But I see they (Pennepacker and her family) are very vin­ dictive and there is nothing they are agree­ able to. short of that person being gone." Bailey said he did not tell the reporter that the whole family was vindictive Referring to the quote. Tern Pennepacker said to Bailey. "I am sorry to say that the father of ! 1 children going on 12. I under­ stand. can take this kind of attitude toward a mother... I did everything I thought was necessary to make sure that bat was in the correct hands... Out of pure spitefulness that woman held that bat on me I know it as well as I’m standing here and God strike me down if 1 don't and I swear that. And I'm the one that's being vindictive? She told Bailey he should be "ashamed" of himself. "For me wanting to protect your children. I get called vindictive. I hope that makes you feel good. I hope I have some answers today. I think I've waited long enough." she said tearfully. Judy Pennepacker said that she and Terri are the only family members who have ap­ peared before the County Board and "that's a long way from constituting our family." Bailey said the reporter was trying to de­ fine "they" in the newspaper quote, and he said "absolutely" did not mention the Pen­ nepacker family 'The word (vindictive) was said but the context it was used in I don't feel was rep­ resented well." Bailey said, "h's not the ex­ act quote, but what are you going to do?" "Can you see how we arc hurt by it?" Judy Pennepacker asked him. I m sorry to say. but I don’t know your whole family...." Bailey said. "I didn't say that and represent this board and say that they are vindictive people I said there is a vindictive issue by the fact that exactly what you (Terri) said You're saying that somebody down there intentionally did something and so I think there have been some issues in the past and that's what it's reference to It's not reference to anything about the family..." Judy Pennepacker said she has been speaking up at previous County Board meetings "because 1 don't want to see what happened to my granddaughter happen to another person. Nothing that could possi­ bly be done is going to change what has happened to Tara, but we can do something to make sure this doesn't happen to another child, to another person. I come here with the idea of not maliciously hurting anyone, but out of love. ...I think we both share a love for children. I do not want to see one of his (Bailey's) children hurt in this way... "I feel there are some things that were done at the Animal Control Department (that) were done improperly ...They have handled rabies bites before. The stale law tells them what to do." she said. Asked after the meeting why she thinks the delay in giving the bat to the health de­ partment was spiteful. Terri Pennepacker said she bases it on past dealings with Ronchetti over Pennepacker's complaints about dogs running loose in her neighbor­ hood. The dogs, she said, were a danger to her children when they were getting on and off of the school bus. BROTHERS testify to sexual abuse by father, continued over his client because the boys had previ­ ously incorrectly described him. "These boys are far from being terribly accurate in their testimonies." said Doster. "The first boy testified Mr. Decker was about 30 years old when it happened and that he had lived there two to three weeks. The older boy sail? he lived there four to five years and both testified that he was taller than myself.” He added that neither boy could testify when the alleged assaults on them by Decker had occurred. "Each witness looked last at Mr. Decker and both pointed out Mr. Decker as the person they were testifying about." said Judge Gary Holman prior to binding him over. The younger boy. who now lives at a youth home in Grand Rapids, testified that Decker had threatened him with a knife in­ side the tent. "He said if I didn't do what he asked me to. he'd stab me." said the 13-year-old. The boys said he then followed through with Decker's alleged request. "I had to because 1 was scared." he said, noting that he was about 7 years old when the incident occurred He said on another occasion. Decker al­ legedly went into his bedroom with a base­ ball bat and smashed his radio "because I didn't do what he wanted." he said. After Decker smashed the radio, the boy testified he again followed through with the alleged act. Seybold. 24. of St. Charles, formerly of Hastings, was also bound over on one count of first degree criminal sexual con­ duct after the older boy testified Seybold coerced him into having oral sex in ex­ change for a cigarette. He said Seybold was babysitting at the time of the incident, which occurred in the bathroom of the Koan home. Koan. Decker and Seybold are expected to answer the charges in Circuit Court at their arraignment' Dec. 3 at 8:15 a.m Another suspect. Edith Jeannette Hawkins. 32. the former babysitter of the brothers, is charged with two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with the boys. She reportedly is scheduled for a preliminary examination Nov. 18. If found guilty, each of the four suspects could be sentenced to life in prison. During his testimony against his father, the older boy cited other incidents of al­ leged abuse, which included him being forced to have oral sex with him and vice versa when the boys were about 7 and 3 years of age. He also testified his dad forced him and his brother to take turns having oral sex with him and that the assaults usually hap­ pened when Koan was drunk. In another alleged incident. Koan became drunk and struck him with his fists causing bumps, bruises and a loose tooth, said the boy. "I just told my friends that I had gotten into a fight with another friend and that's how I got to look so bad." he said. The boy did not tell his mother about any of the abuse due to his fear of his fa­ ther. saying he didn't think anyone would believe him. Most of the alleged abuse occurred in the home, and one incident was said to have occurred in a hunting cabin on Dowling Road, the boy said. According to the testimony. Koan was "in and out" of jobs, sometimes working at a dairy farm and once working at a hardware store doing small engine repair Koan also served one year of a two-year prison sentence and was released on a tether, the boy testified, adding that his dad returned to the home and abused them again. The boy. who has been receiving coun­ seling at a youth facility in Grand Rapids for about three years, said he had mixed feelings about the shorter incarceration time. He first reported the alleged abuse to a CASA (child supervision) volunteer earlier this year, he testified. He said that his sup­ pression of the information had contributed (o his depression. "Have you developed an understanding as to what you need to do to feel better?" asked Koan's appointed attorney. Carol Jones-Dwyer. "Number one is to not hold back infor­ mation about what happened to me." the boy testified, adding that he is also on med­ ication for Ms depression. "Had you been told you were holding back information?" asked Dwyer. "I knew 1 was holding them back, no­ body had to tell me that," he said. He said part of his therapy includes writ­ ing down what he did to offend, his goals, writing down descriptions and disclosures and dealing with his own victimization. "They try to link those together to figure out how that could lead me or any offender to offending." he said. “From all that you have learned, do you believe that offenders have been offended?" Dwyer asked the boy. "Yeah, but not all have." he said. Koan is being held in the Barry County Jail on $250,000 bond. Decker is in jail on $25,000 bond and Seybold is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond Hawkins is also free on bond. A fifth suspect. William Duane Anders. 49, of Hastings, faces a possible 15-year prison sentence if convicted of fondling one of the brothers in November 1989. He is charged with one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct and is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond await­ ing preliminary examination. Two other men suspected of abusing lhe boys have since deceased. Other information was not available Wednesday because county offices and courts were closed in observance of the Veteran's Day holiday. COUNCIL continued from page one Mayor Frank Campbell said many se­ rious matters are handled without use of certified mail, such as notice of jury­ duty. He said certified mail is expensive, while "99 and better percent" of regular first class mail is reliable. “It costs a lot of money and it takes a lot of time to do that (use certified mail)." the mayor said. Penrod acknowledged that it was very possible that Geldersma's case fell through the cracks. "Il was a problem in this situation, but it’s not normally a problem." he said. Councilman David Jasperse said, however, that seven other notices had been sent to her. which had to give her an idea that things weren't right. Ultimately, the council me^ly re­ ceived her request and placed it on file. • Did not act on a proposed nuisance ordinance involving outdoor lighting. The council had been approached a cou­ ple of months ago about having a local law to curb some residents having out­ door lighting that disturbs neighbors. However. Penrod and City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes said such an ordinance likely would be difficult to enforce. "It’s one neighbor s word against an­ other’s." Penrod said. He noted that there is a problem with regulating light bulb wattage. Campbell said what is needed is lights that are shielded from neighbors' view. • Received and placed on a file a rec­ ommendation from lhe Planning Com­ mission to create a nuisance ordinance governing existing fences, plants or other structures that could present safety hazards. Penrod. in his written communication to the council, reported. "We presently have ordinances in place that allow the city to cause removal of structures that are safety problems." • Granted a request from Barn- County Administrator Michael Brown to place two parking lot directional signs on the city right of way. telling citizens where county parking is available The county, however, still has to take its proposal before the Zoning Board of Appeals Nov. 17 to seek a zoning vari­ ance because it wants the signs in lhe right of way between the sidewalks and lhe street, which lhe city doesn't allow for anyone else. • Began the annual process of evaluat­ ing the city manager. Penrod. who be­ came Hastings’ first city manager in September 1994. also is asking for an auto allowance of $330 per month rather than the use of a city vehicle. Penrod said changes in his personal life and city staffs need of another vehi­ cle prompted his request. Councilman Harold Hawkins said he didn't like the idea that the city would be going from "paying the expense of one vehicle to paying for lhe expense of two." Penrod also said the city could sell or trade in lhe assessor's car. which has gotten a lot of use. "If the council doesn't want an addi­ tional vehicle. I can understand that." he said. It was noted that lhe going rate for mileage expenses or car allowance is 32.5 cents per mile. But City Clerk-Treasurer-Finance Di­ rector Ev Manshum said his car was the victim of a hit-and-run accident while be was using it for city business out of town and he suffered $700 in damages "I’m not willing to drive my vehicle on city business for 32 cents a mile." he said. The council will decide on Penrod's car allowance when it makes the official appointment al the beginning of 1999. Council members have been asked to submit their evaluations of the city manager before the next meeting. Mon­ day. Nov. 23. ...in need of QUALITY PRINTING? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway Hastings, Michigan 616-945-9554 �1 he 1 tastings Banner Thursday November 1? 1^98 Page 3 Campaign finance reform plan to be on ballot in 2000 by David T. Young Editor Michigan voters in election year 2000 might see a proposition for campaign fi­ nance reform on the ballot So says Karen Holcomb-Memll. director of Michigan Common Cause, a citizens' watchdog group that wants to the clean up the voting process, which today is driven by big money and powerful special inter­ ests. Holcomb-Memll. making her third ap­ pearance at the First Friday forum in Hast­ ings last week, said lhe missions of lhe proposal are to make elections more fair, to find alternative sources of funding for can­ didates. to limn the duration of campaign time, reduce the cost of getting elected and limn the undue influence of the wealthy and special interests on government. "We need to get away from the trends we’re seeing." she said This (electoral) system was built by wealthy individuals, special interests and people with narrow legislative agendas.’ she said Holcomb*Merrill said voters in Maine passed a campaign reform proposal in 1996 and Arizona and Massachusetts did the same this year. However, all will be tied up in the courts for aw hile She said that "We just can't wait forever to see how this is resolved " The "Michigan Voters for Clean Elec­ tions" already has begun work on putting together a reform proposal that will be called the "Michigan Citizens Election Act." Il expects that it will take almost two years to get things ready before it can face the voters. Common Cause has no plans to work or. this with the State Legislature, "w here they have a vested interest (in its defeat)." Hol­ comb-Memll said. However, it already does have significant backing from individuals such as forme: State Rep Lynn Jondahl Karen Holcomb-Merrill, shown here in 1996 talking witn Jim Pino, told a First Friday audience last week that Common Cause wants to put a "dean elections' proposal on the ballot for the year 2000. and croups like the League of Women Vot­ ers and lhe American Association of Re­ tired Persons She admitted that lhe proposal, which isn't finished yet. will be technical and somewhat complicated because it must survive the anticipated court challenges ahead. She noted that the U.S. Supreme Court already has ruled that public funding of elections must be strictly voluntary. The campaign finance reform proposal would: • Enable candidates to gain a set amount of campaign money if they able to raise a pre-deienmned number of $5 contributions. And. every time an opponent receives a cer­ tain amount, the other candidate would get more money, loo. • Limit money spent by political parties or special interest groups on behalf of can­ didates to their liking, without using the candidates' coffers. • Create an independent campaign finance commission. Such a panel is in place now. but if is overseen by the Michigan Secre­ tary of State, a partisan, elected official The proposed new group would consist of two Democrats, two Republicans and an­ other member acceptable to the other four • Reduce is so-called issue advertise­ ments. which ask citizens to call their lawmaker or public official in their district and tell them what they think. "It (lhe practice) is designed to influence people on what they think and how they vote." Holcomb-Memll said • Limit how much an individual can give to a campaign She said the limit is quite high in Michigan • Increase penalties tor those who fail to disclose their campaign finances in repons "Oik* of the most frequent violations we see is candidates filing reports late." Hol­ comb-Merrill said "We want the candidates to lake lhe law senously She said the Michigan Citizens group pr«. bably will pay people to circulate peti­ tions to gel the proposal on the year 2000 ballot "There's so much work to be done." she said "You have to start early and be orga mzed to he effective ' She said she is already seeing some or­ ganized opposition to lhe proposal, notably groups like the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and many wealthy supporters of candidates from lhe GOP. which now is the dominanl party So. Common Cause held campaign fi­ nance reform forums al six college campus sites in Michigan last September In a question and answer period. Eileen Oehler asked about Common Cause's voter checkoff option on lax returns, which fewer and fewer people are taking advantage of these days. The checkoff enables voters to set aside public funding tor campaign fi­ nancing "A lol of people don't understand the checkoff." Oehler said “Is there a way to better educate lhe people about if ’" Holcomb-Merrill said. "It's a huge job. We’ve tried to get the word out about it. Tax preparers ignore it and taxpayers asso­ ciate it with negative ads so they don’t want any part of it." Carl Mcllvain said. "A lot of people op­ pose public funding of political campaigns, they don't want it to come from their own pockets, but what they don't realize is that Shirley Rugg named to County FlA Board by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Shirley A. Rugg of Hastings has been appointed to serve on the Barry County Family Independence Agency (FIA) Board Rugg fills the position previously held by Helen Wi nger who did not apply for reappointm i The ti . -er son Fl A Board oversees Thornapple Manor, the county-operated medical care facility, and the County Fam­ ily Independence Agency. The County Board of Commissioners has the responsi­ bility of appointing two FIA Board mem­ bers and the governor appoints one mem­ ber. Rugg's appointment is retroactive to Nov. I and ends Oct. 31. 2001. A retired nurse. Rugg said she is interested in serving the community and county "in any way that my background and experiences will allow." She has 17 years of experience in practi­ cal and educational aspects of nursing and applied health Rugg earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing science in 1952. graduating magna cum laude from Mercy College in Detroit. She was assistant director of nursing at Provincial House (now Tendercare) in Hast­ ings from 1986-88. She began employ­ ment at Provincial House in 1978 as a staff charge nurse. Two years later 'he became an insen ice coordinator In Jackson. Rugg worked as a nursing instructor at Mercy Hospital from 1956-59 and she held the same position at Leila Hospital in Battle Creek from 1952-56. Rugg's volunteer activities in Hastings include serving on the Barry Community­ Hospice Board She has been involved in the local Hospice since its formation, helping with the development of policies and the overall organization An active member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, she is chairperson of the church's Liturgical Art Committee. Rugg also is a long-time board member of the Barry County Chapter of the American Cancer Society Rugg was appointed Tuesday to the FIA Board by a 5-2 vote of the County Board of ...in need of quality printing? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 N. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616-945-9554 Commissioners. Because of the procedures that were used, commissioners Robert Wenger and Emmet Herrington voted no, but emphasized their votes had nothing to do with Rugg's qualifications. Commis­ sioner Sandy James was absent Wenger objected because he said people who were interested in applying for the po­ sition only had two days notice to appear for an interview. "We should be flexible to allow people a reasonable chance who want to be inter­ viewed." Wenger said. "I don't think two days notice is reasonable by any means." Commissioner Lew Newman, chairman of the county Personnel Committee, said he wasn't aware that there was only two days notice. Hemngton and Wenger also said that it was their understanding that, according to policy, the appointment would be given to someone outside of lhe city of Hastings because a Hastings resident already serves on the board. Newman responded that lhe committee is supposed to recommend "the best qualified" Hemngton noted that the four applicants were "unusually well qualified for this job." In other business, the board: • Approved a two year contract between the county board, county sheriff and the Governmental Employees Labor Counci!. Barry County Corrections Division. The 1998-99 contract pertains to about 15 employees who wi’J receive a three per­ cent increase in wages for each year, retroactive to Jan. I. 1998. "It took us a considerable amount of lime to negotiate it." County Administra­ tor Michael Brown said. "Il covers a num­ ber of issues on lhe management side that were of concern. Obviously, labor was pleased with it and they ratified it as well. Employees covered by the contract in­ clude jail corrections officers, cooks and a mechanic. Brow n said. 'There was no change in retirement, a small, minor change in the dental/opncal reimbursement and a small change in al­ lowance for retirement medical insurance." he said. Our new advisor. Attorney (Peter) Cohl went through this thing and cleaned up the language, the nebulous part of it.. ." Her­ rington said. "That's paramount in my mind You know what you're talking about now You didn't before." "I was very pleased." Brown said, noting that it was word for word scrutiny. "We cleaned up a number of management issues that weren't problems, but potentially could have been down the road “ • Adopted a resolution to authorize lhe filing of a nonce of intent to issue an obli­ gation with the State Department of Trea­ sury to issue bonds for up to $1.2 million for improvements to lhe village of Mid­ dleville's sewer system and waler supply lhe village is responsible for paying the bond debt The County Board of Public Works will address the resolution Friday. Commissioner Rod Goebel said. • Approved a 1998-99 county child care budget summary of $519,453 Included in the estimated expenses arc costs of provid­ ing foster care, institutional care, m-homc care and other expenditures those who do (lund elections) privately gel big tax breaks " And making the situation even worse, is that term limits will create and less experi­ enced State House and Senate that will he more beholden to special interests. Hol­ comb-Memll said She added lhai Michigan's two I S Sen­ ators are evenly split on campaign finance reform Democratic Senator Carl Levin supports it. but Republican Spencer Abra­ ham opposes Bob Dwyer told Holcomb-Memll that he doesn't think the Common Cause proposal goes far enough in attempting to correct a deeply rooted problem He favors a more parliamentary system proposed several years ago by the late Zolton Ferency. in which all candidates who get at least 5 percent of the vote go to the state capital with voting power propor­ tional to what percentage of the vote they got in the most recent election He said he opposes America's current winner-take-all philosophy of government Another citizen at the forum said he sees voters' apathy as the biggest problem. He said that "Young people don't vote, senior citizens do. . We must gel people interested in the electoral process or all of us are go­ ing to drown in the current system." One citizen noted that former profes­ sional wrestler Jesse (the Body) Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota, where there was a lol of interest from youth, prompting another to quip. "Well, maybe we need more wrestlers to run " Holcomb-Memll said Common Cause generally backs proposals to have people be able to vote through the mail "We generally support ideas that would increase voter participation." she said. "I believe that more people would vote if it were made more convenient. And there is no proof of fraud (in areas where vote by mail has been tried). People are much more busy these days." NE, SE students attend camp From left. Steven Bolo. Bud McMillan. Clayton Smith and David Peterson are shown during the canoeing session. Fifth grade students and staff from Northeastern and Southeastern Elementary schools attended camp at the Ebersole Environmental Education Center in Wayland Oct. 28. 29 and 30. Staff from school and the camp taught day sessions that included owl study, leather craft. "Adventure Land." survival, and canoeing. Hastings High Science Club students made presentations to the students on Friday morning on reptiles, environ­ ment games, and chemistry magic. Evening programs included the Binder Park Zoomobile, a presentation on fur trapping and native Americans, and karaoke Weather was good, so students were able to participate in all outdoor sessions. High school students acted as camp counselors. They included John Kieffer. A.J. O'Hcran. Adam Furrow. Josh Warren. Malt Bradley. Casey Storms. Jason Bailey. Patti Stockham. Tara Stockham. Destiny Seebcr. Erin Englehart. Alicia Cooney. Brooke Rizor. Tiffany Steward. Katie Allerdmg. and Dana Reed. City, DPS workers agree on new pact The Hastings City Council ami members of lhe union for Department of Public Ser­ vice employees have ratified a new three- year contract. The old pact had expired last July 1. but it was approved Nov. 4 by members of the American Federation of State. County and Municipal Employees (AFSME). Local 1910. AFL-CIO. and by the City Council Monday night The local includes about 15 workers from the city's sewer and water plants and From left. High School Science Club members Erika Simpson. Ken Hoxworth and Brooke Rizor give a science demonstration to the fifth graders. garage. Under terms of the new pact, the em­ ployees will gel a 4 percent pay raise in the first year (1998-99). a 3.5 percent increase in the second year and a 3.9 percent boost in the third year. Dave Tossava. vice president of the local and one of the members of lhe union bar­ gaining team. said. "Wc lost in language on insurance, otherwise we maintained w hat we have in benefits "There are a few things we re not happy with, but overall, we think we got a good contract." One of the highlights of the agreement was raising lhe starting pay from S7.5O to $9 an hour Tossava said this was an at­ tempt to attract quality workers. "We've had problems competing with the private sector." he said "The last time we had a job opening, we had only 10 appli­ cants The wages were low enough that we just couldn't compete." Tossava said the average pay for DPS workers before this contract was approved was about SI 1.50 to SI2 an hour. Another highlight of lhe agreement is that two employees each week will be on 24-hour call to handle any emergency that Winter Hawk (left) and Tree gave a presentation on Native Americans and french fur trading. might arise Joining Tossava on the union bargaining team were Sonny Hartman. Mike Price and Mike Nenzel. AFSCME representative City Manager Howard Penrod and Director of Public Services Jeff Mansfield repre­ sented the city at lhe negotiating table �Page t The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12. 1998 L6TTCRS from our readers FINANCIAL FOCUS fur,i,mby. Shelter, Humane Society are separate Marie D. Christansen of Edward Jones and Co. What investors want in an IRA lhe individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the top choices for retirement planning That fact was confirmed in a sur­ vey by Zurich Kemper Investments. Kemper asked its shareholders their opin­ ions on IRAs and received one of the strongest responses ever. Respondents were asked to rank from one to nine their preferences tor retirement planning, includ­ ing savings accounts, government securities and other investments IRAs placed second in the ranking, behind pre-tax employee plans such as 40hkis and 4O3(b)s. Twentythree percent of lhe survey respondents ranked IRAs their top retirement planning method, and 36 percent said IRAs were their second choice \\ hat s the appeal of the IRA'.’ More than 60 percent of those surveyed said building a retirement account that compounds free of taxes is the biggest benefit. Only 32 per­ cent viewed the annual tax-deductible con­ tribution most important. The survey also asked opinions on ways ( ongress could enhance IRAs. Sixty-scvcn percent of respondents favored an increase in the annual contribution limit. A close second (60 percenti wanted higher income eligibility limits for deductible contribu­ tions Two other features respondents wanted were tax-free withdrawals (29 per­ cent! and lhe ability to use IRAs for more than retirement (30 percent). To some de­ gree. these needs are addressed by the new Roth IRA The Kemper survey reveals that investors Find Things, Sell Things, Rent Things, FAST ...with the BANNER Classifieds Call Us at. 945-9554 Our classified advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message. he H1* astings BaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 arc taking retirement planning seriously as they should be. Future retirees may face a different financial environment than to­ day’s retirees Wil) Social Security be there'.’ How about Medicare? How will in­ vestments be taxed? Will your company re­ tirement plan if you even have one provide enough? The message is clear: Responsible work­ ing taxpayers must plan their own retire­ ment. Fortunately. Americans have several good opportunities to do so. If you aren’t yet participating, you owe it to yourself and your family to start today. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. 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This is not the case. The Humane Society is staffed entirely by volunteers who arc interested in the welfare of animals They are not paid for their work The animal shelter is staffed by paid county employees and is under the direction of the county sheriff’s department The Humane Society and the animal shelter share information, but the Humane Society is not responsible for the shelter. I just want to emphasize that the two organizations are entirely separate The Humane Society tries to educate people as to the proper care of animals and helps to prevent suffering of animals. They do this in various ways, including sponsor­ ship of the “Making Scents With Murphy’’ column in the Reminder and offering free educational materials to the public. Once a year, in February. $10 certificates arc offered toward the spaying and neutering of pets. Good Samaritan certificates are issued at veterinarians* offices to help cover the cost of treating a sick or injured stray ani­ mal. The disease prevention shots that are given to cats that come into the county shel­ ter arc paid for by the Humane Society, along with the cardboard cat earners given to people who adopt cats. The drug used to humanely euthanize the animals not adopt­ ed at the county shelter is also paid for by the Humane Society. To help in the funding for the much needed new county animal Purse story has a happy ending Dear editor: Thanks and appreciation to the unknown person who turned in for me to recover the purse I left on lhe entryway windowsill at Plumb’s Grocery Sunday afternoon. Carelessly leaving a purse in a place where many people pass could often bring a much different result. I realize, than relum­ ing to find it waiting for you with contents intact. It’s great to live tn a community where so many kind people care about and look out for the welfare of others. F.ilccn L. Oehler Hastings shelter, lhe Humane Socielv has pledged $30,000 1 he animal shelter cares fur the lost, mis­ treated or unwanted pets ot Barry County The animal control officers, who investi­ gate cruelty and neglect cases, arc employ ­ ees <>( the shelter. The adoption ot dogs and done through the animal shelter The Coun­ ty ( ommissionccs have staled their support for a new county owned animal shelter and have said the county would contribute the money already budgeted for renovation, but have not spccificly allocated any money for a new shelter The Humane Society is funded entirely from donations The Animal Shelter is a Barry County budgeted department Without these two different organiza­ tions. many animals would suffer Anne L. Baum. Hastings We can reduce telemarketers' calls To the editor: I was al home, working on a very impor­ tant project with an urgent deadline I was in need of no interruptions. I was racing against time, when suddenly the phone rang i almost let the machine get it. but then, deciding that it may be important. I left what I was doing to answer the call “Hello? Hello...? Hello Nobody was there It robbed me of my focus tor that pro­ ject for the moment, but. on the bright side, it inspired a whole new little side project just for fun. It was a telemarketer, but apparently these days, the employees arc making more calls than they can keep up with because, quite commonly over the past few months, these calls will come where there's nobody on lhe line when I pick up h's come to a point where I’ll get two or three of these “dead-air" calls a day’ To me. that's more annoy ing than a prank call, because not only are prank calls more interesting... there’s also someone to share your feelings with on the other end of the line. I finally became annoyed enough to do something about it. I’ve decided that I'm going to do everything tn my power to annoy the telemarketing industry as much as they ’ve annoyed me over the years. I called around and discovered some information about the telemarketing busi­ ness Turns out. you can write to a place called the Telephone Preference Service Direct Marketing Association, and they can take your name off the national telemarket­ ing lists. Apparently, this only cuts the calls down by 40-60 percent, but it certainly war­ rants a 32-cent stamp. The address is: Telephone Preference Service. Direct Marketing Association. P.O. Box 9014. Farmingdale. N.Y., 11735-9014. Just send them your name and phone number, and ask them to remove you from all telemarketing lists. If you’re as sick of annoy ing telemarketing calls as I am, this information is gold to you. Please pass it along to all your friends, relatives... and hey. even your worst enemies don't deserve this kind of suffering. Maybe by sharing this info, you'll make a new fnend or two. I’ll keep my eyes open for more ways to stop telemarketing, and I’ll keep you posted if I find anything. And hey. if I get side­ tracked. we can find confidence in the fact that they’ll call and remind me to get back at it! George Johnson, Woodland Read the BANNER Every Wook Know Your Legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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Public Opinion Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St., Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District, (Irving, Cartton, Woodbind, Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove, Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House at Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48900, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (al of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. What about NBA lockout? The National Basketball Association is having a lockout of the players, wMck ataHd)) has canceled the first two weeks of the season. No one knows if and when At NBA season will start. Does this bother you? Why or why not? Pubtehed by Hastings Banner, Inc. a OvtXfon of J-Ad Graphics inc 1952 N Bread-way Hastings Ml 49058 0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacoba Frederic Jacobs Vce President President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Secretary NEWSROOM • David T Young /Editor) Elame Gilbert tAssistant Editor> Shelly Sulser He!en Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Hubbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads accepted Monday through c,4.»y fl -t m to 5 30 p m Saturday fl 30 a m Noon Scott Ommen Cindy O'Neill Jetty Johnson Dan Buetge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo« B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 McFall IMdMr: "I am concerned became of the way young people view professional athletes. Young people put them on pedestals and the teams are letting them down.." Heary Felder, Nashville: Bill Barker. Lake Odessa: Mett Glasgow, Hastiags: Steve Steward. Hastings: "It's kind of unfair to the public. The public is wanting to see all of their stars. Let them play." 'I couldn't care leu. I might miu them at playoff time, but 1 really don't follow the seawn." "Yes. it does bother me. because I love basketball and I love to play it — it's my favorite sport." "Who cares? Nobody's worried about the season even happening." the best sport aad I Michael Jontaa." 4 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12. 1998 - "He just knew it was stolen and didn'l report it." said attorney Tern Knoll COURT NCUUS: A Wayland man convicied on two utter­ ing and publishing charges was sentenced in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court Thurs­ day to serve 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years and two years to five years in prison. The sentences are to be served concur­ rently by Adrian Ray Stone. 32. Judge James Fisher ruled. Stone was accused of writing two sepa­ rate checks for $740 and $400 in the name of another person last April in Thornapple Township. Stone has two previous convictions of uttering and publishing, revealed Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled during the hearing. "He’s 32 years old. he's in good health yet he seems to refuse to maintain em­ ployment." said Maklyl. "1 don't believe anything short of a prison term would have an impact." But Stone's attorney. Terry Knoll, said Stone was merely trying to support his family. "Mr. Stone does realize he has a problem maintaining employment and particularly with what he does when he's out of funds." said Knoll. "He cashed checks and forged a name basically to pay his bills, his rem and to survive. It has nothing to do with drugs like you often hear." Stone apologized to the court. "1 can't say I'm sorry enough," said Stone. "1 have to live up to my actions and take responsibility for it." Fisher pointed out that Stone had no ex­ cuse. "You can't blame it on youthful indiscre­ tion or blame it on drugs." said Fisher. "Given your prior record. I can't disagree with the recommendation that you go to prison." In other mail court business: • Richard Charles Case. 35. of Battle Creek was sentenced to five years probation and one year in jail. Case was originally charged with first degree home invasion, assault with intent to rob while armed, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and first degree conspiracy for his role in the July 10 baseball bat attack on a sleep ing Johnstown Township man in bis home. Case was offered a lesser charge in ex­ change for his guilty plea, though that charge was not available at press rime Wednesday due to the Veteran's Day holitkiy. "Breaking into someone's home in the middle of lhe night and hitting someone with a baseball bat is a serious crime." said Makled. "He has a history of robbery con­ victions in California and he seems to sup­ port himself by selling drugs." Case was charged along with co-defendants Byron Keith Woods, Timothy Leach and Tammala Burdette. Woods and Burdette also received jail sentences. Leach has yet to be sentenced “All of these people deserve to go to prison." said Makled. "Unfortunately, (heir sentences were lower than that." Fisher interrupted Makled with an expla­ nation. "The reason they didn't go to prison was because of the recommendation of the pros­ ecutor's office." said Fisher firmly "There was not an option in this case." Defense attorney Terry Knoll told the court that Case is "one of the finer exam­ ples of what not to do with your life." not­ ing he became involved with drugs at a young age "He had a career, he had kids and now. at 35, he's lost everything," said Knoll. "I think he's taken the time he’s spent in jail to think about that." "I know drugs have controlled my life." said Case. " and sent me down a dead end road. I will give 110 percent toward mak­ ing some changes." Fisher was skeptical. "1 hope you are serious, but I have my reservations whether you are." he said. "1 really believe what you are doing deserves a substantial prison sentence. But. I'm going Io give yoc a probationary sentence to give you a chance to straighten yourself out ." In addition to jail. Case was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. $1,000 court costs and $2,313 in restitution. He was also allowed to have contact with Burdette upon his release from jail because both expea to be married, said Knoll. • Lance Denio. 20. of Shelbyville, was sentenced to one to five years in prison for violating his probation. Denio, who was on probation for taking * a truck and causing severe damage to it in Orangeville Township in 1996. was sched­ uled to be sentenced on lhe charge Oct. 29. but failed to appear for the hearing. “Obviously. Mr. Denio has been a com­ plete failure on probation." said Makled. "He has had a hard time finding a job." said his attorney. David Gilbert. "I'm ask­ ing the court to having some leniency on him." "He hasn't been able to follow the basic rules of probation." said Fisher "You want me to continue him on probation?" Denio asked Fisher for one more month to prove himself. "I've got a job now that I really like." he said. There's no reason I would lose this job." But Fisher imposed the prison term in­ stead. saying Denio had used up his chances. • Thomas Harold Ray, 37, of Hastings, pleaded guilty to violating his probation by using cocaine and was ordered to continue his probation as previously sentenced. Ray is serving two years probation on a July conviction of unlawful use of a vehi­ cle. "Smoking crack is a serious offense but there are mitigating circumstances." said Makled. "He has a history of crack cocaine use and this incidence appears to be a re­ lapse " Makled pointed out that Ray has taken steps to turn his life around. "It appears he has been working and struggling to keep his business aifoat." noted M ikied. Ray's attorney. Dutcher, added that Ray. who is enrolled in treatment, turned him­ self in to his probation officer. Ray told Fisher he has 18 more counsel­ ing sessions to attend "I don't feel confident as far as my sobri­ ety goes.” said Ray. "This is like preventa­ tive maintenance." • Kenneth Krebs. 40. of Hastings, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana and one count of use of co­ caine. • He will be sentenced Nov. 19 at 8:15 a.m. • John Anthony Falvo, 29. of Delton, informed the court that court-appointed at­ torney Carol Jones-Dwyer would be re­ placed by a Scott Peterson, then stood mute to charges of second degree home in­ vasion. larceny in a building, breaking and entering a vehicle and being an habitual of­ fender. A not guilty plea was entered on his be­ half and a Nov. 19 sentencing date was set. Falvo is accused of breaking into an Oakwood Drive home on July 31 and tak­ ing electronic equipment. Is also accused of breaking into a car June 6 in Johnstown Township and taking property worth more than $5. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of life in prison. • Chris Hawthorne. 21. of Hastings, convicied cocaine possession, was given 7411 Status of the Public Health Code, which gives him a chance to have the felony expunged from his record if he is successful on one year of probation. He was also ordered to spend one year on probation on a conviction of attempted re­ sisting and obstructing a police officer when he was arrested Aug. 13 in Rutland Township. Additionally, he was ordered to pay $500 fines and $150 costs and was given a 90­ day suspended jail sentence. • James Lyons. 41. of Wayland, was sen­ tenced to two years probation and one day in jail with credit for one day served as a result of a charge of receiving and conceal­ ing stolen property. Lyons was accused of concealing a stolen boat motor, a seat and a gas tank in Yankee Springs Township on Aug. 7. Lyons claims another man stole the items and hid them at Lyons' home, and that when he learned they were stolen, he did not know what to do. • Timothy Roy Fox. 18. of Middleville, who was scheduled to be sentenced on a probation violation conviction, had his sentence delayed until May 6. 1999. Fox. who suffers from a liver disease, will be under house arrest and will only be allowed to leave the home to attend medical appointments, for hospital stays and for counseling. ‘Lean manufacturing' marks Flexfab’s year by Mary Warner Sluff Writer The continued growth of Flexfab. com­ bined with increased demand by customers for higher quality products, lower prices and faster delivery, has resulted in many changes in the company in the past fiscal year, employees were told at the company 's annual meeting Oa. 29. The year was highlighted by a switch from mass manufacturing to "lean" manu­ facturing. a process where the company strives to produce "only what the customer wants when they want it." according to a video shown to employees at the nceting. Lean manufacturing focuses on cutting down on the "enormous amounts of time and effort wasted" with mass production, the video staled. With lean manufacturing, the company groups production operations together, decreases the amount of steps needed in a particular process, cuts down lhe amount of rime that raw materials and parts in the process of being manufactured are stored and the quantity that are stored, trains people in more than one manufaauring process, and emphasizes continuous improvement through the intermittent ex­ amination and refinement of various pro­ duction procedures The goal is to improve response lime to lhe customer." the video stated. Lean manufacturing this past year in­ cluded the development of the company's aerospace business unit, which grouped sales, engineering and customer service de­ partments in the same area to improve cus­ tomer service, shorten the amount of time it takes to ship parts to customers and make pricing more competitive. Flexfab President and CEO Doug De­ Camp told employees at lhe meeting that because of the company's focus on its aerospace unit this past year. Flexfab will receive Boeing Co.'s President's Award, which recognizes the Hastings company for excellence in quality and delivery of parts. This coming year. DeCamp said, two • new business units will be developed, the heavy duty truck unit and ihe automotive/industrial business unit According to Gayle Marsh, human resources lyyercoordinator. heavy duty truck parts is one of the company's largest markets, and the dew business unit will seek to do the same thing lhe aerospace unit did — group people together to promote better commu­ Star holds annual fall festival Lisa Brown's second grade class listens as Middte School librarian Ruth Hill reads stories. Teacher Debbie Storms shows students the effect dry ice has on water during Quality Printing ..•depends on experience dr equipment. Let Us QUOTE YOUR PRINTING! J-Ad Graphics, Inc. It was time for lots of fun activities Oct. 30 when Star Elementary held its annual fall festival. Here Pat Williams' Tuesday and Thursday kindergarten class poses in front of pumpkins they decorated. Page 5 • Lance Jewell. 18. of Delton, was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Status on a con­ viction stemming a charge that he helped steal a generator on Aug. 2 in Barry Town­ ship. Jewell was also given a six month sus­ pended jail sentence and was ordered to pay $310.24 in restitution and $200 in court costs. He was also given community ser­ vice work in lieu of half his fines and costs, plus an additional 50 hours of com­ munity service work. Ask For: Bill Love, Steve Steward or Jennifer Jacobs nication and shorten lhe lime it takes for an order to be shipped. Likewise, she said, the new automotive/industrial business unit, which focuses on lhe company's govern­ ment and automotive market, will seek to increase efficiencies and eliminate waste and time delays. Such efforts to reduce response times for orders were due in part to an increase in the company's backlog of orders last year. De­ Camp said. A total of $21 million in or­ ders were backlogged, he said, which was "the highest level we've ever had." 'll should be a 16 to 18 million dollar backlog." he said. Pan of the backlog was due to an $8 million increase in the amouta of products ordered, which in turn required the company to hire new employees, he said. "We hired 188 people to get 82 quality people.' As a resplt. a lot of rime was taken up by staff training new employees and new employ­ ees learning their jobs. Adding to the changes in staffing were internal job switching which also increased training time and decreased productivity. Two hun­ dred and sixty four experienced operators switched jobs through the bidding process" during the past year. DeCamp said. The re­ training of existing employees and lraimr< of new employees resulted in 452 people having to undergo some training, he said. Because of the demand for training, the company hired its first training manager this past year. DeCamp said, and also cre­ ated a training wort ceil. Sales backlogs and employee eauwig re­ duced lhe amount of gainsharing (akin to profit sharing) that employees received this past year. DeCamp told employees. "Work­ ing together, we will improve gain sharing next year." he promised. To do that, he said, "we must concentrate oa working smarter." Another highlight of lhe year. DeCamp said, was the sale of Federal Hose of Painesville. Ohio, which produces products similar to those manufactured by Flexfab and also makes metal ductwork. "We sold it to give Federal Hose the opportunity to grow in areas we were not involved in. and it also allowed us the opportunity to pur­ chase our European and Wisconsin plants." Marsh said. Flexfab purchased Moxness Molded Products of Racine. Wts. in March of 1998 because the company had molding and ex­ trusion capabilities Flexfab desired and alio had manufaauring expertise die Hastings company needed. Marsh said. (Extrusion involves running material through a ma­ chine to give it a molded shape, such as ex­ truding a rubber here. Marsh said.) The purchase of Moxnen "will help meet our long-range objective of being the leader in production of molded products," DeCamp told employees. Also last year the company cominued its plans to expand into the United Kingdom as a means of building its overseas cus­ tomer base and servicing existing oveneas markets. DeCamp said the UK plant should be in production by March of 1999. Other highlights of 1998. DeCamp said, was the investment of $3.4 million in new equipment and plant improvements and die creation of a new position, vice president of marketing and business development. David Brown, who filled that new position, will be able to "spend time developing new areas of business." Marsh said. DeCamp said lhe main goal this comsag year for Flexfab will be to "broaden cus­ tomer and market bases." SAVEAUFE! BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR. YOUKNOW YOU'VE GOT KN YOU! • CNI FC * V CX£ FONOC C APD HOM •OS USSV 1RDK Bl IN WITH VCMJPFAMI.V • 800-482-14S5 TOR MOfiMATCN MME National Kidney ■WT Foundation' �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12. 1998 Samual Vincent Watson Barbara “Kay” Mutter FARWELL Samuel Vincent Watson, age 76. of Farwell, passed away November 6. 1998 at the Mid Michigai. Medical Center of Midland. Samuel was bom on December 26. 1921. lhe son of William and Lillie (Lewellen) Watson. He was united in marriage to Ruth McDowell on March 3. 1947 in Monroe. Michigan. Samuel is survived by his wife. Ruth; one son, Sam R. & Colleen Watson of Hastings', one sister Harrietta Purnell of Canfield. Ohio and two grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. A Memorial service for Mr. Watson will be held on Saturday. November 14, 1998 at lhe Altersgaie United Methodist Church. 2400 Lake Lansing Road. . Haslet, Michigan. Located one block east of the business 69 and Lake Lansing Road intersection. HASTINGS - Barbara “Kay” Mutter, age 60. of Hastings, went to be with the Lord November 10. 1998 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was the daughter of Cecelia and Laurence Crisler. She was preceded in death by her mother, a sister, and a grandson. Kay is survived by her children, Renee and Robert Jancowski, Joan and Randy Casteel. James and Lisa VanDam all of Coopersville area; three sisters. Shirley and Robert Misiewicz of Grand Rapids. Sister Mary of St. Laurence of Floience. Kentucky, and Mary and Pete Anger of Hastings; by her father, Laurence Crisler of Cincinnati. Ohio; many grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Mass will be held Friday. November 13. 1998 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. There will be no viewing. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of one’s choice. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Laccy Road. Dowling. Ml 490S0 Pastor, Steve Olmstead 2601 (616) 738-3021 phone. church Sunday Service 9:30 a m . Sunday School 11:00 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p.m.; Bible Study &. Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught <616) 943-9392 Sunday School 10 a.m . Worship 11 a.m.. P.O Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49038 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-3543. Sunday School at 10 00 am.. Worship 11 00 a m . Evening Service at 6 00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 pm ST. ROS I CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m . Sunday Masses 8.00 a.m. and 11.*00 a m . Confession Saturday 4 00-4:30 p.m CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a.m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7:00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church ofTice phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times are 8:30 a m . 9:55 a m. and 11:20 am Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m.. Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p.m Youth group meets Wednesday 6:30 p.m. also Nursery available for all services. Bnng the whole family. ST. ANDREW ’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E. Bond St. (Hast­ HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ings Church of God Building) 9 a m. Holy Communion 1st and 3rd M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- Morning Prayer 2nd &. 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 Sundays 4th Sundays. 1928 prayer book ley. Pastor. Church phone 945­ a m. to 12 noon. Sunday Morning used at all services. For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:45 a.m Morning Worship. Wednesday David T Husiwick. vicar at 948­ 9604. St. Andrew's ts a part of the Independent Anglican Church 6:45 p.m. W.-rriors (grades K-5th), Youth Fellowship 6.45 p.m. to 8:30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting. (Child Canada Synod COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd . Dowling Pastor DcAm Dobbs Phone 616-721-1077 Sunday morning worship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thursdays senior meals 12-noon Saturday night service with live band 7:30 p m For more mformanon call the church office. CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 8799 Gull Road. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 616-629-9243. 616-629-9251 Dial-An-Inspiration Minister Rev Mana Barccwski. Co-Mmister Rev Gene Parker Time 10:15 a.m Haling Service. 11 00 a.m Celebration BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49051 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a.m. Worship 11 a m. Evening Ser­ vices 6pm Wednesday Bible study 7 p m Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in lhe home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Stale Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sunday - 945 am Sunday School; 10:45 a.m Morning Worship. 5.30 p m Kid's quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all. Tues­ day. 6:30 p.nt. Kids Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study. Wednes­ day. 9.00 a m. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary. For fur­ ther information call the church office care provided) HASTINGS ST. MATTHIAS ANCLCAN ASSEMBLY OF GOD CATHOLIC CHURCH 1674 West State Road. Hastings. 2415 McCann Rd., Hastings. Ml Mich James A. Campbell, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m., classes 49058. Father Gale Johnson. Vicar. Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 for all ages pm Morning Worship 10:45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6:00 p.m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a m. - 1928 Book of Common Wednesday activities 7 00 p.m. are Prayer Rainbows or J J. Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19); Adult Bible Quiz (ages Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings, Ml 490f8 Pastor Carl Phone 367-4061 Pickard. 945-5974 Litchfield. or Darlene Worship Ser­ vices: Sunday. 9 00 a.m . Rev Ken 11:00 a.m. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. Vaught; FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor; John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music. Morn­ ing Worship 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.. Sunday School 9 30and II 00am for children and adults Family Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ Hour 6 00 p m day: Sr. High Youth. Jr. High Youth, and Awana at 6:30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women’s 945 am for ali ages 4-H. Mon­ Bible Study Call church office for days 6 30 to 8 00 p m.. BIBLE more information. 948-8004 STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p.m ; Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m., freewill of­ fering We welcome you to our HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 E. Grand St. Hastings. Pastor church family with the warmth of David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ ChnstY Line, and the fellowship of 2667 Sunday School 10 a m. Sun­ people who care day Morning Worship 11 am ; Sunday Evening Service 6 p m. Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m. if in­ GRACE BRETHREN terested in a free Home Bible BIBLE CHURCH (Feruterly the Hastings Grace Study, please call for more details Brethren Church), 600 Powell GRACE COMMUNITY Rd. I mile east of Hastings Rus Saner. Pastor Ementus. 945-9224 Surday Sen ices 9 45 a m • Bible Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) CHURCH Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7.30 am p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ service ing Your Faith; 5 30 p m Youth istry. youth group, adult small meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ group ministry, leadership training 852-9228 Mooting Celebration 10 Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children Y min­ sage" 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC 4887 Coals Grove Rd Pastor Ben CHURCH A mission of St Rose Hcmng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Calhoi x: Church. Hastings Mass Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Evening 6 30 p m ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship sen ices is provided by The Hastings Banner lhe churches i these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member F D I C THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY ■•Prescriptions" 118 S Jefferson 9*5-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd - Hastings. Michigan GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St.. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Photic 945­ 9414 Sunday. Nov 15 8 00 k 1045 a m Holy Communion; 9:30 Sunday School (all ages). 3 00-4 30 p m Flying Doves Thursday. Nov 12- 9 30 Pasty Flour, 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 00 Adult Choir. Teen AA/NA. Citech Parents Friday. Nov 13 - 7:00 p m. Mat Cutting Saturday. Nov 14 800-Noon Pafly Day. 9.30 am Youth Catechists. 800 NA Mon­ day. Nov 16 - 7.00 pm. Youth Cate­ chists Tuesday. Nov 17 7:00 p.m Cong Council. 7 30 OA Wednesday. Nov 11 10 00 a m. Wordwatebers HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W. Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Dtrecloc of Christian Education. Rochelle Kreykes. Direcw of Musk Orpmsl Church phone (616) 945­ 9574 Barner free building with eleva­ tor to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 am SUNDAYS 930 am Sunday School 10.30 azn Coffee Fellowship 11XX) am Worship - Child care avail­ able for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Friday, Nov 13 - Hollytown Bazaar ■ presented by the United Methodist Women Starts al 9 00 a m and runs to 7 00 p m Assorted items frrm homemade crafts to new-ware Start your Christmas shopping early Lunch - served from 11XX) a m to 2 00 p m • Soup in a Bread bowl. 54 Dinner - served from 4 00 to 7 00 p m - Salloped Pntatcs and Ham - $7 Tickets available from all United Methodist Women, or the church office, or at the door FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Braadwav. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (6161945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pasior Deborah E Sisson. Associate Pastor Sally C Keller. Director Noah s Ark PreSchool Friday. Nm 6 Short­ term missionaries leave for Mexico Saturday. Nos 14 8 00 am-8 00 pm Women s Retreat at Camp Wesky Woods Short-term Mtssionanes return from Mexico Sunday. Nov 15 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Scmcr. 9 50 a m Children's Church (PreSchool-2nd grade). 10 30 am Coffee Hour. 10 30 am Sunday School - All ages' Rev John lluntkv s Class on Prayer - Dining Room Connie Semerad's Logos­ Class • Lounge. 11 20 a m Contempo­ rary Worship Sen icc. 11 40 a m Chil­ dren's Church (PreSchool-2nd grad*). 5 00-7 00 p m Middle High PYF meets at C reatnr Juices to make pottery. 6 00 p m Senior High PYF Goals. Plans and Issues The 9 30 Scnice is broadcast over WBCH - AM 1220 Nuncry is pro­ vided during both Services Monday. New 16 ’30 pm Trustees meet Tuesdav. Nov 17 6 15 am Men’s Bible Studs at the YMCA Office 3 00 pm Nrwsletier Deadline Wednesday. Nov 18 It)00 am Women' Board Meeting. 315 p m Sufi meeting. 6 00 p m Church Sight Supper. 6 30 p m Children's Choir. *00 pm Chancel Choir. ' 00 p m Ken gnu BiNc Study Dtning Room. '00 -Practs.- Evange­ lism’ by Pastor Keller • Lounge. ' 00 p m Children s Program led by Pastor Deborah Judith K. Smit Wayne “Tony" Calkins MIDDLEVILLE - Judith K. Smit, age 54, of Middleville, passed away Friday. November 6. 1998 at her home. Mrs. Smit was bom on December 22, 1943 in Oak Park. Illinois, the daughter of John & Laura (TenBoss) Grabinski. She was raised in the Berwyn. Illinois area and attended schools there, graduating in 1962 from Timothy Christian High School in Cicero, Illinois. She went on to attend Hope College in Holland, she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University in 1966. She married Robert J. Smit on August 14. 1965. She moved to Middleville in 1987 from Clarendon Hills, Illinois. She was employed as a teacher for ten years at various schoos, where she taught pre-school, elementary and special education children. Mrs. Smit was a member of Gun Lake Community Church, church librarian and organizer of the Media Center of the church, she was an avid outdoors person especially gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Sam is survived by her husband, Robert; one son. Matthew Smit of Ashbum, Virginia; daughter, Amy Smit of Middleville; two sisters, Nancy (Darwin) Evers of Martin, and Karen (John) VanWingeren of Carlinville, Illinois. Funeral services were held Monday. November 9, 1998 at the Gun Lake Community Church. Reverend Stan Vugtevenn and Reverend Mike Pierce officiated. Burial took place in. East Martin Cemetery in Allegan County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gun Lake Community Church Media Center of Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements *ere made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. PLAINWELL - Tony’s life began April 13. 1911 near Monterey, the son of lhe late Aby and Maude Calkins. He grew up in the Hopkins area and on August 11. 1934 in Martin he married Eleanor Houston. In 1942 they moved near Doster to the home they lived in the rest of their lives. Tony drove milk truck for many years and farmed nearly all of his life. He had a special fondness for horses and was a member of the Battle Creek Pony Club and the Allegan County Draft Horse Club. Tony’s family remembers he and Eleanor’s love of playing cards and dancing. Mr. Calkins is survived by his daughter, Susan (Louis) Maurer of Plainwell; son. Thomas (Bernadette) Calkins of Constantine; daughter-in-law, Marian Cook of Delton; nine grandchildren, Mark Calkins. Mike Calkins. David Cook. Gordon Cook, Kenneth Cook, Brenda Flannery. Renee Humphreys, Scott Calkins and Brian Calkins; ten great grandchildren. Tony died peacefully at home Thursday. November 5, 1998 and was preceded in death by his wife. Eleanor in 1991; a son, Jerry in 1962; two brothers, Clifford and Lloyd Calkins, and a sister. Alice Calkins. Celebration of Life Services were held Saturday. November 7, 1998 at Rupert, Durham, Marshall and Grcn Funeral Home. Plainwell Chapel. Tony was buried next to his wife and son at Hillside Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pipp Community Hospital. Please share a memory of Tony at the Chapel or on line at www.rdmg.com. j Gilbert Eugene Percy ] HASTINGS - Gilbert Eugene Percy, age 88, of Hastings, passed away Thursday. November 5, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom August 2. 1910 in Leonidas, Michigan, lhe son of LaVem A. and Nola (Beebe) Percy. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1928. He married Madelyn Stowell Wunderlich April 30. 1933. Mr. Percy entered the interior and exterior decorating business in Kalamazoo shortly after graduating from high school, he continued the business until his retirement in 1976, at which time they moved to Hastings. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, having served on the Administrative Board and as Chairman of lhe Board of Trustees, he was a member of the mens club. HlNooncrs and Goodwill Class, he was a former member of the Kiwanis Club of Hastings, and the Hastings Investment Club. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister. Evelyn Ashby; brother, Arden Percy and two infant daughters. Ann Elizabeth and Mary Sue Percy. Mr. Percy is survived by his wife, Madelyn Percy of Hastings; son, Dennis (Karla) Percy of St. Joseph; daughter, Barbara (Steve) Turkal of Grand Rapids; granddaughters, Linda Percy of Comeroon Africa, Amy Turkal and Jennifer Turkal of Arlington, Virginia; grandson. Michael (Meg) Percy of Mentor, Ohio; two great grandchildren, Jacob and Emma Percy of Mento, Ohio; two sisters. Cornelia Ackley of Hastings, and Ruth Priester of Bloominton, Illinois; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday. November 7, 1998 at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. Reverend Bufford Coe officiated. Burila took place in Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church in Hastings or charity of ones choice. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home of Hastings. ...in need of QUALITY PRINTING? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 Ft. Broadway Hastings, Michigan 616-945-9554 | ~Tkystan Manly S HASTINGS - Trysun Manly Mead, four day old son of Cassidy A. Holtrust and Joshua Michael Mead of Hastings, passed away Saturday, November 7, 1998 at Spectrum Health Systems (Butterworth Hospital) in Grand Rapids. Trystan ii survived by his parents; grandparents. Annette Noel of Hastings, Rae Anne Eaton Holtnrst of Middleville. Michael Mead of Baldwin. Steven Holtnrst of Honda; great grandparents, Debbie Eaton of Nashville, Kathy and Jack Noel. Nancy and Clarence Pomeroy, Arlene Tnidgeon, Hank Holtrust all of Hastings, Fran and Bill Wallace of Baldwin; great great grandparents. Alice Eaton. Charles and Eula Cooley of Florida, Ida Mead of Hastings; aunts and uncles, Cody Holtnist of Middleville. Angela Mead, Jack and Kimberlyn Webb all of Hastings. Craig Holtrust of Kalamazoo; special friends. John and Angela Spidle of Hastings. Services were held Monday. November 9, 1998 at the Ginbach Funeral Home of Hastings. James McMellen officiated. Burial was at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House or to the family. Ethel M. VanSickle MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Ethel M. VanSickle. age 87. of Middleville, passed away Sunday. November 1, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. VanSickle was bom on July I. 1911 in Barry County, lhe daughter of Miner and Emma (Fmkbeiner) Palmer. She was raised in Bany County and attended and graduated from Middleville schools. She was married to Earl C. VanSickle in August 1936. They lived in lhe Middleville area all their married life. Ethel was a homemaker, spending many hours volunteering at Pennock Hospital. She was a member of lhe Middleville United Methodist Church, Womens Guild and the Middleville Reading Cub. She devoted her life to her family and church and was a loving, caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Earl C. VanSickle. Mrs. VanSickle is survived by her son, Gary L. (Joyce L.) VanSickle of Barlow Lake, Middleville; four grandchildren, Steven (Cheryl) VanSickle, David (Julie) VanSickle. Bradley VanSickle and Michelle VanSickle; three great grandchildren, Joshua. Sophie and Paige; two brothers, Russell (Eileen) Palmer of Hastings, and Ralph Palmer of Middleville; one sister-in-law, Bess Palmer of Caledonia; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Mrs. VanSickle were held Tuesday. November 3. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took place al Mt. Hope Cemetery, Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Middleville United Methodist Church. Angela Hope Schantz NASHVILLE - Angela Hope Schantz, age 22. of East Dowling Road. Nashville, passed away Saturday. November 7, 1998 al Spectrum Health Downtown Campus in Grand Rapids. Angela was bom on December 9. 1975 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Scott W. & Colleen A. (McQuem) Schantz. She was raised in Hastings, Nashville and Middleville areas and attended Hastings, Maple Valley & Thornapple Kellogg schools. Miss Schantz was presently employed by Lowell Engineering. Her daughter. Harley Ann was the love of her life. Miss Schantz was preceded in death by her grandfather. Howard Schantz & uncle, James McQuem. Jr. Angela is survived by her daughter, Harley Ann Ziny of Hastings; mother and step-father, Colleen (Mark) Eldred of Lacey, father and step-mother, Scott (Darla) Schantz, Sr. of Hastings; maternal grandparents. Joyce & Jim McQuem of Dowling, & Shirley & Dave Eldred of Hastings; paternal grandparents, Judy & Mark Weeks and Ardis & Earl Wilkins both of Hastings; several great grandparents; four brothers, Scott (Melinda) Schantz, Jr. of Twentynine Palms. California. Craig Schantz of Hastings. Travis McQuem and Matthew Eldred both of Lacey , several aunts, uncles & cousins; best friend. Amy Haight of Hastings. Funeral Services for Angela were held Wednesday. November 11, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Steve Olmstead officiated. Burial took place at the Union Cemetery in Maple Grove Township, Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Angela Hope Memorial Fund. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Eileen B. Palmer HASTINGS - Mrs. Eileen B. Palmer, age 80. of Hastings, passed away Saturday, November 7, 1998 al Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. Palmer was bom on May 8. 1918 in New Carlisle, Canada, the daughter of William B. and Rose Marie (Loubert) Flowers. She was raised in Detroit, and attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School, graduating in 1936. She was married to Russell E. Palmer on December 5. 1942 in Capitola, California. Mrs. Palmer was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings; disabled American Veterans Auxilia.-y and Ringo Swingo Square Dance Club for 29 years. She enjoyed fishing trips with her husband to Burt Lake. Her hobbies included gardening, flowers and playing euchre with her dear friends. Mrs. Palmer was a homemaker, she was a caring, loving wife, mother and grandmother doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Mrs. Palmer is survived by her husband. Russell E. Palmer, one daughter. Sue Ann C. (James) Maichele of Hastings; two sons. Robert K. Palmer of Nashville. Rick M. (Sharon) Palmer of Woodland; five grandchildren. Eric (Angela) Maichele. Jennifer Maichele, Todd Palmer, Jamie Palmer, and Corrina Palmer, three brothers, Victor (Vi) Flowers of Allen Park. Ernie (Rose) Flowers of Detroit, and Bert (Bettye) Flowers of Monroe; two sisters-in-law. Grace Flowers of Farmington. Bess Palmer of Caledonia; one brother-in-law. Ralph Palmer of Middleville; several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was offered Monday morning. November 9. 1998 al St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Hastings. Reverend Father Charles H. Fischer Celebrant. Scripture Service was held Sunday. Novembers, 1998. Interment took place in Irving Township. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rose Building Fund or Pennock Foundation. Hastings. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12 1996 - Page 7 ■i.® lake Odessa N€UUS Cronk-Ruhe wed in Nevada Lord-Owen exchange vows Mannda Cronk of Hastings and Arthur Ruhc of Cape Coral. Flonda were united in marriage Feb 28. 1998 in Las Vegas. Nevada. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Sharon A. Cronk and the late Mannus S. Cronk of Hastings. The groom is the son of Gary and Suzanne Thomas of Cape Coral. Florida. Maid of honor was Shana Murphy. Best man was Cliff Bush Mannda is a 1992 graduate of Hastings High School. Arthur is a 1991 graduate of Manner High School. The couple plan to reside in Hastings after extensive travel. Julie Lord and Perry Owen were united in mamage Sept. 19. i998 at the Charlton Park Church in Hastings The bnde is the daughter of Bob and Janet Lord of Hastings. The groom is the son of Ron and Vai Owen of Middleville. Tom Barstis. sister of the groom, and Jeff Lord, brother of the bnde. were maid of honor and best man. Bndesmaids were Deb May and Teresa Lord, sisters of the bnde. and Linda Lord, sister-in-law of the bnde.. Groomsmen were Dave Barstis. brother­ in-law of the groom. Gary Kellay. fnend of the bnde and groom, and Craig Lord, nephew of the bnde. Junior bnde and groom were Jessica Lord and Corey Doxtader. niece and nephew of the bnde. Ushers were Bob May and Rick Doxtader. The reception was held at the Algonquin Lake Lodge in Hastings. Master and mis­ tress of ceremonies were David and Sharon Sixberry. aunt and uncle of the bride. They now reside in Hastings. The couple honeymooned at Disney World and on a cruise. , BOY, Trevor Daniels, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Oct. 15, 1998 at 12:53 a.m. to Amy and Dan Ryan of Hastings. Weighing 7, lbs. IS ozs. and 21 inches long. - Ihift Bonna Tyler 80th birthday Bonna Tyler will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Nov 20. Please join in hononng her with a card shower to express how she has touched your lives. Cards may be sent to 6998 Gun Lake Rd.. Delton. Ml 49046 GIRL, Anna Louise Hee Wheeler was born April 20. 1998 in Kwangju City. Korea. She flew to her parents. Carl and Bonnie W heeler on Sept. 23.1998. Anna is the IOth grandchild of Roy and Greta Barry of Hast­ ings. the 25th great grandchild of Wilson Travis of Thornapple Manor, formerly of Middleville. and the 39th great grandchild, of Ruby Barry Barnes of Arizona, formerlyof Hastings. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that lhe Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on the second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan on Tuesday. November 17. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. to hear public comment regarding a request from Mike Basile of Chicago Diversified Foods for variances from Sections 90­ 967(9). 90-973(2) and 90-859(a) of the Ordinance to permit placement of a screen wall for a dumpster enclosure closer to the front street right-of-way line than allowed, and to permit construction of a pole sign which is higher and has more area than allowed, at a proposed combination Taco Bell Restaurant / Gas Station to be located in tbc 9(X) block of West Stale Street (sec map below). Legal description on said properly is: CITY OF HASTINGS COM IN THE CEN W. STATE ST. AT PT 1008.5 FT. E OF W 1/8 LINE OF THE NW 1/4 SEC. 18-N-8W. TH E IN THE CEN W. STATE ST. TO A PT 70 FT. W OF THE N & S LINE SD SEC. 18. TH N PARALLEL ALONG 1/4 LINE TO THE OLD R.R. R/W TH W ALONG THE R.R. R/W TO A PT DUE N OF BEG. TH S TO BEG. EX. S 50 FT. OF TRACT A. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 West Stale Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should he directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated abov c The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to lhe Hastings City Clerk (telephone Number 616-945-2468 > or 1DD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Event G Manshum City (lerk The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society meets at 7:30 tonight (Thursday. Nov 12) at Lake Manor The speaker will be Richard Heaven. His topics will be the development of townships At each meeting, there arc mementos of the past, photos and such Two hundred Bonanza Bugles were mailed last week. The public is inv ited to each meeting The Genealogy Society of Ionia County will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Depot'Muscum. Diane Adams. Ionia Coun­ ty Register of Deeds, will be the speaker One resource on sale is a 515 book pro­ duced by Betty Willis of Ionia, listing sources of information for Ionia County residents seeking ancestry- information. The engagement of a local young lady is announced Laura Rudisill of Lake Odessa is engaged to Steven Carlisi of Three Rivers Her parents arc Jane and Michael Rudisill. She is a graduate of Charlotte High School and MSU and is employed by Mervyns The prospective groom is a grad­ uate of Constantine High School and CMU. He is in sales at Wolohan Lumber. The wed­ ding is to be on Dec. 5 at Three Rivers. On Wednesday the long-awaited day came for elementary students at East El on Third Avenue. Earlier they had been given a preview of their new rooms in the greatly expanded West Elementary School. Led by a village police car and a Conestoga wagon drawn by a pair of mules driven by Dade Schultz of Charlotte, the eight roomsful of students walked the route Wednesday. The lead vehicles waited just inside the school grounds near Second Avenue until the last stragglers arrived. They then proceeded south in the long driveway to the entrance of the new section. Retired teachers Leah Abbott and Ins Tasker rode in a trailer behind the wagon. They had help from some fifth grade boys to ring the old school bell from the 1800s school. Since the school Tire of 1921. the bell has been on the front lawn of the 1923 building and has been moved to West El, but not yet perma­ nently mounted. Awaiting their amval were dozens of parents and grandparents with other spectators armed with many cameras and camcorders. The youngsters carried or dragged - their backpacks to get their personal belongings to the new site. There were no classes in the afternoon (o accom­ modate parent-teacher conferences. Classes began on Monday for students and teachers. While there is ample space for play, the youngsters will likely miss The Hill behind their former school. Youth Sunday was observed at Central United Methodist Church Nov. 8. Pastor Emmett Kadwell, along with Robert Kruisenga and son Rob were in Grand Rapids on staff for an riming^* Walk. Youth members of the congregation ted the entire service with music, readings, prayers, a message by Krystal Handley and a mime performance. The Ionia Sentinel Monday carried an obituary for Elizabeth Bennett, 72, of Madison. Ala., a former resident of Wash­ ington Boulevard. She was the wife of Her­ bert Bennett, now deceased and the mother of Max of Colorado. Robert (Bonnie) of Lansing, Barbara of Alabama and Esther Droves of Williamston. Services were held Nov. 10 at Cook Funeral Home in Ionia. Family sources give the information that Naomi Gattncr. 94. of Traverse City died last week. She was bom in Scbcwa Town­ ship to Edwin and Hcrmma (Bulling) Leak. She had been married to Dolph Gattncr many years until his death about 20 years ago The family had lived in Lansing most of their lives, but for the past five years she had div ided her time between the homes of her daughters Mane (Roy) Reynolds of North Branch and Eveline (Gordon) Lacovom of Traverse City. She was ill only a matter of days before her death. Funeral services were Nov. 7 in Lansing with bunal in Dccpdalc Cemetery. Her life span was from April 4, 1904. to Nov. 4. 1998. exact­ ly 94 1/2 years. Madge (Wortlcy) Leak is reported to be living in a Lutheran Retirement Home at Holt and enjoying the activities there. She enjoys going with others to the stores, con­ certs. sports events. She sold her home in Lansing some time after the death of her husband. Maynard. Delores Michutka arrived safely home Monday afternoon after ten days in Albu­ querque. N.M.. visiting daughter Kafvii. The weather was gorgeous the entire time. On the return trip her plane had to be de­ iced in Denver, but otherwise the tnp was fine, with good connections at Chicago. Son Tim and family arc in Minot Air Force Base. N D . after their recent visit to Lake Odessa after their term in Turkey. By Tues­ day they had two feet of snow from the win­ ter storm affecting the Plains states and the Midwest this week. Cousins Fred and Charlotte Wiscloglc were notified Monday of the death of Robert Broderick of Birmingham He had suffered a broken hip while en route to vis­ it daughter Katy Ward He was confined to a Philadelphia hospital for a few days before hts demise He has one other daugh­ ter. His wife, the former Elaine Yager, died some years ago from leukemia. She had been the daughter of Clarence and Edith Yager of Lake Odessa The Brodcncks had a machine shop at Belding, which they lat­ er sold to a firm also in the automotive f*oduction field and the) went along with the business to Birmingham On Monday evening, the United Retired aide Donna Strimback rides in style ‘from East to West* Teacher Dana Traub walks with students toting boxes of supplies. Some are weanng western garb. Methodist Women of Central UMC met at Fellowship Hall. Reports were given on dis­ trict and conference annual meetings held earlier this fall and funds were voted to sev­ eral mission projects beyond the UMW connection. Thelma Walkington brought a delightful program called “Make a Joyful Noise.” Thelma is' a talented vocalist who docs her own piano accompaniment. She sang several numbers with text from Bible passages and then some secular numbers. One Christmas song she wrote and has it copyrighted. Former resident Dale Bartlett, musician, teacher and choral director was slated to give a lecture "To Whom It May Concern: Thoughts from an Evolving Journey of Life" Sunday. Nov. 8. at University Luther­ an Church in East Lansing. Dale is a pro­ fessor emeritus of music at MSU. His lec­ ture was sixth in a senes of "last lectures." an ongoing program at University church. Judging by the forecasts on Monday and Tuesday, we are scheduled to have some w ild weather this week. One would wonder if Ed and Bonnie Leak continued on their plan to drive to Arizona by the northern route. If so. they likely encountered the big snows and blows in North Dakota. Reports were that nearly 200 miles of the best high­ way were closed Tuesday. A report from cousins in England is that their flowers were lovely this year but the fruit crops were very poor. The Damson trees, which usually groans with fruit, had only two or three here and there. At the same time the Hawthorns were loaded with bemes. Their old maxim is that "lots of holly bemes. lots of bad winter." They arc obviously keenly aware of what is happening in Washington and ask the opinion of their American cousins. The Hastings Police Dept, would like to remind residents that there is no parking ON CITY STRUTS RNTWRRN 2:00 A.M. TO 8:00 A.M. Winter is fast approaching and vehicles need to be off the streets to allow for safe snow plowing. hMF'- Christmas tree skirts, pillow panels, children's books, etc. for your yuletide gift giving. Many ideas io choose from. Good assonmeni of Christmas prints available njft' Our sale table is marked al 30% OFF the regular price so you can enjoy • good sas ings. JK -GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE oueanoHS jf 218 E State St. Hastings • MS-9673 Station TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND ■MR MR MR INN LABQR READY �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Too close Ann landers State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jessie J Elliott and Kardi M Elliott husband and wife Financial dated February 28 OF HEARING File No 98-22475-NC in the matter of ASHLEY MARIE LUKINS NOTICE A hearing will be held on Wednesday Dec 2 1998 at 2 00 pm in the probate court­ 1997 and recorded on March 4 1997 in Liber 687. on Page 145, Barry County Records Michi­ room Hastings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition for change of name of (Original Mortgagors) to Services Inc. Broadmoor Mortgagee gan and recorded on March 1 Ashley Mane Lukins to Ashley Marie Strobel This 1997 in Liber 689 Page 749. Barry County and was assigned by change of name is not sought for fraudulent in­ said mortgagee to the Chase Mortgage Services Inc a Delaware Corporation f.k/a Chase Man hattan Mortgage Corporation fA/a Chase Home tent November 5 1998 Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assign February 28 1997 which was recorded on March 4 1997 in Liber 687 on Page 151. Barry County Records on which mort­ ment dated gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One and 35/100 dollars ($69 591 35) in­ Iracie Strobel 12735 W Pine Lake Rd Plainwell Ml 49080 Sta'.J of Michigan Probate Court County of Bary CLAIMS NOTICE cluding interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Michigan at 1 00 o'clock p m on December 3. 1998 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 2 of Block 7 of H J Kenfield s Addition to the City, formerly Village of Has’ings according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats on Page 9 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 davs from the date of such sale Dated October 15 1998 CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (11/12) Independent Probate File No 98-2',’470-IE Estate of Nelson F Rodhs Social Security No 364-36-0003 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 7365 Noffke Dr Caledonia Michigan 49316 died October 14 1996 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Genevieve I Datema. 9620 Whitneyvilie Road Alto Ml 49302 »616) 891-8692 or to both the independent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Courthouse Suite 302 220 W Court St Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ (248; 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for CHASE MORTGAGE sons entitled to it Neil L Kimball (P36653) 200 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 700 SERVICES INC Grand Rapids Ml 49503 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 Fite >98099742 (616)459-3200 (11/12) (11/12) Have an interesting Turn It Up. SPORTS STORY? Try agreeing Dear Ann Landers: I don't know how to handle this problem and hope you can give me some ideas My husband appears to outsiders as mildmannered and easygoing Everyone says he is such a nice, pleasant person They don’t see what i see Whenever wc have a dis­ agreement. he blathers on for hours, some­ times for an entire night Then, he blames me because he doesn’t get any sleep. It starts like this: We have a small, incon­ sequential difference of opinion. He ac­ cuses me of interrupting him while he is trying to explain his side He yells at me to keep quiet, so I don’t talk. Then. HE talks anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours While he is talking, he is also asking me questions. When I try to answer, he gets mad at me for interrupting him. If I don’t answer, he says, "You arc not paying atten­ tion to meIf I leave the room, he follows me and continues to yell If I close a door, he opens it. If I lock a door, he becomes fu­ rious and screams. "You have no right to lock a door in my face This is my house, too.’’ This scene can go on for three or four hours or longer. If I say. "I’m going to bci" he will say. "Fine." and he keeps on talking. I have stashed carplugs between the mat­ tress and the box springs so I can block him out and get some rest Sometimes. I sleep with a pillow over my head. I would leave this man. but I have a 15ycar-old son from another marriage and am reluctant to disrupt his life again. My hus­ band’s talking marathons occur about once a month. After a few hours of this torture, I wouid confess to anything just to get him to shut up. What can I do to stop this? - Sleep­ less in Little River. S.C. Dear Little Riven Your husband is se­ verely neurotic and punitive, as well. You arc his whipping post. Your best bet is to beat him at his own game. No matter what he says, agree with him. Practice saying. "Honey, you arc right." and be sincere. It won’t take long before he discovers there is nobody around to Tight with, and he might shut up. Joint counseling would be useful. If he won’t go. go yourself. Watch moles GIVE US A CALL! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Publishers of the REMINDER and BANNER Dear Ann Landers: Recently, a fnend of mine traveled to another state to take part in a wedding. Before the ceremony, she had her hair done. As the hairdresser combed Have you tried E'ola health and weight management products and don't know what happened to the person you purchased them from? Give us a call. We can help, or show you how to get them yourself! Call now! plus other county publications. 1-888-673-3870, Ron or Annette LEGAL NOTICE .xsfss.'spaisss,. FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDCNTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pubic Hearing will be held by the PravieviRe Township Planrang Commission on Wednesday November 18. 1998 at 7 30 p m at the Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norns Road, within the Township PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOT Cl that the items to be considered at th«s Pubic Hearing include, in brief, the following 1 The proposed rezoning ot a parcel of land in the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4. Section 31 Town 1 North Range 10 West described as the South 695 feet of the West 520 feet being 8 30 acres The aforementioned property is proposed to be rezoned from the existing "R-1* Single Family. Low Density Residential district to the -P-2" Semi-Public Land District for a religious institution (church) It is also proposed to amend the Prairieville Township Master land Use Plan so as to change the existing Agricultural" land use classification ot this property to Publc/Semt-Publc Land Use Classification 2 Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Pnanevilie in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank A Netzel, a single man (Original Mortgagors) to GMAC Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated October 9. 1997 and recorded on October 28. 1997 in Document >1003341 Barry County Records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Forty and 50/100 dollars (S129 040 50) including interest at 9 625% per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed h/ a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some pan of them, at public vendue at :'"e Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Mchigan at 1 00 o dock P Mon December 3 1998 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot Ntnety-One of the Plat of Eagle Pont Num­ ber Four, according to the recorded plat thereof being a part of the Northeast fractional one-quar­ ter of Section Four Town Four North. Range Seven West Woodland Township Barry County. Mchigan The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October i5 1998 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248j 642-4202 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys for GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION and after the first publication of this Notce until and including me time of Pubic Hearing and may be 30150 Telegraph Suite 100 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025 further examined at the Pubic Heanng FBe >98054546 Township Hall located at 10115 South Norns Road within the Township at any reasonable time from (11/12) t The Pnanevilie Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right tc make changes in the above-mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the Pubic Hearing All interested parties are invited to partcipate m discussion on the matter Pnanevilie Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and servees such as signers lor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notce to the Pnanevilie Township Clerk individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact me Prairieville Township Clerk at the above address or telephone number listed below Pnanevilie Township Planning Commission Normajean Campbell Clerk Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S Norns Road Delton Mchigan 49046 (616) 623-2664 Get that FINAL "GARAGE SALE” through her hair, she asked if my friend had a birthmark on her scalp. My fnend was not aware of one (who examines the top of her head?), and the beautician suggested she have it checked by a dermatologist It turned out to be melanoma in the early stages, but the prognosis is good That beautician saved my friend’s life. Inform your readers that hair is not enough protection from the ultraviolet rays of the sun when they arc on the beach or simply walking about They should wear hats or other head coverings. And please. Ann, tell the hair stylists who read your col­ umn to be on the lookout for any suspi­ cious-looking moles on the scalps of their clients. They. too. might save a life. - A Fnend in Phoenix. Dear Fnend: Your friend was lucky to have such an observant beautician. I have received many letters from readers saying they went to a dermatologist with their sus­ picious moles, and sure enough, the diag­ nosis was “malignant melanoma.’* The mole was removed, and they lived to tell about it. Thank you for giving me yet an­ other opportunity to help my readers. Gem of the Day (Sent in by Hetman Katz of Sierra Vista, Ariz.): If it weren't for the fact that the TV and the refrigerator are in different rooms, some of us would get no exercise at all. Well wishing Dear Ann Landers: My wife has cancer Wc have been battling it for six years, and short of a major miracle, she will die from it. I am not asking for sympathy. Wc arc liv­ ing our lives as fully as we can, and wc arc not shy about discussing ail aspects of this battle when it comes to our children, friends and family. Here is my problem: I find it painful when friends say to her, “Get well soon" It hurts to hear these words. They sound so phony, as if she had a broken leg. My wife will NOT get well, soon or ever, for that matter, and everybody knows it, including her. I haven’t said anything about this be­ cause I know these people mean well, but it makes me want to scream every time I hear it. These friends arc important to us, and I don’t want to offend them by telling them to stop saying that, so I’m hoping if you print my letter, it will help. - Granada Hills, Calif. Dear Granada Hills: Here’s your letter, but it won’t help. People are going to con­ tinue to say, “Get well soon," no matter what you say, even though they, too, know your wife is terminal. Play the game. The phrase is intended to be comforting. Dear Ann Landers: My granddaughter, age 9. has a best friend who is a 10-year-old boy. They spend a lot of time together, in­ cluding sleepovers I see this is abnormal behavior, but none of the parents seems to be concerned Both children arc from broken homes. My granddaughter lives with her mother and live-in boyfriend, but her father visits regularly. The boy lives with his mother and visits his father and stepmother. Please tell me if I should be worried. - Regular Reader in Michigan Dear Michigan: Worry never helps. The fnendship sounds Tine, but the sleepovers should be eliminated. It’s a bit too much to­ getherness Silly sayings Dear Ann Landers: Every year. I give my fourth-grade class the beginnings of well-known proverbs and ask them to com­ plete the sayings. I thought your readers might enjoy a few. Here they are. - Mrs. Lcsly Vick. Westlake Village. Calif. Dear Mrs. Vick: How funny - and re­ freshing! Thanks for thinking of me. Here arc some lines that arc guaranteed to make my readers smile. Il is always darkest... just before you flunk a test. There is nothing new... under a rock. A journey of a thousand miles begins with... a private jet. A committee of three... gets things done when they arc not fighting. If you can’t stand the heat... try Antarc- ’ tica. Better late than.... absent. A rolling stone... may dent the floor. If at first you don’t succeed... live with it. Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry... and then blow your nose. A bird in the hand is... better than a woodpecker on your head. Early to bed, early to rise... and you will get the best cereal. Two heads... arc pretty scary. It is better to light a candle than... to light a bomb A miss is as good as.... a mister. A penny saved... is not a lot. Don’t bum your bridges... or you’ll fall in the lake. Haste makes... sweat. Gem of the Day: A yawn may be consid­ ered bad manners, but it often is the silent expression of an honest opinion. Drugs are everywhere. They're easy to use and even easier to get hooked on. Ifyou have questions about drugs, you need Ann Landers booklet. “The Lowdown on Dope " Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.75 (this includes postage and handling) , to: Lowdown, c/o Ann Landers. P.O. Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Carada. send $4.55). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www creators.com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Local AAUW members will meet Nov. 17 The local chapter of the University of Women of Hastings will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 17, at Esther Walton’s house, 525 West Green St., Hastings. The program will feature Martha Bower­ man from the Barry County Friend of the Court. Bowerman graduated with honors from Ferris State University in 1990. She joined the Barry County Fnend of the Court in February of 1991 and is now a caseworker and mediator. She will show the video. “Smile," which onents clients to the Friend of the Court services. The video’s purpose is to help divorcing parents make it livable for every­ one. The American Association of University ’ Women organization is open to any person, , man or woman who has graduated from an . accredited college or university. The organi­ zation is interested in social and intellectu­ al dialogue Programs cover local and national affairs that primary affect women □nd children. Programs arc open to the pub­ lic. | Future programs are international Christ­ mas programs with exchange students attending Hastings High School, a local arts program at the Jefferson Gallery, communi­ ty land use and zoning and what\ new at Chariton Park and Village. Pediatrics: NOT JUST KicSTUFF A pediatrician is a medical doctor who takes care of infants, children, teens and young adults through the age of 18. But, that doesn’t tell the whole story. Pediatricians specialize in caring for the whole child. They look at physical, mental and social health. At the same time, they keep track of growth, family, school, friends and anything else that might affect a young persons overall health. Young people have different healthcare needs than adults - both medical and emotional. For more information call us at 948-PEDSI7337) in before the leaves fall. Advertise it in the REMINDER and the BANNER...Barry County's Total Marketing Teaml Pediatrics 1005 W. Green St. Hastings 948-PEDS (7337) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 1? 1998- Jage 9 From Time to Time Barry County War of 1812 Vets, (Part II) During the early settlement of Michigan and of Barry County, several veterans of the War of 1812 came to the state and to Barry County to take up land, clear it and estab­ lish farms and businesses Nathan Hall was bom in Monogahela County. Va. on July 25. 1784 His wife, Permclia. was bom in Ripley. Tippah County. Miss, on Aug. I. 1791 She died on Feb. 26. 1863. Nathan Hall served in the War of 1812. Both Halls arc buried in Prairieville Township. Isaac Graves, who had served in the War of 1812. came to Michigan. Barry County, died in Sept. 26. 1848. He was the first one bun cd in the cemetery on land donated by David Bowker on Section No. 36. Hope Township. John Brainard came to Hope Tow nship in February of 1854. He had taken up land in Sections 14 and 15 and began to clear some of the .land He had a soldier's warrant for 160 acres for his service in the War of 1812. He served for a period of 18 months Janos Tompkin lived in Assyria Town­ ship. In 1849 and in 1853. he served as jus­ tice of the peace for Assyria Township No record of where he is buried has been found. Aaron Bolton came to Michigan and set­ tled in Assyria Township. No record of his burial place has been found. James Buck lived in Maple Grove Town­ ship after it was separated from Assyria Township on March 25. 1846. In 1847. he served as a highway commissioner and as a director of the poor He originally came from Seneca County. N.Y., to Calhoun County. Mich., and then to Barry County. He purchased 20 acres first, adding 40 more to it very soon. He arrived in Barry County in 1843. staying in the home of J.F. Fuller until he could build a log shanty for himself. He served in the War of 1812 and received a pension for his ser­ vices. He died in 1877 and is buned in the Wilcox Cemetery. Maple Grove Township Joel Hyde lived in Maple Grove Town­ ship. coming there as an early settler. He served as director of the poor in 1851 and 1852, along with Eh Lapham. He died on May 14, 1865. at age 79 and is buned with his wife. Anne G.. who died on Apnl 15. 1859, at age 70. They arc buned in the Quaker Cemetery in Maple Grove Town­ ship. Warren Joy came to Maple Grove Town­ ship after coming to Michigan to settle. The Joy Cemetery (now Union-Joy Cemetery) was taken from the comer of his I inc in Sec­ tion 31. Maple Grove Township, for the sum of S24 in 1857 At that time, it was known as the Joy Cemetery Later, the three townships that meet at this comer, became partners in the opera­ tion of the cemetery and it became known I as Union Cemetery. He served on the ceme­ tery board as president for several years, often hosting the meetings of the cemetery board at his home He was president at the time of his death in 1868. His wife. Dorcas, died on March 10. 1868. at age 72 They arc buned in the Union-Joy Cemetery at the comer of Assyria. Baltimore. Johnstown and Maple Grove townships. Asaph Larabec lived in Hope Township, near Cedar Springs The Larabec family were in the area as early as 1847 or 1848. No place of bunal for Asaph Larabec has been located Josiah Loomis and his wife. Rebecca Sheen Loomis, and their family, arnved in Michigan and Barry County as early as froa’Ttrst LacJ Ornera TIN T2.N An early settlers home in Michigan Development of the Townships in Barry County. Courtesy of Norma Velderman 1837. His son. Levi Loomis, took up land in Ganges Township. Allegan County and the other three sons and their daughter set­ tled in Castleton Township. Barry County. Josiah and Rebecca had land in Section No. 33. H.H. Loomis was on Section No. 9 Anson C Loomis took land un Section 12 and A.L. Loomis choose land in Section No. 2 There is no known record of the bur­ ial of Josiah and Rebecca Loomis. Henry Pickle came first to Rutland Township. Barry County in 1852. He took up a soldier s warrant on the land in Section No. 26 and began improving it. Later he moved to Yankee Springs Township where he lived to a npc old age in that township. He is buned in Rutland Cemetery, dying on May 16. 1880. Asa Ware first came to Calhoun County in 1836. and then to Barry County. Castle­ ton Township in 1842. Here he located on Section 29 which he had purchased in 1841. His son. William A. Ware had already made a clcanng on Section 33. and built a house there. Asa Ware lived with William while clcanng his own land He cleared 10 acres dunng the first year. He served as a justice of the peace in 1847. He lived on his land. 160 acres in Section 29 and 32. near Barryvillc. continuing to make improvements in the land until his death on June I, 1869. His wife. Onia Ware, died on July 13. 1862. Both arc buned in Barry villc Cemetery in Castleton Township William P Wilkinson first came to Ver­ montville. Eaton County in 1836 and then purchased some land from James W. Clapp on Section 25. Castleton Township. and came there to live in the winter of 1837. W.P. Wilkinson served as school inspector in 1843, assessor in 1844. and justice of the peace in 1847. Henry Wiswcll served in the War of 1812. He came to Yankee Springs Township to settle and lived there for some time. No record of his death and bunal is available at this time. Joseph L. Page was in Thornapple Town­ ship early on. The Page family was active in township government as early as 1840. They took land in Section No. 6 near Dun­ can Lake. I here is no record of his bunal available at this time James Norns was bom in 1799 in Mont­ pelier. Vt. He was a farmer there until he served in the War of 1812. where he was a mail earner for the military He mamed Clannda Kinner in I8 34 and they lived in (icnesse County. N.Y They decided to move to Ypsilanti. Mich where he rented a farm from his brother In December of I83X. they moved to Yan­ kee Springs Township on Section 26 on land that he had purchased in 1835 while still in the cast The Norrises reached Yan­ kee Spnngs on Chnstmas Eve. 1838 and stayed in the home of Hiram Lew is until he could build a cabin of his own He died in Yankee Springs Township on Nov. I9, 1875. He and his wife Clarinda, who died on April 29. 1841, are buried in Yankee Spnngs Cemetery Robert McClintock settled in Irving Township in 1845 on Section No. 33. He had served in the War of 1812 and came Io Michigan with a land warrant He died on Feb 10. 1848 at age 76. He is buned in Irv­ ing Cemetery Henry Knickerbocker lived in Yankee Spnngs He was bom Oct. 19. 1792 and died on Dec 29. 1872. His wife. Tabia. was bom on Apnl 10. 1802. and died on Feb. 28. 1888. They arc buned in Robbins Ceme­ tery. Yankee Spnngs Township H Independence Knappen was a mer­ chant following the War of 1812. settling in Hastings. Barry County. He was instrumen­ tal in establishing the stage route from Bat­ tle Creek to Hastings, which opened on July I. 1846 Mr. Knappen was one of the first owners and sometimes drove the stage between Battle Creek and Hastings. Mr Knappen was active in the community and served as Hastings Township clerk in 1842 and supervisor in 1850. HI. Knappen and his brother. Edwin Knappen. both died in 1854 dunng a typhoid epidemic. He was buned in Hastings Village Cemetery, and later moved to Riverside Cemetery. Hast­ ings. Reuben Durham lived in a framed shanty with his wife and child on 80 acres of land, acquired under soldier 's warrant earned as a soldier in the War of 1812. This was on Sec­ tion No. 26. Rutland Township. He was bom on June 13. 1787 and died Nov. 19. 1861. He was buned with his wife, in the Crosby Cemetery, later moved to Rutland Cemetery when Crosby Cemetery was obliterated George Crosby also look land on a sol­ diers warrant from the War of 1812. He set­ tled on Section 26 also, as he was manned to a sister of Mrs. Durham. George Crosby died in 1879 and was buned in the ceme­ tery on his land The Crosby family was also moved in 1899. to Rutland Cemetery when the Crosby Cemetery was obliterated. Emery Cherry was the first preacher in Johnstown Township, Barry County. He came to Michigan in June of 1838. bnnging his wife, two sons and two daughters They settled on Section No. 33. Elder Cherry began holding church services at vanous places in the township For a time joint ser­ vice with the Baptist and Free Methodists were held with Elder Cherry and Elder York serv mg jointly No formal organization was effected and the meetings were discontin­ ued after a few years Elder Emery Cherry died in 1850 at age 62. His wife. Catherine P. Emery, died Dec 12. 1849 They arc buned in Idcn Cemetery. Johnstown Ceme­ tery. Horatio Gates lived in Hope Township and is probably buned in Cedar Creek Cemetery, but no formal record has been found This theory is based on family con­ jecture. Annanah Gifford appears to have settled in Carlton Tow nship. No record of his death is available at this time. Jesse Hampton and his wife settled in Hope Township on or near Section No. 36. They were early members of the Baptist church there, that met in the Mott School­ house in 1852. Isaac Hendershott came to Irving Town­ ship in the 1840s. He lived on Section 32. Irving Township. He was serving as town­ ship treasurer in 1845-1846 and as clerk in 1847. He is listed on the 1848 poll list for IrvingTown*oip. He is buned in the Irving Township Cemetery. Luke W. Hitchcock came to the village of Hastings and established a business there in 1846 He served as justice of the peace for the village of Hastings in 1849. No record of his bunal is available. Jeremiah Hubbard was bom in 1784. and settled in Yankee Spnngs Township He died Sept. 22. 1864. He is buned in Coman Cemetery. Robert Johnson settled in Baltimore Township No record of his bunal was available at this time. James R. Kellogg is thought to have lived in Hope Township. No record is available. If anyone has more information about the Barry County Veterans of the War of 1812. or know s about any other War of 1812 Vet­ eran. please call 945-5471 or 948-4881, as wc would like to have this information as complete and correct as possible. Sources Soldiers of the War of 1812 Who Died in Barry County. compiled by Dr Ethel II* Williams, supplied from the ‘archives of Bernard Museum. The History of Barry County. II If' fritter. 1912: The History of Allegan and Barry Counties. 1880. Plat Maps from I860: Barry County Cemeteries. Archives, Hastings Public Library, compiled hr the Barry County Genealogical Club. Years Cone By, Bernard Historical Museum. Michigan. A History of lhe Wolverine State. Willis Fred­ erick Dunbar. 1965 and 1970. Executive Home FOR RENT 3-4 bedroom residence, large kitchen with eating nook overlooking creek, large cathedral living room, 2-car attached garage, 2 plus baths, large family room. For years of easy rockin', make U.S. Savings Bonds part of your retirement savings program. 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It started Friday in Haslett, continued Saturday in Brooklyn and wound up last Saturday night in East Lansing. In total. 467 miles, cups upon cups of coffee and many memories. The best memories (or memories of memories) came from the trip to East Lansing. No. I wasn’t there to celebrate Michigan Slate’s tremendous triumph over the previously ranked No. I Ohio State football team, although many who cheer for the green and white were doing plenty of that Isn't that right. Steve Jacobs? Instead, the mystical journey was more about darden City High School's class of 1986 and my good friend. Kevin Kramis. Kramis has always had the knack of making others laugh. He became a professional comedian shortly after graduating from good ole’ Garden City High. Voted "Most Funniest" by his prep peers. Kramis now is doing stand-up comedy throughout the state. Last Saturday, he was center stage and under the lights, at Connxtions. When I heard him promoting his appearance on Q-106 radio last Friday. I knew where I was destined for. without a doubt. Sitting front row. allowing myself to become the butt of many of the comedians' jokes. 1 watched as Kramis delivered his lines, admiring his shtick. It’s a real gift to make others feel happy inside. Granted, some of his language may have been inappropriate and made others with vulgar tongues sound like Mother Theresa, but it was very , humorous, especially his jokes about certain politicians. There are three occupations, besides a writer, that I would ever consider: a musician, a comedian or a coach. My talents in the first two end with my mean harmonica and my funny jokes about Clinton. Coaching is an entire different story... 1 will match coaching philosophies with anyone, anywhere, anytime. 'Nuff said. Still, being a comedian does have its costs. Long hours on the road (one show right after another) and not much money to show for those endless trips. On my journey back to Hastings earl; Monday morning. I concluded that I would rather be where 1 am. doing what I do. The best part of my gig. you ask? Probably the kids I run into in places like Haslett and Brooklyn. Joe Lillie. Karey Schlachter. Spencer Romph. Josh Plowman. Jessica Kellogg. Erik Vemon. Jeremy Frost, Nikki Schiedel. Nate Pranger and all of those Valley girls. But. seeing Kramis was a real thrill and brought back so many good memories. Good friends, like good memories, are priceless and should always be treasured. After Kramis finished his skit, we talked about not attending the 10-year reunion, what classmates had become teachers, what classmates had become police officers, which chums had become coaches (not as good as some could have been, of course) add what ‘86 friends had actually gotten hitched. Talk about a lengthy conversation. It was almost like we were back in Mrs. Tolchin's advanced speech class doing our Breakfast Club skit one more time for good limes sake. What a long, strange and glorious trip it’s been’ P.S. Kramis will be appearing at the Gary Fields Comedy Club in Battle Creek Dec. 3-5 if anyone is interested. • Coming Home: Jennie Doyle, a 1998 graduate of Thornapple Kellogg High School and star athlete in three sports, will be returning back to the area Nov. 27 as a member of the Lake Superior State University womens basketball team. Doyle, and her Lake Superior teammates, will take on Aquinas in a college basketball tournament in Grand Rapids Nov. 27-28. • Football Fests: The 27th annual Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Clinic is Jan. 29-30. 1999 at Battle Creek's McCamley Plaza Hotel. The 47th annual Nike Duffy Daugherty Coach of lhe Year Clinic is March 5-6 al the Mt. Pleasant Eagle Casino. Those expected to be at the Mt. Pleasant Coach of lhe Year Clinic are Virginia Tech University Coach Frank Beamer. Indiana University Coach Cam Cameron. University of Missouri Coach Lany Smith and University of Michigan Coad) Lloyd Catr. If you are interested in attending either clinic, or both, contact Michigan High School Football Coaches Association’s executive director Don Lessner at school (313) 285-7361 or at home (313)671-6092 Talk to you soon. Kellogg, Schlachter run near front of pack at State BROOKLYN — There were plenty of positives to come out of the 1998 Michigan High School Athletic Association's Cross Country State Finals held Saturday at the Michigan Speedway First, was the weather. For the first time in the three years the finals have been staged at the professional race track, there was no snow, rain and the temperatures were fair. The conditions may not have been perfect (clouds were i'.i the sky most of the day), but the course remained in great shape... helping to create some record times Second, was the fact that two girls teams from Barry County qualified and were representing the area with hopes of placing near the top in their respective classes. Maple Valley, which had placed ninth the last couple of years in Class C. had to settle for 14th this lime around. Coach Gary Hamilton’s Lady Lions tallied a 335. Benzie Central won the Class C girls crown with an outstanding score of 130 and Kalamazoo Hackett, of »be Kalamazoo Valley Association, was fifth with 206 points. The other Barry County girls team competing Saturday in the finals was Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville). Coach Tammy Benjamin's Lady Trojans collected 417 points to finish 17th in Class B Whitehall was first in Class B girls with an 85 score. Jackson Lumen Christi, of the Capital Circuit, was ninth with 280, Wayland wound up 11th with a 335 and Richland Gull Lake finished 12th with 362 points. Third on the list of positives was the fact that nine area individuals qualified for the big run and five came away with medals by 'pouring it on* at Brooklyn. Hastings sophomore Karey Schlachtefs clocking at the State cross country finals beat her previous best by 40 seconds. MiddtevBe's Ryan Hesselink. in back, was Barry County's top male finisher at Brooklyn with a ninth place. 5:39.30. Those individuals who medaled were Thornapple Kellogg's Rvcn Hesselink in Class B boys, Caledonia's Tim Ross in Class B boys. Caledonia's Elizabeth Fortuna in Class B girls, Fortuna's Lady Scot teammate Brooke Wierenga in Class B girls and Delton Kellogg's Jessica Kellogg in Class B girts. Hesselink ran the Michigan Speedway course in 15:39.30. just 27 seconds behind front-runner Jared Aldrich of Corunna. His time was good for ninth overall. Maple Valley's girls team (front row. from left) Carissa Keasler. Becky Wilson, Hayley Todd. Cassady Murphy; (back row) Heidi Eberly. Cristina Desrochers and Andrea Mace. Ross ran the B boys race in 15:45.90 to finish off his stellar freshman campaign. Ross' clocking put him in the 16th position. Fortuna crossed the finish line for the purple and gold in 18:50.30, beating It's not very often that Kevin Kramis. on right, isn't the one leading the conversations, but here he manages to listen to a very big mouth at the 1986 Garden City High School Senior Prom. Wayland, Hastings to host basketball tourneys Hastings and host Wayland will tip off Class B District 47 action next Monday (Nov. 16) at 7 p.m. All of the district's contests will be staged at Wayland Union High School. No games are scheduled for Tuesday (Nov 17). but two will be played Wednesday (Nov. 18). The Allegan Tigers will battle the Delton Kellogg Panthers at 6:30 p.m. In the second game, the Middleville Trojans will face the winner of the Hastings/Wayland match-up. The championship game is scheduled for Friday (Nov. 20) at 7 p.m. The winner of the district will play in the Class B Regional 14 tournament at Hastings High School District winners from Wayland. Eaton Rapids. East Grand Rapids and Lakeview will lake part in the Nov. 23-25 Hastings regional. Nielsen scores record Jennifer Nielsen scored a school record 43 points in Lakewood’s 73-49 varsity basketball win Tuesday, over rival Charlotte. Nielsen tallied 30 points in the first half and acquired the Lady Vikings record with 13 more in the second half. The senior forward had just signed on to play Division I college basketball next season at Western Illinois University. Samanthe Maciasz added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Shannon Spencer dished out 10 assists also for Lakewood in the Charlotte triumph. Lakewood (10-9. 7-6) will open district play Monday at and against Lakeview. Wierenga by just three seconds. Fortuna finished 17th and Wierenga was 20th. The two seniors ran for the Lady Scots in 1996 when the purple and gold were No. I in the Slate. The final area harriers who medaled at the State, finale was Kellogg. The Lady Panther was 30th — the last position to earn a medal in Class B — with a time of 19:11.70. Kellogg said the course conditions made her run a very smooth one. "1 thought that it was a lot better this year... no mud." Kellogg said. "Plus, it was my sophomore year and I knew better how to run it." Kellogg s time was just three seconds off her personal best. Delton Kellogg Coach Dale Grimes, says lhe sky is the limit for Kellogg's future running success "She (Kellogg) has room for improvement." Grimes said. "The added experience of running at this level will ■ make her better; The sky is the limit." Hastings* Karey Schlachter also, qualified for the Class B girls race and ran a very solid 19:29.10 to finish 43rd in thet field of 289 Schlachter's clocking beat her previous, best time by nearly 40 seconds. As q sophomore, (here is still plenty of time for improvement Corunna's Jamie Krzyminski took the spot in the Class B girls with a blistering time of 17:54.30. In the Class B boys event, Caledonia's Joe Lillie and Lakewood's pair of Josh. Plowman and Jeremy Frost also earned spots at State. State... CONTINUED Delton Kellogg sophomore Jessica Kellogg earned a medal at the Michigan Speedway, motoring past the finish line in 19:11.17. j. ____ -L on page 11 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12 1998 - Page 11 Hastings Karate Club athlete headed to Jamaica For 10 years. Paul Felder has worked at becoming his very best in karate. At 4 1/2. lhe Nashville native began working vigorously in the sport. Today, at 14. Felder is making the most of his skills in three different areas: open hand forms, weapon forms and fighting. He competes throughout the state and wherever he goes, his return home usually includes a few new pieces of hardware. Felder s state rankings in 1997 included a No. I in weapons, a No. I in forms and a No. 2 in fighting. At the Michigan State Karate Championship last weekend in East Lansing, Felder managed a first in weapons and thirds in forms and fighting. Al lhe state tournament last May. Felder earned second-place honors m both forms and fighting. Il’s a tough call, but Felder prefers fighting to all other karate events because, in his words, it's "more intense." Felder s commitment to his sport has earned him many honors, but lhe best is still yet to come. international event as a team member of the United States." To make the trip all possible, many area businesses and individuals are sponsoring Felder financially. The list includes many places in Hastings. Felder works out of the Hastings Karate Club where he receives instructions from coaches Steve Echtinaw and Nancy "To compete in an international event as a team member of the United States," Paul Felder On Jan. 12. 1999. Felder will be in Jamaica to represent the United States in lhe Caribbean Martial Arts Games. The seven-day event will include athletes from many countries. Felder is excited just to take pan "I'm really excited; it will be a great experience." Felder said,"to compete in an Hammond. He will be the first person from the Hastings Karate Club ever to attend such an event Felder hopes to pass on what he learns to the other martial athletes in and around Barry County. "I plan to pass it on to the kids and the adults." Felder said. Big scoring by Jennings not enough for Saxons Virginia Jennings put on quite a show Nov. 6 in Hastings' 59-58 varsity basketball overtime loss to O-K While foe Forest Hills Central. Jennings scored 38 points with four 3pointers. seven 2-pointers and 12 free throws. She tallied 19 points in the first half and 19 points in the second half and the extra session. Hastings trailed 13-7 after the first quarter, led 27-26 at intermission, fell behind 41-36 after three quarters and were tied 52-52 at the end of regulation. Erica Fulmer added 9 points and Jill Williams pumped in 7 points. Williams also led the Saxons with 8 rebounds. Fulmer and Jennings each pulled down 5 caroms. Jennings made 7 steals and Williams dished out 5 assists. ' Hastings played at Hudsonville on Tuesday night and fell by a 57-49 score. The Saxons held a five-point lead in the second half, but the Eagles managed to charge back and take the league contest. Jennings scored 13. Williams 11 and Katie Loftus 6 for Hastings' eagers. A more in depth look at the game will appear in the Nov. 19 Hastings Banner. Lillie, a junior who was a member of the Scots' State champion team three years ago. was 61st in 16:22.90. Lillie T said running the course was a lot like being on the fast lane, but missed having a chance to sprint for more glory with his teammates "Il was really fast." Lillie said. "This year, you just had to go out and have quick feet. When you are here as a team. . it's really special. As an individual, to just give up is a lol easier and it makes it harder mentally." Plowman and Frost both ran season bests to end the year on a high note. Plowman ended up 189th in 17:15.40, while Frost was 194th with a 17:17.20 clocking. "I came to gel my best time and I did," Plowman explained. Frost had similar sentiments. "(My goal) was to probably get my best time and I did that." Frost said. Maple Valley's girls, decked out in matching colorful hats at lhe end of the day. were all smiles about its return to State. The Lady Lions received a 25th place 20:11.10 from Heidi Eberly, a 59th 21:06.50 from Cassady Murphy, an 80th 21:38.90 from Andrea Mace, an 83rd 21:42.90 from Hayley Todd, an 88th 21:49 from Carissa Keasler. a 92nd 21:55.60 from Rebecca Wilson and a 117th 22:48.60 from Cristina Desrochers. Saginaw Michi can Lutheran's Naomi YMCA NEWS Wendland was No. 1 in the Class C girls race, covering the course in 18:09.40. Not to be out-done, Thornapple Kellogg's O-K Blue champion girls received some great outstanding efforts to place 17th. Danielle Quisenberry led the xLady Trojan charge with a ninth place 18:40.20. younger sister Melissa Quisenberry was 45th in 19:55, Jennifer Verkerke was 70th in 20:22.90, Amber DeMaagd was 127th in 21:16.60, Erin Deschoff was 171st in 22:16.90 and Alice Matson was 190th in 23:46.30. Danielle Quisenberry also received a medal for her effort, which matched the ninth place hardware that teammate Hesselink received, the best places for any area harriers. The Lady Trojan team, who also won the Barry County Invitational this fall, was making its first appearance at the Slate cross country finals. ICS BARRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL STATISTICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1098 SECRETARY’S STATEMENT The Barry intermediate School District serves students in the Delton Kellogg and Hastings School Districts Michigan s Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) are responsible tor assuring lile-long learning programs and services The Barry intermediate School District provides, in a responsible and cost-effective manner, the lead­ ership. programs and services which complement and enhance the efforts of constituent school dis­ tricts m extending educational opportunities to all students seeking new and better ways to serve the educational needs of the community Students needs continue to expand, whrie al the same time. the State of Michigan contnbubons have not kept pace Careful planning and budgeting is required to make sure that each doiar is spent wise­ ly and well The ISD is very proud of the community, of the services, and personnel that deliver these services Io the students We bebeve that our programs and our cooperation with the Delton Kellogg and Hastings Area schools make a difference for children Below are the audrted figures lor the 1997-98 school year The complete audrt is avaSabfe at the Barry Intermediate School District office. 535 W Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings, lor review Thomas S Mohler. Secretary Board of Education GENERAL FUND COMPARATIVE REVENUE A EXPENSE STATEMENT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, IBM 1997 REVENUES IBM Local Sources State Sources Federal Sources Other Sources Virginia Jennings' two-game scoring output included 51 points, 38 of which came in the Forest Hills Central contest. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Total Revenues A Other Sources Wilder’s Auto Service 323.107 321,142 • 684 036 Instruction Supporting Services Community Services Other Transactions 43.715 205.512 359110 Debt Service Total Expenditures 4.840 371 052 3.467 OTHER FINANCING USES 613,177 (24.900) TOTAL EXPENDITURES A OTHER FINANCING USES 588.277 634.006 the lowest prices in Barry County! yfK 8 I 8 E. Clinton St., Hastings S 948-2192 Other Sources Total Revenues & Other Sources 1BM 1997 1.191,709 1.051,753 568 355 625 536 22.094 422.476 2.407.694 1.957.837 453.441 30.167 Instruction Supporting Servies Community Services Other Transactions Outgoing Transfers Debt Servee Total Expenditures 381.664 307.960 1.083.298 1.106.191 159.146 4 585 368.847 376.465 40.313 1,992.955 1,835.514 24.900 24.900 609.106 TOTAL EXPENDITURES A OTHER 2.017,855 pimancinq uses 1,860.414 73 362 SPECIAL EDUCATION STATEMENT OF FUND BALANCE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, IBM FUND BALANCE JULY 1, 1997 312.689 GENERAL EDUCATION STATEMENT OF FUND BALANCE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, IBM FUND BALANCE JULY 1, 1M7 330 805 revenues over expenditures and othe ruses of funds Excess (deficiency) of FUND BALANCE JUNE 30, 1BM FUND Bat ANCE JUNI[ 30. 1998 95.759 426.564 356975 183 345 175 386 receivable Due from special education fund Due from other Govermental units Total Assets 17 080 358 731 LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY Accounts payable Salaries payable Accrued Expenditures Due to special fund 22.423 21 301 6 996 Due to ctne» governmental unrts Deterred Revenue Total Liatxtties FUND EQUITY 5 285 17616 5 025 • 50 720 27 926 426 564 330 805 477 284 358 731 GENERAL FUND COMPARATIVE BALANCE IIMET JUNE 30, IBM 1998 1997 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Taxes receivable 746077 3 592 401.550 Delinquent taxes 32.572 education fund Due from other governmental units 164.208 Total Assets 913.877 Accounts payable Salaries Payable Accrued Expenditures Due to general fund Due to other governmental units Deterred Revenue Total Liabilities FUND EQUITY 434 122 7.493 6.454 102.445 34,957 17.080 82 389 32 590 49 374 ■ 211.349 121 433 702 528 312689 913877 434 1 22 Total LiaMites and Fund Balance Total Liabtites and Fund Balance 389.839 702.528 LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY 103 027 477 284 Excess (deficiency) of receivable Due from general 202 Delinquent taxes automotive needs, including Cooper Tires at Slate Sources Federal Sources (24 900) Cash and cash This is where you save on oil your Local Sources OTHER HNANONG USUES GENERAL FUND COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30. 1BM ASSETS 1BM 1BB7 21-15 10-20 .9-18 .7-20 45.277 206.825 7.385 and othe fuses of funds B League ' National Bank......................................... 24-6 1 Cascade Home Improvements............ 22-8 682.468 REVENUES EXPENDITURES Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures and other uses of funds 95 759 Clinton St. Ranger Die Inc 18-24 Ray James Electromechanical . 15-27 Manpower .11-31 . Hastings Bunal Vault 9-27 • Goodenough Goodies ....................... 8-28 . 95,013 266,313 Outgoing Transfers ................... 42-0 32-4 Quality Roofing Benner Logging McDonalds Backe Construction . . . 150.311 210,618 EXPENDITURES equivalents Taxes receivable . ISDs nteract and cooperate with other ISDs. the Michigan Department of Education, local school district, higher education and other pubic and private sector agencies and organizations to assure programs and services are delivered effectively and efficiently The Intermediate school district function is now m the 36th year of service to student and communities, YMC/\ of Barry County and the Hast­ ings Youth Council's Adult Volleyball League Standings A League Bob’s Gun and Tackle Netscttcrs Freshmen... Out-scoring Forest Hills Central 8-4 in the final eight minutes, Hastings prevailed 28-26 in league action Nov. 6. The Saxons trailed 6-4 after the first quarter, were tied 14-14 at half and trailed 22-20 after three quarters. Alexis Powell led lhe blue and gold with 7 points. Amy Steele, Kate Martisius and Asley Define each added 4 markers. Teaching others what he learns about karate is very important to Felder. Last year, he ran a karate school at Fuller Elementary to teach aspiring mania! arts enthusiasts the basics in the sport. Six years ago. John Anderson, of Holt, taught Felder a thing or two about karate, including instructions on Akenia weapons. At his Fuller school. Felder passed that same knowledge onto his karate young pupils. Helping others to learn how to protea themselves is quite important to Felder. "(To help them to be) not as afraid, to stand up for yourself and not let others bully them around, that will help." Felder explains. One of the instructions given to Felder and the other members of the United States squad is to get to Jamaica plenty early. That way. the athletes can adapt to the weather changes and take pan in many important seminars. To train for the Caribbean Mania! Arts Games. Felder has been working out Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Hastings Karate Club. Many of his workout opponents occasionally are older men. giving him more of a tussle. Football is another hobby of Felder’s and he played this past fall on Maple Valley High School's freshman squad. He sees many comparisons between the two sports. Balance... speed... power of hands movement of body. Both sports require these skills and Felder is always looking for ways to improve his overall athleticism. As far as future goals are concerned. Felder’s aim is to become a first degree black belt and possibly be a member of the Olympic team that travels to Greece in the year 2,000. The goals are big ones, but certainly will be enhanced by his Jamaican experience. �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12 1998 Big fourth quarter pushes ‘Dogs past Lady Trojans Nice start... not a good finish The Thornapple Kellogg varsity girls’ basketball team charged out to a 13-7 first quarter lead over O-K Blue rival Byron Center. But. the Bulldog' re-grouped, out­ scoring the Lady Trojans 19-7 in the fourth quarter, to prevail 52-48. The Byron Center victory gave the program a 2-0 season record against TK’s varsity The ’Dogs won the Oct. 6 contest at Byron Center. 48-38. With three 3-pointers. TK jumped out to a very nice start Tuesday at Thornapple Kellogg High School, much to the delight of TK head coach Marcy L’yl. Nina Cowham drilled a triple to put the Lady Trojans up 3-0 at the 7:10 mark of the first quarter. Payshence Erb connected on another tnfecta at the 5:43 mark to put her team ahead 6-2 and Erb nailed her second trey at 4:42 to give TK a 9-2 advantage. A Hillary Stone basket, in the paint, put the black and orange comfortably ahead 13-4 with 2:10 to play ij the second quarter and a Jessica Crowley blocked shot, as the buzzer sounded, kept the score at 13-7 "It’s always our intention (to jump out to a lead) if it pans out." L’yl said. "The last time we watched video tape (on the first game), we appeared to be slow. We thought it would be really effective (to push lhe ball at the start)." Erb continued her relentless attack in the second quarter by driving to the hole for two points and then adding a free throw attempt to put her squad in charge 16-7. Crowley followed Erb's hoop with a scoop of her own to put Byron Center down by 11 points. 18-7. lhe Bulldogs, though, fought back to tie lhe game al 19-19 with 3:14 remaining in the second quarter. Cowham sank another 3-pointer to help TK to regain the lead at 1:20 and Stacey Bergakker broke free underneath the basket, with 18 seconds left in the half, to allow the Lady Trojans to take a fivepoint advantage. 26-21. at intermission. The Lady Trojans increased their lead to TK made 5-of-11 free throw attempts and committed 20 turnovers The turnovers are a big worry for Uyl. "It’s still a concern. 20 in a game, but our guards are doing much better." L’yl explained. The Lady Trojans will close out the regular season tonight (Thursday. Oct. 12) at Calvin Christian. The post-season begins Wednesday as TK will battle the winner of the Hastings/Wayland contest at Wayland Union High School. BOWLING SCORES Monday Mixers W'hispcnng Waters 26; Budweiser 19; Landis Ladies 19; Kelley’s Kcglcrs 16 1/2; B & R Testing 16. Dewey’s Auto 16; Girrbach’s 16; Rowdic Giris 15 1/2; T.M. Lassies 14. Hastings Bowl 14; Basket Babes 11; Coldwell Banker 9 High Games and Series - M. Kill 185­ 459; S. Smith 165; H. Service 167; S Purdum 165; T DeWitt 184. J McMillon 179­ 512; S. Glasgow 203-519; R Shaplcy 224­ 600. DT Bums 167; J Kasmsky 173-459; V. Carr 185-456; G. Gibson 176; B Howes 168; B. Davenport 180-454; D. James 174; F. Girrbach 172; D. VanCampcn 213-521; J. Wagner 209-569; H Miller 186-461. B Johnson 173. Senior Citizens Moucoulis 23; Kucmpcl 22; Fnend 22; Hall 21; Woodmansee 20; Jcsiek 20; M&M's 19; Snyder 18; No One 18; Nash 17; Brodock 16; Vrogindcwcy 16; Wieland 15; Lcthcoc 15; Brewer 13; Schlachter 13. Mens High Games and Series - W. Woodmansee 162-468; J. Beckwith 182­ 464; J. Mercer 176-471; R. Schlachter 173­ 493; W. Brodock 174-452; B Terry 186­ 533; G Waggoner 185-498; W Birman 172-466; R. Wieland 180-494; A. Brewer 154 Womens High Games and Series - B. Johnson 170-470; S. Pennington 174; G. Otis 463; F. Edwards 146; E. Mesccar 166­ 465; G. Denny 151; S. Glasgow 242-575. Lady Trojan Jessica Crowley (33) splits the Bulldog defense to lay one in the hoop during Tuesday's varsity basketball game at Thornapple Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Thursday A.M. Question Marks 27 1/2-12 1/2; What Happened 26-18; Hastings Bowl 19-25; Just Us 19-25; Boomers Girls 18 1/2-25 1/2; Varneys 18-22. Good Games and Series - M. Atkinson 203-556; H. Service 178-512; B. Sexton 182-477; O. Gillons 161-438; J. Bablcy 125-356; C. Etts 122-307; J. McKcough 162; D. Mayhew 156; B. Estep 153; P. Hamilton 150; L. Jackson 146; C. Fox 127; J. Kruger 117. eight points. 36-28. early in the third quarter, but the Bulldog's Randi Blain scored five consecutive point*, to put her team within striking distance. 36-33. The third quarter ended with a Sarah Schut triple that put TK up 41-33. The fourth quarter was all Byron Center and its star Courtney Schichtel. Schichtel scored 15 of her game-high 24 points in the final eight minutes as the Bulldogs managed to come-frombehind for the win. "She's (Schichtel) a good player and we knew that we had to at least contain her." Uyl said. fK’s lead was still six points. 45-39. with 3:13 to play, but a Schichtel triple pushed Byron Center ahead. 47-46, with a little over a minute remaining. Two free throws by Schichtel with 31 seconds left helped to shut the door on the Lady Trojans. 49-46. "We played so hard; It came down to boxing out and making the free throws at the end." Uyl said. Erb led the Lady Trojans with 15 points. Schut scored 9. Stone added 8 and Cowham tallied 7 points. Bowleretles Kent Oil Co. 22-10; Bennett Industries 20-12; Farmer’s Feed 17-15; Carlton Center Bulldozing 15-17; Hecker Insurance 12-20; Hamilton Excavating 10-22. Good Games and Series - E. Ulrich 173-499; B Hathaway 170-459; N. Gog­ gins 1690462; T. Redman 155-390; J. Mittclstacdt 154-414; K. Fowler 178-491; J. Hamilton 176-477; L. Dawe i 79-4541 E. Vanasse 176-484; J. Gardner 169; J. Ellis­ ton 147; P. Fnth 166; K. Eberly 170; D. Snyder 192-541; G. Potter 169; D. L. Cocncn 152; P Bnticn 162; C. Hurless 149; H.Cocncn 191-533. Recreation Bowling League #3 Hastings Bowl 22; Ball Busters 19; Freeport Elevator 18; Fairchild Oil 19 and Barry Automotive 15. TK’s Erin Palm?r (42) battles a Bulldog for a loose ball. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Auto Glass Expert Installation • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship (.uaranteed -$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$J CD » CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ? 5 MINI-GRANTS ° o The Child Abuse Prevention ” £ Council of Barry County is seeking ” . mini-grant applicants for programs designed . to prevent child abuse and/or neglect for « = children of any age in Barry County. o “ Grants totaling $11,000 are available. o Applications are available through Barbara S ± Wright at 948-3264. The submission rJ deadline is November 19, 1998. Bs$ss$sssss$$$$$$$$sE In Memoriam... 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Haslett, however, will move on to the second round to face Romulus, a winner last Saturday over Sturgis The Vikings will enter Friday’s game ranked No. I tn Class BB with a perfect KM) mark and will again be playing at home The Trojans came real close to knocking off the No I. but struggled to punch the ball in the end zone once they got inside Haslett's 2O-yard-line Middleville began its first drive on the 35-yard-line after a botched punt play by Haslett The drive lasted six plays and moved inside the 20. but ended with a 33yard field goal that sailed wide left at the 6:53 mark of the first quarter The second golden chance for the black and orange ended at Haslett's 10 with a fumbled exchange between quarterback Dan Finkbeiner and running back Miso Glavan. That drive concluded with 1:24 left in me first quarter The third opportunity to find the end zone for the Trojans also didn't turn out to be a charm That drive reached the 4. but again a tumble cost Coach Tim Penfield s squad any chance of a score I think wc were our own worst enemy in the first half. " Penfield said "We didn't take care of the football We felt like we pretty much out-gained them in the first half, but give Haslett some of the credit " Haslett scored three times in the first half to hold a 17-0 advantage al the intermission. The last of those three scores came on a two-yard run w ith just 12 7 seconds remaining Neither team scored in lhe third quarter as the defenses held their own Trojan defensive back Dan Kiel recovered a Viking fumble as a highlight in the third quarter, but the referees took the play away and called a penally on the Trojans instead Middleville finally found its scoring punch in the fourth quarter with a bolting run and a bn of trickery. With H) minutes left in the game. Glavan powered one in from 8 yards to make it a 17-6 contest. Glavan ran the ball 28 times in the game and gained 197 yards. The other Trojan score came on a 37yard flee fucker. Finkbeiner threw a short out to receiver Ken VanRyn who tossed a lateral to back Tim Stevens Stevens ran the final 33 vards to close lhe cap to 23­ 12. The problem for the Trojans, though, was lheir was only I 18 left in the game and their on-side kick that followed sailed out-of-bounds Even in defeat. Middleville's defense came up big on numerous occasions. Tough efforts were turned in by Jason Barager. Nate Price. Nate LaVoie. Stevens. Jeremy Vandefifer and VanRyn. VanRyn also made his mark on offense, catching five passes for 48 yards. Throwing the ball. Finkbeiner was fi­ ef-14 for 70 yards. Penfield praised his team’s ’98 successes after the game and began making plans for a banner '99. "I'm real proud of my team; at least they made it to the dance.’’ Penfield said. "They hung in there and I'm real proud of them. It was a great year." Still Seeking State... Allegan. Belding. Olivet and Hopkins are area tarns still alive in the Michigan High School Athletic Association's prep football play off chase. Allegan (10-0) will host Grand Rapids Catholic Central (9-1) Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Tigers are coming off a 33-0 Class BB triumph over Mattawan Belding (10-0) will host Muskegon Orchard View (10-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Redskins, led by former Battle Creek Lakeview coach Wayne Roedel. beat Stanton Central Montcalm 41-22 in Class B action a week ago. Running back Zia Shook (14) gets pushed forward for a coup'e of extra yards by tackle Ben Lucas (72). (Photo by Perry Hardin) And Olivet (10-0) and Hopkins (10-0) will square off in Class CC play in Hopkins Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Eagles won over Hudson 32-20 and the Vikings, coached by Rex Weaver, were victorious over Hudson 36-20 in last weekend’s contests. Middleville coaches Dan Erb and Tim Penfield deliver a post-game speech following Friday s tough 23-12 defeat. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Middleville lineman Jeremy Huyck (54) receives some warm encouragement from family and friends following the loss to No. 1 Haslett. (Photo by Perry Hardin) TK’s Miso Glavan. commonly known as the "Bus’ by his peers, powers forward for a couple of extra yards versus Haslett. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Quality Printing Trojans' Nate LaVoie (1) and Tim Stevens (22) hustle down field on a special teams play during last Friday s playoff game at Haslett. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Bailey sparks Bruins’ soccer Kellogg Community College men's soccer team finished the 1998 season winning five of its last six to end at 9-|0 This is a remarkable feat, considering the Bruins went 1-17-1 in 1997 One of the players who helped KCC's soccer season to be so successful was Larry Bailey, a graduate of Hastings High School Bailey was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association ’’Player of the Week” for his efforts in a Brum triumph over Macomb Community College For the season. Bailey tallied 6 goals .ind 6 assists to finish tied for KWh in the MCCAA with 18 points Mike Nunn, the KCC soccer coach, said that Bailey’s ’’speed on defense as well as offense"’ paid big div idends for his Bruins KCC s season concluded Oct 19 w uh a 5-2 loss to Macomb Please Support The Barry County UNITED WAY! 1 2 3 4 at... Reasonable Prices! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Made while you wait • *20.00 Ea - Additional Signs *18.00 Ea TK netters named All-State The Thornapple Kellogg High School tennis team has done it again. Done it with the b<x>ks and the grades Coach Larry Seger - l^idy Trojans were recently named Academic AII-State for their team grade point average of 3.52 To be considered for All-State, a squad must have a cumulative mark of 3 25 This is the fourth consecutive year that Thornapple Kellogg’s tennis squad has earned this distinction Team members are Kelly Bremer. Jessica Price. Amanda Parks. Christine McKee. Amanda Bowyer. Nicole Craven. Teresa Venton. Enn Holmes. Julie Courdls. Laura McKinley. Angie Feenstra. Amy Wier-.um. Kirsten Carver and Amanda Clover NOTICE The Hastings City/Barry County Airport Commission will accept applications from interested citizens for a position on the Airport commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration office. 3rd floor. Courthouse and must be returned by 5:00 p.m. on Monday. November 30,1998. — Great Gifts — Action Signs iacross from £ IV Bliss/ 1MCA ..I' Baity Comm 1011 E. State St.. Hastings United W»y LAin’t Put Your Baby’s Health On The Line. («c1 Pniuul V arr Earls Call l-sAUII V .nfkicniul J(616) 948-8618 or Toll Free 888-577-7446 • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Nov. 10. 1998 are available in the County Clerk s office at 220 West State Street. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m Monday through Friday. Program and Camp Director Seek htghlv motivated, selt-starter who i- enthusias­ tic and highlx «»rganized to sen e as the Camp Director tor a -mall seasonal day resident camp Individual would also develop and supervise other non camp­ ing programs as well as supervise the aquatic pro­ gram* 'i Mi A ot Barry County i* a non-tacility > MCA thai ha- an excellent reputation tn the community, a* well a- having manv collaborative alliances w ith other communitx organizations Fositn n open* mid-December Send resume and 3 letters ,-t reference to > MCA. P.O Box 252. Hastings. Ml b\ November 3d �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 12 1998 Hastings Exchange Club names Young Citizens of the Month Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for November are Lauren Azevedo (left) and Monica Treadwell, with teacher Don Schils Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for November, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Chelsie Passmore (left) and Brian McLaughlin, with them is teacher Michelle Benningfield. Absent from the photo is Julia Thomas. Nicole Cordray, shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk, is Young Citizen of the Month for November from Pleasantview Elementary School. Brandon Schwartz was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for November at St. Rose School. He is shown here with teacher Diane Brighton. Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for November from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Craig Laurie. Keri Sherwood. Jennifer Ouada. Jon Hollister. Nicole Noviskey and Curtis Krallman. southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for November, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Chris Etter and Zack Coenen (not shown) The teacher pictured is Jane Merritt. Star Elementary's Young Citizen of the Month for November is Aaron Lambert, with teacher Cindy Wilcox. Tickets still available for art auction Donations of art and other interesting items continue to be received by lhe 1 hor­ napple Arts Council of Barry County to be featured at its annual fall art auction at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 14 at the Hastings Country Club. The public is invited for lhe evening, which will include complimentary cham­ pagne. hors d'oeuvres, music, a pasta bar dinner and silent and live auctions. Tickets for the evening are S25 per person and are still available Sealing is Save America's Forests The nationwide campaign to protect A restore What would you do without corrective lenses? America's wild and limited to 120 and reservations must be made as soon as possible. Those who attend will have an opportunity to bid on paintings, decorative fine art. prints, and more Local artists will be donating their work, as well as supporters of the Aris Council who will be donating pieces from lheir private collections. Silent auction items run the gamut from art items, services donated by local businesses and fine art books to a fivg pound chocolate bar. which has traditionally generated .ome fierce bidding. Todd Willard, a Hastings musician, will be performing on keyboard and some of lhe Art Council's 1998 scholarship winners will provide additional entertainment. The silent auction is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. From 7-8 p.m. returning chief chef Dana Drummond-Rittenberg will serve u "tempting" selection of pastas from the pasta bar. The live auction, conducted by auctioneer Steve Stanton, begins at 9 p.m. and continues until all items are sold. Blitz auctions will occur through lhe evening on selected items. Contact Theresa Purchase at 616-945­ 4936 for more information Just ask the people uho’ve had Laser Vision Correction, the newest procedure for nearsightedness And, if you need cash, count on our credit card to give you access natural forests. Laser Vision Correction combines state-of-the-art to thousands of automated teller machines any time of the day. Competitive rates, friendly service and the convenience you need. Thai’s why our credit card is your best choice for local shopping or tr-vel....your card across town and around the world. 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"The bulk of our focus will be on famil­ iarizing the new people with the process." he said. "All we know now are what ru­ mors are abounding, such as a bill address­ ing the deregulation ot public utilities and a host of other bills." Geiger said of I IO members in lhe house. 65 were elected for the first time Nov. 3 because of term limits. The "lame duck" session between now and January, said Geiger, prohibits legisla­ tors from moving policy forward. "I don't think we’re going to pass a tax cut this year." he said We re looking at cutting income tax from 4 4 percent to 3.9 percent next year. I think the voters would like to see us do it responsibly." Being a veteran legislator. Geiger said he will be helping to guide the newly elected lawmakers through lhe processes in lhe house. "That’s somewhat daunting for me. but I think we can do it." he said. "The governor is very impressed with the quality of candi­ dates who won and I think they’re going to do real well." In contrast, the United States House of Representatives lost four Republican seats, said Congressman Nick Smith’s representa­ tive. Sara Linsmeier. who added that Bob Livingston would likely succeed Newt Gingrich as speaker They go back to Washington next week to vote on the leadership changes.” she said Linsmeier touched very briefly on a number of issues Smith, she said, has been named chair­ man of a bi-partisan task force on social by Fifth graders in Eleanor Vonk's class at Pleasantview Elementary had a chance to get creative with social studies projects that were displayed for parents during conferences Nov. 4-6. Above. Jessie Mikolajczyk holds a model she built of the Point Iroquois Lighthouse on Lake Superior near Sautt Ste. Marie. Mikolajczyk frequently visits relatives in the Sault area and has been to the lighthouse many times, she said. ginning in 1998. joint filers with taxable income less than $42,350 a year will pay a 10 percent tax on their long-term capital gains, those earning more will pay 20 per­ cent (down from 15 percent and 28 percent, respectively) and that for single tilers, the 10 percent rate applies to those with tax­ able incomes (ess than $25,350. The 20 percent rate, she said, applies to those with higher incomes. Regarding death tax relief, said Lins­ meier. the current $600,000 exemption from death taxes is increased to $625,000 in 1998. on its way to $1 million in 2006. For small family farms and businesses, the current $600,000 exemption increases to $1.3 million per individual and $2.6 mil­ lion per couple New consumer protections for seniors include • Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act. which protects consumers from fraudulent telemarketers by imposing tough new penalties on those who victimize unsus­ pecting Americans. • New protections for seniors who depend on either Medicare home health care or nursing home services were included in what is called FY (Fiscal Year) ’99 Om­ nibus Appropriations Act. She also noted that House Commerce Committee hearings in October uncovered Medicare’s failure to police outpatient ser­ vices al community mental health centers. wasting hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year. Also at lhe "coffee" was State Sen. Joanne Emmons, who expressed concern about a recent downturn in Michigan’s agricultural industry, due in pan to drought conditions and to Chinese product competi­ tion. particularly in the apple industry. "We have to have free trade, but it has to be a fair trade." she said. "Agriculture peo­ ple are very concerned." She added that West Michigan farmers are doing better than most because many hnve-part time jobs. and. "ha>'C pul their wives to work." She said fanners who used anificial irri­ gation systems are faring well, but those who did not are "in big trouble." Emmons said some effons to coordinate solutions through Michigan State Univer­ sity agriculture department are being made. ”We need to tap into those people." said Emmons, noting that Michigan cherry farmer Don Nugent is helping by looking for ways Michigan fanners can diversify. F.mmons said Nugent has adapted by in­ troducing a dried cherry product. "That is one way he adapted and it’s been very successful for him." Emmons said. "Il’s very, very important that we strengthen the w hole agricultural industry. Though they’re a small pan of our popula­ tion. they ’re the most valued. I’m going to focus more on that." security issues In his work on senior citizen concerns. Linsmeier said Smith is working to raise Casey McClelland made a fort, Meredith Waters made a store house, and Ronnie Burbank made a Sioux village. Brandiann Little and Kaleigh Dowd made Sioux Indian villages the retirement age and is open to input on the issue. She added that foreign affairs is another crucial issue that Smith is involved in. "Saddam (Iraqi leader Hussein! has said the UN (United Nations) can’t do their job (weapons inspection I and we’re getting briefings on that." she said Linsmeier also mentioned that a number of Medicare changes are now in effect, in­ cluding: • New preventive health benefits are now included in the basic Medicare benefit plan, including mammography screening and di­ abetes tests and self-managemert. and col­ orectal screening • A newly created Medicare+Choice to al­ low Medicare beneficiaries to choose to ei­ ther remain in traditional Medicare or choose from among competing, quality private health plans • lhe Balanced Budget Act of 1997 saved Medicare from bankruptcy until 2(M)7 ex­ tending its life by seven years and creating a bipartisan panel to consider Medicare’s long term financial health She also noted that a new Social Secu­ rity Surplus Account has been created in the Treasury Department w here 90 percent of budget surpluses will be deposited until Social Security can be saved There are now lower taxes on capital gains, loo. Linsmeier said. noting that be- Leadership That Works... Dave Storms, the director of the YMCA tn Barry County, recently won the "Golden Trowel Award' Storms earned the honor for the use of the YMCA facilities along with the Life Leadership program Storms, on right, is seen here with Hastings Rotary president Carl Schoessel. Storms’ comment about receiving the award We were just a vehicle" to providing high quality leadership to the entire district �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 12. 1998 Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cflii.The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Heli) Wanted Help'Wanted LOCAL MANUFACTURER is currently accepting applica­ tions for production workers on 2nd shift. This well established company is located in the Middleville area, offering a great benefit package with $12 plus upon hire. You must have an established work history, verifi­ able work ethics, and the ability to pass a drug screen. For imme­ diate consideration contact StaffMark between 2 and 4pm. Monday thru Wednesday and 10am until noon on Thursday and Friday at 725 W. Sure Street in Hastings (between Subway and Rent way), or call us at 948­ 8555.______________________ NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W Slate St.. Hastings. ATTENTION PLASTIC MOLD INJECTORS! Wc are now taking applications for ma­ chine operators to work on all shifts in the Dutton and Kentwood areas. Hilco Tech­ nologies is looking for qualified production workers who have good work ethics, a verifiable work history, and a desire to advance in a solid organization For more information call StaffMark al 948-8555 or slop in and speak to Becky or Robin. StaffMark is located at 725 W. State Street in Hastings, between Subway and Rentway. ASSEMBLY AND MACHINE OPERATOR POSITIONS! StaffMark is accepting appli­ cations for Simpson Industries in Middleville. If you have the desire, the know how, the steel toed boots, and the ability to pass a drug screen- you could be on your way to a long term career with Simpson! Call Robin or Becky at 948-8555 or stop by StaffMark (between Subway and Reniway) at 725 W. State Street in Hastings. DIRECTOR OF STAFF DE­ VELOPMENT TenderCare Hastings is currently seeking a Director of Staff Development to join our staff. The qualified candidate must be an RN. with a current license in the State of Ml. In this position you will super­ vise Nurse aide training and in­ service training for all Staff. Train the Trainer helpful. We offer an excellent salary, insurance ben­ efits. and a pleasant working en­ vironment. For immediate con­ sideration. please apply in per­ son or fax a resume to 616-945­ 0487. TenderCare Hastings. 240 E. North St. Hastings. Ml. 49058 CONTROLLER A Western Michigan manufacturer is seek­ ing a controller. This individual will be responsible for lhe daily accounting functions for lhe or­ ganization. The position will have direct and immediate re­ sponsibility for the organization's accounting prac­ tices. maintenance of its physi­ cal records and the preparation of its financial reports. The posi­ tion will have overall supervi­ sory responsibility for general and property accounting, cost accounting, and budgetary con­ trols. Interested candidates may submit a cover letter and resume toThc Viking Corporation. Attn: Human Resources. 210 North Industrial Park Rd, Hastings 49058. EOE/MF/D___________ QUALITY ENGINEER A Western Michigan, Non-Auto­ motive manufacturer is seeking a Quality Engineer to head up the quality function in a team­ based environment. This indi­ vidual will report io lhe Business Unit Manager and have primary responsibility for all Quality Assurance activities. A strong Mechanical Engineering or Qual­ ity Assurance background is re­ quired. A Bachelor's of Science in a related field is preferred. Interested candidates may sub­ mit a cover letter and resume to The Viking Corporation. Attn: Human Resources.. 210 North Industrial Park Rd. Hastings 49058. EOE/M/F/D__________ HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St., Freeport, Ml EOE CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DATA ENTRY: MANPOWER is seeking applicants for long term positions at a prestigious distributing company. Success­ ful candidates will work as cus­ tomer service representatives providing excellent service and performing order entry. Quali­ fied candidates must have good telephone etiquette and prior cus­ tomer service experience. If you meet these qualifications, and arc looking for a rewarding Long­ term opportunity, apply imme­ diately at Manpower. Inc. of Hastings. 127 M. Market Street, Hasting>(6l6)948-3000.EQ E QUALITY ASSURANCE/QC INSPECTION. Immediate opening in a Vermontville com­ pany for an applicant with Qual­ ity Control and Quality Assur­ ance experience. Must have knowledge of micrometers, cali­ pers. and other measuring tools. Also, must be familiar with spot inspection and be able to com­ pare parts optically Please sub­ mit resume to: MANPOWER of Hastings. I27N Market St .948­ 3000 E O E. WOMEN’S TREATMENT PROGRAM AIDE. Seeking a person with high school diploma to serve as aide to a specialty program treating addicted women. Duties include, asisting women engaged in treatment to make use of services through a variety of mentoring activities. Submit application at B.C. S.A.S.. Courts & Laws Build­ ing. 220 W. Court Street. Suite 104. Hastings. Ml 49058 MACHINE OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY: A S E Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for assemblers and machine operators on all shifts. Duties include light as­ sembly ofsmall automotive parts, plastic injection machine opera­ tion. and press operation. Must have high attention to detail and good finger dexterity. All posi­ tions are long term to possible permanent. Must be willing to work overtime. Pay increases based on work performance1 For immediate consideration, apply al MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 EOE______________________ FOOD PROCESSING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa. Neat, clean, and comfortable work environ­ ment. Several light industrial positions available. Starts at $6.25/hr.. opportunity for per­ manent hire with excellent ben­ efits. For information call Man­ power of Hastings 127 N. Mar­ ket St.. E O E. 616-948-3000. TOOL AND DIE MACHINE OPERATORS: Machine op­ erators needed for a Middleville area tool and die company. Ex­ perience a must. Full-time pos­ sible permanent. 40 hours per week, occasional overtime. Ap­ plicants needed for all shifts. Please apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N Market St . (be­ hind Riverbend Travel).948-300 EOE______________________ SMALL PIECE ASSEMBLY: Assemblers needed for a Vermontvillecompany full-time to possible permanent. Must have excellent hand-eye coordination, andgreatatte-.tiontodetail. Very repetitive, perfect attendance important. Starts at $6.75/ph.. 40hours/perweek, I st shift-Fri­ day afternoons off. If you meet these qualifications, please ap­ ply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market Street. 948-3000 EOE______________________ MANUFACTURING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications fur industrial positions at Amway Corporation. All shifts available; length of assignment may vary. $7.25 pay rate plus $80 bonus based on performance and attendance Stop in or call Manpower of Hastings.616-9483000.127 N. Market Street (be­ hind Riverbend Travel). PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production com­ pany in the Dutton, Caledonia, and Lowell areas arc in need of workers for all shifts. No experi­ ence necessary, company will train. Full lime to possible per­ manent hire. Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75, excellent oppor­ tunity. Apply at MANPOWER. 616-948-3000 EO E SERVICE MANAGER/ TECHNICIAN: Hastings area farm, lawn, and garden dealer is accepting applications for Ser­ vice Manager and Technician. Applicant must have experience woridng with computers, and have a farm equipment technical background. Will be responsible for both agricultural and lawn & garden products. Experience in dicsel/heavy equipment required. Candidate must have abilities and experience in diagnosis and re­ pair of equipment including en­ gines. transmissions, electrical and hydraulics. Complete ben­ efit package including 401K. Medical. and Dental. Please sub­ mit resume to MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N Market St . 948­ 3000. EO E________________ TENDERCARE HASTINGS has immediate opening for a part­ time dietary and housekeeping assistant. Starting wage $7.15hr. For serious inquiries, apply within 8:3Oam-3:OOpm. TenderCare Hastings 240 E. North St.. Hastings. Ml. 49058 Card Of Thanks. THE FAMILY OF Yvonne “Susie” Geiger would like to thank those who expressed sym­ pathy and extended their friend­ ship during lhe loss of our wife, mother and grandmother. A spe­ cial thank you to Rev. George Speas for his comforting words at the funeral service, to Linda Erb for lhe beautiful music and to lhe Grace Brethren Church for the luncheon foilowing the ser­ vices. Our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to lhe memorial funds established in Yvonne's memory and to those who sent floral tributes and cards of condolences Von Geiger. Rick Geiger. Ron and Kathy Geiger. Roger Geiger. Becky and Todd Wieland. Rob and Tammy Gci- Help II anted JANITORIAL: Applicant needed for an expanding Vermontville industrial company with Janitorial experience. Du­ ties will include cleaning restrooms, break room, and gmeal areas. Also, must keep supplies stocked and floors swept. 1st shift position. Friday afternoons off. Full-time to pos­ sible permanent hire. Starting at $6.75 per hour. Submit resume to MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St. 948-3000 EOE.______________________ WAREHOUSE/ CON­ STRUCTION: Applicants needed for help setting up new Wal-Mart store in Hastings. Du­ ties will include moving and set­ ting up beams, assembling and moving shelves, setting up racks, and other tasks to ready store for opening. Short-term employ­ ment. If interested, please call MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 EOE. , Child ( are DAY CARE IN MY HOME: 1st shift. Full-time or part-time. Very reasonable rates. 948-9179. Lic*DF080082l20. For Kent TWO BEDROOMS IN THE COUNTRY nice yard. $485 and utilities. Call to see 623­ 8743. Community Notice OAKVIEW AFC HOME has opening. Private room, private bath, family atmosphere. 948­ 2352. For Side Anto 1994 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 54.000 miles, air. lilt, fiberglass cap. tinted windows. 5 speed, new tires. $7,000 OBO 948-4108 Recreation FOR SALE Ski-doo 1995 SL 500. Electric start. 72 carbide studs, trailer hitch. 2 windshields, extra belt, cover, low miles. $2,500 616-945-9376 call alter 6pm. Real Fstate CHEBOYGAN COUNTY 5 beautiful acres of hardwoods, ideal hunting and camping loca­ tion. Within walking distance to Stale Land. Driveway and cleared campsite. Seasonal road access. $13,900. $500 doun. $170/ month. Il'S Land Contract. Northern Land Company. I -800­ 9 6 8-31 18 . www.northemlandco.com FOR SALE 3 bedroom. 2 1/2 bath ranch, on 1.6 acres, walkout basement, propane gas and cen­ tral air. main floor laundry, 2 pole buildings: 24X60 with heal and bathroom in half. 26x32 pole building. Middleville schools. By appointment 948-2204. Mobile Homes ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604,___________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad. I-8QO-672-96O4 REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604.___________________ ABANDON REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessary. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. Car-deer crashes plague motorists Car-deer accidents continue to plague motorists and insurance companies in Barry County and elsewhere. This past week, one of them resulted in a rollover that injured the driver, and two others involved Barry County Sheriffs deputies. Mary C. Carroll, 20. of Mason, was eastbound on Parmalee Road west of Whitneyville Nov. 7 when she swerved to avoid colliding with a deer and lost control of her vehicle, which hit the shoulder of the road and rolled over, according to sheriffs deputies. Carroll was treated for injuries at Spec­ trum Health in Grand Rapids and released the same day. Police said Carroll’s airbag deployed when the accident occurred at 7:20 p.m. Sheriffs Deputy Karl Vlietstra was not injured, but approximately $6,000 of dam­ age was done to his patrol cruiser Nov. 9 when the vehicle struck a deer while the deputy was traveling at a high rate of speed on Heath Road east of Mead Street at 3:30 a.m. Vlietstra was on his way to assist the Middleville Police Department on a bur­ glary call, and had his lights and siren acti­ vated. Deputy Timothy Erhardt was northbound on Lindsey Road north of Pine Lake Road Nov. 3 when his patrol car collided with a deer at 3:04 a.m. Erhardt also was not in­ jured. but there was approximately $2,000 worth of damage to the cruiser. Barry Undersheriff Don Ford said deputies average some six car/deer accidents a year, many of them occurring at night. More deer are on the move during this time of the year. Ford said, because it is their mating season. Last year sheriffs deputies policed 850 car/deer accidents. Ford cau­ tioned drivers not to swerve if a deer is in the road, but rather "slam on the brakes and hit them." Tachometer taken from truck Barry County Sheriffs deputies said a $150 tachometer was taken from a pickup truck parked off Whitmore Road near the Blarney Stbne Bar sometime between Oct. 18 and Nov. 4. The owner of the vehicle was keeping it at a friend's house on Whitmore, police said. Cemetery damage set at $35,000 by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Thornapple Township Board is still dealing with vandalism problems at the cemetery. Township Clerk Donna Stagray reported last Monday night (Nov. 9) that she was checking with the township's insurance company to see who would be paying for the damage. The latest estimate by Patten Monument to repair the damaged stones is $35,130 to return the cemetery to its pre­ vandalism state. Stagray heard directly last Tuesday from the township's insurance agent that there is coverage for the damage. The insurance company is definitely interested in prosecuting the juveniles responsible. Township Board members, meanwhile, approved authorizing Patten Monument to reset those stones that can be righted before freezing weather sets in. This is an $1,805 repair. The cemetery committee will continue to work on this matter. FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call’ Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. Homes sought for grave stones MUST BE MOVED! In Allegan. 1972 Victorian 14x70. step-up front kitchen, large liv­ ing room, 2 bedroom. 1 bath, porch on front can be moved with trailer, central air. new rub­ ber roof, in good condition, ask­ ing $5,000. 945-2734 Thornapple Township is looking for the home of three cemetery stones found by a hunter in the Solomon/Parmalee area. The hunter reported his discovery to the State Police. Since the stones were found after the vandalism at Mt. Hope Cemetery, the State Police thought the stones belonged to the Mt. Hope property, but none of the names match Mt. Hope records. One stone reads "Berry"; Paul and Anna; Charles A. and Anne E.; and Frederick Rodger. The engraving on the second stone reads: "Helen Marie Mahoney." The third stone is engraved Father'"Lewis McCune." Anyone who knows \Vhere these stones belong should call Thornapple Township at 795-7202. Rttsincss Services PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888 TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, cleaning for your needs Pickup drop-ofi laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508 or 945-9448 leave message BANKRUPTCY - Respect lor client dignity at every step. No charge for your initial appoint­ ment Experienced Attorney. I800-945-5971 HANDYMAN SERVICES. RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES'! CALL 616 948­ 4093 Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Cail...945-9554 POLICC B6AT Woman loses unborn baby .#• HASTINGS - An 18-yeM-old Hastings woman who was about rix months pregnure when she was hit by a car last Tuesday lost her baby four days later, her roommate. Angie Mead said Wednesday. Cassidy Holtrast is now recovering from a broken pelvis at the borne of her boyfriend's mother, Annette Nod. Mead said Cassidy's water broke the night of the accident while she was adB unconscious and that an emergency Cesarean section had to be performed “She's been doing better today." sad Mead Wednesday "Ste t sal! sore’ The boy. Trystan Manly Mead, was placed into intensive care at the Grand Rafids hospital, but died four days later Holtrust was struck from behind by a cm a about 6:10 p.m. Nov. 3 at she sad another person were walking oa Carlton Center Road new North Broadway, pobce add. ■ , ; ' 1 'I ',| She ra taken by Aeromed helicopter to Spectrum Health, where she imtsally was : listed in critical condition. Police said dark clothing worn by Holtnist and her ■ companion may have been a factor in the aeddent She was released from the hospital Sunday and attended her soak funeral at Gurtssc* :: Funeral Home Monday. Cassidy was unavailable for comment Middleville woman dies in crash WYOMING - Wyoming City Police are investigating a crash Monday that darned » the life of 39-yew-old Wanda K. Sag~ of Middleville. The aeddent occurred when Sager apparently lost control of her vehicle at about 12:401 p.m. as she was traveling in the 5100 block of US Hl.--------[.......................... t— ? Sager was apparently thrown from her GMC Jimmy, which then rolled owr he*, police said. Police said Sager was taken to Spectrum Health Downtown, where she urns pronounced dead ■ about 139 p.m. A funeral for Sager has been scheduled far 11 am Friday a the Beeler Hsaeoi Hone, 914 West Mam SL. Middleville. Visitation will be today (Thursday) at the funeral home from 2 to ♦ pm sad 7 to 9 p.m. Woman dies 3 weeks after crash CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A Dowling Road woman injured in an Oct 24 two-car aeddent at Sisson Road and Nonh Broadway was pronounced dead at Spectrum Heakh « Grand Rapids Saturday. Angela Hope Schantz. 22, of Nashville, had been listed in critical coadHoa stare the accident, in which her cm. southbound on Noth Broadway, was struck by aa eaatboaed Sisson Road vehicle, driven by Thomas Lee Laws, 34 of Clasksvflle. Laws sod his passenger were treated at Pennock Hospital and Infer released. Schantz, who grew up in the Nashville, Hastings and Nashville areas. la survived by her daughter. Harley Ann. She worked at Lowell Eagtarertag in Aho. Her funeral was held Wednesday at Wren Funeral Heme ta Hastfop. Nashville man killed in one-car crash _ BELLEVUE - Police are still unsure what caused Rodney Myron Smith. 40. uf i Nashville, to lose control of his vehicle on Ionia Road south of Stony Point Road. Saturday at about 9:21 a.m. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to lhe Eaton County Sheriffs Department. ............ Police read Smith waa northbound on Ionia Road when bs entered aad area of curves, .­ lost control and went off the east shoulder of the road. J His vehicle then returned to the roadway, and went into the ditch on the west side of’ • the road where it rolled over and struck a tree, police said. . It is unknown whether alcohol was a factor in the accident and police are awaiting : results of an autopsy at Spanow Hospital in Lansing. The accident remaim under, investigation. Nashville Self Storage burglarized NASHVILLE — Several storage bins at Nashville Self Storage oa South Mme were : broken into sometime between Nov. 1 and Nov. 5. according to Nashville police. A number of items were taken, but a Ml list of the losses is still befog rnmpited,. ; The thieves gained entrance to the compartments by breaking the locks. The thefts ufe: ■ still under investigation. Police investigate mobile home fire < LAKE ODESSA — Lake Odessa police are investigating a fire last week feat Ji destroyed a mobile home located on Jordan Lake Avene behind Slater's Mobile Horae ’: 1 Park. ,1 ; Fire fighter, were called to the scene at 1:44 pm. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Both the Butter ■ and a van sitting beside it were a total lore, according to Lake Odessa frefighrer Jeff Sanderson. Sanderson said the cause of the fire is undetermined but its origins sre ■ "suspicious." : The trailer owner's name was unavailable at press time. Brooms used to fight leaf fire MIDDLEVILLE — Thornapple Township firefighters used brooms to put out a fire that started in a pile of leaves alongside M-37 tn Middleville Nov. 7. The fire occurred at 10:51 pm just north of the Midtfleville Post Office and sou* of the Main Street traffic light, and did no monetary damage other than burning a Renttatter box, firefighters said. Cause of the fire is unknown. ; .' Woman arrested in welfare fraud . • ■ ’ * DELTON — Barry County Sheriffs deputies arrested Delton area resident Judy Oakes i i Nov. 2 on charges of fraudulently obtaining food stamps. Oakes. 52, of S. Crooked Lake, faces two counts of felony welfare fraud, which is : punishable by a maximum of four years in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. Oakes was scheduled to appear far a preliminary exam on the charges today (Nov. 12), in Barty County District Court. Drunk driving suspect leads chase ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Barry County Sheriffs Deputy Timothy Erhardt chased a suspected drunk driver through s stream, into the woods and out into a field Nov. 4 before capturing and arresting him on charges of drunk driving, third offense, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, and driving while his license war nspearted. . The driver, Steven R. Patrick. 34, of Bridget Street in Plainwell, fled his cm after he was stopped by Erhardt at Nine Mile and Damon Street In Orangeville Township at ■ 11:24 p.m.. Erhardt said. A search of the vehicle ranted op three baggies aad one ' prescription bottle fall of what is be lieved to be marijuana. Erhardt said. Patrick was scheduled to appear in Barry District Court today (Nov. 12) on the H retire suspension and drank driving charges Tools taken from home being built ■ ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP — Slate Police from the Hastings Post report the theft of . $1,000 worth of tools from a home under construction on Newberry Lane. The tools, including such items as drills and saws, were taken sometime during the . I night of Nov. 3 and early morning of Nov. 4. police said There are no suspects in the case. � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-11-19.pdf 63f3625fda0bc3dbb55eea229c279066 PDF Text Text Red Cross changes ahead See Story on Page 2 Bowling new school sport? Saxon cage season ends See Story on Page 4 See Story on Page 10 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ,n.i.,ii OO/OOi’OC r HaSTINu . Plifciji ilRR- ANNER l?1 SC HI Ip' HS1 » 11'4’JI J IVW 17UJV IV ' • Hastings THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1898 VOLUME 145, NO. 47 PRICE 50* News Briefs: Hastings Twp. gives approval to library Freeman to be 1st Friday guest Bill Freeman, former area TV and radio broadcaster and now owner of die monthly political 'Freeman Maga­ zine," will be guest speaker at the next First Friday program on Dec. 11 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Grand Rapids. The First Friday forum next month will be held on the second Friday be­ cause of a scheduling conflict Freeman formerly had his own light news segment on Channel 8 in Grand Rapids and then had his own radio talk show on WGVU Since then he has launched Freeman Magazine, which is a free publication with discussion of local, stale and na­ tional politics. The magazine recently celebrated its first anniversary. District library to be discussed The public is invited to hear attor­ ney Cymhia Faulhaber talk about is­ sues in forming a district library at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 24. at the Hastings Public Library. Faulhaber is regarded as one of Michigan's foremost authorities on district library law. Members of the three municipal governing boards of a proposed district library, Rutland and Hastings Charier Townships and the City of Hastings, have been invited to attend and ask questions. 'He*! Kong1 topic of next travelogue "Hong Kong" will be the next travel film in the series sponsored by the Hastings Kiwanis Club, at 7 p.m. Fri­ day at the Central School Auditorium. Raphael and Jocelyn Green will be on hand to show the movie and nar­ rate. This new travelogue will show some of the dramatic changes that have taken place there in the last decade, still highlighting the continuing magic mixture of the Orient and West. The film will close with farewell cer­ emonies and Chinese celebrations of the reunification of Hong Kong with China. Ray Green was the first American to film a travelogue on the People’s Re­ public of China after Mao Tse-Tung came to power. He was the first Amer­ ican to show a travel film in China. His educational film "The Faces of China” recently won a red ribbon award at the American Rba and Video Festival. Tickets for the film are available from any Kiwanian or at the door on the night of the showing. 'Coffeehouse1 show is Saturday Music by Todd and Brandon Willard will be featured Saturday during the first monthly "Coffeehouse" event at Creative Juices Pottery Studio in downtown Hastings. Coffeehouse hours are 8 to 11 p.m. Besides music, those who attend can enjoy coffee, tea and refreshments. Creative Juices is located at 107 S. Jefferson St. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 < by Mary Warner Drama Club presents “It Happens Every Summer” Martlets o! the Hastings High School Drama Club will present the play "It Happens Every Summer* Nov. 20 er.d 21 at 8 p.m. in the HHS lecture hall. Tickets are $6 lor adults orvjLj". for senior citizens and students The tiiay is a romintc comedy about a group ol college gms who go to New York to act as guest editors of a magazine. Brandford White CEO blasts ‘polluter’ tag by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The chief executive officer of the Brad­ ford White Company of Middleville takes exception to the Environmental Defense Fund's announcement last week that the hot water heater manufacturer is "the largest polluter in Barry County." Richard Milock. in responding to the EDF report, said Tuesday that "information used by the EDF comes from Form R. which we fill out and report to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Our company meets all the requirements and we are not operating contrary to law." Bradford White is the largest employer in Barry County. "The Middleville plant is not a polluter." the CEO said, "but operates within the le­ gal limits of emissions allowed. Milock said that the EDF has used against the company information Bradford White is required to file with the EPA. According to the EDF press release, "mixed isomers of Xylene" were the toxic chemicals involved in the highest volume. Xylene is used mostly in the manufacture of paint. Michigan monitors emissions by all manufacturers in the state. According to Milock. everything is reviewed and ap­ proved by the Michigan Department of En­ vironmental Quality. "There are no unsafe levels of emis­ sions." he stressed, adding that Bradford White operates under permits issued by the DEQ Furthermore, he said, through new filters and changes in the formulas used for paint. Bradford White has reduced the amount of air emissions by 75 percent Milock used the example of anyone who owns a car. "Your car has emissions, but they are at approved levels." he pointed out. Bradford White continues to work on problems of air and water pollution. The company has spent more than $600,000 to treat all the groundwater at its Middleville plant site to control the pollution of the Thomapple River. "No one knows where the pollutants are coming from in the river, but we have taken the responsibility of treating all the groundwater across our site.” Milock said. Staff Writer The Hastings Township Board gave ten­ tative approval to the formation of a dis­ trict library at its meeting last week, but said it would have to approve a formal agreement outlining how such a library would be formed and financed. Two board members. President Richard Thomas and Clerk Bonnie Cruttenden. were appointed to a special six-person commit­ tee made up of two representatives from the city of Hastings, two from Rutland Town­ ship and two from Hastings Township, who will discuss the terms of an agreement to be drawn up concerning the library's formation. The committee will meet for the first time at 730 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 24. at the Hastings Public I. ibrary The decision to tentatively support the district library came after township resident Charles Krammin of Durkee Road pre­ sented signed petitions in favor of the for­ mation of a district library. Cruttenden said the Township Board wants the agreement to be drawn up "in a way that allows our voters to determine if they want to participate in this district li­ brary." That would probably mean that any mil­ lage vote undertaken by the three munici­ palities involved would have to be done separately. Cruttenden said, rather than have a joint vote in which city voters may influence the outcome too heavily one way or the other. Cruttenden said the district library com­ mittee (a larger committee than the sixmember committee writing the agreement) is currently trying to determine the amount of millage to ask voters for the library. The push for a district library was ad­ vanced recently when an anonymous donor pledged up to SI million for it. Pennock fighting lawsuit alleging patient neglect by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer The family of a 57-year-old Lake Odessa woman who died one day after seeking medical treatment has sued Pennock Hospi­ tal for wrongful death and malpractice, claiming Dr. Dennis L. Swanson failed to obtain her medical history when she entered the emergency room Oct. 21. 1997. But Pennock Hospital claims in its an­ swer to the allegations that Jerilou Go»s failed to fulfill her obligation to supply an accurate medical history, a violation of state law. Legal counsel for both parlies are ex­ pected to meet with Circuit Judge James Fisher today to discuss whether the case will go to mediation or proceed to a set­ tlement conference, according to court doc­ uments. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 14 by the wom­ an's personal representative. Kevin Cross, and her surviving husband. Kendall Cross, claims that Jerilou Cross died of infection that resulted from a previous splenectomy, a fact they claim the doctor failed to recog­ nize. The Cross family charges that the hospi­ tal is guilty of failing to recognize the signs of the infection and then failing to admit her for treatment Attorneys for the Cross family also al­ lege the hospital is guilty of failing to pre­ scribe antibiotic treatment for the infection, which they say resulted in Jerilou Cross suffering "tortuous injuries" and that Hastings man wins state post Michigan Sure Police Inspector Edward G. Buikema of Hastings has been promoted to captain and commander of the Emergency Management Division. Col. Michael D. Robinson announced recently. Buikema replaces Capt. Robert Tarrant, who retired from the department As commander of the Emergency Management Division. Captain Buikema is responsible for providing leadership in the management and coordination of state and local response to both natural and humancaused emergencies and disasters statewide. He oversees programs for training, hazard mitigation, emergency planning, emergency and disaster exercises, and public information as well as the development and continuous update of the Michigan Emergency Plan which details emergency and disaster response policy and operating procedures. As part of his duties. Captain Buikema will chair the Michigan Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-KnowCommissions as well as the State Hazard Mitigating Coordinating Council. Buikema enlisted with the department in March. 1975 and graduated as a member of the K9th Recruit School. In his 23-year career, he has served at the Paw Paw. Niles. Detroit and Grand Haven posts, as well as the Hastings Team and the Emergency Management Division. Captain Buikema has held the ranks of trooper, sergeant, lieutenant, first lieutenant and inspector. He also holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Calvin College. A native of Grand Rapids, he and his wife. Debra, currently live in Hastings with their three children. Kendall Cross "was caused to suffer and experience the consequential effects of is wife’s injuries..." The hospital, however, has answered that the family's claims of failure and negli­ gence are untrue. "(The hospital and Swanson) were at all times guided by and strictly observed their legal duties toward (the Cross family) and were in no sense guilty of any professional negligence, ordinary negligence, malprac­ tice or otherwise," according to the court document, which also claims that none of hospital's actions or inactions caused the injury and death. "(Jerilou Cross') injuries and damages may have been caused in whole or in part by (her family's) or (her) own negligence or failure to comply with MCL 333.20202 (to provide an accurate medical history)." The Cross family hopes to win a judgment of no less than $25,000. The hospital also argues that Cross may have failed to use "due. ordinary and rea­ sonable care for her own health, safely and well-being" and that she may have failed to follow instructions given by the medical personnel. The Cross family hopes to win a judg­ ment of no less than $25,000. while Pen­ nock Hospital officials have demanded a judgment in their favor, including reim­ bursement for attorney fees and court costs. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner Thursday November 19 1998 Foundation offers to help pay for city-township suit mediation The Barry Community Foundation has of fered to pay one-third of the cost of medi­ ation in the continuing dispute between Rutland Charter Township and the City of Hastings over extension of utilities into the township But City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes says the two sides, which have filed law­ suits against each other, already have been ordered by District Judge Gary Holman to go into mediation anyway. The township, through its attorney. Lynda Thomsen, last summer filed suit against the city, contending that it is oper­ ating a sewer and water system illegally. Neuus Briefs (Continued) Winterfest plans 20th anniversary Plans for the 20th anniversary of the Gun lake Winterfest are being made. Bea Pettin-Beaulieu. owner of the Amber Inn Restaurant, has volunteered to be chairwoman of the festival, just as she did 20 years ago for the original events. Several activities are being planned, most geared to the family, children and fun. Perennial favorites such as the swim suit fashion show, broomball and children's games are being planned. The annual festival is scheduled to lake place again during the last week­ end in January. 'Business After1 Hours Nov. 19 The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce will have a "Business After Hours" session from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Nov. 19. at the Hearts De­ sire and Back Door Deli in downtown Hastings. The "After Hours" program will in­ clude refreshments, a time to relax, meet new people, visit with fellow badness associates and gel ready for the rapidly approaching holiday sea­ son. For more information, call the chamber at 945-2454. Red Cross Ball will be Nov. 28 The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have its third annual Holiday Ball at 7 p.m. Satur­ day. Nov. 28. at the Hastings Moose Lodge. The evening will include music by Les Jazz and disc jockey Archie Wood, a 50-50 drawing, food, beverages and dancing. Tickets, al $10 each, may be pur­ chased from any director or member if the Red Cross chapter, at the Com­ mission on Aging. D & N Mortgage Company, the Credit Bureau and Ad­ vanced Commercial Printers. Bowens Mills to mark holiday Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate "Christmas at the Mill.” starting Fri­ day. Nov. 27. The activities will include fresh cut Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit with "Father Christmas." hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts. The Christmas at the Mill series will be open from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and the same times for every Saturday and Sunday up to Christmas. Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance. For more information, call 795-7530. Adopt a family for Christmas Names arc available for those who want to adopt a Hastings area family for Christmas by giving them food, clothes, toys or meet other needs. Love Inc. of Barry County is match­ ing families in need with those who want to lend a helping hand. In the past individuals, families, students, churches and other groups and organi­ zations have adopted families to make the holiday season brighter for them. To adopt a family or for more in­ formation. call Love Inc. at 948-9555. between 10 a.in. and 2 p.m. weekdays. Families who need a Christmas basket and have not signed up should call the same number by Dec I. without Rutland's consent The city then counter sued, contending that it had per­ mission in a 1992 agreement and if a ser­ vice district could not be agreed to. it would withdraw the utility extension. Perhaps prompting the controversy was the city's refusal last year to extend water and sewer to the new Wal-Mart retail store being constructed at the comer of Heath Road and M-37/43 in Rutland Township. Township officials have contended that Wal-Mart is part of a service district that could receive utilities for double the costs for city residents. The city disagreed, say­ ing Wal-Mart is not part of the service dis- Bluegrass focus for Showcase Hand Hewn, a bluegrass group from Delta. Ohio, and special guest Kevin Gaugier will be featured at 6:30 tonight (Thursday. Nov. 19) for the Arby's Musicians Showcase. Hand Hewn, making its second Showcase appearance, has been on the "Access to Bluegrass" TV program shown locally. Gaugier. former member of the Sweetcorn band and Counterpoint, is from Caledonia. A guitarist, he now is with the groups Over Drive and River City Bluegrass. Gaugier hopes to have his father-in­ law, Verlin Stahl, with him tonight to perform yode ling and German songs. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. HHS Drama Club play Nov. 20-21 The Hastings High School Drama Club will present its annual fall play, 'll Happens Every Summer." al 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Nov. 20 anti 21. at the high school lecture hall. The play, written by David Rogen, is set in New York City in the sum­ mer of 1964. a'time when college dorms had housemothers, unmarried young people didn't travel without chaperones and rock n roll music was all about the beat and the music. The. story is a romantic comedy about u group of young college girls visiting New York City for the first time as winners of a contest in which they sene as guest editors of a food, fun and fashion magazine. Director of the production is Mary Martha Melendy trict that was agreed to in 1992 Wal-Mart since then has gone ahead unh plans with its own water and sewer system Representatives from both sides and from Hastings Township met with Barrs Counts Family Court Judge Richard Shaw last winter to try io work things out Shaw was able to come up with a tentative agree­ ment. but members of the City Council later voted unanimously to reject it. main­ taining that such an agreement was allow­ ing the township to grow at the city's ex­ pense. Don Drummond, president of the founda­ tion. sent a letter earlier this month to Holman, the township and city, offering to pay one-third of mediation costs, up to $3,000. Drummond, in the letter, wrote "Barry County is coming under increas­ ing development pressure To minimize duplication of costs and to preserve the en­ vironment in a more developed county will require considerable intergovernmental co­ operation on infrastructure construction and utilization. The Rutland/Hastings dispute can be a model of how governments coop­ erate to minimize costs and improve the quality of life for he people of the Barry community. To resolve this dispute using expensive litigation, with a winner and a loser, will not only establish an undesir­ able model for others, but will increase re­ sistance to future cooperation between these two important governments "The Barry Community Foundation is prepared to pay one-third of the, up to $3.(XX), to fund a professional mediator to assist the parties to create a win-win solu­ tion to their dispute. Such a resolution will not only send an encouraging, positive message to the community, but will also set a powerful precedent for the settlement of similar disputes that are sure to arise in the future." Fekkes said she hadn't had a chance to talk with Drummond about the offer yet. "Il’s a nice gesture on the part of the foundation." shu said. "But we re not sure what type of mediation they are proposing or whether they're looking to just cover some of the costs of the mediation (that al­ ready has been ordered)." The city attorney said the two sides haven't yet decided on who the mediator will be. Fekkes said she and Thomsen are working to try to come up with someone who might be acceptable to both the township and city. "We'd like someone who is familiar with these types of matters." Fekkes said "We'd like a person who will he unbiased and help us bring this to a good resolution." There are a number of things the two sides must do vet in their efforts to avoid a costly civil trial But if all else fails, there is a March 25 dale for a settlement conlerencr Rutland Township filed a lawsuit July 16. charging that the city is operating a municipal water system in Rutland without a franchise from the township, which it said is contrary to the Michigan Constitu­ tion Rutland officials contended that (he city hud agreed in 1992 to extend utilities to properties within a specific district in the township at double the rates for city customers However. City Manager Howard Penrod said the Wal-Mart site is not within that district and instead has in­ sisted on some kind of tax sharing ar­ rangement to help pay for outlying areas growing at the city's expense. Penrod. Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards and Hastings Township Supervisor Richard Thomas met with Judge Richard Shaw last winter to try to iron out their differences over the utility extension policy A tentative agreement on a new formula was reached, but the Hast­ ings City Council later rejected its terms in a unanimous vote. Rutland's lawsuit has contended that the city has not lived up to terms of the agreement forged in 1992 for extension of utility services to properties within the township. The suit declared that Rutland has the right to require the city "to conform to rea­ sonable franchise terms and provisions as a condition for the privilege of using public rights of way in the township for transact­ ing a utility business and for its utility fa­ cilities." Il also maintained that the city "has a legal duty, arising by operation of law from its unlawful acts, to provide pub­ lic waler service to existing users of its wa­ ter utility (in Rutland Township), and to all those similarly situated in the town­ ship." The Rutland suit has sought permanent injunction against the city's current utility extension policy and declaratory judgment in favor of the township. But the city, in its answer the following month, denied any obligation to provide utilities, except what was agreed to in ‘50,000 donation makes new soccer field possible Historical Society to meet Nov. 19 The Barry County Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Thomapple Township Hall, 200 E. Main St.. Middleville. The program. "The Mayflower Pil­ grims and the First Thanksgiving," will be presented by Betty Rosendall. an East Grand Rapids elementary teacher who look a colonial bislory and traveled to Plymouth. Mass. She traced the history of the Mayflower's voyage and learned about individual Pilgrims by studying the diary of William Bradford. She also visited the graves of some of the Pilgrims and made rubbings of the gravestones. She has a collection of dolls repre­ senting the various passengers on the Mayflower. Programs, meetings and events of the Historical Society are open to the public. Thornapple Wind Band concert set The Thomapple Wind Band will pre­ sent a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6. at the Hastings High Schoo) lecture hall. The group, under the direction of high school band directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings and David Macqueen of Lakewood, has been having rehearsals during the fall to prepare for the pre­ sentation. The 50 members of the ensemble come from as far away as Rockford, but mainly hail from the Thomapple River area, which is the reason for the name. Membership is open to any post high school age musician looking for a chance to play and who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules. The Thomapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surround­ ing community. There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. Proceeds are used to promote and support the continuance of the en­ semble. 1992. and argues that any damages that have occurred to the township "are a result of the plaintiffs own actions." Further­ more. the city contended that "the plaintiff (Rutland) is chargeable with improper con­ duct with respect to the same transaction involved in this litigation." The city, in its counter suit filed later that summer, claimed that it has provided water service to certain buildings in Rutland Township for more than 20 years and sewer service since 1987. all with the permission and assistance of the township. The counter suit also claimed that the city has tried without success to finalize its agreement with Rutland for sewer extension since 1992. Fekkes said Rutland's contention about a franchise is puzzling "We believe we’re do­ ing it (extending utilities) legally because we've been doing it with their permission." She said the township in 1992 signed a document that permitted the city to offer waler services to a certain area within Rut­ land Township. Fekkes, in the suit, said, "...the wastew­ ater service agreement entered into on Sept. 9. 1992, between the parties expressly states that wastewater treatment service shall not be extended without the consent of the counter plaintiff (the city)." She also contended that extension of the current service area could cause the daily sewage How to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. the limit the township agreed to sjx years ago. . She said. "Counter defendant (the town­ ship) is attempting to force counter plain­ tiff (the city) to extend services beyond an agreed upon service area which could exceed the projected flow rate in violation of ue contract between the parties." The city is asking for declaratory judg­ ment that holds the city does have a fran­ chise. but has no obligation to extend util­ ity services to any other areas within the township and that a specific sewer service district be agreed to in writing. It also asks for a judgment awarding at­ torney's fees and costs to the city "for creat­ ing the controversy, necessitating the pros­ ecution of this counter complaint." Fekkes also said. "We believe we're act­ ing lawfully, but if the court says we're not. then we want to be able to disconnect service until we can agree with Rutland Township on what the service area should be." by Mary Warner Paul Harris Fellows... The Paul Harris Fellows award was established in 1947 to honor excellence in voluntary contribution. This year the recipients are Tom Johnson. Jan Hartough and Keith Tolger. Pictured are Hastings Rotary president Carl Schoessel. Tom Johnson, Jan Hartough. Herm Bottcher and Keith Tolger. Barry Red Cross plans to join regional office The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross soon w ill become part of the American Red Cross of West Central Michigan. The board of directors of the two entities have been meeting to discuss the merger, but nothing formal or in writing has been approved as yet. "It’s not set in stone, but unless some major catastrophe happens, it should be a go." said Allison Eslami. director of communications for the region?! Red Cross office. "I think the regional Red Cross will provide additional support and more manpower. I think it will strengthen the Red Cross. " -Ooug Porritt, associate director The regional office now includes Kent. Montcalm and Ionia counties, wuh headquarters in Grand Rapids and a staff of 29 people Despite the move, the local chapter nt the Red Cross will continue to be located at 450 Meadow Run in Hastings, will continue to coordinate blixal drives in the county and will continue to have a local advisory board The regional office will be more involved with emergency and disaster services, fund-raising, communications and transportation sen ices. The office also will handle a health and safety department, which includes baby-sitting education. CPR. first aid and water safety instruction. But regional office people stress that the local office still continue to be very visible And Hastings and Barry County people aren t likely to see much in the way of changes "Other than the name change, that's about it." Eslami said "We want to make sure there continues to be a local presence of the Red Cross, with local people and local input on what's needed for the community." The first thing the local board of directors must do is hire a chapter manager to replace former director Karen Despres, who earlier this fall left her post to take a job in Grand Rapids The American Red Cross of West Central Michigan was formed in 1996 when Montcalm and Ionia counties joined with Kent to consolidate some efforts and services Kent has its own local chapter manager and another senes both Ionia and Montcalm Doug Porritt. associate director for disasters and emergencies for the Red Cross, said. "I think the regional Red Cross will provide additional support and more manpower I think it will strengthen the Red ( 'row Staff Writer A $50,000 grant from the Willard G. and Jessie M. Pierce Foundation has made it possible for the Hastings Area School Sys­ tem to construct a soccer field in back of the high school next to existing softball fields. The grant was accepted by the Hastings School Board at its Monday night meeting. Superintendent Carl Schoessel said he applied for the grant because Pierce, former co-owner of Flexfab in Hastings, used to live near the high school and was an avid sportsman. The new field will be named "Pierce Field." The district is in the process of contact­ ing contractors to excavate and fill the site, after which either sod or grass will be planted. Schoessel said he did not know if tlje field would be ready in time for spnng soC­ cer. It will be available for community use as well as use by the high school soccer teams, Schoessel said. Altogether the district has raised $85,000 for the field. Schoessel said. That money will only cover the cost of the field; hopes are to continue fund-raising to make pos­ sible the construction of stands, a score­ board. and a press box/concession stand/restroom building and put lights on the field. The new soccer field will save the newly refurbished high school football field from overuse. The high school boys' and girls' varsity and junior varsity soccer teams now are using that field, along with the football teams, band, and y outh soccer groups. In other action at Monday 's meeting, the board was presented changes to its interdis­ trict transfer policy. One change would make it unnecessary for parents to put a deposit on their child’s tuition if the child is planning to transfer to Hastings from another district. Schoessel said a deposit was not needed because Hastings only charges the difference between the per-pupil aid the former district would have received for the student and the aid Hastings will re­ ceive for the student, and most districts' foundation allowances are usually nearly the same Another change in the policy eliminated the requirement that those applying for a transfer do so two weeks in advance and pul in its place the requirement that the appli­ cations be submitted "in an appropriate amount of time." The change was made be­ cause the I wo-week minimum was some­ times not possible for parents to meet. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1998 - Page 3 Arts Council’s auction is record fund-raiser Use Banner Classifieds to raise EXTRA CASH for Christmas shopping! by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Take a community of generous donors and match them with a roomful of benevo­ lent buyers and the outcome is a record-set­ ting fund-raiser for the Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County. Last Saturday's fourth annual Fall An Auction at the Hastings Country Club raised more than $8.(MK) after expenses, said Arts Council President Theresa Pur­ chase. "That’s an all time record "The donor support was just tremen­ dous." Purchase said, with 78 items do­ nated for the event s silent auction, blitz auctions and live auction. "Everybody was just so generous. It was wonderful.'' The top selling painting was Kathleen Crane's "Storm Over Podunk.” which sold for $425. "All in all. it was great. We want to thank everybody who turned out and sup­ ported us in such a generous manner." Pur­ chase said. "Were very happy... Every­ thing's progressing onward." Proceeds from this year's auction will be used to help fund the Arts Council's adult programs, such as the Grand Rapids Sym­ phony concert Feb. 28 in Hastings and to help fund the part-time position of the Council's first managing director. Lyn Briel of Irving Township has been hired for the job. and she plans to seek grants to un­ derwrite the position. Auctioneer Steve Stanton donated his services to conduct the live auction, which featured 20 items ranging from a "Face in Vase" sculpture by Joyce Warner to a "Shore Bird" carving by Bud Leonard of Delton. The 54 silent auction items included a gift certificate to the Adrounie House Bed & Breakfast, hand-painted Christmas orna­ ments by Ann Devroy. litho prints by "Jungle" Jim Powell, watercolor paintings by Lyn Musculus. a swan stepping stone by Terri Albrecht and a signed photograph, 'titled "Wedding Chapel." by Rose Hender­ shot. Seventy-three people attended the event, which included a "pasta bar," prepared by chief chef Dana Drummond-Rittenberg. "Everybody really enjoyed the expanded pasta bar.” Purchase said. Todd Willard, a Hastings musician, and his nephew Brandon Willard and step-son Paul Downing provided musical entertainment during the evening. ? The Thomapple Arts Council was estab­ lished in 1985 to provide outstanding local POLICE BEAT Hastings couple loses mobile home CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - A young Hastings couple and their 4-year-old daughter are homeless after an. accident al fire destroyed their house trailer in the 1000 block of Chariton Dove on the north side of Thomapple Lake Sunday at about 6:15 p.m. Eric and Jennifer Phillips did not have insurance on the home, which officials report was a total loss. Damage is estimated at $32,000 to the mobile home and $15.000 to the contents, said Doug Porritt of the American Red Crocs. The American Red Cross has already provided assistance in the form of food, clothing and other items to the family, which is staying at the Hastings home of a relative, said Porritt. The fire is believed to have been electrically related and no injuries were reported. Nashville and Hastings firefighters responded to the blaze and were on the scene for nearly two hours. Nashville Fire Chief Bill Wilson could not be reached for comment. Burglaries under probe in Middleville Theresa Purchase. Arts Council president, shows one of the donated paintings during the live auction. MIDDLEVILLE - At least three, separale home invasions are reported to have taken place in the last three weeks in the Hunter Apartment Complex on West State Road in Middleville. Middleville Police said Tuesday. Taken in the break-ins were cash, cigarettes and other items and police believe suspects are using a credit card or similar item to compromise the locks. Though police do have juvenile suspects, no arrests have been made as of Tuesday, said officer Landon Barton. Police probe theft of large sum MIDDLEVILLE - Police in Middleville are still investigating the theft of mote than $1,000 cash from a home Oct. 29. said officer Landon Barton Tuesday. Barton said the home was unlocked when an adult suspect entered the home and removed the cash. Police have a suspect and $732 of the cash has been recovered. Bow, case taken from pickup truck Musicians for the evening were Todd Willard at the keyboard and nephew Brandon Willard and step-son Raul Downing. Man bound over in vehicle theft MIDDLEVILLE - A car theft attempt was foiled last Wednesday when the vehicle broke down and the suspect was caught walking down the road, Middleville police said Tuesday " Ryan L. Miller. 17. of Middleville has been bound over to Barry County Circuit Court on the theft charge and on a charge of resisting and obstructing police officers. Police surd Miller was located by officers about one-quaner of a mile from the scene where he was detained by Middleville officers and Michigan State Police troopers. "When officers told him was under arrest, he ran and officers tackled him and, after a struggle, be was placed in handcuffs." officer Landon Banco said. Miller was arraigned Nov. 12 and was bound over Nov. 18. He is currently being held on $7 J00 bond concerts and exhibitions, to showcase local *«4alent. to encourage youth to explore their * artistic gifts and to develop cultural en­ richment programs for schools Ann Devroy. former Arts Council board member and past president, displays a Santa wood carving by Pete DeDecker during the live auction. Pot growing suspects give up Auctioneer Steve Stanton kept the bid­ ding at a lively pace during Saturday s benefit. Time to enter Hastings Christmas lighting contest Southeastern fund-raiser nets $15,000 A two-week fund-raising effort by Southeastern Elementary students resulted in a $15,000 profit which will possibly be used by the school for a new gym floor and to pay for assemblies. Students Tuesday were rewarded for their fund-raising efforts. Those who sold 16 or more items, such as candy, cheese, sausage or wrapping paper, became eligible to spend 30 seconds in a "money booth" trying to catch as many S1 bills as they could Here student Courtney Thomason takes her turn in the booth, while Rick Beck of GLN Fundraising in Bellevue holds the blower that makes the money go round and round MIDDLEVILLE - A compound bow and case worth more than $500 were taken from the bed of a pickup truck in the 300 block of Dearborn Street in Middleville Nov. 5 and police are still looking for the items. The public is asked to call Silent Observer at 1-800-310-9031 if there is any information regarding the location of the stolen items, officer Landon Barton said. Barton said the owner had used the bow to kill a deer and had parted his truck at his mother's home to show her the deer. He stayed for about one-half hour and upon returning to the truck, the bow and case were gone. The bow is described as a Jennings Brand, Reliant make, with a woodland, camouflage partem. The bow has r 45- to 65-potmd draw weight and a 32-inch draw length, one red. lighted pin sight and one stationery pin sight. The black case has a distinctive, colored picture of a doe and buck in a field with a farmhouse in the background on the outside. Barton said. In just two weeks, judges will be travel­ ing around the Hastings area to determine who has the best holiday lighting. That means residents and business people within a five-mile radius of the city should call the Hastings Area Chamber of Com­ merce to register if they want to be con­ sidered for this year's Christmas lighting contest The theme for the local celebration. Dec. 3-6. and lighting contest will be "Of Christmas Past. A Victorian Christmas." Separale judging and recognition will be given in business and residential categories. A framed certificate will be awarded to the "Best of Theme" winner in the residen­ tial category Business entries will vie for a first-place traveling plaque. To register a home or business to be judged in the contest or for more informa­ tion. call the chamber office at 945-2454 by Monday. Dec. I. Registration is neccssaiy to ensure that the judges arc aware of all homes or businesses that are decorating. Judging will he done between 6:30 and 10 p.m Thursday. Dec. 3. The Holly Trolley bus will be traveling a circuit that highlights the winning homes and businesses and other Yuletide displays dunng the holidays SUBSCRIBE ...to The Hastings BANNER and be informed. ’ RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - Two Deltoo men warned in connection with growing nearly $125,000 worth of marijuana in the Barry Stale Game ana last September turned themselves in to the Barry County Sheriffs Department last week. Michael Manin. 24. and Anthony James Falvo. 28, an both charged with delivery and manufacture of 5 to 45 kilograms of marijuana, a felony that carries a maximum possible penalty of seven years in prison and/or a $500,000 fine. Falvo also is'charged with being a habitual offender and of a second count of delivery and manufacture of marijuana, while Martin also is charged with possession ot marijuana, a misdemeanor and possession of narcotics. Falvo was arraigned in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Nov. 10 and a Dec. 2 preliminary examination was set He posted 10 percent of a $5000 bond. Martin was arraigned Nov. 13 and a Dec. 2 preliminary examination was set. He posted 10 percent of a $2 JOO bond. The Sept. 11 Barry County Sheriffs Department HEMP Team bust of the growing operation, which included the harvest of 112 plants, was the biggest this year. Car crosses center line before crash HOPE TOWNSHIP - A Shelbyville man was bun and a Corunna woman escaped serious injury last Tuesday. Nov. 10. when their can collided on Keller Road near Otis Lake Road at about 4 p.m., according to the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Police reported that Michelle Jeanette Shanks. 18. of Corunna was eastbound on Keller Road and Jason Robert Gillett. 18. of Shelbyville was northbound on Otis Lake Road when he attempted to make the curve onto Keller Road. Police said Gillett drove left of center and Shanks struck Gillen in the eastbound lane of Keller Rond, forcing Gillett off the nonh side of Keller Road Gillen was taken to Pennock Hospital, where he was treated, admitted and then released on Nov. 13. He was cited for improper lane usage. Shanks complained of minor injuries, police reported. 13-year-old cited for driving BARRY TOWNSHIP - Benjamin Douglas Taylor. 13. of Deltoo was cited by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police for driving without a license after he crashed a car on Hallock Road near Herbert Road Nov. 14. Police said Taylor was wearing a sealbelt when he drove the car sooth on Hallock Road, where he swerved to avoid a tree branch in the roadway, according to a report by the Michigan Stale Police. Taylor hit the tree branch and ran off the roadway to the left and proceeded into a ditch where the vehicle overturned He was not hurt in the mishap. Paving job blamed for accident THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - Unoccupied paving equipment parked partially in the roadway without warning cones or signs is being blamed for contributing to an accident that injured a Wayland man Nov. 12 on Adams Raid near M-37. The Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police reported that Joseph Robert Johnson, 18, of Hastings crested the hill near the paving equipment, slopped and waited for an oncoming truck to pass before trying to pass the paving vehicles. But another oncoming vehicle crested the hill and could not stop, skidded on wet pavement into Johnson Mid then into the paving trailer. Nathaniel Boerestein. 17. of Wayland was taken to Pennock Hospital where be was treated for his injuries and re leaded. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 19. 1998 FINANCIAL LETTERS from our readers FOCUS Choice on “K” Schedule appreciated famished by . Mark D. Chri*t*nten of Edward Jonaa and Co. Consider preferred stock for extra income Like guests at a buffet reception, today’s investors can choose from a wide financial menu. Some of these dishes will agree with them, and others may not. But those who choose a variety will be more satisfied than those who select only one or two options. Your portfolio should be like a well-bal­ anced meal, containing a range of invest­ ments offering different degrees of income and risk. The specific mix depends on your age, goals and risk tolerance. On the low-risk side, you can’t beat Trea­ sury securities. Moving up the income scale, you might consider investment-grade corporate bonds Another source of better income with relative safety is preferred stock. Preferred stock is more like a bond than a stock. If you’re safety conscious, you'll like the fact that preferred stock is just what its name implies: If a company becomes in­ solvent. its preferred stockholders arc paid before common stockholders (although af­ ter bondholders and other creditors). If in­ come and dividend payments become a problem, the same pecking order applies. There arc different levels of preferred slock, however. meaning some preferred stockholders would be paid before otliers. • But don’t make investment decisions based on who gets paid first if the company * goes under. With preferred stock, choose quality corporations with high credit rat­ ings. And investing in companies listed on the major stock exchanges makes it easy to buy and sell. An advantage of preferred stock is the frequency of dividend payments. Most pre­ ferred stocks pay dividends quarterly, rather than semiannually like bonds. Typically, that income may be better than what you could expect from common stock or bonds. Preferred stock may be one of the most confusing and misunderstood investments offered to the public, perhaps because it is available in so many variations. Each has a different benefit or restriction. However, preferred stock can be appro­ priate if you’re looking for attractive in­ come with relative safety Before you in­ vest. select a financial professional who is know ledgeable about preferred stock Ask pointed questions, and don’t invest until you feel satisfied with the answers. To the editor: I would like to thank the members of the school hoard for keeping “the choice" in our kindergarten schedule Being able to chouse between the all-day. alternate and half-day schedules is .1 benefit for many parents and children throughout our dis­ trict I was also pleased to find out that enroll­ ment in the half-day schedule, which is only held at Southeastern, is at capacity This leads me to believe many parents in the area feel this is still a viable schedule for their children I have spoken to many parents in the dis­ trict and have found that, no matter their schedule preference, all agree having a choice is extremely important Having and keeping the choice for kindergarten scheduling will keep our dis- by Patricia Johns Sluff Writer Will bowling become a letter sport in local high schools? Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia are part of a two-year experiment to see if bowling can be a viable team sport at the high school level Hastings High School will wait and see how the state-wide experience with bowl­ ing works before deciding to participate. Caledonia and Thomapple Kellogg are part of a league with Ottawa Hills. Way- land. Lowell. Kelloggsville and Kentwood. Tryouts began this week and competition begins Dec. 7. The two-year expenment was organized by various bowling centers throughout Michigan. Caledonia and Thomapple Kel­ logg will be at the Middle Villa Lanes in Middleville. John Johnson, communications director of the Michigan High School Athletic As­ sociation. says that bowling is just one of several sports high schools are experiment­ ing with. Also in the experimental stage - STOCKS 61 54-3/16 •57-7/8 Amentech Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Coca Cola 47-1/4 70-3/16 20-5/8 83-7/8 96-7/16 D 8 N Financial Daimler Chrysler Dow Chemical Exxon Family Dollar Frst Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Hastings Mfg IBM XPenney Johnson 4 Johnson Kmart ’ Kellogg Company McDonalds 70-9/16 19-1/8 30-1/2 54-13/16 73-1/8 17-5/16 158 50-3/16 84-7/8 15-5/8 34-1/8 who tried out for the all the students ♦1-3/16 •WW ♦1-15/16 ♦2-1/4 69-3/8 47 Sears Simpson Industries Southeast Meh Gas Spartan Motors TCF Financial These are only some of the Thornapple bowling team experiment Nov. 16. The who try out. ♦1/4 ♦11/16 +3/8 ♦3/16 ♦5-1/4 — 10-1/8 16-1/4 6-1/4 24-5/8 53 ♦9/16 -1/8 -1-3/8 ♦7/16 •5/16 -3/4 •— ♦1/2 -1-112 Upjohn Gold 294 40 ♦1.15 Silver -05 495 Dow Jones Ind Ave 8986 28 ♦122 30 Volume 703,000,000 ♦36.000.000 Correction A Nov. 12. page one Banner headline incorrectly reported the number of boys testifying in the case against Kenneth Richard Koan. Koan has two sons, one of whom testified at Koan’s Nov. 6 preliminary examination. The Bonner regrets the error. Library support well presented To the editor: ’ To all who participated in the Rutland Township meeting pertaining to a district library I say. “well done’’’ The support was very well presented. The public served to make the difference As in everything, a “difference’’ made has a las} ing effect We must keep in mind that each smal step toward improvement for the future such as a district library will only help tQ open doors of unexplored knowledge Please let us all remember that our library cradles the “heart beat” of our children’s future. ’• Julie L. Jani are boys’ volleyball and boys’ lacross. Johnson said that interest in bowling has been growing with club and organizational bowling teams The decision to make this a high school team spon rests with the in­ dividual school boards, which set the crite­ ria for the teams. These sports will only become official under the MHSAA when 10 percent of the schools affiliated with the statewide organi­ zation participate in them. Johnson said he is not sure how many schools are partici­ pating in bowling, but there are currently less than 72. There are enough schools trying this ex­ periment to allow for competition, region­ al and a statewide final which is scheduled for March. The teams made up of 10 boys and ten girls will be selected after tryouts are com­ plete. Coach Norman Elam from Caledonia and Harry Smith from Thomapple Kellogg said they agree with Johnson that, "bowling at­ tracts different students to high school sports " Rutland Townshtf) Road improvement worth the wait •; To the editor: • We would like to comment on how much more pleasant and safer the drive i> to Hastings from the south on M-43. , We appreciate the weeks of hard work and planning involved. It certainly was worth the wait and the occasional inconve­ nience. Bill and Lori Barcroft. Hastings Know Your Legislators -1-7A ♦1/2 ♦1 13/16 +13/16 ♦1/16 ♦118 To the editor: Now that the election hoopla is over and the dust has settled, I have an ethical boric to pick This is in reference to the electioneering sign placed near the state police headquar­ ters (supporting the candidacy of Congress­ man Vcm Ehlers) Morally, it just plain looks bad George Carroll. Middleville TK experimenting with bowling as sport The following prices are from the close of business Iasi Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week. AT4T tnct on the cutting edge for education in the future We can study the effects of both schedules first hand, and make informed decisions on what is best for our children At present time, there are parents in the Thomapple-Kellogg district who have formed a committee to study the future path of education in their district. One thing on their agenda is kindergarten scheduling. At this time. TK has the all-day, alternate schedule Many parents in that district have shown and interest to change that back to half-day. or at least have a choice Fortunately for children and parents in the Hastings school district, we do have a choice’ And I feel that makes us a great school district to be involved in. now and in the future* Tisha Hams. Hastings Campaign sign morally wrong Write Us A Letter The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Hastings Ml 49058 Shane Slaughter, Hastings: Ann Shook, Lake Odessa: Bill Barcroft, Hastings: Diane Selby, Lake Odessa: r«« Schroeder, Hastings "Yeah, definitely. I'm not really into hatred toward guys." "I think there should be special penalties. When dealing with hate, some people are reduced to their most basic instincts and no longer funtion at a rational "I think there arc enough laws in place already to take care of that. Murder is murder." "I think it would be a good idea. I think anyone involved in a crime like that should be strictly punished." ■It'S a good law. We need to get back to the Bible where it says, if you murder somebody. that person should be murdered and their soul sent beck to God where it belongs.' Nasfcrilla: Noon level." 'I read a book oace. Tbia guy was punished by having . to write a check So the CarnUy" (wrote the check he) was reminded of it (Ns crime).* was painful for Nm. I dsink ihai was kind of a better way than the eiecajcdak,'_ ■Mb----- jgfggg �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1998 - Page 5 1 Hastings does ‘well’ on high school MEAP tests by Mary Warner Staff Writer Hastings High School students taking the revised High School Proficiency Test (now called High School MEAP test) did "real well" compared to other school dis­ tricts in the stale, according to Dave Arnold, director of educational services for the district. Altogether. 72.5 percent met or exceeded state standards in math. 68.8 percent in reading. 68.6 percent in science and 26.4 percent in writing. Statewide. 61 percent of those taking the [{test met or exceeded state standards in math. 59 percent in reading. 52 percent in science and 57 percent in writing. At Thomapple Kellogg in Middleville. 73 met or exceeded state standards in math. I 64 percent in reading. 59 percent in science and 66 percent tn writing. School districts were advised not to ■ compare this year's test results to last year. - Srfr&z 1 Willard Sam Hard HASTINGS • Willard Sam Hard, age $8. of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. He was b^m April 16, 1930 in Evansville. Tennessee, the son of Albert Ind Ada (Webb) Hard. He moved to Battle Creek and then Hastings in the early 50’s. He worked for Oliver Electric in Battle Creek for 13 years. He worked as a painter for many years for Floyd Fisher as well as frimself until 1982. He enjoyed ice fishing, playing pool and cards, he was also a Golden Glove Boxer. He is survived by his children. Diana .Pebbles of Hastings, Sandra (Bart) • Woodmansee of Hastings, Randall Hard of • Oklahoma. Jody (Toni) Hard of Kentwood; I six grandchildren; several brothers and • sisters, nieces and nephews. ; Memorial Services for Mr. Hard were :held Monday, November 16, 1998 at the Hastings Free Methodist Church. Reverend Daniel Graybill officiated. ; Memorials may be made to the family. Arrangements were made by Ginbach • Funeral Home of Hastings. Ernest L. Hofacker| WALL LAKE ROAD, DELTON - ; Ernest L. Hofacker, age 82. of South Wall : Lake Road, Delton, passed away Friday, : November 13, 1998 at the Hospice Center ; at Ferguson Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Hofacker was bom September 15, ; 1916 in Lawrence, the son of Roy and . Hazel Deen (Evry) Hofacker. Ernest 1 graduated from Otsego High School in 11934 and received a B.A. Degree in ■Business Administration from Western ! Michigan University. ! He served as a Chief Warrent Officer at [Pearl Harbor and served with the 34th ; Engineers on 14 islands in the Pacific with I the United States Army during World War 111. He was a life member of the Pearl : Harbor Survivors. ; Mr. Hofacker owned & operated the Hofacker* s Hardware in Otsego for 15 years. He was Postmaster at the Otsego [Post Office from 1959 until his retirement .in 1980. • Ernest loved yard work. He was a [member of the National Association of Postmasters and the National Association • Of Federal Employees. He was also a former member of the Otsego Board of • Education for 22 years and a life member ; of the Otsego Rotary Club. He and his I wife Ruth attended the McCallum Church. i He was married to Elizabeth Tubbs in j 1945 and she preceded him in death in i 1984. Also preceding him in death were • his parents; sister. Margart Joyce Citta in 1998 and a stepson, Tom Reed in 1998. He married Ruth Reed in 1985. Mr. Hofacker is survived by his wife, Ruth; son. David (Ellen)Hofacker of Harbor Springs; two grandchildren, Talia & Jeff: two stepdaughters. Sue Leinaar of J Delton and Jane Dewey of Delton; sister, ; Bernice McCormick of Cedar Rapids, J Iowa; seven step grandchildren, and three | nephews. Dr. John McCormick of | Columbia, Missouri, Dr. Peter • McCormick of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and I Anthony Citta of Clearwater, Florida. Funeral services were held Monday, November 16. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Gerald Gallaway officiated. Cremation has taken place al his request. A Fellowship Lunch was held at the McCallum Church. A Private Interment will be held at a later date in Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego. . Memorial contributions may be made to gospicc of Grand Rapids. 72 Sheldon Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. since the test itself was changed and the way the test results were reported was changed Previously students were found to be "Proficient." "Novice" and "Not Yet Novice." Now scores are rated in one of four categories: Level I-Endorsed (Exceeded Michigan Standards), Level 2-Endorsed (Met Michigan Standards), Level 3-Endorsed at Basic Level. Level 4-Unendorsed. Previously, only those receiving "Profi­ cient" received endorsements on their diplomas, thus the change in how test re­ sults are reported will result in a higher number of endorsements. In 1996. for ex­ ample. 49.8 of Hastings students taking the test were endorsed (scored a "Proficient" rating) in math and 50.8 percent were en­ dorsed in 1997 in math, compared to 86.8 percent who will receive receive some type of an e.idorsement for math this year. In 1996, 37 percent, and in 1997, 42.4 percent of students were endorsed in sci­ ence, compared to 92.7 percent who will receive some type of endorsement this year in science. In 1996, 39.5 percent and in 1997 45 5 percent were endorsed in reading, compared to 80.1 percent who will have some type of endorsement this year. In 1996, 39 percent and in 1997 42.9 percent were endorsed in writing, compared to 55.1 percent this year. Total scores were as follows: Exceeded state standards: Math. 16.6 per­ cent compared to 20.7 statewide. Reading. 13.8 percent compared to 14.4 statewide. Science, 9.6 percent compared to 8.4 statewide. Writing, 0 percent compared to 10.3 statewide. Met state standards: Math. 56 percent compared to 39.8 statewide. Reading. 55 percent compared to 44.5 percent statewide. Science, 59 percent compared to 43.3 per­ cent statewide. Writing, 26.4 percent com­ pared to 46.3 percent statewide. Met basic standards: Math. 14.3 com­ pared to 17.2 statewide. Reading. 11.3 compared to 17 percent statewide. Science. 24.1 compared to 27.7 statewide. Writing, 28.7 compared to 27.2 statewide. Did not meet basic standards: Math. 13.2 compared to 22.3 statewide. Reading. 20 compared to 24 statewide Science. 7.2 compared to 20 6 statewide. Writing. 44 8 compared to 16.) statewide. Hastings students did the worst in the writing category, and Arnold said the dis­ trict is looking at the test to determine if certain factors influenced the testing, such as whether students had enough time to an­ swer some of the questions or were taking too long to answer others. The district will also have to analyze "what the state's look­ ing for' in terms of writing skills assessed on the new test, he said. All areas of knowledge tested will be looked at and the test results used to review the curriculum, he said. Arnold said the district is happier with the new tests than it was with the old ones, which were considered by most districts in the state to be too long, not used by poten­ tial employers or colleges and universities to determine entrance eligibility, were not reported in a meaningful fashion, and were given before students had a chance to learn the material in class. The tests are now given later in the year to allow students more study time. The new test has "a little more realistic expecta­ tions" of students. Arnold said, and is a lit­ tle less time-consuming. However, they still aren't be used as higher education en­ trance requirements or by future employers, be said. See HASTINGS MEAP, cont. on page 14 Delton students do “well” on new High School MEAP tests by Mary Warner Staff Writer Delton Kellogg High School students did well on r« vised High School Proficiency Tests, now renamed High School MEAP tests, according to School Superintendent Marsha Wells, but comparisons with last year s test to determine whether scores im­ proved this year were not possible because of the many changes made to the new tests. Results of the tests were reported to the Delton Kellogg School Board at its Mon­ day meeting. The test was revised after coming under fire from parents and administrators across Michigan, who complained that it was too long and was not used by employers or col­ leges and universities to determine an ap­ plicant's qualifications for a job or admit­ tance into an institution of higher learning. Other concerns were that the method by which students were determined to have met state scoring standards was not clear enough, and students were being tested for knowledge which they had not yet been in­ troduced to in (he classroom. The new test reduced the total testing time from nearly eight hours to a little less than six hours, changed the time it was given from January and February of stu- denis' junior year lo late spring of their ju­ nior year (giving students a chance lo have the classroom instruction needed prior to taking the lest), and changed the method by which it was determined whether or not a student met state scoring standards. Previously, total scores were determined to be either "Proficient," "NdHce" or "Not Yet Novice." In 1996. 43 percent of Delton High School students received a "Proficient" rat­ ing in math. 30 percent received a "Profi­ cient" score in reading. 21 percent received a "Proficient" score in writing and 23 per­ cent received a "Proficient" score in sci­ ence. In 1997, percentages receiving a "Profi­ cient" rating were 55 in math. 38 in read­ ing, 33 in writing and 28 in science. The new tests rate students according to whether they exceeded slate scoring stan­ dards, met stale scoring standards, met ba­ sic scoring requirements, or did not meet basic scoring requirements. In the reading portion of the test. 12.3 percent of DK students exceeded state stan­ dards. 40.4 met state standards. 23.7 met basic scoring requirements, and 23.6 per­ cent did not meet basic standards. See DELTON MEAP. cont. on page 13 Karen Heath, chairwoman of the Hastings Christmas Committee, adjusts one of the red ribbons on the potted blue spruce trees that are being ottered for sale to decorate Hastings businesses and the Barry County Courthouse lawn for the holiday season Chamber’s potted trees will again decorate Hastings Blue spruce trees, still growing in their pots, will again give a festive touch to downtown Hastings and the Barry County Courthouse lawn during the holiday sea­ son. The Hastings Area Chamber of Com­ merce is sponsoring the sale of 3-4 foot potted blue spruce trees to businesses for their own holiday adornment and to others who want to donate the trees to decorate the courthouse area, where caroling and other festivities will take place during Hastings Christmas festival next month "Anyone can buy the trees." said Karen Heath, chairwomen of the chamber's Christmas Committee. Service clubs, schools and businesses that are not down­ town may want lo help in this project, she said. Arrangements to purchase one of the $30 trees may be made at the chamber office or at Secondhand Comers in downtown Hast­ ings. Last year, the trees proved to be "good attention getters." Chamber officials said. "We had more comments about the trees than any thing we've done in a long time." a spokesperson said. The Christmas Committee has an excit­ ing festival planned, with a few changes from last year and some additions The Dec. 3-6 event begins with musical entertainment Dec 3 at Arby’s Restaurant, featuring Wasepi and special guests Hosea Humphrey and Tammy Richardson Activities on Dec. 4 include the Thor­ napple Garden Club's poinsettia sale, busi­ ness open houses and refreshments, Kel­ logg Community College singers, tree decorating on the courthouse lawn, turning on the Christmas lights by Mayor Frank Campbell and Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Bailey, group caroling with the public, and hot chocolate and cookies served by the Hast­ ings Exchange Club and Hastings Kiwanis. Luminaries also will be placed on the courthouse lawn and neighborhoods also are being encouraged lo put out luminaries. On Dec. 5. a live nativity scene and Joseph's side of the Christmas story will be presented, the Christmas parade will roll through town and Santa will be at Arby's Restaurant afterwards along with the musi­ cal duo. Taylored Pennies. The Thomapple Wind Band will present an afternoon concert al the Hastings High School Lecture Hall on Dec. 6. Also on Dec. 5-6, Historic Chariton Park will present its "Of Christmas Past" event, featuring old time Christmas crafts, carriage rides, visits with St. Nicholas, dulcimer music, treats of the season (English plum pudding, chestnuts roasted on an open fire, cookies warm from the wood stove) and more. Holly Trolley tours of holiday lighting in the area will be given on the evenings of Dec. 4 and 5. Firearm deer season spawns property damage by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer No human injuries have been reported in Barry County but a cow has been shot, a bullet passed through a home and another narrowly missed a woman when it hit the car in her driveway on opening day of firearm deer season Sunday, according to local reports. "I'm just grateful it hit my trunk and not me." said Jeanne Ayres, who was unload­ ing horse feed from the car when she heard the >.hot. "It was pretty >cary" Ayers** 1997 Chevy Lumina was parked in front of her house in the 6000 block of Brown Road with the trunk lid open when the slug lodged inside the lid at about 1 p.m. "If the lid hadn't been open, it would have hit my house." said Ayers, who said she now has to pay a $100 insurance de­ ductible to repair the damage “It left quite a good-sized hole." she said. DNR Officer Gary Raak spent nearly two hours interviewing people who had been hunting in the field behind Ayres' home, but no one confessed to the shooting. Ayres said Another woman reported to officers Sun­ day that a round of ammunition entered her home on Mocte Road in Castleton Town­ ship, passed through a wall and continued into the next room. No one was hurt in that incident, which occurred at about 4:25 p.m. and was inves­ tigated by DNR conservation officer Justin Vanderiinde of Hastings. "The people we thought were suspects turned out not to be the ones who did it so that's still under investigation." he said. A Marshall Road fanner reported at about 9:26 a.m. that a cow had been shot, but Vanderiinde was unsure whether the cow survived "I advised the farmer to seek veterinary help for the cow." he said Vanderiinde said he has written a number of citations since Sunday but was unable to estimate exactly how many have been is­ sued. he said. "I've worked 36 hours already, putting in 12-hour days since the season started so I won't know until the end of the season." he said Wednesday Other local reports involved complaints about hunters tracking deer across property lines and one involved an individual shoot­ ing from a vehicle. Lt. Tom Courchaine. law supervisor for the Department of Natural Resources southwest office, said other typical infrac­ tions officers have issued citations for in­ clude people carrying loaded weapons inside vehicles, carrying uncased weapons and people hunting without licenses. "But we haven't had anything out of the ordinary." said Courchaine. "Of course, we'd always like there to be no infractions, but it's been a typical season so far." Thanksgiving dinner open in Middleville Middleville's Thomapple Kitchen is hosting a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for anyone in the community. Thanksgiv­ ing Day. Nov. 26. from noon to 4 p.m. Volunteers who can help transport peo­ ple to the restaurant should call 795-3672 to volunteer. Anyone who needs a ride to the restaurant on M-37 in Middleville should also call 795-3672. The restaurant will do its best to get people to the dinner. This is the result of a successful hunt by Patrick Dooling and his son. Pat. who got these nine and six-point bucks on opening day m Thornapple Township. Firearm deer season has proven successful for the law abiding hunters, while others have had stray bullets cause problems for nearby people, property and livestock. �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 19 1998 to family and enjoyed spending time with her loved ones. Mrs. Sager is survived by her husband. Donald J. Sager; one son. Scan M Montgomery and one daughter. Kami Charlene Sager both at home; her parents. Ronald B. and Charlotte I. Feller of Silver Lake. Indiana; two sisters. Rhonda (Mark) Sauder of Spencerville. Indiana, and Stacey Lawhead of Kokomo. Indiana; two brothers, Tony (Jane) Feller of Bloomington, Indiana, and Mark (Laura) Feller of Lafayette. Indiana; grandparents. Art and Dorothy Chism of Kokomo. Indiana. Florence Clevenger of South Bend, Indiana; special nephew. Damian Feller of Silver Lake. Indiana; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday. November 13. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Keith Dragt officiated. Interment look place in Coman Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made lo the Gun Lake Community Church or Lupus Foundation. Kym Sager BARLOW LAKE, MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Kym Sager, age 39. of Barlow Lake, Middleville, passed away Monday. November 9. 1998 at Spectrum Health-Downtown Campus. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Sager was bom on March 31,1959 in Kokomo. Indiana, the daughter of Ronald B. and Charlotte I. (Chism) Feller. She was raised in Kokomo. Indiana and attended Kokomo High School, graduating in 1977. She was married to Donald J. Sager on December 7. 1989 in Marion, Indiana. She was employed at General Motors in Grand Rapids, she transferred from Marion. Indiana October of 1997. She was a member of Independent Sales Consultant for Longaberger Basket Company. U.A.W. member for 18 years, and attended the Gun Lake Community Church. Kym was a homemaker devoted her life | ^~Domth^ta^tdncULoomis) | .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... FLEASA.NTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 2601 Pastor. Sieve Olmstead 49050 758-3021 (616) church phone Sunday Service 9 30 a m . Sunday 1100 School am. Sunday ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH ( (H MRY ( HAPFI. I NITED METHODIST CHURC II 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Ftscher, Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 92’5 S Bedford Rd . Ik^wling Patter pm . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am . Confession Saturday 4 00-4 30 pm Sunday morning worship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thursdays icnior meal* 12-noon CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Saturday night Venice with live hand 7 30 p m For more information call the church office Evening Service 6 00 pm. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday Broadway 1716 North nights 6:30 p.m Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE 1000 im, Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at School at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m 8799 Gull Road. Rxhland. Ml 49081 evening Service. Phone 616-629-'243. 616-629-9251 Wednesday 7 00 p m. Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Senice Times arc 8:30 a m . 9 55 a m and 11 20 a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 am. Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p m Youth group meets am Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd 4 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ 948-9327’ or Rev David T Hustwick, vicar at 948­ call 9604 St Andrew's is a part of the Anglican Church home HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed fhurs 9 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p.m. Warriors (grades K-5th). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p.m to 8 30 p.m (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday (Child Prayer Meeting HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1674 We*i Slate Road. Hastings. 2415 McCann Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes Morning Worship pm weekdays or all day week­ 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a.m 1928 Book of Common - Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible Shorkey. Quiz (ages Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Study • No age limits Welch, Minister of Musk Senior Pastor. John Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH for children and adults Hour 6 00 p m Monday First Family Sunday evening Monday of the 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Or I Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, Pickard. 945-5974 and Awana at Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 am. Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 am. Rev Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 6 30 p m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. F.ilhful 9 45 am for all ages 4-11, Mon­ Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE more information 948-8004 Women. Bible HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. We welcome you to our 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor church family with the warmth of David Burgeti. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ CTinst Y Love, and the fellowship of people * ho care GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly the Hastings Cnee b.'ethren Church}, 600 Powell day Morning Worship II Sunday Evening Service 6 Thursday Bible Study 7pm terested in a free Home am. pm. If in­ Bible Study, please call for more details Evening Ser­ Bible study 7 Free Bible Correspondence HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHIRCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwod St. Rev Daniel Graybill Senior PaJor Rev Donald Brail Associate Pastor Phone 945-9IJI Sundav 945 am Sunday School. 10 45 am Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid v quu/ing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m. Kid's Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and BiNc study Wednes­ day. 9 00 a m . Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For fur­ ther information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHI R( H 239 E North St . Hastings Rev Michael Anton, Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sundav Nov 22 8 00 & 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Thursday. Nov 19 4 00 p m ( hildrrn Y Choir. 4 45 Youth I nsemble '00 Adult Choir Tern .AANA. Inquiries Saturday. Nos 21 9 30am Catech 2. 800NA Tuesday. Sm 24 '(Ml pm AS Staff ' 30 DA Wednesday. Nos 2' 1000am Word­ watchers HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH I oner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W (oc. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Music Organist (hutch phone »6|6) •MS9574 Barner free building with eleva­ tor lo all floors Broadcast of worship servKC ovct WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 am Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship ■ Child care avail­ grade FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHIRCH 231 S 49058 Pastor Pastiw Broadwas Hastings. Michigan (616)945-5463 G Kent Keller. Deborah F Sisson. Associate Sally C Keller. Director. Noahs Ark PrcScSool Thunday Nov 19 6 30 p m Noah s Ark Faraih Fall Din­ ner • Sharpe Hall Sunday. Nov 22 GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus Bible Classes able for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd STUDY Sunday, 5 00 p.m.. Com­ munity Breakfast on third Salutday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ Hastings. Ml pm Peter Uackcrman Pavt.< Phone 945-29JM Bible Survey on vidcm in the Course care provided) fering BARRY COUNTY­ CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Are. 490SK Sunday Services 10 a m. Worship Ham. vices 6pm UcdncMlay Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery 7 00 p.m Canada Synod for all ages Service. 11 00 a m Celebration available for a'.: sennees Bring the ST. ANDREW’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 Independent Dial-An-lntpira.ion Minister Rev Mana Bar -.wAi. Co-Mimstcr Rev Gerrc Parker T.rnc 10 15 a m Healing whole family mation CHURC H OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 2750 Wall Lake Rd.. Jeffrey A Ar­ Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday Phone 61*-'21 •<" School Hour. 11 00 a.m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm Pastor Ken Vaught DcAnn Dobbs 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Semce. 9 50 am Childrens Church Saner. Pastor Ementus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m • Bible High School. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m • 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 am p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ service ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth istry. youth group, adult small meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ Dining Room Connie Semerad s "Lo­ group ministry, leadership training gos" Class • Lounge II 20 am Coo- Meeting at Maple Valley Fellowship Time before the Nursery, children Y min­ sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all WOODGROVF BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and Father Charles Fischer. A mission of St Rose elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Mass Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Nashville Pastor Catholic Church. Hastings Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Church Service 10 30 am. ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is prosided by The Hastings Banner, the churches & these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER • 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions" 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd - Hastings. Michigan <PreS;hool-2nd grade*. 10 30 a m Cof­ fee Hour • IXmn in the Noah's Ark Area. 10 30 a m Sundav School - All ages' Children meet in Sharpe Hall Rev John Huntleys Class on Prayer ■ temporary Worship Service. 11 40 a m Childrens Church <PreSchool-2nJ grade), 6 00-7 00 pm Middle High PYF nukes tag for the LOVE tree 6 00­ 7 00 p m Senior High PYF decorates the church for Advent The 9 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH ■ AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Ser­ vices Monday. Nos 23 6 45 pm Brief ScsMoa meeting ' 00 p m Com­ mittee Night Tuesdav Nov 24 6 15 a m Men's Bible Study at the YMl \ Office Wednesday N.n 25 9 30 a m Circle Study Leaders meet to study for Januan lesson Chapter 4. *00 pm Chancel 5 hotr BATTLE CREEK - Mrs Dorothy May Eldred (Loomis), age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday. November 14. 1998 at Evergreen Manor. She was bom December 30. 1913 in Ionia, the daughter of James Claude & Zola (Bartlett) Loomis. Dorothy had been a resident of Battle Creek since 1953. She was employed by various agencies and by herself, she worked in home nursing in the Battle Creek area from 1963-1976. She married Vcrdan Eldred in 1932 in Nashville with the marriage ending in divorce. Dorothy attended an Ionia country school during Elementary and Junior High and moved to Battle Creek in 1953 from a Barry County farm. Dorothy had also lived in Hastings and Bellevue areas at different times. She enjoyed leading, baking for deer hunters and grandchildren and working in her vegetable garden. She lived most of her life as a homemaker but also did home nursing in many area homes from 1963-1976 and worked for seven years at Banner Laundry in Battle Creek. Dorothy had lived at Hanover House Foster Care Home in Hastings before moving to Evergreen Manor Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her three sisters. Laura Reynolds. Hazel Latta, and Ethel Gage*, father, James C. Loomis passed away in 1963 and mother, Zola Loomis (Bartlett) who passed away in 1937. Dorothy is survived by three sons. Gaylord C. Eldred, David L. (Shirley) Eldred, and Eugene L. (Sue) Eldred; eight grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Bachman Hebble Funeral Service. Battle Creek. William B. Goodrich I HASTINGS - William B. Goodrich, age 87, of Hastings, passed away Monday. November 16, 1998 al Tcndcrcarc of Hastings. Mr. Gcodrich was bom on June 26. 1911 in Hart. Michigan, the son of Truman & Martha (Hambel) Goodrich. He was raised in Hart. Manton. Tustin and Lansing areas and attended Tustin and Lansing Schools. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United Stales Army Corps. He was married lo Vcmice E. (Gallup) Hughes on November 23. 1958 and she passed away January 10. 1989. They came lo Hastings in 1971 from Flint. Mr. Goodrich was employed by Buick Motor Division of General Motors Corporation for 35 years, retiring in 1971. He was a member of Hastings Free Methodist Church. 50 year member American Legion, member Disabled American Veterans. He was also preceded in death by his parents; brothers. Hervey. Owen. Neil. Coleman & Jack Goodrich; sisters. Lulu & Eyla Gallup. Mr. Goodrich is sur-ived by one step­ daughter, Dixie (Everil) Manshum and one step-son. Donald (Shirley) Hughes both of Hastings; seven step-grandchildren; 19 step great-grandchildren; two step great great­ grandchildren; twin sister. Mina Adams of Hastings; two brothers. Truman Goodrich of Flint, and Alden Goodrich of Swartz Creek. Michigan; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday. November 19. 1998 at 10:00 a m. at the church until funeral time. Funeral services will be held Thursday. November 19. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Hastings Free Methodist Church with Reverend Donald Brail and Reverend Daniel Graybill officiating. Bunal will at Hastings Riverside Cemetery with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made lo the Free Methodist Church. ^ReverencLL^Jewett Lloyd Shroyer LAKE JACKSON - Reverend L.K. Jewett age 87, of Jackson, passed away in Jackson on November 14, 1998. The Reverend Jewett was a pastor in the United Brethren Church serving churches in northern Indiana and southern Michigan and pastorcd the Ball Road Tabernacle in Inkster as well as the Christian Pilgrim Church al Vandcrcook Lake. In addition he was affiliated with the All Tribes Indian Council and was the pastor of Athens Indian Church. He also served the Council in South Dakota and Canada. He is survived by his wife of 26 years. Sally; his children, Sharon (Robert) Still and Donna Lambert all of Hastings, and David (Mary) Jewett of Jackson; eight grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Sweeney of Bellair and Mac Sawyer and Barbara SeaGraves both of Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Maneta (Moor); sisters. Helen and Betty and a brother Leon. Funeral services were held at the Palience-Montgomery Funeral Home. 406 First Street, Jackson on Tuesday, November 17, 1998. Reverend James Durr officiated. LAKE, - Robert W. Leary, age 78. of Hastings, passed away Monday, November 16. 1998 at his home. Mr. Leary was bom on November 23, 1919 in Alma. Michigan, the son of Vem & Louise (Miller) Leary. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1938 from Hastings High School. Mr. Leary mamed Barbara J Scrven on September 14. 1941. Mr. Leary owned and operated "Leary’s Auto Sport Shop’’ in Hastings for 52 years, selling the business lo his son Steve in 1974. He retired in 1975. He was a member of Hastings Grace Lutheran Church, member Count's Small Bible Study Group of Hope United Methodist Church, he was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting and fishing. He was also an avid gun collector. His passions of his life were his love of family and his Lord. He was preceded in death by his parents and son. Robert Ray Leary. Mr. Leary is survived by his wife, Barbara; three daughters, Sharon (Douglas) Bancroft, Marie (Richard) Mason, and Bobbi Sue Leary all of Hastings; two sons. Steven (JoLynn) Leary and Paul (Becky) Leary both of Hastings; 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, brother, John Leary of Hastings; sister & brother-in-law, Betty & Bob Culbert of Lowell. Funeral services for Mr. Leary will be held Thursday, November 19. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Hastings Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael J. Anton officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Robert W. Leary Memorial Fund. Arrangements were made by Wren Funend Home of Hastings. MIDDLEVILLE - Alice L. Sheedy LAKE, WAYLAND - Mrs. Alice L. Sheedy. age 78. of Gun Lake. Wayland, formerly of Birmingham, Michigan, passed away November 10. 1998 at Spectrum Health-East Campus, Grand Rapids. Mrs. Sheedy was bom on February 9. 1920 in Birmingham, the daughter of John and Mildred (Price) Tracy. She was raised in Birmingham and attended Birmingham schools, graduating in 1941. She was married to Robert George Sheedy on May 15, 1946 at First Baptist Church, Birmingham. Michigan. She was employed at Michigan Bell Telephone as a Supervisor during World War II Mrs. Sheedy was a homemaker, she was a caring, loving wife, mother, and grandmother doing kind deeds for her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. John and Mildred Tracy; sister, Margaret, and brother Jackie. Mrs. Sheedy is survived by her husband. Robert G. Sheedy; one daughter. Leslie R. (Richard W.) Linlz of Middleville; one granddaughter. Tracy Nicole Lintz; brother­ in-law and sister-in-law. Theo and Shirley Sheedy; many nieces, nephews, and close friends. Funeral services were held Thursday, November 12. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Douglas Beason officiated. Interment look place in Greenwood Cemetery, Friday. November 13. 1998 in Birmingham. Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomapple Township Emergency Services. Thomapple Kellogg School and Community Library, or a charity of your choice. - Robert W. Leary Robert J. Tolan, age 76. of Gun Lake, Middleville, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at Spectrum Health­ East Campus. Grand Rapids. Mr. Tolan was bom on March 12. 1922 in Washington. D.C.. the son of Robert and Dorothy (Adams) Tolan. He was raised in Home Acres, Casnovia and Middleville area, and attended Thomapple Kellogg High School, graduating in 1939. He was married to Mary E. Williams on August 23. 1941 at the Middleville United Methodist Church. They lived in Detroit for two years, and they moved and made their home in the Middleville area. He was employed at Briggs Manufacturing. Detroit, White Products, Keyline Trucking, and Interstate Trucking. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Middleville Masonic Lodge No. 231 F. & A.M. Bob was an outdoor enthusiast with a special fondness for golfing. He was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents. Robert and Dorothy Tolan. Mr. Tolan is survived by his wife, Mary E. Tolan; two sons, Lynn (Luana) Tolan and Clare Tolan both of Middleville; one daughter. Joyce (Mike) Hula of Bryan, Ohio; nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; one brother. Ray (Barbara) Tolan of Middleville; aunt. Arlolta Perkins of Manistee; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 14. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Reverend Lee Zachman officiated. Interment took place in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. GUN FLORIDA HASTINGS Robert J. Tolan GUN PLACID, Lloyd Shroyer a long lime resident of Hastings environs deceased on November 5, 1998 Mr Shroyer was bom in Rome City, Indiana jn 1903, and moved to Hastings in 1913 with his family. Lloyd and his wife C. Marguerite Lancaster graduated from Hastings High School in 1922. They were married in 1924. His wife preceded him in death also in Lake Placid. Florida. He is survived by three of his sons. Norman of Franklin, Virginia, Wendell of Lake Placid, Florida, and Rodney of Big Rapids. Michigan; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. His remains will rest at Fuller Cemetery in Carleton Township at a future date as Neil C Bush \ PORTAGE - Neil C. Bush, age 81. of > Portage, passed away on Sunday, November 15. 1998. Mr. Bush had been a patient at the Sherwood Place Nursing Home for the last five years, and lived in Kalamazoo for the past forty years. He was bom May 3. 1917 in Hastings, the son of Fred L. and Lura (Tobias) Bush. He was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and had studied at Battle Creek College. Albion College and Michigan Sute University, subsequently becoming an Electrotyper by trade. He is remembered for his aggressive political advocacy on behalf of the mentally ill and for participating in the organization of the Psychiatric Alternatives Alliance, Inc. (PAA). He also served as President and member of the PAA Board of Directors. He is survived by his ex-wife, Mrs. Vivian N. Bush of Battle Creek; four sons; David Neil Bush of St. Paul. Minnesota, Joseph Bush of Starvation Lake; John A. Bush of Nashville, and William O. Bush of Battle Creek; three daughters; Mrs. Carol S. Butts of Detroit, Mrs. Mary Beth Kirkbridge and Miss Deborah A. Bush, both of Battle Creek; sixteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs Beth Bush-Greenstein of Glen Gardner. New Jersey; two brothers. Nyls E. Bush of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania and Stephen E. Bush of Alexandria. Virginia. There will be no visitation. Cremation will take place with interment of cremated remains in the Bedford Township Cemetery. A Memorial service will be held Friday. November 20, 1998 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bctzler Funeral Home. 6080 Stadium Dnve, Kalamazoo Memorials may be made to the Psychiatric Alternatives Alliance. Inc., c/o Ms. Rosalind "Cookie" Gant, 3882 Dobbie Road. Okemos. Michigan 48864. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Cali...945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1990 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NELLIS The Animal Shelter Committee is getting ready to have its first fund-raiser, where the public can purchase tiles with their names on them, which will be inside the new facility when it is finished. Members, who are spearheading an effort to build a new Barry County Animal Shelter, gathered Saturday morning at the proposed site at the end of Industrial Park Drive. Shown here are (from left) Joshua Endsley with ’Wishbone." Louise Odrzywolska with "Mikey." Sandra Freese with 'Tasha," JoBeth Bndleman with "Murphy" and Kathy Wiggins with Texas." The committee ! is inviting anyone interested to a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the • Commission on Aging building. Not pictured are other committee mermbers Brian ’ Reynolds. Jim Brown. Mark Englerth. Pat Wilson and Kathy Courtney. “Animal Shelter 2000” supporters to meet The building fund committee for the new animal shelter for Barr) County will meet at 6 30 P m Thursday. Nov. 19. al the Com­ mission on Aging building at 120 N. Michi­ gan. Hastings. , Fund-raising events are being planned to raise the money needed to build a new facil­ ity Arnone who would like to be a part of this work is urged to attend. "Many people are needed in order to accomplish our goal and people's time and energy would be greatly appreciated." said a committee spokesperson An upcoming fund-raiser is an auction to be held on Saturday. Feb. 13. Donated items can be dropped off at 1704 S. Hanover, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Dec 12 and 19. 16. 23. 30. and Feb. 6. Donated items arc tax deductible. For further information, call the Barry County Humane Society at 945-0602 or Mark Englerth at 792-6357 Farmers Union to meet Dec. 4 in Grand Rapids The Michigan Farmers Union conven­ tion will be held Friday and Saturday. Dec. 4 and 5 at the Harley Hotel in Grand Rapids, on Cascade Road off 1-96. Carl Mcllvain of Hastings is the presi­ dent of the statewide organization Speakers at the event will include Na­ tional Farmers Union President Leland Swenson. NFU Legislative Assistant Lynn McBride of Washington D C., award-win­ ning journalist Alan Guebert. U.S. De­ partment of Agriculture state agency direc­ tors. a Blue Cross Blue Shield representa­ tive. and a biological pest control firm rep­ resentative. Registration will be at 8 a.m. Friday. Dec. 4. Guests are welcome. Service-Critzer engagement announced • Mr and Mrs. Pete Service of Hastings arc pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Carrie Lynn Service to Micheal N. Critzer of Berrien Springs. Ml Came Lynn is a 1998 graduate of Hast­ ings High School and is currently employed tit Caledonia Child Care Center. Mike is a 1993 graduate of Bcmcn Spnngs High School and is currently em­ ployed at Wyoming Tool and Die Company A Sept II. 1999 wedding is being planned HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refills 25c Corn Refills ONLY |3JO MMRN. Mr < ML ■Ma. haw A twnana M •»» TeaMey O' TnooOoy MaCB.nti 0 *• Community Thanksgiving service Nov. 24 [starts FRCAV 0 RUGRATS OCTAL S0UND5TA. " : AT <N3 TOW* POQ.ES 3 FRI525 720 910 ”00 SAT 1145 i 35 3 25 5 25 ’K 9W HOC SUN 11 45 1 35 3 25 5 25 7 20 910 The Hastings Area Ministerial Associauon < HAMA I again will sponsor a Com­ munity Thanksgiv ing Sen ice this year, as it has in the past The service will be held at the Thornap­ ple Valley (. hurch. on Tuesday. Nov 24. at 7 pm II AMA is made up of all clergy in the Hastings area who wish to belong and among other things provides opportuni­ ties to worship in community services throughout the year The Thanksgiving ser­ vice in particular is growing in popularity as word spreads Last years community service saw more than 4(H) worshippers in attendance al a ser­ vice presided over by ministers from a half dozen different churches, and numerous fitted others ; Included in this year's service again will be praise and thanksgiving, singing, hear­ ing the Word of God and prayer All otTer­ figs received w ill be given to Church World Services to provide help for those devastat­ ed by storms in ( entral America this year ! Thomapple Valley Church is located Jbout six miles south of Hastings on M-43 The Lake Odessa Area Histoneal Society met Thursday. Nov. 12. with 28 present There were guests present to enjoy Richard Heaven's account of the amval of the Hcav cn. While and Hatch families in Odessa and Campbell townships. There were plat maps on all the tables showing farm ownership in these townships in 1875 and 1891 Plans arc in place for the Depot Museum being on the tour for Christmas Round the Town Nov 27 and 28. There will be a sale of baked goods and a guest artist. Joy ce Calli­ han. who will have some of her crafts on display. The society will sell tickets on a crocheted afghan and matching pillow. It was shown at the Thursday night meeting There also will be a free drawing for the decorated Christmas tree, which Dana Troub’s fourth-graders will decorate with the depot theme for 1998 "Sugar and Spice " The showcase displays will reflect this theme. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Saturday. Nov 14. with 25 present There were new people from Hastings. Ver­ montville and Lansing. Each of them found others who arc researching their same fam­ ilies There were reports on the First Fami­ lies event held the previous month, when 40 attended Recognition certificates had come from the Michigan Genealogy Soci­ ety for three members. James Moses of Lyons was recognized for his outstanding efforts in the First Families program Beth Wills was cited for her vast input on the Internet, with thousands of names submit­ ted for researchers. Pam Swiler was given hers for her organization of the Society and total preparation of the quarterly newsletter besides participation on the First Families committee. The secretary. Lon Fox of Port­ land. made the awards. Manlyn Steward of Ionia was hostess for the day. Mcrrilec Mornson of Ionia served refreshments. Guests lingered and conversed for more than an hour after the close. The speaker had been Diane Adams. Ionia County Reg­ ister of Deeds. She relayed vital ’nformation on how her office can be help for researchers. Grantors and grantees of all real estate transfers since 1833 arc on record in her office. Peter Bums of Lansing, son of Ford and Lucille Bums of Ionia, visited his aunts. Fran Hybargcr and Helen Bums, before making his initial appearance at a genealo­ gy meeting. The Rev John Ellmgcr of Lansing held the charge conference for the C-ntral Unit­ ed Methodist Church dunng the morning worship service. He also brought the mes­ sage. titled "The Big Squeezeabout the correlation of a rich man entering heaven and a camel going through the eye of a nee­ dle. Tress (Gilliland) Holdndgc of California is sufficiently recovered from her broken bones that she plans a trip to Lake Odessa. She intends to arrive Nov. 27 and will be spending a week with Joan Chorlcy. Her classmates and friends arc invited to call or visit while she is here A new sports shop is open for business on M-66 Just nonh of Little Lake and Mini Lake between Musgrove Highway and Bipplcy Road. Hunter’s Haven has been operat­ ing tn recent weeks. A flashing lighted sign attracts attention after dusk. On Nov. 10. the Lake Odessa Order of Eastern Star Nov. IS, ceased to exist as a separate entity. The lodge is consolidating with the Chapter Nov. 258 at Portland. The Masonic brothers had merged two years ago with the Hastings F. & A.M. Some of the furnishings upstairs in the Doane build­ ing will be moved to Portland and the rest will revert to the Grand Lodge of Michigan. When the double-wide bnck building was erected in 1904. the second story was built to Masonic specifications. The Lake Odessa Wave had lengthy stones about its fine features. The high ceilings of the gro­ cery store on the first floor of the Miner building necessitated a lengthy stairway to the lodge chambers. Even with a landing, there was a long climb Many members had to slop attending because they could not climb the stairs. Obviously such locations were designed with young members tn mind. The local chapter has had the taco con­ cession at Art in the Park for years. The tacos and their good lemonade will be missed, unless another group takes on the project Another of their projects until recent years was an annual turkey dinner in the fall I unds raised by these ventures paid for lodge expenses and enabled the chapter to give donations to several chanties In its heyday the Eastern Stars had nine chapters in Ionia Count) This move bongs the num­ ber of chapters to three This is a trend of the times with lodges, churches, schools and farm groups, to merge. The consolida­ tion ceremony will be at Portland in Janu­ ary On Nov 11 members and fnends of First Congregational Church held a Harvest Sup­ per. complete with roasted turkey and lots of fixings Following the meal. Bob and Jane Shoemaker showed a film on The Sowers, a volunteer group from many denominations who build, paint and do oth­ er maintenance work at churches and church camps The Shoemakers have worked on projects in Honda and this win­ ter will work in Galveston. Texas The Lake Odessa Community Library is observing National Children's Book Week Nov 16-21 Besides several displays to highlight the week the feature on Tuesday was the appearance of board member Dr Lola Haller doing a first person story of Sarah Edmonds who impersonated a man and served in the Civil War Dr Doug Hoort, chairman of the com­ munity calendar for the local Chamber of Commerce welcomes dates of fund-raisers, bazaars, benefit dinners, special programs for inclusion on the monthly calendar The December calendar lists the Christmas parade Dec. 5. the Lakewood Ambulance dinner on the 13th and break for vacation on Dec 23 for Lakewood schools. Car club presents checks Mike Kasinsky of the Hastings Car Club presents a $500 check to Tammy Pennington of the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation . The check will be used for a scholarship for a Hastings student who is going into the automotive field. Mike Kasinsky of the Hastings Car Club presents a $500 check to Bob Byington of the Hastings Elks. The money will be used for a Christmas party for special needs children in the Barry County Intermediate School District. [NOW SHOWING WATERBOY DIGITAL SOUNDS^*? M EATMG ADAU SANDLER :PG-iJ> TNURS52O 710 900 FRl520 710 9 00 ”00 SAT 1 15 310 520 710 900 ”00 SUN 1 15 310 5 20 710 9 00 0 MEH JOE BLACK SRADPiH PG-’3 THURS630 9 35 FRI6X 940 SAT 1200 315 6 30 940 0 I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER JENV'R.Dvf-EA~ » iHURSi’O 7J0 940 •'= " ’ -X "• 4 SAT12X 2X *1 -A. ”40 «LN’22C 2X 5*: ’X 940 lENDS TMURSDAv] 0 THE SIEGE ■ Cm to hi 111 l i t itttt Mike Kasinsky (left) and Bob Byington (right) of the Hastings Car Club present a $500 check to Kay Rowley of Barry Community Hospice. Orville Eugene Pickard Jr.. Hastings and Vickie Diane Hartshorn. Hastings. Eugene Gibson. Hastings and Sandra Lee Cousins. Hastings Andrew Paul Bnscno. Hastings and Tonya Mane Stellcma. Hastings Leroy Wesley Hayes. Hastings and Daniel Renee Brown. Hastings Jeremy Shane Wohlford. Hudsonville and Holly Mane Isenhoff. Caledonia Claus Werner Lohse Jr . Minot A.F.B. ND and Elizabeth Joann Leonhardt. Hast­ ings Gregg Alan Ferguson. Hastings and Mary Ellen Werth. Hastings Russell Harlan Solmes. Hastings and Renee Michelle Gnllot. Hastings NEWS of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1998 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING November 10. 1996 7 00 p m Regular Board Meeting Present Hansford Hause Watters ing for the following Special Use Permits CASE NO SP 26-98 Eugene and Marforte Munjoy Commissioner James Edwards Bedlord BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hear­ Haas, (property owners). and LOCATION several residents All reports received and placed on hie Motion to retain Township Attorney and Auditor for 1999 Motion to appoint Mary Anger At 3702 E M-79 Hwy on the South side between McKeough and Park Rds in Sec 35 Hastings Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation (ie repair business for hand pieces of dental equipment m the AR zoning district) CASE NO SP-27-98 Jim Holloway - Lake­ Robert Fiath and Matt Howell to the Board of Review Motion to approve budget adjustments Motion to pay all vouchers Motion to adopt Ordinance *67 wood Youth Center, (applicant). Tim Brod- beck, (property owner) LOCATION On the east side of M-50 between Brown Rd and Eaton Hwy in Sec 2 Woodland Motion to concur with PZ recommendation to rezone properties of William and Paul Getty from •AG' and 'RR* Motion to allow additional monies for equip­ Twp PURPOSE ment Motion to allow BCF to contribute monies lor a Requesting a special use permit for a youth center building in the A zoning distrct CASE NO SP 28-98 Darla Mater, (appli­ mediator Motion to adjourn at 8 22 p m cant). Charles and Darla Mater, (property owner). LOCATION At 2104 S M-66 Hwy on the West side between Thornapple Lake Rd and Greggs Crossing Rd m Sec 26 Castleton Twp Respectfully submitted Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (11/19) Requesting a special use permit PURPOSE for a home occupation (i e beauty shop/saton) tn the A zoning distrct CASE NO SP 29-98 - Exist Engineering. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANT IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Inc. (applicant). Dan Valley ExcavatingOave Dykstra, (property owner). LOCATION On Barnum Rd on the South side between W State Rd and Johnson Rd m sec 30 Irving twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit for a country subdivision m the AR zoning district CASE No SP 30 98 • Wayne and Vernon Curlu (applicants) Vernon and Shirley Cur­ MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paula M EBer a single woman (original mortgagors) to PHH US Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee dated August 9 1995. and recorded on February 14 1996 m Uber 851. on Page 713 Barry County tis, (property owners). LOCATION On 10581 Lawrence Rd (M-79) Records Mchigan and was assigned by sad mortgagee lo the Capstead Inc as assignee by on the North side between Clark and Curtis Rds m Sec 12 Maple Grove Twp PURPOSE Requesting a special use permit an assignment dated January 2. 1997 which was recorded on Aprt 1. 1997. m Uber 689 on Page 786. Barry County Records on whch mortgage lor a dog kennel in the A zoning district MEETING DATE December 7. 1998 there is ciarmed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SEVENTY N.-NE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT AND 04/100 dollars TIME 7 30pm PLACE Community Room in the Courts and Law Building at 220 West Court St Hastings ($79,788 04). including merest at 7 500S per an­ Michigan num Site inspections of the above described prop­ Under the power of sale contained m sad erties will be completed by the Planning Commis­ mortgage and the statute m such case made and sion members the day of the hearing provided, notice ts hereby given that said mort­ gage w4l be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed beow or fa«ed to 616 948-4820 The special use applicants are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Ohce 220 W State St Hastings Mchigan gaged premises, or some part of them at pubbc venue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 p m on January 21. 1999 Said premises are situated m. TOWNSHIP OF BARRY Barry County scribed as Lot 12 of Poplar Michigan Beach ano are de­ according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3. of 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5pm (closed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Friday Please Plats Page 14 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period formation The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for shall be 30 days f^m the date of such sale Dated November 19. 1998 th? hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed Capstead. Inc materials being considered at the meeting to indi­ FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL viduals with disabilities at the meetmg/hearmg upon ten (10) days notce to the County of Barry (248) 642-4202 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Mchael Brown Trott and Trott. PC Attorneys for Capstead Inc 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 County Administrator 220 W State Street. Hast­ File *981110766 ings Ml 49058 (616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (12-17) q •4 (11/19) TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND T 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs ° Ann landers LABOR READY Made while you watt *20.00 Ea. - Additional Signs ’18.00 Ea. Escalator danger Dear Ann Landers: I recently changed jobs and am now learning how to maintain and repair escalators and elevators Some people avoid elevators because they are fearful of heights or enclosed spaces. This is unfortunate because the truth is. you are a lol safer in an elevator than on an escalator. Your chances of being in an elevator that falls are extraordinarily small. If khc elevator has a mechanical problem and stops when you are in it. you can call for help on the phone installed for that purpose Escalators are another story They can be motonzed meat grinders Parents with strollers arc warned lo stay off and for a good reason. Should you lose your grip, the baby would fall on liard. sharp, metal steps If the child falls going down, he or she could be caught at the bottom and risk los­ ing a body part. The same thing can happen to older children who think running up and down escalators is fun Another serious hazard is shoppers who insist on carry ing large packages while rid­ ing escalators. They cannot hold onto the hand rail or sec where the steps end. Shop­ pers with several packages should use the elevator The holiday s arc approaching, and it would be a shame if your family had to bnng your gifts lo the hospital while you were having skin grafts - Dallas Reader. Dear Dallas: Thank you for a warning that could save limbs and hospital bills, wv arc all in your debt because you look the time to write. It’s mom’s money Dear Ann Landers: My sister was blessed with two lovely children. I have four. Our dear mother wants to give each of her grandchildren S500 apiece for Christ­ mas. My sister tells me. “Whatever Mom gives to the grandchildren is coming out of our inheritance.” She thinks my mother should give an equal amount of money di­ rectly to us. her daughters, and we should split the amount between our children as we sec fit. Sis’ two children would get S500 each, and mine would get S25O I believe vffiatevcr Mom wants to do with her money is up to her She already has been more than generous lo all of us over the years. I’m beginning to feel guilty about this because I have more children than my sister, and I certainly don't feel comfortable telling my mother what to do with her money. Any advice ’ Wondering in Wis­ consin. Dear Wisconsin: What your mother de­ cides to do with her money is strictly her business Apparently, she is not asking for input from anyone, so your sister should MYOB. Keep reading for one more letter on the subject. It warmed my heart — Great Gifts — Action Signs Sweet siblings 1011 E. State St.. Hastings Dear Ann Landers: My younger brother and sister have a different father because my mother remained after she and my dad were divorced. I was never adopted by my stepfather because I still had a wonderful relationship with my own father My stepfa­ ther died many y ears ago Not long after that, his brother died and left all his nieces and nephews quite a lot of money. Of course. I was not included nor did I expect to be. My brother and sister wanted to share their inheritance with me. I told them it was their money and ! was not really related io the uncle who left it lo them They were both so sweet and said. “You arc our sister, and we will all share equally " And we did I was truly touched by their generosity and broke down in tears. By the way. Ann. I never had an unkind word to say about cither of my siblings Our mother died recently, and there were no problems with her estate I wish everyone Sonja had a brother and sister like mine from Augusta. Ga. Dear Sonja: So do I My mail would be alot lighter lacrmt from E.W. BlisU (616) 948-8618 orToum, 888-577-7446 There’s constant change... There’s Prestige checking. State Bank of Caledonia RATE APY‘ 2.75% 2.78% 10000 ■ 49999.99 3.25% 3.75% 50000 + ABOVE •annual percentage yield AFVt and raa>Mt '■»» m aa •» n 'IMancn ww<i to 3.30% BALANCE $2500-9999.99 3.82% •oowt note* acc»txv ooa^ng t»»a parte* o* re basanca 1.-500 X a a<a» oaiamnadBv re ban* •*<<* M o» It 15M * 225*. 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A woman came home a day early from an out-of-town trip ind found her husband in bed w ith a young woman She was shocked and funous Just as she was about to storm out of the house and head for a lawyer’s of­ fice. her husband stopped her with these words “Before you leave. I want you to hear how this came about I was driving along the highway when I saw this young woman, tired and bedraggled, so I brought her home and made her a meal from the roast beef you forgot was in the refrigerator. “She was wearing worn-out sandals, so I gave her a pair of shoes you had discarded because they were out of style. She was cold, so I gave her the sweater I bought for your birthday but you never wxxc because the colors weren't right Her jeans were threadbare, so I gave her a pair of slacks that were perfectly good but you hadn’t worn them in a long time because you said they were no longer in style. “As the woman was about to leave, she turned to me and asked, with a smile. “Is there anything else your wife doesn't use anymore ’’ Life in pasture Dear Ann Landers: I am writing about the letter from “Staten Island. N.Y.” I don’t know when I have been so riled up. The woman who wrote said she is embarrassed when her XX-year-old mother-in-law lines up her pills al the dining room table and tells everybody what they arc for and how much they cost My mother is 86 and has .Alzheimer's. She cannot remember any member of her family by name, is incontinent and talks gibberish She lives in a locked unit of a nursing home because she has a tendency to leave the grounds and wander about at odd hours How I wish I had my mom back so I could tell her how much I love her I would be thrilled to listen to her describe the pills she is taking and tell me all the petty stuff that is going on at the nursing home Perhaps “Staten Island's" mother-in-law needs more in her life than she is getting. The social calendar of many senior citizen consists of going to doctors' offices and the pharmacy. (What fun ) All seniors should be aware that there arc programs to assist them in their daily lives. Water exercise*, yoga, bingo, music and games arc all aclivL itics offered in almost every community. Has this embarrassed family made an effort lo find out what recreational facilities art available for the elderly? I’ll bet not. i I feel sorry for the 88-ycar-o)d mother being stuck with a family that doesn't have an inkling of what H’s like to be pul out tx> pasture. Where will they be in 30 or 40 years? I can tell you. They will be right where she is now - Missing Mom in Yorb* Linda. Calif. Dear Yorba: I hope your letter makes ah impression on the folks who arc impatient with the elderly. What these people need ib a little more compassion and a lot more urjderstanding Thank you for a letter thlt some of the “guilty" may find unsettling, i Gem of the Day: People will buy any­ thing that is advertised “only one to a cus­ tomer” (And they will go out of their way to figure out how to get a second one.) "A Collection ofMy Fax-on te Gems of the Day " is the perfect little gift lor that special someone who ts impossible to buy for Send a self-addressed, long, business-size enve­ lope and a check or money order for $5.25 (this includes postage and handling/ to: Collection. C/o Ann Landers. PO Ba\ 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (la Canada. 56 25) To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at mw creators com BOY, Stephen Alexander, bom al Pennock Hospital on Nov. 14. 1998 at 12:22 a.m. to Doug and Lisa Nagy of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 I '2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Grace Mane, bom at Pennock Hos­ GIRL, Morgan Elizabeth, bom at Pennock BOY, Christopher Dean, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 3. 1998 at 3:38 p.m. to Kevin Hamilton and Jessica Herr of Ceresco and Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. and 19, 3/4 inches long. Hospital on Nov 12. 1998 at 4:29 p.m. to April and Jamie Kohn of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 6 lbs. 11 ozs and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Ethan Michael, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Nov 12. 1998 at 12:32 to Theresa Czapla and Ron Barton of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 9 lbs 15 ozs and 21 inches long. BOY, Shadrach Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on N0« x. I99K at 7 49 to Michael and Jami Hedger of Hastings. Weighing X lbs. 11 ozs. and 22 inches long GIRL, Jacklynn Elizabeth, bom at Pen­ nock Hospital on Nov. 12. I99X at 2:50 p.m. to Richard and Wendy Nevins of Hastings Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL. Hannah Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 13. 1998 at 9:23 p.m. to Christopher and Christine Jones of Mul­ liken. Weighing X lbs 14 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long BOX. Chase Steven, born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Nov 10. 1998 at 8.35 p.m. to Steve and Debbie Rcascr of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs 13 12 oz' md 22 inches long GIRU Madeline Mane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov 4. 1998 al 9:09 p.m. to Tracy ano David Solmcs of Hastings. Weighing ~ lbs 2 ozs. and 20 I 2 inches long. pital on Nov. 4. 1998 at 12:18 p.m. to Debra and Mark Trowbridge of Hastings Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and 22 inches long. . GIRL, Alexandria Kaye, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 2, 1998 at 2:50 p.m. to Terry Crump and Peggy Enz of Lake Odessa. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2“ inches long. GIRL, Sicra Lyn. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 2. 1998 at 5:38 p.m to Sally and Russell Baker of Hastings Weighing 5 lbs 11 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Logan Troy, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Oct. 19. 1998 at 8:25 a m. to Eileen and Troy TenEyck of Nashville. Weighing 7 U lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 1'2 inches long. GIRL, Danielle Knstcn Mane, bom ai Pennock Hospital on Nov. 5. 1998 at 11:04 a m. to Scott and Patty Ryan of Nashville Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long BOY, Cody James, bom at Pennock Hast­ ings on Nov. 6. 1998 at 6:02 p.m. to Jamie and Peggy Eye of Hastings. Weighing 7 !bs 12 ozs. and 211/2 inches long. BOX. Nickolas, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 8. 1998 at 4:55 p.m. to James and Darcy Edwards of Sunfield. Weighing 6 lbs 14 ozs. and 20 inches long Pediatrics: NOT JUST Kic STUFF A pediatrician is a medical doctor who takes care of infants, children, teens and young adults through the age of 18. But, that doesn't tell the whole story. Pediatricians specialize in caring for the whole child. They look at physical, mental and social health. At the same time, they keep track of growth, family, school, friends and anything else that might affect a young person's overall health. Young people have different healthcare needs than adults - both medical and emotional. For more information call us at 948-PEDS(7337). 1005 W. Green St. Hastings Amy Beck. M D 948-PEDS (7337) �Th»j Hastings Banner - Thursday November 15 1998 - Page 9 Hastings High School announces first marking period honor roll From Time to Time... Seniors John Clark and Cora E. Rowlander Ketcham by Joyce F. Weinbrecht Cora Rowlader Ketcham John Clark Ketcham Jr Cora E. Rowladcr was the daughter of Washington and Kate Miller Rowladcr. she was bom in Woodland Township on June 24. 1873 Washington Rowlader had come to Woodland Township in 1848 from Herkimer County. N.Y. with his family. When he was grown, he return to New York, Steuben County, and worked for a period ot six months, earning $72. He returned to f Michigan and purchased land on Section 12 and later on Section 14. not far from where his father. Michael Rowladcr. lived. He .married Parmclia Meyers of Ionia County •in 1855. They had three children, two ol {which lived to adulthood, Alfred and I Arthur Parmclia Rowladcr died on July 23. 11365. It is noted that Washington sustained over $1,100 in medical bills for the care of his wives. He had remarried on March 14. 1866. Kate Miller also of Ionia County. They had five children together and Cora was the fourth one of this family. Roy Rowladcr. the youngest, was only a baby when his mother died He was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schuler. Washington Rowladcr married the third time to Susan Holly Cora grew up in the Woodland area, attending country school at the Eckardt school and then attended Nashville school and after graduating from there she taught school herself for several years. In 1987, she married John Clark Ketcham and acquired some fame in her own right. John Clark Ketcham Jr. was born in Tole­ do. Ohio on Jan. I. 1873 .His father John Clark Ketcham Sr., had purchased a farm in Maple Grove Township. Barry County, on Section No. 7 and started to clear it with intent to build his home there. However, before he finished building the house, he was offered and accepted the management of a large saw mill on the Mississippi Ri\cr in Illinois. He was an excellent, well know n saw mill operator When he accepted the position in Illinois. Mary Ketcham and her daughter. Clara, went to stay w ith a friend in Toledo. Ohio who operated a small hotel in that city and John Jr. was bom while they stayed, with her reluming lo Maple Grove in the spring when the weather was warmer and John was about six months old. John Ketcham Jr grew up on the Maple Grove Township farm, attending Branch County School His mother died when he was about 2 years old His sister, who was in her teens al the time, look over his care Clara Ketcham Brown saw to it that he attended school. She encouraged him to go to high school, first at Nashs die and then to Hastings High School, and to attend sum­ mer school al Michigan University and another summer session at Ferns in Eaton Rapids In the fall of 1X88 he enrolled in Hastings High School. He had to drop out of school for a period io work but re-enrolled again in high school in 1X91 and graduated from there in IX92 During the interim period, he earned his teachers certificate after passing the exam­ inations While he was not in school as a student, he was leaching, first in the Moore School, and al Mayo District becoming an educator while he was still himself a stu­ dent He gave the graduation oration for the class In 1893, he became principal of Nashville High School until 1X9" Cora Ellen Rowladcr of Woodland and John C Ketcham were married in 1X9" and the couple moved to the City of Hastings and he became a teacher at the Hastings High School, teaching English The Ketchams made Hastings their home and became very active in the community They had three children. Mildred. John Clark III and Ruth Mr Ketcham served as the county com- missioncr of schools for three consecutive terms beginning in 1899. He was the con­ ductor and instructor at State Teachers* Institute for four years and was secretary of the Teachers’ Reading Circle Board. Cora and John were active members of Star Grange. Hastings Township, and served in the offices and on the committees. He was a Farm Bureau member and an hon­ orary member of the Future Farmers of America. He was an avid golfer and one time held the title of champion golfer at the Hastings Country Club. He was appointed postmaster for Hast­ ings in 1907 and again in 1911. He and Cora were members of the Methodist church and the Hastings Country Club. He belonged to Rotary. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a Knight of Pythias and belonged to the Grange, serving on the executive com­ mittee and as the master of Michigan State Grange from 1912 through 1920. He served National Grange as lecturer from 1917 to 1921. Cora Ketcham was Pomona in the National Grange from 1913 to 1917. She also served as a member of the Home Eco­ nomics Committee of National Grange and served as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Cora belonged to the Hastings Women’s Club and worked on many committees and other areas of the church. He had shown early on that he enjoyed public life. He served as chairman of the Republican County Committee from 1902 until 1908. In the November election of 1920 he was chosen as the congressman from the 4th Congressional District. He was made a member of the House Commit­ tee on Agriculture in 1923 and served on this committee for 10 years. While he was in Congress he co-wrote the Capper-Ketcham Law. promoting agri­ culture. Cora Rowlader Ketcham died in Wash­ ington. D.C. on Jan. 5. 1923 from a pro­ longed illness with cancer. She was returned to Hastings and services for her were held at the Method's! church in Hast­ ings. The service was directed by the Rev. John A. Brady of Pontiac. She was buried al Riverside Cemetery in Hastings. Congressman John C. Ketcham returned lo Washington to his work in the governing of the country representing the State of Michigan. He marned Ada Belle Shelton on March 29. 1924. They had a daughter, Mary Ketcham After serving six terms in congress. Mr. Ketcham returned lo Hastings. He was made president of the reorganized National Bank of Hastings, serving in that capacity for four years. In 1935. he was appointed by Governor Fitzgerald as commissioner of insurance for the State of Michigan, where he served for two years In 1938 and until his death in 194!. he was Agricultural Counsel for the Michigan Chain Stores Bureau, where he helped farmers to market their produce to chain store markets in the state. Mr. Ketcham was very active in church work He and Cora belonged to the Methodist church in Hastings, giving it their full financial support and service. He had serv iced as a Sunday school teacher in Foundry Methodist Church while living in Washington. DC. and taught Sundayschool at the church in Hastings, where he also served as superintendent of the Sundayschool for six years. He attended several Methodist church conferences and was lay leader, and the lay delegate to the General Conference of the Michigan Methodist Annual Conference in 1940 and in 1941. John Clark Ketcham died on Thursday. July 3. 1941. following an illness of about three months, spending a month in the Uni­ versity of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor While it was known that he was not a well person, his death did come as a bit of a surprise as he was supposedly recovering However, he had some premonition that the end was near, as he had planned his funeral service very carefully. Those attending the final rights of the statesman were given a six-pagc program, which gave in detail the hymns which he had chosen, a sketch of his life in chrono­ logical order. He had chosen his pallbearers and among them were some noteworthy­ names. The active pallbearers were Venor Blough. Kim Sigler. Hugo Wunderlich. W.E. Carter, Allen McDonald, W.J. Doy le. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Roland Webb. Dr. C.P. Lathrop. W.G. Armstrong. Dr. John Hanna. Dr. Ernest Burnham. V.V. Moulton. Roy Woodruff, and M L. Cook, representing educators. Grange members, state officials, legislators, physicians. Rotary, the church, the Masons, business interests and others who had touched his life. He had requested “no sermon," but had directed that there would be scriptures and prayer. The Rev. L. Winston Slone read the scripture, the Rev. W. Maylin Jones offered the prayer and the Rev. E.H. Babbitt gave the benediction “Grace, mercy and peace bless you all.” More than 1,100 are reported to have attended the funeral which was held in his beloved Methodist church in the City of Hastings and he was laid to rest in River­ side Cemetery. John C. Ketcham and his family touched the lives of many people in the City of Hast­ ings, Barry County and in the State of Michigan, as well as the nation. The tributes to him have been many, noting his faithful­ ness to every duty and responsibility, and his ability to foresee that which wuuld ben­ efit his fellow human being. Sources: Archives. Hastings. Banner: History of Barry County. Hon. W W. Potter. 1912; The Grange in Michigan. Fred Trump. 1963; Scrapbooks compiled by Judge Lawrence Barnett; Woodland Obits and Anniversaries, Vera Niethammer Geiger; 1873 Plat Maps. Woodland Town­ ship and Maple Grow Townships; The His­ tory of Woodland. Michigan. 1837-1987. LEGAL NOTICES * Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting November 10,19M-7:00 p.m. Ail board members present. Officer Sixberry. 26 guests Approved minutes, received treasurer s report Appointed Thomas and Cruttenden to District Library agreement - writing committee Approved computer upgrade for Supervisor Adopted federal poverty exemption standards Approved expenditures for January MTA con­ vention Amended budget: township hall expenses, cul­ vert replacement expense Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8 1£ Bonnie Cruttenden, Clerk Attested to by Richard C Thomas. Supervisor (11/19) Synopsis ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING November 10, 1998 at 7:07 p.m. High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Benjamin Ap­ pleby. Bethany Amett. Chen Baker. An­ gela Boger. Josh Bolthouse. Terry Brighton. Sarah Byington. Alicia Cooney. Joshua Dickinson. Jeffrey Doozan. Sally Edger. Erin Englehart. Roxanne Galisdorfer. Kari Gregory. Tia Harper. Joey Hawkins. Heather Heath. Karen Herbstreith. Kenneth Hoxworth. Jessica Huss. Derek Johnson. Anna Lewis. “Houston Malone, “Beauregard Mason. Eric Meek. Katie Miller. Allyson Morgan. Karen New­ ton. Brooke Norris. Andrea Pond. “Amber Reid. Corey Sandusky. Destiny Seeber. Erika Simpson, Slormie Souter. Tiffany Steward. Laura Storm. “Ryon Terpening. •Laura Thomas. Melissa Vincent. Michael Wank. Joshua Warren and Adam Whitney. Honors (3.10-3.49) — David Barnum. William Blair. Levi Bolthouse. Matthew Bradley. Luke Cook. Brian Dunn. Sindi Felzke, Sara Fliearman, Jason Flohr. Erica Fulmer. Amanda Furrow, Justin Gordenski, Ty Greenfield, Lee Hays, Carrie Hess. Katharina Hinz, Robert Hustwick. Jeremiah Johnson. Darnell Kosbar. Christina Lancaster. Michael Lipstraw. Nicole Main, Brian Martisius. Bethany Miles, Jason Miller. Suzanne Miller. Stephen Moray. Bradford Myers. Michael Nystrom, Leslie Ockerman. Bethany Ol­ son. Paul Redburn. Nickolas Remley. Brooke Rizor. Jacob Roll. Scott Sawyer. Kristen Schlachter. Michael Sheehan. Levi Solmes. Amy Songer. Steven Storrs and Heidi Wilkins. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Stephanie Donalds. Emily Hallifax. Marc Haywood. John Kieffer. David Parker. Sara Slagstad, James Storms, Michael Talarek and Tyler Viher. Juniors High Honors (3.5-4.0) — Katie Alleg­ ing, Justin Benner. Danielle Bowman. Leah Bridgman. “Amanda Buskirk. Re­ becca Casarez, “Catherine Case. Melissa Clawson, “Elwood Davis, Carolyn De­ Witt. Brandon Eddy. John Eggers. Kevin Gerlingen Callie Girrbach. Sarrah Gregory. Sherri Gregory. Michelle Griggs. “Valerie Heffelbower, Jennifer Hodges. Daniel Johnston. “Ivy Malone. Samantha Miller. “Antosia Myers. “Steven Obreiter. “Sarah Penrod, Leah Pumford. “Laura Raffler. Lindsay Raji. Heather Rose. Andrew Safic. Amy Schiedel. Courtney Sinclair. Rachel Smith. Samuel Stafford. Casey Stormes. •Brian Teunessen, Marcie Westover. Am­ ber Wilde, Brandon Willard. Shawna Woody and Katrina Wyman. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Joshua Alderson. Shannon Belles, Anthony Bowne, Bracken Burd, Kurt Burton-Canfield, Marie Carpen­ ter, Josh Doe. John Forbes. Naomi Gal­ lagher. Stephen Gamer. Heather Girrbach. Jessica Gole, William Hall. Amiee Haw­ baker. Bobbie Henney. Susan Hubbard. Laura Hubert, Christina Huntley. Virginia Jennings. Katharine Jones. Lindsey Karas. Kristen Keech. Amanda Knickerbocker. Stephanie Komondy. Heather Lambert. Brian Loftus. Sunny Mahler. Erika Main. Christy McCarty. Rebecca McCarty. Stan McKelvey. Melinda Meaney. Amy Miller. Matthew Peake, Dana Reed. Lacey Sanders. Benjamin Shaw. Lisa Simon, Samantha Snow. Tiffany Swift. Jill Williams and Molly Woods. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Erin Allerding. Christy Anderson. Erica Bar­ num, Nick Deline. Daniel Deming. Jolene Griffin. Lucas Holston. Gabriel McCarty. Laura Piechnik. Shawn Rosenberger. Brid­ get! Service. Martin Shellenbarger, Lauren Stineman, Corey Thompson. Megan Verus, Lisa Wiltrout and Kyle Winkler. Sophomores High Honors (3.5-4.0) — “Sarah Barry . Brandi Colvin. Rick Cullers. “Jill Dimond. Heather Drumm. Paul Easterbrook. Rex Foreman. “Matt Gergen. Lindsay Hemerlmg. Jennifer Heuss. Melissa Hodges. Roselee Hostetler. “Justin Huss. Sarah Maul. Adam Miller. Sirena Miller. Samantha Oakland. Rhonda Pennepacker. Jessica Roll. “Margaret Schirmer. Karev Schlachter. Matthew Schnackenberg. Heidi Schroeder. Kristi Spurgeon. Danielle Swift. “Kristen Wildem and Jessica Winebrenner Honors (3.10-3.49) — Cathy Anderson. Regina Argo. Joann Bailey. Nicholas Baird. Adam Branch. Derek Brookmeyer. Larissa Carr. Sarah Chamberlain. Dorothy Clemens. Ian Dudley. Diane Eerdmans. Lacey Fasten. Steven Flohr. Elizabeth Gibbons. Brienne Hallifax. Jen Hender­ shot. Lindsey Hill. Amanda Hoke. Eliza­ beth King. Adam Lord. Kailey Lyons. Rachel MacKenzie. Elizabeth Meek. Katie Noteboom. Peter Oberth. Lucas Overmire. Kimberly Perry . Amanda Phillips. Shan­ non Pietrangelo. Christina Pyle. Chad Ray. Katherine Rogers. Jenesssa Rude. Adam Schantz. Chris Sensing. Phoenix Spaulding. Fred Thomas. Joshua Trumble. Starlight Tyrrell. Kelsey Viher. Katherine Welton. Taylor Wisner. Miranda Work­ man. David Wright Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Joshua Boulter. Andrea Brower. Kala Friddle. Kim Karmes. Mark Lockwood. Daniel McKinney. Danielle Medeiros. Alexander Needham. Matthew Norris, Kylee O’Heran, Jason Olmstead. Andrew Powell. Kristie Snell, Gena Tormen. Lindsay VanAman. Sara Williams Freshmen High Honors (3.5-4.0) — “Samantha Allerding, Darrell Barnum. I-auren Beach. Amanda Bechler. “Carrie Bolthouse. Re­ becca Brisboe. “Stephanie Buck. “Joshua Clevenger. Jennifer Cottrell. Stephanie Courtright. Christopher Donalds. “Nicole Doozan. Angela Eggers. “Chelsea Evans. Kelli Flohr, Carl Furrow. Kreisti Guidet. Joseph Keller, Jonathan Kendall. Heather Krebs. “Keli Misak. “Elizabeth Nida. •Michael Nitz. “Christopher Remley. Amanda Schantz. Jeremy Shilling, “Emily. Smith, Jessica Storm. Tyler Tossava, Travis Traister. Eric VanderVeen, Sara Wank and Nathan Wilkins. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Hilary Appleby. Michael Arnett. Kyle Bellgraph. Erin Bradley. Brandon Burke. Eric Carpenter. Adam Carroll. Drew Coleman. Tiffany Davis, Laura Dickinson. Zachary Fulmer. Sarah Haines. Amanda Hawthorne. Jennifer Jenkins. Blake Komstadt. Bert Kosbar. Kate Martisius. Leslie McKay. Joseph Miller. Rachel Newton. Lindsay Overmire. Douglas Poll. Alexis Powell, Andrew Price. Jessica Roush. Jennifer Schwartz. Lindsey Service. Barrell Sherwood. Scott Smedberg, Patrick Stephens, Andrew Whit­ ing. Ryan W'inebrenner and Daniel Worth. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Ali­ cia Birman, Daniel Cary. Brad Currier, Robert Ireland. Molly Kruko. Victoria Mahmat, Heidi Schroll, Joseph Shaeffer, Candi Stow, Dianna Vanboven. Anthony Veltre. Amanda Zalewski Turn Around*Center High Honors (3.5-4.O) — “Heather Lawrence. Rachel Lawrence Honors (3.10-3.49) — Sara Capers. Dustin Cook. Josh Davis. Angie McClurkia and Nicole Owen. Honorable Mention (3.00-3.09) — Si­ mon Hill. Cassidy Holtrust. “Indicates 4.0 G.P.A. Purpose of Meeting To hear and consider ob­ jections to Parkway Drive Special Assessment District. Resolution read ' Auto Glass No objections offered Meeting closed al 727 p m REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Expert Installation AH Board Members present Also 8 citizens Treasurers report received Please Support Fire Dept report received Correspondence read Approved budget amendment Parkway Dove Resolution >2 adopted No wake resolution for portion of Gun Lake adopted Bills read and approved Darlene Harper. Clerk Attested to by John Gates. Supervisor The Barry County UNITED WAY! (11/19) Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. | 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings____ J UnltmlWbu Need Printing? .• Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed Call Now! 616-945-5085 I -tablished tn 1**46 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR BIDS 1998/1999 TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL PROGRAM Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting bids for its annual tree trimming and removal program. Bid proposal forms and specifications are available at the address listed below. The City of Hastings reserves the right lo reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and lo award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors consid­ ered. Sealed bids shall be received al the Office of the City Clerk Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Michigan 49058 until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. December 8. 1998 al which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. All bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package •‘Sealed Bid 1998/1999 Tree Trimming and Removal". �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1998 < < me tc think it it... i v J>m Jensen Big Game gives winner rosey outlook; Big 10 title After analyzing this Saturday's Big Game with many of our local expens. I can truly say that I am quite concerned and maybe even a little bit worried The Big Game you ask ’ Can there be any big game besides Michigan and Ohio State ’ I realize that Florida tangles with Florida Stale Saturday, but even that battle does not compare in tradition and significance to a game played between the Big l()\ perennial powers The Wolverines and the Buckeyes . from the days of Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes to the era of last season s co-No. I and this season s once No I We're talking Trout a real jim dandy here, as Keith Jackson might he so inclined to sa\ • Forget that Ohio Stale is 1-8-1 versus the Maize and Blue under current head coach John Cooper. (Cooper s title could change after this game) . • Forget that the Buckeyes are an 11 point (no. 9-pomt and dropping) favorite. We're not talking about the Detroit Lions here, are we? • Forget that Michigan has looked impressive during the last two weeks in triumphs over nationally ranked Penn Stale and Wisconsin. • Forget that Ohio Slate did not look quite as good in its stunning defeat lo Michigan State two weeks ago This is Michigan and Ohio State Expect everything and then some If sou can't be No. I. do the next best thing, go to the "Grand Daddy . the Rose Bow I Michigan (8-2 overall. 7-0 in the Big 10) does go to the Rose if it beats Ohio Stale. Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr has kepi comments by his team under wraps this week, hoping not to add any motivational literature to the Ohio Slate locker room. Ohio State (9-1. b-1) could be smelling roses if it beats Michigan and Wisconsin loses to Penn State. Cooper may well be on the hot seat, but a triumph over the Wolverines would probably give him job security for another season. (P.S. Penn State should have a little nibble against our friends from that cheese state, so Ohio State does have a legitimate chance of playing in Pasadena come Bowl time.) But. as far as the outcome for the Big Game, here are the insightful comments from our local pigskin experts: • Zach Moushegian (Wayland High School basketball coach, an avid Michigan fan who has purchased season tickets in the Big House since 1969): "Michigan is definitely playing much stronger. Michigan's defense is coming around, but the key is the offense. The big thing is you can't run against eight in the box They need to keep establishing the run It will be very close, but I give the edge to Ohio Stale." (Stop the pre*ses. this causes a major concern. Moushegian always favors Michigan, so for him to pick Ohio State is like Bob Dwyer agreeing with that Republican mantra. Wildcats roll to district victory over Saxons WAYLAND — A sizzling start did not transpire into a Hastings district basketball victory Monday night at Wayland Union High School The Saxons had the dubious honor of drawing area girls hoop power Wayland in its district opener, but early they proved to be up to the task. In the end. however, it was the all Wildcats. Wayland won 61-39 and hosted Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) in Wednesday’s semifinals. The championship contest is Friday at 7 p.m. Behind the sizzling shooting of junior guard Virginia Jennings. Hastings held an 11-8 lead with 1:51 to play in the first quarter. Jennings made a three-pointer at the 4:30 mark to put the blue and gold ahead 5-4. sank another triple at 4:03 to make it 8-6 Saxons and nailed another trifecta at 1:51 to make it 11-8. "A good start was definitely the key." Hastings Coach Scon Allan said. "We wanted to score some and match their intensity." Jennings ended as the game's high scorer with 20 points. She also led the Saxons with 4 assists. "We knew about Jennings; you can't leave her alone," Wayland coach Zach Moushegian said. Katie Noteboom (22) attempts to fake out a defender with teammate Angie Boger (40) trailing from behind. Wayland coach Zach Moushegian is one Wolverine fan whose not so sure if they can win over Ohio State Saturday. Anyway, onto Bob Dwyer. • Bob Dwyer (a notorious Democrat who is deeply into Maize and Blue): "I thought Wisconsin would be tough. I thought we would be in trouble with Penn State. Were perfectly capable of erasing 11 points (the spread)." Dwyer’s prediction: Michigan 34. Ohio State 31 • Dave Young (J-Ad Graphics editor and a former sports editor Roots for the Wolverines, but is also logical and a bit calculating): Michigan's offense is not (solid) but its defense is back to being incredible. The difference is Michigan has no offense and Ohio State does.*' Young's prediction: Ohio State 17. Michigan 13. BIG GAME cont. on page 11 ------------------------ Sid Hastings' Katie Noteboom (22) looks to drive in for another score versus Wayland. The Wildcats scored the final five points of the first frame (13-11 Wayland after one) with a triple from Jessie Merchant and a basket by Nicki Merchant. Nicki Merchant was Wayland s leading scorer with 18 points and Jessie Merchant pumped in 15 markers. "They (the Merchant sisters) are (good) and with one more level of maturity, they will be great.' Moushegian said. "One more year, they will really help us." An inside scoop by Jennings at the 7:25 mark of the second quarter, trimmed the Cals' advantage to just two points. 15-13. But. with the hot shooting of the Merchants, who combined for 12 points in the second quarter. Wayland out-scored Hastings 15-5 during the rest of the frame to take a 30-18 intermission advantage. "We had a lot of opportunities in the first half and some we didn't take advantage of." Allan said. Saxon Virginia Jennings (30) splits the Wildcat defense and goes in for two Hastings' Katie Noteboom scored easily inside to open the second half (30-20). but Wayland was able to maintain a 10point lead, or more, throughout the third quarter. Highlights for the Saxons in the third stanza included a put back basket by Jill Williams (34-22 at 6:30). a soft jumper by Jennings (34-24 at 5:57). a Williams turnaround basket (34-26 at 5:01). another Jennings jumper (38-28 at 4:10) and a Noteboom fast break hoop off a sweet dish from Jennings (40-32 at 1:15). The third quarter concluded with Wayland in front by 10.42-32. WILDCATS Continued on page 11 Vikings beat Saxon eagers Zia Shook stands beside Barry County Court Judge Richard H. Shaw during last Fnday's adoption proceedings I Taking the fourth quarter ,16-9. Hudsonville sneaked past Hastings 57-49 Oct. 10 in girls varsity basketball action. Leading the Saxons in scoring were Virginia Jennings with 13 points and Jill Williams with 11 points. Williams also collected 7 rebounds, while Jennings dished out 7 assists and made 4 steals. Hastings trailed 9-6 after the first quarter, led 18-15 at intermission and trailed 41-40 after three quarters Heather Schepers scored 20 and Kelly Stuck 12 to lead Hudsonville. With the Winds... Lakewood High School's Jennifer Nielsen recently signed a national letter of intent to plav college basketball next season at Western Illinois University. Western Illinois is a Division I program, nicknamed the Winds, and is coached by Leslie •,<1 Crane. The school is located in McComb. III. Nielsen is averaging 21 points, 6M' rebounds. 5 assists and 4 steals during her senior season with the Lady Vikings. Nielsen scored a school record 43 points in Lakewood's 73-49 triumph Nov. 10 over Charlotte. Nielsen has also done well in the classrooms with an overall grade point average of 3.2. She is pictured here with her parents Jill and Dave Holcomb. J Nielsen's father name is John Nielsen. • �The Hastings banner - Thursday November 19 '<*98 - Page 11 Youngs tops in tackles In what may be called a "disappointing" season, as Wayne State University's football team finished 2-9 overall and 2-8 in the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference, freshman Ed Youngs finished the season on top of the tackle charts The 1997 Hastings High School graduate led the Tartars in tackles with 110 total. He had 64 solo tackles and 46 assisted tackles. Seven of his tackles went for losses. Youngs, a middle linebacker, also recovered four fumbles, picked off one pass and had two break-ups. Youngs. 5-11, 175, was red-shined as a freshman, but impressed the Wayne State coaches with a solid spring. As a Saxon. Youngs was an All-State honorable mention standout. Ed Youngs WILDCATS.,.continued from page 10 Jessie Merchant and Kara Potter scored the first four points of the fourth quarter (46-32) and from there the Cals were well on their way to victory lane Wayland out-scored Hastings 19-7 in the final frame with only one of those points coming from the charity stripe "They had a lol of people who stepped up and played very nice games." Allan said of the Wildcats’ team effort. "You have lo give lhem credit, but I thought our kids played hard." Williams was the Saxons’ lop rebounder with 8 caroms and she added 4 points and 2 steals. For the most part. Hastings was out­ played on the glass and also had its problems in the passing department. "We had to do a better job of boxing out." explained Allan. "When we penetrated, the back side net-ds to step in. We never stepped to the pass." "I definitely thought it was." Moushegian said when asked if rebounding was a key in the final score. "A key was giving them as few shots as possible In the second half, we started to go to the boards " Kara Potter scored only 7 points for the 'Cats, but helped to contain the Saxons' inside presence. On most occasions, especially in the first half. Hastings' offensive drives were limited to one shot, while Wayland's offensive sets included many second and third shot opportunities. WAYLAND 61 HASTINGS 39 Wayland 13 17 12 19=61 Hastings 11 7 14 7=39 Wayland: Sayer I 0-0 2. Potter 2 3-6 7. McEwen I (1)0-0 3. J Merchant 6(3) 0-1 15. Ingle 3 1-3 7. N. Merchant 8(1) 1-3 18. Sikkema I 3-5 5. Kouchnerkavich I 2-4 4 Totals: FG 23 (5) FT 10-22=61 Hastings: Fulmer I 0-0 2. Noteboom 3 1-3 7. Jennings 8 (3) 1-5 20. Griggs 0 2-2 2. Boger I (M) 2. Loftus I 0-0 2. Williams 2 0-5 4 Totals: FG 16 (3) FT 4-15=39. BIG GAME...continued from page 10 _ _1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • Jon Gambee (J-Ad sports writer, owned a newspaper and a former sports editor. Can be a bit illogical like J-Ad's current sports editor, but is also quite passionate): "The key for Michigan is stopping Ohio State's quarterback and I don't know if they can do that. It comes down to talent and coaching. Ohio State has the talent and Michigan has the coaching." Gambee's prediction: Michigan 10, Ohio State 7. • Steve Jacobs (J-Ad Graphics, always logical except when it comes to Michigan State): "You can throw the points out. Ohio State is No. 1 in rushing defense and all Michigan has been doing is running. (Ohio State quarterback Joe) Germaine will have to step up. It will have a typical score. Jacobs' prediction: Michigan 15, Ohio State 12. • Perry Hardin (J-Ad Graphic photo editor. The most logical man I have ever known. Forget women, they're always logical): "Michigan by eight" (short and sweet). Hardin's prediction: Michigan 28. Ohio State 20. • Hal Buerge (Former Hastings Banner r advertising director): "Both teams are going to show up. Michigan has played well the last two weeks and Ohio State will have to play good to win. Breaks and penalties will be important to the out­ come." Buerge's prediction: Passed on the opportunity. At the beginning of the season. Ohio State was No. 1 and Michigan was anywhere from No. 6 to No. 20. But. that was the beginning of the season. Michigan has improved and Ohio State has become vulnerable. Still, the Buckeyes have players like David Boston, Antonio Winfield and Andy Koetzenmoyer. Michigan counters with Tai Streets. Jon Jansen. Jerame Tuman and Marcus Ray. Whoa nellie! J-Ad sports editor's prediction (after picking Barry County football teams exclusively during the prep season): Oh’0 State 24. Michigan 14. • Turkey Trotters: Monday, a game televised by ESPN. Jones is playing on the Legion of Doom line that includes NHL superstar Eric Lindros and John LeClair. The Flyers roster is stacked with talent (Rob Brind'Amor. Eric Desjardins and John Vanbiesbrouck included) and could be the team that gives the Detroit Red Wings a run toward another Stanley Cup. • Extended Family: Those who don't believe that an adoption is a "team effort" couldn't have been in Judge Richard H. Shaw’s Barry County Court chambers last Friday. If present, one would have witnessed an adoption that brought parents, grandparents, children, classmates, girlfriends, a friends and others together. Shaw finalized the adoption of Zia Shook, whose legal parents arc now Dave and Sally Shook of Middleville. Zia Shook was a key member of Middleville's varsity football team that qualified for the Class BB playoffs this fall and won another O-K Blue championship. On hand Friday were members of the Trojans coaching staff (Mark Uyl. Dan Erb and Tim Penfield) and many of his black and orange teammates. Also in attendance were representatives of other sports teams, friends and Zia's girlfriend. Erica Carter. Shook, who came from Afghanistan before calling Middleville his home, inspired the following remark from Shaw: "He's as American as any kid that I have ever met in my life." Talk to you soon. Saxon Angie Boger (40) prepares to move past Wildcat Kara Potter (15) in district basketball action. Hastings* Katie Loftus (44) grabs hold of a rebound as a Wayland opponent applies some defensive pressure in action Monday. Lady Lions get best of Rams on court Three players scored in double figures in Maple Valley High School’s district basketball triumph Monday over Galesburg-Augusta. The Lady Lions received 16 points from Stacie Goris, 14 points from Erica Krolik and 11 points from Jessica Cook to beat the Rams handily. 63-44. Maple Valley led 17-4 after the first quarter. 34-15 at half and 46-27 after three quarters. The Valley victory put them in Wednesday's semifinal game against Olivet. The Class C district at Springport High School also had Parchment and Bellevue playing in the semifinals. The championship contest is Friday at 7 p.m. Hastings* runners competing in Saturday's Turkey Trot, in Middleville, included Becky Gerber (45-49 year ago group I Ok. 49:41). John Hopkins (35-39 10k, 1 39:51). Stephen Wright (40-44 I Ok, 40:10). Katie McKeown (1-13 5k. 26:15), Mikki Hanson (45-49 5k. 24:21). Michael MacLeod (30-34 5k. 23:12) and Pat Purgiel (50-59 5k, 24:26). • At Houk in Philly: Keith Jones, a former Western Michigan University hockey standout, appears to have found a home with the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers. Jones, a wing who wears No. 20. was traded :o Philly from Colorado in a deal made last Friday. Jones has scored goals in his first two games as a Flyer, including the first in Philadelphia's 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh YMCA NEWS YMCA Open Gym The gym will not be open on the follow­ ing Thursdays of November 19 and 26. but will resume Dec. 3. Join us on Thursday evenings at the IK Middle School Gym. The cost is SI per player. Come dressed to play The gym is open to basketball players on the following schedule. 7-8 p m.. youth through Middle School age; 8:00-9:00 p.m. High School age and Adults. Adult 3-on-3 Basketball League An adult 3-on-3 Basketball league is scheduled for Wednesday evenings starting Dec. 2 and continuing through February Games will be played at Thomapple-Kcllogg High School Gym. The league is open to adults who arc 18 years and older and out of high school The team fee is S60. Teams must pre-register by the deadline of Nov. 25. Contact Lyndy at the YMCA Office. 945-4574. for further information and reg­ istration forms. In His Memory... Undefeated Gridders... The HYAA third and fourth grade White football team had a perfect season under coaches Brian Donnini and Al Wilson. Four of the players from Hastings High School's undefeated freshmen football team join the White squad in this photo. Pictured (from left to right) are Dan Slaughter, assistant coach David Wilson. Joe Keller. Ted Greenfield and the third and fourth grade football players. The freshmen players served as mentors to the undefeated team. Assistant coach B.J. Donnini is not pictured in this photo. (Photo provided) Bryan Lee was an HYAA football player for five years before he died this summer in a b.ke'automobile accident at the age of 14. In his memory, the HYAA program has oonated this portable scoreboard/clock in his name. Pictured, from left, are Rob Lee. HYAA vice president Charlie Rnmbin, Janey Donnini and Tommy Lee. (Photo provided) 6-22-20 / II-I8-P? Convenience Is... Home Medical Equipment in Your Hometown! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Senior Citizen Discount No further away than a picture. A smile, or remembered phrase, Our loved ones live in memory So close in so many ways. For how often does a sunset Bring nostalgic thoughts to mind Of moments that our loved ones shared In days now left behind! How often has a flower Or a crystal autumn sky Brought golden recollections Ofhappy days gpne by! \es. memory has 3 mage way Of keepingloved ones near Ever close in mind and heart Are the ones we hold most dear Loving and missing you always... 1(0) West Green St. (616) 948-3136 Jinnie ------------ it 1 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19 1998 CMU's Daniels to face WMU eagers in MAC opener Joni Daniels scored a team-high 12 points, but it wasn't enough to keep Central Michigan University's womens basketball team from defeat in its regular season-opener against Michigan State University last Sunday in East Lansing. Daniels, a 1997 graduate of Lakewood High School, also pulled down 7 rebounds in the Chippewas' 73-48 loss to the Spartans. CMU will look to notch its first win this Saturday in Kalamazoo when they face Western Michigan University (0-1.0-0) at University Arena. Tip-off for the MAC opener is 3 p.m. The only Chippewa to score double digits, besides Daniels, was Sally Sedlar with 11 markers. The Spartans were led by Kristen Rasmussen's 20 points. Daniels, a 6-5 sophomore, averaged 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in her freshman season at CMU in 1997. WMU opened its season with an 85-67 loss to Vanderbilt. The Lady Broncos return all five starters including guard Shelsea Erving (16.5 points, 6.4 rebounds), forward Star Harris (11.7 points) and guard Kelly Delong (11.3 points). CMU knows that the WMU contest will be a great test and finding Daniels underneath will be a key. "Western Michigan is a solid team led by pre-season All-MAC selection Shelsea Irving." CMU basketball coach Fran Voll said. "It will be a formidable matchup. WMU has a lot of experience reluming Joni Daniels ,= THE=- HEFFLEY COMPANY & Heatiac I Freshmen end campaign (and) well have to continue to work hard on defense and try to gel it into the post better than we did against Michigan State." Another Lakewood High grad who is contributing greatly to CMU's athletic success is Jennifer Mitchell. Mitchell, a sophomore hitter on the Chippewas' volleyball team, had 12 kills and 4 blocks in CMU's 3-1 win Nov. 10 over Oakland. For the season. Mitchell has 232 kills. 167 digs and leads the team with 84 blocks. CMU (10-15. 7-10) closes out its regular season Friday when it travels to the University of Buffalo (10-21). The Chippewas have earned the eighth and final berth into the MAC Tournament. WMU (18-)). 10-6) also has earned a spot in the post-season volleyball event. "Our team is excited about making the playoffs," CMU volleyball coach Elaine Piha said. Nov. 28 run a journey through nature The Grand Harvest Run, in Grand Junction, will be staged Saturday. Nov. 28. The event will be at the Warner Camp, near South Haven, between 60­ 55th streets. The 5-kilometer race is on three miles of beautiful, wooded, scenic trails at the Warner Camp. A free t-shirt will be given to everyone who participates. Divisions are men. women, boys and girls. Warner Camp's new 5-k course is quite exciting, according to Battle Creek Central High School cross country coach Roger Steudle and NCAA Southwest Conference Championship Coordinator Charlie Briscoe. Steudle and Briscoe assisted in the development of the course, owned and operated by Bob "Doc" Stevens and his wife, Lori. "We have developed a beautiful course in the wooded meadows and pines for those who really enjoy running in the beauty of God's vast nature." Stevens said of his inspired course. An entree fee is $10 before Nov. 23 and $15 for late registration. For more information, contact (616) 434-6844: Patient rolls a dozen strikes Field of Dreams... ITS a trip to a field of dreams for Aaron Steaines of Hastings. Sleaines was the lucky winner of tickets to see the Detroit Tigers play at Tiger Stadium, courtesy of the Heffley Company in Battle Creek and Oldies Radio Keener 104-9. Pictured are (front row, from left) Aaron Steaines. his brother Kyle; (back row) Robert Gray Jr.. Susan Baker and Robert Gray Sr. of the Heffley Company. (Photo provided) NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION ■VILANO ouurm township TARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS Of RUT LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY WCMC5N. ANO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS Bill Patient has worked in the bowling business for some eight years, but it look him giving up most of his equipment to achieve his first sanctioned 300 Patient rolled a recent 300 at the Hastings Bowl in the Sunday Afternoon Mixed league. The Battle Creek native who averages around 194 said he was "real lucky in that game " Patient, 28. bowls in the Sunday league with his Pinhead teammales and his girlfriend. He has worked in the bowling profession for the past eight years, but has recently sold most of his sports' supplies. Look for a photo of Patient, and other information about his 300 game, in an upcoming Hastings Banner PLEASE TAKE NOTICE mat Rutland Charier Townie Board adopted Ordinance No 67 at its meeting held November 10. 1998 Interested persons may examine Ordinance No 67 and secure copies of said Ordinance, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall 2461 Heath Road Hastings Michigan 49058-9725. (616) 948­ 2194 between the hours of 9 00 a m and 12 00 noon on Mondays Golden Annlvereery Lecture Seriee 1948-1998 and Thursdays RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO 87 An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter TownsNp Zoning Ordinance by the rezonmg ot certain property located in Land Sec­ Hastings Kiwanis Club presents a... tion 13 wrthm the Townstwp from the 'CT OffceCommeroal Dis­ trict zoning dassrfcation io the ’C3‘ General Business District zon­ ing dassifeaton and to repeal an Ordinances or parts of Ordi­ The freshman eagers came up one point short of a victory Nov. 13 in its season closer against Wyoming Park. The Saxons scored 25. but the Vikings tallied 26. Park out-scored Hastings 10-7 in the final eight minutes. Kate Martisius led the blue and gold with 7 points, Emily Martin tallied 6 and Heather Krebs also scored 6. The freshmen ended the year at 8-12. Hastings lost to Hudsonville 37-22 in an Oct. 10 O-K White contest. Amy Steele and Ashley Deline were top scorers versus the Eagles with 5 points apiece. Martisius. Jenny Jenkins and Deline each were credited for making three-point field goals. BOWUNG SCORES Monday Mixers Thursday A.M. Whispering Walers 30; Budweiser 22; Kelley's Keglers 19 1/2; Landis Ladies 19; Dewey'sAuto 19; Rowdie Girls 18 1/2; B& R Testing 17; Girrbach k 17; Hastings Bowl 15; TM Lassies 14; Coldwell Banker 13; Basket Babes 12. High Gaines and Series - V Carr 164; M. Snowden 178; H. Miller 162; M. Wieland 167-457; D Dutcher 175; D. Larsen 205; L. Friend 177; D. VanCampcn 196-548; J Wagner 180494; H Service 171486; B Davenport 170465; M. Lemon 165458; S. Nash 191483; E. Hammontrec 165; A. Hall 174; C. Curtis 181483; J. McMillon 191-516; M Snyder 163462; S. Glasgow 191-545. Question Marks 28 1/2-15 1/2; What Happened 27-21; Just Us 23-25; Boomers Girls 22 1/2-25 1/2; Hastings Bowl 21-27; Varneys 18-26. Good Games and Series - D Mayhew 166456; L Jackson 162447; J Rabley 144402; J Kruger 137-332; H. Service 170; S. Lambert 165; B. Sexton 156; B. Estep 152. Senior Citizens Moucouhs 25; Jesiek 24; M&M's Friend 23; Kuempel 22; Woodmansee Nash 21; Hall 21; Snyder 21; No One Brodock 20; Vrogindewey 19; Lethcoc Wieland 15; Schlachter 14; Brewer 13. Mens High Games and Series - G Wag­ goner 204476; C. Jesiek 221 -513; B. Terry 200-542; H. Service 194469; W Brodock 171; W. Woodmansee 198-515; P. Terpening 181477; W. Birman 165456; G. Teachman 162; J. Beckwith 198483; J. Mercer 174; R. Nash 170-504; D. Stuart 190459. Womens High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 187-542; Y. Markley 179469; E. Mesecar 163; F. Girrbach 161457. Thursday Angels Gavin Ford 35-17; Nashville Chiro 35­ 17; Fanrers Insurance 29-23; Mills Land­ ing 28-24; Cedar Creek Grocery 28-24; Hastings Bowl 28-24; NAPA Girls 25-23; Shamrock Tavern 24-28; Miller Excavating 24-24; Stefano's 19-29; True Value 17-35; Pct World 16-36. High Games and Series - L. Apsey 185; K. Lewis 147; K. Bamum 157443; D. Cur­ tis 187; C. Curtis 143; L. Perry 181; B Hayes 172; S. French 174; L. Potter 191; S. Varney 175. Recreation Bowling League »3 Hastings Bowl 30; Fairchild Oil 23; Freeport Elevator 22; Ball Busters and Bar­ ry Automotive 19. Good Games and Series - E. Olson 210­ 233-623; H. Wattles 212-560; M. Buehler 532; M. Porritt 514; B. King 214-531; S. Anger 237-220-656; D. Lambert 202-533; D. J. James 516. Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 27-13; Nashville Chiro 27-13; Mace's Ph. 26 1/2-13 1/2; Eye and Ent Spec 23-17; Valley Realty 23-17; Nashville “5" 21-19; Hallifax Services 20­ 19; Seeber's Auto 19 1/2-20 1/2; Misfits 17-23; Lifestyles 17-23; Fanners Feed II­ 29. High Games and Series - K. Becker 224-526; S. Glasgow 205-542; N. Varney 178491; L. Weyerman 179462; T. Laymance 175467; B. Planck 154 4 35; G. Pot­ ter 167419; G. Murphy 151414; D. Keller 146-377; L. Bahs 170455; G. Otis 182; M. Dull 177; M. Garber 176; J. Rice 165; P. Frederickson 164; N. Hallifax 157; B. Min­ er 156; I. Yoder 171; B Higdon 138; C. Shellenbargcr 133; C. Bishop 405. nances m conflict herewith A The Zoning Map as incorpora’ed in reference in the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the re­ zoning from the CT Oflice/Commercial District zoning classifica­ tion to the "C3‘ General Business District zoning classification ol the following described land m Land Section 13 COM S 00 DEG 19 08 E 45 23 FT FR W 1/4 POST SEC 13-3-9 FOR POB TH ELY AL S LI OF HWY M37/M43 THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES ELY 241 35 FT AL ARC OF A CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 22968 31 FT 4 CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 39 12* E 241 35 FT TH S 01 DEG 38 51 E 25 FT TH ELY 139 52 FT AL ARC OF CURVE TO THE LEFT RADIUS BEING 22993 31 FT 4 CHORD BEARING N 88 DEG 1042’E 133 52 FT TH N 88 DEG 00 17" E 287 16 FT TH ELY 352 81 FT AL THE LAST COURSE OF HWY ROW LI 4 AL ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 7/14 44 FT 4 CHORD BEARING 88 DEG 4141’ E 352 78 FT TH S 00 DEG 26 53" E 957 86 FT TH S 87 DEG 53 57' W 1023 35 FT TO W LI SEC 13 TH N 00 DEG 1908’ W 979 90 FT TO POB Narrated by... Raphael & Jocelyn Green ‘‘Hong Kong” Color Motion Pictures Narrated in Person! SECTION II SEVERABILITY Friday, November 20 • 7PM Should any section clause or provision of the Ordinance be de­ Hastings Central School Auditorium clared by a Court to be invalid lor any reason such declaration shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any pan thereof other than the secton clause or provtson so dedaredrfo be invalid SECTION nt EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days after pubheabon after adoption An Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflct herewith are hereby repealed BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 As always. For Your Listening Pleasure Entertainment Before the Travel Show Begins and At Intermission. $/|00 Kids Free Tickets ivzilzblezl th* door All Ticket* *T w xam (11-19) The Hastings Clty/Barry county Airport Commission will accept applications from interested citizens for a position on the Airport Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration office, 3rd floor, courthouse and must be returned by MX) p.m. on Monday. November 30.1998. KARAOKE N 9 P.M. to 1 A.M. SATURDAY NOV. 21wt D. Snyder 245-594; J. Pettcngill J Elliston 153436; L. Elliston H. Coenen 187494; B Scobey J Mittelstaedt 15141; S Dun­ Friday Night Mixed 9 and a Wiggle 35-13; Cook Jackson 34­ 14; Late Comers 32 1/2-15 1/2. Brush­ works 30-18; Get Luckys 27-21; Ramblers 27-21; Thomapple Motors 25-23; Ten Pins 23-25; Bad Habit II 23-25; Heads Out 22­ 26; Cousins 21-27; Missing 2 20-28; All But One 20-28; No Whiners 19-29; Two BKk 19-29; Rocky 4 19-29; Sears and S« vice 18 1/2-29 1/2; Mercy 17-31. Mena High Games and Series - D. Vick­ ers 204; C. Gray 171; R Fay 224; D Ser­ vice 178; T. Ramey 173; H. Pennington 208; J. Bartimus 195; S. Peabody 231-629; R. Haight 209-547; J. Bamum 232-558; D. Sears 180; H. Service 156; K. Meaney 189­ 536; B. Ripley 210; B. Keeler 200; J. Smith 176-510; M. McKee 212; W. Brodock 173; B. Madden 201: E. Keeler 246-213-228­ 687. . Womens High Games and Series - L. Gray 125; L. Bishop 155; T. Pennington 180; 0. Bartimus 202-542; R. Lydy I7O;S. Smith 149; P. Kelly ISO; B. Roush 192-522; E. Johnson 171; S. Haight 172464; S. San­ born 169; L Bamum 223-557; B. Faul 176; O. Gilions 175; b. Davenport 179; R. Brummel 181470; S. Ripley 171451; N. Taylor 151; S. VanDenburg 210; S. McKee 257-575; D. Olmstead 179; J. Madden 184­ 500. Sunday Night Mixed B.S.crs 30; X-Filers 30; All Mixed Up 23; Nine Out ofTen 22; We're OK 21 1/2; S A K 19 1/2; Thee Froggcrs 19; No Tellm What 19; Thunder Alley 18; Red Dog 17; H.E.D. 17; Friends 16; Lucky Strikes 14 1/2; Rock Bottom 14; Bear Alley 13 1/2; Happy Hookers 13. Wbmens High Games and Series - M. Snyder 199-566; D Pennington 196-520; M. Kirchen 171467; A. Hubbell 145424; S. VanDenburg 211; J. Buckner 190; S. Glasgow 185; S. Sanborn 177. Mens High Games and Series - B. Rentz 253-675; J. Kohler 223-554; T. James 190-517; CW Simpson 166478; S. Peabody 213; R. Craven 208; B. Hubbell 194; A. McBrian 191; V. Hall 187; J. James 181; G. Snyder 178; B Drayton 176; M. McLeod 171. 189477; M. Ulnch 136-397; M. Spidel 148-387; B Huss 145-379; L Laubaugh 137-375; C. Purdum 139-364; N. Wright 128-359; P Henney 127-355; I. Weeks 2 134- 351; K. Burton 138-350; J. Purdum 135- 336; A. Elwen 126-334 Boys Good Games - J. Smith 111: B Verus 111; B Lehmen 107. Girts High Game and Series - A. Boger 156405; A Faber 147-373; K. Harper 126­ 333; C. Shumway 111-318; H. Appleby 118-312; C Shellenbargcr 116-307. . Girts Good Games - M. Verus 120; B VanBoven 112;T Huss 111. Tuesday Mixed Freeport Shamrock Tavern UM ME Wf / * Good Games and Series - 9. Maker 182445; 168436; 193-504; 146401; ham 165. Saturday Majors Boys High Game and Series - B Kirby NOTICE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY MCHIGAN ORDAINS SECTION I Rezoning of Property in Land Section 13 23; 22; 20; 17; Bawlerettes Kent Oil Co. 23-13; Bennett Industries 20-12*; Farmer's Feed 17-15*; Carlton Center Bulldozing 16-20; Hecker Insurance 15-21; Hamilton Excavating 13-23. TVCCU 27-17; Advanced Commertial Printers 26-18; Consumers Concrete .25 1/2-28 1/2; Woodmanse. Sawmill 23-QI; Fnends 22-22; Hastings Bowlers 20 f/2- ' 22 1/2; Pin Seekers 18-20; Mosteller Graphics 13-31. Men's High Games A Series - P Scobey 265-672; T. Neymeiyer 223-594; R. O'Keefe 218-505; B. Love 182-501; S. Hause 194; G Hause 201-553. Women's High Games & Series - A. Mark and Mika Sheldon Roemer 140; R. Burch 173482; J. Bryans 166479 �The HaStnKJS Banner - Thursday November 19 1903 \ Delton MEAP Test Banner CLASSIFIEDS Banner CLASSIFIEDS Ca/z...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 CoB . The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 i cont. from page 5 In (he writing portion of the test. 10 per­ cent exceeded state standards. 57.3 met stale standards. 23.6 met basic standards, and 9.1 percent did not meet basic standards In the math portion, 13.2 percent exceeded state standards. 44 percent met state standards. 19.8 percent met basic require­ ments and 23 percent did not meet basic I: standards ' In the science portion, nearly one percent Exceeded state standards. 43.6 percent met !’ state standards. 35.9 met basic standards ! and 19.6 percent did not meet basic stan• danK Previously, only students who received a ! "Proficient" rating had that rating noted, or ! "endorsed." on their high school diplomas. • _ Now students are endorsed if they meet one of the first three levels of proficiency — that is. exceeded state standards, met state standards, or met basic standards. The exact type of endorsement — Level I (exceeded stale standards). Level II (met state standards) or Level HI (met basic stan-' dards) will also be noted. * Thus, this year the number who will be . receiving some type of endorsement at Del,jon is greater — 76.4 percent for reading. 90.9 percent for writing. 77 percent for math and 80.4 percent for science. The endorsements will also be made on high school transcripts, rather than diplo­ mas. since "transcripts are part of the .(college) admissions process and are often asked for by employers," according to writ­ ten material by the state Board of Educa­ tion. Wells said the strong performance by . students in the writing category was due in .part to the emphasis the high school has made on improving students' writing skills as pan of the five-year process of receiving accreditation from the North Central Asso­ ciation of Schools and Colleges. . In all areas of the test, high school staff are analyzing results to see where improvc ments may need to be made and to ."see if the test that's been created is going . to help us improve our programs at the . high school." Wells said. Changes in the new test included "more ■specific feedback to analyze,” she said. DKHS Principal Paul Blacken said /’we're pleased" with the results of the test­ ing this year, and eventually "our goal is to -have all students at Level I and II." Also at Monday's meeting, the board hired Gary West, a physical education teacher at Galesburg/Augusta High School, as the new high school varsity baseball coach. He replaces Carl Hamden, who stepped in last year when a coach new to the position that season. Rob Dreier. left. West will continue to teach at Gales■• burg/Augusta. Blacken said. West lives in the Delton Kellogg School District and his children attend school at DK. West has coached college and high school baseball Tor 20 years and will retain a position as assistant baseball coach at Calvin College while acting as varsity coach at DK. Also, the board s policy committee is looking into the idea of creating an hon­ orary diploma to award once a year to a member of the community who attended Delton Kellogg and who "has demonstrated exceptional contributions to our society." '• Wells said. z "The committee will be establishing critieria for this award later in the winter and will be inviting nominations from the ♦ community in the spring." she said. - Also announced at the meeting was that DK holiday concerts will be held .n De­ cember. Elementary concerts arc Dec. 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. ' Middle and high school band and choir con­ certs will be Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. r The public is invited to attend any or all of them. Wells said. • ; • > •Z < Help \\anled J Help Wanted In Mcnioham NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications tor gen­ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THELMA E. KELLER who State St.. Hastings. eral labor, lumber handlers, and left one y ear ago November 17, SECRETARIAL POSITION. various mill positions. Produc­ tion and Ittendance incentives, 1997. Sadly missed by her hus­ FT/w benefits for MSU Coop­ erative Extension in Hastings Must be proficient in Windows/ Microsoft Word, have good com­ days Apply in person, no phone munication and organizational 12x65 MOBILE HOME TRAILER. $50000 obo; por­ celaindolls & kits. 30%off. great Chnsimas gifts; computer; new Steclcasc desk; old showcase; 3 cleaning table, with fans; lots more November 27th & 28th. IOam-5pm. 7170 Saddlebag Lake Road. Lake Odessa 616­ 566-6455_______________________ AVON DISCOUNTSALE Fri­ day 2(Jih and Saturday 21 st. 9am5pm. 205 Stadium Dr. Middleville calls Buskirk Lumber Company. IN LOVING MEMORY of our 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE dear mother, Alberta L. Turner, who passed away 4 HELP WANTED: ChefAssis­ years ago, November 20,1994. tant. evenings, full time. Apply at Countv Seal 128 S. Jefferson. Hastings 948-4042 Another year has slipped away, DAYTIME BARTENDER full be the same, our broken hearts in Agriculture and 4-H is a plus' send resumes BY NOV. 25TH. ATTN: SHARON RUSSELL, OFC. MGR., to BARRY COUNTY MSU EX­ TENSION, 220 W. COURT ST., HASTINGS MI. 49058. PLASTIC MOLD INJEC­ TION: Plastics production com­ panies in the Dutton. Caledonia, and Lowell areas arc in need of workers for all shifts. No experi­ ence necessary, company will train. Full-time to possible per­ time. Apply at County Seat Lounge. 128 S. Jefferson St.. Hastings MERCHANDISER needed for a Vermontville company full-time to possible permanent. Must have excellent hand-eye coordination, and great attention to detail. Very repetitive, perfect attendance important. Starts at $6.75/ph .40 hours/pcr week. I st shift- Friday afternoons off. If you meet these qualifications, please apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 E.0 E. MACHINE OPERATION A SE Grand Rapids automotive com­ AND ASSEMBLY: pany is looking for assemblers and machine operators on all shifts. Duties include light as­ sembly of small automotive parts, plastic injection machine opera­ tion. and press operation. Must have high attention lo detail and good finger dexterity. All posi­ tions are long term to possible permanent. Mum be willing to work overtime. Pay increases based on work performance! For immediate consideration, apply each day. Our lives will never will always remain. It doesn’t seem possible that four years have passed, but our love for Deeply 2 YEAR WARRANTY’ NOW AVAILABLE ON SEVERAL OF OUR RV BRANDS! We Take A Wide Variety of Trades! CLOVERLEAF R.V 6l6-68<9888 CLOVERLEAF R V 616-685­ 9888 ASSEMBLY AND MACHINE StafTMark is accepting appli­ toed boots, and the ability to pass a drug screep- you could be on your way to a long term career with Simpson! Call Robin or Becky at 948-8555 or stop by StafTMark (between Subway and Rentway) at 725 W. State Street in Hastings. LN LOVING MEMORY of Alberta L. Turner who passed WHATS NEW AT CLOVER­ away 4 years ago, November 20,1994. No longer in my life LEAF? New fall hours 9am5pm.. Mon-Fn..9am-2pm.. Sal. CLOVERLEAF R.V. M-89. to share, but in my heart you’re always there. My heart still aches in sadness, and many si­ lent tears remain. May God LOCAL MANUFACTURER is currently accepting applica­ tions for production workers on 2nd shift. This well estab­ lished company is located in the Middleville area, offering a great benefit package with $12 plus upon hire. You must have an established work his­ tory, verifiable work ethics, and the ability to pass a drug screen. For immediate consid­ eration contact StafTMark be­ tween 2 and 4pm, Monday thru Wednesday and 10am until noon Thursday and Friday at 725 W. State Street in Hastings (between Subway and Rent way). Bring 2 pieces of ID attendance records, or call us at 948-8555. PLASTIC Plainwell. 616-685-9888 shakes and 21 square 18" me­ dium. 945-4892 •CLEAN ANCES* USED 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-2pm. 616-345-4367. $ 10 off with this ad. HOTEL QUALITY MAT­ TRESS SETS Sturdy, firm and plush. 50 sets. $65. complete bed includes frame. Dennis Dist. 401 Cochran.. Charlotte. Ji 7-541­ 1109____________________________ 25 CARPET REMNANT’S Beautiful, plush, cut pile, commcricial. all sizes .20 per square foot. Hurry for selection! Dennis Dist. 401 N Cochran.. Charlotte 517-541-1109 N Cochran., Charlotee. 517-541-1109 WASHER AND DRYER SET tion call StafTMark at 948-8555 or stop in and speak to Becky FOOD PROCESSING: Man­ or Robin. StafTMark is located at 725 W. State Street in Conditioning Unit, works excel­ lent, $95. 623-4527_____________ power is currently accepting ap­ Hastings, bet w een Subway and this growing company. Short term and long term positions available. Starts al $6.25/per hour, opportunity for permanent hire with excellent benefits. For information call Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market St. EOE. 616-948-3000__________ TOOL AND DIE MACHINE OPERATORS: Machine op­ erators needed for a Middleville pole buildings 24X60 w ith heat andbathnxrminhall 26x32polc building Middleville schools Bv travel trie. center island kitchen FOR RENT Middleville. 2 bed­ appointment 948-2204 model! Loaded with extras! Big slideout! WcTake A Wide Vari­ room, 2 bath Townhouse. Cen­ ety of Trades! CLOVERLEAF TIME TO TREAT R.V. RUB­ BER ROOFS. Save 15% on all roof treatments at Cloverleaf R.V. 616-685-9888, Plainwell. M & A CAMPER AND RV SMALL non-smoker 616-668-3784,__________________ FOR ’78 SALE: pop-up camper, sleeps six. gas & elec­ tric ref., furnace. 3 burner stove. I2V&I 10V system, ready to go INDY 500 1991 INDY 500 $1,600 945­ 9890 Automotive 1989 CUTLASS SUPREME INTERNATIONAL 125.000 miles, runs well, new tires, good condition $2,500. Call 795-7379 Oak $7.000.00,517-852-9040 attendance history. Starting wage $5.75 per hour with room for QUEEN BRASS BED: Ortho­ pedic firm mattress with beauti­ FOR SALE: ’78 Chevy single advancement Fully paid vaca­ ful brass headboard. 2 months axle tractor w/671 Detroit die­ tions. fully paid medical insur­ ance. After meeting set require­ old. in plastic, never used, cost $800.00- sell $250.00.616-754­ ments. apply in person 8am-3pm 6388. TIDY HOME CLEANING Extended cab. Cruise,iold air. Home, offices, tilt, automatic, good rubber, cleaning for your needs. Pickup - drop-off laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508or945- 1986 FORD RANGER STX. good body, 53,000 $2,500.795-7109 miles, 9448 leave message____________ / arm BANKRUPTCY - Respect lor HAY FOR SALE. Im. 2nd and at Saranac Brand Foods. 60 S. Bridge St.. Saranac. MILKER NEEDED, MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE, $8.00/ hour, 2 days off a week, call 616-698-1889, PERSON EXPERIENCED IN OPERATIONS IN MODERN DAIRY. Areas required, feed­ ing. breeding, milking, and ma­ chine operation Only experi­ enced apply. 616-721 -8302 leave CASHIERS: _________ consol or spinet piano for a church, between $700 and $900 800-945-5971 ping. Breakfast sausage, jerky, salami, hot and sweet Italian sau­ bratwurst and hunter's sausage. George’s Game Processing. 1455 S. Stewart Rd . Charlotte. South 464 INTERNATIONAL month old. never used, medium newer cap. Rusty but trusty. 517­ of M-50. 517-543-8002 work. $2 JOO. 616-763-99*11 firm, oak headboard, frame, in plastic, will sacrifice for $ 175.00 852-9210 days. 517-566-8845 STIPULATION: YOU ASK eves_____________________________ OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR LIVING EXPERI­ obo. 616-225-1610._____________ 1989 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4, FOR SALE: Whirlpool electric 79,000 miles, loaded, new tires, dryer $175. Regular, permanent press, and delicate cycles. Very radiator, exhaust, paint. $6,200. OBO. 517-852-9295. clean Call 616/795-2764 1967 DODG E CORONET440. KING SIZE MATTRESS box 4-door. 65.000 miles. 318 en­ spring and frame, few months old. $450 firm. 795-3732 gine. rebuilt with 500 miles, runs great, excellent interior, good body. $2,000.00 obo. 616-945­ available in Calhoun County’s finest adult foster care facility. Enjoy distinctive living. Be con­ fident you’ II receive the best care from our 24-hour state-licensed nursing staff. Call Connie Clifton-Mattis R.N Best Care Plus Living Center.. 16080 17 1/ JEEP PICKUP 1/2 TON4x4. straight 6. runs good. 4 wheel RESIDENTIAL REMODEL­ FOR SALE Electric typewriter drive works good. $500 OBO ING Kitchen, bathrooms, win­ dows, roofs and siding. 2251.____________________________ dia 945-3951____________________ Lenox bird collector plates. Phone 616-945-5393, after 6:00 2 Mile Rd . Marshall. Mi 49068 616-789-0300__________________ Winnebcgo Indian home. 517-852-2183. motor CRAFTERS NEEDED for message________________________ 96’ CHEVY S 104x4. 43 liter HAS: Rheumatoid arthritis. A D D . ERS: We represent several $2.350 Call 616-948-8791 HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ banks, they arc eager to sell 1995 CHEVY BLAZER. 4x4. MATES" black. 2-door.4 3 Vortec.45.000 4093 miles. $15,750 616-948-9570 Bat Houses. Cloth Snowmen. Ceramics. Decorated Eggs. Old Linens and Loselys. Crocheted Beautiful red and w hilc. 3yr old male, neutered Malamute Husky. Inendly nalured 616-672-7869 detail. Must have good refer­ ences and strive for perfection. Reply to: Ad *617. Box 188. JUST CHRISTMAS! Free puppies and kittens. 5I7-K52-94I7. four days weekly, motivated in­ Hastings.MI 49058. Li’!expe­ rience. references, days/hrs. dividual. computer or typing available and desired rate. skills necessarv. Send resume to Ad *618. C/6 Reminder. P.O WANTED 1-and for lease for the 1999 hunting season. Will pay propertv taxes and more 616-948-0329 “OUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT’ 28th. 9am-5pm Handcrafted wood items. Birds. Butterfly and FREE TO GOOD HOME. WANTED: (Hastings Area), cleaning lady with attention to IN TIME FOR YOR KIES AKC, 2 lemalcs. 1 male. 877-4566 FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ 948-2518________________________ Highest bidder takes all Contact 616-868-5212. __________________ Mobile Homes ABANDONED REPO - Bank ments on huge < hedr»x»ni liomc Will move if necessarv I MMi672-96(M Main St. Vermontville. Nov Pets 948-9389 A D H D.. MS. Depression. Colds. Migrains.etc... Call 616­ DONED storage unit contents 948-9178 for an appointment 4x7 steel reinforced, solid Oak w’/stecl bar windows, complete w/trollics and hardw.uc $15(1 each or $275 for both Evenings needs someone to assume pay­ TAKING BIDS ON ABAN­ Caledonia Band. 2000craft show on Nos ember 21st. Call Pam al 852-0903. TWO HORSE STAHL DOORS l‘»r sale I’re-it (tape Fibromyolgia. Lupus. Craft Show and Homemade Lunch . First Congregational Church of Vermont villc.. I IOS $75. Both excellent. 948-8778. WANTED: STANDING UM­ BER, guaranteed top prices, logged horses or machine. 517­ WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT Christinas Items BUY 945­ 3699. and Knitted items. Native Ameri­ can Made Sterling Silver Jew­ elry. The Garden Bakery w/Eth- CALL 616-948­ Miscellaneous peting 3 colors, offer Hastings NINTENDO w/24 games, $50. Super Nintendo w/5 games, HALF-BLOOD AFRICAN BOER GOAT; bucks. $2(X) (Ml each, 616-795-3591 Eddie Baur, new tires, push but­ ton 4x4 works great, needs en­ gine work. $500.945-9683 leave vortec, 16 mi. 948-3713. erator. reasonable. Make excel­ gas wide front-end. Needs sonic ENCE HERE. One private room w/answering machine and copier. Panasonic. 517-852-9040 FAX MACHINE lent Christmas gifts Used car­ TO 700 1st cut. (rfX) 2nd cut alfalfa, spectively 26 round hales of alfalfa.$38 Phonei6!6)-731 2442 FOR SALE: 1987 Cnevy S-10 948-0562 WANTED HAYFORSALE: Squarebales. excellent quality. $2.75/$3 re­ 4x4. V-6 auto. ext. cab with QUEEN MATTRESS SET: 1 WANTED: Old round bales of sage____________________ grass hay. $1 <M) sage. summer sausage, Polish, Call 374-8906__________________ hay. grass or mix Reasonable. Call 616-758-3711 leave mes­ 100 BALES per bale 671-4602 ONE STOP DEER PROCESS­ 517-852-9040___________________ 124.000 miles, runs good. Box 188. Hastings. Ml 49058 Very solid, no rust. $2.000OBO 616-795-7039 sel engine w/IOspd air brake. Many furniture items, new con­ dition. 18cu.fl new white refrig­ NEEDED: Office Help three or ’71 VW .VAN: 20.000 miles. »n rebuilt engine. Calitonua bu registered tuner, technician assislant. Call 945-9888 ING Skinning. Cutting and Rap­ WANTED TO BUY a good _____________________ O.B.O. Call 795-7027. trade for smaller truck or asking 4.3 liter engine, short box. 5300 Steven Jewell, 1985 DODGE OMNI Kuns good, needs front brakes $5(M) for $350.00 obo, 616-225-1610 2 high, entertainment center. equipment Must be dependable and conscientious Beneilts. Mensch Manufacturing 945­ 8569 NOW HIRING: Responsible, dependable people with good DESK. 50 wide. 22 deep, 45-1/ GENERAL LABORER: Manufacturing of heavy AG new front tires, tuns line, body needs work. $875. 616-795­ 3208. 3rd cutting Nonun.AllalfaTimo- Wanted 3000 EOE_____________________ 1986 FORD ESCORT (IT. 5speed, am/lm/slereo/casscitc. thy Hay. 501b bales 664-5254 1994 SATURN, 1988 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP Hastings. I27N Market St..948- leave message charge for your initial appoint­ ment. Experienced Attorney. I- finish styling. 6-drawcr dresser, chest, mirror and headboard. In­ BEAUTIFUL ROLL TOP Medical.and Dental Please sub­ mit resume to MANPOWER of FEMALE PUPPY FOUND in NADA book pace All oilers Call 616-792-9925 consider after 4pm. BEDROOM OUTFIT: 891-1795. for both agricultural and lawn & Road the morning of November 15th please call 616-374-8405 SERVICE. pm. diescl/hcavy equipment required Candidate must have abilities and experience in diagnosis and re­ pat’ of equipment including en­ gines. transmissions, electrical and hydraulics. Complete ben­ efit package including 401K. backpack located on Clarksville Road just west of Jordan Lake Piano Service. Caledonia, will train, call 616­ garden products Experience in picked up a green PIANO TUNING, repunog. rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix DEPENDABLE PERSON TO WORK PART-TIME in late afternoons on dairy farm in 948-3937 silver with burgundy intenor. 3 I free vehicle, will sell well below LOST: WOULD THE PER­ Ovation, good condition, runs excellent. $1,000 OBO. 792­ 9573 large Mr. & Mrs. Santas. 2 sets to Mary Jane's Mobile Hair Care FOR SALE 1991 Pontiae 6<KX). lights. Excellent running, rust I.ml \nd I on nd Rusinew Scn/i i \ FOR SALE Large nativity set, background Will be responsible 7 21 -8509 V-6. auto. till.cruise, air. anVlni good condition, needs minor re­ pair, $1,000 OBO. 1989 Yamaha or Wayland 66, 616-792-1494 have a farm equipment technical 1989 FORI) FESTIVAfor parts car. good condition. $ I (X) 616­ Delton area. Needs home. 623­ POLARIS Hastings. I27N Market St..948- in need of a new do? I'll fix her up for the holidays and be glad Brand new. $500 367-4622 stereo, factory tach, and log $800.517-726-0573 or 517-726­ FOR SALE 87 Ford Bronco II working with computers, and on 4-1/2“ or five on 5" 945-9120 SON WHO After 6pm 945-3887____________ Applicant must have experience in 12/1. I or Sale Auto 4 15”XI0” ALUMINUM RIMS: Prime senes 158 Five $400 per month plus deposit Mattawan exit 66 north I mile on DeVille 80. Hammond spinet vice Manager and Technician. Available the right. Make the nght choice organ upper/ lower and pedal keyboard Bnttamca Encyclope­ MANAGER/ UPSTAIRS Hastings, utilities included lor pair and replacement. 1-94 to Evenings, some weekends and holidays, apply at cither Bradley 66.616-792-6839 SERVICE deposit You pay gas. 945-0809 REFRIGERATION SER­ VICE: Recharge and repair message. TECHNICIAN: Hastings area farm. lawn, and garden dealer is accepting applications for Ser­ FOR RENT Large I bedroom apartment $425 month. $425 camper refrigerators. New and used refrigerator*, roof-top air conditioners in stock. Roof re­ inspection, and be able to com­ pare parts optically. Please sub­ mit resume to: MANPOWER of 3000 EOE_____________________ tral air. stove, dishwasher, refng. jetted tub. washer and dryer hookup, cable ready, trash pickup No pets. $500 month plus deposit. 795-7722 client dignity at every step. No 693-2215. Also, must be familiar w ith spot deposit. CaJI Kay at Miller Real 2-door. auto- Please apply at MANPOWER, of know ledge of micrometers, cali­ pers. and other measuring tools. pole barn/ garage Hastings schools. $95.OIK) Please call for an appointment 945 0221 malic on floor, w ith Nike sign in rear window. 84.000 miles, very good condition, would like to week, occasional overtime. Ap­ plicants needed for all shifts. ance experience. Must have modular home, master suite w ith bath, family room with fireplace, living room, dining ro*»m. break­ fast room, island kitchen. 16x20 deck off of family room. 32x40 cludes Queen firm mattress set. I month old. cost $1.150.00 - sell MY HOME, Monday-Friday, from approximately 2:00­ 8:00pm, three children, 616­ ity Control and Quality Assur­ FIREWOOD » wooded acres with 3 bedroom FOR SALE BY OWNER Call 948-8555 for details BABYSITTER NEEDED IN QUALITY ASSURANCE/QC Water $105 a cord. 664-4804, sible permanent. 40 hours per 3000 EOE_____________________ MASTER PLUMBER AC­ perience a must. Full-time pos­ hind Riverbend Travel) 948­ Dist. 401 N Cochran. Charlotte. SEASONED area tool and die company. Ex­ Hastings. 127 N. Market St., (be­ stove $65. (gaurantecd) Dennis MiddlevilleScIkxiIs Immediate possession. 795-7392 7272 APPLI­ Family Appliance Center. 601 Portage St.. Kalamazoo. Monday-Friday 517-541-1109 NOW fer non-smokers. Now to June $350,792-9911 rooms 3 acres, across ttotn Thomapple River Both Estate 795-3305 or at home 795­ R.V. 616-685-9888 $150. Refrig $100. 30" electric CEPTING APPLICATIONS for small assembly in Vermontville. $6.75 per hour. FURNISHED, 2 bedroom, pre­ town. 4 bedrooms central air A pool. One in country. 3 bed­ 9888 1996 PROWLER 335F 5 th wh fiable work history, and a de­ sire to advance in a solid orga­ nization. For more informa­ Rentway. GUN LAKE, I AKE FRONT Jule. nis Dist. 401 STAFFMARK plus utilities 616-765-3017 HOMES FOR SALE. One in basement, propane gas and cen­ tral air. main floor laundrv 2 Kentwood areas. Hilco Tech­ nologies is looking for quali­ and comfortable work environ­ ment. Several light industrial positions exist on 1st shift for Country setting $400 a month GOT MARRIED HAVE 2 hath ranch.on I 6acres, walkout 1989 plant in Lake Odessa. Neat.clean, SMALL 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT: Freeport 1-888-388-5472 tor appoint ment rity deposit and $100 cleaning 0569_____________________________ plications for an egg processing 8824 and sea wall Open House Sun­ day 2-4. 1212 Hickorv Rd Shown bv Lisa Bl Ac ERA Net work Priced al $159,900 Call Take A Wide Variety of Trades? CLOVERLEAF R V. 616-685­ rect 'Brand New” twin mattress $45. Full $55. Queen $65. Den­ N. Market St. 948-3000 EOE. Delton area Dec 1st- June 1st. Furnished 4 bedroom. 3 bath. $550 month plus deposit 721­ deeded lake access * ith new Jock FOR SALE 3 bedroom. 2 1/2 BEDDING SALE factory di­ MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 LAKE HOUSE FOR RENT 3 bedroom Fine Lake home Neu root, siding flowing and cabinets with 40tt includes all utilities ♦ $350 secu­ MOLD INJECTORS! We are opening. Short-term employ­ ment. If interested, please call month, call 616-945-0906 FOR SALE: IN HASTINGS. $350 a month now taking applicatins for machine operators to work on all shifts in the Dutton and and other tasks to ready store for MEADOW STONE APART­ MENTS: I st floor. 2 bedrooms. 2 baths. 1.090 sq ft. $625 00 a EFFICIENCY APARTMENT E.O.E. fied production workers who have good work ethics, a veri­ TWO BEDR(X)MS IN THE COUNTRY nice yard. $485 and utilities. Call to see 623­ 8743. CLOSEOUT ON ALL 1998 CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, Mini Motor Home. SAVE! We bless you and look after you WAREHOUSE/ CON­ STRUCTION: Applicants needed for help setting up new Wal-Mart store in Hastings. Du­ ties will include moving and set­ ting up beams, assembling and moving shcl ves. setting up racks, Real Estate until we are together again Sadly missed and lovingly re­ membered by your husband, 19 SQUARE TAPERSAWN ATTENTION Recreation and grandchildren .___________ at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St. 948-3000 FRIDAY NIGHTS: We re too cheap to furnish ash trays so bring your own. Cheap' Cheap' WINTERIZE WHILE YOU WAIT. Call for appointment. Job • 1899. American Greetings. provide utilities Call for appointment 616-374-3244 2pm-5pm_______________________ bered by Sheila and Joe, Paul and Jennifer, Jute Jr„ James proximately 8-1 i hours a week. $5.76 an hour, call 1-800-543­ 4110 between 8.30am-4:30pm. and Cramer al Methodist Church in Mulliken on November 21 st from missed and lovingly remem­ cations for Simpson Industries in Middleville. If you have the deisre, the know hou, the sted Assemblers East of Lake Odessa. 2 possibly 3 bedrooms. $525 a month ♦ ap­ tunity. Apply at MANPOWER SMALL PIECE ASSEMBLY: For Rent HOUSE FOR RENT: 6 miles FOR GREETING CARDS: OPERATOR POSITIONS! 948-30G»)_______ ( ommunity Notice HELP US CELEBRATE this fine young man’s 90th birthday al a surprise party held for Henry with loving thoughts of you you will always last. manent hire Pay rate ranges from $7.00 to $7.75. excellent oppor­ IS MOM HOMEBOUND and Raise EXTRA CASH for • Christmas by selling items with Banner Classifieds. Call 945-9554 band Max. son Robert and family and friends. duties. Knowlcdgc/background pany for an applicant with Qual­ Sr//<’ full medical benefits alter 120 skills and able to handle multiple INSPECTION: Immediate opening in a Vermontville com­ (iaragr p(V> THEIR LIVING EXPERI­ ENCE HERE. One private room available in Calhoun County’s finest adult foster care facility Enjoy distinctive living Be con­ fident you’ll receive the best care from our 24-hour state-licensed nursing staff Call Connie Chtton-Manis R N Bcm Care Plus Living Center . 16080 17 1/ 2 Mile Rd . Marshall. Mi 49068 616-789-0300__________________ INSIDESTORAGE boats, cars. Greens and Swags. Soup. Sand­ wiches and desserts R V.’s Gun Lakc/Bradlcy area, reasonable |N6S ~’>2-9225 BRANDT’S CHRISTMAS TREES & wreaths.Scotch$10. Spruce $15. Wreaths $12. Cut or you cut. 1/2 mile south of Only on exciting short wave ra­ l^cev on North Avenue. 616­ 948-051I 758-3168 tion this ad 1-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELL will |.x»k at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath Will move it necessarv 1-800­ 672-9604________________________ ABANDON STIPULATION: YOU ASK OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT nic Baked items. Dried flowers. FREE Coon hound puppies Call homes they have repossessed No application Ice if vnu men­ ALTERNATIVE MEDIA!: dio REPO. Bank needs someone (o assume, will move if necessarv. ('all Delta Homes, I-800-968-7376. FIRE YOUR L ANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call Delta Homes. 1-800-968-7376. H.UD. APPROVED. <brm 2 bath, low pay ments, good uedit or nocredit, anvthing in trade I800-538-7870 1968 LIBERTY 12x60. 2 bed room, all re-done. $6.(KM>OBO 948-2456 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 19, 1998 HASTINGS MEAP scores continued from page 5 "It doesn't seem like too many people look at the results, and it doesn't seem real meaningful that way. (The test) needs fur­ ther study, but in the meantime we'll con­ tinue to do our part." Written material by the slate Board of Education states that "while there arc sev­ eral tests like the SAT and ACT designed to measure a student's ability to achieve and succeed in college, there is only one test (the new high school MEAP test) to ensure Michigan students are learning the subjects outlined in the state standards. These content standards and benchmarks represent what employers, educators and parents believe all students should know to succeed in the workplace and beyond " The stale board said that "we all should" care about the results of the test. "Confi­ dence in public education is low nght now. Many schools find it increasingly difficult to ensure that all students are prepared to be successful. Without data to demonstrate thal students are achieving at higher and higher levels, it will be impossible to re­ store confidence MEAP test results are one measure of school success. There are other indicators, but so far neither schools nor the state have settled on what those should be." Hastings and other districts are still fac­ ing the introduction of yet another new state lest — the fifth, eighth and 1 Ith grate social studies MEAP tests, which will be given for the first time this January and February. Arnold said. "When we get those results back, well go back to the curriculum and study it and try to align things more." David Wottjer, who pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing a police officer and domestic violence, is led oft to jail by court security officers after he proclaimed his innocence, then demanded to be sentenced on the spot in Barry County Circuit Court Thursday. Tense moments in court J-Ad Graphics News Service A man who failed to appear for his sen­ tencing on a conviction of resisting and obstructing a police officer and domestic violence showed up at Barry County Circuit Court, later to be arrested and held without bond in the Barry County Jail. "He wishes to go to a psychiatric hospi­ tal.” attorney Frank Hillary told Judge James Fisher about why David Woltjer was late. ”He has had a psychiatric breakdown and was trying to seek that type of assis­ tance." Woltjer. 35. of Hastings, was supposed to have been sentenced at 8:15 Thursday morning, but when he did not appear. Fisher issued a bench warrant for Woltjer s arrest. At that time, attorney Rob Longstreet asked to be removed from Woltjer's case. "I would like to withdraw as his attor­ ney." he said. "We have had a breakdown in our communication." Fisher denied Longstreet s request, telling him "it is not your fault he's not here." When Woltjer later appeared outside the courtroom, security officers instructed audi­ ence members move to the back of the courtroom before allowing Woltjer to stand before Fisher. “I’m telling you. your honor. I did not resist and obstruct those officers." he said, referring to his Aug. 23 arrest. "Those officers just walked up and sprayed me in the face with mace without saying a word. I asked them if I was under arrest and they said ’no.’ They didn't conduct their job like they're supposed to." Woltjer went on to claim that another of­ ficer got out of the car and "beat my a-" and that "I'm getting the shaft here.'' Fisher offered Woltjer a chance to with­ draw his plea, but he did not respond. He also noted that Woltjer had two attor­ neys representing him and told him to pick one or the other, but Woltjer said he didn't have enough time to decide "If I'm innocent, why should 1 go to jail?" he said, adding that he had not shown up for his interview because he had been at­ tempting to commit suicide. "I've been hanging by a thread " Woltjer objected to going to jail because he didn't want to lose his two jobs. "Your honor. I'm asking for your help." he pleaded. "All I want to do is good. I don't want to do bad. I want to live in peace." "I don't want any different for you ei­ ther." said Fisher. "But you are supposed to show up when you are supposed to." Woltjer then demanded that Fisher im­ mediately impose sentence, but Fisher said he could not until the pre-sentence inter­ view had taken place Man escapes serious injury in Friday crash A 26-year-old Hastings man was treated at Pennock Hospital and released after an accident Friday on Railroad Street in Hastings where his 1976 Chevy crashed into a tree. Jerry Arthur Allerding was issued a citation for reckless driving after he allegedly drove nearly 55 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone to pass another vehicle before striking the tree near the intersection of E. State Street, according to the Hastings City Police Department. Police said Allerding lost control when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the street because of the speed he was traveling. The Hastings Fire Department (pictured) helped to extricate Allerding from the vehicle, with the help of his brother who reportedly witnessed the 5 p.m. accident. Alochol was not a factor. Officers were able to remove Woltjer to the Barry County Jail without incident. C Dreisbach’s November New Cai Snmcpui ) During the month of November for every new or used vehicle purchased we will DONATE *1OO mmrnniAnAttic nmiM to the Barry County United Way. TRAILER PKO., LEATHER, LQAMD. WAS $30,440. NOW -Rebates to dealer •* 36 mo. low mile lease based on 12.000 per year with 10% down. Dreisbach Pontiac Oldsmobile CMC Truck 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings. Michigan 49058 "Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition.” SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY (616) 948-8000 Today or toll free 1 -888-494-5539 Call SALES HOURS: Mon. & Wed. until 8; Tues., Tburs., Fri. until 6: Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon. & Wed. 8-7; Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-11-25.pdf cf81388697caff738caafaecc77eb871 PDF Text Text Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ■■ ■m: — hast®'165 pJghlNGS ANNER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1888 VOLUME 145, NO. 48 PRICE W City, Hastings Twp. support district library by David T. Young Editor Both the City of Hastings and Hastings Charter Township now are on record as supporting the concept of a district library. The City Council Monday unanimously adopted a resolution in support of forming a district library and earlier this month the Hastings Township Board gave its tentative approval and appointed two representatives to a special six-member planning commit­ tee that would set up the ground rules to put a library district in motion. * Hastings Public Library officials have been pressing for a district library for more than a year now. They propose the city and Hastings and Rutland townships make up the district, in which residents in all three municipalities would pay for the service through a voted millage. Representatives from all three municipalities would serve on the library board. Under t*«e current system, the public li­ brary is funded mostly through city tax dol­ lars and three-tenths of a mill from Rutland Township. Hastings Township contracts its service through the Freeport library . See DISTRICT LIBRARY, cont. page 2 I d time GIVING An effort Monday by the Delton Rotary Club to make sure everyone has a special dinner tor Thanksgiving was appreciated by nearly 24 families receiving boxes containing turkeys, fixings and a pumpkin pie. all donated by area businesses. Here. Long Lake resident Pat Gast, right, mother of 11-year-old Zach Johnson, who is responding well to treatment of a brain tumor, receives a Thanksgiving gift box. With her Is her companion. Kevin and at left is Colleen Walker of the Cloverdale General Store, who delivered the meal along with her husband. Tom. For details, see story inside this issue. Economics, pollution force United gas station closing by Mary Warner Staff Writer Economic and environmental reason^ have forced the closing of the United gas station on Court Street in Hastings. Own­ ers of the station say there are no plans to reopen. Had the owners. Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, kept the station in service, they would have had to upgrade it to a self-ser­ vice station and would have had to replace 37-year-old steel storage tanks that do not meet federal pollution control guidelines, according to Rob Wood, manager of com­ munications for Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the parent company of Speedway SupcrAmerica. The station needed a considerable in­ vestment." Wood said. "We don't think we can have an adequate return on it.** According to Chris Christensen, project manager of the storage tank division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the station's underground gasoline storage tanks have been leaking and the DEQ has been working with Speedway to monitor and study the site since groundwa­ ter and soil contamination was first discov­ ered on the properly in 1990. Christensen said there are "pretty high levels of benzene." one of the most harm­ ful components of gasoline, near the gas pumps. Christensen said the company will be re­ quired to clean up any environmental con­ tamination. even though the station has closed Federal law requires the steel tanks to be removed within a year, he said. There is some question whether the See STATION continued on page 3 County disappointed about city’s rejection of replacement signs by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Several members of the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday expressed disappointment that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals rejected their requests to replace five old. outdated signs with new ones. The county can erect new signs, but not in the same locations as the old ones be­ cause of a city ordinance that requires the signs to be further from the sidewalk and not on city property. County Administrator Michael Brown told the board. Wal-Mart donates downtown Christmas lights More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 It may not be open yet. but already Wal-Mart has been busy instituting its corporate policy of getting involved in the communities where it has stores. The company donated 258 strands of 100-count Christmas lights to be used to decorate trees in the downtown area. Here Hastings Wal-Mart manager David May (right) is pictured with Hastings DRW worker Marty Olsen, who is stringing lights along State Street in front of the Barry County Courthouse. May said he approached the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce to ask if there was something the store could do for the community, and was told there was a need for the lights. May said the company's foundation gives contributions each year to non-profit organizations within the communities where there are Wal-Mart stores. Among planned gifts this coming year in this area. May said, are S300 to two different schools to be used for environmental purposes, the giving of a ’Teacher of the Year’ award, and presentation o< the Sam M. Walton Award to a business that has done the most for the commurity Plans are to have Wal-Mart, located on the comer of State and Heath, open by Jan. 27. May said Look for the annual HOLIDAY SONG BOOKS to be published with HEXT WEEK'S Hastings BANNER! The purpose of the signs is to convey in­ formation to the public about parking regu­ lations and building information at sites around the historic Courthouse, Courts & Law Building and County Annex. "We took down the old signs because they were incorrect and old and nonfunc­ tional." Brown said. "The city's ordinance states that there is no grandfather clause, once you take those down, you cannot re­ place them.” Two of the old signs had been on the city's right of way. between the sidewalk and the street, he said. Commissioner Robert Wenger noted af­ ter the meeting that the locations of the old signs were visibly helpful to the public, especially those who are unfamiliar with Hastings such as first time visitors and those who only visit occasionally. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey and Vice Chairwoman Sandy James also ex­ pressed disappointment about the ZBA's re­ jection of the signs. Bailey and Wenger noted after the meet­ ing that they had hoped there would be a spirit of cooperation about the signs as the county had conveyed when Hastings City Police didn't have a reserved place to park their vehicles by the Courts & Law Build- See REPLACEMENT SIGNS, pap 4 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 j Firm to analyze city’s compliance with Y2K by David T. Young Editor The Hastings City Council Mondaynight agreed to spend up to $6.(MM) plus expenses to have 21st Century Migration Services of Kalamazoo help the city avoid problems that may be associated with the coming of the year 2(MM) The council voted 8-1 to have the com­ pany analyze all city departments to find out where problems may arise because of embedded computer chips that may not be able to perform when 1999 turns into 2000. Mayor Frank Campbell, who said he doesn't believe there will be a "Y2K" catas­ trophe. cast the dissenting vote. City Manager Howard Penrod said 21st Century Migration Services will "help us with the evaluation of city services to en­ sure that by Jan. 1. 2000. we won't have any surprises." Penrod said the firm comes highly rec­ ommended, interestingly by the city's audi­ tor. Plante & Moran. "They look at every system and its oper­ ations.** the city manager said. "If they find pitfalls, they will help develop contingency plans.” He said that though every department head in the city has been examining whether their systems are Y2K complaint, assurance from an outside party is helpful. Though there are no guarantees, the city Neuus Briefs (Continued) Adopt a family for Christmas Names are available for those who want to adopt a Hastings area family for Christmas by giving them food, clothes, toys or meet other needs. Love Inc. of Barry County is match­ ing families in need with those who want to lend a helping hand. In the past individuals, families, students, churches and other groups and organi­ zations have adopted families to make the holiday season brighter for them. To adopt a family or for more in­ formation. call Love Inc. at 948-9555. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. Families who need a Christmas basket and have not signed up should call the same number by Dec. I. Red Cross Ball will be Nov. 28 The Barry County chapter of the American Red Cross will have its third annual Holiday Ball at 7 p.m. this Saturday. Nov. 28. at the Hastings Moose Lodge. The evening will include music by Les Jazz and disc jockey Archie Wood, a 50-50 drawing, food, beverages and dancing. Tickets, at S10 each, may be pur­ chased from any director or member if the Red Cross chapter, at the Com­ mission on Aging. D & N Mongage Company, the Credit Bureau and Ad­ vanced Commercial Printers. Winterfest plans 20th anniversary Plans for the 20th anniversary of the Gun Lake Winterfest are being made Bea Pettin-Beaulieu. owner of the Amber Inn Restaurant, has volunteered to be chairwoman of the festival, just as she did 20 years ago for the original events. Several activities are being planned, most geared to the family, children and fun. Perennial favorites such as the swim suit fashion show, broomball and children s games are being planned The annual festival is scheduled to take place again during the last week­ end in January. Bowens Mills to mark holiday Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate "Christmas at the Mill." starting Fri­ day. Nov. 27. The activities will include fresh cut Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit with "Father Christmas." hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts. The Christmas at the Mill senes will be open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and the same times for every Saturday and Sunday up to Christmas Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs Stale Park entrance. For more information, call 795-7530 then would he covered in case of any liabil­ ity suits. City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes said having the outside firm do the analysis is "a good protection measure for down the road It's insulation against liability.** The Y2K problem is the possibility that computers and local service systems will fail a little more than a year from now be­ cause the computer chips won't recognize the correct year Many chips made more than 20 years ago did not specify the cen­ tury. So it is possible that many services run by computer chips, such as heat and elec­ tricity. could fail unless the perceived prob­ lem is taken care of. In other business ci Monday night's meeting, the council: _ • Approved a 2 percent increase in Bene­ fit E for retired city employees. Council­ man Harold Hawkins, a retired city patrol­ man. abstained. • Authorized Police Chief Jerry Sarver to trade in about a dozen handguns for more modem shotgun weaponry One handgun will kept by the city, at the insistence of Mayor Frank Campbell, who wants it pre­ served tor historical archives. • Agreed to buy a new cooking stove for the tenant of the city-owned house adjacent to Fish Hatchery Park if the rental agree­ ment calls for it. Otherwise, the tenant will have to buy the stove City officials are considering getting out of the house renting business and instead letting an organization like the Thomapple Arts Council use the building However, for now. the rental housing will stand be­ cause. as Councilman Joe Blearn pointed out. it doesn't make sense to boot out a paving customer for a house no one sure anyone else wants. The city still would have to maintain the home, regardless of whether anyone is using it. The stove could cost anywhere between S329 and S629 • Watched a condensed video of Eco­ nomic Development Director Joseph Rah­ n's two-hour Nov. 5 presentation to the Urban Studies Institute at Michigan Stale University The subject, naturally, was in­ dustrial incubators. • Gave Penrod a satisfactory evaluation in its annual review of the city manager's performance On a scale of I to 5. Penrod averaged about a 3 1/2 in the categories listed. “I don't see the scores as being too bad at all." he said, "but I see areas of improve­ ment (that are needed).** Penrod scored lowest in public relations and intergovernmental relations. "I struggle with some of that anyway," the city manager said. "I’ll strive to do bet­ ter" Freeman to be 1st Friday guest Bill Freeman, former area TV and radio broadcaster and now owner of the monthly political "Freeman Maga­ zine." will be guest speaker at the next First Friday program on Dec. 11 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Grand Rapids The First Friday forum next month will be held on the secund Friday be­ cause of a scheduling conflict Freeman formerly had his own light news segment on Channel 8 in Grand Rapids and then had his own radio talk show on WGVU. Since then he has launched Freeman Magazine, which is a free publication with discussion of local, state and na­ tional politics. The magazine recently celebrated its first anniversary. Holiday lighting contest looms The annual Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting con­ test will be held next month and en­ tries are being taken now. The contest is open to residents and business people within a five-mile ra­ dius of Hastings. Business and residen­ tial will be separate categories. The theme for the local celebration Dec. 3-6 and lighting contest is "Of Christmas Past, a Victorian Christ­ mas." A framed certificate will be awarded to the "Best of Theme" residential winner. The winner in the business category will be given a traveling plaque Call the chamber office at 945-2454 by Tuesday. Dec. I. to register. The judging will lake place between 6:30 and 10 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 3. The Holly Trolley bus will be trav­ eling a circuit around the community that highlights the winning homes and businesses and other Yuletide displays during the holiday season. Thornapple Wind Band concert set The Thomapple Wind Band will pre­ sent a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6. al the Hastings High School lecture hall The group, under the direction of high school band directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings and David Macqueen of Lakewood, has been having rehearsals during the fall to prepare for the pre­ sentation The 50 members of the ensemble come from as far away as Rockford, but mainly hail from the Thomapple River area, which is the reason for the name Membership is open to any post high school age musician looking for a chance to play and who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules The Thomapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surround­ ing community There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. Proceeds are used to promote and support the continuance of the en­ semble MADD red ribbons are symbol to drive safe and sober Motorists in Barry County and around the nation are being encouraged to tie a red ribbon onto a visible place, such as the mirror or antenna of their vehicles, as a symbol of their pledge to drive safe and sober throughout the holidays and to remind others to do the same. 7 ne Barry County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving kicked off its annual ribbon campaign this week with the help of (from left) Mickey Cousino. local red ribbon coordinator; Phil Cousino. local MADD secretary-treasurer; Rick Argo, patrolman with the Hastings City Police; Tom Salingue, of Allstate Insurance which is the local campaign sponsor; Dar Leaf. County Sheriffs Department deputy who is a liaison with the schools; and Sandy Larsen, the Hastings Posts community service officer for the Michigan State Police. Geiger named chairman of appropriations panel State Rep. Terry Geiger (R-Lake Odessa), vpho represents all of Barry County in the 87th District, was named chairman of the powerful House Appropria­ tions Committee for the next session of the Michigan Legislature. Geiger was selected by House Speaker­ elect Chuck Perricone. Two developments that aided the process of Geiger ascending to the committee chairmanship were the loss of more than 60 veteran legislators to term limits and the Republican Party gaining a House ma­ jority in the Nov. 3 elections. Perricone. a Republican from Kalamazoo Township, said of Geiger. "Terry's Appro­ priations Committee experience, especially in the areas of school aid. judiciary and cor­ rections. makes him a good choice to chair the committee. In addition, his background as a roll-up-the-sleeves businessman and his ability to work with all interests in the budget process are unique as we enter un­ charted term limit territory." Perricone said he announced the chair of the House Appropriations Committee as­ signments because of term limit, saying there is a need to get the new legislators "trained and up to speed on the appropria­ tion process.” Geiger was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1994 and he was one of only two Republican freshmen then named to the House Appropriations Committee. His predecessor. Bob Bender, also served on that committee. Geiger has chaired the Judiciary Sub­ committee and served as vice chairman of the K-12 School Aid and Corrections sub­ committees he also is a member of the f amily Independence Agency Subcommit­ tee. "I am truly honored.” Geiger said. "L look forward to helping craft a budget that, will deliver efficient, essential state ser­ vices, provide a safety net in times of eco­ nomic downturn and. at the same time, re­ duce the lax burden on working families. •*. "It's a lot of work and it's going to be •> tremendous challenge. The first thing F; want to do is sit down with the current (appropriations) committee members and lay out a training process (for new income ing members)." Geiger said the budget process will begin in January and he feels it is important "that budgets are passed in a reasonable lime" and that they demonstrate fiscal restraint. Geiger has been recognized as the first legislator to insist that state budgets be tied to performance standards and he imple­ mented performance measures in the judi­ ciary budget. He also was instrumental in bringing equity to court funding in Michi­ gan. He wrote the funding formula that holds Wayne County courts harmless while providing money to outstate courts. Before he was elected to the Slate Legis- lature in 1994, Geiger was a Woodland Township trustee and a former chairman ot the Barry County Republican Party. He is a graduate of Alma College with a* bachelor's degree in public service. He and his wife Jan own Chief Sales, an agricul-! tural wholesale distribution company in Lake Odessa. The couple has three children. • City will seek block grant for: redevelopment district by David T. Young Editor The City of Hastings is applying to the Michigan Job* Commission for a $20,000 federal Community Development Block Grant for establishing a redevelopment dis­ trict. The City Council Monday night voted to authorize a notice of intent to nuke the ap­ plication The city mu%t match $2,500 out of its general fund and use $5,000 from the local Downtown Development Authority for the planning grant. Hastings Manufac­ turing is pledging S5.0O0 and the Felpausch Food Center S2.5O<). tor a total ot $15,000 to go with the $20,000 sought in funding The $35,000 will be used for a study to establish the district. This proposed redevelopment district would be bordered by Stale Road on the north. Green Street on the south. Jefferson Street on the west and East Street on the east. Included in the district would be five "Brownfield" sites that could be redeveloped and some buildings that could be reused. Hastings Economic Development Direc­ tor I. Joseph Rahn told the council that this district is outside the other designated development districts within the city. In a written communication, he outlined the purpose of establishing the district and seeking the grant "The Hastings Planning Project will ad­ dress the rehabilitation or reuse of the Hast­ ings manufacturing warehouses on Mill Street The company has recently vacated the facilities The planning project will formulate a strategy for reconfiguring the site so that the company can expand and create new employment positions. There are a number of entities that could reuse the vacated warehouses, which may allow the company to acquire park land owned by the City of Hastings to the west of the current facility Coupled with the vacar» land owned by lhe company, the fu­ ture expansion of infrastructure and facili­ ties is possible The study will assist the companv and thelp> the city decide what fa­ cilities to demolish, sell or reuse to maxi­ mize the potential for the company to con-, struct and expand their current plant. "By assembling additional land. Hastings , Manufacturing can expand their current' manufacturing operations... "Production employment would increase, through the expansion of modem facilities. and equipment. The vacant warehousing, structures are unsuited to efficient produc­ tion. "The impact on the community would improve lhe vacated premises and expand' local manufacturing employment within^ the community." Rahn told the council Munday night.. "We re excited about this grant. We think if, will be helpful to the community." In a written communication to Mark, Felpausch. Rahn said, "While the grant ap», plication must relate to industrial employ­ ment. I'm confident that lhe scope of work See BLOCK GRANT continued on page 3 �The Hastings Banner - Wednesday. November 25 1990 - Page 3 DISTRICT LIBRARY continued from page 1 Though two of the three government units have approved of the concept of a dis­ trict library, there are many details that need to be worked out before it can become a reality. For example, there needs to be agreement on how much millage should be at»ked of resident. And approval from Rut­ land Charter Township also is still being sought. There also are plans for moving out of the current library site across from the county courthouse at 121 S. Church St. in Hastings. Library officials contend that the current building is just too small to and worn down to handle the growing needs of citizens and the tremendous growth of chil­ dren's programs. Librarian Barbara Schondelmayer said 209 children signed up for the reading pro­ gram this fall, a 27 percent increase over last year. She also noted that since the li­ brary dropped non-resident fees last June I. 391 people litve signed up with the library, almost a third of them from Hastings Township. The Hastings Charter Township Board already has appointed Clerk Bonnie Crultenden and Supervisor Richard Thomas to the special six-member planning commit­ tee. which will make recommendations on district library ground rules to the council tod two township boards. Appointment of ppresentatives from the city has been de­ fined by Mayor Frank Campbell, who said to wants more time for anyone interested to apply. However, two representatives have been recommended, former Library Board President Steve Loftus and current Library Board President Brenda Teegardin. Librarian Barbara Schondelmayer ex­ plained. "We thought that by picking them they would bring us some experience with library operations. They would be able to answer questions (during deliberations of the committee)." Nevertheless. Campbell said he preferred a little more time to give other people the opportunity to serve. Members of the District Library Steering Committee gave the council an update on the progress of the campaign. Rick Graf said a petition drive produced 258 signatures of people who said they want to see a district library, which prompted Hastings Township officials to give its tentative support. Representatives from the three munici­ palities were invited to attend a special meeting Tuesday night with attorney Cyn­ thia Faulhaber, who specializes in the pro­ cess of how to form a district library. Officials and lhe public also are invited to one of three planned sessions about vi­ sions of a new library with consultant George Lawson from Iowa. The meetings are set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 9; 7 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 10; and 9 a.m. Friday, Dec 11 Campbell said he is very supportive of the campaign for a district library, a new facility and the work of the committee on their behalf. "I think we re going in the right direction on this.” he said. We appreciate everything the committee has done.” lountywide Development Uliance Board to be onsidered by county by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A future countywide Development Al­ liance Board of Directors, comprised of eight voting members from the public and private sectors, is being considered as a long-term mechanism for planned devel­ opment in Barry County. That's one of the key recommendations in the final report presented Tuesday to the County Board of Commissioners by Bender & Associates of Middleville. ’if the county board approves the plan and follows a suggested timetable, lhe Alliance Board could be in place by March. T*he county board last spring hired former Skate Representative Robert Bender s com­ pany to research and propose an economic development strategy for the county. The firm’s staff surveyed government and busi­ ness officials to identify areas of agreement and disagreement and then held a public meeting to discuss the survey results and possible options for developing an overall development strategy. Based on those out­ comes. Bender and Associates formulated a specific plan. Bender said the Countywide Develop­ ment Alliance organizational plan would balance economic and social benefits, build healthy communities and preserve natural resources. i.As a result of the surveys. Bender said, "we are no longer talking narrowly about economic development alone, bu*. of an overall county development' program. "We avoid needless duplication by incor­ porating many services from departments apd agencies that are already in existence, and pul them together in an entity that will reflect the diverse interests of the entire county.” he said. ; The business community survey con­ cluded loud and clear that duplication of ex­ isting services should be avoided. Bender noted [ The heart of the plan calls for four Al­ liance Board members to be from the pri­ vate (business and agriculture) sector and four from the public sector, representing the county, townships, city of Hastings and villages. A countywide Alliance Development professional would be hired and would be a non-voting member of lhe board, according to the recommended plan. The development professional's respon­ sibilities would include working with ex­ isting businesses and agricultural develop­ ment. making business contacts, grant writing, infrastructure and industrial parks arid recruitment. Bender said the overall plan has "a big lent philosophy to include everybody." For example, there will be a non-voting position on the board to represent education/communication. That position, he slkid. could represent Michigan Stale Uni­ versity Extension Service, lhe intermediate school district. Kellogg Community Col­ lege and K-l 2 school districts Bender said that position would be im[★wiant if the board gets into retraining, job tririnmg. work force development, etc. He also wants the directors of the Cham­ ber of Commerce and the County Planning ahd Zoning to serve as non-voting mem­ bers of the Alliance Board because those entities are already doing many things that pertain to economic development and areas of interest to the board “The chamber, he said, could be the mechanism by which businesses would contribute their dues Bender & Associates have suggested that the county adopt a resolution next month to endorse the Development Alliance plan and authorize the appointment of a fivemember nomination panel, including "an outside resource person." to solicit appli­ cants for the Alliance Board of Directors. The proposed timetable also calls for the panel to screen and interview the applicants and present a slate of recommended ap­ pointees to the county board. The county board would have the responsibility to ap­ point the Alliance Board members. The ini­ tial board members will have staggered terms and eventually each member would be appointed to a four year term by lhe county board as the staggered terms expire. This would result in two members being appointed each year. Bender said. County Board Chairman Jim Bailey said he strongly supported an idea that Bender mentioned of blocking out the names and addresses of the applicants for the Alliance Board so the panel looks only at the appli­ cants' qualifications during the initial screening. "One of the things we heard strongly from lhe survey was that this Alliance Board ought to be comprised of the most qualified business and professional people you can gel. irrespective of anything else." Bender said. Applicants also have to be willing to de­ vote time to serving on the Alliance Board, he said, because it initially will involve a lot of work. After the Alliance Board is named, its first duties will be drafting a charter and by­ laws. with legal help, and advertising, screening and interviewing prospective can­ didates for the position of economic devel­ opment professional. The Alliance Board is expected to recommend a candidate for the post, with final approval given by lhe County Board. When Bender's survey began with the business community, he told the county board this week that "there was not a lot of interest in economic development on the part of businesses. They saw that as a threat to them. And they didn't want any part of a group that would bring in outside businesses that were in direct competition to them, competing for their work force, competing in some cases with their prod­ ucts. being granted tax abatements, etc.... So they were not at all enthused, in fact one guy almost threw me out lhe door..." From those comments. Bender & Asso­ ciates suggested that a priority of the Al­ liance Board would be to help existing businesses "before we start looking outside and bringing in new businesses. "All of a sudden they (area businesses) were anxious to participate in that. Then they could see some advantages to them and their operations . . .That brought a lot of the business community on board where initially there had been some objection to that." Bender said. "...We appreciate everything that you've done." Bailey told him. "...Personally. 1 think it's very a very workable plan. 1 think you've done an excellent job. I com­ mend you and your staff for lhe work you've done. It's got us through a process that's more difficult for us to try to do for ourselves." Commissioner Emmet Herrington also complimented Bender & Associates for "the organization of this report. The timetable fixes responsibility and gives us a road map to where we re going." A number of area Delton Rotary members and business people gathered Monday to assemble Thanksgiving gift boxes for are families in need. Pictured on the "assembly line- are Paula High. Jane Leavitt Monica Eberts Gavle Bronson and Marsha Wells. ’ ' ’ Delton Rotary gives Thanksgiving meals to twenty-four local families by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer In their first community project since forming this year, the Delton Rotary Club assembled and delivered 24 boxes of Thanksgiving meal fixings to area families Monday. "There are so many families that would go without a Thanksgiving dinner other­ wise." said Club President Paula High. "When we called the families to fell them what we were doing, they were extremely appreciative." The boxes, packed by the Rotary at Pe­ ter's Bar Monday evening, contained turkeys, potatoes, apple and cranberry sauce and rolls, all donated by area businesses, including McCormicks Enterprises, Peter's Bar. Buckland Insurance. Felpausch, the Delton Medical Center and the Goverdale General Store. Pumpkin pies for all of the families were made by Margqprite Alden. High said many of the families receiving the boxes are single parents with children on public assistance, ranging in size from two to six. . The effort was conducted UM year by a local church, said Jane Leavitt. 'The outpouring by the community was so phenomenal last year that we wanted to do it again." she said. Another project being launched by lhe club, in conjunction with the Friends of Mike Martin, left, and Gayte Bronson, right, wrap a Thanksgiving meal box before delivering the food to Delton area families Monday evening. the Delton District Library is an Angel Tree that will generate gifts for four area families in need. The public can go to lhe library and se­ lect an item from lhe tree and donate the item for the designated family, said Leavitt. "Each family is represented by a different symbol," she explained, such as the 'Gin­ gerbread* family, the Mitten' family and the 'Star' family. Items will be wrapped at lhe library Dec. 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and delivered to lhe families the following week, she said. BLOCK GRANT continued from page 2 will bring added benefits to the whole rede­ velopment district. "If successful, this will be the first plan­ ning grant awarded by the state. In the two meetings I've had with Michigan Jobs Commission staff, they authorized an ap­ plication. which usually indicates the fund­ ing will follow." Rahn said he will give an update on progress to lhe council within 30 to 60 days. STATION continued from page 1 United station was causing all of the con­ tamination. Christensen said, in which case, according to Wood, "we will continue the cleanup where we are responsible." There is some evidence that pollution is entering the property from south of the site, the company stated in documents sent to lhe DEQ. The DEQ currently is investi­ gating the possible off-site contamination, Christensen said. He said that up to this point no public dollars have been used for lhe monitoring 4 lesson on giving thanks... A month-long study of the Pilgrims, the Indians and the first Thanksgiving ended last week with a ■feast' in Diana Johnston's third grade class at Star Elementary School in Hastings. The youngsters learned the first Thanksgiving meal, held for three days in 1621. consisted of venison, squash and seafood rather than cranberries and potatoes. "We incorporated Thanksgiving into their lessons,' said Johnston. "They had to pretend they were pilgrims, we talked about the Mayflower and measured how big it was and learned about the myths." The Mayflower Compact, they learned, was America's firs! set of laws and clean-up effort — the company has been footing the bill. However. Wdod said, the usual procedure for his company is to first "comply with the law," and then seek whatever public pollution clean-up funds might be available. Christensen said a number of gas sta­ tions around the slate may be closing soon as lhe result of lhe federal Resource Con­ servation Recovery Act, which requires gasoline storage tanks to be upgraded by Dec. 22 to a certain level to prevent leak­ age and resultant pollution. Bare steel tanks are known to corrode and leak, he said. The law requires measures such as double­ walled or coated tanks to prevent leakage. Currently, Christensen said. 75 percent of gasoline stations in the state are in compliance with the law. which has been phased in over the past 10 years. Wood said having to comply with the tank upgrade was one of. the factors consid­ ered in the decision to close the United fa­ cility. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday. November 25 1998 REPLACEMENT SIGNS continued from page 1 FINANCIAL Bailey and Wenger noled after the meet­ ing that they had hoped there would be a spirit of cooperation about the signs as the county had conveyed when Hastings City Police didn't have a reserved place to park their vehicles by the Courts & Law Build­ ing Bailey said the county gave them per­ mission to have spots on county property. "We’ve worked with the city," Wenger said. "...We did put them in the county lot. We tried to be a good neighbor." He said he thought the city’s rejection was "selfish on the city’s part to deny ser­ vice to the public...! don't think it would FOCUS fumtsMby . Mark D. Christensen or Edward Jones and Co. 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If you’re safety conscious, you'll like the fact that preferred stock isjusl what its name implies: If a company becomes in­ solvent. its preferred stockholders are paid before common stockholders (although af­ ter bondholders and other creditors). If in­ come and dividend payments become a problem, the same pecking order applies. There arc different levels of preferred stock, however, meaning some preferred stockholders would be paid before others. But don't make investment decisions based on who gets paid first if the company goes under. With preferred stock, choose quality corporations with high credit rat­ ings. And investing in companies listed on the major stock exchanges makes it easy to buy and sell. An advantage of preferred stock is the frequency of dividend payments. Most pre­ ferred stocks pay dividends quarterly, rather than semiannually like bonds. Typically, that income may be better than what you could expect from common stock or bonds. 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"We're in the business to serve the pub­ lic." Wenger said, stressing that the signs were not for the benefit of county employ­ ees or officials but to help the public. "We thought the city would be a lot more pleased with the new signs, which are at­ tuned with the times.” James said the original sign locations were the "best and most visible." but she said the County Property Committee is moving forward with a solution to locate "signs at a slant" that comply with the city ordinance. For the sign at the comer park­ ing lot by the Cone Zone, she said, "we will have to use part of a parking space. "We want the signs to be user friendly. We don't want someone's car towed away," she said, noting that the signs tell drivers that the lots are "strictly for county business and employees." In other business, the board: , • Set 10 a.m. Dec. 8 for a public hearing on the 1999 budget. Administrator Michael Brown said the proposed budget will be ready later this week for public review. • Heard that applications arc still being accepted for a six-ycar term on the County Road Commission. One of the current road commissioners. Ted McKelvey, is not seeking reappointment. Commissioner Rose Heaton said. "Central Services (Committee) did inter­ view two candidates for the Road Commis­ sion. but decided to open the advertising back up so I would ask anybody to let their townships know if there are any interested people." Heaton said. • 1-earned that volunteers who are work­ ing to build a new Animal Shelter have submitted updated drawings and an interior layout of the proposed building to the Cen­ tral Services Committee. The cost is esti­ mated at $300,000. Heaton caid. She noted that volunteers are working to raise funds for the new shelter. • Re-appointed Delores Mohn of Delton to the Substance Abuse Board for three more years and appointed Anna DeMott to her first three year term. Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number, provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for nr criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters seizing the function of 'cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • 'Crossfire* letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Public Opinion • Approved spending $20,000 to pur­ chase the "fuel farm" at the Hastings City/Barry County Airport. Expenses for the airport are split 50-50 with city. • Authonzed a lease agreement with Ford Motor Credit Co for a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe for the Sheriffs Department The cost is $9,216 per year for three years. The board can purchase the vehicle for $1 at the end of lhe lease. The Tahoe will be pur­ chased with funds from a secondary road pa- Irol grant One commissioner said he thought it was ironic that Ford would fi­ nance a Chevrolet. • Agreed to spend $4,300 to purchase and install replacement padded material for the floor of the detoxification cell at the county jail. The padded material is a requirementpf the state Department of Corrections. ! • Heard James say that she hopes the new courthouse clock face is in place before the Christmas parade. Eaton County Sheriff announces retirement Eaton County Sheriff Rick Wahl announced his retirement effective Dec. 31 after 25 years v" service. Wahl began his career as a dispatcher corrections officer in 1973 In 1974 he attended Kalamazoo Police Acade­ my and became a road patrol deputy. In 1978 he was promoted to sergeant on the afternoon shift. He served as the community relations supervisor for the department from 19X0 until 1991. when he was promoted to Lieu­ tenant and served as a substation comman­ der for Delta Township In August 1992. Wahl was elected Eaton County Sheriff, and was appointed undershenff until his term of office began on Jan. 1. 1993. He ran unopposed and was re­ elected in to a second term beginning Jan. I. 1997 In ftis first term. Wahl brought team man­ agement principles to the department, using techniques of total quality management. He assigned community policing liaison offi­ cers to the rural 15 townships of the county. He implemented numerous programs to generate new revenue for the county; to improve public services to the public with­ out adding tax dollars. Wahl served as a military intelligence analyst and interrogator in Vietnam frqm 1968 through 1969. In 1971, he retumedjto Michigan State University to complete bis bachelor’s degree, with honors, in criminal justice. He went on to obtain his mask's degree from MSU in 1979. He is alsd a graduate of Central Michigan Universky Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Institute and the National Institute of Cor­ rections. Wahl was voted Crime Prevention Offi­ cer of the Year for Michigan in 1990 by the State Cnmc Prevention Association. He has been a long-standing member and past chairman of the Eaton County Child Abtfcc and Neglect Prevention Council and received its annual Service to Children Award 1992. He was elected to the Char­ lotte Board of Education in 1988 and 195D Wahl is the current chairman of the stale D.A.R.E. Board and the Sheriff's Jail Link­ age System. He is a member of the MqlMichigan Police Academy Advisory Boatd and the Law Enforcement Executive Lead­ ership Institute at Central Michigan Univer­ sity. He is a member of the National Sheriffs Association, the Michigan Sheriffs Associ­ ation, and the Michigan Association if Chiefs of Police. Read the BANNER INFORMED res Know Your Legislators: US. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville. 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"We need to use force, but we need to finish the job and MC it doesn't happen again and quit costing the taxpayers million, of dollvs." *1 do think we should ue military force u this point. Unfortunately, he (Saddam) has shown himself as one who cannot be trusted.* '1 think we should bomb them and get it over with. Maybe then peace will have a chance." 'I'd like to we peaceful negotiations but I don't dunk It', going to happen.' 'Shoot him. Get it over with. He's going to die anyway.' �The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1990 - Page 5 Delton, Hastings middle schoolers get high band ratings Delton Kellogg Middle School students (from left) Lauren Cooper on cymbals. Jon Erickson on tamborine. Tiffany Wasserman on snare drum and Aleshia Lankerd on base drum performed as a percussion ensemble at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association Solo and Ensemble competition Nov. 21 ,’Jn Kentwood. They won a "one" rating, the highest given. ’ Students from Hastings and Delton Kellogg middle schools traveled to Kentwood Nov. 21 to participate in Solo and Ensemble competition sponsored by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. Pictured are Hastings students winning a 1, the highest rating. They include (front, from left) Amanda Rose. Josh Lane. Vincent Stavoli. Michelle Haines. Erin Bernard, Heidi Ogden, Amanda Bechtel. Kay Cartton. (back, from left) Erin Fish. Chastity Neil. Colette Purucker. Jennifer Shaw. Heidi Arnett. Jeff Baker. Craig Laurie. Jami Hayes, and Kathryn Safie. Reach over 30,000 ■ area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD WIG*) Call 945-9554 Clarinet trio (from left) Nicole Cieven. Sarah Gray and Amanda VanderPloeg from Delton Kellogg Middle School received a 2 rating in Solo and Ensemble competition in Kentwood. Hastings Middle School students receiving a 2 rating at the competition included (front, from left) Joel Gibbons, Matt Hoffman. Josiah Timmerman. Justin Peck. Mark Ferran, (back, from left) Danielle Dingman. Stephanie McNally. Sarah Clevenger. Hillary Hutchins, and Erin Carpenter. Missing is Megan Frazier. 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week! From left. Delton Kellogg Middle School soloist Ashley Lybrink on flute received a 2 at Solo and Ensemble competition in Kentwood, Sally Newton on french horn received a 1, Will Campbell on oboe got a 1 and Chris Kidd on oboe got a 1. Students are rated on a scale from one to five, with one being highest. Two-thirds of consumers don’t have holiday budget WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly twothirds of consumers have yet to create a holiday spending budget, according to a new survey. The American Bankers Association said Monday that in a telephone survey of 800 consumers. 68 percent said they haven't worked out a spending plan for the upcoming holiday season. The survey found that 35 percent of women do have a spending plan, compared with 26 percent of men. Consumers are expected to spend some $3.5 billion a Jay during the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fifty percent of consumers said they would spend $500 or less during this year's holiday season. Studies, however, have shown that Americans generally spend more than they anticipate during the Christmas holidays. Last year, they spent an average of $800 on holiday expenses, according to the International Mass Retail Association. Concern over consumers' spending habits has been sparked by the sharp rise in personal bankruptcies in a strong economy. The number of American* filing individual bankruptcies last year jumped to almost 1.4 million, up more than 300 percent since 19X0 Recent government figures show that consumers spent heavily on cars and clothing in October _ a sign that retail sales will hold up for the holiday shopping The groups recommendations for lhe holiday season: • Examine receipts and credit card statements from last year to get an idea of how much you might spend this year. • Create a spending plan that includes estimated expenses for gifts, greeting cards and stamps, decorations, holiday meals, wrapping paper and travel costs. • Add a "cushion" of $20 to $100 to the spending plan to cover unexpected items. • Two weeks before Christmas, add up all your expenses to see how much more you can afford to spend. • If your credit card and other debt already is excessive, avoid taking on new debt For as little as $25. the gift of a U. 5. Savings Bond will be a smash with any kid! Guaranteed to grow. U. S. Savings Bonds will be around after other gifts are opened and broken Plus, the competitive interest could help your kids save for something really memorable like college or a first car So don’t let your child’s birthday go to pieces Start buying II S Savings Bonds where you bank or at work through your employer s payroll savings plan For more information in English or Spanish, call toll free: 1800-4US BOND' 1-800-487-2663). U. S Savings Bonds. The Clft of a Lifetime. iv\v\v.sa\ inn sbonds.gov Take Stock in America �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday. November 25. 199B Rotary Ambassador Scholarship helps fund foreign studies A $20,000 Rotary International scholar­ ship helped Stephanie Sprague obtain her master's degree in oceanography at Aus­ tralia's University of New South Wales, she told the Hastings Rotary Club at a slide presentation Monday. Sprague, a native of Troy who is cur­ rently studying resource policy and envi­ ronmental conflict resolution as a graduate student at the University of Michigan, said the Ambassador’s Scholarship Program is a "wonderful opportunity for students.'' The scholarship is one of a number of funds available through Rotary. including: • The Multi-Year Scholarship, which of­ fers $11 .(XX) per year for students to study abroad for two to three years; • The Cultural Ambassadors Scholarship that pays $17,000 for students to study in another country for six months. • The Vocational Scholarship, a pilot program to help students study abroad in a particular vocation; and • The Japanese Scholarship, which al­ lows a student to study the Japanese lan­ guage and culture. With her scholarship. Sprague lived and studied in Sidney. Australia, for one year, she said. During a slide presentation on the "land down under.” Sprague said she learned that 90 to 95 percent of the population lives on the coast and that the inland areas are rather dry and populated by the Aborigines. Each family, she said, has no more than one car "because public transportation works so well." She also noted that at 18.5 million peo­ ple. the country is at its population peak and that the continent is only 60 square miles smaller than the United States. "I'd high encourage you to seek out can­ didates (for the scholarship) for your club." said Sprague. "It's an incredible opportu­ nity and a lot of people don't know about NEWS...of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH CHURCH Laccy Road. Doulmg. Ml 49050 Paster. Slcsc Olmstead 2601 phone Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and Sunday Service 9 30 a.m . Sunday School 11 00 a m . Sunday 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4:00-4 30 pm church 758-3021 (616) Evening Service 6:00 pm. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Wordlip 11 a.m . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543 Sunday School al 10 00 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.. Evening Service at b 00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor DeAnn Dobbs Phone 616-721-1077 805 S Sunday morning worship 10:30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thursdays senior meals 12-noon Saturday night service with Ine band 7:30 p.m. For more information call lhe CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services: 9 45 a m. Sunday School Hour. 11 0C a m Morning Worship Ser­ church office CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE X799 Gull Road Ruhland. Ml 490X3 Phone 616-629-9243. 616-629-9251 vice. 6:00 p m evening Service; Wednesday 7:00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children Bul-An-lnspiration Minister Rev Mana Barcewski. Co-Mmtsler Rev. Gent Parker. Time: 1015 am Healing THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd.. Jeffrey A. Ar­ Service; 11:00 a.m Celebration nett, Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times are 8 30 a m.. 9:55 a m and 11:20 a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m.. Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6:30 p m also Nursery available for all services Bring the whole family 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml ANGLICAN CHURCH HOPE UNITED Meeting al 502 E Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m. Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor. Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed /Thurs 9 4th Sundays a m to 12 noon. Sunday Morning: 1928 prayer book 9604 St. Andrew 's is a part of the Independent Anglican Church 9 30 a m 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.. Evening Ser­ vices 6 p.m Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Stale Rd. and Boltwood St.. Rev. Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor, Rev Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sunday • 945 i-n Sunday School; 10.45 a.m. Morning Worship; 5:30 p m. Kids quizzing. 600 Sunday School. 10 45 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ a m Mom.ng Worship. Wednesday 6:45 p m. Warriors (grades K-Slh), Youth Fellowship 6:45 p m. to 8:30 day. 6 30 p.m.. Kids Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednes­ p.m. (grades 6-l2th). Thursday 7 00 p m Canada Synod day. 9.00 a m . Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For fur­ ther information call the church office. Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) HASTINGS ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCA.N CATHOLIC CHURCH ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10:45 a m Nursery provided. Sun­ day Evening Service. 6:00 p.m Wednesday activities 7.00 p.m are. Rainbows or J J. Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club 2415 McCann Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058. Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 p.m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10:00 Prayer a.m 1928 Book of Common FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH or Junior Bible quiz, (ages 8-12); 309 E. Woodlawn, Hastings. Kevin Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible Shorkey. Senior Pastor; John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor; Aaron Study - No age limits. Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11:00 a m . UNITED METHODIST Sunday School 9 30 and 11.00 a m for children and adults. Family CHURCH Hour 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening. WELCOME CORNERS 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml Carl Litchfield oDarlene 49058 Pastor Phone 367-4061 Pickard, 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 00 a m . Rev. Carl Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6.30 to 8:00 p.m . BIBLE Monday First Monday of the Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ day Sr. High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6:30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information. 948-8004 STUDY Sunday. 5:00 p.m.; Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday HASTINGS APOSTOLIC each month 8:00 a m , freewill of­ TABERNACLE. Dale D. Geiger BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT used at all services. For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev. David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ GRACE LUTHERAN . CHURCH 239 E Nonh St.. Hastings Rev. Michael Anton. Pastor. Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Nov 29 - 8 45 Sunday School (all jges). 10:45 a m Holy Commumor , Commitment Sunday Brunch after. Thursday. Nov. 26- 10:00 a m. Worship - Thanksgiving, 7:00 Teen AA/NA. Saturday. Nov 28 - 930 a.m. Catech 2. 8 00 NA Tuesday. Dec I 7:00 p.m. Shepherd Comm; 7:30 OA. watchers. 6:00 p.m. Advent Supper. b 45 Adult Choir. 7 00 Vespers. Sarah Circle after Christmas party WilsonMorgan home HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Music Organist Church phone (616) 945­ Director 9574 Barner free building with eleva­ tor to all floors Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 1030 am SUNDAYS 930 am Sunday School 10JO a.m Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship - Child care avail- We welcome you to our *02 E. Grand St. Hastings. Pastor sble for infants and toddlers thru age 4. David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667. Sunday School 10 a m ; Sun­ and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd people who care day Morning Worship GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH (Formerly rhe Hastings Greet Brethren Church}, 600 Powell Pd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH terested in a free Home Bible 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan Study, please call for more details 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah E Sisson. Associate Pastor Sally C Keller. Director. Noah's CHURCH Sat er. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Meeting at Maple Valley High Sunday Services: 9 45 a m. - Bible School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Classes - for ail ages. 10 40 a m. - 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 Mom mg Worship Thursday. 7.30 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children^ min­ meeting with “Youth With a Mes­ group ministry, leadership training istry. youth group, adult small sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all WOODGROVE BRETHREN ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . CHRISTIAN PARISH Herring Wheelchair accessible and A mission of St Rose Church Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Pastor Saturday Evening 6 30 p m Service 10 30 am. ings. Junior-Senior High This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches & these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Munhcr FDI C THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions" I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd grade 11 a m . Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m . Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m If in­ GRACE COMMUNITY Hastings. Michigan WOODLAND - Dale D. Geiger, age 70, of Woodbind, passed away suddenly November 19. 1998. He was bom June 13, 1928 in Woodland Township, the son of Paul H. and Vera W. (Neithamer) Geiger. He married Lcebclla Dahms on July 4, 1948 in Lake Odessa. He was a farmer and a retiree of E.W. Bliss. He was a member of the lake Odessa VFW Post 4461, State Honor Guard, and he also was a football official and score keeper. Mr. Geiger is survived by his wife, Lee Geiger, sons, Gary (Debra) Geiger of lake Odessa, Dallas (Anna) Geiger of Ionia, Tom (Terri) Geiger of Freeport; grandchildren. Trina. Samantha, Andrew, Branden Geiger, brother, Roland Geiger of Woodland; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Mr. Geiger were held Monday, November 23, 1998 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. Reverend Carl Litchfield officiated. Interment took place in Woodland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Veteran’s Memorial at Woodland Memorial Park. Wednesday. Dec. 2 - 1000 a m Word­ church family with the warmth of Christ’s Love, and the fellowship of fering University of Michigan student Stephanie Sprague talks with the Hastings Rotary about the opportunities available through the Rotary International Ambassador Scholaawp program at a meeting in Hastings Monday. Ark PreSchool Thursday. Nov 26 - Happy Thanksgiving* Praise God. from Whom all blessings flow' Friday. Nov 27 Church office closed Sunday. Nov 29 Today is the first Sunday of Advent - Communion celebrated al both Services; 930 a m Traditional Worship Senvet. 9.50 am Children's Church (PreSchool-2nd grade). 10 30 a m Cof­ fee Hour - Down in the Noah's Ark .Area. 10 30 a m Sunday School ■ All ages' Children meet in Sharpe Hall Rev John Huntley's Class on Prayer Dining Room Connie Semerad's “Lo­ gos" Class - Lounge. 11 20 a m Con­ temporary Worship Service. 11 40 a m Childrens Church (PreSchool-2nd grade). No Youth Fellowship meetings this evening The 9 30 Service is broad­ cast over WBCH • AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services Tuesday. Decl 6 15 am. 9 30 am Lydia Cir­ cle • Lounge. 6 30 pm EiicenMary Circle Potluck in lhe Dining Room. “ 00 p m Girl Scout leaders meet • Sr High classroom. 7 00 p m Stephen Minitscrs meet • lounge Wednesday. Dec 2 8 00 a m Hastings Area Min­ isterial Association - Church Lounge. 9 00 am Manhattan Circle at Barb Burkholder s. 1200 noon Circle 3 Cir­ cle 4 ftvtluck - Dining Room. 6 00 p m Hannah I irck at Manlyn Oaster's. 6 00 p m I Lurch Night Supper. 6 30 p m Youth Choir. 6 30p tn Children's Time. * 00 p m Chancel Choir. 7 30 p m Rudi Circle at Janet Kellers Thea C. Hart HASTINGS - Thea C. Hart, age 82. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. November 24, 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was bom April 2, 1916 in Kent County, the daughter of Carl and Ada (Morman) Gillons. She attended the Hines School. She married William H. Han on April 29, 1933. Mrs. Hart enjoyed quilting, doll collecting, playing Euchre and spending time with her grandchildren and great­ grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia Ferguson in 1997, two brothers, Howard Gillons, Frank Gillons, three sisters, Mina McGrath, Elma OsBomc and Audrey Paglia. She is survived by her husband, William H. Hart of Hastings, daughters. Joan Allerding of Naples. Florida, Jeanne (John) Schowalter of Richland; ten grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren; sisters. Leah Phillips of Nashville, Barbara Dalstra of Grand Rapids, Noralce (Max) Bracy of Hastings, Margaret (Blaine) Bell of Ohio, bather, Wesley (Opal) Gillons of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 27, 1998 at 1:00 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Donald Brail officiating. Interment will take place at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. [ ^ame^MjchaelHogafT [ FAIR LAKE, DELTON - Mr. James Michael Hogan, age 52, of Fair Lake, Delton and Richland, passed away November 21, 1998 at Borgcss Medical Center, Kalamazoo. He was bom October 1, 1946 in Rolla, Missouri, the son of Clarence & Mabel (Taylor) Hogan. Mr. Hogan graduated from Rolla High School in 1963. He was a self-employed Masonry Contractor for most of his life. Mr. Hogan enjoyed fishing, golfing and was an avid ball player in his younger days. Mr. Hogan is survived by his mother, Mabel Hogan of Caseville, Michigan; father, Clarence F. Hogan of Rolla, Missouri; one brother, Terry (Linda) Hogan of Caseville; one niece, Niki Hogan & one nephew. Scan Hogan both of Caseville; and dear friend & mate, Raynette Perry of Fair Lake, Delton. Funeral Services for Mr. Hogan were held Monday, November 23, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home, Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Graveside Services were held Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at Caseville Township Cemetery, Caseville, Michigan. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Carol Shannon (Jones) Holler FREEPORT - Carol Shannon (Jones) Holler, age 55, of Freeport, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 1998 at her home. Mrs. Holler was bom on February 4, 1943 in Kalamazoo, lhe daughter of Hany & Erlene (Crosby) Jones. She was raised in Kalamazoo and Delton areas and attended Roosevelt Elementary in Kalamazoo, graduating in 1962 from Delton Kellogg High School. She married John J. Holler, Jr. on December 27,1985 and moved to Freeport in 1987. Mrs. Holler was an Interpencr for the Hearing Impaired for many years and from 1987 to the present time she owned and operated “Shannon's Adult Foster Care” in Freeport. Mrs. Holler was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Holler is survived by her husband. John; son, Charles (Sherri) Morr of Freeport; two daughters, Melissa (David) Brown of South Haven, and Schellmaric (Dana) Tccsdale of Sparta; three step-sons, John Holler III of Wyandotte, Grant Randolph “Randy" (Loma) Holler of Mattawan, and Robert Wayne “Rob" (Brenda) Holler of Kalamazoo; eleven grandchildren; two sisters, Connie Klein of Florida, and Claudine Liesingcr of Kalamazoo; three brothers, Hany Jones of Ada, Clancy Jones of Kalamazoo, and Michael Jones of Virginia; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Funeral Services for Mrs. Holler were held Saturday, November 21. 1998 at Freeport United Brethren in Christ Church. Reverend Robert Carpenter and Reverend Paulette Cheyne officated. Burial took place in Freeport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to •he Carol Shannon Holler Memorial Fund. Funeral Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Raymond Ray Slagle ' RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Raymond Ray Slagle. Sr., age 78. of Richland Hills, Texas, passed away November 18, 1998 at North Richland Hills, Texas. Mr. Slagle was bom October 31, 1920 in Centerville, Michigan. He served in World War II. Mr. Slagle worked with Clark Equipment for 32 1/2 years. Mr. Slagle is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Slagle of Richland Hills, Texas; sons, Raymond Ray Slagle, Jr. of Wichita Falls, and Forest W. Slagle of Richland Hills, Texas; daughters, Carol Jean Bradley of Richland Hills, Texas, and Grace Christine Minis of Kalaska, Michigan; sisters, Wanda Fish of Baltic Creek; 14 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Mr. Slagle were held Monday, November 23, 1998 at Shannon Rufe Snow Drive Funeral Chapel, Fort Worth, Texas. Burial took place in Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. |Carl Hula| HASTINGS. - Carl Hula, age 83, of Hastings, passed away Thursday, November 19, 1998 at home. Mr. Hula was bom on October 5. 1915 in Grand Rapids, the son of Frank and Mary (Surletta) Hula. He was raised in Grand Rapids and Middleville Area. Carl married Eva Strumberger on May 11, 1940. He was employed at E.W. Bliss in Hastings as a Machinist and retired after 37 years of service. Mr. Hula was a member of the Irving Township Democratic Committee, he was active in the U.A.W., he helped start St. Augustine Catholic Church in Middleville, he was also a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Caledonia. Carl spent his leisure time making and repairing things in his hobby shop for his neighbors and friends. He was an outdoors enthusiast, he enjoyed gardening and sharing his produce with his family, neighbors and friends. Carl was affectionally known as Mayor of Irving. He was a caring, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. Mr. Hula was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Hula; sister, Mary Byers; and brother, Steve Hula. Carl is survived by his wife, Eva Hula; son. Robert (Frances) Hula of Hastings; daughter. Bonita (Adrien) Briggs of Grand Cayman Islands; six grandchildren. Douglas Hula. Robin (Randy) Petersen, Ruthann Hula, Katherine (Jeffrey) BriggsBr xierick, Anne Briggs, and Chris Briggs; two great grandchildren, Nike Broderick and Nesta Broderick; one brother, Joseph (Dolly) Hula of Middleville; three sisters, Helen Wrobleski of Hopkins, Katherine (Stanley) Brownell of Middleville, and Louise (Charles) Reaser of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Carl were held Saturday, November 21, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend David E. LcBIanc officiated. Interment took place in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army. �The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS Serroca-AIvarez to wed in August Mr. and Mrs Admiraldo Alvarez of Ewa Beach. Hawaii arc proud *o announce the engagement of their son. N. Thomas Al­ varez to Ms. Shanna Scrroca of Mililani, Hawaii. The couple arc planning an August 1999 wedding in Hawaii. Tommy is the nephew of Dorothy Con­ klin and Beverly McDycr of Hastings and Peggy Wilson of Dowling. Barry County triplets were bom at Borgcss Medical Center to Kim Landon and Dorothy Hoffman on Nov. 6. 1998. Boy - Dillon Russell Landon bom at 6:41 a m. and weighing 4 lbs. 15 ozs. and 17 1/4 inches long. Girl - Haley Mane Landon born at 6:42 a.m. and weighing 3 lbs. 15 ozs. and 17 inches long. Giri - Kimber' Landon bom at 6:43 a.m. and weighing 3 lbs. 3 ozs. and 16 1/2 inches long. Also waiting for their arrival home is big brother Cody Landon and grandparents Don and Helen Hoffman and Russ Landon. Mark David Wendt. Kentwood and Tam­ ora Kay Wendt, Hastings. Calvin Lee Hayward. Delton and Kimbcrlcc Kay Gincbaugh. Delton Curtis Scott Blair. Hastings and Jaimic Ann Hoag. Hastings Jason Douglas Bennett. Hastings and Tracy Ann Eggleston. Hastings Michael Thomas Bowling. Shelbyville and Melissa Kay Wykstra. Shelbyville. Helen Mitchell to mark 80 years Mrs Helen Mitchell celebrated her 80th birthday with a formal dinner hosted by her children at Grccncrcst Manor, north of Bat­ tle Creek, on Nov. 7th. Helen was bom on Nov. II. 1918. near Cedar Creek. The bells in the nearby church rang all day celebrating her birth (and the end of World War I). GIRL, Allyson Leigh, bom Nov. 10. 1998 at 3:30 a.m.. Central Michigan Community­ Hospital in Mt. Pleasant to Lori and David Lee Yargcr of Scars. She weighed 10 lbs. and 21 1/2 inches long. She is greeted by her sister Brittani Kaylyn Yargcr. 2 1/2 years old. Proud grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Leland Nadig of Evart and Mrs. Barbara (Varney) Yargcr of Scars and David Yargcr of Lake. Proud great grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Varney of Nashville. Mrs. Frohnc Schwitz of Warren. III., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freese of Hastings. Proud great great grandparents arc Mrs. Ruth Varney of Thomapple Manor of Hastings and Mrs. Lavcma VanScyoc of Marshall. Joshua Paul Robinson. Allendale and Lanssa Nicole Hanncbohn. Wayland. Craig Alan Ichl. Shelbyville and Karen Sue Stock Shelbyville. Tom Kenneth Reed, Jr.. Delton and Rebecca Jean Downs, Delton. Steven Dywane Brooks. Saranac and Nava Jo Cole. Hastings. Herbert George Service. Hastings and Charlene Marie Main, Hastings. The Lakewood Area Community­ Thanksgiving service was scheduled for Zion Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 25. The church is south of Lakewood High School on Vcltc Road between Brown and Jordan roads The speaker was the Res Emmett Kadwell Jr. of Central United Methodist Church. This will be one of the busiest weekends of the year, with Christmas Round the Town back for the seventh year There arc 22 stops on the tour. All arc in cither Odessa. Campbell or Woodland townships, with some of them in the villages of Lake Odessa and Woodland. The one farthest south is at The Maples, the Davenport man­ sion a short distance cast of Woodland Road on the road named for Dean Daven­ port. To the west of Woodland arc Margaret Musbach s Creations on M-43 and Kindred Hearts at 5200 Barnum Road near Durkee Road. Fourteen stops arc in the village of Lake Odessa. Two arc in Woodland village. New this year is a juried show at the VFW Hall, with 12 crafters. Baked goods arc available at the depot/museum. as well as a raffle on an unusual afghan. The depot will have a guest artisan for the first time. The annual musical show produced by Lakewood High School’s music department will be held next week, starting on Tuesday. Dec. I. This years production is “Hello Dolly." The Ionia County chapter of the Michi­ gan Association of Retired School Person­ nel (MARSP) will meet early in December. The date is Thursday. Dec. 3. at noon at the Commission on Aging facility. The speaker will be Virginia Carter with her travelogue “The Amazon." Following her presentation, members will pack containers with gifts for three needy families. Members have been sent ages and sizes of the family members. The chapter purchases a large container to hold the gifts and wrappings. Thus, the family then has a fine storage piece of future use. Food items also arc welcome. Reservations should be called to 374-8420 by Saturday. Nos’. 28. On Thursday Lester Yonkers had carpal tunnel surgery. On Friday. Joan (VanGicscr) Rohrbachcr had bypass surgery at Spec­ trum (Blodgett). On the same day. John Jackson had bypass surgery at Spectrum (Butterworth). Within the last month. Joan also had surgery for a disk problem. The Barnett building is changing daily in its appearance. The brick facing was removed weeks ago when the wooden valance was removed. The north double doors to the village parking lot were removed. Now the walls are covered with vertical wood siding to thatch that on the upper story The next week should reveal what will fill the gap between the upper and lower siding. Window frames arc in place for two windows to Fourth Avenue. The street lamps have been decorated with lighted decorations on Fourth Avenue and a few on Tupper Lake Street. Many stores and business places enaged the local florist to provide roping on their front side. Former resident Eva (Garlingcr) Wabckc of East Lansing died Friday. Nov. 13. She had been a Lansing realtor for 30 years. Her husband Case Wabekc died in 1959. Her brother Hubert Garlingcr also preceded her. Her parents were Sam and Minnie (Walhtcr) Garlingcr. Eva attended school here. She is survived by three sons and grand­ children. A private family interment was held at Blythficld Memorial Gardens near LEGAL NOTICE Afghan raffle will benefit COA’s Meals on Wheels Fran Elliget has donated two crocheted afghans to benefit the Barry County Commission on Aging s Meals on Wheels program. The afghans are being raffled Dec. 9 at the COA's Christmas party. In the meantime, raffle tickets are available at the COA office on N. Michigan Ave. in Hastings. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The first prize winner will have a choice between the two afghans. which are being displayed in the photo by Corally O'Dell, (left) COA nutrition program coordinator; and Tammy Pennington, COA executive director. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THiS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paula M Eller, a smgle woman (onginal mortgagors) to PHH US Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 9. 1995. and recorded on February 14. 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 713 Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by said mortgagee to the Capstead inc as assignee by an assignment dated January 2. 1997 which was recorded on April i. 1997. in Liber 689. on Page 786. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT AND 04/100 dollars ($79,788 04) including interest at 7 500*. per an­ num Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Ml at 100 pm on January 21 1999 Sard premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY Barry County Michigan and are de­ scribed as Lot 12 ol Poplar Beach according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats Page 14 The redemption period shall be 6 month(s) from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 19. 1998 Capstead inc FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott and Trott PC Attorneys for Capstead inc 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File #981110766 (12-17) Grand Rapids. A memorial service was held at Clark Retirement Community chapel on Nov 20. She had lived at Kent City in her young adult years. The family was served by a Sparta funeral home Death came Saturday to Junior Manon Hiner, age 55. of Hubbardston. He was a longtime employee of Fates Family Fare and for a time was the manager of the Lake Odessa store. He was previously owner of the Western Auto Parts store in Carson City and he had served on the Hubbardston fire department for 10 years His funeral service was slated for Tuesday forenoon at Carson City at the Schncpp Funeral Home. Here he used "JR" on his name tag. This was a dur­ ing the time when JR Ewing was a house­ hold name from the popular TV show “Dal­ las " He had enjoyed hot air ballooning and skydiving with more than 1.000 jumps to his credit The service for Dale Geiger on Monday forenoon was attended by scores of people The streets were lined with cars on Second Street and Fifth Avenue. The VFW memor­ ial service was used along with the service led by the Rev. Carl Litchfield Several rep­ resentatives from the Michigan Department of the VFW were present Dale had been recognized earlier for his 50 years of time­ keeping at high school basketball games He was well known in veterans’ circles. He was a reliable person to assist in delivery of Christmas baskets for the Lakewood Com­ munity Council. Keep friends and relatives “IN TOUCH” with their hometown. Give them a subscription to The Hastings BANNER Give Us a Call at...945-9554 TEMPORARY LABOR ______________ ON DEMAND LABOR READY •HosprUtay 888-24-LABOR HASTINGS 4 Free Drink Refills 25c Corn Refills 14MXXB35-72O3 • »4B-2a43 OMe PMM* Of Tundoy (tacoant* CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene on December 15th, 1998. at 9:00 am. The board will meet in the Second floor conference room. City Hall. 201 E. State Street. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing and correcting clerical errors and mutual mistake of fact. Eligible taxpayers who have not filed their home­ stead affidavit may do so at this time in person or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person please telephone 945-2468 for an appointment. Everil Manshutn. City Clerk |GIFT CtKTIFICATti WATIRBOY heehe 0 A BUG S LIFE KMC rows I'K HMir ,»T n K O RUGRATS X’K SOJCSXlNSOriiC 0 MEET KM BLACK Mac rtn rc-a • xrskm nu x OI STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER tyaitk, education, are a private school devoted to the teaching, education, and formation of students in grades 7-12. programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students al the school It does not discriminate IiVfrSA '2X »C iMUtW n« polices, scholarship and loan programs, and athlete and School office: 948-2636 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 8. 1998. the Barry County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 1999 county budget during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting in the Commission Chamber. Courthouse, Hastings, Ml A copy of the proposed 1999 budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the County Administrator’s office, 3rd floor. Courthouse. Hastings, MI. RN CASE MANAGER HOME HEALTH Full-time PENNOCK HOSPITAL is seeking a Full-time Registered Nurse for our Home Health Care Department The successful candidate will hold a current Michigan RN License, have at least one year experience as a registered nurse in home health or related fields, have strong communication skills and be knowledgeable regarding Medicare Medicaid and JCAHO guidelines PENNOCK HOSPITAL offers a complete compensation package which includes competitive salary a cafetena style Flexible Benefits package. Paid Time Off system, defined contribution pension plan, plus much more Send resume/application to: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (bib) 948 3112 • Fax (616) 94S 4130 • E O E , A ’ennock Healthcare Services �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 teenagers everywhere who think the way I do. A Virgin in Maryland Dear Maryland: I applaud your position. Virginity pays off. If you don’t believe me just ask some girls who lost theirs. LEGAL NOTICES State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 96-22483-SE Estate of NOBLE WILLIAM SACKETT Social Security No 370-12-4586 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on Wednes­ day January 6 1999 at 9 15 a m in the probate courtroom. Hastings. Michigan, before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Frederick A Sackett requesting Frederick A Sackett be ap­ pointed representative of the Estate of Noble William Sackett who lived at 1907 Nashville Road Hastings Michigan 49058 and who died 10/21/98. and requesting also the will of the de­ ceased dated 01/02^)5 and codcils dated none be admitted to probate Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Nonce is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date 11/18/98 Michael J McPhiihps (P23715) DEPOT LAW OFFCES 222 West Apple Street Hastmgs Ml 49058 (616) 945-9557 FredenckA Sackett 4485 Vista Ranch Drive Yorba Linda CA 92886 (11/26) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98-22484-SE Estate ol WILMA M HINCKLEY deceased Social Security No 363-30-8446 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on January 6 1999 at 9 00 a m in the probate courtroom. Hast­ ings Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Harley J Hinckley requesting Rex Christie be appointed representative of Wilma M Hinckley who lived at 406 West Woodlawn. Apt D. Hastings. Michigan and who died 09/23/98 and hens of the deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative wrthin 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date November 20. 1998 Robert L Byington (P27621) 222 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 49058-0248 (616) 945-9557 Rex Christie 455 West Apple Street Hastngs Ml 49058 (616) 948-2164 (11/26) The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citizens to serve on the Barry County Road Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administrator's office. 3rd floor. Courthouse. Hastings and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 11,1998. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given '.hat the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Heanng in the City Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan on Monday. December 7. 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to hear public comment regarding a request from Pennock Hospital to amend the conditions associated with the Special Land Use Permit for the Pennock Hospital parking lot located south of Green Street to allow the lot to be used tor parking from 6:30 a m to 11:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday, and to allow removal of the access control gates from the parking lot drives Wntten comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request tor information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Still in love Thanks, Ann Dear Ann Landers: A few years ago. you printed a Thanksgiving column that ex­ pressed my sentiments exactly. It was from a reader thanking you. Ann. for all you have done. I hope you won’t mind printing it again for those who may have missed it. Jane in New Jersey. Dear Jane: Thank you for asking. I hope my readers won’t mind if I take the day off and print a column that has appeared in this space before. Here it is: Dear Ann Landers: I have a dozen prob­ lems I could lay on you right now. but you deserve a day off. So instead of handing you a skull-cracker, 1 am going to write a different kind of letter and ask you to run it on Thanksgiving Day. Thank you, Ann Landers, for appearing in the New York Daily News seven days a week. On Sundays, you arc not easy to find, but I know you arc in there someplace - so I just keep hunting Thank you for having the courage to pro­ vide a forum for every kind of human prob­ lem in language that everybody can under­ stand. No four-bit words to impress people with how smart you are. I have learned so much from your columns about incest, al­ coholism. homosexuality, drug abuse, high blood pressure, early cancer detection, de­ pression. kinky sex and how to handle pushy neighbors, nosy relatives, book-bor­ rowers, freeloading relatives and drunk house guests. You even gave me the nerve to tell folks to MYOB when they got too per­ sonal. Thank you for all the times you traveled thousands of miles to talk to all kinds of groups and appear on TV shows. It must take a lot of energy, but it is certainly worth it. No one can see you in person or on the TV screen without sensing that you are sin­ cere and committed to your work and that you really do care about the people who write you. Thank you for your terrific sense of hu-' mor. Some days, I walk around with a smile on my face for hours because of something you said. Certain lines from your columns have become part of the language. I hear you quoted in supermarkets, on buses and even from the pulpit. Thank you for the comfort you have given to millions of people who think they arc the only ones who have such crazy problems. You have made so many fright­ ened, insecure folks feel “normal’’ and less alone. Your greatest gift to me was relieving me of the guilt 1 carried for a long time. You made me see I was too hard on myself. I stopped being a perfectionist, and my headaches disappeared. I grew up reading Ann Landers in Ore­ gon, and now, my kids arc reading you in New York. You have helped me to do a bet­ ter job of dealing with them, my husband, my mother-in-law, my neighbors, my friends and - most of all - myself. Have a happy Thanksgiving, dear lady. You deserve it. - A Staunch Supporter. Dear S.S.: What a day-brightencr! And now, the next letter is exactly what 1 needed to chop me down to size before my head got too big for the halo. It’s from Miami: request decaf have a good reason for doing so and that their wishes should be re­ spected. Caffeine Free in Indianapolr... Dear Indianapolis. You have performed a valuable public service for millions of read­ ers by writing to me today. Thank you for preventing several thousand migraine headaches around the globe. PS. Some peo­ ple find that caffeine raises their blood pressure. And. of course, pregnant women, nursing mothers and people taking certain medications should avoid caffeine. Wait­ persons. take note Safe sleepover Dear Ann Landers: I read your column about after-prom sleepovers saying no teenager could possibly handle the tempta­ tion presented by lhe situation. Almost all the responses you printed were from par­ ents. As a college freshman. I would like Io say I was deeply offended by those letters. After both my junior and senior proms, a fnend of mine hosted a co-ed sleepover. All our parents, mine included, gave their per­ mission because they trusted us. I am proud to say we proved ourselves worthy of their trust. Both junior and senior parties were 100 percent drug-free, alcohol-free and sex-free. Several of my friends and I have made a commitment Io save sex for marriage, and I am confident that wc will honor that com­ mitment. Please print this letter on behalf of Dear Ann Landers: I just read the letter from "Harvey in Orlando." who said how much in love he is with his wife after all these years. My wife is 79. and I 3m 80. Wc were stuck at O'Hare Airport a few weeks ago. cursing the airlines after a two-hour layover plus a three-hour delay. I fell a tap on my sleeve, and a female voice asked. “What’s your secret?’’ I asked. “What secret?” She replied. "I've been watching you two sitting there holding hands How long have you been mam cd ’" I told her. “Fifty-seven years.” “Oh. my.” she sighed “We’ve been mar­ ried 12 years, but wc stopped holding hands 10 years ago.” What’s our secret? I have no idea We arc worlds apart in many ways but arc like one in the ways that count. Sure, sex is great, but love is more durable. So, if you sec a lit­ tle old guy and a plumpish gal walking slowly down the street holding hands, be assured, this is as good as it gets. - Charley in South Bend, Ind. Dear Charley. Your letter warmed my heart. What splendid role models for the younger generation Bless you and your sweetheart. When planning a wedding. you pays for what? Who stands where'* "The Ann Lan­ ders Guide for Brides " has all the answers. Send a self-addressed. long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3 75 (this includes postage and handling) to Brides, do Ann Landers. P.O Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $4.55). Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Two Hastings auto dealers add prizes to Holiday Ball David Hekhuis. owner ol the Chrysler Super Store, presents a check to Pat Doezema to cover costs of a prize of an overnight stay for two at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids. Sick of Ann Dear (?) Ann Landen: You make me sick. Such gall! Such conceit! Such arro­ gance! Such self-righteousness! You arc never at a loss for an opinion. How can one person be so smart? And your foolish face is everywhere! No matter where I travel, you’re in the paper. Even in Tokyo. Please take early retirement, and give the wnrid a break. - Sick of You. Dear Sick: Thanks for the humbler. I needed that. Gem of the Day: On Thanksgiving Day. all over America, families will sit down for dinner al the same moment - half time. Decaf, please Dear Ann Landers: I recently watched a TV newsmagazine show and had my worst suspicions confirmed. It showed restaurant employees serving regular coffee to customers who had requested decaf. The program caught employees “topping off" and even filling empty decaf pots with regular coffee Their attitude was “Who will know the difference?" One employee laughed when she was confronted while pounng regular coffee into a decaf pot. Her comment was "A little regular coffee won’t hurt anybody.” I want to tell her that it can hurt some people. Me. for example. I used to get killer migraines from caffeine. Once I switched Io decaffeinated coffee, the headaches stopped. Several times. I have been served regular coffee in a restaurant, even though I specified decaf, and it makes me angry. I pay for the waiters’ carelessness or larmcss the next day. I am sick as a dog and can’t get my head off the pillow. Anyone who has suffered from migraine headaches knows what a living hell it can be I hope my letter will let those restaurant employees know that some customers who Eric Dreisbach. owner of Dreisbach Motors, presents Red Cross representative with a check to pay for the prize of an overnight stay at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids. A number of prizes will be given away Saturday night (Nov. 28) at the third an­ nual Red Cross Holiday Ball, and two of them will be get-away packages at lhe Amway Grand Plaza in Grad Rapids. The get-away prizes arc being sponsored by Dreisbach Motors and the Chrysler Su­ per Store. Other prizes that will be given away at lhe third annual ball, sponsored by the Barry County chapter of lhe American Red Cross, include: A microwave, two cordless phones and a refrigerator, all donated by the Credit Bu­ reau of Barry County: a large crocheted doily; a gift certificate from Spencer's Tow­ ing Service; Precious Moments ornaments from Czinder Pharmacy; a wine package from the Grapevine; a cooler gift pack from the Title Office; a large donated silk wreath; a Bay Pointe Restaurant gift cer­ tificate donated by Thomapple Motors; and a 1999 personalized 12-month calendar do­ nated by Advanced Commercial Printers There also will be a 50-50 drawing. Decorations will go up at the Hastings Moose Lodge Friday and Saturday in prepa­ ration for a Saturday evening of dancing , food, fun and prizes, beginning at 7 p.m. with a social hour. If tickets are not sold out. they will be available al the door The entertainment for the evening will be provided by Joe ludoyc and Les Jazz and by disc jockey Archie Wood, who will play music by request. Hors d'oeuvres will be served during the social lime and alcoholic beverages and soft drinks will be available. Tickets, at $10 apiece, are available from any Red Cross volunteer or member of the board of directors, including Becky Lum­ bert. Ardic Baum. Deb James, Jeff VanAman. Pat Doezema. Pam Sease, Ev Manshum. Milt LaVictor. Bill Johnson. Cindi Hammond. Steve Radant, Foss While and Neil Braendle They also can be purchased at the Commission on Aging. D & N Mortgage, the Credit Bureau. Parkview Motel and Advanced Commercial Printers. �From Time to Time... J.C. Penny in Hastings By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Dun ng the last weeks of Nov ember. 1931 and the first week of December, the Hast­ ings Banner was writing about a new busi­ ness that was opening in Hastings. The new business was the J.C. Penney Company Inc., a department store, pan of a national chain. The J.C. Penney Company was already 29 years old when the Hastings Wore was opened. James Cash Penney was bom in Septem­ ber 1875 in Hannibal. Mo., the home town of Mark Twain. His father was a Baptist preacher and a farmer. The farm was loaded with debt and his services to the church were not paid for by the church. He received not one penny of remuneration for his services. He believed that a minister should receive some pay and some educa­ tion and he said so. The church objected to his ideas and he was publicly read out of the church after he had served for 20 years. When James Penney was 8 years old his father told him that henceforth he must buy his own clothes. He backed his father in this decree for all of his life, but it did cause him some pain as he was the object of some ridicule by other children because of the clothes he had to wear. He did seem to develop a negative complex and it was a long time before he could meet people casily First he saved up for a pair of shoes, as that was what he needed the most. After he had bought the shoes, he invested his next $2 50 for a pig. After he fattened this pig. he sold it and reinvested in more pigs. He had worked up to d drove of 12 hogs, but the neighbors complained so much he had to quit the hog business, and sacrificed three cents a pound at the market. His father insisted that he must sell out the hogs in deference to the neighbors and their rights. After young James graduated from high school in Hannibal, his father took him to the leading merchant in the town and asked the store keeper. Mr. Hale, to take Jim under his wing and teach him the business of merchandising. Mr. Hale paid him S2.27 per month. Six months later, the Senior Mr. Penney died. The day before his death, he spoke one sentence which young James carried with him the rest of his life. He said, “Jim will make it. I like the way he has started out.’* ° In those days department store selling was a matter of horse trading. There were no set prices on merchandising, so that one talesman could take business away from JC Penney Associates. 1950s J.C. Penney Associates. 1940s another in the same store by cutting prices on identical goods. This was one of the first faults of merchandising that Penney pio­ neered to set right when he began his own retail chain not so many years later. There were many other handicaps in the way of the young clerk, but by the end of the first year he had done so well that he contracted for an annual wage of $200 for the second year and then $300 for the third year. Then he had some health problems. instead of pills, his family doctor admin­ istered Horace Greeley’s famous advice, “Go West, young man.” and told him that he must never again work in a store. He went west as advised but was too frail for manual labor and went back to what he knew, clerking in a store. He was deter­ mined to own his own business, even if it was only a peanut stand. He was able to go into business when he had the opportunity to go into a butcher shop in Longmont. Colo., using his savings from his work in Hannibal, $300. Here he was informed that if he wanted to stay in the butcher shop business here he would have to keep »he hotel trade, and to do that he would have to buy the chef a bottle of whiskey each week. He did buy the first bottle for the cook, but was uncomfortable about it. He wondered what his father would feel about such a practice and knew that he would not have approved. At that point, he determined that he would never again buy a bottle or a drink of whiskey for any man. J. C. Penney Co. 116-118 Eut Sul, Si < Huliap. Midugan Buy All Your Needs From Penney’s . . . You Save More Children’* Fancy Flannel Pajamas 89c Smart Fancy ALL WOOL SportCoat* Winter Coats Men’s Blanket Lined Jackets Sj.39 Boy*’ * - 98c a/ •1.49 Kat* them warm ocrt-«(-4oori I Extra wrifM jerrey.' Mreagly reinforced, and with practical i<At opening. Tour Notion. Needs Are At Penney’* Thr..d Saap. (2*0 yda) Sc ................................. «C Button* ...........4c Safety Pin*------------------ 4c Daminf Cotton_____ 4c Noodle* ....____ 4c Bia* Tape____________ Sc El*»tic............. .. ................. 8c SciMOF* ....a...___ 8c Sweaters Twill Tape------------------- 8c Crochet Cotton ...__8c J.C. Penney Co advertisement. Dec 9. 1931 Hastings Banner more than 100.000 or more items available Employees (associates) made careers of working for J.C. Penney Inc., many retiring from the store. They were friends and neighbors and gave customers excellent service over the yearsMany a lunch hour was spent browsing through Penney’s racks for that just right dress, and many a graduation and even wedding dresses came from the J C Penney store in Hastings. And the sales held there were waited-for events, where a good bar­ gain was alway s available Kenneth N. Witker. who would become the last manager of the Hastings store, began his career with J.C Penney in 1955. He became manager of the Hastings store in December 1980 and continued in this position until the store closed in 1997 The Sept. 12. 1996. Hastings Banner car­ ried a headline “JC Penney to close store in Hastings." The closure date was set for about Jan. 25. 1997. The reason given was “The Hastings store is too small to bring in more profitable fashion lines.” There had been plans for a larger store in Hastings, but the store the size appropriate for Hastings was no longer being built, only the large store. The company sent out scouts to check out purchasing land for a large store, but failed to find a suitable site. Penney today wants its stores to be part of a mall with an anchor store and a super­ market or another retailer involved. This was not the philosophy of James Cash Pen­ ney. His idea was to keep the stores in smaller cities to serve the needs of those populations. The company also cited competition from the large stores in Grand Rapids and Battle Creek as being a factor in the deci­ sion to close the store. The company proceeded to hold a sale, w hich lasted until about the middle of Jan­ uary 1997. until the store was emptied. The Hastings Banner of Feb 6. 1997 ear­ ned the new s that True Value had sold their Jefferson Street location and were moving the sporting goods and bicycle store to the old East State Street location of the former Penney’s. An era in Hastings had ended. Sources Archives Hastings Banner. Dec 2. 9. 1931. Sept 12, 1996. Feb 6. 1997. Pathfinder. May 16. 1942; A Look Back. 150 years. 1837-1987 Cor-cctions to the column of Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998: The War of 1812 and Barry County: Noah Bowker of Barry Township. 1849. did not serve in the Civil War with the 13th Infantry. This was his descendant, Noah J. Bow ker, who did not stay in Barry County long after his discharge in 1864 and is not buned in Bary County. The older Noah Bowker is buned in North Cemetery, Barry Township. Correction to the column of Nov. 19, 1998: Cora Rowlader and John C. Ketcham were married in 1887, not 1987. James Cash Penney He lost the hotel trade, and the butcher business and the $300 he had invested in it. However, as he pointed out years later, if the butcher shop had succeeded the J.C. Penney Company would not have been founded. The Penney Company began as the Gold­ en Rule Store in Kemmerer. Wyo., in 1902. J.C. Penney was the manager and one third partner, with merchants Johnson and Calla­ han. There were no clerks in the store, but sales persons were called “associates." a practice which is maintained even now. (1998) Sales the first year were $29,000. and Johnson and Callahan offered him a third interest in another of their stores. The chain grew rapidly under Mr. Penney’s manage­ ment. Penney fostered the principles of fixed prices, cash sales, no delivery and employ­ ee partnership for sharing profits. The stores were built in small towns and cities, bringing to these smaller centers some val­ ues, reliable merchandise, and crisp new styles found in the large cities. The new J.C. Penney Store in Hastings was a part of a period of rapid expansion for the 29-year-old company. Hundreds of new stores had opened in the 1920s and the 1930s found even more stores opened. In 1971 there were 68 J.C. Penney stores in Michigan alone. The new Hastings J.C. Penney Store flourished after it opened at 112-116 E. State Street on Dec. 3. 1931. Marion E. Whitman, a nephew of J.C. Penney, was the first manager of the Hast­ ing store. He was a mamed man with one child and rented a house in the Second Ward from Ed Hilton. George Carpenter became the second manager, beginning in 1934 and retiring on Oct. 22, 1959 James Cash Penny attended the grand opening of the store on Dec. 3. 1931. and was saluted at a dinner held in his honor at the store where about 35 store managers of Penney stores within a radius of the city of Hastings attended and they shared matters of mutual interest. Business men and digni­ taries from Hastings also attended the din­ ner There was a large crowd from all over Barry County who came to sec the new store and bought liberally from the new store and made good purchases at other stores in town The associates in the store did not have to make change for the customers The bill of sale and the money were placed in a glass and brass tube and sent by vacuum line to the cashier who was located in the offices above the floors of the store The receipt and change were then sent back to whichcv er station the customer was at in the store Later, this interesting system was replaced by cash registers at each station and then by computerized cash registers and credit card scrv ices J.C Penney. Inc became one of the worlds largest retailers of clothing and dry goods in the U.S . Puerto Rico and Europe, with more than 2.200 retail stores Catalog services were expanded and included everything from tires to diamonds, with Cast of "The Grinch," as Citizens of Whoville pose with the Grinch and the dog. Angels in a dance arrangement from "Christmas Avant-garde." Dance center plans ‘Holiday Collage’, a seasonal celebration of music, dance by Ruth Zachary Staff Writer "A Holiday Collage." a three-part bene­ fit seasonal celebration of music and dance presented by the Caledonia Dance Center at the Caledonia Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Friday . Nov. 28. and at 3 p.m. Satur­ day. Nov. 29. Around 30 people, many from the Hast­ ings area, are involved in the holiday pre­ sentation. The 90-minute performance will be offered for family enjoyment and is suit­ able for children of all ages There will be intermissions between the presentations, during which cookies, punch, coffee, or­ naments and trinkets, and a photo with Santa are available to enhance holiday shopping "Christmas Avant-garde." is surprising and thought provoking The "Reason for the Season" piece start­ ing off lhe first part of lhe collage reminds us that everyone feels and acts a bn differ­ ently at this time of the year "The Gift of the Magi" is a heartwarm­ ing holiday story of love and sacrifice told through music and dance. The piece will be danced by Tara Fitzsimmons and Jean Licari. The highlight of lhe collage is last. "The Grinch" is mean, green, a holiday fiend, and on page one of the "Who’s" Who?" book of nasty folks. It is a tale filled with a lifetime of lessons to be learned by young and old alike! During the past seven years, the dance center has produced "The Nutcracker." but this year will be presenting this new holi­ day creation. All proceeds will be donated to lhe Michele Thomas Memorial Fund which provides scholarship money to help her daughters w ho were left in need of financial assistance w hen Thomas died one year ago with cancer Thomas was a key contributor in the formation of the studio. The benefit helps her daughters, who are both show ing promise in their endeavors to continue in the performing arts. Advance tickets for "Holiday Collage" will be $5 in advance and $7 al the door. Phone 891-1606 for reservations. �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 < < me l< think < I it There are many things to be thankful for in 1998 In tribute of today's Thanksgiving holiday, here is my list of people and things that I am most thankful for. If I forgot someone important or something important, just attribute the lapse to old age. Selective memory, as I have learned, only works from lime to time. Sull. I am very thankful for quite a bit... so on with the list: 1. New Bronco Logo: It took me awhile, but I am now really in lune with the new Western Michigan University sports logo and colors. The traditionalist in me tried to keep with the old brown and gold, but the new apparel is much more fashionable. Now. the only problem is getting rid of the brown pants and all of the gold sweaters that lay in the back of the closet. The new logo is really cool, even if it does resemble what the Denver Broncos already wear I hope more WMU Bronco athletic championships and achievements will transpire with this wonderful change. 2. College Basketball: The National Basketball Association can cancel the *98 season as far as I'm concerned, as long as the NCAA's got games. I’m perfectly fine. Not only does Michigan State got a pretty decent hoop team with that guy named Cleaves running the show, but Michigan is coming on (upset over Clemson certainly helped as does the shooting of Battle Creek's Leon Jones) and Western Michigan is not just rebuilding, they're reloading with players like Kylo Jones and Tony Barksdale leading the way for Coach Bob Donewaid's crew. And let’s not forget Kentucky. North Carolina. Stanford. Indiana (yes. Bobby's boys are back). Duke and Kansas... the NCAA is truly fantastic. Just give me a little Dicky V. (Vitale), a little Maui Invitational and a couple of slam dunks and I will be very thankful. 3. No Big Time: h's great to have » sports job and not have to worry about covering non*sports things like World Championship Wrestling. If I want to watch entertainment. I'll go see a movie (PS I hear "Babe. Pig In The City" is a good one) or attend an opera or something. Sport is sport and should be played and enjoyed with that in mind. (P.S. 2. Please don’t show this comment to Goldberg or any of his tough chums) 4. Good Health: Despite a sore calf muscle from Sunday's basketball adventure and a brain that has been quite confused since birth. I’m very thankful that I can still do the things that 1 most enjoy to do. At the same time. I hope that my Grandma Flo. and anyone else who is not in the best of health, will return to great form soon so they can enjoy lhe holiday season even more. 5. Winter Sports: The official journalistic start to the new winter season is picture day and that look place at Hastings High School Tuesday. Soon, our winter athletes will be taking to lhe wrestling mats, the basketball courts and to the volleyball courts in search of victories, education and plenty of fun. Word on the street is that the Saxons and the Delton Kellogg Panthers both have very tough wrestling programs. Also, don't count out Hastings' chances of having another great hoop season. Wrestling opens Dec. 3. basketball begins Dec. 8 and volleyball gets under way Dec. 12. it's very good sluff, don't miss lhe action. 6. Good Music and Singing Birds: One thing that I have found to be helpful in life is to always try to have a song deep in your mind That is why 1 always turn on lhe compact disc player before I go to work, at lunch and when I come home from work (if there is still time to do so). Those people my age who say music has lost its beat are totally clueless. There are plenty of good lunes nowadays (Placebo. Oasis. Tool and Pearl Jam for example) just as there were back in those Hippie Day 60s. 7. Barry Sanders, Steve Yzcrman. Grant Hill: This is a threepeat for these three great athletes in this thankful piece that I do each year. The city of Detroit is so fortunate to have three of the most talented and likable athletes playing in professional sports. Yzerman is now looking to help the Red Wings three-peat for another Stanley Cup. Sanders continues to dazzle crowds with his amazing moves that make even Mikhil Baryshnikov's skills a bit hohum. And Grant Hill... well al least we can still view him on those cute Sprite commercials. 8. College Football: The other favorite sport. As Keith Jackson might say. "Whoa. Nellie!" The Bowl Championship Series should make things real interesting during the holiday season. Tennessee. L'CLA and Kansas State stand atop the rankings right now and all three have legitimate claims to be No. I The travesty here could be if all three teams finish undefeated and one deserving squad is left out of the Big Game, this year being the Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl. In my book. Kansas State is No. 1. but currently the Wildcats are No. 3. Still I am thankful for college football and would be even more thankful if they would determine this national championship thing with a playoff. 9. All The Free Thing* That Are Priceless: If you think about it, many of the greatest pleasures in life are the pleasures that no money is needed for. The shinning sun in the morning, the gleaming stars at night, the sounds of animals from a distance, the words that form smiles in an instant, rippling waters and the colors of fall or a beautiful nativity scene that can be enjoyed by all. Mother was right when she told you that the best things in life are the things that are free. I can now see that. 10. Family and Friends: What I am most thankful for are the many people who help to shape my life, mainly my family and friends. It only lakes a trip to East Lansing or Kalamazoo to remind me how much a smile can heal all wounds inside, no matter how deep they may be. Whether its your co-workers (Elaine Gilbert comes to mind), your birds, the prep athletes that keep you young, the fellow sports fans you meet downtown or the ordinary Joe that you run into on your way to see someone else. Friends and family mean so much and sometimes you don't realize this until they have gone. • In Grand Rapids Friday: Former Thornapple Kellogg High School (Middleville) star athlete Jennie Doyle will be back in the area Friday for a college basketball game. Doyle is a member of lhe Lake Superior State University womens' squad that will take on Aquinas in a Grand Rapids Tournament. The two hoop teams are scheduled to square off at 6 p.m. • Panther Sportsmanship: The Delton Kellogg High School equestrian team won lhe M.I.H.A. District XVI 1998 Sportsmanship trophy, as voted on by the coaches of the 14 teams involved in the district. It was the first time that the award was given to a ftrsl-year program. DK's equestrian squad is coached by Nancy Anderson, who says she is "so proud of these kids. 1 know that they saw something special in this group of kids from a little school in the middle of nowhere called Delton.'' Talk to you soon. Middle school basketball teams open seasons strong The Hastings eighth grade Blue basketball team opened its season with a 51-29 win over Caledonia. Jon Nevins scored 11. Justin Halder 8 and Brian Hurless 6 for the Saxons. Josh Milleson. Colin Van Wingen and Nathan Selby were signaled out for playing strong defensive games 7th Grade Blue... In its season-opener, the Blue squad lost to Caledonia 27-12. Chad Ferguson and Kyle Amie each led the Hastings eagers with 4 points Lucas Covey attacked the glass for 6 rebounds Caleb Case. Daryl Minton. Nick Gielarowski and Nick O lleran played solid defensively 8th Grade Gold... The Gold squad fell to Crestwood Nov. 19 40-36 Dustin Bowman led the Hastings' hoopsters uith 12 points He also pulled down 12 rebounds and made 4 steals. John Deming had 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots to go along with his 5 markers Eli Schmidt dished out 4 assists and scored 4 points Aaron Snider and Zack Scott each added 6 points See OPEN Continued on page 11 Delton dumped in district basketball by Allegan, 40-33 The basketball season ended for lhe Delton Kellogg Lady Panthers Nov. 18 with a 40-33 district loss to the Allegan Tigers at Wayland Union High School. Allegan led 19-6 at the half and 31­ 16 after three quarters. Sarah Taylor was Allegan's lop scorer with 11 points and Courtney Newbauer added 8 markers. Delton's Christy NeSmith was the game’s leading scorer with 16 points. Twelve of NeSmith's 16 points came during the second half. A NeSmith three-pointer with 1:15 to play in the fourth quarter cut the Tigers advantage to six points. 36-30. Lindsey Reed was second for the Lady Panthers with 7 points before fouling out late in the game. A Reed trifecta with 40 seconds to play, put Delton within five points, 38­ 33. but Newbauer closed out the contest by sinking two free throws. Delton's Ashley Hannar (34) looks for daylight as Allegan's Sarah Savage applies some heavy defensive pressure. Watch for NEXT WEEK’S BANNER for complete ALL-COUNTY TEAMS 1998 Barry County Christian Lady Eagles Basketball Team, 1-7 Front row, (from left) Becky Meengs. Keri Buehler, Heidi Schmidt. Meredith Rozema, Karen Branham. Back row. Coach Mark Schmidt. Andrea Bolthouse. Liz Potter. Amy Herset. Reka Holley and Coach Rozema. (Photo provided) Fall athletes from Barry County High Schools will be honored and pictured. ‘Cats come back; beat Lady Trojans The Lady Trojans' battle to post a district basketball upset last Wednesday at Wayland Union High School came up just a little short. Thomapple Kellogg's eagers opened the game out-scoring favored Wayland 14-3 in the first four minutes, but lost the game 56-54 with a basket by Nicki Merchant with seven seconds left being the difference. Wayland went on to win the district championship Friday versus Allegan, but fell in district play Monday to Lansing Catholic Central 58-56 at Hastings High School. TK look control of game early against Wayland and did not relinquish its advantage until Nicki Merchant's big shot at the end. After streaking out to a 14-3 lead, however, the 'Cats ended the first quarter on a 9-2 run to close the gap to 16-12. Nicki Merchant again made a huge jumper with 1:30 to play in the second half to tie the score at 23-23. But. TK’s Erin Palmer nailed a triple and Payshence Erb also connected on a trifecta to put the black and orange up 29-23 going into the break. TK pushed the lead to 13 points (38­ 25) at the 6:10 mark of the third quarter when Sarah Schul drained a jump shot. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Lady Trojans were well in command. 45-30. Wayland tallied 24 points in the final eight minutes with nine of those markers coming from lhe charily stripe. Nicki Merchant's basket with seven seconds to go was Wayland’s first lead. Erb led TK with 20 points. Schut scored 14 and Jessica Crowley added 11 markers Erb's point total included five triples. Crowley topped TK on lhe boards with 7 rebounds and Schul dished out 7 assists. Wayland's score book included 19 points from Jessie Merchant. 12 points from Kara Poller. 11 points from Nicki Merchant and 10 points from Jennifer Sikkema. In the loss to LCC. Potter and Nicki Merchant each had 14 points, while Jessie Merchant tallied 12 markers In the second game of the Hastings TK guard Payshence Erb (12) drives past Wayland's Kara Potter (15) as the TK bench watches from behind. (Photo by Perry Hardin) High Class B regional. East Grand Rapids stunned previously unbeaten Lakeview 68-58 Lakevieu came into the game with a perfect 23-0 record Lisa Brower helped to lead lhe O-K White team to the upset with 26 points. East and LCC played Wednesday for the regional title. �The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 - Page 11 GAME PAT BOWLING SCORES MADDE J JAM ROUS 264 RN Senior Citizens M & Ms 27; Moucoulis 26; Jesiek 26; Friend 25; Nash 24; Hall 24; Snyder 24; Kucmpcl 23: Woodmaqscc 23;Vrogmdewey 22; Brodock 21; No One 20; Lethcoc 19; Schlachtcr 17; Wieland 16; Brewer 15. Mens High Games and Series - J. Beck­ with I83;J. Mercer 163; W. Woodmansee 183-474; C. Jesiek 219-565; B. Terry 236­ 596; A. Brewer 186-490; N. Hall 164; D. Hall 177-460; W Birman 189-516. Womens High Games and Series - S. Pennington 191-496; G. Otis 180; S. Glas­ gow 201-568; F. Schneider 155; E. Mesecar 165; M. Wieland 171-451; B. Johnson 155; F Girrbach 163; J. Kasinsky 155; G. Denny 155; Y. Markley 156; R. Murphy 180-514; B. Howes 160; B. Moore 169. W/c Delton's basketball season ends at districts... Dawn Vickery (50) looks to go past the Tiger defender in district basketball action between Delton and Wayland at Wayland Union High School. Blue hoop teams drop tough decisions The Hastings Middle School eighth grade blue basketball team dropped a 28­ 20 decision to Forest Hills Northern Tuesday. James Kimmel scored 8 points to lead the blue and Steven Tyrell chipped in with 3 points. Justin Halder dished out 3 assists. The seven grade blue basketball team lost a close game at Forest Hills Northern 32-28. Chad Ferguson and Jerry Edmonds led the blue squad in scoring with 6 points apiece and Daryl Minton tallied 5 points. Mickey Ray pulled down 6 rebound. ~ Nick Gielarowski and Sam Acker each collected 3 caroms. Bowlercttes Kent Oil Co. 27-13; Farmer’s Feed 21­ 15*; Bennett Industries 20-16*; Hamilton Excavating 17-23; Carlton Center Bulldoz­ ing 16-24; Hecker Insurance 15-25. Good Games and Series-G. Potter 161 446; S. Drake 186-445; K. Doster 132; E. Vanasse 194-508; J. Elliston 152-443; L. Elliston 192-554; K. Kirchhoff 141-374; J. Mittclstacdt 154-411; K. Fowler 193; P. Frith 140; T Christopher 188-480 A Hastings Bowl First... Bill Patient recently rolled the first sanctioned 300 ever at the Hastings Bowl. Rick Eaton rolled a 299 earlier this year and Wally Lee recorded a 298 a few years back. Patient, of Battle Creek, rolled his dozen strikes in the Sunday Afternoon Mixed league on lanes 11 and 12. Patient said that the Hastings Bowl gives him a real bowling challenge. "This place can be more difficult,* Patient said. "It keeps it a sport; you have to be really good or really lucky. Friday Night Mixed 9 and A Wiggic 39-13; Late Comers 35 Saxon gridders handout awards at annual banquet Lady Panther Mary Beth Haas (54) charges toward the hole as teammate Lindsey Reed (14) watches the play from behind. The 1998 Hastings High School football banquet was held Nov. 10 at the high school cafeteria. Over 460 people were in attendance to honor the freshmen, junior varsity and varsity football teams. Numerous awards were distributed to many athlrn 3. Included below are the Saxon varsity football awards: Scholar Athletes: Mike Wank. David Barnum and Andy Keller. Outstanding Courage: Joe Bekker. Tom Edmonds. Luke Warner ;md Andrew Misak. Outstanding Dedication: Gabe McCarty, John Kieffer. Andy Keller and Nathan Winfree. Most Improved: Dusty Lundtstrom and Nathan Winfree (offensive linemen): Josh Woodard (offensive back); Joe Bekker (defensive lineman). Mike Wank (defensive back). Outstanding Underclassman: Sean Tefft. All O-K White (First Team): Gabe McCarty and Andy Keller. OPEN continued from page 10 David Eltzroth and Deming each scored 7 points in a 34-24 defeat to Newhall Tuesday. Eltzroth collected 10 rebounds and Bowman pulled down 6 caroms. Schmidt made 2 steals and dished out 4 assists. 3 7th Grade Gold... Crestwood was the victim of Hastings' Gold team in a 31-22 contest Jacob Tuthill and Drew Whitney each led the victors with 6 points. In Lee's Memory... This special clock/scoreboard was donated to the HYAA football program by the Lee family, whose son Bryan Lee was killed in an automobile accident this past summer Bryan Lee played five seasons in the HYAA program. Pictured are (from left) Bryan s father Rob Lee. HYAA president Charlie Rambin. Janey Donnini and Bryan's mother Tommy Lee. (Photo provided) Mondav Mixers Whispering Waters 33; Budweiser 22; B & R Testing 21; Kelleys Kcglcrs 20 1/2; Hastings Bowl 19; Deweys Auto 19; Lan­ dis Ladies 19; Rowdic Girls 18 1/2; Girrbach's 18; T.M. Lassies 17; Coldwcll Banker 16. Basket Babes 13. High Games and Series - F. Girrbach 169; C. Curtis 160. J McMillon 197-508; M. Snyder 170-473; S. Glasgow 200-517; D. VanCampen 169-459; J Wager 192-532; D Kellev 162-463. S Nash 172-453; F. Schneider 165; M Wieland 185-453; B. Howes 169; P Mulford 177; M. Eaton 170­ 466; B. Moore 163; C. Beckwith 170-461; S Bowman 175-488. M Kill 182-460; H Service 181-473. Ryan Ferguson was the team's top defender with 4 steals. Adam Case made 3 steals to go along with his 8 rebounds. The team evened its record at 1-1 w ith a 40-31 lo>s to Newhall Tuesday Drew Bowman scored 6 points and Whitney tallied 5 markers. Scott Larsen dished out 3 assists and Whitney made 4 steals. Case and Joey Aspinall led lhe rebounding efforts w 1 th 6 caroms apiece. 1/2-16 1/2; Cook Jackson 35-17; Brush­ works 31-21; Thomapple Motors 29-23; Get Luckys 28-24; Ramblers 27-25; Bad Habit II 25-27; Cousins 24-28; Ten Pins 24­ 28; Missing 2 23-29; All But One 23-29; Heads Out 22-30; No Whiners 22-30; Rocky 4 22-30; Two BK’s 20-32; Scars Ser­ vice 19 1/2-32 1/2; Mercy 19-33. Womens Good Games and Series - S. Haight 189-509: K. Keeler 177-454; N Taylor 159-426; B. Davenport 177; M. Scars 161; R. Brummcll 165; D. Penning­ ton 175-455; S. McKee 204; M. Eaton 207­ 548; T. Pennington 173; S. Everett 218-495; D. Bartimus 197-540; R. Lydy 175-499; E. Johnson 158; D. Vickers 161-430; S. San­ born 197; L. Barnum 179; B. Clow 154; A. Zink 116; J. Bishop 166; S. Smith 175-480; G. Mcancy 176; L. Lawson 166; L. Gray 117. Mens Good Games and Series - K. Mcancy 186; M. Keeler 181; D Sears 179­ 510; T Heath 214; B. Madden Jr. 191; H. Pennington 244-635; K. McDonald 173; W. Brodock 179-516; M. Lydy 170; D. Vickers 221 -609; J. Barnum 205; J. Zink 188-540; J. Lancaster 184-501; G Mesecar 187-497; Sunday Night Mixed B.S.ers 31; X-Filers 31; All Mixed Up 26; Nine Out of Ten 25; Thee Froggcrs 23; We re OK! 22 1/2; S & K 22 1/12; Thunder Alley 21; NoTdlin What 21; H.E.D. 20; Red Dog 19; Bear Alley 17 1/2; Friends 17; Lucky Strikers 14 1/2; Rock Bottom 14; Happy Hookers 14. Womens High Games and Series - M. Snyder 195-569; S. Sanborn 222-542; N. Munn 212-528; M. Eaton 191-522; M. Simpson 165-451; M. Blankenship 156­ 448; V. Colvin 161-438; N. Taylor 149-422; S. Cross 163-410;. Falconer 187; L. Bar­ num 183; R. Rinc 179; E. Hammontrec I66;W. Miller 159; C. Barnum 146; L. Rentz 141. Mens High Games and Series - M. Manin 209-572; A McBnan 228-570; S. Krallman 221-525; B. Hubbell 194-524; B Drayton 179-481; B Allen 177-481; C Martin 204; K Bushcc 198; E. Bchnrdt 180; G. Snyder 179; T. James 174; E. Gates 169; B Heath 155. WednesdayP.M. Hair Care Center 31-13; Nashville Chiro 29-15; Mace’s Ph. 28 1 2-15 12; Valley Realty 27-17; Eye and Ent Spec. 24-20; Nashville “5” Plus 23-21; Hallifax Services 23-21; Lifestyles 20-24; Sccber’s Auto 19 I 2-24 1/2; Misfits 18-26; Fanner’s Feed 13-31 High Games and Series - T Christopher 203-501; K Becker 179-477. B Hathaway 196-483; J. Baynes 172-457; L. Wcyerman 168-425; D Botimcr 171-445; B. Higdon 152-396. M Dull 163-446; J. Pcttcngill 196-457; J. Doster 193-452; R. Kucmpcl 135-348; B Collier 181. S Drake 172; L. Yoder I "6. G Potter 152; D. Bums 137; N. Hallifax 147; B High 161; N Thaylcr 371 Saturday Majors Bovs High Game and Series - B. Kirby 223-615; C. Purdum 173-462; J. Butler 150-426; K. Burton 142-388; I. Weeks 136­ 386. B Huss 148-384. N. Wright 143-380; P Hcnncy 138-367; A Windcs 139-366; M Llnch 149-351 Bovs Good Games - J Miller 133; L Laubaugh 130; B Lehman 124. J Shocbndge 122. J Purdum 114. B Vcrus 114 1 Girls Game and Series - A Boger 157­ 378; C Shumway 110-328; H. Appleby 119-326; C. Shcllcnbargcr 115-303. Giris Good Games - K. Harper 125; T. Huss 125; A. Main 103; M Vcrus 103. Thursdav A.M. Question Marks 31 1/2-16 1/2; What Happened 31-21; Just us 27-25; Boomers Girls 22 1/2-29 1'2; Hastings Bowl 21-31; Varneys 19-29. Good Games and Series - B. Sexton 168-488. S Lambert 173-469; O Gillons 163-452; J Rablcy 153-429; J. Kruger 117­ 339; C. Mam 109-310; M. Atkinson 189; H. Service 159; I. Pepper 145; C. Etts 101. Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 29 1/2-18 1/2; TVCCU 29-19; Advanced Commercial Printers 28-20; Fncnds 26-22; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 25-23; Hastings Bowlers 21 1/2-26 1/2; Pin Seekers 20-28; Mostcllcr Graphics 13-35. Mens High Game and Series - D. Malyncik 244-561; L. Johnson 207; K Phenix 214-550; S. Hausc 182; T. Ncymciycr 224-587; N. McGhee 195; R O’Keefe 219-530; L Miller 235-663 Womens High Game and Series - R. Burch 161; T. Phenix 184-493; B Wilkins 529; J Bryans 179; D McColc 201-523; V Scobey 148-4)5. YMCA NEWS Open Gyms Hastings High school will be open on Sundays, Dec. 6 and 13 from 2-4 p.m. Activities include basketball, volleyball, and roller skating (bring your own skates). Admission cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. Children in grade 6 or lower must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday Youth Basketball Instructional basketball is provided on Saturdays continuing through December 19. Prc-rcgistration is not required. The $3 fee per player per week is payable on-site. Times and locations arc as follows: Boys - 3rd/4th/5th/6th grade 8:30-9:45. Hastings High School; 1st grade, 9-10, Central; 2nd grade. 10-11, Central. Girls - 5th/6th grade. 8-9, Star Schoo); 1st grade, 9-10, Star School; 2nd grade, 10­ 11, Star School; 3rd/4th grade 11-12, Star Schoo). Womens Volleyball The Women’s Volleyball league will play on Monday evenings starting Jan. 4 through Feb. 22. Games will start at 8 a.m. at Hast­ ings High School. Teams may register by completing the team roster and paying the $100 team fee. Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Any team wishing to play must send a representative to the managers meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the YMCA Office at 7 p.m. Those unable to attend, must call the YMCA, 945­ 4574, before the meeting. Adult Coed Volleyball Staring Jan. 4, Monday nights arc sched­ uled for Adult Coed Volleyball at Hastings Middle School. West Gym. The league is open to adults who arc at least 18 years of age and out of high school. Teams may reg­ ister by completing the registration fotm, roster, and paying the $ 150 team fee to the YMCA. Registration deadline is Dec. 14. A managers meeting will be held at the YMCA Office on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. All interested teams must send a representative to the meeting or call ahead of time. Middleville Adult 3-on-3 Basketball League An adult 3-on-3 Basketball league is schedule for Wednesday evenings starting Dec. 2 and continuing through February. Games will be played at Thomapplc-Kcllogg High School Gym. The league is open to adults who arc 18 years and older and out of high school. The team fee is $60. Teams must pre-register by the deadline of Nov. 25. Contact Lyndy at the YMCA Office, 945-4574. for further information and reg­ istration forms. YMCA of Barn County 1998 Coed Fall Volleyball Standings Team W-L TVC .........................................................48-6 Blair Landscaping............................... 29-25 Hastings Mfg.......................................... 19-35 Flcxfab.................................................. 12-42 YMCA of Barry Countv and the Hastings Youth Council’s Adult Volleyball League Standings A League Bob's Gun and Tackle..........................48-0 Nctscttcrs....................... 41-4 ICS 24-18 Ranger Die Inc...................................... 21-30 Ray James Electromechanical 16-32 Manpower............ 13-35 Hastings Buna) Vault...........................10-32 Goodenough Goodies ........................ 10-32 B League National Bank........................................ 26-7 Cascade Home Improvements......... 25-11 Quality Roofmg ............................... 11-22 Benner Logging McDonalds . .11-22 Backc Construction............................. 11-22 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25 1998 COURT NEWS: A Fruitport man who pleaded no contest to attempted arson for setting three fires in a Hastings apartment Aug 8 was sentenced to spend six months in jail and pay $4,915 restitution in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court last week. A resident of another apartment in the building where lhe fires were started told Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 Jobs Wanted DEAR ELDERLY: DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR HOUSE? Do you need a ride in lhe doctor or store? Are you lonely and just want companion­ ship? I'm an honest, caring adult who would like to help you (Hastings areas). Call 616-945­ 0353. Real / %/rr/i DELTON SCHOOLS New home over looking Guernsey Lake. 3 bedroom, dining room, living room. den. 2 full baths, walkout basement on I acre. $2,100 down. $700 month, land contract Call 664-6988 FOR SALE 3 bedroom. 2 1/2 bath ranch, ixi I 6 acres, walkout basement, propane gas and cen­ tral air. main floor laundry. 2 pole buildings. 24X60 with heat and bathroom in half. 26x32 pole building. 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CALL 616-948­ 4093 I or Sale HOUSEFULL OF FURNI­ TURE: 3 months old must sell! Large oak table and 6 chairs $ 150. Sofa $150. Chair $50. 6 piece bedroom outfit $250. Complete deluxe king size Sealy bed $225. Twin size bed $95 plus 4 drawer chest $50 plus much more! 1­ 517-337-3054________________ WAREHOUSE CLEAR­ ANCESALE! 500 mattress sets new. used, returns plus frames starting at $25 per set and up. Dennis Distributing 401 N. Cochran Charlotte 541-1109. BEAUTIFUL 12X21 BEIGE CARPET: Installed I month. Com $285 sacrifice $85 1-517­ 6944)335_____________________ BEDROOM OUTFIT: Oak finish styling. 6-drawer dresser, chest, mirror and headboard. In­ cludes Queen firm mattress set. I month old. com $1,150.00 - sell for $350 00 obo. 616-225-1610. QUEEN BRASS BED: Ortho­ pedic firm mattress with beauti­ ful brass headboard, 2 months old. in plastic, never used, com $800 00 - sei I $250.00.616-754­ 6388_________________________ QUEEN MATTRESS SET: I month old. never used, medium firm, oak headboard, frame, in plastic, will sacrifice for $ 175.00 obo, 616-225-1610. ( a rd Of Thanks CA RD OF THANKS The fam­ ily of Geraldine ••Gerry" New­ ton would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of fam­ ily, friends, neighbors, co­ workers and acquaintances foe your thoughtfulness at the time of Mom's passing. Thank you for your many thoughts and prayers, for the beautiful flower arrangements, for the memorial contributions in memory of Mom. for the cards and phone calls, for lhe meals that were brought in and for your support through this dif­ ficult time. Our sincere appre­ ciation to Oak View Adult Fos­ ter Care Home for their genu­ ine love and support, and pro­ viding a caring home for Mom. Thank you to Pennock Hospi­ tal and the 2nd Floor nursing staff for the excellent care they gave Mom while she w as there. To Dr. Douglas Smendik. our gratitued for providing Mom with the utmost in physician care, and for lhe respect and care you showed to her and her family. We are especially thankful to Thomapple Manor for the superior care they game Mom during her short stay there. Our thanks to Buff Coe for his visits and prayers and for officiating at Mom's me­ morial service. Thanks to the First Unified Methodist Women for the lovely lun­ cheon. There are so many people that has e been a signifi­ cant part of Mom's life, and ours, you'll never know how much you are appreciated. Thank you all! God Bless You. Gary, Shirty, Katie and Angie Jones. Lynda Childers, Karen and Rod New ton 11 and Sarah and Rod. Judge James Fisher prior to sentencing that six months would be too lenient for 38year-old Rodney Vanderstelt. whom she said could have killed she and her family that night. "Me, my children and my boyfriend were in the house when these fires were inten­ tionally set," said the woman. "Now, we are locking our doors and jumping at every little sound, and my 6-year-old is afraid of someone coming into our apartment while we sleep." Vanderstelt was arrested by the Hastings City Police Department setting lhe three, small fires in the apartment of a former ac­ quaintance in the 800 block of South Hanover Street at about 3 a m. Aug. 8. No one was in the apartment when the fires were discovered by a neighbor. The fires were put out with a hose. A fire was set in the apartment's entry­ way, while two other areas inside lhe home were found to have been ignited. The neighbor pointed out to the court Thursday that though the fires were quickly pul out. "it could have had a more serious impact on my family if anything would have turned out differently." Vanderstelt's attorney. William Doherty, objected to the woman testifying, saying she was not a victim of the crime. Fisher, however, disagreed and allowed the woman to testify. ’There is no doubt this is a very serious offense." said Assistant Prosecutor David Makied. "Someone could have been killed." Doherty said his client is very sorry for setting the fires and endangering the neigh­ bors of the woman he was trying to harrass. "He wants them to know they have noth­ ing to fear from him. nor in the future." Doherty said, adding that the incident stemmed largely from Vanderstelt's alco­ holism. "He dees want to pay for the prop­ erty damage." He added that Vanderstelt was so drunk that he barely remembers being inside the apartment that morning. "This isn't typioJ behavior, it's the only offense he's had." said Doherty. "You're lucky you didn't end up killing six people," Fisher told Vanderstelt. "There has to be some punishment for what you did. I hope you use this as an opportunity to give up alcohol." In addition to jail. Vanderstelt was given work release and three years probation. In other recent court business: • Matthew Allen Fletcher of East Leroy, charged with kidnapping and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, was scheduled for a pre exam in Bany County’s 56-1 District Court Mon­ day. The hearing was re-scheduled to take place Dec. 2. Fletcher is accused of forcing his ex-girl­ friend into the bed of a pickup truck, driven by his mother, and beating tlie girl while they drove from the Hastings football field to the Shell gas station last month. • Tim Leach. 18, of Hastings was sen­ tenced to one year in jail with credit for 226 days served and four years probation, two identical sentences that will be served concurrently for his conviction of conspir­ acy to commit first degree home invasion, being a habitual offender and probation vio­ lation. Leach was among three other people convicted of breaking into the home of a Johnstown Township man July 10 and beating him with a baseball bat. "In my work with Mr. Leach. I've found him to be an intelligent young man," said his attorney, Carol Jones Dwyer. "Mr. Leach has come to a sound view of his life, a very rational view of what he's done and he’s willing to take the first step toward turning his life around." Leach said he became involved in the crime because he followed along with the others involved. "Jail is the best thing that ever happened to me." said Leach. "It’s made me think. I became one with God with the help of love. I didn't even do this crime. The one who did got six months and you want to give me a year." According to Fisher, the other's involved "made deals with the prosecutor." he said. "You made the mistake of being with those people when you agreed to go with them." Leach argued, however, that he did not agree to go with Richard Case. Byron Woods and Tammala Burdette that night. "A couple of your old teachers contacted me last week and told me that you are ca­ pable of being a good person." said Fisher. "They said 'let me guess, he was with some older people, they were all using drugs and then did something stupid.’" "Yes. it was," said Leach. • David Woltjer. 35. of Hastings was sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served on his convictions of resist­ ing and obstructing police officers and do­ mestic violence. No probation, mental health counseling, fines and costs or substance abuse treat­ ment was ordered. "At this point. Mr. Woltjer presents some pretty serious problems for law en­ forcement in this county." said Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. "This case involves an incident with the Michigan State Police where he was outside and he had to be chased lhe other incident that was dismissed was an arrest by the Middleville Police Department that also became physical." Makied explained the troopers were re­ sponding to a complaint of domestic vio­ lence when they had to chase Woltjer to ar­ rest him. "I'm not making any excuses for him." said Woltjer's attorney. Rob Longstreet "But when I meet with him. he is a good guy. Ninety-five percent of the time, he's a decent, hard working fellow whose trying to take care of business." Longstreet said Woltjer gets into trouble as a result of his affection for a particular woman "He has problems dealing with his anger and frustration that centers around his rela­ tionship with this girl." said Longstreet "Most of the time, he's a pleasant and nice person to talk to." Longstreet added that Woltjer feels he has mental problems and wants counseling. "Without Mr. Woltjer receiving counsel­ ing. you're likely to see him here again," said Longstreet Woltjer. who had created tense moment for lhe court Nov. 17 when he showed up late for his sentencing, apologized for is behavior "I have vacillated between sending you to prison or just giving you credit for time served." said Fisher to Woltjer "I’m look­ ing at the incident with the victim, who indicated to me that she did not want you See COURT NEWS, continue page 13 POUC€ B6AT Shotgun stolen from hunter's truck IRVING TOWNSHIP - A Dorr man returned from hunting in the Barry State Game Area Nov. 17 to discover his truck had been broken into and his shotgun, a family heirloom, was missing, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The man told police his locked truck was parked off Johnson Road north of Crane Road between I and 6 p.m. when an unknown subject apparently broke the triangular window on lhe passenger side, reached in and opened the door. Also taken were a knife and sheath, a 35 mm camera, the shotgun case and three boxes of slugs, police reported. The incident remains under investigation. Man hurt avoiding deer in road ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A deer in the middle of Norris Road caused a Kalamazoo man to have an accident near Guernsey Lake Road Nov. 19 at about 12:30 a.m.. according to a report by lhe Barry County Sheriffs Department. Phillip Dale Dooley. 28. was cited for failure to report the accident after his 1986 Pontiac went off lhe road, bounced over a guard rail and landed tn a ditch before coming to rest, police reported. Dooley was injured in the accident, according to the police report. Woman escapes, quickly re-captured HASTINGS - An out-of-town shoplifting suspect being questioned by lhe Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police slipped out of a handcuff and bolted out of a rear door at the post at about midnight Nov. 19. according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Steve Harper. Police reported the woman ran north into the Thomapple River and quickly emerged to be taken into custody in the 800 block of Apple Street by Hastings City police officers Dennis Lajack and Josh Sensiba. The woman, who had been running when the city officers spotted her. told them she needed help and grabbed her chest, they reported She was then handcuffed the soaking wet suspect and turned her over to Michigan State Police Troopers Phil Vannette and Paul Gonyeau. according to Hastings City Police. Mail stolen from Sager Road box BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A woman in the 4000 block of Sager Road watched a white van stop at her box and take her outgoing mail Nov. 16. she told the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The woman told police she pul the mail in the box at about 12:30 p.m. and that upon contacting her mail carrier after spotting the van, she learned he had not yet been to her home. The incident remains under investigation. Four hurt in rear-end collision RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - Four people were hurt in a two-car accident in which one car rear-ended the other at Gun Lake Road west of Heath Road Nov. 17. according to the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Roger Carl Jackson. 42, of Eaton Rapids was cited for drunk driving after the 10:45 p.m. accident that injured him and his passenger. Kaiser Damon Giovannetti. 27, of Hastings, police reported. Police said a car driven by Jedidiah Robert Brisco. 19. of Nashville was turning left off of Gun Lake Road when it was struck from behind by Jackson’s Jeep Brisco and his passenger. Corey Joe Lamance. 19. of Nashville suffered minor injuries. Jackson and Giovannetti were taken to Pennock Hospital, where they were treated and released. Police reported that Jackson registered a . 17 blood alcohol content. Woman reports close call with bullet HOPE TOWNSHIP - A female resident of Kingsbury Road reported to Department of Natural Resources officials that a bullet shot toward her residence apparently passed through lhe hair on her head Nov. 23. according to preliminary reports The woman, who reported the near miss at about 5:38 p.m.. said a subject had been hunting on the neighbor's property just prior to the incident No vehicle was seen and the incident remains under investigation. Bullet near miss reported to DNR WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - A Carlton Center Road woman reported Nov. 21 that a hunter shot toward her home and a bullet nearly struck her as she was outside her residence at about noon, according to a preliminary report The woman saw a blue pickup truck with a cap leave lhe scene, according to a report. The incident remains under investigation by the Department of Natural Resources. Slug found on desk in landfill office HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A bullet that police believe traveled for "quite a distance" was found lying on the desk in the office of the Hastings Sanitary Service Nov. 22, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police Police said the slug entered through a window, hit a wall, then fell to the desk. The office is in an area of homes on North Broadway and no hunting is allowed in the area The incident remains under investigation. UFO report turns into arrest YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP • A woman who called Barry County Central Dispatch Nov. 18 and reported seeing a triangular shaped object in the sky. glowing and changing colors al about 2 a m was arrested for drunk driving, according to lhe Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police The woman had said she saw the object off Briggs Road near Shaw Lake Road and four police units were dispatched to the scene to investigate, according to a preliminary report. No unidentified flying objects were located, police said, and the woman was taken into custody. �The Hastings Ban set - Wednesday. November 25. 1998 - Page 13 COURT NEWS Two men sentenced for burglary of salon by Shelly Sulscr Staff Writer Mark Alan Miller. 18. and Maurice Kenneth Mayhew III. 19. were sentenced separately in Barry County Circuit court recently for their roles in the April 7 burglary of the Babylon Hair Salon w hen more than $3,900 worth of items were taken. Miller, of 316 W. Main Street. Middleville, was ordered Nov. 12 to spend six months in jail with work release. He was convicted after a two-day jury trial of breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a larceny. The charge normally carries a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison Mayhew. Millers accomplice in the crime, was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status Nov 19. meaning if he is successful on three years of probation, his felony larceny conviction will be wiped from his record. Judge James Fisher also ordered Mayhew to spend three months in jail if he fails to meet the terms of his probation and to pay $4,232 in restitution and SI.(MM) ir costs and fines. One count of breaking and entering and one count of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than $100 against Mayhew were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea to the lesser charge, which carries a maximum possible penally of four years in prison and or a $2.(MM> line Miller also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,871. along with $500 costs. He will be on probation for three years. Fisher ruled The pair apparently worked together to burglarize the store, taking a television set. a videocassetie recorder, ear piercing gun. hair care products, two cameras and earrings. Only about $207 worth of lhe items were recovered, testified Baby lon Salon owner Miava Gravelyn. who said she lost four days revenue worth $900 as a result of lhe break-in and subsequent court hearings Her husband. Gary Gravelyn. Nashville man ordered to spend holidays in jail J-Ad Gruphu Service A 19-year-old Nashville man was ordered to serve 20 days in jail during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas for hitting and kicking police officers in Nashville Aug;. 28. Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher ruled Thursday. Christopher Felzke will not be allowed to report to work during those two weeks. Fisher said. Officers had to use pepper spray to I subdue Felzke as he struck an officer in the face, kicked officers and pulled on the handcuffs when police tried to arrest him near Lentz and Gregg streets in Nashville for being a disorderly person while drunk and disturbing the peace, police reported shortly after the incident. Felzke also shouted death threats to the Nashville police officer and two Barry County Sheriffs deputies that night, they reported. "This case is part of a number of R & O (resisting and obstructing) cases we’ve been seeing lately." said Assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makied Thurs­ day. "Mr. Felzke seems to be involved in a general pattern of disrespect for police." According to defense attorney Rob Lungstrcct, however. Felzke has been respectful and cooperative. "He's a decent young man who has a lol of potential." said Longstreet. "Evidence of that is he is a full-time employee, he works daily and al night, he attends school and is getting nearly all LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No. 96-22485-SE Estate of DONALD J HINCKLEY, deceased Social Security No 363-20-8231 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on January 6 1999 at 9 00 a m m the probate courtroom. Hast­ ings Michigan Delore Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Harley J Hinckley requesting Rex Chnstie be appointed representative of Donald J Hmckfey who hved at 406 West Woodlawn Apt D Hastings Michigan and who died 10/4/98 and he»s of the deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the iproposedi personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date November 20 1998 Robert L Byington (P27621) 222 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 49058-0248 (616) 945-9557 Rex Christie 455 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 49058 (616)948-2164 (11/26) As. He’s on the student council and makes high marks." Longstreet added that Felzke. an expectant father, had to hit rock bottom before he decided to turn his life around and that jail lime would cost him everything. He recommended that instead. Felzke be ordered to attend classes in anger man­ agement and alcohol treatment. "I realize that it was because of my intoxication that 1 acted that way." said Felzke. "It was my fault and I'm willing to lake responsibility for myself and get treatment for my alcohol abuse and anger management." Fisher ordered Felzke to serve his time in jail Nov. 25-29 and Dec. 18-Jan. 3. "You're going to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in jail during your school breaks." said Fisher He was also ordered to serve two years probation and pay $500 in court costs. Ask For: Bill Love, Steve Steward or Jennifer Jacobs • Kenneth Krebs. 40, of Hastings was sentenced to spend six months in jail with credit for one day served and the balance suspended if he is successful on two years probation on his conviction of possession of marijuana and use of narcotics. He was also ordered to submit to sub­ stance abuse counseling and to pay $2,000 in fines and costs. fnends." said Miller "In the end. I had to protect myself." Fisher tried to impress on Miller that he is responsible for his actions. “You are going to have to learn that there are consequences." Fisher said. "The jury found you guilty for breaking and entenng the Gravelyns’ business and as far as I'm concerned, you did it and the jury’s verdict was absolutely correct. The evidence was overwhelming of your guilt." Prior to sentencing. Miller's attorney. Jim Goulooze. said Miller plans to attend Grand Rapids Community College and that a Middleville couple has offered to let him live with them rather than at his previous address, which Fisher referred to as "the party house." "At this point I would say anything the court would like to hear." said Miller. As part of his jail sentence. Miller will be allowed to do community service work in exchange for half his court costs. At Mayhew's hearing. Fisher commended Mayhew for cooperating with authorities. "I've considered the fact that you have no poor record and that you came forward and assisted the prosecutor in the case against Mr. Miller." said Fisher. "That is the correct way to handled that situation." Assistant Prosecutor David Makied said Mayhew has apologized to the Gravelyns. confessed to his role in the crime and admitted it was a "stupid" and "thought­ less" act. "The Gravelyns feel that what he has gone through and restitution is consider­ able punishment." said Makied. Makied added that Mayhew's job is the only stable thing in his life and recom­ mended that he be allowed to continue working. • Joseph Lumbert, 22, of Woodland was sentenced to 78 days in jail with credit for 78 day served and to continue his probation as previously sentenced for a conviction of probation violation. • Otis Granger, 67, of Battle Creek, was sentenced to one year in jail, five years probation. $1,000 costs and $287 restitu­ tion on a conviction of fourth degree crim­ inal sexual conduct with multiple vari­ ables. The offense occurred June 1 in John­ stown Township. ’ Larry Christie. 33. of Delton, had a trial set for Jan. 11 and 12 on two charges of second degree criminal sexual conduct involving a girl under the age of 13. The offenses allegedly occurred in Hope Township between Aug. 14 and Aug. 21. He is also charged with being a habitual of­ fender. Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! 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"If you are honest with yourself, you know that’s true." Fisher said. “1 suggest you use this opportunity to do something about your situation." "That explanation flies in the face of all lhe evidence." said Fisher. "I don’t believe it and the jury didn’t either " Miller still insisted he was not among the pair witnessed at the shop that night, though reports say he was the nng leader. "I had the property. I held lhe property. I let it go by and tried to protect my lost $588 in work income, he testified at the Nov. 12 restitution hearing Another expense to the couple, they testified, was the payment of a $500 re­ ward to Gary Collins for information leading to Miller s arrest and conviction Collins. 21. of Wayland, was suspected of being a part of lhe burglary conspiracy, and was able to strike a deal with prosecutors in exchange for his cooperation in the case, according to po­ lice. He is currently charged with receiving and concealing stolen property worth less than $100. a misdemeanor, and will be sentenced May 19. 1999. An additional $600 reward was paid to another person by lhe Gravelyns. Miava Gravelyn testified. Fisher ruled that though the Gravelyns' lost revenue and income would be pan of the restitution amount, reward money would not. he said. "She didn’t choose to have her business broken into and trashed." said Fisher in his restitution ruling. "This is a serious offense." Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley said. "It's not a case where the court can assign HYTA because he did not plead guilty." Miller, who had denied any connection to break-in during his trial, apologized to his fnends. his mother, the court and the Gravelyns at his sentencing for lying about having the stolen property. “She was robbed and I did know where her property was and I could have at any­ time turned it in.” Miller said. "I am guilty and it stinks that I had to learn this the hard way." He continued to deny, however, involvement in the break-in. accusing Mayhew and Gary Collins of committing the burglary. But Fisher said he stands by the jury's verdict. "The people across the street saw your car there and there were two peoj le.” said Fisher. Miller said he often let one of the other two men drive his car, but had not given permission for him to drive it that night. .Action Signs • •• depends on experience & equipment. continued from page 12 Third door, 3 SO VS 1998 Chevy S-1O Blazer 4x4 After Thanksgiving Sale! / 1998 Chevy Extended Astro Van G<r.« 1997 3/4 Ton Ext Cab 4x2 Silverado Trader tow special 454 v-fl •12,995 1997 Chevy 1/2 Ton Ext Cab 4x4 Silverado •10,995 With tn.ro door S. hbrrgon trip *9,995 *9,495 *16,995 •10,498 •10,995 — Trucks — 1998 Chevy 1/2 Ton Ext Cab 4x4 Silverado Factory program •24,995 •21,995 1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4 All options. 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Swan’s physician contacted Barry County authori­ ties. saying the animal needed to be tested immediately for a number of diseases that, if untreated, could be fatal to humans, in­ cluding Simian Herpes B. Local animal control officers and deputies obtained permission to L**ke cus­ tody of the animal and were able to successfully capture "Toby." a brown Lemur, in a pet taxi. After some confusion about where the tests should be conducted, the lemur was taken to Binder Park Zoo. where veterinar­ ian Dr David Rost did a brief examination of the animal, said the zoo’s vice president of collections and conservation. John Di­ non "Our zoo's vet did a visual inspection and turned it back over to animal control that night." said Dinon. DeBoer said the animal, found to pose no real danger, was then returned to Swan. "A couple of nights later, he showed up at Battle Creek Community Hospital to be treated for a monkey bite.’’ said DeBoer. "It bit him again It was acting fine and was friendly but it quickly turned mean." DeBoer said as a result of the two inci­ dents. Swan apparently has said he would donate the animal to Binder Park Zoo. but Dinon said they do not have the animal. "We have not accepted any lemur dona­ tions." he said. "1 told them if they w anted help finding a home for it. we would do that.'’ Dinon said he does not know how long Swan has had the animal or how he ob­ tained it. but said exotic animals such as the endangered lemur can be purchased at any number of exotic animal sales around the state. He said though the animal is protected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Ser­ vice's endangered species act. it i> on Is a violation of law to take it across state lines. "There is no state or federal law that pro­ hibits anyone from buying them within the slate." said Dinon "The only law that would affect ownership of exotic animals would be local ordinances." Dinon said he did. however, notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the exis­ tence of Swan's lemur Lemurs are mammals that originate from the island of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa in lhe Indian Ocean and on lhe neighboring Comoro Islands. There are 10 species of lemur A brown Lemur named “Toby." similar to this one. reportedly bit its Johnstown Township owner on the nose and on the arm last week. The animal is not believed to have any harmful diseases, according to authorities. What happened to thanksgiving? HOPE. Ark. (AP) - What happened to Thanksgiving in a place called Hope0 To look ai downtown Hope and the Hempstead County Courthouse, both of which have been decorated for Christmas since early this month, it would seem that Thanksgiving has been abandoned as a holiday. Downtown Hope has been bedecked with giant snowflakes, and shop windows have contained Christmas window dressings since before city merchants held the annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 7 and 8. And. on Wednesday, a courthouse worker was mowing lush green grass on the courthouse lawn while weaving throughout lhe various courthouse Nativity scenes. The scene was more reminiscent of south Florida at Christmas than south Arkansas in early November. According to Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Director Mark Keith, the decision to forego Thanksgiving's cornucopias for snowflakes and Santas was made by the Hope Downtown Merchants Association in an effort to capitalize on the Christmas Open House. Keith said the decision was made despite plans by the Hope Advertising and Tourism Promotions Commission to place Thanksgiving-related banners throughout downtown. "The merchants asked if the Christmas decorations could be put up. and that's why they went up first, because the merchants felt like that would add a little more holiday touch to Christmas Open House _ that's why they went up early." Keith said. Keith said the "early" Christmas has the chamber's blessings. "We want the merchants to do good _ and when the merchant's do good, that helps the whole town." Keith said. Besides. Keith said, turkeys and pilgrims aren't as eye-catching for holiday shoppers as are the ghosts and pumpkins of Halloween or Santa and Christmas trees during the Yule season "I don't think Thanksgiving so much disappeared as it is not observed in the way that Halloween and Christmas are.” Keith said. "The retail community. I feel from the standpoint of selling things, can't tie in n lot of sales to Thanksgiving." Keith said grocery stores and florists do get a "good shot in the arm" from Thanksgiving, but Christmas is the season to be jolly for most other Hope businesses. BALTIMORE (AP) _ The higher price tag of natural and free-range turkeys isn t slowing down sales even though they can cost almost tour times what a frozen turkey costs. A big selling point for lhe fresh turkeys is the fact that they are not fed antibiotics or hormones Tony Neff, the owner of a turkey tarm in Chestertown, said he feeds his turkeys natural feed and sells about 70 fresh turkeys a year to Annapolis residents. Fresh Fields divides the turkeys into two categories .“all natural" and free range " All-natural turkeys are raised in pens with wire sides. Free-range turkeys are raised in barns and allowed to roam outside in a pen The "all natural'* turkeys sell for about $1.59 per pound and the free-range turkeys fetch SI .99 per pound compared with just 48 cents per pound hr frozen buds. Thanks to increasing demand for fresh turkeys, you don't have to go to a turkey farm to get one. Specialty stores like Graul's Market in Annapolis sell them and this year, the fresh birds will make up 80 percent of turkey sales, said manager John Evans. "I think that's why you saw Christmas decorations go up in stores so soon this year." Keith said. "1 think a lot of lhe locally-owned stoves decided Hey. let's try and do the Christmas push a little early this year."* Thanksgiving recognizes help Indians gave European newcomers LI I ILE ROCK (AP) - Some 7.000 years before the Pilgrims had their first taste of succotash. Mesoamencans were eating wild corn. By 1492. when Christopher Columbus arrived, corn was grown throughout the Americas, says Tamara Walkingstick. a forestry specialist for lhe Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Arkansas. "Our celebration of Thanksgiving is an acknowledgment of how Native Americans in New England essentially saved the Pilgrims by teaching them how to plant corn." Walkingstick says. "Just how corn cultivation was spread throughout the Americas is unknown, although it probably occurred through the extensive trade networks that existed. Each tribe throughout the Americas created their own individual stories of the origin of corn." Domestication of com came hundreds of years later, possibly by 3000 B.C. These cobs were small _ about the size of a person's little finger. Through selective breeding, the cobs grew to about 10 inches long by 100 B.C. Corn cultivation eventually spread north, reaching the New England slates about 1000 B.C. American Indians enjoyed coni many ways _ roasted, popped, boiled or served with lima beans in a dish known as succotash. Dried com was ground into flour and baked into cornbread or tortillas. Com was an integral part of America.. 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Dreisbach SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY Post iac Ol dsmobii e uMl Iruln Call (616) 948*8000 Today or 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings. Michigan 49058 "Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition." I I toil free 1 *888*494*5539 SALES HOURS: Mon. & Wed until 8; Tues.. Thurs.. Fri. until 6; Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon. & Wed. 8-7. Tues.. Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 �Page 14 The Hastings Banner - Wednesday November 25. 1998 Consumer demand for fresh turkeys rises Johnstown man attacked by endangered pet primate by Shelly Suker Staff Writer A Johnstown Township man bitten by his pet lemur, an endangered primate, is back at work after the incident at his M-37 home Nov. 18. according to sources. Daniel Swan. 43. could not be reached for comment before an early, holiday press time Wednesday, but according to Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer. Swan had nought treatment at Battle Creek’s Com­ munity hospital shortly after the 11:30 p m. attack. According to a police report. Swan’s physician contacted Barry County authori­ ties. saying the animal needed to be tested immediately for a number of diseases that, if untreated, could be fatal to humans, in­ cluding Simian Herpes B. Local animal control officers and deputies obtained permission to take cus­ tody of lhe animal and were able to suc­ cessfully capture "Toby.’’ a brown Lemur. in a pel taxi. After some confusion about where the tests should be conducted, the lemur was taken to Binder Park Zoo. where veterinar­ ian Dr. David Rost did a brief examination of the animal, said the zoo's vice president of collections and conservation. John Di­ non. "Our zoo's vet did a visual inspection and turned it back over to animal control that night." said Dinon. DeBoer said the animal, found to pose no real danger, was then relumed to Swan. "A couple of nights later, he showed up at Battle Creek Community Hospital to be treated for a monkey bite.” said DeBoer. "It bit him again. It was acting fine and was friendly but it quickly turned mean." DeBoer said as a result of the two inci­ dents. Swan apparently has said he would donate the animal to Binder Park Zoo. but Dinon said they do not have the animal. "We have not accepted any lemur dona­ tions." he said. ”1 told them if they wanted help finding a home for it. we would do that." Dinon said he does not know how long Swan has had the animal or how he ob­ tained it. but said exotic animals such as the endangered lemur can be purchased at any number of exotic animal sales around the state. He said though the animal is protected by the United Stales Fish and Wildlife Ser­ vice's endangered species act. it is only a violation of law to lake it across slate lines. "There is no state or federal law that pro­ hibits anyone from buying them within lhe slate." said Dinon "The only law that would affect ownership of exotic animals would be local ordinances." Dinon said he did. however, notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of lhe exis­ tence of Swan'; lemur Lemurs are mammals that originate from the island of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean and on the neighboring Comoro Islands. There are 10 species of lemur. A brown Lemur named ’Toby." similar to this one. reportedly bit its Johnstown Township owner on the nose and on the arm last week. The animal is not believed to have any harmful diseases, according to authorities. What happened to thanksgiving? HOPE. Ark. (AP) - What happened to Thanksgiving in a place called Hope? To look at downtown Hope and the Hempstead County Courthouse, both of which have been decorated for Christmas since early this month, it would seem that Thanksgiving has been abandoned as a holiday. Downtown Hope has been bedecked with giant snowflakes, and shop windows have contained Christmas window dressings since before city merchants held the annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 7 and 8. And. on Wednesday, a courthouse worker was mowing lush green grass on lhe courthouse lawn while weaving throughout the various courthouse Nativity scenes. The scene was more reminiscent of south Florida at Christmas than south Arkansas in early November. According to Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Director Mark Keith, the decision to forego Thanksgiving's cornucopias for snowflakes and Santas was made by the Hope Downtown Merchants Association in an effort to capitalize on the Christmas Open House. Keith said the decision was made despite plans by the Hope Advertising and Tourism Promotions Commission to place Thanksgiving-related banners throughout downtown. "The merchants asked if the Christmas decorations could be put up. and that's why they went up first, because the merchants felt like that would add a little more holiday touch to Christmas Open House _ that's why they went up early." Keith said. Keith said the "early" Christmas has the chamber’s blessings. "We want the merchants to do good _ and when the merchant's do good, that helps the whole town." Keith said. Besides, Keith said, turkeys and pilgrims aren't as eye-catching fir holiday shoppers as are the ghosts and pumpkins of Halloween or Santa and Christmas trees during the Yule season. "I don't think Thanksgiving so much disappeared as it is not observed in the way that Halloween and Christmas are.” Keith said. "The retail community. 1 feel from the standpoint of selling things, can't tie in a lot of sales to Thanksgiving." Keith said grocery stores and florists do get a "good shot in the arm" from Thanksgiving, but Christmas is the season to be jolly for most other Hope businesses. BALTIMORE (AP) _ The higher price tag of natural and free-range turkeys isn't slowing down sales even though they can cost almost tour times what a frozen turkey costs. A big selling point for the fresh turkeys is the fact that they are not fed antibiotics or hormones. Tony Neff, the owner of a turkey farm in Chestertown, said he feeds his turkeys natural feed and sells about 70 fresh turkeys a year to Annapolis residents. Fresh Fields divides the turkeys into two categories _ "all natural" and "free range." All-natural turkeys are raised in pens with wire sides. Free-range turkeys are raised in barns and allowed to roam outside in a pen The "all natural” turkeys sell for about $1.59 per pound and the free-range turkeys fetch $ 1.99 per pound compared with just 48 cents per pound hr frozen buds. Thanks to increasing demand for fresh turkeys, you don't have to go to a turkey farm to get one. Specialty stares like Graul's Market in Annapolis sell them and this year, the fresh birds will make up 80 percent of turkey sales, said manager John Evans. "I think that's why you saw Christmas decorations go up in stores so soon this year.” Keith said. "1 think a lol of the locally-owned stores decided Hey. let's try and do the Christmas push a little early this year." Thanksgiving recognizes help Indians gave European newcomers LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Some 7.000 years before the Pilgrims had their first taste of succotash. Mesoamencans were eating wild con*. By 1492. when Christopher-Columbus arrived, corn was grown throughout lhe Americas, says Tamara Walkingstick, a forestry specialist for the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Arkansas. "Our celebration of Thanksgiving is an acknowledgment of how Native Americans in New England essentially saved the Pilgrims by teaching them how to plant corn." Walkingstick says. "Just how corn cultivation was spread throughovt the Americas is unknown, although it probably occurred through the extensive trade networks that existed. Each tribe throughout . the Americas created their own individual stories of the origin of corn." Domestication of com came hundreds of years later, possibly by 3000 B.C. These cobs were small _ about the size of a person's little finger. Through selective breeding, the cobs grew to about 10 inches long by 100 B.C. Com cultivation eventually spread north, reaching the New England states about 1000 B.C. American Indians enjoyed com many ways _ roasted, popped, boiled or served with lima beans in a dish known as succotash. Dried com was ground into flour and baked into cornbread ar tortillas. 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Dreisbach SALES STAFF: DON GENTRY, GLENN WAGER, CHRIS SILVERMAN, DAVE WALLEY On ^mobile GMC Truck Call (616) 948-8000 Today or 328 North Michigan Avenue Hastings, Michigan 49058 "Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition." I t ton free 1-888-494-5539 SALES HO'KS: Mon. & Wed. until 8: Tues., Thuts.. Fri. until 6; Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon. & Wed. 8-7: Tues.. Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 �The Hastings Banter - Wednesday November 25. 1998 - Page 13 COURT NEWS Two men sentenced for burglary of salon by Shelly Suker Staff Writer Mark Alan Miller. IM. and Maurice Kenneth Mayhew III. 19. were sentenced separately in Barry County Circuit court recently for their roles in the April 7 burglary of the Babylon Hair Salon when more than $3,900 worth of Hems were taken Miller, of 316 W. Mam Street. Middleville, was ordered Nov 12 to spend six months in jail with work release. He was convicted after a two-day jury trial of breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a larceny The charge normally carries a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison Mayhew. Miller’s accomplice in lhe crime, was given Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status Nov 19. meaning if he is successful on three years of probation, his felony larceny conviction will be wiped from his record. Judge James Fisher also ordered Mayhew to spend three months in jail if he fails to meet the terms of his probation and to pay $4,232 in restitution and $1,000 in costs and tine'* One count of breaking and entering and one count of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than SUM) against Mayhew were dropped in exchange lor his guilty plea to the lesser charge, which carries a maximum possible penalty of four years in prison and ora $2,000 fine. Miller also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,871. along with $500 costs. He will be on probation for three years. Fisher ruled The pair apparently worked together to burglarize the store, taking a television set. a videocassette recorder, ear piercing gun. hair care products, two cameras and earrings. Only about $207 worth of lhe items were recovered, testified Babylon Salon owner Miava Gravelyn. who said she lost four days revenue worth $900 as a result of the break-in and subsequent court hearings. Her husband. Gary Gravelyn. Nashville man ordered to spend holidays in jail J-Ad Grui>hii \New\ Service J A 19-year-old Nashville man was , ordered to serve 20 days in jail during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas for hitting and kicking police officers in Nashville Aug. 28. Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher ruled Thursday. Christopher Felzke will not be allowed ! to report to work during those two weeks. Fisher said. ; Officers had to use pepper spray to : subdue Felzke as he struck an officer in the face, kicked officers and pulled on the handcuffs when police tried to arrest him near Lentz and Gregg streets in Nashville for being a disorderly person while drunk and disturbing the peace, police reported shortly after the incident. Felzke also shouted death threats to the Nashville police officer and two Barry County Sheriffs deputies that night, they reported. "This case is part of a number of R & O (resisting and obstructing) cases we've been seeing lately." said Assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makied Thurs­ day. "Mr. Felzke seems to be involved in a general pattern of disrespect for police." According to defense attorney Rob Longstreet, however. Felzke has been respectful and cooperative. "He's a decent young man who has a lot of potential." said Longstreet. "Evidence of that is he is a full-time employee, he works daily and at night, he attends school and is getting nearly all LEGAL NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Decedent'a Estate File No. 98-22485-SE Estate of DONALD J HINCKLEY, deceased Social Security No 363-20-8231 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on January 6 1999 at 9 00 a m in the probate courtroom Hast­ ings. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Harley J Hinckley requesting Rex Christie be appointed representative of Donald J Hockley who lived at 406 West Woodlawn. Apt 0. Hastings Michigan and who died 10/4/98 and heirs of the deceased be determined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to tt«c (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Date November 20 1998 Robert L Byington (P17621) 222 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 490584248 (616) 945-9557 Rex Christie 455 West Apple Street Hastings Ml 49058 (616)948-2164 (11/26) As. He’s on the student council and makes high marks." Longstreet added that Felzke. an expectant father, had to hit rock bottom before he decided to turn his life around and that jail lime would cost him everything. He recommended that instead. Felzke be ordered to attend classes in anger man­ agement and alcohol treatment. "I realize that it was because of my intoxication that I acted that way." said Felzke. "It was my fault and I'm willing to take responsibility for myself and get treatment for my alcohol abuse and anger management." Fisher ordered Felzke to serve his time in jail Nov. 25-29 and Dec. 18-Jan. 3. "You're going to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in jail during your school breaks." said Fisher. He was also ordered to serve two years probation and pay $500 in court costs. lost $588 in work income, he testified at the Nov. 12 restitution hearing Another expense to the couple, they testified, was the payment of a $500 re­ ward to Gary Collins for information leading to Miller’s arrest and conviction Collins. 21. of Wayland, was suspected of being a part of the burglary conspiracy, and was able to strike a deal with prosecutors in exchange for his cooperation in the case, according to po­ lice. He is currently charged with receiving and concealing stolen property worth less than $100. a misdemeanor, and will be sentenced May 19. 1999. An additional $600 reward was paid to another person by the Gravelyns Miava Gravelyn testified. Fisher ruled that trough the Gravelyns' lost revenue and income would be part of the restitution amount, reward money would not. he said. "She didn't choose to have her business broken into and trashed." said Fisher in his restitution ruling. "This is a serious offense." Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley said. "It's not a case where the court can assign HYTA because he did not plead guilty." Miller, who had denied any connection to break-in during his trial, apologized to his friends, his mother, the court and lhe Gravelyns at his sentencing for lying about having the stolen property. "She was robbed and I did know where her property was and I could have at any­ time turned it in." Miller said. "I am guilty and it stinks that I had to learn this the hard way." He continued to deny, however, involvement in the break-in. accusing Mayhew and Gary Collins of committing the burglary. But Fisher said he stands by the jury's verdict. "The people across the street saw your car there and there were two people," said Fisher. Miller said he often let one of the other two men drive his car. but had not given permission for him to drive it that night. • •• depends on experience & equipment. Let Us QUOTE YOUR PRINTING! J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Ask For: Bill Love, Steve Steward or Jennifer Jacobs to go to jail. She's indicated that she's not afraid of you " Fisher told Woltjer his problems likely stem from substance abuse. "If you are honest with yourself, you know that’s true." Fisher said. "I suggest you use this opportunity to do something about your situation." That explanation flies in the face of all the evidence." said Fisher. "I don’t believe it and the jury didn’t either " Miller still insisted he was not among the pair witnessed at the shop that night, though reports say he was the nng leader "I had the property. I held the property. I let it go by and tned to protect my • Kenneth Krebs. 40. of Hastings was sentenced to spend six months in jail with credit for one day served and the balance suspended if he is successful on two years probation on his conviaion of possession of marijuana and use of narcotics. He was also ordered to submit to sub­ stance abuse counseling and to pay $2,000 in fines and costs. friends." said Miller "In the end. I had to protea myself." Fisher tried to impress on Miller that he is responsible for his aaions. "You are going to have to learn that there are consequences." Fisher said. "The jury found you guilty for breaking and entering the Gravelyns' business and as far as I’m concerned, you did it and the jury’s verdict was absolutely correa. The evidence was overwhelming of your guilt." Prior to sentencing. Miller’s attorney. Jim Goulooze. said Miller plans to attend Grand Rapids Community College and that a Middleville couple has offered to let him live with them rather than at his previous address, which Fisher referred to as "the party house." "At this point I would say anything the court would like to hear." said Miller. As part of his jail sentence. Miller will be allowed to do community service work in exchange for half his court costs. At Mayhew’s hearing. Fisher commended Mayhew for cooperating with authorities. "I've considered the fact that you have no prior record and that you came forward and assisted the prosecutor in the case against Mr. Miller." said Fisher. "That is the correct way to handled that situation." Assistant Prosecutor David Makied said Mayhew has apologized to the Gravelyns. confessed to his role in the crime and admitted it was a "stupid" and "thought­ less" act. "The Gravelyns feel that what he has gone through and restitution is consider­ able punishment." said Makied. Makied added that Mayhew's job is the only stable thing in his life and recom­ mended that he be allowed to continue working. • Joseph Lumbert. 22. of Woodland was sentenced to 78 days in jail with credit for 78 day served and to continue his probation as previously sentenced for a conviction of probation violation. • Otis Granger. 67. of Battle Creek, was sentenced to one year in jail, five years probation. $1,000 costs and $287 restitu­ tion on a conviction of fourth degree crim­ inal sexual conduct with multiple vari­ ables The offense occurred June J in John­ stown Township. • Larry Christie. 33. of Delton, had a trial set for Jan. 11 and 12 on two charges of second degree criminal sexual condua involving a girl under the age of 13. The offenses allegedly occurred in Hope Township between Aug. 14 and Aug. 21. He is also charged with being a habitual of­ fender. 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Fn 7 30 am 5 pm Wed . 730 am 8 pm_____________________________ 218 E State St Hastngs • 945-9673 fl:- • S50C -roa* s *v MR® -e-oen a* ’eoa*s to >ae- tai pa* *es rot roxxJod Seomg Machrw Ropoirbjllk i ' Cieanen Pick-Up Station I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a £ । f to oua*Md cjscron up io 36 mo ndudng ft*.* R»vora SA* � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-12-03.pdf 92de26258d3b41b369ebed2c95295053 PDF Text Text Loose emu creates caper All-County teams revealed Man loses eye in ‘road rage9 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Pages 10-13 See Story on Page 14 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER News Briefs: County clerk will retire Legislative Coffee set The monthly Legislative Coflee will be held al 8 am. Monday. Dec. 14, al the County Seal Restaurant in Hast­ ings Stale Senator Joanne Emmons; State Representative Terry Geiger; Jeanne Englehart. representing Third District Congressman Vent EhJen; and Sara Linsmeier. representing Seventh Diitric: Congressman Nick Smith, will be on band to discuss issues or A straw vole will be taken al the end of die session to give legislators spe­ cific feedback tn issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. All Barry County citizens are encouraged to at­ tend. Library sessions set next week George Lawson, a special library consultant, will be at the Hastinp Pdblic Library for three public ses­ sions next week on what visions local people have fix 1 new library. The sessions will be held Wednes­ day. Dec. 9. al 3:30 p.m.; Thursday. Dec. 10. at 7 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 11, at 9 a.m. To sign up or for more information, contact the library al 121 S. Church St. or call 945-4263. Other area towns to mark holiday Hastings won't be the only area community with Chnstmas celebra­ tions this weekend. The annual Christmas parades in Lake Odessa and Middleville ate set for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.. respectively. Caledonia's annual Christmas parade is set for 11 a.m. Saturday. Dec. 12. Delton is planning a community­ wide "Hometown Christmas" celebra­ tion from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 8. Activities in Delton, both in­ doors and outdoors, will include a live nativity, dulcimer music, face paint­ ing. crafts, bolidav music and rides on the Holly TrUley Holiday lighting contest looms Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor After more than 27 years of working in the Barry County Clerk’s office, the chief clerk is retiring Jan. 31. County Clerk Nancy L. Boersma an­ nounced her resignation in a letter Tuesday to 5th Circuit Court Judge James H. Fisher, who. by state law. is charged with appointing a successor to fill the remaining two years of her elected four-year term. Boersma. who has served as clerk for 10 years and as a deputy clerk for 17 1/2 years, said Wednesday that she is retiring due to health problems. ”1 have excessive problems with my eyes and diabetes. The lime has come." Boersma said. "I'm going to miss it." she said of her work. "I've got one of the best staffs I've ever had. so 1 feel good about leaving." Boersma has "highly recommended" Debbie Smith, first deputy clerk, as her re­ placement. "Debhie has worked in the clerk's office r .i ♦ •< vep effluentfmd 'Ullv trained in all aspects of the county clerk s duties." Boersma said in a letter to Fisher. by Creative floats will be part of the 2 p.m. parade line-up through downtown Hastings this Saturday during the city's Christmas festival (Banner file photos) Hastings preparing for annual holiday festival A Christmas festival geared to spreading the holiday spirit is set for Thursdaythrough Sunday. Dec. 3-6. in Hastings. A pleasant, festive atmosphere is the way. Festival Co-chair Karen Heath .de­ scribes the upcoming weekend, sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. Sharing the co-chair duties with Heath are Kristin Royston and Becky Wieland. A prelude to the fun is a special Christ­ mas edition of the Musicians' Showcase at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 3 at Arby’s Restaurant in Hastings. On Friday. Hastings businesses will be wishing everyone a Merry Christmas dur­ ing open house hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Re­ freshments will be offered and gift items will be highlighted. The open house format launches "a good holiday-spirited weekend for family and friends.” Heath said. Other Friday evening events will be or­ chestrated from the Barry County Court­ house lawn for the community to enjoy, she said. The Kellogg Community College singers will be vocalizing, trees will be decorated on the courthouse lawn from 5:45-6:15 p.m.. letters to Santa will be mailed and Mayor Frank Campbell and Barry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Bailey will turn on the Christmas lights at 6:15. followed by group caroling around the trees and then branching out to sing songs of the season downtown and elsewhere. The public is welcome and encouraged to participate. Beginning at 6 p.m.. carolers and the public are invited to warm up with hot chocolate served by the Hastings Exchange Club and to munch on cookie*- served by the KlV^4.< '"‘fj’J ; Luminaries will help light tn me court­ house lawn and neighborhood are also be­ ing encouraged to put out luminaries. Saturday's downtown "Of Christmas Past” activities kickoff with a live nativity and drama at 12:15 p.m. The annual Christmas parade, featuring floats and other entries (and of course. Santa) begins at 2 p.m. The parade is hosted by the Hastings Lions Club. After the parade, all ages can be with Santa at Arby's Restaurant. Santa has ar­ ranged for Taylored Pennies to provide mu­ sical entertainment there. The whole purpose of Saturday is to en­ courage people to stay in town" and try to do their shopping locally before they head out to the malls. Heath said. "Hastings has a lol to offer people and we want people to realize that ..Businesses are very competi­ tive and we can offer what (hey want in Hastings.” A Victorian Christmas celebration at Historic Charlton Park, located between Hastings and Nashville, is an official part of the festival, too. The park's 'Of Christmas past event takes place from noon to 5 p.m. both Sat­ urday and Sunday and again Dec. 12-13 and includes the sights and sounds of the Yule- See HOLIDAY, continued page 3 Nancy L. Boersma "She (Smith) is very competent in dealing with personnel matters, election proce­ dures. etc. I would be proud to have Debbie serve as tlie next county clerk. "I have truly appreciated cvci|une'» belli See CLERK, continued page 3 Barry County exceeds state in motor vehicle death rates Motor vehicle death rales in Barry County are double that of the stale average, according io the Barry-Eaton Dislricl Health Department. In a written statement, the health de­ partment said that from 1990-1992 and 1993-1995 motor vehicle death rates in­ creased from 24 to 3) deaths per 1OO.(MK) population in Barry County, compared to the state rate of 16 deaths per IOO.(MX) population from 1990 to 1992 and 15 deaths from 1993-1995 Motor vehicle deaths also caused the greatest number of years of potential life lost for persons who died before age 65. the health department said, signifying that mo­ tor vehicle deaths are affecting a younger population. A total of 975 potentially pro­ ductive years were lost as a result of motor vehicle deaths in Barry County (1993­ 1995) while an average of 487 years were lost across the state in the same period, the health department said. Lt. Gary Newell, commander of the Michigan Slate Police post in Hastings, said he believes one of the primary reasons there are more deaths in Barry County is the roadways. "Barry County has a lot of lakes and hills. They're all two-lane roads. The miles traveled on an expressway are a lot safer than on two-lane roads." In addition to there being an increased chance of head-on collisions, he said, there can be more dan­ ger in accidents where vehicles run off the road because "there will be trees in more proximity to the road." Newell said he has done his own per­ sonal surveys of seatbell use in the county, and believes the rate of usage here is about the same as the rest of the state. "I've got to believe our drivers are as good as any­ place else." he said However. 30 percent of the general population still does not wear See ACCIDENTS, continued page 3 Seven escape serious harm More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 by Shelly Suker Staff Writer Emergency response to a minor injury accident Monday apparently led to a second accident on the same road minutes later that injured a Hastings woman and her three children None of the seven people in involved in the two accidents were seriously hurt, ac­ cording to preliminary police reports. According to various sources, ambu­ lances from Hastings and Woodland were dispatched to the first accident al about 2:59 p.m . in which a car driven by a Hast­ ings woman struck a deer on North Broad­ way near Sisson Road. The driver was complaining of some arm pain. As the northbound Hastings ambulance exited the city limits using lights and sirens Nels Raynor. 37. of Holt, driver of a northbound North Broadway pickup truck pulling a trailer, noticed the ambulance be­ hind him and began to slow down, police reported. A semi-truck parked on the right shoul­ der prevented Ray nor from pulling off the roadway and as he slowed, a green sedan in front of him slowed or stopped, police re­ ported — See ESCAPE, continued on page 16 The annual Hastings'Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting con­ test will be held this week. The contest is open to residents and business people within a five-mile ra­ dius of Hastings. Business and residen­ tial will be separate categories. The theme for the local celebration Thursday through Sunday. Dec. 3-6. and lighting contest is "Of Christmas Past, a Victonan Christmas " A framed certificate will be awarded to the "Best of Theme" residential winner. The winner in the business category will be given a traveling plaque Judging will take place between 6:30 and 10 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 3. The Holly Trolley bus will be trav­ eling a circuit around the community that highlights the winning homes and businesses and other Yuletide displays during the holiday season. PRICE 50" THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3,1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 49 Hastings ambulance paramedic Joe Maurer, right, holds onto 12-year-old Jacob Vincent while Sarnie Vincent and other ambulance personnel try to get two other children out of the car Monday after it collided with a pickup truck and trailer on North Broadway north of the Hastings city limits, �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 Hastings Episcopal church organ is featured on new CD Thirty-four pipe organs located in Michigan, including the 1868 Odell at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings, are featured on a new sei of four compact discs from the Virginia-based Organ Histor­ ical Society. Titled Historic Organs of Michigan, the music is produced in completely digital. DDD. sound from live performances con­ ducted by the society during its national convention, which was held during August. 1995 Locales, besides Hastings, include Dex­ ter. Marine City. Cass City. East Lansing. Detroit. Ann Arbor. Canton. Ionia. San­ dusky. Ypsilanti. Lapeer. Battle Creek and Grosse Pointe. In Hastings, the Odell tracker-action pipe organ has been at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church since 1910 when it was accepted as a gift from St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids. The Hastings church paid the S85O needed to remove and transport the organ from Grand Rapids and install it in Hastings. The organ was used continuously until the 1950s when it fell into disrepair. In 1989. the Emmanuel palish made a major financial commitment to extensively re­ store the organ and the bell tower to the tune of about $80,000. The work was completed in 1993. The organ is worth Neujs Briefs (Continued) 'Business After Hours' Dec. 17 The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce's next "Business After Hours" session will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 17, at the Adrounie House Bed and Breakfast on South Broadway. The ribbon cutting for the new bed and breakfast will be at 5 p.m.. just before the gathering. The session will include refresh­ ments. a time to relax and a chance to visit with fellow business associates and meet new people. For more information, call the chamber office at 945-2454. Holiday music at Showcase Christmas music will be featured at the Musicians Showcase at 6:30 tonight al Arby's in Hastings. Musical guests will be the Wasepi Bluegrass Gospel Singers. Hosea Humphrey and Tammy Richardson The Wasepi Bluegrass Singers have made numerous appearances at the Showcase, the Hastings Summerfest and the Barry County Fair. The group will perform bluegrass and Christmas music. Humphrey, a singer, guitarist and radio show host from Middleville, will sing a variety of holiday favorites and his own "Christ Is Bom." Richardson, who hails from Freepon and has sung all across Michigan for the past three years, also plans to per­ form a number of holiday songs. Seating at the Showcase is on a firsKome. first-served basis. 'Christmas Past* at Charlton Park Historic Charlton Park will celebrate "Of Christmas Past" this Saturday and Sunday and the following weekend. Dec. 12 and 13. from noon to 5 p.m. each day. Hands-on activities will include "Cornucopias." cone-shaped ornaments that can be filled with candy or nuts and hung on the Christmas tree, and "Poppers." or surprise gift packages of English origin. Visitors also can dip scented bayberry candles or create a com husk angel Chestnuts will be roasted at the I Sriyear-old Bristol Inn. steaming wassail will be served in the tap room and En­ glish plum pudding in the dining room. Dulcimer music will be played at the village church. St. Nicholas will greet children at the museum. Carriage rides will be available out in the vil­ lage. which will be decorated as it would have been at the turn of the pre­ vious century The holiday focus at Charlton Park will be on a time when gifts were hand made, food was home made, and deco­ rations were simple and more natural Admission is $4 for adults ages 13 and older. $2 for children ages 5 to 12 and children 4 and under w ill be free about $200,000 and will continue to appre­ ciate in the decades ahead The restored or­ gan is expected to last for centuries with minimal maintenance, according to a brochure the church published about the restoration project. The organ has two keyboards that operate two groups of pipes, the Great and the Swell There are 21 ranks of pipes with a total of 1.097 pipes. Two-hundred and thirty-seven pipes are wood, the largest be­ ing 19 feet long by 18 inches in diameter The shortest is 19 inches, having the diam­ eter of a wooden kitchen match. A new gothic-style facade was added to the organ during its recc.it restoration. A major manufacturing center for pipe organs during the 19th and 20th centuries. Detroit and Ann Arbor are represented on the new CD by seven instruments built lo­ cally between 1867 and 1990. Other organs heard on the CD were built in Mas­ sachusetts. New York. Ohio. Maryland. Quebec and Bonn, Germany. The oldest organ recorded dates from 1857 and was built by Henry Erben of New York and is located in St. James’ Episcopal Church. Dexter. Seventeen of the pipe or­ gans on the CD are more than a centuryold A superlative and large organ built in Not too late for flu shot Il's not too late to get a flu shot. The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment is offering the shots at $10 each every Tuesday from 8:30 am. to 4 p.m. The shots are free to anyone with Medicare B. Medicaid. Blue Choice or Health Central. One does not have to be a resident of Barry County to re­ ceive the inoculation. For more information, call the local health department at 945-9516. Thornapple Wind Band concert set 1861 by the broth- . George and Elias Hook of Boston for St John's Episcopal Church in Detroit is heard at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Marine City, where it was moved in 1904 The organ was restored in 1976 by organ builder George Bozeman of Deerfield. New Hamp­ shire. who also plays it on the CD. Several very large and powerful pipe or­ gans of the 20th century are included, among them the 1915 Wangenn-Weickhardt organ built in Detroit for Fort Street Presbyterian Church. Detroit; the landmark organ built in 1925 by E.M. Skinner organ in Boston for Jefferson Avenue Presbyte­ rian Church. Detroit; the 1933 AeolianSkinner at Kellogg Auditorium in Battle Creek; and the famous organ at Hill Audi­ torium at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. The Hill Auditorium organ includes parts of a large organ built in Detroit in 1893 for the Chicago World s Fair by Farrand & Votey. It was enlarged by a succes­ sion of Boston organ builders in 1913 (George S. Hutchings). 1927 (Skinner), and 1955 by Aeolian-Skinner. Featured on the CD set are 36 organists, local and from across the nation, in a vari­ ety of repertoire from the past three cen­ turies and from many nationalities. The CD set includes a 48-page booklet with photos of the organs and their histories as well as histories of the institutions which own them. The set (OHS-95) is available in record stores through Albany Music Distributors of Albany. N.Y. It is available (for $29.95 + S2.5O postage) by mail from the Organ Historical Society. Box 26811. Richmond. Virginia 23261. The society also may be contacted by voice mail at 804-353-9226. by fax at 804-353-9266 or by computer at catalog@organsociety. org. Visa and Mas­ terCard are accepted. The society is a non-profit organization of some 4.000 scholars, organists, organ builders and enthusiasts nationwide. A new gothic-style facade was part of an extensive restoration of the 1868 Odell pipe organ at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings. The organ is featured on a new set of CDs offered by the Organ Historical Society. John Hoyer is pictured in this Banner file photo. The Thomapple Wind Band will pre­ sent a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 6. at the Hastings High School lecture hall. The group, under the direction of high school band directors Joe LaJoye of Hastings and David Macqueen of Lakewood, has been having rehearsals during the fall to prepare for the pre­ sentation. The 50 members of the ensemble come from as far away as Rockford, but mainly hail from the Thomapple River area, which is the reason for the name. Membership is open to any post high school age musician looking for a chance to play and who can commit to the rehearsal and perfor­ mance schedules The Thomapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surround­ ing community. There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. Proceeds are used to promote and support the continuance of the en­ semble. The concert is free, but donations are accepted at the door. The money will be used to help continue the band. United Way at 86% of goal The Barry County United Way has reached 86 percent of its goal as of the end of last month. Executive Director Lani Forb?s has reported that a total of $363,794 has been collected. The goal this year, which is 15 percent above the figure from 1997. is $423,090. The annual fund-raising campaign will conclude with a victory celebra­ tion at 8 a.m. Thursday. Dec. 10. at the Fehsenfeld Center. 2950 Gun Lake Road. Awards will be presented and winners of the "most valuable player" honors will be announced. Bowens Mills to mark holiday Historic Bowens Mills will celebrate "Christmas at the Mill." from now un­ til Christmas weekend The activities will include fresh cut Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit w ith "Father Christmas.” hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts. The Christmas at the Mill senes will be open from 9 a m to 5 p m Nov. 27 and the same times for every Saturday and Sunday up to Christmas Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance For more information, call 795-7530. From left, BCF President Don Drummond and Executive Director Bonnie Ballinger accept a check from Glowing Embers Executive Director Jan Barker and Development Director Keith Vassau for the new Glowing Embers Giri Scout Council Endowment Fund. Girl Scouts establish endowment fund with Barry Community Foundation The Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council has established an endow ment fund administered through tty: Barry Community­ Foundation. Grants awarded from the new fund will support the growth of girl scout tioops Barry County and the grow th of non-traditi.M’. I scouting activities, accord­ ing to Keith Vassau. development director for Glowing Embers. Vassau said that "at one time, and yet to­ day. the image of girl scouting is camping, cookies and crafts. That’s changed dramati­ cally in the last few years." Girl scout councils are now "reaching out to all girls — girls who are at risk, are underserved, and might not have a chance to join an or­ ganization such as ours The council is also changing its programming to deal with contemporary issues girls are facing in today's society, he said Along with tra­ ditional programming, girl scouts are now being offered specific projects and programs on subjects that address their needs, such as health arid fitness, eating disorders, suicide presention. teen-age pregnancy prevention, positive conflict management skills lead­ ership skills, substance abuse prevention and making good decisions in relation­ ships "The key word is prevention.’ Vassau said. Jan Barker. Glowing Embers Executive Director, said that the new endowment fund will "allow Girl Scouts to continue to meet girls' needs and guarantee quality Girl Scouting experiences for the daughters and granddaughters of today's Girl Scouts. We wish to build a long-range resource that will enable us to provide programs for all girls in the years to come. "The endowment allows community members to give to Girl Scouts locally through their community foundation By giving to the endowment within the foun­ dation. donations are enhanced The donor enjoy s the satisfaction of supporting a wor­ thy cause. as well as the benefit of a Michigan lax credit and federal tax deduc­ tion. whicn may offer as much as a seventy percent tax credit on (a) donation " Glowing Embers, which sen ices Barry. Allegan. Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, is also starting endowment funds with foundations in Allegan. Battle Creek. Kalamazoo and Marshall According to Pat Brasseur, president of the Glowing Embers Council. "Girl Scouts is focused on providing girls with the skills and assets they need to succeed in the world We are enthusiastic that our new re­ lationships with these foundations will en­ hance our ability to provide service to girls." Vassau and Barker were in Barry County Wednesday to present a $5,000 check to the Barry Community Foundation for the new endow ment fund. About 800 Barry County girls are mem­ bers of the Glowing Embers Council, which has some 6,000 girl scouts alto­ gether According to Bonnie Ballinger, executive director of BCF. "This endowment fund certainly enhances our mission, which is to develop and manage endowed funds for helping and involving the people of Barry County to make a positive difference in their lives. The Girl Scout Endowment Fund will help our young women and girls find a positive avenue for community in­ volvement and self-improvement." BCF President Don Drummond said that "our vision is to be a trusted resource for positive change. Other non-profit agencies and organizations have the ability to create their own endowment fund within our foundation to ensure a legacy for giving." For more information on making a con­ tribution to the new Girl Scout Endowment Fund, contact foundation of­ fices at 945-0526. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 3 1998 - Page 3 County earns housing grant Hany Hard, right, finds herself yet again retrieving her tost emu. while husband Steve, left, works out a plan to capture the wayard bird (background.) Hastings City Police Officer Amy Selles provides some security as onlookers in the bleachers wait for the next move. Governor John Engler announced this week that Barry County has received a housing rehabilitation grant of $350,000 from the Michigan State Housing Devel­ opment Authority (MSHDA). The grant will be used to rehabilitate 28 single family, owner-occupied homes owned by low and moderate income house­ holds. An additional seven homes will re­ ceive emergency repairs. "This grant is an example of how MSHDA is working tn keep housing costs within the reach of our state s lower in­ come families." Engler said. "The invest­ ment is important to improving the quality of life for those in need of affordable hous­ ing." The federally funded grant was awarded under the Michigan Community Develop­ ment Block Grant (CDBG) program admin­ istered by MSHDA. The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners and local CDBG Director Cheryl Barth have been spearheading efforts to ob­ tain CDBG grants since 1993 to help low and moderate income people in the county have safe and healthy places to live. With the county's first $450,000 in CDBG funds, many homes have been reha­ bilitated with the grant funding and many have been helped with emergency grants for new furnaces, roofs, septic tanks, etc Some of the grants in the past have been given without strings attached, but now the state-based program primarily offers low cost interest loans to residents w ho need to make home improvements. Funds repaid by grant recipients are put back into pro­ gram funds to help others Grants through the CDBG program are given to counties with a population of less than 200,000 and to cities, villages and townships with a population of less than 50.000 that do not receive CDBG funds di­ rectly from the U.S Department of Hous­ ing and Urban Development Since 1982. MSHDA has aw arded nearlv $1.38 million in CDBG funds to more than 200 localities, improving more than 12.300 housing units. For more information, contact Barry County Administrator Michael Brown. 220 W. State St.. Hastings, 616-948-4890 Loose emu creates caper at park Bill Freeman to visit First Friday Dec. 11 by Shelly Suker Stuff Writer Four Hastings City Police Officers were dispatched to the Fish Hatchery Park soft­ ball field Saturday and a small crowd gath­ ered on the bleachers to watch as a lost emu and its equally perplexed owners were reunited with feathers flying. "She kicks like a mule," said Patty Hard, who owns the ‘ hen" and her stable mates. "I thought it was going to be like a pheasant." said Hastings City Police Offi­ cer Cleon Brown. "I was just going to go down there, get this pheasant and hold onto it until the owners got there." Brown was not expecting a bird with large, clawed feet that could look him in the eye. And. upon spotting his prey, the officer stayed put in his car and called for backup. Sgt. James Lee soon joined him and the pair headed toward the field, where they kept their distance and waited for the Hards, who soon materialized, but not after some radio ribbing by a passing Michigan State ^Police trooper. Patty and her husband. Steve, weren't ex­ actly sure how the fowl flew the Green Street coop bui they hatched a plan for cap­ turing their wayward charge while the offi­ cers blocked the exits. Joining the security team for the maneu­ ver were officers Amy Selles and Andrew McCready. "We've had her about three years." saic Patty, as her husband backed a pickup trod to the field, emerged with a bucket of bin bait and a sock in his back pocket. Inside the convenient confines of th fenced field. Steve then stalked the cm which nervously eluded him while makir^ its natural call, referred to as "drumming" because it sounds like a drum. It took several attempts, but Steve fi­ nally got the sock over the emu's head, and after some kicking and squirming that took them both to the ground, he walked the bird toward the pickup truck. After another tussle, the bird finally was confined in the truck and driven home by Steve, who came out of the dust with a couple of scrapes and blood streaming down his face. Bill Freeman, former area television and radio broadcaster and now owner and pub­ lisher of a free monthly political magazine, will be guest speaker at the next First Fri­ day forum Dec. 11 in Hastings. The program, which will be held al noon at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson streets, is being held on the second Friday this month rather than the customary first Friday because of a schedule conflict Ereeman several years ago had his "Freeman File" light news segment on WOOD- rv Channel 8 before he moved to WGVU radio as a talk show host. It was in November 1997 that be launched Freeman Magazine, a monthly publication featuring politics, humor and the arts, which he de­ scribes as "a libera] magazine in conserva­ tive West Michigan." As for a mission statement, he quipped, "Our mission is to stay in business until Newt Gingrich is no longer Speaker of the House... ah. what’s that? Oh, I mean to say our mission is to stay in business until Bob Livingston is no longer Speaker of the House." Freeman was born a little more than 44 years ago in Grand Rapids. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in communi­ cations. Besides his stints on Channel 8 and WGVU Radio, he was a radio news director at WKPR in Kalamazoo. As for his journey from broadcast to print journalism. Freeman quipped, "I've shone that I no how to speek. Now I just After a tussle in the outfield, Steve Hard guides his manway emu toward the birdy ‘paddy wagon.’ CLERK, continued from page 1 and support along the way. including my staff, fellow Barry County employees and county residents." Boersma said. "I am truly amazed how quickly the years have passed and how enjoyable the time has been." Boersma was first elected county clerk in 1988. succeeding the retiring Norval Thaler. She was re-elected in 1992 and 1996 During her career, she started the Town­ ship Clerks Association, which she has said benefited not only the county clerk's office, but also the individual township clerks. A native of Kalamazoo. Boersma co­ founded the Westwood Cooperative Nursery­ School there She also taught contract bridge for 15 years and is certified for tran­ scribing Braille by the Library of Congress. Boersma and her husband. Dale, live in Middleville They have three grown daugh­ ters and four grandchildren HOLIDAY continued from page 1 tide in the late 1800s, along with treats of the season such as roasted chestnuts and English plum pudding. Visitors can make ornaments to take home, see St. Nicholas, take a carriage ride and view 16 historic buildings and a mu­ seum. which has a gift shop. Holly Trolley tours to see the holiday lights around Hastings are from 6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday during the festival. The "This has happened before." said Patty Hard, who is known by her friends and neighbors as an animal lover. Some of her past pets have included rheas (birds similar to emus), a potbellied pig and even an alli­ gator The runaway hen is one of five emus three males and two females - owned as pets by the Hards, who say the birds are of­ ten raised for their red meat. The Hards purchased their birds as chicks from a Nashville man. BitlTreeman half to show that 1 can right." He and his wife, Kathy, have a daughter Erin, 6. When he’s not editing his magazine or spending time with family.. Freeman said, he enjoys reading, walking and searching for a solution to global warming. The First Friday series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee Those who attend the programs may bring their own lunches or purchase light fare at the hall. Tea and coffee will be furnished by the Democrats. 50-cent rides begin at the north side of the courthouse. • Wrapping up the festival is a special concert at 3 p.m. Sunday by the Thornap­ ple Wind Band. The performance will be held at the Hastings High School lecture hall. "The overall (Christmas Festival) event has wonderful chair people on the commit­ tee." Heath said, noting that many people have contributed a cooperative spirit to make the festival a success. Four teens take stolen van to Los Angeles J-Ad Graphics News Service Steve was successful on his second attempt at getting the bird in ths bed of the truck for the ride back to the pen. ACCIDENTS, continued from seatbelts, he said "The number one thing ; eople can do to save both property damage and lives is to wear a seatbelt." According to the health department, al­ cohol plays a significant role in many mo­ tor vehicle deaths "December is one ot the deadliest times of year on roads across the state." the health department said, "with impaired drivers leaving holiday parties a major concern." The health department is promoting safe driving by supporting the National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month in December The health department offers the follow­ ing suggestions for celebrating the holi­ days: • Your best defense against a drunk driver is to wear your safety belt and be sure chil­ dren are properly secured in child safety seats. page 1 • Be a responsible host. Sene food and have non-alcoholic drinks available. Don't let your guests drive after drinking alcohol and never sene alcohol to someone under 21 • Write letters to the editor expressing your concern over drunk driving and under­ age drinking in your community. • Never ride in a car with someone who has been drinking. Call a cab or ask a friend to drive you home. • Support measures to strengthen drunken dnving and victims rights laws by­ contacting elected officials. • Report drunk drivers immediately to area law enforcement from a car phone or pay phone with the license plate number, description of the vehicle and direction in which it was traveling Keep a safe distance from anyone driving erratically and do not try to intervene yourself Two 17-year-old Plainwell boys and two 15-year-old Shelbyville girls were located in Los Angeles. Calif., two days after they stole a van in Wayland Nov. 6 and drove it to the west coast, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff's Department. The four were found to be in California after one of the boys contacted his mother asking for airfare home, police reported. After returning via the Kent County air­ port later that night, the boy told deputies that he was at home Nov. 6 when the other boy. who is on probation, and the two girls showed up at his home with the van that he later learned was stolen. The boy told police the trio was packed to go to California and invited him to go along because "it just sounded like a good place to go." The boy said he packed some clothes, grabbed $50 and left with the three other teens, police reported. The four allegedly never paid for gas along the way. left restaurants without pay­ ing for their food and stopoed in Las Vegas where they gambled until security officers told them to leave, the boy told police. "When they reached L.A., they just drove around." police reported The boy told police he became nervous when he saw a police car behind the van while they were driving, and decided he wanted to return home "He was dropped off. found his way to an airport shuttle and called his mom," police said. The two girls were located six days later when an Imperial Beach, Calif., woman called Barry County authorities to report that they were staying at her home The woman said she became suspicious that the girls had lied about their age and went through their belongings to learn their true identities, police reported Local authorities then contacted San Diego police, who apprehended the two girls and placed them in juvenile detention until their parents could arrive to bring them back to Barry County, according to the report. Troopers from the Wayland Post of the Michigan State Police reported Wednesday that the van was later recovered in Califor­ nia and that the other boy is wanted in connection with the theft, though he has not yet been located. The incident remains under investigation Read the BANNER every week. It’s CONTAGIOUS!!! �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 L€TT€RS from our readers... Christmas a season of many images To the editor: Silver bclh arc going "nng-a-ding" tn the city. And elsewhere. Not literally of course, but figuratively Which is fine, since we (humans) operate very much within the realm of symbolism and analogy. Imagery allows us to fashion abstrac­ tions. concepts and intangibles intoshared mental and social universe; one every bit as elaborately detailed, finely woven and inter­ twined. and yet overwhelmingly grand as the physical one we’re part of. Christmas ' tk bnms with a sundry of images that represent feelings and ideas. Some may be special and particular to us individually, while many others we possess together. The holiday is custom and the cur­ rent. tradition mixed into the flurry of everyday routines and necessities, a symbol of what’s most sacred and transcendent cou­ pled with practicality, frivolous desire, and an instinctive urge to be festive. I like the blend, the angel proclaiming good tidings to tjjc shepherds alongside Dickens* merrymaking “Spirit of Christmas Present.” Some wish to separate the differ­ ing aspects, getting nd of or severely cur­ tailing the latter. But I think the synthesis properly reflects who we are: creatures of yearning and high purpose, yet also of appetite and mood. In other news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high recently, a return to optimism among stock market investors after the sharp plunge and accom­ panying dire forecasts of late summer. They talk about “bulls" and “bears.” however watching the activity from a distance l*m more reminded of liolsteins bolting in alarm at the slightest disturbance or racing hungrily toward the wagon of freshlychopped silage. fortunately. Main Street must take a longer view and practice greater patience and reticence. The proprietors of small and large businesses open their doors each morning, wait on customers or create their products, look over the ledger sheets, and make their decisions both for the short term and more distant one. They move gradually, for the most part, rather than suddenly. The daily and weekly peaks and valleys of the stock market chart - a symbol of whether trading is up or down, bullish or bearish - is not the kind of impulse-driven business they can prudently afford to prac­ tice. During recent years Wall Street has soared at the reports of hard decisions made on Main Street. Layoffs, downsizing, and plant closings represented, to the investor, probable higher profits, hence better value for those company's stock shares. The human pain, trauma, and uncertainty caused by such changes, necessary though some of them may have been, made the headlines for a brief period, but generally got lost for many amid the excitement of the lines on the chart moving skyward. Ultimately. Main Street's well-being, the outlook of the common folks, influences Wall Streets fortunes. The danger - as demonstrated this summer - is that the ner­ vous gyrations of the stock market can or could eventually cause a loss of confidence among those who comprise the larger eco­ nomic world; that they can frighten or even provoke a panic. Perhaps many of us make Wall Street too much a symbol of our economical health and prospects rather than the less easily comprehended mass of people going about the regular tasks of producing, distributing, and utilizing the nations goods and ser­ vices. ’ There arc still those who predict future woes, who feel the current rebound on Wall Street is a Huke, that consumer confidence will erode, that the troubles in other parts of the globe will finally injure us. and that HastingsBaNNER Dci’Olrd to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 economic growth will slow and even retract One sincerely hopes they’re wrong since, beyond all that jargon, that figurative language, would be damaged or broken drcams, hopes, and ways-of-ltfc. For now. though, we appear (overall) ready to enjoy a “green” economic yulctide season to go along with the actual one that greets us and accumulates with each day’s dawning But I doubt cither of those symbolize wftat wc cherish most about Christmas. Rather wr prefer images of tree tops that glisten, roasting chestnuts, holy nights, reindeer that fly. stockings hung by the chimney with care, sleigh bells jingling. So, what about the approaching holiday? and a stable with an infant lying in the manger. And this is a season, as well, to reaffirm our singular and shared efforts to help and comfort those less fortunate or who arc troubled, sick, injured, lonely, gnef-stnekcn. or othcrw isc needing an assisting or car­ ing hand and heart These images and opportunities, and much more, represent more properly this special time of year. They arc the stuff of memory and human aspiration, of sublime faith and noisy anticipation, of simple acts of kindness attempting to cmuh..e a divine gift Steve Horton. Hastings Area road projects ambitious. Dear editor: On behalf of the employees of the Mar­ shall Transportation Service Center of the Michigan Department of Transportation and our contractors. I appreciate area motorists, residents and business people for their cooperation dunng the past nine months. With the passage of Governor John Engler's Build Michigan II plan and TEA21, wc were able to deliver the largest road and bridge repair and rebuild program in state history. This included a significant amount of work on state and interstate high­ ways throughout Barry. Branch and Cal­ houn counties. In-1999. the MDOT will set another record with a $1.2 billion invest­ ment in our roads and bridges. Certainly. our three-county area will reap the benefits of this increased investment and I look for­ ward to implementing the projects that will repair and rebuild our area roadways. Wc realize that many times, no matter what we do. we will impact motorists. I assure you. wc will continue to work to minimize motorists' inconvenience by building at night, on weekends and being careful to minimize the impact on daytime and special event traffic. Wc will apply what was learned this year and improve as wc work wherever wc can through the win­ ter and dunng the next construction season. Kitty Rothwell Manager Marshall Transportation Service Center Hastings Twp. petitions worked Dear editor: I would like to express my appreciation to all the people in Hastings Township who signed petitions to start research of the fea­ sibility of a Hastings District Library. I also appreciate all the volunteers who obtained the signatures and the Hastings Township officials who started the ball rolling by appointing two individuals to a committee to study the issue. I was very impressed by the Hastings Tow nship voters’ comments of support of a district library concept in my own poll tak­ ing. About 99 percent of the voters contact­ ed signed the petition, realizing that the growth of the community through coopera­ tion was well worth the financial costs involved. Charles Krammin Hastings Read the BANNER Every Week and be an INFORMED resident of Barry County. Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Public Opinion Dear editor: Christmas is coming, but with that reminder comes a multiple choice question “So what?" • Christmas means gifts to buv (gifts are free to the recipient but somebody has to pay), and sometimes there is an obligation of gifts or favor in return • What do you give those people who seem to have everything.* • Why should I give, anyway'* • Remember last year, that credit card bill that took me all year to pay off • Christmas is loo commercialized • I guess Christmas is whatever you make of it. • By the way, what is the real meaning or purpose for Christmas? Whatever your preference. Christmas is coming. There will be gifts given and received. What else can you do with a gift? You do have your nghls. you know. You can reject a gift, that's the only other option besides receiving. Oh yes. you might try to buy a gift but if you buy it. it is no longer a gift Christmas means many different things to different people. I suppose Christmas can be “precious” or “profane " Gifts certainly seem to be the essence of Christmas, though sometimes, “profane" rather than precious. Perhaps the difference is in the eyes of the beholder. Did you know that you can tell your val­ ue of a gift by what you would trade it for? You no doubt have thought about the ori­ gin of Christmas. And most everyone knows John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” But what was before Christmas (Christ's birth?) What was the motivation or motivations for this gift? I noticed something the other day that is not as well known as John 3:16. It goes like U3. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican. 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving, Carlton. Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1526 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-3831. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. • Nick Smith, Republican, 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. ’ ‘ Did ‘Dr. Death* kin? Dr. Jack Kevorkian was arrested and charged with murder ata agpeariag oa -CO Minutes' in a videotape giving a lethal injection to a man sutai^ tarn Lou Gehrig's Disease. Do you think this warrants him being charged with mardar? Why or why mx? A Ovruor cl J-Ad Graph-cs inc ’952N B-oadw^y Mastngs Ml 49059 0602 (610) 945 9554 Fradanc Jacobs Vca Pras^sni Stephen Jacobs Secretary John Jacobs Joyce Ryan Treastxer • NEWSROOM • David T Young (EMr) Elame Gilbert rA*s*stanr Edsor Shelly Su'se- Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James uersen Shawna Hjbbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CiasvMd ads accepted Monday mrougn Fr<oay0am to5X)pm Sat^&eySJOam Soon Scott Orr.men Cmdy Ne>H Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year m Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo. B Hastings Mi 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastergs Ml 49058 Jamie Collier, Delton: Amber Scott, Hastings: "1 believe that people have “No, he shouldn’t be charged with murder. He's just the right to choose not to suffer. I believe Dr. relieving a man's pain.' Kevorkian was totally in the right.' “1 don't believe be should be arrested, because 1 feel people have the right to say when they want to die." not’s" in the ten Commandments. The fel­ lows at the jail agree that to “just say no" has not been enough to make them (and us) nght-wisc men and women. What is this, that “God did" that “the law could not do?" Here arc a few pictures. Please read the rest of the story in the book of Romans, especially chapter 8 “There m therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” Romans 8:1. “... if indeed the Spin! of God dwells in you." v9. ”... if Christ is in you..." vlO. and “For as many as are led by ’.he Spint of God. these arc sons of God.. ? Romans 8:14. .; What is the real meaning of Christmas? “God so loved. He gave His Son. He (Jesus) was in the world, and the world was made through Him. and the world did not kne^ Him. He came to His own (creation), and, His own did not receive Him. But as many! as received Him. to them He gave the right I to become children of God, to those whobelieve in His name: who wore bom not of; blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the! will of man. but of God "John 1:10-13.1 “...What the law could not do... God did..."; Romans 8:3-4. Rus Sarver, ’ Hastings'1 Know Your Legislators: Hastings Ba>.n«r, Inc. Published 0, this “For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh. God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sin­ ful flesh, on account of sin He condemned (overcame) sin in the flesh, that the right­ eous requirement of the law might be ful­ filled in us who did not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spint.” Romans 8:3-4 “What the law could not do..." that seems like the underlying reason for Christmas. (God sending His Son to planet earth) "What the law could not do..." seems to be saying, to “just say no." is not enough. By the way. I found two “no s" and nine "shall 'Kevorkian murdered this man. but there are so many legal definitions of murder. People who don’t know the fine points of the iaw really can’t say what charges could or should be brought against him ” �Tne Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1996 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NEUJS Humphrey family 5 generations The five generations of the Humphrey family include (center) Marcella Humphrey of Hastings On her left. Jim Humphrey of Delton On the tar left his daughter, Jeanne Burger of Delton. The far right is Jill ( amp­ bell of Delton and her daughter Kali Salis­ bury' is sitting on great great grandma s lap. Conrad family 5 generations The five generations of the Conrad fam­ ily include Zaire Mane Standish, Three Rivers; Justin M Standish, father, Three Rivers; Tamm)' L VanderMolen, grandma. Delton; Madeline (Madge) (Enzian) Ricgle. great grandma. Gobles and Zoe Conrad, great-great grandma. Nashville Hildred Rose Chase to mark 85 years Happy 85th Birthday Hildred Rose Chase on Dec. 5. 1998 Please help her in cele­ brating by sending a card io her at 5487 Coats Grove Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Elliotts observe 25th anniversary Mike and Kyc Elliott arc celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary They were marned on Dec I. 1973 at St Rose of Lima in Hastings Kyc is from Korea and Mike is from the Hastings area The) have three children. Mary (John) Torres, Stella (William) West, son Mike, and two grandchildren Bradley-Black plan to wed June 26 Gary Lee Hall. Shelbyville and Debra Kay Meyers. Delton Robert Oliver Brown. III. Hastings and Melissa Mane Lattimer. Hastings Curtis Lee Shade. Hastings and Melissa Kay Friend. Hastings Ron and Debbie Bradley of Dowling and Bill and Manlyn Black of Pullman, announce the engagement of their children. Jason Darrell Bradley and Sarah Mac Black The bndc-elcct is a |99n graduate of Angola High School. Angola. IN She is employ ed by Metalloy in Fremont. Is* The groom-elect is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High School He will graduate from Kellogg Community College in May 1999 with a degree in Auto-CAD He is employed by Lowes in Baltic ( reek They will be married on June 26. 1999 The annual musical drama at Lakewood United Methodist Church will be held Sat­ urday and Sunday. Dec. 5 and 6. al 6:30 p rn This year's production is the story of St George and the Dragon, with a setting in Libya It will include performances by the Living Stones puppet group. It’s produced by John Waite, with Tammy Matlice in charge of costumes created for the event Next week will be a busy time al Central United Methodist Church's Fellowship Hall when people from the entire Lakewood community gather to prepare boxes of food­ stuffs for those whose names have been submitted Help is welcome from the com­ munity not limited to churches. On Wednesday canned goods will be picked up from the several schools That evening is set-up lime. Thursday is the day for sorting and packing. Grocery carts arc used for moving the stacks of fruits and vegetables from the counter tops to the indi­ vidual boxes. Men's help is especially wel­ come on this day. On Friday, the boxes arc wTappcd and the perishable items arc added. On Saturday, trucks, vans and sta­ tion wagons arc needed, along with strong backs for loading and delivering the dozens of boxes to the w idth and breadth of the dis­ trict Sers ice clubs arc the mainstays, however, individuals or teams arc welcome. Dale Geiger will be missed this year, he could be counted on to be sure that all the boxes for Woodland were taken. The recipients arc expected to be at home. If not. their canned goods and gifts for young children arc returned to the food pantry. Churches arc solicited for gifts. Last year, the Rockford Ambulance crew gath­ ered gifts. Socks, mittens and stocking caps arc included This year Alan Goodcmoot of Woodland is new on the co-ordinating com­ mittee. which operates under the auspices of Lakcwvod Community Services. This group receives 25 percent of the revenue from the spring CROP Walk. A Red Cross Bloodmobilc was held at Fellowship Hall Monday. Forty three pints were collected. The Education Committee of Central UMC sponsored Adventures in Advent Sunday with a shared meal, decorating the sanctuary, setting up and decorating three trees and the nativity set on the marque of Fellowship Hall. Young children made paper ornaments for the Fellowship Hall tree with adult help. Men climbed ladders to hang garlands on the choir alcove and ;o assemble the outdoor nativity set. Coming events for the community to enjoy arc a cantata Sunday.evening. Dec. 13, with Celia DcMond paying accompani­ ment. On the same evening, there will be a living nativity scene before and after the music on the church lawn with two casts of characters. Christmas 'Round the Town was another success, as were the six previous years. The weather was great for late November. All over town people were decorating their shrubbery and outdoor trees with lights. Even the lighthouse off Virginia Street is lighted this year. The depot had visitors steadily who bought lots of baked goods and the wares of guest crafter Joyce Callihan. Once visitors had signatures of ten hosts, they were eligi­ ble to deposit their flyers to have a chance at a door prize. The winner of the raffle at the depotmuscum for the appliqued afghan and matching pillow was Rose Ann Sinke. The winner of the free drawing for the dec­ orated tree was Laura Cobb. The tree had been given this year by Betty Jo (Johnson) Jackson on Fifth Avenue. Fourth graders had decorated the tree the day before Thanksgiving. They made gingerbread men and cookie shapes in keeping with the depot theme of Sugar and Spice for the dis­ plays. which featured teapots, cookie cut­ ters. aprons, rolling pins and measuring cups, cookie recipes and cookie jars. A huge candy cane on Fifth Avenue? It appears that is w'hat one is seeing ahead. Al closer view, it is a large tree wrapped in lights of alternating colors. Many homes have lighted icicles suspended from the caves People have taken advantage of the mild days to get their outside decorating done. Saturday was an exciting day to w-atch nearby football teams compete for the state championship. Fowler won on Friday. Ful­ ton-Middleton won on Saturday morning. Belding and Rockford had good games, but lacked that last touchdown. TWINS, Jarrett Parker and Allie Mann bom at Grand Rapids Health Spectrum on Nov. 15. 1998 at 2:00 p.m. to Ryan and Tracx Hickey of Nashville. Weighing. Jar­ rett 7 lbs 10 ozs and Alli 7 lbs 10 12 ozs Proud big brother is Tyler Grandparents arc Jack and Judv DeGroot and Bernie and Ruth Hickey GIRL, Sydney Leigh Wynne, born Nov 10. 1998 in Midland to Bnan and Mary (Ben­ nett) Wynne of Midland Weighing 7 lbs 5 ozs. Big sister is Morgan Rae and grand­ parents arc Dr and Mrs. Kingsley Bennett of Hastings and Mr and Mrs. Peter Wynne of Clinton Township Marie Pickens and Lynda Cobb tend to the sales at the raffle and baked goods display. Tuesday's newspaper earned a story of the death of Marion Stutcs of Lansing His wife is an aunt of Thelma Walkington He was best known as a car salesman, but he also was a broadcaster who started while in college working for Paul Auraunt. now known as Paul Harvey. In retirement he did some modeling, theatrical work, singing and had a key role in a story on a wealthy recluse, which was one segment on "Unsolved Mysteries.” on television. One of his sons works in theater and movies as Jonathan Stars. His wife is the former Leo­ ta Moore from Ionia. His memorial service is to be at Central UM Church in downtown Lansing Saturday. Tuesday's Slate Journal also carried an obituary of Edgar Voelker, age 101. He had been bom in Hersey in Osceola County, the youngest of a family of 10. He was valedic­ torian of the Lake Odessa High School Class of 1915. Docs anyone remember his family? He graduated from two universities and was a teacher and social worker, a singer, member of the Session of a Presby­ terian Church. His service is today (Dec. 3). The Lake Odessa Area Historical society will meet on Thursday. Dec. 10. at Lake Manor at 7:30. the unique program will be presented by Lcta Guild of Lansing, she will show some of her collection of antique music boxes. This program is highly recom­ mended by those who have witnessed it in her previous appearances in Lake Odessa LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT­ TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN­ FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 pm on January 21. 1999 Said premises are situated m. TOWNSHIP OF BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and are de­ MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made scribed as Lot 12 of m the conditions of a mortgage made by Paula M Eller a s>ngle woman (original mortgagors) to PHH US Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee Poplar Beach according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded «i Uber 3. of Plats Page 14 dated August 9 1995. and recorded on February 14. 1996 ai Liber 651. on Page 713. Barry County Records Michigan and v.as assigned by saxt mortgagee to the Capstead Inc as assignee by The redemption penod shall be 6 monthfs; from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sa^ Dated November 19 1998 Capstead Inc FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL an assignment dated January 2 1997 whch was recorded on Apnl 1. 1997. in Liber 689 on Page 786, Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT AND 04/100 dollars ($79,788 04). including interest at 7 500% per an­ (248) 642-4202 Trott and Trott. P C num Under the power of sale contained m said Attorneys for Capstead Inc 30150 Telegraph Road. Suite 100 mortgage and the statute m such case made and Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 Fde #961110766 provided, notice ts hereby given that said mort­ (12-17) TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND Holiday Open House WOMTOMI BUD TOW LABOR REAPY featuring Home Interiors & Gifts Friday, Dec. 4, 5-8 pm Saturday, Dec. 5,8-1 pm Gayle Marsh 538 West Madison Hastings (616) 948-9062 BIG DISCOUNTS BUCKLE UP H„, I i . ‘ — ——■ Diet < ■ just To-i Much !<■ Lose Door Prizes • Gifts * Candles ♦ *** Florals *** WWW . J MIMI Starting or Expanding a Business? Due to the expansion and relocation of a few of our current tenants, the Hastings Industrial Incubator will be offering both manufacturing and office leases for 1999 The Hastings Industrial Incubator is a 44,600 sq. ft facility operated by the City of Hastings to promote the establishment of new enterprises. We offer reasonably priced leases in a variety of flexible configurations, management assistance, shared copier, fax and conference room services and access to various state and federal business assistance programs For further information or to arrange an appointment to discuss how our office can assist your new business, contact Joe Rahn or Mikki Hanson at 948-2305. �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John J Villeneuve and Joyce Villeneuve Husband and Wife as tenants by the entireties of Hastings Michigan (Mortgagor) to Household Finance Cor­ poration (Mortgagee) a Delaware Corporation dated July 25 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry State of Michigan on August 11 ment Number 1000203 1997 m Docu­ Barry Jounty Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date of this notice the sum of $59 084 98 induding interest at the rate of 13 748°. per annum together with any additional sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned as provided for in said mortgage and no suit or proceedings al law of m equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by sa>d mortgage or any part thereof NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage ana the statute of the State of Michigan m such case made and provided notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January 1999 at 10 00 oclock am the undersigned will At the East door entrance to the courthouse in Hastings focec-ose satd mortgage by selling at pubic auction to the highest bidder the premises described in said mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amounts due on said mortgage and all legal costs charges and expenses including the attor­ neys fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums whch may be paid by the undersigned Frank on sex MORTGAGE SALE Robert A Tremain & Associates. P C la a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE- Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by GARRY NUYEN AND CARRIE L NUYEN HUSBAND AND WIFE to ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee dated March 12 1997 and recorded on March 24 1997 in Liber 688 on page 796 Barry County Records Mchigan on whch mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred sixty four and 93/100 Dollars ($62 364 93) including interest at 10 730*• per annum Under the power of sale contained in sa»d mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage w4i be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic vendue al the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml at 1 pm on January 14. 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY BARRY County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 17 TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST THENCE EAST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION A DIS­ TANCE OF 742 5 FEET (45 RODS) TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE CON­ TINUING EAST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF 396 FEET (14 ROOS). THENCE necessary to protect its interest in the premises NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF Whch said premises are described as follows Land situated m the Township of Castleton County of Barry State of Michigan is described SAID SECTION 17 A DISTANCE OF 605 FEET as follows FEET (24 RODS) THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL Lots 16 and 17. Block D. of Pleasant Shores according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Libet 3 of Plats Page 59. being a part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North Range 7 West Castleton Township Barry County Records TAX ID 408-05-130-004-016-00 Commonly known as 1061 Valentine Dr The redemption period shall be six months THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE. 396 (36 2/3 RODS) WITH SAID WEST SECTION LINE. 605 FEET (36 2/3 RODS) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING AN EASEMENT OVER THE SOUTH 33 00 FEET FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES SUBJECT TO The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period from the date of such sale unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 16 1998 Mortgagee Attorney for Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 Mortgagee Household Finance Corporation ill Rchard L McDonnell (P38788) Attorney for Mortgagee Dated December 3 1998 ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY (12/31) 500 N Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Bioombeld Hills Mchigan 48304-2964 (248) 540-7500 (12-31) Synopsis BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting Novembers. 1998 Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at... 616-945-9554 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m ROLL CALL All Board members present Minutes of Oct 6. 1998 meeting were ap­ Meeting adjourned at 9 06 p m Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Rchard Barnum. Supervisor We are a private school devoted to the teaching, education, and formation of students in grades 7-12. HWHXSCfanulKMKUCY ; ' |[ | II I St Thomas Aqunas Academy admits students ot any race color natcn. J and «hruc ongn io all nghts privileges programs a. kJ activities generally accorded or made avaXabi* to students at the school it does not dAcnmmate on the basis of race color nabonai or ethnc orgm <n the admimstratcn ol its educational poi<>es admusor. policies scholarship and loan programs and athlete and (12/3) lioli'daij cardsfrom 'fyadson 'fyra/f! Sdvailablc at: ocher school administered programs EP_ Dear Ann Landers: I his is in response to “In the Middle in Lynbrook. N.Y." whose husband encouraged his son* not to wear bicycle helmets He said only sissies wore helmets and the neighbors would make fun of the boys. Please tell that man to Wake Up. Two years ago. our 9-year-old son was struck by a car while riding his bike He was flipped onto the car hood, and his head struck the windshield. Thank God he was wearing a helmet That helmet absorbed so much impact that it almost split in two The diagnosis at the emergency room - a bro­ ken arm The medical professionals told us that our son could have been paralyzed, brain damaged or killed if he had not been wear­ ing a helmet Please tell your readers that avoiding a bit of ndiculc by some idiot would be scant consolation dunng visits to the intensive care unit, the brain-injury treatment center, or. worse yet. the ceme­ tery. - David in Missoun Dear David: You told "the idiot" and I thank you. Read on for more: From Canton. Ohio: I would rather my child be a sissy than a statistic. Five years ago. my 14-ycar-old son was ndmg his bike without a helmet when he was struck by a school bus. He had a skull fracture and re­ quired surgery to repair a laceration. After the accident, he had behavioral and learning disabilities. Our hospital and psychologist bills were huge, and the toll on our family was enormous. Had my son been wean ng a helmet, his mjuncs would have been minor. New York City After a bicycle accident, our 13-ycar-old son had to have reconstruc­ tive surgery on a broken hand. The night wc spent in the emergency room, every doctor and nurse who passed by congratulated our son for using his helmet. It probably saved his life. All his fnends now have statc-oithc-art helmets, which they think arc really cool And my husband started wearing one. too. Niagara falls. N.Y : My son was in a bi­ cycle accident, and his helmet was cracked m three pieces The car that hit him was only going 30 mph I’m sure his head could not have withstood such an accident Anywhere. USA: That father should be arrested and sentenced to community ser­ vice at a facility for brain-damaged chil­ dren There, he will learn about the poten­ tial life sentence he is encouraging for his children. Bftysidc. N.Y.: I am appalled that a man would be afraid people would think his boys were sissies if they wore helmets. I’m sure people who sec these children arc won­ dering what kind of parent would be so stu­ pid as to allow his kids to get on a bike without such protection I am a registered nurse and would like to invite that father to go to any hospital and visit children who arc seriously injured due to riding bikes, rollerblading or skateboarding without pro­ tective head hear. How would that father feel if his child were brain-damaged? Heads come only one to a customer. Wc should take better care of them. Lakewood. Calif.: I am a longtime moun­ tain biker, and my two young sons arc also bikers. These boys know the value of a hel­ met. They’ve seen spills on the trail and crashes at the races. To them, a mountain bike helmet is cool. They are not sissies. They are he-men with muscles of steel. Temple. Texas: I'd like to thank that fa­ ther in Lynbrook. N.Y.. for telling his sons they don’t need to wear helmets. This coun­ try is in desperate need of organ donors, and the young kids who don’t wear helmets keep us supplied. Where I work, bicycles writh riders who don’t wear helmets arc called “donorcycles.’’ Dear Readers: That last comment was chilling. I hope all parents got the message. each member and placed on file Authorized October bills for $5,882 39 tvith ftcnortnlizcd ! Bicycle helmets save lives proved with (2) corrections and placed on file Treasurer report for penod 08 presented to ^pentf your I Ann landers School office: 948-2636 The Barry County Board of Commissioners will accept applications from interested citizens to serve on the Barry County Road Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administrator's office, 3rd floor. Courthouse, Hastings and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 11,1998. Delton’s Hometown Christmas is Dec. 8 The holiday season swings into full gear in Delton Tuesday. Dec. 8. That's when the Delton Area Business Association hosts its Hometown Christ­ mas from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Activities will be indoors and outdoors and range from making crafts in the library to viewing a live nativity. Businesses "around the town" will have holiday welcome mats out for special open house festivities during the Hometown Christinas hours, said Becky Kahler of the DABA's Christmas Committee. About 20 businesses are participating, from Dr. Roth's office to Dewey’s, she said. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be given away. Dulcimers will be providing music for the public to enjoy at National City Bank (formerly First of America). Across the street, members of Interlakes Baptist Church will be portraying a live nativity in front of Chappie Realty. Miss Delton and her court will offer face painting at Chapple Realty. Children may visit with Santa at the Delton District Library, and the Bernard Historical Society will be offering kids an opportunity to make (free) crafts. The Delton Kellogg High School Choir will be caroling during the evening. Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Folks arc invited to listen to special hol­ iday music and enjoy refreshments from 6:30-8 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church on M-43. The church's bell choir will perform from 6:30-7 p.m. and other musicians will be featured during the re­ maining time, including In His Name from the McCallum United Brethren Church. Circle of Friends, and a mother and daugh­ ter singing duo - Jana and Janine Lewis. The open-house style event, sponsored by the United Methodist Women, welcomes the public to stop in for a brief break or to stay for the entire program. There will be a Christmas punch bowl, cookies and a draw­ ing for a prize Holly Trolley rides around town will be offered free throughout the evening. The special Christmas bus will pick up passen­ gers at Dewey's. Faith United Methodist Church, the Delton District Library and Dr. Roth's office. Downtown Delton will have some new holiday decorations this year, thanks in pan to the $220 earned from tips at Sajo's Pizza by DABA members who waited on tables recently to raise funds for the decorations. They include a large swag to stretch across M-43. The swag includes a big wreath and three lighted candles. The DABA also is sponsoring a lighting contest for the best decorated home and business. Those who are within a one-mile radius of Delton's main intersection are eli­ gible to enter. Winners will be selected by Dec. 18. To register for the holiday lights contest, call 623-5270 during the day or 623-6787 evenings Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will GET RESULTS! Dad debate Dear Ann Landers: I am 34 years old and about to have my first baby. My hus­ band and I arc thrilled beyond words. So what’s the problem? When I told my dad he is about to become a grandfather, he said. “Not really. I am not your father " I was devastated when he told me that and immediately confronted my mother She said, “Your dad doesn't know what he is talking about." My father says. “Your mother knows the truth and is lying through her teeth." I don't what to make of this. Should I have a paternity test done to settle this once and for all. or should I just drop it? Why would my father tell me such a thing after all these years? I am in a state of shock. Please help me figure this out. - Totally Baffled in Spokane, Wash. Dear Spokane: In order to prove paternity through a DNA test, you and your father would have to be tested. I doubt that your father would be willing to do this. Your mother appears to be much more stable. Take her word for it. For your father to tell you at this stage of your life that he is not your real dad suggests that he may be a few blocks short of a load. Let’s hope that when the baby comes, he will be so thrilled, he will forget about this nonsense Cheap love Dear Ann Landers: I read the column about the married couple who put a dollar into a box every time they made love. By their 50th wedding anniversary, they saved up enough for a trip to Hawaii. I thought your readers might enjoy this little story: A pair of newlyweds put a box in their bedroom, and each time they made love, the husband put a dollar in the box. On their 50th anniversary, the husband opened the box to see how much money was there. To his surprise, he found not only singles but some 10s, 20s and even a few 50-dollar bills. He said to his wife, “Look at this! I could have sworn I only put singles in there " His wife replied, "You did. But not every man is as cheap as you." - Bob on the Internet. Gem of the Day (Credit the Prairie Ram­ bler): Pity the poor hockey goalie. How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light would go on and 18,000 people would boo? Is alcohol ruining your life or the life of a loved one? "Alcoholism How to Recognize II. How to Dea! H i th It. How to Conquer It" can turn things around Send a self-ad­ dressed. long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for 53 75 (this in­ cludes postage and handling) to Alcohol, cd Ann Landers. P.O Box 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $4 55.) to find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate neb page at mhw creators com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate. Inc. < Of Christmas Past... 4 Call Us at... 945-9554 Dear Ann Landen: I keep reading let­ ters in your column from women who blame their husbands because their sex lift is lousy I have no sympathy for them hi their own darn fault When I was younger and single, the greatest gift a woman ever gave me was when she looked me straight in the eye af­ ter sex and said, “Is that all there is ’" My wife and I have been married for 20 years, and we are still on our honeymoon Why? Because she tells me what she likes There is no faking and no guessing games Whose fault is it that sex isn’t good? Men aren’t mind readers If you don’t ask for what you want, you shouldn't complain □bout what you get If a woman goes into a restaurant and is served a lousy meal, she probably won’t order it again But if she keeps ordering the same food because she doesn't want to offend the cook, she is likely to get the same lousy meal mcr and over I hope you can clean this letter up so it will be suitable to print Ed in Carpen tcrsvillc. III. Dear Ed: I didn’t have to clean it up. Your letter was just fine the way you wrote tl Thanks for a frank presentation that will be helpful to many A Genuine Old Fashioned Celebration... Bring Your Family En|oy Hands-on Activities, Goodies and over 12 Historically Decorated Buildings _ 4^ _ Make Traditional Cornucopias & Poppers Dip a Bayberry Candle Make a Corn Husk Angel Visit with St Nicholas _ Enjoy Christmas Carols played on Dulcimers J* - Carriage Rides Available - Taste Chestnuts Roasted on an Open Fire. 4^ Steaming Wassail and Plum Pudding - Shop the Museum Gift Shop 4) <4 Dec. 5. 6, 12, 13 • 12 noon to 5 pm Adults 11)8 oven ’4 00 • Children (5-12| <2 00 14 6 under, FREE Villlage G Museum & Reacreation Area 2945 S. Charttoe Park Road. Hasting* Off M-79 towf" b nmhivttf • 949-1779 �Tho Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3. 1998 - Page 9 Wottdland] These farms cornered in the center of Section No 5 so they constructed a log cabin neartn where these lands cor­ nered in the middle of the section and each one of them commenced Io chop and clear a strip of land leading toward the section lines or were the roads would be in lime I or nearly four years these three young men lived alone in tins shanty and worked hard to build up their homes looking forward with bright anticipation for better and brighter days to come "Al that early day of our township, young ladies or the opposite or more refined sex. were a scarce article, and the three bache­ lors, it must be admitted, passed many a lonely hour for there was nothing to disturb their quiet abode by day or their sweet slumbers at night, only the hooting of owls and the howling of wolves or the stealthy tread of wild beasts around their lonely habitation at the midnight hour "This sound was not always pleasant or enjoyable but there was one consoling idea to the trio These wild animals would make good food for a part of the subsistence and at capturing wild game the two Haights were well qualified, or rather experts, while Galloway look no delight in hunting. He would sooner slay at the shanty and act as cook. "Perhaps it might be well, right here, to relate a little anecdote that occurred one hot From Time to Time... A history of Woodland by A.W. Dellenback By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Albert W. Dillcnback was the son of John H. and Laura Rowles- Dillcnback The par­ ents came to Woodland from New York in June of I846 with their only child. Albert W. Dillcnback. settling on land on Section No 14 Michael Rowladcr and his family and Thaddcus Houghton all came to Woodland Township from Steuben County. N.Y. and all settled on Section No. 14. Albert W. Dillcnback was born on May 10, 1839. in New York, coming to Michigan when he was 6 years old. He grew up on the farm and attended the Gal­ loway Country School. Woodland District No. 3. along with the other children of the group of settlers from Steuben County that year. Albert Dillcnback mamed Sarah Ade­ line. daughter of Charles and Joanna Gal­ loway on June 4, 1862. On Aug. 9 of 1862, he enlisted in the Union Army, leaving his new bndc behind. He was a member of Company A. 21st Infantry. Michigan Vol­ unteers. He spent March and April 1863 ill in the hospital at Murfccsboro. Tenn. He then returned to duty. He w-as wounded in the neck at Chickamauga on Sept. 20. 1863. and again recuperated and returned to duty m January 1864. He was with General Sherman on the march from Atlanta to the sea He was dis­ charged on June 8, 1865, al Washington D.C. He wore a heavy beard which he main­ tained the rest of his life. Adeline and Albert Dillcnback had four children. Manic, Charles. Roy and Letha. who died in infancy. The children attended Tamarac School, Woodland District No. 5. Their son. Roy Dillcnback. served in the Spanish-American War in 1898 as a mem­ ber of the First Battalion. 19th Infantry, in Company B. The Dillcnback farm was located on the south side of Section No. 8 on the Little Thomapple River. The family lived on the Woodland Town­ ship farm of 80 acres, with Albert farming it until he was 64 years old when he and /Xdclinc moved into the village of Wood­ land and he began a new career. In the years on the farm he had been supervisor for 12 years and held other offices in the township. He was a member of the Leonard Mauch Post, of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was a Free Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. He was often asked to speak at local gathenngs and spoke often at Decora­ tion Day (Memorial Day) exercises, farm­ ers' picnics and other public meetings. Mr. Dillcnback was very familiar with the area where he lived and knew everyone in the township and their history. He had grown up with the development of Wood­ land Township as it changed from a heavy timbered wilderness to the richest farming section in Barry County. In 1890 he wrote his first history of the township on the request of many friends, starting with the earliest pioneers of the township, closing with more recent historical events. The arti­ cles appealed in The Woodland News in 1911. In his obituary, the writer stated “These articles... would again be very interesting reading with the near future." Now. over 100 years later, this column presents: “A History of Woodland, Michi­ gan. Barn County written by A.W. Dillcn­ back for the Woodland News. Wc present them as they were written. He wrote: “January 19. 1911. “The oldest residents of Woodland Township. Quite a number who have seen the whole community a dense forest are ’till active residents " Editor of the News: “Woodland Town­ ship was first awakened to the sound of the Melvina Barnum Wheeler summer day in July while Galloway was preparing the noon day meal, which con­ sisted of a pot of mush While cooking the same, he discovered that something white was dropping from the chimney of their roomy fire place into the pot of mush. He asked Jonathan what that was. probably ashes, but Jonathan at the same time sus­ pected it was something else of not so invit­ ing a nature, knowing that he had a few days before, hung a saddle of venison in the top of the chimney to be smoked. So Haight went out and climbed to the top of the shan­ ty and inspected the venison Just as he had expected, owing to the summer’s heat, the venison had bred skippers and under the influence of the ascending heat of the fire, the skippers [small insects with the ability to skip) had let loose to drop into the pot of mush below But Haight didn’t divulge the secret then, knowing full well that the [com] meal had caused them much fatigue, as it had to be earned on their back from Portland to Ionia. The too dined heartily on the mush, milk and skippers. However, after diner Jonathan told his two comrades what the “something white’ which had dropped into the cornmeal mush was. Mush was mush in the dense forest and had been earned by much labor and fatigue as the markets or supply was far away with no facilities to get it and couldn't be wasted [and the insects were well cooked.]" (To be continued) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET The Paschal Wheeler house, circa 1881. The house was located the first house southeast of Woodland Memorial Park. woodman's ax in the autumn of 1837 toward a permanent settlement. Charles Galloway. Jonathan and Samuel Haight, three single young men from Livingston County of this State first started the w heel of industry and civilization in motion in this township over 73 years ago “Some of our people may think, without giving the thought due consideration, that some of these pioneers lived in Woodland more years than any one of its inhabitants. But in view of that fact, these pioneers were all grown up to men and women when they came here, none of them lived here more than 50, 55 and 58 years, while some of their sons and daughters have been here more years than that. Perhaps it may be a surprise to some to know how long some have lived here and who they arc. “John A. Jordan came from Livingston County and arrived in Woodland Christmas Day. Dec. 25. 1838. His oldest and only chtHaa little girl who wasjiBBthan one year old then, is now and has ever since been a resident of Woodland and is now past 73 years of age and has been a continuous res­ ident of Woodland for 72 years. This lady is Mrs. Christine Barnum, the wife and now the w idow of the late Albert Barnum “Our next oldest living resident is Charles Shrincr, who was bom late in the autumn of 1839. being now over 71 years old. although is stopping at the County Home, he is practically a resident of Wood­ land. for he votes here. “Our next in number of years as resident is Olney Wheeler. His father, Acy (Asa) Wheeler came here in 1840, when Olney was about or less than two years old, mak­ ing him a continuous resident for 70 years. “Our next is Melvina Barnum Wheeler. Her father. Isaac Barnum, came to Wood­ land in 1842, making her a continuous res­ ident for over 68 years. “Celesta Cole St. John has been a contin­ uous resident of Woodland for 67 years. “The next three names. which I will men­ tion were all bom in Woodland and have ever since and arc now residents; John Hynes our ex-supervisor, was bom Aug. 7. 1842; Judge R. Barnum, was born Aug. II. 1842; James H. Sawdy, was 5om Dec. 2. 1842. making them residents of Woodland for over 68 years “There arc others who have been resi­ dents of Woodland for 66 years or more, but were not bom in Woodland. They arc. respectively, as follows: William J McArthur. Synthia Jordan Roberts and Omn Jordan “Adeline Galloway Dillcnback was born Sept. 30. 1844, and has been a resident for over 65 years and is now living only a short distance from where she was bom. raised and marned. “Pascal P. Wheeler, who is now living with his son. Herman in this village. (Woodland) lias been a continuous citizen of Woodland for over 65 years. Mrs. A.J. Palmerton. Mrs. John Enz and A.W Dillcn­ back have also been residents of Woodland for over 64 years “Way back in the early days of which I have made mention. Woodland was then regarded as one of the poorer townships in Barry County because it was confronted with many disadvantages First, our settlers were far from markets with bad and muddy roads or in fact no roads at all Again the soil was covered with gigantic massive forests that had to be removed [before crops could be planted ] But time goes on Pros­ perity began to crown the efforts of the stur­ dy pioneers and when its soil was exposed to light and coupled w ith the industry of the people, brought about the change so that today Woodland stands as one of the finest and wealthiest townships in Barry County, for its aggregate assessed evaluation exceeds a million dollars in 1911 "Jan. 26. 1911 Pioneer History of Wood­ land Township I low it derived its name; the PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 8, 1998. the Barry County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 1999 county budget during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting in the Commission Chamber. Courthouse. Hastings. Ml A copy of the proposed 1999 budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the County Administrator’s office, 3rd floor. Courthouse. Hastings, Ml. • CITY OF HASTINGS • NOTICE Of PUBLIC HEARING Albert W Dillenback, Woodland Historian. first settlers and some of their early experi­ ences. “Our tow nship. the northcast comer low n of Barry County in range, four north of sev­ en west, is known as ’Woodland.’ Doubtless there arc more people living here and have for some years, who have never for a moment slopped to consider how our town­ ship derived its name or why it w-as called Woodland. But those that I referred to last week in my first article, who have lived here for 60 or 70 years, as they go back in memory and sec Woodland as it was then in Us wild and native condition, with its dense and lofty forest towering high, and its sur­ face fairly free from a growth of wild brush, and the land w-as rolling enough to make the scenery grand, beautiful and sublime, will remember that it was titled to the name. “Woodland' because her fertile soil was covered with such a gigantic, beautiful and use growth of timber. "And as was stated in my former article, that the first steps taken to remove this tim­ ber and change it from that wild and native condition into beautiful and fertile fields, was begun in the autumn of 1837 by three energetic young men from Livingston County. Michigan, who were anxious to hew out homes for themselves even amid all the disadvantages and large forest which confronted them on every hand. These men were respectively Charles Galloway. Jonathan and Samuel Haight Jonathan Haight located on the southwest one fourth of section no. 15. the farm now owned by his son-in-law. Lafayette Parrott, except that which is occupied by the village (of Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board ol Appeals will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Tuesday December 15. 1998 at 700 p.m. m the CMy Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a deter­ mination on a request by Ray L. Girrbach. 328 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan (see map below) to enlarge a non-conforming building as required by Section 90-171(4) of the Ordinance and for a variance from Section 90-171(2) of the Ordinance to allow construction of the enlargement closer to the front lot line than allowed Legal de­ scription of said property is LOTS NUMBER 826 & 874 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE CITY (FORMERLY VILLAGE) OF HASTINGS Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay ser­ vices 1-800-649-3777 STREET W. CENTER Everil G. Manshum City Clerk Convenience Is... A Pharmacy That's Open More Hours Than Any Other! �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3. 1998 All-Barry County cage team includes defenders, scorers AU-Barry County holds special meaning for all In with the winter and an end with of an unforgett .ble fall. Lei s start with the end. which for the J-Ad sports team was the All-Barry County teams extravaganza Tuesday stating al Hastings High School. Al the event, athletes from Hastings. Delion Kellogg. Maple Valley. Thornapple Kellogg and Lakewood high schools gel their pictures taken and are later treated to lunch al the Arby s Roast Beef Restaurant in Hastings. The group this year included 110 All­ Barry Bounty athletes. Just a couple could not make the trip to Hastings High Tuesday. If you were back in school, would you turn down a free lunch and some time off of those relentless studies? There are many things that I learned on Tuesday when speaking to the athletes. Here are a few of the things that I was educated about. 1. That I never want to challenge TK’s Miso Glavan to an eating contest, especially at u place like Ponderosa. 2. That Hastings' Jill Williams and Virginia Jennings can rarely be seen away from each other and without wearing their bright smiles. 3. That football players (no matter how tough) can smile, even when they feel like they shouldn't. 4. That TK's Ken VanRyn likes to lead quietly, while Nate LaVoie lends to be more on the vocal side. 5. That Delton Kellogg's Christy NeSmith is not just an exceptional athlete, but like fellow hoopsters Williams and Jennings, also dons a beautiful smirk. 6. That Hastings' Gabe McCarty does miss class when he's not there. 7 That Delton Kellogg's Kyle Kwasny is Kyle Kwasny and really is not Mike Kammeraad. 8. That Maple Valley’s Justin VanAlstine probably can dunk a basketball, but his school mate Ken Baird still needs to gain a couple of inches on his vertical leap to get there 9. That the best players in tennis (Hastings' Kim Karmes and TK's Kelly Bremer for example) may not always be the tallest, but are certainly the smartest. 10. That Tony Bowne’s shiner had nothing to do with a serious basketball incident with former Detroit Piston Bad Boy Bill I-aimbeer. The All-Barry County event is something that I totally enjoy and from the looks on the faces of the athletes and the great individuals who brought them to Hastings Tuesday. 1 believe I can say that enjoyment is two-fold. The employees at Arby's made what could have been a real zoo into a somewhat life-like situation. 1 thank Janice Sparks and everybody at the area restaurant who made the lunch-lime event go on without a single hitch. People I must also give thanks to: Larry Hilton the athletic director at Lakewood. Delton Kellogg coach Jim Gibson, Ihomapple Kellogg coach Tim Penfield, l^ikcwood coach Mike Maciasz (Garden City is great). Maple Valley athletic director Rick Arnett, all of the other bus drivers and helpers and Hastings' Georgia Robinson. Robinson, who especially stepped to the forefront and made things run smoothly. Athletes, don't worry the certificates will get to your school's soon, hopefully by Christmas and maybe by next week. We ll sec how time goes. Anyway, thanks for a great day and many great memories. Now. on with winter which seems to be coming in like a "Lamb", reminding me of wrestling. Hastings' Bill Blair is ranked as one of the Stale's best at 171 and you can gel an early look at coach Mike Goggins' wrestlers tonight at home. Delton Kellogg. Lakeuood (versus Maple Valley) and Thomapple Kellogg are also hosting Thursday season-opening mat encounters, so get out and take a look. Basketball play opens Tuesday and volleyball action starts up Saturday for most teams Many area teams look to have the talent to go far this winter, so enjoy their success with them. No time to waste, got to be moving on... • A Comedy Break: Feel like taking in some good comedy, then head to Battle Creek's Gary Fields Comedy Club Thursday through Saturday for a great show. Appearing at Fields will be Larry Reeb. a comedy legend in Chicago, and Kevin Kramis. a very funny guy from Detroit. Kramis has done gigs with Tim Allen. Jeff Foxworthy. Drew Carey and Kato Kahlin to name a few. He has also shown up on Allen’s "Home Improvement" and on "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol." Check it out. I'm sure you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Not only is Kramis. Maciasz. Elaine Gilbert and myself from Garden City, but so is the new sports guy at the Ionia Sentinel-Standard. Don Richter. Richter. 32, is a native of Livonia, but lived in G.C. and worked for the Michigan Community Newspapers. Don. it’s nice to have you on board. • Legion of Doom 2: In (he Nov. 19 Hastings Banner we mentioned the fact that former Western Michigan University icer Keith Jones had been traded to the Philadelphia Flyers and what a fine fit it seemed to be It turns out that Jones has scored five goals in the last six games and has helped the Flyers to go 5-1 during that span. Jones is skating on a line that hockey experts are calling the "Legion of Doom 2", Jones. Eric Lindros and John LeClair Jones reaction to the trade and to his new line mates: "To have a feeling that you can score every shift is a great feeling. I*m just glad to be pari of it." And the same goes for the Flyers with Jones safely in their fold. • It's Preview Time: Winter previews and photos for Hastings and Delton Kellogg boys basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams will appear in next Thursday’s (Dec. 10) Hastings Banner. Find about the Saxons and the Panthers, who they have and what they expect, as well as getting information on early events in next week’s edition. Talk to you soon. The talent pool ran very deep in 1998 for selecting the All-Barry County Girls Basketball teams. Two players on the 1997 first team return to similar positions Three players from last season's second team made a smooth transition to the second team. The first team consists of six players, one each from Hastings. Delton Kellogg. Lakewood and Maple Valley and two from Thomapple Kellogg Both the first and second teams include eagers who can take it to the hole and fill it. can box out. collect a rebound and can deliver a sweet dish or two. Here is a look at the '98 J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County team members: 1st Team Payshence Erb (Thomapple Kellogg): The junior guard scored 175 points during the regular season (8.75 per game) to go along with 72 rebounds (3.6) and 39 steals (1.95). Tallied 20 points in the Class B district championship contest against Wayland, a total that included five three-pointers Stacie Goris (Maple Valley): Was named All-Soulhem Michigan Athletic Association for a season that she averaged 13.6 points. From her guard slot. Goris also collected 60 rebounds. 38 steals and 22 assists. Virginia Jennings I Hastings): Ine junior guard averaged 13.6 points and . 8 rebounds. Registered 83 steals and 81 assists Her 285 points included 24 threepointers. Christy NeSmith (Delton Kellogg): A ihree-time All-KVA eager. NeSmith led the Panthers in scorin" (188). rebounding (135). assists (65). steals (63) and field goal percentage (36 percent) In the words of coach Jeff Sullivan. "Christy is as good of a women s basketball player I have had the pnvdege to work with in my 13 seasons of coaching.’’ Jennifer Nielsen (Lakewood): Set a Lady Vikings’ basketball record with 43 points in one game against Charlotte and averaged 21 points for the season. Pulled down 105 rebounds, made 76 steals and dished out 96 assists. Signed a letter of intent to play Division basketball at Western Illinois university. Sarah Schut (Thornapple Kellogg): The junior forward scored 209 points (10.45) to go along with 80 rebounds (4.0). 41 steals (2.05) and 7 blocks. 2nd Team •til**!?*—Crowl*J' (Thornapple scorer with 270 points (13.5) and best rebounder with 125 boards (6.25) The junior center also made 52 steals and 13 blocks. Erica Krolik (Maple Valley): Named All-SMAA honorable mention. Krolik averaged 7.05 points, grabbed 170 caroms, had 66 assists and made 87 steals for the Lady Lions. Audra Love (Lakewood): Season totals of 125 rebounds. 30 steals and 11 assists to go along with a 12 point per game norm. Lindsey Reed (Delton Kellogg): Totaled 99 points. 21 assists, 32 steals and a team-leading 16 three pointers for the Panther hoopsters. Shannon Spencer (Lakewood): Scored 10 points a game for the Lady­ Vikings and made 85 assists. 64 steals and 27 rebounds Hillary Stone (Thornapple Kellogg): A senior frontliner. Stone scored 126 markers in the '88 campaign (6.3) and 113 rebounds (5.65). She also made 18 steals and blocked 26 shots Jill Williams (Hastings): The junior center averaged 10. 3 points and 8.8 rebounds Season totals included 57 steals. 39 assists and 17 blocks. Her 216 points included 22 three-poimers. Kellogg): Thomapple Kellogg s leading i tie Au-uany County eagers are (starting from front row left) Jennifer Nielsen, Stacie Goris, Christy NeSmith, Sarah Schut. Payshence Erb, Virginia Jennings. Jill Williams. Audra Love, Erica Krolik, Hillary Stone. Shannon Spencer and Jessica Crowley. Not pictured is Lindsey Reed. J-Ad Barry County football squads tough to contain The Trojans of Thomapple Kellogg High School made it to their second straight Class BB playoff and Maple Valley. Delton Kellogg and Lakewood also posted winning seasons much to the delight of Barry County football fans. In tribute to Barry County's victorious 1998 football campaigns, we give you JAd Graphics' All-Barry County Football teams as selected by the coaches and the J-Ad sports staff: 1st TEAM OFFENSE QB — Dan Flnkbeiner (Thornapple Kellogg): Two-year starter at quarterback, posting an 18-2 record. Led TK Io its second consecutive playoff appearance. Ran for 409 yards. passed for 542 and scored 45 points. KB — Andy Patrick (Maple Valley): The senior was named honorable mention All-State Class CC-C in a season that saw him run for 1.110 yards and score 19 touchdowns. Averaged 7.2 yards per carry. On special teams, opponents would kick away from him. but he still had returns of 83 and 82 yards for scores. Was sixth in Barry County with 89 tackles. KB — Jason Stampfler (Delton Kellogg): A four-year starter. Stampfler racked up 1.028 yards on the ground and reached pay din on 14 occasions. Had nearly 3,000 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns in his varsity career. RB — Miso Glavan (Thornapple Kellogg): Ran for 796 yards and 6 touchdowns, helping TK to find its way back to the playoffs. A threeyear starter with a great combination of power and speed. Runs the 4()-yard dash in 4.8. Was fifth in Barry County with 50 points. WR - Luke Warner (Hastings): During Warner's two years on varsity he managed 35 catches for 531 yards and scored 7 touchdowns. Came back from ACL surgery and never missed a practice. An "Outstanding Courage" award recipient. FOOTBALL... Continued on page 12 Maple Valley's Erica Krolik and friends share a couple of smiles during lunch time festivities on Tuesday. Sport seasons start tonight The winter season starts today as area wrestlers take to the mats Holland. Ionia and Mona Shores come to Hastings for wrestling action tonight Action will start at 6 p m Saxon Bill Blair starts the year ranked No 2 at 171 in the Michigan Wrestling Association rankings. Delton Kellogg will also be at home to battle Vicksburg with mat lime expected to start at 5:30 p m. SEASONS... Continued on page 13 Members of the All-Barry County first team on offense (starting from front left) are Dan Finkbeiner. Miso Glavan, Jason Stampfler. Scott Richardson. Andy Patrick. Ken VanRyn. Luke Warner. Jay Molitor. Soloman Radcliff. Cory Cumer. Marc Carter. Ben Lucas and Nick Marshall. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 Page 11 Top netters return to All-Barry County squad The four singles' players selected to the 1998 All-Barry County Girls Tennis first team have been here before. Hastings' Kim Karm£s and Erica Simpson. Lakewood's Kristi Eldridge and Thomapple Kellogg’s Kelly Bremer all had spots on the 1997 All-Barry County squad for netters as well. All four are singles standouts with impressive records that include big wins They are joined by two doubles teams. Stacie Bauer and Jamie Stafford from Lakewood and Teresa Venton and Erin Holmes from Thomapple Kellogg. Here is a look at the accomplishments of those honored on the J-Ad Graphics All-Barry County team: 1st Team Kelly Bremer (Thornapple Kellogg): The junior went 10-11 at No. 1 singles and finished fourth out of 10 in the league. Was All-OK White. Big wins included ones against Coopersville and Hamilton. Kristi Eldridge (Lakewood): Played No. I and No. 2 singles for the Vikings and recorded a 10-12 record overall. The sophomore was voted "Most Dedicated" by her peers and will sene as a co-captain in 1999. Kim Karmes (Hastings): Played No. 1 singles as a sophomore standout. Qualified for the State finals after placing second at the regional tournament. Finished third in the always challenging O-K White Erika Simpson (Hastings): Simpson played at No. 2 singles in her senior season and placed third in the O-K White league. Notched season wins against Thornapple Kellogg and Lakewood. Teresa Venton and Erin Holmes (Thornapple Kellogg): At No I double* the Lady Trojan team were 13-9 and wound up fourth in the league Won the TK Invitational and netted victories over Charlotte and Hastings Jamie Stafford and Stacie Bauer (Lakewood): Stafford had an overall doubles mark of 14-7 and Bauer was 13-7. The du<» were a solid Viking team at No 2 doubles. Honorable Mention Segrid Johnson (Lakewood): Like her teammate Eldridge. Johnson shared time at No. 1 and No 2 singles and was 9-14 overall. Johnson has two more years to play as a member of Lakewood's varsity. Cindy Kruizenga (Lakewood): At No. 3 singles, the junior went 12-10 and was named the squad's "Most Valuable " Will join Eldridge as a Viking co-captain next tall. All-Barry County first team soccer standouts are (starting from front left) Ben Herbert. Marcel Gesmundo, Curt Norris. Sam Stafford, Ron Strouse. Ryan Smith, Neil Chapman, Dustin Humphrey and David Williamson. Jeremy Cassel. Steve Storrs and Anthony Kauffman are team members who are not pictured. The best by positions land spots on soccer squad Area soccer teams hit their stride in 1998. Thomapple Kellogg won a league title, Hastings proved triumphant in the district tournament and Barry County Christian posted a record of 15-4-2. The J-Ad Graphics* All-Barry County Soccer first team includes three standouts from TK, four from Hastings and one star from B.C.C. The other four spots consist of two players each from Lakewood and Delton Kellogg. The team is a good one. so here’s a glance at their numerous accomplishments: 1st Team Marcel Gesmundo (Delton Kellogg): The senior stopper scored 4 goals and made a number of assists for the Panthers this fall. Named "Most improved" on Delton team and •Selected to the All-Kalamazoo Valley Association squad. Regarded as a "strong leader" by Panther mentor Brian Markowski. Jeremy Cassel (Lakewood): Had a "tremendous" year as the Vikings’ goalkeeper, making 239 saves as a senior. Neil Chapman (Barry County Christian): The junior sparkler set a school record with 30 goals. Also holds B.C.C. marks for goals in a game, most goals in a half (4) and is on his way to setting the record for goals in a career. Ben Herbert (Delton Kellogg): Averaged 32 saves as Delton's senior goalkeeper. Selected "Most Improved" by Delton squad and picked as honorable mention in the KVA. Dustin Humphrey (Hastings): The Saxons scored 90 goals in "98 and allowed 45. Humphrey played a big part in that feat, controlling the defense. Scored 5 goals and managed 5 assists. Named to the All-OK White team. Anthony Kauffman (Lakewood): The Vikings "Most Valuable Player" scoring 4 goals and notching 5 assists. The senior center midfielder assumed a leadership role and earned All-Capital Circuit honorable mention. Curt Norris (Hastings): The Saxons* "Most Valuable Player" with 26 goals and 14 assists. The junior forward is a "goal scoring machine", according to coach Dennis Argetsinger and led Hastings in that category. Ryan Smith (Thomapple Kellogg): Smith controlled the midfield for TK and scored 8 goals and 7 assists. His assist total led the squad. Played the most minutes of anyone wearing the black and orange. Described by coach Marty Wustman as a "true competitor and a hard nosed player." Sam Stafford (Hastings): Picked as "Best Offensive” player on the Saxons. His scoring season included 22 goals and 14 assists. The junior forward was named All-OK White and received the team's "Mr. Heart” award. Steve Storrs (Hastings): A "hard working guy at center" is -how Argetsinger describes his senior ‘midfielder. Tabbed as honorable mention Basketball Beasts to hold tryout Tryouts for the Amateur Athletic Union West Central Beasts 17 and older team will be Sunday. Dec. 6 at Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) High School. The tryout is expected to run from 6-8 p.m. The area basketball team will play in a number of tournaments during the course of the season. If you have any questions contact coach Archie Jennings at (517) 8524)938. All-OK White for a season that included 8 goals and 10 assists. Ron Strouse (Thoraapple Kellogg): Played left fullback as a senior and managed 2 goals and 3 assists. Took haif of TK's comer kicks and scored on one off his direct chances. Team "MVP". All-OK Blue Tint team and All­ District first team. David Williamson (Thornapple Kellogg): Named all-league honorable mention in a season that included plenty of great defensive play and 3 assists. The "aggressive challenger" was second on TK in minutes played. Second Team Matt Bradley (Hastings): The senior midfielder was more than that for the Saxons as he played "wherever he was needed" according to Argetsipger. A "super hard worker" who scored 3 goals and assisted on 5. Mauricio Burns (Lakewood): The senior forward tallied 5 goals in his third season on varsity. Was named All-Capital Circuit honorable mention. Brian Chapman (Barry County Christian): The senior sweeper was a mainstay for the Eagles' defense that allowed 1.1 goals per game. Jeff Humbarger (Delton Kellogg): A senior center forward that served as a vocal leader on the Panther soccer squad. Had a knack of making assists in important times of any match. Doug Woertman (Delton Kellogg): Scored 4 goals and 8 assists as a senior right forward. Selected as the Panthers' "Most Improved." SOCCER... Continued on oage 13 All-Barry County tennis team members are (starting from front row left) Kim Karmes. Kelly Bremer, Kristi Eldridge. Erika Simpson, Jamie Stafford, Stacie Bauer, Teresa Venton, tnn Holmes. Segrid Johnson and Cindy Kruizenga. Area hoopsters compete collegiately Central Michigan University women's basketball hosts the ninth Big Boy/Comfort Inn Chippewa Classic Dec. 9-10 at Rose Arena. Chicago State, Howard University, Western Illinois and CMU will compete in the two-day event. CML’ will play Chicago State Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. The consolation and championship contests will be staged Dec. 10 al 6 and 8 p.m.. Lakewood high School graduate Joni Daniels is a starting center on the CMU hoop squad. She leads the Chippewas in scoring (36 points, 12.0 average) and rebounds (19, 6.3). Daniels also has Xfiornapple cManor notched a block and a steal. The 6-5 sophomore has scored in double digits in all three games this season and has tallied double figures in 17 of her 30 college outings. Daniels made the All-Mid-American Conference freshman team a season ago. CMU is currently 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the league. Another area athlete playing college RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Expert Installation We currently have one full time opening on our 2nd shift for an RN Supervisor. Candidates should have LTC and supervisory experience. Interested candidates should submit a completed application with attached resume to the Director of Nursing Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. MI 49058 EOE • Ml Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene on December 15th. 1998, at 9:00 a.m. The board will meet in the Second floor conference room. City Hall. 201 E. State Street. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing and correcting clerical errors and mutual mistake of fact. Eligible taxpayers who have not filed their home­ stead affidavit may do so at this time in person or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person please telephone 945-2468 for an appointment. | Burkey Saks & Service, Inc. | B 216 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hostings J Call Now* 616-945-5085 « I tn l<U«. MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Sales career opportunity leading to manage­ ment trainee position. Three openings exist in local branch of a Fortune Service 500 com­ pany. To qualify, you must have a Positive Mental Attitude, self-confidence and be sportsminded. Complete benefits include medical, dental, disability and 401 ik> savings plan. Wc provide 3 weeks expense paid training. Previ­ ous sales experience not necessary. MRS. KRAUSE (5171 54.3-8288 <6161 209-20.37 (Cell Phonei TOLL FREE » ISSS> 685-6688 EXT. 107 TUESDAY-FRIDAY Everil Manshum. City Clerk 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. See HOOPSTERS, continued page 13 NOTICE Of HEARING Auto Glass 3-11 RN SUPERVISOR basketball this winter is Jennie Doyle. Doyle, a graduate of Thornapple Kellogg High School, is a freshman starter at Lake Superior State University. The Lakers took part in a tournament last Friday and Saturday at Aquinas College and Doyle made her mark, both scoring, passing and rebounding. EOE/M-F NOTICE IS HEREBY: The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals, will conduct a hearing on Thursday. December 10. 1998. com­ mencing at 7:00 p.m at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings To act upon a request of Gerald Taylor for a variance to allow the property owner to construct an attached garage to the new home, under con­ struction The original home has burned down and the original garage was located under the home. The applicant seeks to build a new home with the garage attached. This property is zoned •RE" Rural Estates Residential, which requires a minimum of 50 feet tor front setback The garage would be located 23 feet from Whitmore Road The property is located at 425 Whitmore Road and is described as: COM W 1/4 PO SEC 17-3-9. TH N 300 FT. E 150 FT. S 300 FT. W 150 FT PCS Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place The application for the above request is avail­ able for inspection at the Rutland Charter Town­ ship Hall during regular business hours Rutland Charter Township will provide neces­ sary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered al the hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road Haatlnga, Michigan 49058 (616)948-2194 ____________________ —_______________________ �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 BOWLING SCORES Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 32-16; Mace s Ph 31 1/2-16 1/2; Nashville Chiro 30-IK; Bailey Realty 28-20; Nash “5" Plus 27-21; Eye and Ent 27-21; Hallifax Services 26-22; Lifestyles 21-27; Misfits 21-27; Secbcr’s Auto 20 1/2­ 27 1/2; Farmer’s Feed 16-32. High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 255-595; L. Elliston 226-572; M. Garber 182-511; E Vanasse 186-510; J. Fein 190­ 516; B. Collier 177-501; E. Ulrich 193-449; R. Murphy 160-425; N. Hallifax 167-415; C. Trumbull 139-352; G. Potter 182-423; E. Moore 156-434; C. Watson 152-390; D. Botimer 169-387; H. Miller 155-412; J. Pettcngill 175-428; B Miner 157-442; R. Reichard 193-448; L. Yoder 180-478; B. Wilson 169; B Johnson 164; B. Higdon 140; J Doster 162. Simpson 180-465; J Barnum 234; J. Kohler 203; DJ James 192; R. Craven 190; A. McBrian 190; V Hall 190; G. Snyder 180. Bosslerettes Kent Oil Co. 29-15; Farmer’s Feed 26-18; Bennett Industries 25-19; Hamilton Exca­ vating 19-25; Carlton Center Bulldozing 17-27; Hecker Insurance 16-28. Good Games and Series - B. Scobey 157; N. Potter 158; J. Hamilton 166-480; M Dull 150-412; B Maker 167; P. Frith 153; S. Drake 157; L. Dawe 170-437; E. Vanasse 174-504; G. Potter 180; D.L. Cocnen 154-373; B Hathaway 180-484; T. Redman 170-409; S. Memll 197-495 Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 33 1/2-18 1/2; TVCCU 31-21; Fnends 29-23; Advanced Commercial Printers 28 1/2-23 1/2; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 28-24; Pin Seekers 22 1/2­ 29 1/2; Hastings Bowlers 22 1/2-29 1/2; Mosteller Graphics 13-39. Men’s High Games &. Series: M. Yost 186; T. Neymeiyer 202; P. Scobey 640; G. Heard 235; R. O'Keefe 216-542; L. Miller 212-602; C. Bowman 208; B. Love 200­ 513; H. Bowman 213-574; L. Burch 191; S. Hause 179. Women's High Games 4 Series: J. Bryan 170-460; C. O’Keefe 170; A. Roemer 166-432; B. Wilkins 198; D. Ser­ vice 168-477. Tuesday Trios Cook Jackson 29-15; 3 BY 25-19; Texas Pndc 25-19; Trouble 23.5-20.5; Blind Mice 23-21; Looney Toons 23-21; Me U & I 21 .­ 5-22.5; Just 4 Fun 21-23; Seebers Auto Body 21-23; Your Worst Nightmare 8-36. High Games and Series - L. Trumble 188; J. Conger 156; D. Macdonald 164; T. Laymancc 151, T. Brown 182-517; J. Rice 157; S. Snider 201-515; L. Potter 175; F. Kill 184; S. Salazar 161; T. Pennington 157; R. Lydy 165; S. Vandcnburg 246-630; M. Eaton 198-522; D. Kelley 213-516; A. Gra­ ham 158; B. Vugtcvcen 159; N. Hook 177; T Redman 192; V. Green 173. Tuesday Trios Cook Jackson 30-18; 3 BY 27-21; Texas Pride 27-21; Looney Toons 27-21; 3 Blind Mice 26-22; Trouble 25.5-22.5; Me U & I 24.5-23.5; Just 4 Fun 23-25; Seebers Auto Body 22-26; (Your Worst Nightmare) 8-40. High Games & Series: B Planck I55;T. Brown 181-505; J. Rice 194-517; T. Pen­ nington 159; R. Lydy 212-550; F. Kill 173; S. Salazar 153; L. Trumble 155; P. Cogswell 150; J. Conger 172; T. Redman 177; V. Green 192; P. Brady 150; A. Graham 150; B. Vugtcvcen 169; N. Hook 177; S. Vandenburg 185-517; M Eaton 216-514; D. Kelley 168; B. Hayes 164; S. Snider 159; L. Potter 172. Recreation League #3 Hastings Bowl 33; Freeport Elevator 25; Fairchild Oil 24; Ball Busters 22; Barry Automotive 20. Good Games and Series - S. Kill 234­ 527; S. Anger 254-221-637; B Barkhuff 506; E. Jackson 576; D. Lambert 200-202­ 595; G Yoder 513; B. King 257-604; G. Mescar 200; D.J. James 500; J. Buehler 220-536; W Broddock 212-536; R. Wieland 200-516. Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 36; Budweiser 28; Kelley Y Keglcrs 23 1/2; B & R Testing 22; Landis Lanes 21; Girrbach Y 2); Dewey’s Auto 21; Rowdie Girls 19 1/2; Hastings bowl I9;T.M. Lassies 18; Coldwell Banker 18; Basket Babes 17. High Games and Series - D. VanCampcI 181-469; S. DeBoer 166; J. Wagner 191­ 529; S. Landis 176-473; S. Haight 184-475; F. Girrbach 186-508; S. Guy 453; K. Covey 161-453; T. DeWitt 182; D. Davis 201; R. Shapley 174-458; J. McMillon 174-463; M. Snyder 172-495; S. Glasgow 213-625; M. Kill 171-475; N. Thaler 192; M. Wieland 171-483; M. Eaton 168-457; D. Dutcher 167. Senior Citizens Jcsiek 30; M&MY 29; Moucoulis 28; Snyder 28; Hall 27; Woodmansee 26; Friend 25; Nash 25; Kuempel 23; Vrogindewey 23; Brodock 23; Lethcoe 22; No. One 21; Schlachter 19; Wieland 19; Brewer 16. Mens High Games and Series - N. Thaler 169-465; B. Adgate 187-479; N. Hall 168; R. Schk.chter 205-571; W. Wood­ mansee 171-498, D. Stuart 161; D. Hall 176; K. Schantz 162; B. Terry 181-530; W. Brodock 164 Womens High Games and Series - R. Murphy 168; M. Matson 170-452; G. Potter 178-457; S. Glasgow 184; G. Otis 181-473; G. Scobey 180; F. Girrbach 161; B. Moore 173. One more look at ‘98 Barry County harrier The All-Barry County cross country teams were determined at the Oct. 17 Barry County Invitational held at Hastings High School The top seven finishers in both the boys and girls races are awarded All-Barry County honors. Photos and results from the Barry County Invitational appeared’ in the Oct. 22 Hastings Banner Finishing first through seventh for the boys were Thomapple Kellogg's Ryan Hesselink. Lakewood's Josh Plowman, Hastings' Mike Elliott. Thomapple Kellogg's Dusty Atkinson. Delton Kellogg’s Kody Louden. Lakewood's Jeremy Frost and Lakewood's Jason Dow. The top seven finishers in the girls event were Thomapple Kellogg's Danielle Quisenberry. Hastings' Karey Schlachter. Thomapple Kellogg's Jen Verkerke, Delton Kellogg's Jessica Kellogg. Thornapple Kellogg's Melissa Quisenberry. Thornapple Kellogg's Christine Dood and Hastings' Carolyn DeWitt. Middle school eagers battle Wildcats foes Friday Night Mixed 9 and A Wiggle 40-16; Late Comers 38 1/2-17 1/2; Cook Jackson 38-18; Thomap­ ple Motors 32-24; Brushworks 32-24; Ramblers 31-25; Get Luckys 29-27; Bad Habit 11 27-29; Cousins 26-30; No Whiners 25-31; Ten Pins 25-31; Missing 2 25-31; Heids Out 24-32; All But One 24-32; Two BK’s 23-33; Rocky 4 22-34; Scars and Ser­ vice 21 1/2-34 1/2; Mercy 21-35. Men’s Good Games and Series - H. Pennington "223-202-596; C. Pennington 229-583; B. Ripley 212-578; E. Keeler 213­ 583; J. Barnum 202-562; T. Heath 210-558; M. McKee 225-547; H. Service 182-537; K. Meany 199-533; H. Service 520; D. Vickers 239-516; R. Haight 520. Womens Good Games and Series - S. VandcnBcrg 186-541; E. Johnson 190-512; S. Sanborn 190-509; T. Pennington 191­ 497; S. Haight 191-494; L. Barnum 185­ 488; L. Lawson 165; S. Sandborn 158; L. Gray 132; P Kelley 151; J Bishop 172; N. Taylor 164. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 34. B.S.crs 33; All Mixed Up 28; Thee Froggcrs 26; Nine Out of Ten 26; We’re OK 25 I '2; No Tcllin What 25; S & K24 1/2. Thunder Alley 22 H.E.D. 21; Friends 19. Red Dog 19; Bear Alley 17 1/2; Lucky Stakes 16 |/2; Happy Hookers 16; Rock Bottom 14. Womens High Games and Series - K. Sutfin 211-546; D. Bartimus 194-513; J Buckner 166-473; N. Munn 160-468; M. Blankenship 175-465; J Bryans 175-446; S Craven 177-431. A Hubbell 159-425; M. Kirchen 174. D. Dutcher 157. N. Taylor 154. L Rent/ 129 Mens High Games and Series - M. Martin 242-626. R. Fay 203-573; B Hubbell 212-533. R Allen 214-510; E Bchrndt 180-509; B Cantrell 163 473; CW The seventh grade Gold basketball squad up-ended Wayland Tuesday 34-26. Drew Whitney led all scorers with 9 points. Drew Bowman tallied 6 markers and Ryan Ferguson added 4 points. Bowman was tops on the team with 9 rebounds. Jesse Lydy and Adam Case each pulled down 5 caroms. Scott Larsen dished out 4 assists, while Ferguson pulled down 5 boards and made 4 steals. Defensive first teamers are (starting from front left) Jeremy Vandefifer, Nick Hannar, Hastings' Bob Cole, Rich Smith. Tim Stevens. Nate LaVoie, Jarrod LaRoche, Gabe McCarty. Jason Barager, Kyle Matteson. Justin VanAlstine. Tony Bowne. Dan Kiel and Nick Marshall. FOOTBALL... Continued from page 10 WR — Ken .VanRyn (Thornapple Kellogg): Hauled in 14 receptions in ’98 for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. Collected key catches against Hamilton, Calvin Christian and Coopersville. OC — Jay Molitor (Delton Kellogg): The 6-4. 275-pounder was honorable mention KVA and was named "Most Improved" by the Panther team. OG — Suloman Radcliff (Lakewood): The 5-11, 215-pounder opened many holes for Viking backs to run through and earned All-Capital Circuit second team honors as a result. OG — Cory Currier (Maple Valley): A two-year starter at guard, considered a solid pull blocker that helped Patrick and others to Find daylight. The senior is 5-8, 175. OT — Marc Carter (Thornapple Kellogg): The 6-2, 270-pounder is an explosive blocker with great feet for a big man. Named to the O-K Blue squad partly because of his strong work ethic. OT — Ben Lucas (Thornapple Kellogg): In the words of TK coach Tim Penfield, "the best pulling tackle we've had in a long time." The 6-4, 210pounder made some key blocks on crucial plays that often were a quick pitch left. K — Nick Marshall (Delton Kellogg): Set school record with 27 extra points. Named All-KVA during a year that consisted on a 39-yard field goal. Scored 107 points and ran for 805 yards. DEFENSE DE — Tim Stevens (Thornapple Kellogg): Very mobile and intelligent. Stevens made 34 solo tackles and 9 assists. Recovered 1 fumble, made 2 tackles for losses and collected 3 sacks. Named All-OK Blue DL — Gabe McCarty (Hastings): An All-OK White first teamer, McCarty started both as a sophomore and as a junior. Received an "Outstanding Dedication" award and set a Saxon record with a 1,570 pound total on four core lifts. DT — Nate LaVoie (Thornapple Kellogg): Very quick, LaVoie routinely ran down plays from the backside. Made 45 solo tackles and 11 assists. Had 1 fumble recovery, 8 tackles for losses and 2 quarterback sacks. LB — Jarrod LaRoche (Lakewood): Led coach Randall Hager's Vikings with 90 tackles and was named to the All-Capita) Circuit squad for his defensive efforts. Named to the J-Ad Graphics' second team offense are (starting from front left) Tony Bowne, Joe Briggs. Sam Smith, Chris Ewing. John DeGoede. Kellen Dennis, Jamie Davis, Jeremy Vandefifer and Miso Glavan. LB — Nick Hannar (Delton Kellogg): Collected 95 tackles 5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries. Called all of the defensive plays from his linebacking slot. LB — Bob Cole (Hastings): The leading tackler on the Saxon squad the last two years. Was second in Barry County in '98 with 107 bone crushers. Great instincts, a real nose for the ball according to Hastings coach Jeff Keller. LB — Jeremy Vandefifer (Thornapple Kellogg): Season stats included 68 solo tackles. 4 assists. 3 fumble recoveries. 8 tackles for losses and a quarterback sack. Improved tremendously as the vear progressedLB — Rich Smith (Maple Valley): A "team leader". Smith led Barry County with 130 tackles. The twoyear starter also picked off 2 passes. DB — Jason Barager (Thornapple Kellogg): TK's fastest player. Barager made 82 solo tackles, 19 assists and 10 tackles for losses. Finished third in Barry County with 101 total tackles. DB — Kyle Matteson (Delton Kellogg): Named All-State by the Detroit Free Press and the Associated Press. Matteson had 6 interceptions in *98 and 11 during his varsity career. The two­ time Panther "Most Valuable Player" also made 73 tackles and recorded a fumble recovery. DB — Justin VanAlstine (Maple Valley): Had a banner junior season with 5 interceptions and 29 tackles DB — Tony Bowne (Hastings): A two-year member of the “Iron Saxons", the junior picked off 3 passes from his free safety position. DB — Dan Kiel (Thornapple Kellogg): An emotional leader on the Trojan defense. Kiel had 2 interceptions, 41 solo tackles. 15 assists and 7 tackles for losses as a cornerback. P — Nick Marshall (Delton Kellogg): The Panther boot er averaged 42.1 yards as a punter. 2nd TEAM OFFENSE QB — Tony Bowne (Hastings): • Led Barry County passers with 821 yards ; and ran for another 294 yards. RB — Joe Briggs (Lakewood): • Gained 500 yards and made it onto the Capita] Circuit second team. WR — Sam Smith (Lakewood): Another second team Capital Circuit performer. Smith was a solid deep threat for Lakewood’s offense. WR — Chris Ewing (Maple Valley): Was Maple Valley's top receiver with 6 catches for 129 yards. FOOTBALL... Continued on page 13 8th Grade Gold The eighth grade eagers lost to Wayland 39-31. John Deming. Eli Schmidt and Dustin Bowman each scored 5 points. Cullen McKeough and Andy Logan added 4 markers. McKeough. Aaron Snider and Bowman all managed to pull down 5 rebounds. Bowman also made 5 steals, while Schmidt dished out 3 assists. 8th Grade Blue The Blue team dropped a 27-21 decision to Wayland. James Kimmel led the Blue with 6 points and Steven Tyrell added 4 scores. 7th Grade Blue ' The seventh grade hoopsters defeated Wayland 44-32. Daryl Minton pumped in 10 points and also made 5 steals. Kyle Amie tallied 8 points to go along with 6 steals. Chad Ferguson had 5 steals and 6 points, while Sam Acker. Jerry Edmonds and Nick Gielarowski each scored 4 markers. The second team defense includes (starting from front left) Jon Haneckow. Andy Keller. Kyle Love. Tony Stank. Lakewood’s Bob Cole. Bill Ferris. Andy Adams. Eric Goris. Travis Lehman. Bobby Tingley and Lee Gould. Not pictured is Jeff FetterhoH. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 - Page 5 Honor roll announced for Hastings Middle School ...from our readers Hastings .Middle School (For first marking period ended Oct 30) Kevorkian, humane, compassionate To the editor: The Nov. 22 CBS-TV interview by Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" with Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the tape of Kevorkian administering euthanasia to a man suffering incurable Lou Gehrig’s Disease was excellent and praiseworthy. I have no doubt that the viewing audience benefited from the interview and tape. The man died quickly and peacefully. But now prosecutors want to charge Dr. Kevorkian with murder. Murder? My dictionary describes it as unlawfully killing in a brutal, inhumane manner. To kill with premeditated malice. Malice means a desire to harm, to see others suffer. What a political farce! Kevorkian cared, he respected the man’s wish to die. The euthanasia administered was with compassion, understanding and with the right of a dying patient to die. Kevorkian's belief apparently is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." A challenge is presented here for all those against physician aid in dying, those who defeated the "Merian's Friends" proposal in the last election. Instead of spending millions of dollars to fight assisted suicide or euthanasia, they should use those millions of dollars toward support of scientific research on incurable diseases There is a great need for money as scientists desperately seek cures. Once these cures are discovered, then no one will need, want or ask for physician aid in dying and there will be no more unbearable, agonizing suffering until one dies. There will be no more lying around for years in a state of vegetation. This would be a sane, sensible guarantee for those who are opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia But until scientific research is able to find cures for victims of incurable diseases, a dying person who wants and needs to die with the help of a doctor should be allowed that right. That’s just what Dr. Kevorkian has been doing compassionately. The deaths he has attended and assisted have been peaceful. With all the cruel treatment Kevorkian has experienced, he has to be admired for his strength, courage and determination in wanting compassionately to help others, to help end a lingering, slow, inhumane existence with a kind, quick, peaceful, humane death through physician aid. Justine McLean. Hastings FINANCIAL FOCUS furtusMfy. Mark D. Christensen of Edward Jones and Co. How long is a long time? Time can be our best fncnd. It can make good things better and unpleasant things fade away. Historically, time has also re­ warded investors. A concern of many investors, though, is how much time is enough. As people get older, they're even a little reluctant to buy green bananas After all. wc don’t want to miss out on enjoying the fruits of our ef­ forts. So. how long is long term? Gamblers say the longer you stay in the game, the higher your chances of losing. That's because the odds arc in favor of the house. But investing in the stock market is the opposite: The longer you stay in. the better your chances of winning, because the odds arc on your side. To understand how time has historically increased your odds of winning, it can be helpful to look at mutual fund performance in time blocks Consider the 63-ycar his­ tory of one of the largest, most popular mu­ tual funds, divided into 10-ycar periods. The first 10-ycar period began in 1934 and ended in 1943 The second began in 1935. ending in 1944. and so on. This fund has - STOCKS - had 54 10-ycar periods. It's also had 59 five-year periods, 62 two-year periods and. of course. 63 onc-ycar periods. Looking at onc-ycar periods, if you had bought the fund every Jan. I and sold it every Dec. 31. you would have achieved a gain 67 percent of the time. If you had held the fund for any two-year penod. your odds of winning were 82 percent. Five-year holders had a 95 percent chance of winning, and those long-term investors who held the fund for any 10-ycar period won 100 per­ cent of the time. Every 10-ycar penod in this fund's history has rewarded investors with a positive return. There arc no guarantees in investing. Every time you make an investment, you take some degree of risk. But if you decide to bury your money rather than invest it. you nsk losing it to inflation. Which risk wor’d you rather take? The good news is that time is your fncnd. With high-quality investments, the longer you invest, the more you spread your risk. Each year you give a good investment to grow, history shows the odds of winning get better. 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Christopher Armstrong. Heath Augustine. Jeffrey Baker. Alicia Bedford. •Molly Benningfield. Dustin Bowman. Lucas Brehm. Jenna Biyans. Sabrina Buck. Stacey Buck. Echo Burbank. Richard Burke II. Megan Butler. Casey Cady. Chelsea Case. Elizabeth Cassell. Eliza Checseman. •Amanda Clinton. Donald Converse. •Rebecca Crump. Trever Davis. Rachel Dcppe. Thomas DeWitt. Laura Dipen. Ja­ son Dipp. Angela Dipp. Brittney Dobbins. •Brian Donn?m. Emily Dreyer. Krystle Dunn. Lee Dykstra. Amy Easey, •JefferyEddy. David Eltzroth. Erin Fish. Megan Frazier. Beau Furrow. Joel Gibbons. James Grijp. Emily Heath. Katie Hesterly. Seth Higbee. Emily Hoke. Tiffany Howell. Brian Hurless. Teha Huss. Wendi Iler. An­ drew Logan. Bryan Main. •Cassandra Meade. Amber Mullins. Rebekah Nichol­ son, Justin Peck. •Colette Purucker, Jamie Rajt, Anthony Rambin, Jessica Ranguette. Christopher Rounds. Britlani Schocmer. Jennifer Shaw. ’Kerianne Sherwood. Kim­ berly Shorkey, Jessica Smith. Teresa Smith. Joshua Sanders. Keith Stoudl. Nicholas Stricklan, • Alicia Totten. Saman­ tha Wallace. • Ashley Wanland, Miles War­ ren. • Kristina Welton. Brianna Wescott. Holly Wilson. Tasha Woodmansee, •Andrew Worth and Cara Zerbel Honors. 3.10 to 3.49 — Molly Aiderson, Jillian Altoft. Joshua Bailey. Sally Barry. Katherine Boyer. Justin Carley. Brian Devries, Paul Downing, Anthony Eisner. Leanne Etter. Megan Falconer. Matthew Gibbons. Justin Halder. Raquel Hawks. Heather Helmer. Jacob Heuss. Ben­ jamin Jacobs. James Johnston. Natasha Jones. Lyndsi Kenyon. David Kilmer. Derek Krailman, Craig Laurie. Danielle Long. Brandon Marlene. Joshua Milleson. Joanie Myers. Courtney Oakland, Jennifer Peake. Heather Robinson. Jacob Rohe. Kathryn Safie. Nathan Selby. Brooke Shel­ don, Jill Slocum. Nicole Swartz. Josiah Timmerman. Amanda VanBuren. Sheena Vaughan, Danielle Wanland, Bethany Weeks. Cody White and Adam Windes. Honorable Mention. 3.00 to 3.09 — Tamera Alexander. Jessica Cheeseman. Gerald Givens. Peter Gole, Jessica Hayes. Elizabeth Hollars. Samuel Krouse. Joseph Lancaster. Ryon Lear. Beth Madison. Bryan Myers. Niki Noteboom. Shawn Olmstead, Jessica Pond, JeMsica Rose. Dustin Schuch, Nicholas Sinclair, Brian Vanaman, Colin VanWingen. Nicole Volstromer. Bradley Wentworth and Matthew Windes. Seventh Grade High Honors. 3.5 to 4.0 — Samuel Acker. Nicholas Adams, *Emily Allen. Heidi Arnett. •Matthew Aspinall. Ashley Belson. Robert Beyer. Drew Bowman. •Jonathan Britten. Ashley Bunge. "Nicole Campbell. Heather Carroll. Adam Case. Nialla Castelein. •Sarah Clevenger. Julie Cole. ‘Margo Cooklin, •Erin Dahn. •Erica Davis, Matthew DeBoer. Carmen Desvoignes, ‘Brian Doozan, Danielle Drumm. Lyndsay Dunn. Nicole Edwards. Ryan Ferguson. Mark Ferrall. Mark French. ’Ashley Gibson. Christo­ pher Gilbert. Wilson Guidet. Randy Haire. •Ryan Hartman. Jami Hayes. Heather Heinrich, •Erin Hemerling. Jonathan Hen­ ning. Daniel Hodges, •Matthew H -.Tman, •Jonathan Hollister. Katie Hotchkiss. •Hilary Hutchins. Amber Jewett. Jill Jolley. ’Bradley Kidder. Scott Larsen. Matthew Lipstraw. ’Jeremy Lock­ wood. Jesse Lydy. Megan McGandy. Stephanie McNally. Ashley Miller. Britteny Mitchell. Angela Norris. Lisa Note­ boom. Lucas Olmstead. Justin Pratt. Jen- Historic Bowens Mills 'It's Christmas at the Mill' 0 PSYCHO OCTAL scxmostamjm seatwc* O A IM'S UR DOTTIU. SOUND S1AIXUM SEATMG' DfWS LEAST (G) THiRsraisoo too »oo SAT Will 10 ’X JOO 500 TOO »00 FRkSAT LATE HOC WATERIO Y OUSAT LATE It 00 RUGRATS TOMMt PCKLE5 C) TMi*sna5 25 TX »to I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU MO LAST SUMMER MEH JOE BLACK refer Quada. Ashlee Rizor. Thomas Rowse. Eric Schiedel. •Christina Schorl. "Samantha Sleevi. Brenda Smith. Vincent Stavale. Anna Trumble. Patnck Wilde and Rachael Wolfe. Honors. 3.10 to 3 49 — Kristina Bailey. Amanda Becktel. Daniel Blair. Andrew Bolthouse. Lacy Bolton. Jamie Burkey. Enc Byington. Caleb Case. Tiffiny Easey. Jessica Falconer. Chad Ferguson. Robert Fields. Samantha Flock. Thomas Girrbach, Jason Griffin, Michelle Haines. Kelly Johnson. Collin Kaiser, Eric Lawrence. Heather Mathews. Joseph Matthews. Lind­ say Mead. Stephanie Mills. Andrea Mur­ phy. Chasily Neil. Jessica Nichols. Pamela Peterson. Kristie Pratt. Alexxis Price. Sarah Reaser. Andrew Richardson. Mackenzie Rohm. Justin Roll. Shannon Schweder. Jami Shilling, Alice Trout. Bar­ bara Westfall and Keri Wills Honorable Mention. 3.00 to 3.09 — Frances Adkins, Kristin Beckwith, Tonya Boyce. Kay Carlton, Lucus Covey, Justin Forman. Leona Hall. Erica Hubka. Kristie James. Brent Laubaugh, Douglas Matthews. Misty Matthews. Daryl Minion. Nathan Munro. Heidi Ogden. Brian Olmstead. Mickey Ray. Joel Rogers. Andrew Ulrich. Shawn Veen and Deeanne Wright. Sixth Grade High Honors. 3.5 to 4.0 — •Elizabeth Acker. Zachary Allen, Kayla Arnie. Timo­ thy Aspinall. •Jacquelyn Beduhn. Tinesha Bowman. Stephanie Buskirk. ‘Jaymee Campbell. Nicole Cichanski, Allison Cooney, Benjamin Davis. Kevin Davis, Cody DePew. Christopher Edwards. Catherine Fish. Jaimeson Fisher. *Jared Ford. Nathaniel Frame. Sarah Frantz. •Timothy Frey, Eric Frith. Michael Gar­ rett. Ashley Gielarowski, Bethany Gieseler. Chad Girrbach. Andrew Griggs. John Hen­ ning. Danielle Hodges. Kelsey Howell. •Amanda Hurless. ‘Ashley Ingle. Katrina Jacobs, Brandon Johnson, Christopher United Way at 86 percent of goal Barry County United Way has raised 86 percent of this year's goal of $423,090, according to executive director Lani Forbes. A total of $263,794 in donations have been given thus far. Forbes said United Way expects to reach its 1998 goal, which is 15 percent above last year's goal of $367,000. The annual fund-raising drive is to con­ clude Dec. 10 with a victory celebration at 8 a.m. at KCC's Fehsenfeld Center, 2950 Gun Lake Road. Hastings. The public is invited to attend the event, which will include the giving out of awards and announcements of the most valuable players for this year's campaign. Forbes attributed the increase in giving this year to a number of factors. "A lot of small businesses have gotten involved, and there have also been some new com­ panies who have gotten involved." Also, she said, employee participation in United Way increased dramatically in some com­ panies. "All of these things have made a very large difference ’’ w I ’A L through December 19th • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 4 K Visit with Father Christmas - There will be hot chocolate and cookies I 3 in the Old Mill * C 5' I hc Old Mill General Store, is stocked w ith Old • Fashioned Christmas Gift* and Crafts. f Choose from: Scotch Pine. Concolor Fir, Douglas ■ Fir. Blue Spruce. Beautiful Wreaths. Garlands. J and Potted Trees. V; Buy a tree and get a free horse draw n ride > I here is no admission and we are located 2 & miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) state t Park entrance on Briggs Rd B 616-795-7530 < ■ ;< Barry County United Way 1998 Campaign Drive GOAL icn.beo CURRENT TOTAL (M%) I $350,000 S3C3.7M $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. December 15.1998 at 7.00 pm. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of said hearing is for the Board to hear comments and make a determination on a request by Brian M Brandt. 433 W Green Street. Hastings. Michigan (see map below). Legal description ot said property is: CITY OF HASTINGS LOTS 867 & 868 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT Contrary to City Ordinance Section 90-831 (d) ot the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances requmng that construction of an accessory building not ex­ ceed 14 feet in total height, this variance, if granted, will allow construction of a garage at a height greater than 14 feet Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Request foynformabon and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hasfngs City Clerk at the same address as stated above The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777 Everil G. Manshum City Clerk 83> JZ1L J71J 837 00 833 00 836 00 • 00 256 00 00 iw .jm tn u. CENTER 276 00 . . v 280 00 274 00 27S 00 272 272 10 00 271 MJ • 270- 00 PH 20! 00 884 00 282 00 M4 M3* M4 318 on 317 00 316 CO 887 —JP— 2K 00 286 *00 'STREW W GREEN 1 318 00 00 00 i / < £ $400,000 • CITY OF HASTINGS • 849 Fund Raising Event for I ? • Historic Bowens Mills ft E Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Family Horse a Drawn Rides Saturdays and Sundays f Katje. Andrew Kelly. ’John Kinney. Ash­ ley Komstadt. Krystle Kosbar. ’Curtis Krailman. Jacqueline Krouse, Elizabeth Kruko. Kaysie Lancaster. Kathryn Lawrence. Anna Lawrence. Deanna Ixinaar. Stephanie London. Kyle Lustey. Deric Lustey. Joshua Maurer. Alyssa Mennell. Andrew Mepham. Thomas Miller. Kristen Munro. •Michael Newsted. Nicole Noviskey. Amber Peck. "Shannon Poll. Roy Pritchard. •Kristin Pufpaff. Katie Ray. •Taylor Raymond. Kathlynn Rounds, Katie Slocum. •Bridgettc Stahlhood. Jennifer Stout. Paula Taylor. Luke Tossava. Gra­ ham Tuinstra. Stacy Tyrrell. Caitlin Vreugde. *Courtney Wakley. Brent Wal­ lace. Joshua Wescott. Kyle Whitney and Melissa Wymer. Honors. 3.10 to 3.49 — Scott Allerding. Danielle Anderson. Chelsea Bolthouse. Caitlin Branch. Sara Bustance. Derek Caldwell. Jesse Cappon. Jolene Cheese­ man. Kristine Cochran. Andrew Conklin. John Coolidge. Richard Curtis. Kathleen Davis. Megan Davis. Kevin Dickinson. David Dipp. Aaron Endsley. Jennifer Gro­ gan. Heath Helmer. Chad Henry. Stephen Hollister. Jacob Isaacs. Joshua Johnson. Jena Johnson. Amanda Keeler. Jordan Kimble. David Lewis. Amber Main. William McKnight. Hailey Norton. Dannielle Prough. Nicholas Ray. Colleen Shorkey. Jeremy Smith. Tracy Stockham. Christy Storm. Ashley Tietz. Sarah Uptgraft, Andrew Vincent. Sarah Walker. Paul Wanland. Heidi Wear. Kristin Williams. Steven Wilson. Evan Wisner. Ben Wright and Ashley Wyant. Honorable Mention, 3.00 To 3.09 — Jeffrey Allen. Erin Bare. Courtney Barnard. Alexander Barry. Devon Borror. Nicole Cantrell. Holly Fenstemaker. Nicole Henry. Dray Huis. Zachary Hulce. Brent Kelley. .Alexander Kendall. Daniel Koutz. Natoshia Olin. Jenna Radant. Courtnie Robinson. Evelyn Roscoe. David Smith and Mark Vanderveen. 30T 00. 305 00 301 00 300 00 • �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1996 member & past president of the Civil War Round Table, life member of the Confederate Air Force and on occasion flew as a Colonel on a World War II B-25. he was past member of the Baltimore Township Board and School Board. Mr. Godfrey was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, traveling and was a wellknown dog trainer. He was also preceded in death by his parents and half brother. George Stringham. Mr. Godfrey is survived by his sister-in­ law. Charlotte McCarty of Battle Creek; nieces, nephews, and great nieces, nephews, and cousins; and special friend. Richard 2icglcr of Hastings. Lewis H. Godfrey HASTINGS - Mr. Lewis H. Godfrey, age 77. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. November 26. 1998 at his home. Mr. Godfrey was bom on February 3. 1921 in East Grand Rapids, the son of Harvey & Lois (Swarthout) Godfrey. He was raised in the Grand Rapids area and attended schools there. Mr Godfrey was a Veteran of World War 11 serving in the United States Navy from February 14. 1940 until February 12. 1946. He was married to Virginia B. Wilcox on December 9. 1944 and she passed away October 15. 1998. Mr. Godfrey was employed at Clark Equipment Company in Battle Creek for over 30 years, retiring May I, 1982. He owned and operated Whisky Run Kennels for many years. He was a member & past president of the Scottish Society of West Michigan. Full Military Graveside Services for Mr. Godfrey were held Tuesday. December I. 1998 at Fl. Custer National Cemetery. Reverend Kenneth R. Vaught officiated and honors by Ft. Custer Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. WavaAtp ZTapetAe*.. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Ftscher. Pauor Saturday Matt 4 30 p m . Sunday Matte* II 001 m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 9275 S Bedford Rd . Dowling Pastor 4 00 - 4 30pm Ik Am Dobbs Phone 616-7’1-8077 Suadav monung worship 10 30 am Nuncry provided Junior church Youth group Thundivv senior meals 12-noon PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Lacey Ru«<. Dowling. Ml 2601 49050 Pillar. Sloe Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Sen icc 9 30a m . Sunday School 11 00 am. Sunday Saturday night service wnh Inc hand Evening Service 6 00 p m . Bible Study A Prayer Tunc Wcdnoday 1716 North night* 6 30 pm QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 Broadway Randall CEDAR CREEK BIBLE 11:00 am. Evening Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m church off Kt CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE Hartman. Pastor Sunday Service* 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worthip Ser­ 8799 (rail Road Richland. Ml 490*3 vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Phone 616-629-9243. 616-629-9’51 Wednesday 7 00 p m Serv ice* for Adult*. Teen* and Children Dial-An-Inspiration Manter Rev Mana Barcewvki (o-Minnter Rev (icrre Parker Tune 10 15 am llealmg THORNAPPLE V’ALLEV CHURCH Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pxvtor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School al 10 00 a.m. Worship 7 JO p m lor rmwv mformaiioa call the BARRY COUNTS CHURCH OF CHRIST nett. Pastor Church office phone 541 N Michigan Ave . Hasting*. Ml 948-2549 Sunday Service Tunes arc 8 30 a m . 9 55 a m and 11 20 49O5M Sumin Service* Bible ( Usk* lOam.Worshqi 11 a m . Fvemag Ser­ vices 6pm Wcunesdoy Bible study 7 9.30 a.m. Wednesday evening ser­ pm Frier Uackernun. Pastor Phone vice 6 30 p m Youth group meet* Wednesday 6 30 p m alto Nuncry available for all service* Bring the 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home M-37 South at M-79. Larry HubIcy. Patior Church phone 945­ Morning Prayer 2nd A 4th Sunday* 1928 prayer book used at all service* k»r more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T llu»lw>ck. vicar at 948­ 9604 St Andrew 's it a pari of the Independent Anglican Church 4995 Office hour*. Wcd/Thurt 9 Canada Synod Correspondence Comer of State Rd and Boltwood Si. ing! Church of God Building) 9 a.m Holy Communion 1*1 and 3rd Sundays Bible HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Rul­ Free Count whole family ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9.30 a.m . Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Wonhip Wednesday b 45 p.m Warnon (grades K-5ih), Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm. (grade* 6-l2lh) Thursday 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Paslor. Rev Donald Brail. Associate Paslor Phone 945-9121 Sunday - 945 am Sunday School; 1045 am Mornmg Worship 5 Wpm Kids quizzing. 6-00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 pm, Kid's Ahsc for ages 2 through tilth grade. Teem Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednes­ day. 9 00 a m. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For fur­ ther information call the church office HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor 2415 McCann Rd. Hatting*. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Sunday School 9 30 am., classes Phone 623-2050 (Delton) aRcr 6 for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a.m Nuncry provided Sun­ pm weekday* or all day week­ day Evening Service. 6 00 pm end* Sunday Morning Mas* 10 00 a m - 1928 Book of Common Wednesday activities 7 00 p m are Rainbow * or J J Bible Quiz (age* 2 Prayer GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 F. North Si. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pavlor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Dec 6 MOO and 1045 am Hdy Cumnuuon. 930 Sunday through 7 or first grade). Kids Club FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH School (all ages). 100 pm Hying Dovcv Thursday. Dec 3 4 00 pm Children's Char. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 00 Inquirer*. 7 00 Tern AANA Sat­ or Junior Bible quiz (age* 8-12). 309 E Woodlawn. Hatting* Kevin Shorkey. Senior Patior. John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron urday. Dec 5 9 30 am Catcch 2. 3 30 p m Program Reh . 8 00 NA Monday. Dec 7 • 6 30 p tn Brothers of Welch. Minuter of Musk Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30and II 00am for children and adults Family Grace Tuesday. Dev 8 '00 pm Sicph SS. 7 JOOA Wednesday Dec 9 Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Oui Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, Vespers. 8 00 Aduh Choir 3185 N Broadway, Hasting*. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser­ vices' Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 am. Rev Carl and Awana al 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9.45 a m fur all age* 4-11. Mon­ Women, days 6 30 io 8 00 pm. BIBLE Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages 13-19); Adult Bible Study - No age limit . W ELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hour 6 00 pm Buffnrd W Coe. Pavt*w Li*a Stcscm. Director 9574 Barner free building wnh eleva­ tor ui all floor* Broadcast ol worship service met W BCH AM 1220 at 10 30 HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Chnsi» Love, and the fellowship of David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ people w ho care day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening ServKC 6pm. Thursday Bible Study 7pm If in­ am Powell Rd . I mile east of Hastings Ru* Sarver. PaslorAmentus. 945-9224 Nomen • Bit luck Program 49058 ( 616) 945-5463 G Kcm Keller. Sunday Sen kx* 9 45 a m • Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Wbrship Thursday. 7 30 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ service ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m istry. youth group, adult meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ am Fellowship Time before ihc Nursery, children* min­ Paslor Deborah F Sisson. Associate Paslor Sally C Keller. Director. Noah's Ark PreSchool Thursday. Dec ' 9 00 a m Circle «2.1 rnmgc Fnday. Dec 4 b 00 pm Mender* Dinner and Pro­ gram Sunday. De* 6 9 »0jm Tradi­ small tional Worship Senvcc. 9 50 a m ( hil- group ministry, leadership training dten's Church tPrcSvhooE2nd grade). WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH Noah's .Ark Area. 10 30 am Sunday sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Study for all FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Ilanings, Michigan GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Meeting al Maple Valley High S.'hool Paslor Don Roscoe. (517) Youth Sunday and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade Tuesday. Dec 3-1200pm Hi- Study, please call for more details Brethren Church). 600 SUNDAYS 9 30 a m School 10 30 am Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship ■ Child cart avail­ able for infant* and toddler* ihru age 4. terested in a free Home Bible 10 JO a m Coffee Hour • (Kmn in the School • All ages' Children meet in Sharpe Hall Re* John lluntlev'* ( las* on Pravcr • Dining Room Connie Scmcrad'v "l.ogo*" ( Us* ■ I oungc. 11 20 ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grose Rd Paslor Ben Nashville Father Charles Fischer. elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Paslor A mission of Si Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Church Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ a m (onicmporan WraJup Scnicc 11 40 am (hildren's ( hurvh Saturday I vening t> W pm ings. Junior-Senior High lPrcSchool-2nd grade) llcmng Wheiflchair accessible and Service 10 30 am. This infot union on worship services is provided hr The Hastings Banner, the chun hes A these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Senior High Youth lelkmvhtp to stvrt ( hildren's Hoqntal iltrae lo be aanounccdi. 5 00­ 6 00 "The V.*it’ at the Wallace*' The 9 io Scnxe is bmadcavi met W H( II • AM 1220 Nuncry is provided during both Scnxcs Wednesday. Dec M 12 00 noon Joint SenKC Club luncheon Murpc Hall ’l*rm Mat! Mcetmg. 60u pm <hur*h Nigh! Supper 6 30 Member IjD I C pm VuulhChov 6 In pm ( tuMren's Tunc *00 pm • hanccl (hoir. ’00 THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER P m Evan^ciivm Sub ( .mmrticc meet­ 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescription*’’ I IKS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY llaslinf*. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd I lasting*. Michigan ing Harriet L Drewyor ORANGEVILLE - Mrs. Harriet L. Drewyor. age 57. of Orangeville, passed away Thursday, November 26. 1998 at Tendcrcarc of Hastings. Mrs. Drewyor wa4bom on February 7. 1941 in Plainwell, the daughter of Lawrence & Marie (Burkhead) Drewyor. She was raised in the Orangeville area of Barry County and attended rural schools, and graduated from Manin High School. She has lived most of her life in the OrangeviUc/Hastings areas. Mrs. Drewyor was employed al Thomapple Manor in Hastings for 18 years until ill health forced her retirement. Mrs. Drewyor especially enjoyed baking and sharing her baked goods with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gilbert Drewyor, and granddaughter, Jamie. Mrs. Drewyor is survived by her two daughters, Cindy Hall of Orangeville and Lori Straube of Hastings; one son, Michael Hall of Orangeville; two grandsons; one granddaughter, sister, Kathy Schwcnncscn of Middleville; three brothers. Lonnie Drewyor, Floyd Drewyor. Steven Drewyor all of Orangeville. Funeral Services for Mrs. Drewyor were held Monday, November 30, 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Reverend Charles P McCabe III officiated. Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Orangeville. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Education Chmitan more information 94K-MMM 502 E Grand St. Hasting*. Paslor (Formerly the Hastings Grace of Bible Study Cail church office for We welcome you lo our GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and ( hurvh street*. Dr Rochelle Kreykes. Ihrcclor of Musk OrgMiU Church phone (616) 945­ church family with the warmth of fering 10 00 a m Wvdwakhers. 6 00 p ra Advent Supper, e 45 Aduh (bar. ’ 00 Bible Study. Women* STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m. Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ Henry Risner MARTIN - Henry Risner, age 59. of Martin, passed away on Wednesday. November 25. 1998 at Borges* Medical Center. He was bom on July 27. 1939 in Orangeville, the son of Henry and Casey (Ison) Risner. He was married to Ruby Hicks on November 22, 1961. He was employed at James River until becoming disabled in 1967. He loved kids and was a loving husband, father, uncle, grandfather and brother. He was preceded in death by his parents. Henry and Casey Risner, brother. Hanccl Risner; sisters, Grcthcl Falcs, Wavylcan Holmes and Ellen Hicks. He is survived by his wife. Ruby; one daughter, Melinda Risner of Kalamazoo; three grandchildren. Amanda Risner of Kalamazoo, Henry Risner. Jr. at home and Eric Risner of Kalamazoo; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday. November 28, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home of Delton. Pastor Jeff Wenden officiated. Interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery, Orangeville. Scnicc. 11 00 a m (elebranon 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ a m Tuesday prayer and share tunc Beatrice M. Weeber HASTINGS - Mrs. Beaincc M. Weeber. ajc 96. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. November 26, I99N at Tendcrcarc of Hastings. Mrs. Wcehcr was bom on October II. 1902 in Hastings, the daughter of Robert & Mary (Bush) Cobum. She was raised in the Hastings area and al(ended Hastings schools, graduating in 1921 from Hastings High School. She married Gottlieb Wcehcr in December of 1953, and he passed away June 21. 1966. Mrs. Wccbcrs employment included: Consumers Power Company; City of Hastings Clcrk-Trcasurcr’s office; Co­ Operative Extension office and the A.S.C. office in Hastings. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Wcchcr was also preceded in death by her parents; sisters. Gladys Wcllfarc and Geraldine Jubclt; and brother. Lyle Cobum. Mrs. Weeber is survived by three nieces. Beverly Wcllfarc of Hastings. Mary Joan Jubclt of Ferndale, and Jeannette Judin of Baltic Creek; three nephews. Carl Wcllfarc of California. Don Wcllfarc of Hastings, and Robert Jubclt of Pontiac. Funeral Services for Mrs. Wcehcr were held Saturday. November 28. 1998 at Wren Funeral Home. Dr. Bufford W. Coe officiated. Burial took place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church. Find Things, Sell Things, Rent Things, FAST ...with the BANNER Classifieds Call Us at... 945-9554 Our classified advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message. Jeannett I. Williams HASTINGS Mrs. Jeannett I. Williams, age 81. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. November 29. 1998 at Tendcrcarc of Hastings. Mrs. Williams was bom on February 28. 1917 in Hastings, the daughter of Charles & Maude (Trego) Gardner. She was raised in Hastings and attended Hastings schools. graduating from Hastings High School in 1935. Mrs. Williams married Alfred R. Williams on August 17. 1936. She was employed at the Viking Corporation in Hastings for 42 years, retiring in 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents and by nine brothers and sisters. Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband. Alfred; one son. Gordon (Phyllis) Williams of Saginaw; three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Graveside Services for Mrs. Williams were held Tuesday. December I. 1998 al Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Reverend Michael J. Anton officiated. Memorial contributions may be made lo lhe Hastings “Meals on Wheels” program. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. John (Junior) Bechtel | Rodney D. Roe HASTINGS • John (Junior) Bechtel, age 73. of Hastings, passed away Tuesday. December 1. 1998 at McAllen - Hart Hospital in McAllen. Texas. Visitation will be Friday. December 4, 1998 from 6-8 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home. Funeral Services for Mr Bcchtcl will be held Saturday. December 5. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Hazel Majesty (Becker) Starks BERNICE, OKLAHOMA - Hazel Majesty (Becker) Starks, age 78. of Bernice. Oklahoma. passed away Wednesday. November 25, 1998. She was bom in 1920 in Hastings. She was a sister of Homer Becker. She worked at Hastings Manufacturing Company for a few years, then worked at Montgomery Wards and Renner Ford until Retirement. She married Harold Starks and had one son. Terry. She moved lo Oklahoma with her husband. Harold who preceded her in death. Mark Anthony Thompson NASHVILLE - Mr. Mark Anthony Thompson, age 35. of Nashville, passed away Monday. November 30. 1998 at home. Mr. Thompson was born June 6. 1963 in Battle Creek, the son of Robert Gordon Thompson and Karon Ann (Kcaglc) Hooker. He attended Delton and Battle Creek Public Schools. He moved to Baltic Creek from Delton in 1979 and lo Nashville in 1991. He was employed by Bedford Valley Golf Course as a Maintenance person, he also formerly worked at Meijer & Skalcland. Mr. Thompson married Valerie Thompson on July 6. 1998 in Ohio. Mr. Thompson enjoyed BMX Racing, roller skating, during high school. He was an avid sports fan and Nascar fan. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, camping and hunting. Mr. Thompson was the neighborhood handyman and he enjoyed helping others. Mr. Thornj son was preceded in death by two grandfathers. Carlton Anthony Thompson, and Waynard Kcaglc; and his grandmother. Elizabeth Kcaglc. Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife. Valeric Thompson of Nashville; father, Robert Gordon Thompson of Athens; mother, Karon Ann (Kcaglc) Hcxikcr of Nashville; two sisters. Tamhara Sue Thompson of Marshall, and Sharon Lynn Thompson of Nashville; grandmother. Crystal M. Thompson of Athens; niece, Ambyr Elizabeth Toney of Marshall; two step-daughters, Tasha Mcak of Nashville, and Rachel Mcak of Baltic Creek; step­ granddaughter. Blossom Dru-Ann Monarch of Battle Creek; and his father-in-law. Floyd Britten Sr. of Fountain. Michigan. Funeral Services for Mr. Thompson will be held Thursday. December 3. 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bachman Hcbhlc Funeral Chapel. 223 North Bedford Road. Battle Creek. Michigan with Paslor [ester DeGroot of the Nashville Baptist Church officiating. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Baltic Creek. Memorial contributions may be made to lhe Nashville Baptist Church Arrangements were made bj Bachman Hcbble Funeral Service. Battle Creek. DELTON - Rodney D. Roe, age 38. of Delton, passed away on Tuesday. November 24. 1998 at Borgess Medical Center-Emergency Room of accidental injuries. Mr. Roc was bom on July 14. i960 in Battle Creek, the son of Douglas and Rhoda (Green) Roe. He graduated with a GED from Mississippi State University. He was employed for lhe past year at Martin Steel in Kalamazoo. He was married to Tracy Farr on June 18. 1988. He loved his dog “Licorice" and loved collecting basketball cards, race cards and cars, and loved to tinker on cars. He is survived by his wife. Tracy; mother, Rhoda Roe of Algonac; father, Douglas Roe of Battle Creek; one sister, Tina Roc of Algonac; two brothers. Rick Roc of Battle Creek and Rusty Roe of Algonac; mother and father-in-law, Norma and Jeny Ellis of Shelp Lake; many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held on Friday, November 27. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home of Delton. Reverend Elmer Faust officiated. Interment took place at Prairieville Cemetery. Gertrude L. Gaskill DOWLING Mrs. Gertrude L. Gaskijl. age 99, of Dowling, passed away Sunday. November 29, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Gaskill was bom on August 9, 1899 in Quimby. Michigan, the daughter of Charles & Rena (Padelford) Bachdier. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1919 from Hastings High School. She went on to attend the old Barry County Normal receiving her teacher’s certification. She taught at the Center & Pratt country schools. Mrs. Gaskill was married to Lloyd A. Gaskill on October 28, 1922 and he passed away June 25. 1981. Mrs. Gaskill and her husband fanned in the Dowling area for over 40 years. She was a member of Dowling Country Chapel-United Methodist Church; W.S.C.S. of the Church; Sunday School teacher and Superintendent; choir member, Pennock Hospital Guild; member & past president Barry County Farm Bureau Women’s group; 4-H Leader, 15 years as Librarian of Baltimore-Johnstown Township Library. Mrs. Gaskill was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Margaret Shearer, and brother, Raymond Bachcller. Mrs. Gaskill is survived by her three daughters. Marcia (Dick) McGee of Arizona. Mildred Sodcrquist of Iron River. Michigan, and Miriam Stem of Anapolis, Maryland; one son. Robert Gaskill of Hastings; 11 grandchildren. 20 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild; son-in-law. Bill Shearer of Decalb. Illinois. Visitation will be at the church, Friday, December 4. 1998 at IC.00 a m. until funeral time. Funeral Services for Mrs. Gaskill will be held Friday. December 4. 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dowling Country ChapclUniicd Methodist Church with Reverend DeAnn J. Dobbs officiating. Burial will take place in the Dowling Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dowling Country Chapel Building Fund. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 - Page 13 SEASONS, cont. from page 10 Lakewood will be at home to wrestle Maple Valley, while Thomapple Kellogg (Middleville) will host Wyoming Park and Harper Creek. Saturday mat action includes Hastings at the Ionia Tournament. Delton Kellogg at the Vicksburg Tournament. Maple Valley at the Concord Tournament and Thornapple Kellogg at the Jenison Tournament. Prep basketball opens Tuesday with Hastings hosting Caledonia and Delton Kellogg traveling to Otsego. SOCCER, continued from page 11 Brian McKeown (Thornapple Kellogg): Wustman says that McKeown should be known as "Mr. Hustle” because no one worked harder to challenge and steal the bull than him Scored I goal and added 2 assists in his senior season that saw him play the midfield position. Kyle Preslar (Thornapple Kellogg): The sophomore was selected lo the All-OK Blue first team with 11 goals and 2 assists. Has great vision and excellent ball handling skills, according to Wustman. Matt Scobey (Lakewood): A three-year varsity player who played at stopper as a senior. Called a "mainstay on defense" by coach Mike Garbaty. Nate Smith (Thornapple Kellogg): All-OK White honorable mention for his defensive efforts. Has a vertical jump of over 30 inches, helping him to shut down opponents that are some six lo eight inches taller than him. Isaac Weeks (Hastings): The sophomore stopper "did his job well and did it quietly" as Argetsinger mentioned. Tallied 2 assists and was stellar on defense. FOOTBALL, cont. from pge. 12 OG — John DeGoede (Delton Kellogg): The 6-3. 230-pound lineman was a big pan in Delton's record-setting season on offense, according to Panther mentor Rob Heethuis. OT — Kellen Dennis (Lakewood): A two-year starter, the 5­ 8, 225-pounder was the only Lake wood linemen to start both ways. OG — Jamie Davis (Maple Valley): The 5-8, 230-pound Davis was a two-year staner for Coach Guenther Mittelstaedl's Lions. OG — Jeremy Vandefifer (Thornapple Kellogg): Handled TK's gap stunts very well by season's end. Considered lhe Trojans' "Most Improved Blocker." K — Miso Glavan (Thornapple Kellogg): A solid kicker. Glavan was 25-of-40 on PATs and booted a 33-yard field goal versus Caledonia in 1997. • DEFENSE DE — Bob Cole (Lakewood): Was selected as honorable mention in the Capital Circuit for a strong junior campaign. DL — Andy Adams (Maple Valley): Was fourth on the Lions* team with 63 tackles. DL — Jeff Fetterhoff (Lakewood): Was selected to the league's second team. DT — Eric Goris (Maple Valley): Made 59 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries as a sophomore standout. LB — Jon Haneckow (Delton Kellogg): Was second on the Panthers' defense with 85 tackles. A "big hitter." LB — Andy Keller (Hastings): All-OK White first team pick as a linebacker. Keller was a two-year, two­ way starter LB — Kyle Love (Lakewood): Registered 63 tackles and made the Capital Circuit's second team. LB — Tony Stank (Lakewood): Also a member of the second team of the Capital Circuit league. DB — Bobby Tingley (Lakewood): A two-year starter who was considered a real team leader by the Lakewood coaching staff. DB — Lee Gould (Maple Valley): Third on team with 65 tackles. Gould also had blocked punt, a blocked field goal and a fumble recovery. DB — Travis Lehman (Lakewood): A first-team All-Capital Circuit performer who picked off 5 passes in -98. HOOPSTERS, cont from page 11 Dawn Stine, a graduate of Maple Valley High School, is a red-shin eager at Saginaw Valley State University, while Hastings* Rachel Young is playing ball at Liberty University. The second team soccer squad includes (starting from front left) Jeff Humbarger. Doug Woertman, Matt Bradley. Isaac Weeks, Nate Smith. Brian McKeown, Matt Scobey. Mauricio Bums and Brian Chapman. Not pictured is Kyle Preslar. Jennie Doyteat Iasi Golfers on Barry County prep team tough to match The 1998 All-Barry County Golf Team would be hard to beat on the links. Lakewood won the Barry County Invitational to start the season and landed two top-notch golfers on the first team. Adam Seifert was named to the All­ State team and teammate Matt Pullen was second best in lhe O-K Blue. Coach Bernie Weller's dynamic duo represents the TK Trojan linksters amongst Barry County's best. , And Hastings and Delton Kellogg also add three talented swingers to a team that would give any a challenge in match P11* — 1st Team Luke Barnett (Lakewood): The "Most Valuable Player" on the Vikings' golf team. Finished second in the Capital Circuit with a nine-hole average of 40.59. Carded a 78 at lhe Barry County Invitational and a 75 for third place at the league tournament. Mike Kammeraad (Delton Kellogg): Tied for fourth in the Kalamazoo Valley with a 40.37. Co"Most Valuable Golfer" for the Panthers. Carded an 18 hole 74. Kyle Kwasny (Delton Kellogg): Tied for fourth in the Kalamazoo Valley with a 39.61. Co-"Mosl Valuable Golfer" on the Delton team. Carded a nine hole 35 and an 18 hole 75. Steve Obreiter (Hastings): A junior and three-year letter-winner, Obreiter was named Saxon "Most Valuable Player." Named to O-K White conference team with a league average of 39.88. Carded a 77 at the Barry County, a 78 at the Greenville Invitational and an 80 at the Charlotte Invitational. Matt Pullen (Thornapple Kellogg): Was second in the O-K Blue league meet with a 77. Carded a 77 at the Barry County Invitational. Was fourth in league with league average of 39.9. Scored 180.5 power points in the O-K Blue. Adam Seifert (Thornapple Kellogg): Carded a 77 at the Barry County Invitational, a 76 in d^Mid-Way Invitational. Was fifth in the O-K league meet with a 79 and second in league with 38.4 average. Scored 193.5 power points in the O-K Blue. Named Class B All­ Slate honorable mention. Honorable Mention Pat Chaffee (Maple Valley) Managed the most medals for the Lions. An All-Southern Michigan Athletic Association team in 1997. Jeremy Frost (Lakewood): Nine hole average of 41 and second team Capital Circuit. Carded a 79 at both the Sexton Tournament and the Ionia County Invitational. Scored an ace at the Lowell Tournament and a par five eagle at Bonnie View. YMCA NEWS YMCA of Barry County and the Hast­ ings Youth Connell’s Adult Volleyball League A League Bob’s Gun and Tackle .......................... 48-3 Nctscttcrs ................................................49-5 ICS ..........................................................28-20 Ranger Dies Inc..................................... 21-30 Ray James Electromechanical ...........16-32 Manpower..............................................13-35 Hastings Bunal Vault........................... 12-36 Goodenough Goodies ........................ II -37 weekends Best in State: Matteson, Patrick selected to All-State football teams Delton Kellogg's Kyle Matteson has earned a spot on the Class B All-State football team named by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association and the Detroit Free Press. The Panther star was selected to the first team as a defensive back, collecting two more votes from the 11-member panel made up of Michigan sports writers and broadcasted He akaxeceived special u mention on the Class BB-B team named by the Association Press. "Al the beginning of the year, we talked about it (being All-State)," Matteson said. "This is one of the most fun football seasons I've ever had. Last year, my stats we're belter, but the team was not. I was actually kind of surprised (to receive the honor)" Delton Kellogg finished the *98 campaign with a 7-2 overall record, scoring a school record 312 points with Matteson running the show at quarterback. County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate Rte No. 08-224714E Estate of Pauline H Clement Social Security No 370-10-8665 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your Merest in the estate may be tarred or at fected by the following The decedent whose last known address was 610 S Jefferson Hastings Ml 49058 Oed 10-25­ 98 An instrument dated 12-23-89 has been ad­ mitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative John S Clement 43298 Paw Paw Rd Paw Paw Ml 49079 or to both the in­ dependent per sc. tai representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the date of publicaton of this notice Notice is further given that the es­ tate w« be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Gregory J Guggemos IP24828) 3496 Lake Lansing Rd . Suite 120 East Lansing Ml 48824 336-0127 (12/3) Maple Valley’s Andy Patrick was a honorable mention selection on the Class CC-C squad for his efforts at running back. Patrick scored 128 points and rushed for 1,110 yards for the Lions during the *98 season. He was also a standout for Maple Valley on defense, making 89 tackles to finish sixth overall in Barry County. ’ I I- The senior signal-caller scored 66 points, ran for 453 yards and passed for another 353 yards. In total, lhe Panthers' offense racked up 3.700 yards and limited their opponents' points and yards with some stingy defensive work. Matteson made 54 tackles.and picked off six passes for the Panther defense during the recently completed gridiron season. In his career, Matteson made 11 interceptions, was named, to the All­ Kalamazoo Valley Association first team twice and the All-Barry County first team on two occasions. Kyle Metteson 71911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 Required by new Berry County .4 Ordinance •19.95 ca. • • • u• LEGAL NOTICE Probate Court tournament in GR. Saxon Steve Storrs is a member of the first team All-Barry County soccer squad. B League National Bank...................................... 28-11 Cascade Home Improvements.......... 27-12 Quality Roofing .................................. 16-23 Benner Loggmg/McDonalds ............. 14-25 Backe Construction............................. 11-25 Sl-ite of Michigan ' - 2 or more •17.95 ea. Made while you wait - 5 minutes Call & Pick Up Mailed same day (*3.00 postage) Installation available Action Signs The All-Barry County golfers are (starting from front row left) Luke Barnett. Kyle Kwasny, Mike Kammeraad. Steve Obreiter. Adam Seifert. Matt Pullen. Jeremy Frost and Pat Chaffee. ACCOUNTING CLERK We have an immediate opening for an accounting clerk at our main office in Hastings. This full-time position requires basic accounting, computer skills in a win­ dows environment; and experience working with Excel spreadsheets. Previous banking expenence desirable but will tram the right candidate. We offer a competitive hourly rate and an attractive ben­ efit package. Apply at the Personnel office. Hastings City Bank, 150 W. Court St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. EOE/M/F CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mayor Franklin L Camp­ bell will be making appointments to fill two repre­ sentatives positions available on the Planning Com­ mittee tor the Library District Applications are avail­ able at the City Clerk s Office Any persons residing within the City ot Hastings who would like to be con­ sidered tor this appointment should submit a resume and/or application to the City Clerk s office at 201 East State Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 or by calling 616-945-2468 The final date tor making ap­ plication is December 9. 1998 Everll G. Manshum City Clerk (across from E W Hhssl 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 o, Ton r™« 888-577-7446 1^-, ^BB^ FLOOR INSPECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT Manufacturing facility located in Vermontville. Ml is currently seeking 2 people lor floor inspector and mcommg parts inspection These positions will require • Understanding of blueprints • Knowledge of close tolerance measurements • Using calipers and micrometers • Use of an optical compartor Will also require continuous contact with production personnel. Would prefer someone with previous experience in Quality Assurance Wage dependent upon experience and'or background knowledge in this area Apply to Quality Assurance Manager Michigan Magnetics. Inc. PO Box I 203 W. Third Street • Vermontville. Ml 49096 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3 1998 Man loses eye in ‘road rage’ incident; charges pending Shelly Sulscr Staff Writer An apparent case of "road rage" in which two men and a woman entered into a vio­ lent altercation on a Barry County roadside Nov. 18 has resulted in one of the men suf­ fering an injury that cost him the vision in one eye. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department The trio met on Charlton Park Road at about 10:30 p.m. when one of lhe men. a 26-year-old from Hastings, apparently passed a vehicle in front of him. he told police. A Nashville couple in an oncoming pickup truck said he nearly struck them head-on causing them to become upset. They told police they turned around and followed the driver to "talk" with him. The chase led to Gaskill Road just off Barber Road where the Hastings man pulled over and emerged from his truck carrying a claw hammer, which he told police he did for protection. Police said the 24-year-old Nashville man emerged from his truck carrying a 100-foot tape measure and his girlfriend grabbed a 22-ounce bottle of beer from be­ neath the passenger seal. When the couple met up with the Hast­ ings man. a verbal argument ensued. by As he tried to get back into his truck, the couple followed him and tried to keep him from getting in. he told police. After he was finally able to get into his truck, he told police, the couple pushed on his truck making it rock from side to side, while shouting threats and calling him names, police reported The woman then allegedly tapped the beer bottle on the window and then used it to smash the door skin, police reponed. The Hastings man told police he wanted to damage their vehicle in return and pro­ ceeded to put his truck into reverse and smashed the grill, police reported Illinois couple hurt in Saturday accident An Illinois woman remains in serious condition in a Grand Rapids hospital after Barry County Sheriffs Deputies discovered her pickup truck upside down at M-79 and Morgan Road in Castleton at about 3:15 am. Saturday. The 24-year-old driver. Shannon Gene Lemmons of McLeansboro. III., was air­ lifted from the scene by Aeromed to Spec­ trum Health. Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cflfl -The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 / or Run ■ Help Wanlril QL’IET1 BEDROOM COUN­ TRY APARTMENT, $450 per DIRECTOR OF STAFF DE­ VELOPMENT TenderCare month ♦ deposit and utilities. Pine Lake, 616-664-5829. Hastings is currently seeking a Director of Staff Development to join our staff. The qualified candidate must be an RN. with a current license in the State of Ml. In this position you will super­ vise Nurse aide training and in­ service training for al I Staff. Train the Trainer helpful. We offer an excellent salary, insurance ben­ efits, and a pleasant working en­ vironment. For immediate con­ sideration. please apply in per­ son or fax a resume to 616-945­ 0487. TenderCare Hastings. 240 E North St Hastings. Ml. 49058 Reul / \hih FOR SALE 3 bedroom. 2 1/2 bath ranch, on 1.6 acres. walkout basement, propane gas and cen­ tral air. main floor laundry. 2 pole building': 24X60 with heat and bathroom in half. 26x32 pole building. Middleville schools. By appointment ‘348-2204. Juh\ Wauled DEAR ELDERLY: DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR HOUSE? Do you need a ride to the doctor or store? Are you lonely and just want companion­ ship? I’m an honest, caring adult who would like to help you (Hastings areas). Call 616-945­ 0353. Help Waith d NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W. Slate St., Hastings. FOOD PROCESSING: Man power is currently accepting ap­ plications for an egg processing plant in Lake Odessa. Neat, clean, and comfortable work environ­ ment. Several light industrial positions exist on 1st shift for this growing company. Short term and long term positions available. Starts at $6.25/per hour, opportunity for permanent hire with excellent benefits. For information call Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market St.. EO.E 616-948-3000.________ RECEPTIONIST: Opening in a Vermontville area industrial company for a receptionist. Can­ didate needs: phone skills, cus­ tomer service, some computer skills, ability to use fax machine, copter, and other automated of­ fice equipment. Pay starts at $7 00/ph with possible hire-in opportunity. For information call Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market St.. EO.E. 616-948­ 3000_________________________ MACHINE OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY: A SE Grand Rapids automotive com­ pany is looking for assemblers aid machine operators on all shifts. Duties include light as­ sembly ofsmall automotive parts, plastic injection machine opera­ tion. and press operation. All positions are long term to pos­ sible permanent. Must be will­ ing to work overtime. Pay in­ creases based on work perfor­ mance! For immediate consider­ ation. apply at MANPOWER of Hastings. 127 N. Market St.. 948-3000 EO.E______________ J RNx, LPNi MDS experience Apply at Tendercare of Hastings 240 E North Sl. Hastings. 616­ 945-0487. WORK AT HOME: Earn $500-$1.500 per month part­ time. Call 888-764-4707 for free information. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk Lumber Company. 310 Oak St . Freeport. Ml EOE WORK AT HOME: Earn $500-$ 1.500 per month part­ time. Call 888-764-4707 for free information.___________________ ATTENTION NOW HIRING! $410 per week tn start. Due to a large increase in business. Com­ pany recently opened iu newest manufacturing outlet & is acaxing applications to fill 15 I time permanent positions. Must be ar least 18. reliable & able to start immediately. For a one-on-one interview call 948­ 2298 PIANO TUNING, repairina. rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888 TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, cleaning for your needs. Pickup - drop-off laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508 or 945-9448 leave message BANKRUPTCY - Respect for client dignity at every step. No charge for your initial appoint­ ment. Experienced Attorney. I800-945-5971 _________________ HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: LOW RATES' HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS. FREE ESTI­ MATES’! CALL 616-948­ 4093 QUALITY ASSURANCE/QC INSPECTION: Immediate opening in a Vermontsille com­ pany for an applicant with Qual­ ity Control and Quality Assur­ ance experience. Must have knowledge of micrometers, cali­ pers. and other measuring tool* Also, must be familiar with spot inspection, and be able to com­ pare parts optically. Please sub­ mit resume to MANPOWER of Hastings. I27N Market St .948­ 3000 E O E__________________ MACHINE OPERATORS/ ASSEMBLERS: Local indus­ trial company in need of lathe operators and assemblers Must have a g«H»d attendance record, and be w ilhng to learn new skills Duties will include w orking with rubber products, and measuring tools All shifts available, pay Marts al $6 5(Vph Possibility for permanent hire Call MAN­ POWER 616-948-3000. or visit usatl27N Market St .Hastings. Ml. The woman then threw beer into his face through a crack in the driver's side w indow, police said. As he was wiping the beer from his eyes, he looked out of the w indow in time to see the man fling the tape measure which shattered the w indow and struck him in the eye. He was hit so hard, he said, that he "saw white." The injured man then drove to his broth­ er’s home, called 911 and wall ed back to the scene where he was met by police offi­ cers who found him bleeding heavily from FAIRVIEW PINES CHRIST­ MAS TREE FARM: CHOOSE AND CUT. M-37 BETWEEN HASTINGS AND MIDDLEVILLE ACCROSS FROM BARRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. FRASER FIR, DOUGLAS FIR. SCOTCH PINE, BLUE SPRUCE UP TO 14FT., AND WREATHS. ALSO, TREE WRAPPING. OPEN SUN­ DAY-FRIDAY 11-5, SATUR­ DAY 9-5. \ft\cellaileoit\ STOP: I Lost 21 lbs in 7 weeks using a natural, doctor devel­ oped products Call 616-374­ 7694 weekdays between 8amI2noon for more information and free samples.__________________ PINE TREES: D.g your own’ 2 -4' high. $5 00 each. 517-852­ 0272 Her passenger. Jeffrey Neil Johnson. 28, also from McLeansboro, was taken to Pen­ nock Hospital in Hastings by Nashville ambulance where he is listed in good condi­ tion. Police said the couple's vehicle was westbound on M-79 near Morgan Road when it collided with an embankment and culvert. After impact, the vehicle went airborne, traveled 47 feet through the air and landed on its lop. Lemmons and Johnson, who did not use seatbelts, were pinned in the vehicle and unresponsive the officers arrived. Alochol was believed to be a factor in the mishap, police said. Charges against the driver are pending, police reported. hi Uiinonani L€GAL NOTICE NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BAPRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zorang Board ot Appeals will conduct a pubbe hearing for the toilowing BEAUTIFUL 6 PIECE Maple CASE NO. V-Sp. I M - Finish bedroom outfit with queen size mattress set. I month old. cost $900. Must sell! $350.517­ 694-0335 Elbert Black, (applicant) LOCATION: On Black Hills Drive on the Wast 50 FULL SIZE MATTRESS decision lor a private road SEIS in good condition $65. includes frame. Dennis Distrib­ uting.. 401 N Cochran.. Char­ lotte. 541-1109_______________ 100 CARPET REMNANT'S beautiful plush cut pile all sizes and colors. .20 per sq ft. Hurry for selections. Dennis Distribut­ ing.. 401 N Cochran.. Charlotte. 541-1109 Xlahilc Hmm v ABANDONED REPO - Bank Side of Fisher Road between State Road and Coats Grove Road in Section it. Hastings Twp PURPOSE: Appealing Planning Commission Mark Pennington, (applicant) Kathryn Nickerson, (property owner) LOCATION. At 498 W Hickory Road on the South side ot Hickory Road between Ufdncks Road 4 E Shore Drive in Section 29. Hastings Twp PURPOSE: Requesting a vanance io erect a house 4 detached garage doser to the road nght of way than allowed in the RL-1 zonng distret CASE NO. V-59-98 Paul R. Leary, (applicant) LOCATION: At 4350 S Broadway on the West side of Broadway between Sager Road 4 Bryan Road m Secton 6 Baltimore Twp FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad. I-8OO-672-96O4. in the AR zoning district ABANDONED REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessary. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. PURPOSE: Requesting to build an addition on a house that ts less than 24x30. which is requred CASE NO V-60-M Philip Gagnon, (applicant) LOCATION: At 360 MiH Lake Road on the North side of Mill Lake off of Jones Road r Sec­ tion 21. Johnstown Twp PURPOSE: Requesting to build an addition on a house that ts doser to the side yard than al­ lowed in the RL-1 zoning district MEETING DATE; December 15.19M TIME; 7:30 P.M. PLACE; Community Room m the Courts 4 Law Building at 220 West Court Street. Hastings. ( aid I // / hank \ CARD OF THANKS The fam­ ily of Geraldine “Gerry” New­ ton would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of our family, friends, neighbors, co­ workers and acquaintances for your thoughtfulness at the time of mom’s passing. Thank you for your many thoughts and prayers, for the beautiful flower arrangements, for the memorial contributions in memory of mom, for the cards and phone calls, for the meals that were brought in and for your support through this dif­ ficult time. Our sincere appre­ ciation to Oak View Adult Fos­ ter Care Home fur their genu­ ine love and support, and pro­ viding a caring home for mom. Thank you to Pennock Hospi­ tal and the 2.id Floor nursing staff for the excellent care the y gave mom w hile she was there. To Dr. Douglas Smendik, our gratitude for providing mom with lhe utmost in physician care, and for the respect and care you show ed to her and her family. We are especially thankful toThomapple Manor for the superior care they game mom during her short stay there. Our thanks to Buff Coe for his visits and prayers and for officiating at mom’s me­ morial service. Thanks to the First United Methodist Women for the lovely luncheon. There are so many people that have been a significant part of mom’s life,and ours,you’ll never know how much y ou are appreciated. Thank you all! God Bless You. Gary, Shirley, Katie and Angie Jones, Lynda Childers, Karen and Rod Newton II and Sarah and Rod. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - A South Broadway Road man is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of domestic violence after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face several times at their home Nov. 14. The 40-year-old man and his 43-year-old victim had been drinking prior to the midnight fight, which they told police began over her intent to go to work the next morning. She told police the man pushed her onto lhe bed. then struck her in the face several times before letting her up. She then ran to a neighbor's home to call 911. Police found the victim witf) blood on her face and mouth and a swollen eye and lip. The man was found to be a felon in possession of a .22 caliber rifle and charges are pending. He also appeared to be intoxicated al the time of his arrest, police reported. Man loses fingers in saw accident BARRY TOWNSHIP - A Delton man using a table saw at 11331 East Shore Drive Tuesday accidentally amputated two fingers and severely cut two others, then drove himself to Delton Family Medicine for treatment, according to sources. According to preliminary reports, Terry Cushing was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment, but his condition was not available at press time and he could not be reached for comment. "Apparently he went in the house, wrapped his hand in a paper towel and drove himself to the Medical Center, which is only about one-quarter mile away." said Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik. Kik was then sent to the scene to locale the missing fingers, found one and was able to take to the waiting ambulance He then returned to the scene, found a second finger and caught up with the ambulance en route to Bronson, he said. Teen shot in hunting accident HOPE TOWNSHIP - Very link informalion is available but preliminary repons have revealed that a 16-year-old boy apparently was shot in the arm during a hunting accident, according lo Sgt. Steve Harper of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. The boy was taken to the hospital Nov. 28 after the accident occurred al about 12:30 p.m. at Otis Lake Road near Pine Lake Road, repons revealed. No other information was available at press time. Man hurt in accidental shooting ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - A Battle Creek man hunting near Day Road and M-66 was accidentally shot when his sidearm, a .45 caliber handgun, dropped to the ground and discharged a bullet that entered his underarm and exited his back, according to the Battle Creek Post of the Michigan State Police. Police said Richard Killbom. 30. suffered no permanent damage in the incident, which occurred Nov. 28 sometime after 3:30 p.m. Killbom was treated at Community Hospital in Battle Creek and released. Injuries not serious in 3-car accident THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Middleville man was cited for making an unsafe turn into a private driveway Monday after a three-car accident that injured three members of a Hastings family, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Christopher William Shepard. 28 was northbound on M-37 at about 6:40 p in. when he apparently turned in front of a southbound car. driven by 33-year-old Linda Lee Lord, police said. Lord was taken to Pennock Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries and released, along with her passengers. Jeffrey Lee Lord. 36. and Craig Michael Lord. 10. Shepard and his passengers. Debra Leona Bartimus. Mara Anne Hughes and Randi Cheyenne Hughes were not hurt, according to police. Truck shears telephone pole • Michigan FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of oar many repossessed homes. Payments less than tent. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. POUC€ BCRT CASE NO. V-68-M - needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604, REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. both men Charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder are also pend­ ing against the Nashville man Charges of reckless driving and two counts of felonious assault are pending against the Hastings man. Domestic violence leads to arrest IN LOVING MEMORY of our husband, father, grandfather. & great grandfather Raymond Hause Sr. who passed away De­ cember 5.1996. It has been two years since you left us. We still miss you so much. No one could ever take your place. Sadly missed by your family. the eye. According to hospital reports, the globe of the man's eye was cut from one side to the other. He was not expected to regain the vision in his eye. he told police Police are seeking charges of malicious destruction of property over $100 against Site inspections of the above desenbed prop ernes will be completed by lhe Zoning Board of Appeals members before the heanng Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbalty or r writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned feme and place Any written re­ sponse may be mailed to the address listed be­ low or faxed to 616-948-4620 The vanance apptication(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St.. Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5pm (dosed between 12-1 pm ) Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at 948-4830 for further in­ formation The County of Barry wiN provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes ot panted materials bemg considered at the meeting to in­ dividuals wrth disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary a»ds o. services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown County Administrator 220 W State Street Hast­ ings Ml 49058 ( 616) 948-4891 Nancy L Boersma Barry County Clerk (12-3) ...in need of QUALITY PRINTING? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 H. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616-945-9554 BARRY TOWNSHIP - Barry Township Police are seeking the driver a white semi­ truck hauling roofing trusses that apparently went off the 200 block of Orchard Road, sheared off a telephone pole and knocked out electricity to a number of Delton residents for up to nine hours Monday. Police Chief Mark Kik said a witness saw the westbound truck dragging the pole and some power lines into lhe roadway before continuing toward M-43, where it turned south at about 3 p.m. "If anyone witnessed this or knows of a truck matching the description that was working in the area Monday, please let us know." said Kik. "Somebody was either getting a delivery or a partial delivery. It (the accident) had to damage the roof trusses." The Barry Towmship Police can be called at (616) 623-5512. Mother, son arrested in assault HASTINGS - A 15-year-old East Leroy boy and his 42-year-old mother are scheduled to be arraigned in Barry County's 5th Circuit Court on charges stemming from the Oct. 16 kidnapping and assault of a 16-year-old Bellevue girl in Hastings. Matthew Allen Fletcher pleaded guilty in 56-1 District Court Wednesday to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and a charge of kidnapping was dropped, according to court records. He is set to be arraigned on the charge Dec. 8 at 8:30 a m. His mother. Lydia Jane Spooner of East Leroy, is set to be arraigned on a charge of kidnapping and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder on Dec. 10 at 8:15 a m. The pair was charged after Fletcher allegedly abducted his former girlfriend from beneath the bleachers after a verbal altercation during a Hastings High School football game at Johnson Field Fletcher then allegedly forced lhe girl into the bed of a pickup truck, reportedly driven by Spooner, and apparently struck the girl several limes before letting her go at the Shell Gas Station at the comer ot Michigan and Green streets. The girl suffered numerous physical injuries including bruising and swelling. Hastings police reported after the incident Charlton Drive break-in reported CASTLETON TOWNSHIP - Nearly $3,800 worth of musical equipment and other items were stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Charlton Drive late Nov. 24, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police believe the perpetrator entered lhe home through an unlocked window, then unlocked a sliding glass door from the inside and hauled the equipment to a truck or van. Stolen was a 12-string guitar, a camera lens, a 27-inch color television set. loud speakers, a sound effect pedal, an amplifier, several knives and more than SI.000 in cash. The incident remains under investigation �Christmas Festival 1998 3, 4, 5, 6 December Proceeded by House Decorating and Business Decorating - Judging by Thornapple Arts Council Thursday, December 3: 6:30 p.m. Music at Arby's with Wasepi. Special Guests: Hosea Humphrey and Tammy Richardson Friday, December 4: 1:00 p.m. 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thomapple Garden Club Poinsettia Sale - Orders picked up at Emmanuel Parish House Hastings Women’s Club Christmas Tea - for members and guests. First United Methodist Church Business Open Houses - with highlighted gift items and refreshments Sponsored by the Retail Committee 5:45-6:15 p.m. Tree Decorating on the Court House Lawn K.C.C. Singers Letters to Santa "mailed" on Court House Lawn 6:15 p.m. 6:15-6:30 p.m. Mayor Campbell and Commissioner Bailey turn on Christmas lights Group Caroling Around Trees - then break out to Downtown and elsewhere Court House lawn - public iijvited 6:00 p.m. Exchange Club serves hot chocolate and Kiwanis Club serves cookies Luminaries on the Court House Lawn - lulie DeBoer Neighborhoods encouraged to put out luminaries 6:00-10:00 p.m Holly Trolley Tours - 50 cents per person Saturday, December 5 Noon-5:00 p.m. Of Christmas Past at Historic Chariton Park - Old time Christmas crafts and more Admission: $4 adults: S2 children 12:15-1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Live Nativity - on Court House lawn PARADE - Hosted by Lions Club Letters to Santa presented After Parade 6:00-10:00 p.m Santa at Arby’s with "Taylored Pennies” Holly Trolley Tours - 50 cents per person Sunday, December 6: Noon-5:00 p.m. Of Christmas Past at Historic Chariton Park - Old time Christmas crafts and more Admission: $4 adults: S2 children 3:00 p.m. Thomapple Wind Band Concert - Hastings High School Lecture Hall This page is sponsored by J-Ad Graphics and the following businesses: 945'4284 77777777777777 7 7 77777777777777 948-8000 77777777777777 77777777777777 7 7 NATIONAL BANK 7 OF HASTINGS 241 W. 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Market, Hastings PLUMB'S VALU-RITE 7 7 77777777777777 DREISBACH PONTIAC • OLDS GMC TRUCK 2 / 7 948-3000 / 7 77777777777777 BILL SEIF CHEVROLET, BUICK & GEO, INC. 1435 S. Hanover. Hastings 945-2425 7777; 7 / MILLER REAL ESTATE . 149 W. State Street. Hastings ’7 / 945-5182 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 ! 11235 S. Wall Lake Rd., Delton 623-5115 . 511 W. State St., Hastings 948-3720 y 777777777 i �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3. 1996 Sarnie Vincent, left, was unhurt and her children were treated at Pennock Hospital and released after their car collided with an oncoming truck and trailer on North Broadway in front of J-Ad Graphics Monday. The truck in the background was not involved in the accident. ESCAPE, continued from page 1 As Raynor then attempted to pull into the parking lot of J-Ad Graphics, he entered the path of a southbound Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by 35-year-old Sarnie Lynn Vincent of Hastings, according to lhe po­ lice report. Raynor, who was not hurt, later told po­ trie top section is carefully jockeyed into place by Patten workers Doug Smith and Wayne Forman. Damaged cemetery monuments restored by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Worker from Patten Monuments Friday began righting headstones and monuments that were toppled by vandals at Mt. Hope Cemetery during the night of Oct. 3. More than 1(X) monuments were dam­ aged. Thornapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen has assured families whose stones were damaged that the township would make sure the stones would be restored. "Sadly, we have had some experience lice he did not see Vincent's car when he crossed the center line. His passenger. Pe­ ters Mahinauli Kalakiki Jr.. 39. also was not hurt. Vincent and her thiee children. Jacob. 12 and Ashley and Chelsea, both 7. suffered minor injuries and were taken by the Hast­ ings ambulance to Pennock Hospital. where they were treated and then released. No citations were issued, alcohol was not a factor and seat belts were used, police reported The Hastings woman involved in the deer accident was not transported to a hos- > pital. 1998 offers preplexing record highs, lows with this." Rose Patten said. Wayne Forman. Dan King. Doug Smith and Ron Holly from Patten Monuments worked until 4 p.m. Friday. Holly said. "If we need to. we will be back next week to finish. The good weather helps us." The men shook their heads as they sur­ vey the damage. Using ramps and pulleys they lifted the toppled stones to their right­ ful positions. The costs of repair are being paid for by the township's insurance policy. This year has provided some record high and low temperatures locally, (he latest being set on Sunday. Nov. 29 when the thermometer hit 65 degrees, according to Dave McIntyre of ihc National Weather Service Station in Hastings. The new record tops the old record of 52 set in 1933. according to McIntyre. On Saturday. Nov. 28. the temperature in Hastings reached a high of 67 degrees which tied a record set in 1905. Yet another record high was recorded Monday. Nov. 30. said McIntyre, when the temperature reached 63 degrees to break the old record of 62 set in 1962. "In fact, it's been one ot the warmest Novembers on record." he said. Only a trace amount of snowfall was recorded on Nov. 20. while last year. Hastings recorded a total of 102 inches of snow by this time in 1997. This month's unseasonable highs are contrasted by some unseasonable lows set five months ago when the temperature plummeted to 35 degrees on June 6 and again on June 8. KEEP THE GREEN LIGHT SHINING Thanks to MDA research the future looks brighter than ever. Muscular Dystrophy Association Thank Ll/ou for the Dreisbach’s CUSTOMERS OF THE WEEK are... Community Support! 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K. 1 .X IS'J ANNER VOLUME 145, NO. 50 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,1998 PRICE SC County budget for 1999 has 5% increase by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Barry County Board of Commis­ sioners Tuesday adopted a 1999 general help fund a county-wide economic devel­ opment effort next year. The total cost "to fund a successful effort" may be as high as $170,000, County Administrator Michael fund budget with a 5 percent increase over the current year's budget. The $8,935,469 budget has no surprises or major changes, according to County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jim Brown said in a written explanation about the budget. , Expenditures include $5.2 mJlion for law enforcement and courts, representing 58 percent of the entire budget Administra­ Bailey. "It's pretty much business as usual," Bai­ tion and internal services take up 21 per­ cent of the available funds and health, soci­ ley said after the meeting. U s an excellent budget. We're looking to continue to do some improvements and better things in the county and yet 1 think it's responsible enough that we should be within th- balance...." be said. "Basically, the budget this year has been around to every commissioner individually (prior to uuuption). Every committee har had several weeks to study it and put input in on n... Overall. I think. ccsnaHssioneras a whole, are very pleased with it. "I'm disappointed that we don't have something in there for the youth (who are not in trouble with the courts)," Bailey etal and educational services (including the said. Earlier this year, be had proposed a countywide sports complex for young people. "I will continue to bring it up and hopefully we can look at that again this year." health department and mental health) com­ prise 7 percent, and planning and develop­ ment represents 5 percent. Staffing will remain at existing levels in county departments. Taxes continue to be the co.mty’s largest source of revenue, and the 199V budget will a lev;’ • f I * • *n 029|9 mill from 199£ nrJtjse or '.he Tcahee Ta ’ LiiuiUtiun ro*l«£ck cemputations. Brown said. That mil/age levy will generate about $5,056 million in property taxes for the general fund. The county expects to receive 24 percent (or $2.2 million) of its revenue from fed­ eral and state sources. Brown said. The rest of the county's revenues are derived from See BUDGET, continued page 3 A new item in the budget is $60,000 to Ho-ho-ho and a merry Christmas parade Santa Claus was the last entry in a procession of floats, cars, trucks, semis, bands and walking groups who participated in this year's Hastings Christmas parade. For more photos, see page 3. (Photo by Perry Hardin) County opposes casino gambling by Elaine Gilbert Because Assistant Editor the Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians has expressed interest in bringing casino gambling to Southwest Michigan, the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday went on record in opposition to casino gambling within the county. The board's resolution also opposes fur­ IW* t*ri» Trnrihj Rirf Siehr. nrr. 12 «nd 13. ftoa noon to 5 pja. sack w . -■■■■. Haadww activitiet will1 facia* "COfflUOOptXC," COOB-etHfMj OnaOMtl ’ •Man be filled with caady <r*na ad bang a the CbriataM non, and Ttaan,* or aamte MB MKtaMa «T English origin. Visfam alao ca Mp aeaaaed baybeny candles or enfaa a coabakanftL ChMtaatssriBbaroanedMlbeUDyar-oid Bristol bn. aseaari^ WMaafi wffl be served fa the tap room and En­ glish plan pudding fa the dWng toon. ■ ' Dulcimer muic will be played at •e village church. St Nicholas will pari children at the mueam. Carriage rides will be available out la the vil­ lage. which will be decorated as it would have been at the turn at te pre­ vious cent*, y. The holiday rooaa al Chariton M will be oo a lime when gifts woe hand made, food was home made, and deoomtions wen sunpie and mate aatataL Admission ii M fix adults ages 13 and older. $2 fix children ages S10 12 and children 4 and onder will be ftee. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 ----------------------------- r~ ther expansion of casino gambling in Michigan and encourages Gov. John Engler and the Michigan Legislature to take legal action to retard any future gambling expan­ sion in the state. "Such gambling activity has brought devastation to many families in other Michigan counties where it has been intro­ duced," county commissioners said in the resolution. "Probate Courts have been overwhelmed by the destructive force of those families in those counties (where casino gambling ex­ ists)." Fhe board s stand against gambling was approved on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Robert Wenger and Emmet Herrington were absent. In other business, the County Board: • Announced that after going through mediation, tentative agreement has been reached for a new contract between the county and the County Courthouse Em­ ployees Association. For some employees, the new contract will include retroactive pay increases for 1998. No other details were discussed. A special County Board meeting has been set for 9:30 a.m. Tues­ day, Dec. 15. to consider ratifying the pro­ posed contract. • Tabled until Dec. 22 a vote on whether to approve a revision of Section 4.44 of the County Zoning Ordinance regarding private roads. Also tabled until (hat date is a proposed zoning amendment regarding communication tow­ ers. • Approved seven appointments to the County Commission on Aging Board: Betty Moore, one year term; Margaret Brad- See COUNTY, continued page 18 Christmas story reenacted in Hastings Steve Reid of Love Inc. (right) and a cast of other ■reenactors' staged a live nativity drama Saturday on the courthouse lawn that featured shepherds, wise men and even angels. New fund helps preserve county land by Mary Warner Staff Writer The fight to save the remaining undevel­ oped areas of Barry County has one more ally with the advent of a new Barry Com­ munity Foundation fund devoted exclu­ sively to preserving land in the county. The Barry County Land Conservancy Fund, begun in November of 1997 with a total endowment of SI2.500. will help to build awareness of the growing problem of urban sprawl and the need to preserve "pockets of nature'* in the county, accord­ ing to Richard Shuster, a member of (he committee that oversees the new fund and a member of (he BCF board of directors. Grants from the new fund could finance everything from educational efforts promot­ ing land conservation to actual purchase of development rights, according to Shuster's wife. Posy. Those thinking of protecting their property from development through a conservation easement may be able to use grants from the new fund to obtain profes­ sional advice on how to go about doing so or pay for some of the prerequisites needed, such as studies and appraisals of property. Posy said. The money also could be used to research new land conservation method­ ologies. The primary reason for developing the new fund was to assist the Southwest Michigan I-and Conservancy (SWMLC). a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organiza­ tion devoted to preserving undeveloped land in nine southwest Michigan counties, in­ cluding Allegan. Barry. Berrien. Branch. Calhoun. Cass. Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren According to Richard Shuster, the con­ servancy does not have enough staff or re­ sources to adequately cover all nine coun­ ties. and the new Barry County fund will "be of service to SWMLC in being able to serve Barry County." Shuster said concern continues to grow See FUND, continued page 3 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December W 1998 News Briefs (Continued) Bowens Mills to mark holiday Historic Bowens Mills will continue to celebrate "Christmas al the Mill." every weekend from now until Christmas. The activities will include fresh cut Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit with "Father Christmas." hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts. The "Christmas at the Mill" series will be open from 9 am. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 and Dec. 19 and 20. Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance. For more information, Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Dec. 14. at the Delton Middle School library. The meeting will have a holiday theme and there will be a $3 gift ex­ change. Those attending will be en­ couraged to share a Christmas memory and join in singing carols. Not too late for flu shot It's not too late to get a flu shot. The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment is offering the shots for $10 each every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shots are free to anyone with Medicare B. Medicaid. Blue Choice or Health Central. One does not have to be a resident of Barry County to re­ ceive the inoculation. For more information, call the local health department at 945-9516. call 795-7530. Free dog house straw available Free s'xaw for dog houses over the winter will be given iway egain this year al H & H Feed Supply on South Bedford Road. Hastings The straw will be given away on a first-come first-served basis from 8:30 a-tn. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Barry County Humane Society also is reminding dog owners to fur­ nish their pets with adequate covered protection and bedding and food and water when they are left outdoors in cold weather. Historical Society holiday event set The Barry County Historical Society will have a Christmas event at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Dec. 10) in the community room of the Barry County Courts & Law Building, 220 W. Court St, Hastings. Those attending are asked to bring a treat and there will be a $ gift ex­ change. The society again is collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items to be donated to Love Inc. to be distributed to area needy families. Entertainment will be provided by Nick Pool on an antique pump organ provided by Keith Heiss of the Heiss Pump Organ Museum. Pool will play old favorites and music for carolirg. Lions to solicit 'sight1 donations Members of the Hastings Lions Club will solicit donations today, Fri­ day and Saturday in support of Candy Cane Week. The money collected during the statewide campaign is used by the Li­ ons to provide eye examinations and eye glasses for the needy and for sight conservation projects such as Leader Dogs for the Blind, Welcome Home for the Blind, Vision Enrichment Ser­ vices and the Michigan Eye Bank and Transplantation Center. Lions members will be stationed at Kmart and Felpausch during the three days of the campaign, asking for dona­ tions. For more information, call 945­ 3866. Bill Freeman to visit Friday Bill Freeman, former area television and radio broadcaster and now owner and publisher of a free monthly politi­ cal magazine, will be guest speaker at the next First Friday forum Dec. 11 in Hastings. The program, which will be held at noon at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets, is being held on the second Friday this month rather than the cus’omary first Friday because of a schedule conflict. Freeman several years ago had his "Freeman File" light news segment on WOOD-TV Channel 8 before he moved to WGVU radio as a talk show host. It was in November 1997 that he launched Freeman Magazine, a monthly publication featuring politics, humor and the arts, which he describes as "a liberal magazine in conservative West Michigan " Freeman was bom a little more than 44 years ago in Grand Rapids. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in communications. Besides his stints on Channel 8 and WGVU Radio, he was a radio news director at WKPR in Kalamazoo. Women’s Club tea includes humorous memories Sue Williams (right) portrayed an elf in the skit. She is pictured here with one of the actresses. Alice Mead. AAUW to have foreign students The local branch of the American Association of University Women will have its annual Christmas program with three foreign e (change students as guests at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Loftus home, 537 W. Green St., Hastings. Christian Joergenson from Den­ mark, Katarina Hinz from Germany and Michael Telarek and their host families will be on hand to tell stories about Christmas in their native lands. Refreshments will be served after the program. The event is open to the public. The purpose of the AAUW is to promote equality for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Founded in 1881, it is open to all women who hold baccalau­ reate degrees or higher from a region­ ally accredited college or university. 'Business After Hours' Dec. 17 1 The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce's next "Business After Hours" session will be held from 5 to h p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Adrounie House Bed and Breakfast on South Broadway. The ribbon cutting for the new bed and breakfast will be at 5 p.m., just before the gathering. The session will include refresh­ ments, a time to relax and a chance to visit with fellow business associates and meet new people. For more information, call the chamber office at 945-2454. Legislative Coffee set The monthly Legislative Coffee will be held at 8 a m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the County Seat Restaurant in Hast­ ings. State Senator Joanne Emmons; Slate Representative Terry Geiger; Jeanne Englehan, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers; and Sara Linsmeier, representing Seventh District Congressman Nick Smith, will be on hand to discuss issues or concerns. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators spe­ cific feedback on issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. All Barry County citizens are encouraged to at­ tend. Lakewood Supt. list down to 10 The list of candidates to be Lake­ wood's next superintendent has been narrowed to 10 finalists. The Board of Education pared down the list al last Thursday's special meet­ ing from the 24 applicants submitted to Education Associates, the board's consultant. The board decided to further explore the following ten applicants: J. Eric Farfsing of Iron Mountain, Gunnard Johnson of Haslett. Don Bame> of Sand Creek. Richard Gardner of Fort Wayne, Robert Swanson of Three Rivers. Ronald Pakonen of Springport. Tom Kowalski of St. Louis (Mich.). William Howard of Buckley. David Snook of Ionia and Dana Compton of Morenci. Education Associates will report to the board at its next meeting tonight (Thursday. Dec. 10) and the board in­ tends to select candidates to interview. A skit called 'Sharing Christmas Memories' was presented at Friday's GFW(£ Hastings Women's Club Holiday Tea. The cast included (from left) Doretta Adcocl| Alice Mead and Shirley Rugg as the Christmas angel. The skit was based on club members' holiday memories, including the time one member forgot to turn on thi oven and the turkey was raw when it was time for Christmas dinner. Taco Bell-gas station site plans approve^ It looks like construction will start next spring on the combination Taco Bell restaurant and Phillips 66 gas station on West State Street in Hastings. The Hastings Planning Commission Monday night gave site plan approval to the project, which will put the restaurant and gas station in the wooded area between the Elias Brothers restaurant and National Bank of Hastings drive-through branch. "I think the project will go forward," said Hastings Deputy City Manager Jeff Mans­ field, who also is a member of the Plan­ ning Commission. Mike Basile, representing the developers. Chicago Diversified Foods, presented a second site plan Monday evening after rhe first proposed site plan failed in the Plan­ ning Commission's meeting Oct. 5. Perhaps the most important modification was an additional exit-only, right turn-only egress onto State Street and a "channelized" drive that will be intended to discourage left turns from the restaurant and gas station onto State. The developers originally has asked for two full-service drives. However. Mansfield said. "We (Planning Commission members) were concerned about conflicts between pedestrians and motorists. A one way exit only, right turn only is a good compromise." The developers also wanted to eliminate the need for putting in a sidewalk on the north side of the site fronting Apple Street, but the Planning Commission insisted. Minor revisions to landscaping also were worked out. in another matter that came before the Planning Commission Monday. Pennock Hospital's bid to extend hours for its new parking lol on the south side of Green Street was turned down. The hospital wanted to extend the houfe _hospital ________________ „ the parking lof would be open from 6:30 a m. to 6:30 p.m to 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The move would accommodate the hospital's second shift hursing staff, which doesn't get off work until 11:30. Pennock also wanted to change access control gates that close now at 6:30 p.ih and have then be closed instead al 11:30. * But the Planning Commission members cited the controversy that surrounded the hospital constructing the parking lot in die first place. Nearby residents in 1995 sa(d they feared the hospital encroaching on the neighborhood. The Planning Commission held that keeping the lot open beyond the specified times would have a negative impact oh neighboring residents. New, \ by Shelly Swlser I Ind the Associated Press A system that took effect last week re­ quiring "instant" background checks for gun buyers have left people on both sides of the counter frustrated, according to local gun shop owners. "It's slowed down sales," said Pat Lewis, owner of Freeport’s Ace Gunshop. "Now. people are not so willing to go out and buy guns.” Gun dealers are now required to check a computerized FBI phone line to check a buyer’s background. The federal law re­ placed voluntary checks by state and local police and sheriffs deputies. It also requires checks for all firearms, not just handguns. Muzzeloaders, however, are not affected by the law, said Lewis. The National Rifle Association has an­ nounced its plans to take legal action to prevent the FBI from temporarily storing information about gun sales. # Dealers are now resonsible for contacting the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Back­ ground Check System database with infor­ mation about any prospective gun buyer. Among other provisions, required infor­ mation now includes whether the prospec­ tive buyer has been convicted of a felony or is awaiting trial on a felony charge, has been committed to a mental institution or has been convicted of domestic violence. The FBI also asks purchasers to volun­ tarily disclose their Social Seqyity number to "speed up the process." "Who wants to have the FBI poking around?" said Lewis. "It bothers some peo­ ple. They think it's an invasion of pri­ An FBI background check, a new federal law that took effect last Monday, has people on both sides of the counter frustrated and inconvenienced. Some say Ifi a good law. while others feel it will not stop criminals from getting guns. "We had one customer that waited I 1/2 hours to see. but he was real patient." said Hayes. "They (customers) know there is no other way. They're not pleased." He added that one way a person traveling a long distance to put chase a gun can avoid a delay is to go to his or her local police department and apply for a permit. Once the permit is obtained, a back­ ground check is not required at the gun­ shop. he said. Hayes pointed out that though the sys­ tem H-^’en^d to return an answer in two minutes, it will likely not deter the crimi­ nals from getting guns. "The ones that are being checked are the ones who would come in and slap their I D. down on the counter right away," said Hayes. "It's not going to stop people froth stealing guns and having guns that are untraceable " A Battle Creek man shopping for a long gun at Bob's Gun and Tackle Friday agree'*: the law will not stop the criminals. "They're going to get them anyway," said Paul Kincaid vacy." Lewis said the law is cutting into his bkttom line. "This is not what I need." he said. "This is the time of year when I'm usually doing good." Lewis said since the law took effect, he's had to do two to three background checks a day. Only one customer did not get an im­ mediate response, he said. At Bob's Gun and Tackle Shop in Hast­ ings. about 20 percent of the daily back­ ground checks are delayed and one person was prohibited from buying a gun as a re­ sult of the background check last week. "It's designed to be instant, but it's a new system and there are bugs to be worked out." said manager Steve Hayes. "That 20 percent can make a big difference to us be­ cause we have people that drive 100 miles or more to buy a gun. When there is a de­ lay, they’ve got three days to tell us whether they can or can t buy a gun and most people don't want to have to come back a second time to buy the gun But when it works fine, we have no trouble with it." The first two days of the new law. how­ ever, Hayes said the system crashed, caus­ ing delays. December brings golfing weather to county Pat Terpening. Roy Schlacter, Mike Schondelmayer and Gerald T. Forbey have been golfing together two to three times a week for nearly 40 years. Only one other time do they remember being able to play in 60-degree weather during the month of December, the last time being 10 years ago when the played on Chhstmas Day. Here, the foursome tees off Thursday, Dec. 3 for a round of 18holes at Riverbend Golf Course near Hastings. . �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 10 1998 - Page 3 Hastings parade celebrates Christmas season Santa's reindeer had a decidedly mechanical look this year as tractors with antlers pulled Santa's sleigh down State Street in last Saturday's parade. The parade, which drew a large crowd to the downtown area, featured some 40 entries and included everything from antique trucks and giant semis to floats, horses, and a real reindeer. This tiny parade participant dressed for the occasion and also brought along some beary nice company. Many youngsters braved the discomfort of wearing boxes to appear as Christmas presents. The parade included some horsing around. FUND, continued from page 1 in this county that "without a protective plan. Barry County will be haphazardly overdeveloped and fall prey to use* by ad’'Joining counties for activities that we don't -really need, such as receiving trash and ijpastoff things from other counties. With Excessive development, you can be talking about too much blacktop spread on agriculi rural and ecology land, housing developanents, and shopping centers, which if left Unchecked could almost completely cover yarry County." Barry County is surrounded by urban I centers, including Lansing. Ba'tle Creek. Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. Shuster said I BCF President Don Drummond often de­ I dares that "Barry County is to its sur­ I rounding areas like Central Park is to New I York City. If we don't protect it. ail these I surrounding areas are just going to chew us I up." I Shuster said preserving land in its natural I state is important because of environmental I concerns and because agricultural land is I being sold off and developed at an increasI ing rate, endangering the amount of land I available for use as farmland I One environmental benefit, for example. the uses of land and prohibit any develop­ ment not specified in the agreement, own­ ers can receive an income tax break and reduce the amount of estate taxes their heirs will have to pay. For income taxes, the difference between the value of a piece of property if it is developed to its maximum usage compared to its value within a co>tservation easement can be deducted oxer a period of years from the amount of the landowner's gross taxable income. Shuster said. Reduced death taxes often can make it possible for land to be retained by me own­ er’s heirs, rather than having to be divided and sold to pay inheritance taxe*. Posy said that some believe that conser­ vation easements are "taking land out of use — it's like you're going to have a hunk of land and nobody can use it." But. she said, "that’s not the case." While easement agreements do prohibit public use of the property unless otherwise specified by the landowner, they actually are "putting the land to its best use." Shuster said. According to Posy, in Barry County, current changes because of urban sprawl mean that "it's never going to be like it was” in the county, but efforts such as those made by SWMLC and the new Barry County Land Conservancy Fund are going to make the county "much better than it might have been." Shuster said a balance between developed and undeveloped land is needed, because if there isn t such a balance, "we will be in trouble as a nation and as a world. You can have all the political discussion and discussion on other topics you want, but if we destroy the air. water and land, we will have nothing upon which we can stand and argue." Right now the new land conservation fund is in the development stages, since it is an endowment and only the money earned from investment of the principal will be given out in grants. Some addi­ tional donations since 1997 have increased the total fund. An anonymous donor is matching anything up to $10,000 donated to the new fund. "Our hope is that more people will be­ come interested and the fund will grow and be of greater assistance in doing more con­ servancy work in Barry County." Shuster said. In the meantime, he said, regular founda­ tion funds are also available for land con­ servation efforts to supplement the special fund. For example, the BCF just awarded a $5,000 grant to the SWMLC to fund an educational initiative. Those wanting to make a donation or wanting more information can call the Those manning this float had the philosophy "More is better. BUDGET, continued from page 1 licenses and permits, charges for services, rent and interest, fines and forfeits, etc. Projected revenues for 1999 are $8.94 million plus $10,000 of family counseling reserve funds, and the anticipated general fund balance on Jan. 1. 1999 is $1.28 mil­ lion. After estimated expenditures for 1999. the board expects to have a fund balance of $1.29 million when the year 2000 arrives. When preparing the proposed budget, re­ quests were turned down for new positions in the Custodial Department (one assistant custodian) and the Animal Control De­ partment (one part-time kennel worker). Brown said. "However, with the current ac­ quisition of the old city hall building, the county may need to review its staffing lev­ els for maintenance of county facilities." he ■ "But we need land on which to grow ■(agricultural products)," he said. "I think ■we should be preserving our best land (for ■agriculture)" Instead, he said, prime farm­ said. "The county undertook an extensive clas­ sification review including a market survey to determine internal and external parity in 1998. implementation of the study is cur­ rently a subject of negotiations and all re­ quests for reclassifications through the budget process are being considered through the study." Brown said. The cost to bring county computers into compliance with the year 2(XX) is expected to cost $30.(XX). and is included in the 1999 budget. "The county is actively reviewing its year 2000 status to ensure that all systems and records will be secure and uninterrupted during this change." Brown said. A capital budget adopted for 1999 in­ volved slashing $658,507 in requests to $219,582 of funded expenditures. land is giving way to development. ”lf you ■ook at the area surrounding Kalamazoo. Khat used to be some of the best agricul­ Capital projects that have been approved for funding include $65.(XX) to replace the failing county offices' phone system. tural land in the world. Now it's all covered ■dustrial development) ■ "We can't lose all the good land in lower ■Michigan and then expect to go into the $27,735 for computer and microfilm equipment for the County Register of Deeds office. $43,000 to lease four Chevro­ let Tahoes and $20,000 for a computer up­ grade in the sheriffs department. $7300 for ■Upper Peninsula with its shorter season ■and less fertile soil and continue to have a computer software for the equalization de­ partment. $2,500 for a portable fax ma­ F strong agricultural base in the state." chine for use by the magistrate or judge in ■ is the preservation of wetlands areas, which ■ keep underground aquifers supplied with ■ water and prevent flooding (lowland areas I soak up excess water, preventing it from ■ rushing too quickly into lakes and rivers ■ and overflowing them.) I Agricultural land needs to be preserved. ■ he said, because "if you look at (the issue) BCF at 945-0526. Donations qualify givers for federal and state tax deductions and cred­ its. Those who want to contact the SWMLC can call executive director Renee Kivikko at (616) 324-9760 I internationally, we have been maintaining ■ our balance of trade by agricultural sur■ pluses. The U.S. needs the capability of ■ producing agricultural surpluses." ■ Shuster said some claim that the U.S. ■will need less land to produce agricultural ■products because of advances in production ■methods such as genetic engineering. ■ap" (with residential, commercial and L c The preservation of land in its natural K :state can also aid the owners of the land beI ing preserved. Shuster said By putting land ■ in conservation easements, which restrict Dick and Posy Shuster are pictured in an area along the Thomapple River mat will eventually be put into a conservation easement, thus preserving it in its natural state for generations to come. district court. $5,500 to replace two com­ puters and a fax machine in the planning office. $14,000 for a computer worksta­ tion. Global Positioning System and soft- I ware and $12,487 for a "county-wide" fi­ nancial computer with general ledger soft­ ware. Some of the items that were not ap­ proved for the 1999 capital budget include $305,000 for renovations and replacement of office furniture for the Friend of the Court. $700 for office divider panels for the adult probation department. $18,000 to re­ place a department vehicle for probate court, $4,000 to update office furniture for the Youth Service Bureau. $7,500 for a copy machine and computer equipment for the county treasurer’s office. $10,500 for voting equipment. $22,000 to replace a ve­ hicle for animal control and $13,680 for an imaging scanner, office furniture and a copy machine for the clerk's office. The board allotted time for a public hear­ ing on the proposed 1999 budget, but (here was no comment from citizens in the audi­ ence. "There isn't any use." citizen Ward Weiler told the board. Commissioners approved the new budget on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Robert Wenger and Emmet Herrington were ab­ sent. Originally, Board Vice Chairwoman Sandy James wanted to table adoption of the budget until later this month, but a motion to table it was defeated 5-1. James cast the only vote in favor of postponing adoption because she thought a few details needed to be clarified. "I'm very happy with most of the bud­ get." James told the board. One reason she wanted to table the bud­ get was to include the pay increases in the proposed new contract with the County Courthouse Employees Association which is expected to be ratified next week. Bailey said the 1999 budget can be amended to reflect the changes James also mentioned that Historic Chariton Park may need more funding. "They can come to us anytime of the year and ask for a specific increase for a specific purpose." Bailey said. He also noted that the park recently had its millage renewed but didn't ask for a millage in­ crease. �’age 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 10, 1998 FINANCIAL FOCUS furnished by. Merit D. ChriStWlMtl or Edward Jonas and Co. Should you convert to a Roth IRA? (Editor's note: First of a two-part series on the Roth IRA) Most taxpayers know about the lax-ad\antaged Roth IRA. What many aren’t so Mire about is whether it makes sense to conven their existing IRA into a Roth IRA. The short answer is. it depends. If you convert your existing IRA into a Roth IRA. you have to pay taxes now on the converted funds. On the other hand, con­ vening to a Roth means that instead of de­ ferring taxes on your future investment earnings, you could withdraw your money tax- free in the future. Making a wise deci­ sion requires taking a closer look at the rules for converting. To qualify for conversion, your adjusted gross income must be less than $100,000, whether you’re single or married filing jointly. Mamed individuals filing separate returns aren't eligible to convert. If you convert, you’ll owe federal income taxes <»n the converted amount, excluding any past nondcductible contributions. If you have made any nondeductible contribu­ tions, no additional taxes are due on that money because it has already been taxed. People who convert by Dec. 31. 1998, have the option of spreading the tax liability over the next four years by including one-quarter of the converted amount in income each of the four years. After 1998, the total tax on the entire amount converted is due in the year of the conversion. You can convert all or part of your IRA. Converting your traditional IRA to a Roth does not affect your ability to make future contributions to cither type of IRA. How will withdrawals from a Roth con­ version IRA be taxed? You can withdraw money entirely tax-free after five yc^rs if vou arc over age 59_ or disabled. You can also take out up to $10,000 tax-free after five years for a first-time home purchase. If vou take money out before five years or be­ fore age 59_, earnings will be taxable. Withdrawals before age 59_ also may be subject to an additional 10 percent penalty tax. The Roth IRA conversion rules arc spe­ cific a^d sometimes confusing, but you owe it to yourself to investigate your options. Look over information from your fund for Need Printing? Call Us at... J-Ad Graphics, Inc. 945-9554 HastingsBaNNER [)n>oted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Deo D. Bundy Sally F. LaFountain John (Junior) Bechtel PINE LAKE - Sally’s life began December 25, 1939 in Middleville and BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP, HASTINGS - Mr. Deo D. Bundy, age spent her life in this area. In 1956 she married Raymond J. LaFountain and together they operated Ray’s Tire Service. Sally took training to be a nurses aide working both at Bronson Methodist 64. Hospital and in private homes. Being an outdoors person she loved hunting and fishing. Sally played the guitar and especially enjoyed country music, Her family remembers Sally as being very independent and hard working. She was very devoted to her family, raising five grandchildren as if they were her own children. of Baltimore Township. Hastings, passed away Sunday, December 6, 1998 at his residence. Mr. Bundy was bom July 19. 1934 in Battle Creek, the son of Lyle Russell and Mary Diane (Phillips) Bundy. Mr. Bundy was a Hastings area resident all of his life. He graduated from W.K. Kellogg Agricultural School in Hickory Comers. Mr. Bundy married Betty E. Bundy November 10. 1995. (Pearcy) He was employed by Kellogg's for 34 J. years as a machinist, he also dd construction work. Mr Bundy was a good dad who loved his children. He was a hard worker. He was LaFountain Jr., Melissa (Randy) Phillips all of Plainwell; twelve grandchildren. a carpenter and built several area homes including his own. Mr. Bundy enjoyed the Shannon (Tim) Schaffer, Lyle Wanen Jr., Sally Jo and D.J. Harrison, Jenny, Joseph, outdoors, hunting, basketball. earnings tax-free? Next week, we’ll focus on the factors that Laine. Michael and Daniel LaFountain, Hope, Michelle and Ryan Phillips; three He was a volunteer for the Bedford Lions Club and help sponsor a childrens will help you answer that question. sisters, Vera Tasker, Lavina Arkwright, Christmas party for Bedford area children. and Lcnna Bom; brother. Max (Betty) Latta; special companion Richard LaFountainc and his family. He was a volunteer for the Kellogg’s childrens parties. He was a member of the answers. It’s also a good idea to consult with a financial or tax professional before attempting any IRA conversions. There arc benefits and costs associated with converting to a Roth IRA The bottom line is this: Will you come out ahead by paying taxes now on your existing IRA funds in exchange for receiving all future - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. 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Hany fishing, softball and Kellogg 25 Year Club and the local Grain Miller's Union. and Mildred Latta; daughter-in-law, Michelle LaFountain; brothers, Homer & Mr. Bundy was preceded in death by his parents. Lyle Russell Bundy in 1984 and Mary Diane Bundy in 1992. Rollo Latta; sister, Mercy Bowerman. Sally passed away Monday. December 7, Betty E. 1998 at home. daughter, Kathy Bundy of Dowling; son. Deo Bundy Jr. of Ft. Rucker. Alabama; Friends may spend time with her family from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, December 9. 1998 and from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. December Thursday, Rupert. Durham, 10, 1998 Marshall and at the Gren Funeral Home, Plainwell Chapel. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 1!, 1998 for Sally at the Rupert, Durham, Marshall anJ Gren Plainwell Chapel. Funeral Home, Mr. Bundy is survived by his wife, (Pearcy) Bundy of Hastings, two stepdaughters. Christina Morris of Battle Creek, and Donna Sexton of Battle Creek; six grandchildren; one step­ granddaughter. sister, Barbara J. Whitney of Battle Creek; brother. Pat L. Bundy of Lakeland. Florida; and former Marilyn Beldon of Battle Creek. wife, Hospital in McAllen. Texas. He was bom April 14. 1925 n Hastings, the son of John S. and Fredia (Robinson) Bechtel. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1943. and served in the United Slates Navy from 1944 to 1946 on the USS WASP. Mr. Bechtel Nyla married J. Cole August 14. 1946. Mr. Bechtel fanned on his own farm on Brogan Road south of Hastings firm 1946-1965. he then began to work at Eaton’s in Battle Creek from 1965-1983 when he retired, he still worked the farm until selling in 1990. He was a former Hines School board member. Justice of the Peace, and Farm Bureau Member. Mr. Bechtel enjoyed golfing, bowling, repairing and lawn mowers. He was preceded in death by one sister, Bertha Brookmeyer in 1997. Mr. Bechtel is survived by his wife, Nyla J. Bechtel of Hastings; daughters, Janet DeMott of Hastings. Sandra (Gaiy) Rudd of Battle Creek, and Betty (Robot) Gable of Battle Creek; one son. Don d (Debbie) Bechtel of Hastings; ei| t grandchildren, one great grandson; sist ; Wanda (Clarence) Lester Battle Cre ; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Mr. Bechtel w e held Saturday, December 5. 1998 it Girrbach Funeral Home. Pastor Pau) D J officiated. Burial took Cemetery. Memorials place may in be Cedar made Cn k to Hillside Cemetery. Please share a memory of Sally at the chapel or on line at www.rdmg.com. Samaritan Hospice Care. Memorials may be made to the Good 4 I Know Your Legislators ■ -105 56 •54.000.000 ,y Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Is ‘La Nina’ for real? After last year's wanner and milder winter attributed to “BI Nino," scientists are predicting a harsher winter this year because of Ta Nina.* Are yon bradag for the worn. a do you think this is all n tat of scientific bot air? 1952 N Broadway Hastmgs M 490580602 (616) 945 9554 Vce Presort Presort Stephen Jacobs • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Eator) Eiame Gebert ; Assistant Eaeor) Shelly Suisef Helen Mudry patt'C>a Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Hubbar th Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CassAea ads accepted Monday through Scott Ommen Ctndy O'Neill Jerry Johnson Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County Jordan Terrell, Caledonia: Tom Stevens, Middleville: Helen Gurley Birmingham: "I think the scientists don't know wtat they're talking about at all." "I think it is going to be really tad — not right away, but when it hits, look out!” 'I hive been around long enough io have experienced many Michigan winters. I think we should hope for the ben while being prepared fa the worn." S27 per year in adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 I 5 U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building,. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. ■ 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal; Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick; Tormela. regional representative. ■ U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs, Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1122 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative, 42 W. 10th SL. Holland, Mich. 49423. phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District, (Irving. Carlton, Woodland. Rutland. Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543-. 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for; Congress and the Senate: 1 -202-224-3121. I Hastings Banner. Inc. Published by I e Michigan Heart Association or Amcric n Diabetes Association. •“ Funeral Services were held Wednesday. December 9. 1998 at the Bachman Hebble Funeral Home. Reverend Louis A. Lowndes of the Urbandale Baptist Church officiated. Sally was buried next to her husband at HASTINGS - John (Junior) Bechu I. age 73. of Hastings, passed away Tucsdi ; December I, 1998 at McAllen - Hl 1 Dewilag: "I'm bracing for the worst. It's got to be tad because it started out not bad. Also, more fat on a deer means a longer winter, and 1 guess there's a lot of fat on their heads (this year)." Patricia Pennell, Caledanla: Aadm M«Mcar "El Nino last winter deprived us of our usual snow Tooting at the weedier far. rd be aurpnaed if the dry season as a result. I look hoping for mow this forward to actually skiing this Christmas. It's too green winter. I may regret saying this if I have to dig out of a three-foot snowfall, however." _ j �The Hastz»gs Banner - Thursday December 10 1998 - Page 5 Hastings Exchange Club announce Young Citizens of the Month *’<■ uan Hoffman was selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month for December at St. Rose School. He is shown here ■ with teacher Diane Brighton. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for December, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Jessica McLaughlin. Brittany Wescott and Kelly Ford. With them is teacher John Memtt. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for December are Terry Rose and Ashley Blankenship, with teacher Alice Gergen. Star Elementary's Young Citizen of the Month for December Is Kirsten Freitel, with teacher Cindy Wilcox. Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for Decemoer. as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Rachel Smith. Jeana Bishop and Zack Coenen. The teacher pictured is Jamie Murphy. Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for December from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Nick Stricklan, Katie Hesterly, Dani Hodges. Josh Wescott. Dan Hodges and Carmen DesVoignes. Wiial is die leading cause of blindness among die elderly? Jessica Mikolajczyk, shown here with teacher Eleanor Vonk, is Young Citizen of the Month for December from Pleas1 antview Elementary School. I ; LEGAL NOTICE 1 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Defaull having been made in the condrtxxis of ; a certain mortgage dated March 31. 1997. green by Kennard Brooks and David Brooks, as Mort­ gagor. to The Huntington National Bank, successof by merger to FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK, as Mortgagee as recorded on July 30. 1998. in Document Number 1015814 of Barry Records on Pages 1 through 5 inclusive, on whch mortgage <­ Save < America's Forests there is claimed to be due and unpaid as of the date of this notice for principal and interest, the sum of $39,311 57. no suit or proceeding at law or tn equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt, secured by said mortgage, the power of sale in said mortgage having become operative by reason of such de­ fault and the Mortgagee havmg exerased and hereby exercising its 'ight of acceleration as a re­ sult of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. January 14. 1999. at 1 pm. the east door of canpaijn to protect * restore Ba.ry County Circuit Court 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 that being the place for holding the Circuit Court lor the County of America's wild and Barry there will be ottered lor sale and sold to the honest Odder, at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying amounts due and unpaid under said mortgage together with legal costs and charges of sale including an attorney s fee as provided by natural forests. law and m said mortgage, and aH other lawful charges and expenditures from the date of this notice until said date rf sale the lands m sad mortgage mentioned and described as follows Commencing at the Northwest Comer of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Thence South 160 Rods. Thence East 38 Rods. Thence North 160 Rods. Thence West 38 Rods to the Place of Beginning Also, the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North Range 7 West Also the East 42 Acres of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24 Town 3 North Range 7 West. All of Castleton Township.Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be twelve (12) Yes, Santa... the entire store is on Sale! take an Ham odor write to extra leant baw you cm hefe. . months from the date of sale Dated December 7 1998 Huntington National Bank Mortgagee CUNNINGHAM DALMAN PC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Ronald J VanderVeen clearance Every look. For every style of woman. In Misses. Plus. Juniors and Girls sizes Shoes Ungene and Accessones too. Business address 321 Settlers Road PO Box 1767 Save America’s Forests Hofland Ml 49422 4 Library Court, SE Telephone (616) 392-1821 This notice ts given in efforts to collect a debt Washington. DC 20003 owed to Huntington National Bank Any informa­ 202-544-9219 tion provided in response to this notice will be used for that purpose red & yellow tag (12/31) \ \V« V—•*** Earn valuable Fashcr Rebates when you use your Fashcon Bug Charge. Visa. MasterCard. Discover CHARGE and all Novus cards also accepted Cal! 1-800-449-3770 for the Fashion Bug store in your neighborhood. �Pag-z 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 10. 1998 (he W. A. Tyler Real Estate Office. She was the second woman to be accepted into Winifw^^Jlohnston^fyler | the B.C. Board of Realtors, she retired in 1967 & moved to Florida where she owned BATTLE CREEK - Mrs. Winifred A (Johnston) Tyler, age 91. of Battle Creek and operated a motel in Ft. Pierce. Florida. Winifred served as a volunteer with the former Lakeview General Hospital. She and formerly of Kalamazoo She was bom May 16. 1907 in Almena, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and enjoyed quilting, knitting, and crocheting. Winifred made a quilt which is displayed in Elizabeth (Fuller) Johnston. She lived in Battle Creek from 1932 to Wilmont House (Oncolocy Department) of University of Michigan Hospital 1968 and from 1975-1989. then moving to Kalamazoo. She had lived in California She was preceded in death by husband. George L. Tyler in 1974. her CLEMMONS, NORTH CAROLINA - Mrs. Loretta L Clark, age 83. of Clemmons. North Carolina and from 1970-1975. Mrs. Tyler married George L. Tyler on Winifred is survival by her two sons. George L. Tyler Jr. of Fair Lake, Delton and Edmond D. Tyler of Mexico; four formerly of Caledonia, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at Oaks at Forsyth. Winston Salem, North Carolina. Mrs. Clark was bom on March I, 1915 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and twin sister, Phcbe VanDucscn of al home near Ypsilanti. Michigan, the daughter of Harry and Grace (Burrell) Plainwell. Funeral Services for Mrs Tyler were held Monday, December 7. 1998 at Morgan. She was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended Rural School thru 5th grade, Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Pastor Dale Leamon officiated. then public school in Ypsilanti, graduating in 1933 from Ypsilanti High School. She Private interment took place. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmont House at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. also attended what was then called Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) with a B.S. June 19, 1925 in Oshtemo. Mrs. Tyler was employed for nine years at Food City Flavorings from 1932 to 1941. she manufactured & sold food flavorings. Her other employment included: the former Esteil’s Cafeteria, later Squire Music Store and during World War II with A. B. Stove Company, at one time she was a Telephone Operator for Augusta Phone Exchange. She was a real estate person for George W. Bond Office. Winifred later became a Broker & opened .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... SI ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIS1 CHURCH Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a.m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 9275 S Bedford Rd . Dowhag Paaor DcAm Dobbs Phone 616-721-8377 PLEASANTS JEW FAMILY CHURCH Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 2601 Pastor. Sieve Olmstead (616) 758*3021 church phone 49050 Sunday Service 9:30 am . Sunday 11 00 School am. Sunday 805 S 4 00 - 4 30pm Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway night* 6.30 p.m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Ken Vaught. (616)945*9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a.m.. P.O. Box 63. M-79 West Hasting*. Ml 49058 Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Hour; 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice; 6:00 p.m evening Service; Wednesday 7:00 p.m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi. South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623*5543. Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship 11 00 am. Evening Service at b 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7-00 pm Sunday morning worship 10 30 am Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thursdays senior meals 12-ooon Saturday night service with Ine hand 7:30 pm For more informaiion call the church office CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 8799 Gull Road. Richland Ml 49013 Phone 616-629-9243 . 616^29-9251 Dial-An-lnsptration Minister Rev Mana Barcewski. Co-Minister Rev Gene Parker Time 10 15 a m Healing Service; 11 00 a m Celebration 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes Bible Free Correspondence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHOP 1ST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Bohwood St. Rev. Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. 4995 Office hours. Wed Thun 9 6: 45 p.m. Warriors (grades K-5th); Sunday School 9:30 am. classes Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 a.m - 1928 Book of Common Prayer Rainbows or JJ. Bible Quiz (ages 2 Donald Brail. Associate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sunday - 945 am Sunday School. 10:45 a.m Morning Worship. 5:30 p m. Kufs quizzing; 6 00 p.m Evening celebration for all. Tues­ Rev day. 6:30 p.m. Kid's Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade; Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednes­ day. 9 00 am . Senior Aduh Bible Study ther information call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday.Dec I) 800and 1045 im Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Thursday. Dec 10 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7.00 Inquirers. 7 00 Teen AA'NA Saturday. Dec 12 - 9 30 a m or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12); 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19). Adult Bible Shorkey, Senior Pastor, John Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron Study - No age limits. Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9:30 and 11:00 a.m., Catech 2.. Aduh Mentors. 100 p m Prog Reh. 800NA Monday.Dec 14 - 7:00 pm Women of Faith (meet at Trongos) Tuesday. Dec 15 .700pm Cong Council. 7:30 OA Wednesday. Sunday School 9:30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Dec 16 1000 am birdwatchers. 6:00 p m Supper. 6 45 Aduh Choir. Hour 600 p.m Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, 700 Vespers and Awana al 6:30 P m Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Bufford W Coe. Pastor Liu Stevens. Bible Study. Women's Women. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ Bible Study Call church office for days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE more information 948-8004 STUDY Sunday. 5:00 p.m.. Com­ HASTINGS FIRST UNIT1D METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church flreets. Dr Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Director of Music Organist Church phone (616) 945­ 9574 Barner free building with eleva­ tor to all floon Broadcast of worship service over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month 8 00 a.m.; freewill of­ HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of 502 E Grand St.. Hastings. Pastor am SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 am Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship - Child care avail­ Christ s Love, and the fellowship of David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667. Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ able for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd people who care day Morning Worship grade Wednesday. Dec 6 11 a.m . 6 30 p m . Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Thursday'Bible Study 7 p.m if in­ Potluck Program - bang a dish to pass Immediately following the Potluck Din­ terested in a free Home Bible ner • our Education Dcpartmcni chil­ Study, please call for more details dren will present a Christmas play Something Happened GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH Meeting at Maple Valley School High Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) Nursery, children's min­ istry. youth group, adult small Pastor Deborah F. Stsson. Associate Pastor Sally C Keller. Director. Noah's Ark PreSchool Saturday. Dec 12 • group ministry, leadership training 9 00-1200 “Dress" Rehearsal (or "No WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH Ordinary Night" Pizza for lunch, par enu inviud' Sunday. Dec 13 • 9 30 a m Traditional Worship Senvce. 10 30 ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Herring Wheelchair accessible and am Coffee Hour • in the Dining Room. 11 20 a m C ontemporary Wor­ Nashville Father Charles Fischer. el valor Sunday School 9 30 a m . ship Service The 9 30 Service is broad­ 10 30 am. A mission of St Rose Church Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Service ings. Junior-Senior High Saturday Evening 6 30 p m This information on worship services is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches & these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings cast over WBCH • AM 1220 Nursery ts both Services PLEASE NOTE There will not he Sun­ provided during day School today Our ( hnstmas musi­ cal "No Ordinary Ntght" will be pre­ sented during both worship services Plesae join us in the Dining Room for a special "toffee Hour" today' 5 00 p m Chance! Choir. Praise Team. Middle FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC High Youth Fellowship I hnumas ( aroihng. 6 00 p m Senior High Youth Fel­ lowship - S<xk Hockey and Celebra­ tions Monday. Dec 14 • 12 00 noun Joini Service Club luncheon tn Lcason THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions" 118 S Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hastings. Michigan great five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a very special friend, George Crapscy of Middleville. Funeral and Committal Services were held Saturday. December 5, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Reverend L^e F. Zachman officiated. Interment took place Lakeside in Cemetery, Caledonia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clemmons United Methodist Church or the Parmelee United Methodist Church. Dale E. Ossenheimer HASTINGS - Dale E. Ossenheimer. age 53. of Hastings, passed away Saturday. December 5, 1998 at Spectrum Health Sharpe Hall. ing Tuesday. Bible Study Wednesdav. ' 30 p m Session Meet­ Dec 15 • 6 15 a m Men's at the YMCA Office Dec 16 - 9 00 12 00 Healthy Family Playgroup in Sharpe Hall. 6 00 pm Church Night Supper. b 30 p m Youth Choir. 6 30 p m Chil­ dren's Time. ' 00 p m Chancel Choir " 00 p m Evangelism Sub-(. ommittcc meeting HASTINGS - Dallas B. Nance, ap 74. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. Mr. Oberlin was bom July 26, 1935 in Butler. Indiana, the son of Arthur Lynn Mr. Nance was bom May 22, 1924 in Ithica. Michigan, the son of Russell E. and Beverly Mae (Haines) Oberlin. Jerry was employed as a machinist al Humphreys Products of Kalamazoo. and Alla M. (Stotts) Nance. He moved to w Hastings in 1928 from Ithica, and attended • He married Anna Lee May 27,1961. Jerry loved to race Hydro's and bass fishing. Mr. Oberlin was preceded in death by his nieces and nephews. Warren-Robin Air Force Base in Georgia; a grandson. Thomas Joseph; brother. David (Sherry) Oberlin of Otsego; several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Robert K. Gailey Merry L. Bclson Gailey, age 75. of Fine Lake. Delton, passed away Friday, December 4. 1998 at home. Mr. Gailey was bom February 18, 1923 in Cadillac, Michigan, the son of Crosby for 29 years, retiring in 1997. He then worked as counselor for Godwin Heights High School in Grand Rapids and taught a social problems class at the Barry County Branch of Kellogg Community College in Hastings. He was a member of Conservancy, North Country Nature Trail Association, Former Scout Master Troop #176 Nashville for nine years, licensed Social Worker/Counselor for the Stale of Michigan. Mr. Ossenheimer enjoyed ornamental blacksmithing, back-packing, Ossenheimer Christin mother. of Ann Arbor; daughter. (Rudy) Othmer of Woodland; Florence Ossenheimer of Hastings; three sisters, Rita (Robert) Lowell of Hastings. Pal (Frank) Windisch of Portland. Orgeon. and Lynn (Williams) Damson of Kalamazoo. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. December 9. 1998 al Hastings First Presbyterian Church. Reverend G. Kent Keller officiated. Burial look place in Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boyscout Campships Troop #175 or First Presbyterian Church. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hire, Find Work, etc. Cail .945-9554 Robert Earl Wallace HASTINGS - Robert Earl Wallace, age 62, of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, December 8. 1998 at the Ferguson Hospice Care Center in Grand Rapids. (Strimbach) Wallace. He attended school in Barry County. -■* Mr. Wallace married Gail A. Hertetreith : July 6, 1968 in Nashville. He served in the United Stales Army '• from 1956 to 1962. His employment : & Pearl (Foss) Gailey. included. Whites in Middleville, Warner1 Bob served from 1941-1945 with the 8th Air Forcc-92nd Bomb Group and in Italy Moving Service, and the St. Mary Country Club for 20 years retiring due to' ill health in 1996. with the 2nd Bomb Group-20th Squadron and flew on 76 missions. He received the following medals: Air medal with six oak leaf clusters; Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster in the European Theatre; British Flying Cross and ribbon with one silver star. Bob was also a charter member of the American Air Museum in Britain. Mr. Gailey was an operating engineer for many years with Hoffman Brothen at Mr. Wallace was preceded in death by his father, Zinnie Wallace in June of 1993; granddaughter, Danielle Masten in 1982. Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife, Gail Wallace of Hastings; mother, Rachel (Strimbach) Wallace of Hastings; children, Tom (Diane) Randall of Battle Creek, Debbie Griffin of Battle Creek. Julie Rumfidd of Sunfield; step-children, Danny Battle Creek and was a truck driver for ten (Cheryl) Goodenough of Hastings, Sandy years for Riley Onion Farms tn Hooper. (Mark) Bowen of Hastings, Tammy Waller of Hastings, and Vicki (Bud) Rutzbeck of Iowa; 18 grandchildren; one great grandchild; brothers, Marvin (Sharon) Michigan. Bob was married to Hilda Forskitt on March 30, 1944 in Northampton, England. Bob loved hunting & fishing. Mr. Gailey was preceded in death by his parents and a son. Michael in 1974. Wallace, Gerald (Selma) Wallace both of Hastings; sisters, Linda (Chuck) Jordan,. Lois Potter, Betty Negus all of Hastings. Marylou (Bernard) Eddy of Fort Payne,; Bob is survived by his wife. Hilda; two sons. Jeffrey (Sheryl) Gailey of Plainwell, Alabama, Norma (Doug) Bumford of and Patrick (Kathy) Gailey of Bentley, Dowling. Michigan; nine grandchildren-the oldest, Tracy serving in the Air Force at Dover. Funeral services for Mr. Wallace will be held Thursday, December 10. 1998 at 1:30 Delaware. Funeral Services p.m. at the Ginbach Funeral Home in. Hastings, William D. Storm Jr. officiating, and burial will be at Dowling for Bob were held December 7. 1998 at the Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Len Davis of the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Gideon Memorial Bibles or Good Samaritan Hospice Care of Calhoun County. Linda K. Marshall on Michigan as a Rehabilitation Counselor Arrangements were made by Gintach Funeral Home of Hastings. He was bom January 5, 1936 in Barry County, the son of Zinnie and Rachael FINE LAKE, DELTON - Robed K. from Eastern in 1968 with his Master’s August 27, 1966. Mr. Ossenheimer worked for the Stale of Respecting his wishes no services will be held. Private family services will be held. Burial will take place in E. Hickory Comers Cemetery. officiated. Burial took place in E. Hickory Comers Degree. Dale married Middleville. Mr. Nance is survived by two sisters,? Jerry is survived by his wife. Anna; son. Jerry Lynn (Julie) Oberlin stationed al & Florence (Dean) Ossenheimer. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in Eastern Michigan Unifersitites. graduating Hastings area schools. His employment included: Royal Coach,» E.W. Bliss Company, and Whites in * Dorothy Bums of Hastings and Velma (Robert) Slocum of Missouri; several Monday. 1963 from Hastings High School. He went on to attend Western Michigan and December 3, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. parents; granddaughter. Jolyne and a sister. Charlene Beemer in 1978. East in Grand Rapids. Mr. Ossenheimer was bom on December II, 1944 in Battle Creek, the son of Dale by his father. Dale Ossenheimer. Mr. Ossenheimer is survived by his wife. Merry; son. Dale "Lee" (Lisa) service sage". 945-9224. 6 30 p m - Bible Carolina; 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 ( 616)945-546) G Kern Keller p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ Pastor husband, J. Joseph Clark. camping and sailing. Mr. Ossenheimer was preceded in death 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the Study for all her FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Morning Worship Thursday. 7:30 Youth by and young aduh Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For fur­ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm death in four 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ preceded grandchildren; 49058 Father Gale Johnson, Vicar Brethren Church). 600 Powell Rd. I mile east of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible was home 1074 West State Road. Hastings. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH She 945-2938 Bible Survey on videos in the Mich James A Campbell. Pastor (Formerly the Hastings Grace grandmother and great grandmother doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Wednesday 6 30 p.m also Nursery available for all services Bring the ST MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974 Worship Ser* vices Sunday. 9 90 am. Rev Ken Vaught. 1100 a m.; Rev. Cart Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL week. She was a caring, loving mother, North care provided) 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield for residents of Tcndercarc, Hastings each Clemmons. p.m. (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7: 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child W ELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Club. Mrs. Clark enjoyed playing the organ Dallas B. Nance CROOKED LAKE, DELTON Jerry Lee Oberlin, age 63. of Crooked Lake. Delton, passed away December 4. 1998 al his residence. the she was a organist for over 35 years and she was also a member of the Prairie Literary 10 im. Worship 11 am. Evening Ser­ Church Quiz (ages Teacher at vices 6 p m Wednesdr, Bible study 7 Youth Fellowship 6 45 p.m. to 8:30 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Elementary pm. Peter Wackerman. Pastor Phone 9604 St. Andrew's is a part of the day Evening Service. 6:00 p.m. Wednesday activities 7:00 p.m are as a a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9:30 a m . Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6:30 p m Youth group meets a m. Morning Worship. Wednesday HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD years Caledonia. Mrs. Clark was a member of Parmelee United Methodist Church, Clemmons, North Carolina, and Russell Thomas Clark of Michigan City, Indiana; one daughter, Ms. Janet Elizabeth Clark of a.m. to 12 noon. Sunday Morning 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School; 10:45 Anglican 24 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml Rev. David T Hustwick. vicar at 948­ Independent Rural School in Monroe and Washtenaw Counties, one year al Eaton Rapids, and nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times 4th Sundays. 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ Canada Synod of 1947. She was a teacher for eight years in arc 8 30 am . 9 55 am and II 20 M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ or Clark on June 22, 1940 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They moved to Middleville July 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ Meeting at 502 E. Bond St. (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 948-9327 Degree. Mrs. Clark was married to John Joseph Mrs. Clark is survived by her two sons, Phillip John (Elizabeth) Clark of whole family call Jerry Lee Oberlin BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH mation Loreita L. Clark CALEDONIA Mrs. - Linda K. Marshall, age 50. of Caledonia, passed away Saturday, December 5. 1998 from accidental injuries. Linda was bom on April 4, 1948 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Bob and Myrt (Everson) McDiarmid. She was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville schools, graduating in 1966 and then went on and attended Chic University of Cosmetology. She had just enrolled at Travel Education Institute. She married Steve Marshall on May 10, 1968 at St. John Vianney Church. Memorials can be Community Hospice. | made Ban> to Myrt E. McDiarmid| MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs Myrt E. McDiarmid. age 69, of Middleville, passed away Saturday, December 5, 1998 from accidental injuries. Mrs. McDiarmid September 27, 1929 was bom in Hastings, on the daughter of Garren and Yolande (Winans) Everson. She was raised in Hastings and Freeport and attended Hastings and Freeport schools, graduating in 1947 from Freeport. She married Bob McDiarmid on May 18,1947 in Freeport. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary May 18, 1997. They lived in Alto and in 1952 moved to Middleville where they built their home and raised their family. Myrt was employed at Buttercup/Amies Bakery for 25 years and at Cascade Meijer for in the Produce Section for the last two years. Her hobbies were doll making, twelve years. Linda had many hobbies, she enjoyed reading, square dancing, collecting Santa Dolls and McDonald Toys. She also baking, enjoyed traveling, shopping and inviting lonely friends to join the family for Christmas Eve. She was a caring, loving She was employed at Cascade Meijer, in the Customer camping. Service taking Department cruises, photography, decorating her home for the Christmas season, and most of all spoiling her granddaughter. Linda is survived by her husband, Steve H. Marshall; two sons. Brian P. Marshall of Hastings, Chris H. Marshall of wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother (her grandchildren were the Clarksville; one daughter, Karen A. Carey of Middleville; granddaughter, Hope love of her life). Mrs. McDiarmid is survived by her husband. Bob McDiarmid; two daughters, Margie E. (Berwin) Vruggink of Marshall; her father. Bob McDiarmid of Middleville; two sisters, Margie E. Hudsonville, Nancy S. Voogd of Middleville; two sons, Jim R. McDiarmid (Berwin) Vruggink of Hudsonville, Nancy S. Voogd of Middleville; two brothers, of Jim R. McDiarmid of Middleville, Steven R. (Linda) McDiarmid of Grand Rapids; father and mother-in-law. Howard and Rosemary Marshall of Byron Center, two brothers-in-law, Pat (Judy) Marshall of Wayland. Mike (Lisa) Marshall of Byron Center, several nieces, nephews, aunts and Middleville. Steven R. (Linda) McDiarmid of Grand Rapids; 14 grandchildren; four great grandchildren, her brothers and sisters. Marie Burdict, Dorothy Bishop, Doris Tinkler. Pauline Bickers. Garren and Marilyn Everson. Harry and Avis Faunce, Carl and Shirley Everson, and Carolyn Hess; many nieces uncles. Funeral services for Mrs. Marshall were and nephews. Funeral Service? for Mrs. McDiarmid were held Wednesday. December 9. 1998 at held Wednesday. December 9. 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Ralph Ludwick officiated. the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Ralph Ludwick officiated. Interment look place in Ml. Hope Winchester Cemetery, Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Interment took place Cemetery, Byron Center. in Memorial contributions may be made fo the American Cancer Society. the American Cancer Society. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1998 - P^ge 7 Happy Time has Harvest Celebration The students at Happy Time Pre-School recently held “Harvest Celebrations" with their families. The families of the pre-schoolers helped them in various craft activities. The stu­ dents cut out and decorated leaf name tags for their guests. They used vegetables like carrots, pc'mtoes.onions and celery dipped in paint to make colorful prints. There were also necklaces to string, using macaroni, construction paper shapes, milk bottle rings and packing peanuts. The last activity was the applesauce cen­ ter. The children helped chop up the apples, add sugar and cinnamon and finally stir up Howes to celebate 50. h anniverssary S«.z.* and Betty Howes will be cele­ brating 50 years of marriage on Dec. 16, 1998. They have been longtime residents of Hastings. Betty is retired from Pennock Hospital and Stewart worked for many years for Lockshore Farms before retiring from the Hastings School System. They have been enjoying their retirement bowling, golfing and traveling. Lorraine Leeper to mark 80 years Lorraine Leeper would like you to help her celebrate her 80th birthday on Dec. 23 with a card shower. Lorraine and her family will be going on a four-day cruise out of Miami. Fla. the finished product, the best part was tast­ ing the cooked applesauce. After the crafts were completed, the stu­ dents entertained their families with harvest songs and fingerplays. All the students and their families enjoyed the refreshment table with cider, doughnuts, apples and raw veg­ etables. This event is one of the annual celebra­ tions that take place at Happy Time Pre­ School. Parental involvement is encouraged throughout the year. Happy Time Pre-School is located at the Assembly of God Church, 1674 W. State Amber Dunkleberger makes leaf name tags for mother. Renee, and grandmother Road. to celebrate. She would enjoy any cards, if you wish to send them. Her address is: 3101 Port Charlotte Blvd., Port Charlotte. Florida 35952. Lake Odessa N€UUS This is the busiest week of the year for Lakewood Community Services, with Thursday the big day for sorting the hun­ dreds of cans of food items and then depositing them in the marked boxes. Fri­ day is to be a forenoon of working, but Sat­ urday is the second big day, with delivery John Dinges has help rolling out play dough from his mother. Lisa, and grandmotner. 3 needing lots of people. There is always delivery to be made which can be done with two people and a car as well as many pick­ up trucks needed. Help is needed especially Thursday and Saturday. Central United Methodist Church is hav­ ing a cantata Sunday. Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. The title is “Angel’s Song." The new ly flipped pages of the calendars reveal a winter scene of a red bam and two silos on the Michigan Events calendar, win­ ter splendor of the majestic Sequoia trees on the Arbor Day calendar, the Mackinac Bridge spanning a snow covered lake on the 1998 offering of “American the Beautiful” calendar. The Tom Gillilands are home for a few weeks from their winter quarters in North Lynn Ferrier (left) and Dan Desgranges lead Tiger Cubs on the parade route. Carolina. The drama at Lakewood United Methodist Church Saturday and Sunday evenings played to full house each night. The staging was elaborate, with a Libyan castle, a foreground stage and a rocky forFion. Soloists were Ann Black, Sarah Kimberly Morris cuts out leaf name tags for her mother. Karen, and brother. Kraig. . •veil and Jamie Wakcly. hirty-two plus members of Ionia Coun­ ty chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) met Dec. 3 for a luncheon. This was followed by a video taken on an Amazon trip starting in Peru by member Virginia Carter. Members then divided the gifts brought in for three families adopted for Christmas. Many members had sent money so the committee could purchase gifts to supplement those brought in. Each recipient family will have a chest full of goodies, plus a very usable durable plastic chest for future use. Lyle and Nancy (Potter) Porter of Lowell visited cousins here on Thursday evening. They were en route home from visiting his daughter at Blissfield and her Hicock son at Jackson, who is afflicted with A.L.S. Nancy is from the Lind family of Woodland. Seventeen Aleth.an members enjoyed an evening meal at Sisters Restaurant on Dec. I and then attended the first performance of “Hello Dolly" at the high school auditori­ um The Santa parade came off on schedule on Saturday morning with a good crowd on Fourth Avenue to watch. The VFW color guard, along with a local police car. led. The Lakewood High School marching band followed, with many of the players wearing Santa hats. Th<* weather was almost balmy. There were floats from business places and organizations with scout groups and others marching. The final unit was the Mattson family astride their riding horses which had big red bows on their tails. The Green Majority group had several children riding with each carry ing a placard beanng the name of a good feature of our schools. Each was shaped like a puzzle piece to show that all the parts mesh together for a good cddtational experience. There was a walking hamburger, as in Big Mac. Santa pct youngsters at the park pavilion later. He must have come from the North Pole via Boston, judging from his accent. । The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet tonight (Dec. 10) at Lake Manor at 7:30. Lcta Guild, who has appeared before three women’s groups in Lake Odessa and Hastings, will return with some of her collection of music boxes and will relate their history and early use. Their music is a refreshing ’real to the ears and Santa Claus joined the Lake Odessa parade Saturday, but as the bank sign says, it wasn't snowy, it was balmy. reminds one of years past. The society had a profitable Christmas ‘Round the Town, thanks to the generous contributions of baked goods. The windows of the depot dome are lit each night through Christmas. There have yet been no reports on the mystery of why a young man from Hersey in Osceola County would attend high school and graduate here in 1915. but we have learned that his second wife whom he married in 1959 was the former Dorothy Hunt of Portland, who had taught elemen­ tary grades here in the early 1950s. Mr. Voelker drove his car until he was 98 and was in a nursing home only the last year of his 101 year life. He continued to sing his baritone solos even after being in the home at Dimondale. Dana Erickson and her mother, Denise, and Kristian Phillips and her grandmother enjoy a harvest snack of apples, cider and doughnuts CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Hastings will convene on December 15th. 1998. at 9:00 a.m. The board will meet in the Second floor conference room. City Hall. 201 E. State Street. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing and correcting clerical errors and mutual mistake of fact. Eligible taxpayers who have not filed their home­ stead affidavit may do so at this time in pcison or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person please telephone 945-2468 for an appointment. Everil Manshum. City Clerk s Muin4 Qaitk, CtLucaiio*., Would I* e to invite you to attend a We are a private school devoted to the teaching, education, and formation of students in grades 7-12. Rfcbon c^ng ceremony and Open House December 17.1998 Ribbon Cutting will be held at 5 00 pm Followed by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m Rease join us for refreshments networking witn other Chamber of Commerce members and fake a tour of our newy res’ored home zHr-us 126 South Broodwav Hastings f I til I ' Ii I Il NON DtSCRMNATtON POUCY St Thomas Aquinas Academy admits students of any face color national and etnne ong«n fc ail rgh» privileges programs and acrv.es ge-»e»a»y acco-ded o' available to students at the school it does ”ol frscf m r.ate of' the Pas.? o’ race cokx naton*. of er>n< onpr me admmrstraton c’ ns educational po-ees aomtsson poi oes sc^oiarsn o and loan p-ogra-r. and am etc and other school admm.stered programs School ottice: 948-2636 �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday, December 10, 1998 LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John J Villeneuve and Joyce Villeneuve Husband and Wife, as tenants by the entireties of Hastings Michigan (Mortgagor) to Household Finance Cor­ poration. (Moigagee) a Delaware Corporation dated July 25. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor the County of Barry, State of Michigan, on August 11, 1997 in Docu­ ment Number 1000203. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of $59,084 98 in­ cluding interest at the rate of 13 748% per annum together with any additional sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned as provided for in said mortgage and no suit or proceedings at law or tn equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof NOW. THEREFORE, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute of the Stale of Mchigan n such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January. 1339 at 1060 octet* a m . the undersigned wiB At the East door entrance to the courthouse in Hastings foreclose said mortgage by selling at public auction to the highest bidder the premises desenbed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amounts due on said mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including the attor­ neys fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises Sink slob MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE- Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by GARRY NUYEN AND CARRIE L NUYEN HUSBAND AND WIFE to ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee, dated March 12. 1997. and recorded on March 24. 1997. in Liber 688, on page 796, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred sixty four and 93/100 Dollars (S62.364 93). including interest at 10 730% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings Ml. at 1 pm on January 14. 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY BARRY County. Michigan and are de­ senbed as COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST THENCE EAST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DIS­ TANCE OF 742 5 FEET (45 ROOS) TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE CON­ TINUING EAST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF 396 FEET (14 RODS). THENCE NORTH. PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF Which said premises are described as follows Land situated in the Township of Castleton SAID SECTION 17 A DISTANCE OF 605 FEET County of Barry. State of Michigan, is desenbed WITH SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE. 396 FEET (24 RODS). THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST SECTION LINE. 605 FEET as follows Lots 16 and 17, Block D. of Pleasant Shores (36 2/3 ROOS). THENCE WEST PARALLEL according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 59. being a part of the Southwest (36 2/3 ROOS) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range SOUTH 33 00 FEET FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County Records TAX ID #08-05-130-004-016-00 Commonly known as 1061 Valentine Dr SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER THE PURPOSES The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 16. 1998 Mortgagee Household Finance Corporation III Richard L McDonnell (P38788) in with accordance 1948CL 600 3241(a) m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 3. 1998 ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee Attorney for: Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Public Hearing December 1,1996 at 7:15 p.m. Purpose of Meeting Parkway Dr Special As­ sessment District The Parkway Dr Special As­ No 383-22-7925 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS sessment roll was established Meeting dosed at 729 p m REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING fected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 6116 Guernsey Lake Rd . Delton. Ml 49046 died 10/4/98 An instrument dated 6/2/95 has been ad­ mitted as the will of the deceased Credrtors of the deceased are notified that all unless presented to the independent personal representative. Patncia I Baker. 7075 McKibbm Road. Delton. Ml 49046. or to both the mdepen dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court Suite 302. Michigan 49058. wrthm 4 months of the dale of Building addition discussion Bills read and approved Darlene Harper. Clerk Attested to by: John Gates. Supervisor Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ clams against the estate will be forever barred Board of Review appointed publcation of this notice Notice is further given that the estate win be thereafter assigned and distnbuted to the persons entitled to it (12/10) function. To suggest that an "old geezer" took Viagra and then abused a woman for ignoring his advances is ridiculous. The man was a lunatic before he took the pill. Don’t blame it on Viagra. This medication has helped thousands of couples restore a satisfying part of their re­ lationship. Viagra is not the enemy. The en­ emy is a lack of information and poor com­ munication. I hope this letter will put to rest some of the bizarre claims people arc mak­ ing regarding this drug. - S.C.S. in the Dear Ann Landers: What can I do, short of outright rudeness, to convince an in-!iw Independent Probate File No. 98-22,474-IE Estate of EATHEL I MYERS Social Security Correspondence read Parkway Dr Resolution #3 adopted Cable Mctwgan me resolution tabled What some wives and partners arc experi­ encing is the difference in a man who had a strong libido all along but was unable to act on i». Viagra helps him function sexually. Please correct the misconception that this is a miracle drug. No male can get an erec­ tion by simple swallowing a pill. There must be some activity that helps him get in the mood. That is the key. A loving partner who is willing to “help him along" can make a world of difference If a male pops a pill but has not been properly stimulated, he will not be able to Unwanted clothes Synopsis All Board Members present Also 9 citizens and guests Treasurers report received Fire Dept report received gest Viagra has turned docile men into sexcrazed animals. Viagra docs not affect a male’s libido. A male with no interest in sexual activity will not develop an interest if he takes this drug (12/31) State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Meeting called to order at 7:30 p m Worthy charity Dear Ann Landers: This letter is about giving to chanties. I would like to sec a plug for one that will give you the biggest bang for your buck. I am talking about the Salvation Army. Its handling of contnbutions and disbursements of funds is so su­ perb that it was recently written up in Forbes magazine as an example of astute straight, and I tlunk you. Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 (12-31) (248) 540-7500 Viagra myths Dear Ann Landers: I am the manager of a urology group in the Northwest that treats males with erectile dysfunction I continue to be frustrated by letters you print that sug­ Northwest. Dear S.C.S.: You have set the record Suite 300 Attorney for Mortgagee 500 N Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills. Michigan 48304-2964 Dear Ann Landers: A member of our household, who shall remain nameless, in­ sists on performing acts of personal hy­ giene in the kitchen sink. This includes washing her hair, brushing her teeth, gar­ gling. spitting, flossing and other acts of a DAVID H TRIPP (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-9585 (12/10) that I do not want her discarded clothes? I don’t want her new clothes, cither, because her taste is so different from mine. Unfortu­ nately. nothing I say seems to make any dif­ ference. My daughters feel the same say about this woman’s clothes. Wc are all short, small-boned, short-waislcd ash blondes. Our “benefactress" is a tall, slim brunette who looks terrific in colors none of us can wear. She is also a shopaholic with an eye for what looks best on her and has plenty of money to spend. Even when she buys something new for one of us, it is in her style, not ours, the color looks hideous, and the shape is all wrong. Wc end up wasting a lot of time returning things. I have tried to tell this relative tactfully that I don’t want any more of her clothes, but she continues to bring over dresses, coats, blouses and so on. Some people would say this isn’t anything I should com­ plain about, but it^ beginning to irritate me, and I’d appreciate your help. Perplexed in N.C. Dear N.C: You have already told “Miss Bountiful Gift Giver" that you don't want any more of her clothes. If she persists in bringing them over, simply say, "These KARAOKE A Freeport I Shamrock Tavern TEMPORARY LABOR ON DEMAND A excellent charity you might consider. MC'd by Sound Exproas Mark and Mike Sheldon GIRL, Rhycli Maciinn Krause was born to Jon and Mitzi Krause of Three Rivers on Nov. 28. 1998 at Borgess Hospital in Kala­ mazoo. Rhycli weighed 7 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 888 24 LABOR Dear Joyce: I have been beating my tambounne for several years in praise of the Salvation Army. Thanks for the opportunity to do it once again. Fat cruelty What happened? Dear Ann Landers: This is in response to “No Name Out East." who was con­ cerned about her overweight granddaugh­ ter. The child’s mother fed her nutritious food and healthy snacks, but Grandma thought the mother should emphasize the connection between the girl’s eating and her weight. I wonder how much of Grandma’s "concern” is about the child’s health and how- much is about the way the child looks. When my son was younger, he was a pudgy little guy. His father and grand­ mother pointed out that "overeating leads to overweight and possible ridicule.” They constantly reminded him that he was too fat and made fun of him when he wore swim­ ming trunks. They damaged his self-es­ teem. and it broke my heart. My son is now a toll, handsome teenager, well-proportioned and no longer over­ weight. He is kind and compassionate, es­ pecially to overweight people, because he has been down that road and knows howrough it can be. When his grandmother died, he felt nothing but relief that she was no longer around to torment him. I’m sure he will feel the same about his father. You were right to suggest an exercise pro­ gram an-4, a visit to the pediatrician to rule out underlying medical conditions. If that grandmother isn’t careful, all her grand­ daughter will remember of her is how cruel she was. - A Seattle Mom. Dear Seattle Mom: I agree wholeheart­ edly with your assessment. I hope every parent of an overweight child will take a page out of your book. These children need guidance and emotional support, not ridicule. Dear Ann Landers: I recently read the letter from "Cheerful in California," who had broken her arm So many people asked her questions, she finally had a button made that said, "I fell and broke my arm. How was your summer?" When 1 had foot surgery, I needed a wheelchair in order to get to work. The women in my office were wonderfully help­ ful and would fight over who would take me to lunch. The odd thing was that strangers would not speak to me directly. They invariably asked questions of the per­ son pushing me around. One day, a woman I never saw before looked directly at my bandaged foot and asked my pusher, “What is wrong with her?" My friend, without bat­ ting an eye. replied, “She had brain surgery.” - Still Laughing in Gary, Texas. Dear Gary: And I’m still laughing in Chicago. It never ceased to amaze me how the curiosity of some people seems to over­ ride their good manners and sense of pro­ priety. Meanwhile, I loved your fhend\ re­ sponse. Feeling pressures to have sex? How wellinformed are you? Write for Ann Landers' booklet "Sex and the Teenager." Send a self­ addressed. long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S3.75 (this in­ cludes postage and handling) to: Teens, do Ann Landers, P.O Box 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.55). To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate neb page al www creators com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Habitat for Humanity has 25 turkey winners Louise Hutchins, newly appointed execu­ tive director of the Barry County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, has announced the 25 winners in the Thanksgiving drawing for Shaw, Doug Tiffany and Janice Kuhtic. These winners will receive certificates good for a turkey, and may call ahead to reserve theirs at any time in the holiday sea­ an Ono Farms turkey. Winners from Hastings were Brenda Baker. Margaret Hollenbeck, Lauric son. ’ A second drawing for 25 more winners for the Christmas portion of this yeart raf­ fle will take place on the east Courthouse Brooke, Sharon Jacobs. Phil Dillingham. Ned Brown, Marge Wieland, Mildred Payne, Steve Koggc. Benjamin Kolanows­ ki. Dorothy Mayo. Hilary Hutchins. Genevieve Schovan and Laura Fluke. From Middleville. Sharon Kermccn and Thelma Carl won turkeys. From the Delton area, winners were H. Hanshaw, E. Rossi Trantham, and from Freeport, Sherry LAPPR READY 9 P.M. to 1 flV 1 A.M. / SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12™ ~ lovely things are going to Goodwill and a few other charities that I am interested in. 1 am sure they will be appreciated" That ought to do it. P.S. Keep reading for another management. How about a word of praise from you, Ann? - Joyce in Murfreesboro. Tenn. personal nature too disgusting to mention. This sort of thing takes place in front of anyone who happens to be in the kitchen, and it makes no difference if we are eating at the time. Not only is it revolting to the rest of us. but it spreads germs. We arc spending a small fortune on antibacterial cleaners and bleach and arc fed up with her gross behavior. 1 know she reads your col­ umn religiously and might possibly pay at­ tention to your advice. Please say some­ thing. - Grossed out in Pennsylvania. Dear Grossed: Tell the slob that is she persists in using the kitchen sink for activi­ ties that belong in the bathroom, she should at least pay for the antibacterial cleaners and bleach. My condolences to all who have to live with her. Cusack. From Battle Creek and other nearby loca­ tions. winners were Glen Stoncbrunncr. Gary Hayward. Jeff O’Brien. Mr. and Mrs. steps this Saturday at I p.m. Winners need not be present. Tickets are still available by calling Hutchins, fundraising chairman David Carrigan, or Eileen Oehler at 948­ 2347. One in a thousand members are needed to help Habitat gamer funds for the next house each time they dedicate a completed home for a new homeowner family. Churches are invited to become covenant members of Habitat by offering prayers, help on various committees, and by including Habitat in their annual budgets. was 19 1/4 inches long. BOY, Jayson Allyn, bom Nov. 30. 1998 at 11:54 p.m. at Gerald Champion Mcmonal Hospital Alamagordo. New Mexico, to Christina (Guthcndgc) and Norman Quimby. He weighed 8 lbs 3 ozs. and 21 Give a Pony for Christmas!!! inches long. GIRL. Tannah Lynn Adgatc. born at St. Marys Hospital on Nov. 6. 1998 at 7:54 a.m. to Ken and Ginger Adgatc of Mid­ dleville. Weighing 8 lbs. even and 20 1/2 The Triple J Pony Farm, Inc. inches long. Children ages 8 and up Lease a pony next summer! GIRL, Sabrina May bom at Bronson Hos­ pital Nov. 17. 1998 to Ron and Dawn Hyatt of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2 Christmas Gift Package includes a Triple J Pony Farm T-shirt, the book On M-37 between Hastings and Middleville 948-0582 Reservations limited-call now! Thanks to everyone for the numerous cards and food sent to our home. Thanks to Girrbach Funeral Home for the professional and caring way in which the visitation and funeral was handled, to Reverend Paul Deal for the wonderful service, the members of the Bedford Bible Church for preparing the delicious luncheon, and Cedar Creek Bible Church for the use of their facility. Whether it was a card, smile, hug, kind word, flowers, or you just thpught of us during this difficult time in our lives, please know it was sincerely appreciated by our family. * x For 10 Weeks. 3 FuU Days a Week $425 UNITED WAY! inches long Safe Horse. Safe Rider, and a picture of their horse! Please Support The Barry County v 4 Vcrnic Stephen Frailcy. Delton and Denise Michelle Frailcy. Delton. James Joseph Lake. II. Jackson and Christine Michelle Palmer. Hastings Alfred Frederick Cook. Hickory Comers and Darlene Frances Cochran. Delton Darren Wayne Harrold. Middleville and Wendy Lynn Jackson. Middleville The Family of John Junior Bechtel Janet HeMott Sandy & Gary Rudd Betty & Bob Gable Don & Debbie Bechtel �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1996 - Page 9 of water, which was then and is now the source or fountain head of School Brook. "Thcv again examined their chart, mutu­ ally agreed that this was a fine section of land, and here was living water, and further, in their deliberations, said *Wc arc only a short distance from where the center of the township will be when it is developed.' From Time to Time... A history of Woodland by A. W. Dillenback II B) Joyce F. Wdnbrecht Feb. 2. 1911. Woodland News: Have a fair start, the pioneer bachelors 'get marnco and survivors of their families *so far as known and their place in local his­ ’ lory. "It would be a fair and natural conclusion to presume that these three men. living alone, secluded far from, or at first no neighbors to converse with, not favored with books and papers to read their lonely "hours and doubtless their mode of living, 'their manner of scanty wearing apparel and years, but did not find as large a flow as anticipated, and when he returned he did not have any more money t an he had when he left for the supposed land of wealth. “Samuel had three children, two girls and one boy. Samuel and his daughter died, 1 think, before the Civil War. His wife died just a few years ago in Middleville at a npc old age. The whereabouts of his oldest daughter and son 1 am unable to say. "Charles Galloway remained on the same farm where he commenced as a single man until his wife died and his children all mar- “At present, and in the future, as the peo­ ple recall to memory and discuss the events and scenes of the early development of Woodland, the credit must and will reflect back to the memory of these three men that they were the first ».o set the wheels of industry and public improvement in motion in our beautiful township” Feb. 9, 1911: “Singular incident caused their settling on Section No. 15. The Hager family came in 1837. “As I finished up the article that appeared in last week's paper, I thought that would conclude the history of the three bachelors. But a little event came to my mind that may­ be of some interest to the readers. “As I have previously stated. Jonathan Haight was a man of thought and intelli­ gence, always claiming that, to a certain extent, wc were creatures of circumstance, governed largely through life by surround­ ing and associations. He had often told, years ago. and in his declining years, of a little trifling event or occurrence that was due to their settling on Section 15. and occupying the very land they did and spending all their life time on these very same farms. "Before coming to this locality, they had Charles Galloway Hthcir appearance, would today fnghten peo­ ple in a wealthy, aristocratic community. r.And it is a fact, as the story was related to us long years ago by these three men, that •male travelers or land seekers were actually 'afraid of them, judging them from their looks and appearance and refused to accept ->thcir hospitality when it was offered to •them, fcanng possibly, they might be a den of robbers. "But after In mg in this manner for about four years, each one of them having quite a nice amount of land improved, they were ‘•grow ing nearly all kinds of farm products. "Samuel concluded that it would be bet4cr to have a lady or female cook and so he went over into Danby Township, Ionia .County, and on April 12,1841, married •.Charlotte Brown. She made her bndal tour l..from her parental home to her new home in Woodland on the back of an Indian pony with a blanket for a saddle and a bark halter .yfor a bndlc "Bachelors Hall” welcomed the newly married pair and they lived there for many years This habitation was located very near the center of Section No. 15. or. the back end of the Grozingcr farm, one half mile northeast of the center of this vil­ lage. Pieces of broken earthenware can yet be found if one wants to locate the identical _spot. “Galloway married one of Daniel Hager's ^daughters [Joanna] on Dec. 16. 1843. (Daniel Hager arrived in Eaton County. Sunfield Township. Section No. 31, in the zvfall of 1837 w ith a family of seven boys and Gjthree daughters ] For their wedding tour, the t newlyweds walked through the woods from the home of the bride's father to Galloway's z. cab in in Woodland Township They ale their i first meal with a board on top of a barrel ^,(for a table ] b: “Jonathan Haight was the oldest of the • three bachelors, but was the last one to get n-mamid. He married one of Ira Ingcrsons /daughters. Sarah He was more content and fond of the quiet and pleasant realities of a < bachelor’s life and did not marry until Dec. >-26, 1847. v “Galloway and Jonathan Haight, before marry ing. each had built a log house on the !• highway where each lived throughout their /tlives. Samuel Ha'ghL like many others, got H.thc gold fever and went to California in the 1850s or at the time of the great gold excitement He remained there for a few been working at Portland a few months and while there they had teamed from hunters and surveyors that there was a beautiful location of land in town 4 north, range 7 west, which would be, when organized, the northcast comer township of a certain ried. Then he again found himself alone on the same farm. “He was somewhat peculiar in his make­ up, yet was possessed of noble traits of county not then named and they told them that there were some nice springs of water between Sections 26 and 27 anJ the land was a fine sand and loam soil. character, very religiously inclined, always giving liberally for the building of church houses, to the support of the ministry, and very generous to the poor and suffering humanity. He was a man of trust, being guardian of minors and administrator of estates nearly all of his life until his last ill­ ness would no longer permit. Galloway “This would be about where Edward Fisher^ farm is. So they equipped them­ selves with the necessary outfit to look this raised four children, one son and three daughters, his son preceding both he and the mother in death. “Galloway died March 24, 1887, having been a resident of Woodland a little over 50 years. His youngest daughter, Mrs. W.J. Carter, is now living in Detroit. His second daughter, Mrs. C.C. Sackett, lives in Grand Ledge, jlis oldest daughter, Mrs. A.W. Dil­ lenback, is the only one of the Galloway family yet living in Woodland near the old home. “Jonathan Haight always lived on the same farm that he located on in 1837. until his death. Jonathan also was a little peculiar in his makeup, but was a grand and noble­ man. He was not as religiously inclined as Galloway, but was a good citizen, a splen­ did neighbor, a man highly respected by all who knew him. a man of thought, one of high ideals, and was above the average of farmers in intellectual faculties. He lived on the old farm for nearly 60 years to the ripe old age of about 86. (1897) His oldest son. Arthur, who is yet remembered by many of our people, died just a few years ago. His youngest son. Merrill, is at Fort Blakely, State of Washington. His daughter, Mrs. Lafayette Parrott, is flu only one of his fam­ ily yet living in Woodland near the old home. “Now in conclusion, regardless of the fact of their rough looks and wild appear­ ance in their bachelor days, iater on they were known to be noble men. highly respected by all who knew them. And fur­ ther. it is an interesting fact that all three of them were own uncles to the wife of cx- Govcmor Edwin B. Winans. (Edwin B. Winans married Elizabeth Galloway, the daughter of George and Susan Haight Gal­ loway of Livingston County, in 1855. Winans became Governor of Michigan in 1891 ] location over. Their outfit consisted of a gun, an ax, a compass, a land chart or map. a small amount of eatables, expecting to capture some game as a meat supply. “At that time, the traveler of the wild forests had nothing to guide him, only a chart or map aided by a compass. At that early day, the U.S. survey on section lines was quite visible and these surveyors had certain characters or notches usually cut on three of the nearest trees to indicate where the four comers were. Also, many of the survey stakes were yet standing. The people then were familiar with these blazes or notches on trees so they could tell the sec­ tion and they also could follow the section lines quite easily. “The trio started out one beautiful morn­ ing from Portland taking a southwesterly course, occasionally striking an Indian trail. They then and there decided that they would locate on this land and soon made their way to the land office, purchased this land, and in a few bnef months came on. built a shanty and started an industry in motion, and this industry has ever since moved on and is today moving on with great rapidity to prosperity and wealth Is it not a fact that the tnflmg incident related above did divert their course and as a result they spent their lifetime on Section 15 instead of settling on Section No. 27. “The next settlers who came to Woodland were the Hagers. Daniel Hager Sr. came from Summerset County, Pennsylvania, in the autumn of 1837 and settled just over the town line in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Section No. 31. He had seven sons and three daughters. In the early spring of Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD November 11, 1996 All Board Members present and 5 guests remembered as a grand and noble man “Orson B Hager owns the old homestead of Joseph Hager and it is said he is the wealthiest farmer in Woodland Township The Hager family were of German decent Most of them were large in suture, pos sessed of great muscular power, but lacked the power of endurance as nearly all of them went down to an early grave (To be continued) Correction: From Time to Time article. Nov. 19. 1998. the date of John C Ketcham's death should read Dec 4. 1941 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage dated March 31. 1997 given by Kennard Brooks and David Brooks as Mort­ previous board meeting gagor. to The Huntington National Bank succes minutes and treasurer s report Motion approved to waive extra fees for special sor by merger to FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK Approved agenda assessment sewer billing errors Approved payment of vouchers June Doster as Mortgagee as recorded on July 30 1998 m Document Number 1015814 of Barry Records on Pages 1 through 5. xiclusive. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid as ot the date of this notice, tor principal and interest the Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (12/10) sum of $39,311 57 no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt Synopala ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Public Hearing December 1, 1998 at 7:15 p.m. Purpose of Meeting Parkway Dr Special As­ sessment District The Parkway Dr Special As­ sessment roll was established secured by said mortgage, the power of sale in said mortgage having become operative by reason of such de­ fault. and the Mortgagee having exercised anj hereby exercising its right of acceleration as a re­ sult of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday Meeting closed at 7 29 p m REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING January 14. 1999. at 1 pm Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m Hastings Michigan 49058 that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County ot Barry there wil be offered for sale and sold to th** highest bidoer at public sale for the purpose of Also 9 citizens and guests Treasurers report received Fire Dept report received satisfying amounts due and unpaid under sa d mortgage together with legal costs and charges of sale including an attorney s fee as provided by law and in said mortgage and an other '.awful charges and expenditures from the date of this Correspondence read Parkway Dr Resolution 43 adopted Cable Michigan Inc resolution tabled Board of Review appointed notice until said date of sale the lands m said mortgage mentioned and described as follows Commencing at the Northwest Comer of the . Building addition discussion Buis read and approved Darlene Harper, Clerk A-tested to by John Gates. Supervisor (12/10) Northeast 1/4 of Section 24 Town 3 North Range 7 West Thence South 160 Rods Thence East 38 Rods Thence North 160 Rods Thence West 38 Rods to the Place ot Beginning Also the Ean State of Michigan Probate Court 1 /2 of the East 1 /2 of the Northwest 1 /4 of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Also, tfie En.-i County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE 42 Acres of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Independent Probate File No. 98-22,474-IE Estate of EATHEL I MYERS Social Security No 383-22-7925 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the fdtowir g The decedent whose last known address was 6116 Guernsey Lake Rd Delton Ml 49046 died 10/4798 An instrument dated 6/2/95 has been ad­ mitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that ail But after passing Chiminacon, which was a few miles this side of Portland on the Grand River, their course then was principally through the wild and dense forest unaided by anything, only their compass chart and blazed trees along the section's lines. “When the sun on that first day began to sink on the western horizon they found they were on the west side of Section No. 12 of Woodland Township and so they decided claims agamst the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal they would camp for the night. This was on the farm of the late Washington Rowladcr, now owned by his son. Charles, and occu­ pied by Lee Farrell. Their slumbers that night were not disturbed, only by mosqui­ Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 945-9585 representative Patricia I the east door of Barry County Circuit Court 220 W State Street All Board Members present Baker 7075 McKibbm Road Delton Ml 49046 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court. 220 W Court. Suite 302. Michigan 49058 within 4 months of the dale of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. All of Castleton Township.Barry County Michigan The redemption period shall be twelve (12) months from the date of sale Dated December 7. 1998 Huntington National Bank Mortgagee CUNNINGHAM DALMAN PC Attorneys to' Mortgagee By Ronald J Vander Veen Business address 321 Settlers Road PO Box 1767 Holland Ml 49422 Telephone (616)392-1821 This notice is given in efforts to collect a debt owed to Huntington National Bank Any informa­ tion provided m response to this notice will be used for that purpose (12/31) pubicstion of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and dis­ tributed to the persons entitled to rt DAVID H TRIPFKP29290) 206 South Broadway (12/10) toes. “Next morning, they started out again on a southwesterly'course, coming to the sec­ tion line between Sections 14 and 15. about where E.A. Sawdy now lives. They again looked over their chart and found that this line leading due south would take them up to Section 27. where the springs w'cre, above referred to. So they started to follow the line due south by blazed trees and they had pursued this line about as far as where Charles Velte now lives, when suddenly a large male deer sprang up. Jonathan, like many other hunters used to remark, was suddenly taken with buck fever, and instantly brought his gun in position and shot the deer, wounding him. The deer took a direct cast course toward the lAcs. of Barry Part Time Child Care Positions him clear down to the lakes or where the cottages are now located on this (west) side of Saddlebag Lake. "They then gave up the pursuit, finding that it was quite late in the afternoon. They again made an examination of their chart and the section hoes, finding they were on or near the cast town line and only a short distance from Section No. 12 where they had camped the previous night They went across and camped on the same spot of o stm mu: msumcnoN rcxa xascogta sax ing about the same course again, coming out on the section line between Sections No. 14 and 15. about where Edin Stairs now lives. They glanced over the land west of them, on Section 15 and saw it was fine looking land and they proposed that they would go across this section which they found grand and beautiful. A little northcast of where Jonathan's house now and for many years has stood, they found a spring Are you looking for a career where you can really make a difference"’ The YMCA is looking tor adults to fill a Lead Caregiver and Caregiver Substitute positions for its Schoo) Age Chdd Care Program Child Care for your school age child is provided at no cost Additional framing will be provided h-'* ti*^**/ 1 0 PSYCHO The Lead Caregiver will be responsible to assist the Director of the School Age Child Care Program 20-30 hours per week Specie duties include the supervision of children as well as basic ctoncal and support activit.es as assigned by tr e director The successful applicant will have a commit ment to quality child care and to the YMCAs core values of Honesty. Caring. Responsibility and Respect, and will be ground. "The next morning, they started out tak­ Detail ot Woodland plat map i860 showing Section #15 where the three early "Joseph and Isaac remained on their farms until death removed them and these farms arc yet owned by the sons Julius. Boardman and Homer arc the sons of Isaac N Hager and the two older sons own the old farm Many will yet remember I N Hager, as he has only been dead a feu years He was the last one of the ten chil­ dren to pass to the great beyond He will be LEGAL NOTICES Enough blood was flow ing from the wound so they could track him and they pursued pioneers settled 1838 three of his sons settled on Section No 36 of Woodland Township. Barn Count), and the) were respectively. Joseph. 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For starters, let s bring up the National Basketball Association, which hasn’t started up its season. Who got game? Not the NBA! We are now in the 37th day of the NBA lockout (unless they came to their senses and reached an agreement Wednesday night). Nearly 270 games have been lost. If an agreement was reached today, the earliest these NBA gazillionaires (a phrase I must credit to Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly) could suit up for regular season action would be mid-January. The NBA. who needs it anyway?, there’s plenty of good college basketball on the tube. On Monday, the "Game on Showtime" was announced and I’m sure a lot of local fans will be there to watch the "FAN­ tastic’’ excitement in Atlantic City, NJ. Dec. 19. The proceeds of this game, which will feature some of those struggling NBA casualties, will go toward charity and players in financial need. As Patrick Ewing tried to explain Monday at a press conference to promote this great exhibition, NBA players may make a lot of money, but they also spend a lol of money. (Hey. brother can you spare a dime?... Or maybe a brand new Mercedes or something really nice. I mean, it is the holiday season, can’t you help out those- in need?) Ewing has committed to playing in the exhibition game along with Karl Malone. Tim Hardaway, Allan Houston, Reggie Miller. Glen Rice and Mitch Richmond, just to name a few. Grant Hill. Michael Jordan. Dennis Rodman John Stockton will not... I always knew that there were some intelligent players hooping it up in the NBA If the NBA lockout goes into the summer — and knowing the greed that is involved here it could — we may want to consider giving some of the proceeds of our 3-on-3 tournament to help put food Many area high schools are currently taking part in a two-year experiment to see if bowling can be a viable team sport in the Michigan prep ranks. Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia are two area schools that have joined this tryout. Hastings will wait and see before deciding if their Saxons will bowl or not bowl. John Johnson, the communications director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, says bowling is one sport that they are experimenting with. The decision to make it a team sport will rest upon the decisions of the local school boards. Bowling can become officially an MHSAA sanctioned event if 10 percent of the schools participate in the sport. One of the reasons 1 have problems with bowling becoming a prep sport is the fact that I can’t picture myself covering it real well. (I see it now. here we are on a Saturday night at the Hastings Bowl, it’s Hastings versus Delton Kellogg and a large gathering of parents have showed up for the main event. The sports writer guy is waiting to interview the winning coach, some two hours from now. News flash! He just went into the back room and said to call him when the event is over.) So, we will wait and see. but I’m not sure if it’s quite a good thing for bowling to join the MHSAA family. 1 am sure of one thing, though. 1 will probably hear from a lot of angry individuals with opposing opinions on this one. • WMU and Wolverines: There would be relatives of mine (not mentioning any names Sandy) that would be upset with me if 1 didn't mention Western Michigan's thrilling 81-74 triumph over Michigan Sunday in Grand Rapids. The Broncos, under Coach Bob Donewald, have now won two in a row versus the Maize and Blue and look to have another good shot at making NCAA dance. Top Broncos include Kylo Jones, Tony Barksdale. Isaac Bullock. Emil Mulic and Rod Brown. • Daniels a Top Chip: Joni on the NBA players’ plates or food on the plates of their seven children that they Daniels, a graduate of Lakewood High School, has become a real team leader for the Central Michigan University womens may. or may not. have to support. Court side tickets are going for a basketball squad. Daniels has led the Chips in scoring in three of the first five million bucks for the Atlantic City extravaganza. I’m sure Spike Lee and Jack Nicholson will be there to take in all of the NBA excitement There have been and will be other games and her point norm is 11.2. The sophomore, who was a member of the All-MAC freshmen team a season ago, is also averaging 5.4 rebounds. Daniels scored a team high 18 points and pulled exhibition games beside the one in Atlantic City. Miami, Dallas and Los down 6 boards versus Saginaw Valley on Dec. 1. CMU will host Westem Illinois Angeles are just a few of the stops on this charity tour. Sorry for saying so. but I do not put this up there with events or Howard tonight (Thursday. Dec. 10) at the Rose Arena. Talk to you soon. such as Farm Aid or Live Aid (for you out there too young to remember this one. food for Africa). I’m sure that laid off employees at Kellogg can’t sympathize with these greedy pros much either. If these NBA studs do need to pick up additional funds, there’s always professional wrestling or bowling, which brings me to my second topic, prep bowling. I love bowling, but I’m still not convinced that it needs to be a prep sport. Maybe boys volleyball... girls waler polo... boys lacrosse... even a little bit of Australian rules rugby, but I’m not sure if bowling and prep sports really mix that well. SIEGEL, HUDSON, GEE & LONGSTREET LLP Attorneys at Law 607 N Broadway. Hastings season Saturday at the Otsego Invitational and then return home next Wednesday to battle area foe Delton Kellogg Five varsity returnees are back in the Saxon fold: Amy Songer. Laura Storm. Erika Simpson. Terry Daws and Kristen Wildem Songer. Storm and Simpson are what Cairl describes as her ace passers. Wildem is a specialist with both the serving and the defense. Daws is the team’s back row specialist who could also see some playing time up front. "This is a good group of athletes with good attitudes." Cairl said. "They have a lot of fun." Hastings will run a 6-2 attack this year with Jennifer Cook and Michelle Griggs serving as, the team’s starting setters. "The (4am is fine with it (the 6-2 alignment); both setters are very comparable.'* Cairl explained. So far. Hastings has not had a lot ot time to work on the game's fundamental* in practice, according to Cairl. The strength of this year’s Saxo volleyball squad should obviously be their passing. The area that Cairl hopes to improve is the team's ability to attack the ball hard with solid technique. Varsity volleyball team members at Hastings High School are (front row. from left) Ten Daws. Jenni Cook. Carolyn DeWin. Michelle Griggs. Catie Case: (back row) Coach Tammy Cairl, Amy Songer. Kristen Wildem, Janelie Nichols. Erika Simpson and Laura Storm. Missing from the photo is assistant coach Via Cross. Top three in White; regional title hoop goals for Saxons Can Hastings* eagers return to the level where they finished a season ago? The Saxons went 21-6 and reached the Class B semifinals in 1997-98. The year concluded with a loss to hoop power River Rouge in the semis, a team that defeated Marshall for a state championship. Hastings, under seventh-year mentor Don Schils, may not have the depth it had last season, but talent and drive are two areas the blue and gold care certain to reap dividends from. "Our strengths will be senior leadership and our good athletes." Schils said. "Our weaknesses will be size and overall depth ” Junior guard Tony Bowne is not only one of the best players in the O-K White, but probably one of the best all-around players in West Michigan. Bowne. the Saxons* lone returning starter, averaged 10 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounders in 1997-97. Bowne is also an excellent defender, according to Schils. Joining Bowne in Hastings* starting lineup are senior sparklers Adam Whitney and Jim Storms. Whitney, a 6-0 point guard, is well accustomed to delivering the rock and can also add some points when calied upon to do so. returning varsity players. Keller and Walther give Hastings* additional muscle and size down low. See HOOP Continued on page 13 Panther wrestlers fall to ‘Dogs Delton Kellogg opened its 1998-99 prep wrestling season against a very tough Vicksburg team. The Bulldogs ended up winning the match 41-28. Posting wins for the Panthers were Joel Crookston at 103 (void). Jeremie Coplin at 140 (14-2 decision). Phil Schallhom at 189 (3:06 pin). Jon Haneckow at 215 (1:10 pin) and Bill Ferris at heavyweight (1:57 pin). GORDON IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 607 N Broadway. 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Hastings 945-4030 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1996 - Page 11 Feeling confident is what Panther spikers aim to do The setting is good... the hitting is getting stronger... now the mam goal for the Delton Kellogg High School varsity volleyball team appears to be building its overall confidence "Practices have been going really great, we're getting ready." Panther coach Rhonda Sturgeon said. "(But) we need to keep our confidence with everybody Maying gelled and not worrying too much." Sturgeon wants her spikers to know that they can play w ith anybody. Delton's talents hitting and serving should go a long way in helping them to do just that Five key players return to ’hie varsity squad Michelle Thompson. Christy NeSmith. Courtney Hersha. Jennifer Gale and Sara Wilcockson Thompson. NeSmith and Hersha give the Panthers a strong base for hitting, while Gale and Sara Wilcockson supply athletic efforts on defense and from the back row on offense The starling setter's position has been won by a sophomore sparkler. Lisa Wilcockson. but there are two other individuals who could see time al that position as well. Delton w ill run out of a 5-1 alignment, according to Sturgeon. Sturgeon said that the team's strengths arc definitely hitting and serving. The Panther mentor also likes her squad's defense, stating that it's "real scrappy." The Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) looks to be real challenging on (he volleyball courts this season with Parchment being a team to watch. Three new coaches are leading programs in the league this season, so change could present a few surprises. The 1998-99 campaign for the Panther spikers begins Saturday at the St. Philip Tournament in Battle Creek. Delton will travel to Hastings next Wednesday for area volleyball action. Good Luck Panthers Varsity volleyball team members at Delton Kellogg are (front row. from left) Heather Yeo. Lisa Wilcockson. Sara Wilcockson, Christy NeSmith. Sarah Kotrba. Jody Pierson. Alison Thornton; (second row) Jennifer Gale. Ashley Hannar. Courtney Hersha. Jesi Jacoby. Michelle Thompson. Rachael Champion. Amber Noviskey and Coach Rhonda Sturgeon. Basketball Panthers have experience, athletes to make run at league title Great team quickness and plenty of athleticism should make Delton Kellogg High School's varsity basketball team a fun team to watch. The Panthers return nine players, including four starters, from a team that went 6-15 overall a season ago. More wins and plenty of excitement are expected from Coach Jim Hogoboom's hard working squad "(Our goal) to always play hard, play together and show improvement every 1997-98 and was named to the All Kalamazoo Valley Association first team. He is playing his third season with the varsity. Bourdo gives the Panthers both a big presence and a tall guy who can step outside and shoot the rock. Boyle made 41 percent of his shots from three-point land as a freshman. And Kammeraad. like Boyle, is another solid perimeter shooter. Hogoboom is in his eighth year with day." Hogoboom said "This is as athletic as we've been in recent history with good team quickness.'' Top returning players include senior guard Kyle Matteson. 6-4 senior forward Denny Bourdo. 6-0 senior guard Ruben Reyna, sophomore shooter Robert Boyle the Delton Kellogg program and figures his Panthers can improve upon its 6-15 KVA finish last season. Kalamazoo Christian. Mattawan and Pennfield also look to have solid squads heading into the and senior Mike Kammeraad Matteson had a point norm of 15 in goes on; we re capable of beating anyone year. "We should get better as the reason on our schedule." Delton Kellogg's varsity bssk^tbali team includes (front row. from left) Regan Doele. Bruce Lindberg. Mike Kammeraad. Kyle Matteson. Tarry Lane. Jeff Humbarger; (back row) Coach Jim Hogoboom, Josh Dahn, Robert Boyle, Derek Stiles, Denny Bourdo, Ruben Reyna. Sky Matteson and Bhan Lillibridge. Panthers should contend in KVA for wrestling title Travis Loofboro. Dana Earl. Phil Schallhorn. Adam Beach and Jon Haneckow. Hannar was a State qualifier last season in the Class B individual championships. Another state qualifier in 1998 was Billy Ferris who placed fourth in the The wresders at Delton Kellogg High School have their eyes set on a conference tide... and possible more. The Panthers, coached by Aaron Tabor, have the talent and the determination to win a Kalamazoo Valley Association championship. They are hungry to do just that. "This season should prove to be very exciting." Tabor said. "We hope to put in our bid for the conference championship." And Tabor's team certainly has the talent and drive to wrestle its way into contention for league and post-season honors. "Eyeryone of our athletes are hard working and hungry for competition." Tabor explained. "They are all great young people to be around." Tabor's talent starts with a solid group of seniors: Jason Stampfler. Nick Hannar. season-finale as a freshman. Brandon Newington. Gary Herbert and Jeremie Coplin are other returning varsity letter winners who give the Panthers potential for plenty of mat wins. The KVA looks <o be tough this season with Pennfield. GalesburgAugusta and Mattawan all having the talent to contend for the league crown. Delton Kellogg wrestles at the Grand Haven Invitational this Saturday and will host Barry County foe Lakewood next Wednesday (Dec. 16). JILL HUMPHREYS STEELE J-AD GRAPHICS 1952 North Broadway Hastings 945-9554 DELTON POLE BUILDING 10036 M-43. Delton The wrestling team at Delton Kellogg includes (first row. from left) Brian Mead. Gary Herbert. Brandon Newington. Joel Crookston. Jake Oheni. Mike Mann. Jon Heethuis; (second row) Jeff Erb. 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Leading the list of returning Saxon wrestlers is captain Bill Blair. Blair notched his l(X)th prep win in last Thursday's opening night festivities. He is currently ranked No. 2 at 171 in the State wrestling poll. Mike Nystrom, Luke Noteboom and Don Smith are other Hastings wrestlers with their eyes firmly set on ending the year at the State finals. Nystrom wrestles al 140. Luke Noteboom at 160 and Smith gives the blue and gold Slate experience at 189. Others to keep a look out for are Dan Carey (103). Carl Caldwell (119). Mark Peake (125). Sam Stafford (130). Lucas Waters (135). Chad Noteboom (145). Rob Lee (152). John Kieffer (215) and Gabe McCarty (heavyweight). Blair captures 100th win; Saxon wrestlers start strong The 1998-99 wrestling team at Hastings High School includes (first row. from left) Robb Lee. John Kieffer. Greg Seeber. Don Smith. Bill Blair. Gabe McCarty. Michael Nystrom. Luke Noteboom. Sam Stafford. Jeremy Bishop. Carl Caldwell; (second row) Luke Rodgers, Robert Baker. Amanda Lee, Michael Lipstraw. Mike Pursell. Lucas Waters. Chad Noteboom, Jesse McKenzie. Harold Lee. Jason Goggins. Ryan Rowse. Angie Baker; (third row) Coach Dennis Redman. Brenda West. Andrea Bolthouse. Tonya Krick. Mark Peake. Eli Agee. Craig Bolthouse. R.J. Williams. Patrick Stephens. Mike Elliot. Danny Cary. Lee Hays. Coach Mike Goggins; (fourth row) Mike Case. Joey Keller. Isaac Smith. Andrew Anger. Paul Coscarelli. Lucas Reaser, Damion Burd. Jake Fnddle and Chris Brown Missing from the photo is Ryan Argo. The varsity wrestling team al Hastings High School opened its season last Thursday with two victories, out-scoring Holland 48-22 and Mona Shores 37-24. The highlight of the evening was when Bill Blair captured the 100th win of his very successful prep wresding career Saxon winners versos Holland were Mark Peake at 125 (1:54 fall). Sam Stafford at 130 (14-4 decision). Lucas Waters al 135 (4:47 fall). Mike Nystrom al 140 (1:53 fall). Chad Note boom (3:09 fall). Rob Lee at 152 (21 seconds fall), Luke Noteboom al 160 (1:19 fall). Blair (12-4 decision). Don Smith al 189 (9-1 decision) and Gabe McCarty at heavyweight (56 second fall). Hastings also collected a number of victories against Mona Shores. Winners were Stafford at 130 (15-6 decision). Waters at 135 (47 second fall). Chad Noieboom (9-8 decision). Lipstraw al 152 (5:40 fall). Blair at 171 13-10 decision). Smith at 189 (injury default) and McCarty at heavyweight (2:31 fall). See WRESTLERS Continued on page 13 Saxon head wrestling coach Mike Goggins ana assistant Dennis Redman fire up the troops as they prepare for last Thursday's season-opening action. Hastings' Luke Noteboom puts his Holland opponent is an awkward position. Noteboom won the match on a pin that took 1:19. Dan Carey won twice at 103 to give the blue and gold some helpful points versus Mona Shores and Holland. 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Blair and McCarty both pinned their way through the tournament Lipstraw was second at 152. Jeremy Bishop and Nystrom finished with thirds al 130 and 135 respectively. Luke Noteboom and John Kieffer wound up with fourth places at 160 and 215 respectively. The junior varsity squad look part in Saturday's Lake wood Invite and earned 10 medals. Craig Bolthouse and Joe Keller won weight class titles. Carl Caldwell. Luke Rodgers. Baker and R.J. Williams scored second places. Brown and Mike Case captured thirds and Friddle and Eli Agee obtained fourth place finishes. Hastings wrestlers travel to Wyoming Park for tournament action Saturday. Don Smith scored a 9-1 major decision in his match against Holland’s Chris Ristaw. Lake wood's Curtis heading to London for World Sports Saxon assistant wrestling coach Dennis Redman gives a Hastings' mat man a earful m action last week. London England during Christmas time. What a great way to spend a holiday! But Lakewood High School athlete Jaime Curtis won't just be going to London to view Westminster Abbey. Scotland Yard, the Tower of London. Big Ben and Abbey Road, she will be there to run. Curtis. 16. was selected as a member of the World Sports Exchange cross country team that will race in London Dec. 2bJan. 2. "I’m really excited about seeing athletes from all over the world and hearing what college coaches say about their methods and the differences between high school and college running." Curtis said. The races are officially recognized by the USA Track & Reid Association and are sanctioned by the member Federation of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). One of the coaches of the World Sports Exchange team is Diane Phillip, the cross country mentor at Hillsdale College. Phillip has coached the sport with great success for 16 years. She and other college coaches will work with the prep athletes, hoping to better their running talents. Other places in England that Curtis and Cheering for the Panthers... Varsity cheerleaders for Delton Kellogg are (first row, from left) Anna Tack, Brooke Reynolds. Danielle Page; (second row) Theresa Danneffel. Amy Bigelow. Katie Joseph. Jessica Sager; (third row) LeAnn Huisman. Amber Barker. Beth Sackett, April Weller and Carrie Cunningham. the other athletes will get to visit are Windsor. Stratford and Oxford. Still, it’s the opportunity to run that sparks Curtis’ interest the most. "When you get done with a race and have a good lime; it's a good feeling... to do it and do it good." (he Lakewood High School junior explained. Those who have helped Cunis with her running include Viking varsity cross country coach Jim Hassett and freshman coach Amy Kehnle. She does not know what to expect from the races in London, but certainly will give them her best efforts. The opportunity is one that the Viking sprinter describes as possibly being a once in a ’’fetime chance. "I’m really honored to go." Curtis said. "I don't think that I will get another chance like this for a long time. Hopefully. I can find out more about Jaime Curtis running." HOOP...continued from page 1Storrs and Warner are solid athletes who can provide points, defense and needed hustle. The varsity team will also benefit from the contributions of many eagers who played on the very successful junior varsity team from a season ago. Silas Smith, who transferred back into Hastings, is another Saxon with great shooting range. "Expectations are still pretty high; with our experience we expect to be pretty good and finish among the top three in the league." Schils said. The goals for the 1998-99 campaign are to finish in the top three of the O-K White conference and possibly claim another regional title. Cheering for the Saxons... Varsity cheerleaders for Hastings are (front row. from left) Nicole Brown. Lindsey Hill, Brandi Colvin. Danielle Bowman. Linsey Moore. 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Hastings 948-3700 121 W Woodlawn Hastings 948-2244 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1998 Saxon eagers win first against Scots, 7747 BOWLING SCORES Hastings out-scored Caledonia 23-14 in the second quarter and 23-9 in the fourth quarter to run away with a 77-47 win in opening night varsity boys' basketball action Tuesday at Hastings High School The Saxons, a Class B State semifinalist last season, led by only four points (17-13) after the first quarter, but began to pick up the pace with defensive pressure that led to offensive fireworks in the second eight minutes. "We played pretty good." Hastings Coach Don Schils said. "We shut them (Caledonia) down a lin*e bit better (in the second quarter). The defense got stronger and we got out and ran with it." Tony Bowne \scored 9 of his gamehigh 27 markers in the second quarter His point total included three. 3-pointers and a slam dunk. The Saxons out-scored the Fighting Scots 14-11 in the third stanza and then poured it on with a 23-point fourth quarter. A big key in the opening game triumph was Hastings' defensive pressure, which forced Caledonia into 29 turnovers. "Our defense was pretty strong." Schils said. "A lot of our defense led to transition buckets. Our intensity got them (Caledonia) a lot; there were a lol of loose basketballs." Besides Bowne's 27 points. Jim Storms tallied 14. Steve Storrs 9. Tyson Walther 8 and Adam Whitney 7. Walther led the team in rebounds with 7. Whitney was tops in assists with 4 and Bowne was a force on defense with 6 steals. Another player who gave the Saxons a boost was Josh Woodard. Woodard provided a spark with his defensive play and his 4 points, according to Schils Center Nick Jenema led the Fighting Scots in scoring with 26 points. Panthers, Trojans post hoop wins in season openers Kyle Matteson went from being an All­ State football player to a basketball star Tuesday night as Delton Kellogg opened its varsity season with a 72-63 road win over Otsego. Matteson, a Class B All-State standout fourth quarter, however. Lowell out­ scored Lakewood 16-11. Coach Mark Farrell's Lakewood squad made 13-of-18 from the free throw line and connected on three. 3-pointers. Jason Dow led Lakewood with 4 rebounds and Jeremy Frost dished out 5 as a defensive back, scored a game-high 27 points, including a 12-of-14 performance at the free throw line and a assists. "We had trouble putting the ball in the hole." Coach Farrell said. "We played three-pointer. "Matteson played a good all-around floor game." Delton Kellogg Coach Jim Hogoboom said. Otsego led 11-10 after the first quarter, but scored 30 points in the second stanza to forge ahead 40-25. A Josh Dahn tip-in as time expired put the Panthers up by the 15-point margin. Hogoboom's squad led 51-37 after three frames and maintained its dominance throughout the fourth quarter as well. "This is a real outstanding start for us; I'm real pleased." Hogoboom said. "The kids responded well and handled their (Otsego) pressure." Matteson was not the only Panther to play a gem of a game. Denny Bourdo added 14 markers, Robert Boyle had 12 and Jeff Humbarger added 10. One key in the big Delton Kellogg triumph was free throw shooting. The Panthers made 22-of-32 overall and 15-of22 in the fourth quarter. good defense and the kids really hustled. We had two chances to go ahead or tie." MIDDLEVILLE 81 MAPLE VALLEY 41 Ken VanRyn tallied 20 points. Andrew Hillman 17 and Dan Finkbeiner 15 as the Trojans rolled to a big Barry County hard court victory. "I'm really hap?}, on opening night you never know what to expect." Middleville Coach Kurt Holzhueter said. "They made a little run and we got a little TK's Ken VanRyn (30) scored a game-high 20 points, a total that included three. 3-pointers in the second half. LOWELL 53 LAKEWOOD 52 Luke Farrell scored 17 and Matt Cramer added 11 as the Vikings opened their with a 58-26 triumph over East Grand Rapids Dec. 7. Drew Bowman led all scorers with 12 points and Drew Whitney pumped in 10 markers. Scott Larsen and Justin Pratt the winners. Bowman pulled down 6 rebounds and made 5 steals. B J. Donnini dished out 4 assists and made 2 steals. Eltzroth collected 6 caroms. Andy Logan had an assist and 3 steals and Cullen Me Keough each scored 6 points. Adam Case had 6 rebounds, while Josh Bemheisel and Larsen each pulled down 5 boards. Bobby Beyer and Joey Aspinall had 2 steals and dished out 3 assists. The win was especially gratifying after the Gold lost a 37-33 decision to Pinewood Dec. 3. Bowman tallied 12 points versus Pinewood, Deming 10 and McKeough the Gold team which beat Pinewood 46­ 28 Dec. 3. Joey Aspinall led all scorers with 11 added 6 markers. Bowman pulled down 5 rebounds and made 4 steals, while McKeough collected quarters. Paul Baird and Justin VanAlstine topped Maple Valley's scorebook with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Coach Mike Booher's Lions had their problems stopping the Trojans' attack. "They're (Middleville) very talented." Booher said. "We shoot the ball okay, but we don't get enough shots." 36-23. Nick Gielarowski topped the team with 6 points and Kyle Arnie added 5 markers. Daryl Minton made 4 steals. Jerry Edmonds. Tom Rowse and Gielarowski had 3 rebounds. each made 4 steals. The win was the second of the week for points. Larsen scored 6. Case. Aspinall and Larsen each had big nights on the glass, collecting 9. 8. and 7 rebounds respectively. Whitney and Joe The Rutland the error. The First Baptist Church of Hasting s Adult Choir & Orchestra Invite You to Dec. 11, 7:00 p.m. Dec. 12 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Dec. 13 6:00 p.m. .Vursrn, IS pox^lrtl and a love ojjennq u-ill be taken C Located at 309 E Woodlawn. 2461 Heath Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 (616' 948-2194 Love 200-500. Women's High Games & Series - R. Burch 162; B. Bodo 180-448; B. Norris 161; K. Love 179-498. 616 948 8004 7 132-277; K Harper 102-290. Bowlerettes ing 18.5-29.5; Hecker Insurance 18-30. Good Games and Series - P. Frith 161­ 461; D. Snyder 202-536; T. Christopher 179; E. UInch 199-471; B. Hathaway 171­ 484; N Goggins 157-405; S. Mernll 182; J. Pettcngill 161; M Dull 159; L. Elliston PAPER DRIVE f' >* December 4 through December 14 Hastings Kmart Parting Lot Sponsored by the United Methodist Men Group of Hastings U First United Methodist Church. 1 ACCOUNTING CLERK 911 EMERGENCY | Home Address Signs ing BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 37 1-2-18 1/2; Advanced Commercial Printers 32 1/2­ 23 1/2; TVCCU 31-25; Friends 29-27; Woodmansee Sawmill 28-28; Pin Seekers 26 1/2-29 1/2; Hastings Bowlers 25 1/2-30 1/2; Mosteller Graphics 14-42. Menk High Games & Series - S. Hause 181; G. Snyder 204; K Phenix 198; B. Green .............................................................. 0-1 White............................................................... 0-1 • Game Results Black 9 vs. Green 2; Blue 4 vs. White 2. Adult Basketball League Blairs Landscaping.....................................1-0 Other Body Shop ....................................... 1-0 FIcxFab Black............................................... 1-0 McNeils Law Firm ..................................... 1-0 Drill Team.......................................................1-0 Richies Koffce Shop.................................. 1-0 Hastings Merchants.................................... 0-0 Lakewood Merchants©-1 Pr Jammers....................................................0-1 FIcxFab Red ................................................. 0-1 FIcxFab Blue................................................. 0-1 Mainstrect Savings Bank.......................... 0-1 Murphy’s......................................................... 0-1 Game Results Blair Landscaping 61 vs. Murphy 47; Mainstrect Savings Bank 55 vs. Other Body Shop 77; FIcxFab Blue 50 vs. FIcxFab Black 94; FIcxFab Red 34 vs McNeils Law Firm 66; PR Jammers 34 vs. Drill Team 57; ther received by the Planning Commission at said hear­ number listed below. 1/2; Hastings Bowl 22; Varneys 22. Good Games and Series - J. McKeough 184-453; O. Gillons 158-441; J. Ruthruff 175-439; D. Mayhew 149-424; C. Fox 150­ 399; J. Rabley 143-370; L. Jackson 170; P. Hamilton 154; C. Swinkunas 151; C. Etts 138; S. Teunessen 136; J. Kruger 119. Kent Oil Co. 31.5-16.5; Bennett Indus­ tries 27-21; Farmer's Feed 26-22; Hamilton Excavating 23-25; Carlton Center Bulldoz­ CORRECTION A Christmas musical and drama Charter Township Clerk at the address or telephone Thursday A.M. Question Marks 37 1/2; What Happened 32; Just Us 30; Boomer* Girls 23 1/2-32 YMCA of Barry County Adult Indoor Soccer League Black................................................................. 1-0 Blue ................................................................. i-0 Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary rea­ sonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ot printed mate' lal being considered at the heanng. to individuals witti disabilities, upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland 147-355. Boys Good Games - I. Weeks 158; B. Huss 153; M. Spidel 139; K. Burton 132; M Miller 128; M Ulrich 129; B Lehman 140; B. Heath 158-435; N. Taylor 161-445; T. Pennington 205-565; D. Staines 210-475; D. Bartimus 198-576; C. Gales 137; K. Covey 191; D. Greenfield 153. 316; M Veras 123-308; C. Shellenbarger Lakewood High School. An article on page 12 of the Dec. 3 Hastings Banner mis-identiried Dow. The Banner regrets Written comments will be received from any interest­ ed persons concerning the loregoing application by the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time dunng regular business hours up to the dele of the heanng on December 16.1998. and may be fur­ 224-425; P. Henncy 153-420; D. Humphrey 147-414; N.Wnght 152-369; A Roobol High Games and Series - D. Snider 181; B. Thurston 211-584; L. Apsey 201; K. Ward 146; T. Shaffer 185-482; S. Knight 145; K. Matthews 146; C. Guernsey 178; L. Tilley 226-554; S. Varney 183; P. VanOost YMCA NEWS The Father’s Gift of Love Special Exception Use Permit to allow her to pursue a home occupation to do dog grooming, in her home. The property is located at 1739 Iroquois Trail and is desenbed as: Lot 20. Algonquin Shores Saturday Majors Boys High Game and Series - B Kirby 181-486; L Laubaugh 185-448; J. Butler Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 40-20; Farmers Insur­ ance 36-24; Gavin Ford 35-25; Mills Land­ ing 33-27; Hastings Bowl 32-28; Miller Excavating 31-25; Cedar Creek Grocery 30-30; NAPA Giris 29-27; Shamrock Tav­ ern 25-35; Pet World 23-37; Stefano* 21­ 35; True Value 21-39. 124; J. Shoebndge 123; T. Main 108; A. Township Planning and Zoning Commission will con­ duct a hearing on Wednesday. December 16. 1998. commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter To act upon a request of Michelle Zylema lor a 28-24; Hallifax 27-25; Lifestyles 24-28; Secbcr’s Auto 23 1/2-28 1/2; Misfits 21-31; Farmer’s Feed 19-33 High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 265-609; E. Ulrich 204-560; K. Sutfin 211­ 546; T. Christopher 185-513; S. Pennington 182-504; B. Collier 181-475; N. Varney 172-435; B. Planck 161-401; L. Yoder 170­ 481; B Miner 171-462; E. Moore 152-421; D. Keller 138-373; P. Frederickson 175; S. Women Good Games and Series - D. Cooley 181; B. Davenport 173-457; K. Keeler 170; B. Faul 179; R. Brummell 182­ 464; L. Lawson 178-465; S. Haight 181­ 510; S. Keeler 183; T. Pennington 184-489; J. Madden 181; D. Bartimus 202; S. VanDcnburg 203-565; S. McKee 205-584; P Ramey 171-496; H. Service 188-467; S. Smith 158; P. Kelly 181-460; D. Pennington 169-477; A. Zink 113; B. Roush 187-527; J. Lancaster 158; L. Gray 167-406; L. Bar­ num 234-568. Mens Good Games and Series - M. Keeler 180; A. Taylor 216-557; K. Bushee 209-553; S. Gillons 189-532; D Sean 173; H. Service 163; R. Haight 196; K. Meaney 185; K. McDonald 173; B. Madden Jr. 226­ 577; M. Lydy 204-501; M. McKee 207; D. Service 189; T. Ramey 154; M. Kasinsky 220-621; R. Fay 211; J. Zink 219-576; R. Roush 216; V Hall 246-628; C. Gray 176; J. Barnum 244-590. UInch 100; M Walker 103. Girts High Games and Series - T. Huss 125-333; A. Mam 113-327; C. Shumway 112-324; A. Faber 111-318; A Boger 121­ Arens each had 3 steals. Charier Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 36-16; Nashville Chiro 33-19; Mace's Ph. 32 1/2-19 1/2; Valley Realty 31­ 21; Nashville “5" 28-24; Eye and Ent Spec. Friday Night Mixed 9 and A Wiggle 41 1/2-18 1/2; Cook Jackson 41-19. Late Comers 39 1/2-20 1/2; Brushworks 34 1/2-25 1/2; Thomapple Manor 34-26; Get Luckys 33-27; Ramblers 32-28; Bad Habit II 29-31; No Whiners 28­ 32; Missing 2 28-32; Cousins 28-32; All But One 27-33; Heads Out 26-34; Ten Pins 26-34; Two BK's 26-34; Rocky 4 23-37; Sears and Service 22 1/2-37 1/2; Mercy 21­ 39. • 8th Grade Blue Grand Rapids. 54-31. James Kimmel scored 6 points and Joel Gibbons added 5 points. Brian Hurless dished out 3 assists. Blaise Stanhope had 2 blocked shots and Don Converse collected 6 rebounds. NOTICE OF HEARING RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HEREBY: Womens High Games and Series - M. Wieland 190-507; Y Markley 191-487; R. 198-511; C Hurless 147; K. Fowler 170; KEberly 128-326. The Hastings' Blue team fell to East The All-Barry County boys cross country team included Joel Dow of IS Brodock 170-473; C. Jcstck 161; C Allman 161; B. Terry 223-603 Merrill 193; L. Hallifax 173; E. Vanasse 178; B. High 171; W. Barker 170; C. Bish­ op 160; M. Matson 159; D. Bums 159; L. Elliston 501; G. Otis 499. The seventh grade Blue team lost a hard-fought game to East Grand Rapids. 5 caroms. NOTICE 167-458; R Schlachtcr 197-472; W. Wood­ mansee 179-483; P. Tcrpcning 175; G. Forbey 187-476; K McDonald 171-460; W 556. 7th Grade Blue Monday action. John Deming scored 12 points and Dustin Bowman 10 to lead the Gold. David Eltzroth and Aaron Snider each added 6 markers. Ten players scored for 162; J. Beckwith 175-456; M. Schondelmaycr 191; J. Mercer 174; G. Waggoner Murphy 163-467; F. Girrbach 190-450. G. Potter 168; J. Arps 161; S. Glasgow 206­ 7th Grade Gold The Gold eagers upped its record to 4-1 Phillips 181-464; S. Landis 161; C. Curtis 158-456; J McMillon 199-511; M Snyder 184-480; S. Glasgow 188-551; S. Purdum 165. Senior Citizens Jesick 33; M&Ms 3l;Moucoulis 29; Hall 28; Woodmansee 28; Fncnd 28; Sny­ der 28; Vrogindcwcy 26; Brodock 26; Kuempel 25; No One 25; Nash 25; Lcthcoe 23; Wieland 21; Schlachtcr 19; Brewer 17. Mens High Games and Series - N. thaler 174-487; B Adgatc 169-462; R. Wieland 164; L. Markley 171; G. Teachman guys got in the scoring column." Middleville led 32-15 after the first quarter. 47--27 at half and 64-35 after three Gold hoop team wins, 54-5! Hastings' eighth grade Gold basketball Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 38; Budweiser 31 1/2; Kelley 's Kcglcrs 26 1/2; B & R Testing 24; Row die Girls 22 1/2; Landis Ladies 22; Girrbach's 22; Dewey's Auto 22; T & M Lassies 21; Hastings Bowl 21; Coldwell Banker 20; Basket Babes 17 1/2. High Games and Series - G.Gibson 164; K. Covey 172-464; B. Moore 176; M. Eaton 179-455; M Wieland 165; B. John­ son 168-461; M. Kill 165; S. Smith 162; R. Shaplcy 196-522; S. Nash 161; B. Daven­ port 175-477; D VanCampen 179-485; D. Kelley 180-468; L. Thomason 162; J. complacent, but then we put the press back on and things improved. A lot of the season with a tough loss against the Red Arrows. Lake wood led by one point (16-15) after the first quarter, by four (28-24) at half and by four (41-37) after three. In the team defeated East Grand Rapids 54-5 in Recreation Bowling #3 Hastings Bowl 37; Fairchild Oil 28; Freeport Elevator and Ball Busters 25 and Barry Automotive 21. Good Games and Series - B Buehler 536; B King 221-221-612; H Wattles 554. T Wieland 505; R Wieland 201-500; S. Anger 546. B Barkhuff 214-545; E. Jack­ son 545. Nate K. 510; J. Henncy 209-522; D J James 201-523. 4 • • • • We have an immediate opening for an accounting clerk at our main office in Hastings. This full-time position requires basic accounting, computer skills in a win­ dows environment; and experience working with Excel spreadsheets. Previous banking expenence desirable but will train the right candidate. We offer a competitive hourly rate and an attractive ben­ efit package. Apply at the Personnel office, Hastings City Bank. 150 W. Court St., Hastings, Ml 49058. EOE/M/F. Required by new Barry County Ordinance 19.95 ea. - 2 or more •17.95 ea. Made while you wait - 5 minutes Call & Pick Up Mailed same day (*3.00 postage) Installation available Action Signs tacrons from E W Blunt) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings (616) 948-8618 or ToU Free 888-577-7446 I Richies Koffee Shop 64 vs. Lakewood Mer­ chants 55. Adult Volley ball League Final Standings A League Bob’s Gun and Tackle............................. 51-3 Netsctters ....................................................49-5 ICS.............................................................. 34-20 Ranger Die Inc.......................................... 21-33 Ray James Electromechanical.......... 16-38 Manpower.................................................. 16-38 Goodenough Goodies........................... 11-43 B League National Bank.......................................... 34-11 Cascade Home Improvements.......... 30-15 Quality Roofing..................................... 18-27 Benner Logging/McDonalds.............. 15-27 Backc Construction................................ 11-28 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1998 - Page 15 Hastings Mutual employees receive service awards Hastings Mutual honored its employees for their years ot service to the company at a special ceremony last Friday. Here, employees honored for being with the company for five years are pictured. They include (front, from left) Bill Wallace. Loma Dickinson. Deb Lukas, Laura Jarman. Teresa Simon. Jodi Eggleston, Duane Bower, (back, from left) Charlie Johnson. Barb Allen. Panda Engierth, Tom Clark. Harold Goodrich, Anna Lewis, and Ellen Hugar. Not pictured is Joy Hill. President and CEO Bill Wallace presented Caryl Hurless a gift certificate for being with the company 30 years. All employees were given a gift certificate with the exception of Joan Logan, who received a broach. LEGAL NOTICE Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD November 11,1996 All Board Members present and 5 guests Approved agenda, previous board meeting minutes and treasurer s report Motion approved to waive extra fees for special assessment sewer Mhng errors Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (12/10) State of Michigan Probate Court County ot Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No. 96-2247B-IE Estate of Ove M Mason Social Security No Recognized tor 25 years of service were (from left) Cindy Beckwith. Joan Logan. Bonnie Waite, and Dan Stanton. Recognized tor 20 years of service were (from left) Sue Hunt, Judy Armstrong, Kathy Jarrard, Bonnie Hanford, and Sheila Barnard. Not pictured is Henrietta Coenen. 363*16*5265 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing was held on 12-6-98 in the probate courtroom, Hostings. ?Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Ralph Mason requesting Ralph Mason be appointed personal representative of Estate of Olive M Ma­ son who lived at 5290 Coats Grove Rd. Hast­ ings. Michigan and who died 8-17-98. and re­ questing also the will of the deceased dated 3-25­ 96 and codicils dated 12-13-97 be admitted to probate Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Dated 12-7-98 James J Goutooze (P44497) 629 W State St Ste 203 Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 945-2255 Ralph Mason 5290 Coats Grove Rd Hastings Ml 49058 (12*10) State of Michigan Honored tor 15 years of service were (from left) Ann Carpenter. Doug Griggs, Tim Keesee. Sharon Cole and Brenda Jones. Honored for 10 years of service were (front, from left) Machelle Mills. Steve Walker, Marcia Bowman, (back, from left) Rich Baden. Ken Leaird, Chuck Lindeman and Agnes Karas. Not pictured are Kathy Staup and Mike Warren. Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate Ale No. 98-22497-SE Estate of Lewis H Godfrey Social Security No 370-10-9695 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest m the estate may be barred or af­ Man convicted of attempting to write bad check sentenced attempted uttering and publishing and was sentenced in Circuit Court Friday to four restitution you order. I give you my word, you will not see me in this court again.** As part of his sentence. Hamlett was ordered to spend two years on probation and to pay $909 restitution. $250 in court costs, a $250 fine and a $60 crime victim fee. He will be allowed to perform commu­ months in the Barry County Jail. Ian Michael Hamlett. 22. was trying to nity service work in exchange for one of his fines and costs. obtain funds to pay his rent and buy gro­ ceries when he wrote the checks on May 7. He was also given 49 days credit for time already spent in the Barry County Jail "I recognize you didn't have the same by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A Nashville man originally charged with three felony counts of writing bad checks pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of 1998. his attorney Michael McPhil-lips told Judge James Fisher. "He does not use drugs." said McPhillips. disputing a report that alleged he was trying to obtain drug money "I have seen absolutely no evidence he's in­ volved with drugs or alcohol, other than a couple of beers once in a while." Hamlett originally was charged with three counts of writing checks for $73. fected by the hearng NOTICE A hearing will be held on i 6-99 at n "I did not commit this crime for drugs." Hamlett told Fisher "That does not make it right and I will pay any amount of 200 pm m the probate courtroom Hastings Michigan be'ore Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Richard Ziegler requesting Doug Worgess be appointed personal representative of Estate of Lewis H Godfrey who lived at 6395 S Bedford Road Hastings Michigan and who died Choose a Gift Worth Opening -C* This holiday season choose a gilt guaranteed to delight. Consult our expert stall for honest answers and honest prices on any of our fine |ewelry. Jeweler • Gemologist • Goldsmith direction most have when growing up. but al 22 years old. you have to take be admitted to probate Credrtors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 Notice is further given that the estate will then be • 136 East State St., Hasting* 43 E. Eighth St., Holland 948-9884 392-1266 i>pcn Mondays Thru Christmas • Hours Mon - Thur* •* V*-* 30. Fn 9 30-7, Sat 930-5 responsibility for yourself." said Fisher. "I 11-26-98. and requesting also the will of the de ceased dated 2-1 -98 and codoH dated 11 -23-98 months of the date of publication of this notice THOMAS A. DAVIS assigned to entitled persons appearing of record Dated 12-7-98 James J Goutooze (P44497) 629 W State St Ste 203 Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-2255 Doug Worgess 55 N McCamly think you arc able and willing to do that " Battle Creek Ml ^Qfornapplc ^7- J $100 and $200. felonies carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison each The attempted uttering and publishing charge to which he pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of fivi years in prison fen 3-11 RN SUPERVISOR We currently have one lull time opening on our 2nd shift for an RN Supervisor. Candidates should have l.TC and supervisory experience. Interested candidates should submit a completed application with attached resume to the Director of Nursing Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 4W5K FOE (12-10) �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1996 Car-semi accident kills two area women A 50-year-old Caledonia woman and her mother from Middleville both were killed Saturday morning in a car-semi accident at the comer of 84th Street and Alden Nash Avenue in Kent County. Authorities said Linda Marshall, the driver, had slopped at the intersection in the fog and then pulled into the path of an on­ coming semi-truck driven by William Abraham. 46. of Mason, which was head­ ing south on Alden Nash (M-50). Marshall was killed instantly in the collision. Her mother. Myrt McDiarmid. 69. who was a passenger in the back seat, also was killed in the crash. A passenger in the front seat. Nancy Voogd. 45. of Middleville, was taken to Spectrum Health East (Blodgett) in Grand Rapids, where she is listed in serious con­ dition. She also is a daughter of McDi- Cascade Meijer in the customer service de­ armid's. The driver of the bread truck was treated at Spectrum East for a back injury and later partment. Among her survivors are her husband. Steve; two sons, Brian P. Marshall of Hastings and Chris H. Marshall of Clarksville; a daughter. Karen Carey of was released. All of the occupants of Marshall's Pon­ tiac Bonneville were pinned inside the ve­ hicle. An air bag inside the car deployed and police said all three were wearing seat belts. The three women apparently were start­ ing on an annual trip to go Christinas shopping in Frankenmuth. Voogd also is a neighbor of McDiarmid's in Middleville. Marshall, a 1956 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School, attended Chic Uni­ versity of Cosmetology. She had just en­ rolled at the Travel Education Institute and had been employed for 12 years by the Delton man killed in Kalamazoo crash A 38-year-old Delton man who was ap­ parently on his way to work early Nov. 24 was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Kalamazoo's Comstock Township, accord­ ing to the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs de­ His funeral was held Nov. 27 at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton and burial was at Prairieville Cemetery. The incident remains under investigation, police said Wednesday. partment. Police said Rodney Douglas Roe. of 10963 W. Pine Lake Road in Delton, was traveling south through a green light on Sprinkle Road at about 6:40 a m. when a northbound Sprinkle Road vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Melinda Petertil of Coloma apparently turned into his path as she at­ tempted to head west on East G Avenue. Roe. whom police said was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo while Peter­ Rodney Roe TONNEAU COVER for Ford F-scries pickup. Fits 8* box through 1996. Less than 2 years old. cost $325. new, $150. Bedliner for full size Ford 8* box through 1996 - excellent condition $75. Call 623-8891. ( hri simas lit ms FAIRVIEW PINES CHRIST­ MAS TREE FARM: CHOOSE AND CUT. M-37 BETWEEN HASTINGS AND MIDDLEVILLE ACCROSS FROM BARRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. FRASER FIR, DOUGLAS FIR, SCOTCH PINE. BLUE SPRUCE UP TO 14FTM AND WREATHS. ALSO. TREE WRAPPING. OPEN SUN­ DAY-FRIDAY 11-5, SATUR­ DAY 9-5. ( aril ()/ I hanks THE FAMILY OF CARL HULA wishes to thank the many friends, neighbors and relatives who gave us such sup­ port with their presence, phone calls, (lowers, donations, cards, Kyera and loving thoughts. inis to the Beeler Funeral Home, to Father LeBlanc and Father Fisher for their com­ forting services. A special thanks to sister Laurel .Jendrasiak and Robin Petersen for their readings and to Jodie Pratt for her eulogy. Eva Hula, Robert and Fran Hula, Adrian and Bonnie Briggs,Grandchil­ dren and Great Grandchil­ dren. In Mtinonam IN LOVING MEMORY OF GLEN W. HESS 7/4/34-6/22/ 97. The Chnslmas season is near You are thought about in so many ways You arc dearly missed by all. Merry Christmas! Let God be with you Sadly missed by your wife, Beulah and son. Bill. IN LOVING MEMORY of Everett Poll, Jr. who God called home 1 year ago, Dec. 6,1997. We thought of you with love today, hut that is nothing new. We thought about you yester­ day, and the days before that too. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name. All we hate is memories • your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake with this we’ll never part. God has you now in Heaven, we have you in our hearts. Ixrvingly rrmembered and sadly missed by - Thelma, children & grand­ children, mother, sister, broth­ ers, and friends. 'L'< < II""' mi' OWN YOUR OWN aoparel. shoe, lingerie, bridal, gift or $1 store. Includes inventory, fix­ tures, buying trip, training. Mini­ mum investment $18,900 Call Liberty Opportunities (501)327­ 8031_______________________ STOP: I Lost 21 lbs in 7 weeks using a natural, doctor devel­ oped products. Call 616-374­ 7694 weekdays between 8am12noon for more information and free samples Mttbilt 11. <nns ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ menu on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604.___________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad. 1-800-672-9604. REPO: MUSTSELL will look at any offer, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604.___________________ ABANDONED REPO. 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Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. PIANO TUNING, rmairina. rebuilding. Estimates Joe Mix Plano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant Call 945-9888._______ Help Wanted TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, cleaning for your needs. Pickup - drop-off laundry service. 13 years in service. 948-8508 or9459448 leave message_________ NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply at KFC 1320 W. State St.. Hastings. BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS SEEKING ap­ plications from qualified candi­ dates for the position of Distnci Administrator/Business Man­ ager. Knowledge/background in payroll, bookkeeping proce­ dures. grant administration, per­ sonnel and reporting. Knowledge of environmental issues helpful, but not required. Interested can­ didates should submit resumes to BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. 1611 S. HANOVER. STE 105. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 by De­ cember 21, 1998. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen era! labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days. Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk LumbcrCompany. 310 Oak St.. Freeport. Ml EOE WORK AT HOME: Earn $500-$ 1.500 per month part­ time. Cali 888-764-4707 fur free information. Kenneth Koan Sr.. Robert Glenn Decker and Bernard Seybold. accused of molesting the same two boys between 1987 and 1995, pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct at their cir­ cuit court arraignments Friday. Koan is charged with eight counts of first degree and three counts of second de­ gree criminal sexual conduct with a boy under the age of 13. 12 counts of first de­ gree child abuse and with being an habitual offender. Each first degree count on the sex charges carries a maximum possible sen­ tence of life in prison, while the second de­ gree sex charges and the child abuse charges each carry a maximum possible sentence of 15 years in prison. The habitual charge compounds the sen­ tence one and one-half times the maximum sentence on the primary offense. Koan. 42, is accused for forcing the boys, his sons to have oral and anal sex and of causing injuries to the older son dur­ Koan, who is currently lodged in the Bany County Jail on $500,000 bond. Koan's court appointed attorney Carol Jones Dwyer tried unsuccessfully Friday to Ca//...The Hastings BANNER»945-9554 REFRIGERATOR Sided by side. ice & water in the door. Wm $999. new - $300. takes it home. 948-0582. Among her survivors, besides her hus­ band and daughter, Nancy, are another daughter. Margie Vruggink of Hudsonville; sons Jim R McDiarmid of Middleville and Steven R. 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A not guilty plea was entered on his be­ half and a Dec. 17 pretrial hearing was scheduled He is also charged with being an habitual offender. According to a preliminary examination transcript. Klawiter is accused of taking two hand-held, two-way radios and the chargers, worth about $700 each, while working a weekend shift at the Woodlawn Avenue insurance company. The radios were later allegedly recovered by F&M officials from Klawilet’s car. A Dec. 17 pretn al conference has been scheduled. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of 10 years in prison and or pay a $5,000 fine. • Kress Albert Hanson of Melrose. Fla., who previously was scheduled to be sen­ tenced on a second degree home invasion conviction, pleaded guilty to absconding, forfeiting his bond, and was sentenced to spend two years to four years in prison. Hanson was also given a two year to 7 1/2 year prison sentence on the conviction of attempted home invasion, which oc­ curred July 1. 1996, in Orangeville Town­ ship. The sentences will be served concur­ rently. POLICE BERT Woman finds TVs stolen from home ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP - Two television sets worth about $800 were discovered missing from a home in the 7000 block of West Lake Road Dec. 2. according to a have the bond reduced. "This gentleman has never been charged report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The resident told police she left the frome at 11 a.m. and returned at 2:15 p.m. to find or convicted of any property crimes other than these victims," said Dwyer. "They are not residents of this county and he poses no danger to P residents of this county." one door kicked open and other door left open. Missing were one 20-inch television and one 19-inch television set. police reported. But Judge James Fisher disagreed and de­ nied Dwyer’s motion to reduce Koan's Three confess to smashing mailboxes bond. "He has eight counts of first degree CSC and another 15 counts against him," said BARRY TOWNSHIP - Two 17-year-old boys and a 16-year-old girl may be charged with malicious destruction of property for smashing up to 20 mailboxes on Cobb, Fisher. It seems he does pose a substantial threat to the public." Decker, 61, of Delton, is charged with four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of being an habitual offender. A motion by attorney Mark Doster to re­ duce Decker's bond from $25,000 cash or surety to a personal recognizance bond was also denied. "This is a crime committed at least six years ago and the only evidence is the tes­ timony of these boys." said Doster. "There is a chance Mr. Decker will be found not guilty and he would have spent a substan­ tial amount of time in jail." Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley objected to Decker being released on his own recognizance. "Mr. Decker is charged with a serious of­ fense and could spend considerable time in The incident remains under investigation. Osborne. Gurd. Goodrich and Lacy roads Nov. 2. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. The suspects live on Kingsbury Road, Harrington Road and Dowling Road, police said. Authorities were able to locate the trio after one victim was able to get the license plate number of the blue van the suspects were driving when the incidents occurred between 9 and 10 p.m.. police said. Though only 12 victims reported the damage, the suspects confessed to smashing up to 20 mailboxes with an aluminum baseball bat during their spree that night. One of the suspects also confessed to shooting a paintball at a home, police reported. Some of the boxes have been replaced by the parents of the suspects Charges are still pending. Girl turns in father for drug use HASTINGS - A 13-year-old Hastings girl who apparently no longer wants to live with her custodial father turned him to authorities for possession of marijuana, according to a report by the Hastings City Police Department. Police found five bags of marijuana, contraband and marijuana seeds in the home of the 40-year-old man. they reported. Charges of possession of marijuana are pending against the man prison." said Crowley. "He also has an ex­ tensive criminal history." Decker, whom the boys testified paid their father food stamps in exchange for oral sex with them between 1991 and 1995. is scheduled for a Dec. 17 pretrial hearing. Seybold, 24, of Saint Charles, Mich., is charged with one count of first degree crim­ inal sexual conduct for allegedly coercing the older victim to have oral sex with him in exchange for a cigarette sometime be­ tween 1992 and 1994. waived his arraign­ ment and a not guilty plea was entered. A Dec. 17 pre-trial was set for Seybold. who is free on his own recognizance. In other cou: • business: • Rickey Lee Lewis. 35, of Ver­ montville, pleaded guilty to one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct with children under the age of 13 in Barry County's 56-1 District Court Wednesday In exchange for his guilty plea, six counts of first degree criminal sexual con­ duct are to be dismissed at the time of his Dec. 28. Circuit Court sentencing. \alii>nal \tls ELECTRICIAN/APPRENTICE to $19.25/hr. ♦ full benefits' On job training. (616)­ 949-2424 Joblinc Fee.________ The funeral for both Marshall and McDiarmid was held Wednesday. Dec. 9. al the Beeler Funeral Chapel in Middleville with the Rev. Ralph Ludwick officiating. Interment for Marshall was in Winch­ ester Cemetery in Byron Center. Interment for McDiarmid was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to COURT News boy testified last month. A Jan. 7 pretrial hearing has been set for Banner CLASSIFIEDS ■ worked for the last two years in the produce section at the Cascade Meijer. boys to touch him inappropriately. All but two of be charges relate to inci­ dents that occurred at Koan's Hastings home while two incidents occurred in a Baltimore Township bunting cabin, the Wednesday Roe. who was bom in Battle Creek, was employed for the past year at Manin Steel I »r Sul, Marshall. McDiarmid. a native of Hastings, gradu­ ated from Freeport High School in 1947 and she and her husband. Bob. celebrated cup/Arnie's Bakery for 25 years and had ing an altercation. He is also accused of coercing one of the til. who was wearing a seat belt, was treated for her injuries and released. Her passenger. Ronald Dulhik. 18. of Kalamazoo also was treated and released. A charge of negligent homicide is being sought against Petertil. police said in Kalamazoo, and was married to Tracy Farr in 1988. Middleville, and a granddaughter, Hope their 50th wedding anniversary on May 18, 1997. She had been employed by Butter­ • Frank Heacock (I, 37, of Hastings, had his sentence on a conviction of fourth de­ gree criminal sexual conduct delayed for one year while he serves probation. Heacock was convicted Nov. 12 of using force or coercion to accomplish sexual con­ tact with a girl under the age of 13 on June 6 in Rutland Township. "There's no reason for you to be in this position." Fisher told Heacock. "I hope you are ashamed of yourself. You should be. I'm sure you're a good person when you're sober." No one hurt in school bus accident THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Thornapple Kellogg School bus carrying 13 children was smick by a car early Dec. 7 as it was backing out of a driveway at 108th Street and North M-37. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. > "As it was backing out. it was clipped by a car in the back end." said Sgt. Steve Harper. "No one was injured and the driver of the car was not hurt." The 59-year-old Middleville woman was cited for speeding, he said. Accident sends woman to hospital THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - An 18-year-old Middleville woman was cited for failure to yield the right of way Dec. 3 after an accident io which she suffered minor injuries, according to a report by the Middleville Police Department. Officer Joe Booher said Rebecca Ulrich was southbound on M-37 when she apparently turned into the path of a northbound vehicle, driven by Scon Adams. 21. of Hastings. Ulrich, who was attempting to enter the parking lot of Pastoor's grocery store when the accident occurred, was taken by Thomapple Township Emergency Services to Pennock Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries and released. Adams was reportedly not hurt in the accident. Accident victim may face charges CASTELETON TOWNSHIP - An Illinois woman now living in Bellevue, who was hurt in a rollover accident Nov. 28, was released from Spectrum Hospital Tuesday. Shannon Gene Lemmons. 24, was airlifted from the scene of the crash at M-79 and Morgan Road to Spectrum, where she initially was listed in serious condition at the Grand Rapids hospital. Lemmons, whom police said was driving the pickup truck when the accident occurred, may be charged with an operating under the influence in an accident causing injury, according to a report by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. A passenger in the truck. Jeffrey Neil Johnson. 28. also of Bellevue, was treated and admitted to Pennock Hospital in Hastings after the crash. He also has been released. Johnson could face a charge of allowing an intoxicated subject to drive, police said. Police said the couple's vehicle was westbound on M-79 near Morgan Road when it collided with an embankment and culvert. After impact, the vehicle went airborne, traveled 47 feet through the air and landed on its top Lemmons and Johnson, who did not use seat belts, were pinned in the vehicle and unresponsive when the officers arrived. �i he Hastings Banner - Thursday December 10 1996 - Page 17 Nashville man on parole sentenced for firearm COUNTY, cont. from page I ford and Debbie Massimino. both two-year terms; Joy Dunham. Robert Lewis. Juanita Shelly Sulscr Staff Writer A 29-year-old Nashville man who was free on parole is back behind bars for at least six months on a felony conviction of The shots landed in the woods all around the property owner, who was not hit. Goodenough initially told police he had not been in possession of a gun and that it was his friend that had fired the shots at a Slocum and Robert Edwards, three-year terms. • Agreed to have Cheryl Banh handle the administration of the 1998 Community Development Block Grant for refurbishing being a felon in'possession of a firearm while hunting with a friend Oct. 12 in pheasant Goodenough ultimately pleaded no con­ test to the charge and to being a habitual offender. A misdemeanor charge of reckless existing homes. • Discussed briefly a "smoking problem” by Maple Grove Township. Scott Vem Goodenough was arrested af­ ter a property owner accused him of firing four shots at him shortly after asking him and a fnend to leave his properly, according to a repon by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Goodenough, who has two years remain­ ing in his previous prison sentence on a 1993 conviction of operating a "chop shop." could be forced to serve the balance of that term for the parole violation of be­ employed. so it was something he did to benefit his family." McNeill told Judge James Fisher that Goodenough has done well on parole and his main concern is for his wife. Deb. "I made a mistake and that cost me my freedom." said Goodenough "I would very much like to move on with my life. I'd like to have a dwelling for my wife and son. I’d like to do my sentence here and with the Michigan Department of Correc­ ing a felon in possession of a firearm. According to the police report. Goode­ nough and a Hastings man apparently were hunting with 12 gauge shotguns when they told police they accidentally crossed the tions and get back td my wife." "1 don't understand why you would do something so stupid." said Fisher. "Why property line. The property owner, who was in a uee stand bow hunting, descended from the stand to ask the two men to leave the prop­ erty. according to police. The man told police the two men argued with him. then walked to the edge of the at Thomapple Manor, the county-owned medical care facility. The Manor is the only county building where tobacco smok­ ing is permitted indoors. Commissioner John Barnett said he would like the prob­ lem investigated use of a firearm was dismissed. "Mr. Goodenough acknowledges he made a mistake." said his attorney. Gordon Shane McNeill. "He was hunting, he's un­ you were out hunting is beyond me and why you would get into a hassle with property line. After walking about 100 yards past the property line, they turned around and fired four shuts into the air toward his location, someone is beyond me. In addition to his jail sentence, he was ordered to spend six months on probation and was given credit for 36 days served. His jail sentence will be served consecu­ tively with his pending parole violation according to police. sentence Fire damages young couple’s home Jon and Tall! Holliwill had recently remodeled an upstairs bedroom for their new baby, said family and neighbors who watched as firefighters worked to snuff out the flames at the family's 180 E. Brogan Road home Wednesday. The baby's room ‘was destroyed by the fire, which was reported by a passerby at about 120 p.m. The cause of the fire was still under investigation at press time Wednesday, but fire officials believe it was accidental. At least four rooms in the large home were damaged by fire, water and smoke. No one was home and no injuries were reported. 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Michigan 49058 " Where Exceeding Your Expectations is a Family Tradition.” (616) 948-8000 Today or toil free 1'888'494-5539 SALES HOURS: Mon. & Wed. until 8: Tues.. Thurs., Fri. until 6; Saturday until 2 SERVICE HOURS: Mon. & Wed. 8-7; Tues.. Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 �I 4 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-12-17.pdf 5a2500c1d5784745d2eab59a6a8e6782 PDF Text Text People talk about library wish list Guest leaves 'em laughing at forum Saxon eagers still unbeaten See Story on Page 2 See Story on Page 3 See Story on Page 11 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Ktl.iKt P-J' 'C! * V’K ANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1998 VOLUME 145, NO. 51 News Briefs: Blood drives set for next week . The Greet Lakei Region of the 'American Red Cross will have consinanity Wood drives from 2 to 6:45 p.m. Monday. Dec. 2I, at the Castle­ ton Township Hall. 915 Reed St. Nashville, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p m ‘ Wednesday. Dec. 23. at Pennock Hos­ pital in Hastings The goal is 60 pints in Nashville and 50 pints at Pennock. Red Cross officials say the holiday time is critical for blood supplies. Parucuiany nceoeu is v-rsegauve. The Red Cross also is accepting do­ nations for the international disaster crisis. The address for mailing dona­ tions is 450 Meadowrun, Hastings. 49058. : Anyone who is at least 17 yean old, : weighs at least 110 pounds, is in rea■sonaNy good health and hasn't given ; blood within 56 days of the dale of the •drive is eligible to contribute. 1 The next regularly scheduled Wood •drive in Hastings will be al the First : Untied Methodist Church Tuesday. 1 Dec. 29. I For more information, call 1-800GIVELIFE Christmas music set at Showcase An evening of Christmas music will be held at the Arby’s Musicians Show­ case at 6:30 tonight in Hastings. Featured will be the group "Beats Settin' Home," which last year per­ formed to a sold-out crowd in Grand Rapids. The group, which was formed in 1981 and performed at the Hastings Summerfest last August, has played throughout the Midwest and has re­ leased one CD. "Good Morning Sun_ shine." and one cassette of Christmas name. The three group members. Bear Betends. Al Exoo and Jim Foerch. are professional educators and well as mu­ sicians. Seating at the Showcase is on a first-come, first-served basis. Lakewood Supt. list down to 6 The Lakewood School Board nar­ rowed the list of candidates for new superintendent to six al last Thursday night's board meeting. The finalists, who will be inter­ viewed Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. Jan. 5. 6 and 7, are David Snook, high school principal al Ionia; Robert Swanson, assistant superinten­ dent al Three Rivers; William Howard, superintendent in Buckley (near Cadil­ lac); Roland Pakonen curriculum direc­ tor al Springport; Gunnard Johnson, high school principal in Haslett, and Richard Gardner, principal at Fort Wayne in Indiana. The interviews will be conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 5. with David Snook at 6 p.m. and Robert Swanson at 7:30; Wednesday. Jan. 6. with William Howard at 6 p.m. and Roland Pakonen at 7:30; and Thursday. Jan. 7. with Gunnard Johnson at 4 p.m. and Richard Gardner at 5:30. The public is invited to the inter­ views. which will be held in the high school media center. More NEWS BRIEFS Appear on Page 2 4 PRICE 50* Rutland gives yellow light to exploring new district library by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer After getting the nod from its attorney, the Rutland Township Board has agreed to proceed with fact-finding efforts on the proposed establishment of a district library with the City of Hastings and Hastings Charter Township. With its unanimous vote Dec. 9, the board passed a resolution declaring that "if the district library agreement is acceptable to the township board, it will adopt a reso­ lution to establish a district library and to sign the agreement." "This (the resolution) binds us to look and explore the need," explained Rutland Township Supervisor Robert Edwards to the board. "The committee will explore the needs, bring back the data and information, then you will decide whether to join." Representing the township on the study committee will be Treasurer Blanche Munjoy and Tniitee Marlin Walters, the board agreed. Rutland Township was the last of the three entities to appoint representatives to the study committee, previously balking at the proposal because of a lack of informa­ tion and cost projections. "We're a little concerned about a quasi­ judicial board setting a millage rate," Ed­ wards said in September. "We're not going io have people say 'why didn't you tell us it was going to cost this much' and then us say we re sorry, we supported the concept, the cost was up to someone else.’" Now that the study committee is ap­ pointed. the group will have the task of providing a list of details to the State Li­ brary of Michigan for approval before the district is legally recognized, which in­ cludes the following: • The number of people on the library board and whether they are elected or ap­ pointed; • Whether the funding bodies are willing to fund it at the current level until a mil­ lage passes; • What the procedure would be to allow another township to join; and • A name for the district library. At the meeting last week, librarian Barb Schondelmayer presented the board with a petition supporting the library concept bearing 28 names. Edwards said the steering committee has presented a total of about 50 names so far. "It’s the people's library and we want to make sure it's got everything the people want in it." said the steering committee's programmer. George Lawsun to the board prior to their vote on the resolution. In other business at the meeting, the board • Voted to grant rezoning requests by Dennis Thiss. Daryl Larke ai»d William Getty; • Granted tentative approval of a housing development project called Smith's Lake­ view Center, to be located on 17 acres be­ tween Airport Road and West State Road, east of Norway Drive. Developers plan to build 27 single fam­ ily homes worth about $11O.(XM) each with on-site wells and septic systems. The area is zoned R2 Residential which requires a minimum lot size of 15.000 square feet. 100-foot minimum 'ot width and 66 foot minimum road fronu^e. DcvJoj/lr Mike P^rg plai/s.tjhuild thL homes on a minimum of 24 000-squarefoot lots, he said. "How far can we go with these housing developments before the state steps in and says we have to provide water and sewer?" Munjoy asked during discussion on the matter, with no response. • Heard a report Dy Edwards that a meet­ ing was scheduled at the Barry County Courts and Law Building for area munici­ pal leaders to review the Barry County Solid Waste Management draft; that the YMCA budget request has been received and that the board has $2.(XX) set aside for the organization and that John Ryan and Burnham and Flower insurance agencies have submitted premium bids for township coverage. Ryan has bid $2,243 and Bumham and Flower has bid $2,986. said Edwards. A decision is expected at the next meet­ ing. Edwards also informed the board that a county-wide meeting will be held at the Barry County Road Commission Jan. 12 between 1 and 3 p.m. to discuss 1999 road repair projects. t He added that a county land use meeting is set for today (Dec. H) at 4:30 p.m. in the Barry County Coons and Law building in Hastings. Warners win lighting contest Tom and Jan Warner's home at 902. S. Broadway in Hastings was once again declared the first place winner in the residential Christmas lighting contest. This is the third time in recent years that the Warners have been awarded top honors. They are pictured here with granddaughter Taylor Warner. The contest is sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Perry Hardin) School liaison officer may be hired by city by David T. Young Editor The City of Hastings soon may try to go after a Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grant to hire a full-time police of­ ficer to work exclusively with local schools. , The City Council Monday night gave Police Chief Jerry Sarver its blessing to talk to the Hastings Area School System about the school liaison program and then New Red Cross service manager hired The American Red Cross of West Cen­ tral Michigan has named Judith Thoresen as the new service center manager for Barry County, Thoresen succeeds Karen Despres, who resigned last October to take a new job in Grand Rapids She also comes on board as the first manager of the local Red Cross as it be­ comes part of the regional chapter. Barry is joining Kent. Ionia and Montcalm counties as members of the West Central Michigan unit. The Barry County Red Cross Board gave final approval Tuesday to the proposed merger with the West Central Michigan chapter, which will be effective Jan. 1. Though the combined chapter will be head­ quartered in Grand Rapids. Thoresen will direct a Hastings Service Center to coordi­ nate Red Cross programs and services in Barry County. The local board will remain in existence as an advisory board and will have two rep­ resentatives serving on the regional board. Most services here will be performed by local volunteers, but many administrative and financial functions will be transferred to the Grand Rapids office. All funds raised in Barry County, how­ ever. will continue to be used to support senices within the county. * Judith Thoresen Services the Red Cross will continue to offer include relief to victims of disasters, including residential fires; collection of blood; assistance to families of service men and women; training in CPR. first aid and other life-saving activities. Thoresen has been an active Red Cross disaster menial health senices volunteer since 1996. Her national disaster assign­ ments have included Hurricane Fran in 1996 and the flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota earlier this year. After she retired from her longtime coun­ seling position in the Cedar Springs school system, she and her husband. Bob. moved to Hastings in 1997 She already has been active in the community through her work with the Barry County Mental Health Bcxird "I'm excited about the opportunity to serve the Red Cross in Barry County." Thoresen said. "I've worked as a disaster volunteer with the work the Red Cross does. ”1 look forward to working with the peo­ ple of Barry County.” she added. "We hope to get lots of volunteers and lots more do­ nations." Pamela Sease. chairwoman of the local Red Cross Board of Directors, said she is enthusiastic about Thoresen's selection, noting that she brings to the job a com­ mitment to the organization and its mis­ sion through her work as a disaster volun­ teer Sease said Thoresen "is just the right person to make new friends for the Red Cross" in the community Thoresen's daughter and son-in-law. Cindy and Jeff Kaczmarczyk, live in Hast­ ings perhaps apply for a three-year federal grant. Sarver told the council that the city's cost would be $11.952 over the first three years and it is proposed that the school dis­ trict match that figure. Meanwhile, the other 75 percent, or a total of $71,712. would be funded by the COPS grant. However, under the program, the schools and the city would be asked to share the an­ ticipated $42,932.73 cost without any fed­ eral assistance during the fourth year. Superintendent Carl Schoessel, in a letter to Sarver, has expressed interest in the pro­ gram. but there are a few bugs that still need to be worked out. One is the money Schoessel wrote to Sarver. "I realize there may be a financial commitment for the school system to make, although 1 un­ derstand that it is possible that the city would cover the entire amount." The City Council wants the schools and city to share the 25 percent match over the three years. Another bug is whether the city police officer would sen. ice the new Star Elemen­ tary School, which is located just outside the city in Hastings Township. That may have to be negotiated with the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Another school in the Hastings district that is outside the city limits is Pleasantview Elementary, which Sarver said the program will not cover because it is too far away. "We have no desire to send an officer to Pleasantview because of the distance and there is no benefit to the city," Sarver ex­ plained to the council. The chief said the liaison officer would dedicate 40 hours a week to all schools in the city, including the high school, middle school, and Central. Northeastern and Southeastern elementaries. Among this officer's duties would be en­ forcement of school rules and criminal laws on school property, security at after school and sporting events, counseling and men- See LIAISON, continued on page 2 �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December t 7 1998 Citizens want comfort, space in new library by Mary Warner Staff Writer Members of the community are primar­ ily interested in having enough space in a new library building and also having a comfortable atmosphere, according to John Fehsenfeld. co-chair of the district library committee. Area citizens were asked to give their in­ put on the building's design and interior fa­ cilities at a senes of recent meetings held at the library. Altogether, some 70 people at­ tended. Fehsenfeld said those in attendance wanted to n\ike sure there were areas with comfortable sealing where they could sit and read, and also an area set aside for chil­ dren They also wanted library staff to have enough work and storage space. At one of the meetings Dec. 9, ;irea resi­ dent Larry Kensington told George Law­ son. a library consultant brought in to oversee the meetings and meet with library staff, that "you only have one chance to do this, and it better be big. You need lots of room, including a children's room." The new building should also have a much larger computer section, he suggested. However. Kensington said, "to ensure public acceptance, (the proposed project) better be spartan." Kensington said that there have been suggestions that the new building have a reading room with a fire­ place and a coffee shop. The new library, he said, "does not have to be in competi­ tion with Barnes and Noble" (a large book­ store that has many "user-friendly" ameni­ ties). However. Fehsenfeld said, most people who made comments about the reading room and coffee shop were in favor of them. Linda Britton of Kellogg Community College suggested at the Dec. 9 meeting that the library have a community room where lectures, classes, and meetings of community organizations could be held. KCC’s Hastings campus currently is us­ ing the Hastings library for its students. Kensington asked it the new library could be built on the Hastings KCC campus Fehsenfeld said doing so would be expen­ sive. since there is no water and sewer available at the campus, which is located in Rutland Township Barb Schondelmayer. administrator of the Hastings Public Library , also said a down­ town location was more desirable to ac­ commodate walk-in traffic from schoolchil­ dren. people who shop downtown, and oth­ ers. Library patrons would have to drive to KCC if it was located there, she said, and "we felt (the KCC location) would not be as useful." Another resident suggested that room partitions be included in the design so parts of the library could be closed off for special activities if needed. It was also suggested that the children's area be separated by a glass partition, so the area would still be visible from the main library but noise would he reduced. Other suggestions included having a front lobby where coats could be hung up. a locker area for students' backpacks, etc., an audio-visual room, a place to store equipment, a place for people to play videos, and more parking than is presently available at the Hastings Library. Fehsenfeld said the district library com­ mittee has narrowed its search for a loca­ tion for the new library to three sites situ­ ated on the Thomapple River in the down­ town area. The committee has hired an architect, in­ terior designer, library consultant (l^iwson) and a firm to consult with the committee on fund-raising matters. "We hope to have an architectuni! render­ ing and interior space concept design (prepared by) sometime in January." Fehsenfeld said. In the meantime, a special committee made up of representatives from Hastings George Lawson conducts one of three meetings with the public to get input on the library design. Neuus Briefs (Continued) 'Business After Hours' Dec. 17 The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce’s next "Business After Hours" session will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 17. at the Adrounie House Bed and Breakfast on South Broadway. The ribbon cutting for the new bed and breakfast will be at 5 p.m.. just before the gathering. The session will include .efreshments. a time to relax and a chance to visit with fellow business associates and meet new people For more information, call the chamber office at 945-2454. Series concluding at Bowens Mills Histone Bowen*. Mill*, will conclude its first annual "Christmas at the Mill" senes this weekend The activities will include fresh cut Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, a visit w uh "Father Christmas." hot chocolate and cookies, and oldfashioned Christmas gifts and crafts The "Christmas at the Mill" series will be open from 9 a m. to 5 p.m Dec 19 and 20 Bowens Mills is located two miles north of the Yankee Springs State Park entrance For more information, call 795-7530 Not too late for flu shot Il’s not too late to get a flu shot. The Barry-Eaton District Health De­ partment is offering the shots for SIO each every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shots arc free to anyone with Medicare B. Medicaid. Blue Choice or Health Central. One does not have to be a resident of Barry County to re­ ceive the inoculation. For more information, call the local health department at 945-9516. Library consultant ueorge Lawson gathered information from the public and library staff Charter and Rutland Charter townships and the Hastings City Council will meet to discuss how a district library would be set up. (See separate stories on the decision by Rutland and the city of Hastings to appoint representatives to that committee.) If the special committee reaches consen­ sus on the formal, funding and other par­ ticulars of a district library , they will draw up an agreement That agreement would have to be approved by the individual mu­ nicipalities and the state of Michigan After Fehsenfeld. The campaign will include solicitations of individuals and general appeals to the public for donations, he said. Financing of the library got a jump start when an anonymous donor this past sum­ mer offered to give $500,000 for » new li­ brary and also promised another $500,000 if the latter amount was matched by other contributions. The anonymous donor also provided money for the architect, interior designer, library consultant and fund-raisittg consultant. Fehsenfeld said. 1 Hastings City plans to be part: of gypsy moth program again ; by David T. Young Editor The City of Hastings plans to take part in the gypsy moth suppression program again next year, but details about cost and coverage area still need to be worked out. The City Council Monday night tenta­ tively granted permission to the Barry Conservation District to provide aerial staying *thi(i the city limits. \ The city iJst year spent just under $450 on the program because most residents de­ cided against participating. However, even bigger gypsy moth troubles for trees are expected in 1999. so the cost and coverage area may increase significantly. Jo Ann Erway. administrator of the con­ servation district, said in a letter (hat ". we estimate spraying a significantly higher amount of acreage than last year (in Hast­ ings and in Barry County townships)." City Manager Howard Penrod said he be­ lieves the suppression program to be a good one, but the city didn't have a lot of resident participation in 1998. "1 recommend that we reserve final judgment until we see the costs." he said. Mayor Frank Campbell said. "There's going to be more people participating this year. There's a lot of city trees involved." Some parts of Barry County suffered considerable gypsy moth infestation in the summer of 1998. The city's participation is contingent on it receiving a proposal of the area to be covered with estimated costs In other business at Monday night's meeting, the council: • Approved the appointment of Library Board President Brenda Teegardin and for­ mer President Steve Loftus to a special sixperson committee to discuss creating a dis­ trict library. The two will be joined on the panel by Bonnie Cruttenden and Richard Thomas of Hastings Township and by Marlin Walters and Blanche Munjoy from Rutland Township to try to come up with an agreement for a district library to serve all three municipalities Councilman David Jasperse stressed that the city hasn't yet endorsed a district li­ brary. rather it is supportive of the process to look intv the idea. "We're not giving it a 'yes' or 'no' by making this appointment,’’ he said, adding that the six people have to go back to their boards or councils to get approval and vot­ ers must support it in an election before it becomes a reality. • Approved a request for a preliminary plat for the Meadow Slone Duplex plat in what formerly was known as the Hanover Village project. The move will make it the city’s responsibility to negotiate with a landowner whose driveway is on Meadow Slone property where developers plan to make curb cuts. The city's tentative approval is the sec­ ond stage Still needed are the blessings from responsible county and stale agencies and then final approval by council. • Had the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the planned unit devel­ opment (Pl D) lor Meadow Stone to allow developers to begin work on some phase two projects before all those in phase one are completed. It also stipulates that Barfield Drive will be finished by develop­ ers by June of next year. The second reading of the proposed ordi­ nance. which has been recommended by the Planning Commission, will be Monday. Dec. 28. before it can finally be approved. • Agreed to a request from Josh Warner to split the lot at 1305 S, Karover, which covers I 78 acres, in order to be able to build another house at that site. • Approved a request from citizens in the CMX) block of West Walnut Street to install a street light Installation cost will be $100 and it will be $7 a month to operate. • Adopted a formal investment policy that authorizes the city clerk, under the di­ rection of the city manager, to invest pub­ lic funds according to the policy. The city manager will provide a written report on investments to the council. • Awarded a bid for tree-trimming ser­ vices to T. J. Miller of Moline, III., at a total estimated cost of $36,250. • Received and placed on file a informa­ tion about state revenue sharing for Hast-. ings for the next fiscal year. The city is expected to get an increase of about 2 per­ cent. Campbell said. "We picked up a few ex­ tra bucks for our fighting (lobbying state lawmakers and officials). Nobody got ev­ erything they w anted." LIAISON, continued from page I loring studenls and helping teachers with discipline and classroom problems. Though the federal grant would run out after three years. Sarver said he would like to see the program, if all goes well through that point, continue for a fourth year. He stressed that the school liaison officer "wouldn't add to. nor subtract from the DARE position that already exists." ; DARE is a county-wide effort to help kids stay away from drugs, with an officer from the Barry County Sheriffs Depart­ ment handling duties. $ After Sarver presented his case. Cou^ oilman Joe Bleam expressed concerns abo$ the city funding a program to benefit stu­ dents who don't live in the city. • Councilman David Jasperse said. "1 thi Jc this probably is a great idea, but what ifjt doesn't work out in the second or thifa year? Can we get out of it (the agree­ ment)9" Sarver replied that the city could simpfy pull out and the grant would be terminate!. The chief will talk further with schawl officials, and if he gets a positive respond, the grant will 5e sought. Barry County Residents... 'Jazzy Christmas* concert tonight The Hastings High School Music Department will presents ns sixth an­ nual "Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas" at 7.30 tonight (Thursday. Dec. 17) at the Hastings High School lecture hall The concert, sponsored by the high school jazz hands, will include several seasonal tunes in a jazz setting Sev­ eral groups will be featured in the con­ cert. including Jazz Lab Dav and Jazz Lab Night. Special guests will be a small vocal ensemble, formed just for the occasion, which will perform an onginal composition, and "l ake 13." a new vocal jazz group at the high school. Guest soloist Steve Bowen also will join in on several arrange­ ments High school teacher Steve Loomis will serve as master of ceremonies. There is no admission charge, but because of the concert’s past popular­ ity. this will be a standing room only event that. Fehsenfeld said, the three municipali­ ties would create a new district library board At some point in the future, he said, it will be determined how much millage voters will be asked to approve to support the library's operations. Fehsenfeld said he hopes no millage re­ quest will have to be made to fund the new building. The facility is expected to cost around $3 million. The district library committee will conduct a fund-raising campaign to obtain the building money. Knowing your community and its people makes you feel "more at home." The Hastings BANNER...keeping you informed of all community notices, marriage and birth announcements, and top reporting of all local government agencies, school activities, sporting events and much more. You can feel more at home when you subscribe to the BANNER and receive it at home. Or...pick it up weekly at locations around the county. SUBSCRIBE TODAY..by calling 945-9554 The Hastings BANNER (Making Barry County residents feel at home for over 100 years) The Hastings BANNER • PO Box B • Hastings. Michigan 49058 I 4 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December ’7 ’998 - Page 3 Freeman finds humor, challenge in ‘right-thinking’ W. Michigan by David T. Young Editor ; You need a sense of humor to be editor and publisher of the left-wing Freeman Magazine in West Michigan. Just ask Bill freeman S’ Freeman talked about his challenging Work and used more than a little humor in discussing the top issues of the day at the First Friday forum Dec. 11 in Hastings The guest speaker, who has appeared be­ fore the West Michigan public on Channel 8 and with a talk radio show on WGVU. quipped. To publish a liberal magazine in 1 conservative area, you need a good life insurance policy, someone to start your car and someone to open your mail.” • Later in the forum, he added. "I don’t Consider myself brave, but you need pourage of convictions and to do the things Aat you feel are right." 2 However, he acknowledged that he does jlave some solid support from union groups like the AFL-CIO. the Michigan Education Association and the LAW and environmental groups. Some of the issues he took up last week were the nationwide elections last month, the threat of impeachment for President •Clinton and one of his favorite targets — Michigan Gov. John Engler. He said he's a little depressed about the election results because right-wing Repub­ licans such as former Speaker Newt Gin­ grich. Congressman Bob Doman and Sena­ tor Al D'Amato now are gone and there ijust aren't as many ogres left to kick around any more. ■j. Freeman said Newt resigned right after the election because he was accused of not providing the Republican message, yet all that message has been lately is "impeach Clinton, and we support big contributors like tobacco. Newt's message wasn't ex­ treme enough." He said he'd like to see Gingrich run for president in the year 2CMM) because with his negative poll ratings, he'd be doing the Democrats a big favor. He said the list of other GOP presidential hopefuls isn't exactly solid either. First, there’s Gary Bauer of the Christian Coalition, who wants to return America to Guest speaker Bill Freeman (right) appears to be making a humorous point as host Jim Pino chuckles. the vision of Ronald Reagan. "Vision?" asked Freeman. "Like quadru­ pling the national debt, like Tiring union workers, calling catsup a vegetable (for school lunch nutrition) like saying trees cause pollution..." The others, he said, are 1996 vice presi­ dential candidate Jack Kemp, who wants to eliminate the capital gains tax; former Vice President Dan Quayle, who referred to poor Latin Americans as "happy campers" and responded to the United Negro College Fund slogan by saying "It's terrible to lose one's mind;" Steve Forbes, whose only job is publishing a magazine with his own name on the cover (sound familiar?); and rising star George W. Bush, whose father American voters threw out of office six years ago. Freeman said he's leaning toward sup­ porting Vice President Al Gore, who won't give the GOP a character issue because he’s the only one of the group who served his country during the Vietnam Conflict. Freeman, in the best interests of speak­ ing to a G-rated audience, likened the cur­ rent Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and Clinton's resultant threat of impeachment to a golf game. He said the president denied under oath that he played golf with the in­ tern. but she produced a scorecard "with the president’s seal on it." In his defense. Clin­ ton said he thought he was asked if he played 18 holes, and claimed he and Mon­ ica only played nine and didn't "go all the way." The result was an investigation that is "out of bounds. ' with charges Clinton "had been taking some illegal strokes." But Freeman held that "It's time for this game to end." The guC-M speaker maintained that Clin­ ton’s personal so-called "immoral" actions pale before official state misconduct such as Reagan's selling arms to a terrorist na­ tion. Nixon's failed coverup of Watergate and Bush's claims of being "out of the loop" in the Iran-Contra affair. He added that Newt was found to have lied a dozen times to investigators about his improprieties, but he wasn't kicked out of his job. He was only fined $300,000 and reprimanded. Freeman noted that Special Prosecutor Ken Starr looked high and low tor evidence that Clinton did wrong in Watergate. File­ gate. Travelgale and a host of other accusa­ tions. but only found "Zippergale." He flatly stated that Clinton, despite the best relentless efforts of his right-wing en­ emies. has accomplished a great deal in his six years ol office, including reducing and eliminating the budget deficit, restoring a democracy in Haiti, brokering a peace deal in the Middle East and stopping the fight­ ing in Bosnia "He deserves not to be impeached." Freeman said, "but the Nobel Peace Prize." Dunng the question and answer part of the forum, local citizen Bob Dwyer asked Freeman what he thinks of the news media in West Michigan Freeman answered that he's shocked that the media is called "liberal" when what he sees instead is a "dominant conservative media" in these parts and others across the nation He pointed out that former Reagan aide Roger Alles is running Fox News and "I don't hear the liberal equivalent of Rush Limbaugh on the radio." Dwyer also asked him how important he feels written editorials are in a democratic society. Freeman replied. "If I wanted to be lucra­ tive. I wouldn't have an editorial page You always run the risk of ticking somebodyoff. But it’s the backbone of a democracy ." Dwyer noted, with sarcasm. "Our local press protects us from that evil." Blanche Munjoy contended that she didn't hear so many opinions over the airways years ago. and asked "When did it start r Freeman said a lot of people who showup now on TV news program are pundits, people with points of view, people like George Will. Sam Donaldson. Cokie Roberts. He added that his magazine makes no apologies for having a liberal point of view. The guest speaker also was asked how much contact be has with conservatives. He snd that just a few months after he launched his magazine, he received an anony mous note from someone who said the publication had "just the right texture to massage my hemorrhoids." Freeman also said there some places in West Michigan that won't even let him of­ fer it free at their establishments When asked what he thought of ex­ wrestler Jesse Ventura’s gubernatorial vic­ tory in Minnesota, he said. I think that was a fluke. \ lot of people went into the voting booth and had a little fun He also said he supports legalizing medicinal marijuana and ending the war on drugs He noted that conservatives reformed welfare after declaring the wai on poverty a failure, so why not declare defeat in the failed war on drugs and "figure out a differ­ ent way (todeal with the problem)’’" About Engler, who was just elected lo his third term as Michigan's governor, he said he was disappointed in the dominant conservative media" for letting the gover­ nor get away with not debating Democratic challenger Geoffrey Reger. "I think he (Engler) was a coward (fur re­ fusing to debate)," he said. "Almost every editorial page in the state should have said it was cowardice. They should have ham­ mered him every day." About Engler's appointment last week of Secretary of Slate Candice Miller’s husband to a judgeship. Freeman agreed with a sug­ gestion that the governor is guilty is "cronyism." "He’s going to take care of his friends." Freeman said. That's how he got to be a third-term governor But Freeman said Democrats need to do a better job of hammering Republicans for their shortcomings, particularly on the is­ sue of corporate welfare, which he said costs taxpayers far more money that wel­ fare for the poor. He said the GOP got away with hypocrisy again in the last election by supporting passage of a propositi to clean up polluted sites with public money He asked. "Isn't it socialism to ask all of us taxpayers to pay for the cleanup of pol­ lution caused by one company?" Finally, when asked about one of his most memorable moments in the media business, he recalled that Republican Na­ tional Committeeman Chuck Yob told him dunng a break in an interview that he could gel him fired from his radio jon Though there is no absolute proof of a connection, it wasn't long afterward that WGVl decided to pull the plug on Freeman show’s be­ cause of its "bias." COA Christmas party has festive flair The Hastings Friendship Center emerged as the winner of a recent trivia contest, devised by COA Executive Director Tammy Pennington (left). Accepting the award is Pam Sease. COA site manager in Hastings and senior coordinator. The Delton COA Friendship Center earned second place honors. Woodland, third; and Nashville, fourth. Sease also coordinated the Christmas party and decorations. About 130 senior citizens from all around the county attended the festive holiday COA luncheon and party at the Hastings Moose Lodge, complete with door prizes and lively entertainment. One of the prizes was friendship bear pins, made by Ted DeMott, for all. Jeanette Kogge (right) volunteered to help serve some of the seniors who attended the party. County Commissioner Sandy James was also on hand to serve nwflls and to wish the seniors a Merry Christmas from the county board Beverly Banks of Kalamazoo clogged to the tune of ‘Swinging Home for Christmas." She is one of the Prime Time Players who call themselves yesterday s youth in today s world. Grace Mashaw of the Prime Time Players entertained by performing with a lyre during the Barry County Commission on Aging Christmas party m Hastings She is a retired vocal music teacher who now enjoys performing for children and seniors. Grace recently made her tap dance debut m Sturgis' Even Rudolph and Santa (portrayed by Prime Time Players) were on hand for the fun. �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 17. 1998 FINANCIAL Letters... FOCUS fumisM by.Mark Too much? By John Nielsen For many people the mention of the phrase “Holiday Season" brings thoughts of families gathering, bnghtly colored pack­ ages. creative church services, and lots of laughter. At least in our mind it is supposed to be a wonderful time of the year. Each year, with a child-like gleam in our eye, uv look for­ ward to the holidays hoping they will be just a little better than the year before. From late Nov ember to early January wc immerse ourselves in parties, presents and prayer. And then comes mid-January. a time of the year we often describes as the "winter blahs." Or. is it possible wc have simply had too much? Did we overdo it? The food was very tasty, but do our waistlines now show a little extra bulge? The parties were sup­ posed to be fun. but did we get a little tired of family members or did wc force our­ selves to be nice when we really were upset with someone? It is better to give than to receive, but do our credit cards now show an unhealthy balance that may take until the next Christmas season to whittle down? The church services were uplifting, but did wc get a little tired of all those practices and helping the little ones memorize their pans? Arc wc already feeling guilty about the New Year’s resolution to give up sweets, tobacco or some other indulgent habit9 Did you try to do too much? You may have lost your balance When­ ever wc try lo do too much wc face the dan­ ger of a mild to major bumout. Wc wear out and become exhausted by making excessive demands on our strength, energy, or resources. Bumout is most clearly seen when wc arc unable to get routine tasks accomplished and there is a marked decrease in the pleasure wc normally get from relating to others. If you have tried to do too much and arc suffering from some bumout you may find yourself becoming more rigid and inflexi­ ble. You may be more defensive, cynical, suspicious, or bored. Others may suggest to you that you have become hypercritical. You may feel despon­ dent or emotionally detached from others. There may be an increase in feelings of loneliness, guilt, exhaustion, irritability, helplessness or self doubt. You may with­ draw from otherwise healthy relationships. Your productivity may decrease and others may accuse you of distractibility. Aggrcssivity, arguing and complaining may increase. There may be an increased consumption of food, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, medications or illicit drugs. There is a greater possibility of risk taking behav­ ior and a proncncss to accidents. Chronic fatigue, sleep disturbance, tension, increased illness, gastrointestinal problems, and weight gain often occur. There may be a general sense of isolation. If these signs sound familiar and you have some degree of bumout. you can beat it! Recovery begins with a recognition that God is there forus. Lamentations 3:22-23 states: “Because of the Lord’s great love wc are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They arc new every morning; great is your faithfulness." The Bible is full of help for us. When wc arc about to give up and feel there is little more that can be done, wc look to Isaiah who reminds us that God is everlasting. When wc feel forsaken by God and others. SUBSCRIBE ...to The Hastings BANNER and be informed. HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 Clinton has no shame D. Christensen of Edward Jorwe and Co. wc recall that God is a covenant-keeping God. When wc feel helpless, wc remember God as the Creator of the ends of the earth When wc feel weary. wc recollect God as never fainting from over-exertions nor growing weary from overwork. When wc feel confused, wc look back on God as pos­ sessing infinite understanding. God’s prescription for coping with stress is written in Phillppians 4:4-9: “...let your gentleness be evident. God is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God. which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus...” Certainly more can be done. Through God’s generalized revelations, mental health professionals have identified a num­ ber of concrete methods for coping with stress. It is imponant to take time to be alone. When possible, take deep, shallow breaths to remove tension from your body. Do something each day that brings you joy. If you are concerned about something, talk it over with someone you trust. Exercise at least three times a week. Remember that it is OK to say "no" when you arc asked to do something that you do not want to do. Do unpleasant tasks "right now" rather than worrying all day. If you spend most of your time in an urban con­ crete jungle, take time to be in nature. Learn a variety of relaxation techniques and practice them Develop your skill in seeing the others’ point of view. Prioritize your activities. Act on your mail immediately. Smile lo yourself and laugh more. Leave time in your daily schedule for spontaneity and integration. Whenever possible, delegate responsibili­ ties to others. Create and maintain a support system, especially friends. The struggle of life will never go away, they simply change. During the holidays, they often increase. It is important to stop waiting or the day when "you can relax” or when “your problems will be over." That day will most likely never come. Most good things in life arc fleeting and transitory. Savor them. It is a waste of time to look forward to the "happy ending" to all your troubles. Recall Paul’s advice "do not be anxious... present your requests to God... peace... will guard our heart" Choose right pasture (Editor’s note: Second in a two-part se­ ries on the Roth IRA) Have you ever noticed cows stretching their necks through a fence to cat the grass on the other side? They go to the trouble because the grass is greener over there, of course. Many traditional-IRA investors sec the new Roth IRA as a greener pasture. But whether you should hop the conversion fence to open a Roth IRA depends not only upon the Roth’s features, but also upon your individual circumstances. The Roth IRA enables investors to make tax-free withdrawals, rather than just defer­ ring taxes on future investment earnings. On the other hand, you get no tax relief at the time you make contributions to the Roth, because money goes into the account after taxes arc paid. If you convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. you’ll have to pay taxes now on the converted funds, but it could be worth it to receive all future earnings tax-free. The following questions will help you de­ cide whether to convert. How will you pay the conversion tax? In most cases, conversion will not make sense if you have to take the money out of your IRA to pay the taxes. What will your future tax bracket be? The advantage of tax-free withdrawals from a Roth IRA is reduced if you expect to be in a much lower tax bracket when you begin withdrawals. How long will your funds stay in the IRA? The longer you let your IRA money accumulate before withdrawals, the greater the advantage of the Roth IRA. What’s the taxable amount in your exist­ ing IRA? If you’ve made primarily nondcductiblc contributions in the past, it may not cost you much to convert. The lower your tax bite, the wiser conversion might be. Do you plan to leave your IRA money to heirs? Unlike other IRAs, Roth IRAs do not require that you start taking money out when you reach age 70_. You can let your funds coifpcpnd tax-free for as long as you live and ItWe money to the next generation. Although answering the above questions will help you consider whether to choose a Roth, it’s a good idea to speak with a finan- Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. 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Public Opinion cial professional or tax consultant before fi­ nalizing any decisions That way. you’ll be sure you’ve chosen the "pasture" that’s just right for you. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T 69-1/4 ♦2-1/4 Amentech 57-3/4 ♦1-1/2 Anheuser Busch 64-1/2 ♦1/2 CMS Energy 48 -1-1/8 Coca Cola 65-15/16 -2-11/16 D i N Financial 22-11/16 -1-11/16 Daimler Chrysler 91-1/4 ♦1-3/4 Dow Chemical 92-3/4 -1-1/16 Exxon 74 ♦13/16 Family Dollar 18-15/16 •1 First Financial Bancorp 29-3/4 ■1 Ford 54-3/8 ■9/16 General Motors 67-3/16 ■2 Hastings Mig 17-1/2 -1/4 IBM 165 -3-3/16 JCPenney 55-1/4 ♦1/16 Johnson & Johnson 80-3/4 ♦1-3716 Kmart 14-3/8 ■5® Kellogg Company 36-3/16 +9/16 McDonalds 67-11/16 -3-13/16 Sears 41-5/8 ♦3/8 Simpson Industries 9-1/2 ■5/8 Southeast Mich Gas 16-3/16 •5/8 Spartan Motors 6-7/16 ♦1/8 TCF Financial -2-1/4 23 Upiohn 53-1/4 -2-7/16 Gold 292 85 -80 Silver 4 91 ♦ 10 Dow Jones Ind Ave 8823 30 -204 68 Volume 775.000.000 +47.000.000 To the editor: I love hearing the Democrats defend Clinton. “Hcs been elected twice by the Amcncan people " So was Nixon. And by a higher popular vote than Clinton. That doesn't change the facts that Bill Clinton lied to the Amcncan people. etgnmitted perjury under oath in his Fcdwai Civil Court deposition and lo the grand jury, and continues lo he and mislead lo this day If all this was known to us before the bst presidential election, I do not think Bill Clinton would have been re-elected. Do you suppose that is one reason for the lengjhs this White House went in covering up this man’s despicable behavior with a 22-ycbrold subordinate employee while in the wjrk place? Their other argument is "Okay, so he did all these illegal, horrible things - people like him." (Or have they been misled as to who Bill Clinton really is: cold, calculating, self­ serving. arrogant and apparently above the law!) These arc pathetic “defenses" of the leader of the greatest country in the world. I expect more from someone who holds such awesome power, to be held account­ able and set some kind of moral and ethical example for our country. The rule of law and our constitution is what needs tobc fol­ lowed here - not polls. Now facing impeachment - they say a In­ al in the senate will “paralyze" the country and it will come to a standstill and ceas<to function. All because of Bill ClintOfC' I don’t think so. Unless he has been appoint­ ed king, our constitution provides an order­ ly path for Congress to follow and follbw they must, or we have become a nation that will have lost its soul when we throw away the rule of law for one man who secs him­ self above it. If this White House is afraid of the con­ sequences of a trial in the Senate, they ido have an option. Bill Clinton can show sojic character (for a change) and resign. ! Maureen Dudley, Dowling Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. i U.S. Congress i Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs. Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1124 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser,! district representative. 42 W. 10th St.. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District (Irving, Cartton. Woodland. Rutland/ Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of' Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township). 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831.’ fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids.1 Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. • Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria1 townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of' Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515. phone (202): 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O." Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican, 23rd District (all of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger, Republican, 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. A special state Officers’ Compensation Comt__ Engler receive a pay raised 9 percent in 1999 tad aaota» pameatSw ova has carat salary, winch Is more than 5125,000 s year. Do you thia Published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Drvrs.cn of J-Ad Graphcs Inc 1952N Broadway Hastings Mi 49058-0602 (616) 945-9554 John Jacob** President Joyce Ryan Treastxer Fradanc Jacob* Vice President Stephen Jacob* Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elane Gebert ■ass.-st.w Edtor) Shelty Sulser Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Hubbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified ads acceded Monday through Friday 8 a m to 5 30 pm. Satu'day 8 30 a m Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Noor- Cindy O Ne»H Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: S25 per year in Barry County S27 per year m adjoining counties S29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Sena address changes lo PO Bo* B Hastings Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings Ml 49058 Lake Larten, Freepert: Weedy Zaadstra, Caledonia: "No. he shouldn't get a "No. I fed his motivation raise. We never see him really should now come from the working and getting his hands fact that he was elected once dirty in the community." again. Nine percent is quite a hike." Alice Wiser, Lake Odessa: -He is a good governor, but he is not that good." Martha Smith, Lake Odessa: Mary Rase, Hastings: Patleace Maakagaa 'If you do a good job, you "I do not believe any public "Not We already pay official should get a 9 percent deserve a raise." enough taxes." raise until the taxpayers and Social Security also can receive one." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17. 1998 - Page 5 *Marshall man tunes in to the world of sound by Tom Isham Editor of The Ad-Visor a J-Ad Grphics Publication in Marshall b'L A small microphone is held in place •d (behind Weber 's nght ear) next to the fd Clanon implant Magnetic force between . t; the microphone and the implant holds the ■>;1 former device in place .r. Thanks to the marvel of transplant ■ technology. Phil Weber is able to call long ~ distance and hear his children over the telephone Phil Weber began the descent into deafness eight years ago. It happened as he was driving to Hcsscl, in the Upper Peninsula, to attend an antique boat show. "All of a sudden I could hear 'bubbles' breaking in my ear. and a kind of hollow sound." he said. When he stopped to make a prearranged call from a pay telephone. Weber noticed that he could not hear with his right ear. In the ensuing months, the hearing in his left car began to diminish, too. By the time the process was over, he was left with six percent of his hearing. If that was the end of the story, it would be an unhappy one. indeed. Weber, who owned and operated Cronin's Department Store in town for many years with his late wife, Wanda, and who has always been active in the community and his church, was faced with a future without sound. As it happens, however, there is a happy ending, with prayer and the near miraculous medical technique of the Cochlear implant as factors in the story. But beck to the beginning... In an effort to counter his increasing deafness, Weber acquired a hearing aid. The device could not, however, compensate for his steady loss of hearing. Eventually, area doctors told him there was nothing more they could do for him. They did suggest that he visit the Michigan Hearing Center in Plymouth for further testing. At the center, Weber got more bad news. They told me that 1 had had a virus in the ears and that it had killed the nerve endings." he said. "There was nothing they could do about it." Weber began to live his life in a world with a minimum of sound. His balance was affected adversely, as well. Gregarious by nature, he continued to remain as much a part of the surrounding scene as possible. Owing to his increasing deafness, however, he began to speak in a much louder voice than heretofore, a voice that carried farther than he was aware. "One day. when I was in the bank. I told the teller a funny story," he said. "Then 1 noticed that people way down the row were laughing. They had been able to hear me." Another lime, when dining in a local restaurant with a friend, Weber followed his usual custom of saying grace before the meal. When leaving, a woman from another table said to Weber's companion: "Tell your friend that that was a lovely prayer he offered." Weber faced his future as a deaf person with a certain stoicism. "When 1 became deaf, I just accepted it." he said. "Wanda was still living and wc took classes from Linda Sykora (a Marshall resident) in American sign language. But after Wanda died, wcli, it was lonely enough without her, but then I could not hear cither, so it was even more lonely. I dropped out of Bible study and the men's club." A man of firm religious beliefs, Weber prayed about his condition. "I didn't lean too heavy on the Lord." he said... but he was earnest in his entreaties. In the meantime, the difficulties of increasing deafness became more and more a part of daily life. To communicate with others, he would carry a pen and paper and. with limited success, try to read lips. The difficulties were multiplied when he traveled. "Sometimes when I would slop in a service station to get directions, and would get my pen and paper out, the attendant would roll his eyes," Weber said. "Also, some of them couldn't write. You would be surprised at this." He also had trouble communicating when registering at motels. Continuing lo seek relief from his deafness, Weber was told by medical authorities that a Cochlear Implant was the only possibility of restoring a portion of his hearing. He therefore was put in contact with the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery al the University of Michigan, the location of the largest Cochlear Implant center in the nation. The Cochlear implant...a marvel of modern science ; • ; I • j I : ' ; ; 1 . ; • The cochlear implant that Phil Weber received is a marvel of modem medicine and technology. The impiant (Weber received a Clarion model; see adjacent illustration) consists of internal and external parts. The internal portion is comprised of a rcceiver/stimulator and electrode array that is implanted underneath the skin. While the patient is under general anesthesia the surgeon makes an incision behind the ear. where he or she forms a small depression in the mastoid bone to hold the rcceiver/stimulator. The electrode array is inserted through an opening into the cochlea, or inner ear. called the "round window." The design of the array helps it to be placed into the cochlea and conform to its curved shape.When the incision is closed and the skin heals, the internal parts of the implant arc nearly invisible to the recipient and others. Four to six weeks after surgery, the patient returns to the cochlear center for a Titling of the external hardware. During the visit, the patient is able to hear sound for the first time with the new device. The initial fitting takes a day and a half of testing. Followup appointments vary according to the patient. The implant is magnetized, thereby allowing it to hold in place a small, exterior transmitter behiiid the wearer's car. A wire connects the transmitter to a computerized speech processor worn at the waist. A computerized speech processor, worn at the waist, is a vital part of the implant system. The processor is connected by a wire to a microphone behind Weber s right ear Clarion Multi-Strategy Cochlear Implant The clarion Multi Strategy Cochlear Implant uses a complex technology to restore the sense of hearing "They did extensive tests to sec if my cars were in a condition to receive this," Weber said. "Everything was A-okay." His case was in the hands of Steve Tclian. M. D.. "the top surgeon in this field," Weber said. He said his audiologist. Terry Zwolan, Ph.D., CCC-A. director and assistant research scientist in the Cochlear Implant Program at U of M. is equally qualified. "It was a 3 1/2 hour operation and 1 was discharged the next day." Weber said. The next challenge was to adjust to the Clarion Multi-Strategy Cochlear Implant. "They told me that 1 might not like the voices I would hear at first, that they might sound like Donald Duck," he said. "... I found out that a lot depends on the audiologist. I experienced very little of the Donald Duck sound." Since the operation. Weber's hearing has reached 80 percent of its normal capacity, and the voices he hears have a natural quality. This is especially so in ore-on-one or small group encounters. "I just thank God for this unit," Weber said. He noted, however, "That it is not perfect. Restaurant noises, or large groups with lots of chatter. 1 don't enter into that kind of thing. I can't understand. But they (researchers) arc working on it." He said musical sounds arc "fiat", also, but he is willing to accept such minor annoyances in view of the medical and technical marvels that have restored his hearing. In addition to being able to converse faceto-face in a normal fashion again. Weber is able to connect his implant computer to an amplifer telephone. As a result, he can now call his four children, scattered about the country, and enjoy again the sound of their voices. Attending church has become a near­ normal experience again, too. (When he was deaf, he would ask the pastor for a copy of his sermon). The first Sunday he was hooked up to an assisted listening device in church (Calvary Baptist). Weber was so elated to hear the pastor's voice that he kept saying. "Amen, Amen." Later, he hugged the pastor and told him "that was the first sermon I’ve heard in six years." In looking back on his surgery and the recovery of most of his hearing, Weber said he approached the experience in a special way. "I'm 81 years old. and I didn't know how much (surgery) I could take." he said. "So I called it 'an adventure." The result of the adventure was more than he could have hoped for. "I thank God every day. dozens of limes, for restoring my hearing. It all went so smoothly; it was an absolute pleasure. The operation, the testing." As a result of participating in a research project at U of M. Weber is also scheduled to have his present implant system replaced by a single-piece device (when it becomes available) that fits behind the car, eliminating the need for the present hookup between the side of his head and the computer at his waist. He is thankful, too. for having been treated by such eminent specialists in the field. He secs the hand of God in this. "I didn't ask for anyone special," he said. "People would say it was the luck of lhe draw bui I’m not so sure. Il's all prearranged." As a result of the successful implant surgery. Weber can again do whai most everyone else takes for granted: hear the voices of his fellow human beings. The people he knows and talks to arc amazed, as well, that the man they have known for many years is once again able to hear them. "People can't get over it," he said. 911 EMERGENCY LEGAL NOTICES Home Address Signs Required by new Barry County Ordinance *19.95 Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting December 4. 1998 - 7:00 p.m. Ait board members present three guests Approved minutes received treasurer s report Public comment library sheriff contract Amended budget township hall operations Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 7 30 p m Bonnie Cruttenden Clerk Attested to by Rehardc Thomas Supervisor (12/17) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MICHIGAN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY Estate of REVA M CONRAD Deceased SS.’J 372-32-3992 File No 98 22462-IE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your mteres’ in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The Decedent, whose last known address was 227 E High Street Hastings. Ml 49058, died Oc­ tober 3 1998 Creditors of lhe deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to lhe independent Personal Representative Gregg Conrad. 3930 Bender Road Middievi'le Ml 49333. or to both the Inde­ pendent Personal Representative and the Barry County Probate Court. Hastings Ml 49058 Within four (4) months of the date of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will there­ after be assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to fl Dated December 14 1998 GREGG CONRAD Independent Personal Representative DAVIDS McDUFFEE Atty for independent Personal Representative 9809 Cherry Valley Caledonia Ml 49316 Phone 16161 891 2112 (12/17) • • • • ea. - 2 or more *17.95 ca. Made while you wait - 5 minutes Call & Pick Up Mailed same day (’3.00 postage) Installation available Action Signs (across from E.W Bliss) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings Friday, December 18 (616) 848 8618 or Ton r™. 888-577 7446 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. In Loving Memory of... ERIC CHAD DEGROOTE March 29,1977 December 19,1991 What can we say, dear brother and son that wc haven’t said before Except... each passing year as time goes by we miss you a little bit more. Wc talk of old times and how happy you were But you're even happier now Just knowing you're with your Father in Heaven makes it easier to bear somehow. For life down here is short compared to eternity above, and some sweet day we’ll sec you again and tell you how much you are loved Lin ing & missing you. • Mom. Dad. Lynnefte. Chris. Stephanie. Jeff. A C arnu n Wishing we could have known you Andrew Trevor. & Tobi BUICK* BILL SEIF — HASTINGS — L South M-37 in Hastings Sales Hours: Mon & Wed 8 am-8 pm. Tues . Thurs . Fn 8 am-6 pm. Sat 9 am • 1 pm Service Hours: Mon . Tues . Thurs . Fn 7 30 am-5 pm Wed 7 30 am-8 pm �lhe Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17. 1998 Paget* Jacob Allen McElhaney L. Maxine Watson GUERNSEY LAKE. DELTON Jacob Allen McElhaney. age 5. of Guernsey Lake. Delton, passed away December 11. 1998 at home. Jacob was bom March 10. 1993 in Hastings, the son of Randy McElhaney and Dora Maile. Jacob attended the Headstart & P.P.I. programs at Star Elementary in Hastings and Delton Kellogg Schools. Jacob loved his buses & cars and watching football games. Jacob is survived by his mother. Dora; sister. Elizabeth & brother. Reno both at home, maternal grandparents. Shirley & Dan Fulton of White Cloud. & Charles & Eva Maile of Grand Rapids. Funeral services for Jacob were held Monday. December 14. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place in Cedar Creek Cemetery. HASTINGS - L Maxine Watson, age 86. of Hastings, passed away Friday. December II. 1998 at Tendercare of Hasting.**. Miss Watson was born on January 12. 1912 in Sturgis, the daughter of George Streeter & Adah (Tuttle) Watson. She was a employed al Hastings Mutual Insurance Company for many years. Miss Watson was preceded in death by her parents & two sisters. Respecting her wishes, private services will be conducted. Reverend Charles P. McCabe III officiating. Burial will take place in Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of donor’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Ham. PO Bov 63. 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben Hastings. Ml 49058 Church FLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Laccy Road. Dowling. Ml 2601 Paslor, Siesc Olmstead 75H-3O2I church phone 49050 (616) Sunday Sen ice 9 30 a m . Sunday School 11 00 am. Herring Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Service 10 30 am. Wednesd/v 6 00 p m Youth meet­ Sunday Evening Sen ice f 00 pm , Bible Study A. Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m ings. Junior-Senior High ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Pastor CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ Bedford Rd. Dowling r'astor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 9275 S Saturday Evening 6 30 p m 6 (M) p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 00 p m p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 7 30 pm ST. ANDREW’S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHVRCH 4 00 • 4 30 p m tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday SeM at iooo am. Wmhip 11 00 am. Evening Service at ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE Meeting at 502 E Bond St (Hast­ CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE ings Church of God Building) 9 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Paslor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd &. 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev 4th Sundays Canada Synod 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar- 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 am . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45 a m Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 13-19); Adult Bible W EI.C OME CORNERS VNITED METHODIST CHIRCH Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible or Darlene P.tkard. 945-5974 Worship Serv ices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Res Ken Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl Peter Bible study 7pm Wackcrman, Pastor 9 30 a m . Wc -nesday evening ser­ Phone 945­ 2938. Bible Survey on videos in vice 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all services Bring the the home Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH whole family HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood M-37 South at M-79. Larry Hub- Icy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed -Thun 9 Youth Fellowship 6 45 pm to 8 30 p m (grades 6-l2lh) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child care provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLCAN CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Rev Daniel Graybill, Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day • 9 45 a m Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid's Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednesday. 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH days 6 30 to 8 00 pm, BIBLE Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 239 E STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ pm weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 00 Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 1928 Book of Common 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages). AAL Branch Thursday. Dec 17 4 00 p m Children's Choir. 4 45 Youth Ensemble. 7 00 Inquirers. 7 00 munity Breakfast on third Saturday eacn month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ fering Wc welcome you to our church family with the warmth of Christ* Love. and the fellowship of people who care am - Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkcy. Senior Paslor. John Dunkin III. Youth Paslor. Aaron Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH tformerly the Hastings Grace Brethren Church), 600 Powell Rd . I mite cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a .n . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Monday of lhe Sunday Services 9 45 a m - Bible Monday ClMKS ■ tor all ages. 10 40 a m • Month Mom's Time Out Wednes­ Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 pm Youth First meeting with "Youth With a Mes­ day sage". 945-9224. 6 Women. Bible Study. Women's p m - Bible Study fat all HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. Af-m/vr Church of the World. Center Street (comer of N Hraadway and W Center) Church Father (616) 945-3014 Charles P McCabe III. Rector Sunday Worship Services -8am and 10 a m Christian Education 10 am. 10am vices Faithful more information 948-8004 Hide Anglican Communion" 315 Office Men. Bible Study Call church office for EMMANl EL EPISC OPAL ( HlRCH W Faithful Nursery at Available 502 E Grand St. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 266’ Sunday School 10am. Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursday Bible Study 7 pm If in­ North St. Hastings 9414 Sunday. Dec 20 Rev 8 00 and Adult Choir. 7 00 Teen AA.’NA Friday. Dec 18 • 6 30 p m Christ­ mas Program Saturday. Dec 19 Catech 2. 8 00 NA 9 30 am Tuesday. Da 22 -7 30 OA HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Musk Organist Church phone (616) 945-9574 Barrier free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a m Worship - Child care available for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Christmas Eve Services • 7 00 p m Services Childcare will be pro­ terested tn a free Home Bible vided 11 00 p m Services Child­ Stud... please call for more details care will not be available Merry GRACE COMMUNITY' CHURCH Christmas. God bless each and Christmas Worship Ser­ Christmas Eve. 9 30 pm. everyone' Christmas Day -Ham The Holy Meeting at Maple Valley Name Day Service • New Year's School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) FIRST PRESB3TERI AN CHI RCH Day -Ham Youth Theater Play 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan Nursery, children's min­ Keller. Pastor Deborah E Sisson. As­ sociate Pastor Sally C Keller Direc­ tor. Noah’s Ark PreSchool Thursday. Dec 17 - 5 30 pm Hastings Cheer­ leaders C hnstmas Party. Sharpe Hall Sunday. Dec 20 - 9 30 am Tradi- and Potluck • Sunday Jan 3 ■ High 4pm The Epiphany Worship Ser­ service vice and INitluck • Wed . Jan istry. youth group, adult small ft. group ministry, leadership training 6 15 p m This informatit>n on worship services is provided by ’ The Hastings Banner, the churches & these local businesses NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER I tastings AM 1220 Nursery is provided during both Services The Middle High and Senior High Youth Fellowship will 945-3429 deliver Love Gilts this afternoon Monday. Dec 21- ’ 30 pm Trustees meeting. Lounge Tuesday. Dev 22 • HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HAST'INGS FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS. INC. Hastings. Michigan Kent Service is broadcast over WBCH • BOSLEY PHARMACY 770 Cook Rd G ages. II 20 a m Contemporary Wor­ ship Service. Il 40 am Children’s Cnurch for pre-wh»x»lers through 2nd graders. Church I tbory The 9 30 Member 1 DI ( I IM S Jefferson (6161 945-5463 through 2nd graders. Church Library. 10 30 am Coffee Hour - in lhe Hall. 1030 am Sunday School fa oH FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings ■'Prescriptions'' 49058 iioojI Worship Senvce. 9 50 am Children's Church for pre-schoolers WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings I ‘>52 N% Broadway Matilda K. Cutcher NASHVILLE - Mrs Matilda K Cutcher. age 90, of Nashville, passed away Tuesday. December 15, 1998 al Thomapple Manor Hastings. She was bom June 10. 1908 in Lucas County, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph and Lottie (Shovar) Grosjean. She married Robert J. Cutcher on February 21. 1928 and moved to Orangeville and then to Nashville, her husband passed away March 13,1985. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Cyril Catholic Church in Nashville, and the Nashville V.F.W. Auxiliary. She was a great cook, enjoyed gardening, and liked to watch her Hummingbird and Gopher. She was preceded in death by her parents. Joe & Lottie Grosjean. ha husband. Robert, and her brother. Fred. Mrs. Cutcher is survived by • her daughter. Dorenc Dean of Hastings; son, James R. Cutcher and his fiancee, Addie of Wichita Falls. Texas; grandchildren. Marilyn (Glen) Wagner. Susan (Keith) Baker. William (Nora) Dean; step grandchildren. Jason (Candy) D’Onofrio. Vicky Haslon and Mandy (Bruce) Hancock all of Texas; four great grandchildren, and eight great step grandchildren; three sisters. Frances. Catherine, and Margerie, all from Ohio, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, December 17, 1998 from 2-5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. at the Maple Valley Chapel, Nashville. Mass of the Resurrection will be Friday, December 18, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Cyril Catholic Church, Nashville with Reverend Charles Fischer officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Kalamo. Memorial contributions may be made to Masses or charity of choice. Arrangements were made by Maple Valley Chapel, Nashville. |Jerry W. Nichols Sr. | Evening Services 6pm Wednes­ day a m Tuesday prayer and share time a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p m Wamors (grades K-5th). 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Douglas L. Bedford GUN LAKE, MIDDLEVILLE Mr. Douglas L. Bedford, age 63, of Gun Lake, Middleville, passed away Monday. December 7, 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mr. Bedford was bom on August 9, 1935 in Traverse City, the son of Jerald and Marjorie (Johnson) Bedford He was raised in Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg Schools graduating in 1954. Mr. Bedford was married to Linda L. Hammer on January 22. 1977 in Grand Rapids and lived in lhe Middleville area. He was employed at Felpausch in Hastings. Mr. Bedford was a member of Wayland Fire Department from June 1960 to September 1977. He was Captain from October 1970 to retirement in September 1977. He was also a Boy Scout Leader Doug enjoyed his family and his home at Gun Lake. He was an outdoors enthusiast, loved to fish, hunt, feed the birds and squirrels, build bird houses, knick-knacks for lhe yard and watch sports Mr. Bedford was preceded in death by his parents, Jerald and Marjorie (Johnson) Bedford; daughter, Julie (Tom) Kaminski. Mr. Bedford is survived by his wife of 22 years, Linda L. (Hammer) Bedford; three children. Bill (Christine) Bedford of Rockford, Cathy (Dave) Chrusciel of Wayland, and Kimberly Bedford of Cun Lake, three grandchildren. Christopher Chrusciel, Matthew Kaminski and Alicia Chrusciel; sister. Marilyn (Jack) Finkbeiner of Gun Lake; brother, Ken (Lorraine) Bedford of Middleville; four nephews, Bryan, Bruce, and Scott Finkbeiner and Brad Bedford; son-in-law, Tom Kaminski of Dorr, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Bedford were held Thursday morning, December 10, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Wayne Kiel officiated. Interment took place in Yankee Springs Cemetery, Yankee Springs Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the International Myeloma Foundation, 2129 Stanley Hills Drive, Los Angeles, California 90046 U.S.A. Michigan Ave.. Hastings. Classes 10 a m . Worship Ham. a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 Study • No age limits 367-4061 541 N 948-2549 Sunday Service Times are 8 30 am. 9 55 a m and 11.20 through 7 or first grade). Kids Club Ml BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST THORNAPPLE V ALLEY CHURCH Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 Road. Richland. 629-9251 Dial-An-lnspiration Minister Rev Mana Barcewski. Co-Ministcr Rev Gene Parker Time 10 15 am Healing Service. ne«t. Pastor Church office phone HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Gull 49083 Phone 616-629-9243. 616­ 11 00 a m Celebration Adults. Teens and Children Phone 8799 vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for David T Hustwtck. vicar at 948­ 9604 St Andre* s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Quiz (ages For more information call the church office 11 00 am. Confession Saturday Marjorie E. Havens HASTINGS - Marjorie E. Havens, age 77, of Hastings, passed away on Tuesday. December 15. 1998 at her residence. Mrs. Havens was bom on September 28, 1921 in Hastings, the daughter of Messer and Mary Grace (Wcyerman) Nevins. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings school, graduating from Hastings High School. She was married to Gordon Havens, whom she met while both were employed by the old “Strand” Theater in Hastings, on February 15, 1941. and he passed away October 10. 1966. She has lived most of her life in lhe Hastings area. Her . former employment included Hastings Public Schools and Barry County Department of Social Services. She was a member of lhe Emmanuel Episcopal Church. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brother. Donald Nevins on June 26, 1972 and step-sister, Hilda Rodgers. Mrs. Havens is survived by two daughters, Judith Lynn Havens of Hastings, and Pamela Ann (David) Sellwood of Houston, Texas; granck-aghter, Nicole A. Edwards of New York. New York and grandson, Andrew Gordon hdwards of Little Rock. Arkansas. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 18, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Reverend Charles P McCabe III officiating. A memorial reception will be held at the Episcopal Parish House immediately following services. Burial will take place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or Pennock Hospital Home Care Services. Funeral arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. , 6 15 am Men’s Bible Study at the YMCA Office Wednesday. Dec 23­ 1 00 p m Chancel Choir MIDDLEVILLE - Jerry W. Nichols Sr., age 61, of Middleville, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 1998 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings. Mr. Nichols- was bom November 15, 1937 in Colt, Arkansas, the son of Jeff & Louise (Woods) Nichols. He was raised in Forrest City, Arkansas and attended Forrest City School. Mr. Nichols married Crystal M. Allen on August 22, 1956 in Tupelo. He was employed at Kelvinator in Grand Rapids and retired after 25 years of service and in maintenance at Eastbrook Mall for three years. He was a member of UAW for many years and participated in the United Way. Jerry was an outdoors enthusiast, he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was an avid football fan in both College and High School. He enjoyed cooking and preparing food for family gatherings. Mr. Nichols was a caring, loving husband, father, grandfather, doing kind deeds for his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louise and Jeff Nichols; and brother, Arthur E. Nichols. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Crystal M. Nichols; children, Linda (Jeff) Zuidema of Grand Rapids. Jeny (DeAnna) Nichols Jr. of Hamilton, Larry (Terri) Nichols of Grand Rapids, Steven Nichols of Forrest City, Arkansas, Barb Nichols of Middleville, Valerie (Darren) Huffman of Delton, Beverly Nichols of Middleville and Thomas Belka of Martin; 16 grandchildren; one brother. Robert Nichols of Widener. Arkansas; sisters-in-law, Beverly Nichols of Middleville, Betty (Lawrence Yastc of Lancaster. California; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday, December 12, 1998 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Mark Herrstein officiated. Interment took place in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorials may be made to the family. Leona B. Howe HASTINGS - Leona B. Howe, age 85. of Hastings, passed away Sunday, December 13. 1998 at Tendercare of Hastings. Mrs. Howe was bom on October 8. 1913 in Nashville, lhe daughter of Floyd & Edith (Morganthaler) Kinney. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating from Hastings High School. Mrs. Howe married Arthur H Howe in January 1935 and he passed away December 26. 1971. She has lived all her married life in lhe Hastings area. Mrs. Howe was a homemaker and had worked three years at Hastings Manufacturing Company several years ago. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren, fishing and deer hunting, Laneta L Wilkes HASTINGS - Mrs. Laneta L. Wilkes, age 92, of Hastings and formerly of Middleville, passed away Sunday, December 13, 1998 at Tendercare, Hastings. Mrs. Wilkes was bom on October 5, 1906 in Grand Rapids. She was raised in Irving Township and attended Hastings Schools. She was married to John A. Wilkes on June 12. 1926. Mrs. Wilkes was a member of Middleville United Methodist Church and the Jenny Rugg Circle. Laneta spent 28 winters in Englewood, Florida. Laneta enjoyed crafts, playing cards, euchre, bingo, doing cross-word puzzles, and taking care of her dogs. cats, and house plants. She was a caring and loving mother, grandmother. and great grandmother always doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Mrs. Wilkes was preceded in death by her husband. John Wilkes and grandson. Edward Wilkes. Laneta is survived by her three sons, Duane (Margaret) Wilkes of Freeport. Paul (Beveriy) Wilkes of Gowen, and Roy (Delores) Wilkes of Mancelona; 14 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Mary Fischer of Hastings and two nieces. Funeral services for Mrs Wilkes were held Wednesday afternoon, December 16, 1998 at lhe Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Reverend Paulette Cheyne officiated. Interment look place in Fuller Cemetery, Hastings. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. she loved her pets, watching and feeding the birds and squirries. Mrs. Howe was also preceded in death by her parents; brother, Lyle Kinney; sisters, Lavonna Rockhill and Ladora Tolles. Mrs. Howe is survived by her two sons, Lynwood ’’Chub” (Joanne) Howe of Hastings, and Gordon (Judy) Howe of Charlotte; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one brother. Loyal (Donna) Kinney of Hastings; and sister, Layonatinc Schmidt of Glyndon, Maryland. Respecting her wishes, private family services will be conducted. Reverend Donald Brail officiating. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Robert K. Parshall CROOKED LAKE, DELTON Robert K. Parshall, age 41, of Crooked Lake, Delton, passed away December 12, 1998 at home. Robert was bom December 14, 1956 in Grand Rapids, the son of Robert Albert & Norene June (Paris) Parshall. Robert attended Gull Lake Schools until I Oth grade. He graduated from Delton Kellogg Schools in 1974. He played football, basketball and wrestled. He had been employed for the past twenty years with Consumers Power Company. He was presently a lineman out of the Hastings office. Robert married Patti Stiles on October 25, 1980. Robert loved sports & outdoor activities especially bow hunting, fishing, duck & goose hunting. Mr. Parshall is survived by his wife, Patti; two sons, Luke & Ben al home; his parents, Robert & Norene Parshall of Hastings; three sisters, Ann (James) Rine of Hastings, Margaret (Joe) Dempsey of Gun Lake, and Alicia (David) Miller of Hastings; two brothers, Ronald (Rita) Parshall of Fair Lake, and Randy (Patti) Parshall of Gobles; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Mr. Parshall will be held Thursday, December 17, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at Thomapple Valley Church M-43, Hastings with Pastor Jeff Arnett officiating. Burial will be in Brush Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Luke & Ben Education Fund, envelopes available at the funeral home. Arrangements were made by Williams Funeral Home. Blanche M. Grimm HASTINGS • Blanche M. Grimm, age 78, of Hastings and formerly of Delton, passed away December 4. 1998 at Tendercare, Hastings. Blanche was bom May 12, 1920 in Barry County, the daughter of George & Bertha (Shorter) Davenport She was a homemaker and helped her husband farm for many years. Mrs. Grimm married Edward Grimm on September I, 1941. She loved playing cards, gardening and (lowers. Mrs. Grimm was preceded in death by her husband, Ed in 1989 and a sister, Viola Norman. Mrs. Grimm is survived by her four daughters, Evelyn (James) Hayes of Hastings. Helen Waters of Floodwood. Minnesota, Waneta (Bill) Lester of Delton, and Carol (Arthur) Vanarsdal of Delton; one son, Jim (Virginia) Grimm of LaMars. Iowa; 18 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Funeral Services for Mrs. Grimm were held Monday. December 7, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Burial took place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Orangeville. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17 1998 - Page 7 Delton native enshrined in Aviation Hall of Fame Lt Gen. Richard A Burpee, a native of Delton, was enshrined last October into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame for his career in military aviation Burpee was born in Delton on Oct 3. 1932. He graduated from Delton High School in 1951; earned a bachelor degree in 1959 and a master's degree in public admin­ istration in 1965. His professional military education included Squadron Officer School. Air Command and Staff College. National War College, and Advanced Management School. Entering the Air Force in December 1953. Burpee received his wings and sec­ ond lieutenant commission at Bryan Air. Force Base. Texas in March 1955. He served as an instructor pilot at Bryan AFB and Reese AFB until June 1962 He then was selected as an exchange officer with Royal Canadian Air Force for two years. In January 1967. he began F-4 qualification training and was subsequently assigned to Cam Rahn Bay Air Base. Vietnam, where, from August 1967 until September 1968. he flew 336 F-4 combat missions. Upon returning to the United States, he was assigned lo HQ U.S. Air Force. In 1971. he served as FB-111 Aircraft Com­ mander at Pease AFB and as commander of the 509lh Bombardment Wing. In April 1975 he was appointed diqpctor. training for deputy chief of staff, operations. SACHQ until January 1977. when he became com­ mander of the 19th Air Division. Carswell AFB He returned to SAC HQ in June 1979 as inspector general and in June 1980 became SAC deputy director for operations Then in February 1981 he was transferred to HQ. USAF as deputy director operations, then as HQ USAF director of operations from July to June 1982 Richard A Burpee In August 1983. general Burpee became commander. Air Logistics Center. Tinker AFB then director of operations. Joint Chiefs of Staff, then Commander. 15th air Force, ending 37 years of service with retirement in 1990. His military decorations include National Defense and Air Force Distinguished Ser­ vice Medals. Silver Star. Legion of Merit. Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster. Bronze Star. Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters and Air Force Commen­ dation Medal Burpee is the son of Gladys Miller and the late Harold Burpee. He returns home to Delton to sec his sisters. Edith Brcighton. Delores and Keith Krocs. Irene and Frank Bourdo. Sharon Burpee and brother Rush Burpee annually. He and his wife Sally, also travel to Lakeland. Fla . to the Bourdos every year for his mothers birthday in March. Hastings native leads Regional Governors’ Advisory Committee Andrew Loftus, a 1980 graduate of Hast­ ings High School, has just been elected to a second term as chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Executive Council during their November quarterly meeting in Washington. D.C. The 25-mcmbcr committee provides advice and guidance on restoration activi­ ties concerning the $20 million Chesapeake Bay program to the governors of Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsylvania, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and the chairman of the three-state joint legislative commission. Members arc selected from the threestate region and the District of Columbia and include representatives from agribusi­ ness, utility companies, state legislators, the building and development community, leading environmental organizations, cor­ porations, and other interests. As chairman, Loftus will join the gover­ nors during their December meeting to dis­ cuss funding and program priorities for the coming year. Loftus received a master of science degree in fisheries management, specializ­ ing in population dynamics, from Michigan State University in 1986. Subsequently, he served as a research biologist on the Chesa­ peake Bay for three years before moving to Washington D C. to work for the conserva­ tion and government affairs program of the Andrew Loftus sport fishing industry. While there, he man­ aged a conservation grants foundation, before founding an independent consulting business focusing on natural resources management issues in 1996. He currently resides on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis. Maryland. His parents. Patrick and Iris Loftus, reside on South Jefferson Street in Hastings. Lake Odessa N6ULIS Central United Methodist Church will hold its candlelight service on Christmas Eve 7 p.m. There will be choir music, carol singing and many scripture readings. First Congregational Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at seven in the evening on Dec. 24. St. Edwards Roman Catholic Church will have masses at 7 p.m. and midnight. On Christmas Day. the mass will be at 9 a.m. On Sunday they held mass for the three groups which usually have services on Saturday evening and twice on Sunday. For­ mer priests were invited back and Bishop Robert Rose was present. A potluck dinner was held in the new parish hall, which was dedicated as the main focus of the day s observance. The mystery is finally solved about Mr. Voelker. According to his cousin. Victor Voelker Eckart, young Edgars father was paslor of the German Evangelical Chuch on today’s Brown Road The parsonage was in Woodbury. The young man walked the rail­ road tracks a mile west to Clark Road where upon he could ride in a horsedrawn buggy with Lula Gcriinger into town for high school. Years later one of the older Voelker sons was a district superintendent of the Evangelical Church and he lived in the “Thumb" area of Michigan. Victor says that all ten of the older pastors children were educators. The last member of anoth­ er Voelker family was Freda Shuler Karchcr. The death of Edgr.r Voelker leaves Marian Henderson the last member of the Class of 1915. Death came in Lansing to Thomasina Spagnuolo, age 94. She and her husband, Paul, had a fruit store in Lake Odessa. They also sold groceries and confectioneries here, in Caro and Midland. She is survived by son Dr. Ralph Spagnuolo and grandchil­ dren. She had been bom in Italy in 1904. Her son Paul had died in 198o and her hus­ band. John, in 1997. Services were held on Dec II. Twenty-six attended the Dec. 10 meeting of the Lake Odessa Historical Society. The president reported a very profitable sale of baked goods and mugs during Christmas ‘Round the Town. He read some newspaper accounts of Christmas gatherings in some Lake Odessa homes in 1904. Usually chil­ dren gave recitations for the entertainment at these family affairs. Adults also memo­ rized poetry to recite. The speaker was Lcta Guild of Lansing, who had brought many of her music boxes. They produce music by the contact of the sharp teeth of metal combs against cylinders. Some played as many as ten tunes on a cylinder with the - 1'itowk being very clear to each other Many were encased in rfmall boxes, but others were in steins, mugs and teapots. The new­ er, more ornate pieces had a lighted train circling a mountain top and another had a carousel with prancing horses. The Lake Odessa Dcpot/Muscum will be open Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be a good time to bring one’s visiting family members. Elfa Creighton, who moved from Lake Manor to Mt. Pleasant, is now residing at a home in Shepard. The big project of food and gift delivery to those in need within the Lakewood dis­ trict was carried off last week So many vol­ unteers came to help on Thursday morning the sorting and packing were done by noon. Meantime other workers were busy most of the day. sorting socks, hats and mittens in one room of the church basement. Also, they sorted gifts into marked areas in two other rooms based on sex and age of the children for whom they were intended. Toys Marie Haskins (left) and Dons McCaul fill bags with cold foods on Saturday morning for the L.C.S. deliveries Richard Heaven and Tom Gilliland inspect some of the array of Lea Guild s music boxes. For Tots handled shopping with donated money for other gifts and they w rapped the gifts. More than 3.000 pounds of refrigerat­ ed food came from Second Harvest in Grand Rapids. New this year was cottage cheese, mushrooms, bagels, bags of onions and apples besides the apples purchased from the MSU Experimental farm near Clarksville. Last minute applications pushed the number of families beyond 150 Twin City Foods is a major benefactor with frozen food storage and the gift of packing boxes. The Chancel Choir of Central UM Church offered their cantata "Angel Song” Sunday evening to a full house. A tno com­ posed of Mary Jo Bump. Sharlcnc Goodemoot and Fran Morris sang, as did the men’s chorus, soloists Alan Goodcmoot. Krystal Handley. Carol Reiser, and the full choir. Refreshments were served in Fellow­ ship Hall later. Both before and after the Pennock to be tobacco free as of Jan. 1 Pennock Hospital and all hospital proper­ ty will become tobacco-free effective Jan. I. 1999 In action taken earlier this year, the hos­ pital announced that a tobacco-free policy would be implemented with the 1999 new year. The policy was adopted unanimously by the Board of Trustees and received over­ whelming support from the Pennock med- Second graders provide musical entertainment The Central Elementary School second grade students were the entertainers Tuesday when senior citizens attended the "High Nooners’ interdenominational potluck program at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. The group was led in a selection of Christmas carols by their teacher. Ann Wuerthele. who provided piano accompaniment. Read The BANNER Every Week and continue to be an INFORMED Resident of Barry County. cantata there was a live Nativity scene on the lawn with lambs, and some exotic ani­ mals - miniature horses and zebu. Dr. Norman Lincoln has been hospital­ ized in Grand Rapids following a stroke On Monday he was to be moved to a Rehab unit at Big Rapids for therapy Flyers arc already printed and arc being distnbuted for the fifth annual Women's Festival of Ionia County. Il is to be held on April 24, 1999. A list of workshops is given as well as other features of the day Mary Lou Shucrt. who lived with her husband Des on Martin Road in a new house backed against the river, died on Sat­ urday. Her funeral was on Tuesday forenoon. Willard and Margaret Brodbcck enter­ tained 20 guests from the Ionia YMCA swim program on Dec. 7th. They enjoyed a potluck dinner The guests were glad to have Marvin and Ruth Shanks join them Frances Ransome 80th birthday Frances Ransome will be turning SO years old on the 19th of December Please join in hononng her with a card shower to express how she has touched your lives. Cards may be sent to her home ical staff, administration and managers The entire Pennock Hospital campus will now become a tobacco-free environment Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco products will be prohibited on all hospital grounds and in any building owned or leased by the hospital The new policy originally was released to employees, volunteers, physicians and oth­ er last February lo provide ample notifica­ tion to those who wanted to cease their tobacco use. The hospital has promoted and provided free smoking cessation programs to 11 employees In addition, over 100 pre­ scriptions. valued at over $5,000. for Zyban. nicotine patches, gum and nasal spray s have been provided free of charge lo employees in 1998 “Our goal is lo provide the safest and healthiest environment for everyone on the hospital campus." stated Mark Olmsted, chief respiratory therapist and chairman of the Tobacco-Free Policy Committee "This policy s a reflection of Pennock Hospital’s commitment lo the health and wellness of the entire community Wc want the hospital lo provide an environment where healthy lifestyles arc practiced A tobacco-free campus establishes an excellent example for others to follow and enhances Pennock's image as a leader in health care ” Those who want freedom from smoking is encouraged to talk to their physician and contact the Pennock Hospital Tobacco Advisory Service, beginning Dec 21 at 948-3120 Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell. Rent, Buy, Hire. Find Work, etc. Cail 945-9554 �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 17. 1998 advice to seek help from Alcoholics Anony rnou: was right on. Ann Twelve-Step Mom in California Dear California Mom I've been healing the drum for AA for more than 40 years It often works when everything else has failed. Thanks for yet another testimonial LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage dated March 31. 1997. given by Kennard Brooks and David Brooks as Mort­ gagor to The Huntington National Bank succes­ sor by merger to FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK, as Mortgagee as recorded on July 30. 1998 in Document Number 1015814 of Barry Records on Pages i through 5 inclusive on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due and unpaid as of the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of $39,311 57. no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt, secured by said mortgage the power of sale m said mortgage having become operative by reason of such de­ fault and the Mortgagee having exercised and hereby exercising its right of acceleration as a re­ sult of the default NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. January 14. 1999. at 1 pm. the east door of Barry County Circuit Court. 220 W Slate Street. Hastings Michigan 49058, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying amounts due and unpaid under said mortgage together with legal costs and charges of sale including an attorney's fee as provided by law and in said mortgage and all other lawful charges and expenditures from the date of this notice until said date of sale the lands m said mortgage mentioned and described as follows Commencing at the Northwest Comer of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Thence South 160 Rods Thence East 38 Rods Thence North 160 Rods. Thence West 38 Rods to the Place of Beginning Also, the East 1 /2 of the East 1 f2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North Range 7 West Also, the East 42 Acres of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North Range 7 West. All of Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be twelve (12) months from the date of sale Dated December 7. 1998 Huntington National Bank Mortgagee CUNN'NGHAM DALMAN PC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Ronald J VanderVeen Business address 321 Settlers Road PO Box 1757 Holland Ml 49422 Telephone (616)392-1821 This notice is given in efforts to collect a debt owed to Huntington National Bank Any informa­ tion provided in response to this notice w4l be used for that purpose (12/31) DEFAULT having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by john J Villeneuve and Joyce Villeneuve Husband and Wife, as tenants by the entireties, of Hastings Michigan (Mortgagor) to Household Finance Cor poration (Mortgagee) a Delaware Corporation dated July 25. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the "County of Barry State of Michigan on August 11. 1997 m Docu­ ment Number 1000203. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale of this notice the sum of $59,084 98 in­ cluding interest at the rate of 13 748% per annum together with any additional sum or sums which may be pad by the undersigned as provided for m said mortgage and no suit or proceedings at law or tn equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof NOW. THEREFORE, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and the statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice i? hereby given that on the 15th day of January 1999 at 10 00 o'clock a m . the undersigned will At the East door entrance to the courthouse in Hastings foreclose said mortgage by selling at public auction to the highest bidder the premises described in said mortgage or so much, thereof as may be necessary to pay the amounts due on said mortgage and all legal costs charges and expenses induing the attor­ neys lees allowed by law and also any sum or sums which may be pa d by the undersigned necessary to protect its .nterest in the premises Which said premises a e described as follows Land situated m t‘ie Township of Castleton. County of Barry, Stat a of Michigan, is described as follows Lots 16 and 17. Block D. of Pleasant Shores according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats Page 59. being a part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County Records TAX ID #08-05-130-004-016-00 Commonly known as 1061 Valentine Dr The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 16. 1998 Mortgagee Household Finance Corporation III Richard L McDonnell (P38788) Attorney for Mortgagee 500 N Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills. Michigan 48304-2964 (248) 540-7500 (12-31) Synopsis RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING December 9, 1998 7 00 p m Regular board meeting Present Hansford. Walters, Palmer, Hause. Munpy. Bedford and Edwards Also present Pat Sharpe and several residents All reports received and plac ed on file Resolution on investigating the establishment of a District Library approved Moton to allow all 1999 MTA Convention ex­ penses to be paid The Township meetings m 1999 will be the sec­ ond Wednesday of each month at 7 00 p m Received Ordinance #68 for the first reading Moton to give tentative approval to Smith's Lake view Center Piat Adjournment at 7 42 p m Respectfully submitted. Barbara Bedford. Clerk Attested to by Robert M Edwards (12/17) Synopsis of the Regular Meeting of the JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD Decamber 9. 1996 All Board Members present Approved agenda, previous board meeting minutes and treasurer's report Approved the closing of unnamed road at Hick­ ory Rd and Uldnks Dr Budget revision approved Supervisor and Clerk given permission to at­ tend MTA Conference Approved payment of vouchers June Doster Johnstown Township Clerk Attested to by Supervisor Barbara Earl (12/17) ies State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry PUBLICATION NOTICE Decedent's Estate File No 98-22495-SE Estate of PAUL F BORN. III. DECEASED So­ cial Security No 358-34-7555 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by this hearing NOTICE A hearing will be held on January 6. 1999 at 10 00 am in the probate courtroom. Hastings. Michigan before Judge Richard H Shaw on the petition of Vickie A Bom requesting that Vickie A Born be appointed personal repre­ sentative of lhe Estate ot Paul F Bom. Ill, who lived at City of Elgin, Kane County. Illinois 60120, and who died August 19. 1997. and requesting also the will of the deceased dated December 30. 1996 be admitted to probate ft also is requested that the heirs at law of said deceased be deter­ mined Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate wil' be forever barred unless presented to the (proposed) personal rep­ resentative or to both the probate court and the (proposed) personal representative within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will then be assigned to entitled persons appearing of record December 8. 1998 Robert J Longstreet (P53546) SIEGEL. HUDSON GEE & LONGSTREET 607 North Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (616) 945-3495 VICKIE A BORN 916 Douglas Avenue Elgin. IL 60120 (12/17) n This holiday season choose a gift guaranteed to delight. Consult our expert staff for honest answers and honest prices on any of our fine jewelry. THOMAS A. DAVIS JF Funny questions Dear Ann Landers: A friend sent me this list of hypothetical questions, and I hope you think it’s good enough to print. 1 don't know who wrote it. but it really tick­ led my funny bone RPJ in the USA. Dear RPJ: Mine. too. I'm sure the readers will enjoy it. Thanks for sending it my way. Why is it called "rush hour" when your car barely moves? If Superman is so clever, why is his un­ derwear on the outside? If a 7-11 is open 24 hours a day. 365 days a year, why arc there locks on the doors? You know how cartons say. "Open here." What are the chances of seeing one that says. "Open Somewhere Else?" If it's a circular drive, how do you gel out? Why docs sour cream have a "use by" date? Why is that when you deliver something by car. it's called a shipment, and when you deliver something by boat, it’s called cargo? How do “Don’t Walk on the Grass" signs get there? Why arc cigarettes sold at gas stations when smoking is prohibited there? If toast always lands butter side down, and cats always land on their feet, what would happen if you strapped the buttered toast on the back of the cat and dropped them both? If olive oil comes from olives, where docs baby oil come from? Has everyone ever forgotten how to .ide a bicycle? Why do they call it a "garage sale" when the garage is not for sale? If a word in the dictionary were mis­ spelled. how would wc know? Wedding rules Dear Ann Landers: Can you stand yet another request to inform your readers cf wedding etiquette? I am fed up with clods who don’t have a clue. Will you please tell the reading public that an invitation to a wedding includes only those to whom it was addressed? This means: It is not OK to bnng a date. It is crude, tacky, improper and outra­ geously nervy to phone -and ask for an invi­ tation if you have not received one. It is even tackier and more impolite to call and ask if your failure to receive an in­ vitation was an “oversight." Sign my letter - The Parent of a Bndc in All 50 States Dear Parent: It is apparent that you are plenty steamed, and I don’t blame you. Ob­ viously. some folks tried to muscle their way into your daughter's wedding, and you resented it. Your letter may not prevent clods from angling for an invitation, but it will surely encourage mothers of other brides to hold the fori and not be bulldozed into including people who were not on the list. I’m with you. Internet info Choose a Gift Worth Opening 4 4 Ann landers Jeweler • Gemologist • Goldsmith 1 36 East State St., Hastings 43 E. Eighth St., Holland 948-9884 392-1266 Dear Ann Landers: Inform your readers that the Internet is not a source of informa­ tion. It is a means of communications. Say­ ing. “I read it on the Internet." is the same as saying, "I heard it on the telephone.” Chatting by e-mail is like going to the barbershop. Sou might hear the psychia­ trist’s opinion of Prozac and the barber’s opinion of Brylcrccm. But you arc more likely to hear the psychiatrist's opinion of Brylcrccm and ric barber’s opinion of Prozac. - Joy in Mudvillc. Dear Joy: Thanks for an astute observa­ tion. I couldn't have said it better myself. Open Mondays Thru Chnstmas • Hours: Mon.-Tues 930-530, Wed .Thurs . Fn 930-8, Sat 930-5 Convenience Is... A Pharmacy That’s Open More Hours Than Any Other! Shifting blame Dear Ann Landers: I have been teaching health education to high school juniors for the past 25 years and have raised seven teenagers myself. I am writing in response to the letter from the woman whose teenage son had a drinking problem. She wanted to send a message to store owners and bar­ tenders who serve alcohol to minors, and parents who let underage children drink at home. While I agree that these people bear some responsibility for the teenage drinking problem, that mother who wrote is also at fault In the first sentence of her letter, she said she came home early from an out-of­ town tnp and found her teenage son drink­ ing a beer for breakfast Why in the world was she out of town on an overnight trip, leaving her teenage son home alone? No teenager, I don’t care how responsible, should be left unsupervised for a weekend. I have heard horror stones about Monday morning discoveries of wild parties that got out of hand. Almost always, no parent was home. Shifting blame and pointing fingers won’t help. Educators, law enforcement of­ ficers. store owners and parents must work together. This is a problem that requires a team effort. - B.R. in Flint. Mich. Dear B.R.: I agree wholeheartedly. The next two letters might interest you: Poor parenting Dear Ann Landers: After reading the letter from “Long Island Mother," whose 17-ycar-old son is an alcoholic. I had to write. She placed blame on the deli and liquor store owners for selling her son beer and wine coolers, as well as parents who al­ low “keg" parties. Parents like that always place the blame on everyone except themselves. They are the ones who blame the teacher for their child’s failure, the police for arresting their kid and society for their child's addiction. That moth-r should face the truth and quit expecting everyone else to pick up the slack for her poor parenting. Above all, she should get professional help for her son. She owes him that much. - Livid in River­ side, Calif. Easy access Dear Ann: “Long Island Mother’’ must be my East Coast soul mate. Her sentiments echo mine to a T regarding the sale of alco­ hol to underage kids. We also have the al­ coholic gene in our family. My teenage son and his friends are able to buy beer and other alcohol in our city, no questions asked. I’ve been furious about this for the past few years but have had no luck getting anyone to help. We know parents who allow keg parties and say.’’They’re going to do it anyway. At least wc know where they are.” These par­ ents have no idea what they are doing to kids at risk. My son has had to suffer the consequences of his poor choices about drinking. 1 hope and pray he is armed with more information than we had at this age. It could help in his lifelong battle with this disease. I spent many hours at Al-Anon years ago and learned what I needed to rescue my two sons from an abusive, alcoholic marriage. 1 may have succeeded in breaking the family cycle of alcoholic rage. fear, abuse, dys­ function and devastation, but the gene lurks in my boys, and if they play with that fire, they have a 100 percent chance of being burned. Easy access to the poison would ruin the better part of theii lives. Only those of us who have lived through this hell can know what it means. Al-Anon principles still work for me because it is a program meant to last your entire life. Your NOTICE OF VACANCY The office of the County Clerk will be vacant on January 31.1999, as a result of the retirement of County Clerk Nancy Boersma. Pursuant to State Law, this position will be filled by appointment of the Circuit Court Judge. Applications for this position should be submitted to the follow­ ing address, no later than Decem­ ber 31, 1998: James H. Fisher, Cir­ cuit Judge, 220 West Court Street, Hastings, Ml 49058. dnn Landen' booklet. "Nuggets and Doozies." has everythmg from the oulru geously funny to the poignanllv insightful Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for S5 25 (this includes postage and handling) to Nuggets, do Ann Landers. PO Oiu 11562. Chicago. Ill 60611-0562 tin Canada, send 56 25) To find out more about Ahn Landen and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate ss,-h page al h h-h creators com Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate. Inc. BOV, Cameron James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov 29, 1998 at 3:13 a m to Rachel Apsey and Rick Argo Jr of Hast­ ings Weighing 7 lbs 14 5 ozs and 22 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Kayla Jo. born at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 30. 1998 at 1:10 p m. to Kathy and Jeff Burger of Hastings Weighing 8 lbs 3 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Samantha Lou-Chnstinc. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nos 30 at 5:13 p m to J Patrick and Teresa Mitchell of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs I 1/2 ozs and 20 inches long. BOY, Alex James, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 5. 1998 at 12:37 a.m. to Wendy and Jerry Ailerding II of Hastings. Weigh­ ing 3 lbs. 10 1/2 ozs. and 17 inches long. BOY, Keigan Patrick, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Nov. 25, 1998 at 8:15 a.m. to Becky Brazcc and Jon Sochor of Portland Weigh­ ing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Jonathan Allen. 10 lbs. I oz.. 22 inches long Bom Nos 24 to Man and Joni Apol of Caledonia He was bom at Spec­ trum Downtown in Grand Rapids. Russell Ward Nichols. Nashville and Lin­ da Dawn Ackctt, Nashville. Nicholas James Wheeler, Middleville and Emily Jane Henning. Middleville. Douglas Dean Hathaway. Newark. NY and Kathleen Mary Casselman. Newark. NY. Dwayne Richard Taggart. Freeport and Tonya Mane Brocksmith. Freeport. Michael James VanBuskirk. Middlesille and KatieLynn Evonc McBee. Middlesille. LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to coi­ led a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that ourooae. MORTGAGE SALE- Default has been made « the conditions ot a mortgage made by GARRY NUYEN AND CARRIE L NUYEN HUSBAND AND WIFE to ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee, dated March 12. 1997 and recorded on March 24. 1997. in Liber 688 on page 796 Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred sixty four and 93/100 Doiars ($62.364 93). nctodng interest at 10 730% per annum Under the power of sale contained r sari mortgage and the statute r such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that sari mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 p.m on January 14. 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY. BARRY County Mchigan and are de­ scribed as COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. THENCE EAST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST IM LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DIS­ TANCE OF 742 5 FEET (45 ROOS) TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE CON­ TINUING EAST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST 1M LINE OF 396 FEET (14 ROOS). THENCE NORTH. PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 17 * DISTANCE OF 605 FEET (36 2/3 RODS): THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST AND WEST 1M LINE 396 FEET (24 RODS) THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST SECTION LINE 605 FEET (36 2/3 ROOS) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER THE SOUTH 33 00 FEET FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES „ The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date el such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 194BCL 600 3241(a) m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sale Dated Decembers. 1996 ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee Attorney lor Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates, pc. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (12/31) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17 1998 - Page 9 From Time to Time... The history of Woodland j by A.W. Dillenback III , By Jover F. Wcinbrccht Feb. 16.1911 In the autumn of 1X39 the forest south of Jordan Lake was first invad­ ed by one Phineas Coe and family, who came in and tamed with the bachelors for two weeks and then moved on their own land in Section No. 9. the farm now owned by Jonathan Smith. However. Coe and fam­ ily were not well suited with Michigan Pio­ neer life and after staying two years, they removed to California. Coe died soon after and Mrs. Coe. being a woman of good edu­ cation. went to New York City and in later years became an attorney at law. “In December 1838. John A Jordan and wife. Chanty, who was a sister to Charles Galloway, and one child. Chnstma. in the company of John Potts and wife. Jane, came from Livingston County to Woodland, where Jordan had land in Section No. 4, now owned by Anson J. Roberts. Potts set­ tled on the southeast one forth of Section No. 3. across the road from Jacob Funks. Their top. though a weary one. through trackless woods, confronted by a blinding snow storm, came lo a hall for that day for the shadows of night were falling and they were yet some miles from the cabin of the bachelors whither they were bound. Their principal diet at that lime was the milk from the cow they had with ‘.hern and so they camped for the night. They slept in the snow that night, or tried lo. but hunger and cold disturbed their much needed and desired slumbers Their trip from Portland was a tedious one. for they had to cut their road out much of the way. "The next morning after getting thor­ oughly warm from their camp fire and eat­ ing breakfast from a scanty supply of milk from the cow that they had with them, mixed with a limited amount of other fix­ tures. they left their cow and ox team tied lo trees and started out on foot lo find the cab­ in of the bachelors and after a long and weary tramp, found the quiet abode and were heartily welcomed by the trio. The team, cow and other outfit were brought in and it would be reasonable to presume that they too would enjoy a good teed of marsh hay and com stalks "The one child referred to in speaking of John A Jordan is the one wc referred to in our first article as hav ing lived in Woodland more years than any other person. She was the wife and now is the widow of the late Albert Barnum, (born in 1X31, the son of Isaac and Roxanna Phillcy Barnum] also a pioneer whom we shall refer to in future items. John Potts and his wife Jane, who settled • on Section No. 3 endured many hardships and deprivations to build up a home for himself and family. He was a very quiet and unassuming man in his general makeup, never aspinng after wealth or pop­ ularity. They both lived on his farm until removed by death many years ago. “John A. Jordan lived the latter part of his life in Woodland on lhe farm now owned by Ephraim Lucas and he and his wife both died there long years in the past. His son. Jesse, who is yet remembered by many as having owned and lived on the land now owned by his son Fred L Jordan. [Section No. 27 and 28. J Jesse always claimed the honor of being the first white child bom in Woodland Township. His birth was Sept. 29. 1X39. However, it was stoutly main­ tained by some, that the little daughter of Joseph Hager was the first, her birth being May 4. |<3S. She died when five months old, but other pioneers claim that Hagers lived in Sunfield Township at the time of her birth and in Woodland al her death If this is a fact, then Jesse Jordan was the first white child bom in our township He lived a retired life in this village for some years and died al the age of 60 (Jesse Jordan enlisted in the Michigan 26th Infantry on Aug. 12. 1.862. was promoted to second lieutenant on Dec. 23. 1X63. and was discharged as wounded on Dec. 5, 1X64 ] “From the best information that can be gained, the next settlers were A.B. Cooper and J.H Cooper, better known in those days as Howell and Boardman Cooper. Board­ ra The Galloway School District No 3. The School was established in 1845 and built on the comer of what is now M-43 and Velte Roads. This 1871 pteture of a frame school was taken in 1871. This log cabin stood at the comer of Wellman and Barnum Roads. John Sum Jr. and his wife. Anna Maria, lived in the cabin for a time before moving back to the village of Woodland. Log cabins were the first shelters built for many pioneers of Woodland Township. man lived on the south town line and owned land in Section No. 35 of Woodland. He was a well to do and thriving farmer for those times. He had an extensive number of acquaintances and many friends owing to his jovial way and cheerful manner. He lived on this farm for many years, finally rctinng and moving to Hastings. After a few years there, he and his wife both died in that city. From the best of my memory, they nev­ er had any children of their own, but raised some childrc ^longing lo other people as Cooper and his wife were very kind and charitable to suffering humanity. “At that early dale of this wild country. Howell Cooper was not well pleased with the outlook and again returned to New York and remained there until 1852, when he and family again moved to Woodland and lived on the farm and owned it, until his death which occurred many years ago. This farm is now end has been for some years owned and occupied by John Landis. It will be remembered yet by some of the older inhabitants that he was postmaster from IX54 lo 1859. Some time after his death, his widow marned a man by the name of New­ ton. but she also has been dead for many years. They had a family of four boys and five girls. Two of his sons and three daugh­ ters arc yet living. Ashabcl T. of Grand Rapids. Ambrose L. of Woodland. Mrs. Christina Benam of Iowa, Mrs. Williams P. Holly of Texas and Mrs. Cora Row ladcr of Isabella County, this state. “Feb. 23. 1911 : J.M. Cole and D.C. Shel­ don came into Woodland about the lime, or soon after the Cooper brothers did. They both located on the south town line, or on the south side of Section No. 36. James Madison and Abigail Holloway Cole were both very industrious and economical, and in a few years had built up a fine farm. Many years before he and his wife passed to the great beyond, he had erected some good buildings, especially a large and com­ modious farm house. About this time Mr. Cole was regarded as about one of the tidi­ est fanners in Woodland. He and his wife remained on this farm for many years until removed by death. This farm, or threefourths of it, has recently been purchased by John T. Furlong. “Mr. Cole’s people had four sons and four daughters. One son and one daughter live in Woodland yet. Elmer T Cole, living just south of Wamervillc, is very much like his father, a tidy and economical farmer Mrs. Joel St. John (Cclcstia] is a daughter of J.M. Cole and she is well known lo nearly all the people of Woodland and surrounding com­ munity. for she is now and has been for many years an active worker in church mat­ ters and in Sunday School work and in moral and social reform. But her early advantages for an education were somewhat like the author of these items of history. It was in a log school house with the next to the wall so when writing we had lo face the wall and sat on scats made of slabs, bark Cutting logs in the woods of Jacob Funk. Section No 10 sidp down, legs made of little polca drove into bored holes, and when wc got through writing, you can judge what an embarrass­ ment the little girls were subjected to get on the other side of the seat, or lo face the inte­ rior of the school house. Some of these school houses were nearly surrounded by gigantic forest. So we had lo hold our book in one hand and fight mosquitoes with the other. Compare the disadvantages of those days with the up to date and mod conve­ niences of securing an education of today. But Celestia Cole St. John, being then and is now a woman of thought of brain, began to converse, to exchange ideas, to read and search for knowledge until now. She is above the average of farmers’ wives in knowledge and general information. “D.C. Sheldon, or better known by the people, as Ciinton Sheldon, located in Woodland about the lime that Cole did. He settled on the south side of Section No. 36 just cast of the Coles. Mr. Sheldon, aided by his faithful wife, endured many hardship in pioneer days to build up a home for himself and family and after many years of steady toil he succeeded and succeeded well. He was a very quiet man. a grand and noble cit­ izen, respected by all who ever chanced to know him. He lived on this farm for many years until his children were all married and he and his wife remained there until old age, when his wife died. Then in view of his extreme old age and feebleness of body and mind he went to live with his son. Orson, just over the town line in Sunfield Town­ ship. But in view of the fact that they have kept the old farm, he has always been regarded as a Woodland pioneer. He was the last one of the real early pioneers to pass over to the great and beautiful camping ground of the world beyond. He died only a little over one year ago al the age of 93 years, having been a resident of that com­ munity continuously for about 68 years. “John Corsctt also came to Woodland about the time that Cole did. He lived on the south town line on Section No. 35. He was very quiet and unassuming through all his life, never aspiring after large wealth or popularity, simply desiring to live a good life, be a good neighbor and a good law­ abiding citizen. He went down to death many years ago. “In the latter part of 1839. Lawrence Shriner located on Section No. 17 on the farm that was for many years owned and occupied by William H. Lee and some years later in addition to this farm he bought 80 acres across the way. now owned and occu­ pied by Joseph Rccsor. In former years Shnner was a canal boatman and was rather rough but was rather good natured and he always put the worst side out. Some might consider him desperate at times, but he had many good traits of character, always kind and benevolent to the needy and poor. He would travel for miles, even in the night time, lo care for sick and suffering. Through .industry and economy, he became a well to do farmer, but finding his health impaired and mind demented, Charles Galloway was appointed guardian of the family and estate. The farm was sold and he lived retired for some years or until his boys grew to manhood. He then died, his wife surviving him for some lime, but she has been dead for many years. His son. Charles, well known to mam yet is very much like his father in many respects, kind to suffering humanity, but peculiar in many of his trails of character. His son. Robert Ward Shnner. after grown up and married, studied law and became quite a prominent attorney al Charlotte and was prosecuting attorney of Eaton County and I think served two terms, but he has been dead for some years An error in last week’s items: Howell Cooper had seven daughters instead of five, and the name of Mrs Benam is Christian. (To be continued) CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public­ Hearing on Monday, December 28, 1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll for construction of the water main in the 700 block of East Thorn Street and along Third Street from Thorn Street to Mill Street (see map below). This notice is given pursuant to Article X Section 10.1 and Section 10.2 of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article IV Section 13.107 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Everil Manshum City Clerk CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, December 28, 1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. Council Chambers on the Special Assessment Roll for construction of the sanitary sewer main in the 700 block of East Thorn Street (see map below). This notice is given pursuant to Article X. of the Charter of the City of Hastings and Article III. Section 70-67 of the Hastings Code. Written comments will be received at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address as stated above. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings (telephone number 616-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Everil Manshum City Clerk �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 171990 Panther eagers hang with Comets ‘til late; drop KVA clash €■< me t< think <1 it • •• by Jim • •r- -! Tigers just a couple trades away from being contender The Major League Baseball spring season may be a couple of months away, but already the Detroit Tigers are making some moves to make them a playoff contender. If not in 1999, they hope in the near distant future. The new ball park certainly would be that much better if a playoff contending team was playing in it. Optimism continues to swirl knowing that the Tigers have a real baseball brain trust leading their charge. President John McHale and General Manager Randy Smith know baseball and don’t look for them to make any hasty moves just to bring the organization a little bit of quick success. The future is what their focus appears to be and the Tigers do have some great prospects to make future seasons seem quite bright. Detroit landed a catcher and a couple of pitching prospects Monday, signed a Japanese right-hander, acquired another pitcher from its past and a solid third baseman in off-season transactions. Notice the focus on pitching. If the Tigers are to get better, the pitching will be the key. both in their starting rotation and in their bullpen. The catcher is a 32-year-old veteran with solid numbers as a backup to Texas* Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez. Bill Haselman hit .314 in 40 games with Texas last year with 17 RBI and 6 dingers. He can start behind the plate, unless the Tigers can find a player with more talent Others players obtained Monday were Alberto Blanco from Florida and Beiker Graterol from Toronto. Blanco. 22. is a lefty-who spent time in Double A Jackson and Single A Kissimmee last season. Graterol. 24. is a right hander who saw action in Triple A Syracuse and Double A Knoxville. Neither are household names, but could help a Tiger staff, down lhe road, that is truly in need. McHale and Smith have enjoyed great success with Rille V free agent signees in the past and hope that streak continues well into the future. Masao Kida and Willie Blair could also play a big part in Detroit's commitment to pitching. Kida may not know much English, yet. but he has a very live arm. Blair played with the Tigers before landing in Arizona and. like Kida. will vie for a spot in the starting rotation along with holdovers Seth Gresinger. Brian Moehler and Jason Thompson. Matt Anderson and Doug Brocail give Detroit a splendid 1-2 punch in the bullpen. Todd Jones is expendable and makes for nice trade bait. Not too many teams in Major League Baseball can match the Tigers* infield of first baseman Tony Clark, second baseman Damion Easley, shortstop Devi Cruz and Dean Palmer. All four are talented and have the potential to be All­ Stars in 1999. Clark provides power. Cruz and Easley are solid with the gloves and with the sticks. Palmer is a proven All-Star who gives the Bengal another power hitter along side Clark and right fielder Bobby Higginson. Joining Higginson in the outfield are Brian Hunter and Luis Gonzalez. Hunter and Gonzalez are other Tigers who could be shopped around, especially if the right deals came along. Ideas from the minds of Steve Jacobs and myself that could help the Tigers. It would be to deal Hunter. Jones and Gonazalez in a three or four team trade with Houston and Toronto. What would the Tigers get in return, how about Houston catcher Brad Ausmus and Toronto thrower Pat Hengten. Not too shabby! That certainly would be a nice upgrade in manager Larry Parrish’s lineup. Just two sports guys trying to help the Tigers out. The Tigers are taking the smart road toward success and with a couple more proven players could turn things around as soon as next spring. Tiger fans can only hope that success comes very soon, and when it comes that it’s not fieeting. Motocross Coming To Grand Rapids: The Deltaplex in Grand Rapids will host lhe second race in the motocross racing series Ultracross Jan. 8-10. The professionals take to the din track Jan. 8­ 9 trying to win prize money in each of the classes. Riders must compete in a series of elimination races and last chance qualifier races to decide who will compete in the 20-lap main event. The two classes of racing are the I25cc and lhe 250cc motorcycles. Amateurs take to the track Jan. 10. For additional information about the Ultracross series, contact Chris Cooper at (630) 566-6100. To order tickets for the Grand Rapids events, call I i eke (master at (616) 222-4000. •30 Years With The Broncos: John Beatty is retiring at the end of the J 998-99 athletic year after 30 years as Western Michigan University's athletic media relations coordinator. Beatty. 58. began his career as a student assistant under Fred Stabley Sr. for Michigan State University's sports information department. After graduating from MSU in 1962. Beatty worked in the athletic departments at Indiana University and North Dakota Stale before coming to WMU. Beatty has seen the Broncos' best and worst, but has always been professional and very approachable. As a student at WMU, 1 worked as a student assistant for one semester with Beatty in the Broncos sports information office and worked with him daily as a sports editor/sports writer for the Western Herald throughout my college days. It will be strange going to WMU contests and not hearing Beatty bark out the results of a play or provide me with all of the information that comes as far as story making is concerned. Talk to you coon. Delton was within five points of one of the best basketball teams in West Michigan Tuesday, but a late push from a very tall and talented Kalamazoo Christian squad kept them undefeated. Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom was utiK*'essed with the Comets' arsenal "They're a good team with size and depth." Hogoboom said. "They are very difficult to defend." The Comets out-scored lhe host Panthers 25-16 in lhe fourth quarter and went on to win its third consecutive game to start the year. 59-43. Jeremy Veenstra. a 6-7 senior forward, sparked the late Comet charge with 13 of his game-high 26 points coming in the fourth quarter. Kalamazoo Christian also benefited from its chances from lhe free throw line, making 7-of-l0 in lhe final eight minutes. A Denny Bourdo bank shot made lhe score 34-29 Christian with 7:15 left in lhe fourth quarter. Delton was still close with 5:10 remaining when Josh Dahn nailed a jumper to put the Panthers within seven points, 40-33. The Comets, however, began to find their spots inside and at the free throw line. A 3-pointer by Mike Kammeraad (46-36 with 2:32 lo play) and a jumper by Ruben Reyna (53-41 with 1:24) helped Delton's cau^e. but Christian had just too many weapons down the stretch. The score was just 10-4 after the first quarter as stingy defense proved to be the norm. Kyle Matteson tied the game early with a jumper (2-2) and Jeff Humbarger gave the Panthers their first lead (4-2) two minutes into the contest. A slam dunk by 6-6 center Jon VanderPlas. though, put Christian up 7-4. The Comets scored the final eight points of the first quarter. PANTHER... Cont. on page 11 Delton's Denny Bourdo (34) arches a shot against Kalamazoo Christian s Jon VanderPlas (43) in Tuesday's KVA contest. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons look solid in hoop win over Vikings Comparisons are already being made between the 1997-98 Saxon boys basketball team that went to the Class B State semifinals and the current 1998-99 Hastings varsity that opened this season with two impressive triumphs. The '97-98 squad may have had more depth, but nobody is going to question that lhe '98-99 Saxons have plenty of talent... plenty of ways such as defense to beat opponents... and plenty of heart. Hastings' 70-47 victory over area rival Lakewood was an early testament to how good this blue and gold squad can actually be. "Our chemistry is real good," Hastings coach Don Schils said following his team's win over the fellow Barry County high school. "Some of these guys got a lot of playing time against last year's regulars. Practicing against them last year, you're going lo gel better.” Defense is the one area that Schils stresses lo his teams every season. Against Lakewood. Hastings' “d" was nearly flawless. "Every year it’s going to be." Schils said of his team's commitment to playing solid defense. "They know that I preach that (and tonight); they did a good job of executing it." Jim Storms, a 6 3 senior, led the Saxons in scoring against the Vikings with 21 points. Storms opened the game by pumping in 8 points in the first frame. He also did a solid job on defense, coming up with a couple of blocks. "Jim is a great player and has been since he was a freshman," Schils said. "His injury (knee) helped him to work even harder." Tony Bowne and Adam Whitney also had double digit scoring games for the Saxons with 16 and II points, respectively. Bowne's total included two slam dunks (three in his first two games) and Whitney's efforts included a couple of dandy dishes. Bowman, Larsen keys in Gold’s hoop game with ‘Cats The seventh grade Gold team lost 30-25 to Way land Dec. 10. Drew Cowman scored 6 points to lead lhe team and Drew Whitney tallied 5 points. Scott Larceny and Jacob Tuthill also helped out in the scoring department with 4 points apiece. Bowman and Larsen each topped lhe squad in rebounds with 5 caroms apiece Bownun also made 8 steals to lead the team. The Gold eagers fell 28-25 to Newhall in action Tuesday. Bowman scored 7 points and Whitney added 6 markers. Adam Case collected a team-high 8 rebounds and Josh Bernheiscl had 5 caroms. 7th Grade Blue The Blue eagers defeated Wayland 33-17 and lost East Grand Rapids 40-12 in action last week. Kyle Amic led the team with 10 points against Wayland. Chad Ferguson added 6 and Daryl Minton tallied 5. Sam Acker pulled down 7 rebounds. Nick Gielarowski collected 4 caroms and Tom Rowse. Mickey Ray and Lucas Covey each managed 3 rebounds Caleb Case. Nick O'Heran and Tyler Wisniewski also had solid efforts. In the loss to East. Arnie and Gielarowski were lop scorers with 3 points apiece Ray had 5 rebounds, while Arnie. Acker. Kody Knickerbocker and Coses all had 3 rebounds. Arnie also led lhe teams Adam Whitney (20) drives off a fast break with Lakewood's Joel Dow (22) providing the defense. in steals with a total of 3. 8th Grade Gold The eighth grade squad lost to Newhall for its first loss of the season. 39-36. Dustin Bowman had 12 points. 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Eli Schmidt tallied 6 points, pulled down 5 rebounds and made 3 steals. John Deming had 6 points and 6 tebounds to go along with 4 steals and 4 assists. Aaron Snider scored 4 points and collected 5 rebounds. Zack Scott had 3 points and 4 steals. BJ. Donnini collected 5 rebounds and Cullen McKeough also pulled down 5 caroms. The Gold's basketball game Dec. 10 had many solid individual efforts. David Eltzroth was the team's lop scorer with 11 points. Schmidt added 7 points and 3 steals, Deming tallied 4 markers and Dustin Bow man scored 4 points, made 2 steals, collected 2 block shots and dished out 3 ....... . But Hastings' contributions went much further than its starting lineup. "I'm real pleased, especially with the last five (players) on offense and defense," Schils said. "It was good basketball." Eleven Saxons scored, while the Vikings managed to get 10 eagers in their scoring column Jason Dow topped Lakewood with 11 markers, Luke Farrell tallied 8 and Jake Schrock added 7 points. Bowne opened the game with a triple and from there lhe Saxons were off and running. Some strong board work, especially from center Tyson Walther, and Storms' points helped to give lhe blue and gold a 21 -7 lead after one quarter Bowne's first slam made it 29-9 with 5:45 to play in the first half and both teams added 10 points more to their totals before the intermission to make it 39-19. Storms continued his relentless approach with a blocked shot to open the third quarter. A Bowne pass to Luke Warner pul the Saxons up by 27 points. 51-24. with 2:40 to play in the frame. Back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers from Dow. Warner and Lakewood s Jeremy Frost made it a 54-29 contest and Saxon Silas Smith ended the third quarter with an outside jumper to give Hastings a 57­ 35 advantage. 8th Grade Blue A 37-23 win over East Grand Rapids and 26-17 loss to Wayland were recent results from the eighth grade hoopsters. Adam Tuthill scored 10. Justin Halder 7 and Jon Nevins 5 in the triumph Brian Baird dished out 3 assists, while James Kimmel and Don Converse led Hastings' board efforts. Kimmel led the squad with 7 markers versus Wayland. Colin VanWingen and Josh Milleson played solid games on defense Hastings' Jim Storms (30) goes to the hole against Lakewood’s Matt Cramer (32) in Barry County hoop action last Friday at Hastings SAXONS, continued page 11 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 17. 1990 - Page u PANTHER, continued from page 10 A bank shot by Delton's Robert Boyle cut the deficit to four points (10-6 with 7:45). a Dahn scoop inside pul the Panthers within two (10-8 with 7:00). a Kammeraad back door play kept Delton within two (12-10 with 5:15). a Boyle leaner still kept the margin at two (14-12 with 4:50). a Bourdo score off a sweet dish from Boyle cut Christian's advantage to one (17-16 with 3:10) and a Matteson triple knotted the score (19-19 with 2:15) for the first time since the opening tip. Christian, however, scored the final three points and led 22-19 at the break. "We felt like we could take care of the basketball and take care of their press.” Hogoboom explained of his team's goals heading into the pivotal KVA contest Again Matteson nailed a trifecta to tie the score at 22-22 with 6:45 left in lhe third quarter. The Comets then struck for six straight points (28-22). forcing Delton into a time-out. Delton trailed by seven points (34-27) entering the fourth quarter as Reyna connected on a longrange jumper late in the period. Matteson not only led Delton with 11 points, but also dished out 6 assists and made 4 steals. Kammeraad tallied 9 points, Dahn had 7 points and 9 rebounds and Bourdo collected 6 points and 9 rebounds The efforts displayed by the Panther eagers were encouraging to their coach. "They played extremely hard and (I was pleased) with the tenacity that wc showed." Hogoboom said. Panther Kyle Matteson (24) drives past a Comet defender in action Tuesday at Delton Kellogg High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) ^Saxons take three firsts at IPark; face Lowell tonight The Hastings wrestling team placed third at Saturday's eight-team Wyoming Park Tournament. Holland West Ottawa won the event with 168 points, Hudsonville was second with 148 points and Hastings placed third with 138 points. "Overall, we wrestles well, but the team still struggles lo put our best on the mat with three starters still out of the lineup." Hastings Coach Mike Goggins said. Winning weight class championships for the Saxons were Greg Seeber at 112 . pounds. Bill Blair at 171 and Don Smith at 189 pounds. "Bill Blair continues to wrestle very well in a very tough weight class defeating two previously unbeaten wrestlers on his way to winning the championship," Goggins said. Blair is ranked second in the State at 171 in the most recent Michigan Wrestling Association rankings. Chad Mobley, of Quincy, is ranked ahead of 'I Blair. • 1 Lakewood rails t threes to move 3 past Portland Jason Dow tallied a team-high 20 points and Luke Farrell tossed in 15 markers as Lakewood up-ended Portland 59-52 in hard court action Tuesday night at Portland. The Vikings had 21 total rebounds, made 20-of-43 from the field, 9-of-17 • from three-point range and 10-of-16 from the free throw line. Lake wood led 7-6 after the first quarter, 22-18 al half and 39-34 after three stanzas. Seeber and Smith also turned in some outstanding individual efforts at Wyoming Park. "Greg Seeber made his first appearance on the mat this year winning the 112 bracket after an injury kept him out of earlier meets." Goggins explained. "Don Smith also remains undefeated while pinning his way through the 189 championship." Mike Nystrom at 135 and Gabe McCarty at heavyweight collected seconds. Rob Lee was third at 152 pounds and Luke Noteboom wound up fourth at 160. Goggins is anxious to see how his team fares with Lowell in fierce league wrestling action tonight at Lowell. "The team should have its best lineup in place when it travels to Lowell," Goggins said. "The match promises to be very tough as Lowell is considered one of the best teams in the OK White Conference." CORRECTION A wrestling photo on page 12 of the Dec. 10 Hastings Banner should have identified a Saxon mats man as Michael Nystrom. The Hastings Banner regrets the error. __________ SAXONS... continued from page 10 Bowne's second dunk and Storms second block both were highlights during the final eight minutes as was a 3-pointer from Hastings' Josh Hendershot. So don't fret, Hastings' eagers do not appear to be going through any major rebuilding woes. "1 think that's just a bunch of baloney." Lakewood Coach Mark Farrell said when mentioning that Hastings lost four starters and therefore would suffer through some growing pains. "They have a heck of a good ball club and they play great defense.** Saxons now 3-0 after darting Arrows by 15 It wasn't pretty... but it was still a big victory. Hastings opened its O-K White varsity basketball season Tuesday with a 50-35 triumph over Lowell. The Saxons, now 34) overall, did not play their best game and actually struggled until a late charge pushed them past the host Red Arrows. "Yes. we struggled a little bit and Lowell played very hard." Hastings Coach Don Schils said. "We didn't do the little things like we did in the first two games (against Caledonia and Lakewood)." Hastings outscored Lowell 15-7 in the fourth quarter to win by 15 markers. Junior forward Tony Bowne tallied 9 of his team-high 15 points in the final eight minutes to ignite the Saxons' offensive charge. Hastings led 17-9 after the first quarter as point guard Adam Whitney sparked the early momentum with 6 points. Lowell cut its margin to two points. 23-21. at half. Schils* squad suffered through a big scoring drought during the second stanza, not posting a single point until the final four minutes. The execution still was not real smooth in the third quarter as Hastings went ahead 35-28. Tyson Walther and Andy Keller each scored 4 points in the frame with some solid put back shots. Walther ended up with 9 points from Saxon Luke Warner (10) picks up steam as Lakewood defenders and Tyson Walther (54) follow from behind. his post position, while forward Jim Storms tallied 10 points. Walther also made some big contributions on the glass with 15 caroms. Schils said that the contest should help prepare his team for what lies ahead, starting with league foe Northview on the road Friday night. "We learned a lot from this game." Schils said. "We must do a better job for four quarters. This game will get us re­ focused." Delton drops battle of Panthers In a basketball game that both teams struggled from the field and fierce play was a constant. Pennfield upended Delton last Friday 52-49 despite a late charge by the maroon and silver eagers. Delton led by three points after the first quarter (12-9), but Pennfield won the second stanza 21-14 to go up 30-26 at the break. In the third quarter, neither team did much damage scoring as Delton totaled 10 and Pennfield 6. Pennfield's 16-13 fourth quarter ended up being the difference in the three-point contest. Delton received a game-high 25 points from senior Kyle Matteson. Denny Bourdo was second in the score book with 15 markers. Totals for Delton included 17 field goals, five 3-pointers and a 10-of-l7 showing at the free throw line. But, a problem stat was the Delton's 22 turnovers. In the fourth quarter, Delton trailed by five points with four minutes to play, but a Robert Doyle triple cut the margin to two points. More opportunities followed, but Delton was unable to cash them in and Pennfield escaped with the very close decision. Delton’s wrestlers face heavy heat The Delton Panthers captured mat wins at both Allegan High School Dec. 9 and Grand Haven High School Dec. 12. Coach Aaron Tabor s squad defeated South Haven 62-17 at Allegan, but lost to the host team 36-33. At Grand Haven, the Panthers won over Zeeland 48-29. but dropped decisions to Mona Shores 44-2o and Grand Haven 40­ 30. Delton winners versus South Haven were Joel Crookston at 103 (forfeit). Brandon Newington at 119 (22-5 decision). Gary Herbert at 130 (2:37 fall). John Heethuis at 135 (1:52 fall). Jeremie Coplin at 140 (2:31 fall). Ryan Summers at 145 (18-7 decision). Jason Stampfler at 152 (1:24 fall). Nick Hannar at 160 (5:57 fall). Phil Schallhorn at 189 (10-8 decision). Jon Haneckow at 215 (21 second fall) and Bill Ferris at heavyweight (49 second fall). Crookston at 103 (void). Heethuis at 135 (12-8 decision). Coplin at 140 (7-1 decision). Summers at 145 (7-4 decision), Hannar at 160 (3:18 fall). Haneckow at 215 (5:49 fall) and Ferris at heavyweight (37 second fall) posted triumphs against Allegan. In the matchup with Mona Shores. Summers at 145 (17-1 decision). Stampfler at 152 (6-0 decision). Hannar at 160 (8-5 decision), Haneckow at 215 (6-0 decision) and Ferris at heavyweight (64) decision) all came away with wins. Summers also won in his match with Grand Haven with a 5-1 decision at 145. Other Delton winners were Dana Earl at 152 (9-6 decision). Hannar at 160 (6-0 decision). Schallhorn at 189 (6-0 decision). Haneckow at 215 (6-0 decision) and Ferris (void). The Panthers’ victory over the Chix included wins by Newington at 119 (6-0 decision), Herbert at 125 (6-0 decision). Heethuis at 135 (6-0 decision), Coplin at 140 (6-0 decision). Summers at 145 (8-4 decision). Hannar at 160 (6-0 decision). Schallhorn at 189 (9-4 decision). Haneckow at 215 (6-0 decision) and Ferris at heavyweight (64) decision). After wrestling at Lake wood Wednesday (Dec. 16), Delton will return to the mats Jan. 5 at Comstock. IASIISCA 4 Free Drink Refills 25c Corn Refills VOO^35-72O3 » >45-22 <3 Banking for Generations GIFT Ct RTIFIC ATtS LAKEWOOD, continued page 12 JV Saxons । beat Lowell After experiencing two close defeats to start off the season. Hastings junior varsity boys basketball team beat Lowell Tuesday in OK White action. 62-57. The Saxons led 13-9 after one quarter. 23 27at intermission and 39-31 after three quarters. For the game. Hastings hit 27-of-35 • from two-point range, l-of-6 from three­ - point range and connected on l5-of-26 attempts from the free throw line. Eric VanDerMolen led the offensive charge for the blue and gold with 16 points. Scan Tefft tallied 11 markers. . Dustin Tend scored 9 points and Jacob VanderHoff ;idded 8 points. The junior varsity team played two games to start off its year that were decided by a total of three points. In the season opener versus Caledonia. VanDerMolen scored 16 points, while Matt Norris added 7 markers. Both hit 3• point shots Against Lakewood. Norris scored 10. Josh Bouter tallied 9 and Adam Schantz added 8 markers. Norris had two 3pointers against the Vikings. The junior varsity eagers fell to ■ Caledonia 44-42 and 1-akewood 50-49. [STARTS FRCAYU] HOME FINES Chuck “Bud” Kaechcle Tom Kicchele 0 PRINCE OF EGYPT 97 w*ar> ae>. Ur Stair Bank o( Caledonia opened Ils doors to srnv tlr nirds d \wr grandparents Todas, mam tanks an* trine consolidated, but the Stair Bank BABE: PIG IN THE ClTY of CdltMonia is hrrr to stay. serving neu generations ultf» friendly laces you know and trust Helping you with [NOW SHQVnNG^ rseryihing from personal checking to commercial 0 STAR TREK checkine. small business hans to home mortgages, your chdds first saMngs account to money market accounts Ml the latest tankHW technota© along with the personal A BUG S LIFE senicr you re a<eustoowd to The Stair Bank of Caledonia b thankful for your bustness since 1901 and wishes everyone a |uytul holiday season PSYCHO Kurtis Kaechele -- KVC5X ^cit ric. <A« UOctcV Member Feae'a‘ Reserve & FDIC MlCU’ UCt* tluSt State Bank of Caledonia OF THE STATE Muto O<Scr <£7EManSl_ POanWi CdoknA Ml 49’16 <616,1914111.’ U4X3AGEDCS Dutton Office W Nah Sc St Dum Ml 49’16 I1IMIM.W Mid*,* Office XI’ Srtmpni Ml 49.’.’.’ 79S-.V6I Kutamzoo Office KzUnuhu.su •4WP ,616, MI-1960 �Page 12 - The Hastings Bannet - Thursday Oece nher 17 1998 Rosenberg not just going for show; wants to win Pohja, Storrs contribute as college freshmen arts squad. * The competition aspect of martial arts is what continues to drive Rosenberg and others associated with the sport. "To me. I'm more and more at ease with myself and it (karate) gives me a sense of confidence." Rosenberg said. "I It won t be long until Tom Rosenberg sets off on his journey to Jamaica But he’s not going there on a vacation... far from it. Rosenberg, of Hastings, has been selected to compete on the United States martial arts team that will take part in the 1999 Caribbean Open The Open begins Jan. 12 and features star athletes from everywhere on the globe. For nine years. Rosenberg has worked at mastering his marital arts craft and his hard work appears to have paid off in a big way. He has gained special instructions on kenpo and weapons from area instructor Dar l-eaf. along with his many hours of training with the Hastings Karate Club. In Jamaica. Rosenberg will compete in black belt sparring and weapons "h's a great compliment and I give special thanks to my instructor. Steve Echtinaw." Rosenberg said of his big international opportunity. Rosenberg, however, is not going to be satisfied by just going to the show "I’m going to win.” he explained Training for the Jamaica experience has included working out at Pennock Health and Wellness Center five to six days a week and working in Echtinaw's karate classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As Rosenberg states: "I’m just training harder; pushing myself that much more " A total of 42 countries will attend lhe 1999 Caribbean Open and Rosenberg. 30. doesn't take lightly that he will be a representative of the team wearing lhe red. white and blue. Paul Felder, of Nashville, also will be a member of the U.S. martial Kyle Pohja and Jeff Storrs are both making contributions as freshmen basketball players on the college level. Pohja is a freshman forward for Aquinas College and Stan is a firstyear guard on Adrian College's mens hoop sqiuid Pohja has played in all nine games for the Sainis and has collected 9 rebounds. IS points, 7 assists and a steal in 56 total minutes The Saints are 5-4. while Adrian is currently 3-3. Storrs has played in all six games and has made good on 9-of-16 Held goal attempts for 56 percent He also has dished out 7 assists. Adrian Coach Bock Riley is teal impressed with his freshman's contributions. 'He certainly is making his contributions and as lhe season progresses you can expect more." Riley said. "He's a great player whose very intelligent. I've been really impressed with his defensive play." Both players who helped Hastings High School's eagers to gain a spa in -last season's Class B Stale quarterfinals will take part in the Alamo Shootout Dec. 28-29 in San Antonio Texas. BOWLING SCORE S Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 42-22; Farmers Insur­ ance 37-27; Gavin Ford 37-27; Mills Land­ ing 36-28; Hastings Bowl 35-29; Miller Excavating 34-26; Cedar Creek Grocery 32-32; NAPA Girls 31-29; Shamrock Tav­ ern 26-38; Pct World 24-40; Stefano's 23­ 37; True Value 23-41. High Games and Series - T. Pennington 192-516; A Fisher 130; D Staines 179; P Fisher 187; J Vamcv 176; S. Varney 190­ 552; § Granagc 196-500; D. Curtis 168; P. Guy 191 -528; G. Potter 171; S. French 166; C. Nichols 212; J. Hurless 188; P. Arends 186-536; L. Kendall 174; N. Kloostcrman 175; T. Soya 168; S Haight 182. Bowlerettes Kent Oil 34.5-17.5; Bennett Industries 2824; Farmers Feed 28-24; Hamilton Excavating 26-26; Carlton Center Bulldoz­ ing 2015-31.5; Hecker Insurance 19-33. Good Games and Series - J. Doster 145­ 397; K. Doster 27-326; E Vancssc 192; G. Potter 169-474; D.L. Cocnen 157-388; C Hurless 156-392; H. Cocnen 180-473; B Scobey 173-431; K Fowler 182-472; K. Kirchhoff 152-410; B. Maker 163-438; P. Frith I59;T. Christopher 177-502. Tom Rosenberg Ten Star hoop camp seeks eagers Registration is now open for the Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp. Boys and girls ages 10-18 are eligible. Players are selected by invitational only. Past participants include Michael Jordan. Tim Duncan. Jerry Stackhouse. Grant Hill. Christian Uiettner. Antawn Jamison. Vince Carter and Sieve Wojciechowski. Camp locations are Marion IN. Raleigh NC. Center Valley PA. Atlanta GA. Bristol VA. Delaware OH and Mobile AL> Basketball scholarships are possible for the most advanced players. For an evaluation form, contact (704) 372-8610 anytime. LAKEWOOD, cont. from page 11 Farrell and Dow each pulled down 5 rebounds. Farrell also dished out 7 assists, while teammate Jeremy Frost collected 5 assists. Frost also led the Vikings in s.eals with 5. "The kids played very intense." Lakewood Coach Mark Farrell said. "Full court pressure caused many (Portland) turnovers. In the second half, we ran our offense more patiently and hit some big 3-point shots." Lakewood netted 8 total trifectas, including 5 in the second half. The Vikings host the Greyhounds of Eaton Rapids in Capital Circuit hoop play Friday. Saxon spikers open season at Otsego Tournament Hastings* varsity volleyball team opened its season at Saturday's Otsego Tournament and experienced a few growing pains. The Saxon spikers won one game against North Adams and did not make it out of pool play, according to Coach Tammy Cairi. In total. Cairl's squad faced four teams at the Otsego event. Hastings* best effort probably came in its match with volleyball power Forest Hills Northern. "They always seem to play better against the tougher teams." Cairi said. "There is room (though) for improvement ” Cairi credited Amy Songer with some good serving and said she expects that her team's hitting efforts will get stronger as they adjust to the lineup adjustments. After facing Delton Wednesday (Dec. 16). the Saxon spikers will next play at the Jan. 2 Lakewood Tournament. Daniels back to recording double doubles for CMU Joni Daniels was one of three Central Michigan University womens basketball players to be named to the Chippewa Classic all-toumament team Daniels recorded a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds in lhe opener against Chicago State which (hey won 78-54. In the championship contest versus Western Illinois, lhe Lakewood High School graduate, netted 12 points and pulled down 9 caroms. CMU up­ ended Western Illinois 65-49. Daniels has reached double figure scoring in 20 of her 34 collegiate games. She currently leads CMU with an .857 rAuto Class Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models • Direct liisiirance Billins* • Workmanship Guaranteed Burkey Soles I Service, Inc. 218 N. Jetfenon, Downtown Hastings____ J Call Now! 616-945-5085 mark from the free throw line, a 12.9 point per game norm and a rebounding average of 7.1 caroms. She was six-for-six from the line in the tournament and leads the Chippewas this season with an .857 mark from lhe charity stripe. In the victory against Chicago State. Daniels notched her second double-double of the season and the fourth of her two-year career. The Chippewas host Oakland University Sunday and MAC foe Eastern Michigan next Tuesday (Dec 22) at Rose Arena. THORNAPPLE MANOR GET PAID WHILE YOU TRAIN.'.'! If you arc interested in the medical field, why not get paid while you train to become a Michigan competency II evaluated nursing assistant? Our residents need friendly II faces and kind hearts and hands from dependable staff II who will assist them. Training lasts 11 days and will start on January- 11 th with the last day of training being on January 26tn. The first 6 days run from 8 am-I p and the last 5 days run from 6:30 a m.-2:30 p.m with no training classes being held on the weekends Starting rate of pay is S7.8I with excellent benefits available, including medical and dental insurance. To apply, come to Thomapple Manor to fill out an application and schedule an interview before January 6th. -f love to compete; I'm a very competitive person." Winning at the 1999 Caribbean Open is a goal of Rosenberg's, but he also has high aspirations for lhe entire Q S team that will be testing their skills against lhe best from all over the world. 1 'Qwrnapplc c5Mi,norEoE Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 39-17; Mace's Ph. 36 1/2-19 1/2; Nashville Chiro 34-22; Nashville “5” 31-25; Hallifax Services 31-25; Valley Really 31-25; Eye and Ent. Spec. 29-27; Lifestyles 28-28; Seeber s Auto 26 1/2-29 1/2; Misfits 22-34; Farmer's Feed 19-37. High Games and Series - B. Hathaway 217-552; E. Vanasse 191-537; T. Laymancc 209-473; L Yoder 204-460. F Schneider 154-401; B Estep 183-485; B High 167­ 443; F Girrbach 189-494; D. Botimer 157­ 418; D Keller 169-436; C. Bishop 172­ 462; S Drake 166-443; J Gardner 157-408; R Murphy 157-415; L. Elliston 195; S. Glasgow '98; F. Ruthruff 195; T. Christo­ pher 177. N Hallifax 141; K Sutfin 499 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 41; Budweiser 35 1/2; B and R Testing 28; Kelley's Keglers 27 1/2; Landis Ladies 26; Girrbach^ 26; T.M. Lassies 24; Rowdic Giris 23 1/2; Dewey’s Auto 22; Hastings Bowl 21; Cold­ well Banker 20; Basket Babes 17 1/2. High Games and Series - D. James 166; F. Girrbach 176-458; H. Service 176-465; D. VanCampcn 201^530; J. Wagner 203­ 558; J. McMillon 191-502; M Snyder 187­ 500; S. Glasgow 214-600; P. Mulford 172; M. Matson 166-486; D Dutcher 165-471; D. Larson 174-451; R. Shapley 210-507; J. Phillips 165; S. Landis 198-453; M. Wieland 173-478. Thursday A.M. Question Marks 37 1/2-22 1/2; What Happened 35-25; Just Us 31-29; Boomer’s Girls 27 1/2-32 1/2; Varneys 25-35; Hast­ ings Bowl 23-37. ATTENTION HASTINGS H.S. CLASS OF 1964 Pions ore under way for our 35th class reunion scheduled for 7-17-99. Updates ore needed on current names and addresses. Please contact: Don Spencer ot 616-945-2909 or Dan Shepler ot 616-948-2643 I M.ihliMutl in 84 LUMBER MANAGER TRAINEE Christmas Eve. December 24th - Open Regular Hours December 25th & 26th - Closed New Year's Eve, December 31st - Open Regular Hours January 1st & 2nd - Closed ^atStingjS City JBank Member FDIC 83'05 84 Lumber is looking for career minded individuals for its manager training programming in the local surrounding area Manager trainees earn between S23.OOO-$28,000 per year. Benefits include health and dental plans, disability and life insurance, as well as 401K and profit sharing plans. 84 Lumber promotes from within with co-managers earning $30,000-$40,000 and managers earning $40,000$80,000. If you enjoy a combination of working with people, hands-on work, and sales, you may qualify. No knowledge of building materials necessary. College preferred, but not necessary. Training will be provided. APPLY TODAY BY CALLING: 1 800 881 1939 EMAIL ADDRESS JOBS@84LUMBER.COM Check out our website WWW.84LUMBER.COM AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MF DV DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT Good Games and Series - K Ruthruff 213-563; B Estep 185-501; P.Hamilton 179-464; C Fox 167-458; B S^ton 182­ 445; I Ruthruff 169-428; C. Bvinkunas 198-425; D Mayhew 144-421; J. Service 159-395; J. Kruger 129-346; MjaAtkinson 192; H. Service 181; O. Gillofe 156; C Etts III. Senior Citizens Jcsick 35; M&M's 32; Fncnd 32; Moucoulis 30; Woodmansee 30; Snyder 29; Brodock 29; Hall 28; No One 28; Nash 28; Vrogindewcy 27; Kucmpcl 25; Lcthcoc 24; Wieland 24; Schlachter 23; Brewer 20. Mens High Games and Seriesf- W. Bir­ man 188-450; D. Stuart 1864166; R Schlachter 184-512; D Mason 20|-464. R. Nash 180-490; C. Jcsiek 174; B Terry 235­ 635; W. Woodmansee 199-487; R Tcrpcning 168; G. Forbcy 171-461; C. Haywood 176-466; W Brodock 170. Womens High Games and Series - M. Naylor 158; M. Matson 165; JLKasinsky 167. C. Stuart 179-488; P Mulford 200­ 452; S. Pennington 190-496. .j Recreation Bowling League #3 Hastings Bowl 37 Fairchild Oil and Ball Busters 29; Freeport Elevator 28 and Barry Automotive 25. Good Games and series - J. Buehler 247-606; E. Olsen 540; M. Porntt 505; B King 217-215-580; J. Cook Jr. 511; R. Wieland 200-516; S. Anger 208-583; B Barkhuff 518; and D. Lambert 500. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 38; B.S.ers 37; Nine Out of Ten 34; The Froggers 33; We re OK 31 1/2; No TellinWhat3l 1/2; All Mixed Up 29; Thun­ der Alley 26; S & K 25 1/2; HED 23. Bear Alley 22 1/2; Red Dog 22; Lucky Strikes 20; Happy Hookers 20; Friends 20; Rock Bottom Womens High Games and Series - S. Vandenburg 209-615; D. Snyder 206-569. L. Barnum 202-514; K. Sutfin 192-511; N Munn 219-483; S. Sanborn 191-483; B. James 154-439; N. Taylor 156-431 C Bar­ num 150-424; S Cross 149-407; M Eaton 197; D Dutcher 179; E. Hammotflrec 177; S. Craven 173; M. Martin 172; H. King 166; L. Falconer 163; M. Blankenship 158; S. Hubbell 156. ? Mens High Games and Series - M. Martin 234-649; B. Rentz 200?;572; J Kohler 205-550; E. Bchmdt 2QJ-536; J. Barnum III 180-487; J. James 194-486; M Cross 182-465; J. LaBrash 140-370; S Krallman 202; G. Snyder 190; M. McLeod 173; CW Simpson 166; J. Agee 15/5. Friday Night Mixed Cook Jackson 44-20; 9 and A Wiggle 42 1/2-21 1/2; Late Comers 40 1/2-23 |/2; Brushworks 37 1/2-26 1/2; Thomapple Motors 37-27; Get Luckys 36-28; Ramblers 33-31; No Whiners 31-33; Heads Out 30­ 34; Bad Habit II 30-34; Missing .2 29-35. Cousins 29-35; Ten Pins 29-35; Two BK’s 35; 29All But One 27-37; Scars and Ser­ vice 25 1/2-38 1/2; Rocky 4 24-40; Mercy 22-42 Mens High Game and Series - B. Rip­ ley 214; M McKee 211-247-646; D. Scars 181-184-505; E Keeler 206-204-597; A. Taylor 208-549; B Keeler 207; W. Brodock 202-516; R. Roush 203-547; S Peabody 232-202-619; M Kasmsky 206-210-591 Womens High Game and Scries • S. Vandenburg 200-494; S. McKee/215-571; G Meany 173; H. Service 185-516; S Keeler 185-516; S. Keeler 2O6?536; D. Olmstead 171; L. Lanson 188-502; B. Faul 225-515; L Barnum 192-502; D, Cooley 151; A. Zink 131; D Bart.mus 213-200­ 593; S. Sanborn 195-526; J Barnum 224­ 588; B. Madden 524; H. Pcnningtqn 541. Saturday Majors I Bovs High Game and Series - J. Buller 173-483; D. Humphrey 157-458; 8 Kirby 166-432; C. Purdum 141-307; P.'Hcnncy 176-405; J Shocbndgc 130-378. Boys Good Games - K. Burton’ 150; B Lehman 140; L. Laubaugh 133; "B. Huss 132; M. Spidcl 127; M. Ulnrh I26r J. Smith 122. J. Purdum 120. M. Walker 117; A Roobol 109. A Windcs 105; J. Mi|lcr 104 Giris High Game and Series - A. Boger 140-365; H Appleby 125-334. C. Shcllcnbargcr 147-322; A. Faber 114-317;T Huss 112-305; C Shumway 122-298 Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 40 1/2-19 I 2; Ad­ vanced Commercial Printers 33 1/2-26 1/2; TVCCU 33-27; Friends 32-28; Wood­ mansee Sawmill 32-28; Pin Seekers 27 I '2­ 32 1/2; Hastings Bowlers 27 |/2^32 1/2; Mosteller Graphics 14-46. Men’s High Games & Styles: T. Neymeiyer 201-540; G. Hausc 213; L. Burch 179; L. Johnson 212; C Bowman 202-530; R O’Keefe 209 Women’s High Games & Series: V. Cook 181-452. D McCole 181; S Bowman 172 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, December 17. 1998 - Page 13 A League Champions... The YMCA A league champions were Bobs Gun & Tackle. Team members are (front row) Deb Williams, Sarah Hayes and Teri Cooley (back row) Kathy Sherman. Kelly Yoder. Sheila Morway and Brenda Dawe. Missing trom photo are Michelle Duits, Sue Owen and Shelly Hook. (Photo provided) 3zlc I Felpausch sponsors “Community Night” events The Felpausch Food Center announced their 13th season of sponsorship of womens basketball at Michigan State University. In conjunction with Felpausch's sponsorship, each if their communities will have a "Community Night" in which each store will give away free tickets to a game while quantities last. Customers can see their store director if they are interested in the free tickets to a game Below is a schedule of the designated games that each community will have their "Community Night": * Dec. 21, Notre Dame. Hastings and Delton; Dec. 30. Ohio State. Eaton Rapids and Vicksburg; Jan. 8. Wisconsin. Marshall and Coldwater; Jan. 17. Iowa. Grand Ledge and Paw Paw, Jan. 22. Minnesota, Jackson and Benton Harbor; Jan. 24, Illinois. Albion, Mason and Dowagiac; Jan. 31. Purdue. Charlotte and Bellevue; Feb. 12. Northwestern. Williamston and Leslie; Feb. 14. Mictugan. Battle Creek. The Felpausch company is based in Hastings and currently operates 21 supermarkets, nine pharmacies and two convenience stores in south central and western Michigan. B League Second Place... The Cascade Home Improvement team finished second in the YMCA B league. " Jl Team members are (front row) Alice Crittenden. Kathy Maurer. Jan Day Jane J')" Blough; (back row) Bonnie Wierenga. Robin B-ulter and Kay Acker. Missing from !the photo is Sue DeMond. (Photo provided) B League Champions... YMCA NEWS KYMCA of Barn Count} Adult Indoor Soccer League I'fleam W-L-T XBIack 1-0-1 1 Blue 1-0-1 Green 1-1-0 * -White 0-2-0 "• Gzme Results !»«:• Black 1 vs. Blue 1. Green X vs. White 2 ,, .Adult Basketball League .* tTeam .2-0 . Other Body Shop ' J lev I.ib Black 2-0 2-0 McNeils law Firm 1-0 Blairs Landscaping 1-0 Richies Kofl'ce Shop Jammers . । *“,Dnl 1 Team............ 'Hastings Merchants J FlcxFab Red , ’.FlcxFab Blue , Mainstrcct Savings Bank o-l 'Flood 02 • Lakewood Merchants . . .0-2 Mi _ _ Game Results / PR Jammers 59 vs. Hastings Merchants ^33; McNeil Law Firm 51 vs Drill Team 43. Other Body Shop 89 vs I alccwood Mer­ chants 39; FlcxFab Bjack 61 J lood 40 i^iWinter Brochures i I Brochures for Winter Programs are availptable al the YMCA Office 234 I state st Hastings and have also been distributed /■jftiruugh the school systems, county-wide Swim Lessons at Pennock Health and • Wellness ' The next session of swim classes is slat­ ' cd to start on Saturday. Jan 9 and continue ''‘through Feb. 27 at Pennock Health and KVcIIncss Center Pool. Swimmers must be at least 6 years old Prc-rcgistration is required and classes will fill fast The rcgis!? (ration fee is $30 and registration forms - may be picked up at the YMCA OITice. Satn wrday Schedule of ( lasses are II 30­ 1' ^12.10. Polliwog and Minnow. 12 15-12 35. OPolliwog and Minnow. I I 40. Guppy and I isli. 145-2-25. Guppy and Flying I ish Shark The National Bank team took first place honors in the YMCA league. Team members are (front row) Jamie Kirkendall. Sara White; (back row) Becky Swiatek. Vai Slaughter. Mina Bell and Sarah Roush. (Photo provided) Robinson letters win Central College soccer Brooks Robinson, of Hastings, was honored by the Central College mens soccer team. Robinson, a senior goalkeeper, received his first varsity letter this past fall season. Robinson had 12 saves tn three games and started tn two of those matches The Dutch, from Pella. Iowa, were 3­ 14-1 overall and 2-7 in the Iowa Conference bi Loving Memory of Dec 23. IQIO-Nov 10. 1997 CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN I sec the countless Christmas trees. Ardund the world below With tiny lights, like heaven s stars. Reflecting on the snow The sight is so spectacular. Please wipe away that tear. For I am spending Christmas With lesus Christ this year I know how much you miss me. I see the pain inside your heart. But I am not so far away We are really not apart So please love and help each other As my Father said to do. For I can not count the blessings. Or the love He has for you So please let your heart be joyful. And let your spirits sing. For I am Spending Christmas in Heaven and I am walking with the King! Family Fun Nights Family Fun Nights will he held at HastU jngs High School on In days. Jan. 22. Feb । (j 19. March 12 Doors open at 6:45 p.m and I:j close at s 45. Activities include basketball. Lhvolleyball. crafts, movie, .md roller skating l,.|(bring your own skates) Admission is S2 k ,,per person or $5 per family Crafts will cost fcl Adult ( ord Volley hall |i" ' Coed Volley ball starts for adults on Monr day. Jan 4 and continue into March Games will start at 7 30 p.m. at the Hastings Mid­ P ■ die School. West Gym. Team forms and fee ^*<tf SI50 are due Dec 14 Contact the l'’n,,VMCA OITice foi forms and further infor­ * - mat mn । Indoor Soccer League H i. An indoor soccer league is open to “th M !ind 6th grade boys and girls Registration form and fee of $30 are due by Jan II Team formation will be on Jan 11 al tentral Elementary School in Hastings from | td 30 to 6 p.m Scholarships arc available i2 '.Volunteer coaches arc needed for this pro­ fl Igram lrjihdoor Soccer Instruction 8, Boys and girls in grades I -4 are welcome attend the Saturday morning soccer - mstruction Hastings High School Gym will be the site starting Jan 16 and contin­ uing through Feb 2" Come dressed to plav T land shin guards arc recommended The cost )£-£s $3 per Saturday or SI 5 of a 6-week pro­ Scholarships arc available X-9. first grade. f(4-K>. second grade. 10-11. kindergarten. I I-noon. third and fourth grade ^Iftpen G}m Starting Thursday. Jan ". join us for bas­ ketball playing at Middleville Middle ^Syhool Gym Admission is SI per player ••^Middle School age and under will play "Trom 7-X (Ml p ni and high school age and up from X-W <M) p tn IZONS CLUB Mildred (Kosbar-Gross) Hull Love you Mom & Grandma - Your Family RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETINGS 1999 Horizon’s Club and Hastings City Bank would like to thank all the local merchants who participate in the Horizon’s Merchant Discount Program. We encourage our members to shop locally and support their hometown merchants. Advanced Commercial Printers Fruin's Pharmacy Ari Meade Auto .Sales. Inc- Furniture Repair A Ref wishing by Stuart Babylon Hair A Tanning Gavin Chevrolet Buick Pontiac • Mifhllrx ill<- Nashville Medical Center B-B's Shoe Repair Back Door Deli Gavin Ford Mercury ■ Hastings Overboil 4 Assoc -Art Hur We Air Pet World Bellevue (ilass Service Harlequin Hair Fashions Pharmacy Care-Pastoors. Middleville Plezall Restaurant 4 Lounge Bentley's Party Store Harrison's Marine and Storage Big ■()" Fishhouse Restaurant Hastings Antique Mall. Inc- Professional Pharmacy Bob's Grill A Restaurant Hastings Bowl Rainbow's End Yam. Crafts 4 Variety Body Images try Choice Hastings Office Supplies Razor's Edge Boomtnwn Snintf A Video • Hastings Hastings Radio Shack and Computer Ritsema Trailer Sales 4 Service Bos Dimmint Auto CJ » Pizzeria Caledonia Aulo Parts Caledonia Hardware < appon's Quit k Mart - Middleville Cappun's Quick Mart - Hastings Cinder Pharmacy A Hallmark Shop Clayton's Auto Sales Cone Zone Country Town Floral January 13 February 10 March 10 April 14 May 12 June 9 July 14 August 11 September 5 Octooe' 13 November 10 December 8 County Seat hiungt Cruel's Automotive Denny's KP saloon DeVries Insurant < Agency Diana’s Place HOLIDAYS (Township Closed) Dorothy's Halt Styling Dr Eldon Newmyer IX Dr Bruce Sexion DDS Dr Robin T Vaughan I>1IS Monday January: 1999 New Year s Day Monday February 15.1999 Presidents Day Friday April 2.1998 Good Frday Monday May 31.1999 Memorial Day Monday July 5 1999 July 4th Eaton Diner Electronic Services. Inc- Famous Flooring A Interiors Finch's Auto Alignment Fisc hwood s Food A ( ompany Floral Designs of Hastings 4 • Star A idro Monday September 6 1999 Labor Day Monday October n.1999 Columbus Day Thursday November 11 1999 Veterans Day Wed Thurs & Fn Nov 24 25 & 26 Thanksgiving Thurs & Friday. December 23 & 24 Christmas Fnday. December 31 New Year s Eve 1999 Northland Optical Pages Bookstore Barlow Florist Beipng Restaurant Cinema I Time: 7:00PM Second Wednesday of each month Nashville Hardware 4 Sporting Goods. Inc. Fntzies River Bend Travel Agency Hastings Sweeper Shop Shear Pleasure Hair Design Hearts Desire Bakery 4 Cafe Shell Quick Mart Hearts Desire Gift Boutique Sherry's Hair Care Hillside Auto Body Short Cuts Home Style Buffet Hometown I unifier Yard Sisters Fabrics Snider Home Entertainment Hom-stree Farms Something Special By Kathy ICS Travel SOS Office Supply I \I> Graphics Styles R Cs Jackson Western Shire and English Too Superior Video Jensen Marine Sweets Custom Furniture JH Photographic Studio The Movie Station JP sHair Gallery The Scoop Ice Cream King's Musk Center Thornapple Lake Trading Post Klrarview Replacement W mdows Tires Plus Thornapple Floral Mace Pharmacy. Inc TwoJ's Maple Valley Concrete Products. Inc Van's Auto Service Mar-Jay ( ullectibles Wayland Carpel 4 Appliance Mexican Connection Restaurant Wayland Chevrolet Michael Kinney Pkimbmg Wayland Dry Cleaners Middlevilh* Floral A Gift Wayland Floral 4 Gilts Middle Vilia Inn Wayland Phillips 66 Service Miller s Carjwi A Furniture Welton's Heating 4 Cooling Mills binding Inc Wheeler s Marine Servic Mosti ller Graphics. Im White's Photography Mulberry Fore Wilder Auto Service Mussers Service Nashville Famih Chiropractic Center �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17 1998 Delton support personnel win 2.5% wage increase competitive cheering events and be able to do the same type of stunts other squads are doing. Wells said the cheerleading teams will move into doing stunts slowly to make sure they are well prepared to do them safely. Permission to do stunts was limited to high school squads. Wells said, but may be expanded to junior high squads later. Also on Monday, the board approved the letting of bids for work on the district school buildings that will improve energy efficiency, such as upgrading boilers and making changes in the electrical system. Also on Monday. 80 members of lhe newly created elementary after school choir performed for the school board. Wells said the new choir was formed af­ ter the new elementary music teacher. Nicole Gustafson, was hired this past fall. Gustafson teaches regular music classes during the day. Wells said, so she decided to invite students to meet with her two days a week after school to form an ele­ mentary choir. Wells said the fact that there was a freeze in the amount of state aid given to school districts in Michigan this year was taken into account in the negotiations. Overall, however, she said, the support personnel, who ratified lhe contracts prior to their pas­ sage by the board, are pleased with the con­ tract. In other action, the board approved a proposal by high school cheerleading coach Teresa Delaphiano to allow high school cheerleaders to begin learning how to do gymnastics stunts as pan of their cheerlead­ ing routines The cheerleaders have previously been banned from doing stunts (such as two­ tiered mounts) because they were considered too dangerous. However. Wells said, "quite a lot of work has been done by the Michi­ gan High School Athletic Association to ensure proper training and (to put) limita­ tions on the type of stunts done" (so that they are safe). Wells said the request was made because the cheerleaders want to be involved in by Mary Warner Staff Writer The Delton-Kellogg School Board Mon­ day approved a 2.5 percent wage increase for support personnel in the school district. Contracts were ratified with the Delton Kellogg Educational Support Personnel Association, representing bus drivers, sec­ retaries. custodians and paraprofessionals: the International Union of Operating Engi­ neers. representing cafeteria workers, and an independent association representing cash­ iers. The new contracts also included minor revisions which made provisions more eq­ uitable between the three groups, such as how much time can be taken for breaks, according to Superintendent Marsha Wells. The new contracts, which expire in the year 2000. are retroactive to June, w hen the old contracts expired Wells said lhe con­ tracts were being negotiated since late summer, and took so long because negotia­ tors wanted to look carefully at their word­ ing to make sure there was equity. "She was expecting 30 or 40 students." Wells said, "instead she had 100." "Il's been an exciting after-school pro­ gram." Wells said. The elementary choir joined the middle and high school bands and choirs last Thursday in a community concert that ended with a standing ovation from the audience. Wells said. Last Tues­ day and Wednesday, elementary students also performed in concert. "In the three nights we had over 1.000 Bond refinancing saves school district $373,000 At a special meeting Monday, the Hast­ ings School Board approved the refinancing of $7.4 million in bonds, a move that saved the district more than $373,000 in interest, according to Superintendent Carl Schoessel. The bonds were refinanced because inter­ est rates in the bond market dropped. The TOY STORE In Downtown Hastings - Behind the Hardware Store Open to Serve You! 8:30 A.M. to 9:00 RM. Monday thru Saturday During the month of December clip the entry blanks from any True Value ad and enter to WIN exciting prizes. There will be entry boxes in each store located near the prize to be given away. 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The district began 1998 ow­ ing $21,375,000. according to business manager Todd Mora, and still has $13,995,000 owed at 5.6 percent interest. Schoessel said the school board was "very pleased in the interests of the taxpay­ ers" to be able to reduce the interest rale on the bonds. The bonds originally were issued to pay for district-wide building improvements and the construction of Star Elementary. PLAINWELL - Harry Kurtz, age 77, of Plainwell, passed away peacefully at Borgess Medical Center “ ‘ December 1998. Harry was bom May 12. 1921 in Hastings, the son of Hany & Ids (Robinson) Kurtz. He graduated from Petoskey High School and attended Albion College and the University of Michigan. Harry served with lhe United States Air Force during World War II. He was employed for 30 years as a technician at the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo until his retirement. Harry married Mildred Horst in 1946 and to his marriage were bom two children. Karolyn Kurtz Schirle and Mark Kurtz. 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He was bom February 18, 1977 in Grand Rapids, the son of John M. Zawierocha and Linda L. (Plankell) Barnhill. Ryan recently graduated from Sullivan College’s National Center for Hospitality Studies in Louisville, Kentucky with Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts and was to begin employment this past Monday at the Arboreal Inn in Grand Haven. Among Ryan’s many hobbies and interests, he loved cave exploration or ‘'spelunking’’, hunting, fishing, team sports, animals and cooking. Ryan is survived by his mother. Lin of' Spring Lake (Gerald) Barnhill _______ , Township; father. John (Lois E.) Zawierocha of Hastings; sisters and brothers. LeAnne (Chris) Kregel of Eaton Rapids. Stephanie Barnhill (Tom Scognamiglio) of Kentwood. Scon Barnhill of Klamath Falls, Oregon, and Joel Barnhill of Freeport; two step-sisters. Tammy Endsley of Battle Creek, and Gretchen Golnck of Lansing; one grandmother. Blythe M. Fox of Muskegon; very special niece and nephew. Daimon and Alison; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Funeral Services for Ryan will be held Friday. December 18. 1998 at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven. Burial will take place in Spring Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ottawa County Sheriff s Department Dive Team, do Sergeant David M. Lorre. 12220 Fillmore Street. West Olive. Michigan 49460. Arrangements were made by Sytsema Funeral Home, Muskegon. Michigan. I888-798-7362 �The Hastings Bannet Thursday December i1 199ft - page 15 Economic benefits approved for County courthouse employees by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Economic issues in a new five-year con­ tract with the 70 members of the Barry County Courthouse Employees Associa­ tion were ratified 7-0 during a special meet­ ing Tuesday by the County Board of Commissioners. However, language changes in the agreement were not approved by commis­ sioners because attorneys from both sides have not yet combed through the technical­ ities. "At this point, it’s just a matter of final wordsmithing." County Administrator Michael Brown said. "We have a tentative agreement" The most major language change re­ moves the board s personnel policies from the contract for the first time. Brown said that change will benefit the county because commissioners may make future personnel policy revisions without having to wait until time to negotiate a new contract with employees. By having the policies in the contract, the board was limited to what it could do in a "non-bargaining year," Brown said. Other changes deal with a grievance pro­ cedure and probationary periods County Courthouse Employees Associa­ tion President Cheryl O’Connor, a property appraiser in the county equalization de­ partment. said the employees Monday rati­ fied the entire contract, including tentative language changes. The contract covers 1998-2002 "They were pretty pleased with the con­ tract," O’Connor said. "There were a few ups and downs, but the vast majority were pretty happy " The contract provides for a 2 1/2 percent pay increase in 1999, a 3 percent hike in 2000 and 2001, and a 3 1/2 percent raise in 2002. There were no increases of retirement benefits or fringe benefits for medical, den­ tal and optical. Pre-tax dollars can be put aside for employee contributions lo bene­ fits. This also has a benefit for the em­ ployer who doesn't have to pay taxes on pre-tax dollars either. A meal allowance was adjusted with a "minor" increase. Wenger said O’Connor explained that some employ­ ees would be retiring next year so that it was important to include the retroactive pay in this year’s wages In addition. Brow n said, because of vacation scheduling in the payroll department, the special meet­ ing was called to allow enough time for the retroactive wage increases io be added to the payroll so it can be completed Dec 18 "I do understand Commixsioner Wenger’s concerns." Brown said. However, the lan­ guage changes were requested by the counts, he said Were putting our best foot forward. Brown said of approx ms the economic provisions first. Commissioner Lew Newman, who heads the county’s Personnel Committee, said that it the board deals with the economic issues immediately, n would be a morale booster for employees. "We worked hard on this and it’s a really good contract." Newman said "It was a lengthy process." Brown said of the negotiations It took us over a year ’’ Negotiations, which included mediation with the Michigan laibor Relations Com­ mission. concluded Dec I with the Court­ house Employees Association, he said "Economic issues have been thoroughly "hashed out and ironed out "I think we've got a good agreement Employees and management are happy." New man said he hopes the final language changes in the contract could be reviewed at the board s next meeting. Dec. 22. Brown said he hoped the contract in its totality could be ratified then, loo Seventeen courthouse employees arc not represented in the contract, and the county board this week also approved. 7-O. the same economic benefits for them Those who arc not association members are pri­ marily department heads and confidential" employees, such as the county administra­ tor s secretary They were also included in the classification study. Brown said Commissioner Rose Heaton was absent Gilmore Jewelers in Hastings received the "best window display’ award in the business Christmas decorating contest, sponsored by tne Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Executive Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum (ieft) presents a framed award certificate to owner Kathy Argo. Jennifer Finney, 15, Argo's daughter, designed the window display for the store. Hastings businesses win decorating honors "They were pretty pleased with the contract. There were a few ups and downs, but the vast majority were pretty happy."t Cheryl 0 Connor A job classification and compensation program study completed in August by O. William Rye & Co. and John Ross of the State Court Administrative Office was im­ plemented in (he new agreement, with half of lhe recommendations in 1998 and the rest in *99. The ’98 implementation repre- • sents retroactive pay for some employees that would have been received in ’98 if the contract had been in effect earlier. Brown said. "It creates parity both internally and ex­ ternally with the 14 counties we were compared to." he said of lhe study. Because of the study’s implementation, lhe contract does not contain an across-the-board in­ crease for all employees in ^S. Some will receive pay increases for '98 because of lhe study and others will not. he said, in order to establish parity. Commissioner Robert Wenger said he was uncomfortable about approving just part of the contract, but Brown said the main reason for pushing approval of the economic provisions was to pay the retroactive increases in this year's budget. "I do have a queasy feeling. It goes against my philosophy.** An attraerve Christmas tree is a focal point in the foyer at Jonny Conoon's Italian Eatery in downtown Hastings. The restaurant captured ’Best of Show’ honors in the business Christmas decorating contest, sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. Although the judging was for exterior decorations, the tree can be viewed from outdoors because it is located by the front windows. Jan Cohoon, who owns the restaurant with her husband. John, is pictured by the tree. Although they are not Christmas evergreen trees, the two trees in front of Hastings City Bank th?: are brilliantly lit with 10,000 bulbs captured the attention of judges in the Chamber's business Christmas decorating contest. Because of the number of lights and the approximately 80 hours of manpower to do the decorating. Hastings City Bank was awarded the ’best tree’ award in the contest. Pictured with Chamber Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum (left) are bank employees Jane DeBat. Harriet Cason, Betty Bahs and Chief Executive Officer Robert Picking. Veterans Affairs helps with many needs by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Veterans who experience difficult finan­ cial times have a place they can go for as­ sistance in Barry County. The County Veterans Affairs Office, lo­ cated in the County Courthouse, primarily jhelps veterans and their families find , sources of aid to help them through many .difficulties, ranging from food needs to •evictions from foreclosure Dunng the past year. 1.474 requests were logged for veterans' assistance, said Joyce iF. Weinbrecht. authorized agent for the County Veterans Affairs office. She presented an annual report to the Barry County Board of Commissioners last week. Weinbrecht thanked commissioners for , their support and explained many of the . services her office provides, including han­ dling the paperwork for a variety of funds to help veterans. For instance, during the fiscal year of Oct I. 1997 to Sept 30. 1998, 53 appli­ cations were approved locally for Michigan Veterans Trust Fund (MVTF) grants total­ ing $25,677. Veterans who are eligible for those grants must have served during an active ‘•period of war. The funds are received from the interest derived from a 1946 slate trust fund to meet the emergency needs of quali­ fied Michigan Veterans In a written report. Weinbrecht said lhe MVTF grants are determined by a commit­ tee of three county veterans who are ap­ pointed by the state MVTF Board of Trustees, which operates under the Michi­ gan Department of Military Affairs. MVTF grants may cover such items as fuel oil. electric shut-off. clothing, food, gasoline money for hospital visits, roof re­ pairs. evictions from foreclosure er rental properties. When veterans can't be helped through MVTF. the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Fund fills the void. Weinbrecht said Payments of $300 towards burial fees are granted through the Soldiers and Sailors Burial Fund to Michigan veterans who are residents of the county More than 80 burial fees were granted during the last year A committee of four veterans who repre­ sent different war periods determines eligi­ bility for both the relief and bunal fund' In addition. Weinbrecht said she is in­ volved in helping determine eligibility for pensions, which are updated on a regular basis. Weinbrecht. a retired registered nurse and former nursing home administrator, also provides grief counseling during limes of death and other losses plus nursing home counseling when needed She helps search for records to establish benefits and for ge­ nealogy purposes She also provides health counseling and can instantly spot Agent Orange rash. Weinbrecht told the board. People who have been "trapped" in 'to good to be true’ mortgage refinancing deals have also received help from Weinbrecht. Making referrals to other agencies and to veterans’ hospitals is another duty. When there are needs tor eyeglasses, dental work, medications, legal services, income tax referrals, pension and social security claims. Weinbrecht is involved. The Veterans Affairs office helps to get Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets to those in need, with the help of area vet­ erans organizations For July 4. the Veterans Affairs Office helped coordinate a picnic to honor all vet­ erans at Charlton Park More than 8(X) at­ tended. Weinbrecht reported. Veterans Af­ fairs also helped co-sponsor a flu shot clinic for veterans, and 78 received shots. Getting involved with placing flag hold­ ers and markers at cemeteries in the county is a Memorial Day activity for Weinbrecht’s office In 1998. the county office has had two state-certified sen ice officers working with Weinbrecht’s office. They are Jim Sim­ mons. Michigan Department of lhe Ameri­ can Legion, and Marilyn Avars. Depart­ ment of Michigan Vte. na r. Veterans Asso­ ciation Simmons and Avars "ha.e added to our ability to aid veterans. Weinbrecht said Adrounie House Bed and Breakfast in downtown Hastings earned honorable mention m the business decorating contest. The historic home is a dazzling showcase of beauty with hundreds of white lights. Owners April and Don Tubbs (right) accept their award from Chamber Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum. �Page 16 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 17. 1998 Mark Koernke to return to face weapons charge COURT NEWS A Middleville man convicted on two count* of probation violation was sen* tenced to spend two to four years in prison on one count and 2 1/2 to five years in prison on the second count. Raynell Peshaba VanStee was on proba­ tion for two prior convictions of receiving and concealing stolen property in 1996 and of malicious destruction of property in 1997 "It s a sad day. Mr. VanStee.” said Judge James Fisher in Barry County Circuit Court prior to sentencing Thursday. "I've given you a number of opportunities to make right the loss you caused with respect to the victims. Unfortunately, you didn't follow through with many of the things you were supposed to. If probation means anything. I have to enforce it." In other recent court business: • Richard William Mexico. 27. of Battle Creek, was sentenced to spend one year in the Barry County jail with credit for 124 days served on his conviction of one count of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than SUM) and of being a ha­ bitual offender. Mexico, represented by Gordon Shane McNeill, originally was charged with breaking into a home on M-66 in Assyria Township July 11 and stealing several ex­ otic birds, electronic equipment and dirt bikes. But a charge of second degree home invasion and two other charges of receiving and concealing were dismissed in excnange for his guilty plea on the lesser charge. ”You certainly had excellent representa­ tion during this case." Fisher told Mexico. "Looking at your history, you'd be a likely candidate for prison, which I would have done if it were not for lhe plea agreement your attorney was able to work out for you. You should thank him for the job he did on your behalf." Mexico also was ordered to pay SI.(XX) court costs, restitution to be determined and to attend substance abuse counseling. • Ryan Miller. 17. of Middleville, was sentenced lo spend eight months in the Barry County Jail with credit for 30 days served on his conviction of resisting and obstructing police officers. "He needs to accept responsibility for his actions." said Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley. "Otherwise, he is going to end up in prison." “I know I’ve done a lot of trouble in my juvenile years," Miller said. "As an adult. I know 1 messed up big time and I'm going to try harder not to do it again." Miller apparently committed the offense Nov. 11 in Middleville as officers tried to arrest him for taking a vehicle without permission. "The program you're in now is quite a bit different than what you're accustomed to in juvenile court." said Fisher. "The prin­ cipal concern is about not having people victimized by your criminal acts or you're going to have your freedom taken away from you for a long time." He was also ordered to spend 3 years on probation. • John Anthony Falvo. 29. of Delton, is scheduled to be tried on charges of home invasion and breaking into a vehicle Jan. 4 and Jan. 25. 1998. in Barry County Circuit Court. Falvo. along with his girlfriend. Marcie Pritchard, are accused of breaking into the home of Pritchard s father July 31 in Hope Township. They are also charged with tak­ ing items from a vehicle June 7 in John­ stown Township. Pritchard. 17. of Delton, has been bound over to circuit court on the charges, which include larceny in a building. If convicted, they could spend a maximum of 24 years in prison. At his pretrial conference, his attorney revealed that Falvo is a key witness in a Kent County murder case and in an Allegan County case. • Anthony James Falvo. 28. of Delton, was bound over to circuit court on two counts of delivery and manufacture of mari­ juana. both seven year felonies. Falvo is accused of growing 200 mari­ juana plants in the Barry Stale Game area Sept. 11 in Rutland Township. He is also charged with being a habitual Banner CLASSIFIEDS Cfl//...The Hastings BANNER • 945-9554 /»< < n ill toil //<■//» Wanliil NOW HIRING ALL POSI­ TIONS Apply al KFC 1320 W State St.. Hastings. CASE MANAGER POSI­ TION This position provides lhe opportunity to work within a growing mental health agency to sene the developmentally dis­ abled and mentally ill popula­ tions. The position requires cre­ ativity and flexibility as well as the ability to function in a team atmosphere applicant must pos­ sess a bachelors degree in hu­ man services (i.e. social work, pshchology) Responsibilities include outreach, referral, coun­ seling of clients and their fami­ lies. supervision of persons in community settings, liaison with licensing agencies, and mainte­ nance of records. A car is re­ quired Send resume to Barry County Community Mental Health Services. 915 West Green St. Hastings. Mi 49058 No Phone calls EOE. BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS SEEKING ap­ plications from qualified candi­ dates for the position of District Administratur/Busmess Man­ ager Know Iedgc/background in payroll, bookkeeping proce­ dures. grant administration, per­ sonnel and reporting. Knowledge of environmental issues helpful. sut not required Interested can­ didates should submit resumes to BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. 1611 S HANOVER. STE 105. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 by De­ cember 21. 1998. HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ eral labor, lumber handlers, and various mill positions. Produc­ tion and attendance incentives, full medical benefits after 120 days Apply in person, no phone calls. Buskirk LumberCompanv. 310 Oak St , Freeport. Ml EOE WORK AT HOME: Earn $500-$ 1.500 per month part­ time Call 888-764-4707 tor free information LOCAL MANUFACTURER is currently accepting applica­ tions for production workers on 2nd shift. This well estab­ lished company is located in the Middleville area, offering a great benefit package with $12 plus upon hire. You must hav e a verifiable work history. well established work ethics, and lhe ability to pass a drug screen. For immediate consid­ eration contact STAFFMARK 725 W Slate Street in Hastings t bet w ten Subw ay and Reni way ). Bring 2 pieces of ID and provide attendance records, or call us at 948-8555. WAN 1 ED Land for lease for the 1999 hunting season in Barry/ Eaton Counties. Will pay prop­ erty taxes and more. 616-948­ 0329 l/A< ( /hint tins SNOWMOBILES: *96 Yamaha V-Max 600 w/electric start and reverse. $3,500 OBO; '91 Yamaha Phazer 485. $1,800 OBO. '87 Yamaha Excell III 340 w/electric start $800 OBO; *81 Yamaha Bravo 250. $650 OBO. Call 616-758-3857 STOP: 1 Lost 21 lbs in 7 weeks using a natural, doctor devel­ oped products. Call 616-374­ 7694 weekdays between 8am12noon for more information and free samples. \lobilt llonii \ ABANDONED REPO Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604_____________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager lo sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad. I-8OO-672-96O4. REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604. ABANDONED REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessary. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. FIRE YOUR I Jk NDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates. Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as­ sistant. Call 945-9888________ TIDY HOME CLEANING SERVICE. Home, offices, cleaning for your needs. Pickup Jrop-off laundry service 13 years in service 948-8508 or 945-9448 leave message._______________ BANKRUPTCY - Respect for client dignity at every step. No charge for your initial appoint­ ment Experienced Attorney. 1­ 800-945-5971_________________ KINDERMUS1K THE PRE­ MIER MUSIC PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN in Hastings! Makes a special gift. Accepting enrollments for Winter semester, ages new born to 3 1/2 with parcnt/care give. Sing, dance, & play with your child. Register by Dec. 30 & receive $5.00 off tuition. Call 948-SONG. HANDYMAN SERVICES, RESPONSIBLE: “LOW RATES" HOME REPAIR AND HOME REMODELING PROJECTS FREE ESTI­ MATES" CALL 616-948­ 4093 300 CARPET REMNANTS many choices, colors and sizes. .20 per sq ft over 6000 yards to choose from. Hurry ’ Dennis Dis­ tributing.. 401 N Cochran. Char­ lotte. 517-541-1109 BROWN BOXER WITH BLACK MASK & white mark­ ings on her chest. She answers to Pudge. She is wearing a light blue collar with lags. Pudge is very kind & friendly & she has been a family pet & friend for years. If you sec her please call Charlie Harper al 795-3021 or 948-8942 or the Barry County Animal Shelter, they have been notified. Last seen in the Irving area. LOST: SHORT HAIRED TI­ GER CAT, female, brown/ black, lost Girrbach Funeral Home, very loveable. 616-945­ 3405. exy. 330. •94 DODGE CONVERSION VAN Excellent condition, low miles. $10400. OBO. 616­ 948-2808._____________________ FOR SALE: 1988 Chevy S-10 Blazer with 4.3L Jasper engine, approximately 20.000 miles, re­ built transmission, approxi­ mately 4.000 miles, both with warranties. Several updated parts include; Muffler, exhaust, alterram. Goodyear tires, lower ball joints & shafts, needs new front clip (frame bent), would prefer to sell in one piece (will deliver), will consider parting out. asking $2500 Call 948-2585 ’85 FORD F-250 4x4 with plow brackets (no plow). $3.500OBO. Call 616-758-3857 ’83 CHEVY SHORT BOX 4x4 Southern Truck, very clean. $8.500080 Call 616-758-3857 FAIRVIEW PINES CHRIST­ MAS TREE FARM: CHOOSE AND CUT. M-37 BETWEEN HASTINGS AND MIDDLEVILLE ACCROSS FROM BARRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. FRASER FIR, DOUGLAS FIR, SCOTCH PINE, BLUE SPRUCE UP TO 14FT.. AND WREATHS. ALSO. TREE WRAPPING. OPEN SUN­ DAY-FRIDAY 11-5, SATUR­ DAY 9-5. offender • Catherine Wakley. 41. of Ver­ montville. pleaded guilty to violating her probation by using marijuana and other controlled substances. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail. • Shannon Dempsey. 24, of Battle Creek, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of simple possession of marijuana, a misde­ meanor. after originally being charged with delivery and manufacture of marijuana, a four year/520.000 felony. She will be sentenced Dec. 17 and she remains free on bond • Kahla Avery. 19. of Shelbyville, was sentenced to six months in jail and three years probation on a conviction of receiv­ ing and concealing stolen property worth more than $100. She was also ordered to pay $250 in fines, $250 costs and restitution will be de­ termined al a later date. Former area man drowns while canoeing by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer A 21-year-old man believed to be a 1995 Thornapple-Kellogg High Schoo) graduate died near his mother's Spring Lake Road home Monday where he apparently drowned in Lloyd's Bayou after a late-night canoeing accident, according to various sources. Ottawa County Sheriffs Department of­ ficials did not provide information about the incident and the investigating officer was unavailable for comment. But according to a report provided by the Grand Haven Tribune. Ryan Zawierucha, the son of John Zawierucha and his wife. Lois, of Hastings, had apparently taken his canoe out for a cruise around midnight on Dec. 14. He was not discovered missing until the following day by his mother, Lin Barnhill and step-father, Gerald. Family members had last seen Zaw­ ierucha working on his computer al about 11:30 p.m. Taking the canoe out for a pad­ dle late at night was something he was known to do occasionally, according to the news report Police conducted a day-long search for Zawierucha and his canoe was discovered swamped in lhe bayou near Leonard Road about 9(X) feet from the house. His body was later discovered about 75 feet from the shore in about 12 feet of wa­ ler, according to the report. According to the Tribune, a neighbor said she called police at about 12:20 a m. Monday to report they had been awakened by someone yelling outside, but by the time police arrived 10 minutes later, the noise had slopped. Responding officers combed the area with night vision goggles but only found a small bonfire and stopped their search for the source of the yelling, according to the published report. The neighbor told reporters that she never dreamed that someone could have been out on the lake at that time of the night, this time of year. The newspaper reported that police have said Zawierucha may have been drinking throughout the evening prior to his drown­ ing. An autopsy report has not yet been completed Thomapple Kellogg High School Super­ intendent Jay Cason and a high school sec­ retary refused to confirm for the record whether Zawierucha was indeed a graduate of the school and Principal Ellen Zack was unavailable. Zawierucha had recently graduated from Sullivan College's National Center for Hospitality Studies in Louisville, Ky., with associate degrees in culinary arts and pastry arts and was to begin employment this past Monday at the Arboreal Inn in Grand Haven. He loved caving or "spelunking." hunt­ ing. fishing, team sports, animals and cooking, according to his obituary, which appears in its entirety in this issue. Reach over 30,000 area homes with a Reminder ACTION-AD Call 945-9554 by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer Nationally known militia figure Mark Koernke, 40. who was captured in Hope Township on FBI and Washtenaw County Sheriffs Department warrants last July, is expected io return to Barry County Jan. 12 to face a misdemeanor weapons charge. Koernke is charged with one count of possessing an unregistered firearm, a 90­ day misdemeanor, and is scheduled for an arraignment and a pretrial hearing on the charge in Barry County's 56-1 District Court. The charge stems from an incident at Dowling and Wertman Roads July 20 when Southwest Enforcement Team and Michi­ gan State Police troopers found Koernke with a .25 caliber, semi-automatic pistol, an AR-15 rifle, an AK-47 rifle, a .357 cal­ iber revolver and ammunition. Koernke. also known as "Mark of Michigan." was wanted by the Detroit of­ fice of the FBI on a felony warrant of un­ lawful flight to avoid prosecution, a charge that was dropped upon his arrest in Barry County. He now faces a March 15 trial in Ann Arbor on a felony charge of absconding and forfeiting bond for failing to appear in court on the original assault charge for al­ legedly threatening two process servers with a rifle in October 1997. Koernke had been on the lam since that time until the Southwest Enforcement Team, in Barry County conducting routine HEMP flights July 20, spotted a pickup track near an unoccupied mobile home with a male and a female standing outside the vehicle. Upon observing a marked State Police patrol car. Koernke fled into a nearby wooded area leading the officers to believe that he was attempting to break into the residence. Officers searched the area from the air with the Michigan State Police Helicopter for approximately 30 minutes until a citi­ zen advised ground officers that the Ko­ ernke had been observed in a field along a tree line. A patrol car was then stationed west of the last observed location and Koernke crossed the road in front of the trooper into another wooded area. Koernke then jumped into Shallow Lake about 40 feet from shore where he stayed about 20 minutes before surrendering. Mark Koernke Aside from the assault weapons found in the track, officials also found militia re­ lated documents, camouflage clothing and military survival gear and hand grenades. Koernke was initially held without bond in the Barry County Jail until Washtenaw County Authorities returned him to Ann Arbor. The woman he was with. Ann Dawson. 32, of Pleasant Lake in Jackson County, was originally held on $75,000 bond and eventually pleaded no contest to a misde­ meanor charge of reckless use of a gun. She was sentenced to serve 22 days in jail with credit for 22 days served and paid a $250 fine. Dawson was originally charged with car­ rying a concealed weapon, a five year felony. That charge was dismissed as pan of her plea agreement. Koernke. a Dexter resident who worked for 15 years as a University of Michigan maintenance engineer, is known through his weekly, public radio show. "The Intel­ ligence Report." and through his "how-to" videos. He reportedly continued to tape his radio show while he was on the run from author­ ities and Dawson is believed to have picked up Koernke in Battle Creek shortly after taping his show the day they were arrested. POLICS B€RT Traffic stop result* in drug charge Si HASTINGS - A traffic Mop ia the SOO block at South Haaowt Stmt Dec. 1 MMdjat^ in the driver being arreMed and charged with cocaine poneaaion and drank driving, according to a report by the Hastings Chy PoUoe Depattmou. Many BractLeiaeur. 44, of Hartings waa arraigned ondn charged Dr-. lOandwi*. be back in court Jan. 13. He is free on SSJOOO peroonai mmgMrama bond. .5 Police reported that as they attempted lo Mop Latnaar M about 3:11 nan.. tony, witnessed him shaking some paper and aMfe powder oat at dm driver's akte windatf.,,ini Leinaar allegedly denied knowing wbM the wbte sabeunoe nr. but aeridarMMd'T positive for enraiar, police said. He also refined to take a paeioaaary beaaffi MM. puifoe nU. Leinaar stood anno to *e charge of epamwiag aader *a influence nd a preariai bearing was set A preliminary exMnioarion is also scheduled <M the cocaine chaggr :■ Police investigate rural break-in ■ . JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - Police are mO hmitjgMing a breaking and enmtag that occurred Nov. 23 in lhe 10000 Mock of UMricka Road in which a aaaober rd;, electronics were taken, according to a report by the Barry County Sbartifs IRpanmauL Deputies repotted that the peqMnaoe inland the bone by breaking a window to Mai home sometime between 5 pm aad 11 pan. Taken were a televi don set, a DVD player and video ganes. Items taken in garage burglary THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP-A man who went to his garage to get into is vahide Dec. 8 discovered that 20 compact node diacs and Na "itaa buster" wen mtaiag. he told the Barry County Sheriff's Department Upon further inspection, he discovered • aanber at Reais, iadadng two (Manawa, four fishing rods and reels, a tackle box. aadd demean and a trolling motor wen dba missing from his garage, police reported. The incident, which resulted in a loss of over J3JXX) worth of property. Is itiUoMder investigation. Crash leads to drunk driving charge THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - A Freeport man driving on Parma; r Road Dec. 3 apparently missed a stop sign, left the road and hat a tree at about 5:15 a-u, according IO a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Police said Gerald Alan VanDeusen. 39. told police be misled the sign M Whitneyville Road because be was waaduag some deer in lhe roadway. VanDeusen registered a .13 on a preliminary breach lest, according to police, who reported he was wearing a seat belt and an airbag was deployed. Man hurt in one-vehicle accident PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Delton man was cited for careless driving ata a one vehicle accident on Neris Road near Dehoo Road Dec. 12. according to a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Joshua Ona Lents, 18, was northbound on Norris Road M about 12:41 a.m when he apparently fell asleep, ran off the roadway and hit a utility pole, police reported. Lentz, who was nor wearing a seat belt, was taken lo Remock Hospital with sendee injuries, according to police, but his condition was not available al press time Wettasday �roe Hastings Banner Hastings High School's choir performed at Monday's annual Christmas luncheon which brought together members from all of the Hastings area service clubs. Here. Jeremiah Johnson. Josh Warren and Tony Bowne sing a festive Christmas carol Thursday December 17 199a -Page 17 Lisa Wiltrout performed a flute solo in one of the selections for the service clubs' annual Christmas luncheon. Middleville Village approves Local Development Finance Authority by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Businesses within industria1 areas in Middleville Village are now pan of a Local Development Finance Authority. Jim Collison of Wade Trim, the engi­ neering firm serving as consultants to the village, defined an LDFA as an economic development tool that allows the commu­ nity to “capture" a portion of taxes for in­ frastructure improvements such as roads, or perhaps even a new bridge The tax assessor determines the “base rate" for the industrial properties. Then if the owner makes improvements to the site, the taxes on the improvements could be used to improve the roads. As an example. Collison used a property with a $100,000 base valuation. The owner puts an addition on his building and adds some new equipment The property is then valued at SI 10.000. The LDFA would be able to capture the taxes on the additional $10,000. This is called "lax increment fi­ nancing." The LDFA and the village could borrow against this money, go out for bonds or use it as matching funds in grant applica­ tions. Improvements do not have to be on the site of the industry, but must benefit the industry. As an example. Collison described lhe increase of 30 to 50 trucks a day at Bradford White. The improvement of Grand Rapids Street would benefit the company, but would also benefit the community Notification on lhe hearing was sent to Barry County. Grand Rapids Community College. Thomapple Township and to all the property owners of industrially zoned property in the village. Alice Jansma. Thornapple Kellogg School District Business Manager, asked whether this would affect local school dis­ trict tax collection. Collison replied, "since the passage of Proposal A. tax support of schools has not depended on local taxes." Collison stressed that no additional taxes will be levied. The only taxes that can be captured are those on industrial property. Thornapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen asked if there were any options for the other parties if the LDFA was ap­ proved. The • vnship. county and community coll -.ve 60 days to pass a resolution aski »b i oe exempt This resolution must be in the Middleville clerk's hands by the 60th day. Township Treasurer Shirley Eaton asked about the mechanics of collecting and dis­ tributing the taxes. According to Collison the assessor would establish a special roll. He felt this would not be an undue burden "This is a partnership which will benefit all the parties." Collison said. "We hope that Wade Trim's relationship will be a long term one " ...in need of QUALITY PRINTIHQ? Let us give you a quote. J-Ad Graphics 1952 h. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 616-945-9554 Once the LDFA is established Wade Trim hopes to be involved in the grant writing process. In response to a question about how the company is paid, he ex­ plained that it is a flat fee paid by the vil­ lage There were several questions about the makeup of the LDFA's board There will be seven to 11 members on the board and Village Council President Lon Myers said the intention is to include some people from outside the village. The board could include representatives from the community, local industries and local officials. According to Village Man­ ager David Arking. it will take some time to establish lhe board probably early in 1999. While industrial expansion is not a goal of the 1989 Master Plan, accoiding to Ark­ ing. any expansion will cause lhe LDFA to change. The council will establish a budget for the LDFA and provide close oversight of its activities. The council will aw-«rd bids and sign contracts for any improvements Collison said. "The authority is a con­ duit tor improvements to the community " Arking believes the LDFA will give the village a competitive boost in the grant approval process Several years ago the vil­ lage tried to establish an LDFA at the in­ dustrial park, but it never went into effect. Collison concluded his presentation say­ ing. "Middleville is a gem which few have discovered.” He said he anticipates that with the expansion at Bradford White and other local industries, the LDFA should be able to capture a significant amount of .money. The council approved a resolution for the LDFA and will begin working on a budget and nominating individuals to serve on its board. Please Support The Barry County UNITED WAY! Dawnie Loftus It’s that time of the year again! And your turn to buy! Celebrate Christ’s Birth! THREE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Clinical Dietary Manager Broadway at Center Street in Hastings Registered Dietician to manage the clinical aspects of a 138 County owned Skilled Nursing Facility Will function as co-departmcnt head along with Dietary Production Manager Must have al least 2 years experience in long-term care dealing with assessments. MDS*s and care plans, therapeutic diets, menu planning, etc Will consider 4 year degree in dietetics. < F.xccllcnt wages, fringes, and working conditions Plca>c send resume along with salary history to. SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (all ages)......... 7:00-7 40 p.m. Lynne Sommerfeld. Administrator I homapple Manor. 27(XI Nashville Road Ml 49058 “A Chnstmas Legacy: The Gift of Love: by Rill and Robin Wolaver Carols and Scripture Candle-lighting with "Silent Night" Broadcast over WBCH |.()i. Christmas Bible readings Christmas stories Carols and special music Artificial candle-lighting CONTEMPORARY .......... 8:30 p.m Drama with Steve Reid as "Joseph” Carols and Scripture Praise Team new' Artificial candle-lighting SERVICES WITH CANTATA BY THE CHANCEL CHOIR 11 00 p.m. THANKS FOR NOT SMOKING Pennock Hospital and all hospital property will become tobacco-free effective January 1. 1999. The entire Pennock Hospital Campus will now become a tobacco-free environment. Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco products will be prohibited on all hospital grounds and in any build­ ing owned or leased by the hospital. “Our goal is to provide the safest and healthiest environment for everyone on the hospital cam­ pus.” stated Mark Olmsted. Director of Respiratory Therapist and Chairman of the TobaccoFree Policy Committee. “This policy is a reflection of Pennock Hospital’s commitment to the health and wellness of the entire community. We want the hospital to provide an environ­ ment where healthy lifestyles are practiced. A tobacco-free campus establishes an excellent example for others to follow and enhances Pennock’s image as a leader in healthcare." Anyone who desires freedom from smoking is encouraged to talk to their physician and contact the Pennock Hospital Tobacco Advisory Service, beginning December 21. at (616) 948-3120. Pennock Healthcare Services �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday, December 17. 1998 Mother, son plead to charges of alleged kidnapping of teen by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer ft Calhoun County mother and son. ac­ cused of abducting a Hastings High School girl from under lhe bleachers of an Oct. 16 home football game, are being prosecuted on kidnapping and assault charges. Lydia Jane Spooner. 42. of East Leroy, waived her right to an arraignment on one count of kidnapping, a felony carrying a maximum possible sentence of life in prison, and one count of assault with intent lo do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony A not guilty plea was entered and a Jan. 7 pre-trial hearing was scheduled to lake place in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court at 8:15 a m Her 15-year-old son. Matthew Allen Fletcher, who is being prosecuted as an adult because of the seriousness of lhe al­ leged offenses, has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder in exchange for dismissal of the kidnapping charge at the time of his Jan 8 sentencing Spooner is accused of driving a pickup truck through Hastings after Fletcher al­ legedly forced his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend into the bed of lhe truck and repeatedly "punched" her in the face while accusing her of cheating on him. according to the victim’s District Court testimony. The victim, a sophomore at Hastings High School. testified at Spooner s prelim­ inary examination last month that she had attended the game with her sister and some friends, and that she had intended to attend a dance following the game. The girl said Fletcher learned that she was going to attend lhe dance and appar­ ently became irate, accusing her of seeing another boy. "'Why (are) you staying out to the dance."* she testified he said to her during a telephone conversation prior to the game. "And I was like, you know. I wanted to have fun. He goes like. ’Who you going there with?’ I was like 'Just friends.*" A witness testified that the girl told Fletcher she didn't want to sec him any­ more and he began threatening to "kick her The victim said Fletcher then demanded that she meet him at a gas station but she refused and hung up on Fletcher. Fletcher then appeared at the football field and found the girl as she talked with her cousin and a couple of friends while she looked for her younger sister, according to testimony. The girl said she ran when she spotted Fletcher coming toward her. "He grabbed me by my arm and kept pulling me. squeezing hard as he could." she testified. The girl, who testified she repeatedly told Fletcher "no** as he was pulling her away, said she motioned for her younger sister to follow them. "He kept pulling me real hard, and then we got to the gate and we went out." she said, "and at first, we walked, he pulled me. over behind some trees and two boys fol­ lowed us and kept punching their fists like 'if you hit her. I'm gonna kick your butt.’’’ She said Fletcher got mad at that point, and his mother drove to their location with the pickup truck. "And he goes, ’gel in lhe truck.'" she said. "I was like. '1 can't. I can't leave my sister.’’’ As Spooner exited the pickup truck. Fletcher ordered her to get back in. accord­ ing to the victim's testimony. She said Fletcher then climbed into the bed of the truck while pulling on her hair and ordering her to gel in. "My head was hurting, so 1 did." she said. "That's lhe hard part. He started beat­ ing me up real bad. He sal down and started punching me... in the face mostly." She said while Fletcher punched her. he called her names and questioned her about who she was cheating on him with and why she had hung up on him. "I was screaming." she said. "The whole lime he was hitting me. I was screaming pretty loud. It felt like a long time when he was hitting me." The girl testified she became aware she was bleeding when she began to taste the blood in her mouth "And then when he went to punch me. I had covered up my face and then 1 felt blood all over." she said. "I was like 'would you please quit, you’re making me bleed’ and he just didn't care." She said at one point while Spooner was driving, she slopped the truck, got out and told Fletcher to stop hitting the girl. "She said. 'People are gonna hear her and call the cops and I'm gonna get pulled Matthew Allen Fletcher over,’" the victim testified. Spooner got back into the truck and drove while Fletcher reportedly continued to strike the girl in the face. "He would take the back of my head by lhe hair and shove my head into the side of the truck." she said. The girl said she tried to make Fletcher stop hurting by offering to give him a hug and telling him she loved him. "I went to bend over and give him a hug and started pounding me in my back." she said. Spooner then stopped the truck at the Shell Gas Station at the comer of Green and Michigan Streets, the girl said. "She got out. then Malt got out and told me to get the f— out the truck. " she testi­ fied. "And 1 was like 'I don't know my way around here. I gotta get back to gel my sis­ ter. and his mom said these exact words: Lydia Jane Spooner Tm gonna take him somewheres and 111 be; back to get you.*" Fletcher responded by telling his mother "'You ain't taking her no f—ing where*.’; the girt tearfully testified. The victim was then taken by ambulance: to Pennock Hospital with a swollen lip.: damaged cartilage in her nose, and unableto see out of one swollen eye. "I had blood all over my clothes and all: over my hands." she said, adding that she: missed about two weeks of school follow-' ing the incident and attended doctor ap-’-. pointments daily for the first week J Though the girl has had no permanent:’ injuries, she said she has trouble sleeping' and has nightmares. The girl also testified during cross exam-, ination by Spooner s attorney that Spooner? never touched her. but also did not try to? help her. 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Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-12-24.pdf 38161c28999f283aeec92fa0ff78e97a PDF Text Text Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 The Hastings ' VOLUME 145, NO. 51 ANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1998 PRICE 50" Girls’ basketball coach under fire by Mary Warner The nativity must go on The biner cold and snow that finally arrived earlier this week did not deter the live nativity from bringing joy to passersby in Middleville. The chickens gently cackled while the sheep, calf and donkey quietly stood. The players shown here are (from left) Vance Hoskins. Michael Hoskins. Diane Hoskins. Abbie Kimmel and Danielle Hoskins, who managed to keep warm and wish visitors a "Merry Christmas.’ The Hoskinses have been creating a live nativity at the Middleville Methodist Church for 14 years. Staff Writer The parent of two Hastings High School girls' varsity basketball players told the Hastings School Board Monday that "there's a huge problem" with the program and predicted that several players would refuse to go out for the team next year if the present coach is not replaced. Two other parents also objected to the coaching style of Scon Allen, who replaced varsity coach Katie Kowalczvk this past fall This is the second year in a row the dis­ trict has heard complaints about the girls* basketball program. Last year Kowalczyk was criticized by the parent of a player be­ cause the parent thought Kowalczyk had treated his daughter unfairly and possibly contributed to a sports injury the daughter suffered Last summer, Kowalczyk took a posi­ tion in a different school district, and when she left, according to Jim Williams of Hastings. Williams and his wife. Mary, “were one of several sets of parents to meet with (Superintendent Carl) Schoessel and (high school principal Tim) Johnson about the choice of a new varsity coach " Williams wrote to school board members that "the reason we requested the meeting was to express to them that we were not trying to tell them who to hire as coach, but to let them know whom we did not want them to hire to coach our daughters. "That person was Mr. Scott Allen. Mr. Allen had coached the junior varsity the previous season and most of the girls had played on that team. The consensus was that the girls were unhappy with his nega­ tive coaching style and his poor communi­ cation and motivational skills. We person­ ally wanted a coach with some experience as a college player so (he/she) could bring that experience to the program. Our con­ cerns and desires fell on deaf ears. See COACH, continued on page S County board approves Middleville bond issue by Mary Warner Staff Writer A SI.4 million expansion of the Mid* dievilie water and sewer system took an­ other step forward Tuesday when the Barry County Board of Commissioners agreed to borrow $1.1 million for the project Borrowing will be through the issuance of municipal bonds. According to Middleville Village Man­ ager David Arking, the county is borrow­ ing the money instead of the village be­ cause the county is a larger municipality and can obtain a lower interest rate. The village in tum will pay back the money to the county. The village will pay for the project through special assessments being charged against land owned by four developers who together plan on building the equivalent of 500 housing units in the village. One of those developments will involve both commercial and residential buildings on property near the Middle Villa Inn ex­ tending south to Greg's Get It-N-Go. An­ other involving 200 single-family homes will be located south of the Middleville Downs from M-37 two thirds of the way to Bender Road. The third and fourth devel­ opments will involve homes being built on or near the former Eskar ski area, fronting off Irving Road. Arking said that when individual lots in each development are suld. the special as­ sessment attached to that lot must be paid. Whether developers pass the special as­ sessment cost on to the person purchasing the lot is between that person and the de­ veloper. Arking said. However, he said, all the developers must pay the special as­ sessments according to a set timetable, re­ gardless of whether the individual pieces of property have been sold. Because bids for doing the actual con­ struction work on the water and sewer im­ provements came in lower than expected, the $1.1 million borrowed by the county will pay for $80,000 in additional im­ provements to the village water main on State Street. Arking said Dan Valley Ex­ cavating of Middleville will be doing the construction work. The project includes construction of two lift stations, improvements to the wastewa­ ter treatment plant, sewer pipe extensions, and other work. In addition to the $1.1 million being paid by the developers, the village is con- See COUNTY, continued page 3 Viking, union put smiles on senior faces A Christmas party for nearly 40 Commission on Aging guests left them with smiles Monday as the Viking Corporation, Tyden Seal Company and the United Steel Workers Local 5965 handed out gifts to fulfill their holiday wishes. ’It means a lot to them.’ said senior coordinator. Pam Sease. To some, it’s the only Christmas they will have.' Here. Mark Larsen of Viking chats with Marguerite Smith after presenting her with her gifts. At left is Nellie Batrukov. Farm Bureau backs Wenger for county chair DRIVE SAFELY over the holidays. The Barry County Farm Bureau has an­ nounced its support for Robert Wenger of Middleville as chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The County Board will meet Tuesday morning. Jan. 5. to elect a chairman in an annual exercise. Jim Bailey has held that post for the last four years. The Farm Bureau, in a press release last week, said members of its board of direc­ tors voted at its November meeting to en­ dorse Wenger, who has been commissioner from the Second District (Thoroapple Township and pan of Irving Township) since he was first elected in 1988. It is unusual for any county-wide organi­ zation to endorse candidates in public elec­ tions. much less board chairmanships, which are done entirely by commissioners One recent example, however, was in 1994 when the Barry-Eaton Board of Realtors en­ dorsed Linda Watson for First District County Commissioner from the city of Hastings. The organization s press release stated. "The Farm Bureau is a grass-roots farm membership organization that is interested in public policy and good government." County Farm Bureau President Tom Wing explained. "Commissioner Wenger has the most years of expenence on the commission as well as a lifetime of busi­ ness and personal success. We believe his experience, as well as his sense of fairness, honesty and common sense, would benefit all of Barry County. "Mr. Wenger is a Middleville dairy farmer and has served on the commission for 10 years. He is widely recognized as a proponent of wise land use. He has been involved in Habitat for Humanity and the animal shelter. Bob and his wife. Helen, are lifelong residents of Barry County and raised several children here." Helen Wenger also has served on the county’s Family Independence Agency Board. "Mr. Wenger has been a lifelong member of the Barry County Farm Bureau and un­ Jim Bailey Robert Wenger I derstands the issues that face Barry County." said Farm Bureau Vice President John Lenz, a Hastings farmer Bailey, who has been elected board chairman in every year since he was elected in 1994. said. "1 had heard that they (the Farm Bureau) were supporting him. It would make sense that a farm organization would support a farmer " However the current chairman said he be­ lieves the move to be an unusual one. "I've never known an outside organiza­ tion to make an endorsement for something like this." he said. "I know Mr. Wenger has wanted to be chair for several years." Wenger in recent past years, including 1998. has been nominated for the chair­ manship. but Bailey has prevailed in the vote of the eight commissioners. Wenger said Tuesday that he does plan to actively seek the board chairmanship early next month Hie Farm Bureau press release concluded. "The Farm Bureau believes every citizen interested in good government should be interested in this election Please contact your county commissioner for further in­ formation and to voice your opinion on this important vote." �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 199a Three Lake Odessa youths charged with murder A 20-ycar-old Sunfield woman has been murdered and three Lake Odessa teens are being charged According to a press release from the Clinton County Sheriff s Department Fri­ day. the victim is Kassandra Marie Sand­ born. 20. of Sunfield. The three suspects are John Sobleskey. |9. Christopher Hynes. 16. and Travis Bumham. 18. all of Lake Odessa. Warrants were issued and the three were arraigned Friday. Dec. 18. in Clinton County's 65th District Court charging them with conspir­ acy to commit murder, felony murder and first degree murder. A preliminary hearing has been set for Wednesday Dec. 23 al 1:30 in district court. Though Hynes, al 16. is only a juvenile, he is being charged as an adult All three teens at one time attended Lakewood High School but all have dropped out of school The homicide apparently occurred Thurs­ day. Dec 17. on Bauer Road in Eagle Township in Clinton County. The Clinton County central dispatch received a 911 call at about 1:15 p.m. that day from the landowner about a body on his property. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab was called to process the scene and the sheriff s office is awaiting the results of the lab's investigation The victim was taken to Sparrow Hospital, where an autopsy was performed The investigation began early Thursday morning when the Eaton County Sheriffs Office received a tip about a possible homicide in their county An area broadcast was made* to tn-county police agencies to look for a silver colored Probe with three male suspects. A body supposedly was dropped at a dead-end road in Eaton County and Eaton Counts detectives began investi­ gating. When the bods was found in Clinton County, the Eaton Counts Sheriffs Office notified deputies »-n the scene they had one suspect in custody A short link* later. Clinton County Sheriffs deteclives were informed that the other two suspects were in custody, as was the vehicle used in the alleged crime The three suspects were ar­ rested in Luke Odessa ;ind transported to the Clinton Counts Jail According to Clinton County Sheriff Don Hengesh. Sandborn was a 1997 gradu­ ate of Portland High School and was at­ tending Heartland Institute in Ionia She was the girlfriend of Hynes and owner of the silver Probe It is suspected that the homicide had something to do with the suspects seeking* drugs '• Sandborn was the daughter of Evelyn and Edw in Sandborn of Sunfield d Tower request prompts Animal shelter topic fireworks in Yankee Springs at next First Friday The campaign on behalf of a new Barry County Animal Shelter will be the focus of the next First Friday forum al noon Jan 8 al the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Mark Englenh. one of the leaders of the "Animal Shelter 2(XX)" committee, will be Mark Englerth guest speaker He will talk about the need for a new shelter and what kinds of things the supporters of the idea will be doing in the next year to raise funds to make it hap­ pen. Englenh. County Surveyor Brian Reynolds. Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins. Sheriff Steve DeBoer and other; have been putting together many of the fund-raising efforts to replace the old shelter facility, which has been deemed by state authorities Io be inadequate. They have proposed to put the nev shelter on a site at the end of Industrial Park Drive on land donated by the Viking Corp. Englenh is no stranger to community campaigns. He led the successful effort last year to construct a new fire station in Yan­ kee Springs Township. The forum next month will be held on the second Friday for the second straight month. The program with Bill Freeman Dec. 11 was held on that date instead of Dec. 4 because of a scheduling conflict. Next month s date change is due to the fact the first Friday will be on the New Year's holiday. Those attending the forum, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, may bring their own lunches or light fare can be purchased at the hall. Democrats will furnish coffee and tea. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Glen Bober of Nextel Corporation ac­ cused the Yankee Springs Planning Com­ mission of "stringing him along" during discussion last week of the company's re­ quest to construct a lower on property owned by Tom Robinson, owner of S&S Market on M-37. Bober had brought his site plan, with some changes, for review by the commis­ sion last Thursday evening. Planning consultant Ken Detlloff from McKenna Associates had opened the meet­ ing with the review of a sample ordinance on towers. But Bober and his associate. Ed Trego, took exception to many of the rec­ ommendations within this sample ordi­ nance. Bober even went as far as to ask. "Why do you sit on this board?" to the members of the commission. Joanne Robinson told the commission that an informal survey she did of potential users of the communications service showed many people would use it if it was available. Scott McKeown, one of the neighbors opposed to the tower, presented the board with a petition with the signatures from 47 residents opposed to the tower construc­ tion. McKeown also asked the commission to listen to citizens and decide how many towers "we really need." Bober and Trego told the board that the proposed ordinance was irrevalent to the Nextel request. The township is governed by the Federal Communications Act "The new ordinance is an attempt to over regu­ late and we have applied in good faith ." Trego and Botvr repeated Dave VanElst told his fellow board members. "We don't need to rush into any­ thing. We need to do what is right for the township." Jim Porter provided some legal perspec­ tive for the Planning Commission He said. "Cellular transmissions are not a public utility. Rates are competitive not regulated." He suggested that the Zoning Board of Appeals would be a better place to discuss this issue. During the discussion of the ordinance several questions were raised like "How tail is tall enough’ Will colocation (putting* more than one attenna array on a tower ofJ ten owned by other communications com-1 panics) reduce the number of towers?" ’ There will he a public hearing Thursday; Jan. 21. on this proposed ordinance Bober and Trego kept mentioning possi­ ble court action on this issue, but said "this is not a threat, it is a fact." "Nextel is trying to be a good neighbor." said Trego but we have to be able to carry on our business. VanElst repeated that the commission is "trying to do things right " Dettloff said. "It is not our intention to exclude towers. They have to be accommo­ dated. but should be constructed where it is appropriate and complimentary to the rural landscape. The commission took no action on this request but members said they are open to requests from Nextel.. during the : Christmas and’ New Year's ; holidays! DRIVE SAFELY ; Hastings Rotary Club holds family Christmas Party The Hastings Rotary Club held its first "annual" Christmas Party Monday, giving both young and old reasons to smile and remember what the holiday season is all about. Parents and grandparents brought their kids or grandchildren to the event and many fun activities were staged for their enjoyment. In the words of Rotarian Fred Jacobs, bringing families together is what this holiday season is all about. Games and events inducted certain Rotarians making animal sounds much to the delight of the young kids, a magic act by Dave Storms and even a special appearance by Santa Claus himself. Treats were handed out by Santa to all of the kids who had been good during the course of the year. World renowned magician Dave Storms taught kids his secrets of his magic. ‘ Here. Jason Baum, son of Dave and Suzy Baum, and Christy Tolger. daughter of Keith and Connie Tolger. marvel at Storms' magical tricks. % The first "annual' Christmas Party was a great way for Rotarians to bring their families together to remember what this holiday season is all about. Rotarians made animal sounds to humor the young ones in attendance. Larry Neil acted out as a lamb. Gordy Cove as a turkey. Mark Christensen as a cow and Carl Schoessel as a donkey Gordy Cove won the prize for having the most grand parents show at the Hastings Rotary's Christmas Party and Dr Elden Cassell had the oldest child. Here. « Santa distributes presents to some of the happy children m attendance �The Hastings Ban*?' - Thursday December 24 1998 Page 3 Visitor from former USSR praises American education system by David T. Young Editor The American educational system has been taking a lot of heat lately, hut one visitor from the former Soviet Union gives it high marks. Elvira Bekpeissova. who is staying with the Sue Arias family in Hastings over the holidays, says she has been in the United States twice now and is impressed with American schools and teachers. "You have a good educational system here." she said dunng an interview earlier this week. "What I especially like is that you teach students to learn by themselves, you encourage them to be independent. “Back in my country. I d be happy to teach these things. I w ant to be a great edu­ cator." “My home" for Bekpeissova is Kaza­ khstan. which used to be a pan of the old Soviet Union until 1989. h is now a na­ tion by itself, a budding democracy with new challenges, new hopes and new- prob­ lems. The ninth largest nation in the world in size, it is in the south central region of the old USSR, bordering with China. Its population is 18.5 million, about twice that of Michigan. Bekpeissova. 26. lives in the former cap­ ital city of Almaty, the educational and business center of Kazakhstan. The new capital city of Astana is more centrally lo­ cated. • The guest in the Arias home is no stranger to the U.S. She was a foreign ex­ ; change student several years ago and since August has been studying as a graduate student at the University of Iowa under the Junior Faculty Development Program. The campus at Iowa City is virtually vacant during the two-week period between Dec. 20 and Jan. 4. so Bekpeissova was looking for a place to stay in the meantime. She hooked up with Arias under the In­ ternational Christmas House program that places visiting foreign students. She said her first choice was to stay in California. . but Michigan was high on her list too be- Elvira Bekpeissova is baking Christmas cookies as a visitor over the holiday season in the Sue Arias home in Hastings. cause of the Great Lakes and its weather is similar to her homeland. During her visit here she plans to take in the wonder of an American Christmas. Her native land is predominantly Muslim. "I’ve heard a lot about Christmas from friends who have gone to America." she said. "Christmas in America seems like a fairy tale." Bekpeissova said she's been inpressed by the lighting displays in Coralville. Iowa, in Hastings. "You have lights on your trees, your houses, your bushes, your trees, your grass — everywhere." And she already has been worn out by (he frenzied shopping al the malls in Grand Rapids. Bui her stay here is just a brief vacation "I'm here to study." she said, noting that on Jan. 4 it’s back to work, but this lime in Tucson. Anz. She plans to leach English as a second language to children in Kazakhstan Besides English, she speaks her native longue and Russian. Bekpeissova said her country, like the rest of the old Soviet Union, is undergoing a lol of changes. "Tradition in Kazakhstan is very strict." she said. "How you are raised is based on the Koran. "But after the breakup, the elderly people have been feeling nostalgic for the old days, when we didn't have unemployment, didn't pay medical bills, it was peaceful, parents could leave children home alone and they weren't afraid of anything. And. of course, we believed in communism "But things are changing and democracy is a good thing What happened back then (before the USSR's breakup) is history, we can't bring back what we had before " The country will have elections next month. Though she's thoroughly enjoying her American visit, she is proud to be a citizen of Kazakhstan. "I'm not an immigrant in this country. I love my country." she said. "I’m here to speak about my country and its cu? re... and to learn and try to understand your cul­ ture, the good things and beauty you have here, and introduce them to people in my country. This is a good experience for me. I want to bring understanding between peo­ ples" Arias said she really enjoys sharing the holiday season again with foreign guests. Last year she was host to two boys from Japan and two years ago she had a visitor from Spain. In each case, they stayed for a couple of weeks. She said she likes the fact that her three teen-age children, a 19-vear-old boy md 16and 14-year-old daughters, get a gond idea about life and people in other lands "h's kind of fun. ' Anas said "This way we gel a lot of culture " Bekpeissova wanted to stress that th"ugh she lives m an Islamic nation, the old cus­ toms. such as women being nearly totally covered, don't apply in Kazakhstan "We have a more open society.' she said "A woman wears a scarf for two weeks al­ ter she's mamed And we don't dnnk vodka But we wear jeans and shorts." When asked about Amencan food, she said she likes pizza best, but she is a vege­ tarian. so she doesn't fit in well with most fast food cuisine. Kazakhstan's favorite food is heshbarmak. which used to be a finger food but now is a main dish It includes meat, onions and dough, perhaps not unlike pasties from the Upper Peninsula Some of her more unusual favorites in­ clude cider with ice and a special tea that she says is relaxing. Bekpeissova comes from a family with five siblings, four sisters and a brother She said her country celebrates New Year's in a big way on Dec. 31. but Wom­ en's Day is big back home Women's Day is every March 8. when the men have to stay at home and cook and do household chores while the women relax. When Bekpeissova leaves early next month, she will go to Tucson to work on an instructional compact disc and video on the Kazakhstan language. Then she will re­ turn to Iowa City to finish studies there and go back to Kazakhstan in May. She recommends travel for anybody. ’’When you step outside your home." she said, "you find out how different you are and you appreciate what you have I've be­ come stronger personally." Old Thornapple Kellogg Middle School building gets extension The Thomapple Kellogg Board of Educa­ tion last week agreed to a request from Don Williamson to give an extension to the ef­ fort to save the old middle school building. The old school soon will be replaced by a new structure that has been under con­ struction for several years. School officials have thought about razing the old school building, but a group of local citizens have been pressing for saving it and using it for community purposes. The deadline for the group submitting a plan to save the old school was this month. The board approved an extension until Jan. 4 so that the groups working on the business plan will have more time to pre­ sent their plan. Marty Wenger reported the bid package for the final construction work on the new school will be ready in February. This in­ cludes the connector between McFall and the middle school gym and a few last items. Renovation work is nearing completion on the high school offices. High School secretaries Susan Rounds. Beth Ploeg, Lois Van Duine and Deb Smith received com- Extension granted citizen group until January 4th mendations for "excellent performance in the face of ongoing adversity." In other business last week, the school board decided to elevate the pay for certified teachers who substitute teach in the TK district. The rate for certified substitutes now will be $75 a day. The rate for substi­ tutes who teach more than 10 consecutive days will rise to as much as $85 a day. Certified teachers who serve.a •’ substitutes for 60 consecutive days wiW W paid accord­ ing to the contract. If a substitute is teaching with a permit, the pay rate is $60 a day School officials said this should make Thomapple Kellogg more competitive with other districts when substitutes are needed. Many neighboring districts have raised substitute pay. COUNTY, continued from page 1 tributing $300,000 to the project, accord­ ing to Arking. The $300,000 has been saved over the years for future sewer and water improvements. Arking said. Construction on the sewer project could get under way as early as February. Arking said, but will be dependent on such things as getting the bonds sold and completing final plat approvals for the projects. In other action at Tuesday s County Commission meeting, a budget amendment Miriam White to retire next month Miriam White will retire next month as deputy county clerk, after 13 years on the job Her last working day will be Jan. 26. Before she worked in the clerk's office, she was a register with juvenile court. She said that after next month she plans do things she didn't have enough time for. like take a college class, go to meetings, travel, and most important, dote on her grandchildren. White also is an elected public servant — she continues to be Hastings Mayor Pro Tern on the City Council. was approved that increased revenues from $8.6 to 8.9 million and increased expendi­ tures from $8.5 to $8.8 million. Some of the changes in expenditures were necessary because of the recent settlement of a con­ tract with the Barry County Courthouse Employees Association. Some salary in­ creases were retroactive to include this year's wages. Another added expenditure of $200,000 was for a road grader for the Barry County Road Commission. The commission gave final approval to the language of the courthouse employees' contract on Tuesday. Initial approval of the salary schedule was given at a special meet­ ing Dec. 15. Changes in the language of the contract involved such things as disci­ plinary procedures, procedures regarding grievances, benefit eligibility, and the payment of sick leave. Also Tuesday, the board approved an economic plan by the Southcentral Michi­ gan Planning Council that will be submit­ ted to the U.S. Department of Commerce to obtain economic development funds for the municipalities belonging to the plan­ ning council. Barry County ;» a part of that council, and could be eligible for future funds through it. according to county administra­ tor Michael Brown. The county won't be eligible, however, until it creates a specific economic development entity within the county. Plans are moving forward to create a Barry County-Wide Development Alliance made up of representatives from business, agriculture, and various municipalities within the county County Commissioner Bob Wenger said plans were to appoint a committee this month that would make recommendations to the board concerning who would be members of the Alliance, but that commit­ tee will not be formed until January. The formation of the Alliance has been recom­ mended by consultant Bob Bender, who did an economic development study for the commission. Also Tuesday, commissioners approved the reserving of $10,000 from the county's fund balance (savings) to develop a master plan for the individual departments within the county. Commission Chairman Jim Bailey said such a master plan will provide a long-term "road map" for the county. Pictured at trie board of commissioners meeting are (from left) Jennifer Richards of the Barry Community Foundation. VSU coordinator Julie DeBoer. Sheriff Steve DeBoer, and Maggie Coleman of the Barry Community Foundation. Victim Services Unit receives $3,500 grant The Barry Community Foundation has approved a $3,500 grant for the Victim Services Unit of the Barry County Sheriffs Department. The grant will be used to pur­ chase jackets and shirts, both lightweight and heavyweight, for year-round use. The clothing will be used to identify the 20 volunteer Victim advocates when they're working. The Victim Services Unit is a new pro­ gram of the sheriffs department that will provide services to victims and witnesses of major crimes in Barry County. Additionally, services will be provided to anyone directly affected by a physically or emotionally traumatic incident Volunteers are still being sought to act as Victim Advocates. Anyone interested should call or stop by the sheriffs depart­ ment for an application. It is anticipated that training will occur in February . The program will be implemented shortly thereafter. Maggie Coleman, member of the board of the directors of the Barry Community Foundation, and Jennifer Richards. BCF staff member, presented the grant money to Sheriff Steve DeBoer and VSU coordinator Julie R DeBoer at the Barry County Board of Commissioners meeting Dec. 22. Bonnie Ballinger, executive director of the foundation, said that "the grant com­ mittee and the foundation board are very en­ thused about this new program The mis­ sion of this program fits the major funding priorities of the foundation in that all Barry County residents are eligible to receive ser­ vices." The foundation will be receiving grant applications for 1999 by March 15. 1999 and Sept. 15. 1999 For more infor­ mation on the foundation, call 945-0526. For information on the VSU. call Sheriff DeB<M?r at 948-4805 Mckelvey retires from Road Commission Ted McKelvey (center) is retinng from the Barry County Road Commiss-on at the end of this year He is shown here at a special retirement party, flanked by Engineer-Manager Jack Kineman (left) and Commission Chairman Jack Lenz McKelvey served on the Barry County Board of Commissioners and was chairman before he was appointed to the Road Commission six years ago �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 24 1998 LETTERS from our readers... ■ - « Parents should never stop trying for the children To the editor: It’s the week before Christmas... and all is not quite as a mouse., a short story: • Oct. 16 - Boy friend breaks up with girl. • Oct. 19-Ocl. 23 - Girl has bad week ends up running away from home. • Oct. 23 She has been very belligerent, all week, gets picked up by the Hastings Police Department, which can only hand the girl back to her parent. There are no consequences paid for running. • Oct. 26-Nov. 30 - Girl struggles at heme and school, she docs things she normally wouldn't do and is very belligerent at school and home. • Nov 30 - Girl kisses mom good-bye and goes to school. Girl leaves school after first hour and doesn't come home. Mom finds out when she calls school that the girl left after first hour. There was no phone call from school. , • Dec. i - Mom drives by school, still no girl. Mom sees six or seven girls leaving school property and the girl is one of them. Mom goes into office to find out why the girls arc leaving. Mom calls trooper to let them know girl was spotted. Assistant prin­ cipal tells mom the girl was sent for the day before, but never showed. (Where were the alarms that should have gone off?) Mom calls parents of some of the girls to find out if they had been called. • Dec. I. evening - Girl comes home w uh no consequences. • Dec. 2 - Mom walks girl to bus and lat­ er checks with school to make sure she has­ n’t left. • Dec. 3 - Mom goes to Swcczc’s Pond because source has seen girl there, and busts group for smoking cigarettes and pot. Mom goes to office to let someone know. • Dec 4 - Mom follows girl again. After school girl yells at her. Mom leaves girl, gets trooper, but girl is gone. • Dec. 5 and 6 - no girl. • Dec. 7 - Trooper and mom get ready to pick up girl, who shows up at school. According to a different assistant principal, mom acted ”inappropriately”^ over the Swcczc’s Pond incident. Trooper, mom take girl to Pine Rest, but she is not accepted. • Dec. K - Girl is followed again to school. Mom is growing tired. Girl doesn't come home. • Dec. 9. 10 and 11 - No girl. On the evening of Dec. 11 at about 10:30 p.m., the mother and stepfather get girl out of drinking, drug house and take girl to the sheriff's office. The girl says she doesn’t want to live at home because mom doesn’t like her “new circle of friends.” • Dec. 12 - Mom talks girl (with help of boyfriend on the phone) into going to "the Ark." a place for runaways. Mom takes girl. • Dec. 13 - Girl is more receptive. • Dec. 14 - Girl wants to come home. • Dec. 15 - Mom is tired. Girl comes home. • Dec. 16 - Mom wants to help make a difference in the handful of kids' lives that the parents or the schools could care less about. Girl wants to work with family and coun­ selors to try and make the nght choices. End of story. I realize I still have a lot of work, and struggles with my new year's baby, but I made a difference by not giving up. It seems to me that the school has given up on those kids for whatever reason. There were very few people who wanted or cared to help me in the high school. Shouldn’t the people who work in the office that runs the school care about kids and not sit around and think “I’m glad it’s not my kid." or judge someone else as a bad parent because their kid doesn't hide what they arc doing? There arc very few if any programs to HastingsBaNNER Devoted to the interests of Barry County Since 1856 help We need to organize programs to do some things different How about ISS or suspension? Those programs only help out the staff because they don’t have to deal with those kids And H only makes the kids happy that don’t want to be somewhere where no one cares about them anyway. And as for our system, it seems to me that giving people one chance after another without consequences tor their behavior hasn't helped either. Someone who has faced consequences after the first time usu- ally will think twice before doing it again I have felt very defeated because parents cannot legally take their kids out of the home, but the kids can run away with no consequences You can't discipline your child without repercussions, but your child can physically and mentally hurt you. Where’s the justice? Where’s the help? And where's the other player in the school and parent team we’re supposed to have?... Name w ithheld by request Editor 's No*e. The name is w ithheld to pro­ tect the identity of her juvenile daughter Back off anti-casino campaign Dear editor: I’m writing in response to the article on the front page of the Dec. 10 banner. "County opposes casino gambling " Docs the counts oppose it or docs the wise people on the Board of Commission­ ers oppose it? (I don’t recall the county even getting to vote on it). Who died and left them in charge of the whole county’s purse strings? In fact, it sounds like they want to control the entire state’s purse strings. I, for one, would like to sec a casino clos­ er to home. That would save a four-hour round trip drive. Just because members of the Barry Board of Commissioners don’t think we should have a casino doesn’t mean we (residents of the county) don’t go some­ where else. Why not keep it in Barry Coun­ ty? There certainly isn’t much else here. Sure, there arc plenty of bars, why don’t they vote to close all of them?: Do they think gambling is more destructive than a drunk? How many innocent people do you hear of killed on the roads by a losing gam- bier as opposed to a drunk driver? I think the commissioners should pull in their self-righteous claws and let the casino come. Casinos arc a nice place to spend a few hours of well deserved recreation. I go every chance I get, never have I seen any fighting in the casino nor in the parking lots. Can anyone who goes to the bars say that? The only ^oud noises I have ever heard is the occasional winner. The people of Barry County work haid and should be able to spend their money any way they want to. I don’t sec any of the commissioners at my place of employment doing my job for me. then handing me a paycheck. I cam it. I pay my bills, and 1 feel what 1 have left is mine to do with however I please. I certainly don’t need anyone of these people telling me where I should or should­ n’t spend it. We have enough government agencies doing that. Diane Davis. Hastings NEWS ...of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! -------------- --------- -------------------- --------------- I-'__________ I________ Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Public Opinion ■ U.S., Britain war mongers in Iraq To the editor: The United States and Great Britain are doing to Iraq what they don't want Iraq do­ ing to another country, nation or neighbor Bombs of mass destruction were being dropped on Baghdad. Television pictures have showed civilian Iraqi people in a hos­ pital. a man screaming in pain, others wrapped in bandages on different parts of the body, some bleeding heavily. There was a little girl lying on a hospital bed. in­ jured and pathetic looking. No doubt, there are other hospitals in Baghdad with many wounded civilians from our bombings. I'll never forget during the Gulf War a description of Iraqis in a shelter burning to death from one of our bombs. Iraqi soldiers in sand dugouts buried alive as our tanks ran over their dugouts. President Clinton, when visiting the Palestinians and Israel recently to talk about making peace with one another over territorial claims, missed an excellent op­ portunity at the same time to visit neigh­ boring Iraq. Personal communication with Saddam Hussein and his advisor. Tariq Aziz, is the answer in settling the prob­ lems with weapons inspections. Could it be that Clinton's advisors wanted none of that? How sad and tragic. As to Iraq first having biological weapons. Britain and the U.S., in their full support of Iraq's war with Iran several years ago, sent the biological weapons to Iraq that were used on the Iranians. The propaganda abounds. Hate Saddam, he is an enemy. After all. without an en­ emy, how can one wage war? So Saddam is the victim the war mongers have chosen. Never have I seen Saddam looking cruel, hateful or tyrannical. His smile is genuine and he's good natured in his looks. He cares about his people and the people, despite all the negative propaganda, care about him. Aziz acts and talks sensible, reasonable and even tempered, except when he's upset that no one will listen to what Iraq has to say. h’s all one-sided in trying to settle the issues at hand, issues of peace. The Pentagon and the defense department are war mongers Nothing satisfies them more than excuses to try out their war weaponry That's exactly what happened in the U.S. and British attack on Baghdad last week. There were four days of the attacks on; Baghdad, and now we're examining the ob­ jects bombed and tning to determine it more bombings are needed for objects that may have been missed. Some of the new weapons worked, some didn't as we ex­ pected. It's been decided that more attacks on Iraq can take place if needed. On and on it will go. Poor Iraq, the vic­ tim of war mongers' Other nations have nuclear bombs and biological weapons. Israel has the nuclear bomb and recently it discovered on its own a new biological weapon. But nothing is said to Israel. The leadership in Israel has warred, bombed Jordan. Lebanon and Gazq for land possession. Nothing is said while the U.S. supplies them with military ar­ maments Where is the fairness in treatment the U.S. and Britain express toward Iraq in comparison to other countries? Meanwhile, my heart goes out to Presi­ dent Clinion. his wife and daughter, along with Monica Lewinsky for the terrible abuse that has been heaped on them. Clin­ ton's enemies, particularly the religious right, have been out to get him for a long time. They've taken extreme measures to try to destroy Clinton and his presidency. Clinton made a mistake, but I say it was , a private matter that should have been set-j tied privately with his family. Former. President Kennedy had one woman going out the door while another was coming in. People knew about it, but no political farce was made. Justine McLean, Hastings Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican, 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. C«rl Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. > 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal s Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional representative. . U.S. Congress , Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple, Yankee Springs. Orangeville. Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township). 1124 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St. Holland, Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vemon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving, Cartton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of i lastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons, Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036, Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. The Barry County Board of Commissi oners recently made a strong public stasei against the spread of I ndian casino gambling. How would you fed about allowing gambling in the Gun Lake area? Published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics inc 1952 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49056-0602 (816) 945-9554 John Jacobs President Joyce Ryan Treasurer Fradaric Jacobs Vice President Stephen Jacobs Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Eanof) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Shelly Sulser Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Mary Warner James Jensen Shawna Hubbarth Ruth Zachary • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ciassrfied ads accepted Monday through Friday 8arnto530pm. Saturday 8 30 a m - Noon Scott Ommen Jerry Johnson Cindy O'Neill Dan Buerge Subscription Rates: $25 per year in Barry County $27 per year in adjoining counties $29 00 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hastings. Ml 49058 0602 Second Class Postage Pa.ri at Hastings Ml 49058 Lester Altoft, Hastings: Jay Sheak, CaMeaia: "It's all right in my boot I "I do a hole gambling once donlcare." in awhile, but I don't think we need a casino oc every corner.Iftrey anal & close, 1 wouldn't be so Bessel! Morgan, Hastings: Gary Warner, Middleville: Sue Traded, Hastings: ’Casino gambling would brrg tourist dollars and improve the tlx base in Barry County. It would be an asset to the community." "Do the Indians have land there? Would they be allowed to build a casino? I would have to have a lot of questions answered before 1 made a decision; however. If they're within the law, 1 see nothing wrong with it." "1 am definitely against "The public should be allowed to vote They should Where ever gambling take a look at other areas in permitted, moral dec Michigan to see if they would inevitably follows and 1 certainly don't need any me be viable.* of that." ; '• �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 - Page 5 Girls’ basketball coach under fire, continued from page 1 "After Mr. Allen was given the job. a meeting was held for the players’ parents." In the meeting. Williams wrote. "Mr. Allen was made well aware of our con­ cerns. He had the opportunity to address these concerns. Shelter supporters selling bricks The Barry County Animal Shelter 2000 Committee, a citizens' organization dedicated to building a new animal shelter had volunteers at Feldpausch and Plumb's stores in Hasting's Saturday to raise money for the new shelter. Each dollar donated will buy one brick to build the shelter, said volunteer Kathy Courtney . Here, people donate money and get a chance to pet Darcy, who is a leader dog mom. Crime Dog McGruff, a.k.a. Mark Englerth passes out candy to children while raising money for the Animal Shelter 2000 project. Know Your Schools: by» Information about the Hastings Area School Students, staff members show Christmas spirit In keeping with the holiday spirit of giv­ ing. students and staff members of the Hast­ ings Area School System have been irtvolvcd in several projects that have helped area residents and needy families have a happy holiday season. At Hastings High School, the staff donat­ ed over $200 and blankets and clothing for the families of high school students in need, and contributed over $700 to Elks Club of Hastings to help make this a happier Christ­ mas for 62 handicapped children in the area. Also at the high school, the Rotary Inter­ act Club took four elementary school stu­ dents shopping and provided money so that they could buy gifts for their families, while student active in the Business Professionals of America collected mittens and gloves for less fortunate youngsters and the communi­ ty service class "adopted" a family for the holidays Of course, a very important part of help­ ing the community’s residents enjoy the holiday season is the Christmas Parade, and the members of the Hastings High School arid Middle School bands provided holiday music for parade watchers again this year, as has been the tradition for many years. ; Students and staff members (all 13 ttams) at Hastings Middle School collected chnned food for dis'nbution to needy fami­ lies in Barry County through LOVE. Inc... apd in other holiday activities the students of middle school teachers Michael Abbate ahd Marcia Hyde “adopted" families for Christmas, teachers Lynn Fleischer-Gibson apd John Zauicrucha and their students planned a holiday activity for the elderly residents of Thomapple Manor, and some of the eighth grade students made cookies tqr distribution to area caregivers and busi­ nesses members used the money to go shopping for the family. Not to be outdone by the stu­ dents. the Central School staff members also collected money and food items, and prepared baskets for distribution to two needy families Northeastern School students and staff members also donated items to help area families in need, and the Northeastern School staff "adopted" a family to help through LOVE Inc. Holiday music is one of the nicest things about this time of the year and many of the School System’s students have been spend­ ing time sharing their musical talents with the school district s residents by performing for several of the local agencies, clubs, and organizations. Often, the performance turned into a "sing-a-along" as residents joined the students in their favorite Christ­ mas carols, especially when the Central School second graders and B-4s students sang for the Commission on Aging and the residents of Tendcrcarc. These examples of the projects and activ­ ities conducted in the schools illustrate the compassion and generosity that the students and staff members have for those less fortu­ nate than themselves, and a sincere desire to make this a happy Thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas, and a most Happy New Year for all' "The girls' basketball season is over and we feel the situation needs to be addressed. The basis of my dissatisfaction is not the team’s won-loss record or that our daughter did not receive enough playing time. Our daughter was a starter and played a majority of the game." However. Williams wrote, his daughter Jill, who will be a senior next year, wants to play college basketball and is hoping to get a scholarship to do so. "We wanted a coach that would teach, motivate, communicate and provide a posi­ tive atmosphere for our daughter to enjoy high school basketball. Mr. Alien's efforts have fallen short in all areas." Williams wrote. Williams said his daughter has "a pas­ sion" for basketball, has worked hard at it, and "we want you to understand how un­ happy she is when she says to us. If Mr. Allen coaches next year. I will not play basketball­ Williams said athletic director Steve Hoke told him the high school's sports programs are "not a feeder system for col­ lege athletics." Williams wrote that "if an athletic scholarship is the means to afford­ ing a college education, we believe the school should be more supportive. But we do agree with him that a primary goal of the sports program is that the kids have fun. We know for a fact that the girls who played varsity basketball this year did not achieve that goal." Williams asked the board not to renew Alien's contract and set up a committee consisting of a board member, the athletic director, and three to five parents to seek out a "qualified coach" for this coming year. Williams has a second daughter. Sara, who will be eligible for the varsity basket­ ball team next year, he said. Wayne Pumford of Hastings told the school board Monday that he "concurs" with Williams' comments about the girls’ basketball program. There are a lot of girls who won't be playing varsity basket­ ball next year." he warned. "We've got a very serious matter in front of us." Pumford also said that should Alien's coaching contract not be renewed, "the par­ ents should have some say of what goes on when it's time to get another basketball coach." Archie Jennings of Barryville Road told the board that he feels "the girls athletic program has gone downhill steadily" since 1991, when his eldest daughter started high school. The school board listened to the parents' comments, but did not take action on the requests. When asked by one of the parents what the next step was for them, board member Mike Hubert told them they had gone through proper channels when regis­ tering their complaints with first the coach, then the athletic director, then the school board. "It's in our comer now," he said. In other action at Monday's meeting, the board denied a grievance filed by district bus driver Beverly Tracy. According to board member Terry McKinney. Tracy said in a hearing on the matter last month that she'd been unfairly denied a different bus route that would have given her enough hours per week to qualify for health insur­ ance. McKinney said Tracy claimed she'd been discriminated against more than once when other drivers were selected over her to drive for special events. Tracy filed two grievances in those matters and won them. However, McKinney said, the amounts Tracy would have received, had she been al­ lowed to drive for those events, were ap­ proximately $14 and $28, and McKinney objected in the hearing to the district hav­ ing to spend "hundreds of dollars" to pro­ cess grievances, and told Tracy she should come to him next time and he would pay the money rather than having the district pay for the grievance process. At Monday's board meeting, area resident Beverly Smith objected to McKinney's re­ marks at the hearing, saying that McKin­ ney was "making light of the fact that an employee with 20 years of seniority had to go to this extent to collect wages." "Certainly his comment was out of order and uncalled for in a public meeting." she said, "and certainly an apology is called for." McKinney said Wednesday that he did apologize to Tracy after the meeting, but reiterated that even though she may have filed the grievances because it was a matter of principle, that had to be weighed against the fact that a grievance "costs hundreds of dollars to process by the time it gets to us," and that "the less money we make as a school, the less money we have to spend on our kids." Board member Hubert said at Monday's meeting that there has "been some head­ butting going on in the transportation de­ partment." but said in regards to the spe­ cific grievance filed by Tracy that "I don't see where the contract was violated." Also on Monday, the board heard a re­ quest from Dave Arnold, director of educa­ tional services, for the addition of four elec­ tive classes in the high school. One. the "History of Popular Culture." would be a study of films, an and inventions. Arnold said. Another, the "History of Sports." would cover Olympic events and six major sports. In the third proposed class. "Film as Literature." students would be working with a textbook and reviewing films. And the fourth, "Home Living Skills." would be targeted toward special needs students and would teach skills like shopping, per­ sonal hygiene, and first aid. A decision on whether to approve the classes will be made al next month s board meeting. Successful investors stay focused The performance of the stock market this year has tested the mettle of investors, es­ pecially the thousands of new stockholders who entered the market within the past few years For these investors. Wall Streetls record-breaking run of ups seemed the norm, and I998's market correction came as a rude awakening More seasoned in­ vestors. however, know that the market per­ forms in cycles, and a downswing is a nat­ ural and expected occurrence. Experienced stockholders know how to steel themselves mentally dunng market downturn*. They’ve done their homework and know that anyone willing to invest long term in the U.S. economy through the stock market historically has been rewarded with good returns that beat the low. single-digit returns from some other investments. Some people believe that creating a win­ ning stock portfolio is a matter of luck, but successful investors don’t rely on chance for results. They know how to build a strong portfolio and how to prepare for varying market conditions. For example, successful stock investors seek out leading companies from diverse industries with a history of providing solid returns over the long term. This is most eas­ ily achieved by investing in a broad-based mutual fund with proven management abil­ ity. Good mutual fund managers prepare for market downturns and protect shareholders to a limited degree. When checking a fund, sec how it’s weathered previous market cor­ rections. Successful investors also make sure their investments are properly allocated. The well-configured portfolio should maintain a balance among stocks, bonds and cash. How much of each depends upon your ob­ jectives. risk tolerance and age. A financial professional can help you work this out. After a long stock market advance, savvy investors look at the equity balance of their portfolios. Have equities grown beyond the preferred proportion in the investment mix? Consider the tax consequences. Some profit taking may be in order. Don’t forget tax-free or tax-sheltered in­ vestments. Consider tax-deferred accounts such as an IRA or 401(k). Tax-deferred in­ vestments can boost your savings potential because the earnings accumulate “tex free.” You don’t pay taxes until you withdraw the money. Finally, experienced investors turn a mar­ ket drop into an advantage by looking for bargains When stocks are closer to their lows than their highs, buying usually makes more sense than selling. Or. as one wise in­ vestor put it, “Buy your straw hat in the wintertime.” Investors who have “been around the block” know that stock market peaks and valleys are part of the investing terrain. The key to navigating through all market condi­ tions is to stay focused on your ultimate destination. - STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T 73-5/16 ♦4-1/16 59-15/16 ♦2-3/16 Anheuser Busch 64-1/2 CMS Energy 47-3/4 •1/4 Coca Cola ’ 67-7/16 ♦1-1/2 D & N Financial 23-11H6 DaimlerChrysler ♦1-1/4 92-1/2 Dow Chemical 87 -5-3/4 Exxon 74-15/16 ♦15/16 Family Dollar 19-1/4 ♦5/16 first Financial Bancorp 28-1/4 -1-1/2 Ford 55-7/8 ♦3-1/2 General Motors 73-7/8 ♦6-11/16 Hastings Mfg 17-1/2 IBM 182-1/4 ♦17-1/4 JCPenney 49-1/4 ••6 Johnson & Johnson 77 -3-3/4 Kmart 13-15/16 -7/16 Kellogg Company 33-13/16 -2-3/8 McDonald's 76-7/8 ♦9-3/16 Sears 41-7/16 -3/16 Simpson Industries ♦1/8 9-5/8 Southeast Mich Gas 15-3/4 •7/16 Spartan Motors 6-3/8 -1/16 TCF Financial ♦ 1/!6 23-1/16 Upjohn ♦1-3/4 55 Gold 288 10 -4 75 Silver 4 93 ♦ 02 Dow Jones Ind Ave 9044 46 ♦221 16 Volume 683.000,000 -92.000,000 Ameritech STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF BARRY COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER IN THE MATTER OF: BULL & EDWARDS DRAIN CARLTON A IRVING TOWNSHIPS NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DETERMINATION www.barTycommunity.com B.YO.B. (Bnng your own bag.) I The collection of canned goods is a pro­ For more ideas on reusing and ject that also was big in the elementary reducing, call: 1-800-9WILDLIFE school this year. Students and staff mem­ bers at four of the elementary schools col­ lected food for needy families, which was distributed through LOVE Inc., or at Pleasantvicw School, was put with items donat­ ed by the school's Parent-Teacher Organiza­ tion to make holiday baskets for some of Required by new Barry County the school’s needy families Ordinance Southeastern School fourth and fifth *19.95 ea. 2 or more *17.95 ea. grade students worked together with some • Made while vou wait - 5 minutes high school students on collection books • Call & Pick Up and toys for needy children in the area, and • Mailed same day (*3.00 postage) the Southeastern School staff members also • Installation available “adopted" an area family, while the PTO provided money gifts for families that recently experienced house fires /across from E U Ulissl At Central School, the student council toil E. Slate St.. Hastings g collected food items and money for an (616) 948-8618 “adopted" family, and then student council or Toll Xrrr 888-577-7446 911 EMERGENCY 2 Home Address Signs 3 4 Action Signs .Emmanuel Episcopal Churchy Invites you to.., Christmas Worship Services on Christmas Eve. Thursday, December 24 at 9:30 p.m. With Music by... Mr. Date Horka, Organist. The Inttrumental Group "Trio Soreile" < ompnsed of Eleanore, Keri and Heidi Schroeder; and \ocahsrs Megan Schirmer and Am? Robbe. A reception will follow the service in the Parish House. A nursery is available. Emmanuel Church is located at the corner of Sorth Broadwa* and West Center Streets. Call the church office. 945-3014 for more information. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Determination will meet on Monday. January 4. 1999 al 10:00 a m. at the Cartton Township Han. 85 Welcome Road Hastings, Michigan. At this meeting all interested persons will be heard and a determination made whether the Bull & Edwards Drain as petitioned to clean out. straighten and lower or replace culverts, dated December 22. 1998 is necessary and conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare, in accordance with Section 72 of Chapter IV of Ad 40. 1956. as amended The Drain Code (Ad 40 of the Public Acts of Michigan. 1956. as amended) provides that any person feeling aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Determination may institute an action in the Barry County Circuit Court for a determination of necessity, which adion must be filed within ten (10) days after the determination of necessity or no necessity by the Board of Determination The Drain Commissioner will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities upon four days notce to this office (948-4879> DATED December 22. 1998 Robert W Shaffer Barry County Dram Commissioner 220 W State Street Hastings. Ml 49058 �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 Janice Jean Conrad (Hale) BATTLE CREEK - Mrs. Janice Jean Conrad (Hale), age 50. of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday. December 19. 1998 at Battle Creek Health System. Mrs. Conrad was bom July 18. 1948 in Hastings, the daughter of Donald & Ruth (Sunday) Hale. She graduated from Hastings High School. She had lived in Battle Creek since 1989. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Conrad was preceded in death by her parents. Donald & Ruth Hate; her former husband. Willis Conrad in 1992. Mrs. Conrad is survived by her two sons. Donald D. Conrad and Michael W. Conrad both of Battle Creek; one daughter. Ramona J. (Conrad) Arnold of Delton, and four grandchildren. Graveside Services for Mrs. Conrad were held Wednesday. December 23. 1998 at the Prairieville Cemetery. Prairieville Township. Reverend Kenneth R. Vought officiated. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by the Bachman Hebble Funeral Service. Battle Creek. Compliments to the cooks The Hastings Elks Lodge No. 1965 receives a check from Flexfab as a donation thanking them for doing the cooking at the annual Flexfab "tailgate party." The Elks prepared food for 500 people. (From left) Bob Byington, treasurer of Elks. Rod Newton, chairman of trustees, and Gayle Marsh, human resources buyer and coordinator at Flexfab. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTS IEW FAMILY CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WOODGROVE BRETHREN C KRISTIAN PARISH 2601 Ukx> Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Stoc Olmstead (6I6| 758-3021 church phone Sunday Sen ice 9 30 a m . Sunday School 11 (X) am. Sunda> I xening Sen ice f»(X) pm. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616)945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Worship 11 a m . PO Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben llemng Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 a m . Church Service 10 30 am. Wednesday 6 00 p m Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pas­ tor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 10 00 am. Worship I1 00 am. Evening Sen ice at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p m ST. INDREW S INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHI RCII Meeting at 502 F. Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion let and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays 1928 prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T Must wick, vicar al 948­ 9604 St Andrew’s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road. Hastings. Mich. James A Campbell. Pastor .Sunday School 9.30 a.ra. classes <>r ail ages Morning Worship <* jo-45 a m Nursery provided. Sun­ ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Saturday E vening 6 30 p m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 00 a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 00 - 4 30 p m CHURCH OF THE N AZIRENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 a m Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday 7 00 p m Services for Adults. Teens and Children THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHURCH 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times arc 8 30 a m , 9 55 a m and 11 20 a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening ser­ vice 630 p.m. Youth group meets Wednesday 6:30 p m. also Nursery available for all services Bnng the whole family day Evening Service. 6:00 pm Wednesday activities 7 00 p m arc HOPE UNITED Rainbows or JJ Bible Quiz (ages 2 METHODIST CHURCH through 7 or first grade). Kids Club or Junior BiNc quiz (ages 8-12). • M-37 South at M-79. l arry Hubley. Pastor Church phone 945­ Youth Ministries or Teen Bible 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 Quiz (ages 13-19). Adult Bible a m to 12 noon Sunday Morning Study - No age limits 9 30 am. Sunday School. 10 45 WELCOME CORNERS a m Morning Worship Wednesday UNITED METHODIST b 45 pm Warriors (grades K-5th). CHVRCH Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to,8 30 3185 N Broadway, Hastings. Ml pm (grades 6-l2th) Thursday 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child Phone 367-4061 or Darlene care provided) Pickard. 945-5974 Wanbip Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken ST. MATTHIAS ANGLE AN ( 3THOLIC CHURCH Vaught. 11 00 am. Rev Carl 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml Litchfield SUNDAY SCHOOL. 49058 Father Gale Johnson. 3 lut 9 45 a m for all ages 4-H. Mon­ Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 days 6 30 to 8 00 pm. BIBLE pm weekdays or ail day week­ STUDY Sunday. 5 00 p m . Com­ ends Sunday Mommg Mass 10 00 munity Breakfast on third Saturday am • 1928 Book of Common each month 8 00 a m . freewill of­ Prayer fering We welcome you to our church family with the warmth of FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Chnst s Love, and the fellowship ot to*) E Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin people who care Shotkey. Senior Pastor. John GRACE BRETHREN Dunkin III. Youth Pastor. Aaron BIBLE CHI RCH Welch. Minister of Music Morn­ (Formerly the Hastings Grace ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Brethren Church/, 600 Powell Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m Rd . I mile cast of Hastings Rus for children and adults Family Saner. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Hour 6 00 p m Sunday evening Sunday Sen ices 9 45 a m • Bible Monday First Monday of the Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m • Month Mom’s Time Out Wednes­ Mommg Worship Thursday. 7 30 day Sr High Youth. Jr High Youth, p m Prayer and Bible Study - Shar­ and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible ing Your Faith. 5 30 p m Youth Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ meeting with "Youth With a Mesday Faithful Men. Faithful 'age". 945-9224. 6 30 p m ■ Bible Women. Bible Study. Women’s Study for all Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8(8)4 EMMANl EL EPIMOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the llbrldHide Anglican Communion 315 33 Center Street (corner of N Broadway and W Center) Church Office (616) 945-3014 Father C harles P McC abe III. Rector Sunday Worship Services - 8 am and l<> am Christian Education • 10 am. Nursery Available at 10am Christmas Worship Serv ices Christmas Esc. 9 30 pm, Christmas Day - 11 a m The Holy Name Day Service - New Year’s Day ■ II am Youth Theater Play and Potluck - Sunday Jan 3 . 4pm The Epiphany Worship Ser­ vice and Potluck • Wed. Jan 6. b 15 p m HASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE. 502 I. Grand Si. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day ..lorntog W’orvhip II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm, Thursday Bible Study 7 pm If in­ terested in a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details GRACE COMMl MTV CHURCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children’s min­ istry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training This information on worship sente•<•* is provided b\ The Hastings Banner, the churches <£ these local businesses WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS Member FDIC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1952 N Broadway Hasting* BOSLEY PHARMACY "Prescriptions'’ I IRS Jefferson 945-3429 HASTINGS MANI FACT I RING COMPANY Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CIS. INC. 770 Cook Rd Hasting*. Michigan ( Ol NTRV CHAPEL I NITED M1THODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor De Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nuncry provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 p m For more information call the church office CHI RCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 8799 Gull Road. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 616-629-9243. 616­ 629-9251 Dial-An-lnspiration Minister R»* Mana Barcewski. Co-Mimster Rev Gerrc Parker Time 10 15 am Healing Service. 11 00 a m Celebration BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings, Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m . Worship 11am. Evening Services bpm Wednes­ day Bible study 7pm Peter W'ackcrman. Pastor Phone 945­ 2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brad. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121 Sun­ day - 9 45 am Sunday School. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 5 30 p m Kid's quizzing. 6 00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid s Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednesday. 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St. Hawing* Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Dec 27 8 00 and 10 45 am Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Thurs­ day. Dev 24 Christmas Eve. 7 00 and II 00 p m . Holy Communion Saturday. Det 26 8 00 NA Tues­ day. Dec 29 7 30 OA HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Green and Church streets. Dr Bu fiord W Coe. Pastor Li*a Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Music Organist Church phone (616) 945-9574 Barrier free building with elevator to all floors Bmackavt of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 al 10 30 a m SUNDAYS 9 30 a m Sunday School !0 30 a m Coffee Fellowship 11 00 a tn Worship C hild care available for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for age* 5 thru 2nd grade ( hnvtmav Eve Sers ices - 7 00 p m Services Childcare will be pro­ vided 11 00 p.m Services Child­ care will not be available Merry Christmas, God bless each and everyone' FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (616) 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah F Sisson. As­ sociate Pastor Sally C Keller. Direc­ tor. Noah’s Ark PreSchool Thursday. Dei 24 • 7 00 p m . Family and Chil­ dren Service • Mitten Offering re­ ceived. 8 30 pm. Contemporary Service with Steve Reid’s "Joseph”. 11 00 p m . Choir Cantata A Christ­ mas Legacy" Friday. Dec 25 < Christmas Day - Hark' The Herald Angels Sing' Glory to the newborn king’’ Sunday Ik* 2“ 9:30140 Traditional Worship Senser. 9 50 a m Children’s Church for pre­ schooler* through 2nd graders. Church Ltbrars 10 20 am. Coffee Hour ■ In the Dining Room. 10 30 a m Birthday Party for Jesus in the Hall tno regular Sunday School Classes). II 20 a m Contemporary Worship Service. 11 do am Chil­ dren* ( hutch for pre-schoolers through 2nd grader*. Church Library The 9 Jo Service is broadcast over WB( II - AM 1220 Nursery is pro­ vided during both Service* No mid­ dle High and Senior High Youth Fel­ lowship will deliver love Gifts this afternoon Monday Dev 28 • 4 00 p m Deadline for all l*)< pa*rnent* Tuesday. Ik* 2* • 6 15 am Men* Bible Study at the YM( A Office. b 45 pm Praise Team Wednesday. De* 30 - * ’■) p m Chjfkcl Choir No ( hutch Night r<might | ^thy^M^Haight MIDDLEVILLE - Ethyl M Haight, age 83. of Middleville, passed away Thursday. December 17. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. Haight was bom on July 12. 1915 in Manton. Michigan, the daughter of Seal Sylvester and Bessie (Housler) Morgan. She was raised in Eaton County and graduated from Vermontville School Mrs. Haight married Donald L. Haight on April I, 1946 in Lexington. Kentucky and made their permanent home at Middleville in 1950. She was employed al Hastings Manufacturing Company as a machine operator and retired after ten years of service. Ethyl was a homemaker, she enjoyed her home, family, reading, crafts, and playing her organ and piano. She was ^Deeded in death by her husband. uttaJd L. Haight and half­ brother. Otto Kuball. Mrs. Haight is survived by one brother. John (Freda) Morgan of Hastings; three sisters, Jean (Lawrence) Allen of Shelbyville, Maxine (Henry) Eaton of Hastings, and Marge Haight of Delton; several nieces and nephews. Interment took place in Yankee Springs Cemetery, Yankee Springs Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home, Middleville. Madeline J. Blesch - Madeline J. Blesch, age 87. of Sturgis and formerly of Delton, passed away December 14. 1998 at Thurston Woods Village. Sturgis. She was bom in Chicago. Illinois November 13, 1911, the daughter of Charles Victor & Marion (Groff) Stier. She had been a Sturgis resident for many years prior to that she had lived at Crooked Lake, Delton and Bradenton. Florida. On January 16, 1932 she married Louis J. Blesch, he passed away August 15, 1986. Mrs. Blesch was a stenographer and had been employed by Equitable Life Insurance Company in Chicago and Marvel. Illinois. She also had worked at the Kirsch Company in Sturgis and she was a homemaker. Madeline was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis. She had a true love for traveling and had taken two cruises to the Caribbean and Cancun, Mexico. She traveled many times to F.orida, Canada, Alaska. New York and Washington, DC to visit her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed knitting and sewing. She was also preceded in death by her son-in-law. Steve Winig in 1992 and daughter-in-law. Joyce Blesch in 1992. Mrs. Blesch is survived by her five children. Dr. Louis (Karen) Blesch of Sturgis, Carol (James) Bowen of Avon Park. Florida, Marilyn Winig of Colonia. New Jersey. Thomas (Donna) Blesch of Avon Park. Florida, Robert (Vicki) Blesch of Avon Park. Florida; 20 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place at her request. A Memorial Mass celebrating the life of Madeline Blesch was held Monday. December 21. 1998 al the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis. Reverend Leon Pohl and Deacon Jerome Mix officiated. Burial of the ashes followed the senices in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Holy Angels School. Envelopes are available at the Williams Funeral Home. Delton or the HackmanFoglesong Funeral Home. Sturgis. STURGIS | KALAMAZOO - Christine Marie Dciro, age 47. of Kalamazoo and formerly of Battle Creek, passed away December 19. 1998 in Delton. She was bom November 17. 1951 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Robert C. and Evelyn E. (James) Dciro. She graduated in 1969 from Battle Creek Central and received a B.A. Degree from Western Michigan University majoring in an Christine had been employed for the past 20 years as a bookkeeper with Educational Community Credit Union of Kalamazoo. Christine loved her work & co-workers; mushroom hunting; arts & craft fairs; the out of doors and walking in the woods. She was a member of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. She was preceded in death by her grandparents. Charles & Esther James and Primo & Nolia Dciro. Christine is survived by her mother & stepfather, Evelyn E. & Larry Jensen of Delton; father & stepmother, Robert C. & Barbara Dciro of Battle Creek; brother, Terry L. Dciro of Battle Creek; niece. Gina Hart of Ypsilanti; uncle. Perry & Fredericka James of Delton; stepsister. Terry & Larry Yargcr of Battle Creek; two stepbrothers, Kurt & Denise Jensen of St. Charles, Missouri, and Gary & Dawn Jensen of Troy. Cremation has taken place at her request. A Memorial Service was held for Christine Wednesday evening. December 23. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Carla Smith officiated. Private family interment took place. Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Kalamazoo. Envelopes available at the funeral home. L. Agnes Dickson L. Agnes Dickson, age 102, formerly of Banfield & Battle Creek, passed away December 16. 1998 at Laurels of Bedford. She was bom October 12, 1896 in Baltimore Township. Barry County, the daughter of Harvey & Bertha (Kinney) Babcock. She was employed at the I.A. Hammond Grocery at Fine Lake; Francine Frock Shop and Joseph C. Grants CompanyJjoth in Battle Creek; and the BanfiekJ Telephone Company. She married William E. Dickson on December 26, 1914. Mrs. Dickson was a past matron and life member of the Bedford Chapter #471 O.E.S. She loved being with family & friends, she also loved gardening, cooking, knitting, sewing and caring for her little dog “Shea”. She was preceded in death by her husband. William in 1971; grandson, Sam Couch; sister, Glcnna Clark; brother. Oral Babcock; and step-granddaughter, Sandra Sandberg. Mrs. Dickson is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Boatman of Battle Creek; two grandchildren. Barbara Robinson of Battle Creek & James Couch of Eustis. Florida; six great grandchildren; eleven great great grandchildren; three step grandchildren & eleven step great great grandchildren; and a Godson. Douglas Hammond of Lansing. Cremation has taken place at her request. Memorial Services were held on Tuesday. December 22, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Private family interment was conducted at Union Cemetery in Lacey. Memorials may be made to the Calhoun County Visiting Nurses or Laurels of Bedford. Envelo|5es will be available at the funeral home. GRAND LEDGE - Dclphine L. Finstrom, age 83. of Grand Ledge, passed away December 20. 1998 al her home. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Helping Hands, and 50 plus Club. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, fishing, crossword puzzles, and was an adopted mother and grandmother io many. She was preceded in death by her husband. Hartley C. and sister. Maunctlc Croucher. Mrs. Finstrom is survived by her daughters. Linda Houseman of Grand Ledge. Carole Van Ettcn. and Hilda Finstrom both of Lansing, son. Hartley of Grand Ledge; five grandchildren. Scott and Dennis (Jennifer) Houseman. Sabrina and Tammy Van Ellen. Mikjcll Shaw, three great grandchildren. Jcrmcy Caster. Justin Brown, and Michael Goll; special friend. June Robbennolt of Bellview. Florida. Funeral Services for Mrs. Finstrom were held Tuesday. December 22. 1998 al Holihan-Atkin Funeral Home. Grand Ledge Rcscrcnd Rae Franke officiated. Interment took place in Riverside Cemetery . Hastings. Memonal contributions may be nude to the Ingham County Hospice. NASHVILLE - John Junior Dull, age 76. of Nashville, passed away Saturday. December 19. 1998 at Pennock Hospital, of accidental injuries. He was bom June 7. 1922 in Nashville, the son of John W. and Gladys Mav (Little) Dull. Mr. Dull graduated from Nashville High Schoo! in 1940. Mr. Dull married Montiel Klcckner February 26. 1940. He served in the United Stales Navy during World War II on the Middleton a J Dovosa in the South Pacific. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Orders, Blue Lodge Chapter in Nashville and Battle Creek. Knights Templar of Grand Rapids and Charlotte, Soladin Lodge in Grand Rapids, received York Right Cross of Honor, was a member of the American Legion of Vermontville, charter member of the VFW of Nashville. Mr. Dull owned and operated Dull's Meat Market for twenty five years, he was a real estafc broker, and owner of Maple Valley Reality Company. Mr. Dull was a great fisherman and hunter, and Philanthropist. Mr. Dull was preceded in death by his father and mother and sister, Marjorie (Dull) Hill. Mr. Dull is survived by his wifc, Montiel Dull of Nashville; two daughters, Barbara (Bill) Ross of Adrian and Bet^y (Forest) Rogers of Pinckney; fodr granddaughters, Meianie A. (Bill) Dunham of Pawling, New York, Michell^ Rogers of Houston. Texas. Brenda L. Rots of Adrian and Elisabeth Ross of Adrian; sisters, Maxine (Bob) Phillips of Fine Lake and Doris (Lloyd) Peck of Hastings; brother, Raymond (Margie) Dull of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Tuesday. December 22. 1998 at the Nashville United Methodist Church. Reverend James L. Hynes officiated, burial with full military honors was at the Lakeside Cemetery in Nashville. Memorials may be made to the Nashville United Methodist Church or any Masonic Order. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home of Hastings. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA -Euh M. Cooley, age 81. of Clearwater. Florid^ and formerly of Hastings, passed away Monday. December 21. 1998 at Mariner Health of Clearwater. Mrs. Cooley was bom May 1. 1917 in Charlotte, the daughter of Will & Grace (Coals) Bush. She was raised in the Charlotte area and aticndcd Charlotte schools, graduating in 1934 from Charlotte High School. She married Charles E. Cooley on April 30. 1939. Mrs. Cooley’s employment included: Charlotte Appliance Store, Sears & Roebuck Store in Charlotte, Wagner Loucks in Charlotte. Dr. Louis Nitsdh office in Hastings, & Moriarity Po|e Buildings in Hastings. ! Mrs. Cooley was a member of Order if the Eastern Star. She enjoyed bowling, word search puzzles and playing bingo. 1 She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Iva Bush. Eva Olmstead, Norma Cook, and Bethel Stilwell; brother. Charles Bush. Mrs. Cooley is survived by her husband, Charles; three daughters. Connie (Olten) McLane of Largo. Florida. Nancy (Clarence) Pomeroy of Hastings, and Karen (John) Despres of Hastings; one son. H. Eugene (JoAnnc) Cooley of Mackinaw; 18 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday. December 27. 1998 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Cooley will be held Monday. December 28, 1998 al 2:00 p.m. al Wren Funeral Home with Reverend G. Kent Keller officiating. Burial will be in Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa N€UJS [’ Wellmans to mark 40th anniversary On Dec. 27. 1998 Bob D. and Margaret D. (Brownell) Wellman will celebrate their 40th anniversary. . They were married in 1958 by the Revcrcnd Hauscman and have lived in the Barry County area all their lives. Bob and Margaret have four children, Pam Wilder, Curt and Pat Vaughan, Bob Jr. and Connie Wellman and Mark and Betty Wellman, 17 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Special friends of the family ...Dennis and Lauric Todd. If you have the time during this busy hol­ iday season then please send a anniversary card to Bob and Margaret Wellman, 1206 E. • Brogan Rd., Hastings, Ml 49058. Beard-Tellkamp united in marriage Stacia Amber Beard and Michael David Tcllkamp exchanged vows on July 25. 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Ml. Parents of the bndc arc Bev and Jerry Beard of Lacy. Parents of the groom arc Glenda and Richard Tcllkamp of Big Rapids. Maid of honor w as Salcna Stutz, friend of the bndc. Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Lincolnhol and Erica Hclgesen. friends of the bndc. The best man was Chris Tcllkamp. brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Ja­ son Ham and Ben Montgomery, friends of the groom. Ushers were JeffTcllkamp, brother of the groom and Ray L. Mowinski, friend of the bride. The flower girl was Stephanie Addlcmaii. niece of the groom. The couple honeymooned at Hilton Head Island. SC and reside in Hastings. Michi­ gan. Read the BANNER every week. It’s CONTAGIOUS!!! GoO Vandenburgs to celebrate 25th Ken and Klasicna (Stamm) of Hastings to celebrate 25th anniversary. The family will be holding an open house Dec. 27, 1998 from 2-4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 1240 West State Rd.. Hastings. Cards wel­ come. Please come for fellowship and re­ freshments. For information call (616) 792• 9216. BUCKLE UP Free Drink Refills 25C Corn Refills VBOO-B3S-72O3 LEGAL NOTICES • Independent Probate File No. 98-224-77-IE Estate ol David L Warner Deceased Social Security No 384-36-3037 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or at• tected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 9550 Guy Road Maple Grove. Michigan died 8/3/98 Decedent did not leave a will Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Cindy L Parks 6871 Montclair. Troy. Ml 48098 or to both the independent per­ sonal representative ano the Barry County Pro­ bate Court. 220 W Court St Ste 302 Hastings Ml 49058. within 4 months of the date of publica­ tion of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it Anc K Mekler (P53650) UAW-GM Legal Services Plan 140 S Saginaw Ste 700 Pontiac. Ml 48342 (248) 858-5850 (12/24) MIH2A3 a® played The chancel choir sang. They will also sing at the Christmas Eve service Dec One unusual lawn decoration on Tupper Lake Street is a lighted scmitractor. It is on a front lawn with the key elements outlined with strings of colored lights. Many homes have lighted icicles adorning their eaves or inside their window s. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Ruth Shuert of Lake Manor had planned a Christmas visit to her mother and several siblings, but she came early because of the death of her sister-in-law. Mary Lou Shuert. She will return to Texas after the holidays. A drive on Willowbrook toward Jordan Lake brings surprises on each trip. A third condo is being built on the cast side. Bill and Patricia Wilson will reside in one of the units upon their return from Arizona. There is a foundation for a single dwelling, also on the cast side. On the west side between the David Smith and McDonald houses yet another large house is enclosed. Merry Christmas. Everyone. Celebrate Christ’s Birth! - THREE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Broadway at Center Street in Hastings SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (All Ages)............................................................7:00-7:40 p.m. Christmas Bible Reading • Carols and Special Music Christmas Stories • Artificial Candle Lighting 8:30 p.m3*^ CONTEMPORARY Drama with Steve Reid as Joseph" • Carols and Scripture Praise Team • Artificial Candle Lighting SERVICE WITH CANTATA BY THE CHANCEL CHOIR.............. 11:00 p.m. “A Christmas Legacy: The Gift of Love" by Bill and Robin Wolaver Carols and Scripture Candle Lighting with "Silent Night” Broadcast over WBCH SEE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FORD DEALER BEFORE THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY CLOSES. YEAR END SfloOWH *100 AMONIWIHSE SALES EVENT 36 Month, 36,000 Mile Lease Cash Due at Signing ....$413.57 12/10-1/4 ONLY! GIFT CERTIFICATES HAmHCi 4 THUTIR [STARTS FRIDAY"! 0 PATCH ADAMS STADIUM SEAT#COGTA, SOCND SAT TtARS 1200 2 20 FRU5AT LATE it 30 State of Michigan Probate Court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE tool which might be needed. The Barnett building is progressing daily The windows have one-way glass so clients inside can sec out. but passersby cannot sec who is in the waiting room. The front exte­ rior wall has been covered with simulated block material very close in size and shape to the concrete blocks that were used in the original. Additions to the rear wall above ground resemble dressing rooms of an old theater. Max and Phyllis Decker returned from Florida to enjoy Christmas with their fami­ ly. Daughter Julie and husband Randy with children Casey and Allison attended church with the parents Sunday morning. Ed and Bonnie Leak were called home from Arizona on the weekend because of his mother’s condition. She died while they were cn route home late Saturday. A quintet of high school students played their band instruments for the offertory at Central United Methodist Church’s Sunday service. The youngest children sang with taped accompaniment and the bell choir Pier. - li.-Jo Mutn tio>e HASTINGS 4 Thomas Mery l Peake, Hastings and Janet Evonne Wilcok, Hastings. Billy James Jones, Dowling, Nellie Eliz­ abeth Cogswell. Dowling. Thomas William Doerr, Middleville and Janet Dussia, Middleville. Douglas John Perry, Middleville and I Luclla Ora Murphy, Caledonia. The Lake Odessa Depot Museum will be open Saturday. Dec. 2*. from 10 a m. until 2 p in Visitors w ill note the new parking area. Loads of gravel have been added to the prepared area adjacent to the deck after soil preparation At the same time, addi­ tional gravel was added to the driveway The exhibits called "Sugar and Spice" are still in place for viewers Thursday evening is Christmas Eve. Church services of the community were listed in last week’s column. Thursday is also the time for the annual spectacle along streets and highways of the community with lighted luminaries. It is worth a drive to see the sight. The rural roads have a great visual impact without the overhead lighting from street lamps. The comer of Brown and Martin roads is always a joy to behold, as is the portion of M-50 from Eaton Highway to the east nearly as far as M-66. Woodland also has spectacular views. The combined concert of band and cho­ ruses at Lakewood High School Sunday afternoon had a full house, with both south and north bleachers in use. The entire pro­ gram was taped for replay on station WBCII on Christmas Day. The program flowed with amazing smoothness from band to vocal numbers with barely a breath between. The band was directed by David McQueen and the men’s and women’s cho­ ruses by Dr Robert Oster. Celia DcMond was the pianist for all the vocal numbers. In a surprise appearance to the audience, she directed the Symphonic Band in one num­ ber with grace and skill. Following custom from years past, all alumni members of the choruses were invit­ ed to join with the singers to perform a ren­ dition of “Silent Night ” Some singers had originally been in the vocal groups more than 20 years ago. It was evident that many of the alumni singers were very recent graduates. Some of the former residents who attend­ ed the concert were Lloyd aiJ Beverly Corston of North Carolina and Marcia Hullibcrgcr Hofstra from Alaska. Doubtless there were many others. One of the alumni singers had also come from North Carolina. The refurbished township hall’s commu­ nity rooms have proved to be fine places to hold family gatherings. With a carpeted floor, children have a comfortable place to play. The rental price is reasonable. Of course, one has to provide his own spoons and spatulas and whatever other kitchen 700 420 0 MIGHTY JOE YOUNG STADMW SEATSOUVD frlSat uate 11C RUGRATS a MCKROOEO*. <G 3’0 5X K 0 PRINCE OF EGYPT VAL C4.VEA 0 STAR TREK: INSURRECTION MTRCK STEWART |PG> W5t20C 2< 50C ra>-THuRS?x s 15 .rasrtA-E •• X A BUS’S UFE Your Neighlxrrhixxl BABE: PM IN THE CITY JAMES C«0V*El. 3 |ford $0 Down • $188 per Month • Automatic • RoguiazCab • AM.'FM Cassette • Sfyted Sled Wheels • Rear Whed ABS Dealer www michiganford com FOR COMPLETE LEASE INFORMATION CALL 1-877-MICH-FORD » 1 �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett and Jones PLC is at tempting to collect a debt and any information ob­ tained will be used tor that purpose Default has occurred m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Gary Sias and Renee Sias husband and wife mortgagors of 233 South Warren Street. Freeport Ml 49325. to State Bank of Caledonia a Michigan banking corporation mortgagee dated July 22 1996 recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Barry County on July 30 1996 in Liber 668 Page 49 Because of said default the mortgagee has declared the en­ tire unpaid amount secured by said mortgage due and payable forthwith As of the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for principal, interest at the rate of 8 750% per annum and expenses on said mortgage the sum of $6 599 23 On suit or proceeding in law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and the statute m such case made and provided and to pay said amount with interest, as provided in said mortgage and ail legal costs, charges and expenses including attorneys fees allowed by law and an taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sale said mortgage wUi be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at pubic sale to the highest bidder at the East Door of County Courthouse Hastings Ml. on Thursday. January 21. 1999. at 2 00 p m The premises covered by said mortgage are situated in the Village of Freeport Barry County. Michigan and are described as follows Lot 7 of Block 10 of Samuel Roush s Addition to the Village of Freeport according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber i of Plats Page 23 PP* 08-040-210-007-00 The property is commonly known as 233 South Warren Street Freeport. Michigan Notice is further given that the length of the re­ demption period will be six (6) months from the date of sale unless determined abandoned m ac­ cordance with MCL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of safe Dated December 18. 1998 STATE BANK OF CALEDONIA By MIKA MEYERS BECKETT & JONES Pte Attorneys for Mortgagee By Mark A Kehoe Suite 700 200 Ottawa Avenue N W Grand Rapids Ml 49503 (616)459-3200 (1/14) State of Michigan Probate Court County Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 98-22482-IE Estate of Erma W Reigler, Deceased Social Security No 381-03-4816 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest tn the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 9955 Chief Noonday Rd MiddfeWle. Michigan died 4/19/98 Decedent left will dated 11/23/83 Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Gary S Reigler 505 Seminary Grand Ledge. Ml 48837 or to both the indepen­ dent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court 220 W Court Street Ste 302. Hastings Ml 49058 within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate wiH be thereafter assigned and distnbuted to the persons entitled to it LpkeJ Roy (P32558) UAW-GM Legal Services Plan 6500 Mercantile Way. Suite 3 Lansing. Ml 48911 517-887-2838 (12/24) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage dated March 31 1997 given by Kennard Brooks and David Brooks as Mort­ gagor. to The Huntington National Bank succes­ sor by merger to FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK, as Mortgagee as recorded on July 30. 1998 m Document Number 1015814 of Barry Records on Pages 1 through 5. inclusive on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid as of the date of this notice for pnncipa) and interest the sum of $39 311 57. no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by said mortgage the power of sale m said mortgage having become operative by reason of such de­ fault. and the Mortgagee having exerased and hereby exercising its right of acceleration as a re­ sult of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. January 14. 1999. at 1 pm . the east door of Barry County Circuit Court. 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 that being the place for holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at public sale, for the purpose ot satisfying amounts due and unpaid under said mortgage together with legal costs and charges of safe, including an attorney s fee as provided by law and in said mortgage and an other lawful charges and expenditures from the date of this notice unU said date of sale the lands m said mortgage mentioned and described as follows Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North Range 7 West. Thence South 160 Rods Thence East 38 Rods. Thence North 160 Rods Thence West 38 Rods to the Place of Beginning Also the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Also the East 42 Acres of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. All of Castleton Township,Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be twelve (12) months from the date of sale Dated December 7. 1998 Huntington National Bank Mortgagee CUNNINGHAM OALMAN. PC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Ronald J VanderVeen Business address 321 Settiers Road PO Box 1767 Holland Mi 49422 Telephone (616) 392-1821 This notice ts given in efforts to collect a debt owed to Huntington National Bank Any informa­ tion provided in response to this notice will be used for that purpose (12/31) State of Michigan Probate court County of Barry CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate File No. 98-22500-IE estate of Beatrice Woodham Social Security No 370-14-3303 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the followtng The decedent whose last known address was 3186 N Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 died 8-12-98 An instrument dated 4-12-98 has been admitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative Jack Laubaugh 3220 N Broad­ way Hastings Michigan 49058 or to both the in­ dependent personal representative and the Barry County Probate Court Hastings. Michigan 49058. within 4 months of the date of publcaton of this notice Notice ts further given that the es­ tate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it James J Goulooze (P44497) 629 W State St Ste 203 Hastings Ml 49058 (616)945-2255 (12/24) Ann landers 26 years later Dear Ann Landers: i am sending along a column of yours that appeared in The Dothan (Ala.) Eagle in December 1972 I have saved it for 26 years, but my copy is getting worn, and I can barely read it I hope you will print it again, not just for me but for those who may have missed it the first time. - Slocomb. Ala. Dear Slocomb: Any column that has been kept for 26 years and still sounds good has stood the test of time and deserves to be printed again. Here it is: Kids’ advice Dear Ann Landers: I teach the fourth grade My pupils are K and 9 years old. The other day. I suggested a game I asked my pupils to pretend they wore Ann Landers giving advice to parents on how to raise children I was amazed at their precocious w isdom. Here are some of the best sugges­ tions for whatever use you wish to make of them. - Teacher in Wellesley. Mass. Dear Teacher From the mouths of babes can come pearls of wisdom. Thanks for a splendid example Isn't the honesty of chil­ dren refreshing'.’ Here arc the suggestions for successful child-rcanng provided by your young students: 1. Don’t give me everything I ask for Sometimes, I am just testing you to see how much I can get. 2. Don't always be giving orders. If you suggest something instead of giving a com­ mand. I will do it faster. 3. Don't keep changing your mind about what you want me to do Make up your mind, and stick to it. 4. Keep promises, both good and bad If you promise a reward, make sure you give it to me If you promise a punishment, make sure I get that. too. 5. Don’t compare me with anybody else, especially if the comparison will hurt some­ body's feelings. I don't want to be consid­ ered smarter than somebody else because it will hurt that person's feelings If you make me out to be dumber than somebody else, then it will hurt MY feelings. 6. Let me do as much for myself as I can That's how I learn If you do everything for me. I will never be able to do anything for myself. 7. Don't correct my mistakes in front of other people. Tell me how to improve when nobody is around. 8 Don’t scream al me. It makes me scream back, and I don’t want to be a screamer. Screamers w'und awful. 9. Don'btcll lies in front of or ask me to tell lies to help you out It makes me think less of you and less of myself, even if I am supposed to be doing you a favor. 10. When I do something wrong, don’t try to get me to tell you WHY I did it. Sometimes, I don’t know why myself. 11 Don’t pay too much attention to me when I say I have a stomach ache Playing sick can be a good wav to get out of doing things I don i want to do or going places I don’t want to go Make sure it’s real 12. When you arc wrong about some­ thing. admit it It won’t hurt my opinion of you. It w ill make it easier tor me to admit it when I am wrong 13 Treat me like you would treat a friend Then. I will be YOUR Fncnd. and you will be mine Just because people arc related docs not mean they can’t be polite and nice to each other Dear Readers I recently printed some amusing anecdotes about problems mar­ keters encountered when try ing to create ad campaigns in other countries. I just learned this material came from the book "How the C adillac Got Its fins and Other Tales From the Annals of Business and Marketing" by Jack Mingo Welcome mom Dear Ann Landers: When my sister and I were young, we were told our mother had died when we were babies Two years ago. I was contacted by a woman claiming to be our biological mother She had been searching for us for 33 years My father died It) years ago. so I have no way of knowing the truth, but her story sounded legitimate I am slow at developing new relationships. However, my sister, who lives on the opposite coast, welcomed the woman with open arms and began calling her “Mom" immediately I was stunned when I learned tnat the woman had packed up and moved to be near my sister. I invited my new mother to come stay with me for a week so I could get to know her better I explained it might take me a while to adjust to her A week after our visit, which I thought went well. I received an angry letter from her say ing she was dis­ appointed in our visit because I did not wel­ come her as warmly as my sister did, which hurt her feelings. I tned to discuss it with her but got nowhere. I saw my sister not long ago. and she lectured me alxiut my lousy relationship w ith our new mother She made me feel ter­ rible. Do I need professional help ’ I will get it if you say so. - Washington Woes. Dear Washington: You have done nothing wrong. However, some short-term counsel­ ing to get you through this trauma might be a good idea Meanwhile, be grateful that your sister and mother live on the other side of the country Time can be a good healer. Let it do its work No warning Dear Ann Landers: I saw my self in the letter from “Confused in the Midwest" She said her husband left a note on the table and walked out on her In 1993. my husband and I celebrated 16 years together and renewed our vows with a lull-dress church wedding, reception and the trimmings I was in seventh heaven with my best Inend and the love of my life He left the next day for a road trip. (He was a truck driver ) For the next two weeks, he called as usual every day. each time telling me how much he loved me. His last call was on fkt 4. 1993 Four days later. I received a call from his employer asking if I’d talked to my husband lately I said. “No." He then told me there was a message for him on the business an­ swering machine, along with an 800 num­ ber. and he didn't know if it was an old mes­ sage or not I took the number and called A woman answered, and I asked for my hus­ band Here’s the shocker He informed me that he wanted a divorce I was stunned and i speechless All I could do was hang up. He » didn't even come home for his clothes or: any of his personal belongings The man ; walked away from everything • Needless to say. my heart goes out to any­ one whose marnagc falls apart with no ! warning, but life does go on It look me al- . most a year to recover, but finally. I came to • realize he did me favor When I mamed. I ; foolishly made the mistake of building my entire world around a man There’s a lesson : here. Ann Please print my letter for women who haven't learned it yet - Independent . and Content in Iowa. Dear Iowa I know of no way a wife can : protect herself against the kind of duplicity I you described After 16 years of marnagc and a church ceremony to renew your vows, ■ the man wants a divorce and doesn't even : come home for his clothes or personal be- i longings? This sort of behavior is bizarre, to put it mildly. Il sounds to me as if he had a nervous breakdown. / I'm glad you have recovered and sur- • vived the trauma. Lets hope there arc blue skies from here on in. t Za Z//e passing you by? H'ant to improve our social skills7 Write for Ann Landen ’ w* booklet. “Hmr to Make Friends and Stop Being Lonely " Send a self-addressed. long, busmess-sae envelope and a check or money order for $4 25 (this includes postage and handling) to Friends, c/o Ann Landers. PO Box 11562, Chicago. III. 60611-0562 (In Canada, send $5.15). To find out more about Ann Landen and read her past columns, visit the Creaton Syndicate web page at www creaton com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate, Inc. ; I ! : • i I : i ' GIRL, Rachel Lynn, bom at Pennock Hos- ' pilal on Dec I, 1998 at 12:27 p.m. to An’-”' toinette Krouse and Wayne Varney of Lake ■ Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. I oz. and 19 inches ' long. , BOY, Bradley Steven, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 9, 1998 at 12:31 p.m. to Steve and Tammy Martin of Middleville. Weighing 5 lbs. 15 1/4 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. ■ ' ' : i GIRL, Taylor Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 13. 1998 at 7:48 a.m. to Michael and Nicole Wnght of Hastings Weighing 9 lbs. 1/4 oz. and 21 inches long. ’ 1 ' GIRL, Emily Sue, bom at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 4, 1998 al 10:52 p.m. to Wesley 1 and Jennifer Casarez of Hastings. Weighing ’ 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY, Charles Oliver, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 4. 1998 at 6:51 p.m. to John and Kathy Surratt of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 7 |/2 ozs and 19 1/2 inches long. '• ’ • 1 I That’s right, personal training in Hastings. Our personal training staff offers individualized, one-on-one fitness programming. Personal training is a method used to help individuals achieve their highest possible fitness level. Personal trainers design specific exercise programs tailored to each individual’s health concerns, fitness goals and schedule. Trainers also act as motivators to increase adherence to the exercise program prescribed. Most importantly, personal trainers help people increase energy levels and stamina, increase strength and flexibility, decrease the risk of injury and increase one’s self-esteem. Our personal trainers and fitness instructors are very knowledgeable and hold certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine. Aerobic and Fitness Association of America. Johnny G. Spinning Program, National Academy of Sports Medicine. Boxer Rebellion International. Healthy Expectations Pre and Post Natal, and all are CPR certified. GIRL, Rachcal Lynn, bom at Pennock ‘J Hospital on Dec. 8, 1998 at 4:51 a.m. to JcfT ’ and Jean Bugbee of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. »l LGGAL NOTICef .1 Synopals „ BARRY TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting December 1.1998 Meeting called to order at 7 30 p m ROLL CALL Al Board members present 4 Minutes of Nov 3. 1998 meeting were ap­ proved and placed on file Treasurer report for period 08 presented to each member and placed on file Adopted Resolution 98-14 and 98-15 Authorized October bitts for $37,277 74 Meeting adjourned at 8 23 p m Respectfully . Debra Dewey-Perry Clerk " Richard Barnum Supervisor (12/24) Instructors, left to right. Shelly Richey. Health & Fitness Instructor/ Health & Wellness Manager; Ly nolle Doele. Certified Personal Fitness Instructor: Scott Spahr. Trainer/ Health & Wellness Center Asst. Manager/ Personal Training Coordinator: and Jon Anderson. Certified Personal Fitness Instructor. a 915 W. Green St. • Hastings • 948-3139 ’ennock Healthcare Sen ices Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting November 9. 1998 - 7:30 p.m. Cail to order and Pledge to the Flag Adams Woods Forster Tonkin Albert and 10 citizens present Approved agenda October minutes and No- . vember bills Received correspondence committee and treasurer s report Approved Budget Amendments sale of type- x writer new speaal assessment manual com- 4 puter for treasurer treasurer s tax motions pant­ ing hail kitchen and bathrooms changes to zon- ' mg ordinance ad for butldtng mspectcf-zoning ’ administrator and notifying Imperial Municipal 1 Services of same YMCA no hunting signs for the 1 cemeteries Adjournment at 9 15 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested io by Patncia Albert Supervisor (12/24) • �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1993 - Page 9 From Time to Time... A History of Woodland by A. W. Dillenback IV By Joyce F. Weinbrecht March 2. 1911: In bygone days of Wood­ land there were many Indians here and Jor­ dan Lake was a very favorite resort for them. They used to gather in great numbers to hunt and fish. During the spring and summer they killed a great many deer and would leave a large portion of the carcasses lying on the ground and in process of decomposition these would send forth unpleasant odors, poisoning the atmos­ phere. The citizens began to murmur and find fault, realizing that this condition of affairs was not conducive to health. So about eight of the early settlers concluded they would go to the Indians' quarters and inform them that this reckless practice of theirs could no longer be tolerated. On arriving at the Indian camp they found one Indian busily engaged in repair­ ing a bark canoe. John Potts had been car­ rying a hatchet in his hands and John A. Jordan dared him to throw the hatchet at the canoe mender or as close to him as he could without hitting him, to see how much it would frighten him. Potts threw the hatchet at once, glad to show his feeling of animos­ ity towards the red men. Though he didn’t hit the Indian, he did hit the bark canoe, damaging it. At this the Indians rose up to a man and with wild and flashing eyes grasped their weapons as if to take speedy revenge for this offense. It was not very long then, until Potts and his Pio­ neer friends began to forcibly realize the true situation of affairs and at once became somewhat alarmed and wisely began to retire, fearing all the while that the Indians would attack them, but bravely determined that they would put up a good defense should the matter be brought to final issue. But it would be well to presume that there was considerable excitement and probably some fear manifested by Potts and the oth­ er pioneers while they were retreating from the first scene of action which was the throwing of the hatchet by Potts and the ral­ ly and rush to arms of the Indians. Howev­ er the natives didn’t press the matter to a bloody conflict, but they made many fierce and frightful demonstrations of revengeful anger, in which it must be admitted they were fully justified. This occurrence served to fan a feeling of hatred and revenge among the red men. already lighted by the event above stated. So there was a council from Sunfield. Odessa. Carlton and Woodland held, and they decided that the Indians must at once vacate these premises and about 25 armed men from the above named townships formed with Moses Durkee in command and a march was made to the lake where the Indians were met and at once informed that their presence in this vicinity would be no longer tolerated. To his order they at first quietly objected but later on emphatically and sternly refused, but when Durkee and his men gave them to understand they must go or blood would be the recompense for their delay, and when the red men were convinced of this fact, they went away, although very reluctantly. But in a few months they again returned but were not disturbed by the set­ tlers because they took better care of the deer carcasses and were more orderly in many respects Alonzo Barnum located on the south town line about 1839 on the farm that was owned and occupied for many years since by Isaac Smith, now occupied by Owen Smith on Section. No. 34. Mr. Barnum was like many other pio­ neers, very anxious to build up a home for himself and family. He was very religiously inclined, desirous' also to start Christianity here in the wilds of Woodland and the first* Dayton James and Caroline Schmalzried Jordan, son of Orlien Jordan earnest and from that time forward they look an active part in removing the great timbers that over shadowed their land, and from the dense forest hewed out beautiful homes for themselves and families. Charles Palmerton settled on the farm on Section no 20. now owned and occupied by Henry Schaibley He was justice of the peace for some time, and also quite active in advancing the interests ofcducation. Jerome Palmerton cleared up and owned the farm now occupied by his two sons. John and Americus, on Section no. 17. Both Charles and Jerome have been dead for many years. Nchemiah Lovewell first located in Carl­ ton Township in an early day. but losing his wife, he learned in due time that there was an Ira Hoit and sister living bn Section no. 31 of Woodland. Lovewcll had one little boy and needed a housekeeper and so he soon made the acquaintance of Miss Hoit and married her. In 1840 they moved into Woodland on Section no. 22 and com­ menced Pioneering on the farm now owned and occupied by Alvah Miller. Lovewcll was a very quiet man in Ins general appearance, never aspiring after wealth or popularity, but was always a well respected citizen and office of justice one or two terms. He was also the first or Pio­ neer Postmaster of Woodland of which we may mention again in future items. He like many other pioneers endured many hard­ ships as he had quite a large family. He died during the Civil War. His wife survived him for many years and we shall mention her again in future items and we shall mention again the little son of Lovewcll s above referred to, how he met his death. Please Support The Barry County religious services ever held in this section were held in his house, attended by a few of his pioneer neighbors. A little later on. hearing of Mrs. John Potts over on Section no. 4. and that she was a professor and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he went over to her home and promptly organized a prayer meeting and it was the first prayer meeting ever held in Woodland. Mr. Barnum raised a large family of chil­ dren of whom one is yet a resident of our township. Judge R. Barnum. living on the south tow n line, who is just as eager a tem­ perance worker as his father was a religious worker. Mrs. Jessie Jordan, who died but a few years ago at the home of her son. Fred L. Jordan, is yet well remembered by many of the people of the village and surrounding community She was a daughter of Alonzo Barnum. We shall speak of Alonzo Bar­ num's wife in future items as we refer to some of the early school teachers. The first death that occurred in Wood­ land was the little five-month-old daughter of Joseph Hager, previously referred to. This death was in the autumn of 1838. We have no knowledge of there being any funeral sermon at her bunal. The first funeral sermon ever preached in Woodland occurred in 1841 by the Rev. Worthington, pastor of the Hastings M.E. Church, ahd was held at the home of Miner Mallett on the occasion of the death of Mrs. J.W. Buckle of Hastings The text of that sermon was taken from Job 16:22. Mrs. Buckle was a sister of Mrs. Mallett and was visiting there at the time of her death. She was buried on Mr. Mallett's farm in section No. 26. The farm is now ow ned and occu­ pied by John Guy. She was the first adult to die in Woodland. March 9. |9| I In the latter part of 1839 or fore part of 1840 Asa Wheeler. Miner Mallett. Edwin Bump and Orin Wellman located in the neighborhood where now reside Edward Fisher and John Guy on Sec­ tions 26. 27 and 34. Asa Wheeler was a former resident of Steuben County. New York, and moved to this wilderness with a family of ten chil­ dren. eight sons and two daughters. One son Olney Wheeler, who resides in this village, was the youngest of the family and is 72 years of age now The daughter yet living is Mrs. Cynthia Mallett. Iiv mg in St. Ignace in the northern part of Michigan. She is the widow of the late Ely Mallett, who was many years ago a resident of Woodland. John Rowlader’s sawmill, which was located just north of Woodland UNITED WAY! United Why March 15. 1911: Under an act of legisla­ ture. approved Feb. 16. 1842. town 4 north, range 7 west, was set off from Hasting* township and called Woodland for reason* already stated in previous items. Soon after this, on the first Monday in April following, was held the first town meeting or election ever held in Woodland At this meeting. 21 votes were polled and it is quite probable that every resident voter living inside the border lines was chosen, h appears that .it that time there were more town officials than there arc at the present lime At this meeting, the following residents were elected to the different office* Super­ visor. Henry H Smoke. Clerk. Samuel S Haight; Treasurer. John A Jordan. Justice* of the Peace. Charles Palmerton. Acy I Asa I Wheeler, Jonathan Haight and Henry Smoke; Highway Commissioners. A Boardman Cooper and Samuel S. Haight. Overseers of the Poor. Nchemiah Lovewcll and Orlien Jordan; Constables. Jerome Palmerton, A.B. Cooper and Orlien Jordan. Assessors, Asa Wheeler and Nchemiah Lovewcll. At this meeting SI50 was voted for Inci­ dental expenses. This township meeting was held 69 year* ago next month and only 21 votes were polled and today. 1911. and for a number of years we have had between 400 and 500 names on the register who arc eligible to vote. I necessarily had to make this week's item short to give room as there arc some quite lengthy letters and articles that are to be printed in the columns of the Woodland news. 'Continued next week) • NOTICE • The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held Dec. 22. 1998 are available in the County Clerk's office at 220 West State Street, Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. PHLEBOTOMISTS Part Time Pennock Hospital is seeking Phlebotomists for our Lab to perform procedures including bleeding times, blood cultures and venipunctures. Asa W heeler held the oii.’ucot Justice for a number of terms in Woodland. His busi­ ness principally was that of a farmer He never was engaged in the furniture business but he used to make and furnish the entire community with chairs. He [Asa] was the father of Milo T Wheeler, who served the people of Wood­ land as supervisor for a number of years apd later on he served the people of Barry County a few terms as county treasurer I Ic died in the City of Hastings a number of years ago. Milo T. Wheeler had three daughters, the oldest is the wife of Judge Clement Smith The second daughter is the wife of Marshall I. Cook of Hastings and the third is the wife of Captain Niskum. Those who yet remember M T Wheeler will recall his memory with pleasant recol­ lections as being a fine and noble man The first wedding that occurred in Wood­ land was Miss Rhonda Wellman of Wood­ land and Oliver Race} of Castleton The happy event took place in 1844 The second wedding was that of Miss Joann Wellman and Edward Bump, both of Woodland One of their sons. George Bump, is now living a retired fanner at Coals Grove. The first school was taught in Woodland in 1841. and money was raised by subscrip­ tion. Hattie Bidwell of Battle Creek was the teacher and the school was held at Mr Well­ man's house, comprising the territory long called the South Jordan School District No. 1 The first school taught by a teacher hold­ ing a certificate from the school inspectors was one kept by Mrs Alonzo Barnum in the winter of 1841-1842, at her home on Sec­ tion No. 34. She taught the school for three months and had among her pupils, besides her own children, those of the Malletts. Wheelers and Wellmans. Charles and Jerome Palmerton located their lands in 1837 soon after the bachelors had settled here I hey started out on a land looking tour, guided only by Indian trails and sections lines They pursued their course, though a weary one. endeavonng to find the cabin of the Haights and Galloway if possible If possible before night tall But regardless of all their ctlorts the shadow* of approaching night impeded their progress So they gathered a few leaves and hastily prepared a place to sleep and laid down They were just merging into sweet slumbers that no one can better enjoy than the weary traveler ot the forests when all of a sudden they were aroused by the sound or echo of the woodman's ax At once they grasped their little supply and started toward the sound and in a few min­ utes travel over log* and through brush they soon wore safely housed in the cabin of the bachelors and were sumptuously fed on mush, milk and dried venison by its inmates However, the Palmerton* did not make a permanent settlement then, but some time later moved in and began Pioneering in The ideal candidate will have at least one year experience in phlebotomy. We offer a total compensation package which includes competitive salary, weekend and shift differentials, a cafeteria style Flexible Benefits package (prorated for part time employees), tuition reimbursement for continuing a education, plus much more! Qualified candidates please contact: PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Fax (616) 945-4130 E.O.E. HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY’, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE lhai the following is a summary of an Ordinance being ordinance No. 30. which was adopted by lhe Township Board of Hope Township al its meeting held on December 14. 1998. ORDINANCE NO. 30 SECTION I. REPEAL OF SECTION 17J.F, 17.2J. 1H.2.F. 21.1.4 AND 21.1.14. Thi* Section repeals Sections I7.2.F. 17.2.J. I8.2.F. 21.1.4 and 21.1.14 of (he Hope Township Zoning Ordinance. SECTION 11. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 17. LA. This Section amend* Section 17.1 A ol the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance so as to eliminate provision lor more than one < I > dwelling on farm property. SECTION III. ADOPTION OF ARTICLE XXI11-A. This Section establishes the "CL Commercial Lake District zoning classification allowing certain specified commercial uses relat­ ed to lake use. SECTION IV. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 16.4. This Section amend* Section 16 4 ol the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance to insert the phrase "C-L Commercial Lake District" immedi­ ately above lhe reference to "S-State Land ". SECTION V. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 22.1. This Section amend* Section 22.1 ol the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance to allow laboratories and medical clinics a* permitted use* in the "C-2" zoning classification. SECTION VI. AMENDMENT OF SECTION I7.3.D. This Section amend* Section 17.3 D ol the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance jienaining to the minimum lot width requirement in the "AR" zoning district. SECTION VII. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.1. This Section amend* the definition ol "CATTERY/KENNEL" to delete the phrase "other than those of the owner" SECTION \ 111. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this ordinance are severable SECTION IX. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect eight t8i day* tollowing publication alter adoption. All Ordinances or part* ot Ordinance* in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text ol the Ordinance has been posted <n the OH ice of the Hope Township Clerk at the address set forth below and that copies of the Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Hope Township Clerk during regular business hours ol regular working days following the date of this publication. SvIviaW Forster. Clerk. Hope Township ’ 5463 Wall Lake Road. Hasting*. MI 49058 (616)948-2464 �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 • CITY OFFICIALS COUNTY OFFICIALS Frank Campbell Gary Holman Mayor - City of Hastings District Court lodge Howard Penrod City Manager Jerry Sarver Chief of Police Roger Caris Stephen DeBoer Fire Chief Parry County Sheriff Ev Manshum City Clerk/Treasurer Finance Director Jeff Mansfield Director of Public Services and City Engineer Sue Vandecar County Treasurer • HASTINGS CITY COUNCIL • Miriam White Robert May Donald Tubbs Barry Wood Dave McIntyre 3rd Ward Mayor Pru-Teni 2nd Ward 4th Ward First Ward 4th Ward Dave Jasperse 4th Ward �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 ’998- Page 6 BARRY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Jim Bailey John Barnett Clare Tripp 4 th District - Chairman 1st District 6th District Rose Heaton 5th District Sandy James Bob Wenger 3rd District - Vice Chairperson 2nd District I I �Page 12 1 he Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 B-C. volleyball match-up goes way of Saxon splicers Come to think ot it... by Jim Jensen Thinking of others during holiday is most important Tis the time of thinking... giving... >haring .. and canng. Since sports writers don’t make that much mono (most of us are Democrats. Not me of course!). I have found a way to give people gifts without taking the risk of breaking the ole’ bank account. The bank account should freeze over once the rent goes out there’s where all my fellow Republicans should weep... weep now). This list includes many individuals, but this special Merry Christmas wish is for everyone and not just those who are fortunate (or maybe unfortunate) to be listed in this special piece. Peace to you and yours during this wonderful holiday season. Remember those who may not be as fortunate as yourself If nothing else, make someone else a little bit warmer and cognoscente of what this time of year is truly about. Here's to those who have been there in tunes of need or in just times. On with the list. Barry County Christian Eagles: More sports success like the kind found this past fall on the soccer fields. Dan Bucrgc: A whole lot of Muddy and a side order of Japanese monster movies If you’re real good, maybe Santa will even toss in a big bone for Milt. Hal Bucrgc: The first copy of my recent collection of poems (maybe we belter wait on that) and a spot in the Saxon sports Hall of Fame. You’ve certainly earned it. Caledonia Fighting Scots: More O-K Gold trophies like lhe recent ones gained in cross country and track and field Julie and Corey Crittenden: For Corey, a life-long supply of Tiger golf balls For Julie, a life-long supply of golf balls (like myself. I’m sure this gift can come in real handy) plus a cool place to file all of them J-Ad photos. Delton Panthers: More KVA championships like the recent ones in track and field. Bob and Carol Dwyer: A beautiful nativity scene for your front yard and a big cheer for the Maize and Blue victory that will come Jan. 1. Maeve Dwyer: A ride on a school bus with screaming kids and a cranky bus driver Cathy Felder: Karate kudos for the great efforts delivered by our area martial arts athletes and someone to cover those upcoming games in Jamaica. Jon Gamhee: A golf game with John Block, a post managing the Detroit Tigers to a pennant and a spot beside Guenther and the Lions on the Maple Valley sideline. Elaine Gilbert: Plenty of excellent Reminder fronts and positive words to keep negative Dave in line. Perry Hardin: Hoops, a year supply of Sprite, award-winning photos to develop and another groovy trip to the Pontiac Silverdome/Hilton Suites. Hastings Bowl: A couple more perfect 300 games in the 1999 season and a career best for my favorite area roller. Shirley VandenBerg Hastings Saxons: More O-K White titles like the recent one gained in soccer or the honors achieved in such sports as golf, basketball and cross country. Rob Heethuis: More All-State gndders like Matteson and motivation to keep them Panthers rolling Carrie Hendershot: Many smiling faces to make the work day go by that much quicker and a couple of chirping birds to help keep you awake. Florence Howe: Improved health so you can head back into that yard come spring, someone to play a hand or two of cards, conversations and a couple dozen chocolate chip cookies made by me of course. Shawna Hubbarth: Your island in the warm Caribbean with good men to serve you frosty beverages ;md tons of money to pay for it all Carroll and Sandy Jensen: Plenty of sunny Florida winter davs for golf, a link- Dick Vitale and NCAA college basketball on the tube and a call every once in awhile just to let you know that everything is fine John Jacobs: Plenty of solid soccer new s in lhe Runner, some professional wrestling to please the family and championship coverage ot upcoming Redskins championships Jon Jacobs: A trip to Pebble Beach for a round or two and lhe cushy job of sports editor al the Western Herald. The Herald hasn’t had a good sports guy since lhe Jensen-McCurdy era. so it’s lime to get back to that WMU championship form Fred Jacobs: A new golf game, a much faster car. a gig singing the National Anthem at the Red Wing Stanley Cup playoff games in *99 and a possibfe Rotarian prospect for the year 2.010. Steve Jacobs: A new Tiger pitcher who can win 25 games, a spot for Cleaves and the boys in March Madness and someone like Griffey to add some punch to the Bengal s' batting order. Walt Jemison: A coffee pot that never stops brewing and a sweet Sunday afternoon that includes Lions and Dancin’ Bears and Saints victories. Patricia Johns: Good literature for you to read and only the best of coverage for those tnumphant Trojans. Chris and Jim Karslake: Job security, happiness. St. Louis sunshine and just some all-around awesome chemistry Elizabeth Karslake: A return of the Foodie monster, plenty of toys and dancing shoes that never loose their rhythm. Margo Koning: Peace and happiness to last the whole year round plus a little Bob Seger ole’ time Rock 'n Roll. Kevin Kramis: A lead role in a comedy that follows Tim Allen's "Home Improvement." Lei's call it. "Garden City Down Time." Lakewood Vikings: More Capital Circuit crowns like the recent ones gained in volleyball. Roger Loring: A way to mop up all of the comers against those mighty purple and gold Scot jocks. Bill Love: A 1999 that includes football championships for Charlotte, Michigan State and the Detroit Lions. Well, maybe two out of three isn’t too bad. Maple Valley Lions: More SMAA tides like the recent ones gained in cross country and football. Middleville Trojans: More O-K Blue banners like the ones achieved in football, cross country and soccer. Jim McCurdy: Healthy skin to protect you from that Arizona sun. a good girl like Mariah to help keep you straight and a fine gig at the Arizona Republic. Helen Mudry: An exclusive interview with Dave Thomas and stock in his Wendy's restaurants. Kyle and Pat Murphy: Warm hellos from both me and my father and front row seats at numerous Saxon championship contests. Bob Nida: The Barry County commissioners authorize you to have 100 free hours in unlimited expense to work with local youth with leadership training. The 100 free hours, however, can not be used at Hastings Saxon sporting events. (PS.. Fred had absolutely nothing to do with this gift) Carl Olson: A cool slogan for Shopper sports, something real catchy like "Battle Creek’s Best Sports Coverage Comes from the Shopper " Ray Page: A little bit more Grantland Rice and a whole lot more Gray Fox to add Bair to those Sun A News sports pages. Jack Petrucci: A Stanley Cup repeat for our Detroit Red Wings. Joey Kocur rules, but Keith Primeau and Darren McCarty do as well. Brian Reynolds: A copy of a compact disc from the Fugs, it's called "It Crawled Into My Hand. Honest." A side gift could be some good Coney food from downtown Motor City. Joyce and Jim Ryan: Since we already have lhe slogan for the Shopper. how bout some entertaining pieces on local comedians and musicians. Brad Scobey : Pizza with all of the best toppings. Mafia movies to keep one wide awake and basically just some good quality time Jeff Simpson: Since Gambee can’t do it himself, how about replacing Randy Smith as the Tigers’ general manager. That way once the Tigers get good talent, maybe they can do something with it. Steve Steward: More updates on the Hastings cheerleaders and a courtside seat when the Saxon eagers do qualify for another State Final Four. Lujean and Ivan Smith: Phone calls every once in awhile, a clean apartment free of bird feathers and good pictures that show a well-rested face. Denny Storrs: Ringside seats to view Vedder vs. Jensen (of course I’m the lightweight) live from the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. See HOLIDAY continued on page 14 Hastings and Delton Kellogg met up for a Barry County varsity volleyball match Dec 16 with the host Saxons scoring a thrilling 15-7. 15-13 triumph "Overall. I think that they (the Saxons) served well and played well." Hastings Coach Tammy Cairl said. "It was Delton, so they were ready to play." The Saxons streaked out to a 9-1 advantage in the first game and lead 12-3 before Delton's Michelle Thompson ripped off three consecutive points serving at the end. The host Hastings' spikers won last week's Barry County volleyball matchup. Here, the Saxons prepare for a spike, while Panther Michelle Thompson (9) goes up high to make a block. But, Hastings was able to regroup and won the first game with some solid hitting and some opportunistic serving. The second game was a bit closer with Delton holding an early 4-3 lead. The game was later tied at 6-6 and 9-9. but Hastings re-grouped again to go up by two points at 13-11 and win by that twopoint margin. Amy Songer led Hastings' varsity w:th 9 kills and 5 service aces. Teri Daws and Jennifer Cook each notched 1 service ace. "Songer had a good night, but everyone played well,” Cairl said. "They're a good group of athletes and a good group of kids." In the junior varsity match. Delton defeated Hastings 15-12. 15-9. Kala Friddle had 5 kills and Kaiiey Lyons maofcged 3 kills for the Saxons? ' Other Hastings' contributors included Danielle Swift (2 service aces). Cathy Anderson (1 dig), Sam Oakland (1 dig) and Rissa Carr (3 assists). Hastings travels to the Lakewood Tournament Saturday, Jan. 2. while Delton is at home against Olivet and Bath Monday. Jan. 4. Delton sophomore setter Lisa Wilcockson (1) arches a pass above the net as Hastings' Carolyn DeWitt (12) prepares to make a play from the other side. Teamwork is quite valuable in the sport of volleyball and here Hastings' Amyw Songer (6). Carolyn DeWitt (12). Michelle Griggs (15) and Laura Storm (10) come t together to keep the ball above the floor. '* Panther Amber Noviskey (13) powers a blast over to the Saxons as teammates Jennifer Gale (11) and Heather Yeo (2) view the spike Mwvaj, efixiatmas ...to everyone who finds SPORTS a satisfying experience!!! Hoops for Good Behavior... u Students at the Hastings Middle School were recently rewarded for good behavior by attending a Hoops basketball game Dec. 19 in Grand Rapids. Out of' 818 total students. 570 met the good behavior requirement. One representative ' from 14 teams earned three tickets each to the Hoops' game against the Lacrosse Bobcats This is the second year that the Hastings Middle School has run the program In the words of assistant principal Chris Cooley: ‘Its great right before the , holidays to be able to give something to the kids.' Earning tickets to the Hoops , game were Heath Augustine. Eliza Cheesman, Ryan Ferguson. Justin Foreman, ’’ Jared Ford. Heather Heinrich, Jon Hollister. Tyler Jiles. Robert Marcusse, Christy '7 Pohja. Nicole Prough. Joanna Reed. Nathan Selby and Danni Wanland. Pictured ' here with the ticket recipients is Grand Rapids Hoop and former Western Michigan ” University basketball star Saddi Washington. Washington played 13 minutes against the Bobcats, scoring 4 points and collecting a rebound, an assist and a.'; block Grand Rapids won the game 104-103 in double overtime, so the local fans were treated to a great show (Photo provided) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 - lag*- 13 Hope to host hoops A West Michigan small college holiday sports tradition marks a decade of play Dec. 29-Dec. 30 as Hope College hosts its l()ih annual Russ DeVette Holiday Classic. The men s basketball tournament will Se played at the Holland Civic Center and » named in honor of Russ DeVette. a oach of the Flying Dutchmen for a uaner of a century before he retired in 977. First day games Tuesday. Dec. 29 pit Cornerstone College against the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. and Hope versus East-West University of Chicago at 8 p.m. The winners Tuesday play in an 8 p.m championship Wednesday. Dec 30. while the losers compete in the consolation contest al 6 p.m. The Flying Dutchmen are the defervJing tournament champions, defeating Cornerstone last year 91-85 to claim lheir sixth DeVette title Cornerstone has won lhe championship on two occasions. Pat Siegeman. of Caledonia, is one cog who helps Hope's chances of winning a seventh title. The 6-4 senior forward is averaging 12.4 points. 3 rebounds and has made 17 assists. 2 blocks and 3 steals in Hope’s first eight games Hope is currently 3-5 and I-I at home BOWLING SCORES Wednesday P.M. Hair Care 40-20; Mace’s Ph 37 1/2-22 1/2; Hallifax 35-25; Nashville “5"* 34-26; Valley Really 34-26. NashChiro 34-26; Eye and Ent Spec 33-27; Lifestyles 31-29; Secbcr’s Auto 27 1/2-32 1/2; Misfits 26-34; Farmer’s Feed 19-41. High Games and Series - L. Elliston 232-625; G.Otis 201-536; L Bahs 186-525; T C hnstopher 180-513. I Yoder 186-503. L Yoder 170-479. B Noms 202-484. P Frederickson 173-469; C. Watson 147-394; D Keller 47-422. B Planch 157-432. D. Secbcr 171-461, B Estep 167-474; J. Gar­ dener 159-402; F Girrbach 168-464. E. Sunham 169-462. S. Glasgow 198; E. Ulnch 178; E. Moore 150; B Smith 156. W. Barker 154; B. Hathaway 481; N. Varney 439; M Dull 400 Recreation Bowling League #3 Hastings Bowl 40; Fairchild Oil 32. Freeport Elevator 31; Ball Busters 30; Bar­ ry Automotive 26. Good Games and Series - B King 216­ 557; B BarkhulT 526; F. Jackson 549; T Wieland 532 Monday Mixers Whispering Walers 45; Budweiser 35 1/2; Kelleys Keglcrs 31 1/2. B&R Testing 28; T M. Lassies 28. Landis Ladies 26. Gir­ rbach s 26. Dewey’s Auto 26; Rowdic Giris 24 1/2; Hastings Bowl 24; Coldwcll Banker 24. Basket Babes 171/2. High Games and Series - S. Nash 168­ 455; E. Hammontrcc 172-471; B. Anders 161-473; R. Shaplcy 172; S. Purdum 162. V. Carr 179; G. Gibson 164. 1 McMillon 212-580; M. Snyder 244-576; S. Glasgow 210-570; M Wieland 164; S. Smith 179­ 475; H. Service 172-473; B Moore 177. S Moore 182; M Lemon 174; S. DeBoer 168-498; D. VanCampcn 171-464; D. Kel­ ley 197-517; J Wagner 173-489. Senior Citizens Jesick 37; M&M’s 35; Moucoulis 34; Nash 34; Brodock 33; Woodmansee 33; Friend 33; Snyder 32; No One 28; Wieland 28; Hall 28; Vrogindcwcy 28; Lcthcoe 27; Kucmpcl 26; Schlachtcr 23; Brewer 21. Mens High Games and Series - W Woodmansee 160-474; C. Haywood 166; K. McDonald 179; W Brodock 168-457. D Stuart 198-519; R Schlachtcr 167-480; R Nash 163; J Beckwith 175-487; J. Mercer 164; P Tcrpcning 167; N Thaler 188-519; B. Adgatc 169; C Allman 174-455; B. Ter­ ry 168-476 Womens High Games and Series - P Snyder 163. D Greenfield 167; M Matson 163. D. Keller 162-456; C. Stuart 176-454. M Wieland 162-479; S Glasgow 198-528. A Lcthcoe 161. Y Markley 173-490; F Girrbach 169; S Pennington 199-483 Thursday Angels Nashville Chiro 43-25. Gavin Ford 41­ 27; Farmers Insurance 40-28. Mills Land­ ing 40-28; Miller Excavating 37-27; Hast­ ings Bowl 36-32; NAPA Giris 34-30; Cedar Creek Grocery 32-36; Shamrock Tavern 29-39. Pct World 24-44; Stefanos 24-40. True Value 24-44 High Games and Series - D Curtis 192; B Heath 173; C Burbcc 199-514; D McCollum 202-543. T Soya 164. T Pen mngton 188. S. Reid 167-447. L Apsey 192. L Irwin 192. B Faul 232-574. J Gasper 203; K Ward 145. B Hayes 203; C Gates 135; L Potter 179. S Greenfield 188 Thursday A.M. What Happened 38-26. Question Marks 37 L'2-26 1/2; Just Us 35-29; Boomers Giris 28 1/2-35 1/2; Varneys 26-36. Hast­ ings Bowl 24-40 Good Games and Series - F RuthrulT 190-479 3 Estep 184-475.0. Gillons 159­ 462. ■ .4son 176-456. I RuthrulT 176­ 431. h ’ey 141-405. J Kruger 165-402. C. Swinkunas 140-392. C Service 132­ 357. P Hamilton 163. S Lambert 157; J. McKcough 152. C Fox 136. C Etts 109 Friday Night Mixed Cook Jackson 46-22. 9 and a W iggle 44 I 2-23 1/2, Late Comers 43 I 2-24 I 2. Brushworks 40 I 2-27 | 2. Thomapple Motors 39-29. Get Lucky* 38-30. Ramblers 36-32. No W hiners 33-35; Heads Out 32­ 36; Ten Pins 31-37. Two BK’s 31-37; Bad Habit II 30-34. ( ousins 30-38. All But One 29-39. Missing Z 29-39. Scars and Service 271/2-40 1/2; Rocky 4 25-43. Mercy 23-45 Womens Good Games and Series - D Bartimus 210; R. Lydy 178. J Bishop 152; E. Johnson 177-454; S. Sanborn 176; L. Barnum 190. T Heath 153-400; M. Scars 163; R Brummcll 162; W Brodock 192­ 545; S. Keeler 199-557; N Taylor 172. Mens Good Games and Series - B. Madden 213-540; II. Pennington 236-231­ 623; R Fay 255-599; J Bartimus 220-534; J Lancaster 184-517; G Mesccar 181; M. Kasmsky 231-542; W. Gillons 195-444; H Service 178; K Mcancy 202-592. B Mad­ den 202; A. Taylor 222; B Keeler 241-607 Bowlerettes Kent Oil Co. 34.5-21.5; Farmers Feed 32-24; Hamilton Excavating 30-26; Bennett Industries 28-28; Hecker Insurance 23-33; Carlton Center Bulldozing 20.5-35.5. Good Games and Series - B Hathaway 175; N Goggins 151-414; B Scobey 186­ 483. K Doster 153-367; E Vanasse 1854K2. D Snyder 219-560. T Christopher 206-529; P Bnttcn 168-402; H. Coencn 190-517. Hackett scores KVA victory versus Delton The middle two quarters proved be Delton’s doom in a 65-46 loss to Kalamazoo Hackett last Friday in Kalamazoo Valley Association hard court action in Kalamazoo. Hackett out-scored Delton 32-14 in the second and third quarters to run away with the contest. Stats had Delton making !3-of-l6 free throw attempts, three 3-pointers and 37 percent of its shot attempts from the field. "Hackett just did a great job defensively." Delton Coach Jim Hogoboom said. "It was not one of our better performances ” Josh Dahn led the Panthers with 8 points and Kyle Matteson added 6 markers Delton’s Josh Dahn (44) drives to the hole in recent action versus Kalamazoo Christian with teammates Denny Bourdo (34) and Kyle Matteson (24) trailing on the play. Delton is back in action Jan. 5 when it travels to Plainwell. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons still unbeaten; tame Wildcats Big scoring nights by Tony Bowne and Adam Whitney helped push Hastings past Northview in O-K White road play last Friday Bowne scored 23 points, with 8 field goals, three 3-pointers and 4 free throws, while Whitney tallied 22 points with three 3-pointers and 6 field goals. Jim Storms also scored in double figures with 12 markers The Saxon triumph improved lheir record to 4-0 and 2-0 in the league standings Next up for lhe blue and gold is a home game against East Grand Rapids Tuesday. Jan 5. Hastings charged ahead of Northview 19-7 after lhe first quarter and held a 41­ 31 advantage al lhe break In lhe third quarter, the Saxons added to lheir lead by out-scoring the host Wildcats 22-19. Northview, however, came back to make it dose with a 19-10 fourth frame Adding points to Hastings* scorebook were Luke Warner with 5. Steve Storrs with 7 and Tyson Walther with 4. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 41; B.S.crs 38; All Mixed Up 35; Thee Froggcrs 35; Nine Out of Ten 35; We re OK 34; No Telling What 33 1/2; S&K 28 I '2; H.E.D 27; Thunder Alley 27; Red Dog 27; Bear Alley 25 1/2; Friends 24; Happy Hookers 21 1/2; Lucky Strikes 20; Rock Bottom 19. Women: High Games and Scries - S. VanDcnburg 222-603; M. Eaton 200-556; K Becker 197-539; J. Buckner 189-492; N. Munn 172-466; M Martin 177-464; B. James 152-424; M. Snyder 194. R Rinc 189; L Falconer 180; M Kirchen 177; E. Hammontrcc 170; M Blankenship 159; D. Pennington 158 Mens High Games and Series - M Sny­ der 205-579; B Hubbell 211-576; R Fay 201-570; A McBain 186-531; M Cross 182-502; M McLeod 172-467. B. Drayton 155-445; M. Eaton 224. M. Martin 216; C. Martin 214; J. Kohler 203; B Rentz 203; B Allen 167; B Miller 155. Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 41 1/2-22 1/2; Advanced Commercial Printers 37 1/2-26 1/2; Woodmansee Sawmill 35-29; Friends 35-29; TVCCU 34-30; Pm Seekers 31 1/2­ 32 1/2; Hastings Bowlers 27 1/2-36 1/2; Mostcllcr Graphics 14-50 Mens High Games and Series - C Bowman 204. S. Hyde 184-487; N. McGhee 173; J Bartimus 208. Saxons* Andy Keller (44) and Tyson Walther (54) attempt to box out Lakewood’s Luke Farrell (14) in recent varsity basketball action at Hastings High School. Hastings returns CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the public meeting on Special Assessment on Thorn and Third Street for Dec. 28, 1998 is hereby cancelled until further notice. to the hard court Jan. 5 with a home game against East Grand Rapids Auto Glass1 Expert Installation • XII Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hastings Everil Manshum City Clerk ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS Delton Kellogg School District is accepting scaled proposals for Energy Efficiency Projects on a Performance Contracting Basis. Proposal docu­ ments are available from the Administration Office at 327 N. Grove Si.. Delton. Ml during regular business hours. Sales proposals are due al 3:00 p.m. January 25. 1999. when they will be publicly opened. The Board of education reserves lhe right to reject any or all proposals, to award contracts to other than low bidder, to accept any or all alternatives, to waive any irregularities and/or informalities and. in general, to make the award in any manner deemed by it. in its sole discretion, to be in lhe best interest ol the school district. Call Now! 616-945-5085 CHARGE NURSE’S Tcndercarc Hastings is seeking Charge Nurse's for the 3:00 - 1 1:00 shift. RN's or LPN's. full-time or part-time. Please apply in person or fax resume to... 616-945-0487 ft"* Tendercare Hastings 240 E. North StHastings. MI 49058 84 LUMBER MANAGER TRAINEE DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT 84 Lumber is lookmq for career minded individuals for its manager training programming in the local surrounding area Manager trainees earn between $23,000-528,000 per year Benefits include health and dental plans, disability and life insurance, as well as 401K and profit sharing plans 84 Lumber promotes from within with co-manaqers earning $30,000-$40,000 and managers earning $40,000 $80,000 If you enjoy a combination of working with people, hands-on work, and sales, you may qualify No knowledge ol building materials necessary. College preferred, but not necessary Training will be provided APPLY TODAY BY CALLING Tendercare Hastings is currently seeking a Director of Staff Development to join our staff. Hie qualified candidate must lx- an RN with a current license in the State ol Mi< Ingan. In this position you will super vise in the education of CNA's. Nurses' Aide training and in-service training for all stall. Tram the trainer helpful. We offer an excellent salary, insurance Ix-ncilts. and a pleasant working environment. For inline diate consideration, please apply in person or lax a resume lo... 1 800 881 1939 EMAIL ADDRESS JOBS@84LUMBER.COM 616-945-0487 Check out our website WWW.84LUMBER.COM Tendercare Hastings AN [QUAl OPPORTUNITY (MPlOYfR M l DV DRUG TRTT [NVIRONMIN1 240 E. North StHastings. MI 49058 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 HOLIDAY Panther, Saxon junior varsity grapplers compete at D-K Continued from page 12 Shelly Sulser: Since Sama never Delton Kellogg High School held its junior varsity invitational last Saturday Here are the results of that event which included wrestlers from Allegan. Battle Creek Central. Galesburg-Augusta. Loy brought you last year’s gifts let’s try again: A beeper that beeps when needed, a camera that captures all of the world's beauty and a starring role on an upcoming X-Filc episode. Hopefully, it's better than the one they did on Coats Grove. delicious treats, clean water dishes and conversations "bout nothing in particular. 3-on-3 basketball participants: Western Michigan YMCA of Barry Fans wishing to purchase advance tickets for the 1999 Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Individual Wrestling Finals can do so by mail order beginning Jan. 4. The State tournament, to be held this year at lhe Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, will be March 11-13. This will mark lhe first time that wrestlers from all four classes (Class A-Class D) will compete in the Finals under the same roof. It will County: M y be a 16-man double elimination tournament in 14 weight classes for each of the four divisions. AU tournament tickets are $25 and individuals can purchase up to ten tickets per division for each mail form submitted. All tickets will be mailed by March 1 unless special handling is requested at S4 per order Orders must be postmarked no earlier than January 4 and no later than Feb. 5 lo qualify for the early bird purchase plan. Early bird tickets will be available by mail order only through the MHSAA office. An order form can be found on the MHSAA Web Site - www.mhsaa.com. Trojans place first at own tournament Capturing medals in 10 of the 14 weight classes the Middleville Trojans recently took first place honors at its own T-K Invitational. Coach Tom Lehman's Trojans tallied 187 points to best second place Portland by 41 1/2 points. Fruitport was third with 123. Olivet fourth with 121, Central Montcalm fifth with 105. Holland sixth with 89. Northview seventh with 67 1/2. Kelloggsville eighth with 46 and Maple Valley was ninth with 36 points. Weight class champions for the black and orange were Brett Wiersma at 119 University: A return trip to the NCAA’s Big Dance this March, a MAC title for Darnell's gridders and tons of success under a great ;md warm leader, Kathy Beauregard Don Wilkins: A second week of deer camp and a cure for Dave's never-ending cough that is certainly contagious. Paul Wolfram: Some more cool sweaters, a new Ping driver that always drives straight, a lawn mower like the one Forest Gump uses and a lifetime sports pass to view those Allegan Tigers. Central). 2. John Braska (Delton Kellogg) 119: I Rex Krotz. 2. Brian Mead (Delton Kellogg). I25A I Derek White (Battle Creek Wrestling final tickets for Joe show go on sale The birds Bo, Bobbie and Margo (formerly known as McGee): Same as last year, plenty of A new and improved tournament this fall that might even include a couple NBA stars, if they are still on strike. How much do you think Gram Hill would want for an appearance1 Verve Pipe: An opportunity to become the headlining act at the 1999 Barry County Fair and a second album that sells just as good as the first. Mary Warner: Good coverage of Middleville cheerleading and football plus a Reminder free of errors. That would help the blood pressures of both of us. Charlie Wawiernia: Hey pal. nothing but the best for them Lions and no more outbursts on those gridiron sidelines. Joe Williams: Stuff to fill them small papers (you know that is our lop aim), a return stop to Battle Creek's comedy shop and thrilling Red Wings' wins come May and June. Norrix. Otsego. Pennfield. Portage Northern. Hastings and Delton Kellogg. 103: 1. Brian Crowd (Battle Creek Central); 2. Ryan Dennis (Otsego). 112: 1. Greg Johnson (Battle Creek pounds and Jeremy Vandefifer at 189. Jason Austin (103), Evan Space (125). Brian McKeown (130). Chad Riel (140). Israel Rosales (145) and Miso Glavan (215) all earned second place medals. Marc Carter (heavyweight) collected a third place medal and Tim Stevens (171) finished with a fourth place. Next up for the Middleville wrestlers is its dual tournament Wednesday. Dec. 30. Area rival Caledonia is one of the schools scheduled to wrestle at the event. The Trojans also will compete at the Jan. 9 H. Lamb Tournament in Hastings. L. 189B: I. Mike Bonolussi (GalesburgAugusta); 2. Casey Scholz (Portage Northern). 189C: 1. Lucas Reaser (Hastings); 2. Nick Biddings (Pennfield). 215: I. Andy Linke (Battk Creek Central); 2. Kyle Clawson (Alkgan). 275: 1. Isaac Smith (Hastings); 2. Bill Syers (Otsego). Seventh grade Gold team takes Rockford YMCA NEWS] services, free of charge, to keep Sunday hoops available for all of the eager eagers in Hastings. Dave Young: A garage to park your Ford truck, cool hippie music to calm lhe news room's nerves, more chocolate ripple fudge ice cream and Michael Moore as our next president since Slick Willy is feeling a little bit of heat right about now. Ruth Zachary: More art and culture in this friendly town and your own exhibit in somewhere cool like France or the Big Apple. Have a Merry Christmas to those I mentioned and to everybody I did not. The seventh grade Gold team improved its record to 5-3 last week with a 46-35 triumph over Rockford. Drew Bowman led the Hastings eagers with 15 points. Drew Whitney tallied 9 markers and Justin Pratt scored 8 points. Adam Case was lhe team's top rebounder with 7 rebounds and Ryan Ferguson pulled down 5 caroms. Scott Larsen dished out 4 assists and Tyler Tuthill managed 3 assists. 7th Grade Blue The seventh grade eagers lost two contests before holiday break, both to Forest Hills Central 29-20 and 56-33. UNIT ASSESSMENT CO-ORDINATOR Tendercare Hastings is seeking a Unit Assessment Co-Ordinator. RN license preferred. MDS experience. Monday-Friday job. days. Please Apply in person or fax a resume to... 616-945-0487 Q Tendercare Hastings Chad Ferguson and Lucas Covey led the team with 4 points in the first game versus F.H.C. Sam Acker pulled dewr 10 rebounds and Mickey Ray collected 5 caroms. Daryl Minton was top scorer in lhe second game with 10 points. Acker and Ferguson each tallied 6 points. Covey led the team in rebounds with 7. while Minton and Acker pulled down 5 caroms. Ferguson and Kyle Arnie had 4 rebounds. Nick Gielawrowski pulled down 3 caroms and made 2-bIocks. Acker also came up with 2 blocks. THORNAPPLE MANOR GET PAID WHILE YOU TRAIN!!! If you are interested in the medical field, why nol gel paid while you train to become a Michigan competency evaluated nursing assistant? Our residents need friendly faces and kind hearts and hands from dependable staff who will assist them. Training lasts 11 days and will Stan on January 1 Ith with the last day of training being on January 26lh. The Tint 6 days run from 8 am-4 p. and the last 5 days run from 6:30 x.m.-2:30 p.m. with no training classes being held on lhe weekends. Starting rale of pay is S7.81 with excellent benefits available, including medical and dental insurance. To apply, come to Thomapple Manor to fill out an application and schedule an interview before January 6th. 8th Grade Gold After handing Newhall its first loss with a 39-36 triumph last week, the Gold squad defeated Rockford Dec. 17 39-29. David Eltzroth had a big game with 10 points. 3 steals and 16 rebounds as did John Deming with 7 points. 2 blocks and 3 assists and Dustin Bowman with 9 points. 3 steals and 5 rebounds. Eltzroth was also signaled out for his defensive efforts. 8th Grade Blue The blue hoop squad lost twice to Forest Hills Central in recent games by scores of 34-22 and 43-35. Adam Tuthill scored 6 points to lead lhe team in the first defeat. Justin Halder tallied a team-high 11 points in the second contest. Ben Jacobs and Josh Milleson each scored 6 points and Blaise Stanhope added 5 markers. RECEPTIONIST NEEDED FOR BARRY COUNTY Substance Abuse Services. Monday. Wednesday and Thursday. 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.. salary $6.00/hr. Send resumes to: 220 W. Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 240 E. North St., Hastings, MI 49058 The.B.I ugkiASnd ] inc. nsurance gency Sign Up With The Team AUTO HOME Xfiornapple CLINICAL DIETARY MANAGER Registered Dietitian to manage the clinical aspects of a 138 bed County owned Skilled Nursing Facility. Will function as co­ dc parimen t head along with Dietary Production Manager. Must have at least 2 years experience in long-term care dealing with assessments. MDS's and care plans, therapeutic diets, menu plan­ ning. etc. Will consider 4 year degree in dietetics. Excellent wages, fringes and working conditions. Please send resume along with salary history to: Lynn Sommerfield, Administrator, Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings, MI 49058 EOE c&ornapple SaxHFox MG«irtnk INFORMATION SERVICES ASSISTANT (MEDICAL) Robin Welton OxKSxnder, Agent of Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co. Motor Cxmer Division Life Health Investments Adak Jackson Central); 2. Derek Courtney (Allegan). 125B: 1. Gary Herbert (Delton Kellogg); 2. Jesse Blanchard (Otsego). 130A: I. Diego Garcia (Battle Creek Central); 2. Jon Marble (Pennfield) 130B: I Trevor Fletcher (Allegan); 2. Craig Bolthouse (Hastings). 135A 1. Jon Heethuis (Delton Kellogg); 2. Brandon Slottman (Allegan). 135B: 1. John Karacula (Portage Northern); 2. Ryan Rowse (Hastings). 140A: 1. Shawn Willavize (Pennfield); 2. Nate Dillon (Allegan). 145A: 1. Ryan Summers (Delton Kellogg); 2. John Carruthers (Otsego). 145B. I. Mike Bess (Battle Creek Central); 2. Tim Canhcan (Pennfield). I52A: I. Joe Lux (Bank Creek Central); 2. Derek Henson (GaksburgAugusta). 152B: 1. Brandon Gillespie (Battle Creek Central); 2. Wally Klotz (Allegan) 160A: 1. Chris Nelson (Otsego); 2. Tom Emelander (Allegan). 160B: I. Rob Baker (Hastings); 2. 2. Danuon Walker (Battle Creek Central) 171A: Chris Chopp (Alkgan); 2. Joe Keller (Hastings). 17IB: I. Dan Rix (Allegan); 2. Paul Coscarelli (Hastings). 171C: I. Mark Conrad (Portage Northern); 2. Mike McAlvey (Battle Creek Central). 189A: I. Ben Taylor (Alkgan); 2. Chris Fuld (Battk Creek Central). Melissa Slater ^ndyBucMnd COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE Farm Business Trucking This position will provide computer hardware/softwarc support by assisting the Information Services Director, prosidc clerical support by performing word processing func­ tions. and serve as back-up for the receptionist and billing clerk. Previous billing experience in the medical field a plus. Thomapple Manor offers excellent wages and benefits. If interested, please send resume * ith salary history to: Human Resources Thomapple Manor Thank You To All of our Friends, Customers and Future Customers for the Past Year and Coming Year 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. MI 49058 F.OE I 1 YMCA of Barry County Adult Basketball League W-L Team Other Body Shop ................................ 3-0 FlexFab Black..................................... 3-0 Blairs Landscaping............................ 2-0 Richies Koffcc Shop.......................... 2-0 Drill Team............................................2-1 McNeils Law Firm .............................. 2-1 Pr Jammers......................................... j,| Flood ....................................................|-2 Hastings Merchants ............................0-2 FlexFab Red....................................... 0-2 FlcxFab Blue ...................................... 0-2 Mamstreet Savings Bank.................... 0-2 Lakewood Merchants ..........................0-3 Game Results Lakewood Merchants 38 vs. Drill Team 52; Hastings Merchants 61 vs. Flexfab (Black) 67; Richies Koffcc Shop 52 vs. Mamstreet Savings Bank 38; Flexfab (Red) 25 vs Flood 70; McNeils Law Firm 50 vs. Other Body Shop 78; Flexfab (Blue) 47 vs. Blairs Landscaping 84. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by DAN R CHANDANAIS and JACKLYN R CHANDANAIS. hus­ band and wrte of 5377 Brickyard. Delton. Michi­ gan 49046. to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SER­ VICING CORPORATION. a Michigan corpora­ tion of 2505 East Pans S E . Suite 200. Grand Rapids Mchjgan 49546. dated August 28. 1995 and recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on September 12. 1995. n Uber 640. Pagefs) 59. on which Mortgage there is darned to be due at the date of this Notice, tor pnnapai and interest, the sum of $68,965 20. and no pro­ ceedings having been instituted to recover lhe debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale con­ tained in said Mortgage has become operative NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given inat on Thursday. February 4. 1999. at 200 p m . on the step? r t the Courthouse m the City of Hastings that je»ng the place tor hotomg the Cmcurt Court for the County of Barry there wii be of­ fered for sale and so»d to the behest btoder al pubic sale for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon sa>d Mortgage to gether with interest at 8 96 percent per annum, legal costs, attorney lees, and any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgagee. GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION, does pay on or prior to the date of said sate, said premises are described in said Mortgage as fol­ lows to-wrt PARCEL B Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec­ tion 25 Town 2 North Range 9 West described as Commencing al the Southwest comer of Sec­ tion 25 thence East 814 feet to the Pont of Be­ ginning. thence North 440 feet, ttence West 374 feet, thence North 440 feet, thence East 440 feet, thence South 880 feet thence West 66 feet lo the Point of Beginning. Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period as provided by law is thirty (30) days from the date of the sate Dated December 7. 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING COR­ PORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY. PC By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys tor Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue. PO Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (616)941-9660 (1/26) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1996 - Page 15 Parent(s) must be resident(s) of Barry County for at least six (6) months of 1998. Exact date and time of birth must be verified in writing by attending physician or midwife as being the first baby in 1999 born in Barry County. Parent(s) must notify the Hastings Banner by calling 945-9554 within 48 hours of birth. Gifts must be claimed within 90 days with certification letter from the Hastings Banner. Plumbs Valu Rite Foods * ' Cinder 902 W. State St., Hastings 110W. State St., Hastings Phone 945-4921 1 • Phone 945-9551 ’JUKI ‘J » ‘25°° Gift Certificate « *25°° Gift Certificate Hastings Banner I* Mary's Hair & Nails 1952 North Broadway, Hastings ** 410 W. State St., Hastings Phone 945-9554 •• •• One Year Banner •• Subscription PLUS Special •« Advertisement With Photo to Announce Baby's Arrival Phone 945-5321 Sb =* u • • J Haircut and Hot Oil Manicure «« 1009 W. Green St., ** *• located on the main floor of Pennock Hospital *• £ *25°° Gift Certificate £ (Ad space provided by |-Ad Graphics) Mexican Connexion Bosley Pharmacy Barlow Florist 131 S. Jefferson St. Hastings 118 S. Jefferson St., Hastings 109 W. State St., Hastings Phone 945-4403 Phone 945-3429 Phone 945-5029 Dinner for Four Vaporizer Gift Certificate ** McDonald's Kmart £ 1215 W. State St., Hastings •» Felpausch ** 127 S. Michigan, Hastings Phone 945-2474 s Phone 948-8233 First Month's Supply *• •• of Newborn Diapers •• h * Penn-Nook Gift Shop *10°° Gift Certificate 802 W. State St., Hastings •25°° Cash Card �Page 16 - The Nastinas Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 Gun Lake has Christmas parade Parents, grandparents and Star Elementary School staff were treated to musical Christmas cards last Wednesday in an assembly featuring each class singing Christmas carols to other students in the school. Between class presentations. everyone joined in the group singing. Shown her are members of Diana Johnston's third grade class, who wore Christmas hats for a number of different activities through the week. This gingerbread float was part of the Gun Lake parade held Saturday. Dec. tv. Star celebrates holiday with musical Christmas cards The Gun Lake Women's Club members smile and wave Irom their float at the parade Saturday. Students used hand gestures to accentuate their singing. La Nina may not be as mean as brother El Nino, but she will likely toss tantrums Depending on your age and your weather attitude, either we've embarked on a good old-fashioned Michigan winter, or we are about to endure three or more months of mis­ ery induced by a South Pacific brat (La Nina). Jeff Andresen. Michigan State University Extension agricultural meteorologist, isn't willing to go out on a limb and predict a loathsome winter, but he does say that this winter will probably be decidedly different from winter 1998. Different in that the past year has been, depending on where you live in Michigan, either one of the warmest or the warmest year on record, with a fall that was much drier and warmer than normal. Keep some factors in mind as winter tightens its grip: — Michigan's mean average precipitation ranges from around 28 inches in the Saginaw LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE Notice is hereby given that Default has oc­ curred m a Mortgage given by Julia A Holmes to the United States of America acting through the Farmers Home Administration United Slates De­ partment of Agriculture The Mortgage is dated August 13 1993 and was recorded on August 16 1993 m Liber 580 on pages 492 to 495 of the Barry County Records No proceedings have been instituted to recover any part of the debt Which IS now Seventy Three Thousand two Hun­ dred Seventy and 99/100 ($73,270 99) Dollars The .Mortgage will be foreclosed by selling the property described below at a pubic auction to the highest Odder The sale wii be held on Feb­ ruary 4 1999 at 1 00 p m local time at the Barry County Court House whch is located at 220 W Stale Street Hastings Michigan whch is the lo­ cation of the Barry County Circuit Court The property will be sold to pay the amou. t then due on the Mortgage including interest at the rate of 7 25*. per year legal costs attorney fees and any taxes or insurance which may be paid by the mortgagee before the sale The property to be sold is located m Rutland Township Barry County Michigan and is more specifically described in me Mortgage as Lot 63 and the East 1/2 of Lot 62 of the plat of SMITH S LAKEVIEW ESTATES NO 1 ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 5 at Page 2 of th Barry County Records The redemption period will expire six (6) months from the date of the sale unless the prop­ erty is deemed to be abandon pursuant to MCL §600 3241 a in which case me redemption penod win expire thirty (30) days from the date of the sale Dated December 24 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT F/K/A THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL­ TURE PREPARED BY • JOHN R TUCKER (P37348) WINEGARDEN SHEDD HALEY LINDHOLM & ROBERTSON PLC Attorneys at Law 501 Citizens Bark Building 328 S Sagmaw Flint Ml 48502-1983 (810) 767-3600 (1/21) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made .ii the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank Goodwin and Susan Goodwin husband and wife and Ivan F Goodwin a married man as three joint tenants with full rights of survivorship (origi­ nal mortgagors) to NBD Mortgage Company Mortgagee dated March 11. 1996 and recorded on March 20. 1996 in Liber 654 on Page 762. Barry County Records Michigan and was as signed by said mortgage to the First Chicago NBD Mortgage Company f/k/a NBD Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment dated November 23 1998 which was recorded on De­ cember 7. 1998 in Document <1021917 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX AND 75/100 dol­ lars ($117 226 75) including interest at 8 250*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided notce ts hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at pubic venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on February 4 1999 Sa>d premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN Barry County Mchigan and are described as Lots 22 and 45 of INDIAN ISLE RESORT ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as 'ecorded m Liber 2 of Plats on Page 64 The redemption period shall be 6 month)sj from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned tn • accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sa'e Dated December 24 1998 First Chcago NBD Mortgage Company FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott and Trott PC Attorneys for First Chcago NBD Mortgage Company 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File <981010549 (1/21) Valley to more than 36 inches in southwest­ ern Michigan and the northwest Upper Peninsula. Generally, soil moisture lost in dry weather is replenished in the course of a year. — The current Palmer Drought Index report lists two-third? of the Lower Peninsula as being in a moderate drought and most of the U.P in a severe to modefate drought. - The current December-March forecast for Michigan is for normal to below normal temperatures and above normal precipita­ tion. On average, places such as Sauli Ste. Mane receive about 100 inches of snow; Muskegon 93; and Lansing. 50. Considering these factors and the La Nina outlook, we could see a lot of snow this win­ ter. especially within the lake-effect regions, because lhe Great Lakes are abnormally warm for this late in the season. Terms such as "Alberta Clipper" may be common in our winter weather forecasts. It actually isn't La Nina per se that causes cold weather in the nonhem latitudes — rather, it allows the jet stream to drift south­ ward. .setting up lhe mechanism for arctic air incursions into the region. That's already occurred half a world away. "For the past several weeks, in northern eastern Europe. Russia and even Alaska, many areas have had a very difficult late fall and ea.lv winter, with snow as far south as Greece and the Balkans.' Andresen says. "With the anticipated big shift in the jet stream, we will probably see some of that very cold air that forms over the pole region begin to dnft southward over the Western Hemisphere by the holidays." When an El Nino is in effect, the jet stream tends to persist in a given position for weeks at a time along lhe southern United States border (recall the flooding in California and Texas). The La Nina tends to be more fickle. "With La Ninas, we tend not to see long, drawn-out. six- to eight-week stretches of horrid winter weather - rather, we tend to see several days of very cold weather fol­ lowed by a few days of mild weather." Andresen say s "We will see a bit of a roller­ coaster effect in temperatures but. overall, tend to have a cooler than normal winter." The outlook will probably be a boon to the winter sports industry but not for some parts of Michigan agriculture The fire trucks blared their sirens and flashed their lights at the Gun Lake Parade Saturday. This festive 'boat float' was part of the parade at Gun Lake Saturday. Though the weather was chilly, many brave souls rode aboard the floats and threw candy to the spectators. RN OPPORTUNITIES Pennock Hospital, one of the top 5% of the most financially successful hospitals in the nation, has part and full time openings for Registered Nurses. We offer a total compensation package which includes competi­ tive salary, weekend and shift differentials, a cafeteria style Flexible Benefits package. Paid-Time-Off system, tuition reim­ bursement. plus many other benefits. PENNOCK HOSPITAL Attn: Human Resources 1009 West Green Street Hastings, MI 49058 (616) 948-3112 or Eax (6161 945-4130 E.O.E. ’ennock Healthcare Services �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, December 24 1998 - Page 17 Burds add 5 more adopted children to growing family by Shawn a Hubbarlh Sluff Writer The Tim and Kari Burd family of Nashville will be wrapping five times the amount of Christmas presents and adding five place settings for Christmas dinner this year But as they wake up Christmas morning, they will also be receiving five times the amount of love because the Burds have re­ cently adopted five children from New York lhe five children join siblings Kayla. 14. Lacey. 13. and brother Arden Dragos. 5, adopted a year and a half ago from Moldova, by Romania The newly adopted children are Tierney. 11. Jeffrey. 8. Joshua. 6. James. 4. and Timara. 3. They came to their new home on Nov. 17. Tim. a former Barry County Commis­ sioner. said that they were originally going to adopt a single child from the Marshal Is­ lands. but after logging on to Internet sites that featured children from all over the L'.S. that needed homes, they began to think again. "There is a high demand to adopt babies from the Marshal Islands." said Tim. "But meanwhile there are a lot of kids right here in our own country needing loving homes. It’s hard not to feel pulled to the kids when you see their pictures on the Internet There was no reason we couldn't adopt- we have the big house and enough money to live on. We thought, if not us. then who?" The Burds said that a picture of the chil­ dren caught their attention. "We saw them and thought, aren't they cute?" said Kari. "But 1 thought, they are black and from New York, it won't happen." But lhe Burds took their chances and sent their cross-racial home study to the adop­ tion agency and expressed their desire about the children. The agency replied that it was the best home study lhe agency had ever seen. They were invited to make the trip to see the kids. "Al first the idea of adopting five chil­ dren was intimidating." said Kan "But one day I was driving and I was thinking that God never give* a person more than they can handle I realized it wasn't just me that would be doing this, but my husband, our with Tim. and as Dragos looked al his sib­ lings with a smile on his face. The children ganged up on Tim lo deliver some "wet. sloppy kisses" while he feigned horror. The Burds said that lhe family is adjust­ ing well. When asked what she thinks is the biggest difference between New York and Nashville. Tierney said. "Its a lot qui­ eter here, that’s for sure." Jeffrey said his favorite part about being here is "My mom!" The children attend Barry County Chris­ tian School and are doing well in their classes. The children had previously had a couple of adoptions fall through so at first they were wary of the idea that they were really adopted, the Burds said. "Last week Jeffrey asked me if they were really adopted or if they would have to leave." said Tim. "I got on the Internet and said, see your picture is gone, you are here to stay.’ And he smiled at that." The siblings are adjusting as well. "We showed Dragos their picture on the Internet before they came and he kept call­ ing them his babies. He still calls them that. I think he thinks babies come from the computer." Kari laughed. The Burds said that it look Dragos some time getting used to sharing things as he was used to being the "baby of the family." "The Kids love healthy food." said Kari. "The amount of bananas and apples we go through in a week is astronomical. Not to mention the laundry." she laughed. When the children came, the Burds bought five sets of clothes, five new beds and toys. They are currently building an addition onto their house, which will give Tierney her own bedroom, the first one she has ever had "I was exhausted al first, but they love to help out They all have chores, and they do them pretty well." said Kan. "I am surpris­ ingly making time for each kid. Dragos gets up earlier than everyone, so that is our special tune, one on one his hfe became very full." Asked if they will ever adopt again, the Burds pause "Not at this moment." Kari smiled as the children's voices reached a high level in the basement “But we wouldn't shut the door " "People just need lo know that there are so many kids out there needing loving homes." said Tim. "Many of these kids can be seen al Adoption com on the Internet It friends and our church. An incredibly peace­ ful feeling came over tne and I knew it was the right thing to do You can never run out of love for your children — your love just expands to meet the demand We are very pro-life and we feel a responsibility to back up our beliefs to the children that are living and need homes." The Burds said that once they were driv­ ing to New York to see lhe kids they had decided lo go ahead with lhe adoption un­ less it looked like the children would be too much lo handle and it would adversely affect lheir other children. But the kids built and instant rapport with their future siblings. "At first Tierney did not want to see us." said Kari. "but before we knew it she asked to spend the night with us and our daugh­ ters back at lhe hotel, and after that it was great. Now she is the most well adjusted of all lhe kids." The Burds took lhe kids to McDonald's and a walk through a park. "The park was more like a swamp with bridges." Kari laughed. They fell in love with lhe children right away. The children then visited their home in Nashville for five days and the rest is history, they say. The Burd family enjoys a little rough housing in the basement of their home. "They loved it out here, it was so funny. When they first came, they kept asking 'Why are the roads so dirty?' they had never seen a dirt road before!" said Kan "They love lhe open space.” said Tim. "They love that there are no fences and un­ limited grass. They love visiting farms, and playing outside." The Burds said that they have not dealt with any racism in the community since the adoption. "In fact it is quite lhe opposite." said Kan. "The community has been so helpful, and so has our church. We feel they have been welcomed with open arms. I've had someone ask me. 'How are you going to raise them'.’ Black or white?' and 1 just replied that I was going to put their arm in their jacket and zip it up — I’m raising them like kids.” "After we spent a couple of days with them we ceased to be white and they ceased to be black, they just became my kids and I became their dad — telling them to get lo bed!" Tim laughed. The love the children and Tim and Kari share was obvious as the kids enjoyed some "roughhousing" with each other and just tears at your heart. They are there just waiting for someone to come forward, and lhe rewards are immense, you just get so much love." The Burds plan to celebrate Christmas the traditional way. "We will celebrate it as the birth of baby Christ." said Kari. "We have a family tradi­ tion since my mother passed away and it is called cousin's night All the families kids come over and they make the food and put on a play about the birth of Christ. This will be lhe best Christmas yet. we feel so thankful to have such a beautiful, healthy family — we feel pretty full of happiness this Christmas.*' ...over the holiday weekend! Robert Stetter receives a present from Santa at the annual Elks Kids' Christmas Party last Saturday Find Things, Sell Things, Santa visits Kiwanis Club Rent Things, Andy Spaulding talks with Santa before getting a gift from Santa's bag at the Elks' Christmas Party for special needs children The Hastings Kiwanis shared holiday fun with their children and grand children (and one great grandson) at a luncheon Dec. 23. Hot dogs and sloppy joes delighted the taste buds of the children and everyone shared laughter. This is an annual even; and members vied to see who brought the most guests. Whether it was a tiny baby making one of his first visits to Santa, a teenager's slight embarrassment at visiting Santa or Mary Weiler's sharing a secret with him. Santa made the day special Sluff Writer The Hastings Elks Lodge No 1965 held its annual Christmas party for area special needs children and their families last Satur­ day. Smiles, laughter and piles of wrapping paper dominated the day as children met Santa Claus, who brought with him a gi­ ant bag of presents Sixty-two children were invited to the party. Every one got a present from Santa, a stocking slutted with treats, hats and a red T-shirt that commemorated the day "This is very rewarding." said R<xi New­ ton. chairman of trustees for the Elks "We enjoy it and the kids do too. Il is part of our deer hide program, where people drop off lhe hides and we sell them to raise money for the party." Newton said lhe Elks used to have the party for the needy children in the area, but then switched over to special needs chil­ dren "The kids have a ball." he said. The Elks have also donated a TV. VCR and a cart to the Barry Intermediate School District program for the children. "We called them up and they told us what they needed." said Newton. After present opening, the children en­ joyed a hamburger lunch, with cookies, soda and various desserts. ' The best part about the day is just see­ ing the faces of lhe kids when they sit on Santa's lap and open their presents." said Newton. ...with the BANNER Classifieds Elks have party for special needs kids by Shawna Hubbarlh FAST Call Us at... 945-9554 First the Kiwanis thanked the kitchen staff for the many weeks of meals prepared for them Pictured are Carol Chnstie. Pauline Christie. Katie Hill and in the suit MaryWeiler Our classified advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message. �Page 18 - The Hastings Banner Thursday December 24 '?98 Hastings Varsity Choir entertains Star School students The Hastings High School Varsity Choir visited Star Elementary School last Wednesday to perform a selection of Christmas carols. They are being led by choir director Patti LaJoye. The performance included some solos and duets. LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE Rotefl A Tremain & Associates. P C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose * MORTGAGE SALE- Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by GARRY NUYEN AND CARRIE L NUYEN. HUSBAND ANO WIFE to ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee, dated March 12. 1997 and recorded ' on March 24. 1997, in Liber 688 on page 796 Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at Lhe date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred sixty four and 93/100 Dollars ($62,364 93). including interest at 10 730*. per annum Under the power of sale contained in sato mongage and the statute in such case made and approved, notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse, Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 p m on January 14 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY. BARRY County. Michigan and are de­ scribed as COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST. THENCE EAST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE Or SAID SECTION A DIS­ TANCE OF 742 5 FEET (45 RODS) TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE CON­ TINUING EAST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF 396 FEET (14 RODS) THENCE NCRTH. PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 17 A DISTANCE OF 605 FEET .(36 2/3 ROOS) THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE 396 FEET (24 ROOS) THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST SECTION LINE 605 FEET (36 2/3 RODS) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER THE SOUTH 33 00 FEET FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948Cl 600 3241(a) in whch case the reden iption period shall be 30 days from the date o* such sale Dated Decembers 1998 ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee Attorney for Mortgagee Robert A Tremain and Associates PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 112/31 • MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John J ViBeneuve and Joyce Villeneuve Husband and Wife as tenants by the entireties of Hastings. Michigan (Mortgagor) to Household Finance Cor­ poration (Mortgagee) a Delaware Corporation dated July 25. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry. State' Of Michigan, on August 11. 1997 m Docu­ ment Number 1000203. Barry County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of $59,084 98 in­ cluding interest at the rate ot 13 748". per annum together with any additional sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned as provided tor m said mortgage and no suit or proceedings at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof NOW THEREFORE, by ztrtue of the power of sale contained in said mor.gage. and the statute of the State of Michigan i i such case made and provided notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January. 1999 .'it 10 00 odock am . the undersigned will Al the East door entrance to the courthouse in Hastings foreclose said mortgage by selling at public auction to the highest bidder, the premises described in said mortgage, or 90 much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amounts due on said mortgage, and ail legal costs charges and expenses, including the attor­ neys fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Whch ' a>d premises are described as foMows Land situated in the Townshn of Castleton County of Barry Slate of Michigan is described as follows Lots 16 and 17 Block D. of Pleasant Shores, according to the plat thereof as recorded m Liter 3 of Plats Page 59 being a part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County Records TAX ID #08-05-130-004-016-00 Commonly known as 1061 Valentine Dr. The redemption period shall be six months from the dale of such sale unless the property is determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600 324ia m wnch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 16 1998 Mortgagee Household Finance Corporation III Richard L McDonnell (P38788) Attorney tor Mortgagee 500 N Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills Michigan 48304-2964 (248) 540-7500 (12-pl) I Students listen attentively. L NOTICE State of Michigan Probate Court County of Eaton CLAIMS NOTICE Independent Probate Ale No 98-34535-IE Estate of ILA MAE HAGER Social Security No 363-34-2188 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Your interest in the estate may be barred or af­ fected by the following The decedent, whose last known address was 120 Smith St. Woodbury Ml 48849 died 10-22­ 98 An instrument dated 02-26-87 has been ad­ mitted as the will of the deceased Creditors of the deceased are notified that an claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to the independent personal representative WiNtam Hager 3343 N Clark Rd Woodland Ml 48897. or to bgth the independent personal rep­ resentative and the Eaton County Probate Court Charlotte. Michigan 48813. within 4 months of the date of publication of this notice Notice is further given that the estate will be thereafter assigned and distributed to the per­ sons entitled to rt This estate is not being supervised by the Pro­ bate Court Any interested party may fife a written petition with the Eaton County Probate Court lo­ cated 1045 Independence Blvd Charlotte Ml 48813 and with the independent personal repre­ sentative objecting to the appointment and to the admission of the decedent s will to probate Objections to the admission of the decedent s will to probate must be filed within 90 days of the date ot publication of this notice Ivona Raingh (P47975) 140 Thornapple Lake Rd (12-24) Ntshville Ml 49073 QJoftdaq ®ou/is Christmas head gear spiced up the performers' attire. Christmas Eve. December 2ith - Open Regular Hours December 25th & 26th - Closed New Year s Eve. December 31st - Open Regular Hours January 1st & 2nd - Closed The Halting** Lion* Club Mould like to thank you. Halting** and surrounding area citizens, for your continued fine Mi|>|H»rt fluring the Lion's ( an<l\ Cane Week Drive. fastings <Citp ®Link Thank You! Member FDIC ’ t Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to Sell, Rent, Buy, Hirer, Find Work, etc. Cali...945-9554 f I �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24 1998 - Page 19 Three men arrested in probe of Freeport gun shop thefts by Shelly Sulser Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley issued two breaking and entering warrants ./or 20-year-old Dallas Holland of Grand -Rapids and one count each of breaking and • entering against his suspected accomplices. tEric Anderson. 20. of Grand Rapids and . Ryan Braman. 21. also from Grand Rapids. the Kent Count) Jail while Braman is free on a $5.(MM) personal recognizance bond. Bond in Barry County for Holland and Anderson is $5.(MX) cash or surety. Holland is believed to have acted alone in the first gun shop break-in early Oct. 20. said Quinn, while police suspect he was joined by Anderson and Braman in the second incident Nov. 3. Quinn said the three were captured after they became suspected of breaking into an Ionia County church and of committing a larceny in Kent County "I had put out an area-wide broadcast re­ garding the missing weapons and a Kent County Sheriffs Department detective was aware that the shop had been broken into." said Quinn. "Throughout lhe course of their investigation, information led them to a fourth party involved in lhe gun shop breaking and entering and with information from that person, a search warrant was requested." The suspects apparently used a pry bar to enter lhe building in both instances, said The three are expected to return to Hastings Dec. 29 when they are scheduled to appear for preliminary examinations. Holland and Anderson are being held in police, where they also allegedly stole scopes and oiher items, though no ammunition was discovered missing. The stolen weapons include semi Staff Writer ■ Three Grand Rapids men have been ar­ : rested and at least three more are suspected ’of taking part in the theft of 45 assault ‘type rifles, shotguns and handguns during • two recent break-ins at the Ace Gunshop in Freeport. Det. Sgt. Lou Quinn of the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police said only four of the missing guns have been •recovered. "The effort to recover the remaining guns <js going to continue with the Bureau of jMcohol. Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and s* Grand Rapids Police Department." said Quinn. Rayan Holland Eric Anderson automatic handguns consisting of .45. .32 and .22 caliber, police said. Quinn said two of the guns were recov­ ered in one Grand Rapids location by Grand Rapids police while two other guns were located in a Grand Rapids apartment. Ryan Braman Three to four other people suspected of having the remaining stolen weapons are being investigated. Quinn said. Woman pleads guilty, sentenced in shoplifting scheme by Shelly Sulser Staff Writer t A Grand Rapids woman who pleaded ^guilty to taking part in shoplifting more than $900 worth of merchandise from lhe Hastings Kmart Nov. 18 was sentenced to spend nine months in jail Thursday in the Barry County Trial Court's Circuit Divi­ sion. . Tammy Walker. 34. apparently was part 'of a scheme involving her 14-year-old son and her sister. Cammy Walker. 32. also of Grand Rapids, who is awaiting a Jan. 20 preliminary examination on three of five charges stemming from the incident. The three allegedly have pulled off lhe same shoplifting scheme, which lhey call •^"doing carts." at least 10 limes at Kmart ^stores in Plainwell and Grand Rapids. £ The trio was caught by troopers from the ^Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police ^shortly after the Hastings heist when they Ifrvere stopped for speeding at M-37 and % Adams Road, according to a police report. jt LEGAL NOTICES Synopsis HOPE TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting December 14. 1998 - 7:30 p.m Call to order and Pledge to the Flag Adams. Woods. Forster Tonktn Albert and 6 citizens present Approved agenda November minutes and December bdls Received correspondence, committee and treasurer s report DEQ letter and Audit dated 10/31/98 Approved Budget Amendments vote ot confi­ dence m imperial Municipal Services placing ad for the b»ds cn Bolens Tractor YMCA Grant for 1999 Ordinance No 30 amending zoning ordi­ nance. light for new flag pole Resolution No 98­ 3 for franchise for Avalon Cable of Michigan LLC humidifier for office Board of Review appoint­ ments. having Attorney draw up language for mil­ age proposal for possible special election m 1999. policy on use ot township hall Adjournment at 8 52 p m Sylvia W Forster Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervisor (12/24) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been in the oondrlions of a mortgage made by Debra HARTKE a single woman (original mortgagors) to United Companies Lending Corporation, a Louisiana Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 9. 1996, and recorded on August 22. 1996 in Liber 670. on Page 358, Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assign­ ments to United Companies Lending Corporation as assignee, by an assignment dated August 28 1998 which was recorded on September 25 1998 instrument *1018473 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of FORTYTWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIX AND 19/100 dollars ($42,906 19) including interest at 12 750% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them at public venue at the Bar^y County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Ml at 1 00 PM on February 4. 1999 Said premises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS. Barry County Michigan and are described as Lot 5 and the Northwesterly 1/2 of Lot 4 Block 6 of Bennett and KenbeW s Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 month, s) from the date ot such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 24 1998 United Companies Lending Corporation IFOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248)642-4202 ,Trott and Trott PC ; Attorneys for United Companies Lending 1 Corporation (30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File *98076764 (1/21) After allegedly finding a small amount ot marijuana on Cammy Walker, the driver, police asked permission to search the vehi­ cle. according to the report. Police found a large, plastic trash con­ tainer in the trunk, filled with items which appeared to have been recently purchased, but the trio could not produce receipts for the items, police said. During their interviews with lhe troop­ ers. the trio said their method of operation is to use two shopping carts - one for the merchandise and one to push Cammy’s baby in. They would then find a trash container and go throughout the store filling the trash can. according to police. Police said Cammy would allegedly enter a check-out line and ask for a price check. "When lhe coast is clear, she gives him the high sign, says ’it's paid for' and he pushes the cart out of the store." according to information provided by police. Taken and recovered during the Nov. 18 incident were hot wheels, slippers, a Bible, clothing, mini-blinds, a circular saw. a scanner, bathroom items, a laser detector, toys, cologne. "A Bug's Life" movie fig­ urines. a mustache trimming set. the large garbage pail and more. During her sentencing on the conviction of first degree retail fraud. Tammy Walker asked Judge James Fisher for a chance to change her ways. "I’d like to gel my job back." she said. "I’m not proud at all of what I did." Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled told Fisher that Walker has a his­ tory of committing shoplifting crimes. "In reviewing her record. I’ve come to the conclusion that she’d rather live off the state and steal than to gel a job." said Mak­ led. "This incident appears to have been well rehearsed, it involved her teenaged Legislative Coffee stated for Jan. 11 The next Legislative Coffee session will be held at 8 a.m. Monday. Jan. 11. at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. State Senator Joanne Emmons; State Representative Terry Geiger; Jeanne Englehart. representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers; and Heidi Kaeb of Seventh District Congressman Nick Smith's office will be on hand to talk In Loving Memory... ■ *4 son. Both Tammy and Cammy and received repeated breaks in the past, though it ap­ pears they have not learned a thing." Tammy Walker’s son is currently in the hands of Kent County Juvenile Court au­ thorities where he has allegedly been deemed a juvenile delinquent. Walker's at­ torney Frank Hillary said. "When it comes to teaching values to a child." said Fisher, "institutions such as schools and courts have a difficult time re­ placing the parents in doing that. Kathleen Elizabeth Schantz March 6. J956 • December 24. 7997 GOD SAW YOU God saw you getting tired and a cure was net to be. M So He put His arms around you and > whispered. "Come to Me." w With tearful eyes we watched you. and saw you pass away. ? And though we loved you dearly. ci’i we could not make you stay. ILf A golden heart stopped beating. » > hard-working hands at rest. IMjk God broke our hearts to prove pre to us. He only takes the best. about any issues the public might wish to discuss. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on at least one of lhe issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is sponsored by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. All Barry County citizens are urged to attend. "You have taught your son to steal, that it’s not wrong." he continued. "I don’t think the juvenile court is equipped to undo that." As part of her sentence, Fisher said he would suspend the last 90 days of her nine month jail sentence if she is successful on probation. She was also otdered to serve two years probation and to pay $500 in costs. Restitution will be determined by her probation agent. DRIVE SAFELY during the Christmas and New Year's holidays! 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Ml 49325 Ph. 616-765-8421 .■ZwXwX Ilf actings Member FDIC <6 link 11 �Page 20 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 24. 1998 COURT NCWS A Hastings man convicted of violating the probation he was serving for two 1997 convictions of writing bad checks and home invasion was sentenced Thursday in Barry County’s 5th Circuit Court to spend three to 15 years and two to five years on both counts in a prison boot camp pro­ gram. Rick Wilson. 19. also has a lengthy ju­ venile record, according to Barry County Assistant Prosecutor David Makled. "He’s learned nothing," said Makled at the sentencing. "He has continued as an adult unabated with repealed probation vio­ lations. I recommend prison." But according to his attorney. Bill Do­ herty. Wilson has committed no major of­ fenses. "He has a minor juvenile history, he has employment available to him. he has ob­ tained his G.E.D. and he has successfully completed rehabilitation." said Doherty. "He was attempting to get into Grand Rapids Community College... I would ask the court to consider his age and his poten­ tial." Wilson offered an apology for his crimes pnor to sentencing. "I am trying to do things better for my­ self." he told Judge James Fisher. "All I can say is. I can’t guarantee I won't get into trouble again. I can say that 1 will try not to get into trouble. I don’t go looking for it." Fisher acknowledged that Wilson had a poor upbringing, but told him he needs to take responsibility for his own actions. "I thought I told you that in 1997." said Fisher. "I see you denying you have a problem with drugs. I hope you will learn from this experience so you understand what you did was wrong." In other recent court business: • Roger Sherman. 44. was given a one year delayed sentence on a felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon for point­ ing a rifle at two Michigan State Police Troopers Sept. 29 at his Baltimore Town­ ship home. Sherman, who was distraught over di­ vorce proceedings and the possibility of losing his home, admitted at the time of the incident that he was trying to get the officers to shoot him, according to a police report. Instead, they were able to talk him into putting down the two rifles he was holding and take him into custody without incident. "This situation frightened the troopers involved." said Makled in court Thursday. "They believed he was in a bad frame of mind and wanted to be shot by them. There was a good chance it could have happened." Makled pointed out, however, that Sherman has no criminal history and that he had been a productive citizen until the incident Sherman’s divorce attorney, Carl Bohnhoff, was in court to defend him Thursday, saying Sherman has been receiving therapy for his despondency. "He has resigned himself to the fact that there is going to be a divorce." said Bohnhoff. Sherman told Fisher that on the night of the incident, he feared he would lose the home that he had spent his retirement funds to purchase. "Now. I'm trying to refinance it so 1 can keep my dream.” he said. Fisher pointed out that situations could be worse. "I have a couple of friends who are ready to die from cancer who are not much older than you." said Fisher. "Sc. it could be much worse. You are lucky you had a cou­ ple of troopers who handled the situation appropriately or you might not be here right now." Sherman was ordered to abide by the terms of probation until his Dec. 16, 1999. sentencing. At that time, his charge could be reduced to reckless use of a firearm. • Timothy Ray Wymer. 34. of Hastings, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on charges of extortion, aggravated stalking and being a habitual offender. Wymer is accused of maliciously threat­ ening to injure a female victim with the in­ tent to extort money or other advantage or forcing her to committing an act against her will between May and August of this year in Baltimore Township. If convicted on the charge, he could spend a maximum of 20 years in prison or pay a $10,000 fine. If convicted of stalking the same victim, he could be ordered to spend a maximum of five years in prison and if he is convicted of being a habitual offender, the penalty is one and one-half times the maximum on the extortion charge. Wymer, who is free on $10,000 cash/surety bond, is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Jan. 7 at 8:15 a.m. • Bernard Seybold. 24. of Saint Charles, was scheduled to go to trial Feb. 22 and 23 on one charge of first degree criminal sex­ ual conduct at his pretrial hearing Thurs­ day. He is accused of coercing a boy under the age of 12 to have oral sex with him in ex­ change for a cigarette in a Hastings home between 1992 and 1994. • Robert Glenn Decker, 61. of Delton, was scheduled to go to trial Jan. 25 at 8:30 a.m. on four charges of first degree crimi­ nal sexual conduct and one count of being a habitual offender for allegedly coercing two Hastings brothers under the age of 13 to have oral, penile and anal sex with him be­ tween 1991 and 1993 in Hastings. Makled said he anticipates the trial last­ ing one day. • Ian Brebner, 22, of Battle Creek pleaded not guilty to probation violation. Brebner, who is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Dec. 29 at 3:30 p.m.. is accused of violating his probation by consuming alcohol. • Lori Watters. 37, pleaded not guilty to probation violation and a Dec. 29 pretrial hearing was scheduled to take place at 3:30 p.m. • Marcie Pritchard, 19. of Delton, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a vehicle and taking property worth more than $5, was sentenced to spend one year in jail with credit for 108 days served. Charges of home invasion and larceny in a building were dismissed. "This is a sad lesson for someone just 19 years old to learn." said Makled. "This is Banner CLASSIFIEDS M..,The Hastings BANNER•945-95S4 Tor Sale ( laid ( arc Lost \nd I onnd JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS: EPSON AC­ TION NOTE 910c LAPTOP W/CASE. WAS $2,395, SACRAFICE FOR $1,250 OBO. CALL 795-2188. LICENSED DAY CARE has full-time openings. Loving and caring atmosphere. Please call Barb at 765-3044. License •DF080083942. 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Il was truly a great time. • Kahla Avery, 19, of Shelbyville, was back in court Thursday to be arraigned on a charge of possession of marijuana while being processed at the Barry County Jail on a previous conviction. Avery was sentenced Dec. 3 to six months in jail and three years probation on a conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than $100. Avery pleaded guilty to having the mari­ juana cigarette. She will be sentenced on that conviction Jan. 14 at 8:15 a.m. Man killed while burning yard debris A Nashville man was found dead in his yard Saturday, a victim of a fire he had ap­ parently set to bum yard debris, according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Troopers said John J. Dull. 76, of 579 Thomapple Lake Road, was found by a neighbor deceased at about 1 p.m. According to reports, a gas can Dull was using may have caught fire or exploded. "Dull’s death appears to have been acci­ dental. but the incident remains under in­ vestigation pending both fire marshal and autopsy results," said a Michigan State Po­ lice spokesperson. A funeral was held for Dull Tuesday, Dec. 22. at the Nashville United Methodist Church. Fire destroys mobile home A fire believed to have originated with a fireplace ash bucket destroyed the home of a Merlino's Trailer Park resident Dec. 20, according to the Hastings Fire Department. Firefighers said the bucket, situated be­ tween the fireplace and a chair, is thought to have started lhe chair on fire and then the couch before causing nearly $25,000 dam­ age to the Lot 11 home and contents. The home's owner and resident, Brian Graham, was insured, according to a fire report and no one was injured. Graham was not home when the fire was reported. Hastings firefighters were dispatched to the fire at about 3:48 p.m. and were at the scene for more than an hour. Beau. Call 671-4619. Lost 2 miles north of Hickory Comers. Help Wanted HELP WANTED: NOW TAKING applications for gen­ part of a much larger crime spree that has resulted in a number of charges in other counties." Makled said Pritchard s problems stem from substance abuse and from her associa­ tion with John Falvo, 29. of Delton, also charged with the same crimes. "If she continues to associate with Mr. Falvo, she will be in prison for a long time,” said Makled. "We have exhausted any leniency we can offer." Pritchard, who is also to be sentenced on a larceny conviction Jan. 22 in Allegan County and is charged in Ottawa County, is accused of being part of a multi-jurisdic­ tional crime spree that allegedly involved stealing television sets from motel rooms, taking a car in Illinois and lifting cash from a Wyoming restaurant along with Falvo. "I'm concerned about the record you have established," said Fisher. "I’m afraid you are headed to prison unless you make some changes. I don't think hanging around with Mr. Falvo is in your best interest." She also was placed on two years' proba­ tion. Falvo is scheduled to be tried on charges of home invasion and breaking into a vehi­ cle Jan. 4 and Jan. 25 in Barry County Cir­ cuit Court. ABANDONED REPO - Bank needs someone to assume pay­ ments on huge 3 bedroom home. Will move if necessary. 1-800­ 672-9604,_____________________ FIRST TIME HOME BUY­ ERS: We represent several banks, they are eager to sell homes they have repossessed. No application fee if you mention this ad 1-800-672-9604 REPO: MUST SELL will look at any offer. 3 bedroom. 2 bath. Will move if necessary 1-800­ 672-9604 ________________ ABANDONED REPO. Bank needs someone to assume, will move if necessarv. Call Delta Homes, 1-800-968-7376. FIRE YOUR LANDLORD by purchasing one of our many repossessed homes. Payments less than rent. Call Delta Homes. 1-800-968-7376. 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Maritislus and Jacoba, who wt Jail and are now free on S1,( preliminary examinations on the The two juveniles, charged in ji Mil Man faces 3rd ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP breath rest after a traffic drive charge, a felony, ■ sought against the man. The man. convicted of bur before being stopped by i He was also cited for WOODLAND TOWNSHIP police arrived at the found his c-r on i| The U-year-oh the accident and consumed three Wayland YANKEE in a one-car___ _ according to a report by the near Wayland Drive u struck a row of trees. Police are seeking charges refusing to take a preliminary A search warrant for a available at press time. BARRY COUNTY-A traffic crashes around the inches on the ground in the A total of 12 accident re down a portion of M-66 in Police also handfed: a report i at 6:21 pun.; a car in the ditch a rollover accident M Kingsbury tt Stare Road and Hammood Road West Stale Street and Cass Street; and Fnrin roads at 8:28 pan.; a car to roads at 10:37 p.m.; a property daman Hickory Road at fine lake Drive M Cats blamed HASTINGS - Barry County 911 calls this month blamed oe In lhe first incident, which_____ on the line. Dispatchers hung up and I answered, police officers were sent homeowner. Police arrived to find the resident not home. According to a report by Officer Rick Argo, off of the table, activating the 9*.! call. in the second incident Dec. 16, police The only thing they could tee at the ot tad knocked HASTINGS - A report that a boy war seen parsing a pin to Police said officers arrived and patted down the Jtadeat for lhe weapon. The mother old her son never to take gmt school , police reported It states that the act of instrument capable of inflicting bodily weapons) while on school property or at school Sponsored event, cm � https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/525/HastingsBanner_1998-12-31.pdf 9fd2d15d611cc85d4823800f93bb3c08 PDF Text Text computer City, county schools in *98 ’98 was great year in sports See Stories on Pages 2,3,5 See Stories on Page 10,11 See Story on Page 2 1 HB ., HakSnGs VOLUME 145. NO. 52 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1998 PRICE 50* Growth dominates ’98 stories The next Legirtative Coffee ressou will be held ai 8 t.m. Monday. Jan. 11, at the County Seal Reataurant in Hastings. State. Serertor Joanne Emmony; Stale Representative Terry Geiger; Jeanne Englchart, representing .Thtaj Diatrict Congressman Vera ENen; and Heidi Kaeb of Seventh Oittrict Con­ gressman nick attain s oiuoe will De on hand to talk abort any hates the public niight with to discana. A straw vote win be taken at the end of the session io give legislators feed­ back on at least one of die isnsei drecussed. Master Gardener classes will start from Feb. 2 to April 13. The Michigan Master Gardener pro­ gram is designed to develop a consor­ tium of Michigni Stale University Ex­ tension volunteers trained in plant sci­ ence and borne gardening Tin program enables volunteers to improve their quality of life and that of the coaaraunities where they live. Master Gardeners increase people's appreciation for and wise use of plants by providing them with instruction on growing plants using environmentally round practices. Those who a strong interest in heme gardeniung and horti­ culture are encouraged to take the class series. . The 11 classes will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. starting Feb. 2 Registra­ tion deadline is Friday. Jan. 22. at the MSU Extension office. Cost is $200 per person. Animal shelter 1st Friday topic The cdfnpaign on behalf of a new Barry County Animal Shelter will be the focus of the next First Friday fo­ rum at noon Jan. 8 at the Thomas Jef­ ferson Hail, comer of Green and Jeffer­ son streets in Hastings. ■Mark Engcmh. one of the leaden of the "Animal Sleiter 2000” committee, will be guest speaker. He will talk about the need for a new shelter and what kinds of things the supporters of the idea will be doing in the next year to raise funds to make it happen. Englenh. County Surveyor Brian Reynolds. Humane Society President Kathy Wiggins. Sheriff Steve DeBoer and others have been putting together many of the fund-raising efforts to re­ place the old shelter facility, which has been deemed by state authorities to be inadequate. They have proposed to put the new shelter on a site at the end of Industrial Park Drive on land donated by the Viking Corp. Englenh is no stranger to commu­ nity campaigns. He led the successful effort last year to construct a new fire station in Yankee Springs Township. The forum next month will be held on the second Friday for the second straight month. The program with Bill Freeman Dec. 11 was held on that date instead of Dec. 4 because of a schedul­ ing conflict. Next month s date change is due to the fact the first Friday will be on the New Year's holiday. DRIVE SAfZlY over the holidays. Though there's been a trend here for more than a decade, growing pains in 1998 made themselves more evident than ever in Barry County. No less than five of the top 10 stories, as selected by news staff and management, were somehow tied to the continuing de­ velopments that involve nearby urban areas spreading into pristine, rural Barry County. They have appeared as retail and commer­ cial newcomers, residential growth, infras­ tructure issues and more demand for goods and services. Voted the top story of the year just con­ cluded w^nhe arrival of retail giant Wal­ Mart. wfflRhs about to open at the corer of M-37/43 and Heath Road in Rutland Township, just west of the Hastings city limits. The other four with ties to growth issues were (he drive for a new district library (second), the campaign for a new anima) shelter (sixth), the sewer-water issues be­ tween the city and two neighboring town­ ships (eighth) and the failed ballot effort on behalf of a new Commission on Aging fa­ cility 'ninth). The other top 10 stories were the resig­ nation of Lakewood Schools Superinten­ dent Steve Secor (third), the Hastings High Srhpol varsitv basket bn 11 tram’s impr^<sive. run for the Class H state champi­ onship (fifth)the arrest of and guilty plea by local Christian figure Dennis Myers for molesting children (seventh) and the trou­ bling story of a 9-year-old girl who was bitten by a rabid bat (tenth). The Wal-Mart story has been more than a year in the making, and it promises to put more growth pressure on the M-37 cor­ ridor between Middleville and Hastings. Wal-marts arrival also has something to do with the city’s battles with neighboring townships over extension of sewer and wa­ ter policy, which also took the eighth slot. Wal-Mart asked the city to extend utilities to its site in Rutland Township, but was rebuffed, so it had to put in its own waler and sewer system. The library campaign has been one of the most visible in years, with proponents say­ ing the old building across from the county courthouse just isn’t big enough to handle the growing number of customers, particu­ larly young people. Proponents advocate building a new district library facility that serves the city and Rutland and Hastings townships. A district-wide millage would pay for the library operation. and a govern­ ing board would seat representatives from all three municipalities. Thus far. the three government units have agreed to the concept and have two representatives each researching the matter further. The library drive got a big shot in the arm recently when a anonymous donor of­ fered $5(X).000 immediately and up to a million dollars to help make it happen. No. 3 on the list was the only entry that received votes on all ballots, the resigna- lion of Secor. The superintendent was ar­ rested in July for drunken driving, second offense, in connection with an incident last May. The community was split over the issue, but while the Lakewood Board of Education deliberated on his fate, he an­ nounced his resignation, prompting the board to begin a search for his replacement. Interviews of the top six candidates start next month. One of the fiercest and most widespread spring storms hit the county on Sunday. May 31. with winds knocking out power and leaving many homes without electric­ ity for up to a week. The Saxons' basketball team, after a dis­ appointing regular season, put things to­ gether in the tournaments and scored a string of victory of victories to take them all the way to the semifinal round at Bres­ lin Arena on the Michigan State University campus. There, they were defeated by even­ tual champion River Rouge. Another citizens* campaign in ’98 has been the drive for a new animal shelter, spearheaded by organizations like the Hu­ mane Society and individuals like Sheriff Steve DeBoer. Surveyor Brian Reynolds and Mark Englenh. The Dennis Myers story was a shocking and tragic one. A leader in the local Promise Keepers movement and former disc jockey, he was arrested for molesting a boy and several other complaints were brought against him before he pleased guilty to one charge and was sent to prison. The sewer and waler issue between the The TOP TEN STORIES: 1. Wal-Mart comes to Hastings. 2. The district library drive. 3. Supt. Steve Secor resigns. 4. Windstrom leaves many powerless. 5. Saxon hoop team goes to semis. 6. The anima) shelter campaign. 7. The sad story of Dennis Myers. 8. City-township, sewer water issues. 9. Millage for new COA is defeated. 10. Rabid bat bite creates controversy. city and its neighboring townships demon­ strated the common problems of urban sprawl. The city and townships battled over what the city should charge for extending utilities to properties outside the city lim­ its. The properties in question were the new Star Elementary School in Hastings Township and the new Wal-Mart store in Rutland Township. Both are in business, however, the schools being granted city utilities and Wal-Mart doing its own. In one of the biggest surprises of the year, a proposal to build and operate a new Commission on Aging facility was turned down at the polls in the Nov. 3 general election. Proponents since then have gone back to the drawing board to replace the current facility downtown. Finally, the bat bite incident was one of the most bizarre stories of the year A 9year-old girl was found to have been bitten by a bat and then the health department several days later frantically searched for her because the animal was found to be rabid. The victim’s mother wanted the chief ani­ mal shelter officer removed for not taking the matter seriously enough, but the county decided to have her reprimanded in­ stead. Honorable mentions for this year's top 10 ballot were the Middleville football team's continued winning streak in the O-K Blue Conference and yet another playoff appearance, the death of Flexfab co-founder Willard Pierce and plans for a foundation bearing his name, and the new MainStreet Savings and Loan facility up and running on West State Street. The top stories for 1997 were (I) the double fatal crash at Felpausch, (2) plans being announced for the new Wal-Mart store and the Circle of Friends efforts on behalf of the Tanglefown playground. (4) the Maple Valley football team's trip to the Pontiac Silverdome and (5) the tragic story of Richard and Ruth Walsh and the loss of their family after the drowning death of tlieir son. Adam. 911 surcharge may go to special vote by Shelly Sulser Stuff Writer An opinion from Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley released Tuesday has reinforced wording on a 911 surcharge proposition that was scrapped from the Nov. 3 general election ballot by the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Now. Central Dispatch Director Charlie Nystrom will urge officials to resurrect the ballot proposal in a 1999 special election, he said Wednesday. According to Kelley's opinion. No. 7(MK4. the county can levy up to 20 percent of the base telephone service charge to cover 911 emergency service. Kelley said that the Emergency Tele­ phone Service Enabling Act allows county commissions to levy up to 4 percent of the service charge without voter approval and 16 percent with voter approval. As the bill is written. Kelley said those two amounts are intended to be cumulative The opinion from Kelley was issued as a Frank Kelley response to a request by Barry County Prosecutor Dale Crowley, who had ex­ pressed doubts about the ability of a county to assess a total telephone surcharge of 20 percent "The only reaction I have is that I re­ quested an opinion and he complied and gave his opinion." said Crow ley Wednes­ day. "Whatever goes on the ballot is up to the Board of Commissioners. What it (the opinion) does is clear up the legal uncer­ tainty that existed." The commissioners originally agreed in September to ask voters Nov. 3 to abolish the current one-mill levy on property taxes and allow county telephone customers to. be charged up to S2.74 per month for each one-party access line they have for five years The S2.74 represents a 20 percent surcharge "We've had a lot of concern from people who own a lol of property." said Central Dispatch Director Charlie Nystrom then "Diey're paying a heck ot a lot to 911 And. there are people who rent who pay nothing for the service. So we believe it is the fairest way to go." Since Kelley's opinion was released. Nystrom said he will conduct a new count of the county's billable phone lines and present a suggestion that the Central Dis­ patch Authority Board again approve ballot language and ask the commissioners to hold a special election. He expects the Central Dispatch board to vote on the matter at its next meeting Jan. 21 We're happy with it." said Nystrom about the opinion. "We thought all along it was the way to go." Nystrom said the ballot process will be identical to the first attempt, including ask­ ing Crowley to approve the language. "I ll gel the polling numbers from the telephone companies to see how many lines we have and gel the figures to my board and make sure that Dale feels com­ fortable with the language." said Nystrom. �Page 2 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 ’998 New City Hall, utilities extension top city’s year by Da* id T. Young Editor The year 1998 will be remembered in the city of Hastings for two big developments — moving into the new City Hall building and differences with its neighbors over policy on extension of sewer and water. It s not that these things happened exclu­ sively in 1998. Growth issues have been moving steadily into Barry County for sev­ eral years, and a lot is complicated by the fact that neither Rutland Charier Township nor Hastings Charier Township have sewer or water facilities. So when something like a new school or a major retailer locates on property' just outside the city limits, it makes sense they’d like to get the utilities from the city. The new Star Elementary School opened in Hastings Township in the fall of 1997 and got its utility service from the city, but not without a lot of controversy. Wal­ Mart. which is just about ready to open its doors in Rutland Township this winter, was not as fortunate. The city refused to extend water service for the same deal of twice the rates of city residents, saying there is a big difference between a school and a retail giant. Wal-Mart since then has decided to put in its own utilities and stands ready to open its doors soon at the comer of Heath Road and M-37/M-43 The city and two townships were at odds over water and sewer extension long enough to have Probate Judge Richard Shaw step in and try to negotiate a deal be­ tween all three municipalities last winter. And the three announced a tentative agree­ ment that was approved by the townships, but rejected unanimously by the City Council. Things got even more contentious last summer when Rutland Township tiled suit against the city, maintaining the city has been operating a sewer system in the town­ ship without permission. The city since then has filed a countersuit, stating that the township agreed to allow utilities to be ex­ tended to places in the township such a Flexfab. Talks between the attorneys for both sides have been held and a settlement conference is scheduled for early in 1999 in order to try to head off a court battle. The township is saying that the city is being unfair in allowing some entities, such as Star Elementary, to hook up for double rates, while rejecting other requests The city wants some kind of tax sharing arrangement with properties such as Wal­ Mart, rather than encourage growth at its own expense. The townships see tax shar­ ping arrangements as tta^next step toward city annexation of properties just outside of its boundaries, which they will not tolerate. The battle has continued, and it mirrors others in West Michigan, in which cities or villages are at odds with neighboring township over utility extension. Ulti­ mately. it will have great impact on tht way and how fast West Michigan will con­ tinue to grow into the next century City Manager Howard Penrod anc County Planner Jim McManus earlier this year tried to outline the issue of urban sprawl al a First Friday forum. The Barry County Fuluring Committee also has been beating tht. drum on the issue, noting its importance in what the county eventually will become The new City Hall opened its doors al the corner of State Street and Michigan Avenue last June, in time for a delayed Mayor Exchange Day. The much more spacious new facility was most welcome to a city police department that was having an increasingly more difficult time operating out of the City Hall basement at the corner of State and Broadway, it also was welcome as a two-story building that could better serve the public and could offer the City Council and public more room for meetings in its chambers. lite new City Hall is the former home of MainStreet Savings Bank, which ha? opened the doors of its new facility be­ tween Wendy’s Subway on West State Street. The announcement of the city’s pur­ chase of the old bank site was made ir September 1996. The old City Hall, meanwhile, was sole to Barry County, which is likely to use i for more parking space, a thorny problem for many years in downtown Hastings. Though the new City Hull and issues with neighbors over growth dominated the news, there was other significant news in the city: • A group of citizens and local library of­ ficials banded together to mount a cam­ paign on behalf of a new district library that would include the city and Hastings and Rutland townships. An anonymous donor gave the effort a big shot in the arm to the tune of a million dollars and efforts continue to find a suitable new site to re­ place the outdated and crowded current facil­ ity across from the county courthouse. • The city joined an awareness campaign led by MainStreet Savings Bank President Todd Harding to make all systems compli­ ant with safeguards against the feared year 2000 computer problems. A special semi­ nar was held in the fall to attempt to out­ line what could happen and what may be done to limit any possible damage. • City government said hello and good­ bye to a total of four council members. One good-bye went to Evelyn Brower, who retired at the end of 1997 and was replaced .by DavUl Mclnytre in the Third Ward, The other good-bye wasn’t anticipated, as Deb Dorcy left to move to Florida with her family. She was replaced Dy Donald Tubbs, co-owner of the new bed and breakfast located next to the formet City Hall building on South Broadway. The dedication ceremonies for the new City Hall, located inside what used to be MainStreet Savings Bank at the Master plan and land use likely to be on county’s menu in 1999 by Elai.ie Gilbert Assistant Editor Developing a new overall county master plan to blueprint provisions for future roads, future sewer systems and power needs and general development is a Barry County Board of Commissioners goal that Chairman Jim Bailey would like to see ma­ terialize. In fact, the board last week set aside SIO.(XX) for that purpose. Currently. Bailey said, "we have pans of a master plA. In planning and zoning, we’ve rewor« the master plan with the townships invWejI. knowing (within each I what areds art^gorng io be l^r commercial development afid what are not... We haven’t put together, planning and zoning, sewers NEWS of your area can be read each week in The Hastings BANNER Call 948-8051 to SUBSCRIBE! and laid it all together and I do see a need for that.’* Another goal is to develop a land use plan and Bailey wants county citizens, pos­ sibly through ballot proposals, to have the final say on what they want Barry- County to look like in the future. 1-ind use ties in with the master plan, he noted. “It (land use) shouldn't be necessarily what I wan..” Bailey continued. "I might have some good ideas that might be used, but it needs to be what all the constituents want." He would like the board to set aside fund mg tor domrifissioners to travel to states in other parts of the country to study land use plans that have been successful for others Io date, a local group has traveled to tht Eastern pan of the nation and were "ex­ cited" about what they learned there. How ever. Bailey thinks it’s important to "go It states like Wisconsin and Minnesota tha are primarily rural and have lakes and beau liful scenery and are experiencing growl! pains, too I'd look to see what are they do­ ing in those areas compared to us." He’c also like to know what Illinois. Indiana ant Ohio are doing w ith land use and to g< West where they are doing "really different' land use planning. After the travel study is completed. Bai Icy said he would like the options reviewei with citizens. After selecting the best.op­ tions. the choices could be presented as bal- See MASTER PLAN, continued page 12 Hastings investing in updated, more efficient computer system by David T. Young The city has said hello and good-bye to tour public servants in the last year. Council member Evelyn Brower retired at the end of 1997 and Deb Dorcy. shown above with Mayor Frank Campbell, moved to Florida. They were replaced by David McIntyre and Donald Tubbs, respectively corner of State Street and Michigan Avenue, was helc before a delayed Mayor Exchange Day with Sturgis. Editor The Hastings City Council is spending at least $50,000 next year to make sure the city's computer system is efficient, up to dale and ready for when 1999 changes into the year 2(XX). The council Monday night approved three expenditure requests: • One of $20,309 to Secant Technologies to update software, enhance the computer network and safe access to the Internet for employees at City Hall • A second for between $27,000 and $32,000 to Plante & Moran to provide consulting services help city employees resolve accounting software problems and make accounting operations more efficient • A third, for $6,000. to Century Migra­ tion Services Inc. for services to make sure the city’s non-computer systems are Y2K compliant. Some of the expenses already had been anticipated. For example, all but $8,309 had been budgeted already for the request from Secant and the $6.(KM) for Century Migration was approved al a previous council meeting. Mayor Frank Campbell, who admitted that le is "computer illiterate. ' couldn't conceal his worries over spending money needlessly He ask if there is any recourse or a way to withhold a portion of the money until city staff is satisfied the com­ puter work has been done correctly He said, about paying all the money up front for software updates and assurance of Y2K compliance. It it tails, were out a lot of money City Manager Howard Penrod said, how­ ever. that "Everything on this list is ?K compliant" Campbell also said he'd like to %ee the city arrange lor a backup generator in Penrod said that having the Y2K assess­ ment done is like having an insurance pol­ icy against lawsuits against the city in case of failures of services. He said the assessment will show ' that we did as much as possible to make sure we are compliant... I personally believe we don't have a choice. We have to do it." Councilman Barry Wood agreed, saying. "We have to buy that insurance policy." Councilman David Jasperse echoed. "You have to show that you tried to be prepared for the problem." rhe city manager said. "We need an inde­ pendent evaluation by a reputable com­ pany.. We have to assure the public that we’re doing our jobs." Mayor Pro Tem Miriam White said. "We could easily spend as much as $6.(MM)" on one lawsuit Councilman Donald Tubbs said. "We need to protect ourselves from something that could potentially be a problem." While discussing Plante & Moran's pro­ posed services. Penrod emphasized that the city's soft ware* provider. Resource Informa­ tion Systems of Eaton Rapids, is not being "tired" by the city, as erroneously reported in the Banner last fall. "We didn t fire our software vendor." he said "We were displeased (with the ser­ vice!. but they < Resource Information Sys­ tem*! have spent a lot of time to make things right There have been great im­ provement " In other hitstnexx at Mondus niithl'x incftunt. the council • Decided to prioritize eight proposed projects for grants from the Michigan De­ partment of Transportation's ILA-21 pro­ gram to determine which would be the best to apply tor If any arc approved, the city would have to pay a 2<> percent match Hi-.- project* include hikc-pcdestnan path computer chip-controlled service* cr.oh lx- boii*lniclion from Industrial Paik Drive cause ot the change from l*><M i.. the year we*l to 2<HM» east to the city limits, pedestrian safety But the mayor said he * not buying into the doomsday theory about "I was told that my toaster would stop but I know 12 other ways to make toast and none of them involve a computer ' he said. "I think we can function tin case ot crashes! “I just need assurances we an n't getting npped off " \irport. from Michigan Avenue improvements from Suite Road to its inter­ section with Streetscape North Broadway. landscaping, including lighting, banners, plantings and sidewalks from Slate Street to the north city limits, from South H.mover and Green to State Street and from the south city limits to South Hanover-Green Street, sidewalks from State Street at the industrial park to the west city limits and improvements such as lighting, plantings and historical theme structures at the North Broadway bridge over the Thornapple River. The list will be prioritized by the coun­ cil’s next meeting Jan. 11. • Adopted an ordinance that will allow changes in the order in which certain phases of the Meadow Stone residential housing project will be completed. For ex­ ample. the developers will be able to com­ plete more mobile homes before they fin­ ish apartments. The ordinance also stipu­ lates that Barfield Drive be completed by June 1999 • Hired McNamee. Porter and Seeley of Grand Rapids to rebuild the plant blowers at the waste water treatment plant at a cost of about $9,260. • Authorized Police Chief Jerry Saner to buy two Ford Police Interceptor patrol cars at $20,208 apiece to replace two aging ve­ hicles. Sarver also is being asked to look into the possibility of leasing in the future. • Approved requests from the local YMCA to use Fish Hatchery Park and Bob King Park for activities such as youth baseball and softball, adult softball, sum­ mer playground ;ind roller hockey White asked if there was any time for the public at large to use facilities for some­ thing like a neighborhood pickup game. It was noted that people can use park fa­ cilities during the day Jasperse said. I he < YMCA) schedule, to my knowledge isn't any different than it has been all along." • Agreed to lease space in the industrial incubator to the Great Lakes Racers Club al S<»2<> a month on a monthly basis until a more permanent tenant comes on board Hastings Economic Development Direc­ tor I Joseph Rahn said. "I think it’s a pretty flexible situation. At least it'll give us some revenue rather than leave the sp;ice vacant." • Agreed to have a preliminary budget workshop Monday. Jan IS. Io adopt the schedule for the 1999-2(88) budget calendar • Decided to have a workshop on the au­ dit with accountants Plan; A Moran al b 15 pm Monday. Jan II. before the council's regular meeting �The Hastings Banne* - Thursday December 31 1998 - Page 3 Financial ups and downs highlight school year in Hastings by Mary Warner Staff Writer The financial status ot the Hastings Area School System in the 1998 calendar year may best be described as. The Lord giveth. lhe government taketh away." In February of 1998. lhe school district received word that it would receive S6I6.IXM) from the state as pan of a state­ wide settlement of a civil suit filed by a number of schools. The suit, called the Du­ rant case, claimed that the state should pay for programs it requires school districts to pros ide. such as special education The Michigan Supreme Court agreed, and rather than wait to be sued by schools not involved m the original suit, lhe State Legislature decided io pay every remaining school in the state a settlement sum. There was. of course, a catch. Slate aid for lhe 1998-99 school year would be frozen so funds could be set aside for Du­ rant payments. That meant an estimated loss of some $522,000 to the Hastings School District, offsetting increased revenue because of Du­ rant funding. However, school officials were happy in March to see voters back a millage renewal vote that meant the district would retain $1.66 million in revenues. The vote was to renew 18 mills of non-homestead property lax. and voters approved it by a wide mar­ gin. 863 voting yes and 212 voting no. This past fall, it looked like the district was going to he able to recoup some of its losses due to the freezing of state aid when lhe legislature decided at lhe last minute to allocate additional aid to individual school districts. The district was given $171,890. But again, the pendulum effect kicked in. and an enrollment shortfall offset the sup­ plemental slate aid. The final fail count was down 21 students, which affected the projected budgel revenues. The Barry Intermediate School District, playing Santa Claus in October, decided to turn over its share of the Durant settlement funds, giving the district an additional $128,943. Bell-tightening continued, and by the end of the year the district was able to give taxpayers a break. A portion of lhe bonds issued to pay for a $22 million construc­ tion and renovation project for the district was refinanced at a lower interest rate, sav­ ing taxpayers some $373.(XX) in interest. More bond refinancing is expected for 1999 Meanwhile, the coming millenium con­ tinues to be marked by increased vigilance on the part of school districts when it comes to safety issues. The 1997-98 school year was the first time dog searches were undertaken in high school and middle school in an attempt to cut down on the use and possession of illegal substances. Also this past year, lhe school board ap­ proved the purchase of a security camera system for the front and back parking lots and driveway areas at Hastings High School. The move was made to combat an increase in vandalism. . And most notably, a deputy from the Harry County Sheriffs Department will be spending one day a week al lhe middle school, acting as a liaison between the sheriffs department and school system. "Deputy Dar Ixaf" is attempting to give students a more positive image of police­ men and also help cut down on undesirable behaviors, such as drug use. vandalism, truancy and violence. Academically. Hastings students and ad­ ministrators continued to work hard to achieve higher scores on lhe Michigan Ed­ ucation Assessment (MEAP) tests and also tried new. innovative academic programs. This past May. MEAP scores for founhand seventh-graders were up from previous years, with the exception of seventh grade story reading. High school juniors taking the revised high school proficiency test (now called the high school MEAP lest) were glad the test was shorter and hud more realistic expecta­ tions of them academically, according to Dave Arnold, director of educational ser­ vices. The revisions paid off in higher scores, with 72 5 percent meeting or ex­ ceeding state standards m math. 68.8 meet­ ing or exceeding state standards in reading. 68.6 percent in science and 26 4 percent in writing. An innovative academic program called "Freshman Academy" did much to get freshmen in the high school off to a good start. The program, possibly lhe only one of its kind as far as assistant principal Mike Schneiderhan can tell, has boosted overall academic performance of ninth­ graders and helped ease their transition from junior high to high school. Also at the high school, teachers contin­ ued to find innovative ways to work with block scheduling, which gives them more lime in the classroom but also creates chal­ lenges as far as organization and planning are concerned. Through m-ser ices and read­ ing. the teachers are beginning to focus more on leaching according to research on how the brain best assimilates information A new all-day. alternate day kindergarten schedule instituted to help kindergartners get acclimated to the all-day academic world was well received by most parents, accord­ ing to a survey taken last spring A tradi­ tional half-day program was kept at one of lhe elememanes and it too received high marks In order to keep up with continuing aca- High school manufacturing technology students make art easels. Eighih graders (from left) Amy Steele. Trent Smith and Josh Meyers learned about computer careers during the first annual Career Fair. demic advances, second-graders in all the elementanes were given keyboarding in­ struction. and school improvement goals continue to include upgrading of students* computer skills at all levels. This past fall, students and staff were treated to a new and improved student pro­ duction of the daily morning announce­ ments called "Saxon Scene." With the help of "Le Monstre" delivering sports news, the students are receiving rave reviews from faculty and peers alike. School improvement continues district­ wide with work being done to ensure the safety of students in school and the institu­ tion of new marketing strategies, such as "Coffee with Administrators.’* which gives members of lhe community a chance to chat informally with school staff on any number of topics. The staff also is working to promote more global awareness and line arts oppor­ tunities for students, is emphasizing char­ acter values through a "respect and respon­ sibility" focus, and continues to promote partnerships between the schools and the community. Special programming also enhanced aca­ demics this past year Some of them in­ cluded a visit to Central Elementary of a portable planetarium, which allowed stu­ dents to lake a trip through the solar sys­ tem from the relative comfort of the Cen­ tral gymnasium. Central was also lhe scene of a visit from a group of robots and their leader. Tom Swenson of Mobile Ed Productions, who told students that robots will be doing everything from delivering mail to per­ forming surgeries in the new millennium Also at Central, children s book author Shirley Neitzel read to st idents and taught them a little bit about writing during a special presentation Star Elementary’ students learned about history through a unique medium — his­ tone dolls depicting characters in American history Hastings Middle School students were urged to become team players and gel good grades during a Detroit Pistons assembly featuring lhe director ot the Pistons bas­ ketball camps and clinics and the Pistons mascot Hooper. Eighth-graders from lhe middle school also participated in the first annual Career Fair al Kellogg Community College. Pro­ fessionals from a number i f different fields were able to give them first-hand informa­ tion about their jobs during the event. Good dooby of the year award goes to lhe students in Jason Hoefler s sixth and eighth hour manufacturing technology classes, who designed and produced 57 adjustable art easels for use by high school and elemen­ tary art students Second good dooby award goes to lhe Pierce Foundation, which contributed $50,000 toward construction of a new soc­ cer field behind the high school. The music program continued to provide students with a chance to develop their skills and provided much entertainment to area residents in lhe form of concerts and special presentations. This past September, those who desired could sit in the Hastings football stadium and listen to a number of band* performing during the Hastings Marching Band Invitational. Band boosters continued to support their children. This year, the boosters raised money by selling HHS car Hags and house banners for lhe first time. And while the big news last year was completion of renovation and construction projects, including the building of a new elementary , this year students were particu­ larly happy to go outside during recess and play on new equipment purchased and put up through the collaborative efforts of PTOs. staff and other volunteers. There is still news from the construction project, however: The new elementary. Star, was recognized for its unique architectural de­ sign by being featured in the November 1998 issue of American School and Uni­ versity. an architectural magazine. Personnel changes included the moving up of high school principal Steve Harbison to the position of director of operational services, taking the place of retiring Al Francik Tim Johnson took Harbison’s place at the helm of the high school And lastly, some notes on the staff and students themselves • High school teacher Jeff Simpson was See SCHOOLS, continued page 12 Star School received national recognition through a profile in an architectural magazine �Page 4 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 1998 FINANCIAL LETTERS from our readers... FOCUS It’s time to boycott the Detroit Lions furnished by . Marti D. Christensen ot Edward Jones and Co. To the editor: It's almost 1999 and it’s time for the playoffs to start. Where are the Detroit Lions? I checked out the last half of the Detroit and Baltimore game Sunday. As I watched the progress of the third and fourth quarters. I said where is Barry Sanders I have always thought that football players were supposed to know how to tackle the opposing ball carriers. If so. certain defensive backs (namely Kevin Abrams) should go back to school and learn the proper way to tackle. What a joke qf a performance! I watched the progress of the offensive linemen or should I say the lack of progress. That unit should give back all of their salaries for not performing for most of the season. The Detroit Lions' needs are almost loo Mutual Funds: Cost to buy vs. cost to own There's an old song with a memorable saying in its refrain: "The best things in life arc free " The lyrics refer to the great out­ doors the beauty of the stars, a hike up a mountain or the sound of the surf Nature's gifts arc free to enjoy, but when it comes to man-made institutions, there is a different old saying that fits the bill ■'There’s no such thing as a free lunch " That adage applies to no-load mutual funds. A lot of people select this type of in­ vestment believing that "no load" means "no cost.’’ If you’re one of those investors, you may want to compare the cost to buy vs. the cost to own Sales fees - the cost to buy - arc a one­ time expense Annual expenses - the cost to own arc ongoing and take the biggest bite over the long run Every mutual fund has annual expenses. The most obvious arc fees paid to the fund\ investment adviser, as well as marketing, advertising and distribution charges. Other fees include normal operating costs, such as office space, staff and equipment Such ex­ penses ate not charged directly to a share­ holder's account, but are deducted from the fund's assets. This means that there is less money for shareholder returns. Lower ex­ penses result in more money for sharehold­ ers over the long term Although no-load funds may not charge an up-front fee. their annual expenses can have a significant negative impact on your return, so it’s important to consider care­ fully the annual expenses of any type of fund You can find information about a fund's expenses in the condensed financial information of the prospectus or in the fund’s annual report. It’s generally de­ scribed as the "ratio of expense to average net assets**’ and is listed for current and past years. The average industry expense ratio for a growth fund is 1.46 percent as calculated by CDA/Wicscnbcrgcr The average for a growthnind-income fund is 1.42 percent, and for taxable fixed-income funds, it is 1.19 percent Statistics from Lipper Ana­ lytical Services show the average no-load fund has an expense ratio of 1.32 percent. If you arc considering a fund with a 2 percent expense ratio, which is quite com­ mon. look for that added expense to cat into your profits. For example, compare two funds Fund A has a 05 percent annual ex­ pense. and Fund B's annual expense is 2 percent Each cams a hypothetical 15 per­ cent average compound total return over a five-year penod For a $ 10,000 investment. Fund As expenses would be $365 over the period, but Fund B's would be $1,460. Annual expenses arc an annual “deduc­ tion’* from your fund's performance. If a no-load mutual fund has a higher expense ratio than a load fund, you may not be sav­ ing money over the long run. Over mean­ ingful periods of time, the advantage of low Keep Your Friends and Relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To Subscribe, call us at.. annual expanses will easily overcome the up-front sales charge, even before consider­ ing the performance of the fund Whether you arc considering a mutual fund or already own an account, ask the fund tp run an expense study for your ex­ amination so you can sec what the cost to own is over the long term, compared to lhe cost to buy. Since mutual funds arc long­ term investments, you should focus on the real issue: performance over lime The following prices are from the close ot business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week Amentech Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Coca Cola D 8 N Financial Daimler Chrysler Dow Chemical Enon Family Dollar Fest Financial Bancorp Ford General Motors Dn'otcd to the interests of Barry County Since 18 56 79 63 68-1/4 47-11/16 69-5/16 23-7/8 98-9/16 91-9/16 75-5/8 20-7/8 28-1/16 59-1/4 73-1/2 ♦5-11/16 +3-1/16 +3-3/4 ♦1/16 ♦1-7/8 +3/16 ♦6-1/16 +4-9/16 ♦11/16 +1-5/8 -3/16 +3-3/8 ■3® — A recent announcement that the Cargill Corporation would buy the grains division of Continental Grains will do nothing to enhance market competition for indepen­ dent producers. ’ll is no secret to those in production agri­ culture that they face a vertically integrated, concentrated and monopolistic market place. This situation would be dramatically compounded by a takeover of Continental Grains grain division by the Cargill Corpo- Parents shouldn’t neglect children Dear editor: 17-1/2 187-1/8 +4-7/8 48-13/16 -7/16 83-3/4 +6-3/4 14-13/16 ♦7/8 Kmart Kellogg Company 34-9/16 ♦3/4 McDonalds 77 ♦1/8 Sears 41-1/8 -5/16 Simpson Industries 8-7/8 ■3/4 Southeast Meh Gas 16-3/8 +5/8 Spartan Motors 5-15/16 •3/8 TCF Financial 23 •1/16 56-7/8 +1-7/8 Upjohn Gold •1.75 286 35 Silver 4 97 ♦ 04 Dow Jones Ind Ave 9320 98 ♦27632 Volume 582.000.000 -101 000.000 Hastings Mlg IBM XPenney Johnson 8 Johnson Hello, my name is Knstcn McAvoyFilarski and I’m a eighth-grader at Colum­ bia Middle School in Irrigon. Oregon. Our Language Art class is writing letters to edi­ tors around the country in hopes of getting published. Why do parents neglect their children? They make us then forget us. It s not fair! I come from a family where my dad doesn't call or write to my brother and me. I don't get it. Some people can’t even have children. Then there arc some pconlc that don’t even want the children. Also they don’t want to support thtm Sincerely. Krjstcn McAvoy-Filarski Irrigon. Oregon Write Us A Letter: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of 'cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there Is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • 'Crossfire' letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. 616-945-9554 HastingsBaNNER Farm market concentration devastating To the editor: - STOCKS AT4T numerous to count, but here i» a stab • Fire all of the assistants this week • Release or find someone who will lake Jim Pyne. Mike Compton. Abrams. Bry ant Westbrook. Tracy Scroggins and Mark Spmdler • lari quarterback Frank Retch retire and allow Scott Mitchell to be unprotected. The Lions don't want Mitchell hack anyway. • Then quietly package deals for Herman Moore and Sanders. You say why dump these players. The reasons are that high management wants to dump their huge salaries so that the team can gel a new bunch of players, A cheap way or scheme is to do a Florida Marlins' lire sale. • Take all these transactions and pick up as many draft choices and free agents ration The Farmers Union is asking President Clinton, the Justice Department and lhe Federal Trade Commission to stop this accelerated, further concentration of agri­ culture's markets For some time, the Farmers Union has urged appointment of a presidential panel to investigate all aspects of concentration involving seed companies, chemicals, grain and livestock handling corporations This nations farmers and rural communities have already been devastated by flawed farm policy, trade agreements and govern­ ment acquiescence in allowing such con­ centration of agricultural markets Estimates arc that the Carg».l takeover of the Continental Grain Division would give Cargill a 40 to 45 percent control of grain exports leaving the Gulf of Mexico and 500 million bushels of gram storage capacity Carl Mcllvain. President. Michigan Farmers Union Hastings as the Lions can (This time the Li/.px should make sure they get good fr$c agents) Back to the assistant coaches, it’s tir^e to look at former professional players that know the game. Or go for lhe top programs collegiate assistants. Assistants make or break a team's season, it loc^s like this current group was not reaMy together Maybe head coach Bobby Roys should look at himself too. >t| Football is Emotion — Where is the Lions* emotion? It looks like many players just play for the sake of playing around here. A short note to Mr. William Clqy Ford— See all of these fans in your seats. Look again! Unless changes are made and fast, look for attendance figures of l|X) and 200 and not 60.000 and 80,000. Mr Ford, does the Lions* season efforts m4et your QI requirements?... I think net. | The silent majority of loyal fans ^re sick and tired of status quo and a "just iet by" policy. We the fans have built the Pontiac Silverdome and a practice facility that isn't even paid for yet. Now. they want to move bsk downtown into a new stadium at ffte taxpayers* and fans' expense. Why should we ever go to another Lions* game, especially if the management doesn't even care? When we do go. the seats will be more expensive anyway. It's time to hold a boycott of thrte years. No one in the seats, no 0.6e watching or listening to any LidLc games. The boycott should also include Lions* apparel and merchandise. Maybe this action will spread throughout all of professional sporfs. That's people power al its finest. If anyone would like to put this letter on the Internet, feel free. Know Your Legislators U.S. Senate Spencer Abraham, Republican. 105 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington D C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Rutsell Senate Qfficp Building. Washington D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: no Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional representative. U.S. Congress Peter Hoekstra, Republican, 2nd District (Thornapple. Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Prairieville and Barry townships and the lower third of Hope Township), 1124 Longworth House Office Building, the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-4401. Linda Kaiser, district representative. 42 W. 10th St. Holland. Mich. 49423, phone 395-0030. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District. (Irving. Carlton, Woodland. Rutland, Hastings and Castleton townships, the city of Hastings, the upper two-thirds of Hope Township and a tiny portion of Baltimore Township), 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington D C. 20515-2203. phone (202) 225-3831. fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. Nick Smith, Republican. 7th District (Maple Grove. Johnstown and Assyria townships and most of Baltimore Township), the United States House of Representatives. 306 Cannon House. Washington D.C. 20515, phone (202) 225-6276. Charlotte district office: 121 South Cochran Ave., phone (517) 543­ 0055. District field representative Sara Linsmeier. President’s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. John Engler, Repubican. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Joanne Emmons. Republican. 23rd District (all of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. P.O. Box 30036. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3760. State Representative Terry Geiger. Republican. 87th District (all of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30014. Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842. . ~~—: Public Opinion think a public official's private life should hrv I to serve, or is characters crucial issue firyratuA Published by Halting! Banner, Inc. A Ovicn of J Ad G'aph>c« me ’952N Broadway Hatting M' 49058 0602 (818) 945 9554 John Jacoba Vice President Joyce Ryan Stephen Jacoba Secretary • NEWSROOM • David T Young ,Edtwi Eiame Gilbert tAMisurt Eohm Helen Mudry Shelly Suiser Mary Warner Patncia Johns James Jensen Shawn a Hubbar th Ruth Zachary ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT asrttas*; Scott Omrncn Jet’v Johnson C'HOy ? Ne.n Dan Buetge Subscription Rate* S25 pef v».r «n Bar’, County S2’ p»** year «n ao»o-n.ng counties POSTMASTtA S« ’'d .ida,-*'S .f jnqes’-j PC Sc. B M43tmgs Mt 49058 0€02 'A person s private life taouM tarn no bearing on it. 1 believe a person's willingness to terse should be based on bis or her ability to perform in that position.' Steve Jacobs. Hastings Ainu Kruger, Woodland: Dennis Mapes. Nashville: Denise Murray, Lake Odessnt "Yes. it has a Ng bearing on what they do and what they represent in their official capacity. They sfuaild be above reproach. If the/te not clean in their private life, how can they do right by us in a public office-" 'll does, but it doesn't because the question is. how fer do you dig Into a person s lifeT 'Absolutely. 1 consider the character and lhe private life of lhe person on the balk*.* . �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 1998 - Page 5 Economic development big step for county board in ‘98 by Elaine Gilbert Assisftmf Editor No major waves rocked the Barry County Board of Commissioners during 1998. Board Chairman Jim Bailey said, and that has enabled lhe board io make directional progress in several areas. One of the biggest steps is that a pro­ posed plan for county-wide economic de­ velopment is finally headed in the right di­ rection. he said. This is because of lhe board’s decision to hire former State Repre­ sentative Robert Bender's company. Bender & Associates, to study the local possibili­ ties and make recommendations for an eco­ nomic development strategy. The firm surveyed commissioners, other governmental officials and business and community leaders for opinions and as a result a county-wide Development Alliance 'Board of Directors, comprised of eight vot­ ing members from the public and prn.ite sectors, probably will be in place as M»on as March. The alliance would serve as a long-term mechanism for planned county development Bender said the County wide Develop­ ment Alliance organizational plan would balance economic and social benefits, build healthy communities and preserve natural resources The entity is expected to reflect the di­ verse interests of the entire county. The hean of the plan calls for four Al­ liance Board members to be from the pri­ vate (business and agriculture) sector and four from the public sector, representing the county, townships, city of Hastings and villages. A county-wide Alliance Development professional would be hired and w ould be j non-voting member of the board, according “ ...from our readers Humans created to live for God (Jo the editor: Did you miss Him? Was there any room .in your heart for the Chr.st of Christmas? t He is the image of the invisible God. the first bom of all creation; for in Him all ..thihgs were created, in heaven and on earth. visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities all things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things and in him all ,,things hold together He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the first bom from the dead, that in everything ,.hc might be pre-eminent. For in Him. all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, mak­ ing peace by the blood of his cross. Col 1:15-20. Il follows that both mind and heart belong to God After all the very first com­ I If mandment is "love the Lord your God with all your heart." and we never really live nat­ urally until we return to God Neither will the world unless we submit it. Humans were created to live for God not themselves, and the world was created to manifest Gods glory, not reflect Satan’s ugliness. Though we are free to challenge God's design, to adopt and adapt to inferior and self destructive patterns of living, we need to return to God. He has summoned us to participate in the redemptive process. Join us the beginning Thursday of each new month First United Methodist Church. Green Street. 12:15 to 12:45 to pray for our community and country (Excerpts taken from The Adventure" Putting Energy into your walk with God: Jerry Siltscr.) Joyce Kelly Hastings RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING . . \ . I.......................... . r TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: . ; PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance will be held on Wednesday. January 20. 1999. commencing at 7IX) o'clock p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan /Mliance Board) going to do a good job? Time will tell on that." Concerning the selection of Alliance Board members. Bailey said Bender has an excellent idea to block out the names, ad­ dresses and job lilies of candidates and just look al their qualifications. "...Quite frankly, if you want what’s best for the county, you want the best out there for Barry County," Bailey said. "If four of them end up (living) in a 10 mile square area. Then so be it. If you want what’s best for the county, that’s what’s best for Barry County." He also noted. "We have good people from every comer of this county." Financially speaking, the county is con­ cluding *98 on a strong note with an ex­ pected SI.28 million general fund balance. "We’ve done an excellent job again with tlie budget and that benefits every citizen in the county." Bailey said. "Should some­ thing come up and we need those funds, we have it in reserve now." Several major county projects were com­ pleted in ’QS. such as the board's involve­ ment in a cooperative venture to preserve the historic McKeown Bridge and the de­ velopment of a small county park at lhe site and the completion of an expansion at the county jail. A personal disappointment for Bailey that tinged lhe year was that his proposal for a county sports and recreation complex never materialized, but the idea is not dead, he said. An issue that spouted in December. 1997 and remained unresolved through *98 may erupt next year in a court battle. A Circuit Court date is set in January regarding lhe lawsuit the county board, the Southwest Barry County Sewer and Waler Authority, and the County Board of Public Works tiled against engineering firms and contrac­ The County Board financed lhe system with a SI2.5 million municipal bond sale oacked by tlie county's full faith and credit. One of lhe biggest problems is that lhe system, as it was designed or built, does not keep the influent (sewage entering lhe treatment plant) at or above 10 degrees centigrade during certain times, especially during winter months, officials have said. Consequently, microbes cannot effectively break down lhe nitrogen at the cooler tem­ perature. The suit alleges that the influent is colder than it should be because "as de­ signed and/or constructed, the influent wastewater spends considerable time ex­ posed to outside air. below grade, and/or at an inadequate depth." A spokesperson for the lead engineering firm of the Delton area sewer project has said that the firm has absorbed "tens of thousands of dollars" for the cost of its ser­ vices in trying corrective measures for lhe treatment plant. The spokesperson has said the firm has made corrective recommenda­ tions from the beginning of the troubles, but that the suggestions weren’t always implemented. Last year. Bailey thought the possibili­ ties were good that the sewage system is­ sue could be resolved before it got to court. But now. he said. "I think we ll see it go to court... That’s the unfortunate pan. Where it will go from there, we ll have to wait and see. There’s $12 million of money al stake and they've got a system that's not functioning, so that has to be corrected." The defendants ’’have tried to settle; they would like to settle." Bailey said. "First off. we haven’t had enough cold weather to assess the system to see if any of the things we’ve done are going to work If they don't work, of course we don t want to settle We want something that works and that's not going to cost the users a huge increase. They've paid enough.’ Bai­ ley said The good thing. I think, thats come out of it (the lawsuit) is that they (Wall Lake area citizens) didn't realize that actually were on the same wave length as the peo­ ple down there un the Delton area) We want the system working right within the limits that it’s supposed to be. doing what it says it w ill do... * l he County Board took possession of the former Hastings city hall building and . its adjoining property and parking loi last summer. The board had purchased the sue in 1997 for S425.OOO after months of ne­ gotiations. The city sold the building to re­ locate to larger quarters at the corner of State and Michigan streets. The purchase enabled the county to dis­ continue leasing parking lot spaces in sev­ eral locations around Hastings to comply with the city’s parking requirements for the Courts & Law Building. The former city hall building is vacant, and no decision will be made on its use un­ til the county's space needs study is com­ pleted. Bailey said. "Commissioners have differences of opinion on what we're going to do with it. Personally. 1 didn't buy the building to do anything to it." he said. "In my opinion, we needed the property. We needed the space, not just for parking, but for future space needs. He said perhaps the county would need to renovate the building in the future or would use the property to build a new structure in the future that would not be offensive to the downtown area. Some of the ideas for its use have in­ cluded moving a county department into the old city hall or renting lhe building. "Personally. I would rather see us rent it out. Il would make some nice law offices," Bailey said. "...Before we make any decisions about what to move over there, we need to see what the space needs study dictates." he said. One unusual decision by the board was See COUNTY, continued page 12 event 49«r 1 Consideration of the application of Dennis Thiss for rezonmg of property located at 2110 W Gun Lake Road, described as RUTLAND TWP BEG AT PT ON E LI SEC 14­ 3 9 00 DEG 13 19- W 1808 22 FT FR NE COR SAID SEC 14 TH SOO DEG 13’19-WALE SEC LI 167 63 FT TH N 88 DEG 49 40' W 238 85 FT TH N 00 DEG 23 09* E 164 70 FT TH S 89 DEG 20 14' 3 328 34 FT TO POB For 36 Months 1 5 I 4.9% APR This property is currently zoned "CF Office Commercial District The applicant seeks rezonmg lo the *RR' Rural Residential District ...Odown 2 Consideration of the application of David Dykstra tor rezonmg of property located on the northwest corner south of M37 at the intersection of M37 and Irving Road, described as RUTLAND TWP COM N 02 DEG 51 40* w 1105 96 FT FR SW COR SEC 4-3-9 FOR POB TH N 02 DEG 51 40‘ W 1130 09 FT TO CNTRLI HWY M-37 TH SELY AL SO CNTR U 530 FT AL ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS BEING 3819 72 FT CENTRAL ANGLE 07 DEG 57- 00’ & CHORD BEARING S 61 DEG 07 36’ E 529 58 FT TH SELY 476 31 FT AL ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS BEING 3819 72 FT CENTRAL ANGLE 07 DEG 08 41‘ & CHORD BEARING S 53 DEG 34 45' E 476 FT AL SO CNTRLI TH S 50 DEG 00 25" E 611 94 FT AL SD CNTRLI IRVING RD TH S 05 DEG 01 25' E 752 36 FT AL SD CNTRLI TO CNTRLI IRV ING RD TH S 89 DEG 30 36' W 534 FT TH N 43 DEG 32 ir W 32 35 FT TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LI OF SHORE HATHAWAY LAKE TH FOLLOWING SD TRA­ VERSE LI NWlY TO POB $100 ANNIN IBS 36 Month. 36.000 Mie Lease Cash Due at Sgnrg . ..$413.57 4 12 SO Down • $198 par Monti • Automate This property is currently zoned 'RE* Rural Estates Residential The applicant seeks rezonmg to the R1" Single Family Residential District 36 Month. 36.000 Mde Lease Cash Due at Sgnrtg .41.22035 3. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission 1 Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours and that copies ot the Zoning Ordinance and or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing ; PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that lhe Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make tls 'ecommendation to the Rutland Charte' Township Board accordingly, either al or following the public hearing J PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabd rties Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact me Township Clerk at the address or telephone num­ ber listed below All interested persons are invited to be present at me aforesaid time and place to take pan m the discusson on the above proposed amendments BARBARA BEDFORD. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (616) 948-2194 9 9 LI 9 $500 Down • $345 Per Month • 4th Door Available • 5 Star Crash Rating"’* • With Comfort Group PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use i tors who designed and built die Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System in the Delton area l he Greater \\ all l .ake As­ sociation. representing about 2xti property owners who are connected to the Southwest Barry County Sewer project, also has been allowed to intervene as a plaintiff in the suit. The systems treatment plant has not consistently functioned properly since it was built in 1993 to serve 1.700 customers in part of Hope. Barry. Prairieville and Johnstown townships and the town of Del­ ton. SEE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FORD DEALER BEFORE THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY CLOSES. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered indude, in bnef. the following ; to ilk* recommended plan We gained a lol of ground on that with Bender Associates helping.’ Bailey said during a recent interview ". We have a di­ rection that we re going to go. I think we re pretty much all in agreement on how it should be structured. You walk into it pos­ itive and the board supports |(X> percent of that. I think it will be successful. The only questions that we have is the acceptance by the public, is it good or is it bad? Is it (lhe w/r For 36 Months 19 9 9 1.9% APR • Standard Features: Air Conditioning, Aluminum Wheels, AM/FM Cassette NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY FOR LOWEST APR •FOR COMPLETE LEASE INFORMATION, CALL 1-877-MICH-FORD "49 APR financing <.ar>es by credit worthiness as determined by Ford Credit 4 9°o APR for 36 mos at 529 93 mo $1 000 financed with 10% down payment •" 1 9 - APR financing varies by credit worthiness as determined by Ford Credit 1 9% APR for 36 mos at 520 60 mo $1 DOO financed with 10% down payment •••• Driver and Front Passenger Crash Test Government data only useful m comparing models within 500 lbs Dealer participation may affect savings Residency restrictions apply Take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 1<14'99 X Your Neighborhood FORD Dcalct www michiqanford com �Page 6 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 1998 Mrs. Rea was preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter. Christa Ferree, three brothers. Elwood Cummins. Harry Cummins, and Elias Cummins; one sister. Hazel (Cummins) Berryman. Mrs. Rea is survived by her husband. Charles M. Rea of Assyria Township; son. Charles H (Janet) Rea of Wyoming; daughter. Sharon (Gayion) Ford of Union City; son. Michael Scott (Linda) Rea of Battle Creek; son. John F. (Beth) Rea of Battle Creek; son. Richard A. Rea of Scotts; son. James E. (Denise) Rea of Assyria Township. 17 grandchildren. 11 great grandchildren. Funeral Services for Mrs. Rea were held Wednesday. December 30. 1998 at the Bachman Hcbblc Funeral Chapel. Pastor James Roberts of Fulton Christian Church officiated. Interment will take place in Fon Custer National Cemetery. Ross Township. Memorials may be made to the Christa Ferree Scholarship Fund. Battle Creek Community Foundation. Elberta Jane Rea (Cummins) BELLEVUE ■ Mrs. Elberta Jane Rea (Cummins), age XI). of Bellevue, passed away Thursday. December 24. 1998 al Mercy Pavilion. She was bom January 25. 1918 in Baltic Creek, lhe daughter of Harry & Mary (Miller) Cummins. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. She has been a Lacey area resident her entire life. She was employed by Kellogg’s in packing during World War II. the Battle Creek Sanitarium as a cook, and then the Battle Creek Community Action Agency for ten years as a cook, retiring in 1983. She married Charles M. Rea on June 1. 1943 in Kingman. Arizona She enjoyed sewing, reading, genealogy, quilting, driving her car and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was a very hard worker. Wata/Up JiapetAe*.. .at the church of your choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings Area churches available for your convenience... rtxvstvniEu fyyiily church 2601 Ukc> Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sieve Olmstead (616) 75M-3O2I church phone Sunday Service M 30 a m . Sunday School 11 f>0 am. Sunday I vrnmg Service 6 00 pm. Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6 30 p m CEDAR ( REEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . K mi South. Pas­ tor Brest Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-554? Sunday School it 10 00 am. W'orship 1100 am. I.vetting Service at 6 00 p m . Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 pm ST. ANDREWS INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH Meeting al 502 1- Bond St (Hast­ ings Church of God Building) 9 a m Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays I92K prayer book used at all services For more infor­ mation call 948-9327 or Rev David T I lustwick, vicar at 948­ 9604 St Andrew s is a part of the Independent Anglican Church ( anada Synod HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings, Mich James A Campbell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m . classes for all ages Morning Worship 10 45am Nursery provided Sun­ day Evening Service. 6 00 p m Wednesday activities 7 (Mlpm arc. Rainbows or J J Bible Quiz (ages 2 through 7 or lirsl grade). Kids Club or Junior Bible quiz (ages 8-12). Youth Ministries or Teen Bible Quiz (ages I3-I9J. Adult BiNc Study - No age limits WELCOME CORNERS I NITED METHODIST CHI RCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Carl Litchfield Phone 367-4061 or Darlene Pickard. 945-5974. Worship Ser­ vices Sunday. 9 00 a m . Rev Ken Vaught. 11 (M) a m . Rev Carl LitchlKld SUNDAY SCHOOL. 9 45 am for all ages 4-H. Mon­ days 6 30 to KOO pm. BIBLE STUDY' Sundav 5 00 p m . Com­ munity Breakfast on third Saturday each month K 00 a m . freewill of­ fering We welcome yru to our church family with the warmth of Christs Love, and the fellowship of people who care GRAC E BRETHREN BIBLE CHI R< H (Formerly the Hostings Grate Brethren Church). MM) Powell Rd. I mile cast of Hastings Rus Sarver. Pastor Emeritus. 945-9224 Sunday Services 9 45 a m • Bible Classes - for all ages. 10 40 a m Morning Worship Thursday. 7 30 p m Prascr and Bible Study - Shar­ ing Your Faith. 5 30 p in Youth meeting with ' Youth With a Mes­ sage”. 945-9224. 6 30 p m • Bible Study for all EMM IM EL EPISCOPAL CHI RCH i/iWki Chmrh or the UbrhtHide Ingluun CiuunuMim' 315 W Center Street (corner of N Brivadvv.iv and W Center) Church Office <<>'.»•> *15.3014 lather ( harles P Met ahc III. Rector Sunday Worship Services - Sam and 10 a in Vbristian Education • 10 am. Nursery Yvailahle at 10.1m Christmas Worship Ser­ vices Christmas he. 9 30 pm. Christmas Day -Ham The Holv Name Day Service - New Year’s Day • 11 a m Y't«uih Theater Plus □nd Potluck • Sundav Jan * 4pm The I piphum Worship Ser­ vice and lYnlusk • Wed. Ian b. b 15 p in QI IMRY I NITED METHODINI ( III R( II M-"9 We*i Pastor Ken Naught (6I(«)‘U*-9.192 Sunday School 10 j m . Worship 11 a tn . Pt) Bov 63. Hasting* Nil 4'8i*S ST. CY RIL'S C ATHOLK ( HI RCH Nashville Father Charles Fischer. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church, Hastings Mass Saturday Evening 6 30 p m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHI'RCH 805 S Jefferson Father Charles Fischer. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p m . Sunday Masses 8 0O a m and 11 00 am. Confession Saturday 4 (Ml • 4 10 pm C Hl RCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway Randall Hartman. Pastor Sunday Services 9 45 am Sunday School Hour. 11 00 a m Morning Worship Ser­ vice. 6 00 pm evening Service. Wednesday ’00pm Services for Adults. Teens and Children BARRY COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 2750 Wall Lake Rd . Jeffrey A Ar­ nett. Pastor Church office phone 948-2549 Sunday Service Times arc 8 30 a.m . 9 55 a m and 11 20 a m Tuesday prayer and share time 9 30 a m . Wednesday evening ser­ vice 6 30 p m Youth group meets Wednesday 6 30 p m also Nursery available for all services Bnng the whole family 541 N Michigan Ave. Hastings. Ml 49058 Sunday Services Bible Classes 10 a m. Worship II am.. Evening Services 6 p.m. Wednes­ day Bible study 7 pm. Peter Wackcrman. Pastor Phone 945­ 2938 Bible Survey on videos in the home Free Bible Correspon­ dence Course HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79, Larry HubIcy. Pastor Church phone 945­ 4995 Office hours. Wed Thurs 9 am to 12 noon Sunday Morning 9 30 am. Sunday School. 1045 a m Morning Worship Wednesday b 45 p in W'arnors (grades K-5lh). Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m to 8 30 pm (grades 6-12th) Thursday 7 00 p m Prayer Meeting (Child c-rc provided) ST. MATTHIAS ANGLC.AN CATHOLIC CHI RCH 2415 McCann Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Father Gale Johnson. Vicar Phone 623-2050 (Delton) after 6 P m weekdays or all day week­ ends Sunday Morning Mass 10 (M) am • 1928 Book of Common Prayer FIRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 I. Woodlawn. Hastings Kevin Shorkey. Senior Pastor. John Dunkin III. Y'outh Pastor. Aaron Wddl Mmi*lcr of Music Morn­ ing Worship 9 30 and 11 00 a m . Sunday School 9 30 and 11 00 a m for children and adults Family Hour 6(10 pm Sunday evening Monday First Monday of the Month Moms Time Out Wednes­ day Sr High Y'outh. Jr High Youth, and Awana at 6 30 pm Bible Study and Prayer 6 30 p m Thurs­ day Faithful Men. Faithful Women. Bible Study. Women's Bible Study Call church office for more information 948-8004 H ASTINGS APOSTOLIC TABERNAC LE. 502 1 Grand st. Hastings. Pastor David Burgett. 948-8890 or 948­ 2667 Sunday School 10 a m . Sun­ day Morning Worship II am. Sunday Evening Service 6 pm. Thursdav Bible Study 7 pm If in­ terested m a free Home Bible Study, please call for more details GRACE COYIYH NITY CHI RCH Meeting at Maple Valley High School Pastor Don Roscoe. (51 "I 852-9228 Morning I elcbrativm 10 a tn Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children’s min­ istry. youth group, adult small group mmtstrv leadership training WOODGROXE BRETHREN ( HRISTI \N PARISH 488" Coats Grove Rd Pastor Ben I lernng W hcclchair accessible and elevator Sunslay School 9 »n a m . i hurt 1 Set vice 0 30 .1 nt Wednesday 6 00 pm Youth meet­ ings. Junior-Senior High \\ REX Fl XERAI. HOME of FLEXF \R INCORPORATED of Ha>ung> NATIONAL B \NK OF HASTINGS Member F DI < I NF. II ASTINCiS B \NNER and REMINDER l‘>52 N Bitudway Halting* BOSLEY PH ARM AO I IKS letler*on ‘a4<-3429 HASTINGS M AN IF AC! I RING COMP ANA ILixlmg*. Michigan HASTINGS FIBERGLASS PRODI CTS. INC. . "ot.H.kRd CHI RCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 8799 Gull Road. Richland. Ml 4908J Phone 616-629-9243. 616­ 629-9251 Dial-An-lnspiration Minister Rev Mana Barccwski. Co-Mintsier Rev Gcrrc Parker Time 10 15 am Healing Service. 11 00 a m Celebration THORNAPPLE VALLEY CHLRCH j h\ Hit Hustings Btinnt i rhe*hurt het <£ thew Im itl husintsses "Prescription*" ( Ol NTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Pastor Ik Ann Dobbs Phone 616­ 721-8077 Sunday morning wor­ ship 10 30 a m Nursery provided Junior church Youth group Thurs­ days senior meals 12-noon Satur­ day night service with live band 7 30 pm For more information call the church office I Listing.. Michigan HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St. Rev Daniel Graybill. Senior Pastor. Rev Donald Brail. Associ­ ate Pastor Phone 945-9121. Sun­ day • $.45 Sunday School. HF45 a m Morning Wbrshifc 5 30 p tn Kid’s quizzing. 6:00 p m Evening celebration for all Tues­ day. 6 30 p m . Kid'S Alive for ages 2 through fifth grade. Teens Sing and Share group and Bible study Wednesday. 9 00 a.m.. Senior Adult Bible Study and young adult Bible study Bible Study and Prayer in Sanctuary For further informa­ tion call the church office GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North St.. Hastings Rev Michael Anton. Pastor Phone 945­ 9414 Sunday. Jan 3 - 8 00 and 10 45 a m Holy Communion. 9 30 Sunday School (all ages) Thurs­ day. Dec 31 New Year's Eve; 7 00 p m Teen A NA Saturday. Jan 2 8 00 NA Monday. Jan 4 - 7 00 p m Adult Mentors Tuesday. Jan 3 ’ Ki pm Shepherd Comm . 7 30 OA Wednesday. Jan 6 -10 00 a m Wordwatchers. 7 00 p m Sarah Circle HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Comer of Green and Church streets. Dr Bufford W Coe. Pastor Lisa Stevens. Director of Christian Education Rochelle Kreykes. Di­ rector of Musk Organist Church phone (616) 945-9574 Barner free building with elevator to all floors Broadcast of worship ser­ vice over WBCH-AM 1220 at 10 30 am SUNDAYS 9 30 am Sunday School 10 30 am Coffee Fellowship 11 (M) a m Worship Child care available for infants and toddlers thru age 4. and Junior Church for ages 5 thru 2nd grade Wednesday. Jan 6 • 9 30 am. I piphany Breakfast. Fellowship Hall • tree will offenng Reserva­ tion* Requested no later than Jan 5 at iwon Call 945-9574 FIRST PRESBY TERIAN CHI RCH 231 s Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 1616> 945-5463 G Kent Keller. Pastor Deborah F. Sisson. As­ sociate Pastor Sally C Keller Direc­ tor. Noah s \rk PreSchool Sunday. Ijn ’• • 9 JO I m Traditional Wor­ ship Service. 9 <0 am Children's I hurch for pre-**, hooter* through 2nd grader* Church Library. 10 20 a m. Coflec Hour - In the Dining Room |o to am . II 20 am Contemporary Worship Service. 1140 am Chil­ dren * (hurch for pre-schoolers through 2nd graders Church Library lhe •* 30 Service is broadcast over WBCH • \M l--° Nursery is pto» sided during both Services Barbara M. Hiatt CROOKED LAKE. DELTON Alice R. Eaton - Barbara M. Hiaii. age 82. of Crooked Lake. Delton, passed away December 24. 1998 at Borgess Medical Ccnler. Kalamazoo. She was bom January 30. 1916 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Maurice W. & Bertha (Lcydan) Doyle She retired from Ihling Brothers Company. Barbara married her first husband, Lawrence Dwyer on September 2. 1961 and to her second husband. Elwood “Woody" Hiatt on March 13. 1981. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Delton V.F.W. Womens Auxiliary. She loved playing bingo and the "Lunch Bunch”. She was preceded in death by both husbands. Lawrence Dwyer on September 10. 1974 & Woody Hiatt on January 24. 1986; two sisters. Emma VanEck & Borgia Travis, niece. Mollie Howard and one nephew. William L. Calancy. Jr.; one brother, Robert M. Doyle. Mrs. Hiatt is survived by her two sisters. Bernice Clancy of Kalamazoo and Georgia Sue O’Brien of Jackson; several stepchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Monday, December 28. 1998 at the Williams Funeral Home. Pastor William A. Hertel officiated. BuriaUook place in Ft. Custer National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church Building Fund. Jean M. Marquart HASTINGS - Jean M. Marquart, age 71, of Hastings and formerly of the Benton Harbor/Coloma areas, passed away Thursday. December 24, 1998 al Tendercare of Hastings. Mrs. Marquart was bom on January 14. 1927 in Benton Harbor, the daughter of Hany & Bertha (Jacobs) Peterson. She was raised in the Benton Harbor area and attended schools there, graduating in 1945 from Bwton Harbor High School. She was nSrricd to Marlin Marquart on April 28. 1946 and he preceded her in dead) in 1990. She moved to Hastings in 1991 from Coloma. Mrs. Marquart owned and operated the Millstone Antique Shop from her home in Coloma from 30 years. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Berrien County Historical Society and Berrien County Coverlet Guild. She especially enjoyed spending time and talking to her family and a host of friends. She was also preceded in death by her parents and brother, Harry Peterson. Mrs. Marquart is survived by her daughter. Nancy (Don) Coleman of Hastings; six grandchildren, Matthew, Christina, Angela. Joshua. Cody and Brandon Coleman of Hastings. Respecting her wishes there will be no services. Memorials may be made to the Michigan Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home. Margaret Grace Doyle FREEPORT - Margaret Grace Doyle, age 92. of Freeport, passed away Wednesday. December 23, 1998 at the Friendship Village in Kalamazoo. She was bom June 23. 1906 in Coats Grove, lhe daughter qf Walter and Jennie (Lee) Barnum. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1923. and graduated from Blodgett Nursing school in 1926. Mrs. Doyle was married to Terrance G. Doyle May II. 1935 and he passed away December 19. 1985. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. She enjoyed reading. Mrs. Doyle worked at Pennock Hospital from 1926 to 1935. she was then a homemaker as well as working on the family farm. She was also preceded in death by sisters. Hazel Walidorff and Mary Fox; brothers. Elwood Barnum. Steve Barnum and Harn’ Barnum She is survived by her two sons. Dennis (Lcora) Doyle ot Burch Run. Thomas (Janice) Doyle of Freeport, two daughters. Sheila (Sam) Johnson of Kalamazoo. Connie Doyle of Lansing; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass was held Monday. December 28, 1998 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings Father Thomas Boufford officiated. Burial look place in Mt Calvary Cemetery in Hastings Memorials may be made to the Freeport District Library Arrangements were made by Ginbach Funeral Home. Hastings HASTINGS - Priscilla Ann "Penny" Curiiss. age 71. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. December 24. 1998 at her daughters home in Canton. Mrs. Curtiss was bom September 16. 1927 in Flint, the daughter of Robert & Ceci lie (Hill) Hanna. She was raised in the Flint area and attended schools there, graduating in 1945 from Flint Central High School. She was married to Frederick C. Curtiss on December 18. 1946. They lived in Flint. San Francisco. California and in Warren for 29 years before moving to the Hastings area 13 years ago. She was a member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church, Women’s Club of Hastings, Women’s Circle of First Presbyterian Church, Pennock Hospital Volunteer. Algonquin Lake Community Association, former member St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Warren. Sunday School teacher. Nursery School teacher for St. Paul’s 21 years, member of the Society of Artists-Warren and Artist Club of Warren. Mrs. Curiiss was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband. Fred; son. Robert (Sharon) Curtiss of West Bloomfield; two daughters. Bethany (John) Hitter of Bergen, New York, and Barbara (John) Schambre of Canton; seven grandchildren. Kari Sclingcr. Kelly Curtiss, Kimberly Hiller. Lori Hitler. Cassidi Schambre. Jamin Schambre. and Cameron Schambre. Funeral Services for Mrs. Curiiss were held Tuesday. December 29. 1998 at Wren . Funeral Home. Reverend G. Kent Keller officiated. Burial took place in White Chapel Cemetery in Troy. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church. W^ndel^"^^ndy^hafer | FAIR LAKE, DELTON Wendell C. “Wendy" Shafer, age 74. of Fair Lake. Delton, passed away Friday, December 18. 1998 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo after a two week illness. Mr. Shafer was bom November 6. 1924 in Jefferson Township, Michigan, the son of Raymond & Panamah (Saucerman) Shafer. Mr. Shafer graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1943 where he was a member of the All American Swim Team in 1943. He was a Veteran of the United Slates Army from 1943-1946. He was stationed in Oahu. Hawaii with the 840th AAA Division. He received the Soldier Medal of Honor for removing a injured pilot from a crash. He was a Fire Fighter with the Battle Creek City Fire Department from 1946­ 1986 and retired as a Battalion Chicl. Mr. Shafer’s first marriage was to Jeanne Shafer which ended in divorce, his second marriage of 40 years was to Dorothy A. (Bruckner-Richmond) Shafer in Chicago. Illinois on June 19. 1958. Mr. Shafer moved to Fair Lake where he built his home in 1953. He kept record of "Natures Happenings" around the area. He enjoyed traveling. woodworking, swimming, gardening, bird watching and listening to the "Golden Oldies" He was very active in the Barn County Democratic Party. He was a member of the General George A. Custer Post #54 American Legion, member of the Honor Guard al Ft. Custer National Cemetery and lhe Battle Creek Firefighters Booster Club He was preceded in death by his parents; two b-olhcrs. Arden Shafer of Swartz Creek and Dale Shafer of Baltic Creek Mr Shafer is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Shafer, two stepsons. Robert S Richmond of Battle Creek and Da\id L. Richmond of San Diego. California; two grandchildren; sister. Bonnie Lindsay of Battle Creek; and brother. Eldcne Shafer of Battle Creek. Funeral Services for Mr. Shaler were held Monday. December 21. 1998 al the Farley-Estes Dowdlc Funeral Home Pastor Dan L. Seng officiated. Firefighters Honors by the Baltic Creek Fire Department Burial took place in Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Honors by the United War Veterans Council. NASHVILLE - Alice R Eaton, age 93. of Nashville. pas>ed away Tuesday. December 29. 1998 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs Eaton was bom on May I. 1905 in Maple Grove Township. Barry County, lhe daughter of Ernest & Minnie (Rose) Golden. She was raised in Castleton Township. Barry County and attended the Barryville SchiMil and Hastings High School. She was married to Earl "Spike” Eaton on October I. 1923 and he preceded her in death August 26. 1983. They lived in Grand Rapids for a brief lime before moving to their home on East Quimby Road. Nashville in 1937. Mrs. Eaton was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary #8260 Nashville. She enjoyed howling, playing bingo and doing jig saw puzzles. She was an avid flower gardner and animal lover. She was also preceded in death by her parents, daughter. Josephine Brown; sons. Earl. William. Keith and Ike Eaton; sisters. Eva Rowlader and Edith Wait; brother. Joseph Golden; five grandchildren; one great grandchild; and three great great grandchildren. Mrs. Eaton is survived by seven daughters. Julia Hook of Nashville. Carol Jean Wright of Eaton Rapids. Sally (Leo) * Peake of Nashville. Eva (Tom) Bradley of Albion, Dora (Herb) Beeman of Ovid. Alice (Wayne) Allen of Freeport, and Patricia (Ronald) Masunas ol Gn.d Rapids; four sons. Harley (Lillian) Eaton of Charlotte. Arnold (Judy) Eaton of Nashville. James (Carolyn) Eaton of Eaton Rapids, and Steven Eaton of Charlotte; 57 grandchildren. 125 great grandchildren; 24 great great grandchildren; son-in-law, John Brown of Battle Creek; two daughters-mlaw, Bernice Eaton of Vermontville and Debbie Eaton of Nashville. Visitation will be Sunday, January 3. 1999 from 2:(X)-4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Services for Mrs. Eaton will he held Monday. January 4. 1999 at 2:00 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Susan Trowbridge officiating. Burial will be in (he Barryville Cemetery. . Mcrqorial contributions may be made to lhe Nashville’s Putnam Library. Anna B. (Cochran) (Wood) Cosner HASTINGS • Anna B (Cochran) (Wood) Cosncr. age 88. of Hastings, passed away Monday, December 28. 1998 al Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Cosncr was bom on December 15. 1910 in Ml. Vernon, Illinois, the daughter of Onnic & Ida (Williams) Cochran. She was raised in Mt. Vernon. Illinois and Michigan City. Indiana areas and attended schools there, graduating in 1928 from Elston High School, Michigan City. Indiana. She later went on to attend Grand Rapids Bible School. Mrs. Cosncr married Reverend William E. Wood on April 5. 1932 and he prcuoifcd her in death April 29. 1971. She rnamed Orson Cosncr on March 11. 1972 and he preceded her in death September 9. 1980. Mrs. Cosncr lived in Michigan City. Indiana and in several Michigan communities. She came to the Hastings area in 1981. She was a member of First Baptist Church. long-time Sunday School Teacher, very active in the Church Calling Committee and did Child Evangelism for many years. Mrs. Cosncr was also preceded in death by her parcnLs; hrotlicr. Lester Cochran and great grandson. Jacob Bolthou.se. Mrs. Cosncr is survived by her two daughters. Beth Salisbury of Mendon, and Susan Wood of Hastings, one son. David (Roseanne) Wood of Hastings, eight grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; two step-daughters. Gwendolyn Talbot of St. Joseph, and Carolyn Pitt of Warsaw. Indiana; several step grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; three brothers. Onnic (Fay) Cochran of California. Ray Cochran of Wabash. Indiana, and Wilbur (Rita) Cochran of Neu Buffalo; two sisters. Maxine McCullough of Sebring, Florida, and Irene (Art) Summerville of Paris. France. Visitation will be Thursday. December 31. 1998 al the church from I2:(X) noon until funeral lime. Funeral Services for Mrs. Cosncr will be Thursday. December 31. 1998 at I 00 p.m al Hastings First Baptist Church with Pastor Kenneth Gamer officiating. Bunal will be in Riverside Cemetery. Three Rivers. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. More Obituaries on Page 13 �The Hastings Banne* Thursday December 31 1998 - Page 7 Lake Odessa NEULJS Sages to observe 55th anniversary Mr and Mr* K Keith Sage of Hasting* will celebrate 55 years on Jan I. I^< Their children are Cynthia Winter*. Lola Tyler. Joyce Sage. Jackie Barnin and Janice Mascho They have five grandchildren They were married on Jan. I. 1944 in Hasting* b\ Rev S Conger Hathaway of First Presbyterian Church Bradley Dale Pylman. Grand Rapids and Stacey I lien Hopkins. Middleville Lloyd Hugh Simmons. Bellevue and Christine Lee Benedict. Saline LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default having beer, made in tie conditions of a certain Mortgage made by DAN R CHANDANAIS and JACKLYN R CHANDANAIS hus­ band and wife of 5377 Brickyard Delton Michi­ gan 49C46 to GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SER­ VICING CORPORATION a Michigan corpora­ tion of 2505 East Pans S E Suite 200 Grand Rapids Michigan 49546 dated August 28 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on September 12. 1995 in Liber 640 Page(s) 59 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date of this Notice lor principal and interest the sum of S68 965 20 and no pro ceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof whereby the power of sale con­ tained in said Mortgage has become operative NOW THEREFORE Notice is hereby given that on Thursday February 4 1999 at 2 00 p m on the steps of the Courthouse in the City of Hastings that being the place for holding the Cir­ cuit Court tor the County of Barry there will be of­ fered for sale and sold to the highest bidder at pubic sate for the purpose ot satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage to­ gether with interest at 8 96 percent per annum legal costs attorney fees and any taxes and in­ surance that said Mortgagee GREEN TREE FI­ NANCIAL SERVICING CORPORATION does pay on or poor to the date of said sate said premises are described m said Mortgage as fol­ lows to-wit PARCEL B Part ol the Southwest 1/4 of Sec ton 25 Town 2 North Range 9 West described as Comme-icing at the Southwest corner of Sec­ tion 25 inence East 814 feet to the Point of Be gmnrg thence North 440 feet thence West 374 I eel ‘hence North 440 leet thence East 440 teet thence South 880 feet thence West 66 feet to the Point of Beginning Hope Township Barry County Michigan The redemption period as provided by law is thirty (30) days from the dale of the sate Dated December 7 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING COR­ PORATION Mortgagee BRANDT FISHER ALWARD & ROY PC By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 401 Munson Avenue PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 (616)941-9660 (1/28) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE Default havmg been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage dated March 31. 1997 given by Kennard Brooks and David Brooks as Mort­ gagor to The Huntington National Bank succes­ sor by merger to FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK as Mortgagee as recorded on July 30. 1998 in Document Number 1015814 of Barry Records on Pages 1 through 5. inclusive, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid as of lhe date ol this notice tor principal and interest the sum of S39 311 57 no suit or proceeding at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by said mortgage the power of sale in said mortgage having become operative by reason of such de­ fault. and the Mortgagee h;.ving exercised and hereby exercising its right of acceleration as a re­ sult ot the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday January 14 199? al 1 pm the east door of Barry County Circu t Court 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan 49058 that being the place for holding the Circuit Court tor the County ol Barry there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest odder at pubic sale for the purpose ot satisfying amounts due and unpaid under said mortgage together with legal costs and charges of sale including an attorney s fee as provided by law and in said mortgage and all other lawful charges and expenditures from the date of this notce until said date of sate the lands in said mortgage mentioned and described as foltows Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Northeast 14 of Section 24 Town 3 North Range 7 West Thence South 160 Rods Thence East 38 Rods Thence North 160 Rods Thence West 38 Rods to the Place of Beginning Also the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24 Town 3 North Range 7 West Also the East 42 Acres ol the West 1/2 of the Northeast i/4 of Section 24 Town 3 North Range 7 West All Castteton Township Bary County Michigan The redemption penod shall be twelve (12) months from the date of sate Dated December 7 1998 Huntington National Bank Mortgagee CUNNINGHAM DALMAN PC Attorneys tor Mortgagee By Ronald J Vander Veen Business address 32i Senters Road PO Box 1767 HoSand Mi 49422 Telephone <616) 392 1821 This notce is given in efforts to colled a debt owed to Huntngton National Bank Any informa­ tion provided in response to this notce will be used for that purpose (12/31) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett and Jones PLC. is at­ tempting to collect a debt and any information ob­ tained win be used for that purpose Default has occurred m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Gary Sias and Renee Sias, husband and wife mortgagors of 233 South Warren Street Freeport. Ml 49325. to State Bank of Caledonia a Michigan banking corporation, mor.gagee dated July 22 1996 recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds tor Barry County, on July 30 1996 in Liber 668. Page 49 Because of said default the mortgagee has declared the en­ tire unpaid amount secured by said mortgage due and payable forthwith As of lhe date ot this notice there is claimed to be due tor principal interest at the rate of 8 750% per annum and expenses on said mortgage the sum of $6 599 23 No suit or proceeding in law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided and to pay said amount with interest as provided in said mortgage and all legal costs, charges and expenses including attorneys fees allowed by law and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sale said mortgage Will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public sate to the highest bidder at the East Door of County Courthouse. Hastings Ml on Thursday January 21 1999 at 2 00 pm The premises covered by said mortgage are situated in the Village of Freeport Barry County Michigan and are described as follows Lot 7 of Block 10 of Samuel Roush s Addition to lhe Village of Freeport according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats Page 23 PPf 08-040-210-007-00 The property is commonly known as 233 South Warren Street Freeport. Mchigan Notice is further given that the length of the re­ demption period will be six (6) months from the date of sate unless determined abandoned in ac­ cordance with MCL 600 324la in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of sale Dated December 18. 1998 STATE BANK OF CALEDONIA By MIKA MEYERS BECKETT & JONES plc Attorneys tor Mortgagee By Mark A Kehoe Suite 700 200 Ottawa Avenue N W Grand Rapids Ml 49503 (616)459-3200 (1/14) There will be no meeting of the Friend* of the Library in January The Friend* have provided fund* lor the decorating parly tn December The event for January is a snow­ man contest The snowmen can be made of any medium other than snow, such as twig*, putty, styrofoam ball* The Ionia Counts Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. Jan 9. at the Depot Museum at I p.m The speaker will be Shirley Hodges The society * newsletter was sent to all members last week with pro­ gram* listed for the first three winter months The weather moderated toward the end of last week so Saturday and Sunday were sun­ ny and bnght with temperature above the freezing mark for the first lime in several days Birds arc regular v isilor* at their feed­ ers and suet cakes. A cardinal was spotted Sunday for the first time this season The Christmas Eve service at Central United Methodist Church had the pews filled The chancel choir sang an anthem There were several carols sung and Scrip­ tures read and the final candle of the Advent wreath was lighted. Many visitors were present for this traditional service On Sunday Marti Lind was the guest speaker al Central UM Church on behalf of MICAP. She spoke from her professional point of view with Biblical background She is a substance abuse counselor in Grand Rapids, a Lakewood graduate, hold­ er of two degrees from Western Michigan University. Max and Phyllis Decker, who were home for a few days for Christmas with their fam­ ily. have returned to Florida. The four Decker brothers planned to have breakfast together on Tuesday of this week while the LaBelle couple were in the north part of the state near their brothers at Leesburg and Citrus Springs. Al Leesburg there had been two dark, gloomy, cool days last week with temperatures around 70 part of the lime. After being delayed in Michigan because of Joans diagnostic tests and two major surgeries. Joan and Larry Rohrcachcr plan to leave on Saturday for LaBelle. This has been their first December in Michigan since 1989. The big move al Woodland elementary and junior high schools went very smooth­ ly. On Monday morning the students in grades 6-8 moved their desks outside to waiting semi-trailers where adults loaded them Then they returned to another pro­ ject-moving everything from the portables into the building they had just vacated. They worked like little beavers returning for trip after inp.^ wondering what to move next. Fortunately; some parents, moms and dads, were on hand to supervise and to han­ dle some of the heavier items such as filing cabinets All the space available in the emp­ ty portables allowed for some game playing never before possible. According to the Lakewood News in the school column the plans were spelled out for the procedure in January when the stu­ dents and their parents arc to view their new rooms, complete with all new equipment. Then their classes begin on Tuesday. Jan. 5. while the elementary students begin on Monday as do the high schoolers and all other elementary grades. The teachers and aide* ot the Uuodland Elementary worked on Tuesday. putting their rooms into order for the new year Thi* is the tir*t lime for these children to ever have classes in a tra­ ditional building They will now be free of the problem of having *kunk* under their portable* X<» longer will they have to don boot* and coat* to go to lunch Ingham C ountv ha* listed the marriage license of Stephanie Johnston and John Robert Matthew Fisher, both of East Lans­ ing Their wedding was last weekend at Sauli Ste Mane Ward and Elaine VanLaancn were among those who attended Stephanie i* the daughter of George and Nancy Johnston A recent obituary in the Sentinel was that of Ruth Hotchkiss. 78. of rural Ionia Among her survivors arc her brother* Rus­ sell (Dorothy) of Big Rapid* and Richard (Betty) Sible of Ionia Robert Cobb Sr. is a brother-in-law Mrs Hotchkiss was a mem­ ber of Ionia County chapter M ARSP The Sentinel reported that Lake Odessa Sunny Fresh employees joined with other workers at the plant on Bonanza Road with their gifts of thanksgiving to benefit the Ronald McDonald house at Lansing. The Cargill company will match their dona­ tions. The total gift for the McDonald house 1 2 3 4 Please Support The Barry County UNITED WAY! • • • • is expected to be $50.(88) The annual Christmas gathenng of the family of Reinc Peacock was held on a December Sundav al the Congregational Church dining room Those present were Helen and Keith Haller. Tom and Lois Pea­ cock. Richard and Gayle Peacock and Bel­ ts Carey, from Lake Odessa, along with Mike. Jane and Sarah Wintler from Hamil­ ton. Tim Winkler from Holland. Enck and Carol Kind. Sister C armel la from Cirand Rapid*. Sr William Mary from C onklin. Shan Noyce and children, as well as Diane Rubin and family from Clarksville. Brian and Debbie w uh then daughter from Lans­ ing. Courtney. Alex and Abbie Watters from Marshall. Sue Windc*. Duane and Carole Glasgow of Hastings. Mark. Manann Weiler and daughter of Olivet. Larry. Debbie and Kyle Winkler, also of Hastings. Mark and Cathy Havey and family of Ionia. Carolyn Peacock of Grand Rapid*. Shirley Lich and son John from Scbewa. Daniel and Cireg Florian and familv from Eaton Rapids: and Harry and Helen Peacock and daughters from Westpaha. Santa came with gifts for the little ones and Snoopy passed out candy The children gathered to sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. 911 EMERGENCY Home Address Signs Required by new Barry County Ordinance •19.95 ea. 2 or more *17.95 ea. Made while you wait - 5 minutes Call & Pick Up Mailed same day (*3.00 postage) Installation available Action Signs locross from E W fllus) 1011 E. State St.. Hastings Have an interesting SPORTS STORY? GIVE US A CALL! J-Ad Graphics 945-9554 Publishers of the REMINDER and BANNER plus other county publications. (616) 648-8618 O, Ton r™« 888-577-7446 DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT Tendercare Hastings is currently seeking a Director of Staff Development to Join our staff. The qualified candidate must be an RN with a current license in the State of Michigan. In this position you will super­ vise in the education of CNA's. Nurses' Aide training and in-service training for all staff. Train the trainer helpful. We offer an excellent salary, insurance benefits, and a pleasant working environment. For imme­ diate consideration, please apply in person or fax a resume to... 616-945-0487 qj Tendercare Hastings 240 E. North St.. Hastings. MI 49058 The new ENERGY Wayland Customer Service Center is coming soon! • Electricity • Propane • Heating & Cooling Services • Electrician Services • Insulation Services • Economic and Community Development • Much more! Michigan’s third largesi electric util­ ity - and largest customer-owned power company - is building a cus­ tomer service center in Wayland’s new industrial park. We’re very excited about the move, and we look forward io providing value, excep­ tional senice - and choices! - to ALL customers in Allegan and Barry counties! Great Lakes ENERGY In touch with your life 1-800-442-2796 • www.glenergy.com �Page 8 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 1996 Volunteer mom LEGAL NOTICES MORTGAGE SALE Notce is t-ereby given that Default has oc­ curred m a Mortgage given by Julia A Holmes to the United States of Amenca acting through the Farmers Home Administration United States De­ partment of Agriculture The Mortgage is dated August 13 1993 and was recorded on August 16 1993 m Liber 580 on pages 492 to 495 of the Barry County Records No proceedings have been instituted to recover any part of the debt which is now Seventy Three Thousand two Hun­ dred Seventy and 99/100 ($73,270 99) Dollars The Mortgage will be foreclosed by selling the property described below at a pubic auction to the highest bidder The sale will be held on Feb­ ruary 4 1999 at 100pm local time at the Barry County Court House whch is located at 220 W State Street Hastings Michigan whch is the lo­ cation of the Barry County Circuit Court The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the Mortgage including interest at the rate of 7 25% per year legal costs, attorney fees and any taies or insurance whch may be paid by lhe mortgagee before the sale The property to be sold is located in Rutland Township Barry County Mchigan and is more specifically described in the Mortgage as Lot 63 and the East 1/2 of Lot 62 of the pLM ot SMITHS LAKEVIEW ESTATES NO 1 *cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 5 at Page 2 of the Barry County Records The redemption period will expire six (6) months from the date of the sale unless the prop­ erty is deemed to be abandon pursuant to MCL §600 3241a in whch case the redemption period will expire thirty (30) days from the date of the sale Dated December 24 1998 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT F/K/A THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL­ TURE PREPARED BY JOHN R TUCKER (P37348) WINEGARDEN SHEDD HALEY. LINDHOLM & ROBERTSON PLC Attorneys at Law 501 Citizens Bank Building 328 S Saginaw Flint Ml 48502-1983 (810) 767-3600 (1/21) MORTGAGE SALE Robert A. Tremaln A Associates. P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to col­ lect a deLt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE- Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by GARRY NUYEN AND CARRIE L NUYEN HUSBAND AND WIFE to ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee dated March 12 1997 and recorded on March 24 1997 in L-ber 688 on page 796 Barry County Records Michigan on which mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of sixty two thousand three hundred sixty four and 93/100 Dollars ($62 364 931 including interest at 10 730% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and approved notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of lhe mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 pm on January 14. 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY BARRY County Michigan and are de­ scribed as COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 17 TOWN 1 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST THENCE EAST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION A DIS­ TANCE OF 742 5 FEET (45 RODS) TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE CON­ TINUING EAST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF 396 FEET (14 RODS) THENCE NORTH. PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 17 A DISTANCE OF 605 FEET (36 2/3 RODS) THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST ANO WEST 1/4 LINE. 396 FEET (24 RODS) THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST SECTION LINE. 605 FEET (36 2/3 RODS) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER THE SOUTH 33 00 FEET FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a) in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated December 3. 1998 ALTEGRA CREDIT COMPANY Mortgagee Attorney for Mortgagee Robert A Tremam and Associates PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 (12/31) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Debra HARTKE a single woman (original mortgagors) to United Companies Lending Corporation, a Louisiana Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 9. 1996 and recorded on August 22. 1996 in Liber 670 on Page 358. Barry County Records Michigan and was assigned by mesne assign­ ments to United Companies Lending Corporation as assignee by an assignment dated August 28. 1998 whch v.as recorded on September 25. 1998 instrument <1018473 Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to beetle at the date hereof the sum ol FORTYTWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIX AND 19/100 dollars ($42,906 19). including interest at 12 750% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings Ml. at 1 00 PM. on February 4. 1999 Said premises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 5 and the Northwesterly 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 6 of Bennett and Kenfield s Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 monthfsj from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 24. 1998 United Companies Lending Corporation FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott and Trott. PC Attorneys for United Companies Lending Corporation 30150 Telegraph Road. Su«te 100 Bingham Farms M' 48025 File <98076764 (1/21) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Frank Goodwin and Susan Goodwin husband and wife and Ivan F Goodwin a married man as three jomt tenants with full rights of survivorship (origi­ nal mortgagors) to NBD Mortgage Company Mortgagee dated March 11 1996 and recorded on March 20 1996 in Liber 654 on Page 762 Barry County Records. Mchigan and was as­ signed by said mortgage to the First Chcago NBD Mortgage Company f/k/a NBD Mortgage Company, as assignee by an assignment dated November 23 1998 which was recorded on De­ cember 7. 1998 m Document <1021917. Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sur.. of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX AND 75/100 dol­ lars ($117 326 75) including mterest at 8 250*. per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notce is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of lhe mort­ gaged premises or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast­ ings. Ml. at 1 00 PM. on February 4 1999 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN Barry County Michigan and are described as Lots 22 and 45 of INDIAN ISLE RESORT ac­ cording to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m Liber 2 ot P'ats on Page 64 The redemption penod shall be 6 month)si from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 24 1998 First Chcago NBD Mortgage Company FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (248) 642-4202 Trott and Trott PC * Attorneys lor First Chcago NBD Mortgage Company 30150 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Bingham Farms Ml 48025 File <981010549 (1/21) PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Cits Council " ill meet on the Second and Hurth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. and the Ha*ltiitf* Planning Commission "ill meet on lhe hirst Monday of each month al 7 30 p.m In lhe event lhai said day i* a legal hohlav lhe meeting will he held on Tuesday These meetings will he held in the City Council Chambers located on lhe 2nd Floor of City Hall. 201 F Slate Streei. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The dales of these meetings are xs follows: January February March April May June July August September (ktober Nox ember IX’cember City Council Planning Commission 11 & 25 X& 22 X & 22 12 & 26 10 & 24 14 A; 2X 12 & 26 9& 23 13 & 27 11 & 25 X& 22 13 & 27 4th 1st 1st 5th 3rd 7|h 6th“ 2nd 7th’ 4th 1st 6th ‘l egal Holiday - Meeting is on IucmJux lhe City ol Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and service* *uch as signers lor the hearing impaired and audio tape* of printed material being considered al lhe meeting upon tne day* notice to the City Ck-rk Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or sen ices should contact the City Clerk ol the Citx of Hastings by writing to the above address or by calling i6!6i 945-246X I he minutes ol said meetings w ill be available for public inspection at the office of the Citx Clerk in Citx Hail EvcrilG Manshum Citx Clerk Ann landers Money addict Dear Ann Landers: i have a 25-ycar-old daughter who is a loving and wonderful girl, but she has an addiction No. it’s not drugs It's spending money When “Ally" turned IK. she received sex cral applications for credit cards ami was seduced into signing up In a short time, her card was ma-.ed out. so she got another one And then another The more credit she had. the more she charged. In three years, she was $14,000 ir. debt, even though she was living at home and working full lime. During those three years. I spoke to Alls often about her spending habits, and she promised to do better. I figured she was en­ titled to a little help, so my husband and I co-signed a consolidation loan that would allow her to pax off the debt in five years Within a year. Ally was in trouble again. In addition to her balance on the consolida­ tion loan and payments on her car. she had charged another $9.(XX) on her credit cards. Her father came to the rescue by giving her a $17,000 interest-free loan from his retire­ ment money. Ally swore she would make regular payments to us. Well, we haven't seen a dime from her in eight months On top of that. I discovered she has accumu­ lated another $5,000 in unpaid credit card debt since then. Ally never asked us to help her out, but it’s hard to sec your child drowning and not toss her a life jacket. We don't want her to declare bankruptcy and wreck her credit forever, but we don't want Io be enablers, cither. I am depressed, worried and con­ fused. I’ve tried lecturing, bought her books on managing money and made suggestions on budgeting her income, all to no avail What can I do? - Need Help in Cape Cod. Mass. Dear Cape Cod: You can stop being en­ ablers by letting Ally take full responsibility for her own financial mess. Ally needs to cut up her credit cards NOW. If her mom and dad bail her out time after lime, she will be tn debt forever. She also needs a credit counselor who will help her work out a pay­ ment plan, get nd of this debt and learn how to budget her money sensibly She should call lhe National Foundation for Consumers Credit and make an appointment to see a credit counselor. The toll-free number is I800-3X8-2227 (www.nfcc.rirg) Dear Angry h would have been perfectly OK to call the guest back and tell him. “We're so sorry, but we simply cannot have any children at the party " Then tell your mother-in-law she should strengthen her backbone and slop letting people put words tn her mouth Happy adoption Dear Ann Landers: Back in October 1995.1 w rote you a letter. I was looking for Bea McGraw, a woman my family met on a plane from Russia She gave our newly adopted child a $20 bill as her first Ameri­ can money. We did not thank Bea properly and asked you to help locale her You printed my letter, and sure enough, we con­ nected. I thought your readers might like an up­ date on our adopted daughter. Valla. She just celebrated her 7th birthday and began fir.u grade Her teacher sent us a note last week telling us how well Valla is doing and how helpful and caring she is toward the other students She takes gymnastics sev­ eral hours a week and is doing beautifully She is a happy child with a lively sense of humor. We are very proud of her. When you mentioned the Small World Adoption foundation in St. Louis, the orga­ nization received over 3.(XM) requests for in­ formation. Despite the high cost of foreign adoption. Small World was able to adopt out over l(H> children who otherwise wouldn't have had a chance in life. Small World recently had a reunion party my wife and I attended. A couple we met there told us about their newly adopted child and his experience on the plane trip home Of course. I told him about our plane trip and how I wrote to you about it. He then said my letter in your column was the reason he and his wife adopted their little boy. Ann. on behalf of all the people you have helped, thank you. Jim. Charlotte and Valla Mielziner. St. Charles. Mo. Dear Jim. Charlotte and Valla: Letters like yours gladden my heart. Thank you for letting me know I was instrumental in mak­ ing so many people happy Dear Ann Landers: My problem is my mother I secretly call her “my smother.” She is a healthy, able and fit 7X-ycar-old. drives everywhere and docs a good job of running her home The problem’’ She craves attention and expects to be enter­ tained and included in everything I do My husband and I have full-time jobs, and so do our grown children. They arc married with families Everyone is busy with their lives. Mother is included, of course, in all fam­ ily functions, where all she docs is com­ plain about how lonely she is. She loves gossip and knows everybody’s business. She is very critical of the grandchildren, so of course they avoid her whenever possible. My husband tends her yard and docs her re­ pairs. and I lake her to doctor appointments, but we cannot be a marriage of three. Mom is very manipulative with her guilt trips, which I try to ignore But she really is a pain in the neck. I love my mother and will always tend to her. but I don’t like her What should I do ' Manipulated Daughter. Dear Daughter: It is difficult to retrain a 7X-y ear-old mother Get her involved in some volunteer work. She needs to feel needed You will be glad you did. And so will she. Bit of wisdom Dear Ann Landen: A few years back, you told a woman who wanted Io break an unwanted habit to wear a rubber band on her unsl and snap it whenever the impulse came on. I tried this to help me stop picking at my fingernails, and it worked like a charm. Thanks for sharing these little pearls of wisdom that occasionally change people’s lives in small, or large, ways. M.A. in Ithaca. N.Y. Dear M.A.: How good of you Io let me know I helped. A letter such as yours is the frosting on the cake. Thank you. Drugs an’ everywhere. They're easy to get. easy to use and even easier to gel httoked on. If you haw questions about drugs, you need Ann Landers booklet. "The Lowdown on Dope." Send a self-addressed, long, business-size enwlo/re and a check or money order for 53.75 (this includes postage and handling) Io: Lowdown. c/o Ann Landers. PO. Bos 11562. Chicago. III. 60611-0562. (In Canada, send 54.55.) To find out more aluml Ann Landers ami read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndi­ cate neb page at www.crvalors.com. Copyright 1998 Creators Syndicate Inc. No kids allowed Dear Ann Landers: My father-in-law recently retired. My wife and her sister planned a party in his honor The guest list was limited, and no children were invited. One guest called to RSVP and left a mes­ sage on our answering machine saying he AND his children would attend Then, he called my mother-in-law and told her he "hoped there wouldn't be a problem if lhe children attended since they were so excited about coming." My mother-in-law didn’t want to cair-c any hard feelings so she said the children were welcome Ann. these kids couldn’t pick my father­ in-law out of a lineup and have no reason to be at this party. My wife and sister-in-law arc furious. They arc paying for this party and cannot afford any more guests All their hard work has been ruined by this pushy and prcsuir ptuous guest. Please tell your readers if they intend to bnng extra people to a party, they should ASK the host if it’s OK. If they want a party to include their own kids, they should plan their own part’. Angry in Lehigh Valley. Pa Advertise in... The Hastings BANNER Call Us at... 945-9554 GIRL. Hannah Diane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec 23. I99X at 6:05 p.m. to Chad Miller and Janie West of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long GIRL, Taylor Ann. bom al Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 17. 1998 al 5:47 a m. to James Pickett and Rhonda Aspinall of Hastings. Weighing’7 lbs. 9 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Elizabeth Mairc. born at Pennock GIRL, Taylor Elizabeth Anne, born at Pen­ Hospital on Dec. 22. 1998 al 5:18 p.m. to Michelle and Frcdnck Kidder of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long. nock Hospital on Dec. 16. 1998 at 8:12 a.m. Io Angela Campbell of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs 15 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long BOY, Tale Austin, born at Pennock Hospi­ tal on Dec. 22. I99X al 6:44 p.m. to Ty and Jami Green of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 12 1/2 ozs. and 22 I <'2 inches long. BOY, Timothy John, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Dec. 14. 1998 at 5:04 p.m Io Den­ nis and Michelle Williams of Hastings. Weighing 9 lb. 6 3/4 ozs. and 23 inches long BOY, Raymond Alan Reed IL born at Pen­ nock Hospital on Dec 23. 1998 at 10:25 a.m. to DeAnna and Raymond Reed of Sun­ field Weighing 5 lbs. II ozs. and 19 1/4 inches long GIRL Rebecca Leigh, born at Pennock BOY, born al Pennock Hospital on Dec 20. 1998 at 9:49 am to Karl Hooverand Lezlic Hay of Charlotte Weighing 7 lbs. 9 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long GIRL, Samantha Sue. bom at Pennock BOY. Drew Edward. born at Pennock Hos­ pital on Dec 22. I99K at 12:02 a.m. to Andrew and Jennifer Kling of Ha-tings. Weighing 9 lbs 12 ozs and 23 inches long BOV. Cohn William, bom at Pennock Hos­ pital on Dec 18. I99X at 4:24 p.m. to Chad and Jennifer Cusack of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs 9 I 2 ozs and 21 inches long. BOV, Nicholas Alexander, born al Pennock Hospital on Dec 19. I99K at 12 40 p.m. to Paul and Susan McKinstry of Hastings Weighing 9 lb* 13 ozs and 23 inches long. Hospital on Dec. 15. 1998 at 8:36 p.m. to Carl and Stephanie Kutch of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long Hospital on Dec. 12. 1998 at 3:12 a.m. to Robert and Karen Richardson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. I oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Devlyn Tyler Huska. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 10. 1998 at 4:35 a.m. to Sara Kenfield and Eric Huska of Hastings. 4 lbs 14 ozs. and IX inches long GIRL Lanssa Annette, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec 15. 1998 at 6:30 p.m. to David and Dawn Mater of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs 8 3’4 ozs and 20 inches long GIRL, Sabrina Mane Johnson born at Al­ bany Memorial Center on Dec. 3. I99X al 10 45 a.m. to Dr Marc and Angie Johnson (Weller) of Saratoga Springs. NY Weighing 6 lbs 7 ozs and 19 5 inches long Welcom­ ing Sabnna arc brother Parker Johnson and proud grandparents Raymond and Mary Weller (great). Alvina Weller. Bernie Weller. Sand} Johnson and Thomas John­ son. all of Hastings. Our advertising specialists will be available to assist you with your message and put together a marketing program that will RECEPTIONIST NEEDED FOR BARRY COUNTY GET RESULTS! 220 W. Court Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 Substance Abuse Services Monday. Wednesday and Thursday. 4 30 - 9 00 p.m . salary $6.00/hr. Send resumes to: �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 From Tim® to Time... A History of Woodland by A.W. Dillenback V By Joyce F. Weinbrecht Match 23. 1911: Orlicn Jordan located his land about the time that the bachelors came here. He. in company with two other men. walked from Macomb County to Woodland. The r tost of the way they were guided only by Indian trails or section lines and these were the only guide that any of the real early pioneers had, except that some had compasses, maps or land charts. Mr. Jordan used to remark that they, on this tnp. traveled as far as 35 miles between settlers, and he often told the story that after finding his land, he and the other two men slept the first night under a tree that held three bear cubs. They kept up a camp ftre all night to keep the mother bear away and shot the cubs in the morning However. Jordan did not come here to settle permanently on his land until 1841, when he found Henry H Smoke and David Hyat located on the same Section No. 3. Mr. Jordans means were very limited in that early day and he and his faithful wife. Cynthia, [his first wife died in Vermont leaving him with two young daughters. Jane and Stctayrac] toiled very hard to build up a home and maintain their large family of five boys and four girls. Mr. Jordan was a well disposed citizen and held a number of different township offices. He and his wife lived on this farm until death and they both lived to a ripe old age The old home is now owned and occu­ pied by his son. Dayton Jordan. In 1842. Ebcnczcr Sawdy came to Wood­ land from Orleans County. New York State and settled on Section No. 15 and lived on this farm until his death, which occurred over 20 years ago. He and his wife, she who chcti fully shared the toils, anxieties and perplexities of pioneering and nothing but the great forests confronting them on every hand, endured many hardships. Mr. Sawdy was not as extensive a farmer as many others, but always abundantly pro­ vided for his household. He served Wood­ land many years as a township official, holding the office of justice probably as many years as any other one man and was regarded in those days as the best qualified justice in the township He never could be mdved or wavered by the witty or the' shrewd schemes of attorneys, but made his own rulings independent, on his knowledge of justice, law and testimony. His wife sur­ vived him for many years and lived to a npc old age of about 86 years and died but a few years ago al the home of her son. Edward A. Sawdy. James II. and Willard Sawdy were also two of the sons yet living in Woodland. Isaac Barnum located in Woodland in 1842 on the farm now owned and occupied by Joseph Wagamon on Section 34. He and wife Roxanna lived there until removed by death many years ago. They had a very large family of children and were in poor and needy circumstances for many years, but he and family, like bought on Section No 29 He walked the entire distance from IX'troit to this town­ ship and back as tar as Jackson. In 1843. he moved here with his family to commence pioneering on his land which like many other localities was a flat. level surface, and such lands were always cov­ ered w it h a heav y. dense and massive forest Not hav mg any shanty on his land for that entire section then was an unbroken forest He moved over into a cabin on Jesse Townsend’s farm on Section No. 3(1 on the west town line where Townsend had com­ menced pioneering some time before Mr Holmes used Io recall the fact and relate the story with a smile, that he and his family were inclined to think sometimes that it rained much harder in some pans of that cabin than it did outside. However, it was not long until he had a log cabin erect­ ed on his own land on Section No. 29 and they lived in that cabin for weeks without any windows or doors, and in those needy circumstances his faithful wife. Lois E. Toug Holmes, would become almost frantic ’998- Page 9 at times, fcanng that the wild animals of the surrounding forest might enter and carry away and devour some of their children Early and late. Mr Holmes would work on and doubtless no other pioneer ever worked harder to remove the forests of his land and change them into fertile fields than he did and through his industry, econ­ omy and stnet attention to business for about 50 years he had changed his condi­ tion. that of almost poverty to a condition of such wealth, that al one time he was the largest taxpayer in Woodland. Mr Holmes was always an tamest church worker and probably gave as much or more money to build church houses and the support of the ministry than any other one resident of Woodland. He lived for a number of years retired, in this village and regardless of his hard work and toilsome life, he lived to the npc old age of about 92 years. Two of his children y et live in Wood­ land. Mrs. Ovcrsmith and Phil R Holmes of this village. (Tu he lunfinucd) 'ffibmapple INFORMATION SERVICES ASSISTANT (MEDICAL) The church on its present site corner of M-66 and Barnum Road. Woodland many other pioneers, toiled early and late for a maintenance and after many years of endurance, they succeeded and those needy circumstances of which he and his family were subjected to. impressed upon the minds of his children principles of industry and economy as nearly all of his sons. Hen­ ry I . I.hja I*. John R and Albert Barnum. became wealthy farmers. These sons are all dead, but they arc well remembered by the most of our citizens as being very industri­ ous. honorable and quiet citizens. Levi Holmes first came to Woodland in 1842 to look al land that he had previously This position will provide computer hardwareAo flware support by assisting lhe Information Services Director, pro­ vide clerical support by performing word processing func­ tions. and serve as back-up for lhe receptionist and billing clerk. Previous billing experience in the medical field a plus. Thomapple Manor offers excellent wages and benefits. If interested, please send resume with salary history to: Human Resources Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings, MI 49058 EOE ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS Delton Kellogg School District is accepting sealed proposals for Energy Efficiency Projects on a Performance Contracting Basis. Proposal docu­ ments are available from the Administration Office s’mxjv katkwotm. sooc noan-uMaeo.s "•<< ’BO IX vwiya IX <« ’«,x MStflMtnX 0 MKKTY JOE YOUNG rsx. sc ‘Moox scuc I-*sc rnix sirsuiux ex .so ns >x nwuT ii« at 327 N. Grove St.. Delton. MI during regular business hours. Sales proposals are due al 3:00 p.m. January 25. 1999. when they will be publicly opened. The Board of education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to award contracts to other than low bidder, to accept any or all alternatives, to waive any irregularities and/or informalities and. in general, to make the award in any manner deemed by it. in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the school district. Marker for Jonathan and Matilda Haight in Woodland Memonal Park LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Residence of Levi Holmes Woodland Township The Holmes Church pictured was moved to replace the Kilpatrick Church on M-66 when < burned m 1933 From the History of Allegan ano Barry Counties 1880 DEFAULT having been made In the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John J Villeneuve and Joyce Villeneuve Husband and Wife, as tenants by the entireties, of Hastings. Michigan (Mortgagor) to Household Finance Cor­ porator (Mortgagee) a Delaware Corporation dated July 25. 1997 and recorded m the office of the Register ot Deeds tor the County of Barry. State of Michigan, on August 11. 1997 m Docu­ ment Number 1000203. Barry County Records on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice the sum of $59,084 98 in­ cluding interest at the rate of 13 748% per annum together with any additional sum or sums whch may be paid by the undersigned as provided for in said mortgage and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity having been instituted lo recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the power of sale contained tn said mortgage and the statute of the State of Mchigan in such case made and provided notce is hereby given that on the 15th day of January 1999 al 10 00 o clock am the undersigned will At the East door entrance to the courthouse in Hastings foreclose said mortgage by selling at pubic auction to the highest bidder the premises described in said mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amounts due on said mortgage and alt legal costs charges and expenses including the attor­ neys fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums whch may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest in the premises Whch said premises are described as follows Land situated in the Township of Castleton County of Bany. State of Mchigan is desenbed as follows Lots 16 and 17. Block D of Pleasant Shores according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats Page 59 being a part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19 Town 3 North Range 7 West Castleton Township Barry County Records TAX ID #08-05-130-004-016-00 Commonly known as 1061 Valentine Dr The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a m whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 16 1998 Mortgagee Household Finance Corporation m Rchard L McDonnell (P38788) Attorney for Mortgagee 500 N Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills Mchigan 48304-2964 (248) 540-7500 (12-31) �Page 10 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 31 1998 J-Ad Graphics selects best in local sports for 1998 f eme t€ think < 1 it... 1998 provide-J Barry County sports fans with plenty of victorious moments, whether in individual or team accomplishments or prep or other feats. Here is a look back at lhe top stories from our year in sports. by Jim Jensen It may not feel like a vacation, but it’s rewarding The current holiday vacation is a time that many college students use to gel back home, rest a little, relax a little and spend quality time with family and friends. Not so for most college basketball players who spend the Christmas and New Year’s break on the hard courts, either practicing or playing for moM of • the time that school is out. The Western Michigan University mens' basketball team will play five games in a 13-day stretch from Dec. 21Jan. 2. Coach Bob Donewald's Broncos played three games in a seven-day span from Dec. 21-27 with the last of those battles coming against Toledo. Doncwald referred to the busy stretch as "assassin" and not an easy road for his team to have to travel down. “We don't have business playing as many games as we have.” Doncw ald said. "(This type of schedule) usually favors the more experienced teams." The Rockets beat the Broncos 76-66 Sunday to remain undefeated at 10-0. Toledo is one of five NCAA Division I mens' basketball teams that are still undefeated and. is making its early charge al Mid-American Conference and NCAA Tournament honors. WML’ went to the NCAA gala last March, upset Clemson in the first round and nearly pulled off another stunner versus Stanford in the second round. The Broncos a season ago were 21-8 overall and tied for first in the MAC** West Division at 14-4. The 14 wins were the school's second highest total ever and seniors Rashod Johnson. Aaron Toolhman. Saddi Washington and Jason Kimbrough contributed greatly to that success. The 1998-99 club is also talented. bu; they are very young with junior college players — along with freshmen and sophomore contributors — filling the positions. To get back to the NCAA's March Madness, the Broncos will need to go through some growing pains, leam from them, grow through them and exhibit the determination and perseverance needed to become a championship caliber basketball team. The loss to Toledo started out good for WMU. but did not end in the same fashion. The Broncos led the entire first half until the final two minutes when the Rockets ignited to take their first lead. Toledo led at half 38-35. The second half started with an 8-0 Rocket run and the Broncos were never able to regroup and make a senous charge after that. "The run affected us a little bit; we came out slow in the second half and it was hard to regroup." WMU junior guard Tony Barksdale said. "They wanted it more than we did We have to tough it out. that's what college basketball is all about." Doncwald said that Toledo was simply the "quicker, more assertive basketball team." especially in the second half, and that resulted in the l()-pomt Toledo triumph. "They seem to be on a mission." Donewald exclaimed Toledo made !4-of-28 field goals in the second half and out-rebounded for the game 32-25. WMU did connect on 20-of21 attempts from the chanty slope, but it wasn’t enough to hand Toledo its first loss. "We were clearly dominated on the boards." Donewald said. "(Justin) Hall (who scored a game-high 20 points) did a marvelous job for them. They (Toledo) really have a chance to go somewhere " But. so does Donewald's team and he knows it. He said that the contest with the Rockets is jUM one game in a long conference season “We plav 18 of them; that's just oneeighteenth (of lhe MAC campaign)." Donewald said "We don't try to make one game more important than another: it's not like Clemson." The* Broncos have plenty of talent. All WMU needs is time to grow as a teain and develop as a MAC or even an NCAA contender WMU’* squad includes Kylo Jones, a sophomore guard from Pontiac; Barksdale, a junior guard from Topeka. Kan.. Isaac Bullock, a senior forward from Columbus. Ohio; Shaun Jackson, a senior forward from Norfolk. Va.; Thaddus Williams, a junior guard from Indianapolis; Rod Brown, a junior guard from Dallas and Brad VanTimmeren. a junior center from Allendale. 1. "Saxon eagers finally bow out in State semifinals. 71-50’’ (April 2 Banner): The Hastings High School varsity boys basketball team gave area fans reasons to believe in March Madness by shooting its way to the Class B semifinals held al lhe Breslin Student Events Center at Michigan State University. In the semifinals, lhe shooting Saxons ran into Slate power River Rouge, a team that went on to win lhe Class B crown with a victory against Marshall. Hastings beat Grand Rapids Catholic Central 70-54 to win its regional crown and defeated Linden 69-45 to earn its spot in lhe Class B Final Four. A big regular season win was a 57­ 48 triumph against city power Grand Rapids Catholic Central, a win that required an overtime session. Team members were Luke Warner. Steve Storrs. Adam Whitney. Jeff Storrs. Ed VanDerMolen, Jim Storms. Evan Winkler, Mike Sulcer, Adam Gee. Kyle Pohja. Any Keller, Darnell Day. Ben O'Mara and Tyson Walther. The leam was led by coach Don Schils. the third generation in the Schils* family to coach in the State basketball championships. The Saxon fans came out in droves when the blue and gold made their State hoop appearance at Michigan State s Breslin Center. was followed by teammales Casey Anderson (193). Sarah Bellgraph (212). Lindsey Micel (213) and Becky Carr (222). Hastings fired a 373 at lhe regional tournament held on the links at Tomac Woods in Albion to qualify for the Stale finale. Hastings was l()th in B-C-D in 1996 and seventh in 1997. 4."Tennis team wins trip to State in dramatic fashion" (May, Brown leads the MAC in assists at 6.5 and is fit th jn steals at 2.13 and Jones is first in lhe conference in free threw percentage at .9(X). Three Broncos have point per game norms in double digits: Jones at 16.0. Barksdale at 15.7 and Bullock at 10.1. The future also bring in more stars to Donewald's program. In the early signing period. WMU landed 6-5 guard Jon Powell from Springfield. Ohio and 6-7 forward Taylor Bro from Rockford. Donewald has coached teams to four NCAA appearances (three at Illinois Stale) and he enjoyed some championship moments at Indiana working as an assistant with Bobby Knight. He plans on taking a few more March trips in upcoming seasons with the Broncos and hard work and preparing mentally are lhe keys. Much of that training comes during limes like the holiday breaks. If all works out. the Broncos hope they will have another time of season to celebrate once spring rolls around. Then they will smile and remember the presents they received going through the Christmas and New Year's break. • Upcoming in Prep Sports: Hastings and Delton Kellogg winter prep sports teams will be back in action soon following the Christmas/New Years break The schedule for the Saxons next week is as follow s: Basketball — Tuesday. Jan. 5 East Grand Rapids at home; Friday. Jan. 8 at Zeeland. Volleyball — Saturday. Jan. 2 at Lakewood Tournament. Thursday. Jan. 7 Northview at home. Wrestling — Thursday. Jan. 7 at Northview; Saturday. Jan 9 I..H Lamb Tournament. The schedule for the Panthers next week is as follows: Basketball — Tuesday. Jan. 5 at Plainwell. Friday. Jan. 8 at Parchment. Volleyball — Monday. Jan 4 Olivet and Bath al home; Wednesday. Jan. 6 Kalamazoo Christum al home Wrestling — Tuesday. Jan. 5 Comstock at home. Saturday. Jan. 9 L H Lamb Tournament. Talk to you soon. WMU head basketball coach Bob Donewald hopes that his Broncos can make a return trip to the NCAA tournament in 1999 (Photo provided) 21 Banner): After watching its girls counterparts qualify for lhe Stale finals. Hastings' boys accomplished lhe same feat last spring placing second at the regional tournament. Coach Rich Pohja's netters did so by winning a key championship at No. 3 singles with Steve Storrs ousting foes from East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Central. Al Stale. Steve's older brother. Jeff Storrs, reached the Division 111 semifinals with a great individual effort. Team members included Jeremy Butler. Ben O’Mara. Matt Gergen, Matt Bradley. Jeff Storrs. Mall Toburen. Josh Hendershot. Adam Gee. Jon Styf. Kyle Winkler. Steve Storrs and J.P. DeWitt. 5. "A Hastings Bowl (Nov. 25 Banner): Bill Bin Patient opt only was the first to roll a 300 at the Hastings Bowl in 1998. he was the first ever to accomplish the feat. first" Patient became the first ever to roll a perfect 300 game at the Hastings Bowl. Rick Eaton had rolled a 299. Wally Lee had rolled .a 298. hut nobody had rolled a 300 before Patient al Hastings Bowl. Patient achieved his perfection in the Sunday Afternoon Mixed league on lanes 11 and 12. His comments about his sanctioned 300: "This place (Hastings Bowl) can be more difficult. It makes it a sport; you have to be really good or really lucky." 6. "Barnum rolls record" (March 19. Banner): Patient wasn’t the only one who rolled something good in 1998. Jim Barnum had a 790 in lhe Friday Moose Mix league, the highest ever shot in the city. The previous best was a 776 by Ben Keeler. Barnum said he wanted to better his feat: "HI see if I can get a better score than I’ve already got." 7. "Trojan wrestlers bow out painfully at State finals" (March 12. Banner): For a fourth consecutive winter. Coach Tom Lehman’s Middleville wrestling program ended its campaign al the State team finals. The Trojans made it to the Division III State quarterfinals in *98 before falling to Dowagiac 33-30. Il was not an easy loss to swallow for fans of the black and orange. Key performers included Erik Vernon. Jeremy Vandefifer, Jared Otto. Kyle Brower. Dan Kiel. Evan Space. Kris Utley. Dendcl Craven. Israel Rosales. Chad Reil. Spencer Romph. Tim Stevens. Ron Haynes ^nd Miso BEST... Continued on page 11 2. "H.H.S. boys trick team wins league championship" (May, 14 Banner): The Saxon boys track squad accomplished something that no other H.H.S. team has. won an outright O-K White crown. Coach Paul Fulmer s team did so with a first place performance at lhe league meet. Key performers included Beau Barnum (first place in the pole vault). Doug Varney. Adam Schantz. Sam Stafford. Seth Bender. Jim Storms (members of championship 400 and 800 relay teams). Brian Weatherly (second in the shot put). Darnell Day (third in the discus). Tyson Walther. Greg Brower. David Koutz. Ryan Rude and Mike McKeough. The While title was the first for Hastings boys track team in any league in 25 years and that includes many seasons in the Twin Valley. In Fulmer's words. "It's been an outstanding season.” 3. "Saxons sixth in B-C-D; seniors at State three times" (June 4, Banner): For the third consecutive season the Hastings High School girls golf leam qualified for lhe State finals. And for the third consecutive season. Coach Ed vonderHoffs linksters improved in its finish at Stale. The swinging Saxons carded an 801 to gain its sixth spot. Freshman Katie Welton led the State charge with an 18-hole 187 and The Maple Valley High School girls cross country team returned to State and were smiling with the way they finished its '98 year. The Lady Vikings once again enjoyed plenty of winning moments in the Capital Circuit and in other important volleyball matches. �tanner - Thursday December 31 BEST...continued from page 10 Glavan. Brower would go on and w in a State individual title at 103. while Romph earned a second al 160. Early in the O-K Blue championship season, the i Trojans took first place honors al the Hastings' L.H Lamb Tournament with a f run away score of 165 points 8. "Panthers burn up tracks; * gear up for State finals" (May ; 21, Banner): Delton Kellogg’s boys I t ' • J » ' s ; ’ s • » * track team continued its excellence in 1998 by winning its eighth straight Kalamazoo Valley Association title and placing many of its top individuals in the Slate finals Coach Fred Pessell’s Panthers tallied 199 points at the league finale to run away with lop honors. Key members on the championship team were Jason Kimbrough. Jason Stampfler. Nic Morrow. Paul Finney. Jim NeSmith. Darron Williams. Kyle Matteson and Zac Taylor. At the State finals. Delton wound up ninth with 19 points. Kimbrough was fourth in lhe 400 Other area achievers at State included Hastings' Beau Barnum (sixth in the pole vault) and Middleville's Jessi Davis (second in the 16(h)). 9. "Bill Blair sends Hastings mat coaches out as champions" (March 19, Banner): Brower and Romph weren’t the only local mats men to make it into State finals as Hastings Bill Blair did as well. Blair was second in lhe 171-pound weight class of the Division II individual tournament. The Saxons had five who qualified for lhe finals. Tim Easey also placed fourth. Delton Kellogg had three who made it into the Division III championship matches. Freshman Billy Ferris was third at heavyweight, while Robert Isom was fourth al 145. What made Blair's feat so special was that it was the final coaching endeavors of Dave Furrow and Larry Melendy. who served lhe Saxon program for over 30 years combined. 10. "Perfect on the Lanes" (Oct. 22, Banner): Hastings native Mike Martin also rolled a 300 game in 1998. but his came at lhe Michigan Stale Bowling Tournament held in Muskegon. Il was the first in lhe city in a long time. Rick Eaton notched his 299 at Hastings Bowl and his story appeared in the same Banner. Eaton said of his near perfection: I didn't even realize it until lhe seventh or eighth frame, then I started getting nervous. It was just a streak of luck." 11. "First national gymnastic title won by Middleville’s Wieringa" (Aug. 20, Banner): Zach ' I । , ‘ 13. to "Matteson, Patrick selected All-State football teams" (Dec. 3. Banner): Area gridders. Kyle Matteson and Andy Patrick, were named the best <n the state at their positions. Matteson, from Delton Kellogg, was named to lhe Class B All-State squad named by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Matteson, as a defensive back, picked off six passes in '98 and made 55 tackles. In his Panther career. Matteson made 11 interceptions. Patrick was a top notch runningback for the Maple Valley grid team. He scored 128 points in his senior season, ran for 1,110 yards and also made 89 tackles on lhe defensive side of the ball. 14. "Tiger Stadium next venture for Courtright" (June 11, Banner): Saxon baseball standout Andrew Courtright was selected to play in the East West All-Star baseball game. He was the third Saxon to receive such an honor, the others being Dean Howitt and Nick Williams. The game was played at Tiger Stadium and featured the best in lhe entire State. Courtright's 21 career pitching victories at Hastings High lied a school record. He also collected 102 base hits, second only to Williams' 104 and threw out 47 percent of the base runners who dared to run against his golden arm. 15. "Hastings runner No. I in White" (Oct. 29, Banner): Sophomore Karey Schlachter became the first Saxon harrier to capture first in the O-K While, ending her season with a winning jaunt at the league meet. Schlachter covered the Johnson Park course that day in 20:11. Her times during the season improved and her year ended al the Stale finals held at the Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn. Top area finishers al lhe State finals were Middleville's Ryan Hesseiink (ninth in 15:39), Middleville's Danielle Quisenberry (ninth in 18:40) and Delton Kellogg's Jessica Kellogg (30th in I9JI). The Maple Valley girls team qualified and placed ninth in Class C, while the Middleville girls also qualified for the first time in the history of the program. 16. ’’Hastings Karate Club athlete headed to Jamaica" (Nov. 12, Banner): Paul Felder, of Nashville, was named to the United Slates martial arts team that will travel to Jamaica on Jan. 12 for lhe Caribbean Martial Arts Games. He will be joined on the team by Hastings native Tom Rosenberg. Both athlete.; have won tons of medals in karate and hope to represent lhe U.S. well by bringing home gold medals. Wieringa not only was a member of the first place Michigan leam that competed in the boys 12-13 level III class meet at lhe AAU Junior Olympics, but also did quite well as an individual performer. Wieringa won his first national title with a 48.0 in the all-around. He had a second place 8.3 in the floor exercise, a first place 7.8 on the pommel hoise. a first place 8.5 on the still rings, a third place 8.7 on the vault, a first place 7.5 on the parallel bars and a second place 7.2 on the horizontal bar. Hastings was also represented in AAU action during the summer months as Virginia Jennings and Jill Williams were Michigan leam members in the basketball tournament. of Hastings High School, was named to the all-region team for her efforts on the softball diamonds as a junior catcher at Wayne State University. Jennings led the Tartars in dingers for lhe season (10), RBI (47) and doubles (12) and was second in hits (64). In one doubleheader versus Hillsdale College. Jennings smacked 11 RBI with three dingers that included a grand slam.^ 12."Trojans’ football playoff run ends with loss to No. I" (Nov. 12. Banner): The Trojans, 18. "Hastings athlete takes first in Toughwoman" (April 16, Banner): Candi Sarver, of Hastings, under coach Tim Penfield, made it to their second straight Class BB football playoff, but had lhe dubious honor of facing No. I Haslett in the first round. The result was a 23-12 defeat But. the Trojans had many winning moments during lhe fall campaign led by quarterback Dan Finkbeincr. runningbacks Zia Shook and Miso Glavan. receiver Ken VanRyn. and may he just 5-3, 160, but she was tough enough to win lhe Toughwoman title early in lhe year at Battle Creek s Kellogg Arena. She used the experience to strengthen her career in professional boxing and has won often during her time in the ring. defenders like Jeremy Vandefifer. Nate LaVoie. Tim Stevens and Jason Baragcr. Penfield's thoughts: 'Tin real proud of my team; at least they made it to lhe dance." 17. "Jennings named first team all-region in softball" (May 7, Banner): Amanda Jennings, a graduate rolled" (Feb. 19, Banner): Hastings' Ken McFadden was another who enjoyed big bowling success in 1998 McFadden rolled a perfect 300 game in the Grand Truck Mixed league al the M-66 in Battle Creek It was the first 3(X) of his career and was part of a 746 series. 21. "Lakewood takes fifth straight league crown; districts next" (March 5, Banner): The volleyball success at Lakewood High School continued in '98 as Coach Kellie Rowlands team captured its fifth consecutive Capital Circuit crown with a 15-11, 9-15, 15-6 win over Jackson Lumen Christi in the tournament championship The leam was led by senior Jami Schrock and fellow spikers Jennifer Nielsen. Jill Benschoter, Melissa Ruder. Katherine Shellenbarger and Amanda Blough. For a majority of the season, the Lady Vikes were ranked in Class B's top five. 22. "Youngs tops in tackles" (Nov. 19, Banner): Jennings was not the only Hastings star making athletic noise at Wayne Slate University. Ed Youngs led the Tartars in tackles for the season with 110. He had 64 solo tackles. 46 assisted tackles. 7 tackles for losses. 4 fumble recoveries. 2 breakups and an interception. Youngs, a middle linebacker, was playing in his sophomore season in '98. 23. "Panthers score profusely in seven win season" (Nov. 5, Banner): Delton Kellogg's football team went 7-2 in '98. scored 312 points and gained 3.700 yards. The 312 points was a school record. In a 41-15 win o*er KVA foe Parchment, runningback Jason Stampfler had a career day with five touchdowns and 284 rushing yards. 24. "Nielsen scores record" (Nov. 12, Banner): Lakewood High School hoop star Jennifer Nielsen set a Viking record with a 46-point performance against rival Charlotte. Nielsen tallied 30 points in lhe first half alone and led her squaB to the 73-49 Capital Circuit triumph. The same week. Nielsen signed a nationiffTetter of intent to play her college basketball at Western Illinois University. Middleville's Danielle Quisenberry was tough to beat in cross country and helped her squad to reach the State finals. Lakewood grad continues to lead Chippewa eagers Joni Daniels continues her string of double figure games as a standout with the Central Michigan University’s womens basketball team. Daniels has hit double digits in eight of nine games this season and is CMU's leading scorer with a 12.9 norm. She is also second on the Chippewa squad with a rebounding average of 6.7 caroms. The 6-5 sophomore center has been in double figures in 22 of her 36 career contests at CMU. She has four career double-doubles including two during the 1998-99 campaign. Daniels is shooting .900 from the free throw line this season, a drastic improvement over her .586 clip of a year’ago. The Chippewas beat MAC rival Eastern Michigan University 96-71 on Dec. 22 with Daniels playing a big part in the triumph. Daniels was one of four Chippewas who scored in double figures with 15 markers. In lhe Dec. 9-10 Big Boy/Comfort Inn Chippewa Classic. Daniels was named to lhe all tournament team along with fellow CMU teammates Sally Sedlar (the tournament MVP) and Rory Wendt. / Tuesday Mixed Consumers Concrete 4-0: Friends 3-1; Woodmansee Sawmill 3-1; Mosteller Graphics 3-1; Advanced Commercial Print­ ers 1-3; Hastings Bowlers 1-3; Pin Seekers l-3;TVCCU0-4. One of the biggest Barry County gridiron wins of '98 came when Coach Randall Hager's Lakewood Vikings upset State power Charlotte 13-6. Men’s High Games & Series - P. Scobey 240; G. Heard 223-609; T. Neymeijer2O5; S. Hause 195-553. Women’s High Games & Series - R. Burch 193-448; D McCole 186; B Norns 187; G. Buchanan 186-515; C. Keller 160. Recreational League #3 Standings at end of first half of season is Hastings Bow! 40. Fairchild Oil 36. Ball Busters 33. Freeport Elevator 32 and Barry Automotive 30. Good Games and Scries - H Wattles 203-222-561; D Lambert 539. B Buehler 214-504; E Olsen 512 Monday Mixers Whispering Waters 45; Budweiser 37 I 2; Kelley s Keglcrs 34 I 2. T.M. Lassies 32. B & R lasting 31: Landis Ladies 28 I 2. Dewey s Au»o 27; Coldwcll Banker 26; Girrbach\ 26; Hayings Bowl 25 I 2. Row­ die Girls 25 I 2; Basket Babes 2112. High Games and Series - G Gibson P2-45I. D Larson 165. R Shaplcy 179­ 48"; E. Hammontrce 164; J. McMillon 1 "0-502: D VanCampcn 454. K Kelley 206-519. .1 Wagner 201-546. B Moore 181. B Johnson 161. N Thaler 162; M Wieland 161-452. S Smith I"0-454; II Service 1’3-468. M Matson 183-464. M I aton 198-49“. S Purduni 164-463; T DeWitt 1’0-464 The Panther offense, led by quarterback Kyle Matteson (21) scored often in 1998. setting a school record for points in a 7-2 campaign The Twi stars Gymnastics Club, in Diamondale. will hold its third annual invitational at the new Summit facility Jan. 8-10 and Cashel Lynn Harp will be one of the stars competing in the. national show. Harp, of Nashville, has eight years of training in gymnastics and is currentlycompeting in level 5. Her favorite event is the vault and she has done well in the that particular event during her short career. Harp placed third in the vault competition and was an all-around champion at the Gasprilla meet in Tampa. Fla. She also placed second in the floor and was an all-around champion at a meet in Sterling Heights during March. The invitational meet is a world class competition with over 1.200 gymnasts. Gymnasts in levels 5-10 will be on hand from places like Florida. Maryland and even El Salvador Michigan State University's gymnastic teams will also hold a quad meet Jan. 10 with the University of Missouri, the University of Iowa. Ball State University and the Spartans taking part. One of the local talents will also compete during lhe event is Katie Teft. Teft, a high school senior, holds numerous titles and was an alternate for the 1996 United States Olympic team. For more information, contact coach and owner of Twtstars USA Gymnastics Club John Gedden at (517) 322-6360. CMU battles MAC foe Kent State Saturday on the road and will host Akron next Wednesday. Joni Daniels BOWLING SCORES 19. "Three cheers as the Saxons are off to State" (March 12, Banner): The tennis, golf and hoop teams at Hastings High weren't lhe only ones to gain spots al State finals as the Saxon cheerleaders also made it in. Hastings was fourth at regionals Nashville native to take part in gymnastics meet competing in ihe Michigan Cheerleading Coaches Association Class B Sideline category Team members were Becky Casarez. Heather Girrbach. Erin Allerding. Tiffany Steward. Mary Wright. Callie Girrbach. Danielle Bowman. Jenm Lewis. Amy Miller. Becky McCarty. Samantha Snow. Linsey Moore and coaches Amy Hubbell and Stephanie Girrbach 20. "300 1998 - Page 11 Wednesday P.M. Hair C are 44-20. Mace's Ph 40 I 2-23 I 2. Nash ”5" Plus 38-26. Valley Realty 38­ 26; l ye and Ent 36-28. Hallifax 35-29; Nash Chtro 35-29; Secbcr’s Auto 31 I 2-32 I 2. Lifcstvlcs 31-33. Misfits 26-38. Farmer’s Feed 26-38. High Games and Series - S. Glasgow 219-212-611; L. Elliston 217-553; B Estep 181-522; M. Garber 191-489; S. Penning­ ton 173-478; D. Sccbcr 200-478; N. Varney 167-442; G. Otis 178; D Burns 155; J Gar­ dener I58;C. Shcllington 137; R. Kucmpcl 149; E. Vanessa 517; D. Boomer 384. Bowlerettcs Kent Oil Co. 36.5-23.5; Hamilton Exca­ vating 33-27; Farmer’s Feed 32-24’; Ben­ nett Industries 28-28’; Hecker Insurance 25-35; Carlton Center Bulldozing 21.5­ 38.5. ’Games to be made up Good Games and Series - J. Elliston 187-500; P. Fnth 153; K Eberly 187-502; D Snyder 191-548; T Christopher 195­ 511; D.L. Cocncn 140; P. Britten 160; C. Hurless 147; B. Scobey 155-423; N Potter 176-485; J. Hamilton 188-466; E. Ulrich 181-485; B. Hathaway 193-479; S. Merrill 168- 476. Sunday Night Mixed X-Filcrs 44; B.S.crs 42; Nine Out of Ten 38. No Tcllin W hat 37 I '2; All Mixed Up 35; Were OK 35; Thcc Froggcrs 35; Red Dog 30. S & K 28 12. Thunder Alley 27; H.E.D. 27; Bear Alley 26 1/2: Happy Hook­ ers 25 1/2; Lucky Strikes 24; Friends 24; Rock Bottom 20. Womens High Games and Series - D Bartimus 200-553; K Becker 202-513; M. Martin 160-475; D. Pennington 156-446; M. Blankenship 166-441. B. Cantrell 156­ 419; L. Rentz 133-379; M Snyder 211 . L. Barnum 176; C. Barnum 173: M. Simpson 161 Mens High Games and Series - S. Peabody 326-663; J Kohler 232-564. A. Taylor 194-558 I Bchrndt 206-516. T James 181-481; E. Gates 161-445; J. James 200; B Falconer 170; B Cantrell 163; J Agee 158 �Page 12 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3’ ’998 friendship skills. There are also children who want to excel in a sport* and you want to be able to give them the competitive­ ness that they need and not just on the friendly, all play the same basis...I would hope we would be spending something. We re kind of stalled right now on the is­ sue. but I think it will resurrect It’s not a dead issue It's not something that i* going to happen as fast. I would have liked to have seen the properly bought It may not MASTER PLAN, continued from page 2 lot proposal* “and lake the one that get* the most votes." That would give county citizen* an im­ portant role in moving the county forward, he said. "Il’s something we have to put some time toward* and some dollar* We've committed $60.(MM) a year to economic de­ velopment. We might have to pul S5<>.<MM> a year for two or three years to determine how we want to *hape Barry County." Bai­ ley said. Since there is not a land u*e plan with definite directions, he said, the Planning and Zoning Commi**ion. while lhe intent is good, is trying to control land use through special u*e permit* "I think it would be better if we don't try to control that on a one-at-a-time basis, and say yes to this one and no to this one. That * kind of the way we are going now If we determine how we want Barry County to look (in a plan) and go from there then it gives them an opportunity to say here's the plan and no we are not going to go outside the plan because of this' or we could allow this because it is so close to the plan.' It (a land use plan) takes some of that (decision making) away from Planning and Zoning, but it puls the responsibility where it should be and that's on a county­ wide plan." Bailey said. Developing a master plan plus a land use plan is a "huge process." he acknowledged. Another enormous project to kick off in 1999 involves county-wide economic de­ velopment. "I would think Commissioner (Robert) Wenger would play a large hand in lhe eco­ nomic development of the county Thai's going to be a major job this year, getting that off and getting it running right." Bai­ ley said. Wenger it chairman of lhe board's County Development Committee. Improving relationships between other governmental entities and between com­ missioners are personal goals Bailey would like achieved. "I hope we can increase relationships be­ tween intergovernmental units. I really don't see the county being in a battle or be­ ing at odd* with them, but I hope that we can continue to improve the relationship between lhe city and lhe county I think Mayor (Frank) Campbell and the council people. I’m sure, feel the same way. People often think that we're al odds. For instance, in 1997. when negotiation* were difficult when the county wanted to purchase the former city hall building. Bai­ ley said. "I truly under*tand that the:r po*' non. too. is looking out for what'* best for lhe city and our* is looking out for what's best for lhe county . But. t:«ere come* a point where you do try to work together, and I think that we have and I think that's been getting better and better.. "...I hope we can battle to overcome (in 1999) the attitude or feeling by some commissioners as well as by some town­ ships in some areas of the county that 'this won't benefit me so we’re not going to do it.’" He pointed out that lhe county's action to rent a space al the Gun Lake Fire Bam for a (sheriff* department) boat may not benefit people in other pan* of lhe county, but it is important for that area "I hope to get pa*t that attitude or thought process that if it's not good for us. we don't want it." Bailey said. That was the philosophy that defeated lhe recent millage election to pay for a new County Commission on Aging building, he believes. "The outlying people said it's not going to help us. The people who are going right there in Hastings are going to benefit from it. And that's true, the people who are right close arc probably going to benefit more, but there is a benefit to the county-wide community." Concerning relationships between com­ missioners. "the past has shown that 'some) commissioners didn't work with each other" and he hopes that can improve with a philosophy of "I'm elected to repre­ sent an area, but I'm also elected to work with the others who are elected." "...1 think we’ve made some ground there in the last couple of years. I hope that gets better I tried this last year to be very aware and conscious that I wasn't offending peo­ ple or stepping on toes." Bailey said. A goal that is not going to go away. Bailey said, is for a sports and recreation complex for the youth of lhe county. "Nothing has changed. "...There is a push now toward a fullfledged YMCA, which Jim Bailey is wholeheartedly in support of that as well. I think that's needed. That's not just for youth. It's for all ages. When I talked about a recreation complex. I was thinking of ball fields initially." he said. HASTINGS 4 free D'ir« FctiH’. 1 25: Carn Rehns______ 8TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY! BRING THE KIDS TO THE THEATER ALL AGES WELCOME. PARENTS TOO. (UNDER 6 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY OLDER BROTHER OR SISTER). DROP OFF TIME 6:30PM TO 7:30PM - PICK UP BY 1AM $7:00 PER PERSON INCLUDES: 2 MOVIES. FREE POP & POPCORN (CONTINUOUS REFILLS). HATS. NOISE MAKERS. However, during hi* recent travel* Bailey said he ha* *een similar complexe* that have bike path* and walk trail* tor all ages, plu* a picnic-park area *o hi* new concept is not just for football. ba*eball and soccer "Several people feel that we've got enough football, we've goi enough base­ ball. The kids get enough. They ought to be studying harder instead of putting an emphasis on sports In some cases, that's probably true. Some kids probably need to study harder than they do and shouldn't be doing sports unless their grades are better. But I guess with as many youth as you have with an interest in sport*, you better provide it for them or tho*e mtere*ts will change and they'll go to things that we don't want them doing. We don't have the facilities (to handle the demand)..." Area citizens "now recognize that we re short on playing fields for athletics. "I would support the YMCA. Their phi­ losophy is one that everyone plays. Thai’s a good philosophy ...to learn teamwork. COUNTY, continued from page 5 agreeing to give the County Road Com­ mission up to $200,000 to purchase a road grader In recent year* since federal revenue sharing was eliminated to the county, commissioners on past boards have not given much money to the Road Commis­ sion because lhe board is not mandated to fund that agency Bailey said the road grader will "help ev­ erybody in the county." The equipment will benefit the "building of roads and win­ ter use." He said that gesture will help the Road Commission have more funding for winter snow removal or salt lor slippery road*. "We’ve been very, very fortunate this year., again we re not paying any overtime for snow removal or for putting salt on the road*." he said. "If we continue to have a sedentary winter, the Road Commission could have the opportunity to get in a bet­ ter financial position for future year*. They could improve their situation and have money set aside for that if we don't spend it this year. That would be great for them." A big accomplishment during *98 was completing the employee job classification and compensation study, which was con­ ducted by O. William Rye & Co. and John Ross of the Stale Court Administrative Of­ fice. Results of the study were implemented in a five year contract ratified this month with lhe County Courthouse Employees Association. Half of the study's recommen­ dations are implemented in the 1998 por­ tion of the contract and the rest will take effect in *99. The '98 implementation represents retroactive pay for some employees that would have been received in '98 if the con­ tract had been in effect earlier. County Ad­ ministrator Michael Brown has said. The study "creates parity both internally and externally with the 14 counties we were compared to." he said of the study. Because of the study's implementation, the contract did not contain an across-the-board increase for all employees in *98. Some will receive pay increases for *98 because of the study and others will not. he said, in order to establish parity. In addition to a survey of the pay and benefits for similar jobs in similar coun­ ties. the study's other objectives were to analyze the duties and responsibilities of each position in the county and its court system and develop updated job descrip­ tions and to establish equitable pay rela­ tionships among all county and court jobs. A job classification and compensation study was done a number of years ago. un­ der former County Coordinator Judy Peter­ sen. but was never implemented and be­ came outdated. Bailey said "We had a need to go in and redo the study. They may have had good reasons that it wasn't implemented. I'm not sure. It may have been the financial reason, saying they could not afford to implement them at that time. "I hope that lhe association as well as the department head* and non-repre*ented (employees) all realize that we gave them the average pay in the area, and I think the benefits (in Barry County) are actually above average for those same counties (in the study) if they'd look at the benefits. Of­ ten times we hear that morale is down and you want to keep morale up. I would hope SCHOOLS, cont. from page 3 selected as the assistant football coach of the year for the state of Michigan. • Courtney Wakely. Samm Lewis and Daniel Diamond were the 1998 Geography Bee Champions from their buildings last January. • Janelie Rieman's community service class raised more than S300 in the annual Walk for Warmth • High School senior Jeff Arnett was se­ lected as a National Merit Scholarship Fi­ nalist. • Pleasant view Principal Jerry Mueller spent 24 hours in a rocking chair to raise money for playground equipment. • Middle School teacher Tim Neason made a presentation at lhe Michigan Sci­ ence Teachers Association annual confer­ ence in Detroit. • Hastings Middle School staff and stu­ dents spent an entire day doing community service work in Hastings. • Senior Julie Anthony was selected top business student from the class of 1998. • Middle Schcol student council mem­ bers traveled to district elementaries to teach leadership skills. • HHS teachers Mary Dawson and Nancy Cottrell received accolades for computer training they provided staff from the Barry County Trial Court. • Twenty-nine Hastings Area School employees teamed up to raise $2,800 for the American Cancer Society during the annual relay walk. • Eighth grade teacher Mary Ellen Hund's poem. "A Structure of the Heart." was pub­ lished in the book "Home and other Places: Voices of Southwest Michigan " There is much more that can be said about this past year in the school district, but it’s perhaps time now to focus on the banner year of 1999. when everything may be done a little more intensely, a little less cautiously, and with much more of a knowledge of the swift changes that only one year can entail. STREAMERS. AND A MIDNIGHT COUNTDOWN. MOVIES: RUGRATS (G) AT 7:35PM STAR TREKJNSURRECTION (PG) AT 9:35PM. SUBSCRIBE SUBWAY SANDWICHES S1.OO/VIDEO GAMES .250 CALL NOW FOR RESERVATIONS 945-2578 ...to The Hastings BANNER and be informed. ■11iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiii C&brnapplc *'£7- r PUBLIC NOTICE CLINICAL DIETARY MANAGER Registered Dietitian to manage the clinical aspects of a 138 bed County owned Skilled Nursing Facility. Will function as codepanment head along with Dietary Produciitm Manager. Must have at least 2 year* experience in long-term care dealing with assessments. MDS’s and care plans, therapeutic diets, menu plan­ ning. etc. Will consider 4 year degree in dietetics Excellent wages, fringes and working conditions. Please send resume along w ith salary history to: Lynn Summerfield, ,\dministrator, Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 lhe Downtown Development Authority of Hastings will hold regular meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 8:15 a.m. These meetings w ill be held in the 2nd Floor Conference Room in Citv Hall. 201 E Slate Street. lhe City of Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and services such as signer* for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the meeting upon five day* notice to th.* City Clerk. 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Michigan 49058 lhe City of Hastings will pnnidc necc**ary reasonable aid* and sen ices such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tape* of panted matcnal being considered al 'he meeting upon five day* notice to the City Clerk Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aid* or *enices *hould contact the Cits Clerk ot the ( its ot Hastings by writing to the above address of by calling <6|6> 94*-2468 F.v cnl Ci Manshum 1009 West Green St <6161948-3136 Find Things, Sell Things, Rent Things, BANNER The Zoning Board of Appeal* for the City of Hasting* Most Insurances Accepted Home Medical Equipment Senior Citizen Discount that we would hear morale is up. morale is. up' because the fact i* we are step* ahead in* the right direction, which *hould have good morale "I hope now that we re gening things in a stair-step system... I would hope that commisMoner* now and tn the future could say we're not going to raise benefits to any more elected officials or non-represented (employees) or association (members). I don't see it happening with stale employ- ' ees. so I think it's an injustice for us to set a standard or set a precedent that the rest of lhe state's got to follow. It's just wrong, but that’s a personal opinion. I hope we' can say...that's going to be it. We can ne­ gotiate wage or vacation or sick pay but we re not going to negotiate additional re­ tirement." Bailey said. Several major personnel change* occurred ■ during '98: the resignation of Commis- ’ sioner Tim Burd, who stepped down to have more lime to spend with his family; lhe appointment of Rose Heaton as Burd's replacement; the retirement announcement ‘ of County Clerk Nancy Boersma who wilFl leave office next month after many years in the post; the recent retirement of Miriam' White in lhe clerk's office; and the addition of a management analyst to redistribute the workload in County Administrator Michael Brown's office. Management Analyst Luella Dennison "has done an excellent job and she's helped . Michael out tremendously with negotia- • lions and on the Rye study." Bailey said. "She's been able to do a lot of the legwork. ; paperwork... otherwise he would have been under the gun more. She’s been an asset." . Prior to hiring Dennison, who previ- • ously worked in lhe District Court office. „ Bailey said Brown worked many hours of., overtime. Primary and general elections kept some commissioners busy challenging oppo­ nents. „ Bailey is one who survived opposition. Two new commissioners. Clare Tripp and Jeff Mackenzie, will be seated on the board in '99 Tripp succeeds retiring Lew j Newman who did not seek re-election and Mackenzie defeated Heaton for Burd’s for­ mer seat. “I think they are bringing some good ideas in." Bailey said of the newcomers. "I thanked Commissioner Newman for all he has done, the help and advice he has , given me and the support that he has given me. I think he 11.* done an excellent job as • commissioner. Those are big shoes to fill tor somebody new coining in. "We missed Commissioner Burd finish­ ing his term with us and we appreciate what he did. We appreciate Rose Heaton.. She has had a lot to contribute... a lot of her thought process and a lot of the things. she brings to light 1 really appreciate., things I may not have thought of...She’s , had some excellent contributions to the county board. So I appreciate what she's done... Jeff Mackenzie will have some big shoes to fill. "1 think they (Mackenzie and Tripp) are both very capable and I look forward to, working with both of them and inter.d to work with both of them." 616-945-0487 Tendercare Hastings A Pharmacy That’s Open More Hours Than Any Other! Convenient Drive-thru Open 7 Days Walk-in Open 6 Days be available now Property i* not going to gel tMiy cheaper." Bailey said. If the county does purchase property for sport* and recreation, he suggested that perhaps the YMCA could build a new cen-. ter on that land and "make it available for everyone in the county I see that a* work­ able I don't see us giving money to the Y for their facility I find it harder to give them namey rather than let them use prop­ erty." City Clerk Call Us at... 945-9554 Our classified advertising specialists■ will be available to assist you with your message. > �Hasting* Banner Thursday December 3i 1998 Page ’3 Delton man pleads guilty; confesses to local break-in J-Ail (irupliH * .\<-ua Srnvi e A Delton man facing multiple theft charges in Barn . Kent. Allegan and Kala­ mazoo counties pleaded guilt} to a felon} count of larceny in a building in Barry County Circuit Court Wednesday after­ noon. John Anthony Falvo. 29. told Judge James Fisher that he and his girlfriend. Marcie Pritchard. 19. had been using drugs on July 31 when they broke into a Hope Township home and stole a set of speakers and a videocassene recorder The event is believed Io have occurred shortly after their return trip from an al­ leged multi-state crime spree, which in­ cluded Florida. California. Wyoming and Clinton Allen Horn, age 79. formerly ot Delton, passed away December 28. 1998 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was bom April 5. 1919. the son ol Frank & Ada (Gales) Hom He served in lhe Asiatic Pacific Theatre. United States Army during World War II. He received five Bronze Battle Stars. He owned operated Barry County Sanitation for many years. He married Beverly Couch on December 29. 1952. Mr. Hom enjoyed coin collecting and antiques. He was preceded in death by his wife. Beverly on June 8. 1995 and sister. Lucy Cixik. Mr. Hom is survived by his daughter. Belly Ann (Mark) Wellman of Hastings; four sons. Frank (Marcia) Hom of Dowling. William (Mamia) Hom of Delton. Alvin Hom of Battle Creek & Robert (Terri) Hom of Hastings; grandchildren. Cremation has taken place al his request. Visitation will be Thursday. December 31. 1998 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Delton. Memorial Services for Mr. Hom will be Thursday. December 31, 1998 al 11.00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral home with Pastor Jeff Worden officiating Private Interment will be conducted. Olcnn R PrtUcnt. age 71. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. December 27. I99K al Pennock Hospital. Mr. Powers was born August 6. 1927 in Battle Creek, the son of Deo & Alma (Landberg) Powers. He was raised in Battle Creek and attended schools there He married Vondah A. Wert man on September 24. 1949. Mr. Powers employment included: Hastings Aluminum Products. Consolidated Paper in Monroe. Crowell Carton in Marshall. Clark Equipment and Michigan Carton in Battle Creek. He was a life member of Elks Lodge #131 in Baltic Creek and regularly attended Hastings Elks Lodge #1965. Mr. Powers enjoyed T.V. sports especially Detroit Lions fiKitball. Mr. Powers was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. Marian Roach. j Mr. Powers is survived by his wife. •Vondah; one sister. Kristine (Gordon) .Martin of Albion; one nephew and one •niece. ; Funeral Services for Mr. Powers werc •held Wednesday. December 30. 1998 al lhe Wren Funeral Home. Reverend IX’borah E. •Sisson officiated. Burial look place in Floral Lawn !Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. • Memorials may be made to the ^American Heart Association or charily ol ;choite. HASTINGS Nelson G. Swiger HART - Nelson G. Swiger, age 70. of Han. passed away December 19. 1998 al his Florida home He was bom February 22. 1928 in Clarksville, the son of Fay and Pearl (Thomas) Swiger. He married Helen Jenkins on Decembci 12. 1953 in /Xngola. Indiana and she preceded him m death on July 9. 1985. He worked for the C&O Railroad (now CSX) as a signalman in the Lake Odessa orca for 36 years. Upon retirement he moved to his home :n Hart and wintered in Florida. Mr. Swiger was also prveoded in death by his brother. Dwight Sw iger. Mr. Swiger is survived by his children. Gerald (Joy) Swiger of Woodland. Kathleen (Thomas) Boyd o! Georgia, and Barbara <Mickey) Carey ol Woodland, grandchildren. Anthony* Cary. Helena. Mcp-grandchildren. Kelly Dunlin. Michelle Munro. Christine Guy. and loin great Funcral Service* lor Mr Swiger wenheld Wednesday. December 30. I99S at the Koop* Funeral Chapel. Ukc Odessa Reverend Calvon Kidder iifficialed with nlcrment in Lakeside (’emeterv ’ Memorials may he made lhe Falvo. who had been scheduled for trail Jan 4. adinilkd in court that he and Pritchard had sold lhe item* from lhe Oak­ wood Drive break-in to buy drug* He also admitted to being a habitual of­ fender with three, prior felony conviction*. In exchange for hi* guilty plea. Barry ( ounty Pro*ecutor Dale Crowley agreed to dismiss the more serious charge of second degree home invasion and to dismiss an­ other charge stemming from the break-in of a vehicle on June 6 in Johnstown Town­ ship. According to Crowley. I aho ha* also agreed to confess to a number of other Barry County property offenses and take re- HASTINGS - George J. Rusinc. age 79. of Hastings, passed away Thursday. iXvcmbcr 24. I99X at the V*A Medical Center in Battle Creek. Mr. Rusinc was bom on February 20. 1919 in Hinsdale. Illinois, the son of Ignatius & Gertrude (Flemming) Rusinc. He was raised in the Hammond. Indiana area and attended schools there, graduating in 1938 from Hammond High School and from George Williams College. Chicago in 1943. He served in the United Stales Navy during World War IL as ship s storekeeper in the South Pacific. Mr. Rusinc mamed Dons A. Haliberg on August 19. 1950 and she preceded him in death July 11, 1978. He was employed as a Y.M.C.A. Director for the Hyde Park YMCA in Chicago. YMCA in Glen Ellyn. Illinois and YMCA Bellefontaine. Ohio. He was also preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Rusinc is survived by his uncle. H. Kendall Buck of Hastings; two aunts. Achsa Munson of Battle Creek and Orpha Enz of Woodland; nieces and nephew s. Visitation will be Thursday. December 31. 1998 al 10:00 a.m until funeral time at the funeral home. Funeral Services will be held Thursday. December 31. 1998 al 11:00 a.m. at Wrcn Funeral Home with Reverend Carl Q. Litchfield officiating. Burial will be in the Fuller Cemetery. Carlton Township. Barry County. Memorials may be made to the Welcome Corners United Methodist Church. %pon*ibility for the restitution Falvo. uno t* currently being held in the Allegan County Jail. could go to prison tor a maximum of 15 year* and/or pay j $2.<MN) fine on the Barry County convic­ tion when he i* sentenced Feb II. Fisher said. l alvo and Pritchard were arrested by au­ thorities in Kent County last August after the pair was suspected in a mult-state crime spree that allegedly began in Delton last June and ended with their capture in the city of W yoming. Original Kent County charge* included defrauding an innkeeper, pawning a televi­ sion taken from a motel and larceny, police said at that time Falvo was paroled last March after serv­ ing a prison sentence for previous Kalama­ zoo and Barry County break-ins. police said, and is suspected of being responsible for committing a number of larcenies in Hope. Johnstown and Barry Township* in June. Televisions, videocassene recorders, gun*, jewelry and telephone answering ma­ chines stolen during those burglaries of homes and vehicles were allegedly pawned at area shops by Pritchard, police sus­ pected. Police said Falvo also allegedly failed to appear for his parole hearing*. Shortly thereafter. Falvo and Pritchard lied the area to Florida, returned to Michi­ gan. went to California, then returned again, police said then. l he pair allegedly committed larcenies in Florida and California "just to survive, said Del. Sgt. Lou Quinn of the Hasting Post of the Michigan State Police, addin Read the BANNER every week. It’s CONTAGIOUS!!! ih.it lhe pair apparently never paid lor ga* while on the run In July thi* the couple tied Michigan again tune stopping in the ot stale Wyoming where they rented .1 flat and ob­ tained |ob* at an F.van*iown restaurant, po- A month later, the couple allegedly took the cash drawer from the restaurant, then apparently stole a car from a Missouri laundromat alter Pritchard * car broke dou n on their return trip to Michigan, police said After arriving in Michigan and commit­ ting more larcenies, police began receiving reports that Pritchard s name was turning up on pawn slips in Calhoun County. Kalamazoo Count} and in Grand Rapids, police said. The couple then became suspects in a string of Saugatuck and Douglas burglaries which included the theft of about $12,000 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO THE RESIDENTS ANO PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that tne »0How-ng <$ a p’cposed Oflr.ance * when *as ’ecerved tor fest reading Dy the Townsn© Board of Rutland Charter Townshp at its regular meeting he'd on December 9 1998 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO 68 EFFECTIVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Odmance to amend the Rutland Cnane* Zonmg Odmance by the ’ezoning of certain propert-es ccaied with* The Towns*© anc to ’epea a Ordnances ex parts o’ O<3"uxe$ * ctr tier herewith .X(MM37.2423 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHK>AN A The City of Haslings/Barry ('ounty Airport Commission will hold regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. These meetings will be held in the Airport Lounge. 2505 Murphy Drive. Hastings. Michigan. lhe City of Hastings will provide necessary reasonable aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the meeting upon five days notice to the City Clerk Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aid* or services should contact the City Clerk of the City o’ Hastings bv calling (616) 94S-2468 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN 3 NORTH 13 lhe Local Development Finance Authority ;.»r the City RANGE 9 WEST RUTLAND TOWNSHIP BARR* COUNTY MICHIGAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COM AT SE COR OF SD SEC 13. TH N ON The SEC LN 1073 85 FT TO of Hastings will hold regular meetings on the third the Wednesday of each month al X OO a m THE POB th N 89 DEG 56 2 211 FT Th S PARALLEL TO THE SEC .N 165 FT TH S 89 DEG 56 3 211 FT TO SO SEC LN TH N ON SD I hese meeting* will t< held in the Conference Room located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. 201 F. State Street. Hasting*. Michigan 49058. The City of Hasting* will provide necessary reasonable aids and services such a* signer* lor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the meeting upon fiicdayinoUcc to the ( HV Clerk. Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City Clerk ol the ( ily ol Hasting* by writing to SEC LN 165 FT TO THE PO9 ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 6 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILUS COMMENCING AT THE SE COR OF SECTON 13 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST TH N 1073 85 FT ALG THE E LN OF SO SEC 13. TH N 89 DEG 56 W 211 00 FT TO THE TRUE POB TH S 165 00 FT TH N 89 DEG 56 W 153 ’3 FT TO THE EASTERLY ROW LN OF ARTHUR UK iHNUHlHWtbltHLYALGSDHOW. Zfl.lZ (LOMHUlED*78 27| FT ALG THE ARC OF A NONTANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT OF THE RADIUS OF WHICH IS 60 FT AND CHORD OF WHICH BEARS the above address or by calling <6|6i 945-2468 N 52 DEG 36 4Q- W 72 84 FT TH N 120 84 FT TH S 89 DEG 56 3 211 00 H TO THE POB ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 7 OF THE EventG Manshum UNRECORDED PLAT OF WESTERN HILLS C.tv (lerk SECTION II REZONING OF PROPERTY IN LAND SECTION 4 The zoning map as txorpcxaied by tetetexe * the Rutland Charter Township Zcnng Ordtnaxe is he’eby amended Dy me 'ezer. mg from the C1 ’ C*ce Commercial Distrct zonmg cfesvtcat-on to me C3 General Business District zoning dassrficat«n of the following described fend -n Section 14 COM AT THE E i 4 POST OF SECTION CHARGE NURSE’S ’4 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST RUTLAND CHARTER TOWN SHIP BARR* COUNTY MICHIGAN AND RUNNING TH 2 403 16 FT Tendercare Hastings is seeking Charge Nurse's for the 3:00 - 11 :OO shift. RN's or LPN's. full-time or part-time. Please apply in person or fax resume to... 616-945-0487 C*Tendercare Hastings 240 E. North St.. Hastings, MI 4SO58 F.veril (». Manshum City ( lerk ORDAINS SECTION I Rezoning of Property in Land Section 13 The Zoning Map as incorporated by reference in the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the rezon mg from me RE’ Rural Estates Residential zoning classification to the Ct Oftce Comme'ciai zoning classification of the to'fewng described land m 'ano Secton 13 ALL THAT PART OF THE SE i 4 SECTION A PUBLIC NOTICE in I S. Saving* Bond* from the home of an elderly man Alter pawning lhe item* taken in those break-in*, the couple rented a r»»om Aug 5 al the Econo Lodge in the city ol Wyoming where they were spotted by an alert innkeeper. *.ud Quinn "The stolen vehicle wa* seized at the l.cono Lodge and it contained .1 number ot stolen item*, including the $I2.<MM) m stolen I S Saving* Bond*. Quinn *.nd in August In Barry County. Pritchard pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a vehicle and tak­ ing property worth more than $5 and wa* sentenced Dec. 17 to spend one year in jail w ith credit for 108 day * *en ed Charges of larceny m a building and home invasion were dismissed She is currently being held in the Alle­ gan County Jail, awaiting a Jan. 22 sen­ tencing. ALG THE E AND W 1 4 LN OF SD SEC TH N 3135 FT AlG THE E LN OF 20 FOOT EASEMENT THE E 0 38 FT. TH N 348 5 FT AlG SD E LN OF EASEMENT FOR THE TRUE POB Th E 73 16 FT THE S 2 FT THE E 136 84 FT TH S 90 FT THE W 210 FT THE N 92 FT TO The PO8 TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER EASEMENT DESCRIBED HEREIN TO M 37 SECTION III REZONMG OF PROPERTY IN LAND SECTION 6 A The Zonmg Map as xc’pcxafefl by reference m me Rutland Chane* Tonnshp Zoning Ocmaxe « hereby amended by me rezonng from me AG Agxuttural zoning classification to the RR’ Rural ResxJent a Distrct zoning dassrfcafcn o< the 'oitowng described fend m Section PARCEL A COMMENCING AT THE NORTH 1 4 POST OF SECTION 6 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST RUTLAND TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TH S 00 DEG 05 03‘ W 746 73 FT ALG THE NORTH­ ^lornapplc SOUTH 1 4 LN OF SD SEC 6 th N 99 DEG 25 03 W 573 47 FT ALG THE S LN OF THE N 22'2 ACRES OF THE E FRACTIONAL 1 2 OF the NW FRACTIONAL 1 4 of SO SEC 6 TO the POB th s 30 DEG c&brnapple pManor । 27 34 W 595 53 FT TH N 89 DEG 48 08 V 741 54 FT TH N 00 DEG 2' 34 E 590 51 FT alG The W lN OF SD E fraCtONAl i 3-11 RN SUPERVISOR RN’S/LPN’S We currently have one full lime opening on our 2nd shift for an RN Supervisor. Candidates should have LTC and supervisory experience. Interested candi­ date* should submit a completed application with attached resume to the Director of Nut sing. We currently have full anil pan time openings. Prefer candidates with LTC experience If interested, submit a completed application with attached resume to the Director of Nursing. Thornapple Manor 27(H) Nashville Ruud. Hastings. Ml 49058 2thS89DEG25 33 E T4t 54FTALGSDSLNOFTHEN22 12 ACRES TO THE POB PARCEL B BEG'NN-NG AT A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ! 4 LINE OF SEC •-ON 6 ’OWN 3 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST RUTLAND TOWNS* p BASRYCO-V* V-Oh-GAN D S"AN?SO0DEG05 33 •he E FRACTIONAL • 2 0* the NW FRACTIONAL ’ 4 OF SD SEC 6 ’-S 99 DEG 48 08 E 1319 83 FT TO THE DOB SUBjECT TO a*. Thornapple Manor EASEMENT -OR RUBl'C "G*WAv PURPOSES OVER T*E EAS’ERl* 33 FEET THEREOF AND ANY 0Th£R EASEMENTS OR atS’RC'ONSO* RECORD 2700 Nashville Road. Ha*linu*. Ml 49058 SECTION IV SEVERABILITY EOE EOE raw ty Auto Glass THORNAPPLE MANOR GET PAID WHILE YOU TRAIN!!.' Expert Installation If you arc interested in the medical field, why no: get paid while you train to become a Michigan competency evaluated nursing assistant? Our residents need friendly faces and kind hearts and hands from dependable staff who will assist them. Training lasts 11 days and will start on January 11th with the last day cf training being on January 26t.h. The first 6 days run from 8 am-4 p. and the last 5 days run from 6.3(5 a m.-2.30 p.m. with no training classes being held on the weekends. Starting rate 01 pay is $7.81 with excellent benefits available, including medical and dental insurance. To apply, come to Thomapple Manor to fill out ar. application and schedule an interview before January 6th. • All Makes X Models • Direct Insurance Billing • Workmanship Guaranteed [Burkey Sales & Service, Inc. | ■ 218 N. Jefferson, Downtown Hasting^ Call Now! 616-945-5085 ) sl.»lilishi (l in I*I4«. V/ ’329 41 r* CROM ’-E N ’ 4 POST OF SD SEC 6 Th S 00 DEG C5 23 W 330 39 FT AlG SD NORtm SOUTh 1 4 LN TH N 89 DEG 48 09 W • i2F’ •, OO DEG 2’ 34 £ 330 40 H A.G ThE W lN Oc ’QTornapplc /Manor EOE anf reason sue* dteta’aton shai SECTION V EFFECTIVE DATE Ortfrnaxe stia ta*e effect seven '7- oa,s after oubcat-o* a’te* adopts An 0*ttr-axes O’ parts of Otonaxes m conftct ne’e- PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE w sad Oo-naxe be co-$ oe’ed ty adoption by the ’ownsn© Board at the regular meeting •c oe hed at me Rutfeno Cnane’ Township Han on ^anuary 13 *999 a'-a C-.ane’ Townsn^ mt. p^j.-oe necessary reasonao* au> •aoes fefenats beng con$oe»ee at me near-ng > 'eqjc’^g au»<*ary ads o» se^.-ces should BARBARA BEDFORD CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 43058 <6161948-2194 �Page 14 - The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 3t t99B ing m lieu of prison. Assistant Barry County Prosecutor David Makled disagreed, saying Lewis had a number of chances to change his ways. "This kind of case warrants being classi­ fied as probablv the most serious thing you can do.” said Makled. “Il was abuse, it was calculated and it was extremely selfish " Makled said Lewis did not care about lhe harm he was causing to the children at the tune the offenses occurred. "And. he doesn't care now." he said "The impact he was having on the child had no impact on Mr. Lewis This reveals the cor­ rupted character of Mr. Lewis which offers dim prospects for rehabilitation. It didn't prevent him from molesting (lhe victim), it shouldnt prevent him from going to prison." Man receives prison sentence on child molesting convictions by Shelly Suker Stuff Writer A Bellevue area man convicted of repeat­ edly molesting two minor girls in a man­ ner that Judge James Fisher referred to as "torture" was sentenced Monday to six to 15 years in prison in the Barry County­ Trial Courts Circuit Division. Rickey Lee Lewis. 35. apologized to the victims and to their families just prior to being sentenced on one count of second de­ gree and one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct. "I know I have a problem. I realize that now,” he said. "I didn't at the time and I’m willing to accept the punishment. I know I deserve it." Lewis was arrested by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police last July and charged with six counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct lor acts against one of the victims, occurring between 1996 and 199# in Castleton Township All six counts were dismissed Monday in exchange for his guilty plea to the lesser charges. According to Fisher. Lewis assaulted one of the girls by forcing her legs apart and digitally penetrating her "Il s inconceisable to me that a child would be forced to endure that kind of tor­ ture." said Fisher to Lewis in court. "That will haunt her the rest of her life Though I hope that won t happen, in reality, that's probably what sne’s looking at." According to the grandmother of one of the victims, the girl has become withdrawn since the incidents occurred "She used to let her grandma give her a hug and a kiss at night." she said. "Sow. Rickey Lee Lewis she won't should get do this “ Though that Lewis let me touch her I think he enough time to realize he can't Lewis’s wife. Candace, asked be ordered to undergo counsel­ COURT NCWS J-Ail Graphics News Service A 22-year-old Middleville man will go to trial on a felony charge of receiving and concealing stolen property instead of ac­ cepting a 9O-day jail sentence for his role in the July I break-in of lhe Thomapple Kellogg Middle School Arie Lee Foster had agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a 30-day jail sentence, but changed his mind Monday when Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher attempted to impose lhe stiffer sentence. Defense attorney David Gilbert told Fisher prior to his client's plea withdrawal that Foster, who has two prior felony con­ victions. had not participated in the actual break-in. but did admit to trying to help dispose of lhe items. "Your client's record has earned him a trip to Jackson prison, in my estimation." said Fisher. "However. I'm not the prosecu­ tor and I have no control over the charging process. But I'll tell you right now that he's not getting away with a 30-day jail sentence.” Foster insisted he had nothing to do with the break-in. but claimed responsibility for his role after the fact. "I don't have a good background record and there’s nobody to blame, not my friends, not drugs, just myself." he said "I'm sure you're getting sick of me taking up your time." "I'm not sick of you taking up my lime. I'm unhappy that you keep showing up in front of me." said Fisher. "I don't believe this story that you were just riding around with these other individuals. I think you were more involved than that." Fisher commended Gilbert for working out lhe lenient plea bargain agreement. "I'm convinced you have no intention of changing your ways." said Fisher to Fos­ ter. "I hope I'm dead wrong, but I've seen nothing to lead me to believe I'm wrong." Foster, however, rejected Fisher's sen­ tence of two years probation and 90 days in jail and withdrew his guilty plea. A trial dale on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than SI00 and of being a habitual offender, is expected to be set at Foster's Jan. 14 pre­ trial hearing Foster remains free on bond In other recent ctmrt business • Michael Bourdo. 36. of Delton, was sentenced to spend one year in jail each on two convictions of being in possession of marijuana and cocaine Jan. 28 in Prairieville Township. He was also ordered to spend two years on probation and to pay $2,000 in court costs. $1,000 in fines and to attend sub­ stance abuse counseling. The last six months of his jail terms will be suspended if he is successful on probation, the judge ruled • Kim Lee Lyons. 38. of Middleville, stood mute to a charge of resisting and ob­ structing a Middleville police officer Oct 10 in Middleville. He is also charged with third offense drunk driving, second offense driving on a suspended license, and with being a habitual offender A Jan. 14 pretrial hearing was scheduled. • Jesse Joe Bardwell. 26. of Middleville, is being held on $ |(X).(XX) bond for an al­ leged third probation violation. Bardwell, who is on probation for a 1997 conviction of third decree criminal sexual conduct, pleaded not guilty to violating his proba­ tion by failing to report to his probation officer, to submit to chemical testing and to undergo counseling. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of five years in prison. A Jan. 4 pretrial hearing was scheduled • Lewis Terrebone. 36. of Wayland, was sentenced to nine months in the Barry County Jail and two years probation for his conviction of attempted receiving and con­ cealing stolen property worth more than $100. Terrebone was charged after he was ac­ cused of taking a boat motor, a boat seat and a gas can Aug. 7 in Yankee Springs Township. Banner CLASSIFIEDS CdZ...The Hastings BANNER * 945-9554 ( hild ( an Utisiiicss Services Recreation LICENSED DAY CARE has full-time openings. Loving and caring atmosphere. Please call Barb at 765-3044. License •DF080083942. PIANO TUNING, repairing, rebuilding. Estimates Joe Mix Piano Service. Steven Jewell, registered tuner, technician as> sistant Call 945-9888_________ SNOWMOBILE AUCTION: Saturday. January 2. Starts at 9am. sleds at 11:30am. America's largest .Over 200 new and used snow mobiles plus R Vs and trailers BUY OR SELL Free brochure call 517-369-1153. 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Defense attorney Gordon Shane McNeill, however, said Lewis is remorseful. "To Mr Lewis’credit, he waived lhe pre­ liminary examination for the benefit of the child." who was not forced to testify, said McNeill "He takes full responsibility, he has made himself available for every court date and is ready to accept his punishment." McNeill read a letter to lhe court, written to Judge Fisher by Lewis' mother "1 know he is sorry for what he has " done." she wrote. "I feel sad for what he has done and I love him a lot." Though the victims did not testify. Fisher noted that lhe situation is sad for everyone involved. “I take these kinds of cases very seri­ ously." he said just prior to sentencing.; POUC6 B€AT City police bust check scheme Terrebone. who previously spent time tn prison in Pennsylvania and in Arizona, has been in trouble with the law for the last 20 years, "basically your entire adult life." said Fisher. "You would think you would outgrow it." said Fisher to Terrebone at his sentenc­ ing Monday. But according to defense attorney Dave Kuzava. Terrebone claims a third party was told by lhe boat owner to retrieve the boat and take lhe items, but the third party mis­ takenly look lhe wrong boat. Terrebone then helped lhe nun remove lhe items from the boat. "If it were not for Mr. Terrebone. lhe items would not have been recovered." said Kuzava. "He was able to help the police re­ cover lhe motor and to recover lhe boat." Terrebone was Jso placed on two years probation and was ordered to pay $250 in restitution. $500 court costs and a $500 fine. He is eligible to perform community service work in lieu of his entire fines and cosis. Bound over to Circuit Court recently were: • David Charles Roth. 20. of Delton, on one count of larceny in a building, alleged to have occurred during the summer and fall of 1996 in Hastings. He is accused of tak­ ing tools from a repair garage In a separate case, he is charged with one count of larceny in a building, alleged to have oc­ curred in November of 1996 in Hastings. He is accused of breaking into a shed and stealing a sander, a vice, a jack and/or car ramps. If convicted, he could face four years in prison and or a $2.(XX) fine on each of the charges. • Donald Jeffrey Dobbin. 31. of Hast­ ings. on one count of larceny in a building, alleged to have occurred sometime in November 1996 in Hastings. He is accused of breaking into a shed and stealing a sander, a vice, a jack and/or car ramps. In a separate case, he is charged with larceny in a building for allegedly breaking into a Hastings repair garage and taking tools in the summer or fall of 1996. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of four years in prison and/or pay a $2,000 fine each of the charges. • Paul Duane Grindol. 70. of Plainwell, on four counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct with two females under the age of 13. The first two counts are sus­ pected to have occurred between Jan. 28. 1996. and Aug. 10. 1998. and lhe third and fourth counts are suspected to have occurred between Sept. I. 1992. and Nov. 16. 1994. all in Hastings. He was also bound over on two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct with two girls between lhe ages of 13 and 16. Each second degree charge carries a max­ imum possible sentence of 15 years in prison and each fourth degree conviction carries a maximum possible sentence of two years in prison and/or a S5(X) fine. • William Duane Anders. 50. of Hast­ ings. on one count of second degree crimi­ nal sexual conduct with a Hastings boy un­ der the age of 13 The act is alleged to have occurred in Hastings between 1989 and 1990. If convicted, he could spend a maximum of 15 years in prison. If convicted of count two attempted second degree criminal sex­ ual conduct, he could spend five years in prison. • Edith Jeanette Hawkins. 32. of Hast­ ings. on two count* of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a box under the age of 13 Hawkins is accused of having oral/penile sex with the boy between January 1992 and December 1993 in Hastings. If convicted, she could spend a maximum of life in prison on each of the two counts She is also charged with fourth degree criminal sexual conduct involving the same victim If convicted on that charge. Hawkin> could spend a maximum of two years in prison and/or pay a S5<X) fine HASTINGS - One man has been arrested and warrants have been authorized for two other men suspected of cashing seven stolen check, from a closed account at the Hastings Felpausch store between Dec. 6 and Dec. 16. according to Hastings City Police Detective Tom Pennock. Corey James Mcllvaine. 26. of Battle Creek is being held on SSJOOO bond in the Barry County Jail on a four-count uttering and publishing charge for allegedly passing four checks totaling Sl.958.91. said Pennock. Pennock, who declined to comment on whether the three received cash or good, in exchange for the checks, said Mcllvaine is also charged with being a habitual offender with al least four prior convictions. A second Battle Creek man. currently held in the Calhoun County Jail on ma I‘rod charges, faces two local counts of uttering and publishing, said Pennock. The third man. also from Battle Creek, is wanted on a one-count warrant for lhe same charge. All three are suspected of also cashing the checks, stolen from a location in Battle Creek, in other counties, said Pennock. • : : • ; Dog shooting reports received BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP,- Two dogs believed to have been shot by hunters Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 survived their injuries and police are continuing to investigate the crimes, according the Hastings Post of lhe Michigan Stale Police. Trooper James Flegel said lhe two dogs belong to a Chariton Park Road woman and that there are no suspects in the case. Police also took a report that a dog in the 8000 block of Greggs Crossing Road had been shot Dec. 27 at about 9:19 a.m. . One man is suspected of shooting the dog. according to a preliminary report. Four suffer dog bites over holiday BARRY COUNTY - Four people were treated at Pennock Hospital over the Christmas holiday for dog bites, none of them serious, according to Barry County Animal Control Officer Pam Ronchetti. Jo the first report. Roochetti said a 74-ye*--01d Hasting, woman was bitten on the back of her hand by her Pug mix when she dropped a cookie to the floor and reached to get it A 5-year-old boy was bitten above the eye and on the back of his bead Dec. 24 when he apparently tried to play with his grandfather's dog. a Labrador RetrieverJG real Dane mix while it was eating, said Ronchetti. "Apparently, he startled it." said Ronchetti. • On Dec. 25. a 16-year-old Stale Road teen was wrestling with his father's springer spaniel when he was bitten in lhe face and nose area. Also on Dec. 25. a 6-year-dd Lacey Road boy was bitten on the forehead by his aunt's daschund Ronchetti said all of the victims were treated and released and that none of the injuries reportedly required stitches. All of the dogs are being quarantined in their owner's homes for 10 days to be watched for signs of illness, but none of the dogs are considered dangerous. Man leaves scene, turns seif in HASTINGS TOWNSHIP - A local man has turned himself in to police to face possible drunk driving charges after leaving lhe scene of a two-car accident al M-37 and Campground Road Dec 28. according to preliminary police reports. Police said the mon apparently crashed into the rear of another vehicle arsl fled the! scene after being picked up at lhe scene by an acquaintance. ** The incident remains under investigation by the Hastings Post of the Michigan Stale Police. Tree limb strikes passing motorist CARLTON TOWNSHIP - A Hastings man escaped injury Dec. 14 when the car he was driving west on Coats Grove Road was struck by a falling nee limb, according lo a report by the Barry County Sheriffs Department Deputies reported that the Barry County Road Commission was trimming trees along the roadside when the limb fell onto the car. driven by Harold Glen Root. 64. Diabetic seizure leads to accident RUTLAND TOWNSHIP - A man believed to have suffered a diabetic seizure while driving north on M-13 near Goodwill Road Dec. 25 had to be extricated from his vehicle by rescuers at about 2:35 p.m.. according to a report by the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police. Troopers said that 4 5-year-old Robert Harold Lybrink was wearing a seat bell when he ran off the road lo the right and struck a tree. Lybrink was taken by Lansing Mercy Hastings Ambulance to Pennock Hospital where he w» treated for his injuries and released. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor and no citations were issued, police reported. Men treated after fall through ice WOODLAND TOWNSHIP - Two Lansing men who fell through the ice after ice skating on Saddlebag Lake Sunday were treated for hypothermia at Pennock Hospital and released. according to Lakewood Community Ambulance Director Betty Begerow. Bom were in the water for nearly one half hour before they were discovered still conscious and breathing. The 52-ycar-old and 44-year-old victims were pulled from the lake by Sunfield First Responders. Begerow said. Though Begerow could estimate the thickness of the ice, she did note that open water existed near the ice lhe two men had been skating on. Escaped prisoner quickly captured HASTINGS - A Barry County Jail inmate who escaped custody and fled from the Friend of the Court office at about 2:02 p.m. Wednesday was captured three minutes later by city police at Washington and Grand streets, according to preliminary reports. Michael Gordon Bourdo. 36. of Delton had been sentenced Monday to spend one year in jail on convictions of being in possession of marijuana and cocaine Jan. 28 in Prairieville Township. No other information was available at press time. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hastings Banner Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper.HastingsBanner Description An account of the resource <strong>The Hastings Public Library wishes to thank Smith Imaging of Rockford, MI for their work digitizing the Hastings Banner.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Library also wishes to thank all of the community members who donated money to support our digitizing efforts.<br /><br />The Banner Overview:</strong><br />The Hastings Banner newspaper has been published in Hastings, Michigan since 1856. The following history highlights are taken from Richard Cook's history as published in the 1956 Centennial Edition of The Hastings Banner, and recapped by Esther Walton in her From Time to Time column in The Banner dated April 12, 1984.<br /><br /><strong>Links to online copies of the paper follow the history section.<br /></strong><strong><br /><br /><br />Searching the paper:<br /></strong>The Banner, and all other PDF files on this history portal, are fully searchable. To search:<br /><ol><li>Click on the magnifying glass search icon in the upper right.</li> <li>Enter your search term(s) in the simple search box and press Enter or click on Search.</li> <li>Any PDF file on the site that contains your term(s) should be listed. Do not use the Advanced Search.</li> </ol><strong>See <a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/676/How_To_Use_Online_Newspapers_8x11.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Use Online Newspapers</a> for more information about using and searching online newspapers.</strong><br /><br />-----------------------<br /><strong>The Banner History</strong>:<br />C.S. Burton &amp; Co. were listed as the proprietors of the "Republican Banner", which first appeared here on May 1, 1856, with Dr. C. S. Burton as the publisher and Norman Bailey as editor.<br /><br />Publication office was on the second floor of the Rower Block, whose address was given as "corner of State and Church"; which corner was not specified.<br /><br />The objective of this publication was to win support for the newly created Republican party and thus counteract the influence of the Barry County Pioneer, a Democratic journal that had been published here since 1851. No copies of the first three issues of The Banner were saved.<br /><br />Make-up on the first journal corresponded with a pattern typical of most local journals then published. Page one contained a few columns of advertising, fiction (often a continued story), and a short feature of no particular news value. Page one was the "literary" page.<br /><br />Page two contained the editorial barbs, along with state news, political articles, Washington items and news of the national and territorial giovernments. Page three contained a few items of local news, sandwiched inbetween the local and foreign news.<br /><br />Page four was usually solid with advertising and as such was the editor's "bread and butter" page....Locally it was the pattern until the early 1880s.<br /><br />Several changes in ownership and management occurred during the first two years of publication, with J. M. Nevins taking over ownership interests on July 16, 1857. With the issue of May 7, 1862, "The Republican Banner" became "The Hastings Banner". Editor Nevins thought the village had developed sufficiently during the past several years to merit this recognition.<br /><br />Another major change in the management of The Banner came when Nevins sold the newspaper to George M. Dewey of Niles on March 14, 1866, who then took over as editor and publisher. Dewey, an ardent Republican and somewhat of a crusader, gave considerable space to editorial comment and party affairs and also directed pointed paragraphs against the saloons and local traffic in liquor. Dewey was the grandfather of Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948. Editor Dewey on May 4, 1870 changed the format (and name) of the paper to "Hastings Republican Banner". <br /><br />A fire in December 1883 burned The Banner plant (located in the middle of the block on the north side of State St. across from the courthouse). Files and back issues from August 1880 to December 1883 and the January 4, 1884 issues are missing.<br /><br />The Banner was purchased by Marshall L. Cook and George Bower on July 21, 1880. They changed the name to "The Hastings Banner". M. L. Cook soon became the sole owner and remained so until July 7, 1887 when Albert Nishern (M. L.'s brother-in-law) joined him. Albert Nishern sold his interest on November 6, 1889 to William Cook (M. L.'s younger brother).<br /><br />The Cook brothers partnership held together (56 years) ... Richard Cook followed his father into the newspaper business, and Richard's son William joined him. So the Cook family ownership continued for 85 years, from 1880 to 1974, when Richard and William sold the paper to High Fullerton. J-Ad Graphics became the owners of "The Hastings Banner" in August of 1981. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Hastings Banner Published 1998 Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper.HastingsBanner Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource varies within year published Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library and J-Ad Graphics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J-Ad Graphics Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). ongoing Description An account of the resource Hastings Banner Published 1998. 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